\ AND SEMI-WEEKLY ADVERTISER. 6.3;. l. MOON’S PHASES. f— OCTOIER- W 0 WI Moon. 8th day, 7h. 2m morning 'c L“, Quarter, 16d) day, 9h. 45m morn. . New Mom, 23d day, 3h. 21m morn. ) pint Quarter. 29th day, 10h 28m evening W nuns. oils or Halifax, Pictort,&c. .are magi: wch Tuesday afler the a'mval of the St. Grorge from Miramtcht, and Saturday at 7 o’clock, .29. .11. Cape 'I'roverse, Monday at 10 'an “ The mail for Bedeque, and 'l'ryon River, every o’clock, A. M- For Bedeque, St. Eleanor’s, Cascumpeque, 51'. every Thursday morning"! l0 o‘clock. For the Eastwartl, St. Peter’s, Sauna, St. Margaretsfifc. every Wednesday at It) “ask. 0 Lileorge Town, every Wednesday and Saturday morning at 8 o‘clm-Ir. F or Murray Harbour, Belfasl,&e. every Saturday morning at 8 0’0 oclr. ' For Miramichi, every F rtduy morning .'7 o'clock. YtlU'l‘H ‘S l) E PARTM ENT. llUSE’t‘HA’l‘ SEEK ME EARLY SHALL FIND ME. 0, what a blessed promise this, Ye gay and ard :ut youth, Among the precious promises of God’s eternal truth._ lfyoa will turn your hearts from sin, ln childhood’s early day. The Lord will make you pare within, And take your guilt away. lle‘ll show you a'l his tnatchloss lovc, lle‘ll make you heirs of light, And give you grace that you may prove Still faithful in his sight. lle‘ll lead you in the p'easant way of holiness and peace', And guide you thus to endless day, Where sin and sorrow cease. 0h, stay not in the road of death, But to the Saviour come ; Then when you lose life‘s fleeting breath lle'tl send and take you home. DAVID SAUNDERS. Many of our readers are acquainted 'h that beautiful tract, ‘The Shep- rd of Salisbury Plain.’ The substance fthis narrative is a correct account of :t Iat‘itl Saunders,of West l.nvington,who n; "llaltout the period of its publication. Ii he c"""tWS’ation represented as passing ; tween the shepherd and a Mr.Johnson, ,1 “"3! look place with Dr, Stonchouse, "flghbouring clergyman, who after- "dLhefI-iendcd the shepherd on many tssions. Prince Town, New Lam. "’"fiiiwo'rsui T0 GENERAL ‘IN'I‘ELLIGENCE, Ll’l‘EltA'l‘URE, ac. cnaaaorrarowu, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, ooroean 18, 1843. NEUTRAL IN LOCAL POLITICS AND annotate ‘ _ -., .\'t). 1:1. Dr. Stonehouse, who was on a-journey, and somewhat. fearful from the appear- ance of the sky that rain was at no 8"“ distance, accosted the shepherd with ask- in; what sort of weather he thought it - would he on the Inorrow. ‘It will be such weather as pleases me,’ answered Cottltlhflve done.” the shepherd. Though the answer was delivered in the mildest and civilest tone l that could be imagined, Dr. S. thought: —" “‘"‘"“ the words themselves rather rude and be. God ; and whateverpleases him always pleases tne.’ Dr. S. was quite satisfied with this replv, and entered into conversation with the shepherd in the following manner:— ‘ Yours ‘is a troublesome life, honest. friend.’ ‘ To be sure, sir,’ replied the shepherd, ‘ ’tis not a very lazy life; but ’tis not near so t’oilsome as that which my great Masterled for my sake, and he had utery state and condition oflife at his choice, and chose a hard one, while I only submit to the lot that is appointed me.’ ‘ You are exposed to great cold and heat,’ said the gentleman. ‘ True, sir,’ said the shepherd ; ' but. then [am not exposed to great 'temptotions; and so throwing one thing against. another, God is pleased to contrive to make things more equal than we poor ignorant, short- sightcd creatures are apt to think. Da~ vid was happier when he kept his fa~ ther’s sheep on such a plain as this, and singing some of his own psalms, perhaps, than ever he was when he became kingr of Israel and .ltttluh. Anti, I dare say. we should never have had some of the most, beautiful texts in all those, fine psalms, if he had not. been a shepherd, which enabled him to make so many tine comparisons and sitnilitudes, as one may say, from a codntry lite, flocks of sheep, hills and valleys, and fountains of water.’ ‘ You think,then,’ said the gentleman, ‘that a laborious life is a happy one 1’ ‘1 do, sirzand more especially so,ns it exposes a man to fewer sins. liking Saul had continued a poor laborious man to the end of his days, he might have lived happy and honcst, and died a natural death in his bed at last, which you know, sir, was more than he did. But I speak with revorence, for it was Divine Pro- vidence overruled all that, you know sir; and l do not presume to make compari- sons. Besides, sir. my employment has been particularly honoured. Moses was a shepherdin the plains of Midian. It was to shepherds, keeping their flocks by night,that the angels appeared in Bethle- early, and asked him how that could i ‘1‘ H E MO R 1 SC 0 M A l D E N. ‘ Because,’ replied the shepherd, ! ~——“ ' it will be such weather as'shull please: i " A fuller blast ne'er “ Here's a sight for thee; look thee.a‘bearing ' cl , . ot ' Fit for u ’squire’s child.” “ Let him come in,” soil Lady Eleanor. . At those wm-ds the stra. ger came forward. Long, thick .lmuts, armed with spurs, a surcoat of coarse, sub— hem, to tell the best news—the gladdest tidings that were ever revealed to poor sinful men: often and often has the thought warmed my poor heart in the “W” “'ght' Ml" fined "'3 With """e stantial cloth, buttoned to the throat, 50)’ and lhflnkl‘u'ne" thflnllle beltwppe and a fur cap, formed a costume well ‘ calculated to defend him from tho buffetings of the tempest to which he had been cXposed. Particles of still unutelting sleet glittered among tho elf-locks that fell in dark and tan:- Ied masses over his collar, and gave: a wild expression to a set of promi- nent and Somewhat s tarp feature.- deeply bronzed from expomtrc to tho: weather, or the ardent sun ofa moro- southern clime. He held by the inn-L a‘little girl, whom, ’till the moment of his entrance, he had hot-no in hm arm. apparently five yours old. A large eh:th of warm and rich matc- rial, which had shielded her from tin: storm,trniled upon the. floor, and was secured in such a manner as to ~‘0Vt‘l' her head and most of her face». m- cept a pairoflarge, gazelle-like Cyt's. which looked up to Lady Elohim" with a halftimid, half (tonf'idiug 0‘. - pression as she bent over her to l"- move her nearly saturated coverhg: Lady Eleanor cuttld ltttt'dly supprcw an exclamation of delight when s‘m had removed the shawl, for the child was very beautiful. Her soft, blot-.2: hair had already attained such length and exuberance as to cover her neck and shoulders with a cloud of glossy curls, and her features of the mm! perfect mould and symmetry, were of a kind to give the promise that the germs ofintellectual wealth implanted within, would one day expand into the richest bloom. Lady Eleanor took her by the hand to lead ho:- nenrer the fire, but she shrunk inch. and clung‘to her rough looking pro- tector. “ Pardon her,lady,” said he. “ the child has known and loved me from her birth. lwill, with your leave, throw otfthis wet garment, and take her to the fire myself.” "By all means,” she replied.— “ Gaspar, place a seat in that warm corner, and stir the tire.” III a few moments the stranger wus quietly seated with the child in his larms, who leaned her face againw‘. {his broad chest, with that loving, 5::- l l _—.. PQPBLARTALEs AMINE, '1' MRI. CAROLINE ORNI. shook our battlements." ' Othello. Winter’s Tale. On a frowning rock, overlooking a wild and troubled stream, which Wound through the mountainous re- gions ofGermany, rose one of those baronial castles, common in the Mid- dle Ages The owner of the castle, Baron \Valdberg, had with most of his retainers gone on a \\ arlike expe- dition,and'his wife the Lady Eleanor, wps sitting alone in her chamhch'ur- nished after the fashion ofthe times, with rude magnificence, but falling for short of the luxury and comfort demanded by modern refinement. it was late in Autumn, and the night was wild and gusty. At intervals the "sleet and rain were driven violently against the windows, and the wind shricked like a troubled spirit round the corners of the castle, or stvept with'a hollow moan along the corri- dors. Lady Eleanor was seated in front ot'thc large deep fire place in which was blazing a cheerful wood fire, with her eyes fixed on the pages of a volume containing a collection of those wild romances based on the ad- ventures of during knights and ofdis- tressed datnsels immured in enchant- ed castles. So absorbed washer at- tention, that she scarcely heeded the night storm raging without. It was only when a wilder gust than ordina- 'ry, came driving the sleet against the cluttering casement, threatening to tear it from its hinges,that she would for a moment, raise her large, melan- choly eyes from her book. At the feet ofhis mistress, lay a beautiful spaniel, apparently enjoining a com- tisfied air, which fully proved thI- itruth of what he had asserted. 'l‘l‘m spaniel that had watched with a keen and jealous eye every movement of the stranger guests, as well as the ‘ countenance of his mistress and the .forta'ole nap. All at once he started’ iup, and looked eagerly towards the , door. Footsteps drew near, and the ‘ voice ol'Gaspar, an old and faithful servitor, was heard in earnest collo- tones of her voice, pet‘Ceit’ing every quy with that of a stranger. 'l’he Ithing to be adjusted, again stretched next moment the door was opened by i himself lazily before. the inc. as it to Gaspar, trcsume his nap ; an occasional q'ti- “ My Lady,” said he, “ here is a vering of the eyelids, howcwr. ll“- benighted traveller,who craves a shel— , trayed his slumbers to be feigned, no: 'real. ter for himself and a child he has. in his care, and who insists on seeing “ Can I have a few words of con- versattoa With you, without a wit: you, himself ”