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A WEEKLY J

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VOL. XVII. }

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RNAL OF POLTPICS, LITh

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD. ISLAND.

may speak fre

MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1867,

RATURE AND NEWS.

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LIVERPOOL HOUSE is66. Fall Importations Completes. |

WILLIAM FULL AS -vrecerved, per Dadene from LIVER-

H POOL, Letus, trem LONDON, and Kteanera from BOSTON, @ larg aud well sclew ted

STOCK OF

British& Foreign Merchandize,

euifuble for the present abd coming Season,

which has heen pur yased in the Dest Markets, ped ts New offered te the puoue at (se LoWEST ruices foe CASH, :

variety of

The assortinent includes the weur

“STAPLE DRY GOODS,

a White. Gree end Str wed Shirting W hite and Grey Sheetevs Vicking, Osuaburg w hite, Seartet and Pine Flannela, We Blankets, l’atches, Cutten Warp in all colors, Ac , &C.

DRESS MATERLALS, Fancy Wicevae Koi kerbockers, ch Merinos, Camilets, Baratheas, Alexa Ac., CLOTHS AND CLOAKINGS, and Colered Aastracan, Whitey, Seal Cloth. Law Cloth, Doeskins, Plain and Ribbed Beavers, Pilet Cloth, &e, &e

SHAWLS AND SACQUES, Cleth, Plain and

@ Plain and Ceburgs, Fret dras, &¢

in Black

; great welding 1 She wle, Wee, Dagwar, Vietena. Chenilie

t ancy Berd ¢ Darley, &e . &e FANCY DRY GOODS, of al! descriptions and quantities; Mantle, Dress and Kownet Tramgsings, te all tae aeweat styles ; Ladies’ Velvet and Beaver Hats, Hat and Bonnet Srapes. Barders. Hair Nets, Gloves “Searts, Heads, Soutags, Clouds, Delite, Beit Kuckles aad Ribbous, Fur Boas, Cuffs aud Mufle, &c , Re trent’s Furuishing Department, | READY-MADE CLOTHING—the beat Town | wake—in Ower-Ceats. UniderCoata, Vests and | Paata, of all quantivs et Cleth aud St) le; Faney | Flauvel Sairts aad Shirtings, Fur Caps and Hats, Astracan ard Lawbekin Capa, Linen and} Paper Cuilars, Neck tes, Searts, Glotes, d&e., &e. | ALSO,

By Wholesale and Retail.

Hegsheads of Bright SUGAR Puneteons MOLASSES, ('heete Superior TEA, Nw. § New York & Cannda SOLE LEATHER, Layer and Bunch RAISINS, CURERANTS, &«., &c. WILLIAM FULL

varwty

“LONDON HOUSE. Establixhed i820. 1866. FALL, 1866.

B Abipe Patoness. Unoine, LD C Owen, Leucirand Ass. from LIVERPOOL; Lotus from LONUON; Esracss, from GLASGOW; Mere’ Pavees, from BAKBADOES; Steamer Avcwaseas from BOSTON , Sehr. Coaates, trom HALIFAX; Eacs, from QUEBEC —the Subseri-

bers lfeve new completed their

importations for the Season,

Which! huwe been selected vy one of the FIKM and boagtt on the best terws, they are enabled to otter at extreow'!y low prices for PRO MPT PAY MENT. Whoetesale Bayers supplied ae wual. The préeset:t Loipertation comprises— Cheese Fiue Cougou Tea, Bules White'and Colored Edius Gravalated Bar Warps lwniaees and Merte Nico Paper Hangings,

Sagauce ao F ra ppl ig Paper, Ti'ds. Museovade Mo- “ SBagyiny aud Grain lasses | Sucks,

Caskes assorted Catlery, ‘Bandles Spring and Cast

Crutes Earthen ware, Cusee ltres« (ions, Millinery. see}, Haberdashery Sers Plough Metal, Siuwte aed Man- Packawes Nailsand Spke

tles Troumengery, tke and Ribbens.Tone assorted Bar Lron Liuew Dirupery Packages aseid, Puiuts. |

Seal Gil

{tleves aad Hosiery (Hides. Paint aud i Ready-Misie Cloth-/sides Sole Leather, i ing aud KRulter Coats | Barrels Crusted Sugar,

Rabbet Boots and) Floer, Shoes | Eye ta Salta, * Fleer Clothe ’ lownend’s Hate & Cudbear, | Caye linger i “Ladies” Boots and! Washing Soda,

‘Currents

Rhoex Keys Baking Soda, Ladies’ Fure and Keys Maatar:(, Par Caps Tobacco,

Saiee Printed, Unbleach iMexes Raisin H, edand White Cottons |Lozenges, * Cotten Check, and Soap We ! 8 luvs Pepper Biaukets and Horee( ita,

irtcngs

Russ Kice Carpets and Wool Coiis Manille Rope, lens Dozens Puckete and

' Clutheand Doestias, Urooma, &e , &c.

G. & 38. DAVIES. Dee 3. S66

1866. NEW FALL AND WINTER

GOODS.

I ¥ the reeent arrivals from Loudon. Liverpool, Glasgow, Cauida, aud the United States, the

Suiseritver bas received a larwe and well selected

STUCK of Seasonulle Goods, comprising ;

Woollen Goods. Flannels, Serves, Kuga, Horse Rays. Flanne! Shirtings Dreggets, Clothe, a large stock im Mack. Hine. Brown, and lovisi le super. fine Heund Clothe: Mautle Cloths in variety ; Whit- neve, beaver. Deve Moscow, Pilot, Lambekin, Seal, Astrucan., Do _<iue and Tweeds, and other | Varieties, very chen, —Shawls, « larve variety.

‘ ariattetown

Manket Carpeting Biaakets arpetings.

Mearth

te great vanety

Kays

. ‘ }

Staple Dry Goods.

Printed. Krown, Striped and White Cottons,

Fancy Shirtings, Red Blue and White Cotton Warp,

best quality, Linen and Cotton Ticking, Bags and

axing, Tewels Turkish) and other kinds, Tewelling, Oewalurys, Canvas, &c., &

Dress Goods.

In Sitke y aud faney, Baratheas, Parmattas, | French Me“uos, Cushilieres, Camlety. Coburgs, Tawstres, Alexandra Cloth, Alpaceas, € ih of Gold | wud other vurietics in the latest at yer very low } for ensis

2 ‘ . Gents’ Furnishing Department. | (iver ana under Coats, Paste, Vesta, Flannel

@hirte. White and colored Cotton Shirts, Collars

Ties. the newest etvies iv ifuis. Cloth and Fur

Capa, Doote, Shoes, SMippers Mafflers, Drawers,

under Shirt iu variety, Web aud Kwb er tinaces,

Socks, Gloves, &e., &e | cheap aud gor

» Furs. Stone Martiu, Miuk, Fiteh, Kolenski Chinehilli, | and Mountain Martin. in sets aud separitely, Mue- | quash, Ermine and other kinds, Fur Gloves, Mite} aud Cuffs, Siverian Lawhskine, &c., &e

plain

Varieties. Tirugsela Carpeting, Stair Rods wnd Eves, Deor Mate in variety, Dressed Sheepskins Skirts, Skirt-/ ing Cane Hoops Black aod colored Silk and other! Veivets, Guttons avd . rimmings for dreeres in great | caftery, Feathers and Flowers, very good and ‘heap! Jewellry, Kibbous, Laces, Hair Netts, Hieves, Musiery, Veils in reat variety, Ladies’ | Linen, Lace, Paper and steel Collure and Cuffe, | Curtain, Damasks, Fringes, Rings Loepy, and Pole EKude, Shoe Thread, Twine, Candie Wiek.

lilardware.

Trowand Steel well assorted, Giass, Putty, Painte, | Liwseed Oi), Muehivery Oil, Nails, Spikes, Brads, ‘Tucks, Klecking, Kuives and Forks,Jdack and Pen | Kuives, Sciasure, Shot, Gaa Wad, Files, House | and Sleigh Hells, Cash Boxes, Brushes of all kinds, | Wiue Glasses, Tumblers. &c., &e. i

Groceri2s.

Tea very superior, Cocon prepared, Crushed,

Beeown and Graunlated Sagure, Kice, Pevel barley,

Mrsturd,Spiece Washing aud Baking Soca, Ruisius,

Currants, d&e., Ke. ,

The whole will be sold at the ares prices for

prompt pay went, either at wholesale or retal Hf. HASZARD. _ial Oil,

~ Kerosene Q*Y 3s. 6d. per Gallon,

Ch'town, Nov 26, 1866.

at Sa G. W. GARDINERS. |

Upper Queen Street, Jum. 21, 17.

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FALL GOODS,

B* various Ships from ENGLAND, Steamers from BOSTON and HALIFAX. 1

have received my FALL & WINTER STOCK,

consisting in part of

|

'The Subscriber begs to announce that he has a |

26 Casks & Cases General Iroumongery..

L Cask Catlery,

1 du Truces, 1 do Shov els, l dy Hoes,

t do Shot,

26 exes Tin,

236 pieces Plough Metals, 16 Tons Nails & Spikes, 23 bundles spring Meel,

15 do Shoeing do a .@ Cust de 7 do blister de

183 Tous fron, ) Cask Cart Boxes, de Bolts & Nuts, da Screws, du Files, Kex Axles, Pairs Bellow “8, Basket Views

me Clee me et

158 Kegs Paints, 12 Diuwe Varnish, 6 do Turpeuzine, 2 Casks de 4 du Putty, 1 do Venetian Red, 1 dw Yellow Ochre, Vermillion, Prussiau Blue, Drop Black, Umber, De Sienna, Hhds Paint Oil, de Olive de 2 Bhle Seal do 1 do Lubricating Oil, 10 de Keresene Vil, J11 Boxes Glass, 2 Crates Scuttles, 1 Case Shoewaker’s Thread 1 Bale Curled Hair, i Cask Glue, 3 do Dyewoods, 250 Iba. extract Logwood, 5 Bales Rope. These goods have been well bought, and with

—

| Stock on Shelves and in Wareaouse, form + very

large assortment, and are offered at my ustal low prices—eilher wholesale or retail—to: Cash W. E. DAWSON.

Great George Street, Dee. 3. 186

IMPORTATIONS For Fall Season, 1866,

British Warehouse, COMPLETED.

eel

"W°HE Public in general wil! find in our Establishment a Large and Varied Stock of

Dry Goods and Groceries,

that will compare favourably with any io the market,

and will prove to purchasers second to none, for style, value, and price. Inspection solicited.

W. & A. BROWN.

Dee. 3, 1866.

West India House, Upper Great George Street. CHRISTMAS, 1866.

FEXUE Subseriber offers for Sale, at his Store, the following, viz: li Hhds. Strong Dewrara SPIRITS, Hhids Holland GIN, Casks Port and Sherry WINE, Casks Hewnessev « Dark & Pale Brandy, Cusks Scotch Whiskey (Prime), Casks Irish WHISKEY 50 Doz. Edinburgh ALE, 6 Cases CHAMPAGNE, 10 ** Bloods xxx PORTER, Cases CLARET, 10 Boxes RAISINS, 3. Bole CURRANTS, % i de KAISIN Bays RIVE, 0) Boxes FIGS, Bays PEPPER, Chests Superior TEA, Bbl« Crushed SUGAR, Caske Washing Sopa, Hbds and Bhls. P. RK. Hhds and bbls. P R MOLASSES, SUGAR, 6 Bois. Kerosene OIL, 6 Bbls. Red ONIONS. 4 Doz. Am. BROOMS, 20 Doz. Aw BUCKETS,

—Also—

A large stock of Spices. Pickles, Fruit, &c., &ec., suitable fer the season.

The above articles are of the very best descrip- |}

tion, aud will be sold cheap for Cash LEMUEL McKAY.

Charlottetown, Dee. 17, 1866.

THE ELECTIONS ARE COMING! CONFEDERATIONISTS! AND ANTI-CONFEDERATIONISTS !! can be supplied with the best PARIS SILK HATS, for the occasion, at

J. HOBBS’ Hat & Cap Store, |

Opposite Temperanee Hill. Jan. 3, 1869.

Nolasses, Kerosene, Ke., Ke.

econ lpn

Fiear, Sugar

| -eNIIE Subsribere have IN STORE, and

offer for SALE— 2W Barrels Extra Canada FLOUR, 100 de do Aweriwan de 200 = do Superfine de do 14 Hhda Bright Retailing SUGAR, 2 do do Heavy MOLASSES: 25 Cheete TEA (warranted), 3 Boxes TOBACCO, 10 Casks Kerosene O1L, 2 Baies Buffale

JU Quarter Casket BRANDY, 2 do de HISKEY,

4 Puncheona RUM 6 Barrela CRANBERRIES, 10,000 CIGARS, 50 Sides American SOLE LEATHER, 60 Kegs NAILS and SPIKES, 5 Sheepskin COATS, 10 Doz Grain SACKS, 75 Cvile Cordage, Hemp, and Manilla. —ALS0— 5,000 Bushels Liverpoo! SALT, 100 Tons Cow Bay COALS, 15 de Pictou do Slack.

All of which will be sold low fur’approved pay- nents. CARVELL BROS.

oe en ee ‘

Hoop Skirts UST RECKELVED, by Steamer ALHAMBRA— 150 Dos. HOOP SKIRTS.

Feb’y 11.

For sale low, if immediately applied for. WILLIAM DODD, Nov. 26, 1866. Qreen Square. —

FLOUR. 200 BBLS. Choice Extra FLOUR,

200 «6 «=—- Superfine “ 200 i “ id For Sale by }. C. HALL.

HERRING.

200 Els. new Bay of Island FAT HERRING, for Sale by

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I. C. HALL. Dee, 24, 1866.

TOBACCO.

le by Dec. 24, 1866,

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10,00

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~— LOWDEN’S a4

TOBACCO FACTORY.

SUPERIOR QUALITY

OF

VIRGINIA LEAF SQUARE ROD TOBACCO,

now being manufactured, whieh be knows will compete with any article imported, and svlicits the inspection of these whe are

JUDGES OF THE WEED.

Dealers are invited to

Examine our Stock,

and judge for themselves.

THE GENUINE ARTICLE ONLY. will be obtained at this Establishment. Enquire at the Old Stand, MORIN LOWDEN.

Charlottetown, Mareh 18. 1567

FREDERICK LEPAGE

has on sale at the Glasgow House, Queen Street,

LARGE assertment of Goods suitable cheap for cash.

for spring trade, which will be dispoeed of

COMPRISING *

Gents’, Ladiea and Misses’ Rubber Shoes, Ladies, und Misses’ Rubber Boots, White and Grey Cettons Faney Printed Cottons, Tuble Linens and Towellmygs, Black and Coleured Mantle Cloths, Black Broad Clothe

Black and Fancy Doeskins and Cassinere, White, |

Colored and Fancy Flannels, Plain and Fancy Drees Stuffs, Hollands and Grass Cloths, Men's Hats and Caps, Ladies’ and Misses’ Hoop Skirts, &c., &e A s!pendid lot of Stamped Embroidery, Faney Frillings. Daisy Trimmings, Edgings, Laces, Kib- bon, Velvets, Linen Shirt Fronts, and a large variety of other Goods. A.Lro—The usual assortment of Groceries, &e.,

e, ae. March Hith, 1867. vyr “44. Myre 7A AT GEORGWTOWN, and forsale Cheap for Cash by

R. MUNRO,

Prince Edward Island Maps,

isl pat

Room Paper, Window Paper Hangings, Putman's Patented Curtain Fixtures, BEDSTEADS,

“ Mode! Parlor " Stoves aud other Stoves,

20 Kbis. No. 1 Labrador Herring,

50 Bbis. Choice Family Flour,

Tubs Butter & Bbis. Pork,

Marine Clocks,

Stationery and a variety of other Goods,

} set Second Hand Harness. —ALSO—

Billa Exchange, Bills Lading, Charter Parties, Ships Papers. Bille of Sale, Blank Deeds, &e.,

&c., which will be either sold or engrossed to

suit customers, by we. R. MUNRO. Jan. 28, 1867 tf

schooner for Sale. "VUE Star of the Sea, 58 tous register,

now laying in Charlottetown, four years old;

wus built in New Branewick out of the best mate- rial; is perfectly tight, and well fonnd; hes two Chains, three Anchors, Standing and Ruuning Rig- ging and Sails, ali in good order.

For Price and further particulars inquire of W. B. Dean, Esq., Charlottown, or of the owner.

REUBEN TUPLIN. Maryvate, New se | Febrnary 25. 1867

—_—__—.

Dissolution of Copartmership. puk Cu-. ARTNERSUIP heretofore

existing between the Subseribers, as TOBAC-

CO MANUPACPURERS, is tiris day dissolved by

mutual cousent All parties owing the late Firm are requested tu make payment to MORIN. LOWDEN, who alone

is authorized to receive debts, and who assumes the liabilities of the late Firm

MOKIN LOWDEN D.d. RICHARDSON Ch’tewn, January bt. 1867.

1 EFERRBING to the above, the Sub-

seriber would respectfully inform the public that he will still continue the basiness of matiufac- turing the best SQUARE ROD TOBACCO, trom mre Virginia Leaf, ard trusts, a8 the superior quatity of the article is so well known, that he will

| continue to merit a share of public patronaye 4S

ORIN LOWDEN. Peake’s Building. Queen Street. Jan. 1, 1867

__ Street, dun | f Feb’y !1. ;

COAL COAL! LARGE quewity of Round and

LITERATURE.

UNDER THE VIOLETS.

Her hands are cold, her face is white ; No more her pulses come and go; Her eyes are stint to life and light: Fold the white vestares, snow on snow,

} And lay her where the violets blow.

The grey old trees of hngest limb | the landing

| Shall wheel their circling shadows rornd,

To make the scorching sunlight dim— That drink the greeness from the ground,

And drop their dead leaves on her mound.

| When o’erthe boughs the squirrels run, And through the leaves the :obins call, And, ripening in the antamn sun, The acorns and the chesnnts fall,

Doubt not that she will heed them all.

For her the morning choir shall sing Its matius from the branches high,

Aud every minstrel voice of Spring, That thrills beneath the April sky, Shall greet her with its earliest ery.

At last the rootiets of the trees Shall find the prison Where sbe lies, And bear the buried dust they seize In leaves and blossoms to the skies; So may the soul that warmed it rise!

If any, born of kindlier blood, Should ask what muiden lies below ; Say only this,‘ A tender bud, That tried to blossom in the snow, Lies withered where the violets blow.” THE CASTILE BUILDER. | A gentle boy, with soft and silken locks, A dreamy boy, with brown and tender eyes, | A castle-builder, with his wooden blocks,

And towers that touca imaginary skies,

A fearlese rider on his father’s knee, An eager listener unte stories told

: At the Round Table of the nursery,

Of herves and adventures wanifold.

There will be other towers for thee to build; There will be other steeds for thee te ride;

There will be other legends, and all filled With greater marvels and more glorified.

Build on, and make thy castles high and fair, Rising and reaching upward to the skies ; Listen to voices in the upper air, Nor loge thy simple faith in mysteries.

* A STRANGE AFFAIR.

There was nothing peculiar in the appear- ance of the house—a three-storey building, surrounded by rather extensive grounds, evi- dently once a country seat of no small preten- sions It had a somewhat desolate look,

presence. It had, in fact, been empty a year or more.

formed us, were not used to country life, thought it too lonely. and he believed the lady was hysterical! or sumething; and so

though in perlect repair—that look a house} me. always puts on when lony deprived of human) as ajar; but as | walked from room toroom,

—_ = ree <n

| landing or ascended the staircase to the | lieve in such things now-a days. I'd getmy fs business had not. been atiected by | storey above ; and as 1 stood smoothing the labour fcr my pains and folks woald sty | erisis, and he was sure it would not ribbon—I will not say iat I saw, for that wastrying togive the house a bad name, that’ Mr. Bardett explained to him his position.

the he.

| was not the sensation— | had. an impression would be ull the thanks I'd get. Tulk to the , He told bim he was free from debt, but ut-

)rather, that a woman dressed ina gown of

'some clouded staff had passed my door and gone ‘up the staircase. If so, she must have emerged from the little room, now so sedu- ‘lousy closed, which also had a door opening \frou. the landing. [can scarcely say with _whatsarprise I saw no one on steppingout on But to be convineed, | ran up | stairs and explored the upper storey. Nota } soul was there—-the chambers all dark, silent /and quiet. 1 came down like one in a dream ; | and meeting Kate, inquired if she had seen the wowan, describing the circumstances. | *No,° said Kate, coolly. ‘I only see } shadows not women in clouded gowns. bably it was some trick of light.

| , |

| with some heat, hut [had a distinet impression of the woman. ‘I could swear to her anywhere!’

| * So you, tuo, have impressions ?’ said Kate, meaningly.

| And L’ was conscious of a second chill. About this time, [ remembered also the hysterical lady, with sympathy. 1 began to understand that, under certain circumstances, 1 might be hysterical too.

On the following evening was a gale, and the wind certainly behaved about that house in a manner that I have never, seen equalled | since. It not only burst heavily against the walls, shook bard at the casements, and moaned about the chimneys. There was a harmony—-a complete harmony of vuices— wild and unearthly, but not witvout a certain sweetness, broken in upon at short intervals by a long, shrill, piereing whistle, that it was difficult not to believe it human. On such a night, we sat, of coarse, close about the drawing-room stove, making ourselves as cozy as possible ; bat | saw thy.t one and then another broke of conversation to listen. | + T have a fancy,’ said Alf,‘ that I hear steps overbead,-end the violent slamming of a dvor !’

And it turned out that we all had fancied the same thing. Alf suggested that a window was onen, and went up to find and shut it: came down in a few moments, looking pale, it struck me, and sat down silently by the fire

‘ How about the window ?’ asked Kate.

Alf started ‘The window!—ob! There was none open.’

‘ But | hear the noise just as before,’ per- sisted Kate, ‘above all the uproar outside. No door could slam persistently hke that, unless there were somewhere a powerful draught.’

Kising, as she spoke, to go up-stairs, Alf | seized her by the arm. | + Don't go, Kate.’

‘Why aot? The noise teases me, I am sure there is eomething open. You men are blind as bate about such things.’

And she made a second attempt to go, but the young man held her firmly.

* Kate, you shall nut go, at leest without I tell you there is no window as much

heavy steps sounded just in front of me; and | before reaching the duor, it swung opeo and

‘The party that hired it,’ the agent in- closed instantly and violently in my face

Under these agreeable circumstances, | made the tour of the entire upper storey, these plea- sant phenomena repeating themselves all the

they moved back to town on @ sudden, and way. By the time I had reached the last

left the property on our bands,’ concluded | door, I was in a cold chill, and shook like a

the agent with an inspired air, and a look at) man in an ague.

If it had been you, the

us as though seized with a dawning suspi-| cold chill would have bean a fainting-fit.

cion that we might follow in the other par- | ty’s footsteps—ot which 1 in my secret heart | thought there was little danger, and compla- cently pitied the hysterical lady, who de- | pended on the tiresome bustie of the metro- | polis a8 a preventive against hysterics.

Our family consisted of my husband, my- |

self, sister Kate; our little son George, and a/|

Permit we, therefore, if you still insist on}

going, to fortify myself with a smelling bottle, and a glass of cold water.’

‘Come Alf, you don’t expect us to believe that,’ said my hueband taking up the lamp. * Let us see ifany of the doors wil! be slam- med in wy face,’ advancing as he spoke to- wards the drawing-room door; when just as

visitor, Mr Craven, otherwise known as All, he reached it, it flew open suddenly, and and engaged to Kate, we had, besides, a shut again as suddenly, with a crash that coachman. a gardener, (who skept in the rooms | sounded through the whole house.

over the stables), and three female servants, |

This brought us all to our feet. We ex-

one, Rachel, a woman who bad lived with us | amined the door, the hail, the knob, the

ten yeats or more.

as people generally do, and after the confu- sion which is the regular thing on such occa- sions, began to feel ourselves quite charmingly

my little one, who slept ina small bedruom, opening out of mine and looking out in a lovely flower-garden—a cheery apartwent, we thought, when we fitted 1t up for Georgie. But he, heretofore the best of children, be- caine almost unmanageable, after we smagin- ed him disposed of tor the might, and he had gone to bed in the best of spirits, he would start out of his bed, screaming wildiy to be taken below, soothed, put back again; five minutes after, the sume terrific screame.

® Slack, Cape Breton COAL, a good artiele, for | Coaxing. whipping, soothing, were all tried

sale by the Subscriber, at the following Rates,

Viz c= Ronad Coal per Ton, Ws 6d Slack Coal do 168 Days of delivery, Wednesday in each week. 9 W.W. LORD. Charlottetown, Dee. 10. 1866

‘MONEY! MONEY! LL ACCOUNTS not paid by the firsi ‘ of JANUARY, 1867, will be placed in the

hauds of my Attoruey for recovery. {

GEORGE COLES. 17th Dec. 906) at a ee A PREPARATORY SCHOOL, For the Convenience of Families in the Country R. W. S. SMEETH will board and prepare boys for College, at his Resi dence, Prince Street. TERMS PER QUARTER: Boarders - - - - - £710 O Day Seholare -- -- 10 0 Jan. 14, 1867. SR ae a

Barley. Barley.

NOUND 2 ROWED BARLEY bought at BRIGHTON BREWERY.

R. SMITH. Feb 1R, 1807.

~~ RUM! RUM! RUM! ° PUNCHEONS of Old Demerara 20 RUM for Sale at Subscriber's Establich- went, in er out of Feud

GEORGE COLES.

Chitown, Dee. 3.1866

FOR SALE. FEET SCANTLING, sorted sizes, —

10.900 Fence Poles, good quality, seasoned, 150 Cords FIREWOOD, Fur and Sprue,

20 do do Hurd wood. The above is within 1} milea of the city, on the Mount Edward Roud. and wil! be delivered either

h tin the city, as may be required. on appli- ro nehe te , : HASZARD.,

Charlottetown. Feb’y lth, 1867. is!

RFMOVAL.

R. W. G. Sutherland ba removed frow bis lute residence on Queen Street, to the corner of Kent and Great George Streets, aud would respectfully inforin hig friende and customers, that by hite arrivals of direet impor tutiouis from Europe, he hans yreatly added to hie Stock of Drage. Clrewiculs, Perfumery, and Articlea im variety. DR. SUTHERLAND returns thanks for the pa tronage 6 liberally extended to him since his resi-

| dence in Charlottetown, and hopes the sume way

be continued towards biw; trustin,

that, by asel- duity and atention in every braveh of his profes-

| sion, he will retain the coflidewce of the public.

"Advice to the peor Gratis. Chiirlettetown, May 7, L500.

in vain. Then Kate volunteered to sit by him, and discover, tf possible, the vause of his dvsturbance; but in half an hour down eame Kate, very pale and with Georgie in her arms Nothing was the matter, she de- clared, in answer to our anxious inquiries;

‘but as Georgie was so nervous she really

‘thought he had better sleep with ber’ So | Georgie slept with his aunt, and there was | go more screaming ; but Kate startled me in- jexpressibly the next Gay by declaring that |there was actually something strange and | queer about the little room.

‘You know,’ she said, ‘that I sat by the)

table, on which was an Argand lamp. Ol course there was a wide cirele of light about the table. 1 sat by it quietly watching | Georgie—who had fallen asleep almost as soon as his head touched the pillow—and thinking, I hardly know what, when I was conscious of a sense of alarm and oppression; at tue game instant Georgie began to toss and

| mutter udeasily, and (laugh if you like) on

' the broad ecirele of light fell a shadow, dark. | heevy, and almost as broad. [stared at it jin a sort of stupid astonishment, till I saw the shadow deepening, putsing out the light, so to speak. With a sudden, unutteranle | terror, L snatched Georgie from the bed and Hed. In five minutes more, I believe [ should have screamed as loudly as ever he did, poor | little fellow !” | Of course, in theseenlightened days, what-

{ever else we swallow, we always protest) you stay in this evil house; then you and | to its lowrst depths T confess the narra-|} Rachel must say guvod-bye,’ said the old| country, jbat had hitherto been regardeé as

lagainst a ghost-story.

‘cool common sense; but I attempted the usual strain of arguments. * You were asleep, Kate!’

* Nonsense!’ said Kate, stoutly; ‘I had | Our neighbors getting wind of our proceed-| ruin.

| not been there fifteen minutes! I never was | wider awake in my life!’ | « Grant it shadows ate droll things, and ar-

places and shapes. | remember ‘ No article of furnitare castsa moving, ad-

light, tril the light 18 almost wholly ewal-

steadily, that though I answered her with

| my own apartment was kept carefully closed

lar inmate of Kate’s apartment.

One morning

two. vt stood before the

| 10 Boxes American FLAT TOBACCO, mi emeenes Sante, Se Pern oe owing wy hat strings. The door of my éreas- | 1. C. WALL.

| ing-room stood open; consequentiy,

jmirror I coald see whoever passed

We entered our new abode and settled in it | tor possible puileys and strings.

ticles of furnitare east them in unlooked-for| 4 mighty hurry, I can tell you.

- Nonsense,’ | was conscious of a little chill | jong. of dread, and that benceforward the fittle| Mimy, room would be apt to be closed. I believe | they would, but they'll go soon, nothing in it; but the door between it and

Matters went on quietly for a week or)! knew the character of this house, a preparing for a drive, ed ua to move in without a wordof warning,

long dressing-gises, fast- | aod suffer

We hunted |, for one, expected to find none, being by this time ready to believe ia any horror, and only by a strong effort preventing myself from growing

floor, the stairs, the windows.

at home. Our first trouble was with Georgie, | as hysterical as the agent's ‘other party.’

We found nothing.

It was then proposed to question the ser- 'vants; by remembering the ease with which [the ignorant and impressionable natures catch a superstitious panic, the ‘proposition was negatived.

‘We'll keep our ghosts like our other visitors in the drawing-room,’ said my hus band.

As he spoke, we were all at the foot of the stairs. A cold wind blew upon us; a dark shaaow fell about us, with a swift rush the cold breath passed between us, through our very midst. Nota yard from us, we heard steps echo on the marble flagging, recede, and go slowly down the basement stairs. We stood listening, and staring blankly at each other; then with a thrill 1 remembered Georgie.

‘Ob! said Kate, with ahysterical laugh ; ‘he is well enough! Dont you see it has gone down stairs? It was in the little room. It left that, and you saw it pass. It hax

one belownow. Doyou bearthat? Ilark!’

A wild yell of terrur came up from the basement, and then a stumbling, blundering rush for the ha!l where we were standing

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almost by force; the fright¢éned servants crowd- ed in pell-mell.

* And sure, and [°d not spend another night here for a fortune,’ cried the cook, her teeth chattering with fright.

Coachman and gardener asseverated the tsame thing ; all talked together, looking fear- tully about them.

They heard some one coming down, and | those it was master, till the door didn't |

open, and still, somehow, the steps seemed to |

| come on into the room; and while they sat staring began to fall a shadow on them, tll they couidn’t see cne another for the darkness. Rachel, a sensible, trusty old woman, de- clared the same thing. ‘I've been with you many a year, but if

— | tive had its weight, from the eharaeter of my | woman. | sister—a , determined girl, with plenty of

* We'll all go togeti.er,’ said my busband;

‘to-morrow afternoon we go! This is no place for a Christian to live in.’

|” Wecommenced our packing by day break.

) ings, came over to insist and inspect. ‘Thought you would go before long,’ ‘Folks leave this house in The last people, they were here, let me eee, three | weeks, ahd they war out ins0 mapy hours. I

!old Mrs. Green.

vancing shadow, on 8 broad, well defined | neyer seen any thing to equal it. The lady, gation.

she was always delicate, and she was going 'was awful. I calculated you would not stay It wasonly last nigot | wassayi2g to

dont!’ and sure enough, Miss Prime she | comes over this morning, and sags she, they're

And from that.time Georgie became @ regu- | going! | knew they would!’

‘So,’ said f, a httle indignantly, ‘you all suffer-

‘Tut! tut!’ eried Mrs. Green, ‘sepposs

The men put us back m the drawing-room, |

agent not to me.’

| *We did talk to the agent.’

» *So you don’t like the house ? that gentleman, a@ little curiously. | *O yes! liked the house very mech !°

| ‘tis unfortunate,’ parsued the agent; ‘that some idiefrumors have attuched them- | selves to the house. itis said that the late

,

inquired

‘owner imprisoned there a wealthy sister, and |

something darker is even hinted at, but people | of intelligence and refinement like you | ‘Rumours, you said,’ cut iv my huehand ; | it must be the ramours that you say have at-

| tached themselves to the bouse that cast sha- | Pro- | dows, slam doors, patter about the halls, and | A dress raise the Old Harry, generally ; remarkable ced to make arrangements for a new partaer- inight have been hanging where you could | but unpicasant—unless to people of scientific ship. Pretty Annie Burdett had managed to

and inquiring minds! We are neither scien-

| mention the * rumours’ to the next applicant, ; sir. Good morning ”

| So we retreated. So we lost our pretty | country-ouse, and no doubt are embaluied /on the agent’s list as‘ hysterical” also. Por i the house it stands to-day unoccupied. deso- jlate, as it should stand, if at ail. For its | mystery. let those explaia it whocan. I can only state the facts

A GOOD INVESTMENT.

Mr. William Burdets was a wealthy man. He had worked bard, and had made hie for- tune by his own exertions; therefore he thought he had a right to'spend it in his own way. He had risen frou a very humble position in life, and knew all the bardships and trials which lie in the road to fortune This knowle¢ge made him very thoughtful of those who were enga throuzh which he had passed. juss what they were encountering, and his money had not made bim cold and éelfish He bad a great, warm heart, aod nv one ever appealed to it in vain. 4

Mr. Burdett’s friends said he had not learned caution with experience. a use of bis money they thought. estimation he gave without discrimination ; and some of hie triends undertook to remon- strate with him, and assured him that if he did not refuse oftener to aid those who songht him be would find his money slipping away * faster than he made it.’

Mr. Burdett smiled pleasantly as he lis- tened to them, and then pointing toa passage in gn open Bible, which lay by him, repeated in reply :

* ‘Never turn thy face away from any poor man, and the face of the Lord shall net be turned away from thee.’ ’

‘ Oh,’ they exclaimed, ‘ if you argue in that way, we have nothing more to say.’

So Mr. Burdett quieted the remonstrances of bie friends, and ymdicated his own conduct. It vas always a pleasure to him to give, and oe that he did not wish to deprive himself of.

One morning be was sitting in his office, conversing with a friend, who was aleo merchant, when @ young man entered and presen.ed a lester of introduction from the city. He eai Mr. Burdett that he had come to ask the loan of a sum of money to enable him to start into business. He un- folded his plang with clearness and precision, and gave the merchant excellent references in the city. Mr. Burdett told him that he wou|d think over the proposition, and asked him to call the next morning for an answer.

‘Surely, Burdett,’ eaid his friend, when the yourg man had gone, ‘you dun't mean to compl with that young fellow’s request ?

‘L think I ehall,’ replied Mr. Burdett. ‘1. like the young man’s looks.’

‘But he dosen't offer anything like good security.’

‘I will take his note, and ask no ether pledg,’ said. the merchant, quietly,

‘Heavens, man! You do business on a most unusual plan, You're running a great risk. Think how inexperinced and young this man is.’

‘Tiss youth will give him energy, and that will make up tor any deficiency of experience. Wher I was a young man I would have given @ greet deal to have found a friend willing to assist me in this way.’

‘Of course you will manage your business your own way, said the gentleman, laughing, as he rose to go; ‘but I think it a must un- safe transaction.’

‘I do not,‘ said Mr. Burdett. ‘On the contrary, | regard it as a@ very good invest- ment.’

During the day Mr. Burdett saw the gen- tlemer, to whow be j.ad been referred by Mr. Watkins, as the young man was named, He received from all of them the movi favorable report’. The next morning Mr, Watkins called, and received an affirmative answer.

and the business for which he wanted it was to be ly@ated in a distant city. The money was to be returned in six years, or sooner, #f Mr. Watkins wae able. Mr. Burdett simply took the young man’s note, telling tim he wanted no endorser.