rufe' IpT-tk' ' ^' -J^ 1* 'Witt .: /? t'SZ.VA'Stf " (-.4 RDS. vr. y HARNESS \P: it- Call and.;.^!' upwards, j^ [andv wliieb i'rag Goods, ^ l1^ %_'d^| J" HE- Store. SHOP. fc- II. LOIVRY. SI. B.'.-M. V*. S. (imtlanio of Trfnjty Co'.'oc"'. MrmN.-r >,: i'i^Uso ofriiysloimis h>! sV.rsooH*, Mtf.i. Stkkkt .\<-j-on-. '_y**".'-s"'Sl,n *> "' i^i'viK-"Coi- j |v-icinily that.ho has commenced the ig*>.Ni!* YorK.iwGe.iau*pot Victoria i harness business in tho . IViKullnHon ilavs- |j ." _ Tl!><-aJ"* "",' l-'rislay*. <T>m <in. in, (1)1 l!i/Sl 1 T> ' ,%.m. Kc'Moiuv-wpst Bower sir.Hi, uiil 1 os.t Utiice liu'ldrnjr, | Tho subscriber begs to nnnounco jto tho inhabitants of Acton am] Actox. TAMES --H.iTTHEWS, Con- MILL STREET. ACTOX. S^^r ' to turn out y1v.5v.vjo l^xiii, Agent Montreal Tele- riwork second lo none in tho Domm ,'rrnpli Cow-O erK i-Vuriii rlv|su--n Court, Com. In ^. 11.; *< -, Accon. O.vr. D. H.EXDERSOX. fohvej. nr.oer, *c. alsiS Asent Ciiuu.i liii -A'ssar-.Hicv Co. 1'cpUs, MurlR.-'Ci'-s, *.-_; ,-\rv;vir<-.t noally; vr^mi.tly, corn-oily nj" on rea-on ib'.< term*. Monoy to- , t*xv-i o:i Mor:.iso. security.- Oitico ' Glasgow .Ih'-Ust'. Aoion. .. v IT D- IfVTHESON. Attor.no>-. (J .a:-i;:iw, Soiidior In C't-.am'oiy, .*.-. i>:;U-i :-'ori-,sri'f .Mra-.i ami Crmrcu ;on. as cheap as the cheapest, and 3U the'shortest possible notice; I iiave on hand a large; and well select- id^stock of Sorso BlaaSots, 'WTiips, Bmshoa. Geailss, Trunfcs. ote, .',.' Kepairing promptly attended to. fSI've-me a eiill ;uui be convinced. j - ,T. F. DEMrSY. Acton. Nov. 2,">, 1875. Jl M_ _______ PPLEBE & SIMl'SOX.l ! 4 kTOY ItlliFRV Ji^jvo:-* ia Clianoery.* Convco-uncoris >ilzlM Street, fiEi'iKair.-wx.;. ' : \T^5I.LAII>LAW, Harcistor. >T .. A;:orut'.v-;tt^i-:i\v si licit.>r ni Cuaiicor>-. .to.- o.-S.-i s.: liimli:oi).:^t K r\c >;rt-ei-~; :'.VU;tou, Main stri--.?i-, lUu-.' Miiiori O^k-i- ^ri;(.b^ nndt-r Uio Ht.tnnuo- qos: of'l>. W: C.i.::n-!.--:i. nn KMr-1-ii.i- .Millca, OKUv" . oil Kri-*y o/t-i'T,^ \ret-. ' "- ilu rrnlt. H E.VRY L. DRAKE. I\S1KI\(' ttFAT^tltirB. Acer.; for liia M.rM:iiVu:ji Wa!.r:.-n ?^U4^.nr.y att^^-Jo.i :--. o.-iit-ri hy ni.iil so:!c:'.i-.I. a. li. t>i: ski: Ilnrrfili. CHEAP BREAD. >N SHOES le Ami durability IRK f / : swnt'eetl to; gife tare., T>ATE\TS for l.WEXTIOXS :JL t.\,- .,-:!{l in C*"^i>i- .-< uml Kurui^Tr'" -Fll.-'nl i,--l..r..:.;=.- *: or :: iri:v. , S-. .-ui /-.TcriK:rii;i-ir-.-.o-.-:i-'.!s-.-"Aj--.c-A- :U' >. r-- suj'lt :=: ys.irs. HKNli V.Ui.l.l/T. ; '-"^-xW:!, Jjut.-.ll.t. rlu- li ft- joT Irnilo, iriil.uivay'> s'niitTMir Brt:ul. pilEAI1* BREAD FOR THE MILLION B. *!: NICKLtN ... ^ ...- Hog to nnniiuhce that tlicy havo soouroil the services of a ' Fi^stpClass Baker, . aml.'jthnt their Baking liusiiiess is now in full operation, in tho prcliiisvs owncil by Mm. llainiai. Iireail will be iU-livercil daily at the- haust-s' in ilia village ami vicinity. "Woddrnp; Cakes, Ton Cakes, . Pastry, Buns, &o., matte hi. the ivory best maimer, and kejit always onjiand, good and fresh. Also all kinds of Confectionery, liiscuits, Clioese, ic. i : . : The natroiiaije of the public is.rcs- peetfully siiljeiUul. ; . ' j ; I. .B. .&i-E. X1CKUX. Acton.-I-'ok 20, 1S7C G IELPII AR1IORV. .D. GALLOWAY i -TfV ^ir IHLIASI YiM-XKIKS, : . r.-i::ir<s lij'* ;.!<. -nfJa! -i ui^<>,:rc*ti to Itio" iii1uil>lt.*tni< of .-^cTiiu a!}irvK*;iJi::y.ih.t! fi ?" 1 v:i*i removt-tl h\< *.;i'c; re tN,taii!i>!iinont to tlio Vrt'Ul* ise-* n*'^t'(i*xir to Morr>ivV drii^ siurt uj^tTt* in- h:L-i tuiilt :; tir>t'Ci:^s lit-w ovon-i :ij.tl ntKT^i I::**; prt'tiust'- in :i nrL-'rlns> j iivUv^T ^i liiiit-ry- ;tiui Conftclioi.cry Ilp-fiii*..-*, aiuM.*. turning out SJE1JT3S SSSAD T2AIT SVSR, 31 Us. s.~cai:ter. Sfeas. CaScs, , i. Bisiuits,' ^r- .V 0LIVER-LOZIi-:R.iMasirr<'r, .-Ai'i-ir:. < -:i:-' I-.. : -.1'i-ist-ri-1:-;.i-.-i'- I:- ...vr:i-<vW-:::*^ ii.'in- ti- r.V.-> _-r/-MK^tii.. krm1-. .iu .-:-.:i- n 'A.CTOS FLO IB M-'ILLS^ ' rif-ior-. Fiour-'arj! J-'.. t-J j;-.-. :.-y~ .i: , :,i';.'i.. u ti. ' >> Goadios, JOHN 4IRKHAM, t<;uiismi(h, Silvor-l'lntor, &< ., Wishes to inform the public that he has removed to Hatch's Block, Next door to Tyson's Butcher Shop nr the i>t-P jtt;i!i- uci.'.l ; : .^i\od i'antlU1 I l'rod^c: 1 l:ii;.l- l'.ir <J. reat>y re- 'r'lCtS.: y-.~ t at '23c per lb. taken Id cxcliartre vis. J i " ROSS IX HO I" S E. - Acton. ( Cio---'to lb- U. f.:K,u -way JMaiiOii. i -iiicellenl;-.ccomracKia.i.^ f>r ili^Iravel- -f iiafp.Mic THiy-. t'ASli-'BEI.L.-l'ropr. j., D A- OBS, ii;h: for v.- ;i:i'.'. izivt-n In 1'roatl .Jn ex-' . C uiiire for i- lu'Jr. 'Graft>mi llr-'t.d <i gtirciaMy. . af!, Burn :*ntl -Ck^s rlcll^erc^lxvtry iX:iy, fre>h-, aronnd the viliujie. . SS^-Sr^^^-^! WEDblNtS & FAKI3? CAKES T.*aveHer= ~i r^i.'i ^f>"J-;iccotiiiuo iiir;^TJ ;rrnuU-.t HD-J commdiioix; Samp:*.* rUxjttJN."-'si-^i.':al j f-tyl* aitastiori p^.1 > to-!h v-an;*; orali*.-.ir^v--- i!a? pnuiic. Bar >upp.if' witEFWiu ,4ie-t Uqaors aL.J Cigars. L^oo-i rf.-iJaiius',- iiitl OMIVIOX HOTEL, Acton, f- 3V H. HEMSTREET, Licejised Auctioneer -1 iCottm. i i. teU for (ih) egurk;v [p,h prieeii '.-. - Lgnew's Hptl ; jdorif-^ Fof-LifeCoirat 1 e> of.Wel.iirgron.anil 'Hr-1- toa/~ UrJers l-;t at the -..Kkee I'kess ^Scew-'Aeloh, or at :uy r.-.-iiienc-, in P.oekw-o>3. wdi be promptly aiie^dw'.lo. Ttnni reasonable. A DAVIDSOX, J J . Licensed Auctioneer' Tor Uie Conntj- or Uallon. _i.Sile? attea^e-t t in anv.part of.thR- CoaatTi a-J-reasnnable raies._ -' -r, '. Ad^ea A. IhiVIIMi^';' - -,.'.'-. .' - -CampbiUyiiji-,. IV). TTE-VXEDY'S IVEarble "Works, Opposite- Bi(le-;_from ^ilills i: - -U'jodiejjow's 1'crtindrj-, and ifear Erainosa Bridge, Guclph. ALL KI>-l5s OF ': MONUMENTS Tpmb: Stoned ilantle Pieces, ttci, iksAc to any size or design, and put up. in any part "of the country. : -fi'-.Scotch Granite ,Mbnu- ment-i imported to.order.. P.S. A. Kennedy is a prac tical marble tmtter." - - ' no onicrnnil on lian-J. in .the latest s .';nJ at reasonable charges. AMMUNITION FOX Ail. BREECH LOADING ARMS. Ely A Kynocli'j Carlrldt;e CnBet and Cais for re-loading same: Ke-loaders,' Ko-rai>iH.*rs, Oip KJectors,; Curlers, ar.dL Creasora.i'k-aiiiiig Hods,'.iitsil all ac-iietles ueoeN.s.:rv for a SiH-risnran's omrlt.-L., ; All soils of K-pairinsi jintl Jobbing exocuied'on tl^e shortest notice al . LOVE AND A KITE; I ";i:itro-^onedr . - r~------_ I "'No, mother; its tb-day. - "My dealr, What are tho proba- dol**7 "i> that paBto." bilities?" i V^T " Itising temperature, with mid on thjj.coast." ; " (ill, 1 aw sorry !. It would, ho truly jdroudfiil to huyo it ruin to-, morrow." , Then they paused and looked out throfijjh the half-ruined window of the oliL wooden' hridgo whero they hud iiiet. She hud. lived on one eido of tho Ktroam. ^IIo luado liia homo on the 6ther.' They often met lieiii iirthd centre of the dim and dusky bridge, tlmt spanned the town. Just beyond, further down the stream, stootl another bridge used by the railway trains and foot passengers, so that the town bridge was dt-neited by all silvo tlioso with teams. Ik-siiles this, it was hardly considered safe. Its trusses al- ready sagged :down in tho middle and--threatened to drop into the water. For a while they gazed'upon the roaring, foaming flood , beneath them, an'd, then she tjook his? arm, and looking lip "in his face said, softly : ; "You will come oiirly,.dcfir.-' I shall l>e waiting for you." j " Dli, of coiirsn, if the bridge holds together. It is a crazy allair, and wo niav havo pi freshet to-! liigh't." "~ : '. ' . - " TJiei-e's the other bridge." "- Yes, but if one goes the other may." .j . '.'--. . Then, after some 'further tn'lkj they de|Kirted their several wuy.s. The probabililit's (were correct.' It did rain% It ra(ned a great deal. It rained inore and more, and tho snow thatcovercd al the. country (Juelph, April 27, 1876'.. HEIGH! HO, STOP! , H. A'l so^Is arc wii/runtcJ pure,- ns bir. g but the Lit.st.<ir aifittriaM^Ui-t-ti. The patron.riLje of the public in re^pt cf- fiiljiy solicited. ... ""' Gail and .s*-e for your.-elvc?=. r . i; ^ tiALil.autvY IJROS- -\cton, Slarch Sr ISTo'. ' 1 A' CTOX What's tlae Matter? Why any person and ANING. MILLS who wants'a good cheap SET OF HARNESS round about begun t< raelt. The river roso higher) and higher. . The next day 'neither scrap nor stick <jtf either; bridge could be 4-f-ound. ; At daylight tho peoplo gathered in two forlorn crowds on jthe banks and remai-ked that th.' ;sit,uiition was. peculiar. Among tlipni stood a youngs man . and a young'woman, each an one shore, while the river rolled between. Their situation Was very peculiar. They gazed at j each other over the boiling roaring chasm j but they said-nothing. It would have been useless whilo the water, half cover ed with floating ice and broken timbers, boomed and thundered with <itibh noise :|nd fury. _' The imodeni Hero thought dier Leander niight at; least swim to her. A boat | A balloon would be safer. Thus, thinking-rtrtd mourning, they- gazed at eacli other fondly for some time, and then -by! apparent mutual consent they retired to their, re- M r I miles up stream -was reported down IJelow, some twenty miles distant, were ferries where '.here was no ice. J She ate her breakfast with teary eyes. He couldn't eat at all.' He miist cross that] stream. How ? Not all the delights of buckwheat cakes could win! him from the thought. Thrusting a roll into his pocket, he went put to view the -J3 TROLLOPE chapman, Practical Bookbinder; Ail. Descriptions of Binding Neatly Executed. tetoiini Borjk of all-Jtinds .Made to Order.. . t. - Ruling Promptly Attended to. feDHiV--St. George's Square, Onelpl- ^**"Orders left at the Fbee Peh ^Wce will r^eive prompt attention. $5 tO ffiQA per day atrliomo. tr!ai **> &<-' SitmiWes worth 81 ". BTUfsos & Co., Portland, Maine. X..... home. -Agent* wanted.- 4 ^V Augusta, Maine. $1gk*dsyatB f 81 Ynr^G-^- ROWEtf, & CO., "" S8j^^.,i"^ ot **Wniwsp.-ir,erliiua Pduip. Saxli, Door and Blind Factory* - ( THOMAS EBBAGE, . ilaaufacturer of '. - "W'indQ'w Sash, Doors, Venetian Blinds Mouldings, - And other Building Requisites .- . Also Makers oi .^ IMPiROyED StraTJOlT-" PTTliP^ Lumber Tlaned arid Dressed to orde "'-; iln the bes-t nianner., : gff All work guaranteed. : Actori, Jan., 1870. .' i Should call on ROBT. Creech, MILL STREET, ACTOX', ' . : | .. "" Who is always ready to supply cus-, turners with everything usually kept is mpr line," and i']l thanfc! a,vo it alone. " I shall hot' spective breakfasts to eat; and mourn. Every j bridge - for -fifty situation. It: was not er couraginpr. For in a^irst-class Harness Shop. Harness mrde! to. order on shortest possible notice. the C0LX*&RS '. Nov. 18,IR7.rj. "=<- A; SPE0L&.LTT. itj. .CREECH,Aclon.' I MEAT SHOP. The undersigned has commenced the Butchering TpiJRE MILK. >~ TJie undersigned begs to thank -Wb customers for the liberal patronage re- cei^eji ^luring the past summer, and w<>dl<l say that he is; now prepared to sufpblyjui additional nirmber of custom- eifs with good, pure, fresh, rnilk dehrer- e'll every morning, and twice o- day on Saturdays. Parties who,keep .cows will find, it much eheappr andlless trouble to getj milk delivered at their dribrajand they would do -*eil to se)l theif cows ah'djbuy their milk. Twenty-one quart ticl^ets for 1, if paid ifr ad\ranee, or tvventy-oue pint tieketsfor SO cents. , " . P. S. AHMSTBONG.. ' . ' Aeioni/Nov. I0th,-.187S. ' -- J JOB i*RIXTI.\0 of all kin<Is j neatly and ^promptly executed at tlio! I - _ '.. . - i " FEEE PItESS OFFICE,. .Veil Ihe Post.Otace, Mill Street. .- t - Business - j- * lidr 4.CTON, T ".! .- Opposite Allun's Livery Stable, and ^ill keei> constantly on band Fresh and Salt. Meats, Fish, Fowls aid Vegetables, at all se ions of the year. The support of the publicis most respegtfully solicited. ' =i- - OHBAf FOR OASfi,- . the bestpraif bo say you"all, EE WARD MATTHEWS -Actori,' Marsh 15, 1876 S8-3m more than two miles above and be low the town, tho-rivi>r ran be-" tween steep cliffs nearly seventy feet high. Behind these the coun try was level, and hero on tho b'nks"the town hild gi-own up on both shores. Above the divided village the holds ci'me to the ragged stony edge of the bluffs. Tils home was upon his father's farm and the parental acres cane to the water-, side. Her father'n farm and fields were.directly"opposite." Hither, by a sort of mutual irstinct, they both wont. ; The snow had disappeared and the ground was hard and frozen. The rainihad ceased.and it looked as if .it might clear awiiy." They met on opposite sides of the river, and gazed fondly at each other after the manner .of-people in a certain peculiar frame of mind. She said in her heart " Thoi art so near and yet so far." He >aid in his heart that if he cotil'dnV get over that three hundred feet Jof roaring water ho was a poor- kind of a creature, and " not much ' of a man, any way." . j /"'.' jle sat down ,oh a big stone to think. She also sat down, choosing a rail fence for a tihrone. Sudden ly he sprang up [and, shouted at her. She raised her handto her ear to signify that she did not un derstand, j ';'",-_ He qu>ckly tore a board from "a fence near by, and with a piece of chalk he happily hAd in his pocket he wrote thereon these remarkable words. i .!-' !" Wailjor'me.A '. j She nodded her- head arid then wrapped her cloak closer-round her, to signify] that she would wait a hundred years if he would'come to her; A rnoment after ho burst m upon his yeneriiblo.- mother and nearly bereft her jf the few senses a kind providence Theft away ho flow to the biirn,; and, taking the universal tool, jthe ja'ckkhife, ho began to whittlo ifc- two long, slender sticks as only a Yankee cap. A bit of wiro and some .string eecurod tho sticks < to gether, and-a kite began, to bo evol ved. Then back to . the .kitchen,; where,-armed, with two newspapers' and the maternal pot of paste,; he kiielt on tho floor to finish the rna- nhino. | Haw long it did take jfor the thing to dry 1 Ho made the j old stove roar, nearly burned the kito to u cinder, in his hosto to dry it. Twice ho looked .out of the window to seo if sho ljingered still. Then the sun came oiit and it bo-: gan to clear away; Ho hoped the wind would hold fair just & little longer. :: - : ! " A ball of twine, mdther, if you please." |"~.' "Poor boy," she m'urmured, as he departed, "tho disappointment is too much for him. He's losing his mind. Law sakes ! ' his father never wont round making kites and things just for n chit like her. j Ho knowed too munch.'"" ji! The moment she paw that- kite sho sprang down from her rail-fento throne with a-cry of delight: !...- " What u boy ! lie is coming; he is coining to me." . |' How, she couldn't imagine. 'Of course he would-not fly Over on the kite. Still, ho would come, .and the kijto was in some fashion, to be tho hilidge. He.waved his hand to lier, and then, having written some thing on the back of the kite, he: proceeded to fly the same. No children ever watched their flying toy's with greater interest. High-; er undjbigber it rose on the air.j Now he began to " pay out" the line. It hung high over ier head, and she clapped her hands and laughed -with almost.childish pleas ure. Suddenly it ducked its head, and, turning tail,.began 1 to fall in, un seemly flutterings. It-was coming down 1 She ran eagetly to catch it, and in a moment she had it fast, and the slender string hung inja great loop over the river." "Was there ever such a" boy? Ah! what's this ? writing \!--"-Fus-l ten the Hiring to the bank: . Call your brother, and bring a crow-bar and some strong rope'" She secured the precious string to a big stone, and, waving her hut to 'him, she turned away toward her home. He, on his side, made the line to a tree, and then, went hastily' over toward his father's barn. Finding his fr.ther there, he asked him to put the horse! in the light job wagon. ' ' - " Wdiatforr . I'm ' thinkin of going over the river." . " Be you crazy ? How can " "Hold on father. Don't call me insano just yet. ' Get the horse, please, for I'm in haste. Besides, you ought to be getting ready." " Now look here ! How's me and mother to cross the river with both bridges down V " Weil, mebby there'll be a new bridge 'fore night." ' A moment after, the young man brought a light wicker chair, from the house, and, placing it in the wagon, ho drove hastily away. | " Sell yer'that'ere coil of wire rope ?' .- - " Wa'al, there's nigh on to four hundred feet in it. It's worth more'n twenty-five doHars.- " All right! Here's your money. Lift it right into the wagon. . AncL four hanks of quarter-inch rope. "How much will that be V " Two dollars, I guess. Say, what be you going to do witlj' thai stuff? And say, heard the'news? The express trains is in, and all the passengers is a-waitin' on th-e banks and the hotel is jam-full,- Awful times these ! Mails all stopped, too. Postmaster nnd the telegraph nijm's nearly took crazy rfhat yoiiito leave hilrt it. I was only looking to see if 1 couldn't ,use it. to pull n wiro over the river. 1'injtho -telegraph' operator, and hII my-wires went down .with' the, liridg'e, " Well, you" just hold on ;bit. Ijet me attend to my affairs, and then yon may put pver "all the, wireB you like. Say,. boys, any body want to earn a quarter?" J A.'dozen' boys volunteered at -once. ' "All right. Sam Jackson, you may do it. Help me I unload, and- then you drive the horse home. And you, Ike Shawson, ymi run down to the store and puy" a pair of barn-door hangers the same kind that your .fa'ther has ott his big red barn-dobri" ' ; - . Sam and Iko were eagre to lend a hand, ETid even tho {other boys wanted to help. It was evident something remarkable |was_to be done, and they were all eagerness to assist in the -work, whatever it might be. ! j - There camo a shout; over the roaring i iver, and all turned to see what it meant. There stood Hero and her brother, surroijned by a number of people from their side of the village, and all evidently in a high state of excitement.! "'* Boys, give.me a board. They quickly found the one tJio former message had been jvritiea upon. WitH theclralk the young man, wrote in large lettera, . " Stand [by the line to haul." ! Two bays held the board up, and jthe party on the other bank waved their huts to! signify that they were ready. It took but a moment :to fasten the kite-string to one of the pieces of rope, -and the board was displayed-again : I" - i "Haul" - |; ' ; Slowly and carefully ,they pnllpd on tho line, and in a few moments the rope swung in a gigantic loop fronnrbank to bank. The. next move required some engineering skill. Some advised one thing, some another, and in a multitude of counsellors the business < seemed in a fair way to stop. j " Now, look hero ! Whose farm is this ? Yes, my dad's. AJ11 right. The next fellow that bothers me by talking must leave the place.. Say, Mr. Telegrapher, what's the best way to unroll this cable .without getting it into a- kink V j . i The operator suggested a Stick, puti through the middle of the coil and held by a boy or man' on each side. Then unroll, it white they hold it up. j l-'. Presently all was readyk and the board; was displayed one more : ; "Haulslowly."'. ; j / . ! A brief note was written! on an envelope and tied!to & ropb, and then the great enterprise |>egari. The rope tightened and began to strain. Half a dozen men had hold of the end and began, to walk i away from the rivei*," while Hero's bro ther supported it at the edgo of the bluff.- Hero herself stood near, gazing anxiously at these strange doings. She could! not understand how her Leander-was toJcross, but she felt sure, he would after Isome fashion. I j . | , ' " Let her dropljgasy. Easy, jnow, Don't hold it back j' ! , Slowly the wire! rope unrolled and crept over the "river. It. hung down in a long, black loop',1 and nearly touched the river below; -'" Steady," there ! paj out (slowly,'" said the telegraph man. '"Don't let it touch the water." ' i Now the end : could- be seen" climbing the opposite bank. Tl en there came a! cheer. The river was bridged. :' '. ' |- ' The boy with the barn-door asking for a pot o" paste. had left her, h'y He waited- to hear no more, and turned his horse through the niftin street, and started for hooie. i As he passed the Postoffice he'saw the master at the door, and' evidehtty in a high state of excitement. He pulled up and asked what was the matter. .- " Some fellow's flowed, a kite over the river, and'a going to sling letters and-------" I Lashing his horse to fury,, he dashed through the village and down the lane leading to his father's farm~ '. ! . | Were all his hopes .to be thus ruined 1 A kite in March was'not; a common sigpt. Of course all tho boys and idleis had flocked to (see what it meant. A number of them had gathered at the bank, and stood gazing at tho slender thread spanning I the river, with evident interest. As he drove up be saw a young man stoop as if to cut the line; In despair he cried out: j " Here,1 stranger ! Let that line alone.!' -. The man - turne'd to sso who spoke, but kept hold of' the string. hangers returned, ' bringing ; with, jjlarm. Then it began to slacken him a large'.crowd of people, incliid- - - ing a number of the detained rail road passengers and the Postmaster. The excitement was tremendous; A wire rope swinging in mid--air over the river. evidently meant something, and there was the ut most eagrpnes3 displayed ; in ,he work. .-. -."'-. I ; Leander became the herb of. I.he hour. This was not singular. Did not his, Hero wait for him just pe- yond the river ? '"""'.*. I f" Now, gentlemen, if you'll stand hack w^'ll rig this thing, and th|en the bridge will be finished." been- driven into; tho^and at hist he sec'ifred it. ,A.dozerr ' stout-felfowfl tegap to. pull on it. anli his car slowly] and gently-rolled asLore,;amidstj,h'eelfoer8an,l shputs of the assembled-pppn1acc;;:Twepty hands were recl'e<l out to pull him. in'iind he landed ija the midst of:.a -frantic company of men HndlHrys..; Wpuld the bridge he open for tra vol? The conductor of the express _. train wanted his passengers .take~n oyer.-The express nian had a-^rnnk of valuables that must cro3s some- .'. hbw. . j ^".rJ'.- : " - A bigi man in a travelling suit; -. pressed through tbe'erawd and seiz ed his hand just as'he'.stepped/-'out.- ' of the caiv- ' , >- ' " Did you build ihail biidge 2" 4 " Yes, sir,- l-.did.^ |' ,\ \ "^ . ." Very bright idea-; li, I.pace saw' one just like-it.in JapanJS^ ' '->. " V-e-vsir, I saw the pictnre .of one- on a Japaneso fari. - That's . '.- what made me thint of it." " Yoii should' ptit - up another wire if you wish to'go back." "Don't want to. I'-vecome to . stay." '"'--' ," -'. liritaj'them. in Thereupon "the youngrnaa began Jft*. weigh j. kept the|;to unfasten the "chair as; if t take (it away, 1 , .' 'f'Hqldon-aObit! What Will yod V "take for.the bridge?"- , ;" I],:'i -.'"' ." Don!t want to sell. ^Besides, I am busy dow.'"1'-'; He turned to go away, but the ] stranger detained' hini^._ _ tune?" .;. -; . '-. "Yes, but I can't !stop. - Busyf toi-day. j Besides) theyj;are waiting for me.f : -. '" --Tbei-'man was' injpbrtAnte and... even-the people gathered, about ': muniflufed as-if in remonstrance. ] " Look yody ypitng man. That bridge' of youra is worth a thousand ._. dollars to" the man who knows how- to work it." ;:.-,.' . "-That's so, that's so? said the), people. f\; f--" ; " Tho other^ bridgescannot be 'fis- builtin.amonth, and all-the rail- ._ road travel,, the. mails; and"light ' - freight will have to cross ^on your cable." ' ' : ' ', /:r.'..."' - " Yes,".replied fhe ybnng man, impatiently, " but JTve'-not UnWl to attend to it Here the crowd, suddenly parted, and on the arm of her aged father appeared; the blttshinig; Hero. rThdy ihobk hands heartily, anil if it. had not been for "the presence of the as sembled company it isi "believed they would have kissed .each other. "Oh, I told; them <you' wonltl come. I ws sure of tt, but I'dftt' not think you'd fly." -1. [ . _ " Of course.' I said I should be on time, and here Iain'..i.,Jt"al- ". "most time, I suppose'?"- , -: ' ' : ".Yes, very nearly.** r -" 'TThe stranger" became, f^till-more ' importunate. '" . , - * Look here, young man, I mean'? business. Tf you're in such a-par-' ticular hurry give ine ywtr terms ; and I'll buy you out." ; "; - :'... -. " Well, stranger, yon wait aa hour and I'll talk with you." " No-; the whole business of the road is blocked, and we must have another wire up and jmoneears at once. Come 1 1'aa the yice-Presi- dent.of the railroad, and you can trust me." ... .'." What does; he want J" whisper^" . ed Hera- i :'.."'" -:- ' " He wants to buy the bridge." " Does-he!- Well, make him give a good price. It may hejp ,to. - furnish that spare room ; besides,-! .'-' want a little larger stove." ' :The;. young man thought a mo-'/ ment; and then he said, slowly, !as ' if offering a great favor : . ' -i':":: " I don't know uiuch about "such ;:. matters, Mr. Fresident,-.b\it tl'Urseli '; a half interest in my bridge and ._; the' right - to land cables on our farm for,'five" Irundred dollars, and : I'll agree: to_run'tfae bridge myself." "Oh vnn {Tcm't.lrTinvi!'innnli nbonh that had ground, '. | . " Ail ready, there !.! Pull now J" Slowly tholgreat loop spread out till the" cable" {seemed to bo almost straight fromishore to shore, 'One bank was a ilittlo higher than the other, and thp ' .line riiade a'.slight descent irucrossing.! This had' been expected, and the : bridge-builder relied..upon {his fall as a motive power in crossing tho stream. " Now f/isteh her; safe, boys/ and the thing's done." With the aid ofsomoof the. loose rope they fas-, toned tlio cable to a huge boulder behind the tree, and tlien.they gave three cheers for the finished work: ' " My sakes"!" cried a small bpy, "won't his hands barn by the time he slides oyer J"' ', -> ' .. . : Some of the other boys laughed," and the whole dotnpany gathered round to ":seo wiiatTwoiil3.be:done next. Placing the barn-door hang ers one before the other on the wire rope, just at the edge of- the bluff, where it happened] to be in reach, the young builder proceeded to tie the wicker chair 1such a way that its . wheels of the hangers eeknrely bal anced oni top of the wii-e'Cable.*: Suddenly the whole thing dawn ed upon1 the assembled multitude. Shouts of surprise and delight at the skill and ingenuity of the enter prise, and eager questions as to. when the bridge would be opened, came from every lip. A gentleman pressed forward and said ;T - " Do you intend to operate this bridge, sir?" " Yes, sir. I'm going over as soon as the chair is secure." " "I'll give yow ten dollars to let me go first" .] !' * "Can't do ft, sir. I'm going myself." - . ""Yes, but you could come after' me/ : "Guess not.! How could I get the'<car back?"' '! / . '^T'll make it thirty dollars- fifty." " - " No, sir." I'm going first" , "-. i i" Can't you send the car back to me?";;.!'.' .;.-." .;-:"'" .' "No. Don't you see it's up-hill. The car.w;ili go down easy, but there's no getting her back. Be sides, I. can't stop. Got an engage ment, j'ou know, On the other side." "oHow will you: get-back your self?" ;; "- " Qh, I.thpn'f; care to.'i I'm go ing oyer to^stay." Just here "the Postmaster drew the stixinger!aside and whispered in his. ear.' The- man laughed,- and asked nOimpij-e questions. , It. was a moment of intense-ex citement; " Hold her steady, boys, while I get in. Wheal I say go,'let faec slide.".,,-. . _ ! ..' ": The young indh sat down in the chair swinging under the rope. Twrb steot fellowjs took hold on each side and drew it back. ' It moved easily ton the rope, and there was a little1 spout of applause. *... " Hold on!" cried the Postmas ter. " Could ybu nbt^ take -this mail-bag in your lap ?" ^>- '/,No; the rope might . break. Every pound tells, and I'm. not very light/; . ' ;" . ":Norisense !" cried the stranger who wished to cross. '.'The rope will bear two like you." '. '. " Well, how much does the- bag weigh?" . i' "Only ten pounds." - _ '!'-.';. -" "Allrigiht'; I'll take it Beady Don't jnow.. Go!" : - ' -- Go he. did. The car drawn on ward by -the weight of its load, shot out.over the river with the speed.of the wind." The rope bent under the weight, and twb^ crowds, gathered on the banks held their breaths' in m :$ its speed.. The'. rope under the strain made a loop again, and sud denly th intrepid voyager .stopped in- mid-air, perhaps p. hundred feet from shore. A wilkl shout of dis-. may went up from the people. The navigator looked up at the slender, rope over his head and down at the roaring river sixty.feet-below. In despair he gazed- at the shore. Where-was his hero nc>w % Alasl. in a dead faint on the ground be^ hind the people. -Some one found her, and they all turned! to see what had happened, and left (the luckless voyager to swing~slowly backwaid The crowd pressed back and [ and forwaid on the w|nd, and utr waited in silence to see what would ' terly out of reach. L The ' situation wasfi desperate. Why had lie not' draWp the cable/ tighter? If,it hud beenlSecured prjj- perjy.this di-eadful accjdeni would not have oecun'ed.-! The people on the banks ran' hither."and thith er ;in; helpless, cbnfusjon. Th'os'e- nearest to him were busy with the poor child, whose nerves had been shattei-ediiy the accident, and tLe ypungman was :neglect<ad. ; Presently they tpokl the yourg woman homo,,and thpn,th.ey ti r ied to see what ebuld be dpre <o rescue him. Aft01" some littjle delay' a be done next. They looked oyer j the stream, and found the party Ipn ' the other side equally'excited and blisy. .-! 'j "- .-."I ' "Lend a hand, boys. We mnst take .the cabib!oyer- the first liipb ot'that tree and make her fast be hind." ., :. ; - "!' v ; A ;dozen stout hands ofiVrelilto help, and, presently the. cable was- passed over tho limb of the tree, Tl^py looked again over, the Btream atad found, that, according o the- direjC^ tions sent them, the: other pai-jty. had taken, their end of the call)e,1 rope was procured ond-an; effort over a Wooden tripod made of three made to -throw it.-to him. He fail- fence rails lashed together, and hid ed to cat.chit, tlmusihi it touched secured the end to the crow-bar | his chair twl:e. it Oh, you don't Tciiowinuch about such matters! You a re keen "for one so young. However, I'jJ take you up." . -, :y '.'_:" i " All right, sir.i We must have four cables and a dpzen.ears at once. I was. thinking of it when gbt stuck. I guess it will be a good speculation."* ; ;:.' i " Heise's my hand oa ifc - Can you begin towlay I" " ., ' --r ' : ; f Yes, by and by this after noon. Just now I'm busy. I must go.>!- -'-i .-; .'".- ." What, in the name of Heaven, 1b your" haste? -Business is pressing on the line already." [ - ' " Yes, I know it; ...bnt-i-the fact is-r^ this . is. my weddingHlay."7 - M Old bells can be made as' good as . new ones. . Old belles can't. r An ig norant mHin'ilttempting.to learn'the printing business. - ; _^_~ It is a I'eriarkable^faet that every-: day in. the week i*' obaeryed by ^ome nation for the public celebra-' , tion of religions services..-.. Sunday "' is devoted by the Christians, Mpn-. - day by the Greeks, Tuesday by tbe; ,'; > Persians, Wednesday by the Ass^"' ." rian>, Thursd^ by the Egyptian^, j ' Fridaybj the Turks,; Saturday My": tho'Jews.: . ->-:.;.<. n:-v :;h. V L:--u;