The Sentinel, 1882-03-03, Page 7•••
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REV, EOERT.ON RYERSON-.
The Stn:r.y. of an. Active arid-
1.7ser13.1 Eire.
AN. -SleiNouglis :CANADIAN.
. (Globe, February 20tk).
By the death of Rev.z Egerton - Ryerson;
D..13.,,:is.sOyeted one a thafew remaining
• . link& uniting the present with. the early
.. dayeet Canadian settlement. Dr..Ryerecon
has had a!legg, a busy, and _a memorable
- career, and there is Bo muchofinterest and
' historic aesociation, in the annals: of :his
_.
family that - even had. his own part in
public affairs. been -much less- prominent
his passing away wetild have been a note-
worthy event. The late Dr. Ryerson was
:
upwards Of 78 years- of age, having been
'''._ born in the Township of Charlotteville„.
- County. - of ' -Norfolk, -on ' the 2:1th: of
... Match: I808 :His father, Colonel:
:Joseph . Ryerson, -a. • native - Of - New
',Toney, distinguished hinis-elf for his
bravery dining tnerevolutionary war, hav--
nag entered the reeks of the loyalists whin
• a, •Imete lad of 15 and taken. part - in.
• Many betties and ekirmishes. When heti-
tilitiestente to an end ke and his brother
Samuel, "another distinguished ioyglist,
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settled in New Brunswick, where Colonel
. IVerzionrried MisaMehetabeiStiokney,
said_toh.
• . stookbor ' , in the colony; In 1' m
794-Sauel
Flieenctlo-fitst-child-ot English
t
- e
removed to 'Upper Canada and settled near
. Leng-Thaintrand.. five years afterwards he
Was:followed by Col, aoseph Ryerson and
. :`; ' his family; who endured .great .hardships
•.!: =:-- during the:lour:36Y, as well . as during the
• earlier years of their. pioneer .life in this
• Province.., 001. Ryerson became the father
of six, sons, five of Whord became nainistera
of 'the:-.Gespel.: The three elder (sons all
took an activepart' in repelling ' the
American invaders. in the War of 1812,
• doing good -service at ',Detroit, Fort Erie,
Beaver . Dams,.. Lithdy's Lane, and else-
where. At this time the:. subject of this
. •
notice was only la. years of age, end was
•• - billy imbued with the patricide . ardor of
• his elder brothers, being- tilled with regret
' that his tender years did na-ptralit him.
. -
to -theretheir. experiences. Young Egerton,
'
as Well as brothers, wan -.bred to farm,.
ilig putaulte) and expected to do a man's
work long before he .was a. man: in years.
. He was always . given to study, however,
* and even when his daily employments
• Were moot exacting cduld , alviays -find time
_ to.. acquire useful:knowledge, Ile attended
the District Grammar . ,. Schaal as
opportunity offered. When la years of
• age he united in membeiship,With the
• Methediet Church, , baying for some
:tirde previous been in sympathy with its
views and dootrites. ' His father, however,
was deeply Opposed to this Step, ciiid -gave
' :Egettou tbe &eke of leaving the Church '
Or quitting his house. -Needless to pay, he
chose the tatter alternatiie. Thus thrown
i upon the world he obtained a situation as-
assistant-168,4er in the London District
GranainarSehool, Where he taught success,
- _ fully- for two years; when at his *here
.. • request he. --returned home and again
devoted himself to farming pursuits. XI
. conticinecV: his studies with the object of
e:::itering tile ministry„ and when .22 years• .
of ageinaS received , as a" 'minister of ' the
-Methodist_ -Church and was assigned
to the Niagara Circuit. . . For many years
his life:- -: was one of constant . strenuous
...-tOil and effort. He was frequently corn-
,pelled-toleoropose his sermons While riding
On lietiebaek from one part of his Circuit,
• 86 another. - 'After doing _duty for, some
time in the - Niagara Peninsula be was
• transferred to tne. Young -street : Circuit,
embracing'. the town of • York arat nine
• adjacent towtships: He was subsequently
-stationed AS. 0, missionary among the
Indians atthe Credit, and the Other minis'''.
; *Oa appointments he held are too. tinter-,
- _Om VI be .particularized here. Its is
.
estimated tilaet 'during his long and active
ministerial tamer he pretiehed at leastten
thousand sermene,
The first appearance .of Mr. Ryerson as
en author was made in 1820 inreplyto a
eierinon preached by Archdeacon, Strachan,
in nibien: the letter had attacked- the
.. Dissenters. Dr. •Ryersonte Pamphlet- was
• . a• epithet" and vigorous production; and,,
. _ when published under the signature of "A
Methodist Preacher," - created nolittle
exciteme# and speculation as to who the
• ant e "Might be, . The identity • of the
-Writ: i-__
lc
" was shortly : afterwards • avowed.
• - .. Twe :este- later the author published a.
-
series . of _letters,in which Atehdeactei
- Stranhan'es, "famous.. chartof the various
religious bodies in Ihpper Canada *was'
; keenly criticized. • In 1828: the Christian
Guardian was founded at York in the
• interests of the. Methodist body, . and
Mr. Rketson. . wtak- installed. as 'joint
• editor with Rev. F. Metcalfe,' The editor-
ials Were, from the .outset noticeable for
_their force and _ trenchant phraseology.
- - This journal persistently advocated many
• tis,efuipoliticel reforms, and Contributed tts
full pliare. to the diethisSionof. the. Clergy
Reserve question. In 1833- Mr. Ryerson
.,. mak appointed a . delegate to. England', and.
•.. attended. the British Conference of the
Wesleyan Methodist Church there with. a.
, _ .-
view to the projected _union with that Con-
ference -of the Methodist Episcopal: body in
- 'Oanadi„ which he was largely instrumental
in eteAmplielling.. In 1835 he again visited.
- the Mother Country, with the object of
:obtaining &charter for the Upper Canada:
• Academy as a seat of Methodist education,:
and also Withe, view of procuring' subtorip;
tions in.. aid of the projeet ' trete. ,the
English , Wesleyanie. He was successful
- .-
in 'aecoMplishing both them'. Okada,.
- . and the academy, - Which' ultimately:
developed into Victoria College; was estab-
lished in Cobourg.. During Mr. Ryersc•nli
. 'May in Landon he Contributed. a series Of
-• Jotters on Canadjeat'affaire to the Times,_ in
. .incier ta.aatinteraotthe influence of William
• Lyon Mackenzie, who, backed by RUMS
and Roebuck in England, had created a
• good: deal of feeling in- laver of political.
reform in Canada. Mr. Ryerson believing
that these efforts looked teward, the eistel.
: liehttiont Of a Canadian 'republic. st't0n't:t.:-
.. onsly cottihatted thein),' egd- hi; lettere,;
. • . . - • i .
of replying to hum, put himself n commit.
. mcstion with Mt. Ryerson,: who was /*tient
inthe gallery, and . from themateriels
furnished by the 'latter made -11.- 'speech
which- sealed the fate_ of the petition.
. The rebellion broke mit :in 1837,-' a- feiv
months, -niter . . Mr. • .11yericon'sreturn,
Though, as has. been shown, he:had no
sympathy with the revolutionists, be was
opposed : to ..the -enapioyment _ Of harsh
measures against Mackenzie's follow -ere,'
and succeeded In -procuring the release of
several of themfroth imprisonment,. He
strongly chanipioned.the cause of the former
Speaker of ' the House of Assenably)Mar-
shall . Spring Bidwell, wrongfully -4p,
enSed - of . participation in "the -.rising,
and. - -during the : ..controversy whicili
ensued . attacked the : Course .- of
Attorney -General Hagermanin a, , very
vigorous and pointed letter, in Whioh the
establishment - of : constitutional freedom
was advocated for the first time 'since the
restoration of order.- During Lord Dur-
ham's. memorable mission to this wintry
be had frequent interviews With Mt. Ryer-
son, who furnished numerous data for the
celebrated report of that nobleman. - In
1840 Mr. Ryereon•again attended the-.Kng,
Ina -Conference as a. delegate from Cans**.
Upon the incorporation of the University
• of :Victoria College in :1841 Mr. Ryerson
wainnanirdonsly chosen „ President of th
. institution, and the sameyear. saw ' th
:degree of Doctor of Divinity et:Inferred upe
hitaby the Wesleyan University of _lYfindl
town,Conii. :... • :
Duritg Sit tharlekMetcalfe'e admimstra
.1,iort of affairs in Canada lar.,;:: RiyersO
warmly. espoused his pat in his contes
with the Worthperty. The question a
issue* was the right ot the Governor .
make: apppintthents irrespective of th
advice of his Ministry,. and in addition
numerous lettere and articles in the, news
paper press, • De. Ryetson*wrote.and.pub
liehed an - elaborate A Defence" Of Si
Charles., whialiwas published seperatelyi
pamphlet form„ itiwbichall that Could b
urged in favor of the. untenable position o
the Governorwas strongly - presented. I
.1844 Di. Ryerson received -the appointthet
of Superintendent of Public): Schools To
UpperCanade. .Heacceptedthis-postanda
:eines devoted himself to the task of - . re
'modelling the educational system ..of th
Province, making an extensive tour in th
1:1`nitecl. States, England - and continents
Europe to .familiarize himself , witnth
most modern edecational systems. - .Th.
tesitits of his tour were embodied ina
elaborate report published: in. 1846. - Hi
ideas, though- Striongly opposed by son3
commended themselves to 'a, niejotity o
. the inethbere Of the ,Legildetnre, and
' School Actdrafted. by hilt became la*. - I
- remained& force about three srears, *he
:*.a new Edueation: Act; making many radio l
.
changes in his system, - .Was passed* -Uncle r
:the Baldwin -Lafontaine Ministry. Owin ;
- to the representations .of Dr. Ryerson
however, the - Governer;Genetztl ses
pended - its . eneratiou„. and -Mr. Baldwi
and Di. Ryerson"prepared in Act retainin ,
many of the ahareeteristics. of the Act b f
1846, and adding new features necessitate 1
by the progress of the deuntry. This nes'
measure was sanctioned in - 1850, en
.fetins the basis of our present educational
.system. . - - . - . .1-
- Despiteohis activity in depattnient ).
-
Dr Ryetioiiby ts life -work -which he wi 1
. - . -.
principally be rerneinherea was. essentiall
. educational., From the time of his.appoin.
!meat until- - 1876, • a _period of thitty-tw
years)he continued to adminieter the schp: 1
-
affairs of this Province with zeal) -_energ-'
,aud. efficiency. - He has -left an lelidin
:mirk upon Our•seliolastio. system,. and - his
work won high: encomiume. from • ininlie
men- and those interested in education l
matters abroad. * In 1658; &nay in cons '
(Nonce of Dr. Ryetson's-strong represent
tickle; the Legislature caused Gramm t
Scheel Law to he thorongnly. revised,
further improientente made- in - 186'
being . 940 tradeable ' 'to his iufiuencE.
In 1855, . with the aid of 'Col. --Lefro
he eetablished . several .. meteorologi-
cal stations in .connection with th)
County Grammar. Schools, the number of
*high was . afterwards increased: .- In 1857
the: 'doctor again; set out for it .comprehothE
sive educational tour in 'Europe, visiting
the prindpilseats of ark where . he Pro'.
cured on -behalf of his 'department a series
of copies of paintings by the old thiStets i
Dutch, Fleinith. and Haien- art. Theis
were placed in the Educational Museum in
. this, city. .011- his returnhe beget edema-
ing a system of Government,gre,ntete ou t
IyingUniversitios,And drafted the Educa-
tion . Bill of, 1860; . which effected - 801319
- imprOVeMe* in but school system,' -n
: -801 be -. received train , 'Viototict Co
:lege. the nonortiry - -degree _ of LI). .
:In - 1874 De. Ryerson . was 'eletsted Pre.-
sident of the first -General Conference et.
the Pifethcidieb Church, held in this city..
He held thienface.fOr four years, when 'ilk
was succeeded . by Riter. Dr: Douglas, of
Montreal. Dr, Ryersonwas elected for -th[3
third time to represent the Canadian Co q-
ferezthe in Great Britain in 1870. Ile:* .
received by'. the :-British Conference..wit k
every pciseible mark cif respect and affection,
reference beizig'naidete his appearance ilk
the. same CaPenity forty-three) years- pre.
viously. -.„
In 1876) owing to the infirmities of hi
: _ • . , - .
advanced years, Dr.-, Ryerson, at his �wii
. request, Was relieved from the aril-tone-
!dutieeef Chief Superintendent of 1.Educat,-
don; the office was abolished waits funo L.
. -:
tions vestedin the Minister of Education.
Dr. Ryerson retired on full salary afte
-thirty-tweyeereinceseent seri*. He II
since lived in retirement,. findingOmit)
lion in the preparation; .of • his "His
tory of the 'United Empire Loyalists,"
& voluminous - work which thrOws:_a goon
deal. of light Om the early historY. ott
Canada., Dr. Ryertsenpreserved to
period in life-a-Wonderftd- degree *of Mentall:
_acitivity and physic:el vitality,: and to th '
kit' preserved-. a keen interest in public
affairs. _Ilia death will be deeply regrettecL
by ninny outside of any :seetitrian,. limits!!
Dr. ' RyerSent, Was, twice married, fait in
1828 to MISS Allman; daughter of the late
John *Aikman, of - Batten Township,. who
died:kali:years afterivards,'.-and in1833 to
hliss:Arnastrong,,datighter of the. late j. Ri,
-*blab:attracted =nob_ Attention, Were re. .4,($1krt: strvoirnt,eogof Toronto, TotOntko who with two 01.ii i
• - -publishe&in penaphletfeirman&dietributied , ..-
- among sinenahe*.44;744,4*-00-TA this... .•
•. ' Tiountrit tOtifitiettoisiatecos4erible: lati, ,—Thereiii-onte-Sonree of hard -pan coml.
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.encenton'tkeV--. kettionei of • 1880; .,,Ors the fort for Ifie!beggasa toan-whp•soetuisuna,
:771.40641011441%4140144.404- aali2131015' with his pants' pockets hill": Of dislocated..
• by Mr. Hume in support of.11',-Ped lavender buttons While his Wife : in
•:
-don presented by...Dr. Charles-D=0010er absorbed :in • agitating the woman'ssights
• ' settinglortkthelnevamea'athe WI& of ineventent, - He it always prepared fOr th:
Canada), lir. Gladstone, who was depirotai„ weekirchutokoolleotion. . • :-. -
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.eniAmoiataitien-E:witst„mt.,-,:_, TEA TABLE GOSSIP..,:,
i..111ear*-- 24 sihanie3'silf1OtherTykspoike-4---to:•:-:•: .-:-About 2,50.0,000 copiee 'of the :revised
'‘..oe. In it _4heienthieantaitiiiil*f-f-777-_-,*q 1-New:Testament baee.heen Sold... Criticism
' The Baltimore Herald -pUblislies--,kIcitt 1.1poirthe version has almost ceased in this:
article loundeden..the-Stittenaithf:Which-Lit rpountrvibut-still :rages inEnglen a.
makes; that the aged tuithei.:of 4i -ear .J.:.7,1 _ -Legal note: - In the . High •Court Of
Staoley,._ the e*Plbriii, is4iVing4441.--iie::::JudiakAnre::Yekiterdityliell,-Vs.. Cousins—
of the .LittleSiisterS0-.!--the-Pc-OE'll4tiat.f.-Mi.-Briice (-Hamilton) obtained_ en Orden to
city. „: The Ilsralel, -says-2..-01------'-jelianna-- .:--ki---,;thin---e. ..._. -
Eastway, -ol-ii-: ouvikd------iiiido:----4-440**iii--r:z1;L„:- The steamer - Peruvian,' Ny' kich arrived
was 'horn iii the,- COW ----coat.-;.:arelandi,-;,,-4-Iftilifaxi N..._,..,
co Wit' night from Beaten,
nearly se*.enty:yeareTogms--OeFfiiiker-_-.i07.asi"
Ha _ - butaller;--nania, etuckene;_l_liled- - _
- smallpox --bas been - landed at the Marine
still at quarantine. : A seaman sick With:
until- she : had- :--- grown:::.11,- :-Twanait'll d'
III ospital, Lawers.Islaiid.
She: msiried citp.t.- Henry Ectstwei„ a
worthy toyer of the ..deep; in 1837; and
shortly . thereafter the eamaltr-lett. Greet
Eritein, and _ aanie.-•te Baltimore, .: from
which port the captain sailed on periodic
voyages accompanied :by his Wife. After
living there for a few, years_ the captain, on
invitation of Cent... James Pendergast, a
ship -owner cd New York; remoyedwith his
wifeto the American metropolis, where
they leek nn their. residence„ Capt.' East-
way commanding - one Of. . the steamers
engaged, in the trade betWeen:Revr: York-
-and Charleston, B.0, :___Iii - New "York City
on the 26th -._ of. Ccteher;in:ther-yesx 1843,- _
sixypars- after marriage, the first child Wai
horn to Airs. Eastway. _1 The infant ,-„wits .a
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fine, _healthy- boy, and when the ...Mother -
wee -convalescing she-teld-her,husbandthet
she wanted to have that -stirthaptizedit-
the-Catholic-:faith.---11101,*,±-Eastway_Wae - e.
Catholic, but theseptein-WeeaTrotebtaii .,,__
He: loved his wife - dearly,: :noWever„-
and '' made T- tai-r-ebjeotion -1-0---lier-wiiih._
The Child .Was.:ohriiitened___ by Father
Smith and named Williare--.Henty-EasP:.
way, which _ tame when be •_grewtomen..
hoodne,sa* fit, for some unknown reason,
to change to Henry M. Stanley. ' Thus
was begun life whieh:was,_dietined to
prove ea distinguished, md to leadto such
grand results. Thus ' begin Tthe careeer of
the individual uponWheini-thesAmiration
of :the civilized world' is centered, and his
neat° •will, in all probability, - henceforth:
possess an undying tanie, - When .:AStan,
ley,". the name which Mrs. Eastway. poly.-
inYaeiably uses in epeakilig-ot-her son, and
by .whieh he will be dialed throughout this
article, wasl years of _age, Capt.:East:Way
removed his family.:back_te_Eurepe. For
:fifteen yore ,after -their :.)marriage _MO,
Eastway ezeprepeeied- herlineberni_.6ti---all.
hist .. voyages,_ and -: -Stanley - -„Was", Often
taken . with -7them. In 4: 'Voyage : to
the. Crimea, duringthe„:„:_great -Struggle
between_ France and England:_01R-:the_
one • side- and Ruicsia as their foe on the
. . . _ : . . :: . - ... _ . .: : :
other, Capt. - Eastway left_hie-wifeat .home -
and took young • Stenley, withhiin-to-learn
something of the sea aud-eftheworld. : In.
1,869' capt. Eastway died away from home,
and . in thesameyear. S tit:they-ran_ away to:
sea. They were then living that "aunt's
farm at Clay-Caetle,-COnnty-Cetk.;-.1reland...:
" Stmiley.Wes&IWityea geed- bey," gays
his thatlier,--"hut-Wildaucl_reCkliess,".-_--:---- ,
-
"One day," -. -says Mrs.---EastWayAb-the
liera14 reporter,:"ImesinAlie-honse.'wneti.
...a little., boy -ran in and sal-d---'-Steilley7--Weie
dreflaing . little -Teter Gibbons, -hi :com-
panion, in the bog. IranHatitTand-over the
field and foindwhat-the-boy-ha&said to -be -
true,: -: When...Stanley:784w --me-heleitlittle
Peter go. I was greatly excited,- and viehtg-
-leg my bench); Said to him:. 'Would that
the mother of God had you _somewhere
away frthaa. me!" ' - ' - - _. L --..7 ' 7:::--::::-...
'.. "-Never mind, mother," repltedAhee.reck;
legs little reseedL.. * "as' sOon -as I -cari get a
__ _ ;
Ship I will take este that I never will -come
hack:: , It I get to -Attiorioa I will claim it
as hirthnlace.'.. s.,- 7.- - 7 : 'TT -I__ -_
He- was as good as his woie;.and galled
from Queenstown it) the barque Jacob
in the year 1858..- The. last_ _Mrs. Eastway
seteof her scin-was--:the '.dat when he left:
her at ,:clay Castleand 'ran ---itWity to Sea
until-she:saw hird at Liieingstone's funeral
in Westminster Ahbey.--:..Altheughf-"Many.
years had elapsed since she taw her eet„
and the wild .stripling had'46i-in -inW the
man, the _instinct7ot the true- Metneen
heart Was net to behafflek-anCeihe recog-
.nized _him -Sineng -sit_ other pall.beareri,-
Hereompanion;-Capt Lamonti-l-to-satisfy
her, . I 'asked _-Jvho : -I_Stanley was, . - aila
the s reply -._ 'came: -- "Why,- ., that .-1 iii
Henry M. - -:-Stiuileyi._ the, ::-init--n------.Tw-ho.
discovered Livingsteneel. Shortly after
question had .been___asked----iiiid,:etniteered_
_Stanley's eye Met that of his mother. He
trembled visibly,-..-andbid his -faaii,---fir_ithe_
flag that covered Livingstithe'ssoffin.,:-The
next- daY Mia. Eastway sought her recireants
son at the ,Langliam :Hotel, where he
-. Beim • the messenger who
ushered her into Stanley's spacious parlors:
had time to withdraw Mrs. -Eastway. dealin '
ing • his proffered hand, exclaimed, ”..- Are
you not p, nice pen ?"--77: .., _ :. __ -7„....• 7 ,---::„__ _____
" Well "- he answered, "1 fancytheta
mist be some mistake here." : • .-.'
- "Then you oatteasil i reotify_-_-..-_-_ -. •
.
His neat reply was: "Well, any money:
you want you can ave.' •:_ .: . • ,
."Why An yon•ciffeitie Money ifia-ii'':i.-n'-- Ci
-
Your mother? I de nnt_Witilit aid, only
relieve' my dietractedthind.".
. ,. . .
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"Have patience, Mrs. Eastway, for n year
ors0, and your son will _turn up," .
With 4 heart aimed -bursting the dis-
tracted mother replied::: .,‘ He may turn up
toaboeni
aoli.mion3thee„„r,,-.371,1ri:brethe",..b.ut:. lie70r
a _
- - . :-..
- -During this. Memorable interview-Mre. .
Eastway Rays • Stanley stood in the em- :::-----For the -Apenorniiirn NAMES.Wife-Of .a. farmer -Tilly;
- • -• - . ,.. - -
brasure of a Window With his face partly ..Tor the *ifs. of: a gatablerBet or --Log.,
turned • from :her. She : asked if. be Was - For the wife at a fishernutn-,,Annette:or
afrestdio:look heietraiglitrin-Itia late -an& Barka* - .. ' • -- . : 7 - : " ._' \ . - .;
he replied: it_Vh,,U0, Ism not,'" and tinned- --.--•?For the wife of a stilleitor-..Phoebe, 'Lai.;
round facing her. - - . : taiat'Oue.:• - " - - -: .. , - . : " •
.
He asked herif her eini had any Marks :,:.*Por the wife of a gardener-Lettiee. i
about- his.: person by ,which he-O.:mkt:be- -Porthowife of n.cotifeationerPatty.
recognized, and she returned-quit:lily ; For the wife of aburglarlillsdred.
I. yem.en his Wrist he has some peculiar For the wife a clergyman -.-Grace. -
India ink Marisa; made ,.by a sailor during For the Wife- of a jooltey-Rhodri.
the voyage to the Crimea, and on Ile teak For the wife of a boOttiaalter--aPeggy.-
a mole.' Although she repeatedly - asked : Forthe wife of "Oman -: with - Oorna.-EW
him to draw np his eta in order to reveal droll,
- - 4, - : • -
-the:marks on his wrist, Or: to pull down . For the wife' of a hypochondria -Mi.
his Collar slightly -to -Shaw the : Mole; :The nerve;.
worldnot-do - it,. and the. interview was ..1"or the Wife of„a second-hand elothia-=,-
ended 'by, heir -.belong - the--hOtetin=great- Ohio,
anger. : • For the wife Of a eingerdarn/ine. -
Po;-theWife Of aman in want of-ataiSt
ance.--.Ada.
For the wife of a beggaran-line4
: For the wife Of a sett -on -I. -Belle.
-With wOraan,:tar" Winne is -ito:mg- ail-
ing proof of interest. -IfT a girl s-:telle you,
f I Pi' never speak to you again in itylife
thereslOs.rejcithe and.returat ;_ but 4-154.0 Aar,
700 tiff-all:ids Ways. be glad to 'see- you at . any
times," travel. When a *Olken, loves you
she will pardon all-evenyourcrimes ;but
When she ne longer loves you, she - will not
even forgive, yen- your virtues:- ._ - • -
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- eolith:cent has been cm:Lied.
at Belleville by the -burial : of ._a pet.. dog
belonging to a-ladY in her husband's grave
in -the cemetery.: The body of the 'erilmaI
was encased in a handsome coffin.
-" What. your daughter *ants," said an
over -candid music- teacher to a millioneire.
-whose education was not ..ecniea to his for .
tune, is capacity!' Indeed I'? was -the
astonished reply; "welt. then I'll order one
immediately, .nomatter what it costs,'
English statistician rOkleulatesthat
every man on an average Speaks fifty-two
--volumes of 600_ octavo pages per auum,
and that every Woman yearly brings out
520:volinneeof the same si6 itt talk. :
-• -7=4-large dry goods '• firm 4i_ Roston .prpt
poses to inc..-- employees: each shall
contribute $10, itt Weekly -.assessments bf -
50 cents, toWar-dtreatieg oriel out of 'emery
tWentylve of their: number to a trip to
Europe next summer, lck to decide :who -
shall go.
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understand London - corms-
-.pendent). that -.Z263;000 has already :been
received from the Home Distrthte in the
Shape Of contributions. to - the Wesleyan
Thanksgiving Fund, . and that: only about
*000' has yet to - come. The *teeter .part -
of: the contributions have been :sreceived
from districts iii the north: ; • .
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-Does . this Man- play the violin?:-. No;
he plays the fiddle.- He is a nieeman, but.
he plays ont of : Why does he -play
out of tune? -- Nobody, -knew's::: When he
plays at concerts now he plays all:alone,-
en&' them to One can tell that he is out of
His head- is lie* level.
DnfOurcet announees in Lei Mendes
:that he Iiitain hia yard two hereof iron
Planted in tbeearth, to each Of which is
fixedet nondfieterof seated 'copper .wire
terminating in his : receiver, apparently a.
telephone. These; . he - says, never fail to
give notice twelve to fifteen :hours- in.
adVance. of eierysterin .whioh hurats over.
the town. • _
-A ocose Old &lie* *declared that his
wife OK the truth at least ' three. times a
day.. Said he: "Before risingin the morn-
ing Sh.e says, a dear! I Must get up, but,
Idon't want to.' After breakfast She added,:
suppose I 'Must go to work, but 1
don't Went td.'" And she gees to bed saying,
'There, I have been on the move all day
and - haven't done ;anything."
-.7 - WitirE
*rite- we 14:totV is written right, - • „
: When -we see it *rittenliyitel.; -
131it when we see it written Wright,.
We know it is not written right ;-• •
For write; to haveit Written right,' -
"
Must nor be Written right or wright, -
----Nor-yet-should it be written rite-,
But lwrite, for to 'tit Written right.- ,
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-The last trip of
the,Cenard steamship
Satins' to Liverpool is -saidto have . been the
fastest aoreeS the .Atlantic • yet i.,aacona,
. The apparent time of the passage
104,d,eys, 12 bouts,- 39 minutes, and: the:
actual time Of the passage heoin Sandy-
litook,:-7-deys, 7. hours, . 41 thinutee. This
is by several : minutes the shortest passage
.on tetand,nOtwithstanding that the Cunard
route is by ninety miles longer than that
taken by most of the other lines. - On seve-
ral days the. Set:via-had easterly Winds:
-.2;onopx •
.
If nobody's notiOd you, you must be ;
Ifnebody'S slighted you, you tanit be tall;
nobody's bowed to you, you noistr be low :
If 'nobody's kissed. you, you're ugly we know
If nobody's envied you, y.oti'ree, poor elf; -
If nebody's flatteredyen, flatter yourself- ;
If nobody's cheated you, you're a knave;
if nobody's hated you, you're a slava
If nobedy's calledyouit'fOol to your face, - -
Sometiody'S wished for your back in its place;
If nobody% called you a tyrant or scold, .
Somebody thinks you nobody knows of yonr,fatilts.but a friend,
Nolpody'll mita them 0:the world's encli;.-
If nobody clings toyourputte:lik4, a fawn,
-Nobody'll.tan like a hound when itegone ;
If nobody's eaten his bread from your store, -
Somebody thinkt yonra miserly bore; -
If nobody'sslandered you, here !is our Tee; _
Sign yOursell'.` Nobody,' as meek as can.
. . . . .
faith ..cure is -described in the.
British Arai:feat Jotrnal. An ignorant and
superstitious English weinati,treuhledwith
palsy in the Jower. extremities, was taken:
to. a French hospital ,fortreetment, - The.
-consultation Over her ease' being entirely
in the French language, she imagined the
:Weide to be intended awn 'sort :of incante,
tion, Atallevents, the -dootors.were Soon
afterward 'greatly surprised to see: her
moving atound the room perfectly. Cured.:
Know ye the land Where the Plesiosenrus • -
His wild, Weird -like :warble intones tor the Bea ?
And the festive Molluscan and Ichthyosaur:us
-Sing softly their lave' to the lone- I3uniblebee
Where the Trilobite sings in his neaten the wall,
„ And . the -HOOpendedoOdendoo • WS in the
- • grase?.
And loudlyAnd grandly,high-sminitig -
Coined the -far-reaching plaint of the lowly
JackasS? -
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by a heady eater: .
We may live without poetry, musics and art;
We may. live ivithontiOnecienee, and live:With-
out heart -
We live without friends ;we may live With,
out hooks,.
'tut civilir.ed:man cannot live without ceolie.‘,
Wortley live without books -what is knoWidge
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we may live without hope -what s hope .but -
deceiving? • ' -
We may live .without passion -what is passion
but pining?
But where is the man that can_ live_ without
dining • ---
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A DeathParthogi •
Leavesund rain and the days of the year,
_ :(Water willow and wellawa,y).
All these fall, and my Joel gives ear; :
..And she is hence who once washer°. -
. (With -a- wind blown night and day).
Ali! Nit now, for aeacreasign,
• • (The willow'Swit•-and the water white
In the held breath of the day's decline -
. Her very faceseen:fed: pressed to mine. -
(With a wind blown day and night): •
• 0 love; of my death my life is ;
•.(The Willowt wave on the water -way
Your cheek and mine axe cold in the rain,
But warm•they'll be when we meet again.
(Wth awind blown night and day).
• /lasts are heaved and cover the sky
. -*(The willows wailin the waning light
0400se your lips; leave space for a sigh,
Then -seal mysottl; I tannot-die. .
• , (With a Wind blown day and night).
-
- .Leaves and rain and the days of the year .
(Water Willow and wellaway)..
All still fall, and give ear, -
And she is hence and I am here. .
With a windblown night and day), -
Evening Dress aiul. the Maws ef Health
(D. J. Milner Fothergill Goo Worde.')1
. What has physiology to say to evening
dress? Decency hid her head in shame .
long: ago at low dresses, and has been
•Physiology eayssuch.drbsses are 4
violation of the laws of health. Let it be
granted they do not entail much harm i.
the heated atinosphere, of dining -room and
drawing-foom, yet what of the diive back
wardsandforwards, even with the help et
numberless rugs and wraps ?I'vhat remarks
have been:made from time to time_ahou -
the long tarrying in cold atte-rooms, •
hells and passages itt.royeldrawing-rocints1
• Of colds and chills and of unprotected lung
injured thereby beseezias as not to -
parade
the loners of a ,J" atm; ing
room ." here; but the fact is well enough
known that many a residence alongthe
shores of the ..Mediterranean . has bee
the :long outcome of such . exposure
Whether it be that he is a less metheti-
oreeture, or that convenience presses mor
strongly upon him than upon the -gentle
-sex, wee certainly escapes the nraye.
changes of dress seen in the other Sex. He :
mildly _oscillates from thewealmessof,:pegi
tops or knickerbockereto continuetienee
a _fan-like -character; where the trouser:
almost conceal the boot, as is the appar
ently permanent fashion with our blue,
jackets. The lappel of the coat covers the
tip of the long just where the low tires:
leaves it exposed, as if. inviting disease
settle there. The shirtfront is iz
very liberal Manner in Man, but a well..
starched linen shirt -front is no bad preteci-
tionagainst a rude blast, provided the
exposure be net too prolonged.. Evert whe
thine is no low dress- the tipper" portion of
the iffiest& wemen is often far too thinly
clad; : Fair reader, thy connection With's
hospital for diseases of the chest tells nae
somewhat about 'female nnderelothing, or,
perhaps, father the *ant of it. i In private
practice; too, Opportiinitiesare afforded for .
observation of the scanty and utterly
insufficient .underclothing worn by many
'whose Means do not prevent their hidul-
.gence itt. proper raiment:, If ladies would
only wear something approaching , the
merino yestS,-,: ete„ seen in gentlemen's
holders' windows, they would not require
the heated rooms at present 'rendered
necessary from the insufficient --:attire now
in vogue. _ To be sure, this:admits of heavy
overolothing liming worn when out of --doors
-cloth: jackets, fins trimmed with fur, and
all the paraphernalia, Of costly enter 'attire
in which the female heart- rejoices. But
Steuter' underclothingwould befar; far
better in every *4. It -would admit Of
lighter outer clothes and be compatible with
a.healthy stroll; even for those who are not
urttiniliar with e carriage.
•• The Girl iiverYhody Likes.
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She .is not beautiful -oh, 11O nobody
thinks of calling her that. Not one of a dozen
can tell whether her eyes are black or bine.
-If -YOU should ask themtodescribe her, they
would. only. say; "She is just right," and
there it Would end.
--- She is a merry -hearted, fun -loving, be-
witching maid; without a spark of envy or
malice in her whole composition. She en-
joys herself and wants everybody else to,da
the same. Shellac' always a kind -Word and
a pleasant smile:ler the oldest man or.
woman; in fact, I can think of nothing she
resembles more than a sunbeaha, with&
brightens everything it comes in contact
All pay her marked attention from rich
Watts; who Hive in a maraiion on the
hill, to negro Sam, the sweep. All look after
her with an admiring eye, and eay to them-
selves, " Shels.just the right sort of a girl."
The Young men of the town vie with one.
another as to wheishalfehovi her the moat
attention, but she never - encourages- them
beyond being simply kind and so no
one can call* her n flirt ;. no, indeed, the
young men world deny such an assertion as
quickly aebbe. = --
Girlswonderful to. relate-:-Iike her te°
for she never delights in hurting their feel-
ings or saying spiteful things behind their
banks..She is always Willing:to join in their
little plans and assist them in any .w4g
They go to. her with their lova affairs, and
she manages adroitly to see, Willie or Peter
and drop a good Word for Ida or Jennie,
until their. little difficulties are allpatched
up, and everything goes on emtiothlY again
-thanks to her.
Old ladies say she is "_delightfia;" The.
sly Witch -She knows how to, manage them.
She Wens patiently to Complaints of the
rheumatism. or 'neuralgia, and then syln
.Pathizes with thesoheartily that they
are half cured. 1 .
But she cannot be always with nil. ,h)
young man Comes from a neighboring town
by -and -bye and Marries her, . The villagers
crowd -around te tell • hint what a prize he
has won, but he seems' to knew it. pretty
well without any telling, to judge from WS
facie. So she leaves us, and it is not long
before we -hear from that place. She is
there the woman everybody likes. -
It ut.sed to be called " moderate drinking ;"
but now that science has invaded the sub-
jeot, itis regarded as " taking it in true
physiological quantity."- •
Mr. Charlton is preparing Bill to -bo
Submitted to the House of Commons where- s
by seduction will ;be made a criminal
offence under certain conditionS. •
On Sunday, while cavorting o a horse on
Colborne street, Loudon, Nig)1,.olas Bane -
ban, a baker, was thitWn Off an1 'broke his
leg. He once before met with a similar:,
accident in the lame. way.
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