HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1891-09-25, Page 6not in this job. '
Didn't you over know a man like
this f 1 described lay visitor. As. I'
proceeded, Light toed Jim'e face die.
sinned an expression of real terror,
'Whatever color there was in it faded
away. I never saw a man look Knave
thoroughly frightened.
Yes, yes, he said eagerly. In course
rI know who he is,: Why it's Barksea
Bill, as I pal'd with one time. And
what did he say; guv'nor, that he owed
MO a grudge ? That we were quits at
last. Right you are, 'cos he did owe
me a grudge, I treated Bill very
shabby—vary shabby, indeed, and be
'swore solemnly that he'd have his
revenge. Only, guv'nor, what you see
wasn't Barffsea' .hill at all, but his
ghost,.'oos Barksea Bill's beau dead
anis buried this three years.
I was naturally very much exercised
in xyy mind over this wierd develop,
went of the affair, and I used to think
,< about it long after Liglrt.toed Jim had
sfonce more retired to the seclusion of
Portland. While he was in charge at
Westford I tried more than once to
worm.. some more information out of
. him about the defunct Bark tea Bill,
;but with no success. Ile would say no
more than thatbWill was dead and
buried this three years,' and with that
I had to be content. Gradually 1 came
to have a firm belief that 1 bad indeed
been visited by Barksea Bill's ghost,
and I often told the "story to brother
officers and sometimes got well laughed
at, That, however, mattered little to in ni rseries under the care of French
me ; 1 felt sure that any man who had bor.res or handed over to Sally, the
done through the same experience nurse, to shako and slap and stuff with
Iwould have had the same beliefs. sugar, as her wisdom dictates, while
society abler amusements of all sorts
occupy their mother's time. Horne is
not happy to the poor woman, because
hien one or" two nights, and gets a no.
tipn how he Was going to work the job.
Then, of course, you being "an officer
and close at haled, I splits on him—and
that's all,
Bub yogi had got the tint() and de-
tails correct.
Why, of course, guv'nor. I was an
old band—served many a year at
Portland, 1 have, and I know just ho x
Jiro would work it, after !wring hie.
preliminary observations, But a ghost I
Ha, ha, ba—why, gu-'nor, you must
have been a very green young officer
in them days.
Perhaps 1 was. At any rate; I
learnt a lesson from the ei-devant
Barksea Bill, namely, that in search.
nag a house it is always advisable• to
look up as well as down.—(:hanibet's
Journal. ° '
"La Grippe.
"iia Grippe" or Influenza can ne quickly
cured by the use of Wilson's Compound of
Wild Cherry, the old reliable remedy for
pronekitis, Whooping Cough, Oroup,Oolds,
Coughs and other diseases of respiratory
system. Wilson's Wild Cherry has been
in use for many years and is highly recom-
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by all prominent druggists.
Tho Essential to nappy wedded Lifo,
Women who love their husbands are
happy and are at rest. Those who du
not are disturbed • and restless, says
the Jennes.Millor Quarterly. They
are always seeking for some means of
killing time. They are ready to flirt,
at any moment. Their children aro,
according to their means, either hidden
Of conte I got my promotion, and
was soon afterwards married. Things
went well with me, and I was lifted
from one step to another. In my se- s11e has obosen her mate foolishly—
cret mind I was always sure I owed my i,eeause she trusted to that 'love after
first rise to the burglar's ghost, ands marriage' whieh mercenary old people
should have.euntinued to think so but
far an incident which occurred just
five years Lifter my •capture of Light„
toed Jim.
I had occasion to travel to Sheffield
from Westford, and had to change
trains at Leptis. The carriage I
stepped into was occupied by a solitary
in lividual, who turned his face to me
as I sat down. Though dressed in
:more respectable fashion,.[ immediate"
.ly recognized the man who had visited
me somysteriously at my lodgings.
My first feeliug was one of fear, and I
daresay my face showed it, for the man giye him your hand. that he may en -
laughed. circle it with a wedding ring, you seal
the happiness or misery of your natural
Hullo, gnv'nor; said be ; 1 see roti life 'pont marry unless you are sure
knew me as soon as you come in. You of your lave for' him and his for you.
.owe a deal to vie, guv'nor; now, don't .
ou.,;.eh h , English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or
calloused Lunips and Blemishes from horses. Blood
Loolc here, my mad, 1 SAKI. .I've Spavin, faplirrts,Rtng Eone, Stveeuoy Strfies 9ptafrrs,
Sero ar SsTitetn Throat, Con^hs, etc Stile x•00 by
been taking you for a ghost these five ase o4 wuv bottle. lVarrttuted" the most re
Blemish Cureovet lcnowr.. Sold by W. B. Terrier.
years past. Now, just tell the how you
got in4.nd ant of my room that nicht,. And Stilt the rsoata =coils On,
will you ? The man who stops his paper because
• He laughed ioug and loud at that. sowethin has appeared in its columns
A ghost, 'Said he. Well, if that ain't. of which he does not approve, ilnd
a good un 1 . Why, oiisy enough, guy'. ,does it with an air of regret that it is
ndr. I Was a•.lodgiug for a day or two necessary to dive the publishers into
inathe same house. It's easy enough bankruptcy, reminds us of the train
when you know how, to open a door dispatcher who requested an increase
very quiet and slip out, ting. • of salary and threatened to quit if he
fi
But Ifollowed yon share and looked didn't got it. The snporintondent
for you. "replied to his request by relating. a
,Ay, guv'uor, but yiln loollccl down, story :
lc
and I had gone Ihp! You ehtlulcl have
• When 1 was a young lean, said ho,
itn g_
come up to the attics, gold there you once did as you are doing—I told
would have found Ape. So yen tool: ! the superintendent of the road what
., me for a ;beet 7 Well, I'n1 wowed., ; you have ,told, iue. Ho refused my
Itold him hat Light -toed Jim bac] demand and 1 quit; and, would you
said in the call. believe it—that road is running yet.
simply epidemic Influenza; Wilson's
Ay, said he,1 cless;ty, lily nor. eu WIldCherry will cure it safely and quickly.
• see 'tsvas this® way—it weren't Juror; ; Get th& euuine, in white wrappers only,
fault I wasn't dwacl. 1Ie tried to rum. ,
and use it as directed for Influenza.
der inti, guv'!u,)r,'hu did• ---and left too 1';;111 --Spinning ¶11eels-13e1.
a.lyirig for dead. SO I sex to myself New York Herald.
when I conies' round that I'd pay him'. Her grandmother bet at her spinning
out sooner or Imps. But after that /! wheel neat,
Demure and sweet,
quit the profession, Jim's nasty con.: Iter work complete,
duct having chyme tete sick of it. So IWith one foot working the treadle;
Tlut the bicycle maid gots there whir
went iu for an honest work at .lny old ' both foot,
t trade, which was draining and pipe• As ups the street,.
Both fair;and fleet,
repairing, I ,vies on a phut that sort She presses the flying pedal
in Westford, near Hiss Siu,eloton's
TKO Q stiola NOW.
nousO, when I see Lightstoed Jim. I Oanada Presbyterian.
,had It hider what ho was up to, Ihavntg The issues of the country now aro,not
heard crf the plate; and 1 watches these o imere party, The struggle is for
national existence, If the facts are as
alleged some of the so -palled T4iber'als of
nuobeo are as deep in the mud as some
of thou opponents at Ottawa aro in the
mire. The destiny of the country now
depends on whether there is sufficient
moral force in the Dominion to punish
the offenders. ' That there has been
wrong doing of the moot flagrabt hind
nobody denies. Is there enough of moral
'force in Canada to punish the wrong do-
ing and introduce a new and clean era in
Canadian politica? That is the question
on which the fate of the country do -
pends,
SANITARY ARY WA
AND HEA11 L.
ALEX. S.A.UWDERS,
0-63:DEs ICI
, LATEST METiI'- ODS
Particular attention paid to
Sanitation and Ventilation.
Plans and Specifications care-
fully prepared.
Repairing ,Pron"lptly Atten-
ed to.
Three Trains Daily.
Telephone No. 28.
Correspondence Solicited.
GOOD
WOOL WANTED..
HIGHEST MICE PAID
,AT TIIE
promise those who make what they call
a sensible match. Sad as a neglected Iv N A
wife who loves her husband well must
be, I believe she is happier than this W J OIiAPMAN.
poor, restleks creature, though she Le
worshipped, The love of one we do
7106 love becomes simply a bore, espe-
orally in the close intercourse of home
life, and she who does not give her
heart to her husband is not likely to
Care much for her children. So, girls,
if you do not love your lover, don't
marry him. Reinehnber that mnrriagc
is a serious seep, and that when you
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Whightun
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ttatieMcCorniccCo, Custom
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her
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gnaranteucl.
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MATTIIEW AMBLER,
win;;irau,, Feb. ;,th, 1850.
TA- 1,, CHAP1I.1,N,
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t LBLIC, CONVEYANCER, Bre.
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jMARBLE' WORksJ
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