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; hew Series,---No. 48,

"a b q Rn, W. A. JOHNSTON |

VIS’ a | M R, W., A. UY HIN '

7 PERRY DAN = OF HALIFAX, N.S. |

a a or 8 ATTORNEY AND BARRISTER AT Law, &

NOTARY PUBLIC, &Xc. &Xc.

te” For the present enquire at the “ Payiston Loren.”

» an: {Pain ¢ , We as’: the attention of the publia to this long tested and unrivalied

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Charlottetown, October 21, 1861. GEOR&ETOW N.

te has been fawrally lwoun for more ~ . i eae twenty years, during which time we WILLIAM SAN DERSOW, have revetved themusanidls of testimonials, .. Commission Merchant, Wholosalo & Rotail

showing this Medicine to bs an almost

at hand, im case of aoci

2 steamboat acovlents, no ttamellep is aafe without it.

General Arent. Auctioneer & Brotser.

Agent for Col. Life )° Agent fur Pictou

Asserance Company (NOTARY PUBLIC. Tron Foundry

tes) 7 ~ F oes . ot - Merk rfaung remedy FOr Gise.ses Caused oy

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constant companion and inestimable friend of the missicnary and the traueller, -—-on saa and land,---and no one showd travel on our lakes or rivers without w. Prices, 125 cfs, 25 cts,, 50 cts, and $1.00 per Bottle, PERRY DAVIS & SON,

MANUFACTURERS AND PROPRIETORS, PROVIDENCE, R. I.

No. 4, is86l : R. R. MACLELLAN, Artist.

GREAT GEORGE STREET,

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Charlottetown, -< - = «=

PREVI COVAT.. 2 ; } } yp GAUVREAU has removed co the eurner of POW NAL Sold by dealers every where and SYDSEY STRUELS, wi.ere he may be consulted at Avint. “LE _niS8AY, all hoars. Entrane- on Sydney Street. - ; e } ina ulteto J j l, lsel. Apothecaries’ Hall, Charlottetown, P.E.J, | \osrlvttetown duly : ee

Senusry 25, fated ! te etme | ON CONSIGNMENT,

And now for sale,

unrivalled and invalualle

2 e ~ S $ = ” > - . : a , = Side, Back, and Loins, as well as in the § 4 County. 7 - : , S 2 toy q Joints and Limbs; _Meuralaic and § > | Nov, 18. bs <3 Rheumatic Pains nm ony pot of # Y ALFRED PURCHASE, the system, Toothache and Pains in the & yy | ‘ > Thad and Fas Ra Watch and Clock-maker, Smardon’s Corner. = Pa eee ' eT : 2 “ ric 2 on Vatches DUIVOT CABGR, «sc cccecoscces £4 0 0 3 Ase Blocd LDPuvifier and Tes 2 9 : rrizontal a in <i cases, +1000 . : - : > - wi PIUNLING. cc ee eG. cc csvr ee sD. cccsccevrestecressessse® for th fe, it seldom fails to cure § § 6 ; 3 a as temach, it oe ae " & Lever Rsvapement ...cccecccccerearevecrsscssece D 10 0 Pee eee ee ne ere +S | Unpting. de, 02> PO ivhaipey et caieri aa iba 2 find Stoma *h, Heartburn, Kid Gom- rs Charlottetown, Sept. 23, 1861. ly § plaints, Pick: Meadache, Piles, Asth~ .. ¥ " r4 x eet we were 3 3 ma or Phthisic, Ringworms, Foils, Felons, § z ALEXANDER McKINNON , * Whit-laus, Old Scres, Swelled Joints, and > a. a) ie . eaecke te a 5 wy : a General BDeliility Ff the Pustem. 5 AUCTIONEER : ~ is also a prompt and sure Remedy for ™ 3 AND . I , inten Miikademed Mle? e y Sb Gump an} Gun inthe Somer Paiod BS GEWERAL COMMISSION MERCHART — a ta / i tiintatie <4 . 3 as ' : wt — j yg Colts, BHiarrhcea, Dysertery, DHum- & OUEREN -f@REEF | . ~e ’ 2 >> . . . ARAL ‘ a aeses , § mer Somplaint, Cholera Morbus, Chol-~ § 3 . sal nee ot by io ht y ia ; y, } I ; 'E , a 4s SUA a ye era Infintum, Sealds, Burns, Sprains, r | CUARLOPTL Uy MR. Bee ci %% Fruises, Frost £ Qa Orricr in the same Building as A. H. Yates, Esq. aS 2. Miss hs} — ~— ™~ as ti olings . a a a se vat Es tinedes, an 7 she 2 JA MES McCOm B, ™ epee wel, Che bie ~ ~ ~ an it seamen > IMPORTER OF ; a we yore = Ps 2 ST ATHY Oe i x ‘S$ See Directions accompanying each bottle © , CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELLERY, < Tt has been tested in every variety of 5 FANCY GOODS of all kinds, Ambrotype and Photographie ‘1 Shai wood rmicals &e ‘hulesae and Rets “i climate, and By almost every naticn o Goods, Chewicals &e. Wholesa-e and Retail % fenciun to Americans. It ts the almost : BAZAAR, Great George Street. < 5 x > S

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LAT-ST ARRIVAL OF

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‘Yown Lots, Pasiure Lots, and Farms for Sale in King’s

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Siterature,

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WHY APOLLO FLAYED MARSYAS. A Study from the Antigue. BY CHARLES MACKAY.

A mighty minstrel on a morn of summer Cume to Arcadt, singing songs divine ; And ail the people gathered from the pastures, From dale and mountain side, And {rom the fl pwery varks of blue Meander, From hamlets, and from villages far seatteréd ; From moll and swithy. mart and portico | And from the green retess of grove and forest, Came young and old. the merry aud the mournfal, The thoughtlal and the thoughtless, high and lowly, And all to listen to a Poet's song.

QO song, divinest ever breathed to mortal ! It caused the eye to glow, the pulse to throb, The brain to reel with beauty aud delig!it ;

It moved the barren heart to frortful tears,

And warmed the coldest blood to martial frenzy, Waking all passion and all mystery

By touches masterful "Twas now a storm, Kousing and chafing the quiescent sea

‘Lo wrath sublime and thunderous biils of foam ; And now & whispering breeze "mid lilv flowers, Breathing sweet oduurs and deliciows calins,

‘* The mighty Poet! is he god or nan?”

Exclaimed the people. ‘* Js be man or god, W ho sings these songs, and sways us tu and fro, Ev'n as he Jisteth?. If he bew god,

Let us kneel down and give him reverence !

And if be be a man, of men tie chief, Let us entreat bum that he be our king; For lo! his words are wisdom, and his songs Fill as with thoughts too mighty for our speech, Sut clear in his, as planets im the soy.

Lo, be wmighty! Let bim be our king!"

And thereat Marsyas—chief of eritics he— Spuke to the crowd. *+Oh, foolish wuititade ! To be so smitten with an idle tune,

Mude for his pastime by a shepherd boy!

He hath not studied im the selools of art!

Jie cannot sing! bis words are emptiness !

hus lyre is out of tune! and what be saith hiath been suid better filty times before.

Gv, idie boy! Dig gardens, plough the fields, Or tend the kine, and vex thy soul no more, Nor us, too busy im a world of care

Ty give attention to thy songs or thee,”’

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‘Thou fool !’’ the poet said. *; Who made thee judge, Or gave thee iicenwe to et loose thy tongue?

Who jJuéces poots should himeel ve won

The garland and the crown. Who sounds the deeps

j ut mighty nacures should have eyes to scan

Tie lengcheuing line to whicu the plammet pends.

Who measures heavenly harmony suould hear

| The heavenly wusic ia his own true soul,

} W hat hase thou dune, presumptuous! or canst do?

' Angry and scornful—Marsyassnatelied the lvre ¢ . ’

7 1 - ‘ > Boxes Cavendish TOBACCO 5 cases BOUTS & SUOES| Ding, that the people who have ears to hear | 4 j q ) Q WJ 50 box roby HERRINGS 4 bex ss Macearcai And bearts to iecl may judge twiat thee and me.” -L i. J a j By: a 100 bbs. Lavrador Herrings § trop Bedsieads ; i th

z and Franklin Stoves, for wood and coal.

saa oe atts a Some swall ¢ - Sivves | UNITED STATES. be has completed an extensive assortment of ne ; “iy ta Lif veati ¢ r Al ' '

\} ERC fi A x 3) i AE, Get 14, 1851. WILLIAM DODD. Queen Square.

‘ . . ; + ) ea ke. ee & © *« & ot of the best deseripeiun. whiely he offers tur sale at tne lowest Ez >- 9B A’ E A< ¥~ a.)

a market rate for CASH, payable vo delivery.

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4s. subscriber begs leave to inform bis friends an table, that by recent arrivals irom ENGLAND aud tl ; « r vesseis.

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iledeala in LADIES’ and GENTS’ CLOTHS. of various kinds STOCK. DEPARTMENT: Hage splendid lout of LADLES WINTER MANTLES, MEN’s CUATS aad OVER COATS, not w be excelled in the

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7 ec) 4 La A City Secured: Odad. 2-4: <4 - : . oy "Oo coon to ws . ‘ , TTL I.PR Vie or A few Ladies’ ample INDIA RUBBER MANTLES, and tues JOUN N GOODWIN, Prost. ONnd ! MILLEB, Vice Prest. Gene's ditty in Cuate and Leggings, SHIPLEY W KICKER, Secic“*’S Clyideen's RUBBER CAPES, Ladies’ aad Goats’ RUBBER DIRECTORS. Stee ie LOOTS and SHULS. lon Joaw N Goopwix, User P Mines, Suv 2Y Ricks, Davin Painkarks, }2NER Usnus, Joun A +4158,

. : raXNO¥ . 7 W De Kecuemost ile has all kinds of Ladies’ FANCY GOODS ia the latest E De Kecsemos

style, with Daess Matertats in variety; aud stupie lut of

GLASGOW Goons, in Carpets and Us) Clothe, Plaids, Meriuus, French do., Reps, Wiueeys, Coburzs, Siawis, and Biankets; PLANNELS, in| © py: ices Isstuy AND PURTBER INFORMATION OBTAINED OF Piaio and Fancy, at » very small udvanee over cost and, J. S CARVELL, Agent. cuarges. | Charlottetown, Septeinber 23, t86t.

Las an entire NEW STOCK of WINTER RIBBONS, Vel- A CARD. vets, Flowers, Piumes, &e. &e., at nominal prices. io LiATS be deties competition, whether in Gents’ or Ladies’, +

Fire Insurance on Dwellings, Furniture, Warchousee, Public Bu Mil 6, Manutactories, Stures, Merchandize, Ships in Port, &.

building, and uther propert

u& wale

paits of due World.

and TRADING COUMUNITY of Prin’ Edward island,

a» weil as in Browa, White and Printed COLTLON, and and the Neighbouring Provimees, that he ia+ made arrange-¥

COTTON WARP. ments for the immediate prosecution of business as an

He deals in FURS of various kinds, in Boas, Muffs, Cufs. Auctioncer, Commission Merchant & Trimwing, Wieli @& Varicly af FUR aca CLOTH CAPS, wid General Agent, Laciirs’ and Gears’ Fur Mits and Gloves, Gauntlets sad im each of which lines all Commissions with which he may be Heel bitin Conte. favoured (at home or from abroad) shall ‘reeeive his prompt

BOOTS and SHOES of every description. and best-«ttention

Charlottetowa, July 8, 1861.

He sells CROCKERY WAKE and [RONMONGERY;; inthe, _ \°?@7tefreto' we i Oe latter line with many other articles he enumerates the fol-| IscX TENSIVE jowing, viz: Wrought and Cut NAILS, Knives and Forks,

~ ‘ sem 4 | © my Tray Gents’ Pancy Kirees, Spoons, Tea Tray, Shovels, Spades, | CON m3 «x & sf By XN j e hizela, Hames, Traces, &e. Se. Looxine Griadses; Jew-' | en re a “ =) RLLEKY, Gass, ke. a” iSABET.,” FROM LIVERPOOL, G. B,

IN GROCERIES, Genova, Whiskoy, Tea, Soap, and Stapic TEA that may be relied on, Brown and White Coffee and Goods. Crushéd Sugars, Molasses, Sultana Raising, Currants, Salt, Hl:ids. De Cuyper GENEVA, Paraphine Oil, Fluid, Linseed Oil, Whiting, together with 1 5 Caske fine old (small still) WHISKEY, ap innumerabie Jot of articles of daily consumption of the 5) Chests superior Conguu TEA, same kind in the AMERICAN line. 16 Boxes SOAP, y He has on hand 4,000 pieces of BUOM PAPER, all English, © UGe8 fanses eo 12 yards each, on sale at a little above cost and charges. 2 Cases, gota! LE GOODS. BENJAMIN DAVIES, any ag Sl Ste re Firm of the lave Charles McNatt, | Ex rince Alfred,”’ from Loudon, (hourly expected) — adjoining Messrs. Bell s B<tablish- |

20 Chests TEA. _— Ubeapside, Queen Square The Subscriber begs to intimate to the Trade, that he is Charlottetown, November 25, 1861. Ti

how prepared to offer for sale to whulesale buyers the above yr 8 yee fs > ed ae n ek bam, | 200ds. on as reasonable terms as they can be purchased in HH the City, for cash or approved paper. . J ud. 12 N. RANKIN. 2 Queen Street, Oct. 21, 1861 Is! BEES teers at a — ois ' AC’I yD "<3 V Cili Elo.

Plour, Grocery and Provision Store 1 a7 i ; a o. AS reevived ex Barque Tuerzsa from England, Sehooners CREATLY REDUCED FARES | | rion from New York, Agitiry from Halifax, and ANN1z (com Charlottetown to Boston for $7!

Bice4z trom Saint Joba New Brunswick— — 7 W barrels of Family and Bakers’ Extra Flour YUE Subscriber having been instructed to sell THROUGH

50 dv Kiln drved Corn Meal FiICKELs to BOSTON and {utervening Points, viz., West- 10 do Pilot bread, 10 boxes Batter Crackers | moriand te» Sihediac, Luropean North Americun Railway, to

10 boxes Water aod Suda Urackers, 2 boxes Yeast Powders >‘- dvln, wend Internaticual Steamship Co's. Steamers to Bos- 2 du Baking Soda, 3 barrels Washing Soda tun—is prepared to issue Tickets at greatly reduced prices,

40 puncheons Bright heavy Porto Rico Molasses us ander:

10 hhds Brigit Porto Ries Savar, 6 bbls Crushed ditto Dhediae, $2.50 2 barrels Curants, 44 boxes Raisins } _ Boston, — $6.00 . : 6 do chewing and emoking Tobacco Freight by this route forwarded with despatch, and at rates

St. John, $4.50

Kegs Lowuen's do do belo» any previous a rangement. : 4 59 chests beat Svueheug aud Congou English Breakfast | Aug. 12,i50l. ote J.S. CARY ELL, Agent. PEAS Molasses, Sugar, &c.

5 boxes Ground Coffee, 20 boxes Adamantine Candles do Tallow Candles 50 dv Best st Joa wede Washing SOAP & do Washing Blue, 1 box lodigo Blue 42 do Glenfield and Corn Starch, 2 do Ground Pepper 2. do Ground Ginger, 2 do Ground Allspice

c lutteiown, Ni Ls, 186). i. HASZARD. 2 tas Mustard, ” cases Matches harlutierown o aa 4 boxes Clothes Pins 10 coils Manila Rope

; Pearce Sdvgeu Bugkets and Pails, 6 dozen Brooms Mi Al LS.

6 pests Lube, 1000 busvels Liverpool SALT cu Mails for England and the uerghboring Provinees, Ke., bushels Turk’s Islang ditto 24 bags Taule ditto. will, until ferther potiee, be made uc; aud forwarded lrom

d ; ithe General Post Oibee as tollows:— Freetak nen’ Sovtonil es esld. op ! Por the United states, Canada and New Branswick, via

BADUD with 100 Punctieons Bright Mascevado MOLASSES A few Barrels SUGAR 500 Fresh COCOA NUTS, &e.

Waolesats and Retail, for Cash or aporoved «,yuerside and Shediac, every Munday and Jaursday worn-,

enor, AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES. ‘ovember 25, 1x61. ow

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ing, at nine o clock, : | For Nova dcutia o¢ Schooner ALxs te Pictou, every Monday ‘and Thursday, at 12 o'clock, neon.

For bugland. Nes joundland aod Bermuda, wil! be made up lat twelve o'clock, ncon, om Monday, Novemiur 2ova, Monday, Degembe: th.

L. C. OWEN, Postmaster Ge seral. General Pyst Ofice, 22d November, 1801.

JUST PUBLISHED, “ BAGSTER’S HiSTORY OF P. E, ISLAND,

For Sale at all the Book Stores, Price 3s,

Monday, December 22nd,

Fire & Marine Lusuranse Uo. of idaine. |

Authorized Capital, $509.0.°9 Capital Subscribed and |

ty "dings, |

y. Yniand [usuranee on Gouds to all parte ! the coupiry. Marie lusurance op Vessels, Carge and Freight w a-l

MAT EIL RANKIN begs leave to mivrm the MERCANTILE,

7EMILE Schooner **3AG0"’ as daily expected from BAR-

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And struck bie Guiveriie strikk cs wilt rede bold Les , a vo. , te ost, We

Lud ealig & ibping sung vu Love agd WW 2s

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Or twittering beak uf sparrowsesera bough .

oulless as croak of frogs watidv. tae mares rr And all the people laugued,. The she; lord's eye Gleamed fiery wrath ; tus red lips curied with seurn ; His stature duubied to hervic bulk ; Aud all his visage brightened with disdain, And dazdled ihe bevulders us Le spake ' **And this thing sits in jadment on the gods,

And ceuiis itsedi a critic! Fool! rash tool! Kuow ‘tis Apollo's self whow thou hast scorned, Aud hear thy fate. Not for a poor revenge L bWorthy ol the poet ur the gud, But tor example to thy kindand craft— Exawyple to be fresh ull end of time— } day thy skin from thy presumptuous flesh, And pail it to a tree tu rot or tan, That gods and wen may see the punishment UO} envious churis aud disappoimted koaves, i \; iv hate the beavenly fire that warms them not, And ¢Mive to trample genius in the mire.”’ Quick as y ito lightning flash the deed was done. The vietim raise’’ One agonizing shriek, And then was mute (0orever.~ On the tree

Toe bieeding trophy LOO: and ere the erowd Could draw one breath tue Nenderment of awe,

Apvilo’s piace was vacant, anc the sky os

i Shone with « slanting ray of pur vled gold,

On which he mounted, swift aw ligne, © ieaven. tS ©ae

UP IN THE AIR.

Some few months back I was called in--lam a surgeon by) | profession—to attend a Senor Tornados, who, despite bis mane,

wae as tree aa Navlishman by birth and pareatage as ghe | parist of Lambeth ever bred and reared. fb foucd hiw suffer- |

iny from extreine debiiiiy and nervousness, brought on by the loverstratned tevsion of tie aitiseles aad stnews. tle told me jal be was a reperdauger, slack and tight ja ‘umbler, stiff anc jloose > sprite, acrobat, and bortle- Quslivrist ; anduauy ouer things which have escaped my memory.

{tise funnily consisted of tus wife, a pale sickly woman, some- } What older than himself, and a very dundsome litle girl. Ac- )customed a8 L was to witness tie devotion of women by a sick lbedside, and the irritability of uinle patients, the self-sacrifice jot Modaine Tornados and (be deimoustratwe gratvucde of her husband fur each aci of attentioa surprised me. tle was under liny care some months, and,as he recovered, grew ta kative and ifamsline. One evening, as be satin an easy chetr. propped up i by pillows, he favoured me with the following narrative. I

| purposely suppress any professional (echmcaliues and acrobatic |

ergot, whieh wonid be uninelligible to the ordioary reader. ' = You see Sir,’ be beyan, * my father was a hawker over in {Lambet Marsh. [never knew my mother, beeau-e she died

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head c ose to Wes ninster Bridye, und oa genticman going by giving ne a shiding. * Now. my boy,’ the gentleman said, ido thatagan,’ which Id.d. * Now,’ said he, * sprog!’ which ji dud, and cawe on my feet again. * Good boy,’ said he and jpatted ine on the head. That gentieman, Sir, was the great Dr Ducrow. Weil, Sir, of course after such encouragement

from suck a man, a tumbler | became. i spered pewher pains |

nor trousie, and pracused tj) L beceme master of my art aud head of my profession.

| © Ahour seven years ago--[ was just twenty-three—I first jmet wiih James Rautord, who was aise in my line, avd he pro-

posed that we should work together. Dconsented, and we trae |

velled wbuut and exhibited at town hails, and assembly rooms, ,and large rooms at imos 3. bub we did very badly. Ranterd had ja wife and child, sou tellbharder upon him. | was forced to lend hia whet dittie Lcould spere, for L couid not see a young }womun aad a little baby go without wide L bad n, could 1?

‘Well, Sir, things got from bad to wose; and wy partner, jherng aiman of violest semper, took to drisk—he was always

jgiven that way—aud, [win sorry to say, he used to beat ins)

wife. Semetines my biood bas baled, aud | have wa'ked away ifor fear (hat T should intertore, However, | used to eheer up ‘the missus a8 well as PT coud, and nurse the diile gurl, and they

lbeth grew to like me very much.

‘audience a! all. We were wihout money, and were asking each olber what we shouid do, when ‘he -quire’s con and @ lot bf young gentiemen Came antand asked us to perlorm fur them,

jwica we dic; and hey gave us a coupie of sovercigua, and.

more than that, a-ked usto supper atthe betel. Afer supper

why, L see you call yourseives Messrs. J Ronford and W, K vr. No wonder you yet no audience. t suppose ihese are ‘y wir reat pames?’ Voe answered that they were.

| * Qa, thavli never do,’ sad be. * You mus: have an alas ; you muste’t let the pubuc sappose you ere Saghehimen. for ¢ ateary to the rules of Senne ii et qiiette, You «nust aioks

lout toatl you are foreiguers. |

j settied before we broke up that night that, for the fuiure we

when UC was quate young. tdoa’t know how it was | earned | unbling. ‘lhe first thing | cam remember is standing onany |

‘Que nigbt.at a live place called Peddiethorpe, we had no.

the squire lovgked at one of our vills of the day, and said * tiollo! |

‘Wel, ac ti iithe geatiemea began to Jaugh ; but it was : n ‘ ssetehtheee te: eine apptte it pe th *«[ know you do,’ my friend replied. * He calls himself the | by @ geuulue sentiment.

j were to call ourselves * Tue Two Foscui—the epincicss | Siamese of Syria ?? | * Well, Sir, from that moment Ranford and | began to do

Lxceisior, or Ciimmpion Somersnult Thrower to the World, Ue isto the bills fora eble somerseu!! to mpht? ‘ You must know, Sir, that a treble somersault means stand-

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well; bur (im sorry to say that our good luck only caused ary 1k 08 a spr ny-buard, hrowingvour heels ap, and turnmny eom-

| partner ta drtak che harder, and ta consequence, to behove more badiy to bis wife His child he eertoinly was very fond of, pertiy, | thnk, because he had only known ber a short time, ‘for Kanford was one of those men Who hiked new faeces. As l soon as be meta stranger he was all life and spins, and he | would do anything or vO anywhere to oblige bin; bul when lhe bad known a man some ume he dido’t care far him, Gat grew Cross and contradictory,

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where there was a grand gala » gatevery werk, on whieh oecea- ‘sion a balloon uscended = T scraped acquatntanee wih the jreronaat, and one eveniag Lweat uo with iin. ‘Phe sensation

jwas singular I cannot deserve at, butt hiked it very much

| The aeronaut showed me how be managed to steer through the |

jie, when to throw out the sand, and how to descend.. As we ; were saiting over Loudon he sai? + ave, . | ** You couldn't do the stack rope up hére, Poscari, could | You ?’

** Why not?’ Dsaid; and os | epoke the idea flashed upon me What a splendid feature ino che prograinme wt would be:

tee through their iptutable Evolutions on a slack Wire sus- jpeaded from a Balloon fleeting thousands of yards above the jsurface of the earth!!!" A talloon, I though’, could bear the bwerght of two men outside i. ‘The wire could be fastened to the sides of the ear, and, when at a sufficient height, we could jget out and perform,

|} Assoon asl resehed ground { went to Ranford, who first laughed at tie notion, and thea agreed to it. The proprietor lof the garden asked us to name our terms. We did so. . ne ‘tried to beat us down, but at lust consented, and we wert up faod ded att?

| EF vaiter*uared him by asking tf the danger were not ex'reme |} *Nota bu? rephed my patent. ‘If 1 fell from a wire fifty ‘feet frourthe ground the chances are that [ shomid bresk my hneek 3 af I feii trom a height of tif'y wiles Leould do ne more ' hep, ifour feet wiss, we have our bands to hold on dy. Llew- ‘ever, 1 was saying we went Up, and when we liad risen a cer- {tain distance, we vot out of the car and commenced the pe for- finance. [ft seemed odd to me at first, tumbling and swinging | tty the air, with the gardens atid the nudiener, and the houses jand the trees, suche depth beneuth ne; bet what struck me as | being Strangest was when we hung head sownwards, and looked up at the clouds. | used to tee! that the earth could nor be se very distant, for, bigh a8 we bad risen, the sky seemed as far off frum us as ever.

‘Our performance gave grest satisfaction, and was favour- ably noficed inthe daily and weekly papers, We were told ibatthe ae that thrilled the audrence most was the last one we | performed before descending” Ranford, whe wes se heavier finan than |, hong from the rope with his head downwards ; ‘then, tokimy bold of beth his hands with borh mine, | swung by their support; end ihe, by way of climax [let ga my left band, od hung eon only by my mgt, Loever felt the least fear, | We kvew each o her’s grip, and it was all | * At firs: tie veronaut went up with as, but afer a few times we were able to magage for curselyes ge well that. had an ac- lelent happened to one, the other could have got safely down

‘We were earning « great deal of money, bat | noticed that Mrs. Ranford looked paler and more care-worn ev: ry day, end

\L knew how her husband was conducting honselt by that. She |

lotten told me that she wished they were poor egein, a8 he had

l been wuch kinder ip those tines, | * One nigh —[ shall oever forget if was returning from ithe gardeus, and, as I passed the door of Ranford’s lovgings, litle Bvelyia’s ndrsé Taf) ONT TO we, and aaid -- ‘Ror Leaven’s sake. Sir, goo.’ Master and missus haye ied dreadiul qQarrel, and Gilkstas ts going ta kW herself? | ‘Dranwotbe houses b towad the periourdsor open Airs Raniord Was a lue nour alone 5 ner back was (owards me, bu: jl could see ter fice. um the lacge murror teat stood over the chimney piece. She hed 4 taguc in her hard. and was about 6 Useitep herself when she caught the reflection of my face im the piass. She sfopped.tursed round, and fell upon the oor ina fi L peked up the razor, petit in my pocket, and , placed the poor woman on the sofa. Ranford came imo the , room Bell dravk, talf mad, and scowled at me like a gemon. *Lexpostniated, and ined to reasen with fins; but he only made me j-ermg replies, such as *Ob! TE understand -— betrer tian you (unk toc!’ ‘Las nota foal!’ +] have gn eyes!’ and ps0 oo, end I lef. the house with » heavy heart, | + Nex day the nurse-girl told we that Ranford was jealous, and that he and his wite had quarrelied about me We ascend- ed that might. He never spoke to me, nor to him, "We , beth twirled aud tumbled up io the air without exchanging a fuad! , * When we got down T felt inclined to give him a good thrash- jing tor its unjust susp.cioms ; but 1 keut ay teaver for the sake of the poor Woinal, 50 We Wenl ov fi reght or ten « ays.

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United Order of Aveien Toxopbol.tes. ty was a still sammer night, without a breathof wind. Weascended llthe gardens, land ihe sreets, and the churches looked like Durch toys, and jihen gute Goon the rope, | *As I took my seat beside Raoford I poriced that he had jbeen dricking giere tian usual He had lately taken to an add | way of shutung his eyes, and smiling witb bis bps ugh) presse together; and what with his koi brows, white tichis, spangled lirdeks, and the bit of mbbdon round his head, with a paste stir in the centre, he locked, as he sat swong'ng backwards and fore j Frente mi the air, more tke ar ets! being than a man * We went. througs our pe:fovummunce, ail but the last trick | As] was swinging from hs two hands the thought Came isito imy head, éf he should not hold on!

“As Tiet go wih my e't hand, and swung only by my righ, 1 4,8 “d ins voice above me.

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‘*Rert, & rand, ‘ore you gaiity or not? what he meant answered * Confese that you have wronge: Uhey are vour last words! { have but

| *P asked hin *¢ You know,’ be swe: ®pewk the truth !

a ” to loose my grip, and down » u es : | +) eriedito eone-kis disengage) arm, but he held it above

MY reach; and put his other ia such a or that I could noi

hewich at it, but swumgemtirely at his mercy.

tne famt “aheng by my “ | leaped to reach ‘he rope wilt-ayteel, and: g Oy my

At last we got au eugagenent ata garden near London, |

* Perilous Performance of the Two Poscan Brothers. who will |

(Pp e@eoy roped three times im the air before you light upon your beet. T need fot savy 18 @ very difficult thing to do.’ | T said ty Cobbie, T’s odd that 4 wan who drinks so hard i should be capable of such a feat.’ | **ftwengagement depends on it? was the reply ; ‘ we’re full in every other ine. The governor tuld bum that he'd sgn arocles with bin for that, but not fur avytiung else. Bul he sees Vou.

‘Tturned round, and saw Renferd walking quickly from ua.

f emered ihe em: us, and ws8 actommodated with a seat an the jorehestra, f cou'd wor help tanking of my old parmer, and | bod strange tervousness upon me, as if sometbing wor abyut [Tr happen; but the teebng wore off when Rantord came tate the nog. The audience applauded loudly, for he had thrown a | Wreble sowercnulttwiee ben “S0Ge ese favorite in conseqnence, *T sew that be was not eober, and | boticed hat he ted the )Sape lint le star upoe his forehead that he eore the lest time “e |made an ascent ioveher, Woile the grooms were allerag tae

pestuion of the spring-hoard he walked up iv the orchesira sid, | with the old devrinst Swile upon his face, said to me— 3 | ** You can't keep away, then, can’t you? Yon will come!’ | | Kanford,’ f whispered,tyou ere not yoursMf to-n. ght; take ’

my alvice ~don’t throw the treble! | gaye #n oath, avd then burst into a loud leugh.’ ) we ae | ai! : ”

Kon m4 ogee ode do you?’ he said. * Fail whea you're 7 He ran up on the sprine-board, bowed, and kissed his hands. |The music began. He threw several siagie somersaults, then ,a double one > then he stopped, and crossed his arms, end jlooked alme. The nudieace were very enthusiastic, nod he be- | xan agein, repested the pertormmuecs, and Siopped og: on. There | Was wore applause, Tien be turned towards the, sunling, vs jf he said ‘ Now !’—and went to werk a tiered tome. He tnade | some tittle prepiration—-turned over once os twier. The hovse | was 8o silent thar you mihi bave heard a pio drop. He got the spring, and over he went—~once, twice. My heart rose in ny mouta, for Lsaw that he had nor reom to turn a third time. ,ifis bead came down wii a hornble thud among the tan and Nyy s-dust; aod he jay in che nog, dowd od up and dead?

‘A surgeon eae out ot the OoXes, who sand that bis neck jwas broken, and that death must have been instantaneous, {

famed away. When I came tof saw hie body being carried out of the ring,

* Well, Sur, F was pitched upon to be the besrer of the ead news to the widow, — I'l! pass over that. T'was surprised to fad that, in spite of his ervei usage, she still was very fond of

‘tum. IT kissed the etutd, who had grown # fine tittle girl, and returned to Manchester the next day. 4 attended che funeral of course. Ranford hardly jJeft a pound Dohind hum, I gave ‘the widow an address that would always ind me, and told her |to write whenever—when—if she wanted—that is, whenever she r quired. agsista yee, | * Fires the poor thing tried to eet up a school for children, but | hat faved, cad, knowing that she muse be sometimes pressed, ,t often sent to her don’t know how it came about, burt, afier /8 leag Correspondence and @ courtship, | married hers and here she comes with my beef-tea—and here comes Evelina for thac’s “the very Woman, Sir, and bat"s the very live gurl, and a real | beauty sne is!’ Taz Morxinc Catten.—Otserve him on the doorste \after he has knocked, ‘and before the door is flung open that man at ease? Certainly not. There is no ordinary man (unless Le is over 50 and very fat, but not always even )ther) who can keep stiti at sucha time. He will tern rapide ly about after kuocking, and. grasping bis chin, will look up at tie sky, a8 if profoundly interested in the weather. [le )will took down and dust an imaginary speck off his waiscoat. He will revolve once or twice, and glance nervously dowa ‘the outside seam of his trousers, straightening the lum as he does so. [have eyen seen (but this was in Dorset-square ‘only) a mse abe wretch in this predicament, who so far lost himself as ro take aim from the doorstep at a certain sparrow with his umbreila, used gunwise. It was but the-action of a ‘mwomeut—tbe desperate agtion of one trying to appear at ease. Of those gentlemen who, when they have knocked, stand with their backs to the door, poising themselves on | their heels on the remorest verge of the Slep, it is mot neces. ‘Sary to speak ; they are without control over their actions, and may be consigned to oblivion in company with the gen- | leman who occupies himself, while waiting for admission, in chipping away with the point of his umbrelia the luose bit of |S Ucco which has begun to peel off by the side of tne servants’ bell, Mark cne man again when the door is at lenyth ang. jwered. Murg the sudden way in whieb he turne round, aud ‘the unnararal key in which he inquires whether Mrs. T. is at home? If your eyes were bandazed do you think you / would recognise in that sharp ery of agony the yuice of your ‘friend? Surely not. Observe, again, the almost inexplica- | bie appearance of relief with which he learns that T. is put “at howe. Ovserve how quick he is with his card ; how hur- ‘riedly he makes away from the house fearful of being sent for back again.— All the Year Round.” 7 | a ee | Supenstitioxs or Great MéN.— Most great men h. vy: been ‘Superstinous, The courier bringing a letter trom EKngiand, |in which "the death of his old physician, Polidori, Was stated, | Lord Bacon retuarked, + I was convinced somet ing unplea- jsaut bung over me last night, I expected to hear that some- body f koew was dead; soit turns out. Who can help being | superstitious # “‘Seott beieved in second sivht « Rousseau jtried whether he should ‘be damued or not by simi: ata )trey with a stoue ; Goethe trasied to the chanee of a vife's striking the water, whether he was to succeed in the under- taking. Swift placed rhe success of bis life ov the drawaing of a trout he had hooked out of the water. | priadiieatiiaitetaaes. Two tourists observing a pretty girl in a milliger’s shop,

: ’ or- | the ous, ¢ ‘ishmd \ . | teels, but 1 faiied. I shut my eyes, end prayewtigas Nato Tors] Tae Sar, Se frishman, pro.osed to go and bay a watch ribbon,

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} . s “ain jgive me. Every uct of my past life rushed throuvh aye

in order to get anearer view of ter. * Hootman,”’ gays his

at the same time | was perfectly conscious of everything abou “Northern friend, * nae occasion to waste siller; Jet as ga

me—the blue ske, the quiet evening, the rope, the bortom of |

‘the car, aud Rewford’s head averted over me. [thought what)

ia time d should be falliag, faliing. [knew bow slowly the |

sand sank from the car, and whut a long, long tune I should be |

‘dyiug ere | reacted the earth, }

| *] found strengih to speak.’

} ** Ranford.? | said.? -you are mistaken.’ | *+ You le! he answered, ‘+ Th you let go my hand you area murderer. There will be,

an inquest.’ **1 don’t care.’ i

**{tus kuewn that there was ill-hlood between us,’ | can- |

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ftinued. * You may be banged. Your wife wil: say how jea | | Otis—” | ** 4 wife cannot give evidence against her husband 2

“[ knew the vex: moment 1 shouia be falling through the air, | A spasin shot 10 wy beart. L tancied | saw the bottom of the | jcarrising from me. I felt the grasp of ius fingers loosen! | | Wuh the energy end strength of desveration, | leaped up, and . ‘caught his wrist wih wy disengaged hand, I chmbed ap tus.

‘ body, L know not how, tll Dresched the pered, and thence into)

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the car, where I lay panting for breath, aud trembling like a } hare. | *tle soon followed me. ‘Tf frightened yon, didu’t 1?” he) said. * You don’t suppose T mevot it, do you?’ faq | *imadeno answer, but prepared for the descent. While) arranging tue e@ndage our hands met. t could not bear bis ouch. Lstruck nun, ane knocked him anto the bottom of the | ear, where be lay rrowhing agdeweanag ti) we came to ground