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1 *R >iit*^w H|HttWMJ^Mtttbijuiar*^K V ' **^*^ >t'i*4'*5;">-jJ**14 *^""J8lVM*"^^fT *'*3 4l"-' ^fl W! TASSEL >r*V ^JF j'1 1 .. Wl V,'-7 BBB : 7 ^r~ - I mHE MTOX fBSB PRBSSi J Is Published-- " '. i ' -A- EtERt THURSDAY M3RMRC, ( AT TUK Free Press Building, Next to tho Tost Office. TON BAKERY L>ml ol" l-vroe rents. No ' aoy person more - J. Tcsxs. O^c dollar rv year, strictly in:l llvna.-e. If not paM tv-fore throe months ' da-Jj'-hiruu I a haYf wiU he eU-.vrjo.l-, or ' ;it,> J.j'.lnr. it not r-.-.t-l lill ilio e " j^r su-.;Io MP'rs - - - - pl.'?r ir:I: b? son: ' ST-:< .- \.viYi;;iri-.ixci Elc-Hl cents ji>:'.. i" f i" -lr>l liy-orU-m. ami two vni ( i> ' 'v!-s.i'i^ov.u.>nt insertion. : S-i-ir: .-. Iv.-'rllsoments ot ei-4hl-luies and ! ;-. i-.'r. $1 :"ora'rir;v> Insertions, llu-lness ,-- Cir.i^ of eight line.* un.l under, $1 per \ U'.val dl*?o'.i6t aiTowe I _on adverr ! ::esi?.v.s inserted for etlendoit porlo-ls. Alwrtisciaenis. wilho-.il sr-e-lal Vnlrue--J :.v.is inserted rrH .lorti'.d, and rhargrJ , J . M>rdiiu Any ^reci.i'. N-.-l:;o > to pro'.n >-e I'.i - n-iy-ia.l.v :e I." a.: Tra::<i.>: S i. &?^, *. he object of which pecuniary benefll of ! or e uu.iauy, i.o l>e con-Hi- -r;:*e:ae'.i". :. Iwrti-t r.i nts t'-i be paid for .!. \". a lvc>ti--lws accounts .ir:er:y. i_ ?! K r: hs - Marrtaccs and tfrT->. T. AfllFBT 5IOOKE. Proprietor. RQBT. T. i - sv. \\-c-T &:: ! II. L!)ffUY, M C. I*. **. 'rUa'.v "f Tri:utyj Coi'.ege orrti^svci.uss j .. ..Uee-u.:ul Kv-iJoiuro | ^ev, \cxos, in1 ;'oe hou>e f 1 i.y.R-Litt:e, F--;.. I lrje'v.is. ^Test Bad Pookstore. j . ' GUELPH, ^08KS OTATIOHERY Oot\ >)lcsa my dcivr old motltur '. NYhato'or iwy fortune be,..,' I'll novcr fiiul another Who'll liosottiio to mo. ; Her hair, which once wtva rayon, ' Is lined with silver now, [ Ami crafty time hna graven - Deep wrinkles oi) hulTbrow. Yet, though her brow bears traces Of trouble ami of pare, . To mo a mother's fneu is The, fairest of.the fair. So toiulor and forgiving, As gentle as a dove, i Ah ! Life weru not worth living Without uiy mother's love. How often, when complaining - Of lire's perplexing care, When naught there seemed remaining Save countless ills to bear, My mother's gentle chiding. Has turned my thoughts abovo, Ami roused'a faith abiding lu tiod's redeeming love. Cod bless my deal;,o].d mother! Bright be each lajfr year !. I'll never find another Whom I may ho^l so dear. Oh ! hotVniy life vtould alter, If mother were not near. And hovr my heart would'falter Without her words of cheer. and looking with wondortuent' -up- ] " Villian 1" sho- cried, " if thiH on tho niiglity beuuties of liia iron 1 track is not cleur when I soo her jot, ho leuped to tho ground. licudlight, I'll diivo 11 -bullet " A pretty pieco c.machinery," ho said to hor, <; and she goes like a bird." Shu bluahod when Bhocauglib hi eyo, and the sound of his voice thrilled her. Overcoming hor timidity, ho helped hot' into hiacoRy upartinent on the online, and t'xpluined to Iht the w'ondi'oua niechnniHin of tho bountiful monster. Then ho suid good-bye, and she saw tlio train move off, und hia hut waving from tho engine wub {.ho - lust thing hhe through yoUi' brain ! You know what to do ! I will talk no loiij or I" Tisci Lime Kiln Club. Broth was delicately shaded and softened with tho consciousness of right us hi rose up, pulled a, looso patch Covnrcd by her revolver an lie ovul' a "f1(> in t!l I""1 r1uow of hh $ rTie. T : '.- At'J.tiiOW* Physi- ;--1 \ .v^ ,.o: :i-:;- vur l'..|- :, v 5 -iGrji-.lu-vt#ot Vieio: l:i .i.il-. C.iii-::!!:::; >n tos- L--.:t .-' i La"y*..r. o.m ^i.m.t^li-l ^: 1 y\*e>t' lio-wi-r street. A- *V" ," -.-i---. .t - . ;Js.) \: * 1 a i!-. i - b n.> Oinivoy :-. . C.imid.i i >. Morls-"s-s- I tly^e-irr.,c:l> j erm*. * Monev to x K vj i. j k: II vr:i*0\". Vttornoy- .".-..". r, S > Jic-i".or"MI' C!:anc rjr, .lal:t iind CH-.ircU Seaside Libraries, .. - ; Lakeside" L>abraries, Fitesidei Libraries1, r Boy's Libraries, '- N- Y. Libraries, And all tlie Latest Xorcls. Sileat ar.d Trao. iSiWrcd, A Jo-wol si a Girl, Ycuag 0/"i!r- fcnf I'l M'lil prouijitly at- ' taiil:d pi R. \V. TEfHIE. Tho OT33trupted Track. On a crisp night in October, tho wind rustled the leaves in the ' woods that surrounded Viola Vathek's house. Above tho fair girl,' who looked out of a small dormitory window, shouu countless> stui.-t; she might have seen Bootes and Orion had she looked up, but that 'night the worlds of heaven had no uttrnc tion for Jut. She was listening to a strange sound borne from the west by the nocturnal bieize tbut.chille \ her cheek. I might havi- said, with y-?is.a.i or;---vown. rp YfV COOPEK. P.-3rirt2ia'i Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guelph. . promptly atton.lcJ to. \tjh: Vi nr -} % I .1 T.- rpilE OS.TAR10 SADDLER^ ACTON". J J. LA.IDLIAT. BarrLster.l v.! i'r.i<?v. it-L-iw s llo'for In .' ii:J-,.5: i'nr.von, lu ~.~.., Mlit-m. Jhi i stri.-.-^. The : .f .>. \V_ C i-np'. -1;. m 1 Mr I.iuJ. \T.'ii " .-:'.! :i'. tne "MlltM Office" r:i-.v'o.r - " [en in ! -A- -i H , iZY t. OSV6E, |VS;-BCE AG EXT. CIEIPH. 'A-ea' Or t'ae M .rcaui-le-nn.l -*-'*.'"1."?- L ,....,..e,i to nis rare.-wiil " n Tv-^iVj vol omce.ni Day's ..V-":'-':/.', h Tipior I)..:. I'o.tUfflco w\u rivo prompt ^ut;?X. DRAKE Buy 'your Harness at the Ontario .S.ieUlerv, where you get the worth ofiyour money. A splen.lid lot of NEW COLLARS onhan i. 5" Al' Parties intending to pur. obase H^arnejs slioukl do so at once Uefore the rush commences in order to secure a good set. ; . R. CREECH; Acton, Jan. 7, 1S78. M nnVil: Enjlneer. .-ioUclior ol Pi- TAKISRAFY on ssa.r*anteed. T> 9 SSI S HO IS IS, Acton. Ill L'lo*e to the O. T. Rail way Suitlon. i K tc^il -nt aeeomra>.laii'in fr tlie trnvel- Unj pa'illc TKUS.-'CAMPBELL, Propr. ' i R-tent.lve Hostlers HEMSTREET, j Licensed Auctioneers s of Wellington tnd "Hnl- Kbee -Pkess -For the Counties K^kwoVj. will be promptly attendee to. Terms reasonable. , flN^ eitifif. TO-^THE tUBLIC OF. ALL NA TIONS A POLITICAL, CBEE'DS. IT yoa vrtnt a good AUCTIOKEEK try JGE0UG GIBBS, business. HuD He uniier-ilands his propriety,^a succession of sounds, for. it seeuied tlint some persons weifo.cording wood or moving heavy tiuibtr not fur away. Save this noise, the night was quiet, and she heard without interruption, from the window of hei-. boudoir. "I -believe it is in Gwyruie's Cut," sho said, at last, to herself. ' Perhaps sone villain is obstruct ing the track for devilish purposes. The Red Bird will booh bo due, und this is Ed's trip down." Her face grew, u trifle jiulsr ah she spoke, and a--moment later she stood -before the ancient Wall sweepers in one of tho lower rooms. The moonbeams stealing in at tho jviudow, fell upon the fnc of Che diii), mid told Yiula that it was twelve o'clock. - " Twel ie," she- murmured.' " Wimt ! twelve o'clock, and he whistles to me r/it half-past ! My heavens ! what if the truck is ob structed in the cut!:' With the last word on her lips, she turned and soon Mi the house. At the gate sho paused a moment and listent;di ' Tho sounds were still to be lieard, and she believed that they ouiHuated from a I pot in the cut near the cittlo guit d. Then sho started forward again, and crossed the meadow that |ny- between Lei home and her desti nation. ~ ' : The' stare looked down ' upon a little olject that glittered like silver in Viola's hand. It was a revolver, arid her fingers held it tirtnly. Once or twice she glanced at it, as if to satisfy herselfHliat it was there. Then she- looked np again with an airof determination. She was tho belle of the country, she inhabited. Her father was dead, and, with her widowrtl mother and u little brother of'twelre, bhe. ^welt in the humble house won by the 'sweat of hen father's brow. A railway station, culled Beau mont, wu8the only ssttlement near,, and it was bix miles from hia- home.4 She seldom went thither, for there Was no society there, and she could enjoy herself better tit home. The track of iron wus the mak ing of Heaumonf,. for the road was .,, . " . _ . u i- i new, and towhsSvere sininging up lhe undersigned begs leave to s > - i o .i 1 r. | all along the line, viola could see C Tachux ttapid, Grajilt Writing. J Those wishing to.iearn SHORT-HAND would do well to aadress S. \V. OAXBRA1TH, Frrt PresH, Actor. saw as it darted around the eurre.1 A week later sho found herself! at tho station tul-kiug to 'him. again, Their meeting seemed purefy acci dental, and iio doubt it was such ; but I am sure tho meetings that followed it wet'u not. By .and by Ed. Gordon, the engineer, carried a iiicturc over his heart, nnd on Viola's bureiui lay tho photrgniphot'a seinbluiico of his face. Tims the acquaintanc at the sln- tion, during the Red Bird's tii.:l trip over tlie new road, had rijiei- ed into love, and the two midi.ighl shrieks told her ho was safe and driving his engine towards thr- river metropulis. Sho siit at her window oftlm s with, the lamp on the sill, and often fancied that she cpiOd\ see him leaning from his engine with eyes fixed to catch-a glimpse, of her before the train would be swallow ed up by the woods again., TtTis life Rits excitement and joy to Viola ; but it was passing away. Tho time wus coming when E>!. Gordon would have tq leave the road and accept the miperintcii'loii- cy of. the company's car shop in a flourishing city. But let me return to the October, night wheik,A?iola left her-home to investigate tu^ sounds that seemed to come from GWynne's Cut. She felt that obstructions were being placed upon tlie track in the dismal place. Of lato the com pany had incurred., the hatred of certain persons residing in the v'.einity of tho'station, and onco or t \ice the track had been tampered with, but fortiinaiely to no serious extent. The night express genenilly went through tlie cut with un'diniinished speed, for no obstructions had been encountered there, the cattle guard in the centre would assist the evil disposed. Viola at last reached tho cut into which the mellow moonbeams fell,' hnd paused. Something high and dark pbvnictcd the track before her, at the very spot where* the cattle guard seemed to be, and she held her breath.. It was twelve o'clock when she left the house, and her walk hud occupied a nuin her of precious ..-minutes.- Tlie shrieks of the Red Bird would soon be heard, and a moment thereafter its head-liirht would flush iuto the cut or gorge. She saw more than strong ties on the track, tlie dark figure of a man moviiij about the pyramids, us if concern fitting his night's work and specu was, Morgan Duke, the station master, dolled his coat and went to work. Viola never took her eyes from him, and the silvery moon thirt tested over'the cut showed his every movement. He Was on the pile of, ties, lijirling them, one by ouo, with the atreiigtii of a modern i Samson, upon the not over wide gray woifl coat nnd began : "Gem " quo.shun Bob Bit pile of Siiusaw grade. He. worked for life, for. he know when the thundering train was due, und u glance ut the girl on tho track told him that she would sii.-ely kill Irim if ho did not do her bidding. Once she. said to him, ns lie paused for breath bcfuie attacking the ties which ho had driven into the catlle-guard : " I never thought this of you, Morgan Duke. When I rejected you, I thought you would bear it like a man." Ho replied not, but "lanced nl liis watch. " Hall' past twelve !" he said. "To worn !" was the stern com miind, and Viola stepped forward and biouglit tho revolver nearei hit* head. He tugged at the ties with great strength, and large drops ol 1 eispiration stood out on his fore llCnd. " I can't move- them," he said, at last, turning Upon Viola. " You must !" was the reply. " I ^ drove them in with tlie s,ledgr>." l".I did not hear tlie sound." ',"-It was deadened with mj oat." The gill's face grew paler than ever, and she glanced, fearfully up the.cut. "Take them out!" she; said, suddenly ; the train is cofliuig ! 1 hear it !" ' Tlio villainous station master heard the rumbling, and again turn ed to the ties. " You havo your choico !" Viola said to him. " A bullet or an nu- ohstructed'li.lik i" She watched him as woman never wu'ehod man before. She knew that he was' doing all that could be done, to undo hia wicked work, and while she watched, her hciirt grew still beneath the rumble of the express. . " He'll soon call me," she saidvto- herself. '.' There ! there !" The .familiar shriek cleft the Icool October air, but they brought no joy to her heart. She wus not at tlie window beside the light he- I loved to hail fiom the engine. Perhaps she would be the first to kiss--his/'cold brow beneath the stars'in G Wynne's Cut. She ul. most shouted for joy when she saw the last tie drawn from tile guard bv the desperate man. i< Quick ! the sledge ! break the leu, I liez often asked de of dis Club b'lieves wid echer -ami Henry Ward 1 ugersoli on do 'no hell1 bjVness. I hez my own opinyun. about it,- in' I'd 1 ko'to h'ar do Beriterninent of do , b -udders in general. Will do llHv Penstock riso up au' lead wid an expreshun. Dc Rev. Penstock feels to say,"" replied I ho old gentleman, " dat he doan'even want ter bo blown up on a fenybbat in company wid u man who disputes the Holy Book." Deep silence followed, broken at last by' ho sonorious' voico of Sii Isaac Wulpule, saying : ' " Gem'len, 1 kin look back ober le longest lifetime o' enny member o' (lis C|ub. D?-path of de blemmi full o' sickness, trouble hez bii death-Leds an' grave-stuns. All di time, t darkest Kunshir ben when do clouds were de olo man hez hud a little e in do hope ditt when his sleep, e i-OQks little fu him fttj Dat is hell d iir.m.wf lieve keep path I feel,J uuutii. The It iv:< and it| dor Di getheit surpr up an liens-(! odder odder| mats, gonrt that t up te Iczn't lious(( K se tryin engiti whit(i lio.u 1" . latinjj. would cause. She fwatched unu uiion the .death and ruin it 1;ie" an lertigned begs leave to an- trbnnce to fr'urmerp, and others eng; Kl ^ ji'ew Oh urn '-nit they would consu.t taelrown intf-regls by ordering <.ne of A. Holmes' Improved Tabular Drnsh Chamt. 1 aCi njw taking orders ior them", havihgpurthas'-dthfe pa'entrJgut to miDu'acmre 'and selK They are wlthoijt dount the-best In-the market. To*r patronage iKTespectfUllv solicited. Clr.mlurs and tpsrimonlals free on nn(ill- catlon. TerritQry lor sale. iJanulactur. ed and aold by 1). UilcDOVALD. 23-^m. ActoTi, ont. BBATTY'S PtAN & PARLOR ORGAN INSTRUCTOR Uontamlng the elements! faicslc.vHh faxyand proeretsiveexdrclseB to perfect the player ih the art fif mui-le either inform the people of Actorjand su rounding neighborhood that ie^has procured a magnificent UEAKSE. And is prepared to attend and con duct Funerals oh the shortcut notice and most moderate terras, i Caike'ts, Cujjiiix, Burial I*ohp_, And all kinds of Funeral Furnish ings keptin stock, and supplied ota the shortest notice. Hat Bands and Gloves supplied when required. l-'. -- JOHX SPEIGHT. Acton, Feb. 10, 1S77. l^jp can buy firBt-c'aBB Piano* and Organs cheaper of DAN IEL F. BEATTY, WashingJ ___ ton, 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 years R6 strictly first class, and are sent ! test trial, ilxty Walties. Operatic Melodies. >a"nc*s, lel^F. Beatty, Washington icuKHuutu.,... ,u from 5 to" 15 days ^Iee'"'byuSn-\moazy refunded and freight paid rton'. New jersey, j both way* by him if I hr-y ore usatiB- Send for Illustrated Ad piano o> orar.j-to wftlph i added over on iv- " ! - PcJkaf. Marches. Galops. | ^nn-.v refumlrd and freight paia .-. . ..^....j. Wash...,-------- , DaS crfthebesl works olils kind ever in factory. . -nA trofaifced, and Bhonlu be in the hands of EJI (Catalogue Edition) ana ^..^1-----1!----------1-------,t, Jnvor rt.t Tins-.*-I *^",w* \ - , r *. UJo r,nfrAn -ad testimonials from nis patrons, ome of whom you i , Jress-DANIKL K.J i ington, New Jersey the .cans from her window, und often hud she sat there until the flaming head-light of the midnight express hud appeared ajid disappeared. An opening in ;the -woods enabled her tosee the light for a moment, und then the light of the windows of the cars. ' :" Did the engineer know that she was watching 'that his engine gave two shrill shrieks as it reuched the opening two shrieks that 6eemed to say, ," Viora ! Viola !" She al ways smiled when she heard the sounds, and-with, the smiles linger ing on her face, or a blush, Bhe ivould listen to the rumbling of ^he train as it died away beyond the cramped boundaries of uncom mercial Beaumont. The brace of shrieks, loud and shrill, tdld her who drove that en gine towurd the great city on the Mississippi's banks. \ They recalled the day, ore year since, when- the first engine she had ever seen stop f every piano and organ player. Sent pot-y paidtoany cart 01 t-'e United Stateti.or i e uu * ,i Canada for only flfty- cnts the pi oe | gome of whom you may Kn . A- ba-lne been reined to introduce li d g .pANlKL K. BEATTY, fVash- .ern'frp. Ad lress DA>tEL 7. \ are i/* T ___ ^- . pE^l'tY, WashinstoB, Ne-if Jersey. she believed that one man had ac complished the diabolical deed, then she. crept forward thiough - the shadow of the bushes that lined the sides of the cut, until she stood within ten feet ot him. " I'll go back to the station now," sho heard him say to himself. '1 can get-there before.the accident, and when it occurs, why I can run up there and see him utiilei' tlie tlie ruins of his engine, so-'crushed that-that doll faced girl of his will not recognize him." A. ciuel 'laugh rippled ov;er his lips ua he stepped back from the heap of ties, several of which he had forced into'~~the guard, when, they were wedged like posts ,ol iron. Ho nnjoyed his owii words, and viewed the work- of his mad han Is. I " I'll crush the Red Bird," he said, turning away, "und put him out of my. path forever." The last words, full of a devil's triumph, still quivering oh his lips when Viola stepped from the shadows and thrust the mnzzlp of her revolver into his face. He starled back with a cry of horror and muttered her name. " This' is yourvrevenge, Morgan Duke," she said, looking sternly into his eyes. " Now, obey my coinmundsj'.or there will bfe a life less body on this track, to be mingled among the ruins of t'.he night express,- To work at once ! Off with yui' coat- and remove every obstruction your' wicked hands have placed there !" IFo-'looked at her, and u curse fell from his lips. , The train can't -be "saved now," guar! !" she cr'ed. "Gods! I:., never thought of that !" he said, and the next mo meiit he' was shattering the long guard with this heavy sledge. At last the piece was broken, and h". thrust the other ties down into the long opening ho bad made. At that moment, * the train, rounding the curve, dashed into the ciit, nnd the Hashing head-light, not twenty feet away, almost blinded tho eyes.of Lhe twain. Morgan Duke'Stepped from the track and threw himself upon the heap of disordered ties, utterly ex hausted. He saw.triumph in the girl's eye, and watched lun\ as the. train came oij. . ' O foi^ strength to hurl her upon the track anil beneath the wheels of tho thundering, train ! Hi-.r re volver had ceased to. cover him but he could not lift even a child. Tho train clashed by ! Viola saw her lover's face for n moment, and an exclamation welled fro'rri her' heart. ives that he n s ini. Jo" of .thankfulness) He was safe, and the precious carried westward hud escaped Mor gan Duke's machinating ! " You'io u worker, Morgan Duke," she'said to him smiling. " We will separate,hero." He looked at her a moment in silence. g ' 'Aro you going to tell?' he: asked, 'Such linn as you are - danger ous," she. replied. " Then vou are going to expose mef ' ' "1 am." - H,e did not reply. They parted forever tliere. Morgan Duke waif never caught bv the officers of the law ; jbut justice alterwavd overtook him. The iron wheels of aj'ailwiiy -fvain crushed bim on the track. wmm r Gardner's countenance. Family Secrets. The boy should hfive inown Tom better at his age than to h I out fuiirily 6ecrets, but ho felt g ateful to the otheriboy for the use stilts, and ho softly remarked : . " Father wasn't homo all J and lio hasn't, come home yefj "Gone off \" asked the ow| tho Btilts, "He's down town somel we expect, and ma says sh iioing to run ater him if he) come 1 ome for a month." ' " D;d they have a fuss V "'Kinder. You see v/e let the coachman go, 'cause i bf his timers. Yesterday afternoc n ina wanted pa to black, up and drive out in slyle. Ho kicked -at first, but when she got mad he caved and fixed himself up so you c juldn't tell hirt from ii real darkey When he drove around ma called him Peter, and ordered lim- to uack^up aud go ahead undhawand gee around, and he got up, on his ear and drove back to" tin barn. Tiiem duds come off'n hi like lightning, und he was so mLid that yes w]ar closed in de las' long' angels would balahco de tin his favor, foigi.vp 'enny ilin's and walk 'longside o w de gates o" puarl an' gold. Inly-hope-now. If dai-'s no in dur-a___.no' Heaven. De io b'lieves in one must be iti do odder. Jze gwine to ight along de narrow tow/ life, hopin' dat some ole hope, believin' in dat same golden Heaven, and keepin' dat jmsson called Sat an way off in de back fields <!> my aged heart. ' Dat's how at d l7u too olo to go coon- for new religimr' ! was anothei'long silence, ded only one more speech, presently came from Ghow- tvis, who has not been alto upright member. Great i.se was manifested as he rose ' Fond nioth.er ' What would you do without a mother,Tommy T ^Do as.I Jilted, riiamuia.' l!'f ' ComplinVents are tilie^ coin that (wo pay a man to his iice ; sarcasm is what we pay him 'ivitli heliiir'l night, i his back, ner of Hvhere, ain't don't had to is hard in A competent authority-says you must. lie with your _.feet to tlie equator. Liars will jd.ease' take hotice of this. " A pennv for your thoughts, madam," said n gentleman to-a pretty girl. "They are not worth a farthing, sir.. I was thinking of you." ; ' Men are like, a cold, easy Jo catch, disagreeable to huve about, and hard to get rid cf. So ays .Terusha Green, onthe uiithority of her married sister, WThat is'the difference between a Kchrj<__l-boy studying his lessons, and a furmer. "watching hia cows? The school-hoy is stocking his mind, arid the farmer ia minding his stock. to wash ho'didn't stay long enough the black off' his oars." " And wdiat did your say?'1 .'.".; " Nothing. She looked sad around the mouth, but she'll fetch him to it if it ti kes all summer. He might as will come home andi, bpgin . to learn how to burn coik." . (- 1 began A Rosy Future They were in the bell-iower of the City Hall the other clay, and she leaned her yellow-haired head on his agricultural shoulpers and listened to tlio mighty ' ' tick ! tack ! tick" of the big clock "We don't want sue i a ; big" clock as that, do we daring V Bhe whispered. "No; my, little daisy," he ans wered as he hugged lie a little closer f " 1 kin buy a clop for two em'len Ize gwine_ter own right (tip dat I hez lifted hens off de ropst times widouC number Sat didn't inwentory wid my assets. - I hez picked up fokes'- dogs an' cuts an' door I hez been in jail in de yurr. !, an' one time a jury decided stole a hoss. All dis I'owns , an' shell I t-ell y/er why I stole moiih houses an' robhed an' committed murder? I fears da^hell which doy am to drown out wid a few fire es like Beccher./ Let de I. can mother' 'little folks convince: me.dat 1 cheat nu' steal ail1 db dec i\n' still shine arouu' amond de pilik robed angels wid do best o' folks, an' I'll scalp u preacher afore lamp light!" After- ai long minute brother er.er arose and said : jem'leii, we doan' want a vote e tjileal)iin it votes . itself, 'lub niay hev faults, but one n faults am not burnin' down fun asylum an' den preachki' io hell' doc'.ilne to oil over u red conscience. We'll con de matter, settled right yar GartJ; on: Dh oVJI. au' o| do; blistl sides- an' now, an' pureed to de task of-j collactin' u]> do usual bimonthly colli do dl frew) ti dat tic,' dollars which'll run three1 dayB to this clock's. two. I've got her picked ont already !" " We 11 bo very, very happy," she sighed. " You bet we will ?" I've figur ed it right down fine, and I believe wo can )iyo on twe've; feggsti*&ne pound of sugar, ten pounxls of flour and onp pound of butter] "And you'll have iv countV she-pleaded. '; " I will, e\ien,_jf.I ha^e to buy a second-hand one?" s 'f And' will we keep ) man V " Yes." " And have a piano ?" ," Yes, darling." ' " And can I have scjme square pillows with shams on t "Yes, my tulip sham every durned thinl lur to garret, hava the painted blue,1 and-------1 and look at some second| stoves 1" " Tell me, ye angelic hosts, Ye messenger.* of love: . Shall swindled printers here below ' Have no redress above V :. Tlie shining angel hand replied,"- ' "Tousi knowledge given ; - Deliiiquehts-on the printer's hooks Can never enter heaven." ?'I am requested," said: (he clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives, the' other dayi " to state that there will be a lec ture ih; this hail this evening on ' tlie education of idiots, and-mem- -bers of the Legislature are ^hereby invited to attend." - . An honest ignoramus . who had escaped a great peril by an act of heroism was much complimented for his bravery. One liidy said : ' I wish .1 could hayo seen yotir feat.' Whereupon he blushed and stanimeiT.fi, and finally "pointing io his pedt'l. extremities, he said, ' Well, there they be, nmm.', bank ac- a coach- hem?" es?" we'll !g from eel- front door jut let's go hand cook- DariuK Ac* cshun. De j my tor will lock |oah an' permit no one to piss till de cash hez been counted." In case of fiah, de result wid' |doah locked, m'.ght be finn- remarked Clambaku Oronoke, an f)ld exslave froni Virginia. Jess so,.briiddet', hut I us'suincs le (jhances an' takes dt responsi bility," replied the Piosident, u,o. t!oiling for. tho hat to begin- its, traifuls. . j he collection began with i'ouiv teeik cents'from the Rev. Pensock, hvindh-d down to five at the Hon, Juejob Spades, and wound'u]i\\vitl ii -- If.any one would lil;c to know what manner of men, were tliose wlio fought -round Os nan Pasha, -they nan gain an idsa cf them from an anecdote -that my | friend told You need not fear frr- the man hood of a good boy. If the little fellow looks into your eyes and : speaks the honest tiutn, if he i3re spectful to those who* dieservo re spect, brave when he should :be brave, and yet with no sliaoie of being gentle, thank hertven, and do --. "all yon.can to. keep hirn so; but liavefnp fear. As vices strengthen, so do virtues. The good hoy is more than likely to be' a better . man. A blind man, named R. Tf. Bad- cock, was made lately in Chicago a doctor of medicine. His blindness was caused by inflammation of the eyes which baffled the best medical skill. He. ^graduated, notwith standing his misfortune, with the . highest honors. His sense of touch and hearing are loth very acute. He designs devoting his talents to throat and Inng diseases.".1- By moans of his fingers he has madts a thorough study ofianatomy, and lie disseots nerves with the ut most, precision. He. will coufineJ himself to office practice. " A correspondent of a' New'York' paper writes these true words -H And hero it coines in that e.very^ I body sho.nld write for the paper. me, A very steep rock was to be \ The local paper, that can ind stormed. It rose to the height of i people generally to write foi1 it, is two hundred and fifty feet, and J the best educator extant. It can was crowned by Russiin batteries., A Turkish colonel, del irons to set' aii.example to his nien, scrambled, up first by the. help 3f occasional projections in tho rooli, and roots, J and weeds, When he reached ths ion he found himself entirely alone. The Russian soldiers looked.at him in amazement. Thei r gana were all cei t aiid a recipe for tnak- hair oil from Col. jBermuda )nson. :- " j Two p.oi-ntod at his breast when tlileir 1 bjit any man who thinks he has '- -.'/,..fr. dollars an' lisin' am tolifrablo fair, considei in' de Ynry- n sitnashiin do new silver b;ll de big split m de Repulilikan by," observed tlie President as counted the cash. " Unlock de i, pass arouu' eto water pail, an' [11 step oh de nest head on de pei< aii [mil he do.i we .eneral gave orders I not to fire, | iiistened up tf) the Turkish colonel Colonel, bo- I see you are jiaTi said noth- jl a moment, and called out to him gone at Once; you alone !' ' The brave i ing. He stood stt gazing ut his enemies ed und'went back safely as ho came, lots h?2un to piogriimmc. 'V All (lie Rtis'sian sol clap their hands and| Iiupcciiniosity ped at Beaimont, scarcely a station then'. The engineer was young and handsome, and when lie saw her examining the great driring-wheels, lie, Raid, and tJiere-\vaa joy iri his tones. " It took niGone long hour to obstruct the guard. In twenty minutes, or less, perhaps, you'll see the Red Bird's head light up the cut," Tlie company presented Viola with a beautiful._.house, rwhe'n her liushiuid took ;charge qD the .car sho]is. I know she,will'never for get her night in Gwynne's Cut with her rejected lover. jA Paris special Kays that the juice of lodgings, and all the -rieces- satjieH of life, will be largely- ad irahced during the '.-Exposition. .Proprietors of furnished apai't- iiients- already niake extravagant (leniandB. The Grand Hotel will advance tlio price of the tabic (Vlwtis dinner to. eight francs. Cheaper hotels and restaurants will advance their prices proportionately. I'A wedding occurred, in Gliisel- hiirst lately, the,bridegroom having to geri the ceremony performed on credit". Tho couple were treated to a] ]cJu(varui, and the ingenious fa|tWer-in-_la..yicalled iij_the authors of the'rlfsturhance aiid. ,by threats", g6t UipYii to hand over enough to |HiV the '.minister und liave a bill- A few duys'ujK. a city filed a -petition 1 Court, in which the old Mexican woman Clerk, as is usual, Ranted seourity for Costs. ' .' Said the-lawyer, quired to give n cor] is a pauper, and wil "to that effect." ; " Why, sho used tate," observed the ";I -know she Ln now," retorted the 1 " Have you oolfioted your ."foe in advance." " Ymibet I did.' " It's,all right ttnjm. japce for ' pm money. jierforni no higher seivicu for the human, race.than~(o induce old and young to .contribute regularly.' Writing gives facility:toexpression, induces observation, familiarizes us with facts and 'principles, and gives mankind.the best there is to offer. Grammatical and rhetorical commonplace deserves do quarter, then turn- something useful to communicate, and says it, short, deserves pro-' found thanks.----Editors who correot manusoript earn their money, and: cheer him. Proven. lawyer of this u the District plaintiff is an The District fled that she is a sighed thei clerk.: forest. a vast deal of gratitude beside. Inexperienced writers should al ways keep a copy Of their nianii- J tcript, and carefully compare'" it with the revision." Tlio poorest girls, in tho world are those who have never been taught to work. There are thou sands of^henv Rich parents have petted them _ they Lave been tiiight to despise lahf'ir and depend upon othci'8'f'oj- a liviiij, jind are perfect ly helpless. Tlio inost> forlorn wouiaii belongs,to '.his'class. It is tho duty of paifen'-s to protect '.heir daughters from tl is nejilorable con dition. They <'oj them a gre-t wrong if they negfj'Ct i'. Every daughter should, bo Ui ght -to earn her own living, Tho -ich as wvl! as, the poor nqurre tliis li.in 'g. Tlie wheel of fortune rolls i w.ft j round Vhe rich are "likely to bo como pooivund the poor rich. Sk'Ii added to labor is no disiulv; ntuge to t' e rich and is Indispehsablu. t< the poor. Wott-to^lo parentsm-.t^ educate their dunghtfi'3 to work; &cn An.'onioi no reform is'Tm->re inu'erati e tliiix ~r" , '- - M*. .'8; 1 t I f.'V -i-1 "!_ She is not ro ^ bound. Sho make affidavit : r to owrt.real es- 3lerk. got Ynothing !'i I am sitis pauper mw," ir