The Huron Signal, 1881-09-16, Page 2•
THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIDAY, SEPT. 16. 1881.
ROW WE GOT MIK
a tasa1s, Merv.
It is curious to reflect how the asperity
of married couples may be said to have
Jilted lute the wedded state. Some
chance meeting, some trilling circum-
staaces, Is in many canes the oowweuoe-
meat of an acquaintance that ripens into
a life-long union.
That not impossible she
Who shall command my Mart mead sae."
s rarely save in France) introduced to
us is orthedox form as our future wife.
We tumble on our fate unexpectedly in
nine canes out of ten; a visit to a country -
house; s journey by a public conveyance
—all these may be the first steps on the
road that leads us into the proverb'
"lane which has no turning."
Stunned for a moment, I hastily be-
gan to disengage the Lear -dress; and
knowwhen 1 gut the length of my know with
my head free, 1, to my idiiyny, found
myself in a stmege root, with two
strange ladies standing opposite; one
young and 1ery pretty, the tither a much
older one, who stood intressohed behind
a chair, is which she had doubtless been
peacefully dosing until diaberbed by my
abrupt entry. It must have been a
shock to her to be awoke from tranquil
repose by the sight of a strange animal
crawling in at the door, nor was disonv-
ery. that the animal was a strange man
likely to reaassre her. As fair myself—
* German author has noted in his diary
that at a certain'date he "behaved as a
fond" -1 certainly passed a similar men-
ta tal •verdict upas myself. I hat evident-
ly entered a wrong house by mistake,
anti played what looked like a practical
juke on an entire stranger. It was a
dignified and pleasant positiun for the
curaito of the parish to find himself in
If the story spread to the rector's ears
Mr. Gray was a starched specimen of
the old school of frigid politeness, who
abominated levity of demeanor, and I
nen sore would not have crawled on .D -
fours had his life depended upon it I
was young and shy, and my absurd posi-
tion was no joke to me. As soon as I
could find breath. I essayed to explain
matters to the frightened and irate okl
lady. I apologized most humbly for my
intrusion, explaining my mistake; but
my efforts were ill -received. I found
my ally, however, in the shape of the
sweet -looking girl, who endeavored to,
mollify the old lady's wrath, accepted
my •pilogies smilingly, and juined me in
every possibly way in trying to sooth her
angry relative.
"It's all a mistake, auntie," she whis-
pered. "Don't you see it's Mr. Morley,
our curate 1"
"And more shame for him to play
such a vulgar, ungentlemanly trick !" re-
torted the old dame, not to be so easily
mollified.
"Madam, you cannot think I inten-
ded to alarm you thus." I stammered,
wishing I could sink into the floor. "I
unfortunately mistook the house; I was
intending to make a little diversion for
my nephews and nieces. "
"Is there not a number on my door,
air 1 Could you not have aroertained
that you had entered the right house be-
fore commencing this buffoonery 1 Very
unbecoming for a clergyman in any ane,
in my judgment."
"0, auntie !" whispered the young
lady, her face flushing. Then, turning
to me, she said, gently, "My aunt is not
strong, and this has startled her; but I
am sure the mistake was quite acciden-
tal on your part."
How grateful I felt to
kind words !
"Sir," said the old lady, eying me
severely through her spectacles, "as my
niece appears to know you, and states
that you are the curate of this pariah, I
suppose I am bound to acquit you of in-
tentions of robbery, which your extraor-
dinary conduct at first suggested. At
the same time it is difficult to under-
stand any gentleman in your position
exhibiting himself, even to juvenile re-
latives, in the foolish, the undignified
manner in which you entered this room.
I should have imagined that Mr. Gray
would have selected an assistant of less
levity of character. My nerves have re-
ceived a severe shock, and as you are
now aware that this is not the house
you intend to visit, perhaps you will
leave us."
I blundered through a few more
apologies, and went out terribly crest-
fallen, though the young lady bowed
and atniled as we parted. Evidently she
was not offended. •
Helen received the news of my adven-
ture with peals of laughter.
"Charlie, Charlie ! that you should
have selected old Mrs. Piggot of all peo-
ple to play this trick upon 1 You are an
unlucky fellow '"
"Do you know the old lady, then 1"
"Only by repute. She comes here
every year, and has often lodged with
my land -lady. She is really a kind.
hearted odd soul, 1 believe, but has a
very crusty old temper."
"I can vouch for that,"
ruefully.
"t►, if I had only been there 1" cried
Helen, going off into fresh peals -of
laughter. "Poor, dear Charlie crawling
in, and old Mn. Piggot's wrath—what
an introduction to one of your parish -
inners ' i won ler if the old lady will
ever forgive you."
She di.l one day. Probably the rea-
der guesses the segta) of niy awry.
made Helen call on the offended dame
vest day, and she succeeded in making
mby pewee s0 well that i was allowed to
present my apologies in person after-
wards.
Then 1 celled occasionally; of course
on each occasion seeing Miss Rose, the
We shelter a yt
shower of hail, at a
tle thought then th
Mrs. Brown. W
old gentleman an
railway -station, n
our thoughts th
another twelve
was standing
of white satin
for accidents, i
or rail, said w
house for reeo
novels,) I abo
expect that a
house would
nurse, and
After all,
I did get
fall from a
but an
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lung lady from a
flower show, and lit -
at she was the future
hen we assisted that
l his daughter at the
othina4was further from
an matrimony; yet in
months that young lady
beside us in the full glory
and orange -blossoms. As
I met with one by road
as conveyed to private
very 'people always are in
uld, if a single man, fully
beautiful daughter of the
undertake the post of sick-
ventually become my wife.
it was through an accident
married. Not the orthodox
horse, or injury from a train,
accident of another kind.
years ago 1 went to my first
I was young, then, and, except
hool aad university career, had
ft home before. I found myself'
lonely at first, at Martin -on -
It was a dull, respectable little
g -place, on the east coast, with
ual row of white houses and green
, facing the sea, the usual "espla-
' the usual little shops where shell
omenta were sold, It was an intense-
iet place; its inhabitants proudly
sated that "no excursionists ever
e there;" indeed, there was nothing
ttract them. There are two types of
lish seaside resorts: the gay and the
isy, where donkeys, bands and negroes
urish. and the quiet spots, like Mar-
n-on-Sanda, where existence is peace -
1, not to say stagnant.
People with large families came to us
during the summer and autumn, lodg-
ing and provisions being reasonable, and
the sands affording capital play -ground
for the children; but the town was not a
lively residence at the best of times.
The vicar was an old man, greatly afflict-
ed with gout, and the chief work of the
parish devolved on his curate; but there
was not very arduous toil fur either of
us. Most of the townspeople had real-
ised the Wise Man's wish, and possess-
ed ''neither pyrerty nor riches." Ex-
cept season visitors, we had few gentry
among us, small lodging -house keepers,
shop -keepers and fisher -folk making up
the bulk of our population. At the
same time we had hardly any actual
poor. The fishers were, as • class, quiet,
hard working people, and seemed able
t3 earn enough to keep themselves and
families in fair comfort. Of course
there was the usual routine of parish
work, church services and school, sick
and aged people to visit; but I found
my time certainly not too well filled
Mr. Gray, the incumbent, disliked any-
thing new, add would not have permit-
ted any additions to dile usual rounds of
my paro:hial labors; so I found plenty
of leisure in which to be dull. We
were a large, merry family at •home, and
sometimes, sitting by myself in my
lodgings, evening -time went slowly
enough. A few menthe after my instal-
ment in my new post, I succeeded in
persuading a married sifter to come to
Martin -on -Sands with her children.
This was, indeed, a pleasant change
for me, and nearly every evening I used
to go round to her lodgings to enjoy a
chat with her and a romp with the child-
ren, with whom I was a great favorite.
(lne dark autumn evening I had start-
ed out later than usual—a visit to a sick
man had detained me but I was
anxious to nut omit my usual call, as
Helen was to return to London next
day. 1 hurried along the neat row of
houses which formed the aristocratic
quarter of our town, and rapped at the
well•knowa door. "You need tea an-
nounce me," 1 said, passing the neat
maid servant; "I am expected; and I
hurried up stairs. Just outside the
drawing room door lay a large black fur
rug. which I had never ohserva,l before.
As I lo,lue.l at it the idea struck me that
I might make a brilliant entrance into
the room on this farewell visit. it was
past seven o'clock ; all the children would
be assembled in the drawing nom after
their tea i would enter in the.charwe-
ter "f a beer. Wrapping myself in the old lady's niece. Then, as Fate willed
rug, 1 opened the dolor and crawled in it, Mrs. Piggot fell ill, and took a fancy
on all -fours, emitting sundry growling to winter at Martin -on -Rands Of
wounds. A scream greeted Inc that course Rose and 1 mm frequently during
was to be expected, but in place of these months. A friemiship grew up
laughter that ought to hev.suoceeded it, I between us; friendship often ripens into
1 was terrified to hear a shrill female! deeper feelings .lust a year after my
voice, certainly not Helen's exclaiming, , abrupt entrance into M,. Piggot'. draw -
'Thieves ' Moonier ' Roof. ' Maria ' help, ! ing-r om 1 married my R. se The old
heli ledy agreed at loud 1 think she had her
detabte about my steadiness o.f ennduct,
but, although only a curate, j had a
oumtfurteble private income to •$er
Hose. who hed hitherto been a pension-
er, en her aunt, and this eirouwstsrrws
may bsve weighed in my favor.
It;ie a lung time sines oar weddiis*-
day; but as I look beck I feel grateful
to the accident which was so instrumen-
tal in -bestowing upon me the sweetest
and dearest wife that ever blessed a
man's home.
At the same time 1 would not advise
my readers to enter strange houses wrap-
ped in rags, on the chance of finding
another Hose.
IN THE CAB.
ism wad Ms Mesas.
There is probably set .an neperverted
mad or woman Irving, who does net fed
that the sweetest *immolates' and the
best rewards o1 life are found in the
love and delights of kerne. There are
very few w ho do not fed themselves in-
debted to the influences that clustered
around their cradles for whatever good
there may be in their character and con-
dition. Hume based open Christian
marriage is so evidently an institution of
God, t hat • a an must become profane
before he can deny it. Wherever it is
pure and true to the Christian idea,
Ithere lives an institution constructed of
.all the nobler instincts of society. 01
this realm woman is queen. It take.
seam mamma eaadews i seder Ilse wed - like cue and hue from her. If she is in
lista i tike best sense womanly --if she is true
--- laud tender, loving and heroic, patient
There are living in Detroit to -day per- and self-devoted—she consciously or -
haps fifty men who have left the cab of
the locomotive for some other employ.
ment, and in some cases the reasons for
leaving are curious enough. It is hard
to find a drinker who will admit that
liquor hurts hist, or a user of a weed
who will agree with the doctors that nic-
otine slowly and surely shatters the
nervous system. And it is harder still
to find an engine driver who admits that
the lung hour, ceaseless vigils and rough
her fur those
gmizes and puts in operation a set of in-
fluences that do more to mould the des-
tiny of the nation than any man un-
crowned by power of eloquence can pos-
sibly effect. The men of the nation are
what mothers make them, as a rule;
and the voi„e that these men speak in
the expression of power is the voice of
the women who bore and bred them.
There can be no substitute for this.
There is no other possible way in which
riding have weakened his nerves or the worsen of the nation can organize
affected his courage. j their influence and power that it will tell
"He was an excellent man for years," so beneficially upon society and the
said a depot official as he pointed to are- state.—Scribner's Monthly.
tired engineer lounging around the
Union Depot, "but the time came when
he saw phantoms, and we had to retire
him."
"Phantoms f"
"Yea They seemed realities to him,
of eourse, but to others they were
shadows and phantoms. In the last
year of his run I was on his train one
night when he stopped twice in seven
miles for obstructions on the track, and
yet there wasn't so much as a straw on
the rails. Another night he would 'im-
agine that the locomotive had struck a
farmer': wagon. and he would halt the
train and run back to investigate."
"Do all engineers become 'affected in
the same way t"
, "No. There are men on the roads
centering here who are as good to -day
as they were when they entered the cab
fifteen or twenty years ago.' It is ac-
cording to the temperament. The con-
stant vigilance and burden of responsi-
bility are a terrible worry to some and
no burden at all to others. The motion
of an engine alone would break down
some men. The engineer who takes out
the Pacific express grows fat over his
hard work, and twenty years' service
would not break him down. His prede-
cessor broke down and died before he
had been at the throttle six years."'
And some of there see phantoms, eh 1"
"Yes; and let me tell you of an in-
stance. Three or four years ago the en-
gineer of a Lake Shore train began to
chase a horse. One night after leaving
theJunctiona black horse jumped on the
track ahead of him and led him a race of
several miles. It was only his imegin-
ation, but he was as certain in his own
mad that he saw what he dill not bee,
as you are that you are sitting here.
He did not only quarrel with his con-
ductor about the matter, but he insisted
that the Superintendent should send
some official to verify his statement. I
was selected to go out in the cab. Soon
after leaving the Junction the horse ap-
peared—not to my eyes but to the
driver's. I saw nothing but the black
rails and the smooth road bed, but he
saw the horse. He identified the color
marks and other particulars, and in hiss
eagerness to get closer to the animal ran
the train past one of the stopping stations
at the rate of fifty miles an hour. We
had to take him off the engine and give
him other work, but he did not live long.
We have almost a parallel case to -day. -
"Who is it 1"
"It is an old driver from the Grand
Trunk who left here several years ago
and took an engine on the Illinois
Central. He held out Live "r six years,
and then ho began to race with a phan-
tom. it was with an Indian warrior
mounted on a white horse and speeding
along the prairie beside the track. In
this instance the fireman's superstition
was excited, and he too saw the phan-
tom. Would you believe that they flung
lumps of sial it the shadow and fired at
it with revolvers 1 They actually did,
and one night over run their time and
brought up against a freight train making'
a terrible mess of it. The engineer at -a
train running out of this depot walked
into head quarters the other day and
asked for a lay off for three months. At
first he would gree no excuse, but
finally admitted that he was killing teao
many men on his run. He wan break-
ing down, and instead of racing with
imaginary horses he was running over
imaginary persons. 11e is the first
driver 1 ever knew •o admit his nervous-
ness, but this admission will be his sal-
vation. He will get a rest for three
months and go back to the cab with Ii
old nerve restored. - - [ M. Quad.
I answered
a Model Girl.
OURN
Do you want to read this word -picture
of a modest girl 1 I wish more of her
class existed, for the sake of. society at
large. She is not what is called hand-
some,though possessed of a quiet attract-
iveness all her own. Her wardrobe is
chosen fur quality according to her
financial circumstances; the colors are
selected with care suitable to each other
and favorable to her complexion (you
may call this taste, so it is, "modest
taste"); the style must, of course, be .as
near the popular fashion as she dare ap-
proach, but never quite up to the
height 1 \Vhen out calling dor shopping
she dresses with neatness and care; if
walking, she neither m eves too fast nor
slow, but glides along with a natural and
graceful step which is very becoming,
-recognizine her friends by a polite bow 1
or welcome grasp of the hand; but there (CT,
are no demonstrative embraces or gush he Huron Signal"
ing words She is strictly truthful.
When any question is being discussed
and her opinion is raked, she glees it WiLL BE GIVEN FROM THE ABOVE DATE
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A STORY OF THE
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This Thrilling Tale
BY THAT TALENTED WRITER.
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WILL APPEAR IN
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BEGINNING ON
Friday, September 23.
TIM STORY I8 ONE OF AB13ORBiNO INTERMIT, AND
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iNo
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Ooderich. 17th May IP81.
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1787.
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B P02NTER
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