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Notice t0 Farmers. DAVID BRIDGFORD. COUNTY OF YORK. FORTIIE COUNTY OF YORK HENRY SME R, RICHMOND ’HILL AND YONGE ST. GENERAL ADVERTESER. GEO- H. APPELBY S EAFORTH, C. \V. 1". A. SCOTT, And all kinds of ISSUER. 0F FOR TH E FOR THE 479 497 l-tf 31 ‘ As we advanced in years, we understood better the meaning of ‘the animadversions unsparingly lavished on our uncle’s conduct, for he had, some fifteen years ago, bought a life-annuity with his tor- tunc often thousand pounds, be- queathed by a godfatherâ€"thus “ de frauding," as the VVilsons and Coningsbys said, the legitimate ext pectations of nephews and neices. Surely. said Mrs. Wilson, the inter- est ought to have satisfied the selfish lold curmudgeonl It would serve 1him right ifhe had died a year after ;the transaction was completed. chimed in Mrs Coningsby. But our mother who had never expected anything. thought Mr. Moss had a tright to do what he liked with his o“ n. It would betar ditierent were he married, but a bachelor, confirm~ My elder sister Ruth and myself were the only children ol‘our Widow- ed mother. She was poor, and we were brought up in a cheap retired village in the west ofEngland. \Ve had two paternal aunts, Ml s Wilson and Mrs Coningsby, and a vast array ol cousins. Mr. \Vilson and Mr. Coningsby were wealthy men of business, livingr in large towns1 and we knew but little of these re- latives. We had one uncle also, a bachelor, our deceased father’s only brother; and it had been a mystery to me from earliest childhood why he was so much disliked and vili- lied by all the Wilsons and Con- ingshys. He resided in a distant; part of the country, and I did not‘ remember having ever seen him; but kind and useful presents 00 easionally arrived lrorn Uncle Moss,’ for which our dear, patient mother was humbly gratelul; and both‘ Ruth and I learned to think wrthl affection at this unknown uncle, to‘ whom we were indebted for many! good and pleasant things. Not that the gifts were costly: they were Simple and inexpensive; but to us, unused to notice of the kind, they were very valuable. It was not their value we thought olâ€"it was the rememberance, the interchange ot mutual sympathies We rejoiced in; and when we did see our aunts and cousins, and they sncered at Uncle Sabby, as they called him, denominating him‘ selfish, crabbed, and odd ’â€"â€"yet never, to us at least (in the midst of all their affluence), following his benevolent exampleâ€"â€" no wonder if Ruth and l defended him with all our might. Moreover, we never called him Uncle Sabby, as Mr. Moss, had a perfect horror of the name, and our mother told us we had no right to oflend the feelâ€" ings or prejudices of any one un- necessarily. Often since then, on the deck, I have gazed with tearful eyes, Long on these tokens of loveâ€"~that picture and lock of hair; Then I’ve sottly murmured her name ’neath the calm of the Stardit skies, And fervently breathed it to God in the voice of my eveningprayer. Too-late lâ€"she is now 7Heath the mould, in her silent and holy rest: I almost. dreaded as much as we slowly en- tered the bay; For a languishing feeling of griefkeptding- ering round my breast, Like the overwhelming haze of a hot and sultry day. Too late lâ€"yet not too late lâ€"to hear that her latest breath Was Spent. m breathing my name when her soul had almost flown : 0111 not too late to hear of a love that out- live death, And opens the door of a tender heart to one and one alonel You tell me I am too late; she has gone to the Silent Land ; Too late for the last farewell of her whom I loved of yore : She has emered on death’s lone sea, While here in my grief I stand, Piercing the gathering gloom from a cold and dreary shore. We parted two summers ago, in the twilight soft and still, We kissed by the garden gate, ’neath the bright laburnum-tree ; With the lustrous evening star o'er-topping the distant hill, And the moonbeams all asleep in the calm of the azure sea. And so she has passed away from this world of sighs and tears; Buried with kindred dust, ’neuth the shade of the dark yew-tree : She, the dream of>my life, through the mazy length of yearsâ€" ‘ She, with her smiles of peace, like the calm of a crimsoned sea. THE CHAMBER OF MYSTERY. ’;" ETC 0 LATE. ymmm Cégmimo Let Sound Reason wag/z more with us than Popular Opinion.” RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1868. ed in celibacyâ€"as he \va’sâ€"odght not to be blamed for making the most ofhis means,particularly as all his nephews and nieces, with the exception, indeed, of her poor futherless girls, were the children of aflluent parents. And as Uncle Se- bastian had disapproved of her portionless marriage with his brothâ€" er, she might not complain that Ruth and Bernice were excluded from any possibility of eventually benefiting by his death. Thus argued our pious, charitable mo! her, and when we heard on all sides of Uncle Sabby’s egotism, ridiculous vanity, and disgusting selfishness, we almost wondered how it was he continued from time to time these especial tokens ol regard to the poor widow and her two little girls. Our mother herself informed ‘us that Mr. Moss had a peculiar weakness attached to his Christian name. The abbreviation of ‘Sabby’, for Sebastian. had given him mortal Ufierxee,~â€"and although the VVilsons and Coningsbys had ever trespassed on his forbearance during the con- tinuance oi their hopes .as to - the ultimate destination of his fortune, whenever they found this was dis- posed of past redemption, to spite him, and revenge their supposed wrongs, they persisted in the abhor-~ red abbrevmtive,until Uncle Sabby, had disowncd, and refused all turth- er intercourse with the offenders. Now, as she ever had done, our mother always humoured her broth- er-in-law in this particular. it was an innocent, if a foolish whim, she said. lie was Mr. Sebastian Moss at all times with her. He had a morbid craving‘to see his name. in 1writing, or printed, or in any man- ner that would bring it into notice, and she humoured him. and he was kind to her after his own fashion, and she was very grateful, and taught us to be so too. When Ruth was in her nineteenth year, she married the curate of our parish. It was a most foolish and impudentr thing of our mother to permit it, said aunts Wilson and Coningsby. for Mr. Mordaunt was nearly as poor as ourselves; although he had a snug parsonage and productive garden, and was young, and loved ’ Ruth dearly, while she was well fitted to be a clergyman’s wife on a small income. They had not been married above twelve months, and it was charming to witness their felicity~mv mother and i thought them very rich indeedâ€"when a letter came from Uncle Sebastianâ€" a most singular epistle we thought itâ€"requesting that his niece Bere- nice might be spared to him for two or three months. He required aeheerful companionâ€"low spirits â€"nerves aflected, 8m. My mother hesrtated for a long time; she did not know anything about my uncle’s mode of life; it was a long journey too; but a ten pound note was enâ€" closed to defray the expense ofthat -â€"plainly intimating that. acquies- cence was expected. Berry is cheerful and good~humoured enough to enliven anybody, said my partial mother, and as l am so fortunate in having Von near me, Ruth, pcrhapsl had better let her go: her uncle seems to wish it very much; and Berry is a spirited girl, and can take care of herself. And so, alter much deliberation, it was finaily arranged that I was to pay Uncle Moss 9 visit of three months: my mother could not spare me longer. To Branxhoim, therefore, I went by the mailâ€"coach, and never having been tar from home before. every object charmed me by its novelty, and I made the best use ol my eyes and cars, drinking in with avidity the changing scene, and endeavourâ€" ing to catch information from the conversation of my iellow passen- gers. I had always heard so much about Uncle Moss’< riches that l naturally expected to see a fine house and many servants, so that l was much surprised to find his domicile a small common-looking cottage enough, on the outskirts of the quietgray town of Branxholm. He was a tall and thin elderly gentleman, with a long pale visage, and a flaxen wigr beautilully curled; a continual nervous twitching about his mouth, and blinking of the eyes, made me feel quite nervous and un- comfortable till I got used to it ; he had a peculiar low sweet votce,and he looked refined and delicate, tool: extreme care of his health, and was tcrriblv afraid of getting cold. He had sufl'ercd a good deal from low spirits or melancholv ol‘late, and his The housekeeper, Mrs. Dawson, a middle-aged decent female, had resided with Mr. Moss for nearly five years; and during that period she had not seen the interior nfthat mysterious chamber. I never knew any individual so utteer devoid of curiosity as she was; she did not think about it till I spoke to her. There she was, night after night, 'in this small house, sleeping opposite to this closed room. and never wishing to know its contents, or caringr anything at all about them. She had once asked her master ifhe would like to have it cleaned ; but he srmpiy replied, No, thank you, Mrs. Dawson; it is an empty un- carpeted room, and I neVer require it. From the garden I looked up at the single window, and that was olten open to admit the air. for Uncle Sebastian Moss went into it once every day. [found that out Very soon. Did I not long to climb upto that Window, and just take one peep? This did not appear to be utterly impossible oi accomplish- ment; for there was a fine spread- ing apple-tree below, whose branch- es reached to the easement. and as‘ I‘ was an. staenLiiimheLâ€"xan, .aczi complishment mv worthy uncle little suspectedâ€"it would be an easy feat to swing myself from the said branches into the Blue Beard'st chamber. But honour forbade me doing this. until, at least, I had tried fairer means; for my curiosity was painfully aroused. and I became quite feVerish and fidgetty. Mrs. Dawson had a boy to assist her, but he did not sleep in the house ; and although my uncle’s establishment was so humble, and his table per- lectly plain, though excellent and abundant. I was not an inmate many weeks ere I became aware that. he needed all his income,§how- ever plentiful that might be, to meet the expenses he incurred by his liberal, nay lavish outlay of sums {or beautifying and reparing the parish church and erecting alm- houses~to say nothing of a mag- nificent pump in the middle ol the market place, bearing an inscripâ€" tion signilvingr its erection by “Se- bastian Moss, Esq, churchwarden,” &e., 8:0. In short, my uncle was a second “ Man ol Ross 7’ as regarded Branxholrn ; but here the compari- son betWeen the individuals ceased, for Uncle Moss‘s liberality did not arise from either philanthropic or ostentatious motives, but simply from a singular craving to hand his name down to posterity. I found this out aftewards, though at the time I was ignorant of it. He was much respected and considered in Branxholm. and his existence was as unvaried in monotonous routine as it is possible to conceive a hu- man existence to be. He was a nervous, timid being, but inoffen- stve; fond of reading memoirs, pleasant travels, and such like ; while his game at backgammon and weekly club were the amount of recreation he indulged in. Then what can he have in that chamber? soliloquised I. Olten I listened at the door. and peeped through the keyhole; and at last I made up my mind to the bold step of plainly asking him lor an explanation Dear Uncle Sebastien, [ commenc- ed one morning at breakfast-time. I hope you will not think me imper- tinent, but I am very desirous of knowing if lean do nothing'lor you. I fear I am a poor companion. and that you are disappointed in me. Not at all Berryâ€"not at all. he answered shortly. I have not been very well of late, and I wanted to see a young blooming face near me. I should like to have had Ruth too; but you do very wetland I am not disappointed. Then, Uncle Sebastian, let me be of use to you. Let me go in and dust. the spare room, and open the Window each medical man advised change of air and scene, but the patient refused to quit his beloved Branxholm, the next best thing, if not the best, said the accomodaling practioner, was to have a cheerful young companion for a while. The cottage consisted ofeight apartments : breakfast room at one side ofthe door as you enter- Btl ;â€"bchind that mv uncle’s library; opposite were the kitchens ; upstairs was my uncle's Eedroom over the breakfast room ; opposite the spare chamber; now mine; behind these. were two more rooms corres- ponding with those below; and looking into the gardennone the housekeeper slept in ; the other was shut up. The other !â€"â€"it was the mystic chamber of Blue Beard. THE BEAUTY OF POLISH WOMEN. -â€"-And now, down on your knees, or at least take your hats off. I am going to speak oft'ne Polish women. My mind wanders on the banks of the Ganges, and seeks the most beautiful and delicate flowers with which to compare them, But what by the side of those graceful beings are the most lovely flowers in the word 1 . . . If I could com- mand the pencil of Raphael, the melodies chozart, the language of Calderom l might perhaps succeed in awaiting in your heart the en- chantment you would feel on see- ing a true Polish woman an Aphro- dite oi the Vistula, appear before your eyes. But what are the color- erl daubs of Raphael by the side of these altar-pieces of beauty which the living God has drawn in his serenest moments? What is the enraged music of Mozart after the words which flow from the rosy lips of these creatures? What are. the Calderon’s stars of earth and flowers of heaven in comparison with the charming beings whom I call, in good Calderonie language‘ angels of earth. because I call the angels themselves the Polish women of heaven.â€"â€"-Heinc. Marriage-brokers in Paris do a brisk business. There are seventy- five of them, two of whom pay an income tax of200,0001rancs a year. For introducmg a male fortune- hunter to a wealthv lady,the charge is five per cent. on the properly of the latter, provided that a marriage results. When the property of each is about equal, oniy two per Cent. is charged. Husbands with aristo- cratic titles are at a high premium at presentâ€"that: article being rather scarce in the matrimonial market. Poetic wife-seekers are so numerous as to be indisposableâ€"not even to old maids, who seems to care more for cash than poetic moonshine. once or twice. Honour-forbade me lhe gratification of my curiosity,but the excilemem was delightful; the idea of a climbâ€"the peepâ€"the descentâ€"[he secret gained, and none the wiser but I !l resisted no longer; but in a few minutes sat exullingly amiJ the high branches. and crept with ease and safety to the easement. day as you do. He looked sharply at me, and became so nervous, twitching his mouth, and winking his eyes, that I feared having gone too far; but the scrutiny of my countenance seemed to content him, and he said, I daresay you mean well: you are a good notable girl, Berry; but that 'chamber is lsacred to myself. Take my advice, and never pry into Secrets; there is a skeleton in every house, did we 'but know. A skeleton, thought I: how horrible! What can he mean? I did not know that it was a mere conventional expression. I fancied he. became more particular than ever in locking and double-locking the door; and I daily became more fidgetty and feverish with the un- controllable desire to explore the forbidden precints I had been my uncle's guest for six weeks. half mv time was expired, and I already looked forward with joy to return- ing home; for though I was most kindly treated, yet the wearisome sameness ofthe life I leadâ€"com“ panionless, and tar more confined‘ than I used to be~-prcyed on my; spirits. I longed for the woods and ‘ streams, for a madcap race. and for a hearty laugh again ; for I had not heard my own laugh since I had been at Branxholm. It was on a beautiful summer evening,t‘ny uncle was at his club, and would not be home till late; Mrs, Dawson was in the front kitchen busy making preserves, and I sat alone under the apple-tree trying to read : but read I did not ; lor, alas l the tempâ€" tation was too strong to be resisted any longer. The window was in- vitingly open : how simple and easy to climb the knotted trunk of the apple-tree, and to gain the broad window sill! One peep was all I wanted;just one peep, to see if there really was a skeleton there. This was all wrong, and showed great weakness, and I turned away-l To be Continued in our next. TERMS $31.00 IN ADVANCE. “Whole N0. 531. Mr. M. H. Co'chrane, Montreal, purchas’ ed a heifer, from Captain Gunter for one: thousand'guineas. The sum given for this young heifer, £1,050, is considerably more thnn‘has ever before been given fora female“ shorthorn. Mr. Cochrane is a. well-known and distinguished Canadian agriculturist,and takes out several shorthorns from various English herds, to join his wellâ€"known he“! at Compton. This is the first Duchess fe- male that Capmm Gunter has ever parted with. ' PETITIONS AXENT 'rrrs Imsm (lumenâ€"A Parliamentary paper has been issued giving a summary of the total number of petitions presented to Parliament in the last sessron. This document shows that while there were 5359 petitions, with 540,969 Slgnatures, against disestablisllment of the Irish Church, there were 2209 petitions, with 573,919 Sigi- natures, in favour of disestablishment. In other words, while there were not half as many petitions in favour of disestablishment its for the opposite course, there was a majority of over thirty thousand signature! for Mr. Gladstone's resolutions. The larger number of petitions in favour of the Church is to be accounted for by the fact that the. country persons all went to work and not only sent petitions from their parishes, but- also others, in many cases from their parish schools. ExrnEMIrIEs IN szss AT slimmest-4 A correspondent writes that the very ex: treme of the present Paris toilet prevails at Saratoga, or rather an imitation which might be called a burlesque or extravaganza. ef an antique style. Not 11. hell or swell, hoop is to be found where once an army of them was in motion. The chignon is worn on the top of the head, with two switches inserted in the hair about thirty degrees, below the key of the arch on each side of the centre, which forms pendants like the horns of a. goat, or to be more precise,those‘ of a Chamois. The dress has a like medium waste adapted to a hoop somewhat of the shape of a. barrel ; large at the centre and small at each end, with a backward swell to assist in forming a train. A large bustle; or panier, is worn at the top of the hoop, upon which is gathered up five or six yards of material in a kind of bundle. This is called the blanchisseuse, or washer-woman’s style, but really resembles the humps of a. camel’s back. Across the lower hips, be- low the panier, a. band extends. It will thus be seen that we have the most extra.- ordinary toilette known in the realms of fashion for the last two hundred years. The ‘broposition of the Indian agent at Fort Lane, Colonel Wynkoop, to separate the sheep from the goats in that vicinity is 3' good one. He proposes to take care of the good Indians and keep them under the pro- tection of United States troops until the present trouble is over, and to hand over to punishment by the military authorities the lawless vagabonds who have been creating the late disturbances in the settlements. ROME 1N A STATE OF StEGE.â€"The Roman‘ correspondent of a Paris paper states that, the Eternal City is virtually in a state of siege. The preparations for defence against a presumed attack from some mysterious quarter are more extensive than reassuring.- The sentinels have been greatly inereasedi and their responsibilities enlarged in a. man- ner which may sooner or later lead to acci-‘ dents. It is impossible to enter or leave the” city, or walk In many quarters at night with; out being,r accosted by the cry of ‘Who goes there ?’ to which it is necessary to immedi-’ ptely reply ‘A friend,’ to avoid the risk ofa bullet. The same correspondent reiterates his former statements as to the chance of a Garibaldian using. Boston is still doing the Chinese Embassy and the Celestials are gettlng along so that they are almost ready for naturalization. Some of them can say I swon, and they all reckon and guess like natives. Their curi: osity is unbounded ; but it is not true that they sent to tho harbour for a. bucket of water, with a View of determining What kind of tea. was thrown overboard in our Revd- lutionary war. ' The remains of the lateQueeu of Ma‘duga‘ef: cm: were buried in silver coHin worth $30,- 000. With her was buried a box of coin so weighty that fifteen men found it difficult to carry. The mourning requires all her subjects to shave their heads and go bare- foot for ninety days. They must also sleep on the ground and do no work for that time. There were two claimants for the position’ of Senator from the second district of Louisiana, E. L. Jewell and a. mulatto named Pinehhack, each claiming that he had been regularly‘kelected. After hearing the claimants, the Senate threw out the Jewell and kept the Pinchback. Tm: deaths in New York last week We're 713, an increase of nearly 100 over the pre- vious week, owing mainly to diseasezbrought about by eating diseased beef. Several persons who attended the Methodist camp‘ meeting are said to have died since arriving home, from eating meat of diseased cattle, sold to them while at Sing Sing. In a. case under investigation at Clerken- well Police Court, it has been shown that an innocent man was a. short time ago con: victed of'stealingz sheep on the evidence of three policemen, and sentenced to five years’ p enal servitude. Her Majesty the Queen is enjoying herself quietly in the pleasant town of Luce‘rene, taking walks in the romantic neighborhood, and occasionally embarking'on the beautia ful Lake of Lucerne in a. steamer which has \‘ been courteously placed at her disposal by the Swiss authorities. Theodore’s son isht present staying in £116 Isle of Wight with Captain Speedy. He is to be brought up as the son of an English flcntleman with the ‘view of his entering the Indian Civil service. On Thursday morning, the joy-bells of Hillsborough were rung to celebrate the late Marquis ofDownslzire’s birth-day, and in the evening the same bells tolled to an- nounce his death. The Federal Council has made.an official, declaration to the. effect that Switzerland would reject any proposals, if made, for a military or connncreialalliance with France. LONDON thieves have begun to wear th‘e’ the uniform of postmen, and thus protected, to pick the locks of street letter boxes ami walk off with the contents in broad daylight. Excepting Great Britain, Belgium, and Holland there are no civilized countries which have not largely augmented their obligations during the last ten years. The approaching marriagé of Princess Margaret of Orleans and Prince Theodore of Bavaria, broLhor ofthc Empress of Aus- tria, is announced. The Pope’s “Peter’s Pence” ylelds from £7,000,006 to §$,000,000_a year. France‘and Prussia. are continuing their armamr’jnts.‘ An elephant was sold at Havre the other day for £840. The French Piiné’é Imperial is said to have a real talent for sculpture. Bananas QE;.AN,..1.NDIMVW. nhfih'nn nf‘ “up Tfiflu’nn g nmnf of MISCELLANEOUS.