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THE )IT.TRON SIGNAL. FRIDAY, SEPT. (8, 1885.
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lie meths AMA 1 am &boot to relate
r• (took plate between num anid ten yeses
art. iiribestem4 had whim in the early
spring ; the Peace of Perished been eon -
eluded Mee Kuck ; oar museiereiel re-
" Wass with the Russian Empire warm
bile recently renewed; and I, morning
home after my first northward iellowl
sines the war. was well pleased with the
promote of spending the mouth 44 De -
member wider the hirepiteblo and thee-
onghly Euglish roof of my eccellent
friend, Joirethen Jett, Lot , uf Dumble.
ton Mauer, Clayborough, East Anglia.
It wee a foggy afterwoon, eamoderly
wortu fur the fourth of December, sod I
hot arranged to leele Lonolou by the 4:15
moms. The early darkness of Meter
had already closed in ; the lamps wine
lighted in the carriages; a slinging damp
-rimmed the modomt, &dewed to the
d handles. and pervaded all the m-
nrueptiere ; while the gas -as at the
netgh boring bookstand diffused • Inman-
-mu hen that only served to make the
Moon of the terminate more
Hamm arrived more seven minutes he -
bre the startifig of tbe train, and, by tht
moniviutee of the guard, taken Dole peso
searion ati empty compartment, I light-
ed my travelling lamp, made tumid per -
A. ticularly snug, and aettled down to the
undisturbed enjoyment of a bouk and a
.cipir. Great, therefore, wee my disap-
pointment when, M the lam moment,
gentleman laurrying Moine the platform,
glanced into nay carrisie, opened the
locked dour with • private key, and
mopped an. '; A',
II struck let 014e. OrgOlist_.&1
saao liedesee-41 ten, agree goo,
thin tIppett-ttaht eyed, wftti mgrs..
1ul stoup lathe shoulders, end scant grey
heir, worn oomewkat long upon the col-
lar. He earned a bight waterproof coat,
an mitre/et, amd *large brown japanned
deed -box, which et last he placed under
the seat. This done, he felt carefully
la his breast pocket, as if to make cer-
tain .1 41. eifety of hia puree or pocket-
book : Mid hie .5.10.11. au tbe netting
overhead 7 agreed the waterproof 'acme
F• hie knees, and embalmed hie hat for
travelling cap of some -Scotch material
By this time the train was moving out of
Omelettes, sad into the faint grey of the
wintry twllight beyond.
I now reeowideed my ompenion. I
reneger:ea kim trete the neoment when
he removedha
his t and unoovered the
lofty. furrowed, and somewhat narrow
brow beneath I had met him, ea a dis-
tinctly -remembered, WM. three years
before, at the very bus. for which, in
all probability. be ma now bound, like
myself. Hie name wee Dwerribowee
he was a lawyer by profession ; end, if I
waa nut greatly...tam, au first cousin
to thmerde of ley bent. I knew Mao that
alit was•leas entieently 'well to do,' both
se regarded his professional and private
mesas. The Jails enterteieed hint with
that sort ed observant courtesy which
fella to the lot 01 41. rich relation; the
chrildree made meek a bus 01 and the old
butler, albeit somewhat surly 'to the
general,' treated his with defereace.
theseht, observing him by the vague
mixture of leupaight sad twilight, that
Mrs. Jetts cousin looked all the worm
fee the three yam' weer and tear which
bit‘ Rum over his heed eine, out lest
meeting. wen verppale, end had •
team light in his eye that! did not
eseember to have observed before, 'Flo
amnion lime. Wo, admen kis mouth were
deepened, and there wee cavernous,
hollow look about the cheeks and te
lem-
p, which seemed to speak of sickness
or sorrow. He had glanced at me as he
came in, but without any gleam of moot-
gition hie facs Now her glanced again,
e s I fancied, somewhat doubtfully. When
1. did so for the third or fourth time, I
teetered to address him.
'Mr. John Dwerriliesge, I thiek r
That is my name,' he replied.
'I had the pleasure of martins you at
Deinbletogi about three,
years ea'
Mr. Dwerriboese bowed.
'I thought know your face,' he said.
'But your name, I regret to 5a7-'
'Langford- William Leneford. I have
known Jonathan Jett since we were boys
together at Merchant Tailors, and pm -
orally spend a few weeks at Dumbleton
in the shooting eseeno. I suppose we are
bated for the same destination r th
'Just so. I am in e habit of looking
forward to this *Mit u tn the brightest
three weeks in as tk. year.•
'It is a pleasant home,' mid Mr.
Dwereiheree.
'The plemm
onteet ow.'
'Asa Jell is thoroughly howitaible.•
'The boot and kindest fellow in the
twit'
'They have invited m. to spend Christ-
ens week with them,' pommel Mr.
Illwerrikewee, after • torment • pause.
'end are you cowrie*
'I maser UAL It meet depend upon
the lime of this Weimer which 1 have in
heed. Yon have heard. perhaps that we
Nem emit to mostreet • breath hoe from
Illsoineeter to Stook bridge.'
I a:phased tluit I hod been for wine
Albesthe away Om England sed bad
Al
plated improvement.
Mr. Dwerribouee mailed oimploesog,
ly.
'It tr.11 be an improvement: he 5.M;
'a great improvemet Stockhodis 15
flourishing town, anal needs but • more
direct railway maremiestrou with the
nsetsupolis to bemire an impatient me-
tre of omemenie This Wench was say
owe Wee. 1 brought the project before
Ib. beard, end hare myself superintend •
ed the .-xecutoon of it up to the prosiest
time.'
'You ere an East Anglian director, 1
presume r
'My interest in the compeny; replied
Mr. Dorsi -amuse, 'us three fold. I am •
director ; 1 OM a Considriablit sharehold-
er ; sod, as • head of the firm of Dwerri.
how', Dwerrihome A Craik, I eon the
company's principal anliettor.'
Loqueciotui, aelf-buportemfull of his
pet project, end appeemitly unable to
talk on any other *object Mr Dwerri-
home then meat ou tu teU lee of the op
pcsitim be had encountered aid the ob-
stacles he had overcome in the muss ot
the Stockbridge branch. 1 wu enter-
teioed with • multitude of local detail*
end local grievances. The rapacity of
one .quire: thr impracticability of an-
other ; the indienation of the recta,
whose glebe was threatened, the culpable
tediderence of the Stookbridge towns
people, who could not be broeght u, use
that their most vital intereste hinged up-
on a junet with the Great Neat Ang
liao line; in 'pito of the kcal newspaper;
and the weheard-of difficulties attending
this Common question, were ..ch and all
1.4 before me with a circumstantiality
thsA otramesed the deepest interest for
my excellent follow -traveller, but none
whatever for myself. From there, to my
dellphiri he went on te- more intricate
melatire ;10 dui approximate expenses (4
Menleselion per mai ; -lit Arse estimate
gent to by different emitseleent; to the
probable traffic neuron of the new lin.;
to the provisional climates of the new Act
as enumerated in Sehedele D of the cow,-
peny's lam half yearly report; ead so on,
and on, and on, till my head ached, and
my ittention 'leased, and soy eyes kept
Montag in optima every effort the& I made
to keep them open. At length I WM
roused by these words -
'Seventy-five thouaend pounds, cash
down.'
timesity-five thoneeed pounds, cash
down,' I repeated in the hvelieet tone
I could assume_ 'That is a heavy
sies.'
'A heavy sem to carry here,' replied
Mr. Dwerrihowte, pointing iugnifiesntly
to his breast pocket, 'but a mere frac-
tion ofha
wt we shall ultimately haye t�
'Yon do not mean to mth
y at you
have seventy-five thousand pound, at 411.moment upon your tenon 1' I exclaim-
ed.
'My good sir, bare I not been tolling
you la fur the last half hour said Mr.
whesi;the riticiv-faided eteiel sp otted at
at ur carnage -di.. r.
'Tickets, sir
'I am for Meyboringilt.'IVI9110411. hold-
ieg out tht tiej pink earl.
lite took ; elermad namely the bilk
of his Little leatese ; gem it beak ;
looked, as I humid, somewhat giaoP11
st tny lellsow-treveller, and disappeared.
•11e did nut ask for pima; I saill,with
some surpreie.
'They never do, ' replied 'KO Deena -
house. 'They aU know me sod. of
mem, 1 trowel free.'
'illeeltwater ! Sleekest*, 1' cried the
Porter, runuiug along the pietism
before us, as we glided into the station.
Mir. Dayton how,* pulled nut hie Oeed
box, pet hie travelling cup in his !market,
✓ eseused his het, took down his umbrella.
end peepored t.. be gone.
4 'Messy dianks, Mz. Laegford, fur your
society,' he said, with MA -fashioned
siurteey. 'I wish you a good evening.'
'flood *costae,' I replied, putting out
soy hand.
But he either kid not see it, or did
not choose to see it, and, elfghtly lifting
high/et, stepped out upon the plathirm.
Havana done this, he moved slowly
dramhand, awl a eleer, jovial voice was
um 'Welt:out* to Dambleton:!op/RING summER
'And novo toy deer Wiwi; mid my
host, when the tine puttee was over,
'you have no time tA, spare. We dine
at eight, and there are people coating to
seem you ; so you must just get tke
rimaing business over es qmokly or my
be. By the way, yoe wdl num lavas.
acquaintanom Th. Siddulphe
taming, and Prendergreet (Prendergeid,
of the Skirmishers) la staying in the
hones Adieu! Mrs. Jelf will will be
especting you in the drew*/ room"
feenrreer on.)
Mowry immeme sewer.
Ani perhais in the distant future when
a
the ages Mr; givist old, end with
slaw and fline steps down the o•rro
dors of onto -When the adjuoan
cts d
applianme that now make Lao educable
are fio cootie, how 'gladly will the peo-
ple hail the re -discovery of Batumi, a
Bamboo Corn lit tnictur, the gran arid
onty sure omit cuss this age.
Without a rival to etiicery or pithier
ra.u.itto, certaie in every cue eind yet per-
fectly harmless to every other part,
surely as hue w,u1.1 lee felt se future
ages es keenly as its •ialue r now appre-
ciated, by all Ili thla. Try PUltistu'il
P4111108" COM kittlbet.40. Ouresed safe.
N. C. Kla.111
ilat . hirptoe, proprie-
•way and mingled with the departing tors.
'rood
, There is no ration which, fed to • cow
Laming torwacit watch hut' aut ri.; mall give ea meet milk or butter u corn'
e ight, I trod upon aomothing which mow ood ig0.41 wheat limn. There may
proved to be a eigar-cese. It had fall's, be others which will produce these pro-.
no doubt tom, the pocket et' his water- tante eloriper, but the queLty will be in -
proof ciatt . and was made of dark wrauc•
morosco leather, with • silver mono-
gram upon the aide. I sprang out a
the earrieue jar alb the ieWni 01010 up
to leek me in.
la Owomi
Owe rs minute 10 sperer j
aseed, seg.rly. 'The amtleinan who
travelled d own with me from town. has
drepped ctgaucette,-he is not yet
est a matron;
'Jest a nainete sad a half, sir,' re-
plied 41. gum. 'You must be quick.•
I (lasted along the platform as fast aa
my feet could carry me. It was s large
station, Mg Mr. Direrrfhouse had by
thia time got more than half way to tLe
ferther eat
I, however, low him distinctly, rnovJa
ing slowly with the stream Then, ae I
dm aw.r, r saw that he hod met
some fdiesd,-thei they posseutty
drew beck eoenewitat beak cu. avaaii,
and stood aside in earnest coneereidion.
I made straight fur the spot where they
were seakag. Tikeu was * uyai ger
jet just ahem their Weida. and the lieht
tell fuU upon their fazes. 1 SSW both
dintimetly.-the bee of Kr. Dweeeihouse
and the fee, ef his companion. Hen-
ning, breathless, eager as I wee, getting
in the way of porters and pmengers,
sod fearful every itistant lest I Aosk!
see the train ping en without um, I yet
obeerried that the new mom wee con-
siderably younger and shortie then the
director, that hi, was sandy -haired,
moustached, smell featured, and dressed
In a elope eel Jut el Sootek tweed. I
P55 now within a few yarde of them.
ran against a stout gentlemali,-I ww
Dworrthouse, toady. 'That money
k nearly knocked down by a *gap truck,
10. **"1". Pawl ""wl m half -Pa" ill" -I snouted over a earned 10s,-1 gained
o'clock this evening, at the office of Sir
the spot just as the driver's whistle
Thomas' solicitors, on completion of the waruod ale
awl to realm.
em Life Patatetiona eile.' To mtee s Weakened by 51.
y utter stupefaction they were no ease. DeWitt aad Diamigation.
But how will you get serous by night
longer there. I had seen them bat too The Great Gentian Invigorator is the
ftuqn Enachwatiir tw,*wch bridge' with minutes before, -and they were goo. • only specific for impotency. nervous de-
ementy-five thonaano pounds in yore 4004 stin.
I looked to right and lettbility, universal lassitude, forgetfulness,
pocket?
"To Siockbridee r echoed the iawyer.
.1 &al I have made myself very taper -
rattly understood. I thought I had ex-
plained how this train only carries as as
fez as Mellingford,-the fine stage, sob
weep, of ear journey, -and how Mile
rants from Black water to MallingfortV
lies enitimly through Sir Thomas Lid -
44,114 property.'
'I beg yeur pardon. I stammered.
.r fear my thoughta were wandering.
So you only go as far as Mallangford to-
night F
'Precisely. I shell pt ooneeyence
from the 'Blackwater Aram' And
70. 7'
A Hewes -to -Of one doom "'FRAME*
MY" ta tiny est seeding the be.c foot lito
rhyme um • -tusaaar, tLe rementable
little rpm for the Teeth anti Pee._ Ask
your druggest er address
`Wasn't that a waste of powder r said
an Erishman to a hentuckien, who had
Lust broight a cion thc go und with
is ri5e. from a large tree. 'Why "Or
asked the hunter. 'Sure the fall would
kilt him.
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Seeing is believtng. Roadthe testi
neonials in the pamphlet on Dr. Van
Beren's Kidney Cute, then buy a bottle
and relieve younielf of all thuee dimeese-
log pains. Your Druggeat can tell yeti
all .bout it. Sold by J Wilson Godenchl
Wheel/sr a Theme Pbettesses-s.
TRIC *KILL OF COMBINING A
complicated medicinal prepersom with
the various Ingredients SO adjusted and bar-
asonieed is totems telerat los and assimila-
tion by Err/tabu eionsecaa. and the wooer
action or form ot energy oF eAdti sepsrate
agent. and at the same nine an effect peculiar
to thee chemical nianipalafien of the com-
rtrddy of the tee and uses of modleine,
isacquired only be long and mom
tuideanaot be parted froin brain to btain
DI/ Dam dies • Joiethet eau endow an es.
tosser with the rapacity a keeplmr a number
al balls in motion In the sir by 'Mowing hint
how ft iv dace. This explains why Wheeler's
Pbeeplister an t C.alieser. an outcome
ot experience. pccomoliabee the olden
oenteamelatert while the tranevieet itnitattoes
selnalicted by some druggists deracomet tke
L Boitelte's Tammeneo. - For a
Cough, Cold or any Bronclocal ',lepton.
"Pecturim" i me opinion, te just the
thing. Ihme used it in my family for
Coggin and Colds for the pest four yeses
with the most unroofed success. and to-
day my opinion of it ie that 1 continue
to think mill more of tat which I bosom
thicking well of.
Gao. Eno, Manager Onteoio Back,
Pickering.
Price 26 omits .4 .11 drugrista. rn
15.. no gages of them in my direetion.
It was as if the platform had gaped end
mellowed them.
•Fhere were two tpittlemen standing
bum a moment ago,' I said to porter it
my dhow ; !duck way ort they kers
gem fr
'I saw no gentlemen. Mr. sit,replied
the man.
The whistle shrilled out again. The
guard, far up the plotfortu, hold up his
EED
pun in tale beck or autos ne matter hbir
shattered the system may be from ex-
cesses of any kind, the Great German
Remedy will roma', the last function,
and secure health and happiness. $1.00
pee box, SUL boxes for $3.00. Sold by
all druggists. Sent on receipt of price,
postage paid, by F .J. Cheesy, Toledo,
Ohio, sore rgent tor United butes. thr-
eader' and testimornais gent free. Sold
by Geo. Haynes. wAe agent for Gude-
rich 3in :
b-- _ -
sous, sod shouted to ow to 'coma on
'If you're going os by this train,
air,' .514 41. porter, 'you must run for
it-
• I did _mg . fur it. just **Wad the -• lee3b5w
ou-riage be the train began to move, wu
'Oh, Jelf mode a trap to meet me at
Clayberough. Can 1 he the bearer of siwred by Ow /Mord, and left, TJ nip e3 ds, Millet, Hungarian
breethlees and bewildered. with Mr. Gras S eed, Corn and
any message born you 1'
'Yoe may say, if yon please, Mr.
Langford, that I wished I souid Imre
been yoer companion all the way, end
that I will come over 1 possible before
Christmas- •
'Nothing more r
Mr. Dwerri house smiled grimly.
'Well,' be said, 'you may tell my cousin
that she need not burn the hall down in
nay honor are time. and thet T shall
lie obliged if she will order the blue -
room chimney to be swept before 1
ant ve.
'That rounds treacle_ Had you a cosi-
flegretion ou the nocesioo of your last
visit ta Dumbleton r
'Something like it. There had boon
so lire lighted in my bedroom since the
spring. the flue wee foul. and the rooks
ked built in it ; when1 went up to
dress for dinner, 1 found the roam full
of smoke and the chimney on fire. Are
we already at Blackwater
•
Th. treat Itscl gradually emu to e
pee. while Kr. Dwerrihonee was speak-
. ivg, end, MI putting my heed out of the
voodoo', I meld roe the Matson, some
few howdred yards shmid. There wee
I another train behave= Mocking the way,
Iend the guard wee making me of the de -
my to miller. the Meltwater trekets. I
't had goareely seeertabsed oar peonies,
Dwerrihoese's cigar case Mill in my Buckwheat.
hand.
It was the strangest dmappesrance n M ON Y TO LOAN
th• world. le was 1,1,• a trafidorTnaTtow Pr woo. f.:n49 to Ir.rest at reasonable rates
trisk i. a pan(omine. They were there iftt.r."-
0011 moment, - -palpab!y there, talkino SAMUEL SLOANE,
with the gielieht full upon their faces; Hamilton Street, Godsrich.
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and the next inotnetat they were gone. O•derobMar 13th.
There was no door neer, -no window, -
so eteirme. It was a Tome
barren platform, tapestried with *
airertiameuts Could anything bko
awes uystariou 1
it was not worth thinking aboct; end
yet, for my life, I meld not help ponder-
ing, wondering, tenting it over and over
in my mind, and rucking my brains for
a solution to the magma I thought of ,
irt all the way frost Blackwater t Ciej -
borough. I thought of it su the way
from Claybonnigh to Durnblecon, ite I
rattled Mose the smooth highway in a
trim dog cart drawn by • -Outdid black
mare. and driven by the ea/entre and
&poorest of East Anglian groom..
We did the nine miles in tioniethine
Isle thee an hoer, end pulled ep before
the Wee gates just se the church clock
wu striking half par eaves A morph
rif minutes mom, and the warm glow of
the lighted hall was flooding mat ure n
go gravel, a hearty pose ems on tay
Nia•maa.............a.maisiamosmaympapimamileasebilempanama.
Just Received t
A lam. ..Iot-tm.,, nf h• ?Airlifts"
HISS and CLIME SEEDS
aultali.e for peorimerit paienree. u well as
IMMO AND OARCHIN
EDS
• WAD *55 Tie Tat k
er4ILIFT) (TRAM OP ALL K MEM ID
AA., wilt for the asielsratad T.7 bi- to bY
CMKT-T ay., the very beat in th• market.
R S PRICE,
It Mr.., Grain Depot. opposite Town Hall,
March Mth. l&1111filse
AP
at. sir rent* tor map.
and r met r trod.. a coati, hn.
-If coed" " will help yon
to maca toon•y night •way
Dias anything • i 1,, this world. All. of either
i s,*iNsimmi from fir.' hour, TA. broad road
to feet opene before the workers. atom o
• add reee.Tette k Cu. Attgrasta
Malt.77"iiiktien.ThrtilatiP.MO. te-
New Goods arrived, and willtbo arriving dur•
int the Season.
I can suit all as to Material and Style.
Ilia G-13 33171•TDOP,
Flk_81-21-101\T.Ps-331-.M 111-AXL•Olt-
MItteenember the Peko-Weet street. next door to Soak of Heetradolia
Cfit.)3==e=
Goderich Foundry and Machine Works,
Runoiman Bros., Proprietors.
COIITRAt:TS TAKEN FOR SIENA ENVIES, FLOURING MILLS. IMO OFNER MACNIRFAI WANTED
Flouring 11118 Changed to the Gradual Reduction System.
those Powers, Grain Crushers, Straw Cotters, Agricultural Furnaces,
Stoves, etc., etc, athow Prove.
.111 Kinds of Casting's .1fade to Order.
J. 13. Ecoeteut,
Oodencb. Nov. HOMO .
R. W. RueuntAX:
CROP PROSPECTS
Ter the &ismer are ‘er) floe; Farmers will hare plenty of stork ter their Machines
lat4 1 %ill pay them to Liar
Ma CO 1_41.4'S
LARDINE
MACHINE
It pill not lytirn en, corodc. .ad wears equal to lard 01 .5.1. and can be bowie fillf 1.. noweer..
Manufactured oely by licf•OLI. BROP fr CO.. Toronto.
R. W. McICENSI
June lob. ISIS.
LOW P1=LIOMS.
COME AND SE TEE BARGAINS
GROC/CRIIES,
CROCICI10ER.lr
C:713IloToft.
STOWE W.ALRIC,
acc., a.o_, 'scot
11
Also • Large Line a
Moustache Cups, Ladies Cups, Fancy Mugs, Ware
Vases, &c., which will be sold at
Deotenher
1v1=C=7....X..A..
Harellten street. Gledeneh.
BARGAINS FOR CASH
1 AM OILLLOPO OFF HY STOCK OF
LOTHIN
AND GENTS' PURNIAHINGS
At a Greatly Reduced Price for Clash.
THIS LS A OKNUINIL ANNOUNCKbIliNT.
Gods:iota. Nov 1311. 1554.
ABRAHAM SMITH.
LIMO -
Extensive Premises and Splendid New Stock,
CINECO. EilLANtrt.Mrs
CABINET - MAKER AND UNDERTAKER
Hamilton Street. Go derich
A aud usorituest of Kitchen. Bed-romn. Timing Ri.com and Parlor If ornIture. *nib en to
bins, Chairs (hair. cane and wood Beateall. Cupboard*. bed -Meads. Mettreseer. Babb -atm
Lounge*. oohs, What -Note. Looking °tame.
N. B. -A complete ampot 'moat of CoMati ILA ain aye on hand also Bearers tor bir
at rtmeonable nue .
Picture PratnIna ssawanhatty.-...--A mitt ..nettsd 1751
1_
OOTS &SHOES
=+077•71::arlar at We CidA..1.10
rug t. oviucs t.. the Public that they hat opened business in the 'above Stor•
in the store letely occupied by Horace Newton Having purchased e Imp and
well assorted stock of /Spring and riwunter GooeSet close figures, we are determine
t.. give the Plibloo the benefit.
MI SALES, HILL PROFITS WILL BE OUR ICTTO
OHIPPlestaie call and examine our goods before purchnsing elsewhere.
111111hRemer14er the place, nest door to J. Wilson's Drug Store.
)1111•Critern work will receive nur special attention.
$1/14111ose but the hest of materiel used end tire -claim rroeinnen ,wroopoo
flitirtRepairing neatly dor.e on the shortest notice
Gog„,ob Keret Bey DOWNING• & WEDDUP
ART DESIGNS IN WALL PAPER
$swI. 110 ,1.. it you wish *neer two oleo roams at beam, t• are Pet ler rooms amt.
He has corer
20,000 Rolls of the Latest Designs
Beau' i fti colore.and at orb -ester) than rery mach Inferior /goods. cal and ant them. The
meth* heat volatile fowls and meet be sold
Th talfsi SpngBazaar Palicriv & Fashialls
AT lit IT 7E' JAE II'S