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turning her eyes upon her father. waited dutifully for what he had to any.

The old man regarded his daughter for a moment with s quiuical look.

‘ Molly. this young man—mayhap you have seen him before—dine brought me a lot of tubs and barrels, all of his own make—- right good article too. He asks a

A FINE CHANCE FOR SPECULATORS

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ENTERPRISING MEN!

IIB undersigned has been instructed by the Owners to offer for SALE or to RENT several valuable I'REKIIU LD

and sleigh from St. John. IIo booked lilo name at the Watson House as Stephens, and amused himself on Sunday by singing hymns in the most approved style. On Monday he was endosvoriag to negotiate the sale of the horse with several gentlemen here. when he was arrested and brought before Justice Rose, on complaint

Owska. and my eye Izod upon her's with a severe. penetrating expression.

‘ ladsmo.’ said I. in a low. stern. measured tone. 9 ifyoti would save your guilty life. do not attempt to escape or call tor help! I am not the poor tool You have played your part and I

you so I , , , . . , , . . "lul PEN" Ml" "mm" '1‘" I M" 5”“ °" ":5"! "“f’l‘ p'lim'fl'?” 2"?" ".W' m "39”" '° P'fifTE $5.52: Sittfiliil'gg'ffpifij and LBASEUOLD PROPERTIES and FARMS in Hammer and othcr partsofthclslanil in good cultivation 0 'l- ‘W l u" 80“ ~ "' "'k I" my llflt “ "WV" ‘K ' ' 8 well wooded and p o mssing other advantages; and for which good and valid ti ties and unincdiats possession can ho

licnsion. on account of his having rtln atvny with a one and sleigh from a livery stable [Mn Golding’s] there. In conscqucnco of asocond telegram tlio rnzittcr re- ceived its quieter. the owners the horse and sleigh. the youth his liberty. and the neighboring Republics future citizen—St. Stephen. N. 1).. Courier.

SOUND Am'lcrt.-'I‘ho Now York Tribunr has a means of keeping business men afloat in those depress-

saarotl I I know you, and boldly came here to_delect you in your guilt 1 Not aslugle drop of your povsopcd wine has passed my lipsl Your whole establish float is ,ttnder the surveillance of the police; and unless I return to my friends by daylight your mansion will be entered by the dread olilcers of the law; and every living soul in it will be taken into

argaiu ye make. your old father will most cheerfully rallfy.‘

As Mr. Allen said this. he considerater walked out oftho room. and we will follow his example. But the kind ofbar sin the young poo is made can be readily conjectureny the speedy we ding that followed.

iven. . 3 Also four LOTS being the residue of thirteen Buildinglmts ill!!! other nine having been sold the present Season) us

that most advantageous mercantile situation known as SUM) Ell. IIILL" adjoining MON'I‘AG E _llRlDGE. ten miles front Georgetown where close to 150000 bushels of Produce are annually shipped and nearly all paid for in Cash. Americans and other speculators purchase here and ship for Great llritxrimthc United States kc. -

A number of Stores. Wharfs. a Meeting House Post Others. and Temperance Socioly have bch established for some time; with many Grist and Saw and (.‘loth Mills in the vicinity; whore a so any quantity of all kinds lunibcr can be had in trade at low rates. Sunless Him. is " the only I’haltoldf’roperly for sale in the place which renders it most desirable for the

The very flower of our corps of correspondents, while

custodyl New mark well what Isayl You must ‘ . . t

. ' t 'li at —, vout-l cs for tho followin : ILast _ - above class of artisans now so touch wanted in this moms towu. . ' _

"Win"! rum-ll 00min" nu clear of your 9mm“ :Iizfif'dm 1).,“ do" ,1, my “may... “(I g... m, 33%;?” ‘5"!"gwff'fih °““f'“,d°: '3‘." "WP," a sroiiirsnd DWELLING on u esp-bio or holding isoco bushels produce mat a double“ “hurt and site for a g m "n . no” ‘ e w“ 0 ° ° ""5 “ m ' Lime Kiln.WiII be iiqu or leased on reasonable terms.

and if you dare to latter in the least, that, moment. so sure as there is a God in Heaven. you die! Now give me your hand and lead the way 1' . White with terrified amazement. and trembling like an aspen. the guilty. wretched woman stood . cowering before my store. penetrating glance. For nearly a minute she seemed too much overpowered ‘ to leave the room. I took her hand. and grasped it like a vice, and silently pointed to the door. At length she went forward with tottering steps. In silence she led me through the dark corridor, down

l'laus. particulars or any olhcr information can be obtained by calling at tho nflicc of Messrs. BALI. vi Sort, Land Surveyors.Charlottetown. Reference can also be had from W. Sannittteox. I". I'. NORTON. ‘I‘iloa. Annoy. Georgetown; Jae. Illwuatttctr. Campbelton. Lotd; F. W. fluorine. Examiner Ullico. Charlottetown. and to be subscriber at Orwell. who is also Agent for the sale at liltinny‘as Blowing: ltIuohhac. the celebrated anmouth COOKING STOVE. and also for the Falling Mills of Messrs. Illiututtt. Mill View, the “cubic. Jae Mt'IsAIIBN, New I’ortb. Ftsur W. MoDoaannA’inetto; whcro CLU'I'II is received and returned with doe

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able to sloop. deliciously cool as it was. 1 coal not help overbearing, front the thinness of the partition and the open lransoms. udlulogtio between the occupants ofthe adjoining apartment. They Were evidently man and wife. whom a few years of matrimony had robbed of the sentiment the had set out with.

‘Jano, don‘t crow me so; kct‘p your own side of the In-d.‘ This is anything but a tender tone.

t Why. William, I am not crowding you. and if I was. you ought to be too gallant to toll me of it. There was a limo villi-ii you‘d hare kissed tile for what you scold rne notv.‘

Tho fr-mnino voicc shock a little at the conclusion

over you have to sell, there are runny pcoplo ready to buy of you rather than another. When buyers are rc- luctant, sellers must be active. It is neither cheep tlur sensible to sit still behind the counter and wait for the bustle of business to revive. \thtt business is dull. that is the very time to advertise. In the first place, that is when you most not-d to advertise; and in the second. that is when people devote most time to read. in newspapers. and when your advertisement cousc- qucntly is nice. generally seen."

This is the in)? Mrs. Smith advcrtiscs her husband : “ Lost. llroyctl or stolen. on individual whom I. in an

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the stairs. through the passage, into the court. through another passage. and opened the last door that admitted me to life and light.

Horn was just breaking; and as I felt the cool air of Heaven upon my fevsred brow. and thought of my narrow escape from death. there came such a whirl of strange emotions that I reeled forward like one intoxicated l

The mansion I had just quilted. stood on the banks of the Seine. about two miles below the old city; and I believe. if I had drunk the wine offered too. my rifled body would soon have been cast in the rushing waters. I believe, moreover, the mansion, grand as it appeared. was only a den 01 robbers and murderers; that the woman was simply a beautiful decoy for foveignere and strangers : and that many a poor. unsuspecting soul. had taken its fight front there to the eternal world 1 I did not communicate with the police. for reason that, iii the first place. I could bring no charge of guilt against any; but thankful beyond expression for my own oscapt. I firmly resolved never to risk my life again in another mysterious adventure in Paris.

EARNING A WIFE.

' And so you want to marry my daughter. young man,‘ said farmer Allen. removing his pipe front his

mouth. ""1 “WWW l“ “'9 I'M“ “"0" “1“le "0m Jane and William ivcrc up III a second. As I ran into

head to toe. I ' Despite his rather indolent. cll'emlnntc air. which was

mainly the result of his education. Lqu Johnson was a line looking fellow. and not easily moved from his self- possession; but be colored and grew confused beneath that sharp. scrutinizing look. ' Yes, sir. I spoke to Miss Mary last evening. and F she referred the to you.’ The old man‘s face softened. ‘ Molly Is a good girl. a vcry goo girl.’ he said. stmltlng his chin with athoughtful ai , ‘ltlttI she do. serves a good husband. What can you do l‘ The young man looked rather blank at this abrupt inguiry. . ' If you refer to my ability to Support a wife, I can assure you ‘I know you are a rich man, Luke Johnson, but I take it for granted that you ask my girl to marry you not your property. What guarantee can you give me in case it should be awe t away. as it is in thousands of instances—that you cou d provide for her a comfortable home. You have hands and bruins—do you know how to use them P Again lssk. what can you du ?’ This was a style oficatechism for nhivh Luke was quitt-

unprepared. and be stored blankly at the questions, . the heart ofa wealthy yuullg man. answering to the not

without speaking.

‘ I believe thatyou managed to get through college... tics. walked with her home. A short t'ourlcbiplullowell,

hare you an profession l ' ‘ No. sir. t ought—‘ ' Have you any trade I '

Inherit. I should not need sny.’ ‘ Your father thought like a fool then.

you of! with a shilling,

ea. , {wonty-toor years old, and never earned sdollar in your life. You ought to be ashamed of ourself.‘

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d ‘ sis. and!“ manner of tine-lady ailments. instead or a smiling. brightoeyed, roe «shocked I... at... it 1 did say she would marry no ad that had been cane.) with a rich father; but she‘s taken a foolish liking to yo. and I'll tell yo what I'll do; go to Work and, prove yourself to be a man; perfect yourself in some occu- pation-I don’t care what. if it be honest. and the. come to me, and if the girl is willing she is yours.‘

As the old man said this. he deliberately knocked the taboo out of his pipe a inst one of the pillars of the

ch where he was siting. lucked it into his vest at. and went into the house.

Pratt Mary Allen was waiting down at the garden

to. t oir usual trystinfi place. The smilia light field from her eyes as s noticed his sober, laconi- " . .tod look. . ‘ Father mean woll.‘ she said. as Luke told her the result of his application.

*Aod I am not sure but that lie is about right.‘ he re- mmed, alter a thoughtful pause. ' for it some to m. that every man. I). he rich-or poor. ought to have some 7 9

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‘ Never mIad. lell wait for you. Lnke.’ _ Lake Johnson suddenly disappeared frost his ac- ltauals. much to the surprios of his ay as- . Bat wherever he went. be carried it til hurt in his e‘allo these words and which were like a tower of

strength to his soul. ‘ I'll wait for you. Loko.’ Ooeploaoant sunshiay morning. late in October. as W Allen was propan up the grape-vine in his front yard. that threstene to break down with the « W euro luxurious burden, a neat looking cart drove

, he. which Luke Johnson ali btcd withaqoick mic gel-g. quite in contrast to is former leisurely

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' Perhaps so; but what‘s the use talking of the past. Gallsntly is played out; that‘s for lovers. not for mav-

‘ Didn‘t you declare. Willipm, you‘d always be my

urgent moment of loneliness. was thoughtless enough to adopt as my husband. lie is a gaod~looking and It‘t’lllc indiiidnal, knowing enough. however. to corm- in when it rains. unlnss sumo good-looking girl ofl'ors him tho shelter of ltt‘l‘ urubrclln. Answr-rs to the name of Jim. \Vus last It‘t‘ll in company with Julia llnrris, walking with his arm around her waist up tho

‘ 1 don't remember. I suppose I said a great many luolinlt lllittgsiu those days. You wunt to get up n scone. Women are death on scenes.‘

‘You‘rc downright rudc. William. you‘ll make me lmlu you. Mr. Thomson. (June was evidently gating nphor tempt-r) llyou said anything foolish in those days, I did one when I married you.‘

‘ lwisli you hadn't.I

' So do I. with all my heart ; you can‘t regret it worse than I do.’

(I detest being an unexpected confident of any one. particularly ofiuo-n and lllcll‘ tt'lvcs. I had already coughed and hemmed a dozen of times to lot tlu-m know that this an unwilling visitor. but they didn't heed mo.)

-Mr.'I‘liomson,you‘re a’brutc. You‘ll repent this. I’ll find "it‘ll who will treat trio politely if you won‘t.”

' I am sure you havon‘l. I'm sleepy. Do stop that tongue ofynurs. Julio, you're morn 01 a devil than I over tliouglit.‘ .

‘I'll’t the devil'swifo, ym. wrt-tcli. I‘ll get up and sleep somewhere else, so 1 will.‘

This was getting too bad. I was resolved tohur no more. so I cried out ' fivc, flu-o !' vcry lustilv.

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Juno was pretty. and tho tears or hcr has caused lll‘l“ to look prctricr; and her white robc lulllnfi gracefully about Ill-r form made her moro than faiie ad painted her. As I got opposite the door. Mr bomsuu aim was lugging out n trunk, said to me: 'As you have nothing, sir, you will be kind ctlough to take that bun- tile and [idling tackle in the corner. Never mind iuy wife. she’lll take care of licrsell'

I tli-l not pause. I hurried driwntbc hall. Iwascon- t'lncctl that Mr. T. was a brute and his wife a suf- later.

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A short limo rim-c. a modest :1 id captivating young lady, calling Iiorsi-lt' Nelly Snort. visited Detroit, as she said. in Search of her brother. who was represented to have brcn kiilwl on one of the railroads of that State. IIt'I' quit't ways and great beauty captivated lltc hearts of all around her. and she bvcuuiu a general favourite. A: ll party rcccrilly gluon. shit appeared as an invited

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e no .ir. my (“her though; on]; the wealth I 3110.11,] ; young man visited his alliam-od. and to his surprise,

He'd much and. after tutu-1i coaxing. was informed that site had but" In" “in” you gonna hone" occupation ""1 cm 1 been disappointed in receiving retntllunces from home. it might have been the making of: that aim was In debt to her landlady. and had no money Here you are a strong. able-bodied young mm_ to buy her Wedding fincry. conscqucntly the wedding

oughter? n rammed lll‘oney. . the old man. after a low vigorous puffs at his pipe. Will) a five hundred dollar What the some tuna telling ‘ Now. I've given Molly as good advantages for loam- her if -he needed more to let him know. The evening

but If she didn‘t know her work, she'd be m, t to spend a few hours will his beloved. and repaired to m In" of mine. If I tho... 1 could kepp mm, than 1 her drawing-room; but ulael Nelly was not. there. The one servant: but I don’t. no more than I chose that my , bird had flown. 'I‘hc landlady said she had packed up don htcr should be a pole. spiritless creature, full or her things early that morning and had taken tho early

put-st and succeeded, almost unconsciously. in winning very romantic liamo Hillbilly. llcnry, 'JIII‘I' tho festivi- . . (l and tho purl-cs vvcrc engaged to be iiiarru-tl at an early day. A low days before. the ceremony was to be per.

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lllllrt be postponed a low days. Henry would listen to no such proposition. but would go strait and bring the He deported and in a few moments returned

before the day appoinlcd for the marriage. be determined

w train. but where slic wont was a mystery. A now had been left on the wash-stand in Kelly‘s room, .ddresged to him. and which the landlady delivered. Its contents wore brief, but to the point: " llcnry. you were green. I have been paid very well for the smiles I have given you, and with your generous present of last evening. I can now join my husband in California. Give my re. spccts to that. brother that was killed on the Comm road when you son him. and oblige Nelly." 1; w“ a rude awakening for Henry. but the lesson will probably

do him good.

The Boston Traveller. of the 21st instant says: I‘Mrs. Ilarrissoa Gray Otis. a lady well kuoivn for her numer- ous acts of benevolence and clnfiity. was yesterday made the victim of a practical joko. a large number of bogus invitations to it reception to be given at her resi- dence. No. 41 Mt. Vernon street. yesterday afternoon. having been issued. and tho street in front of her resi- dence was several times blocked with carriages. But. these Were not the ouly’peopls boasted. Innumerablo orders were sent to artisan of all kinds—to plumbers.

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job minutely a molded in the order. not to coal calet‘s, flour dollars. grocers. etc.. to bring stated quantities of their reepectivc kind. of merchandise. to be delivered at stated times. Eye“ a). services of an undertaker were brought in“, requimion to lay out the body of a supposed dead child; and, in response to an advertisement in the Herald. numbers of the feline tribe were brought to fill out the miscellaneous and varlr ted assortment. Detectives are new on. god in recovering the names of the perpetrators of

a fill! strange hoax." A sin lar and distressing occurrence

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bring him carefully back to me, so that I can chastise

within, and the charm would be out, utterly lost. if it

intelligent. and fanciful. and Spiritual, and capricious,

that which burns in tho adnmnntiiio diamond's heart.

in it Now England umnufttcturiug city had It will in

mills, person. Ito went to a brnllicr mt‘mllt‘r of the liar and told him his porplcxity. of lully. but that didn‘t quitc suit ltirn. married?" said the brother lawyer. then any spinstcr." “ Ali, you!" says the ln('||tll‘lll attorney. hesitatingly. " but the trouliloofit is she don‘t vvorlr in tho spinning-root“, slic “'t'tlt'eS-"

Short, long land a big Mr. thllt‘; while Little. thinking little cl’Sliort. loved a little late iiamod Long. make a long story short. Little propnacd to Long. and Short longed to be err-n with I.llilt"l shortcomings. So Short. meeting Long, threatened to marry Little be- fore. long. which canal-d Litllo in a short time to marry Long. anry—Did tall short love big Little loss be-

in luvo with any splcndifurons gal. prttisn llt'l' up to the

hose to spare, and all that. socshrr be is a grain dissapoiutcil. and says—“ Well. she is handsome, that‘s a fuel; but aim is not so very, vi-ry

prt-acbcr. or a lake, like nycrpruisc. onlicst things in natur‘ as is hclpet by it."

“Ono of your smilcs.“ replied the husband: “I (‘lllll

“ then like this," said be giving: hot a kiss. and «Ii-part-

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town. during court time. was a burly. noisy. rudc fellow, who cult-rod the dining room late. to find himsrlfcrowll- ed out ofhis place at the thhlo. when he coanineuced to upbraid the company as u "drovo of hungry ho a." when a quick-wilted young lawyer roso and rhyniod lni down as follows:

indulges in the following.' “ strain “:—-" \Vct'o I the last on the White House and the other on the Rocky Monu-

unlcss I recanted, 1 would still swing the American eagle by the tail. and shunt ‘ Crack Louso Ropuhlic ! ‘ so down I Went among the fragments of creation."

Lord Eskgrovc. who. it is related. onco sentenced a tailor for murdering a soldier in these words—"And not ool did you murder him. whoreb.v lie was bereaved of his 1 fc. but you did thrust. push. or pierce. or propel the lethal Weapon through the bellyliand of his regi-