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" amidst the .crowd’ewhen they are for a moment dis‘l'lif'ai‘téfiéd by that difficulty which isgtlie rude and rocky" cradle: of every-Likindsuif excellence:- ’-â€"â€"and they are conscious of the pinch of ‘poverty and self-“denial, let them be conscious,t.oo,t-liai a sleepless Eye . is watching them from above, that their honest efforts arerassisted, their humble prayers are heard, and all things are working together for'tlieir I good. lslnot this the life of faith, ' which walks by yourside from your rising in the morning till your laying . l. .J 'r H____’____r k“ r'i ,' 'l‘ H E E V1 I’ 'I‘ Y BIER. .r BY HANNAH GOULD. “ Thou empty biertliut statidest here, Alone by the churchyard gate, Say, whose the door thou’lt pause before Thy burden next to wait 'l" u" AURORA . AND RICHOND Vwâ€"VV V. -V ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor; The bier replied, “ My range is wide, And my hours .of rest but few 3 But to One alone can the way be known, That 1 must hence pursue. ADVERTI .z HILL . ADV A,~.l-VV \NVV‘V * .I vsvv~N\/\_/~Hr\.rp SER. ’V’vmc/Wv- *A/‘JWW\./AW~/ W‘ VV‘~/\ /\_/*v “ Let Sound Reason [weigh more with us thaiz-iPopuZar Opimon.” r-x { y“ I first may seek her form, whose cheek In fresh in, its maiden bloom, On me who with a rayless eye, At the threshold of the tomb. Vol. 11. N0. 46. _ .4 l ..__.__.___â€".._._; RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY ,- continual-2', 1860. WhoieNo. 98. down at nigli'â€"whicli lights up for you the clieerless world, and trans- . figures all that you encounter, what- ever be its outward form,.with hues brought down from heaven? Tliese “Theyouthwholastsped by“ f”, y ‘1 require a job of work done, known, ‘contains a treasureâ€"cl cover and take it wayto, at least,l\ Arrivclq Wlihlln half a dmile of the confined a prisoner in the dwelling considerations-arc ,,;applicable to all ' _ I . . ‘n‘ i ‘ I .‘ . . ... ’ . .w 7. v ~ . ' l - - . . . i' - - Wimme “em, and 4,, glow of‘lfeam, said the stranger~â€"9 done by a what term it matters not to you ; Christian burial, He Could brick y filbl Vi “gs; Deb“ 4) ‘9 {lhlough 0! of my deadliest onennosl No tidings (if-you. You are all in training here Hmwnmayfind um c105,, whim; ’ good, faithful ,‘Tlianiva discreet,sufflce it if placed there,’ and he. Up the “10055. 88 his employer re-gbctheu high dnlts, w ich were of the World beyond those liig'ii, for- educated deG, =~fo'r: the highest" ’ ' " ointcd toa recess in an angle of gcovcrcd With a thick growm ol - Dea.h followed him by stealth, “ Or she, who smiled when the lovely child, She was lately leading near, ' Vi’ith wonder stopped, and his lillin dropped, To gaze, at-the sable bier ; ' is a small job, Workman, I mean ; and such is your p reputation among. those who best know you.” Horace bovvcd. y‘Iti but] wish it finished to-nightâ€"to-nithlI said the stranger, repeating, the words with startling' the wall; ‘and then you are to build across the aperture a Solid line of masonryâ€"solid, mind you 1â€": two tiers of bricks, breastwise, and acoat of strong plaster over the quircd, and who would be the wiser. ’ _7 . scrubby maples and tangled witcli-' This plan, mice conceived, was hazel. From the ovorhanging bongh 0,,”de in“, effect without hosiia- of a low tree a pocket-handkerchief lion. By diligent labour he soon' enlarged the cavity in the wall sufâ€" fluttcrcd in the breeze, and the sig- nal did not long. escape the anxioUS black enclosures reached mo, and I gave myself up for lost. ‘Iiidccd, l little cared how soon death came and released me from this horrible bondage. Every day l tvas beset with arguments, entreatiesfthreats. forms of. mental experience, for cir- cles, liniitedjfperlial'i‘s, but yet circlt-s of sociztl“"inllu-cuce and 'leadei‘slirp. Some ol'you may be oli’oscn to great- erdistinciionsdiidlioaviertrials,'a'nd may enter into that class of which, “That mother may be called to lay emphasis, fand'you must do it for. Whole, You will find here all the ficicnlly for his purposq, and, letting eye Ol the Inner Of the lWO P31“ ,and imprecalions,all tending towards each member while he liVes is envied That beauteous boy on me, mep ‘ ' materials necessary to do‘ your himself carefully out. he reconnoitâ€" sons. galmng my consent ,0 a marriage ' In his morning hour, like the dewy flower, lie lost, and as suddenly. " Her own pale clay, to bear away, It next may be my lot, She may close her eyes on her infant ties, And her prattler be forgot. “ And as 1 call in time for all, From the babe to the silver haired, Thy glande at me, poichanco may be, A hint to'bo prepared.” \- .. literature. V. M__..~_.â€".______â€"-â€" THE liin ERIOUS MIX. Horace It‘liiitsvnod sat’a-lotte in his scantilvsfurnisiicd apartment; Unix Side the meagre windows the rough :torni beat ciamour‘ously for aduntâ€"' .-f=..4~ ' , vs .1 'I’ll:.’ awaiting Horacc’s reply. Ilic ‘ Well, Sir,’ said Horace, ‘ work would be very acceptable to meâ€"â€"â€"l ‘ need the money badly enough ; but midnight is rather a singular time to calluan the services of a bricklayer.’ ~ . ‘ ‘Granted,’ said thestranger, ‘buti I ask it, nevertheless; and still fur- itlicrf’ you must be blindfolded, and conveyedin a close carriage to the plice where .youare ~ to work, and return toyour lodgings in the same way. Moreover, you must swear never to reveal to. any living creaâ€" turc a single thing which may occur to you tliis'iiiglit.’ ' ‘ The unknowii had risen to his feet, and stood ‘s‘ilcnily and haugh- l y‘oiifiig‘ , bricklayer ‘ seemed much ' s1 rock by the,myxstcriousproposal of, his-strange visitor... I ’pleted. work ; and at precisely four O’clock I shall expect to have the job cozn- Until that hour you will be alone; then I will come for you.’ Horace drew back. "I cannot, unless. I know the contents of that chest,’ he said. ‘ It may be that I am employed ~mnde the instru- ment of some dreadful villany! ln- decd,l cannot go to work in this blind uncertainty.’ ‘Clioosc between it and dcatli!’ came through the clenched teeth of the unknown, and drawing a revolver from his breast, he held » it in frightful proximity to the young man’s forehead. '~ ‘ Your decision l’ he said, and his voice was low, but awfully clear and distinct. ' ' ‘l consent l’ said Horace, and he Spoke the words without 'a'shadow cred the premises. ‘ dark as Erebus,’ and he could as- certain but little beyond the fact that he stood in a deep ditch which surroundcd the mansion. The ascent from this ditch Was steep and precipitous. but Horace fclt within himself the power to do great the cellar. Replacing the cover upon the box. and. lighth fastening the screws, hc sprang through the aperture and drew it after him. ‘VVith'thcy-grcat- est difficulty he soccecded in raising the oakcn box to the surface of the ground, forthc sich of the ditch were wet and slippery. The gush of water could be very plainly’tl’isf tiiiguisli at .buta littlc dishinch bell, The night was, and close upon the mansion, c_viâ€"_l dentlv between him and the river, ‘ ’Tis thencrv place ! I knew it !’ he exclaimed triumphantly; and in firm to the a fcwminutes the boat was resting,r ‘re in a little cove directly beneath the signal. . .. Flintwoodâ€"for the [readerhas probably recognized our old friend â€"â€"sprang upon the shore followed closely by his companion, and after a brief search, the. box containing the mysterious corpse was discevcrâ€" ed. Immediately it wasplaced in the boat, the handkerchief was re- move; from the bough, and the lit- tle craft shot off like an arrow dawn: the stream. V , 'Al'tor a good two liours’ sail they drew up the boat at an obscure vil. dent'ly waiting thc'r arrival, took them and their freight to a large old house situated a little outof the vil- lage, and a carriage which was evi- ' with Harwe'l Glines. I remained last, and was placed. in turn for my temerity, in an apart- ment under ground, securclv barred and bolted. The rigorous,iunusual confinement brought on a lingering fever. andl could plainly see that my persecutors’ intended it should terminate in my death. I had taken no medicine throughout my illness, and therefore you may well believe I was surprised when Colonel Glines brought me one morning a dark li- quid mixture which he said would make me Well. I drank more from thirst than from the Wish of recov ering from my illness, and hurriedl- ately a slumbcrous sensation benum-i bed every faculty. I heard voices in conversationâ€"~thosc of Colonel Glines and his sonâ€"I heard them arrange the disgmsition of my body or admired, 'And when he dies he bearsa lofty name, ' A light, a landmark on the cliffs of fame.’ " HOW A MAN FEELS WHEN HEIS HUNG. ' One would naturally suppose that a man whohad suffered all tlie‘hor- rors,just shortof actual death, would never risk ,the gallows again, but such, in one case at least, was not the result. A house breaker named Smith was hanged at Tyburn, Dec. 25, 1706, and when he hung nearly fif- teen minutes, the people shouted ‘ A reprieve 1’ He was cut bled and re- covered! when asked what his feel- mgs had been, he replied in substance that ‘ when he was turned off, be for some time was sensrble of great . . . . . l .7 . ,. .. . , f . . l l y N, I. I r lld hue , l u l _ , pain, occasioned by the weight of . .‘n .. ‘H. i: - y ‘ ,:.-', ', w" _ ' . . w); . Irv“ -) r (‘5‘) I .. r . ' , ‘) , p Y. ) . i p ‘ .' . lance, .md inc “liid whistling cm I, tC‘num L bu, MQW yhat ,thgr? do quivering, lose I il.i« \ copscu 0t ), I u . aFHmwood had the box conva‘ed w ion to s ccping potion should have ms ‘ bodv, and left, his Spuns m a “Wilhlhi‘; ' ‘l‘m’i’ ‘hc hlwk'lhm‘HCd 'was nothing crhniuaLâ€"riimhing ' Enough! returned the un- ors. Into these he at once dashed, . -. . v.1 - chimney, made bright, Waving plian~ over the few bits of ,wood and coal: in the grate. ' i ' I I There was. little lighted up. the handsou’icfacc of youug It’lmitvood with a pale. ghostly gleam; and iii‘tli'cttgfuec,~ by. the light, you could i'eud'tlic lcnrful tulc offiuttct‘ povcriynand threaten-i -- ing starvation-l There was hunger? in the ’wild cXprcssionof the hollow cycs, a‘nd'upon the tire id, white forc- lioad. iv-hcie the traiispareiit skill failed [if ftuliéctll the delicate" vein? trnccry:wrouglii tlicrcfii,” 1' ' ‘ Two years- licforc, l'li'i'ijiice}.Flimâ€" wocfihud left his pleasant lionie'iii uninitiat- fire, yet that, '. ‘ilt is enough .that ,you, have noâ€" 1 turns ol the flames which leaped‘ thing to do btit~l':i.lliiw.;niy directions,’ said. the” strange it... v‘iAll ,will be ,- well :with you, and tlic:pa‘y-slia'll be yours ii'i'ii'rlv-iiiicel,‘ i'ff'you require it.’ He fliiigs-dt‘iwn upn-r'se, Well = filled .\vi.t.ii.- g‘tild,‘_7bpo‘n “the table: ' Hor- ' a'cb’s 'g‘li'stc'ned, ' but he was s’ilo’t‘it. “‘u‘ " 'l "I r ' There are one " hundred ‘ski’vcs rdignsâ€"iheyiarc yours, if you con- sCiif’lâ€"said‘. the strange r. "One Iliuiidred !’ exclaimed Hor- iicé.' ii .‘Impossiblc 'l _. ,I cannot ac-‘ copyâ€"4t.l-colts.too much like abribc ’Vi'or committing some horrible crime -â€"â€".somc ‘ilwlushi 1' (my- -‘ friend. -. I ' know 'kn‘own withdrew, bolting the door known ; V' and ,now I leave you to yourself. ,Ifyour work is done to my satisfaction an additional hun- dred shall reward you for tlie‘friglii liliavo given you!’ He lighted an iron lamp which hung suspended from the roof of the collar, and with a courteous ‘Goiid Niglit’ the un- was left mysterious behind him, and Horace alone in the silent and chamber. , A strange awe stole over him, and mingled with the ovcrmastering curiosity he felt, be determined to examine the sealed lJuX. a.glimpse of 'tlie treasurc’ coit- ng and he returned at once to Crime '1 ,what would, he determined[tolhavc bearing his load, and in fifteen It'll- nnlen‘ he stood‘ upon the borders of a great riverâ€"41 river which hefelt assured flowed tuivards the ‘town‘he “had left. ' " ’ ‘ ' He deposited his ‘ burden, for he had not a iri‘oiiiciit’s “time 'to “taste, in a dense thicket close to t'lic‘rivcr’s edge, and marking thcl‘spot by' pending 1 his" pocket-handkerchici ll'()lII an overhanging ‘ branch, he hastily retugrccd his wayand uri‘chd forth his watchwtlie little silver watch which had been his dead, sis tei's, and which no earthly nccd could induce him tolpart withâ€"he saw that it was near two o‘clockâ€".- i J... l. forehead of the seeming corpse, and l .in safety at the vault. Drawingl to an upper chamber of this build- ing, and whenleft alone with it, he unscrewed the cover and looked up- on the face sleeping within-its shad- ow. As lie-gazed he saw that there .wos a warm perspiration upon the a'iinge of life-like redness on the slightly-parted lips! The young man sprang from the reom, but shortly afterwards re- turned, accompanied by aphysician. taken effect, and with scarcely a thrill I learned that I was to be placed in the cellar, and enclosed within a solid pile of niasonary, while yet alive! I remember no more. It. was all a blank and void till now.’ Gertrude \Vinchester fully recov- ered her health beneath the hospi- table roof (f the kind boatman, and in due time appeared again to her astonished housoliold,who had mourn cd her dead. Colonel Glincs had applied for le- The man of seicnce, after a brief gal pOSSCSSion Of'lici‘ property, but UXttmlllulltili of the body, reportedâ€" owing to some delay he had not “'l‘ci-nporary suspension of anima~ tion. inlluencod by some drug » ad- ministered while in great bodily pros- . , , . lrtttluti. . Furthermore, the physr- been able to assume formal occu- pancy. . Immediately on Gertrnde’s rc-ap-i pearancc he fled with his son, and no strange commotion, violently pres- sing upwards ; that having forced their. way to his head, he, as it were, saw a great blaze or glaring light, sense of pain. which seemed to go out of his eyes with allasli, and then he lost all That after he was 'cut down, and began to come to him- self, the blood and spirits forcing themselves into their former chan- nels, put him, by a sort of pricking or sheeting, to such intolerable pain, that ‘ hanged who cut him down.’ could have wished those Ever he afterwards he went by the name of ‘ half hanged Smith," soon returned to his former This fellow" evil habits, and'was "again tried 'at‘ the Old Bailey for . house breaking; and the country and his aged parents to {Our ,.,â€",:,.-.,,,,‘,b$im,,acs 7' said the cooled tlicrc,and Horace Flintivood, But a brief pcriodfi r-vmained for the cum assertcu that the body was that subsequent tidings were ever heard jury brougm ,n a Special verdict . : . _ - , , I , . r I . , ~ . .._ ‘ ._,,, jl.‘ ‘ . . j j. I _ i ' seek his 'ltit'ltiiic in a. large. town. summer ‘c .,,-.d. ,«vmi. suffices to _ when once resolved upon anything, . per-loi'n'-iaiicc of his task. and hem-i: of Ccitiudc .‘Vlnf licslu, .1 belle and of them. The coloncl’s house soon . v . .1 . . -‘ , _ l u D , ’ 1 . - I. ' 1‘, where, we find hint at the commctuzc- incnt <ti our story. .. _ ‘ Toe- ..old‘ home-stead, the Wei-rico- where his childhood had been passtp was mortgaged; :t-ird‘it. waste obtain moncylto save the "lioii‘ie- of liis'ipa'r'u' cuts, from stranger hands, that young v 7 night will” fully con-ipens'atc me for" tlic‘ trifling-shin: Do you consent?’ 7 'll‘crace"t‘liiiew‘oii his well~Worn overly-El;and], taking with him some siiih'l‘l ipipleiiiepts of his trade, ' folg "lowed the unknown to the qwaiting cai'iriage,. Qneé‘ within the vehicle, however perilous, was as impiovc- able as the Rock ofGibraltniT... ,- l Securing the great door open the inside with a couple of rusty bars which had probably been Unused from time 'immcmorial. he drew from his pocket a_ masoh’s small dill ll'iOlii‘dl iiinii lu’l.ioui"' with greater assiduitv than did illoraric Flintig wood. ' At the coil of eighteen mii‘ notes the wall was ‘incndcd in so skilful a manner that it Would lllYU‘ defied the scrutiny of theoloscsr ob; server. .'l‘liis done he commcuccdi cles someibree ’mo‘nths previous. an heiress, ,w hose disappearance had caused so great a sensation of grief and Wonder in the fashionable cir- ' 1).: Wellmnn suggested the most rigid sccresy concerning the myste- rious“ discovery of the bsdy, and in became a ruin, and one ni rht it was reduced to ashes during a violent thunderstorm. Whether it was fired by a bolt from heaven, or by the hand of man, was never known. Gertrude \Viticliester naturally felt very grateful to Horace for rescuing leaving the affair to the decision of of the twelve judges who decided in favor of theprisoncr. Even this second wonderful escape did not de- ter him from resuming his malprac- tises, and a third time he was to haVe been brought to trial, but the prosecutor died ‘bCfOtC the day up- » Hi.» f‘ ' .-.'~.- .. "'3, -,. .: ‘ s ‘ '_ (a. '1 '.‘ ‘. - "' ' ' ‘3, 5‘. ‘ .,.,., "',.. ,. -,. ‘y 1‘! ‘- - I l‘ s i g n I - > it’lllleVOUd‘llt‘Ilil bid farewell -l()":[ll.t)5l. gadllttlidi'kCIClH-L’l,‘ VHS boundrtlglitly. chisel, and applied it L10 the sueug uponilie ichss. .llLt dfltl llcl‘ of mcm‘tluic, Gfi‘cltp‘d Iln‘mlself' to . ~ I fimlmcd, and “ms .he once mme go, he lt’V‘ill: “‘5 l""‘d",â€"‘lhm(’l‘a'hl’lhh' other ’ his. 'Qt’es.’ and, the night. of upon the box. They yielded. one .hl‘hih “’30 hi) ‘md 1” Imiglh ills-“hm” ll“ ulmO’t 10. "film" h". a“) ’0 dlsl’h‘yed he" g"alltu‘le “1 11 SOth‘ free. Nothing is known of his sub- hlyur“-hl h".St »P.r.§h=u"0d hi!" .l‘iéhdy"blindness.settle_d.‘:-ovc.'-every. abject. after another. and in a short time he tore was Closed. 11 mil)“iicu'ihlilml'th. ahd COIWC‘OUShCSS- “15 Cfl‘O'lS what Singular manner, nionoyhii" flattering quantities? there cairic'a paiiic in trade, and the young uncultiinid soon lound himself; deprived of employ ment, He would have :reinoved‘clsev- | and ,on. rollcdwtlie phacton, through thehtown. r-un‘til at last the ,thels r-ev’o‘lve'd' upow tlie'haid ;turnpike :roa‘d. t"? By-an‘d-bye the May be‘daine rough and stormy and drew off the oakcn cover- A sight met hisrcyes which might well nigh paralyse him. - . The body of a young girl, robed in white linen, lay before him." to ‘add'anot-hcr» thickness of brick, und over all the 'thick . coat of plus! ,lcr, as the unknown had indicated; Flintweod was jest puttingtlic finish» ing touch to'”tli'c plastering,whcn the \trcresuccessful, and ii. the evening Gertrude was able to converse. So soon. as. deemed practicable by the medical attendant, the story of her abductor) from the dismal vault 0f 5 her from so dreadful a fate, and she -' It was quiet a little romance, the newspapers of: the day said; and' now it had all ended in that corn- rnonplace affair. a wedding, with sequent history.â€"â€" Chamber’s Journal. Emily INFLUENCES. There can be no greater blessmg eight bridesmaids, and acorrespond- ing number of groomsmen. With the full approbation of his bride, Horace Flintwood went home and returned, accompanied by his worthy parents. who through the than to be born in the light and air of a cheerful home. It not only in- sures a happy childhoodâ€"if there can be health and a good constitu- honâ€"«but it almost makes sure a vir. tuous and happy manhood, and a ‘ the'old Country was told her, and “at her request Horace Fiintwood \va's‘called in, and she gave suc- cintly the=follotving account:â€" WhUl'O-' "hm 3” “hillâ€"h 0f: {Cher ~Horacc knew that they had: left the brought him to .his bed, and haunt“. town and lite“ environs far behind «length hro‘se to;find ltiiiisclf'd‘e‘pri-v'edx“Twit "N01" ,1 fwd-d had b'éen ex. 0f eVO-ify ‘Sllllllng \Vlllflh he 'CONId ‘Liclui'eeifii [he youlyg [neâ€" 'once chill-(his own; ' On- the “Very cfia‘nic and the, unknown ;, and the There was death upon her brt)u’,'fe§l'l{“l 4001‘ (Which he hadPt‘tthJUSlS and eternal slumber on her lipsâ€"2 UhlUSlCth) swung 5h)le “POW hhd Her long, chcsnut hair swept bright hlS I“) SlUHQUS ethIOS'PhghlUlhd‘ lhh and glistening down her wax' White , “’Olh- ,A S‘ll'th‘C Shh-C shamed, neck, and the‘lids, over her full hm” hlS,.hltl.Cl€, hU".V .03'9S,_.l01‘ “0 "Fifteen months ago my father, verge ftil'starvation, he thought of begging ‘liis'Way’ back to h'is"parents'. but lilSilpl‘ldc‘t'cVOllédi“ They were poor, and looked to h'hn'for 'ht'he rel storationpf'theirdissipated fortune.- Should. they see hm come back to ‘maniwl‘io reins and guided It‘li‘e'horso wassilent as the grave. ,At length the carriage stopped, aiid._Horace was assisted to alight. conducted up a grassy path, andinto some sort of a buildingâ€"â€" half closed blue-eyes, secured :but drooping before the‘ fixed gaze of! him wno bent over her. ., Entranc- ed, enraptured. fascinated, Horace, gazed upon theicorpsc! Speech, motion, everything sccn'icd'gouc out. other l‘c'aturef_ofliis face was visible. . ‘ So you arcipunctual to the time, my :l'l‘lctltl: said, be, approaching, and laying his hand _UpOii lt‘lint- wood’s shouldcr. ~ ‘ \Vell, I. admire punctuality. ~ And. new. as we are- NOrton Winclicster,died, and l, by his will,,as well as by right, Was made solel' heir to his great property. I had neither. broil cr nor, sisters, and my mother being deceased some four years, I had no nearer relative remainder" of their lives found a pleasant home in the liixurious resi- dence of their son and his affection- ate young wife. GOOD HABITS IN lSPENÂ¥ fresh young heart in old age. \Ve think it every parent’s duty to try to make their children’s childhood full of love and of Childhood’s pro- perjoyousness; and we never see children destitute of them though their! PChhllCSS Bhd 511"“th 'N0 he knew it by tlie‘confinchair and from him ; all his faculties were. ahUUl ‘0 80‘ hh‘lh {mm hChCOi-l “3' than a maternal uncle, who is known SIBLE. the,30tlel-1Y,t‘auiiytempers, or wrong ' ' - . ’ - . . ,., .;‘,_ w ,.-_ .~. . ..,_ ,) fir r ' . ‘ , .- .‘ . . . â€"hc would rather die wheredic» the heavy clan‘g' of doors Ibehmd concentrated into one scuscâ€"-thatol (Thu 5”“ ‘0 5W9” clkl”"l'°’l””"" ‘15 (/Olohltlldhhes- rhls “hm,” envy W" notions of their parents, Without a was, alone, and for thewa'nt of bread! He could not go back to‘ them only to increase their cares, and be but an additional burden on their scanty means. Horace Flintwood was. thinking of ' l this while sitting there by the warning fire that chill November night, and as he thought despair crept into his heart. Out on the muffled air boomed shrill and clear the bell upon a neighbouring tower pealing eleven. ‘ As the last echoing ring ceased there came a short, quick rap at Horace’s door. He answered the summons, and a figure, closely wrapped in a black cloak, strode into the room, and without a word sat down on the chair which Horace had vacated, ‘ A wild 'chiiing,’ remarked Ho- race, to break the awful silence. _‘Very,’ was the reply. ‘Are you, engaged for this evenininâ€" The stranger’s tone was quick and imperative. ' . , .‘Engaigcd ‘l’e-HOrnce started. at the qu;sti0n-â€"‘ certainly not at this time of night.’ _ , ‘Are 'you in want of moneyl’. asked the unknown, and be. beat .a glance of piercing inquiry. uponi Horace fromapair of black, flash: him; With'the unknown holding fast to his arm, he ascended two flights of stairs, 'then passed through several mouldy, damp rooms, then down a flight lot" steps, ’throug‘h a long, empty corridor. and then suc- cessively descended four winding staircasesâ€"the last unhewn stone. The air grew moist and dense, the odour oppressive. ‘ Where are you leading Horace ventured to ask.‘ ‘It matters not,’ was the brief, stern reply. , They stopped before a massive iron door, strongly secured by bolts, fastening in groves cutfar into the solid rock of the casting.â€" Down into their niches fell the pen- derous ’bars as the two passed through the entrance, and the door closed with a dull, heavy bang. The unknown paused and drew off the bandage from Horace’s eyes. ‘They' stood in a long low apart- ment, the sides of whichhwere of brick, and the arched roof of dingy grey stone. The dim light which the .unknown carried in his hand 'me'l’ -, bnly served to make more .hideons the distant gloom of the place. In the centreof the room there was an oblong box, of unpolisbed oak,”'scr‘ew‘ed together by heavy seeing. A distant clock stricliing the hour of one aroused him to a sense of his condition. His thoughts came back, and rusliel through- his brain with the rapidity of light- ning. _ ' ‘ “full up this beautiful creature inl a cellar, amid the dampness 'and' everlasting globm! Who . kner what fearful secret might be buried with her? . Who ,couldytell, the story of her deathl What” might not those lips unsealed from their cold silence, reveal of I‘OUl‘..CI'lm8 and base villaiin Could he bury her up from sight for cver,with that dreadful mystery hanging around her? Never, never? Horace immediately set about an examination ofthe walls of the cel- lar, and by careful sounding he was enabled to detect the outer wall.â€" He brought some of his tools to the side of the masonry, and in fifteen minutes had made an aperture the Size of a man’s body throughthe brick work. Fresh air from the outer courts fanned his brow, and the heavy plunge 0f rushing water could beldistinctly heard. Evi- dently the building into which, he had been so strangely conveyed was situated in' the vicinity of on the events-of this nightâ€"silence as unbroken as the darkncssof the tomb!’ , ' V ' ' ‘ . The .wild eyes flaShcd’ savagely" down into Horacc's face, and't‘hohgh' became paler, as I he ,Iitlpllcdiâ€"Lt ll swear.’ ’ ,_. , Y ' , ‘l‘lnoughl.’ said, the unknown}â€" “A"rriaii like you will keepan outhl ‘Y‘our work 'is.do'ne well.’ y fl am happy to havc'plcascd you,’ said-Horace, ' lt \V‘db‘ thoughtful, in you to select such a place for your geld; tli : most cunning burglar would never discover it.’ ' his voice did not tremble,hisfclic'ckl -wa's j'cxcitcd, it appears, towards me, and although he Was careful to avoid arousing my suspicions, I soon came to know that he nursed against me the bittercst raucour. Pi'obably‘tl’iis was, in some measure, increased by my refusal to form a matrimonial al- liance with his sonaa dissolute yOung manâ€"whom l could regard with no other sentiment than the most sincere pity. ' . -- .91 have ever been found of eques- trian sports, and was in the habit of riding out every fin‘c- morning on a horse which my poor fatherpurcbas- ed for my especial use. 0n the last ‘ You will lose nothing by your.- day of-August, as I was taking my over lloracc’scycs; 'hcrc. my friend is a little present «for you,’ and he placed a , parcel. iu the. mechanics, hand, _ ' . . The same read was driven over, the same unearthly Silence preserved in the pliaelon, and near daybreak Horace was left blindfolded at the door of his lodgings. lilc toreoff the handkerchief and looked wildly around him, ,but’he saw only great crazy houses and smoky manufactor~ .ies. ous occupants had vanished, he"be- thought himself however, of the Vt’ould he do the deed ?â€" BXCCC‘hU‘a’ Ch‘VCI‘htfsh..7 Silld the U1“ accustomed ride into the country, Iknown, as he was hxmgthe bandage l‘nnd, as it happened, entirely unat- ; had driven hurriedly up. The- carriage and its mysteriu ' tended, ] was seized by a violent hand, and drawn from my horse, and placed into a close carriage, which Halfvdcad with terror, yet I recognized in the countenance of the. man who held me firmly in my seat the hated features of Colonel Glinesl To all my cries and agonised inquiries as to what he intended to do with me,- lie made but one reply-11 low, almost infernal laugh. ‘ At last, but all too soon, the car-- ringc stopped at the'gaieway of a house rendered terrible by a murder In the course of the address de- livered by Hon. Mr. Gladstone, on the occasion of his installation as rectorof the Edinburgh University, to the students, he thus spoke of “ the life of faith." ' “ The mountain tops of Scotland behold on every side of them the witness, and many a one of what were once her morasscs, now blos- soming as the rose, carries on its face the proof that it is in man and and not in his circumstances, that the secret of his chtiny will take its final bend toward evil or toward good; not from the information you imbibe, but. from the habits of mind, thought, and life that you shall ac- quire during your accidental career. Could you with the bodily eye see ,them pass by you, as the bee that has rifled the heather, bears its hob ney through the air, charged with the promises, or, it may be with the menace of the future. In many things it is wise to believe before experience, until you can know, and in order that you may know; and believe me when l tell’you that thrift of time will repay you in after life with a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams, and that the waste of it will make you dWln-‘ dle, alike in intellectual and in moral heartache. Not that all the applia ances which wealth Can buy are he- cessary to, the free and happy una foiding of childhood in body. mind or heartâ€"~quite otherwise, God be; thanked; but children must at least‘ have love inside the house, and fresh air and good play, and some good companionship toutsidc~â€"otherwise young life runs the greatest danger in the wbrld of withering or growing stunted,'or sour and wrong, or at least prematurely old, and turned inward on itself. l THE ART or 'I‘IllNKING.â€"~â€"TO think clearly is among the first requirements of a public tracher. The faculty must be ' improved, like other faculties, of the mind and body. One of the best m0ch of ima proving in the art of thinking. is to think .ovar some subject before you read upon it, and then to observe after what manner it has occurred to the mind of Some great master ; you will then observe whether you have been too rash or too timid, in what; you have exoeeded, and by this precess you will insensihly'catch a great manner of View ing questions; It is right to study,not only to think, but from time to time to review what has passed ; to dWcll upon it, and see what trains of thought voluntarily present themselves to your mind. It is a most sit-fl perior habit of some minds to refer all the particular truths that'strike them to other“ ' . ; . .' ' - . , « .. ,- .- . . . . ,H: - y 1' v x ‘ y . _ '_ ' ‘n I H it i. .w; yang eyes, set far back under cliff-like iron sciews. and in its general ap- some river, if not upon its very: [WWI 5’”th lj‘m [’3 m" _““l‘,"°‘,“’”i committed there ten year-sage; and, stature, beyond yout‘darkcstreckon- ‘h‘i‘l‘bfng'bufimlr‘keaigigd garlit‘g‘tothé v ' . . ' . r ,'.v . . - . y'. . - ' - W3 A v - OWS. pearance ‘ horror ‘ passed through banks. - and breaking ll 0an fit) loundsnn- more dead than.“th I was dragged mgs. _. eta! is ea y J ‘ Sir, I am not accustomed to; answer questions | concerning my piivate 3 ans, Sdld Herace, as he drew himself up proudly, and some: thing ‘like a frown passed over, his pale brow. " Horace’s. frame ;- he ; stars back"! few paces. still regardinglwitlfi' dj’sl inquiriiigly. , ~'Tliat box,’ a‘ V returnl th teii'dedfeycs the object before-Jilin.“ ,‘througli‘ his mind. ‘ Well’l’ he said, and“ "he "spoke move the body to the shores of the A wild, romantic planâ€"possibly from its very ii'npossibilityâ€"swept Why not re- rivcr, from whence he could, he Uh; felt convinCCd, subsequently dis- "o ply a onehundred pound note on. vcloped in paper. . ‘sccn proceeding up the river. i l ywithin the shadow .of it's’ dreadful rooms. Words oannotcxpress the barb 0” lhe “lol'hlhg Shbs‘v’quem ag~giin suflered for the next two to the events chronicled, a boatcon-} ‘ li‘ll‘mg “‘0 Persons m‘ghlhavehcetholoncl Glii‘ies, tortured with the Pl’lOllills-#peI'SCCIJICd, as“ I Was, by ‘I am a Scotchman enough to know that among you tliere'are always many’who are rcady‘cvcn in their tender years, fighting with a matui'c and manly courage tlie'battle of life. presence of his wretched son, and ' When they feel themselves‘i lonely a “I larrmgcntibcd/zsy firitffl/L,‘ ' “ particular “amplification at 611cc leads if) the general truth,’ ‘_ This kind ’of‘ an ’un,’ «lei-standing has an immense and fa accided suncriOritr 9V?! “was. confused heads in which engela'ct is plied upon another with- out the least'qatfénipt at classification and