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HILLSBOROUGH STREET, NEAR KING'S SQUARE.
TERMS, Fifteen Shillings. per annum, half in
advance. —_-
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We have appointed the following Gen-
tleaen to Act as Agents for the
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William Bearisto, Esq., < gummerside,
: , Esq. 7 ogg Bette a Linkletter Road,
i Y Alberton, Richard Reid, sq, Mr. Williaa Callaghan, Miminegash, * Lawrence logan, Hope River, ‘ Tignish,
iebolas Coarey, Eaq-,
fir. Joba Doyle, Skiuner’s Poad,
Egmont Bay,
{ nault, Esq., ee ny f “Fitz Jerald. W aoe. Ouessime Gaudet, Esq, Miscouc ~ Mr. Joba Breen, Princetown, Trowas Liatigh!in, Esq., Lot -
Mr. Bennett McLellan, peg iver, M McKinnon, sen., Ksq.-, — a
Michael Kilbride, Eaq., Mr. Peter Hughes,
* Patrick McLellao,
Themas O'Connor,
Seuth West, West Point, Cawpbelton, Lot 4,
* Johu Kelly, Crapaud,
Fiva. A. A. Nelonald, ; Georgetown,
r Sar. = Vernon R’r. Bridge,
Join McDougall. Esq-, a
Mr. Joho FPeeoeh, Sturgeeo, Montague,
James O'Krieo,
Wa. P. Lewis, Mr. Donald M Donald,
Cardigan Bridge, Little Pond, Lot 56,
* Peter Sivett, Morell, Dr. Meclutyre, Souris, in Hoa F Kelly. eet a . Captain Jobo Melntyre, yo Patrick Griffia ae St. An ‘ Mec Donald, et a serabetia.) Pisquid,
Anthony McCormack, Esq, Mr. Simou Bulger,
Joaeph MeAaglay, Esq., Joba Stewart, junr.. Esq.
St Peter’s Bay,
Biack Bush, : Red Pot, Let 46
Dugald McDo gall, Eeq., Dundas, Lawrence Peters, Esq, Rullo Bay. Mr. Angus Me bonald, Goose River, Bay Fortune
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Deposited at Ottawa G. P. RIDOUT, Esquire, PETER PATERSON, Esquire T. W. BIRCHALL, Eequire,
Subscribed and Invested
Hanover Fire Insurance
Paid Up Capital, Surplus,
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Total Assets, 1st July, 1869,
sistent with the hazard FIRE INSURANCE effected on every descr
Ch’town, Sept 13, 1869.
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BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY, FIRE §& MARINE.
HEAD OFFICE--Corner of Church '& Court treets, To onto.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON
OFFICES---1 Old Broad Street, and 15 Pall Mall.
$105,000 deposited at Ottawa for the Protection of Policy holders, in conformity with the New Canadiana losurance Law.
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MARINE RISKS taken on HULLS, CARGOES and FREIGHTS at moderate rates con-
All Policies issued immediately on application, withou. reference to the Head Offices. For farther particulars, rates and couditions, apply to
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Capital, £1,965,000.
Company of New York-
$400,000 319,000
$719,000
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Gen:rai Agent, (Next door to the Telegraph Offixe
VEW YORK LPE INSURANCE COMPANY:
TW iATY-FIVE YZARZ EXPRRIENCE.
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St:ictly Mutual and charges only Cost of Insurance.
» mi oh » NON-FORFEZITURE SYSTEM OF INSURANCE ORIGINATED
BY THIS ©
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Policies issued, daring the year, 9,105, insuring]$30.765,947;00 MORRIS FRANKLIN, President. WM. H. BEERS, Vice-Presi lent & Actuary, WALTER BURKE, Manager for Dominion of Canada. Blank Forms, Tables of Rates Reports and all information can be had at the office of
OMPANY.
$12 000,000
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ITERATURE AND NEWS.
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OTSTER FALoon.
Queen Street,
Opposite W. R. Watscn’s Dug Stoe
Best of Liguos Always ox hand
BENJAMIN PETTIGREW, Proprietor.
Charlottetown, eecees eee PP. E, Tsland.
‘B-,—Kamilies supplied with Vresh OYSTERS. Aug 2, 1865, 3m
sah ee
OOD TEA, SUGAR, MOLASSES and other GROCERIES, together with
DRY GOODS, &e., &e.,
WEST END STORE, Rochford Square.
at the
June 28, 1269.
HALIFAR, HALIFAX
fZ\HE SUBSCRIBERS have in Stock a LARGE ASSORTMENT of Choice
Virginia Tobacco,
comprising various Brands and Qualities, viz —
NATION'S PRIDE, 6’s,
BRIGHT POCKET PIECES,
AMOKET BAKs,
GOLD BAK,
JUNE APPLE,
ROYAL TWIST,
PINE APPLE, 4's, TEMPTATION ROLL, SILVER CAKE, PEACOCK, lib, j} 1b, MAY APPLE, OLIVE, ADMIRATION TWIST, NAVY, 1 lb, g 1b. Zlb., 8’s & 12’e
&e., &o, &e.,
allof which will be SOLD LOW in Bond or Duty
Paid. —ALSO-—~
30,000 Havana Cigars, from $30 to $10C per M.,
among which are Catanas, Partagas, Tigaros, Star & Rosarito
Brands. 100,000 German Cigars
of all Grades and Prices. All orders will receive prompt-aitention.
COLFORD BROTHERS, 78 Granville Street. April 19, 1869,
1£G9O
SPRING STOCK
HARDWARE.
City Hardware Store.
Ship Undine, from LIVERPOOL, and Amphion from LONDON, the best and most suitable
STOCK OF RUAD WAGE,
ever imported into Charlottetown, consisting iv part of:
Geueral Agent for P. E. Isiand.
GEORGE D. WRIGHT,
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, DUNNS BLOCK,
QUEEN STREET, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. June 28, 1868.
R, REDDIN, Attoruey and Barrister ~ at- Law CONVEYANCER, &c.
Office: -- Great George Street,
Charlottetown. (Near the Catholic Cathedral.)
September ©. 1866. tf nae
A. McNEILL, Reading Room Propietor,
COMMISSION MZZEAANT
AUCTIONEER, May 31,1869, tf
Charlottctown, BELL'S
TAILORING ESTALLISAMENT QUE EN STREETr
Charlottetown P. & Island *—XHE SUBSCRIBER takes this method ot I returnins thanks forthe patronage with which he bas been favorea during the past year, and would respectfully inform his custom ers and the public generally, that he is still red to attend to all orders in his lige of
Coteais with punctuality. CUTTING Partiss desi
Pateras cut, shorvest notice.
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JOHN BELL. January 4,1869. r=
PAPER HANGINGS 4500
For Sale Cheap G.& S DAVIES, Lendon Houe> April 26 1809.
Direct from Bordeant, via Halla
HE Subecriber has jast received fromBordeaux,
via Hali fax,— oo at CHAMPAGNE 50 “ CHA 5 hhds Burgundy KED WINE, 5 Good Graves Whise WINE, 5 “ Pure White Wine VINEGAR.
All of which are offered for sale at ext emely low
TR Ot,
rous of having Garments or can be accomodated at the
PIECES ENGLISH ROOM aud HALL PAPER, in great variety.
Spring & Summer
GOODS.
The ubscribers have completed, at the
LONDON HOUSE,
their large and extensive Stock of
British, Foreign, and American MERCHANDIZE.
. &S DAVIES. May 24, 1869.
PHILLIPS & LEWAS, Carpenters & Builders,
HILLSBOROUGH PARK, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. L.,
Have constantly on hand a large stock of WaRREN’B Improved Fire aud Waterproof
FELT, COMPOSITION, AND GRAVEL,
and, from # long experience in the use of this material, can guarantee the laying of the same in the most satisfactory and workmanlike manuer. Angust 2, 1869.
MAKE YOUR OWN YEAST,
NHOICE NEW HOPSfor ‘amily use, in QUARTER, HALF and POUND
ERS. For Sale b way , W. R. WATSON
ity Drag Store, Victoria Building, Jon'tewn September 18, 1868. {
9,000,
NINE THOUSAND
ROOM PAPER! ROOM PAPER.
—— ee UST RECEIVED at HARVIE’S BOOKSTORE, J QUEEN STREET—
Nine Thousand Rolls ROOM PAPER
ll, upwards. from 3d por Robt, OP ARVIE
May 24, 1869.
H. HASZARD:
Commission Merchant, GENERAL AGENT, AND
AUCTIONEER
Upper Queen Street, Charlottetown, P.E. I.
2K
A. HERMANS,
Bell- Hanger, Gun and Tin - Smith,
Dorchesier Street, (Next to Reading Room Building.) RB" to return his thanks to the general public for the liberal patronage extended
NAIL. PAINT BRUSUES.
4)3 bags assorted fine American Cut Nails, Cut and Wro't Spikes, Brads Nails, Wro't Nails, all sizes,
Graining, Tar and pikes, Whitewash Brushes, and Finishing! Backing, Scrubbing, and Horse Brushes.
Boot Nails, in copper, Outfits, zine and iron, Whips, Horseshoe Nuils, Fairbanks’ ard ot%zer
Copper Burrs and Belt Kivets,
Woed Screws, } to 4in,
Brass Hinges & Screws
PAINT.
Scales, from 8s. to 120s. Wire Cloth, all sizea, Fence, Well asd Mud Digger Chain,
emp & Manilla Rope, Best quality American Mackerel and Cod Line
4 tons Paint, Hook and Fishing
Best No. 1 London
to him since his commencement in business, and asks for a continuance of the same. He keeps constanty en hand
A meat Assortment ef
TINWARE, KITCHEN UTENSILS,
&e., &c., &e. ALL ORDERS in the above BUSINESS will be punctually attended to. Having lately made large purchases in the Cheapest Markets, intended for House Buildere, such as Gas Fitting, Water losets, Bel) Fittings, &c.. &c., I on prepared to SELL THEM at RATES AS LOW AS CAN BE HAD IN THE CITY, aud will fit tbem up in a good workmanlike etyle. To a generous public, I would say, that all orders in THIS BRANCH OF MY BUSI- NESS will be attended to with Despatch, A Lot of First Class WATLR COOLERS on nd,
SAYERS’ CRYSTAL BLUE,
Sold Cheaper than ever. Julv 12, 1869,
REUBEN TOPLIN,
COMMISSION MERCHANT: AUCTION EER,
AND GENERAL AGENT. P. E. Island.
REFERENCES : Hon. D. Brenan, Charlottetown. R T Homan, Summerside, April 22. 1869. 6m
JUST RECEIVED,
AND FOR SALE
Cheap for Cash, HEARTZ & SON
AVE JUST RECEIVED tea Britain,a LARGE ASSORTMENT of §
Margate,
ti
midsummer vessels.
subscribers offer to their customers
VERY LOW, ish make quick sales of the same POF ores prepare ba for FALL : importations.
for themselves.
N. B.—Orders from abroad, and the country,
OWEN CONNOLLY,
il] receive prowptattention. ow 6, 1869,
HEARTZ & SON, Augnat 3, 1865,
er Steamer from
Dry Goods, &c, &c. And afurther supply expected in a few days by
The above Goods, along with stock on hand, tho
Intending purchasers will please call and examine
Gear,
Silver Table Beils,
Hand Bells and Gongs, AwmericanPatent Roller
White, Red Lead, Black Paint, Green Paint, Venetian, Ked & Blue
Paint, Bushes, Orange Crome Paint, Bra-s and Enameled Stew Burnt Terra Sienna do., | _ Pans, Ewerald Green. Egg Beaters,
Clothes Wringers,
Ult rine Biue ~_e , Flour Sifters,
Patent Dryers,
Wire Sieves, ete Tngweed, Wire Dish Covers, : Umber, mixed and un |Blacksmiths’ Anvils,
mixed, Vices, Hammers and
Drop Black, Bellows, Metallic Paint, Blister Steel, Giue, Carriage Mountings, in Paris Whiting, Axles and Screw Bolts, ehaliac. Malleable Castings,
Hub Bands, in Bilver and
OIL. Brass.
Dash Centres, &e., de.,
Taylor & Bros celebrated Cireuler, Crosscut, Hand and Tenon, Pan-
21 casks Oil, in Boiled and rew Linseed, Olive Oil, extra,
Machinery do., el, Keyhole, an Mill al Ou, Dawes,
Kerosene il, Large assortment of Cod aud Whale Oil, — of every descrip- Turpentine, ior, ;
Black and Brown Japan, |Locks, Hinges aad
Walnut Stain, Screws, of all kinds,
Paint, Pik cod Rosia, ew Boxes 1x Tin Plate, Mander’s Fine Makogany|Bar Tin and =pelter, Varnish, Brad’s celebrat«d Bench, Cape! Oak do., — aud Broad iage do. xes Quick gold tise, , Adzes, ; Shingle Axcs Knotting Composition, &c., he., 100 Boxes Glass, from de ‘ 7x9 to 36x42, \Carpentere’, Joivers’ and Putty, Coopers’ Tools of ali 2 tons Zine, kinds, 100 rells Tarred Paper, Fannner Whoels and Bushes.
Stove Polish.
A few Double Barrle GUNS, a very superior ‘article; Revolvers and Breech Loaders. Amumu- nition of every description ;
A large Assortment of English and American FORK, SHOVELS SPADES and HOES Garden Tools of every description, Hay FOKKs SCYTUES,
NEATHS, RAKES
Curcery.—livory Handled Table, Carving and Dessert KNIVES; Elliot’s celebrated RAZORS Pocket. Praning snd Sportmens’ KNIVES Hutton’s Famed British PLATE ‘n Table. Dessert and TEA SPOONS, TABLE and DESSERT FORKS, &e.. &c.
The above is bet a small portion of the largest stock of Hardware ever imported into Charlotte tewn, all of which bas been purchased for CASH. on the very best terms, and we feel satistied that we can please the public in price and quality. Please call and examine before purchasing else-
Her BOURKE, GILLAN & Co., Successors to li. E. STARBIRD, & CO.
1869,
PETE
THE HUMMING BIRD.
Over the splendor of tropical vales Millions of glittering things, Glancing, dancing, fluttering, Flash diamond light from their wings,
Peised at the cup of some regal flower, _ A dainty wocer behold, Wings all trembling with joy as he dives In its cup of purple and gold,
And now o’er the lily he casts bis spell, And he lulis her to deep repose
With the musical hum of bis quivering wings, And he evatches a kiss as he goes,
From flower to flower the livelong day See the winged jewel dart,
A delicate, exquisite sense of life Thrilling his tiny heart.
Thou dainty marvel. I pray thee tell, Whence and what thow art,
Art thou the rainbowe-spirit’s form 7 Or didst thou spring from the heart
Of a poet, a bright and beautiful thought, Dipped in fancy’s hues,
To live, like his dreamwe, amid senlit flowers, And to feast on their ecented dews ?
Sunshine embodied thoa seem’st to me, Lend we thy wings, I pray, I would be a bright, free thing like thee, For a day, for a single day. —New Dominion Monthly for October. —_—— HOW HE LOST HER. BY CAROLINE CONRAD.
I knew Margaret was engaged, but I told her that I loved her. ‘T don't know what you mean, sir,’ she exclaimed, with an expressive lilt of the jetty eyebrows ; but the liquid orbs beneath avoid- ed mine, and that encouraged me to be saucy in my turn. * It is of no consequence that you should, of course ; but you didn’t imagine that you were going to flirt all summer with a fel- ae of my etamp, and get off unsinged your- self. ‘Why not,’ she laughed, seem seriously damaged ’ ‘But lam. My beart is ehrivelled criep as 6 wafer’ * Really? Well, Ldon’t know what can be done about it.’ ‘I am going to show.’ And eo on for half an hour, we spoke jestingly botb of us, but the laugh with each covered deeper feeling. She was eo beautiful, my Margaret ; fond of homage—as what woman is not ?—and accustomed to receiving it. It was not ber tault alter all that [ loved her, but her glory,
‘you don’t
as an honest man’s love is always @ true
woman’s glory, and Marguret was @ true woman, though I had ealied her a flirt.
She was promised in marriage to Rese Bentley before she ever saw me, long enough.
He bad stopped a horse which had been run-| © ; bing awsy with her, and so saved her life. | ‘118 face was as good as a picture.
When be seked her to give him what he
had saved, what woman witb gratitude and a whoie heart would not have said yes, as she did? I knew. handeome enough man to wip & woman’s love, it keauty would do it,
Besides, she loved him, for aught I had seen him, and he was a
A handsome couple, but somehow, seeing
the two togeth»r, they did not seem to me ¢
ond of each other, and so I tock courage.
Rese Bentley only stayed a week, and went
Just received, per Steamer from BOSTON | back to thecity He was 4 man of business, keenly devoted 10 money waking ; fonder oi | until life and all irs pange ehall have passed that, I fancied, then of the beaut:ful woman | away from me. t another hope. Margaret had been dowerlecs, | guessed that | to his friend's pallid Ips, be drank @ lew Reee Bentley would never have wooed ber. | drops and seemed to revive a little.
But kow to prove it.
1¢ had won, and upon that imagining I hung Margaret was an heiress. Ii
Margaret aud J did not relapse intothe old
fashion of strolling about the beach by moon light, after Rese Bentley had come and gone, and we stopped looking and ta!king nonsense, | You, Mark ?” and watched each other furitively. A choice lot of Paint, | confident that Margaret was wondering if I had been jesting when I said I should never give her up, and J was wondering if I bad anything to do with those moods of pensive- Sluoemakers’ Ink and|ness which had come upon my dark-eyed queen of late.
I felt
One day | found her upon the balcony, with an open letter in her hand.
‘IT ama very fortunate girl,’ she said
giancing at the letter. * Did you know that Bidwells, Bankers, failed last week ?’
I had hj ard of it.
* The bulk of my little fortuna was in their hands at onetime I did not know but it was still. My guardian writes to tell me, however, that he removed it months ago.’
I came forward eagerly at that, extending my hand
‘Permit me to congratulate sou, Miss Stone,’
Margaret laughed very confusedly as she put her little band in mine. I saw that she was surprised ut my eagerness
* Mies Stone,’ said I, * did you believe me when I said that I loved you, sbout a month o?°
Margaret colored vividly, ss she gave me a doubting look.
* Yes; what of it? Do you want to take it back now ?’ she Jaughed,
‘NotI. But in considoration of my great affection far you, I want you to do a favor for me’
* Name it,’ she said, looking puzzled.
‘I am going up to the city to-morrow. Will you homor me by permitting me to be the bearer of a letter from yourself to Mr. Bentley ?’
* That is an odd request.’
* | om aware of it. Will you write Mr Bentley a letter, asking him to inquire into the matter of the Bidwell failure, and let ou know how serious @ business it really is”’
‘ But I don’t care about knowing:’
‘I do.’
‘ Why not inquire yourself, then ?’
‘ He bas so much better fee ties for in- vestigation. The truth ie, Mies Stone, | am very much interested in this failure, and Mr Bentley cam find out all about it for me. Bot I don’t like to ask bim to do eo much for a comparative stranger.’
Margaret looked doubtful etill, but hes wrote the letter, and I took it the city the m xt Jay
Rise Bentley grew slightly pale as he read.
‘I suppose you know that the bulk of Miss Stone’s fortune was in the hands of the Bidwell’s, I questioned carelessly.
‘I was not aware of it,’ Bentley said losing another shade of color.
‘Oh, well, it was (an anything be saved out of the crash, du you suppose ?’
* Not anything. I am very eure,’ be stam- mered. nd thinking he might like to meditate upon the aspect of affaivs, I took my departure, saying that I would call be- fore I returned, to take any message he wight li e to send.
When I calkd next day, be gave me a letter for Margaret; but he looked anywhere bot at me, as | tovk it.
I caught a glimpee of Margaret’s bluc dress in a distant pertion of the grounds, as we
June 28, 1869
drove up to the boarding house, and without
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18.
true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.’---Euripides.
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| waiting to go to my room first, I bastened
| to her, and gave her the letter.
Then, mach as I would have liked to stay until she bad read it, I had no excuse fcr
doing so, and ther fore ieft her.
I waited with something more than curiosity | for her appearance at tea-time, but she did | mot come at all,
Tate nothing myself, and spent the even- ing pacing the grounds with my cigar, and watching her wmdow. Not so much as a shadow of what I watched for, crossed my vision.
Remembering Bentley's face as he gave me the letter, I could imagine that he might have written something unpleasant, but even
messive Margaret placed in my hands the following morning, coming suddenly upon me where | lourged under the trees.
town for?’ she said, with an argry scorp under which 1 quailed, for I felt guilty, aud as I read, I winced ngain.
The scoundrel. A more cold-blooded epistle I never perused. If Margaret had loved bim ever so dearly, this woud certain- iy have ended it. He dissolved the engage- ment withcut 80 much as saying **by your) leave.’ Le did indeed say something about hastening to speak while there was yet an uncettainity as to how serious'y Bidwell’s failure bad involved other peopie. But that was the merest gloss, and on!y guve Margaret the clue to his selfish reasons for thie ex- traordinary conduct.
' folded the letter and gave it back to her without remark.
‘Weil,’ she asked, ‘ really you have nothiag to say ?’
‘Shall I challenge bim to mortal combat borsewhips ?' I inquired. Tears of anger sparkled beautiful eyes
‘ How could you humiliate me so?’
1? Miss Stone !’
‘I beg your pardon, Mr. Gurney,’ she said haughty,
* And I beg yours for meddling. I sus- pected Mr. Bentley, but not of anything quite so cold-blooded. Shail you break your heart about such a gillian?’
‘ Indeed no. But! am very engry.’
‘ At whom? him or me?’
* At both of you.’
I suppose | must have looked terribly abashed and confounded—I tried to, for she pat a little hand on my arm, and then would have ewiltly withcrawn it, but I captured the frail thing.
* I suppose T ought to be very thankful to you,’ she said, strogzling a little, and blush- ipg in the most lovely manner.
* Ff you will permit me, I will punish him for you.’ I said, gravely.’
She looked up inquiringly.
* By marrying you!’
‘Oh!
‘ Don’t you think it wouid ?’
* Perhaps.’
We were quite sure of it the first time we chanced upon Bentley after our marriage.
in Margaret's
WARD AND GUARDIAN.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.
In a hardsome room jn one of our fashion- able New York hotels, Mark Lyttleton lay dying.
‘ Are you easier now, Mark ?’
Colonel Orferd stood by the bedside, gently
Certainly, Margaret never looked at Rese | wiping the cold dew from the forehead of bis Bentley when I was by, as she had looked at | earliest dearest {mend. me many a time that summer, as we strolled | some man, scarcely more than two or three along the sande.
Hie was a tall, hand-
and thirty, with large blue cyes, and hair of a wavy, brownish gold. ‘ Easier ? No, Caril. I shall never be easier
Itis merely a question of minutes with me now.’ Orford beld @ gless of dark-colored liquid
‘You will not forget Carl? You will never let her miss a father's tender care—my poor, little orphaned girl ?’
‘Have I not pledged my solemn word to
‘No, but swear it, Swear to mo that Ethel shall never want fora home, and a protecting arm, while you live,’
* I swear it.’
For one instant a look of ineffable peece hovered over the white face, as if it were the shadow of some silver pinioned dove; and so with his band folded on bis breast, Mark Lyttleton died.
* Is my papa better?’
The child’s soft voice at the door, pleading for entrance, roused Col. Orford, as he knelt on the @loor with his face buried in the pillows beside hie friend's dead face. How ehould he tell her? Great Heaven! how ehould he break to ber the tidings tha: she was an orphan? :
[iv led her away from the door.
‘ But I want to see papa.’
* Not now, Ethel.’
* He is woree ?’
She stopped abruptly—a tall, ungainly child of ten, with big black eyes, and swarthy hair hanging down ber back in tangled curle —and looked wildly up into the pitying face.
‘Tell me! Why don’s you speak to me? Oh, I keow—I know—he is dead !’
She broke away from Col Orford's detair ing hand, and hid her face among the eofa eushione, with a ery euch as some bereaved wild animal might utter.
* Oh, my papa, my papa.’
And Caril Orford went silently away, feel ing that solitade was best for the poor little tor'wred heart
* J don’t know what the mischief 1m to do with her !’
Traly it was rather a perplexing question for the young widower of two and thirty.
‘I can’t take her with me to Europe— she’s too little. Tcan't send her to Orford Place, to moulder away with an antediluvian hous- keeper and half a dozen sleepy servants. I can’t deposit her in a bank vault with my title deed- and government bonds! How on earth can I dispose of her? What do peepie generally do with girls ten yoars old?
* Ethel!’
‘Sie?
She came to his side like an obedien kitten.
* What would you like todo with your- self for the next two or three years?’
‘If you plesse sir, I should like to go to school.’
Cari! Orford brought his hand down on his knee with a resounding energy.
‘ The very thing. Why didn’t it occur to me before? Yes, Ethel, you shall go to school ’
And by the very first train the next morn ing, Col Orford was epeeding away into the “ rural distrieta’’ to inquire into the relative merits of French seminaries and English establishments. Thr little black eyed girl had been @ sore weight cn his mental system, and it was no emall relief to be able, eome two weeks afterwards, to deliver her formal- ly into the keeping of Madame de \s Vanier.
‘ Good-by, Ethel,’ he said, stooping to kiss her. * Be a good girl, aud study all you can,’
But Ethel turned her ewarthy cheek away.
* I don’t iike to kiss big tall men like you.
‘Avery wise conclusion, if you'll only adhere to it through life!’ said Bar‘l, with a
I was on grant for the contents of the
‘ Leuppose thet was what you went to)
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little grimace. And so ward guardi parted for eight long years. v ~
The blue June heaven was spreading ite Serene canopy over the thousand epires of the great city; the fresh, delicious breeses from the broad Atlantic were Sweeping across the wide avenues; and Caril Orford, walking ap and down the hotel parlor, almost chated at being sbut up in the metropolis at such a Tae Se iii
‘4 ought to be at Orford Halli,’ he soli quised. .* It must be lovely hae monde lawn all silvered over with white clover blossome, the honeysuckles fillimg the air with spice, the old rose garden that my mother planted ae red as if a shower of blood had fellen among the n leaves, and the little trout stream, with its shadowed and rustic bridge. I wonder if this strange feeling is homesickness? Ethel is thers too, my little swarthy ward, with her tangled curls and big black eyes. Well, I su the diet of boarding school coulda’t last tor ever. But how she must astonish the olf housekeeper, with her independant ways, and ber edd original notions. Yes, I must go to Orford, but not before I have aid us fate at Esther Howard's feet. My beanutifal dark-oyed queen. Even so I have alweys fancied her royal Jewish namesake to look_~ bair purple black, and rippled like moon. light tides ; eyes like melting welle of liquid darkness, and cheeks where the crimeon giow burns like roves Esther would be kind to my poor forlorn little Ethel, I koow ; and F am resolved to ask her to be the lady of Or ford ’
Caril threw his cigar out of the window he had found an objoct in life at last—an - ject 60 all-absorbing, that thing eles
seemed merely secondary. Col, Varil Orford
was in love. Miss Howard was trifling prettily over aw German w.
basket of vividly colored in Mrs. D Orsay’s parlors, on that a, morning, while ever and anon she to look dreamily out of the wi ow, ang murmur the balf forgotten some old ballad. 7 ee
‘ Absorbed in reveries again, Essie !’ langh- ed Mrs D'Orsay, as she came to the window to place ber canary in the sunshine. «A silver penny for your thoughts.’
Essie Lioward’s color deepened a little. ‘To tell you the truth, Mrs. D'Orsay, I was thinking just then—’
* Whether Col. Orford would call! I un- derstand, my love, perfectly There's no further need ior speculation on che eu t, for there is his ring at the bell now. Ueon my word, he's the most attentive caliiier I know of *
And Mrs. D'Oraay slip laughi of = room as Col. Dee eee ne ? * He means to pro I’m sare,’ little lady to herself, with a nod oe head. * fie looks just exactly as Mr U'Or- siy did when the eventiu! question wae trembling on his ws I wonder what Egsie
ba,
will say to him. I fane a shrewd guess. 7 1 could gee
‘ Mies Essie did not say ¢ no.’ ‘Then you will let me take you back to the old hall with me, dearest Essie,’ Caril said tenderly prisoning the soft little hand in his. It is nine years since I bave crossed ite Se And—’
e pau abruptly, rememberi had not told Essie of his ward, oe
*My ward is there now—little Ethel Lyttleton, just returned from Madame de la Venier’e boarding-school. You will love her too Exvsie?’ There was a slight thaduw on Ezsis Howard's brow that fell like ice across Caril's heart, as she withdrew her hand. é - your weve hog — with you ?” * Most certainly, ie. I pledged word to ber lathes ee his dying ‘bed.” ee * I do not approve of any such as tbat, Cannot you send her away ?’
Send her away ? a houselees orphan.’
‘ She might teach school, or go ae govor- ness, or even take the situation of companions.’
Caril Orford bit his lip until the blood started. . ‘Essie, this is w subject on whieh my re- solution cannot be altered even by your wish. Ethel Lyttleton is a sacred bequest to me— her happiness and intercet are my life's study. While I have a home, Ethel must share it; while my arm shall ward off life's storms, she shall never feel their bitterness, i “— — not —_ her to your heart also ?’ ;
ut [ssie’s beautiful lips were pressed
lke carved ccral. ” 9
‘You must choose between me apd this Mise—Mise Lyttleton. I take no divided allegiance,’
* Essie.’
‘ Your decision alone can settle Col. Orford.’
‘ Then it is made. Essie, I love you aiore dearly than my faltering tongue can ever tell, but I cannot forget my duty as a Christian—my honor as & gentleman. Eesie, once more I plead my cause—this time on mybended knee. Will you not relent ?*
* I have told yon once that your choice lay between me and ward,’ ‘ Then, farewell ’
Ile spoke the words in a@ strange, stifled ee egy Foe syliables choked him — wed over her hand, and went ou j ed man. ” we
‘ Well,’ mused Col. Caril Orford, ae he carelessly threw cologne bottles, dressing- cases, rare European engravings, and patent leather boots in one conglomorate mages into his trunks, ‘ thet dream is over, The waking was rather rough, but I sup it is just as well, My beantiful Essie, 0 ! my iost love.’
For one moment he bowed his head on hie two hande with ail the stifled wh of a strong man’s grief, and then wenton with his occupation. He emiled bitterly as be took up o velvet case, containing a set of red- eparkling garnets, that he had purchesed in Paris for bis ward,
‘ She will be glad to have them, dear little Ethel! Perbaps some day, when the first bitterness of this grief isover she may become like a dear and cherished daughter tome! Atall events, I have not ewerved from the promise [ made to Mark Lyttieton on hie death-bed ’
The next evening’s sunset was i all the horizon when Caril Orford neck the broad gravelled sweep of the lawn, and the perfumed honeysuckle trails hung por- fectly motionless on the balmy air. Home again, bat ob! with what # beavy heart.”
The front door was wide sbow familiar appeared the mosaic marble of the hall pave- ment, the antique statues leaning from the walle, even the quivering shadows cast by the stained giass casemente beyond.
Mrs. Tador, the old housekeeper, came forward courtesying, in a stiff black silk dress and gold speciacles.
‘ Welcome home once more, Mr. Caril, Mies Lyttleton bas only been here a few bours.’
‘ Only jnet arrived ?’
‘ That's all, sir She isin the rose gar. den, Mr. Caril.’
to
‘I may as well go and speak ber at on eane, 4 dust s
the matter,
once, end have it over with,’ thou as he turned abruptly travel soil to the
For what was Ethel but a
, blue black curls and