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For. the: County ofi Ontaria. this Officy, will pepeive PROM} a3lention, 'Uxbridge, Oot, 186%: 1:01 dy a .and. Aobouohi street; +: Office, & Residenct:Bonys, Broek. Tomnor iy Tw! ig 0, - 8 stoke, Port, rr be anb aw Shade CAE 161 JOSEPH BIGELOW, fi- Agen * BERAV AGN OV. ftom oe rk toe Paoponta.s He to the knowledge that toh are gertain Hd and about' Port! er who 4 late erecfing Dwellings, po own of Bort Perry, '| su To, Nompy thels. ort, RRA pita atigis:| "Yon oa ;. Che tee bd so ery inf' i tid ; and County;f i ofontare is ¥ Say of April, 1867. or Flay witates.af premium «il bo I ody og (081 ap pik ib pr heady [ine ig | [ELE rd p vf ERE buliding: or = i a, diel lh dil She ? Ar EL re ve 1 decide you avd CAI ons pon which that, decision; CARD EER!) yond ican in, any 'other way, and fs ti there : Ee afterwards, To go lege then I went, with only]: ; adviee from my feth-i Li] ers r. | cliaine far the station, be said: k © chin fathorentntas, and 1 HR oy CE AM BER Sigutisade; sl Th A Hhama-ofidaml ght En were, Ria, o robe yrs «Ab shé hin bon beled. Shee bros apm, drowns Tyne oy Y 19 shy' totals aro' pty 1 1 SMH eat wordd' have fed' [dnt tha marrow: plied of life td trbad, 7 sabi Welgome thee howe at lastly [oi Tio "And the teathor! gamed! om the ohalleiry "fy oho Seen that face ear) whos "with anxious of lie Wanted asi place," Shirhgd «told iberiohatge of » Et sige y A lr need of decendb Birth <1. stite tehcher smiled, and amadpsteaily, of fopth,\e thy wonkiagaing 111.1190 1 atin vain 4 that sagen ie torands, Qitpe led, ty pow of a last she woke, anther + "Face, ab Peis ehildtike prageb; oi #107 | Ant ovpeniiil alvedawer i peben 'Was ally one sou ED url Ji in i Yds bgt, ~Her sorrow._sad' grief had fied; And gh BALES er, her was 1 Hendy } Te me a0, phon Bankers Clark. dean Charles, itis a quéstion for, yon andinots fF mernyon i wmiust iself--l can ouly state the: mye be founded. Ifyou go tocol) |! Yo Inust;go with a very | small 2 oe indeed; and yon must Worle II for myfellowsbip of some kind, -. ds: 1 ' coy) leave you nothing; yon know be- afprovision fun yout motheraodd 1 the; unmarried gielei I shall: leave mos thing behind me when 1. gos If you) "go 40: cqllege you will -enter.sicircly '| thesntrance of which will. multiply taurfoldi your chances in life. It will "give you a position in society of | which wething bot bad conduct Tony | yours. part: ona deprive you, Land{ | will pat gon, in. uw faic way to become : | whatd should like togee youwa gen- | tenth nevdn al scholar. «If, on: the othr hand, you accept your uncle's offer, you, will havea far larger al= 'I'lowanes een salary, than'l can give 2 you, unger any cifcumetandes, the 214 change of ewcteeding him in; b very ib gand lines, and soon becoming & moh Amportance in the commer= 'yoummuat clioose foe yourself. Ishall want, youg.answet to-morrow in time "to.postk; go and think over it. | Don'u say. anything to your sisters, vir théy will persuade you to go to Paris, so, that. they may have the chance of} 'vipiting outlier!!! 'Bdce war iy father's address to mevavihe ajre of seventeen. It was "a difficdit question ta decide-~Oxford or Paria, Sg) 'TH #id decide; and tlic alte ever 8. d that" decision. Foy | it 0. bicar it. Bo' to college, 1 can't do. much | but in sending you to -col- n,do more. for You thon 1 If there 'is, in you it will come out pot, you will not be spoiled |; pthc + to iT dne-wol hare As, 1 loft; the gate in the hired, ' Gad:blbss you, my boy £3 you 4| mean td be anything © y dep sin : JS Sui foarik sus often." i Passed, and 7 ras wother used Berl gol ye Fendds ah i fs hier home use to ern sie § college er--I-had not ds are fringe witha Jeodtowfol ;iesrt: she 4 rhe robed. maiden, oame fort | y anywhere / ma more: 'cinlowwgrids- I need say no: .more--{ @ few athe } Fh EE PORT PERRY, 1 2 «#4 Tedoher's Reward. nh £ RRO. HOKE Ido t8,3' in, thi het the shief ctl t's, 0! t third. the, affip prope r. trétchod along (h ik econ igh, str Las bit fren il) ahich mousy, ken, Behind the t Pn hor or Ip business was | yunter, money the rate at' He A obey oid . Joy large! ot. po judg} he mn em, capi he at cent interest,' My nnole, having, iy te offices, Ju me, ovér ta his he My dangliter, Me. -Wardes torine, my dear, Mes, Wardes,: i ne- phew of ming.' oil) 1g mod! 1 looked at ny eoushitionee "nd| agaius=she was worth-lobkiog! st |} al most singdla¥ mixtare of vheed/ ory ! visible in lier face. he had high, o mais tather then 'u: givlessa! dolic, cate chin' and mouth, 'with'the! sill] highly organized French patie nal Alfivse and eyes nnbiistakably ligh fie the clear' br id doulline of tho ene; and the open! fedrldes Bae of the other. She was aco <n view ithing=--and T deteraing study Thy cousin: I} You must dino with! ho x ult | wrote Where did , 'lecp' Tad} night'ft silix alia CAL fh Bitord i You 'bpd, better iiogyour trambka | here ; your room isiready.l Lp 0% 14 Really id hag: nojides thal § wis bir eh fd: hase or five the mark --th it there | Vie- I i peovle ho. camé fo him and then re broad, thonghtfal German' fureliedd = li || teeth so dharucteristio of the "move! iH ye is ¢ system' as be, ¢ calls, tit 00d one, a a Ta ,one; bat thods of lyin at by off i Nyace ein rad is tell hi é| Th iol told him 0 ¢ Ive 06 use TT father to- night 3 he has' sudh ence in M, Tomar ha be il knot believe, it ; ny disgovery . is, certain. Ho is: 'wiong and Fe rong, and if I had a¢ 18 believe I eoul Wi sR, férided me the next on ¥ At acked; and repuhtedimry remarks that f Thad access to his books! 1: could] ofan to be.possible; 10 wf fib {ln tarted, th nrmed Lr ad first this | d jand thut if Mes Vesnay gut we out: of the way. he ot be particular as.to how he ymplish if. fore' me constantly. r. 'ous' eave of tions "baoks nd keys, his constant endea- make. my uncle tuke ' one te than was good for him, slrange:; suspicious looking W ot money from the bunk; all compel mera think of it. Iwas din my an cident whieh occurred, some 'njonths after this idea first eho. d lost nyself in ope of the on ngs rather lsie one evenins, niered a | small mean- looking Li to ask my way. |e a number of men in the room, d as | glanced in a looking-glass 1 Ww a fuce there was no mistaking -- of M. Verpay, He was. sitling ne of the tye round marhle-top. tables, with, (wo. companions, th his {ace to the wall, and. hi si face reflecting clearly in the . I'saw him, but from his posi- ion he gould not se¢ me, lustead of King my way, 1 1d.k a 'seal near hy party and took upu paper. They Spoke | in Frepch, aud rapidly, and in 10. vo Ligne' etl ussmind noanwolls 144 W mdre. olee, tidy th Wiletd ted | Paris frist a cheap lade for! mh § Fou'liHve liere "cliedper { Lomfirtably, iy i AUOH nore Ysa 1 hd : iid dommicii | 4 hotght All right, my Lud; Go. and ge! your things brought here; or youll be toerlaty for dinner.' dinner T was iutpoducod to. the cho elgrk--or rather the wanager pg yl , bysinesa, 1Onge or wice not his eyes fis] he sclves on n a manner pt ga e-me the the idea of his weyslir-y ing me. I feit 'annoyed at this, and. showed il a littié periiaps in the tone of my 'voice as I auswered his on- quirics as to the practice of Euglish commerce.' ¢ 0h, snid my, utile, "he Knows, nothing about the matter, Monsieur Vernay. Ask hmm to recite you a chorus from the * Antigone,' and he'il repegt half the book ; but of come merce, banking, and "Suc like be 'knows nothing.' + fe shall be able to tench' Him owr system ina few years, if he wil} stuy go lpng wilh us.' * He'll stay. longer than A shal, i dare say, Mr. Vernny.' * Let me bape, nat, Mr, Wardes ; you're a young man yet. ¢ That may be ; but I don't intend to spond all my life in onr dear Paris, Mr. Vernayy Oh, uo. * Whatever comes, we shall do our best with the:youug man nto make, him useful" 1 felt angty and vexed at this con- versation, though the hints thrown out by my uncle were plain auough, | I did not Tike this contemptuous, treatment by his manager. Yi Moreover, L noticed that Monsieur Vernay paid more agsidnons atten- tions to Victoripe, who aceepted them as a matter of coarse, and this mado, me i wore inclined to lislike him. work, was casy enough, I.co- hi rs, paid away. money, and 'did the ik that belonged to my de- |" 'partment as junior. clerk, Mr. Vor nay was careful to give me nothing] to do that was not simplicity in it- self, and I.was bored for something | to do. which, might occupy my mind a8 wel} as my fingers: , in wie evenings 1, seldom went ut, and was very content to pon time with Victorive and 1 onl aud sang to our heart's content, ot mang years do. you thin siness.' ne ; Sho Tusiey 'that because I never dintn a imam atkdancall od i hae Paris. ie wii LET # 4A Tiros sua te bred seus § 4 nal 1, or hn Thee accopledit; and a oh ERE hla Ahad anes, | bd f Sn do. po easy to onsen: est ol 'underton e, { repeat, What : i ow $ 1 will ve 8, check now for. 50,000. francs witli 'wr Fede will it ; she must come e Saige, and od saul it Somoraw isione' ides of fraud kept Jorn There | just Y 005. pol ad heard' alid beet: +i 1 My dear dephew, you must have been very drnmieror else--no that is not pagsitile§oar failiei's child conld not, get he 1 do . myself: some- could i rately lie No, my dear Chirlo Ver- nay is an old wid tried Sores of | -inige; and | will nosi belie: on will uot pp him by, me hear of it a fips 1 went to my desk an hour after- | ward. M, Ve Amie in with my 'uncle! "Charles aid tast night 7 ' Yes sir. I 4 It waa right * Quite righty | ¢ There is » mistake: somewhere,' said M..Vernay. 'There is missing a sum; of 1,000 france." .. ¢It cannot be in. my account,|a uncle, for' here is the book, and there is the balance: to. correspond.' J True. Ll i erban "Let me cast if,' said! Versay 'He did---530, 456; ' Try that, M. Warde. make it correct. | ol-cast it again, 'and'it was more by 1 cast it agdin, and made Ualanice your cash I do not it 3a uncle cast i531 it was* iy ip is this, Charles ? - You said you made your balance right. Did your'louK at your cash last night 7' ¢ I did, I dan assert' that the bal- See dna night in the book and cash s thie same. 'I can prove it. 1 pusted it aceording to M. Vernay' 's system. $ To in'620 here; M. Wardes.! lle handed the book to'my uncle: Che door opened. - "Well, Francold) 'wit fs it 7 4s uly. to give this 'vo 'M. Wardes. I foiud' in Lis chamber, He held it out to ine ; it was a note fur '1,000: frangs; ' Charles, my boy, yeu should let me know "when you waut money. ey that is aly 5,000 fans, and a carriage and horses and Li Zefle's dress to come out of that --that is'foo little ; besides, we have not got the money. I like the old way best. 1 will come as usual! oo Yoit'cannot do that without risk of ti very, That i fing English nephew is suspicions. has the eye of an eagle--an owl I ought to say} for he goes in the dark.' "Can't you silencg him ¢ There's water under all the bridges of the 'Seine.' o Ile is too happy-for that ; happy wep do not diown themselves.' +4 But does he never go outat night? An appointment with a petty girl might tempt his,' «Not at ail ; he has fallen in love wilh Viicorine. } 4 That is serious ; she was to have been yours. "That may be so yet. Now will you have it or shall I goto Hambuig- 8k and' make him the offer I* The two consulted for a moment. and one of them, --in a few minutes he returned and said to his compan- ion : "#1 have it.' ¢ You are agreed ¥. "$'Yes. Where is the cheek I' | "Veruay drew out his pocket-bouk; 10UK out a blank check, filled it for 150,000 fancs, and dated it. " Now the notes. All good ¥ Fp, be sure." , Nernay looked carefully at the notes. aud compavions, «What time I' "0h, at two o'cloek ; and' tell ker (00L to talk too much.' He ros and Teft the room with his cdmpanions, I hurdly knew when | saw' the table vacant whether 1 dreamed or not, I 'looked at the table 'and there was aothing that d help meio realize the truth ; but under the table lay a piece of blotting puper, similar to that 1 had used dn the office, and on it was a thickened impression of the signa- Auge/of the check. hed home iv a stale of anxieé- ii my be easily imagined, and uncle rather worse than was always a' little com- ms kind wives say, towasds] ing §{o-night he way usleep in rim eliair, and snoring violently. Wietoritio came down 'on hearing 1 Neamé in. y les, what is the matter with -you i so ill What las Bu Do, pray tell .me, so , Come up stairs ; theres a $ dressing room.' made: me. go with "her; made be Some brandy, and asked me wh w the matter, : I told affection reached that 'delicious | no u where, though ne- it said, it is felt by both | but ope juterest between was no tap ! its the leaves of a woticed, however, that. Vecuny oho "of Twice Went tM. tthe strong 'room and brought up some books, and that no woman came for money.' About five o'clock M. Vernay game to nie after my uncle the other. clerk pad gouw, aud said ; 'M, Wardes, we have been. lenk- ing ot the acconnt of Madame la Marquise----; will yoy help me carry down the books' The porter has gone, and I'm rather late.' I took the books and followed him down into the busement. He unlock- ed the door of the outer safe and pass- ed through the inner safe; in which were kept the deeds and valuable se- curitiess on which my uncle lent money. This was separated from the outer safe by an iron gate in the daytime and at night by a solid fire- proof door. He put his books on the shelf, and requested me to put mine on the shelf in the proper otder. The num- ber on the backs were almost illigi- ble, and I was some time in trying to read, even in the strong gus-light. ' Can I help you, M. Wardes.! ' No thank you ; I've just done.' I put up the last book and turned to go. The heavy door swung rapidly on its liinges ; I heard the spring catch and the key turp and 1 was jg black darkness, 'M.. Veruay{ M. Verney ! you have shut the door I' ' Tknow it,' said he, his voice muf fled by its thickness ; * you have ac- cess 10 all my books now? I heard the heavy clash of the door of the outer safe, and then silence as depth wag around me. I did not. swoon or faint. I felt | was a victim] of a most horrible wick; it was noth. ing more; I should be released, and, 1 would make him repent it. I heard prasently a hissing sound § it cons tinued ; presently 1 smeiled gas. should never see morning. I should be stifled with gas--the plan was clear before me now. Au accident ~-n0 one knew I helped him with the books ; lie did not know 1 was in the safe, and he shut the door. It was purely one of those accidents that will happen. Still the gass biesed 'like a serpent befure the fatal spring. I must stop that. I felt around the walls for the fatal burner and soon found it.. There I remembered now the tap was in the outer safe, and the | gues was lighted in the inner one by a long stick between the bars of the gate. My fingers stopped it in a mo-| ment, bat I . not kecp my fingers there always. I tried, and my arm became so tired that I could mot keep my Sugers there to save my life. 1 thought of some other plan. To light it~~alas | I' did not smoke; I had no means to do it, aud f I nad ans to do. it, and, if I had, it] won only. consnme the. air, every inch of which was precious as life itself. At last I thought of somethin; that would do. , I tore the. Shrnets of book, chawed the into a pnlp;.and put it over the holes |in the tube, pressing it in bard--the| M. Vernay, soe 'thik these' books are | and | correct And my hed PH rapa bith "but Ey 'done, and my absengd' pad Pomme by "i hagsible, t wag im- possible xe, 'hie Tionse was -- er side of u n6iaY eofiftsyard. 1 must die | © And Victorihe} | No no ten thousand i sli I must live--I | will live. a 1 hethougl 'me of my store of knowledge. How long could I live withont fresh air? How many hours has I toreaeh it? 'T paced the length readth of the room. ' I measured ie height, and found that by breath. ing only twenty times a minute I mah ve thd fon hours; and that would' be til'six" v'clock Sunday morning , dh& dfter that I must have air--air . we. life, '1 most bore through, these, walls, the lock was impregnable. The wa'ls of brick would yield fo tools! mockery! I had but a penknife--a toy--and [ had but 'thirteen' hotirs to get through a wall of dt 'leasttwo 'feet thick, It was the warkof years; not hours, Tools, Along pointed bar.and ham- mer. 1remember to have seena ma son boring _ through a wall at my fathers with'such cools, ld penkife was two inches long: The gas bur- ner--I tried rityit was soft brass; my knife cut A I. might cut through' besi s pipe. The man surely bored a ger hole than the! pipe wounld'fill; 1 felt the pipe where it went around the wall, and then pricked the wall with my kiife. hed vee i oy ha (ihe Jiaiete ad been fille nd t as harder than' the prc 'its by ARG i Tn' tractil fh why Hound the room, my hand touchod the gate. I wag saved. ' I'ndgerfelthoch a scosation as when my hand touched that gate. 1 akorard apnoea ut he JE e broad, and with is I com- up Bofors me "vis 2 it nh of Ruler saw of the stone sawyer, a trickling (water - baviél dnd. sand, Once moye J what to Soke oft.a corner of 1 e lower ones we upper one of ves, olsiane an edad with ny hammer, and then' 'ett the cdge of my saw -with Ai She vag the pounded i I felt the saw becom e steadier steadier, anid at last is cot HE my riail'a tittle nick in Ue "bf. worked for nearly obi BS an hour on this one bar; chuigibgmy saw when jt was worn hollow form other and another till 7 had wong six of them. It was hearly through, a; other half an hour an 4 nid : quite through 5 yet it light now with a blow ; it my his might leave a mgged end that would destroy, half my blows 'when '7 ba at through the wall: Ford Bo Sins, but kept on patiently; and st phi saw, went throngh. .. & seized] th end, and ip a few moments I held, iw my hands the instrument of delivers ance, "The air of the room had by Gis time 'become close and Ati it, ik it was only 'by stooping low finer could: breathe freely, pole a 4 bad still as [ur ag) conld: a some five lous, left--in these | musk; accomplish my deliverauge 2 Senses 1 now commenced soni my hamarer' for the least' wl i ony of the wall. In striking it on a 'ort Moady ps pusite 4 the dives, say Ro for then gate, I thought mak nd y witl i hotlaw. Zotra nt. ay TE and at thie qiANois of an ino in thickness, and after running through the fru A] of the gate were pointed at the [1 But to get then ofig of the' Framework'; I pulled one § lis yielded * & 'Netle; and then mocked: my ¢ffirtd.. I must bave a' hammer. 1 felt carefully around the walls again. The shelves were all let into ile walls {Lere was nothing. I felt again, and lode to the gate the shelves had been cut away to allow the gate to roll back; and: the shelves were supported oun bracelets. If these bracelets were wrought i iron 1 was helpless--cast' ones might save me yet, 1 felt them carefully and compared them; if they were wrought iron, they would bo unlike in some points--if cust. they would be alike in all, Tknow now what the touch of the blind must be~-go full of in- structions to the mind. They were cast iron ; not a trace of indifference could be found. One more sign and I was certain ; if cast, they would be cast in a mould, and they would be a slight roughpess i in the casting where the halves of the mamld had beenjuined, I felt again. There was the roughness--and now | to break them off. A blow, 4 heavy | blow alone could do it. Lremember- ed to have notice when putting away the Looks, a mall chest, of ap parently solil iron oh one of the slelves. I soughtiit sud found it, Ii was beavy--ndarly a fourth of a hundred weight I thought. I poised it carefully, und felt I had strength to throw it with ag aim. I cleared the books from the slate shelf, which rested on oge of thede bracelets, and {then measuring carefully the 'dis-- tance, threw the chest on, it, Jt fell short and crushed on the floor. Onee more I'tricd; aad this time successfully; the missile smashed the shaft into pieces. I kicked and beat away the smaller 'bracelet that stood out by itself. And now the test of my skill.- Jt I threw once at the bracelet in thet blank: darkness, I threw ut it twenty times or more, At last one fortunately directed blow and I had the satisfaction of hearing it aing on the pavement of the, room, I had now a hammer, awkward it is | true. still a tool that would give a blow with certain farce, Istruck again and again at the bars of the gate. They yielded as the others had done, and. then were fast. I sak down elhduatedy with wy useless efforts. Why did they not yield? I could give no more force-to the blow --to at them would bg utterly ureless the} size would spread the blow over two or three of the bars wod the force of the blow would. be lost; I must cat through one of the bare in.tne middle, aud thus wrench out the half J need- ed. How had Lise n men cut through Tron? With files--I conldmnot hope | heard of prisoners who! cut: through bars of iron with a watch: spring.} By what liortible fatality. was my watch at that moment in the 'case on my dressing-table 2. A watch- 1] 1 ma thin piece of. steel. Woul do? It might. In amost Ticdmens than it A me to tell, I had broken J hissing. ceased. I climbed the abelyes off one of the sheet- -iron decd boxes, ! row: the chest | di for them. I remembered: to have! n w 1 --. prs Sung size of a penny, piece fram which sound came, TP refully y the 'wall 'in thé neigh oro, ahd found 4 rough indented life can from the place round tie angle of the wali and.on the wall in the. ind Jing were three small holes ip, a circle. decided af once that this 'was io 1 place of some burner fixed ahd a Hi removed; the Tough line way the mark left by. the pipe; and the ; hollow place must be the hola, where , the old pipe entered the room. L, drove the chisel into the place and found it hard, very hard but'st™ bol- low., My life wow hung . apdn. the choice of a right place; if, this, hole, was filled with bard cement, and the difference of sound arose merely' from the difference of density, then 1 fiud ' better try the wall over for a softew place than the rest but, if it vas nos» ull, if those who should have filled... it had but a few inches of cement at cach end of the hole, then in anofhey hour Iwas as' I'am free. "T'wonld™ risk it. The hollow scund was ge: cheery that I would believe it must be a true guide, Blow after blow, and the hole grew | deep, and my progresy less as 'm control over the point of the ingtru= ment lessened, when ore sudden blow drove the chisel into the wall the: length of my arm, The place was hollow. Thad now but to drive it, throngh the crnst of the cement on the outer wall and I should live. [ drove it cautivusly and carefully, and" at last heard the echo of the pieces fall on the other side, and drawing out the chisel felt tlie air rush in, How can words convey the sepsatiop I experienced as I drew in the God given breath of life. I could now: defy death ; there was a fountain ag which I might drink and live. i For hours I sat close lo the bole, and breathed, and fell asle know not how long I Ap id awoke sore and tired, and with 'a hope rible hunger and thirst, upon me. . LL could not have many more hows to, ., stay, so I hoped on, and tightened my belt to ease the gnawing pain « f wy stomach. And now began the hor< { ror of solitude. While 1 had employ- ment of the mind, I felt no pain, of... any kind ; now 1 was goi i wits anxiety and fear, IT must have . employment. And - what, "iy o utter darkness? = But if 'dark why not light? Yes, I A light. For this I must en! the hole. I went:to work with blist hands, and in two hours I had en- larged the hole to twice its" ho er, and hud 'Limes us much air Bowing jp. + BilL My next step was to Ton. Sis edge of a of a book a paper powder for tinder, and spreading this on ground in a heap, I struck with ne point of my Aamtype De stone shelf above it, | the contact, ie i phour before one lodged in and set it smouldering. I watch ¢ fanxionsly 4s the little glow ugar and brighter in th Ea tle spot abont i bop'