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V " V j .( * '. .1 /.. H mi U "",11 .') f '^ i |i I r ^ * ' A i 1 1 The Acton feluntc lTTXo.41 WhotevSio.-oAf i AOTON, ONT, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1877. {$1.00 per auram in Advajire. -i- Hi eiy bvsixi:ss CAitn^ \\7 H. LOWRY. >I. It., M. Vt *rdu<Uo W Trinity *nd furctHV s. i rr.ro .iiul l!< siiti-iuv - fr*lprl<"K nippI, \i r.<s. In the Iwu-o jUly occuplcj lij. K. Little, l'vi. 1 DR. R. MORROW. Plivtl-I a*n. s.irjoon, .to , o: u,-llo a - Vol- Jtju.N*"' Vorris>Ur i1 mt.> oAVtorlti (Vl?*^ Outsail Consult nlou ili\s i Toewy> '"1 k'rtJAv from *> .1. m. nil 1 | -ifc. Residence \Vst Bower street, *crow. 'tllEAP BREAD FOR THE MILLION k >B* J PI*, 'Acton. 1 -L ' .1 B. & E. NICKLIXT l>og to announce tint tlioy hi\ 0 8eoun.il J the ser\ ices of a First-Class Baker, and that their Baking ksmci is now in mil oporition, 111 tUv^nremisCd owned 1>j Afrs. Hanna, I Bread will be delivered d.uh at tho {houses in the Milage and vicinity. D. Ml^HESOX. tUorney- Wedding Cakes, Tea Cakes, Pastry, Buns, &c, T\ HEXDERSOX, q / *-.irr, *c- , ,i,-.,> Aii' "UlTe As*-irviet> Co. 1\^^1" 4*_. prepared aoa:l\, p-oui i*. t*i 01 ro**oa\ble lormt. La*a o NCarf.S'uie' or 1? M21I* *^il fonvej- .*nl C in ul 1 MorlRMTi s, \ c i-r^otlj ili'iwj to _ scanty. Ofltoe Gi*i|0vr H itii, ttliin in ordar.t* } -L,i\<, solicitor In I'l \nofy, fc Otlr - Corner <.'?~>i*lu -led tliurcti CtrttU. CJeorxetowa. rjr w> cooper* Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guel^i. Onfer* by tcall frump:).'. jIa?dJ1'a. ' made in the very best nnnucr, and kept i alviav* >.">n hand, ijood and fresh Also I .\11 iTiDd^- of Coufectioi5i.r\* T* L'h* Biscuits, .,__________________________1 rr^M. LUDLUr. Barrister. I ft AUoraei-at-Ljr ^ulieitor to 1 (jutss, Ac. I'fllci.*: Hauii'ton, lu Ei Vr.Lild. ' The nitrotia^o of peolfalh ioIitittiL the public ib rfs- K~ac "*; St:,tarn, Hila UTfl, '11. iLt.-------- atnl or 1> i%V Cutf'.)....._ laT Wlt^ *^*n- k: :r*e ^ H..XLU Office <lFl!>Jit} <..'eie'd ireet. ENKY L. DRIKE, B * 11 XK'KflX. .letsa. Feb '., 1^7ta. JAS. MATTHEWS ibisii pom;, AVhen first T saw young Molly ' Stntehed beneath the holly ; Fast .i-ih t [>, "foil. 1 mth her shci-n, \\nh driiuuy mn ninT'a d.i.V, \\ id daii.111 -laiif Inu^Kuind her, II mil .mil-foot 1 bound Ik. r-, Thtn KiwhLil lur tn lei blooinm'check, nnd softly htt'le ft\\u>. But t. \\u\ liluslict bul 11111', Tiptoe 1 M.a roturiiin*. From olecp phe Btarts .mil on" mo darts .1 dread.ul lightnin' ray ; My looliih flow pry fetturs Scornfully she scatters, And like a winter sunbeam 8ho Coldly &tep^ aay. But love, youti;; lo\e, c mics stuomn' thr ill) daiiit.-ed'-oopin', An' oil ! tach llover, id fairy power, the rosj Boy r<.nii\\d ; Then twuui 1 i.h clnrniiu1 elustcr The links'of stary luater, And iwd t!u 1 ham tiulnntmg, my col- lteu proud purstiis. And 6oon I met youn^; Molly Mus-111 lucbiuholy, \\ id ilon 111.a-st ijn *i:ul fctartin' aloLLg the 1111.-idou b ink ; Ami oh > her swillin' bosom \\ .is i\natlicd will daisy blossom. Like st.ira 111 Mnmmr hcaM.11, .ib 111 my orm* she tank I coinpelli'd to doso. You know alie id should not tliink of taking any body else to board; and after sbo j 1ms been so kind to us, wo ought to bo considerate enough not to tres pass upon Lor goodness." I " I will Hpeak to her about tho mutter; and if alio renlly does not wisli to keep us, why, wo'll leave," added Lilian. " But, my dear, you must not forget that slio is your mother, and thato eho will make any sacrifice for your sake, even to her own great injury. It is a matter of conscience with me; and I don't feel like ask- " niissms," though she did not bo- tray the Bccrot she hud been in structed to keep. My vyifd was not so much interested in th-kit chen as in the parlor and sitting- room, but she was kind enough to I say tlint overy thing wub neut and convenient, though I am ufruid she was hardly a judge on tho latter point. Wo 1 eturned to tho sitting- room, and my wife seated herself in the low rocking-chair which had been selected for ber use. " How do you like it ort the whole, Lilian 1" I asksd, dropping into tho arm-chair, in which 1 in- ing her to make this sacrifice of 1 tended to read the Transcript every comfoit any longer than necosRary.' Our coining heio was only a tern 1 A Conntry Newspaper* " The country organ is to the resi- 1 dent fh rural neighborhoods the -, - ,-,,,.- , . , . -n \ ca>nra iucida which faithfully pdr- enough for a room a hundred feet | own account / it was th& influence t ttutb it i in a creat --------- m..-. -----. 1-'- 'of her mother which Iwd Controlled' - ' - B should think you imported it from If she was dissatisfied with it, she tho polar regions on purpose to give would,soon learn to love it, for my me a chill every time I see it 1 The sake, if not for her own. But I figure in the parlor carpet ia large Was sure she did not rebel' prf ber 1 SIKllS ACTO.Y. I t . jTr_isrE icE-vr. srn.ru, At*I for Ifce M TrxiU'le acil ^-.it.^rlojl ' , __ _...r_ IflbtlP.**tinrvM<dtom^car<>-ttrjj bo CIERK 4TH DIVISION COURT, f'ol^TT up HaXTov. LIVING TOO FAST, Confessions of a Bank Officer. Jjlbasi "ly an Bookior, i.uelpti. aJitre**^ to ijurtpn iii ttcel\ e pjom jh li> -ni"al 1 1'OsL.uffli.e 1 L'rile ir l*.o ilaui! >n H.I^DRKKE. till fiatfinfcf TAB. ! PITE^TS for I>YEXTIO.\Sr ti\^l l.u.ii a J 1 m ^ Hj ~e^urn3 f CiSiJJ. '.ii1 r .1 i ^u-.: ;> rJEu^ii. P4lo; e--i.:# 1 o- :*u eua-^je. ?**nil fj-fTi-.-U ^~ .- v^- \k icv 'n n,iuf' Aii J2 l.'J rea.', ii ^ 1- tec^ asil l.'r T. ^'cf r, v 1CV Of.Z-T. > C il 1 la, cl or of Pa w ILLH3I 1T1TKIXS, *icerB*rriazr Lie*nr & CfrtlOtalr* \Uy Ho. a.1 Ap^oicimc-al.) "Eisl-M' p .va'.ca.Jt i-lilir'TJ olw: ik k* -e. i.ltafi .321, Cta-ily Ua'tju M RS. S. t'LBfEK. ttttker lXas\t, Drawla: trad T rr nrh, Chi rch Ktree", Act in.- ire un U-fjc. RY, tos, OUTER LOZIER. Plasterer, Aenii, Oni. E.cr> ile-> r ' ^ ^ K*lenng sjid "Rn'igh-c.v*: : 1;. d u<j* tai-acteiii. 4 tlSOX FLOIE MILLS. _ B. i E. MCEIJN, Propr.^tors-^ Flour *nd Feed always oa.lunJ. -bo!e- *atemad reiai'. Gristing ^n 1 C n jpplpg l>il. CU.'oraUk.aJsof ijr^m. "POSSI.V BOrSL, 4cton. JLar Cioe 10 ln>- iJTT. Cifwa) "-uuon. ESCpUeut ai^immnrl l'fr.r^ (V>- the In.', el- Uar pablle. Iflu-. OA-ill'iiEI-L, Projjr, I. DOHIMOX UOTEL, Actoir, " Sooert A^ai-w, "roprleior.Tl.is t ner Hotel Is ti;.ed ap in firm-cljssi ' tyl -witn Be- rnrnlluri. Co-rutn.<.-c4.U o>l .i^cotninoJtii'&ij *o3eomoaolioa* ^aiap 1 Kyims &I<cia! *lntion pal I to th wjtis -01 ih' 'raiol- ilUjpaiAlle, B2'- ppi' w.'hut be*-t Liftaorsaad C^-ir^ iiool i= ab .l^ auil U*Uve IlaftLvrs. WM. HEHSTRLET, Licensed Auctioneer ?QIt*eCoantleii of Wel'ington und 'Hal- tea. (JrUers leit at the H Kgf. Pre OQee^ Aeton, or at ro-j resioenc**. In I Sckood, wll, oe p.-omii.l> acieudci' to. h CoaTsyaacer, Cosuaisaiflzicr in Q. B, ?iro Xasuruico Agc&t, Ziifo Zasuraaco A?eat, Issuer of Harrfasre Licenses. A^cat Koaoy to loan or Sorrcw- ^?:at aioatroil 7ole?raph Co. Scliis Collected en Commission. A=.l Scleral Asoxt, &c, fcc. r-irt'e3 intrt")ting t-heir busini-"" with me -will be b&tiafactunly dealt with. O'^vi at the Tost Office, Acton. "O TROLLOPE CIIIPUAX, Practical Bookbindor. >. All Descriptions of Binding _>eatly Executed. Atconni Jiools of all Kindt Order. Made to Ruling Promptly Attended to Biv^ieei St Gegrge's Square, G uclpi >n. l^pLTOX PLANIN& MILLS. I S3- Orders left tit the Free Press I Office nill receive prompt attention. cuvrruii v. LILIAN \STOMblIi;i>4-SO AM I. In spite of tho doubts and fears which had disturbed mo, I wn.s de- lighted with the English bnseuieut houho, and aire idy in anticipation L enjoyed the biir|)rise of L1lm.11 whrn I shquld tell bet that the boiutiful homej was her own. I asked her to walk with me, but she was a little fretful tli.it day; sotiiehow she seemed moie like "dear ma " than I had e\ er &een her before. "I don't want to wilk to <1 y, P.tley, I'm tiled," btie lpplied, wuli a languid 1111. I ' I ouli wish }Oii to go a little w i\ , ' I add* d. " Not to day, Palty." "I wuut to bhow~\ou a house, Lilian. ' ' A hoitso '"' hlie exel limed, with ^oincthing like un abused cxpus sum on lift I) Mtitilul face, us tliougli hlK;"h.ilffSils|itctul treason towaidn " dtir ilia" which I vuu medita ting 7 " I K.iw- a. little I2n^li=b bjsemont lioi\e in Xi-nlliain Situet, which I would like toli.ue von look at, jitbt as a cutiosit}, you know.," 1 coii- timicd with as nuicli mdilFcicncu as I could assume. " Why do j on wish me to see it, Paley I" sho .iskid, oxliibitin^; more inteicst, ai.d apparently foigming th.it she a titcd. " Well, because I saw it, and liked the looks of it. There can be no barm in seeing it."1 ' I don't know, Paley," she ans- weied, doubtfully ; but wkatevei suspicions she cberianed, she cotild ha\e no idea of the truth." " We will go some other day." "But we may not have the op portunity another dliy. I Inppen to know that tho house is open to day." "What do you mean, Paley IJ You look just as-though jou wuVe r, 1 _ N ilanulacturer oi ft&sh, Doors, Blinds, Mould- Inn*, Door and Window 1 / Frames, Pickets, etc. rpUAVELERS Life and Accident INSURANCE COMPANY Of Hartford, Conn. plunning,.something." " So I am. I am planning a little walk that w ill not take half 'an bo our of your time." Something worse than that," bhe.atldpd, shaking her head. " I was thinking that, some time ! poiuiy ariangenient, you know, and wliate\er faho may say, our being hero will gho her a greitdeal of tiouble and anxiety. Gome, Lilian, dearest, put on your bonnet. It will do no bunii to look at tblo house, It is alieady rented to'a young cotiplo who aio just going to housekeeping," I continued; but X did not think it necessary to say who the young coupjo were, and she- did not seem to caio enough about it to ask me. r " If the houso is let why do you wish me to see it 3" she inquired. " I want to get at your ideas in regard to a houso," I replied, in geniously. I She looked at ir.e, and -seemed to have some doubts, but the piobably reasoned that tho house was alieady rented, and theie could be no trea son against " dear tna " in merely looking ijt it. She put on her bon net and shawl. When my hand was on the door tho e\er watchful Mis. Oliphant appeared, and wish ed to know whether we should be back to tea. We should ; but this was not enough. Lilian was not yery well, and sho must not walk too far. We were only 50111:; round ti Need- ham street, ond should return in . half un hour. If Lilian wus going I to call on the Tiescotts, why had .she iii t told her mothei, for both owed them a cull 1 We did not in tend to call on the Tn scotts ;- wo were only going oilt. for a little walk. If we were going to walk, why were we particular in saying that we wero going through Need- h tm stir-ct ? There was some tiea- soii in Xeidham street, and Lilian whs foietd to siy that wo desired to sep n house which was nliendy leased to a young couple who were going to housekeeping. " Dear 111a " looked uneasy, but sho permitted us to depart. I was ufiaid she would insibt Cipon accom panying us, and I think she would had she not been satisfied with the ) assurance that tho house was al ieady leased. We walked to Need- hum street. I was full of hope. Lilian would hko tho English base ment house sho could not help liking it, anil what a rapturous mo ment would it be when I told her that it was ull her own 1 Even the anticipated battle with " dear ma " seemed to be fatther removed and of much less consequence than be- foie. Wo approached tile .house and my heart beat high with ti tins- ports of delight. In a few days, peiImps the very next day, I should .see the idol of my soul enthroned within its walls ! With Lilian leaning lovingly on my arm, I halted at No. 21. On the door, to my intense confusion and disgust, glittered a new silver plate, whereon was inscribed the evening. I " I think it ^s real nice," she re-', plied, with a degree of enthusiasm which fully rewarded me for all the pains I had tukon, and the auxioty I had suffered. " I'm filad yon hk<r it, Lilian. I like it exceedingly, and I am glad to find our tastes are one and the same." " I don't mean to say that, if I were going to housekeeping, I wouldn't bave something different," sho added. I " But yon think jroti could con- tiive to exist in a houso like this 1" " Why, yes ; I like it very njuch indeed/' | " Then it is yours, Lilian !" I ad ded, liaing.i'iom my arm chair, ios I precipitated the climax upon her, " \Vhat do you mean, Pl4y?" she asked, bewildeied by my words. " This house and all that it con tains are ours, deaiest Lilian." "I thought you said it was your cousin's." ~"" So I did, Lilian f" but that was only a little fiction to-aid nie in giving you a delightful suiprise. This houso is yours, my dear, and ull that it contains, including my self, and Biddy, in the kitchen." ' Is it possible J Do you mean so, Paley V I " I do; every word, Ryllable, fet ter and point, including the cr6ss lmmw]t Scroll Work and Matching ~ Done to Order. S3" Blinds 30 cents per foot *iUl -411~work delivered in -4cton free. Order* left at feecord Bros, "will be promptly attended to. Jfdton, June 6, 1876. - 50-ly Pa\d-vp Caeli^-Capita1 ('ark A'f'Xs......... 9000,000 4,054,000 Surphu for protection of Policy-h'Adert..... 1,170,8^0 Deposit trilh. Dominion Goo- \_ ernmtnt . T........ .. 140,000 or other, we might possibly go to | name, " P. Glasswood," not in Old hoLUrekepping." English, German text or any other " Well, 1 supposo we bha]l, some ] letter which ho who runs may not time or other," she answered Liu- " .... 1 _...;.., T w Alt IX TELE EAST- icls, &cJ fO$xd TUa* - 1 1 1 1. GREAT SLAUGHTER IN LEATHER. 3toii At immense quantities pf leather is be ing manufactured into'harneas fortho ; Artillery "Horses, ,- *1 jiricesb^e consequently gone up. IfevirtkeleBS 53. k^oocxk: f* Prepared 16 fumJHh all articles in tthe line of ^^aiMs, Saddles, Trunks, Etc., ta*reasonable rates ar ererT Biejs a V-75CtlCal wwkm. aod ready to fill all V. *f q^iek, as'gdod, andoB cheaji " anywhere elte 10 the Dominion. **"AU work gnijranteetlt"5* *9XMn7ij promptly attended to. ai .R^, etftk of Harness"Whips, wnufies, Combs, etc., ahvays on hand. 1mA t- , ' E- K- 'COOK. *, Feb. 20,1877. The Travelers is -a STOCK COM PANY anil writes Life Policies upon the Low^ata aH-caah plan No un' certain promises of impossible '"'divW (lends," but a reduction of the pre mium at the outset; equivalent to a " dividend " in advance. The Trav elers whites Life and Accident Poli cies combined as cheap as most companies write life policies. It u> the largest Accident Insurance Com pany in ?the world, having wiitten 436,000 pohciei and paid in actual cash benefits to accielent policy holders 4one over S2,565,000, An accident policy costs but a trifle. No medical examination required. Get a policy and share in the general benpfit. C. F. EUSSELIi, District Agent, t 33 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. WILSON IRWIN, Special Agent. 6*5 &=> to o. , p. nowri^L & <:o. *t*lnhr "ii " m P'lleboriOO pa,re. JU>.^hi*i'! or 0I'ewBpnper*,anii "" wwshowicj com of aAnxiMux. rpO BREEDERS, The young thoroughbred purham Bull "puko of KeBC bred by Mr. Stone, of Guelph, out of the imported cow "Sultana the 7th "; by "3d Duke of Springwood," (oe 2d *ol. Canadian Herd Book) will iservo cows on the premises of the undersigned, loti34, 1st j con. Ksquesing. Terms For Dlirharas * ALEX. "V7ALDIE, Esmicfcing, Feb, 1, 1877. ' 5,l-3ni guidly. " But I hope you are not thinking of doing it yet awhile. I can't bear the thought of leaving dear ma y we are so pleasantly situated here." ' To use a vulgar expression, " I did not see it." I was not vricked enough to attempt to prejudice my daihng against " dear uia," and I felt obliged to manage the matter with caie. But, as the shock could not long be defened, I might us well make some approaches. " Of couise we uiesituated pleas antly enough here; but you know, Lilian, that you said we must go to . housekeeping." y " Certainly, we must go to house keeping in time, but not yet." " But you know that your mother was kind enough to take pboaid only iill we could our airangements. She obliging, and I am very grateful to her for the favor; but I don't think it would be right for us to1 impose ourselves nfion her any longer than ia absolutely nepesaniy." "O of couise not'^ but ib will be veiy, hardtifor mo to go away fiom home." "We need not go far; indeed, comi 19 to ete very often read, but in plain script! I hud told the maker not to put it on the door for a week; but he had misunderstood roe, or had taken it upon himself to defeat my plan. " P. Glasswood ?" exclaimed deal Lilian, atunneel and hoi rifled, so that the shock she had thrilled my whole frame. " Certainly ;' P. Glasswood," 1 intei posed, promptly! " You know Pierce don't you Lilian 1 I think you -saw bim when wo wero at Springhaven. He is only a second coiiBin of mine, but he is a good fellow." *i I didn't know yon had a cousin of that name/" she replied, much comforted. As I did not know it myself, I did not blame her for not being awai e of the oil cumstance. I open ed the door and we Went in, for I had already provided myself.with a niglit key that gross metallic sin against a wife. Of course, the house and fin nitura wero at their best-estate. Eveiy thing w,ih new, nice) and elegant, . Tho hall gave ing of the t's und the dotting of jthe i's of w h.a I say ia true, Tho house'and all that it contains jure ours." , ' I donlt undei stand it." " Well, deaiest, it is plain 1 enough. IVot only to give you n pleusnnt surpi ise, but to save jou all trouble and anxiety, I have hired the'house und furnished it.M ! " You have, Paley 1" ^ l j " I have, dearost Lilian I How happy wo shall be in our new home." I "1 don't think so." Certainly Lilian had |been duly and properly astonished. It was ray turn now, and I wks, if pos sibly, more astonished than she Had been. She did not think so! What an unwarrantable conclusion ! " You don't thiik so, Lilian }' I added, interrogatively. " No, I don't 1 If you begin in this way we can never bo happy." "Why not 1' J " In the first place, I don't want to go to house-keeping yet." " But I thought you did. The plaa has been from the beginning, j since we could not get boaitl at the Iievore or in Beacon street, to go to hoiibe-keeping," I replied, with rather moie sharpness than I !aad ever before found it necessary to use to dear Lihan. , She was evidently angry, ind her eyes glowed like diamonds in the sunlight. But she nevei liok ed so pretty as she did at that moment when her face was rouged with natural -\roses, and her jsyes appeared like a living soul. " Do you think, Paley, that I want to go to houBe keeping in u little, narrow contracted box |like this 1" she udded. ' " I thought you likedi the house, deaiest Lilian." ' " I like it very well for Mrs. Pierce Glasswood, but not for Mrs. Paley Glasswood," " I am sorry you don't like it, for it is too late now to recede," I replied, gasping for bieath. "I wub sine it would please you." " It don't 1" square. That groat blundering tete-a-tete is fit for a bar room, but not for a parlor. There is no end to the absurdities in this hoase." " Now, really, dearest Lilian, I was sum yon would bo pleased with everything," I phaded. " You aro a stupid, Euloy Glass- wood." 1 agreed with her.! " f am very sorry, Lilufn; but I did everything with the hope of pleasing you." " Now here's a pretty kettle of fish !" exclaimed my indignant bride. " What can we do V " I can't alter . the house, my dear, but I can change the furni ture bo as to suit you, though doing so will be yery expensive," I con tinued, meekly, as I endeavored to conciliate with her. We\ had been married -only about four months, and the present occusion looked very much like a quarrel. I bad not had the remo test suspicion that she was 80 spunky. It did occur to me that she was slightly unreasonable, if one so beautiful could be unreason able. Her father was as poor as a church mouse. His house, as I have hinted, was meanly furnished, and certainly neither the bouse nor the furniture was woithy to be compared with the one I had pro vided for my little wife. She had no reason for putting, on airs, and being so fiercely critical about the carpet and the chairs. They were f vastly better than she Lad ever had at home. " Do you think I will live in this house, Paley Glasswood f"Baid sbo, with ber lips compressed and her eyes snapping with indignation, "Why, I hope so," I replied, more astonished than she had been at any time during the visit to the new house. " You are mistaken Paley Glass- wood. I am your wife, but not your slave ; I am not to be dragged from my home when and where you please. You ought to have; told me what you intended to do>in the beginning." "I know it now; and I confess" that I was wrong," I replied, w itU due humility, and I may add, with perfect sincerity. " I hope you will forgive me, this time, Lilian, and I will never be guilty of such an offence again." "I Bhouldbope upt. But nere we are] What's to be done with this hopse and furniture f " Why, my dear, won't you go to housekeeping with me 1" "Certainly not, in-ihis house," she answered, with a flourish. -This announcement was very startling to me. It was appalling to think that I bad expended rifceen hundred in preparing a cage which, the bird refused to ooeapy- In tensely as I loved, adored Lilian, I could not help seeing that she was developing a trait of character which I did not like.- But I was a politic man, and seeing how useless it was to attempt to argue the mat ter while she was in the present frame f mind, I liad to keep Still. We left the house and walked home. For the first time since we were married she declined to take my j arm, and I bogan to be very miser able. Somehow it seemed to me tbat the meeker I was, and the more I deprecated her wrath, the greater became her objections to the house. What shall I say to dear ma V demanded Lilian, after she had thrown off ber things. " My dear, you need not say ft word to her. I will do all this unpleasant business myself," I re plied. " You can, lay all tbe blame upon me. I will tell her that we are going to our new house to-mot1- row." " You needn't tell her any such thing, for I am not." "What possible fault can you Before .we *>ad proceeded any fiirtber with tho discussion lira find with ioV v I " It don't suit me. Jrlov could you do such a thing, Puley, as to hire a house and furnish it, with out saying a word tome?" By. thix time I had come to the conclusion, that it was very stupid in me to do it. > " I wanted to surpiUo you " Well, you h)i,ve surprised m^ she snapped with such a sweet Ex pression of contempt that I/was almost .annihilated.. "Do/you think a lady baa no will'df her own? No taste, no jndgmt/nt, .no fancy 1 liow could yon (he soridicn- Oliphant entered the^ room, battle was imminent. tbe fiist cheerful impression of the iuU8 tts to furnish a< bonier', without hojise, , und Lilian was delighted asking'my advice? Could yon have ;cu, I with it. The little sittiug-rooro call I was so cosy and snug that my wife not so far hjiit that you can___ upon her every day. My conscience j actually cried out with pleasure. reproaches>me when I think of the ' m'- ., tua ^i,ami,i tiouble we are giving her." " She does not complain." " She wilt not complain, but at the same timo it is not light for us to remain beie, under the eircum- stai)ce8nany Oongor tbnn we are The parlors and , the chambers wore equally satisfactory, and Lilian thought my cousin would bo Voi-y happy with his bride in this new house. We proceeded to the kit- wlieie the Biddy in ebargo CHAPTER VL A FAMILY JAB. , , | mj) I did not feel at all at ease when Mrs, Oliphant entered the room. I was entirely willing to be conquer ed and trodden nnder tbe little feet of the fair Lilian, but I was not so ready to be trampled upon by the unroroantie feet pf ".dear ma." I was conscious that my pretty wife- was getting the weather-gage of me that she had already got it, in! fact. I whs not'disposed to -com plain of this,< but I in tended; if pos sible, to out-mamsuwre > Mrs. Oli phant. I regarded Lilian as " my family," and I wkhed to have her set off" from my mother-in law.; her- X accepted -the theory tbat j the queen's majesty cotihj do no wrong. -If anything was not right it was the fault of the minfeters.' 1 After I bsd permitted ber to say jail she had i^say, and tojexliaust her vocabulury of invective, she would quietly submit to tho new house, uiovo in,' be as happy as a queen in a shori time, and wonder how she had ever thought the little snuggery was not a palace. > I had made a-fearful expenditure,in pre paring the house for herj 1 Tiad thrust my head into tbe jaws of the monster Debt, and I must make the best of tbe situation. ' " Ma," said Lilian, as her tuother entered the room, "what do you suppose Puley has done V1 The poor child looked at thefad- Bd carpet as she 'spoke, hardly dar ing to raise lier eyes to tbn maternal visage. I hoped she contrasted the hiieleas fabric on the ^oor with those bright colora which gleamed from her own cirpet in the INeed-' bam street bouB . " Why,- what has he done V ask ed Mrs. Oliphant, with a- theatrical start which was modified by a tiger smne bestowed upon nief " He has hired a Louse V replied Lilian, with a gasping sigh, which was simply' intended as 'convincing evidence'that she was not iraplicat ed in the nefarious transaction. " Hired a i house I" Lexdaimed Mrs. Oliphant; and her sigh was genuine, and not intended for ef fect. . . . I 'And furnished it too!" added Lilian, with horror, as ebe pilediup the details ot nay hideo is wicked ness, i " And furnished it too V groaned poor Mrs. Oliphant, sinkingiinto a -j chair, as though she hod reached the depth of despair in the gulf' into wh"ch my infamous conduct had plunged her. I " He did not say a word i to^me about the house or furniture until this very afternoon 1" continued toy beautiful wife, holding up both her pretty white hands the better to emphasize her astonisl mei t und chagrin. / y i "Of course, if you desire to leave your own pleasant hot je, Lil ian, it is not for me to say a word,*' udded tbe meek munum, with another sigh, which ' sett icd* to measure the depth of tlj9 tesigna- tion that /could submit Ux such an outrage. I . | " But Ii do not desire ;o leave my pleasant/ home," protested Lilian. "I never had such a thought, j am sureJ I have been so happy here that I never draamed sf unotber home, as long as yon. ere willing to'keep us, mother." ' " You have been verj kind in deed to us, Mrs. Oliphsttt," t yen- tured to remark, thongb I was not certain that the time had come for me to defend myself. " I feel very grateful to you for the Eocrince^you have! made to accomoda \a jus ; and 1 am sure I shall never foigat it." " A mother lives for ler children alone," isighcd Mrs. jOJiphant. " Even -when they are iiMrried she cannot Jose her interest in them." , " Certainly not, ruadi ru ^especi ally not in so good a * aughter as LLian.'; -j 1 ' It is hard enough i4 ha re them renoved by.imirringe frim- the' di rect influence of a mother, md, to feel that she is no longer & mother in the sense she .has beep." ~~ I thought tbat Mrs; Oliphant had submitted to the inijtrriaga pf her daughter with tolerablo resig> nation, and'would even per nit the other two to go to the sa ;rifi :e 'with out rebelling against ti le < liotates of jfate. , v Of course she cai i n< rver , be entirely removed from a mother's influence;" I replied, wahhg thut sbel could. " You have be< n very kind and considerate -ewt.vria ,b since we were mamed to me for Lilian's sake." f And for your own,' abp ipfcer- posed. I trust I shall never be i^ngrate- fulj, I feel called uj>on to measure ihoireflex of the character of the people compi ising the county wherein it is published. Butiwhat is the interest which even he derives from it, compared to that which is felt "and entertained by the county people themselves ? It is everything to them. In it is found (news ' which j they alone, probably! can appreciate-, and understand ; infor mation regarding their friends and neighbors, the condition of crops and market quotations which to tbe farmer and tradesman in the country is of primaly importances; matters of locaL consideration wherein they are interested ajnd a hundred and one different tjnnga which effect and interest them bolh privately and publicly. The coun try organ perfoi ms another function which can be effectually dtfneby it. A8 a medium for advertising t it offers facilities which are Unsurpas sed ; by it the farmer, laborer, and the mechanic become aequ linted with the goods and wares nf^the tradesmen; they learn when they can purchase what limy de4ir, and at the lowest price. The county newspaper is to a county what \ nutritious food is ton convalescent, it helps to build it up and drielpp all that is good in it. The county that is without one is like a waste plain without elevation, fiom which a person desiring to examine the surroundings can make no observa tion. Reporter. - n A Few Words to Prospective Brides. In marrying, make jour" own match.; do not marry a mat i to get rid of him, or to oblige him, or to save bim. The man who would go to destruction without you, will quite as, likely go with, you, and pei-haps drag you along. Do not foarry in baste, lest you repent at leisure. Do not marry for a home and a living. Do Jnot 4et- aunt}*, fathers and motbeta 'sell you for money or position in bondage, tears and hfe-lorig1 misery,, which 'ywi must emhire. Plate "not 'yourself habitually in-the hands of any.fuit- or.mitil you have decided the ques tion of nnu'tUge; human villa ate weak, and "people often become-be- iwildered and. do not know their error until it is too late. Cret away from their influence, feettle your head, and make up your mind alone. Do npl trust your happineis in the _ keeping of one who has no heart, [no head, r.o health. SLun " who ever gets intoxicated, -rush- thoughtlessly into {the man Do not wedded to the council of that lifej ..contrary fnenchl Love wbicb cannot wait is a verjy differ ent character. J The conduct/' I continued. Definition of Bible "terms A day'sjourney. was aboi t thirty- ' three and one fifth miles. A Sabbath dajf's jouney was rbout an English mile. EzekieJ's reed "wus nearl i eleven feet. ' A cubit is nearly tw snty-Wo ipches. A hand's oreadth^is^qTial to threa and fiveeigbth'H inches. A finger's breadth is equal to one inch". ' i A shekel of silveFwas about fifty -cents. _ I _A shekel'of gold was ^aGD1. ""A talent of silver waso38 32. A Went jof gold was $138,09. A piece of silver,'or.a penny, was thirteen cents. I j A farthing was three cents. A mite was less" than a quarter nf a rent. I 7 A gerah -was one cent. An enha, or bath, contains seven gallons and five pints. A bin was a gallon und two pints. i A fiikin was seven pinfcL An omrr wars six pints. A.cab thrAe pints. (explain ",You found a home-lieU; carpst-in Boston, if'yomhad looked (ot one, than this very carpet nuder our feet?" " Buckletou said' it .was the handsomest one in the city, and tbe neatest.pattern." ..... . _____J____j ...... , " Then Buckleton ha* no taste, regard to tbe English basement. | No one can select a> cprpfab ,for; a- bentse/i',confidently' expecteo>tbtjt saiid about boarding. Wk could not find such uceomodu tiori as we- desifed, and you were s > kijid as to offer to accomodate us till we could obtain a bouse,, or muka other [ ar rangements," r.K,i '(To It-eoniiMtil) > ' ' ni n'a'f j "i New York City rovers-8 ! scjuaro miles, Contain^ 103,'500'm ildinga, 27 theatres,' 65 cc*cerfc hi ;lfci and places of arousemeiit, -650 c intbhes, schools'ai}d 'Eostiifials." ' Boilisq Eggs. ^There is an ob- j ction to the common way qf boiling eggs which people do, no| undei-- Btand. It is this : " The white nder three minutes' rapid! cooking remember, when we retjurn id from l.*' ------ , qm\ bridal tour, thtpoijieth|ing;was pecomes tough apd indjgestable . In spite of alLtbe: strong talkij which my lovely wife had nsed in A It is said that the crbp Jof hand {organs this luiamer w 11: t e -lrge, TJiere is n.firsolin thenS(hes that' _ ttmnsowtithw^A^y.. .X^a ,latest no P,,son r ____ . chen, wheie the Biddy in ebargo I woman. Wha did you put tbat j abe would take ber place in tho invention ia 'a rack -:o I blij Bmilcil benignnntly upon ber new , cold oilcloth on the entry for? I|pew7ome I bad provided for ber. jmusioin ftonof (heporfoimer, while the yolk is-left soft.]" When properl v cookeel,, eggs are done eveuly through like any other food. This result' may be attained by putting the eggs into a dish, with a eoYejVjftS a tin pail, and thin pour ing upon them be il ing water, two 4)uart^ or more to ' a dozen eggs, and cover and set them away from the stove fir fifteen minut^ a. , Tl a heat of the water cooka tl te egga slowiy,^nd evenly and-si^fJ cjenUy. and. ,to a. jelly-like-, consistency, leaving the centra or yolk 'harder than.the .white, and" the eg i ta&tea- as much ticher and nicer as ft fn sh egg is niourithan a stale egg, and will want toiea;< theui " iad thia "" the boiled after having , method orioe."-