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“we all know it must he love. And yet I cannot call this unaccountable. this incomprehensible infatuation. by so exalted a. name. I tell you the whole thing beats me from beginning; to 0nd. Here was a young man with every advantage of education and standing and society. thrown amongst the nicest people in the neighborhood, visiting at several of our houses, and popular with us all; â€"-a young man who, if he was like young men in general. ought to have been doubly and triply guarded against anything in the shape of lol- ly or vice; who should have been un- der an influence the most likely to keep him pure, stainless, and unSel- fish; an influence that preserves al- most all others, even old sinners like myself, from the very inclination to evil. And on the threshold of life he casts away every advantage; he sets propriety: at defiance; he out- rages the confmon decencics of the world, and he hampers himself with She stopped short, and he turned to look at. her. Vandeleur had often admired a. certain dignity and even haughtiness of bearing which was natural to Norah. He had never seen her look so queen-like and defiant as now. She felt her cheek turn white and :n-r heart stand still, but. her cour- :xgu rose at the implied imputation. and she answered boldly: "Whatever may be Mr. Ainslie's faults. he is the last person in the world I should suspect of anything false or ungeutle manlike.” "I scarcely know how to tell you,” he answered, shaking his head with "(in admirable assumption of consid- erution and forbearance. “There are certain scrapes out of which a. young fellow may be pulled. however deepâ€" ly he is immersed. if he will only take advice. I've been in hundreds of them myself. But this is a. timerâ€" ent business altogether. I’ve gone through the whole thing, Miss Wel- by. Heaven forbid you should ever learn one-tenth of the sorrows and the troubles and the evils that beset a man's entrance on life. I have bought my experience dearly enough: -with money, with anxiety, with years of penitence and remorse. Peo- ple will tell you that John Vande- leur has done everything. and been through everything. and got tired of m‘erything. People will tell you a great deal about John Vandeleur that isn’t true. Sometimes I Wish it Was! Sometimes I wish I could be the hard, heartless, impenetrable old rcprobate they make me out. However, that's got nothing to do with it. All I can say is, that (wen With my experience of evil I don't know what to advise.” “Far worse than that!” he exclaim- ed. “If it had been only an atlair of extravagance, it would never have come to your cars, you may be sure! After all, I like the lad immensely, and I Would have persuaded him to allow me to arrange anything of that. kind in ten minutes. No, Miss Wel- by, it is not money: and not being money. can you guess what it is?" wUuCy. Vull .vvu aux»- .. .. 01‘ course she could guess! 0f courSe she had guessed long ago! Of course the jealousy inseparable from love had given her many a painful twinge during the last half hour: and equally, of course, she affected in- nocence, ignorance, profound indiffer- ence, and answered never a word. “Exactly what I have said all alongfi’ assented Vandeleur: “and even now I can scarcely bring myself to believe in the mischief I hear about him, though I grieve to say I have my information irom the best. authority.” “Why don't you speak out. Mr. \‘undeleufl" she said, somewhat con~ wmptuously; “I am not ashamed to own that I do take an iriterost in Mr. Ainslie. It would be strange if I did not. considering that. he is a. grvat friend of papa‘s, as well as mine. If you know anything about him, why don’t. you proclaim it at "Is it money?" she asked: very lips were white, and I sank to a whisper. “I'm bored about a. friend ofi ours, Bliss “elby.” observed Vandelcur, preceding‘ his .guest along a. narrow path through the fern, out of hearâ€" Lng by the others. and careful not ”:0 look back in her face. “This way. and mind thuse brambles don‘t catch 'n your pretty dress. It isn't often buy», an“ -.---_ _.._ He looked designedly awax , and she was grateful for his forbearance. ‘Not being money, ’ he continued. ome?’ ‘ cause I’m soft; because I'm stupid: bccause I m an old fool. Miss “'01- .I would rather cut. mV‘ right, hand off than gin: you a. moment’s pain; and I kno“ Vour heart is so kind and good that it. would pain you to hear what. I have learned about Ger- ard Ainslie." “You have no right to say so!" she burst. out, vehemently, but. checkâ€" ed herself on the instant. “I mean you cannot suppose that it Would pain me more than any of his other (rionds to hear that he was doing badly. Of course, I should be very Sorry.“ she, added. trying to control hn-r voice, whxch shook provokingly. “0h, Mr. V'andeleur! aiter all he's very young. and he's got nobody to advise him. Can't you help him? Can‘t. you do something? What is the matter? What has he really been about?" [ allow anything to vex me, but I! am \exod with young haslie. If thought him such a nice, straightfor- Ward, Well-disposed boy; and above all, a. thorough gentleman. It only: shows how one can be deceived." ! IIe dropped his voice and came closer to hvr side. "Shall I tell you why I don't?” said he tenderly. “Be- â€"â€"‘ 5 .‘N G «EQ‘GGQ€46€¢<<€€<€<§€G£¢§Q<é<<¢£€é Quuqt Or. The Maid of the 1 Mill‘w A Cat’s Paw r. I; N0. 6, $1 per annum. : but her her voicv: leaned her head. When Vandelcur ’came back. she looked perfectly trau- 'quil and composed. Impenetrable, :perhaps, and haughtior than he had iexcr seen her, but for all that so Calm and self-possessed that she do .ceived him. “She cannot hmc cared ‘so much after all ” though \and fileur; "and there is a. good chance for ;me still.” â€"Miss Wolhy, I ought not to go on -â€"I ought never to have begun. This is a. subject on which it is hardly (it o-_ for you and mo. to converse. see how well the house comes in from here: and give me your advice about taking out that dwarfed oak: it, hides more than half the conserva- torv." She could see neither dwarfed oak nor conservatory. for her eyes Were beginning to cloud with tears. brave- ly and fiercely kept back. But she had not. reached the ordeal thus dcr signedly to shrink from it at last; and though she spoke very fast, every syllable was clear and distinct. while she urged to proceed. He was out at sight almost WhileiVandeleur now radiant. he spoke, and she leaned her head; “ ‘Loyal je semis dumnt ma vie!’ against the cold slab “hich formed \\',ell if you can stand any more part 01‘ the grotto they had entered, inbout my grandmother, I will tell fueling grateful for the physical com-‘you exactly what happened. It 1‘ort it aliorded to sink into a. seat rained for three days without inter- and rest her aching t1" llplLS own on lzm ssionâ€"it sometimes does in this a stone. :countr}. During that period an un- It was over th1 11â€"1111 OVCI‘ now’ ‘known hand paid the cousins (leth Just as she suspected throughout, ienabling him to remain .11, home as and she had been right after 1111. long as he thought proper; and 011 Then came the dull sense of relief: the fourth morning, “hen the sun that in its hopelessness is so much. shone 111v giundmother taking her w01se to been than pain; and shetusual walk to the spring , found not could tell herself that she had h1‘-§o11ly hei cousin at. the accustomed come resi gned careless stupetied. and spot but this Rock House elected to hard as the rock against which she: shelter her, and that silver cup ready So pale. so resolute, and so deli- cately beautiful! For a moment. his heart, smote him hard. For a. mo- ment. he could have spared her. and loved her well enough to make her happy, but even in his admiration his lower natuxe. never kept. dOWn for \caxms gained the mastery and he x‘csohed that for her very perfec- tion she must be his own. Again he turxgcd his head away and walked on in front. "I will tell you the truth," he said With a. world of sympathy and kind- ness in his voice. “Ainslie has been worse than foolish. He has been ut- terly dishonorable and unprincipled. He has taken a. young girl of this neighborhood away from her home. They are together at this moment. You know her, Miss \Vclby. She is old Draper's daughter. at Ripley Mill. Come into the Rock House, and sit down. is it. not delightfully cool? Wait here half a minute. and "Tell me the whole truth. Mr. Van- deleur. and nothing but. the truth. I hmo a right to ask won. I have a. ripht to know cv‘eryth ing.’ I will bring you the purest water you ever tasted, from the spring at. the foot of those steps." He offered her some water, and she noticed thy quaint fashion of the sxl~ ver cup in his hand. “What a. dear old goblet," she said spelling out the device that girdled it in ancient characters, almost il- legible. "Do you mean to say that you leave it littering about here?" He smiled moaningly. “I sent it up on from. goblet House to?" It sounds like nonsense. What does it. mean?" "It's a, love story,‘ replied Vande- leur, sitting down by her side, “and it’s about my grandmother. Shall I tell it you’?" "She wasn’t my grandmother then," said Vandclour; “on the con- trary, she had not long been my grandfather's wife. She was a. good deal younger than her huéband. Miss Welby, do you think a. girl could care for a man twenty years older than herself?" She laughed bitterly. "A love story! That must be ludicrous. And about your grandmamma. Mr. Van- dcleur! I suppose, then, it‘s perfect- ly proper. Yes. You may go on.” his young wife trod on, and loved her loss passionately, and perhaps more faithfully, than if he had been five-undâ€"twcnty. She was proud of his devotion, and she admired his character. or she Would not probably have married him: but her heart had been touched by a. young cousin in the neighborhood,â€"only scratched, I think, not wounded to hurt, you know,â€"-and whatever she indulged in of romance and sentiment, was as- sociated with this boy's curly locks, smooth face. and frivolous. empty character. "l'hcro is a. charm in youth, Miss \Yclby. I fear, for which “Well. it's not very plain,' she an- swered; “but give me a little time. Yes. I have it,â€" She was thinking of her false love. “Why not.” sho asked. “if he “"13 staunch and true?" Vunc'x'clour looked pleased, and went on with his story: "My grandfather loved his young bride very dearly. It duos not fol- low bocauso thcharu- [luvs on the forvln-ad and silver strvxks in the hoard that the heart ‘hould have outlived its s:.‘1:1puthics, its am‘ctions its capability of selfâ€"sacrifice and soli-dm-‘otion. It sounds 1id.cuImIS, 1 darn say. for {noplo t0 talk about love when they aim past, forty, but you young ladies little know. Miss Wolby: you little know. llowm‘or. my grandfather, as old a. man as I am now. worshipped the very ground purpose for you to drink There is a story about the , and a. story about the Rock Can you make out the mot- Spare youth, Have ruth. Tell truth. eeeaeee<¢<e¢<¢<us§ “My grandfather felt he was not' appreciated as he deserved, and it! cut him to the heart. But he nei- ther endeavored to force his wife’s inclinations nor watched her actions. ' One day, however, taking shelter from a. shower under that \ew-tree, he hemd his wife and her cousin, who had been driven to the sames refuge, conxersing on the other side. . iIle was obliged to listen, though .e\ery word spoken stabbed him like' a knife. It was exident a. strong lflirtation existed between them. No- ,thing worse I am bound to believe; lfor in whose propriety shall a man ihnve confidence, if not in his grand- lmother's? Nevertheless, the hidden husband heard his wife tax her cousâ€"‘ in with deceiving her. and the young man excused himself on the grounds .of his false position as a 101 er with- iout hope. This “as so far satis- ii‘actorv. 'And if yoUr husband ask- ed vou whether vou had seem. me [to-day,1\hnt should \ou n11811'er?’ i demanded the cousin. ‘1 should tellj lhiln the truth ' replied my g1'nndâ€"' imother. This was better still. The 'next communication was not quite. iSO pleasant for the listener. His, wife complained bitterly of the want‘ [of shelter in this, the only spot, shc lsaid, where they could meet With- ;out interruption; in rain, she pro- :tested, they must get drenched to the skin, and in hot Weather there W15 not men 11 cup to d1ink out oll inom the spring. The cousin, 011 ;the other hand. regretted loudly that! Ihis debts would drive him from the .country, that he must start in less than a. Week, and that if he had but 'tWo hundred pounds he would be. the happiest man in the wo1ld. Altoâ€" Igether it “as obxious that the spu- 'its of this i11te1esting couple fell irapidly with their piospects. trz.th, honor, station and the purest aficctl‘on are no cquix‘alents." She sighed, and shook her head. V argglelcur proceeded:-- "The rain fell too, but, my grand- father was one of the first gentlemen of his day. and notwithstanding the ducking he got, walked away through the heaviest, of it, rather than rnmain for their [amt-taking. We are 11 wild race. we Vanduleurs, but there is some little good in us if you can only get at it." ’ "I’m sure there is.’ said she. ab- sently; "and, at least, you have none of you ever failed in loyalty.” on an object she knows to he un- worthy. She gives her gold for sil- verâ€" nay. for copper; .nnd your diaâ€" monds she scorns as dross. Never mind! Fling them down before her just the same! Better that they should be troddcn under foot by her. than set in a. coronet for the brows of another! Miss Welbyâ€"Norah! that. is what I call love! An old man's love, and therefore to be ridiculed and despised!” Sheâ€"had shrunk away now. start- led, scared by his vehemence; but. he took her hand. and continued very gently. while he drew her impercep- tihly towards himâ€" “Thank you, Miss \Velby,” said Vandcleur. now radiant. to drink from, encircled, as you see it. with the motto you haw- just. read. All those little matters were delicate attentions from a. husband twenty years older than herself!" “He must. have been a. dear old think!" excl-Aimed Norah, vehement.- ly. "Wasn't she do‘ighted? And didn't she grow awfuhy fond of him am sure if she did not, he Was a miserable mun for his whole life. It is hard to give gold for silver, as many of us do ungrudgingly and by handfuls: but it is harder still to of- fer hope-s, happinessâ€"past, present. futureâ€"your existence, your very soul, and find it all in vain. be- cause the only woman on earth for you has wasted her priceless heart. H ”I don‘t know," answered Vanda Ieur, very gravely, and in a. low voice that trembled a little. “But 1_ after all?" "Forgive me, Miss Welbyâ€"Norah! May I not tell you Norah? I have been hurried into a confession that I had resolved not to make for monthsâ€"nay, for yearsâ€"perhaps not till too late even fongthc chance of reaping anything from my telnerity. But it cannot be .unsaid now. Lis- ten. I have loved you very dearly for long; so dearly that 1 could have yielded up my hopes without a. mur- nnu'. had I known your alTections gained by one really Worthy of you. and could have been content with my own loneliness to see my idol happy. Yes, I love you madly. Do not draw away from me. I will never perse- cute you. I do not care what he- comes of me if I can only be sure that you are contented. Miss Wel- by! 1 offer allrnnd I ask for so little in return! (‘nly let me watch over your “vulture. only let me contribute to your happiness; and if you can permit me to hope, say so; if not, what does it matter? I shall always love you, and belong to youâ€"like some savage old (log. who only ac- knowledges one ownerâ€"and ‘you may kick me, please. ’ ’ riv, She was flatteredâ€"how could she be otherwise? And it Was a salve to her sore suffering head: toAhave Won so entirely the love of such .a man- of this distinguished, well-knowu, ex- perienced Mr. Vandeleur. As a tri- umph to her pride, no doubt. such a couquest:was worth a. whole college of juveniles; and yet, soothed pique, gratified vanity. budding ambitionâ€" all these are not love, nor are they equivalents for love. “She knew it even at this moment; but it would have been heartless, she thought â€"ungrn.teful, unfeelingâ€" to Durham and Victoria Standard or caress me, as you MILLBROUK, ONT.. F tIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1904. E And with this answer he was fuini 'to content himself, {or no further" syllable did Miss “'elby utter pthhcl. whole way down the hill, diclfihow” waxyacross the (leer-park; the whole ‘wa'y along the hull-mile avenue to‘ ‘thc house. They reached it like istrangr-rs, they enter-mi it at difi'ercnt 1 idoors. they mixed w th the various guests as if they had not. a. thought 'nor an intornst in common; ynt nonei the less did Norah ‘W|lby feel that, somehow against her will, she Was. fastened by a long and lioax'y‘cliain.l 5and that the other end was hold hyi John Vandolcnr. Esq” of Oukovcr. I (To be continued.) I speak harshly of him now. She drew her hand away; but, She answered in a low and rather tender voice. with a smile that did not in the least con- ceal her agitationâ€" “You are very noble and very gon- crnus. I could not have the heart to kick you, I am sure “And I may hope?" he exclaimed, exultingly. But her face was now hidden, and she was crying in sil- ence. “Not yet," she whisperedâ€"“not yet!” He was eager for an answer. He had played the game so well, he might consider it fairly “'01:. “One word. Miss Wclbyâ€"Norah, my darling Norah! I will wait any timeâ€"I will endure any trialâ€"only tell me that it. will come at last!" Toronto, Jan. 5.â€"\\'hout.â€"-'J‘hc mar- ket is firm at 77c bid ior 30. :2. red and white for millers, cast or wostg Goose is steady at. 70c fur No. 2' cast. Spring is chudy at 73c for No. 1 cast. Manitoba Wheat is firm at 8650 to 87c for No. 1 hard, 89:}0 to 90¢; for No. 1 northern and 840 for 1V0. 2 northern at, (icoxgian Bay ports, and 6c more glimdiug in transit. Flourâ€"Is steady. Cars of 90 per cent... patents are quutod at $3.05 bid in bmers’ bags, middle Heights. Choice bmmls are held 15c to 20¢ higher. Manitoba. is steady at $4.55 to $4.75 for cars of Hungarian pa- tents, $4.23 to $31.45 for second pu- tents and $4.15 to $1.35 for strong bakoxs’, bags included on the truck Toronto. LEADING MARKETS. Millicedâ€"Is steady at $16.30 to $17 for cars of short.» and $14 for bran in bulk cast. or middle freightsL Manitoba. is steady at. $20 for 'LLI'S of shorts and $18 for bran. sacks included. 'l‘oronto freights. Barleyâ€"There is a fair demand. and the market is steady at -11c for No. :3. 390 for No. 3 extra and 370 for No. 3 east or west. Buckwheatâ€"ls steady at, Miajc for for No. 2. east or west. ~ Ryeâ€"Is steady at 52c for Nu. 2 east. or west. Cornâ€"ls steady. Canada l.“\\‘ ye!- Iow is quoted at 45c andncw mixed at 4-10. American new, No. 3 yel- low. at 50c for car lots on the truck Toronto. American. old No. 2 3e1- low, is quoted at 545 c No. 2 mixed and \‘o. 3 \cilow at, 535e, and No. 3 mixed at 52‘c on the track Tor- onto. Rolzed ()aLs‘Lâ€"are stcdy. uni-s of bugs are quoted at $3.50 and bar- rels at $3.70 on the track, Toronto, and 250 more for broken lots. Peasâ€"Are steady at Glgc, north and west. Outsâ€"Arc steady at 2923c for No. 1 white and Live for No. “.3 white for millors cast and on low froights to New York. No. 2 while are quoted at 280. high heights, north and west, and 28§c middic freights. Butterâ€"Choice stocks continue in good demand, but receipts of this kind are light. Prices are quoted unchanged. Cremnery prints ..:2‘2c 'to 23c (J1em11e15' prints ......22c 'to 23c do solids .. . ...... 20c 21c Dairy 1b. 101's, choke 16c 18c (10 large 1'0 ls ............ 15m 17¢ do tubs, good to choice 16c 18c do medium ...... ...... 14c 15c do poor ...... .............10c 12c Cheeseâ€"The nun-Rot is fairly steaâ€" dy, and quotations are unchanged at 115C per lb. for twins and 11c for large. I‘igwgyâ€"Continuc firm on light rc- ccipts and (leplclion of stocks. Quo- tations are steady at. 2-5c per dozen for choice. Ordinary fresh gathered me quoted at 23c, and cold-storage and linzed at, 21c. Potatoesâ€"Few ars are coming for- ward, and the market is firm in-tono Cars on track here are quoted at 700 to 75¢. Potatoes out. of store are quoted by ' local dealers at'Ss‘Sc to 90c per bag. Poultryâ€"'l‘horc is plenty in hand to fill the demand at prosent. It is expected there will be a brislcer tone to .the inquiry in a day or so. Quoâ€" tations are unchanged. Chickens are quoted at. 9c to 10c P0P 11'). *and goose at 9c to 10c. Turkeys run, at 12:0 to 1:3gc per lb. Ducks are quoted at we to 10c, and old fowl at 6c to 6.140. - Dressed Hugsâ€"The movement is fair. Cars on track here are quoted at 556,40 to $6.55 per cwt. Ruled Hayâ€"Continues QaSy in tone and quiet. Cur lots on track here are quoted at $8 per ton. Ruled Strawâ€"The demand keeps fair-.0311 lots on track here are quoted unchanged at $52 5 per ton 'D 0 BUFFALO GRAIN MARKETS. Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 5.â€"â€"Flour, fair demand. Wheat, spring dull and firmer; No. 1 mothern, c.i-f., 90%c; \h‘nter, no offerings. Corn easy; No. 2 ygllow. 50c; No. 2 com, 47c to 475c. Oats strong; No. 2uwhitc,‘ 4-150; No. 2 mixed, 39c. Barley firm; westc’n, in stmc, 52c to 63c. Rye,1\o. 1, in stem, 605e, Profeé'sorâ€""What would you can a body holding within itself another body of smayer size, but of similar shape 7"- Ruling Prices in Live Stock and Breadstufi's: COUNTRY PRODUCE HIS NAME FOR IT. BREA DST UFFS. VIE: i What says Paul in reference to 'this renunciation of sin? To the ,church of Corinth he wrote practi- ‘cally those words: "There are two :groups of peopleâ€"group the first, Ethose that are followers of the .jworld; group the second, those that fare followers of Jesus. ]f you ,VV'ould be a follower of Jesus you ;n'11lst leave the group of the world Sand seek the group of Christ.’ These are, his exact Words: “Where- fore come ye out from among them, iaud be \0 separate, 'aith the Lord, iillld touch not the unclean thing . and I will receive VOU. and will be a. 1'11- thel unto V'ou,:1ud V'e shall be my 350118_ and daughters, saith the Lord -God Almighty.’ “ithout repent- ’mice of sin there can be no l'OllllS- :sion of sin. Now. my brother, my isister, come to the poetical and ovcxpouering questions: Are V'ou hind I on this last Sunday night of :thc year reaclv to turn our racks :inpon sin? Are, we ready to tear out ;this viper of evil hahit Which We ihnve been nursing: in our bosoms as a N-1thnn' 5 pct lamb? Repentance of ,sin means more than to be merely ‘sorry for sin. It means a. complete Erenunciation of, a. turning from, a irepudiation of sin. Arc V'ou and I .reudy now to promise God that -With the help of the Holy Spirit, We will throttle our senet sins. oxen as the natives of India in bands go forth to destroy the. man-eating prowlcr of the. dark jungle? THE CURSE OI" SIN. A dcsputch from Chicago says; Rev. Frank De Witt Tulmug‘e preach- cd from the following tuxtzâ€" Luke xiii., 5, “Except yc repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” 'Dtandni-g between the open grave of the dying year and the new made: cradle of the coming year, We hear God thunder the commandz' “lieâ€" pent! Repent! Repent ye of sin!” What does that mean? alone, though it includes that; alone regret that we have sinned against a God so good and so lov-, ing. but renunciation. There is no real repentance until there is deteri- niination to abandon sin. It means that each sinner must first be willing , to pluck the wrigg‘ing, hissing ser- pent of evil out of his heart and 111111 it from him as though it had the poisonous fangs 01‘ a. fatal cobra. before Christ's blood will blot out the evil results of u. hideous past. It means that heaven is not an out- hou5e of a. Dante’s Inferno. The paradise lost which Milton described can never become paradise regained to any It means that the sinner has no ground for expecting heaven at the end of his course unless, through the: powur of Christ. he has renounced his sin. Either the. repentant sinner, with wide open eyes, is walking diâ€". rectly toward the cross or else he isi walking directly away from it. What says Paul in reference to this renunciation of sin? To the church of Corinth he wrote practi- Not sorrow , not 4 sinner who clings to his sin.1 :tnat man: When 1 nuvc 1.11111. uiuus in the bank, I shall then become a and be :1 true, practical well as u. professing 1Christian Christian as ” From that moment the man’s one. ”eternal destiny “was sealed. His heart became. hardened. He did reach his $100,000 milestone along the pathway of wealth, but he never reached the foot of the cross. Par- don for sins of 1903. Yes. But God offers no assurance of pardon ~for those sins which we deliberately 1mean to commit in 1904. Standing between the open of the dying your and the cradle "the year about to be born we should all 1cpent of our sins. Why. ‘again‘? Because the far reaching word “repentance" embraces another far reaching word, "restitution." Therefore. ii We are going to try to undo the many wrongs of the past, we must be about our Father's ’business \ery quickly. God forgives those who truly repent, but the work of restitution or of atonement to our b1other man who has sulieied in body or soul by our wrongdoiirn be- longs to us and we. know not how soon the opportunity of doing that work may pass aWuy. , PA 1.‘ '1‘ M ISDEEDS. But though we may be unable to Innrln all wrong: we have done our grave 01‘ l l Sometimes It Is Not Possible for Us to Undo Them And Why should we not one and all be ready to Lurn our backs upon .und renounce sin? In all the history of our lives is there one instance of yielding to sin in which sin has not proud itself our enemy? As a loathâ€" some cancer has it. not been eating at the Vitals of our hearts? It has steadily been devouring our man- hood and self respect. THE WRGNGS OF THE PAST (Entered “cording to Act. or the Pa- namont. or Canada. in the year On. Thousand Nine Honda”! and Thu-no. 9y pr. 8911!. p! frag-pumngt an A-_- Stan-ding bct11ccn the open g1avc of the dying your and the cradle of the your about to be born my text is cspccinllv appropriate. Why? Though God ot'fexs pardon and peace for rcpc11t.1ncc of all past sins, he does not of1‘1'c pmdon for one sin that. we intend to commit in the 111- turo. One drop of Christ‘s blood is sufficient, to undmminc -111d sweep away the mountain rangr‘s of past. c1i1.. But. to the man “110 is cher- ishing his sin, 11110 will not. b10111; 11it11 it, who 11i11 not gins it up there is no promise. ’m‘don for the past is of no ax ail to :1 1111111 11110 loves his sin and will accumulate a new land noxt your. next-month or next we 0,0}: though that éin‘bc as small. as -1. grain of sand bv the sea.- shon- as small as a microbe which can only bu svcn under the 111agnify- ing glass in the biologist s labora- tory. NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. Many people mistakingly suppose that God's pardon applies to future as well as; to past, sins. They think it applies to those sins which we intend to commit as “'(‘11 as to those sins or which we are already guilty. In the far east the Moham- meduns suppose that earth and heaven are separated by a great chasm. Over this futhomless chasm are s‘itretrhed many bridges. each the breadth ol-a hair in thickness. Over thnsze infinitesimal bridges the immortal sonli: must pass from earth to heaven while glowing; hiss- ing, lmrsting flames leaping up from the bottomless pit beneath scorch their feet and try to drag them down. So some people .of Christian America foolishly think they can reach heaven, though they are deliberately and intentionally walking, as the Mohammedans im- agine themselves doing, over the hot fires of evil. They believe God will pardon those sins which we intend to commit in the future as well as those sins which are already .rccord- ged against us upon the black pages 10f the past. UNDOING WRONG. Pardon for the past sins. No par-' don is promised for the future sins which we deliberately intend to commit. Mr. Moody, I think it o! Agricultun. 0".“in WEE: l But though we may be unable to lundo all wrongs we linVe done our jneighbors we can make restitution lfor many of our past misdeeds, and lone of the chi-cf manifestations of 1true repentance is the expressed deâ€" lsire and willingnea: to personally ‘atlone. its for as lies within our powâ€" Ier, for past faults. The widow of ‘the fzunous artist John Opic once 1said: “I never saw my husband 1satisfi0d with any of his productions Often, very often. haw} l seen him enter my room and throw himself ‘in. an agony of rloaspondency on the isofa and excl-aim. ‘1 never. never can be a painter as long lbs I live?” “'It was a noble despair. such as is lnever felt by the self complacent ldaubers of signbonrds." Conzlmentetl Charles H. Spnrgeon. "lt was a noble despair, which I) re the aspir- ant up to one of the lighest riches in the artistic annals of his counâ€" try." The truly ropentunt sinner, too. has a. noble despair. in his l‘Ch-tr liess and unsatisfied desire to make restitution for all the evil he has done. This desire will goad him on and on as long as he lira-3. There- fore, my brother. if you have a. long land evil past, so far as poxoible you I should lose no time in beginning the long and diflicnlt task of trying to undo the wrongs you have done. One of the self evident proof-s. pn- ltent to uh. that Zuecheus was truly converted was the blunt statement he made to the Master when he said, WES. gave this as his testimony: For many Weeks and months he had been laboring with a. business friend to give his heart. to God. This man at. lust said: “Moody, I will do as you ask, but uuon 'one condition. It has always been my ambition from a boy to be worth $100,000. 1 See that my wealth is rapidly nearing that mark. When I have that much in the bank, I shall then become a Christian and be at true, practical Christian as Well as u. professing one.” From that moment the man’s eternal destiny mas sealed. His heart became. hardened. He did reach his $100,000 milestone along the pathway of Wealth, but he never reached the foot of the cross. Par- don for sins of 1903. Yes. But God offers no assurance of pardon for those sins which we deliberately mean to commit in 1904. Stan-ding betwocn the open grave of the dying year and the cradle of the year about to be born, we should all rcpunt of our sins. Why, again? Because the far reaching word “repentance" mnbrucos another “lz‘cholid. Lgn‘d, the half of my goods I give to the poor. and if 1 have taken anything from any man by false axcuSzltmxi I restore to him fourfold.” Then Jesus said unto him, “This is salvation come to this house." True mpentant‘c van never take as to quality. place without being accompanied by Rolled ()uLsâ€"' a. holv longing to null-Le rowiitution . cd outs was $11 {01' an exil p.1~:‘ Then. my broth- steady at $1.7" , you had better make haste to n- and at $23.75 to pant. There are many evil wouls (Ihceseâ€"‘l‘he i1 you lune spoken which you should cheese \‘us moi try to recall. There are many bad it, is now only influences you haw exerted ove1 the present. do: your companions. 'l‘lmn- are many, Until English in very many. sins which you have pelled1 committal 'in your homes the ofTec-ts “hen u _ of whiu‘h you should t.1'_\' to eradicate be had. There from your minds and hi‘fll‘th‘ of you1 in No ember go; children. "Repent! Repunt! lit-pent 95c to 10c, as ye of sin 2" llcpent. so that you [her supplies at may be able. li‘lx'c Zacciwusv. to 1'0- diflicult to obti tum fourfold to thosu whom \011! 93c - finest, {a‘ have wronged. Reh'tltlllloll must i at It!“ go hand in hand with repentance. REASON FOR REPENTAXCE. | D l 1 l l i l i I l l i l be me as wings are to a bird to a Ship. to currv me given thee; {’0 iv pmca the harbor of Pane. Deep roanumcc for Fin naturally inlplios u. wm‘osponding gt‘mitllde toward Christ, who has r7 «0‘80 from the evil realm“ of greater the «humor LlL 1" love we have for our l‘t'w: .. u... never more lllllll'055~’vi with this tl'u-Lh than last. your. When the Chi- cago prosbytory lnmqlzvtcd its most. honored nn-mbm'. licx‘. liverrivk Jo‘hnSon, 7|). 1)., on his sevenlinth birthday. Without. doubt Dr. John- son is» one of our most influential living ministers of the Presbyterian chun'uh. He is not only a 9% emlcsiamical statesman and hung ~ pu‘ofmâ€"rsor, but, he has bound to him with gnliden cords of love all who know him and who have lived close to him. After the dichrent Chicago minisLor-s had spoken and cranes-sod thei’r deep named; for their honored guest; Dr. Johnson rose to reply. With a sweet, gentle spirit looking out of his loving eyes”. he said: “Brethwen, I am over-whehnod with this overpowering manifestamm of your love. I have done nothing; to max-it, all this.” Then, with a. a“ C. W RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor MIRROR m‘ mun aw {Dru-am! to. ' Then the Londo . sage . In aft: ”for If.“ 5 Montreal, Jan. 5.â€"-Grainâ€"'A lax‘ quantity of cats, principally No has been placed (m this markc V ly, and the demand has been stifli- cicnt, to absoxb them without any \xeukmzin'r in pxices. In Ontario oats me being quoted 1c to 1c highâ€" er. There is a good demand for Manitoba, wheat, but the pxiLos of- fered are too low to permit. of any great, amount of business. Manitoâ€" ba. wheat. in store Fort “'illiazn. was quoted as follows :-â€"No. 1 nor- thern, 80c; No. 2, 761-0; No. 3, 73ic ‘ No. 2 white oats, store. 344: to 3416: :No. 3.0uts. store, 330 to 33-“; No. [2 cats, low freiglits west, for export. Eat 29c asked; So. 2 peas. 62c: rye. “3‘. -c; No. 2 barley, 4150: No. 3 ex- gtxa barley,,40c; No. 3, 39¢. (wavering voice, he gratefuliy laid all the happy results of his life's work at, the feet of his Saviour when in a simple, ch‘ikilikc Way he repeat- ed these trustful words: I am a. poor sinner and nothing at Ah, yes, such loving yearning. such tender turning with joyful and grateful face to a, divine San’iuur, are the inuncdiute results of true ropentanun The darker the clouds that hang over Mount Sinai the more rapturous the emptied sepulâ€" cher on Easter morn. The more aw- ful the hurricane which tosses us about upon the sea. of sin the more beautiful becomes the Bethlehem star, beckoning us across the still waters and into the harbor where the rescued mariners need never fear again the angry waveS. thee testify that thou dddst see the [cur of penitence upon our check and that thou didst hear us say to our Heavenly King, “Father, take me as I am." Goodby, old year 1902 ! ioodhy! Goodby! Yes. the year 1903 is almost gone forever. all, But Jams Christ is my all in 1-11 Still another reason for immediate repentance: The mute appeal of thousands or immortals heading toâ€" Ward destruction who may be saved if we will only point them to the Way. The moment a repentant sin- ner is snatched from eternal death that moment he longs to rescue others threatened with the same danger. And, oh, my friends, how many sinners there are who may be saved if by the grace of God we will go forth to save them! But mark thisâ€"the unrepentant cannot rescue the unrepentant. The blind cannot load the blind or they will both stumble into the ditch and be lost. But while I have been talking re- lentless time has been pushing the minute hand around the face of the clock. Like one who waits for dis- solution. thc year 1903 is ready for the messenger to lead it forth to sleep in the graveyard of the other dead years. If we are to repent in 1903, we must. do so soon. we must do it now ! The messenger is knocking at the door. Goodby, old year ! Coodby! __ Thou has been a good friend to mom of us. Condby! When we meet thee before the judg- ment. seat of Christ, may we hear Flourâ€"The range on Manitoba flour continues wide. Patents range from $4.60 to $5, and strong bak- ers', $11.30 to $4.50; winter wheat Patents, $4.15 to $4.50; straight rollers, $3.90 to 14.00 extra, $2.50 to $3.60 straight rollers, in bags, $1.90 to $1.95, and extras in bags. $1.65 to $1.75. Rolled Outsâ€"The demand for roll- cd oats \\ as stcadv. The market is steady at $172!; to 81.7 .3 per bag and at 83.7 3 to $3." 4" per brl. Foodâ€"The demand is fairly active and the tone of the market firm. Manitoba bran. in bags. $18; shorts $20 per ton: Ontario bran. in bulk, $17 to $17.50; shorts. $19.50 to $20: mouille, $26 to $27 per ton. as to quality. Cheeseâ€"The improved fueling 'n cheese was maintained 10-day it is no“ onlv u question of link“ the present, demand is 11m. lained until English in: ) .‘ -‘ ‘ 1 pellod u when u bi- lwd. There w; . in November goods, 90 to 10c, as 1 thcx- supplies at “0 to (k? wheat, parcfi‘nsm’: itoba} gflrs- 9dr. 1‘0 firm but not actiu LaPlaLa, £0 .r.‘ . prompt, 295 4g},- '. 29$ 66. Corn. cargo t... steam » paSSagc parcel mixed Amelie 3d; paSSnn" S th December, 211' 6" , 21f 20c. Flour, ton her. 28f 30c;' aim-wan about my beauty." Mr. Brownâ€""Well ?" Mrs. Brownâ€"“Now you raVc about my pmnpkin pies.". ~ g Mfs. Brownâ€"“You used to rap THE WA Y (7) l-‘ S A I 1" AT! 0 N . f Mtl'n fl MONTREAL MARKETS . BEFORE AND AFTER. Ei um an 'n, 0‘" Wheat Vheat. steam