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K?:rivsiLyv;' 1 -1 ' ! El all -ft** ^:" )ods ixx ?*> Which a Mock of:*- Hl brows* (hades. fde Searfi .."- "Is, Wool ^bleroijor* i season **. [Ladies, yob fa buy. Jur. . Vi centre* of fers, feathv '. ^ seal, tnink t^t raftetj. Kobes, *c, jwt trade in; sg,keep th* in this par* k>f extra fina |C&}1 and-sea our goods. Vudscn Bay Iceat Tariety - ia also very complete* -r" irey, Wbite, it and jery ; toSred apo4 . '.*-' - felamc II. Xo.MlI ACTON, ONT., THURSDAY, -tTOV^JMBBR j 23, 1876. i- KS ING aa [ egaraiess rf:'i^:v. jiow fereiVof, joat Oj* st apd 1 iV ,d.yn to 5ft 6 joeu*^ . .ceo**?*"-- "1: $1.25- ..'.> ?.v ': ':jL- -1'-*"' in.oed^c .40f.enti.:-^r:-!. , ."rrV-- ":* f: JT * G** :'vi3t' :" tiB| "ti*** i-f. ^yg B&SIXESS CARDS, G. I'. S. S'ndiinie of Trinity follec**, MsJ"h<ro: OoU*coof l'hysiclubs !::'rtt*y'r -VrToy. *" DR. R. MORROW* Pftysl. cJ*n..SurprooM. .tc,t IWtevup Co|. '- l*.' Yi>cS.!Visovir;utnatt>otVlrtitrl;\ j Coilepvs Csrisdn.- Consultation U.-\>:r ! T^eya>*>d KrWi>'. ftom 9a< m, tHlj) t. Residence WesV Uower sinfct, acras.________,__________' - ! | JAMES MATTHEWS, ion-j reyancortK-uerof Marrlace Licenses, Hnstma^tor. ' Insurance .\ceut,.' .*cnr jioneT v> l<<*n. -.Vgont Monm-al Tele- | g-rspa Co.,'C.erR boortn. ulvistcn Court, i Ccan.ln vj. U-,*e., Across, Ont. ; DHEXDERSOX, Convey- i m anwr. *c\. n.so jAgi-nt Canada ' Ufe Assurance CO. IVfds, srorlgaKtR,' I *c prepared ne:iily.rr\moiIj,-l r-Ojrrrct 1 y j mi on rrajn ible iiei-ms. , . Jdijnov to iioju on Mortjjac security. Office ' ^Iasjow .House. Acvon. ION .4 RPLEBE ___________ ,XX;. Iv;\rrisier>. AUtvrnej s-..\-l- T ;. M.lTnESOX, Attoruoj- fj u-uavr, 'Soficiior in I'hmuviy, *< Corner.f-Maln and'Churcb 6treels-Uti>rs;,,towa. ;, SI 31 PS OX, Ljclor.^ la Chiuii'ery,' iVtlvtv^neer-s ao". >iatn sir^et,"**: uxCktwun. - . _' WM. LUDLAW; Barrister-! T If AttOfneA-?iu--l-.-iv ^ Iic.ior-' in .' - Tnahcorx. "-Ssc- <.l:B^.-: Ilnmliioiu 1 i 4C n-irvj'ti' Milioti. Mrjn s:ri-,-i. Tin- J Mi!l>n CtBce will l>p a!it(er.lli>* iiu'insi ant.<? 1*. \^*>Ciimj>be.ll. nn'l Mr Imi.l-J UW WilI utt-nil u! tne-'ililtoa lifiice" I . <jn Kri'iHV o.'ttfft 'eitlt. j Harness shop. I B.. K-. GOOK Having purchased tho stock nrti good Mill of the business lately carrieil oj hy Mr. J. F.- Dempaey, bogs to annonnciu to thb itihabitantii of Acton and vicinity that he v\ ill continue the harness busi ness in the same premises, Old Post Oflirc Building, Mill Street, Acton, vfhero he is prep^reil to turn out work secoinl.to none iu the Dominion, being a practical workman of considerable ex- jierience. All work done promptlyand as cheap as the ,eheai>est. On hand a lrge and -well selected stock of liarnr. none BlankrH, Trunks M hips, ltrn-.hr!!, roralK, Ar, llopairmg promptly, attended to. Acton, Sept. 2t>, 1S7G. f' J^CTOJi BAKE BY. Chcau Bread.. H E.VKY JL. DBlhX '-J.Vtt'ft.tSC-E .iCE\T. l EU*H, - AgcDl for lUe Mcreaiitile nmi "*\'atrt"oo. All basloeS* ,'iitrnMtM lo ni^ ciire i.l on fklihfuUy Tji;t!iili.d iu. Knleis hy mml oUcited. H. L-HUaKK __________________' i t ,____ IIFATEXTSTor IXYEXTIOXS j cii"e.iitio'jsly a^i;i prv>]>t-riy secur< d 'InOaa.td.i. t!ic X'lillci SLites juJ Eiirape. PM^a^ g-varMiuo-d or do otuirjje. send farpriiueJ in>t2uct:ons. \Agi>ticy in opi r- si}jOS5u.vcar=-.; -jlhSklf.Gl.I^T, " - -Ult-KVrii, Canuil.l, Mee^asleai Engineer, So.leiior uj Pi lentiand D^aughsruan. :SLBK3-HS. _N\nv i* tl>e time to leave your order aALLO"WAT BROS. ARE STILL AHEAD, And wo intend to keep do with our .*" Superior | Bread, Buns, and? Cakes, delivered fresh around tho village, and viciirity every day. A good stock of BREAD BUNS AND OAKES Always olv hand at our bakery, good, fresh and cheap for cash. NO C RE D I T GIVE N, Except to prompt-paying monthly cua- tinmen). . All kinds of Proilucc taken iu ox- change for i;oods. Weight for weight given in bread in exvJiange for Hour. WEDDING & FANCY CAKES Made to Hirilcr :irM:h<) shortest possiblo notiet^.aiid satisfaction guaranteed. N.H.r-AH giKwU nro warranted pure .as nothing, btt the best of jnaterial is Wed. The patronage of tho public is respectfully solicited. UAIiLOWAY BROS. Acton, Aug. 0, 1S"G.^ At J. Ryder's Factory', Ceap bread ; FOR THE MILLION Yi ILLIAM WATK.I.VS, Utacr Warrj3;r Llrrnw. .t Certinealc*. By Eoya! Api-olntmerii.) ijsine&s p.ivnte and coi;l>decitaI , tifflca a: ih; Ppst- Ulflco. liltnwil'ium, ' Coa-ty Ha* ton.' ; ^\P s; s. carter. Trarhcr or*SIu>lr. Drawing =ad French^ - Cht-.rch slreet, Acfn. , ' OLIYER LOZIER,5lastercr, Aci'ia^ i>ut. Hw'.-ry vle>enp i^u i>;" Piiutt^ri-^g ar/i IIoti4:h-ca---'.ii:tr done *-.n ti;e m-"^i r^ tsoi-.ubitf it-rm.-, nu j satisluc* liua ^uarauietd. ~ - Stylish l*utt^r.r Serviceable \ Slei^b: I am making up a large stock for the coming scasouf from the best material. Cufl (7/icZ^;' oiii; Haiidarnie Cutters My. present stock of BUGGIES AND "WAGONS will 1* sold off very- cheap. Xtitr is x good tiiae to secure bargains. - Strict attentron given to . Scrsc-Shccin? & General Slasfc- " yAES KYDKU. i Acton, Sept. -7, ISTiJ. B.6 E. N1CSLI2T Ce^.to aunnuncc that they have secured the services of a First-Class. JBaker, and that their Baking business is now iu full operatiou, iu the premises owned by J/rs. Hapua; Bread will be delivered daily at the houses in the village, and vicinity. Wedding* Cakes, Tea Cakes, Pastry, Buns, &c.,! A CTOX fLOrU MILLS. ,'B. i E. A'ICKLIX, Pr..prie:*ors- f V'.-.nr tnl Feeialwaj-> f.:i t :.ntl, w'liole- - sate and reiai!.: tirisiin^ an 1 C*iit>p,'ini; IJi.iv..- C:-s!) i!?..iil kin i di Gr in. ROSSI X IIOT Si;. Aclt>ii- C!o~-lo tt< (J. T. P.al w:.y SlitT.oT... j *tic*Ht*niaCConiraijdaIi(.B for tliHlrnvtl--1 liiifpatrlic THUS. CAJU'iTEI.i., Ktojt. { DOHIXIOX HOTEL, Actoji, j Robert Agii _--, Vr\>jrr2t-ior,TiiU ! DC* Howl B nw-eU up in lirst-chis-s '. -sljle with *K,V- furiiiture.: Coiiimercutl t Tntveliers vi 1 Rttl i;ok1 iicooijluioji.iiori j Wletjmniiihtys Sampit- r^'Jin-s. Spechil i aUnlion j.-iii > t_olh-* v..itiii^ o' tue ir.iv-'!- j lin^piiulicr ii;t"r>upp.r*:-j' wiUi lue be^: ;' Li<7ax>rsa'-d (,'i^ar^. oobi .*i.a.b;iLig ai.d TYTH. HEMSTREET, * Licensed Auctioneer F6f ttae'Counties of SVe'.lii-gton and Hi.1- I Con- . orders l^ic at the r'ntr. I^:d*s i Offleei'Aclotiy or al rni^- r*-s*"<lenct-,. in-'" Koetireiod. will bepromi'tly atieudt-o lo. Termreaiona<)Ie. .... v" X>rRE MiXK^- - -Tne undersigned-be^* tijthaTtk his ciif- tomers for the liberal jirtfonage' reeeivt-d darijjg ilbe f^i--t summf-rj'aiid would cay *lnat.h^is how prepared \t suoply em ad? itlonajTaamber of tra^Utmer* wltri ^o^kJ, pare.fresh miik delivered e^ery m"rn- lo, and twice a day-n Saturdays.* I'a.- ti<-,who.keep cews will fled It rnueh eaeaper and Its* troub!eu>eet mll*cd^-ilv- erea at their doors, and thf-v would do ?il4pfelltheircows;in<ibay'thflrmiik. "Tweatj-^me quart tickeh l'or $1, if paid in advance, or iwemy^ne. pint tickets tor50cents. f. s.:iE113rBO.NU.' Acton, Xov. 10th, is:*). made iu the very best manner, and kept U.a _^ _ i alwavs on hand, good and fresh. Also U D R T AKIM G.' cL%l-rf ^^-^ *-*/ .:______ | The patronage of the public is res pectfully solicited. -..'.. The nuiler.siL'iicil ljgj ujiwe to inform i the. people of Acton and vicinity that lie, will furnish all . Eefiuisites in I ndertakiiiK on short notice and reasonable pterins as l- call l.^_liad- "T If"irfc- -S'ljij-Iinl ir.'ieir j>'.-7/v<(*. lL Mm*, that he Will "' Fit up Stores Ss Offlces in t!ie best style. Stioir Cases, nook a.fs anil Ilrtkii made to order. ' FL'RXITCnE HEP Allien. Slu^/on Willow street, near'^Iain st. B. & E. N1CKLIX. ^ctoii. Veli. 29, lST(i. 4T"**- P.-M. McC'AX.V. y. Vtiftaiv, Mar^h 20, JSTC 39-fim Carriage & Wagon Haia Street, - . Acton. /VTILTOX; -.. . PLANma MILLS. MICHAEL SPEIGHT, General. Blacksmith, Carriage and '. Wagon-maker... B'mt H'Jnc-Shoer'a in the County. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed or no price charged. G l ELPII ARMORY. S&s.' : J. pR. MITCHELL, ; Manufactnrer of Sash, Dfcoors, Blinds, Mould ings, Door and Window,. . Frames, Pickets, etc. P\ardnq, Scroll Work and MaCcJiinr/ Dotm. to Order. . *r Blinds 30 cents 'per foot."" - &. work delivered in Acton tree. Orders leffcat Secord Bros, will be promptly, ^ttanded to. I Milton, June 6, 187G. '. 50-1 y P TROLEOPE CHAPMAxX, r~* - i "' I Practical Bookbinder. i *H BescriptioW of Bindins Neatly Executed. /* PooJx of ah Kinds 'Made to Order. ;', - - ^Slinfir PromptlyAttended to. - rt^Ordera faft-vat the Fkee Pees -""f^.Fill receive prompt attention. ^uBai^.hi^ * 30M newspapers, and w*1**** snowing costof adyerttfili^. Flnl-4'law, Plows and t'ollard's Patent Iron Harrows always on hand. I A good stock of Carriages and Wagons. ] Repairing promptly and'jiroperly at tended to.r Ac'ton, fnly 18, 1876.- ^CTON , ' -. . FLANING MILLS * MND Pump, Sasn, Door and Blind Factory. . THOMAS EBBAGE, Manufacturer ^OJf Windo'W' Sash, Doors, Venetian Blinds Mouldings, And other Building Requisites Also Maker oi - Lumber Planed and Dressed to ordefr ! in the "test manner. JOHN KIRKHAM, Gunsinitb, Silver-Plater, &c. Wishes to inform the public that he has removed to Hatch's Block, ""S'ext door to Tyson's Butcher Shop AMMUNITION; FOK ALL BBBECH LOADING ABMS. . Ely 4 Kynoch's Cartridge Onsen nnd Caps for reloading name. Ke-loa<icrs, Ke-rapJ>"ers. Cap Ejectors, Curlers, ar,d Crcasorsi. I'leaning Hods', and all articles necessary for a (Sportsman's outflt. All sorts of Itppalrlng nnd Jobbing executed on tbc shortest notice at Guelph, ^pril 27, 1876. KTRKN'fitn lOE TO.-DAY, , . , . . Hiy son-in-law ; but before I give Strength for to-day is all that wo ncod, my consent to your marriabo I j As thoro never Will bo a to-morrow j I ..... J. .. P~. For to-morrow will prwo "but another . to-day j With its measures of joy and sorrow. Then why foronst tho trials! of life With Biicli gravo and sad! persistence, And watch anil wait for a tjrowd of ills That as y et has no existamc !^ I Strength for to-day what a precious booii: ;*""*" j For thojcarncjit souls who labor," For'thu williujgjhands that jninister To tJie needy friend or neighbor. Strength for to-day- hcarta In tho battio-frir. right may nuoil not; And with eyes bcdimiued j with .bitter tears . -." Iu their sliarch for light niay fail not. Strength for to-day, on the downhill track, j For tiie .travellers near the valley That up,, far up oil the other side, Ero long they may safely rally. Strength for to-day that our precious yiu-jth Mny happily shun'tempation, - Arid build from tluj rise to tho set of sun . .* = On a strong and sure foundation. Strength for to-day in house ami homo To practice forbearance sweetly To scatter, kind words and loving deeds, Still trusting iu Uod completely. Strength for to-day is ail-that we need, ^ As there never will lie a todiiorrow ; For to-morrow will prove but another to-day, -With its measures of joy and-sorrow. must tell however, has frightened out of me, for.I coulc you of something j that may, perhaps, cause.you to draw the truth." Uack.". i I "And now Tom \ftm about to speak When Abel, in trembling accents, resum ed "If you'd both been content to wait a few years, whatl am about to tell miglit never "have been known to either of you. I was still a young Win tfo marry you -witho it knowing I do know it, Mr. Webh," exclaimed Tom, who had bean tryingjo speak for some time, but had been unable to dq so, ow ing to a Btrange sensation as of marbles rolling up his tb roat, and a determination of water to his eyes " npw I do know. it, p am more man wlien I first entered Baker & , than ever desirous of ma king Polly Baker's! warehouse ; you Polly, ray wife. I thought of having the that tho weary I were tlireo yeais old, but your ' bauns put up ne*t week OLD ABEL'S MILLSTONE V CTON LIVERY & SALE STABLE J. P. ALLAN ToKes pleasure .In announcing to the -public generally that be is prepared to furnish Tirst-olass Sorses aal Oarrlasrea At Reasonable Bates. . His Bigs and Horses are the best that caD be bad, and be Is determined not to be surpassed by any City Stable. Acton July 1st, I87S. All work guaranteed. A,c.totf, Ja*a,,i8M.-: SUBSCRIBE FOB THE - , *'* ACTON FREE PRESS, * Only One Dollar ft-Teari $5 tO $20 ismplef worth^l free. Stinsok Jc-lpo-IT: Portland, Maine. i <tir> adayathomS." AgeDU wanted ipX4 ontfltanateiins free. XKUE A J30.S, Auguata, MaUie^, (Concluded from' last week.) This retaliation upon his daugh ter struck Webb as such ian extra ordinary'master piece of j witticism that he fairly roared with-laughter. Byo and i bye 'Tom Smith roared too, and when he had hud his laugh out, finding that Abel's attention wna still engrossed by the wonderous joke, seized the opportunity to throw his arms around Polly's! waist, at which the' damsel, who did not like being laughed at, told the devoted lover to' "a-done and not be so silly." ." -Well, tvliut brings you here!" inquired Abel, whoso, laugh had now subsided into a giggle, and winking at hisfyoung "friend. "Why, father, lie saw me home, and brought- the'cucumber for a present." - " My stnrn, that's a beauty! I'm much obliged to you Tom, for there's nothing I like better. Some people, says cowcuuibeis aiu't good, that you ought to peel 'em nicely* nd then fling 'em out of. the win dow, but taken with a little of the rind on, n bit of ingu'n, arid lota of pepper, I dou't think there's much harm in 'em least ways they don't harm mo." Arid apparently ' cu cumbers were thoroughly, innocuous to Mr Webb, who speedily drew his chair up to tho table, ind began to ply his knife ;.und fork with a will. . * r" '- J Mr. Tom Smith- considerately waited iuntil his old friend had completed his repast, and. then ex plained the object of his visit.. Polly, who was busy cleaning the suppt-r table, wanted to'"leave the room", but bur betrothed wouldn't hear.-ofsuch a thing, and by and by that gallant swain exercised his in fluence "with such marked success tbat,all a-gl'ow with bliisbes,she was induced to tuke a seat upon the footstool between tho twp men, -of whom it would be hard to say which loved her best. , "You know, Mr. Webb, -Polly and I have been courting a long time, nigh upon eighteen months, and we're beginning to think that is, I'm beginning to think" (this alternation in response to a protest from Pollj), ' "m' w^ Sot Mar ried". I don't like to see ;her wear ing her young life out id our -hot work-rooms. My salary,, as you know, is at present .80 a year, and I live on the premises. Now I think if I was to tell Loostring the facts of the case, and that I wanted to live away, he'd give me 130. Now ain't that enough to get married on, and have; you any objections to Polly and ' I being, married at onceT' - : Here Tom Srhith paused, not be- cauBg he had exhausted Iris subject, but for the reason that he was out of breath.' ' j Then! Polly'took up the parable. Sliding her stool to her father's sido, and . resting ! her . head - upon .his knee, she said tremblingly : " Don't think, daddy dear, that mv being ma -ried will make any difference to poti and me, for, you are to come afnd live with us ;, eh, Tom V ** . ":.- Mr, Sraitli, thus appealed to, vowed that his father-in-law's resi dence* with' them was considered quite a settle 1 matter, as in truth it. was. -' ! Y " A tear sto>d in Abel's eye, and his voice quivered with emotion as, laying aside lis pipe and taking his daughter's land lovingly !within his own, he- laid : . _ '>] 1 . ".Tom Smi th, I know you j to Ve a true and hoi est fellow. There is no man upon the /ace of this arth J wonl i oxe desire to .call -i , brother 1 Sam was eleven or more, lie used sometimes to-bring me my meals at the drug warehouse,' and once* or twice Mr. Baker the old uiiii I'm speaking of now took notice of him. As.I'was a bit of ajfayorUe, he used to say to me, " Now, Abel, when that boy's old enough I'll take him into the count ing house, it you like;" If I. would like ! I treasured those words', and your mother and myself did all we- could in the way of sending him to school and such, like, so as he should be lit when Mr. .Baker wanted him. Oh, how. we lbved that boy ! how proudly, we watched hitn grow up, and what hopes we formed of him ! Sam seemed- 4 steady, industrious lad enough, and for a time he certainly' gave, great satisfaction in the counting bouse] He was then 17, and as handsome! a fellow |aa you might wish to see, though [I'm his father as says iti He was a general favorite in .the office, and at last" got trusted to collect some of the debts due to the firm. About this time there Came a sudden change in his habits j and appearance which alarmed me and his mother very much.. He got to! keeping late hours, made some bad acquaintances, and "began! to dress extravagantly.. It was no use our cautioning him, for he seemed de termined to go on his own course. But ail the sorrow and disappoint ment wef felt was as nothing to the fearful blow that almost stunned us when; oh a chance examination of the books, it was found Sam had embezzled his employer's money to a hundred and fifty pounds. From the moment of that terrible discov ery, yoiir mother drooped and. drobpeduntil she died. What he hiid done with the money lie would never tell; but the head cashier (Mr. Robert Wilmot, he who went soon I aftier to Australia) declared that more than once he had .heard the boyj talk about horse-racing; and it was in this way we always considered the money had gone. As for Sam hiriiself,. he stuck to it hard arid fast jthat he iWas not guilty of any dishonesty. He swore that the n-jbney he'd collected had always been paid over to the cashier ; but the evidence theolher way was too strong, ajid our boy. was branded as a thief, j Mr. Wilmot, who was angry at Sam's insinuations, wanted him sentf to prison ; but Mr. Baker was a merciful man, and . did not bring upon us further disgrace. After this I felt I could no longer remain'in Mr. Baker's employ ; and thus it was I went to Loostring & TooPs. So"that Samtftight have a chance of getting back his character,: Mr. Baker gave him a letter of in-: traduction to a merchant at Bombay,! somewhere in India, Who might be able.to find him employment such as wouldn't have temptations. Bam eagerly jumped ut the offer, but up to the moment of his departure de clared himself innocent of stealing Mr. Baker's money. Poor fellow ! it was the last we saw of himv ; be fore the vessel reached " Iudia ! she met a fearful hurricane, and every soul.on board her perished."] Overcome by these painful recol lections, Abel buried his face in his hands and wept. Complete silence reigned in the room for a-few [mo ments, and then Polly, controlling with an effort the strong emotions that swept through her heart, crept to her father's side and J placed'her hand in his. ' " Dear father, she said, in broken tones, " the storyi 0f. your riorirow makes you dearer to me than ever.'! The old nian withdrew his hand from her embrace, and, when! she- had kissed the tears from his cheeks] resumed " There could be no doubt of your brother's guilt, and I was! too sensible of the kindness of his em ployers to allow them to suffer. I resolved, come what might, that I would do my best to repay them. For this [daily denied myself; acid for this I nirrowed your opportuni ties of education ;' and this, next to your happiness, my child, is the ob ject of my life." ' i . " Dear father, and Until now yoii have always led me to believe that the amount-ptid half yearly was'to. discharge a debt of your 'own." ] "My darling, was it -to* your in terest to know the, truth i When your brother left England you were but a child. Up to to-night it has been my. constant endeavor to hide the real -facts of the case from you. li "had hoped 'to have paid off the whole amount, before you got mar- riecL Morn's:*; j>ropoW . tawjight. we can be^ married befcre another month is over our heads. "But, Polly," inquire^ Abel, "U not that rather soon 1" His daughter was at that mb; meat engaged in attending to the fire, the brightness of irhicn had, during the recital of Abd's revela tion, become somewhat dimmed. Just after he spoke a cterryflarae again shot" forth and disclosed a happy smile upon Polly's face and a blush upon her cheek, forming quite sufficient answer tc the ques tion. f Well, my children," continued the old man, ".do as yon will," Tom Smith sprang from his chair, and wis wringing Abel's hands in token of gratitude, when the sound of footsteps ascending the stairs caught Abel's ear. " Here, Polly 1 quick candle," he cried ; " theie is some one wants us, or has mil taken the floor." The room had hitherto been illu minated solely by the fitful gleam of the fire, and just aa got the candle alight the { l.Ow per tuaa iaA4raaee, saving i and then with the Polly bad door was opened, and in strode M\ Baker- Baker, junior whom Abel ! had left but an hour and a h *tlf before. Oh, Abel," Baid Bikerr with his broad, rudy face glowing with excitement, "I'm so, glad I've found you at home. I've good news for you news that'll make your heart leap from your bosom." '.' what m it ?' jexolaimed Abel, while Polly and her betroth ed looked on in silent amazement. " Why your boy Sam bo who eight years ago was thought to be guilty of robbing us is proved to have been innocent." . ' i Abel Bank back, ia bis chair, his face grew pale* and |iis hands clutched the wrists of Tom Smith and his daughter, who had rushed to bis siJe. \ * * . ' How how do you know thisP he gasped. An hour after you left my office a letter from Australia was delivered it was writ .en by a gentleman, a magistrate in Mel bourne, and was to the < fleet that pur late cashier, Robt. Wilmot, having received a fatd ^"injury through being, run over in the streets, in his last momenta made a deposition before legal s tithorities that your son was innoce it, that he. himself, had appropriated 'the moneys of the firm, and i n order to conceal his own delinque icies was compelled to fix the guilt i ipon some One else. The official, pipers-will arrive by next maiL Abjl,.believe me no person is more i ejoiced at this intelligence than, mj self." The old man was in tears he could not speak, but th 9 pressure he gave the extended hand evinced his belief in Baker, junior's sin cerity, thej secret myriad stars and a bright crescent not allow shaped moon. "jolly, dear," said' Tom, "it's the first day of the new'mqon. ;You ought to wish, and what you wish is sore to come true." !j " Ifi it, Tom!" replied the girl,; with a wistful trusting look in her eyes that made Him draw1 her still nearer to. him. .*' Do you know I have, [watched for the new moon and wbhed regularly the saiae thing for many months past J" .J, '\ , "Aijd what was yotir wish, Polly 1" inquired Tom archlyU (I think jhe knew, although he pre tended to be quite( ignorant."Ob, if I were to tell yoii how, the Charm might rfall. Ask me, dear, jwhen the next new moon comes.jand, "perhaps, I'll tell you my wish." -?- "Then, darling, we shall be man and wijfe," His voice had sunk to a whisper, hut it; reached to her ears, and when the words ceased, her head sank upon his shoulders. The fire in the grate died away, the candle flickered, and at length went out ; but with its last ray it showed the old map rapt in the contemplation of his precious relic, and the twq lover-s-f-one in heart and "mind- still gaziijg upon, the peaceful splen dor: of,1 the' .star checkered firma ment. ;" ' * Important to municipal Clerks. The nominationH for the yarious municipal otiices" will not be hold " And Abel," continuejd the new j as formerly. TJnder the Municipal comer, "it gives me great pleasure! Law- of 1873 all such nominations more pleasure than I ciin tell-you to hand you back your ninety pounds. Both my father and my self resolved never to touoh a penny of it; if you had died lieforeyou were satisfied you had discharged the sum, we: should ha1 re handed over Che money to your daughter. I am delighted, iiowever, to give it back to you nDeKsonally;, and if yori will come to our off ce to-mor row I will hand |you .oyer the five per cent interest which has accrued since the first payment Goodhye, Abel. I feel myself at, 'intruder now. Good bye, and Heiveu bless, you, my honest fellow!" Baker,, junior, who sefemed with every word to become tliicker and' thicker in his utterance, t leniplaced in Abel's Up a small ca nvass bag which gave forth a clinking sound, and once again heartilj wringing the old man's hand, bou iced .fi-om the room ere any'on*'),could bid him farewell " Polly, Polly," whispired Abel, "give me that workbox. The girl knew what te wanted, and placed the box .before him She'fcaw his fingers', drav from its contents of precious relic i of a by gone day a tiny baby's hoe which bad never belonged to her, The; old;man held it within his hands, and after gazing at it foi a few sec onds, drew it reverently to bis lips, and murmured, " My bo; r innocent, my boy innocent 1 Oh, that. he had lived to see this day '" Tiresome People No ooe goes through the world clear of cobwebs woven about his feet by "UreSome "people. They beset him on all, sides far very few men and women are to be found itho are not tiresome in "one direction, if satisfactory in another and j many , Are tiresome .-.all through. Social life is penetrated from end to and by'these tiresome peoples-people, who wvei d the right thing at the right time, and who are always doing wrong things and foofish ones people "who are not to be relied on for pmnctttality, tact, discrimination, coaipixisanoe people who come too early or go away too late, Or who do aet <oaae at all when they have been special ly asked, for grave reasons touching the'success of the whole arrange ments, and whose refusal or failupa makes wreck of every thing people who bring* forward sore' sebjects, rattle the family: skeletons, spend the evening in. unfurling red flags, shuffling from place to place,.and. point to point, expressly for -the' pleasure of treading on the'r neigh bors* corni people!, who -confound .together two meti who hate each $ther, mistake a waning beauty for_____________ a confessed fright^ or a Woman of j| Cb"ritUn"beiirS distinction carrying her head high for a woman of no account a dozen degrees^.-below hier -in the social scale people whenever!see signs .nor take hints, and who blunder into family messes nnd social morasses with the moat annoying obtiueness. All these are not bad people 7-not wicked, corrupt, heart less, abominable.' They may, on the contrary* bevery good, honest folk, true-hearted and straight- minded ; but they are tiresome, and as much objects of Retread aa they, are causes Ipf 4iamay. 4' SugKeatlons for Winter. . The unprecedented scarcity of- money and labor at the -present mo- n>en'{i thronghout.. the Provinc*, natu^aHy enough' iuggegt to the reflecjtive mind the necessity of making some preparation for the- commg winter, which threatens to be, in:, addition to its, usual storms and nipping, frosts, jone a$ the se verest^ in.a financial point of view, that^anada, and perhaprthe whole American continent lias yet-experi enced. ThW 'anticipations of our. ^hsineis nien, of better times after harvest, like the fanners' expecta tions of a ready and profitable mar ket fop his golden crops,- been de-" ferred till' a^ more convenient sea- son; btit when that good time is to appear the most far-sighted of * oMr country's financiers has not as y^t takelri upon himself to prognos ticate. |In the absence, then, of . any reasonably immediate prospect of timesl growing better, would it : not;be well for those benevolently . inclined in our midst to mike some provision1 for those whoso'poverty is or may, hereafter be such as to necessitate their becomingl suppli cants upon the bounty of thtee who are-able' to bestb*^, That the charitable will be called upon most frequently during the eomitg win-- tertp exeVcise thare benevaeat^of fices which beautify and adcrn the: Christian j* character,'- i fer jean doubt; therefore wdftld it' bri'..*.-. pity that Jhel want of precc-i icerted" action should render tie ex a-tions cf the hutnane and phib.nl Iiropie- less effectual than ,.tbey wo ild >be' under othesr-circumstances. Other towns and, cities are alive to this important matter^ id jakeai ly sug- gestions hajve appeared in t ia col- umns of-many of. our exc banges. calculated to'alleviate the antici pated sutferinss o -the apnr *. aching %/inter; and ,we alas deem it-a duty to call attentipn to the necessity existing anoeg8t us for a nor# in the same <lictio. While] diing^_ so, heweverj we -desire not td create - unnecessary j alarm n the part of' -the jteec, asid tliWee wfce aw |etf employment for the.- garness; L<rf our prolific country **e full ad oi- markets -aafe .m%U. prices *re .guitc tnofi- the Great .Sbepierd the wind toUrtxIieu everfl owing; SKj^lied, and t*ate thus has tempered lamb. Crime is genenfllytfhe banfl maifl- en of destitution and <nisery,-when ' a. proper irelUuce its BOt placed, in.' Providence for relief from *uck difficultiei. To avert either, of these calamitii oonsequenees of the times should le the desire cf eye+y '* have been held' on the last'Monday in December, but [this year the last Monday * is Christmas Day, and consequently, under the section making provision for such con tingency, the nominations are to.be held on, the preceding. Fridtfy... 5Phe section referred to will be found in the " Amendments to the Law." 39th Vic, cap. 7, sec. 20, and reads as follows : V When the last-Mon day in December happens to be on Christmas Day, the nomination" of iCandidates for the office of Mayor and Aldermen in cities, and the Mayor, Reeve, Deputy Reeve/and Councillors in other municipalities, -shall take place on the pteooding Friday, at the times and places and in the manner prescribed by law." Municipal Clerks will .do well to carefnlly .note this alteration. the waist of his batrofched, and drew! her to< the window. 1 hey raised the blind, and looking out witness ed the heavens respJatdent itdtb A man ria Bed _' Delaney, died near Prescotfc, last Thursday, from1 dririking th*^e) pints of whiskey. It was after supper, and he was groggy when he *i>egan.. 'When intoxicated the ilantWord, as might be expected.,-pnt him cwt, *nd' Jie. took, refuge in a stable, where' 'he died uncared for and unpitied. -- ' ^A writer in the-" Journal of Indus-) trial ^Progress" recommends" ihat Now isthetjuie tetrfke-ooiflclf the subject,' before the poor <rns b* oa u like an avalarche. Let sime; in- - fluential person' bring it be'ore the society of the Church to w tich .he ' belongs, and in that way *ii. move- ment may be started wh ich wiU result in great good. ' The Ghnrch of God should.he parse a cl arftaWe , institution, but it has los; a vast.- amount of iuflaence which >rop-rly belongs to it by its neglect of chari table .duties. . We have lieard it; said, in answer to this plan of.' church relief, thifc. the char lies hadk no poor, that they araaggn gjttions of the well-to-do, carried on at such expense that the poor can have no - part in. them except the Ipart of paiipers. How tnie this u let the:; churches: answer, - for they know what it costs to hear the * p reached word. One thing ia tine. When - our clergymen talk from th sir pul- - pits in tones'of admonition to their hearers that this cbmnieceuil revul sion is a judgment upon bxtrava-r gance and covetouaness of gain, let them recollect tint the jheariest weight of fthe judgment j falls not upon the meki and" *womeo . in fine" raiment, before them, but outside' of the pale of the church, -.'on, Uii"' hard-working laborers *wbjo are-;out' of employment. We will not itop to draw the natural conclusion from this, that if the sins of th* churches have drawn thisi cnlamiw on\'r the poor, then so, much stronger is the claim of the poor upon them; for we do not believe that personal extra vagance is the cause of oar troubles, to any great extent We come back to the hiore mtn> pie and direct argumetat ^ The poor ye have always withlyoa/.***'" the injunctions of the Head of the ^ Church,whr> found hischiefestnTin-' istry and, his strongest claim nppn thehurojtn heart in offices of kind ness to j the poor, f The churchea should have a fair proportion of the necessitous among them; if they have not,, then go out in the by ways and hedges and seek them. . -' -----------'. .***?:" ' How TO lMPBOYJ: BjJ).BtlTTHS. imp kiil' niilk, and thfh iq pure waters He states that byj this treatment 1 the, butter is -rendered aairesh and pure in flavour asi wben recently made. Tom Smith stole his alrm arouni He asctjbes this result to the fact: that butyric r cidj to which the ran cid taste and .readily sdlatrl j in -fresh milk, andi to :melt the butter-r-or it ihns removeti, odor are .awing, * is butter should be^kneaded with fresh l Bad hotter may be greatly by dissolving it. tloroughly' in hot Water ; let it cool, tJien skim, it off, and ,chucn again,. little . sail'", and sugar. qiiantity .can be tried and before: doing* adding a A small j appro Veft'.ji: fj water^slionld'be merely b >t one Xome^Uy. '! r snSX ba- m & ' '-'