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fefe^ Ife ^fTO i* SI > >r- 'B- > *"' * Mot 'er Cue5 ilaw 'Oil, K etc* and i ; ; - Slartb, hes, e$c < - u:hnd LQ-eeflfe It?;*^'*' s , a.- m maker*. f#tttc in. Nb.G-\Tholc So. in,| AGJTON, ONT., THURSDAY, "AUGUST 9, 1877. {91.00 per annum in Advance iir II. LOWKY. -M. B., M.' \\ . v\ V. *. OrMoaW'of Trinity ,.VJT \l*mss>l l'olljrjf t'Uysicluns ** ilri^K -<f:*.A, vcros. In the house tlan. Satrceon, Ac .<* Uollovuo.Vol- , is *c V.>ri, 1 wBrnJBM* ol Victoria iiTiii*. t'r.:id!u Consultation lv-s gSi^'l relays. fnvm: a. m.lUU Jcto* ' --____________________________ HURRAH! HURRAH! BEST PHOTOGRAPHS in the County, at. -_; > Tio Oskt&rib Pioteffr&ph Gallery For Benuitt of FtnUh and BrU!ux>{- (\; in 7\mr, i.\cj/ cutimit brjiurjiusjfif. ' ^Convey- also.Asffil Canada t-v( HENDERSON. If* a:i.-or. AC, lUSO.A r}(i .vsJ.ir.vieo Co. Dtvnli. Nf'VtfMtt*. . prepr<d noatl-y, proraitly,<?orreetly Zmi oa r<)*.-.u *Me term*- ilon*y to l^in on M>rtac necurlty. Ofl ^iESgo* Ilouxe, Acton. T P\THESON, Utorney- I s ftl-Uv, Solicitor In Ohnory, ie- -da?? Corner of Main and Church ttretts. iieon;otowu. T. W. COOPER, PrAviiicial X.and Surveyor and Civil Engrineer, Guelph. j Order* by null promptly *ttaled to. . VVrH. LlrTJLAW. Barrister. W . Attoruey-at-I-aw f 1"> i.>r u rsiacorv, ic. offloi*:- Hamilton, lit , Cnt tr**i; Mllwu. Main stn>ft. 1 he Uiitoa Oaic^ ]!l b nnder'lUf m*aait- 2ot nf n. \F. C.imps-'li, " 1 Mr- Ji*1'1", UW w;H >ni H t:-"Mllwa Offlw ia Fray of-a-s y<--g- | COPYING & BNIiARQINO 'In all ita.branches, in the best style of the art, douc .on the-ahortcst notice and at rOASonable rates. .41*0 a splemlid stock o( Mouldings ami Picturt: frame a kept en hand and raado ti order. A call is tolicited and you will be con"inot'd that this U the place to get Tlhoto^raphs. : Yours respectfully, L\ \V. HILL, ,4cton, Doe. 5.'1S76. al'MHEB AND 1VINTEK. -i Warm summer dwells upon thy vshoolt* Arid in thy dancing cyoa ; Rut in thy little heart, fair child, ! - Cold, irooty winter lies. ..... j Yet these, I think, a* years grow on, Will play a different part; Then Winter on thy-cheek shall bo, And BummcriD thy heart. > rpJtAYELEES Life and Accident INSURANCE COMPANY or Hartford, Conn. H ESilY L. DLKlkE, AIS IGF.VT. Gl'Elfrn. - I _ si for tvir M-'rei!i::lt?ai!J.W'atefloo." iii titiiceii ;i:r!;f \ <-o n'.soare will he f#IU*.ii;iiv *EIt ntJ* ^ lu- timce at l>ay> Ho*S*.ofe, ..o;,n. ur.lors Hy null ^i^-eii^i :j ;; :-^ii i j: i^ m l'a>LUtOe< :itlt:ll*n. P1TENTS for I^'YENTIONS liC^r..>4t.;.i- L'-.iV.- lSi-4-< ui.l Kurop,- t\i-np r ?-r n:e-.i or ;iio caaiire. Send -L Aj*-iey i:i "ier- P*H-up C*tk Capital...... fCOO^OOO ChjJi At^t-................ 4,054.000 Surydu for y>rcit(tlv* of Fyliry-li-iWTt.......... /./rO.SJJ D-ylsit with Doaunion O'lir- ji.'i<.............." 140,000 THE MAIDENS CHOICE -" 1 supjioso alio will marry some time- or other,' and purbaps, after all, she will be as well off to marry now, 11s to wait half a dozen your*." Old Mr. Dorlon turnnd the let ter over in his hand, and lookod at the pretty blonde in tho easy-chair opposite. It woiild be hard ito give her up, but with either iof these men, ho felt, that the would bo happy. ' West llartly wrote : j _ "Mr. Dorlon: For many months I have felt a deep interest in your daugh ter, and am Ijold enough to hope that my affection is in a curtain degreo re turned. I am not a rich man, but I havo a fair business, and strength and cuergy, and ray wife would nave a cer tainty of the love and respect of an lion Mm^'.n: K-.;::-.e'r. t3is,n"l_l.,rii:itfc f :wat; iclior ol l'a f,:prtai ;!uv.;u,-iu.iiy As^.io.y n oper-1 -pj^ Travelers i-> a. STOCK COM- y.n t ye*rs. 'Uhf,^1.wVi, C^naJa", ' PA NY and writes Life Policies upon tho Low K;it alUeash plan; No un- oerLain promises of impossible /divi- lipnds,'" but n reduction of the [ire- TV^ItLIAlrl W\Tfc.INS, . liuiuui at the outset; equivalent lo a ** -dividcn.l " in advene*. The Tny- cIlTa nrites Life and Accident roli- ciei combined us cllcjip as most ii"-cwJli]ia cninpanies write lite policies. It is j tie largest Accident Insurance Com- ---------------r~ - pany in the world, haying written MBS S. ri7kTIilU ,4S6.0X1 policies and paid in actual I c-isil henetit* to accident policy holders alone over S-.565 (KK) An nccident policy costs but a trifle. No medic:il ex.-iniui'itinti,required, f'et po;icy aud Fhuro in the general l^ItLIAM W4T1L1SS, fciatr irrla;i Llnrt A < c Hlflcale, t(y It. .y.it A {>, oi i.! '>>*.-. aji'.nrss p ;v!rm J cr.i Cvtt i.liul Ci-ltJ' it- '-"^ T.-acacr f 31ti>lc, Dm- rlnsuiil Frt-nrb, :r,-e . Art-.:i. iMTilli L3Zti:a.Pla>terer, \7 A .n t-i- ni >s: r- l:i-_ 1 1 P..j ;^li-c:l*l -.1 .f..T iTxn -. !' 1 'tv or . tieueSt. "o:ie ;i>u ', I A CTON TLOYB MILLS il' &a 1 r 0.1. JC' ::v^ (in Ji.ini). v:h- -."inc :m I t'tl-ip;. Li'; ir < 'ir -:n. C F. RUSSEL.L., District AgCn', '53 A leaiileStriiijKtst, TurnjU. WILSON IRWIN, Special Agtnt. ' 11 is I t oi&o. With your -^permission, 1 would be pleased to call Upon her. Respectfully. Yours, Wjmt Baktij:i, Clarence Hillitdale, wrote: Dear Silt: I am deeply and sincerely in love with your daughter. I propose- to make her my ife, with your con- eut. My .name, position and mqiiua are well known to you. I wait your reply, j Yours, C'LAUENCE HlLLSDAlK. The first was a faithful counter part, of himself in his younger days. There *ero it few impi-uveuie-iits, such as a little uetUir prospects a few more dollars than lie possessed at twenty-five,: but the _ principle, the. straightforward Iionesty dnd strength of purfiose wore thein. The otlier was the very man lie dainty usulesa kniok-knacka priced at five times thoir renl value, besieged every visitor, and he was a hard-hcurted crentuio wjio could resist.the white hands, nnd pload- ing from floft eyus, and sweet eu- treaties of." Do buy this, you know you need it. Please do 1" Mr. Doi'lon was there, and his little Ruth,; tho proprietor of u table well,fiHed with worsted non- sotise, silken cushions, bcadVwork, smoking-caps and slipporsy and many u close fisted follow laid a bill upon her table and carried away her trinkot, as satisfied as thoiiRh he hadV^jr^tdouble his money's worth. Clurence, Hillsdale was there, and so was West Hartley, and Papa Dorlon whispered : " Ruthie, you'll never have a better chance. Study these lovers of yours." And Ruth studied. They did not stay away a mo ment longer than etiquette demand ed, As soon as they conld fiame an excuse, they sauntered toward her table. Of course they were not jealous, for each other's motives were unknown, aud they met as well-bred men doj and offering their salutations to Ruth, fell into an easy conversation. " These are pretty articles," said Clarence, taking up i-p'air of velvet alippera. Did you make them, Mias Dorlon t" ' "Yes. ' I have but th.030 two piirleft. Won't yofi take a pair? They must be exactly your size." " Yes. I believe thoy are. What do you expect ^n return t" " My price, as you see, is ten dollars,'biit in a cuss like this we trust more to the generosity of the purchaser," She faaul this with a charming smile, and he placed a little roll of hid had in his mind for months. | bills, iu her hand. Everylody knew the solidity and worth of the great bunking house | of the Hdlsd:tlH..Brothers. Every ] body khew C'lartMice the younger, i to be a thorough man of business I Hiid a geiitleiniin. He drove Iiik handsome bays witli gi ace and enkto, I biit never with recklessness. He | and they turned away, leaving Ruth gave a supper.now and then",- when : for a inoiiient with her father. champagne mid Maderia llo\ved | " O j>apa!" liko water; but ho went to j his I " What is it T chamber with ti clear eyo and j . " See what a generous soul Clar- steady hand, an.l without even Itho ' enco Hillsdale has. Two hundred faintest breath of tobacco pcrfnm- " You will tako the remaining pair, will you not, Mr. Hartley 1" she iisked, whilo doing tip tho bun- die " Yes ;" and West Hartloy ten dered his offering. Some one else came up just then R;si'N H Co-- 10 :t-.~ I J. Ete'-ll-nl : UJi p lblle. IIOrSE, Actou. ^ '::im>Iii"p";i fr t:i'-, travel- 1 U j^. c AjMrBtl.U 1'roiT. DOHIMON HOTEL. Acton, ti jli.-ri a-k:iw,,! - mi-rieior.This %-v iio-.-i 1* lit:-1 C"> m afil-elass I-.vle lilfi ::e 'furnVtur". ConisaerciaJ T'^reliers -=-I 1 "i-'i to-xl aceomino Ik^ioo n I.otnra:>Iloo". -^iimpie R""ms. Special i '. ntion pa: ! loth" wants ot Hie travel- Hoc yn jllc, B-lTa'Jp'pM-? " Willi tne best I.'i<tJar*!a-id Ci?^"ri. liooi Slahlitg aud lUeallvB Ho;!er6. -TTTJI. nEMSTREET,- Lioeased'Auctioneer ^Of the Count!e* of '.Velllngt'>n -ind Hnl- ta. urders 1-fta*. the Kbee. I'iiesS OSce", Aeton. or at ra v r.-vi-lence, In Ko'iwo-ri. wii; b? promptly atlendei' to. \ CTOX LIVERY & SALE STABLE J. P. ALLAN Takes pleasnre In anncresicinK to the .________-____________________________.. tpuhllc generally that he is poeparcd to ~ ' : - furrdsi FTSOLLOPE CHAPMAN,i :Fir3t-cla3S Horses and Carriages Practical B_00]2biH&0r. j At Reasonable Rates. :---------- - His Rigs and Horses are the best that . ' ' cat) b hail, and lie is detf nnlnod not lo .All Descriptions of BlUdinei be ^urpaKMi'l bs any City liable. ! 1K75. md his dollars for a pair of slippeia ! Aud West oh how mean !" " How much did he give you T" j "Ten dollars only." . " Well, that was your price, and | ft pratty steep one, too, considering It was hard to choose between ^ ^ thd(. tt,jy-di|| not cogt m0r0 them. .Perhaps Ruth-ccild choo=*. than Qne hujr ,h[Vf< Bum-- ing bis elegant olotlies. Men fu him always at his post, with fair fuco flushed with health, ind not a trace of dissipation wrinkling a silrgle feature. between Terms reasonable. Neatly Executed. Account Book* of oil Kinds Hade to Order. EulinR Promptly Attended'to. Bisdebv St. George's Square, Cluepi aa-Orders left at the Free Press Office will receive prompt attention. K .3 1 -. " ' *. * -" i.X'. . ' m.mv. The Undersigned begs leave to mform the people of Acton and sur >andirig neighborhood that ho has Procarod _a magnificent HEARSE And is prepared to attend and-con- ?*' Funerals on the shortest notice .' * .most moderate terma. V Casket*, Coffin*, Burial Roba, And all kinds of Funeral Ftfrnisb- Wgskeptiii siock, and supplied, on the shortest notice. ,-Sat Bands apd loves supplied when r*quired. / -".^ - . JOHN-SPEIGHT. ..acton, FeU. 10, J877. DAY' SHOWS THE LARGEST STOCK OF ' . WALL PAPER Eyer shown in Guelph, all IV.iKr and Choice and prices lower Chan ever. 21 Children's Carriages To be sold off cheap, at Day's New Bookstore Nearly opposite the old stand. Ouelph, April 24,1877. i, So he fijioke __ " Ruthie, come hero !" I ' She eame, with her well bred gtjiceful step^-Bud leaned over hii cSair " Well, papa V " Rtad these." He-gave her the letters and sho read tbem carefully over. Ablush. . , .. ,, , i, , ', i v i pair of slippers wrought by her stole up, inanthnK brow and cheek K ,..,, X' j i ' , ',' -, , . ,TT j u) . dejir little fingers, and each withm when she concluded West Hart- i , - . . , , . , J, , , , _ i . ,i j rii-n his heart hope enough to makehim ley a letter, and at the end of Hills-! , ____; __j 'T,...i. t>i..:.L.L.. dale's a; delighted exclamation " I know, but think how great the contrast between the gifts. Why, I'd given more, after what was said, if I bad been obliged to pawn my boots." " West Hartley is more sensible," was papa's short reply. ]' They went away, each bearing a easy- JOB PRINTING of all kinds eitly aa'i promptly executed ot ,-tb.e escaped her. " You cinuot marry' both. Which shall it be V "Pupa,.I don't know. I used to reully love West, until Clarjence came; but now well, Clarence is rbh and stylish, and yet, Westjis ^ood .and tr-ue. You shall decide." "-And you will abide my decis ion J" ".'With all my heart, papa Eutliie went back to her diaii:, and gave the matter up en tirely to papa's superior judgment, arxT;he, with quite as much ifi not a degree more anxiety than ha had feltf thiB own. iiiatrinionial settling, sat back and reflected. ' j Honesty and truth were jewels seldom found, but with money and power on the other side of -the scale he- was a little afraid ! they would sink into nothingness, j " Well, I will wait. Some way J shall receive the truth of the mutter, and know into whose hand to place the happiness of my Rutp." . " Do you know young Hartley?' asked a neighbor. I " Yes. Bless you who don't 1 He's one of our Bolid young men," "Do you know Hillsdale !"- " O, yes. He's apother. One .of tho best fellows in the city " So there it was. Both were perfection. Ruth liked both, and so did he. He could not choose betweeri, them. These letters arrived on thB sec ond of December. . On the fourth each gentleman received a brief note from Mr. Dorian, with a few pleasant and unsatisfactory [linear. He would consider, he B.aitlj, and give t,l)em his answer, if they would wait with patience. | On the twenty-fourth there was a fair at the church- It wa^ mag nificent, from its foundation, and little happy, and Ruth lost her cbauce to study her two lovers. Long before the close of the evening Papa Dorlon got sleepy and starred for home. Ruth was in good hands, and be was too tired to stay there and stand the heavy fire and constant demands upon his purse and patience, so he found his overcoat and furs in the ante-room, aud presently was trudging along toward his comfortable mansion. A lithe figure passed him at the end of the block, and under the light from the street lamp, he recog nized West Hartley. He was in a hurry, and with a little curiosity Papa Dorlon Lurried toor&na kept quite near. All at once he disap peared. Papa Dorlon rubbed his eyes. Whore in the world did he? go? Ah! there was a grocery store on the corner. Possibly he migtir'.have gone in there; A few tteps more, and Papa Dorlon was peering ,-tvt the glass door. Yea tie was there, aud-80 the cu riosity box >outside watched and waited. It was for a long while, for this young man was superintending the tying up of mysterious parcels, and finally the rolling out of a barrel of flour. " What in tho world waftthe fel low buying groceries <for? He don't kenp house !" though <t)he watcher at the door, as West took out his pocketbook and laid a bill on the counter. "These articles must be deliver ed to-night," he said as he opened the door.- , - " All right, sir." Well, Papa Dorlon looked after the tall figure, as it sped out ef sight, and began to think it a de cidedly mysterious affair. "-I may get mjself into trouble, but I'm bound to solve this matter;" " At No. 27 M Btree,"< "Gould you give mo A rido around there 1" ; f'.O, , yes?' The answer ; came promptly, but the grocer's eyes looked wonderingly at the finely dressed gentleman. .' . . j It; was a long ride and by no means a. pleasant one, for it ran through narrow streets and nlle^s, and ended in a low but clean little court. " Here you are, sir, at No. 27. Halloo, there ; Mrs. Martin." The door of No. 27 Bwung open, and a woman palo nnd poorly clad appeared. j " Here's n load of goods for you. " For nie ? Ther must.! be a nbistuke." "Not a bit of it. Take'aiparcel or two, and I'll., run up with tho rest." Pajia Dorlon, eager, to ape the whole, caught up a bundle and ran up stairs bvhind the wondering wo man and the grocer. It was a poor little room, ns-ncat as wax, half filled with freshly iron: ed clothes, and its proprietress^ a pale, meek-faced woman, bearing the niarks".of poverty: upon every lineament. (Two children from their sapper of bread and milk* looked at the stranger, and hailed, the ap ples, as the grocer rolled them into a basket, with a shout o[ delight. " Did you buy these, sir 1" asked the woman, turning to Papa Dor- Ion. " No, ma'am; I did not. But I know who did. Do you know West Hartley J" " Yes, Heaven bless him 1 1 do his washing, sir. . Did he Mud these?" "Yes, he did." " Is everything here ? A barrel of flour, five pounds of sugar, oho of tea, t*vo of coffee, four of butter, a bag of salt, two.bushels of po tatoes, a bushel of apples, crackers, raisins, .nnd a bag of cakes ! There, all here in the book:. la it all right 1" .-]_ Yes, sir, they are all hero." " Come, sir, .are', you going to ride back uith me 1" Yes. Wait a moment. Here, my good woman, is a little help for you. I.must not bo behind Hart ley. God bless him ! may he have a family's washing to pay for before another Christmas." And Papa -Dorlon hurried ojit and again, uiouuted the grocer's wagon. It was very Jate when Ruth ar rived in the carriage of a friend, at her father's door; but late as was the hour, she foUud her respected parent in the library. "Why, papa! Are you awake 1" " Yea, and I've something to tell you. Do yon remember that you promised to abide by my decision in chossing between your two ad- ruireifi, Hartley and Hiltodale t" " Yes, papa." " Well, I have decided. Marry West Hartley. You know you love him best. If you don't, you will when you hear my story." Ruth folded her hands . over papa's knee, and listened while he related the incident of West's geti erosity. When he concluded, she said : - '.' Papa send for him. I am sure I lnve him best." Next day the tiro gentlemen re-, ceived their replies. West Hartley folded his, nnd leaned back from his desk with a A:tippy sniile illuminating his hand aauw &ee. Clarence Hillsdale coolly twisted his, and lighted his cigar with it, and went out for a smoke. Tourists' Dlkonchaqtmentf. ^i'he Christian] Weekly touches up on the timely topic of /] Tourists' Disenchant ments.": Its words cer tainly accord wirlb the experiences of many tourista : j " . We all atart with preconceived notions concerning the; fnany ob jects-of interest to be/seen abroad. Most of tbem are "incorrect, how- ever. And finding- this out is rather rough, sometimes, to one's vanity. But it j is better to be right, certainly than to; be wrong. Westminster Abby is Wonderful in a stereoscope, but in fact . it is . i inexpressibly worn and dirty inside. Swiss mountains arp beautiful; but you cannot sleep, below the second story of I. the picturesque cottages without .risk of a fever. Tlio Alpine psssei are surpassingly sublime; but there the beggars are what beggars description. Paris is the most exquisitely, built city in the world ; but they .peddle poor water there at so much a pint. The dreis of the Italian peasantry baa a) the variegation which our school books represent, and thon in addition aifprlornnoss and a filtb that do not appear in the pictures. The battle Geld of Joshua seen from Uppjir Bet boron is one of the. finest landscapes on the globe; but' the old Sheik's house, from tho roof of wliich you behold irr reeks ! with odors . more than unspeakable. The Coliseum is a splendid old ruin ; but all the moss-covered stories are full of green lizards, and the patches of green are fairly alive with various ivermin. Even (Mount Olive, so bright with referent illusions at tho home distunce, is discovered to be hot overhead, desolate under foot, and verdureless everywhere, j Tens almost all one's cherished conceptions are rudely shocked-, when he approaches tho fact. The very discomforts > of journeying. render liiin querluous. There is needed a certain- fixed power ^.nd vigorous exercise of abstraction all the time when viewing the scenes, so as to discriminate between what is historically sublime arid what iB actually disagreeable.' It requires the calming, Brfting! process of ufter- reilection to reach j fitting conclus ions that are vuhmble. i , Most travellers are really disap pcinted with the fihst eight of al most all the things! they went forth to see. They werp -smaller, nar rower, lower than Jthey imagined; they were rougher^ ruder, dirtier than they supposed.' All the glamour they had been wont to Uing around a given Bcerie or object vanished when they at Jast stood I ) before it. But afterwards an hour, or a day, or a week, or a year afterwards, out came that old idea again, but this time finer than before, because truer: and more real. Then the new vision passes into memory worthier aud more beautiful. She Got'Mad , Golden Thoughts. ; ;: There's a good wide ditch be- A tall woman witk a sharp nos i tween saying and doing. [was raking up a yard on Masonic ' Men's muscles move better when ' BtreetJRockland, one day last we;)-, their souls . are' making merry ' S1,e had her dress tucked tip, a ri diculous handkerchief tied over her head, and looked like a fright'gen erally^ A-cross-eyetl man dressed in a suit of light clothes, carae;Hp the street, and noticing the wo.man, leaned oVe ked : musto. ; .. To. know a man, observe how he. wins his object rather :than: how he.loses it; for.when we. fail, our pFidesupports us; when we: suc ceed, it betrays us.; .." ,! "Hbw sweet is the rnsv-posy." "Eh.! what's that V' 'exclaimed ; Thebesi means't6 learn bur | faults is to tell others of'theirs; 'be tall woman, looking up. they wilf be too proiid'to be alone '.; " How charming appears in -their defects, and -Will reveal them in us, and reveal thetn to u's. "s:';' :, '-."" i .Ho.w , small a portion of, pur- liyes we truly- ehjoy.! In youth we are looking forward to.things that are to come. In old age we look backward to things that are past. ,~, , The greatest part of the good ness at any time in the world is the goodness of common character; the Ichief port of the good work done must be done by tho multi tudes Aspire. Jf you MBpire to the higher and the beit,: you may not lie able to attain the summit, but you will come much nearer, to it than if, in the first instance, clip ping the, wings of what ir really, pure,' noble, unselfish ambition, you determine to sacrifice and sur render all claims to' the. highest and' best, and rest content with some commonplace attainment. for that " Conldn't Ue Money." A story is told of- a young Waterville, lawyer, *h was of a convival turn, who iti is his hand a number of unsettled ae- ' counts against-an old'farmer in the vicinity, who never paid any debts until he was sued, and then only after loud outcries againBt the lawyers for " grinding the faces of the poor." One day he came in to settle a bill, when the lawyer offer ed to discount him a dollar mid a half if he would go into the street, mingle with all the groups of- peo ple whom he might meet and lead the conversation' up to a *point where be could incidentally remark that he (the lawyer) was a sharp and worthy fellow. The old man wanted the money, but finally he sard Impressively : " Squire ! I'm a <very old man and havo done many wicked things in my life ; but with my <viewe of eternity I can't lie like that for money." The" dollar and a half was discounted Without exioiting any recompense therefor. How to Become a Millionaire. You must be a very able man, as nearly al-1-.inillionairej are. j You must devote your life to the get ting and keeping of other meu! earn ings. You must eat the bread of carefulness and must rise. up early and lie down late. : You must care little or nothing about other men's wants, or sufferings, or dis appointments. . You must never mind it that your great wealth involves many others in poverty. - You must not give away except for a material equivalent. You must not go meandering about nature, or spend yoiir time enjoying air, earth, sky or water, for there's no money in it. You must never embark in any enter prise that will build up the place you live in, but wait nntil the public spirit ed men have built railroads, &a., theii buy stock t a discoifat. You must never sive to the widow or orphan a thought, or consider that they have any claims upon your humanity or .charity. Von must make money your god ; in terest your faith, and large possessions a heaven you covet. And, when dying, give a few pence to heaven. Humanity is that sympathy by which we view the sufferings of others as.arBicted on. ourselves, and desire, in consequence, to'avert the blow. Thus woman, more frequ ently than the opposite sex, is distinguished by this virtue, being, from her holpless nature, more ex posed to mental nnd corporal in flictions. Humanity differs from benevolence ih its being a feeling whieh makes flhecase of the injured or distressed immediately our own, whi)e benevolence may. rather be esteemed a dsfsire to give or joyjai-t some good benefit we find ourselves' possessed of to tfee needy and iiesti- tute ; tlie former se*ks" to - prevent evil, and the latter to promote good. t~ i " . Snmmer Evenings. There is an all-pervading and dif fusive charm about a summer even ing anywhere. In the country where the air is fragrant .with the breath of honeysuckle and rose, and pat-fumed besides, with a thou sand subtle scents'toi.transient and delicate to be separately defined, the evening ia the climacteric of the day. Not moniing; witb its won drous sparkle and shine, its glisten ing pearls suspended ^from myriad branches, its evanescent clonds, and its chorti3 of song ; not- noon, with its hush of spell-bound splendor and its languor of stately repose; not even late afternoon, when the long shadows | creep down ihe velvet slopes, and the haze hangs tremu lous on the distant hills ia so fair as twilight. Through the .faint ethereal glimmer of brightness which" lingers in the west, through the glory of the- golden moonrise, there come yague questionings aud thoughts to our. minds, not Clothed upon with speech, thongh' they wear tho color of heaven.: Froui .the. loyely popay:woj>8y. with its diss tucked up," replied the cross-eyed man,,1 : ." " Who're you talking to, any wayV said the tall . woman, in great surprise, and turning red in the facal '._'.. } " My own ducky-lucky is exqui sitely transcendental with the hand kerchief," observed the cross-eyed man, winking mysteriously witb his straight eye. "It's my opinion you're drunk," ercluimed the tall -*oman, in a tge; "clear out, or I'll call the police." " And would my sweet cherry- blossom set the wicked police on her own v lovey-povey V said the cross eyed man.' " Clear out, you great over grown windmill," Boreauie-J the tall ^ian, wratlifuily,'(' or I'll claw yen with this rake." . " Would my pinkey winkey claw her darling tootsy-pootsy with a kerewel. rake 1" continned the cross eyed man; "I never-thought" Here the tall woman threw down her rake in a great passion, and rushed into the house, slamming tlie door so hard-that it broke the knob. And the cross-eyed man moved off, softly muttering: "What dreadful tempers some sweet looking woman have." Too Mnch Worldly Wisdom. A Highland farmer,; it appears, had been in the Lowlands and learned worldly wisdom. On re- turning-tO.'his native parish he had need of a sum of money, and made bold to ask from a ^gentleman of means named Stewart. This was kindly granted, and Mr. Stewart counted out the gold. This done, . the farmer wrote a receipt and of fered it to Mr. Stewart. . i " What is this, man ?" cried Mr. Stewart, eyeing the Blip of paper. >Vlt is it receipt, sir, binding me to gh^e ye back" yer gold at th'e right time," replied Sandy. '" Binding yel "Well, my man, if ye carina trust yerself, l'.-n suro*1, I'll not trust ye. Ye canna have my-gold." And gathering it up, he put it back in his "d^sk, and turned the key on it. "'But-air I might die," replied the canny Scotchman, bringing an argument in favor of his new wis dom,'" and perhaps my son8 may refuse.it you : butihe bit of paper would compel-theni." t'1 ' -' Compel them to sustain a dead father's honor!" cried the Celt. "They'll need- compelling to do right, if this is the road ye're lead- ing them; Ye can gang elsewhere for money; jbut-y'll- find nahe in the parish that'll put--more faith in a bit o' paper thanjn a neighbor's word o' honor an 1 his'fear o' ^od." Signs of a Prosperous Farmer. unseen haunts ra the orchard, or j , Wl!".n Jon Bef h'8 bam larger from the dark belt of .firs .which th*n t h?UBe-lt k/>wa that-.!te girdles the ravine, there falls now " hHve l*riG pronW and arrMl and then a silvery note, the vesper song of the- robin, or the last;-war ble of the. thrush ere he tucks, his head beneath his wing. Tranquilly | and tenderly the rjighfTaijproaoliew, like a gentle mother wliosei protect ing arms gather the tired children close and fold them to slumber on her breast.- System. Whatever you'do, have system You must not distract your thoughts ,, . . , . from the great purpose of your life with 1 ab,lt lf" }* the greatest^^h bor- the charniB-of art and literature.1 ..... "" You must not aUow your wife and children to occupy much of your valu-] able time and thoughts. ; j You must never permit the fascina tions of friendship to inveigle you^into making loans, however BMall. ; f You must abandon all other ambitions and purposes, and finally-- ' j You must be prepared-to sacrifico ease and all fanciful .notions you may have about tastes and: luxuries land en joyments dnriug most,'. if not all, of your natural life. j If you think the gume^ is worth the candle Boma of you can. -j . FREE PRESS OFFICE. \exl Mie Post tflltt, 3LU1 atneet. its object was to decorate with greater splendor the-nlready splen- \ did edifice. j Eair young girls, >vith cpnfec- tionaijy at ten doiktut a -bite^ and The mixture of an error with much truth adulterates the whole ; as the cbaiiee of jmre liquid is rendered dangerous >by the infusion; and straightway he walked into the ! of a-drop of poison. We should 8tore_ i therefore beware of all enror, how- " These articles are to be deliver j ever slight and incouBidecable it ed tonight?" " may appear. Oneerror imay: *oon "Yes sir." ave t * Kfeons- : . .. -i. It is sad to be 'alone, to he in the world and yet i not of ' it; to think only, to dream with the eyes half open, and the} Bensea .painfully. acute ; to; be a .stranger ja& the midst of buxom life, and. yet have no sympathy with a single j one of the myriads of beings who| throng tha'highwuys and'.'by-ways 'of this bustling world. This is dirge-like melaneholy inseparable from seclus ion froor the busy: scenes iof tab?, earth, which suddens the heart and brings tears aJed to the eye. of -sorxow; unhid- saving machine in tho'world* and the cheapest, but it is .not the easi est governed.. It requires reason and. management %o ooujroi and exoijcise it. Yet, \4heiiever it 'Iihh- be.en introduced, this greater labor-, saving machine hasi been a success, demonstrating-todre world that it has saved its o|>eriitor unnecessary manual labor, a /nultitude of per plexities, keeps his workshop "in order, and enable him to perform- correctly more by far than in fits absence would have been possible. It bus many a time kept its posses sor from exasperating entangle ments^ at has saved him time and trouble.; it has kept his. business rectified wi>ile otherB have- beon confused. System! It has ever been : a victor in war, it is ^he powerful sceptre that, the . true statesman and the political econom ist sway in Government, and it has been aDd still is the commonest stepping-stone to .individual for tunes. .Have"eystom .in your man agement, and you will .find eventu ally it will outweigt ifcbe physical forces of energy Vithotrt.it. afflictions. j When yon' see him driving his work,, instead of his work drivirg him, it shows that he will never be driven from good resolutions, and that he will certainly work his way to prosperity. When you see in his wood house a i ufficiency for three months or more, it shows that he will be more. than ninety-days' wonders, in farm ing operations, and ' that he is' not sleeping in his house-after a drunk en frolic. When he has a home separata from the main building, purposely for ashes, and an iron or tin vesst.4 to transport them, it shows that lie never built, his dwelling to be a fun eral pile for-bis family,/aiid perhaps himself. ' . When his Sled is hojused in sum mer, and bis furmingv-implements covered'both in winter arid summer, it -plainly shows that he^will .have a good house over, his head >n . the summer of early .life, and in the winter of old age. When his cattle are 'properly shielded and fed in winter, it iii evi- dence.thathe is acting according to Scripture, which says that a merci- lul- man is mercifrtl to his beast. ' i"Whe.n ho is seen subsciibing for a Newspaper, (rbe Fre6 Press for instance), and paying in advance, it shows that he is speaking like a book respecting the latest improve ments in agriculture, and that he never"^rets his walking jwipeis to the 'land of poverbp. Christians should thanklul. vatchful upd cheeifu be humble ac i-fmlh mm gificgt!! ' iff i<: '\sm - ' ' mm ; "'l^sili lllte mi PS ill it *i.j 0%5 j*.