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"j Acton Free Volume IT. No. a-Whole No. 150 IE ACTON,1 ONT., THUESDAY, JULY 11, 1870. l'TO.\ BAKERY. npH* ACTON FREE PRESS la Published EVERY THURSDAY MORNlHC, K AT TUK TFrAft Prpqq "Ri ill Hi TIC * DeS leave to announce to the r ree jrre&s .ouiiuiidg, hlhAl)UanU of ActoIl aU(t the pub,10 Xext to the rjst OiEce. generally tlf.t I lriv the. largest ___ and be^t assorted stock or baker's t f goo-U nk tjho Village. Trkks. One dollar a ymir, strictly >n __,' , advance If not paid heforr throe months I LI-m/~4C=V -TU-*/-\-i /-^ oas dollar aud a nair vrlll b charged: or ' _/ X COll lJlCaiU.. (TuMlats If not ivud Ult the end of the ' year, single eople* tnree cents. Xoi "D-.-.^^ /"*i.- 1 .,- PWt wilt s<;ul w any person more .JDllIlS. VJClELQS, hunonnyjsaruupald. | [ **"-' ***-* '-) >^ wvj-^v^, One UiTss of vdvehti-nIn-o Kliit cents > Rolls, Pastry and Fruit C.ikos in M Vine'toSe'i? "."? iu?eruSi! ! groil variety. ?Cakos from 5 to lOo. - ._--.----- * per tloseu. 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C30PER, Provincial Liand Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guelpn. Order* by mall promptly .uteu>kd to. bar Is a!tr<ir* supplied Willi the' choicest \n in branis of li^i lOfi and Cliari. stablin:, au 1 attentive'tio^tl business parL (f tti. ii. Cf. *HK, Proprietor Ituat-d VI Maze. in ' o uio, nnd nfikoi u thousand ijuoh- ionK tthoufe you, making mo biing Homo of your last lettero to read to her, and telling mo how i'ltimuto you wero at ncUooK I was in Croftoiwa month, and when I left I was llotrothLd to Amy, with her fathorVfull consent." " Oh,.Wilfred! And never wrote it. to mo!" r said, reproachfully. " Becaubo Mr. Shaw wished it kept u secret for a little tinnj; Amy waa so young. That wqh out firht mistake. You know how closely I am tied down here, and Uncle Charles had then tho firbt of tho sitiokes of puriilvHia Hint in.iko him so feeble. All the buBiness fulls upon me."- Then I had made noth ing nioio-than a living, and I was uiixious to offer ruoie thun that to Amy." ' < " But her fathor wast immensely wealthy I1*----- ' " l,,ortliitt~vrry reason I did not wish to coinu as a beggar to our wedding. So we said nothing of our engagement. But tho next summer I visited Crofton nguin. Amy was true to mo, anil Mr. Shaw willing to tell our friends hIio was to bo my wife. I came back to the city in October, twa years ago, and w.vs to return to hoft3U for the Christmim holidays. Our engage ment was to b.3 announced then, and tho weddinir follow in tho snriup. Iu Nov6uiber Unclo Charles had a faecond stroke oi paralybis, and was very ill. While I was engrossed with him and bust ni'HS c.ires, Mr. Shaw died suddenly. I could not go to Amy at once, at I wished, but I wrote every day. Xo letters came in answer, and in January. I went to Cioftou. J wus received at the house by Mr. Slia v's brother, Amy's guardian, as well as uncle, und the trustee for the largo estate1. Moro than this, hs in heir to all if Amy dies unmarried. I told him w,ho I was, and he polite ly called nio a liar." " Wilfred :" "1 do not iuo.m that ho mudu tihe of any sticli ofl'ensivo word, but ho informed me that it was Kimply impo.-hiblo his brother sanctioned any feiich iibiind cngiigenifiit as meutioDLd, and tefiihed to let rue .see Amy. I btaid tlaee d-VB in to leurn the grain busiiiex.-,, v. bile Ciofton, vniuly tr\ itig to see her ,. ,% , I I.Mlvertibing fura idtceas nui-i i)-> i,ut on^o.aud w.ts.obliced toretuui at the Ontario ' " ' , . ., , ' , . >td..ler\, wl.o.e vou get the .vorth i povi-rutM, oa ui.swtied l,j Mi. _ J,,.,,.. As soon as 1 ciiue, 1 wrote of your money. ' Oates, w ho wanted a coiiip mioti to t0 Amy, and my letter was sent ' -" to Kuiope wilh her. HiMng luck to mo oj>enoJ. Two more ser\icts at a libei.d ^^ tjl0 same lecr-ption. In the A UKLINQIKNT MtUStUinF.U. day last week, 'ululo s'ad and dreary. As wo weimcd, weak nnd weary, Across the uiiswopt lloor j Wo heard, at first a gentlu tapping. Then it becaiio an earnest tamuug. At our Bauctuui door. "Comoin!" wo eaid; while yet ho pondered, And in sileuco wo still wondered What for us could be in store ; Then tho door-bolt gently turning, Iu ho walked. Our chock w.is burn ing! Thoughts of crimson gnre. " Are you tho man who docs the writ ing V (What word will rhyme with this but fighting.! *"- Quickly thought we, o'er ami o'er.) "_Sir, we are," we gently told him, >oddmg to the boys to hold linn, If ho tried to beat us sor.>. "Then you'll please cive me a credit Opposite that little debit, ' For two dollars more. I like your paper, and w ill take it As long as you will !>trivo to make it As goinLas it has been before." ^Ve jumped ! Ho' dodged ! Thus we missed him, Or surely we would haAje kissed hita, No matter if tho bo\a did roar ; So seldom treated in this lPMinir, We felt inclined to smj; hosaiutah 1 Only this and nothing more. BOOKS & STATIONERY Seaside Libraries, Lakeside L3braries, Fireside Libraries, Boy's Libraries, N. Y Libraries, And all the Latent Silent ana Tmo. UiUrcl. A Je^el of a Girl, Touzg ilusgrave. &j, THE STOLEN BRIDE. M til jyr iiitptli/ Jit'- R. W. rEl'lilE. ( rpiiE OMABIO SADDLERY, .ACTOK. Buy youi Hiine T hu.l l>oon in Europe for nix ycare, as companion to old Mrd. Gates, when her death at Venico releivsed me from any further neces sity of earning my daily bread, for out.of her vast weilth hho left me fifty thousand dollars. No sooner did I know this, than a strong de sire seized mo to return to Crofton, the village whe1 o 1 was born. 1 >0>C1S. , calinot, CUH tue feel'ng homesick- i nesa, for I never had a. Iiouio tl ere. Wilfred, my only hi other, and I were left orphans when meto babies, and had been brought up in the family of a Crofton faj-iner until wo were old enough to! be sent to boarding i-chool, wbeie we reinaiu- ed until Wilfied w.i-, nineteen, I seventeen, our e\pei\-e-> paid by our bachelor uncle, Cliarlis*, wlio could ill utTord the outlay. At nineteen, Wilfied bad Leeu taken into, undo Cliarles' counti.ig Louse I wuh couvir.ood vory-jjoon that thoro wum no fear to bo entertained of ill-ticatinent. Some of tho poor inmates woio eertuinly iiifder re straint that was heart-breaking, but evidently neccsnary. 1 hud began to fear my mission "was hopdesfl, when the doctor turned into a pleasant bitting loom. " Theso are the.iipaitments of a very interesting patient," he said to pie, "a young ludy of wealth and refiiiomonr, who in melancholy crazj. We huldoni can roiibo her fiom u dull npatby." Ho nipped upon the door of an adjoining loom, and a luiddlo-aged wo nan opened it. " Will Mibs Shaw seo o visitor?" be asked. Tho woman motioned mo to enter and I stood, in another moment, before a white wanted shallow of pretty Amy. My heait sank to soe tho little whito hands folded iilly, tho drooping head, and downcast eyes. But somo intuition, as sad den as a lightning Hash, prompted mo to speak. Rapidly assuring mysolf that the doctor and nurse wore talking earnestly, I bent down and wbisrieitu . " Do not cry'faut! Look at me, and see if you do not know me !" Tho heavj blue eyes were raised, and in one second they flashed joy ously. ' - i j------t____:- tr_. come from Wilfred 1" " I do come from Wilfred to savo yoir?" For I knew aho whs not mad. "To savo mo?" she whispered,: eagerly. " Ah ! L'-'onie, my Uncle will keep nio. hero till I die, and he can keen i.iy^money." " But you mo not insane?" " No. I was only delirious from fever. But I am so utterly hopo- " What bivo'yoii done, Limie?" Wilfred asked, as ho lifted the oh mobt senseless form from m f arms to a cariiage. -." I will tell you soon," I said, " but now drive to tho nearest ]J$J.OO per annum iii Advance lea is coming. H ENRY L. DRlIiE, A splendid lot of NEW COLLARS j S^^ on bin i. ur I went to Ciofton, to learn IHSIKAVCE ACEVT. CI ELPH, A tent for tbe Msrcantile and" Waterloo, All business entrusted to nls core will be / faithfully attended to. Offlce at Day's ' liiotltore, Quelptl. Onier? by mail a Iftressed to (Ju-iph or Doon I'oatOtllcp will^ecelve promptatJntlnn. V i PATENTS for INVENTIONS etpeJltlously and properly secured In C mad a, the Cm to 1 States and Europe. Patent guaranteed or no charge. Sgnd for printed Instructions. Ag*-oc5* In oper- r.lonteayar. HEXES CJhlsT, Ottnwn, Canada, Uee'i*nlel Engineer, Ho'iiellor ol Pa tents and Draughtsman. TAKIGRAFY ' Hush ! tho nurse Tiiist to me." 1 joined the,doctor at the door, and ahked ( him' many questions. To this day I cannot detenuiuO in my own mfnd whether ho wlis a purty to the moublrouB fi;aud or shutting up. a sano woman, of whether he really beliesed Amy's hopeless despondency utose from iusauity. l* I left the house, promising to call the next day. But I did n^t go back to the hotel. I walked to the part of the building where I thought" Amy's window was, and waited there. Three lorn: hours I paced d down outside tho high wall " e ed hotel, and send for a phi sician." " Wiill you not go ho.iie 71' ! INo. Your boarding house will be tho first place they wjll bok for Amy.' I have stolen" her for you,, Wilfred. She is no moio mud than you a^oil" His eyes lifted as ho whispered, "Tied bless you, Leonid 1 and turned to givb his directions to the hackmao. Before noon wa had a first-rate physician in attendance, and I had Amy in my cajre in a large airy room in the hotel Wilfred selected. | As I had foreseen, tho next day Mr. Shaw and the doctor callel upon Wilfred, who allowed aseareh in tho house, and gave only la polite :ontempt to the uncle's inquiries. Had Amy been found that day, there is no doubt any physician would havo returned her to the asylum at once. For many days she hovered near the grave, in a stupor; birt slowly she recovered her strength, and could prove ber entire rationality. Not until she was thoroughly strong, aid the warm spring days had come, would I ullow Wilfred to see her. But in May wo had aqniot wed- bright self again claimed ier pro perty. There was a long -liw-suit, and desperaie efforts to prove her insane, but it failed in its object, and Mr. Shaw was legally required to give strict account of the trust and guardianship he had so foully abused. Wo all live in Crofton now. Uncle Charles, wholly helpless, is my guest in a pretty cottage I have bought thcro, ancj Wilfred has wound tip the business, so that he |hae a sufficient income. ifor his own pirt, my brother finds his time fully occupied, with tho cares of the estate, which Amy is tocrignorant of business to man age ; while Sirs. Wilfred, with hoi- two lovely children, her large house, and her numerous charities, has her hands full the year round. Our Canadian Hallway*. Some intciesting statistics ^havc recently ^becn fuiuit.hed to the public by ' a report submitted by Mr. Bridges, Superintendent of Government Railways, fiom which we learn that the total mileage in the Dominion in 1876 77 was, 5,- 31G, a net .ircreaso over' the year previous of 418 miles. The total capital raised by the railways in operation up to June 50th, 1877, was 326,328,070.18, of which S65,348,599.61 was in the shape" of goverriment and local bonuses, the balance being ordinary and preference share capital and bond ed debt. The number of miles laid with steel rails was 2,7654;; iron rails, 27.S13J, and wooden rails, 1f)\ ~ was 995 second-class, 241 baggage, and 21.,- 689 freight cars of all kinds. The number ot passengers carried was ,073,233, an increase of 528,419 /over last year; and of freight, 6,- 331,757 tons, an increase of 528,- 039 tons. Tho Grand Trunk; car ried nearly half of all tho passen gers und freight. The traffic earn ings of all the roads amounted to 18,742,053.48. a decrease ' from tboprevio-ii year/of $616,030.63. The expense of (working was 15,- \ 290,091.48, leaving u profit of 3,- 451,962. The percentage of ex- oent. in 1875-6. The total number of passengers killed was 5, injured I9, the killed being 1 in eveey 1,- 214,646 carried, and the injured 1 irieeryy 337,402. the box and " S.ir," I need your impntinent r< monstrances to back me neithfr now nor at any other time," iepliid the commandant. St. Eveiy toolir threw fifteen. The company' were paralzytd with horror. - . ;) Monsieur le commandant arete. " Your life be]ong3 to me, Mr,',' said Sf. Eyery, thiowing down tha dice on the table. ^ " Fire, sir," said the command-/ ant, placing his hand on, his heart, " an honeot man is never afraid 10-------" f St. Everts ball scattered tho brains and blood of the_ unlucky commandant over tho clothes and persons of the bystanders, us his .lifeless body fell to the saloon floor. The number of engines]3" .St. Everv deserted to ,the Eng- 497 _ first class,^ 294 [ ]i=,h, and soon after fell] mm tally wounded at the battle cf, Ircis as the English were carrying the day.' Cincinnati Commercrul. A Broken Engagement. I! Gatnblins for Hainan Life. But pprh*p3 the most tragic, soul-harrowing scene that evei' took place at a gaming table transpired at a pub'ic house in Port au Prince some years-ago. Several parties were waiting about the room for thp game to commence. J Among la crowd of loiterecs was I a"- Cap- A Plucky Woman. he most re on maranteed HOl'SE. Acton. ROSS IN__________ Close to the O. T. Hallway Station. Excel lent accommodation for the travel llac public. THOS. CAUl>BELLrPropr. OHIXIO.V HOTEL. Acton. Robert Agnew, Proprietor, The new Hotel is ntted up in flrst-crass stjtle with ner furniture. Commercial Tfavellers wlilflctl ){0Td accommolaiioD and commodiousSamplerZtooms. Special attention paid toth" want* of the travel- line public, Barsapplled with toe best Lilquorsand Cigars, Crooi Stabling and attentive Hostlers. YTTJI. HEMSTEtET, " Licensed Auctioneer Ko i the Counties of Wellington and *ff al- ton. Orders lft.at the Fbee Press Offlce^ AotOD, or at "my residence, In Kockvrood. will be promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. O THE PUBLIC OF AL1VKA- If yoa want a gfed AUCTIONEER try GEOU^E GIBBS, He understands his business. Id. Address HlllBbnrg P.fi. ( J'urhu.1 llapid, Oi\tj If *' rr.mg. J Those wishing to learn SHORT-HAND j- would do well to address ; 8. W. OALBIIAITH, F.' l>r>. Acto T ufl T^-OTIOE. ; fcn- noarusa to Farmers, and others engegtd fn tatter mating who purpose geuing a thelrown interests by orderlne one of A, Holmes' Inprored TobolJU- Dash charas. I am now taking orders (or them, havlngpnrchasedthe pa'entright to manufacture, and sell. They are -vlthoatdoaDtt.be best in the market. Your patronage Is respectfully solicited. CJrcolars and testimonials free on acpll- - -- Territory lor sale. Manufacture UJ m to manufacture. nrpsi _realar cation. - .. ed and sold 0/ 29-Cm. 1>. L, lIcDON &.LD. - Actdn, ont, The" undewigtied begs leave to inform the people ol Acton nnd sur rounding neighborhood that lie has procured a magnificent HEAKSE. And is prepared to attend and con duct Funerals on the Shortest notice and most moderate t^rms. CaskeU,\ Coffins, Burial Jloben, And all kinds of Funereal Furnish ings keptin stock, and supplied on the shortest notice. Hat Bands and Gloves supplied when * required. JOHN SPEIGHT. Acton,Fd>. 10, 1877. BBATTY'S PIAN & PARLOR ORGAN INSTRUCTOR Contalnlngthe elements cfmnsic. with i m nnrfect the player in the __ UODtslalngiaeeiFiaeuuiiiiui....,____ easy and progressive exorcises to perfect --- _,. ,hB art of jungj,. .either u can buy first-c'ass PiAKOg and Ouoaks cheaper of DAN IEL F. BEATTY, Washing mm. ton, New Jersey, than any other manufacturer in .the United States- Why ?" Because ' 1 be sells only for cash, takes no risks and has no book accounts. Exery^.insti-u. ment is fully warranted i'orsixyearg as Btrictly first class, and are sent on from 5 to 15 day's' test triah " " ' ' Jaid ollno or oreat-Tto which ta^dr"4^' ly refur.dM "and- freight paid ,er, nited State* or 'every piano and o ^rywlJe^ ^ISSres.*0 iffifSSiT " BKll%YM'"bAngloni New Jersey. factorf. end for lllustraterf Ad- "euVeu (Catalogue Aclition) and ^Testimonials from h.s patrons, some of whomjyou m?yJ<noW| - Ad- dress DAMKLF.BEATTY Wash- iagton, NewJfcrsey. Wilfred met nu1, ilntl HnnMiine camo back to my life. Fur aiy happiness defends s>o entirely upon having somebody to love, that the first sight of Wilfred's- dear fuce, tho fiist pressuie of his lips upon mine, b/ought a rest1 to my heart, in the certainty, that I had lost nono of his affection by long ab sence. ' , * I delayed my returii to Ciofton, because Wilfied diad tliken u room for me (it his boal ding-bouse,' und wished me to remain couio llttlo time with bitii. Iu the Ion", pleasant evenings we passed to gether, I soon disco\eud that iny brother had lost all the lighlhoait- ed gaiety of his boyhood, exchang ing it, not only lor the natiual gravity of manhood, but for a settled depression that would not be thrown off," save oy a violent effort. In our firat glad talks tins was not apparent, as it btHMni" later, when I had determined to remain in the eity all the wmtei, and we had fully dt-icu-ist,d all our adventures during my long absence. All my adventuies, 1 should have said, for it was not till later 1 knew of the blight<that had Iallen upon Wilfred's life during my 80jonrn~in Europe. I had been at home several weeks, when one evening, talking of "Crofton, I said : " If you spend all your vacations in iCrofton, Wilfred, you must know something of Amy Shaw. I^oiell me if she grew np as ptetty as she promised to be at sixteen?" To my surprise and consterna tion, Wilfred turned white m death, and dropped his head upon his hands with a moan that was terri ble to hear, it was so full of an- guislu "Wilfred !" 1 said, "is she dead'!" - " Better if she we4e 1" he answer ed, lifting his ghastly faee. " Can you tell me !" I asked, hesitating to force him to speak, when his distress was so evident " I Was always foijd of' Amy, and wo went to school together con stantly." " You ask"" me if she became pretty," Wilfred said in a low voice. " I was in Crofton when she came home from school for the last time, and was invited to a party her father gave in honor of her return. 1 never saw a, lovelier face, and she 'was gentle and winsome as she was pretty. She was voiy cordial a<iin, but evidently I was e.v:ltuk-d by strict bi'ders " "It is too dreadful!" I e-ied. " Do you think I can sec liier?" " It is possible. Bat it may be that any of our name will bo de nied admittance." " But you forgot that 'Mrs. G.ttrs wished me to take her name. I am L"ouie Gates to ever} body but you." " True ! I had forgotten that." " I will go to Ciofton to mouow. Mi"- Piersan will havo a room for nie." " That will betray you at once. ThT'ro is a hotel there now. Bet ter go theie as Miss Gates. Oh, L'onie, it would beun inexpresoible comfort to me to know something of poor dailing !" " You bhall know something !' I said, resolutely. " I will take the firat train to morrow." It was pieieing 'February weath er, but I was up befoio light pre piling for my journey. Uucle Chailes looked sol ry when I went to say farewell, for lie had grown accustomed to my presence, and all my days had been spent near his chair, since my return. But I promised to be back speedily, and] ruri down to the hack Wilfred had brought to take mo to the depot. His warm words of grati tude for my promptness cheated me immenselv, and I started off brave- ly. All the long journey through, I was thinking of pretty Amy, the inmate of an insane asylum, her golden curls cropped shqrt, her eyes glaring with madness. Dear, loving, gentle Amy, who might have been my sister ! j It was after dusk when the rail way coach took me any my hi!j!a<j9 to the hotel, a structure erected since I had last seen Ciofton. The next morning dawned clear and sunny, and I hired a hack and diiver to visit the asylum. !&iy heart thfobbf$5> heavily as I presented myself in,the parlor to a polite surgeon in attendance. I told him I had ftti unfortunate friend, whQ_might need his cave, and that I was anxious to assure niyself of the kindly treatment of the pati ents. He fell into the trap at once, and offered to take mo ever building. see the poor dear to oa\," bho said. " Are you a friend (" " A true, loving fiieud," I said, "Come away fiom here,"! Bhe tuged. " I uniht not bo seenjtalk- ing to you." I led her to the carriage,, and we got in, telling tho man to drive slowly. ^ " Is Miss Shaw mad ?" I asked. "Indeed, inn'tun that's what I want you to tell 11, e. The doctor (tud her uuele say it is all a mad fancy that bho has 11 lover they have taken from her, und'that her being so sad is insanity, und not real grief, Many's the time, ma'am,Ll I've been tempted to take her away. She's promised me a pile of money over and over again to do it. But if she really is mad, anil they got ho. back, I'd lose my place, and do her no good." " I do not think she is mTid," I A jealous lover donnbd "petti-, coats in PuinsVille, Ohio,.last Wed nesday, in order to kill the girl he had left behind Lira. When an aged Spinster, clad iti a long black dress; heavily veiled and gloved, alighted trom the east bound train, and tottered into the omnibus, the loungers about the station saw littlo resemblance in the figure to tho light-footed Johnny Blake, who had arrived on a visit to Mary Durban a year Jrfefore. jTha dis tinguished Blaise was taken to tho I hotel, and went to the ditking-room and, took supper, registering as "Mis. Woodruff, St. Lo^is." At noon, on Fnday, a plueton was hired and the old lady) hobbled down btairs, and with the help of tho driver got into tho veicblo. About this time, Mary iDurban, a compositor1 in a newspaper ' otli;e, was going homo to dinnor. The phreton stopped, "Mrs, Woodruff" nprarfg Out, and the gont'.o Mary lecogniz'd her discarded lover, John Blake. She scteained. He embraced her, and brar.dished a razor. She &creamod. He drew a revolver from jhis1 pocket and threatened' to shoot h'jjr. She screamed, T~Sheriff Morley appear ed upon tho scene and overtook . the cotiplo.vThe man in tho petti- I coats then firetl, the ball whizzing She screamed The Sheiiff the aiibsveted, "and T will pay you a thousand dollars down if you will b Mary's left oar, bung her to me at the Crofton jouce and again-' House, in time for the midnight knocked down his mail and led him "" ., J off to jail. The blue eyed maiden "A thousand dollars!- the wo-' nt holn6 to dinnor> ^turned in man said, and she will give me the afternoon to her case in the more than that.' newspaper office, and set up with " She will if she promise^ it. I her own nQger8 the account of thu 8Ue is very rich. _ 1 diabolical attempt to assassinate " ^eul'y nnJ tlllly " ,, L'her, smiling grimly at every ddjec " Yes. And you are sure of one I t;ve_ I thousand dollars." | " I dare not bring her to the hotel," the woman said, " but the train stops three miles beyond here, at Upper Crotton. If you will be at the road above the asylum at ten o'clock, to take us up, we will be there. You must take me, too, as far s\s New Haveu. I have relat ives there." Punctually at theapp>liitBd h_oui' I was waiting in the Carriage at the turn of the road, aim before I had time to become imp.rtient, two figures came out of the ilarkness, and Amy was sobbing in uW arms. We drove rapidly ttfraJppev Ciof ton, caught the Afcafu, aud were carried to Now 'Siork. At New Haven the nursp lefu ns, my pio 1 mised reNvard in her hand, and Amy's to be sent to the address she gave us. . I gave her a telegram for Wil fred, and at tho depot ^le met us. But by that time Amy was in an alarming state o,-pTQStratlon, not knowing him^ fainting frequently, aud^leath-like ii| appearance. tb ta n St. JEvery, a rioted gamster, deadly duelist and well kngwn man of pluck. j Some ono spolte _up, y Who'll pi ly 1" " I wity said the captain of a French frigate, which had just arrived in the!harbour, and seizing a dice box threw to^wiu or^close tlo amount of a stcnty sum of money that then lay ihpon the tublerj He was ignorant of the 8take,to be played. " Monsieur commandant you huvo"won,""8ai 1 Captain Sft. Every, pushing towurd hiin several piles of gold. Astounded at the sight of so much wealth the captain drew back saying: " Gentlemen, I should be wanting not only in com mon honesty, but even in good manners, were I to appropriate the sums, the winning of which 1 never expected in the least degree, for I thought I was playing for the1 trifling stake lying on the table.- I cannot^-thiTeforo take the enor mous sum as myown right. "Sir," said CipUin Si Every, " You must tako it, for'if you had lost yoa would hivfjg been obliged to pay the same mim." " You are mistaken, sir, if you thinks soy I do not couquivo my honor endangered in refei'onco To paying a debt of honour which I nevei?=confraetect nor in refusing to accept of so largo a sum which I never expected tot win." ~ " Monsieur le commandant," shrieked Captain St. Every, rais ing his voice to the highest pitch, "If you had lobt you sho'uld have paid. I would have made you do so. Thin was fire to the gunpowder, intended to provoke 11 challenge and it accomplished its purpose. " Sir," said Captain St. Every, " I don't, wish to take any adyantage of you, which my acknowledged ability in the use of th 8Word.aud pistol gives mo, so ^ offer vou terras of equality." " Bring a pistol here at once, load it, aud the chance of j the dice It was & beautiful evening in the;dawn of summer. Two iorma were sittiug-in cljsbe proximity -to one another by the window of a $12,000 house heavily rrfortgag- ed in the upper part'of the cit}*. Tho hand Jof onS nested lovingly on that oFthe other, aDd the arm. of oni> deseri-bed a semicircle around tue otuers waisfi It is hardly necessary to say that they were loveis, and this was as far as Uxs young man could go in geometijj.' Theie was no Jigh-r. in the room, but there was no occasion for any, with her taper waist and sparkling eyes aud flaming words. This is a sample of their small tulk : " Deirest Flora, tell, oh tell mo , what 1' can do to make myself more worthy of your love. Bid mo undertake any mission yoa please, and I will nbey,_ Ay, even; though it bp to cut my hair BJuort. wear large boots, or work for my living' -^-sjieak, anything you?'ciay com- [ niand me." - , 4 ' / " Oh, Charles ! calm yonfrself. Do not speak in this terribla- strdin; you make ine Bhudder. No, Charles, t love you for your- )j self alone." Then; placing her ' hand \ gently > upon his bro*, _she murmured, *' Soft, my lo^e, speak soft, my own," and tell 'me do you love me as much as ever, a!nd will I ever be the same to you as E am now 1" _ " Rear me swe^r I" _ cried the ardent youth, dropping upon bis knees for the first time in his life, but suddenly ris.ng with a trouble ed expression of the countenance, as something put him in- mind of the tightness.of his nether. q.ppareL " Oh, Flora, there is not a coat th.it adorna Wilspn's establishment that ha3 so high a place in my affections as yourself! You arte to am what slander and gossip are to young church members, or frmerkla to manied women my life, my ambitiou, my.all! A few days more and wo --shall be united for ever. I can scarcely realize my S happiness." The fair one blushed and nestled closer to the vest pattern of the happy youth. So we leave theui. A traveller in Western Iowa, while riding along, came to a large sign, which implored him to " Look out for the locomotive.'. Ho ac cordingly rode down the track for a bettes view, and while he was obligingly /* looking out" for it, it came along. He saw it, but he had to sit, in the ditch and wait until a freight train of thirty- seven cars passed by, 'before he could got back to the otber part of his horse. 1 J A laborer-at work in a yard hung Lis coat on a post. During the day some one iii throwing a dish of water from a window unin tentionally dropped the contents on the garment. When the man went to 'get it, on quitting work, he perceived its condition, an 1 in some consternation, exclaimed: " Howly murder 1 'i ^ tho coat wasn't a-thinking it whs on my back 'all the time, and went to sweating widout knowing tho ehateu'} , ClIAPTEIl 11. It was * dark, gloomy jniglit, two Jays before the time' appointed for the nuptial ceremonies, of the youno p-tir. Cliules bent his-way to tho mansion of-Aiis beloved. Ho laug the bell and was ushered into the p.nloiv Flora was noj; there, and, after waiting a few noiients, hj resolved to descend the staira to the dining-room, ostensibly to seek for her, but most probably with visions of spoons dancing through the ever-teemin' biatn. ' With stealthy steps lie approached the door and sudd-uly opened it, when there Curst upon his, astonished gize a sight which froze the blood, within his veini. .-----. ----------- Upon the dmiag room table ly ahull determine which shall blow 1 miluy dishes and other, articles ot* the other's brains out." " "" " ' :-' -i:- " Agreed,"' said . the nothing daunted irigate commandant. A shock of horror ran through the veins off the assembled crowd at the barbarity or the bloody curdling affair. f'- Some shrank from the room, other?, moia hardened in tho sights of horror, crowded near the gaming table, perfeetly cognizint of the desperate character of St. Every i i tt* m m and inwardly lauding the bravery of the unknown. Each party examined the pistils. Tho naval captain first threw the fatil dice. He threw eleven. " A good throw," said St. "E.*ciy, holding for a moment his own ; " the uhances are now in your favor, but listen, if it turnip out as it appears to ine it will, that for tune favors you and not me, 1 wish neither mercy, nor pity, as I wool 1 think either a coward who Would spare the -jther." _ crockery. B-fore it, with dis heveled hair and tucked-tip gown, stood Flora, a^huge carving knife in her hand, which she was iii tho act of plunging iuto a pan of hot water. * J . She had Leen oiuyht in the act of \ doiny houneiorkl With one loud sfu- her lushed from the house. It is needless" to add that the engagement, along with several Hlaj iiuuacu/im . ..... ----- ,1-uJk she f^U to'the floor, while >r distraeted aud bewildeied lover bfitilu eupi, was broken on the spot.. Thus wero two fond and doting heal'3 irrevoc tidy separated. 1. If my story, dear ^eadeivwiU be the Weans of persuading one voting voman liefer, nm'er liny C'.vciuv .' t.inueH, to do any -work about the house, but always to let her malhe*" and the other saivants do \\ my object ih mono than accomplished Farewell. ' => ' ' . Murder and the locality of\i fee* lunch will out.