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' -UM coia« t'Hiay fruin tliMc rO('Uiiftv/At' Ttic Home V%irj ' J w^ *.i ii : i.ry w<» * The >)i>w»)i-..4(io, on iti« oelliiif; hlgli * '^^'iorr"l tt^y took ' U|H>n toy li/tv The corineDt of e^^ry tidy witv. ' ** I w ^li my fniry lior pUcc winilJ talto In 111 * kitchen Hn<l Jet iiif ^av bur lako ** For T*m ko woRry. I really rlroad Tlie tUoutclit of kJii-HiUufi u bai.-h of hroiul, Ifer '.lUAliaiul Iumii*! Iicr wi^li that day. h"t. *arcel> liftMhoti it. hurried awivy Al n;;;ht h.- IwLtsi t>m olUci* lionr Aii.1 s'lflly t-nti^rt' I Ills liouu' oucf mom A* rai:n<l the cn/y r"Oiii tir ;,'lantf.l, Ihh cy -a with plfAuuru fairly daucuJ. ?rh** ^ir'-doir^. i.f ioh>*hP(l hra^s. For I-: riii-.ti.-«i K"'il uliii'-fit would p^h--* llu* ettay chftir waa lu tta placeâ€" lU-nMr' it hcaiiifd « siiiiliuK face iFidt-r lh.it h" turnt-.l ti> ...-•. ishaij ! and half wi-rr^hijiptn', he yt Au<i -^a d. " Soi"'- fairv ba^ Itad full swnv tn (•'/ -ly Of»ok of onr Iimi-.o to day,'* For^fttt -n won- dust and CMbwidm high. And '.hmo «ai h-Wht in bOiiitho4ly'rt uvo . !• I r I'll* h'-a • it-it tiHks that hiird<-u a wifu i'.tf • h/;tjt wlmu they brighttMi uiiuther'H lif â-  SHIRLEY ROSS : A. Story of Woman's Faithfulunss. " Uat if anv one sees you '." Bhirlev aaid, faintly " TbeM I have met yoii, and um Beoing you home I My dear little girl, they can nardl;' be ai.j?ry with you for acceptiufj the Ii!mj.'le9t courtesy in the wsrlil." Bhirlev said no more. Hlie wr9 i)ljyai- Ciklly and mentii ly e.\hau:<ted nith the litraid that dhe had endured all thi< after- noon a:id in her heart she wan relieved not to have to no up the dark dreary av?nue alone VVhen they reached the threat iron ){ateB • leadin.! into the I'airholtne f(rounda Sir ' Hugh pulled up a:id sprung down from the dog cart. " Wait for me liere, Latroille," hi) lakl, ft^) ho lifted Khirley down with tho caroful tccderuosa wl.iLli distinguished hi>i umnnor loward her. " Keep Tif poo niovin)<," he ftd'^od, as Shirley haBtened on. " By the bye. di i you lind that note'" " Ve« Sir Huyh." Latreillo iiii,*,irod â- quietly and hi« maiitcr hastened vfter obirley ami gently furc4'it her to accept the •upport uf liid arm ati they went i;) the drive toj^othor *' The ball door in open." Shirley iiaid. Iremiilri'ily, bh tliey came in view uf tho houtie. " incle (jillxjrl in Hure to be about WLiowhore â-  I must bid yoi; i;i:id bye. f lea»e leavi! me now, Sir Hiiuli," biie added ©arneatly. ' Good-by*', and thank jom." The deep pa<iiiioMate (jratitulu in her voice broui<ht a f'uBli to Sir Hui;li'». far.e aa be took biith her hauda in hia. " My dearest," he aaid. ^oftly, â- if /ou knew Jjow happy you have made nm. Nay, do not »i rink from me. Shirley. I hsvo tho right now, and I will keep it. Good iiit>lit my wife I" He Btooped towarii her, putting bin lipa to her ' hc>ek fur ii momeiit, and then, witli- but ({i>' ng her time to remonslrate. ho tarned awa> and walked <|uickly down th.! dveuio. An^ry. woiiiidod, and territici), Hliirley fleil or<ward to the house, and. rvachin;^ tho ball i:, imf('t\, Htood li'aniii;{ brL^athleHBly •gainiit the table, pliVHiinlly unable t.' pro 0«ed miy fiirtber. lOveii the Houud of hor un':le' . footxtup on tho Htepa witlmul uoiild iJOt yivo licr pow(?r to move; and. \.lif*ii Sir Gili'Ort name in, hlie wa.s atill in the name nttitndo, riiipportinu her a^ainat the feeling of fajntricnj which waa c|uiakly rroe|iini< over lior. " Shirley," Sir Oilbert aaid, sternly . "tlua in ^;trauK' conduct. Where did ) on ••p.imi tho afternijonV" "I went to the Manao," Siiirley fo'ind \i ii e to aiiHner. '• To the IManne! Humpli ! Who am i ' {Jitnied ) oil home? WaathatBir lluitb I daw upiun down the aNenua'.'" •• Yen- he- 1â€"" Khirloy made a deapcrate dlort .0 ftn-wer, but hor strength failed lier , the e.\citomcnt and fatitjiie of the p.fternoon bad draiiieil all her force. Sbemt.na^ci to roa' li a chair, and then doini{ tiie very best tiling ahe could have done to avoid fnrtherijuestioning and reproof â€" Hliefaintel quietly nway. CIIArTBU XVI. A lawyer's privntn room hlB iiolliinn very draiiiatio or romantic in its geni'ral ftppparance, ami yet how many a romantic ftnd drnniatic. Btory is told within i!s four tvall^t M0.1t Irtwyi'ra are iinexnilnble. Hcn nible, matl'M'-offai I, hard headed iiioii,niid yet bow iimny wtran;;o conlideDcea they re coiv ! lie .V often are their words looked lor with cii|,;er expectation, and how often do their dcciaions bring either .I...:, <Air and anjjuish or joy and gratitude to Die RcliinK hearta wiiich throb so faat when tlioy outer the dingy looking; oliioe I Mr. iJnnc&n's private room was by cu) moanft an exception to tho pravailinK rule. It waa n stern imcuniproinising-lookin^ Rpartment, but auniciently C'tuifortable, especially when, as now, there wis a biaz ing coitl Tr, in the urate; and, if its walla conld have npokou, they might liavc inid inany n story of atrange import. For Mr. Puncanwas tho moat cmiimnl lawyer ic the capital town of Perlli, a man »vell Known an clover, shrewd, aji I honor able, n very distinguished member of tho legal profession. Ho was n coldmannered, Btmi-looking man, who never allowed bis feelings to Rway him in any way in buai tioas; and, although ho waa one of kindest of husbands and must indulgent of fathers, to hi.i clients he vvna invariably cold, dis- tant, and courteous, and a man of very fow words. Ho was glaucing over the letters wliioh had been rei^eived by the afternoon's post on< cold day early in January tho day after Rhirley Uoaa had met her brother at the Half-moon Inn at Dumfifo â€" when n olork knocked at the door, and, on receiving permission to enter, handed Mr. Duncan a card, saying that the gentleman waa waiting. " It ii past tliehoiirfor receiving clients, Mr. Duncan Biid, as he took the card tnd (;lan<;ed at it. " I told the gontlenian ao, air ; but hu begged that yon wonld make an exception in hia favor, he would not ('otain you long, and his busineaa is rf im liortanoe." Mr. Duncan oonaidered ainoment. " Show him in," he said qliietly. A minute latflr Sir Hugh Glynn entered tho room, and I^Ir. I>una4li receited liim with hia moat pnifeadianal face, but with all the courtepy due t|(Bucli a diatinguished visitor. 1 8ir Ilu^h e.xplained the cauae of his viait in ao few worda and in such a frank manly inanoar that Mr. Uuuoan was favor- ably impreased; hia buaineaa related, he aaid, to a (jucatiou with regard to the Scot- tiah law of marriage ; and he proceeded (uietly to recite hia story. Mr. Duncan listened in silence, mak- ing no comment whatever until it was ended. "Am 1 to understaiid," he aaked then, " that the gentleman wishea to marry another woman, and not tho lady ho took to the inn ''" "You may understand ao," Sir Hugh aaid, with a little amile. " Is be at liberty to do 80?" "tie had batter not," Mr. Duncan answered quietly; and a sudden gleam of eager delight Hashed into the handsomo blue eyes watching the lawyer's face. " Vou think then that a marriage has taken place?' Sir Hugh interrogated eagerly . " I think there ia very strong evidence in favor of marriage," was the quiet answer. " What would betheresultof auch a caHe, were it brought before the law courta?" asked Sir Hugh. " It is impojBible to say." " I3at you can give me an opinion, Mr. Duncan, which I would regard as de- cisive." Mr. Duncan was not proof against the flattery which the words ana voice ex- pressed BO delicately. "My own opinion ia that the lady and gentleman who went to the hotel together and passed there as man and wife are mar- ried; but, I tell you frankly, that any of my colleagues might differ from it," he re- plied - " Haa any similar case been brought under your notice, Mr. Duncan ?" " Ves, but they are not frequent." " Have they been made public?" "Occasionally." "With what result?" Sir Hugh aaked, with an intense eagcrneaa which did not escape the lawyer's quick eyes. " "There are no very recent cases, I btdieve," be aaid calmly ; " but the judgment has almost invariably been in favor of ihoinar- riagn." " Thank you. Would a proof in writing in any way affect the qiieation?" inquired the baronet. " Materially, ' answered the man of law. " Will you kindly look at theae?" \i he apoke Sir Uugli handed to the lawyer two small sheets of piper, each bearing a few worda, and one rather creased, aa if it had been cruinplcnl by an impatient band. Mr. Duncan looked at then keenly, and when ho turned to Sir Hugh there was a light of comprehension in his glance which had not been there before. That aettlea the case. Sir Hugh. In face of such evidence, I do not think any court would give a deoiaion against there having been a marriage. I do not aay," he continucil smiling, "that the law of this land ia irreproachable, but it remains the law." Kvcn when conaent has nut been inter- :liange<l "' " Kvon HO, Mr- Duncan anawore<l piietly, going to his bookahelvea anil tak ing down a book, which he opened and the pages of which he scanned rapidly ; " al though. Ill tlie pi eseiit instaiuw, ' hu ecu tinned, with a blight smile and a (|Ulck glance at the liaiidsume face uf his client, "1 ihoiild lliiiik consent had been iiiter- cliaiige<l If It has not, it will notalter the caio. An ciMiiieiit judge, in ao(iin|>arativoly recent J udgnieiit, baa declared tliat 'con lent inakea niarriagc,' but he adila that tliero may be unquestioimbly a marriage where in point of fact conaent has never been interchiinged, and wlientUe parties do lot ^'ven know that the law holds them to be married peraons." Sir Hugh rose from his seat and took up his hat and cane. ' I am iiiucli obliged to yon, Mr. Dun- !a;i, ' he said cordially. " Vou have relieved my iiiiud of a great weitjht. I have been aiiddciily called abroad by my mothor'a ill ness, and I did not know whether I waa leaving my wife behind or not. I shall know liow to act now." " Are you leaving Scotland to day'" Mr. Duncan aaked. " N'es ; I am on my way to town now. I 'mII look in upon you upon my return, Mr. Duncan and may I'beg that you will conaidcr yourself my legal adviser in the future. I urn ninioat a stranger to this country,' he added, sinifing. "Until my )ld uncle left mo Ma.xwell I knew inorely what 1 managed to find out during my /early grouse. hhouting visits. Good- ifternoon. Do not trouble yourself, 1 Iflr. Duncan, standing at the door of hia private room, watched him go, and then Minied bai k into his olhce, with a rather |iu//.led look upon hia face. He was some what interested in his cliont, and he would have been ulad to know all the particulars >f tho case that had been laid bidoro him. In all probability it would be brought befure liia notice before long, he thought, â- in he inducted himself into his great-coat itnd prepared for hia cold walk liomo , and in this opinion he was not mis. taken. Meanwhile Sir Hugh, wrapped in hia fur ,-,(iat, was speeding southward aa fast as the "Mad BcotchiiiBii " could take him; and, ia ho leaned back in his corner of the lux. iirioiiu first. class carriage, ho was iimiling to himself at the success of hia treachery. It coat hini much to leave Scotland just now ; 1.1 waa longing to see Shirley again and win her love. Now that the law of tho laud had made hor hia wife, lie would be so lender with her, ho would love her so dearly, hu would load her with such costly gifts that ho could not fail to win her affec- tion at last, and she would forgive the utratagoin for the sake of such love- All was fair in love and war, and he for the lUrwuernent. He would be very peni- tent and sorrowful for the error into which ho had led hor, but he would plead the im- poaaibility of breaking off the marriage and the advi«»bility of " making the best of it." .. ' He rjuailed a>littlc fit the thotaght of Guy Stuart's rage and ileapair when he found hia darling stolen from him; but Sir Hugh waa physically no coward, and he felt ho could protect hia uwn. Besides, it might not be impossible til induce Guy, who was naturally passionate and jeelouf, to believe in Shirley's participation in and consent to the viait to Dunilife and its consequences, in which case he could blame no one but himself for belioviri« in the truth of a girl unworthy of his faith. There were » hun- dred ways of getting out of the difficulty, he thought, aa thry sped on through tho gathering wintry dusk. At any rate Shir- ley waa his, and no one could take her from him. She waa hia wedded wife. Meanwhile, at rairholme Court, Shirley Uoaa was quite iin'onscious of the terri- ble labyrinth of diliiculty and misery into which her uncouscious little feet had wan- dered. She had escaped all further ques- tioning from her uncle by that opportune fainting-fit, from which she revived to find herself in her own room, with Alice in attendance, bathing her head with eau do Cologne and holding strong salts to her nostrils. Miaa Fairholme seemed to giveli.tle heed to Shirley's faint apologies. Wit.i her a abort swoon was not a matter of such im- portancu as to cause any comment. Shir- ley waa a little overtired, she fancied: she had been doing too much, and had paid tho penalty. Alice shook up the pillows of the sofa on which her cousin lay, and made her drink some wine, aud smilingly told her that she must not iiavesuch palecheeks when Guy came back; and Shirley sunk into a heavy slumlierof exhaustion, feeling almost passionately grateful for her cousin's kindnees. But Alice bad al- ways been kind to her since her engage nent. The next morning when Shirley awoke, there was a bright sun shining and a clear blue aky overhead. She hurried through her dressing with the thankful thought that all was well with .lack, and wont down to breakfast feeling brighter than she liad felt since tho night of the ball. Her uncle and Lady I'airholme were in tho dining-room, and they greeted Shirley with far more eagerneas than usual; and Sir l.ilbert immediately im- parted to her the pleasing intelligence that .Mr. I.eeson, Jack's employer, had written, ottering to make lack the manager of the cstabliahmen: at Calcutta, provided be could arrange to start almost imme- diately. It is a splendid opening fur Jack," said Kir tiilbert, excitedly; "aud I must write tu him not to hesitate." " You ought to bo rejoiced at your brother* good fortune, Shirley," remarked Lady I'airholme. kindly; while Shirley looked very palf and bewildered and «tartl(?d. •• Of 00 irse it will be a great dis- ap|x>intment to you not to have him present at your wedding but you iniiat not be selli-ih. you know, my dear ohild." Shirley smiled faintly. She -leltiah wiiere Jack waa conoorned' That waa im- [K)Bsible ! I will write this morning to Jack, to aay that he must aci»pt and ngree to whatever conditiona Mr. Leoson cliooaoa to make " aaid Sir Gilbert, presently. "You had better write II I'w linos also, Shirley, and congratulate your brother." •Very well, Inclo Gilbert, I will write this morning." " You area good child,', said Lady Kair- lioline, smiling, "and here iayourreward. " ahe added, handing her a letter in Guy a well known handwriting. Shirley took tho letter eagerly juat aa .Mice entered, and Lady Kairholnio turned to her. " Your papa haa had a note from Sir Hugh, Alice," she said. "Ho is obliged to start for Cannes to day, being called away by Lady Glynn's illnesH. Ho -lends kindest regards for you, dear." " I womler how long ho will be away, ' Alice returned, as she aat down to hor lireakfast with a heavy shadow on her fair face. And Shirley, although ahe -tail nothing, wondered also. CHAl'TKR XVII dee ceremony and a certain amount of telat. There were to be no guoata present bat Kuby Qapel and her mother, no bridea- maida but Alice iind Itioby and the two younger girla. Oewald had' come up from Ghatkam for the occasion^ and had brought a couple of friends'to " enliven the girla," aa he said. But the continued serioaa illness of old Sir Jasper Stuart made any festivi- ties quite out of place ; and Jack had sailed for India tho week before, to Shirley's bit- ter disappointment. Still the thought of seeing Guy so aoon made every sad thought disappear like the snow before sunshine ; and the beautiful young face was full of a certain soft- ened happiness as Shirley sat looking into the fire, with her head resting against Ruby's knee as ahe sat on the rug beside ber. The girla were in Alice's pretty little sitting-room sipping their tea in cosy lux- urious privacy after a busy day of last pre- parations for the wedding which made easy- chairs and the fragrant cups of tea very acceptable. Ruby was avowedly lazy, lying back in her chair with her little slippered feet raised on the fender-stool. Shirley waa stretched upon the rug nestling her pretty head against Miaa Capel's knee ; and Alice had taken poaaeasion of a lounging chair at the other side of the fire, and reclined there in perfect comfort. " I wonder you have n^t coaxed Captain yairholme into taking you to the station, Shirley," Ruby said lightly. " I'erhaps if you were to use your influ- ence, it might have more effect," replied Miss Ross, wickedly ; and Ruby's rich brown cheek colored brightly. (To Im* continued.) " It is of no use glancing at that uiifortu. nato time- piece every five ininutea, Shirley, my child. It won't go a bit faater even under tho fire of your bright eyea ; and tho train is not due at Dumtife for two good hours yet, which means that it will probably get there before tho next three!" Shirley laughed merrily. " You do not seem to have a very good opinion of the punctuality of the croasliiie. Ruby." •' No, 1 have not. my dear," answered Miss Capol, warmly, raii-ing her arma be. hind hor head in an atlidiide which ahowed her pretty figure to much advantage aa she leaneil back in tho low chair in which she was sitting. " I have a uvid recollection of waiting nearly an hour at Weldon myself yesterday ; and I am afraid they won't be tho least bit punctual now, lassie, although they carry your bridegroom." " But I am sure, if thoy knew how impatiently Shirley waa waiting, they would put en extra sleani," -laid Alice, lightly. • I am sure also," Shirley agreed, gayly , " beoauso the stoker may have a sweetheart aomewhere ; and lie would no doubt aympathi/.e w.tli my im- patience." " And (iuy'sl" laughed Kuby. " And Guy's, of course," said Shirley, resting her chin on tho palm of her hand, and looking steadily into the tiro, with 11 tender love light in her eyes which made her more beautiful than over. It was a bitter winter afternoon, with a cold raw wind blowing and a gray lowering aky overhead. 'I'hey had been watching the weather rather uneasily at Fairholmo Court that day, for it was the eve of Shir- ley lloss' wedding-day, and every one waa could pleiid ignorance of tho law which hoping that the sun would shine on tho liad given her to him, and so disarm her sweet young bride who waa to leave Fair- unger. I holme on tho morrow. But all thia must bo put away for the A wedding in a house is ilwaya the present. His mother. Lady Olynn, was occasion of more or leas bustle; lying Berioiisly ill at Cannes, and he must and, although Shirley had begged for (JO to hor at once. Of course ho would, a very quiet we<lding, Sir Gilbert weuld \riitn to Shirley from thereand prepare her ' not allow hia niece to be married without NKWSPAPEBS. A l*rl/e KsKuy by an Albany Priuter'a Devilâ€" Some Clever CliHracterlr.atiunit. Tho souvenir dancing orders of the Albany Printing Pressmen's Union con- tain the following contribution from " a printer's devil," which ia too funny for fiublicatiou in so-called comic papers ; at east, they seldom have such genuine humor. It is entitled a " Prize Essay On Newspapers: " Nowapapers iacalled thevehiclee of infor- mation- Reporters ia what is called " the staff" â€" so many of them being " sticks." They work hard^at refreshment bars. Proofreaders is men what spoils the punctuation of compositors. Thoy spell a word one way to-day and another way tomorrow. They think they be intelli- gent persona ; compositors think different. Compositors is men as sets up the tyiies â€" and sometimes the drinks. Cocnpositors ia very steady men when they is sober â€" which they seldom is when they can help it. Kditors is men what knows everything in the heavens above and the earth beneath. They ia writera who doean't write anything whataoever. They is the biggest men you ever see. Managers ia men as takes in the tin and gives patent medicine "ada" topsof columns next to reading matter thirty-sevencolumns out of thirty-two- I'roprietors an't anybody. They an'tever seen. Printers' devils ia the most important |>ersona in a printin' otTice. They does the hardest work and gets the least pay. Pres.smen is â€" well, there wouldn't be no newspa|)ers, no circus bills, without preaa- men to print 'oni. I'et ders is men what feeds on the fat of the land. If I ever start a paper of my own I'll call it the I'mhr^lUt. Everybody will take it. I heard the foreman tell thia funny story to one of the "atalf" the other day. It must have been funny, 'cause thoy both laughed. This ia tho story : " A gentleman waa promenading tho street with a little boy at hia aide when the little follow cried out : ' O, pa, there goes an editor ! ' ' Hush, hush,' said tho father, 'don't make sport of tho poor manâ€" God only knows what you may come to yet.' " XaK CANADIAN MOKNON8. Self Maniiase for l>ynp«|*Hiii. This treatment requires much peraever ance and praciioe, otherwise it may to some extent prove a failure ; but renewed vigor will always be in proiiortion to the practice. Be not discouraged. First thing in the morning and last thing at night rub the abdomen down the loft side and up tho right in a round circle, also rub down the breast ; now pace across the room once or twice, and then snap the lower limbs, like a whip laah, for exerciae. Now twist the lower limba, l\ri"t on one side, then on the other, and rock up on the toes. Now for the lungs and abdomen ; lirat, take in a half breath, then exhale all tho air possible, then till the lungs to their full capacity, walk across the room and back, at the same time throwing the arms back. Now in a half breath send out every particle of air till you ace tho abdomen working like a bellowa, and you will aoon become a deep breather. For more extended practice in deep breathing the morning before rising is a good time, provided there is full ventila- tion and that the air inside ia aa pure and fresh aa that on the outaide. Before a good lire wash the hands and face, wot the back of tho neck, arms and lower limbs slightly, and rub down with a coarse towel. Thia ia Bufhoient for a beginner, but entirely in- adetjuate for the old, chronic dyapeptio. â€" J. N. Simple in Herald of Health. The Klr»t anil <JreBteHt. They have found tho body of Ale.xander the Great. He was the original smart Alex. -PiiMiiri/ Pott. Who would think of calling deaf men by boating a drum ? Vet this ia exactly what ia done in the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at Flint, Mich. With the drum resting on the floor and beaten in the usual way, everybody is awakened in the morn- ing. It is also used to call the boys from the playgrounds. The teachers state that those who cannot hoar at all feel the vibra- tioi.s and anawer the summons. The village of Ijitlle Chute, near Neenah, Wis., is settled almost entirely by Holland- era, the majority of whom make thoir living by manufacturing wooden ahoea, and all of tUiential whom wear they have a Description of the New Mormon Settto- uient In the Northwert Terrltorieaâ€" Irrigation of Cropsâ€" The MormoB €re«il. The Mormon aettlement on Lees Creek, a tributary of the St. Mary'a River, three miles above its junction, 40 miles south of Fort Macleod and IH miles north of tba international boundary line, ia very prettily situated on both sides of the creek, in one Of the finest ranching districts, both for agri- cultural and grazing purposes, to be fotmd in the Northwest Territories. Their houses aru entirely built of pine logs, roofed with rough lumber and covered to the depth of 4 or 5 incbea with " sod ;" in- deed thoy are ao neatly constructed aa to put many of our western homes to shame. Seventy-six Mormons came in over land from Utah during the past aummer, and very recently thenumber haa been increased by two native born. Their iourney waa made in waggons and their arrival was at once marked by agricultural operations, which commenced almost the instant they arrived at their new home. Seeds ofvariooa kinds were sown, even to watermelona. Seeding over, attention waa next turned to irrigation of their cropa, which, under their experienced management, proved a great aucceas. Thia, I believe, is the first instance in the territories of growing crops by irri- gation, and although the summer of 1887 waa not aa droughty aa the aeveral preced- ing oneaâ€" the crops in general being very goodâ€" atil', it is rare when grain can be raised auccessfuUy of the lirat breaking, and it is doubtful whether thia could be done with resorting to artificial means. Irrigation perfected, their attention now turned to building, and timber being a scarcity, they were compelled to haul it from the mountains, a distance of some .'iO miles. Erecting buildings, opening a coal mine, haying andharveating employed the.r attention during the remain- ing portion of the season. Mr. C O.Card, the elder of the church and chief of the set- tlement, li a very intelligent man. Mrs. Card, a daughter of the lata Brigham Young, ia accomplished and refined, and has proven ijaite an aotjuisition to the society of tho Northwest. The Mormons, or " Latter Day Saints," are a people frugal, induatrioua, hontat, entertaining the highest opinion of Canadians and of the law uf the land. They do not preach nor practice "polygamy," nor do thoy intend to. Their religious worships (meetingg and Sunday schools) are very instructive, and conducted in a manner similar to that of the Baptist denomination. The follow- ing are the articles of their faith. As there exists so much prejudice in the east against " Mormoiiism," I give them hore so that they may unbiaa their opinions, to a certain extent regarding them. .*KTIC1.KS of r.HTll. 1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in Hia Son. Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. 2. We believe that men will be punished for* their own aina, and not for Adam's transgression. .'I. We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinanoes of the Gospel. I. We believe that these ordinances are ; First, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ; second, Repontanc« ; third. Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth. Laying on of bands for the gift of the Holy Ghoat. o. We believe that a man must be called of God, by " prophecy, and the laying on uf hands " by those who are in authority to preach the goapel and administer in the ordinances thereof. 0. We believe in the same organization that existed in the primitive church, viz., apostles, prophets, paatore, teaohcra, evan- geliats, etc. 7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, iu terprctation of tonguoa, etc. N. We believe the Bible tube tho word of (iod, aa far aa it ia translated correctly ; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. 1. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does not reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the King doni of God. 10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the reatoration of the ten tribea, that Zion will be built upon thia continent, that Christ will reigii person. ally upon the earth, and that the earth will be removed and receive its paradise glory. II. We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according f tiio 'iclates of our couBcionce, and allow all men .he same privilege, let them worship how, (•I'ore or what they may. I'i. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers and magiatratoa, in obey- ing, honoring and sustaining the law. Kl. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, aud in doing good to all men ; indeed, wo may say that wo follow tho admonition of Paul, " Wo be- lieve all things, we hope all things," wo have endured many things, aud hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praise- worthy, wo »<ek ajli-r ilteie thinyt. Here endeth tho thirteen articles of the Mormon religion, what do you think of them ? In an interview with Mr. (!ard tho other day, ho said he waa very favorably im- pressed with the Northwest. The soil waa of the most extraordinary fertility, and the climate of unsurpassed salubrity. He thought the timber also was heavier and of better (|uality than in I'tah. I only speak of the Mormons as I find thorn, and thna far my social intercourse has been of tho most pleasant character. Knough of Mormon ism ! Luril Dufl'erln's Kyealglit. We regret to hear a rumor to the elfect that tho real reason why Lord Dufferin ii returning prematurely from India is because hia eyesight is tailing. Aa Viceroy he haa to read an immensity of ollicial correspondence and minutes of every de- scription. The strain upon tho eyesight under the climatic conditions is ao aevere ao at least aaya a rumor current in in- circlea yesterdayâ€" that in order r them. Several times a year to avert partial blindness it is necessary for a dance, which laata three days him to leave India before the end of the and iu which everybody joins, old and year. Wo hope the stoi^ is ill-founded, but young. These dances are aljyays held in „ reaches us from a quarter which for'bida the daytime, the people behoving that its dism'ssal aa a mere idle tale.-PaiJ MM dancmg at night is immoral. Oazettc.