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The storm set night. oftice windows, as you see, ma’am ; and we gel a pretty clean sweep of the

in hard toward mid- It beats heavily here upon the

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and she sang : ‘* Jesus, lover of my soul.” She sang in this way, singing now and then-— ‘Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the billows near me roll, Hide me, O Thou Saviour, hide 1” And in the midst of the verse she stopped. ‘The men ealled to her, and the Cap'n said: ‘‘Cive us the rest, Nell !” I was rather glad to eall just then; for when we got in, wonder

her Nell

windon account of the streets running] ing what it all meant and hushing up

t> the wharves. I sent down once to ask how Doherty seemed; but the officer reported that she and he wished the rest Were. They'd all set in, menand women, he said, in concert, erying out, “Sing us to sleep, Doherty!"

Pretty soon she began. | could hear her plain above the roaring of the storm, she began--Doherty began— that—that poor—miserable—creature —she had once been 2 woman like other women folks —excuse me, ma’am; but she’d been on our books a good many years. And I’ve heard her sing sich things! I nover looked tofbe taken by surprise,as Doherty took me. You're not surprised very easy in such a place as this at anythinglour fellow-sinners do.

But about midnight, when the storm was at its thickest and the cells were growing still, Doherty, she sat wp and began tosing ahymn. She sang:

‘‘Shall we gather at the river.”

My boy sings that at Sunday scaool and my wife, she strikes it up the first thing onthe cabinet-organ,

WAS quiet,

every Sunday night. Doherty sang it all through :

‘*At the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We shall walk and worship ever, All the happy golden day.

Those are the words. I thought perhaps you wouldn’t know them.

Foiks sing them a great deal in the meetings.

Before you could have cocked a pistol it was as quiet as the grave all through the place. The officers looked at one another. Ali the men waked up. he women, they got together in a heap about her. The Cap’n said to me: *‘ Doherty's singing hymn tuies!” I said I thought we would go down and see, and down we went.

When we looked in at the grating, I wish ma’am, you could have seen those men—ragged, rough, red drunk. Some of ‘em taken in awful crimes. No, | don’t wish you had seen ‘em. But there they set, as silentas a row of angels on judgment day, a listening to hear that woman sing, One and another they said: ‘‘Hush! hush!’ and one fellow said: I used to sing that song myself.” He was up for assault and battery. Badly beaten, too, himself, about the face. He crept along the wall I noticed, cn his knees, to get where he could hear better. When she stopped, he hollered out:—

“Give us some more, Doherty !”

And the rest said :—

“Doherty give us another psalm tune!”

But one of the women said :—

“Come, Nell. Sing us to sleep with ihe hymns.”

So then she began again; and she gave it to ‘em, one upon another, fast and clear. Heaven knows where the creature learned ’em At some Sunday school, may be,where she’d wandered in at the holidays. They go a good deal

on account of the Christmas presents. |

We all got round her there —the men inside and the officers without—and listened for a while. I don’t think I ever heard her sing so in all my life. Doherty had a tine voice, and no mis- tuke. If she’d been respeectably born she'd have been a great singer, that woman, I take it; and folks would have

been running to the opera and to con-

cert halls to hear her.

So there she sat and sang. up in one corner, with her chin upon het hands, and noticed nobody, but stared straight on before her. She sang “ Nearer, my God, to Thee,” and “Depth ot, Mercy ;” and she sang “I heard the Voice of Jesus say,” and ‘ Love at Home.” and all those. Andall the men and the women listened. And I saw

the Cap'n draw his hand acrost his eyes. |

And [ll own it was too much for me I will, indeed.

To see her there, Jetting out those hely words so trustfully, as you might say, ma,am, as if she had as much right to ’em assany body—that—poor wretch-

ed—ma’am, it was enough to break your |

heart to hear her. I couldn’t help re- membering how preity she had been

and young, and how she took on the|

first night she ever came to us.

Pretty soon I come away up-stairs— for she unmanned me so, before the men; and I set it down’ here and had it out alone.

boys called out : ‘Give us one more, Doherty! ye can take yer sleep yerself.” And then, ma’am, she began, quite

Then

She set i

the women, ma’am as best we could, we found her lying turned a little on her side. with her face against the wall, quite dead.

~ TO THE PUBLIC. —

TINE | riber having moved to the build- { ing lately occuplk cd vy I Les: rs- Coombs & Worth, 51 Water Street, is prepared to fur- nish his customers and a generous publie with his usual Stoek and Wares kept at the Union Honse before the fire.

A good Hairdresser in constant attendance.

A call respectfully solicited.

CHARLES OTTO: WINKLER. Sept. 25, 1878—lm eod

‘TO LET,

ND immediate possession given, 3 first- A class DWELLINGS, situated on Long- worth Street, opposite the residence of Hon. L. C. Owen. These Dwellings were erected this spring, under careful sup rintendence, no cost being spared to make them warm, com- fortable and convenient. The outbuilding arrangements are second to none in Ch’town. There is a good well of water and a pump in the yard to supply the occupants.

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Persons wanting a good house would do well to eall and examine for themselves. None but good and careful tenants need

apply. RICHARD WEEKS, Head Hillsborough Street. Ch’tewn, Aug. 27, 8178 —pat 3 aw

QUEEN INSURANCE CQ,Y,

OF ENGLAND.

CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

TNSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build-

ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, on

Vessels on the stocks.

Special rates for isolated residences.

Losses settled promptly.

GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank),

Agent for Prince Edward Island

June, 1S77—

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DR. MELVIN’s Capsicum Porous PLASTERS are acknowledged by all who have used them, to act quicker than any other plaster they ever before tried, and that one of these plasters will do more real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind. All other plasters are slow of action, and require to be worn continually to effect a cure; but with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the instant one is applied the patient will feel its effect.

Physicians in all ages have thoroughly tested

it has always been more or less used as @ medical agent for an outward application ; but it is only of very recent date that its advan- tages in a porous plaster have been discovered. Being, however, convinced of the wonderful cures effected by Dr. MELVIN’S CAPSICUM Porous PLASTERS, and their superiority over all other plasters, they now actually prescribe them, in their practice, for such diseases as rbeumatism, pain in the side and back, and all such cases as have required the use of plasters orliniment. After you have tried other plas- ters and liniments, and they have failed, and you want a certain cure, ask your druggist for PR. MELVIN’s CAPsicuM PoROUS PLASTER. You can hardly believe your own convictions of its wonderful effects. .Although powerful and quick in its action, you can rely on its safety for the most delicate person to wear, as it is free from lead and other poisonous material commonly used in the manufacture ef ordin- -- ary plasters. One trial fs a sufficient guarantee -- -of its merits, and one plaster will soll hundreds p>, toxyour friends. 1 Ask your druggist for Dr. MELVIN’s CAPSI- cum Porovs PLASTER, and take no other; or, on receipt of 25 cents for one, $1 for five, or $2 for a dozen, they will be mailed, post paid, to any address in the United States or Canadas.

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Charlottetown, September 28th, 1878.

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s& Special attention is claimed to the fact that our policies are payable in full “Ga THOMAS WORKMAN, Ese., President; {| M. H. GAULT, Es@.. Managing Director ; T. J. CLAXTON, Esg., Vice-President ; | R. MACAULAY, Secretary. J. M. C. DELESDERNIERS, Superintendent. Prinee Edward Esiand Board of Directors: HON. L. C. OWEN, HON. J. F. ROBERTSON, ‘* DANIEL DAVIES, OWEN CONNOLLY, Eso.,

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April 17, 1878.

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WAGSTARE'S HOTEL, | Don't You Believe Th,

HEN they tell you that the Steam

HIE Subscriber having fitted up the Hote | Pump at the Gas House is pumping T formerly known as 8 i : | all the wells dry..- They cannot lower the

Tubelar Wells put i NES fo |. ‘THe RANKIN HOUSE, |" bee

Thomas Caseley,

in first-class style, is now prepared to vel Wm. Murphy, comfortable accommodation to : | Paul Lana! , . : i. J, Hod ; ‘Permanent and Transient Boarders, | Archibald Holmes, | ‘Tourists and others will receive every atten- John, MPa, &e., &e., &e.,

.tion at the Wagstaff’s Hotel. ! WM. WAGSTAFF. /|or any other man, when a living vein of | Spring water is pierced, as has been done at the Gas House and at Quirk’s pump. .

C. C. JONES.

May 25, 19738.

UY THE DAILY EXAMINER, for the latest news—local and telegraphic | Ch’town, Sept. 21—ti

Prince Edward island

STHAMERS SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, NOVA SCOTIA.

eave Charlottetown for Pictou every Mon pay, Werpwnespay, TuHurspay & Satux pay mornings at 5 o'clock, connecting there at 10 a. m. with train for Halifax. Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of twenty or upwards can obtain Return Tickets at Charlottetown Office to Picton and back same day. for $1 each.

Returning to Charlottetown. Leave Pictou every TuRSDAY, WEDNESDAY, Fripay and Sarurpay, about 2 p. m., on

arrival of morning train from Halifax.

CAPE BRETON,

Leave Pictou for Hawkesbury ever Monvay and THURSDAY, on arrival of moruing train from Halifax, connecting both ways. with Stage and Steamer ** Neptune,” to and from Sydney and Bras d'Or Lake.

Returning to Pictou saME NIGHTS, connecting with 10 a. m. train Turspay aid PRrIpay for Halifax.

New Brunswick, Canada and United States.

Leave SUMMERSIDE every day (Sunday except ed) on arrival of morning train from Charlottetown, connecting at Shediac with trains for each of the above named - pee and at St. John with Steamers of

nternational Co. for Portland and. Bos-

Charlottetown for

Monday Morning,

ton. Also, leaves Summerside every about 3 o'clock.

excepted) on arrival of day train from St... John, for Summerside; connect there with<e ; out delay, with train ior Charlottetown. . Also, leave Summerside for Charlottetowu every Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, Acents: Almon & MacIntosh, Halifax, Noonan & Davies, . Pictou; A, Grant and Co., Hawkesbury; Hanford Bros., St,.

“PW. HALES.

Charlottetown, May 9, 1878,

TO BOSTON. —

adele

OTH Steamers are fitted with. Sup ‘or .

Passanger accomodation arranged for« ry convenience and comfort, and fitted up in ele gant style.

low as by any other route.

EGGS in boxes and. barrels handled. with the greatest care.

SAVING TIME, only one business day used in reaching Boston, by leaving ‘here Saturday . . Morning and catching steamer at Halifax, and-:

arriving at Boston Monday morning.

LEAVE CHARLOTTETOWN

Kvery Thursday,

PUNCTUALLY AT 5.P. M.

LEAVE BOSTON

Hvery Saturday,

PUNCTUALLY AT NOON,

CARVELL, BRos.,

AGENTS. Ch’town, May 9, 1873.—1 a w arg pat

Mortgage Sale.

To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the Twelfth day of December next, A. D. 1878, at twelve o'clock, noon, at the Court House, in Charlottetown, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in an Inden- lure of Mortgage, bearing date the ffteenth day of March, A. D. 1876, and made between Donald McLeod, of Gar- igen River, in King’s County, farmer, | aud Hannah, his wife, of the one par and Edward Jarvis, Hodgson and Ne McLeod, of Charlottetown; in Queea’s

_ County, Barristers-at-Law, of the other part (and which said Mortgage was duly assignea by the said Edward Jarvit- Hodgson and Neil McLeod to Edward © Jarvis Hodgson and John Ball, Trua- - es pr the Estate of David ‘Stuart

ennie, by assigument dated 90th’ March, 1878) —O Dea LL that Tract, Piece and Parcel of °

-&X Land situate, lying and being in Car.

digan, on Township Number Fifty-three,

‘and bounded on the south by Cardigan

River;. on the west by land formerly in the

possession of John Weatherbie, but now in ,

possession of James Davies; on the north

by the * rear line,” and on the east by land — in possession of Maicolm Campbell, con-. taining, by estimation, one hundred and

‘thirty and a half acres of land, a litle

more or less — together with all rights, mbers and appurtenances thereto be longing. or For further particulars apply to Messrs. HOCEROD & McLeod, Solicitors, Charlotte. own. | Dated this 6th day of September, 1878. EDWARD J. HODGSON, JOHN BALL, nao Assiguees of Mortgagees, Sept. 6, 1878—Law ts 4 _—

MPLOYMENT.—In every village and. 4 township of P. E. Island not yet.occu-

pied, ONE AcTIVE, intelligent Lady er Gentle-

man can obtain a most e and | ; profitable engagement. Addréss, particulars,

4

D. DOWNIE & CO,” ¢e8

Box 1964, Montreal

{ May 25, 1878— win

Returning, leaves Shediac every day (Sunday ’

THEONLY DIRECT LINE.

Steamers Carroll and Worcester .

FREIGHT carried at moderate rates and as. .