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Sumlnerzeitlc Markets. F121). 4, 111611.

Out: erhuuh-----------2s51lu211(Id l’otutxtiea per bush - - - - - - Is 31! 11 111 (1d Turnip! pcr hunh - - ‘10:! 11 In Butter per lb by 'l‘ub - - 1.1:! n l-td Lard pcrIII--------u- - {111111011 Tullow per lb. - o - 11:. st lUd 1131;];- per 1101 - - 1011 n In Bcefperlb - - - - 3.1 n 4.1

Mutton per ll: - - - 2d 11 3d llidclperIb---v--.- ---- 49d Muckerel per doz - - - - - - - - - 2:111 .13 Codtlshpor qt- -- ~-- -- 16.111179 l’ork per 1b by cnrcuas - - - — - _ Id 11 (1d Flour per hhl — - - - - - - - - - 4.1: 1'1 11111 hhmd l-‘lour per cwt - - - - 19.1 to 29: Ontmeul per cwt. - - - - - 1 - - 115311 1111 Roy per ’I‘on ~ 50: u (11).: Pine Bourdn - - - - - l0, Spruce Bourds - A - - - - - - - - - - 4- 11 53

3111111111111 1111111111. BANK OI“ I’RIN DWARI) ISLAND Corner of Great (.‘caryt ,l' King Struts.

Charlottetown. Prerldent—Ilou. DANIEL 131112111111. Cashier—WILLIAII UIJNIIALL, Esquire. Discount Duys—lllouduys 81. 'I‘hurnduya. Hour: of Business—F0111 1011.111. to l p.111.

from 2 p.111 to -i p.111.

UNION RANK.

Graflan SL, Queen’s Square, Charlaltztown President—Conn.” I‘Aumrt, Esquire. Cashier—JAM“ Auinzuuou, Esquire.

Dllcoun! DuyI—chut-rduya 8: Suturtluyl. Hour. of Buuineu—From 10 11.111 to l p 111., from 211.111 to 4 p 111. SUBIMERSIDI'} BANK. unlral Strut, Summzrn‘dr, 1’. E. Island a'rosidont—lion. .Iouu ll. 0111111111111. Cashier—Ii. I1. LVmAnn, Esquire Discount. l)uy11—'I‘III-Iduy11 und I1‘rlduyl. Natl for Discount must 111.1 in before 1! o'clock on Discount duyn.

Hours of Burinusa—IO 11. m., to lp. m. from 2 p. 111., to 4 11.111.

FOUNTAIN HOUSE.

Nol'lll Bide ulna Sum-re, (next to Park Hotel)

ST: J OIIN, N. B.

JAMES \V. THOMPSON, - 1 - r I‘llOl‘RIl-ITOII. 7 ‘11112 Proprietor oi the above lltl'l‘l-Zinukm

this opportunity to return (hooks for the liberul pntronuge hitherto received. 11nd moot reapeclfully lollclls u continuunce of the l me.

’1‘th HOTEL in very plounntly shunted. ll'ld commends IVII'W of King Square, and other part: of the City.

In connection with the Ilotol, I!- GOOD STABLING. and 1t curt-fill llonller In 11111-111!- nnce. I’nrtlel coming from Prince Edward Illll‘ld with hone- wlll tlnd thII utublilhmont the most comfortable in the City, and I per- son Always It the (furl on their arrival.

at. John, hit-pt. 10, 18118. 1y

ottoman-s ” 1101-15.

110“ King Bqusre, ST. .IOIIN. N. I}.

"F. nubserlber Inn-ins thoroughly refitted

11nd enlarged hll llO’I‘I-Zlmml STORE, In

nmr prepared to accommodate Permanent and

Tran-lent. Boarder! on the man reason-b11- tertm.

ALSOJn connectlonm GROCERY STORE.

when every article required for hoqu un-

mny he had. J. CRAWFORD A SON. Sept. 10, "08. I; v

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wrigltsiunss 1111111111.

' ‘1)11. N.” FULLER, Graduate 0! Bellevue Hospital,

331111111111 91313111,

Oll'lt'e in the residence o! Rev. Mr. Denllriany. on Wulcr SIru-t—diroclly opposite the I‘lllubllehm‘illl oI'J. NA. Ilolmuu, I‘ll-1p, ‘3 All culls promptly attended to. Huutmerlido, October 15. 1568.

" ’ wmt. .I. ll. unrmétTN, PHYSIOIAN. SUHEEOJ & AOOOUOHEUR

OFFICE at the residence ol'the Rev. IV.W. Colpitls, illurgulc. December 3. IHIS.

1311. .1. 17111011, Physician 8c Surgeon,

01=I=Ic11-At the Sumuuzsmn hum STonIc, next door to lluuk, Ccnlrul Strccl

SUJIJIIJICSII)E, 1’. 12'. ISLAND. October 12!, 16““

[[113 RmunL'I-Il Jlis llcsidrnm- to the House (lutcly occupied by Mr IIrIiiquy)

next to ’I'hmuun llunt'u. I” . St ICII-unnr’x.

llc mnv he Ctlllolllll'll 1-1' lurcuunn at tho

Drug Store o!" W. 'I‘. III] 'I‘ 8: Co. , Sumuwr-

~1i1lc.

‘ .I-IlcunoI-K'u. Muy‘lh', ISIIR. “A W "p.101 [N McICAY,

' . 0 l . L‘ ‘ t I ‘ 01111111111511.1011 C{11111111111 And Auctioneer, COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SL'MMI'IRSIDl-I.......... 1’. l1}. ISLAND. 111-:1-‘111111chisz .I. III-III'I‘RAM. I’I'iuII-r. Summcrridr. I’. 1-}. I.

.l. 1). MC! 1111. Men-hunt, t‘.|1:II-‘Iowu, ‘-

J . 11. ALL '. St. John, 3'. ll. Nov 19, ‘03

"NJ. Iii—ALLEN. Commissmn Merchant, And Dealer in I‘rovisions, Sic. MARK 11. T s '1‘ 11 11: 1-; '1‘, St. Joint; N. B.

pm“ Gives personnl ullcmion tn the Solo 11:11! I’urch r ol‘erery description oI‘Goods. Muy 1).

”‘ "WITL‘IXBI—Is—EIIIISTU, Commission Merchant,

Auctioneer (I: General Agent,

“'ATI'In STREET. Sunnnprxfllo. ------ ---—-—— P. E. [slum]

WILLIAM DODD,

Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer,

Gill-ZEN SQUARE,

Jr'MRLO TTI'IVTU II’A’ - -_- “If.” Inn-14:11:11 11. .11 w. '1‘. llUN’I‘, 01011111115110“ 11111111111115}, Gl-L'l-IRAI. AGl-‘..\l‘S AN!) AUCTIONEERS. SALESIIUOM AN!) (>I"I-‘l(‘l-I Head of Queen's Wharf. (opposite the Store of Wm. ’I‘. Ilunt 1S: Co.)

Summeraide. P- 11- Island- ApriIVQLISIIS. mlyw "r A¥n~ “"‘C‘AIWIJLL 1111011111115, A UCTIONEERS. Commisswn Merchants, And General Agents,

BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET.

)hurlullclnu'n. ~ ALWLV-MI- 1’. [3.1311111]

Mir”! British and Illercmltilo

INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND LIFE.

CAPITAL: 'I‘WO MILLIONS. Sterling. Gilli-211‘ OFFICES: 6-! Prim-1111 Strcct. 11‘.dinhurgh.

til 'I‘hrcnduccdlc Street, London.

Risks token 11:1in. in Town nnd Country. 111 the oIlIcc ol‘ the Agent, Rcudillg’ room Building. Dorci'cnter ulrcct.

G. \V. I)11!II.OIS, (Iencrul Agent for 1’ 11; Island. Charlottetown. .quc 211. “11:11 —l_\ '

' 7111011113 KELLY, Barrister - at - Law

AN!)

NOTARY PUBLIC. cw. . r. ISLAND.

.RC. Succcuorl to Thoqu ll.1ul'ord, Commission Illcrchunls, And (Ieuerul Agents.

1! NORTH MARRIC'I‘ WIIARF' SAINT JOHN, N. II. Chnl. U. llunford Fri-11.8.!Innl'ord

‘" "’1.‘w.‘”11Ni:iREs,'"" ” '"" Marble Worker,

Point Du Cheuc, Shcdiuc N. 1!.

MONI'MIG. "1'8. 111311111. GRAVE- H'I‘ONICS. Am. 11:13. Aunmcnx 111111 ITALIAN Minn”: c1131- lloully on 11111111.

Cun furnish Grove-tones 11ml Monuments ntn 101111 price lhun nuy Olllt'l' cutublinhmunt In tho I’rurinI-I-n, 11nd pIIy n duty llt‘lltli’l. )0“ ()nnmu cnn ho lelt nt Ilflurluu‘n Book Store 11m! 111. I). Enuu'u. 112111., Sulumernide,

or IBM It) A. w. ANDRES. l‘oln! Du Chem, June I 11b. 1111111.

The Journal 1'11 (/11: 111.11.111‘”i*1ifc7-

on I’m Island! OII'y 0111' Dollar!

Sum—Ingram, Prince Edward Island, Th

Established 1345. NEW-7011K LIFE INIISIIANOE COMPRNY.

Assets, January Ist, [668, Over Ten Million Dollars!

PRESIDENT: MORRIS FRANKLIN, ESQ...

I'irc I‘m-.111ch am! Arlnury: “'ILLIAAI II. III‘II‘IRS, J11. "IL-II) OII'I'YC'I'} 1122 11: 11-1 Broadway, N. 1'. Generul Agent for the Dominion of 01111111111: \VAL'I‘I‘IR BURKE, ESQ-1 Ileruld Buildings, Montreal.

The New York

Life Insurance Company:

[5 ONE 0E TIII’. OLDEST INS'I‘I'I‘ l'l‘IONS Ul‘ lhn kind in Amt-rim huriuu Ilt'fllll'llilrll‘l‘t’ll in 1111~ycur IHIIuImII-omu uccdbloom-5,111AluyJS-Ifi, During the th'cIIIy-Ihrcu y 111 1111 l‘Alhlt‘lli‘U it [11111 11‘2"ch policilm upon the Iivcu of more thuu

Fifty 'l‘housmul Persons. 11111! 1qu puid in Ion-cu $5.111111.1111111111111-,11.111111111111111

I‘l'lll‘l‘M'lIlllll\'|'rl 1111111151: who lure Ilct-cuwd whilc IIIquthI-I ol' the Cumpuuy.

Annunl Inuorno EXCEEDS

Fou r Million Dollars. A SAFE INVESTMENT.

The iIIHIIIu-cu 11r1- IIIIIIIy \rIIhiu Ihu cpr-rwuro of rycry Lille lunurum-c (‘11111111111y. l||\\’l1|t‘l|ll|l.‘lll‘ll- 1-1-1-1114 ol'II l‘uih'y 111111 1111\‘u11 1111111 porclly the 111h'~ ri r11 of 11111111: whohure1111111111111!» pro: hino l'o: lllt'll' wuuln In 111111-11 111 prorpI-I‘Ily 11111! III-111111. A wil'c IIIny Illnul’c 1h:- lih- I11 hcr huuhuud 1111- bur uwu hcucliz, 11nd uhuuld I~hu curt-ire him. [In- :111111uutol' thc illMII'IIIII't' \\'III In,- puyuI-lc lo bur l'rcr, l'rom uny I-Iuium 1111111114 hm enlulc: 1111-! in cure ol llIc drth 111 the \\’il::|n-!'11rclhul. of llm bun-mid, Iln- munuut ol' the 11111111111111- quy be mudc puyublc 10 her chihhcu.

THE COMPANY I)I-I(‘.'I.1\IlI-IS

.1 X1 ‘UAL 1'11! S11 DI I IDL‘NDS, 11 um 111‘uiluhlu in puyuu-ul of curb Auuuul :ium. .\IlIl1oin11uI-ulIulhiulfompuuyrot-~111- cllllrt winch 11111 Le 11ml in pm! 111 Inc 11- ml oud 1'1I1'l1 IuIlo-I-qucul. Auuuul I‘m-111iqu llu-rrnl'tcr‘. or the di\ b.1111 Iouy houllowcd 111111~1-1.1nul.11c,1111d auhrr-qucut nch :u 1lequ or in purl iu Ihc puv- 1111-11111! I’rI-Iuimnu. 'l‘ho hnsiumox of llll! (‘ouupuur living: l'l,’l.’l'.'l.l' :Ill,'7'l'.ll.. ouch Illt‘nlllt'r p: ‘- 11.:11 111M. ol III-«11mm.- lly won-1.1.1 1.1 11111 1-.) 1(‘ Ipnu xhu Stock (‘upilnl 11.111 111111341- poIIiou 1'1 tho SIoI'LhoIIIuI'u) dcnds puid to Policy holders cxcccd

$3,000,000.

Endowment Assurance Policies. 'I‘hcuo l’olicicl Ilrc I-omiln.1 111:11 ut'Il' 1

only [he 1111 11!! 1111111

III‘IIIL’ 111111:

'I‘ht' lliII-

:1! request - 11111511 dc» of 1111.

1-!i11iug 1111- 1.11 1 . 11\'uiluh 1. upouthu1h-1u I Endowment plur the Imounl is rcun

urnlll't'll lnmscll' upon his 1111111111111: 11 1111-11 u-d upc. \‘ 'l

1111 ll!‘1l\‘lritlll is Inudc lol' dcoth occurring inert-lo.

THE NON-PORFEITURE PLEN.

hi» cmupuuv origiuulcd 111111 introducle the \"‘l c l'cuturo mowII null-1.- Ntlll~I“1Il'lrIllll‘e I'qu 1h Ipidlysupvrnrdnmihcold113 111cm ot'lil‘c 1-11111, 11111! lmu Ict‘olllllouizud the 11y11l11111 1111111111111» in tho l'uilcd 511111-11. 11111! which huohccu Iltilllllt'tl igu-Iu-I'ully in 11 h iui'oruldc I'm-1n) by 1111 Lilo (‘11111puIIicH. A p11 . by this Inhlc.ul'lortho net-11nd your. ('tllllluljiflft‘ll any [1m] 11/'11~I111t [1115 [II-1'11 111111! 111.

EV'I‘uhlc-n of Rule (.Irculurn. I-anmph-s (11 llirdicudu, Forum, «1-. 1 be 11111! by npplylug to tho Agent, ot Churlollctou 11.

MEDICAL EXAMIMI-IRS: Illt. MACKIESUN. I)“. R. JOHNSON. Agent {or I’. 5. Island: III‘INRY A. IIARVIIE. Ch’tuwu Nov IO. 1th».

The Canada LIfe Assurance Company

listublislicd 15-1 7".

Incmpomled under Spa-1'11!Ac!1:1‘1’III'IIaIIIcIII.

Manager—A. Ramsny, l-‘. I, A.

HEAD OFFICE HAMILTON. ONTARIO.

(‘upitul—OIIe Million Dollars!

HALIFAX, N. S.

Honorary Direct-11w: The Hon 1-21! rurd Kenny, The 111111 8.1.. 5111mm)", The 111111 John \V. Ritchie, “'illium lIure, I12 Adviser—“1.1. Almou, Iisq. III I) Agent—Ill II Alluou, .lunr.

SAINT JOHN. N. B.

Honorary Dim-(arr. John V. Thurgur. Erq—Ilcv Wm Scoril, A ll! Alcx. .lurdiuc, Esq—John Boyd, I‘Isq 17l1urlos Merritt, l-lsq.

.lluII'mI Adrian‘s—d)". Harding & McLuren .‘lytllI—‘Jltlllt‘l G I-‘urlu-u.

The Terms and eoudiliom of Auurnnee of this old enluhlixhed l.‘111upuny. are 1111 Iihcrul 11111! uureutrictcd lII those of other 111111.! com- punicmund the run-11 which are founded on the higher ittlt‘rcrt 1111tuinublo in ('unudu than in (Ireut Iirlluiu. are lower thun those of l‘lrllllll and American Ulllceu.

l-lndowInI-ntl‘olirim puynbh- during life— Iiuu- I1I'nssun1d l'olII-ics puyul-Ie during 11 I.l.\Ith;l1 111111111111 111' ymrn.

Libt-rul rcgulutioun us to fort-ign rcaidcnee, truch 11ml occupation.

A111:er 11111 1‘. I11. 1111,1511 . (Thnrlolictowu—\\'. l). SHAVAIIT. Hullllllt'l'liltle'—J- lltzu'nuu.

Ale-dim! Adriur-F. 1). Burn, M.l).

'l‘uhlrl ol‘ Ruler for the mori- lll‘llt‘l’fll form: of Life Auurunce, nnd cu-ryinlormuliou lllu} hoobtulncd at any ut' the Agent-lei, winchurc eluiblilhed on the hind.

.l. W. MARLING.

(Icnerul Agent. 3111

Med 1' m 1

1931.1.

OUII CHILDREN.

Our Children—oh I thuw mugir words! They \‘ihmlu thruuuh my il'nnlu

All it the chords oflil‘c were touched, And sol-red 1111111111 come.

Our Children luthough but simple words, Yet peuco uud joy Impurl :

They serve nuliuks of love tnl1ind llopo'u ruinhuw round the heurl;

A111! 11!! the busy cured 01 life Are vnuiuhcd or forgot,

When filled with lore or tonderuesl,

We cling urouud their cut.

The little crib in which they he. So pI-ncrluI—I-hh- by ride——

The little clndr to which they cling, \\'ilh ull thcir huhy pride,

1qu clll'll it: own peouliur cluim l-‘ur lender-nets uud love,

And cull! for e:1r111:111,lIcurll‘L-ll praise ’l'o Him who rub-11 uhove;

A1111 whcn lhI-Ir lillle roicea uro “naked in tho rt-ulum oft-loop, I)l‘>~lill|} IIIyId-ll‘, the tours will use,

[\lld 11:11:11 uround me crcI-p.

()ur unueI—boy with winning nniles, \\'iI|1nwc1-l rcruphir tolle—

\\'ilh cryplul lllllgll,lllltltl1ll'li hluck oyen, ls llllr-Ili ull our own:

And when he smiles, it. 1.4. indeed. Like Nllllrtlmc on 11 brook

And every hcurt puyu 11111111131110 IIi11 lilllc ueI-iolm look,

[11: in, iudcml, ourjoy-—o111 wide—— Am! nl'l. [think he's cit-cu

To chew on here how pure 111111 bright The 1111ch: 111-1.- 111 hcuyen.

And then our gcnllt‘,l.1iry giIl. \\'iIb golden wuyim: ilill —-

W‘ubnun-11111111111111.111111111111111 blul'a, “'Ilh lure 110 awn-cl 111111 {1111a

She \1‘uslhcllrallhut cluimI-d our love—- llut now our boy cluimr pull,

And each now limbs 11 1-1ul'o retreut Within 11 pureut‘s 111-1111,

Audqu l qur 111.: mm-h ol' lovD, 'I'oo lunch of Ion: how they—

Aud God mny 113k 1111' I11I'll11: love I'm 1 vim; thus nwur

21111

1‘ '111111'1.

Neil Gwen's Two ‘Chfiances’.

’1‘110 120111111100 ofn. Lire.

11" JAMES FRANKLIN I'TI‘Ts.

I.

1 1111111 honrd it said ll1ut to all [)bl'SnllS of [1111111 11111! intellect—111 (.‘Vl‘l‘y 111111. I 1111-1111, whom unlurc 1111.11 I-Il-vulcd ulnn'c the more hunqu elods lhul toil 11111! plml through 11. \1'1-:wI-rin;;, uimh-ss "1111-1111-— lhcrc combs. duringu lib-limo bust 11111- I : 111 iIIcIinI-d to think thi . true; huh-11d, my own pcrsunul cxprl'icuco tcuchI-s 1111- Unit it is; bucuth'c now. looking buckwurd on tho pust Il'th‘ having rout-bod my thir- Iiulh yo; . I run pluiuly Inurk two up porluuilics ol'lhis kind which hurt: lit-ful- IN! 11113. The first I I'vjrl-ch; lhu soc-11nd I 'Jmlu‘uccd; 11111! it is not In 111111-11 to my (hot I 11111 now u huppy 1111111. \\'II:IL the future 11:1.11 in store 11111111: 1 1111 not knnm “m- “11;: I trouble myscll aboul lanough 1m. me now, “my {ff-III the strains uud (ll?!- 1201111'111‘15 11! pm .—;".y I have .'-" ll clovulcd to (‘Il't'lllllSllllH’I‘S (11 present 0151! 11:11 pro- mised wrullh; thut I hure :1 1h-m- pile, whon smiles is consluut sunshine to my hcul'l, 11111! 11 home which is so happy, in conlput'ison with 1111.- lil‘c which I 11-11 before I found il. that I burn u‘dly yI-I [II'I‘SIHIIL c1! Inyscll Ihutull Ihi. '11 not tho Him] 111‘ 11. night. I'ouce, lore. serenity. 1-1111 tcumcnt—whul. else could llL‘ill‘L dosh-1;?

llut this 11115 not ulwuysbueu 911, “mm only rcuchcdil. through the \i1-'<:iludcs ol‘ihirly ‘eurs, which Ht't'll! s strange I1) 1111: thut It‘cel much like w' 113‘ ml! my history for my own llllIIISI'lllulll. This 1: 111111 11! those cold Ntn‘clllllt'l' (l. , with :I drizzling ruin 11ml :1 I'hcumulio 1111', which lm‘bitl people going Irom 111111‘ IiI'csidcs. and Inuit: is lht-I-cl'oro dull enough. l‘cr- 1-hcd up their on 11 high Mind in ourl'ount- lug-11111111, buying lliiiohcd my duin ex- :uninution o! the booki. uud writlI-u 11 low l111.~iIII-ssl1-tlcr.~1. Iookcd 111'1‘1' tho Inurkcl report In tho morninpr pupI-r, :Iud gircu :1 low dir -lious Iolhuch-Iks 1'11 the slorc, mythoughm III-gun lornngu nwuy Irom present. scours 11111! lll'l'h‘l'lll cmploynicnls, :Iudto busy [III-Insulrrs with tho pal: , III-1'11. Iic p111] 11ml pupor lumplingly coon-— 1111-111 In my purposc; the day 1-1 1:11 11:11! that l shull pI'ulIuhly not be troubled by 'J-Islnt‘ss \‘lsllul‘h‘ lorsnmu hours; Iny lulllt‘l' in-l.1w. the muddy purlIII-r 111' our li1'111,i.~ >l1-1‘piug I'11111I11I‘luldy by 11111 stow, 111:1! crcryllnug seems to furor the cxcuulion 11! my III-sign. So I will wriu1 out 11 sketch 11!" my clu-rkt-rcd lilo; nud il'il pron-11 us lull-rusting. us I now think it will. I will 1'1-1111 it lwuighl. to my MI}: by g:Is-Ii,;hl, 11ml 1h1-11 the public muy hqu it. it my luucy lends me to puhliah it with lictiliom llulllt‘i.

chum-o ut‘ huppiurss :Iud w 111111.

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My I-yI-s first opened to the light of day in 11 wrclcln-II 1111111 111 on:- ol 1h:1 \\'111’.~l l1-n1unculs 11111111 grout city, and thrrcl “‘Ils I‘vut‘t‘tl, lll' I'ulllL‘l‘ fume up 111 youth, My lullur wus :1 poor bI-ickluycr, :111 ilIII-I'- 111.11 III:III,I puppose. whore II-I y lubour cIII‘III-d enough to krcp himsrll. his pili- uud Inc. hisouly child Irum pinching wunt. lhuro IJL‘l‘ll told thut there 1111-1-11 oIhcr chIIdrI-II born to tin-.111; but it wus not within my rcrolh-I'Iiou. 11ml 111111011! 1111-111 Iircd long enough to druw don-ply upon lIIoull'I-ctlons ol my pun-111:1. 1 11-11:: Ill!“

only child lhut suryirn-d the pI-I'iod ’in- l':1111-y.11u1l IhI-y lorcd 1111- lt'llllt'l‘ '_ uud slrmu hurd enough to better their con-

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1| I were now wrilmg 11111 5101'] of my pul'l'llll‘. inslcud ol my own. I might puusi- lung I11 wuudrr why 1111 r1 lint-d. 11111! ln-uulb 1111. 11nd cdllculI-Il n wmuuu us myIuotlu-r, with her l'ul'o .11'1'11111pliuuuwuls 11111! rulli» \‘ulrd 111111011, 111111111! huru Ill:ll‘|‘l1‘ll u more luhuI't-r like RoIIcI-t UWI-n. blue III-wr gun-o mo nuy inniuht Into 111-1- [mun-r lilc; 11 wow 11!! u sonlcd book 111 um; um did rho

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word or gesture. that 5110 regretted the steps 11111! 11:11! bound hcl' to thin man Ior life. Iiul I could not. help driving the truth; the constant sell-repression, the unt'hnnging expression of lIcuI't-sull‘uI-ing which lll'l‘ pulc. thin loco wore, gurc mu uu curly suspicion. upon which my i111- ugiuution dwelt until it 11:11! worked out her HIII'I'UWIIII story. As I s:1i1l,l uorct‘ :Ihsnlutcly knew Illl‘ truth; but ! cunuol doubt thut my childish imagination wus corrch and 111111. the romance 0! my 1110- ther's girlhood 11:11! 11-11 her to ubuudou 11 home of wcullh. low. l'clint‘mcnl, and even luxury, tor this 51111 Inisulliuucc. The uwukoniu v Inns: huve 1211011 cumu upon her; :1111! yet. 1 Irough III! the bitter 11,1.mIIyol her humiliation, tllsuppointmrut11nd por- crty. 11111! the wreck 111 such 11 ll(:l!l'1. us no such mun 115 Robert Uwen ever could 11p- preciutr, she boro herself with 11 pullout, resolute heroism. 1111\'1-r murmI-I-ing, |l(l\'L'l repiuiug. uccrpliug her drcury lot 111 lubor :Ind poverty, uud faithfully doingr hurd purl. until the last. And I think lhut (‘Iod's chosen unglcs are drawn Irqu such us she.

My {111111-1'1111'01! her, I suppose. 11.11 We]! us his course, homely 1111111111 would 11llow; bill: I think It. In no Injustice to his lib-mory to Euy thul he loved his brch uud choose. :11111 11111111113111 beer much bullet“. worked cheerfully. in season 111111 1111111! season. and was sober, .md trculcd her kindly; 111111 we 11:11! 11!! the hem-lit which his scout wugos could giro us. 1 Wu»; nine years old 1111 the Iluy that his llfll.1\\'-\\‘Ull\'- own brought him l:1nuc.crusl11ul :md Innu- glcd. 111.11 l'_\‘ 11 closed, his not: us pulc us :1 short. uud Ins hroulh cuunug Ihic 11111! ir- I'cgulur. while the blood l‘llll Irom his curs 111115111 1- ’I‘lu-y suid be 111111 lulh-u lrom :t thI'c .lol‘ywull. and could not liI‘u. l Inniccd my mother shI-d no tours; but lll'l' Iuco wus lull oi grief 111111 shudow .Is she .' by III-1 slduund rmoolhcd awuy h. lll'. :IIId wet his loI‘clIcztd with u dump 1' 11lh.

“ You'll not bore me much longer, Jqu-y,“ ho whispered. " I‘m going 1:. girl;muy(lo1l lot-1: uud keep you whcu I‘m gone. I'm dune Iitllu I-Inutgh loryou. .lan-y, 111-:11‘; it was :11! :1 poor t1-llow like me could do, but: littlo enough—little I-ulnlgh, Ill: ugmnl ho)". Ncil, :md love your mother. (ind III-Ip you both. my 1! kiss the boy, :md I’ll go."

' .My molhcr stooped toward him; but ms bps wvro col-l in death belorc >he could touch lIu-m. She 111-11! 1111.- in l1cr 11111111 hult' the night, wulching by tho

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'liugs; kiss 1111-. once. John-y, and lot 111.:1