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The Exeter Times, 1886-4-1, Page 2TIUlifo1JONAL138, 101111311CC of the Canaida Line hi 1812-15, T, M. D. CHAPTER 1,—Low. 'Rory, you must not am the river to gee me again, .Tiaey may eettle it, of mune, and then all will be right, But now, don't risk it, Rory, don't ; for my sake if not for your own I' "And why orno, Jessie? What'e up, any way ? What is there to settle ? If you mean that any of those young "Yankee blades object to ray coming to see you, 111 settle them pretty qulok ! and the speaker lifted a stalwart arm, and showed a fit that might have felled en ox. This private and confidential conversation with which our 'diary opens occurred about he beginning of June in the year of Grace, 1612, on the meth beak of the mighty Se, Lawrence, which then, aanove, poured down its unceasing tide in plaoid lakes and roar- ing rapids to the salt ad sounding sea, to be lost forever in its briny depths. Where the young people stood was on the United Steam side of the boundary line, near where the Indian village of St. Regie Mew stsaads, where the colours of Uncle Sam, and the red cross of England fly in close proxinaity, and it would be as well at 07309 to let the "gentle reader " know the way and wherefore of the meeting. The stalwart youth called by the gilt "Rory" was a young man ot Highland Scotch descent, whose full and tine patron. ymio was Roderick McDonald. An able bodied chief was Roderick, one that would make the sturdiest laesitatebefore intermed- dling with him. Over six feet high in his stookixtgs and still growing, with clear gray eye, healthy complexion and curly, auburn hair, he looked the beau ideal of a young and well to do Scotch Oauedien. Etta par oats and his four brothers, all older and bigger than himself, lived acmes the S, Law- rence, a few miles below where the town of Cornwall stands, in the County of Glengar- ry, and the reason of his visiting thie seclud- ed trysting place "across the lines" was the very natural and pardonable one of wishirg to aee the girl of his heart, the blue•eyen, brown haired Jessie, like himself a Mo - Donald, and of the same, though somewhat dines% kin, It Is not neeeseary to go into rhapsodiee, lee ia customary with story tellers in deecrab- ing their heroines, in recounting the manifold charms of the fair Jessie. Suffice it to say, that she had the most beautiful and luxuri- ant brown hair, the most bewitching blue eyes, the reddest lipe, the fairest brow and the most perfect form of any girl in the world, at least so the bold Rery thought, which amounts to the same, so we hope our kind readers all, including the ladies, will agree with him, for remember this was a long time age, and anyone who has seen the present generation of bonnie leases who claim our heroine as great grandmother will not bo likely to dispute Rooy's good taste. It is not the intention of the writer, oh 1 timid reader, to go into the history of the various clan of McDonalds and aleDonnells numbers' of whom came across the ems to America in the last century, or touch upon their genealogical tree, for without even be- ing pathetically,beaought to do so, like the ruthless woodman of song we will "'mare It," for everybody who knows anything is aware of the fact that the pedigree of the McDonalds extends BO far back that the pen ef man has never yet found its root. (There is no doubt, however, and we give this information for the benefit of the more aris- tocratic portion of cur readers who would naturally like the leading charaotees in the tale they deign to read to be of " good fanallya') that the chiefs of both clans, Mo - Donald and. McDonnell, were, like Tubul Cain of old, "men of might,' and had thousamds ot red thanked weasels at their command when the Rove= Emperor Cali- gula, with his short sworded legions, were brought to a halt on the margin of the Tweed. But this has got nothing watch to do with o-ar Beery, neither the dignities of the clans nor the occupation of Britain by the Romano, but some centurion later circum- stances arise, the merits or demerito of which it is not in sur province to speak, when a Dutch Prince and soldier visited the "Lard's Anointed'from the throne, which proceeding created, to say the least, a great diversity of opinion on the matter. Not a great while after, when it was a toss up be- tween another "wee Garman lairdie' and a ycung gentleman of the name of Stuart, alias the yeung cavalier, alba the Blackbird, alias Bonnie Prince Charlie, it ia a melee. choly fact that !nest of the McDonalds and McDonnelltook up arms in the cause of the graceful and graceless and flighty "Blackbird," and it was only after a certain Scotch noble enrolled a large party of vol- unteers composed of these disaffected Mane - men to fight for the King in America that the pains and penalties attached to the "Ja- cobite" were removed from them. Rory's forefathers came out with General Wolfe and distinguished themselves (in the ranks) on the gory Plaine' of Abraham, when Montcalm was killed and Quebec taken from the French, but it was only in the beginning of the present century that jeseleal father immigrated from the land of the heather to land of cookl'es and doughnuts, and it meat be confessed that the old man was as otaunch, if not a stauncher Jacobite and a greater hater of the "Hanoverian' than ever. So it came to plea that although Rory's father lived under the "Meteor Flag" of England and Jessie's under the folds of the "Giorione Star-spangled Banner," the young folks didn't make either politics or the broad River Si. Lawrence a, barrier between them, and from the time the young people saw each other at a "quilting bee" (they had quilting parties in those days, fait reader, though not of the crazy quilt order) they became levees "fond and true." And now we go back to where we started, "Oh, Rory," said the girl, "haven't you beard the newe, the dreadful news ?" "No Mamie, my dear, I've heard of with. ing dreadful lately except, perhaps, that big Angue McTavish thrashed red Peter McIntyre lest Monday, and they say that if Peter—" " Ah. Rory, I don't mean anything like that. They say there's going to be war between the Statee and everybody hero ie in a great state of excitement, The men are burnishing and oiling the leeks of their rifles, and thevels nothing talked of but war, war 1 Beeldese they vow vengeo anoe ori all Britishers, and—and--you're one you know i Rory, and ah, oh "—and the poor girl laid her weeping facie on `Rory 's broad and willing shoulder, " Sete hero V trail the young than, Jessie, don't cry, like a goodgirl. I'm not afraid of all the Yankees in New Yotk State (good boy,,Rory ; Jade hegira you) ; but if this tear you speak off happens of course it won't do fa' am to mite herei fin that might bring your folks into trouble, ancl see here, jeatie, if the War does come, I suppose 111 shoulder my ratieket as I'm in duty bound to do. Everybody etlek up for his own oolere, J sibs, you knew, Them, don't cry ; piriaage its all talk, but any way Ito high time for me to erose the, river, and now, Jeseio, give me a his to remember you tell we inept again," and ry jumped into hie ettiff and tvae eff. '• Titl we meet again," said the clisoonso late Jeeeie. is was a long time before they met again. CHAPTER Rory hadn't long to wait the confirm. Mien of the rumors tipoken of by his inam- orata. On the 18th of June, a few weeks after the interview by the river, war was de. elated by Uncle Sam, and some 25,000 regulars and 50,000 volunteers were oohed out for active service. We will not go into the rights or wrongs of the war, which hem nothing to do with this true etory, merely remarking that the assumption on the, part of Great Britain that she had a right to search Aziericen, and in fact all " foreign " vessels on the high ems, and take therefrom, nolens voleni, those of the crew born under the British flag, under the plea once a ['abject slwava a subject, (licitlt go down with the Yankees, who vowed that they would stand iG no longer; hence the Advent of that gory monster, " Grim -visaged ear," among the happy and peaceable inhabliante of Canada and the States, In Upper Canada at this time there were about 3000 replete, and some 1500 in the lower province, so of couree the regular forces Using Malequate to tackle, the Ameri- can troops a cell was made for volunteers. Immediately after war WAS declared, that amedingly stupid and withal incompetent officer, Sir George Prevoat, thee oominand ent in Canada and shortly afterwards got consumedly thrashed by the Yankees at Lake Champlain, issued an order tbat all Americans should leave British soil within fourteen days. The war feeling waxed exceedingly hot on both aide, and Boon the ball commenced, Amoeg the first regiments of volunteers raised in Upper Canada was the "Glengarry Fenciblos," composed almost altogether of McDonalds, MaDonelle, Frazer° and other Highland clanemen or their deseenclatte, under the command of Col. McDonald, and a strapping, not to say hostile looking lot of stalwerts they were. Of course our friend Rory was among the first to enrol/ himself in the ranks, put on his old red "coatee" and shculder a venerable " Brown Base" more remarkable for its kicking qualities than its reliability to fire or its accuracy of aim, and in a very ehort time he found himself on the Niagara frontier doing " sentry go !" under that valiant and meritorious effiier, Gen, Sir Isaac Brock, who, as every ono know% fell while leading his command to " glory" en the bloodmtained heighta of Omeenston, Rem', after this engagement, was promoted to the high and dignified position of lanes corporal, he beingsby this time well up in his drill, having served with Brock on the Detroit frontier where Hull, to tho intense disgust and indignation of the Americans, surrendered. After Brook's death, Gen, Shuttle took command of the British, and in spite of the many energetic attempts of tho Americans under Gee. Smith to permanently occupy the colony, managed to hold his ground. it isnot necessary or advisable to follow our hero through the different herd marches, bivouacs and batten that he underwent in his two years of bloody exparieuee. He was among the Highlanders who checked the Americans at Burlington when the latter attempted to get poeceecion of the military stores there, and who afterwards visited Tomato, where they not only succeeded in blowing ep the Britisher's works, but some hundreds of their own peo- ple, including their brave but unfortunate oommaader, Gan, Pike. Nor do we intend to relate the manifold adventures of the bold Rory when on picket duty along with the unrelenttng and savage allies of the British, the Indians, under their cruel and bloodthirsty chief, Joe Brant, or how often he risked iris life to mime that of some unfortunate wounded Yankee, whose 111 luck placed him is the hands of these infuriated and unforgiving savagee. But one night Rory had ein adventure that he remembered until his dying day, es it resulted sometime after in securing him the happiness of hie future life. Wary wasinow full corporal and in cern. mend of an outlying picket some two miles from the male camp, near the rapids of the tumultuous Niagara, and, as he and kis comrades, placed at intervssle, were peering through the underbrush or traversing the woods on the line of out -poets, they were startled by a sound that often before and since thct time, struck terror to the heart of the pale face, the dread war -whoop of thereIndiane. "Close up, boys 1" shouted Rory, " ad- vance ! Let's nee what's the row about, the codsshavccaeight E07118 poor devil for certain.' The party closed and advanced a few yards, and then, with his arms pinioned firmly and a painted and hideout' looking Chippewa on either side, tomahawk in hand ready to brain himathey beheld a wounded American cfficer. He was fainting from loss of blood, exporter° and fatigue, and as the picket came up he turned his beseeching eyes on Rory which plainly tabd, " Don't let them murderand fell to the ground, The Indians with one accord • raised their tomahawk% and in a moment it would have been all up with their prlsotier, when Rory touted, "Hold 1 Stop 1' and kb little com- mand rushed up with fixed bayonets while the Chippewae dropped their murderous hands and scowled at the red coats, "No, no. Caw win 1 caw win," replied the savages fiercely. "Yankee our vitiation must come with Indie.n." "No," sestet Rory, knowing that a painful and lingering death is ould be tho American's fate if they ever got him to their camp, "No, no, we want him with us. Let him go 1" "Caw win, nichi. Sha-go-naus," yelled one of the fierce savages, whose temper, not OM of the aweetest at any time got beyond hie control, "Caw win," and helauried his toma- hawk at the head of our hero, whioh, had it "found its billet," would have closed his. eamerand this story inatanter. Bat Bary, anticipating such a salute, jaet managed to dodge the 'hatchet, and big Ample Framer, without more ado, ran hie bayonet through the Indian's body, while his dusky comrades with a yell that fright- ened. the equirrelei for miles around, jumped like a greyhound for the cover of tho and diseppeared, Big Angus, like many more, had grown rather colleen during the war, and ho re- marked to IVIiehatel Doherty, his roar ra man: "Slone a good runner then, Michael.' Faith he is," replied hie chum, "Sere a beagle ouddent °etch him, Be me prowl, Angus, 'tio a shame fot good Chrieliansioike rne and you to foight be thenpoicle of snob raurclherin thieves 1" The American watt aeon unbound and brought to head quarters by lbory and his detaohmenti (Rory* by the way, needing nothing about the death of the Indian) and is he WAS, badly wounded be was moon ex- ettanged and sent over to the American ?amp, Rory didn't even know his nares nor, faith, did ho care muoh what it was, (To BB 00$TINVED.) 12EIALT EL Thonehts for a Young Man, Were a young men to write down a list of his duties, Health should be among the drat items in the catalogue. Thin is no ex- aggeration of its value; for health is Judie peueable to almost every form of human en- joyment. It is the grand auxiliary of use. tuleese ; and shonld a man love the Lord his God with all hie heart aid soul and mind and strength, he would have ten times mere heart and scul and mind and strength t love him with, In the vigor of health, than under the palsy of dies. Natt only the amount, but the quality of a labor that e man mu perform, depends on his health. The work savors of the workmen, If the poet sickens, his verse sick.one ; if black, venous bloc d flo wa to au author% braiu, it beclouds his pages ; and the devotions of o consumptive mari scant of his disease as Lord Byrouti obscenities smell of gin. Not tally "lyisag lipa," bat a dyspeptic stomach, is an abomination to tbe Lord At Icaat in tide life, no dependent is mind upon material organization,—the functions and manifestations of the mid upon tho eon- dition of the body it inhabits,—that the matorialiat hardly states practical results too strongly when he affirme that thought and paseion, wit, imaginati n, and love are only emanations from exquisitegy organized matter, just aa perfume is the effluence of flowers, or music the ethereal product of an Aclian harp. In regard to the indulgence of appetite, and the management of the vital organs, cc, ciety le still in a state of barbarism ; and the youcg man who ie true to his highest in• terest, must creat a civilization for himself. The brutish rart of our nature governs the spiritual. Appetite is Nicholas the First, and the noble faculties of the mind and heart are Huagarian captives. Were wo to see a rich banker exchanging eagles for coppere by tale, or a rich merchant bartering silk for serge by blas pound, we should deem them wet -thy of au epithet in the vocabulary of folly. Yet the same men buy plata whose prime cost is greater than the amplest fund of natural enjoyment. Their purveyor and merket-man bring them home headaches and incligeation and neuralgia by hamperfula. Their butler bottles up stone, and gout, and the liver complaint, falsely labelling them sherry, or Medeira, or port, and the stulti- fied masters have not wit enough to me through the cheat. The mass of society look with envy upon the epicure who, day by day, for four hours -m of luxa:me eating, stiffen twenty hours of sharp aching; who pays a full price for a hot supper, and is so pleased with the bar- gain that he throws in a sleepless and tem- pestuous night as se gratuity. English fac- tory children have received the commisera- tion of the world, because they were scourged to work Eighteen hours out of twenty-four; but there is many a theoretic republican who is aharther Pharaoh to his stomach then thia, who allews it no more resiting -time than het does his watch, who gives it no Sun- day, no holiday, no vacation in any sense. Oar piens ammeters enacted a law that suicides should be baried where four roads meet, and that a cart -load of stoves ohonld be thrown upon the body. Yet, when gentlemen or ladies commit suicide, not by cord or steal, but by turtle soup cr 'plater salad, they may be buried in consecrated ground, and under the auspices of the churcht and the public are not ashamed to road an epitaph upon their tombstones fable enough to make the marble bluth. Were the barbarous ell law now in force that pririehed the bedy of the suicide for the offense which his soul had committed, wo Silellid find many a Mount Auburn at the crods•roads. Is it not humilietine e-nd amazing that a men, invited by exhalted ploaiure of the intellect and the sacred affections of the heart to come to a banquet worthy of the gods, should stop by the wayside to feed on garbage, or to drink of the CIrcoan cup that treneforms them to amine? If a young man, incited by selfish pinch plea alone, inquires how he shall make hie appetite yield him the largest amount of gratification, the answer is By tein,perance, The true epicurean art consaate in the adap- tation of our organ% not only to the highest. but to the longest enjoyment, Vastly km depends upon the table to which we eit down, than upon the appetite which we oarry'to it, The pallid epicure who spend - five dollars for his dinner, extracts less pleas sure from his meal tnan many a hardy la- borer who diner' for a The desideratum le, not great luxuries, but livelier papae ; and if the devotee of appetite would propitiate his divinity alright, he would not send to the Yellowstone for buffaloes' tongues, nor to Fannie for pate de foie gr as, but would climb a mountain, or swing an ax. With health, there is no end to the quan- tity or the variety from which the palate can °attract its pleasures. Without health, rio delicacy that nature or art 'induces can provoke a zest. Honest, when a man de- stroys his health, hedestroys, eo far as ho is concerned, whatever of sweetness, vf flavor, and of aavor, the teeming earth , can produce. To him who has poisoned his appetite by excel:wee, the luncious pulp of grape or peach, the nectareous jnloes of orange or pine•ap- ple, are but a loathing and a naamee. He 1 asi turned gardens and groves of delicious fruit into gardens and groves of ipecac and aloes. The same vicious indulgence that bladed hie health, bleated all orchards and cene-fields also, Verily, the man who is physiologically " wicked " does not live out half hie days ; nor is this the worst of his punishment; for he is more than half dead while he appears t.o live. It is a good thing to learn caution by the misfortuneof ()there. Cork leather as prodnced in France, is claimed to poseees some apeoial advantages as compared with the natural skins. In its produetion thin sheets or pieceo of cork are °reared on both Bides with an extremely t tin indieartilibee kin, with any ordinary textile fabric outside cif all, the whole human irig thus a mat of homogenous texture or tisono ; and althinigh the mak sheets in their normal state, aro readily permeable by wa- ter, friable and brittle, and posatieetil of very little strength or cohoeion, homing onlytthe poeitive qualities of lightnesa and nomoondection of haat, yet, when subjected to the treatment in queetion, the product, is very rumple, and exhibits great strength in rousting tensile 'Andra While also still retaining its ocompatative lightneee and im- penetrability to heat, it ia rendered both watoeproof and impermeable to moletere. The external appearance of the matelial varies according to the tiaturo of the textile substance titled in combination with the cork, A Plea for Reading Matter in the Heine. BY REV, Tdt EOM, Irc title paper I wish to give a few Writs along the line of intellecteed program and erjoyment. Few parents but talk over and consult together about houlehold expensoe. COAL is laid in for the winter, Clothing b provided for the family, and, if means allose it, without ntint. General education and aocompliehmenti. for the fair sex of the home aro not forgot ton, In a fair average home, what provision is made in the way of providing, reading matter? Is it metal to have a family oou eeltetion as to the papers and magazines which shall be taken, and whioh are as needful for true family life as bread from the baker and meat from the butcher. Thia 'matter is worthy of eerioue, thoughtful action upon the part of 'wants and grown up sons and daughtern. Let me suppose the family to bo seated around the table at the pleasant evening meal. I will venture a few hints to awaken attention to this highly important matter, and posailely guide to a wise conclusion. Am I met at the outset by the remark, "This is a new way ot putting this eubject ?" A thousand readere, if they were le the confessing mood, would say we never looked upon providing literature for our families ea something tor which we were responsible in the same way that we felt respor sible for bouning, feeding and clothing our children. My object is to lead all such to genuine repentance, and to " bring forth fruits worthy of repentance." I think there should be at !mut three rewepepers taken into every home—poesibly istIT, One should be political and gametal, Political leaning will determine the paper Every citizen of this Dominion should be interceteel in the government of the country. Citizenship is a sacred trust, and to fulfil it we need all possible information. It is 11011a mortal sin to read and ponder impar- tially, if that bo poeeible, the views of the paper representing the other side of polities. It is not necessary for the people of this muntry to believe that the leading public men of the land are false and unpriecipleel. Tho prominent party papers have a good deal to answer for its traducing public men who disagree with them in the affeirs of the country. An independent paper is a useful go-between. Tee second paper should be a good liter- ary paper, adapted socially and morally for healthy family reading. Such papers have not had the encouragement in this country that they have deserved. They are far ro. moved from the bitterness of political party, and fulfil a fine educational neiselon in the home -circle. A religious journal should be a weekly visitor and that, the paper pub lished by the church to which the reader belongs. For many denominational reason% you should sopport your own church organ it gives meet valuable information upon the educational, misaionary and evangelletio movements and progress of the church. It is almost imposeible for you to have an in telligent sympatby with the general work of your Election of the churoh, unless you read the paper it publishee. The educated young people of the home are not likely to be satisfied with newspa- per literature, however good. Their minds will go out after high class periodical liter- ature. If wavered cannot be hod, kb one drenches monthly be welcomed to the home, Oue can hardly go far astray in reeking choke of the, nonthly visitor, while such are alienable P75 Saiper's," "The Century," "The Contemporary," and many others that I might name. Now let us rim to the consideration of books, as essential to, and not a more lux- ury of life. Let me put a few questions to the family that I have had before my mind, How many books have you in your hours? Hove many do 7., cm buy yearly for the Intel - tactual nourishment of eyour minds? How often do you go into a book store, for the avowed purpose of buying book, as part of the duty you owe youraelves, and the posi- Won you occupy in society You should keep abreact of the age, and Muskat are as needful an railways telegraphs and. esle- phones, Indiscriminate baying of books is as sensible ea indieceiminate buying el dry goods or groceties. In the multitude of booke, you need not only to exercise your best judgment, but te secure the advice of competent friends ba the virion depart. motets of literature, A had book is only fit for kindling meterial. It may do harm be- fore it reaches the etove, therefore keep it out of your house, an you would a person of evil character, No need to have oven indiffer- ent books, when you may have choice books in Ovary department of lettere. I know it is bewildering to the mind, , when you con- front,. the duty of making choice of a limited number. As a rule, 1 am not prejudiced in favour of subscription booka but 1 have been ex- amining one lately wlhich agreeably disap- pointed me. The subject of history is so vast that many stand aghast at its huge proportiona, and despairingly eay, " I mint not attempt the impoeeible." io mole whose time for read. ing is limited, I would recommoud " Ridi path's History of the World." it is in three volumes. The work, of course, id condensed, but comprehensive and clear. In the absence of being abte to give the time needful for the reading of general history, which may be had in volumes reaching far into the hun- dreds, the three volumes referred to will be a good }substitute. Let me indulge the hope that my ideal family will aot upon the hints thrown out, The papers and magazines are ordered, and the books are mining gradually to enrich the library shelves. Now what nee shall be male off them? There are odd minuten which may he utilized by havirg a book nelected and at band. But 1 plead for far more than thia. I ask that work be so ar- ranged that at least an hour daily be given to systematic reading. It is the very haat that "should be given to the improvement of both mind and heart I assume that relig- ious reading shall have its proper place, and 'that therefore the heart as well as the in tellect ehall bo cultured, Do 1 hear our readers saying, " Thio wholo subject is looking more serioto and important than it has ever appeared before ?" Which is the more excellent way? The plan I have engented, or the oldbap•Inizard etyle of buying now and again, and without thought. Looking at this question apart from the intellectual pleasure that coined from the acquisition of knowledge, the people of Vale country, who aro going to win distinction in life and prosper in their bueinesa 'Mail be the well read intelligent men and women of the Dominion, A man six feet high and 40 !mare °Idols living in an open field on the lino of the Pennsylvania Railroad three mike east of Celumbla, He rattan elicitor, which hart been repeatedly effered hitt, but aecopta food, Hothae long black hair, extending below tho standar% high °beak bonen, and resembles an Indien, He takes to the woods at the approach of ittrarigeraw During tho recent tioveee weather he refused to leave ha violent quarter% and insisted on elev. jog on the field, He him been living thud for About two months, Salmon -Fishing in ()nada, BY w, BAUM isimp Deatriao was probably the prettiest point between the Met echo and 'Upset. he left bank or 0, and bore, ve in right qeoh river, situated Quebec bide of tho' Rest' miring the salmon eeaeon, royal style. This year, 1885, the emblem mime in dur lug the drat week in June, and those fisher ascii who were fortunate enough to be he Apt " had rare sport, I did not reach the fishing grounds till June 13, and found water in good condition, "but, ye gods 1" a "drive" of loge was coming down Patape• j me, and my hope for good fishing woe not at lever heat. Stili, I WAS Anxious to get at work. So, pulling up our canoes at We point, at four in the atteraooa we commenc- ed making camp. My Indians, Mattalac and Frank, were soon busy getting up the tents, while my other aids, a entitle of lads, sons of a wittier who Bawl a mile down the river, went into the woods to out bark and boughs,—the former fer my cook -home and Indian shelter, and the bougbs for my bed. le au hour Camp Beatrice was a oxed fact, and the eters and stripes run sip a flag- etaff thirty feet long. While this work was geirg on I got my tackle in shape. I molested aheighteen-foot rod, made for me by Ferree, of Kelm, Scot. lead, a Jook Scott fiy, attached to a single leader, and 100 yards of line completed the job. "Now, Mattelac, the canoe 1' Ten minutes leiter, and we were at the head of Frog Island Pool, a favorite potof mine, where in former years 1 had hooked many a thirty -pounder, Mattalac, in the bow of the canoe, and Frank at the stern, all expectant, sit with eyes strained in the direction of my oast ; onoo, twice, thrice, the fly falls lightly on the quiet, aMooth, and glassy pool ; no rise. Strange 1 it Is just the evening for salm- on. The eun has just gone down behind the "aq win for targossen " (Squaw's Cop), a grand old mountain on our lett, and there are bat few logs coming down, Again I make a loner omit, and this tiree,—oh, blissful moment in the angler's life 1—a rip- ple, then a lightning dash 1 splash 1 a grace- ful curve of his tail and he is my prisoner. Whirr ! Whizz 1 and fifty yards of line spin from my reel, Now Mattalao, old meat, up anchor, and steady 1 follow him, lade 1 "He's going up dream, sir, and is a whop- per too 1" repliee the Indian, and at this moment the fish showed himself by shoot- ing straight out of the water, with a grace- ful spring, and, throvdng a double back summereeult, that would, kill a cireue-tum- bler wtth envy, fell back. "Oh, he in a beauty 1" 1 volunteered ; forty pounds if an ounce. Now up ho goes again, thin time showing hie beautiful diver eider' in tho fading sunlight, and coining down with a "thud" that sent the spray dying up in millions of diamond jets. That was a splendid leap," said 1, low- ering my rod, to save both fish and strain. WhIreer 1 Whizz round spins the reel, with that peculiar musical sound that has no parallel. Will he never stop ? I have but a few strands left, "Hurry l fast ! fast !—he has almost taken the length of rey line—and I boast one hundred yards. Aha 1' he stops, and I begin to reel homeward ; he is coming up, and I gather him in "lively." This time he cornea home splendidly, and, after a moment'e halt, I feel 1 have him well isa hand, when the villain stops dead still, and I could no more move him than if he were the Egyptian obelisk in Central Park.. For thirty minutes did his royal highness " eulk " now and then rubbing his nose on the pebbles, which action was tele- phoned to me by the peculiar grating sen- sation that ran down the rod, Shade of Izaac Walton how be hold% and as I gently "give him the butt," my beautiful foteit rod forms a graceful curve eltneat double bent. " Light my pipe for nee, Mattalac," said I ; "thio fellow means to remain here all nitht. I can attend it if he can." So, while the Indian picks my pipe and tobacco from my pocket, I hold my prison- er taut. " Now, a match, old man," Mate 'tale° places the pipe in my mouth, as I have my hands full; he strikes a matcn. Just as be was about to light my pipe, which he had placed between my lipa--1,Vhirr I whiz r—r—r—r—r 1 away goes my line again Mr. Salmon has rested long enough, and uow gives me a good evidence of his strength and vitality, Away ho goes, and away go after bin; he reeking for o. very nasty spot of heavy water. Great Scott 1 if he trete bite the current I am sure to lose him 1 Never mind ; up, and away we go, the ca- noe bouncing like a ehell down the rapid. We are being towed by the silver -sided dar- ling. The lower pool is now reached, and the fish has stopped. Tug, tug, tug ; he i3 game yet, not half gone yet ;—he weakens; I reel in. Come along, darling, come along 1 w eel in 1 reel in 1 a wobble, and he term over lazily. "We've worn him, old Matta - lac 1 There is a nice print over yonder on the bank; let me got ashore, old man ;'' and landing, we got ready for the ca,pture, Mat - Wee, lying on hie stomach like a panther, waited till I reeled the fish close to the bank. A quick dash ad the gaff is in hie aide; spleen, splash, and the beauty is lying on the grass : A blow from the Indian's email 'nub finialies the deed, and I sit ad- miringly on the bank beside a thirty-nine pound B.estigouche salmon. A Ghastly Token. Sadie Hayes,the colored woman under eenterme of death for the murder of Police Sergeant Janke, at St, Louia, has a lover named Wm. Lacey, who la as black as she is. She wanted some tangible proof of his love, and said that it he really loved her as he profoseed, he would, before their final separation, present her with a ring he wore, with the finger on which it was worn, The other day he was to) be taken to the peni- tentiary, having been sentenced to a term of three years for burglary. The eame evert. ing his sweetheert received the desired proof of his love—the little finger of his right hand adorned, with the ring. Tammy had actually oawed or out off hie little finger et the joiut with a steel shank taken from his shoe and sharpened on the iron bars of bio cell. Ho wrapped the bleeding dump of the finger in his handkerchlefi [and later it was amputated and dressed by a surgeon. weasm-a-a-- A renowned °irons clown has died at Troy. If we remember rightly Troy was one of the first places to be taken with the h000° busineeta • Nearly every day somebody nnearthe an old rhyMe " elf a Meteorological charaoter, such as, "11 February gives much mum, a fine dimmer it doth foreahow "; or," If March is full of wield and rain, the rmer will have a good crop of grain." These " elol rhyMati are now Manufactured in every, enterprining newspaper Office, ithel they are veritted quite am often as the °' old rhymes " trade a century ago. Hero's ono, for instance, that May be depended upon " If inlano, July and August no rain there be, a vory dry nunamet surely Me." WRY LOVE LAUGHS. AN ANGRY FATHER WITH A CUB COULDN'T ItitevaeiT ster ErtoonniENT. A. despatch from Erie, Pa., nays : The romantic adage of t'Llve Laughs at Look, smiths" was exemplified again in this city a day or two since. Mae Abbie Stan - cliff was the pretty daughter of Harvey Stancliff, a wholesale cigar dealer in this Qity. She is a pretty brunette, with a flashing black eye, Miss Abbie lead been her father's housekeeper and was his con, atant companion. Hie soul WAS so wrap- ped up in his daughter that he never loab sight of her, and when some friends in, the country asked to have Miss Abbie spend a week with thern, it was only after much coaxing that he consented. Abbie had many admtrera, but her father's great love for his child and f ea that she would leave him kept her from receiving com- pany. When Abble Wer -he created a sensation among the swain of the neigh- borhood in which she wale a visitor. Among those who came to pay her their reepects was George Allen, a tall, hand- some fellow ; it was a mute of love at drat eight, and other visits followed. The couple came to the city yester 'ay ; the loving father was abeam overjoyed wherr his daughter arrived, but when she told him that the young farmer would return for her the old gentleman was almost frenzied and more that he would not part with her. This interview took place daring Mr. Allende abeence. The irate father Bela id a club and stationed him - ascii at the top of the tairs leading so the family residence, and declared he weld kill the man who had stolen his child's affections. When Allen arrived he was confronted by the angry father, who for- bid him entrance to the mansion. Young Allen protested, pleaded, and tried in vain to reach his pronpective father-in- law's heart, but in vain. It transpired later that the young man's parley at the front entrance was part of a scheme, and had been pre -arranged in anticipation of hostilities under the parental roof, When the old gentleman returned upstairs ho found to his horror the house deeerted, his daughter mining, her wardrobe gone and an open window with a rope depend- ing from a fastening and trailing to the ground. The bird had dawn and met her lover around the corner. An after- noon train carried them to the "Gretna Green" near Ripley, in New York State, where they were wedded without the formality of a 'marriage lisence, consent of parents or other formalities which gall the spirits of loving hearts. The outivit- ted father le almost frenzied over his daughter'e disappearance. e—assowes--ia FEARFUL MURDERS BY A BOY. --- lie Rills His Father, .r, lirother, And Sister.' One of the moat horrible murders ever known was perpetrated the other morning near Osage Weston, Kamm, Mr Mendell, living thirteen miles northeast of that town, was awakened c.bout 3 o'clock by a scream. He went to the door and was met by Willie Sells, the son of a neighbor, .1, W. Sells. The boy cried out: " Mr. Mendell, a man is at per house with a hatchet, and has hurt father and mother. I don't know how badly." Mr. Mendell wentv1 the boy, arousing ii J. T. Rice, another .a hbor, on the way. Upon reaching Soil's . ouite a most horrible sight niet their eye. In the bed in tho north room lay Waiter, Willieti eldest brother and bed -fellow, aged 19, his throat out and the entire top of his head chopped dr, exposing the brein, and his left eye hanging upon his cheek. Pausing into the south and main room, where a light was burning, they stumbled over the prostrate form of Mr, Sall', his head crushed and al - moat severed from Ilia body. Near by lay Mrs. Sens, a lady of 43 years, her head mashed and ve fearful gash in her throat. Oo the bed in the southeast corner of the room lay Ina, Willie's sister, oged 14, killed in the someway as the other.% Lying near Mr, Sellas head was a bloody butcher knife, and on a chair a hatchet, covered with blood. Tho boy Said that he had been awakened by something, and looking up saw a hoe, heavynet mon with dark hair, cut clou, standing in the door. Thia men stepped in, and, reaching over Willie, struok Walter, who lay on the back of the bed. Willie jumped out and dressed while the man wait still in the room. The man rushed out of one door while 'Willie moiled out of the other, and started up the road on a run, Willie after him, A short distance off stood a man on horseback, holding another hone, upon which the man vaulted, and both made off. Willie then went on to Mr. Mendell's. After the bodice had been discovered Mr. Rio° took Willie home with him, where he slept soundly until morning. A Coroner'o jury wow impanelled, and the subsequent investigation brought fourth from the boy, Suspioion rested upon him, and he was put on the stand, He swore that he had not washed his hands since the murder, but in- spection showed that, while his hands and wrists were clean, there was a water mark above which his forearma were deeply en- crusted with blood vehloh appeared to have spattered up hie sleeves, Around hie finger 'mile, too, was bloc- limn removing his sir troueerhis e s, rawer aeen to be epat• tered with blood, ,is bare feet were civered with the same tell-tale marks. Hie feet fitted all the bloody footmathe to ba found. The boy stoutly &raged being the marderer, and nutiniOned a bold front throughout. . Tho conolusion of the inquest was post. poned until next day. 1010 boy was smug. gled into a buggy by NEM Judge Cambers and Doputy Sheriff Locke end driven to jail in &fa for feast- of henoltieg, which ap- peared imminent. On the wey to Eric he ee,ld to Mr, Clanbern : "Thom followe tried to got me 'to eay that 1 did it, but I thought it would be beat not to admit it." There le hardly a doubt that the boy com- mitted the dreadful crime. It is known that Mr. Sells had in his pocketbook 8100 in gold and. $170 in bills, which were not disturbed, besides three watches, John Hall of Erie has been appolntod guardian of the boy, • , wor -,Parapr.o-wpa. Chicago has a young woman who sleeps eight .dave in one inning. Sono women will do almost anything to crimps building the kitoben filen • A drunken Itouisvillian went into a bro. korai offioe where there were throe boys em- ployed. Ho ordered them to "fall fill' at the point of his 0'101, marched thin to a back room, and there under threate of immediate acoh, fotced them to drink wino until they wore at deutik and very Rick,