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THE MANIAC, I

ile was a man of aspect strange, Of grave and thoughtful mien,

Who every evening on the sands, With measured pace was seen—

And no one knew from whence he came, Or what he onee had been.

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The furrows of full three score years Were plain upon his faee, And on his brow the ravages Of sorrow you could trace And down lis brown and withered cheek ‘The tears would often chase. I. There every eve [ saw him sit, liis face sunk in his hands, Beside a small rude wooden cross That rose out of the sands ; An! sometimes he would kneel and pray Ina tongue of foreign lands, IV. One eve I met him pacing there With slow and measured tread, An! eyes bent down, but as | pass’d lle slowly raised his bead, And ina low and mournful voice ‘That touched my heart, he said :— v. ‘* Stranger, they say that I am mad, And would to God I were, For then, perhaps, I should not feel The pangs I now must bear ; But you shall judge yourself—sit down— My story you shall hear. vr.

I first drew breath in that sweet isle, The Emerald of the West,

The last that sees the God of day Sink gloriously to rest ;

Land of my childhood and my birth, Erin! [ love thee best.

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Where proud Danmanus’ donjon tower Frowns down upon the deep, Just like an eagle's eyrie perched, Above the rocky steep, Upon the troubled waves below, Strict sentinel to keep. Vilt, 1 often spent the live-long day Upon its battled wall, And wateled the distant vessels pass, Or heard the warder’s call, Or joined at night the festive throng That revell’d in the hall. IX. ’*Twas there the proud O'Driscoll dwelt, A chieftain stern and wild, W hose vassals trembled when he frown’'d, And laughed but when he smiled ; But one there was, the leved of all, It was O’Driscoll’s child. Ze She was a fair and gentle girl, A girl not quite sixteen, With childhood’s innocence and truth, An woman’s graceful mien ; She was the joy and pride of all, Adiuired as soon as seen. ih. A form more faultless, face more fair, Ne'er graeed a monarch’s hall, Warm-hearted, generous, and sincere, Affvetionate to all— Aileen !’’—He stopped—I saw a tear Down through his fingers fall!

XII. ‘* Stranger !—behold a weak old man, This wan and wasted figure, This cheek is worn from grief and age, And brown from the tempest’s rigour, But there was a time | was young and bold— In the morning of manly vigour, XH. This palsied hand could hurl the bar The farthest on the field, No hand with mine could poise the lance Or the heavy Cee ia And the fleetest foot at the race to me The prize was obliged to yield. XIV. Young Aileen often praised my skill And then would my spirits rise, For I little cared for the victory When she gave not the prize. But the prize [ valued the most of all Was a smile from Aileen’s eyes! zr, Stranger, ‘twere long to tell yeu all, Bat | loved that fair young girl ! And my love was returned, tho’ I was poor— And she was ‘ O’Driscoll’s pear! !’ And the clansmen whisper’d she was to be The wile of a Spanish Ear}. 2 XVI. Yes! loved—that heauteous girl and 1; Tho’ alas! it was but madness, But our hearts were young and we thought of nought, But of happiress and gladness ; Ah—soon arrived the bitter day That plunged us into sadness. XVII. There came one day in a gallant bark A rich Grandee of Spain With gorgeous pomp, and a goodly show Of nobles were in his train, To claim young Aileen his promised bride, He came—but came in yain. XVIII. And great was the proud ODriscoll’s rage Ani fierce was her brothers’ scorn, When they learned that the pride of their noble race Was loved by a lowly born, And dreadful and deep was the oath they swore ‘That I neyer should see the morn. XIX. That brave young girl she never quailed ; Rae, hate and scorn she bore, And told them when they cursed my name, That she loved me still the more; Bat her cheek grew pale when she heard the oath ller desperate brothers swore.

XX. he ealed a tried and faithful page, Who tremblingly steed by, ‘Speed, Morrough, find out Aim,’ she said, * And tell him that he must fly, For my brothers have sworn a dreadful oath That to-night he'll surely die. XXt. Tell him—for all my father's rage Or the love his anger smothers— The wealth, the pomp, the Spaniard brings— Or the hatred of my brothers— Ailee O'Driscoll will be his bride, Or she never will be another's !’ XXII. I fled that night. On the mountain's brow I sat and turned my eyes; I saw where my father’s cottage stood, Tho lurid dame arise, And | thought that borne on the distant wind I could hear their sayage cries . *

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XXII. And Aileen—she kept that sacred pledge Which no power could make her break ; But she pined away like a withered flower, And the roses fled her cheek; And at last she was sent to a foreign land Forgetfulness to seck. ° * * * o XXIV. Years rolled by! I strove in vain To find that seeret place ; 1 wander’d in vain through distant lands— I stared at each stranger face ; tut of Aileen, the lost one—the life of my soul— I never could find a trace. XXYV. My harp I bore through every town, “And | played to the stranger's ear The songs that, in happy hours gone by, Young Aileen loved to hear. : For I knew, if she lived and heard the strain, She would know whose notes they were. XXvI. Travel and exile had changed my voice, And my cheek, from the sun, was brown, W hen, at close of a scorching autumn day, As the evening sun went down, Hopeless and faint from my weary search, 1 came to yon little town. XXVII. I stopped at that secluded cot, Across the waye you see ; I touched the strings to a mournful air— Some old home melody— When sudden, I heard a thrilling ery Inside. What could it be? XXVIII. That voice—that voice—’twas surely hers! I listened to the sound ! The casement opened! God of Heayen! My brain went whirling round! There—there above—was Aileen’s self! Aileen, the lost, was found! XXIX. Oh! Stranger, in that one moment's joy My years of toiland pain— My woes—my tears—scemed nothing more ‘Than the dream of a troubled brain. Aileen was found—’twas all I cared ; *Twas her voice [ heard again, XXX. Hurried and short was our greeting then, We exchanged a brief good-bye— She was closely watched—a prisoner there ; Her brothers twain were nigh ; But that night we vowed, come weal or woe, Together we both would fly. XXXI. Night came, I drew my little skiff Upon the beach close by, And silent watched that casement there With strained and anxious eye. That house held all [ loved or prized Beneath the starry sky. (XXII. At last when all was dark within, And all retired to rest, I heard the signal given—my name Called out in voice suppress’d— 1 answered—in a moment more, 1 clasp’d her to my breast. XNXI. Sudden! an outery rose within, And lights flashed through the hall, And well I distinguished the brothers’ voice— They had discovered all! Then | knew ‘twas a run for life or death, And our chance of escape was small! XXXIV. I raised young Aileen in my arms, New courage and strength I found, ] stopped not to open the varden gate— I cleared it at a bound! And straight for the spot where my skiff was moored I fled with the speed of a hound. XXXV. Small vantage had I in that desperate race, A hundred yards or more, I reached the boat—laid Aileen in— Leaped in and grasped my oar; And, just as the brothers reached the brink, I push’d off from tite shore ! XXXVI. "Twas then the roar of baftled rage From the frantic brothers broke— I strained my nerves,-and [ heard their cries Grow fainter at every stroke— And Aileen, she lay in the stern there, And never a word she spoke. XXXVII. When suddenly from the distant shore I heard an exulting shout; : And with deafening roar, a sudden blaze Like a lightning-flash leaped out ; And the bullets tore, like a sudden shower, The water all round about. XXXVI. But with death around at every side, My spirits never quailed ; "Twas welcomer than the bitter fate That awaited us if we failed. So I answered them back with a laugh of scorn, Tho’ their bullets still round me hail'd. NXXIX. And soon the farthest ballet range Fell sternward far away, I still pulled on with vigour strong, And long’d for break of day— And Aileen still spoke not a word, As in the stern she lay. XL. ‘ Aileen !* said I, ‘ Cheer up, cheer up, See! yonder is the land— We'll shortly rest’—I urged my skiff, At last she touched the strand— My heart gave forth a ery of joy ; I leap’d out on the sand. XLL. ‘ Aileen !—we're free—we're free at last ?’ With frantic voige I cried— ‘Yes! Aileen, frot—no more to part What! silent still, my Bride ?’ Istopp’d. ‘The blood froze in my veins. No voice to mine replied ! XLII. What covld it mean? T grasped her hand— Oh, God !—’twas cold as lead! ’ I raised her up, I kissed her lips, ‘Oh, Aileen, speak,’ I said ; I placed my hand upon her heart— Stranger !—she was DEAD! XLUI. Yes !—murder’d by a brother's hand, The blood her garments dyed, As from her fair and gentle breast It well’d down in a tide. I laid the body on the sand, And sat down by its side. XLIY. And all that long and dreadful night Of agony and woe, The bitter anguish that I felt, Bat God alone can know. But when the morning came, my hair Was white as winter snow? XLV. Stranger! my eye was dry that night! 1 did not shed a tear. 1 knelt down by the murdered corpse— I tried to say a prayer; But in my brain—oh, pitying Heaven! A fire was reging there. + * - 7 * ”

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XLVI. At last I saw the morning’s beam Break slowly in the skies, I could not leave the body there, . Unhid from stranger's eyes—-. Nor could I bear that stranger-hands * Should rob me of my prize. XLVII. I rose, and dug poor Aileen’s grave Close by upon the sands ; I had no gpade, but there—alone— I scooped it with my hands! Stranger! above that hailow’d spot, This litile cross now stands! XLVIIT. For thirty days of day and night I’ve come at close of day, To weep o’er my poor Aileen’s grave And for her soul to pray ; And all believe that I am mad— Now am I, stranger, say ?”’ XLIX, I grasped his hand—I thought I'd choke With grief—I could not speak, For silently the blinding tears Were flowing down my cheek ; At last I wept and sobbed aloud, As if my heart would break. Le I clasped that old man to my breast. ‘Oh, come with me,”’ I said, : «¢ And I will share with you your grief For her now with the dead, And you shall share my ali with me—’’ The old man shook his head. Ll. «« No, no, my friend, L’ve made atyow Of penance here below ; But sometimes come and meet me here. Adieu !’’—I saw him go. Alas! thought I, in death alone, That spirit rest can know. - « * -

Lil. One morn the ** Maniac’s’’ lifeless corpse The fisherman espied, Upon the graye of her he loved. [ laid him by her side. They sleep beneath yon little urn The ‘* Maniac”’ and his Bride.

Just received, T DODD'S BRICK STORE, Pownal Street, the following MERCHANDIZE, which will be sold by Wholesale or Retail, on as good terms as at any other Establishment in the city, consisting in part of— 40 puncheons MOLASSES 20 boxes TOBACCO

12 hhds. SUGAR 80 do Candles 2 barrels Crushed Sugar 40 do SOAP 60 chests TEA 10 barrels ONIONS 2 boxes Coffee 50 do APPLES 100 do Raisins 4 boxes Axes 10 do Lozenges 13 casks FLUID 1 ewt Rock Candy 1 barrel Vinegar 10 drums Figs 3 cans Mustard 6 barrels Nats 5 boxes Ground Pepper Almond Nuts 2 do do Ginger 1 barrel CURRANTS 1 do do Alspice 4 ewt RICE 3 do Saleratus 6 barrels Butter Biscuit 2 kegs Soda

6 do Wine do CHEESE 10 do PILOT BREAD 1 bale Wicking 1 case womens’ Rubber Shoes 7 aa 1 do mens’ do ogwooc Soapstone Redwood ‘ sround Cast [ron Sinks Indigo, Blue, Starch 10 dozen Wood-seated Chairs Blacking, Black Lead 4 do Grecian Cane-seated Whiting, Washing Soda 1 do Rocking Chairs [do 2 cases Clocks 1 do Nurse do 12 kegs Nails, assorted Manilla Rope Putty, Glass, &e. &e. &e. Also, on hand, Cooking, Franklin and Air-tight STOVES in abundance. ’ January 11, 1858. THOMAS W. DODD. London Houses--Established 1820. NEW GOODS, FALL 1857. PENILE subscribers have received, ex ships ‘* ISABEL” and «+ AURORA,’ from Liverpool— 580 Packages of British and Foreign Merchandize, 10 Tons BAR IRON, carefully selected by one of the Firm at some of the first Houses in Great Britain, which, with | Stock on hand, can be confidently recommended to their cus- tomers as GOODS of the best descriptton, at very low prices, | for prompt payment. Wholesale customers supplied as usual. |The present importation consists of :— '60 chests prime Congou TEA, | case Muslins, 7 Trunks Boots and Shoes, & bales Cotton warp,

7 cases Ready-made Clothing, 4 Do. grey & white Calicoes, | 16 Do. Townend’s Hats and 2 Do. striped Shirtings, Caps, 5 Do. Cloths, Do. Gloves, ‘ Dent’s,’ 1 Do. Wadding, bales Paper Hangings, [ Do. Carpets and Woollens, |

cases Fur Caps, Do. printed Calicoes, Do. Ladies’ Robe Dresses 40 bags Cut Nails, [ing, | and Dress Materials, 12 sets Wilkie’s Plough Mount- | Do. Silks, Ribbons and Silk Dresses, 1 lo. Dress Trimmings, 8

» -_ 8 packages Ironmongery, 0 tons Bar Lron, 5

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1 kegs White Lead, 1 Do. Ladies’ Mantles, 3 hhds. Paint Oil, 1 Do. Shawls, 3 bbls. Crushed Sagar. 1 Do. Millinery, 30 boxes Soap, 1 Do. Hosiery, 1 ease Matches, 22 Do.’ Small Wares, 23 bundles Spring Steel, | 1 Do. FURS, 4 bags Rice, &e., &e. #

Ch. Town, Oct. 26, 1857. D. G. & S. DAVIES. CITY GROCERY. NORTIL SIDE OF QUEEN-SQUARE.

ig ECEIVED per ‘ Provinence’’ and ‘ Arrez, ’ EX Halifax, and has on hand— ithds Sugar Tea in variety Blacking Pans b’t Molasses Superier Coffee Tobacco Jamaica Rum Biscuit in variety Cigars strong Spirits Annapolis Cheese Digby Herrings Hhbds Holland Gin Raisins Lice best Cognac Brandy Currants Crushed Sugar Scotch Whiskey Dye-staffs Sweet Oil |P.E.F. Maltdo Prunes Pale Seal Oil Commen Whiskey Earthen Jars Salad Oil

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Symond’s best Port Pickles Spices

Wine Sauces Soap Sherry Wine Table Salt Candles ; Madeira do Nuts Washing Powders

Shelled Almonds Baking do

Edinburgh Ale Confectionary Patent Medicines

Pale Ale Burning Fluid

—" Porter Brushes

And a great variety of other small and useful articles too nu-

merous to mention. Cash paid for good clean Timothy Seed.

December 14, 1857. Gm HUGH FRASER. Molasses and Leather.

Ros SALE by the Subscriber—

15 Puncheons choice Porto Rico MOLASSES,

60 Sides Sole Leather,

60 Boxes Prime Liverpool SOAP,

15 do Fancy Soap,

10 Bbls. Brown SUGAR, Queen-square, March 1, 1858, 4w Fish! Fish! RIME Labrador, Newfoundland and Magdalene Island

Herring and Codiish, in exchange for Pork or Cash, b W. W. LORD & CO. Charlottetown, February 15, 1858.

Fish, Fish.

4OO UINTALS prime CODFISH, 175 bbls. No. 1 Labrador HERRING, For sale cheap by SAMUEL A, FOWLE.

Champagne

WILLIAM DODD.

Peake’s new Buildings, Ch. Town, Dec. H. 3m

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Valuable Real Estate and Business |] Estabe lishment for Sale.

— be sold by Public Auction on the 4th of MAY next at the hour of 11 o’clock, nooa, on the premises, TOWN LOT No. 8, im the fourth hundred of Town Lots in Charlotte. town, together with the Distillery, Stables, &c., &e. thereon BENJ. DAVIES, Auctioneer. —

Ch.Town, March 29, 1858. Isl.

Intestate Estate Sale. =~

FE be sold by Public Auction, at the Colonial Building, ip

Charlottetown, on WEDNESDAY, the fifth day of May next, at the hour of twelve o’clock, noon, pursuant to a hi duly granted for that purpose by his Honor the Surrogate and Judge of Probate of this Island, bearing date the ninth day of June, 1857, part of the REAL ESTATE which belonged to the late John Anderson, of Charlottetown, master mariner deceased, intestate at the time of his death, that is to say: ALL THAT picce of ground commencing at a distence of eight . four feet from the corner of King’s Square, thence rannip northwardly forty-two feet along Hillsborough-street, thence at right-angles eastwardly eighty-four feet, or until it strikes land in possession of John Rider, thence southwardly forty-two feet, thence westwardly to the place of Commencement—eom. prising one-quarter part of Town Lot No. Eighty-two (82) in the fourth hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown ; and also ALL THAT Other piece of ground commencing at the northern angle of the said Town Lot, thence running westwardly alo Fitz Roy-street forty-two feet, thence at right angles south- wardly forty-two feet (a little more or less), thence at right angles eastwardly forty-two feet, thence northwardly to the place of commencement—hounded on the east by land belongi to Mr. George Beer, and being part of the said Town Lot No Kighty-two, in the fourth hundred of Lots in Charlottetown « and of which said Real Estate the said intestate, John Ander- son, died seised and possessed in fee simple.

Dated at Charlottetown this 29th day of March, 1858.

CATHERINE ANDERSON, Administratrix of Estate of late John Anderson. ' For Sale, FANUAT valuable Leasehold Property, situate in Grand

B Tracadie, on Lot 35, containing one hundred and sixty+ nine acres, with a valuable Marsh, cutting about six tons of Hay, or thereabouts ; Lease for 999 years.

Atso—Fifty acres of Commons, which cannot be taken from the above during the term of the lease.

The whole fronting on the entrance of Tracadie Harbour, and the rear bounded by the Winter River, which makes it a valuable situation for business, vessels being able to load both at front and rear. Sixty acres are now under tillage, Building stuff, longers and firewood in great abundance on the land. It is also contiguous to Cod, Herring, Salmon, or Gasperaux fishing grounds. Also a Dwelling house 32 « 22, with good cellar and chimneys, and out-buildings clearings being now in excellent order. Rent £10 2s. 6d. per annum. Possession can be given at any time from this date. »Por further particulars apply to Hon. Cuartes Youre, Charlotte- town, or Mr. Ronatp McDonaLp on the premises.

March 29, 1858.

For Sale,

oe eligible TOWN LOTS—(No 1, Ist range letter C; No. 2. Ist Range letter B)—and two excellent PASTURE LOTS, (Nos. 32 and,33)—commodiously situated in the ‘Lown and Royalty of Georgetown. ‘There is a snug Dwelling House built on Lot No. 2. For information as to price, &c., apply at the Examiner office, or in Georgetown to March 22, 1848. ow. pd. THOMAS BYRNE. Leasehold Farm for Sale. HAT valuable leasehold property, situated at South Shore, ‘ Lot 65, now in the occupation of the subscriber, consist- ing of 75 acres, 40 acres of which are in a Ligh state of eulti- vation, and the remainder well covered with wood. _ The Stock will be sold with the Farm if required. There 18 On the premises a nover failing spring of water. Please apply on the premises to JAMES FOLEY.

South Shore, Lot 65, March 22, 1858. Si.

For Sale, OTS suitable for Villa Residences, situate on the western moiety of ** Spring Park’’ Estate—within a few minutes walk of the Province Building. For further particulars, plan, &c., apply to Tuzo. Desprisay, or to the subscriber, . May 18, 1857. tf W. HL. POPE.

; Winding up. TENE subscriber intending to close his present business, re- quests an immediate settlement of all Accounts due him. Those remaining unpaid by Ist May will be placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection. He will continue to dis- pose of his Winter’s Sapply at reduced prices, ROBERT A. STRONG. N B.—TO LET, the premises occupied by the above, pos- session given Ist May. Dawson’s Building, Charlottetown, March 29, 1858. Im City Marble Works. HE undersigned beg to return their thanks to the in- habitants of P. E, Island, for the liberal patronage they have received since they commenced business in Charlotfetown, and have to inform them that they are prepared to carry on their business in future in all its various branches, such as Currine, Lerrer na anp Scuirrurtye Heap Srones, Toms STONES AND MONUMENTS ; and also all kind of Freestone and Mitistone work, done to order and on the most liberal terms. ‘ [a Specimens of Work can be seen at their Workshop in GRarron STREET, Charlottetown. JOUN CAIRNS, Manufacturer, ROBERT CHISHOLM, Salesman. Charlottztown, March 29, 1858.

“It is a factgthat Charlottetown has a fashionable

FURNITURE STORE,

(Kent-sirect, next door lo the Hon. George Coles’s,) Vy HERE may be. found the largest assortment of FUR- NITURE yet displayed in Ciarlottetown, which will

be sold lower than auction prices, or at any other Store for. the same quality of work. D. G, solicits an early eall from the county buyers. Retail customers widd find him better pre- pared than ever to supply their wants with new and fashion- able Goods, as well as every article belonging to trade.

tar Please call and examine for yourselves. If you call once you will call again. All kinds of second-hand Furniture repaired and made to lookas good as new. Upholstered work done in the neatest manner. The highest price paid for second-hand Furniture, or exchanged for new. Cane Chairs re-seated. GEORGE DOUGLAS.

Ch. Town, March 29, 1858. Isl & Pro 4i

Notice.

LL those who stand indebted to the subscriber will please take notice that [am hard aup—much in want of cash— and T expect all to pay when their bills are sentin. Some have done so, many have not yet; and I now give them notice that unless they come forward and pay forthwith, | will have their names published in the Mayor’s Court. I have but, one choice, to sue thém, or be sued myself. Please call and

save this trouble and expense. GEORGE DOUGLAS.

Ch. Town, March 29, 1858. Isl] & Pro 4i

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HEREAS, James Coles, junr., of Charlottetown, by 4 Deed of Assignment, dated the 25th February last past, Assigned, and made over to the undersigned, ali Sum and Sums of money, debts and demands due and owing to bim, whether by Book Account, Notes of Hands, or otherwise. Now this is to request all persons who are in any way indebt- ed to the said James Coles, junr., to come forward and make immediate payment to the undersigned, who alone are qualified to give legal discharges.

JAMES J. BEVAN, Wu. T. PAW, PHILIP McLAREN.,. i All Accounts not settled before the lst May next will be sued for without fail. March 20. {all pa? 5i-]

The Examiner rE printed and published every Monday by Epwarp WHELAN, at his office, Kent-st., nearly opposite Mr. Coles’s Brewery~ Price — 15s. per annum, payable half yearly mm advance.