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in the parlor Always t y
JULY 8._..1891, ' ' it inthe. kitchen, �i:o, a wife was not i No, sir, thnukae, It's a goodplace)
atUougst my catalogue; of dm neees- [.said Thomas, bet `Tito an Ealglishruan,
stales of lite, and as Mrs Rugby knew , and 1 want ley home to be ruy castle.
it, we should have gone ou together ' I dict thiole rill marrying a little charn-
as lone as 1vt' both lived, do doubt, had '. barmaid down the street, Pretty as a
it not entered my mind to ser. up a ' pletnre, and only seventeen, but site
coach and coachman. i had„'t salved Anything, and Mrs. Rug-
I had done yeey well with the livery i by has duce wonderful', What's warts
stable until thea, but some evil spirit 'on toenose, and to trifle of fat to that?
bad put it into my ',head that an { if the other nue had her savings, inlay.
equipage of my own would be more of course --but he hasp's.
convenient, and, of e,oui:se, my coach- flow much has Mrs t1,u;by sev-ed 1
man became one of the kitchen cabinet I I asked, .
and being a man of taste, tiuderstood I Hs told sue infa I allowed him to
the excellence of my ,fink at once. ' go. He could be bought off, perhaps,
but what was Mrs liugtty's price 1
That evening I resolved to discover.
Thomas had gone to sett, to the Horses.
Pli:emio the assistant'liad gone out
,with her young man. 1: went down
into the kitchen and found Mrs Rugby
sitting before the rangq,with a hands
kerchief to her:styes. cwhe uttered a
little scream and arose. •
Sit down, Mrs Rugby, said I. I'll
take a chair. What a soup•you made
me to. -day ! What a ?;oast ! What a
salad 1 I cannot live . without you !
Think of my misery if you go !
I do, sighed Mrs Bugby.
. Then stay; said. L
You can't expect i me to break
Thomas' heart, she said.
You'd rather break mine, said I.
It ain't your • liea°ri as is injured,
it's your stomach; said Mrs Rugby.
The Land, et Wezet ~tom
dames Whitaot, haus..
oncd the purple, hazy trees
urnrner`a utmost boundaries;
nd the sands--beyoud the setts.—
yond the reach a oyes like these,
And only in.tlie reaebof the
Enraptured gaze of memory,
There lies a land, long lost to me --
The land of Used:to-be,
land enchanted --such as swung
n golden seas where sirens clung
wag their dripping brinks, and sung
,Iason'iu that mystic tongue
That dazed men with its melody-- .
It, such a land, with sueh a seta
Kissing its shores eternally,
Is the fair Used -to be,
tl where music evergirds .
air with belts of singing birds,
sows all eounds with such sweet
words, .
at even in the lowing, herds
A gleaning lives so sweet to me,
Lost laughter ripples limpidly
Prom lips brimmed o'er with all the
glee
Of rare old Used -to -be.
Gist laughter, and the whistled tunes.
if boyhood's mouth of crescent' runes,
Phut rounded through long afternoons,
it serenading plenilunes—.
When starlight fell so mistily
That, peering up from bended knee
I dreamed 'twas bridal drapery ,
Snowed over Used -to -be.
O land of move and dreamy thoughts,
And shindig fields and shady spots
Of coolest, greenest grassy plots,
Embossed with wild forget-tne-hots---
And all ye blooms that cunningly
Lift your faces up to ine
Out of the past, 1 kiss in then
The lips of Use4.to-be.
.3.nd love ye all, and with wet eyes
Turned glimmering on.the skies
My blessings like your pbrfumes rise
Till e'er my soul a silence lies
Sweeter than any song to me—
Sweeter than. its melody
Or its sweet echo ; yea, all three—
My dream of Used -to -be.
MRS, RUGBY'S PRICE..
I am—wait—I was an old bachelor.
I
had lived happily for fifty years es a
single roar. What did I want of a
wife ? I have . heard that wives are
font of having; their owu way, and to
spend, a great deal of money; Now,
I life rng.own way, and to have the
use of my own cash. .' Besides, a
bachelor of my age, good looking; as
they say I am, rich, as I Happily find
myself, after twenty years of mercan-
tile life, well piannered and polite to
the fair sex, is always, much better
received in society than fa married
man. As I .said before, 1 bad no
desire whatever to change my position
in life.
Then there was Mrs Rugby, widow
of our most respectable porter, who
was '!tilled by falling down a hatchway
who had kindly, consented to become
any cook. ” What a cook she was ! She
was not a charming person, nor a
young woman ; but it is not expedient
that a bachelor's house keeper shall be
either of, those things.' She hada
high temper also, but that only made
he letter manager ---more feared by
the , tf servants; and she dared not
ex per. on me. She
n
rcise
cooked super
that was .all I ask.
ed. Her soups, lilfr roasts; r entrees
were divide ; her puddings and.littplrY,
miracles, simply miracles. Tndeect
could not give .you a list of the dishes
in 'which she excelled ; she had in-
spirations' for desserts for which no
one had ever written a receipt, •Did it
matter to me then that she was six
het one in height, had a knobby nose,
and a tnoustacbe,a very small quantity
of pepper and salt hair and the voice
of a sea captain in; a gale 4 Nd, of
course not.
I was happy., I had my apart-
relents
partrelents elegantly furnished. I asked a
Wend to dinner when 1 could, and he
was always well enterfained. I amok -
.t Cl in any best rooms, came hone when
i
eased, and was the envy of my rear.
friends. Pretty girls smiled on
• agreeable widows were graoious
; and, to my mind,: the cone
:etre that one could marry any
e-and'twenty pleasing women
much better than actually
one of therm for a wife.
how °flan had I not heard
men dealer° that she n rver
t up with ladies, for they
Re did justice to the good things set
before hila, there can be no doubt of
that,and before long he !began to make
love to Mrs Rugby. k
It had never occurred to me that
any mortal man could be so daring
he did it, and at last the awful truth
burst open Inc. .•firs B,ugby, having
smirked and simpered iu a most awa z
ing manner for several days, at last
announced, to ine that she wished to-
change her condition, .
'Matrimony and Mrs Rugby were so
littfs c;o,aneeted in niy mind that my
reply to this statement. was :
In what respect ?.•
It's Thomas, the egachman, sir'
said Mrs .ttugby ; a quiet;, respectable
party, I'm sure. And he's so urgent
that I'm afraid I'll be obli&ed to give
you a fortsiii„ht's warniu', for Thomas Ah ! I knew it well. • the teacher. He should see that the
and me both has • L1Saviil's, and'we're
'They say it's the way to a man's school is kept clean and properly heat
thinking of a'restauratit, But I nide
id t
eart 1 ed and vest slated,• that the closets aro
} HsaT.
l,woport of Inspector Tom,
tx`FiNTIANIlbN,—i have, the honor to
submit for your consideration my nn,.,
nual report ou the schools of latest
Huron for the year 1890. Daring the
year a 1 the schools were visited twice
,and a number of cases additional visit::
were made.
School 13uiidints.-••,'There aro 95 S.
S. oe school corporations, and 100
school houses in this inspeotorate. Of
these 35 are brick, 2 are stone; 62 are
frame and 1 a log building, About
one-half arts good, substantial build's
in,gs, many of the others lire in good
condition, while about 29 should be
considerably repaired or rplaced by
new buildings, In four sections,Tos,
2, 7 and 13, Ashfield, and 8, Stephen,
new houses should be erected at once.
The school houses in 9 a"incl 13, East
Wawanosb, and 3, Stephen, should be
thoroughly repaired. The liouses in 9,
Ashfield; 3,Hay and 2,Usb•rne,ehonld
be reslangled. Many of the s?liools
should be painted inside and out; many
of the schools require improved desks,
as those iu use are nnoomfortable and
wore oast The innjocity have good
desks. Great improver? eat has been
made in 'the black boards, floors and
ceilings during' the last four years.
Only afew sections Have complied with
the regulation of the Education De-.
parte wut, which says "Every school
should be provided with a woodshed."
Oare of Houses and rGrounds.—'!'o
teach the various,subjects of the school
programme is not the whole ditty of
say I grieve to go,bein' so comfortable '
here.. v
Go ! You can't go, Mrs Rugby, said
I, I'm suited with you and with
Thomas; marry and¢stay with ine. I'll
raise your wages`> . 1:'11 do anything,
only don't go.
If you please, sir, as a married
person I shouldn't be willing to live
at service; and our own little restaur-
ant is a cdream alai ?night till any-
body's soul, Said Mrs Rugby, I'm
kinder romantic, sir; and I alters liev
indulged in beautiful', fancies. I can't
help it. At the same time I regret to
go.
Mrs Rugby looked at, me.
[ have Dome to. mtike you give it
lip, said 1—this idea•of leaving ine.
What can I say ? ;
The only thing, ag° you could say
you won't, said Mks 'Rugby, I'nm
offered a decent husband, and I shan't
give him up unless I'm offered a better
one.
But if you were o ed a better one?
I said.
I'd consider it, sal airs. Rugby.
I paused. I struggled with my-
self.
But taiu't likely in a fornight, • said
the widow.
This time Mrs Rugby put her hand- I paused, 'I looked'at. Mrs. Ru -
kerchief to her ey4s as she walked by.
out of the 'room. I "teas in despair. I
flung myself down upon my lounge,
and tried to think. No woman ever
cooked as this cookof mine could. I
must have a man if slie went. An
English cook alight do my meat well,
but, aias ! for the desserts. A French
cook would give my greasy messes and
pastry that . would make ine bilious.
Negroes were .natura cooks, but they
had not what I•might call Mrs Rugby's
repertoire. I rang the bell. Mrs
Rugby answered it hi person, strange
to say.
I ain glad you cakne, said L 1
wanted to speak to you. You.can'tt
go, you know I can't spare you.
But I've promised Thotnas,and .1
must not break his heart, said Mrs
Rugby, I'm too sensitive to nater to
trifle, lvith any one else's feelin's, sir.
I „ r.oaied and shut my eyes..
Anything else, sir 1 said Mrs Rug-
by.
I Isbell starve, said 1.
No, said Mrs Rugby.. You won't
relish your vittes, but you'll eat 'em.
There's many'll be glad to do for you.
Again she vanished. This time 1
did not send for her again. I sent for
Thomas.
Thomas, I said, as be canoe in, wip•
ing his mouth—donbtless Mrs Rugby
bad made him some peculiarly ex'+
quisite dish—Thomas, Sit down. , I
want you to listen to me. I hear you
are going to rob me of Mrs Rugby.
Pm surprised, Thomas. ',I disapprove,
We're. both of age. and we ain't
bounded slaves„paid Thomas.
But think of me, said L
over, said Thomas,
We did talk you. e , ,
' to once we thought of staying along
wilh you, but the restaurant seethed,,
better and you don't waint your wifeg
She took the cover from a saucepan
near by, and looked in. Such a deli -
cions aroma arose that quivered in
every nerve. s
A new dish, said L
Original, said Mrs Rugby.
I ceased to struggle wi‘h myself.
Mrs Rugby, would I the a better
offer,? I said. I .
•
I consider you so, sir said Mrs
Rugby.'
Then marry me and stay, said I,
1?oor Thomas ! sighed Mrs Rugby :
but I must own you 114i -had . my
affections for years, sir.
I had a scene with Tho as next
morning, but he allowed hamaself to be
bought off. He married the pretty
chambermaid, and has stared a res-
taurant. As for me, I married Mrs.
Rugby last weep, and on ale eve of
our honeymoon my wife saidibriskly;
My dear, how abont a cool?
Surely, you don't need a ook, my
love, said I. ,Sout with your. talents.
If you think I'ni going to cook, now
I am a lady; yoa'rle much mistaken,
replied my wlfe,I've had quite enough
of it. You 3gets a 1pook, or yon goes
without your kinnerk
Good reader, pity ine.
Aberes TO htoninfin.—Are yott disturbed at night
and brokou of your reel by a sick child stifrte>ring and
crying with ain of Catlin(; Teeth? 11:t°3
f eo.i nd at
once and go a bottle of "?Firs. Window's ti thing
Svrup” Tor Children Teething. its value Is in Ileo?•
sLlo. It will relieve rho poor little s frerer.
imrrrcdiatal,V, 110 ,1 upon it, rnofhors; they. Si no
rnlstalce about iri it cures. Dysentery and Diarncina,
regulates the Stomach and noteols, euros wind Colic,
softens the Ourns, redacas anllamination, and ?;lives
tone and energy to the ttho1e systcrn. " Mrs, win•
slew's Soothing Syrup" for ehlldren toothit�g is
pleasant to the taste and In the prescription of opo of
in proper cnnditioiI, and that trees,
fences, -etc.., are dot injured by the
pupils. Most of tate teachers look
after these matters, ajet there are some
who do not give'any attention to them.
In many sections the sweeping is done
in the morning or at raoonby the child-
ren. ThesehoolroomFis thus filled with
.the most iujurions kind al dust, which
the children, are folcecl to tweatlit: for
hours. All will Admit that this is
positively hurtful. In ventilating
pupils should not be ,allowed to sit in
a draught as is frequierttly done. Many
teachers make the seliool attractive' by
banging pictures of tho walls, and
having; flowers in the
plant teees and Howe
have the grounds an
ways in good conclitii
ers do scot appear to flake .any interest
in these matters, andhthe standing and
discipline of the pupils is generally in
line with the condition of the school
house and grounds. During the last
five years 3,925 trees llaave been plant-
ed in • the school grounds. Most of
these are growing nicely.,
School Regulation Ind Attendance.
—Some of else teachora, trustees and
assessors are. not sultsfiently careful in
the preparation of r turns, Every.
thing should be fa1'y and correctly
answered. It is from these that 1. con
pile my returns to the County Coun-
cil and the Education Department.
Not only is incorrect information ut-
terly worthless, but :is entirely mis-
leading. . The number of persons
between the ages of 5 and 21' resident
in the inspectorate was 10,605 ; the
number of registered pupils, 8,214 ;
the average attendance for first term
was 4,594, and for the second 4,298,
being an average of 51.8 per cent. of
pupils enrolled. Irrigularity greatly
retards the progress :of some: schools.
In some eases parents are to blame,
while in others the ttacher is, respeu-
sibie for irregularity and want of punt.
tualityJ have found several eases where
the pupils were ve4 irregular and
windows ; they
s id the lard and
:outbuildings al„
n. A few teach-
i;
2.00 days, '22 beievicen 201 tlu
days (wit le year), "t95 bc'tweett`
l3 years dial not attend any sehoa
1,204 between 7 and 13 years anent
ed the 100 days required by law,
Uniform Promotions and Review
Eminati.-Fl-'TWO exandnn.usare
holdxaetch Year,onsthe first in Marctioh, the
other in. Dotoher, Papers are. prepared
and cont to the teaehers by the in.
speetors,for promotion from II, to III.,
III. to IV. and V. to VI. classes,.
The answers of the pupils are marked
by the teaoher and complete list of all
the classes in the school sent to the
inspeotor after each examination,Sinoe
these examinations Have been estab-
lished I find the standing of the schools
becoming higher and more•uniform
than before. The written work is
greatly
whicwore improvenegled, incl subjects.
hneglected now,receianyve their
proper share of t,ttention. When the
teacher conducts them examinations
thoroughly and regularly I know of no
means that enables him -so etliciently
to,olassify his pupils, to stimulate his
class aid to create an interest amo lig
the parents. There are a few tea° hers
who do not have their pupils trytheso
examinations, mach to the loss of the
children. When they are not t tken
I find the progress and profieiency of
the classes inferior to those taki ng
them,
.'ubl a Examinatiuus.—In62soliools.
one or snore public examinations were
held iii 1890, leaving 88 sections in
which none were held. The School.
Act formerly required teachers to Bold
public quarterly exeminatioes.. The
School Bill of 1891 'requires at
least two public examinations each
year. When these examinations are
properly conducted they, are of much
value to the pupils and teacher and
trustees and parents should attend
them,
Entrance Examinktions.—The ex-
aminations for this inspectorate are
held in Goderich, Exeter and Dungan-
non for admission to the highschool
or to' the V class in tie •public schools -
In 1890 at Godericli 62 passed,.iit
Exeter 54 and at Dungannon 81'.'
About 65 were successful who wrote
outside the inspectorate,tuaking a total
of 218 pupils of West Huron who
passed. These examinations have
proved of great benefit to the schools
and should be eucouraged by parents
and teachers. The school froth which
candidates go regularly to the high
school entrnuce examinations, and are
successful, must have good work done
in the lower classes to keep up the
fourth class standing. ?1any of those
.who pass remain in. the public school
for some time, there being 860 for
1890.
The education department has proms
vided for an examination higher than
the high school examination called the
Public School Leaving examinations.
Pupils in the royal schoold should pass
this examination before going to a
high school.' If they _ wish to go hes
yond this they should go to a high
school. When candidates arts prepared
for teachers' certificates in a rural
school having only one teacher ;he
pupils in the lower classe's-nlust suffer,
The number of schools and depart-
ments iu operation in 1890• was 15 3.
Three of these were open dui ing part
of the year, and 120 during the whole
year. There were' 70 male teachers
engaged at an average salary of $398,
and 50 females e,t an average Wavy of
$285. Of these 2 held professional
first class eertificater, 55 professional
second olass and 72 professional third
class. Many of the laitter hold '211d
nonprofessional certificates,
frequently late, and a short tune after 1 The average thne for which the
atiother teacher tool`s charge of the schools in the whole division were kept
school, .lie same pupil became both open was 211 days. '
regular and punctual. When the The total amount reeeivod froneall
teacher is thorough, energetic and in- sources by trustees was $67,078.76,
and the - whole amount expended was
$58,657.40, of which 44,482,23 wad
paid for teachers' salaries Tide is
an average cost of $11.41 Per pupil for
lIalaries, ` and $7.14 per pupil for all
purposes.
The medal school at Goderich was
cl
th gt� j terestitag, the pupils !goon aequire
htltt.o.1 lie s no ail i osk .for11 t iFtns.a 1vY8flydN a love their and ate
3,214 registered
20 days, 1661
x,1,668 between
0 between 101
11 and 150' days, 2,406 between 151 and
the oldest and best female physicians and ravens rn
the
United States, and is for sale by all drug iota
rintg roc o won a rice y vs c 11 a
' for work �nd are seldoml
sconces syn, >~ ind takr no other kind or absent. 03f the
The euro of all ills is neither Inoue 626 attended lean than
nor less than more life. Life above between 21 and 50 da:
and beyond the life that,'took thie . 51 and 100 days, 1,8
stroke.
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