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VOLUM: V. GODERICH, COUNTY or suRoN,ifl w.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2b,
MINUTES
Of Me Prumerliags 4. the Municipal Cuunril,,1 the Caw
icd Comintiesof Union, i'ertii and Bruer, at the
Special arid General Sessions.
turbo.
I)a. P. A. McDOUGALL: I
CN be consulted at ill henry, at
Mr. Unfree's Boarding How,
( f Es e air OS British Hotel.)
Goderich. April !kb, 1852. v5
IRA Law's.
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ke. West.
June 1818. 211125
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DANIEL GORDON,
eABINET MAKER, Three Annie Feet 01
the Canada Curnpaey'a office, Vest -
street, Goderteh.
August 27th, 1849. erns°
Counca. Room, Gametal', t
October 19th, 185'2.
auto public notice, at the Huron llotel, Goderich, rr:e
The Municipal Council for the United Counties, met
special purpose of passing a Hy -Law to authorize the Wardes
to imbue Debentures to tin amount of J:125,000, for the pur-
pose of taking Stuck iu the Buffalo and Brantford Railway.
PRRSIVIT.
street, Goderich.
DANIEL ItoSIE L1ZAR$,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, arid Co,
ear, Solicitor to Chaseery, be. has tos
office as formerly in Stratford.
StraCertl, 2nd bd. 1850. 2vn-09
WILLIAM CHALK, Esquire, Warden in the Chair.
Marrs. MITCTELL, 11 . 11 A SIII:roN,
WALLACE, DAV I DSON.
LAMB, PENTI.A.ND,
CORBETT, COLE,
W ALE ER, ItYAN.
G1BBINGS, McGOEY,
GOURI.EY, HAYS,
MILLER, HOLMES,
8M 1133, (Downie.)
port be adopted, os the yeas and nays beteg taken, there
voted for the adootieo of Om Report Messrs. Mitchell, Wal_
lace, Chalk, Smirk (Dowaie) Gourley, 51tIler,Ilill,
lacmitioc, Pectfaad, Divides& Cola, MeGoey, !lays, Holmes,
15. Against die Report, WWII. Corbett, Lamb, Doig,
Walker, Adair, Ryan, 6. The adoptiou of the Report was
carried by • majority of eine.
'Ile committee rose and the Warden resumed the chair. -
11y -Law No. 5 eatitk.1, "By -Law to authorize the Warden
of the United Comities of limos, Perth and !truce, to knue
liebestures in paymeat of twenty -fire thousand blares of the
Increased Carntal Stock of the Resetford and Buffalo Joint
Stock Railroad Company," sod which had oeen advertised in
the Local newspapers for upwards of three months, cootaining
the oecessary notice in t.ra .L le, wu read,u4 the
report of tbe Committee ea gigINIShit Wilco
ler. Wallace,
ges Report of
a stags bine
cc. Raetell,
r, Doi, 1133,
ys, Holmes,
yen, 1. The
of 13.
If., P. & 13.
Tbe following documents were received and referred to a
select Committee severs.
1 Letter from J. W. Gwynne, Esq., to the 'Warden.
2 and 3 I.etter from J. W. Cwyune, Esq., Solicitor of
Toronto and Guelph Railroad, to the Warden and 3.1unicipa1
Councillors of Iluron, l'erth and Bruce.
4 Letter from Secretary of Torpedo and Goelph Railroad
to Warden.
5 Bill to authorize the Brantford and Buffalo Joist Stock
Railroad Gomparly, to constrict a Railroad from Fort Erie to
Goderieb.
6 Bill to establish a consolidated Muoteipal Loan Fund
it was
17 Moved by Mr. Mitchell, se
That the By -Lew now read do pale,
the committee be confirmed, On the
taken, there toted, yeas Messrs. Mitt
Lamb, Smith (Downie), Goarley, Gib
Illuailton, Pentland, Davidson, Col
17. Nays, Messrs. Corbett, Wa
motion ism consequently carried Ly
WILLIAM. CHALK
Cot- Nem October,1852.
The Council met pursuant to who ent, the Warden in
the Chair, and the mime parties preeen as ia the forenoon.
1' Petition of Leotard Peck and others, was referred to
Finance Connaittee.
19 Four documents from the Provisional Council of the
County of Perth, were received, read, and referred to a com-
mittee to be appoioted.
20 Moved by Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Rectal',
That a Commitee of five be appointed of the Reeves of Hu-
ron and Bruce, to take into consideration the proposals of the
Provisional Council of Perth, and report tbereon---carried.--
On a ballot being taken the Committee was declared to consist
of Memrs. Ilays,Wallace, Holmes, Lamb and Cole.
21 Three documents numbered 1, 2 and 3, were referred
to Road and Bridge Committee.
22 Surveyor's Report referred to•Road and Bridge Com-
mittee.
23 Specifications and plans of Maitland Bridge, were re-
ferred to lload.and Bridge Committee.
24 Moved by Mr. Ryan. seconded by Mr. Penilimd, I hat
a Committee of five be appointed oc. Roads and ticidre..-car-
Tied. Oa a Ballot being taken, the Cominittee was deelared
to consist of Messrs. Ilyan, NVallace, Mitchell, *111ller aod
Hill.
The followinglocuments were referred to the Finance Com-
mittee.
25 Account of Messrs. Moliesworth and Perceval, for
Plus sad sections of Wire Fuspenside Bridge.
26 Account ot Seobie, Esq., Stationery for Trea-
surer's Office.
27 Account of thigh Seobie, Esq., for printing,
28 do • Ilitron Loyalist for advertisiag.
• 29 do Ilunnt Siznal for advertising and printing.
30 Letter and account tram John Galt, Esq.
31 Account (sudden breach) certified by Mr. Holmes.
32 do do di, Mr. MeGoey.
33 do Thomas Mowbray for building Bridge over
Warrens Creek.
34 Account of Thomas Rawland, printing.
35 do William McDonald, assisting County Sur -
36 do Joshua Calloway, repairing Bsyfield Bridge.
veyor.
37 do Henry Beacons, repairing Bridge between
1 Hallett and Goderich.
A ut of William Phillips, making cressyray between
J. DENISON, for Upper Canada.
CIVIL Ir:NOINEE11. &c. a Committee of fire be appoiated to elareine and report upoo
7 Moved by Mr. Smith, secooded by Mr. Hamilton, That
GODERICII, C. W. the documents submitted oe the ***et of the Railroad -ea: -
Aug. 2503, 1852. "631 ried. On a ballot being tams the committee was &dared to
consist of Messrs. Smith, Mitchell, Walisce, Lamb sad
NOTARY PUBLIC, Commissioner (LB, 8 Moved by Mr. Holmes, seconded by Mr. Hays, That
JOHN J. E. LINTON, liolmes.
ted Conveyancer, Stratford. Mr. Alexander Hamilton and Dr. Cole be added to the Rail-
road Committee--earried.
110USE AND SIGN ,PAINTER, Ice. 'rbe Comeal adjourned till nice o'clock to -morrow coormiag,
St ILLIAM REED.
A•A- Lighthouse -street, Loderice, to allow the above Committee time to uport.
October 25, 1849. 2Yo38 WILLIAM CRAM, Warden
--- --- -- likroo, Pertb and grime.
HURON HOTEL,
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111Y JAMES GENTLES, Godericli.-7
"a"'
Attentive Hostler• always on hand.
Goderich, Sept. 18, 1100. s3 -n30
Coesca. Room, Gm:melee,
Oct her 19th 1852.
STRACHAN AND BROTHER. o ,
Barrister raid AlSortties at Late, 4-c,. i The County Municipal Council met tor general purpose
GOOF:RICH C. W. . . pursuant to advertisement to Mat effect.
JOHNSTRACII AN Barrister and Attor-
ney at Law, Notary Poblic and Convey- i WILLIA NI CHALK, Esq., Warden, in the Chair.
ancer.
ALEXANDER WOOD STRACIIAN, ' Messrs. MITCHELL, Melee,. HAMILTON,
i at Law, Solicitor in Chan, i WALLACE, DAVIDSON.
LAMB. PENTLAND,
CO RBETT,
W A LK ER,
GIBBING:4,
ARCHITECT & CIVIL. E5.11.1Nk.L.K GOURLEY,
MILLER. HOLMES,
Office 27, Durrdas Street, SkIITIL(Downie,) with G. ADAIR,Ese., Reeve
LONDO.V, C. /r. Blenshard, in the place of J. ROBINSON, Erice, mei(
August 1616, 1852. . ,5.30 oho, Wm. ROBINSON, Esq., Deputy Reeve tor Ma na
__ ---- ---- Township.
HORACE HORTON, 9 Certificate of Township Clerk, Blanshard, is favor
il keg •• rare Goderie14,1 Mr. Adair, as Lavin-. been appointed Reeve, sail of his ha
cory, Conveyancer.
Goderich, 17th November, is51.
e1/4. ---
WILLIAM 110-DGINS,
RYAN.
51cGOEY,
HAYS.
aii
for
sod;
IDS
of
wing
1 (iEN T for the Provincial Mutual and
taken the oatli of o e.
.t •` Greerat loserance °fere, Toronto, -
10 Oath of offic. e of ,:".1r. 'William .,.11. obinson, and copy of .Ashfiew and wawancat.
4:iis Aunt for the Si. Lawrence Court
si it lel, Ogdensburg, New York. Local Collector's Roll, for the 1 ownslep of titans . . 39 Account of J. M. Graham, Sfalionerf-
A:ent for Samuel Moillsoo's Old Rochester 11 Moved by Mr. Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Iiii slime,
40 rig William bleDorudd, (sudden breach) certi-
Nurser y. July 1850. 22 That a committee of five be appointed to exarame the certiti- fled (in part) by Mr. mitchau.
A. NASMYTIL other papers connected therewith -carried. On a ballot beingl
fied by Mr. Mitchell.
41 .Account of Charles McNichol', (sudden breach) cern- •
---- ---- --- -------.-.. tales of tbe Reeve, and Deputy Reeve,efrom Mamboed, mid i
la- Wept of W. R. Grace's Stare, West •
Miller, Ryan, Smith and Holmes. 42 Account of James Blake, (sudden bre ach) certified by
VASHIONABLE TAILOR., one door 1,
tasen, the cocansittee was deelared to tensist of Messrs. Hays,
-Street Goderich. Mr. tran.
Feb. 19,1852. . Y5 -n4 12 Moved by Mr. Ilialmes, seconded by Mr. Hays, list 43 blernoratidum relative to building Bridge over the Mait-
Feb. _- - -- - the ('ouncil do adjourn until eleven o'clock to -morrow.
TI1031AS NICIIoLLS, 13 Moved in amendment by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Iland. -
Hamilton, That the Reeves from the County of Perth, adjourn
1* Committee of Five on }lemma be appointed -carried. ' (Jr
44 Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. 'Miller, That
r aerial Council of be. rr taken the Committee was declared to consist of
Literature.
UNDER Till) STUMP.
TWELVE AND SIX PINCE
1 AT Tim SOD 0/ TOM atom.
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NUMBER XLIV.
• Nice young mak-Mr. Kepper,' ob-
sersed the wilow.er, glancing at Lucretia,
and laying his AIM Up011 the back of her
seat.
Nay,' said she placing a stick oo the
fire.
Mr. Brooks then happened to perceive
that the glow of the fire made her cheeks
red.
' Used to be pretty neighbourly, I under-
stand l'
• Yee.sighed for the widow, he felt that it would
Lucretia was crimson. be ungrateful of him to marry against the
• Ouly a 11 Ind I suopose.' wishes of those who did everything to make
him happy; who were so kind and disiotera
ested in furnishing his conifort, an
thought so little of the proporty which
would fall to thein, provided that he died a
bachelor, and they were perfectly willing
-alarmist anxious -that bt should marry --
anybody except a widow with six children.
Such was the state of affairs, when Same
son went one day to cut a saw -log out of
• - . \ .
111.1ffeeeIll ih, ''''v .**,•,
disturb the penes el
had bees brig you $14,......„,
Suales, Jam, hes
his lartithrr-ia-law, tabu
Poe, %*.itii
on Ma irresolute ours& tbaram."16..,
aamimarg sub • respOwabily711
mum! slaws *wild ei Intenalk .
' I should be so glad to am ft,
sad happy, dear,' Mrs. Booker 41,474
• fur aotwittatanduig all OW $11104,11,
yea, 1 am afraid you are attire
satisfied with our present triode ot 1.eat...
i Oh, I ran assure, yuo, agate, sistiolut.
tieipate your atteatione,' Z.4taillSOS soul
'And I am sure we delight. Still i
desire to marry, take somebody wort1,
you and there is nothiug would suit Is.
better.
• But Mrs Brooks.'
' A widow of six children! I beg of yoe
if you value your peace of mind, don't marry
another man's family. Look for somebody
/ c!,e.'
Jane could safely give her brother Mrs
advice, fur she well kuew he would never
marry any one but Lucretia.
' S SaI14300 hesitated. Although he
11•3111PlION awn's COURTSHIP.
Any shrewd observer of men and mao-
sera would have immortalized his name ia
Grassborough, bLesplaining.elearly and sa-
tisfactorily why Mr. Sampson Kepper re-
mained a bachelor at the age of two score.
The facts of the case are as tolloe• we
think; -
Samson Kepper, Esq., at five and se en-
ty, W • loolied upon as a price by ail the
marriageable young ladies of tirassboroueli
--possessed of good look, an excellent
farm, agreeable menners, and a large com-
fortable house, a pair of whiskers, and two
yoke doyen, Samson could hase takcu Lis
• Oh, uo.'
• Item! and if I should -that is, if any
one else should wish to marry
• \\*hat.'
' If amy one else shull wish to marry you
Irby, I suppose that he would he in the way
pick among the maideus of Grasshoro ehl
any one of whoa' would have been delight- ' I don't know why he should; faltered
•
ed with Ws preference. He was a Isiod -
hearted man, was Sampson; and I Lave of- \ The widowers arm slipped from the top
tee heard 1,,ra de,eraaeu as havinis &tin_ of the chair, avid fell, somehow, around her
11131 torn up by the roots, not far from the
the truuk of a large maole, which the winf
s.
eut,lied foal -was ear goon ben y p s, aist; and the widower beiiig an absent
House. Havel); thrown his vest on the
iniuded inau, neglected to put it back
grown!, anill rolled up tis sleeves, Mr.
off he lo
children, hue horses ace ladies iu gene-
ral.
At that very delightful age --five and 20
--he actually betrayed an inclination fur
conjugal happiness.
Ile commenced paying las distresses to
the amiable Miss Lucretia Lane; a worthy
and pretty lady; who it was said by every
body --except a multitude of ris al beauties.
would make him a most excellent and ana-
aWe wife.
Now Sampson waited on Lucret:a-aild
courted her, as the Graasborough gossips
termed it for five y ears; and it was well
known to Samson's friends that more than
fifty times he was on the point of offering
her bis band.
But Samson did not make such an offer
for rearm which Graseboro would have
been glad to know.
Tbe Lanes lost patience with the heir of
the house of Kepper. Lucretia, they said
was at his disposal; but they could see no
sense inrequirtng years toemake up We Mud
to marry.
They threw out certain hints, which of-
fended Samson and distressed his faithful
Would anything, eli,e be in the way, my I - ' is '1°' l'
1 Keeper colonic' -c c ol
again.
dear!' labout eight feet from the butt.
'That's according'— 1 It was a `hard job,' Samson afterwards
'Ola how the fire did glow into Lucretia's I said -and as the .un came pouring dowu
upon bin, be was quite eihausted, and
'-Aecordhvg to who the person is, and. It heated. Leaving the main portion of the
face.
I tr ulik hanging by a 'chip' to the stem, in
The clasp of the arm around her tighten- I. order that blocks might be placed under it
to keep it from falling goite to the ground.
ed. Samson struck his ale 'into the log. and be -
A poke at the fire. gan to look for a ...Italy place to sit &snip._
'If it was mut.' 1, Near by grew A stately basswood, from
1 the roots of which sprung up a luxuriant
• Your - growth of shoots, surrotthiling the pineal
liteguliNer..:o:u;,',alijad, it,I;crreetiiea,notrydiann,fet,r, ira,f,,thhati; tree.
off.
Another movement of the arm, and Lu-
eretia's head lay upon the widowers shout-
, a protection again.t Inc swarin of flies, he
aside,in search of the most comfortable spot.
shade him from the sun, but aleo serve as
determined to find a resting -place among
them, and began accordingly to pufth them
Reflecting that these would not only
et.' I am iu earnest,' exclamed the widow- i
attracted his attention to the vast mass of
At that moment a chirping of a squirrel
'03! 1 dildt suppose -if that's the case of earth, which adhered to the_ upturned
stammered Lucittia, pretending to struggle roots of a fallen tree, The little animal
was sitting ou the ...mini( of time MT., talk.
mistress; hints designed to hasten the ap- , 'I. his afforded the widower** emir& to iag saucily to Mr. Kepper, who thinking of
o her waist tighter.
a little.
proach of lazy -paced hymen, but which had ' el"' • the corn it ermild consume the coming au- •
the effect of a chilling sbower bath od the lIe laid his wbiskera attgainst her wet men. picked up arliih, and with a well aim-
ardepr of Mr. Kepper. He avoided ber cheek, to the imminent peril of Sainson's eel blow,knocked it into the deep cavity left
sight for a month. At the end of t' -nal fot.,tunresuhanpapyiness, end the smoollinens of his by the eshurned roots of the tree. Mr.
time convieced dill* impossibility ot living i
hale heard a kiss.
Sunday Dickey, and then you might Kepper, with an eye to pleasing his i .
without her, be called upou leer ooe Sunday- nephews, jumped into the hollow picked tbe
night, as: in former days. To his astnuish- kw:, 1- ou say you will have me, exelainied kicking squrriel out "of the Mud, and having
• If you want me to -e -e thrown it down by his vest, proceeded Id
She thought of Samson and hesitated;
she had a lingering regard for that gentle-
man, lea then he hail really esbausted her
palience.
but she was twenty three. It would be m -
deed sweet to become Mrs Kepper, but
to think of becoming an old noel was aw-
ful.
The widowers affiectionsi, at that mo-
ment struck Lucretia as a happy niedium,a
comfortable certainty, although they pro-
mised no uncommon happiness; - and she
murmured— •
'I will '
And this is OR roamer in which Samson
througha habit of too mach caution and in- . -dropped off, and in-Santaneously the huge
decision lost the fairest maiden in Grassbo- mass of routalind earth Overbalaacing the
ro* after courting her for a period of fore I stump, which was no longer attached to the
i tree, turned slowly back and with a heavy
YeaMrst:. Brooks took his young- bride home, I report. into its Original bed.
to„fill the place ot a mother to three chil- 1 ' The dog.!' muttered Somme, " it
drew and Seams, who bad a mei-lied Me- luky 1 that happen to be picking that
. ' lel out of the hollow jog at that.
'Pi -10K ER AND GENERAL AGLNT.
to allow tbe proposals subuntte by
Agent for Ontario Marine 4- Fire in- the County of Perth, to b.: taken into consideration by the
saran& Co. ' Reeves of Ilurou and Bruce.
NOTARY PUBLIC. ACCOUNTANT The amendment was lest by s majority of five, the motion
AND CONVEYANCER. was consequently carried, and the Council adjourned in terms
COMMISSIONER IN Q. B. &cc. of tlie same.
WILLIAM CHALK, Warden,
INSURANCE effected on Homes, Sbip• Iluroo, Perth and Bruce.
A pinand GOMIS.
BOokS 1112t1 Accounts adjusted.
ailOL Messrs. Hill:Smith, Rotates, Corbett and Cole.
a
Tlie Council adjourned till nine o'clock to -morrow morning.
WILLIAM CHALK, Warden,
Huron, Perth and Bruce.
All kind. of Deeds correctly drawn, and
OSee over the Treasury, Goderich.
July 22, 1852. v5a2e
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1/11C11101111/1 1110711149
WEST STREET, OODBHICH,
(Nem the Market Beasm.)
BY WIES11.8. JOHN & ROBT. DONOGII.
OOD iteeommodaimas fer Travellers, sad
as samara Hostler st ell times,
charge of Teams.
Gederieh, Dee. 6, 1850. 43 -if
WASHINGTON
Farmers' Mutual Intrurance Co.,
CAPITAL .1,000,000.
WZRA HOPKINS, Hamilton, Ateet for
" the Counties of Waterloo sad Herm.
August 21, 1850. SOO
ARRISTER, Solicitor in Chancery,
MR. JOHN MACARA.
-a-Li' Attorney -at -Law, Coaveyancer, le -c•
ke. Office : Galeria Bnildioge, King -St.
opposite the Gore Baok. and the Bask of
British North AM•Tilli.. Hswitvew. 4 10
Ma. T. N. MOLESWORTII,
nIVIL ENGINEER sod Provincial Land
glif Surveyor, Goderiath.
April 10, 1881. 'resit
•
DR. Ilr DM AN,
WICK'S TAVERN, Leedom Reed.
May tee'.
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COUNCIL 1100)11, GODIRICH,
20 ober, 1852.
Tbe Council met.
WILLIAM CHALK, Esq
Messrs. MITCHELL, Messrs.
W ALLACE,
RASTA 61.,
CORBETT,
SMITH, (Downie)
GOURLEY,
GIBBINGS,
MILLER,
RYAN. BAYS.
DOIG, HOLMES,
The made+ of yesterday were read and aperoved of.
14 Report of the Committee appoioted to report on the
election of the fleece and Deputy Reeve ler Illanehard, was
received read rind adopted.
Mr. Adair Reeve tor Blowhard took bin at at the Coin-
ed Board.
Ths council adjourned till four o'clock, P. M.
WILLIAM CHALK, Wank's, 11., P. b. B.
*Alen, in the Chair.
WALKER,
HILL,
HAMILTON,
PENTLAND,
DAVIDSON,
COLE,
LAMB.
GOEY
JAMES WOODS,
UCTIONSBR, is prepared to attend
a Prase sato. in say pert the United
Comma, ea moderato tame.
Stratford, May 1860. v4-414
Covent Room, 20th October, DIV-%
The Cocmc it met porsuaot to adjournment from yesterday to
49 Moved by Mr. Hays, seeended hy . r.
take mte consideration the specie' bustness upon which yester-
whereei the Warden of there Counties woe instructed by this
,
' tm was called, alive Ito the paseeng ot the By -
Council to sign certain Debentures to the maim' of JC30,000
iMv
Law for raising ,C125,
WILLIAM CIU
Ol:NCIL I:00M, GODERSCII, 1
21st October, 1852 I
The, Council met.
PRESENT
WILLIAM CHALK, Esq., Warden, in the Chair.
Meagre. MIT(711ELL, hi 00000 . DAVIDSON,
RASTALL, RY A N.-
GIBBINGS. McGUEY,
GOURLAY, Ct H.&
MILLER, HOLM F.S,
DOlo, LAMB,
W ALK ER, HAYS.
ADAIR, SMITH (D 'math)
PENTLAND. liAmiuruN,
WALLACE, HILL.
Tbe minutes of yesterday were read over and approved of.
45 Petition dhow Adamson sad others,referred to Road
and Committee.
46 Letter and other documents from Commismower of
Camila Company,referred to Finance Committee.
ts to 1st Oc-
ment be found ber occupying the little par-
lour io company with Mr. Brooks a wealthy
widower of thiey five.
Mr. Brooks and Lucretia sat together
in the chimney corner, and Samson in a seat
opposite.
Fine evening, said Samson in an awful
voice.
' Nay,'. said Lucretia changing color ra-
pidly and the* castiag a glance at the back
log.
It was mowing and blowing at a great
rate.
Tbe witlowersettled dovro his -chin is his
neck cloth; with a pompous air, and tried
to look unconcerned.
Lucretia changed colour, congluid and
moved about in her chair, as if size bad
eaten something which had distressed her
white Mr. Kepper glanced uneasily from
his hat to the door, and back; twirled his
thumbs, picked his teeth, pulled up shirt
collar, wriggled around on his chair as
though he had sat down on a kettle ol bet
soap, and dare not rise, -and acted tike any
timid young M20, who intended to go to at
oyster supper, shooed find hirmelf snugly IPS -
110111C in his house and lire with them an old
Hem; thought rd call in, and see
ouictu‘ing Lucretia, sanwta „sir, t;:lated,c.,ru2lie.1 an avalane . o
had made a vow to never marry or attempt 11 Sir. Kepper howv• r, still, and wee
sconced ia the centre of' a quaker meet-
. ilearbelor to the rod of hit day!.
occur -
Tune rolled on. Eight years afterwards 11 I t 'mother reverie, from which he
wreansce4.rotieed by a most extraordinary occur -
1 it.
• • • • •
however, Mr. Kepper had occasion to re- It 1ftereraids a,syeareil that Joe Sem".
•
su deoly, leaeing Lucretia the wither of ithe L"ej !n":
mc. Broels vote talZen sick gni depd Mg a fence new by. had twice or thrice
east lilts eye; in the directian of the fallen
%Ass was at work reaaii-
consider his vows.
tree.. I lotting sonad of Mr. Keever's
ensconce himself tn the IA1,6.4.
Mr. Kepper found a moat comfortable
spot where be WAS quite concealed from
the sun and llies; and there leaniiig hiutsrlf
a Mst the amcient basswood, he iudulgeil
Samson was certainly a desirable man, in a reverie, in which a nice widow, a de-
' l
• lightful family of ditch en, were cliariniogly
mixed up together.
Mr.Kepper vies /darted from his pleas-
ant reflections by a dull et arkiee sound, in
the direction of the tree on which be bad
been clioppinglanitpushine adobe tlw
buiis-
he saw the 'chip' breaking, by eliicli be
bad left the log hanging to the stienp.
' There goes the log te the grasiel;
muttered with scene impx t it.
Ni sootier had be epoLen than the trunk
47 Treasurer's Fseport, Abstract of attain .
tober, too correspaidcoce with Canada Compaay-referred
to Finance Committee.
48 Moved by Mr. Crowley, !seconded by Mr. Doig, That
whereas the late George Bro Senior, F:sq., ins one of t
In
Sureties of George Brown, mor, Esq., Treasurer of t
railed Counties ot Hama, l' th and Bruce, this Gooaci
therefore require that George Brown, Janitor, Esq., furnish a
Bond with Seethes to the satisfaction of the Wattles sad
C umil for bis office as Tressurer of them Counteearried.
' That
PETER BUCHANAN TAILOR -
NEXT deer te H. B. O'Couver's Blown I
W"1 Blisat, Gledertek. Clothes made
and repaired, sad mom( eerie ea the stran.-
"Nri *olio% sod mom liberal tam&
Beessabar Sri, 111111. vase ,
TO* PRIN7111=ry rtareAkk BS*
sJ "" 04~0y • Ili It •
Decorator le -
K, Eat., Warden, ia the Chair.
blows. MITCRIILL, Mews. WALKER,
WALLACE. HILL,
RASTALL, IIAMILT;N,
COREETT, REICTLAND,
111111iTH. (Dews*) DAVIDSON,
GOURLEY, CoLE,
01111BINGS, 1,A1111,
MILLAR, II 400 EY,
RYAN, HAYS,
ADIXR, 110L11 ES,
15 Report oa Railroad matters teas reeeived read IDA
refermd to a eanweittre of Ow whole. The Weedy% mai-
sated Mr. Raisin to use chair.
IS Report 4 the Committee 'marred, whir it was moved
Mr. Mitchell, weenie/41 by Mr. Ys'ellace That the 11.
f the of Gravelling the lea g road* is these Coen-
for
and whereas the Wardes did IN sorb 1)ebeatores,
Or purpose
le I the.'
whereas the fly -Lew authorizing eueh, ha. been repea • . .
Council, therefore,. request that the said Debentures be brought
before this Council and deetroyed---earried.
50 Moved by Mr. Vs'alker, seconded by Mr. Corbett,
That the Surveyor be instructed to let the cortract of tesild-
ing the Bridge on the Ilig Stiehl, between
the Town.Air. of
iiSnateprhencsamadmMitte(e,illivrsy immediately -referred ft Flood and
51 Mnyed by Mr. Pentland, seenntie,I 1-7 Mr. Illeichion,
Diet the line nt Mead betwist the Towaships of 10M -old awl
Wseraush, mid betwiet tbe Towns/kip( of Wawannah and
Colborne be inelocled ie the line of Road to which the Ilylaiw
foe sinides breathes seitt apply-- referred to Road arid Bridge
5'2 Moved by Mr. Rill, iweryndrd by Mr. Goerhae, Chat
Commit tee .
the Comm y servers, b•bmtemeted to rot 1,.. Bridge neer the
River Tharreee at Marie/41 id such a state of repair m e ill ma -
ter, with a family, in streamed circum-
stances reeolyed to give his poor relations a
timer
And tit shuddered to think slat a Whit
you were, observed Susses, after a long
pause, turning in his chair and crossing his
ler.
• Thank you--bope you will --come often
Mid Lucretia.
Not another word was spoken for half -an
hour. 16.
At length Sanvion, after a eerie.. of Pre -
ins hat, maimed to stffild1011 courage to ; many more. Samson IVas T,•17 fowl ace no Imp. Mr. l''sitieri look.,
limioary hems; and ansioue glances at ti,' re children anti the !step mother o as I
31114 leleretia e as more elan angel after, sad sow that nertliy man in the
in las eyes than ever. whole, under 114. rent, of Ina (ree; ...ad a
little while etarilcd hy a smeibtred tensor a
I tame
'Giiessril gotng; and a move far the
door.
• Alit is the burr)!" aeleil Lucretia in
• feeble voice.
Gmthing particidar--goess that had
r..bad siva better benga'. Good ere -
Meg.
Good might.
Stumbling aver a chair in his endeavors
to appear uscoorersed, and buttoireas on the
right hand lappet of Me sturtnet to the left
bond (WIWI of lass dress coat; an error
6.
did not discover till he reached his own door
-be took his departure leaslag Lie -ream
with the widower in a ragul:r courting ;Hi -
lade.
No waxier woe alt hero gone, thorn M.
IMP kept gradeally latching her seat
tier in her arnsetion: and the young widow tarried ha -k. At thit moment Mr. Rue -
dried ler tears, plaiVe.1 some tlswere Pre the It k" ainte'ed awl ,"Irel for h" In°641.
1 on, he looked aeatii. and twee
Ile visited her, carried preeente to her
children, mid did all in hit power to eonsole
egreacivo,erur,roarftsheeliber ugola;::.r•ntbeoter ili:IIrmek3rooarkivisk:,:n.enr J.:um:an isnu-aladvret.ay lel..;:i.. li onwol:iiit. the direr -tom °lila
and Lucretia Were going to he married, I %Illt:::":3. .." ring n4b."1.7. Mr. SY'llieg
. Whair
sled; and the fart (bat bmr. Kepper was a ::::,1 obe,t,.,1,-.1e, i:..p.c. ri...s btu lolcimil amiraf IW
now, at all event*, said the gouty..
1Two years prised; eve i bo.dy Wa: pos.-
bachelm of forty. waii a mystery. Ss si • )''''Nc1:.2‘1I:":1(''fir1::::nu1tli;alitt‘hed 7"1:11""etthebei:uew
had eel 1•••,, it cured eit has old habit of pre- Mr. K. he' "II IS Sbt 6'4'111°111j.. !lir. 5
nI Sy
craseinatininr mint.
To wee, the th,t her et tit ettaiittii, mid il • r : ati ,ard " ( tied mms, here's 1..yr
rnallifiCrot hare tnntt* ttt. hot wand to settle if.,ne.f. •
itetvewo,1•1.0' ...aad Mr, Beakne acreemre
fron, the widower, made am erran to t
t take her and them home -for Sa Osellet tni "P-4 Tcsw' bliss
It bark agate,. down on 16. Di.eiki estate --would be to , Iv. an •