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pl i »r J. D. Cottingham, | A WEEKLY POLITICAL, AGRICULTURAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER, I8 PUBLISHED AT THE VICTORIA BLOCK, PRINCE ALBERT, COUNTY OF ONTARIO, EVEY THURSDAY MORNING BAIRD & PARSONS, TERMS : -- $1.60 per annum, if paid within six months; if not paid within that time, $2.00, Nosub- « cription taken for dess than six months ; and no paper discoatinued untilallarrears ure paid. i Letters containing money, when addressed to this Office, pre-paid aud registered, will be at our risk. RATES OF ADVERTISING. 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Ever ing right, and 5 wrong, it will tantly take the lead in forwarding the general interests of de county; and in the amount of localand genaral news given, will be unsurpassed by any local paper published in Canada. JOB DEPARTMENT. Pamphlets, Hund Bills, Posters, Programmes, Bil deals, Blank Forms, Receipt Books, Chieck Books, Circulars, Business Cards, Ball Cards, &e , &e., of very style and color, executed promptly, and at lower rates than at any other establishment i § county, Parties rom a distance getting hand &e, printed ean have them done to take home wil J. BAIRD. | H. PARSONS Business Divectory. Drs. Jones & Jones, PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS, &C., OULD respectfully advise the public that they have formed a partnership for the practice of their profession, AH calls received at their respective places ot residence will be promptly attended to. G. W. JONES, M.D. R. JONES, M.D., Cogpner, Co. Ontario, Late residence of Dr. Prince Albert. Oakley,--Port Perry. : DR. WARE, ORONER for the County of Ontario, J: Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur, Prince Albert M. YOUMANS, M. D. Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur, PORT PERRY Drs. McGILL & RAE, PSA Surgeons, &c., &e. Office and Residences, King street, Oshawa. WM. M'GILL, M. D. JOHN BILLINGS, ARRISTER, Attorney at Law, Solicitor . in Chancery, Notary Public, Conveyancer, ge. Prince Albert. Oflice over T. C. Forman's Stcre. FRANCIS RAP. M, B. ARRISTERS, Attorneys, &ec. Prince Albert office--opposite the Town Hall; Port Perry office--over Mr. Bigelow's Store. FAREWELL & McGEE, BARRISTERS, Attorneys, Solicitors, Con- veyancers and Notaries Public, Oshawa. -- Office, one door North of the Post Office ; and at Bowmanville, office Mr. Feeter's Block, oppo- site Town Hall, 3B. PAREWELL, L.L.B. | R. M'GEE, B. A. NORMAN F, PATERSON, (Late of Miller & Paterson, Toromo.) A RTORNEY at lim, Solicitor in Chancery, : Conveyancer, &c., Beaverton. Office in the building occupied by Dr. Wilson, Simcoe-st. PRINCE ALBERT. COUNTY OF ONTARIO, C.W. THURSDAY. JUNE 18, ISSS. SER DENTIST, FER, BORELIA, C.W By a New Process, Teeth can be Ex- tracted without pain, at his office. J.D. C. is prepared to execute all operations connected with his profession with neatuess and dispatch. Call and examinelhis specifiens. Single leeth inserted--parts of sets, or whole sets--Cheap, and warranted. UNDERSTAND. --Attention to the Teeth preserves the health, Without teeth in good orderit is impossible to masticate food for the body, and consequently there cannot be good health. Ifyou have decayed teeth, get them filled. If you have any out ot them replaced by new ones. Prices low, and all work warranted. If the work is' not satisfactorily done, the money will be refunded. Office hours from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m. Borelia, Jan. 15, 1867. 2-1y -beautiful Vulcanite Base for Arti- ficial Teeth! C. D. ' WAID, FA ain=St., Trbrivge. A Dental operations performed with the utmost skill and care,warranted to give sat- isfaction or no charge, and at prices which defy competition. ~Rev. Dr, Short, and H. D Griggs, Port Hope ; Rev. J. T. Burns, Whitby ; Jos. Gould, Esq., and J. Bolster, M. B., Uxbridge Motels, &r. "REVERE HOUSE," MANCHESTER ! PROPRIETOR. AVING purchased the above hotel, and has furnished the Bar with the choicest liquors and cigars. Every attention paid to guests.-- Stages to and from Whitby call daily. Careful ostlers always in attendance. i 8 COTTAGE HOTEL, GREENBANK, B, PLANK, HE subscriber wishes to inform the traveling public that he has taken the above hotel, which he has fitted and furnished throughout, and where the best dation, with careful attention, can always be found.-- Good stabling, enclosed yards, and attentive Ostlers. ig R. A. MURTA, Proprietor. Greenbank, Feb'y 13,1866. 6-1y Jewett's Hotel, KENT STREET, LINDSAY. Good stable and shed attached, and an attentive ostler always in attendance. Free Omnibus to aud from the Cars and Boats, ROYAL HOTEL, WHITBY, C.W. NE largest and most commodious Hote! in Town. A special conveyance to the Rail- way Station, Stages depart from the Royal Hotel daily to all places north. Attentive host- lers always in attendance. JACOB BRYAN, Proprietor. EN I To oN av DAFOE HOUSE UTICA N 00D accommodations. Careful attention to the requirements of travelers and guests, The bar supplied with the best wines, liquors and igars Good stabling. Be J. DAFOE, Proprieior. THE ROBSON HOUSE! LATE SCRIPTURE'S HOTEL, DUNDAS STREET WHITBY, C, W,, GEORGE ROBSON, - - = PROPRIETOR, THE Subscriber begs to annonace that he Has X leased the'®hilding formerly knows as A 's Hots & term of years, and that he has jres py hme the building through- P. A, HURD, "TTORNEY at Law, Solicitor in Chan- cel veyancer, Notary Public, &ec., Lindsay, CAMERON & MACDON ARRISTERS and Attorneys at Law, 1) Solicitors County Council Qutario. Offices: Court House. 8. C. CAMERON, 1 ANDREW F. McPHERSON, | Biases, and Attornay-at-Law, Solici- tor in Chancery, &e. OFFICE---Dundas street, 3 doors west ot the 0st, Office. Whitby, July 4, 1866. H. J. MACDONELL. P spout. The premises are pleasautly situated, op- posite the Post Office, in the centre of the town. The Railway Omnibus calls at the Hotel, and the Stages for Uxbridge and Beaverton leave the door every morning. $7 Careful Ostlers always in attendance. GEO. ROBSON Brooklin House. C. VICKERY, - - ProPriETor. EGS most respectfully to inform the inhabi- B tants of the County of Ontario, that he has_leased the above premises lately occupied by Sandy Perrie, which he has newly furnished and renovated, and he is prepared to accommo- date the travelling public. The bar stocked he ahel R. J: WILSON, JD ARRISTER, Attorney at Law, Solicitor in Chanery, &ec. Office in the Victoria uilding, Brock-st., Whitby. LYMAN ENGLISH, L. L. B,, OLICITOR in Chancery, Attorney, Conveyancer, &c., Oshawa, Office--Simcoe street, opposite the post office. C.N. VARS, PrRacicaL Datidt, Osiwwa, C. : Dental Rooms directly opposite pos 3Mfico--entrance Simooe streat, third door north of the Ontario Bank. an ih JOHN CHRISTIE, OWNSHIP Clerk for Rew, Convey. i 0 A a eth carefully attended 40. Office--Manchester. THOS, H- WALSHE. 'I TCENSED Auctioneer for the Town- ps of Brock, Thorah, & Rama in North Ontario ; Mariposa, etc, in the Connty of Victoria. Residénce--Cannington, Brock. Or- dors loft at this office; or at his residence will be punctually attended to. Dente lla Gane an ington, amber IF ALSHE, the North On- tario Auctioneers Cannington Brass Band, | PROFESSOR FAWSITT, E liquors and cigars, and an at- fw tentive ostler always in attendance, Marriage Licenses, (BY AUTHORITY.) SUED at Port Perry. Office the Scuwoo orse: HENRY CHARLES.' 23 1867. > ~t VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE: ae ed will sell the N. E. part of Lot-22, in the 9th concession of the Township of Reach, County of Ontario, contain ing 64 acres, all cleared and moder- ately wellfenced. Improvements--Frame Barn, House, Well, &c. Roads good and markets convenient, being situated on the west side of Lake Scugog about 3 miles from Port Perry. Terms $1800. Atleast $800 down and the balance in annual instalments to suit the pur chaser, with interest at 7 per cent. poly to Fo "PIoRN CHAMBERS, roprietor 'alkerton, Co. Bruce, Ont. OR JOSERH GouLD, 2 'enant) on 'arm.' Walkerton, Nov 28, 166 i ) 47-3m .B. The farm is now rented at or annum. It would be difficult to invest $1800 to Leaves, better advantage, . SURGEON-DENTIST,T "THE ONTARIO FARMERS Mutual Insurance Company [HTS Company is now fully organized and is prepared to accept risks on Farm Buildings and their contents, country School Houses and Churches. Those wishing to insure and thereby support & Home Insurance Company have now an opportunity of doing so either by applying to the Head Office, or to any of the local Agents of the Company. Our rates will be found as Tow as those of any responsibleMutual Insurance Company in Canada. Head Office--The old Registry Office Bufld- ings, Brock Street, Whitby, { L. FAIRBANKS, Jr Sec 2%7-1y P38 Licensed Auctioneer. HE Subscriber, holding a Licence for the County of Ontario, and the Towuship of Mariposa, wonld beg to state to Farmers and others, requiring hig services, that whatever business is entrusted to his care, will oe prompt- ly aud carefully attended to. Charges moderate. Terns, Days of Sule, &c., &c., arracged at the Observer Office, Prince Albert, E. MAJOR. Borelia, March, 27th, 1867 Brandon Brothers Manufacturers of BISCUITS CONFECTIONERIES &.C. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all kinds of Biscuits, Confectioneries, &co, CANNINGTON, C. W. Cannington, April 17. 1867, : 14-1 MONEY, (PRIVATE FUND#,) To loan on good Farms, at 8 per cent eres LYMAN ENGLISH, Barrister, &c., Oshawa. Nove Yer 21, 1866. 46 a MIN (YL HOUSE PAINTING. iE subscriber is prepared to undertake House Painting in all its branches, and by strict attention to business and moderation in charges he hopes to receive a continuation of that patronage which has been so liberally be- stowed upon him ia the past. WILLIAM JAMIESON. Prince August 1, 1867. 30 W. H. MARSH, PRINCE ALBERT, house, Sign, Carriage, Coany Ornamental PAINTER. >» EGS to return thanks to the public for past B favors, aud would beg to state that be Las op 1 v osite the "Prince 3 where he will be able rl in the best style. ringe I to exceute all work Prince Albert, Nov. Volunteers ordered to the Frontier! AND J. BULLEN HAs REMOVED From his Old Stand to one door South of the Red White & Blu. All Garments made in the Latest Styles and a Fit war- ranted. ¥3 Spring and Summer Fashions just re- ceived. J. BULLEN. Prince Albert, March 28, 1866. 12 J. C. PILKEY, Licensed Auctioneer FOR THE County of Ontavio J. C. PILKEY, Epsom P. O MRS. DECKER, 2 WATCHMAKER ! JEWELER, &C.; Prince Albert, Ont. ------ he Subscriber would embrace the present of Tie os of returning her sincere thanks to the inhabitants of Reacl d a Jiberal po Se co. bestow hips: for tl Ta) e amin husba; Tr Deed would furtle: state that she intends cafrying on the business in all its branches. ; % Parties indebted to my late husband are e MONEY ! i Li undersigned is prepared to loan, in sums 10 suit the convenience of the borrower, ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY, (Private Flunds,) On good Mortgage Sectivity, ata very. Low Rate of Interest. He has several Lots of IMPROVED AND WILD LANDS FOR BALE ON EASY TERMS. Messrs. R. & J. Campbell, Manchester, to JOHN HODSON, . Vavruator, &c. Manchester, Feb. 4. 1868, 5-3m Centre Hotel, SAINTFIELD, * D. CAMPBELL, Proprietor. ~ FOR_SALE OR Sale cheap for cash or approved notes the property at present occupied by Mr. W. M. Willcox, in Prince Albert, consisting of A Large Two Story Cottage With Woodhouse, Driving House and Stables. Allin first rate order. Also a thriving young orchard attached. The above property would be exchanged for village property in Oshawa, jor for tarm property in North or South Ontario. Ror further particulars inquire if by letter post ai HUGH CARMICHAEL, Oshawa P.,0. Oshawa, April 1, 1868. MACKIE'S HOTEL (LATE BRODIE'S,) Walton Street, Port Hope. Wu. MACKIE, Proprietor. Money to Lend IN SUMS OF 8300 and Upwards, Ata low rate of Interest. FAREWELL & McGEE, Solicitors, &c. 2m Oshawa, Nov, 14, 1866. ANDERSON'S UNRIVALED HAIR D YE. pleasure in informing the public that he has suc- ceeded in discov every other D, r before offered to the pub- lic. It poss al properties not possess- ed by any other Hair Dye, 1st. It can be so used as to make the hair al- most any requived shade, up to the most beauti= ful black. 2nd. It will not color the skin in the slightest degree. 3rd. It communieates a beautiful gloss to the hair, and renders it soft and pliable. Agents wanted in all parts of the: Do- minion. Apply to WAM. ANDERSQN,, GREENBANK, REACH. Sold by Dawson & Co.. Drogeists, Prince Albert; Brown & Christian, Manchester, Mr. Magarch, Uxbridge. - .. | Greenbank, March 26, 1868. out. BY re THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE Insurnce Company. INVESTED FUNDS 5,000,000 INVESTED IN CANAD $250,000 ~ or Five Deparment, INSURANCES EFFECTED ON ALL CLASSES oF Property AT CumRENT Rates. FARM RISKS ar Speciarry Repuvcep Rar Lite De No EXTRA Charge for MILITARY in defence of the COUNTRY. Life Policies for the benefit of Wife or Children are Securé from Seizure by * Creditors. Policy for $1000, by the Guarantéed Bonus System costs at age 30, $24.70 a year. Should it become payable after 5 years, one- fourth of the Premiums are returned, with the sum assured ; if after 20 years, one-half are re- turned ; after 30 years, three-fourths ; after 01, the sum assured is doukled, and the heirs may claim $2,000. ' 7 Claims payable one month after proot of death, G. F. C. SMITH, Resident Secretary, MoNTREAL. M. G. ROBSON, Agent, Prince Albert What's the News? Just Received at py , a 5 _ (Late Wilson's) DRUG STORE, : hes, Varni _Turpen Paints; Ole A ied at "Bo lomdat prices. veg. RVICE 'HARD'S FOOD FOR INFANTS! 3" Mothers try it. Just the thing for your babes, 'Tis anti-costive and nutritious. OYAL WASHING CYSTAL, Housekeepers don't be without it. Hair, Nail and Tooth Brushes ; Al- Duane vs Bos, and Bost of asehul ths: Old Rye Whiskey, Common do., Port and Sherry Wines, Pale French. Brandy of the purest Brands for medicinal pur- uested to pay up said indebtedness without fur | poses. r delay. Prince Albert, May 27, 1868. 21 rn bm arama ap Ontario Hotel, BROCE-ST,, WHITBY. ust to hand part of a direct impor- C. DAWES, - - ProrarEron to Toronto the first mich fom, Cpe oi ip ie, So than ever at the same low prices. y Please give us a call, Prince Albert and Manchester, May 14, 1868, ! 10-¢ Apply at the well known Cheap Store of | (Written for the Observer,) IN MEMORY OF LOUIS MARTIN, 0 0 M. G. SULLIVAN, H DA OF MA 1868, AGED 1 YEAR AND 7 MONTHS, Ye sorrowing parents whose heads are bow'd low, Your dear little babe is no more ; The pride of his parents, he made their hearts glow, But alas! fond delusions are o'er. So calmly he slumbers in peaceful ropose, The angels are soothing his rest; 1n death he awoke, and on high he arose © To mix with the holy and blest. This innocent creature of beauty so bright, Was too pure for this foul earth to stain, So God called him forth to the regions of light, For eternity there to remain, Though ii recollections round mother's heart cling, And the imago of her little one ; Though harrowing tidings the death knells did bring, When the bright little angel had flown. Yet dent parents, why grieve for a day or an hour, 'When your darling in beaven doth shine; But, in fervid obedience to God's will and power, Rejoice in his blessings divine. We erring and wandering, weary and weak, Lord Grant that our sins be forgiven ; That, as children, our hearts may be humble and meek, For such is the kingdom of heaven. Brock, June 6th, 1868. ML. MM. ------------ CONSTANCY. Ah no, I cannot zay farewell ! *Twounld pierce my bosom through ; And to this heart twere deaths dread To hear thee sigh adieu. Though soul and body both must part, Yet ne'er from thee, I'll sever ; For more to me thun soul thon art, Can I forsake thee ? never ! What e'er through life may be my fate, That fate with thee I'll hare } It prosperous, be moderate ; If adverse, meekly bear. This bosom shalljthy pillow be In every change, whatever, And tear for tear, I'll ehare with thee ; But ah! forsake the, never ! One grave shall hold us side by side, + One shroud our clay shall cover, And one our souls shall mount and glide, Through realms of hfe forever. [This may he sung to the music of the ArabyMaid» - | Ananged by E. W., Utica /4he Ghoatls Summons. ¢ Wanted, sir--a patient I" It was in the early days of my profession- The manufacturer of the above Dye take- | al career, when patients were scarce and fees scarcer; ana then I was in the act of xo Hair Dye fur surpassing | sitting down to my chop, and had promised myself a steaming glass of punch afterwards in honor of Christmas season, I hurried in- stantly nto my surgery. I entered briskly; 'but no sooner did | catch the sight of a figure standing, leaning against the counter than I started back with u strange feeling of horror which for the life of me I could not comprehend. Never shall [ forget the 'ghastliness of that face--the white horror stamped on eve- ry featmie---the agony which seemed to sink the very eves beneath the contracted brows jut was awful to me 10 behold, accus- tomed as [ was to scenes of terror. * You seek advice," I began with some hesitation. "No, I am not ill .? ¢ You require, then--? ¢ Hdsh I" he interrupted, approaching more nearly and dropping his already low mur- mer 10 a whisper : I believe you are not nch. Would you be willing to earn a few thousand pounds 7" A Thousand pounds? His words seemed to burn in my ears. "I should be very thankful if {could do 80 honestly,' I replied with diguity.' ¢ What is the service required of me 2' A peculiar look of intense horror passed over the white face before me ; but the blue black lips answered quite firmly-- ¢ To attend a death bed.' ¢ A thousand pounds to attend a death bed! Where am I to go then ? Who 1s 1?' ¢ Mine I' The voice in which this was said sounded 80 hollow and distant that involuntarily | shrank back. «Yours! What nonsense! You are not a dying man. You are pale, but you ap- pear perfectly healthy. You--' ¢Husb! he interrupted. I know all this. You cannot be more convinced of my physi- 'cal health than myself; yet I know that be- fore the clock strikes the first hour after midnight I shall be a dead man.' ¢ But--? He shuddered slightly ; but stretching out his hand commaundingly, motioned me to be silent. «Iam too well informed of what I affirm' he said quietly. | I have received a myste- rious summons from the dead, No mortal sidan avail me. Iam as doomed as the wretch on whom the ju ige has passed a sentence. I do not come either to seek ne your advice or to argue the matter with you, but simply to buy your service. I offer you a thousand pounds to pass the night in my chamber and witness the scene which takes place. The sum may appear to you extra~ vagant. But I bave no further need to icount the cost of any gratification; and the spectacle you will have lo witness is no common sight ! These last words, strange as they were, were spoken calmly enough; but as the last sentence dropped slowly from the livid lips,an expression of sucfi wild horror again passed over the stranger's face thal, in spite of the immense fee, I hesitated to an- wer. ¢ You fear to trust the promise of a dead man? See here, and be convinced !' he exclaimed eagerly ; and the next instant on the counter lay a hment document ; and following the tion of that white mus- cular hand, I read ; + I ¢To Mr. Frederick Reade, of 14 High street, Halton, I bequeath the sun of one thousand pounds, for certain services rend- ered 10 me.' ¢I have had the will drawn for the last twenty hours, and I signed it an hour ago in the presence of competent wiinesses. [ am prepared, you see. Now do you accept the offer, or do you not 2? My answer was to walk across the room and take down my hat, and then lock the door of the surgery communigating with the house. . . . - . . It was a dark, icy cold night, and some- how the courage and determination which the sight of my own name in connection with a thousand pounds had given me, flag- ged considerably as I found myself hurried niong through the silent darkness by a man whose death bed I was to attend. He was grimly silent ; but when his hand touched mine, it felt like a burning coal in spite of the frost. On we went--tramp, tramp, through the snow on, on, lill even | grew weary, and at length, on my appalled ear struck the chimes of a church clock ; whilst close at hand I distinguished the showy hillocks of a churchyard. Heavens! Was this awful scene of which I was to witness to take place verita- bly amongst the dead. 'Eleven,' groaned the doomed man. -- "Gracious God! But two hours more and mous. Come, come, for mercy's sake let's hasten !' There was but a short road separating us now froma wall which surronnded a large mansion, and along this we hastened till we reached a swnall door. Passing through this in a few minutes we were stealthily ascending amongst the many proots of the wealth of its owner. All was intensely silent, however,throngh the house ; and about this room in particu- lar there wae a stillness that hs gazed about, struck me as almost ghastly. My companion glanced at the elock on the mantle shelf, and sank into a large chair by the side of the fire with a shudder-- ¢ Only half an hour more!" he muttered. ¢ Great Heaven ! I thought I'had more for- titude. This horror unmans me." Then in a fiercer tone and clutching my hand, he added, ¢ Ha, you mock me, you think me mad,~but wait till you see-- wait!' I put my hand on his wrist ; for there was now a fever in his sunken eyes which checked the superstitious chill which had been gathering over me, and made me hope after all, wy first suspicion was correct, and that my patient was the victim of some strange hallucination. ¢ Mock you?" I answered soothingly. -- ¢ Far from it. I sympathise intensely with you, ahd would do much to aid you. You must sleep. Lie down and leave me to watch.' He groaned, but rose and began throwing eff his clothes ; and, watching my opportu- mty, I shpped a sleeping powder which I had mansged to put into my pocket belore leaving the surgery, into a tumbler of caret which stood beside hin. The more I saw, the more I felt convine- that ghostly messenger will bring the sum- | , ed that it was the nervous system of my pa- tient which required my attention, and it | was with sincere satisfaction that [ saw him | dunk the 'wine and then stretch himeelf on the luxurious bed. i ¢Ha," thought I, as the clock struck | twelve, and instead of a groan, the deep | breathing of the sleeper sounded through the | room; ¢ you won'l receive any summons to-mght.' Noslesely, therefore, I replenished the fire, poured out a glass of wine, and draw- not disturb the sleeper, I put myself in a po- sition to follow his example. How long I slept I know "not, but sud- denly awoke with a start, and as ghostly a thrill of horror us ever I felt in my hfe. Something-- what, I knew not--seemed near, something nameless, but unutterly awlul, 1 gazed around. The fire emitted a faint blue glow just sufficient to enable me to see that the room was exactly the same as when I fell asleep, but the long hand of the clock wanted but few minutes to the myserious hour which was 10 be the death moment of the summon- ed man! Was there anything in it then ?--any truth in the strange story he had told me? 1 could not hear a breath from the bed ; and | was about to rise and approach, when again an awful horror seized me, and at the same moment my eyes fell upon the mirror opposite the door, and in it saw-- Great Heaven! that awful Shape--that ghastly mockery of what had been human~ ity --was it really a message from the buried, quiet dead ? It stood there in visible deaths clothes ; but the awful face was ghastly with corrup tion, and the sunken eyes gleamed forth a green, glassy glare which seemed a veri- table blast from the infernal fires below. To move or utter a sound in that hideous resence was impossible ; and like a statute pe and saw that horrible Shape move to- wards the bed ! What was the: scene enacted there I knew not. I heard nothing except a low stifled, agonized groan; and [| saw the shadow of that ghastly messenger bounding over the bed. Whether it was some dreadful but world- less sentence its Dreathless lips conyeyed as it stood there, I know not; but for an instant the shadow of a clawlike hand, from which the third finger was missing, appear- ed over the doomed man's head ; and then as the clock struck one clear, silvery sjroke, it tell, and a wild k rang through the room--a death shriek. I am not given to fainting, but I certainly confess that the next ten minutes of my ex- istence was a cold blank ; and even when ing the curtain so that the firelight would | there unaffectionate young women into world, is full liberty 0 worry them out of it again. yi ; [WHOLE No. 541 EE A Ah, how I prayed that, afier all, [ might" have been dreaming, and m imagthation had bulconjured up some hide eous memory of the dissecting room. But one glance was sufficient 10 answer that. g No! The summons had indeed been answered. I flashed the light over the dead face, swollen, convulsed sul! with the death agony ; but suddenly I shrunk back. Even as I gazed the expressivn of the face seom- ed:1o change ; the blacknass faded into a deathly whiteness; the convuleed features relaxed ; of that appantion| still solemn smile stole over the pale lips. even as if the victim lived, a sad and I was intensely hornfied, bot still retain- od sufficient self consciousness to be strack professionally by such a phenomenon. Surely there was something more than supernatural agency in all this 7 Aga I scrutinized the dead face, and even the throat and chest ; but, with the exception of a tiny pimple on the temple beneath a clustre of hair, not a mark ap- eared. To look at the corpse one would ave believed that this man had indeed died by the visitation of God peacefully, while asleep. : As noiselessly as I could, I made my way out of the house. No one met me on the private staircase ; the little door open- ng into the road was easily unfastened ; and thankful indeed was I to feel the fresh wintry air as I hurried along the road by the churchyard. . . 'ee . There was a magnificent funeral soon in that church ; and it was said that the young widow of the dead man was incon and then rumors got abroad of a horrible ap: partion which had been seen on the night of his death and it was whispered that the young widow was terrified and insisted upon leaving her splendid muimsion. I was to mystified with the sffair to risk my reputation by saying what I knew, and I should have allowed my share to have re- mained forever burried in oblivion, had [ not heard that the widow objecting to the many legacies contuined 1n the will, intended to dispute it on the grounds of insamity. Oa hearing this, I went 10 the lawyer, and sent a message to the lady, that as the last per- son who had attended her husband, I under= took to prove his insanity ; and besought her to grant me an interview in which I would relate 4 strange story. The same evening I received an invita= tion to go to the mansion® I was immediately ushered into a splen- did room, and there, standing before the fire, was the most dazzling beautiful young crea tures I had ever ween. She was very small, but exquisitely made, had it not been for the dignity of her carriage I should have believed her a mere child. With a stately bow she advanced but did not speak. ¢ 1 come on a strange and painful errand,' I began, and then I started, for I happened to glance lull into ber vyes, and from them down to the small right hand grasping she chair, The wedding ring was on that hand. ¢ Youare Mr. Reade who requested per- mision 10 tell me some absorbing ghost story, and whom my late husband mentions here," and as she spoke she sireiched her left hand towards something--but what I know net, for my eyes were fixed on that hand. Horror | White and delicate it might be but it was shaped like a claw, and the third firger was missing. One sentence was enough after that. ¢ Madam, all that [can tell yous that the ghost who summoned your husband was marked with a singular deformity. The third finger on the left hand was missing 1" and the next mst | had left that beautiful sinful presence. That will was never disputed. The next morning I received a cheque fora thousand pounds ; and the next news I heard of the widow was, that she herself had seen that awful apparition and left the mansion, I BeauTirun ANswers.--A pupil of the Abbe Secord gave the following extraor- dinery answers ! What 1s giatinde ? memory of the heart, What is hope ? Hope 18 the blossom of happiness. Gratitade is the What is the diflerence between hope and desire? Desire is a treo in leaf, Hope is a trée in flower, and Evjoyment is a tree in fiuit, What is eternity ? A day without yester- day or to-morrow, a day without end. What is time ? A line with two ends ; a path that begins ia a cradle and ends in the grave. What 1s God ? A necessary being--the sum of eternity ; the machinest of nature the eye of justice ; the matchless power the universe ; the soul of the world. Does God reason 7 Man reasons because he doubts ; he deliberates, he desires. God in omnipotent ; he never doubts, therefore never reasons, <Q § eee It is very much to be wished that some mothers would leave their daughters alone alter marriage, nor be be so violently sffec- tionate. They seem to think. that the 'only return that can be made them for In all cases when men have too much te do, they do little or nothing eflectually. There was a wicked boy, who, when he was told that the best cure for the palpias= tion of the heart was lo quit kissing the girls, said: --¢ If that is the only reason for palpitation, I say, let her palp! Good company and good conversation are the very sinews of virtue. Your character. cannot be essentially ine ? Thank God ! the room wasrid of that aw ful presence--1 saw that ; so gulping down ™, 1 did manage to stagger 1o my feet, I gazed | jured, except by your own acts, around vain, J ing to und df = -- the chilly horror which sull me.| Sm staggered towards the bed, y some wine, I lighted a wax vapor; end] Avoid own excited vets t