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DEVOTED ’I‘O‘LI'I‘ERATURE, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, AED NEWS

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Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, September 3, 18681

No- 48.

TIIE

Summerside Journal,

In rntN'ritD AND ru'masmm nvsnv THURSDAY EVENING.

IT JOSEPEBERTRAM.

AT ms OFFICE, CENTRAL STREET.

T E R M S : 1 copy for one year, In advance. 6s. 3d. u N halfadvancc, 7s. 6d. at the end of year 9s. l’ersons getting up owns of TEN Subscribers will be entitled to the Jouurur. for oncyeur.

savanna-urns.

Inserted at moderate rates and in good “yin.

amour. Annumtnu’ra may be made [in reuonuble terms for a whole, a half._ or (lung.

u u

;

3 Hinton Clarita. (Jo-Partnership Notice.

I III) Subscribers have this day entered into (,U-I’Alt'l‘NEllSHII’ as BARIIISTERS

and ATTORNIES-AT-LAW, under tiie nuiue, style and ﬁrm ALLEY 3: VIES 0FFICE,—-O'IIAI.LO AN’S BUILDING, Gnsa’r Geo I3 Srnscr .

GEORGE ALLEY. LOUIS Ii. DAVIES Charlottetownﬂct . I8. 1867 oct'Z-I.

KI'I‘b'UN CASEY, MIL. Physician, Surgeon d} Accoucheur

i‘ornierly Assistant hmr eon in the U. S. Navy. olI‘ers his protess iuii services to the ocoplo of Suniiiicrsitlc and vicinity. Ile can be consulted athis oilicc, over the Store of

Business (bards. North British and Mercantile

INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND LIFE.

Establisl—iod 1809.

CAPITAL: TWO MILLIONS; Sterling. iii-tau orrlctzs: s.“ EDINBURGH 6; LONDON.

o. w. banners, Agent at Charlottetown. Charlottetown. June 20. lol;8.~—1y

'ﬂTOSEt‘S KELLY, Barrister - at - Law

AND

tor column, or by the year.

Job Printing of every description. performed with ncutness

and despiitcll. and at. moderate rates, at the Jonas“. 0mm.

Law Respecting Newspapers. Subscribers who do notgivc EXI‘ttHss stories to the contrary. are considered as wishing to continue their subscriptions.

lf Subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers. the Publisher may continue to lend them It'll all arrmrugcs are paid.

If Subscribers main! or refuse to take their papers from the uﬂlces to which they are di- rected. they are held responsible till they have IETTLEDTIIEHI rims, and ordered their papers to be discontinued.

If subscribers rciiinve to other places willi-

Messrs (irccn & Scburman, in Suinmcrside.

Juno l3. l8li7. tf

(Ilmmuis'iiou merchants, GENERAL AGENTS AND AU 0 TIQNEERS.

saiacsuoon I) 0

Head of Queen

(opposite the Store of W1 . T. lluut & Co.)

Summersidey P. 2- Island- ' April 2 lxcs

WILLIAM BEAIRS’I‘O,

Commissio Merchant,

Auctioneer d3 Go ; rul Agent,

out informing the publisher. and their paper is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible.

The Courts have decided that "fusing to take I newspaper or periodical from the (Alice or removing. ulid leaving it uncalled for. is pri‘nm fan's evidence of Inrmtsa'riosat, l-‘uacn.

Almanac fdr Séptember, I868.

“’A'I'Iiil STEEF . Smumarsitle, .............. .. 1’, E, Island inn. ‘2‘1. 1868. James Greenough, F O U R

Commissio reliant.

'No 47 Commercial Street

NOTARY PUBLIC; . sulmunsum, - - - - 1’. E. ISLAND. an]; 9, 1866

"Ftﬂ'NTiJU CHENE HOUSE

IIE subscriber would beg to call the at- tention ol' the travelling public to this n'clll-ituolwnf lilllll favorite Ilotcl, situated at to cut 0 tie litiiwa ' -. ' ' ‘ Chem, N. n. l y \\ hirl, at lomt Du Its advantach as a rcsidpn e for parties in qllL‘fLOI health caimot lio‘ rpasscd. The arms pure, bracing and invi 'utiiig. while there is every facility for dc§i a bathing. Ilic trains for St. John cave the door twice every day. The charges will he found

hopes by strict attention to the requirements oflus customers, to ensure general satisfac- tion. . VG“ Passengers landing from the steamer in the morning can get breakfast before leav- ing in the 7 o'clock train.

l’I-I'I‘Elt SL‘IIURMAN, Proprietor. I’. $.—l£1-ing hiiiisclfrt I’. E. Islander, the Proprietor would ht'rcby respectfully request lI shore of the Island patronage.

I’t. l)u Clit-tic. june 18. '68. .‘lm

MOON‘H I'IIABES.

Full Moon, Ist day. llh. 43in. evening. S. I.tistQtturter,9tli day, oh. 52111.. evening, New Moon. Ilitlitlny.!i|1. 71ii.,moriiiu1:. N.\V.

It‘ll-st Qtr. 23rd day, llli. ‘l i moi-1t

is y : bLN mm o sliiioou! days

g.- 4 at f-tst th-c.

5,: 5 el-kmorth rises ,lcng ml

Commission

(fliurlntli'lmrn.

Corner ofrtllllitou root -- - - - HUSTON nvum. BROTHERS,

AUCTIOL‘EERS,

And. General/Agents, HANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET.

orchards,

.. 1’. E. Islmul

Eggs per dos. - .iiccf pcrlb - - - .‘Mutton pcr lb - - Jlidcs per lb - - - Ktluckcrcl pcr tloz -(‘,odﬂsh pcr qt - - - - - il'nrk pt-r lb by cart-ass - - - - Flour per bbl - - - o- - - - - - Oatmeal pcr (‘\\'I. - llay pcr’l‘on - l’iue Ilourds - - Spruce Boards - - - - -

to t H Ill ll

3 It s i n historicacademy...“ is Corner of Great (.‘mrgz .s- King Struts.

Cliarlullelowu. President—lion. DANIEL Dunstan. Linshicr—Wiidaan UUNIIAI.I.. lusqmrc. Discount Days—liloutlays & Thursdays. Hours of Business—Font Illn.m. to 1 part.

from 2 p.111 to I p.111.

.1 1'I‘hurs . 3 -I ,‘b‘rid .1)i u 1'» isut 57 (i 'Suu 7 him H 5'l‘uos 0 I‘VC’II It) "I'liiizm ll Frill “l mor 12 ,‘Sat 5. Ill .Stiii .'.- ‘ i .: l-l ‘.\lou ll), 3 1‘.) l5 Tues 11 2 till Ill 'Wt'd _‘ L’ L’l' IT l'l'lnlrs ‘ IS Ii‘ritl III in Sat 21'. m, 1. .co sun Ill 0 on; e 171.". H ill Mon 7 0 2!) it 23 22 'l‘llcs 2s souibdl) l! 2: Wed 411,017‘11 1 24 'l‘hurs 10; 0 ‘Ill il Fill 25 ["111] ill) I :l morn 21; Sat .11; l 27‘ o 4-: 7 Sun .1 ll: 1 .'ill I III 23 Mon ill 2.’ ll :1 'iti 2:! 'I‘uus an 2 37, :l .11: 30 Well it) 1 (II I 3.3 Sumlncrslde Markets. August IS. Oats pvr bush - - — - — - — - - - - - - {is d’olalovs (new) pcr bush - - - - — - - d.- 'I‘urnips pt-r bush - - - - - - - - - ls :ld Butter per lb by ’l‘ub - - - - - - is a Bid Lard per lb - - - - - - - - - lthl a lid 'Tullow per lb. - - ‘Jd a It” - .t

4d a 5.! :id ll ‘ld 4d . . - - L's a ll.- lli a lh‘ 4d :i lid - - 471; ii ﬁlls Ills: ‘Jlls 50:111. this Ills

Is an..-

UNIUN HANK.

Gt‘aﬂon 5L, Quteu‘s Square, Charlottetown President—Casinos I'ALMIIIX l-Zsomrv. Cashier—whims Asomtsos. Lstpurc.

“incount I)“yo-Wednesdays & balurtl iys.

ﬂours oi’Iiusincss—From ll) n.m to l p 111.. from 2 p.111 to 4 p m.

BUMMEIISIIW) BANK.

Central Street. Sumniersi'tlz. l’. Island I'reshlent—llon. Jens It. (lannisun. Cashier—E. I4. Lvmauo. Inquire Discount Days—Tuesdays andi rhlnys. Notes for Discount must. he in hetero ll

o‘clock on Discount days. Hours of Business—lo a. m., to in. m. from 2 p. in.. .

lay)

Eleanor). ‘Unn at ilic Simian-r-

next to Thomas llunt‘ lie may be consulted . Drug Store of W. T. I UN’I‘ tit to. , side.

8t. Eleanor‘s. May 18. limit. ﬂaw

773717771710 1:, ' Physician Surgeon.

Gulch-At. the Seams lIll’.‘ Illll'lksl'tllilly next door to II

JUITHERSIDE. . . . . octoer ll, IBM.

1‘. E. ISLAND.

, Central Street

_ ’7 KO C’K—LIN WEIGIIEET Kent Street, Charlottetown, smox 1). FRASER.I’llUl’lllE’l‘Olt.

inardcrs will

"136111), Commission lie/reliant, And Auctt eer,

QUEEN sou. (II/.4 I.‘I.n 7'7'l~."l'n ll'a’ ’ ~—

.I’AI3EZ HUD—SUN,

(il‘lNl'IllAI. AGI'ZN'II, &t‘., '1'].‘l‘(').\’. 1‘. IL'. I. June :37. I.‘ld'.'.m M» W- - ﬁr ’ ‘11.v\.\':1=01:1> ,‘sllU'l‘l Successors to Thymus llaiil'urd. Commission Ilcrciianls, And Ucnc‘al Agents. 11 NORTH MARKET WHARI“, ST. JOHN. N, Bu l‘lias. ll. lIaul‘or . .. . Llﬂrcdf II M" "t". “1.. .llAltlm, Importer and “'hplesule Dealer in . . t ‘ l \ v 0 O I. I (gt-molt & gﬁniugnotmtuc... 1,1Icad North \Vharf, S‘l‘. .iltllN. NEW BRUNSWICK. I)l’l'.rl‘I. Lilli. w“ w v “mlyﬂ r”

J. H. ALLEN. Commissmn Merchant, And Dealer in I’iioviisimis, &c. M A ll. K I“. ‘I‘ 'l‘ R E l'} '1',

St. Johny. B.

'5 personal attention to the Sale of every description of Goods.

gm?” Giv and l’nrcl May ll. I-‘i dv~,_4ﬂ_ﬁ

‘ Bistrlifewahop !

’ ‘llli subscriber rcspet‘ll‘ully announces to tho [t‘oplt' ol' Sumnu'rsldc. and the public Ill general. that he has opened a

) IIAIIIIEII SIIOI !

on “'utcr Strut-t. in the room adjoining the

l'nst Uilit-c. win-re ho ioﬁcparml to du‘all

work appertaining to his ssuui. Ipcst

assortment of ,

Hair Uils, Ilui'r llrslnrcrs, ’l'oolli Powders. III/1s, dun,

‘llﬂ'ﬂVS on hand on the most rcasounhlclcruis Ii xcs CRYSTAL Ii Illll'i also lovsulc. L’y" llamas carefully put. in lll'tlt! ‘

CHAS. OTTO \VINKLEII. an :20, ions.

"ui

Summerside. .l

‘A’; w. ANDRES, Marble Worker,

Point Du Clicnc, Shetliac N. B.

\II’NT. . TOMBS. (il‘tAVE-

hl‘llN ‘. .Ql'.

axu I‘l‘.\l.\lh$’..\l.\illll.tl coy- rlantly on lutmI.

('nu furnish 'irnvcstoues and Monuments ata luau price than any other t‘stzillllsltilil-nt in tho Provinces. and pay a dilly lu-suh-s.‘ . $7“ lliiiiizits can in- loll at. IIIZIIT‘IIAII a [melt Store and at ll. lixuax‘s, Imp, bummcrnuh .

I l I ‘ ' “r N" . A. IV. Axillllh. I‘oiut llu f‘lu-uo, Juno Iltli. lr'liti.

M0.

Anizuicax

’. ISLAND .

£3 17s. 6d. ’l‘lto Celebrated Corinnon sense 1<‘runIIy " “'iug' Blue-hint. Improved and l’crfccted.

EVERY MACHINE WAIIIIAN'I‘ED F01: FIVE YEARS.

For elegance of Finish it has no Iii 'al, High Price or Low.

Simple, Durable, compact, and Cheap.

sue Lt-ielirmcu LonTiﬁUIl'ot-nso i-nimiy bewmu Machine is now lll‘t't!"lilcll lo the public, will III mpi'ovcliu-iits (but can wrlf be t'uiiibi In :1 . iii; nuu-l lirciithilmriiiul puiusb en lit-slowed hi hi' ;_' this Machine Illll) the \'l 'liitzli. 1

db circle iii the wide of So mp Machines. 1 whim“ lodged by Ibo lu-s 'udgca to stand cull above and beyond any clicup Machine cvcr pro- lIlIl‘l'lI Iil'IIlll‘.

It \v:.| new anything: [but can he sewed on any high pin-ml nuicliiiu- in the lullll. jut-L its nicely uiul illal as rapidly. Ii will N,‘\\‘ from Siviss .‘Illhllll up in Ilcvcr Cloth. ut the rule‘ol' twelve liIiutlvcd still-hes per minute.

This machine has a new rdon this. which makes lhu Machine 'clI-guidiug. I‘hc

f l‘ccdiiu: up |l|i'<

ll . ' 1 i t'ltrlli, without the aid of either hand. will run

lv as mm as when guided by liarnuni's 'l‘hiil in nu lllI\‘l|I|IiI'.‘l‘ iiol pv su-d by ' machine in the mold, Ill-(ll I - oiicicumu why this lililt'l-llit! 1a m I' y I'II by children. A girl with one hand can

man 1.- il mow mil-,ct-x-sl'ally than slit.- could ordnmry

nu lllllt'.4 \\‘l|ll twu h . ’l‘l.i.-i lliu-I-mo will ﬁt .llum. I~‘cllI tuck, Quilt, I'lll‘iI. llilul, IIruilI, II|||I cmbioiilor Ill it most super- ior nuuiut-r.

I'llllll'll Instructions. (icrimiu or English. Screw Iii Ivor. llumiiicv. (Ill thin, I~‘ulir Needles. tilul'I'ulilc l‘laiup, tit-company ouch Machine without cairn curl.

'l'hcao Machines can be seen at I‘lcrtrum's llook

. Store, or iit the Store ot

III‘JNIIY A. Il1\ll\'li‘l, Agent. for 1'. [4}. Island. —'hn

June, 271 I

sits-t

P. ii. ISLAND Steam Navigation Co’s. S ’I‘ it A E R. S ,

“PRINCESS 0F WALES" AND " HEATHER. BELLE"

The Steamer " Princess of Wales" ILL leave CllAlll.()'l"I‘E’l'0\\'N for \ l' l U 'l‘ (l ll every TUESDAY and 'l‘lilIllSIIAY morning at 5 a. 111., in time for tile morning train for Ilalil‘ax. Leaves I'IC'I‘UU for(lliAliLU'l‘d‘liTOWN cvcry TUESDAY and Fillle evening. after arrival ot"l‘raiu from Halifax. Loaves I‘lll’I‘OU for l'lllt’l “001) every ’I'IIURSDA Y morning at noon, immediately Y after lll‘lll'lll ol"l‘ruin from Halifax, returning to I‘icluii the lollowili:.r moi‘. ing- l.(‘avt‘s C II A II I. l l 'I‘ 'i‘ 1' 'l) \‘i' N t'vt‘ry' 'l‘l'l-‘SDAY uml l~‘ll l).\ A4111. for Stub: MERSIIIE ulid SIII‘ )I.\ at I} p. in. Will counch with Wodno lay I miliirduymunia ing's "ruio‘a . Loaves SI and (tll.\lll.l ll.\\‘ aiul Ii. I'l'ill).\\' dialcly alter arrival of ’l aiu iron The Steamer “Heather Belle" Lv '~.~x ('llAlll.ll'l"l‘l-1’l‘(l\\'N at :l a.m.. cvcry aturday morning lor l‘l("l‘(il?. Loaves l'lli’l‘lll‘ at it u. m.. some day. for MllllllAY ll.\ll|tllll, Iililllilil‘l'I'll“ N and tillL'liIﬁ, remaining at either Souris or Georgi-town uvcr Sunday. Leavcl I‘IC'l‘tlI? every N NIIAY for (ill.\lil.0'l"l'MIDWN, after arrival of Trail) from Halifax.

I.\(‘. for Sl'hllllillﬁllil‘} ‘I OWN vvvry \\'I‘Ll).\l‘ir'- ut'ici-uoons. immo- ih'l. .lolili.

I’AIIIISI

Charlottetown to l‘iclou. or back, £0 12 (l I‘it'tou to (ict'rcitouii, " u i) u “ I'orl Ilimtl. “ U :1 0 Ch‘tmvntuEmanuel-side. “ (i it (1 " Sliciimt'. “ ll ltl (l “ .lohu. “ {‘1 full or l R H “ l~ ~Iplll‘l, “ ILIM l )7 I: " l‘ovtlmd, “ 8.1“) ‘.' Ill U “ Bush-n, “ two 1! ll: :1 “ Ilzilllitx. “ Lllo I 4 ll “ I‘ortllnod. “ l 4 ll " Georgi-town. “ ll 1) u “ tiouris, “ U l'.‘ p I". \i'. IIAIJCH. Scc'y. 51.3.41, isos.

POETRY.

ANGEL WATCHERS.

Earth bath her mysteries. Round winch clovnul shadows evcr blend: And lite in nmiitlcd in it darkaouie guise Mortal can never read.

Could we have a vision clear, All one ol‘eld. touched by tho Prophet’s hand, IIow closely would this world of ours iippclir Linked In the Spirit hand I

“'c morlals act) it not, Yet, on imauiiiulioli‘s H'llll'IlllI wing. Our soul niny roll tilith those fields ol thought, Which from its bosom opting.

“'Iio Iiath not fell the rmh ()fnngtdu pinious—of uusccii power—- Steal o’er the hean within the solemn hush Ofevciiiug's hon IlOlll'I

“'0 hour, at surli n time,

(llud lilﬁlilltl our own froil tongues cannot awake i And, oh! lhcy bring a longing for that time

When curlhly fellcrs break I

We never nvs clone, E on when we bend on o'er the quiet dead;

For their is round its many n Guardian 0 H I ‘ In: “1th silent, wiitclitui'lrt-nd. '

They come, when hopes depart.

When loving brows are marked with dark dccay, And bring bright visions lo the lonely hearh

Ot‘ dear ones passed away.

[Yiiwearicdly they go—

iiioderaic, the table good; and the proprietor Those vicwlesa\vxitt~l1crs.tlownlife‘sobbingstream I To grch ua.whcu forever it shall ﬂow, In IIcuvuIi's uurloudcd beam.

331m attention).

CRIME DETECTED; OR, THE MIDNIGHT WATCII. m' A. ’1'. (Continued)

my attention front my cliicl' tcresl—lho bullock drlvcr. buin inn, dependent iipou strnvtruvcllcrs or perhaps the occasion wasted cheques oI' la

lag; and, my supper and Vinouttcndud to, til

1 hi r-

ingciuculs lor passing the night.

almost to the stable of the horse. umglmto llit:,lilllll\l',l~s.m .‘lieli-"un-u‘ alum A

larpanlin lhal. lay upon lhodrayaud spread : i 1

my watch would be rewarded. During the time the man \‘as 50 cm-

I as c\ ; but I observed that her whole houghts were occupied with the same ob- ch that. formed the subject oi my watch. bho made many cxviln‘os to visit; tliu bar; and once. with a glass in her hand, which

the movements ol the bur-woman.

l l

S movement that liar-men and maids :iil‘cel, she went to the door and stood consider- able tiuic. looking intently over the now grazing cattle, with an occasional glance at [he tcamsicr as he prepared his bed for the night.

At. length he retired under his tarpauliii. anti 1, too, expressed a wish to be shown my room. It was one of a. row of small bed-chambers buill in a style frequently to be met, with in country public houses. viz., ol weather-hoard with iron root. am almost detached IN”)! the main building. Each room \\'lt51)l‘l)l'lllt‘ll with a door 0| its own that opened into the yard—a rather unpleasant urraugcniont. especially during wet weather. when you require an umb- rella to reach the dining room. but one which exactly suited my plans at that ino- melit.

My room was the very last of the row. and it was within a few feet of the stable lhatliiy between me and the road where the tcamslt-r was camped. No sooner had

i gained it. than l 11ml; an opportunity. in the now gathering lllll‘lillt‘hs, of passing out again. locking the door, puttng tho ltcy in my pocket. and cult-ring the stable. where \‘i110 and another horse were con- lonlcdly munching their lcod. In the stable was an aperture, constructed, as is usual, for throwing out the manure, mid this opening was almost close to tho tlray in which [was interested. Placing my- self in us tasy a position as I could Ieom- mcuccd :i \\'llI('Il, [or what. I should have been puzzled to Il'Il. I was certainly do- tcrmincd to watch the bullock-driver. but what I oxpt'l‘lud to discover was. at that. l' imu-h a mystery lo mu us whal. I ovi-r is Io you at this llllllill‘lll.

u daikiitx-s :isl have said was gath- , lllill‘t‘ll, it had gallium-ll. and now was nothing but a host ol clear. but not a ' II‘IIIICIII. . Sound of life had died out at the hotel, and every light was extinguished, and my path-un- was lit-ginning to be almost cx inslcd. when :i.‘ usllo ol' the larpaulin at zielod my quick car. In tho starlit obscuiily. I could FN‘. the tcnmslcr cautiously emerge lrom his lair. and pct-r carelully around bclorc he raised himscll In his lull height lroui lllllll'i‘lllil drny. lbmesa riled. how- ever, that everything. was 1,111. t, be slowed oll' quickly in ihr ilirct-Iiou oi the bush. and l. bounding through the opening oi the stable. was on his trail-7; :1sr-1p1dly.

‘1 it might have l‘t'l'll his bollocks he was lookiugiultrv. hit‘ all i know. for lu- was uncut-ding tlirl'rlly lmvnrd llu- sound "I their linklm:_r bulls; but it s 1. why all that caution as he lrlt Iln- dray, and why his innx'uvly Io stt-al under the shadow oi cvt-iy ill‘l‘l‘ and bush he on t 3‘ It was to solve .lhis question that l lollmvml his oxampl -. land kept us much in llu~ shadow as I could: in".

llll'l'l! ' . lu’igihl start In ilitiuilualti ll; cloud in the \\'lu|lu mnguiliccut lwailcd llu-vc quit lly tiulil I'\‘l

Ifiltil:lu\vllllll tle bar,‘iilltl, while indulg- iroiibark, that must have been anythinlr n I . K v. t .‘ . , ~ . . ‘ r, a on 01111 )1! 11 “llll tht. landlord. but cumlottublo as a support, and there h: “13 VL‘I')’ ubulting building against which I

out. I watched him return and unfold the eyes turned in every direction alternately.

t over it. while his blankets were spread ii In JI'Ill'lllll to lorm a primitive but accustom- llllsll. I w I t 1 cd couch. In all this 1 was as yet at fault; Viuo's instiuclivo suspicion as it I hail seen "WW DOWN“ “501ml; 1““ but I lll'\‘t‘l' believed that \‘iuo‘s sugacity tho crime the man had committed, and ii I L‘Ulllilg" “I “ml'k l“ “0" b“: Vas. or doubted tor a single moment, that had been asked to name thet-rimo. Isliould km’1) Silent. have answered “Murder!” Murder! and I" where? \\'asitlicro on this spot where I_ played. I often spared a curious glance at ‘1‘“ "1"“ Shoo." like 1’- lcilfg “WI Wilma “‘0 11

'Il his lorclieod willi a hand that “3"”- qumunm. seemed us calm and unmmud could some hold ii handkerchief? Had he come, drawn by that strange fatality that.

“0,. sweat ll 0

str

Can’t a man go iiilo the bush for any pur-

I ll was lurtuuate i did so. tor the man‘s

forest. than he had done as l-elclt liisdrav. It was but a low moments ere he reacth the darker bush, and there he paused out of breath, asl could hear him panting: as I stood within fifty feet cl him. behind the huge trunk of some true, the genus which Itlld not troulilo myself to note. As he stood there,irresolntcly itsccuu-d to me. lavas glad to perceive that the moon had risen, and was beginning to pour long,‘ slullt rays of brightness through the branches, that. lay like IMICCS of silver u )- on the shaded grass, and make the dur - ucss ol the bush loss obscure.

Slowly, at the lapse ol'a low minutcs.be went on, cautiously art-oping. and, us up- peurcd to me. slarliog at every crack ol a slick under his foul, or every rustle of a branch that be disturbed as he passed.

I lollowod him as carclullv. and mice as l was obliged to hide hurriedly behind a bush. as the tcamstcr suddenly stopped, I. lam -d 1 saw another shadow form slop hkcw e, anti likewise hide behind the trunk ul a tree, at the other side at the man I lollowcd. 'I‘his rather startled me. and I lclt to see that. myrovolvcrs woruiill right; but a moment served to convince me that it must have been all Itlllt‘y. or

. ’I'hu luumslcr moved onward again. and m it low more steps reached a small open glarle in the bush, where the trees were lurllicr apart, and the. iiiounliglit, penetra- ting through the 1 brilliantly upon which he stopped suddenly more than ten yards from him now, but ‘

wood while he stood directly in the slant 1

feature of his lace. that looked while and L‘

overhanging branches. IIc_slootl like one fearful, staii'w direcl- ‘1 ly_bohire him; and directly IIUIUI‘UEIIIIII lay a fallen tree. that seemed to have lain there 1' while, like snow in the moon Win, and so d old parts 01' the log; but. tiircitly beloro

remained in the dim shade ol'somc under- and ringing “1011' buns “'“h u

when the bullock driver. quickly gathering something out of the whole. and thruwipg or rather pushing the mould in again with his lcct, hastily covered up all traces ol it, and prepared to depart. ~ It scemrd to me to be a small parcel tied in rt bit at calico. that he cart-lolly stowed in his shirt. but I was not near enough to notice distinctly. and my attention was distracted by the woman. who still rcmxiiug ed lemiiiu,r over and watching. and so close that I almost fancied I could hear her breathing. althouin I was careful to keep cl T-ly hidden in the thick bush 1 occa- pict .

Much more rapidl than he had entered it. and with his li III ﬁrmly grasping the treasure hidden in his breast. the man lot: the b1is'.i,'closcly followed by the woman. who llillcd from shadow to shadow like a spirit. In the wake at both I myself pro- ceeded cautiously. inucb more occupied now. howc , with the movcni 'nts ol the singular bav'maid than I was with those of the tcaiustor; him I was sure oi; lie was not at all likely to run awoyund leave his bullocks and May behind him; and I was at least certain oi knowing when he lclt: with her it was dill‘orcat. As a clue

the shadow of some branch that the LVCII- W “"3 ('UINIUCI 01' Um mil". I ‘VIIS WAN" mg breeze had moved. mined lo lmvo an explanation of her own

that. very night, nothing doubting but there was some strange mystery attached to it, which it would do me advantage to know. “'th he had reached the edge of the

iioi-c opt-u distance, lay more dense wood. my man emerged iuio a small clear space. near “10 "PH". 15‘- was no, for his cattle, 11.11. wcro s ittcrcd ata hulo

syplain, and made straight.

listuncc, grazing Ill lliu blight moonlight, '3' month- Quitc certain that, his

ul they cropped

“3‘5 011110 “mun. and I could see every great. object, whatever it was.aceoiuplish-

(I. he would return to his camp under the

t'llli that otZu ghost in the weird ligllt_ lira), I paid no lurtlier attention to 1him, couliastcd as it was by dot-p shadows 01 but followed the woman. who stood a mo- nent 111 the shade and looked wistlully

ller him. Then she quickly skirted the

bush until she reached the nearest pointto

10 ion, when she ran With the speed of

lor years. The patches 01' V'iiss looked lcrror across the short. open distance, and

isappcared behind the house.

I lollowcd now cautiously, but, as the

Llle'llltlli 1i. broad spot seemed to have been driver was out. of sight, 1 lost no time in the ‘iu-o had blackened and gaining the yard into which my bedroom Thom “mg no bush . . . _ ‘ . 1'0 Gen rc ]il)l‘ll0l‘l'l)l lhc lo". so Opened; then, in the shade ol the wall, I was doing to distinct that it contrasted Vivitlly with the (AV?) ex. stood and listened, and watched for some

present in- trcmitics. anti with the surroundiuw ‘w sivi v - 1‘ ‘ ~ 11- ,“ “mt quiet grass spots. ahabtcd DI ol the woman gainihg uu outta cc to

lio‘main building. I (lid not. know in

Iliad but barely time to notice those what portion of the premises she slept, or

cls, ant! to wonder what interest thov

' ' and fell rather an leaned against the rough trunk ol‘ttn

w J.35.6.”;.-—.~......-..,;.u, runs 11

is it in tlrcadlul expectation. From [13‘ ll

nukes guilt hovcr round the very spot it tight to avoid, until the uvtmger‘s hand is

])

'Ili‘ still kept polishing with that circular “5 mus" l ““WSWd misc“ “"gl‘lly' I’UN' 1

'_‘ You are a fool l” I mcutally apostro- phiscd myself. " ll fool and u lIL'lt‘clIVUl

pose bllt to commita murder? Suppose lie 0 has a ‘pluiit‘ lit-re? Nothing more likely. V and everyone knows it isn‘t safe to carry 5 wn hard earnings. perhaps. and here yeti 0' are dogging his stops, without any c

ver. anth to find out lhis man acrimiiial—tliut 1 would have been disappointed to see 5 him go and dig up a Chamois bag, with u 'cw coins oi gold in it, and that I would

stch bracelets upon his wrists to seeing I

his patient. cattle. and smoking his short, hlm'k hi1 L‘. lo keep him company upon a lonely bush track. I am almitl I must confess that it was so; it. is the lorce of l habii.you sec, and 1 do believe 1 was born to be a detective. as it is so entirely my "vocation." l As I was thus arguing with and against i myself, the leamstcr seemed to make u l ilroog eil‘ort. and raised himself from his I leaning,r position to his foot. l'ressing his lint lirmly down upon his head. he strode l dotcrmincdly to within a low loci. of my I hilllng‘pluce. and. knocliugdowu upon the "round. began to rapidly remove the soil with his knife. or some small instrument ho had brouglitlor the purpose. As he did so, a rustic behind me caused me to luck

shadow i had fancied liclorc; butlhls time

haste did not prevent him from stopping

occasionally and casting a quick glance

behind him. although. strange to so . be

secured to hesitate more as he ncarct me

I kept my cyt. upon it, and distinctly saw

it llit, pa~t inc. and oven p cautioust to

within ten li-l-t or so oi IIIl: busy tcamstcr.

and tlicrc, behind a l.u~h, it rusted and

loaned eagerly ever to “aleli the man's

IlIlH't'lllliIllS. us it lilo and death depended

upon sight and silence.

I will «unless in you that at this moment I was so tntiiely paralyzed with astonish- ment that. It there had been ocucsion lor sudden action. I could not have used it. The figure that i had watched. and laueled was at tion of my own imagination, now di inclly‘shcwml ilwll In be :twomun in dark attire. and in the white. anxious facc that loaned (li‘t'l' to watch the team- stcr. \vlm roolt‘d and St-l‘tipt'll out the mould so hurriedly, I recognized the bar- maid at the Wallaby.

In the lat-1- «d all creation. what wosshe doing them ‘.’ What connection was there botwccn this twin. who midcnlly knew nothing oi her. and this \Vuuvui. who lclt her run!“ to steal into the lt-tivl’ul dark hush. to watch a man who was an utter stranger to her?

l money about the country iiow-a-days; his 1'1

iim go happily on his harmless \ 'ayalriviug CUIHIWUIWHS'H'O SCION“!- circumstance is that the spectacle was Olin witnessed in situations far removed from

tor.“

a shepherd or ii shearer. there was scarce ' I Shoal“ 1mm dawned my “"0' no“ I" 11““ v D .. . . - possessed for this um“ V . .. . _ ,1 -- . . . . .. .. 4 ~- . . l) :1 iiiuvt-nit-ut lllloll that particular cven- backwards as if in foil"hLu ho “(wand l UUCULH qu‘ulm ' buc l “Mun”. WM“!

‘ I

0‘. all eyes and ears. 1’

ll a few seconds the darkly clad figure

I was in search of emerged from around

to cl - . : .' - . .- l t lul the m ill outside as he made all altsi‘llipltill. “lllllﬂll cxprosjioii upon his race loaned, mid so close to me that, below she . : icver or rot ‘lll which I! . liadt' it ‘k "'Ih d [I t u,“ :., 1. | V V _ , I. t s to mo mu. ota eouostei altu a re Inf],4:1,},‘iﬁﬁhgﬁiiglilillln “"1”. ""“m 0" "Mil-“11y increased moonlight. rendered caught sight of the moviluiv lerm, Iliad u 3 ,, . .t c.11iit itiiow stood almost as visible to me as if it were day. firm grip o1 her wrist. und’stopped her.

I :'Il'.l.' i i ‘NI “'1‘ “ ‘ " "l" nut is ll(‘L.Ill".llltIhLLllluISOLA)Iﬁliignlhﬁi m" pi]&,hq,l,5llﬁglwyp({ Slo'uJ'”

OI nm on

. . . blie did not scream or speak; the ,was

ot a timid woman. 1 know. or she would rstglimpsu oi that lace in that; lonely not have dared that midnight wulehulono 'sure 01 the correctness or in the bush. But that there was stillsomu

n more animal ast to make her I had no doubt. When 1 ur- zsted her arm so suddenly she ditlnot, us have said. speak, btit she shook in every mb like one who had been stricken With

To be (Ioiilt'uitcll.

Tilt: Ecursu.—’I‘hcro was to have oc-

curred yesterday. this year, one ol the

amt 10ml, um] justice is “Hang”, “1,. most imposn r solar eclipses that on Oh- tli‘ Butiu thomiddlo 'ol’such thoughts WWW" U" “H

earth is in a position to be- lIi-markable phenomena ol the kind ave happened bolore and will happen rain ; but this one possesses a special iii- .st. Them are total eclipses and partial

clipses; in some the totality lasts but a

cry low seconds, mid the spectator has null time to study the startling phenomena at the occasion iiumilcsts; in others, how- vor. the obstruction endures for several

“use minutes, and good opportunity is all'ordcd

whatever save the suill‘ut‘a horse 3" for observing and recordng the. attendant 'I‘his reasoning did not sulisly me. how- “Pl” 3"”“5- how “‘0 Will’s“ milucﬁllo“

1am afraid I must confess that 1 the sun, it is suid§was hidden for more l

mu ti minutes, nearly the inaximumlpos-

iblo interval. and the astronomers \Vcro

on the qxu‘ rice with pr. partitions for mak-

15; the best use at this timo_in settling

l iavoniuch prclcrrcd clapping a pair or questions now existing. and in gleaming, I

ow facts tor the udvtﬁiccmcut of Hair Ono unlortunato

be great centres of European civilization ortbe shadow path or the moon passes

over lntita. llio Malay Peninsula. and the Uricutal Islands. llut this has not deterred

he “s-avans" lroni their search altorltnow- edge. India, at all events, oil'eredpi vau- ago ground for the observers which ample n-epuratious were made to occupy.

Schemes have been discussed. experiments

iuvo been made, and eyes and lmiids carc- ully trained to use them, and woll-equiped :xpuditious have been titted out. Learned

societies have given their brains. and gov- ernments their money, and all that tur~ sight and foresight can do has been done to make the event a fruitful one to science, hurriedly round. and again] saw that dark luv it. may be cculllries crc on eclipse of ’ such iuagaitutlo will occur again.

In connection with the above, we may

state on good authority. that an cl-lipso will take place (visible in Halifax) on lltll 7th of August, 186'), lasting from :5; p. m. tots p. in .——llr. Ileparlrr.

(isnv arl‘itixi‘ﬁnl— ‘ He is only a prin~ was the remark of a lender in society. He was only a printer! Well. what. was the Earl ol'b‘tanbopc? lie was only a prilitcrl What is Prince Frederick William, who married the Princess ltoyal ct Englanth Ilr. too. is only a printer? What was D‘Arcy iiIcUcnP Only a prin- tcr! What. is Joseph Ilowe, George I). Prentice. Charles Dickens. M. 'I‘hiers. Donolas Jerrold. llnyartl Taylor. George i'. ii orris. .l \iult‘s. C. Richardson. N. i‘. \ 'illis, and Senators Dix. Cameron. Niles. llilgcr and King? They, too, were only printers! What was Benjamin Franklin! Only a printer! Everybody can’t be u printer—bracts are necessary. W

A black bear'lu Michigan recently adop- (‘ll a little girl and made but quite mniiort- able in the woods until her parents re- claimed her.

Iluy extravagantly what then “ONION, nnl. audit may oblige thee to sell thy

It was all dark to me. and I was glad

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necessaries.

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