Sms 4 WD WESTER ‘ $ N PIONBSE hi. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, SCIENC ~ as es an gars eastashntaemencin nF as greet E, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, TEMPERANCE Vol. 4. i THE Summerside Journal, Us PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY ‘THURSDAY EVENING, BY JOSEPH BERTRAM, AT HIS OFFICE, CENTRAL STREET, TERMS: 1 copy for one year, in advance, 6s. 3d. tf Aq 4 “hail advante, 7s. Gd. eg W atthe end of year 9s. Persons getting up cLuns of TEN Subscribers will be entitled to the Jounnat for one year. ADVERTISEMENTS. adnserted at moderate rates and in good style. SpaciaL AcreemMeNTS may be made on reasonable terms for a whole, a half, or quar- ter colunin, or by the year. : 2 28 Job Printing of every description, performed with neatness and despatch, and at moderate rates, at the Journat Office anac for February, 1869. Alm MOON'S PILASES. Last Qtr., 8rd day, Oh, 43m. evening, W. New Moon, 1ith day, 9h. 42m., morning, 8.1, First Qtr. 26th day, Oh, 54m., evening, Kk. 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Beef per lb Sd a dd Mutton per lb 8d add 2s Gda 2s 7 UVate per bush 1s bu a Is Gd Potatoes per bush ‘Turnips per bush 10d a Is Butter per lb by Tub 13d a 14d Lard per lb 9d a 10d ‘Tallow per lb. 9d a 10d 10d als Eggs per doz Hides per lb 44d Mackerel per doz 28 a 3s Codfish per qt 188 a 198 Pork per lb by carcass dd a bd Flour per bbl djsa 47s Island Flour per ewt 208 to 21s Oatmeal per cwt. 17s a 18s Hay per ‘fon 50s a 60s Pine Boards 10s 4a a bs Spruce Boards Charlottetown Markets. Ch. Town, Feby. 24, 1869. 44d a 8d 84d a 7d Aydin 4d Beef per Ib Mutton per Ib Pork per 1b,, by carcass, Ham per lb Gl a 7d Geese 2s a 3s Fowels Isa ls Gd 1s Sd als Gd 20s a 21s Ducks each Flour per 100 Ibs Oatmeal per 100 18s a 198 Buckwheat Flour, per lb 2d a 24d Coulfish per quintal 188 a 208 1s 3d a ds 5d ls 3dals 4d 3d add 9d a 10d 1s Bd ala dd 1s 6d als 9d Butter per lb Do. by the tub, Cheese ‘Tallow Eggs per dozen Potatoes per bushel eee 5s Oats 2s 8d a 2s 9d Hay per ton 70sa or c Hides per lb Sheepskins each Spruce Boards per 100 ft. Hemlock ‘“ HL 3s a3s Gd 4e ads 6d 8s 6d ads Business Gards, BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Corner of Great George § King Streets, Charlottetown. Prosident—lon. Daniet BRenan, Cashier—Wittiam Cunparr, Esquire. Discount Days—Mondays & Thursdays, Hours of Business—Fom 10a.m, tol p.m. from 2 p.mi to 4 p.m. UNION BANK. Grofton St., Queen's Square, Charlottetown President—Cnanies Pacmer, je Oashier—James Anpenson, Esquire. 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They wero brother Jolin’s shoes, John lost long Ago; Not lost us the happy dead are— Not lost as the acorn dies iuto an oak— Not lost like a cloud-covered stur . But lost as the weak and the erring ones full, Aw the harvest is lost by the blight, Ag the out-going vessel sinks into the sea, As the snow loses town-ward its white. I handled them softly ; how like him they were, With their obstinate toes all awry ! With the heels trodden off; Lamiled through my leurs, And kept back a sorrowful sigh, “Yes, take them, dear Ruby, 'tis idle and weak To keep them tor tears und regret, When feet all unshodden are close to the door, Without thein—I'll never forget.’" “Come hither, dear motlier! come quickly and fast ; The nun has sunk down at my feet; The poor knotted kerehief that lies on bis brenst Stira not with the heart’s busy beat.” * " * * * The eyelids unlocked, the lips wore a suile, As I bent down to retider my care, “Oh, weary one, welcome ! look up, brother John! Ged hus heeded and answered my prayer:"" ” * Just when I was willing Iis will to abide, Doing meanwhile the duty he set, Ho turned to my threshold the wandering feet— ‘Took them out of the wildering net, He gave me to stand by a calm dying bed— Gayo ine words to remember for aye; A sony of the ransomed, a graye L muy tend, And a tryst we shull keep by and by. Select MBiteratare. THE MEXICAN’S REVENGE. BY COL. LUON LAvITrE, Reaver, in glancing over the many ro- mances written now-i-days, and reading of adventures by ** flood and field,” does it ever strike you that, in the scenes and in- cidents theveiuelated, some of them are real, and not altogether imaginary? —Itis said that “ truth is stranger than fiction,” and we all know from experience that it is so, and that the realities of every-day life te worth all the pages of a novel, and, from their nature, would be eonsidered fictions when they are stern traths, With this preface I will proceed to tell a story, the hero of which is now an honor- able member in our great metropolis, ‘The scene is laid in Mexivo, and at the time of tho war between that country and the United States. The subject of the sketch isan American, a native of a Southern State, and has led a life of wild adventure and romance, haying occupied a high po- sition in the United States ariny, aud al- terwards attained a still higher rank in the Confederate service, Some time since, I met a number of gonticmen at a social party, and there were present a few old soldiers who had grow. gray in the service of their country. When diuner had been removed, jokes and stories circulated freely, and my friend, whom I will call General Wartield, was prevailed on to tell astory of his early lite. that two or three present knew to be true, We all arranged ourselves comfortably in our seats, phiced the wine in get-at-able positions, and the general began: “When T went with my regimeat to Mexico in 1846, T was a very yourg man; too young, in fret, said many of the offi- cers, Who were my juniors in rank butiny seniors in years, to hold the commission of acaptain, Bo that as it may, I felt mysell fully competent to discharge the duties devolving pon me, and kuew Thad too much ambition to be promoted, ever to waver bofore an enemy, “Thad studied Spanish at college, and knew just enough to pride myself upon my knowledge of the language, and to. talk, with a bad accent and exeerable grammar, to the senoritas whom we now and then were so fortunate as to moet. I flatter myself 1 was rather good-looking in those days—dou't laugh, gentlemen, it was many long years ago—and, as is usual with most young men who receive much attention, was considerably spoiled, Thus the days glided by, and the few skirmishes we had trom day to day helped greatly to enliven our minds. You allre- member the battle of Montery? Well, it; was there that T was taken prisoner, and no doubt would have died from neglect,or been put to death by our cruel foes, had it not bu. n for a lovely young Mexican who chaneed to see me while I was contined, with a few others, in the walls of her fath- er's house. She talked to me from the terrace, and, after listening attentively to along romance of my own, about having many to love me who would without doubt go down in sorrow to their graves, it ill should befall me, she said she would release pie as soon alter dark ag she could, The girl was really very beattiluland was the dna liter of a wealthy old Mexi- can, who did not hate the Americans as much as policy caused him to pretend to ‘This [ learned from her own fuir lips. “At nightfall a guard came inio my room, and said : «+ Senor, come with me,’ T accepted the invitation, though I did not like his hang-dog looks, and followed him from the house to the stables, Here he led out from a stall « handsome horse, gave me « vote to read and left me. The note was as follows: *T have relensed you, at great peril to myself nnd others, Rejoiu at once your comrades, L trast to your honor, and therefore give you the counter sign ' Montezuma,’ for you have to go through three lines of picket4, Knowing you will ure it only for yottr own excape Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, February talways liked the Americans, and that tho’ Take the horse Pedro 25, 1869. ‘* I kissed the sweet words, mounted the noble animal, and found hanging to the saddle a trusty sabur, and pistols in the holsters, ‘Richard is himself again,’ I exclaimed, and in one moment more | was dashing across the open country. ‘I'wo lines [passed without dificulty, — the guards at once acknowledging the coun- tersign, As Ll approached the third liue, T noticed it had been doubled, and fearing trouble I rode more cautiously, I was hailed, and when ordered to * dileande and give the countersign,’ { was about to obey, when an officer ealled out not to let me puss, for it was against orders, “Quick as thought, I drew my _ pistol and fired in the tace of the sentinel, and before any resistance could be, offered dashed through the ranks, and ina short while reached our army. ‘This was the commencement of my acquaintance with Nina Datgeo, ‘Months flew by, and our victorious army was knocking at the gates of the city of Mexico. [had been fortunate, and was in command of a regiment, When the at- tack upon the city commenced, my regi- ment was attached to the Aonoutd of the gallant General Quitman, and was a part ofthe storming party. We forced our way over the enemy's outer werks, and just as I was rushing over the walls, at the head of my men, acannon ball shattered my left arm, from the elbow to the hand. Do you know, gentlemen, I hardly felt’ pain, so glorious a thing did I look upon it, to lose an arm for my country? L was borne to the rear, and as the surgeon amputated the shattered remnznt close to the shoul- der, IL smoked a cigar and gazed upon the battle-field and our oops rushing on to victory. “When the city had been earried, and our army was in possession, I was re- moved to a large public building, in com- pany with a number of other wounded of- livers and men. I was weak and sullering, and had to be carried upon a litter through the streets, aud as many a snowy hanud- kerchiet was waved at me, I took pride in letting my empty coat sleeve fall over the side of the litter, and thereby showed that L had placed an arm beneath Mexican soil, in defence of the stars and stripes. ** As we paused in front of a handsome mansion, 1 noticed at the barred windows a lovely face that seemed familiar, and al- so saw that its owner appeared to recog: nize me, for she turned and called some one to her, «The litter passed on, and in my weak condition IT cared little whom she might be. Moving me had excited fever, and tor weeks I lay at death's door, my friends expecting me daily to become a candidate for the orders of the undertaker, As 1 got better, I was told that a lovely young fe- male had sent, each day, delicacies of all kinds, and had olten come herself quite ot- ten to look upon me, ** Who was she? who could she be?’ I mentually asked myself, as I gazed upon the delicious fruit of ail kinds and delicate morsels upon the table near me. I had dropped into a gentle sleep, and was dreaming of Nina Dalgeo, the girl who had saved my life, when I felt « touch upon my forchead, and opening my eyes, the vision of my dream stood before ime, and there rested the same sweet smile up- on her lips that had won my admiration long betore, ‘**TIush, senor,’ she said, about to speak; ‘keep quiet; I will not let you tuk. You remember me, and 1 am glad to see you once more, for I saw you as you led your men in the charge,and saw you fall; [was in my window, and recognized you because you rode my horse that T gave you some time ago. I believ- ed you killed, until I saw you borne by my father's mansion in a litter, and 1 seut my maid to see where you were tuken, 1 have sent you good things every day, well knowing you could not eatthem, but 1 thought they could be divided among your comrades, You have been here tor tour weeks, but ave now convalescent,and will soon be well again,” ** Father has a house in the city, and 1 have been here since I saw you last. Now you know all, so ask no questions, but go to sleep.’ ** This order T obeyed, and awoke r freshed? ‘Lhe few days longer that [ was confined to wy bed did not seem tedious, for each day the fair Nina visited me. When able to walk out, I visited her home, and formed the acquaintance of the old Don, her father, Bach day proved that she was very dear to me, and [ read in her eyes that my love vas returped. At lust T mustered up cou- age, and told her of my love for her; she vontessed that she loved me, but said she was enguged to an officer of biga rank in the Mexican army; that sie had never curved for him, but it wa. ene wish of her father that she should marry hin, and she had consented. [was somewhat nonplussed ut this news, but told her L would speak to her father on the subject, and as I suid so. he entered the room. I arose and told him of my love, and asked him for his daughter's hand, He replied that he had as 7 was young [stood bigh in the army, and was a tine tellow—excuse my sell praise, gon- Uemen, | merely repeat what the old Don said—and he would willingly give his consent, and allow his daughter to break with her Mexican lover. 1 thanked hit, and as it was late, 1 bade good-night to my friends and returned to my quarters. * The next evenirg [ started to see Ni- na, and, as { often did, approached the house trom the garden, for her rooms over- hang « pertect paradise of flowers. As 1 neared the house, | heard a teartal scream, that L at once recognized as Nina's voice. {dashed forward, and sprang upon the balcony just in time to see her in the arms ol a tall, dark, though magnificent-looking Mexicau, and beheld him drive a stiletto into her bosom, I gavea yellol rage,and rushed into the room; while he, Jetting man to whom she had been engaged had arrived, and upon his informing him that his daughter had refused to marry him,but had promised her hand to an American offi- cer, he had expressed no regret, but mere- Iv said he wished to see Senorita Nina, to say farewell, What bad passed between them none could ever know, but it was thought that the Mexican, maddened with jealous rage, had killed her to prevent her from marrying me, ** Poor giil! she was buried the day al- ter her death with great pomp and splen- dor; while Ihad the body of her assassin, in spite of his rank and noble family, cart- ed out into the open country and given to the vultures, “Thus ended my love in Mexico, and though many changes have come over me, though I have wandered in many lands, and the noise of battle has been often in , my ears, I have never forgotten Nina Dal- geo.” The general ceased speaking, and thanking hin for his entertainiug story,we pledged each other ina parting bumper, and returned home impressed by the sad fate of the beautiful Mexican, Anotnen Barruquake—On Tuesday,p. m., a8 we were passing by a house where the Presidential clection was going on, an unmistakeable specimen of the musculine *Greeian Bend”—a_ real serean from the Sierra Neva inches high, sprang uttered the following harrangue: «This is me; it it ain't. cuss me, and no mistake! Billy Earthquake, Esquire, coni- monly ealled little Billy, all the way from the North Fork of the Yuba Dam, Pm a smull specimen, as you see—a remote cireumstianee—a mere yearling, but I'm of the true imported breed, and can whip any man in San FBranciseo. W-h-o-o-p! Won't nobody come out and. fight me? Come out some one o? you, and die de- cently, for Pim splitting for a fight! L have not had one for more than a week, May be you dont know who litde Billy is? Viltell you; 'ma poor man, its a fact; but Tean’t be run over; I'm the iden- tical individual that grinned a menagerio out of countenance, and made the ribbed- nosed babboon, hang down his head and blush, Whoop! I’m the chap that towed the broad horn flat boat up Salt River, where the snags were so thick that a fish couldent swin without rabbing his scales off! Facts, and it anybody doubts it, just let them make their will! Cock-a-doodle- doo! May be you never heard of the time the horse kieked me, and pot both his hips out of joint! It it aint true cus me up for erab bait, I'm the infant: that before its eyes were opened called out for a bottle of white-eye whiskey, Perhaps, too, you never heard tell ofa youth thas tried to look loving at a gal. and threw her into spasmodies, and she’s a roaring, raving maniac, to this day. Whoop! I'm that little Capid. Talk of grinning bark of a tree. like old Dave Crockett— ‘tain’t nothing !—one squint of mine at a bear's heel would blister it. O, I'm one of your toughest sort-live forever, and turn toa whiteouk post. Look at me! (said, ho slapping his hands on his thighs) I'm the ginnewine article—a real, double acting engine, [I'm the locomotive that pushed the bull of the bridge, and I can run, out jump, out swin, out vote, chaw more tobacco and drink more whiskey and keep soberer than any other man in these parts. There, if that dont make a fight nothing will. Il wishI may be tcetotally ram-jammed into sixteen gin shops, if & belive there’s achap among you that’s gob courage to collar a hen. Whoop; hourey ? * Well, said Bill, walking off in disgust, “Till go home and have another settle ment with Joe Sines. Ile’s a bad chance for a fight, secing as how he’s got but one eye fo. gouge at, nd an underbitoutol both ears; but poor fellow, he's mighty willing to do his best, and will stay a body's ap- petite ull next electign,” (Uxit Billy, grumbling.) Recivroeny.— The Washington cor- respontent of the New York “Jerald says: « Mr. IL. B. Wilson, who took a promi- nent part in discussing the reciprocity question prior to the Elgin treaty, is pre- paring a statement to lay before Congress sugycsting important features not embra- ced in any of the bills now underconsider- ation, Mr. Wilson thinks that no mea- stre should be entertained which does nut include the mManulacture of respective countries as well as produce, which the Canadians seek to inake the basis of reci- pre legislation. Senator Ramsay's bill embraces the general principles of such a measure, but fixes the duty to be paid on vither side at the uniform rate of five per cent. Mr. Wilson proposes to make this rate ten per cent, as necessary revenue impost in both countries, and also to make important changes respecting the trans. port of goods and merehandize throagh the respzctive countries. It is understood that the committee on Ways and Means will shortly report a resolution, for the adoption of the Ifouse, requesting the Se- eretary of State to investigate the whole subject of our Reciprocal relations with the British Provinces and report his view thereon to Congress, DARKNESS IN LONDON IN THE Day-TIaer, —QOn the Gth inst, London was visited, in fall day time, with the darkness of night; and at one o'clock no object was visible at an arm's length except by aid of lighted gas. Not the slightest appearanco ot fog nearthe ground was visible, to account for this extraordinary absence of day light. A denso yellowish pall hang over the town, but so high that the housetops and the steeples of churches were lost, not in any wreath of visible mist, but in the mere gloom and shadow of ordinary mid- night, when there is ho moon in the heav- ens. Tho streetlamps were lit, and sa her tall, ran to the open window, and leay ing upon it, turned, drew a pistol, and saying, * Dog of au American, die!’ fired. The ball passed through my empty coat- sleeve, and before he could escape, a bul I the window, rushed forward, the ground, and that he was dead. Then returned to poor Nina, who had beer raised to the floor by her father, who hac also heard her ery tor help. Too late had come to save, bat not to revenge ber yives you, for itis my own, Do not toryet. Nixnae She was dead. ‘eb from my pistol sent him headlong from and glancing out, saw him lying ina heap upon Ilor futher told me thatthe were the gas burners in all the shop win- dows throughout the city. Though the day was far trom bright in the suburbs, the absolute darkness was confined to the central districts of the metropolis, and was thicker in the streets near tho river. Journeying northward, the waylarer had a comparatively hight gray sky vefore him, while on tarning to look back he saw the louses still obsenred by the overhanging jdensity of the higher atmosphere, Later in the day the tog descended, and a daz. ling mist spread over all the neighbou hoods roand London. { 1 I