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Wingham Times, 1892-05-06, Page 2Cinieg want; but I was not very successful. wake diligent searoh for the thief, s COOl JU11I Lik. so many other miners I hoped to I went over to a friend's cabin to ask do better in the near future, _.._ Fresk letters from home made rue to be taken in regard to the motley strangely homesick ; every tittle girl I He told me that it would be in vain :t heard of reminded me of the two little search far the fellow, who mast knt4w r •T7t $Q syr PURSE. (ones far away across the continent that lynching would certainly be bis while the sight of a miner's child in fate if found by the .ruiners, There trlie, exclaitut.d grandfather Skin Idle camp always brought tears to my are no jails here. to put thieves iu, he in eyes. My wife wrote me to come added, and a thief when caught is al. ? home, gold or no gold, but pride for. ways hung to the nearest oak, and lc bade my going empty handed; there•: without waiting for ,judge or jury, fore I lingered on 'from summer to otherwise none of our gold would he winter, then from winter to fall, Two safe, This scamp doubtless knew of years bad thus nearly passed, when I your ("Winne and, was peeping through went with others on a prospecting tour. the window when you deposited your We were successful in finding a rich gold. mine and were to hold it as a corn- Did you find'hini? enquired Charlie. pauy. Knowiug,however,that I wast Never d replied grandpa ; • I had to anxious to return home, the miners content myself and go to work in proposed to strike a legal number of anoiher mirofor two years more. feet for themselves and prey me a cer- But why didn't you hear the thief twin sum of moneyur , thus buying my when he got into yocabin, grandpa? I inquired. C111, he hack chloroformed me to, make ole sleep; Probably he . killed the dog with the same stuff. iVi 1I,I worked or} in this mine until I had aceuuiulated a fortune larger Oh, no, there was no such banks as than the first, and then . started for you have seen, in that" out of•the•way home. To make my gold secure, I place. The gold miners were fond of put it in this long buckskin purse and fastened it with my belt around my waist. The steamer went homeward 1 by the Isthmus and we had a pleasant : and quick passage on the Pacific, but d the Atlantic ocean was rough, and it r was stormy enouglz•,.much of the way. d We had just passed, the perilous Cape n H tt I ^ • o No, dear Susie, God saved my lif *(►rough a sailor who .rescued ,me an bora the to the vessel, My firs his advice in regard to, the beet steps e Tt►s =root of Vibration. d : Every year adds .to a knowledge of t many important fine points in cheese making. While visiting Professor J o W Robertson at Ottawa last winter, says a writer, be brought to our atten.. , tion the following interesting fact in , cheese making. 'faking up a glass of f water he said ; Let us suppose this is milk into which a portion of rennet has been placed. As long as the glass is held in my hand and subject to the vibrations of my body the milk wil not coagulate perfectly. This teaches that the milk vat should he set on a perfectly solid foundation without any vibration whatever. A stone or ce- mens floor is best. Sometimes the cheesemaker turns live steam into the water barrel and starts a vibration in the building. Experiments have shown that any disturbance of the milk while it is coagulating will produce a lose of several pounds of cheese in every 1,000 pounds of milk. This. is worth looking into by cheesemakers and cheese factory owners. Tliere are very few factories in this country with good solid floors. About a score of Torouto tobacco dealers were fined $5 and costs Wed. nes ay afternoon of last week for selling cigarettes to a boy 12 years of age. A trap was laid for them by au official of the License Department,wlio, took a young boy round with him, and saw how easily the youngster was - supplied.. 1 IDAY, MAY 0, 1892. , thoughts were of the little girl. How So sorry I felt that I could not hay saved her after all. Her pleading looka haunted me night and day When I thought of lay bag of gold also at the bottom of the sea, and o 'here did you find that bucksk , which you have in your hand mud it in a drawer in the bao t, grandpa. It is so nice too kee tarbles in. s, but it looks like the very pure 1 when I left the gold mines, s years ago. Let me see if m t h. not inside. riptying the marbles into his hat keit banded grandpa Skinner th a, When the old gentleman ha e'd it it inside out he exclaimed :edit is the very one ! See whey ate my name thirty years ago nex p e 0 y 9 d e, t I share of the mine. 1, agreed to this ; the gold was paid over to me and I hastened away to deposit it in one of the miner's banks of those days. Guess what that was, Charlie? A big, brick house, grandfather. t it is so old end stained,grandpa, you will latene have it for my les, won't yoti ? asked Charlie. ,ay son, I would rather give you zen new purses than part with although it 'is so stained and old. yon wish roe to tell you why I it so highly, Charlie? s, sir, replied the boy, who was ys ready to hear grandfather's es ; as were the rest of us child - and we five gathered around the old; man as he began : hen your mother was about five s utd, and her sister two, said dfather, I left them on this very and started for California. My did not wish me to go so tar away, I.hoped to find gold there to pay the debt on our place,,and then e back and feel independent. he next day after sailing from port, ere all very homesick ; a gale ng up in the night which caused heads to roll about sadly. But storm was not very severe, and we d along down the Atlantic coast 1 we had almost 'reached Cape n, where we encountered another ado. Then our vessel became so bled that we had to return nearly ousand miles to Rio de Janeiro for ars. id you see any whales ? asked ie. es, indeed, Charlie, we saw whales ell •ns: sharks,porpoises, and a large of bird called an alabatross. The es killed a young shark and an atross oue day, and the captain portions of their flesh cooked for dinner. ere they gocd, grandfather? he ited. , ea, Mabel, the flits of meat that I ?torn both the shark and bird were tender. The taste of the latter inded me of Thanksgiving turkey. 1, it was four or five weeks before ere on the voyage again,and those e some of the longest weeks I ever w. At length, however, we were. ng toward Cape Horn once more, again we had another fearful gale. the wild wind howled through shreads l How they,whistled! The ws tossed us up until we seemed on a mountain top ; the next rat coming down, down, into the :troogil of the sea. i, it +,etas so fearful, but it was also sand majestic, and I loved to eh the billows and feel that God 13 n ra take care of our tiny bark and dr us from all harm. Then there n ea-catrn of ten days length. The m sails hung in a lifeless way against m tall masts ; the sun shone 'so to tly that it was oppressively waren; ey eta was as smooth as glass and the to I was as nearly stationary as de h it had been resting on land, go 10 at length the 'breeze sprang up, fo after an. eight months' voyage, m rived safely at San Francisco. nysters, and when the tin cons in which they came were empty they made good strong boxes for holding gold. When filled, the can was buried in a well marked spot in the ground and placed in an old hollow tree, or else hidden beneath the stones of a cabin hearth. Which place did you choose for a bank, grandpa, asked Charlie ? My hearth stone in the cabin. How joyous I felt that night as I deposited my well-filled can in its place, and hastily concealed all traces of my wealth. Going home at last i I ex. claimed aloud. Keep a sharp watch to -night, old Carlo, and you shall never suffer from hunger while your master lives. My one -roomed cabin was lighted by ;a single candle, as I spoke, and I can remember how Carlo. raised his eyes to mine in his knowing way and with a wag of his tail and a sharp bark gave me to uuderstaud that he felt his responsibility.. 1 then started ,to prepare my even. ng meal. As I whistled a cheerful ong and stirred my biscuit dough with a wooden spoon carved with ary own aciknife, my thoughts flew across the ontinent to my quiet home, where I ictured my two little girls sweetly leepingg in their low trundle -bed, and my good wife sitting alone by the fire etching and praying for the return of heir absent father. When my biscuit ere in the oven, 1 fried my bacon ud eggs, and before long sat down to at my hearty dinner, only now and hen stopping to share my food with s j c o s w w a e t f the good it might have done, I was sometimes tempted to regret for a moment that 1 had left it for a mite of A child that I might have known could not survive suck a shipwreck ; but then if it had been one of my little ones, wouldn't I have tried to save her instead of sty gold? At length the vessel we were on arrived in New York, and I sent word to my wife that although my gold was gone, my life was saved, but I had no means of getting home. She borrowed money of a neighbor and sent it to me, writing that she, did not care for the gold I. had lost, but was thankful enough that my life seas not sacrificed also • How gladly !started homeward, cud was just stepping. on the train when I heard a sweet childish voice near by shout, There he is, mamma! there he is, the man who strapped me on his back when I was about burned up ! I turned to see the very child 1 lad borne from the wreck! Oh,grandpa,1 am so glad she wasn't rowned after all; said Susie, and the est of us drew sighs of 'relief. How id she get out of the big ocean, randpa 1 The little one, continued grandpa, ran toward me as Lsat down, and throwing her arms about my neck she kissed my cheek, declaring that I was eertainly the best man that ever lived excepting her own dear papa. Poor, dear child, I exclaimed,where and how did you get here 1 From the mother I learned that the child had a eras, w ten one night after pa sengers were asleep in our berths,thete suddenly prose a cry of ''fire. Turubl-' ing half awake from dry birth, I hasti- ly went on deck to find it in a terrible confusion. Wooten were screaming, children crying, and men making every exertion to t thefl pu out, aures, which were gaining headway,' It was soon evident that the steamer would burn to the waters edge and passen- gers must be saved,, if at: all by the means of boats. -Some:ef the boats were overturned as they struck the water, and all the others were crowded nn which the mother' had been taken with women and chil'd'ren. It was from one of the smaller boats. The r getting hotter and hotter and those • The truly great are those who con.. quer•themselves. 3 Applications. It takes only this to thoroughly remove - Dandruff, stop itching of the scalp, and makes the hair soft and pliable. Iu fact,. Anti•Dandruff is a perfect hair tonic—all say so who use it. Do be natural. A poor diamond is been; seen to fall from my shoulders better than a good imitation. by a 'sailor who, by great exertion had - - -� suoceedecl in getting her on board the other vessel, which was the very one mother cried and thanked me ever and !nen who could swim were preparing over again, as she related the story, to jump into the water, first throwing saying she would never forget the a_• out mattresses, chairs, or'anything heroic ueed,as she called it. ]especial- ly was she ton -lied when I let her know that I left my gold to save her child. Soon after getting home 1 re - bandy to cling to if necessary.. There was little time' for considera- tion but I remembered that the weight of my gold would make it harder ceided a letter from the fath,etr of the swimming, but how could I leave that little girl inelosin,g a Cheek for two behind? I:ivas old the point of j�uanping thousand dollars1. .He said Ise was and taking my chance with it when a called a wealthy man, but his dearest little girl, who seemed 'to have just' treasure was, the sweet little daughter awakened, ran towari me crying : whom I had saved from death. This mamma, mainrna, where is my looney could- not repay me, he mamma ?. Coming near, the little added, but it would show that he was' thing"I tight hold of my hand piteous. grateful. T took the money and paid ly beggg, Don't, let me burs. up 1 for this farts,,. feeling that God had aithful Carlo. Before retiring for the Can't you swirl: rue to ? Do carry me more than regraded me %r doing my fight, however, I took pen and paper to my mammal duty in saving the child. nd wrote to my wife of my good for- Did you'do it, grandpa ? asked bitty But, grandpa, how did yon ever get one. and that I should return with Susie, anxiously, the purse again 1 You said you left it old enough to pay off our farm. Then . I could not cavo my gold and the on the barreling steamer. folded the letter, and climbed into child too, Susie, Do you think 1 ought Yes, (►lleatrlie, 1 did leave it on the y hammock, which was swung from to have. left the money; my own little deck, but an honest man named Mcs he bare rafiers, and where I was conn girls needed, ,to rescue that little Donald found it. Ile strapped the 11 a t g 1 m t fa a as fo in st asleep. stranger? belt aro id his waist and brought it It was past midnight when 1 was Yes, said we all*, you ouglit• to have safe to land. He discovered my name• roused by the barking of my dog, but tried to save her anyway, and place of residence marked inside this was not unusual,after listening I hesitated a moment, but when the the`purse, and when he reached his r a few moments ''I again dropped pleading, trustful eyes of the little one imine be wrote to me. •I answered to a sound slumber from which l: did were again turned up to amine, the fire the letter and told hien what a strug.. of awake until long after daylight. I was already making her garments gle it had post met/ to leave all my ised my Bead, but I felt so queer and owsy from head to foot that 1 could of arouse myself enough to get Ont of y hammock. At length however,the ist cleared somewhat and I managed sit up, but what a sight tnet my es ! The door stood ajar, and over in e corner lay my faithful watch -dog cad 1 My first thoughts were of my Id, and hastily searching for it, I and my suspicion confirmed. My oney was all gone 1 Oh, grandpa, what did you do then1 smoke as she said. Do let me switn on worldly goods to save the child of a your back. It was not in my heart to stranger, but that God had rewarded thrust her away. It was the me already for doing as I would be work of but a half a moment to throw done by, and that he himself had my belt and gold upon the deck, to earned the parse of gold by his own • Strap the child to my• back and jump exertions in saving it. The honest into the ocean with many of tho other Seotchman would not hear of this,and • struggtmg passengers. 1 swam away one day I received this stained purse, from tne steamer as fast as possible filled with all the gold, and all I could and for several hours'managed to keep do wa4, reward with a handsome gift the child and n: faelf from drowning. the man who had thus befriended me. nli BRINGS Lig Ease and Comfort ITH poor soaps and old fasbionodiwayst of washing, it is 'erne* and hard apon women of advancing years to attempt laundry work. But with the world-, famed, labor -raying �unlight Soap, Anybody can do a Wash with com- parative ease by following the srmpledirections With "SUNLIGHT" there's no hard rubbing, sore knuckles, hot steam, or tired 1•acks. A trial will astonish yo . Works :Pt.Ogkeiglat Int er Itros., Limited NvarInkaterlteful Toronto se Call an WHIPS, BIIUSHEre O 1,fli,ltY SLEIGH Horse clothing of all'1 11-1 s*m our stock `0B14 13 LS, &o. ds. Many sank to rise no more. At last No wonder you prize this old purse, erattrtass, nthel and luadie to order in the latest s realized1 just - grandpa, said Charles, 1 must go and material. 1 hastened to, the gold mine*. inquired Charlie. i ing to our relief and vessels thea 1 a tv put it back in the garret, ,tom years I lived alone in a rough ! drowned girl was slipping front 8 1 hardly knoww, l: was sick and al� 8 !p g my No, Charlie, I will take Bare of it cabin with only one faithful most desperate. Thad no way of got• bayou dihe d t yget irorw ed,bla , you, now, but when 1 go to town 1 will buy fer Am y y late back to my family and could only grandpa t said baby Susie, as she you a find, slew one to keep your I managed to send hornet eye more years of sorrow and svpara. patted bit cheeks tb reassure herself marbles, in place of this dear old keg lrry farYsily' !mai fiat before me. 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