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JOHN 'M. 1iE1fi,"M. D.. 808. (I? YONGE AM] CULBURNE 3T3., THORNU ILL. _ Consult'n‘fimin in the offica km the mornings H 'l‘quduts; Thumdaye and Saturdays. 8 to “faith. D’All consultati‘ona in the olfica. Cash. "“ "" , 1: n‘iil‘hornhilj, Jungu9, ISGS \ 1 Clerk of the 8rd Division Court, CON VEYANCER, AND COMMISSSONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH ()lfico opposjtag‘ RAYMOND‘S HOTEL. Richmond Hill. Deeds. MOrtgagés, &.c.. drawn up with neat- ness and duspatch. M. TEEE‘Y, ESQ”, Notary Public, COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH, 4CU§VEYANCEIL AND DIVISIS'N COURT AGENT, A card oftwenly lines. do . . . ‘ . . . 6 50 UAdverlkemems without written directions inserted till fnrhid. ant‘l charged accordineg \ ILL {renal-«Elf- b0 I'mmd' at home before ' 1m” pad 811.”: mm: from 1 In 52 p.m. I All parties owing Dr J. Lungslafi'arc upon}- bd Io call and pay pvmnpxly. (1.5 he has pa}- men's now that must he met. lines and under. first insertion....$00 50 Each subsequonl insertion . . . . . . . . . ; L. 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IQGS 1 All letters addressed to the Editor must be bosbpnid. .\ RICHRIOND HILL POST OFFICE- A GREEMENTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgagrs. W _ fills: &c , «my, drawn wnh attention tnd promplilude. Terms moderate. RichmondHiH. June 9, 1865. 1 in Chancery. Convoyanéer. 8m. Olfice In Victoria Buildings, over the Chronicle otfice. Brock Street. Whitby, ‘ Also}! Branch Office in the village of Bea- Berton, Township of Tlioz'uh, and County of Mario” I'l'lleivlk'ion Courts in. Ontario, Richmond Hill, and Markham Village regularly ultendud. find dispatched l9 gdbscribersb} the earliefit I mails. of Ether conveyance; whén so dasire'd; 'l‘thonx Hmulb .will alwaj'v's be found to contain thelatest and most impoltant I“oreign and Provincial News and Markets, and the greatest care will be taken to render ll ac- ceptable to the man of: pusiu’éslél valu- lr able Family Newsppp'er. _ ' TERMS:-:Ofla lyélla'r per ahnnm, IN AD- vxnca: ll" 'ndl‘paid within Two Sleuths, Ono _D0llll’ and liifl3'_gg1§$n'ill be‘gllnrged. masonic army mom, GEORGE SIMSON, Proprietor. - T‘ABMNG for sm- Horees. Qsod Pas- _ “tinge. Loose BJXBS for Race Horses Skins; LENGSTAFF, u‘nd slnd's'. Monthly Fair held on llle premises. fi“s: Wadnesday in each month. Agency as usual. Richmond Hill. June 9, 1865. 1 BETTER E L MO US E ! AURORA. AVID MCLEOD begs tn announce that he has Leased the above Hotel and filled it up in a manner second to none on Yonge St. vlfhere he will keep constantly on hand a good fixpply of first-class Liquors, &(:. rl'his house fiossusses every accommodation 'l‘mw Hers can desirg, those who wish to stay “(harp they can find (very comfort are respectfully iilviled to put up at this eslnblishment. - Kurora, June. 1865. VPF'EVWL 1TH s S‘EDMAN, Carriage and Waggon ' " MAKER, tNhERTAKER &c. &c. &c. R‘véidenceâ€"Neafiy opposite the Pofiflflice, mbihond-HJLL; EVERY EMMY MORNING, JAMES M. LA WRENCE, Juno 9, 1865. Richmond Hill, June 9, 1865. Oppos'ile. the Elgin .‘vlins, Wh‘iébs' June 2. 1365.“ mmémm min-“Mom. oéiLWI-‘é‘dé‘fé‘r‘fééfi RATES OF’ ADVERTISING. CHTAS. C. KELLER, from)“ . A'l' - LAW. SOLICITOR‘ Mt 190th £9:th _fvr_, _,,__, ,7, LAW _.CA1iD§. IS PUBLISHED mcuSiuxngllm,‘ I-tf DAVID EYER, Jun., Stave & Shingle Manufacturer June 7, 1865. 1 RESIDENCEâ€"Lot 26$.2ud Con. Mnklram ; on tha Elgiu Mills Plank Road. A largo Stock ofS‘I‘Avxs and SHINGLES. kapt constnmly on handmml sold uflhe lowest Prices [IT Call and examine Stock before purchas- lug elsewlmre. - CKNOWLEDGED by 800 Farmers, Pro- 1 _ lessionnl Gentlemen and others (who hm‘u them wurking in Wells. varying in depth l'rmu ID to I33 at), tn. be the EASIES'I~ WORKED. 1 1). 'l‘ DURABLE. and EFF}- CIEN'I' ever ofl’ered‘to tha Pubfio. Residence-L-Lot 4!) Yonge Street. Vaughan. One of the old.\sl and cheapest houses in the lmdu. " Give J 01111 a'call when in Tomi- The Best is Aiways the Cheapest. MEAD!“ SWING PUMPS! (K? Price 60 cents per foot. No extra charge for Top. Orders for these Purfips acfdresssed to C. POWELL. Newton Brook, C.VV. Will receive prompt attention. Markham. Nov. 1, 1865. LUEEBERING! EDMUND SEAGER, Provincial Land Surveyor, &c. RICHMOND HILL. ' GEO. MOP HILLIPS‘ 8L SON, Provimfial Lam! Surveyars, SEAFORTII, C: w. ‘ Richmond HilliBake-ry! W. S. POLLOCK, BEEmTEasgaimm Fiance! Lumber, Flaming, 8w. Kupl (HI hand. SAWING done promphy ; also Lumber Tim glued Se Gro vcd Al aha Iowa->1 possibia rates. S'IW Mill on K0125, 2nd Con. Markham, 2; nnilvs easlnf Richmond H“: by Ike Plank Road Richmond HI“, June ‘16, 1865. JAMES BOWMAN, Issuer ef Marriage Licenses, ALMIRA MILLS, ' Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of Men's Women‘s and Children’s A, _ a, BOfiTS 8:, 'QHGES, i‘osl ()Hice Addressâ€"Rféhmond Hill. June “365 Every Pump Hfm'ranted, EGS laave to notify the public that he hm~ gpurcllased the hnsiuess and good will of J. Hayward’s establlsllmmll. and that he is prepared to furnish BREAD and FANCY CAKES to those who may honor him‘wilh their patronage. ‘ PiclNic pgrlies and Tea Meetings supplied at the lowest. possible rates and on tho shortest notice. Magple Hotel! ,A_ 1‘ __ ‘ All erers girictly attended to. Richmond Iii“, June,18’53- WINE Subscriber begs to inform his friends and the public generally, that he has opened an HOTEL in the Village of Maple. 4th Con. Vaughan. where he hopes, by atten- Lion 10 the comforts of the travelling commu- nity. to merit a share of their patronage and upport. Gooé Stabl'mg. &c. 1400 K AT THIS. gamma-NC. TC) ORDER, OOD accommodation for Travellersâ€" Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the hast brand always on hand. Good'Stabling and attentive [lostlur in attendance. Foroulo. De (1. 1655. Mime. Jan [866. Railroad Hotel, Maple?! ROBERT RUMBLEj‘Pivbfiriétor. HAVE TRDUEHS, WATER SPHTS, CISTRONS AND PUMPS ! Janué'ryi'qc, :566.‘ Manufactured and for Sale by 30113:). Langstaffi‘, S'rmm MILLS. THORNHILL, Bepjembcr 7, 1865 I January l6. 1865. June 7,1865. NEW SERIES: V01. VI. N0. 41. EGS respectfully to inform his fillstomars and the public that he is preparud [0 do 315 West Murko-i Square. 2 doors scum 01 King Strum, In any quantity, and on short notice. JOHN RARRON. ABRAHAM EYER W? W F WW W/W’V'j. '1 x mm RICHMGND HELD AND YONGE $T. GENERAL ADVERTISER. POVVELL’S RICHARD VAX LES. 32- ly TORONTO. l-lf' 14‘“ l-lf ltf 22 3-2.1 I have heard people 'spealt, with apparent enjoyment, of the lusty pleasures of winter, of the exilarat- ing effoéts of keen frosts, of biting, boisterous winds. lhave remem‘ bered’certain days ofmy own and Elhnor's throughout one dark win- ter, and l have bowed my head shuddering, and prayed heaven in its mercy to succor the poor. For my Sister and I have known poverty; not. born, not bred to it we were vet scarcely women grown when We found ourselves alone in the world with poverty for our in- heritance, and I, indeed, with nothing between me and starvation save Fllinor’s courage, energy and patience. I' am'not going to write a record 0! our lives in those days, it would only be that of hundreds of others 03 well born, as tenderly nurtured as ourselvesâ€"no, only a little incident that grew out of our poverty, and that was destined to bind those days by a curious link link to the ones that were to come. Flora M21}, Flora Mair I O I the happy days of yore, With their hopes, Fiom May; Hate they pnss’d f9}: eveljportf, Like dew-drops, Flora May? Shall mine arm no more entwiue That angelic form of thin, Nor thy rosy lips kiss mine, We had tried many methods by which to earn dailv bread and clothes tc cover us; (what one of the many women who have had to labor for the same, but can recall the dreary catalogve I The work begun in hope to end in disapooint- ment. tee supply ever exce’eding the demand,) and dark and bitter February found its endeavouring to keep the wolf from the door by the manufacturing ot'lhe p.etly, fanciâ€" iul, foolinh trifle: which it is the fashion oflhe rich and happy to dispense on the day of St Valen- tine. With regrét, Flora A uy‘f ‘5; Though years have flown since {lgenl‘ And we’ve never met e‘ga’pu, Still in fancy thou’rt my ain, nor my msv Ups kiss mine, Fl'ora May’ Flora May? Though weary years have fled o‘er the earth, Flora May, And the glow of ygyth is‘fiuad, nv .. F101;; May, Flora. Mu)". Thml wertfair as early morn, Ca’m ur'd light, Flora May, When 1he dew-drops gem the (horn, Pearly bright, 1510;} May. I Blushing life and love and love anew1 Mik ea rusobud dipped in (law, Thou weft; beautiful and two, Flbrv‘é Mag Flora. May. Fubruary is not a cheerful month to my thinking, it is quite the dreariest of all the year. Whatever wimry charms there ma} have been in frost and snow and ice, have begun to‘ pull by this lime, and spring Ieavggand blossoms are never, to all apfkdrance, so {or ofl, as in that blcak and desolale mouth. Wlth its mlrth,tFlox-a. May, Still time cannot effilce From my soul thine every grace, Nor thy fond thy last embrace, nu .Ellinor had a fine taste; and drew very pretlily, and between us we had managed to prase the kind- hearted shopkeeper who first offer- ed to employ us making valen- tines; but. alas“! the demand was exhauswd sooher than our last 0rd- er was executed we had so much n3=a1§}'ial_ remaining, that we resolv- to ex‘é’rdisgéohi' mane and skill to the ultermost In the manufaclure of some real chefd wurve, a sight of which should gain us orders Pb?- where, or at least command a side for themselves. * fiHjow well [can recall._'flto:this day, the making ofthose half-dozen valentines. We had really made money by our previous ventures in this line, and were young and hopeful enough to be easily elated by a little good fortune. We laughed and talked ovcriour work. as if poverty had bade" .us farewell for ever, and once a gleam 'of pale sunshine breaking through the winâ€" try grey sky, my linnet stirrednim- bly in its cage and uttered a shrill Witter; Ellinor looked up to it with a wistfull kind of smile on her face. The ma- 'Va'léiififiéé gféirminre. if! ‘ 3â€": f, - “ Let So‘und Reason weigh more RICHMOND HILL, FRI/DiY,,MAlRUII 16. 1866. ‘Hallo !' said he, ‘ why here' are a lot more. 'l‘om, come, I think you will be hard to please, if some oflhese are not up In the mark.'- and he pulled lhem all towards him, before Ellinur or the young lady behindythe cuunler couid‘in- terfcre if Ills}? wished. lt owns a fashionfle west end shop, as I rcmem ,, and the warm mellow atrrios Ire as ye entered, penetrated ' " dark gar; mente with :3 grateful" sense of. comfort. Two gentlemen stood at the handsome counternflinspecting the fiteminmfi t'ha't' .th‘e'. éfnartlj dressed, smiling young lady be- hind i'. was exhibiting to them, the younger oi the two. with a curious kind ofdissatisfied eagerness in his boyish thee the other with a good natured assumption ‘of interest in iiéhzit his friend had evidentl) at hearL ' ,.I.noticod all this while Illinor fi’ds displaying our poor: little" wares to the vonng lady equally well dressed, but notfiquite so smi- ling, who came Eforward to us as we entered and I was still looking. and our valentines strewed the counter, while the young lady had departed to, ask directions as to buying from the master of the shop, when the elder of the two gentle- men turned suddenly round and say the contents of our box, spread 011i. ‘Why, these ‘forget-m‘iiinots)’ and silver Unpids are the most killing things We have seen 'yet; pmlbclly irresistible, bv Jove.’â€" And the pretty wreath of holly her? ries that lifts up, and shows a tiny looking glans nndemeath~there’s a neat compiiment for you ! perfec- tions of every kind set forth in the verses, you, know. ‘ Look in the glass and you behold them all." Why Tom you could'nt hope to heat that.’ It “was fijbiuerly efild morning, whh frquan showers fifsleezy ram when we bolh set f<)rlh;,‘our v-alen tines packed in a h 10 try and dis,ro~‘e ol the delicag. wares, in such shops as seemed‘jflely to in- vest in them. VV‘e. re hopeful as we cnleredthefirst 0t utterly damped When W6 depfi'g‘ ed ullerEy unsuccessful, and by 1" time we entered, I think, the sir . despair- ing, but “resuived not; i give in while a Ehantse remai ‘ . N9: 1 salf‘l sigh,“ yer: g‘ancmg n1 Buhrmfé'fglr face; the while, and lhinking ILQ’w some one . I. r31 «,3 : 9, a hundred nmes l.qu éomt and preuy would most likely blush and smile over the appropilaled com- _il_nje_ms in the luolishfi‘ygrses; .em- b‘éllighing that very v§efitlni§ ‘ Valentines are no} {In us, any more than the green hiflgerpw and the little nest are for GharHIE-i’ she snswcredfsnhiy. ‘- ‘ Ellinor looked, admi‘ied, and laid. ilcarefullyfiaway besufy lhe other ones. He ended with a langh that matched his kind‘ frank lace, and which like that, seemed to draw one towards him, as it were, then sfianced a1 Ellinor, who was colour- ing a linle. 4 ‘ Did you make those things? he said. speaking very gently. ‘ By 'George ! what lasle you mvst have: you must let' mé have this one. of the bully berries. l have neVer seen anything so prctly.’ ‘ ‘ There !’ said I, having .put, the finishing touch atklheliqplam td‘lone of 081' best efl’m‘ifi: ahdfiayingi it down before herâ€"‘thfifl‘e, Nell! wbuld you not like sqme one to send youjust such a @a’lentine as that, my dear? Fortmy part. I think _}l §h0gld consideifi'ihé sender irresifslibiéf ‘ He dropped his voice and looked again at EllinorL I wasthe young- est, yet I saw the compiimem, which §11e never dreamt of approp- riatinigi” ‘The thing is {or sale, sir, she s'aid, simply, and putting it imp its covef,laid it on the cpunter before him. With some awkward- ness,and a rising colour in his own {ace now. he t‘onk out a sover- eign and handed jt 1‘01 her. _We wantcd money, yes, sbrely‘ Heaven was than Popular Opinion,” .wmes, in ‘ely to in- :re hopeful not utterly ted ulterEy : time we I, despair- u; give in Very short. indeed. Was the}: young lady’s tone when she fluid that they had no intention 5t pres- entiof increasing their valentines, and Very supercilious the look with {which she eyed Ellinor‘s fair, deli- .catefimm as my sister was restor- ing the unsold valentines to their box once more. Dear Nell! so pretty, and so unconscious! if the handsomeand kind young gentle- man had been an ugly'old woman, he would have been quite as inter~ esting in her eyes, provided he had bought the valenti‘nes. . Sh‘e sighed a kind of relieved sigh when we were once more in the street. ‘ There, Tibbie, we have done almost a day’s worké -.in the last ten minutes. and seem to haVe earned the right to goghome and warm ourselves. You are very wet my child ; we can afford to do no more work to-day.‘ ., '0h! Ellinor, I wish you [had not taken his money,’l bur-stout. ‘l would rather have been cold and wet.’ She looked at me wonderingly. 'iNot take whose moneyâ€"what, the. gentleman who bought the val- entine! My dear child, and why? ‘ No, indeed,’ the gentlemen called out'hastilv, there ts no need of change. The valentine is worth more than that trtfleâ€"yes,â€"indeed [insistâ€"and he would. ;:not hear anything to the contrary,._though Ellinor tOttltod distressed arid even haughty. He took up the other valentines, praised and admired them, and there was something so winning in his'face and_manner;' that Elliuor, though always shy and somewhat reserved, talked and even smiled in answer to him. Meanwhile the young ladv behind the counter looked on with much loftint‘ss, not to say disdain, which was not abated ‘when the other young gentleman finally fixvd upon the for-get-me-nots and Gttpids, which his friend hatt pronounced so killingi end the price 01 .which Ellinor said was five matings; I don‘t know whether the elder ope by this time had become aware of the irregular nature of the'proceed- ings, or whether he was enlighten- ed as to the same by the aspect of the young lady, but certainly. WIN! a bow and srntle towards Elsinor, he turned away, and, after purcha51 ing some trifle or other, he and his friend left the shop; ‘ ‘ You foolish child! it was difi} erem, certainly, inasmuch as vie were paid three times as much for One as the other.’ answered Ellen, calmly; and as for not liking to lake his money, let us hope that he_ has enough to spare, and will alâ€" ways bestow the “superfluin where, it as much ncéded as he did to- day.’ ‘Oh ! Nell, we are ladies; yes, as much as he is a gentlemag, Nollyit was different selling oair vale-mines to the shop-keepers. We said no more, for I was a little ashamed of my involuntary outburst ; and our liberal customer was never named again between us. Indeed. we had other things to think of; for, taking cold on this day, I shortly afterWards fell into a lingering fever, and my poor sister’s powers were taYed to the utterm05tv to keep us both from starving.â€" How early she worked ; how late, how patiently, how uncomplainingâ€" ly, must surely be' recorded in Heaven, as one grateful heart will remember it on earth while life lasts; and yet, after a few weeks.we had but a shillmg left in the'wor‘ld‘; and scarce a prbspect of gaining another. knoWs, and vet a sudden impulse. which I could scarcelv resist. made me .211an dash forward and snatch the mom-y from her hand. Not noticing llna'!,nor.xny facefimowhich 'a burning colour hadflown, Ellinor turned towards the lady, am] asked her to oblige her with change in silvei'. Some months belbre this, Ellinor had written to our sole relative in in the world?-an uncle in Austra~ lie; and about this lime we had fallen intothe habit :ul' watching. theinostman when he entered out“ street, in the faintest forlorn hope possible that there might. come an answer to it. On _,this mOrning, when Nell had given me my scanty breakfast, and made me as comfor- table as the miserable circumst- ances permitted, she sat down. near the window to take her own poor. yes, a .real vaTéWiiné, glislcning with frosted silver snowdrops and blue furth-me not. ‘ It must be a mistake,’ said EHi- nor, turning to'the superscriplinn on the envelope. ‘ But no: name and address in full, {and perfectly correct.’ ‘ ' f Who could have sent it ?’ repeat- ed I. '01] Nail! a rgal valentine !â€" and for you ! Wh‘c could‘have sent it 1’ ‘Who, indeed T" replied Ellen. ‘ Vth a pity that snowdro'pe and forgetâ€"meâ€"nots are not good for eat- ing. ‘ Slay! here is something else â€"-;‘0595 now, I sgllippose.’ , And She took up the [2)?de piece of paper that lay unhoeded on the bedr In an Instant the colour flashed into her face, and the tears into her patient eyps. ‘ Open it, Neil de‘al‘, séid .l,’ with ll]ef.elfu1nessof fever and weak- neés; and she came and sat down on the bed beside me as she did an A lhin bit of papl‘r fluflered out of the envelope, a'nd lay unheeded by us: both as Ellinor unfolded the en- closure. and revggled a vulqmincr ‘Oh Tibbie! my darling. my child 1 Five pounds 1.3. bank-note for hve pounds 1’ tFiye pounds, Ellinm‘f sense!’ ‘ Lnr, Miss! posiy won't be here forever so long yet : alans is an hour late" on this foolish Valentine’s day, a keeping people out of their lawful letters, all along: ofthat lom- foolery as] calls it. However, pet aps this letter, which (lidnft comp hv post, asl undersland. my little Pollyumay'be a valentine, and then you won’t be obleeged to me lor calling it lonifoolcry.’ ‘ Not come by past P’ said Elli- nor, in a very disappoimed voice, as she took the letter andlopkggl at the superscriplion and me 5623!; as people will do, to discover what they could come at so much more readin by opening the euygkme. ‘ Yes, yes: a real note lâ€"lo’ok !’ she cried ‘ Oh, my darling, you \villget well now! you shall have all I have never been able to give you. Oh. may God bless the send- er of such a precious valentine.’ The dawn of anoth‘er’da‘y of SE. Siaientine.â€"dark,raw, and gloomy. Out of doors the scene is wretched enough. The trees In the square opposite, are dripping with dark moisture; and the Londoq street is slippery with the same. Inside it is'different ; a cosy breakfast room. luxuriantly appointde , the. fire, dancing brightly in the poiished grate, and the whole atmosphere scented by the breathe of the exo- tics, that comes floating in from the open" conservatory adjacent.â€" two ladies were Its occupants, one of whom is busy at the breakfast table, while another stands at the window. looking out. , .‘Why Nel|,0ne wou'ld think you; expected a valentine.’ My sister did not answer, and looking merrily towards her, 1 saw so vivid a, color: stealing into her fair pale face, as made me instantly silent in wonder. ‘He must have past before I sat down, I suppose,’ she said, cheer- lnlly ; ‘never mind Tibbie,’ dar- ling, we still have the letter to hope for. \Vhal, Mrs bmilhl really a letter for us at last 1’ she called out darling towards our landlady, who opened the door at the instant, with a letterheld in her apex; to prevent its contact with her eienpy finger and thumb.â€"â€"‘ Why. how could I have missed seeing the postman ?' ‘What were you and Captain Mildmay talking about so long in the dark yesleulay evening? I asked presently. ' r ‘Kbom yqlentine‘s,’ answered Ellinm‘. quiét‘y. 'Yes, 'l‘ibbie,l was telIing..3h»Im of the time we earned 0dr bread by making them. meal, and watch as usual, for the postman. The watercress woman? the boy with the rolls, the ot‘géfi that always came at nine o’clockâ€"- all made their usual appearance and departed; but no postman caused the narrow little alley to re- sound wilh his thunderous raps; and at last Ellinor rose. .‘Oh Nell,’ I cried out aghast. but mv sister’s noble, face rebuked my paltry pridie mm silence. “ It seemed '10 me only right,’ she Wth on. TERMS $1 00 In Advance. Whole N0. 391. ‘ Come, come.‘ said uncle john, entermg at [he inst., ‘ What aré, you all doing, moping in Ihe darka 0h, indeed! said I, as the little! hismry of the morning lay revealed before me, ,. > .‘ v . a ‘ Nell was. my famyou see,’ said: , Fred. as we all- stuod toga-they on _the happy evening of . that; day of St. Valentine. I could not. forget her face; after; [had once_ sepn it ; and, when 1,,f0u-nd - out. _. where you» ‘liveduapr'd' sent thallâ€"' _' that first valentine,‘ yg .Nknow'fl was thinking how “jifé’i’ir W-itup; “ when behold! lwas introduced-t ' my fate one night. as lhgfiiécqgo! I the Austraiisu millinh’airpfiln.And. Sn you did’nt think : I remembered: ~vou. Nell! Well, I'll own I was, too flabbergasted to be quite share, till you spoke. As , to the holy: wreath. I always 'mean-t to keepyit, until i was in earnest, you know, and i told Eilinor so last night. i “.Tatk Rig], about ‘oizr .~vale,ntines unclef responded I demurely. ‘ Tomloolery I’ growled my uncle, in the very wordSé oi ,Mrs. Smith; Ellinor and" “ Fred glanced at one another archly, and Fred saigifl: W a f-But nevertheless, I} E'o'pé yoxi; will drink a glass to SI. Valentine,- after dinner, Sir, andgown that some! fooiishngss is wdrlh all th'é‘ wofl’dfi wisdom.’ 3 , . 5‘}. _ 53V Eton'oniY OF M OWENG ,Mnomnzs.: 7A gentleman ofirelfperience gives as his opinion that .a ‘goodv’movn ingfimaeh ine- will save ,a .‘ farmer,-. upon. an’ average. one-eighth of his crop of .grass, aside ffrom the fact V that ‘haying his dqne ?. much :soon- er, and thereby a. great saving must be made. He says athe. average/x height of grass .is~. about ,sixteen inc.l‘tes.,and that a machine mower upon an average. two inches-closer, than a scythe, ,lhus saving ' two inches of grass over‘ the whole Stir-- face. If a man cuts 40 tons of hay. with a mowing machine. he saves- five tons of hay, as' he would have. got but thirlyxfisve gtons-t-with “the. scythe. Calling; hay worthyupnn‘ an average, $8perton, there .is a. saving of forty dollars a year in; hay. to say nothmgof labor. ,; Thus; the, price 'of a mowing machine is. saved in three yearsâ€"no inconsider- = able item. _., But this is a small item when compared with the sav- ing: .in labour: and? ‘ flié ;-V\;enr~and: tare of'the disposition ’ in swinging, a scythe through a hot foi‘cnonn.1 Commend us, tovthe . mowerv as a- labour saving machine .ovaruallj iothers. .invented for the use oftha' ifarmer. As I looked at it,I presumed thatme token carried its message. in words not exactly‘parentnto my, understanding; and I know that, though Elfinnr has been yearslmar- riod 10 Frederick Mildwaywsfifir still keeps her two valentines, among: her most sacred treasures» The silver snow drops and {h brig? scarlet berries must be tarnishe now ; but. to Ellenior they .will 3.1-, ways be fresh in the rememberance, of Ih‘e ['ailhful love which has bless- ed her life and made it beautiful.’_ Her voice shook a little. and she turned her face so that I could not see it. . Just then the postman's knock made the house resound; and, as if the noise had galvanized her into motion, Ellinor darted out into the hall. I don’t know what: she expected, or what I did. but} followed her and learnt: over her shoulder as she opened the box, with her little hands trembling, so that the letters fluttered In her grasp. There ‘Wt'le severalâ€"l .lon’t in the least rv‘mpmherflh‘gt they were. all my attention .52th concentrated on the one that Elli- nor selected as if by instinctâ€"la valentine, yes, her own wreath of holy berries. whose ruddy glowt seemed somth v, to be reflected. in the color flushing my sister's happy face. Brigham Young is, indeed, a. pillswi; of Salt Lake. His 1dea of a. wife itsâ€"Lots. Mr Barnum, in a recent temperqpfiea address, said that he wouldrgive mér§7iÂ¥$r a ‘ drunkard’s success ‘in business, as a :‘publid curiositythan for anything beever exhibited. . ‘ Last nigirtPVPry little. Ithought it only honest to telJ him; 3913!};- ed :0 me 'very right; biii perhaps it has lost as a friend, Tibbie; I fiddn't know.‘ ‘You loo‘k;said rm Irishman to a. pale, hag- “ gard smoker, ‘ as if you had {0t out of your; {319% to light your_ cigar, and couldn’t finéy" your way back again.’ ‘ Oh, Nell !â€"and you never told me me before ! Well,-and what did he say? i ;i don’t knowTâ€"ij so, he did no] bonfess it; but I ‘ilhink it very un§ likefly. It was natural we should rt‘collecl him : not liker he should assoqiate the idea of two forlorn looking; creatures with the niece: olthe- rich Australian merchant,- whom -he saw living in luxulv. No, I dare say he has long forgot- ton us as he saw us, though i have always thought, Tibbie, in my. own soul, that .:he sent. that precious valentine that saved yourmy dar- ling, after the fever? V I ‘ And did he-ado , had ever recognized us for me p1,... girls he bought the valentingg of that day? I faltered. '