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“This is truce Liberty, when Erceborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.’*’---Juripides

VOL. XVIII. J

JOSEPH Mch Ay,

DU TrCirenk,

The Examiner

IS PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY BY CORNER OF WALTES C. GRANT, Pownal and Dorchester Streets, AT His OFFICE, HITSS { STREET, NEAR Charlottetown, P. EF. I. KIN«: S&S SQUARE, N B.—Constantly on hand, FRESH BEEF, wane Miva MUPLON. Also, PORK, Bresh & Salt TR: MS: reNP VESSELS § 1B) TO ORDER. “Yay

n Shillings. per annum. half Pp pe : Fifteen aera ae ium. half in JOUN FL BYIVEOWD, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,

May be consulted at the Office of

We have appointed the following Cen-

tlemen to Act as Agents tor the : S 5 or

* Examimer.’’ viz t-- John T. Jenkins, Surgeon William Bearisto, Eeq., Summerside, RESIDENCE ene: oe Wis. BOVYER’s, Great George Street Mr. William Cailag! an, Mimineyash,

Law rence Hogar. Db cogre River, Nov. 16, P8068, tt Nicholas Convey, Eec., bignish, — eee : ae Mr. Jud Dayle, Skinnec’s Pond, JAMES EF. WHITE Joseph Arsenault, Es 1. Egmont Bay, - > i > Mr. JM FiteGieraid. Wellington, CoC pcp er betes Guetine Geen, Sods pilemmene, »main's Red Building, Queen's Wharf.

rem S Mr. Jobu Lreen, Princetown, Pbomas Lawghlin. I “aq, Let 1h, so Pork, ard Beef Barrels, constantly os Mr Bennett MeLeliou, Jiudian River, hanod si i ua ; M. MeRinnen, sen, b<q., Lot 14, pee (KR BARRET ior 3 he if way oo ! : Michae! Kilbride, E Ae Lot Ih, 6 ; : ely, Cheap : \ , oo oe Mr. Peter Hughes, Seuth West, sie ap ina

‘ own, P. BE. I.

Patrick MeLella West Pormt . a wre ¢ a * Themas O Conner, Campbellton, Lot 4

Juhu K y ( rapaud, \ ] | iD R j \ N 1 Hoa. A A MeDonald, 2 ( isin Aaa ud \ \ 4 a Se Mr Geo A. Hlaghes 5 ee , r ’ ¢ rp.

1. Meme Mita Vernon R'r. Bridge. Cor CU We SS MET EI. Johu Melbeuga k-y., Orwell, ‘1 Tr ‘ 4) so a Be.l-Hanger and Tin-Smith . James © Hrien, M. fagu © * Michael Daly Cardiwan B lye, EGS to form his f nds. at the public zene Denald MeDenald, Littl: Pond, Let 46 D raliv.t e has again ce ed ites * Peter Sinwett, Morell, POR CLESTER SEREER, vex to the Read Dr. Melutyre, Seourts, iw Koom Bu ny, Where he loyee ‘ - H n F hk liv. ] rt \ugustua, re ita tits Litie will: wmcalitcos a t bs 4 Captain Jota MeTnrt re, F airti d, —oN HAND es Ca Se ON A Nact Assortment of Tinwiare Mr. Renald MacDona'd, (Garabelia,) Pisquid, Kitchey Utensts, &e, &e, Anthony McCormack, Beq. le. poe p eligi tBuN TON COFFEE YO! Mr. Simeon Bulger, hi Peter's Bay “ sia eeukwe i the Gield eda Prize at the Peri- Joseph MeAulay, Eey., Black Bash ein € ige7 Vise BUN TON LANTERNS Jeln Stewart, junr “q., Reed Peat, Lot 46 “ W Strpass every ing 1 ie Sturket ‘ Dugald Me Deouga burg, J utdas Bu e.fer either Farm use or ou board Ves Law renee Peters, Rey, Kelle Bay, Ltew WALKER COULERS o aw Mr. Angus Me Donald, Gadee Kiver, towethet wit a lave varie yot other STUCK wi J. Cot aderhay, bq Bay Fortune 0 rT ’ os : awed ae ' = ; SAWYVER’sS CRYSHAL PLUE, ALMANAC FOR JANUARY, 18€9. a new. coon ud auperior article ased washing, Wherebv as r ee M 2 ES Naratilee ‘ ‘ . ya ty selict Last Quarter. Sh day, 2h Thin .morning, SE. |! : tan ; amaees : i slue, ¢ New Moon I2h day, 2h. 4'm evening S W es a Firat Quarter, 2 lav, sh. 4m... even. S. W GOOD FIRES. Full Meen, 27th d Wh Ixus. evening, S. BE - : . i i NOW selling at the Gis Works j ’ ’ : ja 2, a mantitv of very superior CORI t FIV! o DAY Son aun 5° 2 : = >. 3 i OL Or bbuisiel i oo e will last louy uM Week 7 . 1 = = oa = aii wy a wren ‘ atl su ey Oat ~ ee eg Suanery 20. 1368 <i 1 . uu me tt , _& ho omi in " 4 Bs f som {; a Sarde ! » eid 1 494 19 354 9 Bh ove : GULLS Or SUC : 7 Sat 40 » 4 aH DAH 15 ; oe ” San 4) 29 4 dU SD 2 44 ee ee of the. dail of the Pre . Mon 4) Jt > Sia fs ) }* ’ . V ~~. ’ : vs ; ' ' @ ere i ‘7 oh 2S ni a a situsted wel 6 Wed 4° » 0 Oa Ut. tas ' ey ter : ~—" t Dhue i- 16 3 £22) 3 Zi war + , - . 2 > a” Sn > _o¢t * - ; ee y Fed | 4s wi 7 6 $2573) 3+ | dalf Way Hous, Vernon Rive: “| Sat $< rl & WT Bh 4 Si 3° ; i gl ¥ of WY san 47 “4735 23) 2 2 11 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 1) Mom ‘7 14 646 Shtv ET od ccositinn of nina S0neres, ts IM Puce 4 345 sete H At ; : ven * Wal 43 ' Mo aw cree ‘ 4 ‘ \ ‘ eur te ; leur | 45 , 43 wort 47 ‘ ' re

Eid 45 pan 7 ae es 4 s i ew lu Sat "% )- wea? 4 4 5, As ‘ “ ve

Sun 43 2 O47 8 Zi 5? ‘ : '

a Me 4% plo isi stg 2 sus | Pro ’ i s Kk Ww Tues 42 stl 7ti4 2 2, 5" t . os < G a ~ i. . 20 Wed 4} rit 24 oh '20 lc Sao 2t Thur 40 zit MAzw s For particulars, addr. ss 22 Frid 4 sib oe bbe ot 4 ds ut distedis ADAMS, 25 Sat 40 0343-1 , 4) i t htt wae Vionie. We n River. 2 24 Sun 3. ag 92 27, Sok 7 » “Miy 18° 1a § tf 2 Meu 37 ste 21 ER Ae ie 2> Pues ; pb2 5h sie i a? : “4

“ NO ee ¢ 27) Wed 3) [in @ 2S2 8 I ( il J

P ‘ : $47 v ) - : Mt . tat oe ote een s Postage Stamps. wy Sat be b FS Bs) 8 39 hyo «I QROM and alter this jute Postage Stamp 31 Sun ot A713 40 DoW TF te ° will be sold at this olbce only between Chie aan hours of J0a mand 4 p.m

Persons wishing to peat Letters before or aftet R . R E D D | i these hours. Can procure siamps at the Stores ot Attsruey and WBarrister-at- Caw, 9 Laird, “Tay aly wena ang + raurre , E. Reilly, Mra Bremner, —— > i j CONY\ E\ ANCER, XC. Mrs Stamper, G. Hubberd.

Theoph Des Brisay ,é

"{. Hazard,

J.D MeLeod, Jas. Des Brissy,

O.lico: -- Great Goorge Street,

i G. & 3S. Davies. T. S Connell <a R. L) THOS. OWEN. POM G Near tae MMOLE alhedra . : hae fice. Vl sth aallashar as September 3, 1Su6 tf ager 7 po e, Charlottetown, ; 48 i Vv i" 7 B, WILSUN HIGGS WOOL. WOOL. General Commi-sion Merchant (0. o:) pitp ‘tor Wook. on delivery at the! aa . store of Hed CALLUECK Charlottetown Jaly tth, 1508, tf

AUCTIONEER, Charlatictown, ..... P.E Island.

May 27, 1467 ¥

| TO LET! ROBERT TAYLOR, " E HOUSE and SHOP i

LOCK AND GUN SMITH KENT SPREET, lately ocenpied by Mt

; JOUN HUDSON, with large STABLE COACH HILLSBOROUGILSTREE!,

HOUSE and WAKEIDOUSE attached

} tv

ym to inform the Public that he has W. E DAWSON, fitted up a NIEW SHOP on the OLD WILLIAM DODD, STAND, and is now prepared to exec te al Assisnees of

orders wita which he may be favored with promptaess aad dispatch. Bell Hanging, Guns, Locks and Stoves

Repaired. Cr'tewn, Jaly 20. 1838.

CARD. JAMES 4. FRASER, M.D,

Licentiate of the Royal Cil'eeeof Surzeons, Edinburg’ ACCOUCHEUR. HILLSBOROUGH SQUARE,

(harlottctowe, - - ye ws Oe

NEW PALNT SHOP

JUHN HUDSON.

Ch'tewn, Sept 7, 1868.

“ HARKVIE'S BOOKSTORE, Se pt. T, ]

Bost & Shoe Factory. a

ber 19, INO, “NEW SIIOP, NEW P. P! po

(EVIE Subscriber would inform his friends | opposite the atore of Owen Connolly, Esq , where

aei the public in general, that he haa) be is prepared Lo execite all orders in bis line, with Opened a new PAINT SULOP above the Carriage “ich be may oe Rae rr Sees wy f : r age , 10 : t 7” despatel. : is 4 Faetory of MeVhuil & Uuuter, Keut direct, where i WILLIAM DUGGAN.

a!l orders left. cither ia the

Charlottet wn Oct. 5 18o8.

House, Sizn, or Carriaz Painting, ;

citseigated ig shpenciny eaerams MAKE YOUR OWM YEAST. FRANCIS McGRORY.

MePbail & Honter's Carriage Factory, —

Ment Street, May ‘ | mann. Hi ‘

HALE and kor Sale by W. R. WATSON City Drug Store, Victoria Building, : Ch'town September 18, sos

§ LE LEATHER

Sides No. |

LEATHER, For sule by

CARVELL BRO’S.

QUARTER, PAPERS.

Grain! (Grain! Grain!

ras highest price given for BARKLEY | - audi GATS at }

Celes’s Mrewery and Distillery,

CH Constantly on hand, at pricescheaperthanean {00

be parchasediu the warket the Lestot Kam,Brandy.

Gia, Whiskey, aud a superior article of Malt Whi

wey. Aleo—X, XX, and XXX Ale. |

Charlottetown .Jnne 20, 1808.

CARD. dE Subscriber begs to thank the public

fer the liberal patronage extended to him danigthe last year Having enlarged and fitted wp bis establishment at the Old Stand, Loun's Wacky, ie vow prepared to execute with des tall orders which he may be favored with @ kis lime as SHILP and GENEKAL BLACK SMITH Fishermesw will find Anchors of wll sizes for liouts cheaper and better than un be found at any siwilar establishmeut iu the City. GEORGE I. FUSTER. Lord's Wharf, Ch'town, ob. 17, 1868. ; ly

8, 1868. MOLASSES & SUGAR

= () Hhds. MOLASSES, 50 20 Hhds. SUGAR, For sule hb

y CARVELL BRO'S.

May

May 18. 1868

DOM(N{IN ViN 71k 6) — BELLS. Dominion VINEGAR, J choice article). For sale by | CARVELL BRO'S Muy 18, 1868.

‘O] ‘The Centre of Aitraction.

eee YOUNG, has this SEASON | ‘ ae ‘ ‘ ‘ si a fd? . 20 , Cheapest School Books . tnple and: Fancy|——— >

(Queen Sire

Subseriber, thankful for past favors, | hes to inform the public that he hus

RGHESTER STREET,

~ | Beautiful Stays trem h 91,

aa NEW HOPS for family use, in J POUND

New York SOLE!

YIARLOTPETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

TOBACCO. Ex **S elen Malcolm Pg BOXES CAVENDISH TOBACCO, AQ Q 8 CAVENDIS DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CARVELL BRO’S. CH F i | 0 A L S ' WARRANTED PURE Nov. 2. 1868. W. R. WATSON

40

May 18, 18°8,

‘BROOMS & PAILS.

Lf DOZEN BROOMS, BU 40 dozen PAILS, 4 DOZ NEW PERFUMES. in Elegantly Fo sule by : 7

ako ia ack Cut Glass Bottles, at greatly Reduced CARVELL BRO'S. Dusen

x. ’ Nov. 2 1868,

heish barrels!

30 DOZ. POMADES, COSMETIQUES, | ~ FIXATURES and HAIR DYES. | DOL For Sale by = S, an Ss CARVELL BROS, Nov. 2, 1868, W.R. WATSON

June 1. que asnme

Se 1 2 DOZEN BAIR, TOOTH, NATL : SAL'L in STORE >) CLUTILES and SHAVING BRUSHES, ‘] Bashels Liverpool Salt, 3,000

May 18, 1868

W.R. WATSON.

FISH BARRELS,

7 tee ken Ad from the well known House of Jobn Gosnell,

Hor sale by & Co., London.

CARVELL BRO'S, | Nov. 2, 1808. W. R. WATSON |

188 onveeitasiiiialiia | - i DOZ URIAR ROOT, RUSTIC, CHAR.

ERSKIN’S ,&#O COAL and MEERCHAUM PIPES, STEMS and CASES, all of which will be

BRAHEF SUGAR POWDERS Sold very cheap for CASH. |

Nov 2, 1868. W.R WATSON

do

Mav 18

A Tonte and Unfailing Remedy fer

Aheumatism ofallhinds, Veuralgia, | Tumbego, ciatica,

| As also for FACE-ACHE TOOTILACHE, | all >4 DOZ. BRONZONETTE

9) f, Doz. ROBINSON'S CORN SOLVENT. | aa

Nov. 2, 1863. W.R. WATSON.

KARACHI, COUGHS. and affections from Colds _ TIS See Lancet under Meoicar Patronage - WM. Kk WATSON. Nov 2 1868. W. R WATSON ity Drag Store, Victoria Building, (Joueen Street, Sept 1 PR07

KOR SS (| K! . LONDON HOUSE,” 4 / |

See ws fC aster fs af Established. 1820. | . OVCSs. = Lorn Cs Pu Subscribers beg to inform their cus- enree te tomers, tast they have REMOVED from 'PODD & ROGERS’ building, to their

The Yarmouth Cook Stoves, for Wood, (different sizes.)

Yarmeuth Niagara doe de N Cw I Sricle Sst ore. Yarmouth Waterloe de do | 7 ; p Varmeuth de de fer coal | aT Tue j Yarmouth Cook do de |

‘OLD CORNER, QUEN S(CTUATE.

(The above have all Metal Boilers )

The Improved Magician Cook, for Coal, Lady | de

Aud Bex Steves of d ferent sizes, for

| where they bave just opened one of the largest

kita | Stecks of |

British, Foreign, & West India Goods |

Churches, School Tlouses, &e., &e. | All the above are Nova Scotia Castings Per | ever imported into the Colony. | ms Wanting Stoves will dou wellto cail and ex | : ; i moe | G. & S. DAVIES. PexMs.—Terms made known. | Charlottetown, Now, 23, T868.

HEYMAN J

P S.—Tlourly expected. Pails, Brooms, Winter

P. TERLIZZICK. | Pdsnbenen FARM FOR SALE AT |

Apples, Quious aud Groceries. Wall be Sold] . ms et may Cheap cee ROSENEARH. Upper Queen Street, 2 ite Bo TORUE SUBSCRIBER offers for SALE his co Bu, ade. 5 2m VALUAPLEFREEMOLD FARM, in the flourishing settle: ent of ROSENEATH, on th» MAIN Pas! ROAD, bemy six miles

and Two mites from

The FARM

| trom GEORGETUWN,

Labrador Herring !!

Colisicts

“ay DL. a ' a“ a good elupping place. 159 Bbls Labrador Rerrivg, “ ust landed from Schooner Gazelle, direct fron One hundred and hirty acres of very

rich and fe:tile land Gt for any kind of crop: 90 neres are cleared and ina “ vod state of cultivation, and the re- inaining forty acres are covered with hard and Dwelling

coast and tur sule by

a C HALL

the galradu

There ave a) good vew

and outhouses on the premises,

soft wood.

House, Barn acd well watered. situate! for milis, Churches,

Dissolution No‘’ice. Conartne lLitherto exi-ting hee

HI! j tween STANFORD WELLS & JAMES PHILLIES of Charlottetown, Marble Worke:s,

rship

. t * 1

The above prone ity m= well i

Schoolhouse 3 is

has been dissolved by woutial Consent, partl eovered with mussel mud, and within ‘Toe business will in tuture be conducted under 14 miles of the shure, where abundance Cun * baie of be obtained. VES ET IT! ~s . ae TTA Dy » wy JAMES PHILLIPS \ ILLIAM IENRY DRAKE. sonerth ot 5 ee SOx ; The Subseriber has coustantly on bend a sup- JR enenth, Lot oy D c. 14, 1868. . ¢f ii ryvet - j J : . © RIAILLS. Italian and Amcrican Mable

FOR

Winter Arrangement!

7 o Mails for the neighboriug Provinces and

MONUMENTS, HEADSTUNES,

Le uta, the United States will, antil further notice, be | 1. LETS, iclosed at this Office every Monday, Wednesday

TALLE TOPS, [and Friday evening, at7 o'clock,

&e., &e. | Mails for Great Britain, Newfound!and. and the |

West Indies, will be closed every alternate Friday and Monday, at 7 o'clock, p.m, as fotlows, via:—

A superior style of Workmanship te any on the H 7 ! )

fsland = “Terms moderate i JAMES PHILLIPS. } Fridav Decembar 25 Friday, March 5, ’ | Monday, lo ws Mond. i jo 38, Charlottetown Marble W orks, $ | are ads x" | iridag. a 19, } Now. 7, Ist a tee Monday, do” il, Monday, do 22, Friday, “o oe. | Friday April 2, ‘ig Mondzy, do 25, Monday, do 5, BOCK & JOB PRIN TING Friduv, Febrnary 5, | Friday, do 16, ° | Monday dai jn Mouday, de 19, ' OF KVEKY DESCRIPTION, a i a a? ee —sxn— Monday, do z2. | Mouday, May 3.

BOOK-BIWDING

IN EVERY STYLE,

Bedeque, will be closed every Tuesday and Friday at), a. tn.

Letters to be registered, and Newspapers, must he posted half au hour before the tiue of closing | the Mails. i |

THOMAS OWEN,

—_—«T— i. BREMNERS.

Kent Street, Nov. 9, 1808

| | Muils for Saenmerside and St, Eleanor s, via |

|

Ww. | Postmaster General { General Post Office, Cl’town, , December 16, IsGe. |

3m

RVE THE PRICES

YOUNG'S. |

rat) S14

TANTEI Y the Subseriber, on the Convent Grounds |

214 Tons of Good Bailding STONE, for which the HIGHESL PRICE will be PALD in|

CASI on delivery. JOUN CORBETT, | Pownal Street | Ch’town, Pownal Street, Dee 14, 1868. |

ROBLAT

Received the Largest and Best Assorted | Stock of

FELT BOOTS.

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ADIES’ FELT BOOTS, | Do do SLIPPERS, Fir Bound, |

Gent’s do Grecian SLIPPERS, Do do Carpet do

Boots & Shoesin Large Vricty. i

RY GOODS! ] ) uv I w e that he Las ever had the pleasure of offering te the | Public of Charlottetown, and which, a8 regards price und quality, he feels confident cannot be sur- |

passed on the Islnd. ' The following articles deserve the special atten {tion of intending ; urchasers;— | Fancy Dress Goods from 104d per yard,

Winseys from Ild per yard, | French Merinos from 53° per yard, | Crimean Shirting from Is 6d peryard, nd Scarlet and Blue Twilled Fiannels all wool, from | 2s 31 per yard,

Ladies’ Ul.uds from 2s 114,

Gey Cottons from 4g per yard,

White Cottons from 54 per yard,

Men’s Under shirts and Pants trom 43 3d, | Hoop skirts trom 43 9d,

Fast Colored Prints trom 7d per yerd,

G-nts’ Paper Collars trom 44d per box,

Ch'tewn, Dec. 21, 1868.

| UNION BANK.

| tle is hereby given that a dividend o! ¢.

liast half year, bath beew this day declared, and i | pavable to Stockholders, ou MONDAY next, the } eth inst., By Order, | > AN RRS , All Wool Tweeds for Gents’ Wear, from 3s Md per!) 1 peng JAS. ANDERSON, yard, (Cheaper than Homespun ) cota ae Together with a Largeand Well Selected Stock of |

Dhawly, Mantles, Mantle Cloths, Ribbons, | THE ORIGINAL Fiowers, Feathers, Sontags, Hoods, Pele- ly ‘ “WEED” SEWING MACHINES

rines, Furs, Hats, Bonnets, &c., | With all the Latest Improvements, |

dc., ko Terms Cash, and no Second Price. Made by the | Queen 5 , Ch’ town : ; ‘. oun Dib, 1368. f North American Mannlacturing Company.

pur ‘¢ WEED" was awarded the Hicuest Prize at the ** Paris Exposition,’’ as

Ixcerosene.

| Machine, as such, and is becoming deservedly

50 BARRELS popular, adapted to ALL KIN Ds OF SEW-

ING in families and manufactories. Lock-

stiten Shuttle Straight Needle. Exceedingly FOR SALE BY

simple in constraction,. I. C. HALL.

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Each Machine warranted and kept in order free of charge, and the Factory being ‘in St. John, N. B., much time, expense and

Nor. 16, '868. trouble, atteading American Machines, are |

| and the larder and cellars were well filled. —

| the house had been alealdes of Denta.

The girl stood by the side of ber mistress,

W. E. DAWSON. — |

Five pounds per centum on the capita: | | Stock of the Union Bank of Charlotictow a, for the |

Cashier | ~ | that eliff.

well as at other Exhibitions for a Sewing,

MONDAY, JANUARY Ii,

THE SMUGGLER OF ST. JEAR;

OR THE , WIDALGO'S WARD.

A STORY OF TILE SPANISILT COAST, |

BY SYLVANUS COBB, JR. CHAPTER TI. JUAN BRAVO.

The most prominent headland of the Span ish coast is where the Sierra de Penaguilia terminates in the wild and rugged promon- | tory of Cape San Martin, For a distance of | many leagues the mountains rear their) towering walls close upon the shore of the! fea; and the mariner who isa stranger to the

_Coust gives San Martina wide berth when the | paye watched him narrowly, and I have

storm-spirit is abroad.

High up among the cliffs that adorned the abru;t promontory was a broad table of rock | from which could be obta.ned cne of the) grancest views that ever blessed the gaze of | anertist. ‘lo the east lay the Mediterranean ; | and far away over the blue waters—as far as | the eye could reach — could be seen in dim outhne, Iviza and Formentara. To the north, | looking over @ longer range of crag and) coast, still stretched the sea. ‘To the north | west, upon a pleasant Bay, lay the town of | Dena, a thrvinz, populous place, g ving) tuken of its prosperity in the width and length of its streets, the neatness of its build- | ings and the numer of vessels that lay within) its comfortable harbor. To the weet, upon | a slope of the Sierra, and distant a leagua, or | more, from Denia, stood the castle of San! Martin. At the present time the castle is in | a sad state; and, if [ mistake not, some ol | the moet substantial of the warehous s uf | Denia have been built of materials brought | from its massive wails. But in the other! time—the time of which I write — the walls | were firm; the gate was strong ; the draw bridge was in order; the roof of the don’s house was tight; the furniture was comy lete;

Why the eastle was ca'led San Marten Mo) not know. For scveral generatvons it had been owned by an oldand wealthy Valencian family, by name d’Acosta, and the heads ol | Bur} the castle was rot the last scene of the pic

tere. To the south towered the summits o! |

ithe Sierra ce Penagulia peak msing above been imistak nin his estimate of Don Ber |

peuk, and crag piled against erag, the out- lines made more rough and star'ling by sharp | rocks and gnarled trees, ‘To the southeast | we come again to the sea; but the vea ie some distance off. From this elevated tab!e |

|we cxn Jook down into a narrow, winding

arm of water. almcet wholly shut in by per- pendicular walls of granite called the Bay of St Jean, It is a curious inlet, and he must be well acquainted with the topography of the entrance—with its rocks hidden, and its rocks in sight — who would guide lis ‘bark sate y into the cliff-locked haven.

Towards the close of a pleasant summer day two girls sat upon the elevated table of which I have spoken. The first was babited ina garb which betekened rank and wealth There was no ostentation ; no gaudy show ; | ro display of bidalgee trapping j— bar, on the contrary, her cress was very simple, ani t e only ornament which she hi d borrowed | from art was a emall Maltese cross set with d am nds w ich was used asa p n for securing tue light casiimere searf that covered her shoulders. She was rather below the m dum hegt.tof wonan and t) ouyh seme-| what slight of frame, still she displayed e eczy and decision enough to prove her pos- sisson of perfect organization. She had a) dirk. lustrous eye, full of warm, loving light; hair of so d-ep a brown that in some ligtte i seemed a'most black ; §and her face wus moulded into that glorious combination vf smite. and dimple. and angle and curve, which war.ns the heart of the beholder with

‘something deeper and purer than a mere pas-

sing passion. Such was Estelle d’ Avila. She was an orphan, and the ward of the! castle of San Martin. Ler companion was some two or three years younger than her-

| self, smatier of frame, and bearing upon her

brow and cheek that warmth and richness of color which betokens the presence of Moorish blood. Mer garb was richer in fabrie and more showy in color than was that of the | dona, and she wore more oraments ; still she was simp!e in her tastes, and seemed to love | her mistress better than she loved herself.

- Dona Estelle,’ spoke the serving girl, ‘ do you know how far the day is epent ?’

* Yes, Nina. I know it is well on towards the close of the day.’

* Then I think we had better be turning our | faces towards the castle. It will take us hall |

jan hour to reach our horses, and then we | |have a full leayae to ride. And, my dear! any more cv. imaginings.

lady,you know there are dangers in tue dark | passes of the mountain forest pow.’

* What dangers, Nira?"

‘Did you not know that the Gipsies had pitched their tents at the foot of the moun- tain ?’

“QO, fie ! Gi psies.’

* Ah,’ replied the simple gi:l, shaking her head soberly, ‘the G:psies are wicked and | eruel, You know they do much mischief | W here is the child of Don Bernardo 2?) What! could be more terrible than thac ”

‘But the child of Don Bernardo was a mere infant, The Gipsies steal infants ; but | wio ever heard of their stealing a woman grown ?’

* li they thonght they could gain anything | by stealiag us, they would steal us very quickly.’

* Never fear, Nina. that we are members of the household of the

I hope you are not afraid of the |

alealde ; and I donot believe that the Gipsics |

will venture to trespass upon the affairs of such an cflicer. Llowever, we will not remain

| he-e uuch longer. Come here. —There—lvok |

—do you see?

/and looked down into the narrow, crag-lock-

| ed haven below the ».’

| *Leeea vessel at anchor,’ she said; ‘and I see a boat ay proaching the shore.’ ‘Butdo you sce the direction which the boat is taking ?’ * Yes—it seems to be going directly against the face of that high cl. ff’ | ‘Exactly, Nina. Now while you hare table thinking of Gipsies and stulen ehildren I have seen a boat sail right into the body o Wait—Now watch this one.? | Both the giris stood and looked down inte ‘the distant harber, and presently the boat _which they had been watching gilded from sight, seeming to enter the solid rock,

* Those are smugglers,’ said Nina.

‘I think they are,’ replied Duna Estetie,’ | ‘and they evidently have some secret pas-age from this rock-bound harbor to the forest to- wards the castle. I heard old Baptiste speak- ing, only a few duys ago, of seeing some smugglers inthe forest ; and he and the other | servants were wondering what they could be |doing in such a place. I think I have now discovered the secret, Nina. From the deep ‘forest at the foot of the mountain, they have a ready pass to their vessel. Is'nt it curious?

Isn'tit really romantic! I declare, I don't think these smugglers are such wicked men after all.’

*I don't know,’ said Nina, shaking her

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‘Yos,’ said Estelle; perhaps he would! ‘Not at all, lady. We have found you hang some of them." ont in the forest, and we will take you toa

‘| have no doubt he would like to do it, place of shelter , bot we shall not take you Senorita.’ to the castle, at least, not at present.’

‘My dear Nina,’ pursued Estelle, after a‘ For the love of God, sir!’ cried Dona moment's thought, ‘it is the study of my Estelle, clasping her hands in prayerful en- guardian's character, and ap insight into his treaty, let us go to our homes, We have heart, that hae led me to look so !eniently done you no harm. We have--’ upm these rourh children of danger and ‘Hold, Senorita. We mean you no harm. Don Bernardo d’ Acosta, the Aleade You are not children that we should steel of Denia, and proud Hidalgo of Valencia, is you; and Ido not believe that you have a coward oni a craven compared with many money enough with yoa to pay for kuling 4 man whose life is forieited by-crime agatost and rebbing you. There is no posetble harm our rigid laws.’ we could do you that could yield ue any re-

‘Santa Marie!’ eried the maid, clasping, ward, It ts for our interest to Keep you her hands. * What a character you give safely and treat you well. So borrow no an- your guardian.* necessary trouble. Keep perfectly quiet,

‘It is true, Nina. I know him very well. aod ro barm shall befall you.’

As the Gupsies started to lead the horses looked down into his heart when be thought away Nina made a8 though she would cry

oot for help Hat’ cried her conductor, who had been

called Garabano, * it will not be well for you If you open that little L shall stop itwith

‘ But, eaid Nina, ‘1 don’t understand it If Do» Bernardo is such a man——’

‘If he is such a man!" cried Estelle, inter- to make any noise. rupting. * Don's you know what kind of a mouth of yours too wide man he is?’ |a napkin,’

‘1 know what I have thought, Senorita;| * And one thing more,’ added Juan Brava, hut it ie not for me to judge of these who are | we shall not expose you to the gaze of our so far above me.’ ‘hunters if you don’t compel us. If you

‘ Bab! you tak nonsense, foolish girl. You | please we will proceed as quietly as san be 3 could not help judging tf you would. Dou't hut af you wish it o*herwise, we c4n call in you judge of me ?’ a large company. Une note upon my bugle

‘Yes — certamly; for you are good, and would call .a score of stout tellowes to our kind, and noble, and generous, and——’ | agsistance.’ y

‘That will do, Nioa. Do you remember| Estelle saw very plainly that resistance my father?’ would be worse than useless, and she did not

*‘Yes—I rembember him very well; and propose to offer any. She asked sume further but the Guipsey chiel did not

that is what makes me wonder how he could questions, have left you in the hauds of such a man us| “aswer them. . : i the aleade.’ | * We have no time to talk here,’ he said. ‘ My father must have been deceived, said Let me take a seat behind you, and we will Estelle, pressing her hand fer aanoment on |.s00n find a place where > may ask ques- her brow. ‘He and Don Bernardo were tions as much «s you please sa mates together in youth ; and as they grew Thus speaking he leaped upon Este les t taking @ seat upon the crapper, and lis

stronger. Finaily Don Bornardo went away, , having taken the rein he started on.

,and Was gone many years; and when he re- companion, meanwhile, found a seat behind

turned ny father was dying. Daring those Nina; though the maid was not quite so years of absence he must have changed. | wild in her submission as was her mistress. know that be was noble and generous and She pinched Gurahbane’s knee most unnecee- tender-hearted when he went away, ecaute sarily while steadying herself in her seas, my father to'd me so ’ and once s*e came very near throwing him * You mean your futher thought he posses- | vf. But the pastry cook was not a bad. sed those qualities,’ | natured man, and he langhed ut chese mani- ‘Then yeu think my father might have | testations of Nina's i!l-temper. 5 Away drove Jaan Bravo, and away trattlefi nardo's charaetor?’ }Gurabano behind him. They left the casthe ‘It 18 not impossible. Senorita ’ ‘upon their right, passing down into a deep ‘Very true, Nina. “Time was when I vale, and through a narrow, dark gorge, sould not haye latened to such words from | where Estelle, with all ber wandering pro- your lips; but I can bear them now. Don! pensity, had never before been. This gorge Bernardo has hud much trouble; and his! passed, they came to another vale, shut in trouble may have seriously affeeted bim; | by walls of rock that liv'ted their summite and, en the other hand, it 18 not impossible |almost beyond the bound of vision—a vale that he may have always had these evil parts, at the bottom of which grew trees and shruba thoush be may have kept them h dden and vines, with patehes of grass upon the away.’ level places.) When Juan Bravo stopped it ‘It does not ceenr to you, I supposa, that was atthe entrance of a cave, before which you may be yourself mistaken.” sat a number of men and women, who aroee *T—I mistaken! What do you mean ??” and moved at a nod from him. They were ‘There is a mistake somewhere touching | dirty, filthy-looking creatures, and their the character of Don Bernardo. Who has eyes burned savagely as they rested apon the made it? bright faces and cleanly garbs of the new- * O—I understand yon, Nina; bat yeu do comers. stelle and Nina were lited from not touch me. Itus nut Ll. | bave made no! their saddies and led mto the cavern, wheres mistake. | know more sbont my guardian they found a comfortable apartment, anil than I should dare to tell. Le isa bad man | quite a domestic errangement of furnitare. —1 know it. But we will stop here no Phe Gipsey com iucted them to @ seat ar the longer. | shou'd like to wait and see :f those | far end of the chamber, and then turned to boats will come back ; but that mistit keep, leave them. us till ateer dirk.’ | *Good Senor,’ cried Estelle, starting to- ‘Ii is near enough to dark now, I judge,’ | wards him, ‘what docs this mean? Why said Nina, as she turned trom the tabie. * It are we here?’ is later than you think fr.’ ‘Senorita,’ answered the chief, with @ Withalhght laugh at her companion’s fears wave of tue !and, ‘don't stop me now. TL Estelle Avda moved down from the rocky will not harm 7ou: and if you remain quite- shelf.and | d the way toward the point where ly in this cave none of my people shall the horses had been left. It was a wild, trouble you. You will know tn due time rough path, descending amid broken rocks, | what is req sired of you.’ and stunted shrubs; but the girls were us d With this Juan Bravo turned from the to that sort of travelling, and they glided cave, and the girls were left alone. Estelle easily along, sometimes sliding duwn av asked Nina what it all meant. But Nina inclined plane of smooth rock, sometimas could not tell she had hoped that her mie- lowering themselves by grasping the dwarfixb | tress might find some clue. * No, said Estelle, shaking her head sadly., like a pair of anielopes Niwa had not ms ‘Tt isalldark tome. I know not what is calculated as to time. They were full half coming, bat l fear much — L have a presenti- an hour descending the mountain, and when | ment that some dire calamity 18 near at hand. they reached the nook where they hal left) fave you no such feeling ? their horses the shadows had grown very! ¢ Yes,’ auswered Nina; and as she spoke, long. In fact, the ewn bad sunk far below! she threw herarms about the neck of her the tops of the sierras | mistress aud burst into tears. ‘Never mind,’ said Estelle. as she threw | — the rein over the head of her horse, we have | CUAPTER I. a clear path before us and these faithfal | At the castle of San Martin there wos creatures will not be long in taking us to the | eeme show of wonder and anxiety. The sun had set, and the shadows had deepened in o

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‘Lt wil be a dark road if wedo not hurry, | pervading darkness, and the Dona Estelle returned Nina, ag she assisted her mistress fad pot returned from her ramble in the to her saddle. ‘forest. Among the servants thera was much

‘In mercy’s name, dear Nina, don’t call up| uneasiness, and sevecal of them had #carted There—now take | off jn search of the missing lady. your seas, It only aleague, We shall be) {p the li! rary sat a man of middle we—a Just fifteen minutes to the castle.’ iman tall and stout of frame, with troad

The Senorita had drawn up her rein and | heavy shoulders, with a faee fresh im color, was ready to apply the light whip, when features very good, a feir brow, hair of a

| her horse gave a loud sharp ery of alarm and ‘Night brown color, ard the top of the heal

started back. iqnite bald, Sse) was the present lord of the *San Gabriel! What is it?’ cried Nina.|castle—Don B-rnardo d'Acosta—master of whose horse was crowded back by the retreat- the estates of San Mariin, and bearing the ing beast of her mistress, | judicial honors of A calde of Denia. At the * Perhaps some wild beast,’ sa’d Estelle. | tirst glance the beholder saw nothing unplea- * Madro de Dos! lsant im that countenrnee ; tut the facecf the As this exclamation fell (rom Nina’s lips @ don would not bear critie sm Upon eloser in