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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1907-10-31, Page 7October, •atst 1947 intos,. riews-iiteoak O DMeTagg let!. M. MOTagitart. •f#F1,...401. 0 4 Me! aggart Bros • ee-BA A GENERAL BANKING BUSle NESS TfiANS ACTED, NOTES DISCOUNTED. DRAFTS ISSUEril, INTERE,ST A.LLOWED ON M.'- , POSITS.' SALE, NOTES PURCH- ASED. i••• 10,1••••••• W. BRyDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR NOTARY, PUBLIC. TO, OFFICE -Sloane Bloc1e•e0IareTTON. RIDOUT & HALE Conveyancers, tiommissienets, Reaj Estate and Insuraace Agency. Money to loan. C. B. HALE • •-- JOHN RIDUlIT DRS. GUNN & GUNN De. W. Gunn L. R. C. P. & L.R.C.S. -Edinbergh- Dr. J. Nesbit Gunn M. R. C. S. Eng L. R. C. P. London Night calls at front door of residenee on Rattenbury street, opposite Presbyterian chureh OFFICE- Ontario street-,CLINTON —DR. J. W. SHAW- -OFFICE- RATTENBURY S. EAST, -CLINTON.- DR. C. W. THOMPSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention._ given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, vie and Throat -Ofece and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH. CLINTON 3 doors west of the Commercial hotel. -DR. F. A. AXON.- . (Succemor to Dr. Holmes.> ' Specialist in Crown and Bridge work. Graduate' of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Hoeor , graduate of University of Toronto Dental Department. Graduate of the Chicago College of 'Dental -Surgery, Chicago. Will be at the Commercial hotel Bayfield, every Monday from 10 a. m: to 5 p. na. J. LEWIS THOMAS. Civil Engineer, Architect, etc. 'Cate Deeninion Department Public Walks.) , Consulting Engineer for Mun- icipal and Coanty Work, El- • ectric Railroads, Sewerage and Waterworks Systems, Wharves, Bridges. and' Recaforeed con- crete.. BEER* 'IS A FOOD •LAC;E'R 4 nal appetising pro - duet .of maitt itai hops. - with *a *Whet, than sweet cider, which can- not,ferment in the Storil. Kb. it la specialty suited to women an a dinner ALES as brewed in Ontario pre —so-tic/Up _the food ele. meats of malt-tliarther nil* above mills as en item of diet, and are far •purer than most rah hi wile/spay-dwellers zetit. PORTER differ, from ale in that the mania. roosted (like coffee) in the brewing pnacess, and this maims pot:ter so nourishing. that i arcat specific for aenernie and run.down People. STOUT Is the richest and most strengthening �f malt beers; it contains nearlys. as touch nourishment as eggs, and digests easier. Thin people will find ita builds healthy flesh. DEPA,uned th ineall end before bedtime, increava digestive pOWer, gets you more good out of the food you eat -and is itself A food. 47. Bier does not -contain „enough al, cohol to react upon the system- just enough to induce the stomach to do its work better, ff,,Beer is not an •intoxicant -it is A beverage with den. iiite value for •almost every grown person. A s k your'own, doctor whether it wouldn't be good for you and the adults of your household. • • *PEER.iiia term wtdch covers lager, n1i. Porter, and st.cout; and, in the Practice cr Ontario brewers, IwpUe. beverages made under meg hygienic ctleditions from Ontetio hatter Pe best teem world) Midi, halm, and pure water, APPLES WANTE) .BOTH FALL AND WINTER For which the • highest prices will be paid. Don't self until you See Me Or one of my agent§ personal- ly. 0. ONNTEL.0114 'CLINTON. asgey — HarPs Alelictit • Irriave been appointed agent' for the •Maosey-Harris Com- pany in ,this district and will keep on hand a complete Mit of tepPlies in, my store oppos- ite the Molsons Betle- r am also • continuing tlie flour, feed anei •seed grain bus- iness and respectfully• solicit a a continuance ofl your patrOn-' J. A. Ford. ere-',14,.•;.ese 'see•• OLD NS WANTED • . We will pay the birhest • prices for live OLD HENS, •SPRING CHICKENS, .DUOKik, TURKEYa, and lands ot -poultry. • Medea -Phone 2220 LONDON, ONT. •• this i Otte AUCTIONEER -JAMES SMITH Li- censed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. All orders entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. Will sell either by percentage dr per sale. Residence on the, Bayfield Road, one mile south of Clinton. LICENSED AUCTIONEER.-GEOR- ge Elliott, licensed auctioneer for the County of Huron, solicits the • patronage of :he public for busi- ness in his -line. Sales conducted on percentage' or so much per sale. All business promptly attended to. -George Elliott, Clinton P. 11, re- sidence on the Bayfleld line. 38 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE •TRADES MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch tuid description may indekly ascertain our opinion free Wilether an. llaVentiOn is probably prdeptgDle. Communtea. tioas strictly confidential. NANUBOOK on Patents 'Pan free. Oldest agency for securing patents. patents talon through Munn & Co. receive spettel notice, without charge, in um SCientifiC A handsomely illustrated weekly. Unmet en% satiation a any selentills journai, Terms, IS a .ialar; foot months, Sold by' notradeslers. najhMfr$. 41255' St.. WrbIn5tOn. 24,0 LIPPINCOTT S WIONTHLY MAGAZINE, " A FAMILY LIBRARY The Best In Current Llleraturt 12 Courizra NOVALS YEARLY MANY EMORY STORIES AND PAPERS ON TIMELY TOPICS • $2.80 men 'Antall: 28 0118* A core *,140 CONTINUED STORI Eta VOW aOmata txsatitaVietti tilatUP Eri fir"" -**-1.• • ' ; The Canada - Poultry & Pfoduce Company (Limited) • STRATFORD, OsT, The Mutual, Fire Moue. Gomm -Farin and Isolated Town Property- - -Only Insured-• . -OFFICERS- J. B. McLean Preeident, Seateeth P 0. ; Thos. Fraser, ' tiee-President Brucelleld P. 0.; T. E. Hays, Sec. - Treasurer, Seaforth P. 0. •-Directors- • William Shesney, ' Seaforth ; Joh Grieee, Winthrop"; George Dale, Sei. forth; John Watt, Harleck ; •.1ohn Erennewits, BrOdhagan ; JamesEvan Betcliwood ; James Connolly, '• :14 olm esville • --AGENTS- Robert Smith, Hailock ; E. •Hill- chley, Seaforth ;• James Cummings EgMondiille ; ' W. Yeo..11olnies- ville. • Parties -.desirous to effect insurance or tiansact other husinees will be promptly attended to on application to .any of the above officers addressed to their respective postoffices. Lone inspected by the director who live' nearest the scene. cRA 1311 1414,4 LWAYr 1134 -TIME 'TABLE -- Trains will ,arrive at • and at,p,trt from ClintOtt s tatiOrt m follows • BUFFALO AND OODERICII Going East .1, 4, e • I, I, 44 Going -West 44 tk t i 0.22 a. 7,35 J.. St. .1 15 peel. 5.20 p.• 11 01 le 1..01 p. 6.40 p. ni ## , 11.11. p. LONDON, HURON & IlitUCE DIV Going South , 7.50 A. tri, ri . Going North 4.23 p• 11,00 a. m tt,35 p. tn. Mr. Augustine Naedonti0,11, engineer of Chatham; was killed in a gunaway, : •IoII •• •A•>•.•• • •••• •„ •IrtN•ivf '..•••' •••_•• i •; •• •• • ••!c•m •I ••••••••••• tC,trgiis' . • .rphans••A0••0• e 0 • fit • • Author of simele Myers," ',The Homestead on is_ • the Ilitt.°' ',Tempest, and gunshine,"'Etc. ; • • ' • --•••••••••••••000.•••••• •••••••••.••••••••••••. nen) the road became n• arrow., one tie ea tee front port or the nouse. in 'as the western sky allowed indications the upper hall he encountered of a •storra,'the coachmen were told George, and asked Of him who the to drive home as aeon as possible. Stranger was. Mrs. Campbell's advice with regard "His name is Bonder,A end he came V) Mary made no different.° whatever from Chicopee," answered George. with Mrs. Mason's plans. She had al, "Bender from Chicopee," repeated , ways intended doing' for her whatever . Ida. "Why. I wonder if it isn't the she Could. and /mewing that, a good Billy Bender about whom jenny Lin - education Was cif fax more value than eeln has Vue almost Iliad." money, she determined to give her "I think not," returned her coistin, every advantage which lay in her "for Mrs. Lincoln would hardly :Tidier power. Then), was that .auramer a ber daughter to mention a poor boy's most excellent 13°11001 in Rice Comer, name, much less to go mad 'about and as Mrs. Mason had fortunately him" • • no prejndicea against a district scho4 "But." answered Ida. " he worked • . ' on Mr. Lincoln's farm trhen Jenny where so many of our best and great- avail a little girl; and ' new ,that she est leen have 'been educated, she re, is older she talks of him nearly all solved to send , her little protege, as the time, and Rose says it would not soon as her wardrobe should be in . surprise her if she should some day a suitable condition. Accordingly, in run off with him." a few dayte Mary became a regular at- "Possibly it isthe same," returned- tendant at the eld brown schtelhOuse, George. "Anyway he is very fine -look - where for a time WO will leave her,: beg, and a fine fellow too, besides be% and paasing silently over a period of nig an excellent echolar." . several years, again in ' another Chap- The next day,. when Billy chanced ter open the scene in the metropolis to be alone. George approached him of the "Old Bay State.'" • • and, after making some • casual re; • • "e"-"""" / • merles about, the books he. had her- ' CHAPTER XV, • . rowed, etc., v he said, "Did yew ever • see Jenny Lincoln in Chicopeer' It was "beginning to be daylight in "Oh, yes, answered ,Billy, brighten - the 04 of Bosteri, and as the gray . ing up, for jenny _hateaSways-been- 'east gradually, brightened .and grew and still was a great favorite with • red in the coming of day, a young him; "Oh, yes, I know Jenny very men looked out upon the busy world well. I worked for her father some around him, with that feeling of ut- years ago, and . became greatly inter - Apr, loneliness which one so Often feels ested in her." % in a great city where all is new and "Indeed? Then you Must know strange to him. Scarcely four weeks Henry Lincoln?" • had passed Since the notes of a tolling, "Yes, I know him," .said: Belly; bell „had fallen sadly upon his ear, while George continued:. and he had (looked into a -grave wile° .. "And thihk but little of him, of they laid his Mother to her last course?" , dreamless rest. A prevailing fever had OW this subject t Billy was non-eorn- L 'effected what the fancied ailments of • inittal, He hed no wise for liking years had failed to de, and Billy Ben- Henry, but would not say so to a corn- • der was now an orphan, and alone paradve stranger, and at last be sue - in the Wide world, Ple knew that he ceeded in changing the conversation. had his own fortuneto make, . and. George was about -moving away, when after settling his mother's:affairs and . observing a little old -fashioned -look - finding there was nothing left for ing book lying non one of the boxes, • him', he had come to. the city, and on he took it up and turning to the fly -- the morning Which we have mention- leaf read the -name of "Frank }low- ed went forth alone' to look for em- ard." . ployment, With noeother re -Commends.- • "Frank Howard:1'1 'Frank HoWarct!" "Pertut4s, sir," -eaid Billy fiaughteo ily, ,„"it may refresh "your memory a little to know that I was once the owner of Taos° I"e "Blast the brute I" muttered Henry, meaning Billy .quite as naueh the dog; then turning to George, he ask: ed, "Haw long the old folks had been iB'FfSCellive°rTel °leeks, I think," answered George; and then, either because he wanted to hear what Henry would say, ,pr hecause of, a re -awakened inter- est in Mary' liowarcl, he continued, "By the way. Henry, when you came so unceremoniouily upon us, we were speaking .of it young girl in Chicopee whozn you ere this, as Bender says ehe is fine - have perhaps ferreted out Henry stroked his whiskers, which had received far more cultivation than his brains, stuck his hat on one side and answered, "Why, yes, I suppose' that in my way I was somettting of eou'reen"oboV.-eranted a piece, and one of the ladies continuing the conversation, said She supposed Mary woukl of course board with Mrs. Ma- son. The' teapot lid, which chanced to be off, went on with it jerk. Ond with the air of a much -injured went. au the widow replied: "Wall, can tell her this knuch, it's no desirable JO to board the schoolmarm, though anybody can see that's all made her go anxious for Mary to have the school. She's short on't and wants 4 little money, • Do any on you know how much she charges?" Nobody knee', but a good many "guessed she didn't *harp. anything," and the widow, rising ,from the table and telling Sally Ann to "renae, the ease dishes. and poar it in the vinegeri bottle," led her guests back to the best room, eaying 'a chiller and nine - pence (her usual price) Wat/ next to nothing, but she'd warrant Mies Ma- son had niore'n that" b boy. with the fair sex, but really Fortunately/ Mary knew nothing of handso e girl in Chicopee, and that is Ella Campbell, but she is young yet, not as old as Jenny -altogether WO small .fry for Ilenry Lincoln, Esq, But who 1$ the girl?" Billy frowned, for he held Mary's name as too sacred to be breathed. by a young man of Henry Lincoln's char- acter, while George replied, "Her name is Mary Howard." "What, the pauper?" asked Henry, looking significantly at Billy who re- plied: "The same, sir." "Whew -w !" "istled Henry, pro- haps, that Mrs. Campbell watched longing the diphthong to an unusual her with so much jealousy. length. "Why, she's got two teeth at Every possible pains had been taken • least a foot long, and her face looks with Ella's education. The best as though she had just been in the teachers had been hired to instruct vinegar barrel, and didn't like the her, and elle Was now at a fashionable taste of . seminary, but still she did not possess "But without joking, though, how one-half the ease and gracefulness of does she look?" asked George; while Manner which seemed natural to her Billy made a movement os if he would sister. Since the day of that memor- help the insolent pupa to find his able visit the two girls had -seen ,but - level. _ -little- of each other, Ella would not •"Well, now, old boy," returned forgive Mrs. Mason for praising Mary, Henry,- "'I'll tell you honestly that nor forgive Mary for being praised; the last time I saw her I was surpris- and as Mrs. Campbell, toe, pretended ed to find how much she was im- to feel insulted, the intercourse be- "Never mind the schoolhouse," =- peeved. She has swallowed those tween the families gradually ceased; turned. the stranger, "hut introduce • abominable teeth; or done something and often times when Ella met her me as Mr. Stuart. with them, and is really quite decent Sister she merely acknowledged her. Lydia had never introduced any - looking. In short," he continued with Presence by a nod, or a simple "how body in her life, and following her a malicious leer at Billy, which made d're dor •e• companions to her seat, she left !!r.. theblood tingle to his fingers' end, When she heard that Mary was to ' Stuart standing in the deorway. Wide "In short, she'll de very well for be a teacher she said, "she was glad, her usual politeness, -Mary came loy- alty buck like me to play the nab- for it was more respectable than go- ward and received the stranger, who chief with for summer or so, and ing into a factory or Working out." gave his name as Mr. Stuart, saying then cast off like an old coat." • Mrs. Campbell, too, felt in . duty "he felt much interested in commtioz There was a look in • Billy's eye is bound to _express'. her pleasure, add- schools, and therefore had ventunat cided that young man to make no Henry finished this speech which de. ienegtieftheaettt:nsh, e hboupedt IMwaaery weoxetirdemegivlye t*OeffeellrLg the se.at of honor, thor further remarks concerning Mary, and doubtful, she was so young', and pose splint -bottomed chair, Mary resumed swaggering toward the door he add- .sessed of 13O little dignity!'" her usual duties, occasionally castling ed: 'Well, Moreland, when will you Unfortunately Widow Perkins' red a look of curiosity at the stranger, come round 'and take a horn of Cottage stood directly opposite' elle whose eyes seemed constantly upon brandyMet me know; and have scheelhousei. and as "the widow be- her. It was,rather warm that day, mottil in some of the bloods." longed to that stirring few who al- when Mari returned from her dinner do no • now think of more than one Mrs. Perkins displeasure, and never dreamed that anyefeeling existed to. ward her save that of perfect friend. ship. Since we last saw her, she had grown into a flue, healthy -looking Her face and figure were round and full, and her complexion, though still rather pale, was clear as marble contrasting well with her dark -brawn hair and eyes, which no longer seem- ed unnaturally large. EARL she was not beautiful. it is true, and yet Billy was net far from right when he called her the finest -looking girl in Chico- pee; and it was for this reason, per- "Titi; • "'lave You good teacher?"' ",11"00, air." "What is her naxae?" "Mies Howard -gory /Toward, Ind she lives with Misa Mason." "Mary Howard -that's a pretty name -is she pretty too?" "Not so dreadful,"" chimed in Owen Bradley, "She licked brother Tim, to- day, and I don't think she's minis pretty,' Thi i speech quickly called out Um °Pinion of the other girls as follower: "He ought to be licked, for he Ade a knife and then lied about it: rmid Miss Howard is real pretty and yew nee't say she ain't, Susan Breid- ley." "Yes, indeed, . she'd pretty, reicia- ed second. Such handsome eYef4 zed little white hands," "What color are her eyesr asked the stranger„ to which two replied,. "blue," and three more said "Macke"' while Lydia Knight, who was the old- est of the group., finally settled the question by saying that "they some- times looked blue; but if she was real! pleased, or sorry either, they turned black!" 'Tho stranger milled and said, 'Veil me more about her. Does she ever scold, or has she too pretty a ineolls for that?" "No, she never scolds," said Delia Frost, "and she's got the nicest white teeth, and I guess she knows it, too, for she shows them a great deal."' . "She's real white, too," rejoined Lydia Knight, "though pi says die useld to be yeller. as saffron." Here there was a gentle rap mann the window, and the girls 'starting off, exeleimed, ;."There, we roust go ."May I go, tee?" asked the stranger, following them to the door. The girls looked at each other, then at him, then at each other again, and at last Lydiesaid,._"1, don,'t care, but guessMistHoward will be ashamed.. for 'twas Suke Bradley's turn to sweep the schoolhouse this noon time; mid she wouldn't do it, 'cause Tim. get, * licked." • tion. than the: frank, honest „exPees- he repeated; "where have t heard that "Thank you," said George, "I new ways washthe breakfast dishes, and Widow Perkins was greatly shockedet make the beds before any one ie up seeing her attired in a light pink neese Bien of his handsome ince. It was ra- name? Who is het -Bender?" ' er use the artiele." • , ,anileisure • lin dressthe short,, sleeved of width • e heart -began to,taisgive 'eyed very mudivee-but-her-is-- dead.e :your pardon " returned • in the house " she had ample and Billy's tiler diseouraging, wearisoine mirk, ' "He Was 'Er little English boy I once 'II beg Henry; in a tone of mock humility,.."I to. watch and report, the proceedings showed to •good advantage her TPtilia. him as one after another refused his no answeredBillyandGeorge remember now that you'Ve taken to of the new teacher., Now, Mrs. Per white arms. A narrow velvet rabies e- ," . ; - , repeat. • : witha suddenly awakened cudesitY, carrying a limier book as big as an kins' clock was like its mistress, al- confined by.a small brooch,. and a ' - attempt said: . • old women'..s molding board, andman. ways 'half an hour in advance of the black silk apron, -completed her•toilelit, it," thought ho, as he stopped once "Tell me about him and his family; e age to come. out behind in the service taught mae,weaenkdeldtearit. hKamdichstc,arceuthlye liwttihohthew:sex:etsppnendonedof fatemtanhyetlocieeteued establishment on MStreet. . Without dreaming that George had ' i more in front of a large wholesale will yon?"; • • • a. out three or four lines so - as to be ght diatinet:Iy. heard; but I suppose. you committeeman," was duly . hailed, in by a slender gold chain. This last . M— i Just then his eye caught the _sign evev. seen them, Billy told he story think it pleases the. old gent, your the street, and told that the "school- ornament immediately riveted Mx. ' ,t' on which was lettered, "R. J. ,Selden of Prank's sickness and -death -Of the uncle, and that furthers, your coupe., marip wanted lookin' to, for she Stuart's attention, and from sam & Co." The name ,sounded noble peeduet.ef his little sister, Who. e with the daughter. By the.. way, pre, rhdn t begin no. nioreme tell. half -past strange cause sent the color quickly - sent my compliments to MISS Belden, . nine, nor. no afternoon till half -past to his face. After a .teme, is -- if to an ' and something whispered ,to .hixn to when there war, rte. other alternative, enter. He did so, and meeting in the Went cheerfully to the poorbenise, and ask her if she has any word to one ! Besides that, '' she added, "I, certain whether it were really a Tock- - doorway a tall, elegant-lookieu. of those unused to love; and tensing g winning by her gentle ways:. the. love send to Chicopee, for I'll have to go think she gives em too kinga play et, or a watch, he asked "if Idles Soar. man. he asked for Mr. Selde there by, andby, therigh. I hate to Any,ways, seem's -et some o"em: ard could tell him the hour?" "My uncle," returned • the' re/la- the wild mood of a maniac until she - ; mightily, forit'll be lust like the old was out doors the hull time," • "Certainly, sir," said -she, and step- -e elan to put me. through -in the hay- 1 r...Knight , had . too much good ping to the deck and .Consultingest. man, who was none other than teeorge was , harmless as a child. As he pro - field; and if there's . anything 1- sense to heed the widow's cenripliantse idlver tlineepiece• abput the size ,Moreland, "has not yet comkedown, ceded with his story George became. but perhaps I can answer.,.yrele• pur- •each moment more and More interest, pose just as well..:b.:."-eeekeei-,;,,,t,:plisee pd, I and when at last ,there was a chase goods?" _ pause,. be asked, "And is Mary in the Ilillye thinking 1,1,..r."-;.-481.fprIfillar-: Arend poorhbuse now?" . • ' eknOw_his poverty, fancied '!":'-af4,irial "I have not Mentioned her *name; something satirical in the questiOn., and pray hoe,le came you to know itev. but he was mistaken; th•e manner was stud Billy in some surpriee. 'abominate, it's work.' and he merely replied, glad dining-plate,:she•told him that it wets So Baying he took his leave. /Just on t. Five . hours is enough to keep' half-pa.st thiee. • then there waa a call •for Mr. More, little shavers cramped up .izr, the He nedded, and seemed very emit& land, . who also deParted, leaving house -glad on't." ' interexted. in tyro little boys- who. eat • Billy alone. "rt le very strange that ; • The widow- thus foiled in her at- near him, engaged in the laudable she never told me she knew him," tempts at making disturbance, finally •• employment of Seeing which conld • thought he; and then taldng Iron:Chia gat% the strife, contenting herself „ snap spittle the furthest andahe best. ' natural to the speaker. who, tes'13inY In a few Wer'de George related the Pocket a neatly -folded letter, he again with quzzong the ,older gtris, and just then therewas a movement at read it through But there was nothitige asking them if Mary could doallthe the door, and a -new visitor appeaxed made no direct reply, egain asked, p h' q • with "What• would you like. sir?" the Howargls. and then again asked in it about George, except the simple hard sums in arithmetic, or whether in the person of Mrs. Perkins, who words, "I am glad you have found a she took them. home for Mrs. :Mason with her iarge-feather fan and floune- "Something to do, for I have where both Mary and Ella were. ' aelee, yews_ friend in Mr. Moreland. I am sure I to, solve! Old leatthern-bound boll, ed .girighara •dress, entered amilnag. -neither-money nor-hame," waseBillyes---13illy-replied that -for promPt answer. ' belle •Mare had lived with a' .Mr,. should like beeausel he. IS .-Ftoor was beohgletlefliglit; rendeiti est- and' heweng, a.rtd saying; "ehe Mid .e.difficult problerna select. ., 4 se t to.: . been, .trprig ,:all- Sun:neer, te visit ' thd. .. .. ...win, you. 'give - ;jai., yottr . • oainete "t1 ore' while Ella, at- the time of her .kind to 'you." . . ' .':, • .,,'I • "Yes, •she's forgotten ' hini;"'. Mary, who, e.being. an e t., a- Eichool.', ' ,, ,' . • ' '' . asked George, • , ''' : : I, . • . • Mother's death, 'had been . adopted • by*, said . :theinatician, worked. th 'a out, . MT. • §ivart iminediatelY: arose and ' rj Billy complied,: and when he spoke Mts. Cempbell.. "But," said he, "1 Billy, and that belief gave him secret '-to., . . „ the widow's tom hment. But offered' his chair, but there -Weis seam- • .. . .„ of his native town George repeated it never 'think ,ef Ella in cooection with Satisfaction, - He .hed known • ' Mary to it was kilo t quill „pens thing.in. his manner -which led 'Mary after him, saying, "I have some .ac-.. Mary; they are. ne nnilke; - . Ella: is 'long, end the interest he had felt • in - to ' visa . 1.-Biaintances . who spend ,the -skimmer. '.. proud and: Vain and Silly and treat* her when , a homely, neglected child, had beendiscarded,. rici steel -Ones : 'suppese that in introduction ': ., • An. Chicopee; but you probably have; ' her sister with the utitiostindefisubstituted in their pla0e, Mrs. Per- not at all cleSired,so elle omitted, ilk. eso, had' not in the least decreased as the - - never known them. • • : • ,-. though Maly is -fate more'agreeable .lapse of timekine again loolced .askance, declaringgreatly to the chagrin cif the widow: gradually riPened her ' ' .. Immediately . Billy thought of the and ,mtelligent, and as. I. think the into it fine, intelligent-looking,',girl. : that, Mary couldn't Make aquill pen, who declining the proffered seat • " e , Lincolns. ' and now ' knew why I the. best looking." . • • . ....'....; He waswasto her a brother still, but she • and by way of testing the Matter, squeezed tteaself betiveen .Lyclia '' „..- 'name of Selden seemed se familiar. '. • 'The ,munt.have lave changed 'very to him was 4earet- far than a sisterSally Anti Was sent across the road Knight. and another-girlupseitingthef;; . Wasspolitel4 . ' other to Make of the .corintia character not One; and causing the ' He had- heard Jenny speak of Ida, and much," ansviered ' George,' f or .if I and though hi7ohis letters.' he alalways". '. ' It lea certain that R. j. Spider!' was her rehlember rightly, she. was, not ' re,. ' addressed her es . such, in. , his heart ,-. which with a huge bundh' Miss ,HoWard"of goose quilks, inkstand ''r'- . father. . . ' .- • • • rnarkable for personal. beauty." he claimed her as something nearer; iiii, as ma wanted to of the letter "X" she chanced to fie requested :" • .. . ...For a moment George regardeds.him -.. "She hasn't a @illy -dollbaby's lace; and yet he had never breathedi.,ite some letters in her • :tc intently, and then said; 'We seldom . • but • there isn't efiner-looking girl is ear a word of lerie:'Or.,hinted, that it Mary candidly confessed. her ignor- erLiddt.e. Liddy" she ehispered„ et , . . i „ . - • ‘,. employ ,strangers without a recona- Chicopee, •• no,: nor in Boston • either," was for her sake he toiled both early • ancsaying shehad never made a "who s that man?' .. e . mendation; still, .1' do not believe you .. renineed Billy,. with so much warmth and late,: hoarding-. hp his earnings 'Penm her life; and tlie next Sabbath But Lydia was too much e,ngrosweff t ' s' .: -need any.. My uncle is wanting a ' and earnestness. that -George laughed'. with • almost- a miser's, *pare that she 0 widows leghorn was Missed fromwith her spoiled apron to answer tbfas. ' h ts acCustomed pew in' the Unitarian: question, - and .she. • replied'. • with.: ' might be educated/ - ' 1 young ,roan, but the work may ,hardly aloud, saying, ."Why, 'really, Bender,. church, and upon inqUiry,' it was ea- ?Marin, .,may I Ovoixt? I've Spilled . suit you, he ..added,. naining the du- .yon .are, more eloquent oft the subject • Regularly each week she wrote to '''- my apron,' ties he would be expected' to perferm, of female beauty than 1 supposed you hirree and it Was the receipt of these certamed that she ceeldnt in con, • the ink allover h . , : . which certainly were rather menial. • to be; but go, on; tell me more of her. lettere' and ,the thonghts of her that science eer a man preach who would PermiCsion, of etkirsei was go:int:ad,. give • a • 'stiffeut' ... to a girl that didn't end as the girl ' who. Sat - next kraeer , kept his heart- So brave and cheerful, Still, .as the Wages were liberal, arid Is she at all refined or Polished?" . how to make a pent" . . . . nothing -of the stranger, Min., Perkhie as,.. alone ancl unappreciated. exoent. ISfri! he' would have considerable leisure, ' •"I• dare Say . she would not meet n spite, however, 0! these little an, began to think Elie might fast es weld : Billy. for want of a better accepted. the with your ideas' of a lady;" answered by George, he worked on, dresiimrig.Of - , '. •Sithation, and was, im'niediately intro- Ililly; "but she. does mine exactly, for a bright future when 'thenerances, *au was contented and have stayectat honie and finistreclIter. One greet.. .1z 2 ,ppy. She knew that her pupils loved shoes, "Bid," thought she, r maybp• X &iced to his 'business. For some . tinie she possesses more natural refinement objeet Of his life ,Shoukl be realized, . . . „ , .....,...„_., . • /ler ;Old' that the. eater . part o the han il t alioschool" was told by one of the clerks that he city belles." :. • . • . ' ' the widow with her pleasantest Smile,: widow, • ' so. she 'greeted ' Fortune, however, was , against the f • s 4 nil out, r ' he only saw George ,at a distance:, but • and delicacy than; two-thirds of the' district' Were. setts ed, was, just: grucluateci at Yale, and was "Really, I am .getting quite intereet- and bY always being particularly' po- fan in full. play; when Sally Ane. ettablishinent, . • education?" for Seemly. was her 'feather now a junior partner in his uncle's - ed in ter," said George„. "Hew is her rite to Seib? ' Ann, finally overcame '.came ...under the .3.Andoxv, , and piunds-- .• . • • . , • ' . ••• • • ' "We .ali like him Very inueli.". said "Good, very good," 'returned 'Billy, ' CHAPTER XVI; , . In the olcl brown schoolhouse, ever - shadowed by apple trees, and shel- tered, on the west by . a long: steep hill, where the acorns and wild grapes grew, Mary _Howard taught her little. flock of twentY-ftve,- coaxing some, urging others, and teaching them all by her kind words and win- some ways to love her as they had, never before loved. an instructor. , 'When firet she was proposed as a teacher in Rice Corner Widove Per- kins, and a few others who had -no children to send, held up their hartds in amazement, ivonclering "Ishat the world was comin' to, and if the law mitteeman, Mr. Knight, s'poeed ihey was goin' to be rid over roeighshol a town pauper; she cOuldn't a 'stiffeut,'. for the Orthodox minister wouldn't gwe her one; and he did, • the Unitarian minister Wouldn't!" Accordingly, when. it was known that the Ordeal had been passed and that Mary had in her possession a piece of paper about three inches square, authorizing her to teach a common district school, this worthy conclave concluded that "?either every- body had lost their senses or else Miss Mason, -who was preeeet at the examination, had sat by and whisper- ed in her ear the answers to all hard questions," - • • "hi all my born days / never seen anything like it," said the Widow, as she distributed her green tett sweetetied with brown sugar to party of Indies, which she was entertaining. "But you'll see, she Won't keep her time more'n half out -Sally Alin, pass there nuteaket. Nobody's min' to send \their' children to a pauper. There's .Vies Bradley eays take beet out the first time they .get want it eat for I believe it's a - Have some mini sass, Miss Midge. werkinl-but lolled her that **OA the trouble, Mary's too softly to hurt a miskeeter. And so young, to. It's government Rholl lea in. If any. bodrll have a piece of this dried 711.0 te.". their prejudices to a censidera,ble ex- frig her bctcli mith it long stick, told ' her in a loucl Whisper that "she manse. • , the clerk; "he is so pleasant and adding that ; she; was now teaching in One -afternoon about the middle of % come right home. for Uncle:Jim and kind, though a little -proud; I guess." Rice Corner, hoping to earn money 'July,' as Mrs. Perkins was seated by s Aunt Dolly had just come from .the This was all that Billy knew of him enough to attend sonae seminary m her front window engaged in "stitch- . atm" , .until he _had been hi Mr. Belden's the *fall. 1" . ing shoes" a very Common minder. , Accordingly. Mrs. Perkine. smooth. - as nearly three weeks; then. • 'Teaching I' repeated Goir.ge; as he was one day poring over a vol- "why, she can't be over sixteen. , hineetntatiten nstoiete wpa4retaseoddf New Ednivgelattnedd, , dee.;.1.4Angeneeecire....begener ; cot;hamton, fiounces,zioves, 411 pass unie of Horace which he had brought He was going to way more, when lly a -tall. stylish -looking young man, iteto.,a-5.,mng..4.:,..,...,_- mar? 3.913hee.,Dassedr with him, George, who chanced to some one slapped him rudely on the who, driving his handsome horse arid that acquakt.tance Of hers." pose by, looked over his -shoulder, ex- shoulder, calling' out, "How' are you. buggy tinder the ehadow of the apple WES ala read Latin? Really this is a novelty. • to interest. such a vcapegrace as I Mary shook her head, and flue wide:. claiming, "Why, Bender., can yeti' old feller, and what is there in Boston: "'trees, rdighted ane entered into con - Are you fond of books?" . eye". .- • , "Yes, yery," Said Billy, "though I • Looking up. Billy saw before him have but a 'few of my own.". • ' ' Henry Lincoln; exquisitely •• dressed, . "Fortunately, then, I can acceramo- but bearing in his appearance evi- date you, returned George, "for / dent 'marks of dissipation. _ have a tolerably good library, to "Why, Henry," exclaimed George, which' You can at any time have- ac- "how came you here? I supposed you -ems. Suppose you dome round. 10 my were drawing lampblack caricatures uncle's ,o -night,. Neter mind about of some. one of the tutors in old Yale. thanking me, he added, as he saw . What's the matter? What have you Billy about to, speak; "I hate to be been doing?" - ' t. • thanked, so to -night at eight o'clock "Why, 'you see," answered Henry, I shall expect you." drawing his eigar from his mouth and Accordingly, that evening Billy squirting, by accident,. of course, a stetted for Mr: Belden's. George, who quantity of spittle over Billy's nicely wished to save him from any ern- blacked shoes, "Why, you see, oft of ba.rrassment, answered his ring him- the sophs got his arm broken in a self, and immediately tenducted him row, and as -I am so tender-hearted to his room, where for an hour or so and couldn't bear to hear him groan, they discussed their favorite books to say nothing of his swearing, the and authors. Minsk George, astonish- faculty kindly advised 'me to leave, ed at Billy's general knowledge: of and sent on before me a reeommenda4, men and things, exclaimed, "by, tion to the old num But, I I fix. 'lender, I do believe yeu are almost ed 'em. I told 'em he, was in Boston, as good a scholar as I, who have been 'through college. Pray, how does it happen?" In a few words Billy explained that he had been in the habit of working surniners, 'and goinglo school at Wil- braham winters; and then, as it was nearly ten, he hastily gathered ttp the books which George had kindly Jean - ed hire, and took his leave. Ike he was deseettdine the broad stairway he met a young gel fashionably dressed. who stared at him in some surprise, and then passed on, wondering ha doubt bee. ono ot hia evident Ode naina to Whereas he's in Chicopee, so I just took the letter from the ofilee inrelf• reads beautifully. Do you under- stand?" All this time, in spite of the to- bacco juice, Henry had apparently taken no notice of Billy, whom George now introduced, saying, he believed they were old •acquaintances. With the coolest directory' Henry took from his pocket a qmating-glass, and applying it to hiseye, said, "I've ab- solutely studied until I'm near -eight - 0, but I don't think 1 ever met this elute betun." •••, versation with a group of little girls who were taking their usual recess. Mrs. Perkins' curiosity was roused, and Sally Ann was .called to see who the • stranger was. But for a wondef Sally Ann didn't know, though she "guessed the hoes was one of the gest Chieopee livery." "He's talkina to Liddy; Knight," said she, at the same time holding back the curtain, and stepping aside so aa not to be visible herself; "Try if you can hear what he's say - ins, whispered Mrs. Perkins,: but a ;Chita. of boy& in ilia•echoolhouse jnat then etreek into the multiplicatiom table, thus elieetaany..drawning any- thing vihich Bally Arm might other - 'wise hate heard, nir -Itoove them childrenwin split tlieir three. Can't they hold up- a minute,' erelaimed Md. Perkins, greatly annoyed at1 being thus pre. vented from overhearing accaiVersa- tion, the nature Of which she conid not own geese. / DIA es some ether Widow. Nrkitts may mad 'this, storY,„ we will for het benefit repeat what the *oung num was saying -t� Lydia Ittitght, who be. ing nearest to hint was the first tree addressed. "You have a nice place for your SehOelhOttffe and playgrounds.'' "Tee,eir anewered Lydia, tit4it. itig her umbibonnat and taking. up a 000, round *tone 'between her nd 'toed. "Do teur.ii.tbs tO te iceboat" ow, more puzzled thaneevate took.lher When school was out Mr. Stuaxa. who -seemed inr nobnite whatever; ca- tered .into a lively • diserisaion wins Moat concernins schools. and hooka; adroitly managing to, draw her tool upon all the leading -topics of the -day... • At last the cao.versation tanked. upoml flowers; and • wleen Mary chanced mention Mrs< Masereebeantifid• gareV en he instantly elpeessedt a. great &- who to see it., wed finally offered to accompany Mary home, provided she had ne Objections. She could not,. dr . course, say no, and the Widow Pee- kins, who, besides attending to "Undo 'Tim"' and "Aunt Daily," still fottuor tireeeece, Watch the, schoollibuse, caps* very near letting. het buttermilk- emit burn to a article', when sheesair the young nian walking down tbut wad with Mary. Arrived: at Mrs. lira - sees, the stranger- Managed in -taste himself so. agrees/hie, that Mrs. Masud invited hire to stay 'to tea, an Wien which. he readily iiettepfeelt, Whoever, he was, he, Beetled to no- . derstand stactir hew-tailed:out-what. ever he wished to know; and be tea itirs over holadleareedorMaxyla intaitien to attend the iseaderny 10 • Wilbraham, the nexv•tdectm.. "Excuse inc for resting ft MO** don," 'said he, "bab why not go ,tlio Mount IfelYeke yr.notuQriitbCi of education there.6 InetIVEnto 1..tiruot ortokf' • • •• • • CONTINUED IN NEXT SSLJI.