» VOL. XXV. POETRY. CLOSING AND ARRIVAL OF MAILS, ~ nn POST OFFICE, CHARLOTTETOWN, P, E. ISLAND, ~~~ rhe Sun hath disappeared from Ligh The stars but shed a faint illume But still the mo n reflects his light ~~ a. ~ AFTER FRIDAY, i9th DECEMBER. But serves not to dispel night's gloom Sparkling on yonder murmuring stream, — That through the valleys gently run = = y : And earth is lightened by her beams MAILS CLOSI DUI When western landscapes hide the sun -- ore e When busy day is at 9 end, ' : : 7 . nw AT y rh or . dy antle throw Ontario, Quebe \bout Tuesday, Thursday, And night her sha j = ' son ~ naa din swick ( rue I s s ind Saturday evening, but rhe toil beat nerves would recommen "Tena Uni ! t 5 | meertain. — Sweet slumber, solacing repose eo i 3 \ ‘ day the 30th. and For night ordained hath the All Wise i 3 4 «X say ne OUUL, | oad : : ann tis teonhied snus ritair ‘ sta 4 é S every alteruate Tuesday lo drown in sleep tl i "aes val ite ae , Puesday a i f fterw js And in the morning to arise land. via Halifax ; iy snd 7 uf Se i sus } - von : : " ' } ‘ * Great Britain via mite ery : : Phat Thus wis y Ge d doth thing rda 1 cee F ; l t H In the fair earth, and heaven bright — aasen onal " By day the glorious sun doth reign 18S €a Wee 4 n evening st es the queen of night rside : i imte 1¢e ) Da S iy ex ! Daily, Sunday excepted, é In ey ning say : I : : ———— ; And when, at last, the day is gone ifices ‘ Pp. ™m . i " ites sina yil and ill, = wn and intermedi- 2 Daily, S x I y, Sunday excepted, 2 With ts attendant toil a om ee a 5 m 1 Then night comes softly stealing on ae Paced ved by the great Almighty Will oo = Tignish, Alber- 2 Wednesday,Sat n. Tuesday, Friday, 2 p. m M v the great Almighty — " 5 : BY | HUTCHISON &c., : caret Peter's, Souris, ) M uw, Thou We sday. Saturday, 7 p.m. tere : ' ; THE SILENT HOUR. a nee Murray Harbor ) M I \W esday, Saturday, 2 p.m, | meant, © : , , yest There is an hour which to us all 1 rananca nila @ Lo i -sday. Friday. é Bedeque—Tryon, Crapaud, ) Mor vy, We ay, Fi Monday, Wednesday. Frida ecees SPRUE we then dun oe. i : M : ca I red a a } vidaw On 4 Tis when Night with her sable pal Brackley Point—‘ ea ) day ul I t Is h inging o'er ou head. &e.., 5 Ni : Pisquid— Johnston's River Friday. 12-30 I \ Phia hour. it has the deepest bu &e., ) Of all that Time has born, i is the hour, well-known to few, t 1 r reg t Ss sted evious to the closing It th ’ Letters intended tor * gl i i : i sy I i and vaglateation [hat just precedes the morn , } t re te e for ree ‘ 9a oe auc cistre of the Mail by which they ar ;, fee must be prepaid. i tees tek le: abies: week taal rhen Night, that goddess, knowing quite oo as arta ita a oe ee ae ec ee hat soon her power must fail, Taga deta sag Concentrates all her skill and might Ww e deliv Mails arriving before 10 p.m Office hours from 6 a. m. top Money Orders issued : ai Post Office. Ch’town, | - Business Cards. 2 & HERMANS & SOW. Bell-Hangers, Cru aud Tin-smiths, oe up said River, called PORTAGE, | QUEEN -srRicET, OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STORE, EG to returr: their thanks to th ' e renera) | |of Mussel and Oyster Mad that will enrich | tions, the people ave itinde To deeper hue the ve Ihe shade if such a thing could be Grow blacker than before Struck dumb, the gazer bends the kné And must his God adore S, A. A. MACDONALD, Postmaster. s the hour when highest the \Jroperties for Sale. 4 eae flowing thick and fast, And to the man with task o’erwrought Relieves the mind, at last FOR SALE. LITERATURE. NARM of 100 acres for Sale, fronting on | THE SWEDES IN PRAGUE. > HILLSBOROUGH RIVER, about CHAPTER IX, In front are good Oyster Beds,and a quantity the soil. Also alarge MARSH. wise well situated. Alse, a Saw, Lath, It is other- danger from the Swedes, hop? of peace, and enjoying the rare mo- nourishing the and Shingle MILL, . 1) t ' : gy ments of tranquility ; the Swedes themeelses public for the liberal patronage exten led hav ing a large Cireular Saw for Edging, Pil i 3 : Tiel zt si to them since their commencement in business, | eytting Scantling, and other purposes, be-~ | Were in ilsen, where cgeeerk no and ask for a continuance ofthe same. They | sides other Saws, with about 50 acres Land, | gradually drew together h’s whole force. keepeonstanty on hand A neat Assortment of TINWARE, KITCHEN UTENSILS ae... es, Ac. ALL ORDERS in the above will be punctually attended Lo. flaving lately made large | in the tehases Cheapest Markets,intended fer Jonse Builders, uch as Gas Fitting, Water Closets Bell Fittings, &.. &c., lam prepared to SELL THEM at RATES AS LOW AS CAN BE HAD IN THE ¢ ry, Tre Subscriber will sell, by private sale, | * : 4 ge and wil! fit them up in agood workman! ke style his Store and Dweling House, with other | ¥4"'0%S inform —* d of putting himself To a generous public, we would say, that all |; buildings, situated at Cardigan | in possession, as well through his own ob- orders in THIS BRANCH OF OUR BUS] CUtside Dulidings, sit a ; eer he daneided NESS Hb “a aded te with Despatch sridg about 4 chains from Railroad | 8ervation as from sources to be depended on, AS Will be attenced to 1 27es8dDa . ee i : f Sa A Lot of Firat Class WATLR COOLERS on Statiur As this is one of the finest and of the most complete knowledge of the si'us band. : most conveinent business stands on the | ation of tiings. Thus did he turn to acs SAYER’S CRYSTAL BLUF, Island, partics desirous of engaging in| count his connection with Helen; whilst Sold Cheaper than ever Merehantile Business, will find it to their | she was happy to serve hor beloved friend | advantage to call and examine, before New tt, 157 BUSINESS | , Valuable Business Stand besides what is under water. 134 miles from Charlottetown, and 5 chains from the Railroad. It is one of the best Mil’s on the Island. Also, a BRICK HOUSE and SHOP, 12} miles {rom Charlottetown, and about 6 or 8 chains from a railroad station. There will be sold from 10 to 50 acres of land with it. For further particulars apply to JOHN ARCHIBALD McDONALD All the reziments were soon united, ' they were only waitirg the arrival of Col- onel Coppy, the commander at Ezer, who was to join them with a detachment of cay- alry. Odowalsky was likewise expected. He had been constantly busy of late in going to end fro between Prague and E, His former acquaintanceship with the country, his connect’ons in Prague and its environs, with men of various ranks, his dextarity in assuming different disguises, all conspired er. for Sale. to procure him the oprortun ty of collecting and toaid in the grand plan which, as far ig ene sew he ie i wii as he considered necessary, he had revealed AMES BRENAN Also, 15 Building Lots, situated within | ., ye, 4 : ; ai t mile of the Bridge, and suitable stands The day and hour were now determined Hose Sign and Carriage Painter for all branches of business. There is also on Helon knew it; indeed, her intealli- ’ ’ : ° ’|5 water lots, fronting on Cardigan River a a ie lau mains Paper Hanger & (lazier mares wh het eae: SOURIS WEST. i } These Lots will be sold to suit intending purchaser termination, for ehe it was who had, long before te festival, given intimation of its picnny Also.a saw, lath and shingle mill, having ttking place to Odowa'sky ; and nad li Orders will recei f aMtention. | 4 larger circular for cutting all kinds of w'se communicated to him al] the arrange~ ty July 7, 1873. ~ JOSEPH CREAMER, | | Lumber, b | Cardigan Bridge esides mevts; as that after the banquet, there was ht garden. other Saws, with about of Freehold Land, 2 miles from 150 acres to b> dancing, and, on the approach of n a display of fireworks in tha pilace as ' ee } ; p ie g |} <As the Subscriber intends to wind up The greatest pact cf the nobility and the hysician Surgeon, | bia buisness, for the preseot, he gat priveipal inhalitarts cf Prague bad been Py S all parties indebted to him by Note of 4 elie ‘tie ta or . ’ ‘ feroet { a riied: » be posed thr 0tn 20 Great Lreorge Sire Hand, Book Account, or otherwise, to | Vice; an re Ppoee +f | Patients will be attended Ch'town, Oct. 13, I WILLIAM DODD. Commission VWerchant AUCTIONEER CHARL! PREIOWN P. E eee CARVELL BROTHERS, AUCTIONLERS, Commission Merchanis, settle their respective accourts on or before ~ | igher and the lowir clasees vee ban- jhe Ist August next. All sums remaining | 5" apprebens or, anl thst the milits y re unpaid after that date will be handed over gulations around the pa ace would bo less strietly attended to. ‘This n‘ght, therefore, was s»iected by Odowa'sky, for the execu- tin of bis p'an; and, two days previously, he proceeded to Pi'se crdy: to mik: tle fira! arrengements with Count Konigas mark, with whem he had sonally communica‘e 1. eee UGH L. McDONALD. in Bridge, June 10, 1873. REMOVAL. SMALLWOOD & BOVYER. Have removed from th r GOid Cardig in not, a8 yet, pers Stand on Kent ~ Leo } treet. to their EW MACHINE SHOP AT HEAD th OF QUEEN STREET. Konigs narh’s head~jua:ters were fixed at The arrival of was immediately announced to a ay e council-house in Piisen. Odowaleky lities, they will be | him, and a: ephew of K: o'gsmark conducted AND r a their ot — him to the General. GENERAL AGENT, 1 ; to manufacture Rotary It was in the same house in which, many BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET, Saw “Mis, red self-acting Shingle | y gps before, the Duke of Friedland had, a Charlottetown, P. E. Isiand c “, ie i oe om HM short time previous to his tragical end, sums Fanuers, Jig Saw ng Machines, & mon d his generals about bim ; and as Odos F. M. CAMPBELL. nt up equi oS | machine walsky st oe into the ancient hall, with GENERAL MERCHANT « Opa MISSION AGENT, AUCTIONEER & BROKER TRINITY CORNER, GEORGETOWS, PPL. j its lofty arched windows, deco'ated with captured binners, figures of ancient Bo- hemian princes, Xc., the scere exhilited on the former occasion recurred to his mind, and agitated him greatly. He was now, in eect, preparing to do that of which Fried- per | SL. Lawréne? Marine Insurance Co. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, AGENT FOR THI PRESIDENT : land had been accused, ard for which he Standard Life Insurance (€0,) ARCHIBALD KENNEDY, ESQUIRE, | had¢o dreadfully suffered. PRIN Having Improved Power & Gordon Press | Variety r es we ‘ And aG The Newest Styles of Type, inda of We are prepared to do all " ] J. H. Camer DO. ©: 2. FP ‘You are the imperial officer,’ he began, | BOOK & FANCY JOB PRINTING L WY. fat, E fMoftatt. Murray & Beatty | 98 he returned Odowalsky’s salutation with Vice-President " | aslight inclination of the head, ‘ who en- J. Campbell, Esq., of Campbell & Cassels | ; . nein 7 on the Lowest Terma, at the '; en aria gages to deliver Prague into our bands. W. J. McDor Esq., Predt Toronto Savings | Odowalesky bowed assent. a 6 e you well weighed ; camined EXAMINER OFFICE. { 4. i. vetlaster, of 4.2. weMaster Bros: Toronto| ‘Have you well weighed and examined | __ Am \. Cameron, Esq, Cashier Merchant's Bank, everything cennected with this enterprise ? vu LC A N F Oo U N D R Y Toront ' ‘ I would not else ven'ure t> appear be- | ' I yan Ce vy Court, Co ty Ns GHORGETOW N. ; a | . me | fore your Excellency. STOVES, wholesale and retail, WINDLASS] A. T. Fulton, Esq, of Geo. Michiv & Co. & Ful ‘It ie a hazardous game. We are not ené MACHINERY CASTINGS ic general al- \ ion ie ee = on WP.. Toronte, strong enough to attempt a regular siege of lied ‘ rtest notice ug MOTTisoD 4 par é 4 , LOoronto, " . : oe ew aes Paid W. Ray, Esq, G iderich, the city; and, therefore, what is to take FOR ALL KINDS of OLD & SCRAP LRON.| W. H. P M.D. M P., Prescot place must be in the shape of a coup.der: J. A. RUTHERFORD & Co, Manag r—Arthur Harvey, Esquire. ea main.’ : : Jane 2,1873.—l y Georgetown Capital 500.008 Anoual Income $250,000, ‘That is precisely what I intend. The BANGOR HOUSE, PLEASANTLY SITCATED ON North Side King’s Squure, St. Jom, - - - New Brunswick. J H. RUSSEL, PROPRIETOR. TING. | CHANGE DIRECTORS : He soon overcame this involuntary feeling, Whilst in Prague, with some few excep- | unapprehensive of and | John F. Robertson, Esqu're, Thomas Foley, si Artemas Lord, ‘ J. 3. Carvell John Gillan, P. W. Hyndman, " Risks taken daily, at their office Ex, SUILDING FRED. * “ W. HYNDMAN. Secretary. | Ch'town, March 17, 1873. ‘Provincial Insurance Co, of Canada. For Fire & Marine Insurance. Head Office. Toronto, Ontario DLRrCrORs: Amount paid for Fire Claims ia the past 10 Years, *. paid last vear for Fire Claims, =$ $7,373 Branch office for the Maritine Pro- vinces, 104 Granville St., Halifax, N.S, NOB. R. ANDREWS, Local Manager. Agent for Charlottetown, Nov, 24, 1873. —3m THOS. ALLEY. | however, and approached the General, who was standing atthe other end of the ha!l, surrounded by s-*veral officers, at a table covered with maps and p’ans, amongst which Odowalsky recoguized several representing | Prague and its environs, Tie General ad- vanced from behind the table; man between forty and fifty, of a tall and thoughtful fizure, with broad chest and shoulders. Around his high forehead his auburn bair fel! in profuse but disordered locke; a broad-sword hung in a blue scarf at his side. covered with thick mustaches, gave to his countenance an expression of haughtiness, nay, almost of scorn. A large aquiline nose, and lips situation of things is well known to me ; | £769,146 and I have not calculated on success, in | ignorance of the chances both fcr and agains 7s sky.’ * My honor rests upon the iss®e—perhaps life. These pledges——’ [7 he was a * You promis? largely,“Colcnel Odowal- | CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MON ees el OL Tun in trusting my troops, myself, and t fame of this undertakinz, to the word of a man who— excuse m Coloncl—las not been uniform in his fidelity.’ Odowa'lsky, with difliculty, bridled his im- netuous feelings, whilst he replied, ‘ Your tr ible Excellency, perhap’, may think it - some to occupy yourself with the motives cf one comparatively obscure; otherwise, it might be eas ly shown that the uvheard of ingratitude wherewith I have been treated sullices to dissolve every tie of country; whilst t» you Tam bound by tte most sacred chiigations. Konigsmark replied nothing to this; but there played about the corner of his mouth {an expression of incredulity ‘Ia what manner,’ he inquired, at length, ‘ do you | propose to carry ycur pian i to ex cation ? ‘For some time pas‘, the wals o* the fortifica ion have keen undergoing repair. | The work, as there are sevoral breaches. | proc eds but s'owly ; and, at these points, | } it would be easy to intro’ . body of men.’ | Yes, if they leave the breaches un- | guarded,’ interrupted Konigsmai ‘but | this ig searcely to be expcetd * The garrison of Prasur,’ answered the Colonel, ‘is small. and barely suflicient to supply all the a of so large a city. I | have, besides, acquaistarces amcfgst the officers — friends and fellow-believcrs It | will not be difficult—in fact 1s already | agre d, that the watehsposts behind the palace and onward towcrd Loretto Syuare should b2 placed in the hands of men upon whose attachment to our cavs2l may safely | depend Atroop presenting themselves in | this quarter, and giving the propsr wond, would find no resistance.’ * That may do,’ said Konigemark, ‘hought- fully ; ‘ goon, sr.’ ‘ The day aftr ‘o mer. ow the Governer, Count Martinitz s a grand festival, to which the whole of the nobility in Prague | are invited. Atier dinner will fol’ow a ba'l, Thee od wiae will f fireworke. ente:tainments atan end, the g and, atniztt, a display | doub: less disp: s2 | ber—and our time wil acrive.’ Kouigsmark remained tilent sume mcs ments, ani thea replied, ‘ Your :cheme is not bad. We will consider it, and acquaint you with our determination. Tor the pres | gent, farewell, Colonel von Olowa's\y !’ | He motioned with bis hand, and Odowalsky retired, accompani-d by Kovigsmark’ hew, wh), perceiving that his nacle’ had offended the stranger, su; ly converse, to efface the unap They were talking t the present situation cf Prague ings of the people, when | sion and the feel~ uddenlyv the so ind of trumpets and the loud prancing of stecd announced the arrival of cavalry. Th j burried to the windoyv, and found it wa Colne! Cuppy, who had arrived, with his regiment from Ezer. Young K wark went directly to announce th’s intel ize: ce to his uacle, and, meanwhile the Colo:el had dismounted and was working his v ay up stairs under the weight of his huge mi itary cloak, Odowalsky advenced to meet him, and was greeted with « hearty aad vigorous shake of the hand, * Already here, Colore! ?’ said he; ‘but how is this? Yo m cut of huzor, Has not tha Gen ra! closed with your pro- position ?’ ‘The Genera’ has receive] me j very strange war—as ] t er ng ra favor, instead of aman who by great sacr fices and porzonal danger, is on the point of endering the « of Sweden, and the weed, a sery f tlhe greatest j rts nee ’ Ne mind t » man cried Coppy ; ‘we all wy te Ge IIe is proud terr.bly proud. His anc house i the important part which 1 ncest haw acted in Dradenburg and Sw re. him haugh j- He ad es re revard us el nc b’e: es at all h's equa’s We mt ‘ cuse these pretences in him, for ha pos esses the qualities of a soldier and general the highert degree.’ ‘JT nck: owledge ha merit: I bow his rank ; anil I will allcw, too that les ances tors may accidentally have had more ops portunity of distinguishing themselves than mine. But, as to everything else, we a equals. It was not that fee'ing, ver ; it was not pride of ance hich prompted him to behave to manner In almost term inimical. Jt looked rat! ( p:rsonal antipathy. ‘Do not. belies T Count well knows how to estimate jour services, and, I can assure you, considers your proposal as extremely welcome ard highly important; and he exp:essed hiniself in strong terms cf your courage and activity,’ At this moment the door of the inner apartment opened, and ycung Konigsmark came to summon Colcnel Coppy to an au- dience, at the same time bringing Odowelkky an invitation te dicner. Before the general held a short covsultat‘ou upon the subjeet of the intended expedition { the commencenent of that meal, At table an air of hilarity was universally diffused, and the conversation grew animated, | yet it was felt that the presence of the geos | eral operated as a restraint, and it wee only | when, on thie excuse of business, he retired, that the officers tcok freescope. The intends ed march to Prague, which, according to the dec’sion of the counc’] of war, was fixed for the next day, was the priazipal topie. Inspired by wine and reckless gallantry, each expressed himse!f in his own way on thi subject, Some looked upon it as extremely hazardous, while others regarded it as mere child’s play. Some of the e'der officers thought it showed rather too great precipi- tancy to break up onthe morrow for Ra | konitz, as was the order—conceiving that more minute information should hare been previously obtained, | *What!’ exclaimed Colonel Coppy, ‘stop | and risk the receiving news of poace bef-re | we have done with Prague? | ‘There is little fear of that,’ interrupted a young major ; ‘the diplomatis's, sojourning together at Osnaburg, are teo slow in their movements. Depond on it, ere they have weighed out by the ounce each advantage and disadvantage of the contenting partics, we ehall have time enough to take porsession of all Bohemia.’ | ‘ The matter,’ said Od» wa!lsky, ‘ must not be imagined quite soWasy. The taking of Prague may. indeed, be facilitated by the | measures already concerted, and by the prus | dent management of circumstances; but, gentlemen, the Bohemians will not be so | quickly vanquiehed as you seem to think, Oar nation is valiant, as has been proved | more than once, to the terror of the world.’ { every one t> sound slums | }yca's’ war was kindled, and in Bohemia, } anil nowhere else, will it be extinguished. | wit! replied ; with the Bohemians as a nation—”’ DAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1 ‘However creat, du net exceed t er k I ‘I do not mean to dispute that, Colonel, | t'e Swede, ‘ but we have not to do | * Ab, that is but trae,’ whispered Odowals | ky to himself: ‘ But with the Empcro.’s army,’ coutinu- ed the other, ‘ wh'ch, as everyone knows, is weak in number, and at present unprovided with auy commander of eminence. The bappy t mes of your country are past. Your Tilly end Wallenstein exist no longer, while with us an unfading race ot heroes has arisen in succession since the death of the great | Gustavus Adolphus.’ Odowa'sky, after a moment's silenco, res piicd, * Bohemia does not want for similar spirits, bat faction and cnvy have driven them from their proper sphere.’ ‘Well, well, gentlemen, let us have no disputiation,’ cried Coppy; of what use is this war of words? Our argument should be the sword, acd our eloquence thunder from our artillery,—rhetoiic which, I t:ust, Will prove convincing the day after tosmor- row, when we arrive at Prague. Come, | bere’s suecess to our enterprise,’ lhe oflicers all rose, end, amidst loud ac | clacontions, the toast was drunk ; Odowalsky join'ng, with the uneisy dissatisfied feeling '@ mien conseicus that he is not in his pros per place, bor sharing in a sentiment honors able tobim. He sought to repre-s thie con= sc. Ou-nes by vociferation, * The capture of Prague, sail he, * will benefit the good cause in various ways. Ju losing that city, Ferdi- nand loses the whole kingdom. His ame bis adors at the congress will be forced to jower their tone, and thus the Protestant states, particularly the Swedcs, will be en- abled to enforce their just demande, To anyone capable of taking a wide survey of things, it must be evident that the capture of Prague ‘s not only imyortant as a single mii ary enterprise, but as having an influs ence 00 the g neral sta’e of pol tical relatiors all cover Europe.’ * That seems,’ obszived the M. jor, ‘ giving your native Iind too c mmanding an attis tude.’ ‘Not at al! interrupted Odowalsky. ‘In Bohemit the first spark of the th’rty lt hs been the crad!e both of the war and the reformation, and th? biith-place of Huss,’ ‘In the name of g interposed Coypy, ‘what bave we to do Let us be si- ! respective those wh ve d : let respecting those whom we do not know, and rather think how we shall enjoy oursels vesin Prague. That city is extremely beau- tifa, | have been informed.’ ‘Lave you vever visited it?’ asked Odo- walsicy. ‘No, but I have heard much of i's mage n ficenee, and churehes.’ rcd-{ Howship,’ again 1 cither Huss cr Luther ? { the beauty of its palaces and Th ir ce pivus libations had now worked y upon these wortLies, and they po, seeded in the intoxication of th: moment, to craw outa list of the finest mansions in the devoted city, and cast lots for their pos s.ssion. Odowa'sky, as had prev ovsly in- timated, thonzh half in joke, to Helen, made choice «f the Wallenstein Palace. lee] LW But this wild echeme of appropriation | quickly gave birth to sharp and angry cays | ilings. Some who had been backward in | s : Be | fixing their choice, were inclined to regard | the who'e matter as a frelic, while others prof s3sed themse'ves serious in abiding by | t selection, and ma‘ntained that they | would rese.t tle interference of even the | g a’ himeel! Tins, atlength, they sep- aret half merry, half disputstious, and almost wholly intoxicated. Odowalsky wished to return to Prague, where some matters were, he sail, still to be arrange! With d fliculty he obtained per- mission {r Konigsmaik, and he eould not but fel that the portion of confidence placed in him by that chief was very s:rall, Having given his word of honor to return | next moriin’, he hastened, in a sufficiently gloomy mood, to Prague, whee he was desi« rcus, if possible, to have an interview with Helen before the decisive moment. rished to make final arrangements for the sifety of Lerse/f and her relations, as well as to gather fresh courage from the contems plat her charms, a+ ness of her lov 10 aid th? conscious to him. the way however, f om Pil- aud the many affeirs ke had The length of en to Pragve | | He | | to attend to there, with otter circumstances, | prevented him from satisfying these desiree: | He was forced to content himself with jas forming Helen by letter of what was necess sary to be done, and to leave the rest to chance. It was on the evening of this very uneasy that, in the course of his wandering about the fiortificaticns (where he wa ous to seek out the most advantas geous point for the entry of the Swedish troops on the foll« wing night), he was, as we hive seen, attacked, first by the reproachs and then hy the swords of some eoldiers the garrison, and forced to draw for his liberty and life. Wallenstem’sintervention, as we have seen, saved him; and, out of temper, and discovraged by all that had pass °d during the last two days, the Oposs tate Bohemian set outan hour after that en- on his way to to Rakonitz. Early next moin‘ng he arrived at Pilvitz, where the Swedes were already encamped. They had marched all night, and Konigs- mak had taken every precaution that pru- dence and energy could sugzcst, to keep their arrival as secret as possible. The place was surrounded by cavalrv, who allowed none, under any pret: nce, either to quit or enter the town. All the couriers were detained, as were ¢yen the people who had been found in the fields during the march. Thus was the near approach of so etroag a force to the capital concealed, and that blow silently prepared which, in the succeeding night, was to eras) unsuspecting Prazue. _>-+ and busy day s Aux e3, counie ‘he Russian Minister officially contradicts the statements that Russia would not send goods to the American Centennial Exhibi-~ tion, One thousand three hundred and eights teen vessels were lost on the lakes of the United States last year, worth, with cargoes $4,000,000, The Quebec Postmaster has been arrest ed for embezzlement of the public money, amounting to nearly sixteen hundred dol- lars, st young female is the girl the suntry papers are boasting of. ,all telling how she sheared thirteen in five hours “the other day,” and », those thirteen innocent sheep left in this weather without overcoats. ct rh is a story of Judge Grier, which evel ly delights in, how he set aside the njust verdict of a jury against an unpopu- lar man, with this remark: “ Enter the ver- dict, Mr. Clerk. Enter, also, ‘Set aside by the court.’ I want it to be understood that takes thirteen men to steal a man’s farm in this court.’ ' il | | pass along, and then returned. | ord, I trod on a treacherous piece of wood, | did we raise till | went abroad—resided four years on the con- tho IT hate. as so do you, reader, to needless pr story. We were soon married. I began life by running away from home. | Helen and I made our bridal tour to the old Bolieau, we are told, was driven into his” piace, AS we approached in our carriage | career by the hand of fate and the peck of | greeted a stout fellow working in a field, aturkey. Attila started in life with no other | Who seemed to be a better sort of a laborer, } cause and capital than an old sword, and | or perhaps a smal! farmer, by inquiring some BEGINNING LIFE. Ly - a | career to wetting his stockings, and then which he palmed off for the divine weapon | of Mars ; and Robespiere owed his political | heard ‘ words which burn,’ which fixed his | soul, and determined his course in life. My running away from home arose from a minor mortification, caused by carrying a pretty girl over the brook. Donald Lean and myself were good friends | at fourteen years of age, and we both re-| garded, with a little more than friendship, pretty Helen Graham, ‘ our oldest girl at school.’ Weromped and danced together, and this lasted for such a length of time, thai it is with feelings of bewilderment that I look back upon the mystery of two lovers continu- ing friends. But the time was tocome when Jealousy lit a spark in my boyish bosom, and slew into a consuming flame. Well do I remember how and when the ‘ green-eyed monster’ perpetrated this in- cendiary deed. It was a cold October evens ing, when Helen, Donald and myself were returning with our parents from a neighbor- ing hamlet. As we approacheda ford where the water ran somewhat higher than ankle deep, we proposed to carry Helen across as we were accustomed io with hands inter- woven ‘ chair fashion,’ and thus carry our pretty passenger over the brook. Just as we were in the middle of the water—which was cold enough to have frozen anything like feeling out of boys less hardy than ourselves —a faint pang of jealousy nipped my heart. Why it was I know not, for we had carried Helen across the brook ere now, without emotion, but this evening I thought,or fanc- ied I thought, Helen gaye Donald an undue preference by casting her arm around his neck, while she steadied herself on my side by holding the cuff of my jacket. No flame can burn so quick, or with so little fuel as jealousy. Before we had reached the opposite bank, | wished Donald at the ‘ opposite side of the sea.” Being naturally impetuous, IT burst out with— ‘You need na haud so gingerly, Helen, a3 if ye feared a fa’. I can aye carry you lighter than Donald can carry half of ye.’ Surprised at the vehemence of my tone, our Queen interposed with an admission that we were both strong, and that she had no idea of sparing my power. But Donald's ire was kindled, and he utterly denied that I was able to compete with him in the feats of moral courage. On such topics boys are generally emulous, and by the time we reached the opposite bank, it was settled that the point should be determined by our singly bearing Helen across the ford in our arms. Helen was to determine who had carried her most easily, and I settled with myself privately in advance, that the one who had obtained the preference would really be the person who stood highest in her affection. The reflection stimulated me to exert every effort, and I verily believe to this day, that I could have carried Donald and Helen on either farm like feathers. But I must not anticipate. We suffered all the rest of the party to Helen with the utmost care [ carried like an infant to the middle of the water. Jealousy had in- spired a warmer love, and it was with a feeling unknown before that I embraced her beautiful form. All went swimmingly, or rather wadingly, for a minute. But, alas, in the very deepest part of the which rested, I suppose, on a smooth stone. Over I rolled, bearing Helen with me, nor fairly soaked from head to foot. I need not desevibe the taunts of Donald, or the most accusing silence of Helen. Both | believed that I had fallen from mere weak- | | ness, and my rival demonstrated his superior ability, bearing her in his arms a long dis-} tance on her homeward path. As we aps | proached the house, Helen, feeling dry and | better humored, attempted to reconcile me. | But I preserved a moody silence. I was | mortified beyond redress. ' That night I picked up a few things and ranaway. My boyish mind, sensitive and ir- ritative, exaggerated the negation which it | had received, and prompted me toa course | which, fortunately, led me to better results than generally attend such irregularities: | I went to Edinburgh, where I found an uncle, | a kind-hearted, childless man, who had gladly given me a place in his house, and | employed me in his business. Weajth flow- edin upon him. I became his partner— tinent, and finally returned to Scotland, rich, educated, in short, everything but married. One evening while at a ball in Glasgow, I was struck by a lady of unpretending ap- pearance, but whose remarkable beauty and high-toned expression indicated a mind of more than extraordinary power. I was ins troduced, but the Scottish names had long been unfamiliar to my ear, and [I could not eatch hers. It was Helen something, and there was something in the face, too, that seemed familiar, something suggestive of pleasure and pain. But we became better acquainted that | | per means being employed particulars relating to the neighborhood. He answered well enough, and I was about to give him a sixpence, when Helen stayed my hand, and cried out out in the old style— ‘Hey, Donald, mon, dinna ye ken, yer frien’s ?’ The man looked up in astonishment. was Donald Lean. His amazement at appearance was heightened by its siyle lt and it was with the greatest difficulty that we | could induce him to enter our carriage and | old} answer our numerous queries as to ou friends. Different men start in life in different ways. I baheve, however, that mine is tne only in- | stance on record of a gentleman who owes wealth and happiness to rolling over with a pretty girl in a stream of water. AGRICULTURAL. Hits ror rar Montu.—We do not think we can do better than to remind the reader that this being the season for reading, re~ flection, the laying of plans for next year’s ee and for social intercourse. We so gave hints of work to be done, some of which are as applicable now as they were then. Rabbits and Mice.—Tramp the snow around trees to prevent mice from in juring the bark, and apply blood to the bark to prevent rabbits from nibbling it. Unless plans for the new year are well laid, work will be ill done, if done at all. It is astonishing how much time and labor may be lost in the absence of well matured plans, system and a proper division of time | and labor. Read carefully and follow what was said about the feeding and care of animals gen: | Unless animals are kept in good | erally. condition during winter, there may be little profit looked for from them in the coming season. Horses which remain in the stable most of the time, should be carefully exercised, and not over driven. are aften over-driven, and then left to shiver in the cold, or, perhaps, in a pelting storm. Sheep should have a dry place and plenty of fresh air. Damp exposures for them are most injurious. Tar Horse. —Having received several communications in regard to what some people call ‘ hooks,’’ and there being many who are ignorant of the cause of the so- called disease, and the proper treatment to be adopted, I have concluded to answer, through the columns of your enterprising paper, and thus, perhaps, be the means, indirectly, of saying much suffering to the most noble and worst abused of all our do- | mestic animals. There is a beautiful contrivance about the horse's eye, to clear it of dust, insects, and other foreign matter concealed within its corner, or on the margin of it, black or pied, and visible -a triangular-shaped car- tilage, the haw, with its broad part forward. It is concave within, exactly to suit the glare of the eye ; it isconyex without, ac- curately to adapt itself to the membrane lining the lid ; and the base of it is reduced to a thin or almost sharp edge. At the will of the animal this is suddenly protruded from its hiding place. It passes rapidly over the eye, and shovels up every nuisance mixed with the tears, and then, being speedily drawn back, the dust or in- sect is wiped away as the cartlidge again passes under the corner of the eye. old farriers strangly misunderstood the nas ture and design of the haw, and many at the present day do not seem to be much | better informed . When from sympathy with the other parts of the eye laboring under inflamma- tion, and becoming itself inflamed and in creased in bulk, and the neighboring parts likewise thickened, it is either forced out of its place, or voluntarily protruded to pro- tect the eye from the action of the light, and cannot return, they mistake it for some _ injurious excrescence or tumor, and proceed to cut it out. It is a barbarous practice, and those performing the operation should be compelled to walk a dozen miles on a hot day, in a thick dust, without being per: mitted to wipe or cleanse the eye, and then they could feel the torture to which they doom this noble animal. A little patience having been exercised, and a few cooling applications made to the eye while inflammation lasted and after~ wards some mild astringent ones, and pro~ the tumor would have disappeared, the haw would have returned so its place, and the animal would have discharged the duties required of him without inconvenience to himself, instead of the agony to whichan unguarded and unprotected eye must now expose him, Cor. Farmers’ Union. Time to Reav.—Of all the excuses made by farmers as an apology for not subserib- ing to such papers as would benefit them in their business, this is the most foolish —* } have no time to read. [tis absolutely nons sensical, Can't find time to read, and ex- pect success! It would be just as sensible to refuse food to the stomach as to the mind. Feeding the stomach supports the animal organization. Feeding the mind makes the man. Without reasoning power man would be ievel with the brute, and the less this power is cultivated the nearer the approach to the lower order of animals. Can't find time to read, and yet hope for success in a business which now must be conducted with some regard to business principles. What would be thought ofa merchant who did not keep himself posted as to the prices current, and the influences operating for an advance or What of the manufacturer, who year after year follows the same beaten tracks, while his competitors are introducing new ma- | our} At this season they | The | decline ? | evening. I learned without difficulty her | chinery and reducing the cost of manufac- history. She was from the country, had/ ture? And yet the farmer does this, and ‘ : ” . « > been educated, her parents had lost their | be alone. “(h, pshaw!” we hear some old fellow say, ‘‘ what does book farming amount to?’ When did the prejudice against reading originate? If we go back property, and she was now a governess in a family of the city. I was fascinated with her conversation, and | twenty-five years, when it was supposed | was continually reminded by her grace and | nobody but a professional man could write refinement of manner, that she was capable | for the papers,and when the first agricul- | tural papers were dependant on the contri. butions of ‘' theory men,’’ there night be some reason to distrust their value. But of moving with distinguished success in a far | higher sphere than that which fortune seem~ ed to have allotted to her. I was naturally | times have changed some in twentystive | not talkative, nor prone to confidence; but| years. Readers have become thinkers , there was that in this lady which inspired | thinking leads to ae and oe been both, and I conversed with her as I had ee ee a a se ro never conversed with any other. Her ques- pers are tomday filled with the experience tions of the various countries with which I _of practical men. Theory, unsupported by was familiar, indicated a remarkable know~ | experience, soon encounters a stumbling- ledge of literature, and a vast store of infors block. Publishers have learned this fact mation. We progressed in intimacy, conversation turned on the cause which in- hensiinar . | to discriminate upon the selection of sound and as our! catter for publication. And the farmer | can’t find time to read! Can the mechanic duced so many to leave their native land, 1 | find time to learn bis trade? Better by far | laughingly remarked that I owed my own/ that one-half of each day be spent, if, / i ri . | nese y, to learn how to do the work to — to falling with a pretty girl intoa the best advantage before undertaking se. I hardly spoken these words ere the blood | Uneacre wellcultivated will produce _— had mounted to her face, and was succeeded | a [hee or oe by a remarkable paleness. I attributed it to | qreds of times, and has become and admit~ the heat of the room—laughed—and at her ted truth; yet the whole land abounds with request proceeded to relate my ford adventure | farmers too lazy, too negligent to study the with Melen Graham, painting in glowing | More successful method. The only thing colors the amiability of my love. needed to protect the farmer from the im- ; he ; ition of monopolies, and elevate his Her mirth during the recital became irre- | calling to the proper position among the pressible. At the conclusion she remarks | productive industries, is more reading.— ed— : : | Urbridge Journal. ‘Mr. Roberts, is it possible you have fors | : ciate gotten me?’ j maha, Nal a, despatches say that I gazed an instant—remembered—and was | o ohensin, Cones : | the Indians, on account of the ill-treatment dumbfounded. The lady with whom I had they are receiving, contemplate a general thus become acquainted was Helen Graham rising in the Spring, and are now on the herself, for war. and their success depends upon the ability | NO. 8. MISCELLANEOUS. PAW AA ee, Pre dle ~~ > Five thousand horses were consumed in Paris last year. Miss Braddon, the celebrated novelist, intends visiting America the coming seas son. Berlin has the reputation of being one of the worst governed and dirtiest cities in Europe. Germany and Italy are now large cun- | sumers of American corn in the manufec- | ture of alcohol. . Nearly 12,500 have been subscribed in | Lancashire to the statve of the late Earl of Derby. Chemical fire extinguishers have been placed in the Departmental and Parlia- mentary buildings at Ottawa. The Grand Duchess Marie is said to be a splendid musician. Her best portrait is | that which represents her playing on the organ, The estimates of the Russian Finance | Department ‘or 1874,show a surplus of | 3,000,000 roubles (£429,000) of receipts | Over expenditure, The English post office carries annually | about 870,000,000 letters, 76,000,000 postal cards, 103,000,000 book packets, and 99,. OOO newspapers. The English papers announce the decease, at the age of seventy-seven, of Lord de Ros, | the premier baron in the English peerage. The title was granted by writ in 1264. The Prussian Government has submitted to the House of Deputies bills demanding its sanction for the raising ef 50,000,000 thalers for railway purposes. {ireat preparations are in progress in the Netherlands for the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the present | King’s accession fo the throne, which oes | curs on the 17th of March next. The French are arming rapidly. At St. Etienne 2,000 improved Chassepots are turned out daily, In the new Chassepots the needie is suppressed, and a metal cartridge used ; but there is much secreey about the | character of the gun. An Anglo-Italian company has been formed to drain the Ferrara marshes lying near the River Po. The marshes cover an area of about 20),000 square miles, It is | proposed to use eight pumps each of which | will discharge 57,000 gallons of water per | minute, | Tbe Emperor of Germany has just taken a step which will probably have an import~ ant influence on the adoption throughout Europe ofa uniform pitch for musical in- struments, His Majesty has given 3,000 thalers to the members of the orchestra of the Court Theatre at Wiesbaden, to poy for the alterations in their instrumente involved by the lowering of the pitch. Russia has just adopted a new militury conscription law by which the Czar will have under his command an army of three millions! This is simply appalling. What it all means no one will undertake to say ; but Russia is nearly doubling her forces, though no enemy is anywhere threatening | her. Her present army is 1,288,000, Her future force will, as we have said, be about 3,009,000, The Russian nation is one which speaks the most languages and which speaks them the best. One may go through Germany and not hear a word of French spoken, but he will be sure to hear it when he reaches the frontier of Russia. The Russian schools and gymnasia for girls are of the highest excellence, and in some of the girls’ schools in Moscow the dresses are all brown, to prevent the bad feelings which might arise from a comparisen of dresses and toilets. News has been received from England of the reversal of a judgment given by the Ontario Court of Appeal in the matter of the Lindsay Petroleum Company. The fact is noteworthy, inasmuch as it consti- tutes the first instance on record of a judg. ment of the associated Upper Canada | Judges being reversed by the Judicial Cam | mittee of the Privy Council on appeal frem this country, The instances of reversal in the Quebec Courts of Appeal have been very numerous, The Sandwich Islands do their share of sweetening for the world at large. It ap- pears from a statement in the Hawaiian Gazette that the sugar products of the islands tor the year 1573 amounted to 24,. 000,000 pounds, while less than 1,000,000 consumed at home, ‘This shows an increase of 8 000,000 over the product of 1872, but asthe price had fallen from six to four cents per pound, its aggregate value was somewhat less In view of this diss couragement to a large crop, the people will be hereafter careful how they allow the production to run up too fast, are The Famine in India.—The latest news from India is to the effect that the famine in Bengal will be quite as bad as was anti-~ cipated by the gloomiest prophets. Its dreadful pressure is felt already. 60,000,- 0-0 of people will be to some extent affect- ed by it, and its full pressure will be felt by twenty-five millions !—The authorities will do all in their power to lighten the horrors of the situation ; but it is expected that many, very many must perish of han. ger. In previous great famines half the g population is known to have perished in many large districts This makes the present prospect dismal and horrible in the extreme At a meeting of the College of Physicians and surgeons ‘held at Phila. deiphia, four surgeons were appoint- ed to conduct an autopsy of the bodies of the Siamese Twins. The contract with the family of the late twins provides that the examination be conducted only so far to settle scientific mysteries, It forbids any unnecessary mutilation of the corpses. No photograps are to be given to the world, All negatives are to become the property of the widows, and all money reverting to them. The contract also for- bids cutting of the connecting band in front, and strictly insists thatall dissection of the same shall be made from the rear so as not to interfere with the appearance of the bocies after the scientific curiosity is satisfied. Itis evident that the families o the late twins intend to use the corpse for their own emolument. Tae Brernsn Revence rox 1873 —The total revenue of the United Kingdom for | the year ending the 31st December, was £77.712,677, as compared with £77,688 929 in |S72, thus showing a net increase of £23.757 in favor of 1573. The revenue for the last quarter was £17,765,040, as against £17,451 362 for the corresponding quarter of last year, thus showing an increase of £283,678 in favor of the closing quarter. The total of the rear 1873 is made up thus Excise, £26, 562,000 | Customs, 20,740,000 Stam 8, 10,472,000 | Land.tax and Ilouse Duty, 2,357,000 Property Tax, 6,531,000 Post Office, 5,532,000 | Telegraph Service, 1,630,000 Crown Lands, 399,000 Miscellaneons, 6 98,077 £77, 712,673 fhe year shows a decrease in Customs of £11.00 an increase in Excise of £1,238,s 000; an increase in Stamps of £600,000 ; decrease in Land Tax and House Duty of £20 ; in Property Tax, £2,805,000 ; ins crease in Post (Office, £682,000, in Tele- graph Services, £225,600 ; in Crown Landes, £15, 00; and Miscellaneous, £91,157. The increase in Excise is certainly not a subject for congratulation ; but the returns, as @ whole are exceedingly gratifying, and seem fairly to justify Gladstone’s financial pro» gramme. How to $ Wuar Constire Tes Sye- eses.—The young man who thinks he can carry his bovith pranks into the serious bus:- ness of life isnot a man, and defrauds bim self and his employers. “After work play. That should satisfy the most sanguige “Business belore pleasure” is Ube motto of the prudent man whose guide is experience and it is sufficient fur the nevitiate in active | lite.