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TERMS, difteen Shillings, per annuum, half in

advance. le _

W¢@ hare appointed the following Gen-

tlemen to Act as Agents for the

* Examiner,” viz .- | Vilham Beariste, Esq., Owen O'Neill, Esq, Mr Joseph Sharpe

gtiebard Reid, Esq,

Me. William Callaghan, « Lawrence Hogan, Riehvlas Conroy Esq., Mr. J saw Doyle,

Joseph Arsenault, Esq,

: Summerside,

j | Linkletter Rvad, | Alberton,

Miuitnegash, i Hope River, Liguish, Skianer’s Pond, i

Egwont Bay, Me Jo PetaGeraid, Wellingtun, Oaeame Gandet, Esq, Miseuuehe, Mr Jobo Breen, Princetown, Toomas Laughlin, Esq., | Lot 16, Mr Beanett MeLellan, Judian River, ! M. McKinuen, sen , Beq., Let 14, Michael Rildridé, Baq., Let ii,

Seuth West, West Pont, Campbelton, Lot 4,

Crapaud, Georgetown, Vernen R'r Bridge.

We, Peter Hughes,

* Patrick McLellan,

« Thomas O"Connor,

* John Kelly,

fIen. A. A. McDonald,

Me Geo A. Hughes, George Forbes,

foun McDougall, Bsq., Orwell, i Wr. John French, Sturgeor, James O'Brien, Moutague,

Carcdiaae Bridge,

Win BD ten~wre, Little Pend, Let 56,

Mc. Dowald MoDonald,

« Peter Sianett, Morell, De. Melotyre, Sourts, } How F Kelly. Fort Aangastus, Caotiin John MeTntyre, Fairfield,

Putrick Griffin, Eaq., St. Andrew's, Mr. Reasid M sc Donald, (farahelia. Axtheoy McCormack, Esq , Mr Siraen Balger, J aeph MeAulay, Eaq.. John Stewart, junr.. Eeq Dugald McDougall, Exq Liwrdlte Peters, Exg , {r. Angts McDonald, Ic. Usderhay, Esq..

| ' i Piaquid, St Peter's Bay

Biack Bush, Red Point, Lot 46 | Dundas, Kollo Bay, Goose River, i Bay Fortune

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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1869,

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, Marine and Fire Insuranc

BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY, FIRE §& MARINE.

HEAD OFFICE--Corner of Church & Court Streets, Toronto.

Capital and Assets upwards of Deposited at Ottawa - . G P. RIDOUT Esquire,

PETER PATERSON, Esqui e T. W. BIRCHALL, Eeguire,

MMAPERUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON!

OFFICZS---1 Old Broad Street, and 15 Pall Mall.

Subscribed and Invested

$195,000 doposited at Ortawa for the Pro the New Canadia

Hanover Fire Insurance

Paid Up Capital, ° - Surplus, - . ; .

Total Assets, \st July, 1869,

MARINE RISKS taken on HULLS, CARGOES and FREIGHTS at moderate rates con- sistent with the hagard

FIRE INSURANCE effected on every description of Property. All Policies issued immediately on application, withou reference to the Head Offices.

For (urther particulars, rates and condition

Kenton 'T. Newbery,

_Ch’town, Sept 13, 1869.

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SPRING STOCK

HARDWARE.

City Hardware Store.

Just received, per Steamer from BOSTON Ship Undine, from LIVERPOOL. and Amphion from LONDON, the best and most suitable

STOCK OF WA. DWARE

ever imported inte Charlottetown, consisting ip part of: PAINT BRUSHES. |

NAIL.

43 bags assorted fine|A choice lot of Paint, | American Cat Nails Graining, Tar and)

Cat and Wro’t Spikes. Whitewash Brushes,

Brads and Finishing Blacking, Serubbing, and

Nails, Wro't Nails, al! sizes, Borse Brushes.

B rs ‘Shoemakers’ Ink and vot Nuils. in copper)” Quigts

zine and iron, Whips ’ Horseshoe Nails | Pairbupks’ “at ee

Copper Burrs and Beit\**? Reed mg 7 | Seales, from 8s. to 120s,

Wood Screws, } to fin | Wire Cioth, all sizes, Brass Hinges & Sorews Fence, Well and Mud Digger Chain,

PAINT. |Hemp & Manilla Ropo, * Best quality American 4 tone Paint, Mackerel and Cod Line | Best No. 2 London! Hook and Fishing White, Gear,

Red Lead, Black Paint, Silver Table Bells, Green Paint, ‘Hand Bells and Gongs, Venetian, Ked & Bine AmericanPatent Rolice

Paint, Buses, Orange Crome Paint, Bra-s ano Enameled Stew Burnt Terra Sieunado., | Pans,

\Egy Beaters, |\Clothes Wringers, \Flour Sifters,

E-verald Green Uitrawarine Blue, Pateut Dryera, Red Och e, Wire Sieves, Extract Logwood, |Wire Dish Covers,

Umber, wixed and un Blacksmiths’ Anvila

mixed Vices, Hammers and Dro;. Black, Beliows, Metallic Paint, | Blister oteel, G Carriage Mountings, in

Axles and Screw Bolts, Malleable Castings, Hub Bauds, in Silver and Brass, Dasb Centres, &e., ¢, 21 casks Oil, in Boiled|/fayior & Bros celebrated and rew Linseed, Circular, Cios sou Olive Oil, ext a, Hand and Tenon, Pa Machinery do., el, Keyhole, an Milne al Oil, Saws, Kerosene Oil, Large assortment of! Cod ard Whale Oil, Files, of every desciip- | Turpeutine, tron, Black and Brown Japan, |Locks, Hinges and Walnut Stein, DSerews, of ali kinds, Copper Paine, Pitch and Rosin, Few Boxes 1x Tin Plate, Mander s line Mahogany Bar Tin and opel‘er, Varnish, |Brad’s celebrated Bench,

ime, Puris Whiting, ebalias.

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GEORGE D. WRIGHT,

WHOLESAL® AND SETAI“ DEALER IN

GHOISE FAMILY GROGERIES, DUNNS BLOCH,

QUEEN STREET, Charl ttetown, Prince Edward Island. June 24, 1868.

R. REODIN, Attsracy aud Barrister ~at- Law, CUNVEYANCER, &e. fice: -- Great George Street,

Charlottetown. ( Near the Cathalve Cathedral.)

September 3, 1866. tf

A. McWEILL, Reading Room Propictor,

COMMISSION MERCHANT

AND

AUCTIONEER, (kaslettelewnm, - - «= May 31, 1869. tf

Direct from Borieamx, via Halifax

a. Sub-criber bus j st received fromBordeaux, via Halifax,— 58 casea Coynac BRANDY,

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A) * bhds Bargundy KED WINE, 5 * Good Graves White WINE, 5 © Pare White Wine VINEGAR, 4ll of which are offereri for sale at ext emely low

OWEN CONNOLLY.

Commission Merchant, GENERAL AGENT,

AND AUCTIONEER Upper Queen Street,

Charlottetown, - - - PEL

N. B —Orders from abroad, ana the couutry, Will receive prowpt atte ation.

April 26. 1469.

MAKE YOUR OWN YEAST

Cre NEW HOPS$for ‘amily use, in QUARTE HALF aad POUND PAPERS. For Sale by W. R. WATSON, City Dray Store, Vieto rie building, : Ch'town Sevtemler 18, 1908

_ WILLIAM KOUGHAN Ship Broker & General Agent, CHARLOTTETUWN, P. E. ISLAND. KEF URENCES:

Bevthere Csi,

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Carpenters & Builders,

Have constantly on band a large stock of Waxken’s

and, from a long experience in the use of this material, can yeaarantee the laying of the same jn the most satisfactory aud workmanlike manuer.

NINE THOUSAND

Just nuourven at HARVIE’S BOOKSTORE, Nine fhousan Rolls ROOM PAPER,

FRANGIS 8. LONGWORTH,

CHAMPAGNE OFFICE : 4 doors south of Bank OS Poh.

‘Attorney at Law, Notary Public &¢.

OFFICE.—2 doors below Bank of P. E. Is-

BRAHEE SUGAR POWDERS

Bie See Luncet, under Mepicat PatRosAGs

Carvell Brothers, Cea ht. shad aaa :

“PHILLIPS & LEWIS,

HILLSBOROUGH PAK, CHARLOTTETOWN. P. E. 1,

Improved Fie and Waterprof

FELT, COMPOSITION, AND GRAVEL,

August 2, 1569.

9,000,

ROOM PAPER! ROOM PAPER.

QUEEN 5tKEET—

34 per Roll, upw ars. we anieate Bete a

May 24, 1869.

BARRISTER AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC, &e.,

GREAT GEORGE STBEET Charlottetown, P. E. Island. ~~ ALBERT HENSLEY,

land, Great George Street, Ch’town. Nov. 29, 1869. 3m

ERSKIN’S

A Tonic and Unfuailing Remedy tor Rheumatismef alikinds,\earalgia

Lumbago, Sciatica,

for FACE-ACHE, TOOTH-ACHE, Asa ACHE, COUGHS, and all affections from Colds.

WM. R. WATSON.

ity D Store, Victoria Building , TQuecn Street, Sept. 16,1867. :

Table Delicacies «f ivery ' Description.

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A. HERMANS,

Ball - Anger, Gua and Tin - Suh,

Dorchesier Street, (Next to Reading Room Building.) gees to’return his thanks to the general public for the liberal patronage extended io him sixce his commencement in business, and asks for a coutinuance of the same. He keeps constanty on hand

A peat Assortment of

TINWARE, KITCHEN UTENSILS, &e., &¢., &e. ALL ORDERS in the above BUSINESS will be punctually attended to. Having lately made large purchases in the Cheapest Markete, intended for House Buildere, such as

tias Fitting, Water Clict s, Bell Fittings, &c.. &e.,

Tam prepared to SELL THEM at RATES AS LOW AS CAN BE HAD IN THE CITY, and will fil them up in a good workmanlike style

To @ generous public, I would sas, that all orders in THIS BRANCH OF MY BUsI NESS will be attended to with Despated

A Lot of First Claas WATLR COOLERS on baud,

« SAYRS’ CRYSTAL BLU,

Sold Cheaper than ever. July 12, 1869

TICE NO NE SUBSCRIBFR has JUST RECEIVED

Ex Schooner “ M. E. BANKS,” his asual supply of

Yarmouth Cook, Box and Franklin STOVES,

which compare favourably with any STOVES yet imported into the Mark-t,

and will be sold on usual terms.

He also informs those 'NDEBTED to HIM- SELF or MARY STEPHENS, that if they do not pay up their ive ACCOUNTS and NOTES, on or befure the FIRST day of DECEMBER next, they will be sued for withont farther notice.

_ CASH PAID FOR

Hiides, (ats, AND ALI MERCHANTABLE PRODUCE

R. J. CLARK. Orwell Cheap Store, ‘ Nov, Ist, 1369. tf

Feathers, Feathers,

- Cubicer F . & large quantity of

Capei Oak do., Narrow aud Broad

Pale Carriage do, | Axes, Quick gold sizs, jAdzes, Shingle Axes Kuotting Composition, | Se, dc,

100 Boxes Giass, frow)| 739 to 36x42, Carpenters’, Joivers’ and Putt:, Coopers’ Tovis ef all

2 tons Zine, kinds, 160 rolls Tirred Paper, Fannver Wheels, and Stove Polish. Bushes.

1 A few Double Barrle GUNS, a very superior article; Revolvers and Breech Loaders Ammu- nition of every description,

A-large Aesor’me:t of English and American FOKK, SHOVELS SPADSS and HUES Garden Tools of every description, Hay FOKK> SCYTHES, NEATHS, KAKES

Curtery.—tvory Handled Table, Carving and Dessert KNIVES 3 (itiot’s eelebrated RAZORS Pocket. Praning and ~portmens’ KNIVES Huttou'’s Famed Britisi PLATE ‘n Table. Dessert and ‘TEA SPOONS TABLE and DESSERT FORKS. &e. &e The above is bet a small portion of the largest stock of Hardware ever imported into Charlotte town, al! of which has been purchased for CASH on the very best terms and?we feel satistied that we can please the public in price and quality. Please culland examine before purclhusiug else-

where : ck al . BOURKE, GILLAN & Ce., Successors to if, E. STARBIRD, & COQ. June 28. 1869

NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS NEW GOODS

ROBERT YCUKG’S ** Cent e of Attection.”

New Bornets, New Hats, New Ribbons, New Flowers, New Feathers, New Manties, New Mantle Velvet. New Velyeteens, New Silke, New Irish Poplins, New Dress Stuffs New F Merinces; New Shirts, New Shirtings, New Fisanele New Wool Shirte, New Wool Shirting, &e , &., TO BESOLD CHEAP. North Side Queen Square Ch’t-wn Cet. 7, 1869. tt

NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS.

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JUST BECEIVEDAT JOSEPH A. MeDONALD’S Queen Street,

ER STEAMERS “« ORLENTAL” & “+ ALHAMBRA,” 4 Cesce Ects «1 Caps, New Style CHEAP FOR CASH. Per ** City of Quebec,” from Montreal,

3 Gases Boots, Shoe aud Rabbers,

CHEAP FOR CASH. Per ‘* St. Lawrence,” 1 Case Ready-Made Clothing, (Fasbienable Make. )

CHEAP FOR CASH, Ch’tewn, Oc', 4, 1869

CLOUDs, CLOUDS, CLOUDS. Ladies’ Clouds IN

IMMENSE VARITY. CHEAPER THAN EVER,

aT

ROBERT YOUNG'S,

THE “CENTRE OF ATTRACTION,” North Side Queen Square.

Ch’town, Pct. 18, 1869 tf

TRON!

UST RECEIVED per ship Deneas from LIVERPOOL—

10 Tons Best Refined IRON.

| THE STONE VAULT.

THE STORY OF THE HEAD CLERK aT ** MORRIS AND GRINBY'S.’’

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BY MARY KYLE DALLAS,

1 bave been with Morris and Grinby five- and-thirty years come the first of next month. I was forty when 1 came here, and sol have @ habit of being exact about dates; am now within a few weeks of seventy five. But as tor being old, bless you, Im younger than the youngest clerk, Tom Codge s, who, what with late suppers and hard drinking, basa hand that shakes like those old ledger Icaves blowing im the wind by the open window yonder.

Cold water, early hours, and temperance in all things, keep a mao halo his life through If you don’t believe that, look at me, I'm an example, sir, Yes, | ve seen changes here The firm was ‘ Morria, Grinby and Bioom,’ when I came, though young Bloom died three months after, and young Grinby was taken into partnership. We had a fire hera, | tco, and the offices have been rebuilt on a | different plan. Ab, yes—changes enuugh | sud unc pleasant; bat the strangest and saddest of all was what happened to poor Ben Wade Ab dear me. It did seem hard, very hard, looking at it with human eyes, ard orgetting, ag we ure apt to, that God does everything :or the best,

Perhaps you don’t know how this hous: is built. Its an old place, although the front and offices are pew, and those great baiue trades were oly put up Inst year Down be.ow you can judge how very old it is. Such a cellar sir,—such massive Walls, and aii payed with stone ; and below the cellar a smal) stoneivaulr, which Codgere, who laughs at serious things, says the o.d firm built to be buried in. _My own opinion is, it was intend: ed to conceal valuabies, fur it bas a great and plated door and thrae locks, euch fastened with @ different key—that is, if they were ever fastened at all. The vault was dissed long before my time. Weil, sir, [ hadn’t been bere s:x monthe, when one day, or rather one evening, fur it was nearly six— werchanis kept later hours im those days— I had occasion to go down into the cellar be- fore going home, to give directiong to the porter about some bales io be sent up in the early morning next day.

Mike and | were up at the north end efthe cvllar, wheve the bales were, aud [ was giving hm my orders, when, at my elbow, as it} seemed, | heard av odd sound—a kind of weezing Cough smothered in a moment.

1 lovk.d wround, there was nobody there— notaeoul; end I thought: Lluw our ears deceive us, to be sure, and went on talking. But, | give you my werd I hadn’t spoken three words when there was that sound again. Lt qui'e startied me.

* Mike,’ said I «did you cough 7

* No, sit,’ said Mike, ‘1 taought your bonor did.’

* it must be imagination, or some sound | from the cflice overtieud,’ | said, but just then vugh—ough We betir heard at,

* it's no gocd, yer honor,’ eaid Mike,

‘ Theres some one hiding in the cellar,’ | uid I. | So, with Mike’s lantern, we went over the great @.one-paved place, lucking behind boxes ad baies, and under the etepe, and up the coal slid, But not a sul did we fied, ant), | passing the door of the vault, I heard it, this | time very fuint and strange, und called out tu Mike

* Who ever it is, is hidden in tha vault.’ And with that we both turned stairward, and bolted into ir, Grinby’s office together. the old geptleman, Grinby, senior. He don"t come to the bcuse once a year now, for be 8 past ninety. Old Mr. Giinby was just locking bis deek and buttuning his overcoat tle stared at us through his glasses and ejaculated :

‘ Bess me, Humphries. is the house ov fire ?°

‘ No, sir,” said J, * but there is some one bidden in the stone vault *

* Ban!’ seid Mr. Grinby, ‘I thought you had more sense, Mr. Humphries. No cne cculd exist ten minutes in the stune vault. It i- the next thing to air-tight.’ |

‘Iis my belief, sir, that whoever it ic,may be choking to death, sir, I said; * but there i: come wne there. Mike heard a cough as well as I.’

* Veay well,” said Mr. Grinby ; * call the nearest constuble, Mike, and—Mr. Mor; e, ure you in your offve, sir? Pernaps you i: come Gown with us and asset in the capture ofa burzler Mr Liumphries bas discovered iw the ai tight stone vault below the cellar,

He was very 8a irical ; so was Mr, Morris. But we al went down toyether, the constable with us, and stupped before the stone vault. The Goor was shut so tight that it took all Mikes strength tu foree it open. And Mr Grinby, look:ng straight belore hip, shoutcd: * Ha, ba, nobody. as I told you.’

But the next minute he saw what the res: of us had already seen—a bendle of raga in one corner Of the vault, down on the floor. And amidst the rags was a white face und a thin hand, and a bare, bruised and bleeding ivot. And we dragged out into such air as there was in the cellar a miserable wretch of little boy who seemed quite dead.

Up in the office, however, we brought bim to lite, end got the story from him. He lived, it seems, amongst thieves, and they had planned to rob us that night, and he, poor little midge, had slipped in somehow, and bidden in the cellar, to open the door for them, rever thinking any one would come

| Grinby wanted, for littl Ben Wade came t

jafter | went one way and he the other —1

to # little capbuard and brought me a glass of

‘T’ve noticed the lad’s eye—it’'s a good | one,’ said Mr. Morris

‘It’s a risk,’ said Mr. Grinby, ‘but we'll consider we'll consider.’

And I suppose the result wag what youn

us neat Monday.

Now he was clean and whole, he didn’t look so bed, and good food and no ebuse made a difference» in him in a week.

In a month or so people stopped predicting that young Grinby would repent some day ; and ina year I don,t think there was one in the office who didn’t love that boy So grate ful, and so trustworthy, and so ready to do everything forevery one Young Mr Gr nby had him taught and well taught, too. The lightning calculator might beat him, bat [ doubt it ; and I never knew that lad to for- get to dot his i’s, or cross his t's, in all my acquaintance with him after he had learned to write ata}.

At twenty he was one of the best clerks in our establishmen', besides being ag fine a looking a young fellow as cne wou!'d wish to see. On the whole! did not wonder that Miss Lucy Evens took a fancy to bim—a sister, sir of one of the young feliows at our place, and a girl who looked like @ queen, and was as good as she was hand- some

1 used to meet them walking on the battery where lovers used to wa'k inthosedays. He was so fond and proud of ber, and she had suoa a tender way of looking at him, that they made my old heart young again, as I often told Mrs. Humphries, to whom I al- ways confide everything. And how te re verenccd her why, a ribbon, or a faded dower, that she had worn, were cherished by h m asa nmiser cherishes his gold,

At last he told me, in confidence—for her name was sacred and not to be spoken before every one—that they were to be warried,

* And when I look baer, sir,’ said he, *and remember the miserable years of my wretch ed ehildnood, and thins how friendless and forlorn | wa:, and how there was nothing be- fore m: bat a prison orthe gallows, and think that now I have everything to make man’s life Liessed—the power to win a res potable livel:hood by reputable labor, the respect of nest men, and the love of such a g ri as Lucy~I can never be too grateful to the kind ‘riend who saved me from a lite] dare not contemplate. God bless Mr. Grinby !’ sad he, lifting his hat reverently es he might in cherei, and there wasa prayer in his dark eyee as |e looked upward.

T! ose were the laet words I ever heard him speak, except Goodin ght’ Ah, deur me, it should bave been good-bye. Ten minutes

took my way tome, and he, as it seemed afterwards, walked just two blocks and then came back hese At twelve o'clock that night | awoke Mrs, Hampbhries.

‘My cear,’ said I, ‘I must have had the nightmare or something ”

* Guodaess * satd ghe, ‘it seems so. Your hands wre like ice, What gave it to you, love? the lobster, [ ll be bound,’

‘ Perhaps,’ sa dT, ‘I admit I ate a hearty supper. And nothing clse con!d make me | fancy young Wade at my bedsid», white asa ghost, with both hands on my breast,’

‘Ah, but the o'gstmare is always black, not white said my wife. And then she went

wine. Atter that | went to sleep again,

I did not rise early, and was quite behing my vueual time. But when I reached our place I found it im great ecommotior. Clerks running hither and thither, the heads of the firin stand. ng ebout in the most unbusiness like manner; and three constables on the premusee,

‘ What is the matter, sir?’ I said, adJreaa- ing Mr, Grinby.

* Matter enough’ said he. very heavily robbed,’

‘| fa:e1d that coulda’t happen here,’ eaid I, ‘I really believe it would be impossible for burglars to break into Morris, Grinby & Son's, sir,’

‘Ab,’ said he, ‘they did not break in, The door has been quietly cpened from the inside,’

* And L believe ’ began Mr, Merrie.

‘Sir,’ cried young Mr. Grinby, out of breath, ‘I beg us @ genticman, asa man of pr neiple, you will not give utterance to your uniound+d suspicion—totally unfounded and unworthy of you.’

‘ Prove them 89, sir,’ said Mr. Morris, cooly, and I :} apologize.

I looked an inquiry,

‘ Don t ask explanations, I beg, Mr. Hum phenes,’ said Mr, Grinby, * Something bas been said—which the speaker will regvet. Ah, there comes my messenger,’

And ip ran one cf our boys,

Well, Tom?’ said Mr, Grinby,

‘Mr, Wade ain’t been home all night, s:r,” said Tom.

‘I told you 80,’ said Mr, Morris,

‘AndI tell you even yet I will not hear my dear friend s—yes. my very dear (riend’s —character asporsed,’ said young Grinby. ‘ Hur pi ries, | know you love Ben Wade as | do, Fancy imagining him connected with | this robbery. As well suspect my father or myself or you.”

‘ He's missing,’ said Mr. Morris, shutting the office door upon us three. * He was seen to return late in the evening, He was one ot a band of hous-breakers when we tock him mn, and many declare the character to be formed at six yearsold. He was nine, I believe he bas b-en won Sack to bis old ways,’

‘You wili not express your belief to others,’ said Mr. Grinby,

‘Not as yot, most certainly,” said Mr. Mo ris.

Well, sir, that was a bitter day to me—a

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ed but for my hearing him. tell you how we kept him, and filled the |

inte castedy. You ean guess all that. It's the boy I have to tell you about—poor Ben Wade. It came out during the investization consequent apom the arrest, that. the poor child was kept amongst the thievés by force, and that they used him cruelly. Once a roffain of the gang had broken his leg in a drunken fury,and limped yet from the injury Ue was Buch a pale, worn, miserable thing, that every ono felt merciful to him, and it wag decided to-pardon him and send him to the poor-hoause.

But that very morning, Grinby, jucior~a young man then—eame into the «fice where nis father sat, aod put bs hand upon bis arm

* Sather,’ says he, ‘I want tu ask you a favor. I want my cwn way in one thing ’

* Well,’ said the old gentleman,’ let me hear you”

‘T want to take Ben Wade into this house ae an errand boy,’ said young Mr Grinty.

* Hey?’ said the old gentleman, ‘what, a young housebreaker as errand boy. Bives my soul,’

* Father,’ says young Grinby, ‘the boy is naturally a good boy, I like him, 1 want to suve him. Perhaps if I bad not had so goo? a father to guide me and to care for me, I migbt have becn werse-than be. | don’t ask you to trust him, sit. “rust him myself | am

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to the vault, and there would have smother-/ night. I don’t cere to taken tea ata litile coffee-house, as he some-

plac? with constables,who,when the burgiars | bome until quite late, and had came, pounced out upon them, und tcok them | one there, * { must go back to the office.

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hitser day. We could learn nothing of young Wade aiter eight o'clock on the previvus) Then several had seen him, He had . times did when he did not intend to return! said to some | I have forgetten sometbynz,’ Halt an hour afterwards Mike, the porter, had passed bim in the street,and youug Wade had aaid : ‘ What's the time, Mike ?” The porter told him. ‘ | shall be too late,’ he said, ‘I have an engagement, and must go back to our place for a parcel I’ve forgotten,’

An apple woman on the corner had sen him enter. Hs olten bought iruit from her for lunen, and she knew him well by sight.

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the burglars, and for the recovery slive or dead of young Benjamin Wade, bat without the least effect.

We were notified of every body washed astore, and of every unknown man found dead for months and at laet there were few who did not Jaugh at poor Ben's friends, for their credulity.

It seemed plain to them—and may not judge them us they judved their brother —that Ben Wade was guiity,

Poor Lacy never looked up. It wae esay enough tosee that her heart was broken, and in a year she died. justa week too soon te hear what I shail tell you, .

One morning | was very busy a. my ‘n the inver office when a gentleman care in and asked fr either Mr. Morris or Mr Grinby. Old Mr. Grinby was at home with the gout, but Mr. Morrie and the gentleman were in. I called them, on writing v clergyman and tancied be had called to @o= liert subscription for some mission to the heathen, or sunday school, or new church. But bs first words made me start.

were these :

‘You rememter, of course, @ burglary. committed here a year ago, or more’

I could not keep my seat then, but want iorward, trcmb ing like a leaf,

Young Mr Grinby had turned quite faint, and was leaning aga:ust the wall tor support.

* You are agitated,’ said the clergyman; ‘I fear you will be still more affected by what you must soon hear A persoa now in custody, condemned to execution, has a con- teesion to make to you in r- gard to that af- fuir~—a very horrible one, I tear,’

[le took a card frum his pocket and wrote a few lines,

‘Ii you will call at the prieoa any time to- day, you will see him,’ ha said. * To mcr- wil be too late, It is Pridiy, and he is to suffer execution at dawn. Present this, if you please, and [ implore you, ask Bo ques- tions now.”

B fore they could say mach he was gone. Afraid, | think, to be the first to tell the story, and our gentlemen called a cab and tock me with them a¢ my request. They seemed to expect us at the prison, and we were admitied. But in the narrow corridor Morris ssopped, us.

*Gentiemen’ he said. ‘you must nervo yourrelves Have you reflected that you may see Benjamin Wade abea yonder is opened ?’

Young Grinby put his hand upon his heart, and seemed turning faint . It was the first tume the thorght entered my nund, and it was a blow. It staggered me.

The next minute the turnkey flung the docr open, and we were in the eell. On the fleor lay aman ~a ldered fellow, in rough garments—who seemed to have cast himseif down in grief orterror. It was not Ben Wade. At first [ thouzht [ bad never sven the face he lifted as be arose. Ina woment it came to me.

it was the leader of the gang who hed been arrested for that old attempt at robbery, when we bad found little Bem in the stone vau't.

* You've come, buve you,’ said he, sitting down on the stone seat, ‘and [ see you kuow me They've caught me cgain, and ite murder this time, and I've got to swing. If it was.’ for that, no parson ‘ad have got this out of me. But I’ve promised, and [ al- ways keep my word | do,

* You remembers young man called Ben Wade 7°

‘ What of him ? we cried in a breath.

* Not much—he didn’t rob rt that’s all, We done it—Dick Bureh,. hry Tom and me. Te:) you bow it was. You kuow that boy informed on us, and I was locked up at hard labor for more years than most men live. I didn’t stay, though, I cut off, and cawe home. And the firet thing 1 did was to vow vengence on that boy. Why, there be wis a gay young buck, in fine tags, with the hand'ing of money, and thought of, and trusted just for having done for us, Proud, too,—wonldn't speak to us im the street. Threatened to give infoamation if he ever saw one of us prowling about, I heard itall Iswore I d fix bim; and it seemec: to come to me.

‘One night [ was agoin’ to Slapper’s shadcs, to bave a drink. Burch was with me ; and in a quiet sort of street we came up to Ben, in a mighty harry.

‘I'd have knocked him on the bead, but Burch stopped me.

* +See what be’s up to,’ says he. And we followed. He went down to your place, and went in. He leit the deor ajer, and we made the best of it. Ile was coming out, with @ book or something in bis bend, and we met him. Hewas plucky, I tell you. One of us wouldn’t have got off so 087 but we were twotoune. We gagged and tied him, and made a clean sweep of the place that night.’

"And Ben—my God, did Ben think we would not belreve him!’ gried Mr. — ‘He had but to come to us—te tell the Where is he? Do you know? Speak !’

The robber was turning the bue of ashes. lis words came slowly. Hie eye glanced cver his shoulder aud Le backed up against the wall

* We locked him up in the stone vault,” he eaid, ‘and took the keys with us, If you lovk you'll find him there.’

And young Mr, Grinby fainted outright in my arms.

Well, sir, the robber’s worde were trae. The stone vault was opened that day, and there—no matter. It was easier to know the rng be wore and the keys and perse in bis pocket than poor Ben Wade.

Tue first thing Mrs. Humpheries said, was : ‘Thank Meaven, Lacy cannot knowit.’ And the pext she sobbed—* Oh, but the certainty would have been better for ber, after all. And then to know hie name was clear.’

Aad so that is the story of our stone vault; and strange as it is, ts quite trae. You may see bis grave close beside Lucy's, any dey. An: Mrs. Hampheries—she's a roman- tic little woman, sir—eays she thinks the vior lets and roses grow there of their own accord, unger the white monument.

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A physician going down town with @ friend of bis, said to bim, * Let ue avoid that pretty woman you eve there on the left, she recognizes me, and caste apon me looke of indignation. I attended ber husband.’ I understand, you bad the miefortane to dis-

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