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jftipme III. Jf.0-Whole No. 151 ACTON, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1878. {f(J1.00 per aimum in AdYanc EJR^B PKB3SS " Is Published j - EVER* THURSOA* MORNIHC, " "" - AT'T'.IE Free Press Building, Ntxt to the Post OtSce. I V CTOX BAKERY Tsstxs. 0n J.v.lar a yVar, strictly In I ijv.ia.'.v If noi paid ovtoroAhrop months ouo Jj.ur .in 1 a n.-.'.T win In- cliarscd; or two J.i'.!.ir< if no: j.i!d till tne end of wc I y*r. SI:-.;', e cosno's ;ttirc-e <e< uU. So',' jxper will h? sen: rji any person moro Hates or VDYEUT'fslN-a. f\lsulcenti p?" U'-i? C>r .'.rsl insrrt'ion, and two cents j p.T :1uj f.ir .~ac:i suowiiuact insertion. ' Suor: a iv.'rltsements ol oi.ght lines and uuJor, $1 :"or three tvisorllo^is. ilUNiuess ; Cirii o: eight Hues and under, $1 per : tsTom. - --; I ' -V libera', -discount a'lpwct'on advr-. plseruents Inserted for extended period*. Advertisements wiinoat spoci:U lustrue- ' uaai inserted ill: lorbld, *nd charjrixi -p^ . accordingly. j *-- Any Special Xotioe, the object orwhlch. j . 1< to prorao-.e v.e pecuniary bci'-eat oil uy inliv.Jas} orc-unpaoy, to be consid ered an adverCtement. " < Trans'.enXadvert:tern*-ms to be paid for rljea ordered!" AH advettiiac accaucu rendered ijaKrter^y. Notices . of Biribs Marriages and DjAin* iascrte-1 free. . . "~ T. ALSJECT" JIOOSE, 'i*a!]:tsUvr Jt'Proprletor. rubUsliqd by request. . CVSADVS r.lTKlOTIC >VASI>KttF.B. by emma cutrra. Fair Canada, why do I wander bo lonely, So far from thygroen fluids andjbeau- tk>us ilnwors; ' j Oh, I long to como back, alas, could 11 ROBTi T. GALLOWAY. " Who's thero V "It 18 I,1" wub tho indofinita re ply of tlio vain-soaked parson. " Well, who nre you and what do you want 1" asked tho voice, gruffer than before "A poor benighted preacher of only ~ - I tbn gospel, who bus lost bia way, ' TakoTvings. and return like a bird to and who wishes to stay' hero all rthy bowers. . i night," an8werod"tho preaehor, in a Thy--croon, flowery banks whcro.lvo - " ' l ' dolorous voico, " Well, stay there don't boo what's.to binder you." " But I aril almost starved, and sweet"- w'^ Pfty J-011 Morally fr somo [supper," ho responded, his tooth l">SartomyhearTfSiliy verdure crowned chattering \Wtll cold, not at oil Up- mountains, ; "'" ' predating the jokb.- Thy hills and valleys, and tho green | 'f ho woi'du liberally pay aetod grassy lea; j \feQ a cimrru and nfter a fow lna- Xo-where in the world could I :ind purer i . ' . . , fountains, i ments of delay,-caused by tho un- Than in thee, swoet Canada, land oi-. fastening of the door, it was opened wandered in childhood To cull tho sweet flowerets that grow by tho streaiii, Or thy bright blooming meadows and dcepj tauglett wild wood; They rush to my memory enchanting dream I ZJTS/-VA' CMWi w-. M. il. LOWKY. C- I*. ^- viTALlu; Ciiieg-s ileinb'?ro!C Jilts Krs-'ertet s-.te-t...... lLeJy .xic-pi^d by ji. Li It.-J.-. i$ 31. I : Trlntwr '-. of i*ny5it?l.siit] il lU'MdfUCv voros. iii in-: Uouse *West Sad Bookstore. V GUELPH, BOOKS & STATIONERY T DE. R. 310 a SOW. Physt-'; .:..4P. -t-.rr=r>r. .;. . o! iU-'JeVU.' L'oj- I S ' V >ri. * w ir I'.idate oi Vi.-':!)r(& j *C -.::j 1:-.. ' ' ' '4 C i.Ieie Tue'liy '> -,.-nx. Rjsl A.CTOS. iii-juil ail-'n dsyifc-r- -. f rv>m S a. su..:' I! * Tt. Il-j-.v-.t-r .treet. D. t--.:e "A & - , ,= ---; i". 1 .->: I,.il '- U2.VI>Hai0X. .t ouvey. ! ir..-?r. J..-., :i1l-.t A^--:st CmuJl I Seaside Libr-ajries, Dakeside Liabraries, Fireside Libraries/. .Boy's Liibraries, N. 'Y. Liibraries, And all the Latest >"o,veIs. Silo =.t ari 7ruo.,2iildred. A Js^-ol of a -Girl, Tsuag the free. The noblest of riVcrs that o'er reached tbc oeian, How proudly they flow on thy nour: ishing breast; . Tho great FalU of Niagara whoso rspid. jommotibu Within its cold arms many hapless onus pressed. ,, Thy sky seems tho bluest, thy flowers the fairest, While' thy daisy decked carpet the 'greenest doth BCeiu ; Thy flourishing "golden grained fields are- the rarest That ever the <sye of. tho Fatroit luvth seen, Laud of the beat and tho bravest, grow for mo A garland of' rosea to twine round thy name, Dear nativo Canada, best do I.lave tbeu,. Brave as thy sons, be uusuilied thy farue^- , Ves, for Canadian scenes I am pining, . The fairest of gardcus tfioii Canada art, Tho' far may I wander, I'll ever be , twining *\ Thy memories so Bvreet round my sorrowing heart. , (;, Ur'Jei - Oj- ::<LJ X '-B. MITilEjiOX, Attorney 1 Ac. .'3 : - -r-ier of Mriaaa-i Church ' S trr?e ts. QrMDr^^to^i. * j M.i-l 'jiroinjjtlij ui- R. \V. FEI'KIE. HE 03.T1KIO rjV W.X3PS, Pi-ovinciial Liand Surveyor and CivM Engineer, Guelph. . v).-d-n'r>i rai:l promptly attended to. W".sl. L.V!9i.lT>', Harristee. l-J .v.:. ? .-ut-1- or s-.-'.'.e:i..r In - t ..; - iry,- .yc-- :^n,_10 il!::-i>ut-.Main street. The M. iiVr. o:5-e wi!l b M-l^r the manpge- - j r'r,-i*j-d-r ?a'-^ Weefc. in: H E.vay v. de aWe, ivsrEiscr. isnT, trjXPH, i falinrsUy ,wer.Jed to,, V?ce ,a_l DJtZM T SADDLE BY, ACTQIT.. Buy your Harness nt the Ontario riui'ilery, where you get the worth ; of -your money, -,. ..' j A spJendidi lot of NEW CQI^ARS ' on h,and. \. fj^- All parties intending to'pur t chaiS Harness should do 50 at once I before the rush commences in order j to-secure a ^ood set. ( "- - E. CREECH. Acton, Jan. 7, 1STS. -!era liy -mail." ,^"l-o-'.ii rostufflce rill receive prom ;,-.dtlcnt! , L. DBJS.KE- T> ITE\'TS for ISVESTIQSS I jf eipeil--i->i'l.v.and properly ec-ared j TAKI GRAFT la C*n_ida1 th^tJnUod suites and Europe F^tacii g ia.'r^.ntec*d or no cuarge. Send riaied infraction. Agency in oper- HEXltlL 'GKIST. . uttuwa, Canada, eer, Solicitor of Pa. lin ten yaars. ' Meeiar.lrvii Engl: tentiacd Draughtsman. ?! O'LIVES LOZIER, Plasterer; s.VUDn, Oat- E.-ery deBcrlpUort of Plasfering And Rough-casting -.done un 'lie rfiost re-A-ionable twms, andVatlsfac- iu.rant-ied. . UeSSI.V HOrSK, Ictftn. Close toXhe G. T. Hallway Station. Exee'.lent-ikcoommojatlon frthe'tr.avel- lls; public. THOS. CAlIl'BELL.'Propr. DOMUflOX HOTEL, Acton. -Rgaert Agnew, ?roprieior,Tho new Hotel U nv,c"i Tip- in flr.st-claJB style TTltti ne furniture. Commerciiii ^riiveHers hlOnd sood aecomm'oJation n-l eomtnollopi Sample Itooms. Special st|itloo pat-J Lo th u-anwol tbe travel- i lln; public, . Bar sappiiei' with tne best r LlTaarsand Cigars, (iooi StabllDg and " fcttentlve ffostlers. ." X --: m "TJCTM. HEMSTRtRT, Licensed Auctioneer "or the Counties of Wellington-and "Hal-si Jton. Orders-iert at-TTUe Kube v.%&\ i Oillce, Acton, or at my residence^rtPJ 1 Hoc1cwo>i. will r>e"promptly atteudeo*tb. r f eriiia roisoriiable. - T' 0 THE PUBLIC OT ALL Skj- TJQS3 4 J'OLiTIGA.L CREED*. it you want tt eood AUC5"IONEEB try CEOB tUBBS, WpB ( TazhiM Rapid," UrujJtc Writing.) Those -wishing to learn SHORT-HAND ""would do well to address S. "W. GALBKAITH, Free Press, Acton J-------' -------------:-----------------------~ ' cs lid He hnderstands his business. Hi&r Address Hiilsbors P. O. IS" OTl E. ____ beg*---- - nolneeto Farmers, and others engrgc-a k in butter making who purroe getting a : new Churn tnat they wnuld consult : Aheir own interests by orderine one of 'A. Holmes' ImproTeil Tubular an -4Citmra*.- I am now taking orders for them, bavingpurchas*dthepaientrlgt>t "to" manufacture and sell. They are miiboat douot the best in the market. " Your patronage U respectfully sollclled. CIrenlars and testimonials free on appli cation. Territory lor sale. Manulactur- ed android br ^ ^ McDON A.r,D> iMn,-- Acton, ^nt. When clad in the rich robes oi summer Xo country excells thee in verdur4 and ifloom, NVhen fed ivi:h the dew drops of even tide falling, t How sweet to the laborur u thy par- . fume. Of thy .groves and thy valley's embel lished with tlowers, Of thj- siveet' mojsy tiells where the happy LiruU ding, I dream till I'm weary'of'dreaming, and long to Mount up and away, like a bird on the wing. ' Away to thy gardens, and ivy wreathed bowers, ' Away to thy hiljs and thy meadows sa^air, Away to thy valley, bedecked with . sweet flowers, . With tho woodbine-'and wild rcso ': tliat perfumes tho air. ' Chide then but gently the heart that"is lonely, That'si^ht to return'to the land of itsbirth, That yearns to behold the bright vis ions where only Joy dawns on our pathway and . crouch round our hearth. Tlio' warm be the welcome that's give by the stranger, i Tho' kindly they give the poor ti'iffl- ^ derer js. place; -j Yjet sad is the heart of the patriot- and ranger, . ' And often the tear drop will moisten his face. '.j . 0; coald I but rise on the wings of the nioraiuiij And hie me away to my dear native shore, -: To my dear' native land that tho spring Tis then I would bo a lone ]wande'rer no more. . \~\ j. I would bask in the sunshine, imd"bathe in: thy fountain, I wodld range with delight over meadow.and dale, _As in days of my youth would I roam o're thy mountain, _ i And breathe the perfume of thy sweet scented gale. When thou art robed like a l<uieen in her beauty, , And thy carTolinff songsters are warbling their lays, Wilt thou dear land then a kind wel come give mo, V Who played by: thy brooklets in youth's early days? I would leave tb.ee no, more than while frail life is given, But would toil for"my country ero-I lay down to rest, The fond hope of my heart ere life's bonds shall be'riven, '. ': Is to live irrthy arms and to die in thy breast, h ' . Eramosa, May 11, 1878.; * and our paxtor entered. Ho found liiuisolf in a rougli apartment, with a largo fireplace at" one endx on which u log was blaz ing ; a rough deal table and threo c.hSirs, beaidea a box filled with dry ijax, comprised tho furniture". "" But all uiiuor. detiejencies seem ed to bo made up by tho landlady of tho house, for sho wub full six feet in height, a.nd weighed nigh on to three hundred pounds. After having placed Bomo food on tho table, she turned to tli'u I parson, who; stood shivering bt'fore tho ifire, making futile attempts to wai-iu himself, alternately turning brio sidu then the other "to the fire. "iNow, I want you to cat this grub as quiik as you know boy and then tramp, us it ia utterly im possible for me to keep you bore over night." " But, my good woman," said the pai-so:i, unxiouhly, " I shall perish in this incleiiit'iit -weather. I lmve been wandtaing', iu this fearful storm siuce' uiorhing, .and if you j have any compassion or pity at all, yon will try and give mo i-.ome place whero I ciu b"b-t>li'i-lt',r'eilfrbm the storm of the night," and he of fered a five dollar bill. " Well," siud-tlio.woman, iivnm- ciously clutching the money, " if] you think you can stay iri tho Rar-" let, maybe yon can stay; but (hurry up, .for-I expect my husband borne every, minute, and it's as much ns your life is worth if be should catch you hero, for he's a perfect devil incarnate; would Ithiutr no, more of murdering ..you..than he; would of shooting n grizzly bear." I The woman produced a small lad-| der as she spoke., T~ i There was a suiall trap door in tho ceiling which raised pf ila own] ,accbrd on the jjaiaon's pressing it' upward, and not-without somo dif-j faculty he muimged to squsczej through the aperture. ' After ho was up, the woman told Lira to shut the trap, and not to muko nny noise foi'Tiis life, and then, tiikin" the ladder away,' the parson was left to his o *"n reflections. ; Wet and uncomfortable as ho was, his fatigue was sjich that lie had almost fallen asleep when he was disturbed by some one knocks ing at the door. Being Boicewhat curious to kno\y what kind of p. looking man hifi unknown host was, ho rose and peeped through a small crack in the floor to the room underneath. Ho saw the woman open tho dobi" cautiously, and ' after admitting a short, thick-sat man in ja heavy j The poor parson, almost- dead with fright, fclowly descended, tho jladder, looking as white as a ghost, jfor, from the ruffian's maimer, ho j jwould bo a ghost soon. I ' " Don't hurt.the poor man. Seo how nickly- ho looks !" exclaimed, itho woman, pitying the poor creature's distress. | " You shut "up and mind your own 'biioineBs, or it will bo-the iworse for- you,"r was tho gracious ircply of hor lord ; thon turning to jthe trembling parson, he askod : I " Are you a Methodist niiiliatei-, land do you believftvin hell and ;tho jdeviU" ^: | The parson -replied in the afflrm- 'ative. ! " Well, by tho Eternal, I don't, !and if you believe, in tho devil, you'll either hav% to mako him ap pear, pr I'll cut your lying throat and mako you appear before him," and ho drew his bowic knife in a threatening manner. .< Tho poor preacher was in any- tbingi-but an onviablo situation, and thoughts of another fworld be gan to fill his mind with anxious foreboding; for it is a remarkable fact that howoyer much clergymen may preach and talk of the future world, they prefer to have others go on and enjoy it. This may be self-abnegation or puro soliishnoss ;. Heaven knows. "-Are- you most ready 1" asked the ruffian, raising his knife as he saw the other hesitate " I'll givo you just threo minutes, and if tho devil is not here, you will bo with the d'e.vil'"" 'Which'.Will You Be? " My friend, said the pastor," into whoso head a brilliaut idea had popped, " that there is a hell is a well established fact, as I can provo by hundreds of writers'; and that the devil exists allows of no contradiction ; and that I have the power to m-nko him appear is also true ; but dreadful to you will be tho consequences if ho does ! Bet ter, for you had you never hern born than-'seo Sstan face to faeo iu t;ho wicked state in which you are !" *' D p. you, stop preaching and call the old boy! I'll stand the consequences, for the time is up." The parson went to the fireplace and took a brand, w;bich ho applied to the box of flax. It blazed up almost like gunpofvder, and the' unearthly yell that issued fropi tho poor dovil in tho box was tiyiy ap palling. With f crobatic powor, of the possession of which he.hini- self was unawaro, he leaped out pf the box, covered from.Lead to foot with burning flax. . . .- With roars and howls of agony, he made straight for tho dour, but ho was not so quick as tho owner of the premises,.for, wifh ono look of terror at (ho binning figure, lie fled out of the house, closely pur sued bj his Satannic Majesty. When they were, both gone, the parson gave his hostess a short but effective lecture onconniibial duties, aftor which he seated himself bo- foro tho fire. When the husband returned, he treated the parson with the greatest respect, full)' convinced that he hud the power to raise tho devil at Will. "I will'not learn-a trade!",; It was tho exclamation . of a "fast" youiu man to Lin'.father's ! suggestion t%it it was time- for tho son to think" of Hupporting himself. In his chso . li:aruing\a trado was merely a matter of time. ;Within five years jttiat young man was studyipg- huriiess-inaking' in' tho State Prison. -_ /. .There; is ft young: man in. tho .Missouri. Penitontia'ry .whose pa rents; ,\\t t|ipir death' left him fifty thonsaud dollars. 'JThoreiB whore," bluntly remarks the journal from which '-.we-.-copy the item,, "bis parents made a, fatal mistake." If they " had \ simply, left the young man a,;jnck;plane or,-a, . wood:saw, with, .priated instructions how .to use them,'ihe cbaiices are _ that instead of being in the penitentiary, he would to-day have been gradu ally bus surely working his way up to.a handsome,competency and an honorable old age;" Two years ago a young man, a book-kcepor' in a large Chicago house, surveyed: the situation. " If I don't go into' something 'else, and that pretty soon," ho said to him self, "I shall continue a. book keeper all my life." The prospect of a life-long servitude at the desk did not please him. Ho determin ed to'" go West" and turn farmer, though he knew little of practical farming. But he had brains, was willihg to work, and his young wife heartily approved of the plan. Gojng to Southeasterly Kansas, he purchased a farm of one hundred and -^ixty acres of a railroad com pany. After he had settled h'ia>| family iri a comfortable little house and stocked, his place with tools, labor-saving machinery and live stock,, lie found himself in debt for about one-half of his property. "That was ono year ago," writes tho Chicago correspondent of the Troy Times.' "The> crops this yeur are not nil sold yet, but, nevertheless, be has paid off all his debts, and' has S3G/ in cash on hand, beside enough more produce to sell to double that amount and' still leave him-ample for his own consumption." ;*'.'.' ,: Is there," ask3 the correspon dent, . exulting over tho young; man's succsss, " a hard-working mechanic or book-keeper in any large city who is half so indepen dent ?" The same correspondent sketches the " ups and downs " of a Chicago merchant. Ten years ago he was worth half a million. Ha endowed , institutions of learning, entertain-1 ed strangers, owned a newspaper, and was president of a monied cor-j poration. He was not dissipated nor extrivagant, but to-day he is seeking employment at a moderate salary. .... TheEO four illustrations of the " ups- and "dj&w-ns " of life are sug gestive lessons. "Which: will you be, young man ? . IIiUMors of Koiise-llentiuc. j SSispriuts. Benjamin,: Fr.iiikim, v.-heri a young, nineteen o.r thereabouts, i young'iii:;n, refusji-a to "gar- hen.she triyippd iiit.o the real ' nish' or ' ]-,ay iiis footing,' on being and estate office'; and with n smile arid ;.placed'in. ;i roouj of 6oi/ipositors, ,. a blush began making impiirics "re-.l-be'caiiso garding a little six-room cottage:, tho' real cstnto agent looked1 over | his spectacles at her and thought ho hud hot sppn sucli, (i'.han'dKomo wonian for years. Question and answer followed in rapid succession, and at their conclusion the lady seemed delighted'with tho hoirsn ns the.Bgt>nfc'iwns\with his iprospoctiyxr teuant. Then. t)ip lady's hubxl dived info tlio ui3;Btoi'ioua folds ;of [ hor polonaise:nand drew forth a dainty littlo'pnr3e, from which she began to count forth -crisp tnote's with which to pay her first month's rent of her new bouse. At the 6ight of money the agent's presence of mind returned ;tb him, and. re riiembeiing the rules of tho 'oflice, 4'hich applies to case3 where' un protected fejuales apply to-rent residences, he began questioning his fair customer, , , " Ah, ye3, madam, that is "to Bay miss: ah,, who is to rent the houso ? Your fatherj" "Why, no?" - ' ' " Your mother, thon V ' ' . "Why, no! What difference does it make'to you1": 'f Oh, nothing, nothing-; but then we always like to know who is going to occupy the promises we rent." . ,.-,.. " Well, I'm going to live; there myself." i "Alone?"- ; ' ' ' - r ".Certainly noL""; ! :: " With.your parents, I suppose ?" " jST-o-o-e" (with a faint blush). " "vVho with; -then V k" ' ' ," With a a-^-gentleman/' (A profusion of blushes). . .y *' A gentleman ? ' A relation,. I suppose V ' ",No, sir, ho'a" not a relation, but " i " lladamo. -1 must decline to rent the premises. " ivo, madam, it's r.o use, really " "But he's tho geDtFemaa I'm going to marry" (cheeks carmine and-eyes full of gerflle fire). :And then that real estite agent w.ent and stayed in the- hack oflice just long enough to call himself a qualified' old fool eight- or; "nine times, when he.frisked back to his customer and . promised newlj- papered walls, freshly whited ceil ings, hot and cold water.on each floor,bronzo gas^fixtures throughout, gratis in tho .fire-places, and every thing ,m.se she might.want in the Louse, and handed her a receipt for the month's rent with a bow and a smile, that if the grandmother of. his: grandchildren had happened around just then, would have cost kini -a heap of domestic trouble. i! Jadare 'Answered. I'e hud already responded "to a deinand for similar b!acl:.-m:iil- in another department-of th<ipTrnt- ing-nfiico. ' Tiu-y took, a ; peculiar method :df puniiliiua i^i:a,.( by idis- arr.mging Foiiio of tlr'e types-'in his cells when he was onbnf-the: room, Very lik<il-y' t)ii.s tec-hniciil tribula tion may' hay'.led Jiirri injidvert- ently to the'.conimittiil.of numerous [misprints'. ; Several years-ago -Mr. | H. i^^rtin,-of Halifax,-adverted to -a. .typoffrajjliical error in a ;formcr com munidation of' 'his t<f one of life iotirnals, and. added : .'i:'".'"" 'Upwards "of thirty: year<;iex- perience in oonrtection.; wi(,h Jthe press lTus "taughtI mo to be" ..very len'ieHt toward miiipnnta. Thej'dif- fie'iilty of1 detecting 'typographical errors is much greater thnn the un- A Chequered Career, i- BEATTY'S P1AN & PARLOR ORGAN ~" INSTRUCTOR \t5onta!nlngj.heeleiiients.rni08lc,-wiUj *yi.iid progressive exercises to perfect the player in the art of mlisle -either plajio^or orgar.).-to jchlcb i ad"ed"7irer j pn tThe undersigned begs leave to inform the people of Acto^n and sur rounding neighborhood that he has procured a magnificent' SEA USE." And is prepared to attend anfj con duct Funerals on the shortest notice [ and most moderate terms. il Calxls, Cojjljis, Burial Holes,' And all kinds of Funeral Furnish ings kept in stock, and supplied on the shortest notice. Hat Bands and GloveB supplied when "' required, ^ JOHN SPEIGHT. Acton.Feb, 10, 1877. can buy first-class Piaxob and Ouoans cheaper of DAN IEL F. BEATTY,..'W:ashing- ___ loa, New Jersey," than any other manufacturer in the United States- Why ? Because " he sells only for cash, takes.no risks and has no book accounts. Every instru ment is fully warranted for six yearB as.'strictly first class,and'are sent __r______,.._.... , from 5 to 15 days' test trial, sixty Waltxes, Poikae, Marches:Galops. mon2V Tefundrd and freight paid Operatic Melodle*. Ilances, eic ** ivqnrin lelF. Beatty. Wajiblnrton.irewJersey, Lboth ways by him it.i.ticy are usatis- oae of the beBt works oi its kind ever in-' factory. Send ^or Illustrated Ad- troduced, and should be in the Hands of.' fCatalu"Ue Editionl and every piaoo and organ player. Sent popfi , VEKTlSBB ivaiaioeuo 0"luuul wlu. paid to any pari oi the United States or j t-ad testimonials from his patrons, Canada for only fifty cents the pt.'rre same of whom you may, know. " Ad- hiTing been reiaced to introdace'lt , . *tmVIi<t p opirrv CVnaW everyvrher>. - Address DANIEt, /. I dress DA^tli-ij r. Efc.A_LJ. I VVasn BEATry, Washington, Ke n Jersey. " ! nolnn. N'ew Jersev. ; i 1 ngloh, New Jersey, RAISING THE DEVlt It was a dark and tempestuous I night, a night to fill the soul with fright; and the lightning flashed, vthe! wild beasts squealed, when: a poqir preacher of the gospel was wending his.way through the-jdis-' mal intricacies of a western forest, many yea,ra_ago. : Tbo poor-man. "felt anything but comfortable]'for he was wet through to, the skin, and almost, tired to death; i He bad been tramping about since morning, besides. be had lost his way, so the reader can imagine what state of mind he was in; and also appreciate the sudden transition from despair to hope which he experienced on seeing the glimmer ojf, a light alead. He quickened his flagging feet afhd soon came up to the light, which issued from the only window pf a. solitary log cabin in the forest" Remembering the scriptural in junction, "Knock, and.it shall be opened unto you," fcedid so, but without any response. He rapped 'again,- louder than before-, and this ; time a rough female asked:; cloak, lock it again. ) - :.- " From the mysterious actions and whisperings tliut ensued, our par son rightly concluded that the per son who had justeniered was not the woman's husband, but heir paramour,, who had taken advan tage of his absence to pay her a nocturnal'visit. "..-. After whispering together for while*, the woman went to the cu board and produced a bottlo if whiskey and a plate of. ham and bread, which sh^ set ou a tablk and the twain were soon engageid in a loving repuat. Plymouth White, ; now under arrgst at Boston for swindling, has had rather a chequered career, fie was on tho'New York Herald for a while, and was a favorite of the elder Bennett till the latter began to .suspect him of questionable aionoy transactions. Then ho went to manufacturing window..-.-shades in new York, made money rapidly, turned broker, bought gold dust from California miners, gained an immense credit and then ran off to Europe with $ 175,000 of borrowed funds. When he returned; after a tour to the Old World, he niinag- ed to dodge all suits "against him, purchased a lot of land in hja While the parson was watchidg.l native town and defrauded the the guilty couple, there' came a thundering knock at the door, which paused thein, both to jump to their feet in the greatest con- sternjition. Without a moment's loss of time the woman ran to the box of flax and emptied it on the flosr. Then, eho bade the man, who was almost scared to death, to get into tha box, which ho w<is only too glad to do,; and when "he was in she rapidly covered him with- flax. Tho woman thon rtin to the door and unbolted it, all the while rubbing her eyes as if she had been asleep. " I Was aBleep and did not heir you before,"-whimpered the woniai. "And don't, for God's sake, curse so, much, for there is a Methodist minister in the garret 1",: '[..Who cares for-a Met'ho'dipt minister, I'd like to know. But I'll soon have him out of his hole. Here, you . old canting hypocrite^ eome-out of. this and show your self,/or I'll make you," ho exclaiijn- ed, with many imprecations, as he sebthe ladder before the trap door. owners. Alderman Lib by, of Now York, and Locke W. Winchester, now treasurer of the National Ex press Company, were among his later victims, and thoy suffered to the tune of S200,000 and $100,000 respectively;. A New York mer- chaut named Piatt was ruined, and two of the sharpest lawyers in the city were bitten by his transactions, and then he spent a short time in Ludlow-street jail, where he im proved his time by swindling Sheriff Willett out of 50,000. He afterwards led a disreputable car pet bagger's career in, Louisana, -. engaged in a, gigantic hennery j scheme in ;Te^as,' and left the Denver (Col.) firm so badly in the lurch that one of "the partners shot himself. A rich widow arid a poor Irish wonjan at Montreal, and] Allan G. Love, a wealthy Boston-j ian, are his last victims, and it hi for wheedling the latter .out of $20,^ 000 that he has been arrested. 1 Age. Old I Well, it does take One's breath away ! Must wo nil grow old ? It soems so. Time 'v.'ill 'not stand still, and. -wrinkles and, gray hairs mark his way. Yes, physically we niust grow- old ; but mentally und enVptiohally need wo become so 1 I doubt it. A great deal of splendid work is- done by people who have arrived at the ago when the faculties..are. supposed to fail, and I think..^e all feel. that, we may' hope to.'.work all our Hyes. ","";" '." i If wej take, good care of ourselves; we mayj. ba - wprtlr.. as much until the end! as we. lever have been ; ^tijl with "this comforting thought cbmos another; the (sweetness, the ten derness of youth need not depart with its beauty.. Wo are not com pelled to grow bard and cold, to take stern views pf life, and refuse to believe in anything beautiful, because, this is the role set down for middle-aged and elderly people. Those who keep their sweetness, who hold fast ,tho tenderness of their BOjuls, and have ardent friend ships, aire young still, whatever the ypa'rs that have passed over their heads, j ; William Watson, a youth, stood at,tho bar of the general sessions, convicted of theft. , t . " Wherehavet seen you before V.' Judge.Gildorsleeve asked, thought fully,." Youv face is certainly famil iar to me.". -. !/. "I'don't know, your honor," Watson replied. . " WherehaVe yon: seen nib be fore,," .his; honor persisted. : :. , ;" I don't jenow, 1 anx sure, your honor," Watson protested., - | poor attempt at a joke'.on tho'.p:tr "Where were you liisfc employed? j of the compositor, or tho ' coi-rec- lam confidentt'that T have seen I tor.' In tli'e:t)nly copy 'whieb *re your :tiib&:'before'," -Judge Gilder-] hava cohsulted, this absucdity 'dees. l?roofof Affection. " Printing office proverb-r-A.. still tongue makes a full stick. They were disputifig~^3 to who had' the richest father, and the small one finally flew that track and called'ont: ; j ' "Will, I've the best big sister, anyhow1!"" - ' . " '. "I g^uess not," replied tho other. "Yes, 1 have 1" , "I guess not; I've got the host- est big sister'in'this town. She'll stay at home any day to lot trie wear her shops'to'the circus.'." " M r sister will do mor'n that !" put in the little one. " She'll take the string out of her corset for nre to spin my top "with, and if I; los-} it she'll'"stay home'from a party and never give me a word of sass ! Is^ybur "Sister any- bonser thau thUi" ;: The big boy tsok a back seat. sleeve .continued; with the air. of having cornered; tho prisoner at iasfc. !' ". '" In the Crystal Palace- Siiloon, your honor," Watson answered, and the spectators laughed. :,.- Judge Gildersleove did not -pur sue hit inquiries further. He sen tenced WatsoQ to State Prison for 'three'years. ""-. , :---------', 4--------- Make the -Horses ; Wobk.-t- Horses were designed as boasts of burden, to relieve mankind from fatiguing drudgery. It does not hurt them to work hard, if they are treated kindly. It is not, the hard drawing and ponderous loads that wear out horaos and make them poor, balky and -worthless; but it ia the hard driving, by rough and inhuman' drivers, that] uses up more horse fleshy fatf and muscle thtfn all the labor a team performs. Cpilsider the ponderous roads that many teams are ,requir- od to cart evsr^ day, and several times a day, add yet they appear to grow stroriger and fatter every year. They are treated kindly. (Da the other hand, other horses, that do not perform half tho labor, soon grow poor, and gice put, -and next we hear of them they die with the harness on.., Had ,work doe's not kill them.; but the. worrying, fretting and abuse di<S tbe.job,^- A pious father entered a saloon with a horse whi]V oQe 'night last week, and found liis son playing euchre. He tanned the. young man's iafckot land sent hitn' home, and theii tat down and finished the gauio himBelf. r - -ii \*1 ]le initated are inclined to believe. I have often observed that, even if the spelling be leorrdct, 'a wrong .-. word is Very apt .to remain unde tected.' , '. . . .. ' He. notices . an instance in an- edition of Shakespeare's ' Merchant of Venice/ where Portia's lines j, "Young Alcide3 when ha did redeed? Tho virgin tribute paid by howling . - ...-:. ..:,'.- were converted irito TionseriEe by . tlio simple change-- of Troy into Tori,:. ; ; T. -_ ' In a short, biographical notice of d?ope .which- X coiUj>iled. for an. edition.1 of his -poems, T briefly' efii> mcirated his prose works,' atiiong which I. named his Mtmmfs of a Parish , Priest;. wh-^n the proof came before me, I found that the . compositor had set it Memoirs of a Paint Brush." '- -- - It is possible...t^at this blimder' may nave arisen "from a canse to Whichj-we shall presently advert, obscure :writing--in the author's manuscript; but. Air. .llartin. also took notice of. tke""tjaatter Hiention-- ed above, naniely, the- Diirfcial dis arrangement of some iof' the- types in the cells, as a c;vtlse of typo graphical bewild.ermeht. This misplacing of types \n cells would- fail, however, to aocouht'for a1 multitude of bluid^i^. The author, the compositor, and the ' corrector of - the _ press' must be responsible on other grounds for 'A silver medal given to a florist' for stealing geraniums';. a.nd for putting a wrong date on. the tops of some of the pages of a newspaper - one of its issues, which put ' Jtlonday, July-18th,-'-on the top of one page,! and'Tuesday, July 18,'on the^top of all the others; and in a quifa reA cent.,in stance in the Illustrated London Neics, where on the top , flof one page Saturday was assigned to a date that certainly did not be- long to it. .-'.. ., At the Duke of Wellington's J'funeral,. in 1S52, Sir Peregrine Maitland was one'of the. pallbearers. A.-statement appeared in some of the journals to- tho effect tbut-whin Sir Aychihald Alison published the last volume of his. \Hktpi;y. .pf . Europe, the name of Sir Peregrine Maitland appeared as Sir Peregrine jPicftfc,-:and' it :was - tnaiked -ithat such a misprint could no.tj'Jwo been otherwise than, intentional, a rt " not "appear a: Negative .testifUQijy, so.iar as it "goes, "in favor of .the coinpositbh _ .'.,'" > i-'LfiASg ;','Times'are hard," money is,:Spa;ce, business is dull, retrenchment, .is a duty "rwhiskeyi? " O, no; times 'are jnot' hard enough for that yet.' But there"ia something else that-; costs-j-^ne' a ; largo ainouut of money, every year, which I wish to save. . Please stop my tobacco, cigars and' sh'uffl : "No, no but T must retrench somewhere ; * please stop my " ribbons, jewels, ornaments aud trinkets ? "Not at all ; pride must be fostered, if times are ever, so hard, but believe T can see ia way -to'effect/quite a saring in an other direction- please stop my-4' tea, coffee and needless and un healthy luxuries? "No, no, no; not those, I ^cannot think of a- sacrifice; I must think of some thing else*. Ah! I have it now., My: p^-per costs eight cents a month; one dollar a year; I mu3t save. that. my paper. That, "will carry riie through the paiiio easily. I believe in retrench- riient and economy,, especially in hva.yaa"-7^-Hpusthold. .'..,, : .-~Money> is so scarce now that niost people worship a dollar with aspocies of I dollar try. - ' The; atmosphere of Nevada i( jsaid to/bo 'so dry and light that jJeverything shrinks in it efcessive. ly. Aj.load of wool], ltsft.out .oy.ei night, lias known to shrink, one- third beforo morning. '. '. ". - "^ wr ^J&$.\& <*. u > * '..-: \s; V- M