TUT — THE DAILY en <n -— LeRMS Five DoLiars A YRAR. EX f FE ca swenial ee “ This is true Liberty, when Free Born Men, haying to advise the Pablie, may speak free.”—Euriripes, = MINER. SINGLE Copies Two Cents — NEW SERIES. Seeeieetioad $ v ” 0------~—- Che Vaily Exaniner is issued every evening by The Examiner Publishing Co. From their office, corner of Water aad Great George Streets, Charlottetown, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1888. a THe PIRATE. By Sir Walter Scott. eee Sir John at Earnscliffe. THE HOME AND SURROUNDINGS OF THE CANA~ DIAN PREMIER, (From The London World’s Series of Cele- brities at Home.) Where the cliffs rise up abruptly and VOL. 22.—-NO. 73. dent in the case of the Irish Church, ana may yet help to a solution of our own Ex- tablishment difficulties. The alolition of the seignorial tenure relieved Canada of an incubus worse than any Ireland has ever borne, while the construction of the Can- adian Pacific Railway is an achievement of which any statesman might be proud, most of all one with Prince Edward Island. oe ; ada atid 3s OF SUBSCRIPTION Ladigs CHAPTER XXXII. overhang the river, nestling ina grove of|stR JOHN’Ss OWN VIEWS UPON IMPERIAL —RATES OF SUBSCRIPTIUN— (Continued ) stunted pine, hangs Earnscliffe, sucha “Shouse FEDERATION. . «ix months. on 4 hill” as honest Robert Burton would |/These he gives us as he {talks. He be- Gero eh Astracun Jackets Sista a Mutfs, in Seal, Beaver, Persian Lamb, Contracts may be made for monthly, quar- terly. half-yearly, or yearly advertisements, on application. ‘ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY, 1888, MOON'S CHANGES, Last Quarter 4th day, 3h., 13.3m., a. m., N. (below horizon.) Men's Driving Collars, Fur Gloves, 4 ** Brenda?” repeated Norna ‘ who talks of Brenda ?—it is of Minna that © spoke to you.” ‘** Pat it was of Brenda that I thought.” re- plied Mordaunt, ‘tof her that I now think, and o: her alone that I will ever think.” ‘‘Isapossible, my son!” replied Norna. “Yor cannot be sv dull of heart, so poor of spirit, as to prefer the idle mirth and house- wife simplicity of the younger sister, te the deep feeling and high mind of the noble- spirited Minna? Who would stoop to gather the lewly violet, that might have the rose for stretching out his hand? **Some think the lowliest flowers are the sweetest,” replied Mordaunt, ‘‘and in that have deemed suitable for a ‘* nobleman” of his own day. Traly a favored spot, perhaps the most favored of the many lovely halting-places around the capital, to one at least who loves the rugged beauty of the Canadian forest, whose dark-green fringe spreads beyond the silver sweep of the water at the foot of the cliff, and is swallowed up in tke purple haze that ever hangs like a veil over the Hull mountains beyond, till it dissolves at evening into the melting pink and yellow and purple of that Canadian sunset glory whose tender brilliance no pen can describe. The “house ‘the Mother Country. lieves that the future of the whole Empire will be a great Federation of the Colenies with the Mother Country, and _ a speech of his in 1861 will give his views ‘more clearly than the mere recollection of passing frag- ments of conversation. ‘‘I hope that for ages, for ever, Canada may be united to There will thus be formed an immense confederation of freemen, the greatest confederation of civilised and intelligent men that has ever had an existence on the face of the globe.” As a speaker, Sir John Macdonald is ex- tremely effective, although, or perhaps be- 4 faith will 1 liv ie.” 4 on Whe . hs el eand die. . : = . : . ; : a New Moon llth day, 7h, 40.0m., p. m., W., i ih Rion aoenath weet OE itself is of grey stone, its outlines broken | cause, his oratory is quite unstudied. But Ped emer lew ie Astracan, uw aps, na, fiercely; then, instantly changing her ee a by poctic a and ee ii the rolling periods and declamatory Mr i da be pee cae. we. tone, and taking is hand in’ the moat fice {eh The quiet peacefulness, which sur-(rhrages are conspicuous by their absence, it the tw hogizon.) : tionate manner, she proceeded : —“* You must | T2UNGS Iv Seems to Aarmonise Detter WIth | 13 because the matter of his speech is to him: Nutria, &G., and a lot of not—you wil! not tell me so, my dear son—-|Sit John Macdonald's book-loving tastes} }) important. He sees clearly, aud ex- ¥ Di jSun 'Sun {Moon! Hig Day's you will net break a mother’s heart in the than the fashionable bustle of *‘Sandy| jresses what he sees in plain, straightfor- a MyDAY OF WERK!» sosisete | rises (watert len’h i very first houe in which she has embraced| Hill,” the Mayfair of Ottawa, where stands | ward language, the clearer, perhaps, be- $. ee Sa oe ati e om ur Collars, and il Black her child! Nay, do not answer, but the home presented ‘to him by his admir-| cause of its occasional absence of rhetorical 3 a eae 1, a oe a Tay all hear me. You must wed Minna—I have] ers and friends. Perhaps it was for this|fnish But. even so upon great subjects * je Cuneeday ( 23/4 99) 9 3S 49 31 ; bound around her neck a fatal amulet, on! very reason that the noise of the city was},-hen the fut destinine Of the Paatines, : 2 Thursday 27/5 1/10 57) 1 42) 34 R which the happiness of both depends. Tt hanged f hese ite litud when {ae future Cesuniss 0 Che REvemoe, 3 Friday 26 3'morn; 2 33; 37 ur Cuifs Ni . h R h U labors of my se Mave tek -miend ioent this dined. co oane te or a re ae a u _ ®/ the future glories of the Empire warm his ‘ » « ¢ M r intl y ‘ ° » ‘ Saturday | 24 4,0 93 30 40 bly ) 68, jtion, Thus it must be, and not otherwisa— ts satsiecel ae "nn dated : wi blood, the Canadian Premier rises tu sume- . ae ' , ef ’ . . . ” F * . ) 5 Sunday |= G 1 23) 4 46; 43 Minna yest he the. beide.cf.mt sine OF are ee - ; thing which, if not abselute eloquence, is 3) Menday 20; 7) 235) 6 12) 46 Ladies fa, § sae keg y, S08? surrounding dw ‘ings in the neighborhood. | 4 ¢ conyinei na verb ~vnlodioet ive ”"T'nesday im BswaT2n & ! i but is not,Brenda equally neaqe, equally With but a bref delay, we are shown into} ).¢ such as hi : oer eee ‘di aa 4 7 sda} : 8; ¢ io : 2 you?” ie 7 } ’ , 4.\t such times his influence over an audience 4 8 Wednesday 16} 9 441/ 8 33) 51 ; : + Very Cheap, . ar 7 tn Ceol” seh eine “but not} the well-furnished Jibrary where the Prime ‘5 ” ’ Thursday 14) 11 5 35| 9 23] 54 F f lit SY oT Pe: ini : is lei ime. d 3 rp Ay + : = a oe nes (ua ] y, so dear, no, not half so dear, in affection. Minister of Canad spends his leisure time Sh ae ee a 3 11|Saturday int 3! 7 Ol 4eho 1 Hy Minna’s mild, yet high ‘and contemplative AMONGST HIS WELL-LOV"D BOOKS. etait ; 12! Sunday 10| 151 7 3411 22) 4 . spirit, renders her a companion meet for one,| 4s he rises to greet us we are struck with ’ 4 ; Al ee. iol. os Owes T1Ges whose ways, like mine, are beyond the ofdin- | |), bl 7 Lord Beacons- {224 hardly surpassed by the great speakers 13 Monday 9) 16) 8 4/ll 57) i Bs 4 ; ary paths of this world. Brenda‘is a thing of the resemaiaaay ‘ne aaeP bef O* cf ours. In fact, the secret of the immeusc . ? » 7 : e “ Sa } Thi . ’ - bey Seseeay ; : = a aie = common and ordinary life, an idle laugher field which aeerusk |S} many hefore, Ft told which he possesses over the affections 15 Wednesday 7} 19) 8 57; 0 28) 13 peter ho would level aaaeith’ i remarkable man truly, and for nothing|”; ee 16¢/Thursday - 6| 21/9 1711 2 I6 nieiiirciiaienl ud scotier, who would level art with ignor- 3 i h derful | the people, as well as the fasination = F ioe ~ 22\ 9 41| 1 35 19 T Tr , 4 ance, and reduce power to weakners, by dis- oe perhae 1s ri Bs om ae Oe | which his society has for even the casual 4) Ftiday { oO se) 8 oo} Ht believing ‘ning i idi ‘er ig | gilt of accommodating himself to his com-|-.. sl . (S| Saturday 3} 2410 9/2 13) 22 STANLEY BROTHERS, Beyond Sih grasp af Raaiiee Wattle oF ony or his position, whigh be pecme. ‘o| Vitter, es notamig.in the intense, pean: 9 Sunday |, 2}. 26/10 36) 3 51) BROWN’S BLOCK. “She is, imdeed,” answered Mord.aunt, | have caught, with his features, from our ality which ” a we charms, oa rm ne - eer’ ° — 7 : a : = oF Ch'town, Nov. 30/1887.—eod & whey ‘‘ neither superstitious nor enthusiastic, and I] own great statesman. Full of work as he ee ae sy ' ig Borne ous: bye . Pe Wedndday s7i i rl love her the better for it, Remember also, | always is-——for with him, at least, no office |';* 8 Career, that he is an earnest In all he = + ednesday Bal avjate 34 0 15 34 — OS ————— Fmy mother, that she returns my affection, and ' could be a sinecure—he is nevertheless al-}°°** and Laat this earnestness 1s directed, 23 Paursday | 56) 3 I 28) 7 2 37 that Minna, if she loves auyove, loves the| ways ready for a few minutes’ gossip upon not towards individual aggrandise ment, but 24| Friday | SO} 33) 2 30) 8 28) 40 stranger Cleveland.” : . - . to further the best interests of his country, 25/ Saturday 52) 34 3 40) 9 19/ 43 “ihe d eas Pa ered | Comparatively unimportant topics. Heli ity year alanine ela 26 Sunder” | = 4.48/10 4 46 _ She does not—she dares not, answerec receives us with old-fashioned courtesy, and enty years age a fariiamentary writer . ) : : Norna, ‘‘ nor dares he pursue her farther. [ ; hs spoke of the uaion and advaneement of the 27| Monday Po 6 9/10 45! 49 . es : , talks with a freedom which is rare amongst : Tt ] a hee a B ; oS) > +6 . } ' A. 2 told him, when first he came to Burgh-Westra, a7 3 . © | Province being due to ** what may read like 23, Tuesday 47; 38) 7: 25/11 25) $2 : ine T daattate hoe for dees” men in hig position, of all manner ot things, ae te 29 Wednesday /|6 45/5 40) 8 42/aft 5/1055 j Wis atime so em siation.” eaid |} frou: Imp Federation to the price of paradox, his enlightened principles of Con- J | ' And to that rash annunciation, said servative progress,” and the development Mordaunt, ‘‘I owe this man’s persevering t, book if ve wish, for, as ae 7 whes 6 we StS ee? . cf these principles has gone on steadily ever was said, Sir John $55,000 ) LOAN on First Mortgage securities of Free- hold Farms. Low rates of interest. : i Payable by instalments if required. | WARBURTON & BMALLWOOD, Solicitors, (| li wky 3i And make yourvelf HAPPY by--purehasing your LOTHING, ETC. cen ATE aioe ~- Bo Et— | ics B-0-S-T-O-N 2 S. DAVIES & CO’S. Adyar nN ERNEEES Ch'town, Dec, 29, 1887. —_—O0—— — ' enmity—my wound, and well-nigh the loss of Piny life. See;any mother, intrigues have already conducted us, and, in Heaven’s name, prosecute them no far- ther!” It seemed as if this reproach struck Norna with the force, at once, and vivacity of . light- ning ; for she struck. her forehead with her hand, and seemed about to drop from her seat. Mordaunt, greatly shocked, hastened to catch her in his arms. and, though scarce knowing what to say, attempted to utter some incoherent expressions, ‘*Spare me, Heaven, spare me!” were the first words which she muttered ; “do not let my crime be avenged by his meats !—Yes, young man,” she said, after a pause, ‘‘ you have dared to tell what I dared not tell my- self. You have pressed that upon me, which, Macdonald unites in his He is at once astudent anda man of the world. Possessed of a remarkably reten- tive memory, heis a ravenous devourer of books. Of books of ali kinds, it is said, for host, after an unusually severe spell of Parliamentary work, is to relieve his over- worked brain by a systematic course of real yellow-backs, tales of the most blood- curdling horrors, of the MOST APPROVED BLOOD-AND-THUNDER TYPE. Be this as it may, he certainly finds time, amidst his numerous Parliamentary and social duties, to keep au courant with all the literature of the day, and of such the quiet charms of the situation. see, below us here the stream is quite clear we are told that a common practice of our} A little owners have choxed it and driftwood, but we get the full flow of the river, away before they can collect. it is! the musical dip of oars beating time to the chant of the voyageurs as they guide the great pine logs down markets of the St. Lawrence. John goes on to tell us how he and Lady since, pega ecg: . When we rise to go, Sir John accom- panies us across the lawn and points out * You further up those wretched mill with logs and chips and all such things are carried How quiet below comes Hark!” And from towards the lumber And Sir Macdonald paid a visit once to these same if it be truth, I cannot believe, and yet con-|he talks with all the appreciaticn, though: |; 4s. ler i :. en | & FULL RANGE OF tine to live !* none of the pedantry of scholar.” From Eity they met, and how {hey enjoyed. the WINTER ARRANGEM ENT Mordaunt in vain endeavored to interrupt|this his genial tastes and warm sympathy eae oul + healtity offered a bathed! a eas a ie ? i . oi . | her with protestations of his ignorance how! with his kind, naturally preserve him, : sien ; «a Suitings, Overcoatings and Pant Patberwns,)re'nid csended or grieved her, and of his ex-| backed, perhaps, by his keen relish for|POTK, and sauerkraut, snd the delicious a treme regret that he had unintentionally done ‘ial ; nt. If: presently we pas ' ae eee ee ee THE PALACE STE AMERS | either. She proceeded, while her voice trem- jetotehis deswing-¢0%, eb shall fad “Tady voyageur cooks are so famous. To which AT PRICES AWAY BELOW THE VALUE. OF THE . ‘ 2 Ad oe | At the same time we guarantee satisfaction in FIT, TRIM- INTERNATIONAL S.S. CO. bied wildly, with vehemence. ** Yes! you have touched on that dark sus- picion which poisons the consciousness of my Macdonald presiding at the tea table, and surrounded—for ali the distance—by Ottawa society at its best. There is, per- Lady Macdonald, adds, ‘* Yes, dear, all but the saurkraut.” who has just come up, ‘MING and FINISH of all Garments. power,—the sole boon which was given me in ‘* Tape aead, sie a wel nnsiie , exchange for innocence and for peace of mind ! haps, the stately Madame Audry-—-but, Your voice joins that of the demon which,|@las! now no more Madame Lemoine ; * Leave St. John for Bostot, via Eastport and Port land, every Monday, ani Thursday at 8.00 a. m In our MENS’ FURNISHING DEPARTMENT we carry the best lines in HATS and CAPS, SHIRTS, COLLARS and CUFFS, and NECK-WEAR,. Everything marked away below the value. CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Charlottetown, Jan. 24, 1888. HORACE HASZARD, ral ABIL Fare from Charlottetown to Boston, 96,50, 2nd Class ; 39.50, lat ciass. For ticketa and oiher information apply to G, A.SHARP, F. W, HALES, ya EL Ry. P. KE. L Steam Nav. Co, or to your Searest Ticket Agent, Nov. 12, 18?7 AO wiry | L. ARTHUR & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, i RECEIVERS OF | Mackerel, Butter, Cheese EGGS | } Poultry, Potatoes, Fruit a. dll ( Vegetables. even while the elements confess me their mis- tress, whispers to me, ‘ Norna, this is but de- lusion—your power rests but in the idle belief of the ignorant, supported by a thousand petty artifices of your own.’ This is what Brenda says—this is what you would say; and false, szandalously false, as itis, there are rebel- Lous thoughts in this wild brain of mine,”’ (souching her forehead with her finger as she spoke,) ‘‘ that, like an insurrection in an in- vaded country, arise to take part against their distressed sovereign. Spare me, my son !’’ she continued, ina voice of supplication, ‘‘ spare me !--the sovereignty of which your words would deprive me, is no enviable exaltation, Few would covet to rule over gidbering ghosts, and howling winds, and raging currents. My throne is a cloud, my sceptre is a meteor, my must either cease to be, cr continue to be the mightiest as well as the most miserable of beings.” realm is only peopled with fantasies; but 1 cheerful, Lady Tilley, who aspires to ‘‘art;” Mr. Perley’s charming American wife, who has made such an impression upon the city of her adoption ; Judge Lafontaine’s beautiful daughters ; the Tennysonesque Miss Louise Patrick ; and we may even exchange a few words with the still lovely Mrs. Hanning- ton, once the belle of Ottawa. Sir John’s partiality for young men, too—another point ia which he resembles Lord Beacons- tield—is sure to have drawn one or two to the house to help with the tea and claret- eup—Mr. Mackintosh and Mr. Griffin, who enjoy the enviable reputation, the one of saying, the other of writing, invariably ‘*the right thing,” with half a dozen others, proteges of the kindly Premier and the blithe and active hostess who keeps them as busy as she is herself. **There is much to be made of a Scotch- man,” said Dr. Johnson, ‘‘ifcaught young,” The Charlottetown Milling Company WILL PAY CASH FOR WHEAT at their Mills on and after MONDAY, JANUARY i6th. GEORVE E. FULL. Jan 4, 1888—dy, 2aw 61, wy 6 w, Pat, Guardian. 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ROBE JA) ; CO., Dundee, Scotland —AND- | Bags, Hessians, Xe. HALIFAX. J. F. CARTER, Beverly, Mass. Consignments of Island produce will secsive Oil Ciothin zg, &j& Cc. , oo " ‘ nattermuescus: Thomas Fyshe, Es.» Cashier THOS, CONNOR & SONS, Portland, N. B. thoughts from such agitating and mystical studies—from such wild subjects of contem- plation, into another and a better channel, Life wili again have charms, and religion will have cmforts for you.” She listened to him with some composure, as if she weighed his connsel, and desired to be guided by it; but as she ended, she shook her bead and exclaimed— ‘*]t cannot be. I must remain the dreaded —the mystical—the Reimkennar the con- troller of the elements, or 1 must be no more ! I have no alternative, no middle station. M post must be high on yon lofty headland, where nevér stood human foot save mine—or I must sleep at the bottom of the unfathom- able ocean, its white billows blooming over my senseless corpse. The parricide shall! never also be denounced as the imposter !” ‘‘The parricide!” echoed Mordaunt, step- ping back in horror. ‘*Yes, my son!” answered Norna, with a his career is of his own making. Neverthe- less, nothing was more certain than that he would succeed. From the day when, as a young lawyer, he defended the American sympathiser, General Von Schultz, who was hanged in spite of him in 1839, he was a marked man in his profession, and a Mon- treal paper of that date predicted for him a career which he has more than ‘fulfilled since. Elected for Kingston in 1844, he has | identified himself ever since with the poli-| tical growth of the countr; he has done so much to raise from a group of insignificent Colonies to her present position among na- tions, and for twenty-nine years has led the Conservative party, and, with but a_ brief interval, the Canadian House of Commons itself. 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