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N = po Se p= VOL. XVI, NO. 42. Hoth Ontaria Observer . A WEEKLY , POLITICAL, AGRICULTURAL ax "FAMILY NEWSPAPER 18 PUBLISHED AT PORT PERRY, VERY THURSDAY MORNING, BAIRD & PARSONS. TERMS.--$1 per annum, if paid in ad- ---- HENRY GRIST, P™ "= HOUSE, . PATENT SOLICITOR AND DRAUGHTSMAN, OTTAWA, CANADA, ; Transacts business with the Patent Office and other departments of the Government Copyrights and the Registration of Trade Marks and Designs procured. Drawings, Specifications, and other Documents neces- to PORT PERRY, PORT PERRY. JAS. V. THOMPSON, - PROPRIETOR. 'The above House is now most comfort- ably furnished, and Guests are cared for in the Home Style. Good Liquors and Cigars, also, firet class Stabling and good Ostlers.-- Additions have been made which maker this the largest and best House in this section of country. Fare $1.00 per Day. sary to secure Patents of Invention, prepared on receipt of the model of the i - -- furtioneers. W. M. WILLCOX, vance ; if not $150 will be charged. No u subscription are paid. RATES OF ADVERTISING. 6, rtion L & . Eoin: eseons, vr ine yr 6 titles, per annum 0! \ yu RF Lotters containing money, when ad- dressed to this Office, pre paid and regester- ed, will be at our risk. 51 Advertisments red by pareil, and charged according to the space they ac-- cupy. verti ublication, Advertisments received for 0 Hearien, aiccodingly. No a tvertisment will be taker out until paid for. A liberal discount allowed to Merchants and others who advertise by the Jez or without specific instructons, antil fordid and charged half-year. pF" These terms will in all cases Db strictly adhered to. Job Department. Phamplets, Hand Bills, Posters, Books, Checks, Books, Circulars, Busines Cards, Ball Cards, color, exceuted promptly and' at lower rate! than any other establishment in th pay Partie home with them. J. BAIRD. 1H. PARSONS. : profesional Caras. F D Surgeans and Accoucheurs, Port Perry. Office, over Allison's Drug Store, Queen-st. . JONES, M. Dy, CORONER, | Ay E. MALL County Ontario. M R. BRATHWAITE, D Port Perry. es eee eee ey R. WARE, Coronor for the County of b I Ac- land Eldon, Ontario, Physician, Surgeon and coucheur, Prince Albert. PHILP, Ma D, late of Newburg, . Physician, Siirgeon & Accouchcur, Port Perry. 28 OMee Over Mr. Currie's Store, TEX taken for less than six months; and no paper discontinued until all arrears Pro- grammes, Bill Heads, Blank Forms, Receipt &c., of every style and County. fiom a distance getting hand bills, &e. printed can have them done to take 3. JONES & MALLORY, Physicians, 4 LICENSED 14 A AUCTIONEER, FOR THE COUNTY OF ONTARIO. AND TOWNSHIPS OF MARIPOSA & OARTWRIGHT, EGS to thank his many friends and the public g lly, for the liberal patron- age bestowed upon him for the past five years. Having now given up the business of Bailiff, I intend, in future, to devote my whole time to the business of Auctionecr, Collecting, &c. It will be my endeavor, by prompt and carcful attention to business, to give full satisfaction to all who may favor me with their Sales or Collecting. Cc Bi'ls draughted and Blank Notes furnished free of charge. Also Bill Stamps always on hand. Arrangements can be made for sales &c., at the Opserver Office, and at the Standa?d Office, Port Perry. Ww. M. WILLCOX, Prince Albert, Oct. 25, 1873 8 CROTHERS & WILSON Licensed Auctionecis for thie County of Ontario, 8 RE prepared to conduct Sates anywhere A in the County. Parties placing their Sales in our hands may rely on the utmost attention riven to their interests. G. Crothers is also Aj Agricultural Implements. All orders addressed to G. Crothers, Epsom P.0., will receive prompt attention. Wm. Gordon, Licensed Auctioncer, Valuator, Le. NOR the Township of Brock, Uxbridge, Scott, Thorah, Rama, Mara, Mariposa Parties entrusting their Sales to me may rely on the utmost attention being given to their interests. WM. GORDON, Sunderland, Brock, : THOS. H. WALSHE being 2h gent for all kinds of : ENISON'S DOMINION HOTEL, At the Railway Station, PORT PERRY. Every attention given to the accommoda- tion and comfort of guests. The table and bar supplied with the best the Market af fords. - Choice Liquors and the best brands of Cigars. Excellent stable and shed ace commodation, and attentive ostlers, D. B. DENISON, Proprietor. oO HOTEL, PORT PERRY. JAMES DEWART, - PROPRIETOR. The Subscriber having leased this exccl- lent Hotel and fitted it up with a view to ! the comfort of guests and the accommoda- !tion of the general public, will be glad to welcome old friends and new to take part in the hospitality of the Queen's. I The Table carcfully supplied, Choice | Liquors and Cigars in the Bar, the Yard and Stables punctually attended to. The Queen's is conveniently sivuated a few rods west of the Post Office. | JAMES DEWART. "Port Perry, NGLO-AME A ! PRINCE ALBERT, ONT. | By LZRA BATES, RICAN HOTEL, The comfore of guests carefully attended "to. The Table and Bar well supplied. Choice Liquors and the best brands of AND GENERAL ADVERTISER PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 1874. snr ------ A very large Stock of THE CIRCULAR SAW HAS JUST RECEIVED! the following Goods for House Furnishing. 4000 Ibs of my own Brand White Lead. 20 Barrels of English Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil. A large Stock of Locks, Butts, and Screws. A large Stock HOES--Turnip and Field. 10 {K<--Hay and Manure. . SPADES--Long SHOV Put up mn the latest st | Cigars, | Good Stabling and atteutive Ostle | . EZRA BA ican Hotel, i ne R In vel te som, call b y. The Subscriber, sires has had the prem and wiil spare neither labor nor ing the Re fouse a hom ravelers, and hecoming proprietor, | 1 com for for the The table and bar the market sup lies Good stables and Ah pptied with the best | tive ostlers, NYSON, Proprictor. / Manchester, Au; NION HOTEL, MAN HESTER. JAMES T. HEARD, Proprietor. Good accommodations. Carcful attention | to the require ments of trave and guests. | The bar supplied with the best Liquors and | |= | Takes effect on Wednesday, the 22, {Prince A Port Perry, July 7, 1874, WHITBY & PORT PERRY EX- ION RAILWAY. TIME TABLX No. 8. April, 18574. 70 Trains ran on T nto Time, which is 20 minutes slower than Grand Trunk Time. ORT >i TRAINS GOING NORTH. ALL Port Perry. Mancheste Summit® Myrtle . Plutfor m Stations--Trains stop on signals only. Connecting at Whitby Junction with the G. TLL, Bast and West; at Port Perry with the Steamers, Ogemah and Victoria, for Lindsay, Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon. JAMES HOLDEN, Managing Director PORT PERRY LIVERY STABLES, C. M'KENZIE, PROPRIETOR HE Subscriber having now fully equipped T bis new and extensive Livery Stables with a supply of superior TIorses and Carriages, is prepared to furnish first class LIVERY RIGS On Moderate Terms. C. MCKENZIE. Port Perry, Aug. 6, 1878. 34 CT GBRRIING AS IMPORTED! of all kinds of Harvest Tools. BCYTHEs--Cradle and Grass. and Short Handle. ELS --Long and short handle. Tishidgitkioldeln aisle! Icloleinldlcitlolals) ix yle and very Cheap. CALL AND SEE MY STOCK. W. T. PARRISH. ~ AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND - REPAIRS AT 208222857 the armers of North Ontari , Mari- 8 | posa and Cartwright, and to further meet the rapidly increasing demand for the Johuton Self-Raking Reaper, Cayuga Chief Mower, Plows, Fanning Mills, &c. . | As manufactured by Brown & Patterson, of the the Whitby Agricultural Works, and all REPAIRS for these Implements, AN ACENCY Has been opened by Brown & Ll'atterson N mn a AT PORT PERRY, For the regular supply of all the above au the same prices as they are sold at the Works. All Repairs for the Johnston Reaper, Cayuga Chief Mower, Plow Points, Land Sides, and all other repairs kept con- stantly on hand. WM. JOHNSTON, AGENT. Ben. Remember the place, Kast of Thomp- son's Hotel, Port Perry. Having established the above Agency, so as to be fully represented in North Ontario, we have lately appointed Ed. Walker, of Utica, as our Agent, who, with our present Agent, H. 8. Johnston, of Port Perry, will call upon you, soliciting your orders for the coming season, * BROWN & PATTERSON. MONEY TO LOAN ! HE Subscribers have large sums of mon- ey placed in thelr hands for investment on mproved Farms, Village Properties, and other urjgles in this and adjoining Counties at the lowest current rates of interest. As we have funds on hand at all times Borrowers --- HENRY CHARLES H* Received a further supply of ) TENNANT'S XXX PORTER), Btone Jars. Aud ALE in HENNESSY'S JULE ROBIN & Co., aad; OTARD'S BRANDY. KENTE'S HOLLAND and OLD TOM. PORT and SIIERRY WINE. ALSO ALD. WELLS' TORONTO ALE. | up Capital $1,5)0,000 rdep nd on getting their money with the 16ast possible delay. WANTED TO PURGHASE, Any number of Mortgages for which the high- est figures will be allowed. 'We ure also appraisers for tha Canada Per- manent Building Society, the cheapest and largest Monetary Institution in Canada. Pald Instalments re-payable in from 2 to 20 years. Lands Bought and Sold. Several good farms for sale. a= Agents for several first class Fire In- surance Companies. Collections made and a general agency busi- WALKER'S Extra MALT and RYE. fuss transacted. WITH A general assortment of Teas, Sugars Codfish, Can'd Fruits, Fish, &c.,&c Port Perry, Sept. 8, 1873. FIRST CLASS T. ING i AlLORI G. { IRST class Tailoring in all its depart- ments, AT HUGOE'S, PRINCE ALBERT, Work made up on the shortest notice in the latest styl®s and at moderate rates. good fit guaranteed. Remember the place, opposite Cook's Hotel. oF HUGOE. Prince Albert, April 2, 1874. 1 LUGGAGE TAKEN TO AND FROM THE STATION AND AROUND TOWN. The Subscriber sis prepared to convey Chests, Trunks, Boxes and every other de- scription of Luggage to or from the Station or anywhere around town. All Orders promptly attended to. Charges moderate, J. COOK. Port Perry, Jan, 1st, 1874, Rosidence at the house of the Rev. 8. Philp, . Cigars. Good Stabling. Senki of the Sehool House, Prince Albert. I ICENSED Auctioneer for ihe Township Sih 3 2 aT oh E RS 3 g 5, 4 of Brock, Thomh, Mara & ma in eet Sons 2 id TT TAT A Pl North Ontario; Marip <a, ete., in the County OTTAGE HOTEL, t Oshawa. of Victoria. Residence--Cannington, Lh ) pn. | Orders left at this office, or at his residence GREENBANK. WM. M'GILL, M.D, FRANCIS RAE, M.D. will be punctnally attended oy Debts ol ! R. McRAE, PROPRIETOR. i i , | lected in Cannington, or otherwise, and Wh F. MCBRIEN, Np. ML x ne it made. Rememhber-- ! The above hotel has undergone a thorough ! 0, H oral, Londo, Wind Pre: WALSHE, the North Ontario Auction- hy ol bss en Ht) up yi a PE Oshawa, . view to the comfort and convenience of the | hd traveling public. Suict attention paid to | E. MARTIN, M. D.S8imcoe 8t., T the table and the bar, Comfortable stables | C. North of the Central Hotel, .and an attentive ostlr., | BANS, Greenbank, March 25, 1874. ©. FAREWELL, LL. B, County Crows {JNAFLE HOUSE, EE . Attorney for 'Ontario, Barrister, Attorney, 'D ) ARN LR SE eupisd by. 8, Li aay IST OF DIVISION COURTS Whitby. L J. DAFOE, PROPRIETOR. N IL. ENGLISH LL.B. Solicitor in FOR THE | Good accominodasions. Careful attention) YMAN 1 % hveyancer, to the requirements of fraveRrs and guests, Chaneatys nt SyRaea $n c oun t y of o nt ario, The bar omen with the best wines, liquots 3 stabling. Office--Simcoe street, opposite the Post Office. FOR THE YEAR 1874. and cigars. Good stabling. EE Tal. arte Trier At wolE i A HOTEL, { SMITLL, LL. B., ster, At- nl» zy = |e ! G. YOUNG A ot in Chancery, g|3 = 52 g 28 3 2 2 rr a Baek, roth sent REALE SBIR A. MASON, -- PROPRIETOR Office--MeMilian's , Brock si ly valzie aint i 2 1 U1! . Nyt . | > Whitby, Honan. o 3 2 3 * 2 ? 3! 3 i 3 ? This Hotel has undergone a thorough re- | i $120 1810 |\l3 novation and been fitted up with u view to] AMERON & MACDONNELL, Barristers Sanningto talssl 17] [1137 the comfort and convenience of the traveling | + of Count, ZH Sa, Attorneys ab Law, Sol or ¥ | Beaverton ol: 134 HL 116 public. Everr attention paid to the Coie; UB ny Mara, T, Hal wl 125] | 115 "15 gaple and bar, while obliging and attentive MC. CAMERON, MH. J. MACDONNELL. Z. BURNHAM, Ostlers will have charge of the stables. Junee. Whitby, June 20, 1870. .HURD, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor Geo. H. DarrxeLy, Junior Judge. Ei P. Aa Clianeary. Office in the loyal Arcade, | whithy, Jan. 1, 1874. NOW FOR FIRST CLASS | Pert Perry. AC "JAMES LAMON, Attorney at Law, Solicitor John Mec Denald, 3 in Chancery, Conveyaacer, ¢ ke. --Lan fzanh go Lxbades. 'Office in Parish's Block, MARBLE DEA LER ! ree J ii Uxbridge. NEWCASTLE, ONT. 7 :, Attol at ONUMENTS, Tomb-Tables, Head-| i > Nay J ih orn nancery, Notary Bu tic, M Stones of great variety, with every de- | LIV ERY RIG oS. Conveyancer, ac. Uffice uver Ross' Store, seri ption of Marble Work, suitable for Cem- | i Port Perry. etefles, supplied at short notice. Also, W. H. PARK, Jr, | W. Maurice Oochrane, Potoroul aur] Sheds oe + advan. JAS fitted up a Livery Stable opposite | : JAF Dariios will fin to id . the Post Office, Port Perry, where first A TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Solictior in Chan- jee to Withhold their orders until cal ono es Livery Rigs can always be had on cery Notary Public, &c., &¢C. $ moderate terms. 4 Office Eo punctually from 9am. to 5 pm. J. C. LABEL ! W. H. PARK, Jr., Proprietor. - Money to Loan at 8 per cent, on all GENT.' port Perry. Jan. 22, 1874. 5 kinds of good security. Satan guaranteed, and allwork war. | ______--__---- ------------------ : ranted. 1 Off, Bigelow' Roy! Arcds, x +e WESTERN ASSURANCE COM'Y "PORT PERRY. oF ou inserted o all ie Inteet pra : : plos of the art, andas cheap 68 LAC CGO IY -- Incorpornted.................. 1851. est, and as good as the Dest. Teeth Sle) MORE MONEY | wil Gok and Bicing Toc sna '|Capital - $400.000 i ucing -. m---- J E i . nt ou Par ete Cowan's mew | The Subscriber would intorm all in want P HI block over Atkinson's Drug Store, King | of Money that he is prepared to negotiate | president. Hon. John MeMurrich. x Street, Oshawa. i Loans with the Trust and Loan Society of | vice-president ...U. Magrath, Esq. brect, ON. Toronto, for any amount of money from | secretary Bernard Haldan, Esq. JAMES PRINGLE JOAN §. IM. WILL 00%, $400 AND UPWARDS, SRNL) ¥.0t Town of Whitby, sh ape On Mortgage Security on Town or Farm ae re Property. The interest is only 8 per cent. I 9 OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE | No Commission charged, and Loans pro- THE ONTARIO FARMER. . for the county of Qi Any Anping cured without delay. Mutual Insurance Company. entrusted to his charge Ww Gareiy y JOHN TAYLOR. tended to. : : Manchester, Nov. 12, 1873. 47 | his Company is now fully organized and is prepared to accept risks on Farm Buildings < Wo BURN finkos 1 Ble Ried Dine and their contents, country School Houses " J. win Gone Utins in Higslow ' and Churches, Those wishing to insure and Pors Perry: 0 » thereby support a Home Insurance Company office hours from 1 a. m. to 8 p. m- -- have now an cypurtunity of doing so, either AEE LT by applying to the Head Office, or to any of CH AS THORN V o undersigned--in consequence of fail- | tl, local 'Agents of the Company. Our rates . ' sy ing health--in desirous of retiring from | will be found as low as those of any respon- MET of the Yet, Jositnte he Hotel Business and offers sible Mutual Insurance Company in Canada. | Chicago, Ill. Go alist for Lue : Head Office--Opposite the Boyal Hotel, best examination on Horse Practico. Autbor FOR SALE ! Brock 8t., Whitby ol 8 Wises Bree a sa Pours: . His Hotel at Port Perry known as the "Port L., FAIRBANKS, Jr. ated Sept. 16, 1867. . F % ER Perry House." ~ y. . Dr. Thatn begs he ry i he Lou The Hotel and premises are large, con- taken up his residerfo at Port an to | venient and in capital order. now prepared to treat all cases eRUMSEE 0 myig hotel occupies the best business loca- | | fis care in the most skillful ral o Hall | tion in town and is doing a large and in- i i manner. All orders left at the 2 ie tion. | croasing business. 6f Mr Alligon, will yeceivo promp Biemuion: For particulars apply to the rietor on 2 terinary Ve found prop! ONEY TO LOAN at 8 per cent interest wr The Vel I nsitts Factory. the premises, : on Real Estate. illy street, oppos] : TAMES V. TH N P. A, HURD. Port Perry, Oct, 28; 1873, Port Perry, march 10, 1874, Proprietor Port Perry, March 12,1874. 12 ZR TR SSR » R. RICFARDSON, Re-appointed Issuer of JMarriage Licenses) Under the New Act. Office, lot 10, in the 1st oon, Brock. Pert Perry, Oct. 11, 1872, £2 DEBENTURES BOUGHT."BX JOHN & DAVID J. ADAMS, General Agents, Office in Mr, Ross' Ontario Buildings, Port Perry. MONEY 10 LEAD! The undersigned has any amount of Money to lend upon Farm and Town Property, at Unusually Low Rates of Interest! Loas can be repaid in any manner to suit the borrower. Also several Improved Farms, and Wild Lands for sale, cheap. Investments made in Municipal Deben- tures, Bank and other marketable Stocks. Apply to JAMES HOLDEN, \Y 7 ITH a view to better accommodating | many memories. i | w wing to me. THE LOST RECEIPTS. "Remember your mother's words, Ernest. Be manly, in all things be true. Violante and myself will lead a lonely lite without you, my son ; but we trust that Villa Rose will al- ways greet you with the soft, en- dearing influence which a home throws around those who partake of its pleasures and are linked in its circles. You have played from in- fancy under those green trees, and sported on yonder lawn, untrammel- ed and free as the butterfly you chased. Heaven guard you, and guide you back to its borders again with a heatt willing to receive re- proot. And folding her son to her heart with brimming eyes, the Widow Serrell saw him next moment take his departure. ¢ Ihave been wild, IT know, and have done a thousand things that the old lady thinks were wrong, but I shall never forgive her! summary treatment of my folly,' so the youth solilognized : ¢ anything but listen- ing to the pratings of that old g dian. w- I might just as well have fin- ished my collegiate ourse, so as to have joined the army. Saspicion i withing only an obligation to home for a while, buat old Logan made the widow think that the next step was the gallows, Thave really a good deal of regret at part- ing from the old homstead, though ; there's my trout brook, how many quiet lunches my chums and I have | had beside it; and there's the bridle i path that Vic | trotted so 1 ite and myself have kly over so many times, and then there's the wild wood beyond, where we've caught flowers asleep anl plucked wood strawberries. Oh, Villa Rosa is a dear old familiar spot haunted with As for my mother she is, of course, beloved by her son, or = cr been but dear Violante, so t Kind to me; amiable and gentle, I have the most tender re- | gard tor lief, but this will never do; | I must away to take the mail coach , my baggage has already long since reached it. Ab, there's Violante Adieu, adieu!" So saying, and lifting his hat to ber, {he proceeded en route for the stage (office. i The speaker was a youth of seven- teen apparently, light complection, with a wild, roguish, blue eye and light curling hair. Ie was tho only son of widow Sterrel, the incumbent and proprietress of Villa Rose, the most picturesque and embowred res- idence in country round. On him a mother's most ambitious expecta- tions were based and over™him dwelt the serene halo of love. Yet even her love could not be blind to his taults, and influenced by his guard- ian a somewhat stern man, she was actuated to enlist her son on the role of military aspirants and seek to dignify his waywardness by a soldi- er's discipline. So, somewhat reluctantly, Ernest bade adieu to his native haunts, and took upon himself the discipline ot a military life. Initiated among the role of cadets and young aspir- ants, he was soon at home and a good follow among them ; he became like the locust-cater forgetful of Villa Roseand its home circle. Naturally brave and dashing he was soon pro- moted from one degree to another and bade fair to grace his urdertak- ing. «Serrell, you are drafted for the trontier. 1 declare military honors become you. You will walk straight into the affections of those senoritas that soldiers alone meet with and you will bo enlisting in love's artillery, some of those days, and carrying arms in some drill other than that of sergent. Bravo," «I think I may; they have pretty little squaws, a plenty of them on the border, and I have a notion that 1. would be the best of fun to have dainty little dusky Indian fingers to weave your wampum, while you teach the rude heart to look on you and love you. Geod night, Jack, my little corporal.' : Official Assignee, Broker, &e. Orrice--Over the Dominion Bank, McMil- lan's Block, Brock st., Whitby. 'Whitby, April 10, 1873. MONEY [Private Funds, To Loan on good Farms, at 8 per cent in- terest. LYMAN ENGLISH, BARRISTER, &C., Oshawa, November, 21, 1866. 14 OHN CHRISTIE, TOWNSHSP CLERK, ssuer of Marriage Liccnses--Conveyancer Commissioner, &c. TERT Brock, Aug. 5,1874. a3 A TE SER EWS NA RON Odfice--Manchester, EE A ES TAA Sm wn, ¥ > ep Such was an abridged conversa- tion between young Serrell and one of his fellows, in which you shall see the volatile state of his mind. He was destined for a distant campaign and had a mind panting for the bold- est enterprises and most intrepid undertakings. Bivouacked among the wild scents of Oregon, and subjected to all the erratic tenor of Camp life itis no strange that 'Ernest Serrell inbibe: some principles that would have been sadly at varience with those of his mother, but he was no yet their fvictim. Sometimes in company -- . of the untutored sons of the wood for months, and then again like an oasis in the desert of society, in con- tact with some specimen of the refined and elegant, the latter after all seemed the most compatable with the feelings of Ernest, and he often rede a score of miles to spend a few hours lively sally with the family of officers across the British border. Once or twice he bethought himself, when most alone, of bis widowed mother and het gentle Violante and with the first impulse of affectionate remembrance dictat- ed fond commissions to them and then intervening scenes would bring silence, aud many months perchance might transpire before any intellig- ence would reach them again. Meantime Widow Serrell and the gentle Violante lived in their elegant home. Violeneta was sixteen years of age and full of gentle affection for every one around her. Ernest bad been the playmate and the leading star in all her pleasures in childhood and the campanidn of maturer joys and his absenceof courte left a void in her existance, though a certain pair of black eyes and a bold brow, of from which thé hat was often lift. ed, did make the wild haunts of Villa Rose a littlé more tolerable, Two years had passed since the depurture of Hrnest, hours have fallen to the Serrels.-- The former owner ot the homestead had fallen into the hands of mercen- ary lieirs who monlded matters to suit their own tastes. papers drawn from the dead ances- tor's escritore, was the conditions of the sale of the estate of Villa Rose. with a keen scent for bank bills, Widow Serrcil in dance was an eyesore to him, and he was of course exceedingly anxious that some power was gratified under his name, to humble her and above all things to obtain possession of Villa Rose was his darling scheme. After long pondering upon the parch- ment disclosures of his relative's hoardings, he thoughtto find some creeping hole for thelaw to handle intense grew the itching palm. « Mrs Serrell, ahem, 1 beleive I have a slight matter of busines with vou--ahem. Itisalwaysunpleasant for me to--ahem--tako such res- ponsibili y,"" began the lawyer in question, one morning on entering the parlor of Villa Rose. * But there seems to be a little miscon-- struction in some papers of my de- ceased relative, which papers bore intimate relation to the sale of an estate called Villa Rose. Entering into too minute details to be related here, he proceeded to tell of certain mortgaged Jands and and unpaid liabilities which now encumbered her homestend. For a time tho widow held aloof all these disagreeable considerations;but legal cupidity was not to be baflled so, and she was constrained to listen to his requirements Villa Rose was the sacred refuge of her and her child- ven's lives, and the adornments of its sequestered haunts and natural beauties were purchased and obtain- ed, and rendered hallowed by the partner of her lifo and the father ot her little ones, whose dear head was now laid to rest beneath its shadowy elms. She could not part with it. and she endeavored by payments which her own conscience told her were unjust to satisfy the demand. She had witnessed the receipts <he remembered well, and had lain them away with her own hands, but in the confusion of preparing her sou for his departure, she had mis laid them, and regretfully she searched and re-searched for their convineing proof but in vain. Al- ready she had impoverished hersel! and nothing butithe bare homesteac remained ; then came mortgages and indentures' until she held the mere nominal coutrol of it, and lastly the information that she could n¢ longer stay within its walls, and tha herself and child were homeless. But they went out from their home to leave its sacred hearthstone for heartless strangers; to live as bes: they might. Fallen in fortune an. consegently with few abiding friend: unused to the heart wearing mon otony of living from day to day by their own exertions, the mother anc child met with a thousand trial which the poor alone can know, the proud alone can feel. No tidings for along succession o' mouths had reached them from Er- nest. They had heard of bis being sent to the south and had aftorwards an indistinct initial apparently his own, told of mortal wounds. The mother had buried him among her other hopes, and longed to lie down, berrelf and die. wei Violante was still a hopeful,gentle girl, aiding by her most strenuous exertions to stem the tide of poverty and bear ber and her parent's head above it . Over exertion, anxiety; hope deferred, brought sickness "to the feeble frame of the widow, and it was now alone that the beautiful fairy of Villa Rose seemed to stand between a thousand ills, and unde-~ tefmined which to battle first. Still closer camo the grim fiend, and it became necessary to part with the familiar household comforts which th ey hld so long as trophies of taste and affluence. 'Shall we sell the locker, mother ? Can't we keep it ? I will partwith anything rather than that, it seems to be so haunted with the spirit of other times, let us try, dear mother.' ¢ No, Violante, of all our stock it is the most valuable, and I have al- Among the | | One of the aspirants for the wealth | they tell me. That's a sweet face at of the lately deceased was a lawyer | the door, but it's blistered with She told him of her distress, ready bargained it away for the ne- ces-aries of life.' Violante said no more, but sinking down on her knees beside it she bur- and sterner [ied her face in Ler hands and wept. ¢ Now for Villa Rose, my mother was recently deceased and his effects | Violante ! Oh, what a sad, undutiful {dog I have been! Never mind, the widow may be proud of me yet,--- Five years have made me something {beside a boy, I trow. Now Tam a | soldier, a young veteran, and not | without some of the graces of life tears : it touches my soldier's heart, and where his envy was at least it reminds me of Violante; how i aroused of a most vindictive spirit. {i shoula feel to see her thus distressed her indepen-| I cannot forbear just asking her the cause.' | So soliloquising. the stranger, just arrived in ----, but whom you have "known a little previously, and will | yet know more, accosted the weep= {ing girl in most sauve manner and | asked her if a "soldier's gallantry | could assuage her grief." Time had wrought a great change in her ap- 'pearance, and developed so much and the more he pondered, the more 'more of the woman and the thought- ful beauty. Itis not strange that u friend of former years should not recognize her. but {only mentioned a fall from former {affluance and did not detail names Vand localities ; bul particularly sho dwelt upon the treasured remem- brance of former days-- the locker and its doom. A tear stood in the eye of the wandering soldier, as he asked to sce the relic. "It will be rather burdensome to a soldier, but to aid you in your dis- tress I will claim 1t, and here's an eagle, po said, as he drew fout drawer after drawer. 'Now cheer up, my sweet lassie, for you have a soldier for your friend' A something had been slipped down behind the last drawer that had been disturted, and remarking that he only wanted the locker and pothing in it, he drew forth the ob- stacle and held it toward Violante. Ove glance was enough ; witha wild shriek of joy she brought hor moth- er to her 'side, and together they gave way to tears of joy and thanks- giving. 'Oh, mother. we shall own again | These are the lost re- ceipts. 'Oh, mother, if our dear Ernest could but be restored, would w't our happiness be complete! but, dear sir,' she added turning round to the soldier gentleman, * many thanks--' She was prevented from going further by the clasping arms of the new found friend. for the lost was found, aud mother, sister and brother were folded in each other's arms. Lave our tee r---------- A Towa man cannot remember where he lid a coffee-pot full of silver, during the war, and has scratched nearly every hair out of his head thinking about it. ee ree A stone which marks a little grave in the midst of a Western pairie, bears the single, w rd 'Polecatscentedem." A man bad burried his clothes there. ret eet ------ es ma The man in Danbury who enjoys the most sympathy, is he' who chased a runaway team for balfa mile, and finally succeeded in head- ing it off, only to discover the driver in the carriage looking very much astonished af the uallooing and pantinf rescuer. a They attempted to, kill a book agent in Omaha last week, He was robbed, thrown into the river, knocked off the cars, pitched. from a high bridge into the river agafn, but in w0 hours after came round again witk aew edition of the Bible, and tried t get the soen his name among the brava ones * lin many Mexican battles, and then