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BOALIDAY, ROOKLIN,- ONT., AGENT FOR the Isolated 'Risk Fire Insurance Company of Canada, Toronto, a purely Canadian 3 dion. \ Also, for Queen's an je capital £2,000,000 each. aiser for the Canada Permanent uilding Avpraiser Noclety, Toronto, for loans of money a low rates of interest. 181 PF. BR. HOOVER, issuer of .Marriage Licenses WHITEVALE. DOMINION BANK! OSHAWA AGENCY. J. H. McCLELLAN, Aent, Money to lend AT REDUCED RATES. AN NOW PREPARED TO LEND security of Good Fac or Productive Town Property. at she Lowest Possible Rates of interest, » sums and manner to suit borrowers. Princips oan be re-paid by yearly ts, or in one . g rR made in Debentures, Mortages, and other securities. SILVER AND GREENBACKS JGUGHT AND SOLD. For further particulars apply to JAMES HOLDEN, Official Assignee, Money Broker, &ec. Office-- Mc Millan's Block, Brogkt,, 8. Whitby April 13th, 1871. GE. W. GARTH, RETURNS THANKS TO HIS NU. S Customers, for all past favors and Es them that he has opened ou his Meat Market Woxt door to Mr. Gurley's Taller Shop, And hopes by strict aot \oibasiaesy 10 meet the same share of patronage as Oshawa, Dee. 12th, 1872. THE CERISE, HAS MUCH in Jo Oghs va that he has cing 10h ® Masars. tus ilass all their p right and interest in the 2 most india tl and Ss that m pred ey MILK, in its ee pertyt 2 by a continuance ity In delivery, to merit and obtain the. patron. age of all wh oT ay be th Fale Si, 4 Osha wa ar. F Tap. the above who want rs Millinery | ! Millinery yl For Style in Millinery, Go to Brooks'. For Cheap Goods, Go to Brooks' Ladies' FuraishingStore Sigooe SL; North of King Street. VOL. 3. OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDN ESDAY, MAY 21, 187s. "CERTIFICATE a Sewing Machines in the village of Oshawa, - Agents for the sale of our Machines, in said Territery. OF . AGENCY. Abbot's Patent Lock Stitch and Silent Family Sewing Machines. This further certifies that Mr. L. Prudhom has the exclusive right of selling our and that he is also authorized te appoint 1 the Men's Wear rights and privileges of the trade, as though appointed by us. Signed for the Company, Such agents have J. J. COLIANS, St. Catharines, Ont. CONSISTING OF of all Classes, Ladies', of all Classes and Sizes, Misses' Agents | and Children's, "> be Sold at a Reduction of 20 Per Cent. IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING STOCK. A share of public patronage solicited. L. PRUDHOM. Hurrak for 01d No. hd Just arrived, a large and SUMMER Tweeds, Broad Cloths, Doeskins, pairs of Prunellas at 90 als.40 / ALSO A €OMPLETE Consisting in Part of White and dashery are still Dennums, Shirtings, Gray Steamlooms, Prints, Ginghams, Table Linens, Table Napkins, | Towellings, Tickings, Lace Curtains, Damasks, Black and Colored Kid Gloves, Ribbons, Velvets, Hoisery, Corsets,- Hoop Skirts and Bustles. ALSO A LARGE AND BFAUTIFUL STOCK OF PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS GOODS! Lustre: from 29 ats. do 81 10, Black Rilks from 75 cts to $3 50. | Cobourgs, Paramalttas, Ci rapes, and every description of Mourn- | ing Goods. Also the Largest ané Best Stods of BOOTS and BHOES ever offered '| to. the Publie. Special lines in Ladies Prunellas, Glaze Kids and Seal Gaiters, 300 | ts, Felt, Stiaw and Panama Hats, Bows, Bid Cu 3 Hoisery, Braces, Gloves and Unbrellas. Having secured the services of a First class Tailor, we are prepared to get up Suits at the Shortest Notice. The usual stock of Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, Carpets and HNaher- | Poetry. THE PUREST PEARL. Beside the church door, a weary and lone, A blind woman sat on the cold door stone ; The wind was bitter, the snow fell fast, And a mocking voice in the fitful blast {Seemed ever to echo her moaning cry, HIS certifies that Mr. LOUIS PRUDHOM is our duly authorized Agent, for the sale of As she begged her alms of the passers by, " Have pity on me, have pity I pray, My back is bent, and my hair is gray." The bells were ringing the hour of prayer, And many good people were gathered there ; But covered with furs and mantles warm, They hurried past through the wintry storm. Some were hoping their souls to save, And some were thinking of death and the grave, And alas! they had no time to heed The poor soul asking for charity meed. And some were blooming with beauty's grace, But closely muffled in veils of lace, They saw not the sorrow and heard not ther mosn Of her who sat on the cold door stone. At Jat came one of a ncble name, By'the city counted the wealthiest dame, And the pearls that o'er her neck were strung. She proudly there to the beggar flung. The above Machine is one of the best Family Machines in the market, and only | Then followed a maiden young and fair, needs to be seen to be appreciated. Prices, $23 without stand and $30 with' stand, wanted. 2& A second-hand Grover & Baker Manufacturing Machine for sale cheap. Warranted | But her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn, to do good work. Satisfactory reaseas given for selling. A LARCE LOT OF BOOTS AND SHOES Adorned with clusters of golden hair, | Not even the beggar seemed more forlorn ; With a beustul lock, aise piling sigh, pered soft, ** Nojewels have I Sw I ie you my prayers, good friend, said she And surely 1 know God listens to me." lou the poor white hand, so sh unken yd small, The blind woman felt a tear drop fall, Then kissed it and said to the weeping girl, "It is'you who have given the purest pearl." fo Selections. Woman's Bravery. Robert Ellis, almost immediately after his marriage with pretty Mary Blake, had departed with his young wife from his 1 on the Corner! well selected Stock, of GOODS]! CONSISTING OF ) 81 00. Leather Satchels. and Carpet Begs at all Prices. ASSORTMENT OF GENTS FURNISHINGS, and Colored Shirts in latest patterns | had settled in 'this vicinity a few miles Nock-ties, Collars, | to be found at | J. W.FOWKE, OLD NO. 1 ON TRE CORNER New J abt arrived at tne (OOS. We haye a sp NEW FIGURED BALERNOS, NEW STRIPED SATEENS, NEW STRIPED POPLINS, NEW LUSTRE SERGES, NEW BEACK. LUSTRES, NEW PRINTS- lend at the BEE HIVE. id stock of Black and Colored Kid Gloves J. BARNARD, BEE HIVE, King Street, Oshawa. Osawa, March 27th, 1873. ATEINSON'S DRUG STORE REMOVED 70 NEW AND LARGER PREMISES Next Door to COWAN'S, = - --Y Sion ery, Hair pleasant home in one of the New England States, for the wilds of the far West, which just then was fast becoming the land of promise to all adventurers of every | nation. The young couple was accompa- Forel by Robert's sister Kate, who, like | the good sister she was, had left all the | old friends, and oven the luxuries of civil- | ized life, to share with her brother the | in the wildrness. A few months previous, Robert had | cleared a tract of land in a delightful val- ley, and erected and furnished a rude, | but strong and comfortable, log house ; | 80 that there was very little for the family to do. when they reashed their des- | but to settle down quietly to the pursuits of the new life, and the new duties which | had devolved upon them. A single year produced many ch the appearance of the new home. in begun to reap something of the sure re- ward for all his t~ils. The house itself, | under the judicious managemen' of his wife, aided by the ready and willing as- sistance which Kate Ellis was ever anxious | to give, had begun to exhibit a pleasant | | until morning. The violence of the storm | appearance. And, added to this, a few fawilies from New England, beguilded by the beauty and attractiveness of the valley apart; and thos, by mutual visits, many | otherwise weary hours were brightened. One day there came a messenger in hot haste, stating t*at a particular friend of | EJlis's was dying and had expressed a wish to sce him. The distance to his friend's house was considerable, and Robert knew that he should be obliged to leave his wife and sister alone the greater part of the night, and perhaps longer. Both Mary and Kate laughed at the idea of danger because of his absence. Though the near- est neighbor lived a mile away, and succor in case of need, would hardly be possible, yet they all regarded the fact of the isolat- ed situation of their habitation the best reason for security. Still, Robert thought a few words of warning advisible before he started. ' You had better boop in she house as much as possible," he said to them as he mounted his horse ; 'and I think it would be as well to keep the door fastenad, es- pecially after dark.' 'Do not fear," Mary answered, ' We will be careful. But do not be absent any longer than 1s absolutely necessary, for we shall be anxious about you on that lonely road.' He bace them both good-bye, and they stood in the doorway and watched his re- treating form until it was lost at last among the thick trees; then they entered the house to attend to their usual duties. The day passed slowly by, and evening set in, with a gloom enchanced by a thick bank cof clouds which had gradually over- cast the sky, and the mournful soughing of the wind. These signs of an approach- ing storm filled the two women with anxiety and dread, and gradually the lone- someness of their situation began to be | realized. Mary Ellis, the more timid of the two that Kate, by an effurt, conquered her own depression, and end red to cheer up her companion. In this she was event- | ually successful, and the cabin was echoing with the laughter of the two, occasioned was relating, when a quick hurried knock at the door put a sudden termination to their merriment. The two women started to their feet, and gazed anxiously into each other's faces, both of which had grown pale with apprehension. Kate was the tirst to recover herself. Going to the door she asked in spite of all her efforts :-- # Wh is shere 1 and what do you wish! ¢ Two travellers, who have lost their way,' | answered a voice from without. *Can- not you accomodate us for the night I' edicines, Scented Soaps, French and English | Drugs; Bbagt Medicin Brushes, Combs, Tooth Brushes, and a General assortment of Dye Stuffs. Everything of the best Quality and Strictly Genuina' * We canmot do so conveniently,' Kate at last managed to articulate. * You must | pass on to the next house.' ' How far is it I' asked the same veice, | | after a few moments of hesitation. Fi '4 Jitlo more than » mile' replied Robert | ;| was an enterprising man, and had already at length became so nezvous and downcast | by some mirthful reminiscence which Kate | / | Again there was a slight pause; then the person from without said : - ' We.cannot go so far to-night, Will you open the door! it atad a t, then looked at Mary. ' What shall we dot she asked shortly.' ' I hardly know. them,' said Mrs. Ellis. should never forgive ourselves.' 'It would be dreadful ! decidedly at her sister-in-law. .{ moment's thought, * if they mean us harm we will trust to Heaven for protection.' She tried to speak these words bravely ; but, nevertheless, it was with trembling hands that she undid the fastenings of the door, opened it, and bade the appli- cants enter. She almost regretted the act, when she came to see the two men as they crossed the threshold, and the light fellows, even for the backwoods. last 7' said the most wolfish-looking of the two, as he crosséd the rpom, and un- ceremoniously treated himself before the fire. ¢ Yes,' said Kate. ' But, she continued, MY companion has been thrown from his horse and may die before we reach there. You must let us in, otherwise his murder--it : would be no less--will be on your head. . Kate's sympathies were tonched. She Im afraid to admit ¢ But if this man's story concerning his companion should be true? If he did we And yet we run a fearful risk,' said Mary, looking un- ¢ We must let them,' said Kate, after a Kate and Mary Ellis, who were listen- ing with anxious hearts in the outer room at lentgh heard the deep breathing of their gusts, which told them they were buried in slumber. Heaven !" ' Now we are safe ¢ 1 cannot feel safe, while they are in the house," responded Mary. Let us fly at once, Kate. The darkness and storm are safer to encounter than these wretches, when they are awake. ' I have a better plan than that," said Kate, going to a closet, and taking out a long clothes line. 'Let us bind them while they are asleep. : Do not fear, sister ; we can do it easily enongh.. I emptied- the contents of the littlé bottle which Robert brought home last week for your toothache into their coffee. It was a'pretty strong exclaimed Kath fell upon them. They were rcugh- looking | 'And s0 you decided to let us in at | doze 400, and may kill them, but it was to save our lives.' ' The laudnaum !" exclaimed Mary. ®Thank Heaven ! we are indeed safe. But how came you to think of it? [ never should have dared such a thing, for fear of their detecting the taste.' ¢ Fortunately they did not," said Kate. ' But we must secure them at once, while the drug is operating.' The brave girl handed Mary a portion of the rope, which she had devided, and, followed by the other, enterrd the apart- ment, tenented by their would be- murderers. The ruffiaus were completely overpowered by the potent drug they hud with a quick start, I thought one of you was injured, and nearly helpless Here one of the men sppeared to lean heavily upon his companion :-- 'My friend was not as much hurt as I first supposed. He was somewhat stunned by the fall, but now had nearly recovered with the exception of being still very weak. Neither Kate nor Mrs. Ellis were quite | satisfied with the appearance of the men, | and had even begun to discredit the story by means of which they had gained ad- mittance. The man who pretended to have been hurt, would occasionally, when Le seemed to forget himself, appear as Cottons, | trials and perils of.establishing a new home | wel] ag his compai.ion ; and the two women began to feel very anxious, and | sometimes cast fearful gisnces at el ch | other. They were careful, however, not to betray their apprehensions to their guests, Suddenly one of the men asked : ' Do you live here alone, young woman I' Kate, to whom the question was more 1 tination, after many days of weary travel, | | | particularly addressed, though startled, managed to answer gnietly : "Oh, no! My brother has been called | away on business.' | ¢ Will he return to-night?" 'I don't know. Hesaid he should come | back aa soon as possible. - He never has been away over night, and I expect him at any mowent.' Kate Ellis said more than she really be- lieved. It was more than likely that | Robert would remain at his friend's hous and the darkness of the night, would make it a bazardous undertaking to set out for his home before dawn. She did not dare to Jet the strangers know how utterly de- fenceless they were. A few mowents afterwards, as she pass- ed by them with noiseless tread, to attend to some household duty, she heard one of the visitors ask of the other, in a low tone, evidently not intended for her ears, ' What shall we do with 'these women, if they happen fo be troubl r * Oh ! this will be the best way to silence them," returned the other, drawing his hand significantly cross his throat. Kate shuddered, and fora ta deatlily faintness came over her. She knew then, that all the fears she had en- tertained were mot groundless: But with the knowledge of her own and Mary" s peril, came the resolution to meet it bravely. She possessed more than ordi- nary nerve and courage, under her quiet + 80 ly imbibed, and the task of | binding them, was a comparatively easy { one. - Assured now of their escape from | the deadly peril which had menaced them, the unusual strength and resolution of the herioc women, entirely deserted them, and tkey sank upon the floor, weak and help- less, but with happy and thankful. hearts. The hours dragged slowly away. At | last, the ruffiats began to recover from { the effects of the narcotic. Great was their suprise and their-fury: when they | discovered how cvmpletely they had been | outwitted--and that by a couple of weak | women ! Their threats and entreaties were alike unheeded. | The captors had no faith in their protestations of innocence" of any premeditated crime ; and they at length were forced to become resigned to | their fate. place amohg so many prosy relatives? 1 suppose we were hap)y as as anybody,and yet, it was mot the kind of life I had a 'The doctor came out and greeted me cor dially. To the hall we met Mrs. Stearns, looked and lovely in her pink muslin wrapper, ber jetty hair. in tasteful braids. * "Be scolded me playfully for not bring toy Wife, chatted a few minutes, and then flitted away, While the doctor, remark- ing that his motto was business first afd pleasure plterwards, led. the way to the library. As we ettered the room I noticed a vase of bright autumn flowars on the table, im- parting su air of taste and cheerfulness to the apartment. I made some remarks about it, to which the doctor responded : "Yes, I am very fond of flowers, sud love to sse'them in the house; and as I spend much time here, my wife ajways keeps a vase of them on the table a long as 'hey last.' Our business was finished before dinner and we walked out into the grounds, which were quite extensive and tastefully arranged. There was'a variety of flowers in bloom and I noticed that the doctor selected here and there the finest, until he had a haud- some boquet. When-we reached the house, Mrs. Stearns The doctor, still con- the con tion, gave her the flowers, with a slight bow and smile ; and holding up a spary of cmson berries, which he had broken off,she bent her head while he fastened it among the dark braids of her hair. . It was a trifling incident yet their man- ner arrested my attention, Hed I been a was on the steps, "stranger, I should have promounced them lovers instead of sober married peuple. All through the day I noticed the same delicrte attention and deference in their deportment to each other. fastidious guest.could complei. ; yet while showing me the most cordial attention, they did net seem to ignore each other's existence,as married peopie so often do: I] had never visited the doctor before, and was very wuch pleased with his taste- ful home. I said se after dinner, when we strolled out into the woods. At daybreak, Robert Ellis returned. His indignation and astonishment at | learning the eveuts oi the night, knew ro bounds. He clapped the twe Joved ones! to his heart, and silentiy vowed never to | leave them tu such a fearful risk again. The discomfitted ruffians were removed to the nearest gaol.. They 'were found to be old offenders, and soon afterwards met a just punishment. 1t appeared that they had stopped the preceeding day at the house of Mr. Ellis' dying friend, and had undertaken to deliver the message to Robert "which had occasioned his depar- ture. Learning by some means, that the latter had a large sum of money at his house, the villians eonceived a plan of taking advantage of his absence, and rob- bing the house, which plans were hapily miscarried, to the great discomfiture of its infamous projectors. TRIFLES. A WORD TO MARRIED PEOPLE.--BY A BENEDICT. The ringing of the door-bell has a plea- sant sound to me, especially in my idle moods. Like an unopened letter, there is a mystery about it, and one waits with a pleasurable excitement to see who or what is coming. Returning home one diy, earlier than usual, I found my wife had gone out ; and while lounging idly over the paper, the bell rang. I waited expectant till Bridget appeared with a note containing a request from: my old friend, Dr. Stearns, to ride oyk to his resid in the country the next day, to d or ; and ing her tary fear, ste crossed the room to where Mary was preparing a repast for their un- welcome guests. said aloud, then, ia a2 undertone, added, 'Be on your guard. These villians mean that we are aware of their purpose. shall escape,' comprehended what was required of her, and the herois women resumed their em- ployment with Geating hearts, though outwardly calm and unconcerned. The rude pine table, was covercd with a moments, atewpting repes was placed | ample justice. When the meal was con- cluded, one 'of the"men leaned over the other, and whispered a few words, to which his associate noded affimatively. The former then arcse, and expressed a 'Let me make the coffee, Mary,' she to murder us ! Do not betray by a sign ; ; 1 But the next morning everything seem- have a plan by which, if you are brave, we Mary, by gesture, signified that she transact some business that had long been pendiag, and an invitation to bring my wife and spend the day. I was pleased ; first, because I wanted the business completed; and, secondly, because I thought I needed a day's recrea- tion, ed to go wrong. Alice could not accom- pany me, and I could not get off as early as I wished ; and consequently, I was pee- snowy cloth, the plates laid, and in a few | wish to retire. This was what Kate was hand, she directed him to the adjoining apartment, The ruffians wished their en- tertainers a friendly good-night, and passing into the room, closed the door. 'I dey't see what can have come over fie, Bill,' exclaimed one of them, when they were alone together. 'I'm uncom- monly sleepy.' * ] feel rather dozy myself,' said the other. ' 8'posing we rest awhile before preceeding to business! There's time enough. An hour's snooze will do us good after our long tramp,' 'I'm agreeable, Ellis can't get back before daylight, anyway. He'll never suspect anything, for he'll find Button dying, just as he wes told. They'll keep him there as long ag possible.' The room was furnished with two good beds, in opposite coners. Each of the | rufians staggerid to one, and threw him- | self npon it; | expecting ; and placing a lamp in og | vish and fretful ; and Alice reflected my humor, I suppose,as it appeared to me she had never been so unamiable. At length, however,] drove away, though not in a very pleasant mood. -It was a | lovely October daf ; and, as I rode alo,' noting the tints of the landscape, memory before - the we-men, to which they did | went back to the gold autumn when I woed and won my bride. How lovely Alice was then, I thought. And how happy we were! Bat that was long ago. Ye* nature is the same, though we are changed. Let me see, we have been married three years ; is it possible it is no longer! And I felt a pang as I contrasted the | past with the preseut; to think that we | could settle down into the common-place life we now lead. We had ne serioms trouble, we didn't quarzel ; though when I felt aross,or other things didn't go tv suit we,] took no pains to conceal it, and often spoke harshly to Alice, who sometimes replied in the same spirit, sometimes with tears. Yet we were generally good friends. But the charm, the tendernegg of our early love had im- perceptibly vanished. I'had become caruless sbout my appear- ance at home, and Alice wes equally negli. gent. Her beautiful brown hair, which she used to wear in the wost becoming curls, was now usually brushed plainly behind her ears, unless she was guing out or ex- pected company. 1 dismissed the subject with a sigh, at the doctor's gate, with tle | reflection that it was the same with (Il | way there ly design, or mirely accident, | feet long,an we ghs I, and soon they were bok | married people--nimst be so," in fact »=fir | we caunot confidently ste e, (Row could romaccs god sepbinash $d | st th tise wae snd ome vio | mt nt ha a sy dn > ' Yes," he said, 'I think it is pleasant ;' and he added,' I believe I am a contented man; so far I am mot disappointed in lity,' ' How long have you been married doc tor 1' 1 asked, 'Ten years." "Well," I pursed, 'can you tell me | whence the bright atmosphere that sur- rounds your house? Tell me how you and Mrs. Sgearrs manage to retain the depth and freshhiess of your early love as, you seem to-day. I should think the wear and tear of life would dim it somewhat. I never saw a home where my ideal of do- mestic Fappiness was realized before, it is what I'have dreamed of.' The doctor smiled, and pointing to a thrifty grape vine climbing over »- neat lattice, and loaded with purple fruit, he said : i ' That vine needs careful attention, and if pruned and properly cared for, it is what you ses it; but il neglected, how soon wou d it become a worthless thing. So the love which. is to all, at some period, the most precious thing in life, and which needs so mach care to keep it nnimparied is generally neglected. Ah! my friend, it is little acts--trifles--that sv often estrange loving hearts, 'I have always made its point to treat my wife with the same cour- tesy that characterized wy deportment in the days of courtship ; snd while 1 am careful not to offend her tastes aud little prejudices, I am sure that mine will be equally respected.' That night [ rode homeward, pondering the doctor's words and reviewing the years | of our married life, I was surprised at my own blindness,aud determined to recall the early dream if possible. > The next moruing at breakfast I aston. ished Alice by a careful tvilet,chatted over the dinner, and, after tea invited her to ride. When she came down in my favorite blue organde,with her Lair in shining curls I thought she never looked luvelier. 1 exerted myself, as of old, to entertain her,and was surprised to find how quickly and pleasantly the evening passed. I resolved to test the docior's theory perfectly apd the result saoeded iy 8 most sanguine expectations. For all the little nameless sstetion 0 gratifying to » woman's heart, aud so uni- versglly accorded by the lover and neglect- ed by the husband, I find myself repuid u thousand fold ; and I would advise all who are sighing uver the nos-fulfilment of early dreams, to go and do likewise, remember ing that which is worth winning is worth keeping. The only Female Mason. The Honorable Elizabeth St., Leger was tho only female who was ever initiated in- to the mystery of Freemasonry. She had. two degrees--the first snd second--son- ferred on her. As 'it may be interesting to the general reader, we give the Ss va how Miss St. Leger. obtsined this permising that the i from the best of sourcer. Lord Doneraile, Miss St. Leger's father, a very zealous Maso, held a warrant, and occasionally opened lodge st Donoraile House, his sons, and some intimate friends assisting ; and it is said that never were Mosaic duties more rigorously performed thau by the brethren of No. 150, the ber of their It appears that previous to the jaitiation of a gentleman to the first degree of Masonry, Miss 8t. Leger, who was a youug girl, happeaed to be in an apartment ad- joining the room geranally used as a | lodge room ; but whether the young lady There was nothing of which the most | Ee es i ~y IP ------ 3 Smang other things, the wall was considerably rt in one pert for the n, AQ ig wh wily f Fred: Sy _ t Being 3 iw ited by the Ttiosity ratural to AlL to see this mystery to Jong = and Yo Mesetly locked wp from the public view, the courage to a brtek from the wall with hier ig Bhvea wituons the fist two steps of the cere- Swany, uriomity gratified, fa ah-once took of her mind, and those v ho un- derstand this passege well know what the 'eeling of any pcrson must be who covld unlawfully behold that ceremony ; let them - judge what were thie foelings of a young girl under suchextraordinary circumstance thero was no mode of escape, except through the room 'where the concluding part of the second step. was still Being solemnized at the farend, and the room & very larne one. Miss St. Leger had resolution enough to attempt her escipe that way, and with light and trembling steps glided along un- observed, laid her hand on the handle of the door, and opened it, but before her. stood, to her dismay, a grim tyler, with his long sword unsheathed. A shriek thet pierced 'through the apartments alarmed te membery of the lodge, who all rushed tothe door, and finding that Miss St. Leger had been in the ruoi during the cermony, resolved, it is said, ih the paroxysm of the'r rage, to £ put the fair spectatress to death ; but at | the rs SOW i ---- i her youngest er, her life was , i on copdition of her going through the two remaining steps, of the solemn ceremony she bad unlawfully _yitnessed. This she consented to, ' conducted the beautiful and than enongh little things they bosom of the'r craft a pgmber that would reflect a lustre on the annals of Masonry. * Miss St. Leger wag "cousin to General Anthony St. er, who insisted the in- teresting race, apd celebrated Doncaster St. Leger stakes.' tpaliy she married Richard Aldworth, of Newmarket, a member of a lig erable and an- cient family. viet» benefit was given in any of ge { ¢g in Dublin or Cork for the benghit of thegls sonic Female Orphan Asylum, X at the oli WF reems apron and otlfi ingignia and sit in the front row: The portrait of this woman is in 'the Jodge-room every ledge in Ireland. «- Tuz«Bricur Stop--Look on the bright side. It is the right side. The times may be hard, but it will make them no easier to wear a gloomy and sad countenance. It is the sunshine, ard not the cloud that makes the flower. The sky is blue ten times where it is black once. You have tronble--so have others. None are free from them. 'Troubles give sinew and tone to life-- fortitnde and courage toman. That «vould be a dull sea, and the sailor would' never get skill, where there {ia nothing to disturb the surface of the ocean. What though things look a littledark 1 The lane! will turn, and night will end in a broad' day. There is mere virtue dagen i than in a whole hemisphere of clouds and gloom. Harry is a good-natured, civil fellow, who attends to his business, and provides well for his family, but ph Little fail- ing, in this, that when he goes to his: home at night, he is usually more or less under 'iufluence of contraband fluids. The other night, a lit'le after dark, Le. started for home with a nice 'turkey, safely done np in strong wrapping-paper, under his arm. Harry found the road to his protty house uncommon rough that night. He stumbled and fell over all sorts of obstructions in his path. Each: time he fell he dropped the turkey, but contrived to pick it up again. On entering his hoase, he steadied hims»lf as well" as he was able, and said to his wife, Here wifey, I've got eleven turkeys, for you, you mean? There 'is only ona, must be eleven turkeys, wifey, for I foll down 'leven time, and every time I found a turkey. . There must be "leven. Tux Losses. --BY 4 Buv.--When a lobster shakes hands with you, yuu always know when it takes hold, aud is exoceed- ingly yleased when it gets .done. They have small features, and lay no claims to good leoks.. When they locomote, they reseiuble 'a small 'boy shuffling off in his® fathor's boots. They are backward, very, They even go ahead backward. A lobster never womz=s on shore unless heis carried by furce. They ave aflicted by but one disease, and that is boils. - 'There is more real excitement in harpeoning a whale, or in having ' the measles, than there is _ ia catching lobsters... As an erticle of food, the reaf goodness of the lobster is. in the pith : Very few persons reli skin, aud physicians say it i disgest. We' therefore and boil i: until it is ready. to eat. Nothing is better for colic lobster. It will bring on a case w! cucnwbers have failed, Eaten at right time, and ia proper quantities; lobster stands second to mo fruit known: . Bamvux's Larsst Prize. -- A queer wild animal, the only one of its kind ever seen in this conatry, was on private exhi- bition.on Thursday May 9th, 1873, at-the Reicshe Brothers' zcologicul and -orintho- l.gical agency in Chatham street. It ar- rived here in the steamer Musclle- last aweek. The importer, Mr. P. T. Barnum, 'paid $11,000 for it. The natives of Suma- . i | tra, where it was capturud three months ago by Mr. Darnum's hunters, give it the name of ** water-horse, "because it has the habit of the hippopotamus, which it ve- Sn Tae head, ears, logs, ' part of the body are covered witi short, bristly, jet black hiir. A broad Land of white 'encircles its body fraut'the jeviigpiahahips This makes is lock from a as though it was muffled in» white sheet. A trank abouk.as long' as 3 hand projects Jaw; after the style of the 18 veos bis ia fooling arrival bs sprucio ' wy wid Eleven turkeys, Hurry 1° Whatdo® &