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VOTBIE Xl l MEXICO, N.Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1873. NUMBER W D O B S O N & W I N C H E S T E R ,

Dent i s t s , office over Peck 's s tore, M a i n Street .

JOHN C. TAYLOR, Druggist, No. 2, Webb Block, Main Street.

"TORONTO M I L L S - S T A T E I W I L L S . A- C. THOMAS, Proprietor. Main Street.

HOMER AMES, Sash and Blind Factory, Mill Street.

""""IT H. CONKLLN, B a n k e r a n d N o t a r y Pub l i c , M a i n Street .

R A I L R O A D M I L L S . L . R O B S I X S , Propr ie tor , Mil l Street . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Medical Electrician. Office and dwelling Church Street .

. H O M E R B A L L A R D , U n d e r t a k e r , a n d dealer in Fu rn i t u r e , &e., Main y t ree t .

" " J . D . H A R T S O N , At to rney and. Counsellor a t Law. Office over S tone , Robinson & Oo's Store, M a i n St .

\™ S T O N E , R O B I X S O > T & C O . , Dealers in D r y Goods, Gen t s ' Furnish ing Goods q,nd Ready-Made Clothing, M a i n Street .

1 B O O K S T O R E . — L . L. V I R G I L , Dealer in Books, Periodicals, Music, W a t t Paper , p ic tu res . F r a m e s , & c , Ph<ertix Block, Main St .

" " G. G. F R E N C H , At to rney and Counsellor a t Law. Oihc Stone , Robinson And Co's, M a i n S t .

_ _ j _ ^ K E L L O G G ,

A t t o r n e y and Counsellor a t Law. Over Stone,

Robinson & Co's. , Ma in Street .

' = ^GEO! \vT T-RADN EK, A t t o r n e y and Counsellor a t _Lav^ Onice » \vr [Puller's "Hardware Store , Main S t .

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At to rney and Counsellor a t Law. Block, Main Street .

__ E.TtrLTsox, M e r c h a n t Tailor, and dealer in

T V t..'t,t>l

Raisins, tV Also a

, Glassware. eggs.

Mexico,

ualhy •.. Are.

large s ('axl

CO IT Nov.

of Sugar,

tuck of C i paid for

Tea, Coffee,

rookery and butter and

,t lUClTARDSOX. s 1*7-.

Office W e b b DKUGS Mini MEDICINES.

F u r s , & c , Phoenix Block D r y

Main Street . Goi'd.s, S. L. Huntington

E. H. WADS WORTH, to out _>i_aler in Groceries, Provisions, Ear thenware , IBiots a n d Shoes, Empire Blovk, Main St.

IT. ( ' . PLC-i i i Dealer in Dry G>..>ds. C»rocerie<. H a t s , C t p s Boots and Shoe-*, & c , W e b b Block, Main St,

nitorm i l i a ; ;

h i s p a t r o n s a n d ft

le h a s f i lk 'd lii' -i

r u o r e. E. H . S M I T H i

General B'.aoksinith. Par t icu la r .atten*.;. to Horseshoeing. Stone Shop, Main Str<

. B E C K E R m t - O T H I ' U S ,

with paid

OX MAIN STREET. i "w a n d c a r e f u l l v st-k-i t e d

<-f .stock

.Merchant Tailors, F u r s , &c &•»•• 1

and dealers in Drv V. •eefcer Block, Main St iv- t .

H . V. R E A L S ,

Photographer . Special at tention paid, to Copy­ing , Jefferson Street .

urugs TOlLHT

and Medicine^ A N D FAXCY G O O D S 'AE. A N D D Y E S T U F F S .

t h e b e s t . q u a l i t y .

S K I N N E R & W i l l i H I T , A t to rneys arid Counsellors a t L_-.\,

Main Street.

B. S. S T O N E & Co., Dealer in Hardware , S tores , T in W a r e

M; .m Stre

E . L . H U N T I N G T O N , D r u g Store , W a t . .(•«. O t i s ••>.•'-..-, M a i n Street .

PAINT?*}, OILS' TURPENTINE,

V A l t N i S I I K S , "BRUSHES, *c. ,

Will be al\.ay_ uii haml and olicred tlie lu-w»-.-,c maikt't {•vi.ee.

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A. P E N F I E L D Carr iage Manufat.;-.>ry.

&. S O N . ,

(.Vpini- of Main frv'. W a t e r Street .

B A R D & A L F R F . D .

.Mre and I j f e Insurance Az:td•., ^ i.-. of E m p i r e Block, Main Street .

~ L73JiLLER~ Carr iage and Sleigh Manufactory,

Nea r Acade-av,

O.o I e.kvt 0 k

M:un Sir.

B A L L k M D N D , Tailors , Clothers and Hat te r - ,

Empire Block, Main Street.

CxO-Ft & R I C H A R D S O N , Grocers, and and <!ealers in Cro la vy, e tc . .

'Main St i . et..

I Lt'.\<; ;>. \iYv i*:i.t a: :.t>rtineu

v A'T C L I C K S A N ! ) S I L V E R W A R E .

CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK.

Agent for i l o r l o n V (lold Fens, and Laziirus .i\: Morris' Perfected Spectacles.

E. Ij. HUXTIXOTOX.

Alcxico, Xov. G, 1ST13.

L. G. B A L L A l c D . Dealer in Groceries. Provi .ion--. Butu Eggs, etc; corner of Main and' ^ Uu-n.h

G E O . W . I ' R C Y X K . Manufac t iue r of H a r n e y , Ti-m!..-;. il'u: J6*!.-uyne Block, M^ain Street .

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W . B A R K E i t , M e a t M a r k e t , under Goit and Hie :iai-i-S<>u ~.

Main S I R -t.

C. E . H E A T O N , M. D. , ,] Pnys ic ian and Surge m. v>,fi ••• in ILmtmgt'•n".-«-| D r u g Store . Special oifr noon of each week. Re-

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Saturdav after=

D R . G E O . P . J O H N S O N , Bhvsician and Surgeon, (tlR,-,. on Main Street . over S. A. T i d W s HanlvvM.-. Store . \ \here he m a y be found, both day and ni ;l.t, \v5f-n not on .professional business.

H O O S E & ( 'OUR, " Dealers in Groceries and C r . - k e r y , Ihi t ter . Cheese, Eggs , &c. Agent- for Sin.',-r'-: -S'.-\vi:ig Machine. Becker Pdo.-fc, M'.tin Street.

tjinger.

f; i-i >.(•-{• i - i t

S. A. Tt'Ll H a r d w a r e , Stoves. Mauuf.. l i o n a n d Copper W a r e , C Jefferson St ree t .

.i:n Tin, Sh-.-t Main antl

S. L . A L E X A N DE K, Boot and Shoe Store. 'Cr.-t-nm Work order , and all work warranled. i'l-nyn.' Ma in Street .

B A R B E R & SM fTTI, Unde r t a ke r s , and dealers in Furni ture •cultural Iniplenu-nts, t.v. > ili-.r OfRce, Jefferson St.

~ (• Y R 1 ' S S \ ( >\V Manufac ture r of Carriages. \V Spr ing Wagous ing of all kin^ls

•l.e Biork

H-Ker \ "

Mtfd (Mas; Ware, Ware.

And C i i t l ew

PAIB FOB

( 'u t te rs aiel S'.< lone on nio^t re.,

' i ppos t e Foun.bry, Man .

J . N . F . H A I . i . ,

Barber and Hair Ihc-i.i'.-r, Parti paid t o Shampooning

::uar attention tV* i-utting of ladies

and children's hair, Shop on JeilV-r.oii Sire, t , one door south of Pf.-«t oil:. ••.

C A R D S , H A N D B I L L S B I L L HE. ' C-U LA US,

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\ n d al l k inds of of J o b Pr in ' i tm lependen t office, Pniy i ie Bie k.

'• the Mevi-Main St..

Sympatliy.

Among the faces which I dai ly see. Is one t h a t draws me wi th appealing eyes ;

Sad without tears they speak such woe to me, M y soul to the i r mute questioning replies:

Deal- friend, I cannot see you s tand at>ai-L Alone in w h a t m a y be your greatest need ;

I cannot s h u t your presence from m y hear t , And of your voiceless sorrow t a k e no heed.

I , too, have,suffered somewhat in th is life Which darkens round ybu like a .starless n ight ;

Have sunken, wearied i n i ts b i t t e r strife, And, blindly seeking, oft have missed the right.

Because 1 know how hard the thorny way, I long and dare some word of cheer to speak;

Because I, too, have faltered, I may pray F o r other pilgrim feet to be less weak.

One precious solace still my hear t mus t own ; One t r u t h above all else I hold most doar ;

God will not let us rise or fall alone, Through good or ill H i s ministers art? near.

H e leads us homeward through all pain and loks; By h u m a n sympathy , by love-divine,

H e aids us to t he bearing of H i s cross -

Such cro.-s as falls t o your lot or t o mine.

Take courage, then I Above the dreariest height, Shines still undimmed His holy guiding s tar ;

()ur faces set towards i t through t h e night , And F a i t h anil Hope behold i t from afar.

KOSELIA IE STRICKLAND.

Hastings, 3SJ, Y .

O H A B I T T B O S T O N .

BY MISS EMMA N. BBEBE. AUTHOR OF

"Mdniani Chester," "Happy Liyht" and "Ruth Hawthorne:"

Entered according to Ac t of Congress, in the year ls-72, in t he Office of the Librar ian of Con­gress, a t Washington.

CHAPTER XIV CHRISTMAS,

I had not been very long giving

.oose & G BEST'TiLWG IN THE WEST. Atchison, To}.c-:a & ba,uU Fe E= S.

" PARISH DIRECTORY. ~ "" " ~ C . L . S C I H ' Y L L i ; , Pho tog raphe r^Rooms in- P-.'.t••i-M'.l••, ' ; ,M:t-.;St.

P . O. B E I H I Y , A t to rney and Counselhtr a t I;aw.

" " tV. W . I.i o I N i i . ' X " ' " " . Dealers in Dr.- <':..•.•!<, <;roe,,ri.-s B,.,..ts Knd Shoes, Hardw.vre, !> , ' . , - , Medh-iri.-s, et,-., t-t.-.

~~^~ '"'' M O S H E R BROS. . Dealers in Dry Good-*, (,'lothing. Groceries, Boots a n d Shoes, School Boo- ' . : , et •-.

" ~ : ( T G . L V N C I I , A t t o r n e y and Counsellor a t Law, I 'ot ter Block, M a i n Street . ^ ^ '

~^~' " L. D . P I C K E N S , Genara l Blatk-nni th, and Manufatturs.r of Lum­ber Wagons . _ _ ^ . _ , _ =-

. " CEJRESCO M I L L S . E lour a n d Feed .

ROBERTSON &SLAWS0N, Pro. \

THREE MILLION Acres -S ••Until i.i- ir.-i'l >..••• fl-lir ArLit-IS".; YitUei; f •'•,<•

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A FSES FAS3 to LAND BUYEES!

r .e i . i • III:I->-an 1 i an-1 ,' Bri.-i: C o d , .V' Hoiue-'U

" K I N ;ii,oiit t-l.i.-. G r a n t are—Low i.-n.; C.'-h'.,. .-iii.l .i Rebate to sett lers of •\ •.:;'..i.; . : ' . ' ' • Soil, and Splendid d i ^ •1> i-„ ('-..ii;/'.-1 \ \ : - ' t w s ; early plant ing, AM-f'i/i 4 o-i .-•.•-•' ; p:>'.ity of Rainfall, ,;'.. l'i<- r:.:'.:. -, . • ::-. < '••.il, S tone and .ri th.-, liri; ; >";:.-.() Ra te ! on Luniber ,

. ; !,ii ! . ;" . i ; o\v:ie<l bv Specu la to rs ; i \ .old Pre-emptions now abii i i i iant; a

first-bus i:aiilro.id "ii the W'v: "< tie,- great Through R.rttte-, i'ro-I'uL-ti will pav »...r Land and Improvements .

i r ^ T H K - K-J. •-..'. o t t r r : ; : T V v.-i-O F F E E l B S > ti> Us- JH'BI.IC , t h i o u g l t tin n -

c e n t i c n i i i i t - t i o u of'Jt»e Kon . t . Fo r Cir. ulars and general infonnation, addrass A . E . T O U Z A L L N . Manager Land Dep ' t ,

12-3m fOPEKA^KAJS:.

Susy It "--sons iit jmisic, when one morning I found the Raplee house pervaded by a •difit-rent atuuwnhert: iVwinthat which u-sii-a'ly tilled it. There .seenicd tu In; gloom i-verywhere, but though both Faimy and h.-v mother met me witli sad faces, no ex-.] ilaiiatioit \yas given until I was about to leave, when Mr. liaplee said ;

"Tell your mother that brother Jona­than died la.st night. L go this afternoon to attend, the funeral, and father m i l probably return, with me-j to find a h.ome with us hereafter."

"Mother will be very sorry to hear of-yonr loss, as I am ; hut she will gladly welcome the dear old man who was a father to her, as she lias so often told us."'

" I am glad for his sake, as well as our own," he said, taking my hand, " that you have come hero to live. The change will be hard for him, and you will help us make him happy"

1 said we would try, and, fearing that in the effort to be cheerful I might have seemed heartless to Mrs. Ruplee and Fanny, I went to them, saying,

'•Forgive me if inv words have seemed jarring and out of place, this morning. I did not kno »v you Were in sorrow.

"Isn ' t i t too had I" said Fanny, " I don't know what we shall do,"

Her phraseology seemed somewhat strange, and I wondered thiitt the death of an uncle a t a 'distance, with whom she was probably not familiar, could be so heavy a blow. But no explanation was made, and I went ,-iway saddened..

After t h ; arrival of the old man, acting upon his soh'.s intimation, 1 took special pains to se:- hint in every one of my M-iui^weekiy visit.-; ; mother spanti a day with him as soon as she could leave fath­er, and noi long after IK- a m u to Us and st'iid a wo :k. Whou this stay was draw­ing to a close, he said to mother :

"Charity, T wish yon would let me live with you."

"They could not spare you at the farm, i ' i uncle.

'•Spate me ! David would feel bad, bu t the rest would' not eare. I tell you there ain't room enough in that house for an old man."

Mother endeavored to disabuseh is mind of that idea, and gave im encourage­ment. But not a week had elapsed, when Mr. and Mrs. Raplee eaaio to her •upon the same errand.

" I am ashamed to speak of it," said Mr. Raplee, "but his heart is fixed upon coming to you, and the elnldishness of the old cannot be treated like that of the young."

"And, i-estlly, we have no good place for him, now that Fanny's arrangements are such," added the wife. " W e shall have an unusual amount of company and company always disturbs: old people."

"I have no idea how much room we in-t-1." returned the husband. " I could bail'l nn itddition to the house if that would avail to niaki' him content. But h<-»w can they have :.<,<.-otnmodadons for him here, if we have none 1"

"Of course, i i is tint with them as '\vith us. Thotv is no such event in prospget, and wh:tt. one is ii.-.uisf omied to makes a (Inference. They don't need room as we do."

I ti'Pmble to tliitik what would have been the result -of those words if moth­er's temper had been like mine. My face was aflame, and my anger jus t ready to burst foi-th in speech, And this was Jerry 's mother, so gentle and amiable ! I was glad he was n o t like her.

My mother spoke deliberately, and as if putting down

ting room was given up to the old inaiiy who was henceforth "deargrandpa" tons all.

How old he seemed 1 more than four times as long as I lie had lived, and if his years had moved slowly and been filled full, like mine, how much he must have seen and felt and thought, suilered and enjoyed ! how much have learned! How rich must one be who could remember so far ! Yet none of us thought him wiser than ourselves^-not even mother ! His memory > instead of being a broad land­scape with wood and stream and stretch­es of meadow, pleasant homes and groups of friends, with now and then a sorrow pictured, a warning or a terror, was u chain of mountain peaks, with the loftiest heights at the farther end ; each peak had its name and almost every d a y he told them oyer to his friends. Out of all this long experience, of the fruits of the labor of seventy-eight winters and the harvests of as many Summers, he seemed to have kept chiefly a tew notions, which made us smile (kindly, I hope). The matters of the greatest importance now were such as, which way the wind blew when the sun crossed the line j whatwasthe weather on the almanac-day for the next mon th ; an invaluable medicine which would cure all the ills that afflict our flesh, of which he had the recipe, and with whose virtues i t was his businer-s to make everybody acquainted ; and to be able to compute from the prophecies the exact number, of years yet to elapse be-foie the Jews would be gathered again in Jerusalem.

Wondering if such as this is all any of us will be able to save front so long a lifetime I said, Giv%mei large life, but let i t be broad rather than long.

I t was plain how i t had been. H e was strong, he had run a good race with the swift, untiring world, and kept tip with i t for a long time, until, limbs and head and heart failing, he wasforced to go slowly, and i t went whizzing past. Slow­er and slower ; weaker and weaker !

N o w s l l solid foundations (if the earth has any) seemed to tremble under him, and all the young were mad. I t was no light thing to take such an one into the hive of busy children our home was, but it did us 'no harm to curb our spirits for his sake, and I think that , after all, he was happier for our gayety.

That -autumn was full of new expe­riences, singe this was my first teaching, and I enjoyed my many rides into the country to the utmost extent. The boy who drove me twice every week to the farm and back, was a genius in his way, and those farmers who took turnscoming for the music teacher, or sent for me by a neighbor, as though I were an express package, were quite worthy of study and taught me many things. That wonder­ful transition, beauty, for which I looked long, did not come to the trees ; they

some feeling she was Unwilling to indulge.

" I t is not a question of inclination with me, but of duty to your father and to my children. Wi th boys inclined to be boisterous, like ours, it is not to be expected that he would be patient, and though kind, they are mot always consid-erate.

But it wasdooidedithat he should come, and as soon as father was well enough to go up stairs, the bedroom out of the sit-

dropped suddenly from green to brown, and then to nakedness. The summer died sadly. But except for one vexing question, I had never been happier. 1 Was all earnestness, all enthusiasm. I t seemed as though life was beginning to mean sometning.

Henry had borne so patiently the trial pf being: the only "big boy" in the sum­mer school, tha t I determined my first earnings should be set apart 'for his tui­tion a t the seminary.. B u t i t turned 'out that Robert Summerland was to teach the winter-school, and H e n r y said the boys called hkn splendid. They were going—Jim Sloeiun, How Head, Charley Bainbridge and all of 'em, and he'd like* to go, too. Mother-, sum they would have a good teacher, readily expressed her approval of his wish, and even con­sented to let Mignon go, though i t was winter, and a warm attachment soon sprang up between the master and -this dear, faithful little pup i l ; while Henry awoke, for the first time,, to the fact that this is a wonderful world, full of things which he wanted to know. So interested did he become in his studies that Robert ttsed frequently to come in of an evening to assist him. Sometimes I was there with my sewing, when I could not help Wondering at the clearness of the teacher's explanations, or notice how quickly Mignon claimed her place on his knee ; but usually I was away, or engaged with company.

On Christmas there came a great sur­prise. Alick and Jer ry were both a t home, and I had taken a vacation; Mr. Kingsley's family and ours were to spend the evening at the farm, but in the morning Alick and Grace, Je r ry and I went out together for a drive. I t was not what would be called pleasant weath­er, the snow falling in great feathery flakes, and I almost wondered that the young men had chosen such a time, but Je r ry said it was the "maddest, merriest day" to come before the New Year, so we must make the most of it. But oil our return there was an Unusual stir in the house—Mr, Doolittle stood in the hall door, and jus t back of him Was Robert.

"Something is the matter '." I cried, and, without waiting to be helped, leap­ed out of the sleigh and ran into the house.

" W h a t is it, Mr. Doolittle I W h a t has happened to father 1 Robert what is the mat ter 1"

"Come and see," said the former, open ing the door into the parlor.

There, almost filling the little room, it seemed, was A u n t Murdock's piano, sent to me for a Chrismas gift !

" I t cannot be mine, mother 1 " I t is, dear. Here is the letter," I stood regarding it in mute astonish­

ment. "We've done some pretty hard tugging

On this," said Mr. Doolittle, "and now I'd like to hear the thing."

Some one bore me. forward, and, partly through my own volition, I was seated at the instrument, but my thoughts were busy with how I had longed hopelessly for such a treasure ; how I had wondei--ed if the more fortunate ones around me knew how happy they were ; how the

real and fancied trials of the summer had disappeared, and now had come this crowning gift ; ami I could but recog­nize a Hand leading me tenderly, tender­ly, ft was not at all an original thing to do -1 cannot be original—it was noth­ing that waiting group hoped for,, or eared to lwar ; i t was not adapted to bring out the wonderful power of the instrument) but it was all I could think of—a rich old piece of -music, and some undying words, which I sang as if alone : "Praise God from whom all blessings flow. "Then asking Graeie to do what more was need ed, I excused myself, and went to my room to read Aunt Murdock's letter, and let a .part of this load of happiness dis­solve in tears.

That letter was almost an apology. Aunt had seen the piano stand unused too long ', she would be away much- of the time during the winter, and in the spring sail for Europe^ &he did hot like to have it stand idle or go into unloving hands-*- I would prize it, therefore it was mine.

After dinner Mrs. Browning and Mrs. Doolittle came in to see and hear the new instrument* and in a little while Mrs. Beach appeared to tell mother that hop tea would be good for grandpa's stomach. Being there, she could not help hearing and seeing what the others' did, though she would not have come for so vain a purpose. Mrs. Doolittle who knew very little of pianos, wanted to see the inside, inquired the price, and what it cost to bring it from New York. When she was satisfied on these points, I played a brilliant quickstep.

?'What metre is that I" inquired Mrs, Beach,

1 said it was a quickstep: "But what does it amount to .' Noth-

in' but a mess of sounds all mixed up. / like sense anywhere,"

The criticism brought the- hot blood to my face, but I ealincit say that it Was n i t just. I had tfcought i t no matter how I played for such an audience.

Grandpa, who was" present, could find nothing Worth hearing in those new-fan­gled tunes. There wasn't any music uow-a-daysi Give him old Bher.burne, and Exhortation and-Judgment Anthem and he didn't care what became of this modern trash. l i e liked a. good old dancing tune, too.

I had a few old pieces in my catalogue, and for ttvs. Beach I gave Carrier Dove and Dumb Wife, rendering them accord-to the best of my ability ; and at the latter she actually smiled ! For grandpa I played Soldier's Joy, Money Musk and succeeded, I tliink, in pleasing all my hearers.

Mrs. Browning said she'd learn to play if she could get sueh a present as that, hm hm m m! Mrs. Doolittle said, Gneas, she guessed soa. Liza dreadfully want­ed to learn, and she didn't know but she'd leat her, if they could aQ'oard iat, Liza would ha' come ovear, but Nathan want­ed her to stay and come with Iviam. If 1 was going to be to hoame thev' come that niaght.

I said we were all KornK to Mr. Rap-lee's in the evening, but I should be Very hap.py to nee them at another time.

Gneas ; Liza had quite an ear for nm-siac, Liza had—she'd learn purty quiack. Robert Summerland had been talking to her abouat- learning, and she guessed that was what started her imp, but now she'd be faireer than evear.

I had seen Robert accompanying the fair Eliza home from his mother's late in the evening, two or three times, and thought it would inake a "good match," tha t is if Eliza had a little more cultiva­tion.

Mrs. Doolittle went on to say that 'Liza Was crazy and she most

to come wished

over she

with had.,

her, now

Robert told her how nice it was when he Went away from helping set it i\ap.

" I guess 'Liza thinks Robert 's a pret­ty nice young man, bni hm m."

"Wal , he ias, We've got a dreadful good school this winter."

TJp to this point Mrs. Beach sat rigid­ly erect, her lips squarely and sternly set together, when suddenly fehey opened and snapped out the opinion (ambiguous in its application) that i t would be well enough if some folks knew their places.

W e all went to the farm that evening in one great load. J e r ry had seated him­self comfortably at my side, supposing all were in. when the sleigh was driven up to Mrs. Summerland's.

" W h a t is that for?' he asked impa­tiently. "According to orders," said the driver.

"If you have been ordered to stop for anyone here, get 'him, I 'm not going in."

The man shouted, and Jerry said low to me, "That 's one of father's notions. W e can never have such an affair to our­selves—all the servants must come in for a share. And there \ there comes the old woman herself!" as Mrs. Summer-land appeared, leaning on the arm of her son.

These were grating words, spoken in reference to one whom I so much respect-ted, and they seemed particularly harsh in a day whose joy'had made me feel kindly toward all mankind, and from the lips of one to whom I was almost ready to give myself.

. j had never seen a private residence so brilliantly decorated for Chrismas as was Mr. Raplee's house, that evening. The parlors seemed to have been touched by an enchanter's wand and changed to fairy­land. On walls and screens were beau­tiful designs in autumn leaves, and wreaths of green in graceful shapes. The two large rooms had been thrown togeth­er by opening folding doors : rare plants skillfully arranged shed fragrance every­where ; the tree glittered with many can­dles and a wealth of gifts, and by and by, upon a screen designed for the pur­pose, appeared scenes of Bethlehem when the first Christmas was inaugurated. I think Mrs. Summerland never saw any­thing like it, and it was pleasant to watch her features as surprise followed surprise.

The gifts were rieh, or pretty, with

now and then something of homely value, like a pair of'warm soft socks for Robert, which everybody knew came from his mother, and which made her cheek tin­gle, they seemed so plain amid so much glitter. Mine were numerous, and so Valuable as to almost burden me.

When it was over and the initsic had ceased, I stepped behind one of the heavy curtains draping the windows, to look out into the night. A l l ' the influences of the evening had been such as to make me forget Jerry's words in coining, or that there was aught inharmonious in all the world. Seeing nie there, Je r ry came to my side.

"Have you nothing to give me to­night i nothing more'!"

I was on the point of answering, when Mignon said ;

"Chatty, mamma wants you." I started nervously and, in turning to •

Mignon, met the eyes of Robert fixed upon me.

In getting into the sleigh to come home there was some Confusion,, and Jer ry seated himself by the side of Grace, taking her to be me, while Robert chanced to sit by my side. Oh finding his mis­take Jerry was. vexed—he had been vexed since our interruption -at the win­dow.

"Somebody hastaken my place," he said, "I am very pleasantly situated," said

Robert, mischievously. "No doubt you are ! There's nothing

that 1 claim, but you mean to get it. Get up, sir !"

Robert waited. " I airt ready to make room for you here if you. are Miss Bos­ton's escort, but I am' not a dog to be, '= spoken t o in that manner."

uI/\ am her escort ! Do yon think you are 1 And-you're not a dog ! You, haven't dogged me about all the even­ing, ! Not a step have we taken, either of us, but you've watched, and folloWedj if you eould. I demand anexplanation'., W h a t have you to say, sir ?"

"1 have nothing to say, except tha t if you be a gentleman you will remember who is present, and drop this."

"Y'es, I understand—-the t ru th isn't pleasant to hear, especially in this com-pa-ny. And you'd like to be called a gentleman, but the lion's skin jus t put on won't cover the long ears 1"

No reply. Je r ry was about to syeak again, jbut I

laid my hand on his arm. "Don ' t ! you -will regret it to-morrow,"

H e remained silent then,, but I felt guilty and ashamed, and wasso thaidrful to Alick, when, by some timely words, he managed to set everybody talldng, so that even Je r ry and Robert took part in the conversation, 1 blamed the latter, for my sympathies were with the former, who was usually so gentlemanly and agreeable, and who would so regret these words when the heat of passion Was over.

When 'we parted, Je r ry begged me to forgive his hasty words, He. was sorry to give me pain, but he hated that fellow.

"Oh don't say that f I said, " W h y not I are vou going to take up

for him ?' "Youkhow I am not, but hate is such

an ugly word ! Drop the quarrel, and try to think well of him, and everybody else."

H e hoped I would not judge him harsh-. ly on account of his quick temper 5 it always was quick, but I could help him control i t as none else eouhh Wi th me ever at his side, he would be saved from its effects. .

1 was not simple enough to be-leive so much, but thought 1 could aid him gv< al­ly. Was not this my mission, then (and livingmore and more in accordance with the faith I professed, might I not be sti-oug enough to help him to new bights, and would he nor grow into what I want-ted him to be? I t was a great deal to think.

Je r ry was coming to-morrow. I could not sleep that night, and before

morning I became very ill with cold and excitement, and kept my bed for a week, too sick to see any one. Somehow I heard the name of 'Christopher Cambol coupled with Aliek's, and in the half sleep into which I so often fell, they two ; always came—Alhfk in some terrible danger or guilt, t© which he had been led on by Gambol, and from which ' I eould never rescue him ; and hi the dis­tance would appear- Je r ry and Robert come to blows. Always in the distance —iny brother and his tempter always near. _ :

Before I was able to be about agaiii !

the holidays were over, and Jerry and Alick had both gone away.

I asked mother about Christopher Cambol, and was told that he had been [

•' in town, and Alick had been gone with him, as she feared, three days.

I could see that i t was terrible for mother to tell me that. And she added :

"Ailick needs u s - all that our love can do for him."

(To be coiitinuej.)

PUZZLE.-—I bought a half bushel of salt a t the store and put it in a bag. I lived a half mile from the store, and my neighbor lived one mile, on the same-road, l i e says to me. You tie a string between and let me put a half bushel of flour in the same bag. I say N o ; mine will be in the bottom. H e says i will t u r n yours out without mixing them, when I get to your house. I will leave yours

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In the "Illustrated Christian Weekly" for Feb. 15th, there is a fine wood en­graving of the late Dr. Harvey P . Peet. A n elevated wood-cut view of the New York Institution is also to be found in the same number. Both are accompanied by a fine sketch of the life of Dr. Peet, by Miss Annie Wager. Our readers would do well to order a copy----address American Tract Society, Inlj) Nassau St., New York City. Price six cents a copy.

On Feb. 22nd, Washington's birthday, quite a number of the graduates of the New York Institution visited their Alma Mater. I n the evening, from any one locality, in the girls' sitting room, nearly a dozen could be counted. A few were interviewed and stated that they had found steady places of employment, and Were receiving good wages. One said he was an engineer in Brooklyn. Probatory he did not- exactly understand the mean­ing of the.word ; and another represented himself as a well-to-do shoemaker, having a little shop of his own, not very far from the Institution,

The Ad cat tee seems to have had its own private eat in the bag. To be sure the quadruped has in times past exhibit­ed its nose and n whisker or two; but of late it has of a sudden tumbled out, ears, tail and all, and recovering itself, frisked about .and shown itself altogether lively. W e refer to the statement, in proof of its being a National Organ of the Deaf and Dumb, that the Advance has but ten subscribers a t i ts own Institution. I ts magnanimous quotation of the proverb, " A prophet has no honor in- his own country," is top thiii 5 but for all that, the Advance is a very good paper in its way, and could be made .much better were the right influences brought to bear •upon its editorial and publishing depart­ments.

A t the time of its birth, the SiTtmi World had much to say about the ('letv Memorial. Nothing escaped its watch­ful eye, but in process of time it cooled down. Last fall i t was really displeased with the complexion of things. I t did not like the fresh air ruddiness of a cer­tain officer's tieket proposed, and would •fain have.-prophesied a speedy demise of the same. I t ' s too bad that the Sire id WorPl did not live long enough to pub­lish the result of the election of officers of the Clerk Memorial Union..

ceremonies^ All t he town officials Were in waiting a t the station for the train which was to bring the distinguished guests to their town, A guard of hone a-composed of 30 of the Grand Trunk: Rifles, accompanied hy the 15th Bat­talion Band, also attended. Shortly bf.-IVire 2 o'clock the train -arrived, and his Excellency and stall' were received and conducted to a platform by the mayor and warden, while the guard of honor presented arms and the band played the "Red, White and Blue." The mayor then read an address of welcome, which was responded to by one read by the Lieut.-Gov. Then followed an address toy the eouiity clerk in behalf the county,, to which his Excellency made a verbal reply. The addresses of all parties were highly eomplimentur}. His Excellency and the Legislature were then escorted to vehicles which were in waiting. Hon. A. McKellar was the only cabinet officer present, all the- rest being detained by pressure of business. The procession was of great length, and it seemed as if every means of transport in. town was brought into requisition for the occasion. The vast procession made its way directly for Murney's Hil l and to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. During part of the route there were two parallel lines of ve­hicles on the street, and the sidewalks filled with pedestrians. A t the Inst i tute the gateway was decorated a t the arch with a handsome evergreen. The dis­tinguished visitors were received in a suitable maimer by Dr . Palmer, princi­pal, and hift staff of assistants. Presently the company entered the duiing-ha-11, and his Excellency and the Legislature and as many as could lie accom­modated, sat down to a repast which was in all respects worthy of the occasion.

The company then Went to the chapel to witness the style of teaching the deaf-mutes. On account of the limited size of the robin, the Lieut.-Gov. was first to enter, followed by the Legislature and members of the different corporations and other officials. Mottoes graced the walls,, one being - -- -'We extend our silent wel­come to an!." Dr.. Palmer opened the pro­ceedings b;. first saying that i t gave him great pleasure to welcome his Excellency to the Institute. On the 2/1st of Oct„ 1870, the day after the formal opening of this Institution, his Excellency honor. ed them with a \isit. The Dr. had felt very much pleased a few days before.' when the institution for the Blind had

v.-isii K-d reeeivesj . a n oi i iy ia l v i s i t , a n d h the Deaf and Dumb in.->tituu- eould be favored in the same jitanner, but did no! think his wishes \n-re going to be mv.1-ized so soon. He wild they had no idea how highly encouraging it wab to the --officials of the Institute to know that the representative ollicials of the country manifested so much- Interest in behalf of the Ufen? and Dumb. The work of deaf-mute' instruction in Ontario was cGTumeneed in 1S5S, in Toronto, by Mr, McGiUiu. who subsequently removed to H.un'dto.i, and is now connected with the Institute. Since the opening of the institute LJO pupils have been admitted, and there are yet in the province 1(31, at least, unreached* Dr. Palmer .then gave illustrations of the manner of teaching deaf-mutes from the time tliat they are first received in the Institute. Prof. Greene gave his well known rendering in the sign language of "Christ Stilling the Tempest." and "the Charge of the l i g h t Brigade," the hitter interpreted by Prob Coleman. Both ereated quite a sensa­tion, and were oh.-erved and followed w i t h S!.ilel.e>' :.q->pre ".• •'lull ; m l m t e j v s i . A t t h e >•' n e l u s i o n vifxL*- e x e r c i s e s , v. h i d . , w e r e \ i i . i i ed a n d h i g h l y i n t e r e s t i n g . D r . P a l m e r c a l l e d u p o n t h e L ieu t , - (»*» \ . ! o

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H i s E x c e l l e n c y l o s e a n d w a s s u n - e v e r y o n e p r e s e n t h a d in the pleasure and interest with he ha'd• witnessed th - e\eeivist.s afto.m-B.-n. i l .i-i.Uiv.ied th-ein a n i t i o n o f t h e a d m i r a b l e a n d i n g e i i l n t e r n u s e d to r e a c h t h e i n t e l l e c t a m i c a t e o u r d e a f a n d d u m b feilow-i.-ei-e a l l o r d e d , a l s o , .a p r o w f o f t h e v e r y b l e a n d p r a c t i c a l a n d g i ' a t i i y h i ^ ) o f t h e r u i i r s e o f i n s t r u e t i o u . i ! e h imse l f , a n d h e w a s s u r e e v e r y o •*• e n t w o u l d g o a w a y w i t h a d e e m

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The AW* York L>-hj, r respects a good paper. 1 Correspondents' column quiry from a German mute of Inii-i to where he shall go to be taught articu- | lation. Aiid stiltanother from a lady in Mississippi, soliciting information as to where she can procure a lady teacher for her-4«igbter. If to these, we add a few moreeaseH, i t is easy to draw the deduc­tion that a Well-conducted mute news­paper, circulating in all parts of the Union, would be a vehicle of information of very great value.

•"stronger interest m the gre- ,s o i ' t h e I l . i l i l i i i iOi l . i ' a i u i e r i . . 'his lu t^." ;; [* y-i • • V i f e s i f s 1 >!'' A ' i l I i H l l u l • i \ . '

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without talcing mine out, cutting or tearing the bag. can do it.

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On Sunday morning, March 2d. at about 9 o'clock, a magnificent American eagle, of the Bald-head species, alighted on one of the trees on the New York In­stitution grounds. As soon as he was discovered, there was a dash for opera glasses, field glasses, telescopes, etc., and the articles were for the time being a t a premium. The fair sex flocked to the windows in numbers and everybody seem ed,in Ibve with tha t eagle. Indeed, one young, lady could not get i t off her mind for the rest of the day.

Calmly the eagle surveyed the Institu­tion and thegrounds around; had astray fowl chanced to pass that way there would doubtless, have be ln a scene. 'Three men spied i t and seizing a gun, stole around the neighboring lots with intent, if possi­ble, to bring i t down with a shot ; but the eagle was no stranger to a rifle ; he eyed them loftily from his perch and be­fore they had got near enough to fire, be he proudly spread his wings and grandly soared away.

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Dr. Paint:-r thanked- the audto-n ''•"- h,w{ taken in the wo.

tali', and expresse-a

ce the interest they h, of hiniseit'auii iii.-> his thanks to II is Excellency- and Hon, Mr. MeKeilar for honoring ihe iuM-itu-lioii'with a visit.

Cheers were••jiven for •Kelto th. Hon. Mr. Me

Dr. Palmer Sooii, after giving a

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The papers say that the Hartford Jfn* stitution was the only place in Connecti­cut at which the birthday of Washington was observed. Good for you, Hartford,-may your patriotism never ebb away.

Visit of tlio Lisut.-G-fl'srer-aos: and Legis­lature of Ontario to .tfee-Ss&f aad Dumb

Institution at Ssllevilla, Canada.

p r e p a r e d , m h o n o r e l ' t l t o w n a u t h o r i t i e s , i 'ne Lieut.-1.4. member . - ) o f i h e Le-.

t o t h e s t a t i o n , w h e : w a i t i n g , a n d t i t a l u . e d f o r T o r o n t o .

T h e n e x t d a y . ii> c o m p l i a n c e \ r e q u e s t o f t h e L i e u t . - G o v . , D r . g a v e - t h e p u p i l s a h o l i d a y g i v i t a t t h e ..ii-uie t i m e a j - i e i g h - r i d e t h e town."

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w h i c h wa.-. it; oec:t-sioi;. b y :',-.-

iv. ae. i.-jkitiu-e v.-eiv e-c-oi te •1- a .special train v/i

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I'al-ui g the. iUro-i,: '

A lively H-oosi'er maiden wept when she read how Longfellow had a i t his horse's pastern so as to ruiii him for life. She was so fond of his poetry, she said as she sniffed f-he pearly t e a rd rop from her nose.

• - - -w» -•» urn- -—;--— A n Irish housemaid who was sent to

call a gentleman to dinner found him en­gaged In using a tooth-brush, "Well , is he coming V asked the lady. "Yes, ma'am directly : he's jus t sharpening his teeth 1"

The [• Hastings Chronicle of Belleville (Canada), of t he oth nit., publishes at full length an account of the visit of the Lieut.-Gov. and Legislature' of Ontario to the • Deaf and Dumb Institution In Belleville, but our space does not admit of onr publishing it entire.

Flags/ were displayed and citizens gathered from surrounding townR. The people of the town turned out en masse to welcome the royal party. The weather was cold (21° below zero), but this did not chill the enthusiasm of the great

[We congratulate the officers and pu­pils of the Ontario Institution for t he distinguished honors paid them on th> '^ -casion of the above visit from the Roval officers of the. Province, and their-holi­day pleasures]

r ^ - r t h e ham of Peter Witsehef, in Montague Township, about two mile-1

from Port .Jervis,'was burned Wtdneadav night, Feb. 2uth. The lire spread rapid­ly, and it was found impossible to s a w any of the contents of the bam. There was a large quantity of hay, grain, farm­ing utensils. Arc, stowed therein, which were totally destroyed. Nine head of cattle were^ilso burned to death—--i?«/i's-ter<

On the 14th of Feb.,187;},St. Ya?.rtitine"sdaj, a son t o Mr, ("has. K. \\\ Str<»ng, Clerk hi t h e , Ti^easury Depar tmen t , Wash ing ton , D . t\

" A babe in a house is a well-spiing of p k a s u i « . "

M&.$t%ZM:®i- v:.-..-.',V' In JSVw York, by Rev. Dr.--«afiai>4iV' FeW

27th, 187 ,̂ Mir. William-J, Craft t&^aslHaney'-; , „ , _,, , . ., - ,, C- Brown,t»thg)^aate3ofthe-Nwlf<^6i-

erpvd of peojple gathered to witness the »stttutioft, i ,.