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cheap fte as vj t ise/our .'- \--.j ucers tit* 5>lmc lJ.Xo.SO; l:.B&sixJS$f CARDS. - f iii lowry. m. "b..~m".".-. w. c. r " ".'. 1\*! S. i-ir :U-U' or Trinity ^rt-o-t.T, Mru\!>-'ro; (".-!; -,: .(if I'll\s clans T*R- R. MORROW, rhysi- . If ein.,suoreon, *c.,l HMlevtu- l"ol- iet*~X'r Yortt.aitoiir.uttinto ot Victoria CWlrtt*. Ts,(tj-s"n{ >iaay**-frta l> u. m, till -1 - pTm.' R**i Jfuec-'West Mower stivot, TAMES MATTHEWS. Ton- fj xryuneer IsKueror Marriage Licenses, lvstm"*'-tor, Insurance- Acont, Asent Vo2T w l.<ii, -Agent Montreal Tolo- rrarh C*- c" l'rK * 'oarft* ulvtsn-ti Court, !\\ni. In v^. Si., Jtc, AOroSvOsT. tKominiojx HARNESS SHOP. fS HENOERiiOX. Convey*; jj* :iCf.-, *0., also Aont Canaiwi I-T.- 'lAie Assjr.ntv Co. Heeds. Mrtct;-*. : *.-., prey-ire J neatly, r-romolly. eor'rvotly .aaJ 0SLr>'*'>'ii il'io- ?oms. Alonev to Uau on Mortens*-security. Olliee -.UUsfOW Hoe.se.-Acton.'- ? pr, .1*1 D. MATHESOX. Attorney- A*j .^nct'-t'orno.r vi -VjUU u^tl Church Pwols. George low ti,. Its and PPLEBE at" simps ox. Barristers. A :tome> s- :it-I .rt.W. ,s<.>- r- Iti <.haueejv. Oonvo yar.coi.s , JLC. >liln Street, lij.ii;; ;^.s. rM. LAIDLAW; Karrdster, I Vnornoy-atrlJiw .Solicitor. In : Ecery, Pra-mMion, 1" 1 X v.i kl.t-ir.MIIMi, M;i'n screi'-t. rn, Jliltou U-*Uee will be underlhe ina:itie &*u: o^ 1', V. Campbell, an I Mr l.ai.1 ^**r will ..:tw.ii ul '.lit* ..vtil:o:i OL'kvJ as FnJay o."> H EXKY L. B-RA-UE, |\M BiJKE At EST; CI LFH. -Aeeat/gr the Mefcaiit l.van.i Waterloo. Ai. bci:iiais vii'.ru-'.di to Ms e.tiv win no. *fith:>i::y :;t^ii-J it- o^Vr-j ly mail tyii.sitcJ. II.. L. BKAKt; = PATENTS for INVENTIONS CS;h1 :.::o.:siy a::d pp-it-rly socurt-U . tu. C~i-il -..Hie Uuilci Si:i*.-.-> :iJ Eu:opo. , l*iW:i: j-.ar.ii.'.et'J or r.o c:jiirs;o. St-:id VarFr^r*'--- l>" uciu-li.-i- A^.'uvN- :!: mtr- iiioaisn j-.ar>., liE'Xl; 1" Aif.l^T." :-- - ULi-.vrfiii Cacs-.l.', rMefinnirai rnci'^oor, sijijcjior oi_l*.i Ki a IS 'ILEIAM WATIidVS, 100, than at & CO JjW ie^ now '~: - l "* IffiBpecLipf ao* jOt JM .tly Koyj.1 Ap,-oiiit.nitiit-.J Ejftiness p:1yate-aud confidential tiait* at tb-J POsj oillce, iit-nwilliam, jyp S, S. '^.IStTifK. Jrachrr orUQ'Jr, Draniosnad I'rrnrh, Ciiiiroli-sim-et. Act' ii. OMYKBLOZIER. Plasterer. Ac:"-n, i2U .Kvt-ry de^r'ni^i-m oi -PLii*rI"g :idJ Ro^sLi-citslii-iii done *^n itiie EQ'si n-L&o:uit-l! Lt-rr1 AOTON, ONT., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. l4 1.8*761. E. K. COOK iini gooil rvioil cm Hiving purelmswl tho sttv.<k ami willl,of tho liiisiucss latoly uarrii liijl Mr. J. K: l*cii\nsey, Iwga to niin'ouuro tlio innalntani-i of Aototi ainl vicinity lit he will continue tho- harness luisi (s in the same.premises, d Post Offlee Biilldins, Mill Street; Aetou, re ho. ia-^'roparoil to turn out wortt .<!'to uoiie lit the Dominion, being iv tical.workman of consiileralilo ex- rtfnee. All work ilone pnuiiptlyuntl leap' as the cheapest. On liaml a ivaiul well seleeted stock of rnrsH. none Blanket*. Trunk*. VVUiii-, UrusUrs, Cuiuli., le. liJenairing promptly nttemieil to. ' H. K't I'OOK- (Aeton, Sept. '2(*, lSTt!. A Cheap TON BAKERY. Bread. SLEIGHS. t!hi<>-to leaVe your o'rJer aAIf O'W'AY BROS. ARE STILL AHEAD, Ami wo ftitcml to keep so "with our i Superior . Bread, JBuns, and Cakes, IVliveroil fresh arouiut tho village ami vicinity every ilay. A good stock of BREAD. BUNS AND CAKES Always on hniul at- our bakery, .good, fresh! and cheap for cash. - XO CB E D I T ti I V EX, Kxee.pt to pKuupt-payiny monthly cits. . ;' toniers. .._ All kinds of Vrodueo -taken' in ex- chaliye for i^ioda. AVeiyht for weight given in bread in exchange:for Hour. I WEDDING & FANCY CAKES ! Made t order in the shortest possible notice, and satisfaction guaniuteed. .N.K. 'All good*-are warranted pure 'as nothing but tlie bent of material is t u=etL Tlie |trona^e of the public is j respectfully solicited, j r '"jj OAI.I.OWAY BROS. :/ Acton. A\f. 9. LS7C. ' A.t( OT. Ryaer's Factory riiiEAr I for a rStiylish Cutter or Serrtocnble Sleigh. REAO ^FOR THE MILLION n'iiaking up'a largo stock f.T t!ie (uing it^?oi!, from the-best' ui;-.teri.i!. fit --jar ir-j.-uk: >nw CuiUr< Mv ur<!out st*.ck of BIGGIES AND TVAGONS "[will be sold off-very cheap. Kow is a good iime to secure liaritains. t.'- - ... .' Strict-aiteutiou. given to 2^rsc-2hce:r;s & General.Sla'sfc- Biajthiiisr. L R.cton, Sejit. JAMES ItVDEn. -isTti. r : ClrOXTLOTiS 3111 LS. .'.- t B.|'i E. NJCK.LIS. Prvcilttors. thJ Vhij undcrsi^jed Wgs leave to rnform I pople oi Aetou'aud vicinity tluit he ; -Ploursa'-J-Kfa-J ill- Mi rriil!. '.--:.yn on i^-.r.ft. w li<Hi-- irir.i::^ :.u iCiio; j iiig I:*ic:uj.-<-f*Jr .in.:- -~ will furnish all -IJeqiiisites "ROSSIX HOISE. Acton. Ali Cs~r so Uic <5:T. K.u way siaimn. - iitfislli-kt ^ceorim>Al:i:ii o for tiit tr.^vel- ;fci5 p^bi.'e. Tt&>-S-;-VA>i I'lillM-. 1 ropr. DOHIXION HOTEL. Acton, "Ko&ert .. att'.-V, r, ^n>]^riei.jr;Tlii*> :) lir>:-*--'i.ii-s ^ylt VlIh n<r AurSiUiTr.-, C >ranic-n'i::l ; -Tr*ve!ler> ^r.i f.-'1 -u->:i icpji^mo Ji.siou Aa^com:0'*iir,ci .S:.i.Li;r^'r;f,oniK. .Si?eci:il : A:trLI;o:i i-i: .-1" t:^--.'nil:-, ot.t::e ir.i.v.-:- \ !l2? p-J'-.'ic, C-ir .arp.ii.!: witiitiie be:-'. . Liquors a::i C:g-..rs. \3tJbl S.at.:ib^ u-.tl :. .atttaUvs ii^V.K.Ts. ^ " " //. SCIS. letand at idMP- land up1 -to.W.. ,5 cents, r f1^ " Kl*** 40 en* v i.3 ^0 fM mm &*mM$ ^ TCnm- ilEMSTREET,; >., IdcensBd'Auctioneer . ; ' ^ Fof the Ckjiintie^'of VVc-liir-^toa arid '!T1- | i i^B-, Orders l.-lt at the Kkee i'i:K-s j r OSce. Acton, <^ at mv .r^ideuct-, in j ; Koctwo:-.xL wo; faeproaiptEy atix-ude*1 to. t "Terms reasonable. [ TiERE 31IEK. j Tip uiidersiscc-d bo^.-t tc ihaufe liis ens-. .4onr*rs fjr the iiberal pr:io:In^e received dorlCB tne j.a=t summer,"ui:d would-!"^)-, ^ \t^1 ^ ls now preTTirc<i t-* so pply an ad- d:tionaI number of cn>ioE;ier.s w-itli Vxi I,- -Jisre.fresu milk delivered everV morn- it* and twice a.dayouSStnMaySi. I'ar- j .'.i who ket-p cows ini- Eid It mueb i = -: feeaper and l^ss trouble o^-: t'railkdfdv- i -C fM at tliefr doers. :ini* ' cy wnuid do I '"^Je;l tof ell their cows anc . .-"their raiTK. ^ , Twenty-one quart nck'e: : urSl, 11 paid i In advance, or iweuwj::.- ;ii;t tickets ' \ior5Jcents. f.-S. AiiMSi'KU^ti. r-' ictoa, Xor. i'r.h, l->7.3. Pplt- up Stores & Offlces in. the best styje. . Sbjiwi Vanem Book Cases* and. Desk .made to-order. -, - FUIl-S'lTCrt&l hkp'aw&d. 'I' -IfeJViIiutr street, near Main st. . ^ic \TILTOX PLANING MILLS. J. R. MITCHELL^ ~" .- Manufacturer- of -#ash, Doors, Blinds, Mould- ings, DQor and Window Frames, Pickets, etc. flatting, Scroll " Work 'and Matcldny JJoite. to Order. ;,*S"JilinVls 30 cents per Xoot. "t^ All work; delivered in ^Ictbn free.; ~ Orders left at Secord Bros, -n-ill be iromptly attended to.. - :' - ;Mttton, JuneC, 187C. .50-1 y ^TttOELOPE, CUAPMANY ftactical- BookbiiLder. " ""^ AU 0*8eHptions of Binding / Seatly Execute^. Amnt poolie of all Kinds Made.to ' "' ^ . w^ Promptly Attended to- ^WBtBY-^t. (ieorge'gS^oarc^anelpi. ""Orders left at th'e Free Pbes .f* -wiu j-eceive prompt attention. A d B..'. B. NIOKLIN lljg to announce thirt they have secured .. } .- tile services of. a. :" Ffrst- Class Baker, and that their Raking business is now in full Operation, in the_promises owned by Jin). Halina. - Bread will be delivered daily at the hollies in the village anil A'icinity. "Weddingr Cakes, Tea Gakes, Pastry; Buris, &c., " mailjs in the-very l>cst manner, and kept I always on hand, good ami freshj Also ' all kinds of Confectionery, Biscuits, 1 Cheese, &c. '" - -. ^ t ?l'he patr.iii.ip;^ of tho public is res- 'pcotfullj' solicited. - -. --icton. Feb, i), B..,V-t is7<;. KICiCLIX. in rudertaking |iIiorti lu-itice and reasonable terms J l-an be had ' irv.- Si>.jyj>it:,tl Also that ha -wiU iritcii Dc.--ii\'il. Ma P-.'-M. McCANX. eh 20, 1S7. 3<J-Gm TEAM Carriage & Wagon to w un Street, Acton. MICHAEL SPEIGHT, ieral Blacksmith, Carriage and Wagon-maker, d Horse-Shoei'it in'the County. feet satisfaction .guaranteed'or no price charged. Flrst-t'lnxs Plowit.abd Collnril's Patent Iron llarronn alMuys on hand. oodlstock of Carriages and Wagons. .epai'ring promptly ai h3d to. jVcton, July IS, 187C. .lepai'ring promptly and properly at " led to. S iw^- i,tf"^-' aowEi,L 4 CO. M*Ki I0,& f<!r Pi5Dl'let or 1W pae, U^*lLh1"* ol 3000. newspapers, and wnm^, irhowtug cost of adverllslne- Q.I ELPH^ ARMORY, GunsinitU, Silver-Plater, &c, "".Yishes to inform the public that he has . removed to Hatch's Block, Xext door to Tyson's Butcher Shop AMMUNITION FOB ALL BREECH LOADING ARMS. Ely <fc Kynocb's Cartrldgo (lases and Caps for ro-loading <same. Re-loadersi Ke-capper, Cap Klectors,'Curlers, ard Creasors.t-'leanlng Rods, and all articles necessary for a Hportsman's outfit. All sorts of Repairing and Jobbing executed on the shortest notice at . Guelph(>lpril27, 187Xi'. sfSS^S A CTOX ... PEANING MILLS; - -1 AND Pump, Sash, Door and Blind Factory. THOMAS EBBA3E, Manufacturer of ^Tindov Sasi, . Doorsj i . - Venetian Blinds Mouldings, AJid otlier Building Requisites Also Makqr of IMPROVED SUCTION PIT1IP3 Lumber Planed and Dressed to order in the'best'manner. ' All worlt guaranteed^ ActoD^ Jan<,l87^. ^f.iyi:K.t:^:'-^^*'*->""-fe5ia^ .j^ctonj1 ; . Y ' LIVERY & SALE STABLE J. P. ALLAN Takes pleasure in announcing to the public generally that he 1b prepared to furnish rirst-class Sorses and OarrlagoB ., At Reasonable Kates. Bis Bigg and Horses are tho best that can be had, and lie Is determined not to be surpassed by any Olty Btublo. . - Acton July 1st, 1876.. c CSEBSCBIBE FOR THE ACTON FREE PRESS, Only One Dollar a Year; <tK 4.-. <jOr* P0' dfty nt homfl PO DO *P^J-'8niplos worth $1 <roe. Btinson <t Co., Portland, Maine! TUE 1VAY OFTIIK WOULD. Thoro aro beautiful*>ng8 that we uovor sing, And unfiles that aro nevefspiiken j There aro treasures guarded with jeal- ons'-caro And kept aa a sacred token. Thero are faded flowers, and letters dim With tears that have rained abovo them, * For" tho lleklo words and tho faithloes hearts. . That taught us how:to lovu tliem. There aro sighs that como in oftr joyous hours, . To chasten our dreams of gladness, And tears that spring to our aching eyes In hours of thoughtlbss sadness. - - Fur tho blithest birds that slug in spring Will Hit the- waning summer, And lips that we kissed in fondest lovo Will smile on. the lin,t uw comer. ., Over the breast whero lilies rest In white hands stilled forever, The roses of June will hod antl blow, Unheeding the hearts that sever. And lips that quiver in silent grief, All words of hope i-ufusitig, ' Will lightly turn to tho lleeting joys Tliftt perish with the using. Summer blossoms and winter tnowi, . I.ove and its sweet elysiah ; llolie, like a siren dim and fair, Quickening our fainting vision ; Drooping spirit and (fallen pulse, Where untold memories hover, "yelida touched wiljh the seal of don .Vml the tilfui drciviji is over. ath. OLD ABEL'S MILLSTONE " Understand!-ine, Abel; both my father and inyself are perfectly sntfclied with thkj amount .already l'""-". .."! . - " Many tlmwks to -yoti, sir, for the saying of it; but nothing short of the full sum will satisfy me. At tlto'thi'ie (eight years ago next mid summer) it was reckoqed at u hun dred und fifty pounds in round . iiumufcra. -1 mean to pay every fur-1^^?"- thing, please Heaven, if I live long enough., If I die afore, I-hope Polly'll keep up the payment reg'- lar." -.. " But really, Abel, 1 don't like taking this money. I um euro these payments must cripple you terribly." k "JJever'you mind thnt, Mr. Bjiker, junior. I feel something on my conscience which is worse than hunger or cold, and it.won't be easy until I've paid-you all. There's live pound ten, Sir-; not so much as Inst half year, because of Polly's illness in the spring ; but I hope to make it mote next .'time. If you tutor the sftni-in this book and add it tip, j-ou'll find it makes ninety pound." j4 Is' iaoty .pounds exactly. Well, if you insist oh my taking the money, I suppose I must. Is your daughter married yot, Webb 1" ' Not yet, Sir." ] "Likely to be?" " Well, l|m afeat-ed it's nigher than I like." " What! you disapprove of her choice P' i Oh, no, not a bit. Tom Smith's visit to Baker junior, lie seeAis tjo become imbuod with frephdifo, frerih hope, and increacd Htrength. -Tti patient old man recognizes, tlief change himself, itnd joyfully feel that the millstone of (debt, which has for so rnany years-- li.un'g abot bin neck, is less heavy i-han befoim. Oil, how earnestly ho hopes to live to freo hinisolf of his Burdon 1 long weury' task is still before him but ho lias, learned from past expor;* ienco how much may be accomplish ed by persovoring appl ication, "un daily feels himself ipproauhint .nearer and neater and nearer the fpurposb of;his later life, " ! .Away from the close thorough- fttres of the city to tho Thames em bankment. His walk lias boon lonir and futigiioing, find res.tiiig his an: on the stone balustrade, ho pause for a few moments with his eye fixed upon tho dark silent flowirij; river. His recent conversation with BaJter junior fully occupies his mind ns lie thus pauhcB oh -Iiib homeward journey ; aiyl upon the old man's flushed and wearied fea tures there breuku a'sinlle of sell- satisfaction as tho thought crossei htm of wdiat so many other men would have done had tliejr been in) bis situation, ' " A hundred and fifty pounds,' ho murmurs, as ho looks out upon the sweep of waters before him ii lot of money, a lot of money! Easily squandered, bi|t lio\r difficult to save ! A'fortune to men liks Honest Abel Webb the boys used to "call me at school; honest Abel Webb I have been to in j-employer!, and honest Abel Webb I'll bets the end of my days." In no spirit of Pharisaic egotist i docs the old man thus address bin Integrity, devotion, and trut \x are .component parts of his nature. Briefly his lifo passes before him is the cool Autumn breeze plays witli his. white locks, and he patches tbe flickering lights by the river's bank. First he sees himself kneeling by his mother's side, and lisping a si tu ple prayer; then, bending low h is head, ho feels her gentle loving' hand, and hears her sweet voice pray that God will bless her child, and cause the precious seed of H Is word to fall upon good ground aid bring forth abundant harvest. EW how aa this vision passes before him he -humbly bowsjlis head, and ejec- nlates with fervent ardor*. "Amen!"' Next conies the school life in a little midland village. Then tlie face of the vicar," who had been tlie means of introducing him to a larje city house, rises before him. 3.'o this succeed recollections of his ein>-. Iployment in the house of Baker Jk'- Baker.; his marriage;; the birtli of his boy -Sam the child of promise that was to he a solace to his declin ing years; his acceptance of his.eit- uation of a warehousemen in thro establishment of-Loostring <fc Toil, the wholesale milliners -of Wopd { $1.00 per annum In Advance. solution she 'was the counterpart of; lior fathe!r,'and"'her judgnient'was' far in e.xocss of' that possessed by! most girls of her age (18). Sheij-'good deal, ain't it I All saved,, too, was.of industrious habitsj was thor-ji by you and' me, Polly." the hoped it would not be bj-rjught to as good u fellow as ever livedF He|f^etf _and..tbf,0e so'tow of ljis is sober, honeat and bianly ; and all that'll tell in tho long.run. But I'd j nitber she hadn't anybody after her leastways until the debt's squared 'twixt you and me." "A debt, that, as you know, we already consider dischavged." " But which I don't, Mr. Baker, junior. However, I'm a keepin' you. Good night, ji?ir, and many thanks for your kindness." With that Abel/Webb retreated, hat in hand ; and bowmg to'Baker junior with every backward step be takes, finds himself by and by at the half glass door opening to the outer oilice. Arrived here ho once more thanks the younger partner of Baker <fc Baker, wholesale druggists of Ipecacuanha Lane, Alderman- bury, and at last emerges into the crowded thoroughfare. It is the chisk of ah October evening, and brisk dapper young men are hurrying along the narrow courts and alleys bent upon the delights of home, or tho intoxica ting pleasures they expect to find elsewhere. The large warehouses are closed, and the gas, burns but dimly in-the' grimy chambers, ap propriated to those whose duty it is to remain in: "the premises after business hours. . Abel Webb takes scant notice of what is passing around him. He is a little man, poorly clad, upon! whose shoulders fifty-five years, of /unremitting toil, anxiety, trouble, and heavy disap pointment weigh-heavily. His hair is white with; hoarfrost, and the wrinkles upon his fOrehead and the dark hbllows beneath his eyes make iiitrj appear a far older man than-he really is; but despite his puny-stat ure, his weather beaten aspect, and the wrinkles of age, he is as hope d>1 O adit vat home, Asentswantcd 3>< Outfit and tcs free. THUS .4; '..CO,, Augusta, Maine.-'.': ' life a sorrow that seemed in its deep intensity" to ingulf all the jcys of preoeding.yeare. After this come visions of the long, earnest strug;;le to right a grievous wrong; last of all, the remembrance of the kiad words addressed to him but in hour previously in' the wholesale J druggist's private room. " j ~ ' The ringing'tones of "Big Ben" awoke AbelJWebb from his reverie. With the sudden thought that iiis daughter Polly would be home d6- fore bim jf he didn't make gnat haste, he sot off at a ,trpt, resu rat ing bis cheery whistle as he went along-. ., L_ And sure enough home he ^is.: When he had threaded his -way through a labyrinth of Westmins-!' ter byways, and at last reached 1he corner of the narrow street in which were his lodgings, and involuntar J'y cast his eyea up to the second floor window of one j of. the houses, he knew as well as! though he saw ler standing before him that she bad managed to reach home first. '.$o landlady overflowing with kind- heartedness as she might be could provide such ai heart welcome to honest Abel as Bis daughter Polly. Wliy, the very coul seemed to burn ( brighter and send forth a more ruddy glow; when she had coaxed them into a flame. The reflection of tbeir cheery -warintfe. showed (it self upon the drawn blinds,- and be spoke the love and comfort fostered within the hnmble lodging shared by Abel and his daughter.' .. WasTPolly handsome? No. Was she pretty 1 ,Scarcely that, for her features lacked harmony. You had to look below the surface to discov-' er.wbat made Polly the idol of her father's heart and the cause of ajix- ful in spirit as ever, while there ieties unspeakable to honeat Torn rests upon his features an expres sion of patienc^ and quiet deter mination, giving token that Abeli Webb still thinks .himself capable' of many a tussle'in the struggle for Jffe. . i Generally speaking, Abel cannot be considered a good walker, neither does he ordinarily whistle stirring melodies ns lie elbows his way through the teeming streets. Yet , whenever he pays hjs half yearly Smith. First of all, Polly was short. She had light brown- hair, which formed itself into natural curls and danced about her head! in the most provokingly coquettph fashion. Sex eyes . were a liquid bluey her Hose Blightly trousse, and her lips like no ot^er woman's in. the w.orjd rat least Tom Smith thought! So much for Polly's outwi.r.d* characteristics. Jn temper and soft re- so until he was. fjreed from the'.bo rdin which had so long kept him ty Ins own freo wjill.almost pennilessj - The aspent to Mr. Wei bJs apart ments tvas, to-a atrangor, an ex- perinventJ attended with r iany: diffi culties. As in moat poor locali ties, children were in grsat force; and on v'et days; it was the pleas- ing-custtm of the juvenilis belong ing" to tl e house in-which"Abel re sided, to employ their infantine leisure in games upon the stairs or on the Landings of the t aro floors, The house, was let out ;o several families, and, as tbe lad es of the establishment [ more close ly resent bled Leah and Rachel, a degree of mirth and reckless gayety pervaded what raifcht be termed tho lungs of J the house. The children too (be ing naturally of a hospitable and social disposition) were ii.; the hab it of inviting neighboring juveniles to share their exhilirative pleasures a circumBtahce tending' in. no small degree to increase the noise commencing at daybreak tud ordi narily 6 lasing about imidn ight In toal darkness it wa certainly confusir g to have ones ea rs saluted with a.very Babel of viices; to find the balusters occupied by as- piripg young gymnasts, .to place J one's foot upon, a warm' yielding mass of humanity, that wo rid there- 'uponisetul forth a yell ef reoioh- Btrance, speedily bringing from the retirement of the washing; tub and ironing table, .toiling, perspiring mammas, or to lose ones balance by treadinjj upon marbles or -other awkwatd obstructions by the; way, With these' little difSeul ies, how ever, one soon became familiar, so that wt en Abel Webb h. ;d opened t;he stre et door he speedily reached 4ii8 owr. apartment, ": How cosy the! little place looked. It was it patternjof neatness and do mestic comfort. ! The table was laid for supper, a .nice crisp I oaf being flanked1 by a piece of cheeue (placed on a small plate in order tiTnake.it look rui>re than it really vas), and,, yes! really a gigantic < ucumber, Polly, who was -kneeling-before the fire, vigorously plying tho bollows ahd inciting the coals to a perfect fury of flame, hud not ligl ted a can dle, and certainly nono wjs wanted. The bright blaze brought into .full view the nettle goraniiim occupying the table in front of the window; it lit up-the photograph of tho mild looking looking woman; (Polly's mother), on the other side of the voom^' it showed"tho brass knobbed piece of furniture, to outWarthview abureau, but to the initjiated fre quenter .of Abel's apartments no thing .more nor less thah~ti turn up bedstead,iin which the father hun- self slept.; .and it .reflected its brightness upon the sideboard^with its ornaments" of ware, a few books, and the old fashioned, work .boxr containing so many relics dear ;to old Abel and his daughter.; among others u tiny l>uby's.shoe, once .worn by thkt boy (now dead)" on whom old Abel had lavished such a wealth of paternal love. ' y Why, you're rather -late, sfather, ain't you," inquired thelgil,.spring- ing t^ her feet, and giving old Abed such a sounding of a kiss that it" might almost have been heard On the pavement outside, if anybody-] had been ciirious enough to listen-, " I'vebeen home a long time." ' > " Tj^eH, Polly, I've been to dihe savings bank, and afterwards to Aldennanbury I took! five pound'.ten; and Mr. Bakerr junior, spoke so kindly that the timet slipped.by, and 'twas seven o'clock afore I knew where I Was a'mok" not that make ninety pounds you have paid ?. ' - . .'- "Yes, ninety pourtds. : It's a ough'ly domesticated, ahd,J above^i all,--- posses.oed l a heart Which-^ as.; warmly responded to the'appeal of the buifetring as it echoetl' the joys of those it loved. ' ,Pollya usefulness was hot confin ed to the two.rooniB on ilie second, floor. S|ie had served hr-appren ticeship to-tho'millinery I UBiness in the house possessing the norvicesof her father-, and, "sfcrangKto say, Tom Hintth was one of I he, young men who served at Messrs, Loo string & Tool's. Of coune the love aflair. Jvas kept very! quiet, and somctimek poor -Polly's heart thumpedjwith fear lest Jio'secret should bo discovered, fcr in tho eyes of their-employes, Loostring (fc.Toeil W3re terrible people indeed Abel and his daughter, however kept notllinj^prom each other; so thut the simple hearted-, old'ware houseman was speedily [made no^ quainted j with tli estate pf affairs, and by no means disapproved of '^- inat<jb, though be | devoutly " Oh, father, I dm't do tnudh to it. If you weren'tto deprives" your self of comforts, why, we shouldn't have paid off twenty of.it." . "Don't say tMt, Polly. If it was not for your earnings,- how. could I put my wages into the sav ings bank, as I do nearly every month t - '" ' Rev. Mr. Beechcr FinkUy'Ac- . - anitted. - f. <>" "-'I The Congregational AjUpc&ytipn] of New York and Brooklyn inaye, issued to the public a stat intent -i>^| their action in regard to the charges against Beechor's' mbraln, wbieh were to be brought before the j Ad visory Council's Commissi m. [.The committee appointed last April to co-operatfe-in bringing the evidence Wore tliitt Commission, report th,a' up.tp'-tlns dayj after more|tbiifn si*- . months' opportunity tp sp|jalt,_'and -Well, daddy dear, you know'after'the moat urgent and/public it's only you I've got. to live for," j entreaty that;everyone/would sjieak said I the girl archly, " (What's that you. sayV replied i jn.-.,i u;_i.t.. *--i'- .'. i -.' old Abeil, highly pleased with his daughter's remark, .but determined not I to be-hood-'winkeuV. .'"' How about Tom Smith 3 D'ye mean to say you don't care'for liiin ? . . "Hush ! Don't s'jieak so loud." Polly blushed, and looked."half; frightened: toward that corner of the room where the big bureau cast its shadow.. . : ' : " Why, there's nobody can hear.-"- "rYes, father, the children might, arid; sometimes childnm make a lot of qiischief," obseived that little. wiBe'-acre, Polly. Then with'a des perate intention to change the sub--| ject,-she said, "Yon must have -a" greatcoat this winter, or you 'ate sure to have the rheumatics, as j ou had 'em., last year. Oh, I saw. a" beauty in the Horseferry ivad to night sor thick, with nice warm- lining inside'.'" and the price only' eighteen-shillings. ; Second~ hand, of course;, but almost as ,gpod aa' new." .,"". . - --: " Oh, I think I can do without it this year. - Let's save tbe eighteen shillings, and send it to Mr. Baker, junlpc." ' ^ 1' No, I shan't allow anything -Of {.th^ sort." Tm just as anxious as you' are io pay oar debts,- but I'd rather work my fingers to the bones than, that yoa should -suffer another year'as you did last."" And I tafo;" added tt strong, manly, voice j which seemed to issuO^ from Mr^Webbys 3ee^ing place. : Polly gave a shriek, *hen burst into a ringing laugh that seemei to fill the room with joyous liariaony, like the sounds of bells mpon a frosty night, and Abel,tniraiBg suddenly in his chair saw tbe burly form of- Tom Smith' emerge' from the dusky corner. " Hallo, Tom !" shouted Afel. ,rSo you've been listening. . Well, luckily, you ain't heard! no.secrets. I suppose you are one of these children that make mischief, 'as Polly says.'- (Concluded had, weekA ' - When Men are ait their Best. Dr. Beard states that from sn analysis of thsilives of a thousand ropresentative! men from all _the great branchespf the human family, he has -made the discovery that the golden decade is between forty and fifty-; the brazen between twenty and' thirty ; the iron between fifty and sixty. The superiority of youth who.tiad'anything to say i against him, no one hSd seen fit. to/respond, no,ono had; undertaken Aj-niake, either before th# Assocwtacin orbe-- fore the Ci>miiiission,:th* slightest- responsible .charge against t iie moral' character of the Bx.'v.3Jenry.WBVd Beecher; ThejAssodiH'jnoi) adopted the report1 audjthen pit'sscd'a resd^: '1 iitfon:"tfaut..if thosenVl/o <th is claim * to have evidence or .'to be able, to^ substantiatej the charges j against . Beecher, shil) knowingly fail, or re-' , fusetc bring sucli.eharges;oreividen- J ces. before that Commission of in- - ' vostigation, .this Association must hold itself tfieuceforth amyjly jusli , fied in utterly condemning, those charges and rumors aafalse and slan- . derotis, and defending Mr.. Beecher as a worthy, houored ,aud ibelovecl- tnember of this body ; and Whereas the preceding report of the said Committee indicates that there is no-substantial ground fbr bMieyiug^ in the guilt,of Mr. Beefcher, Jje it therefore resolved, that -we\k), / therefore, as an AaspciattionJ regard our brother us worthy of our oonfi- -' derice and love; and express to him our sympatliy in the ere "trial .; through which lie lias passed. . I and" middle .life :over old-age in _ originaf work appears all the great- I learned Secretaiy of the Society M. An Interesting Gift. Gen. Merideth Head, Anericaa Minister to Greece, has pi eseqted to tb]3 Department... of .S Ate ' at Wash ngtori, through Hon. Hamil-. ton !F sh, n iHteresting*nc tunip^ue _' gift. I?he Archaeological S< ciety of Atheals, o'f which he iii"-]iiember, has been 'engaged for some time in making excavations on thes mthem side of the Acropolis. The discov- erles already reached, in. i sheets, Mtt^w8s'4n itaportanc of fiHympia, jBesJdes -the i of thiree temples mentioned Santas, numerous anscrijjtu e Jy belonging to >the ,5*a have been found, , Bat remarkable reli^ was discoyerecf Jn the base of the southern j\-sell of - the Acropolis. . It waa notbi ig lesa . than ;a_ treaty fcetHtteen-^he Atben-;- ians and Cha'c doiians of tie -third/ year of the 831^ 'Olyttipuk M^' 445 B. C.i engraved upon} a 'iUirge __ block of a'T'eutelic marble teveWl - years'before the. Parthenor.'- wai- commenced by > the order of Pfrirs cles. ^Not a'letter is missing -fr.om this remarkable document. ..It, completes a passage of Th'uc; 'dld.e's^ *"'. and .is referrsd to by Plutytth-'dn'd- "". Diodoms Siculus. " , ImmeUatieiy, after 'it- was brought to light by tbe_ er when we consider the fact that all the positions' of Honor and pres; tige professorships and publio sta tions are in the hands of. the old. Men are not widely, known!; until long after the work tl>at gives'them their fame. - Portraits of great men are delusions ^statues are lies. They are taken when men have be come' famous, which, on tho aver age', is at least twenty five years after ;they did tbe work that gives them their feme. Original work requires enthusiasm.; If all. the original work done by men unejet; 'forty-five were annihilated, we" woultf' be reduced to barbarism. Men are at their best'at that,time most equally balanced. This period on an ' average is .between'. thirty- eight to-forty., Afterthis'the. law- is that'experience increases; but. en thusiasm declines. ; ' '. 'f peaven bless Mr. Baker; for those.kind words!" responded. Polly giving her father another hearty kiss Jos she unwound the woolen comforter enoiroling his neck. Then, j ufterl apaijse,; she iasked, j" Does mansions Jftf the Rothschilds. Two of the ycUtnger-Rothschilds have-become the possesseraj of hew and magnificent residences in Paris. | Baron - Edmondi. do iBothschilds, who visited this .country, ,4ast year in -company *ith the COuht d Tu- -renne, baa bought, the auperb Hotel [Ponfculbu, -with ita .noble park and- gardeus of fie acres ii^ extent, ad-, joining 'tbej British Eoubaisy, and will ithere ifiurround Eim$elf ^With all the tmarvels .of i biblography, .which happens to :be. his V.particti.- lar ivanity," j and .which can nowhere be :moFe-sumptuott9ly indulged than ,| in IParis. fiaron,Arthur de Roths childs has bought .two .fine hotels (meaning, of course, 'two tine, pri vate (mansions) on the *venue Marigny, has detnolished.them both, and is erecting a marvelous,paaaoe with'Italian hahgirig gardens" wherein to enshrine, his works of art,.his luHurious household and his postage - stamps.' He is the chief collector of postage stamps in franco, aha is no.W in-treaty for display of American Coumanoadis, Gen. Read ipre lered a; plaster cast to be taken oft ie size of the origihal. ThiBt."" was hand somely framed in a dark oljv wood case, with a door'to preserve, the; inscription, and an appr )priate dedication in gold letters. Read then forwarded this copy of this" roost ancient matic instn.mient as .his pep~sonal- gifc to the Department of StiateJiat. Washington.' : 'Gfeii.-:- |mique diplcv " '-.". i -Contentment." ' to' be in hiirmony with; your sur^ound-i ings is more to .be .prized in. this .everyday' worlel.tKan weal .h;.or genius. And this treasure lies with in the power -ef each. - Itsipoaies- sion depends -entirely,-hpijH dur-.; selves. It must be deep and abid- - ing, not left ito 'the <raercy of sveiry; little.trifle.:. Didjt fever occur to yonltliat a -cheerful, happy iaoe,>the'-ihirrpr of a seren^ ^nd peaceful mind, would :give; more"! real pleasure toj-yoor - family than;- to-tlm elaborate dinner ^Or the weib'awanged "housed J Affairs do take a.most exaspera- ting turn sometimes, "but frtWhs, and. sfoss -woi-cIb, -and fret tings won't make them a whit be tter; indeed, tkrsr may make them orse, . for*ny-tiiought, vnd leave .one at tlie.mercy <if iB-hunionr:of;pas8ion, .which is more likely to lead it" the [wrong'than in teai-.right'pktnj There is absolutejjaiu in 8elticn- troj, in' vesecving eeiuanimity o Moral power ia aectu>ed, and. ponV seqnently the-ability toi governiper--' sons &ad".eontrol and direct affkira. the large stamps' to &t the Exppsitioh. 4>Ut a- teaspoonfiil of brown sugar int* aquarfe of j[iast<, and it will fa) itexr ;labefls~ae seciuely to tin cahe ai to -wobcL Sousekejepera may lave themselves much annoyance ia the, loss of litbdUfrom their ftult eons bo sefih; at Philadelphia j when putting up their owhfiuit^; ' by remembering this. );'.. - v