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~ ON . hisJfice pre-paid andregistered, willbe at eurrisk. + Family Pewspaper y- heredto. FOR THE COUNTY OF ONTARIOY ATTORNEY at Law, Solicitor in Chancery, . street, Uxbridge. P Arends, Bort Perry. " ((VLERK of the Third Division Court. Office ral Teeth mounted on Gold, Silver and Volianised Babbar: i VOL XV, NO. 2L.{ PRINCE ALBERT, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1872, {WHOLE NO. 748 Eh Futura Miserber, A WEEKLY POLITICAL, AGRICULTURAL 5 AND 8 PUBLISHED AT THE VICTORIA BLOCK, PRINCE ALBERT " GOUNTY OF ONTARIO, Fvery Thursday Morning BAIRD & PARSONS, TRRMS :--$1.50 perannum, if paid withinsix months3ifnot paid within thattime, §i.00. osub- cription taken for less than six monthsjand nopaper diacoatinued until allarrearsarepaid. : Letterscontainingmeney, when addreséed to RATES OF ADVERTISING. 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WARE, ORONER for the County of Ontario, Banta Surgeon and Accoucheur, Prince Albert C. E. MARTIN, M, D., , PORT PERRY. R. JONES, M.D. "CORONER PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, &C. FFICE and Reaidence ~ over Allison -& Pemnt's Drug Store, Port Perry. Drs. MeGILL & RAE, HYSICIANS, Surgeons, &c., &c. Office and P Residenees, King street, Oshawa. WM. M'GILL, M. D. J. E, FAREWELL, LL.B, COUTNY CROWN ATTORNEY FOR ONTARIO, " BAER Attorney, Solicitor, and' No- tury Public. Orrick lately occupied by S. H. Cochrane, Esq., Brock street, Whitby. R. J. WILSON, ARRISTER, Attorney at Law, Solicitor in Chanery, &c. Office in the Vietoria B.ilding, Brock-st., FRANCIS RAR, M, B. Whitby. LYMAN ENGLISH, L. L. B,, OLICITOR in Chancery, Attorney, Conveyancer, &c., Oshawa. Office--Simcoe treet, opposite the post office. @. YOUNG SMITH, LL. B, Bist, Attorney-at-Law, Solicitor in n ) [uancury, and Insolvency, Notary Pub Office cMillan's Block, Brock Street, Whit- by Ontario, : CAMERON & MACDONELL, JID ARRISTERS and Attorneys at Law, Solicitors County Council Ontario. Offices: ourt House. MO. CAMERON. | H. J. MACDONELL. JAMES LAMON, Conveyancer, &c.--Land Agent, &c. xbridge. Office over Armstrong's , otel, Main JOHN BILLINGS, ARRISTER, Attorney at Law, Solicitor in Chancery, Notary Public, Conveyancer, &s., Prince Albert. Office over in the Royal Arcade, Port Perry. P, A. RUED, ch : RNEY at Law, and Solicitor in n- ou; and Solicitor Jn Gms, _ J. W.BURNHAM, So geloweblock, Port Perry. Office hours Lage oo dentisten, DEN H, L. Harnden,L.D.S,, ; Birgieal ad Mechaioal Dentist, ; leven Years nee, "OFFICE, = «- QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY. 'RESIDENCE-- PRINCE ALBERT. ol ulay attention given to the regulation Teeth - filled with Gold so as to preserve them from further ide Gass administered for tho pra eile Sass. administered tor C.D. WAID: SargeonDentist,Cor. Main&Brook 8t., Uxbridge LL Dental opera- tions performed with the utmost skill and care, warranted to givesatisfaction or no charge, and at prices Xiig defy competi on. Also dealer in all kinds of Jewelry, F Sig] ey Ey Reranuvons.--H. P. Griggs, Port Ho, ; Rev. iz Byrne, Whitby; Jos. Gould, re Ux- ©, Usbrid 3, Dec. 17, 1868. in eth . C. N. VARS Proto Dentist, Oshawa, Ont.-- 0 So-1y Dental Rooms directly opposite the post e entrance Simcoe street, third door north of the Ontario Bank. Ensurvance, THE ONTARIO FARMERS' Mutual Insurance Company 'REE Company is now fally organized and is prepared to accept risks on Farm Buildings and their contents, country School Houses and Churches. Those wishing to insure and thereby support a Home Insurance Company have now an opportunity of dolog so either by applying to the Head Office, or to any of the local gents of the Company. Our rates will found as low as those of any responsibleMutual Insurance Company in Canada. Head Office--The old Registry Office Build- ings Breck Street, Whitby, L. FAIRBANKS, Tr. Secretary 27-1y WESTERN ASSURANCE Compy| OF TORONTO, C. 'W. INCORPORATED .... winnninn. 1881, Capital - - $400,000 President... HON. JOHN McMURRICH Vice-President. C. MAGRA'TH, Esq. Secretary... BERNARD HALDAN, Esq. JAMES PRINGLE, GENERAL AGENT. : "Major & Willoox, AUCTIONEERS FOR THE COUNTY OF ONTARIO? Valuators, Land Agents, Commission Merchants, &c. ACCOUNTS COLLECTED PROMPTLY. Money to Loan at 8 per cent. E. MAJOR, W. M. WILLCOX, BoRELIA. PriNcE ALBERT. Sept. 29, 1870. 39 . Wm. Gordon, Licensed Auctioneer, Valuator, &e., &e., - F% the Townships of Brock, Uxbridge, Scott, Thora, Mara, Rama, Mariposa and Eldon. 3 Parties entrusting their Sales to me may relyupon the utmost attention being given to their interests. WM. GORDON, Sunderland P. 0., Brock. Attention !! The undersigned ;wonld respectfully call the attention of those. wishing the services of an Auctioneer, that he is prepared to attend sales on the shortest notice anywhere in the County of Ontario. Blank Notes and Bill Stamps kept | Wod constantly on hand. He is sole Agent for the best and cl family Sewing Machine in the Dominion--pat- ented June, 1871. The Patent Letter A Famil, Sewing Machine is acknowledged by Tailors, Milliners, and all who know Te properties of Sewing Machines who have had the pleasure of ezamining it to bo the best and cheapest in the Domini Ladies make sure work, and pur chase the Patent Letter A, and you will bx the ost machine for $30. All Machines] wa ranted, Orders attended to on the shortest notice. J. C. PILKEY, SoLe Agen Epsom, Sept. 7, 1871. THOS. H. WALSHE. ICENSED Anctioneer for the Town- ships of Brock, Thorah, Mara & Rama in NorthQutario; Mariposa, ete., in the Connty of Victoria. Residence--Cannington, Brock. Or- dersleft at this office, or at his residence will be punctually attended to. Debts collectedin Can- nington, or of and prompt remittances made. Remember-- WAL, E; the North On- tario Auctioneer. Marriage Licenses ! Issued by Authority. - . E. MAJOR Jan'y 1st, 1870 New Watch and . Jewellery Establish- : ment, G. GODDEN. PAA OTICAL WATOHMAKER oi tb Eo AE Book Store, opposite the Ontario. Beg, ins Bian Sine i vk Soumiied manner and at very moderate charges. 3 A large stock of 'superior Watches, Clocks and Jewelry siways opt on pad ang ois Retember! all work and chargé ar sen} ork warranted, and charges Gonsultation free and all work warranted. Oct. 41871, Joly #Botels Royal Canadian Hotel, PORT PERRY. TheSubscriber having leased the above Hotel has fitted up in a style in keeping with the Tapldly Inoteasing business and pros if of the Village and neighborhood, and With ¢ direct re- ads to the comfort and convenience of the publie. Strict attention paid to the Table and the Bar. Comfortable Stables and attentive Hostlers. Neither labor nor expense will be spared in making the Royal Canadian Hotel worthy of ublic patronage. . » HENRY FOY. Port Perry, June 16, 1869. "REVERE HOUSE." MANCHESTER B. PLANK,............PROPRIETOR. AVING purchased the above hotel, and has furnished the Bar with the choicest liquors and cigars. Every attention Juiy to guests, -- Stages to and from Whitby cal 1 daily. Careful ostlersalways in attendance. 8 Mackie's Hotel, (LATE BRODIE'S,) WALTON STREET, PORT HOPE. Wu. MACKIE, Proprietor. Jewett's Hotel, KENT STREET, LINDSAY. Good stable and shed attached, and an attentive ostler always in attendance. Free Omnibus to and from the Cars and Boats. DAFOE HOUSE UTICA 00D accommodations. to the requirements of travelers and guests. The Darguprtlol with the best winds, liquors and cigars oud stabling. J. DAFOE, Proprietor. Centre Hotel, SAINTFIELD, JAS. CAMERON, Proprietor. Albion Hotel, WHITBY. A. MASON, . ProrrieTor. This Hotel has undergone a thorough renova- tion and been fitted np with a view to the comn- fort and convenience of the traveling public.-- Every attention will be paid to the table and bar, while ebliging and atientive hostlers will have charge of the stables. Whitby, 20th June, 1870. 25 OHAS. THORN, V.S., EMBER of the Veterinary Institute, Chica- go, Ill. Gold Medalist for the best exam- nation on Horse Practice. Author of a First fiir Essay on Shoeing. Gradaated Sept. 18, 867. Dr. Thorn begs to announce that he has taken up his residence at Port Perry. and is now pre- pared to treat all cases entrusted to his care in the roost skillful and scientific manner. All or- ders left at the Medical Hall of Messrs. Allison & Pettet, will receive prompt attention. 3 The Veterinary Stables may be found on Lilly street, opposite Cossitt's Factory. Port Perry, July 27, 1871, 30 HENRY GRIST, PATENT SOLICITOR END DRSUGHTSMAN, OTTAWA, CANADA, Transacts business with the Patent Office and other departments of the Government. Copy- rights and the Registration of Trade Marks and Designs procured. Drawings, Specifications, and other Documents necessary to secure Pa. tents of Invention prepared oa receipt of the Model of the Invention. REFERENCES, Hon. A. Campbell, Postmaster G-neral; W.C Shillie, Esq., President British Bank Note Com any; Jehn Langton. Exq.. Auditor for he Dominion Wm le. Ksa.. Manager Ontaric Bink ; Bon, John Carl- ing, Munster of Cullic Work. Province of Onrario, JOHN McDONALD, MARBLE DEALER NEWCASTLE, ONT. MCYUMENTS, Tomb-Tables, Head-Stones of great variety, with every description of Marble Work, suitable for Cemeteries, supplied at short notice. Also Peterhead and Aberdeen ranite, [id Parties will Ting it to their advan- tage to withhold their orders until called on by J. C. WILLIAMSON, © Agent. Satistastion guaranteed, and all work war- nted. January 10, 1872. 3-re Important Discovery. GREAT TUMOUR AND THICK NECK : REMEDY. BY WILLIAM D. ANDERSON. HIS Medicine cannot be sui for re- moving Tumours goiter and ing down the thick necks and as a is magi- 8 a generalLil tit al jn i SR Lyi Sure # Gold in one ni is good for Dyspepsa ectic Fever the Asthma, Neuraliga and all kinds of Rhe atism; and other afflictions of the "body: = THIS is to cectify that I had a Tumeur on the of my neck near the jugular vein of twen one years standing i a hen's ef effectually removed it from my weeks by applviog the remedy without drawing of blood. tu giving the slightest gd : WM. D. ANDERSON. 1 per b in most cases re Datei, mas elie Bottle wil al Sass the money must accompany the At the village of Borelia (mow P. P.) Port March 13, 1872. *. JOHN CHRISTIE, 12-3m : G. GODDEN, = Alin's Book Store, oF Ontarid Bank. Port Perry, Feb. 28, 1872, a 10, 1 HASTE TO GET RICH. This many a year | have been n poor man; Now I'm bound to get rich ; I'll tell you my plan, Aud when I succeed yon ean then try yoar hand. O, Iam in haste to gat rich, Of a camel and needle, my Bible does tell-- Ofthe rich man and Lazarus, I know very well ; Yet what doth it profit? These things I can®t tell, Andlam ii. haste to get rich, If a man is not r ch he is nabght in the world, Bo I'll enter the list and fay Lanner unfurl ; Attruth, right tind honor, contempt | will hat), For I am in haste to get ich. Tire sick and the suffering 1711 quickly pass by, And unto their God their widows may cry, And yoong orphans staeve , I shall not be nigh, For Iam iuhaste to get rich. Into the priscn they may throw my old fiend; I a shiling would save him I've not it to lend, For, sure, I might lose every cent in the end, And I amin haste to get rich, Religion! ah, yes, I hive need of a clonk ; "T'will help me to hoodwink seme simple folk : And under its (olds | can laugh at the joke, For 1 am in haste to get rich, Then when Um rich how proud T shall be ! What a very fine man all the people will say; How wise, and how good !--come quick, happy day. For Lam in huste 10 be rich. And then, O.and then--but perhaps | may die, Aud my sin-siained soul be summoned on high, Tounswer my God, with the angels ali by, That I was in haste to get rich, And now come to think, riches oft fly away, OWNSHIP CLERK for Reso . Con- ncer, Commissioner of the C. 7, ch, &e. ¢e--~Manchester, ourt Business ¢arefully attended | And the rich are not always content, so they say ; Perhaps, fier all, I'm as happy vs they ; Then why should | haste to get rich, Cezeful attention | 0, pil give up my plan ; T might better be poor, And poverty's ills. I might better endure, Than lose my own soul. Ah;yes, | nm sure That | had better not haste 10 Ket rich, ee ---- @---- en MR. ANONYMOUS, From Chamber's Journul, PRESENT. One alternoon, towards the end of Sep: tember, the clock in the city af Lu don arruck four, and the daily routine of busi uvees in the house of Pumpkin Brothers came to a close. The-e events were not pesuliar on that particular day, but a story must have a beginning. Tue numerous 4 clerks closed their ledgers, and stowed away their papers with far greater alacrity "than they had shown in bringing them out some six or seven hours before ; and as they put on their overcopts, hats and gloves, they be- gan to-chat wih each other. One had got an order for the theatre for two, and naked another to have a chop with him somewhere and then go thither ; others were mem- bets of a volunteer corps, and were in a hurry to get on their disgnis.«, and go aud be half-right turned somewhere. All had some personal object, pertaining 10 love, war, pleasure, or dinner, in view ; in short, the striking of the clock had a magic power, and tuned them fiom mechanical cogs into men. One young man went up te the head of a depaitment,and from him received papers which he put into the breaet-packet of his coat, and then walked ofl without speaking to his fellow.clerks, beyond bidding goo afternoon to one or another, and assenting once or twice to the fact of the weather be- ing fine. *" A mean beggar, that Mapletog,'® said Joner, as he arianged the flower in hie but- ton-hole. " Ay," replied Brown, shilling." ¢ And inks the rim of his hat.' ¢ Perhaps he is poor," suggested the ckar- itable Rohinson. ¢ Poor I" cried Jones. ¢ Who isnt 2 Mil- lionaires are not commonly found on clerks' stools. He has his salary, and he is not married ; and yet, he stints and never goes anywhere, or does anything.' " He dives for a ¢ Perhaps he has a vice," suggested Robineon, who always fought the battle of the absent. ¢ Ah! he may have, certainly," replied Jones the Just. ¢ But it isn't only his meanness,' said Brown, who had made overtures to Maple- son, which had been met with more polite- ness than cordiality ; ¢ he isso confounded- ly stock up. Now, of all pride; 1 hate mean pride,' ' The unconcious subject of all this dispar- agement walked down Cheapside to Saint Paul's Churchyard, where hie stopped before a bonnet-shop. : ¢ Still there," he muttered 3 ¢ that i» lucky. How well it will bedome her i* # He entered, bought the bonnet which had taken hie fancy, and with the little card- board box in his hand, started ofl in the di- rection of lelington. In vain did Hansom cabbies raise their whips, and omnibus cads ory 1¢ Ton, Ton I" he 'walked every step of the way home. : Home was a patloor on the ground floor --a bright, a cheerful parlour, the and fornitare of which, thBugh not costly, were in perfect taste. There were flowers; there was a piano' open ; music and books lay abent in a comfortable but pot untidy way. Home was a girl of nineteen; who 'welsomed him with a smile; called him Harry, and went inid ebstasies over the bonnet. Home presently was tea, tea treated as a meal, not the meaningless supplement late livers understand' by the term, ed : ¢ What do you think, Harry * exclaim- meal, ¢ Think ?' replied Harry Mapleson, with his mouth full ; ¢ why I think that if there were many men of fortune who knew that I had a sister who could make euch anchovy toast ae this,they would soon carry her off from me.' : ¢ Young men of fortune do not marry their ©00k= ; the new bonnet is moh more likely to rid you of me- But what I' was going to say was, we have got a goose.' ¢ isn't yon, pussy, and it is not me,' quoted the brother, turning to the cat. ¢ Oh, what grammar I? ¢ The verb "10 get' takes an accusative, Susan. But about the goose. How did yon stl it? ¢ Nohow ; it came ; together with giblets, and nalf a dozen of sherry." * What! Mr. Anonymous again ?* ¢ Yes. ¢* He is very good,' said Harry, a serious expression coming over hig (née. ¢ Bu there is one thing that | do wish ke would send --his nama. 1 hate mystery.' ¢ But you like goose," adiled his sister. ¢ Well, yea, frankiy, | Jo--sherry like- wise. He eaysihat he is an oid fiend of our parents ; but if he is ashamed to ac- knowledge us now I had eooner ba with. out Lis charity. However it is ungracious to say so ; and after swallowing a fwenty pound note, it wouid he absurd to strain ar a goose and gible's, We will eat the bird ou the day set apart for the purpose by the chureh. Shall 'we iuvite our fellow lodger 7° ¢ Mr. Nicholson 2 Ob, certainly.' When the tea-things were cleared away, and the lamp lin, Susan Mapleton set to work upon her brothec's buttons and socks, and while she sewed and darned he read a novel aloud to her ; equitable division of labour ! Just as he had finished a chapter,the hall door closed, and observing that Mr. Nichol- son bad come in, and that it" would be a good plan 10 give him his invitation at once, Hairy Mupleson arose and went out returning presently followed by the fellow. loger, an elder!y man with a slight stoop, who placed his hat and umbrella on a chair, and came [irward to greet Susan, who took off her ihimble to shake hands with him, ¢ Have you be 'n to the British Museum, to-day 7° she anked. > ¢ Yes, my deur ; yes, as usual : [ am a leech applied by the publishers to old books.' ¢ A leech ? No ; a bee ? ¢ Well, that ie perhaps thé prettier way of putting 1t, and mora complimentary to myself and the venerable "authors I diaw from : they are flowery enough sometimes 100. But the bee ekips from bud to blos- som in a gay coquettish manner, which would never draw the honey out a black- tetter volume, let alone a medizval manuscript. | [var that leech is more lite- ral." ¢ But then, what term would you have laft 10 apply to the publishers 2' asked Harry. ¢ Nay, nayy' said the old man, ¢[ ¢an. not complain, They pay me very well: there is not much compelition in my musty line." A tyro in physiognomy might have pro- nounced Mr. Nicholson to be intellectual and benevolent, but it'would have taken an adept in the art to decipher the expression habitually epread over her features. There was a weary, hopeless,haunted Jook, which told of great suffering, either mental or phyeioal-- probably the former, for the deep lines atout his mouth and eyes were of character which is worn by sustaind rather than spasmodic action of the muscles. He was a man with a terrible because a secret sorrow. I do not say that you would have gathered all this on the present occasion, for when he was in the society of the Mapletoris he wes a diffsrent being. He was 1 lonely man, most workmen have twe lives a professional and a patural one, bat until quite lately he had been a student and no- thing else : studying for his livelyhoo ; studying for companionship even at meal times ; studying to find an opiate. But sincs he had formed an acquaintanship which soon ripened into friendenip with the young brother and sister, life bad scquired a new interest for him, and thet litle par- lour was an ark on the salt waste of his ex- \stence . , He promired to dine with them on Mich. aelmas day ; and then Susan gave him his great lieat--some of Mendelesohn's rhusic: He would sit and listen till the water came into his eyes ; and this was not such s very i ph for though the girl wag not any. very brilliant performer, treat- ing her i like a Pp and going through all sorts of wonderful gymnastic feats npon it, she played with raré feeling and' exptession. At hall. past, ten the party broke ap. Harry Mapleson considered that as his sister ross éarly '10 look after domestié matters; and get hia breakfast fof Lim (for &ven a very small establishment requires, codsiderable stten- tion when you have only got the third part of a servant to ¢ do? for you), she ought to ed the young lady in the course of the be early at the other end of the day too § #0 he invariably yawned and went went up to his room at the top of the house before eleven. But when he got there, he made no preparations for going fo bed, but put writing materials out on a table, and draw- ing from his pocket the papers which he had received (rom one of the heads of depart- ments before leaving the office, he sat down to work. Ii was thiee o'clock before hie task was accomplished, "= * ¢ A slice of luck thie,' he said to Limsell on turning in at last ; ¢ just as I was won- deting now I shoutd meet those payments 1 had overlooked withoot cutting oft some little expense, which wonld show Susan that I wae hard up, 1 got thie extra job of work, which will set me straight. What a manager that girl is ! [am afraid she stints herself in dress and that, though, which must notbe ; it shall not be, mother, if | can help it. Aud thinking of her who was gone, he fell asleep. Susan's bedroom comiunicated with the parlour, and when her brother and Mr. Nicholson went upstairs, she. passed mto Il, returning again soon with a quantity of millinery material, from which she proceed ed lo concoct one of thase articles of femin- ine adornment which lathets and husbands pay so high for, ' ¢ Pour old Hargy 1? her thoughts ran as her nimble fingers worked, ¢ he thinks 1 do not see that his salary is too little for our expenses, and | durst not remonstrate with hin when he wastes his money upon things 1 really do not want ; it would dis- appoint him eo ! How fortunate it is that I have got. his knack of making things, which eecure me employment at my own home ! How little he thinks that I so often [ollow him into London, carrying my work 10 the shop when it is completed | The ordinary seameiress's work 1 tried at first was not worth while, but they pay well for this. I wish Harry would spend a little upon himself : [ duret not give him a coat or hat in return for his mantillas snd bon- nets. 'Tue idea of his getting me that bon- uel ; how surprised he wonld be to learn that I made nt 1 PAST. The air of Harrow-on-the-Hill must be peculiaily bracing, if the proverbal senti- ment about the bird of Saint' Michuel, at- tributed to the boys educated there, be founded on anything like practical experi- ence. The guose, they say, is an awkward dainty being too much for one and not enough for two. I know it I had two sons who ¢ asked for more' after finishing goose ata sitting I should write to the Times. Itis trae that there are geese and gene, and the specimen seat 10 the Maplesons may have been exoepiionally fine : but though they had gone into' training, as it were by dining at six instead of at one, and thoogh they had the fellow-lodger to help them, they left pickings ; and if some Har- rovisn curls the lip of secon, I cannot help itj truth is my hobby. When they had got their fl.et glasses of sherry alter the meal Harry said: ¢ We must drink the health of Mr. Anowymous, please.' ¢ Mr. Anonymous,' repeated Susan, sip- ping. 'Mr. Anonymous,' echoed Mr. Nicholson who drank and then added : ¢ Some rela- tive 7? ¢ I don't know,' replied Harry. ¢ Ho is a deed, or rather a succession of deeds, ~ithont a name. He sent us the goose; he sent us this sherry ; he tas made us more valuable presents. Do you think I ought to receive benefits without knowing from whom they come ?° ¢ Certainly,' said the feilow-lodgers ¢1 think you have told me that in one of his first letters this unknown professed himself a friend of your--your mother's. Am I not correct 7° i ¢ Yes, But why such mystery 7" * Oh, there ate several probable reasons for that ; he may be ashamed of not doing more. You have substantiul claims vpon him as a trosiee of those funds which | think you said had been unwisely invested, or he may have a morbid dislike to being thanked." v ¢ It's strange, anyhow,' said Harry, ¢ that our mysterious benefactor should not have come forward and assisted us when we most needed 1.' ¢ When you lost yon mother?" ¢ Yes.? ' ¢ Porhapa,' said Soean, ¢he was not in England then, and knew nothing about what had happened.' ¢That iw very likely," said Mr. Nichol- son, ¢ especially us you were supposed to be well provided lor. Have vou not ssid ao 7' ¢ Yes,' replied Harry ; ¢ our poor mother's Intle property was in a bask which broke, bat, ih God ! ehe did not know what had happened. She died in the belief that her children were beyond the reach of sordid cares.' nn i a sad blow ; and the cares of life have fallen upon you early, my young friends,' said Mr, Nicholson. + But Sunk me for having led the conversation into such a melancholy channel,' he added, see- ing that Susan had much ado to rest her tears. ¢1 do not know how it happen- ed.' ¢ Oh, Harry and I often talk over old times ; [ like 11," said Susan. ¢ It would be Ireadful wing to avoid spesking of mam- ma because she has been taksn trom us § it 'seems fo me that those we love are only really « loa" when we banish them {rom m; . : The old man bowed his head end sighed deeply. ¢ Have you any likeness of: ber 1" he asked alter a pause: Bue s of ¢ 0 you," replted Susan ; and 'she rose and pleveda ine in his hand. He gaz imurmused : « How like «You knew our mother !* 'exclaimed Harry in surprise. : ¢ L mean, how like your sister," said Mr. Nicholson, handing the miniature 10 him, ' Oh, yeaj there is a strong family 1+ semblance,' said Harry. «Bu: since you will not have any more sherry, snpposs we Ro up to your oom, and smoke a pipe, while Susan makes tea.' When the oli man and the young one had settled down the mutual absorption of nico- tine, the latter referred again to the subject of his pereonal afluire. « The only thing [ regret," said he, is the way in which my sister is shut up. ft must be @ dreadful thing for her, poor gitl, 10 be alone all day and it is bad for her to be entirely without any companion of her own rex.' Have yom no (elatives or friends ?* asked Mr. Nicholson. ' Our relatives cast oe oft many years ago on account of a family misfortune. Bat there were some friends, who got me my present appointient, and who would have taken charge of Susan. We declined, be- cause of that family affair; for Susan thought, and I they that it would per- haps be brought np against her, ff she mix- ed in the sociely to which theas frienda would have introduced her. Of course we did not put our refusal npon that ground ; Susan gaid that she would not leave me 3 and | believe they think me very wrong and eelfish. I am not quite confident that | am: tight myself ; and yet ihe pride which shrinks from raking up an old shame can hardly be cailed a Jalse pride-- can it ?* It is not an eary thing to decide in a moment the degree of pride which every man ought to allow -himself--t0 point out where the Proper ends, and the False be- gins--1o beat the parish boonds between eelf<respect ani vanity. No wonder that Mr. Nicholson puffed" hard at hie pipe in silence. It was evidently no lack of in- terest that held his tongue, however, for, e turned away his head, and his hand shook as though it were palsied. 'And probably Harry did not look for a reply ; he was thioking aloud as much as talking 10 the o:her ; and presently he perceived this, and said, with a laugh: ¢ A pleasant sort of companion I must be, with my sentimental egotism! My excuse is the relief it affords me to speak nut, and there is no one else npon whom I can inflict the ideas which sometimes plague me ; for of course, | want Susan to think me as free from care as a fap dog. And then I seem to have known you all my life; I forget that it is hardly six months since we left the house together one morning, and both walked city-wards, ang fell into conversa. tion. But I know you will pardon me.' ¢ There is no need for pardon,' said Mr Nicholson, ¢ you do me a favor by taking me inio your confidence. | 'am a lonely at it in silence for Some: lime, and then old fellow' who has spent tlie better part of bis life away from his country.' ¢ Ab! where I' : The last few years at. Simancas ; be fore that, in Paris ; before that tt Gottin- gen. [am little more than a--musty old bookworm crawling from library to li- brary ; living so much in the past, as 10 have lost all connection with the present. You have recalled feelings, spnipathies, as- sociations, which | thought were lost to me forever." He paused for a while, an then said abruptly : --¢ How you must bate that member of your family who brought upon it the shame--of which you speak !' 'Ono,no no!" cried Harry. ¢You little thisk----. But 1 will tell you about it some day. [see that you have finished your pipe ; suppose we go down stairs again.' : Sad subjects of conversation did not crop ogain, and the rest of the evening, though ¢" musical," was not * melan-- choly." FUTURE. One evening in Octoter, Harry Mapleson came home at the usual time, bat not in nis usual state of calm composure, His face was pale, his eyes were sparkling with ex- citernent, his forehead was bathed in per spiration, and he flourished an evening paper about. ¢ What 1s the matter ?' crind Susan. + Dou't be alaimed ; it is good news. We can look the world boldly in the face, my dear ; our father was innocent !* ¢ I know it; desr mamma always said 80? ¢ Aly, but it is proved ! See here. I don't think that you evar knew the details of the matter 7° «No; Inever wished to do so.' ¢ Well, then, I will not enter into them now. It is sufficient for you to understund that our father was 8 man of considerable talent, who took a high degree at his uui- versity, and was looked upon as a rising man by the political party whose cause he espoused. Indeed, for a time he was private secrelary 10'a minister, and it was only be- cause of his desiring a more certain income upon his marriuge, that he resigned that unstable office, and accepted an appoint- ment which was net dependent upon éne set of men going out of office, and another coming in. It was a position of trast, and large sums of money passed through hig hands. Well, there was wrongdoing -- embezzlement, downright theft, in the de= 'partment. Our father could not clear him- de'f; his name appeared to fraudulent documents which could not have been used without hin signature--in short he was con dermned-- sent across the séa-- lost ; for from that tinte, or mother could hear no more of hime, €E am: innocent,' he eaid when they parted ; ¢ bat what Joss that matte: -- hadliegrace iv the same. 1 hope to die . Concluded on fourth page.