HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1892-11-25, Page 2emphatic„ eaten tYB Ilft weld opt, Itnd
fib 1,4tt, tell' 1 jitrif• Arlt Grumble, ioatead of rebel -
Lug against her hittslfnnd s iron wa'l,
lejest, eat titan and cried.
':l li,ti! , NOVI '411E0, 25, Itl9:2. , Mr Grumble wasn't a bad husband,
..,,.,,.,, tic' totally loved leis wife, and believed
The V 331s,t;et $e1ioo1 nark..
!Under, the eprctading eatsprumtree
The village school housct stands;
aThs te,t.'hor; a sprightly maid ie she,
With mall and dimpled hilitis;
And the ink stains on her Huger -tips.
And blu4 k tea iron bands.
Her hair is straight and black and longi,
Her face is like the tau;
Her brow is decked with stylish bangs,
She ariulps theta when elle can,
And looks the wbolo,world in the face,
For elle fears not any man.
,The children sitting initbe school
Look out at the opoi>, floor;
;They love to seri the busy beg,
.& 1 hear the river's roar,
'And °atoll the wary bug that :crawls
F . So near thein on the floor.
She goes on Sunday to the ohuieb,
Ani is stared at by the boys;
Sha hears the parson pray and preach ;
She hears her sweetheart's voice
Asking to soh her safely home
Anct it'nakes her heart rejoibe.
;Toiling-•-rejoi'oing—so; rowiun
Gower() through We she goes;
tach morning sees some task begun,
Each evening sees it close,
Something attempted something do -no
T'ward earning her Sunday clothes.
F'rrrrwah Light,
_Mr Grumble's Cure. .
The old story --the coffee cold, the
fire lso-atriyout, and the room full of
stiflirt', smoke 1.
Mr Grumble drew his chair up to
the irreekfeet, table es he spoke, with
the face of a martyr.
The coffee is only just made, dear,
said Mrs Grutublo, a pretty, timid -
'looking woaau, vv th soft blue eyes
and bruvvlt braids;: and 1. dotal r•raliy
.thit,k'tlio rooui is Very cold. tis fur
the staoite, I ata sorry, but the Alan
promised me ick have the chimney seen
to yestei day. ;
Of eourl.e ho did—nobody ever
keeps prl,nlisbs to t us, groaned Mr
liunself to be a pettern of conjugal
uinihi.ity ; only he had, swallow or
other, fell into the uucousoious habit
of fault-finding' and like many allelic-
er individual, whenever be couldn't
think of anything else to du, ho grum-
bled,
Crying again, Bessie I exclaimed
her brother, coming in au hour or two
later. Now, that's too bad 1 I sup-
pose henry has ban treating you to
another dorncstie growl 3 I've a great'
mind to tell him bow uncomfortable
you tire uzade by his little eccentricit-
ies, Shall i, Bess,
No, no -1 wouldn't have you men-
tion a "syllable to him fur the world
eagerly exclaimed !tire Grumble, hur-
riedly drjiug up her tears. Henry
doesn't meat} w autloy we. elft • has
tail, kindest ,,curt in the world, and I
knew he !eves n,e..
1 dare say he dues, said young Mr
Curie in, but who ie he, fretting and
fault lindiug hour sty hour, and day
after day ? Upou try ward, Bessie, I
think it's en oversight in our. laws
that there iii not oLe to punish married
meu who scald
Don't talk so, Tom, said k[r, Grum-
ble earnestly. Henry isn't ut all to.
l,latue, holy hely is very troublesontr,
Radii hada `vary iudili•'erent night's
rest,
Oh. ah'! --1 understand, said Torn
siglimtict•utl,, small!!! 11'y dear 1ittlo,
forgiving Bess. g nu tme,ht to be made
a martyr of tie sat a tlronteut or two
in dell thought, thett.hnddeitly start-
ing up, exclaimed : 1 must bs gone,
or I shall be to) late ut the elation to
rlu eL Uncle 'Tomkins Did I mention
replied in the same tone :
Oh 1 you mustn't mind my uncle,
dear; he doesn'tpaean anything, .only
he is old and wltinasieal.
But a roan has no busineee to make
everybody else uncomfortable ill this
s•.rt of way, muttered Mr Grumble,
11a silently devoured bis IneA1, se.
eretely wondering how ' long Uncle
Tomkins Meant to stuy. No sooner
was the table cleared than the irass
old gentleman began again,
Grututil.e, said lie, 1 wish you'd stop
that cret.king of,your ohair, my nerves.
are so weak and if you could keep your
children upstairsAheir racket wculdu't
disturb me quite so meal►. .1 really
don't know how l'ul plug to stand
that baby's noise,
I do not think i;, is a very noisy
baby, said Mr Grumble meekly. It's
teeth are very p4uful just at present,
11rs rrutnl.e, who was poking the
fire in accurdanc:e with ilii. uncle's
s
abaolutoly the most disagreeable Malt It is• out'isru•a that philosophers tall
wlro ovor oumboretl the earth 1 I don't
see how it is possible to growl at every..
tiling as he d'td.
ins in nno breath tabeey talks,' And in
That's not an uncommon "failing,
1
believe, observed Tum, denauly snaU'
Ing,:
Very likely said his brother-in-law
emphaltically; but his visit has been
productive of at least one good effect
—it Ilan completely cured me of any
tendency 1 might have lead that way.
I, far one, menu to leave of grumbling
I'm happy to bear it,Nepbew Grum-
le, exclaimed a cracked voice.
The vir'tirnjzed man started up in.
diepay, seemly believing the testimony
of his serines, as Toni twisted tate silk
hauditere.nief skilfully round his head
end bent bitneelf t.early double, with
au astbmatie sound between a groan
nod a grunt,
yPu don't mean to say that
you are Uirtcle Tomkins'1 exclaimed
Mr Grumble,
petulant request, said 11oting; but ,. Henry, said `Porn smil-
e
smiled quietly to hear her husband Pardon tar,
trying to extenuate t'11n baby's sins, erg; pbut I saw that you. Glad nttconsri
Well, remarked Uncle Tompkins,, ousiy bac° is+;la grumbler, and I juaged
all babies are noisy. And,;by the way that lila best :antidote was a faithful
Grumble, I wish you• would oil the representation of your own failing
Was 1 right ? '
hinges of that rqueaklog door, and I
dou't line the smell of,, that geranium
His brother iu-law was half inclin-
in the window, klallail 1 you haven't ed to'be angry, but thought better of
any top button un your shirt front 1 I it' ,'
hope my neice Isn't a careless wife I Stoke hands, Tom, 'Said he. You're
Not at all, sir, said Mr Grumble ail irreverent young Scamp, butt far
nervously; , but the care of het child give you. At all events, the cure is
and housekeeping duties absorb a great complete
deal of her time. ' The instant she And so Bes-.ie found it.—.hiss
will look to toy clothes, • .Hanneell in Tit.I3its.
1 don't see haw a i yQlllan can spend Dangerous Goid.-
her whole tette keeiaaug house and DEAnSIRS—•Mylittle girl lastwinter bad
looking after a pack of children, ell• conte tion ofad the n he 1uts,which lrrAfter doctorinost resultedg
served Uncle Tompkins incredulously- wit; her for three ulouths.without success
'About. ten o'clock the old gentleman I,tried II•,g.gyura's tectorial Balsam, and
two bottles of it cured her. She is now
was ushered to the awe room, ReCorn• to
and strong.
A.C.
Dallied by a proses Bion of tnad'k i;ie Mns SAMUEL Mt`'LuoLLAND, Flamilton Ont.
phials, . a tub of het water, wale')
Grumble, 1f it bed been Smith, no v, to von by the way, th',t Uncle Tempe nrea.,ing robes, and heated b`nnkf is
the chimney would have been seen to kills wa.i 0o111114 to visit yen 3 ' for his feet, and his absence occassion-
long'ago. Do give ,.ji,e it piece of Urrele Towpklris 3. 1 di,,n't know ed .ery general relief.
steak that is at least warmed through we had au Uncle Tompkins, Tom. ' What an insufferable old duffer that
we're not cannibals, that I uuow of, I?l•lu'l ynu, you dear Well, please is 1 exclaimed Mr Grumble, throwing
to prepare your best bedroom for caiu
pally --lie old geutlouwiii is rather
particular--gruwbi - a good deal in
fitct ; but then yon are used of that
suet of thing.
But, low, I don't quite understand
o eat our meat raw But that's
►ways the way—we never had a
ook that understood bow to boil a
teak.
But, my dear—said Mrs Grumble.
Don't t,ulerru
I1 t ted Mr Grum-
hie, I know just how things ought to l you
: riae,p
die done:. '1'tu: paper hasn't twine yet,
jI suppose') No,;' of courso • not I
`really wish sorrrtone would otlig htoi
me as to why my paper is always half
an Hour later b, an anybody,•!rue's ifybehitrd Tom, Bessie put her baby into
that baby uo. tn't leave off crying,
I the``or•adle and clasped her hands to
OW! go , r,::xy. her aching head, What was Tom
tbinitine of? Hoe should abe exist
Don't detain me now, Bessie. I
will come myself, with 'the old gentle-
man, and introduce Sial. Good-bye !
The moment the door had closed
it's teeth troutiie> it, sgi,ed 0..ra
Grumble, °leaving the ►,rent:f st table
to walkup and down „the room wall
her fretful little cllargEa.
Oh, nonsense 1 said: Mr Grumble
sharply, chortling at ea slice of toast
with his fork ; you codilie it ton much,
that's ell.•
Dir Urumt,le thought; of the generate
coreznotion into which the house had
been thrown about a month previously
when Mr Grumble had had the tooth-
ache. But she only nestled the baby's
velvet head against her shoulder. and
said nothing --woman's way of dispos-
ing of a great many little martyr-
doms.t fj
. Now, then, wherE's• my hat? de-
manded Mr Grumble, rising and look.
ing around. Very singular that that
bat is of ver in its place!
ttisjust where you hung it your-
relf, palm, in the hall, said little Hart
try, Isom behind his spelling -book,
Children shouldn't talk so much,
la" Mr. (annuble tartly. My dear,
1
rent the lining of tt y overcoat
coat
�stt r rt
;isn't mended yet—wily dirt you not
Atte tn.it 3
inteuded to do so; mid his little
'Wife ap"Iogeticaliy, but you know we
had company last night, and the baby
slept so bauly that 1, rose rather later
than usual this 'morning ;. but—
, Always some excuse, interrrptod
Pier liege lord,;; I .really don't under-
Id the reason that nothing is ever
rb
in this ltoussr.
Pie the frot(ii-zioor rattier an
with another growler domiciled for
nobody knew how lona at the hearth,
stone'1 But perhaps they ,might neuter
alize one another, like two powerful
poisons. There was a spire of com-
fort in that reflection, at least; and
Bessie Grumble wiped her: eyes, and
almost smiled.
What was Mr Grumble's surprise on
. coming home that evening", fully prim-
ed for a domestic tirade on the subject
of a button which had drifted down
from his shin, front during the day, to
find bis especial eitsy chailr and corner
of the fire occupied• by tan asthmatic
I old man, whose Tread mutd face were
enveloped in a silk handkerchief 1 Re
stopped short in am'fzement -and
horror,
This is uncle Tntnpkins, Henry. said
Mrs Grumble, who was`busy warming
a basin of gruel over the+ fire; and the
old gentleman extended ono finger
without turning his head, saying, in a
oraClted Voice
t wish, nephew, you would shut
that door. Nobody 'ever thinks of
shutting a door in dila )rouse 1 I'm
suffering from a terrible uhld. What's
that noise upstairs 1 I;'bei, eeice, that
your bttby won't cry ithe whole tuns.
twit I am Isere. Is tsar ready 1 11 so,
will take it Cup here by the tire 1
What doe this mean, my dear 3
ejaculated Mr Grumble in a hurried
whisper, and hie wife, whose arm he
had caught on the way to the kitchen
after hot water for Uncle Tompkinall
himself, with a sigh of satisfaction,
into his favorite resat once more. My
dear Bessie, how could you endure his
eternal fault.finding ?
1 arc accustomed to that, Henry; it
is the lesson most married women are
ohlined to learn, replied Mrs Grumble,
with a slight sigh. .1
Flet husband pricked up his ears a
little aneasily. Aoeustomecl to ill
what did she aloan ?' It was not pos-
sible—it could not:3be possible—that
he` was tine that odious old Uncle
Tompkins. .And ,'het he wished that
Bessie had not'spolten in that way,'
. somehow it made him feel excessively
uncomfortable. Three days passed
N•
away.. Uncle Tompkins growing more
and more intolerable the whole time,
while Mr Grumble; improved the oc-
casiou by snaking ta sort of mental
tookiug-glass of that worthy old gentle-
man. ir
C; pop—my—wortlii, said he to him-
self, I must have oen a perfect nuis-
ance all these yEars. Why didn't
somebody tell me of it 1
At length Unol Tompkins went
away, flanuel robes',1, medicine. bottles,
and all, and on thtj evening of the
stupe day Tom Carlton arrived, from a
temporary absence, nobody knew
where, '•
So unelelrae. been visiting you 3 he
said gaily, to Mr•Grninble.
'Yes, said the latter, with a slight
grimace..
What sort of a 1. oking. pian is hal
Mr Grumble y'Vas silent for a inn -
meat, f
Do you know, hb exclaimed, burst-
ing; into a perplexed laugh, I couldn't
describe a single feature of his face.
Hp was always `enveloped like an
Egyptairr tutttnlny; to n* silk handker-
chief, something ljlte that one you
havo in our hand, However, I"tn
heartily tied lie's gone ; with my per.
miswion be shall never set foot in this
)louse again 1
N O 3 said" Total, archly,
The most intolerable faultfinder 1
aver met with, said Mr Glruai,le,
•
•
New Idea
Oholly—Who is that mart wltowent out
just. as T came in ?
Fweddy—`:Chat's a fellah that comes
twice' a week to dun mo fob a tailah's
bill, Been doing it evah since last
esahcb )*Se's a doosid boah 1
•
Why don't you pay it and eet rid of
of, him ? colds. asthma, 1 -conchitis acral t+irnilar
Baw Jove 1 I nevah bought of that 1 troubles. ,Price 25 and 50e ,at druggists.
The 'text thing a long suffering rb.
ltc leans wbe the that star cont
pnilii art+ pillull++Ogg pfacturumlttic tires oil
their gas meters,.
A colored belle is not a black crook
because she is bent on matrimony,
Rebecca 'Wilkinson, of Iirownsvalley,
Ind., says; "1 had been in a distressed
condition, for three years from Nervous.
Hess, 'Weakness of the iitsimach, Dyspepsia,
and. Indigestion until my health was goue.
1 had bean doctoring constantly with no
relief. 1 bought one bottle of South Am-
erieen Nervine, which done me more good
than any $GO worth of doctoring 1. ever did
in my life. I would advise every weakly
persouto use this valuable and lovely rem-
edy." A trial bottle will convince you.
Warrrnted at Chishulm's drugstore.
A fine collection of coins, is what
the judge remarked when the prisoner
bad paid his $I7 511 in silver, nickels
and coppers.
The thief takes the risk and puts it
into his pocket,
Ladies appreciate Anti -Dandruff from
the fret that it not only thoroughly re,
moves Dandruff with three applications,
but stops falling of the hair, restores furl-
ing hair to its original c"lar, and niakes it
soft and pliable without leaving any indi-
cation of a dressi,r'r bei uim used --clear as
crystal, clean to ur•e, it is a valuable toilet
preparation. -
When ilk, judge prenounct•s sentence
the crinral is apt to think much of bis
prouounci,ttion,
•
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Tito "Seniith0,8.) p Co., Toroat'r, oiler the fol
lowing privy ever), month till farther notice,to
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Send wrappers to "Sunlight" SO til OlIi•.•e, 43 SScolt
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walked "Competition"; else give full name, ad-
dress, ego, ami number o: .wrappere. tt innors'
names kilt Lc t,ui;tisht a ut rhe Toronto min 'ni'first
Saturday in A•prh month.
It is nn o'Irl fut:t that the duty of
most nlis,:ir,titu•it'ii is to go to tit'+ had.
Three drys of graet•.--tire tune us -
the I•ti lit room befcre
the brae. a�s,•rls hws=mtf.
ror Young or slid.
Chilriren :ii,d adults are equally bene-
fited by the use of Dr Wood's Norway
Pine Syrup. the new and successful rem-
edy. It stoics coughs in nue night and may
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Gives Good appetite. Mien mull gets fr,'n it machine it
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His BravJses.
.1116 convenience aij(rl safety incident
to time American system, of cheehin'g
baggage is trot at, mute eppreaiated by
all foreigners. 'rThe'Engl.shuaan told
about it in the Chicago Tribune, how-
ever, relit to keep Sts ehecque safe at
all hazard,.
Have my l•awkes arrived 4 he said
to the hotel clerk,
Hey ? ts•
Ile 1•awxes.
Eh 1 Oh, Sour trunks, ;?]"rout, find
the getatlemvan's trunks.
They Were not to be found, and
their owner' decided to go to the sta-
tion for thcmnt himself.
Have you nme boxes In re ' he said
to the agent.
Huh 1
Me bawxes.
Trunks d'yc mean 3 tet's see your
cheeks.
Mfg cheeks I cheeks 1 wiia the puzzled
answer, " Bless me, stars 1; Cawn't ml-
derstand 1 1-••=-
I want your truck checks. Here,
these things, explained the agent,
showing it ehec, .
Oh, it's me browses you want 4 1
looked them in the brawxes. I'll have
to get ,nae bawxes first.
Well, that heats my time 1 e.,jaeulated
the baggage man. ti/ii, yes, certainly,
I'll find 'ear 1 and Ila; did.
So many of the ;American tailver,
dollars have lately ' teen sent into
Canada that they are being refused et
all the banns, those in the eastern part
of Ontario discountiust then at n per
cent, their flitrinsie talus being very
nrueli below par.
nruaitt` tfirs it from t•nttLin,£. It its
nn': so, It '1I'4'C •r, telt 11 Chi. political
T,Frine !i• i. so 10;141' rt ir'rn,g it 1S to
RA vettim., 811 rI he fa0H`t1.
. The 11,11;• that. shun•:es' l:is way
doesn't always Sava ,g el 0E11 tetrord.
It iqellitiT it a ural tturt n shill alroultd
take after it, n,oth•rr while it is young.
settateeeteeetaresesseeseesseesseses
CUff'oi+ Yiiack/tattle
A Foston t3oy'sa Eyesight
Saved—perhaps His Life
Y ood s Sarsaparilla—Mood P01.
soned b31 Coulter.
head the following out a grateful mothers
"ley IlttIo boy had Scarlet fever when 4 years
old, and it, left him very weak and with blood
1►Aisoued'with cnnkat. Iris eyes beanie
sainflamed thatills sufforings were intense, and.
for seven weeks be
Could Not Open His Eyes.
T took him twieo during; that time to the Eye
and Pair Infirmary on Charlie street,. but their
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because of the wondevtal good it did my
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lio✓gton, Mass. Ghat 1tO0ri'S,
HODn'a PILLS a
feat In Coboponritlatt,
ltd rnadd, an
100 anti appeaeiluoa.
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