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IIPORTERSAND IMROMI; QE A, SCOTT,"Libmriaii. 0F M. TEEFY, Postman" POST 0 FFI G E. 559-1}; 553-“? 21-y ‘ Tm hhouuané thunders seize the ms- cal 2’ cried Dr. Mortimer Deltoid, mush- ing the Eetter in hand, and starting up from his chair. Ilow me :4) say here than: Mortimer Delici" was a physician, five and twenty year: of age, just opening into a fair prac- uice. He had been in his present. location almost two year; ; and though very young for :2 physician, yet his inselligence and skill were of that emphatic sort which at, one-3 impress the understanding of the people; and as he possessed a rare fund of good practical commonsense, he had already gained a patvonagc of which many an older physician might justly have been jealous. And eltoid was a good looking fellow, too~o "of the best looking to be found in the sociezy in which he moved ; and for happy, genial comfoan- ionship he had no supegigf. ...~ . .l . At that self-same pains of ti the door was opened, and in marched a visi- tor. ‘ H21 Gooinésu me 1 What’s the Ina-:- ter Marc? Ifi it a big dun thah you :an- not pay ".’ ‘ Well; returnéd Uizi-Yicle‘, with a‘comi- cal leer, ‘I think I might Say, that for the last six months I haven’t heard you speak of: anything chi? rl five years‘ lon'ger'ia piactiJ-e ;" 13115 lie did not claim to be a better deeém. How- ever there could not havebeen anything like envy or contenticn between those two men. They invec’ mob other too well for that. Mortimer Deltoid took no farther 110â€" tice of his friend’s presence that simply to glance up to see who had come, after which he strode to and fro, mu crump- ling the letter in his hand. Deltoid stopped, and look-3d into Ola- vicle’s face; and directly hfterwa‘tds,‘ with a deep sigh, he sank doWn’ idto his chair, upon which his visitor. also seated. himself. ' rIn mercy’s name Mort, my boy, what’s up? What. has happened ’?â€"â€" Wgn'fi yqu trust Inc ?’_ ‘Dear Tom,’ said Mortimer, after a little rcflectian, ‘ I’ll trust you. 1'31 tell you the whole story. You have heard me speak of Mary Snyder1 2’ ~ -.1 . .n Love moves the heart '20 holiest deeds, Love gives the key to Christian ereeds, Love turns the darkest night to light, Love makes the Baddest momenta. bright. Love gives Eternity :0 Li? ~, Love conquers hate and acmtcr: amt, ste brought a, Saviour from above, Love'; name is Godâ€"~God’a name :3 Love I * ‘ Don’t joke me Tam: I know my deep, passionate love for that girl has led me to speak her name often to you ; but I haven’t spoken-t0 others in that. way. There isn't anothsr whom I truth “a I trust ybu, Tom? “ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ' “ Love e‘en each dispensation drear, Love sorrow and the bitter teat, . ‘ Love chastening 'sbadows'comiog‘ on. Love blossoms that have come and gone, Love times of sorrow when they cry, Love thoughts that whisper all must die, Love e’en the thorn that gas».le the rose, Love biner, unforgiving foes, ‘ God bless you, my boy! I (Eovbclieve you have confidence in me.‘ "And let me assure you that you will new: 59-“; Uia‘i confidence mlsplaced.’ ‘ 1 know I shall 29%, Tom. 731;: now listen : I -53 about to Lose my Mary.-â€"~l Her father, Gottlleb Snyder, in a dc- . scendaut ofono cfthe old original Dutch 3 settlers, and his broad, rich notes are the same which his great~grandfather's l grandfather’s great-great-father cultiva- ted in the days of the rule of Van Twil- ler. The. estate adjoining that of the Snyders belonged "uo the Schermerhoms. Both the estates had been out down by selling OE small farms to thrifty tenants, and at,“ length v it, entered Gottlieb Snyâ€"‘ der’s mind, that he would like to own theg Schermerho'rn firoperty ; and ore long the opportunity Wes onesented. Hendrick Seherinerhorn wished, to go to the city, and enter the mercantile business“ " But,” said he to Snyder, while the pro qsifion of the latter to purchase Was an or conâ€" sideration, “ suppose my son Peter should glow up, and have’a hankering after the» old, farm f? ‘I don't feel] hardly l-‘right aboutvselling him out 0975 home’fihioh- has been in the family through ‘six geneâ€" rations.’ Grottliehscratched his head, and presently a brilliant idea struck him. I'wish he’had been ianingdom-eome be- before such an idea had ever occurred to him i ; ' ‘ Love all that’s good,‘land true, and‘falr, Love ‘all that Bre'athes a heulwfélfbrayer, Lové flowerarthat‘ bloom earth’s path along, Love Inhale, melody, and song. Love papegt‘, brother, sister, friend, L‘ove every/gilt that God doth send, Love'Him beyond who made them all, Love God who loves both great and small. .;‘ He had daughter. and "Henrik Scher- merhorn had a son. 1W} New lbok,’ Said Grotflieb Snyder : .‘Youtcare is,de 'youii son" Peter; ~ “fellâ€"45 he wants his :sbai'é in ' the plii‘farm; let him marry mydaughâ€" tei‘.’ 'Anfl‘finallyEGhemfiqrhmnsbld to his 11$quan with the, é;p_rg§s utjfigrsiapditxgthat‘ JWhfin‘he‘.“ , ‘iS‘fion’ Peter $h93}di Wfihrtd Ewey 450‘ Home ‘Of his anaestmwhe éhquldgvhafi May-.131: w for hiswife.’ Tho youngste; was to 0 him BWITGHING OF? A MVAL. EigEb’fifzwranmxx. ggmm. LOVE M. Teefy, Esq. ‘You‘re right my boy. I’ll be on hand. Butâ€"by the way-d0 you know this Peter Schermcrhom ?’ ‘ Only by reputation. I never saw him.’ Tom did not stop much longer. His frieml was to; Jeeply affected by the cruel intelligence he had received to hold any conversation, so he very soon took his leave. ‘Wcllâ€"I shall go down and see her, at all events.’ ‘The place is in Anworth ?’ ‘ Yeg,’ ‘ When will you go ?’ ‘ Toâ€"morrow. I can’t wait any longer. Mary writes that she is really sick. Her head has ached continually since this thing came upon her. I must :90 her before Peter Schermerhom gets there.’ " Good l’ cried Clavielo. ‘ I had plan net} to go to Bolton to-moz‘row, $9 I shall have you for company most of the way. You’ll take the first train ‘1” On the following; morning the two physicians met at the depot, and were soon wlzizzing away bevond the din and roar of the city. A ride of fifty miles upon the rail brought them to Acton, where they were to take a stage, Anworth lying twenty miles to the Eastward from the line of the railway. And here at Acton, also, they were to obtain dinner, stage-coach waiting ‘0 allow them that privilege. Mortimer had observed a slight, pale Md got out at Hm Acton sta- ‘ Mort, my boy, I Want to have a talk with you'before we go into the'boach. We must try and switch that fellow of the track.’ ‘Eh7What?’ . , -. ‘ You are sure that‘Mary ls sufi'ering so as to appear indisposed I” ‘Yes.’ _ ‘ Come with me. I’ie'gofl 5n id‘e'ai.’ ‘ Dinner was over, the bills paid ‘at’ the tavern, and the passengers seated in the coach. On the front seatyall‘hy himself, ‘ Of course,’ said Deltoid. ‘There’s no stage runs from the second train.’ A ‘By George i’ cried the young physi- cian, ‘ that is Peter Schermerhorn ! Mary wrote that he was very much out of heai‘th.’ ‘ We‘ll Ink to the register,’ said Clavil ole. ‘The inn boasted a, regular hotel rcgisfier, and the bustling little Boniface wasfiparfitlcular thugall who took a meal at his house should place ~their names therein. After the pale youth bad signâ€" ed, Lhe two friends went and looked, and there it was, in a copy-like and highly affected hand â€"- " PETER SCHEBMER- HORN.” Glavicle touched his friend on the shoulder. " And,’ added Clavicle, with a shrug 3f the shoulders, ‘ if she is all thas you have represented her to be she won't do xt. Them true maidens of the old Dutch utoc‘: are not easily swerved from the line of filiaLdgtyfi’ / _ sat Petnr Schermerhorn, a pale thin, yel- low skinned you‘d], evidently very- bilious and bearing upon his face those-marks which tellnf late suppers, m_uclnwinq and sleepless nights. He was dresséd in the most exquisite style, and more an abunf dance of really fine jewellery. ’ ‘ ‘ Yes,’ replied Mortimer, bitterly. ‘ This let-tor is from Mary. Peter Scher- merhorn has decided that the city doesn’t agree with him, and he wants to live in the old home of his ancestors; and he is coming to present his demand for Mary’s hand in due form. My Grodl Tom, I can't-endure it E’ ‘But what can you 010, my boy ?’ ‘1’11 g0 and ask Mary to run away with me.’ 0n the middle Heat'sat an dld‘g‘eht‘le; mm}, who had registsrcd his name at: ‘J'. E. Lahgworthy, of Phiiadeiphia.’ -He wzs a quiet, unobtrusive indivi’ual, and seemed inclined to keey company with his own reflections. The 3W0 physieime occupied the back seat; and those four comprised the list‘ inside passengers. There were two more on the outside, of whom our friends made no account. '» » ’ ‘ A. few worda with the old gentleman on the middie seat satisfied Cavicle that, he was a stranger in that vsgphiou of country. He was on his way to Boxf‘ord to see a daughter who had married, and movexi out there. , By and by the coach Imdz‘léft‘ the vil- lage, and had struck a icvel, smooth roafl, so that‘t‘qre passenger on the forward seat ventured : to rest his head against the' stout; leathern wall, apd Glow his Eggs“. Z ‘ And~now,’ said Clavicle, ‘ this Peter Schermerhorn claims his bride, I’sup- pose_?_’ ' ‘ Ah, by thé Way, Boctor,‘ said Deitoid breaking‘alsilence which had lasted for some minutes, '.how is it; withthe patient of yours at Anworth. ‘ Which one do you mean ?’ ‘ I mean Miss Snyder. I think that is the name.’ ' ' " her hand when he was one-and-twenty, if he wished, and he was to have a year be- yond that in which to consider the mat- ter, during which time Mary was to be aacredly reserved for him. So you see the compact was rather a solemn one.” ‘ Yes,” answered Cavicle4‘Miss Mary Snyflérâ€"a'daughter of old Gottleib. But. she is not really my patient. I did not feel"éutire]y competent- to assume _.gntiré charge, so I engaged DoctorrGangliou to assist me; and I have rather thrown the responsibility of the case upon his shoulâ€" ders.” : _§FIURAÂ¥GIIA;TUSe Dr. JzBriggs’ Allevnn- tor” fo'r‘ neuralgia, catarrh, headache, &c. Sold by druggists. 533a (CONTINUED.) All about the island of Great Britain, on every out-jutting rock, in every moun- tain district, along every river, and at every shipyard, there are indicatiens of‘ what engineers can do. Smeaton could take a. rock against which the Whole ocean seemed to thunder a declaration of war, and build, thereon 3 a lighthouse. During many a'wild and Screaming Storm has the light which he kindled in Eddyâ€" stone lighthouse shown forth to warn from danger the 'imperiled: mariner. And think how, hymeansf of immense banks, half of the kingdom of’HOIland‘ has been reclaimed ham the ocean; Now, like a vast spirit ‘of' evil} that snowling‘ enemy lurks, 'ragin'g’along the coas't,‘be:it- ing in everyzbay and, estuary andfriver, and undermining with every tide, seeking to regain its lost possession. I But 'the same watchnt eye, tii'e'e‘ame bold heart, the same industrious hand which put the ocean out, has kept it out. And is there not here an image of that lurking ‘foe, temptation, by which every man is beset? ‘Eyouggeep‘out- the ocean of ‘evil‘, you Professor Huxley has‘_ expressed an epinion that in the earliest ages of the world the first impulse of man was not to‘ love his neighbor, but to eat him; and at a recent meeting of the Archaeological Society of' Copenhagen the savants as- sembled from all parts of Europe, includ- ing such well-known names‘as 'Worsac, Hildebrand, and the celebrated Belgian professor, M. Sprieg, unanimouSly. agreed that cannabalisin, prevailed among the primitive inhabitants of the globe. On one point, however, opinions are divided, some holding-that'manâ€"eating was a matâ€"l ter of taste, while others-are inclined to} look on it as a religious, or rather super-‘ ‘ stitous, observance; = As late as the year ‘ 785, Charlemagne issued a decree senten- ‘cing to death any’ individual convicted of ‘ having eaten a witch in order to’deotro’y he; spells. Witch-eating - can- ‘ hardly have been a matter of taste, as even “ those who were‘fon’d of the flesh could not have been partial .to honest” ‘ Buckle quotes comparatively recent instances of anthropophagy connected with religious feelings in Germany dunin the Thirty: Years’ War; and in Scotland at":1‘hout the same period. Among the most curious documents produced at the meeting was a manuscript of Hieronymus, who asserts on the authority of a native of Great Britain, that children were a staple ar- ticle of food in that country. theitwa‘ly ysfi'aagfgéja-WW having excluded it, y wutchfulnegss, and boldness, and industry, you can keep it out. No man can by indolencé 'over- come'evil, but for him that hds‘will to do it, there is a way. No matter what our organization may be,: ,we- may_,keep ou‘rsclves‘from going Wrong‘ if We are, willing to faithfully (Employ the ‘poWers which have bo‘en giVenljls for that .pur- poser-Henry A Ward Beecher. ;_. PARLIAMENTARY PROQEEDINGS ‘ IN THE Second Session of the Fourth Parliament OF THE PROVINCE OF UPPER CANADA. 1806. ’ ‘(GO‘NTINUEDQ v ‘ . 0n- Mbn-day the 17th of flab-wary, the Commons. House of Assembly appointed a Special Commitfiee to examine the Pub- lic Accdunts vof the Provinpg, and to make“ their Report theredn ; and the Committedhaving ’aftex’wfi'rds made their .Ymnj Commith have in. the firspplucc examined the amount‘of the Dut’ies‘op Stills, arjd also on Shop‘and Tav‘qrn' Li- cench ’contmfied in‘ tlfe Su'pp'l'c'mentary Accéunts of the yeai‘ 1805 and' not; ac- credited in the Public Accounts of that Report, follows: The Committee appointed tolexaminc the public Accounts, and to'chort thére- on, have eXamined the same, and agreed upon‘t‘henfollowing gcpoz‘tm‘rimfl ~ ' - year, as marked Nos. 1 8L 2, and find, on comparing the same with the the dpcu-‘ ment marked N0. 8, which haé' reférCncé thefeto, that a sum of £7 48 17} is short credited in the public accounts (the same afmr'deducting 10 per cent for the In- spectors) making £78 5 6%. ' .‘J 11, A MAN’S rowan T0 ovznooms EVIL. I Your; Committee have “examined the“ duties on Stills, and also on Shop and Tavern Licenses, and find on a calcula- tion of the duties chargeable on the speâ€" cific number of gallons set forth inythe Account murde N0. 9, and also of the number of Shop 8; Tavern Licenses, that the same far exceeds the amount of' the sum credited in the general Account of“ Receipts and Disbursements marked N0. ‘ .17 (the same, after deducting 10 per cent for Inspectors) making £1092 5 11. I ‘IYour Committee have examined the Accounts of Goods imported under authority of Acts of the Provincial Par- liament marked No. 5, and find the dir- ties on the same to amount to the nett Sum of £488 12 1%. ‘ 1.1 WERE OUR FOREFATHERS GANNIBALS : LYour Commute: have examined the Account marked No. 6‘, relating to the like duties, and find the same to make £113. NS. 75- sterling, equal to Proâ€" vincial Currency £126 9 10%. X01114) Committee have eX-émined the Account marked No. 13, for Tonnage or fight House duty, and find the same to amount, exclusive of outstanding sums though credited in the general Account but_£79 8.5. 0}):0 £96 5 6i». @1161 @mm the same was accepted, and is as Your‘Comxnitt‘ee find fhé amount ‘of the sums payable out of saidfund'uhder authority of the Parliament including £400 for public Buildings to be as fol~ lows: viz. £1789 1 0%. Donald MacLean Esq . . . . . . . £ 25 0 0 Honble; Richard Cartwright . . 100 0 l 0 Honblc. Robert HamiltOn . . . . . 100 0 0 Samuel Sherwood, Esq . . . . . . . 100 0 0 James Clarke, Esq, . . . . . . . . 25 0 0 George Lawe Gentleman . . . . . 22 14 3 James Clarke . . . . . . 5 0 0 James Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 10% Donald MacLean . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5 0 Do . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 0 Do . . . . . . . . . . . 104 9 l V Do . . . . . . . . . . . 30 0 0 James Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 0 0 Geplg‘e' Lawe .' . . . . . . . . . . 50 ‘0 - 0 David' Burns'Esq . . . . . . . . . . . 50 0 0 Rcvd John Stuart.......;... 50 0 0 Hugh McLean: . . . . . . '. . . 20 0 0 Th_e_ Spealgexf of timid Commons > 1 Your‘ Comgxittce‘f'find iii the'same Account a 'pziymént received'from Geo. Lutz .for duties and urrears'of duties on Stillszxsz 17 935‘ - . ' , .‘ " Your Committee fimi thévpholéamdunt .911 the-sums so‘ received for the year efiding the 5th of February 1806 to amount to £363 9 92-.- > ’ Foi‘ Rqads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £725 For 'thé‘purchase of Hemp . . . . 900 For the purchase of Hemp Seed 423 A sum voted to support the War 500 Hou'se of Assembly . . . . . '. . Donald MacLean . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Ridout Esq . . . . . . . . vad. Robert Addison _ . . . . Robert Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. John Symington . . . . . . . For Public Buildings annually FOr Printing the Laws . . . . . . For the purchase of Hemp in William Allan’s hands . . . . . For the purchase of the Statute Laws of England in the hands of Henry Allcock Esquire. . . £2823 ll 0 Your' Committee find that several items are ‘lnti‘oducedr in, the general Ac- cbunt of Disbursements not authorized by' the Provincial Parliament, making £617 13 7.. ’ Your Committee find that out of the sum of £1000 agpropriated by Act of Parliament for Roads, an advance of £250 of the same has been made to ’l‘hos. Talbot Esq. which your Commit- tee understand has not been laid out according to the provisions of the Act. 'owsl 16 5.’ , Your Committee find that several éuhxs have been :mmudy returned as out,- standiug, Which are not, brought into the general Account of tho Receipts and Ex- penditures of the Public Monies of the Province _ , I : Your Committee find that the balance statedrto be in .1116 Receiver,Genéral’s hands by the genera] Account, of receipts and expenditures laid before the House is only £933 9 109;: _ - All of which is humbly submitth (Signod) WM. WEEKES, Chairman of the Committee. (communa) Your Cammittee find in the same gt Vsnm received from Mr. Bennett, Printer, Your CommiiteeIhaye‘ examined the same Account, and find‘ a Sum received from Low'rve'r Canada, under the Pro- visional agreement; of [both Provinces £14146 8, ' bears us on like the Stream of a mighty river.. Our bout first glides 'dcwn'me mighty channelâ€":through the playful mnrxnurings of the little brook, and the findings of ibs‘grassy borders. The trees shed their blossoms over our young heads; the flowers seem lo ofier them- Selves to the young hands'; we are hap- py in hope, and grasp eagerljlat the beautxes around us, but the stream hur- ries on, and still our hands are Empty. Our course in youth and manhoodyis along a deeper and Wider flood, among objects more striking and magnificent. We areanimat‘ed'at the moving pictures and enjoyment and industry all‘ around us ;. we are excited at short-livedfidisap} pointment‘. The stream bearsrua on, and ‘ our joys and our griefs are. alike behind "A ,,L_J.-\ L..L ....‘ Your Cohimigfip'b 'l'fnve' exa'trfined the Accountmarkéfi N9. 17, and find a ba- Iancepf' last year’s funds remaining in the Receiver General’s hands of£166 3- ,. .. », ‘ .r .4 . Your Committee have‘eXamined the Account marked No. 15, andfind a sum for fines and forfeituresof £29 I73. 71" sterling making in Provincial currency 4'0. W“ J‘fJ" --â€"â€" w r) us. We may 'be ship-wrecked; but we cannot, be delayed; whether rough or smooth, the river hastens on' till the roar of the ocean is in'our ears, and the toss- ing of the Waves is beneath our feet, and the floods-are. lifted up arguud us, and we take o'ur leave of earth and its inhabi- tants; until of our future voyage there is no witness save the Infinite and Eternal. Your Committee hav‘e’bfig‘mified the Account marked' No. 14,: foi“ Filiés'ffiibtf Forfeitures, and find the same to amount to £12 10’ 0.1 ‘ Cam‘sâ€"Use Dr. J. Briggs’ Modern Cur- ative for corus, bunions, in~growing nails. tender feet,&c. Mild, soothing, softening and healing. Sold by druggists. §s3Q A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMErgT.â€"_Life WHOLE N O. 591. usaluuuuu . u n n u 0d, Esq . . . . . . . Esq” .. .. ... entleman . . . . . ALSO, 2548 104 30 125 50 50 50 20 10000 11 11