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'>."" m* 'i'tneut-' S. ED (55. SSJ Of. f'.i :iis tear l:.-.rr.<d- *>.,- ^-" sae ii.. r e .2 n-.e'-: , e-crr CO m -- {. ^jfe^lS;' f lo^WW3fQ^Ct'Kt3S5J32^(EB,JT5J2P*S! >!jK!?w<cv'^-sn?!i.'"ifl-,E:r ^nv.jcssyaa-i-^x^irj'awnLi-ecaracjBacaxsw.-: j^^jraBSMsdiMiissaseini^ rtfxxeismd^sxsisesKvw^amf^ rwS MG H>- Tinme III. So,30 Whole So. 135 ACTON, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,1878. , {^I.OOperannnm In A4tftjc,,. >> ii npHE U TON FREE PRESS Is Published EfERY THURSDAY M0RN1NC, AT TUB I / i Free Press Building-, Sest .t!o tUo Post O-lHco. A CTON BAKKKV, CARD OP THANKS a yorr( strictly lu - forethrve nior.'tli* or .III :ho mil of tno t-ms. No At this season I take much pleas, urein thanking my numerous cus tomers for the liberal patronage they have-bestowed on mo daring the past year, and would re.M>oct- fully solicit a continuance of iUo same. Ttr.ss.-Oun 'i'.o.r.ar- advance.- If novtw d !>' ose J.vlnr a::.l ^ naif* two Jo!l:irs If nol ivii-l ;m -.a j-sr. Sir.;\o Wi^is t'jrvc Piw i:l: bo son; to aey 'person inoro Ihaiionoycnru^vild. K.aes or \pvektisisw Kinbl eotiti per lu--e f>r flrs-t-to-or^on,'uvut l\ro cents | ---------_ rvr 'Int.* f-r ,'noli sno<e'.ir.eTit insertion J sr.ort vlte'.S'fmfiH' o[ .vuiit i;iirs i/fnt Cutorners can always iCi'rJ' of'cijUt line* and under, $1 i^er 4z:nura. " : A l-.i'O^ai tiw-oinit allcivco.l on r..lver- tlsosnent.s inserlo-J for oxU'n,1^J p-riois. ^tdveri'.seine:".:-- witsiont nerci.-il :nstr>'- ,; In*ortcJ ill! lorold. ana ohar^oj aof Jiasi.y. at Noli Co. tlio orjec: of which ? fch,> peoiuiini-y e-enoat of I ore'm^iy.". to l>c co:i.-ld- n^^,____Jv#i U'etrur.ts U"i bo pa ta for TheoonlWil. AU'auA'^'.tsins accounts ! Act Sjm- vi to r-r^snf -f red ar. wve "T liut Notices of hooks: * oalbsai -T. A- M.x->se, ^. W. Gale or. :ti. AlTH. K -litor. BLTSIXPSS CARDS. \Y.! Hi LOWEY, 51. B., 31. T.-ii.-ity roly on re- ooiviug ttio besl qunlity ?t B^EAD3BU^S,B1SGU!TS I CAKES, C0NFECT50HERY cS3o-, tfco. No credit civen except to prompt paying inoutbly customers. K. T. GALLOWAY. Acton, Jan. Tt 1S7S, West End bookstore. GUKLPH, roK &1 !.. I. l-ll, TiiKr.r. litt. iin Heat l<nok ml I'ortli their otioavfr.iin, Throe litt '.wurdrf, whose dull distri's:-, Moans cvorylhini; nnd nothinj;iic.i:i. I'uhiihlcu niovo my lilis instoad Ot ntlior uttorntu'o : Sho is do;ul. Tloro, lin^orin^, wo tallieit of lato lu'sido tho hodgoii'.rou'ii j;:irdon ^ato ; Till, smiling, oro-tho twilight full Sho h.tde mo'takivn last farowoll. Tho.si> wore tho tinal wtiiiln bho .saitl I>ut yc^tcnlay and iihc is dead I 1 seo tho very ^rci'ii nho wttro, Tho color I had jiraUcd boforo J Tlio. braying length, whurc oho would_ l'-assj M:nlo a lii;ht nistio in tho grass : ;.T1kio in tlio poroh bIhi turned liir'hcad i'or ouo last simlo and sdiu iu do.id ! Co.u'lJ I havo known what waA to come, TlioM! bourn had not boon-blind and . dumb! ) I would ha.'o followed closo with Hoatli, Uavotitrivou ir'"" every ylaiu-oand brcathl Hut uow tho li.'ial word i.-t said, Tho last look taken sho is dead. ' Wo woro'nat lovord ^"oh n9 they \Yho. pledge a faith to lift for nyo J Vet seems tho Universe.to 'no A riddle now without a hoy : What moans the. tiuisliinu overhead, Tho bloom below uow she is dead ? So new my grief, its sudden ha::o Bewilders uty accustomed ways ; ; And.yet so old, it seems my heart ' Was never from its ]>ain apart : What \va_s and is and shall be, wed With that one sentence Sho h dead. blo, with a Btnodtb. ainilo iiml mnunor tbnt mado him n. gonoinl favorito, ybt cruul, cunning, romorEolCHS nnd, withal, im ur- rant cowttrd ho was a num. thnt fow found ottt at all, and nono did bo, oven, until ho hud theui coui- plotoly in hia powor. With his .usual Btonlthy troad and frowning manner tliiB imin advanced uud stood busido his rnastor. " Hir Frcdoriclc," Baid ho, in tho softest of voicuH und with tho mobt touching of"~inL'laiioholy HniiloH,' " madouioiaqllo iuforma mo that Oltl'ce a:iU BOSKS & 3TATI9?JEStY 3i ^.irstf "--* 'er-.vx; -i;:o.-Vi VoToX. iite> iv; r.-p':*J 1-t K. I^-.i: D P.- " Ac: It. R. jIOSROW. J), *- . P"- cl o_ H i:.VDE2st)X. Cuavcy. > ,-..i >;; ,'.' ' t.-rni". Mo'.'.ev '. u7Uy. e'^l?v ~-----1 Seaside Liibrp.ries, S'lit sj- Lakeside L.abraries, -vi: -\\,:- i Fireside Libraries, : v-..-i.-r.i.-v | .. -- gov's Libraries, ;,,a;u-s~| / N. "2". liibraries, r ,:r,rt, I An(^ alj thc Ljjtpgj. Novels. Si-ont and Truo, Hilfiud. A Jc-s-sX o* a. Girl, Te^ag: IJdOll JD. ^1 VTI1ES3X. Vtlornry. . .>:-.. , *. >j .-ii..,r !u e'L.i::.'.-.'y, #tr-?9ls. ii;i;:,v!o3. . irn.ldi to. ,','v ai- R. W.PEVK1E. .'e;i vr. rt)3Pi:2, ."RroTlTaiial Land Surveyor and Civil-Engineer, Gueiph. __jrrvaE o>tario SADDLERY, actoit. Wil. lUDLWf, Snrri>t-r. i >V T?A.: ..:---. J_ s i L.r.-'.n , U'T vr... |> l-i.i! 'Mi H EMtY L. OS1EE, i\vi iz ivtx ..if A set T. GI'ELFH. ;j;-.^r-^. iiuy your Earner, at the Ontario StJiiierv, irnere you get the ivorih oi yCuv mon.ey. A r;i'end:dlotof SEW COLLARS oa b mi. r^5=t Ail parlies mtenVliiip to pur^ ca..=e U- '-'le^s should do -o at once ljt-:u:e tlierus;j commences in order to ^ecu:e a j;coil set. . " .. R. CREECH. Acton, Jan. 1, ]T8. ;i.;L. UP.aKE. ' X>VFEXT5 for INVENTIONS I. ','t.'/-..".:'lEur'.'i'-". teals dnd L-.-.ir.i;: ,--. As.--icy in '.I.ir- I L'KSUV c'ri.I~-T, I i.lUJVi. ^a:'lB, oeor. rio.itilor of Pa. OLIVER LOZIEKi Plasterer.- X-. :-., Oat. K/ery dc-e.-i:i.i!iri of Fii!-.--:': '5 .-an.i Bot!jjh-c!v.:.ii.g ciono on the ;a..i-._ re'tsOiiabi* ttrui-!, -aa iat!afac tion U*'-a-.*. l=rfcd. ROSSIS HOrSt. Acton; Cioie Vo vhe G. T. F.;iiiv:'.y Station Eice:W['\ rteco.,i]U'/aat;'.n fr f - ----" tlngp^Dlic THUS. CAMl'EE! ^EORGE LEYESS, or Barber antFIKairdresser, o.ijoiidu^ >e;jrd Kros.' Score, Mill .^:re-jt, A-.t'-ra. Hair .-v.itches and co:i:bi:i--^'preparei to order. O "ST'S O? S3 ^L ^ receiveJ daily by express. rropr. iOMIMO.V ilOTEL 3 .1 i D Die .ho'^-! is lit e l up eivie Tjii a<?- rniiVii TraveHei-V 7iafiritt and coal ao ' ioi" > Sj ft'.t^u:.o .i>ji Li tl L* iquo art le/on n' tb- -e';'^ CVj-iiine. c--<i o>i pceotiimo . .io" ,j->i^ tlooaj^. Si>ec.:" vc :. P.'"' >;ie With Hie best Uool S.iibli^g and XXTM. HEMSTitEET, Licensed Auctioneer Xot tbe Counties of Well: n*f<.ou ttnd 'Ffpl- ton. .Ur'lers lett at tfe ('ees Pbe OilleeVActon, or at iiiV residence, In prom.ptly attendee' to. Terms rea.^onuij'le. j xp tsoilope caxpyixzi, Psaetieal Bookbinder. | The ondei-,i-re<' !i:> Icif to inform the ljcoole o,' AciO'1 ; >[, kut- rouiuliii" noJ^ino-'lioOf i<> i ho t>as procured a ,? ..'biceot HEa^, And is p.-ep i, e<-i i.ort end f* <d rori- duct Faiie,.>U on ilie - 'u,rl e". t i-otice and Ino^t nioae'J^e lei'dis. _____ Caih:..,, C-jJinr, Bulal Ljbz.!, All Deserintions of Binding ; And all kinds of i-'oneial Fui-nish- Aeat'lr Executed. "f in^s kepvi., stock, and supplied- ' j on the shortest notice. \. Hat Bindiand Gloves supplied when required. J0IINT SPEIGHT. Acton, Feb. 10, 1S77. cm buy flrsl-clasi Pusos and Oiiqavs chenper of DAN IEL F. BEATl'V, Washing- __ to i. New Jev*ey, thnn any other nvuiub-iclurerjin tlio United HI ales- Why? Been ate- he ^ells Account Bo'jU of .oil Kinds Made to ' Order. Billing Promptly Attended to. BlSDKUT-^St-, George'- Siiuare, Guepl' S3" Orders l<*ftat 'the Enr.K Pr.r-s Office will receive prompt attention. T SCJJ, HE ROYAL UOTEL. " ACTON ------; " l only for cash, takes hp Tifks and has | EXiCiiAN'GB ! n3 boolt accounts. Every instru : Tcan W hy . i 4s of * si i : la for . V . % j? and ' a ; But ; - - rc bibtfc ; ^ 3 1 pa?- . | ertey ; ! Thi? well-known house has recently undergone a thorough renovating and repairing, is now furnished with new and modern furniture of the best des- ment i'* fullv warranted lbrsucyears hs btrictly first cltss, and arosent oii. from '5 to 15 days' (est trial, money leluo.kd nod freight paid boili w:iy- by him jfiln-y ore usatis foctoiy- Send for irr.r.riir.R .(<Jatalo. Illustrated An ne J5ililion) nnd cription, and ib prepared to provide.'ren(l le^imonials from his patrons, first-ck;B aceommoda'tion"t/j the public. 1 gome of whom you may know. Ad- Thepreeent pro]irietor lias received a. | cjres8 -DaNIKL F. EG ATT Y, .Wash- license, iud he will keep the bir well j jn (f> ^jew Jersey. __ . supplied With tlie very best of- liquors I" B '__________._____________:----- and ciyarn. Thy i-tablhii/is'la*KC midj _..., ii>|\TI\<i dfalllillHlS weli-6tted up; also ample Ehed-rooin. j .1 - ^ The patronage of'the public is rc-pect- | neal,y u|., orally executed at th ully solicited. JQHV. MAXEy> " FREE PRKSS OFFICE. Acton, June 20, 1877. I Sev! lb: l'ott Ofllce Mill IstTCBl, - OUT; OF im TCMB. A Lesend of Killarncy. 'By C. Porter Su:n:.cr. ciiiVir.i: I. " H.ow oft the tight of-means to do ill deeds Makes deeds ill done ! liadst not thou- been by, A fellow by the hand of nature marked, Quoted and signed, to do a deed of shame. This murder had not coiuo into my mind." S!!AKrlsri:.\r.E. Tlie' lake country of Ireland has .SQ'icnsj been celebrated fur its loveli anypoets uudauthorsliiivu exlumsti-d '. very gradation of our hmguagi", fre'u rbet-olic to Louiba:|t, iu its praise-, t>at it, is unnecessary to employ , many words, at the. present, tinio, in Uf'Scri'nin^ the location of Jjtir story. When, wo say that th? actors therein lived J mid-moved and had their beiri" on the shores'of Killai ncy, wc havo said enough to-prove that' they existed in a scone tho nearest ap proach to Eden that mode in civili zation has left upon tho eat th. IXot, because of the virtue and iuncu-inee of its inhabitants'! -No ; 'wherever man has delved tne .serpent bus 'also made its den. Sin ) has' crept inty the foldu of the fairest llowers whenever, man has tended them ; the most lovely earthly imnulise ba' been trans- fonnt'd .into a pundemonium very soon after man's footsteps imprint ed its uniting surface.. Evil is the inheritance of tho children of A_dttlii, uud after evil comet-h death ! On an eminence, not far from the northern nitremity of the lake, stands a noble mansion, b-aif castle, half Villa, surrounded by a splen did park, .and almost hidden by the lofty treo' which embower it.' This bouse, and the ground around it, were known, in tho olden times as " Hearuscliff" or. " ileronselifJ," taking the name from a stupendous precipice which formed the eastern boundary of the park and overhung tho lake. It was tho st-at, of Sir Frederick St. George, tho repre sentative of a noblo line, older than the Conquest, und tha pos sessor of wealth which many a monarch envied. Young, nobIe,hear.ty, rich, what more could tbe.heart of mandeserve; wlmt should be wiah for that he had not got, or could not obtain! And yet on tho day our story opens'Frederick St. George sat in the ancient hall of hie ancestors, tlio most miserable man in the barony that called him lord ! Only .two days before he had lost u treasure , which he would have given thoj las- penny of hiu enor mous wealth to have Saved; a priceless, jewel which lie Wotfjll havo sacrificed his family nuiiie and title, almost his honor, still to call his own ! . Tn the nilenco and semi darkness of tho grand old library ho sat, with his noblo head bowed between 1 th_........ . OUH fingurs, r.nd his'svholo frame shaken by tho deep-sobs which, from timo to time,, his agony wrested from him. A picture of sorrosv that wiis fearful-i-n its in tensity ! ' I At.kct tho door was silently opened and a man entered as noiselessly, to whom, for a mouiegt., we must direct our attention. Iujagino a wolf transformed into a Inrman beiDg, yet still retaining _ our directions havo been complied with> und that all ia ready." St. George ruiuud hia head with a nervous start ut tho first sound of tho other's voico for ho had not heard him utitil ho spoko aud listened to what ho bad to jsay without uppeariug^to coruprkjLjeud it, IIo roused himself, ho^ovor, when tho man had fininhed, nnd silently motioned hiui to lead tho way from tho room. Still shaken by his grief, and paler than before, now that ho was summoned to exertion, tho knight followed slowly, und. passing through tho long and spihbro balls, stood at la'sit near tho door of a largo cham ber iu tho west wing. Tho door was opened' by tho valet, and they entered, ii-et us entejr, a'.Bo, and see if we can discover thero what tho treasure wa* that Sir Geoigo had lost ! A largo and lofty ehambor hung with solemn black, the dim shadow, scarcely penetrated by th/ flickering light ;of a dozen tu.'l wax- caudles, that, were rangflvl W ni curious manner about a square mound of black velvet in tho ce:i.'ro of tho floor. Thero was no living occupant of tho room s.ivo the two who now entered, but wbon they approached tho singular mound, and tho valet removed from it a fold of tho velvet, it was seen that Death was a dweller there, and had reaped a terrible harvest. In a rosewood'cotlin, under tho black pall, tested tha body of a lovely woman, who bad only lived some twenty summers, in ;tlus weary world, and who twas now- apparently, sleeping,calmly after "a tedious journey. Tlio lid of the shell was nut yet placed upon it, and-tho outlines of tho delicate form, :sw,itbod in their silken sluoud, could, could bo distinctly traced. The faco was very lovely calm and cold 'tis true, but sti'l uiohled w'uh an angel's binile, as if the dead had greeted her immortal sisters at tlio moment of leaving Lev mortal friends. ; This was the trtfuMire that tho knight bad lost; hia bride of ono happy summer ; a jewe-1 b.c could not regain, though the wealth of the Indies had been his to pour at the feet of tho con queror! Grief is sacred, especially such grief as thi petition tho Oroator to aid her hi tho work. No noblor epitaph wis and ! ever Writton ; on storied urn' or historical abaft'than that engraved to Lady Eva St. Georgo on tho heiu'tH>of thoHo \vlio hud been tho recipients of .her loving churity. Tho funeral was grand and im posing, aa became |tho memory of tho daughter of the duko and the wife of a baron, but with tho pomp' and pageantry of mortality wo havo naught to do. Ono little incident alone connected with it wo havo to relate. Among thoso of tho household who had shown the bitterest grief, nono la] been moro voliomont and con spicuous than Antiotto lo Strtingo, tho maid of tho lute Lady Eve. A thin, lithe, cat-liko woma"n, with a, supplo form and n; gleaming black oyo, A Frenchwoman at evory point with a dangdrous beauty that was not attiactivo but fascin ating tho loveliness of a snake. A will of her own, too a perilous will if any man should ever bo rash enough to opposo hia own to it. . . Just aa William Brant, tho valet, was passing out of tho great door of tho ball, to.tako Lis place in tho rear of tho.fuueral train, he felt hia arm pressed: sharply, and turning, saw Annette. A dark frown gathered on his faco, and ho seemed iuclined to vent Some strongly repressed feeling in a curso but ho paused, nevertheless, and listened, "Are tboy still in tho coffin 1" asked tho woman. "Every one," he answered in the same low tone, but impati ently. : ""ifa, hd, ha !" sho laughed, under lie.r-hreath. "Vat a pitie ' All zo pretty jewels to^bo buried in a. tomb ! Ia, ba 1" Ho shook her off with a shudder, and clinching his tpo^h as if to Veep down a rugo that was. nearly bursting forth;3 passed on to his K'tlf an hour aftonvard tho massive cotlin, in its leaden case, was depe' Jitod in the mausoleum of tlw great eJ'I'd' which gave its'name to tho csLit^a'n1 lookiog out over the placid wato.'*; bf tho like, now wriukled by the /a'ling raindrops, as though i't, top, m,,i writhing in agony at the loss whici< earth ha'tl just sustained in her de.uli. Tbkj house of tho dead was built in the Kccinfocltyi A NEW AI'l'I/ICATION OF DEAD-IIEAD ' ^ ADVKKTISINO. IIo way tho manager of a cbtirch fair, and'ono morning ho walked into the nowspupur oflico and said: ' Want an item this morning?' ' Of course,' replied tho editor, Whoroupoii tho visitor laid tho fol lowing note upon tho table : ' T'hoUtidies of tho street church will giv'o la fair at .their ves try hall next ! Friday evening. Literary ahet1 musical entertain ments will bo provided and a sup per will he served to all who de sire. Tho ladies'in charge of the affair havo much experience in such matters, and aro suro to pro-., vide a good timo.' Tho admission will bo only fifteen cents,-and it is certain that no one can spend that amount to a better advantage. Bo .sure to go and take yourfriends,' When the.editor read it he said; ' Oh, I see ; an advertisement.' ' No; not an advertisement. Wo prefer to hayo it go irt. the local column,' replied the manager. And seeing that the editor look ed sceptical, he continued^ 'It will interest a great many of your readers,and help a good cause; besides, wo havo spent so much, getting up our entertainment that wq can't afford to advertise it with out increasing the price of oup tickets. In such a matter as this we ought to bo willing to help each -other.' ' Well,' Baid tho editor," if it goes into tho locals, I suppose you would reciprocato by rending a little noti.ee in your church noxt Sunday.' ', Tho visiting brother asked what notice, and the. editor i wrote and handed him the following : 'Tho Weekly '-Chronicle, for the coming year/'will bo tho host and cheapest family paper in Maine. Its; proprietor has had much ex perience, and has. all the Helps which a. largo outlay of money can. procure. His papee.. has a .larger:] circulation than any other publish ed in tho country, and is to be fur- nigliod-at only 82. It ia certain that no ono can spend that amount to'better advantage.' Bo sure to tako the Chronicle, and subscribei for your friends.' Tho manager heuiined and hesi tated, and then said, solemnly, that Au Incredulous Indian, There is a good story floating in army circles, which illustrates the . Indians' inability, to tako in tho 'common marvels of civilization. Twenty years ago, when few In dians had travelled in the States, Lieutenant (now General) P. was sent to treat with-a troublesome tribe. Hetook with him as inter preter, Black Beaver, a Delaware chief of renown, who had been to Washington. Beaver was semi- civilized, owned a farm, and was much respected by Indians and white men. Tho Indians having odjusted their difficulties in council with tire officer, he was anxious to make them understand tho power of ( ^whites, and the consequent folly of the Indians in makang war upon thefn. j " Beaver," he said, to the Dele- ware chief, "you have travelled; tell them about steamboats." Beaver had seen steamboats, and gave them a glowing description. As ho concluded, a murmor ran through the Council. X "What do they say, Beaver?" asked the officer. "He say. he don't b'lieve that lie," replied the interpreter. " Tell them about- railroads, then." ' Beaver had travelled on rail roads, and, thereforo, graphically described -tho " smoke-wagons." Again a - murmur greeted the orator. ' *' What do they say now, Bea ver J" " He fify he don't believe that lie neither.". The officer being comulexed to find something that tho Indians would believe, at last Baid, . " tell them about tho telegraph." " f don't know what that is, an swered Beaver. The officer "explained that by means of" a small wire' he could stand in the council lodge and talk to the Great Father in Washington. Bearer listened attentively with a grave face, but mado no attempt to translate. -, . "Why don't you tell, them?" said the officer. j . " Cause," said Beaver; nodding A Novelist in a Queer Fix. The' following'storey is related ' j respecting Mr. Willbtm Bh-'d:, novelist.-. He v. p.e :-,':ivin..; 'i ','. last summer.' C>; j.- moi i;:;.';.... ,,'--' , .* inclined for a swim, } . quietest nook he cu..hl iln '. V:._.-' the coast, nnd, h tvihi; l.iH; ;.~^ .r clothes carefully..uudei >. in;1:, [ ceeded to'enjoy his y.i-U bit"'.-. luck would have it, a ydung ! .- with oneof Iiisown novels in h: came along that way, and set . ' self down by the :^ry side of-:. garments. Pcor Mr. Wm. JJh,.:,' didn't know what to do. --. Ho iniid a nbJHO'Witli the water, bed^ad up and down. ;tnd tried by every mo 1- "\ i. est means in his power to indicate - ", that ho was in the vicinity and,not. in full dress. -He was nsL-amed to ; stand up and shout, and hardly ventured indeeil to show more tliart the top of, his head. -'So absorbing was his own story that he. could not attract attention. Hel had * -" never before wished that his literary - j V, power was"less, but at that moment V; it "was :his fondest hope that he had ' - written at least one-dull chapter in this volume. That wiah -fagpame an inspiration, an ambition a destro . begot in agony,1 when presently there came along that way a short- "" sighted sporlsnian cairying a gun, ir~ when seeing something acting ' ' strangely in the - water, near at r.'. hand, "thought it-nmust game of \ '." some kindior other and presented his gun. SMr, Black couM not stand this. -.. Forgetting' the lady with one of his own novels in hand, - ' lie startled both berand the sports man as, flinging himself bolt up - - right, be lifted bis armd above bia- head aud criedwith patfietic rapid ity, "Pray don'i shoot; please don't shoot! I'm a man! I'm a man;! ! I'm' a man ! !!" The lady by tlie .seashore took the" bint and disap peared. ? Hr, DufTy Swears OCT. ' Nine 'o'clock^A.M. "I lay my hnni'1 on :iiy heart and forever for swear the use of intoxicating bever- gt'-s." --'".' ' 1') A.M. "No thank yon. I lay my Land on my heart and for- Ml! form of au Egyptian temple, oi"(l tlo doubted whether it would be and wa will not dwell uiion it. But there are two singu lar things which we must IlOto GjL'b A'ltll HIS Ilooio uu.t uui,i , ^..^,^.. lis palms, the scalding tears forcing :heniselves betwixt bus tremub we leave tho bereaved bridegroojai to his last solemn vigil. One of these, that the dead is tricked out with jewels as though sho were decked for a bridal instead of a tomb. . Diamonds and pearls, cost ly rubies and emeralds, chains and bracelets, and even a coronet, are twined around her head, clasped about her arms and neck, load her tramsparent lingers and hide in the ghastly folds of the shroud 1 A king's ransom ia laid beside her as she sleeps the value of ten thou sand Htetling pounds in gems twin kle out of the coffin in mockery of worldly splendor ! And the other strange thing, is, that, though'the wolf seems to fear the corpse, and stands as far from it as he can, with decency, while waiting on his master, he cannot keep hia wolfish eyei from gloating on these jewels. Every scintilla tion of each stone is caught.by thoso glaring eyes, as he peeps over his sorrpsving master s shoulder, and he gazes on tho paltry baubles as though they we'ro his own and he a miser unheeding the other treasure "Which'was hia'master's I - / So, tho ono with his broken heart, aud tho other with his foul avarice, wo leave them in the. gloomy chamber keeping watch over tho dead, * ' *, Tlio morning dawned Had and lowering over Ifwonscliffe a weeping sky for tho -funeral of an angel,' Tho house was-tilled at an early hour by the sorrowing fl'ieltds and the politely mournful "acquaint ances of the family. On tho green lawn were gathered hundreds of ner rcnl friends tho peasantry and their sorrow was unfeigned. They lrad not kpown her long, but they knew her well for all that, Sho was their istewardoss in sick ness, their helper in misfortune, their friend always. They cared or station ; solid stone, savo at tho place of entrance, where an iron door first closed it, and the portal was then tilled in with brick. This door was in two sectious, the division beiug at .about a third of i;ts length from tho top, so that, lit stated intervals, tho vault cojuld be partially opened for 'ventilation.' Ti|is opening would ailinita small- | siiied man very readily, but it. was so placed ,that: no other animal could reach it. An explanation which will ba found necessary bore- after. Tho sol.emn services wero over, tho mourners had dispersed, and tho grief stricken hridqgvoorn had gone back to his desolate mansion. to seek in solitude and prayer tho solace which earth dimied him. Lao.'/ Evil slept with her fathers, and t.'ie busy workman'were oa- gaged h: building up tho bricks over the u'por, so-that sho might never more s3a the light of day. Only one uiari, of all who had walked with tlie body to tho toaib, remained thero, and ho seemed very tuuqh absorbed in what the laborers-i; were doing. It was William Brant, the valet. Let us leavo hiui, watching every brick as it goes into its place, aud turn to other matter; which it is neces sary, to relate. . " To he Continued. jL dicious to read ouch a notice, but auo^ested ' that if it was printed, copies f it might be distributed at I tho doe r of the vestry on the even^ (in" of tn * entertainment. 'Yes,' t-'iid tho editor, -' but it would attrae't more attention in the middle of the eermon. It will in terest a largo n ^rriber of your con gregation, and lu-'p.al good causo,; and, besides, so r^uch money is spent upon the, Chi'onids that I don't see how the owni'V can afford to' print handbills to a.dvertiso it without increasing the 8ub.scriI>tion price. In.such a matter aa'^his we ought to be willing, tb help each other.'. '.'." (Then the gentleman saw th" situation. Fairjicld Chronicle. ever forswear the use of intorxicating . Uia; head with emphatic slowness, ' beverages." -,-.'[ "cause I don't b'lieve that big- Vio) 11 A.M. " Nuck, don' drink! lyse. If." Ask the Old^Woman. A gentleman, travelling out west, relates the following : fRidiug_horseback, just ut night, through the woods in Signor Co., Mich., I came into the clearing, in the 'middle of which stood--a log i, . house, its owner sitting ju-the open I h,c-anJ oiini.y hearty and forever door, smoking his. pipe. Stopping , f?j)wore use oi intox.cattng beval- my horse before h'ini, the following'1-= "' --' ' conversation ensued : Laid my ban' on m' -heart's morn ing, an' forever iforswora th' use of intoxicating beverages." ( ' High noon. " Norrabit. Xiiid : my Dan' on my heart 'sh morningj and frevev forswore th' use otiu- toxicating. beverages." . 2 P.M. '"Fu-ah'time doshn^t count. - But 'sh morninjj laid 'm^- Et Wasn't t-Ue Toothache. A Mid-night Murder. the -renter part of the nature and | nothing for her name 1 Snfof- tL outward a^ttes ^ ^l0^^LZ of the noxious beast, and you will ^anty,^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ tiuding tho task beyond her strength, had flown away-agam to have o faint idea of William Brant, the confidential valet of Sh: Fred erick St. George. Sly and plutis- 'Twas night 1 tho stars were shrouded In a veil of niist; u cloud ed canopy o'crhuiig ;he world ; tho vivid lightnings flashed and shook their fiery darts upon the earth ; the deep-toned thunder rolled along the vaulted sky; tlio elements weie in wild conimotiou; tho storm- spirit bowled in the air ; the wind whistled ; tho.hait-stonea fell like leaden balls '; tho h ago urtdulation3 of the ocean dashed upon tho rock- bound shores ;iand torrents leaped from mountain tops ; when the murderer sprang from his sleopless couch with vengeance on his blow and tho fell iiiiitrumcnt of destruction in his hand. I . - The storm increased ; the light nings Hashed with brilliant glare ; the thunder, growled: with deeper energy ; tho winds whistled with a wilder fury; tho confusion of tho hour was congenial, to his soul, and the stormy passions which raged in his bosom. He clenched hia wea pon with a sterner grasp. A de moniac smile.gathered on his lip; he grated his teeth ; raised his arm, sprung" with a yell of triumph upon his victim ; and relentlessly killed a, Mosquito, ..' - In tho ladies' waiting-room at tho Central depot the other day wero a newly-married couple from Grass Lake. They had been visit ing in the city two or three days, and wero then ready to go home. They set side by side, of course his arm around her waist and. she leaning on b;s shoulder. A long- Waisted stranger ft'oui the East, having soro eyes and a big hearf;, wulited' in, saw... them thus Seated, aiul in: about a miuute asked of the husband : ' HS that woman there got the toothacheT The lmsb.ind' looked up in sur prise, but mado no answer. After two or throe ruiuutoB, the lotlg- waisted man'tigafu reraarlced" ' If that woman has 0t the toothache ' I'yei .got a' bottJo of peppermint iiiniy satchel here/ Tho brido rolled hot-big eyuS around and the husband looked somowhat embarrassod, Tho man from down 12aat unlooked his isatchel, fumbled among shirts and collars, and brought up four ounces of peppermint essence. Ho un corked it, touched tho;contents of the bottle against his big, red tonguo, and, handing it over-to the husband, feelingly sai'd : 'Just have her sop soma on a t'ag aud rub her gooms with it. 1 We've usej it in our fainily for " "The bridVs eyes threw out sparks as sho lifted her head' from its lov ing position, nnd .striking -at the bottle she snarled out: Tuthaehe, you fule"! If you Good evening, sir,' said I. I ' Good evening.' ' f ' Can I getu glas3 of milk'of you to drink?' _^'- ! 'Well, I don't know. Ask the old woman.' : . By this tirhe-Jiis wife was stand ing by his side. ; . ' Oh, yes,' sa,id she, 'of course you can.' T Whilo driiking it I asked : ( D'o^you think we are goins to Ji Jve a storm F " We'll, I really don,'t know. Ask tha old v.^omah she can tell.' : 'I gues"? we shall get one right away,' said *he wife.:. Again I asiTed :.' 'How much .huid have you got cleared here?' I ' Well, I leally do:"'t know. \ Ask ehe knows.' : ' About nineteen acros,' she re- pliedv Just, then a troop of children came running and shoutlug around the corner of the shanty.' .--" \ ' All tliese your children V aid I. j 'Don't know. Ask thouold (.voman slio knows.' I did not wait to hear her reply, but drew uu the veins nnd spurted, iP.M.-^^.-tteiiHipagain1! Thisb. Iasht tisie, ;' Liymy". hern.' nommy heart, and fullever foshwear uge "of intoxie-ating bevalages." 10 P.M. fu ! hie 1 fellni?! Lese fellever, f'shwear uge: of tockshicadci bevageis." 11:30 "Whoop pc-.e! I'm al' ri'! 'Smatter'th-you 1 Nev' mind booish ; alius shlfep 'th .'em on. Lesh -fever fshwear focksn tock- shcadle " (Tho bell strikes twelve. -Mr. Duffy takes no' note of time." don't know the difference 'tween true love and tho tuthaehe you'd better pick grass with tho geese!" ' My Lord 1' gasped the man, and" he hurried out with his satchel in ono band and the bottle in tlio other. Detroit Free Press, Preserrc the Eyesight. The eyesight may be injured by various causes insufficient j Bleep, sovere study, writing and reading by gas-light, reading in bed, paint- in <? the eyelids, iH-healtb. [ We see tho fires of alcohol in the eyes as wsll us on the nose of the drunkard. AHvkinds of'excesses are sure 'o be reflected h) that deli cate and sensitive organ, tho eye. No person.Jinti violate the physical laws and e'scupo the penalty. ,Na- tureiis thoioutfhly democratic, arul i !"*("" " * '" ^^""" n 1 Z UV* ti-.i, 'i.; oedenachtosciioopter serv'es all people ullice. It the King I , ,-, - -.. ' - gets drunk; ho will have redness of! 'w *" ' - eyea,- notwithstanding the royal blood in hia veins. If the beggar keeps good hours anct obeys the physical laws sho will havo clear and handsome eyes, brighter than the diamonds flashing in the queen's" coronet. It is a physiological fact that plain food, abundant rest,'and a cheerful temper, are the princi- palaids in the staff of health, and that good; health insurea good ey e- 'Companions in- arms Twins. Bridle chambers^-harness rooms. " Disapjwanncist " is the latest. Behind time - Tlie back of a clock. . j . A coffin is wantecTfor a dying, echo. ." .- Relative beauty A":pretty. cousin. j Never look a gift mule in..the Ifind foot. ' TTve trump question. How-far ia it to the next village 1 Bay window.*: are safe harbours* at night for little smacks. j Grant smokes (so much that-]pe can't dispense with his stovepipe. T When a man ha? a bouse lot-on which he cannot pay the taxes, -he has n. site too much. What is the difference between a tenant and tho son of n widaw f Tho ono. lias to pay rents, -tho other has-not two parents, l : In Got nmy the potato bug* is i ca'led ii Pifi'cotendiriweecf teriraw riachamehteifcet.- . 41 m A while ago, a party-of lynchers, down South, postponed the hang ing five minutes to allow the vic tim time to finish smoking a cigar. This proves'th-it the use. of tobacco prolongs life. Beecher's idea that tbefo is -no hell is had fomowspayer publishers, as so many subscribers may now* utterly refuse to pay-np, if they have Hbe most .remote7suspicio 1 siobt, except in the-casea,o-Borne J.that Beecher know what ba is talk hereditaryidefoefc. ing abou'.