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Stlected Story,

HER LAST SONG

BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.

( Continued.)

She grew to be a pretty tough case, Doherty did. And yet there was some- thing I liked about Doherty. You see she used to sing. Sometimes they do. And once or twice I’ve had a chap here who could draw portraits of the rest. Scrawl the wall allover if he wasn’t watched. One of the worst cases we ever had on these books, his name was Giatfrey—Peter Gaffrey. Killed an officer, finally, with a horse-shoe. He used to talk Latin when he was drunk, und some other language. I thought it was Dutch; but thechief heard bim, and he guessed it was Greek. The fel- low used to get the rest all ranged round like an audience, and then go at it. But generally they talk religion. [t’s more popular. This Doherty that I speak of, she had a beautiful voice. Time and again I’ve set up here look- ing over the books at dead of night, alone along with an officer or so, and heard the call go up from a man some- where down below:

“Doherty! Sing us to sleep. ty! Sing us to sleep !’

And then Doherty from the women’s cell would hear them through the wall, aad she’d begin. And the fighting and swearing and all the horrid noise would quiet down; and, true enough, I think they slept. I had a Newfoundland dog that went to sleep when my wife played the cabinet organ. Sometimes that woman would sing enough to make your flesh creep. She'd lost al! her looks by that time. But she never sang so when she was sober. And sometimes she'd strike up a pretty thing as clean and sweet as the hush-a-

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dress, she was so covered. She had her hair done up neat, too.

[ thought I’d go and sce her in the cell myself. So IT went down. She walked very slow and seemed weak. “Tired, Doherty ?” said [.

Lieutenant,” said she, “ folks used to call me Nell. Nobody called me Doherty till I began to come to the

lice station. I don’t think anybody called me that till ’d been into the house,”’ sail she.

Then I said, for I thought I'd pacify her if I could. “ Are you sick to-night, Nell ?”

“Oh, my God !” says she—just like that. Then she threw up her arms over her head, and began to sob and take on But she didn’t swear. She felt too sick, I take it. So we put her in with the rest, and she got into the corner and sat erying.

It was not until toward midnight that she began. They didn’t get well in and quieted before that. But every now and then the men would cail: “Sing us to sleep, Doherty! Where is Doherty ? Doherty! Sing us to

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TO LET,

ND immediate possession given, 3 tirst- LA class DWELLINGS, situated on Long- worth Street, opposite the residence of Hon. L. C. Owen. These Dwellings were erected this spring, under careful superintendence, no cost being spared to make them warm, com fortable and convenient. The outbuilding arrangements are second to none in Ch’town, There is a good well of water and a pump m the vard to supply the occupants.

Persons wanting a good house would de well to call and examine for themselves. None but good and careful tenants need apply.

RICHARD WEEKS, Head Hillsborough Street. Ch’town, Aug. 27, 8178 —pat 3 aw

QUEEN INSURANCE 60Y,

OF ENGLAND.

by my own baby hears, ma’am from|@APITAL,. . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

my own wife’s lips. Sometimes she sang “Auld Liang Syne” “Home, Sweet Home;” and once that woman picked up a song called the “Three Fisher.’ Maybe you know it. You could hear her all over this great build- ing:

“For men must work, and women must

weep, -And women must”

“Don’t you ever sing any hymns, Doherty ?” I says to her one night— more to sce what she would say, vou know. But she looked at me made no answer, and passedon. Doherty never quite lost her ways, like other women, when she was herself. Sometimes she was quite manageable and gentle in her ways. That night she didn’t sing at all. The men kept it up off and on wl night. “Is Doherty in to-night ?” “Hasn't Doherty come?” “Sing us to sleep, Doherty! sing us to sleep.

But she wouldn’t open her lips; and when morning eame—it was a snowy morning—and I let her out ; she tugged a little, this way, on my sleeve, as she went outand said “Good by lientenant,” She didn’t show herself again for a long while after that.

This winter she’s come pretty often. In December she came nigh her “ort- nights term; but she cleared out just in time. Then again this month. It’s been a pretty cold winter, and the! woman seemed sickly. I felt sorry for her. She'd grown unpleasant looking | and she coughed. I don’t think she! had any place of her own this season, | anyway. We couldn't find out. The} Cap'n and I felt a kind of interest, you | see, she'd been on our books solong. It! was only natural. But I do assure) you ma’am, there is nothing to be done | for such acase, Nothing whatever. [| wouldn't look like that, if I was you. , Yon can't help it. Him that permits) ‘em, He strikes ’em off our books, now | and then, into His, ma’am; and _ best | for Him and them, and us, I take it, | when it happens.

Now, last night, the 23d of February, | that woman, she’d just made out her | fourteenth night consecutive; and I had; it planned to send her to Tewsbury to-| day. She'd be warm in the poor-house, | a least, and sure of herrations. Cap’n| and I both felt glad of it when we saw, her stagger in. He said: “ We've got) her this time.” again, Doherty ?”

{ went up to speak to her, for 1 felt a little sorry, too, knowing it was the last time. For you ecouldn’t under-! stand how familiar their faces grow, | nor the kind of feeling that an officer | gets about them, now and then.

There is the enury just as I put it! down, after so many times. |

“ No. 31 (she came in rather carly)— | No. 31. D :—Doherty, Ellen. Vagrancy,' Sick.” For we saw at once that she! was pretty sick. She’d been beating about in the storm. The snow was all over her. I noticed that she had on a. clean calico dress. She stood just where you're standing, ma’am, while I made the entry. It took the snow some time to melt, for it had sleeted some. She! looked almost as if she was in a white’

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Boston and Charlottetown

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There is no reserve clause, making the amount of claims under the Sun Mutaal Policie to be less than the sum assured by them, as under the minimum system. 8@° Special attention is claimed to the fact that our policies are payable in fall “@s THOMAS WORKMAN, Esq, President; | M. H. GAULT, Esq., Managing Director ; YT. J. CLAXTON, Esq., Vice-President ; | BR. MACAULAY, Secretary . J. M. C. DELESDERNIERS, Superintendent. Prince Edward [stand Beard cf Birectors: HON. L. C. OWEN, HON. J: F. ROBERTSON, ‘© DANIEL DAVIES, OWEN CONNOLLY, Ese., Messrs. JENKINS & McLEOD, .. . MerpDIcAL EXAMINERS.

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Prince Edward Island

STHAMERS SUMMER ARRANCEMENT. NOVA SCOTIA.

eave Charlottetown for Pictou every Mon pAY, Wrpnespay, TuHurspay & Sarcu DAY mornings at 5 o'clock, there at 10 a. m. with train for ‘ Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of twenty or upwards can obtain Return Tickets at Charlottetown Office to Picton and back same day. for $1 each.

Returning to Charlottetown. Leave Picton every Turspay, WEDNESDAY,

Fripay and SaTuRDAY, about 2 p. m., on

arrival of morning train from ifax.

CAPE BRETON.

Leave Pictou for Hawkesbury ever Monpay and ‘THURSDAY, on arrival of morning train from Halifax, connecting both ways with Stage and Steamer ** Neptune,” to and from Sydney and Bras-d’Or Lake,

Returning to Pictou SAME NIGHTS, connecting with 10 a. m. train Tvespay and Frimay for Halifax.

New Brunswick, Canada and United States,

Leave SumMERstpE every day (Sunday except ed) on arrival of morning train frem Charlottetown, connecting at Shediac with trains for each of the abovenamed places, and at St. John with Steamers of International Co, for Portland and Bos-

ton. Also, leaves Charlottetown for Summerside every Monday Morning,

about 3 o'clock.

Returning, leaves Shediac every day (Sunday excepted) on arrival of day tram from St. John, for Summerside; connect there with- out delay, with train for Charlottetown. Also, leave Summerside for Charlottetown every Saturday evening, about 6 o’clock.

Agents: Almon & MacIntosh, Halifax, Noonan & Davies, Pictou; A. Grant and Co., Hawkesbury; Hanford Bros,, St. John.

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THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO BOSTON. iat

Steamers Carroll and Worcester

OTH Steamers are fitted with Superier Passanger accomodation arranged for every convenience and comfort, and fitted up in ele

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FREIGHT carried at moderate rates and as low as by any other route.

EGGS in boxes and barrels handled with the greatest care.

SAVING TIME, only one business day used in reaching Boston, by leaving here Saturday Morning and catching steamer at Halifax, and arriving at Boston Monday morning.

LEAVE SHARLOTTETOWN Hivery Thursday,

PUNCTUALLY AT 5 P. M

LEAVE BOSTON livery Saturday,

PUNCTUALLY AT NOON,

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AGENTS, Ch’town, May 9, 1873.—1 a w arg pat

Mortgage Sale.

To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the Tweifth day of December next, A. D. 1878, at twelve o'clock, noon, at the Court Honse, in Charlottetown, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in an Inden- ture of Mortgage, bearing date the Cfteenth day of March, A. D. 1876, and

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Gc. ROBERTSON.

Charlottetown, May 30—

Our Agreement with W. H. Otive, of St. John, N. B., has this day terminated by

mutual consent. In the meantime, parties desiring Machinery can obtain information from us direct, or through

AMOS FISHER, Truro, N. 8, or JOHN WELSH, St. Martin’s, WN. B. i PRICES PEDUCED!

Great Improvements in our Saws Iron—Porrasie Grist Mitts—Porraste Saw Mrs.

Address— WATEROUS EXGINE WORKS CO., Brantford, Canada.

BOTH PRACTICAL MEN WHOSE JUDGMENT AN ADVICE CAN BE RELIED ON.

April 17, 1878.

Don't You Believe It, \ HEN they tell you that the Steam Pump at the Gas House is pumping

all the wells dry. They cannot lower the Tubelar Wells put in by JONES for

Thomas Caseley,

‘THOSTAEFS HOTEL,

es Subscriber having fitted up the Hote formerly known as

THE RANKIN HOUSE,

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made between Donald McLeod, of Car- (igan River, in King’s County, farmer, aud Hannah, his wife, of the one part,. and Edward Jarvis Hodgson and Neil McLeod, of Charlottetown, in Queeu’s: County, Barristers-at-Law, of the other part (and which said Mortgage was duly assigned by the said Edward Jarvis Hodgson and Neil McLeed to Edward. Jarvis Hodgson and John Ball, Trus- tees of the Estate of David Stuart Rennie, by assigument dated 80th March, 1878)—

LL that Tract, Piece and Parcel of A Land situate, lying and Deing in Car. digan, on Township Number Fifty-three, and bounded ou the south by Cardigan River; on the west by land formerly in the possession of John Weatherbie, but now ia possession of James Davies; on the north by the ‘‘ rear line,” and on the east by land in possession of Malcolm Campbell, con- taining, by estimation, one hundred and

‘thirty and a haif acres of land, a litte

more or less — together with all rights members and ajvurtenances thereto be.. longing,

For further particulars apply to Messrs, town.

Dated this 6th day of September, 1878. EDWARD J. HODGSON,

jin first-class style, is now prepared to give Wm. Murphy, JOHN BALL, comfortable accommodation to Paul Lee, Assignees of Mortgagees, E. J, Hodgson, Sept. 6, 1878—law ts

‘Permanent and Transient Boarders.

Archibald Holmes,

Tourists and others will receive every atten- . tion at the Wagstaff’s Hotel. Se. &e., &e.,

. WM. WAGSTAFF, | or any other man, when a living vein of “May 25, 1878. spring water is pierced, as has been done at | se the Gas House and at Quirk’s pump.

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MPLOYMENT.—In eve y and i4 township of P. E. Island ee set aaa pied, ONE AcTIV®, intelligent Lady or Gentle man can obtain a most e and profitable engagement. Ad with particulars, Db. DOWNIE & CO.,

Vox 1 M | May 25, 1878— ox 1964, Montreal,

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Hodgson & McLeod, Solicitors, Charlotte.