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VOI, XIII. CAPE ISLAND, CAPE MAT COUNTY, NEW .JERSEY. WEDNESDAY. MARCH I. 1808. N0 ^

THE INDEPENDENT, ■ Trier H.ftOprr In nam lo Kail Sulxrrlbtcrs, or H Ij) I anion In New Vorli and Brioklyu. hewry i. ROHt:\. pifMusan. ' Bflekman St., Hew ?Drk. GREAT N'UMRKK THIS WEEK, f PCUViRI Oth. ATTRACTIONS At FOLLOWS: TwriM Tot. Hli.iv ; Or what the xreai mum Bare dear lor Fmd'.m , »u,i um tho) prorou to do. B r Ho a. HSNR V WILSON, Caltod State* trustor from Muueh beetle. GRA.\T and COLfAX. RePM.SE.Vrir/1 f. Mine Tie Peaple'a Choice lor President >ail tlca-Prtddrnl. Tendrnele. of Readies -Wounde of the War T.dtUom-Jo^^Frm Df Hrr. T. M. FUST, It. Louie, No. fKREPIIO AI.1VK, _ „ . *a Appeal lo Chrtitlaje. Rf Tt»o. L lujler. I). D„ Biuoklyn. N. T. PBAYIHO IH THE HOLY GHOST, Th* Great Experiment, By Rev. George H. Chester, l>. » . Now York. . LEHEft FROTWASHISGTON. r Eleetton of Om UeeHj- from Ohio. Tho Cmt gun .1 the vthii* Ho, I... Hopeful advlrva from the South. Now Hampshire and Cooaeetitnl Elections. Supreme Court oa Reconstruct ion. The President ^ Grant. Spoakor Colfax'* Bj aur Wiuiuiu i^Vreapondeut, D. W.iAITUrf . THR LORT IMAGE. Ckoptor IS of aa Original etorr. vr „■*, •tor flvia to a religious MNORTON CHIT-CHAT. Boston arr.r tare die. Rcllglrov IToeperity— Art. Lrown of Natr England. Would ■. .Andrew. Low aad Disorder. A trick oa Ooa of flu ablest ami* inoai'apicy writer* la tkr v country. HE/fBF WAU> BSCCHKK JSD OUVKH I PEN- _ DULL HOLMKS. Tho Guardian Augrl and Norwood. By Muiao I'osry. DECEMBER WOO DA Ao OrlRlaol Foaia. By fool Bootoa, Amenta, New York. A COMPANION FOB THE K7.VTCR. MAPLE WOO II FIRE. Eadorood ky a "Olnnd old Blark Woman." k A ITttRY W1THMIT A MORAL. f _ For Child rrn. * Abhy la|t, Ch.ne.tawn, Ma... EDITORIALS AS FOLLOWS: n» Toagu# of Fire, or K«tMaporanao.» French. j Quaes Victoria*# Experiences. Two Wayc of Laving— LotIbr tho Clod and Lorlng the Wicked THE METHODIHT BIXHOP*Thompeon, Moms, 'aim, ncott, tlm|,...p, Bnkar, AWN. t-Urk.^Kln'i'.y, Edward. Thornaomloatioa'cuWat.V " £* OLD KEWIPAPER-Tht FaM Ray nod Dally Adrarttacr. of Dee. W. n»L

International Copyright. thai. » In. tha Excise L.w • Weak of Prayer. Editorial Note. . .. \ Prr tonal Newt. Na w York aad Vicinity. Religions IntJiifgeoee. Bavlrafjiaoord. Mlatataria] Register. Book SauHath School.. For* la a Nawa. Pebbles. / — J (else lions. Cw.ua. rial amd^Muawrlnl Department Commercial and Ftaaortal— Talk. News aad Ooa- i aip la Wall alreat— Important New. lor Capital Wta^Baak art and But Id* at tral Parinc'luiL Dry Good* Report— Dry Good* Quotation.- ProUuco Market Reports- Prlcr a Curr.at —Row York Cad'.le Market- FarTho wholoeetnprMaf AttradHoaa Nerer Kquatlad la any other Religious Nowapa|wr. Great Premium*. HOWE SEWING MACHINE. Wo haro mada a apaaial osalra-t with the Howr ' , Sawing MrahknaTTyrjiy refurnish their Premium for New Snbtenbert THEIHDEPEKDENT _ whmkja 2e' It hapwakml aaTISuppad b) Uw^aatea^wnh thOMoaay, pee. aad who tuCr aatacrtw iJr""': they nwy' ' tern oaa at #tlata or all tncrikcr : they ta.y TlST-.' 'J1— iwefh-f! they ... >. wuTlmCTtSai^S m^unadar ] uOto^uU lintl- '^L'luhliAhi^'iSE aa t?'* nhtaU Iha^ wdl plaaaa atata la oath iaaUacr ^ ' Aay poraoa *ta will aawt m tho oamo of a aow OMR BOCNG POLKS if "" - 1 Sut'emST -Mi ' .!.u .Mm. [

THE INDEPENDENT. 1 1IENRY C. R»WE.*, rmuMiFK No. S BKKtiSlAN STREF.T. New York. The I.ar sett R«li|iona Meekly ' in the World. The Cheapest Religion. Weekly in the World. The Ijiried CirNilalion in the World. Ptlc* ttAC by Mall, •'■'■.Ik Carrlar In Sew Tori -$zr- ' SPECIMEN COPIES SENT GRATIA ITS CASH UECEUPTS Th. Pa.t Ywr , LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE. ' Ha Cuh Heealpl. t_he paat^aia^ mnorha laryer i lu Proaparlty )a uapracmlcnted la tha hlalory ol ' rtllglaua youtnaUam. I It la tha oaly paper auld to any extent by aewt afaot« and^bookatorea la all p«rt« - It Employ, tba ableat writ™, in the oouatry . 1 Ita article, are alwaya readable. r»ey, aad pr.c i ftcali ROtdadL nretaphyalcal, ; II pay* more for ita weakly contribution, that' j i any other THREE rrlbrluua papeia In the country. I I ' the couoiry and Kucupr. ' I It don't RU up ita ralumna wlih "aelaaora coo i trlbutiona." | It dlacuuea hoMly^nd learte..']- .11 trllfloua j | IT hu mora or Ulna 1 rao'tlbutlnna a,, I f f« | Ha wrllrra are^rkoaan from all the laadlORChr • | it. wwUrento ■"'* ' j I: atom to bo a cham|don (Rr truth aod e jutry . I It la ac rullnJ aa truibmod JnaHce en make It ' * and airvta to %+■*.. .loaya and J < j It ta uoMotariaaWlJ ca.oeetly aacka t'hruflar ^

Ita aapond-ture^lba rrbacar^yeu wlU ba fa i It will hare mora ap*c:al d -part man ta than ore. before. It will lake . dre,.lc'l[ l.,!*'e.-1 In coailns urea' It will aaraeatly icck the moral, political anf rellRlou. lotaeaota or the • bole jwoplr | It will dleruaajfreeU^ll FlMBctoMf attar* from I It will loit.t thai retry er.yacemaot and obligation of ike country afcall be promptly mat with fold ac agreed. | It will eppow, under preaent elrcnaatancre. ! any further eontrartion of the currency. [ It will not be In hnete to gtre political power to ) there who hare been r chain thai only, of exact aad impartial i I v jtutlce. will oppoar all Polltioxl Manwurerint and machine ry^cah-n I. ted l<^ lower the political and* rellglouc rafcra. and Ckriatlnn (readom the world m m. , It la the papar for ^ryre harlag rerahly picD la the paper foe hukotu rnd CapiUliata, hat. It U the paper far Mrn-hanta, hnrtas weekl) dry good, eeaorta. with latere quoUllona rr--- _ la a great farorttewttb children, harlhg week . ■ LrekreiM from the ablest wr.tarr. It la itm brei aV.jm»tllg oredlum. It i* beliered. ween^t^gbree^jfuup^rtou, THE UDEPESDKST I* the Sreat Iwaaainaewt ed tha Ktm< EVER MADS.

\ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. • WANTED. AGENTS ! - j TO SELL / I Dr. Mm. but i ih"« 'V Kiblq 3Dictiouh.ry. ! '"AckVri'rt " a^ i 'Hp^eS^I bucinere wl-hthlr • ' oi" ^P^Uo'AtfMttmJMIM^: • I 'frnor work) baa been enpUA, trill be furaubed ) I A 1*' k^miLCT V.d.^ii/s 1. 1 1 - ! k to iinrtnH.liu.nl Mall. Boar on, flare. bin SKWI.VG .MACHINE. »;>TO »V, A DAY TO AGENTS, j |Titlhr UnmL lieat, and.ttongeat ehecpma- ' I tip. Ih-jW""} third atitch be cot. ^ No fata- , j MreMneaoQ Tia^w'irrew here™t^rer" tionf | i i rrlpt o^ pilcV. Agenta wanted erenrwheje. Bend ! F ; I'.r circular. EMPRESS SEW ING .MACHINE , 1 { CO , wo Ihosd w >y. New York. . i ' .NORTH ASEBIOAN STKiilSHIP CO. j ] TUBUVOK LINK TO CALirtmNlA, ! l Via Panama or Nicaragua, | ftareh Sth n^d RBlh, April 131 h . May j J : j! paaaxga Uarr than by aoy other Line. I For further Ir.lonawlloo apply to the under > I ,»nrd at in Were St. N ». | i Is •, t AKRINGTON, Aft.. j AGENT* WANTED \\ SKW "t' A It ** It {' TT 1 !'r." '*K \ vl N C I MAt'HIMK*. FxIrnordlOMT Iruluecmcota tc ; ! good t~l.am.a- Further particular, ana »»n>p:> ; I j w..rk)lurn.an-daaappi|calhcB WILSON I , Tin: CELEBRATED J i'estey' organ ; i VOX HUMANA STOP. T>B"N .| • < I D ha all who bare heard 1Kb, ' ! A rei'.l > Stural and haauHlul lreltalloo ot Ue t , Ilum.o Vole a. a. v.l Introduced. J. EaTCY a . j '.O . BrultlcGoro. k I . the oolglaal loreotoraaod * en Broome 6l.N Y.i m>Rla., I " v. 'it'll re, Ptu. . | ■»% c ddpA S?3&m>go J \\ . ' " "'rer WrediM 19 "? ' sui'ARE. ruiu. icEVEL and" revel ' A * Ilk rcHRLiiKR A ID, nttatureb, P.. | i;I:an i. - " •ei-T..'; ; ^ "jutes ,

.... , J. C TIL ro'lFlluditr,.' ] . GKKAT aCCCKSB iHARHR CO.'* one dollar purchasing agency I { 'aod' M.anUr ' ' *n' J"r t »ay < J.da in Oar I fee irea'clec umr' w'l'i Ktaftl u' their adcautage hi .Ire ua e trial, and tSerebi "Tf)ry'«iTlFsafy O^SsUem^ "latreTw ' aad antndle*. aariely of artlclca' carefully*^ leehwFW nurebully and uuiity.coaprlalne* Ha, j '"foPwWrKil'tworeliclec rend » cants F°r a liat of Ten* *" " which will Ire aeeoekpaairil -lih'a Vail" dareiipi rem for»f'lAdnre«aI,&l'fre lli"*' **'" b" rear »i la rta each. We rtlkr Uw lugret Inducementa to ageula of any arm engaged In the bual- , here. Our parch aalug Agent ha* Ihr large*! turret pa.t are yaara— and alfartlrlea arewao dafiMs: *1." i u "■"foLu'ou ^fu* 11 *r° " county and tc.»n. ' *"m ARCfflfcd^'*' I Trement Bow and is Howard St., Breton, Ma. a turn iGjo^.la I w Young^Vrn. oi. Me Krrora i- wer».^*ud ca.A. Imyad.menia lo flarriage e.-.'.elopaa. free of charx*. Addreaa, Dr. S. SRUU LIN HOLGHTUN, Howard Aaaoclailon. PSla. prorehioaal cabii. » REUFI.aA fHTSlCt AN will treat by Pre.'V rertpltaw— that can be put up at any Druy eiore-aad wuh au.-care „r no ab.r.r, all car. «f Acuta, reel, or Private Dire. re Yuulhlul k .ce. Female Dl«***ea, Obatrurlloa.. etc Jacd -tamp to has eg. HnAOoeR, Maam, Sw etreular. ONE DOLLAR EACH. TITER . Cotton. Cloth, Drree P. I rem a. Pant " rntterna, *rw tag Maehlaae. Wetcbee. lie) and Fancy Good., he., ha. Sand Tan aanta for ja^ktsj |^mbssua>v addir.a JUTrRgNA KENDALL. j l^T"MtmfI^'«5w»W "wd'TinTbe tS" aa a aa^alre Ibii .ln<ulnr p., war Thla quaar, cxelling bva>k Lea haan pnbli^M by a* iO yonrm. , tbe aale .■! wbtre baa (man . ainaaa,. »„1 1. tba j i mere -0,000 FELT ! extra qt'a i.ity yirginti a ' hnc it.ook1mg. •j Par able at tbo LEHRKR TARD #f 'I JURJI P. RTARA.fr, A Co, . i - — ^r. t

ffhf fact's Covun. (> II l"B M"i»ity' ! fxieKt raaHer «h«l hafall F When w. are t-ynnd recall i' ! Sleeplnt eoaadly and ptnloundly t r All the wntulwrlgbl nf care , Trial our human aplrita bear . — Afbernll, after all ' , After all' ■ All the glory, all the rata. 1 He much chad*, ao Uttle grain. All III#"* pic lire, all It. pain. Matching aweeture. by Ita lleetneaa. Only on th# ahlning alope Of God 'a upland bluoma the hope That wechcrljb aa^we rrope. TherwTMmabfpa In algbt of ahore, ' There'll be aunablne on ihe Boor, There'll be feotatepe at the door When onr aadaeaa and our gUkdnnen Are aa were^tbe^lmblna twala JilisccUaufous. Grnrral William J- Newel I. The eutijeet of the nreo.nptRjrioi; ekateh - wbieb ia laken tfom tha • 'History of New ,'rruej: un.i the KoGoiiicii. ' is nl preeeol the .Suporinlenilent of, the West Jersey j Ueilrnn.l, nud it tbnt enporits hue beeom* well-known to the people of l ap# Mny i County, Aien. So well, eineo liia sppoini- ! meal to this rosponaibln eitaslion bss proeod bit entire ability to discharge the detlcs pertaining therein. Daring bis F snreieo in tbn teld bo acquired a tact for the control and direction of mon, wbicb ■ | better enables him t»> grasp end muter j the intricnciee of the enet inlercste enI 1 mated io bis keeping. Than. too. it roi qmret a comprehensive mind, nod almoit | unerrieg judgment, to keep in conets^t j view the working of to many departments j — and to see that thef'meva in perfect | j harmony with each other, t bo moet { i rigid discipline is required to accomplish this, aad bora lies the eecrul of Gen. ! Sewcll'e .access. He exacts • strict com1 (iliance with nil orders, and nrary doty j : must lie discharged at Ihe appointed ! We do not rightly ealimato the great | responsibilities deeoleing upon the Soper- ! intendeni nf a railroad. The system In ' which Ihe east business machinery is con- ' trolled nail be perfect io nil its parts, lo work Without interruption . as one de- | rangwoieot may create many. In Ibis par- ! ' ticular, the TV est .1 erecy Goa,l seems to hate rearbnd ihe highest atsii-lafd of discipline under lb- present able ndministra lion of Gen. W. J. Suwell. Tha follewiog eumpiimenlory sketch.,, which is necesanrily brief, coys no more j than justice demand* or the gallant ao! ! dier and of hie meritorious conduct on the . , 5eld of batGe. We have taken pains to ! make onrselsee acquainted with the partlealara from tba lips of sains of the , GeReral'a brether oflicere, and all nnite | la corroboratiag the facts stated, and in praieiag bit eoldier-like qnalities ; — j , "Among the many New Jersey officer- I who were cooepicnaua for ihe rarest ga!- I lantry, note poetess d a more E**aiire i •oldidrly spirit, aod jitpleyed higher ca pacttioa for command tba'a William J. aewell. Mustered into eorvice at aC'ept J in the Fifth Kegiment, Aagast 28. Ibfil, ' ' lie hi among the first to exhibit a tra, 1 conception of the necessities of the terries, i and prohiplly adapting kiuireif lo it# re- ; < xn.i piouiptiy anapking aiuise,! io ita reqnirrtneata. proved frem tha very onleei

a disciplinarian of the higbeel order, as j well ai^kn invaluable eappori to hit sope. I riere innll maltera affecting tha welfare of I the regiment. Participating with hit j regiment in every action in which the : corps wax engaged, from the aeeenlt apoi. Yorktuwn down to the battle of Spoltaylvania, in May, 1NC4, bit eoorage elionr conepieuouely en retry field, while hie , readiness of apprehenaioa nod fertility of reeonrcain deeperataemergAOoiee, marked him 'on All ooeaeiona as a man of anperiot islenta. In tha batGe af Gbaneellararille. • General Mott being wounded, Sawell snc1 needed to the eommaad of the brigade. and laadiog it forward at a critical no. I meet, achieved ooa of tba grandest »uc- . ceases af tha war, rapturing nierhl aolyra from tha aoamr and ra-tikinrlta regfl ■total standard of a New York regiment. The elotg of this achievement, as felly told in th- history of the iSecoad Brigade, is alone sufficient to atamp this gallon: ; officer aa worthy of a plana amang the ! bast aad oraeett soldiers of tba Iiapablic. Bat be Deed not rely upon this deed aleae F for the rrwardt of fame. At Gettyeberg i and elsewhere he exhibited the tame maguificent bravary, audiug to Ihe repatatinn achieved ia earlier conflicts. He was twice woopded— once et CheneelloreTille, 1 and again at Galtyebarg. whare be ijp . taiaed a severe bort, while cnmmatdiog tbn skirmish line ia front of tbn Third Corps, daring tbn attack of Longetreat in the eecoed day'e engagenreet. He wa* made Lieoleaaat-Coionel of the Fiftth Regiment, Jnly 7. IN62. and t'oloael oa tba 2let of Oetnber following, both pro- . matioat being mada as tba rerammanda. tion af Colnnel Hurr, ooa of tbn. braeeei and most finished nfficeri conaactad with the service, whaee faithful performenee of dntv na Cntonal of tbia regiment aeeer re. ceiYed dee recognition at the bands of Jereeymnn. On tbn 3Htb nf September. 1864. Golenel Beweil, who bad been campalled la lease tbn nersiea temporarily an •ccoanl of illoaae, rtenllieg from long axpaaora, was made Colonel or lbs Thirty, eighth Regiment, then nhnat organising, and with it ru'nmed ta tha field, where he remained aoti! tha eammar of 186ft. Be was mada brevet Brigedier-Geaere! ef ] rolentvare. April 9. 1866. "far gallantand merilorioaa aonduct ia the battle of Chaocrllorasille, " and na honor was near mare wnrthlly or jnetly bestowed. "An ennlyeU of Genatal Be wall's character would probably (how that hie eaeceea aa a soldier was largely Ana to a certain vehemence and bnaiaer ef disposition which coald ant brook opposition ar defeat. Onca fairly enured upon aa enterprise. : hie natural eothstieim carried bias I in pa ti:"Oely forward, while his great strength and o betas ey at wOt. enabled him u overcome obstacles which woaU hare entirely hafied menef lose raaninta purpose All hie qoeHlioe •• aa officer wore ootid. | rebnet, poaitire, and bin repntntini reel, note, an it wilt nontiaaa to da in tbo (blare, •pan a baaia of (olid achieeamaaLaf wb :th I tha wbata State may jantly ha proud '

jilfutcrcstmfi ffalr. THE SOS or MI l'niEND.7 AX o'xa TRL'x TXnrgRAXCI TALE. I ! "I've been thinking," said I, speaking : in my husband, who »iac-d drawing camijfiloTea. ^ /£■ m« the beartit of your ttroughttn ' ! "That w« shall hav# to give I party. — i Yun knew we've accepted a number of ' invitations tbi* winter, aad it's but right ! that we should contribute onr share of social entertainment." | "I here thought as much myself," was I hie reply. "Aad so far we stead agreed. lint, a« I am very hoey just now. the j heaviest part of the burden svil! fall eu I I J00-" " There is a way of making it light, yon 1 "How?" lie queried, i "By employing a professional caterer He will eopply everything for the table. ■ eg to do but receive our guests My boeband ebrnggaJ hi> shoulders and ' , trailed, me be eaid— "What will it cost * "Almost anything we please, lint {he i reixa of Ihe company will have the maat to ' do wnh,thal." I ! "Say wa invite one baedretl." > where between three buu<ired dollars and r I a thousand : evening'* entertainment of aur Inen.i. - > I smrery tore I could pal it to a belter "Vary likely,*' I answered. "Still. \ we giea a party, wa shall base to decline ' ! invitation, in lutare. But there ia no uti , ' ligation resticg on ne to make it eeosi- ' . j tional. Let the Harding! and the Mary. ' I goldl amnlata extravagance in this llii . ' we mast be content with a fair emanate, meat; and no fritnd worth tbe name will hare aoy tbn lata raepect far ni."— j ' "All tbat it a question ef money and ' , good fame," said my hnsband. his voire i (ailing into a more sennas tone. "I r.u ! makn it three, five, or tea hundred dollars. , ) and forget nil about the coot itT a week. . i Rat the n ine aod the brandy will net art | eo easily on my conscience. " | A slight, hut sadden ehiil went through ' ' | "There is no substitute," replied my"'' I husband. That people in nor circle would | ' ! (hoealnte inatead. we would be laughed i , j "Not by .the fathers ami mother., I j , I thick. At leasi not by tbo.a who bare I j grown-up -on.," I relurnad. "tl.lyjaat ! : week. 1 neard Mr.. Gordon any thai card. , I l»r a parly always gave her a fit of low . • spirita, Ah* has three aons, too fcquw. | "Rather feat young men. as the pbraw [ i is. l'ea noticed them in supper-rooms, i | Ibis winter, eeeerel timre A little tor | free wilh lh. wine.' We both stood silent fot the apace a' ! j nearly a mionte. "tVal!.{ Agnes. said my hashand. ' j breaking the silanca, "how are we ta da- , cid* thin matter?" "Wa mast give a party, or dacline in-!, I Titationa in future, " I replied, "Which shall it be ?" Hie eyes looked ; | i steadily into mine. I saw that the thing i , ' '"uf'*' $ ' .. , irouuieu aim. i,l "Torn it in your thought daring the I

- day, and we'll talk it over this evening." »J i i said I. .R « s After tea my hnsband aaid, laying dowa ; . | the newepaper he bad been , reading and f I looking at n» acroea tha centre. tahl* — , "What about the party. Agae. !" n I "Wa eball hate to give It, I enppeee." i. We most drop ont of the laskioaable air* - I cle in wkiok I desired to remain, or do p our part io it. I had thought It all over . —looking at the dark side aod at tbr j f bright aide— aad tattled tkt question. 1 S had my weakaeaset ae well at others. — ! r There as. eseial ecfal in a party, aod 1 ' i. wealed my akare. "Wioa, and orandy, and all?" asfe mv , husband. * • NY a cannot help earsel*es. It it the - eastern nf society ; end society is reepoas sible, not wa." t-j^ "There'll sack a thing a indieidnal re- . sppnsibility," retnraad my bneband.— y "As to eocial responsibility, it is an in- . tangible tk#g ; very wall to talk abott. t bat reached by ne law, either ef eons eeienee or the etalute-book. Yoe and I. . aod erery other living tool mail answer s to God far what wa do. Na eastom or [ law of society will aaea ce from tba ron- . saqoences of air own acts. So far wr 1 stead alone. " s But if aeeiety hind oi lo a~ceitaio line . of action, wbet ate we to de? Ignore society?" r "if we meet ignore seciety or ceaI science, what then T" i Hie calm ayee were ne my face. "I'm i afraid," laid 1, "that yon era maRaifyi ng i ; i Ibis tbiag into aa nndae importance. ■ Ha sighed haaeily, aad dropped his . eyes away from milt. 1 watched his ; countenance, aad aaw the shadows of aa- , I easy thooght gathering a'boat kit lipe aod I forehead. f "It is alwaya boet. " be remarked, "lo | ■ consider Ihe probable eoneeqaeocoo of , f what wa inlaid doing. If wo giea this , . party, oaa ihiog ia cartaia. ' "What?" ' I i "Tha boys and yeaag rata, some af , - them already la the ways that lead to | . draokaaaeee*aad rain, will ba aatirod ta ? , driak. Wa will pal temptation m ibeir : , • llpa aad tmiliagly ia*lta the hi to laale its > daagaroas ewaste. By oar example, we f will maka drinking respectable. If we ^ I serve wine aad brandy ta onr gnaete. yooag , ■ aad eld, male aad female, what do wa leas j < i lhaa aid deeei-eullf r ia tba tawa? Shall;, wa eowdvAa bun. aad oarealvea ha blame. . late (/fi# WW call hu trade a eaeial aril ! | • ef HMnKaStl eharacter. aod yet ply oar , • gaaaUbgilh tba tame lamptiag etimnlaate , [-•! thai bit wretched customers crowd his , . bar-room to obtain?" I- woe boraa down by tba weight of i what my hatband said. I saw tha aril j I 'hat was involved in Ibis eocial use oi , i winoe aad liqaant wbicb bo so strongly i candomaed. Bat alas, tbat I mast say it 1 , aeitber principle nor cease kance were . strong eaoagh ta overcame my waak de- , I tire M heap la good steading with my faabimbla trten-J*. I was tad to give a , i pasty— I felt that I moat give a party. ! , Gladly weold t hare dispe»ead with llqaor. ' ,

i but I bad not the casraga to depart from the regular order of thing*. So. I decided — »Oye Ihe party. " v try well. Aiines." .aid my hilVb«nil the thing hat Is be done 1*1 it be weltsai! , l^hwi a very .i.ar friend : a Mrs. Mnr- ' older, oar in-nil.hip became cliwer^and pUed.rer.^ Nlarnaje. that s.p.r.i.. si "f I cast in the aame ciiy end in the setre social circle. She t,» I an only <on. a young ■ ■nan of line iatallvcl and luoch protniee. in whom her life aeeined bound up. lit- 1 wont into lbs army a', an early period of the war. and bold the position nf second I ; lieutenant, conducting bimaeif bravely j A flight but disabling wotnd sent him ! dor of Leo. and before ba was well eaougb I ' lo join bit regiment, it was mustered out • i af service. Alfred NUrliodale left bis bam* as did ! thensands of other young man. with bis ; 1 blood UBtoucbed by the tiro of alcbhol, j and rolurnod from the war. ae tbonaands The dread of thievery thing had baentad , ; bis tmnher during ail the yeaiaof his «> | : "t»h. Agnes." ebe bud alien ejft to; I ma. with aysa (nil of tears, "it it mil It* dread u? his d-ath thai Irnntdes mo most. F crisis be bclnngs to hi* eoenlr) I could not withhold him. though in; bean aevmon i , breaking when 1 let bim'g.i. I li*» in ' the Uailv anticipation of a tol-graiu aunouacii'g death »r a terrible woaiiH. Y ai tnm-t 'nnc warse-.bie mora! def-cuoe I 1 "meet* dreader e^nuaniporance!* I ere"! •o much drink log among officers. It i* he cors* ..I #nr army I prey thai ho may r escape . pt v»i jl aod t rsvMs. ami Jra^r j ! Alas fur my friead ' IJe'r son cam. I a w*»k mourner ever w'racked h"pe. ! I draw her ana from the dangaruns^ path is ' th.ng The easterns a! aoe'ei" were again*' ! flax" fibre, 'n the llama a* a' can'du" |"' ! kind and Rafhed all arnncd h m and brigii' . «v*« and ruby l.pt lovitid him tn drink nnd brandy flow aa wsler lu th* rn«e O i Albert M *r!!-d»le, I wo thing* were aga us i him. Ho was net strong *noagTb to v# j aguiast any ifile nf cntn.Aip tkI I know all Ibis. whan, with ■? owi , I wrote on one of usr csrdsjif invi tation. Vr Nvd Mr. Marjetfijaio an. , ill- " mStwiiii luil l l^oL-dlii .nil n fr „ ( ^..iWsA^fTt until afte

ljAqcard was written. As I laid ii asidi Dffiith lha.reat. the truth Hashed en npoatbi: ; ♦Tent a thrill of pain aloe? a very Jtitriu - 1 My heart grsSw tick and rny bead faint, as i thought! of the evil that might come tc , the son of my friend in cuneequence nf the j temptation I was sbonl to throw in hi- , way, rushed through my mind. My fin I idea was to recall th« card, and I 1 1 ft.; u n j from tho labia with a half formed re.oln , tinn to destroy it. Bat a motnent'e rn ' j fleet ion changed this purpose. I conic v i oat give a large entertainment and lean •: ! oat my naarest friand and her family. *i Tha pain and wild agitatian of that mo- / meal were dreadful. I think all goe>, spirits aad aagela that conld gat near mt . conscious life, strove with me fnrthesaki k of a tool in peril, to hold ma back from taking enolhar step in tba.. way I w* going ; for it wei not yot too lalo'tu aba,, doo th* party. When, aftar a long straggle with righi convictions, I r*snm>d my work of filling an tk* cards of invitation, I bad such a blinding hoadack* that I conld aearcalk , set the letters my pan was farming; anli j when the task was don* I went lo bed. anabl* la bear ap against tba doubb I burden of int. as* bodily and acuta! an • gmish. Tkt card* wont eat ond th* qootlloo of lh* party waLaaltled beyond recall, iiu that dirt nothopxh* lh* dieqaiotod* nf mi spirit. I lelt the. perpetual burden of . great aad troubling respoas:bility. It, what I woold there Was lor me no ease mind. NYaking or sleeping the though 1 ef Albert Marliodala and kit mothn ' haunted me continually. A l last tba seenlng rims aad onr gaesl - la arriew. ia party dresses and party i facet, richly attired, smiling ami gracionAmong tha' earliest were Mr. end Mr* Martiodale, their sea and dsaghtar. Th.io my mead's eju«, aa *n cl*«ped I and loekmi|iatR such other'* feces. , did set conceal tba ehadewe nf anxiou- ' fear tbat rested eo them. Ae I held A I fred'ahaUdaodgaiadat kim fare momrni. pang shot throogh my heart. Wr.ol.i ; he ga ont aa pare and manly as ba bad , ] come ia? Alae, oa! for I bad made pm1 vision for bin fa1 1. The company waa larga aad fashionable. I shall not attempt a di-ecnolion ef the : dreeaea. nor venture an estiKle toackiar , I the teiaa of diamonds. I hate oa h-att { for this. No donbt-th* gaosta asjayad [ , themselves ta lb* degree oenal oa enc • ! . ! occasions. I cannot toy ae much for at ' least one af tba boat*, la b* tapperstood a table, lb* eight af which had ' smitten my eyoa with pain. Us impg* ' wee per|»elnalty before mV AHlheeven . iag. while my batwurd eyre looked lato , faaae. my inward gaxe- reeled gloom- " | ily on decaeUre of brandy ead botil*. of ! wise crowding tba seppar-tahle. ta which p ( I wae sees to invito Ike yanng men— mere I soma of them— aad maid.es yhwa. ' glad eoioaa filled the air of^mr drawing- t . I triad te eo'aole myaetf by the arga. at that 1 waa only dwiag aa Ue res t * I did — following a social eastern ; aad that . ' society was responsible— aal Ua ladtvsd- •-

« uel. .'lot this did not lift lh. waUhl of d concern and relf.condemoa«ion that so j tieavtl . oppressed me. . ! At lust word came that all was ready la l1", t *" . i to where traokiog viand*. rich eoatectionery and exkilereliag - draarhts awaited them. We had prap^ \ 'i T'",1 •"'7l*l0™»f". a costly r.aat0f ' all ava, |,bl. dalrcaciaa. Almost the first *«und thst greeted my ear* aftar astsriog i <h* enpper-raom. We. ihe "pap" 0f « » e umpagn* cork. I looked io the dtrec-i-o iroin whence it came and raw a hotI tie in the hands of Albert Albart MarliaA little beck frem lh* yanag mau Stood hie mother Onr ey.e met. Oh, f r*'* r r'Trol4»> '« 'he gloaco ofmy nrnd i could nut bear it bat taraad • i my face away. 1 neitbsr at* nor drank anything. Th* ' n.oet temptio; dish had oo alloremeot for i "7. .fU' "B'' 1 !h",#rcd "l Ut* thoaght o lasting wioe ] strangely aad annaturally disturbed ; yet rorced ta com. I RRd b. affable aad smiling to . "(Ibaerve Mrs. Gordon. I hoard a lady near me say io a low vole* to her com- ' paaioa. « hat o! her ?' wae retrraod. "I " lew tn» direction of horoytt." i 1 dui •!>. as Well as Ike ladies atar me. and vair Dial Mm. Gordon wae looking aaxmovly ai one of liar sens, who wae fill, of tt'i'r ftune rt"' " mU:h'' b*' lhe »*C"ad "it iv -a» place fer tbat yaaar maa," one of lk.ii remarked. 1 p„, ki. loin ia a fi„. f,||„w h„r, . M' a bright mind ; bet he is falling into habile that Will. I fear, deal roy him. 1 tV r f** """"'h •*,'f'r*,peei to :,v- thi* ttsyee him a liberty that it freely o«ed I" ... burl it ia all vary retpact- ? • l""' l",t People eel an example he !• too ready to follow r I heard ne more, hot that waa quits L enough to give my nerve, a sew aback. and nil my heart mill, * new di'qnietnde. I A f.w minutes afterwards I fannd myself I at th* s. le of Mr«. Gordon. To a remark kind nf way. aa rbnagh the meaning of What I said did ant reach h»r thought ■>ha looked past me ; 1 tollowad bar eyea with into*, nnd enw her voeogest boy, net vet eigbteea. with a glass of champagne I to ills lipt. II* was drinking with a too , apparent sense ot enjeymeatr The sigh j that parsed the mother'* lips, smote my Thai Town rimck. >in I'erbaps yoo hare yoareolf rothe indepeiideat meaner is which i rn clock tai fer the beet part of 1""" attended to ita Uusmeit el regauicb It is enppoetd in move and bs'va i using I have, my dear air, sod I maat ",',,n"t,<^,r"",riu*' '""P'1* '^k* "JJo thai poises* th. facalllss of teeing aad bearing, that al timet ill hands ureveil or dm am move— they do to to this day- ae they pleased, aad Irsrelod fuel or I bas .truck one nr a de/en to any boor —It jaej not wake a parlicl* et diSsrooc* wbolber Ida band* are at a quarter pest

iffg to ilia baeiaesa man or machaaic who it anxiously awaiting the paatlag forth of tha hour for dinner or lar quitting work. ; I ban Ibis clack is located aa wa all kaaw i in a chartb auaple, bu: goadnaea gracious what au abuadanca of sit. a it will hare lo auawur for. for my parti can hardly great it absolution lor pavl offnasta. nvan iboagb It pro wives to mead lie habile in (the lutare. Bat, sir, ceo there b* found one that will enter eetunty for its folore good beharioar .' I don't beliefs you can. lilts worthy keeper, t'aptala Smith, will / act do to einoa it made tbat late daipe- : rate asianll oo hie life, and 1 hnvedoabts Vtbsl tba axieianc* of a town clack it taivavekiiy acknowledged in the community. I'hie little cemmnnicatioa, my dear air, ia lu jog the memory or tome ofyoar readere in ralation le tkie matter, aftd if wa ara' to bate a clock let ne kave one that will apeak tba Iratb. and oat ana that will ||a ta oar Uca. Tba city council wooid make an excellent mat. al their aaxt meeting if they teke initiatory atepe towerda rems- ; dying tbie thing, sail appoint a cummittaa to iovastigata tba qaalitia* of lire towa 1 chronometer is aacertaia wbalber it ia fit for a church alaapla or a jook shop. For tha beoafil al tbat portisa of yoar reader* who may not bava learned tha fact, I would here remark thai an accidam occurred a few days since la tha cnareh steeple containing tha eity clack, wbich came nigh proving a meet amass one te in keeper, llr. G. \V, Smith. It aevme thai Mr. fmith wae eLdeavsriag at the lima ta make the clock perform ita doty, lor about lh* taeea huadrad and fifty. second time, when a cog-wheel cua- ' urcied with Iha immense iroa weight be. cant aafetteaed. t 'raih want the weight ; wins weut tbR^emall wheels, aad tip, up. , waist the pieces of iron ia aeery direction. ' Tha gallant captain, nnceed to inch metbud ol fliogingsrouud loots mieailea waa compelled lo aleail bis gr.osd. and dadga thvm at liaet ba caold io tba extremely limited apace be found btintslf. Th# captain escaped enscathad, bat ha usearta that ha cenld not begin to do justice lo th* exciting scene which h* witaoettd among tba cluck Warka. l,ik* the genius j given to lh* *•* of exceedingly last* Inn. ! C*ag* on avary poasibl* occasion, who. ; Wbilf carrying a load of applet in a wagon , up an axcadtagiy eleap hill, ib* tailboard •I which gave way. parmitung Iks frail obey tha law of gravitation aad rail ta th* bottom, pulling hie heads in hie poekeu looked on in dosporolinn nod waa ileal until as had by a friend why be "did net rip oat as Beau!." That b- opened his month and answered, bis fee* ae "long lbs moral law," (kal b* was uoeqeal ta tba occasion I ike thai gvatlamaa, lbs captain foand hie loots* waolly mad. eqaat# to lhe leak of paiatmg Ib* IBpieaaani cnaditloa ia whieh lb* rapid descent of Ib* clack waight placed him aa lb* share Oceanian Kao. I\ S— Tha weight ant baring oaaa -IT I ' ' ' lacr, i« eappuaa* In have taken j The Ihrn^gh ,r.d ««: d.r.ci r*arag* for Chine. K,