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reeborn Men, having to advise the Publie, may speak free.**=--Juripides

NEWS,

‘ VIL. } 5 > WRT 7 IDINAT Yr r cOL. * CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, i86s. i NO, 3 ee — =

ER POGIES. * Bie.’ said yourself that domestic cares ought to be

THE EXAMIN

pigs tsi EVER MONDAY BY “WAL TION ©. GRANT, : ‘ M STRAAT, SRAK a? . KN * eens " e yMANAC FOR NOVEMBER. 1368 a? - . * \ ‘ ; ‘ g New Me tu > yore? Qae - dtu tu ne Full 8 $™ ey x : “ SUN Sun S . ar«isa - ay ©. - © a 2 = ™ % weer “ee - Lia == ez 2 al ” " ° ti ta) fan G 4 ql ia is 4 tiv S57 re : Mon 4 . i 421 4 os - Tees 4 9 7 Bi ewe $2 . Wed is; 8 wap 2 & h3 ~ Th 116 KY 2s 1 Se 48 Fired i iv 34 ; abe i) © Sa id lHdE 45 5 21) gt ~y » ” ;' 2 Ji 9 ¥ ; ’ t? Oo 2 3. 3 ars ; w7' tS G4 Z > oA 26 " Wed i 4% 43i 3 boi G & ¥ , Ther - . $2.) 7 4 2 Pre ~% > dH 8 4] 2! Sat ~ ’ sete i 2 i- - San 7 2E19 % Se tv § NW "M 8 2ul4 53 G 4011 13 , Tard ¥ Wis do 7 3 ty hi vg Wed Ivi4 33 3 2t ¢ Is y 3 Phot iz iWwi¢4WY9ig i 3g 0 . Pid 12 Wis a I 1) 2 SY 3 ay Sat ; fe 33 wed) $3) 2 4h } as Nun } tu 1°25 3b mere 2 lis Oo a uce | its § I7 4; 3 ig $7 gg Tees} 2 is SH FTN 4 SO OSS oe «Wed 2. said 41) 9 311 S& Ge 5] ge “rhur 24 Wwi2 vw) 337 G bo ye, Frid 25 wiz VIeNaia 43 ~} Sat 2 peti 4 {7; 9 t4 406 ae Say a4) 12 2 « (10 - 46 a Mua 27 ly of 2 210 St $5 oe '

BELL'S _ TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT NOTICE. pie UNDERSIGN]

.D takes this op-

ave : cue oe : , v woald i speetiy . gacunts - ** ‘ aren ue E Web. 17, 1455 JOUN BELL a rn 2 ‘ A E u 5 { q Atorucn and WBurrister - at ~ Law, CUNVEYANCER, &e. (fice: -- Groat Georgo Streot,

Charlottetown.

, \ ‘ ‘ €. biiee dral ) B, WILSON HIGGS General Commission Merchant

YT) ’ EE s

AUCTION ey x. &

Charleltets:

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ROBERT TAYLOR, LOCK AND GUN SMITH

HALLSBOLNOLGILSTREEYS,

R- rs - tua } is Lew sa , ti OLD St LNi? t- * ” L to exe le 4) “ iv ay g with prom was & 5 rt we “— : Bell Hanging, Guns, Locks and Stoves ; sige Repaired, : t tawn. Jalv 2 ‘

Boot & Shoe Pactory. : FBXNE Subscriber, thankful for past fa¥ors, rm the public that he

wisaes to tii 2as

fitted

NEW SLOP,

iy

‘ Tory ‘ Yury DPORCHESTER SRIESE, Opposite the « eof Owen Co ti. * ere fhe is »#se L@ wii $i his iine, Will wu pay be lavored, Will beatlhess atl Geaia c

WILLIAM DUGGAN.

Charlottetown, Det. 5. 1508

NEW PAINT SHOP!

{i Sabseriber would inform his friends and the Pp sbli

¥ f Me? |& Hanter, Rent Street, were all ord eft, either the Hous2, Sign, or Carriay Paintings, w © atte ito with puuetoality, meatuess, aad tf reas 2 FRANCIS McGRORY. Vaiuter, McPhail & Honter’sa Ca sge Factory, ? Kens Séreet, May 4, 1805 ‘

Grain ! Grain! Grain!

pur ughest price given for BARLEY

tATS, at Ceies’s Brewery and Distillery,

[FH Con tly » sn4d,at priceacheaperthan can be pureliased ithe wmarket the beat af Ram Brandy, Vin, W vy. ‘ 44D i at «of Matt Whis- wey. Ais . i XXX Ale.

_Ubar mu, dane 20, 1808,

Republication of the London Quarterlys

9ur

gh, North British, and West Minster Reviewsand Blackwood’ Magazine. By the Leonard Scott Publishing Come pany, 140 Paiton Street, New York.

TERMS:

Ai lh

¥ sd any

; ne oO Reviews. ....2. 81 00 per au Por any ta { the Ketiews a a Por any t p uf the Heviews......- wou “ Fer all four o ON iad vas $200 * For Blackwo be Magazine... 400 ” “oF Black Youd and aue heview ay UU a Por Blackwood & a iy two of the Reviews : als LU 0

Por Black woud and thrvew! the . ce Review vee areceesee 92 00 q A CARD. pur Sabseriber Hegs (0 thank the publie

fer ti ¢ i | tronage extended to him

*

during the : Sy tis extal HAW? 4

eslurved apd fitted Old Stand, Loun’s des-

ilavi

i t ul the

*

patel 4 Pm pW prepared to exrentie win

ia his | gang . ae Ser be tavored with

SM TP aud GENEWAL BLACK 7 shermen will fad Anchors of all

Bree for Boata je found at any 4)

and better than can be

ular establishment in the ¢ ty.

GEORGE if. FOSTER.

tA pet

herds Wharf ey":

eee ig JOSEPH McKAY, BUTCIUuLE,

CORNER OF

Pewnal and Dorchester Streets,

x. , Charlottetown, P. ELS. Lata a conan!) on hand, PRESH BEE?, 2 Ute . bn RK,F re oi &S .it.

a |

a,

sin general, that he has! opened a new PAINT SHOP adove the Carriage

j Pickles,

A. HERMANS, tT N= SS VEER ET, Beil-Hanger and Tin-Smith,

ae D rw e hus ve

RCUESTER STK

< x

<

8 friends, and the public vene mime nevd business on

r tothe Read-

users « FET, next do ty

iX batidiug, whe ¢ is prepared to exeeu'e ders iv his lye, with neatness and despaich @®ON HAND

\ Neat

Kitchey Utensis, Ac... &e..

Assortmeut of Tinware

e¢ potent BUN TON COPRFER PO j t Medat Veine at the Poris

Aino DON TON LANTERNS,

Viel Petwesy

ed e Ge rat tres

vill surpass everyt vinthe Market, and titulsle fies er Parm use or ou board Veasets \ few WATER COOLERS on hand, which. er with a iarse Variety of other STUCK wil! ~~ sold cheap for CANIHI Mr. HE KM ANS ie Agent for

SAWYER’s CRYSTAL BLUE,

$ new. economical and superior article used in vashing, Whereby a say Of itv per cent. ds #afanteed, and ter which he begs tw seheat the weewunce of Loanndrvy Maids. &e 4 te mat ¥ 7 te co GOOD FIRES. + ’ ; . , XN OW selling at the Gas Works a iN quantity of very superior CORE at FIVE ernie * Hushel N BEB Coke will lest uties Ahi wive “a ereater heat thats Svduev Coal " fuudary 20, 1868 int

JAMES EF. WHITE COOP Eei?,

Tremain’s Red Building, Queen's Wharf.

AIS, Pork, and Beef Barrels, constantly on nd

$03 PORK BARRELS will be sold if applied for

ninsduately, Cheap for CASI or approved voles

ef bund Chtewn, P. B. 1. August 3, 1868. 4 ly A Fortune for Sale !

{> consequence of the death of the Pra- etor. the Sabserther ts instructed to offer do) rrettive Sale, th veanlilully sllualied well huwwu

at

Half Way House, Vernon River, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

Phe, Land consisting ef abvnt 40 wcres, ja in that state of « iwetions that it has been for same veurs wf wi Wi t ‘atx te cote, yield a ¢ ent tet e sHibmenut to pay the tuferest on : is¢ none y usked for Lhe W “ As 4 ev waking Hetestaest s ‘ j y m mai ognalled iu these Vrovinees, which fact can be | sit vely proved to any ™ A pre witief The Steck of Lig # and Stock of Gods in the Store can be

takeu or bet at the 7 tot lie pa user.

k particulars. addr ss GHOKGE ADAMS, Half-wavy Ti Vernon Kiver. )

* Mary ix. isos +e

b. & N, A. RAILWAY. Is6Gs. 186s. Summer Arrangement,

{>* snd after MONDAY, Lith MAY next, until father notice, Trains wil) ran as fvilows:

— WN TRAINS f. ve Ne J .<

Ja.m and

ING EAST: and Pui

x at 5 Pp. m. ! UY TRAINS——GiING WEST:

Leave Sussex for St. Jolin at 6.154 m. ** Shediac for St. John at7 and Ita

G Shedia in Chene « i 1D}

= :

m™m

r Oi5u. Frain from Sussex, andthe }) a. Train from Shediac, as well as the 145 xud @ w. rains trom st. John will curry freight Vreight from St. don for Sassex and st tious Waser, will be seut by the Spm. train only ond wuat be deutereé ai tiiat Mation belore 4 o clock ‘Freight for Stations East of Sussex must be de- dvered at Mt. Jolin bef re worn, daily. Freight to be forwarded frow Sussex, must be | elivered at thut Station at least Ong Hou. and from other Stations thau St. John. at least bla 8-Houx before the advertised departure of any | Freight Train

Guods for Prince Edward Island must be accom- panied with invoice or outward ec to prevent detention at Poiut da Chene.

Goods intended for exportation at Se. Jolin, ta

ithe United States, wust,in addition to the invvice, lwhen the walwe shall exeeed $50,000, be accom-

enul's Certilicate

LEWtsS CAKVELAL, Geners] Manager.

Railway Office, St. John, N.B :

April 30, 1868 NOTICE! Postage Stamps,

pauied by u &. 38. Con

NROM and alter this date Postaye Stamps |

will be sold at this uvfice only between the hours of 10 a w. and 4 p.m. Persons wishing to post Letters before or after these hours, can procure stamps at the Stores of D. Laird, H. A. Harvie, BK. Reidy, Mra. Bremner, } Mrs. Stamper, iy. Hubhard, J. 1 tieLeod, Theopt Des Brisay,f§ Jas. Desrisay, M. Haszard, G. & 3. Davies, T. O'Connell. THOS. OWEN, P.M. G. General Post Office, Charluttetewn, ¢ 4g

Dee 7, 1s67.

IN EOW

PROVISION, GROCERY,

AND

- “= Liquor Store, if MIE SUBSCRIBER takes this opportunity of 1] infurmiay bis friends, and the public atJarye,

that he has vpeued a

’ Wholesate & Retail

PROVISION AND LIQUOR STORE!

In that well known sland, lately oceupied by Ww. H. WILSON, one door below Mrs Stampers Kook Store, QUEEN STREET. and from which he is prepared to snpply those who way favor him with their patronage, the following articles in his line, allof which can be warranted as genuine, and at exceedingly Low Prices, viz:— Good Family Floar, Cornmeal, Tes, Tobacco, Havana Cigars,Goaod bright Suyar, Crushed Suyar. Bright Retwiling Molasses, Tea, (warrauted) Coffee," Chocolate, Cocoa, Kice Soap, Cundlea, Clenr Burning Kerosene, Spices of a)l deseriptions, ' Matt and White Wine Vine- yar, Preserved Mackere}, Salmon, and Lobster, Seda, Wine aud Batter Crackera, Cheese, Ship Bread, Raisius, Figs, Currants, Tuba, Buckets Brooms, Matches, Boxes Pipes, No { Sole Leather, Bays Butter &

' Table Salt, Lamps, Glasses, China,

Crockeryware of every de- scription, a few baudsume Mautie Ornaments.

ALSO:

A few eases of Lemon, Raspberry, Orange, Vun- }

ila. Pine Apple and Strawberry Syraps

Having personally selected and purebased the nbove Stock, in the Cheapest Cash Markets, the Subscriber teela eontident that he cau give firet- class Goods at us low « rate as cau be bad it the City.

Daily expected /UERKING,

, 200 Bb.ls of No. | LABRADCK

P FOLEY Oct. 5, 1868. Jra a

JOUN FE. BUINE, 4. D., PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

be consulted at the Office of ay ae T. Jenkins, Surgeon.

RESIDENCE:

Mrs.

Noy. 16,1568. tf

i

rhilleate of value, | }

BOVYER’s, Great George Street,

BLS POGIES. For sale by

CARVELL BRO'S,

1Ot

Mayi 8, [868

SOLE LEATHER.

Sides No. 1 New York SOLE LEATHER, For sale hy

CARVELL

iO

Mow MOLASSES & SUGAR.

© oy Huds. MOLASSES,

50

20 Hhds. SUGAR, May

gR0'S. 8. 1868

For sale by CARVELL BRO'S. 8, LS68 DOMINIGR VINEGAR BBLS. VINEGAR, chuice wrticie),

For puie by

CARVELL BRO'S

“~~

~~

Dominion

May I8_ L868 TOs ACC. ROXES CAVENDISH TOBACCO,

tur sale by CARVELL BRO’'S.

40

May 18, 15¢8

BROOMS & PAILS. 10 DOZEN BROOMS, " iQ dazen PALLS, For sale by CARVELL BRO'S. May 18, 1868

Le'ish Barrels! =

500 BALE

tRELS, June t.

or Sale by CARVELL BROS. “SALTIN STORE

€ Bashels Liverpool Salt, 3.00% 1.000 buys ae do r bor sale by i CARVELL BRO'S May 18. 1868

WOOL. WOOL.

YASH PMID fer WOGL, on delivery at the J Store of I- J. CALLBECK

Charlottetown Jaly 4th, 1808,

TO LET!

yu hk BOUSE and SHOP is KENT STREET. lately occupied by Mr FOUN HUDSON, with Jarge STABLE, COACH

uf

LiOUSE sad WAMEMOUSE attached Apply to W. E. DAWSON, WILLIAM DOWD, Ass oO}

JOHN HUDSON.

Ch’tewn, S >pit. 7. 1868.

Co-partuership Notice.

SUBSCRIBERS have this day entered iata CO-PARTNEKSHIP as BAR KISTERS and APPORNEYS-AT-LAW, ander the nuwe, style aud tire of ALLEY & DAVIES. O$ TICE - - + «+ WHALLORAN’S BUILDING. GREAT GROKGE STREET. | GEORGE ALLEY, LOUIS H. DAVIES.

~BRONZONETTE! |

7 application of 1b paration i€ ¢ stremely simple, fect upon the articles enumerated below is almost magical, imparting to them a glazed bievzed surtace of Great beauty : [rou Fenders, Steves, Gas Fittings, Ornamente, Lamp Stands, Copper Coins, &¢., STRAW Hars, Bonners, Prasten Busts & ORNA- MENTS, Leaves, (real), Ivy, Lourel, Holly, &e.—" Effect most charming,” — Leather leaves may be Bronzed IL- LUMINATORY and WRrring. Use- } ful and ornamental. Glass may alsu be Iiuminated W. RB. WATSON. City Drug Store, Victoria Building, ? Asgust 17, 1668. §

OUR OWN YEAST.

ant Fat

Smost eicgvant

Willie 5 et-

pre-

|

MAKE Y

} HOICE NEW HOPS for family use, in|

QUARTER, HALF aud POUND PAPERS, For Sale by W. BR. WATSON _Ch’wwn September 18. 1468 ¢ ERSKIN’S ‘'BRAHEE SUGAR POWDERS

City Drug Store, Victoria Building,

A Tonic and Unfailing Remedy for Rheumatism of allhkinds, Nearalgia, Lumbago, Sciatica, As ale for FACE-ACHE. TOOTIL ACHE,

KAR ACHE, COUGHS, and all attection« trom Colds. ter See Lancet, unde Menican P ATRONAGE, WM. R. WATSON. City Deng Store, Victoria Building, Qaeen Street, Sept- 46,1807.

}

Kor Sate, NEW SINGLE-SEATED WAGGON,

cheap tor Cash, or will be « xchanged for Horse.

JOSEPH McKAY, Bateber, Powual St. Ch’town, Ost 5 1868

a youny

Cheapest Schoo: Books

at HWARVIES BOOKSTORE,

Sant. 7, 1843. Queen Nlvee

SUGAR & MOLASSES.

Italian Warehouse. Quern Street.

N SfORK, and to arrive, aud offered to the trade ut lowest rates,

| 100 Hhds. SUGAR,

} 100 Pung. MOLASSES. MACKEACH LE

jin

RN & CO. | Oct. 26, 1858. OCTOBER, ts6s. ‘Old Hyson, Oolong, Souchong and Congou.

Per* Amphion,” from London. celebrated

A Supply of

Large our Ifalit Dollar Tea.

Fine Old Hyson and Oolong Teas. Wtiwlesale and Retail.

ITALIAN WAREIOUSE. { NACEACHERN & CO. / Det. 26, 1868. iin

ecneepencncncntneetnc etn

COPPER

PAINT!

| PENIIE SUBSCRIBER keeps constantly on

hand a aupply of : Tarr & Wonson’s Copper Paint, ay article which bas given the greatest satisfac- tion te all who have used it. Ir possesses superior nalities for effectually preventing the accumula- tion of all foul matter, such as Worms, Barnacies, Grass, Ke., on the bottoms of Vessels or Boats,

ied. when properly applie cnmene. | Charlottetown, Sept. 21, 1960,

a

INTER CLOTH

JUST OPENED!

| {

Fine Black and Biwe Broad Cloths!

Faney and Mixed Coatings, > , Beave ?, W hitney, and Pilot Petershans !

OVERCOATING CLOTHS! Black and Fancy Doeskins* Fancy Tweeds and Vestings!

Manile Cloths, &e., &e., 7 Cases of the atteye,

| yee New and Ve ry Cheap? DAVIES & WEEKS. Nov, 2, ISC8. OBSERVE THE PREC

ROBERT The Centre of Attraction, OBERT YOUXG, bas this SRASON

ii Received the Largest aud Best Assorted Stock of

4

s

Yi3 4 Aad

VOUNGs,

Stinple and ancy

DRY GOODS!

that he has ever had the pleasure of offering tc the Pablie of Charlottetown, and which, as regards price and quality, he feele confident eannot be sur- passed on the Island. The following articles deserve the special atten- tion of intending purchasers ;— Fancy Dress Goods from 104d per yard, Winseys from 11d per yard, Frepeb Merinos from 5s. per yard, Crimean Shirting from 13 6d per yard. Scarlet and Uiue Twilled Fiaunels all wool, from 23 3d per yard, Ladies’ Clouds from 2s 44d, (a ey Cottons from adc per yar, Vote Cottons from 350 per yard, Meu’s Under Shirts and Pauts from 43 Bd, Hoop Skirts from is 9d, Fast Colored Prints from 7a per yard, Gonta’ Paper Collars from 44d per box, Beautiful Stays from % 94. All Wool Tweeds for Gents’ Wear, from 33 Id per yard. (Cheaper thau Howespun.)

Teg ther with a Largeaud Well Selects d Stock of Shawls, Mauties, Mantie Cleths, Ribbons, Fiowers, Feathers, Sontags, Hoods, Pele- rines, Furs, Hats, Bunnets, ée.,

Ac. ; & OO,

Terms Cash, and no Second Price. Queen Square, Ch’town,

Uct 26th, 1868. STREET

KENT CLOTHING STORE!

BP. REILLY, Tailor,

“BAS just receive d and offers for Sale, on reasonable terms, a nice lutef CLOTHS,

ttt Tweeds, Docskins, Whitury, Beave,

and Pilot Cloths! Persons in want of Good Clotting would find it tu their advantage te give hima call. Oct. 19, 1RES.

lin

| NOTICE, AL ERATION OF TIMETABLE

}

| On and after the 9th inst., 5 THE P. E. ISLAND ‘ ‘ ’

Navigation Company's | STEAMERS Ww LEAVE CHARLOTTETOWN _ for } ¥ PICTOD every MONDAY and THURS-

}paY moruings at six o'clock, veturuing same days, ot: arrival of train from Halifax.

}

‘Steam

| ALSO,

| Will leave Charlottetown for SUMMERSIDE ana SHEDIAC. every PUESDAY and FRIDAY morr ings at tive o'clock, returning Wednesday und Satsr- day.

Nov. 9, 1868. F. W. HALES. Sec’y 7 BOOK & JOB PRINTING OF LYERY D¥SCRIPTION,

—~AND-—

BOOK-BINDING

IN EVERY 8TYLE, } —AT—

OW. HL BREMNER'S.

Kent Street. Nov. 9, 1808

on)

{ Rex DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND | CHEMICALS,

| WARRANTED PURE Nov. 2, 1868. W. R. WATSON.

**¥felen Malcolm.”

4 DOZ. NEW PERFUMES, in Elegantly

Cut Glass Botues, at greatly Reduced |

| Prices. Nov. 2, 1868.

(30

W.R. WATSON.

DOZ. POMADES, COSMETIQUES, FIXATURKES, and HAIR DYES.

j

| Nov. 2, 1868. W.R. WATSON. | | —_—_—_—_—_o_o

50 DOZEN Bair, TOOTU, NATL, je CLUTUES and SUAVING BRUSUES,

‘from the well known Louse uf John Gosnell, | & Co., London, | Nov. 2, 1808.

4

W. R. WATSON.

POZ. BRIAR KOOT, RUSTIC, CHAR

\STEMS and CASES, all of which will be!

| Sold very cheap for CASH. Nov. 2, ]563.

24 Doz. ROBINSON’S CORN SOLVENT. a

W.R. WATSON

W.R. WATSON.

Nog. 2, 1868.

| 24 P02, BRONZONETTE, Nov. 2, 1868. W. R. WATSON.

Labrador Herring !! 150 Bbls Labrador erring,

COAL and MEERCUAUM PIPEs, |

THE INTELLECTUAL WIPE,

RANDOLPU.

} } BY AMY

oo

‘Alee! Alec, dear! could you attend to (me one minute, if you please

Such a suft, pleading litle voice as it was —such a pretty, half timid looking woman as owned it, sitting there in her crimson

merino dress, with a great work-basket ovet- shadowing it, like (he type of soine huge

Juggernaut. There was not a wrinkle in

her linen cellar, not a speck on her wl

brilvant apron, while every golden thread in her bair Jay smooth and shining as if it were glistening satin instead of human tresses,

Mr. Verdon laid down his book with os- tentatious despair.

‘What do you want now, Catherine? It is a little singular that a man can't get five | consecutive minutes of reading in this house, isn't i1? No sooner do these noisy ebildren get off to bed than a dozen of other disturb- ) ances start up to distract one’s brain ,

‘Tam sorry to disturb you, Alec,’ said the much enduring wite; * bet I enly want to , know whether you would prefer your new shirts made with buttons or studs? | «Stads and buttons!’ groaned Mr. Verdon, rather melo-dramatically. * Upon my word,

| Vatberine, it seems as if your wind revolved fon nothing more important than a round of the pettiest household coneerns, As it J ‘eared how you make my shirts!’

‘ But you were very wuch displeased, dear, when [ made the colfara to your last set after an old-fashioned pattera.’

| + Of course | was! A man don’t want to | go about fookiag like Methusaleti !’

* No dear, but | § Bul, my dear Catherine, | am deridediy annoyed to see you sinking into @ mere do- mestic drudge.’

*] don’t understand you, Alec. Surely a wife and mother should wake it her first aim to study the comfort of her husband aad family.’

‘To a certain extent, Mrs. Verdon—to a | certain exten’, this may be quite true. But ‘when Mr. Peterson asked your opinion of 's last work, the other evening, you | astonished everybody by confessing that you

had not read it. J] was ashamed, Catlerine | —confounded—iudignant.’ | * Bat, Alec, what time do [ get to read 7’ |} +%ime! teme! you must make time, child! | Let domestic eares be secondary to the culti- | vation of your intellectual nature. Why, I }eannot deseribe to you, wy dear, how deeply jmortified IT was at Mrs. sazione, when every ope was discussing the | new literary constellations, by your contused ‘silence. While Mrs. Oglivie—why, she was positively sparkling in ber ready argument }and charming critica) taste.’ | « Yes,’ retorted Catherine Verdon, stung at jast into something hke retaliation, ‘ and Mr. Oglivie was there with a ragged shirt- bosom, and the lower bution goue from his , dress coat.’

‘As | remarked before, my dear, buttons | and shirts are not a primary consideration.’ | © And,’ went on Catherine, ‘the dress- )maker says that Mrs, Oglivie has no more (idea of housekeeping than a kitten. Such | coffee, she says : | «All dressmaker’s tattle!’ interrupted Mr. ' Verdon, with @ lofty flourish of bis left arm. ‘7 shouldn't care what sort of coffee I drank, if ] had a wife like Laura Oylivie !>

Catherine Qashed to her very torehead, but she bit her fip in resolute self-control,

‘J want very much to please you, Alec,’ said she, meekly, ‘ Will you tel! me how to be intellectuai ?

Mr. Alexander Verdon pulled his mous- tache in rather a puzzled manner.

‘Why—why, wy dear, you must read all the new works, to begin with—and keep up the general newepaper evrrent — and take a critical survey of paintings and statues,and— and all that sort of thing, you know.’ | Yes, but, Alee——’ | «Now, Cathie, I really wish you would let {me read « little in peace. I get so little time to cultivate my mind!’ | Mrs. Verdon sighed softly to herselt as she cat the fairy button-boles down the front of | Mr. Alexander's new shirts. | * +t say, Cathie!’ | Mr. Vefaon rushed tumultously into the |room where Cathie was sitting, in the midet ‘of a pile of books, deep in some late publica- ‘tion, with his matutinal toilet but half com-

pleted, and a puir of suspenders floating |wildly in the air, like the reins of a rap- away horse.

, ©Well, Alexander?’

| «4 Where are my new shirts! I've torn the | last respectable one of the old set, half way | across the back.’

‘They aren’t finished, dear!

‘Not finished, Mrs. Verdon ’

‘No. I wish you wouldn't interrupt me, 'Alee. What's the use of a woman's trying

to be intellectual, when you are running in und out, with perpetual questions abou ishaving soap, and etockings and shirts! Madame de Stael never had her mind disturb- ed about shirts, | am sure ’

‘Bat what's a fellow to ae, with hig shirt aplit across the back.’

‘Ah—whuat indeed?’ mused Cathie in a | voice so plainly indicative that ber mind was | far away in some metaphysical region, that | Alexander gathers up lis suspenders and re ‘treated in dumb despair.

‘ Holes in my stockings big enough to jamp | through, and the cologne-bottle not replenish- ‘ed. * What work!’ groaned Mr. Verdon.

‘And I’ve cut my nose shaving, and no Cathie here to pat on sticking plaster. But then } really du think it wonld be a nice thing to bavye wy wife appear like Laura Ogilvie. I wonder what Ogilvie does when | he cuts his nose !’ } }

site

‘

‘

Mr. Verdon finished his toilet and went down town, with this sabj-ct of marvel yet | undecided in fus mind. The city bells were clanging One, on the sane day when Mr. Verdun ran hurriedly up (his doorsteps, and entered his own domicile by the subtle aid of aconvenient little pigle-

j key. ‘Catherine? Wife! Cathie !’

But no white aproned household fairy met lhim on the stairs, with guld-brown curls tucked neatly buck of ber eare, and bright eyes sparkling welcome.

*She must 6¢ down in the kitchen,’ was his thought, as he ran down three steps at a time, and presented himself before the small damsel of twelve who was the only domestic that economical Catherine Verdon kept.

‘Where's your mistress, Polly?’

‘Sure, sir, she’s gone to see a pictur- | gallery, she tou!d me, down town!’

* And when ig she coming back ?’ demanded | Mr. Verdon, biting his lips with inward vex ‘ation.

‘She said she mightn’t be back before

night.’

* Where are the children?’

‘ Gone to their grandmamma’s in Brooklyn, $

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sir,

- And what am I to do for dinner ?’

* Sure, sir, 1 den't know.’

‘ Here's a pretty fix !’ grumbled Mr. Verdon to himself, ae he stamped despairingly about ithe kitehen. ‘And [’ye asked Howard and | Tajboys to dine here at three. What demon

hag entered into Cathie? Why couldn’t I

have held my tongue the other night? |

just landed from Schooner Gazelle, direct from should really ‘like to know what I’m to do.’

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‘ What is there in the heuse for dinner?

‘ There’s a Congae, sir—~and w codfish—and ‘and a culbage, I believe !’

‘ Being em on, Polly, and Pil cook em my - self. You boit a tongue, don) you?’

«{ don’t know, sir.’

‘] wish J bad a exok-bvok, groaned Mr Verdon, in great tribulation. * Anyhow, yor fry fish—and a cabbage is very good boiled, with batter, Fetch on the frying pan, Polly, and bring lute of kindling. Um afraid tiis codfish is a fittie tough and dry—confound the creature, how it sticks to tho pan! Polly, you set the table while I strip all the nice, bir cabbage feaves—these little sprouts faren’t any use, down in the middle. TR send tu the baker's for an apple pie, I guess

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if Cathie were auly at home!

Mr. Verdon dropped the cabbage leaves one by one, mediiatively into the pot as he spoke.

‘Sure, sie!’ interposed the staring hanc- maiden, * missis always washes them first.’

‘Washes em?’ ejaculated Mr. Verdon.

‘ What's the use of that, when the pot ts half full of water? But women alwaye go to work by the hardest. Give us thet tongue, Polly, und 2 elarp kaife-—i suppose the plagay thing'has got to be skinned. Hal-loo!’

Mr.Verdon uttered an azonized how) as the knife slipped, infecting 4 disagreeable gash on bis band. Ue tied it up with bis pocket handkerebief, and went oa with his rather difficult job.

‘There!’ he exclaimed, triumphantly jam- ming, the tongue down amorg the cabbage leaves, ‘ ¢het's done. But bm afraid my lish is quite vid—it doesn’t fry at all favourably. Perhaps I ought to grease the pan!’

Ile took the tish out by the tail, and an- cinted the hissing pan liberally with butter, then set the establishmens on the fire once more.

But just as he was bending over the fire, his sleeves turned back, and his countenance dripping with prespiration, there was a sud- den sibilation and an uapward+ blaze—the butter had taken Ere — 80 had Mr. Verdon’e hair and shirt sleeves.

Luckily he bad presence of mind enough todip his face and arms instantaneosuly in the pail of water that stood in the sink; and at the moment that he stood there scorched and dripping, with singed bair and po cvat, over the bighly Bavored raias of the lucklees cod- fish, Polly threw the kitehes door wide open and announced :

‘* Pisase sir, two gintlemen !’

And Messrs. iloward and Taiboys entered, considerably surprised at the state of things before them.

* flulloo ! exclaimed Mr. Talboys.

‘ Why, what's the matter Verdon?’ queried Mr. Howard. ‘Not a case of spontaneous combustion, ef ?’

While Alexander, ecarlet and confused, fumbled vainly for the linen cuffs, garnished with gold sleeve butions, that tad blazed into light cinders long ago!

‘1—J,’ he stammered. * Very stupid of the girl to bring you down here —I juat came down for a glass of water — let me eacurt you up stairs?’ | He preceded his guests up the narrow éteair-

way, blissfully unaware of the ash-besprinkled | nether garments and sooty countenance that)

vave his fricads euch @ task to keep their countenances.

‘Excuse we one minute, gentlemen, he said, growing hot all ever, as he caught a glimpse of biwself in the parlor mirror, and dudged out to renovate his toilet, muttering to himself; «What has become of Cathie? I'd give & hundred-doilar note if she were here !’

As he issued once more from his room, a soft, tamiliar voice sounded on his ear, and his heart gave a great bound of delight. Cuthie bad returned! Yes, she hal returned in very trath, and was in the parlor et that instant, talking to bis friends.

* Cathie? he whispered, holding*tke door, half ajar; * Cathie *#

But she was too busy descanting on the merits of some Pre-Raphaelite artist to pay any attention to her husband’s husky sum- i mone.

‘It's burning, Cathie?’ he whispered, (coming into the room, and gently twitching her sleeve. ‘1 emell the cabbage quite plainly!’

Bat Cathie never stirred, nor broke of in her pretty, enthusiastic chatter.

‘] think [ ourht to bave greased the in- side of that pot,’ thougtit Mr. Verdon. 4 No- thing but tongue and cabbage for dinner. And Howard boards at the Cosmopolitan,and falboys keeps a French cook. What will they think! Cathie, l say~—it’s almost three o’elock !’

‘Pinner’s ready,’ ejreatated Miss Polly, ostentatiously throw:ng open the door.

Dinner was ready, as Ms. Verdon found to his evst, as be and Talboys followed Mrs Verdonand Mr. “oward into the dining room, where, upon a greasy table-cloth, repose! the skinned toague, with on ly calciced, and a hand ul of burned cabbaze-leayes, jerming a green island in the centre of a mammoth platter.

e side near

There was a half loaf of bread, and a sooty pot of butter, and a tall tin eculfee-pot wherein Polly had brewed a muddy and villainous mixture that she foadly fancied to be coffe

Alexander Verdon lovked with eyes of piteous appeal to his wile.

* Cathie, perhaps these gentlemen wouldn't obj ct to waiting until—aben—our eusk could prepare a more eatable repast?”

‘Ics very nice I’m sure,’ said Catherine, ‘looking dreamily straight before her

‘ Very good indeed,’ said Me. Talboys.

‘Oh, excellent!’ chimed in Howard.

‘And alter all,’ resumed Cathie, ‘itis of very little consequence what we eator drink, as tong as the higher cravings of the 1tel- iectual nature are satisfied !’

Mr. Verdon coughed! debjously, and began to carve the tongue, vowing Never again ty (G+ vite company when Cathie was occupied in cultivating her mind.

fhe gentlemcn played with their tea- spoons, and dallied with their forks, but neither of them essayed a second mouthful of tungue, cabbage or coffee. Mr. Verdon ncticed this fact with deep mortuication.

‘You don't eat anythinz, Howard!’

‘Ob, l have dined very heartily, | aseure you,’ politely resp ynded Mr. Howard

* Have a little more of the tongee,Talbogs.’

‘No more, thank you,’ returned Talboys, epasmudically bolding on to big plate. * Low ard, |] think we have an engagement at fuur?’ | *]f oar charming and intellectual hostess

will excuse us?* said Howerd, bowing cuurte- ously.

* Won't you stay for a little of the ice cream and~—and— calves fvot jeily?’ questions Mr. Verdon, drawing on fis imagination for a hypothetical dessert.

‘Tuank you—we could't possibly ?’ said Mr. Talboys. And Mr. Verdon could not avoid 3 dius perception that his guesis were glad to depart,

When he returned from seeing them off Cathie was sitting in the parlor, cutting the leaves of a ew volume.

‘Qh, Catherine! he said, half sadly, half angrily, ‘why didat yuu go duwao and see about the dinner 7 | * Dinner?’ repeated Cathie, with wide open

{blue eyes. * Why, Alec, thought you wished ‘me to become intellectual. I'm sure you

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secondary to the cultivation of my intell_c- tual nature!’

Alexander Verdon banged the door, and strode off doven stairs in a genuine rage.

‘T wonder,’ he thought’ ‘if this state of things is inevitable. Ll go aud see Ogilvie

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pped on his hat, and etraight-

—hanged if { dons!’

And he cla way went.

It was nearly twilight of a celd December lay, when be entered Mr. Oxlivie’s parlor. Phe furniture was shabby and thateved with dust—the torn curtains hung drearily from their hooks, and an ashy fire was smonider- ing in the grate, while Ovileie himself, in « faded dressing-gown, sat in an easy chair smoking a cheap cigar.

‘Ogilvie, said Mr Verdon, after the pre- liminary ealutations had been exchanged, ‘ [ want to ask you @ question!’

‘Well;’

‘ Your wife is a cultivated woman

‘ Yes—she’s that, and she’s nothing else,” groaned poor Ogilvie.’

_* My wife is not—that is, intellect isn’t her furte. She’s a dear, sweet, domestic Iittle thing, with no partieular taste for the meta- physics or transcendental theories. Now would you advise me to make an intellectual women of her—a woman, for instance, lixe your wife?’

_ * Woald Ladvise you to take strychnine, or jump off the pier at high tide! Man, if you've got a wife like that, don't, for pity’s sake iry to alter her instincts! Take ber as she is, and be thankful from the bottom of your heart! Surely you don’t want to live like this?’

He looked with a seornfn} shrag of the shoulders, around the faded, desolate room, and added, :

‘My wife shines in society~shis is our home !’

Aud Alexander Verdon took hie feave, fully cured of the ambition to have bis little Cathie like Mrs, Ogilvie.

*‘ Catherine,’ he said, somewhat sleepishly, as he once more came to the little table where she was drowisly cutting che self~ same loaves, ‘you have consulted my wishes

|in ope thing will you consult them in aa- other ?”

* Yes, Alec.’

‘ Leave off trying to bocome a Madame de Stael, and be wy own little Cathie once more."

The bright color Sashed to hor temples.