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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, DECEMBER 2|. 1844.

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into IpeveryMonday morning at to o’clock.

toque. Cape 'l‘ruvarea ,

hot. than, Courier. The Eastern Mails

ﬁeld, Mount Pleasant, St. Peters, Semis—every

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16th day, Ilh. 7m morn. 24th day, 8h. 14m even.

to Bay Fortune, Fair- I.ot 47, St. Margarets. Wednesday morn-

.eget to o’clock—PAT. Farmers, Courier. I

The Western Mails to Bedeque, Casenm-

pee.CIvettdieh. l‘luntont llay. Lot 16, Glasgow. New London.

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l00‘clock.—RXCI{ARD Bus or A LL, Courier.

The Southern Mails to George Town—

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0! "ll DEATH 0" MI. JOHN POOLE.

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To o’er- the silver cord is loosed, The golden bowl is broke :

0neerth,end all its glittering toys He’trest a ﬁnal loolt.

Forfnorecore years he eojourn'd here,

Within a house of clay,

lint hope, the Christian’s hope was his,

And cheer’d hie toileotne way-

Btt now his painful journey’e 0'". His labour all is done,—

I‘iiconﬂict'e past. the battle’e fought—

Tlte victory is won.

llitluppy spirit now released Front suffering, grief and pain. lluresched the port of endless reet With Christ to live and reign.

Amid yon bright angelic host, Methinks I see him stand— lcrovn ofvict’ry on hie head,

‘ igolden harp in hand.

lieu Iiita strike the tuneful strings. 'l‘o Josue sing aloud,

'Tltou hast rcdeetn’d me by lb! N00“

And brought me home to God.’

“tn weep not friends for him ye loved,

T0 weep not o'er hie tomb— |te flesh, tho’ in corruption sown, lumortelyet will bloom.

POPULAR TALES.

THE TWO FATHERS. .

A Ti!!! e'ronv.

A few days after this farewell, a gentleman ofthe Bar, highly esteetnm ed and respected both itt ltis private and professional character, called to‘ inform her of the means provided for. her support. This statement,he said was made in compliance with her" husband’s request.

'Owing to sundry severe losses in' business, Madam. Mr.

which be has invested in this voyage

The property which your father left,

is at interest in the Life Insurance Company, and yields six hundred

dollars a-year. The furniture is yours, , paid two years in advance, so thati this income of six hundred dollars=

will be all run will have to coverl . , “ported by the belief,that the captain

and the rent of your house has been

your expenses; and I sincerely hope you may find it sttﬂit-ient.’ 5

Poor Emily was grieved to hearli'lrornmti the fact of the P0” “0"

of these losses, bttt rent having been paid two years in advance startled her, and she was now struggling against the fears this singular provision awakened. She enquired ofthe counsellor the object ofsuch foresight, but he seemed as ignorant as herself.

‘ He told me he would return in ten months,or a year at most—and to provide two years ahead?’

‘ Perhaps, Madam, he has done this to protect you against the possibi- lity of want, should his Voyage prove unsuccessful.’

‘ True! very true! That must have been his object. George was everl thoughtful of the future 2’

With these reflections to console her solitude, the counsellor took his leave. She felt however, that there was something mysterious in the sud-g den resolve to resume sea—life, andi bis arrangement for her support, yea} unwilling to dwell on such a painful| contemplation, she believed these' fears to arise from her weak condi-l tion,and lulled herself to rest with the memories of the past.

Daily did she examine the papers for some mention of the “ Mary; Elizabeth," the name of the ship in which her husband had sailed. For several months she looked in vain,. bttt, after the ﬁfth had passed, she‘ read a notice that the “ Mary Eliza-‘1 beth” had put into some port in die-' tress, having been dismasted in one. ofthe raging tempests of the China} Sees; but the note—" all well on board”—quieted all her fears. Ten months elapsed, and no news arrived from her husband. A year passed, still no communication,no letter, not

— has,‘l been obliged to sell his property, for.l the purpose of raising money all of”

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even a message arrived; nor could

she even hear of any one who hadl

seen him. This length of time nu- turally created intense anxiety as to his fate. Sweet sleep deserted her couch,and one absorbing thought,one sole object, occupied her mind. At length it was reported that the “ Ma- ry Elizabeth” was “ below." Al- most insane with suspense, she wait- ed on the wharffor the news boat to arrive. It touched the landing stairs the mate was pointed out to Emily, who rushed upon the astonished sail- or, and, with an eager eye, en- aired— ‘ Where is Mr. W ‘ I don‘t know, Madam! We left him at Batavia,nnd since that time we ain’t heard of him!’ Sinking under the weight ofdisap- pointtnent, she tottered back to the carriage which had brought her to the

wharf, and there gave vent to her an-'

guish in tears. This last blow had been too much for hen—During the last three. months she had been sup-

ofthe ship would bring her certain on ofher George. This sup- failed her, and she knew not on what to hang a hope. She was conﬁned to her room for several days. nor did she regain the former elasticity of spirit, which had once been her most attractive charm.

But the poor mother’s sorrows did not end here. The bank, or com- pany. in which all her fortune had been invested, suddenly became in- solvent. It was a terrible blow!— ‘l'he news was broken to her in the gentlest manner,hut she had no soon- er become fully aware of the extent of her misery, than she seized her two daughters in her arms, and, with sobs and tears, as she bent her head

{over them, exclaimed—

‘ Olt, God! have mercy on my in- nocent babes, for I atn weak and friendlese!’

It was some time before she realiz- ed the extent of misery which now stared her in the face. It was true. the rent of the house had been paid two years in advance, and there was nearly twelve months before the lease aspired. But how live in the meantime? She resolved to sell the lease, and dispose of attch furniture as she did not need, to raise a fund; then totake one room, and while the means thus obtained would supply all necessaries for berselfand children she could ﬁnd employment for her needle, to which she could alone look for a livelihood.

temporary place of shade, and com tented herselfwith the self-satisfac- tion of having done her duty, rather than to claim assistance from "those who might refuse her aid.

She sought for the counsellor who had visited her after her husband's departure, and imparted to him all that had been done. He approved of her course, and promised to pro- cure employment for her, ifit should be in his power. Touched by the sad beauty.ofthe now altered Emily, and by the wonderful change her griet‘had made, be deeply sympa- thized with her sufferings, and took the most sincere interest in her we!- fare. No immediate necessity press- ed upon her. The means realized from the sale ofthe lease and of her furniture, were ample to keep want .from her door, at least for months faltead. Still she was aware that these means were very limited, and would soon be exhausted, especially as she possessed no fttrther property from which to derive support.

Months passed away and no intel- ligence ofher husband came! Not even a letter, that insufﬁcient, yet welcome substitute, arrived to cheer her solitude. Months had lengthen- ed into years, yet no tidings from the absent one; and after heping a- gainst hope, the unhappy wife was compelled to believe that he had found a grave in the capacious bosom of the remorseless ocean. Long did she cling to the expectation, that he would in some way relieve her agon- ized mind; yet when day after day, month after month, and year after year rolled by. she could not solve the question of his absence, or his silence, in any other way, than by the beliefthat he was no longer a- mong the living.

Her sorrow was deep and heart- felt, but in addition to these aﬂlic- ' tions, poverty had laid its hand upon her, and the widow was forced by her needle to earn a maintenance for her- selfand children. 'l‘en long,desolate, _ hopeless years did she labour,early and late, for the miserable pittance which is ever grudgingly bestowed upon an humble seamstress. Nor had she a single bright spot in the future, not the gleam ofa prospect, to allay the increasing anxiety for her children, when she should be gathered to those who left her happy and contented.

By some accident, she. was seen by a merchant, visiting the house of one of the merchants for whom she

.worked. Struck by her gentleness lof manner, her dignity, and her ex-

As soon as she had found a suitable { Heme beauty, now much faded, be apartment, she carried her plan into | was led to inquire into her character. execution. The bitterness of this,Al| he could learn but served to in- change was softened by the hopeiaye,‘ crease the interest his ﬁrst interview more the ﬁrm belief that George had awakened. He sought means to would soon retttru to dispell herlbecome .cquainted,and (his acquain. doubts, and restore her home. Sheltance progressed from sympathy to regarded her lonely aplrlment III alfriendship, from friendship to love.