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..u . 0 Jr ilk/s \“r‘pelceful light. \â€" vo ;.._...,,._:;:z-‘ starting at the son remembered he had, in She was not polished or accomplished. She had not been maternal to so a home II his, and gravely doubted i she could, with justice to him, discharge: the duties of its mistress. Then there were the run- Ip son and daughter. How should I got on with them i They of course would know his ways better than she at first. \Vould they, when she made mistakes because of ignorance of his habits, laugh at her? She cou‘d hardly bear that, sot for her own sake, but for his. She knew he was a just mm, and that anything of the kind would pain him. But those few weeks of undivided com- iouship in the old inn hard by Ludgate flair broke down forever the fears that stand in her path. They showed her how perf:ct|y she and he were suitei to each other. They left no room for doubt. He Would be just and kind and affectionate to her all the days of his life, and she would love and reverence him. The time of quiet happiness at the old inn made a dee impression also on him. He had told himsel a thousand times before he had been married that he was not making a fool of himself. He was no hot-headed boy run- ning after the first retty face he saw. He had known J sue ewctt since her birth. He had watched her with interest for a few years back, and he knew his interpretation of her could not be wrong. He h1d marked the docile reverence of her nature, and the cling gentleness of her heart. He knew she was not amused by the vain or frivolous dis- traclion that youth often calls pleasure. He felt that he was not so young as she, and that a younger husband might, for a time, engage her heart more completely. But Wuul-l the younger m in be as truly careful of her happiness as be? jealous and exacting. He knew her and himself too well to be jealous, and he had been too long in the world to be exacting. He knew that,__as a rule- the happiest mar- riages were those in whicn there was more similarity in ages than between her and him. But then he thought she was much older in her mind than in her years, and he was much younger in heart than men usually are at forty-five. So he married young and beautiful Jane Ilcwctt, and took her away with him to London. But it was not until those few peaceful weeks of uninterrupted intercourse that he found out the great grace and bean- ty of Juno's spirit. She seemed not so much anxious to glide into all his notions and ways, and asiimilatc her spirit with his, as to adopt his manner of thought instinctive- ly. A natural pride in this triumphant proof of the wisdom of his choice added in no small way to his sense of happiness. It is pleasant to win, and pleassuter to win against odds, and he felt he had won against long odds. To feel the love of the beautiful young girl winding itself daily round him was very gratifying; to recollect that she loved him above all others, and in spite of a grcat disparity in tho'r years, made his heart rejoice. A‘l must go well now. A new and a bright life had begun for him. Those who had predicted misfortune Would be convinced of their mistake. He was now finally settled in life, and, with his beautiful wife at his side, he was prepared to glide down to the Great Ocean to which we all are drifting. The old iun they stopped at had an attrac- tion for him it did not possess for her; at least as taken very intelli'rent interest in the busi- ness affairs of her husband. Augustus Mar- " I will return,” the swallaw said, “To my old not once mine; My home bematb the spreading eaves 0 you gray cottage, framed in leaves, Awaits me as of yore.” She sped sane: the scented laud One blue and breezy day 3 But where the house was wont to stand A bag of ruins lay. “ I will return," the r uver said. “'lu in all love once more ; 8 itrue also Ll that well I know The heart that held me long ago Awaits me as of yore. He came when south winds si O'er fields of oowalip goli ; B lb underneath the trembling Erase II-er heart lay still and col: Samur Doumvsr. ing pass ... Jane Marshall’s Golden ' Wedding. It was in the goal o‘d combing-days that Jane llewett married Augustus Mar- shall, of Storewick. Thosewcre very good days for all who happened to be in comfort- able circumstance, and disposed to hap- piness. But to the poor and dyspeptic those ood old combing-days were no better t n they might have b:cu. Augus- tus Marshal Was in prosperous worldly cir- cumstances, had one of the finest houses in Storewick, was proud of his dining-room and pictures, and, when he was married to Jane, proud, above all, of her. . The marriage was not popular in Store. wick. They said he might have done wiser, and she might have done better. He was a tall, dark, thin man of forty-five, already losing his hair at the c'owu and temples; and she was a lithe, dark, handsome maid of one.aud-twenty. He had been married before, but he had been wifeleai for ten years. Of his first marriage a son eighteen and a daughter sixteen years of age surviv- cd, and lived with their fathcriu h‘s sub- stantial house at Palmer‘s llill, just outside the town. There ware other reasons besidcs the dif- ference of age which made people shake their heads at this match. First of all, he was a widower, and ought not at his time of life, and with grown-up children presume to select the prettiest girl in all Storewick for a wife. In the next place, she had a little money, a few thousand pounds, and itlook- ed greedy in a man in his position to snatch, not only the prettiest girl in town, but one who, to ether with her youth and good looks, which might in all reason be supposed to be intended for a younger man, 1nd also money, which would be of great assistance to any enterprising young man; whereas, two thousand pounds, more or low, to A'I- gustus Marshall was nothing at all. A mind: this last count, it may be said Marsha I set- tled the girl’s fortune upon herselfâ€"a provi- sion no young man could make and employ the money in honourable trade. Notwithstandin all these objections of the gossips, the {color of St. Cltbcrino’s Church tied the knot. Also, in spite of what the gossips said, Jane llcwott was mockiy glad to marry Augustus Marshall, and very proud of her tail, handsome, rave-mannered husband. H's prc‘ence had or her the solemn peace of a church, with out the sense of fear or personal responsibil- ity. She looked u to him in a grave, sweet, old-fashions way, as though she had but just cunc out of the patriarchal ago, and had not yet shaken off patriarchal notions. . There was not much humour in either bride or brzdegro‘nu ; but no one could re- sist seeing the laughable sides of some of the incidents attendiug the wedding. The bride 'room had asked his son to pack his trnvc Iiu house and forward it to the bride’s house, w when the pair were to start on their honeymoon; and it was not until a men in Storew‘ick. lie was not himself very much occupied in business, but had all his money in one of the great midland coaching systems of that day. He was more or loss a sleeping nrtner. Still, although he took no ostensib 0 part in the business, he now and then travelled over the system, acting rather as a head Inspector than as a princi- pal, and never interfering personally, but reporting to the active partner anything he thought calling for remark. Here in this busy iuu, while he was wait- ing for his young wife to dress before they Wft‘krfgr a morning, or when they had come back arid she was resting, he came out the confusion, forgotten to do so. The do; on one of the interior galleries. Here in )arture of tho newly-married couple find to be delayed some hours in consequence of this. During the ouforc-d delay, a pair of lot are were missed, and the rumour circulat- ed that they had made a runaway match of it, using the post arranged for the bride and bridegroom to accomplish their purpose. Subsequently the two were found, seated on tho back stairs. Then a boy of four, brother of the bride, was lost, and could not be found for a long while, until at last they found him in an em ty hamper in a lumber- room, whither ho iad carried a vast quan- tity of swcotstulf, among which he lay vcry sticky and very soundly asleep. Then the bridegroom suddenly rucollcctcd ho had left his pocket-book in the coat he had worn yesterday, and that he had only a few pounds in loose change in his pocket. At all these small circumstances there was a good deal of laughing, and they afterward served as mile-stories to be referred to in the progress of that day. At last the bride and bridegroom got into the coach, and thruu vh tho shouting of the crowd, among \v iom silver was thrown, started, drawn by four good step- )ors, toward the first stage on their way to nudou. They were in no great haste. It was :1 Ion v time since he had taken a holida ', auif'ho had made up his mind to think 110th- in v of business, and to forget fora few weeks of worry in the society of his beautiful wife. Although it we! no inoro than a hundred and fifty miles from Storewick to London, the bride and bridegroom consumed no few- or than six days in thojournoy. Travelling was not very quick then. It was ible to ct from Sorewick to London in a ut four. lut they were in no haste. They stopped at six towui on their way up, and am all the sights time allowed them to see. They had been married on Monday, and on Sat- urday of the same week they drove under the archway of one of the most famous inns in all London, hard by Ludgatu llill. Jane had loved her husbmd before she was married to him ; but as the days went on her love w deeper and stronger, and minng wit a devotional sentiment which illumined all her thoughts with a steady, the coaches as they came and went; and while drawing, from the number of passen- gers they carried and the frequency of their arrival, some conception of the enormous hu- man transactions London dcalt in, he was able, in alelsurcly, easy way, to pick up hints for the improvement of tho system over which his interest extended. As it not infrequently happens, matters suggested to an indolent spectator from an unusual stand-point are more practical in their nat'iro than those arising to equal in- telligence in the thick of the hustle and from the old place. So Augustus Marshall picked up many pieces of improvement and economy which afterwards led to useful reforms and increased profits in the business wherein he held a share. But the dearest and the dircst hours must pass away, and at length the honeymoon of the pair was over. and they found them- selves on their way home. Their joint past was full of happy memories; their future looked smooth and blithc as the broad level road along which the coach swung through the sunshine. He felt younger than when he has set out. Success and hope lighten the burden of years, and he, in his great venture in wedlock, had been abundantly successful, and the rest of his life lay before hiui as placid and composed as the last few weeks. Il-s was a strong, healthy man, who had always taken care of himself, and who, excepting accidents, might look forward to reach the Scriptural years of three-score and ten. Suppose he lived to be seventy. she would then be forty-six, and he should be able to leave licr' ud a family amply provi-l- ed for. Ho wouh leave her free to do as she chose. She should marry again if she liked; but he would take excellent care no man should take from her the money he should leave her. No. He would tic that up so that no one but Jane herself could touch a single penny of it. Yes, he should take as good care of her worldly affairs after his death as man could, at the same time leaving her perfectly free to wed or keep her weeds. As they drove home through the sunshine to Storcwick. the had long, grave, friendly chats, in which t oy spoke of the st and present, the short happy past, t 0 Ion V, prosperous. and happy future. lie to (I her all about his business ; how his income was large and increasing yearly; how be had at aside ample provision for his son and au-Vhtcr, and how, when he died, all the residue of his fortune would 0 to her and her children, if it pleased G' to send them any. Upon this she put her young round arms about him and clung to him, and cried out, "No, no, no, my love, my husband, my I y "0‘. 01,1 Wm, Tu... Tu u. ewu ' you must not think, you must not "minim no 5 ) up~ speak. of dying and leaving me. When sinus of youth had coded, and he was in . , _ the calm reflective period of middle life. 3"“ d": 1 WI” She “5°; ‘0“ “"1 ‘ “r008 lie was no lon rerimpulaivc or narrow-mind- mm. l?“ 0‘ m? “‘1 ham!- “ by llw‘fl'l ed. Ilia eye or inauty had not dimmml, Y0“ Wm“ 0‘ dying? “Will” "my Prmulw and hefcltin himself that ho had reached your on June. Um where '0“ so all lie thou ht through her mind and antici~ sated her calms. Ilc was not foolish or fanciful about his beautiful Jana. lie uover pretended to be a year less than his - e, and yet he had a mind for her youth ; for e did not take her to plies! with a view to pleas- ia himself directly, but of delighting him- wff through her p casure. He had come to that time of life when thi gloss of novelty la worn off molt this n. But the heart is the only thing in man the period at which there is s does of am. through life, I, too, shall go wi you." tiuwnt, when novelty declines. l once he “0 WWW“! = u had no far of taking a young sud beautiful “ I pmmuc you that, my Jane. “ And I pray Heaven," she said then, for- vently casting her 0 me up, “ that when he goes out of this war d I, too, may go.” Then she dropped her red check against his breast and clung t 3 him, murmuring, “My husband, my dear husband, 0, no one shall ever take you away from me." “ No one, my dear lave." “ And when God takes you out of the world, I pray flu may take me with you, my luv-2, my husband, my dear husband, in dear love." He looked down on her with great regard “deflection. lle took her handinhia, and pressed it softly, tenderly. "Jane," he said, her to him, "we will not think of ‘i stay subjects to-day. It was illceuaidcretl of use to allude to any. thing dish-ad.“ while we are in the last (is of our honeymoon. Suppose we put a ' erentll ~t on tho abir. We went up to Medan or our weddingdour. Business will not often bring me unto London, dear. wife twenty-four years his 'uuior. lI-i wasn't in the least romantic. Ie never for a moment deceived himself into believing that, b having her at his side. he could d1- miniahihia years. At the same time he re- wired not to exact from her the manner of more years than she had reached, In notimeolall her life had Jase been more happy than during these few weeks In loudest. Strong as be: feeling of regard had been for her husband before marriage. she had a vague misgiving that she should interest him little when; thiey cups to be coastal: together. So new own-a vo, “sitar. thoughtful man. She felt on war no of any reasonable man sensing hernf fnrellty. But she was in great dread that she ifonnddia trivial and unworthy of him. Ilia first wife had been asunususl domwomsmand be was an umdly ever man. “but. had she to 'vesueh a man, who. in addition to his up! are cleverness. owed twenty-four years' morueapsriseee o'theworld an-l lifeEOaIy-jlt is now many years noon 1 have Inca her duty and her love. She bmuxhthlm no there; indeed, not since lame up with my my that would hoof any use tubinlfint wile We stopped at the m old Young men were g yet she could not be expected to shall well-to-do, in fact one of the best-off this inner courtyard he could look down at place, uptheameoldinneryI-rd. Isetns take a cheerful view of the future. In five- and-twenty yarn I shall have reached no more than the Scriptural three-score and ten; I shall have earned a holiday then. Supgzse we, Jane, my wife, make up our min to ce'ebrate our silver wedding in $2 place where we celebrated our wed- ; 3" “Ah, that is a good cheerful thought Let it be as you say; and all the time we shall be together. You will never leave me, but keep me by your side, and let me look up to you for guidance and with all my love 2' “ Yes, my most dear, my sweet. \Ve will go on through life sober and fast friends, and homely man and wife.” ~ . “ Homely man and wife, love. How sweet are these word-9, coming from you to me, and meaning what they mean ! It is good to think on, whom I honour with all my heart, wi let me be your friend." " You shall be my closest friend and dear- est love all the time." “ And then, when the. time for our golden wedding comes, I shall be past the Scriptu- ral age, and I shall be with you in heaven. Is not that nod for me to think 2” "\\"e sha I get gloomy again," said the husband, " if we talk any more of that mat~ ter. It will surely be enough for the pre- sent if we settle about the sdver one." Here the subject droppel, and they took up some less sombre theme as they rolled along the great turnpike-road toward their home. The gossi rs of Storcwick were gravely discoucerte by the way in which Mrs. Au- gustus Marshall accommodated herself to her new duties. She had the quiet, careful eutlcuess that wins upon'pcople without effort. In a few months her step-children were on the most affectionate terms with her. At first, no doubt, they had been a little cold and suspicious ; but, as the days went by, the charm of her nature wrought on them, and they grew to look upon her as an affectionate and just sister. It is a pru- dent rule, when a man marries into a house which a previous wife has ruled, that the new mistress should dismiss the servants of the old ; but Jane adopted no such course. She returned the old servants, and got on well with them. She had a soft heart and a just mind, and the dead woman’s children and the servants never said harsh things of her to a. soul, and in time they spoke of her with loving respect. Her lightest wish became law ; not the law born of fear, but of dutiful affection. They would rather have incurred any penalty than willingly cause her pain. Day by day she grew into the routine of his new lif-r, and hour by hour she grew deeper into the heart of her husband. She made his home beautiful for him. All the flowers of Summer made him think of her ; for when he saw a rose or a tulip he wished to bring it to her. All the graces and sweet- nesses of home had the sense of her presence in them. His beautiful youn wife did not obtrude her love on him. V ithout being coy and shy, she kept no closer to him than she knew he wished. \Vithout seeming to do it, she daintin hold him still as a lover. Still he felt, although he had won her, he must woo her. Day by day triflin' traits in charact:r of her manner displays them- selves, and gave that sense of vague anxious expectancy that lends the dearest unrest to love. All things she did admirably, for she always thought of love. As the fine spirit of a painter is displayed in his crudest line, her touches abut the house were ever tell- ing him the story of her heart. If you look at the pencil outline of the head of a child by liaphuel, you feel, after a while, as though a subtle radiation from a divine spirit of beauty was stealing from that pa- perto you, and warming your spirit with rich comfort. So the simplest housewife touches of a lover's hand may show to the beloved the spirit of the owner, and keep him warm with gentle su rprisc. ‘ On Sundays they went to the old parish church together, the two children walking in front, Augustus Marshall and his wife be- hind. lie was not a vain man, not one given to vain-glory in anything he owned ; but he could not help feeling a mild satisfaction when he knew all turned their heads to look at his fresh-checked bride, and all looked with admiration. This feeling of satisfac- tion arose out of no foolish pride in his young wife, but out of the reflection that all looked upon his J one as the haudsomest girl in the town, and any young mm in Store- wick would be delighted and flattered to lead her up the church on hi4 arm as his bride; and yet she did not marry one of these young men, but him, Augustus Mar- shall, the middle-aged widower. She had not married him because he was well-to-do, for she had loved him before she married him, and since their marriage her love for him had grown deeper and wider. He could see this by the greater subjugation of her spirit-â€"a subjugation not brought about by oppression on his part, but by the weight of her love for him weighing down on her own heart. He was neither wholly busy nor wholly idle. llc 1nd leisure to take his sweet young “ ife here and there; for long drives into the peaceful country, where the red and white cows chewed the cud half the (lay in cool shadows of spreading oaks ; where the squir- rel scampcrcd through the trees, while high above, lost in the large radiance of the day, the fork sang ; where the clear brooks flowed over \veedy stones, and cooled the dusty banks, and frcshcncd the air with fine moisture ; where, after a while, they come to u rcd-stiled roadside inn, deeply imbed- ded in chestnuts, with a large portico in which men sat in the heat of noon drinking beer and lazily chatting, while from their pipes ascended slowly thin whifli of smoke that rose and expanded gradually as they mounted the motionless air. There the band dogged hustler came and led the horse rouu to the coachyurd; and lie and she went in, and as soon as he had got here cool drink, he went out to order their meal, and see his horse attended to. Sometimes he would bringa rod and line with him, and when they had eaten and drunk he would take his rod and she her book or work, and walk to some brook, rc- inaiuing there until the sun began to dip. Then, with his lied-up fishing rod under one arm and his wife resting on the other, he would go back to the inn. Thcn, having again had rofneehmcnts, he left her loses the horse put to, and drdvc her home through the balmy dusk and darkness. The pace at which they went drew a cool breeze around their Warm faces, and added to the cairn dc~ liciousucss of the time. She wssgiftcd with afresh, sweet voice, and sang old En dish and Irish ballads with taste and he ing. Often, as they drove through the fine Sum- mer nil'hts, she woiild sing to him. When he sat listening to her at such times he used to say to himself : “ This is my wife, Jane, my dear young wife Jane singing to me. It is like being born over again to be with my Jane thus. Before we were married I thought, ‘She cannot make me youn .' And yet I am young now, younger t an I was twenty years ago ; not in the sense of being foolish and ill-judging, but in the sense of happi- ness. I never was so happy as I am now. Never in all my life.” Then there were quiet, -ful fireside times, when in Winter they all sat round the fire, he in the left-haul chimney corner, the boy and girl in front. and she, his lovely young wife, in the right~hanl chimneymr' ner. Sums-times she would sin ' to them. Sometimes they played a rub râ€"father and daughter against mother and son. What a sweet mother! Often he would take her ful hand in his large palm, and pat it with the other. Often he would draw her head down to him, and kiss it. lie filled her his “child,” his "dear child," his “ sweet chill." She liked to be called his child, for she felt herself no more than a hel Ices little one when she was near him ; an the sense that she was helpful a subtle intoxiation from the fact that he was strong, and that he druirod he: to lean on him. Time went on. Months of happy wedded life slipped unevenfully any, and grew to years. It leased Heaven to send than no children. his weighed upon her heavily, forit wouldhavsbeendearto her to think sonew and precious a link should exist be- tween her and her husband. M01191! grew into years; and while the home-hfe of Augustus and Jane Marshall be- came sweeter as it mellowed with unfretted time, business had begun to trouble the master of the house. Already this cruel in- no'lhon. steam, had begnuto compete with um washes in the district in which Mar- shall was interested. They had not been llveyears man-Led when their share of the profits had been diminished very consider» I) He had saved money. Still it was unpleasant to find a line inmme decreasing steadily. At this time he to fear mat- ters would not ever get back to the happy old condition. The years rolled swiftly by. de boy got an appoiuimeut in the Ethi’. India Company's service, and the girlmuricd well, her hus- band being a e sugar-grower in Jamaica. Thus the husband and wife, still childless, had now c impauy onl for the chimneycor- hers; and the heat 0 the fire passed idly int) the body of the vacant room. No cloud had fallen on tho ha piness of that pair. He was grizzled and s owed signs of approaching age. She was still young and beautiful. Her beauty had warmed and de- veloped. Delicacy of line and tint had been succeeded by grandeur in proportion and colour. She was the finest woman, as she had ten years ago been the most beautiful girl, in Storcwwk. Meanwhile, the iron w upon the road, and Augustus Marshan income had been diminished by one-half in less than ten years. He had saved twelve thousand pounds, and the interest of this, combined with what still came to him from coaches, enabled them to live very comfortably. Still it was not pleasant for him tothiuk that, as he grew older, he grew no richer-â€" that, in fact, his fortune declined as his years s-lvanccd. _ Ten years more found the young Wife of twenty years ago the comeiiest we'nnu of her age in St-irewick. She was now upWards of forty, but she did not look more than two or three and twenty. Her husband was now between sixty u'id seventy, and began to show signs of age. He was grey now, and bent, and more feeble than his years would account for. People said the triumph of steam had much to do with the broken- down appearance of the man. He got no more from coaches than a fourth of has for- mer income. He had his twelve thousand pounds laid by ; and if any thing happened to him, that would be a modest provision for his wife. Many In Storewick thought that if Augustus Marshall were to die and leave his widow wholly unprovided for, she need not be long without a mate if she chose to wed again. Two or three more years passed, and then came the crisis in the business affairs of Au- gustus Marshall. Up to this, one of the principal lines of the coaches, the last one of importance left to him, had not been endan- gered. Now the project was mooted of mak- ing a railway, which would cause the in- stant stoppage of the coaches. This runs (1 the flagging energies of the old man. He de- termined to resist the scheme with all the force he could command. His partner did not assent to this. He said the making of this railway was a certainty, and. no powar at their command could by any possibility stop it. “ So,” he added, “as I aman older man than you, Marshall, and I am not iii- clined to go on with this opposition, the best thing for you to do is to buy me out, take over the concern altogether, and do what you please." . After a little while Marshall resolved up- on doing this. Marshall paid the purchase- money with £10,000 in cash, and the balance by mortgage. \thn this was done Mar- shall set himself to oppdsc, in every way in- genuity could suggest, the proposed railway. For more than a year the case dragged on. He was frequently in London about this time, but, for the convenience of being close to the lawyers, he stayed at a hotel near Trafalgar-square ; and so deeply had he be- come absorbed in this great case, that he never went to see his former quarters, the old inn, where he had spent his happy honeymoon close on twenty-five you; ago. It would be soon time for celebrating their silver wedding; in less than a year they would be twenty-five years married. flow time flies I Then he was in the full vigour of healthy manhood. Now he was broken down and feeble and old. _ Twenty-five years, and not one day of it would he can- cel ; not one hour. She had been the best of wives to him, and be bid tried to be good to her and do his duty by her, and he hoped and believed she, too, was content with what had been. Yes, what had been was all right; but how about the future? This terrible lnw szemed all at once to have taken a turn dead against him. All bii money was in this case. If he lost, he lost all. If he won, he won everything. The affair 11 id taken a very threatening aspcc': of late. He grew week by week more feeble and broken down. 110 was ordered borne from London, and told he must not worry himself with business. He returned to Storewick. Bat business worries pursued hint; and be- fore the year was out, before the case had been decided, he passed quietly away. That year the case was decided in favour of the railway company ; and upon winding up Marshall's affairs, it was discovered that little more than her own £2,000 remained for the widow. She did not marry again. The money was invested so as to yield an annuity of one hundred and twenty pounds. She never left Storewick but once. Then she went to London. ‘ She arrived at Pad- dington, and bade the cubman drive to the old place where she had spent her honey- moon. l‘I have not had my silver wed- ding," she thought, "and I will go and see the place. It is a long, long time since then." For an hour she drove through streets she had never seen before. Everything had al~ tered. “ Everything is changed," she thought; “but nothing more than 1. Tth I was young, and they said good-looking. Nowâ€"" The cab had stop led. The driver had descended, and, as e opened the door, said, “This is it, ma’am." “ This can't be it. Where is the inn 2" “ There is no inn that I can sec, mn'am. Better ask at the railway booking office at the top." She walked fecbly up in her poor wid )w weeds, and asked a young man in the book- ing office : “Can you tell me where the Belle Sau- vazc Inn is 2" lie stared at her. . “ No such place here,“ he answ rc: . An older man standing within earshot raised his head and listened. “ But there was. This is Belle Sauvage Yard; and I stopped at the Belle Sauvage Inn when I was last in London." The older man looked at her sympathcti» csily and said : "It must have been a good while since you were in London." ” Yes. This day fifty years I was mar- ried. This is the day of my golden wed~ ding, and I wish to find the inn." “ I'ulled down ylars a 0." add the man sadly. Then he added suddenly, as he sprang over the counter of the railway booking office, and raised the widow of the old coach roprictor from the grqund, " She has fsin " She had not fainted. They all agreed she htd died of syncope of the heart's action from shock. She had gone to celebattc her golden wedding in the realms of the impcrlshable. â€"7'uulry's Aloysius. ...-..- “ See here, Georgie," said a loud mm to her little son, as they walked on the beach, “what a lot of nice little round stones." "Ya," grumbled Georgie. as he castasearehiu; iaooosrouud, "and not a blessed thingto w 'm a " This is the time that the small boy has a passion tonsils boat;it is also the time that he comes home covered with mud, in« cident to falling into a creek, and doesn’t light up the features of his mother with glean-m of Arcadian simplicity and senti- meal. ...â€".... .-....__:_.‘__. _.__.._~ m BANK OF TORONTO Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth An- of Toronto (being' the commencement of busincn) was held, in 1880. \‘ice’President. James G. “'orts, Esq , was called to the chair. following sideratiou of the Shareholders the following re rt of the past year‘s o rations :â€" average one, has been realized at remunera- tive prices. of Great Britain latter part of the year witnessed a revival in continue-l, will be the means of again plac. ing these important industries on a profit- cble footing. ences, inactivity characteristic of the general business of the country, as evinced by the largely reduced noel General Meeting of the Stock- holders. held at the Banking house of the Institution. in Toronto. on Wed- nesday. 16th June, 1880 Tue Annual General Meeting of the Bank the twenty-fourth since rsuance of the terms of the charter, at the nkiug House of the Institution, J une 16th, On motion of Henry Cawthra, 1331., the The Cashier at his request then read the REPORT : The Directors beg to submit for the con- he grain harvest, whic proved to be an Following an im rovement-i iu the markets the United States, the the demand for timber and 1umber,which, if Notwithstandiu thcsc encouraging influ- as been the prevailing volume of Bmk discounts. The value of money in consequence has ruled unusuall low, and difficult has b n g . y y m elected Directors for the ensuing your :â€" expcricnced, even at the low ratcs‘currcnt, in obtaining investments for the funds at the disposal of the Bank. The losses for the year have been small, and after a close cxnniuation of the Loans and Discounts of the Bank, full appmprim tions hove been made to cover everything of a bad and doubtful nature ; and in addition, Furniture account has been reduced by a considerable sum. The followiu ' is the summary of the ro- sult of the you s business :â€" th profits, after making provislou forbid and doubtful debts, as slatedâ€"dc- - ..., , ducting Interest duo Dcpositors and rebate on current discountsâ€"amount (40.... . ...... .................. .. $180,238 41 '10 which add Balance brought forward 4,136 00 fromISTB .............................. $101,355 31 Approprinfcd as follows :â€" Dividend No. 47, three and a half per conf.............$ 70,000 00 Dividend No. 48, three and a half per cent.......... ... 70.000 00 -â€"-$10!-,355 31 During the late session of Parliament the General Banking Act was amended, and the charters of the banks, which by limitations eXpire on the let July, 1381, were cxtcuded for a further period of ten years, without any serious curtailment or deprivation of the privileges hitherto enjoyed by the Banks. The statement of assets and liabilities which accompanies this report is in accord- ance with the form prescribed by the amended‘Act. The various oflicers of the Bank have ful- filled their respective duties to the satisfac- lieu of the Board. The whole is respectfully submitted. (Signed) WM. GOODERHAM, President. GENERAL STA"EMENT OF LIABILI- TIES AND ASSETS AS ON THE 318T OF MAY, 1880. LIABILITIES. 'l‘o notes in circulation... ... ... ... . . - " Dominion Government deposits, payable on demand. . . .. . . . ... . “ Dominion Government deposits. payable after notice, or on a fixed my . . . . . . . . " Deposits held as security for the execution of Dominion Govern- ment contracts, and for lusur- uncc Companies. . . ....... . . . . . . “ Provincial Government deposits, payable on demand. . . . .. . ...... “ Provincial Government doposlls, payable after notice, or on a fix- cdduy.. .. ......-...... “ Other deposits pa) able on don-«n I: ' ' “ Other dcpositc, payable after no- Lnsflm 81 lice, or on a fixed day. .... ..... “ Loans from or deposits made by other Banks in Canada, unsc- curcd...... ........ . " Due to other Banks In Chum , " Due to agencies of the Bank or to other Banks or agencies In for- eign couiitrics.......... .. ...... . “ Due to agencies of the Bank or to other Banks or agencies In tho 3 642,232 00 37,074 30 19,200 00 702,353 81. 107,558 ar- a we 58 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ Liabilltics not Incluch undoi- forc- goiug h-ads. ....... . . . . . . . . . . .. 27,080 80 Total IIubIIitics In the public ...... 3,110,758 87 " Capital ......... .. .. 2,000,00000 “Rest...” . . . . . . . ...... . 650.00000 " Contingent Fund...... . . . . . . . . . ... 250,000 00 “ Rebate of inlens‘. on current notes discouiitcd.........-.... ..... ... 36,]7900 " Accrued interest on deposlt rc- ccipts....... ........ . . . . . . .-... 27,80600 “ Unclaimed dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 00 “ Dividend No. 48, payable 13!. June. 70,000 00 " Balance of Profit and Loss Account carried forward to next vcnr.... Mano 2â€"9! above deposits there are : Bearing lutercst.... ...81,723 574 SI Not bearing Interest. ... 004,747 14 82,3" .321 08 66,046,413 13 1,355 00 ASSETS. BJ'SchIo ........... 3221.45300 " Dominion News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 103.201 00 “ Notes of and cheques on other Banks.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 145,380 34 " Balance due from other Banks in (..‘iinda ............... .. . . . . . . . . . “ Balance duo from Agencies of the Bank, or from other Banks or Agencies In Foreign Countries” ‘ Balance duo from Agencies of the Bank, or from other Banks or Agencies In the Unith Klug- dom . . . . . .. .... " Dominion G orsmck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... " Provincial British or I-‘orclgii or Colonial public securities other than Canadian.................. “ Loans to the Govcniment of the Dominion. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ” IlmllB, Discounts, or Advances for which stock, bogus, or dcbcn- turns of lilinilcip or olhrr (lor- poraliou. or Dooliilon, Provin- cial, Brillsh, or Foreign or Colo- nial public securities other than Canadian, are held as collateral Seeilritlus,....... ....... .... ..... ” Inans, (liwmnls, or advances on current account to Muir‘cipal (.‘onioratlous................. .. " bums, discounts, or advanch or current accounts to other corpor- ations .................. ............ " Loans to or deposits made in other Banksucurul................... " Inns in or deposilsmadu In other 23,450 05 413,036 29 "...-... . . . ~ 87.060 0.2 Debentures 135,852 50 L'fllm 9,931 74 330, 003 30 lb7,7l0 OI Banks unsecured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - “ OLhcr current loans, dbcounls and advances ti the public . . . . . . . . 7 4,030,450 00 " Notes and bills discounth overdue and not specially securvl ...... 17,753” as " Orbcr overdue debts not ewe-Sally secured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ Notes and bills discounted overdue and other overdue debts secured by mortgage or other deal on real cstate.or by deposit of or lien on stock, or by other scene Nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nu. . . . . . . . 02,874 (M " llenl (stale the prorrcrthof the Bank (otth than the k pro- mlsu).......................... 25,16o25 " Mortgach on real estate the Burk . . . . . I0.l-.-7 (I) '- [tank premises” . . 52,000 (.0 “ Other assets not Incl under the fore-g ring bends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 8'36 80 _ $6,010,131 is (Signed) D. COULSON, Cashier. Mei-rd by J arms 0. \\‘orti, I’m ., second- ed by William Cawahra, Help, an [faultedâ€"That the Report new read be all rte-l, and printed for dIAribuuon among the sharehold- en. Moved Samuel N irdhcimer, Earp, acc- onded by . ll, Oder, Harp, and R:solr-erf,â€"That the undid thanks of the Share; holders Ila due and are hereby tendered to the Pros “dent, "m-I’l’aidfltl. and Directors of the Bank for rhzearc and alienation bestowed by them on Iain- |erea.durluz the yrar. Moved (loo 0 Gooderhsm . se- conded by l'ithomaswl‘arublyn, Ed I Hookahâ€"That l. I]. Odd, 314.. and W. S. Lee. Seq, Marvelous! Sauuneersol the eledlond Wreath uhplaee, and “the-er thsr‘snItlotheCaahler. Moved. by James (hmpbell. 8514.. second- ed by Robert T. Gooderham, Rap, and [beam-m themll mnmuona. that It be mmwmo'mmsw.uapinm ‘ ' stacks‘lnsurul by them. event of five minutes elapslng wllhont the tender of a vote, In which case it shall be timed. Moved by Henry Cawthrs, Esq, second- ed by \Yalter S. Lee, lien, and Rteofmf,â€"Tliat the Chairman do now vuuto the chair, and that Samuel Nurdhelmcr. Eur. do Like the same. Moved by Thomas Tauiblyu, 1:11., sco~ ended by \Valter S. Lee, Esq” and Rnolml,-â€"Tlmt the thanks of rho meeting be presented to James G. Warts for his courteous con- duct In the chair; REPORT or run SCRUTISKERS. We, the undersigned scrutin’cers appoint ed at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Toronto this day, deo‘aro the entlemeu undermeutioncd unanimously \VM. GOODERHAM, I’ltBSlDKN'l‘. JAS G. WOIi’I‘S, Vics-l’ussiuxxr. \YILLIAM Cswruus. GEORGE Goonmuism. Aux. 'l‘. FULTON. llss‘uv Can-runs. llas‘uv COVERT. E. B. OSLER, \VAL'l‘EIt 8. LEE, Scrutiuecrs. The new Board met the same afternoon, when \Villinm Gooderham, Esq, was unani- mously elected President, and James G. \Vorts, E9q., Vic-President. r By order of the Board, (Signed), D. COULSONinfl" Cashier. W How it is Done. (Signed) The first object in life with the American people is to ” get rich ;“ the second, how to rcgum good health. The first can be ob- tained by energy, honesty and saving; the second, (good hcalth,) b using Grimm’s AUGUST FLoii'su. Should, you be a des ion- deut_sulfcror from any of the effects of Dys- pepsia, Liver Com lniut, Indigestion, (la-2., such as Sick Ilca ache, Palpitatiou of the Heart, Sour Stomach, liabiluail Costivenoss, Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Frustration, Low Spirits, &c., on need not suffer ano- ther day. Two uses of AUuUs'r FLowsu wrll relieve you at once. Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular size 75 cents. Positively sold by all first~class Druggists. “awâ€"o “ Tusr ALL no rr"â€"For beautifying the teeth and preserving, for sweetening and Wing fragrance to tho Breath use “Ten.- orry" the new Toilet gem delightfully cooling and refreshing. "Delivrz‘s SURE Cums" has never failed to cure Cutarrh, Neuralgin, und Nervous Headache, Cold in the flood, Stoppngo of tho Nasal Passages, Deafness, Dizziness, Dimucss of Sight, and all kindred com- plaints, arising from neglected colds and ex- posure. Our Terms: We express or mail Dobyn's Sure Cure to any part of the Do- minion for $1 per single box, or three boxes for $2, In ordering, please write your name and post office plainly, and send money by regist’hrcd letters. Address all orders to the Canadian agents and manufacturers, C. Pomcroy &. 00., 85 King-st. west. M Stands for tho Mcduls which Warqu has won Against all competitors under the sun, In the States, hrnucc or England, whcrc’cr be has been, None gained higher honours than Waszsn‘s Idaulu'ny. Some of tho prluclpu', n, . ._' Diploma, Vienna, 1864 ; lllcdyiiirfiiqdddnfil Paris 1867; Gold Medal, Lima, Peru, 1871 Gold Medal, Moscow, Russia, 1872; Gold Medal, Smtingo, Chili, 1876; Bronze Medal, Szduoy, Australia, 1877. Tim experience of the manufacturers of tire ” Myrtle Navy" tibncco is a valuable lesson in political economy. Previous to their commencing that brand, the tobacco made of the finest Virginia leaf, was always held at fancy prices, and put up in some fancy style of manufacture. It was thought that only the rich would buy such tobacco, and at the old prices none but the rich could buy it. The makers of the “ Myrtle Navy" resolved to strip the manufacture of the to- bacco of all its fancy costs and put their profit at so low a rate that no competitor could possibly undersoll them with the same quality of nrtlcle. From the very first, until now, their rate of profit has been a uniform percentage upon the cost. It is tht-ir enor- mous sales which make their low rate of profit a satisfactoryrouo in the aggregate, and also gives them their firm hold upon the market. Their success is an excellent lesson for manufacturers to study over. In purchasing a scwmg machine look for one with the ful'owiog practical points: â€"-Largc arm for work to psss under: friau- rulnr nccdlo bar and oil cup to prevent all rom soiling the work ; all bearings adjust- able, and all wearing parts of hardened steel; a loose balance whch and adoublcsteel foul ; almost absolute noisclcssncss insured, and light running a matter of fact. This is a picture of thc \Ynuzcr“ ‘. ” S'ri'msu SCARYS for 1880. The “l’rc- micr," “ Twin," " Iluland," “ l'arolc,” “Pasha,” “ Windsor,” ” lleart," “Orien- tal,” in the newest and best. silks, at Coop- er's, 109 Youge street, Toronto. Two Lives Saved. Nurwood '- ' . c J. T. “returns 6: Co ' “hm” m b' 1 3‘ (manual â€"1 hence that you 1mm her-ch no. Pfltyirs of the old end well trile medicine-Iow- LIKH Exflum or WILD Susa‘ssimr. l have sold “I I"? "'9 i5“ "MUN-mi, and In no law hach known It to full ‘0 3:ch relief when used for Sum. "’0' V’m‘I‘i‘lm l" "0"” “a fonui. People often tell me w in!- It has done for them. Not long since I was at (Joliiornu Elation availing a train, when a ‘lt‘llllcmfil ‘l'l’Y'W-‘i'N. calling’ me by name and howl"! 0"“ M“ him,- ” You don't remember me," "'11 h". “ but 1 line reason to remcmacr you, for l shall always bellow on were the m n" 7:. 00". of sail"; the lives I; my (W ] tmk his fund, an I ask-vi him 2... “...... ml the partlcnfsrs as to how I could have done him such a sanltu. He said his name In " DUICM " and that “ some years before he had known me while clerkqu In a store In Ashbunrhaui.” One day, after burying two of his children who had dial of Summer Complaint be had hem tellirr' me his trouble. Also, "unattao other! of his thlkrftll were at that moment very low will; It, and the dim" maids to do them any good.” I then It‘ll.)an the c rcunaszuicea in self, and that I had will him to gin black to Heal“ mound 6: Gilmuur‘. Om “are In l'eterboro' and “d a bottle of r'ovuu's .mlcr or Witu firunusr. lle aid that "he d d so." and that " more was an In: pronâ€"mer [rum the flnt dine," and " that It sued the lingo! his children." I may add tbs: It Is «finally nod for ululu, . fun emu”; ...] curing this dress ul disease when in» thing else will. Hoping that this may be of senile In examine: a Ina-lodge of Its rIrluea I am. I” truly. Jao A. hurt-new, (Jr-Ir 20d DIV. 0mm. “Luâ€"1., Insure a reply Inca cumulus; the writer of a “alumni. slwnj a cost no a postal old.) 3...»... gram. Brush Manufacturer. Heating Brute. Ju Vane, “Wm 8‘. Barrister e . Attorney, Ore. rr. rum. so sum. 8!. rm. Furniturer~ . OMW' (Omfil'oagtflat; BoeBmHouee. s PM Held 9/ Canada. lama. Irish. Prep RKS 00.. BRANTFOR leadqu Insurance Comraqu license Champion to be natal w thin twenty feet of can. “a \\‘e are testing and finishing Six Cuisines Ramses run ‘u; l ADDRESS WATEROUS ENGINE W0 ELEVE D, C" n Khwem‘and Tigres‘hers algould come and "I‘llt'elllxlw. H v Al or voixu ar ma 0 t a [I m. to Ins t e one ncumt 'our data), and w In to of others for their report. '3' Hermon thls [fluorine ) l “mu reruns mourn Nos. FRAMES. clinches, “ounce, Minors. etc. Dealers loud for “Mg II. J. Mar-rust .\ mos" Toronto. 'aiiflfléiufllonusl rasnmmm” ‘nuiic and “fiddle-ago! men “n luiiiortam ll dlcvd Matters hm, hoe. NorvxmlkbllityIiislliuioJlux mMnun ANNUNA. surlmgdr bores 20 ft. per hour, Iiqu 5 to 2.5 lnjlifi horse or [xiv-or; good supply of pure flltcml on", Send for circular. Mau‘f'tory, m Marv 8L. llaailltuu. "_â€"'â€"“â€"'â€""'T~'_-_§ vp ell h- , SHEEP MARKS Klug St E..'l\Imuto. ARTIFICllL LIMBS autonomic rise at l’mvluclal hxlubltloii, lam- Tontlmon ale on spplfcstluu. Satisfaction gun. Address, J. DoAN 51 SOS. Dray-ton, (3.7:. MAGHINER working mvchliics, {also so new Fireproof sum. low. Send for list. L. A. MORRISON, Street West Toronto. ,_ Cheap. First don. antoed. l‘rices vcr ' 3!» Adam: Gill REPLATKD 1!) ORDER. All best work “rammed. - .» W. MILLIOHAMP & On. ' 20. 31. 38 and 35. Adnlnhlu SL, East ' ‘ I LOOK HE If you want one of tho b-ist and cheapest llilck Machines, or a first-class The Machine, suml for descriptive circular irice llsl, ahd testimonial as to their superior qiial tici to JOS. CLOSE & SON, Ifi‘gialn the Near t on For sale by tho lewaRJl. Land Co. gas Cod Re Id 1 we. Brandi: 0 c3. rill Randolph 8r... Chicano. Illa. BER The now French Medlno urea IMPOTENCE, and all nervous complrdnh resultâ€" lng In Loss of Memory. serious humdhimufs lo mar- . rings, grout dc lrcflsl‘lll,’0w. Sold :ydrugizistq everywhere. \t'liollmloâ€" LYMAN IlllOS. (20., 'l‘nromo. Sent by madne- cuon scaled. on recoil t of price. lllAI. MEDICINE AG “NOV, Toronto. r “- HURRAH FDR MANITOBA! " The 11th Excursion Train for Manitoba. for 82. Wednesday, 21st July, 1880. THE lllli FAST FREIGHT, l7lli JULY. For particulars apply, enclosing II cunt stamp, In R. W. PRITTIE. MANITOBA L AND OFFICE, 64 KING ST- EAST. TORONTO. .--...w. --.._--.-_-.,.__. .--.....__-.â€".â€"_._â€". f THE TORONTO 77, 70 and bl Ilklmiolul nfrcl-l \\‘csl, Toronto, Iriniilifacluro n supu‘for quality of Carriage Bodies and Seals, clicupir lllll bother tlmn ran posslblv be ' built in the ordinary uuy. ' sniriplo unlur. CHINESE GARDENPOWDER Destroys Insects, Grubs. and Outer- pillars on Plants, Shrub Oil-rant and Gooseberry Bushes. usr n EARLY, var You FRUIT. 3, HUGH MILLER & co. " TORONTO". DIM". h‘lun,â€"-II’¢ use your "Chillers “Illllt‘ll I‘lmdcr,” null our conII-lunlly rcotnnncnd II. as a lil'lfl‘rith‘ artlr‘e "If the destruction of L’l'lllll and cater- luu.” on cumut, go mobchy bushes, plants, Ire, Yours, A's" CHEAP HOMES IN THE GREAT SOLEHWESTI 011089 F’Im‘ml {11" Bonnime Missouri 11111“ l.-»u s lrun Mountain n' I h‘uuthrrn Hallway Company have s lamih’rant of u-arly 2,000,000 emu In the two nlIUVt-Imlllod 51.4fm which unnpnso the following ulvsluus'cs. at low [more and on lung IAmen (loud Climate. f‘rcc llui- c. l’lne Tin: u". Bow-in IAuds. Ch'doc Markets Two crops in I)‘ be growrmn um "um, mm", ‘ ,. WI-c-t Corn. so Cotton 11..., ,, b'ix navl Iiii.fllyc,. "m- . l'rIu-s law. For iiiforniall'vu I iply In 1'03, i- niisiiiuncr,at IIIc Islnl, “9,. “ALL, Al'f. Laud Conn Floor. 81. Iz-uis, or J " for Carroll, llamle - one year. name field. (Inuit. ls I‘m slay-lest, cheapest, usut tf‘ lathe, in us. wmoqul and Only Perfect 1. Low tissue; on. more vs‘r zxvzurzn. Will NIMWMM‘M bran“ In1 minor-a. butln'lnl In is doom, will do ordinary mm. fry. to: no excelled. VIII do” on! 3.8.6 . flour IV Dumas. Yer Icahn areal-non M m A. WKBNZIE at 00 . m Addams at. not. \\‘ :> D. CANADA. Soul for list of 2.50 rum“... fl.“ ‘ V a...â€" ‘1‘ in stock- mules, Planers, Drllls, Gear Cut- ter. and all liluds of mad. Silver and Nickle Plat- ing, in carriage or other work. Knives, Forks, ’ Spoons, Castors. etc. (mummies 1559 Woodstock. Olillfl‘ll). ' Over 1.000.000 Aer-0e of Chub-o Funm Insult Spoon-hon 75¢. per box ; 3 boxes ' Address Illl'lfi- \VILL START 0N Semi for price list, or -....- . . .. .....- Cliff l‘ll’lUATl‘l. Toronto Numeric. Leslie 1'. 0. (Jill). LESLIE dc SONS. st l‘hnllusan. Them. lands are bolng sold (loud l'copll VarIc-l Balls. Merit I'rmlsfls. lliclr Minna. High In" Clwleo lefs. 320319 .' 3’”""”"" n r. ~ I, ' ' Noursubfilpcrs. IL ” count”. w Zlufl Year-'1; « tw be Morelloodeusldl. ,with‘felleulesedlm UM. mm. rm 70110160. 031'.