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Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday,

April 18, 1867. _

: No. 28.

THE
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Summenrsipy, April 18, 1867.
Oats per bush - -- +--+ - 2g dda 2s Ga
Barley per bush Bsa ds Gd
Potatoes per bush --------- IsGdals 9d
Turnips per bush ------- -- Isals ld
Butter per Ib by ‘Tub - - - ls als 1d
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Beef per lb Ad a 6d
Mutton per lb - - 3d a 4d
Pork per lb by carcass - - 3da 44d
Geese each - - Is Gd a Is 9d
Flour per bbl - 50s a 608

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FRANCIS LONGWORTH,
BARRISTER AND ATTORNEY-A T-LAW
kw Offive—PAVILION HOTEL.
(next door to the Hon. Joseph Hensley’s.)
CHARLOTTETOWN - - - BP. Li. Island.
Jan, 17, 1867. ly

THOMAS KELLY,
Barrister - at - Law

AND

NOTARY PUBLIC, &.
SUMMERSIDE, - - P. BE, ISLAND.
aug. 9, 1866 ly

WILLIAM M. HOW8,

Attorney-at-Law
AND NOTARY PUBLIC,

Sr. ELEANon’s uP. B. Ispann.
ORGE ALLEY,
BARRISTER AND
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Telegraph Buildings, Water Street,
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AND

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FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS MADE
, TO ORDER.

Bent Bitet.= 684+ =< + <* Charlottetowon.
Sept. 1866, ' on ;

JOHN ANDREW MACDONALD,
Importer of Dry Goods,
Hardware, Crockeryware, Groceries,
stoves, Furniture, &e. &e.
Summerside P. Fi, Island,
"DAVID BERTRAM, —C
Saddle and Harness Maker,

Water Street . . . . . Summerside.
October 12, 1865.

Business Gards.

C. L. RICHARDS,

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in
British & Sorcign Groceries
4, North Wharf,

ST. JOHN, - - - NEW BRUNSWICK,
Dee. 6, 1866, ly

THOMAS HANFORD,
AUCTIONEER

AND .

Commission Merchant,

ST. JOIN, N. B.
Noy 1, 1865

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AND GENERAL

Commission Merchants,
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Auctioneer.

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Dry Goods.

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Good Stables in connection with the Hore,
and a careful Hostler always in attendance.
Ch’town, Feb. 14, 1867. tf

DR. MoNWILL,
Physician & Surgeon,

Resipencre—At J. M. Lypianrp, Esquire,
Stanley Bridge.

New London, - -
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DR. PRICK,
Physician & Surgeon,
Orricr—At the SumaMensipn Drue Srorn,
next door to Bank, Central Street

SUMMERSIDE, ove Po Bs ISDAND,
October 12, 1865.

Dealer in

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WHAT DT POV2:

T rove in spring's bright hours, to roam
‘The wildwood near my cottage home,
To pluck 'mid leaves that thickly lie
The violet with its azure eye.

IT love the robin and his song

Merrily gushing all day long,

‘The golden sunshine and the showers,
The springing grass and budding flowers.

Tove the pleasant, dreamy haze

Of autumn’s short and fading days—
No frigid blast the poor to chill,

No scorching moontide on the hill,

I love each varied tint that seems

Like blushing rose ’mid emerald gleams,
And all the gorgeous rainbow dyes
That lighten up the sunset skies,

But though I choose the flowers of spring,
And prize fair autumn’s offering,

Far more I love the sunny rays

Of summer's brightly-glowing days ;
With musie thrilling on the air,

And beauty beaming everywhere,

In bower and tree, and leafy nest—

Oh yes, I love the summer best!

Still dearer than the dearest flowers,

Or buds that gem the fairest bowers—

Than sweetest song of warbling bird

‘That e’er by mortal ear was heard—

‘Than moonlit graves and pearley streams,

And clouds tinged by the sunset beams—

Than wealth of land or rolling sea,

Is the love of one proud heart to me.
Lipa Mepoie.

Select Miterature,

In and Out of the Brambles.

‘““WeLL, now, Perey, I have related to
you almos$ exerything in my experience
which is at all interesting, and it is no
more than fair that you should give me ¢
glimpse of your inner life—just a glimpse,
you know, butif there is anything partieu-
larly private or sacred, why, skip over it,
old fellow. Mention, if you please, how
many times you have been in love, and
how many hearts you have broken, how
many tines been jilted, and so on,” and
Clement Hungleford leaned back in his
chair and puffed away upon the aromatic
havana’ whose smgke had already filled to
suffocation every nook and corner of the
bachelor den in which they were seated.
Tsay ‘*den,” fer upon my life no other
word in the language seems so appropriate,
‘The carpets and furniture of both sitting-
room and bedroom was rich and elegant;
but they were so completely covered with
papers and letters of every description,
that it would be next to impossible fora
visitor to deseriminate at the first view be-
tween this really aristocratic and expensive
suits of apartments and the veriest hovel
in Christendom. The bed was made up
nicely, and the counterpane and pillow-
slips were of immaculate whiteness, show-
ing conclusively that a woman visited the
den as often as once in twenty-four hours;
but over that snug coverlid were thrown
old pants and new pants; stockings with
toes and stockings without toes; nicely
starched collars which perhaps didu’t fit;
three or four shirts without buttons, which
had been suceessiully patled out from the
bureau and never found buttonless until
|they had been tried on, How different
would have been the case “had either one
of these gentlemen possessed a wile. Tl
venture to say they would have discovered
in the very firstinstance whether or no the
shirt had its compliment of buttons; and
failing to have—well, never mind; we
married ladies all know, beenuse, torsooth,
we have been there; but we started to tell
a story, nol to moralize,

In the centre of the sitting-room stood a
marble-topped table covered with all sorts
of traps. Shakespeare’s tragedies and
comedi elegantly bound; a complete
volume of Byron; ‘Tennyson’s poems;
several of Dickens's novels; one or two ol
Charles Reade’s works; but amid all this
inguished array of literature were
tered stumps of cigars, meerschanns,
suspenders, strings, tovth-picks, antl dust
Without stint.

On one side of the table sat Percy Fen-
wick, our hero; a tall, well-formed, fine-
looking man; in age, somewhere from
twenty-five to thirty. here were lines of
sare about the fine dark eyes, and an inex-
pressible tenderness written all over his
tuce, Ife would pass in the strect un-
noticed, perhaps; for there was nothing
of the fop about him, Ile never swung a
cave or eared a fig for the thousand and
one little fixings which go so far to make
up a gentleman’s fashionable toiletin these
progressive days. I shouldn't be at all
surprised if he were occasionally seen
hurrying down to business with his hands
thrust in his pockets, and yet his personal
appearance was neatand elegant. He
religiously believed that cleanliness is next
to goodliness, and acting upon that  prin-
ciple, preserved not only a superticial
purity of body, but a corresponding free-
dom from moralimpurity. Lis friend and
room-mate was Clement IHungleford, a
junior member of the princely firm of
Hungleford & Co., merchants, He was
as different in mental and personal attrac-
tiens from his companions as it is possible
to coneeive; probably this very difference
was the cause of the congeniality and
sympathy which existed between them. 1
have often observed that with men, as
well as with men and women, that to reach
a truly harmonious standard, one must
possess just the opposite of the other's dis-
tinguishing qualities. It is this which
gives zost to all intimacies, a piquancy and
raciness of conversation, and in the event
of marriage an unfailing-heritage of intel-
lectual strength and vigor to the offspring.
Clement was witty, indolent, fond of a
flirtation, and fully three years younger
than his friend, Tle was slight and grace-
fnl; never seen out with ungloved hands ;
kind-hearted and loving; a little inclined
to sareasm, but never bitter, So there
they sat this eloudy February evening,
Perey having listened attentively to Cle-
ment's history from boyhood to the present
moment,

dis

ungrateful in me to refuse to tell you some-
thing of myself, when you have been so
kind and entertaining; but I have always
shrank from the mention of my own pe-
culiar trials and experiences. My whole
life has been very unlike yours; you were
bor to wealth and comfort; I inherited
only a good name, with plenty of poverty.
My father died when I was very young,
and my mother struggled on with four of
us, doing her duty nobly, Oh, Clem, the
name of woman has been alinost as sacred
to me as the name of God, ever since my
mother died ; and yet I never seek female
society, and probably shall live and die
without ever realizing the inestimable
blessing of wife or children.”

“Tt strikes me pretty forcibly, old hoy,
that you h. veen disappointed,” exclaim-
ed Clem; or I could take my affadavit
that there is nothing in your nature the
least bit misanthropical. So own up.”

“Yes, Clem, disappointment is the
word; but if you really desire me to tell
you all there is to tell, don’t izterrupt me
again.

“All right; blaze away!” and Clem
lighted another cigar, and puffed away
vigorously :

Tattended }
I was five y
entered a st

mublic school from the time
rs old to thirteen; then I
y-goods house, to make my-
self ‘ gen useful,” and studied even-
ings, ‘Th ite of affairs continued un-
til I was seventeen, when aimaiden aunt,
on my mother’s side, died, leaving me the
huge sum of one thousand dollars to be
devoted to my education. 1 had always
been her pet, and the poor old lady con-
sidered me a genius, ‘To go to college
had been a fondly-cherished dream of my
boyhood, not expecting, how r, to rea-
lize it; but Saere was a chance. IT wa
taken from tle store; placed at Dartleton’s
»paratory academy, when 1 remained a
year, then entered college. The Imited
state of my funds made it necessary 1
should teach « portion of the time, and so
my course at college was longer than I
could have wished, It was no pastime, 1
can tell you, to teach a district school part
of the year, studying between times, so as
to progress in my education as fast as pos-
sible; and it was not until Thad graduated
that I knew what it was to take 1 moment’s
real pleasure. As vou well know, I choose
the Jaw for my profession, and in order to
facilitate matters accepted a situation as
private tutor in a gentleman's family up-
town. ‘There were two of them; one pre-
eocious litte fellow about fourteen years
of age, and the other, wv young lady of
seventeen; and then came to me, Clem,
the only real happiness and the only misery
Tever experienced, save the death of my
mother, I was recommended to them by
Smith, the one I proposed reading law
with, and I expected to haye some. difti-
culty in getting the situation, for the small
amount of Jabor to be performed and the
large salary made ita perfect sinceure.
To my utter surprise, alter making my
business known to Mr. Banks, the father
of this interesting family, he asked for no
rele s, made no inquiries as to my
past life, but told me he had no doubt
but TL should suit his purpose admirably,
gave mea fine room and the use of his
libravy. After the preliminaries had been
arranged, Mr. Banks sent for his son and
daughter, and delivered himself after this

LCR
“This g@entleman, Miss Lizzie and
Master Arthur, is Mr. Percival Fenwick,
your future tutor. Tt is to be hoped you
will improve, and do both him and your-
selvescredit. You ean all go to the school-
room now, arranye your plins and studie
alter which Li will show you your
room, Mr. Fenwi pad if you would like
the horses at any time, consider them at
your disposal, I should be pleased, too,
it whenever the children desire to ride or
need an escort, you will accompany them,
if agreeable to yourself.”

» spoke so fast and dismissed us all
so suddenly, that we had no time to do
anything toward a future acquaintance
then, so we bowed stifly, ad made for the
school-room, It was indeed acarte blanche
—to do whatever I saw fit—and the very
tirst thing I did was to fill in love.

“Yes, the first time and the last; and
the memory of that love will cling to me
as long as life lasts; and if, on the other
side, heart speaks to heart, and soul to
soul, then I well knew that our spirits will
meet and harmonize.”

“ TWumph!” ‘lem, contemptrously ;

“and you can yourself, with that
sort of nonsense, can you? T[ desire to
take some comfort in t's world, and
what's move, | fatend to. Why didn’t you
marry the girl 2”
‘or avery good reason, Clem; the
girl wouldn't let me; and it you will curb
your impatience a while longer, L will re-
late you some of the ciremustances, And
Perey continued his story :

Mr. Banks took no interest in his  chil-
dren; never visiting the school-room, and
never asked a question about their progress
or capaeit We met sometimes at table,
oceasionally in the library, but he was  al-
waysr ed, though scrupulously polite.
He never spoke of himself, and seldom of
anything el: ‘That man was 2 mystery
to me! His wife had been dead two years,
and here he was surrounded with wealth
and luxury, blessed with two beautiful
children, yet taking no more notice of them
than if they were strangers. His conduct
was so unnatural, that sometimes then 1
thought he was insane. Lizzie was in
halfmourning for her mother, and was
just tho sweetest slyest little darling that
‘ever breathed. It was very hard for her
to take on the duties which her forlorn
position made necessary ; but they had a
housekeeper only in name, for about all
she did was to earry the keys, eat. and
sleep, and the two last she could do to
pertection. Tt was an immense establish
ment, and managed wtth a veckless prodi-
gality which to me seemed incomprehen-
sible. !

Each morning, from ten to dinner-time,
1 devoted to my pupils, commencing with
Arthur's recitations, which scarcely lasted
an hour, for he was a restless little fellow,
and hated the restraint of a school-room,
Lizzie was a thorough scholar; there as
nothing superficial or trashy about her. 1
had made myself pretty familiar with Ger-
man, and felt quite competentto teach, but
in six months she excelled me both in pro-
nunciationand rendjtion. She never seem-
ed to study hard, al learned everything

er

else with the same facility, She had one

“1 know, Clem, it would be decidedly

of the best music-teachers in New York, |
and her instrumental execution was truly |
wonderful, She sang but little ; her voice
was sweet and low, and she could never)
be induced to attempt anything but a few

ballads. She was a little thing, Clem, I
and reserved to strangers, yet poss f
a true womanly dignity, which made her
rming. Hach alternocn 1 devoted to|
elf and studies exclusively. Evenings |
2 spent in reading, singing and conver-

sition, sometimes attending the opera, of
which Lizzie was extremely fond.

One evening, after having spent an un-
usually pleasant season, we were just
going down to dinner, when Lizzie laid
her little white hand on my arm, and
said:

“Mr. Fenwick, you remember I spoke
yesterday about attending the epera this
evening; but before we go L wish to tell
you something,” and the shy, brown ¢
were turned away, and a vivid blush oy
spread her face, * You have always been
very kind and very forgettul of yourself
ever since you haye been with us, and I
begin to be almost afraid that T have ex-
ercised an unlawful and unkind monopoly,
Sinee mother died I have cared very little
for fashionable socicty, and would a thou-
sand times rather 1 nat home than ac-
cept an unde de escort, and you know
papa never thinks of the possibility of at-
tending me anywhere; so L desire to say}
to yowbhat just because you happen to be
our tutor you need not feel compelled to
do anything which would not be agreeable
to your tastes and feelings. I would not
bor you for the world.”

* Lizzie,” said I, ‘come here a moment,”
and IT led her to the sofa, ‘The Jast few
months have been the happiest of my life ;
and for the first time Ihave known what
it isto be really content. T esteem myself
the most fortunate of men in haying been
thrown into such happy and congenial so-
ciety; and no service I have eve dered
you will be considered a bore. So dismiss
all such thoughts, and call upon me as you
would an elder brother,”

She thanked me cordially, but it seemed
to me that at the mention of brother, she
looked rather disconcerted ; but I disinissed
the ide fanciful and tried to think no
more about it. You see, Clem, I felt that
it would be a great betrayal of confidence
to speak to her of Jove, and that [ had no
business to take adyantage of the cireum-

stances, adventitious as they were. Well,
ng came, and as 1 waited in the

) izzie to come down, [ tried to
assure myself that, after all, the only hon-
orable course was to declare my love, and
then, if not returned, to take myself as far
away as possible, for every day riveted the
links still closer. T heard her litle light
step along the hull, and just for playful-
ness hid myself in a deep recess by the
window. She eame in, walked through
into the drawing room, back again, call-
ing:

“Mr, Fenwick ! Mr. Fenwick ! I wonder
where he can be? Perhaps he is in his own
room.”

All this to herself, Finally she rang the
bell and dispatched a servant to my apart-
ment. In amoment more she returned |
with:

“IIe is not there, miss.”

Up and down the room she walked, still
talking to herself in low tones:

“Perey Fenwick! Perey, where are you?
IIow much sweeter to be able to say. that
than the formal Mr, Fenwick. Oh, dear!
when the millenium comes, then, perhaps,
we shall be able to speak the language
which suits us best.”

I didn’t wait any more, but walking}
straight toward her, took her hand, and}
tried to look in her eyes,

“Oh, Mr. Renwick, how could you do
so? It was really very unkind; [didn’t
expect such treatment from you,” and the
little maden burst into tears.

Said T:

“Lizzie, [heard you coming, and the
faney took mo to make you look for me,
and if you want to call me ‘Percy, do so;
after this T shall not answer to Mr, Fen-
wick, T have been sitting here some time,
‘ying to decide which isthe proper course
for me to pursue, and you have decided
me. Lizzie, love you; and if you will
only eeho back those three litle words 1
shall be the happiest man in the State,

T tried to draw her toward me, but she
shrank back, whispering :

Don't Perey; youll disarrange my
hat,” and I hadn't the heart to do that.

The jaunty little white hat, and opera-
elonk—rich black silk—and little white
hands, with here and there a diamond
sparkling, made her fectly irvesistible,
so I contented myself with looking,

“Well, answer ine,” said TL,

She drew off her glove from her right
hand, and throwing off in an instant all re-
serve and shyness, placed it in mine, say-
ing:

“Vos, Perey Fenwick, T love you; and
have from the very first day you entered
our house. Here is my hand; yours for-
oyér, unless death ov something equally
tesvible separates us,”

"Phat was the way we plighted our troth ;
and you had better believe, Clem, Twas a

eee ;

proud and happy man that night, when 1
tucked the carriage robes around my pro-
perly.

‘But you had not spoken to the old
man,” said the irreverant Clem.

“No, not then; but Ltold Lizzie Tshould
the next day, and she replied: ‘Yes, of}
course you must, dear Perey ; but there is
no donbt of his reply, for, upoa my word,
I don't think he caves for anything in life
sufficiently to raise an objection, so we are
sure of him,’

There were always plenty of opera-glas-
ses leveled at Lizzie, aud before that even-
ing it had vexed me considerably ; but the
more they looked that night, the better I
was suited. [had always been polite, but
never before tender; and if the truth was
told, Clem, I strongly suspect I made
something of a fool of myself, I felt that
it was quite important that every man and
woman in that vast Academy should know
that Lizzie and I were engaged. ‘There
was a quiet, roguish smile lurking round
my companion’s mouth all the evening, for
Lhave no doubt 1 amused her exceedingly.
On ovr way homy, she says:

“How much of the inusic have, you
heard, Perey?"

‘+ T was just thinking,” I replied, ‘what
opera it was. ‘Trovatore’ or ‘ Norma’
whieh was it, Lizzie?”

She laughed her low, silvery ripple.

‘Neitlrer,” said she. ‘ And to pay you

for being so inattentive, I will not tell you
what it was.”

That night, after having had a short
sleep, awoke, my teeth chattering, my
head aching and burning, and a queer sen-
sation of dizziness. I had never been ill
in my life, sand T was at a loss what to
make of it. Oh, heavens, what a night
that was! T heard the servants go down in
the morning. and, alter what seemed to
me an excrutiating long time, the break-
fast-bell rung. Then Pheard Lizzie pass
down, and after a few moments came a
knock ut my door.

“Mr. Fenwick, are you sick? Miss Liz-
zie wishes to know,” said John, the butler,
poking his head in,

* Yes, I think I must be,” said I; ** for
T can’t vise to save iny life: and I wish you
would tell the housekeeper to come to me
soon as she can,” for L thought the old
woman would know what to do tor me, if
she didn’t know anything else.

She came bustling in, looked at me as if
Thad been w bear and was meditating a
spring.

«'Truly"—she always prefaced her re-
marks with ‘truly’— your face is the
color of mahogany and [really think you
have a fever. Hope it isn’t catching, Vik
go fetch Lizzie.”

[CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK. ]

THE MILITARY ARMAMENT OF
EUROPE,

We find the following in the Monileur de

* It will be seen from it thatthe great
increase in the armies of Europe is tor the
purpose of mutual respect and keeping the
peace!

The military question is the order of the
day in almost every country in Europe. It
is not only so in the case of great powers
like France, England, and Austria, but of
st i Denmark and Ifolland,
which ne their system of arma-
ment and reorganizing the mies, The
general principle adopted is that of obli-
gatory service for all citizens, and a divi-

jou of the army into an active force anda
reserye force, ‘The moment the great
powers adopted this system it beexme ne-
cessary for the other states to follow the
example. Inthe preject for the confed-
eration of North Germany obligatory ser-
vice is required, Austria has adopted the
saye principle in all the provinces of the
i ‘The four states of South Germany
eed to enforce the same system,
Sweden and Denmark have proposed to
their Chambers that every Swede and
Dane should be enrolled. Tolland is de-
sirous of increasing her active army from
55,000 to 70,000, and of forming a national
guard of 160,000 men. Finally, in the
south of Europe, Spain and Italy are en-
deavoring to augment their effective force
and a commission, appointed by Victor
Emanuel, is engaged on a project: which,
by declaring every Italian liable to service,
would raise the Italian army to 500,000, of
whom 300,000 would be in active service,
aud 100,000 reserve.

A TELEGRAPHIC ANECDOTE.

Some years ago two operators worked
In wn up town office in Buffulo, and both
of them chewed tobacco; this latter state-
ment is necessary to the elucidation of the
sequel,

One of them who, for brevity’s sake, we
will call A, worked East, on what was
then known as the New York. Albany and
Buifalo lines; the other, who we will dis-
tinguish as B, worked West, as far as
Cleveland, Obie, on the Western Union
Company's lines. These two, who were
great chums, were in the habit of constant-
ly usjng each oth tobacco, so much that
one fumbling iu anether’s pocket would
facetiously inquire, ** Where do you keep
your tobacco now ?” while ea-h considered
his » box as common property.

The desks of these operators were re-
moved from each other about thirty feet,
standing at opposite corners of the room,
Now, .

Once upon a summer morning,
(Memory keeps the record well).
Mr, A’s box being empty, he was, as usu-
al, upon the point of going over to get a
“Scud” from B's supply, when, feeling
languid and khizy, it being outrageously
hot, a happy thought struck him, and for
the sake of saving himself twenty steps, he
aeted upon its suggestions, Saying ‘no-
thing to nobody,” he quietly signaled—or
ts the telegraph phr: is called up Cleve-
land, O.; and sent the following message :
Burraro Orricr, (western side.)
To B——., Buffalo Office, (cast’n side:
Send me over achaw of tobacco, quick,
[Signed]
6 Dh, Opr.

At the same time telling the Cleveland
operator the joke, and requesting him to
¢{ shove it through and oblige.”

Now, by a continuons te
it is possible to veach the East by going
West, and this is the route the message
took:—From Buffalo to Cleveland, O.;
from Cleveland to Dittsburg, VD: from
Pittsburg to Philadelphia; from Philadel-
phia to New York city; and from New
York baek to Buffalo, where. it was receiv-
ed by the identical B who worked that
wire himself! And within a very few min-
ut’ atter A started his message West, B
came over to him from the other side ot
the room with the message in one hand
and his tobacco box in the other, the dis-
patch having travelled considerably over
eleven hundred miles, and having been
also sent and received ten different times,
ach dperator sending the message, ex-
plained the joke to the receive id thus

rushed it through” in this marvellously
fast time. —Buffalo Advertiser,

raph circuit,

Tun Two Homrs.— One thing which
constitutes intemperance such a preemi-
nent curse is its desolating power over the
family. Itis the great and sublime office
of the family constitution to nurture all the
generous charities, all the gentle emotions
and lofty purposes of which our nature is
capable, And when all is mgving harmo«.
niously in the funeily circle, there is an
educating, lurming process ever In pro-
gress. ‘The calm manliness of the father,
the tondor love of the mother playing in
her countenance and beaming in her eye,
the affectionate kindness of brothers te sis
ters, and the gracelul gentleness of sisterly
love—all send forth an influence whie
operates upon the hearts of all like dew