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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Loyalist and Railway Times, 1853-02-22, Page 1� /J ' VOLUME III. L3,t+aillc MirectorD. A CO)IIERCIAL, POLITICAL AND AGRICULTURAL JOI: BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTIO", EXECUTED WITH NEATNESS :AND DESPATCH, AT THE Linton £onalit Q tTitc, MARKET SQUARE, GODERICII, CANADA WEST. STRACHAN Bc BROTHEII, BARRISTER AND ATTORNIES AT LAW, &c. GODERICH, C.W. JOHN STRACHAN, Barrister, ami Attorney at Law, Notary Public and Udnveyancer. ALEXANDER WOOD STRACHAN, Attorney at Law, Sot itor in ;ttancery and Conveyancer, G,7d^rie,h 171n. Novas' 1851 IIIA LEWIS, BARRISTER, ATTORNEY, SOLICI- TOR in Cu+Ne»RY, Conveyancer, &e., &c.. West street, Goderich. May 28, 1850. 1-tw DIXIE WATSON, BARRISTER and ATTORNEY-AT- LAW, Solicitor in Chancery Convey- . anter, General Agent, and Practitioner in • Division Conrts, N. B. All communications must be pre- paid, and it is very desirable that in every instance the application to sue or defend with the papers should be made and sent as early as possible before the sitting of the different courts. G xterich, Feb. 24, 1852. HORACE HORTCN. A GENT for the PROVINCIAL, MUTU- L1 AL, and GENERAL INSURANCE OFFICE, TORONTO, also agent .or the S'r. LAWRENCE COLNTY MUTUAL, OGDR,NS- suRGu, NEw YORK, LOCAL AND GENERAL A.;ENT FOR SAMUEL MUULCON's OLD NUR- sErc r. OFFICE, MARKET SQUARE, GODERICII. Goderich, July 22, 1851. v.2-6 • STOKES, HEMIST AND DRUGGIST, WEST J STREET, GODENtCIi. May 21 1850. 1=tw Mr: T: N. MOLESWORTII, IVIL ENGINEER and Provincial Land Surveyor. Goderich, May 1st, 1850. 45-tw W. REfl , HE, OUSDECORATOR AND PAIN- TER, Lighthouse Street, Goderich. Paperhanging and Bell Hanging. Build- ings washed with Wate'r'proof Linc Mix- ture. cloths rendered Waterproof by Patent India Rubber, Mixture. May 28, 1830, 1=tw JOHN RALPH. TIN AND COPPER SMITH, nett door to the Victoria Hotel, West Street, Goderich, has constantly an hand a choice stock of Tin ware, cooking and Box Stoves, &c,, which he will sell at considerably re- duced prices. The highest price paid in trade for old copper, brass, pewter, sheepskins, calf and beef hides, feathers and rags. All kinds of Merchantable produce taken in exchange at cash prices. December 23, 1851. A. NASMYTII, TA A s II I O N A B LE 'TAILOR, WEST STREET, GODERICH. BRITISH EXCHANGE HOTEL, 1)Y ISAAC RATTENBURY & THOM- AS DARK, Market Place, Goderich. The above Inn has been fitted up in a su- perior manner, and affords both an ele- gant and comfortable home for travellers. N.B. A good warm stone driving house and stables, and attentive ostlers. Goderich, January 1, 1852. 29-v-2-tw COLBORNJa INN. R. ELL1S in returning thanksto his nu- merous friends and the travelling pub- lic, generally, for the very liberal support he has hitherto received, begs to infortn them that he has greatly enlarg=ed his peernisei-, having just completed a spacious brick building, and hopes by increased attention to the comfort of his guests, to merit a con- tinuance of their support. The above hotel is replete with every convenience .and fitted in a superior style. Goderich, June, 12, 1851. 51-tw -ITR. E. H. MARLTON, FORWARDER V1 and CioMMrsstoN MERCHANT, Store House Keeper, General Agent for the sale of Wild Lands, cleared Farms, Household Furniture, and produce of every descrip- tion. Office next door, North of the Kincardine Arms, Goderich. March 24, 1852. v-2-37-tw. ROWLAND WILLIAMS, AUCTIONEER, is prepared to attend sales in any part of the United Coun- ties, on the most liberal terms. Apply at the First Division Court office, or at his house, East Street, Goderich. N. B.—Goods and other property will be received to sell either by private or public sale. January 6, 1852. v.2-31-tw. J. G. KIRK, PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR, and Civil Engineer. Mill sites and Water Falls correctly levelled. Cotnmis- eioner in the court of Queen's Bench. Stratford, May 28, 1850. 1-tw ROBERT REID, BOOK -SELLER ,Sr. STATIONER, (op- posite Balkwill's Hotel,) corner of Dundas andTalbot-streets, London, C. W.— School Books, common and classical.— Boox-binding and Ruling of every descrip- ion Executed on the Premises. *** Orders for Account Books, from the Prade or country Merchants, punctually 'tended o,and a . liberal discount allowed. London June,l011. ♦.2.1.tw. FEAR GOD, HONOR THE KING.' GODERICH, COUNTY OF HURON, CANADA WEST, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1853. DR: HAIiIILTON, T1TEST STREET, GODERICH, VV VV Canada Wesf, May 29, 1850. 1=tw 141014AS NICIIOLL.Sy BROKER & GENERAL AGENT. Agent for Ontarie Marine& fire Insurance Company, Notary Public, Accouintant and Conveyancer. Insurance effected on Houses, • shipping, and Goods. Houses and Lands sold and rented Goods forwarded, all kinds of Deeds correct- ly drawn, and Books and Accounts adjusted. Office over the Treasury Goderich.. July 20th 1852. v-3 2 -t -w. D. H. LIZARS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, &c., &c., near the steam saw Mill, Stratford, County of Perth. June 12th, 1850. 1-tw Stratford Brewery. THE PROPRIETOR of the STRAT- FORD BREWERY returns his best thanks to the public for their liberal patro- nage during the last six years, and begs to notify that he has constantly on hand a stock of ALE and BEER, equal to any in Canada. J. P. VIVIAN. Stratford, June 14, 1850. tw-1 Farmers Hotel, Stratford. THE Subscriber begs leave to return his sin- cere thanks to his friends and the travell- 1ngpublic generally for the liberal support he he has received puring the past year, and as- sures them that sho&ld they continue their patronage. nothing will by wanting on his part to afford them every comfort and con- venience possible. N. B. Excellent stabling and attentive hostlers. JAMES WOODS. Stratford, Feb. 4. 32-v.2.tw. Kincardine THE SAILOR'S HOME. Captain Rowan begs to intimate to the public, that he has opened an Inn for their accom- modation, and hopes by proper attention to his guests to merit a share of their patron- age. DUNCAN ROWAN. Penctangore, March 1st 1851. - t -w WM. GLASS; _\' T I0, AbLaE and Retail Dealer in i1''i% Teas Tobaccos; Wines, Liquors, &c., opposie the West Entrance to Covent Garden Market. Good Young Hyson from 2s. to 2s. &d. cur- rency. Tobacco, good quality, from 10d. to Is. Orders sent by post with remittance will by carefully attended to. Good common Iiraad. at S 1iit, per gatt8n. Wine at 3s. 9t1. to 4s. 4i'i. London, June 16, 1852. v-2-50-t.w. Drugs, Paints, Oils. MBE subscriber w pail inform their friendsand the Trade generally that they have unhand, and are daily receiving, a large assortment of DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS. DYE STUFFS, &c. &c-- which they offer on the Iriwest terms. A call from intending pur- chasers is respectfully solicited. T� SICKLE & SON, Medical Hall, Directly opposite the Rank. of 13. N. America, King Street, Hamilton SAL SODA, Bleaching Powder; Alum, Oil Vitriol; For sale by T. BICKLE & SON, Medical Hall. A FINE ARTICLE of OMBRO MAD - .Li DER Also—INDIGO; EXT,-LOGWOOD, MADDER COMPOUND, And every variety.of Dry Stuffs. for Sale by T. BICKLE & SON, For Slae iii qr. Casitil or hhds. BOILED and Raw Linceed Oil. Olive Oil, • Lard Oil, Machine Oil. T. BICKLE & SON, Medica1Hall. In store and for sale. THREE TONS OF WHITE LEAD— Dry dna Atiaetl, T. BICKLE & SON, Medical Hail, ROYAL EXCHANGE BY J. M. DOWELL. London C. W. East end of the Town. MACPHERSON Bt CRANE, FORWARDERS, Warehousemen and Wharfingers, James street Wharf. Hamilton, July 9th, 1852. v3 -n1 C. L. HELLIWELL, PAPER MAKERS, STATIONER, BOOK -SELLERS, and BOOK- BINDER, King street, Hamilton. June 25, 1850. 2-tw F. Bedome. TAND, HOUSE INSURANCE, AND GENERAL AGENT, AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCFANT, DUNDAS STREET, LONDON, C. W. REFERENCES IN CANADA. Messrs. Moffats Murray & Co. Toronto. Henry Roswell, Esq. do. Andrew Hamilton, Esq. do. Duncan Bell, Esq. Hamilton. M. L. Helliwell, Esq. do. H. C R. Beecher, Esq. London. W. W. Street,Esq. Gore Bank, do. George H. Derby, Esq., Buffalo, N. Y. References in England Messrs. Favell &Beddome, 16 Gresham Street, London. Samuel Beddome, Esq., Mansion House, Roger Weberhouse, Esq., Liverpool. W. B. Callender, Esq., Manchester. N.B.—Auctions attended in Town or coun- try. Produce bought and sold on commission. A. & S. NORDHEII/IER, DEALERS in PIANO -FORTES, Pub- lishers, and Importers of Music and Musical Instruments, King -street, Toronto. Jamie 2,,1830, R \TAL NUMBER XXV ENGRAVING ON WOOD, And Copper -plate Printing. STENCIL PLATES cut to order. ALPHA- BETS and r&URES, all sizes, constantly on hand and for sale at WIGHTMA]':'S ENGRAVING ROOMS, 158i Main -street. Buffalo, Cards, maps, stamps, society seals, build- ings, machinery, landscapes, business cards, ornamental ne 'spaper heads, and engravings for printing t . colours, designed anct en- graved in the Test Style of the art. Orders froth a distance promptly attended to. The advantages of Wood Engraving con- sist in its great durability, cheapness, and the facility with which it can be printed with type, also, in the fact that any number of ste, otypes can be taken from the block, so that many impressions may be printed from one engraving: June, 14, 1852, il-tf B-17' T '; TV1'7, FOUNDRY. EstablishedC an A. LYMAN, Proprietor, KEEP. constantly on hand every descrip- tion of Printer's material, including presses, cases, ink, chases, composing sticks, galleys, furniture, &c. &c. 1 manufacture materal at New York prices. Printers in Canada cannot do better than to try their ma. terial at Buffalo, as the discount for cash is nearly if not equal to the duty they have to pay on entering at their custom -house. A large varietyof ornamental type and borders always on hand. THE CARPENTER'S DAUGH- TER. Of all living objects, children, out of doors, seen to me the most interest- ing to a lover of nature. In a room, I may, perhaps, be allowed to exercise my privilege as an old maid by the confession that they are in my eyes less engaging. If well-behaved, the poor little things seem constrained and genes if—ill-conducted, the gene is trans- ferred to the unfortunate grown-up people, whom their noise distracts, and their questions interrupt. Within doors, in short, I am one of the many persons who like children in their places,—that is to say, in any place where I am not. But out of doors there is no such limitation ; from the gypsy urchins under a hedge, to the little loads and ladies in a ducal de- mesne, they are charming to look at to watch, and to listen to. Dogs are less amusing, flowers are less beautiful, trees themselves are less picturesque. I cannot mention them without re- ealling to nay mind twenty groups or single figures, of which Gainsborough n ould have made at once a picture and a story. The little aristocratic -looking girl for instance, of some five or six years old, whom I used to see two years ago, every morning at breakfast -time tripping along the most romantic street in England, (the high -street in Oxford) attended or escorted, it is doubtful which, by a superb Newfoundland dog, Curley and black, carrying in his hugh mouth her tiny workbag, or her fairy parasol, and guarding with so true a fidelity his pretty young lady, whilst she, on her part, queened it over her lordly subject with such diverting gravity, seeming to guide him whilst he guided her—led, whilst she thought herself leading, and finally deposited at her daily school, with as much re- gularity as the same sagacious quadru- ped would have displayed in carrying his master's glove, or fetching a stick Out of the water. How I should like to goo a portrait of +1,.,A tnir rlananro elegant child, with her full short frock her frilled trousers, and her blue kid shoes, threading her way, by the aid of her sable attendant, through the many small impediments of the crowded streets of Oxford! Or the pretty scene of childish dis- tress which I saw last winter on my way to East Court,— a distress which told its own story as completely as a picture of the broken pitcher ! Driving rapidly along the beautiful road from Eversly Bridge to Finchamstead, up hill and down ; on the one side a wide shelving bank, dotted with fine old oaks and beeches, intermingled with thorn and birch, and magnificent holly and edging into Mr. Palmer's forest- l ke woods ; on the other an open hilly country, studded with large single trees. In the midst of this landscape rich and lovely even in winter, in the very middle of the road stood two poor cottage children, a year or two younger than the damsel of Oxford ; a large basket dangling from the hand of one of them, and a heap of barley -meal -- the barley meal that should have been in the basket—the week's dinner of the pig, scattered in the dirt at their feet. Poor little dears, how they cried 1 They could not have told their story, had not their story told itself;—they had been carrying the basket between them, and somehow it had slipped. A shilling remedied that disaster, and sent away all parties smiling and con- tent. Then again, this very afternoon, the squabbles of those raggid urchins at cricket on the common—a disputed point of out or not out ? The eight- year-old boy who will not leave his wicket the seven and nine year old imps who are trying to force him from his post; the wrangling partisansof all ages from ten downwards, the two con- tending sides, who are brawling for vic- tory ; the grave raggid umpire, it lad of twelve, with a stick under his arm, who is solemnly listening to the cause ; and the younger and the less interest- ed spectators, some just breeched, and `� tator,•:�nd�znz,c• ` tv bbo ignomin. ions petticoat, who are setting on the bank, and wondering which patty will carry the day What can be prettier than this, un- less it be the fellow -group of girls— sisters I presume, to the boys Who are laughing and schieaming round the great oak ; then darting to and fro, in a game compounded of hide-and-seek and base -ball. Now tossing the ball high, high amidst the branches; now flinging it low along the common, bowl- ing as it were, almost within reach of the cricketers ; now pursuing, now re- treating, running, jumping, shoutirg, bawling --almost shrieking with ecstasy; whilst one sunburnt black-eyed gypsy throws fourth her laughing face from behind the trunk of the old oak, and then flings a newer and a gayer ball —fortunate purchase of some hoarded sixpence --amongst her admiring play- mates, Ilapp'y, happy children :' that one hour of innocent enjoyment is worth an age ! It was, perhaps, my lave of pictures- que children that first attracted my at- tention towards a little maiden of some six or seven years old, whom I used to meet, sometimes going to school and sometimes retnrniugfrtnn it, during casual residence of a week or two, some fifteen years ago in our good town of Belford. It was a eery complete speci- men of childish beatify ; what would be called a picture of a child—the very study for a painter; with the round,. fair rosy face, coloured like the apple - blossom ; the large, bright, open blue - eyes ; the broad white forehead, shad- ed by brown clustering curls, and the lips scarlet as winter buries. But it was the expression of that blooming countenance which formed its principal charm every look was a smile which had in it as much of sweetness as of gaiety. She seemed, and she was, the happiest and most affectionate of crea- ted beings. Her dress was singularly becoming. A little straw bonnet, of a shape calculated not to conceal but to display the young pretty face, and a full short frock of gentianella blue, which served by its brilliant yet con- trasted colouring to embrace the bright- ness of that brightest complexion. Tripping along to school, with her neat covered basket in her chubby hand, the little lass was perfect. I could not help looking and admir- ing, and d stopping to look and the pretty child stopped too, and dropped her little courtesy ; and then I spoke and then she spoke,—for she was too innocent, too unfearing, too modest to be shy ; so that Susy and I soon be- came acquainted ; and in a very few days the acquaintanship was extended to a fine open -countenanced man, and a sweet looking and intelligent young woman, Susan's father and mother, -- one or other of whom used to come al- most every evening to meet their darl- ing on her return from school ; for she was an only one, the sgle offspring of a marriage of love, which was, I believe reckoned unfortunate by every body except the parties concerned; they felt and knew that they were happy. I soon learnt their simple history. William Jervis, the only son of a rich carpenter, had been attached, almost from childhood, to his fair neighbour, Mary Price, the daughter of a haber- dasher in a great way of business, who lived in the same street. The carpen- ter, a plodding, frugal artisan of the old school, who trusted to indefatigable industry and undeviating sobriety, for getting on in life, had an instinctive mistrust of the more dashing and specu- Iative tradesman, and even, in the height of, prosperity, looked with cold and doubtful eyes on his son's engage- ment. Mr. Price's circumstances how- ever, seemed, and at the time were so flourishing --his offere so liberal, and his daughter's, character so excellent that to refuse his consent would have been an unwarrantable stretch of au- thority. All that our prudent carpen- ter could do was, U delay the union, in hopes that something might stilloc- cur to break it off; and when ten' days before the time finally fixed for the marriage, the result of an unsucessful speculation placed Mr. Price's name in the Gazette, most heartily did he con- gratulate himself ort the foresight wltich as he had hoped, had saved him fret"' the calamity of a portionless daughter- in-law. He had, however, miscalculat- ed the strength of his son's affection for poor Mary, as well as the firm principle of honour, which regarded their long and every way sanctioned engagement as a bond little less sacred than wed- lock itself; and on Mr. Price's dying, within a very few months, of that death which, although not included in the bills of mortality, is yet but too truly recognized ;by the popular phrase, a broken heart, William Jarvis, after vainly trying every node of appeal to his obdurate father, married the orphan girl—in the desperate hope, that the step being once taken, and past all remedy, an only child would find forgiveness for an offence attended by so many extenuating circumstan- ces. But here, too, William, in his turn miscalculated the invincible obstinaney of his father's character. He ordered his son from his house and his presence dismissed him from his employment forbade his very name to be mentioned in his hearing, and up to the time our story begins, comported himself exactly as if had never had a child. William, a dutiful, affectionate son, felt tseverely the deprivation of his fa- ther's affections, and Mary felt for her William ; but so far es regarded their worldly concerns, I am almost afraid to say how Iittle they regarded their chance or prospects. young, ilealtny, active, wrapt up in each other and in their lovely little girl, they found small difficulty and no hardship in earning -- he by his trade, at which he was so good a workman as always to com- mand high wages, and she by needle- work—sufficient to supply their hum- ble wants ; and when the *kindness of Walter Price, Mary's brother, who had again opened a shop in the town, en- abled them to send their little Susy to a school of a better order than their own funds would have permitted their utmost ambition seemed gratifi- ed. So far was speedily made known to me. I discovered also that Mrs. Jarvis possessed in a remarkable degree, the rare quantity called taste—a faculty which does really appear to be almost intuitive in some minds, let metaphysi- cians laugh as they may ; and the ladies of Belford, delighted to find an oppor- tunity of at once exercising their bene- volence, and procuring exquisitely fan - pied caps and bonets at half the cost which they had been accustomed to pay to the fine yet vulgar milliner who had hitherto ruled despotically over the fashions of Ilse place, slid nvt fail to secure their new and interesting protege from the drudgery of stor- ing white seam, and of poring over stitching and button -holes. For some years all prospered in their little household. Susy grew in statute and in beauty, retaining the same look of intelligence and sweetness which had in her early childhood, fascinated all beholders. She ran some risk of being spoiled, (only that, luckily, she was of the grateful, unselfish, affectionate na- ture which seems unspoilable,) by the admiration of Mrs. Jervis, customers, who, whenever she took home their work, would send for the pretty Susan into the parlour, and give her fruits and sweetmeets, or whatever cakes might be likely to suit a childish ap- petite ; which it was observed, she con- trived, whenever she could do so with- out offence, to carry home to her moth- er, whose health, always delicate, had lately appeared more than usually pre- carious. Even her stern grandfather, now became a master builder, and one of the richest tradesmen in the town, had been remarked to look Iong and wistfully on the lovely little girl, as holding by her father's hand, she trip- ped lightly to church, although on that father himself he never deigned to cast a glance ; so that the more acute denizens of Belford used to prognosti- cate that, although William was dis- inherited, Mr. Jarvis's property would not go out -of the family:. - So matters continued awhile. Susan was eleven years old, when a stunning and unexpected blow fell upon them all. Walter Price her kind uncle, who had hitherto seemed as prudent as he was prosperous, became involved in the stoppage of a great Glasgow house and was obliged to leave the town ; whilst her father, having unfortunate- Iy accepted bilis drawn by him, under an assurance that they should be pro- vided for long before they became due was thrown into prison for the amount. There was, indeed, a distant hope that the affairs of Glasgow house might come round, or, at Ietet, that Walter Price's concern might be disentangled from theirs ; and for this purpose, his pre- sence ass a man ran drzzn„i -nee mea- telligence, was absolutely necessary in Scotland ; but their prospect was preca- rious and distant. In the mean time William Jarvis lay lingering in prison, his creditors relying avowedly on the chance that a rich father could not for shame allow his son to perish there whilst Mary, sick, helpless, and deso, late, was too broken -spirited to venture an application to a quarter from whence any slight hope that she might other- wise have entertained was entirely ban- ished by the recollection that the penal- ty had been incurred through a relation of her own. ` Why should I go to hirci V said peer Mary to herself, when referred by Mr. Barnard, her husband's credi- tor, to her wealthy father-in-law,—' why trouble him ? He will never pay my brother's debt : he would only turn me from his door, and, perhaps, speak of Walter and WilIiatn in a way that would break my heart.° And with her little daughter in her hand, she walked back to a small room that she had hired near the jail, and sat down sadly and heavily to the daily dimin- ishing milinary work which was now t1,u vol, ve home. In the afternoon of the same day, as old Mr. Jarvis was seated in a little summer house at the end of his neat garden, gravely smoking his pipe over a tumbler of spirits and water, defiling the delicious odour of his honey -suckle and sweetbriers by the two most atro- cious smells on this earth—the fumes of tobacco and of gin --his meditations probably, none of the most agreeable, were interrupted, first by a modest single knock at the front door (which the immediate doors being open, he heard distinctly,) then by a gentle par- ley, and lastly, by his old housekeeper's advance up the gravel walk, followed by a very young girl, who approached him hastily yet tremblingly caught his rough hand with Ler little one, lifted up a sweet face, where seniles seemed breaking through her tears, and, in an attitude between standing and kneel- ing—an attitude of deep reverence— faltered, in a low, broken voice, one low, broken word--" Grandfather!" " How come this child here ?" ex- claimed Mr. Jarvis, endeavouring to disengage the hand which Susan had oo s secured within bot1: hers--" How dare you let her in Norris, when you knew my orders repecting the whole family ?" " How dare you let her in ?" return- ed the housekeeper—" how could .I help it ? Don't we all know that there is not a single house in the town where little Susan (Heaven bless her dear face !) is not welcome ! Don't the very jailers themselves let her into. the pris- on before hours and after hours ? And don't the sheriff himself as strict as he is said to be, sanction it ? Speak to your grandfather, Susy, love don't be dashed." And, with this encouraging exortation, the kind-hearted house- keeper retired. Susan continued clasping her grand- father's hand, and leaning her faee over it, as if to conceal the tears which poured down her cheeks like rain. " What da you want with me, child ?" at length interrupted Mr. Jervis, in a stern voice. " What brought you, here ?" " Oh, grandfather !: Poor father's in prison!" "I did not put him there," observ- ed Mr. Jarvis, coldly; "you must go to Mr. Barnard on that affair." " Mother did go to him this morn- ing," replied Susan, " and he told her that she must apply to you—." " Well !" exclaimed the grandfather impatiently. "But she said she dare not, angry as you were with her—„lore especially as it is through uncle Walter's misfor- tune that all this misery has happened. Mother dared not conic to you,” " She was right enough there," re- turned Mr. Jervis. " So she sent you?'' "No indeed; sho knows nothing of my coming. She sent me to carry home -a cap to' Mrs. Tailor, who lives in the next street, and, as I was pass- ing the door, it came into lny head to knock -and then Mrs. Norris brought me here—Ob, grandfather ! I hope I have not done wrong ! I hope you are not angry ! I,'utif you were to see hate sad and pale poor father looks ire that dismal prison=aud poor mother, how sick and ill slie is ; how her hand trema bles when she tries to work—Oh, ,.bac saes., 1 ei; ewes egnlbut see-thes you would not wonder at my bold. tress." All this comes of trusting to a speculating knave like Walter Price !" observed Mr. Jervis, rather as a solilo- quy than to the child, who, however heard and replied to the remark. ` He was very kind to me, was uncle Walter! He put me to school to learn reading and writing, and cyphering, and all sorts of needle -work --not a charity -school, because he wished ma to be amongst decent children, and nob to learn bad ways. And has written to offer to come to prison himself, if father wishes it—only—I don't under• stand about business—but even Mi'; Barnard says that the best chance of recovering the money is his remaining at liberty ; and, indeed, indeed, grand- father, my Uncle Walter is not so wicked as you think for—indeed he io not' ` This child is grateful 1' was tiro thought that passed through her grand- fathers mind; but he did not give if: utterance. He, however, drew her close to him, and seated her in the sung mer -house at his side. ' Se yon cant do all sorts of needle -work, can you my little maid? And you can run errands, doubtless, and are handy about a house ? Should you like to lire with me and Norris, and make my shirts, and read the newspaper to me of an evening, and learn to make pud- dings and pies, and be my own little Susan ? Eh !—Should you like this ?' ` Oh, grandfather !' exclaimed Su- san, enchanted, ' And water the flowers; pursued Mr. Jervis, ` and root out the weeds, and gather the beau -pots ? Is not this a nice garden, Susy?' ` Oh, beautiful ! dear grandfather, beautiful !' ` And you would like to live With me in this pretty house and this beautiful garden—should you Susy ?' Oh, yes, dear grandfather tr ` And never wish to lease tyre ? ` Oh, never t norms!' Nor to see the dismal jail again --- the dismal, dreary jail?' ` Never 1—but father is too live here too?' inquired Susan, interrupting her- self-=" father and mother?' ` No !' replied her grandfather-- ncithsr e'f then,. It was you whom I asked to live here with me. I .hare nothing to do with them, and you must choose between us." They not live here ! I to leave my father and my mother—my owe dear mother, and she so siek ! my owe dear father, and he in jail ! Olt, grandfather ! you cannot mean it— you cannot be so cruel!' `-There is no. cruelty in the matter. Susan. I give you the offer of leaving your parents, and living with me; but I do not compel you to accept it. You are an intelligent little girl, and per- featly capable of choosing for yourself. But I beg you to take notice that, 1 remaining with them, you will not only share, but increase their poverty ; whereas, with me, you will not only enjoy every comfort yourself, but re- lieve them from the burden of your support.' ` It is not a burden,' replied Susan, firmly; --I know that, young and weak,. and ignorant as I am now, I am yet of some use to my dear mother --and of some comfort to my dear father I and every day I shall grow older and:, stronger, and more able to be a help. to them both. And to leave then! ! to= live here in plenty, whilst they were starving ! to be gathering posies. whilst they were in prison 1 Oh,. grandfather ! I should die of the: very thought. Thank you for your= offer,' continued: she, risings: and