An Agreeable Surprise

A very pjaaaant afïaiir carne ofí 63 si Saturday enentng at tilie home o' Mr. H. E. Btíl, No. 330 6. ótlh, íiv-. Mr. BeJS Ivis íor same lime liad clwirge of ch'uireh woirk oa the Northeidie, holding pi-aysr meetings Thurslay eneninigs at the several cottages, and preaehing ta tina chapet Bimday .eTieinings. By hila jjefsiste-nt efforts and faithfiil attentioni to the Work in iltand, he has wöa tlie respect of íi iiedsJiiips of a la.rge circle oí friends wto wtóhied to bIiow theiir appreciation o f hM efforts, and tlhey accordíngly seit abo'urt to [?bvie him a eur'pcise, and presemit btat with an Olega nt Bible. On tha evenüng named a party of .atwuit twenty friends oí Mr. Bell arri'vied at iáís iteïidence, ladan wfbh the necessxrieis to uatisfy tibe "inner man," and took iheilr host and liiLs better half eompietely by surpi'iwe. Somie difeappoinitment was ielt by rhe piarty wlian it was iouiwl ilie BiWle had nat arrfviad, so -hat part oï the program was deierred tíCQ analiher time. After fe'astilag oa the good thjings, the ïiest. oft he eveniing was passed wiBh Jots of iun, til.l 2y mS'JmilJfht, wten the party bioke np tn ti'inii; to keep irom breaklag the Babbath. At tlio 'reguJar prayer aweetimg at th oliap5) lasb Thuxsday evenmg tihe Bilbije was pi-esented to Mr. B.'l'l, Mr. E. W. Bliropö makiiig piieseiat'attoii, and he was agaLti eurpiised, and brlaglDB a donbCo porliou ai joy all axoaad to those eonoemed.