The Montreal witness, 1 novembre 1873, samedi 1 novembre 1873

[" >< + its rounded bend over the water's edge, which LOVERTISING TERMS.Duty \u2018v.tness 100, fing fest inssrtion Se.savh svbloquent insortion.TriWeskly and Weekly, 100.fired insertion Be.each eubsoquent lnsoriion.TRI-WEEKLY \u2014 Vor.XXVIIL, New Sunins.A TALE OF THE SEA TER WAECK OF TRE VRIVOLL\u2019«-A THALLLINO NARRATIVE, We take the following particulars of the wreck of the basque \u201c Rivoli\u201d from the Ge- Sette mm mOn tbe 21et of September, at two ln the morning, ebe struck upon the reefs of Dack Island, near Cape Ray, Nfld, aad lo a few bours became à totai wrock.She was thea on bor panaye from Barbadoes to Quebec, wilh à cargo of molssses, It would the Opposition.Coir, A private cable despatch received bore, this evening, sunouuces the death ot Mr, Dixon, Chief Cansdise Lmigration Agent in Br.tain.CHOPLIFTERS TRIRD.The wemen atrested for shopliftin:, som - time ago, with the exception of the nus who made such a daring escape, were tried to-day atthe Assitee, and found Ruilty of r+ceivinz, on one count, nd not guilty on the other.@cibrr, \u2014Emma Davis aud Lou.in the crlebrated siik rob- , were found guilty at tho Assires Tenosto, Oct.2 à MEETING in aid of the uew Lpiscopal Missionary Dio.cete of Algoma, was held last evening.The Bishops of Toronto, Untario, New York and Algoma addressed the meeting.The Bishop of Algoms loaves on Friday for Sault Ste.Marie.He intends visiting Kngland during the winter to appeal to missionary societies.RYXEWID CONDEWNATICX OF CANADIAN MINISTRY BY THR i SITISH PRES The Glo\u2019 publishes a fresh batch uf extracts from leading English Papers, denying the correctness of the parallel attempted to be drawn by Sir John Macdonald between Lis cenduct and that of the English political clubs.The Times, Siindard, and Pail Mall Gazette ali condemn the Minlitry strongly from the latest Information in their possession.FORT GARRT\u2014BIBL'S MOVAMENTE, Globe Bpecial\u2014Fort Garay, Oct.20, Riel Las been waiting at St.raui for Richot.The former goes to Ogdensburgh and awaits the result of the latter's visit to Ottawa.KAVIGATION CLOSED, The Red River is froz>n over, and marig:- tion ls closed.MUEDER Bi A HALF-AAZED.A French half breed named Machand was killed by another named Gaudin, at l'embins.The murderer bas escaped across into American territory, HAMILTON, ROYAL CANADIAR INS.C0.Haunrox, Oct.29.\u2014Mr.Perry, Manager of the Royal Canadian Insarance Company, has been here for several days, organizing à new branch of the Company, $100,000 of capital bave been subscribed.Mr, Jones, late Serre- tary to the Board of L'odcrwriters, has been sppointed agent, and bas already commenced to do business.The local directors are Mossrs John Stewart, Presidont of the Hamilton an! N.W.Bailway Company ; Jas.Turner, Proei- dent of the Hamilton and O.L.K.Railway Company ; and Chas.Murray, Manager of the Canadian Tank of Commerce.FROM MORLISBURG.sCRALARY.Monuiences, Oct, 28.\u2014The store of W.& J- Meikle was broken open last night by bar- glars.The door of the safe was drilled and a Llast of powder deing put in was biowa open, and about $5000 taken therefrom.No clue ae yet to the burglars.HALIFAX.PAYAL ACCIDENT, Hatsrex, Uob, 2R.\u2014m litile giel, three years old, daughter of E.M.Neville, Southampton, Cumberland County, fell Into a tub of water on Thursday and was drowaed.TRATRIONDE.4t Weymouth, N.B., on Tuceday, the 31st lustant, n sad tragedy occurred, resulting in the death of one brother at the hands of another, Tt seems that Wallace aud Charles Warren, living at St.Mary's Bay, near Wey.mouth, qnuarrelled, and Wallace received injuries of which he died.The same oight an attempt was made to bury the body when the procession was stopped by the coro, ner end sherif, who demanded the body.The coin was taken into a house near by, std the body examined, a large cut delug one fhe sku, The head was then © when tl waa found a iarge quan.dey of clotted blood directly underneath the ture, he circumstances point strong! net the brother, Capéaln Charles W.7 , it ie said, went to hie house ia haste subsequently to the quarrel, end ot a slingshot, Oa Seine out, = wife tried te prevent hi iug + bet he threw her aside, telling her to borowa business.\u201d An aquest is now being eid.Warren hao MARRIED, Large ur Aro a the restdeney bd She Vies CT BASE UE pue romeme PQ.oa Priday, the MR TT er Li ea mo be.PEE rie set rennais 07,0 the, Bh Ov denen Relig 2 a Tn Sooner ma Reber Sr Ein lm RE WA ST, tte THE doNIANAL WITNESS, HELEN BURTON.OHAPTER XiIL1.\u2014Continued.Debarred from conversation, with Eilttle ®ve reiterated forms to oocupy her, Sue thoughts suggreted by the sabrutive coatlas.od to occupy ber, aud far from belag willing to adopt the American saint es her model, ths conclusion of the \u201cRetroat® found ber In « more uxbappy statu of mind than before, The restraints of thet soasen being remuved, Bid.ter Catberloe lost no time ia interrogating ber pupll as to the ri ault, sod particularly as regarded her study of the seiot, for in the meantime the bad made hersvll a-qasiatad, assbe bad proposed, with \u201cthe blruswd Sr Hose! and perhaps felt some misgivings about haviog given Helen this \u201cclassical work of piety\u201d Being thus closely questionsd, Helen, with her asasl slmplicity, sad with more than ber usual freedom atetod somo of ber dificultics, Disconcerted at the un-xpe \u2018tel bolduess of rx pression distrossod an lerrtated by objrctivus abo could not sstisfectorily an.Bwor, the bun reprosched ber pupil lor waa of faith, aud then, after waking vohemant appeals to tbe wsrtæ-bearted and motherious gir}, she drew from ber legendacy stora pec.tores more sulted, a2 she thought, to captivate ber imagination, aud did uot Joave her uatil the web of thought, s0 laborlously aad akii- fully woven over ber mind, andro rudoly broken through the pricst\u2019s mistake, agsin *pread its mrehes of crroc in falraad promising proportions, A fow days after Sister Catherine vucounter- ed Holen, as ube passed hastily to her room, and 8 glance at bor {ace revealed such sa expression of anguish that the nua (ollowed her.Helen stood, (ushed and excited ;no teur moistened her eyes, but they Usshed as Sister Catherine had never seen them bufors, \u201cWea: has happened, danghter 7\" uilag the «ndearing vam she ¢.tun gave to H low, as sho drew hor to ner.\u2018las any one injared you?Helen was silent, \u201cWill you not tell me, doar ?* \u201cDon\u2019t ssk me=-Ican tell no oon\u201d said Helen, barsiing into tears, a1 she relaxed ua.der the affectionate caresssa of the Sister, \u201cSome misunderstanding, I think,\u201d resam.«dihe Sister, \u201cwhich most probably I cin explain.Was itat confession ?\u201d \u201cNo one cau expluia it,\u201d exclaimed the or- cited girl,\u2018 J want no expleustion ! 1 shall Nevet go to confussion again \u2018' \u201cBey not so, daughter ; this will pass off = you have misunderstood something, doubtless, Speak wot so of holy penscce ! Without it you cao make no progross ta holinees, Penance, ! may say, 1s the lifts of the soni, sloce to it, says the Catechism, belongs la so special a manner the etBcacy of blotiing out sips, that without it we canuot by say mesas obtain, or oven hope for remission of sins.\u201d Helen was silent, \u201cYes, my child;* continued the Sister, \u2018\u2018it farther says, the voice of the priest perdoning cur sine, isto be heard, oven as that of Chrlet the Lod, who said to the paralytic, \u2018Son, thy tins be forgiven thee The absolution pronounced in the words of the priest, siguifics the remission of sias which it accomplishes in the soul.There ia no crime which the sacrament of penance dose not remit.\u201d \u201cSo I bare heard,\u2019\u2019 answered fIslen, indig- nmion again taking the place of fear, \u2018thst it can make even that good and holy against which ali virtue revolts,\u201d Her Intense excitement howaver grataslly subsided under the soothing and aff-ctionste «xplapations of Sister Catherine ; but that person, not willing to trast so important a crisis to ber own powers of persussion, sought tbe assistance of the Saperiur, and it was nt lomg before that lady in an interview with the {uenlted girl, songht to give theatisic the eamo Interpretation.«It fe stmply impossible, my Child,\" she eaid, \u2018that the priest could have meant otherwise than right; yon have bsen deceived.The enemy of souls has ia eames way perverted bis worda to you ;eni to dis continue confession would ba to fall into his spares ; however, my love, If you choose, you sball goto Father Mayhew, sad I advise you to go apeedily, lost Satan get the advantaze over you in this little matter ;' and with many tender expressions of regard, and directions to mention to no one any m'sunder- standing at confession, since it is a mortal ain te disclose anything which there takes place, Helen wes diemissed.Hor abhorrence of the confessions), however, continued such me to resist both the importunities of her directors and the superstitions notions she had [mbib.ed of its mecessity ; but under the perpetual conflict of mind, her fragile frame esak, the delicate limbs lost their rotundity, the falas flosh left ber cheek, and with languid step, she took her daily exercise in c 'mpsny with the ever vigilant Bleter Catherine.But Sister Catherine was to be absent for a short time, and during her absence, the ape- cial oversight of Helen was delegated to Bis ter Angelica, who,uot s0 well acquainted with the idiosyncracies of her chargo es was her predecessor, and not possessing her tenderness sud humility, often exercised her tempor.ery authority in a manner offensive to Halen, who quietly sought relief from her soclety la walks which she was someiimes now permitted to make alone in the grounds.It wasin one of these excursions, when Helen, sick in body and spirit, stopped to rest her wearied limbein a retired epot near which was & little gate communicating with the Monsstery,aud through which messages were often made, She sat, Jost in painful thought.= OR, ian pital to ses her there, Sunk Tarr e ORI elie Hearing footsteps, she raised het eyes and saw passing bir » nun whom she had osce- sionally remarked as an inmate of the Mounas tery, and whore earnest gaxs she had sometimes poticed directed at her.She had acked Sister Catherine about her, but received no satisfactory luformation ; her name she said was Sister Agnes, and she had not been thers very tong.Meeting her thus suddenly, Holen was surprised to odserve the rapld decline visible in her face in the sbort time which bad elapsed since she mw hor, a sarpries shared perbape by the other at the sight of Helen's wasted figure.Helen rose, and respectially saluting ber, enquired If she had bea IIL.\u2018Not more so than usual, but my rest ls near.And you look paleand thin\u2014have you Noé sick, bat day 1 feel weaker, I «Not every dey foe! weaker, eee 1 , with hee | nun asirone eyes, the pale young face before her, and thea she spoke, © Have you & mother \u201c No,\u201d said Helen, \u201cmy dear mother has been dead nearly five years.\u201d \u201cPoor child! just when you needed her the most.Wes she a Cathollo # Now~Dbut she was very pious\u201d \u201c Then how case you here 1\u201d * My father thought it best to place me hote.\u201d * 14 he 8 Catholic 1\u2019 \u201c No,\u201d \u201cThen you do indeed belong to my own people,\u2019 said the nus, drawing neerer, aad taking Helen's band 1a hor own; \u201cI felt so drawn $0 you whea I raw you in the Mones- , end your sweet fsce has been #0 often me since.Have you wall considered the step you are about to take 1\u201d \u201cWhat step?Ido not know to whet you allude.\u201d #1 have heard you were to become & aun \u201c No~\u2014my father would never consent $e lemause\u201d\" |, + you desire\u2018tt 1\" «1 searcely knofe,\u2014I feel se uabappy ; and enmotimes ! think thot, ne Bieter Cntheriae wal shali not find the comfort of religion until 1 bind myself to a life of seclusion ; but then my father's wishes ® The wishes of parents are obstacles easily hero\" the aun laterropted, in à tone which lett Helen in doubt ns to her ; and che remarked, * You mid I bee to your own people ; were you a Pro- feotant I \u201cI cannot tell you new, dest ohild,\u201d she foplied, after some deliberation.\u201c1 comnot oop longer, bat I shatl be employed with he Mistrens-Qenoral for several days, and if cam come to this place to-morrow aleve, asser7, hia tne amd T il ll von ons at me, will fell you what ney bo of swvice te you\u201d ead Tool vieg 's premise, she went on her way throug El (To de Continued.) Family Reading, [Por the Wirasn, WHAT IT COST HIM.cuarms u.\u2018The old foar came back to them now, The for going conversation had beva vo abeorbiog that (boy bad fur à momaut forgatuten is, bat now they asked themselves, * Wny did mot futher come!\u201d and thelr owa hearts gevo back à reason sad but too true.= Nearly eight o'clock (* said Marcus, who was walking restisssly up and dowo; \u201c14 he uever comivg t* \u201c 1t is very late, certainly,\u201d answered Lutle sadly.A few more hasty steps to and fro, and thea Marcus stopped suddenly, and begau putting ob his overcoat.* Where are you going 1 asked hla stator.\u201cTo sre after father,\u201d was tha short reply.« But the pixht is su dark, Youu ssid there would de 8 aturm,\u201d aud sho gave à frightened Blauce oùt of tbe window, \u201c À KEv&icE reason for me to go,\u201d replied ber brother, © But you will not know where to go,\u201d she resteted.\u201cOnly too well\u201d he muttered undor hie breath.Bat Lutiv did not hear him, \u2014she wes burily pouring out some coffou, \u201cYou must bave some tosfirat, duar, at any.rate.\u201d But bo would unt stay to eat aoyibiug, oLiy awallowtug the cotise hastily.4 Ob 1 was just forgetting,\u201d sh dd, aa she stood by him, waiting for the cup; \u201c the children would nut be put to bod until I pro- wired | would ask sou to go and kiss them, \u2018even ff they wero asleep!\u201d \u2018* À rich bribe cerwioly Of course I will, dear,\u201d he answered cheerily, foc ho saw the old careworn look creeping into her facs « Bring the light, litle women,\" and he followed ber into the next room.He went round snd kissed all the little ones, who were rlesplog peacefully ; but when bead.fog over Kila's iistlo bed (she was the youngest aud pet of the family) the child opened her eyes.\u201c Where's Marcus golog ?* she asked dreamily.4 Good-night, my ttle pet,\u201d he satd, kissing ber fondly.But she clasped ber tiny arms round bis veck, and clung to him half frightened, sobbing, « Oh dun't leave us, Marcus 1\u201d «Gocd-night darliaw,\" be rep-ated.Marcus will not be very far off, little Eille.\u201d Then, after a quiet word or two from Lutie, she was soothed, snd they both went back to tLe other room.Lutiv's eyes travolled to the window again.\u201c1t a-ems to be snowing ; you will not be very long I bope,\u201d she sald anxiously.\u201c Oh no, I hope not ; you might put a light fn the window and go yourself, about the time when you think we shall be coming.Be- member I shall be watching for you thers ; and now I must be off.\u201d \u201c Good-bye, deur ; do take care of yourself,\u201d she said, coming over to bim.He stopped and kissed her with a strange carnestoess, and then opened the door.Bat once again be paused, and Lute watching, saw bla bright face lit up with his own wining smile.«1 shall be watching for you thers, darling,\" he said softly, and closed the door.Bat then » shadow fell over his face ; which fol} alas so often now when Lutio was not big A shadow unutterably sad,\u2014all the more so because it was mever mesnt for that youay brow to wear, For now that his father was, by intemperance, rendered incapable of dle cbarging any of his rightfol dutise\u2014and the son's proud, sensitive apirit felt the degeads- tion k'enly\u2014Marcos felt he must ins mes.sûre ll bis placs towacds helping sud providing for the family, and this desp sense of responsibility bung likes heavy barden upon a atare which, though so «arnest and loving, was 100 young to bear its weight.The night was very dark, the snow falling In thick, heavy flekes and begloniog to drift; for tte wind wad rising, sobbing sud mos.jog amid the forest trees.The heaviness of the rosds rendered walking very fatiguing ; it needed 8 brave hesrtindeed to venture out on such 8 night.Marcus strode on as rapidly as the deep snow would permit ; he had a long walk still before him, for they lived in & rather out-of-the-way place, and the nearest tavern in which he had too much reason to fear his father was to bo found was about a mile off.Bat even his strong young frame was very weary when he arrived at bis destination.Then he paused s minute, striving to overcome his great repugnance to enter.There were lights streaming from the windows, and sounds of laughter within.In another moment Marcus opened the door and gave a bur- ried glance round the room.It was aven as he had {cared ; there sat his father, the centre of & group, of whom some were talking, so ae occasionally singing,some laugblag-=all more or less intoxicated.The boy walked over to bie father and laid his hand upon his arm.\u201cCome, father,\u201d he said in à quiet, fem tone ; \u201c it is time to go home.\u201d He vas just in that balf-drunken condition when it only required a strong will to manage bim.He rose and would have followed his son, but the landlord, who had seen what was passing, here interposed.\u201cOb! Mr, Arnold, you mustn't think of leaving us yet ; we can't apare you.\u201d Come, father,\" arged Marcus, though hls heart suck ne his father resoated himself.+ He's Lot going for some time to come, sir,\u201d said the landlord in an irritated tone; whilst à elvister-lcoking wan standing by exclaimed, «* What are you doing here, boy ?Beoff !* But Marcus did not take the slightest notice of either of them.\u201c Do e, father,\u201d and bis voice was low : \u201cwe are waitingfor you, end «Well, 1 muet say this La pretty Gae,\u201d said the man before mentioned; ¢' I'd see myself ferther firat, before my hoy should epssk to me after that fashion, Why don't you show yourself a man of spirit, and send the lad abont bis business with a lesson which he wou't forget T° Routed to drunken passion by the words, Arnoid raised bis hand and gave his son n heavy blow,\u2014ah with what bitter, bittar pain be temombered it long afterwarde\u2014saylog I've had enough of this ; go boms, slr.\u201d Marcus drew himself up ; hla eyes flutod indignantly and he walked haughsily to toe doot ; thre was 8 momentary straggle, then It seemed as though some remembrance came over him, for just before golag out he turned and his clear voice rang distincuy through the room, # Very well, utter; 1 shall be maltisg for ou will not very long.\" oom Tote the darkness erly.Oh the dresriness of that walting ! Fortunately thers was a porch attached to the house, which served ns à alight refage from the storm, aod bere Marcus paced up sad down; but the storm within was greater chan that which raged outside.It wae gutting intensely cold ; but he heeded !t not, his whole soul was filled with fierce passion at the indignity he hed sustsined.But gradually all Sager passad sway as Loutis's words came back to him, \u201c Hush, Marcus, what would ske say ?' aud leaning bis head upon his bands the tears came softly, « Ok mother | mother * he murmured, \u201c What would you say to yoor boy now 1 Oh that I could go to yon again, end be à line comforted : life neesss 00 dreary Juet at present, end 1 atm oo very tired of {0 all.I cannot help longing fer o little while to rest.\u2018 Have patimor, ah poor weary heart it is not far from thee now | It was nearly midnight before the revellers showed any sigue of departure.They came out at last, voporatiog An different directions fa knots of twos threes.John Atoeld was one of the fret, but none of them ware xo ing his way, aad !t wes well for him thet his ooh was there, Marcus was already benamy- of with the cold, and knowing that Lutle would be alarmed st their long absence, saxiove to return home, Taktug his fath arm ond telling bim to lean on him, for his walk was very unsteady, they set out.Tae storm bad Imoteased to n fearful oxtent ; the wind wss reging wildiy, and the smow so deep that st times one could scarcely Marcus was \u2018loy ood, and hie father leaned upon bim vo heavily thet he progress was oreatly pe At length the father muttered thas was tired, and must sit down te HON.LOUIS RIEL, To-day we give & falthfal portralt of the notorious Louls Riel, M.P, for Provencher, Manitoba.He was born on the banks of Red River about twenty seven yours ago; his father, Louls Biel, being & very successful trapper and hunter in that region, who married 8 French-Canadian girl from Borel named Legimoniere.Itbas been often stated that Biel was 8 haif-breed, but enquiries made among his mother's relatives in thls city show that bat a very slight tlage of Indian blood, if any, courses throngh his velss.Riel, jr., was reared in the Red River country, snd while young camo under the notice of Archbishop Tachi ; who, noticing that he was rather s smart and intelligent lad, pre- veiled on his father to allow him to have tbe benefits of an education.Louls was accordingly sent, while la his teens, to this city, where he entered on a courss of study in the Montreal College.While in the | Belle Lettres claas his father died, at which event the ron was, it is stated, deeply affected.At the expiration of eight years he finished his course of study, but not evincioge desire to enter the service of the Church, be was cast ou bis own resources, and remals.ed in Montreal for about a year, belug employed for & few wocks as 8 Cas.MP.toms Clerk, abd again &6 à canvasser for Me Lovetl's Directory.For certain reasons, however, be relinquished ail idea of settling down in Montreal aud departed tor the Far West got- ting employment in time at Bt.Paul, Mioneso- tala a Frenchman's store as clork,but was dismissed for some irregularitios.Ho next tarned up fn the Red Liver country, boldiau agitation meetiogs among the balf-bresdsand Censdians, which eventnally resulted in the revolutionary movement, with Biol as ita leader, the most promiaent festure of wbich drame was the cold-blooded murder of Boott by his orde sod those of his so-called Adjutant-G ener! , Lepine.Riel is à man of medium height, and rather Rood-losking at first eight, with a well- developed frame and piercing black eyes, A writer at tbe time of the troubles says : \u201c Ho is sow very much bloated and disfigured by excessive diinklng ; is rather & clever follow, but unprincipled and without bonor \u2018It ie atated from a friendly source that while at college here he was very quiet, abetemions and stedisus ; that he gained the respect and friendsbipof bis tellow-studente by a straight forward course, and the esteem of bis teachers by bis progress in ble studies.He bas, it would seem, never occupled himself at any definite calling, but has boen, sad still is, one of (bose adventurers who are ou the look out for chances through which, whether by foul or fair means, they can bew their way to fame and fortune, and for whom Satan so often finds mischief to do.rest; but his son, aware of the great danger of such a proceeding, dragged bim on.Tae snow was getting deeper aad deeper; it came drifting In their faces nearly blinding them They lost the track and tried in vain to lad it.Marcus conld not keep up much looger now.Ope or two more onsvailine efforts be made to arouse Lis father, who had fallen into a huge drift, and then bis own strength utterly failed.Once remembering the great danger of lylog there, he sprang up and tried to walk ; but & great weaknoss overcame bim, aad he sank down again.The bitter, aching senso of cold was gradually passing away ; be mar- mured drowslly something like a prayer, In which Lutie's name was whispered over acd over, and then à deep, deep, dreamiess sleep fell upon him.(To de Continsed ) NICE POINTS.The following Instances of nice points in law, and of bow they were settled, are from Chambers\u2019 Journal : The owners of the \" Casplan\" effected an ln- surance upon her for tweaty-three thoussad pounds from August the eighth, 1871, to the ssme date in 1672.The ship was still abrosd when, pon the pinth of August, 1873, she waa reinsored with other parties for the sum of twenty-five thoussad pounds.Oddly enough the * Caspian\u201d struck on à rock in the staalt of Bollelsle during the night between the eight and ninth of August, end became à total loss.The question stissue was whether the wreck occurred before or after midnight, sathe first policy would run natilt wel ve o'clock ot night, while if the accident happened but one mivute alter twelve, the liability fell upon the underwriters of the second insur.suce.The owners proved beyond dtapute bat the steamer ran on the rocks after mid.Bight ; but than arose & vory nire point.The widnightof the owners' witnesses was midnigus according to Greenwich time, and the counsel for the other side contendod that the tims ought to be calculated by that of the locality of the disaster, when the difference of long- Itude would throw the time of the occurrence before midnight.The judge left the jary to decide this knotty point for themselves, snd they elected to go by English time, theruby putting two thousand pouuds in the pockets uf the Casplan's\u201d owners, A curious case was hoard before s Bhoniah trituual in 1856.A man possessed somo vigorous nut trees which threw some of their branches on the ground of s neighbor, who cobfiecatd the ripe nuts falliog upon his land to bis own use and also broke off some of the intruding branches.For this ho was charged with theft and trespass, but acquitted on the ground thet he was entitled to profit by frait growing over his own property, Oa an sp.pes! to m superior court this decision, which seems fair ehon,b, was revers the cout bolding that the fruit belonged to besnch-e bearing them, the branches to the stem, the stemm to the mao fo whose ground Ît was planted, his right of property not cessing with the extension beyond his domain, no matter how far that extension might go, and therefure thet the breaker of the branches had committed trespass.Common sense would suggest the trespass was on the other aide.Ditiicult oases of dog-owmership often erop up lo the polices courts, the magistrates gone- rally allowing doggy to decide the quarrel, One lady we remember recovered her pet by waking him die at her command.À less suo.cessful result attended the experiment tried by Judge Cush, ia the belief that s wise dog must know its own master.Finding hina eel( geiting bothered altogether by the conflict of evidence adduced by the rival olaimuate for the possession of the animal, the jadge cried : \" | we'll settle thls very quickly.Yon, Mr.Plaintif, go into the far corner of the room out there, You, Mr.Defendant, coms into thie corner up here, Now both of you whistle ; and Mr.Clerk, let leoes the Jog His orders were obeyed ; plelatiff and defendant whistled their loudest ; the dog made 8 bolt of 14 and scorted\u201d out of court, % Very extraordinery I\" enid the jadge ; [ oan'¢ ua.derstand thet, Mr.Olerk, ae the pletotif could not prove bis case whet I gave Aim the chavos, you may enter judgment fer the de feodent.\u201d 14 would bave been ia stricler accordance with the evidence to bave declared the dog & free dog, belonging to neither, but them both parties would have been es dlesatis- Bed 8a Messrs.Sallivan snd Ryan were with tbe way a weetern {udge compromised thelr difference.Sullivan claimed forty dollar from Byan fer werk done, while the latter swore bard and fast he owed his conutrymss *uiver a cent\u201d Neither could produce any evidence in corroboration of their respective aspertions, aud the pussied judge took time to consider, At the next osurt day be order.od Ryan to La Balliven twenty dollars Upon being ssked afterwards how be arrived at his decision, the worthy Jadge ruplied : * Yes pos, one said one thiag, and the other mother, 0 I gave thom both the benefit of the doubt and spilt the difference, which made just twenty dollars for the plaintiff I\u201d A wealthy sceundre), tutent upon bigamy, Was prevented committing that crime by the friends of his dupe discovering the cheat in time to save her, Bhe commenced an action for breach of promise.Tho rascal pleaded that be was willing to fulfil the engagement, but the law would not permit it; that before o claim for damages could be ralsed, the plaintiff must demand folfiment of the promise, which she could not do except by aa act contra bonos mores ; and that dons, would have to show ¢he bad sustained damsge in not being married to a married man.The case pro- mired to afford fine scope for the dispiay of legal casuisiry, but the wronged damsel took good advice and settied matters out of court; only Judge Lynch could have given her deceiver his deserts.PRAYING WOMEN IN THE COURT- BOOM.The Christian women of the city of Clinton, Jows, have been In the habit of boldioy union prayer meetings on the lest Friday afternoon of each month.At the August meeting the fact that intemperancs was on the increase in the city was mentioned, an greatly deplored.The sisters agreed to make this matter a subject of special prayer daring the coming month, and to hold themselves in readiness for any labor which it might seem to be thelr duty to Now there ls on the statute book of the State of Iowa a law which provides that no person without n license shall sell Intogicate iog liquors in less quantities than five gallons, except for mechanical, mediclaal, culinary or sacramental! pur aod any llquor-seller violsting this isw is liable for all damagos done by any person becoming in.foxicated thereby.And, besides actus! demages, tbe law aliows other according to circumstances.Notwithstanding this law, the whiskey interest Ls 50 strong ln Clinton that there nre\u2014as stated bya promioent Iawyer\u2014nearly a hundred ssloons la which intoxicating liquors are sold by the glass Within two weeks from the August mast- fog of those praying sisters & case came up for trial fa the county court, in which a Clinton wife sued a ssloon-keeper for seiling lignor to bet husband contrary to law, ia cou.#quence of wbich he had been many times intoxioated, bad abnsed hie wits and chlidren, and bad for two years been unfitted for his lator, upon which his family were depend oat for tbelr nupport, The wif of the counsel for the platatif, (bo is & sister of Bev.Jotham Hortoa, our New Ocleans martyr, and a fearl etic, preying woman,) {formed the other Chris tian women of the city in regard to the sod it wasthought advisable for the sisters to attend the trial and show by their presence their interest in th: caune of temperance and theie desire thet husbecds and brothers should execute the law, Only eight wers brave on.suxh to be present at the openlag of the case, and some of thse were in à court-room for the first time.But as the trial the numbers increased untll the fourth an Inst day, when the ccurt-room was crowded to its utmost capacity.Judge, jary and counsel were astonished, They were unprepared for euch à silent nt tock.The lawyer for the defsarient, conei- dered the smartest In the county, did his best to prove the manufacture of drunkards a respectable busluess, and the law against It an unjoat one, there uot %0 be enforced.The aleters listened in stlevce, but their la- fluetics was felt throughout ocourt-room, and very soos after tbe jury retired they sgreed upon à verdios for the plalatiof $300 18 was great victory, xiven, It was belleved, in direct answer bo the Fragen of those earnest Chrintian women, Praise the Lord.\u2014 Wotchman and Rflector.CHILDREN\u2019S CORNER STRIKING FOR THE RIGHT.BT JOLIA A.BASTHAN, (Published by of the Montreal for th V Crusity te Animals.) OUAPTER VII \u2014\u2014PANILT TROCULRE, This was it.No word of for the sin ; only Tres hat ihe fully eo bad teen trailed Ia the mud of the Hinoxs saloon, The bigbest eteodard that had ever besa placed before Cyril had been the standend of good mapners,\u2014Be s gentleman, aad all will take care of itesl.boy had been at Saratoge the vions summer with his mother.There he had met with young Brook aod wilh Cadwallader, whose fathir ow the Suest villa on the Hudson.These young fellows were gentiomen, according to the dis- tum of society, Tbey had teaght Cyril many fbinge.Their lessons he bad thoroughly learned, and 1 am certain that bo had been Saruanar, Novanszs 1, 1853, these same lessons in Hinoke'a lierd-reom.The talk between father and son lasted for an hour When Lhe lattor went ont from the library, be went with a chuckle of triumph, He had cume off betser than be bad expected to.\u201c Ob, ane Lbiug, pape,\" and the boy stepped book ; \u201cI've made an awkward blunder this morning, Then be went on to tell the story of the sleuxbtered oblckene.Everything ls com.ive.Abothor time, the doctor might ve bren ancoyod at the loss of a dusen hens of a choice bread.Now, so small a trial was this beside the affalr of Hincks, that the father saw caly the humorous side ; 50 ho threw back bis bead apd laughed.\u201cHs bal That was a Joke on you, rather, ldeclare.Well, well, go aad toll Miko to get \u2018em out of the wey, sud dou's let's hear any mors shout it.Next time you dig a pit, take care pot to fall into it yoursw!f.\" Bo Cyril went whistling down the corridor to find Mike at the enables.Mike, as wo said, reigned jostead of Tom, deposed for impertinence to the young master.Mike and Cyril were halo follows, \u201c1 say, Blatterly,\" began the lattsr, ¢ I've had it out with tbe gov'nor.\"* + Be jabbers, 'n\u2019 you haiat now, have ye 7 UowistT \u201cJolly | I say, Mike, he hasn't got ho'd of the bestof it.He won't find tat ous ig & burry,\u2014b, old chap 7\" \u2018The two worthles winked at each other, and langbed.* Ockone an\u2019 be jabbers, but that was one © the nights that yo redv of, an' salx !\u201d Ithad been this, Cyril hat been drank, very diunk.Hincks and Mike had b-ought bim home lu & carriage, and taken blu ap tu Blatterly's room, becatse they dared not carry the noisy boy to his own * Ook, but 1t semes to we I oan bear yes sow, ssayin', ye \u2018won't go home tili mornin''\u2014ye a-singin\u2019, an me \u2018n\u2019 Hiocke a toggin\u2019 onto ye.That was a night, arrah !\u201d Then they laughed again.No penitence for the sin; no shame for the sickening, idiotic scene ; only cosrse t-iamph that, after all, bis father Led not found out the worst.There was, with Cyril Montague, no feeling that he bad done wrong.There was Mack, who got drunk a ven nights io a week Cadwallader boasted of the quantity he coaid \u201ccarry.\u201d What was ho that he should st himself up to be better than his lntimetes?and thus this day passed, and at the end of is, Cyril was no better, but ma:h worse, for its experience.He would only be more cureful, in future, he reasoned, about things reaching his fatber\u2019s ears ; and ho would contrive some plan of revenge upon Ned Canning.He would take Mike into bis confidence.It ebould go herd with them if they two couldn't contrive sumething worthy of the occasion.Alice cazme to dinner, on this fatal day, witb two very red spots undur bor downoast eyes, Cyril bad trodden on Banty ; Fred Canalog and she bad buried It, and watered the sod with te and sot up a broad, new shingle, with the epitaph : \u2018\u201c Hure lies my dear little white Bantam.\u201d 4 Alico, me do Aops her went to heaven,\u201d Fred bad said, sobbing, aud Alice had cover- od her face fn despair, She was older than Fred.Bhe bad never heard of a heaven for chickens.Bhe feared God would not want Banty in bis heaven, and her heart had been broken and crushed when she had hesrd the bones of ber pet crunch under Cyril's harsh heel.No wouder, then, thst her face told a tale of trouble at the dinner-table, \u201c Tu effliction,\"~ Mrs.Montagne sald these wordsaside to her friend, and glanced at the silent child who played with her knife, sud ste nothing.Mra.Deloralne amiled.She couldn't understand Alice's grief, No one at table could understand it, ¢Waan't it ton bad, mamma 1 spoke Cyril.* Let me give you this bit of tonderloin, Mra, Deloraine.\u201d \u201cToo bad that you should have made the mistake ?Iodeed,yes.You:cau't imagine, my dear Anabel,\"\u201d\u2014to her guest, \u2014\u201c#hat an sunoy- ance these neighbors of ours are to us, If tbe house would only burn down some night, or If some reverse would only oblige the Canniues to sell, it would be such a blessing to us.\" A moment more, and the ladles were deep In the discussion of camel's-hair shawls, and Alice was lost in wonder.The world was such le to her.Hore was mamm ing to church every Sabbath morning, kun ing low, aad praying to be forgiven ar ake forgave, and all the week fretting over the existence of her enemies, who did nothing, so far as Alice could see, to barm her, Here mamma wae wishing the house of Doctor Canning might burn down, \u2014\" all those little children in it)\" thought Allce \u2014wishing some reverse might happen to them ; using every effort to keep up the old feud, end still praying that God would \u201c forgive her as she forgave\" others.Allcecouid not understand.The Jadles ieft the table.Cyril, emiling and bowing low, gave hisarm to Mrs.Deloraine to lead ber out on the terrace, Alice trembled lest the grave of Banty should be feund out.That moment her mother took ber ons side, \u201cMy little gicl must remember one thing,\u201d she sald, \u201cIta Very wrong to brings sour face to table, as she did to-dey.\u201d \u2018Wrong I'' Mrs.Montague well knew that Alice bad the tendereat of consciences, Bhe would have cut off her right hand rather than do thing which she knew to be 3 \u201c1 know, mamms,\u201d\u2014~the small lip trembled; the child's heart was fall,\u2014\u201cbat I did feel 60 \u201cYes, child ; but don\u2019t yon know it is so very selfish to drag our own troubles Into notice before the whole family?What le à «bicken ?I must tell you again, Allce, for the hundredth time, that ft is wicked and sinful for you to trouble yoursel \u201cae you do about dumb snimals.Doctor Mitchell sald #0 Ib bis besutital sermon\u2014you remember it; be seid it was ungrateful to God, who gave ue roule,to care s0 much for bodive of beasts, \u2014 \"blog but dust, Yon must try\u2019 to correct is.\u201cI'll try, mamma,\u201d answered Alloe,bravely.Then she choked down something hard in ber throat, dashed away a tear from her lash- er, snd was juet followlog ber mother, who bad passed on to the when she heard a shoat.\"0 come here! Mra.Doloraine Bamba, and I bave found a touching monument.\u201d It was Cyril's sneering voice.They had discov- etd Bents'e grave.This was mors then Alice could bear.She turned, flaw upetai sad en te her own rows, fiseg opua the bed,