EASZARWS

' the selfish, and the era

rannrnns° JQMMAL, AME lllbllfilmmlliflili coarseness.

Established 1823. Charlottetown, Prince Edward

Island, Saturday, May 27, 1854. New Series No. 141.

- Oh, you ave no anchor, no rudder or compass! Your

Fers Leaves lroni Fanny’s Portfolio. mu. ,,.,.. ,. - _

~ —- sea is dark and fearful, the billows mountains high, the sky black with darkness, if you turn from the Great ilot !

HE WHO HAS MOST OF HEART.

" He who has most of heart has most of sorrow.” Yes _ yes, they are a fair tar t for the envious. the malicious: L""“-E CHARLIE THE cnnjn ANGEL:

. God pity them, when the wide I am one of that persecuted class denominated old m_aids. world is before them ; w on every rough breath of unklnd- By going quietly about the world, taking care not to xfostle ness sends a chill ‘llike depth ti} flie tilrusting hfeart; |v‘vhen my neighbobigrsl; Oftllllli against adny cit‘! gheir rou h an esl,t_l the coarse sneer an bruta jest a witi ucruci ying s arp- manage to c eer u .contente , an appy. _n my mu i- ness on lb: sgpsiltive car ;'when priiilate griipfsesndosorrowsi, ' Eudinous migraticinsmll halveh hadb some epppertunity to_ study borne wit a tieir crus iing weig t uns ar . 0 score unian nature. it y, ave ecoiiie a mporury inma to be trusted to cars that ion prove treacherous, are rudely of is crowded boardin_ -house. My little room has already p'iI'obevlll, arlig laid ball: to care essleyriilsl, by grands and tongues pegun ti: geek hoipg-li e. Thlp ¢itlgeerfu‘l sun has expaigagglh t ats on as ,“ an on me, w s e ryou.‘ re. 11 owers ovesowe nur are; my cana_

Yes, yes, niyost of heart, most of sorrow ! 'l_‘reacbery his satisfaction in a or song than ever ; and my pictures, repaid for trust, once. twice, thrice ; the heart still thro_w- i books, and guitar, drive " dull care away,” and beguile many ing out itsd tenfilrils to clasp si in bug. 3 crudmblipg ruip. l afpleasant olur. Atnd 307311] htrrt has feuivid ghee: plbyecd Leaves bu s owers, stem is tramp e mi er t a rut i- 0 interest. ‘ve.iio ice on e s rcase_. an in e u a less fodt. The same blue. mocking sky overhead ; the sairie lobby, is lovely child, who peemed wandering about get his own heavy thunder-cloud ever looming up in the distancc_. lbs 1 sweet will ; soinctiiiies sitting wearily on the stpirs, almost little bark, fee(liily pil‘otcd. ‘dashinkg 03 amid the billowa; ‘_asleep: tligp loitclipnglat the kitchen-do<:rhwalt.el|iting thciiopc; amid rocks, an shoe s, cm quic san s ; no strong arm {rations o e coo ; t ien pecpin in a is a -open oor help ; no friendly voice to say, " tiod speed you !" no ho is : of_the difliirentapartments. Am?) is rule at the house, “no on earth; no haven of rest; iio olive-branch for tieleliildren were perniitted at table, _ _ weary dove. The waters never assiiaged : the bow of peace 5 could ascertain who claiiiied this little stray waif.

One morning, attracted by the carol of my canary, he

never in the heavens. The feeble. fluttering wing beaten, _ . ' _ earthward when it would soar. Oh, surely, “ he who has H ventured to put. his little curly head inside my _dopr. lie most of heart knows most of sorrow!" 5 needed little ur ingto enter, for e read, with a child a quick

' ' ' An animated conversation

I instinct, his we come in m

lsoon ensued about birds, flowers, and pictures; his large,

1 blue eyes growin bri ht, and his cheek flushing with plea- sure. as story folIcw story, while he sat upon my knee.

At len th I said to him, “ Charlie, won't momma be anxious ii ut you if you stay so long?"

“ Oh, no,” said he “ Lizzie don’t care."

‘- Who's Li’/.7.ie!"

“ Why, my iiiamnia! She don't care, if I'm only out of the way. Lizzie made me thispretty dress," said be, holding up his richly-embroidered froc . “butLizzic dcn’t know any stories, and she es s I'm a bore What iea ‘ here I‘ " said the sweet child, as he looked trustingly in my c .

" Never mind, now," said I tearfully; “you may stay with me whenever you like, and we will be very good friends.” .

The dinner-bell sounding, a gsily-dressed young thing vociferated, in a voice aaythin but musical, “ harlie, Charlie!" VVhen I apologised or his 'ag him, ’h_e acid carelessly, as she re-arranged her brace ets, “ Oh, it don t signif , if you can have patience with liiin—he‘s so tiresome with is questions. I've bought him heaps of toys, but he never wants to play, and is for ever asking me such old-

soniiow’s 1-sac HINGS.

“ How is it," said I despondingly to Aunt Milly, “ that you, who have been steeped to the lips in trouble, can be so cheerful l”

“ Listen to me Ellen. You know my first great son-o.w, the loss of my husband. When the rave closed over liiiu the star of hope faded from my sky. could see no meri- in the [land that dealt that blow. The green eurth became one wide sepulclire ; the sweet niinistrations of nature had no healing power. In my selfish des ir, [would have shrouded the blue heavens in sable, and t rown a pull of gloom over every happy heart. Months passed by slowly, wearily, and I found no alleviation of my sorrow ; no tears came to case that dull, dead pain that seemed crushing the life from out my heart no star of Bethlehem shone through the dark cl-slid gov‘ my head.

“I was sitting one afternoon, as usual, motionless and speechless. it was dark and gloomy without, us uiy soul within. The driving sleet beat lieavilyagainst the windows: Twilight had set in. M 'littlo Charley had patiently tried for hours to amuse himsel with his toys, now and then glancing

adrift, at the mercy of every pitiless gale—the gs

t again, as she said ineeklgl, “ Won't you come help me, I

‘yit was some time before! gn

locks

unoombed (Fer Ila-new Genesis.) to in front of ..._.

and tattered clothes, were swinging on the the house.

Everything within doors was in kee ing with the disorder that reigned without, save a young gir girl who sat at the window, busily sswin on a coarse rmsnt. Her features were re lsr and de icate, her hands and feet small and beautifu ly formed ; and, despite her rustic attire, one could lance that she was a star that had wandered

ONE OF TIIPIIANOE. Meeting of the Gun Divusai of an! , in perance Hall, on the evening of Saturday, the flfi 864—the G. W. P. (Wm. Heard, .) following Resolution was unanimously adopted, vir:

“ Whereas the Lieutenant Governor of this Island, its been pleased to dissolve the House of Assembl , and, in consequence thereof, we shall shortly be call upon to elect rsons to represent our interests in Colonial Parliament, wet erefoie deem it prudent to express our views, as b Sons of Temperance shoul thesnnlves in order 3 meet the struggle which is about to take that every means will be had rscouse to, by our is . in order to defeat the Bill seed by House, for the abolition of the Liquor ‘Frags, it becomes the duty of every Son of Temperance to use all lawful means to return men that will sustain that Iaw: ere ore , That it is the opinion of this Grand Division, that the Party Toms Conservative, Liberal, Departmental, or anti‘-De artmsntal forms of Government, as a body, we have not ing to do with, but as Sons of Temperance, and lovers 0 ’good order, we pledge ourselves to support such men, an: such men only, who, we believe will sustain the measure. Known as the Maine Liquor Low,- and that a Cop of th s Resolution be sent to each Division, under the jurisdiction of this G. D., soliciting the co-operation of the members of the Divisions in the carrying out of the spirit thereof.

The followin Brothers were thereupon a pointed a Committee, to raw u a Circular adapted to e resent crisis, to be transmit to the various subordinateb visions in this Island by the Grand Scribe without delay, vis :

Bros. Cooper, Pidwell and Morrison.

’lhe said Circular was shortly after submitted to the Grand Division, and approved of, as follows :

8 At a S ' l of Tempeizdze of

ore. , Lilla," said one of the -hoydens, bounding into the kitchen, and pulling the comb out of Lilla’s head as she bent over her work, sheddin the ion , brown hair around her slight figure, till her w ite shou ders and arms were completely veiled—“I say, make haste about that gown. Ma said you should finish it by noon, and you don't sew half fast encu h.”

Lilli'.’s chee s flushed, and the small hands wandered through the mass_ of hair in the vain attempt to confine it

Bets 1 My head so. to-day.”

“ 0, I won’t. think, because you are a lady, that you can live here on us, and do nothin for a livin ; but you wont, and you are no better than $e and with your soft voice, and long hair, and doll face. ’ So saying, the romp went back again to her primitive gymnasium, the

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Lilla’s tears flowed fast, as her little fingers new more ninibly ; and by afternoon her task was completed, and she obtained permission from her ' ilers to take a walk. It was ajoy to Lilla to be alone wit nature. It was a reliefto free herself from vulgar sights and sounds; to exchange coarse taunts, and rude jeste, and harsh words, for the song of birds, the ripple of the brook, and the soft murmur of t e wind as it sighed through the tall tree-tops.

Poor Lilla! with .1. soul so tuned to harmony, to be condemned to perpetual discord .' Through the long, liright summer days, to driidge at her ceaseless tell, at the bidding of those harsh voices! At ni lit, to cree into

her little lied, but to recall tcurfully a ( iin vision o child- hood: ii gentle, wasted form; a fair, sweet face, win (CIRCULAR-)

ler diy by day; large, lustrous, loving e es, t t stil T I} Membe the Order the Sons Tmiperaau ' lldllowed her by day and night; then a can used recollec- 0 1:6. E. IsIarl:I.of of Q’ “

Brothers ;

It e rs that the Lieutenant Governor of this Island (Sir Alexander Bannerman) has seen tit to dissolve the House of Assembly, and to order Writs for a General Election to be issued instanter.

It is not, however, our present purpose to direct your attention to the many novel and iqtcrestin features- social and liticnl—-presented b the approac lug contest, further than as these are believ to have a bearing on the, to us, all important subject of Tani-niiscs. Our principal olject in thus addressing you, Brethren, is, therefore, to

tion of a burial——aftcr\vards, ii. dis ute as to her future home, ending in a long, dismal urney. Since then, scanty meals, harsh blows, coarse clothin , taunting words, and bitter servitude: and then she won d sob herself to sleep, as she asked, “ Must it always be thus? Is there none to care for me I"

The golden days of summer faded away; the leaves put on their dying glory; the soft wind of the Indian summer lifted ently the brown tresses from Lilla‘s sweet face. She stifl took her iieciistomcd walks, but it was not alone. A stran r had taken up his residence at the village inn.

fashioned questions. Keep him and welcome, when you like: but, take my word for it, you’ll repent your bargain !" and she tripped gnily down to dinner.

sadly at my mournful face. llut the oppressive gloom was becoming uncndurablc to the child. At length, eree ing slcwl to my side, and leaning heavily against my sliou der, he said, in a half sob, ' Does God love to sceyou look I0, Poor little Charlie! Time in plent to adljust all those iuamma I silken ringlets ; time toembroider all t oselitt egny dresses; “ ‘ N0. 110. Charley!’ mid 1. M l <‘-lllped him to my llilflffl time to linger over the last new novel; but for the soul that with repentant tears. ‘ No, no! I'll cloud your Minn! lime I looked forth from those deep-blue eyes no time to sow good no ion r.’

“ Ms! dear Ellen, I but turned from one idol to an- . other. I gave God the uecoiid place, and lived only for my - lioy ; and so my wayward heart needed another lesson. The !

rave took in my last earthly trecsiire. But when the Siniter llad done his work, those little lips, though silent. Bllll will to me. ‘ God loveth the cheerful giver; an so, smiling

From that time Ulinrlie and I were inseparable ; the thoughtless mother, well content to pass her time devouring all sorts of trasliy literature, or in id e gossip with her draw- , ing-room companions; the young father, weary with business- , troubles, coutentiiig hiiiisc fwitli a quiet “ good-night," and closing the day by a visit to the theatre or concert-rooui.

“”'°“fih my I9 " I l““"'°d W "Iv ‘ Th! Wm M d°"°‘ l Poor Charlie, meanwhile. put to bed for safe keellings wou

D9“ ""1: if “'9 8°°d l“'“l‘°', “R” ""7 "ml °“° l"“d' "9 I lie for hours, tossing reetlessly from side to side, “ with no-

zlV°l Wllvll “'9 °l'l'°l'- Tl'e"° '9 ‘lw“3' ’°“‘° l’l°"“'g l"n5' I thing in his mind," as he innocently said to me. What a 'l‘herc I

joy to sit by his side and beguile the lonely hours.’ leayned to understand the meaning of oiir Saviour's words, an »-owm *.::'.:’:".":.°.':.:° ‘.:::’.'::;8‘::.:';.°‘.:,°**.‘:;:a. ..,.... ..... .. B 1 I (‘Ml lllwl 9”‘ Y0“ l°°l‘ l“t° Ill” _d?Pll‘? °f l'l‘°“° 91°” 1 “Our Father," askin me the meaning of ever tition. blue eyes, that seek yours in.such conliding._innocent trust— I Then he would my. .. why don‘; you my L;,m,_ Lime can you deck those dimpled limb_s, so_“ fearlully and wonder- , don‘; km“, any p,.,,y,," _" fully made"—can you watch with him the tint faint streak I one night [ mng him than ]i,,e,, ;.._ o|‘|ight that ushers in aiiotlicr liappylday:—can you ploinktg Swpmfiems lwymd the ‘waning flood :';:.::. :1'::..8.:2‘:.‘. :."‘:..., “.:::‘:.."“:::;, %..°;i;;::.“. .,’.‘:‘*..:,:. hand the field—flowcrs which hen tllfilfdiwy eyes Will! l;l'M0- He raised himself in bed, while the tears trembled on his ful thanks, and never name " Our Father " g _ long lashes, and said, “ llh, sing that again : it seems as if When, at dead of night, you watch beside his sick couch: I saw a beautiful picture!” fhen. taking my guita when you hush your very breath to listen to his pained would sit by his bedside, and watch the blue eyesdroop and moan ; when ever win_d makes our check grow row heavy with slumber as I sang to him. And she whose pale; when you turn with trembling hand the bcaliiigdrops ; at , and jo , and pride it, shun d have been to lead chow when every tick of the clock seems beating IgI_|nIl y_0|fl‘ litte feet to im who biddeth “ little children come," was heart ; when the little pallid face looks bessechingly into jndo|en¢|_y and coutentedly ‘

' Ilka blade of grass keeps its ain drop 0' dew!’ ”

bound in flowery fetters of her yours for the “ help" you cannot give--Oll. Where 08" 30}! own weaving, uniuiiidfiil that an an angel's destiny was in- turn the suppliant eye, if you see not the ‘- Great Physi-, mated to her mu-elcss kc;-pin , clan 1" " Little Charlie lay ti).-i-ring in his little lIf‘d with it high When health slowly i'0t|Il'nl: Wlloll ll1€0_Yt‘ l“'lgl|l€nlv “ml fcvor. 's iic:"illi~ss to toll of the lltllll lic had upon my the red blood colours cheek and lip ; when the vucaiit chair i lioiu-t and .-iii-vii-i-s. llis i-hildiuii iuutln-i-, i-ither unable or is again filled ; WM“ “'9 “me r°"‘ ‘"0 again ll“!!! 3 Wllfill I unwilling to see his danger. had lo-lt me in charge of hiiu, loving arms in playful glee twine again around your Melt. drawn from his side by the attraction of a great military comes there from that mother's heart of thine no burst of him, Iclumgod his heated illows, gave him the cooling; grateful thanks to Him who notes even the sparrow's fall .' draught, bathed his feverish temples, and, finally, at his rc- ———-- _ quest, rocked him gently to quiet his restlessness. llo suppose death come. You fold sway the lllllfi Ilfielelfl laced his little arms caressingly about my neck, and said robes 3 °" mm "ml n fining eye rm") ‘"35 and l’0°l(-‘i Ind eebly, " Sing to me of liouvcn. ‘ When I finished he looked paths t oso little feet have trod ; you feel ever the _shadowy [an aid] up,sa -in , *‘ Where's Lizzie! lmiist kiss Liuie!" - clasp of a little hand in ours; 7°" mm heflrumk r'°}l| An as t 0 war s died upon his li is, his eyes drooped, his! happy Inollwfli Wl|° “um I‘ 110 mining _l|l_"|l1 9'0"! llfell‘, heart lliittered like it prisoned bin , and little Charlie was? ock. A sunny ringlet. a rosy cheek. 01‘ II piping \'0l¢t‘. glvell counted one in the heavenly fold. As I closed his eyes, and crossed the diinpled hands peace- fully upon his little breast, his last words rang fearfully in I “ I

your hearta death- ng. You walk the busy street, and! ' turn your head invol)u‘nt.arily when a little strange voice calls, . u Mother !" Oh, where can u go for comfort then, if you I my “,3, u \\'|m-,,‘, [,,zz,ci believe notbthntttflie “ good Shepherd" folds your lamb to, his-lovia rcas . ‘. ‘ I 3 on‘ H _

'l‘hers an perfidy at your household hearth. There are; I in EAR’ T"_ I l 1 Pk_ AN” r ‘ bfokfifl. vows which you ma not ‘breath to l:luulian ear. T It was a mug llhf unsigity oc fin,-i; oi lll'llll:I0l|l‘le.‘ The" “ gmgchory repaid for It‘rust. Llllldtliloo ‘ ooks on . lI|’lltl00l:tl were 0 l t ic inglcsa panes o g unis ‘l\:(t3:'l0 rn ‘I with and wonder : you must go back_war ‘gift: cast thm in tlie wilndlowii, tic glraas 0\l)l'tgl:0Wlld mt!” odgriue I mantle" of evasion ever the moral dei'|orinity.b J."l'Il?0hllllIll l platli, am t iehpigs amp pIt:llerl.¥3rtx§ll .R|:lnn?'l'| ' bportat; . ptren th coins to your slender shoul ers to ear '1! envy, i_ icy were uuinn. a u ‘d y _ g i_ on t. I How silence the ready teiapters \0l0O. Where lace on the door-st_ei, into i froiu the ellccts ol the last.

all those warm afiscticns now be garnered up, if not in , debauch ; his ungain y, Id e boys were quarrellin which heaven! ‘

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l seed, no time to watch lest the enemy should “ sow tares." 1

should snioke his pipe; and two great rosips of gir s, with i ii suc light estliaation the sacred name of Orphan.

impress upon your min s thejmperative necessity—now more apparent than ever—for combined, invited a ' action, in order to secure the attainment of that which has , become the ultimo thuIe—the ne Ius u1tra—of all our eflsrts. namely, the am-nt Q’ the three rencliu of Ilse Ls ‘ to a prohibitory Liquor: Law, identical in its provisions with the Bill wliich recently pa the Lower House by so respectable a majority, but which has been arrested in its progress through the Legislative Council, for lack of one

lie had met Lilla in her rambles, and his ready ingenuity lsooii devised a self-intrudiii-tion. llc satisfied himself that she claimed no atiinity to the disorderly inmates of the farin- liousc. He drew from her her little history. and knew that he was an orphan, unprotected in her sweet innocence ave by Him who guards us all.

And so the dewy, dim twilight witnessed their meetings, ‘and the colour came to the pale check of Lilla, and her

eyes grew woiidroiisly beautiful, and her step was as light

as her heart, and lIlll‘Sll household words fell to the ground

like arrows short of the mark ; for Lilla was happy. n the

gimplicit of her guileless heart, how should she know that 'inccnt ived onl for the re-sent? That she was to him ,, i but one of many lyltllllltlllll \'pl!ll0ll8—t|dlllll0d to-dd)’: for$0t- ‘ m."“h °f °“"y m°ml.’°' °{ °‘"' 0'd"' ‘ml °f °'°" 1 ten to-iiiorrowl It was such ii. joy to be near him, to feel 9 mend °f file °“”°bl"' °““'° °f T°""’°"“°°» ‘V “lie? ‘r herself appreciated, to know that she was beloved! ”°""°°l"d ‘"”' "ll" 0' ,°' °' ‘‘°'‘' l'l''°''‘§l'°“t “'0 l0lI3¥l| 1 And so time passed on. But their meetings had not been and -bread‘-h of our bmuaml mun,’ ‘ad p°''°"’ “ kn"

unnoticed. lloiigli threats were uttered to Lilla, if they n lug" cllmm to our."-ppofl “d W“. Lu’ '

were coiitinued, for she had made herself too useful to be 3 e .0 gm“ convlchon M‘ "“m‘ upon our nlnd" Vs ared. All this was communicated to her lover, as they! mthreu’ '9’ that would ‘my of u.’ "So" of-T°mp°“"°°' n .' i ii ' - . - I . . ;.::'.:::".;i;‘. 2; ‘ll?.‘.I§.iT’i-Ill*.€.$‘“.$‘i..'.?.1Ti‘.""2:.".112;‘:‘.122’?i°°°‘°"- word--s --Md orwm o we e-~--s~- or i whose full import she understood not. Slowly the truth our cause’ wlwaoayer found’ ‘ad’ 'h?um. (or ":3 ‘revealed itself! llcr slight figure grew erect as she with-l “Poms or othetwlw’ mm" ounelvu’ “lb” d."°° 3 °' Idrew froiu his so P01-tint! arm: her soft 9yQ’Ill|llle(l with I lnduecuy’-to countenance 0' “bl” “'0” who ”° ""°'°'l‘d l indignation, and tllo man of the world stood zihaslied in the ‘ 'y?,,,",ll,°0gl'n;:innt[“3.:‘1‘::,oi‘l xiii;l;;.:fi;':ffpiEil:3r¢n?::p:L¢'K,:{