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IMPERIAL FIRE IRSURANC

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M. McKinnon, san, Kaq., Let a4, Subscribed and Invested Michael Kilbride, Bag, Lot !1,

Me. Peter Uughea, Seuth Wast,

“ Patrick MeLellea, West Pernt, i

Ch’town, Sept 13, 1869.

DANEPL CARBY, Pravelline? Agent.

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Fire Insurance,

BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY,

tERMS, FIRE § MARINE. Fifteen Shillings, per annum, half in HEAD OFFICE--Corner ef Chait & Churt 'Btreéts, °Tovbute. advance. er f <i Capital and Assets upwards of in - ot We have appointed the following Gene Deposiied at Ottawa i : r ; 850 Onn tiemen to Act ss Agents for the! ; ’ or £ ine G P. RIDOUT. Es uire, - = -_ Governor, ore. | PETER PATERSON, Eequire = = , Dep'y Gov. eee Ned, aq, pommarsite, T. W. BIRCHALL, Eequire, - = . Manager. ’ Well, &3q , Mc. aBeergih Sharpe Liakletter Road, Richard Reid, Esq, Alberton, Me. Wiiham Callaghan Miminegash, * Lavreace Hogan, Hope Rivet, Niebolas Conroy. Esq., Pwaish,

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OFFICES---1 O!d Broad Street, and 15 Pall Mall.

Capital, £1,965,000.

$105,000 deposited at Ottawa for the Protection of Poliey holders, in. conformity with

(Next door to the Telegraph Office,

EW YORK WIPE INSURANCE COMPANY:

| 1869 SPRING STOCK

HARDWARE.

$500,000' City Hardware Store.

Ship Undine, from LIVERPOOL, and Amphton from LONDON; the best and mest suitable

STUCK OF BARD WARE

ever imported ints Charlottetown, consisting iv part of: NAIL. PAINT BRUSHES.

4j3 bags assorted fine'A choice lot of Paint,

Just received, per Steamer from BOSTON |

BY ONE OF THEM With fingers weary and worn, With body tired and sick, The pale faced printer stands at his case, Setting up type in a * stick.” Pick pick, pick ! QO, how weary the band and head,

| THE COMPOSITOR. | | |

Letter and space and lead, Lead and letter and epace, What wonder that the printer bas Such a wan and dejected face ? No matter bow late the bonr— No matter how tired or sick, } The jaded printer must stand at his case } }

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Piling up type in bis “stick”

How wearily passa the hours,

{ trow Weary tbody and brain; But fis hands must move, however hard

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The letters drop in their place, And paley pale, pale,

Is the weary priater’s facee— O, bow he sighs for a rest,

But its all in vain—the paper's behind, And it must be out © on time,”

As he moodily stands at his case, With ® mingled sigh and groan,

American Cat Nails, | Graining, Tar ‘and Cut and Wro’t Spikes, Whitewash Brushes, Brads aud — Pinisbing Blacking, Serubbing, and

Nails, | Horse Brushes.

| : Wro't Nails,all sizes, |g > | the New Canadian Iusurance Law. rata SIZES, \Shoemakers’ Ink and | * Taenas O'Cuaner, Canmpbeltot, Lot 4, | se Boot Nuils. in Copper.) Outfits, : ae C rapaud zine and iron, Whips * .7obe: Rely. ; _—— Horseshoe Nails, iF in > ks’ d ener | Hoa, A.A.MeDonald, 2 dotetitdwil Copper Burrs and Belt}##itbanks’ and — etier | Mr. Geo. A. Haghes, 5 Georg pect leet, Seales, from 3s. to 120. George Forbes, Vernon R’r. Bridge, Hanover Fire Insurance Gompany of New York- Wood Screws, }to din, |Mire Cloth, all sixes, | Joha Mc DowgartrBsq:; Orwett, Brass Hinges & Screws ee on and Mud Mr, Jogu Erewch, al Paid Up Capital, - - - - : - $480,000 PAINT. Hows b Manilla Rope, Jaiivs OBrien, Moutague, , Sur lus - 819 G00 | Best quality American Wa. P.. L-wia, C srdigan Bridge, P ’ “a a = 2 7 i ” > | 4 tons Paint Mackerei and Cod Line Mr, Donald MeDonald, yg 5 ond, Lot 56, | ambien |Best No. 2 London| Hook and Fishing “ Peter Signatt, Morell, 7 | White Gear, he Gone, otal Assets, Ist July, 1869 - - - . 719,000) 205 12. int.'Silver Table Bells, Re Really. Fort avguaras, ; ; Ys . $ > | edraPaite™ Paigt.(Silver Fable Be ee Ca; tain Joha Melatyre E aun ; nie eneeeeee | Venetian, Red & eijaphaheoese Passes Roller Piirick Grifia, Esq. St.Audrew’s, Paint, ek Mr. Renald MacDynald s| W rp SIP 4 7 = achiencitl g | Orange Crome Paint Brass and Euameled Stew ‘ (Garahelia,). Piaquid, ri TARINE RISKS taken on HULLS, CARGOES and FREIGHTS at moderate rates con- Barot Teorm:tlenkede:, | Panes Anthony McCormack, E-q 2 . j sishons with hy he bagard. Ewerald Green Egg Beaters, iin Releee. StePeter’s Bay, FIRE INSURANCE effected on every description of Property. Ultramarine Blue, Clothes Wrivgers, Joseph McAulay, Esq.; Black Bash, All Pulieies issued immediately on application, withou. reference to the Head Offices, | Patent Dryers, pag Sifters, Jobastemeaet, jrars, Be qes Red Pot, Let 46 For further particulars, rates and conditions, apply to Red Ochre, wae Dor ca Dugald McDougall, Bag , Dandas, a run r Deir ere un |Blacksmiths’ "Kovils, Luwtence Peters, Esq, Ldsebies Bay, fl enton FE. IN ewbery, mixed. Vices, Hammers and Mc. Angus MeDonald, Goose River, General Agent, | Drop Black Bellows, J CohJaderhay, Esq, Bay fertune, i k ‘

Metallic Paint, |Blister steel, |

| Gine, \Curriage Mountings, in | Puris Whiting, Axles and Screw Bolts, | ehallac. | Malleable Castings,

}Hub Bands, in Silver and

OIL. ove ‘ ox" » 3 |Dash Centres, &e., ¢., renmggin knee 121 casks Oil, in Builed|Layior & Bros celebrated New Moon. 3d day, 6. 232m., mora , E. | and rew Linseed, = a maT, oe ‘iret Quarter, 1Uth day. Gb DSUm evep.. S. ‘ : a 4 -~ sor ; : Olive Oil, ext'a and and Tenon, Pa an vie :. [8th day. mim. even, & E.z T WEATY-FIVS Y aARS end APB t J2NGE. | Machinery ded. jel, Keyhole, an Mila- fh 7 1 » iN al Qu, paws, = 2°98 nema 7 iain " ae a ee Kerosene Oil, Large assortment of | ea tee | ee : | Cod and Whale Oil, Files, of every descrip- Rosy SUN;SUN Sutte cites 15.4 St ictly Mutual ad charges only Cost of Insurance. | Turpentine, tion, tt i ee = oy ee Black and Brown Japan, jLocks, Hinges and VaR) eb pate ins Se s ae ee ~<a — | Walnut stain, Screws, of ali kinds, o alenaclal” sential tees eee —_— -— . . | Copper Paint, : : ye Byala 's D4 @ NON-FORFITURE SYSTEM OF INSURANCE ORIGINATED) [Pitch andtating | on Bosca 1x Ti Plate, yo >» : . au oe) van 2 nu : ouer + 2-09 sabe we le SH BY THIS COMPANY. Varnish, sl israd’s celebrated Boneh, a ome ; * "9 54 7 10 53 ) Capel Oak do., Narrow and Broad sled ‘a @ = serie a3 : ~ Pie ‘ . ae : toes ° Pale Carriage do., Axes, ee 7 (1 109 sid dunn 8 y7/ Li you waat 2 Lifs Policy, choose Exparience, Abiuity& SUCCESS: gic goldvine, "Ads, | Shingle Axes 7 ee es nik “inh t's ; Snotting Composition, , ao, M> 33 5 8a 7 42 , re a ; ia 100 Boxes Glass, frow 7 Tes 35 98 138 45, F 22 33 ee ee 739 to 36x42, \Carpenters’, Joiners’ and x Wed 7 9 7 17| 950) 2 10 3 : Putty, Coopers’ Tools ef all ter | 38 9 Tso 3) = ASS ATS, Loe ates 9,000: TPE inde 40, -Prid 3u 9 6 S21! St) 3 44 sit 100 rolis Tarred Paper, |fannner Wheels and ii Sat 10) 9 6 Bmore! 4 35 29 | —20e Stove Polish. Busixs. 1? Sa 7 @4° 9 3 37] 050) 5 a 8 2" R J ; 1909 . - oe } it} Me 42 9 3 oF £326 I Ze y- al Report anuary Ist ‘ A few Double Barrle NS, a very superior 14 Ta “4 33 93 OF 243 7 2. 26 Twenty fourth Annu pty ; | article; Revolvers and Dreech Loaders, Ammu- 15 “Wed 43 9 43!) 3 32 7 52 2 ee ee nto at bee dd Wh oe cee. 6 oo 66 Wena emma ees $4,698,280.20 | nition of every description. [i Thar £5 lo 4 2440 8 4! ane Rie eee eS ot) ieee a. ae ae 11,000,822 5@| A lage Assortment of English and American 7) Bria ee Se a ek eee ET ee awed: olencain adh, «---+1,689 282.17} FORK, SHOVELS SPADES and HOES Garden ate" tT" o Ig 3 Birieee 10 14 24 Tey Sw Emenee et : Tools of every description, Hay FORK3 SCYTUES, a Ms ? ss ; n ; * : ta i Pe . a4 gery ey Handled Table, Carving and oo: fon a j ' 2 > on at 24) ee 9.103. i ingi$30.765.947.00 Dessert KNIVES ; Elliot's celebrated RAZORS 21 Tusa 4 1, Sr 7 wv eve = a3 Policies issued during the yyear, 9, > insuring}]$30.765, ‘% Pocket, Pruning and Sportmene’ “KNIVES 22 Wed 4 mt « p + i “9 y MORRIS FRANKLIN, President. Hutton’s Famed British PLATE ‘n Table. Dessert - aoe b+ oe rs Siw haan Sasi’ ost WM. H. BEERS, Vice-Presilent & Actuary, and TEA SPOONS, TABLE and DESSERT 4 var 3 «low 0 av. Z ovo - y — ° _ : : . ¢ : ‘ORKS, &e.. &e 5, oc 2 1 6 24'morn | 44)" 5 | WALTER BURKE, Manager for Dominion ef Canada. The above is brt a emall-portion of the largest 6 8 434 14.056 0 2 442 826) Blank Forms, Tables of Rates Reports and al) information can be had at the office of stock of Hardwave.ever imported into Charlotte 27 one te is| 1 261 1 15! 5 4! 27 ee ' town, all of whieh bas been parchased for CASH, 2 r a 3 15 i ant 2 2s! 6 42) 8) HENRY A HARVIE, on the very best terms, and we feel patianes ag “ -_ ot aad a ae pe Jeners ; ‘ | we cun please the public ia price and quality. 29 Wed 7 45 17, 2 25 3 40,7 44 9 | General Azeat for F< teen Please call and examine before purchasing else 39 Thurs) 44 13, 2 24,4 40) 3 40, 39 wen ee it where. ; ‘ : , Oe a ee eas BOURNE, G1LIAN & Co., Set ° ns . Successors to ‘Dp ‘Dp > ; : . - 0 GEORGE D, WRIGHT, Carpenters & Huilders, I. E. STARBIRD, & CO

CHOISE FAMILY GROCERIES, | !

HILLSBOROUGH PAKK,

DUNN ”* BUOCK, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. L, aU EEN'STREET, ; Have conetantly on banda large etek of WakRES's Charhottetowna, Prince Edward Isiand.} Improved Five and Waterpr of

Jane 24; 1863. FELT, COMPOSITION, AND GRAVEL,

R, REDBDIA, Aitstucy aid Burrister- at-Law, CUNVEYANCER, Ge. Qfice: «~ Great Goorge Street,| arate

Charlottotown. NINE THOUSAND

( Near the Catholic Cathedral.) ; TR soi oes) ew IRI A. McNEALL, | ROOM PAI 7 R! Reading Reo mu Propictor, ROoOwW PaAarsn. COMALSSON ASSENANE | AND AUCTION BER, Charlottetowa,. -

Diret fing. Bordeaus, vad Halifax

AE St beeriter has ju-t received fromBordeanx> Bye idali fax, i 8 cece Coynne BAN DY, i

So) * CHAMPAGNE | Shhds Burgandy 4ED WINE

& * ddodd raves White WINE,

5 * PurepWhii>,Wine VINEGAR.

PHILIPS & LRWIS, | | |

jand, from a loig experience im the ase of this) j material, can guarantee the laying of the same Lim the most satisfactory and workmanlike manuer. | Angust 2, L36y,

September 3. 1866 oo eentllethee sedan

UST RECRIVED at HARVIB’S BOOKSTORE, QUEEN 31REET~ \Nine Thousan Rolls ROOM PAPER,

R ll, upw ars. from 3d per ry A UARVIE

‘ef e “* . | }

May 24, 1869.

FRANGIS S. LONGWOXTH. BARRISTER AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC, &e.,

/ OFFICE : 4 doors south of Bank of P. E. 1. ! GREAT GEORGE STREET

sates Tish aen een Lor sala, BY ash amels oa Charlottetown, P. E. Island.

OWEN CONNOLLY. | ———AIBERT HENSLEY,

teense

H. HASZARD: |

Commission Merchant, © GENERA. AGUNT, |

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AUCTION EER

Upper Qeeen Street, Charlottetown, °- + - PEL |

N. B.—Orders from abroad, and the country, | Will Péeeive tompt atte: tivn. April 26, 1869;

MAKE YOUR OWN YEAST HOICE NEW HOPSfor family use, in QUARTE HALF and POUND) PAPERS. For Sale by )

| W.R. WATSON, | City Drug Store, Victoria Bathtiag, !

Ch'tow p. Heptember 14, 186%. WILLIAM KOUGHAN Ship Broker. S$ General Agent, - . Queen's Wharf, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. B. ISLAND. REFEKENCES: Mowrs, Peake Brother» & Oe:, Carveli Brothers,

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Attorney at Law, Notary Public &.

OFFICE.—2 doors below Bank of P. E. Is- land, Great George Strect, Ch’town.

Nov. 29, 1869. 3m

ERSKIN’S BRAHEE SUGAR POWDERS

A Tonic and Unfailing Remedy tor

Rheumatismof allkinds, Neuralgia

Lumbago, Sciatica, FACE-ACHE, TOOTH-ACHE, ERAGE, COUGHS, and’ all affections from Colds. te See Lancet, ander MenicaL PaTRroxace WM. R, WATSON,

Asa

ity Drag Store, Victoria Building, (Veen! Street, Sept. 16,1867.

Table Delicacies cf Every _ Description.

t the « ITALIAN WAREHOUSE,” MACEACHERN & Co,

ena ey

Novy ly 1869-

A. HEKMAYS,

Bell- Hanger, Gon and Tin-Suith,

Dorchester Street, (Next to Reading Room Building.) Beers to returo his thanks to the, general public for the liberal patronage extended to him: site his commencement in business,

aud asks fur a continuance of the same. He keeps constanty on band

A meat Assortment of TINWAR#, KITCHEN UPENSILS, ALL ORDERS in the above BUSINESS will be punctually attended to. Having lately made large purchases in the

Cheapest Markets, inteuded for House Builders, such as

Gas Fitting, Water CUlsets, Bell Fittings, &c., &c..

June 28, 1869

‘NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS

JUST RECEIVED AT

JOSEPH A. MeDONALD’S

Queen Street, ER STEAMERS *« ORIENTAL” & “ ALHAMBRA,” 4 Cesee’ Fete er Caps, New Style

CHEAP FOR CASH. Per ‘* City of Quebec,” from Montreal,

‘3 Cases Boots, Shoes and Rabbers,,

CHEAP FOR CASH, Per ‘* St. Lawrence,”

1 Case Ready-Made Clothing. (Fasebienable Make.)

CHEAP FOR CASH, Ca'town, Oc!, 4, 1869.

A very large Stock of

Lam prepared to SELL THEM at RATES AS LUW AS CAN BE HAD IN THE CITY, and will fil thew op ina good workmanlibe etyle

To a generous, public, | would say, that ali orders in THIS BRANCH OF MY BUsl NESS will be attended to with Despateh —

A Lot of First Class WATLR COOLERS on band.

SAYERS’ CRYSTAL BLUE, Sold Cneaper than ever July 12, 1369)

TICE NO ! = SUBSCRIBER has JUST RECEIVED BE tetoonee “M. E. BANKS,” bis usua

upply of Tre uth Cook, Box and Franklin

STOVES,

i re favourably with any STOVES one eo into the Market,

and will be sold on usual terms.

informs those INDEBTED to HIM- SELF or MARY STEPI ENS, that if they do not pay up their respective ACCOUNTS and. OTES, on or before the FIRST day of DECEMBEK next, they will be sued for without farther notice.

CASH PAID FOR

Hides, Oats, AND ALL MERCHANTABLE PRODUCE R. J. CLARK.

tf

Feathers,

ai Newson's rge quantity of

Orwell Cheap Store Novelat, 156% Zi;

Feathers,

ANTED immediaicly, Cabinet Factory, a ia

FEATHERS, for which the high:st cash price Queen Street, Charlottetown. will be paid. Nov, 15, 1869. Ch’town, November 8, 1869. 2s

SHEET MUSIC & MUSIC BOOKS,

received and for sale low. ' fhe old Stock of Sheet Music offered at HALF

CG. BREMNER.

MORE SNOW!

READ THIS & TELL YOUR FRIENDS

THAT

JOHN BELL CUT OUT, MAKE UP

Garments of Every Description,

IN THE LATEST ENGLISH or AMERICAN

FASHION. eink: W our Clothing MAD a oe m4 TIT YOU COMFORTABLY, Call at BELLS. If you want your garments finished at the PROMISED TIME, Go to JOHN BELL,

BELL’S |

Tailoring Establishment,

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He sighs fer some genial chme Where printing is unknown; Aud his heart begins to throb, ‘ And bis brain begins to reel—~ i O, who can paint the distress i That the worn out printers feel ? ! O, citizens, friends, and diviaes, Remember ue when you pray, For you must have the aews If we work both night and day; Our life is a lie of toil, | And pale and thin our faces— i While you repose on beds of down We printer's are at our cases,

Wib-fingers weary ana wulll, ; And face of ashen hue, |

The weary printer stands at his case, Wasting his strength for you,

KATE ELLERSLIE'S FATE,

OR THE

FORTUNE-TELLER’S PREDICTION.

‘Only two more days, and she will be all my Own.’

How the glad thought careered through | and through Carle Neyille’s mind, as he strode up and down the narrow platform in front ot the obscure iittle railway station waiting for the long delayed coming of the tardy tram. He was a-elender, well made | youbg man with something of a foreign style | about bis dark bair and eyes, and bronzed |

| complexicn, and a dreamy look in his face — | i ths look of a man who contemplates the |

future,

So wrapped up, was he in hieown thoughts | that he scarcely noticed the ragged, but old | woman, Who crept along the platform, ber | eves shiping with a weird, stealthy expres- | sion, beneath the shadow of her quilted hood, and one yellow, claw-like hand thrust forth to claim the stranger's attention.

‘If you please, kind gentleman, a p°pny,’ she croaked stepping close up to him and as- suming an imploring attituds as she spoke.

Carie Neville turned nstantly around

‘ A penny ? and for whet ? be asked

‘For telling your fortane, sir,’ she anawer- ed in an insinwat.ng sort uf Way

He laughed—the cherry. genial laugh that ‘8 born et mward happiness,

‘But 1 know my fortune already, mother, you can tell me nothing new.’

‘ Let me look at your hand, she coaxed. ‘There’s many a secret wy ey: 6 have learned | to read on the lines of the palm that you never would dream about, Only let me Jook.”

‘Look then, quickly,’ he said, extending his hend with a curelees laugh, “for there is the whistle of the ~ain as the next station above.’

She caught the or ~tratched palm and bent her withered face over. it, Muttering as she | did so, as if boidiag communion with some invisible gpirit within berself.

‘ Well?’ he asked, half curiously, ‘what.

doyoueee? Is there an altar there? and | bridai blossoms ?’

She looked up at him with a start

‘Yes’ she said, in a low, mysterious tone, “there 18 an altar, anda brave show of bridal flowers, and I see you there, but ’ and she broke off with a low shuddering ery, ‘I see Death standing there with you,’

He drew back bis hand angrily, while a sudden shade of pallor crossed his cheek,

* What nonsense!’ he cried recovering hig equanimity, atleast issomemeasure ‘lam a fool to stund here listening to it.’

And as the train swept up tothe station, with ® warning shriek, he flung the old crone a piece of money and sprang on board,

LThrough the growing dusk, with a single | golde:-;ointeu star shiring out acrces the | deepening purple of the mwkt eky,just where | th. sun bad gune gosgeousiy down, the train | tha:dered o1n—and as it rushed apon its tire. | less way, Carle Neville tried bis best to for-| get the ominous forebodings which the bent | old fortune-tejler had whispered so heareely | into his ears, * Death standing there at tha alar with you. And yet, spite of his most | ieso ute efforts, the cold perspiration, would start out on his brew as ie sai there t: ying to furget.

‘] wish the. old bag had been in Jericho

hedious croakings, like the ugliest night-raver | that tunes her pipesin all these gloomy woods,’ | he muttered with sincerity than smoo'hness

A:d then with a strong effort of the relax ed witli, be closed hig eyes, and leaning against the cushioned back of the seat, bagan to in. | duige his imagination in brizht foreshadow: | ings of the future that lay before fim.

For in two days bs wes to be Kate Ellers- lie’s husband—the husband of that bright, | willf}, coqucttish thing who had dazzled, his eyes like a sunbeam, and bewildered the | calm course of his bein-, as if she wasa) draught of sparkling champagne.

The effort, or great the pain. j

As he dolefully hums a rbyme, !

PEACE Ca Fe,

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| Kate buret into a merry peal of laughter. | * Aunt Naomi is always having dreams,’ |she cried. with a bright ineredulity. | ‘But not like this one ’

| * What wae it then, aunty ? Come,’ laugh. jed Kate, ‘g ve us the benefit of your mid- | night ¥:sions.’ :

| * Indeed, Kate, I would rather not,’ plead. jed Aunt Naomi. ‘ Only hear to me this once, end stay at home from this pic nie

party. : * Certainly I shall not remain at home, jaunty,’ said Kate, with a little positivenses of | her head, ‘ after baviog prom‘sed them all,’ | ‘ Kate,’ said Aunt Naomi, ‘listen to me. I dreamed it twice over last night, and that |means something you may be sure We were , all going into the room to see you married, |and when the door was dpened, instead of a | bride in her white dress. we saw. eoffin, and |you lying there in your grave clothes, and | your hands full of waterliilics. Kate, it was & warning, and if you do not listen to it,your doom will be upon your own head.’

‘My doom,’ Kate laughed a defiant laugh at the imposing word ‘* Aunty, darling—it was nothing on earth but the lobster and

bright, scintilating eyes, which) he says, looked dangerous und wicked. Its back was covered with large scales, like the crocodile, abapt. three inehes in length, which bocked together and formed an impenetrable armor. Its belly was of a tawny yellow color, and altogether hedious.. It was ac companied by a emaller specimen. of ite species, and may have been. its . This was but a few feet in length, ia shape ani color closely resembled the ae ‘ one. With the ueual superstitior always takes ho'd of thia class, the sailors regarded the serpent with. @ sort of religious horror, ani all the efforts of the captain to have them make some attempt to capture it were abortive They looked upon it as somea- thing supernatural, aad were not di

‘o medde with it. The thing was about . four feet from the vessel, was lying but & lew feet below the surface of the waier and was easily discernable to all on board. The captain gave orders to have a, boat lowered to attack the monster but in the mean time she attention of the smaller one wus called to the presence of the vessel. It raised ite head . @ few inches above the surface and then went

salad and hot bisevits you had for tea last night Msmma, please fasten my shawl for me—there come the Livingstone girls for me, now, good-bye, mamma, and don t let Aunt Naomi dream any more frightful dreams about me,’

What o merry party it was thet ‘day making the peaceful old Dayton Woods voea! with their musical laughter, and Kate Ei- lerslie was the life of them ail.

It was toward sunset when, turning upon their homeward way they came vpon a shadowed spot in the river where it seemed half inciined to leave its roaming stream life and settled down into the translucent. still- ness of a peacetul Jake, aji starred amd gleam- ing with the waxen.whitestars of full-bleesom- ed water-lillies.

‘Ob,’ cried Kate, ‘how beautiful. «]

must hays some of those flowera ta dramm. the rooms With to-morrow.

And leaning over, with bright, flushed face and eyes that sparkled like twin saphires, she strove to reach the pearly flowers.

‘There's a boat tied a quarter of a mile further up,’ gid Gilbsrt Aymer, ‘let me go for it, Miss Ellerelie.’

‘ A boat! nonsense,’ cried Kate. ‘Why I can reach them with the crouk of my parasol. I should not value them half so much, unless ] captures them myself.’

‘but, Mies Elierslie,’ cried Goorges Livings- ton, ‘ water is very deep just here, and—

Kate Bilerslie tossed back ber caris w.th a look of playful defiance.

‘Iam no city girl’ she said, laughing, to! be terrified out of my senses by a fow drops of water ou the hem of my dress.’

Bot as she swang herself lightly irom branch to branch, down to the steep shore of the river, a sudden recollection roee up into her memory—Aunt Nnomi’s words. *A coffin—and you lying there in your grave- elothes, aud your hands full of white water- lillies.’

Urged by an irapa'se she berself could not have accounted fr, she half turned back, but it was too late. The stone, upon which her slender foot was poieed, at that instant be- came detached ‘rom a bank and rolled down- ward, destroying her balanes—she fell into the water, catching imstineti= at the over- hanging braneses. Rat she missed her hold aud grasped, instead the treacherous slippery het-work of stems which supported the fluat ing carpet of waterlillies, while at the same moment her head struc: against the sub- merged branch of an old deed tree which sseased tu keep a epectral watch at the river- side.

And when they took her up, with golden hair all dripping, and face fair and unsearrod asif it had beea carved in moonlight pure alabusier, her dead hands were full of white water-lillies

‘I shali givs them a pleasant surprise,” thought Carle Neville, as be walked up the barrow path leading from the gate to the Vine Cottage, in the mellow glory of the beautiful full moon. * They don’t dream of my being here unsil to-morrow morning. Darling Kate—I wouder what she will say to me.’

He softly opened the door and went into the large sitting-room, where Kate usually was to be fonnd at that time of night.

Two wax candies were burning on the mantel, and ip the middle of the room, on black draped tressels,stooa a coffin Involan- tarily Neville advanced, and. with a beart that seewed literaily turning to stone, looked down upon the dead face of Kate Ellerslie, all wreathed in white blossume, while in her pure folded hands lay a single clusier of the

toward its larger friend and seemed 40, tell is... of the circumstance, but whatever. transpired betweén them, the larger one raised, its head; as though to investigate ite surroundings, and then, with an easy motion, it dropped into the ocean. In disappearing 14 waent., bead downward, and ite body described @ circle like a, hook, its tail rising out off the » water, which the captain says, tapered off to. a sharp point. The ealm that had buset she vessel in the morning pow gave .placeto.a, , stroug northwest breeg, that as night closed. around, burst into a storm, accompanied

vivid lightening and rolling thunder. . The ship was tossed about by the relentless: waves, which ever aod anon broks over her with terrific fury, and during the whole,of, the, vight the fearful sailore would not goon deck, , without lanterns, auc was their fear of

on the probability of that occurrences a henee being no wiser than themselves woald laugh . at their fears and bid them go to their work. About mornicg the storm died ,away, but until the following day, when) they came in sight of land, the brave. men entertained an unexpressed dread of the reappearance of the

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Captain Allen thiiks that. the’ monster came from the regions of Florida, where. he bas often beard of similar creature from other shiy masters, and by following the. warm. current of the Gulf Stream it reached the position where he found it. Ip his opinion it is @ deep water animal, and be accounts... for Its &ppearance #o near the surface by the fact of the dark day and the monster not knowing how bigh up be was... We have learned from other sources that this

is not 60 mythical as gencrally believed. The same has often been seen. before, bat aiways in fresh water. Itis known that be is bred im the warm South American rivers, and it i¢ supposed that, alter attaining a navigabie size, he betakes himself to the o ean, where he preys upon the smaller. members of the finny tribe, The serpent hae no fins, 80 in this respect he cannot ke classed with any kind of fish, and being covered with scales the eels will not own him; so till science gives him some fixed position be must remain alone, The only thing to which he bears cny effi ity is the shark, and this only im regard to his mouth, which opens underneath, so that, like the shark, he must. turn upon his back to take his prey. How- ever, there is ons thing certain — all doubts ab ut the existence of such @ monster must end, for this one bas been seen by @ cumber of persons, who tostily tu the same story in all essential puin ts,

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A POLITE JUDGE.

In the early history of the State, justice was administered without mach pomp or parade, and the judges did not assume that “excellent gravity" 60 much commended by Lord Coke

A certain Judze presided at a court in which a man named Green was convicted of murder, and it became bis anpleasant duty to pronounce sentence of death on the culprit. He called the prisoner before him and eaid td him; Mr. Green, the jury, in their verdiet; say you are to be hug. Now I ant you aod all your frrends down on’ Indian Creek to know that it is not f wo condemn yon, hetat as the juryand the jaw, Mt. Green,

9 the court wants t+ know whit tine would like to be hung.” °

fatal flowers which had jured her to. her ceatd

He clasped both hands cn his eyes with a| ‘Chose who kili the body have mol power ts" |cvy that rent the. very air, and when some |

members of the stricken tamily hurried in, | they found the bereaved brideg:oom jyinyg in. sensible beside the cotlia.

Acd, null the long, desolite years of hia alter Ile, Cale Neviile, being eonstently faithful. to the memory of Kare Ellerslie, never forgot the warnio ss which had proved so fatally trae

[From the New York Herald, Nov. 30.} THE GREAT SEA SERPENT,

INTERVIEWING “* SnNaix

THK, MAN. WHO SAW. TOBE ‘—a MARINERS YARY. -—-— i

The “Herald” of yesterday contained a |

tee Bark Scotiish Bride, which arrived hare |

on Sunday, is reperted to have actually seen the great sea 8.rpent and pts yourg one on

2érd of the present month. The Commercial |

Advertiser of yesterday thought that Captain '

ject, aud gives the resuit as follows :— THE NARRATIVE.

Captain Allen ts a biuff seaman, who has | followed tho ocean as a profession this Inst) ten years. He is the very type of ao, American skipper, and all toe statements he | makes in regard to the serpent are worthy of |

belief. He states that on the 23rd of this |

sp

The next morning s sunshine was hiding it-/ month, when in latitude 38 16, longitude 74 self among the crimson roses that overhung !(9 be deecended to his cabin about noon. the easement at vino cottage, when Kate El- te was just about eating his dinner, when | lersiie came into the breakfaet room, a slight, | jg second mate descended the cabin stairs, | graceful girl, with deep blue eyes and hair {and in an excited mannor, told bim his} like a rippling cascade of gold, 4

‘ Give me @ cup of coffee, quick, mamma,” | ship had sprung a leak or that some other cried Kate, drawing forward her chair, * for | jire mishap hod befa!'en them, he dropped

Starts at nine,’

‘you are not going to the p:c-nic to day.’ ‘ Why not?’ questioned Kate.

minded the matron. | sight met his eye the memory of which will

* All the more reason I should enjoy the! never fade. During the morning the weather | very last day of my liberty,’ suid 'Kate. with had been ratoer blustermg. The wind had | @ merry toss of her lovely head. not arrive until to-morrow morning.and there | gime time; but now there had come #

tary seclusion, that J can see ’

wassilent ap to this moment, nervously p'ay into a deluge at an ing with her ocfee-spoon, ‘listen to me just once, and do not go. '

‘ But, santy, why not?’

Moment. | preaching the side of the vessel he saw in the |}water beneath a monster such as he h

* I bave had a dream,’ was the old lady’s | feet in length and proportionally ice to almost aj head was large and flat, een aiedadent oneh side on. the. spivome plat

sg te Sabot

whisper, ‘ such @

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Wi. +e.

j hung this day four weeks,

preeence was required on deck. Thinkiag the | ~

« Inrerm?tive ee a cameae ,

it's past eight already, and the picnic party the tempting morse! bvfore him and rushed club thequestion was diseusssd whether

ete if 4 “ | up. Whee’ he arriv d on deck he found the| is more bappiness in the possession of

‘My dear,’ expostulated Mrs. Ellerslie, | crew assembled on the starbord side of the | suit of an object. “Mr. President,

| vessel, looking with awe stricken faces into; orator, **su ne the water. Notknowing the meaning of feels she was to ran ey and [ “ wy aft

8 w is your wedding-day,’ re-| strange conduct he also went there, and @ | ber; wouda’t I be happier whed 4. otc * rpcermipe , rid ' | her ‘than when I was tuonivg after her ad e

Gpon ap to show proper resentment.

|never seenmebefore. It was about fore 7 " while ‘get

Lo this the prisover replied 2" Say it pease the court I am ready ot aoy ‘time!

kill the soul. My preparation 1 mvade, atid J am ready to suffer at any tite the court

way apport,” : The Judge then said; Mr. Green, you

must know that this is avery serious matier ™

to be hung; it can’t bappen to @ jaan more ” than vace in his Jite, and you had better ©

tuke all tho time ‘you can get ‘The Overt ©

wili give you until this day four weeke, Mr. Cierk, look at the almanac and see whether® this dcy t_ur weeks comes.on Sunday.” The © clerk looked at the almanac as dirétied, aod replied that '» that day four weeks came ob Thareday.” The Judge then esidy:-+Mrve Green, the court then gives»you-antile this

day four weeks, at which’ time»you ara. to bere haog.”

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by James Turney, , the Attorney General of the Statey whe

The ease was presented E-q

| ptateme he face that Captain Allen, of re ah sed and sard > “ May it please the before she came here to torment me with ber | "tment of toe face that Captam » Of here interposed ay % p

court, oa solemn occasions like the present, when the jify of a human being 's to be een+

tenced away for crune by a human tribunal,

it 18 usval and proper for courte-te nee

a formal sentence, in which the

| Allen deserved to be intcryiewed.on the sub- features of the crime shall be brought to the

recollection of .the prisuner, a sense of bis

| Built impressed ou his coussicnce, and: in

whieh the prisoner showld be duly exhorted io repentance, and warned agamnet the judge ment in. the world to eume,” 1s

To this the Judge replied: ‘* Ohy Afr...

Turney, Mr. Green understands the wholes »

matter as well as if | had preached to him for a month, . Ue knows that bas got to be « ou underetand |.

it in this way, don’t you,Me.Greon 2?” 4+ Yeas «@

said the prisoner, upon whieh the Judge se- ».

manded him to jail, aad the gourt ‘ovember

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