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(J[; nmthi.r1t is print ed and I A STRANGE STOE.Y I r i orma;t1011 £ron1 P al a·akn, F la l ige portion of -the 01 :.u ei e co1u1Uy has been ch<ln _etl 111to a l 1k e an d t 11at houses and people h ~' a been e igulfe d Th e gentle rnan who f1 nnsl cs this inrotmation s tat es that vo lnlc on bl.3 \\ ay fr o1n Orlando to Miltonvillo, on hors"back, he noticed that his 11orse comn1ence l bogging, ancl as he pr oceeded, fron1 the sounds hen.rd n1 the rear, he became alarmed The bogging grew wo1 so ~ s 1 e p1og1esi:oe cl, until he h ad to dmrnou it 1I he sounds in t he tear in cren "ec1 more ~nJ m ore 11nc1 beuame m ore and more dlaru ng and th e route n 1 f1ont 1no1e boggy - At last , with great exe tions, both he and his 11or>:>e reached sohd ground ri unnng t o exain1ne into tho c iuse of these fearful sounds in lus rear h e sa.w the most terrific and appalh1 10 s1ghts The fi rst tlung that .ttractecl atten'10n wa s the trees inovmg :Prst a. g1ratorJ motion of t he top, then smkmg gradually out of sight, t he tops i evohmg more and more r apidly as they sar k and dl6appeared, ot her s foll ow mg, and so they foll re-volv ing !Ild dcscr1b1ng arcs of a c1rde against th e sky Then the ' h ole earth, as far as the eye could reach, s1nk1ng and its pln.co su1)pliec1 by a sea. of waters, ruslnng,seeth ing, bo. .l ng, '\Vtth a no18e of ln1ghty catar acts, casting t o t he su face the roots, t ops or bodies of pmes and oak It rs \\ ell known t hat a large p ort"on of F lorida is of compaJ.at1vely r ece1 t fo.1.1U.:.t hvn that it llas a ba1;1.1s coial and r ot ten r ock that rnanv of tho rn crs and lakes h n e sub ter ra 1ean chan 1eis an d outlet s, and that th cr0 arc mnn j ,,., nat n"'e ca.lled ' lune s111h Ille la.+e heav) .... id lonJ cont1nu eel r ams, by wl11c 1 the ca.rt h b as b een Every 'll'iatu.·-,.!J:; y WM . J=L C JllNG SJ R EET I~ J 1V' 1 Ii:. VIV, E a t the Ol<'FllCJIE-Post Office ~~ hH l · B O W ~clN VOL. XVII. BOWMANVILLE, ONT .. , THURSDAY., 1871 0Yor tcu lines first in s ertion p er b ne 0 08 Eo.oh subsequent 111sert10u 0 02 The number of hnes to be r eckoned by the space occupied m easured h} a s cale o'f sohd N on pnreil AdTertiRen1ents ' v1tl nut R pcc1fln d rcctions w 11 he pu.blisbed till fo1 l111l a ud <harged accorclingly All transitory adverhseuu~nts n1ust be 1>a ul for when hnnded rn Aflve rt1RP.1nentff 1nust be 1n I.he office of publwat1on l y 10 o dock on t1ie \Yeclnes da.y morn1n~ pmceed1n g l hr. r fl r"Rt publication To merchants and ot h ers nil vertis1 ng by the Jea.r very liberal discount will be made F.A.LL! 1871 STICK TOGETHER 'Vhennudst the 'vreck of :nre and stnoke, \.Vhen cannons rend the skies a~uuder .And fierce dragoons with qu1cken1ng stroke Upon t he reeling regiment thunder, Tho ranks close up to sharp eomma.nd, The helmet s feather touches feather , Con112act tl1e furious shock they stand, And conquei I for they stick together' '~hen Six lines s.nd under first in.sertion Eaoh subsequent msertion ~rom six to ten lines :firc:. t insertion Each subsequent mscrt1on $0 50 O 13 0 75 O 20 NEW NIW N·W NEW NEW NEW DRESS GOODS, CLOTHS, PRINTS, COTTONS, FLANNELS, KNITTED GOODS . . ··· · ·.···· nt J,lATT ING S .··.·.·.·. ·I BATTINGS. ······ ~t BA'I'TJNG'S · · · at BATTINGS ···· at BATTING'S. BATTING'S ..... &c &o OS"' ALL l\IARKED AT LOW PRICES t NO ABATEMENTI Bowma.nville, October, 1871 ncnv mid clouds of"" oe and want, Eo l r conuadee wails r se fast and !ast ex And chal'gtng madly on our front Como the bla ck leg rnn of d1saste1 1 Shall "e present a wavering ba.nd And fty like len'\"'es before w1ld i.veuU1m 1 No' side bl side and hand and hand, \Ye 11 stand our g round and stick togetho1' God ga\ o ns han ds-ono left onc r1ght The first to help ouraelves tho othm To stretch a broad I ll kuully Jn gbt And h e lp a.long our fa:itht'ul br ot her Then If you see a brother fall And bow his hend before t h e 1vcaih er , If vou be not a dastard all 1:: ou II help him up and stick togethe1 FAC'TS THAT Dr. Davidson, 'l'RY F'Oll --o-- ARE FACT I TKAT YOUR8E'-'VES? S. i' HIJ,L sells lua Goods Low, or Lower, than any one else in Town lnrge stock of Cloths, Dreos Goods, striped, checked and plam Shawls, Blankets, L111ens, Wrnceys, Flannela Kmtted Goods, Hosiery, Gloves and. Tnrumrngs, all bought before the lnte ndvance in pnoe·. _.. J\ispcmn! lme df Cl11n Tartans, 60 per cent lower than lost, ears TRIED IT ARE CONVINCED THOSE WHO HAVE as _.A. A lot of Last Season's Tweeds, at 20 per cent less than cost. i\'otice-Rehun a l. A DEAD LOCK AND ITS KEY " A. note for you, n1a'am No answer I wr.s resting in rny own rooru after 11d1ng-1t was s1x a clock, too early to dress for dinner, too late to dress tWice after takmg off my habit-sleepmg over a book, and comfortabl e m my wlutc dres.mg gown I "as b ore d by t lie m te rrup t ion Gents' Suits Made to Order, by the Be!t Werkmen in Town, I@'" wananted to fiL nnd not come to p1eoes -ea The Hed Black and Green Teal!I ia Touu, nt $1.00 'I he Best :iO cent 'l'ea in Town. & Butter, Eggs, M1ttena, Socks and Yarn taken as Cash for Goods. Oct 4, 1871 S 'Ihe note "as no!hmg m orn than thrn "DEAR SALEEN-1 must sta whe1e I ylf t th am, and you must go b y yourse o e L es t era- -) ou \Von t mui d I .saw J ac k , _, h e sa.1d tl iere '"as no part y, as It anu wou ld b o t roubl esome with th e 've<;ld ing to morrO"i, an d t h e d inmg room is given I 'e sen t b aok the up tot 1 11;, b reakfast b ham roug Thine, Fred ,, THIE \V.1101,E OF Bii§ eLD STA...L"'WD, Fred is 111 y brother, o.nd -r;as invited, and has filled e> ery shelf, hole and corner, with an exce6dmgly choice like myself, to diue quietly with these 'I'. J . .Jones, L. j). 1'., assortment of goods, comprising Lesters, whose pretty daughter '\\as to be URGEON DENIIST Ol!' FIOE oTer F F l\fc..A.rthur s store King Street married next d ay t o a f riend of ourilBow1na.nv1l1e especia11 y F re d s anc1 1nine-S n J oh n March, commonly called ' Jack Bowmauville Vete1·inary "What keeps Fred 1 v: as my passing PAPER OOI,LARS, NECK TIES, Snr;-crJ h h t, t h en I read a httle l onger, dres t oug J MARl'IN, VEIERINARY SUR GENT·s FURNISHINGS, &c. · <JEON r egistered men1ber of the P haro sed, and dro\e to Portman Square As I "Salecn, Saleen" She stood shaJnng aoeutical "O oietv of Great Br,J;ili1 a.n d-Dr tho 0u t my na me ·ntario College :{Hfi:cnOn K ing Street d the corner I saw v1s1ble prepar and eryuH>' tunie stock havmg been well bought, bargams ations and signs of the nlorrow's wedding "Dear 0 ~Irs L ester, I sn1d, taking the .East of Hcnd.C,son s Hot el H es1dence on Seu eoog St Bo'\vman' ille Calls PunctuaUy attend will be given ed. to V etor i.nury n1cd101ncs ahHi.y s on h a.nd at the Lesters' door A cart with flower.s poor lvo1n an scold hands, "come and sit 16 2r tf do\"n aml tell me what has happenedwas unlo td1ng an awn ing was bo1ng put ALL KINDS OF FUHS ALTERED AND REPAJRED. up over the balcony an d hall door, meu Kate! ' I called to t he girl on tho floor, Far~ell,lllcG ec & Rutledge, She Highest P1·iec 1>aicl for Raw Fur!!!. in wlute aprons came and 'vent As the " con1c and give n1c that cnslu on ARR'lSTERS "'-T IOR~EYS, SOLI came n1ech au1cally~ and h elped her mother CITORS and Notn.1y Public brougham drew up I could see through I. E FAREWELL.._L L B R McG~ E B A MARKUS MAYER. "N O'iV, tell Ine, ii) ou the open door the bustle and stir w1tlnn to then.rm cha:tr JAME> t<UTLEDGE B <\. Eut Mr. Lester's head had At home m the house, I opened tho dmmg S. F. I--3:TLL. I I Furs, Buffalo Robes, A r-- themselves The groat key of the centre door, wor th a hundred pounds or inore1 waa considered too sacred for comn1on eyes, and lay m a ye lyct !med ca.se m :Mr Lester's own keepmg- brought out only occasionally to sho'v to those who could appreciate them It stood there in the summer twilight loomrng darkly m the qmet room, darker than the rest of the hou,e, as back rooms in London often are Chilly, it see1ned to ine, 1n iny thin, wlute dress, coming from tho hall full of sunset light Turn i ng to lea.\e the room, I saw a man l}tng prone on his face upon the sofa, so still and ao straight, and so sb ange 111 lns att1 tude, that I could only stare for " mmute, and wonder whether he was asleep or dead II1s hands \\ere over his cars, grasping !us hau, · s if 111 pain, and I n oticed the soles of his boots turned qtuto up, as one no tices tr11les in the 1n1dst of alarn1 or be Villde1 ment The nails in his boo+s show ed he 'vas no ~ dr essed for dinner H is hat was lying on tl1e fl.001 on it s side Hts face I could not sec, but I knew it wa.~ Jack March , and I t ouched hu:i aim 1n wonder "Jack, are you awake? A.re jOU asleep? What lS it 1 I asked with growmg alarm Vla;:. I to find so1neth1ng .strange n1 everJ room I ente1 ad 111 t]us house ? " J ack t I sa.1d n.ga1n He turned, and I saw lus wild haggard face, th at looked at me with vague eJe ~ that seemed not t0 sccJ and then he put his head do\\11 \Hth " moau , and co \ ered his ears once 1110.le, rLS 1f to J h t ht d Tl f 1 18 room et s u out sig an(1 soun I darker and clulhor for this silent figure and the gaunt old armoire seemed bigger and mo1e oppressne I ron _ out of the r oom m a sort of a pamc Up st aus the d ra\\ lng roo1n door stood open Tne glow of the sonset was ornr tho r oom, bright \11th llowero and pictu1es and the open w1ndo"W s sho\ved the balconies hned I with r ed cloth, and r eady foi the guests next day Silence here, and silent tiguies, J b\O of the m-one crouched upon the fl oor, I with arms out.sh etched upon a sofa, n.n othei lymg half across an ottoman-the bride s mo ther and SJstor As I came m and spoke, now fairly bewildered and frightened, J\ir.!! J_..oster rose np \v1th a. de v. ail spairmu 1"> tiful l\iary Lester as she might 110, m11 st be, if another hour went by All this tin1e, no q uestions were ,wked I never kne" till after~ ards how it had u.ll hap pcned how h er father, only an h our or so earlier, exhibiting lus wonderfnl ca.bin et to a connoisseur m such matfei l), had gono up st'l.irs with his friend to show the key he prized so much, lca.vl'1g t he cabmet door open,in,tcnding to retm l , ho\y Mary and th 0 cluldien, a younger b10ther and sister had co1ne in-and how the unusual sight of the open door h ad ·ttractod them - how she looked m and told the ln12e suffoca+ion , wlule th ey " ent shouting to the oihers that si('.iter :&!rt1".J ' a;) " in t 11tlre shut up and they couldn t let het out ' J:dr N o, they could n ot let he" out L'"'sto1 a 1cl his £11end had gone off "ith the key, to shon it to sonic one TI 110 hnd do1 b fed its date-so 1t appeared from one of the boys \vho no\\ can1e in, he had 1~e rd them t alking on the sL.1.Jrs as t 1 10.y "Ent LETTERS OF RECO~MENDATIOW " He .,aid, ' J il' VlS 1.no,,s nothing al;out rt, he has ncy er seen it , smd the boy ' I heard him l kno1\ h e said said D avis There were vo1c"s outside, and BaT1-..er looked in with a wlutc face or horro1 Its mastc.,. coming 111 ' she sa11, scrt of whisper We all stood bck W ho would 1111n 1 ' Vho i; a~ to say, your g n hi nd that unmova.blo door 1 But the boy, frlghtcncd e:noug11 a.t lns father at oth er tunes) 'vent up to h nn, try mg to speak qmctly The 1 '" quick, for Goel s sake! ' " K ey "\\hat-what s · ll tlm l c:-od, sir '-se1 zing a serv tnt by t 11e collar and :thnging Jum to one side like a cat-do you k now what you're tlo1ng 1nedd1ing wit h that ca'n n et 1 " Why, its 1\ mth thousands t God bless me t "!rnt does all tlus A gentleman ad vcrtiscd for ~ boy to as ist lum m his olhce, and neaily Jifty apph cants present ed the1n.>:>elves to lnm Out of the "\\hole n umber he in a short time b:electecl one, and <l srrussed the rest, u I shoulcl h ke to know, said a friend, ' ' on \\hat ground you selectecl that boy, who h11d not a srngle i ecommendation ~ "You said th e gentlomnn "he B ARRIVE ' D Rolte rt /i1·1notn·, ~AND - R EGISTRAR, WEST .A.ttornq a t Lo.w n.nd Sohmtor B Issum of M urrie g~ Lic eense:. Bari 1otei ang m Charcery Money loaned ou Real E state Office on J{1ng lt&et, Boi.vm.a11v1llc D U R H "'-l'vI READY INSPECTION I .Jolin K. Galbraith, ARRISTER AND A'I'IORNEY AT looJety LA"'.. Office l~1ng Sheet Bo'\-.;;mnnville _.,eut at Bow1nrun: Ille tor t he Freehold B uildi n l\{onc) t o l end on farm securit} St. John B · .Rutche1mu, C. G. ~lla1;auini;, C1VU E.ngmeer and J;,and Agent Offic e and ·1dence1 Lot 13 3rd con, l>a.rlingt on o\Jl orders Jlift-t tho office of Hobert Armour E sQ prompt 11° ··tended to 40 P RO'ill:{OIAL L .1.ND SURV1r.10R, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF Thouias D~ESS~OODS llit. H , 'l'1u·ne1·, A iiO'l'IONEER, >\ OULD BEG TO IN ALT, THE LArEsr MATERIALS inform U1a inl1alnta n+s of Bo\'\ n1au"\<ill e and jl.nilers of Wefit Durhan1 L11at 1ui 1~ uow prepa r N to attend to any sale~ th tt may be entru ste d o him Uharges moderate 10 tf MILLI NERY UCTIONEER, A to<>mptly attended to A.PPRUSER Sales General Agent Darhngton Centre lN ALL THE L<\.Tllll!!T MAT:mRIALS R. D. Foley, .;,.. DgNSED AUCTIONEER, FOR - _(]1he To,'inship ot Da.1lington Sules p101npt tiended to Cluuges n1odei ate VVOOL GOODS IN ALL THE L_.\TEST NOVELTIES !Uoney to Lend. beell a.ppornt ed a.~ent for the Prov.i..nci.a.l P er 19-n&nt Building antl tin.VJng s Societ y c." lorou 8;lB pre~re d to negotiate l oans on Heal .Estate lllflitmrlty on the IQ08t favourable t erms 1519 .J D b"l.lHB..iIRN l'llHE UNDERSIGNED HA Y ING .J.. arranging th e ornan.1ents nnd flowers, the cake, with its co1T'itlntional erection, stood conspicuous Myfr1onds ma.id was putting inoss into the fi vwer baskets, and decoratmi> the high dishes contammg the more dii.nble par t of the feast " ·well, Barker, ' l 'vM begmnmg, when I cn.nght the wonlll.n's eyes She 'vas doing he1 work with a strange grauty, and her face Wa8 full of horror and pam 'Vhen she saw me she let fall the flowers m her hand "0 n1a'am J 0 ~I1ss Sarah 1 you've con1e ' "Of cour se I 've co1ne," I answered " "\V hat 1s~the mattGr "You haven t seen them, 1na'am, have you?" " Seen "ho 11-the ladie· 1 No, I came straight m here to look at the tables Is there anythmg wrong i I ouppose we re to dme m the hbraiy for to-day Ho" nice it looks f ' "Nice t 0 ma'am, it's a mocke1y, 1t s awful ' To see it all, and to go on as ifas if0 Lord ' and the \\Oman sat down, and rocked he1self to and fro, with the tears running do,vn h e! face I was thoroughly alar1ned now "Bar ker, is there anythmg wrong1 I s any one ill, or deadl Don't frighten me like this I 11 go and see them, 1f yon "on't speak out,' and I went to the door I JUSt saw that Barker h ad descended to the floor, and that her head was on the chair, winch she clutched, sobbmg aloud I met the butler and another man cros smg the hall, both with scared, solemn faces, and went on to the n1orn1ng roo1n, on tho same floor There all looked much as usual The pride of the house and of my friends' rather 'aluablo collect10n of antiquities stood facmg the door- a hugo cabinet, with n1asst\ e claml'ed doors, and richly cut brass work--oi.sele as only genu 1ne brass work of old tune can be, curioua ly mla.1d woodwork, marvellous Jocks, which no one but its Ol\ ner understood, and no one else dare meddle with It "'as a 'ery old friend, the great annou eJ playmg with the children of thu house m my own childhood, I knew it, mside and outside, by heart A mystery and won der then-an interest later- always a.thing to a.dmrre and wonder at e ven now FAI\IILY GOVERNMEr' T. " I don t know W c sent do\\ 1 to the club and t o the ho 1se , they can t find bun A11d wove scarcht!d his IOorn, and its not there It's nowhere And Jack is n early In the i est of us w1th a glance 'Vii heres M aLy 'I ho said sncldenlJ wild, aid v.:c da1"n't break 1t open ' No one spoke "Why the d ev1l don t J ou "It1 What, cluld7 Cant you saJ what anS\Ver me 1 "\Vho rs shut in th ere ~ Ho1v you aro tnlkmg about1 I shall go mad came any one to be there ~ next What cant you find! And "hat lus face 'vas grown1g ashy ails you all7 ' l ps whitened as he spol e "Saleen, its Mary Mary is 1n there, It I ne\ er shut the door' and the key i;) gone, and papa i~ a way, not my girl th ot s - - He porn ced " ith and she dying there- snffocnting/ and a shakm g hand to the heaVJ door the girl flung herself on the floor with I h aven t the- key' wild ·obs and tears l\Irn Lester lay for He n1a.de one ru sh in to the street , the gotten 1n her swoon , Kat.a r olled 1n un a\ aihng inisery on the carpet I fiew serva its standing about 1\ete swept 11ght down stairs The servants were as busy and left as he tore past them, dow n 0 ch aid sheet into Oxford street They could as ever I kne\t it all now see the hatless, fie emg Jlgure d1.appea» ng " Good God t ' I said to the butlei, who m the dLS!nnce wa.s carrying in a tray of grass, " are you Mrs Les ter came m to t he hall The going on with ~ill t1us useless follJ, and doctor and othe s 'ver e bus1 al.iout 1)oor that girl dymg m the n ext room! Is n o Jack l\.1n.rch, ' t ho lay on the dun ng roon1 one going to try to save h e1'l sofa with closed eyes, l'.I!.ppily uncon Da' td stood still, and lookecl at me SCIOlts The timi d m IStre e.: s of the hou se pityingly he shook his head sadly, and stoo<l. by the staircase, h er face, her voice, went on her "hole appea1 u.nce changed anu ageU u i I rushed intm the street, a policeman the lo.st hour was standing near the carts " Come " He has gone for the keJ , he can t be here,' I said ' 11:'au -to another lnan - " go and get n blacksmith Tell them back," she said speaking h"k e a 11 omau in She to brmg tools to open locks and ur1s ·rew a diea.n1, ' not £01 ha.H tn hour everytlnng Run t and you get a hatchet, looked a1ound stupidly and snuled but the cabinet got anythmg come and break op en tlie v.:ill Kill n eJ you know shall be broken op en-broken to pieces meat cabinet " I gasped to the servants Nei.:er 1n1nd Fancy wa.1t1ng for t he ke,;, 1 who ca.1ne out to see \V hat it all meant "Don't loose a moment Great heaven' she laugh ed "Br calt 1t down, I t ell you 1 the trme that has been lost already"- I give the order Do you hear 1110 ?" Two 'vork1nen can10 fr on1 tho side door They obeyed me, dtspersmg hither and thither It seemed hours before the men whei e a freoh and ns less attempt had came back "1th the tools " Try the been made to reinov e the pnncl w1thout hmges fir,t Are there screws! There lnJury to t 110 front O" t o the imp 1son"'d was that chance, and they 1vorked at them, gtrl 0 sec, sad th e " n"mg the seconds ence in the dun roo1 n then a c1 y, and a h en·) fall " Sale en sa.1d a i; u1ce close to ine, do Jou kno"' it s a quarter p n.st seven, and you arc d1 e '1...i. t 11e Lesters at hu.lf pastand flot even dr essed Here s your bco!r. fallw:i d own ' I h., 1.d been asleep over ""n hour If I fe't li ke a conspirnto1 at the Lester s pleasant ..11nnor it m not ~nrpr rn 1ng-but I did not n °ntiu i ruy dr am - Cha aber :; J our ial CH ANGE YOU:3. NAME, OR MEND YOUR LIF:!!: I at'Cil re1novmg several h eavy curious. nails and screws, but sc01n u1g no n earer the obJcct the door was fa.st and firm 'Oh, break it down ' I screamed at last "br eak it \'i hat does anything matter, but her life-hei hfe t ' A CHOICE LOT OF Cloths, Gent's Underclothing, Collars> N eek-Ties, &c. SPLENDID BLANKE'l!'S VERY CHEAP, Mf"' GAR 31).t f Book Bindu1~. wh1cb they ' v:ish to have bound can ha~ e )et.r ordera filled in t he neatest andmo~ t durable 19VU!ll p.nd on the shortest notwo b\ lea.\ 1ng them M the ST.ATJllSM.A.N o:ffice Bi mg atong) our lnnd f ZINES, Pamphlets or !Ml) tn1ng_ u 1 tlrn hook ERSONS HAVING BOOKS, l\fAG.I. llaa. W R f1LDIIE Lantl Surlc~ing. !he best yalue COTTON in town, can be seen at Wm. McMURTR Y'S. Bo~nville, &iptember 27th, 1871 " H er life ' ' said some strange voice close to me, and there stood Jack March It had three doors The center one, about four feet wide, and certainly s1x s'vaying hke a drunken man, with scared mches thick, ?hnt m another, and agam eyes and 111ld hair Was his r eason gone or going 1 " enclo·ed, \\1th a space of about eight mches of v.::wte r oom, a set of su drawers, "Don't!' he shouted to a \Vork1na11 who of different sizes, and a sort uf cupboard "as hftmg the hntchet to break m the above them W e used to stand as httle door "Not up there Hor head " And oluldren between the drawers and m the then he stooped Ins eai to tho key hole, inner door, and wonder, supposing we hstenedintently a mmute, 1aised his hand, were shut in, ?i hether we could breathe as If to demancl silence, and the 1ntelh long in that narro~ enclosure, or be: heard gence fa.ding out of 1ns face, he i ose with by any Gne without, supposmg-awful a discordant laugh, and walked awa) thought-we were forgotten or the outer " Bah 1 he said, ' ' h er hfe against Lester s doer wero shnt I remember thmkmg of cabmet-her life his key ., We did not 1t 1n betl at night, as n ervous children even look round to see 'vherc he went ~ill thmk of such thmgs, till all was cold stumblmg through the hall, where he fell with horror Both t hese doors shut with m a fit upon the floor a. catch which was to a lock , but we child Fearing to rnJurc that m1_pr1soned fi gure ren were forbidden even to open or shut - liv'lng or de ad, ·who could t ell-we left them, except when l\ir Lest er was present the door, and proceeded t o brea.k into thu It was donbtfnl tf any one else knew how middle compartment from the wmgs 'L e to-open the1n, for no one e\ er tried gra.nd old -workmanship reSisted 1 th te The two side doora opened with cu1 ious seemed n o weak point, no crevices) no kays, which stood m the locks chamed to possibility of breakmg mto the lmge thmg the armrure They "ero 'ah1ablea m without fear of harm to that wluch it held name, than to <l sgrnc"' rt, and ln nig u..,>on L t the r epr oach of bemg coupled wi th a "1,Ve might loosen t he 1 vood 1"t o1 k :n d I h.te Of worldliness a id sin rhe ba 1 e strike it out, mum ~ n l go on t akinJ uut 11an1e, \Vith out t he spirit of vital godlu1esl:i, the sc1ews nt .sn.n1e tune cn.n be of n o 1 1ofit t o its poEsessor and " Do it this h olding out or f ilse colo s may be of Sharp blo\'"'S npo l clusels n ow, and SP\: u re1)a1a lle inJ uiy t o so1nc of tho,,,e for eral screws \Ve r e 1emo'\ ed f1om lock and whon~ th0 Redeen1er shed Ins prec1oos hinges blood "Str1ko at t he ]u nges lv1th ihe ha.t chot, ' God's holy word calls upon e\ eiy behev can1e ~Irs Lel)ter 's altere cLvoice, hard n.nd er t J "be c ~reful to n1a111taL11 good wi:ry) usually so low and hesitating ' Cut 1 vo1ks ,, c onstantl~ , perl)1st ently, al way ~ them through 1 rt can be done-it shall ' n.n d ev ery\Yhere t o 1r a1nta1n then1, not as They str.ick " ith a wiU , th e h atchet lns own title to h eaven, bu t 113 the su1est edge was pressed to tlie 11cak est pai t incl way of h olding forth th e ligh t of life, and h ea\y blows from a m;;llet upon that winning to the obedience of the Gospel The hatchet edgs v; ns turned, and a. dint th ose \vho k110 ,:ir ing tJ1 e na111e they bear , made , ao111e 0f the work tnJnrcd and br ok 1\lll Judge of the rel g10n of J esus by the en but no more ., ,. r eflection they s ee of it u1 t he spnit 1nan " Out through the ifested by his professed disciples the Kate " Surely the langu~ge of t herr hps, and the daily tenor broken of their ln es - ...4.'n'teri1;a i 7lr.fe:>senge1 "Its all lined with iron, 1n un, saia. D avis "its as good as a safe Bt t \VC nrst might try Three t ellLng blo \\: s T hB room becarne Sl'ddonly darkei, a chill sough of 1'md fr om tha wi ndow, and th e door sv.; una to with a bang E very one looked c\.ro1~nd ~ gro \ l of dLstant thu nde1 and a fai nt flash of hghtnmg accounted for it next moment 1YI01e blowa nncl a long orn1n ous roll, a nd the hJhtning pln.y1ng across the great nr1nonc 1 then au nva.lanche of ] ,amily govc ..'l1P1cn t 1n,olvcs d ut1"'s nind res..t.lonsibiht1es of th e gr vest 1-..1 n d Tlns r emark holds good th e i; orld o' 01, 1rrcs pecll\ e of lat tudo or longitude The ph osc of the snbJe ct part· c\'llarly trymg to tho emigrant parent 18 thtJ iepubhc 1n ten dencies of you ,,h, so ch ffe1ent frou1 what obt uned whe1i h e was a c1uld n.nd at homo Probably ei en thern thmga o.r e much changed f .. on1 1-rn r.t they ueed to be Change is tho or der of the age, yet doubt less om proximity to the great R epublw has its influence in forn.1n g the n otions of hbe:i;ty and nghts soinewhai; prernaturely de\ eloped in our ch ildren ' ' isdo1n is p r ofit2 bic t o dir ect, we n1ust accept t he s1 tuat 1on, and adopt a n adm1n1strat1on t o 1nent t he case I t c u111 ot be d enied tho tendency with us is laxity in a uthortt} , on fa1e oth e.1. h~~nd, t he old r egime cannot be <lefe1 c, ed L1ke the crurun~le ill the pUlB "meut of mc11, the adn11n1str ation c1 JUstice t o cbil d1en required amendn1ent Pa.1ental authority s1 oui.d be m cely adJust ed t o the mdn idual cases of t'ie fa nuly One rule for all, and that a stringen t one, was t oo n1n ch the cus""o1n in days gone by Our fatners btlheved strorigly 1n the virtue of the rod, and v.;lnpping \VlrS n. religious d uty, j fre< 1uently prececled by r eadmg a po1ho11 of Script Li re The f1 equency and sever L ty of these w hipp1nga oftt11n cs 11ad a bad rat1ier than a good effect No less s evere was t he d1sc1phne of th e school, and here the harde ung proctlss went on How· irrational to beat n, c111 Id for slip of mein or:i Thmk of a teachor about to hear a class spell tal ing a heavy ruler or t hick stiap of leathc... , aud fo1 e' ery \'f ord nus spelled stukn g \nth all hrn force the ten der hand of a ehtld W hile th e tendency of the age n1ay be to err the other wa:, '~ o in ust meet thu; ot herwlstl than by rev1viug t he practice of the past, wlu ch would be as sensible a--s re ens.ct1ng the la.w t hnt for me1 l J ht 1 g t inan foi stcalu 1.; a sheep .Another er-or comnlon in par ents, was u1 the nlaller or choo ingprofe ss1ons for then child1en, th:s was tvo of'·cn done to please the par~nt rath er than the cl11ld , and how many ~lnlclien h \ve lea.1ned tr ades for w2ii<h they felt no inohnat1on, and as soon a[) they could, ceased to follo" t Bow r ea sonable that the taste and capacity of children should be cons ulted firs t t It 1s much better to excel as d mecnan1c or fa.1 1ner t h n.n to t ak e a low· position m a pro fession It \vould have been a great loss to the world tf S cott the commentator had, continued farming Cook the dIBcoverer, to se1ve behind the eount~r, or Carey, the translato ..., t o- mend shoes It 1nay be t a ken as a safe max im that pro:ficiencJ 1n auy calhng depends very much on the love \vh1ch on e has for 1t, and ther efore it is ' \ rong to force a. child to follow an nncon gc1nal occupation, when this cn.11 be a\oid ed - Froni "R1l.slu; J ottings fi oni the Bush, in lr ~ Dniniion ~funthly fo Dece1nbr.1 A coLORED prea.che._, in d1sconrslng to !us people on th e efficacy of earnest p1 ayer , d elivered hrn1self tu this 1nann er 'I t ell JOU bredren, tios pra:y er wha t gibs de debil de lockiaw I