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lliitlt gljnalt EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, And deSpatched to Subscribers by the earlies mails. or other conveyaiice.,wlieii so desired The YORK HERALD will , always be be fouudto contaiuthe latestand mostimpor- taut Foreign and Provincial News and Mar- kets. and the greatest care will be taken to render it acceptable to the man of business. and a valuable ll‘alllih Newspaper. TERMSâ€"Severn and Sixpence per Annuiri, lb ADVANCE; and if not paid witliiu Three Mouths two dollars will be charged. RATES OF ADVERTISING : Sixlinesaud under, first insertion“ . . .$Utl 50 Each subsequent insertion . -. a . . i i . L . . (ltl 12$ Ten litres and under, first insertions . . . . 01) 75% Above ten litres, first in., per line.... ()0 (l7 J Wâ€"v-J vvw ALEX. SCO TT, Proprietor. H Testy. u ,,.....o 4; 'Ma/ZZvé oz. "- Jr Esq . ad. 44% .f/ . who-avgfis...» w. u. .mr- qua-mu r i I WVWW “ Let Sound Reason weigh more -wi£/z us than: Popular Opinion.” Vol. IV. No. :23. RICHMOND MILL, FRIEIAY, MAY 9 TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. 9 18632. Whole l\'o. 180. xw\,\/\/\MN‘L~./\x ‘that a pity! Oh, what a pity 1' ‘Mark Brett, come down. just this once,’ shouted several men. I felt attracted towards the young man, not only on account of the devoted courage, amounting to rasbness, which be displayed, but because my curiosity had been ex- cited by the purity of his accent and idiom, betokening an amount of education unusual in the mountains. The scaffold cracked and reeled, the props were visibly parting, the crossbar-toppling over. ‘ Look to yourselves all I’ l cricd, With an energy that astonished my- self- The crowd ran right and left, the women screamed wildly, and in the midst of their shricks and Each subsequerltirisertion, perliue. . . . U“ 02 IE? Advertisements without written direc- tions inserted till forbid, and charged accord. ingly. ' All transitory advertisements, from strangers clamor, crash! down came the whole mass of timber. in a cloud of dust and slichr of splintersâ€"«There was a rush towards the place where the luckless Mark lay, hurt, bloody, stunned, but alive. There was no Hall were the undisputed right of One day in the late autuinnl carnelof these massini of tottering rocks, the diacardcd and paupci‘ize l son.â€"s-s jotting in a mountain cart down the , loose pebbles, pine-trees, and alluvial But in vain had H=.li and Grigglcs corduroy road that leads to the vil- learth, from the peaks and clifll-tops advertised in the most-widely circu- l Iago of Blucvillc. fily driver was a lof the mountains, is greatly dreaded; latcd tichpapcrsâ€"in vain bad thcyfhalf-iauglrt lad with a stolid pinkland tradition revords'ihe spot where corresponded With American law-'face. more like an English plough- many a log nut and many a lonely WWW» vacv- ‘ W»VVWW\~W\M HO'I‘EL CARDS. l » 3131]me ANYBODY’S Is it anybody’s busineSs, RICHMOND HILL HOTEL RICHARD N ICHOLLS, Proprietor. LARGE HALL is connected with this Hotel for Assumblies. Balls, Concerns, BUSINESS. handed in for insertion. A liberal discount will be made to parties ad- vertising by me year. Meequ‘s. 9-“, . . 1,. a genueman shoum choose» your and agents, and sent their L‘i’oy‘tlinu one tip the yoqug Ainor‘r- cuttith Inivebucn Ioncrwhelluer by df)§l0l‘pff;801Ii,l)‘lI[ inalnyquairrymcn d t. } H mm.“ d f I A blAGL leaves this Hotel every morning To Wm upon ,, Edy, sharpest clerks across the Atlantic . cans in: until: y see. .m not much such a landslip as t no. In tits case, an Woo «utters w 10 um (gr-stood ,0‘3‘,',,:,.Y,fife'f§3.fil.s,,’.u,,'g;j,,,d°r,~:, 6:? 3,0" TWO“? {3‘ 7 gm" ‘ "emllm‘g' 16”“ 1mm ind, dour, refuse? to hunt up these obscure but wciil- more giver to speculation than the the autumnal rams had probably fractures and cozliflSlOfiS. and soon a Vance. (Elézzdmélfsijug and a careful Hustler i. Or,to speak a little plainer, thy clzcnls. I‘iici'c came no reâ€" shaggy" horsc he drove but even he been the pl't)Xli|I?lIc cause. I knew rough Voice anuouncedâ€"‘ No bones All letters addressed to the Editor must be waiting. rump", meaunm n“ ma,- Ifimw, Spouse. No clue was found Mil- Was around at the unwouted stir that such disasters Commonly hap- broken; nothing but the bruises and ' , F ' r ‘ . , i - I ‘ 7 . oslpald- , Richmond llill.Nov-7. 1.361: Illa-Hy. 1, it murmdyvs business {ton Iowcr and Lechmcre fldll, bat wris goal}; on in B'.tIt£Vllll?.-- [period in autumn, or at the first the slim. Hell come to, only give No paperdlsconlllmed"HUIallm‘rearagesare â€" .-â€"â€"â€"~â€" â€"~â€"â€"w- . , j .. a acre-s and (:Orisnls rema'riud inasslBlucvlllc is it .mor illicc, with its inclliil r of the wintrv snows and 1 mm a rlass 0f Whiskev and let him Ifa lady ias a beau . o l . - 1 . 9 paid : and parties refusing papers without pay ‘ L4. ' LETTER-PRESS ‘Tbronto, C.W. PTor’outo, April, 12, 1861, .1 TTORNEY AT-LAW,Solicitorianan- ing up. will be held accountable forthe sub- scription. TIIE YORK II ERA LD Book and Job Printing ESTABLISMENT. RDICRS for any of the under-mentioned description of PLAIN and FANCY JOB WORK will be promptly attended to :â€" BOOKS, FANCY BILLS, BUSINESS CARDS, IAItGP AND SMALL I’OS'I‘I‘ZRS,CIRCUI.ARS, I.A\\' FORMS, Bllil. HEADSJIANK (ZHIC(IKS,IJR.\I‘"J'S, AND I’AMP H LETS. And every other kind of PRINTING , done in the beststyle, at moderate rates. Our assortment of JOB TYI’IC is entirely new and ofthe latest patterns. A large variety ofnew Fancy Type and Borders, tor Curtis, Circulars ,drc. kept always on hand ;_._h, ifiustucas flirtttmm. MEDICAL CARDS. “Vi AAA «A ~.\.\N\~v\.w pW-AMW,-AAK-AAAAAI -AAA Nr .. DR. HOSTET‘TER, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons England. Opposite the Elgin Mills, RICHBIUND HILL. May I. 1861. 1537-1”) l. BOWMAN, M.D, or irregular customers, must be paid for when W ite Hart Inn, RICH MONI) IIILL. 1‘IIE Subscriber begs to inform the Public that he has leased the above Hotel. where he willkeepconstantly cn hand a good supply of first-class Liquors, &c. As this house posmsscs every accommodation Tra- velers can desire, those who wish to stay where they can find every comfort are respeCtlully in- vited to give him a call. (jURI\I‘.LlUb VAN hOS'I BAND. Richmond Hill. Dec. 28. 1861). rue-1y YONGE STREET HOTEL, AURORA. , G001} supply of \Vinos and Liquors fx always on hand. Excellent Accommo- (fallen for 'I‘ravollers, Fariirers, and others. Cigars of all brands. I). McLEOD, l’roprietor. Aurora. June 6. 1859. 25 ly CLYDE HOTEL, KING 81‘. EAST, NEAR THE MARKET SQUARE. 'I‘ORO NTO, C. W. JOIIIV' Ill I L L S, Proprietor. Good Stabling attached and attentive Hostler-s always in attendance. Toronto, November Idlil . l57r if James Massey, (Late of the King s Ilead. London, ling.) No. 26 \Vest Market Prince, TORONTO. PIII’SICIMH S‘lrgc0]l& ‘iccoluihour Every accommodation for Farmers and others One Door South of Lemon’s Iloicl THORNIIILL. May 1. 1861 lQT-ly LA‘W CARDS. in. TEEFY, COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH CONVEYANULR,AND DIVISION COURT AGENT, RICHM’UND HILL POST OFFICE. GREEN/I ELV'IVS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages, \Vills, (‘13., i.\'c., drawn WIUl attention and prunipiitude. Richmond Ilill. Aug ‘29. I‘ll-if A CARD- “7 (7 KICICIJ'Z. Esq., oftlio City of Torâ€" . onto, has opened an ollice in the Vil» -age ol‘Aurora for the transaction of Common Law and Chancery Business, also. Convey- ancing executed with Cttl‘l‘t‘tilllcss and despatch Division Courts attended Wellington St. Aurora, 6'1. Queen St. Toronto November 20. fulfil). Iil4-ly MATHESON £6 FITZGERALD, Barristers, Attorneysâ€"at-Latv, SOLICITORS IN CIIANCERY, dzc. OFFICE I’- CORNER or KING AND TORONTO STREETS Over \Vhiiniore & Co’s. Banking Ullice, TORONTO- Ageitcy Particular/y attended to. THOMAS o. MATnnsoN. 'I‘oionto,.luly 1, 15.39, JA MICE FI’I‘ZGICRA 1.1) 31 -ti' Jllr. s'. arr; my ads“ BkflfllSTEB-AT-LAW MID SOLICITOH 1N CHANCERV, Office removed to Gas (,oinpauy’s Buildings, Toronto Street. Toronto, January 9, 1851. 11 l-(Snr Charles 0. Keller, TTORNEY-AT I LA \V, SOLIf‘ITOh- in Chancery, Conveyancer. o'Lc. Office, n Victoria Buildings, over the Chronicle office, Brook Street, Whitby. Also a Branch Office in the village of Bea verton, Township of Thor-ah, and County of Ontario. The Division Courts in Ontario. Richmond Hill, and Markham Village regularly attended. Whitby, .Nov. ‘22. 1860. 1114-1} JAMES BOULTON, Esq. Barrister, Law Officeâ€"Corner of Church and King S . Toronto, March 8. 1861. 119-tf ' EDWARD w. mun), IARRISTER, Attni‘iiey-at-l_ra\v. Solicitor ,7 _ in Chancery,Conveyancn‘, the. Money advances procured on Mortgages, 'No. 3, Jordan Street.' Toronto. December 13. 1860. 108» y A. McNA RB. ARRIS'I‘ER, Attorney, Solicitor, dies. 'King‘ Street, East, [over Leader Ufiice,],_ William dram, cery, Conveyancer, die. Toronto. Office iu‘the “ Leader” Buildings, King Street. Toronto, April 12, 1961. 123-1)’ 'A- MAIRS, B- A- TTORNEY - AT-LAW, SOLICITOR in Chancery. Conveyancer, dzc. Main Street, Markham Village, attending Market Good tiieililing. HZ? Dinner from 12 to 2 o’clock. 167 Hfinter’s; Hotei: mettitijm’ marathons, that he has leastd the above Hotel, where he will keep constantly on hand a good (stipply of first-class Liquors, &c. ' posseSses every acconriiiodatiou 'I‘1avtllers can 'I his house desire, those who wish to stay where they can find every call. W. WESTI’IIAL. Corner of Church and Stanley Sis, Toronto, Sept. (5, H361. I45~ly 'I‘IIE \VISLI.-Kt\'()i\”‘l BLACK HORSE HOTEL, Formein kept by William Rolph, Cor. of Palace & George Sts- [EAST OF THE blultKPl1',] TURON [0. WILLIAM Clix, Proprietor, [Successor to Thomas Palmer]. Good Stubliirg attached. .Trusty Ilostlers always in attendance. 'I'oronto, April 19,1861. JOS. GREGOR’S F untain racist urairt t, (it) Kle L‘I‘ltl-ZI‘JT. I'IAs‘r, TORONTO Lunch every day from 11 till 2. I i I]? Soups, Gaines, Oysters, Lobstors, Ste; a'ways on hand: [ Dinners and Suppers for Private Parties got up iii this best stylo. Toronto, April 19, I861. 125-13" newsrooms l-lOUSE,l 1 All) Clarendon Iloicl, No. ‘28. 3” and 322' J Front Street, Toronto. Board $1, perl day l’orters always in attendance at the Cars and Boats. “7. NEWBIGGING, I’roprtetor. v124-ly YORK MILLS HO TEL, YONGE STREET, HE Subscriber begs to intimate that he has leased ilie above hotel, and having fitti-d it upin the latest style travellers may rely upon having every comfort and attention at this first class house. Good Siabling and an attentive Hostler al- ways in attendance. WILLIAM LENNOX, Proprietor. ork Mills, June 7. 1861. rainy Toronto. April 8. 1861. l I Wellington HOICI, Aurora. lppcrty and to considerable accuinu-i OPPOSITE THE 'IORONTO HOUSE. GEO. L GRAHAM. PROPRIETOR. LARGE and Commodious ilalland other improvements have. at great expense. been made so as to make this House the largest and best north of Toronto. Travellers at this House find every coiiVeniet’icc both for them- selves and horses. N.B.â€"-â€"A careful ostler always in attendance Aurora Nation. April 12-561. 126-13 123‘Iy ‘ ‘ IHOM Carriage and Waggon MAKER, UNDERTAKER &c. &c. &c. - Residenceâ€"Nearly opposite the Post Office. Richmond Hill. March 14, 1862?. " ‘illli Subscriber bch to inform the Public comfort are respectfully invited to sum 1, , [with a view to discover the persons 12.”)«15': llarge IIIC’IIISfiIIId one of his sons hailE Is it anybody’s business But the lady’s, if her beau Rides out with other ladies, And docs’nt let her know ? Is it any body’s business But, the gentleman's, if she Should act-opt aiiotlier’s escoit. Where he doesn’t chance to no? If a person on the sidewalk, V‘V'hether great or whether small, Is it anybody’s business Where that person means to cull? Or if you See a person As he’s Calling anywhere,- Is it any of your business What his business may be there? The substance of our query Simply stated, would be this: Is it anybody’s busiueSs What another’s business is? If it is, or if it isn’t, We would like to know. For we are certain if it isn’t. There are some that make it so. If it is we’ll join the rabble, And act the noble par'. 01’ the tattlers and defainers Who throng the public mart; But if not, wo’ll act the teacher, Until each inedrller learns It were better in the future To mind your own concerns. mm it‘llu‘uliit‘t. SKETch BY AN ENGLISH AUTHOR. â€". ‘ AMERICA is‘ rather a'widc adrlrcss,’ as lcutercd the names and particulars on a blank lcafof my pocket-book, " but I Will do my best to unearth the rightful claimants, should they lay in my way.’ ‘I am sure of that,’ my dear sir. quite sure of that,’ said the old law- } er, smiling, and taking suufi ; ‘ and remember, my dear Mr. VVin- tie, that the reward is three hundred pounds.’ . There the matter closed. I was not going out to America expressly in quantum, neither was I in the rc- gular employment of Hull and Grigglcs, those very eminent solici- tors, whose junior partner had heal with me the cui‘ii‘crsntioi‘i of which I have quoted a scrap. My profes- sional services. as a civil engineer. had been retained by certain irnpi tnlists who had liitcly purchased some once celebrated lead mines in Virginia, and who purported to fon a company for the purpose of it or k ing them. Their lniiiiciliaitc ()l'j'lt'll was to ascertain whctbcr the ‘li rartl of t‘c inincs’â€"to use a ItHTIllllt‘ttI, phraseâ€"4in been exhaustcd, whether 1hr abandoned ItllIi’S could, be i-Xlllorcd uith a fair ('lltltll‘e of: profit; and as Iliad some cchriencc in inattcrs’su tc“i'aiic:in, I bud bccn‘ chosen as rclcrcc. Holt and Grigglcs Were the legal advrscrs ot' the nus-i cent company ; my instructiousl were dcrchrcd through the o ; andi they had takcn advantage of my ap-l proacliing departure for the New) World to consist to me a ('OII'IllIlS-E sion of their own. This Was iiol other than the discovery, if possibch of the heirs to a large landed pro-l 02'} l n l lations in the funds. The name of these heirs Were Malton, John, Lcchmcre Miilton, and France". his wife, or the children or grand-chil- drcu of the above. The story was a long one, but not uiiconiinoii.â€"â€"~ There had been a Gcncrsl Mnlton,, a hut-tempered old gentleman of‘ l l . _ i married the daughter of a Cornish curate, at whose house he was read. ing for orders, whence followed wrath, vindictive persecution, and the departure of the young coupch as sleerage passengers, to New York. Nothiinr had been heard 01 the emigrants, nor Would any one have cared to inquire into their fate. but that thev became, in their ab- sence, if not rich, at least entitled to riches. The general and two elder sons died : the property was strictly entailed, and acres and con- ” 9-1,! sols, Malion Tower and Lechmerel‘ pied companions. tcrlcss, and sonic distaiil of the spoil. So Hull and Gi‘iggles, as to the result of any pcqu‘iisiiioiis on my part. but they held before liin eyes the glitterhg bait of the Ihrcc hundred bountis, contidcnl that I should spare no excr'iion.â€"â€"lt is not, I'lO\\'thil‘, till I had been SIX months in America that I gave the i‘vlaltun property and the Lincoln's Inn lawyers a second thought:- I‘hcir, indccd,‘ being at the I’rovrii- cial capitol at l:i.l(5llllllllit.l,allil hailing: made acquaintance with the shrewd- cst of all United States district at~ tornevs, I broached the subject of the lost hcir, and asked his advice. I I‘ took nothing by my motion.’ In- decd, I believe that Lawyer Catkins regarded the whole story as a myth. But he assured me that in all pro- bability such quest would prove hOpclcss. Emigrants, he told me, are commonly divided into the two great classes of the successful and thc non-successful. The former got land and property, became far- incrs or merchants, and in due time brought up a family to aspire to the Senate or the bench, and to take rank ai‘nong the upper ten thousand. The latter furnished so much muscle inziti rial to the machinery 01' the national progressflied Ofdisappoiirt- mcnt, new rum, or swamp fever, and more obliterated from the face of the. earth. ‘And I would lay a bot, said Lawyer Catkins, 'tbat tbcsc Mal- tons-if, indeed, they cvcrâ€"ahciiil â€"â€"cxrstcdâ€"wero in the latter i'titc- gorv. A white-handed. useless young aristocrat, by your account, . . iiT’. “ , .r .. .I'-:'- ">',- ,,,,,,.,.,,,d m ,, Preachers (1,,uqhu,r.,:\alltdtl Grunts, and Di.ai.oiiQu.iI_l PIOUULed lib Lllt’hl- without capital, or usclul know- ledge, or any lint‘tdicriift to live by. That sort of thing butters no waffle cakes in these parts. Mr. \Vintlc, and America is not an El Dora-do to gentry with purses as empty as their skulls; Fifty to one that the Maf tons dicd ii. the course ofibc second fall, Mr. VVintlc.’ I really thought that Lawyer Catkins was ft‘ItlSl probably n illt: riplll. cousins were already beginning the hope- ,lcss game of litigation for a sir-ire wmlc resolute 1o IUHVO no stone um turned, Were aiiyttri i: but sanctum,- liouscs,cu:irscly built of rough stone, stimulus of its suburbs peeping out from among the twarf oaks. But on this day, at lciist.it was all alive; inch and thilit‘ll Were hustlingabout like ants from a disturbed colony ; horses were heard iraziipliiiu, carts creaking, ail-l “’Ill,l8 incrc WHS Wonderful cxcitcmciit in Blocvillc. My ilrchr chui'klcil and jerked t c reins, exclaioiing. ‘ ()urm up, old boss! Carin up, yc hrutc ! ,Jcriisiilcml strairgm‘! there's as much 1ugoiii’ on in the town as lf’twas Fourth of.Iul_i.. Curin up, boss I’ I the cause of all this bustle. He had none, bowcvcr. His wildest flight of’iinagination did not Soar above the altci‘initive of ‘a o’nr killc‘l,’ or ‘ a down-easier caught passing otf‘oogus money ;’ but he hustled on the sure- foutcd horse as fast as prudcncc por- initicd. The road twistcl like a corkscrew. and one of its spirals. si- tuated just above the rOofot Deacon Qual‘s store, brought us in view of ,a most singular mass of rocksstoncs, and rubbish, which rose like a per- pendicular mall, and completely blocked up the ravine that leads out of the valley at its lowercxtremity. I, though a stranger, was the first to note this, and I called the young caller’s attention to it. ‘Waal. now, stranger, if that don't whip all I‘ cried the lad ; ‘lhcrc's been a slide, that's pretty cousiilcrahlc and that’s a factor my name ain’t Encnczcr. M) l but the there’s Elder Girliiim on the old wmte boss, a icariir' along jockey- lfiishlou, and all the girls, and big fin his shirt-sleeves, and lots more. ‘Cur'm upl’ And he whipped and joked the old ring into a quick trot, which ,tirouglrt its Spocilily into the market- lsqiiarc. liz't‘c I blighted on the IIIII'CSlIUId of Col. Bang’s timbcr gltolcl, and was graciously informed .‘tliat I could be accommodated with a bcd and stippcr. ‘ But what has occurred 7' asked I n hire-Washed iniurches and chapels, its ‘tramc work ’ stores, its streets of “lid with sliing‘lcd roofs, and the log cracking ; A B’IIUVlll-i: folks are in a non-plus ;' had but to look up to see that the blue peaks were in dangerous proxi- mity to thc‘village of Blucvillc. It was not, therefore, the calamity which surprised me, but the remark- able excitement of the population. This, however, might perhaps be accounted for bv the fact that the laudshp had totally barred the road at the lchr curl of the valley. I drcw nearer, and perceived that close to the heaps of debris and loose earth which bordered the mighty mound, the people were striving to rercct some structure of timber. They had stuck two young pine trees hastily deprived of their boughs and leaves, in the ground, and were « asked the buy if he had any idea of' try ing to secure a heavy cross-piece of unlicwn wood between the two, and to plant in it another young tree, much as a topmast is stopped on board ship. ‘ Something in my line!" exclaimed I, quickcniiig my steps. I plainly perceived that the good folks were dusirous of rearing a sciiflblding high enough to reach to the top of .thc rocky rampart which closed the ravine. I pei'r-cived, too, that they were wrctchedly unskilfiil engineers, though vigorous workers, and that the wholc crazv structure was trem~ filing in a way which threatened some serious accident. I clbowed lmy way through the gabblirrgnroisy crowd. "l‘akc carcl’ I cried; ‘and for Heaven’s sake let those men come down from the scaffold. I am a sur- veyor, and I give you my Word that the wood-Work can‘t hear much more, and when it breaks, smashed bones will be the least Of the irrisi'liicf.’ . My earnest address, coupled with ‘tlic announcement of my profession, - The men who were aloft, hauling at i‘Opcs, or us- ing carpenter’s tools, lookcd anxi‘ ously down, and the women below illegarr to implore in shrill tones that ilniiie, and Roger, and "Minadab Would come down at onCc.’ And y iclding to the cntreaiics of wives, mothers, and sweethearts, the men came slowly and reluctantly down the rude ladder, which was itself but a young tree, on whit-h the ends i r ‘ . ‘ ‘ , v v , _ . y -. . , . ,_ (of the branches had bet-n left as a M} 0.,” work was a, ,mlof inc bliuk lliillis, inc chambii . ~ . . . .n .. .. . . - ,, .. Iclumsv substitute f'or stc is. cud. l'imi-‘cvcr, for the iiiiic. I had ,”""‘I- “ll” “"3 Ill“ “my l"-"3”“~l ' I examined the minus throughout. had analyzed we, tested samples, packed and sent to London speci- mciis of minerals, sounded the Indus, pinniinnl the sutiicrraiican waters, the Styx and I‘li‘cbiis that must be pumped out, it the great Itilifzix mine was ever to bc \a'riitigtitagain. Mi rcport wiis sent in, and now the London capitalists, who stood Spoil 8 rs to the “()IIIII'IIIy, must settle the rest with their oWii cunsr-icnccs and (‘ti‘isli-boxcs. ho“ to fill up my superfluous iiizi ‘ so as to continue, if PLISSIIIIO, picn- sure with profit. It Was autumnâ€"~â€" li Would very likely be Christmas before my employers decided on tlicir future course. I would lII'i‘illlle licaliliicr air than that ol the Virgi titan lowlands.and yct have a chance of picking up a few hundred dollars to pay travelling expei'iscs. Yes, I Would spend a couple ofmontiis in exploring,' the mountains, and it Vi OLIILI go hard but I shouid tllSt't)‘-’(‘I’ some profitable marble qiiari‘cy, some Veins of load or copper, some Valuable deposits of iron-stone, in a district the mineral resources of which are comparatively uncx-i haustcd. To the great Allegheny chain I went, accordingly, traversed passes, threaded ravines, scaled peaks, and accommodated myself to rough fare, rude lodgings. and rug- My licalth benc- filied by the pure air and exercise, and the scenery-4n parts at least-â€" gave inc sincere pleasure, and re- mtndcd me of far distant sleeps in the-Tyrol. As for any discoveries in my own line which In‘iay b:ch made, with these the public has no- thing to do. An engineer and min- ing surveyor, indeed, can hardly hpr inspecting the loveliest pros- pect Without some reference to via- duct, shaft or tunnel, and I own that I had at once an eye for the main chance and the beauties of Nature. So I ticthought myself Hwitli tho exceptiou of the jetty cookl land sable hosllcr, left iii the Itlll.â€"â€"‘ Occurred to cause so ll'ntlt’il confusion? “as the ‘slidc,’ las you call it. done miscl‘icf to ihouses or trav‘cllcrs, orâ€"â€"â€"-’ I ‘()h! dc siidc,’ interrupted llic' ,hliick handiiiaid, rolling bur opal {IVES like the rcvolvrng orbs in an iorrcry, 'him hurry bad businirss,‘ SH“; terrible bird. ii! po )r Sweet- watcr' boob I. And the soft-hearted ncizrcss put her check apron to her eyes, and, began to bliiiibc' and sub with true African energy . I rcspcn ted the girl’s grief,;ii'iil did not toast: hcr with inert: questions, though [should have been glad to know whether ‘ chctwatcr ‘ were a illitll, a woman, an animal, or a place. But on sci-0nd thoughts, I considered that the best. vvny to SUIVU my donuts Would be to siilly torih. and iiiiiiirle with the (frond, 5‘ \‘Vlliil has All but one man. This was a tall, strapping youngster. with long flilack hair, wearing a blanket coat _ with large silver buttons, and a pair of smart Indian moccasins gaudilv fringed with wainpuin and stained quills. His general attire cvmccd a certain taste for display, as well as the habits of a hunter, and he Was quite a forest dandy, when com- pared with the homely farmers and woodcuttcrs who made. tip the bulk of the crowd. He was working very hard, not steadily ; but with a kind of fierce impatience; he had iiinnagcd to fasten the sings, in Which the ascending piece of timber dangled, to a post, and was strain- ing a. the handle of the Windlass, wniclr had been lashed to the cross- bar, in a Vain effort to haul up one c id of the spur. He had tried, by taunts and rcmonstranr'es, to prevent the other workers from cocking safety in retreat, and now be re- mained alone, toiling,r desperately ,‘wliosc loud \(llt‘CS were borne in at illic opcn Window ; and I went out fat oncc. On approaching the lower lend ofthc vsllcv, just beyond the :niarkct-placc. my eye was instinc-l tivcly attracted by t=c stupendous' fpilc of ruin and rubbish which ‘strctchcd Hit: a Wall across the narrow Space, and totally out oflhc ,COHIIIHlllltfttlltll). The ravine which was blot-kcd up in this manner, was a singularly deep and contractch fissure between two picCipitous ramparts of rock; at the best of times it could hardly have admitted two Waggons abreast. and now it was utterly impassable. The nature of the phenomenon which had Oc- curred was not strange to me. I had been long enough airiongthc Allcghnnics to learn i'nany partiq culars respecting those avalaircbes‘ of stones and earth which the moon-l tainccrs call *slide,’ and which aiiSWcr to the 'morainee’ of the Swiss Alps. The sudden descent and uselessly, wlnle the crazy plat- form rocked beneath his feet. ‘Mzirk Brett, come down I’ It was a respectable old man, one of the piitriarcl‘rs of the place, who spoke thus, in a tone half Of pcr~ suasion, half of authority.â€"'I‘hc person a'ldrcsscd shook his head, impatiently tossed back his coab 'ol ick hair from his face, and worked on like a giant. . ‘ Mark! Mr. Brett l dear Mark I come down, for Heaven’s sake! you’ll be killed else,’ cried titty earnest voices of men and women. ‘ No,’ pantcd out the ItlLI--lle could not have been more than one- a.iiI-thiityâ€"-‘ if there’s no one else to risk a life to save Christian souls lie in bed for a spell.’ There was quite a joyful buzzing and stir among the pcOplc, as Mark Brett was heedfully carried into the nearest housc.that of Elder Gorliaiii. I now asked for, and received, from the mouth of no less a person than D ‘acon Quail himself, a full account of the disaster that had befallcn the district. (To be concluded in our next.) THE LUXURY OF PAYING DEBTS. “I hope you feel as much plea- sure in receiving money as I do in paying it,” said a friend one day in settling a bill. This was the languâ€" age ofan honest man, one who felt. a great inward satisfaction in being able to meet promptly every obliga- tion. He was not only strictly conscienti0irs,but nervously sensitive in such matters- If he owed any- body cvcn a few dollars, it made him uneasy, and he could hardly sleep overnight until it was paid; and as he paid the bill, and took his receipt, he experiench a relief of mind which was a real and honest satisfaction. This scrupulousness may have been carried to an extreme, and further than is possible lft many cases. Men doing a large business are often obliged to give notes, and in their distrcss, I‘ll shame you all by doing it alone. men of Virginia.’ A groan ran though the crowd. "I'he scaffold’s nigh down,’ cried one. ‘Iâ€"Ie’s stark mad,’ exclaimed a girl. thus contract obligations which can- not be discharged until the expira- tion Of a given time. But the fuel- ing is most honorable, and the example to be commended to othcrs. If such scrupulousncss were more general, it would render all our bus- incss relations more healthy and happy. But some, we are ashamed to say, not to the contrary principleâ€"Of avoiding payment as long as they can. They do not mean to be dis- honest, but they are always putting otl'thc day ofpayincnt They ncvcr pay a bill 10-day that they can post- pone until to-morrow; never this week if they can put it off till next week. And so they get the reputa. tion among their neighbours, of being slack and negligent in business affairs. Such a reputation is a reproach to any man’s character. Especially it is a shame fora man, who pre- tends to be a Christian, to incur the imputation of being slow and :arcc less in paying his debts. Some who think themselves very pious, have no conscience in this matter. They will disregard their own promises with the utmost coolness and in- difference, and seem to think they have a perfect right to pay, or not to pay, just according to their own convenience lâ€"Evangclist. A Keen Retortuâ€"n‘kn old bachelor picking up a book, crtcluiined, upon seeing a woodcut representingr a man kneeling at the feet of a woman~â€"“ Before I would ever kneel to a woman I would encircle my neck with a rope and stretch it.” And their turning to a young woman, he inquir- ctlâ€"â€"â€"“Do you not think it would be the best I could do‘l”â€"-“lt would undoubt- edly be the best for the woman,” was the sarcastic reply. “ Speaking of bathing,” said Mrs. Partington from behind the steam that. arose from her tea as a Veil to her blushes when touching upon so delicate a subject, “some can bathe with perfect impurity in water as cold as Greenlantl’s icy i'no'uutains and India’s coral strands; but for my part, I perfcr to have the Water a little torpid.” The steam still rose and pre- vented her from Seeing the havoc Ike was making on the preserved pears. Mrs. L. S. G., of Boston, says,â€"-A ragged little urchin came to my door, not long since, asking for old clothes. I brought him a vest and a pair of pants, which I thought would be a comfortable fit. Young America took the garintnts and examined each; then, with a dim: n« solute look, said, “There aint no watchn pocket. I” Difficult Question.â€"--At a debating society in Schenectady the other day the subject was 5-“ Which is the sweetest production. a girl or a strawberry 'I ” After continuing the argument for two nights, the meeting finally adjourned Willi- out. coming to a conclusionâ€"-tbc Old ones going for the strawberries and the young ones for the girls.