1 eee Rar “OR WAPR-TRAIL! q -* : . - 7 i * ; 'ad \ a § ” wl Bhd 4 iy a ; CHAPTER XIV.—ContTimncren. : an as I was, I had studied | - ] Y iHetent understand | hs; and I deavered to an-| ; alyge my passion for this girl or woman ed her. Her phy ; highest order, aud element; but it to discover why I los iL beauty was of the dcubt was an a vot all. Had I merely looked upon | i. thi beaity ander ordinary circum: | Ee stances—that is, without coming io con- | dat spirit that avimated it it—] Me Yi | » loved her, or I might not. It a e spirit, then, tnat had w me, t ‘ t mene rie same gem in a ry nhl <etting mieht have failed to is Ww nmiv atteation. | was the captive 2 both of the spirit and the form. Soul and : v had co-operated iD producing my sion. and this may account for ita! lepoess and profuudity. Why i loved persou, | kunew-——I was pot ignorant the laws of beauty—but why the | it, I knew not. Certainly not from any ea I had formed of her hizh moral I had no evidence of these. Of | e, evea to daring, I had proot ; and determiued will; of the ‘ hought, quick and versatile ; are not ral qualities, they mine? True, she wepl steed! Humanity! I have known a hardeved dloreite weep bitter tears for her tortoise-shell cat. | She refused to take from me my herse. Generosity? She had athousand within sivhit. Alas! io thus reviewing ell | that had passed bet ween myself and | the bs ait iful fsclina, in search of her moral qual ities, I met with but little uecess ; Mystery of our nature! I loved her ; the less! And yet my passion was 3 ‘ ‘ not believe that my heart ii wicked, Mystery of cur nature! He i io reads all hearts alone can solve 14 [ loved without reason ; but I loved vy without hope. Hope I had before oA twit. Her glance through the tur- ; i ts—her note—its contents—a word or si two at other times, had inspired me with 1 hopes, hewever faint they were. The 6 incident in the ball-room had crashed | co m. j ljurra’s dark face kept lowering before | © ; even in my visions he was always * by her side. What was between the is vo? Pe ‘haps a nearer relatiouship : han that of cousin? Perhaps they were auced? Married ? Che thought maddened me. id rest upon my couch no longer. wl sought the open air: I climb- and paced it to and fro, ulks his cage. My thoughts and my mevements without To add to the bitterness of my I now discovered that I had ul t in property, but 1e:hing that annoyed me stiil more. had lost the order and its esclosure— | he pote of Don Ramen. I had dropped | hens oa the day in which they were re- ceived, aud [ believed in the patie of the ed to the azotea, s the ti wild, method. Heetions ver W were } > . , ued &@ i08s—lIit ; Lacienda, where they must have been | picked up atouce. If by Don Ramen | himsell, then all was well ; | into the hands of of the leathern-clad herdsmen, ill but if they had fallea ome som affected to Don Ramon, it might be an) kwad affair for that gentleman—in- deed for myself. Sneh negligence would | rcely be overlooked at head-quarters ; | od I had ill-forbodinegs about the result. | t was oue of my soul's darkest hours. From its very darkness I might divelin own that light was sear, for the pro- b is equally true in the moral as in | ¢ material world, Light was near. | -— | CHAPTER XV. AN Beeaxrasr | ‘olate a ODD EPISTLE. hardly tasted. A taso od a small sugared cake— | every Mexican—were | brought, and ‘ed me for break- | fn A glas und a Havana | were more to the purpose, and helped to | wild trembling of my uerves. | Fortunately. there was no duty to per- form, else [ could have ill-ettended to it. | 1 remained on the azotea till near mid- day. The storm raging within pre- vented me from taking note of what was passing around. The scenes in the plaza, the r rangers and their steeds, the “ greas- "in their striped blankets, the Jndias | squatted ou their petates, the preity poblanas, were all unnoticed by me. At/| tervals iny eyes rested upon the walls | f the distant dwelling; it was not so| distant but that a human form could have | } OT Cao d ayund of these Serv 2 of coguac stay the ers i beea distiaguished upon its roef, had ene been there. There was none, and | twenty, aye filty times, did I turn one F iny disappoinied gaze. About noo .,the sergeant of the guard | reported that a Mexicana wished to speak with me; mechanically, I gave orders for the mau to be seat up; but it was no: until he appeared before that I thought | of what I was doing. ‘Lhe presence of the Mexican at ones roused me from my reverie. I recog: | nized him as ove of the vaqueros of Dou | ixumou de Vergas—the same I had see | on the P ‘ain during my first interview | with Is shit ia, There was somet hiog in his manner . basat betoke ned him a& messenger, Ao ! ry j ided bale, wv hich he drew from under | | — - * jJerkin —afte~ having vlaneed around | o see if he was oti: alas my | ef ervu ion. TU BE CONTINUED, AN rr nn emenecne RR + TEMPERANCE is reasou’s girdle avd pate p “Ticks, the Strenuth ot the soul and 8 the foundation of virtws—J eremy Tayloe. 'to supply them with a | Pocket Knives, — TE Hi DAILY | ed 18S. CHRIST MA -~-A ITED ‘ 3 ., NHW YHAR’S|” ‘N order that all our customers may beable to have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, we are prepared CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF HOLIDAY REQUIREMENTS |! COMPRISING LN PART: 200 Boxes, Halves and Quarters Valentia ard Layer Raisins, Currants, Spices, Essences, Candied Peel, Confec: ‘ionery, Almonds, | Nuts ; Canned Goods, in Peaches, Pine Apj'e; Salmon, Lobs Sugars, Molasses and Golden syrup. SO tte eer :0. Flour, torn and Gataieal, Varranted Superior Quality. In GLASSWARE and LAMPS, we are offering Speci: i Faduceme ats during the Heiitisys, and can show some reall) -nice Goods, in Handsome Vases, Candlesticks, dail, Library and | Table Lamps, Boquet Holders, Table Sets, Celery and Pickle Holders, &., &e. A few sets Covered Pitchers te am and Cheapest Assortment Glasses in the City. , ° } The Largest HARDWARE! ted Forks, Curvers and Forks, | o°-— wae me and Dessert Knives and Pla Butter Knives, and Platters, Tea, Dessert and Table Spoons, Napkin Rings, Jelly and Pudding Moulds, Forks and Racks, Egg Boilers, Table Bells, Egg Beaters, Patty | Pans, Pie Plates ‘Ladles, Basting Spoons, Potato Pounders, Rolling | | Pins, Lemon Squeezers, Cork Screws, &c., &e. Table Cruet Stands, Se A few Handsome Bath Room Sets and Slo} Pails, Umbrella. Stands, Coal‘Hods, Crystal Stove Boards, Hearthand other | Brusher, Skates, Whips, Sleigh Bells, a choice lot; Bracket, Lamp and Bird Cage Hooks, Stair Rods. eee SO Oe SHOVELS, FORKS, AXES, HALTERS, LANTERNS, &c., ke. eerneeneee som () ° nave —eenenencenee {TS, TUBS, BROOMS, BASKETS, AND CHILDIEN’S SLEIGHS. BUCK ——— bia eee j Parlor, Hall and Geok Stoves and ae on hand. TEN TONS BAR IRYR AND SOV apipe. STEEL. ~~ Coe A AN TL TT — — See i , DECHMBEHE 2 iss 0.6 wi qui STREET. AN wer AL “7 FALL AND W AT ae ( - ‘The Great 2 Lush is to ee peg 2 Vennor’s CKets DY Mail ere of Looking “ Cook’s Knives, Bread Knives © | “ea Trays, Toast | Hikk’s AND BOYS’ eadymade Clothing |: —| on mts, Ulsters, Reefers, Saits, &c. } ’ , ’ Heavy Wincey & Wool Shirts Underclothing, Gloves, Mitts, Scarfe, Hkfe. Socks, Mufflers, &c., &. ee ee oe M 1 Boys’ Hais & Caps in bur, Felt, Cloth and Tweed. SPBOLAL- Men’s Extra 0. S. Scotch L. Wool | irts and Drawers left. _i. MORRISON, rfo P, G. Fraser’s bs Store AND HOLIDAY r Al 11 { ch i TERPRI FIRST PRIZE—A comfortable ELLING jOUSE, only Loui eight yer the lucky ticketa a full and un d title, free from all encumberanc: il] pay the cash prizes immediately iwing isclosed, The drawing wil Charlottctown, on ub ; : A ting of i holders will be held on LLAY, ‘ecember 30th, te appoint a Com- persons to conduct the drawil iiowiheg ) day Parties i\equested to register ther: wanted in t 3 Agents information in fyret . iy u del : E H. BABBITT, Dec, 3, wily Sank of P. E. Island. r. & Ch'town, {NK OF London House. GEO, DAVIES & CoO, De@,.7; Bh; Predictions cg Scorms Anticipated ! Ctovaniy Stovepipe, you want cali STOVES inave your orders with C. F. us attended to, HARRIS. I gvATaDTeo a ee i < Se csr " 7 « i - O be sold A ying and being on Lot or Township Number ware J sland, SNOW SHOVELS | A {ow Farmers’ Boiler: id Road ; Weatwar ing sisty-five Prommpbaa u JUaLUL aid a Boss Job, HARRIS Upper Queen Street. £83 a 28, 81) URTBAGE SALE. by PUBLIC | AUCTION, at th Court Honse, in Charlottetown, on TUE S- DAY, the tenth day of January next Le 82. at the Court House, in Charlott town, at the hour of twelve o'clock, ; noon,— «lu that tract, piece and parcel of land, uereditaments and premiscs sitnair, ty-fonr in King’s County, in Prince i.c- bounded as follows, that is to ommencing ata gtake in the south side { leading from Cardigan Ferry, at the boundary of a tract of land in pos- cf John and Donald Steele ; and run- sonth along said boundary to th of Farms fronting on said Cardigan thence eastwardly on said rear line 2 iGicient to toclude sixty-five acres, lfof the rear land; Road; thence along the same south- dly to the piace of beginning, contain- acres ot Land, a little more or Atso, ail that other tract, piece er parcel f inne situate, lying and being on Lot Fifty- ur aforessid, commencing on the northern __ 0: —_—_— Best American Kerosene Gil, in 1-2 ga‘., gal. & 5 gal. Tias. | —--——0:0——-— — > wan satisfied that | Please call and examine our Goods, and we can supply you at satisfactory prices, li Thankful for past favors, we solicit a cont'nuance. Wess Goods expressed to any part of the City or suburbs, | ltailroad Station or Steamers free of charge. HENAY BEER. Cheapsid, Oppovtte the Market, Det’. 8. [88 1.—Baw & w pde 22 th m till sale) A, J, 1881. o! Carcigan River at the western bound- jand in the ocecupstion of Roderick nd on the eastern boundary by land cupation of Allan Campbell, havin, of five and one- belf chains and ex- ith by parailel liner, so as to con- yacres of land, alittle more or less r with all rigt ta, members and appure| ON “ tuereto be vn he he a e is mede under a Power of Sale agin a nd Mary Ellen his wife, of the | d Edward Jarvis Hoc gson and | f the other part, turtber particulars apply at the office of Mc Leos, Solictors, Charlottetown vis twenty-second day of December, i yun j ‘. E!)}WARD J. HO) G8ON, NEIL McoLEOD, Mortgages rs 0) i. A POSITIVE Wiank he diet Dee, Next, ordering | i 3 2, ' Towns and Vil- reference ‘o reperties or their owners will be cheei- Manager, ISLAND NOTES takra their face in exchange for Dry Goods, a ommercial Union Fire Assurance 2 thence north to | Viertgage dated the sixteenth | Sep ember, 1879, made between Pat- | a1 2e Ga SE BEER & OUR eo i f my ~ OR’ S. EXTENSIVE STOCK MOVING OFF RAPIDLY, AND OUR CUSTOMERS Quality at * en CHRISTMAS SUPPLIES! Pable aisins (Extra Choice), Valercics (Gif stalk, fine and large) Boxes and Haif-Boxes, Cheap. Pest Low Gctting Prices. )N, RAISING FIGS Tei te ieee Ss of Very Cheiee Layer | ree: § Fresh, Rossied and Ground on our | GOFFEE oe i i mises, warranted Choice. a surn's (St. John) Celebrated Pure Candies, . very large assortment. 1 Chocolates, Creams, Toys, Scotch Mix- CONFECTIONERY |” Ral ‘ Freehold Lot, situated on Enstor Street, | 25 Cents AN Ipw : ter, Sardines, Corned Beet, Green Peas, Bost n Baked Beans, jac betowrt. Pe ; ay ee ee ( tures. Gum Drops, &e., &e. Bloater Paste, Pickles, Sauces, Tomato Catsu , Macaroni, Ver- ) PRIZE, - A eee poem Half-chests Caddies, 5 7 10, 15 and | s ened mr ° , me ‘te J . , fine ahead (QO rAaGh, with onch House sug} oo , ca y — ), > micilli, Tapioca, Sago, Chocolate, Broma, Covoa, Lemon, Ra RSP-) qpttig Sete orca twated on | FA dee 20 tb. boxes. Our new Tea is giving berry and other Sy rups; Apples, Onious, Cheese ; Plain, Fruit and |» jue Road, about half a mile from | . e xeellent satisfaction. a tt wh. < Fancy Biscuits ; Honey, Hominy , Prepared Cocoanut, Manioca, oe ee Very ¢ Brands (warranted), Hi Corn "Starch, aes urd, Vi megs, “Spl it Peas, Be: "8, Pearl Barley EACH Clubs of 1] tickets for Ft Sue { Ww: ‘a. Dass ~ “8 National Policy 4 § | - - - < wilia, irrimrose; ‘. F. Rice, &e. Xe. a will be ribute dg ; follows ~ me . Seen a r} > Ft 2 ve ol Crow; ratent. &e ) Double Dw ling ies - ; —_—_ —):o-———— BDOVE, cocvce 000s coceccces $1,200 Of 4° i 4 ; a . ‘ 5? 3 =} =pe &4. ’ me atin 4a. T ooo 0 | 8UES, Bates, Spices, Candied Peel. Biscuits, Chocelate, rp? ‘ : dee’ iat ae 28 ¢ ‘ » | Se 7 350 ‘ . : ° . fea of Choice Quality, ai 36 & 28 cts, per Ib. 100 Cocua (Epps). Schiveitzer’s Cecoatina, Cranberries, wa $6 “A 50 O . eke Oe ee - a Green ae i, AC, &e, ——-0:—_—-— MONON BLO hai .1e ssdechgovese 20 00} SPEXUAYD ~ “ OE NEA 4.) G0 Ba a ee BEER & GOFP sh 1 & jie ee D . . ay on an | ‘harlottetown, Dec. 13, 1881. nt n 250 00} ‘Uolfee, Pure Java and Jamaica, Fresh Growid Bvery ways ey yee 2 uaa aaa In order to reduce m4 very heavy Stock of +OODS! THIS SEASON, I will sell the following line: pecial rates of discount: ‘HEAVY CLOTHS, NAPS, 20 per cent. discount |MEN’S and BOYS’ ULSTERS, 20 per cent, discount LADIES’ SHAWLS and SKIRTS, 20 per cent. discount KNIT WOOL GOODS, 10 to 20 per cent. discount TW EEDS and DRESS GOODS, 10 to 20 per cent. discount READYMADE CLOTHING, i0 to 20 per cent. discount Several Other Lines «i Reduced Prices. As this is a positive mark rely on getting rare bargains. Dec $, 1881. OF Fic si © SNNOLLY. FIRE | = c! LIFEL HORACE SAARD, General Insurance Agent, —— REPRESENTING— ‘OWa Sale, customers can eee MRS, UU any, of London, Eng,, CAPITAL, £2,508,000 STG. } } Western Fire Assurance Company, of Toronto, Ont, CAPITAL, $800.000.00, British America Fire Assuraic; “oupany, of Toronto, Ont,, CAPITAL, $500,000.00. ‘Stn Mutual Life & Accident Incucuce Company, of Montreal, CAPITAL, $590,000.00. MARINE INSURANCE rm &LSO EPPECTED. Risks taken on all descriptions of Property : ‘5 “ at LOWEST RATES. Office—Corner of Queen ood Charlottetown, April 4, 188|—tf i = ee Se ee : = . oa t(j... =) ——=-— TO LET. nicmeoved. re /E BRICK HOUSE adjoining the resi- cence of Mr. Arcap Keyxsepy, Water ' KS. W. W. IRVING begs to notify be Street; also the premises adjoiniug, lately oc. eels as i the public generally that opeb ed her Fail and Winter Clarse upied by the “ Examiner Printing Co.’ Ap- © hae aly to the owner, r Pai ting aud Drawing in all their different JOHN INGS, | jya For terms, ete,, apply at her Studio —resi- “ODM: of Mr, Peebles, South Side ot net ower Water Streets, oe af - —_— Ch’town, Sept. 7, 1881 Sate the the Luce your Printi XA AMI eR "PRINTING | Squire, OS MR ese tee st 8 ae a EE PT neem