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 mm RUTH ELLIOTT; OR, A PROPHECY FULFILLED. A TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN CANADA. BT -W. E. BESSBT, ^^. JD. PART II. " Peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Liglit His reign of peace upcn the earth began The « iiids with wonder whist, Smoothly the « aters kist, Whispering new jojs to the mild o-ean Who HOW iiath quite forgot to rave While hitda cf calm sit broociiig on ll'.e cLanued wave. But see, the virgin blest Hath laid her babe to rest Time is, our song should here have endiajr. Heaven's youngest teemed star Hath fixed her jwlishtd c«r, â€" Hers!ee;Mug Loid, with h:.ndmaid lamp attend- ing And all about the courtly stable Bii;;lit harnessed angels Sit, in order service- able." It was a biiglit April morning, and the sun shpne cheerily into the east windows of Villa Maria Convent, whose stately towers The third is the beaatif al Miss Harring- ton. Her father Is the portly senator, and head of the great milling firm of A. W. Harrington Co., who carrj' on extensive operations^ in wheat and flour in the North- West, as well as in Montreal, counting their capital among the millions. It is the hospit- able roof of her father's stately home on the hillside that shelters Su* John Macdonald, Premier of Canada. She also is bright and beautiful, but a rippling smile plays over her face, and a genial sparkle lights up her eye, which indicates her to te like her fc'.tber, who is fond of good jokes, mirthful vivai^icus, and the life of her circle. All the girls are her friends and interested in her success. Each performer will a pear in a solo, as well as in the trio they are now- met to finally rehearse. Miss Harrington's mastery of the viola is complete, and her bear VUlaiVlana Convent, whose stately towers 1 g,," .. ^j^j^j^ ^^^^ amateur," mUI 1 keep sentry on the southern slopes of old comparison with the best masters. Vo: Mount Ivoyal. ♦n«».o,1 „„r .,^r,A,i^i-nr- "-n-o irill -nrai l\.oy The bell for early matins had rung out on the cl^r morning air tlie whole convent was early astir there seemed to be unusual bustle. The Sisters were moving quietly about each one devoted to some particular duty or directing preparations and decora- tions in the grande salon, for it was to be graduating day at this grand old education- al institution for young ladies. Many of the notables of the good city of Monti'eal had been invited, representatives of its wealth, culture, and refinement, and nowhere iierhaps could one see gathered to- gether a better representation of the old aristocracy especially â€" who were once the Seigniors, or landed proprietors, of the old Province of Quebec, than at one of these an- nual gatherings. JjSi Grande Dame et la filles made it al- most a religious duty to attend on these oc- casions, and this one, it was expected, •would be of more than usual interest as His Excellency the Governor General and Lady were to be present. While the good Sisters and their domes- tics were busy with the preparations in the grande salon for the fitting reception of their guests, in another portion of the great group of buildings which make up this Con- vent, preparations weregoiiigon with ho less of interest or activity. This was among the pupils. Some who were to take an active part in the day's proceedings were earnestly revisins their tasks. One's voice could be heard ia a recitation whose thrilling modu- lations fell pleasantly on the ear another farther on was taking a last look at the au- thor from which she was to give a reading anon two are recapitulating a dialogue then a merry, light-hearted laugh woilld ring out in the long corridor as some bright young spirit would make merry with the hour. From another half open portal poured iun- teered our conductor, "we will wait a minute or two here to allow you to hear a pass age executed. " AVe obey, and are well rewarded for tairying. First tiiere is a magnificent pre- lude on the piano, which subsides into an accompaniment to the harpist who next renders a brilliant passage in a wondrous manner, and then joins in an accompani- ment to the fair violinist whose execution and rendition of a most ditficult part W'as a marvel of perfection, and surpassed in efi^ect the other two soon this changed into a trio, all proceeding together, and each vj-ing with the others in delicacy and per- fection of execution iu which the lights and shades or modulations vrere simply entranc- ing. Thej^ have finished and retire by a side entrance, and as our eyes follow them we cannot help regarding them as the living re- presentation of the " three graces." Press reporters are a privileged class, and have many luiique experiences but this surpassed in exquisite delight anything our reportorial soul had ever enjoyed. Strange thoughts are always suggested by strange environments so, in this case one could not help thinking what a training school for earth born spirits in which to fit them to take their places iu the great angelic chorus and orchestra of heaven. Other pupils take their places and con- tinue the rehearsal of their several parts, but our thoughts follow the beautiful trio, and are centered upon the English blonde, whose quiet, modest mien has quite disturb- ed our usual calm serenity, and we feel a strange unrest in our usually dull and cal- loused reportorial sympathies. The guests are beginning to arrive and are conducted to seats in the grand salon. Soon • His Excellency' drives up, and as he enters, accompanied by Lady and his aides de camp, the iiupils, who have filed in and are Her nraaic held the Mdioioe M ^dlboBiid as to make it aeem m if eTerybody^M ea- tnnoed in a rev«rierf abeent thooglit, and had for tiie time fra^ttaa that they. »"• who ravished their ears with aodi exqnWe sttaiDS of sweetest melody, were of the earOi, â-  earthy I The pece bong finished it was pronoonced to hav« been a most masterly eflfort and elicited an enthusiastic encore. A respoase having, cttntrary to the cnstom, bewa per- mitted at e special request of their Excel- lencies, she gave on reappearmg the " l^u- merei" of Schumann and " Les Plenrs de Autumne," that exquisitely sympathetic oompomtienof Rees. These e£Forts were rewarded by a shower of bouquets tiiat fell at her feet in rich pro- fusion, and she retired, by common cons^t the most graceful and exquisitely beautiful creature it had ever been their lot to see. So much pleased with the enthusiasm she evoked, was the delighted Superioress that as she retired a second time she exclaimed, sotto.vooe, to Lady "It is no marvel,^ she is known among us as ' la angel de la convent,' such a charm is there in her ikit told ttat grandmother had h^« grandfather's family." ^*" "»ok Rutii having returned to k " hranr. after iu«|ie«^,ing anL^V"' U- let-^ux from JOacksto^ K?^^« ^a. edJWk cmtn»versy. **"««â-  resnm gfKy ^ear Ruth, I fe»r von ^his tpatter by mere sentimenT' '"'"'t' l^your«8aalgood sense; W. "" "ot 1^ vm wiU iSive to abid; • S.^ y"» de- «»» but one exit froifc^^y re- which you are about to plavmiT "^® oa is death! Mine WiU beWCe'S '5« ,,, .^ appomtaient yours the sufferb'/H " besides, he «aad JwU??^^4 "" ,* ^«^ y«« that vo^^b!^?^' pradsn* liiiriwi imn aad ^m Joiorput- m- in the gr«at diy-goods home of Bentlfly Young Bantly w«i««rpiPi*roorite vntii Mr. ^uitt and hjf^good^ladjy. and ^ey sow fomti meant to let tiier daj^j^ know #at ithe]^ :wold ^Sfda^ HM^ •bonld form i iBatrf»onial^||anoe, tt M aU, with the old, toA renM^ fanu^ of Bentlya. toa JDat«iwpBial%«*Sne «ich were pn^KMwd) with a dadung -youngbar- rister, however brilliant, but with only cheek to recommend him. His brightness, Mr. Elliott sagely objected, mi^^t soon be- come recklessness besides, he «pnld Jt/A see how uaybody coald find nervous fuel enough to continoe burning at that rate verylong. He did not like oversmart men, and geniuses, as a class, had not much con- tinuity they were like candles of tallow and reain, being extra inflamable they bum- edmore brightly, but were aU ^e"«°^-lfc/rj^f:l„^"^^l'*VS forth sounds of music of entrancing sweet- n -• i j. i • ^i. r ness. Listening one could distinguish that already m their places, two deep in the form it came from the harpsichord, and that the touch was one of exquisite delicacy, and the selection a reverie of remarkable beauty. With bated breath we pause to drink it in, when almost imperceptibly the music has changed to a raphsodie celestiale, and a tor- rent of silvery notes comes pouring forth which carries the listener away in rapt de- light. Whatever pupil thatjis, we conclude, is sure of a triumph. We are asked to descend to a lower hall, and from a half open door peals forth the ravishing strains of " The Convent Bells," a selection of great beauty, which is being rendered with a masterly touch and preci- sion that confounds our previous ideas of human capabilities of musical rendition. We are opposite the door, may we not enter, our manner said, as plain as if we had spoken our thoughts, but anticipating our wishes the good nun who had been detau«d to condi;ct us through the convent before the hour for assembling, motioned us to look in. On an elevated dias, and in front of a tiara of rich sofas and chairs, stands the piano, and near by one of the sisters, tlie musical instructress, a foreign lady of great skill in this department. " It was she to whose exquisite playing yoti have been listening," said our guide. But she is not alone with her are three of the young lady pupils. One has a violin, another stands i-esting her hand upon a large, golden harp, the thud, who is to per- form on the piano, is receiving her last iia- struction and the good sister has been illus trating to them modulation, or the cadences and emphasis, to be attended to in their execution of the selection. The pupils divide our interest between them and the grand assembly hall, for this is the grand salon of the convent. But first of the pupils. They appear to be between the ages of seventeen and twenty and are apparelled with rare simplicity and neatness. The one who will preside at the piano is the daughter of a prominent member of the Bar. Her rich brown camplexiou, and her full, large, velvety black eyes, her regular- ly chiseled features, face of oval contour, and exquisitely carved mouth, her fine shap- ed head poised with queenly croMued with a flowing mass of black hair falling in studied /ie;7%e about her finely moulded shoulders makes her at once di-itiii'jite, brilliant, and attractive. Beside her stands a blonde of singular â-  beaity it is unmistakably an English face ' her f^yes large and blue, aqualiue nose, gia^cf I'.ly moulded features lips, in which cupid's bow is seen, and a chin indicative of i a refined taste and yielding disposition. She is more sleuaer than the first tall and graceful of quiet and gentle mien, and as she bends her head towards her golden harp and touches its chords with thrilli'ig tffect, we are almost irresistably about to exclaim, " what an angelic creature," when a filler in warning raised by the good nun who accompanies us en- joins the strictest silence It is little Goliieu Hair, the child of prophecy, gi-own to be the sw«et and ac- complished Ruth Elliott, daughter of the princely merchant, and farmer, and now btmk president, Mr. Elliott of Dorchester Road. Her parents will be amone the assembled guests of to-day, and they wiUbe justly proud of their lovely daughter. of quarter circles at each side of the dias, all standing, join in singing a stanza of a welcome song, the company also standing. i Their Excellencies having been seated on the dias, an address of welcome is read in the English and French languages, by two of the pupils, and Lady â€" presented with a handsome bouquet, by a third, of rare flowers culled from the convent's own con- servatory, for which fitting replies are made by His JExcellency. The progi-amme of the day is then proceeded with, which consisted first in reading a report of the condition and progress of the institution, giving an outline of its history, the attendance for the year, the names of the giduating class, the names of prize winnei's, commendatory remarks or special mention of various pupils in special branches, Ac. c. This over, the list of names of prize winners was called, and as each blushing maiden advanced to the dias and was presented by the Superioress stating in what they excelled the prces were hand- ed to each, with a few commendatory re- marks by His Excellency, marking it as a red letter day in their history. This was fol- lowed by the presentation of diplomas, and following on this, a valedictory by one of the young lady graduates on the possibilities of human attainments. It is superfluous to say that the audience was very appreciative and complimentary, and showered applause upon the successful ones. An address to the pupils by His Excellency and especially to the graduates then closed this portion of the exercises. The programme of entertain- ment furnished by the pupils and graduating class began. I To be as brief as possible, as our space is limited, I must with the readers' permis- sion omit much of interest that transpired but the performances of the " three graces," introtluced as such by the Lady Superior, and indeed they well deserved the designation, as the plaudits of the audience, and the show- ers of l3ouquets fully proved, we cannot pass without remark, since it affects the future of our heroine. First on the programme was a fantasia on the piano by Madamoiselle Loranger, the f rst mentioned of the three graces. This was executed with a technique and a bril- grace and i liancy of modulation that evoked an out- rich raven burst of applause and at once ,called forth the most favourable comments of the Grande Dames assembled. Next followed a reading from the French of the poet Frechette by an English pupil, which displayed a masterly control of the French language, an accomplishment likely to be of practical service to her in future. Next came the announcement of a selec- tion ou the h%rp, from Chopin by Miss Elliott, la Monde Anglaise. In answer thereto our heroine blushingly stepped upon the raised dias her appearance was the signal for an outburst of applause, ger.uiue and enthusiastic. Clad in becoming colors with a simplicity as artless as her character was earnest and sincere, she at once captivated all hearts, and at the first touch of her graceful fingers the harp strings vibrated in answering tones of wondrous sweetness wblfen, as Mie pro- ceeded, grew inore liquid, more ethereal, more sublimely entoancmg. "Her face bdcanle luminous as her aoulrase in sympathy wife- th^ music,' and beamed: in ,everi^ t#ftJS^ of her fair Saxon- fibe; mml^mi'appetMcF more like a fair visitH- from some far oflF heavenly clime. presence. Other performers followed in dialogues, recitations, readings, c., all marked by excellen e of rendition, so thorough had their ti-aining been. But the heart still lingered aroimd the fair Saxon pupil. A trio by "The three Graces" was an- nounced to conclude the programme, and when they appeared an ovation greeted them, and at the conclusion, by His Excel- lency's special request, the three were pre- sented to him and highly complimented on their attainments in the art of music, and warmly thanked for the pleasure their meri- torious performances had given himself, as he was sure it had the whole company. A distribution of special prizes for special merit followed, and again our fair heroine is found among the roll of honor as haying achieved marked distinction in music, liter- ary composition and good conduct receiv- ing for the last the medal, for the first being awarded a diploma, and for literary com- p:sition, honorable mention. His Excellency in presenting the fair re- cipients of honors with their special prizes took occasion to remark that seldom in one's life did it occur that one was permitted to witness such a happy blending of the good and the beautifid, or in such marked degree as it had been their's to see th»t day or to listen to such exquisite renderings of the most difficult compositions of the great mas- ters, so that he might without a suspicion of flattery compliment the ladies of Villa Maria on being experts in the art of esthetic culture and the young ladies, now closing their academical career and gomg forth, he hoped would fill the honored places in happy homes for which their wonderful attain- ments eminently adapted them. The bene- diction having been pronounced by the Bishop of Montreal, the grange salon llecame a scene of friendly confusion caused by hand-shaking and congratulations, and gradually the guests scattered and the old convent resumed its accustomed quiet. That evening in the Elliott mansion "a few friends " gathered by special invitation to join in a welcome-home to the beloved daughter and talented and accomplished pupil of the Con\ ent of Villa Mari^. Among the guests on that occasion was the gifted and brilliant young barrister, Arthur Blackstone, who had recently been admit- ted to the Bar. His college career had been one of great brilliancy he had beaten all competitors had won every medal for which he had com- peted. In his eye there was a strange brightness, and on his cheek a strange deli- cacy of blush, that when lighted up by ani- mation made him not merely interesting but fascinating to the feminine observer, but to those who had the faculty to enable them to look beneath the surface it indicated the hectic flush of constitutional depravity, or what in this case seemed most probable, the outward expression of the secret vice of in- temperance, (possibly acquired at college), thus far successfully concealed, and as yet not suspected by his most intimate friends time will declare which. This was the first introduction to Miss Elliott that he had had, tor, although close neighbors, they had seen little of each other for years, and had not even 8i)oken befoie, but his family had been cUinbing, and now, by the charm which success in money get- ting always brings, the Blackstones were discovered to be most agreeable neighbors and most worthy people, so they began to mmgle in all social gatherings. To say that young- Blackstone lost his heart on that eventiul night would be to but feebly ex- press what really did happen. That might he dreamed of the beautiful Miss Elliott, and next morning as he walked down to his office he could think of nothing or no one else indeed his abseut-ininded- nessbecamequite noticeable. Hewonld knock over the ink bottle, write the wrong para- graph, mix up his briefs, forget to take home with him some important paper or take some other in ite place overlook some important point in a case and thus failing to secure a missing link, unintentionally play directly into the hands of his antagonist in short he was in love, and that seriously. He raved about her when alone, attempted to write poetry, and in many other ways displayed his infatuation to such an extent as to neglect all things else and absent him- self minecessarily,â€" as his senior partners thoughtâ€" from his office, and led to his being remonstrated with. The true cause bemg suspected, he was advised that what- ever became of his neart it would be in the mterests of their business if he would try to k^ his head leveL This suggestion was not made without some degree of asperity, and nettied younir Blackstone. It had the effect, however, of recaUmg him from drtaaUand and making faun dibgent in business no matter how fer- vent in spirit he ever afterward became. His evemeg visite Mere soon supplemented by afternoon calls which ere long were ex- tended without the formaUty of an invita- tion mto five o'clock teas and later on Mr. iUbott, m addressmg his wife, character- ized hisfrequentTOitsas " protracted meet- ings." • had better look after R,.th, for I fear this yoiM lawyei! taeajis to come to stay-r Mrs. Elliott reassured her husband, for sboweeflattered by the attentions^twere beingjMkid to her daughter by aore thfa fv ® *tI® y?"" gentlemen of the first ^m. ihes of the ciy. '"»fc.»*M«T JlroBently^ Irp liraa idil oncioC^iItoth's tum;ato clay; yVn7ho"^X^ji^i n1 vnn a. 1mnt«..J ^^fT:."^^ "lighted and you a drunkard's wife After a considerable sumed, "But you will I should reserve the tended to endow you wit^^at pause, he not blame re- portion I Ji," exhausted. But young Blackstone was a partner in the old and respectable legal firm of Cateh- em, Pluckem, Cheatom and beinp a firm with a large clientel, he was fairly launched on the sea of life and had golden opportunities for acquiring experience in his profession, and because of his high reputa- tion as a student, soon became distinguish- ed as a rising member of the Bar. He also became a popular favorite at the clubs, and was regarded by the young men of his set as a ' jolly good fellow.' In love he proposed apace, and in spite of the strongly expressed prejudices of her parents, Ruth Elliott, in only a tew months from the time of her graduation with hi^ honors, had engaged herself to become his wife. Young Blackstone lost no time in seeking the approbation and consent of her parents to the engagement. Mr. Elliott was some- what surprised at so early a proposition and said that, as it was a matter that ser- iously affected the future well-being of his daughter it would require the greatest con- sideration. Young Blackstone, having been warned by Ruth, that he might expect her father's opposition, retired exulting in the thought that his proposition had not at once been summarily rejected. Her father called her into his library next morning, and remonstrated with her in vain. She said that she could not accept the young gentleman her father wished her to marry â€" as she could not love him, her heart being devoted to another and she said she had already told Mr. Bently so and had explained to him, that, much as she re- spected him, and felt flattered by bis pro- posals, yet that duty to herself, and to an- other who possessed her affections, forbade her accepting ven his attentions. Touched by the look of disappointment which had spread over her father's face she exclaimed, " Dear father, much as I love you, and would like to have pleased you iu everything, I feel it to be due to myself to marry the man I love, and share his for- tunes with him, rather than one for whom I entertain no other feeling than respect, j which I would regard as dishonorable." I •Seeing that she was set upon effecting this mesalliance, and that in opposing her in it, he would have arrayed against him, not only the ordinary power of woman's will, but also the unconquerable power of woman's love, which â- I 4^ « jg kno^-i, To be a lovely, and a fearful thing." Solomon says of it "Love is stronger than death, many waters caimot quench love, neither can the floods drown it if a inan would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. " Looking at things from the practical stand- point of worldly preferment and advantage, Mr. Elliott mused thus to himself " I wish those Blackstones had never been admitted to our circle this is what comes of being too sociable I was opposed to it from the first but then one has sometimes to sink one's prejudices about caste in this country, and give way, and now I am asked to give my daughter to one of this plebian race. No, I'll have none of it. Then as a stock breed- er I ought to know that the conimon herds often develop some ancestral trait not looked for or desired, that mars all its excellence. So ^i-ith this plebian blood it is almost sure to run to excesses one direction or another. And then there's that old Saxon proverb, come down to us from the old days when wild boar hunting was the sport of noble sires and purse bags made from IxMir's ear skins, were valued as a princely trophy. ' A silk purse cannot be made from a boar's ear,' su neither can we expect ambitious plebians to be ladies and gentlemen in one genei-ation. No, my duty is plain, I must oppose this wild venture with all the firm- ness I can 'ommand, even at the risk of being considered harsh. If in the end I have to yield, why I will have done my duty But what she sees in him to love I can't con- ceive. be safe to entrust your husband with u management for it is ouitp oor+.- ' loviniand trustful as you Se ^^ " at 6nce hand it over to liim 'y^'^^^f sense of duty, and instead of being ugedt your mutual advantage, would proibl used to hasten his own destruction " one ft*^' 11* rr»ii4-« â- Â« «i 1 lybe he sat,m mute ^astonishment «!,. j not anticipated being subjected to'so tS !fâ„¢5i*5L u":* ^*:;'°s*. p^«/.«?»i and ir not respect for her father she did „„ to combat his fears, knowmg they were !?!!^L^jr-!!'^l°':^ ^•^.^"^ety for her wel. venture t- u 1 '^^"^exy lor her fare however much she differed witl, K; and would like to have swepl Syt prejudices, unjns*- »= oi,„ k.i.' .j "« as she would sweep ^nJust as she believed them to be, as she would sweep away the cobwek from the corner of a room. "It may be strange news to you," he re sumed, "but I more than suspect the vonn. man you have chosen is guilty of secret tip^ plmg. Indeed I have been creditaWv iS formed he has been thus addicted ever4in» his student days. For this reason I deem it pruden ..n you ownintsrestto witlhoidlny advantages he might expect io material gain from this alliance until he has "proved himself worthy of you aud of dence." •ny coufi. bf_ Kackstou. This ions in BOB acr to him pmdeitt, aahewasi " Why did she love him 1 curious fool, be still. Is human love the trowih of human will " Why cannot she see her own interests, andappreciate the difference between the Bentleys and the Blackstones both good enough in their way, but when one has the chance to choose. Zounds but it does make my blood run warm to think these women are so heady. Why there's the wealth. Father and son, the Bentleys must be worth at least ten millions but what is wealth to a ^l in love And young Bentley, well, hes not a lawyer and will never be a judge, but what's a judge without money • Why he's only a slave. " "Tho" wig ftud gown Conspire to keep the monster (truism) down." "But young Bentley's at least of gentle birth and that goes a long way with me. When he's got the money, of course when he's-got-the-mouey There's just the dif- ference if he hadn't got the money, why I guess I'd let her have her way, aud chaiice it. Speaking of blood. Why Bentley's grandfather was Bishop of ^Krmingham, England, when I was a boy. And who was the other fellow's grandfather Why a com- mon peddler, of course, and afterwards ^a! huckster in the market. But then he saved' money, his son became a railway, con?, tractor under the government, and that ac- counts for the sudden, and pheuomehal so- cial -devblnlptitent • of -^ the Blackstoaosl' Blackestoue's a good ^noa|^ fallow, 4 course, in his place and ,tbat is in a busi- ness rtlation ptTfely.**-- ' ' â-  ' • " That's ju9t.wbers:i wdold Uke to^ «te«f»b him but, confound it, if my ]^||}^.moÂ¥fp heady, and as persistent as her' i^tiier tmB. lm^eo9^X,we\i Mv« j;«|jMiei%«l«fflue r«l^«*«WB^; put Wy.»|i4e.M»«^ MfclBq*» (and welcome the whole family ,.sMci£fatikHt «ro had been amone the squires of old£ng- Stung by her father's last remarks, show- ing his utter want of confidence in her judff. ment, as she thought, she could not restram her indignation, aud exclaimed, " How can you be so cruel You do Arthur Black- stone injustice, but some one has been prejudicing you against him, it is some foul slanderer, some spider of society weav- ing his pretty web of lies and sneers, bnt who lies himself in ambush for the spoils. Father, you have taught mc to despise slanderers, and yet you are caught by the first web they spin to blight my hopes of happiness, you remember what jPopc says,' for we have often read these lines tocetlier. ' The world with ealiimny abounds, The whitest virtue slander wounds There are whose joy is, ni^'ht and day, To take a ciiaracter away Ea^er from rout to rout they haste, To blast the generous and tiie chaste, And- hunting reputations down, Proclaim their triumphs through the town. • What minds in such a hase enipto-niient lofeel the sliifhtest self enjoyment 1' No matter, father, I believe in him if yon do not, and I will be his wife. Discard me if you choose and tell me you do it for my good if you will. _I- fo.r one will obey tie scripture injunction and, painful though the separation be, am prepared to leave father and brother aud cleave only unto him. I shall be to him a faithful wife, because I will not perjure myself befoie the altar if I swear I love him above all others. Keep the money, lie will not need it. He is al ready distinguished at the bar, and you will yet be proud of him. If the worst cornea to the worst I will not return to troublejou," she sobbed hj'sterically, and buried her face in her hands. " But it he should not meet your flat- tering expectations, my. dear, ven- tured Mr. Elliott; "suppose the woKt should come, and he should fall into drink ing habits, and become reckless, what then! Suppose it should turn out that I have been correctly informed that his best efforts hare been made under the influence of stimulants and that his brilliancy should be of the ephemeral type that boou goes out mid dark- est night, and the place that once knew him should know him nomore or, if because he should find that I have with held your portion he should ill treat you " " I will endure it," she said. anything, if needs be it is my the love I bear him." „ "Nonsense, child, that is aU scnhmem. in practical life you will learn to thmk dii- ferently. But I have not said all to you wish. It is my duty to inform you thsti hold in trust for you a lecacy Would Tnot be betraying th phwed it in peril by transferring it to one whom right, or wrong, I have no confidence, and look upon as a mere adventurer J^ interest of It it is just that you shouW b^ â-  and some day this will be at your f Pg" as also the Portion I mtended f or you, jj. five years ago amounted to §60,(X)0,an« would be more. But I ^iV^LtS to any foolish love-ma^h ^^^^ whereby those who are not fit w^ ^j ^r with moV should obtain posses^^^uj;4^^^ I will bear choice for ..J ofS500,«)0. that trust if/ means, and squander it,V'wma3- Besides, your mother has all ^^^^J^^'r ed an insurance upon ^^^ J^^JL^t- special benefit. Thfa soon mat-i^^by ^^ a^on, for it is payable a«.^^"/£?^o«-ilI at her death when recel^ed that di» ^^^^ be carefuUy invested forycur ^enen^ jjy there is your uncles !ff J*„„f i,roth7r wb» divided between you and you was named in his will '^.^^fSiess point "Now, do you notsec^ma^busm ^^rj^ of view, how necessary it is to j -*«••-*«• ^fJ^it^k'-W ou are youug expect tnat you "'"' ""grid's decep:i^.« and inexperienced in the won your against my better P,^g"'«"|\ e^. that you will; and and inexperienced "\^^"',lZi-:yon»re' wUea you will not be advised,^ j^^^^, f^. love and acting wholly •love is blind' they say, froniseDtimeu. ndn^i'^;?,i,, aid ^^ aiso"^id tliat ^h^" ^ffS whe" she will, you inay depend on ^^ she wont, she wont ;^^a^^^^^^^^^^^ it But foreseeing made itni/ business into the --ffl-I^^- habit, of young Blackstone ^^ ^^ ,i=r suaded that if you are deten^„tion *d' J^ ^Hian^nghimemjrpeca ai.«i^- ^marrying him nwessary to P«^?"*. "r^oVking ^^trimony recklessly -J*^ ,,„ outcast, Sk„«.,..,,din2ym.FejJP3 iSfeand lending y"«. F--" «„or n.er'-^ .straggle for your unequal to gathermg^t'l^^bef «-ho k»^ f^ Salvation Ar l^gliMi Foster, o goteted Jostice of t g^ui^ rf Brant. p^ Mclntvre, P Vdong Ladi^' Colle J, The Reign of Dy ^t a recent sessio Qynncilf a resolutioi 'ointment of a pe The other night i t^ New Bruas.vicl John, and on the fo! {ouid frozen to deatl George Cunningh; of Amuiasburg tov io a cow shed on eessed was nearly 'i trouble is said to he micide. Mr. William Baill Tribune, has been c( ^e^d libel in havii easion Mr. Hugh S on his legs when ad( Council. Gilbert Craig, of victed of assualt on his 13-year old daug sentenced to ten yea and to be imprisonei to commence at the term. A locomotive strn( way bridge which s recently, threw him over the side of the b he fell into the river below, and remarki swam ashore and was ly injured. A young man of \\ Oliver Ferrier, returi bor's house, a mile home, one stormy i dazed and blinded by in the wrong directir ward was found dead from his parents" resi The ladies of the Ki lately had fun over tl eminent professors. " Why does Prob- and then they go otf i and tee-haw over the were not aware that cavern of sufiering. answer No. Well, his head." A singular story N.B., where the shi wrecked. It is very work in her, especi noises were heard in last week, which no • the men believe the v seems to be some lata the Squando was ir years ago, the qiptai the first mate, severi from the body with was hanged, and hi.s of imprisonment. ' subsequently killed the two following the vessel. It was and sailors who arri that she was haunt body. The Norwegi two watehmen to 1 night on board was that they saw a he the cabin, that the o£f^em,, that hand-sj the deck, and that a| laid on their faces, depart and subseqij they saw a boat ma ing around the s appearing and diss vessel is now withor can be found to si night. The Ministef ed an invtstigatioD wreck. Mr. Perk A colored man i fice, and shufiling tor's window, asked graft f 'm here to mjl " Certainly," you write?" "Sartein, sab!" " Well, here is a| sage (m that." ^ttie colored man I fully for some timel message to the open " Bon yer read ' asked. "Oh, yes," said make it out." Ai "ToMabtha JanI Tmin â€" done â€" di A. M. â€" to-morrovi ,1 George •** You kin read kins. " Now gul miajnte." BEe took the meL across the inky spl »d then pressel sjR'Bjt^the snrfacl "Here Whaif tfeCI^r asked •-'Balha! Do said Mr. Perkins seedat great big I she know da^ it \J '^:^ *-,',â-  Ambil On every Vi A bonne| And everj Is sure t Indeed, soJ Arery And you t At any 1 The Partial Thel Andbv land. But if she'd a chosen Bentley her face of a Joan'eym*.^ child wonld ruii no chance of ever being that his wife baa otaU.