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Ch’town, June 1,

VULCAN FOUNDRY,

GEORGETOWN.

STOVES, wholesale and retail. WINDLASS

and MACHINERY CASTINGS in general al-

Ways on hand, or supplied at the shortest notice Cash Paid

FOR ALL KINDS of OLD & SCRAP IRON.

J. A. RUTHERFORD & Co,

Sune 2, 1873.—1 y Georgete wa HERMANS & SON. wWi7r

— cbl-Hangers, Gun aud Th-smiths,

QUEEN STREET, OPPUSITE WATSON'S DRUG STORE, Be to return their thanks to the general public for the liberal patronage extend- ed to them since their commencement in basiness, and ask for a coutinuance of the Same. They keep constantly on hand :—

A NEAT ASSORTMENT 0}

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Ch’town, March 16, 1874.—ly Seeretary

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Que, Three or more years, At Reduced Hates,

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Capital and Cash Assets over $1,000,000

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FENTON T. NEWBERY,

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Ch’ town, Jan. 20, 1874. aes

A victim of youthfal imprudence, causing premature decay, nervous debility. ete.,

having tried in vain every known remedy,

has found a simple self-care which he will

send free to his fellow sufferers. Address

J. H. REEVES, 78 Nassu street, New York.

octS 6m

| disturbed Mre. Grove, who looked dreamily

THE LIVERPOOL & LOXDOV.

Agent for Prince Edward Island |

2 IES ,

_ PORTRY,

COTTAGE MUSIC. a (From the Leisure Hour. ] When the cottage door is open, end the air is bright and clear, Then the sound of children’s laughter echo- es on the listening ear, And the fall of little footsteps, patting on the rustic fleor, Gently lures the tired woodman peacefal home once more,

to his

O! the music of young voices, O! the tune fal little feet,

How they rise and fall together, keeping

time and cadence sweet; =

Like the evening moving planets, m ikiny harmony above,

So the happy netes of childhood virbate on the chords of love.

| Ou the settle sits the grandsire with eves so old and dim. :

That the little sunny faces seem like fading dreams to him;

But he hears their merry voices. and it : most makes him young,

As he tries to catch the meaning of each little, prattling tongue.

at. uh

O! the merry laughing voices, how melodi- ously they flow,

Bringing to the old man’s memory happy days of long ago.

When he, too, could shout with gladness,

3 3 : .

when he, too, was bright and bold.

Long before his children’s children told him hew the world grew old.

And the music of young voices, long as this fair earth shall last,

Will relink the joyous present with the half- forgotten past;

And the ring of little footsteps, pattering on

| the cottage floor,

| Will be heard, the wide world over, til!

here shall be time no more.

LITERATURE,

Oe ere ere ee eee eee,

RATHARIN &.

A TALE OF WOMAN'S TRIALS.

CHAPTER VILI.—Continued.

There was a sorvrow!u! silence; for Kate, |

the only one Who longed to spe:k end con~ tradict at onca the mistaken idea which had taken possession of her uncle’s mind, dared not. The words trembled upon her lips, but when she saw the consolation which now, in hiaearnest penitence, the hope of Edward's reciprocated affection off+cted him, offering, as it did, the only sure means by whieh her wrongs could he redressei, she could not «peak the sentence which must overthrow it. And so, contenting herself with gently but firmly withbolding the hand which | Edward would have taken, and t-usting to his sense of honor and right feeling to aes cept his father’s precarious stais as sufficient explanation of ber present manner, Kath- arine remained silent.

Presently the hasvy stillness of the room was brokep by the entrance of Jane, who, disturbed from her sieep by one of those strange presentimeots which eo often pres | ecde sfil ction, had risen uncalicd, and now | came fearfully into the chamber, The first giance showed her the change which had | taken placa during the right, and the bright colour faded from her cheek. Selfish alike in everything—in her undotiful neg’ect durs i g her parent’s illness, and her wild burst of sorrow now—Jane flung herself upon the bed, and wept aloud, never heeding how

| painful and injurious to him was the uns | wonted d splay of fee'ing. ‘Jane, pray contrel yourself,’ said Kate, endceavcring to raice her, * sou are distresés | ing my uncle sadly.’ ‘ Nay, let her be,’ said Mr. Grove faintly, ‘I haven’t seen much of her lately, and she | way stay now.’ ‘Ob, father, shricked the ungovernable girl, stung by the reproich, ‘ don’t be angry iD rw? * No, Jaze, for ali your faults to me, I for give you, my pocr girl; but mend while you can, and don’t put of repentance like I

}

bave done.’ The sound of Jane’s passionat: weeping

up, and thea, frizhtesed by the commotion, rose hastily, aad came forward. Her hue» band’s eyes were closed as if in sleep, yet at ber step he raised them, and smiied faint~ ly, bnt sight began to wander, sense was evidently deserting its throne, and although restorativea were quickly applied, the ex= | hausted frame refused to answer to them, /acd with inexpressible awe the mourners | bebeld that fearful torpor cresp on, from | which ¢' ey knew the sufferer would never

| awake. Still, notwithstanding her conviction of | her own powerlessness to achieve any good,

Kate never deseried her post. The very | little she was permitted to do, she did over | and over again, no remonstrances, no en. | treaties from Edward that @ suree might t:ke her plac’, no a‘surances from the meiis /cal man that ber uncle was perfectly un- conscious to all outward things, ard that he | would never arouse again to k:ow or m‘ss | her, had any effect. Whi'e life remained, nc thing could induce ber to Jeave him, and wher, after two wretched days, the scene clos: d, she went silently and meurn‘ully to her room, weeping as if the relct:ve now lost had been her truest. most trusted friend.

But tho induigence of this grief, quict and ‘unobtrusive as it was, was soon denied to | Katharine, whose act.vo services were far | too valuable to ker aunt and cousin to be | allowed to remain unemployed. When | their pleasure or co: venience was concerned, | they never saeined to think of her fatizue— the long nights and days of watching she | had passed, the toilsome duties which ber unselsfibness had spared them ; but, assum- jug that their grief must be the greatest, because to them the lost relative was nearest, they almost resented Ler sor:ow as p-esump- tion.

So, tired and sad, poor Kate was kept upstairs, “employed, as she had been more than two years before, making and trimming in the latest fash‘on, those sombre garments which—so mush cire is taken to form them becoming!y—seem to mock the eorrow they tended to express. Iu vain did Edward, indignant at his mother and s'stex’s selfish ingratitude, remons:rate against a seclusion which he was sneeringly told was all that ‘bis favorite was fit for.’ In vain did | Maurice Du Val, who dared rot urge Lis point too strongly, lest h» should confirm the suspicions be fancied were already awakened, try te purchase a g'impse of Kate

|

cf all sorts, which, being already made, ought to have exouerated ber from labor.

Nothing was allowed to prevail, especially as Jane and her mother bad at last beguo to suspect that the attentions of the hands some wealthy visitor were more for the sake of their ill treated dependent than thems ieives.

When this knowledze first began to dawn upon them, nothing could exeeed the rage and mortification of Mrs. Grove and her

KDWARD ISLAND,

|I have borne it long enoagh, and as you

by presents of costly dresses, and apparel |

ms:

ness toallow Katharine to suppose that she could be an object of interest to any human boing, protected her from their vituperation.

They consoled themselves, however, os best they could, by the exercise of their power over the poor helpless girl, and by carrying out their resolation to prevent a meeting between her avd Mr. Du Val.

But if they hoped soto divert Maurice from bis purpose, or, not allowing him to gee Kate, to win him for Jane, they erred strangely,

The more obstacles were thrown in his way, the mors he saw the ceterminat on to thwart him, the more reselved he became— not openly thcugh, not go that those people could detect and underpiot him, but secrets ly, quietiy~in the depths of bis own heart,

Mesowhile, the positions of all became more perplexing. Spite to Kate for her subjugation of Edward and Du Val, the wish to punish the former for his choices, by tors menting him with doubts of her he loved, and the desire to revenge themselves upon the latter by arousing Edward’a jealousy warred grievously with their pradeace. Maurice, whilo hie lavish generosity lasted, was far too valuable a person to offend, and while a lingering hope was left that his fancy for Katharine might wear away, leay- ing hm open t> the fascinations of her cous sin, the michief they would willingly have made between bim and Edward must be forborne. For well they knew that the manufacturer, who either Jiked their new acquaintance, nor approved of his vis.ts, and whose many engagements, and genuine sor- row for his father, occupied his miud too much to allow him to detect the falsehood of his mother’s insicuation that Mr. Da Val was a suitor to Jane, only needed to suspect that Kate was the great attraction.

And all this time, while tne p'ott ng and treachery was gcing on, the preparations for the funeral went on too. At last, after three weeks delay—‘or business was sil paramount with Edward, and his father’s death had laid much upon him—the day for returning wich the body to Birmingham was fixed. To Jane’s bitter mortification Mr. Du Val reeeive! the i: teliizence with the utnost indiTerence. He had long before made up his mind how to act when this time artived, and haviog now nO interest in pro~ pitiating people he so thoroughiy despised, he took no pains to disguise his coldness.

P.qued and exasperated Leyond her own control, and having lost all inceative to prus dence, Jane’s wish to reveng? ber m»rtifx cation upon her brother and Kate eguin rose

uppermost in her mind. Ifshe cou'd ds. tress Katharine by exposing ber to Edward’s suspicions, and estrange bim from her, even | at the expense of bis own ha; pines», by mak» ing him believe her unworthy his confidence, | she felt that her own humiliation would be reyenged.

An opportanity for commencing this crac] scheme soon ofter.d iteclf. Upon the last | morning bat one, before that on which they were t> leave London, Edward, who had jast | arrived from the city, said to his sister—

‘Wu you ask Katharine if I may see her? | It is of uo use making objections about her being so busy, for I may as we!]l say it at} once, that I do not intend to accept them | any lonzcr, or allow her to be made a slave. |

seem t> have forgotten the position she wid soon occupy, itis high time I should remind

| }

you.’

‘ Positiorshe will occupy ? Well! con-| sidering a'l things, and how crazy you were | about her once, that’s the last thing I should | have expecied to hear. But there’s no sc. counting for men, c-rteinly.’

‘Very likely not, nor women either, but | that’s nothing to the purpose. I wish to see | Katherine, and 1 will thank you to tell ber |

so!’

‘ And suppose I refuss ?”

‘It will make mo difference; I shall snd | the servant,’ and he laid bis hon! upoa the | bell.

* Well, don’t be so impatient, perhaps she’s | engaged.’

‘If she is, it’s with seme of your trumphs | ery; but have a care, Jace! Kate bears it all very patiently now ; but does not yuur) mind misgive you bow she will look upon | you when the tables are tu:nod, and you ae her de; endent?’ * «You muet be mad, Edward, to talk such Me her depandast! I'd eturve

nonsense, first !’

‘Very well, you may take your cho'ce, | I sball not interfere. Ka‘e will do as sie. likes.’

‘Indeed ! end pray in what cajac'ty ?’

*Asmy ‘vile; if o:e so good aud superior | to me ina} things will condescend to accept | a rough, uneducated fellow like me——’

‘Your wile !—condescend !’ repeated Jane, | with a scornful laugh. * Well, you ars bums | ble enouch, I must own, should bave thought you'd bave look: d highs er than Mr. Du Val’s rejected !’

*Mr. Da Val! —rejected! Jane, whit do you mean?) Spesk! tell me the truth at onc:; what do you mean? I know yeur wicked tonzue, and how you envy Kat>; but if you dare to hiut egainst her gooi name, ll make you rue the day you did it.’

‘Will you? you’re mighty brave; but 1 say nothinz, only you look sharp after my lady, thav’s all ,

And with a sneering, malicious laugh, which burned like fire upon the youug man’s brain, she lett the room.

His first impulse was to foliow and compel her, at any cost, to comiradit the horrible insinuation she had witercd; but before he reached tha door, a hand:ed little cireum- stances, remembered until now, rushed upcn his memory, and chaived bim bewildered to the spot. In ths new light which his siste.’s erve! words euppled, Low much, which he bad never noticed bfore as worthy «fa thought, became invested with a bow and frightful significance. Mr. Da Val's con- stavt visits, which it was now but too evident were not, as Mrs Grove suggesiel, intended for Jane; his lavish presente, of which Ed, w.rd kaew not the half; the unaccountable interest he had taken in the proceedings of the whole family, the stranze aid unusus) attention he had paid to Mr. Grove were all now explained; and the s:reng, ba'd man bent hia trow, and skivered from head to foot, as the full bitternesa of the knowledge dawned upoo hm. He eould have berne to lo-e Ket? in any cther way. Ifehe bad rey fused him because of his position, bis un- wortybness, or herown want cf sffection, he would have bowcd—so stronz, and true, and honest, was his love—in perfect, though sorrowfaleubm'ssion. Butto have her thus stolen away, and made by this false strangez « subject for such evil tongues as Jane's, was mcre than he could bear; and bending his head low between his bands, be groaped in agony. But even now, so perfect and royal was hie faith, that not one feeling of anger

and contempt—not one impnise of revenge sgainst Kate, for bis own rained hopes, en-

tered his wird.

i

daughter, and nothing bat their vnwilling-

To be continued,

ONS SPS SAR oR

| is their way of saying grace.

| saw, and have a way of firing off their grati-

| and abruptly that I have occassionally miss<

| ‘about’ preceeded and followed by a sub.

| dued whistling.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1874.

IES WE TAILLE : ve

(From the Danbury News.)

BAILEY IN ENGLAND,

———

ENGLISH POLITENESS, Another striking peculiarity of the the English nation is their politenes, If they don't hear your remark they

say, ‘beg pardon’ which is much more euphonious than ‘what,’ and besides, delicately shifts responsibility of their repetition from your inarticulation to their inattentiveness. The lower class are respectful in their answers, and the middle, lik the upper, ase courteous if not com- municative. No half-dozen people can meet in the parlor ofa public house, without being acquainted ; and in the railway car- riages no American need be without plea- sant chats and necessary information of the conntry about him. When an Englishman goes to America he quite frequently finds a different order of things. He sees less in- tercommunication among the occupants of his car, The common mau whom he ad dresses may be one who believes the Als mighty made him after the most careful consideration and the anssers will be framed accordingly. Here the people know their place. The poor is not allowed to take precedence of the scholar, nor even assume a level with him, however great or loud his pretensions. But there is a re-. spectfulness that becomes servility,and an independence far from offensiveness. GETTING AHEAD IN THE WORLD.

In this connection I must call attention to the curious fallacy which possesses some of these people, in that they limit to Ameri ca all the possibilities for getting ahead in the world. Once in America and fortun- ate or political preference is secured. But Great Britain is full of instances of success based alone on merit, unaccompanied by position or wealth. A common newsboy is in their cabinet. Acommon gardener was the architect of the Crystal Palace, and died an Knight. The very owners of this fallacy have shown me scores of wealthy neighbors who, within their remembrance was once confined to less than four dollars

the

a week.

lf America has o larger field it has great- er competition. Merit and preseverance will win the goal anywhere, or ‘ burst’ the universe,

TWO KINDS OF GRACE.

There isan accompainment to each meal which strikes a stranger most forcibly. It They are the suddenest people in this respect that I ever tude which is most startling. Jhe text is something like this: ‘For what about to receive make us truly thankful.’ and this, by some families, is slid in most unexpectedly, and it has come so rapidly |

we are

ed it entirely, hearing only the word There being no abate- ment in the work of the table at the time, tended tomake the impression less distinct. |

The giving of thanks where it is the cus- | tom at the end of the meal has frequently | cut off a mouthful of food, so swift and uns | ostentatious has been its coming; and the happy laughter flowed |

conversation and along with scarcely a breakin its current and those who were to finish did so, and_ everybody felt contented and edified.

This is quite in contrast to our New Eng. | land fashion of doing grace. I have sat | under a grace which froze the gravy, irre- trievably damaged the mutton, and imbued the greater part of the guests with the gloomiest forebodings ; in which the African | and South Sea Islander were looked after | and secured from harm, and all the political cabals were taken under the fifth rib, coms pletely dumbfounded, and their evil ma- chinations scattered to the four winds of heaven. It was a fine performance, and a a good thing for humanity at large, but it made the dinner look sick.

I think I like the English extreme the best, but both can be bettered. And never will be.

THE SWELL WITH A GLASS EYE.

Weexcel the English in building cars ; but they completely distance us in wearing an eye glass. It is not a double glass, un- derstand, but a single disc, with a silver |

| or gold rim, and secured by acord about

the neck, from whichit dangles when noi | in use. It is worn only by the English ex- quisite, and he generally dons it when he asks a question, or in entering a room where there is anybody to see him. Some-

times it is suddenly put up without any |

apparent provocation, [ imagine that it is

| together with some broth and vegetables,

| miniature fuc-simile of the Grotto of Lurdes,

and when they have quite decided that he

THE DAILY LIFE OF THE POPE.

The following fresh account of the daily life of the Pope is given in a Catho- lic newspaper :—“ Winter and summer) in spite of his 82 years, Pius JX rises at half-past five and dresses himself without any assistance. He generally wakes of himself. Aftersome prayers he goes to one of his private chapels, which contain some relics, among others a fragment of the crib, and a large piece of the true cross, the veil of St. Veronica, a portion of the skull of St John the Baptist, and some of the teeth of St. Peter. He then prepares for Lis mass, which he says at half-past seven in a small- er and less decorated chapel. He then at. tends another mass, said by one of his chap~ lains, after which he gives his benediction to the priest and his assistants and retires. itjis then about three-quarters past eight. The breakfast is brought in, which consists of broth and a cup of caf. Cardinal Antonelli afterwards has a conference with the Pope, excepting on the Tuesdays and Fridays, when his place is taken by Mgr- Marino Marini. Towards ten o'clock he receives his letters and papers. The Pope glances over the Observatore Romano and the Voce della Verila, but never does he examine the French journals. After this, the private audiences commence. The ceremonial is well known. Men are dressed in black coats with white cravats, and have neither hats nor gloves. They make three genuflections on entering, and then kneel at the feet of the Pope, who raises them up. The Pope is seated, the visitor standing or kneeling. Cardinals and princes alone have the right to a ‘aboured in the presence of the Pope. By the order of his physician, the Pope during these last few years has been accustomed, about eleven o’clock, to take a little broth, in order to keep up his strength, followed by a glass ot Bordeaux, which is sent to him by the Sisters of St. Joseph from a vine kept especially for his use. Formerly Pius 1X. never took anys thing stronger than the common white wine. At the audiences in the Pope's apartments only men are received, Towards twelve o'clock, or half-past, the Pope leaves his room and proceeds to take a walk in the library, or sometimes in the halls and galler- ies. On his way he meets families, depu- tations, and persons admitted to public au-~ dience. He blesses and indulges the rosay ries, medals, and crosses, with which visitors are im general previded. At half-past one he dismisses his attendants, and again goes up to his little chapel, where he remains until two o’clock in adoration be- fore the Blessed Sacrament. Then comes the hour of dinner. This repast is invaris ably composed of a pofaye and of some poultry, which is served upon a large plate

noir.

He rarely touches either poultry or broth. He takes some of the vegetables, a little Roman /rifure, and some fruit. The train bearer and private secretary assists at the repasts. In summer, the dinner iv followed by a siesta of a quarter of an hour. The rosary and the recital of the office in the Breviary, which the Pope. says daily, occu- pies his time until four o’clock, when-he takes another walk—in the winter in the Loges de Raphael, and in the summer in the gardens of the Vatican. The Pope's favourite walk in the gardens 1s one carpet- ed with flowers and bordered with orange

trees, He likes to rest upon an iron seat at the further end, under the shade of a weeping willow, near a fountain which is called the Fountain of Zitella, while through the railings of the neighbouring poultrys yard he throws crumbs of bread and cake to some little pigeons. In the very hot weather Pius IX, prefersa nei zbouring walk equally scented by the orange trees, but more shady, and at the end of which isa

with the statue of the Virgin and the mi- raculous fountain. He returns to the house and remains with the persons of his house~ hold until the hour of the Angelus, which he always says aloud, followed by a De L’ros fundus, Then the private audiences begin again, and last until supper time. The Pope takes his third meal about nine o'clock, immediately before retiring for the night. The repast is composed of some broth with two plain boiled potatoes, seas- oned with a little salt, followed by some fruit. The Pope’s bed is of iron, without any curtains, with the smallest piece of cars pet at the bedside. Once a week his physi- cian and his surgeon pay him a visit, to ful. filthe duties of their psition. The Pope, with a smile, suffers them to feel his pulse

is without fever, Pius IX, dismisses the doc. | tors with good-humoured affability, and | with some of those kindly pleasantries for

| which he is so remarkable.”

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NO. 50.

CORRESPONDENCE, To the Editor of the Patriot.

Dear Sin,—Mr. Ferguson, in his letter to the electors, states that the advice given by the Rev, James Phelan to his parishioners would fall exclusively on him, as it was well understood that Mr. Munn, would receive but very little support from the Catholics of this district. This is sin« gular, as many electors of that denomina-~ tion were staunch supporters of Mr. \cGill, and Mr. Welsh last year. These gentlemen were politically opposed to Mr. Ferguson and why should it be well understood that they would vote against Mr. Munn? The fact (as I have been informed by Catholics from Fort Augustus) that Mr. Ferguson called upon the Priest of that parish and solicited the influence or that clergyman to secure his return, may account for what Mr. Ferguson looked upon as so very well understood. And, perhaps, Mr. Ferguson's declarations may also account for the confi- dence with which he counted upon the support of the Catholic electors.

Mr. Ferguson’s account of what happen- ed at the Pisquid meeting is not so full as it might be. He did not inform the elec~ tors that a Catholic gentleman. when the meeting had been opened buta little while, informed him that although he (the Catho- lic gentleman above referred to) had in- duced him to come out and promise to support him he, in consequence of the school question would be obliged to with« draw his support from him unless he could satisfy himself upon that question. Mr. Ferguson saya, ‘ l replied that I would not promise to support any document that | had not seen, and one or two gentlemen expressed themselves favorable to my opinions.’ This is not exactly all that was said, for this answer would not have satis- fied the intelligent gentleman who, on all occasions, zealously advocates what he be- lieves to be the rights of his Church, Yet, this gentleman, who had before expressed his intention to withhold his support from Mr. Ferguson, expressed himself satisfied with the candidate s reply. What that re. ply was will be seen in the certificate which accompanies this letter, and which I hope, sir, you will publish. The Catholic gentle. man who heard Mr. Ferguson reply, said that his opinions on the school question were the same as their own, and that they could then conscientiously vote for him.

Sut we are told that Mr. Ferguson held 2

conference at O’Neil’s and that he was to receive the votes of some of the persons who formed this conference on other grounds than the School Question. It is well known. however, that two of Mr. Fer - guson’s conference friends canvassed for him that same evening, on the ground that he would support the School Question. And more than this. I have heard of a Catholic elector who left his home to vote for Mr. Munn, and told a man whom he met on the road that such was his intention. On arriving at the polling place, one of Mr. Ferguson’s conference men took him aside and talkea to him. When the con- versation was ended this elector came forward and polled his vote for Mr, Fergu- son. Whether Mr. Ferguson's agents or friends belied him, or not, is a matter bea tween him and them. But the above facts are well known in this place.

The Argus of the 24th inst., contains a certificate with the signatures of 27 persons who were at Pisquid meeting. [am happy to say that the names of several of the most respectable of the inhabitants of the Pisquid Road, who attended the meeting, do not appear on that certificate. I have been told, too, by some whose signatures are to this dccument, that they never saw Mr. Ferguson’s letter, and | venture to say that fully one~half of the signers are in the same predicament, Those who signed the certificate have been at a great deal of trouble to convince their fellow-country- men that they did not understand plain English, for that letter, so far from show- ing the reports that were circulated about Mr. Ferguson's utterances on the School Question to be false, proves them to be strictly true. I may say here that | never said that Mir. Ferguson was pledged on the School Question. I merely repeated, as near as I could, what [ heard him say were his views on that question. I wou!d not have troubled you with this letter if it had not been for the publication of this same certificate. I have said nothing but the truth about Mr. Ferguson, and am not in- clined to retract one word of what I really did say.

MP re

lam yours, &c., G. C, VickErson. Vernon River, Nov. 30, 1874. ial ene To the Editor of the Patriot.

REPLY FROM DONALD FERGUSON, ESQUIRE.