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RIUAY, MARCH '2G. l8O2.
"Canada."
Sr ALEXANDER M'LACRLAN
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Olt, ien't it awful1 said the girl.
i flow can yon tell ? He doesn't look
liken spy, mai if you hadn't told me 1
should say he was real nice;
You can't tell anything by looks,
—` You
the guard. Some of the bright-
est and Ilandoomest then in the service
are spies. This 'un looks well enough
but he is a sneaking spy just the same.
and of mighty lake and forest ! How strange! And what do these
here the winter's looks are hoarest'
Where the summer's leaf is greenest; aides do 7 What dill this one do 7
He came to look over our fortifiea-
tions, so he could tell the Yanks where
it would be easiest to break through
them and,capture the city.
Oh, dear ! you don't think the Yaw,.
kegs will capture Vicksburg, do you 1
If they should they would kill us all,
wouldn't they f Oh,, 'how dreadful it
would be 1
I don't thin!, they will ever take the
city; it is too well fortified and too well
defended,
My attention was soon attracted to
two young ladies who were distributing
handsome little bouquets to some of the
prisoners wh(s they appeared to
know and L was surprised to see the
horrified stare that fullowed the young-
er girl's first,glance at me. She leek -
ed a second time, searchingly, her face
pale and startled, then turned away
with her companions.
The next flay she cane back again
bringing flowers, and 1 had e, chance
to watch her for some minutes. She
brought mea large bouquet, and when
handing it to me, accompanied it by a
;lance, apparently full of weaning, and
yet utterly 'bewildering and untrans-
latable.
Surely, 1 thought, 1 have never
seen her before. Not a look, or a
question, or a movement is familiar.
And yet she appears to recognize me.
The more I thought on the subject the
deeper and blinder was my mystifica-
tion, the 'm.bre surprising the action of
bey beautiful friend. o
i watched my charming mystery -
builder until she left the prison, then
turned to the baguet she had given ing.
I•gave it a dose examination. Hidden_
among the leaves . of one of the flow
era was a very small note, the paper
being almost se delicate as the issues
of the flower leaves. The note read
as follows :•
'EAR T031,-1 was so startled and
horror-struck to see you yesterday that
I almost betrayed the fact that .1 recog-
nized you. Fortunately I did not, and
now I will try and help you. Examine
carefully everything I bring you. It
may have something useful. Agnes is
already almost ill, and I have not dar-
ed to tell her.—MAner,
Evidently the young lady
was somehndy else.
A guard came to my
left and said
1 saw you were one
ones to'.day.
Yes, I replied, ,who is the lady ? lass you without saying a word, Agnes
Mise Murfee—Mable Murfee. (I found out afterwards she was Agnes)
Her home is in Vicksburg, I pre- said reproachingly.
some. You didn't give me time to object
And the winter's bite the keenest;
here the autumn's leaf is scarest;
And her parting smile the dearest;
Where the tempest rushes forth,
Prom the caverns of the north,
With the lightnings of his wrath, .
Sweeping forests from his path;
1'i'here the cataract stupendous,
Lifteth up her voice tremendous:
Where uncultivated nature
Rears hex pines of giant stature,
Sows her jargged hemlocks o'er,
:Thick as bristles on the boar;
:Planta the stately elm and oak
;Firmly in, the iron rock;
Where the crane her course is steering
And. the agle is careering;
Where the gentle deer are bounding,
And the woodman's axe resounding,
Land of mighty. lake and river,
To our 'hearts thou'rt dear forever !
Thou art not a hind of story;
Thou art not a land of glory,
No tradition, tale, or song
To thine ancient woods belong;
Nolong lines of bards and sages,
Looking to us down the ages;
o old heroes sweeping by
n their warlike panoply;
Yet heroic deeds are done,
Where no battles lost or won—
the pottage, in the woods,
In the lonely solitudes—
Pledges of affection given,
That will be redeemed in heaven.Y' s
A LUCK11V1ISTzKE.
Within a month after Fort Sumpter
was fired on, two young men from
eunsylvania enlisted in tate Union
Array. These two young men wer
twins,? ornand I. We were very muci
alike in size, feature, voice and man
suer—everything indeed, and the onl
!person who could tell which was To
end which was I were the twins them
selVes. We did not join the same
branch of the army. Tom enlisted in
the cavalry, while I joined the Secret
Service. -
After the investment of Vicksburg,
and when the Union forces were each
daydiggingnearer tbecity,I was sent to
make an inspection of the Confederate
fortifi rations.
I succeeued in passing the Confed,
erate hues, and entered the city of
Vicksburg, where dressed in civilian's
ciothes,I was teasonably free frotn sus-
piclon. But it took me a full day be,
fore I secured the desired knowledge
and started back towards= the Union
lines tinder the cover of darkness.
I passed the guards safely, and was
perhaps a third of the way to camp,
when 1.heard a sharp, halt! who goes
there i accompanied by the click of
,yockiug weapons.
Escape was out of the question, and
a tuoment later I was a prisoner.
Which camp do you belong to ?
queried the leader of the men who had
captured then),,
Neither, C answered, but I aru stay-
ing at Vicksburg.
How came you so far from the lines
to -night.
I was just wandering around, anti
1 thought r would go until I reached
the outer line of guards, I answered.
This is very strange—if true, said
my questioner, turned to his comrades,
but probably it is all a lie. Then, to
ine, we'll tale you into camp and sift.
that yarn of yours,
The yarn sifted so poorly that I was
convicted its a spy and sentenced to
e
Y
m
death,
On the day after my conviction soum
young ladies of the city visited the
prison where the Yatikees were con-
fined, some to see the strange animals
of the north, who they believed had
horns and !roots like an elephant, as
gine of the young women expressed it ;
others to leave fruits and flowers for
the unhappy prisoners. The number cl
of the latter (dee! was sans!!,
As a coudennred spy I was an ob-
ject of espeeial hatred or courmisere.
tion, according to the feelings of the
fair visitors.
h he really a spy f asked one girl
,Lusiting elms and anger
3 y replied the guard, he is a gen'
/4
cell
thought
after she
of the favored
and give a low whistle, A colored mat
will cone from the basement of th
tall building on the right and addles
you as Massa Tont. Follow him and
I think you will be tide. 'Slay God
help you. to escape•—McDEI,
The night proved an auspicious one
for my purpose. It was very dark end
a heavy thunder storm shook the old
jail,so that no amount of filing or pry-
-
ry
- ing could be heard, With the acid and
the toole I wade spurt work of one, of
the bars across my window, and of the
irons which fettered , iiy lirl�bs.
I squeezed through the window and
dropped to the ground,
I had not gone far when a guard
called out sharply, Halt ! who goes
there !
A friend, I answered.
Give the countersign
Cartridge.
Pass on 1
On reaching the corner, I whistled
softly, and in answer a negro came up
and said, interrogatively, Massa Tom 9
Yes, I replied.
Ie threw a long cloak over my
shoulders, and started up the' street at
a sharp gait. I' followed him half a
mile when he stopped before a plain
brick house, uuloeked the door .and
bade ine enter. I had scarily "lanced
around the dimly lighted hall befor
the mysterious Mabel, accompanied b
a young lady taller and darker tha
herself, hurriedly entered from an ad
joining room. They had. evidentl
been waiting for nae.
I only heard my1 benefactress say
Qh, Tour, titanic Heaven 1 before ,he
comptdnion with a ;, wholly glad an
half hysterical cry. threw her arra
about my neck and showered tear
and kisses upon me in most enibarras
ing confusion
I was utterly dumbfounded. Final)
collecting my thoughts, I turned from
the exited atafd half crying woman I
held in my arms to the one 1 partially
knew and said :
My dear Miss iMurfee, you base
sawtd my life, I am bound as an hone
arable man, toakelt you that you have
made a strange inistalte in thinking
you knew me ! ,
Mistake, gasped] the young lady who
had so passionately caressed me.
Mistake 1 What do you mean ? .Are
you not Toni Atherton ?
Not quite, I answered ; but if you
thought I was he, 'the mistake was not
a very bad one. 1 ant his twin broth,.
er, Ned.
The surprise and confusion which
had overwhelmed "me were transferred
to the young ladies, and for a moment
we all simply stared at each other.
Then Mabel laughed and said :
And so you are the wonderful broth-
er of whom Tom' used to tell us.
Yes, fortunatejy, I answered.
And so you stood there and let me
•
•
i f..}herman entered it in triumph and 1
e was free.
When the time came for me to go,
having stud good-bye to Judge Murfee
1 went to the parlor to see Mabel and
Agues, fceliug how bard, how very
hard it was to say farewell ; and when
•I ease Mabel dressed in pure white,
with white flowers in her beautiful
hair, her cheeks flushed with excite-
ment, and her deep blue;eyes uuwonta
edly bright, the duty was not made
easier.
Agnes is writing a letter to Tom for
you to deliver, she said as I entered the
room. Site will be down in a few mo.
ments.
I am quite willing to wait, I replied;
and, indeed, am sorry that I must go
at all. I do not expect to ever again,
find such friends as I have found here,
You must thank your brother for.
them, Mabel answered.
Miss Murfee, Mabel, you wish to
rob your act of saving my life of any
personal significance ; you do not want
me, to be misled by the gift of mypoor
life to ask that which can make it val,
Liable. I refused to be warned. 1
love you, JMahel—love you madly,
hopelessly -- love you as I never
thought toalove anyone; and while I
e 1
n s
dare not hope that you will return my
ove, I could not leave you 'without
peaking. Forgive me if I have pained
you ; but it was ilitpossible for bre to.
go away without tell my love, and you b
w'll
Flags of Four Nagano,
Perhaps there is only one place in
the world where the flags of four na.
tions, each on its own soil, may be
seen waving in friendly rivalry, or in
defiance, according to the condition of
European politics. Midway in the
narrow channel at the southern en'..
trance to the Red Sea is the dark gray
island of Perim, above which floats'the
Union Jack of Britain. Surmounting
the steep cliff on the neighboring shore
of Arabia is the crimson banner of
Turkey, and on the opposite coast is
the border line between the Red Sea
territories of France and Italy, whose
flags are flung to the breeze within half
a mile of one another. If these four
nations should have a serious falling
out, it would be interesting to watch
the corner of the world where their
frontiers meet.
toms To- Mortises.—Aro you distttrned at night
and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain- of Cutting Teeth? If so send at.
once and get a bottle of ' Mrs. WVinslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. Its value is 'umlaut.alio. It will reliee the poor little sufferer
'immediately. Depend upon it, mothers ; there Is no •
mistake about it, ft cures Dysentery and Diarrhma,
regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures wind Collo,
softens the Gums, reduces Inflammation; and ghee
tone and energy to the whole system. "Mrs. Win-
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pleasant to the taste and Is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best emalc physicians and nurses in
the United States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Trice twenty -ave cents a
bottle. Be sure and ask for "amts, WVlsstow'p
So0THlN0 Svxt�r, ..nd take nn other kind
An Oyster Supper.
Gilhooly and 1 went to an oyster
supper in the country last night,
We were not the least bit hungry,
et the friends we met insisted upon
I1 t least bo fortunate enough in it
.ac to an opportunity will not
soon oceur for you to be troubled
d uuain by one whose love was stronger
than his fear of offending.
s ;Tears trickled through the long dark
lashes, then, half -smiling through her
tears, she lifted her brave, clear eyes
to mine and said :
And if I insist on your remaining to
repeat your offence ?
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—
No, Judge Murfee, iter father, ljved
outside,and his plantation was for sevs
eral weeks in possession of the Yen,
kees. Finally 11e came here to be in a
safe place, and brought his daughters
along.
The next day Miss Murfee came
again and when she reached my cell
site handed me another bougnet.
p
I waited until 1 was free frotp obser.
vation thea examined my bouquet, In
the hollow stalk of the flowers was a
very small file, el slender but strong
steel bar with shsrp points,ar.d a. little
platinum bottle :of hydrofloric acid.
The flowers had !seen carefully sealed.
up at the bottom to prevent their eon,
tents from falliig out. Besides the
tools for escape was this note :
DEAR 'Tour— -.morrow I will try
an'i find out the pass word from a
young officer who visits us.- 11Aiint,.
I awaited the! result of her effort
with painful interest, and when she
dame the following day and gave mei
the usual bougnet,7 found the follow.
ing note :
MY DaAtt Toiwr,---The password to•
night is Oartridge. if you get out, go
to the usorner this side of the flag stat#'
whieb you, elm see from your window,
e'en if 1 had wished to, was my per,
fectly truthful reply.
I don't know bat that is so, she 'ase
sented. But, Mabel, what shall` we
do with him 1
1 am entirely in your hands, and
will do whatever you wish, I said, If
my being here will endanger you in
any way I will try and get through the
lilies to -night.
You will be safer here, Mabel said,
We owe it to you Co do whatever we
can for you. + r
Owe it to rue 1 I said, for what i
For your brother's- sake. Ile saved
my sister's life and protected our prop,
erty from destructthn, and us from in"
sult. He is the best and truest man
that ever lived and we ;d
&boot do
too Retch, for his brother.
1 was compelled to keep et (Ark re-
treat the most of the time, anti several 1
hours each day wee spent with Judge b
Murfee o" his daughters.
Mabel Murfee bad saved my life,
and the gratitude I felt was perhaps
enhaneed by the feet that she was a i
rarely beautiful woman. 't
After weary weeks of seine the city
s free, and the soldiers of Grant end p
Much watchfulness tnnst be exercised
at the present time, and 'the earliest
evidences of ill health most be imine,
diately checked, or a slight.illness may
result in a serioas malady. Relaxed
and core throat, diphtheria, quinsey,
Boughs, chronic Bough, bronchitis, and
most other pulmonary affections will
be relieved by rubbing this cooling
Ointment into the skis} as near as
practicable to the seat of mischief.
This treatment,.so simple and effective,
is admirably adapted for the removal
of these diseases during infancy and
youth. Old asthainatic invalids will
derive marvellous relief from the use
of Holloway's remedies, which have
brought round many such 'sufferers
and re-established health after every
other means had signally failed.
TdeJanitor was no Pool.
A young man who is now.:well es-
tablished iii his profession told a story
of an experience he had when a stn.
dent in a. Chicago medical college.
In this college there was an irascible
old janitor upon whom the young
medicos were always playing tricks.
In the baeement of the college were
two pickling vats, and one day the
boys deeided that one of their number
should slip down.and conceal himself
between the tanks, and when the jab.
itor made his tour of that portion of
the building to appear before the old
man wrapped in a sheet.
In due course of time the janitor put
in an appearance, snaking his final
round of inspection of the building for
the night.
As the janitor approached the tanks
the young man cause out from his
hiding place and said in a seliulchra,
voice :
I want to get nut of Here.
The janitor was unnerved for an in.
start only, then taking ih the true
situation, he seized the student by the
nape of the aieele and around the
valet, and saying : .
You will not ger out of here ; go
tacit where you belong, lifted hien up
eddy and threw him Into ori° of the
'ate, which contained several subjeets,
The young man was extricated from
tis horrible position by his compam,
ons, who were close at hand to enjoy
he janitor's scare, but it was several
weeks before he could' forget his ex.
orient* sollcieutly to enjoy hie meats
We tried to excuse ourselves, talked
a long time—and went !
We were in a village which has
gone down lately—may it continue to
go down—to posterity.
it will be hard on posterity.
Still, we've got to take things as we
get then, and that's how Gilhooly and
I got our oysters.
We heard a great noise in the yard
and suddenly our host stuck his head
into the diming room and said :
Gintlemin, the raypast is ready.
This is how he did it.
He took a eau0f oysters, frozen
solid as a rock, and stripped the sides
off the can with art axe. He then
dumped the bulk into a milkpail,threw
io a Lottie of pickles with some pepper
and salt, and kissing his hand to the
audience, said :
Gintlemin, the raypast is ready.
The meal began:
The first oyster that Gilhooly swat•,
lowed convinced that gentleman that
if the Royal Geographical Society
would hold a post mortem examina-
tion on him just then they would find
the North Pole right there.
Each oyster was a solid block of ice.
The only env that Gilhooly managed
it was to swallow an oyster and then
crawl under the stove. He burned
oyster.
I swallowed two of them. I am
under the stove yet.
Put a stick iu, Williatn.
his clothes but he thawed the
Pleasant as Syrup.
Mr. Douglas Ford, Toronto, Ont, states
that Milburn's Cod Liver 011 Emulsion
with Wild Cherry Bark is free from ob%
jeetiouable taste, being almost as pleasant
as.ayrup, while for coughs and colds it
gives complete satisfaction, acting prompt-
ly even in obstinate cases.
The Egg Trade.
This trade, once so important, re,
ceived a severe blow when the McICin-
ley Act placed a duty of five cents per
dozen on all eggs going from Canada
to the United States. As a natural
eonsequence,Gtlr people wereler to look
for a new market in Great Britain.
Oa ing to the onnflicting nature of the
'statements regarding this trade it was
not easy to forma correct judgment in
regard to it. The true facts of the
case !lave, however, been brought to
the surface recently in various address-
es given by t1 r D t Wilson, of Serie
forth, and others, who have been en-
gaged in the trade.
Prom the testimony of these gentle.
men we learn (1) that the prospacts of
the trade have, to some extent, been
injure,' by shipments improperly pack.
ed, (2) that it will not pay ter ship small
eggs to ingiatld,owing to the low price