DEVOTED

Summerside Journal,

ID PRINTED sun PUBLISHED nvnar THURSDAY EVENING,

or JOSEPH BERTRLH. AT 1113 on‘icn, 0x14111111. s‘i‘nltirr. T E'R. M S : . for one e r in advance, 0s. 8d. 1 av “ 'y . ’half advance, 7s. 0d. at the end of year ‘Js.

Persons getting up ctoss oft-sir Subscribers will be entitled to the Janna”. for oneyear.

ADVERTISEMENTS. Inserted at moderate rates and in good style. Srilcur. AGREEMENT! may be made on reasonable terms for A whole, a. half, or quar- ter column, or by the year.

3111') Printing of livery description, performed with neutncss

and despatcli. and at moderate rates, It the Jonas“. ()llicc.

Almanac for October, I868. Moon‘s PIIASEB. Full Moon, in (my, lih. 46m. evening, N. E. Last Quarter, 9th day, 2h. 1i.ni., morning, N.W New Moon, 16th day, till. 49m., evening, \V

First Qtr. 23rd day, 611. 30am morning. 8. Full Moon, lllst day, lilniilni. moriﬂt, w.

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I 11 SUN sun

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Sumuicrside Markets.

Oct. 2!), I868.

Oltsperbusli-------—---2s6dn2s 7d

l'otatocs er bush — - - - - - - - is 2d a 111 8d Turiiips ppel- bush - - - - - - iOd a Is Butter per lb by 'I‘ub - - - 13d :1 14d Lard pcrib----------- - 1011111111 Tulluwperlb.-----—------ DdIIOd Eu- pcr doz -- - - - - - - - - - - 911 o 1011 Beefperib------- ---- this 411 Mutton per lb - - s - - - - 2d a 31:

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HidespcrIb-----..

Mackerel per do: - - - 2s a {is

Codﬂlliperqt---‘----- - Ilia.” Pork per lb by carcass - - - - _' 3d u_-ld Flour per bbl -1 - - - — - - - - - 4.1a ii obs Oatmeal per cwt. - - - - lbs a is: Iluy per ’I‘on - - - - 5011a (1011 Pine Boards - - ~ - - 195 Spruce Boards - o - - - - - - - - 4s a 1.111 _ 7_<_

E 11 5111 11 1 11:1.w

n‘imrcrrn‘mcsnu1mm ISLAND Corner of Great George 13‘ King Struts, Charlottetown. President—lion. Dunn. llamas. Cashier—Wittuu Gunman, Esquire. Discount Dliys—Mondiiys& ’I‘liiiradiiys. Hours of Business—Fem 10mm. to l p.m. from 2 p.111 to 4 [1.111.

UNION BANK.

Grafton 5L, Qlum‘s Square. Charlottetown President—~Cnsnws PALnun, Esquire. Cashier—Janos Asnilnsos, Esquire.

Discount Days—Wednesdays & Saturdays. Hours of Business—From 10 n.1ii to ip 111., hour 2 pan to 4 p 111.

SUMMERSIDE BANK. untral Street, Summern'de. 1'. E. Island ‘ President—lion. Joiiu R. Gannlnnn.

Cashier—E. L. Lrnisno, Esquire

Discount Days—'I‘ucsdliys and Fridays.

Notes for Discount must be in before 11 o‘clock on Discount days.

“can of Business—10 s. m., to 1p. m. from 2 p. 111., to 4 p. n1.

DR. J. N. FULLER.

Graduate ol Bellevue Hospital, 1

<ﬁlcdilznl (linings,

Olllco in the residence of Rev. Mr. Dcsllrisiiy. nil Witter Street—directly opposite tho I'Jsulbhshiimilt old. L. Holman, I'Zslp, -

‘.' All calls promptly attended to. Bummenido, October l5._l_lilli8.

DR. J. 11111011), Physician a: Surgeon,

Urinal—At the Suussitiisimt Dave STORE, noxt‘door to Bank, Central Street

‘BUUHERSIDE. . . . . I’. E. ISLAND. October 12. lﬂllli.

DR. JARVIS Has Removed 111's Residence lo the House (lately occupier] by Mr McKinlin) next to Thomas Ilunt’s, Esq. , St ltleanor‘s. llo may be consulted cvcry forenoon at the Drug Store of W. 'I‘. IiUN’i‘ 1E Co. , Summer- slds. St. Elelnor'l. May 18, 16013:“ _ THOMAS KELLY, Barrister - at - Law

AID

NOTARY PUBLIC. On. sunmtnsms, - - P. 11. ISLAND.

Summe

311111111511 Glands. ” WILLIAM “BEAIRSTO, Commissmn Merchant, Auctioneer (15 General Agent, WATER STREET.

Summerside. —-- -- P. F. Islaml Jnn. . 1868.

JABEZ HUDSON,

Authorized Auctioneer, GENERAL AGENT, &c., TRYON, P. E. 1.

June 27, I867.

ﬂhil’lLLIKM—DO—ITD, Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer,

011111111 soUAnc, JIIAIBLOTTETO II'N - - - l’. E. ISLAND

11.11 1171‘. HUNT, 01111111111111 11111111211111, GENERAL AGENTS AND AUCTIONEERS.

SALESROOM AND OFFICE

Au»--.

A’fﬁRE, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AGRIC

11 1.11111 11 21 1 d :1.

Invitation to Slilpbiiildcrs!

3000 BLOCKS, NOW READY FOR SALE AT cosrilvs 111.0011 snor, s u M M E 11 s I 11 E 1

IIE subscriber bogs leave to direct the attention of SIIII‘ BUILDERS nlld SHIP OWNERS, to his I} LOOK 5‘ II O P, where he has now, and will constantly kccp

' on bond, 11 large lot of BLOCKS. ofiill sizes,

which will be sold at the lowest Island prices, and 25 PER cns'r. olI' for CASH.

llclllcmbcr those are not the Blocks you read about which have no Bushing in thc SIIL‘IIVUS.ﬂntI 2 Rivets will:ch is required. Parties purchasing Blocks should always drive out the pins iliid exaiiiiiio the inside, as inaiiyvcsscls have bcen lost in consequence of bad Blocks.

The fastest vessels that over sailed from this Island were furnished with Blocks from the subscribers I'l‘actnry. (the Ier Dominion, Umliue. Zult 17:41, Ii’eu-nili'a. and other” I)

ALSOd—Ships llipecls1ﬂ"’..1lc1lwill. 111-111- ncss un lllﬂt c all stv' ‘ ,. 1 , Pumps, M" M“ ...1ti.1i. Dttk I lugs,

“defence “in be made to Hon. J. C. I'ope, Jon“ “M , list . and Capt. Richards.

JUIIN (JUSTIN.

Head of Queen's Wharf- (oppusite the Store of Win. '1‘. limit lit "

Summerside. P- E. 1513!"; “ Aprii2 l868. ly “

J- 33- €.LLEN.

GOm‘jcsion Merchant,

o.)

“3111 Dealer in Provisions, &c. MARKET STRE -:'i‘, St. John, N. 3.

ﬂ“ Gives personal attention to the Sale and Purchase ofevory description of Goods. May ll. 15615.

(JAINELL‘lﬁéo'riilEks, A U CTION EERS, Commission Merchants, And General Agents,

BANK BUILDING, QUEEN S"lll')l€'l‘. Charlottetown. - 1'. 11'. Island

I‘IANFORD BROTHERS, Successors to Thomas IIaiiford, Ctllllnllssltlll Merchants, And (lcncral Agents.

11 NORTH MARKET WHARF, 51“ JOHN. N. 13.. Chas. U. Ilaiifor1l.... .. .. . . . Fri-11.8.llanford

C. L. RICHARDS, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in

311111111 1% Joulguﬂirnuricr. 1, Head North ‘Vharf,

S’I‘.JOIIN, - - - NED/BRUNSWICK. Dec. 6. 1807. ly

ﬁlial-1117711389;“Hill 71111711117312? INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND i.ll~‘ <1.

Establisfed 1809.

TWO MILLIONS, Sterling. 1111.111 ol-‘riclls: EDINBURGH dc LONDON. (l. \V . I)i:lll.()IS. Agent at Charlottetown. Charlottetown. June 21), 131:8.——ly

Afw. ANDRES, Marble Worker, Point D11 Chcnc, Slicdiac N. B.

MONUM liN'l‘1‘, 'l‘OMllS, GRAVE- S'I‘ONES, New, A31}. AMERICAN AND ITALIAN IllARllLF. cosi- staiitly on hand.

Cun furniin Grlivcstones and Monuments ntn less price than liily other establishment in the Provinces, and pay 11 duty besides. Pa“ Olliluils c1111 be Iclt at 15111411111129 Book Store and at D. EsnAN‘s, Esq., Sumuicrsidc,

or sent to A. \V. ANDRES. Point Du Cherie, Juno llth, ltllbl. FOUNTAIN HOUSE. North side King Square, (next to Park llotcl) ST: JOHN, N. 11. JAMES \V. THOMPSON, - 1 - - I‘ROI’NII‘I'I’OR. V ‘IIE Proprietor of the above IlO'l‘l-ZL takes this opportunity lo return ilninks for the liberal patronage hitherto received, and most respectfully solicits 11 continuance of the same.

This IIO'I‘I'IL is very pleasantly situated, 11an commands a view of King Square, and olher parts of the City.

Iii conncction with the Hotel, is GOOD S'I‘AIILINU, liild a careful Ilosllcr iii nttcild- llllcc. I’arlics coming from Prince Edward Island with horses will lliid this cstiibllshiiienl the must coilil'orliiblc ill the City, and a per- suii always at the Cars on their arrival.

St. John, Sept. I0, lbll. r r lyA _rV—« ROCKLIN HOUSE. Kent Street, Charlottetown, SIMON I). FRASER. PROI’RIi-Z'I'OR.

CAPITAL:

Permanent and 'l‘ranslent' Iiolirdcrs will lliid the above House to give satisliictiuli. (ﬁli'town. June ' HIGH.

l CRAWFORD S HOTEL. No. 9, King Square,

ST. J()IIN. N. I). 7 III“. subscriber having thoroughly rcﬂtlcll Illll enlarged his lIO'l‘Eluiiid S'l‘llltll, is now prepared to acconlminlxitc I'ernlancntalnl 'l‘rnnsiciit Boarders on the most reasonable terms. ALSO,in conncctionm GROCERY STORE, win-re every article required for house usc inny be had .

J. CRAWFORD It SON.

:r‘cb. 2-1._isce. 1;: '_ﬁ__ _ HALL’S Threshing Machines,

AND OTHER

Farming Implements.

FARMERS \YlllllllIK tlio voly lit-st 'l'lllll‘iiiii- INU MACHINES, such as will enable lhcllt,

to ct their uruiil llll'urlllt‘ll curly lur market. nilnool' ibo bcsl. lnalci' I, having the lulu-.1 i111- p1-11v1-1uciil,11ml min-h nllpcl'llll' to the old siyle, \\ ill liild them ill the Establialiiiiciit ol' the Subscri‘ bcr.

b‘AIiii ltlis having Mowing lllnchincs out of order and wanting Ibcin i'clillcll nndilioroiighlv lcpniicd, can have it done at lIulls Iintnbiishinciit.

Paulina» wanting a good 111.-l. of FANNERS that will " ruisu the wind. cull nil-chino thcin cbrup iii. Ilalls I-Islnl-Iishmeni. 11 fin-t Farmers can obtain at llnll’s Iisialdislmient eicry l-‘lii'iniiig Implement iclpliied on 11 farm— uvcli :i

Mowing Machine

itself, as one is now being iiiiiiiiifu 'turcd, and Pull

be iiinpcclcil ilt lllills listnhlishiin C 'I :1, Tracks. Ace. on hand, and itpdirs at short-

est Ilul lc IRON TURNING. such as ilxlcu. mill work,

and c\'cl) other dcscripiioii. done to order.

THOMAS HALL.

Sunimcrsidc. July 2. 181:8.

’ SOMM Ens—101: LI’V’EEY STABLES,

(IIOLIVIAN‘S \VIIABI“.)

II ORHCS & (‘AlllllAlil‘I (open nlld covered), furn' bed at the shortcut nuiirc, nlld at law dciniu pi-i ~14.

IIUIHI‘N boarded on reasonable terms.

A couipclcnt person will be ill illicinhlin-o, day had mum. on iii-livnl oi the 1111:. un-r, to convey I‘ilsscngms and Baggage lo and from the Ilulcln.

Residence nearly opposite James L. Ilolman's Wholesqu \Yuicliouse.

JAMES MANN,

Suiluiicrside. A 111:. 17. 1111111. Mun/Igor.

.7. V ._‘...__,._____._. 111111111111 slior 1 ’ ‘IIE subscriber respectfully announces to the l cople of Suinmcrsidc, and the public in general, that he has opened :1. Barber Shop, on \Vntcr Street, in the room odjoiniiig thc I’ost Olilcc, where lie is prcpared to do llll work apps-ruining to his profession. Best assortment of Hair 0175, Hair textural-5.7110111 I’owilcrs, Dyes, «('12, always on halnl on the most reasonablcter ins Iluxcs URYS'I‘AL BLUE also fursnle. [‘7' ltazous carefully put in order .1! l

CIIAS. OTTO \YINRLI‘ZR.

Suninlersidc, Jan 0, 13011.

r. 11. 1s Steam Nawgahcn Co’s. STEAMERS,

“ St. Lawrence,”

“PRINCESS 0F WALES" " HEATHER BELLE."

The Steamer "Princess of Wales" ILL lcuvc CIIARLO I"I'Ii'l‘()\\'N for PI C'l‘O U ci‘cry TUESDAY and THURSDAY morning at 5 ii. 111., in time for the morning train for Halifax.

Loaves I'ltl'I‘OU for (JIIA R l.0'I"I‘l£’I‘OWN every 'I‘UI-lSDA Y ninl FRIDAY evening, after arrival 11f'l‘rnin frolli llalillix.

Lcnves I’III'I'OU for I'Ult’l HOOD every THURSDAY morning at iiooli, iiiiiiiediillcly alter arrival of Train lroiii Ilulilax, returning to Helen ilic following morning.

Leon‘s C II A R I. O 'l‘ ' ‘ l‘} 'I‘ O \V N crcry 'I‘Ul' SDAY ninl FRIDAY night for SUM- MERSIDI'} nlld SHEDIAL‘; at M p. 111. Will connect with Wednesday liiiil Saturday morn- ing‘s 'I‘rllin's.

Lciivcs 1411112111.“: 1111- suiliilcllsnll-z 111111 ciia111.11'1'1‘11'1'oivN 111-1y WEDNES- DAY 11nd SATURDAY ltllt'rllll()lls, lnlnic- iliutcly llltcr arrival of Train lrom St. John.

The Steamer “Heather Belle" Leaves CHARLU'I‘TI-Z’I‘UWN ilt ll u.ili., every Saturday morning for I'IC'I‘OU. Lciives I'IC'I‘OU at :1 u. 111., some day, for MURRAY llilllllllll, UliUllliIi’I‘Ull'h 11nd SOUltIS, rcauiin‘mg at either Suuris or Georgetown over Sunday.

Leaves l'IC'I‘OU cvcry MONDAY for CIlAIlLO'I"I'I£'I‘O\\1'N, nltcr urrivnl of Train lroiii Iluliflix.

AND

YARNS:

Charlottetown to l'lclilli, or bnclr, £0 l2 0 I’ictou to Georgetown, " 0 l) 0 ” I’nrtllood, " (I l2 0 Ch'tuwntoSuinincrsidu, “ o 'J I) “ Sllcdinc, “ ll l.‘l O “ St. John, “ 84.17001 I 5 IA H Basiport. “ 11.110 1 17 U H Portland, “ 8.00 2 ll) 0 “ Illiston, ” 0.00 2 l6 3 “ Ilnliiiix, “ 4.00 i 4 t) “ I'ortllood, “ I 4 U “ Georgetown, “ 0 ‘J U “ Souris, “ l) 12 0

l". W. IIALl'lS. Sec‘y.

Sept. l0, 1808. ly

1111, 21,1863.

snowman

6% -

5411111 21111111111111. Thelnterest of a Shilling.

CHAPTER I. CA'I‘CIIING rill: onxlci‘s.

“Iii live miillcsI must be oll‘, Grace, dear." said Mr. llargravc.

“ What! without Hing baby? 0 lie. Nod! cruel Ned!“ said his pruny young wife, darling up stairs Iul‘ the unconscious cherub.

IlIr. llnrgi‘iive, cashier in the w: ll-kliown bank ul Mcssrs. Ilrclllcs, (.‘rcvossc 1b (illi- shicr, I’cnchin‘ch street, put on his hat, and look up his 'icat gloves mid il'llll 1:111. brclla and opened the lrout door 1,: 1,1,, little collage in the Elm 'I'i'co '1,,,-,,1, 11,,1 loway. and by so doing In", in“, the mu. row Indian ii‘rcsislibl', [mm] 01 wusmm,’ that“lslimllyfo‘fciodihu Slutll‘l new oil cloth “dill 1* L-acct ol lcul'~gold that eclip- S'Jll “H 'i. garish colors.

".acre wure few linppicr men in Dolby way that pleasant June morning than the young husband, standing on his snowy- whitc door slop wailing, 1o 1 has his child before he >I:ii'icd to business and the (‘:Ii't: :111dl1'1-lol 11 long day ill the city. The 1.-iislal'd-coIorl-d mid great purple roses blomnig ovcrlho doorway wcre waving gently and proudly ill the sunshine; the canary sang hilariously in 1111: pm lor; baby crowcd from the lu-d-i'noiu; Ilcuy, the fat lilllc inaid-ol-all work. song :1 country dillyiu the kiirhcn. l.1r dowll the road there sounds that pic: :llll subur- ban cry—so illlisical, so \1'1-ll 1: l1~11cc1l, s11 lull of summer i'culinis 11cc:5—" Ally ormlmcts Illl‘ your fire stoves 3‘“ A gliiilpsc oi the vendor's banners oi culurcd pupcr could be 1 4111 around lhc corner by 1b.. baker’s. 111 other way towards High- gnlo came :1. large Ollt‘ll 1riick, lull ol llowcriiig gcl‘llllllllils, prupcllcd by u Ill-arty cheery, young coslcrulnilgor, who was olleriiig :1 laughing servant girl at :1 lilac-shadowed gal-don gale, “Any one yoii like lor an ohl but. my dear.“ The 5 ions warmth and gayciy of summer alluded the air. The distant roll oi the llighgntc (minibuses, sweeping down 111- wai’ds London, came upon iho cur wiili a pleasant sonsc ul'uni111ation. The great ciiywusuwakiiig to its toll; the upper- crust wurkiiicn \vci'o hurrying gain to their work.

“ Now, then, Grace—now then. qiiick‘s the word, said Mr. Ilargravc, rcproach- liilly; not another 111011112111." Sicrii des- put, and not two years unwricd.

"lici'c‘s pct, you crucl, impatient ty- rant,“ said the smiling young wif- as she placed the baby in her husband‘s arms.

As Mr. Ilurgravc stooped to kiss it, 11 grout piirplu i'oso Ict lull 11 showur 1;; loaves upon his hat, and one cl tliciii, lllul: tci'cd down iipuii the rosy lace ul lhu baby. mother laughed, and the tiny builds stretched out to sci/.11 the leaf.

"Dear liille pet” 'l the

iuolIn-r,

Si showering kisses on it, as she look it back

into her arms. “ Do you know, ch." she said," “ it is very loolisll, but I 11evci' see you come homo ol an evening hilt I l:iii1~y you‘ll r1111 mid surprise iilc by telling iilc all :11. once that you halo been made 11 pai'tuci ."

“ Very likely, Grace, you little goose, 'ou."

“ Well. there have been more unliker things, Ned. They all like you very much. I do hope that‘s not true what the paper said yeslcl'day about :1 panic coming. Oh, how dreadlui that would be! Suppose anything happened to Messrs. llrclilcs, (Ji‘cvasso A‘- tilashicr.“

“ Don't lct foolish people‘s talk gct into 'our head. 'I'licrc's 11o panic coming.

Yiih honesty and priidcl -- llicrc‘ll be 1111

run on any one—.1 litiic rm, perhaps, but soon ovci'. Your own Iilllc silly hcnd I'lliis allcrnuloly oil pai'lcl'sllipsnild panics Old Mrs. Ui‘uiidshaui llgilill. I suppose—— 1 hollering spitr-lul old woman; why do you listen to her 5’"

“ Well. Ned, don‘t be angry. Idnn’i listen to hri'; but how can I help bring alarmed when she tells 1111'. every one is alraid there will be :1 panic i‘"

" Stiill' and nonsense about :1 panic. ()urhnuse is “fill at Lit. l’iiul‘s. I new 1' saw our partners look so t‘llL‘l‘l‘llll :is y1~s~ ivi‘dliy, whcii lhc silly rumour was about. llut there‘s that i'lllll‘ll concern ol Shatter- 11111 & (lilberls; ihcy‘rc rather rickciiy, but then they have been so for live yours. Goodbye, dear—I shall be late. (ioodbyc. lhm‘t you trouble yourself now mind, with ciiy 11111111 :1.“

" There In no fear," said his wife to herself, as tho garden-gate slammed :iller Illlll. " Nod is all li'illli. No; tin-r1 s 1111! 11 shadow on his hicc. Then all that .\l s (iraudshum told lilo was 1101111011 111- lnips said to vex 11:11.“ And she toss'cd Ill‘i' baby ill lhc nil, till it shook down :1 bunch OI roses, and crowed with delight.

CIIAI’I‘I-le II.

‘I‘III-i sil.\1iln'-1: '111-21. .\I.\.\’. liargrnvo had walk1-1l about 11 mile along lilo road, when tin: llighgzitc omni- bus cailio r: . g Ill'lllllll him—harness rat- tling, whip c1 citing gully, lilivcr Inning Cllt't'l‘lllg every 1111-: he passed: " Islii 11111,L'ily “ll‘lll, Il:111k, I"c11cl111rcli street." llc wa. :i jovial driver, and .is lor the coil- ductor, ho was 11 wii.

’I‘hc omnibus stooped lor llargravc.

'1 Surly Mush-r Ilargravc, we couldn't keep your sent this iiiolililig hollow," s: d the diivcr, loin-hing his hat; "Spurting l1‘ic11dol‘ mine going up.“

Ilai'gravc said it was 110 limiter at all, in a pleasant In'ai'ly way, and got inside. He was one of lhose guml-ili llll‘cd, agree- ublonicii lliat nothing rulllv-s. llc was happy, and determined to I11: pleased, The sunshine did not Scorch him; it was just warm enough thu air was pleasant. “to loss ol the lmx-scat—lhat was iildil} Icrcnt. The smallest things amused him; boys going lo school and skirmishiug with ihcii' bags and books; sci‘vunl girls coqiicl- ling with the li'iidcsiilcn‘s cniissarios; old gonlleiiicii drii i111: iillo business; hay- makci‘s resting at roadside public houses; children dancing round a laughing organ mail—passcd like snatches 4.1 a pleasant panorama before. his cyos. There was 1111 anxiety. no ll-vciish grocdincss about him. He was not 11 slave of 11111111- moli at all; his idols wore llnlcpn-lnlcllcc and Domestic Lovc. Ilu “as a happy, honest man, who tiled 111do his duly in

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The blue eyes, so like those of line -

human 1,

{AN

RE,

11.115111 rsirie, Prince 13111111111511.1111, Thursday, October '29,J1868.

lil’c, 11nd earn 11 competence ill 11 reason- :lhh- time. The usual average of pl'tiplc got ill and out; :1 1:11. anxious, hot-fal- ~1l woman, with 11 bundle lied 11p iii 11 hand- basket; a sailor boy. farmer, two city clerks an old maid with wiry i'inglels, and a roll oi music. :1 riicl'iilly poor woman, :1 (iruwiiig-iuastcr. and a baby.

A quarter of :1 mile liclol'u lhc Angel, a lull thin old gciilloiucli shabby genteel in dress, and rciiizirkabh or a ruin-1- brown spcnccr (1111 llllllkH'ul’lslll‘Jl sort of old- lashioiicd giii'iill-iit 11’, the best of limes), beneath which 1" mulled 1111. 1111111. rusly. blu-lccoat tails, hmilcd the omnibus by i‘uljlmi silently in the air 11 large loded lll" II‘UIIII. and got ill.

The conductor Wlllkl‘ll. as ho approach- ed. to Hargr: 'c. who sat 111-111' tin: door.

l'llci‘c comes one oi your rcg‘lar old

begging-letterimpostc' ~ 1]. “'I‘hcy always try to do the clci :- n .. I know 'ciil. Ill-re,comealong,”hcshnulcd; "W1: can't w. it about all day. Look alivc, old gcnllcmiiii. My eyes, wouldn‘t he do to t out as 11 Scarecrow? Ills wiltlos don't Ilc‘d do for the, :lpolhc~ ' lug—he would." The other I cllgers laughed. Jokes against povcrly and Icaiinc .1'1: always telling. The hit man enjoy. ii; the old maid, who Iiiltl‘lllfil been paid for a quar- tcl smiicd, :illcr her manner; the farmer, rci icing: ill many becvcs, chuckled scl- lishly. Il:11‘\':11‘1l alone looked :it the new arrival with pily rather than ridicule.

()Id :1g1 is bad enough; but sickly :iild iiiipovurishlal, i1. is only worthy of all ten- tlcl‘lll’Ss. Youth is lilo limo when we can best bear the l‘lllll and the slorm—lhc loss of those we love—lllccriicl grarcmpelling for its victim, and closing: lip 1111 it while weprziv iii vain—tho lliszippoiulmviit ol' Il‘IL‘llllSlill), and the g the ‘11:; 111' bilb-r cx~ 'I‘.‘"l°“°“~", ...c‘ WI“: 10 l‘~'..,. 1L.» '1'" .3 m sowed, and drink the gill \ve l1:1vcbr1-w1:1l for ourselves. Age should bask calmly ill the tor-glow oi twi c(hi; and, solaccd, chciishcd, indulged, iul'g’chll, sit with folded hands, wailing lor lhc ilicvilablc but silent blow. A discnnsohuc childlcss. sordid old age, ruckcd wiih sickness, tor~ moiitcd with poverty. and 11111:l1c1~i'1-d by love, is surely one of the saddest thoughts in this earth ol ours.

So lhouuhl llargravc—by no means on unrcilcclivc mail is die new-comer ar- ranged :1 Ire:in ol ices \viili Iliiill and sat down by the door lacing him dcprccalillg- ly, with his long paddy black glovcs‘ 1111 iin: top of the yellow ivory knob 111 his seedy illiibi'clla. Ills tight. threadbare trousers lvcrc greasy at lhe knees and scarcoly coli- irivcd to i'ciicli to tho [inched drab guilt-rs that partly coveri-d the old wrinkled lmuls. llis hat was ol :1 bygone fashion, and hail covci'cd wiih course dusty ci'upc. 'I‘h'c vcry ribqon 01 his watch was grimmymiid bcti vcd poverty. The old gnllllcliizili in the pci‘lcci‘ had 11 lung pale, but lot 1111- plc- ml lzicc ; :1 111111;. lhiu, prominent 111 lips, 11 11111;; chin, and scant gr whiskers; yet the cxprcssiou was good, and the cycs had :1. dcplh i:i Ilicui that could not I": overlooked. The old gentle- man III the sprucer llIl"Ill. be poor, bill ho was cci lllll_\' no bcggur; he might be :1 low-bill discountcr. but he was no mail to be insulted or patronized.

\Viih the kindly lccling with which old age looks buck and sees in brighbvigorous youth its own past, the shabby-genteel 111:111 eyed liargrave Iroui lime to liiilc. There were, Illllt'l'll, worsc l-c1sll1:ili that calm. bright 11110 bcl'oi’c him. rowlicd with luxuriailcc ol' wavy brown hair. The large brown eyes were so immlul. :111 I so fr. 1k and iiiisiispicious ill their UK ' ion; the luoillh so lii'iii without slcrllil ;t|lc wholc bearing; oi the mail so s1-ll»r1'li . being coulcmpluos or lllsululil. There was 110 gllilc possible in such :1 111:111. Yet the lcclmg in swing him was ilnil. he 11 :11111111 to be ti'illcd wiih cilhcr. l'i' ‘ they bcgali lo 1:1lk. ’I'he ohlgenllcuian in tin: spciicci‘ asked Mr. Ilai'gi'avc if he was it business luau—had partly guessed ho was. Was there any chance ol the I1111g« drcadcd panic comi JP Was it 11111 prclly 11carlysui't'lhut1111111: ol the old houses were ioiicriugiJ \\':is tin-r11 any I - of (my) Iii‘ciilcs, ('i'cvas 111d (Shisllicl‘c '1’. 01 course it was all up with Shallcrlon and (lillicl'ls.

The old 1112111 d11l not speak like all alarm- isl; but slill hc ci‘idcnlly h:11l Icai's. Iledid 11111 look like one who tell much iulcrcst iu lIil.‘ question. Alas! those rubbed elbows and illoso worn knees wore not the signs of :1 1111111 who had much to lose. Ilispalc eyes grew 11. lilllc more ‘rm, and [he pupils :1 lllllu darkci' and larger, as ho loam-d on that old companion, the llllilll'ttllil, and waitcd, \rilli one [bill hand scoopcd up to- wards his lelt car (the (minibus rumbch so.) Ioi' Iltil‘gi'nve‘s :iiiswl ' liargl‘nvi replied wilii css buoyan- cy (for he, hurdly i‘clishod hciilg cab-chiscd by 11 rather Illiubllul stranger); but the quiet, iiiiobli‘iisiru inauucr oi the old man rather \voii iipoil lillll, and coluhsccndcd to answer calcgoi'ically Ilu dci'idcd ull i1l1. ul :1 p:iiiic——i'n:nor. sprch abroad by lulci-nslcd pci'soiis. ll: know 111 no old house that was tollcl'i n It Iiiullcl'cd lil- llu in any bill (iilln-rls .1111lSl1ail1-1'lou whal hecauiu oi Shaiicrion :iud liilbci'ls. From his own l'xlil-l‘iclicc (horn Iiii looked l‘ulllci' angry, and his brow coilli'nclcd)«dicing. lie 11.15 proud to say, cmhicr oi Alcssls. lil‘cllll'>, (‘1'1'viissc ilud (il:1sllici'—~hc could aliirlii lhai never had lhai firmly establish- cd liuusc bccli 111111'11 lriuiuplmllll pros-11cc 11115, more certain to i'idc through 1111-. \\‘11l‘.~l storm that could blow up I111‘ inischicl. He would sculccly I111 belicird ii In: liiciitioli- ell the amount to which lilo sccui'ilics lhcii ill their sales had reached.

The old gellilcanul looked down, and piilclicd :1 tube of sll'aw liildci' Ilio bulging Iei'ilic 111 his 1iiiil1r1-lla; and whcu I111 Itllllr ed up, :1 i‘lll'llll smile just raised lln: cor- ner 111 his lips.

‘- Yoli 111’ sanguine," he said; “ young men should be. I suppose I was 111 -- May you be right. (-11.1 trust you are but I doubt. I never saw swallows lly low unless rain \\'1|Sl|t.‘:il'. 'I‘hu bears an- aboill. nlld growling."

“ llut it is so. It is my business. sir. to know that it is so."

-‘ You are young and happy; you see things as you \\'l~lli 111 s111- lhunl. I know the signs oi bad wculln-r 1111; well. (Haw bulilcs ul'c, Ill'iillo us they used to 11c, and bzilllc things will lll't"ll ."

The old 19-11111-1111111 laid :1crrliiiucmplizi sis 1111 the Word l11i11luihc lirsi lilnc, 11ml inlusml :1 cclluill acidity into the second, that ralln r llciilcd Ihc young 1111111.

- siunus.

No. '21."

“ If you mum 11 bad pun on the 11111111: at one 11] tile lllll‘lllul's oi our house,“ he said. cll'ci'vcsciiig, "I say it was an impcrlinellt thing. und—"

" Youi hires. gentlemen. if you please," said a rough voice at the door. The oak niblis‘ had stopped at the entrance to :1. stable yard in I'cuchili‘ch Sll‘UCl; it had reached its destination.

The old gclillcmau was ﬁrst and near- cst the door, and he pulch oil‘u long pod- dcd black glove with his teeth. and pro- cccdcd to got his pill-so lrom his rightliund trousers-pocket; it was not there; in his lcll. twas not there either; in his spon< cci' ist-pockct—no; in his waistcoat— iio; 111 his Lail-pocket—right—no. A slight pink iiush came in his check bones—his lips grew dry with ill-cullcuulcd nervous- iicss. He looked uneasily rouinl,niid then on ice cushion behind where he sat.

" It‘s \‘cl’y odd.” ho said—w very care- less oi'mc —1lc:ir 1111: how very coreless~— but I‘m rcullo aliuid l‘vc lelt my purse at home."

“Now, then, sir; don't keep the gents all day," said the conductor, clashing his pocl' tin] of police spilt-fully.

" I really 1 on‘t know what to do. Sup- pose I leave it till lu-inuri‘uw, conductor?" " Oh, that‘s your little 13.111111, is it you old dull'ci‘ 1‘" said ihc conductor, with inso- leiit violence. " 0 no; you don‘t get the pull over 1111: in that way. You pay or I‘ll have you up riglitoll'. L‘oiuc, whci'c's your money? l’ay up."

The old gentleman buttoned his splulcéi‘ together and looka round. A crowd bc- gain to cullccl,‘ some street boys begun to shout and practice bird culls nlld Lliicvc‘s whisllcs.

" .lack, hero‘s :1 row—here checking lighting J11.

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's an old gent

\\ irc 111."

I iod natured old woman called {01' I11cc,rlli|i,0i course, [he more Hill; called the more the police (lid not come.

" Conic, come. sir, pay the 1111111.“ said the other impatient people, ii‘ylug,r tojo. 1,111 out ol'lhat long cave oi an omnibus, the entrance to which was impeded by that iroublcsoinc old client (as some one called him )

“ l'11y like 11 1111111 I" shouted the boys. " Can any one oblige 1111.- wilii Sixpence '1’" said 1.111: old man (now palpably :1 more .loscph Addy), turning round nervously \\'il|i calm culrcaty. “ I‘vc Icit my purse in another coat. and I do not wish to incur any more of this vulgar i'cliow‘s illsolcucc. Most careless oi mo; :1 most unpleasant thing; but I have no remedy. I won‘t trust my catch with such :1 low lcllow us this. It would only encourage him in such conduct. Win no one oblige inc '9“

file other passengers looked cross, or blank. or iiisoicnily niniisud, but no oiio produced tliu solicited sixpcncu.

“ Call the llL'I'Ilut: l“ shouted the conduc- tor. “ I'll have it out of him. Strike 11111 silly, ill don‘t have it out oi him ill huli' :111 hour. it" there‘s any justice at the Mau- Uhl scouudrci I"

A lei-ling of pity came overllai'grnvc us he stood watching the scene. Iluil ush- umcd ol'himscll'al being. perhnps.the lncre rictiiii 01' :111 old trick, he handed tliu old man :1 shilling, and begged to relieve him [ruin the accidental annoyance. One or two of the passengers l:liigl1cd,ulnl winked at the crowd .

The old man in the Spencer, client as he might be, behaved with :111 lilo convention- :1lisln of:1.1;1-1ll.lonl:lu; he hitcd his well- worn I1:1l,:111d bowed to Ilargi’avc as he look the shilling; lhuil he handed it to the conductor, who had thrust his tongue into his ciic . and was shouting to the driver. “ My his! drive with you, my man," he said:

1‘ Don‘t want to see you again, (or you are not our serial all,” rcloi'tud Fighting do, giving him the change,

" I have to thank you, sir,“ said the old 1111111, 11: walked 101' a illoiiicilt at llar- grave side, “IUI‘ showing some coiilidciicc in poor human nature. Sir, I thank you cxlrciiicly It was the lust iict oi :1 gen- llcui.1u. and :1 good heart pi'oiiiplcd it. 1 will not insult you by asking you where I shall return the Slillllllg Good morning, nlld may your buy '3 about business all 111's pi'ovc all my lcai‘s to be lallacious. I wiin you :1 vcry good morning. sir, and once more [bank you."

" What a tongue lhc ohl chap has, and perhaps docs lh1 mo thing or day. \l'cli. I suppose it is :1 wicked city, this London.“ inought Ilargruvc to himscll, as lIiU uld gentleman in the spcnccr walk 11 rapidly buck northward.

(To be (11nd/1111011.)

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THE NEW STEAMBE.

The I‘. 15 Island Strain Navigation Com- pany l1.1\c placed number line steamer oil Illi‘ll’ route. Sin: is named the “St Lawrence." She has :ilrcady made one or two trips Oil the route, and will continue to riiiirclguhlrly until ihc close of the season. llcr lIllllulls’lUllsilll‘L‘, length :01 l'cci, breadth of liiill ill) Icebgunrds ll Icct, llrt‘zldlll i1111ll.’1:.' fcct, dcplli of hold it feet 9 inches. 'lllldl‘lly about I’UU Ions. Steaming lorc ill llorsc powcl'. 'I'lic “ St. Lairrcllcc" was originally :1 blockade runner, linl she has bccii lined up and adaptcll for n Ircight and passcugvr boat ill St John. New lll'llllMYIL'k. licr arrangements are llilll‘ll similar to these ol the riilccss of Willcs. ’I'hc dining and slliiiig saloons, :lnd sliitci‘ouiiis lll‘e on the upper deck. l.1111i1-s c.1bin.olllccs, and sloro rooms on the 11111111 (ll'Ck ticlillcnicii's slccpiug cabin, with vclllilutors in tho lilici‘ purl 111 the hold, llic steam Illllcl‘y nlld Iaiilcr iii the ccnirc. nlld sic1r ge room lor- \\'i|l'1l. She is furiilshcd with splclidid engines 11f‘..‘.'11)lilirscpowcr, and can nii:iili a speed of li‘lllll l’.' to Id klllil" an hour. She is :it pre- scnt icinporwrlly liitcd 11p wilh passenger lic- 1-11111111111l.1ilons, bni 111-st spring she will be lurnishcd iii clolzaiit siyle and with all the comforts and acquirclucnts of ulirstwlasspns- songer boat. The St Lawrence takes the place 111 the l'riliccss 111 Wales, which in its iuru takes the place oi the Ilcathcr Bell. She is coununinlrd by l‘npi. I'lliiiis. who has been 1111 illc 11111111- hetwccii the Island, l’iciou, and Shcdiac about l'uuriccil years, during which lilac I11» has ll:|\l1,liilt'll 1I11- Straits of Norihnlw lu-rhmd with such puuciiiality and acceptance lo the public service 1111 to secure universal cuiilldclicc. The Prince Edward Island Steam Naviyza‘lllll Company are certainly ian bred to no small credit lor the energy and cliieicnry with which hey have prosecutcd the enter- prlso 111 connecting the ports on the Straits of Nurlhunil-crlund 11y stcliiiicr, and alibi-ding rapid and regular COIlllllllllltfﬂllUll for passen- gers and Height b1 tween these ports . From small beginning” the trade is your assuming larger (him-usions and the area ol the Comps. ny‘s upt‘l‘uiilllls is continually being extended, liy the addition of die St Lawrence to their