i : ;

‘a Whe gma

6:

a

-— — a a

—

VOL.

—s.

AT THE

POST U...ct, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, APTBR MONDAY, tith MAY.

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE — : a . - ae J AND ARRIVAL OF MAILS,

as ee —

MAILS

a

CLOSR. DUR.

~~ i en we -

Monday, ne and Friday.9 p. m. Mond., Wed., & Frid.,

Nova Scotis, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p. m

2 p.m. Mon.,

Qatario, Quebec, New Br'as-

wick and United States, 10-30. p.m

ymencing on Friday 15th!

May at 9 p. m.

Supplementary mall every | "

Great Britain vie Halifax, urday,

| | ) Every alternate Friday, com-| py urday,

{| termate Sundsy, 2-50, p.m commencing Sunday May

, } i " Great Britain, via Queoec, 2/Monday, 9p. m@ iPriday, 10-30, p..m.@ }

Great Britala, la United 2/Monday. Wednestay and Mond., cgney , andj Friday States. Priday, 9 p. m. , 10-30, p.

Newfoundland aa Wr Saw Great Britain, vla'Same as ao at Britain. vis Indies, alltax. | Halifax.

Summerside and intermedi- 2 Dally, Sunday excepted, 9 a Sunday excepted, 2 ate offices, Pp. m. a

Georgetown and {atermedl- Dally, Sunday excepted, 9 Daily, Sunday excepted, 3

ate offices Pp. m. |} p.m.

Western — Tigaish, Alber- ‘Wednesitay, Saturday, 9p. m./Tuesday, Friday, 2 p. m. ton, &c.

Sastern—St. Peter's, Souris, } ‘Monday, Thursdays, 9 p. Wednesday, Saturday, 7 p.m. | &c.,

Southern—Murray Harbor 2 Monday, Thursday, 9 p.m. ‘Wednesday, Saturday, 2 p.m, Belfast, &c., 5

Bedeque—-Tryon, C rapaud, 2 Monday, Wednesday, Friday.|Monday, Wednesday. Friday, &.. 5; Sp.m 2.50, p. m.

Brackley Point—-Covehead, 2 Monday, Thursday. 8 a.m. Tuesday, Friday, 9 a. m &c.,

Pisquid—Jonnston's ns Friday, 12-30, p.m. Friday, 10 a. m. a,

— ogee ene re pee

p. m., both postage and Registratio®

“Letters to be Registered must be posted by 5- 30, fee raust be prepaid

The Postage on trausient Newspapers, an: d on lette.s for City delivery must be pre- paid.

Letters may doe pasted in the Letter Boxes on mai! Steamers up to +?

4-partare. Post Office, Ch'town, P. E.1., ath May, 1874.

me of their

A. A. MACDONAL". Postmaster.

ALMANAO FOR 0 OCTOBER, 1874,

MOON'S ( cuawens.

Last Qaar., dd Day, 9b. 96m., a.m,

New Moon, 10th Day, 7h. 49m., a. m., . Piret Quar., 8th Day, 9h. 17m.,a.m., W. Fall Moon, 25th Day, 3h. 8m, a.m... 8. W. Last Quar., dist Day, lih.. a eth p- ‘m., E.

BUSINESS 7A RDS.

OME AML LOL ll

oo WILLIAM JAMES HENEY, AUCTIONEER, GENERAL BROKER,

AND COMMISSION AGENT,

DEALER IN CHOTCS of er MOON | | wanes DAY's

ear wae f° woos] zac pars FAMILY GRERIS, TOBATD & TANCE. GODS iL rise | sete sabia’ PRINCE ST., COR. OV DORCHESTER,

HMEAEMH M AM MM) ; L Thursday 6 35 36A2 25 A233 11 33 Charlottetown. - - - P. &, Island.

RE RIRENO LAL LD

, 5 $14 3$ 4 2) s Sasarday | aa P's is ARCHIBALD LADNER, 435 Ss FB 7 i Shondey 9 8 86 790 “ Commission Merchant, 6 Tuesda) 10 2 4453 ‘ : Wed’ i2 “4 5 iE i i AUCTIONE FR. 5 1 ? 9 43 eThursdey 18 32 322 8 eS «Tnsarance and General Agent, 10. Saturday 16 18 6 51 eS Po 108 ; 37 Queen street, 11 Sund | 17 16, 6101 Q linet. 12 Monday wie 634 1 ae ; Charlottetown, P. E, Island. | R uesds : 7 os ta Weds ae'y a il Tae 918 : WILLIAM DODD, hu a v Oo 4 . | > : 3a 133 5 COMME = and 1? Saturdar 25 é& 10 35, ™» 0 icvti VYWEERR 8 Sancay 37 ‘ Li Si 18 37 QUBEN SQUAXF,

|Monday 3 3 Tuesday 2 0 Weda'st'y $14 58) 93 Thursday i $3, 8&7 38 Friday 4 OBS 34\Saturdey | 38 63 MiSandsay 37 52 MMonday § sf BW a7 Tuesday 4 49 ee Wedu'sd'y 41 47) se Thursday | | 43 48 ao ‘Friday + #4; 4e st sense | 645 42 3 21,

are CARDS.

LOL LL OL a wsiteastinantinnnsinaatinmaiia

. D. SHIBBEFF,

Luton Commissioz Merchant,

BROKER

AND GENERAL AGENT. CHATHAM, - NEW BRUNSWICK.

—" Oli

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

bag. 5, 1876.—4m

CARVBLL BROTHERS, AUCTIONUERS.,

Commission | Merchants, GENERAL AGENTS.

BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREFT, _Charlotetow

34 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND

-— wae F. M. CAMPBELL.

15 27 | 15 24!

2” 13 COMMISSION AGEN'T, s UM CCTIONEER € BROKER SS TRINITY CORNER, GEOBGETOWN, P, b. L

9°

ee OS SCB*IAM Se BUR OS

~ oe ne Sw HS tom Be rl

AGENT FOR THE

~ Standard Life Insurance Co.

Sept. 1 . 1873. ly

ee - si ea ”

3 >

eee §

JOSEPH CREAM ER,

Physician & Surgeon, CL17Y HOTEL, CHARLOTTETOW N.

-enitations MON

iven to poor gratuitously on AYS, from 1 to 4, p. m ___ April 20, | 20, 1874. —tf.

PLEASANTLY SITUATED ON North Side Hing’s *quare,

St. John, New Brunswick. _J_H. RUSSEL, PROPRIETOR. _

HERMANS & SON.

n. P. E. Island

games BRENAN, —_Diél-Hanyers, Gi aud Tiss, Hose, Sign, and Carriage Painter,

OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STORE, Pape Hanger & Glazier

EG to return their thanks to the osanieiad SOURIS WEST.

pablic for the liberal patronage extend- ed to them since their eommencement in business, and ask for a continuance of the

same. They keep constantly on hand:— Orders will receive prompt attention A NEAT — OF daly 7, 1873. ee. a TINWARE, KITCHL*. UTENSILS

ao. be be te. H. R. MUHLICS’ de. oe

All orders in the abore

Cheapest Markets, intended for

eshing Depot. er - House Builders, such as

ALSO, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF

. Ship Work, Gctbrens ard Water Cloeet,

Fitting, &c., &e.,

Pipes,

Figures, Deep-sea and Hand. We are prepared to sell them at Kates as | long, bright, hopeful day.

and Water Low as can be had In the city, and will fit them up in a good workmanlike style. To a generous public we would say, that

Leads, Lead Cisterns made, Closeta fitted up at the shortest notice.

CREIGHTON STREET,

OPPrOSITE UNION HowusF. PicTovu, N. 8. Ch’ town, dane i 1874. hy

be attended to with d: spatch.

sold cheaper than ever. ‘[Nov. » 187 a J

VULCAN FOUNDRY Commercial College.

STOVES, wholesale aod retail. WINDLASS

ved MACHINERY cterariee le general sl- WELSH & OWEN'S BUILDING, hand, at shortest potic rays on hand, oF wp Queen Street, Charlottetown.

POR ALL KINDS of OLD ; SCRAP (ROX. J. A. RUTHERFORD & Co, = baray PRATER & REAGH, PROPRIETORS,

June 3, ——s _ Georgetown a Bincate Young Men for Business

St. Lawrence Marine Insur- anoe Oo. of P. E, Island. BOOK-KEEPING in all it# branches, both by SINGLE and DOUBLE ENTRY and Col-

Boarp Ov Directors Apenrmatp Kenxevy, Bsq.. Preetdent dean ¥. Resuntson, Eeq. lateral subjects, thorougly taught and prac- tically applied by means ofa Complete Course of Actual Business,

Arramas Loxp, Esq. Baten B. Prake, Esq.

engaged in by all the students. Particnlar attention given to

P W. Hrsepmas, Esq. W. D. Srewaki, Esq. Risks taken daily atthe rofiice, Wxachange BANKING ARITHMETIC, FREDERICK W. Ch'town, March 16, 1874.—ly Secretary SPELLING, &e. “ Having obtained the necessary instruments, HOSE who heve any demands agaids: 1 pester, in addition to the other branches. aus ten oe shameaina te eae Eaton & Frazee’s ARITHMETIC (revised | seeounts, duly attested, to the undersigned, for settlement. HENRY LAWSON,

Troma’ Morris, Esq. Batidi _ HYNDMAN, BUSINESS CORKESPON DENC k. NOvPEC 1 PBLEGRAPHY will be Taught eee eeeretaath es an > edition), Eaton & Frazee’s BOOKKEEPING onhand. A liberal discount to the trade. _ Execotor.

_Suly D, 1874. Business men and others interested are

| system.

Bc Hovuns—9%4 a. w. to 12 p. m., from 2 to 4, rs Subscriber begs to notify those whom, BO & oh ik may concern, thet he has been ap- and 74 to 94 p. m., until the opening of th

pointed Agent in this Island for the Associ- Evening Class, October Ist.

Wed., and Friday,

About every Salternate Sat-

| tive who is staying with me.

‘ #! General Merchant | in her throat.

| was over, she did not knov how mech sbe had hop-d, aod now the first pang of diss |

| swered the

Patients attended to at all hours; and con- |

BANGOR HOUSE,

| borefelal to us both. Nay, | refuse, and leave in} t) take

' matters—Londor,

| conscious of the stratazem. to talk

business will he}

‘Gas Fitting, Water (fosets, Bell |

A lot of First-class WATER COOLERS | onhand. ~aywer ene Bine |

and Blanks to accompany same, constantly |

eo | cordially invited to call and examine our

POETRY.

ee, eee ee ere re ee

TRU z LOVE. *T was not when early flowers were®snrin ing, ‘ : When skies were sheen, And wheat was ereen, And birds of love were singing, That first I loved thee or that thou Didst first the tender claim allow

j

For when the silent woods had faded From green to yellow, When fields were fallow, And the changed skies o’ershaded. My love might then have shared decay. Or waste with summer's Songsfaway

"Twas winter: care and me, Instead of flowers And sunny hours,

commmenucing Sat-| When love ungurded found me 16th May, 10 p. m,

i “Mid wintry scenes my passion grew, } And wintry cares have proved it true

Dear are the hours of summer weather, When all is bright, And hearts are light, nd love and nature joy together: | poteunes from night their luster borrow, } And hearts are closer twined by sorrow.

——— a

| oer eee T ’ j T | LITERATURE, LAE DA SAAAAAAAAAMNA* HS 4 . ~*

KATHARINE. / |4 TALE OF WOMAN'S TRIALS,

CHAPTER VI.—Conitnued.

At last the door opened, and the lady of the house entered.

Katharine rose icstinctively; less from deference than feom impu'ss, for the sweet and gracious countenance, the elegant fisure and courtesy of Ler hostess, won froin her instant admiration and respect.

Mrs. Bertie was one of those rare beings whose beautiful nature looked oat from every featere and gesiure of her face and | manner. Excellent herself in every relas ; Hon of life, thera never was so leniect a | jadge of others, and this most uncommon ‘ but holies: of all characteristics it mast bave | been, which imparted such an unspeakable } oharm to evory w rd anid action of ber live.

She was the realization of all Kute s idea's, ithe being she had constantly pictured to | herse!f, the livicg impereonation of a noble character.

ali embarrassment by ths courteous atten- | tion of Mrs. Bertie, had stated the cbjeot of her visit, and modest'y offered herscif a candidat? for the situation advertizod.

‘Jam very sorry,’ repliel Mra Beriie, in thoss frank tonss which made tne words convey the certaivty of the sprakei's siacer-

I n 1s were round

EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY,

5 AGO WS ABER ISIS TEAS

*Now, Jo not be vesel at mv random ' That ia strenge

‘Yes and there'or-

sordy, and apply t at. yorrsef. 1 only | law sent fron ;

hid.it to Ward, pot tv accuse you ; but like } | but were other pe ple’s promises a i

many other officious people, [ have gone too | fully keptas I pry ( od I may ev ep

far, and said more than [ intended.’ | mine, I shou'd raceive a f.r different re juit- ‘Oh, no, pray make no apology. Lodoed

Lam most grateful for advice. I have no

‘Katharine espe ke thess words bitterly ; and one who takes so much interest in me at) yg. Bertie felt that, however she m'ght be home at to offer it.’ }

‘ Are you thon—pardon the rudeness of | the qvestion—unhappy with your aunt? and is it for that reas n that you are seek- ing a situation ?’

, see.

lieved to be right.

Fer own convictiar,

litt’e, for unless Ketharine would give he

} some clue to the mystery which wag t! priving her of home and frien de, ‘sano ' ahi x

[ Teen tell me what ate your: CS a} ions nothing to aid her, | fo roverneas, Give me the address of SaTy | for a governes rive m acdrees Of} Grill,

althoueh reason told her this, he I can re‘e:,a a J wi!

@orne one to whom ti do good and generous heart whispered pity [0

not seem inclined to volunteer a catalogue | trembled, and her throat swelled with emo» of your accompiisiments, 1 must catechise | tion at these unhoped for words; end thy you. Cin yoa sypouk French, dance, d as aod play ) she riveted upon the spsaker’s face, comlirm- “*. [ have learned, and I think Ico Id teach | ed Mre Bertic’s mene im. She pressed Ler all,’ hand and ec *Th.t is very well. * A little.’ * That littie is » great deal, und well, or e what believe it

tearful but frank and grateful look which

ontinued : ‘I may be wrong. hows Do you sir g?’ ever, and you may have good gro fo your 5 ler ice. ,ou

Strength

If you have, God

to persevere; but f not—and re- Tam grigvieusly mistaken. You b member we are not aiways the best jadveso! musicians cal! even our own motives—if your imugination

first aftracted me. g Of course you can read and write, tesc) } pone, and investing emal! cireumstances with

geammar, geography, 2nd such essent ale?’

a stinging face. |

was your voice which has mis]: d you, urging a duty where there is

consequence, siake off the thraldom Be kold enough to sey that you , and yie'd the obedience that is re- |

endue ‘Te."- at ome. ‘ Then yon are a very Clever girl; I mean, if you can teach these matters well. quired ak You must have worked vory bard.’ ‘This wil! be d'Mfivatt to do,—it ia alweye ‘I kave ; but all peop’e work Lord who} qigiovit to retrace a wr nz path, however work for a great end.’ {innocently trod; but do not be frightened. Not all. Necessity and peresverance do To the earnest and sip'e heait is alwaye not alwajs accompany eoch other.’ ‘I dij not learn all you have we:tioned

aught French an!

that is, } are wror

given strenzih in times of need,and donc t fear |

,

thst ;oa will be forgotten. Have co raze, | i dance | the

atechool. I waat ani ereemstances or rfl ction ever

?

ing in [nvia.’

ity; ‘but [know that my friend his just |

engaged a young Iady—for I mast tell you

that it was not 1 who advertizd, buta relas |

look so di: appointed!’ she continned, see~

ling the tears glittering through th: lashes *1 hope that |

of the suddenly downeast eyes; securing asituation ie not of such importance as to give you avy real cause for vexation at being a little too lst Yoa live with your p3rents? ’

‘fam an orpbav,’ murmured Kate éimply, rising to leave, for th» tears were choking Till she knew thatail bope

appointment, in th’s her first essay, wae ters ribie. ‘Forgive me! [ did not mean to pain you I ought to bave been more careful,’ an- lady tenderly, _tiful and forlorn young creature before ier. * Praz do not rise, you seem to hove had a

long walk, do rest a little longer.’

And Katharine sat down, not because she required rest, ag Mrs. Berte imagined, but because her limbs trembied so much that she could scarcely stand.

Luncheon was still upon the table; and | approa hiog it, Mrs. had lunched, sai¢—

‘Will you jom me in taking some re- freshment, Miss Nuzent? I fancy it will ba you must pot

meal.’

And s0, in obedience to her hostess’ kind- | ‘ness, Katharine piaced herself at the table, |

and for some time they spoke on ind fferent

Nay, do not}

‘

| L may and do feel perfectly satisfied myself,

pitying the beau-|

i me your uncle's address, so that I may ka Ina few minstas Katharive, relieved from | 5%

' longer her home:

l tersidle thouzhts left her cheek yale, and

‘Well, the», cow you have oly to give) to.

alier your present oj; inion, leaving you fi i?

loas [have asked end I can he!p you, 1}.

W i eri]) ' ‘ |

oT continued |

where to find you, aad the name of eny per- } To be 1d who can | -——---—- + oes - THE CONFESSION,”

A STOAY OF TWO BOYae.

son to whom you are koown, :

vouch for your capabiiiies, and tie good {FTER

jualities Lam certain you porsess.' The necessity of being prepared with tuis

‘here f living af; ree 7} information, so certain to be required, and| ‘There is a man living on Fifth street who

{ [is a good man, endeavoring to train up his | } {

a Fittation, children in the way they should go, and as

d to

a> essential to ths obtaining of hed never, until ths moment, ovcuarr

PG ne . ; i bi snu prous ane we ) nem are }

Katharine; and the question struck her dun b. his flock is numer: ’ and two « . them re What could shesay—whet addrees con'd sh: _ he has anything but a sinecure in a is traini Wsainess Only ¢ ay or two

oive—to vhom eould sha refer? Immed- this training business. nly wie Cres © ago, the elder of these male olive branches, | '

ately after the trial, ber unc'e would return to Birmiuzham. [lis house would be to a d where she etould be—

slter—-she knew

| who has lived about fourteen wicked years,

| enticed his younger brother, who has only |

had ten years experience in boyish devil-

i whit plac? woud be her eh : |

» om tk rabiliry, | try, to go out on the river in a boat, a}

no:! Asa refere:c2 of her respectabdi'y, | pecies of pastime which their father had

ones turned from her uncle's house tor such “' ty 3 i ¢

many a time forbidden. But the boys wer this time, trusting to luck to conceal ! depravity from the knewledge of their pa, | 'and in dne time they returned ane

areason as would yeture

gould surely be assigned, who | ? These

to recommend her

1 waiks |

gave her a strange and coofus:d wanner. | : - & : .| ed around the house, the two most inno- Mrs. Bertie sav ihe change, and beinz, 0 ; vei si | , : ,; cent looking boys in Burlington. They | course, unable to account for it, renested! aes a a oh separated for a few moments, and at the

her question, * You wust not feel hart at my asking you for this reference,’ she said; ‘for althoug!

° . . * expiration of that time the elder was sud denly contronted by the father, who re

quested a private interview in the ususl

OCTOBER

miscwniled, yet she was dcirg what she be- | : Sea , * 4 manner ‘becoming the dignity and grati-

| however maitere! | ! rihinea anc erm ? te | tribune and hero, Atte '

she eould do |}

' England to shakespeare ;

| the Centenary Exposition

all IL eaa to forward your wishes. IL have ona’so youns and helpless, and holling ott |

three dear girls nearly your age; and J can- her hond to Kate, who was leavios the 1007, | not h lo grieving for @ position I know they | ehe eaid,

wou'd feal so keenly. ea In anita ot appearances, and the adverre Again the ucbiddon teers rushed ‘o Ka sta’ . eins that has been passed upon you, |

bright eves; bat ker kind hostess ‘eizmed | cannot brinz wyself to believe you guilty ©

not tose@ them. anything greeter than the misconception 6! ‘Come,’ she said, emiling, ‘as you d what you be ieve to be a duty.’ Kate’s hand

| bank yesterday the rule

| Lady Tichborne, Dr. i were the three

| with Sir Roger at the end ofa long and

| hair having | Arthur Orton's, now that

: ’ | be used, isa lie like all the other asser.

LY, 1874.

aA FREE ERT

BP ile la cee el se iad sg | THE GCONNELL CENTENARY} | ‘he Irish, Press, particularly the Dublin

n fi Mant,s

is ‘urgit ng that whether the O’Con nel i monument, on which the sculptor Foley Ned him, be 6th of August, 1875, that day which murks the Centenary of O'Connell's birth, be duly celebrated, in a

Wis eng

ged when death c finished or not by the

tude of the Irish people, the genius and the services of their great national delivere: ~iled te

; done

ntion is the fauet that, recently, Seotland | manner to Scoti and Burns.

taly to Petrarcl,

honor in this

and is about to celebrate the centenary of Boccacia ; and that the United States, by it Philadelphia will, in 1876, pay a tribute to the genius and patriotism of the men who achieved her independence. itis regarded as probable that Ireland's children everywhere throvghs out the world will on tl Tre} ind, man, owes it to herself and to the world

be kept as

t day remembe Connell says the Dublin Free- that the 6th of August, 1875, a great national festival a festival to be

honored with al! conceivable pomp and dignity, with every circumstance that should betoken the people’s reverence for the mighty dead, the honor and affection in which his memery is held, and earnestness, with which the golden lessons of Lis wise

statecraft are treasured up. To do this fits tingly and properly long and careful prepa~ ration is necessary, and it, therefore, be- hoves the people of Ireland to remember

s by space, and without de-

that times lay, to commence pre}

ting celebration of the O'Connell! Centenary,

ns for the fit.

uA | 5

£ a

Lord Rivers has forwar as ving letter to the edit of the Tick ne Gatciir, dated Rushmore, Shaftesbur Sent. 13

Qv4 1874 Str As the chief circulation ef your }

yaperis among the friends of Sir Roger ap &

it may interest these ‘ fanatics

to know that I saw him in Mill.

“ichbor ne,

and fools’

of the prison al lowing each prisoner, after six months’ incarceration, to receive three friends.

Kenealy, and .mysel

20 LN RG RA Tea ESS . — : . ’

MISCEL LAXEOUS.

7 etn Bln te tna te ii dp ti bp hh ha The reported wounding of Don Carlos is lenied It is said that war has been declared bes tween China and Japan, _ The coal miners of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Eng , have struck. Farmers gather what they sow, but seam. stresses sew what they gather,

_ Carlist journals state that Don Carlos is in good health, and at the head of his army The Arehbishop of Cologne has been res leased after an imprisonment of six months. It is rumored that the daughter of the Queen of Bavaria is about to embrace Ca tholicism

Advices from the famine district in India slate that the natives are yet supported by government relief work,

The local authorities of Auckland, New Zealand have instituted a yearly tax on | bachelors of $5 a heed, to be devoted to education,

The Porte will send at once 26,000 bueh- els of corn to relieve the famine-distressed people of Asia Minur, and 11,000 oxen to plough their fields.

Monsigneur Theold, of high rank cons nected with the Vatican, has been cap- tured near Froainone Italy, by brigands. who demand a« ransom o! 330 000.

The new college at Oxford, named after and to be erected in honor of Keble, is to cost $500,000, the entire sum of which is to be given by one man, Mr. Gibbs.

B iz2ine has written toa Roman journal, ci/e, declaring that the moment te peak, pletely has not yet arrived but he will te!l the truth later. but with reluc- tance.

Ten tons of wheat have been shipped from Portland, Oregon, on an order frown the Russian Consul at San Francesco, intended for transmission to Siberia where it will be used for seed.

It is said to be the habit of General Vou Mo.tke, when he arrives at his country seat

go first and pray at the grave of his wife, uich is concealed by cypress9s on a hillock in the park.

The French papers state thatafter build. img his new house M. Thiers will have cav

ed £200 000 out of the grant of $212,000 allowed him asa compensation for injuries done him by the Commune.

Gen. Butler formally declined to be a candidate for the Governorship of Massa- chusetts and the Republican « unvention o! Massachusetts have nominated Lieut Governor Talbot for Governor.

en

; I Cte)

TheEnglish mea beat allother menin mak ing singular bequests. One who died re. cently be ,ueathed fifty years’ subscription

whe enjoyed this privilege,

but as we were st allowed to see him |

and a interview took place 1

narrow cell, divided by rails and wirework into thr compartments—ourselves and Sir Roger at the two ends-—and a warde rin the centre - the visit was not as

i | satisfactory as we expected it would h ve] |

been Sir R ] jost , j eight stone in weight

he same by the warders

He gives no trouble to any one, and bears himeelf under his misfortunes as only a gentleman and a man consciou of |

| his innocence could |

Confinement and misery have turned}

(his hair gray, and no wonder; but the!

story which has been put about of his become the same color as

the dye cannot |

aa tal l place and the pair adjourned to a wood-{| — ~ ‘pasadheyegi yet persons who have rot seen yo Ok as bri +. ,| tions made against him by the prosecus be so, unlees I can give them some better tees | 9700 THETS er eee vat eee | tion , unk: : 2 : : ion. : a | performances, in which the boy appeared | © _ timony tsan my Of ImMptersion—some re- i soit sin Sis ae For six months, and now ngain for six} merdetion from people who knoe you) te CCNY 8’ Remy VR, Be RP i . comune: da ti peo} ) snow y< : oa ‘ aes months to come, Sir Roger has been, and is b bia chilities.° ¥ aii hig to his father took his favorite role of ‘first; : : and your abilites. It ie a serious thi catia | the | t@ be, living in a tomb. never seeing a in a th ; ld man,’ the curtain went down and the} . oe place a stranger in charge of childien; “and bie shhsibaslls iayeehed aun Ol letter or newspapers, or holding any inter- no mother, wa0 i worthy of the name, would br whee ees mite course with the outer world. But he has | . . } JTOLDET | do so without making inquiries , and this, I survived it and means still to survive it,

) that Katharine «

the weatier, books, and)

ocenpations, until Kate was soon at her ease | again, and Mre. Bertie coaxed her, a!! uu)

of ker,

self.

erness?’ asked the lady, looking at her

visitor's bright and glowing face, lighied up

with a momentary happivese ‘Yes, I hope sc. I love

| kind heart had for cones misled h as ‘And do you think you'd like to be a go | herinterest had been excited for an a ' of ject.

children dearly, |

and [think I ehould be quite happy with |

them—besides, what e'se js there that I can do ?’

‘Ah! that is

| from ber chair,

indeed a consideration— | | there 1s nothing besides for a wel] educated |

K t C h e n & G a | | e y ’ Having pl ree or A in the

girl todo; and yet Iam afraid the occu; as

| tion is not always plearant. ’

* What life is 7’

*None—but you are very young to think so. At your age life generally seems one Sorrow and de- spondency come with age ard night.’

| «Yes; but opinions are formed by cir- all orders in this branch of our Husiness will | cumstances, and those may happen to the

youngest.’

‘Itisso. No age is exempt from sor- row ; but I am afraid many persons make— | or, at least, aggtavate—their share, by in- ' du ging a discontenetd spirit.

*I believe eo, too,’ replied Kate, speaking more earnestly than she was aware, and thinking, as she spoke, of the peevish, quir- re'soue disposition of thos: at home * but } ‘hope Ishould not do 80. I think I could be very happy if-—’

She stopped suddenly.

‘ [f what?’

‘Tfall things went well, plied the young gir), with an embarrassed | smile; ‘and that is equivalent to saying that I shall never be happy

‘O,I hope not! {could fancy you to be of a very contented nature , «ne who would | not bs made miserable by trifice.’

‘IT bave had many real sorrow.

‘Yes; the loss of parents is indeed an | ing that J have done nothing to forfeit it. 1

affliction which deserves the name ; but you sud you sere residing with an aunt. A mother’s sister is generaliy k nd.

9

your aunt is no exception -

* My aunt basa large family, and I am of | been @ strange life, short as 11 is,”

| course an intruder.’

* Yet sho has given you a good education ! mand which places you in this, to say the | if she ie not least, embarrassinz | sition.

She is jist, at all events, | affectionate.

Katharine sighed.

‘ A large family, Miss N menopclist of time and thoughts ; and sen-

| sitive dispositions such as I think yours may | thing in the course of @ much lonccr li’e than) ernment employees.

‘inquiries has unbappily created an injurious | | impression ; and, pa:nfa! as it was lo say so,

| i | ' |

T suppoee,’ re~

} i

j

I hope | strange tile,

‘ugent, is a great | would only stiengtLen ther.’

| advantage as for her pupil's.’ Bertie, who already | 5 Pel

| tion vanquished, Whit M s. Bertie x a 8 ca : nsouid | all would reqaire ;

| that conclusions are not al ways right because |

ths yoverness’s ‘ John,’ he said, ‘who do you suppose told dad ?

John's face will not look more peaceful

think, is quite as much fo

Have you been licked?

All this was ve:

y right, and s9 reasonrble

. : > rt ist Ty 18 ly wondered she had rever | nm '

and resigned whi i didas he replied thought of !t before. he replied All hope of procuring a rcs ectible situ. juired, and although sho recogs nised the justice of the dema-d, powerl ss t) comply with it, as if -he had

greatest sinner upon earih

* No, have you?

‘Havel? Come down to the cow shed and look at my back.

John declined, but said

‘Well, Bill, Viltell you usout. I am tired ofa

she Was as ; how father und

cting in this way been the cting int y, ie a and J ain't going to run away and come This humiliating conscivusnes her so entively that for a forgot everything else, and M

tonished at Ler cilence, began

absorbed ; ne ; home and lie about it any more. Im gos :Wminutes she. ts ‘ . a ing to do better after this and so when I

saw father T couldn't help it, and T went right to him and confessed

Bill was touched at this manly action on the part of his younger brother It found

a tender place in ihe bad boy’s heart, and

At last the poor girl, suddenJy becoming no wae stad te ih eonscious of the reverie into whieh ehe had eli. fallen, looked up, and reading arizht the al- ‘ How did it happen the old man didn't tered ccuntenance of Ler hostess, rose quietly | Although to herself she fully acknowledged the the suspicious appearacce her sile: ce must bave, there was a cer.ain alr of dignity and invocence in the manner as she

s. Dertie, as- that her nd that Wor hy

to fear

visibly But he

lick you?’ °

‘Well,’ said the penitent young reform- er, ‘ you see [| did’n’t confess on myself, | only confessed on you; that was the way

of it.’ said, —

‘I see

A strange cold light glittered in

eyes, ‘Only confessed on me,’ he said. ‘ Well,

| that’s all right, but come down behind the

cow shed and look at my back.’ And when they got there

Bill's

th t my delay in answering your

{ cannot he!p feeling that you are quite jat- tified. ‘It is eowe consolation, however, to ‘eel

McKenztr’s Coxststency.—There is somes | thing rather remarkable in that part of Mr. McKenzie’s whicn he complained from Ottawa in the Opposition papers, in relation to the proceedings of the Cabinet.

the appearances from which they are drawn are suspicio.s. I ece now that, situced asl }am,I caght notto bave sought for a stua- tion, to obttin which, pereons have a claim | toask for isfurmation J cannot give; [sce

'this now, asdI am very s rey toatin my

speech at Prescott, in

of the despatches |

This is the way he is reported to have ex~

thoughtless ignorance T sould Lave pained | pressed himself;—-:‘ He remarked upon | you, as I feel that I am Go ng, and heve ex-' the daily recurrence in the conservative

peed myself to the shame of suspicion. The! journals of sensational articles and des-|

reference you desire cause I am unworthy, but because am ex- | sions and disagreements between the mem>

Leann t give, not b2-| patches asserting that there were dissen-

| peed from my oncie’s house for dicobediv | bers of the Cabinet, that the Government

ence to what I believe to be an unlawful | was breaking up soon, and he pitied, with

command ; but which he, and every ove else, | @ scorn which was perfectly w ithering, the not krowing-—3s nove but God and myself miserable creatures pretending to be mem+ kno w— the motives for my refusal, think | bers of an elevated and honorable ees wicked and undatifal. no acquaints= | sion, who openly boasted the possession o ance but the persons] have ecen at may uncle's | | Cabinet secrets got by peering and hearing house, and they of courses jidge me from his, at key holes, and through the information Thus without any fault of my own, surreptitiously obtained from Government | Now we submit that the re

| have

report I am deprived of the favourable testimony of | employees.” ' ference to the key-holes and to information ’ obtained from employees

those who kuow m’,and which,although feel- | ‘surreptitiously | cannot obtain. was rather an unfortunate one, seeing that ‘What is this eee ? Yours is a| Mr. ' Miss Nugent !’ positions to-day to practices is true; mine hes| those he so witheringly denounced. but

the curious part is this, how can conserva~ com | tive reporters have obtained at and from Government employees reports of conversations which never ocaurred? For Mr. McKenzie tells us that there is not and in having

McKenzie and his colleagues owe their similar to

* know itis, bat it

| But will you not tell me what is th: key-holes

I can on'y infom you vagely, «nd that,

| eo far from relieving me from your suspicions, |a@ word of truth in these reports ; the same breath denounces us for