r?" U- yioN M* and ***^ .;t :-^ m. nvsrNXss Caiids. XV IT. LO^RY. SI. B., HI. \y s O. P. t*. 'r>nnnto or Trinity -oSipjsc, Mcmbt-rot CoH^eeot-rMivyiclnns * f\R. R. MORROW. PuysK \J can. Surgeon, *r.,ol Hi>llivn;> c"l- i>M.Xe<r Yorfc,aisolir.ut(rate 01 Victoria College, Canada. - Consultation days - Tuesday* ami Friday*, froin-^-n. m, till 4 p.-m. ReslJenec?-\Vost nower street, ?l - T -------'i N -P "i^i'.'---!-------H: #^tEwUfif'% Convey* ~Sln<-<>r. *c^7*filW <VRoirt,Canada, life "Assurance Co. Ponds, Mr>rts*s-s, 4X-. pr#rired neatly, pnvnmily, corredly mi a reason, ibte lernu*. llonoy u> l/>ii on Mortgage security.1 Office Glass"*"House, Acton. - -. . J ...D.M.1THESQX, .Attorney. <- aVuaw, dfoliolvor }n Vhnneory, ,#*. (VBrfr^Oornef of M*lh snaChurcU Street*. UeorKetown, _ APPLEBE SIMPSON, J-\ . JJarrisiers, Attorney^-^l-Law, t>o- Ucltors la Chancery, CoaVevuurs, 4c. ffola Street, Georgetown* " fTOV HAK3Slf.: 19 CM 'apticit. Ins. ^- v - 3CittltH fnlt . Iliars ad Tie*. boons, Jttwjfce.' .dCaps ' ji & Glass wale jorafl at lOOTT^ ; ill Stre^tj' Acton. . 5*** |l aught er Doitfa it -:";.T-f^'i rAiBSr TTM. LAIDI.AW. Barrister. IT Attorne.r-nt-Law Solicitor In Caaccery.. 4e. (.ifflcos J. Hanvilton,_U> Em; Street; MiiWh, Main street. Jbt' KHtoii^NRre WW-*-> ender the manse*- ment cif l>. W. Campbell.' iunl .Mr. t.ani- UW will attend at Itie "Jliltoa Office" ia'Fridaj-b.'eacti.weefc, TLTEXRY LvOKAIaJE, . tXMTKAX<nE ACKST, rEU>H. Aca'tU for th* Mercantile nnl Waterloo. Ail baiine-ss entrusted lo'nls care will lie .faithfully attended to. Onion by mull 'eslletted: H. L. DRAKE A thoatf ^&& IRrcail.J aALLO'WAY^BIlOS. Anil wo iuteml to keep so with our Superior Bread* Prom thu Aberjoon Journal. THE LAMPLIGHTER, on, the " Foundling of Christmas Morn. (Concluded from taut \ccek.) i OHAPTKK III. ' .Seven yeara hnvo ftlmost pnssotl awnj. Again it is Cliristiuits Eve. .Galliintly tbe good ship breasts tbo crested wave tbe wbito sails bonding to the stiff, sharp breezfj BtDlS, and Cakes,.! and tho r'Sg>n creaking at evory _. ,. , , , , bbtiud, and tbo vessel groaning at Dehvervd fresh around t}io village and | every lurch. -Silently tbo tiny j particles of snow the precursors 'of a feeding storm drop down n|K>a tho(lo0]>, wh'ore thoy ro lost foruTcr among -the rt'slless, foaming billows. Bi-iskly the night watch pace1 tbo deck to ;keer tbemselves in beat, for the cold frosty blast pierces through their rough pilot jackets, and searches into their very, bones. /Tho Ocean -ijiieeir is homeward- bound; mid she cleaveB through ttrt English Channel. 'With .GHristni.t3 morn,. tho shores of vicinity every day. A good stock of bread]:StTNe and'cakbs Always on hand at our bakery, BJ> fresh and cheaj)-for easli. Xo Credit fiiven, Except to prompt-paying monthly cus tomers. All- kinds of-Produce 'taken in ox- change for t;oods. "\\'eight for weight rtKchangetior'fl<(Ur. : WEDDING & FANCY SCAKES Made to ^order iu the shortest possible notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. X.B. All anvls are warranted pure ^iveu in breAd in l usL- The -pnt'ronage -of the -public-is respectfully solicited. . GALLOWAY BROS. Acton, Aug. 9, 1S7C. PATEXTS fdr IXYEXTIONS I ^...r..,, ,. -------------------- eiS-eliti-O'-rs'-y and properly sectirnt . 6 ISItAl ISUfcAl* in Cin^iln, t.he'UimeJ si;itet .inj Euro)*, i V^ , Patent g"iarjnir"">l or no cTiarge. Send I -for priaw J instructions. Ag?iwy Jn ojxr. | T7I/~\TD fpU'C1'TVTTT T T/~VKT ,'- Ott-iwa, Canada, '.Ueeii*nieal Ensir^eer, Solicitor of P <en:sacj Drau^h^mac. . as nothing let tie" best o/ material is ) inoriy England will n'ppeni: in .sight. TV LTILLIAM TTATKIXS, litn*? Harriacr llrni<ri CcrtinejUes - - .By K*>yWl Ap;-oiiiLuivai.j_ _. Bjiin?*5 p'.iyate ai.d con&vlei-tia.l uBa'ai :h# ' Pot Uta'ce. ISJcuts-ilitam, aty Halton.: "M- KS. S. CAHTEfi. rtacicr ofKnilr, Dratrins and French, ._ Chnrch.street, .Ac;- 'B - Be^ to ^luouncc that tliL-y h^ve secured the services of a First-Class Baker, | and tJi.-.'t their ISpJiing-business is now in niV!:cpj:-.rr:c->ii, in. the premises o\;ned "by J/xs.niaim.v OLIVE2 t.QZ V\a^ rl-ff :uhI Ur>.. at u iilSit_ *. * Kr.-ad will M liou.-t-s ii; the v: delivered daily, at l.-_'e .1:1 d vicinity. the Thoughts of home and. b_iipphies ; of hvight fjces and the Christmas hearth,; -6t sinilin^ ' welcotues and Jfrienclly greetings, swjell up "in the bosom of- each mm intr, and cheer his lonely;watch. ; =-. iDown below, in his snug little cubiu, - the Captain tdass his totB before a blazing stovp, while ha sips from the reeking glass of pauch'-by bis side. For a- sailor, Guptuiii Snow was no drinker; but, being on deck tliring the previous watch, the punch did him 11 ae;il. of good ; besides, it was -Christinas' Eve, and a. bitter cold one too. ] The wealher 1 beaten salt knows what he is abotit right w*!l ; his fresh Colored humored face, although 'with many a storni, and -wiili inativ iodic lik- ;. good bleached ! * scorclied H burning sun, does nut .it (.f a drnnk n d. [h-CM5>i:ii; lOlle - .ui=.l., A t'TO.N' FLO I'a SILLS. Wedding Cal-ies, Tea Cakes, Pastry. Buns, fcc, irf:-..!-? in t!.e vc:i built ": II. A i 4 U--vc j r MCK LIS, 'e.a :ilr..-iy'. t niaipier. ,.i:id ,. V ,t .! .-.nd fre ?h. Lis ( .".i'lnery, His.. 1: :'t.- 1, w I). Th, 1>b> .SI V *I 3} I S fc. Vc : o.o. ^JlL' : C! o^-.' 0 : fi- rt. r. Rii r\rn\ >t- l: . fci,Cr-Iit-t' i\ ;,C c< tnte-^>l.l : ^1 { r til. t :iVi.'i- ilajp^ij] I.e. 1 lil>~. .A .*' r :.i'Yi.u- rw;.r. U-:u-.l. .:c is r.-s- NTriCLT^. :.fi. r. n-j" H'Uri U Lii *-" i v 1 in ;ir>:-vJ:.-? *EJ!e stirli He- lor!:"!::!!*!1. . Coii.uiert ::*l T.-ay til era vrl 1 TiL-i: _o *! rcctjii im> jui ii-i A't'i.tioii pci; .ly>lLi'- u.iiijL^ o' lJi-l- lriivt-1- , ling-pu.-JIc, Kar.-.uppi.e * witli "ine \ bec^t ; iiiqaoniaiid Cig.irs. 0001 S nbUi^* ai>d OJIS.VIOX ?9iiP! 2>1 1^ mm. w JO- HE31STJIEET, Ldceased A.uctioiieer i B. K. COOK jfor.tbe-Countdes of vVelllngtcn nd "HhI- lon. urJers.-l^it aL the Kkee PkeiS r Office, Ado", 'or "at my r'-ti,ier.c*'> in Kockwaid. .rill oe proui_p'-^> aiieudec'io. Terms reasanaole. .'TyciLxoXf "PLABIN& MIJ.LS. AMT NttCE. [eared Qttf. |S carry ny ti^j -Tf-i..;'.'* . . - |r you, % ^h_ .FOE YOCi^yi J.-R. MITCHELL, ', j . ^annfactcrerof wasli. Doors, Blinds, Slonld- laingg, Door and Window , frames, Pickets, etc. Planing, "Scroll' Work .and Matching Done to ijrdvr. t&~ Blinds 30 cents per' foot. "^Ea -I'JLSX work delivered in ,4cton fr&e. Orders left at Secord Tiros, will be promptly attaiided to. Maton, Inne 6; 1876. ' . 50-ly. Xp TB<H-I|OP|e cuapmax, Practical': Bookbinder. All Descriptions of Brndihg ". Xeatly Bxeented. ~ ;" ' Having purc):^sed the stock and good will of th* busiue'ss .lately carried on byMr. jJ.'F. Demp-'ey-lregs to announce to tlie inhabitant* of Acton autl vicinity that heiwill coTitinue the harness busi- neia in the same premises, Old Post Office Bnildin?, Mill I Street. Acton, [ where he iB.prepared to turn out work" . second to none iu the Dominion, beiiiga ; practical workman of "considerable ex perience. All work done promptly and as cheap as the cheapest. "On hand a large aucVw^ll selected stock of " j Hanru, Bone ^cnJbeL, ^Trnnb, WMps, Brn*lie, Comlm, Ac. -Repairing promptly "attended to. E. K. COOKJ Acton, Sept. 26, 1876. UNDERTAKflMC. iiicvnt Books of all Kindt Order. Made to-. Ealing Promptly Attended to. B.M5.BBT St. George's Squire, Guelpl r ' "Orders left at. the Free PEHgi] .Vffice will receive prompt attention. " j B*5D S"- to- y.novrBijL. * co. +><? pnt of 100 page, 2Utnlnt lhts of WOO newspapers, and. ^^^te^ilioirliigeonWiradserOslDE. $3 O "day at home. Aeentu watited ZfT^ Outilt and terms free. rTHOE 4 ^y^ Angut, Katn. -' . - nS TY* ^lOn Per day.at liomrt 'J^r. "^ P^iv- samples worth $1 <f^rryaoy A^Co., Portland, Maine. JOB PRINTING of all kinds *eatly and promptly executed at tbe peee_pess OFFICE, ** ittritt mul i i - . HiU Street. The undersigned beg3 leave to inform tbe people of Acton and vicinity that he will furnish all ' - > . Requisites In Undertaking on short notice and reasonable terms as can be had Hearse Supplied when Desired. Also that he will Fit up Stores & Offices v ' in the beststj^le. Skow CaMes, Book Cases and Desks , made to order. FURNITURE REPAIRED. Shop on Willow street, near Mann st. P. M. McCANN. iptain Snow lias a companion lel.ini; a handsome and well uilt, manly, opfji-fnced gentlemen 1 liuiiiges mi the sofa at the other i Kiiif of the stove.. His dress and I appearance is diciih diy that of a soil uf Xep'ttne. In1 short, he" is neither- more nor less ijliall our okl friend' Ki-'imeth S'vAon, on his .{eisi'ige Jioim;; fruiu Ilii'ia. Seveli- tefn year.- in a foreign ctimate have no doubt 'il'.eted hiiii igreatly, but still, in spite of the bronzed face, the bushy beard, and the full grown figure, we can trace a faint resenir bianco to tlie fair haired flute jjlayer, whose thiilling music dis turbed the reveries and awakened thft A*-i--.tth of the ijrVat Giclmlstone long ago. His blue t-y?.'is.i's bright and bis heart-as li^ht as ever. He was hajipj- at the pro's;.ect of being soon ^.t- Bellbrae among the friends- be1 had left so long ag6, but for whom he cherished a wai'lnaffection, rendered all the more, dear from his long absence. None but he th-.it has' been abroad for many years can fancy the fond gush of pleasure which the heart feels at the mention of home. ; Horue ! bpnie ! Kenneth Seaton can think or speak of nothing else. How bis eye brightens as he talks of the young days of tbe heath clad bids, tbe mountain stream and j fairy like glens ai his- native land ; and the Captain, of the Ocean Queen listens with a thoughtful mien, for his. heart is full of memories of tbe past. - i Kenneth Seaton tells of that cold C'bristniji8 Eve, seventeen years tagp, when a runaway he. wandered ithj-ougli the streets of \ London, j playing on -his flute for coppers to iprbvide his na]:pef iirwl bed, of the happy evening he spent in Hack's Cjurt, .and the kind tfeatmbrit be met wish from Roland'Gray and his grandniqther during the.few daVs he spent there before he got a J .acton, March 20, 1876. 39-6m OTEAiff ; . Carriage & Wagon Maia Stwot, '-' ' Actoa. aoM MICHAEL SPEIGHT, General Blacksmith, Carriage ., Wagon-maker.. ' >- Best Horse-Shoere in the Qounty. Perfect satisfaction tjuaranteed or no price charged. : First-Class Plows find Collnril's Patent Iron Harrow* alway* on luuid. A good stock of Carriages andtWagons. Eepainng promptly and properly at tended to. s Acton, Jnly'lS, 187fi. ship; how little Hohuid and Cplin Crisp stood upon the pier rand saw'l him depart on his first voyage.;' bow in after years he always made Hack's Court his hom^i when he returned from sea; and how on ! these occasions the lamplighter's jpretty little foundling' used, to s^c upon his knee and amuse him with iber innocent prattle ; when far at eei theHhoughts that' would recur J again audagash of .th'e kind father [whom h<e haddisobeyed and forsak- eri for "a life of adventure; the dreams that would steal over him of j Ella Bell, the plaiymate of his early days, and thei gladness he exjierienced on receiving ^Roland Gray's letter containing tidings .of those whom he longed; to here of. The seven years that liad passed *iuce then had been {made bright with numerous letters; from home. His father had never missed a mail in-writing to him. Ella Bell did inot fo;rget bim either. Many anea(., closely .written ' epistle, redolent wifb perfume,-- had found its , way acr-OBs the ; deep sea to cheer the iloriely sailgr. . . ' >.!.' - [ Kenneth Seaton is at last home ward bound. A hearty. welcome awjaits him at Belbrae, come when jfhel-naay. Had he consulted the dic- Cales'o'f his heart he would havo re turnud long ngo, but biEf-manly in dependent spirit would not let him. No. lie had run off to sea, and ho would stay there until he had mas tered tho profession ho had chosen; and he has done so, for he has com manded a largo vessel for several years, ami has gained th^ oharacter of being one of the most Bkilful sea men in the Indian trade. " Oh !i there's no place like it, cup- tain,lr he exclaimed in the exuber- anco Of his spirits, 88 hft winds up his yarn. " I hope id Spend tho New-Year at Bellbrae." Captain Snaw. draws his arm (aci-oss hia face: to wipe away- the tear which tiickled downhis weather [beaten cheek. " Aye, Mr. Seaton, Bs the old Bong Bays (Be it over so humble, there's no placo like homo. Birt God pity those who have no home. " Many a poor person ^rould he g)od- on such a night as this to ?est his aehing limbs in this cabin, "a.c away from laud,.with nothing jut the wide waters stroteWng iroiind on "dyery side, and think litnself blest after all. , You're a ioung man, Mr. Seaton^ and have' lealtb, wealth, and happiness. Long uay you enjoy, them ;. but take the tom'isel of nnold aiilt aii'd never de-. pair, whutever should happen. Al; egoribally speaking, howover dark ml stoimy the night is, the dawn is Bine to come. Tho -wildest hur- icauco that oyer bloiv came to un. tud. That's uiy creed, Miy Seaton, nd you'll find it not a bad one'.' In life time there ate inany ebungea ah ! niany .changes indeed, I re- icinber the day when Tjiad a liapnj, ioine, u wife to pray for my safety, }nd to welcomo'me back with glad- less. Where are they now ? My :iouie is on' the dee]) blue sea; rhy vife. has long ago mouldered to ust in a pauper's gfaye, - Aye, ayo !h<'re are many ups and downs iu a ife." ' .' . Who'd.' have tliougbt t,bnt my oung wife, blooming with .health lid sinTouiuled with jilontv, would jiave come to such an end? I'was ilir.--in a vessel. belonging to JJihidstinie, Turner & at that ime. It was bound for Peru, and ng voyage we.had. Coming oiiie, we wore wrecked Off Cape lorn; the-crew' were mostly all ist I Mid a few more only esoaj*- ! ig. Wet were thrown on udesolate oast, where we lived among the j atives for nearly three years, until e could iinike our way to the near- >t jiort. I had been absent about ve yeais when I got back to Eng- md. J camu homo to tind an inpty home; my wile, !and the Id which liud been born about Jix months after I left were both, qead. .Y"u see our vessel had been iven up for lost long before, and tjhe sad news almost bioke my wife's earf-. ' < , "Still she. lingered on, j hoping tat I might turn up, andicorcfort- g: herself with the baby but at jst the funds gave way for.Gvind- dtone, TuiTier, <fc Co., stopped the supply and she get downhearted. 5 ho had no friends to help heiy' 1 Vinter came on,, and she dreaded to "see the.little one suffer from; want. As a last nesoriree, i she- re- fcil'ved to appeal to the owners of the vessel. -But she never Jived to i :ijke the appeal. The journey cost; l|er her life. She and her baby ere found dead on the street of London. They got a pauper's grave." As he finished his narrative, the (L'aptain was obliged to wipe away tlbe tears again. After a short si- pnee, he looked "up witbna smile. Yet, for all'that, Mr. Seaton, I didn't despair, i What was past, couldn't be recalled ; so I just put i ly hand to the helm again. The-j 1 and of Providence had saved- me from a watery grave, the same hahd would" &eajr nie flga^nst the fflictiou which bad come upon me. went to sea, and here I aim." The^eean Queen bears..on her I'ay. Stf!l the snow comesilriving own, and the big waves roll on nd . on. God speed the Ocean Jueen ! A happy Christmas to. all er crew, and their dear ones at ome, who think upon them on that iting cold night. The last day of the year: is driiw- ing to a close. rT^ie old year is well i tigh spent; but a few hours; and it; vill be, numbered among the jijany i if the past. ! The New Year is- at hand -the -voices.of millions, scat tered over every -quarter of tha vorid, are ready to hail tbe advent uf its'birth'with 'a. beart^ '. cheer, i nd to j congratulato one another at : lie auspicious event. In no coun- i ry d<Jss tbe New Year, receive a I irighter welcome than in Scotland. et lis; therefore' "bie to. the Land 11' cukes, and we couldit't go there i.t'ainiore seasonable time than the n/esent. - ' i The [fine pld fashioned house -of moonbeams like diamonds. The frost is keen,; and tbe snow wln'oh covers the ground is critpp and hard, r Not a breath of wind'dis turbs the quietness of the night ' the very air seems to be frozen up- All is silent; and the full moon casts down its silvery light oyer all,, 'Tis indeed a fuiry scene. Approaching tbe house, we. dis cover that the windows ore all lighted up, sending forth many a gloiioivs ray rmong tbo crystaline shrubbery in front, and the sweet noife of merriment and imisio burst upon the ear. Mr. Seaton and his friends; are keeping Hogmanay, arid wo cannot do better'than join them. Slap dash into tho grand old hall WO enter at once without the leaat ceremony, ' Whata gay and happy scene ! Rich and poor, young and old, master and servant,' mingle together in social intercourse with all the freedom of long intinfacy: And why not. They; have juiet there .to enjpy themselves; need pridoand fashion stand in the way to mar-their enjoyment? No. On such; an occasion as this the : rich should open; their hearts to think of. the jioor and to'relieve, ^heir wants, while the poor should be taught to have better feelings to wards the rich. . I ; But let us look around the grand old hall, with its panneiled walls shining in the bright light which euauates from the rich massive chandelier depending from the learn trul portion of the ceiling, and its carved cornicing, showing many. a grotesque face looking out from among the evergreens which hang around it. The familiar faces of old friends greet us on every side. Presiding over tho groaning board at one end of the ball, ,Mr. Seaton keeps the company 'alive with-hi8 humor and good natjired remarks, lm kindly old face radiant with smiles, and his eye sparkling with pleasure, : . ' The worthy host is a grand speci men of tbe tine old'country gentle man, so rarely to he -met with nowadays. Bound the huge j fire which Glazes merrily up the yawn ing chimney, immediately behind this jovial company, the country, patriarchs are gathered together, warming their aged limbs and tjhat- ting of oldeu times. Tbe reeking toddv '.' cheers their blnid and'pits a' natur' iu a jovial mood," stirring up many a frozen memory, and awakening many a slumbering jfeel- i"- ' ' I : . Round tbe cheerful hearth at the other end of the hall the children been here'!.-.. Biit he isn't. -Likely the b' lumbering dolt is simiierfng and smiling and dealing out his wit and chatter to some fashionable belle in .some London ball-rodm on this New. Year's Eve. At all events Ella Bell does not care. Her thoughts are upon th ;Scne before her, and with it the remera' brance of her own early days and her old playmate. What would Kenneth Seatoh think were he to gaze on. the joyfiil band? Would he remember her?. Ella Bell thinks so. The hop4 | and . love which gleams in her' (soft eye, although she-doesn't know of itj dilemma. At last heiodged himself towards Nelly CriBp, and whispered in her1, ' ear " Bless ine/-Nelly, tbatis him I A ist you stupid'.not-f evils ~- tokbrwr - ' \J[ ! "Know whoi" whispered Nelly back again, y I kriow'd so mehow I'd- heerd^ the tune a^brer*' . -.., -I Nplly started, and whispered in .the iw of I .oland Gray. < . ';. "So ;it is," exclaimed :Boland; daVtibgj towards the Gems of i Thought, Hu man foresight often leaVes its proudesj possessor only a choice of j much.; The absent one is dear to her, though she cannot tell bow; and the knowledge that he is on his way borne gives her unaccount able feeling8;of. pieasure. : The middle*-of the ball istalive with busy feet of I those engaged in tbo dance.. Among those gliding forms is Boland Gray, who has come down to, Belbrae. to spend bis .Christmas holidays. /His partner is Nelly Crisp. ]What .'a'graceful, bright eyed, winning little lady she has grown to. Njo.one would know her to be the same as the lamplight er's foundling w}io sung -carols . in the streets of, London seven years before. Roland Gray, is very-'proud of her, and well he might;, and Ve suspect that it was more for the sake of seeing' her than" Belibrke. that we find him " tripping th'e light fantastic tie" to ther - lively strains of a Scotch reel at.presenti. And Nelly Crisp is as fond of him ; her love lit eye needs not to glance up into his frank open face, for his image i ever bafore her, lighting up lier young life w.ith smiles, and her heart with: pure joy^. - A hand some young couple they are none 'more so graces the ball. . The old year has-almost ,gone; its last moments' are fast fleeting away. The dunce is.giveri up the music ceased. The low buzz of many wbispering voices is heard, whilst watches aiie consulted and time compared. The host rises and calls for a general filling up of glasses, and the company forms into a ring right round the hall, each one with a glass in his hand filled full of wine, water|or spirits, accord ing tO*tho taste of the pJCrty. The old year is.'flickering out but a.few strokes of the psndulum and it will be nuipbered- with the past. Every breath is hushed not a stir, not a rustle, not even a sigh throughout the grand *Ad hall. Hark! the, old clock in .the corridor gives a.' long warning whirr, Power unsubjected to the,control of virtue^is'a poor guardian of civil libeftf:. ybu want enemies, excel others;. if, you want friends let? otbeis excel you/ i,. To be cheerfally .'disposed, at tha hours of- ineijls is one of the heist : j sighs of health. flute player. . --------- . "! Kenrieth Seaton ! iny old friend, ( ;He; wfao is .falsi'to' presient'duty i , allow ttie to b|e:first to welcomeyou tells -asibpuie toi Belbrae." |" Sur;* enough it is Kenneth Seatan.j' The mask is thrown: aaidej. ^nd; the Jong abaenti; one rushes into tlie. arms Of his.Wonder ing mt^ -glad] hearted j father* A loiid, lbhg an 1. joyous cheer from the company -halfs the' return of tbeyoubg-lui'd. t^'olin" Crisp goes quite beyond himself he rubs, his handii, "chuck es and capers^ abpul auiong the-cb ;ldrenu8 -if suddenly and then itp holloiy booming yoice are assembled together at play, tjlibit ('tolls out tho kriellpas the year that gleeful voices and merry ^ laugpter.| j9 no jnore. The jold year is dead echoing u'long the corridors, land ringing out upon tlie still night like music bells; What' a happy group, as hand-inband they go dancing round and round ! In the midst of this fairy circle, wbp is he the master of their revels 1 Cplin Crisp,' tho lamplighter. To be sure it is. But he lights the lamps .of the aristocrats of London no pore ; his rounds at tho West. End are trotted over by another;'ahd-he has lived in the neat littles loldgo with its porch and its rosea and honeysuckles at tlie end of the avenue of Bellbrae for three; yuars back.-- '. , ! *!,- Collie is quite a gentleman; now thanks to the founding beipioked up on that cold Christmas morn long before. . j : ' To explain. Roland Gray's visit to the London residence of iMr. Seaton, with glad tidings of the lost one, led to , Ella Bell making the acquaintanceship of the poor Waits, and the result was that V, hen she returned to Bellbrae with! her guardian, Nelly Crisp accompanied her, and their the foundling remain-! ed. Little Nelly soon grew to be a| great favorite with-all at Bellbme and Ella Bell cduld not part jviih her companion!" on any accohrit Yet surrounded as she was tvith and gone. Another year is I born ! A happy, appy New Year !(rings throughout he old hall; the :glasses are mptied, and hand joins hand in a farm hearty shake, "bile -every oice breaks out i'n! the heart, sliirr- Bti-aius of the grand old national air of " Auld Langsyne."j Hark again! the) refrain is taken up ou tside. - A com pany of guisards bursts into tbe hall. The leader of' the band, a tall strapping fellow, in. the garb of a bandit chief, with slouched hat over bis masked face advances to Mr. Seaton, and takes bint ~by the band, " A good New Year, and a happy one! to one. and all.. |To jou, Mr. Seaton, the rebel chief tenders his best wishes. Many a New Year may you see, and! may your guests J never be less 1", " Whoever he is. I cannot tell, every comfort, ishe longed to' j see her foster father. Her happiness could only be complete by having him near her." So at last, on the persuasion of Mr. Seaton, the lamp lighter . left his garret roora in Hack's Court and came to Scotland, Now hfe ia happy as the day is 'long;- 'and the lamp. above the ayonue gate is! now under a professional eye, and attended to as lamp h jvbr was before, prj ever can be. .. ] , ' She saw him there in his rough tweeds and Rob Roy cravat, his countenance beaming withjovh Jijty and fun not: a happier being in the innocent! group; ganiboTiuig around him, j Colin CrisplB ffc: bis glory.. The,little oneB adore/liini; they laugh at jhis Coskney tohgiie, which none of them understand, and rip more .jdoea "he' krio'w V^h|at they say. .' f if -A.'.ple>iBed onlooker at thismert-y party ip Ella Bell, who is seated by the nreside with two.of theyoungf t Belibrafr, with its^numerous gables. J ones on her jap. i She is loyelJer than over, the seven years, win;h have passed aiway since welastJ.si,w her haying only ripened and refined Imr , beauty ihe more. Alasj lor Horatius Theodore Gosling had {ho smittlh wiih {he^anceorSt Vitus/J^;pleagnrM.tp pp)ite.conduct as or jhis legs' hhd found out the per^W:"**-, I^ke good gramtoar.it ia not necessarily, exclusive. ; Ih the education of children, bodily health should have primary attention,- Tbe; tree Of knbwledge should l"e grafted with the tree uf- life; ny lis If any man ia rich and pb'werfnl, he cbraes under that'law* of Ged.Bjr which tire, other blanches-' must -, shade those..that:. are JOwer; by which 'the tall, trees mnst project ( ibe wfak.jiknts^beneatb'them, : legs lifttt lound out the per -petuaimotior, Ella Bell, blushing and trem bling, clings to ;the side of Nelly Crisp,.hiding her.face in the bosom of.ber'friend'; and when Kenneth 'greeks i out his-old playmate arid |. takes'her-barjing hand- in his, the tears 'of joy] and happiness,, and lov^s, which she can .keep no longer -runs down! ler soft, round cheeks. . I|t is a harpy meeting'With all. The) New Yet.r has indeed!-.brought gladness arid . oy to Bellbrae. T.| ' Wliitevtr Wltbt iWof hippi- But the ha .piness is not yetend-jjjesa may ^)t,0 b^ the! causVof ail ed, j VVhile I-ennefch Seaton is gaz- " * _r. -.-:-_. .,_.., ing linto'the depths', of Elk Bell's hazel eyes, ar other of the guisards, whom we discover to be"Captain Snow, is= earnestly engaged in con versation wit i Roland Gray, -while his "eyesare Sxpd on -Nelly Crisp. Thg lampiiglter-- is called to, the council. . The .foundling is evident ly the,^uhject.of their talk. Captain Sr ow gets agitated. All at once, with n. joyful cry, he springs towards Nell/ Crisp, and clasps her in bis armi. "My child! ray child! ypubuve been saved tp me. Tue very ima je of your poor moth- or.7- N.p.wOnder my heart warmed you when. I Bless you, njy darling ;.bless L t am your father, Nelly. Your own father." . " Truly tCaptain Snow -.ha^s found in Nelly lCi'isp the =cbild whom he thought had long ago perished with, its unfortunate mother.. Jn ac cepting the invitation of Kenneth Seaton to Bellbrae, lie little expect ed suchj.a Kurpris*. Neither did Nelly Crisp, ever dream of such a New Year's] morn. The old liippligbter went .nearly rampant niad with/-joy. .' Did I. not allers say so t; Nellv! was a lady born- and a lady'she be too, Three - .cbeerk for Nelly-, Snow 1 Hiip, hip, hurrah.;!.- ]A Happy New Ylearto all I Colin Crisp, Esq., injcluded,-' _'; -: 'V' ; '; towards hall. you !' . Iteadet,' onr tale is lehded. But be fore bidding you good bye, allow ns to add a few words Miore about those'who have figured hi it, and with whom, if the truth must be told, we are loth to part. ' !" ' ' Ella Bell is now the happy wife of Eennetli Seaton. Ola! .Mr. Seaton's dearest wish has been realized aye, more than realized, for a little bright eyed, fair haired grandson makes the grand old hall king witili his glee, and a baby Seaton crows itL- the nursery. . Nelly Crisp) has >agaih changed her name.- She u Mrs. iGray.. Ca ' Snow, when home, from sea lately, gave his daughter away at,tlie altar to. Itoland but he's a braw, weel pjadechield," jGriiy. who hsja now Succeeded to the business and a great part of the. wealth of Mr,. C.hpvey decjbsvsed,: and is rapidly j irid odd looking chimneyB, f^oni v'hich |the -smoke curls gaily up! vards,jpeeps out from the snow. :lad trees, with their> counties j ^ ystal- drops sparkling1 in th*^ I---.'-' : -6 remarked thepld honejekeeper, who stood near her master; "Sirs, sirs! he's our first fit at Bellbrae, an' a 8trappin'.l0on. But losh keep us! he shouldna come empty bandit." " Neither he:does, Mrs. Tumson, said the Guisard, turning round. He kens a trick yorth twa o' that. You yersel, auld jleddy, shall be the first to drink froni the stranger's cup." With this the IGuisard proi duced a small flask, and handed a glass to the housekeeper. -" Eh, deary uie ! Yer a bonny chiel. Bellbrae ne'er had a first-fit-; but hae wunder, for the young laid is comin' hame sune. Sirs, sirs 1 tak' aff that" untjo-likje false face, and let's see Whajyer like 1" i ".Na, na, MrB.'rEamson..-- I carina dae that: I'minae beauty, I assure you.",'. ..;. ; . . j By this time the Guisards had; been surrounded by'{the children,: who were all anxiouBJ to see. their entertainers. Ai song was.called for. . The leader placted himself in- rtho midst of h^s fujllowers, and; tiking a small flute from,his,pooket, struck up th!q air.of ^':The Blue Bells'of Scotland," while they joined in with.theiri..Yoicea,| making that, old hall ring.again arid again' "And shouts in the chorus for ever and ", ever," . ' . , ['." . Thfl,Bliie Bells of Scotland, the Scot- tisV.Blne/Belli'* |. 'TElla.Beil stood a little apart, by the.side of Nelly Crijip, who leant on the arm of" !r|olari)i. Oolin Crisp scratched at his head, breaks a thread in the liom, arid will'see the defect whei^ the weav ing of lifetime is unrolled.! ' The pebbles 'in our path-weary" " 1111, and make US footsore more thn the rocks, w.h'icli requirei. only, a hold effort to surmount. '; ; To dread no eye! and to; susjiec.t k no'tongue is the piorogative of in~" > riocence an exceptiohal 'privilege granted only to invariable ivirtue. Tiiepoor have as nflich right to" ery. _'. The medicine" which,1 rightly ^applied,' has power to ."'-cure,.'Laa, when rashness arid ignorance pre-' - 8cribe8_i4._t^ .sam!e..ppwer "to de stroy".": ' , ,. NO|piptnre of life can, iave -any veraciiy. tihat, does not, admit the odious facts. A rman'a. power i hooped in.by a necessity, which, by inany experiments, he ;touches : on every side until he learns-what " its capacities aie/ : .;.-;" Swallowing a Eaek.- Some- hody says, " Our Gpvemknent. land costs one dollar an acrp, aijd-good enteredlke j-w'tiskty-t^dilLa,.; bottie,' rlow many men die landless, whordur- . ing their lives, _ have swallowed whole townships- trees- and all!" Tbtre is foocl.fpr reflection in this statement^ Everjf day of Pur lives and almost every bout of each day', wo' meet individuals! not ,merely landless,'.-, but houseless, hpjneleas, pt;niiilesa, who, in .the ."course \of 'their lives hare Bwallpwe^ ardent spirits enough to pay for land and house, and have moiiey in their pockets besides. ! But it Js not the drinker of urdeut spirits alone who thus depjiy^s; himself.of the ch'ewer, tbeVigar-sniokej-, tbe-young nian. who spends pt-ecious! hours.of : each .'day arid evening in worse than listless idleness.' How' rarely srich persons* reflect upon.tthe folly of L their course. The young man who smokes three five-cent:cigar4 a day and many of them use double the quantity, at double the'j priced puffs aWajrenough in the' Cpurse' of ten years to give bim a handsome start in business, or to providb hitnself a poriifortaWe"home. '-' growing rich. ILondon does riot contain, a happier pair thin Itoland Gray' and his young.wifej. They are in treaty for. the purchase of a em ill estate not far. from Bellbrae,[whefe they intend to re- | tire in a fjiw y ears.: ;.- j Captain Snow is s- ill, plowing the deep in tbe OcjeanQne jri. He loves the!' salt water better thai. the land. But as he is getting up in years, he promises to lea^-e the sea,: and t ike up a berth in tiie home of his daughter when she set tles down in Scotland. Nicholas Carrol, wit l His family keeps the officesiof itriGraj in: the City,.btjt he regularly Igoea " waiting" every Christmas, to, keep ..up the good old ens-' tom as he i says, j ".".-.' OldMother Gray ia no more. She " sleeps the aleer> of the,righteous." ' ' The great Grinuitme is .dead"too. But his annual; "subs:ription fori: the coals at Christnuts ii not missed, for Itolarid Gray traliles it without a grudge. With his death, the. old firm of Grind-' stone, Turnerj & Co., came to an end,, [desertetl " 'Change " for. " TJL[e?j)ri(jOner to'lia^e-ff' very' snii joth facei" 'said- a spectator tip the ,"jarlor. . "Yes,": ----------.._,. ._,..... ., replied tlie jiiilo^: " he was ironed and fidgettied abofit: |vHe was in a just befOi-e^jeyfaaljirought iii." r still, but tbe faabionible" bean has not. lost heart, although Jle. lost.Ella Bell, for he: knowi many depced charming creatures: yet. ,j v " . " - Colin Crisp is as hejirty arid good na- tnred as ever. Ho ha i serionsthoughts. of getting' a b -asb.glai e with the wo-rdsj C. ..Crisp, Esc Xii^e, lgrsivad, upon it,! fixed upon t:ie jjiior nf'the lodge at ')Etellbrae,, whe -e he stul resides and afci; t'en^s to the g ate lamj), but4 he has not '..ii'iui- ~Ui 1 tip l^a. mind, on tne: , A! Nife'E Law" PcTiisfr-^A case of BSriie^intricacy.-in the matter of, . . tax collection,,has' occurred! in the : ^^Vtowiiship pf East Williams; Tbe ease is stated .tbus-V Ronald Mc-Leod, living" on the I2th jronces^ sipn, a squatter, had his cow^ seized for tax on the lot on which ie was r squatter, but from which pe had given: np -- in December lastj. 4 The owner Of the property, Mr[ Alex. Love, bad given McLeod 1 tjccupy'the. house until next When Seized the cow Was | road. -McLeod is ad via whereas he had givenup ] of the lot, and that his priv_ t pert} off the lot had been I seized, he has "action for damage* against tbe' township. It is possible "that the oollector'shoiild not haviaeized the cow, but should have! 'seized any property actually on th* lot, or in default of such being found, returned: the, taxes as unpaid to the County Treasurer. : ^rSlTIK&CARDS.^In ttife practice of turning jBardj cornera tbej upper and the':Go; laeserteffl " unange' the idle, pnsi^id life (i tha West End. (^^ hand corner denotes " visite," In spite of liisjwit and -gaUantryJ'Hora^ 1 and ia -Msed. for an ordinal y -csOJ;]^' tins Theudor^ GDsHnJg-ig'^ a baohelor J tbo upper right hand ooraenj turned r at, the !^>ar seems, dQwn peanB " felicitati6n" aiid is a visit of,.congratulation.; thj lower left hand corner, .?* conge,' ^^epre- serits a farewell call;. and tl elpwer .right corner, "condolenc i^" .'ex presses a. desire to sympath ze -with, bereavement.. The ,:'.ru'le;,u most generally understood,is the, inraing of,one end of the^caj-d, !y| njb de notes a wish to see the ladit sflf the family. . i ,L ,'..'; If yori are troubled, with jdyspep- sia, eat.-K peeled apple eye^iiBrri- ;ing befoi-e;.break^wt Ifria asnre cure l*4u'4^treasing complaint. :i^