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'I'HE MERCHANT WEST DURHAM AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. circulates largely in t11e Townships of Darlington1 Cla.C'ke and Cartwright. It.is a. common platform, open tu the free d1sc~ss1on of all q_uestionsin whu;h the general public art' concerned, TER1'16 . Stea.m Job :Printing O'ffice KING STREET, BovtMANVI LLE. Seventy-five cents per annum1 in advance. The ·Merchant' and Obser· ver,' $2.00· RATES OF ADV ~RTISING, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. VOLUME Vil. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 1876. NUMBER little less than a diJ!courtesy. There were moments when he almost regretted that refusal. rrhe wine which had been offered "'as of tho purest q uality1 and he remembered but too weJl the theory advanced by Mr. Elliott, that the moderate use of pure wine would restore the normal taste and free a m·n whose appetite bad been vitiated from its enslaving infl.L1ence. His mind recurred to that thought very often, and the more he dwelt upon it the more inclined he was to accepL it as true. If it were it.deed so, then be might be a man among men again. Mr. lUdley did not fee l as comfortable in his mind after as before this party, nor wal5 be as strong as before. The enemy bad fouud a door unguarded, had come in stealthily, and was laying on the alert, waiting for an opportunity. A few weeks afterward came another invitation. It was accepted. Mrs. Hidley WM not really well e11ough to go out, but for her busband"s sake ahe went with h\.!J:I, and hy her presence, and the quiet power she had over him, held him back from the peril he might, standing alone, have tempted. A month later, and cards ot 'invitation vrere received. Jron1 Mr. and AfrB. Spencer Birtwell TbiB was to be among the notable entertainments of the season. Mr, Birt· well was a wealthy banker who, like other men, had his ·weaknesses, one uf \\hi ch was a love ol notoriety ond display. . He bad a showy house and attractive equipages, and managed to get his name frequently chronicled in the ne'Vapapers, now a.s the leader in some public enterprise or charity, no'v as the possessor of some rare work of art, and now as the pnncely eap1tahst whose ability and sagacity bad lifted him from obscurity to the proud position he occupie<l.. He built bims~ll a palace for ~ residen ce:, and whr.n it was con1pleted and furnished, 1ssned ticketa of adtni ssion, that the public might see in what splendor he was going to live. or course the newspapers described everything with a minutene6s of detail, aud a freedom of remark that ruo.~c some mod~st and sen· sitive people fancy that Mr. Birtwell must be exceedingly annoyed. But he experi· euceU no such feeling. Praise of 11ny kind wae pleas&nt to his ears ; you could not give bun too much, nor was be over r11ce as to the quality. He ltved in th e eyes of b is follow-citizens, and in all his wulk and conversation he looked to their good opinion. Such was Mr. Birtwell, at whose house n grand entertainrr1ent was to be given. Among the ]urge number of i 1n1ited guests were mcluded ~1r. urn! Mrs. Ridley. Ilut it ·o happened tliat Mra Rid ley could not go. A fe\v days before the evening on lvhich this party was to be gi VP.n a new-born babe was laid on her bosom. ._)ne column 45 per annum. 25 " Half do. · _ " Quarter de. · ];J . Transient adve1tir;ements 1 5 cts per line first nsertion, and 2c. per line, each subsequent one . XXIX POSTERS, PAMPHLETS , CIRCU LARS, BILL H E ADS CHEQUES , NOTES , HANDBILLS , LABELS, CARDS , TICKETS, &c. , &c., &c., EXECUTED IN FIRST CLASS STYLE So, in the "'·aiting pause that ensued after the room was well filled, Mr. Ellwtt was called upon to bless the least, which be u1cl in a raised, impreaa1ve and tintlly in odu l at~ d voice. rrh en catue the rattle of plaleE!i u.n d. the clink qf glasses follow eJ hy the popp111 g of champagne and the multitudinous an d distractin g B·bel of tonguea. Mr. Ridley, who felt much inclined to fovor the superficial and ill-ad· ised ut t erances of Mr Elliott, took scarcely any heerJ. of what Dr. Hillhouse had replied. In fact, knowing that the doctor was tree with win e himself, he did not give much weight to what he said, feeling that be wao talkmg morP. for argument's sake than to express hie real sentiments. A feeling of repression came over Mr. Ridley as he entered tbe supper room and Half <Jf ti is bis eyea ran down the table. sumptuous feast was forbiddou enjoyment. He muat mot taste the wine. All we1e 11ee but him. He ~ould fill a gfaes for the ele· gant lady whose hand was still upon h is arm, but must not pledge her back, tx cept in water. A sense of shame and hu1ni h ntion crept into his heart. So he felt when, in the still neas that fell upon the conipany, the voice ol Mr. Elliott ro·e in blessing on the gcod things now spread for them in such lavish profusion. Only one sentence took huld on Mr. Ridley's mind. It was th is: ' Giver of all natural as " 'ell as spuitutd good things, of tho corn and the wine equally with the bre·d and the water of hfe, sanctify these bounties that come from thy beneficent l1 aod, and keep us from any in ordinate or hurtful use thereof.' Mr. Ridley drew a deeper breat.L. A lond seemed taken !row his bosom. JI e felt a sense of freedom ond safet y. If t he wine were pure, it was a good gift ot Go d, A pt lt'St, aud ettuld not really bu.rm hnu. claiming to stand as God's rep1esentative among men, had invok..:d a blessing on tl11 s JUice of th e grape, and given it by thi s act All thi s cro wded a healtbi.r potency. upon him, st1flir1g reason and experience and huah1ng the voice ot prudence. And no\v, o.las .! be "'as as a feath er on the surfr.ce of a wind-struck lake, an d g1vt:n up to the spirit and pressu re of the hour. The dan geroue.; fullacy to wh ich b-1r. E lliot t liad given ut terance he ld h1 s t houg hts to thl· exclusion of all other coneid era.Llon a. A cl ear path out of the d1 ea1'y w1ldern e8S in which be hall bet!n st ra.y1ng sce ntell to open b e1 ore bin1, and be r eso lved to \valk therein }. . atal de lusion ! As s oon as Mr. Ri d ley b ad supplied Mr.. Genera l Logan \\' t t li tt-rrapi n anll oy1:1 tt: rs and fill ed a pla.te for hi1n se lt, he poured out two glas1:1es of w1o e, nnd han ded one of th em to his lady, th en hftt ng tb ~ ot her, he bowed a co mphm eut anrl placed it to hia lips. rrhe Jady 8trlll t d on him gra c1011sly, sipping the w1ne und pra1sn1g it~ fl11.vor. "Pure as neetu;," · was the n1ent a l re~ spouse of Mr. Ridl ey, as the 10111<-denied palate felt the first thrill of aweet satisfac tion. He bnd taken a single mouthful, but a not her hand seemed to gra·p the one that held the cup of wi::ie and press it back to l11s li ps' froo1 which it was not ren1oved until em pty. The prescripilon of Afi . Elliott Jailed. Either the wine was not pure, or his th ~o ry was at fault. It was but little over an hour from tho fatal moment wh en M r. Ridley put a glaos ol wine to bis hpa, cro he went out into the st0rm of a long~to-h e rernen1bercd night, in a. state of almost il ~ less intoxication, and staggered off in tke blinding snow that soon covered hie ga rments, like a winding sheet. [To be Continued.] POETRY. STARS OF NIGHT. RAILWAY! Trains \\·ill leave Bowma.nville Station, ilowmanville t1m ) GOING WEST. s follows : GOING EAST. Local· ..... 7:20, a.m. l Express .. , ... 8.30 a..m. Express ..... 9 30 a.m : Mixed ...... .4:20 p.w. ~{ix:ed.. .. 2:20 p.m. I J_.ocal . .. . . 7:50 P .m. Expreaa .... 9:00 p. m. Exprel:l1' . . ·· 9.00 p.m. *This traia runs every morning of week, Mondays excepted. DOMINION ORGAN CO'S Wh ence are your glorioue goings forth , Ye ~bildren of the-sky, In whose bright silence eeems the power Of a.11 eternity? For time hath let his shadow fall O'er many an ant:ienl; light i But ye walk abGve in brightness still, Oh 1 glorioufO ·ta.rs of nigh,t ! '!'he vestal lamp in Grecian f&nes Ha.th faded long ago ; On Persia's hill:, the worshipped flame Ha.th lost its ancient glo"" : Aud long lihi.t h ea. ~en sent fire is gono With Salem's temple b~ig4~ : But ye watch e'er wa.ndtr1ng I srael yet, Oh, ohangeless sta.rs of night ! Long have ye looked upon the earth, O'er vale a.nd mountain brow, Ye saw the ancient cities Mse, And e;uild their ruins now, Y e beam upoJI the 'cpJ;~e homti, The conquerer's path o! might; And shed your light alike on all, Oh 1 peerless stara of night ! But where nre they who learned from you The fates of coming time, I - IMPROVED AND REMODELLED- CABINET ORGANS. Cl ...... I- Dr. BOYLE, S URGERY---SILVER ST. RESIDENCE O~TAR10 STREET. :z: cc er:: er:: T ,.., :a "1111 cc 13owmanville, Jan. 20tb , 1876. 1 ::e ... ...... z 2: a: "\,fEMBER OF THE ~OY AL COLLEGE l.lJ. of Surgeons, E11g1~nd j Li~ent1ate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Coroner, etc. h Residence, (Jor~er of Churc and Scugog Streets, Bowmanv1lle . Dec. ~rd, 1876. lO·tf. _ Dr. Jas. Fielding, I- .... = >...... ...... ..., "C'. Cl :a I. W. McLAUGHLIN, M. B: L.R.O.P., L.Jt.o.s., EdinbQrough. "lKE?vIBER of the~ Council of 9ntario. JJL Office opposite the market. ancl third do~r north of 'fa.it'g Photogra.pb1c Ga.llery. R esidence Ontario Street. :Night messa.gea may be left either at {ltfice or residence. 3-m. "owmanville, Feb 18th, 1876. :!: er:: ...... ~ :z: ...... :;; er:: Ien = ::a ::;! Cl = >- ..., ...... Cl Ere yet the pyramids a.rose Amid their de.:ert clime! "Y;'et still the wilda and desorts far, Ye bless th() wa.tcliei 's eight ; And shine where Oi\rk hath never been, Oh 1 lonely stars of ni a-ht I Much ha vii' you ae~n of human tea.re. Of humall hope and love ~ And fearful detids of darkness too, Ye witnesses above. Say. \vill tlu1,t;- blacknh1g record live For over in your aight, W a.tching for Judgment on the earth, Oh, sleepleas stara of night! Y tc\t glori~us wa.s your song that rose Witb the fresh morning't1 <lawn ; And st.ill amid our sum1ner aky, Its echoB linger on. 'fhou~h ye have shone on many a grave, Since E<leu's ee.dy blight i Y et tt:ll of 11ope and glory still, Oh, dea.tbless stru-11 of night !- ANON' . :z: !""' This Company has recently been re-organized by the addition of three oJ the most practical men from the Factory of Clough & Warren Organ Co., Detroit, Mich., each taking an active part in his own particular department, and are now manufacturing an Organ equal, and in many points Dr. DAVIDSON. superior,to any manufactured in the United States or Canada. Our celeRADUATE OFTHE ROYAL .co:i;.lege of Physicians, England. a.ncl V1ctor1<\ brated" Vox Celeste,"" Vox Humana,"" Wilcox Patent Octiwo Coupler," Uni~ersity of ' r1ctoria. qolleg.e,Un~er Graduate "Cello," or "Clarionet" Stops, "flugle Horn," " Dulcet," "lEoline," . aud Prizeman of the UJH\'ersity of I'oronto,and " Cremona," and Grand Organ Step, and Royal Col1e£!e of Physicians nnd Sug;eo~s G Kingston · Me1nber of the ~ollege of Physicians and Surgeons of f lnta.r:io; Coroner, &c. Residence and office- )f arket Squant, Bowma.nville . 22-lly. Bowma.nville, Feb. 24tb, 1876. All the Late Improvements Can be obtained only in these Organs. temperate habitA among the lower classes, and not, [ am satisfied, before. There is, and always has been, a craving i~ the hu man system for some kind ot stimulus. After prolonged effort tbere is exhaustion and nervous languor that cannot al ways wait upon the restorative work of nutrition; u1deed, the nutritive organs themselves often need stimulation bofore they can ·ct with due vigor. Isn't that ·o, Dr. Hillboust! r Aud the clergyman addressed a handsome old man, with bnir almost as white as snow, who stood listening to the convel'sation. He held a glass of wine in his hand. 'You speak with the precision ot a trained pathologist,' replied the person addressed, bowing gracefully and with considerable manner as he spoke. ' I could not have said it better, Mr. E lliott.' The clergyman received the compliment with a pleased smile and bowed his acknowledgments, then remarked : 'You think as I do about the good effect· that must follow a large product of American wines 1' Dr. Hillhouse gave a little shrug. ' Ob, then you don't agree with me 1' 'Pure wine is one thing, and too much of what is called American wine quite anoth er tbwg,' replied the doctor. ' Cheap wme for the people, as matters now stand, is only another name for dilated alcohol. It is botte r than pure whiskey, maybe, though the larger quanttty that will naturally be taken mu.st give the common dose of that article, e.nd work about tLe S'lme effect in the end.1 'rrhen you are not in favor of giving the people cb.eap wines T' said the clergyman. The doctor shrugged his ahouldera again. 'I have been twice in Europe, 1 he re· plied, 'and while there looked a little into tUe condition of the poorer classe8 in wine countriea. l had been told that there was ecarcely any iutemperanc.e among them, but There, as here, the uae or'"!'lcohol iu any form, whether as beer, wine or \vhiskey, prod11ces the same result, vari ra 1,11ts effect upon the indi\'1dual only by tbe pr-culiarity of temperament and national ch,n·acter of the people. l"ll take another glass of that sherry ; it'1:1 the bes I've tasted ftir a year.' And Dr. Hillhouse held out bis glass to be filled by the Jlattered host, Mr. Elliott doing the same, and physician and clergyman touch ed their brimnn11g glasses u.ud smiled and bo,ved a ' good heulth.' Before the hour for going home arrived both were freer of tongue and a little wilder in mann er than when they came. "!'he doctor is unasually br1llia.ut tonight/ said one, wtth just a slight lifti1.1g of the eyebrow. 'And so is Mr. E lliott,' returned the thir<l peraon addressed, glancing at the clergyman, who, standing m the m idst of at group of young men, glass in hand, was telling a story, and luughiog at bis O\vn vnttic 1s1ns. ' Nothing strait-laced about Mr. Elliott,' rephed the other. ·I like him for that. He doesn't think beco.use he 's a. clergyman the.i he must always wear a solemn lace and act as if he were conductiug a funernl eervice. J u~ t hear him ]aa gh ! It makes you feel good. You can get near to such a. man. .A.U the young poeple in his congregation like him because lie doean 't expect them to come up to his official leve l, but is ever ready to coine clov.·n to them and enter into their feelings and tast.ea.' 'He hkes a good glass of wine,' said the firs t speaker. ' Of course he doeo. Have you any ohjection r 'Shall I tell you what came into my thought j uet now 1' 1 Yes.' ' What St. P·ul said about eating meat.' I did not find it so. Medical Card. J. Bingham,M.D.L.R.C.P.S.K. EMBER OF COLLEGE OF PHYSICIM ANS SURGEONS, Onta~10. O~c e and Reisidenc~, in Dr. H1lhcr's old Standi EnAND niskillen. Jan. 27th, 1876 18-3rn. Twenty-F.lve Different Style~, for the Parlor and the Chu1·ch, the Best Material ancl Workmanship. Quality and Volume of tone U neqnalled. PRICES $50 TO $1,ooo. Factory and Warerooms, Oor. Temperance and Wellington Streets, Bowmanuil/e. Aqent· Wa;nted in Eoe"y County. Send for Price List. LITERATURE. DANGER; OR WOUNDED IN THE HOUSE OF A l'R.IEND. DY ·. S. ARTHUR. It R LOSOOMBE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, die O:rrrcE,-Over Ii<IcClung's Store, sa1ne :flat as J . . Bri.m[l,Comb's Dental RooJild. Bowmarnville, Oct. 2ith, 1868. ly Also General Agents for Canada, for the BRADB,URY Pl.ANO. ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLI0110R fN ORANGERY, CONVEYANCER, &e. Rwe &: Barker, Agents for the. Gownties of Dv,rham, Victoria, and North D. E. McMillan, Address DOMINION ORGAN 00., BOWMANVILLE ONi. NEWCASTLE. ONT. Newcastle, Oct. 8th, 1875. w51-tf. and South Ontario. Bowma.nville, Dec. 21st, 1875. CHAPTER V. {Continued ) Mre. Ridley, without aeenung to do so, kept close to her husband while he was lu the supper -room, and be, as if feeling the power of her _p~otecting influence, v..-as pleased to have her near. r:Phc smell ot wine, ita apa.rkle in the glasses, the freedom and apparent l!afety with \Yhich every one drank, the frequent invitations received. and the little banter and half-surprised lifting of the eyebrows that CR.me now and then upon refusal, were no light draui;::bt oo 1r1r. Ruiley's strength. 'Have you tried tbia sherry, Mr. Ridley 7' said the gentl·mai1ly host; taking · bottle from the supper-table and filling two glasses. 'It io very choice.' He hfted one of the glaSBes as he epoke, and ban.Jed it to his guest. .There was a flattering curdiality in his mannei- that ma.de the invitation almost irre8iattble, and moreov~r, be · was a. pron1inent anJ influeuha.l citiz~·n , whose favorable oonaiderat1on Mr. 'Uid l~y w1dhed to gain. It his wife had nut been standmg by Ins 1ido, he would have acce pted thu glas~, and tor wha.t seemed good breeding's sake have sipp· d a little, Just tasting 1ta flavor, ao that he c9uld cumpluneat liis ho:n upon it:> rare quality. 'Thauk you,' Mr. R 1 dely was ab le to say, 'but I do not ta.k:e w1ne. 1 lil>J voice 'va.a not clear and manly, but unsteady und Prof. J. Ruse, G RADUA'l'E of Ba.xter University of Music Fri~ndsh1p, N e\v Y 0 1 k. 'l'~acber of Piano and Organ, cultivation V oicc, Singing, Thorough Bass, Har1nony Composition, &c. Darlington, July 1Gtb, 1874. 41-ly R. D. 11-0LEY, ha.s taken 011t a license as " The Big Push!" COWLE, Having bought a Large quantity of BUFFALOES, very Cheap, all that is re· quired, is to AUCTIONEER for this TownsJ1jp. Sales will receive the bost attention. 13owmanville, :b"eb. 24th, 1876. ly. AUCTIONEERS Fol' the Township of Darlington. H, weak. 4 Oh, excuse me~· sa.id the gentleman, set· ing dflwn ttl.e glass ·quickly. ' I w ·aa not a\t'are of that.' He stood as ti slightly embarrassed for a moment, and . then tur~iag to a. clergyman who stood close by, aaid: 1 Will you take a glass of wine with me Mr. Elliott !' An assenttngamile broke into Mr. Elliott'a lace, and he reached for tbe glaBB which Mr. R idl ey bad Just refused. ' 'Vioe,' eaid he, 'that is pure hurta no one, unless, jndeed, his appetite bas been vitiat<d through alcoholic indulgence, and even thon I have sometunes thought that the moderate use of strictly pure wine woul d restore the normal taste, and free a ruan tram the tyranny ot a.n everl astiog vicu .' Tbat thought took quick hold upon the thought of Mr. Rid ley. It gave him a new idea, and be listen ed with keen juter ci>t to what followed. 'You atrike the k ey110te of a true temperance l'eformation, A.fr. E lliott,' returned the host. Give men pure wine in stead of that vile stuff that bears its nan1e, and you will soon get rid of drunkenn ess. I have always preached that doctnne.' ' And I imagine you are ab01ut right,' ans,vered Air. Elliott. 1 ' '7 ine 1s one of God 1s gifts, and must be good. If men abuse it sometimes, it is nothing more than they do with almost every blessing the Fa\her of all mercies bestows upon his children. The abuse of a th1llg IS no argun1ent against its T. PHILLIPS, HAMPTON. reason~ Prompt attention given to sa.lea, &c, on able terms. Wm.. Ba:ri:on, ENNISKILLEN. Salee promptly attended to on reaeonable tenna:. W. BUNNEY, BUILDER, ETC., Begs to return thaDks to his fiiends for the !Up port' be hae received the past two yea.ni 1 and hopes, by continued ~trict personal attention to bu1:11ness, aDd working at the most reasonable prices, to ell.Bure a continua.nee ?£ public patron· aee. "\V.B. is prepMed t o budd houses, etc ., on the most mode1n style of a.rchitecture. Jobbing promptly attende<l to. Plans n.nd speoifiea.t1one got up on application, on the 1nost rearaonable terms, and of every des<.rrjption. Office and Shop, Ontario Str eet, nearly opposite Mr. T. Ilowden'a. Bowma.nvi!le Dec. 24th, 1874. 13-ly. " Come down handsomely," " Will you be One ?" - - o- I have done my utmost to please the Public, as 'vitness the follo\ving: DENTISTR y Eu:ffa,loes for $4.50, worth $6.00 " f~or $7 worth $10 Bowmanville, Oct. 29th., 1875. ,_ fl Brimacombe, l.R.O.D.S. OFFlGE over JJ.fcGLUNG'S Store Bowma.nville. Dee. l:l74. FROJ\1: 11-tl. RETIRING THE $20,000 WORTH OF GOODS CONTEST! FEES MODERATE. To be Sold without Reserve, at less than Wholesale Prices. MARRIAGE LICENSES, R. JOH~ H. Darhn~ton, use.' Mrs. Ridley drew upon tho arm of her husband. She did not like the tenor of tb1s conversation, and \Ynnted to get him away. But he was mterested in what the clergyman "°·as aayiog, and 'vish~d to hear what further he might adduce m favor of the he nl t by 111fiuetH'..e Qf pure wine. 1 I bave always used wine, an<l. a little good brandy too, and am !LB free from any inordinate appetite as your most confirmed ab&tainer ; but th<'Il I take especial care to have my liquor pure.' 'A tbiug not easily done,' said the clergyman, replying to th eir host. 'Not easy lor every one, but y et possiblr. I have never found inueh difficulty.' 'There will be Jess d1fficL1lty, I presume,' returned 1'-I r. Elliott, 1 when tb1a country becotne.ei, as it soon will, a large wine-pro· duc1ng region. When cheap \\ines take the pl·ce of "biskey, we will have a return to M BY::<ION, Lot 7, 6L h (;oD . rncar Bethesda CLnrcb] 18 duly authoru:ed to issue Ma1riage Liceni:ies. Dad 1 ngtou, Nov . 19, 1 74. m8 tf. hag decid ~ d F. F. McARTHUR on the to go out of the Dry Goods busine,s, and will eommence 'Good-night, d ~ or, and God bless you!' Mr. I\idley had said, in · voice that -..as very tender, es he stooped over and kissed his wife. No wonder that all the light 1i~rent out of Uer tace the moment she was alonP, nor that a shadow fell over it, nor that from beneath the fringes of her sbut eyelids tears crept slowly and rested upon her cheeks. If her husband had left her for the battlefield, she coulll not have felt a more drcnd· ful impression of danger, nor have been oppressed by a more terrible fear for hie snfety. No wonder that her nurse, coming into the chamber a few mrnutes alter Mr. Hid· ley ·w ent out, ioun1 l het ia a nervous chill. The spacioua and elegant d1awing- rooms of Air. and Mrs Birtwell we-re crowded with the el1te of the city, and the h eart of the former s'velled with pride ash ~ received his guests and thou~ht of their social, profc3. sional or political distinction, the lustre of which he felt to be, for the time, reflected upon himself. I t was good to be in such company, and to feel that he was equal with the best. He had not always bee)) the peer 'Oh !' of such men. There had been an era of ob~ ' 'If meat make my brother to offend, I scnrity out ol which he had slowly emerged, will eat no llosh while the world standeth, and therefore he had the larger pride and lest I make my brother to offend.' And self-Satiafachou in the position he now 11eld. again : 1"uke heed lest by a.ny nleans this Airs, ll1 rtwell was a wo1nan of another liberty of yours become a sti;m bling· block order. A.II her lite she had been used to the to them that are weak." elego.ncy that a wea.lty parentage gave, and ' How does that apply to Mr. Elliott 7' to which her husband had been, until with' There are more than one or two young in a few years, an entire stranger. She was men in the group that surrouuds bitn who ' to the ma nor horn,' he a parvenu, with a need a better example than he is now set- restless ambition to outshine. Fanuhar1ty ting. rrhey need repression in the matter with thu~gs luxurious and costly bad lesseuof "'ine.arinking, not encouragen1ent-a etl their vulue in her eyes, aud tr ue culture good example of abstinence in their minis~ had hfted her above the weakness ot resting ter, and not enticement to drink through in or caring much t1.bout them, \Vhile their hlS exhibition of liberty. Do you think newness and novt>lty to l\lr. B1rLwell made I, church u1ember though I nm not, could enjoyment keen, and led b1m on toextra\'a· stand ns ~lr. Elliott is now standing, glna ~ gf\nt and abowy exh1bitions of wealth that in hand, ga1ly talking to youog Ellia Whit· 1 caused tnost people to s1 n11e at Lis weakness, ford, who rarely goes to a. party ·w ithout-. and a good u1any to ask who he \vaa and poor weak young m11n- ! '-drinkiug too fro1u whence he came, tba.t he carried himn1uch, and so lcadn1g hini on in the way of self so lohily. ]i.1rs. Birtwell did not like destruction instead of seeking in cager haste the advauced position to lvL ich her bus · to draw bun back 1 No, s1r ! It is no baud carr1ecl her, but she yi elded to bis light thing, ns I rP:garrt it, to put a stumbl- weak love of notoriety and social eclat RS ing-block in another's way, or to lead the gracefully as possible, aud did her best to unwary into temptation.' cover his too glaring v1o lat1ons of good ta.ale 'Perhaps you a1e right about it,' was the aud conveutlonal refine1nent. In tins ahe answer, 'and I niust confess that, though was not al ways aucceasful not a. temperance ina.u n1yself, I never feel Of course the best of hquors, in lav i'3h qu ite comfortable about it ·when I see abundance. were provided by 1\-Ir. Birtwell clergyn1en taking wine freely at public din- for b1s gue::; ts. Besides the <l.ozen <l1ff..:rent ners and private parties. It is not a good kinds ot wine tho.t were on th e supperexan1ple1 to aay tbe l~a st of 1t; audit there table, there \Vas a s1deboard for gentlemen, ii a clnsa of men 111 the conuuuuiLy tu whon1 in a room out of como1on observation, ·well we 11ave some right to look for a good ex- &tocked with brandy, gin and whiskey, autl ample, it is the clll.ss chosen and set apart to it "·a~ a little curious to see bow qtuckly the \vork of saving hu 1 nan souls.' thia was discove1ed by certain oftbe guests, OH.Al'. vi. who scented it as truly as a bee scents honey 1n a clover. field, and extracted its Mr . Ridley went home from that first party with his head as clear and his pulse aa sweets as eagerly . so frank, so cortlial, free and aympathic,and withal, so intelligent. He did not bring the clergyman\\ ith him into a gay dra win groom, nor the ascetic to a feast. He could taJk with the banker about finllnce, lVlth the mer chant a\1out trade, with the student or editor about science, literature and the currcut events of the da), and with young ruen and maidens about music, and the lighter 1natters in which they happened to be interested. And, moreover, he coul<l. enjoy a good supper, and knew the flavor of good wine. A man of such rare accomplishments came to be a general favorite, and so you encountered llfr. Elliott at nearly all t he fashion. able parties. Mr. Ridley had met the reverend doctor twice, aod bad been much pleased 'vith him. .Vbat he bad heard him say about the healthy or rather saving influences of pure wine had taken a atrong bold of hi· tbought·, and he had often wished for an opportunity to talk with him aboutit. On this evening be found that opportunity. Soon after his arrival at 'i he house of J.lr. Birtwell, he saw Mr. Elliott in one of the parlors, and made bis way into he little group whicb had already gnthere.~ around the affable clergyman. Joining }n the conversation, which \\·as upon some t1l ic of the day, :lt'Ir, Ridley, who talked well, was not long in a..--.Yakening that interest in the mind of l\-Ir. Elliott, which one cultiva'1ed and intelli· gent per8on Ddturally feels f 11 another; and ma little while they bad the conversation pretty much to themselves. It touched thia theme and that, and finally <lri'fted in a d1rect1on tl1at enabled Mr. Ridley to refer to what he had heard Mr. Elliott say about the healthy effect of pure wine otr tbe taste of m en _whose appetites had become mor· bid, and to ask him if he J, nd any good ground for his belief. 1 I do not know that I can bring any proofot my theory,' returned 1:fr. Elliott, 'but I hold to it on the ground of an e ternal fitness of thinga. \\7 inc is good, and was given by God to make glnd the h earts of ruen 1and js to be used temperately, O.H ure all other gifts. It may be abuscJ, and is abused daily. l\ifen IJurt th~m '3e lv e s by the excess of '""tne aa ))y excess of food. But the abuee of' a thing ii'l no arg ua1ent against 1ts u::i e. lf a man through epic'urisn1 or gor11w.nd1zir. g has brought on d,s. ease, what <l.o you do 'v1th ban 1 Deny him all food, or give h1m of the best in such qu antities aa his nutritive system can appropriate and cba11 ge 1nto healthy mu sclP, nerve and bone 1 You do thti latter, of co11rse, and eo \\'OUld I treat th e case of a man wlio bad hurt himself by excess of win e. I would see that he had onl_y t]1e purest, and in d irnjnisbed qu antity, so that his deranged sy stem might not only have tin:;;e but help in regaining: its normal con. d1tion.' 'And you think this could be 80fely done 1' said Mr. Ridley. 'That is my v1e'v of the case. 1 ' Then you do not hold to the entire abstinence theory r c No, sir; on that sulJject our temperance people have r un into \Ybat we might can fauaticism, nod greatly 'veakened their rnfluence . Men should be taught self-control and mod eration in the use of thingti II th· appetite become· vitiated through over-indulgence, you do not change its condition br complete denial. \Vhat you want tor radical cure is the restoration of the old ab1hty to u ee without abusing. ln other lvords, you want a nian made right again as to bis rational power ot self-control, by ·which be becoaies master of himself in all the degrees of his life, from the highest to the luweet.' 'All very well,' remarked Dr. Hillhouse, who bad j"ined then:. while Mr. Elliott was speaking. u But, io my experience, the rational self-control of ·wbich you apeak is one of the rarest things to be met v;ith 1n common life, and 1t may be fair to conclude that the man · w ho cannot exercise it bt:fore a dangerous habit bas been formed will not be very likely to exercise if afterward when anything 1s done to tavor that habit I-Ia bits, Mr. Elliott, nre dreadful hard to manage, and I do not know a harder one to deal with than the habit of over-mdnlgenee rn w1ue or spirits. I should be seriously .{lfraid of your presc1iption. '!'he tempt:rate use of w1ne I hold t J be good ; but for th'Jse \\·ho bn"~ 011ce lost the power of control· hng their a.ppeti~e11. l ant clear in my opinion there is only one way ofaafety ~ and that is the 'va.y of e11t1re abstinence f1 om any drink in which theie ia alcohol, cal it by what IJa1ne you wi11 ; and this 1 s tli~ view now held by the ru0at experienced a nd intelligent men in our profession. A uiovernent in the company being ob· served, b-fr. Elhott, 1nstead of replj iog, stepped toward · Judy and aeked tho pleasure of escorhng h er to the supper~rootn. Dr. Hillhouse was r qually courteous, aud Mr. It1dley, · · eing the wifa of Gen eral Logan, whom he had often met in \.V asb1ugton, standing a httle way off, paa1::1ed to he1 :i!ide and offered hi6 ar10 1 \\i hich was accerJteJ. 1.'here was a cr0wd and crush upon the sta1rs, fine gentlemen and l adies seenung to forget their courteay and good breed1ug iu their baste to be among the earJu1t who ahould re·cb the bauquetmg-ball. Thi· was long and spacious, having been planned by l\lr. B11twell \lith a l'iew to grand en· tertainu1ents like the one be was now giving. Jn an incredibly short space of time it was filled to suffocation. ThoB e lYho thought themselves an1ong the first to 1nove were sutpriaed to fiud the tables already 8 Ul" rounded by young men and woa1en, w bo bad been more interel:itt:d ia the status uf the supper-roo1n than in social ~ujoymcnUs of the :parlors, and who had unprov ed their advanced state of observation by securing precedence of the rest, and stood 'vaiting for the signal to begin, How Tni111es Did It I returned to A sh ville, after an absence of three years, and found my friend Tru ffi os grown fat and jovial, with a face the very mirror of peace and self satisfaction. Truf .. fies was tbe village baker, and he was not hke tbis when I went a wa J. 'Trufi:lea,' said I,' bow i<i it 1 You hav e improved.' 'Impro·ed 7 How 1' 'Why, in every wuy. What h ave ) OU been doing r Just then a little girl came in, with a tattered shaw 1, and barefooted, to whon1 Truffles gave a loal of bread. 1 Ob, dear Mr. 'frufiles,' the child said, \litb brimming eyes, es she took the loaf of bread, ' Ma1nn1a is getting better, n.n d sh e says she owes so much to you. She bles"es yon ; indeed she does.' 'That's one of the things I've been dot DJ, be said, after the child h ad gone . 'You are givrng th e sufferrng fam i ly bread 1' [ q uened. 'Yes .' ' H ave yon au ~· more cases hk e that ?' 'Yes, three or four o f them. I gi\ e them a loaf a day- enough to fe ed th em. ' ' Anrl yOU take llO pay 1' 'Not trotu them. 1 'Ab ! from the town 1' 'N o ; here; sa1cl Truffies, laying his h and on hu1 brea:3t, 'I'll tell you,' he addt:d, smil111g : 'One da.y1 over a year H go, a poor woman came to me1 and al:!keU for a loaf of bread, Jor w bich she co uld not pay ; sli d wanted it fol' her suffering cb1Jdren. At firet L !Jesita.ted, but fin a lly I gal e it to lH! I\ and as her blessin g ruug in my ears, af ter she had gone, I f< lt my heart grow war1 n. Taues were haid, and there was a good deal of snffering, and. I fouu d niy sclf "ishing, hj and by, that l could ~1 ffurd to ghe Rway more bread. At le11g:th nn 1de9. st1u ck 1Hf' . l'd atop driuk, ~nd give that amount a,,\ ::iy in brcnd, adding one or two loavea on n1y own account. I did it, and it's been a blt.ss· ing to me. l\{y heart has gro·wn bigger, an d 1 vc grown better ever} way . My sle ep HI sound and s\veet, and my dreams n.re pl easant. Aud that's what you see, I suppose.' 1 I ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIPS. L·iverpool London, and Glasgow apply to FOJt Tickets, or inf<.nnation-J. VV·.A.· N Avent. l!i~illS, 20th Bow man viUe, ,T uHe 9th, 1871. t f-30 J. CHAPLIN, DEALEU IN The Sprmg Importations only having been completed a fow weeks, the S tcJ<: is very large and well assorted. As it must be sol(, within a gi~Ten time, of .Hay, 1875, .A Cl-rand Clea.ring Sale of his En-Gire Stock. In Fruit and 01·namcntal Trea, Seed.s, Bulbs, 11lower1J, &c. , &c . .A. Tre:D!l.en.do11ls Hed:a.e'tion. will be m.ad.e. TERMS OF SALE :- Under $50, Cash; over $50, Four montlts Credit on appro1,ad notes. The Tailoring Order·<! Work, will be conti1a.ued as nsual, during the Sale l<'. F. :t.fcARTHUR. Bowmanville }fay, 187il. Mr. C. guara11tet"s to furDi sh nothi~~ut Fint.clO&!I trees, and ti-ue to name. .iddre.aa, P. 0. Boa: 05 · .Bowmanv1llti. Jan. 22nd, 1875; lp ly-m17-o4. quiet as when he cu1ne. The wine liad IJot tempted him very strongly, though its odor had been fragrant to his nostrils, and the sparkle in tb.e Kll1qses pleasant to his sig ht. Appetite had not nronsed itself, nor pu.t on its atrt'ngth, but lay ba1f aalt:ep, waiting for some better opportunity, when the sentinels should be weaker, or off their guard. It bod been much harder f'Jr him to refuse the invitatio::i of ]us host than tc deny the aolicitat1ons uf the old desire. Ile had been in greater danger from pride than from appetite; anU there re1na.iued with bun a sense of being looked down upon and des pised by the wealthy host who doubtlesR regarded his refusal to take wine with him as Oi tl1e guests wbo Y.'e1e present, we have now to deal chiefly with }Ir. Ridl ey, and only incidentally with the rest. Dr. Hillhouse \\'as there d nring the flrat part of the evening, but \VCDt away early- that is, Le· fore t\\·elve o"clock. Ile ren1aincd long enough, however, to do full justice to the supper and wines . tlis handsou1c und agreeable youn g associate, Dr. Angier, a slight acquaintance with wLom the read er l\'[r. Birtwell bad o high respect for the has already, prolougc<l Lis stay until a later Church, and on e.n occasion like this could hour. do no Jess than honor one of its dignitarieR 1 r he Rev. Dr. Elliott \vas also among the by requesting him to ask a blesaing on the guests, displayi ng Lis fine social qualities sumptu ous rep11st be had provided- on the aod attracting ahout bin1 the young and th., rich food an<l good w1ne and brandy be \Va:t old. Every body liked Dr Elliott, he was about dispeuswg with auch a liberal band. l 'What you demand is here.' You traverse the world in search o( happiness, which is \l·ithiu the rea ,~h of every nutn ; a contented mi vd conlers it on all, Happy the affront" hich we share wit h God. Bt litne m e, notLiug ia more l o be fea red tban the love of su ch persous t hat we please 'Yitbont Christ. · · · · .. ,,