AND O‘TAEOOTOLITEIIATURE, SCIENC #4:. DEV E, COMMERC} 4i: 7‘ i W E E, RqNWMP I 0 N E E R ., an ' Q , AGRICULTFR E, AND VEW'S. vol. 2. " ’ summons, Prince Edwad Island, Thursday, July 11, 1867. No.40. —7 IL w. n W 0 a _ . W - nutiiro \Ioro there—In b- ltfil'l.‘ 'I’ba II,- “.a- at IllidliltD' o.\haudililwrglidililii ll:\ TIIE Summerside Journal II from!!! sun rnnusunn nvxur THURSDAY EVENING, NY JOSEPH BERTRAH ‘IT ["3 OFFICE. CENTRAL STREET. '1‘ E R M S : I for one ear in advance. 6!. 3d. cor“! “ y 'halt‘advancc, 71.611. at the end of year 9s. u u Torsons getting up cums of' TEN Subscribers will be entitled to the Jounrur. for oncycar‘ Mr. Thomas Cannons. of Newcastle, NJ}. I our Agent for that place , AOVEETISEMENTS inserted at moderate rates and in good style. Srsciu. .tonenurzsrs may be made on reasonable terms for a whole, a half, or quar- ter column, or by the year. JOB PRIN TIN G ofovery description, performed with neatneas and despatcll. aml at moderate rates, at the Jo‘ ' I. 0111" Summerslde Markets. Susmnnsmn, July 11, 1867. Oats per 'nush - - - - - - - - - - 2s 6da 2s 10d Barley per bush - - - as n 3s (id Potatoes per bush - 2s a 2s 3d Turnips per bush - - - - Is a 1s 3d Butter per lb by 'I‘ub - - - - - 10d a Is Lard per lb - - - - - - - - ~ In] a lad Tallow per lb. - - 9d a ma Eggs per doz - - 6d a 7d Beef perlb - - - - - 4d a lid Mutton per lb - - 4d a 5d l’ork pcrlb by carcass - - - 3d a 44d Geese each - - - - - - — - - - none -- 60s atlas ---lflsn20s -- 60sn70s -- lstid --lOa --~lsalls Flour per bbl - - Oatmeal per ewt. Hay per 'l‘on - - - Straw per ewt. Pine Boards - Spruce Boards is. thirds. BANK OF PRINCE EDlVARD ISLAND Corner affluent 5' Water Sls.. Charlottetown President—lion. Taurus II. IIavH..wn, Cashier—\Vimaaat Coxnama Esquire. Discount Days—Mondays & Thursdays. Hours of Business—Foul 10a.m. to l p.m. from 2 [no to 4 p.nl. UNION BANK. Grafton SL, Queen's Square, Charlatletowa President—Ciunms PALMER, Esquire. Cashier—Janna ANDItHuuN, Esquire. Discount Days—Mondays, Wednesdays, ‘ and Saturdays. Hours ofBusiuess—Frmn 10 non to 1p m., from 2 p.m to 4 p In. SUMMERSIDE BANK. Cantral Street, Summer-side, 1’. 12'. (druid. President—lion. JOHN R. GAIUIINEII. Cashier—E. L. Lvulaun, Esquire Discount Days—'l‘uesdays and Fridays. Notes for Discount must be in before 11 o‘clock on Discount days. Hours of BurIIIcss—Il) a. m., to l p. nI., from 2 p. m.. to 4 p. In. FRANCIS LONG\V()RTII, EA BRISTER ANI) A TTORNE FA T-LA II b)?" Office—PAVILION IIO'I‘EL. (next door to the lion. Joseph IIcnsley's.) CllAltl’AIT'I'l-Z'I‘OWN - - - I’. E. Island. Jan. 17, 1867. 1y ’l‘IIOMAS KELLY, Barrister - at - Low AND NOTARY PUBLIC. &o. SUMMERSIDE, - - - - 1'. E. ISLAND. aug. 9, 1866 1y ononon ALLEY, nanmsrsn AND Attorney-at-Law, NOTARY ruuuc, &c. Telegraph Buildings, Water Street, Charlottetown, ------------------- --P. E. Island. DR. PRICE, Physician 85 Surgeon, OrrIcn—At tho Surnmnsmn Dm'o Sromc. next. door to Ilank. Control Strrct SUIIIJIERSII1E, 1’. I}. ISLAND. October 12, 1865. JOHN HOMER, M. O. F. M. M. 8. MEDICAL OFFICE OVER GREEN & SCIIL'RMAN‘S STORE, WATER STREET, SUJIJIERSIDE, 1151 WILLIAM M. HOWE, Attorney-at—Law sun NOTARY PUBLIC, Sr. Er.sauou‘s.... P. E. Ism D m on. MCNEILL, Physician & Surgeon, Rasmuucu—At J. M. Lrnuan, Esomns, Stanley Bridge. P. E. I. New London, - - — — Jan 24, 1867. 1y DAVID BERTRAM, Saddle and Harness Maker, IVatcr Street . . . . . Summorside. October 12. 1865. JOHN ANDRE\V MACDONALD, Importer of Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockerywarc, Groceries, stoves, Furniture, &c. &c. Summerside, - - - - - - - - - I’. 1'}. Island. C A_I_t D WILLIAM BEAIRSTO, Commission Merchant, Auctioneer di General Agent, ' ' warm: srnnr. Summarsidc,Lama-m...- 1’. I]. Island. gusinrss (bards. 71617" instant c 0mm issi on g g c n i, run Prince Edward Island. No. 13. North Side King Square- ST. JOHN, N. n. Orders executed without delay, and all Consignments promptly attended to. Choice "Tues and Liquors always on hand. July 4,1867. C. L. RICHARDS, Importer and \Vholcsulc Dcalcr in gritish & Jung" Oracle; 1, Head North ‘Vharf, S'I‘.JOIIN, - - - NEW BRUNSlVICK. Dec. 6, 1866. Iy J. r. HILL & in:w DEALERS IN Potatoes, Apples, Onions, “Illusion & Quintin Qflruitss, Cranberries, Bonus, G rcon & Dried Apples Stalls 107 and 109. and Cellar No. 1‘.), Fauouil Hall Market SOUTH SIDE BOSTON. James Greenough, F L O U R Commission Merchant. No 47 Commercial Street Corner of Clinton Strcct- - - ~ - BOSTON. J. H. ALLEN, Commission Merchant, And Dealer in Provisions, 810., M A n K r. 'r s T It n n '1‘, St. Jog N. n. W Gives personal attention to the Sale and Purchase ofcvcry description of Goods. May 51, 1867. THOMAS IIA F‘OIII), AUCTIONEER AND Commission Merchant, ST. JOIIN, N. B. Nov 1, 1865 JABEZ HUDSON, Authorized Auctioneer, (ll-2N1; {AL AGENT. &c., TRYON, - - - - - - - 1’. 11.1. Jun. - ,1667. KIRKWOOO, uvmosroag & on. ghoul; Qrmluco, gnaw, AND GENERAL 0 ' ' M h ommIssmn erc ants, MONTREAL, - - - - — — - C. E. The most careful attention given In tho cxcculion ol'ordrrs for Flour, (Iruin, hccds, Provisions. l.c.Ithcr, llidcs, t‘onl Oil, and general Mcrchamhzc. IA‘n-ights secured and Insurances cfl'cctcd at lowest current rules. Merchants in the Lower Provinces will find it to their iutcrcst to forward their orders for Flour to us for execution. as an extensive acquaintance with Western Millers, ondns Agents for some ot'thc most popular Brands in (,‘nundu, we can with safety assure them of every ml tion. Remitt' ca against orders when not other- wise provided for. may be made with Stirling EXchaugc. or Gold Ilrnt‘ts on New York. Drafts on .\'c\v York being worth usually not to a *pcr I'cnt more than on Boston. Every information as to the state ofthc market, present and prospective, given when rcquircd. Ionsignmcnts of Fish, Cod Oil, 820.. carc- I'nlly rcaIiZI-d, nml I‘cturns made with the utmost promplitudc, or applied according to the wish of consignors. . Charm-s only madc for actual disbursements and l ollllillfloilllls not ovcr those of responsible Houses in the line. Uuqucstiouablc rct'crnccs given when rcquircd. KIIIKWUOI), LIVINGSTONE & CO. 503 St. Paul Street, Montreal, U. E. February 7. 1867. Archibald McKay. MON I'I‘ON. N. ll. CONTRACTOR AND AGENT FOR THE I‘l'R- CHASE AND SALE OF Ships Timber. Masts, Plank, House Frames, and LUMBER of all dimensions and dcs- criptions. t3" Orders for early shipment will re- ccivo prompt attention. Fob. 14, 1867. CARVELL BROTHERS, a U CTIONEERS, Commissmn Merchants, And General Agents, BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET. Charlottetown, - - - - - 1'. 12‘. Island. 11. J. RICHARDSON, COMMISSION MERCHANT A u 0 ti o n o e r . Ex. .‘hn. in Flour, Groceries, and Dry Goods. Water Street . . . . . . Summorsidc. LIVIITIJIKNI'IIODDTQWM Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer, QUEEN SQI'AIIE, Dealer CUARLOTTETOII’N- - - 1’. E. ISLAND 3115mm thirds. CRAWFORDS’ IEIOTEL, No- 9 Kingr Squm. St. John, N. B. Permanent and transient ltoardcrs accom. modatcd on reasonable II rms. In connection with the above the subscribers have opened a First Class Grocery Store where they will keep constantly on bond. Flour. (‘orn .‘lt‘nl, Provisions, 'l'u-a, Sugar. Molasses. and IIII articles usually kept in u UruccrySIuI-c. J. CRA“ FORD 6L SON. May 30, IIIIITu—ly ghoul: gunman Motel, KENT STREET, OHARLOTTETOWN- JOHN MUIII’IIY, PRO I’RIETOR. Permanent and Transient Boarders will find good ncconmiodation. Good Stables in connection with the IIOTEL, and a careful llostlt‘r always in attendance. Ch'towu, Fob. II, 1667. ti. THOMAS FIIIZZEL, Boot and Shoe Maker, WATER STREET, opposite Colin IIIcLeIIItutz‘s Store. Boots and Shoes of a superior quality con- stantly on lmnd, and for sale cheap. Summersidc, Juno 6, 1867 1y DANIEL D. CREW, (Iliad: It IlItIllitlt glamour, HEAD OF CENTER STREET, Summersi'rle, P. E'. I. 537*- All orders punctually attended to. June 6, 1867. 3m ROCKLIN HOUSE, KENT STREET, OHARLOTTETOWN, SIMON D. FRASER. PIIOPRIETOII. Permanent and Transient Boarders will find the above House to give satisfaction. Ch‘tnwn, June 13, 1867. KI’I‘SON CASEY, M 1)., PHYSICIAN, SURGEON &AOOOUOHEUR formerly Asllistant Surgeon in the U. S. Navy, ofl‘crs his professional services to the people. of Summorsidc and vicinity. He can be consulted at his office in Summerside,uf'tcr the 20th of June, 1867. June 13, 1867. tt' 3. w. 0001), M. D. Physician and Surgeon, nosm-‘s . JAMES M. I’ll til‘ZON‘S. Esq., MARGA’I‘E, RE I- June 13, 1567. 5m NORTH BRITISH AND MEROANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND LIFE. Establish—ed 1809. 'I'\\'() MILLIONS, Sterling. mean OI-‘rictis: LIVI'IIII’OOI. 6: LONDON. G. W. I)I:11LOIS, Agent at Charlottetown. Terms of Association can be had by apply- ing: to Mr. J. limu‘uan, Journdl Otllcc, Sum- lllt‘l‘5itlt'. Charlottetown, June 20, 1867.——ly JAMES L. WEA’I‘IIEIIBI’, P A I N T E R , Summcrsitlo . . . . . . . 1’. E. Island. PLAIN, ORNAMEXTAL, HOUSE 8:. SIGN PAINTING, GI‘AINING, PAPER HANGING, six, &c., I... Done in thc lam: and most improved manner. In?“ All orders. both in Town and Conn» try promptly ntlcurlcd to . March 2m, 1867. CA I’I'I‘AL: R. M. GIBSON, PAINTER AND GILDEII. IIAVING worked several Seasons under the instructions of some of the most popular Painters in the United States and llritisll Provinces, wishes to announce to the public that he has opcncd a I’AIN'I‘ Slltll’, and t‘illllllll'lll't‘ll in that line of trade, at SUMMIiIth‘Illl-i, whcrc ho is prcpnrcd to execute all kinds of Main and Ornamental House and Sign ’PAINTING. Ccilings and Walls painted and decorated in Oil and Fresco, Grainiug. I’oprr hanging and Glazing doric to please the em- ploycr, Ceilings whitened with ncatncss and (lcspntch. BIT“ All orders left at the (‘ommcrciol lIotvl, (,‘cntrnl 51., next dorcto Ilcrtram's Book Store, will receive prompt attention, and be done at moderate rates. Summorside, April 11, 1867. A. O. MORRISON. Late of New Brunswick, 11ESPEC'I‘FULLY announces to the in- habitants of summersidc. and the sur- that he is prepared to 6m rounding country, execute in ahnOst orory style Plain and Ornamoata I the Art, viz: ring. (Hiding, ct, tlricntal, Grecian nml Cray ‘olor‘I|) Painting on Ca ing and Etching, \ -o. Carriage Striping \ Ornamcuting, (training in Oil am Distemper. Oak, Butternut, Walnut, Satin Wood, Maple. lhmyan and Mahogany, Staining; in its various branches. W All work done promptly and at very reasonable rates. Orders left with T. B. II.tI.I., will receive careful attention. Summer-lids, April I, 1667. If goo in n y I i TIDINIZSS. '1‘hcrc~now we‘ve set the house to rights, \Ve‘ve swept and wnah'd it through, And when \\‘\:'\'v rubbed the old things up, 'I'III-y'll llllllusl look like now. Come Mary. help your mother—stay, \\'e‘ll do it all by rule. And finish before father's home, And brothers out of school. Ilow plcas‘d they'll look to find the tea All but wIH-II thcy t'llllll' in, And you and I both sitting down, Quito ready to begin. Ah! sure they‘ll smile a pleasant smile. And look me in the face, And we shall all have lmppy hearts, And mind to say our grucu. I know we never should forget— But I'm in such a. flurry When father soolds and brothers fret. And all is hurry-scurry. I can‘t do anything aright; It makes my poor heart beat; I'm almost crnz'd, l iL'L‘l so ill, And never cure to eat. But Mary, we'll do better now— And hark! the kcttle's sung, "I‘is music while we tidy up And set things straight along. The Parson told us Sunday last, That we should always try To do our daily work by rule, And gave the reason why; Ile said, God always works by rule, That order is His law; And then he told such wondrous things, It filled my soul with awe; Ofsuu and moon, and nights and days, And things I never knew, of heaven above and earth beneath, And tide of ocean too; And how God‘s rule in mighty ways Should teach us everywhere, To do our work in time and place, And rulc our house with care. For what with God is order, law, Supreme and infinite; Willi as poor sinuing mortals here, In just to lrcep things right. I know I’m often out of rule,— "I‘Iv hard to get along; The right thing never comes to hand, And that makes work go wrong. [lot now we've settled all in place, We'll try to kcepit so:— i'ou'll help poor mother, Mary dear, For mother's weak and slow. Seltrt Eiirrat ’lho Frocmason’s Widbw. llY SARAH A. WRIGHT. lll'fl. 'I‘III-tm-z are many secret societies on the globe, but the noblo craft of Frccmasons we believe to be mm apart from all (Illltl’s, and one uhich has p: s- -d through the or- dcal of pcl'sccutiml,y t stands Io-day as firm as “Ill'll iir.~t established. It is one that has boon built upon a rock, and agcs of pcrsccutim cannot prevail against-i1. No fiery darts ol the vncmy, or copingr billows can wash it away, for it i. Islruc- tion imprognable to eternity. We bcliovc that the order has uccomplishcd much good. Its wings at love and plumes of mystery are yet. waving over the world, hor ‘iug round some lonely widow or or- phan children to render them aid and com- lm'l. Would to heaven there were more Freemasons in the world. then wo would not .sce or hour of so much sull'cring. “'c bvlioio it i. stated that. liing Solomon is the lolllulcrol' the craIt—nud was tlll‘l‘c on r a more noble man lhan hc, one more iuh-lligcnt. one more hospitable? Sun-1y not. The lliblo tells us that he was the win-st man that ever lived; whcu people arc \viso [boy are generally good, lor kumvlcdge clovalcs the mind of man, and causes him to rise above the low, gl'ovcl- lug things uf'czu‘lb, and aspire boyoml this apllL'l'U to higher realms and greater joys. In days long p. ..od lhcro was a ocl aiu Frocnmson, his name we will Sll]!l)1‘l'§~‘ until about to close our sketch. We say he. was a Frccmason and a Ch ion. on. by whose pious example and tL. wife was convortrd to the true rcligion. 'l‘his l’rccmason did not marry his wife in his own land, for there was trouble, and this young man, and his parents and bro- ther were compelled to lcavo the own country and sock 0. home in a far off land. 1‘)ch- siucutltc foundation of the World there has bccn trouble. Sometimes it is by one thing, and sonH-times by anolhcr. 'l‘ho sins oi the. people have always been the cause. We have canhquakcs, pcsli- lcucc, famine, and «livers things which our own wiokcd conduct has caused. In all ages of the world this has been tho cow. So it was in the days of this I’I'cctnnnrnl; he left the home of his birth and \vaoIh-r- cd into a strange land \\'th'c he might live. more cmnlortably. III their own country where u famineprcvnih-d they would have sla l‘tl. This young man had dwelt but a short mm. in thc new countiy. when he mot. a bountiful and noble. woman whom he mar- I'It'tl. She had bccn roared nnnd all thc luxurics of life. lIcr heart and soul “'I'l‘tl devoted to her husband. She married tor lorc. \Vc may imagine that her husband could not have been \vcailhy, as ho had lclt his own country to seek his fortuuc in a foreign land. He was successful in bu- sincss. and be, one rich. He lived in ani- auoo. ltnf alas! trouble came. lie was tukcu ill, and grow worse and worse. As he lay on his sick bed. he charged his will- IOI' hcr soul's sake to halve the (Inn rcrous company into which she would be t Irowu after his death, and o to the city whcrc dwelt the people 01 (god. Ho toh lIcr that he could not recover. She listened to his pious injunctions, as the tears rolled down horyouthlul checks. 'I‘oloavo her homo and friends SCI‘IIIt'tl hard. for she was allicd to persons of Wealth and affluence. lIcr country flowed with milk and honey; all the beauties of 'I'hcsc lwo hulin had come n longjourucy. hor schoolmates. hcr rclalivcs, and all that were dcar to hn-r by tho tics of nature. Yet the wish of hvr nit-k husband was for III‘I‘ Io leave hvr :tnt'cblol's and go away to a strangl- land. I The husband grow worse. Il.t_\'~‘ and nights brought no bright llnpvs of his nu, vorc Soon—ah! moi. —bi-' >IIII‘IL\\'I11;"- cd . bcyond lIIc skit-s; but his lu~l dying Words to his dcar “ll'l‘ \\'t'1".‘l<| II'.I\I‘ IIcI‘ U\\'ll people and go ;I\\';t_\‘ into a strange land. This may scam to our readers as strange .ulviu , ycl it was cvcu >o. Aftcr fhisuo- blo sou Ol'lhc crall had llt't'll internal—ul- lcr lhc acacias had bccn (‘ut‘r d orcr undcr the sod of tho vallc,\‘~—aflur all thc honors oi Masonry had Ilt'l‘ll quietly prr- l'ormcd—tho young; wife Iwgnu to think ovcr her husband‘s advice. Iler hemt sccmod withering in her body-her soul’ almost dicIl within lli‘l'. She loved lIcr husband mo.~t devotcdly he had passed away—Int she was also attachcd to her relatives. She loved hcrlIonIc—tho place of llt‘l‘ birth was dear; yet she knew thatl her pooplo were opposed to her religious views. They were a wicked, haughty race of human beings, having no love for the Christian, no bcliel in the doctrine that this young wifI- Imd cmbracod; therefore she resolved to leave hcr home and friends, and go away with her motlIcr-iudaw. We have often pictured in our mind thc pathetic scene which must have followed when the young widow ol'thc Frocmason left her own home and dear friends, and started toward the land whither her hus- band had requested her to go. She must have felt like Mary. Queen of Scots, when she left the beautiful country of France. I It is said that she stood upon the deck of] the ship. as the snowy sails were hoisted, I and gas Ion;r as she could see tin- towcring Iny. The tours rolled down those beautiful checks as she cxcloimcfl: “Farewell. farewell, forever, France; there my treasure lies hidden in the ground." She alluded to Francis, her first husband. for in him she had a true friend, one she loved, and he rociproeatod tho ntlnchmcut. Poor, unfortunate woman all" was afth- shc lolt the city of Paris and the shores of France. This young widow of whom we are writing, was not a qnecn, yet she was of a. noble family and the widow of n Froc- masun—ho who had used the trowo in cemcntiug lirothcily lovc among,r mankind, and who had worthin worn the square and compa<s. Ah! yes, he who had sym- pathisod with the poor and needy. who had never turned :1 dcat' our to sull'cring Immunity, but had wipcd away the or- phan‘s tI-ar, brcathcd Words of comfort to the destitute widow, and bade them hope on. hope over, This young widow bade farewell to all the beauties 01 home. and lollowod hcr aged motlwr-in-law to n slrango country. The pcoplo to whom her husband had di- rected box- to go, (IWI'II, a lull}: way off, yct she ionrncycd on and onward until rill- lou in; bcI-n accustonn-d to it. Ibo toil was I-m much for hcr. In the fnbb. uith Iln- poorth and lowest clam-s of prisons, this I'cfiuwl woman caught up the sprigs of bzlrlcy in hcr lcmll'r hand-4, The blazing sun opprcsscd In r l 'n. Ihe jccts and insult-I of lIcr cmnpaninns almmvd :md Ili~couraged hcr. and long In foI'c the hour lul' noon. u; ii only llYu liill “H 'nl ot baIlcv :I~ lhc lruih ol hcr labor. >hc I;_"ht Iho hilt‘llt'l'ill :I lrco to rcl' -.~II hI-I'scll’ :t 'chv moments ln-l'orc reliIi ,; from the lit‘ltl. Ilut, at tlli< in~laut, whcn In 1' heart \\':1\ Min-1y dcpI-c' cd. lIcr cyos having IIIIIIIUSE IU>L Ilwir ln‘illizmc . hev checks ,‘m-I with llIc falling”r lczu‘, rho. sat loaning gngainst the trunk of a tree. shc board It :fuoIstcp—ct light flDUISl(‘l)—IIPIJI‘ULHIIII11g. Ah! her check flushed. for she know not who was near. She supposed no eye but those 01 God and her saintod husband he- {held her. or know what she was suffering. lint, as he turned her head, she behold a man—a lino-looking, noble countenance he pu~scsscd. IIc approached her kindlv; but she supposed him the owner of the. Ilcld, who had come to order Ilcl‘ away as a vagaboml or H thief. But. ah! dcar reader, could she have penetrated that heart a little closer, she Would have seen there the deepest feelings wrought up in her favor. The stranger stood a moman ing upon hrr hcuntilul lace. thou stc 3~ pcdclos rand cIoSI'I‘. Oh! how hcryouti- iul hcart pulpitutcd. Ilor chcoks flushed, and alternately poled. liutho drew nearer, oven to her feet. She raised her hands to show him how small were her gleunings, and that she had nothing frqu the sheavos. She then crossed them meckly upon her brcnst. as showing her willingness to bllb< Init to whatever lot she might be called upon to endure; then cast her eyes up- ward, as if appealing to God against the iuhmnanity of man. Ah! dear reader. do you think this rich man could endure any more [ram this bountiful woman? No, no; this but ap- poal was not lost upon the kind heart. who stood before her. He spoke to hcriH Iuto« like tones, and in the most encouraging nmnncr; for it seems he had learned from tho gloanors who tho female was. 110 also noticed that she knew nothing about the Iztbor in which she had engaged. Ilo invited her to partake ot tho provisions brought for the rcapurs. 11c ordered bar to eat and drink. 110w diil'crcutly she felt alter he had spoken to her kindly. She road In that manly countenance the sympathy he felt for her. She rose a'itcr he turned aw ' and cmumcuved to labor again. Sho astonished Ill'l' Inolhor-in-lzuv when she l't'llll‘llt’tl home with so great an amount of burlcy. Now. dcar reader. as our story is near its end. we. will give the namesof tho persons. The frocmnsou's widow was no oIIIcI‘ than linth, the widow OI Mahlou, and the rich man Buaz, whose history is well known to evcry render of tho Bible. Sho "loaned barley buta short. tiIIIc. as vwo II .III IlWHlL. This Igrout man Inor- riod her. Mm soon hccamo his \vilu. II'J. rcaolua the city. IIurmolhor had bogged her to sta ' bchind, lhc old lady did not wishhcr tIanghtcr-indaw to follow hcr No, no. She knew that she hersoll \v poor; she. too. had lost her husband and both of hcr sons. and it was to her inn-rest to go back to her home and people. She supposed that thcrosho might lind friends. Some of her rclativcs and the relatives of lIcr husband were people of weullh; but the daughter had nothing to expect. all would to hcr bu slrungr I'm. Her own people wore. in :Illlucucc, had all the world could bestow. but this young. obedian woman Iislcncd not to the voice of her mother-in-law when she urged her to rc- muin behind. The. widow thought of hcr husband's but advio she rcnn-mln-rml his noblc soul, and all his teachings camo vividly to mind—all she I'cgrcttcd was lcavinghim in the cold.co|d ground. The spot whom his body lay was door to lIcr: the green grass which shot lorlh its tiny lo:l\ rs in the sunlight over his grave, rushed upon Ill'l' memory as onward sho 'I‘hv tall oak of thc fort-st whose octlI-II ; . 5. , umrchod. bonghs bent on r horas shc prm onward. socmcd to bear on its twi , tho Zephyr \vovcd lhclu lightly, \ Hsp ings ol her departed. She lunch-d sh could hear him say, in a swcclly tom-d \‘oicc, "(In on, my with, (Iod will support tlH-c.“ And on ondlmwul'd she did go. But. u hon sln- and lIcr agcd liltllll"1‘«lll»ll v rcachI-d the city thcy \vcro both ucnrlyl cxhausicd. Ill fbosvdays <|cam cnr~ \vcroi unknown. l‘coplc travelling worn com» pcllcd to wall; or ride on qulos or camcls. When lIH-y III'I'chd, it scoIIu-d. they had no mnncy. 'l'ho (hmghtcr-iu-law was compth-ul to suck some cmploymont in ordcr to support hvrscll' and hrr hu~band‘s mother. Why this young widow [no] no: means \vcaronotintnrn d. llistorylclls' us that hcr people wcro I( h. and that she had been room in \\".'1l|ll,lil1L liko too mouv of hcr sc . shc had lost it in some \vay’or other. She carried none to this strnusrc laud. However, she loll that she could do something to earn a livelihood. “'hcu thcy roachcd the city all the; people New moved about film", and thcyl said. calling: the old lady by name: too, was a FrcI-masou. Sho was a lady who married two Inc-n, ouch belonng to the most noble craft on earth. Ilnd lioaz not been of the fru- tcrnily. perhaps he would not have felt so dccplyintcrcstvd in this young; female, whose life had been ovcrsluulowod by misfortune. The history of {nth is a complete romance, and we belicvo also, lrulhltll. 'I'lIcI'cf ‘c cvvry widow and ovory daughtcr of n. Freeinnson, should remember this noble woman in their troubles. For :Iond rescued hcr iIom poverty and troublc. so lie will all others who put their tl'llei in him. "liopc no. hope ever,“ is a beautiful motto of tho Freemasons. Love. honor. and riches. crowned tho labors of limb. the Frocmuson‘s widow. The field in which she had gleaned soon bccamo hcr can. The wealth of lloa7. was iIIHIII-nsc, and this poor \vidow was mislrcssof all his punt-240113. Naomi. hcr Inotlionindnw, must have felt truly dol glut-II; for it scouts lIcr troubles had bocn so great that she did not wish her people to call her by the some Homo which .sllll had borne \vhcu she left Bclhlvhcm. “(‘all monot Naomi; 'a11 Inc Mara; l'orlhc Almighty has dealt bitterly “ilh Inc." lint. the scono had changed, and, no 'doubt. the old lady \\'1|i:ll.~u happy. This story is sullicicnt lo checr the III-arts of all dcprcsscd widows and or~ plums, and teach Ila that God movcs in a mysterious way Ills wonders to perform. So ands our story of the Fret-mawn's widow. “ From Moab's hills III/K” slrnngcr comes, Iiy mrrow tried, widowed by (loath, She comes to Judu's goodly homes. Lcd by thLI trusting Imud of faith. She leaves her childbood's homo, and all That brothers. friends, and parcnts glue. The flowering fields. the, Iordly balls, The green sod o‘er her husband's growl. Yet friends of God! a welcome land The fair and virtuous ltuthto-Ilay, And generous heart and hand extend. And wipe thl.I widow‘s tears away." “ Is this N— P" “Call me, not N—, but 31—; for. the, Almighty has dealt, biltcrly by Inc. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty." th the \\'ido\vol‘tho I-‘rocmasnn did not, feel :It all discouraged. Sim had colored , the land that 'avo hcr husband birth, and 1 his homo am people wore dear to ho There was a rich man in the city ncary relatcd to tho l‘roonmson. possessions, and was What we \vould [run a plzmlcr. He had many servants and raised whcnt and barley in ahnnd. Ice. , Illa Iii-Ids were lnrtrc, IIIS \vcallh Illllllt‘lls‘tt.l This young nndIioauliful widow said to hor mollu-r-in-law: “ I must do something for a support." lint. what could she do‘.J All were, strangcrs; not even one was there to} whom she could apply for work. Ilut tho . llmnght rushed Into the youthful mind to go into the barley-field and glcan. Oh! how humiliating this must have bccn. She had been roared II lad v, her family wore wealthy, but now she is reduced to abject poverty in astrango laud. lint she heroically determined 1.0 do somethin to support herself and the tuothcroi bervIear l l Ilcpzll'lud husband. She goes to the barle -, “L‘ltl, but the very first attempt she ma 0 Thomlul't‘ 'l‘illou has been looking into New York by guslight, and daro not tell all that ho saw. Ho 5; ‘s in the Indepen- .Imt——" in company with bt'\'lll'fll \vcll known public men and under guidance oi the police, we made a tour on Salurluy night through tho Io‘llIcI'Innst haunts nl miscrv. vice and crimc in lhc city of New This is an cxplorntion that. cvcry Hp, had great Inau I'OIHH-ctod with public :IiIztira, cilhcr by civil or editorial duly, ought, if pushi- blc, to make, at lenxt once in his life. Born in Now Ymh. and having always I-ithcr resided or labored nithin it. we ucvrr know our city until Ida! Saturday night. Novcr mull tlu'n had we any ndcquato conception of its poverty, or 0: its squalidncss, ofils villaiuy, of its dc- bauchcry, "("22" Icpl‘ufl'I The sight can never be forgotten! The story. orcu if “u lhnd the hour], to toll it. must, for dccency‘s make, remain untold. We can only say that none of the familiar descriptions had yadequatcly pl‘t-pm'cd us for the actual ‘nccuon. We were shocked. confounded, nit'ktmcll! And as we now look baoknpou ithu awful revelations of that one night on can hardly pcrsundc ourselves that what ‘wo saw was reality; it seems a hideous I. dream."