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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1890-04-18, Page 2,t` gi ftngani $ FRIDAY, APRIL '18,. 1 tlO, t41r4 ten•Doat,n of Vi"i!] PItt l itscoeltrs, HT rO,ANai HOGG. Lowly la the silent tomb, free from sorrow, free from care, Vrsoto his cheek is gone the Wain, be ie sleeping softly there, Though he crossed the vale of shadow, yet be crossed it not alone, Vor the gentle loving !saviour called his ransomed, brother booze.. Bound the throne of wondrous glory sweeps the glad eternal train, When the rausu,ned tell the story, he will help to :wren the strain, In J i%sye the light iriemartal, on his cheek the bloom of youth, Oa his head a crown resplendent on his tongue the swords of truth, 'We will miss him from the meeting, when each heart with joy is full, We will miss him from the class room, truss him from the Sunday School, And his parents, brothers and sisters,weep not, heist better'far, Vor his spirit's with hie Savior, rentus, bless- ed morning star, Auci his little daughter, tell her teat he's gone to yon bright borne, Tbat he's watching, fondly watching, wait, ing till Ws darling comes Dearest ties on earth are broken, 0 the sorrow and the peen, Butt says Christ, 'tie um forever, ye shall reunite again. ,A t?ISHONORED BILL. BY A. Ts BABB: , It's a great matter, thick, ten' you're much indebted to your Uncle Peter. A desks i' the house o' McTavish, and a 4100 a year, is an open gate for a lad like you. I shall always try to do any duty, father; d would not be your son if I • 'did not. These were the.olosi.ng sentences of a Conversation between Donald Mc- Leod and his son Aliok, as they see together in the hot little'office of the Oarstook Iron Works. Donald had earned his daily bread in that dreary room for nearly forty years, and had begun life with ten shillings a week, and thought himself well paid. But though he had never risen above the position of coufidential clerk to the works, his eldest brotber, Peter, had been more successful; for, after a Ioag career of eon,inercial industry, he had 'returned to the links of Avon, and hunt amid the fields; where he had played as a lad, avery handsome resi- • -fence, Peter heed the reputation of being tar very close .man, but he was not un• • neindful of the claims of kindred since • of his own free will. he had procured for his nephew the desk in aleTavisb's Dank. It is very good of .you, untie, and • I'll never shame your thought for use, said the lad, frankly. Dinntt bettor) ready wi' the prom• ;:ise, Aliek. A, fang tongue is a short hand. 1 hae got you a seat, au' yon • iliaun mak' room for yoursa!' to lie down. Do your duty, an.' dint aria i' ellebt--o' no 'nosiest whatever—an' may never waur happen you than your sin. prayer, lad 1 The kind wish begot the kind act, and Peter, after a little hesitation, took out his perste and 'arid five - eovereigns on tho table. Pm to for giieing lads money they • don't earn; but this it a by-ordinar , occasion. How mutat hae you, Alicia My father has given tee twenty pounds, un41e, and two new suits of • clothing, t Ower much! ower much ! I'm /moist sorry I made it +stair, But pit the • o'ercorne t' the bank—to keep it i' yaw puu et is jista tempting o' yoursel' ---nee lad should do Haat. Where} is Cousin Margaret, uncle ? • I should like to bid her good-bye. She's wi' the gardener, 1 trow; gag your ways ben she'll be glad to see you, • Aliok doubted this. Tia loved Margaret dearly, but Margaret either did Taut. or would tsoc sf'e it. And now, when she• knew he was going away, she was.`if possible, metre reticent and retiring than usual, Ile did trot dare :no spotlit cf his love, but he would i.ot ate:gothi:r hide it, Margaret r -ad that unspoken tale and in some occult way he felt that he oras understood, ' tanenothing but eonitnon words of courtesy were spe,lten, and Margaret looked fret drone at the, carie tions , she 'was tyiirst up thee et her lover, How- ever, Love iindd Hope where none atter- t euld see her, and A1icsk'tt prole peeler :vole brightened tenfold by the llieker of a girl',', eyelids and the tterle,w et d tender Iigbt they faded to a' di. • air rrro# `%;,�atil inlanaeri Wilk leis Aitii. , tat lid M lien hila b*Ilial;'t lel that ". , duties demanded of been. Fora while t bill at Seett Riad :I'urwbull s fashion - the excitement'aand interest of his new able tailors lite were quito sutlltieut, but after a But in spite of Blentyre1s aseur- foes weeks things began to loon emc% that it was all right, Aliok was dif eeeitt. He had been the eldest of, uneasy especially so when be got a an admiring Carole of brothers. Dorn! latter the next day from hie mother, sisters, and he ihis> ed sorely the saying that his sister Marion had been praise andsytnpathy which had hither- 50 ill that it was necessary to send her to bolstered hurt up its all his ex-- to the seaside, and if be corlld spare *roosts a little towards the unusual expense it EIe,waa lonely, too. 'IN unole land world prevent the necessity of strougly advised hint to uialse no stoppuig little ,Davids sclioalintr: Iitr frit4ittis'tvith three beneath hini frt the elt,wed t3lautyre the letter, and Blau bonen; and those above hint hardy* tyres said : seemed conscious. of his existence, Poor sidle girl 1 Of course you The first euthusiusnt of his wok wore must help her to the sea side, What away, and he , found no more Stehle an yon look at res its that way for, motive for exertion and industry. In this uufortnuate moort he was one day aceosted, as be was going out to luneh, by James Blantyre, oue of the cashiers, acid a very stylish you.tg titan, Aliek had bend the door open for his senior to pa's, and as they stood together on the steps Blantyre said, •,eourt- eously. : Thanit you, McLeod. 1 have been wautiug to speak to you. I believe yon are a nephew of McLeod of Avon Hill. Alio!; proudly acknowledged the relationship, and BIatityre said: I met your cousin, Miss Margaret MuLAod, at Bailie Nicol's last winter —a very beautiful young lady. Will you hutch with ate? Alick was only too Timid and glei,d:. The poor fellow was hungry for cont panionship, and *especially Company that could talk to him of Margaret and home. Blantyre ordered a costly meal, and Alicic noticed how ohetqui', onsty: the servants waited upon hint, and,I,Oltr the proprietor put himself out of the way to veeeive M. Blatyre's nod of recognition. Aliek had a delightful hour,aud when they parted, and Blantyre said, I like you, young one, and we meet know more of each ., other, he c as as grateful and happy as could be. Thence forward life was a different thing to the young country lad. Blantyre; for some reason urother, kept biro constant company. He staid "hs liked Aiictr McLeod," and we are only too ready to believe that we are capable of inspiring afFdo- tion. He took Aliok to his tailor: he took .hien to boot -makers and hatters and fersbionabie barbers ; and though Aliek winced at the price be paid for these fevers, he could not but per- ceive that his personal appearance was much unproved. Then Blantyre be. gen to show him "life" -to take bim to clubs and theatree, and to intro- duce him to a lot of other good fellows. Of course the events came gradually. Alick knew well he was on dangerous ground and in dangeroae company, end over and over again he resolved to assert his own rights and his own opiuioes, Bat one little weak spot stiways betrayed him—he was afraid of what people would say. Afraid of the sneers of the inferior clerks, and afraid of the taunts acid smiles of the men whotu he called "friends." • Thus natters went on for nearly a year. He attended faithfully to hie business, and he kept out of debt. About these two things BIantyre found him irepregnsible, ani so he made a point of flattering him on them,. You are such a fellow to work, Me Leod. I ate telling our manager to- day that you are perfectly overwhelm-, ed. Will, you come to nay room to- night? Lang and Brown will be there,and we will have a quiet game of whist. Don't say No now, Alice Ian gning on my vacation 'next week, Sp Aliok hesitated and yielded, tied they had a very merry party, all of then drinking more wine than was usual, When Lents and Brown left, 131autyre urged Aliek to stay all night and as his lodging was a.- mile away he agreed. Then the`.y sat dowti for a contid'u':ial ratan and Blantyre asked Aliuk to put his name oe a little bell. Only as a matter of form, he pails, old ,fellow. How enols is the hill? Only,E50 that I owe Soots ` itnd Trumbull. There lame risk. No risk. Not nnlass you collider ate a thief and A stoiindrel,, said Blantyre, a little hatit;hily.t Of courser Alirk }untested lie had the greateet confidence, etc., eke., taut Blantyre grew tooter and cooler as Aliek proteeted.Tliat only glowed !tow well he had studied the vietiree cher. stater, Dou't de it you if enopeet neereMill eod Of courma I know I have tried to 'bet kind to you hi various ways, but don't do it from any Renee of obligation.Doti't ' do it littlest you can do it freely, yell knnw;aud' from friendship and that sort of thing. '1 would not have it, efe. So the end of the matter WAS tlrsrt iiiid t,'l;cttttir,, Viit'Btitty (tit iaS,t frlend�i I arts; Mid" 1161414: &lick ? That hill, Blantyre? Is there aria possible learetbat I shall have to meet its • What do you . take me for, rir And .Blantyre marched angrily away, He did not speak again to Aliek before he left town next day ; and as the weeks *ore on Alick's anxiety constantly increased. The bill was due on the fifth of August, but Blantyre's leave of absence ex- pired with July. Of course, all would be right when he got back. But be aid not return to hie desk nit first of August, and before night there was a whisper that he had gone abroad with a sick relative. But he'll write! Oli 1 surely, he'll write ! And with this thoaebt the poor fellow oonforted himself. Teta 'second, third, fourth day of August passed ; there was only one more post. He eould neither eat or sleep ; he watched for it with an indescrib- able heartsickness. 11 cave—and passed ! No letter! It would not do, to have the tailor .^.orae or send to Mc. Tavish's about it. He went to Scott Jt Trunibull's axed explained that his friend wets on .the continent. Mr, Scott was exceeding polite, he had really forgotten the affair. If Mr. McLeod w ottld take a seat he would see about the amount, Iti was was fifty pounds, said Aiiek, faintly. Quits right, sir; and yet quite wrong for the amount. I see, 'is one hundred pounds. One hundred pounds 1 1 .don't understand l How can that be? Very clear, sir. The original bill was fifty pounds.. Your friend said he wished. to iiioreese it to one hun- dred pounds ;• I asked bim, as a platter of form, for another name, 13r pr•opoged yours : acid knowing your exeellent uncle, I was quite satis- fied, ,,, ._ And you say I 'am l a ne fq one • hundred onnds 1 Wh . 'nn.; lad, p yr. , ,Y heel, a penny's worth of it. Mr, Soott grimly bowed. . I have- not five pounds in the world. That makes no matter, sir. You can. reliew for three weenie. There was nothing elee to,be dare, and Alick did st, rernarlcing: Of' course, Bleutyre will be home by that time, and pay the thing. Mr. Scott only bowed, but some- how hie manner gave Alicia the feel- ing that Mr. Soott did not expect any. thins frorti Mr. Blantyre, and that they looked to him for the money. Then .kick hunted up Mr. Blan- tyre's probable addresses and wrote bat never got any a rtns- 'wee. He was paying dearly now for ithe privilege of being seen with that stylish fellow Blantyre. He began to pir.ch and save itt Avery. corner, removed to poorer lodgings, and was so miserably anxious that every one noticed the change, Before the three months were over it became known that Mr. Blantyre kit resigned his position; his friend lied died and left him some money. Bat he tseither answered Alick's imploring le ere nor came to Glas- gow, and thertili:e of grace went by, the bill and intereet was dun and a whole year's salary would net pay it. 'r. Scott, too was no longer, polite ; b was urgent for payment awl dunned Aliek so continually at the bank that the ttottble beoanie known to all, 'Se one Saturday night near the and of the year, Aliek received the balance srf 'his year's salary and an intimaw tion that his services dottld be dispen— sed with; Mr, Thomas 11oPavish raid I was to tell you that he didna like lade itboot hew that signed for their frien's they'd may be signrng for themselves! afore fang. Then, seeing Aliokett white and shocked face, the old cosine or said More gently Pair •lsd 1 Firs a pity but when things coria to pity they has tome to natught. ` What 'roust »L ate, Mr. doggie? Gang away an' ,tell your tutelar Peter tt' aboottt. His bark is waur than Aliek himself pressed the Metter Itis bite. There's rise Met way that Thee litele bit of sympathy was so onusesI, frorn the !triter silent old tnau that Alick determined to follow his advice ; and the letter be sent to Avon Rill brought Peter to Gtlasgew iu a few days. A nine mess you hae made .o' your fortune, you fele laddie 1 he said angrily ; but he settled the tailor's claim land thexi.wout and closed We own taecattt With the house of 11:101'avish Oo. You may write fuses on that leaf o' your ledger, Mr. Doggie, lett said, .haughtily. I hops', saki Coggin, you deu't Wattle the house, lir. Molested, for your nevy's misdoings. Misdoings! My rertie ! Pick your words better, °alsgie ; an' it will be time plenty to seer* for McTavish .when 1 say ought agcinet hint. Good morrdug, sir. Then Alicic went hack 'to Avon Hill humbled and sorrowful enough. There was no need of reproof, his father's face and Itis mother's tears said enpugli, and as foe Margaret, he did not dare to meet her. There was little for him to do at home; be could find nothing to do in the neighboring town, He ad rertised and wrote to friends, and had attacks of hope, that were as bad as attacks of Sever, but noticing cane of thorn, • His uncle avoided hini; he would have gone abroad, but he could itot get money. ihlf a year of this life made him so ashamed end desperate that he resolv- ed to go to Stirling and 'enlist for a soldier. tie met his allele on his way, and the old »tan was touobed with the despair on so young a fuue, and said kindly : The hay is to -get in, Alicic, ani, I arnshore of hands. Go to the field an' I'll gie you three ehillirigs a day ; it's bettor than naught---forbye you can hae yonr board. The board settled it ; he would at least see Margaret, and she could hardly help a little cousinly courtesy. .Eie was hungry even for that. So he worked all the summer ou his uncle's farm, and if it was any comfort fre- queetl to catch Margaret's large sorrowful eyes fixed on his hopeless face, he had, at least, that comfort. His uncle, too, softened in his manner toward hie,, ai.d,there came into the lad's heart a hepe, that perhaps he might win back the lova end confi- dence he had lost. At the end of 'September ire had £I5 doe hini, and he resolved to go to America with it. One night he acci- dental!), met Margaret in the Iarch wood, and in reply to her good even. itsg, Aliuk, he told her of his intention and said : When I have done something to` deserve your esteem, sweetest cousin, ntay 1 come hack and sayto atiii what 1 dare not say to you now ? And sornohow Margaret cried and Alick cried, and how it cern° about neither of them knew,but Allele dared to do the very thing he hail just said he durst not do, . and Margaret listened, rand weeping and spilling home. Peter was half asleep over the fire, bat she roused loin with a lass and said : Father, Aliek is going to America. Poor Alick 1 l?athcr, I don't want him to go. lie has borne his punishment nobly and repented so heartily. Poor Aliok! Peter looked at bis quiet, ^self-con- tained Margaret, with her hand before her face sobbing, and wast quite"shock. ed, Why—why-what is this ? 'Aliek must not go, father 1 Alick must not go 1 Who said he was to go 1 The scamp to make you cry in that way 1 Of course be ie riot to go. Have .1 not made arrangements with Josiah Reid as Oo. for hirii to go to Glasgow near months! Does he think .1 stn going to break my word for Itis American notions 1 Oh, father ! father 1 why did you not tell him before when be was so miserable:1 Because I meant bit to be miser- able, when a man does wrong it is the greatest a' it' wrongs to %rttroutit the punishment. That's no Nature's way, lassies If a bairn puts its finger i' the fire la''ature deems& say, if rots do that again I'll burn you, Sin' justburne the bairn the first time an' the twentieth time alike. Burnt, bairns don't go twits) to be burnt. That's the true wary o' teaching, Marr• Wee ' Alis& brewed the broo' he's had enough o' it now. I'ra.ne feared belt pit that pot on the fire etgttiit. Send Rory that. for !lith, lassie, So Allele went to matte another trial of life, and this time his friends had little fear of hini, A' things 've kt be dohe better if they could be done twice said old Peter ; an' rttaybts the ore that throw. till tllli led has Minn Inial 1131i it ON. ! pleee. I never thought molt o' >IfeTatesbes. Aliok is now a rich than am apt horsemele mete and Margaret wit Inst have been •twenty yours married; lent be never again put his mime against any other' mates, nor bad Its any sym- pathy :or those evh't slid ; for, he seed that man is well worthy of sorrow wit buys it with his own name and stoney. `ptt:arrinh a Good P3'anio. Cheraw Leslit., colied nut a frowner Id a boy who was prat;diaig, we are short of hands to -day. Cnrt!rl i't von give us R turn et these pears ? They Must be off to market by to morrow morning. It y 'it will help rite this • afton, 1411 pay ywell Noterno1, srtid Charleycu t I'm .oft' un a fishing exuursicn. (stet leave my business to attend to other people's; and with a laugh be wanted o11, That's what hays are good for now. a -days growled the farmer. These pears might rot an the tress for all lite help 1could get from them. Time was when nbit;lihors, erten and boys bout, scare ottligir�g to earn other, and would, help in at pinch. and tense no pay hut thank ye, •.-ads now -a -days are above work, if they !raven's a ►whole shirt to their backs, ' Could 1 help you, Mr. Watson, said is pleasant voice, as Fred Staoey ep. peered around the clump of Inane bushes which had hid hitt front. Mr. Watsbn's viety, He bad heard the uotiversetion with Ohariey ; and, Its he was an obliging boy, be was sorry to see the farnter's fruit waste for want of bands togatherit, 1 have nothing particular to do this afternoon and would as lief work fur you a . while as not. Might know it was you, I+rise, szkc( the farmer, well please) I don't believe there's , another boy about who would oiler his services, The matter was so arranged, rand Fred pulled oft' his jackr'i and went to work with a will,piekin; and assorting the fruit very cat dully, to the area admiration of Mr. Watson, If that boy had to work for a living I would engage him quick enough, beesk thought.but he'll make !tis way in any business. One so obliging will make a hast of friends; who will be always willing tolend a helping hand. Fred Would' take xlo pay from tlt£k s: farmer, who he well ktiew was worst, ing hard to pay off his mortgage. But he did accept a basket of pears for bis mother; as they *ere very excellent ones• and the farmer insisted so warm- ly on his taking them. ' Ever after tient .Fred was sure o a good friend hi farther Watson and one who was always ready to speak- a word for him whenever his name was mentiuued. Oh, if boys knew what capital this good name is, they wuuld work heard to get it. Well did the; wisest inart say, it is rather to be chosen than great tithes. It hag helped reany a man to acquire riches. It is of great importance to a boy what the men of .his.plaee say of bite; Never fancy they do r.ot know you--• ' that they have no interest in what eoit do. Every business man' sees eela estimates the boys that pass before him at pretty nearly their own worth Every man wall sons of bis own takes an interest in other seed's sons,' There is nothing like oleiging ways to make friends of people, and to lead them se speak well of you. That will be a steyiing•stone to your succefs in life, Tee Satataria of leaday. From an illustrated article on 'Some Wayside Places in Palestine,' iu the 1Vlareti Century, we quote the follow- ing e I ant free to confess that I did not meet the proverbial good Samern tan eta I journeyed through this much favored country. If one meets a tilien of the toil be will sidle of as far as the narrow traveller's approtteh. The offer of a piastre will bring hitt to a standstill. How far la it to Nain? God knows, comes the fervent en - ewer. liew long will it take to go these 11 As long as God pieties's, he instars; With a shrug of his shoulders and el, pull at his pipe, tShell. I reach there by noon's If Gott permit. Bat may 1 hope to snake the clic' tance in an !tour 4' As God may direct, he auewers, walking away. Is Nails dreamt, oi' is it ver near 1 There, he ltnbwei{e, moving his fin- ger through a wide arc. • If true nx� traete a more neighborly spirit than this frorr a l3htnaritan lie mutt have the t#ysteri:ottepower of t! dervistl. Put two doorisidti by tr!"cl© and dig small trey will gie kai'tlif ll tlMi; tIoti t}fikit itliftakkl 4" 6 , TI there wino that. 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