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' # ' the A ID! V':-;. 'K- ! A' &c. v meral SMjEJ .*? ' i ~r i ' iftJRE* ;. ." 'J = JIMS reiy, article tO> stock, aa^- j': C*lSii tITWrai T^fUB TIDE. Raise mc id my bed, fwif,1' Them's the sound of thcaeA in my eu, And it ng to ruy:soul ui a music ' Tint earth' is not pleasoa to hear. . , Open the'little window, .wife, '-.. Thc-tt come sj^l ait by my side ; ; |VW11 jrait God's sweet flood-vrater '_--:-... To take me out -with tlie tide, il^see Uic harbor-bar, \rife> ; 5- And1 toy. dear little boat in the bay ;_ ~.J Bat -rho shall be. abJc to. guide her: \Vh^a her master hiss passed away ! _.I know that ber helmjso truly, j .- Wiltanswer no othet hiuod^ 1' ! -As* it answered mine when i-jjcn'ew,;wi{e," You were waiting for rpe%u the sabcL Our boys as all before us, wife, . '. ' AVee "Jack is beneath the wave, r /And blue^eyed Freddie sTecps, wife, ;. / r In youder yew bowered grave, ' Where, the early daisies cluster'"". "' .1. Aroand' his daisy bed. And the thrush sits chant big softer, -. In yon tree that shades the dead. There's a chill runs through our hearts, wife, - L,\i"hen tie harbor-bar doth moan ; -. Bat a darker gr*efsrill bo yours, wife. When you're left in the "cot alone. Bat a few more Bows of- the sea, wife, _ And,a few more ebbs.of the tide,- " Then God's sweet flood; will bring you Ag" to your old man'f side. The" rsd sunjs low injtije jsrest. wife, i' And the tide sinks down with the !' pi>; - \ 'Wtjwill 5a*t with each other in love, :; For sweetly our livea have run. ! Give me your hand, my own love, j. . As youVave it \n the days of yore';. We wifi esp them ne'er io be sunderjed, "When ipe meet on the far-off shore. riA ALICE irMAHOM. si mm |D CARRIAGE E-OKY. ]' . ,.I was-sitting in my. office one I.-." evening in the month bf December, - \ 1851y when an incident took place 7~.V*o characteristic of the\people *hd ' of the- time:, that it may be worthr recording. It had been an ""office day.," and "K"great variety,- of casea had come , before-m for abjudication. "! wad . '.i .tired and .weary of my work ;i wittn just is darkness closed in, a yonug woman presented herself and request \. ed a'7ri".te widienoe. ; Her appear ance was not altogether that of an ordinary peasant She wore-a-neat, modern bonnet, a veillso thick-that . '" I could, dot *ee her features, and" her dress in other respects showed ~ -symptoms not only of: comfort, but '" -' iof taste. .4 ; I ' ";;;- ' ' "\~ . J^^-T-^o-Boonier had I taken her into "Tt thy private-office, than, to my utter astonishment she dropped down f upon 'her knees before me, and placing her bands in an attitude; of agonised ? supplication^ - \ she ex- . claimed .:". \! ' "Oh, 3|tr.-Tfrench,. |what shall I do, what sballjl dol yoii only can help me!" '; . I was shocked anil; distressed at ~ the attitude assaified toward me; .,: and-Insisting 'upon lier rising?;:at ojtce, which she jBfeemed' somewhat iinwUting to do, I placed her oii a " chair^and requested her; to let me ", know her name, and^ what it was -. /-flit distressed iher. | - ',--.- - She appeftreid- very nneaky lest oar. conversation Bhd*ld he ,;Over- heard^ and: wecjt herself to the door ' -. .(to-makjefiire it was closed and that . 'no'one was listening outside; then, hsving.in *om' degree recovered her iecjmposnTe.|ahe said; " .' : "My name is Alice McMahbn-^ r though.that does not matter much; hut oh! toll me, auy-isn't; it!,[true that-the policej have |a. warrant1 in .- their hands to arrest Ned Cunning- -' ..-ha,mfi.: \. - I '. "ileally," replied l]_ "I am not sure;:I don'tj recollect at present any man of that name for whose apprehension, I\ have issued a war- . V)ult*,->v.--;"J;' ( "Mr. Trenchi Iimay as well tell "you.thejreal trptb, and when yon know ill, perhaps yoii will tell' me - what I had, best to[ do^-fbr Gbd, knows! amt fairly broken hearted; *, jf&d and I weiitob4riiJEtriied8oon. My people were not | satisfied..wjfli "'. the match, for tJiey always held iheir heads high abo^e their neigh- ^~ bors > aad'Ned had only a few acres r of -land, and 'they said Be wasn't .1 good n6ugh for me,. j God help me! :'-;-'\-..'^rtt0y-jknewiiflai.-^. poor, miser- ,.unhappy igirr t am now", they good enough fer.'the'llke of mei Well, 4a I was saying, my people j weren't ' satisfied at tna match, and- mother , was satisfied and distant, and father swore he wogldnever^consent; and itt last they made me! promise to tell I kno^ it but let me tell" you my ! tory, it won't keep you v<ry long ; and:then can do wha; you pi awe." ' quietly, and laid it the light of vng. I twentv- oflf her bonnet on the table be- aide her; then, for, (he first.time,by a lamp which'was Hurn- tho.facp of my .visitb^ appciii od to I e about twenty >ne countenance ;\vaa .cecidedly prepos- of a cai ;t w}jich is gen erally terrAed interesting, rather iugly 1 andsom'e. Her features wt re very regular, and alio had a quie ,, courpo ied manner, and a ) clear, ck nv eye, which indicated a iuind not deycid,_'i>f thougtfulnoaa: as'well as i56urage. Her figure wa8 slight and feminine, rather below the ayeraj e height, but singularly well-propoi tioncd, and-^-if I m?y use the te :m -lad r*-like. Ajll her motions wire graceful, and appear ed to be those : of a girl Vho had been educated far leyond the ordi i- ary averag s of an I ri*b peasant, . !Hcr mariner.-waj so calm that- J oould BcattJely beli< ve it" to be jt'le. sitm'e figure who, a few minutes!!le- fclrej- had been kneii'ing in the at ii- tude of supplication ; and when a ie laid her heinnet ot. the table, and pushed Imik her hijr from her p* le^ and someWhat cateworn- cheekr;l thongbt I had Beldoni seen a mere interesting girl, ,/.-' i "I kaewjwell,' she continueil, " that yo\i niust hi,re. heard some thing abott Ned ; JHt now just lik- ;ten to me till I "fell you what jrou never heard from, his enemies. I you a 'shile ago that I promised : kther to let Ned know I would nav er see hi n more; so one night about a mom h agoiwe met as usual he never- xiuld ?atay-long a War, for when, hit .work was over, he was alw'ays coming about the' Bouse, where ho tionjilit he!d sue, hie., little walk! togc ther,,and Ned was always pressing t ie to goiway with hfrijf; but I never wonldj for I told "him whatever I did,"I wo;uld nerer bring disgrace upon' ray family,- Welt, one night Ned came aa usual, and after we bud walked' a bit. ia the moonligh 'r ^'.Ned^ says 1, ' father says we n ust never marry, and that I'm not to be walking or talking with you any mor|.' Ned stopped short and, stared iiji my face by_the wrrk'riIir*Kl'____* ^rrin ' coming in; and giving one last look atJNed, I aajid, "Ned, don't- ask mt|; I can't do it^' v^Very well," Baijd Ned, "m ind you have refused, and you are not the girl to pefuse unless you meant it I'll join ihe boys tornight P Atid he was gone across :the ditch by my e before I con Id say another word. ['I fear," said I, "he has kept to hia threat, (b: I know he is one of tjhe Ribbon man now." f'I will.not deny it," replied she, calmly; "i knew well your honor knew it, and that is whatfbrings iue to yon here to-night." ' f'And whal; do.you want 'me to dof asked! l\ : | .. , . f'The police have netting against him yet,"i she replied; !'thevhavea warrant ifi tipir/hahds to arrest Mm,- but that *tsV only for some as- ault -which ono of hia enemies sv -ore against liiiu. Ho baa done x>t jingwithjl the boys which could I ring him into trouble, gaibept taking the dreadful outh. But-oh, sir, 111 tell you *what 11 are scarcely tell ti mortal man-r-h) is vu\for the titj. t job." not m airn^st, ou're Bur$ly nojt they were never atchi; but:sire ;t that you're not |r see me more:!' in airnest I, IB to murder to On far th next job!" saidj I; 'vfhat doyou-meHnt" |"Your:-honor knows well what mean," she re alied calmly "Do you m^ah," said I, "thai "he the next man "tliivt those bloodthirsty villains condemn be die? perhaps it mar self." T ;Tbere is no ferbf his hurting- a hair of yom t honor's beadj":. iiiid she, steadily. "They tried j lim abniit that hut he was near' kil ing the man that said it to him, "and they never spoke to him of it si ice, but they have put him on for the liektjob barrin'yourself; and now th moonlight ' you' Alice,' salid her ia aimisti; ;I kne.'s free to like the' you're ncjt in airn to walk with me ( ' Ned,' days I,' 1 father aild mother was always good to me, and I oia't go 'against their wishes ,4ow rahdj I v fear I-mmt break off with y41^' ' Alice,* yoii were neVer. fond | of - jokiogf it) truth you're telling me? j' It ia Ned,' saya I, as qjuiet to hiin as I am? thjaj miaute. | --' I believe ifs yovridj^jthat don't cars for me,' says N^d .angrily,; ' but" ahy . way you wbuild never say what you now do, unless jpoo, -Jfere ^in '\airneat. The boyp were qft^a wanting me to join them, but I always refused up to this, JAlice though I never told, them sor'-it. was [for your sake I. refused j. but nowL I'll" refuse no longer, j.-There's t\> be a. me&titf to| night, and I'll go fetraight and join them that's boundjtQ give Xreeaoni V7lreland,' >" VOb, Ned,"jffedV says I,"/or Cud's sakedon'fc Ribbonfiien thf s jbringirrg^U-this trouble on the coobtry, and some of " /'A.iearai war. JudaonT. Mills, of South Caro lina, was Judge of a distriot court in Northern Texas, fond of a joke, but very decided in the discharge of his duty.; Thotaas Fannin Smith having, shamefully misstated the law in bis address to the ; jury, turned to the court and asked to jjharge the jury accordingly. The judge was indignant, and replied: . "Does the Counsel take the court' tosbea fpoir ,r:. .- . . Smith was not abashed by this reproqf, but instantly responded:. "I trust your honor will not in sist on an. answer to that question, as % might in answering it truly, be conoid eretl- guilty of contempt of cou^t." - - .. - ^Fino the counsel $10, Mr. C^erk," said the judge. " Smith immediately paid,,.the ruoney, and remarked, "It was $10 more than the court could'show." "Fino(the counsel $50," gaid the jndge. : : The fine wns entered by; the clerk', "and Smith not being able to respond in that sum sat down. ;! The next morning, oh^ the ,ppen- ing-of the court, "Smith - rose, and with much deference !of manner, begun : "May it please yojur honor, the clerk took that little 'joke of yours yesterday about the 850, as serious, I perceive from the reading gf the minutes. your hoiior,. be pleased to inform ;him' of his terror, and hiive.it]erase^." ; The_cooiness'of the; request and the implied apology'; pleased the judge,, and he remitted th e fine. he Ned I aii<lJt.-:' Ctt6t(tfii! | made^toOnWr^ &^etJ*OB- lolio^.paW^f*'^. kipn enarftateeo. , . [is?5.."I '-,-. J '. " :' " W see him any more." '. 'j. ]T " Was. that j Ned Cunningham a iSne^^tall young :man> with_ sandy hair, and as activeji jchap as any in ihe barony V '$ i ~\ * : ;. "The^same^taid'slie^ VI knew ; welt you muBtjhave known Mmjfor rejsons there is no'aae ip. tolling :&.";'. :i " I inow ;^im weU," I replied; % that is, he was pointed put to me more than one; but )us character J none of fchevbist, aind I fear Ee is -^ at he is ;regiilarlv sworn iin ca'n'fc refuse.!" .* ! ! "Well" said T "and what do (you propose that] should do 1" !"I'll tell yen, sir," replied she, "Ned came tc me the other ni]ht; I [ was si.ttinx; up-late, thinliing, father and mother had gone to bed, but I said I - anted to. sew a. bi^, so I sat up thinking, over the lire. After a while I heard u tap at the window, and then a }6w whittle, which I knew weH'was Ned's. So I tDiide no noise nor stir, but I just pnt out the- cihdle as if I was going to bed, and then went to the4oor and opened -it,', and ^u're, enc ugh there was Nel before me.' Oh,sir,! -you: wouldn't know him, he wirs so changed in th it one month. It was fuUmpbnagain, and when hetu raid tplooksat mejihe moon shone blight upondiim; itsd it wasa'tNed a, all, but some ghost that'was'like' hi m, I saw...'Ned,' says I, 'is that you? "It is,", says he, and his .very voice sounded <drff:rent from wha; it used to. 'Wf 11, I was glad .tc see Wm anyhow; so I took his hand in mine, and aajsj,. "Ned, whal has happened, fo you're;not the' lame as you were? 'How could I,' savs h&, 'when you told meyou Woii du't see me any more?*,* 'Ned/ says I, 'don't deceive me; that's not. it there is worse > than'that come over you,' 'Nothing coyld ' be "viorse than that,' says he. ' 'Ned you must tell me I. know ; veil, and f know there is wbrse than the loss of me upbn you.' Well A lice,' says he, 'and if there -is, it wai the loss of yoif-.tl at drove me to it'- I won't deny but that might be t rue,' says X; but Ned you! must tell me what is the .matter'few," Are you sworn in!' 'I am,' says . S'ed, l!Cu, ,. *, Wr though the bloody Ivillains -'would join, -the; bloody ifniurder me ^hej. Jjniw I tbld^ou.' . *_^:"-I_, _ii iu:_ I 'Win Iiava dririft tinhhincr vet T'J'ftd V Make Tourself at Home. ' Make yourself at homo," is a hospitable- 'You have dene nothing yet, Ned? says I. 'No, Alioej' says he;' 'but them will besnre tos^ffer yet. bb^:#.M*;#rhrf;o&, ?/^i^eh,". Ned 4ear, don't join^theml what- F?11..81^ ^flt'ine over me then ever dp,, don't" 'join them they'll;surely bring you to the/gal [Takes this opportunity 8f info rounding country, that owing'tcV- the fititialUctory taken,' and at the solicitation been induced to Still Coiitinue He will endeavor in the fui uro as STRICTLY CASH A4D Bilieving that lo have one.prtc( of doing business, beaidoa e.iabled to '! nuaiberl Sell at Jjeast iness in Actoiii (i the past to cto business on the ONE PRICE PRINCIPLE, forlgoida.isithe onlyjf-ir apd honest way buyi ig lor Da8li: and sellinj; tor cush, be will Le Osiii Cheaper It) Per Than if. he did bu'sinesa' on -the 10'ng winded credit! system". , ' \ ,'i ~ All -pnrtiej! 'visiting Acton nre respectfully invited to call andlhspect the goods and, prjeek before purchasing elsewhere.: |r Acton, August 23, 18,1 iSi. EAST DRY GOODS G> Mi SCOTT. I dpn't know, but I lost my sight ,and-my sensis, and I/rfaeyeryTcnew where I was or what liad Happened tlthelwell Wb!* ;i* What faaattef: what they bring me to,' aayi be, 'when youl f\ I found myaelfj down ai^ draw off from ,mej Alice you are ^ov^M^i^W^^nliS the only livmg.be|ng,I'ea>e this world. I've 'faeither fat, for.in __________ father nor mother!nor brother tapr sister; bnt I thought I bad yon fc^.mypwn^and1 that* y<$ii would JBobb be my wife. And' nbw'-.'joa',.'iall me ^that's all over; and whW Can I do better than, join them :ha<:'s stri^ig to free: ouriponritfy1 But. come away with meTwJWrAt (,. dear,',jays He, f come on? with, nju^thif minutori4 I'll do jirhatever you'juidme, and never take the -cath/,!let;taem all talk as they'win.,";.' 'i^;:-j I5' :, \ Here shf stopp< set for1 a1 f eir , mo ments in her ston (sj her face, grew paler than.. befoSe, and ? her eye^ filled with tears; then,>ftera few. convulsive eflforits to overoonie~hej feelings,;she contined, ..: ,"I thijdk tyfon Id have-on, yjtb, irim in, a minute, Tor I loved" Ne4 dearly, but just tlien father came to lhe4oorland cal[ed.fout^to koo^ whit I -van' idoin % ' spVlong b"utj*of thejiouBv. fid I; told him il'iwaf r- water on "ij| "face! with His two lianda. He looked so terrible' vhen I iirCl^pejied^y^eyes thai he b^roa'ght me to, ijiy senses ([iiick enough;-* andjin.a minute all that had frappe^ w^s wore me, ". ^ed,' aaya I, 'brejak qa with t|iem vil alns, and Til go with f,you inhere you plemse:' ' fMy'djW, :cried Ned, 'why didn't you y\ that before? I'm sworn inno^r, and I *hn4 be true -to my ooaht|y;' though itrs little of fjheir.country that-them blood r vil laintr thinks.'; Bat I'm awo-n in nojr,*Bnd Tim ^irHd to Obfey;"*-'" (Qmauawri^next week.) "Thundei"," ^exbiaimjed a man, rjashin^ \nw> a^ .Failroad j tele, ;eaph stotibn' tbev othef !day.; ;"Tie-ex^ press; twtm'aJgd^OB^be:bigbro dgeljl '?*, Many Jajj#; pmY il^fcP**eanx; Si.ihe by^tArideraj Nk a; one# ^replied the < >tber. j " She |just,went on at one end and j went oflf b.8-the (jther, JoSfi* usual." : ; [; common form bf hospitable- wel come, but, the invitation may lie awkwardly . taken advantage of ?if your friend happens to be odcl. The 'Nashville Baiqier says: The 4o- centric "Brother Carr," whose name has become a household word in this city, once paid im"' informal visit to a-good religious'Tamily, as he was in the hnbit ot doing when he. came to Nashville. The lady of the house came in, bat after some time excused !herself . to attend to some household dqityv.btit begged Brother Catr to make himself at home. When she 'returned she found the reverend geiitlemen. on hia knees in front of the'fire-place, taking up ashes. Perfectly taken aback at this spectacle, she said,-^ f'Whyi whatin the worid are-y.ou doing!"^ : ."' He answered, "You told me to make myself aj. home; and, if I were at home, and the ashes needed takingtont as'badly as yours, I would do it myself." She was not much comforted to find that he had been out'in the back yard, and had hunted up an old ash pan with as much idea of being at home as she could have possibly desired. ! Carpenprs are given to vice 'theydo spmuch chiselling. . A new definition of an old maid a woman who has been made for a long time. A tourist when asked in what part of Switzerland he felt the heat the most, replied, ". When I was going to Berne." The only men who do not get out of patients in warm weather-^ the doctors. After an Indiana boy .had beeri headed up in^.a barrel and rolled around/th4"liouBe several times'_he promised pD stay in nights." ~\zA man;recently took a batb in, the dark. He managed wfell! enbttgh,ii only he got hold of a piece of stove blacking instead of soap rwith marked results. ... Why is Neptune like thejman' who searched for the philosopher's'" stone 1 ^Because he Was a sea-king what never existed. ' , "My face is rugged, but I'm wealthy ; will yon have met" said he.1 " Yes*, indeed ;- it's, knotty, but it's nice," said she] -Why is a drunkard like a | bad politician 1 Because he is always poking^ hia nose into measures ;that spoil the constitution. '- These are cooler nights, and most^ people whp sit on. the piazza till htto u the evening cOnclnde thaijid's aboud tit* to.ged -idaid? ad go do bed.,"- \}:. y 1:.Pj.. ;" i A merebant wno; does not adver- tise'ean no1 more suooeei in drawing oustoin than ean a yomjt lady, with out a bustle and' a few pounds of ftlM'hair Succeed in' drawing a beau. Tlioundcrilsnod beg leave t^> cnM the attention "f the lahabltants of Acton and vl- \.-.'." clnliy:to the wollassorUJ Stock ot . i" Staple; a?id Paaoyj ;D*y| Grdpds. Our Prints, press tioods, and Dressi Trimmings, ' ,' .: * Are i>ll of ^esl riiateiluls ami newest catterpSi .': ' OUR STOCK OF TWEEDS IS LAROER THAU /. Caijiprls^ug full lines of. Scotch,, Bnglisli, and .. ' ' ! MAXUirACTfEE: And, being practical workmen,.fpel pntlsfled In.:aBSBrtT)g]onr customers that for cheupness, beutntes an J durability our woik cauuot be surpassed. EVER! DICKSON &! McNAB. Acton, July 1st, 1875; A.OT03sr Steam Carriage iWagpn Works IV!AIM STREET / lyildHAEL SPfelGHT, ' General Blacksmith, Carriage and Wagon Maker. Best BL^EserSiioers iii the County Perfect satisfaction guaranteed ci^ no price charged. FIBST-CLASB PLOWS AND iCJollard's^ Patent! Irdn Harrows 1. Good Stock [RISG [Always1 on band. of Carriages. El Having /adopted the' READY PAY SY^TElMf, f And1 discount for casli of OHT BENTS OH THE fori three months,pastj would take this "oppoi^unity-dJE ' - ': '-" '.> ^ . System Has Proved Utost Satisfactory F stating th'at.ifche ; To my numerous pustbmersTnd also, to mj-Belf, I vrill continue;to Sell Goodg as 'Lo-vy as; any Doing a Credit.Bitsiness,Jand^wili give Housfi; ill tlie 'fead B FEB JCENT BiS 0 Customers will no doubt-avail themselvi Bnt, VK satisfied of success,and,satisfaction^to al| obneerueu,in count system, , ^T. '"- ^ ' Prompt paying the,.discoitht: ; ! Cash." monthly customers... considered as all the f CABS. a .of the. disomnt,.': I am inlly . I- "I. the cash and dis-: ciaih. and will t^'; Conveyancer, Issuer of MarrlaKeJI Licenses, Jisttrance Agent , Agent Money to Loan. Ageutji MontTeal 'fceL Co., Cleri U i Fourth DiCourt,Com.in Q. B., &c. $ Acton, September 1; 1875. ajif^TTOBi^. RKPAII : Acton,.July 1,1875. promptly and Wagons. and properly attended to7 to manufacturers. A Kansas girl says that there is nothing that makes bar bo mad as to haye: a graBsnopper.'crawl .up' and down 'her^ back jut as her loyer is a^pufc ' 'io- come, to: the proposing point.. . THE VILLAGE OF ACTON Is prajpared-to giant a, bonriii to parties eslabCsUlut any Klndof mantilacturlng buplnpsa employing ten skilled 'hands and upwards, and where-J'ald'business does- not conflict with any bUF-lnets already estab iBUeU wlUxln ihe craspbraUrn. Ac. ton possesses ggod railway' fncillil s, being' on,ithe' wrand Trunk I Itallwoj-, tnli ty- Ave miles wes*of Tomi ito, is ik beautiful and healihy",!ocaHon, ,1s rrfe from municipal debt, and -property an bo Obtained on reasonftble.tettOB. 'i, .^v .,.., ^-.. -.JAMES ii. 'HILw,. ^ ' ,": Acton,Ji^ly 1J1876. . '^ , ;,['." jQANAH, ITglove WOH1 JOB PRINTING of all kinds neatly and promptly executed at the FREE PRESS Over the Post Office, ; r 3PFICE, . S- : kjlll Street. GLOVE WORKS, [ ^.'.;-"'I :acxost, 01TT. W. H. ISTOREY & CO., ivSrhoicsale-MriiiuTfcrurera ot* every des I ; oripllbn and style or Leatiet & Cloth. O-loves MITTS AND CAUHTLETS. -I ' ALSO Dressers1 of Plain, and Fancy Kid. Leathers. _., HlgHeBt, Market Prloe paid for WOOL BKlNS. ^ ... Ajgenta f9r:Raymond's Sewing Ma- chines./ ; ,';> . Acton, July list, 1875. I > -- , : , ^ [ JlfST RECEIVED AT iYSGBEAfSI'S ^ ' ', I i -. Scotch Floor Oil Cloth, ^ ! Horse Pokes, | " Paris Green (Warrartt^d Pure) j. Croquet Sets, > j ] , " Refrigerators, j Rubber Dbdr ]kats, Lawn MoY&fSf j - Lawn "Scythes, ^FlyiTi-aps, ' Garden 3?ools, "Wi^e Goods of all kinds.' i - v ARTHUR McBEAX, Hardwalre Merchant. ( Alma Block, Gnelph,, Aug '13, 1875, 1,1 1 ALL KISDS" OF > i .toib. ^PS.iisrTiijrG' PBOMSTLY ^ECUTKB A* I .1 THE FREE. PRESS- OWWKM, r 1,1