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M1iOSANIC
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FROM THE BOTTOM Tu THE TOP
OF THE LADDER
A at.r .fwew a Won l'a. *bele Asrrtea,
The superintendent looked dryly at
him.
'You're got quite a tm(SS urban it
gets gouts, haven't you— ab --what's your
Dania Y
`John A dr,'
'Humph 1 A say Jou' /ad at
forging, Join 1 to trip- seat'
'Yt14, sir.'
Joh•1 maimed is uwnuayUables now,
for the..periatendeat's eomnteat on bis
talking had shut 'itim up.
'Very Lett, 111 ter what you're Made
of at once. I've had men mine hers be-
fore with big stories of what ey could
do. Go and—no, not yet. 'How did
you get to New York r
'Walked here, sir.'
'Indeed ! Had you no money r
'Not much, air. I'm only lest outer
my time, and dad Lein' sick tisk all my
WWII as it's like to, for some years.'
And John sighed slightly, then looked
up.
'I woundn't grind if it kap' me ragged]
sir, if there were a chance of kis gettin
well ; but that's the wust on it. Doctor
sez he'll never get no better, 'thout we
kin send hits to Floridy ; and it so be I
kin git middy work here, nubby I mou't
get achalce.
What's the matte( with hint "f asked
the supeiintendent, coldly ; for he was
prone to disbelieve men, from his ex-
periLnCe.'
'Old wound, sir. Dad fout in the war.
I was only a shaver then. All I want
now is a, git work here, se's I kin show
you I ain't no slouch.'
The superintendent bent his brows.
'What will you do 1'
'Anythin' you sets me at, sir.'
'\\'hat wages do you expect 1'
Whatever the work's worth, sir. A
man in a strange place is like a cat in s
strange garret. Got to smell round 'fore
he knows where he be.'
The superintendent smiled.
'I want this shop swept out at nights.
I'll give you fifty cents a night Inc the,
job. It will take you from four to six
hours. Do you take the offer.'
John looked round, saw that the work
was at least as laborious as the other had
described it, and answered.:
'I'11 tak-e it, air. Glad to git it. Kin
I git any day work ton 1'
He seemed not at all backwark, now
he had once begun, and the man in grey
gave a short laugh, as he answered ;
'It's dinner time now. Did you ever
try riveting • boiler?'
`Yes, sir. Patchin' 'em. Nothin'
more.'
• Very well.'
Then he turned to the shop.
'Barker, come here.'
A workman rose from his dinner, end
came forward, to whom the man in grey
said quietly :
'That helper of yours is a slouch. I
see several loose rivets in that boiler. It
won't pass the inspector, ycu know.'
Barker looked sullen.'
'Be that all, sir 1'
'No. I want you to try this young
man this afternoon. He say's he has
worked at patching before. See if he
an rivet tight. If he can, send away
the other fellow.'
Barker nodded, and then eyed John
with a sort of sullen disfavor that spoke
volumes, as he answered
'All right, sir. We'll see what he can
do. This way, young greeney.'
Then he slouched back to his dinner
as the enperinteudent nodded to John
and went away, while our hero found
himself positively engaged at last, in the
house of his dreams, a tint -class machine
shop, where they made boilers, engines,
locomotives, steam pumps, and all the
multifarious contrivances that go towards
the making up of cur modern civiliss-
tien.
Poor John ! He felt very lonely and
hungry that day. He had eaten no
breakfast, for his pockets were nearly
empty, and he had to save money enough
for a night's lodging. He sat down on a
heap of scrap iron and looked wistfully
round the shop. A few men were sitting
about in groups over their dinner ; but
most had gone home. He caught more
than one glance 'east his way, but none
were very friendly.
The workman, as a rule. is jealous of
a stranger, who dresses differently from
himself, and John Armstrong had 'coun-
try' written all over his clothing ; while
there was something in the shrewd ex-
pression of his face, despite his homely
speech, that made them see ntight prove
a man to rise above others in the shop.
As for Barker, who had recently arriv-
ed from the mother country, he was a
narrow-minded fellow, and did not deem
it a matter of necessity to speak to his
new helper beyond a curt—
'Sit there till I want you.'
At last John noticed a young man
snnie distance off in the shop beckoning ;
and, when he went there, he found three -
smart, intelligent looking fellows, evi-
dently above the rest, who greeted him
with cordiality. One of them said :
'You look tired and hungry, young
fellow. We three always mess together
and live well. We've plenty .to spare—
dig in with us. Brothers of labour
should eat together.'
John needed no second invitation.
Tho tears rushed to his eyes at the un -
looked for kindness, as he said :
'Thankee, I will. Tell the truth, I
hain't eat nothin' since last night, and
walked fifteen mile to -day.'
Then he fell on a thick dice of bread
and meat with a relish that showed he
told the truth, and scanned his new com-
rades, between bites, with satisfaction.
They were all young fellows, like him-
self, end had a way of speaking unlike
men who toiled with their hands alone.
Their fare Mooted to be quite ln:mriens
for mechanics. and they had a lirge tin
can full of beer, which one 'of them offer-
ed him presently, saying :
' 1t wont hurt you. it's only later !'
Kut Jchn shook his head.
' Thankee kindly, but I never tech it.
i seen Iota of fellers begun nn that, as
as any man in ended up in whiskey, and 1 don't need
Nen nothin' in this shop, sir, but what 1 it. Guess there's water round, ain't
c'u'd do in • week, of 1 was put to it and there 1'
es for fergin. 1'11 back my work eg'in Iota of It, returned ,one of the men.
an] man you've got, sir. ' ' Over by the tap you an get all you
The superintendent looked surprie-
want, such as it a But 1 say. what's
your name 1 Mine's Muneno Jack
Munstou
This is Tom Whre'er, end
that follow a Jim Stryker
' Alnmy nenx'a John Arinstnmg
returned nue hent. i reckon we'll be
monde What mon't von work at. may
Tax''
VI anent' laughed
• ,6 • , r • , ha, Ihet /reilr",ri.
CHAPTER I,
Till LOWEST WOUND.
' CLANG, clung, CLAI(o 1 ! Claatllty-
etene, t'LANo, CLANG 1 ! 1'
The hammers rang nn iron plate and
rivet -head all over the huge shed that
held so many hundreds of grimy work-
men, and bore outside, in letters twelve
feet high, the legend—
' EXCELSIOR IRON WORKS.'
The din was deafening. Men could
only talk together by leeks and signs,
words being useless, unless one bellowed
in the ear of the other, when it sounded
like a far-off whisper.
All over the shed men were at work,
and the only idle peracn to be seers was
• tall, awkward -looking young fellow,
who saved at the door, peering into the
dark interior of the great workshop,
aa if he wished he were among the work -
outside, in the dusky g are of the
street, all was hot and listless ; for it
was the middle of July. Within, all was
dark, save for the red glow of the forge
and furnace, while smoke -begrimed men
worked amid the fires, like gnomes in 'a
cavern in the lower world.
Yet the man outside wished to be in-
side. He watched with intense interest
the huge cranes that carried masses of
glowing metal from furnace to anvil.
When a dozen men, armed with sledges
flew at these masses tied attacked it
fiercely, he positively panted with excite-
ment.
Wouldn't I like to he one of them 1'
he muttered. 'Oh, if I could only get a
'oh here !'
He looked pale and thin, though his
rame was big -boned and powerful, and
nig dress had that indescribable awk-
ward slouch that marks the rough coup-
,,. tryman, from •the lord of a thousand
acres to the dsy laborer.
' (lanq—dungity-dang,' went the ham-
mers, louder than ever, when he noticed
a roan in grey clothes come slowly to-
wards the dcor, among the engines and
workmen, looking right and left under
his grizzled eyebrows, not„uukindly, but
with that indescribable air of pre -occu-
pation and care that marks the master of
such a complex of organization as a mod-
ern machine shop ; and the lounger said
to himself, half aloud.
That's the boas, I reckon. All on
em works like fury, till he's past, and
then squints arter him, like they was
afraid he'd turn round ag'in. \Worrier
if I dare ax him fur work d'
And he felt his heart jumping violent-
ly, tali thin, gawky oountryman, as the
man in grey clothes approached the
door, his keen dance scanning every-
thing as he came.;
The lounger at tae door fell back a
pace and looked hungrily at the man in
grey, gulping down his embarrassment,
feeling his pulses beat like trip ham-
mers, and murmuring all the while :
I 'nest ax him—I must. It's my on-
ly chance, 'Tain't leggin' too ax work.'
But his own words did not prevent
him from trembling like a leaf ; and,
when the man in grey come to the door
and cast these sharp eyes on him, he
flushed scarlet, and could notsay a word,
till tho other turned away again and
stood with his back to the lounger, lock-
ing at the men inside.'
Then the lounger saw the man in grey
take out his watch, hold it open in his
halide few seconds, and stake a silent
signal.
Who saw the signal he knew not ; but
in the same instant the loud shriek of a
steam whistle pierced the sultry sir out-
side ; and, as if by magic, the clang of
the hammers ceased with a crash, as the
workmen threw them down on the sn-
ails. The whizzing wheels slopped with
a harsh, scraping sound on their leath-
ern bands, and a low buzz of voices and
trample of feet ensued as the men came
pouring out of the shop a: dinner hour,
or hunted up their dinner cans in dark,
cool corners of the great shop.
The awkward countryman looked and
felt more awkward than before at the
sudden exodus— the more so as he was
the ohjcct Of sneering remarks and
glances from the workmen who carne
out. His color clanged rapidly ; but all
the time he kept his eves on the man in
grey, who atilt stn od in the door of the
shop ; and when the stream of men had
nearly passed hY the countryman timidly
came a little closer to the other, and
said :—
'Please, mister'—
The man in grey turned his head and
gave nim one look, eyeing him from
head to foot, as if appraising him ; then
turned hack, without noticing him, and
Celled out to eerie one in the: Philp :
'You there, Barker ---1 want to see you
at the office to -nicht.'
Then he favoured the blunter with a
grim scowl from uii.ler Lia grey browa,
and said :-
"Nell, what is it, young man''
The countryman stammered.
'Please, mister—I—I'm looking—for
work, and I tf.ought I nwt--mou't get
a job—here, air,'
The man in grey eyed him again from
crown to toe ; then shook his head.
'I'm afraid not. We only wan't good
workmen here. The men won't let us
take apprentices.'
fhe countryrman's face fell,
'I- -I'm sorry, sir—hut ind-'ed i ain't
no greeney at this I know I Dome from
the country, but i Tarred my trade,
shoeim' homes and fixin' wagging, good
Stooben country i ain't
A t..*.t.0 £ e..4 .eve
W leas,* the praeliaal 'I thought not. Well I am the head don I aside, without so mac% as looting many le sulfa eel diel
r>L ry +r le . r an w nes you to i11r yours Jams' Stryker u lay nuph+w,whu Piss ou, miss Please a:sus'
tt drinkin'.' other bilious t�*W.s, wbe Iaildlt wily
' 1' m rivet all day, and sweep shop would be living in my house to -day if r. Fere I sub be semi b Burdodt Blood Bitten. is
'It�• a seed Jolyl; tzather 113011► I could behave us • decent manner. r �' Budaitt N. Y ,
�e�t owed lots Howard
it htg'i-two
VusC;, rota''; Sick Hetdachet 4wd Loss of
Appetite for many years, hit always
hands. • n poo rominl
part to boom* dyll englaee Bet of the firm of Stryker Bruthers. and that at the girl's face and said. Cosi attacks u: risk headache, �1asa, 1
o • man. He's lieu
aasw Hu faeu was as white es a sheet, his
work_ but ; mod 1'll Wb.$ Oahe offer do 1 Tell too a11.'
tow w ;-e b ng, and the girl gave one u , ' rsirss
pa�yr11s,,,� I as stand IL I've John batltadt► to rllrsad.
tightened glares. at hon, then .cased of this piaint,t►od she t• 2 sick dad iu Palatal ring. as 1. dr—nothin' in away like a deer. As fur Johu, he was ly
r . ler who
•poo 4 Munson and Wkw ,
wool b Nse all the money t• � t0 '� I�� % take me to b0•r'u w. �'tuj . �+y
c,etea, sols ' •t fent daps I, bawd torn t0 sad help me had tool smoking un the step..
t5.111 pool ti l As( lttivesuse11 a rte' lad risen and were looking sagr*ly at
�� atlaa� tai the too called •Atte wirer �i yes
ltat5a�
assist, serekN :
'So mese ter weep out ! can't
eau your
kid rotted cheerfully.
Oases ' Ons est Bat !'11 bey to as the boss
to let me sleep in the shop to -night
Why 1' arcked Muown.
won't g
' Because I wit thtrosah till it's
too late to lied • biardin'-place. Lucky
it's hot weatherOMYou cpuss• and board with us, if
li
you ke,' returned Stryker. ' We've
got • room with four beds, and they
.large us only four dollars a week, if we
don't take dinner h nee. It's Duly a
block.'
John flushed up.
' You're mighty kind, sir — mighty
kind. But lino ony a plain country boy,
and you're gentlemen. Mobbe we
mou'tit't agree ever welL I ain't one to
shove in where I ain't wanted.'
Again the smog men k eked at each
other, sodStryker observed :
' As yen please. We mean the offer
in good faith, and we'll help you clean
up the first night, to shorten the work,
if you like. Do you take the offer 1'
John could hardly believe it, asking :
' Do young gents rally mean it
'Of course,' answered Munson, a little
impatiently, ' or we wouldn't make it.
Do you accept 1'
'Gents,' said John, gravely, ' you're
all mighty kind to 1 stranger—mighty
kind. I'll take your offer 'bout the
board, and say thanks' kindly. But as
for helpin' in the sweepin', 'twouldn't be
fair, I gets pay for it, and I ain't the
man to shirk the wurk. ' I'll hev to do
that alone.' •
As he spoke, the whistle shrieked
again, and the omen began to pour into
work. He went back to his place by
Barker, and never noticed that Stryker
was looking after him with a decided
scowl on his handsome face.
"tttid ea I ewe Wlgad
, sed,ITd Lent,
board with 'em; bei .oMMa't take usip He nu bailk two or shred steps, to got
cur doin' the work I'm *id to do alone, all three in front of him, end saw, J Ito
sir. That's all,' 1 Stryker rising fro.n the gutter, his even•
ing clothes—tor he had doffed his wore-
ing dress—covered with dust, his hand-
some face flushed with passion.
' Let the lout alone, boys,' cried Jun,
htwrsely. ' I•m the .nan to bring him to
his milk. It I can't du it, the quarrel's
noun of yours. Now, then, greeney, by
atind he thought a ht was ineni-
Old Mr. Stryker nodded.
'Very goof. Now you'll want to go t:.
your supper. Take the young man's of-
fer, He lives with the other two, at
)Io, 81, Ashley street—the block uezt to
Hie worth of this,. After supper come
here. The night watchman is called
Sheppard. Benin let you in, Thea,
as I said, you eau sleep here after work,
or go home, as you please. Good night.
Ah, stop. You'll get two dollars and a
quarter a day as riveter, and fifty cents
• night for the sweeping. We pay twice
a month. Next pay day is Saturday, so
Gt u need not run into debt. That's all.
oodnight.'
And John Armstrong, followed bisnew
employer out of the shop, calculating his
weekly wages in his head all the way,
and feeling quite cheerful over the pros-
pect ahead of him.
Out in the street he found very few
people near the ahnp, and old Mr. Stry-
ker preceded hint to the next corner,
where he pointed down the street to a
house where some people were sitting on
the front steps, and said :
`That's the place. Good night, Artn-
strong.'
Good night, sir.' crying :
And they separated, John going to • ' Keep off, I tell ye. You don't know
wards the boarding house, saying to lbi.u•
self:
It's Monday now That a half a day,
T11 hev fire days and a half at two twen-
ty-five. 'That's eleven and a quarter—
twelve thirty seven. Then the sweepin'
—six nights at fifty cents. That's three
more. Fifteen collars, three shillin'.
Take outfcur fur board. That's kinder
high. Oughter throw in washin', I reck-
on. That's '!even dollar, threz o,hillin'.
CHAPTER II.
THE IADDia SHAKE*.
That afternoon John Armstrong work-
•od hard and earned golden opinions,even
from the usually sullen arid reticent Bar-
ker, whose helper he was.
Barker put him on at once to clinch
rivets, making the other helper, whom
the superintendent had stigmatized as a
' slouch,' bring the et from the forge.
Fur same tune Barker scowled over
his work as usual till the new helper had
;got to the end of a line of rivets, when
he inspected them keenly, and a faint
grin crossed his ha,'sh features.
Just et that same moment the man in
grey.- who always made his appearance
when he was not expected, came up to
the side of • the boiler, glanced over it
with ibis sharp eyes, nodded approval,
and mowoned Barker to go on with the
work. Then he vanished amid the
workmen, and they saw him no more
till the six o'clock whistle blew, and the
clang of hammers ceased like magic.
Then, and not till then, John began
to feel a little wistful and lost, as the
workmen washed up and prepared to go
home, while he was a stranger to all ex-
cept the three young men, whom he
could now see nowhere.
As he looked round, old Barker, with
a sort of gruff cough, asked :
' Got a aleepin' place, mate 7'
` I think so. That is,' explained John,
' there are three gentlemen hands, as
tliey called themeelvea, axed me to come
to their bx,ardin' house. But I don't
seem to aee 'cin jest now,' he added.
Brrker scpwled as he growled out :
`Getnmen 'ands. There's no gemmen
in this country. Well, have your way.
I was goin' to ax you to come to my
place, and my old woman 'ud take you
reasonable ; but if you want to go wi'
gemmen, go. Mebbe you'll wish• your-
self beck wi' Stege Barker.'
Without another word he slouched
away to the washing -trough, leaving
John too much surprised, to know what
to say. The Englishman seemed to be
offended, and Armstrong could not see
his friends. Where they had gone he
was lnoki
• Where have vee worked T he salted.
•In the arsenal at'tprinsfiell fora bit.
Thom at Hartford. 1, • the Corns
is
Clotwp'ny, .nd then. when 1 d Yarned my
Ovale gored, dad he reckoned I'd better
els to York con there wee* a rhos, •
for every mat a. he• ••b.'
that'. ,"
knew !not ; and while he ng
round confusedly, he saw the tall form
of the superintendent coming towards
him and beckoning him. John instant-
ly went to him, and the old chief took
hien to the office, a little flex of a piece
at one side of the huKe shod, where he
shut the door on him, motioned him to
sit down, and then said abruptly :
You're • better workman than I
thought, Armstrong. You attend to
your business, and (10 one thing at a
time. Now, then, about this sweeping.
The night watchman has done it hither -she knew his father; so that cordial re -
to ; but he left us:yesterday, and thenew
Wiens were at encu established, and
mac won't undertake the sweeping alone, within fire minutes Armstrong was eat -
as ho ioesn't understand the difference ing ;nipper down stairs, with the land -
between scraps and rubbish. Now, I lady closely questioning him about the
shall have to hold you reepunsible for life and fortunes of every man, woman,
this. Leet year we loot several hundred and child near the celebrated town of
dollars worth of scrap iron in the sweep-
ing., and have reason to apspeot that
there was collusion between the sweeper
and Mono outside party. Cense, gently,
you and the watchman will he here all
night if you like to; sleep in the build-
ing, I'll let you have the sofa herein
the otBce. It will save you money in
heavens, I'll see what you are made of.
And with that off went cost and vest.
and he rushed at John, his eyes glitter-
ing with rage.
They were a close match in sios—
Stryker, if anything the taller. John
backed away as the other approached,
saving earnestly
Dont do it—dou•t do it ! Yuu don't
know me, Stryker. I don't want to hurt
Dear Sirs, —I have bows a r f ro d
tired so that life was a hordes and all
seemed dark to me. I hate had studied
attendance, and have tried almost all the
advertised remedies, but without effe:t.
A number of any neighbrre,
used your F.iu.tain of :smith, urged nit,
to pie it a trial, three bottles of wbi,h
made Inc feel lika ib tiow wu.e*l,
Mets, BALL.
2i 674, King street, Tiniest o.
you.
' Hurt me !' hissed Stryker. ' Take I utAL►as 15 ALL 5151,*or
care of yourself, you fool. Now. then !'
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Sash Doors f,T' Blinds
With that he struck right and and left,
as fast as he could send the blows, at the
face of the eountrynun, with • force
and precision that showed him to be a
boxer of no mean order.
But to the amazement of the lcs.kers-
on, the green, awkward countryman kept
his head moving faster than the blows,
without even lifting his arms to parry,
me. R ell, then, take it if ye mese.
And with that last word, they heard a
dull ' thud,' like the blow of a rammer
on hard earth, and Stryker dropped both
his hands, stood one moment trembling
all over, and then fell into a limp heap
on the sidewalk, where he lay still, ap-
parently senseless.
Then John Armstrong, looking pale
and resolute, lain to Muns,n :
' I call ye to witness, I didn't want to
I kin send dad ten. Oh, glory —ain't I hurt him, b..ys. I wouldn't ha' fought
happy !" ° him fur a gond dea'. The boss's nevy !
And just as he came to the foot of the But my dad bold me never t.. let a girl
steeps where the three 'gentlemen
hands' were sitting, he looked up, to find
them all staring over his head at the op-
posite side of the street, not one of them
saying iso much as 'Good evening.' Then he strode away, leaving Munson
However, John was nowise bashful, ao and Wheeler lifting up Stryker, who had
he stopped and said : a foolish, feeble smile on his face, and
evenin' gents. I've come, if
you hain't no objections, to see 'tout
that board as you spoke on.
Jim Stryker looked down at him with
an air of affected surprise.
'Why, it's Armstrong ' Let me see—
oh, yes—I'd forgotten. Yes, Mrs. Shaf-
er is inside. Guess she's got a room.
You can ask her. She's getting supper
ready now, I think.'
Then he turned hie head away, and
the three looked across the street again,
as if John Armstrong were a fly on the
Our hero felt as if some one had treat- ' ing at the door, and a voice called
through the grating :
Sheppard, open this door. Yon're
got a man called Armstrong in there.
He's wanted to answer a charge of as-
sault.'
' Why, it's the cepa !' exclaimed Shep-
pard. amazedly. ` What have you been
a-doin' P
Armstrong made no reply, but went
to the door, where the gaslight shone
upon the uniforms of several policemen,
who had their.clubs drawn.
` I'm the nun. gents,' lie said, quiet-
ly- 'I'm ready to g'o with ye. Ye
needn't hes got so many Yeti kin
handcuff me if ye like. I ain't that dan-
gerus as you think. )pen, Sheppard.'
Then the door opened, and two police-
men caueht him at once, while two more
lifted their clubs menacingly, and a fifth
audibly cocked a pistol.
(To Err CONTINUED.)
be insulted, if I died for it. Take him
in, soya He's only dazed like. He got
it on the jaw. Tm going to the shop,
if I'm wanted for this.'
was slowly trying to move his limbe,as if
he had lost all power over then. He
came to the shop ; found the !Private
watchman there ; was admitted, and set
to work at unce on his hard jobof sweep-
ing and shovelling, assisted by the guar-
dian of the night.
When the job was at last finished, the
clocks gene striking ten, and John ob-
aerved to the watchman e
Well, that ain't so bad. We'll git
through by nine to -morrow, I reckon.'
The watchman was in the act of en -
wall not worth noticing swering when they heard a loud knock -
ed him to, a shower bath of ion -water.
The change frcm cordiality to coldness
had come so suddenly that he could not
comprehend it. He turned red, thea
pale, and bad almc,t turned away, in his
disappointment, when a thin woman,
with yellow face and gray hair, came
throught the passage to open the door,
and said, in a tired way
'Supper's ready, gentlemen. Come
in.'
The three 'gentlemen hands' got up
and strolled in, without saying 'Thank
you,' while Armstont•, a new-born feel-
ing of anger rising in his breast, went
up the steps and said to the woman :
'Excuse me, marm. Be • you Mrs.
Shafer 1'
She looked at hint scrutinizingly.
'Yes, young men. What is it 1'
'I'm workin' at the iron works,' said
John. 'Kin you take me to hoard, and
what'll you charge fur meals] I don't
want no room. I sleep in the shop.'
'Would you like to hare a dinner
thrown in as part of the bargain ?'
'If you please, marm.'
'Forty cents a day. young roan, and I
don't make nothing nut of it hardly.
It's a hard time a lone woman has, keep -
in' a cheap boarding house now.'
.Tohn made a mental calculation.
'I'11 take it marm. I kin pay you for
two days ahead, but after that Ill hev to
wait till pay day on Saturday You kin
ax Mr. -*striker if I ain't got • steady job,'
but I'm kinder outer money jest now,
owin' to a sick dad as I hev up at Paint-
ed Post.'
'Painted Post !' echoed Mrs. Shafer,
her face changing. 'Good gracious, be
you from Painted Post ? Why, I were
railed in Stooben county. What's your
name 1'
John told her, ann it turned out that
board. Rut '—
Here the old man raised his finger
with an air of deep meaning._ Gond night, marm.
tit --1 ani trusting a stranger on the p'se
strength of his honest face. if you fail Then he horned away, intending to hgo
e
me, it will hoe had fur you. if you prove to the .hop, but hardly got nut of the
am
gond man, you .hall ri.s 1 promiw h"w when Stryke
you that. i came to New York forty walk batlll•ghe thesaw way of aer pnnrnnlythdewedside
Y `irl who was trying to get Frtst him, and
„nkin�= cal. and frightened.
Don't be in such a harry, my dear,
Painted Post.
As for John,hia hart warmed towards
the poor, overworked boarding-house
mistress as the first townswoman he had
found in the wilderness of New York,
and he (ergot all about the lapse of time
till the clock struck seven, and he jump-
ed up, exclaiming:
'Time to git to aweepin , Mrs. Shafer.
See you to breakfast, marm. Six, I
yuan sten poorer than you, and now
head of this firm. That's all. *I'm
1
oe,
have you found a ixrnlinit placer the young roan was sa7iag. 'If you will
i only take my arm, ell ss' you safe hose
--indeed I will'
The girl stepped • panting and glaring
at him, as abs said, very low:
'I t on't exact] know, sir.
And John told>�him the history of the
offer of the 'gentlemen hands.'
.What were their names t asked the
other, herding his brows. 1M, air. if you are it grntltwttan,
'Mnnrm, Wheeler and Stryker, said
iohn, promptly. 'you know where
thou live, air 7'
The saperintend.wt asked the counter
question of him:
'De you know whu I ass. 1
The fess, sir. 1 s pew'
Yee. het- my name. 1 eels
S1 'i►.'
pltotsse—
Pinker stepped bet .re het again as
she tried to evade him, and the seri
sostlst John Armstrong, who had loss
kinking os as if dosed. suddenly aegbt
M5 Irentl.tnsn beef' by We collar from
babied. ,1n Ate base in the others back
e nol fine ,1, • ti,. pitta .I,r, nr
Lumber, Lath, Shires Les
Contraction of the cords of the arm
unfitted C. Townsheni ,1Charlettetown
P.E.I., from business for several weeks.
He obtained no relief from every remedy
that he could obtain until Dr. Dow's
Sturgeon Oil Liniment carne under his
notice, he tried it and was entirely cur-
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SCROFULA
and all scrofulous diseases, Sores, Eryslpelas,
Eeserma, laetriea, Ringworms, Tumors, Car-
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anbunches, Bolls, and Eruption of the akin,
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"Some months ago i w.. trisukk/ M. tk ecrof%way melba o-
leo. semis lab.elosd) tow soy Ism, 'lAa]Isa. wen
Ms -
Margot largo quantities titter ollesslvs smatter.
Every remedy i tried failed, es s
I mod Ava'*
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bottles, with the result that tete seem are keaML
mid my general health gre.tly btttarg..e.mv�, I hal
very grateful for the s.dlsluekmdoes
MO. Tours respeettu ly au. AUR o'$n.rt."
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P. Wild. or 75 Ea1t &Mr 115.1)few,4,5 flat
City,
iso I ll talus pM .. he to
it. set Is the se stir to
Ids (ma'am* ..d maim eft.n lbw
knowledge.
The well-known series es (as leam Ihr.1/, B.
W. BALL, of Rockearr►, N,N.,w 413.1,1112:
Having suffered severely tat
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ra se. dM*, 1 have made w, -
mnwtk., Samar
A•salt Saar
afro., . easy/ere mire.
asci r►medy for all bled disease.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
mensY.n and regelat.s the srtkw, n( the di
paW..sed sasooniors organs renews and
itheitillisthi Ike MOM turves, sled sp..dlly rare
1Mrmmeie, Stwr.tgt., Paee.•atle Goat
tllsesrr&, fie.esN Debility. and all dim...
Nights tree aa 1,el,nv.rl.he,l er eormmiladIS .
Owlet the Meal, and ...akesot vitality
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oa aee..tl M Ina wiw» of natal strewth sed rest
power twee Dees.
U I.
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