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Almanac for Match, 1808. Moon's rnasns. First Quarter, 2nd day, 1211.3'im., morn., ‘l . Full Moon. 8th day, “Minn, .\'nuon, below It. Last Qtr. I5tb day. Ilh.14m., A’noon, below b. New Moon, 24th day, :th.41lm., mor., below b‘ First Qua, Slat
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Sis lid a
Ilarley per bush - - - -
-' Potatoes per ha. - -- - - - ls 9d a Turnips per bush ~ - - - - ltid a Is ---- lillials
Butter per lb by ’I‘ b - Lard per lb - - - Tallow per lb. - Eggs per doz - Beef perlh - - - Mutton per lb - l‘ork per lb by cal Geese cat-h - - - - Flour per bbl - - - Oatmeal per ewt. llny per 'l‘ou - - - Straw per ewt. - ~ > l’illc lioards - - - Spruce )lonrds - - - - - - — .
- lid tt lOul - ihi ti. llhi - IOd u is - ad a 4d - 2d tt lid - 3.111 a 5d - is till a L‘s - tilts a ti?» - it“ a '..'t|~ - 70s a bit». - ls EM
105 is a is
Charlottetown Market Match l2, 1.x 4
Beef(small) - - - - ill p till Do. by quarter o - - lid in -i.l Mutton v - - dd a . Lambper lb. - - - 3'“! a ml Butter — - - - lild a If, I Do. b- .ub - - ~ is a l;i.l (ii “"‘ . ' ‘ " ' O ‘i‘l ll Til Tallnyv ’- - - - lid 1! HM L 5rd . ,,- t -' - - I ibi Flour lb. - - - l | Oatmeal l,00 lb. - - 2: Eggs - -~ - - l.'nla loll l‘otatoel. - ' , - - 25 a L’s :ld Turnip: - — - - lad Barley - - - - 3s a il~ ()ats - - - - Js lid Boards (Hemlock) - - - 4, Spruce - - - - 4s a 5,. Pine - - - - 7s a t). Shingles - - - l'Js a 1.1.- Wuol - - - - is- is lid llay - - - - 70s a 50s Straw cwt. - - - is till a 23 llomespuu - - - 5‘ till a ti. Hhcepskius o - 2s a ti.- (hlli'skin lb. - - - - lid a lid mam lb, . . . . 4a.:
gassinth alarmist.
BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD lSlAXl) Corner of Quint 6' li'aler Sis., Charmtttou-u President—HUN. “ANN-II. ltu N.
Canbier—WILLIAM t‘i: \I.t.. l; piirc. Discount Days—Mood yea"; ’I'burudays. Hours of business—Font ltla.m. to l p.m. from " pm to -i p.m.
UNION BANK.
Groflon SI.. (Juan's Square, (ltrtrlotltfou-n
l'rcsidcnt—(‘usumts 1‘.\t..\n:n. ‘lstillil't‘. Cashier—J ‘s ANDERSON, Esquire.
“iseount l)a\ -—\\'ednesda_vu S. Saturdays.
llourl ofBusiness—From it) a.m to 1p in., from 2 p m to l p m.
flotation-tuba n.\.\u. inral Street, Summtrst’de. 1'. 1-}. Island.
I‘resident—lion. .i’olm ll. Guitusnu. Cashier— r). l.. LvoiAun, Esquire
Discount Days-'l‘uesdays nml Fri 1!. Notes for Discount nulst he in ‘re 1) o‘clock on Discount d: s. ‘
llourc of Business—ll) n. on. to l p. ui.. from 2 p. m., to i p.mY
o ” )AV'll) nulrrioin. . Qtddle and Harness Maker,
“’sfer Street . . . . . Summerside.
below it. _
Egalitarian (limits. A THOMAS litany,"— Barrister - at - Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC, d'zc. SUMhll‘IllSllil‘l, - - — - 1‘. ll. ISLAXD. i'tllg."'J, 16136
FRANCI“) LONG\V()KTII. BARR/STE]! (41",) .4 I’TOII’XE '-;I T-LA ii Q2?“ Umcc—I’AVILION iIU'i'l‘lln (next. door to the lion. Joseph llenslry's.) CllA“LOTTE'l‘OiVN - - - 1‘. 1'}. Island.
.l'an. I7. 1867. IV
WILLIAM M. nowu,
Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public
or. l‘iI.l~1Aant'R..
l‘. E. (Jo-Partnership Notice. 7 ‘llll'l Subscribers have this dayemered into (JO-PAll'l‘Nl‘lllSilI" as li.\ltltlb"l‘l‘il\5 and A'I'TORNIliti-AI-LA‘V, name, style and firm of ALLEY & DAVIE OFFICE,-0'll.\ LLOIlAN'S BUILDING, Gnua’r Gueuuu S'rumz'r . GEORGE ALLEY, LOUIS ll. DAVIE-5'. Clmrlottctown,0et .13, 18037. oet2l.
ISLAND
under the
—""'1E1"ivso.v CASEY. MD"
Physician, Surgeon d3 116001161111”?
formerly Assistant Surgeon in the U. 5. Navy, offers his protcssional services to the ueople ot‘Summerside and vicinity. lie can consulted athis otliee, over tie, Store of Green S. . hurman, in Summersidc. Juno Iii, 181:1. tt'
Physician 65 Surgeon, Ovrtcia—At the Smut ‘ inn l)ntvo S'rontc, next door to Bank, Central Street SI/JIJIEIIS/III'}, 1’. If. [SI/.4AVD. October l" "
N WILLIAM cool),
Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer,
SQUARE, v - 1’. 19'. ISLAND
nouns CHARLOTWITO It'lv
WILLIMITEAIRSTO, Commission Merchant,
Auctioneer d3 (v't‘ltm‘ld Agent, “'A'I‘l‘ h'llilnocrsi'dtk --
-—W":I.*ii—.‘ALLEN. Commission Merchant, And Dealer in Lrovisious, &c. M A ll K 1'} 'l' S '1‘ It 1'} E '1',
St. Jo_h_n-,_ N. B.
56;“ Gives personal attention to the Sale and l’ureh. ‘ . ot‘every description ol‘liouds. May it, "' James Greeneugh,
FLOUR Commission Merchant.
No 47 Commercial Street (‘prnor of (‘Ilinltm Strut-Vt -- - litiHil‘O)’. ll.\.\'l“<ilill lliill'l‘illiliri,
Successors to Thomas llanthrd,
. . -. ,- Tim. ,1 Cannons-ea dormant: And General Attents. 111.com .uazt'. '
s’t‘. Jenn. n . Uhts. U. llautord .. . . . l"red.:4.ll:mford. .lan. . lslh'.
1". 7'7. LII/ml
Lituvnm. mllltO'lllll‘llt A UCTIIH‘HSER‘), Commission li-orohants, And General Agents,
HANK BUILDING, Qlll-il-ZN S’l‘lll‘il-i'l‘. (‘l 'I lie!» ~ I‘. If. Island
__'lllo‘.\t.ts l"ltlZ/.h‘l., Boot and Shoe Maker, warm; S‘l‘lll-‘l ‘,
opposite (from d; Solitude/Us ct'orc.
Ducts and Shoes of a superior quality con- stantly on hand. and for sale cheap. Summerside, .Iune ti. lstfl. ly
JABEZ HUDSON, Authorized Auctioneer, (lIGNlCl? »\I. Mil-INT, &e.. 'l'lt’l’UN, - — - - - - l’. 12‘. l.
.lune 27. 181:
C. L. RICHARDS, Importer and \Vholcsalc Dealer in :‘tjrilish it Qfiarrign(binaries. 1, licad North WVharf,
."l‘. JOHN, Nl‘lll' UllUNSli'lCli. Motto, IRI‘ . ly
iinportantiSSliipliiiildéro Blocks! Blocks! Blocks 1
IF YOU W.\.\"l‘ '1‘“ RAM 'l‘llli Price of it‘ssels in England, order a set ofthme Sl'l.l£.\'Dli) BLOCKS, which everybody is praising, from
YOUNG’S.
'l‘crms Liberal.
member 12, I865.
Water-3L, Sumlnerside, Sept. 26, loot.
31min:er (liartls'. Rockne HOUSE,
lient Street, Charlottetown, SIMON n. FRASER, I’llUl’ltIl-J'I‘Ult.
Permanent and Transient: Boarders will find the above Ilonsc to give satisfaction. Cb‘town. June )3. 18127.
I‘w’é‘kw—V’TVL . Qthallium @Dllfit gold. King Square, (North Side,) 8' ‘. JOHN, N. B.
The Subspriber having: leased the above Hotel. and refitted the some, is now prepared toner-ommodatc Transient and Permanent Boarders, and trusts by attention to meet a shnre of public patronage. '
llaving also leased the conimotlious Stable attached, and secured the services of a careful llmtler, who will be in attendance at all hours. travellers will be sure to get satisfac- tion at lowest rates.
JAMES \V. THOMSON, . Proprietor.
St. John. N. 13., July 4. lflG7.—ly
CRAWFORD’S HOTEL, Ho- 9- Kine; Square, SnJohm N .13.
Permanent and transient Boarders accom- modated on reasonable terms.
In connection with the above the subscribers have opened a
First: Class Grocery Store
where they will keep constantly on hand,
b‘lour. Corn Meal, Provisions, Tea, Sugar,
lilolnsr ', and all articles usually kept inn
Grocery Store.
J. CRAW'FORD 6.: SON. May 30, int .——]v
commercial Hotel, NE w anon vow .ENT/ GOAGH FAR_E PAID!
N l’ll'l'Lilll'} the Goa: in Fault oi alltrnvcl- let‘s front the Railway Station aml Steam- boat luindings in this City to the COMMEN- (flzll. HOTEL, King Street, who make their stay one day or upward, win. or; mm by the Proprietor. FARE AT THE HOTEL: rtuxsms'r. (inc Day, - - - One Week, - - - - - - - - l'l:fl.\l.\ Per Week, - - - - - , :25 to Q1 50 The llO'l‘l'lI. is situated ontbc bestbusiucss til'Qt'l in the city. and nearly opposite the . : .l.v. It is handsomely fitted up and . culated to accommodate some i'il'typersons very comfortably. I). I‘. HOWE. Proprietor. IL, Nov. 7, ISIS.” ly
St. John, N.
SAWS”!—
SA‘tVS l SAM/Si i V .\ WK ofthe best quality, and at the follow- ) in;.r (Pauli prices, alu on hand at the manutitcture ut'tbe subst- rs :—- (,‘illCULAllS. DI.\\lli'l‘I-ill. 18 each
Du u tz'rutt. ' ‘ l) each ' ch each
Mill San ., eet, $5 each; Iluck Saws 26 $7 per dozen, nut. and sharped. .\. RICHARDSON & Co.
1;; Along .our Horses.
1 r i I V ' t V bill ,l lib billlbh. ’l‘lll‘} snlm-riber imvimr engaged the services of a mind llilllSl-I Silllli , and L:.\IIII".\IIII; Ilui Sid-leiil Ul'N'i‘i‘Iil, he ~ Innv prepared to . le all such work, as well usnll other Work at hm- ul Inninon‘. at his I‘hrl'lllt til-aberluml‘s .dli stood) on \Vutel Slieel,oppm~1lc tile :loru ol
l‘olin I ll ennnn, lira. Nl£\\"l‘(l.\' LICK. Clio
Katrina-vaile NuriLlf‘
Nari/i Br s/L and Jllercmztilc
iNb‘UllANCl‘l COMI’A 717. FIlll‘l AND Lil“ ‘l.
Establish—ed 1809.
TWO MILLIONS, Sterling. Il I'I.\ I) (ii’l’ll‘ll‘l: EDINIJL'MUII (\3 LONDON. (i. W. Ill-:Bldllfi, .lu‘ent at ( iUilL‘lUWll. .tion can be had by apply- , .tuau, Journal Olllcc, Sum-
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Rt. “wagons”bloomers
Will find it to their advantage to call and sec
samples of
The. Assorted Crates of
(amount:twain;
still remaining for sale, at n slr...lludvnnee on cost.
lo, 1): 12,1
ALSO: C(_).\'VE("I‘IO.\'.\]IY, liliiltlh‘l-ZNH tub. A: I‘I'l‘t'll, 'l‘.\ll. ().\l\'l'.\I, ANt‘llliltx. 1mm. 'l‘UllAt't'U. l‘ll'l’iS, CHAINS. Natl“,
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. Altl‘ll, COI‘l‘ElMS. M.\TCillCS,C.\Nl)LlJS, BAK- ING Mtim, WASHan SODA . I’lltllitlll MOUNTING, Billili'l‘ IRON. HOUSE colt.
R. T. III)! IAN.
an
PEIEV'E'BVI.
a ADDRESS TO A MUM.
liv 'lnrttl'
11'”. Ann thou hnst wall-ted about (how Strange n Liury !) ~ In ’l'hebe‘s streets three thousand years ago, When the Meninonium was in all its glory, Anti time had not begun to overthrow 'l‘hesc temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Speak! for than long enouin hast noted
Dummy. Thou halt a tongue—come—lct us hear its - tune; 'I‘hou‘rt standing on thy legs. above-ground, Mummy!
Tit-visiting the glimpses of the moon, Not like the thin ghosts or disembodied crea- tures. But with thy bones and iiesh, and limbs and features.
Tell us~for doubtless thou enlist recollect. To whom should we assign the Sphinx's farm: 1’ \Vas Cheops or Cephrones architect (lt‘eithcr pyramid that bears his name? Is I’ompey‘s l'illar really :1 misnomer? lltul ' ‘hebes a hundred gates, as sung by Iloluer?
I‘erhnpl thou wert a Mason, and forbidden By oath to tell the secrets of thy trade—
Tbcn my what secret melody was hidden
Iu Menmou’s statue which atsunrise played 7
Perhaps thou wert a I’riest—it‘ so, my strug-
crown
DEVOTED 'l‘O'LI’l‘ERA’l‘URE", SCIENCE, COMMERC
stint—litigate, Prince damn “island, Thursday, March 19, 1868; _
log out her thread. crooning an old north- e.‘n-cuuntry song. to hear a sudden knock at the door.
It was I url and impa" art, not like the kneek ot her neighbor l the other cot-
was theretore surprised. as she sat draw'l
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“RF” AND NEWS.
“Trio- 24-
‘v lint even as she st ,fot'got her imagination. for stile woman in waistc on into lwr h-onh. ennui mm. never passed them brotre; :t g-uhl phat! lease dropped lrom the pocket, and on tin. illoor. among a heap of mad that covered
obi \vomuu rose, and siutlliing to the \vin- desw. so While. ilttiucti. and fine, that dew, looked out, and saw a shivering she thought it could hardly be worn but
tageu; but. the door was bolted. and thorlhc outer garments. lay a white shirt.
liguz'e, apparently that ofn youth.
“'I‘rampc !" said the Old woman, sen- tent'ouvly, “trampling folks be. not wanted here ;“ so saying}. she went back to the tire. without deigniog to answer the door.
‘ The youth. upon this, tried the door. and called to her to beg admittance. She heard him rap the snow irom his shoes, against her liutel. and again knock, as if he thought she was deaf, and he should surely gain admittance if he could only make her hear.
Tito old woman. surprised at his au- dacity. went: to tho casement, and, with all the pride of possession, opened it, and inquired his business.
“ Good woman,” the stranger began,“l only want a seat at your fire."
" Nay.“ said the old woman, giving ef~ feet to her words, by her uncouth dialogue, “ thou‘lt get no shelter here; l'vo naught to give to beggars—a. dirty, wct critter." she continued, wrathfully slamming to the window, “ it‘s a. wonder where he found any water, too, seeing: it freezes so hard, at body can get none for the kettle. saving: what‘s broken up by the hatchet."
And at this point in his narrative, the
On this the hegng turned hastily away i
i by a squire.
She glanced from the clothes to the owner. He had thrown down his c:tp,nnd :his l: ' ‘. curly hair. and broad iiirchoud, “convinced her that he was of gentle birth ' but while silo hesitated to sit down, he sat a chair for her, and said, with a boyish frankness : '
“ 1 say, what a lonely place this is; it' yea had not let me in. the water would
uvc all lrozon on me before I reached homo. Uatehmo a tlnck-sbuotino again by myself I" D
“ it‘s very cold sport that. sir," replied the woman.
. The young gotlcmau assented most rea- dily. mid as 'd if he might stir the fire .
“And welcome, six-,"said the woman. She felt a curiosity to know who he was ill: partly satisfied her by remarking that he was staying at Decu Hall. a house aboutde allies oli‘, adding that, in the morning. he hall broken a hole in the icr very near the decoy. but it had iced over so 151, that. in tho dusk. he had missed it and lallcn in, for it would not hear him, lie had made some landmarks, and tnketi lei-cry precaution. but be supposed that the
.sport bod excited him Sr: much that.in tho
glcs
person who told it to inc stopped. unlinnmunjnm 1“, ma 1) , .
Are vain. for priestcrnft never owns it: Juggles.
I‘crehancc that very band, now pinioned flat.
llus hob-a nobed with Pharaoh, glass to glass;
Or dropped a halt‘penny in Ilouier‘s lint,
()r tloll‘ed thine own to letQueen Dido pass;
Or held, by Solomon's own invitation,
A torch at the great Temple's dedication .
I need not ask thee ifthut hand, when nrmcd.
Has any Roman soldier mauled uml kuuckled.
For thou \vert dead, and buried, mid cm- balmed.
I-irc llomulus nml Ilemus had been stickied : Antiquity appears to have begun Long after thy primeval race was run.
’l‘bnu couldst develop, ifthat withered tongue
Might tell us what those oightlcss orbs have 800”.
How tile world looked when it was fresh and young,
And the crestDt-lugcstill had left it green-—
Or was it then so old that llistnry's pages
Contained no record of its early ages?
Still silent! incommunicative elf; Art sworn to secrecy? then keep thy vows; But prvtbee tell us something ot'tliysclt'——-
Re . l the secrets ot'thy pPisou-housc: Since in the world of spirits thou hast slum- bered, ’
What hust thou so; it, what strange adventures numbered.
Since first tin form was in this box extended. We have, above-ground, seensomc strange mutations, The Roman empire has begun and ended, Ntw worlds have risen-fire have lost old nations, And eounllr‘ a King: have into dust been humbled, While not a fragment of thy flesh has crumbled.
liidst thou not hear the pnther o'er thy head, When the great Persian ccnqueror, Cam- hyses. Marchcd armies o'er thy.tomb with thunder- ingtroad. O‘srthrcw Osiris, (lrus, Apis. Ills, And shook the Pyramids with fear and wonder. When the gigantic Meninon tell asunder?
Ii'the tomb's secrets may not he confessed, The nature ofthy private life unfold: A heart has throbbed beneath that lcathern breast, And tears ndown that dusty cheek have rolled: [love child
.limbed those knees and kissed
What was thy name aml station, age and race I Statue of flesh—Immortal of the deadl Imperishahle type of evane: cancel l’osthuntolls man, who quitt’st thy narrow bed. And statidest undecayed within our pre- senee, ' Thou wilt boar nothing till the Judgment morning'. When the in- t Trump shall thrill thee with its warning.
Why should Illi‘i Worthless tegnment endure, ll‘ils undying gut-st he lost forever?
0h! let us kl. p the soul embaitut-d and pure in living virtue. that when both must sever, Although corruption may our frame eoihunlc. 'l‘he immortal spirit iulhe skies might bloom!
"Eitherztturr.
The Wild Duck hooter.
Ill’ JEAN IStiliIDW.
‘ .— ‘l‘nu charity of the rich is much to ho eonnnendod. but how beautiful is the charity of the poor!
fall to mind the coldest day you ever experienced. ’l‘hiuk ot the bitter wind and dri lug snow; think how you cloud; and shivered—how the tarp. whilo par- ticles Were driven against your 1 (ac—how, within doors, the mrpets were. lifted like hillows allng the lloors. the wind howled :md moaned in tho ehimoics. Window 5 crenked, doors rattled. and every now and then heavy lumps oi'suow came thunder- ing down, with a dull wright, from the roof.
Now, hear my story.
in one of the broad. open plains of Lineolmbire, there is a long, reedy sheet ol water. a favorite resort of wild ducks. At its northern cxtrmuity s ind two mud cottages, old and out oi repair.
()no bitter, hitter night, when the snow lay three iect on the ground, and neulling east wind was driving it about. and whist- ling in the dry. frozen weeds. by the wa- ter's olive, and swinging the bare willow trees, till their branches swept the lee. an old Woman sat, spinning, in one of these enttagvs, before a illtltit'l‘. tely cheerful live. “01‘ kettle was singing on tho coals; Sill. had a mod Candle, or home-made rush. light on her table, but the full moon shone in, and was the brighterl lit at the. two.
said, “Do you think the old woman was; very much to blan '4?“
“ Site might have acted kindly," I re», plied. " but why do you ask 9" I “ Because." said he, “ l have heard her
conduct- so much reflected on by some who:
would have thought nothing of it, if ithatl, not been for the consctplenccs.“ , “ She might h: '0 turned him away less
roughly,” I observed. . 1 “ That is true," he. continued. “ but in
any case. I think. though we might give
them ioml lor money, we should hardly
invite, beggars in to sit by the tire.“
“ Certainly not,” I replied; “and till woman could not tell that the beggar \ honest."
“ No,“ said he. “ but I must go on with
my narrative. The stranger tm'nod vrrv
hastily from her doc and waded through ‘ the deep snow toward the other cottage.
ward it.-—-It looked no less poor than the . first; and. when he tried the door, found
it bolted, and knocked twice, without at i tracling attention. his heart sank within. him. His hand was so nmnb with cold, that he had made scarcely any noise; he tried again. , A rush candle was burning within, and a matrouly-lookiug woman sat hetore the ‘ lire. had dropped asleep; but his third knee“:
roused hor,and \vrappiughcr apron around ‘
way, and demanded what he wanted. “ Good woman," the youth began, “ I
ter this bitter night, and I am so uutubcd that. I can scarcely walk."
l‘he woman gave him a sudden, earnest look, and then sighed.
“ Come in." she said; “ thou art so nigh the .s' .e of my Jeni. I thought at first it was in come home iroln sea."
The youth stepped across the threshold. trembling with cold and wet; and no wonder, for his clothes were completely
pcd from them at every step he took on the sanded iloor.
“ Thou art in a sorry plight," said the woman. “ audit be two miles to the nigh- est houses; come and kneel down before the ii'“ thy teeth chatter so pitilully. i eat cly bear to boar them."
She looked at him more attentively, aml saw that be u" a mere boy. not more titan sixteen _\ I. rs ol ago. llor tuotbcrly heart was touched for him.
“ Art hungry?" she asked. turning to the table; “ thou nit wot to the skin. What hast thou been doimr 2’"
‘- shooting wild ducks,’ said the boy.
“ 0h 1" said his host» i, " thou art one of the keepers boys, then. I reckon?"
He followed the direction 0] he eyes, and saw two portions of bread sat. upon the table. with a. small piece at bacon on ouch.
"My master be. very late,“ sho observed,
herbudiand; "but thou art welcome to my bit and sup, ittl'l was waiting tor him; may be it. will put; little warmth in you to eat and drink ;“ so 5 ’11; she took up a min,r oi beer lrom the earth, and pushed it toward him. with her share of the sup- iel‘.
“Thank you.“ ‘llti the. boy, " but I am so wet, l all) looking quite a pool belore your tire. with the dripping: from my clothes."
" Ay. thou art wot indeed,“ said the woman, and rising,r again, she went to an old box, in which she began to seareinnntl presently returned to the tire with a per- l'eelly eloan shirt. in her hand, and a toler- ably good suit ol clolhes'"
" There.“ said she, showing them with no small plid “ these be my master‘s Sunday clothe old if than will. he very careful ol'thein, I‘ll let thou wear them till thine be dry." She explained that. she was going to put her “ lairn' to bed, and proceeded upa ladder into lilo room above. leaving tho boy to an , respectable and desirable garments.
,v
dies-sell himself in the lahnre
a clothing;
eatiuguud drinking with hungry relish. lill. them up, she said:
been sorely frightened, il‘sho could have seen litec a while ago."
“ Yes." said the boy, and, in imagina- tion, the cottage tizlttlt w this said too- lhcr a cave won'. il:ll'l working creature. ilk". herself, while the youthful guest saw. in inmginatinn. a. beautiful and courtly lady; and bulb saw tho some lov'v. the. nine anxiety tho sumo terror at. sight id at luaer lm': snuggling in the moonlight, through hr:- {lug ice, with no one to help hint, snatching at. the trozcu vocals. and thou t't'eupin': up,shrrormglnd benumbpd.
Summeraide, Dec l'.‘ ,1». "3|"
'l'lzoa- two cottages were I. 'fvom the road. or any other habitation; the old woman
to a collage door.
'lillti dxan i the \v
have had the mislortune to fall in the we ,
incased in wet mud, and the water drip- ,
for charity did not. make her use elegant language. and by her master she moaut'
v bimsell in those1 When she came down, her guest had, he had time to warm himself. and he was,
lie had thrown his muddy clothes in a ‘dote. heap on the, floor, and as she proceeded to l w:
a :d them by.
He then told her of his attempt to "ct shelter in the other cottage. a
‘ Sir."s.tid the woman, “it you had said you were a gentleman—"
'I‘hu_ boy laughed. “I don‘t think I. knew it mysvli. good woman." hoi'eplicd. my senses \voro so bennlubcd; for I won. <ome limo struggling at the water‘s olive - among the broken ice, and then I bl‘ii’l’flil'l l was nearly an hour creeping up to vour cottage door. i remember it all rather distinetlv. but as so II] a. i had leltthe lire. 1 beer. I was a. diil'm-
taro." Vhi . they still talked, the husaband came
I'ill ('l't
.. , in. and whhohc was eating his suppor,
they agreed lint he should walk to been
If: 1nd let its inmates know of the gen- tleamx . , Ly; and when he was gone.
they made up the tire with all the coal
The bitter wind helped to drive him to- that. rem-lined in that poor household, and
the woman crept up to the bed, and let: her go A to be down and rest before it.
in the grey dawn, the laborer returned. wuh errant leading the horse. and
ibrinoiuk . [rt-sh suit ol clothes.
Zine goon}: gentleman took his leave. wuh many thanks. slipping three hall
ltzl'liit'lls into the, woman's hand. probably
,xdl the money he had about him. And I
bl“: hem ‘1" "mm" m her arms' “"‘i 1 must not lorget to mention that he kissed
the baby, for when she tells the story, the mother always adverts to that circum-
hcr child, she opened the door a very little l stun“. Wm, Mme. adding that. he, “him
being as " clean as wax, was quite fit to he kissed by anybody .'"
, " Missis." said her husband, as he stood lin the doorway, looking after their "nest, “ who dost thou think that be?" I
“ I don't know." answered the Missls.
“ Then, I‘ll tell thee. that be young Lord W. ; so thou may be a proud Woman thou sits and talks with lords. and ask; them in to salmon—ha, ha !" So sayinw. her master shouldered his spade, and wei’it ibis ‘way. leaving her clinking the three 1ha.t crowns in her hand, and considering ,what she should do with them. Her neighbor, train the othcrt-ottage, presently stepped in, and when she heard the tale. nm saw the money, her heart was ready to break with envy audjealousy.
“ Oh! to think that good luck should have come. to her door, and she should have been so foolish as to turn it uwav. Seven shillings and a Sixpence for 'a lnorscl of food soda night‘s shelter; why it was nearly a. week‘s wages i"
So there. as the both supposed. tho ,urtlter ended, and tie nl'xt week the frost I was sharper than ever. Sheep were frozen iin the loony fields. and poultry on their iperehcs; but the good woman had walked it.) the nearest town and bought a blanket. ilt was a welcome ndditiun‘to their ln-l yom’ct‘lng; and it was many a long year since they had been so comfortable,
lint it chanced one day at nooii, that, looking out at. her casement. she spied three young gentlemen, skating along the ice toward her collage. They sprang on to the bank, took oll‘ their skates and made for lilo door. The young nobleman in- lormcd her that ho had such a severe cold he could not coma to see her before.
“ lie spoke as tree and pleasantly," she observed, in telling the story, “ as it I had been a lady, and no less! and then he brought a parcol out of his pocket. ‘ and l‘vc been over to ll..‘ he says, ' and bought you a book for a keepsake. and] hope you will accept it.‘ And then they all talked ,ns pretty as could be, for a matter of it a minutes. and went away. I waited till my master came home. and heoponed tho tat-col, and there was a line Bible inside. tail over gold and red morocco. and HIV name was written inside; and, bless hinfl a ten pound note doubled down over tho names. l‘m sure. when i thought he was a. poor. forlorn creature, ho was kindly Welcome. S t my master laid out part of lthe money in tools. and we rented a gar- iden. and he goes over on market days to ;..;II what we ggrow; so now, thank (loll. we want nothing.“
i
This is generally how she conclude.- iho .
little hi lul_\'. ner- r failing to add that the lord his (I Hirr ba' .
“ lint, said my lllt'llli. “ I have not told ,vou what I ill"ll‘,"lll the. best at the sin-e. ' When I pmu' (‘hrlsllan “'t‘lll'nul is nan-d what il'lvi induced her in tat“. ot-t summer. and trust him with
iia a per!
"Ah! lad. lad, I doubt. thy head hasllho l)th clothing that llel'bwllo nilol‘dcd, been under water; thy mother would have [ sbo "H‘WVLW‘L “il'l’ly'
-- Well. I saw itlill shivering and shale- .iun'. so I thought. thou shall come in ;,.,,.c_ .fifllm s-tko ot llim that had not a inn-e to ‘ilw no head." i i "The old woman in the other college may ‘opl'ti her door every night of her futureI .lile, to some forlorn beggar. but it In all but certain that she will never upon it. to a nobleman in disguise!
i Let us do go.d. not. to receive morn
‘good in return. but. us an evidence of 8m. titudc for it'll-11 11M bran Already bestowed,
K In a few words. lot it be ” all {9; mg to". am: nothing for the reward.“