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 ^â- ^ Anttuui Sports. t OB Um oh«stirot tree, Wbeace all bat him had bopped The bun lay thickly on the lea, Where they had lately dropped. The honest yeoman came that way The boy â€" oh, where was he? Id borvzootal poae he lay Aoroaa the lanneT'i knee. Hark How the blows and ahrieki reaoond In tuneful reaonance Ob, how the batcn playi aroond The baatment of hia pacta I " I iwithea hold thy orual hand," l^e yonth in angniah oried. " 'ot till I have thy jacket tanned," The haabandiran replied. He be»t the thieving ymth fail sore. And tmiled in horrid glee. " I think," he qootb, " thou nevermore Wilt rcb my cbeatuat tree.J' Then merrily the farmer said " I'll gather these myself." The b«y He eats bia ilaily bread t'njtmiH the pantry-shelf STAINLESS. Ill ih« AuUi-r ir "Sweet D'prulhj C»|r«l," " Lettioe," Ac, TOLt) BY UKBOKAH C ARKY. " eharah, I waa not thinking of you. .My dear, }ou will be Bilent as the grave " •• Yes." He is still very calm. The cl'v.k in the hall htrikes harah sod loud. He whispers civertly I am chill, an'l lialc'a face is pile â€" " Mr. lirenton '" • • • .Sir .Martin Napine the title is biaâ€" is i-videiitly hi.| eful c D'-trning his trial. The la)8 c'liiK; and gi Will iloes not vary bia rf-)ort Sir .Martin is ketnwitted, sagacibua, unrr'UlUl. Hii only anxitty ia uncoon ct- i-'l with lu8|H:iil .luilith- .Skilled detectives arc «m|.l')_, e'l inducing her, yet they have utterly tailfi. I mourn for her but even my rrgret ia 'liviibd. I am concerned for hr father. Will he lie clearid of suspicion or n t T Waking and sleeping;, I think of the man whose life is in jeiiiardy, who, at the ar ' f justice, must ataml accuaeil of hia fathei'n niiirder. The asaizes are near. We shall not htve much loDg r to wait ere our rnp«i.ne n'la. I pray the ct-rtainty may be |oyful. Thf! n(:wnpa[i«rn are full of the com- ing; trial. I 4.M luilith pursui: them 7 Surely not, or Hhc woulil haatKn to us anl yet thiit al. '-an .ivoid hearing of .Maitin Napinc K'-mH .tbxuril. Hia name is on ivi ry one's t'ln'^U" Will will not tell us what form the • lt'f('n will taki-; uor who Sir Martin's wit- iies-ii rf are to be We hear ail manner of ruiixiiirN but of fai ta we arc thoroughly r^iiorant. Th' ex|tc til day ilavTnH eventually. Will anl Dale Htart lietimea for lumton. I^etty and I }tKH**;:h th*-iii to return early. They |iroiiii8c reailily, but surely without reltec- tlou Six o'clock seven, eight, comes and passeH. We are excitvl. We put on our ahawls ami go out, i .iger to i atch the first noun-Is nf appro.K'hing footitepa. I leap like a .ifartlcil hare. The rin^ of Ktc]s and the ei ho of voK'es reach us I cannot restrain iriyHelf, and I run up the roa^l. lato sees nie and tiike.s me under hia proti ction. ' Ifoi'orah, " he criea the iiKMin ii shining brightly " how white you are " I l'ik :it him, then at Will, and I know .Martin Napinc la safe Wc grojiu our way into the 'liiiiiig-room. I.et*.y puts the ijues- tion my lips lefunc to frame. " In Sir .Martin free?" " Yes." Will replica shortly. I gaze at him. 'Fh re is thankfulness, but little ^lad- nekH in hii tone lUld interrupts. " .MrM. Ord, we will have Home rcfrcsh- meiil, if y.,u pb-a.'W' ere wc tell you all that has "oxurrod." I.'tty Hiipplii'R them with foi d, and rings for I'tilfef when their kiiiveH and f"rka eease to be plied I iier^'eiically. I wonder, »h they drink, when they wijl appeaxe our thirst. |iaU-'s arm drawn iii to his .iide a.M Will be- gins "Wc li.-»ve »aid nothing to you of Sir .Margin's intenib il defence, being afraid to liiioy you up » th hop » that uii^ht be base- les». Itut, as l'lotah i» aware, the jirojf f*f hiH ion«H;ein •- mainly hinged on our prov- ing aimc one • la*- ;..uiUy that t-onie rine waa Mr. I.ri nton. I winty yeuis a^o be HWore, at the iiiijuest held iiii Sir IN rciv.il'H b'wiy, that the last time he yaw the decea'-eil Uiroiiet alive w;iHahotlt ei^lit o'riock on the inoiniiii;of his fleath. '-I'o ^ilaiThornttm he aubnei|Ui-iitly c 'iitrjdietel thiN atatcment. Hi; ;tlle^ed, in the heat 'f passion doiihtlea." that '^ir l'i'iii\;tl had, told liini hia son had I'oiiimitted bigamy, ai d that he was likely to'le- firo*eeiited for inirr\ iiii; .^IlsH Kllerniii-, bin lirat wiFi) I ein.{. alive, .Vt ry eaai ntial was it th.it we .should prove that he hail lied. If we e*.ulil e.iiiviet liiiii of perjury our cane woulil look nioie hopeful. To (lay, on leing tul lilt" the witness Ikiv, .Mr. lirent' n dcnicil i.tvin^; Kained hia information from Sir I'ereival, ai/i\aaKirteil that Lady Nspiiic had tdd him. iiaa 'i'horiit"n was examined .â- kiid, thoii^^h I. iH eviibriice was 'ery reluctant- ly L,'veii lial indeed aliniLst to le extorted frtiin hiin he was obli^id to ail ni it that he h.id uiiib rst I that Sir I'ercivsl was .Mr. rreiitoii' intormaut. .Mra. Santon, Judith's ^joviTiH.sH, was calUil. Sh'e avcrrel that l.ady N.kpine had lonlidentially ctiminunicat- eil t' hi-r the dia^raee coniiectvil with her ^ta'til-ihiiiL^liti r' birth, ami that ahe hail plainly siil that .Mr. lirentoii had broken till' unfortiin:.te tidiii^H to her. Hut her ladyahip evidently thouijbt that her bus- laiid had known Ins aon'a secret, prior to the driy â- â- ! his •lea'h, and b.ail not entertained in idea that it was to impart th.se baltful tid- ink^M that .Martin Napinu came that fatal iiiotniiii; to N ipine. The counael fpr the pro«ei-iiiinii ni.ade much of tins ailmission, and hinti^l we were i im^pirniK at another's expense to s»ve Sir .Martin. Hut even our • •p|MMierits wen- silencetl when wc played our last card. Martin Napiiie, searching fur a eaiise for Jlrenton's guilt, deenieil it likely that he hail I'liilnvzled tome of .*^ir rcrcivat'a money, and that, as hi.s def,ilcationa could Ix- no l n^ur hidilen, the sight of the canvas l.%g. of );idd tempted him and, in order that be iiij;ht sfciire It, Sir IVroival's ileath-blow u as aimed. Keaxible reasoning was this for IIS to build ii|Mm. I.ving into the obscurity i'f the past, we harntd that, with the hard • ash Sir I'ereival h.ail drawn from the bank, be h.il drawn a two-hundred-pnuud note. That iioti was stolen with the gold, and his ever since l.ieii missing. Tiic bank bad the numl«r, siol ti-day the note was identified for 1. I;is Is-en found. " Kound ' 1 echo. " Yes found in sn ohl and disused safe iH'loiijpng to Mr. Hrcnton. The police had a warrant granted them to search the house, and they foand tbr note. It b'ts lain perilu tor tw nty years but it has aaved Sir I'cr- i-ivarn son fr.^m a shameful death .\a soon .as the police evidence was heard, and .Mr. .Maul, the mai'.igcr of the bank, had sworn t" tln^note being the one lasucd to .Sir I'er- cival, the osjicct of affairs changed. When '.he Judne ifHc, "sir .Martin was acijuitted, and .Mr. HrenUm charged with munler." I (eel for I'ala's hand. It ia a horrible tale, and yet I am thanking Heaven for ludith's father. •• You will see Sir .Martin to-morrow," Will concludes softly. "Try to forget this till then, I^'tty, give us some music. " I.etty goes to the piano. .\s the swiet li|iiid notes A-tm from the instrament my spiri^is trani|uilliscd. « • • • The n« xt morning wc talk little of Mr. Hreiitou, shrinking from'alluding to the man for whom there can be no possible hope. A rambling uralk in the fresh air divert* my thou^'hts. When Dale and I re-enter the noaae, Sir Martin Napine ia there. Gently he draws me to him and kisses me. " For my daughters," he whispers, and something impeLi me to return his caress. Dole sbakea bands with him fervently. Letty baa been cryins. I am not sorpriaed. There is that in 8ir Martin's face which tella of bitter shame and anguish. I try to aay how rtjoiced I am but, tongue-tied, 1 ait down by In tty. Dale asks â€" " IKies Brenton stand a chanc: ' Sir .Martin looks at Letty and mc and heaitatea. We shudder. " He wUI not suffer the penalty of his cfime at the hangmaa's hands," Sir Martin â- ays. And, as Dale starea wooderiDgly. he adds, "Heiadead." " De-vl " D.de repeats. "Yes; it is an awful tragedy. He WM foand dead in the cell this morning." "Then we ahall never know " "He ha* left a full ooofeaionâ€" • p«per for me." "B«t, did he die " " Uoah he ia dead 1 Ue has emnped the earthly tribunal but he cannot eacape the higher tn»." " He waa guilty " " Ay it ia marvellous that be waa never •uaneetcd all tbeae year* I Bat you had made up your minds that I waa the offender, and jro* troubled net to Mek traoaa of guilt in other direetioiia. Aa I immjiiwI, Btaataa had naed my fatbar'a moaqr for meoalatiTci, porpoaes and lo«t it. Tram tiae to tiae 1m delayed rvnderine hia aocoonta bat at laogth Sir PcroiTal fixed a day whan he would go over the books with him. That day waa the one I Tiiiteil Napine. Almost aa I left, he arrived. Sir PeroiTal, in hia sgitation, diaclosed my secret then, vexed with himself, he turned hastily to buaioaM, chagrined that be had rooken onwiaaly. He asked Brenton if he bad paid the money be held into the bank. Brenton'i reply was eraaive. My father, who waa naturall-y perturbed, lost bis temper. " ' flave you the money ' he cried. ' Upon my word you act qneerly Hate you it or notf" "Brenton, who had in hia nervouinaai picked up my father's heavily-mouDted whip, clutched it tightly, but did not reply. Sir Percival, indignaot and enraged, went on. " ' If yoa have misappropriated it, you ahallnffer. If you have abused my trust, don't think to find me weakly nierafal. I will puniah " " His threat was never finished. Brenton, bes de himself, struck him with force. The blow waa faUl. My father feU, with a groan, to the floor. Believing him insena- ible, and, deeming his only chance of aafety waa flight, Brenton looked round. On the table waa the canvaa bag, familiar enongh to him. Snatching it, he went to the window stealthily. No one was about, i nd be dropp- ed to the ground like a cat. Hastening home, be Hung some clothes into a portman- teau, and called his aervant, to tell her he should be away (or a few days but she, optnmou!h(d with horror, blurted out news that altered his course of action. Sir Per- cival waa deadâ€" mnrdered .and robbed by hia own eon A man flyingby bad just told her. " Brenton was bold. He went out â€" went to Napine. He saw Sir Percival, dead â€" saw the stricken widow and did (or her all tl.e most compaasionate friend could have done. I( he hampered the police in their activity, he did so warily. He waa sharp enough to pi rceive tLat the more time that was lost in following me, the better. Fate favoured him I waa not overtaken. His reputation was untarnished. He remained in I.ady Xapine'a tervice' wiunii); goldea opinions ef all men. By some extraordinary mistake he did not deatroy the note which has now pro- claimed him guilty. He thought he had burned it with the canvas bag. llobeit Brenton is only one morpwhote bin baa leen found out through lack of carefulners. He destroyed all traces of his utiilt but one. That one would have hanged biro." After a long silence Dale says â€" "Silas Thornton will have to give up Xspine." " Yes " Sir Martin replies V I am its lawful owner. ' 1 shall not reside there until I bring home my daughter. 1 bad hoped she would have heen with me ere this. 1 go to I London ti-nigbt in search of her." I "Judith will be glad. She will tind a father, you a daughter. " I " Yes " Sir .Martin's voice is mellifluous I " my dear Cicely's child will welcome me. .Mr. Carey, may I trouble you with a little ' private converjation " ' Will riaea. Sir .Martin bidj I.«tty fare- well, takes mc in his arma, and Idesses me. I beg him to bring Judith to ua ijoickly. He premisea, little guessing when he will fulfil his word. Presently the door closes, and Will returns. Aa we stand together the liella ring out a gay clamorous peal. "For Sir .Martin," Will explains. "A greeting to Napine." .My thoughts By off at a tangi nt I think of the unhappy man whose confession has reinstated Sir Martin in the eyes of the public think of him uncartd for, lead Years after, Dale tells mc that he died a saicide's death but this I do not know now. 1 am resting on the sofa, and mamma is on a lounge near me. Olive, looking so well and bonuic, ia cutting the leaves of a new book, and Mr. Ord is nmlding comfortably. I Kighteen months and more have gone. I ' am a spinster uo longer. I am Dale Ord's I wife. We.^ live at Ord Court, and are per- I ftctly, blissfully happy. Mr. and .Mrs. Ord j-^avc made a genuine daughter of me they 1 c.ire for me as though I were indeed their own chihl. Very sincerely should I grieve â- if the oiice-talkid-of arrangement were I carried out, and .Mr. and Mra. Ord left Ord 'ourt. it is not the first time by many that I have been down-atairs since my baby was MDin but my dear ones will notecase to love and caress me, and I am not 'isioclined to Imi petted and tended aa though I were some- what of an invalid. Mnmma and Olive are paying me a visit. Norali ia mairied. Our iilil maid, as we irreverently teiroed her, only caii.c back from la b- U, Kraace to re- turn to it tn ptrmanrnet. She has married a Kreiicbman, one of the old nobility. We have lost her but, as she is content, we can- not be otherwise. .Mamma misses her much: hut, b-^lieving that woman's life is incomplete if Siienl in single blessc Incss, she ac-ept her unwonted care rejoicingly. (T.I IIK roNTI.MKH. ONLY A WOMAN'S HAIR. |I\ III, rtHIII* ' A ^lr:tn^c rrii liiiBhip," Ac. 1 often wandered by the biiiik of the creek that cros8el a part of our garden, and look- ing down into the clear water, I fancied I could Kce that fairrin;lct tos»ing on the lebbles Ijcueath. I " A tress o' golden bar, O' drowned maiden's hair. .Above the nets at sea." King.sley's pretty aoog was always in my mind. 1 could not have spoken of these fancies of mine to any one they were however, rarely absent from my thoughts and I think that constant brooding over them would i have \tvrn very injurious to mc, bad not something happened about this time which turneil my thoughts into a different dircc- I tion. I CHAPI'KK. III. I .Mr, Beresford did not purchase the estate in our neighbourhood which be had made iui)uiriea abont. He bad completely disap- peared from my horizon, and I knew not what had become of him. The property in ijuestion was lought by a Mr. Vane, who was a strmogcr to both my father and myself. One sultry evening I waa seated in the verandah, with Mrs. Holland sewing near me, by way of a companion in my loneli- ness. I was Very lonely now that Kose was gone. Mra. Holland and I were much at- tached to one another, and I liked to have her with mc. She bad lived wltl^^as ever since l!osc was a baby, and was i|uiub one of the family, and we could speak tcTner con- fidentially of all that happened. I ba'l been talking to her about Herbert Tempest. He bad quite given up coming to see us now he had accepted Kise's loss so quietiy as to arouse my disgust and indigna- tion. " Poor uirl 'Vhe had said, in his placid way. " 1 was certainly very fond of her once. " I thought of Mrs. Bronnin;;'s lines â€" " .Say never ' J loved once.' They never loved Who say that they loved once.' " And then those lines of Southey's occurr- ed to me â€" "They sin who tell us love can die Ita holy flame for ever bnrneth From Heaven it came, to Heaven return- eth; Too oft on earth a troublous guest. At times received, at times oppressed It here is tried and purified. In Heaven it bath ita perfect rest It Cometh here with grief and care, But the harvest-time of love is there." Already rumours had reached me that Herbert was paying attention to the reign- ing beauty In the chief town of our province â€" the girl who had succeeded to the pod- tion poor Rose had occupied only a month or two before. "He never really lTed her," I said aoomfully to Mrs. Holland. " If be bad he could not bave forgotten her so soon-" " He is not the sort of gentleman to love very warmly," ahe replied calmly, threading her needle aa she spoke. '° I have seen aomc who were of a different make." " Have you really, i'arrie dear?" I aaked. Her name was Caroline, and we had always called her " Cai rie " in the nursery. "Oh do tell me the names of some of them " I added, half laughing. She lauehed too, heaitated, and glanoed at me, f nd theu she said â€" 1 could not teli why, perhapa it waa her look, but I suddenly felt my cheeks grow hot. I really knew very Uttle about Mr. Beres- ford. From my father I had heard that he waa one of a very wealthy family at home, bat only a voanger aoa, and that he had come out to New Zealand, with a youn^ aoa'a portion, to make aa much more of it aa for- tune woald allow him. " What ia that Carria," I aaid haetUy, in order to tarn the coarse ef the ooaverMtion "that dark speok far away in tlM dia- r gha lookad is OadircoUaa *o whiak I wn «« wwa aaatad is tha ui»nwraw«aart«rt«* ooantiy. Tb« da|r had beaa oppraamtrriy hot, but a faint bgH« kmi apruf M paatt a evening drew on' Tba ran waa jvataatting; hia declining rays had clothed the raooataiaa ia raiment of danlins gold, and lighted up portions of the plain Dcneatb. " That dark speck " said Mrs. HoOaMl, after • aomisra ^nrrataoa of it "I think it ia a iDin OB keciefaaok. " " ^m* he ia aaaiii« hare," I rajoiaad, af- ter watching him for a moment or two. " Yea be certainly is," ahe aaaentad. Slowly, steadily, a dark spot between my lalf and tike lunligfat, the man came on. He did not seem to be in haato he paaaad grad- ually and slowly from light to shadow, then to light again and weaaw him at last enter the private road to the houae. In due time he appeared before Mrs. Hol- land and myself, aa we sat in the verandah. He dismounted at once and took off hia hat to me. I saw before me a tall dark man, with a pale face and a bUck moustache, and remarkably bright black eyea. "I have called," he a aid, " to aee Mr. Pelbam. Have I the pleaanre of addreaaing Misa Catherine PelhamT" Hia voice and manner were those of a gentleman. I bowed without speaking in reply to his question, and he went on â€" " My name is Cyril Vane.^ "Then you are our new neighbour," I sa r believe my father ia at home. Will you ^k in " He fastened his borse to the verandah snd (ollowed me into the houae. I led him into the drawing-room and sent Mrs. Holland to tell my father he was wanted. Meanwhile I addressed a few civil com- monplace remarks to M r. Vane but I thought bis manner somewhat forward and presuming, and be did not impress me fav- oarably so that, when my father at laat ap- peared, I was glad to be set at liberty, and left them alone together. Mr. Vane remained a long time talking to my father. When I returned to the draw- ing-room I found that he bad been invited to remain the night, and had accepted the in N viution. He bad bought the property ad- joining my father's, which Mr. Beresford had once inquired abont and he was there- fore now our nearest neighbour. I did not feel attracted by him, and I kept aloof from that side of the room where he was seated. Presently I found that ho had ' crossed over, and had Uken a chair quite near to me. Itwaa growing dusk, and I imagine that he must have been guided by the glimmer of my white dress in the gathering darkness I for see me distinctly be could not. I waa of coarse wearing deep mourning j for my sister, but on this hot oppressive evening I had replaced my heavy black silk by a white muslin gown, relieved here and I there with black ribbons. I " Papa," I called out, "may I light the lamp I cannot see anything." I In truth I did not like sitting in tbegloam I ing so near to a man whose appearance I did not fancy, and, when my father gave the re- quired permission, 1 rcae at once, lighted the lamp, and placed it on the table. Ir. Vane had risen when I did so, and bad remained standing. In the centre of the mai.tlepicce close to him was a large beauti- ful photograph of Rose, framed in purple velvet. I She had bten photographed and sketched ' so ften that we bad a likeness or two of her in nearly every room in the house. My fa- ther and I had In en so proud of our beauti- ful Kose she waa our " white rose of all the world." lu the picture I am speaking of she was seated, arranging a basket o( flowers and (erns. There were (orget-m^ots in her hair exactly as she wore them when she died. Over her shoulder fell a long curl, just like the one which I was determined never to give up seeking for qfltil I found it again, and found with it the l^y to the my- stery of her death. Mr. Vane bent to ex- I amine the photi graph. ' Who is that lady " he inquired. " My sister," I answered shortly. I thought it a matter of course that he must be aware of her death, for it was still tbe talk of our neighbourhood. He made no reply h waa still examining tlie portrait, and something in his look caus- ed me to fancy that be did not admire it. " Y'ou cannot judge of what she was ' from that likeness," I said. " You never stw her, or you would know that she wss I very handsome. " " Y'ou are mistaken," he replied coolly. "I have seen her. " Then he added in a mo- ment, as if in explanation of bis words, " I met ht r several times while she w as staying in town, and 1 heard her beauty much 8ioken of." " Then you must have known that it was worth talking about, " I remarked, slightly irritated at something in his manner which I annoyed me, I did not know why. " 1 thought her over-praised," he answer- ed, and be cast what I thought a black look at tbe photograph. I felt really indignant (or this disparage- ment of Rose to her sister, now that she w OS gone from us, seemed to me in very bad taste. " De niortuia nil nin bonitm," I said softly and sadly. There was a large mirror just opposite to ua I could see Cyril Vane's lace from where I stocKl, and I could not help loeking at it. Suddenly be turned from where I stood, â-  and encountered my eyes fixed on him in I the glass. What was written in the look I that he gave me t Anger, hatred, defiance, and â€" waa it only my fancy or not â€" I I thought too that there mingled and blended I with it all a touch of tear. I However it might be, he moved away from me at once, and we never exchanged ano- ther wore daring the remainder of the even- ing. After this I thought that Mr. Vane and I had better keep aloof from one another for the future wc seemed to h:ive had nearly eniugh of each other's society. I never doubted for a moment that the antipathy 1 felt towards him must be mutu- al, and that he secretly disliked me as much as I did him. But I was entirely mis.aken. The next morning he approached me as I sat sowing dillixeutly after breakfast, with a humble aad apologetic expression on his dark face and in bis fierce black eyes. " Y'ou are angry with me. Miss Cathie," he said softly. "Angry!" I repeated, "Oh dear no! Why should 1 be!" " Beoanse," he said, " I bave bad tbe good taste to think Miss Rose's sister handsomer than she was herself.' This was a hateful compbment to me, made as it was at the expense of my lost sis- ter, and I was certainly very angry, but I struggled hard not to show it. " When you know me better, you will know that compliments are thrown away up- on me,°' I said " and then you will spare yourself the trouble of trying to pay them." And I tried to laugh, but lulled iu the at- tempt. (to be comi.mek. 'Onii«« or. ttePIc*! A flHOCT arasT. Irish Troubles- According to the English and Irish jour- nals tbe incendiary utterances of the orators and agitators of the Land league are excit- ing no little apprehension and uneasiness in the public mind. The government are be- lieved to bave under couaideration the ad- visability of prohibiting these gatherings, but so far nothing baa been done beyond watching the assemblies and takinx notes of the speeches. The resolutions adopted at the meeting of tbe Catholic biahops and clergymen of Cloyne, to which reference is made in the preceding dispatches are First, that the rents ought to be fixed by arbitrmtioa or valuation, to prevent rack- renting second, that no one should be dis- turbed from his holding so long as he paid that fair rent tbiid, that there ought to be free sale in all cases, whether rent waa paid or not fourth, that there should be permia- â- ion for laborers' cottages fifth, that there ought to be reclamation on waste lands, aa tbe first step in peasant proprietorship sixth, that although they disapproved of the constitution o{ tbe land commission, still they thonght the more intelligent of t^e far- mers ought to give evidence before it and thua male their grievance* known; aeventh, all the priests pledged themselves to carrr oat these reaolutiona, and to oo- operate with any respectable organization. Land league or other, to the extent of these reaolutiona. In addition they advise the farmen who may teva oaafal avidence to give to tender it to the land commianoo, although dissatis- fied with the constitution of the commiasioo, beins convinced of the sincere deoire of the present government to regulate on just and equitable principles the relation between landlord and tenant in Ireland. Aa a iKioaa- â- ary preliminary to tbe practical aettlement of t' land queation, they adviae the entire abc itioo of Mm law of primogaaitara and the other legal tihataelea to the free tiaaafer of land. The declaration of the prieats has baen faronrtbly commeated upon .by Tht /VseaMH't Jtmnal, which eonaidera the Cioyne platform the safest and aoandeat yet eaeotad. Xha daolantioa, ooatinuaa 1%* /owaa^kMM^t^irwk of aaan who [HonL-OfMfa HMce ia umu imi •!.«*• grated ria4 of Utter orMgoa, boraa-fadnk, maaterd, cayaua panar. ka. Um a a an- porteat an Mjaaot to haa aa bcowa bnad aad birtter to whitebait, or appia aaaea to nekiag-iisg, aad bringa oat in a narvaUam maaaar carteia dfilkat^ ar^tea% "' hiddaa aabtiatica cf flavoar. wki«k ito aid, are abnoat impercaptibk to aa- ary palate. The atory told in the following --- baaad on fact, or rather on a dreaoi, in whieh various facta bearing on the subiact ^***v^ the phantaatic spell of dyspapaia, atnapwy inverted and blended.] V The lampa are lit in the banquet hall. And glorious soene they light A table, fair with fruit and nowa H WM tks MIT nriap -tiaa, "Trnh^a glarieaalS/toliTe. If it vara alwaya May 1 are of the people and with the paopla. â€" The Loadaa Jm0. With plate and crystal bright Aglow with wealth of ooloar. With claret's ruby beam. With the moonlight hsaa of Rhina win^ And sherry's golden gleam. IL While here and there, in oontraat. Stand flaaka of sober hue. The bottled bliaa of Burgundy- • Tbe yellow seal â€" the blue And high above their fellows â€" Of all grapea' blood the flowerâ€" The regal magnums of champagne, Ent^ned on ice-pails, tower. ni. But who oould tell the gloriea. Of all the viands there. From every land collected. From earth and rea and air. From icy arctic desertf. From tropical Brazils, From shores of the mistv Baltic, From bonny Scotland â-  hilla i IV. From the blue Alsatiaq mountains. Came tbe geeae's liver " grae'" And tbe Russian sturgeon had yielded Its eggs, for tbe caviare By tbe chine of a British oxen, Stood a (avoury reindeer tongue. Which once had licked the snowy moss. Far Lapland's plains among. And there were those ducks, to laaciona, Known as the " can vas backed, " Which once on distant Texas' lakea, A merry brood, had quacked And aalmoo, which in Norway The rapids high had leapt; With silver trout from Scottish pools. There close together slept. And there waa a Southdown "gigot," Just lightly touched with "I'ail," And fair in garb of vestal white, " Supreme de volaille " And larksâ€" tbe skylark's note is sweet. As he soars through the morning air Bat sweetnr far is bis tuneful breast. Cooked " en aspic " with care. And there, ah there, majestic, One dish stood in its pride, Tbe iMuquet's noblest trophy. All others paled beside Twas neither fish nor pastry. Nor beef, nor veal, nor lamb In msssive grandeur there it lay, A huge Westphalian Ham I Vast waa it, I ween, and shapely, A giant of its kind You might search the wide world over Ere yon its peer could find. And oh I the subtle fragrance. That from its cere arose, Sweeter than when the warm soath wind O'er beds of violets blows. But why, with all thi aplendour â- Spread out before his eyes, Stacds the host, absorbed in moody thought. Heaving resounding sighs And why, whene'er be glances Towards that gloriotu Ham, Does he murmnr a monosyllable, Which I grieve to say is " Dam I" And why does he groan and mutter. In accents of remorse. Whene'er at the clock he gazes " The Siuoe â€" the Orange Sauce I" The reaacn is this it is ten minutes to twelve. At twelve the guests invited to the banquet are expected to arrive, and aa yet the host baa cot received tbe recipe for Orange Siuce, a preparation which will en- hance a hundredfold the merits of the Great Ham, the piece de ntittanee of his bsLqnet. At last he rings for tbe cook, and asks him what is to be done. "As a man of feeling and conscience, aa an epicnre, there is but one course open to you," said the cook " leave the Ham for some other day tbe sacrifice is great, I admit, but luch a Ham must not, and cannot be eaten except with Orange Sauce." " Impossible " repued the host, "my reputation as an Amphitryon depends on tbe success ot this feast, and the crowning triumph of the banquet is, »i you know, that very Ham, which yon would, counsel me to put aaide. No, it must not be I" The coolc, aghast at this deciaien, threw himself on his Knees, and implored his maater not to commit the crime he intended, which be averred lan little short of sacril^, and which la^ an act of vandalism doably reprehensible in so distinguished a gastro- nome. But the host was diaf to the expostula- tions of his faithful servant, and at laat, los- ing his temper, swore a terrible oath, and exclaimed that nothing in t^ven or earth should stop him from eating the Ham that night with or without the " Orange Sauce." U ith tears in his eyes, and dumb with horror, the cook left the room, and went to the kitchen, where he remained in fervent prayer, hoping that the expected recipe might yet arrive in time to avert the impend- ing citsstropbe. Meanwhile Tbe cook had hardly left the room. When o'er the host there fell, A feeling of mysterious awe. Some supernatural spell. And o'er him crept, he knew not how, A shiver of teiror and dread As with lead oppressed, was his choking breast. And his hair stood up on his head. XI t. A something, a creeping, a horrible thing. Seemed to palsy every limb. And his blood so bold, ran icily cold. And his brain began to swim. XIII. He tried to fly, but be could not fly. To the epot were glned his feet, Aad he tried to shriek, but he could not shriek, His heart ceased almost to beat. XIV. And there in front of him, loomed the thing. Dark, shadowy, mystic, big A weird, blue bght around it played Twas a gisnt, spectral Pig I XV. It spoke, and its voice had a ghastiy aoand, A hollow, mournful tone, Ai when the wind, round tbe house at night. Makes a plaintive, aobbing moan. XVI. â- ' Oh, I am the Ghoat of the Pig," it said,' " Wboae Ham on yonder board Stands worthy of the noblest m_ â€" A monel for a lord. That Hamâ€" aiy Ham I No other Was e'er so fair and sisek, With its flesh of pink and pearly white. Like your beauties' 't""-T^ ctkeek. That Ham that yon would rentora (And here it* voice grew boaiae). To eat, on this thrioe-curaed night, Without the Orange Sauce 1 XVII, "(Bat from the realms of Pig-land, I bave hither come with spaed. To stop yoa from the doing Of such a heinoua deed. Then isten, foolish mortal. To the words I have to aay, And jirepare, when I am ended. With your life for your criaia to pay xvm. " In a foraat of Wea^ihalia, That land of noblaat swine, I firat came into being. The aldast ona ofraa. • la tba graaa ^aatphaWsa fotaa^ Baoaath tiM oak-tea* akada^ A joyoaa band of aaafcliaga. Oar ehildiah gBNMa wa plafad With capan aad with aaaaipara, If* whitad thoaa happy bean, -What Barf7 yaato of faaghtor, What aqoeala of joy wcra oora I zz. pll Of that glaafnl forest-life, I^ jnnooeat obUrion Of tba fatal botcher'a knifa. How va wantoned in tba anaahiaa, In the mosio of the trcea, Aa thev sang in Bughtr oboraa. To tba aathama ci the breaae. XXI. " Oh tboaa groedy moraing-feaatings On the acorn, tender, awaat And thote laay, dreamy baakiag* la the warm sun's miellow beat Wbilat noonday peace and silence. Reigned o'er tbe forest all, ScHoe broke by some far horn ringing. Or a blaokbird'a melodioaa call. xxn. " Out oa tbe fools who fancy That pigs to nought aspire, Save to stuffy and goree, and guzzle, And to wallow in the mire. Give them the leafy forest I Give them the meadows green I The pure, free air of heaven. And see, if they're unclean I XXIII. " Of all my herd of kindred. The fairest one was I, For none so sleek, and round of Hank, And none so long of thigh. In my promising proportions. My mother's heart r« joiced, And oft would, gazing on me, Her dear old eyea grow moist. XXIV. " And, gently my snout caresaing. Old tales she would croon to me. Of what my fathers once hsd been. What I should try to be. Bidding me solemnly promise. To make my li(e's chief aim. To live that I might worthy die. Of the old Westphalian Ume. ' ' And thus lived I, and thus grew I, Until tbe hour camo nigh. When, in the fulness of my prime, They led me forth to die. Around me pressed my kindred, Bitter tbe tears they shed. But I wslked proudly smiling, Erect and firm my head. xxri. " Yon must not weep for me, brethren,' I said witb cheerful voice, ' In the glory that awaits me, Rather should you rejoice. I face my fate with smiling brow. Serene and calm, because I die aa my fat fathers died. Well worthy Orange Sauce. " ' And Pig who earns that honour, To the highest heaven goes. To glades where, ever ripe a'bd sweet, f The tender acorn grows. "Where the ground an endlets harvest Of perfumed truffles yields, Ah, golden dream is the good Pig's life, In these elysian fields. .XXVIII. " ' And I too lot-n shall go there. And I shall taste those joys. The food that never surfeits. The wash that never cloys. Yes, to thoae fairy regions. My soul most go perforce. For who would ever eat my Ham, Without the Orange Sauce ' 1 XXIX. " And thus I died, my Ham atands there Look on it and dec'are. Hast seen a flank more noble. Hast seen a Ham more fair T Y et you would bring dishonour Oj me, without remorse, And eat it, aacrilegiooa wretch I Without the Orange Sauce " And here the spectre bent its head. Its eyes like red coals grew. And its white tusks fiercely baring, Full at tbe host it flew. Another moment in his gore. He would have lain, a corse. And others might have ato that Ham, And perhaps, with Orange Sxuce. XXXI. But at that moment, at the door Theic came a sudden tap. And the spectre vanished in thin air. With a noi^e like thunder-clap. XXXII. Whilst pale and trembling stood the host, As be drew a long, long breath. And thanked his stars for hia near escape From the jaws of an awful death. XXXIII. At the opened do r a servant stood, A lettor in his hsnd Qjick seized the host the envelope, Quick its contents he scanned. And then he shouted " Victory I" And a long, loud laugh laughed he, For there in bis hand he held it. The sore-missed recipe. The guests arrived, a merry throng. And their eyes gleamed at the sight Of that table, fair with fruit ami flowers, With plate and crystal bright. And soon arose a clatter. Of Dlates and knives and forks. Mingled with merry laughter. And barsUng of many corks. XXXV. Till, making a sign of silence. Solemn, np rose the boat. And told them the strange story Of tbe sauce and the warning ghost. And the Ham was carved, and all present Partook of ita flesh, of course, 'Midst cries of approbation, With the glonous Orange S kuce And draining many a bumper. Each guest there loudly swore. Such perfect Ham down mortal throat Had never paased before. MORAI. When you eat a fine Ham, eat it wtlA Orange Sauce, and thus, while gratifying your own palates, yon will be performing a grateful act of Juatice to the apirit of the animal, who, aa would appear from the fore- going, is actuated in life by a nobler purpose than humanity luually gives him credit for. J. BUBBOUV. A BrlRbt Bird. A large and handsome whooping stork, says The Council B'.uff"s Nonpariel, can be seen daily strutting around the yard at the reaidenoe of Prof. Paige in this city. The elongated bird waa pnrchaaed by the pro- fessor daring a visit to Mexico some months since and has become qnito tame. Among other food that the stork reliabaa ia a nice fat mouae. Mra Paige has a small wire trap in the house, and whenever a mouse hap- pens to wander therein, he become* a sweet moraal for his storkship. The other day Mrs. Paige noticed the bird standing near the bam watching intently at a amaD hole leadins beneath the building. The atork re- mained in an attitode of watohfolneaa for nearly haU an hour, and Mra. Paige beoom- wg euneua, concluded to wateh and aee what followed. FinaUy she saw a monae creep mto si^ht from undor the ban, aad at the nme instant tiie intelligent atork pounced down on the mouae and "took him io," killing It fint and then eating it. After perfonning thia intoUigaat feat, tbe atork re- snmed hia vigiianoe at the mouse hole, and, after watching aharply for over .an boor aeanied to iprow weary of hia woiit or get oat ef patianaa, and marnhJM tothe hoaaa. entered tbe Utohen, andpLkioig aptbe â- Â»o«ae trap, from which ha had'ao ottca been fed, he retained to the bara aad eat preoatuw the aa* al the teapk a^dbaS^ thatHwaald eatah a »o2ia iorhi»7fl 'â- "2'J?* «^» **j«" fcW thMi that w* voalA like to kaar fn« ilk â- AXABDOOB â- xraanfUT AXD BXTSaOB- DDIABT BIOOTIBT OT AV nOUSH scaaaoaL [lyoat Luid sod WiisrJ Tb* foUowiag i* aa abatract of an aootant bi Dr. Arthar Stradliag, dated {L U. ateaaMr a, ftMlaa, Aa of hia exten- llanj raobVcry •â-  a aaak* Mt*^ reoatT- whB* azaarteMliag *• dfaaavar a pnphy. laMie MPaMt tha raaoa of Ma h aa ThitSmkm: a Otmku k w r i t u which he laceivwl at Pecaaadwee from a fiiead. waa a amaU one. not ai|^t*aa Indiaa long, with ooW two joiata on his rattle. Abont one o^doek in the morning, when all waa qaiat, he opened the box ooataining the snake and tetrodaeed hia hand, bat fait a horror and dMgaat of tba leptOe aaok as be never expe- rianeed of aay aai^a before, snd withdrew hie hand wi^oat toaohing it He anppoaed hia "narraai" were oat of order, for it waa acme time before be could make np bia mind to proceed when he did ae he put a thick leauer glove on his left hand, and grasped the snake by the neck, intending to let it bite hia right arm just above the wnat^ Tbe saska managed to wriggle throagb hia tin- gera, and atruok him with a back-handed iaah like a whip below the gauntlet on the front of the left fore-arm, breaking off one of ita fanga in doing ao, and the piece was left aticking in the wound. Putting it back in the box, he picked out tbe bit of faog with a pair of foroepe, and aat down quietiy to await results. He had ligatares, ammo- nia, brandy, and nitric acid at hand in read- inraa. There were two punctnres, a little more than half an inch apart, a trace of blood in one of them, no common teeth mailaataU. NotUIng came of it, and he went on writ- ing until 5 a.m. Then ho noticed that the lymphatica higher np the arm were swollen and inflamed, and that there waa a lump painful to the touch underneath, and almoat at tbe same moment he became aware of light-headedniss, and of a burning sensa- tion traversing his whole frame. There seemed to great vascular and mental excite- ment, yet hia temperature waa down to 90° 4' He applied nitric acid to the wound, and while oonaidering what to take in the way of internal remedies tbe excite- ment was suddenly succeeded bv a depres- sion and drowsiness so irresistible that he had only time to reach his bunk, when he became unconscious. Dr. Wymao, a paa- senver on the Elbe, was calKd at 11 a. m. to see Dr. Strsdling, and found him lying on his tack on a bunk, legs stretehed out, (ace and lips pale, expression dull eyes fixed and glassy, the lids remaining open or shut ss tney were placed pupils contracted. General burface of body warm and moist, but tbe feet and I^ cold to above the knee. Temperature in axilla 99 S' Re- spiration about thirteen per minute shal- low. At that time, aud for about four hours afterward, there was very little move- ment of the libs, there being paralysis of the iutercoetal muscles, the respiration was almost, if not entirely, abdominal. The breathing during the who'e period was very irregular, both in frequency and depth cc- caa.onally stertorous. Heart sounds at apex and base normal and distinct at first pulae vaiying from 88 to 94, moderately full, but easily compressible, sometimes irregular in force, tbit irregularity being coincident with irregularity of breathing. There was complete paralysis of tbe lower extremities. On the left forearm were two black punctarea, surrounded by a dusky margin of inflammation the arm swollen, but very slightly. These punctures Dr. Wyman sucked, drawing; a little blood from one of them, and applied strong nitric acid freely. He also put on a ligature tightly above the elbow, which gave rise to great swelling of the forearm aud band later on. He administered a drachm of sulphuric ether twice io about twenty minutes, and then half a dracbm with tbe same quantity of compound spirit of ammonia every twenty minutes or half an hour, until 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon about six drachms of ether snd an ouLce of ammonia altogether being taken. There waa no movement of the body whatever until 3 o'clock, when a well- defined tetanic spasm arched the body back- ward hiccough, lasting tome minutes, cc- cmrred several times, snJ there waa twitch- ing about the muscles of the upper pirt of the chest and shoulders. There was no vomiting. The suflierer spoke occasionally, complaining of a painful sensation at the heart, and often repeating again and again worda which had no meaning in them, sever- al timis expressing his belief that he should not recover. At 4 o'clock he was given beef tea, witb egg and brandy alternately with the ether and ammonia. After three o'clock the apaamodic movemente ceised to recur, aud with the right hand he could grasp very feebly he gralually recovered power in the right arm, right leg, left leg and arm, ia the order given. The ligature wa) then removed, and at 5 o'clock he was conscioup, and all general symptoms had disappeaied, except great exhaustion and want of power in tbe back, which was ap- parent when be was raised up. He became rather hysterical. An hour later he fell asleep, and slept well for twelve hours, ex- cept that he was reused every two hours to take nourishment. Dr. Stradling says that when he awoke he was in no pain, but sa weak as a b.iby, and bci^me a mere lay figure for the exhibition of chicken broth, jelly, smelling salts, strong drink, mis- placed sympathy, arrowroot, and slip- pers. HIGH WATS AND BYE WAYS OF TO£ONTO. (From The Truth.) I was wonderfully pleased to notice that Orip had given Truth a kindly pat on tbe shoulder, and had warned it against all naughty ways, especially against all tenden- cies toward beooming a "society paper," whatever that may mean. What it that af- ter all I have no more idea than a child unborn, and when I read that my own lu- cubrations squinted in that direction I did not know what to think, or how to explain matters. In my ignorance, I thonght every newspaper more or leas a society one. They all sptiak of tbe sayings and doings of men as individuals, or as they are appointed in companies of tbe tricks and sins that are more or less common of what men are l-lannine, and how they are acting. In short, they give each day's history, or each week's,sccording to the particular idea they form of what is important, or the reverse' As to my MOVING IN "SOaXTY," aa that is sometimes underitood, and trying to make capital out of mens' follies and wo- mans' foibles. â€" Heaven help me, it is far far out of my line, I am a plain, plain man, witb little or no faculty for auch work, and with no encouragement from the (ditor of Truth to try my hand at it as a beginner. I leave that to Orip himself, and to the Ttltgram, and tbe World, all of which respected publications seem to me to have far more pleaanre in that sort of work, than Tritth has ever manifeated in ita short and yet encouraging career. Have I ever said a single word against the ladies of Toronto Have I ever once hinted at anobbery Have I mourned over the rudeness of our cookery^ and the neceaaity there is for get- ting up a raapectable reataarant at which a gentleman may get a decent meal T Nothing of the kind. I BBUKVB IN THB LAPIICS OF TORONTO in their beauty, in their graoes, in their goodness, and tneir general culture. I bring no railing arcuaation against any one, and don't set myself up as a superior person, who can afford to look down on all my neigh- bours aa rude and uncultivated, or to swear at all those who are not in my set, as np- starta and impostors. Tne fact is,in this coun- try we are all very much on aleveL What is the use in affecting to be something superfine, and in tryaig to m ike oneaelf merry at the expense of decent neighbours and acquaint- ances, who may have theii pectJiaritiea, but sre very worthy people after all I I have no particular idea that I have a miaaton, and don't set myaelf to write down this man, or Avrite up that woman. Did yoo think that I would make a 4irect set at CAPTAIN fBfscm, or play Jtamu, or something wxrac to the Lieut. Governor, in order to show my influ- ence, and make manifest the power of the prt-as If yoa did. yon were m'stakcn, I can a'snre you. 1 busy myaelf with the ordinary srorks and the ordinary workers of the city, and shall hope never to go out of »y way to notice tbe "auperfinea," either in the matter of praise, or blanie, ex- cept of coarae, when I cannot help it. It goes without aaying, that I was at the meet- ings of THB JUau.KX 8UIOXB8 •od tkoaoli^ that ttcae dark akinnad Iwo- thara and aiataia did their wofk remarkably waU. On^ conld not help aotioing, how- *T*r, that their i|ne*t pieoe* were leeat ap. -•â€" '-1, aad that the fanny and am- or what looked partipalarly jn a, chiefly broaght down Yet wkgr atMd^Ttkat b^ tbocshtalraBf*? Tke taaU for tti* gralaa «a* UTrnj mmf. .ad fa;fc«,»»**J f« • Hoo'ated with oi'band astnsirala, that ta beaatifal, th* teadar, aad th* Jf^^ •». aoarnaly exproted ia a«oh a ooaacotuw, and oan s«aicely b either sporeciated or »p nhaded whan they aeteally appear. Y^-t latiaedo my fellow oittaena the inatoe o' aayiag ttat* in tkia inataooe, th^ admiration giren to tbe moat taoder and a traotive aiibrto of theae wouderfal aingwK wa neither atiirtad ner iadiaariminatMg. Of ooniar, it will alwaya be a minority that o in aee nd feel each thinga. bat the majaity waa a large one on both theae oooaaions, a-d tbe aBwiuiaam and aympathy were both wide and deep. It weald never have done had I lut gone to bear jomr B. oonoH once more. He is ageing, and that P'rtty rapidly, yet he baa atill much of his old fire, and his power over an audience whether to move to temper or to tears, ia not innoh leaa than ia the ai^ra of bis prime. Isn't it curi^ ona that there are ao few lectnrars who can draw "a paying" bouse in Toronto, and that of theae few, almoat all set need np n a year or two, ao that it ia of no uae to bring them back, unleas their inviters are prepared for a deficit of funds, and a dieoour- agiogly thiA, houae? Gough, and one or two more may be r^arded as tbe only ex- oeptiona, and it speaks volumea for the old man eloquent, tnat even on the well'WORi thane of Total Abstinence, he oan always command a full attendance, and awaken any amount o! enthusiasm among many who have little sympathy with his hatred for " grog." No man tells a better story than J. B., and none can accompany it better with appropri- ate histrionics. But that won't account for his continued popularity. He is not a buf- foon, by any means, and though I don t be- lieve in every thing be says, and may not approve of everything be has done, yet I like bim immensely, and wish from my neart that his shadow may never grow less. What is all this you have been saying ABOtrr DR.- P0TT8 and the Metropolitan I have been hearing about it wherever I went, for this week pant. Yon really must be careful, or you'll get into trouble without me helping you in the matter at all. At tbe same time, were you very, very far from the mark I don't believe you were, but it is difficult to speak tbe truth even in love and admiration, without treading on some unpleasantly swelled toe. I should hope nobody will think of thrashing the truthful editor, or otherwise showing that he belongs to tbe church militant. Oh when I am about that matter, at any rate, I may mention that there are strange notions about the objecU at which Truth aims, and the course which it pursues. Of all things in the world, I bave heard people saying that it was s paper devoted to " freethinking" and all that was bad. You don't say If people icouid only read and judge for themselves they would soon have a more accurate, and a more fa- vourable idea. It would be unpardonable fur me to over- look THE LACR0!WE MATCH laat Saturday, and yet what can be said about it, but that it was a very hotly con- tested encounter, and that both sides claim- ed the victory. I am old fogey enough not to admire such rough play. W^hy should some of the combatanta bave looked aa if they bad actually come out of a bittle royal with streaming blood, bruised limbe, and all the eto's of an earnest aud hot-temp ed fight Perhaps it makes the whole ' ore sensatioaal, and sends a keener thrill through the hearta of the epec'.ators. But after all, it is rather savage like. I won- der if all this sort of work is necessary, in order to bave lacrosse in ita perfection If so, I would rather not have it at all, though it may seem rather slow, snd unpatriotic to bint in this way, a word against Canadas national game. It would really seem that our police force are of no use. BCRliLAKIE' ARE THE ORDER OF THE 1AV, or rather of the night, aud no trace of the burglars can be bad, except in the wreckage which they leave behind. It is all very well to say " keep dark and you'll hear all about it by and bye." But then when the goods are gone, and no return is ever made, and profits i^bis way disappear, the linfortu- nate losa^ may be excused, if they y out somewbSkt, aud begin to believe that tbe gn^rdians of the night, should look a little more alive. It would be difficult to say bow often one of tbe stores on Yonge treet has been " gone through." I know of at least, half a dozen times, and there may have been a great many more. At one time a thousand dollars worth was taken at ano- ther six hundred; and this last time a few days ago fully four hundred, and not a copper's worth even recovered, or the faintest bint ever given of how the ' awag " had disappeared. lan't that ba.l I should just say it was. Tbe truth is, that the system of private watchmen is beooming more and more common, and our whole city will speedily be under a double system of police, and not particularly safe after all. WHAT IS THE MATTEB Is it with me, or the weather? or what? I don't feel as if I could write with my usual â€" well â€" let mc say, Iclegancc and fore. I went with such zval and enthusiasm into tbe work at fir8% thit, as I feared, I have exhausted myself and am fain to atop, lest your readers should think that I had turned already dull, and were fast hastening to be at once a proser and a bjre. I'll hi all right by next week. A Walk into the country, with fresh fields and pas- tures uew, will soon set me up. In the meanume, I cin only add that tbe weather has been changeable, and that continued ex- citement must have pnt me out of aorta. A good many of my acquaintances, I am glad t-i say, arc qnite as serious and as dull aa Jacob Faithfuu PEABL8 OF TUTH. A WOMAN frequentiy resista the love she feels, but cannot reeiat the love ahe in- apirea. It is not an easy task to so regulate your life that when you come to die you will have nothing to regret. Withoi;t virtue there can be no true hap- piness but We want love joined with virtue to give us all the good which this world is c ipable of besto wing A SOUR Christian is just like sour milk. Both were intended to be sweet, but some- thins as turned them, and after being turn- ed they both beoome worthless. If you lesve the coik out of tbe bottle of perfume tbe perfume will all eva|orate and if you are careless about your religion it will take itaeif off' iu the aame way. MKA.SUBBU by mail's desires, be cannot live long enough measured by bis good deeds, he baa not lived Ions enough mea- sured by his evil deeds,^ be has lived too long. As I grow older, I b.-come more lenient to the sins of frail bumxnity. Tbe man «ho loudly denounces auother I always suspect. A right-thinking man knows too much ot crime to denounce a fellow-creaiure unheard â€" Goethe. A fal.se friend resembles a shadow. When tbe sun shines and you have plenty of money, the sba low and thu friend are both close to your heels but when it cumes to be dark, where is tbe shadow f and when your money is gone, and yon want to borrow from the man who often borrowed fcom you, where is the frii- d? SBAMATIO AMD AKt »0J^ Thb p irnu „ Sardon, .1,. reoaaUy oe e».at d their golden Mlu Alb«iit of G sn F,, C mpaiij i. Ui. horound »,ii. „, Ou'it, aua ia deaoribed as bJ, faaeinatia;. ' Mar'hn LirrHBR'x c pj lie nirr,.in covered wti »iiot,t l{losre« iu hia oan baud, Ik, Ut^i^ foond. â-  JuLis Vbuu i of exploring tar-^' ' ed o' U Milf JItiiliri e V, tOBLMUKD ._^ IDAY MORNING la lilMla loe. I ihi early inaih. «!|^(^i|f^^ncs F.iici -n aid Provincit llaay. Igie.i.-o, Cuiuty BuaiDe' atteia aii.l sn Instiucwve UUr Ingoing to Oran (or tk. « j th.. quurriea at K.ebe, ^*^J" '^a' ' ' '" """ moaib*, Ko|«- are Except at the option of the paWtebcr rn h-a traveiliuK to account in a'l *^»f" "" "" °' "« f-*- I A Jomrmty t» Ikt Land y MorbU '*!^!^"'.^'Lt """f' •" """*SS»h' M^^^.^L "^^^ ^^'"i. ^f • •^'« »W .â-º' *rti" fefuam/ paper, withciat paying of noieaoe a tilver box holdimr ».u *iin.., a u t«t»pr» w^ «nh»Tiii. from the tomb of Da.tr. It il ?o t^* ^.l^, *! " "^^T^tJ^STw^ ed under tbe shadow of tbe ai.c^ f^^' .•'^^ --fjiiii^^^ owned by the city. S'W'i"' OF â- â- 'ohsv.T**"'" Waueh, the home of the aoc the cradle of Britiah mosio, manect aobolaiahip in the Acii««. benefit of young Welah musi^'^- aoon sa Mr. John Thomas, harpiit Quetii, doublea n^s collection of five hi pounds frr that end. la u WING der, tJMt ioaartion. qncnt ibaertioo f to lii.es, first intertiou I auheejueBt insertion ISO 00 30 00 16 00 10 UO 4 60 5(1 19 75 26 8 Thu is an age uf statoea. It temolation to raise one at Miaaolou^^ bnea, first inaertion per line L ird Byron the lUliana are to ra«| ,at-'h kubfequent insertion tier toRipLaol; .-.nd the first atonjj, number of Unea to be reckoned by iff ""'.*"'" °°*' '»«i«i,|»ce occupied measured by a aoale of man who fulfilled the 'ream..: Ii»n;^, brevier. Advortiaements without falsibed Mettemicb s sneer that Italy ,,; directions will be publUbrd till- for- " mt re geographical expreanon. ' j charged aocordingly. All tiansitory It baa been found impoesiMe ti fji isemeata most be in the office of pub- orders for Miaj Neilaou 'a photograph. 'i by II o'clock on the Thurs'lsy her death. Next to hers the I: r.-. at u ^S preceding their publication, aoldareof Mary Andei-«n, a„ 1 tU „,, c. w. RUTLEIX;K, P, ..pri.-t..r popularity are of Maud Bran .-..mie ' stdi^""aSd':;rurdt^y^n«ri*FEwi(Miii A business ' their first attempta at crajon |kiiiui:b.. Mr. Henrv iRviNti w. u:d lu\, â€" panitd Mr. Uladatoue on his rec ut m had be not been en;;aged in r^hrarain^ Corsiean Brother; which is to b br .uy,' ffm^ with Augustan splendour, at .- ci.bi ,.f ' DIRECTORY. ilUHral. __ K|*roitle A Carter, than tweTty tbo'uMndTol'lsTe.and'm i iJj'^i^S, StirgeoilB. Accoucheiirs ner unparalleled on tbe EngliKh stsgr, r ^^' realistic forest sc nea, a beU »i(u;w ^.K'K-- Medical HaU: residence at Paria opera-honre, and triumiilis of i^"^* U(ae. ingenuity. d»l.-, Sept. 17, 1880. l-.v O.NE of Sara Bemhardt's eumptuoai dn^^ ^^^^^^*^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ es is described as atnnethiog letw^ ^ftwli Oriental snd the Louis Quinzc in aijij.::::^-^- â€" â€" ^- long white silk robe, embroiden 1 vitii g, f'ha^. R. H^llkea, and bordered witb ermine, with a kpjster at Ija-»7 O-wren Sotrnd crimson waist piece ennched with pnn-.o' ,„ 'u ij- .. d i to this waist pic'ce or belt is a.l.ptedn;^"--^l"f^ •^"'^- °^*' ^^" nificent agrafl- of silver, in'a d witi T "• t-oulet Street. 1-y given her by the Prince of Waica, necklet matehinx the agrafe, a nun. Oriental workmaaahip. oomplett: tbe .turc. A Romance of tne V'OUn. Frost Frost, ;lUsrEK8, AJJD ATTOKNETS-AT â- iiw, Soliaitora in Chancery, Convey tc. Owen Sound, have reuin«l at t.iu. Office open ivery Tbnr-dnv. hp ore. Fbost. .1. W. FaoKT, LL. h. I VOL. I?» JCHI hiliaa 77 WM I £ The hiatory of musicians .-rnd aisgt, often a romance and a dizzy akccnt frosv.iuuty Crown Att'brueT' depths of poverty to the heiglils of m ' â€" â€" and luxury. One of thee iMi-idau. S. J. LRltC^ ready on tbe first rounds of the golden mUIsTERandATTOKNKV-AT-L.WV der, is Theresa Tua, a youoj- lUlua i s„l„.,tor in Cham-erv. *c. Es -at (Jwen Sound niid Murkd.-ili. Jaatea LtaaiOM, OBNEY-AT-iAW. SnLItlTOK l.N lianrery, Notar Piil.lic, Ac. â- V loaned at low. t iaU» on inrsouiil 111 tate. Land- bou^bt and -..Id. aud seller introdiicod free of cummia DUNDALK. iiil.i 'l-t, 1««0. 1 1 says tbe correspondent of the Ncv V' Eoaunt PoU. She U thirteen yur, o _o„i^ ^^ MikdalV, over W. .1. Mc and yet has already taken the iirat pnK:^ „ .i^^^ „ „„ Thursday of .verv the violin at the Paru Conservatory, j. j ' had twenty-four competitors fr^m Bixuti â€" twenty-five yesrs of age, but nceival; James iVasSOII, prize by the unanimous consent uf tm HI.STKlt and ATTORNEY AT L.VW. the best masters in Pari*. The succ* la^ti-i m c'lianoerv, Owen Sound. this musical prodigy is due chitriy v ;. 17, Itim. ' 1-v father, a bricklayer of Turin. Ht ta- fifty centa a day, but out of this bt. laying aaide one cent daily, a ivcd t- lars and bought an old violin. With struction aiid with only bis natuiai. music to guide him he finally succ.c.-. playinj; a number of tunes. 'The long evenings after his JhiIn to.. passed thus iu digging, as it wire. far. violin the melodies that he iciueiLUr:. last, music mad, be placed the vio.]i ij tbe bow in tbe hands of bis little diw:: ' "«• »L â- * six yeurs old and said •* Da .is 1 ,h .tl^AUttt* « ^att* ^gfttt*. child obeyed, and was aoon a' le to pj; better than her father. The iiidef»4 ' "'• Broun, bricklayer then said to his wire: ' ^li 1 .MAIU{l.\(iK LICENSES.At., must learn the guitar." "But I h«.! niuissioiier m b. H.Ac. guitar, and I cannot pNy." T: is.- o' yaneim; in all lt^ Lianciie.- pruuiptlv tions were useless, and the mother, ar^. " and carefully executed, by her inexorable music-loving husU:. -Money to Lend on Real Estate se- Cuuld at btst plsy a discreet accimiisuit: to the violin of Theresa. Tht three fclHl*' Sept. 17. l«*t. l.y went from city to c.ty play ing iii th- u- and hotels, snd the father savtd »•:• â- â€¢ -I'"!****, enough to take them to Paris. .\ W KSTATK .VtiEXT. UCUIIA.M Nice gave bim a letter to Monsieur M«».' inty of Urcy. director of the Cona- natory. wh^ immt to Loan al reaaouabk' int«-rt'.-i, i»av- atcly percu!ved tbe a»t"i»-.ki t»W' .vearlvat k j.,r l, nt. .,r ai u,,' '„| tbe child. Here beRins the rom»n« ol u ^^ „j- 1^,^ ,,„,„ ,.,„„.j,.„| ,.„,„,,,, story, for the father bad no u...iv "'*. ,d ol 3, 5.. U v. ars â€"n i.iii«ii.»| and how was the little family to livf ilci.^„t v.-arlv t.. ^iiit li..rro»tr- tbe four ye.â„¢ nece. • ary for 1 her«i s,,!,. â- M..itK-a^'lM.iiglilK.,d c-.M structin Monsieur Massart, hke .\iao. j^^ " " j in the atory, rubtied bis polden lamp,!; ' ten obedient gentlvmen n-spoud'.d gir AlfVHUdt'r Broun. him each tix dollars monthly for hi.-fr. ,, geei. Tbe result of their Uberality auc" 'â- ' -MarriiiKc Licoufc.-. I-iie and .Monsieur Massart's instruction is thit l"-ura"^^i A»;ent. f..nimm,M..i,. i ex-brickUyer Tua baa been tfer^d by' '^â- â€¢^- « onv. yancer and Luen-.d enterprising American the expeoae-. of i; self, his wife and the young violinist, f peri d of five years, and forty thuusau i lars beaide. He, however, thinks it is eiiouKh, and hesitates to accept the lU-.r ^. ^_J iit'nt%e f'orHet, Jr., «»wr.i» AT ' 'â- ^'^•" *^^^ "â- EXEKAL AGENT. UXtntitUlli- n S'liind. Moocv to txi.iu at 1.« A t • ui ji -J I. t "'O'"' Priuiipal |«valk at tb An Insh landlord wss shot at i.arS; ,.„„ .,f year-. aud iiit-n-vt l,Hlf v.„r- bereen, but it was his coachman wlioMy.„r priuci|«.l aud interest r*|«v. killed. -txliiients, A RECENT report shows that tin mem"""'" ' " 'l«""r«blrImprovel I'aini.- in. the consumption of borsr snd a»s ttai 1-y large and steady in France. " ^. .a* In* 9inK, Italian array officers are now eienasiox xND I'KUVIXCIAL LAND I in the practicd running of railroad traiit vcyor. Dranplitsman and Valuator, that in time of war they may know all»l-- ,„.i Markdal. Havinp |.iiicba-ed moving troops by rail. i Laud Surv.yor t'bail. liaukin'.. Annie M(;lvn. a servant girl i, w.ikof original Field Not«-. PlanH. in Norwich, Connecticut, has fallen i Vilnstiucti.ms, Ac, of all In- Siuv.y- a legacy of twenty-five thousand d(.\l»TV»»'"° »"f "" Hfty five y.ar-, 1 am can not anywhere l.e found. '" '""'" S'irveys in strut ac 1 o ., ,. ti .. lewtli. Profiles aiil Kstimiir Senhor PoNTE-s Pehkki;a I'K .Mnu' ""' '^•""'•'1 BUiottH)tri, The Best P.S: lO.OOd A(,| 9.00C r.v.- ft wfimM' f TC-hlrh r«)n\ •â-  i foarf Inio i:li:' â- . rnn«r« Wind itfii| • loinn b- Il t h' nirlj nlin- «tiiiii ll nr|^ ii;i [i il, It :iri*« ll|nn i Ii If Kf{;*it It*-.. |t 1,1 rarifi' III, Il Qwif4 If If l*roti: â- * 4 Dij l« ioari*ii«- II rnrrir- â- (» x\ Ic •liewi iV* X* ll^alllat 1*1 r«|s It n*u;.j' lii n-l. w:i ..I.. r-. !i r ' ' I'i â- !, mA V ' M ' â-  ia I M .1 • i,iu i I. frh;.' to t'-r fSICS CF L^nsl ms cr sr. Read t-i? '0l. of Pe.t- J w: -^ uv! of th« H! OC FOK DYM' i .-Il for tlieC'Miinty of drey. Fariuir-, ttii.l Land Sule», I'liuctiiHlly iiud chaiV's luude verv modcratr. 111' Sept, 17, IWO. " l-v Ml-;. I ^1, 1 Vollf VilMl.ll llHs bc'lK lit' I I and I.i\j I Il cine 1 fvcr I" f s.wi; K€ • rV.il Sir- [| ili'Ctids liiiiiiis tiglil ,\«Mr-. tlii tliat 1 liiivi I III! .\ft01 n.-lli!.' Ml Ur il lri. f -J II l*l t.. ,[., .,// li It «.. liU. CI l;Ks I It; I'.iiii Jk\i. fSlI: Wils Jlfllut. wliii-h gri A UIV liM.iu. ;iiirtl iuniral'l' I'V li IHTT, I i-.iul:ij Hloi'd '^yiiii, ni' in •-â- I 'â- â€¢ L'.iil] a -iiLdi liiii' {-AW ilil \V"I| entii) 1\ r"' CI l;l.bl Mi. i'ci W J li.att Sik £l^^I|• III- Il v.. Ill ll,.li.ili mi. I tnl M4 ex-Prin.e Minister of Portugal, ha. uegoi. "I' B^,r""";„";:f J'""'""" ed the m.rri...e of the heir aDDwent lo " Bâ„¢**-" '"'ii«l.cU on appb. iiey t. Loan at s |»tr cent iiit n-t. ed the marriage of the heir apparent lo • throne of Portugal with a Russian pn-i* ,,,,^., ,,, ,^,j ^..^j. ^. ^^^_^^^ A Roman newsjiajier saya in reganl t ' will \»- promptly atteiidod to. li'U ll Ml. 1- .1. !. u| f hiM. Ml. 'tti.-" Swill I ]HM(I. 1 9rtiti«tr8. •*#»^- A CtB3are*n Operation. T«e.ve Philadelphia physiciana lately ar- siated at tbe delivery of Mrs. William Buis nell, by ciesarean rperation. The mother is a dwarf, thirty-two years old, andfortytwo inched high. Owing to i. peculiar deformity it was seen that it would be impoasible for her to give birth to the child in tbe uaiul manner. Porrow's method was adopted. An incision waa made on the median line of the aSdomen, and tbe abdominal walls were cut throuKb. Tbe womb was removed, an incision made iu it to correspond with thoee in the abdominal walla, »nd tbe infant releaaed. i^'\iet that the womb waa restored to ita b.'d aud dosed, and the other parte brought UgF.ther. Tbe clothine and all ar- ticles in the room were subjectid to a solu- tion of carbolic acid apray, according to Lys- ter's method, during the operation. 'The pulse of tbe woman remained ezoellent throughoat the whole of the severe trial, and all her aymptoma were favorable. At laat reporta both mother and child were do'jig well. Both would bave di«d except for the heroic treatment adopted. â- â- â€¢ » Tbb hebtailed horae apanda bia whole ex itaeaoe in Umenting bia lack of terminal fa- oilitna. Mae. HacKkkcib ia new the only rnprr- aaotathte left of tbe L-uidM.er famTlyi Miaa 9«aBie.£aadMer-bayiag jaat died and left to her aMar tha luge fortime that bad lAeotM beta thiMgb the wilk of bar three brotfaen. Sir Wwia, Ghiwlaa, vpA Tbomaa, troubles iu Ireland that the papal auU tite are even more deterniiued than fi)i»"i to avoid entanglement in \politioal af!« The devastation caused by rabb:t» amou: in Australia to a serious cilaniity. ^^ large estate, wb-cb formerly suppirtid • 000 sheep, has b en abandoned on a onuo: these pests. a a s A tele(;kam from Melbourne luinounar'" "•™'^*' â- â- â€¢ '•'**••'« the opening of the Internaliounl ExbibiC"' K r. Cam. ion. Ow.n Soiiml, in that city waa'iec'ived ii; l/-n.lou »:-• lilv AT THK UCVEliK IlOl'SK. twenty-three minuies a'tir the i-. remJuriidale, on the lu-t Widuesdav lu had taken plac!. itli. when he will l,e prepared to jwr- L-id BEAcoNsriELiisaginttit High ' ""' ""'"L'!!^!""" "I""" l""utl coiniM) l-ave, by hit 1 rdship'd imstiuct " letiirnid twinty p r nt. of lb. ImiI y--_ rent just paid to aU bia temuts lii 111-. In- 1 I'lSI.A.sl I Mt. Koi. -i ' III ii .Ni,. ' I laliial'li' ll i't .11 1 lamp- '111,- â-  Ml-..\.--l ll su. -I --It I -factory luaiiiK'i. (• nil-. and llpou 1 d«trU. MARKDALE. Hughendeu Manor eatate. A Miss Euzabkth Cook, who diid "'(^rsiw -w^^ a w in humble drcumatancea iu New oik. rii r* 1* J I I I I ' WK buried in the briilal veil and ' withcied wreath tbst had Icon pn her niarriage forty yea s l.fore. leabi.i tin .ik^.. l,..t. 1 .uid tb..r Miss BulncUe, uau„l.Ur.of I.rd t h 'f«l^'»"!;'«^ '"'•1 niil. d ,t. tl,^- trav of Culrosa, was lately walk in,- on the i,.J«c udl hnd .v.iy a.-.-mm.-lutioi,. wben'abe .heard cries, in.l 'a« .% v.ci»o be** •' l"l"or- and cu-ar^^ k.pl •tmggling in the water. Mn rusbid ubbng. Careful bo-tl. r. the sea, dressed as she was, and tuicrwi' JOIIM VAN lltJKN, I'lopii. t.-i in reaching th drowning \)erson, ;.Dii ' 7,1880. 1-y holding her ontdhelp arrived. ^,,, a. .^L.M..d mVKt V.t\ i^ """"j^SttB, PuOl'lllKtoH.. I'.l.ll- III Ii: M. A|'|HtlI' Hid « I r«-lnii Hi. 'iisid By I up wJ.ii L •ll al'wiy- ^w \^ jUsliy d 1 1 S' Ths sarcophagus of R -gcr of Bishop of ijtusanne, who wai" Lausanne CatheUi.i ;_ iojq «j, few weeks ago. The liody «a tact, tbe features were perf' nizable, anu tbe six an I a hali cc noiiulficed todeatroy tbi' ii'x^are cipal robes. :y UIK •eeomm^dation for tin ti.ivelliny Sr **'"'" •â- Â« liquors and tlu U-.sl .1 Cigam. Mrs. Lvnn Linton is in quiti' ij-or i 'us »« from aU trains. 18S0. 1 after her recent labours, .in'd has '""J*^ abroad, and is now lestiag in Milan. '^~ a lady, it is said, whom tbe (Ju.en "»^*»f A.1N' HOCr • with a personal friendship. "'f ___. ., novel, wbicl^s pabli.bed in the 'B"'^-^"i08T HOl^ RESTORED sdvanue sbeeto, simultaneously »"" -wntu appearance in England, attracU mi^cbst"'|LWt have i.-e.ntiy pubiuHietl a ti'.n. |Dnew edition of Lr Culver- SonE of the boy. beloug-.g to tbe-^^ell 8 Celebrated Eway ^...........l.i.f 1- ' -iT 111 i,.t«U. 'dnaland peimaiieul euii- without cave ss a club house, bor every n«V night two of their number were app^"'"" ity. Impediiiieiitt to .Mar L°X^..r"r"l"!~:..!.'L^"?^'..!^.";:t:""^. -» aealed envelope, only six ad the task of pioviding refreshments- ^^^ f^m/t^, gar stores, saloons, and groceries »«' .o.^.girr" .. Treauently robbed Uian an investni.l'0»'fl«^_^';|»_h°^ taMlltuig from excess ,ed en tamp! II tills »liuii'ible eady demonstrate-, from thirty ^,lcamlfractic( that alarmiiip: ron *„ jf â- â€¢â-  41 internal mi-^lici about the liciue or tbe f a^^ife poiutiuK out a miNlc of " /ee afal^P^, eertaiu aud effectual, by llhiA every sufferer, uo matter I m^ be, may cure himself and radicallr, maae. Many clergymen in this lately nceivea a circular from dealer in aecond-haod sermons, aermona lithographed in a "bold, hand," ao that thoae who h'PP*""^,,? them would suppose they were â- "•""L' for 26 cents, or 120 a hundred. "f^jj/i line of cheaper sermons In print, at !\^^W*#BBld be in the liandsof every a piece, warranted orthodox »"° I WWyan in tbe lauu. â€"a litkle more expensiveâ€" which n»^ {tleamtaeea, yet a. awful soleuiotty ^^j^^j^ MEDICAL CO., «1 Aiiti St., ^â- w YoBT. Bos. MM. WtT lKAII Slh aud 1 Wa- uii.ill) Went to • ,lt.rt- wliiclidiiliio^- I] viiir liiuiaii \:\.. Il'llly H Nllolt llUi. ' »'cl. and iiou IU, |,j 1 mil -afely ri ei i leiiMily |i\S|l.lSI.\ .\.\| lL*l. IIi 1 yiiti «itli I'v-i Ktdii* y I •â- iii|-:ii lunliy leUll'ille e.iiue Vi ly 1 iid ii| 1 lit t. â-  o' lo'ttle l 'Hi \u not l-iliit t" lUii eoiupli'U i^ I. man. l.:i-t »•• Willi -4-^eli lli .1 voiii valuall' 1 CI HK l'\MlJ W. -tj ' 1K.»K SlK 1' ly«|l-pM« (,.1 all I vpr belpe.) ni«-" from thin Uinea^, trial. " Soli- (ienerai o|i and I.yntaii. Tulol:l... .lUo Ai HeHliU).- Syiup. au| Is well known Bk-xl Purihii tbii LEWh ll:«tN iali|ioii-' Ohio, pounded him wit bim with a pistol. A MAN in a »•«' was fouud sawed ' auppoaetl that he fl of the saw when d|