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JANET'S CHOICE.
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"Hell lie • Draw man, some when be
like*,oa Jeer's man," said the mother,
eempWeetly fuldiag her ems ogee her
wrwy.psus, and sodding slowly across
the abased hearth to her vieitur, as
=Raided,
is • rusty bleak goes
aid aatiga•ted, ahweigh startlingly bril-
liant bead-gj.*.•rr •Thirty, or w tart),
Human L.tlbetter, wire no in a hurry to
lot Janet awe, se' she's west -loured
'womb ya to wale whaar she likes."
'•Uh,I danny, 'said flies Load hotter,
with an affected Retie giggle. •-1'm nu
myth' bat that Janet's weal faured. But
if it be true that she has refused John
(hlbrsith, anus ower ill to pieties : se
they say in Garlim:ut, Ye canna shat
folks' mouths, Mistress Dalrymple. -
"1l wud be a mercy if we could ; there
aro Homs it wed be • God -send till," seed
Yrs Dalrymple, dryly. "Just reach me
my stocking Ire* the dresser, Sumo, if
ye please. Illy legs bud the day. I
duot there's a storm *,min'. I hope
they'll get the wheat i in first. Hee ye
noms to bide to your tea r
There was nothing inhospitable in
Mistress UJrymple's rather straightfor-
ward question. She was accustomed to
*peak her mind on all occasions ; sod it
was said of her that she would not say
behind your buck what she would not
my before your face.
"If its quite convenient I haw nae ob-
jections," said Mies Leadbetter, in her
simpering way, which s..on.kow always
aggravated the honest mistress of Hall-
iards.
"(►b, it's quite eonvenieot,ye ken that
wee enrich. Bit doon • wee or Jaws
oemes in, sod she'll tak' ye to lay a yes
banner- I' u vest about my cripple leg
in hunt. It gies the lassie ower muckle
tides. But ye wadns think, to look
about ye, that there was only se pair ./'
hands in the house."
The mistress spoke with • justifiable
pride. There could be no spot on earth
more spotlessly, deliciously clean than
the wide, low -roofed kitchen of the
farm -house of Halyards. The red
bricks on the floor were clean and cool,
the roof and walla snowy white, the
dresser, the table And tee chairs without
a .peck on their creamy surfsce ; the
tins and the plates in the high rack re-
fected every glow of sunlight and fire-
light, the very windows shone again.
The wood fire leaped and danced mernly,
and the kettle sane[ us joyous song, sug-
gestive of home -peace and comfort and
contentment of them..at substantial kind.
The mistress had • "rheumatic leg," and
was, therefore, confined to her chintz
covered easy -chair, from whieh, however.
she could guide and direct the affairs of
the household, out that they need-
ed much guiding, eo long as Janet was
in the house. Was there ever a daugh-
ter w perfect in emery respect se "our
Janet f"
Ye are very industrious, Mistress
Dalrymple, aye week, work, workin',"
said Susan Lesdbetter, as she hooded
the stocking from the dresser.
"Eh, then clashes inGerltestan, what
better ...M act ed ramp to rept*
the noel ep-Mhb item eons Meer reper-
toire of gestalt_ Theca wee e1Netbre
area Jeri w ease made bee echo a-
.+ el the erred apes whisk rile bid
owte. Janet's own ewer ifB1, sty
bueailw sod very lo.1-ee1eMlttg, re-
buked the tile -bearer me she had never
beep rebuked before, sad she was glad
to rare heath away after an early cep of
tee, ea the plea that she Iced smother
.erase to fall on her homeward way.
The •'last beesdtk" of the wheat seemed
to be • heavy ow, fur Miss Lundberg"
had her tea and took Iver departure, and
still there was eta sign of the iceman( of
the mopes from the field. When the
door was closed upoc the visitor Janet
came over to the Ample.' and .food
there a moment in Strom Themothee,
with the unerring Mightiest of love, sew
that the depths of the serious eyes were
troubled.
• •The e'ater's clades dinna bother ye,
my Janet," she said, quietly.
"No, oh no." The faintest smile
trembled on ibe gnus, sweet mouth,then
suddenly her oolor ruse fitfully, and her
eyes tell. "Mother," she said, and her
voice tell very low, "he has come back
w Pitcairn.'
"My lassie, I feared it. He'll no bide
•wS .'
"Then I must go, mother, away to
Aunt Jean's for • little, for 1 cannot stay
here •ud bear
A alight shiver, which was anima •
sob, shook her from ,heed to foot. Her
sweet, proud mouth trembled, and with
a quick, even impatient, gesture she
brushed her eyes with her band. There
w ere two tin, large hot drops, which
vexed the mother's heart. Janet did
n ot often "greet ;" ber heart must have
been very sore.
"Whatever you think beet, my lassie,
jiet you dee, Father an' me think ye
canna dee wrong. Ob, that bits or me
could bear it for ye."
Janet smiled • wan, uncertain smile.
"I thought I had forgotten, but when
I saw him the day I knew I had nut.
Mother, it is a tearooms thing to set
your heart mo on a man."
"Ye sew bias, then r'
"Yes, in the field with his gun. There
were other gentlemen with hem. Yes-
terday was the 12th."
"1 dont, I door, Janet, the Liddy o'
Pitcairn will need to come to. As tar
as I can ase the Laird is as determined
as you or she is."
Janet shook her head, and jest then •
great noise fell upon their ears as of .hur-
rying feet, and excited, ansions voices.
Janet nn to the door, and there saw •
sight which almost made her heart stand
still. Borne upon the stout arms of ber
tabor's workmen was • proatnte,uno.00-
mcioe• figure and the face allowed ghastly
white in the mellow glow of the autumn
sun. It was the figure and the face of
Archibald Lundie, Laird of Pitcairn, for
whom Janet Dalrymple would have laid
down her life.
TILE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1889
—
is the her hs.I . fled Wet fret mere
than 'weep, NI be Muir."
••Bo elide 4 S lbw IeoM of it, air ;
and Dower •ebr pd, he nye if yoe
1i.e yew ll hove weir Mark bee. Yue
shosM bier biro es antro Jeer, fir ; it
would 4 Otte hear geed,'
•Ab," raid the Lend, a lei/. drily.
"Bo est motbtt Is oe bar way heir.
She knows I am here, I sepposel"
"Yes, sir ; but clew tee, 1 meet go
sad WI the debtor: His stays.* bore
most of the time : and Miss Janet toe ;
shell be w glad
The housekeeper roes, and when be
was left aloes •o astrsurdint•ry flange
p� s.dIw.over'dw-
11. headers* roe of Arolit-
ba d
CHA*TI* 1L
When David Dalrymple sew Janet in
the doorway he souk two long hasty
strides to her side.
"Keep a brave heart, my less, hes no
deid," be whispered in • voice which
only Janet could hear. "If I could I
wad hae been here afore them."
"I am brave," she answered back
will they no say about folk 1" quickly ; thea, in her clear, decided
"Ay, what are tbry earn' suer asked � way, site bade them bring their burden
Mistress Dalrymple, with a slow, dry I into the house. She was in the best
smile I bedroom before them, and had turned
"They're sayin' that Janet had said down the fair white coverlet, where the
'No' to John Galbraith o' Cummertrees, ' scent of the lavender lingered, and laid -
because she's lookin' • hantle higber. I aside the law cover of the pillows with
Au' tbey say that lees nicht serve her.
"Dye hear that, Janet, my woman 1"
asked Mrs Dalrymple, as • firm, yet
light, foot trade the outer passage —I
Janet's Icul, which had music in it for
every ear at Hallyard..
"No, m:.ther, what a it 1 Isn't this •
lovely day ' Mother, they re at the last
breadth of the wheat, •.o I must get the
tea set. Rut what wag it you were say-
ing 'f'
"No muoi:he. They're concerned in
Garlieston whet way ye hae said 'NO' to
Cummertreee, an' Susan Leadbetter has
come up to find oot a' about it."
Janet laughed and it was a pleasant
sound. She was • pleasant young wo-
man altogether, Janet Dalrymple --tell,
straight, lithe and graceful—with a
dainty, proud head, at on • fur, white
neck —a pair t f lovely, clear, grey eyes,
and • wealth of net brown hair. She
looked • lady every inch of her, though
her well -shaped 'lauds were neither
white nor fine.
Janet Dalrymple was one of Nature's
geetle-women, and many, nay all, loved
her, though there were mom* who grudg-
ed her her beauty, and her pure, lovely
and loveable soul. Memo Lesdbetter,
who had parsed from frivolous, empty,
alai youth into ser and disappoint-
ed middle -sage, looked at Janet with a
kind of renewed wonder. She knew fora
fact that she would be thirty in October,
ad yet she was bound to admit that she
was as fair as she had been at twenty.
Nay, fairer, for there was an added
sweetness and an sod c 1 exquisite woman -
linens in her whole bearing witch Father
Time had given with one kindly hand,
while with the other he had stolen away
the years These graces came of Janet's
useful and unselfish life, which the grim
sad narrow s,oineter could not under-
stand.
"Tell Janet the next bit. Susan," said
Mistress Dalrymple, with a kind of
gniet en joymetat es ber eyee,full of beau-
tiful motherly pride, followed her daugh-
ter sheet the kitchen. David i)alrymple
and his wife had given to their one child
wbativel benefits ample means could
•apply. �ey had art her to a board-
ing ie►eol even in the very fan el many
'edema warnings from Garliaalon try -
sed .he had sone to them with
.n added ,.ln.reot, bat otherwise ea-
ebaaged. The hands which Held bring
aria ewer tael.dy from the keys et the
pima in the bast room weld also keeled
the lightest of bread. .ad mowed the
telbsest sad sweetest better ; the het,
so gnesfel and swift is the demes, were
she antirieg is the eserei.e et dowels*
Mee ; Had the votes whir had lest
braised to read Freaeb and sing moires
seep did Hot dlanlan the raged eoth-
*v-eeages whish had made the meets of
hos elineihood. A parligea ie the, me
Janet t May Da, lot 1 tan tail you
whose era had M m.n.wism*
..
1 b the sill miser epee, Bras Lo 4.
"Ml Janet." he said to hist&', .ad
there was so mistaking the sir of pro
peietor.btp with which thew two words
were uttered. His meditations seemed
to be singularly sweet, for he had a
smile on his firm lips and in bis hetet
eyes when the door opened. lie turned
reedy, bet it was onlyhis friend fiui-
royd, looking overjoyeat the summons
to cone and see him awake.
"You'll do now, old fellow, tboegh it
was a near shave, by George. I've been
jolly &osier about you. What du you
feel like, .h r
"Uncommonly bocgry, Jack. Can I
get something to eat r'
"01 course. Yoe hear that, Mrs
Willie! Run and tell Mit. Dalrymple.
She'll be only too glad to vend in a
sprier: of her gloriosa' culinary art.
I my, Archie." he added whoa the door
was abed, "are titers many farmer's
daughter like Mise Dalrymple in Scot-
land t Fit to be • d.ebees, by divulge,
she is, and yet one of the sweetest wo-
men is the world."
"'Hold on, Jack," said the Lind, a
trifle testily. "1 wish you'd get me some -
thus to drink. I'm confoundedly
thirsty, 1 can tell von.'
The young surgeon eaaaed his rhapso-
dies, .red proceeded to attend to his
patient's wants. The Laird persistently
watched the door the whole evening, but
his eyes were never gladdened by the
vision foe which they longed. At last,
when the dusk had fallen, and the house
keeper sat quietly knitting by his bed-
side, he pat his questioning auto words.
"If Mies Janet has nursed me so faith-
fully, she has not shown much interest
Tho my restoration, Isu't she coming in
to see me r'
"No, sir ; she's away."
"Away ! Where to, Tho the name of
wonder r"
"Away to see her sant, 1 think Mn
Dalrymple said. They drove to the sta-
tion, at any rate, w she has gone away
in the train."
Archibald Lundie bit his lips, sod
turned his face to the wall. It was !tat
like Janet—proud, determined, tlooeci-
oatmeal to the last, m spite of all her
sweet unselfishness. Fur half an hour
he spoke no mere, and then there was
the noise of au arrival, and in • few
minutes the sick -room dour was opened,
and an anxious mother ran in and fell
upon her knees beside the bed.
•'My son, my darling son. 1 am so
thankful I bare got to you at Iasi. I
thought I never should -1 have had so
many delays."
The tears stood in the proud eyes of
Marion Lundie, as she looked upon the
prostrate form and pale fame of her testy
son. They bad parted in anger became
of Janet Dalrymple, and there be lay,
and she owed his life, they had told her,
to the nursiog of the girl she despised.
"I'm all right, mother—dot't bother,"
be said, with his old affectionate smile.
- "And they have eared for yea like
their own in this house. lied idem
them," said the gratefull mother, falter-
ingly. "Archibald, where is she 1"
"She has gone away because of me,
mother," the Laird of Pitcairn made
answer, gravely, and with his hooe.t
eyes fixed on his mother's face ; "and it
u only you who can bring her back.''
odaug le tela, COM." tib said, tiredly -
P11 herr be what you say tat: w► -etn-
lese eirrthi si bagger whir newt
will. Ne Meets Is heap ..U. and tai
go away bees gallwuwhe is
karts he is henriesh"t
me est~ f rya s hers, tad 1 • tr
ye seri sr say any more about it,
retie. elft done and dell me all stet
Bobbie sad Daae and the rest. W bat
are yee gang to de with ell these grecs
bora,•Who lives imager will see most,"
mid Asir Jean. meigma1teslly, and Ids
the Laird of Pitcairn in pesos. For
three weeks Jars abode .t HasslriRg.
until re heard that Pitcairn bud 1.11
Hallyards and was going south with his
mother immediately. The the began
to talk abet going haute, and Aunt
Jean saw well though the she was wait-
ing w bear that Ars►ib.ld Luedie had
left Pitcairn likewise, sod guessed that
the girl, with .l1 her pride, know her
owe womanly wMtsese and feared any
meting with the Laird.
• Be the daya wept of until Jeer had
beets • month et Hsa»Irigg. She was
siting in the shabby bet sus, drawing -
room toe afternoon .Sbe eidenng a
w hite frock for her namesake,tbe young-
est Thu Aunt Jean's nursery. It was very
warm and seep, for September, and the
blinds were ail down, so that she could
not see into the Mimi. Shd had new
plsyiig • little uo the old piano which
the bairns bad battened ouepletely out
of tape, and was crooning to herself
some of the melodies she had playrl.
But It was ntnmoescloua moose, fur she
was thioki.g over the old theme, and
her heart was very sure. Although she
had strength to put away from her the
love which seemed to be the moat pre-
ciousttbing on eartb,it had not been done
without suffering. 11 sacrifice sod suf-
fering be love's erowo then Janet was
clowned indeed. She heard wheelie pr -
ascii; on the street, and a carriage stop
at the dour, but ;aid no heed, except
to think that it was Uncle Alee's brough-
am back to see if say new message had
been left. But immediately the door
*posed, aced when she raised her eyes,
she ruse quickly to her fest, sad let .11
her work fall on tba our. For there
wee Archibald Lundie looking at ber
with those honest eyes abe dared out
meet ; and when he had closed the door
he jest came straight to her, and took
the proud, 'rrefol figure in his arms,
"It is ou use, my darling. Y.•u be-
long to ; so you may as well reeve
yourself to your fate."
Tltbougb it was passing sweet to her
thus to be taken, she struggled to be
free, and at last, bolding herself aloof,
raised ber sweet, large eyes to his face.
No shadow came upon his when he look-
ed into these eyes, for Janet, with all her
pride, could nut hide the love of her
heart. The lips might 'Teak cold, mea-
sured wurds of d but the eyes
hands which never trembled. In an
emergency Janet IMIrymple could be
utterly forgetful of self. But when one
of his c ompanions. • medical friend from
the South, opened the vest, and she saw
the red stain on his breast, she closed
her eyes fora moment and turned away.
The agony of that moment was never for-
gotten. It wee the old story, • loaded
gun, • foolhardy scramble through a
close hedge, the polling of • trigger by a
treacherous twig, and there lay the Laird
of Pitcairn, apparently dead. It was pro-
vidential, believer, that the surgeon was
at hand. The pellets were extracted
without mach delay, and he recovered
ooneciousnase in • degree, but it was
impossible that he could be removed
from the farm. But who could nurse
him there 1 Htiyy,,mother was in Italy,
and there were�eoly servants at Pitcairn.
Janet watched by him when he slept,
and prepared all his food, but after he
had been • week at Hallyarde be had
never looked upon her face. He awoke
to full ouneciouuteee one drowsy after-
noon, wbeo the subdued glow of the sun
shining through the white blinds lay in
golden flood over all the quaint, sweet
lavender -.hunted room. In the chair oy
the bed the housekeeper was dosing ;
he recognised bee at ones, and even the
room seemed strangely f.milur. He
looked round it in a kind of mild wond-
er. The white curtains looped shoat
the bed with bunches of yellow ribbons,
the quaint prints against the old fash-
ioned wall -paper, on which roes sod
lilies and forret-me-nota olembered in
impossible eonf.ioi, the china jars on
the mantel filled with benches of hon-
esty and wild grasses ; where had he
seen it all before 1
1 sey,I1Willia, when set 1 1' 1
The spend of the voice awoke the wo
man with • start.
'OD, sir, are you awake. Did you
speak before 1 i hoped have not been
too careless,', she said, an:Moldy.
"No, iso, I'm jest this nim ete awake ;
where am 11"
"At Hallyards, sir. Don't you re-
member being carried i. r
"No. The oely this,1 remember
was the gen go•eag off. Halyards ! Hew
Mag have I been heat t•'
'Six days, sir. It happened leaf Fri-
day. This ie Thursday..'
'Ie my mother bore T
"Nit, sir, bet we are *uprooting her
everyminute.'.
''Have you messed w all the time r
. 'Ok, Her sir."
"Who helped you 1"
"Mies Janet, sir ; and if I live to be a
thousand i'U never aee a hotter nurse
tree. ewers yyoot+ssRR lady, said Willis,
with quiet est►usiasm, not dreaming. of
seem, dr what she was saying would
af .r quid be to Iry master.
bed eel lest her an inmate of
t'ftcalstt, mad se had Hot hoard ser the
pmip el 110 pass. 'Why, who's iwrn -
de.aMI Mthat's beak i}aety yaw
CHAPTER I11.
Aunt Jean was the wife of • bard-
wurked surgeon in the manufacturing
town of Hazelrigg, and was as busy
among her eight boys and girls m her
husband was among Lu numerous p.-
tients. It was a jolly, happy household,
where the stir and din never ceased from
morning till night. More than once
Janet Dalrymple had found it • blessed
relief from the quiet of Hallyarda.
Aunt Jean asked no questions when she
arrived that August evening without any
warning, bat 'ave her the warm,
motherly welcome which never failed.
As for the eight, they went wild over
Cousin Janet, who ouuld tell such lovely
stories, and who was never too tired or
too much occupied to share their romps,
though she was "quite grown up. '
When Uncle Aloe came in to hie tee he
looked rather quizzically at Janet as he
shook bands with her, acting the un-
seal lack of color, and the heavioese of
ber fine eyes. Of coins they had heard
of the accident that had happened et
Halyards, and knowiog • little of
Janet's trouble they surmised oorreetly
what ass the meaning of her sadden in -
treetop of their abode. Janet wee smithy
in her own room that night with her
dressing -gown on and hes hair bangina
.fl •bout her shoulders when Aunt Jean
same in. Janet was very dainty in her
dressing, and liked everything Mee
about ker. As her mother often said, she
was "work Itke" when at her wdrk, but
when it w over the could appear like
"• rel teddy."
"That's your uncle away out .gain,
Jens. Another baby, my deur ; the
seventh this week. Poor man, he is
trotted ..ff his fest. 1 won't sleep till be
errs back. May 1 acme is 1"
"Yes, of eoer.s."
Janet smiled at the round, sweet,
mother) lee hag at her through
the half -apse Is spite of ber
feet*dve yeah, and her many cares,
Aunt Jena looked as young nearly, sod
antral, as happy, as she did as a bride.
"So you're run away, Jaast, from the
Laird of Pitmirs," she aid, with a little
b..itatioe. "Me dear, I don't think
it's .a, use. i heti always
that well see roe • lady of tegth izzre.
et You look it every inch d ,eve.
Yosr seer says you grow headsaamr
.very day . very pretty .erplimeet
from M sea, e► r
least emiied std drew hos Ioehg We
,e*4 be hide ban bet .husk.
"Ase! Jam, 1 bate no sway std
A sr.'u Ibue ltta.e
�y y� esu, Kr Hall, ea leash
gM0�4 gilded belated leg she pee-
ps* s1 tablam ik.ssbus of its meat bees-
wr uwerp.tw be sed 1a au illustrated
work as !Solan, whisk as limas bees
perished.
Ca one easesiott whet sheet to sprd
a day hi the.eialtherboed ut Like Kill-
arney, he meta k 'rag Irish lad
sir oared kin is awes as guide
t►ru*gb the district.
A barite wee made with him, .ad the
part, west oL The kid proved himself
well acquainted with all Mr prom of in-
terest re dist neighborhood, sad had
plenty of sterns w tell about them. He
did kis work well, and lo the eases eat-
iateenioo of the visitor. Oa their return
w the Starting point, Mr Hall took •
11..k of whisks ) from his pocket, sad
drsak some. Then he handed it to the
boy sad asked trim w help himself To
►ie great surories the offer wee finely
bat politely destined.
ber Ball thought Geis was very i
strange. To find as Irish boy who
would sot touch .or taste whiskey was
stranger than anything he had seen that
day. He could nut uoderstead it ; and
be moored to test the buy's temperance
prisrples. H. offered lira • shilling,
abet ball a crown, and then five shill-
ings, if he would taste that whiskey.
Bet the boy was firm. A real manly
heart war beating oder his ragged 1.ek
et. lir Hall determined to try him fur-
ther so be offered the bey • gulden half
sovereign if be would take a drink of
whiskey. That was. aoiu seldom teen
by lads of this claw in Glues parts.
Straightening himself .p, with • look of
ludo/nation in his few, the buy took out
a temperance medal from the inner
pocket of his jacket,and holding it besee-
ly ap he said : "This was my father's
medal. For years he was idtemper•te.
All his wages were spent in drink.
It almost broke my mother's heart ; and
what • hard time she had to keep tit
per children from starving ! At last
my father took • stand. He signed the
pledge and wore this medal as long as he
lived.
On his death -bed he gave it to
me I promised hien that I would meet
drink intoxicating liquors ; and now, sir,
fur all the enemy your hotter may be
worth, • hundred tunesover,l would not
break that promise" That boy's decis-
ion about drink was noble. Yes, and it
did do good, too. As Mr Hall stood
them astonished. he screwed the top ret
to his flask, and flung it low the water
of the lake near which they stood.
Theu he turned to the tad end shook
him warmly by the heed, Saying as he
did so .
"My boy, that's the best temperance
lecture I ever beard I thank you for
O. And now, by the help of God, I will
never tak• another drink of inwsie-
sting liquor while t h,e. —Rev Dr. R
Newton.
pro wow,
were eloquent.
"Why have von conte to torment me 1'
she said, and her vctoe was sharp with
pain. "I left you ; cannot von be as
good to the r.
"I will be good to you. my darling,but
in a different way," he ea", with that
manly and protecting tenderness which
is the natural outflow of a great love.
"It is of no use, Janet. This is the wife
God has given me. and nobody shall take
her from me. Tell me quick that you
have not changed since that day we met lags a Lady mares.
together in the 'lanyards Woods. Thera She hates dirt. Erery morning she
isn't • moment, Janet, for there's some- begins a sew
campaign against dirt,
body else longing to sow you, and hen bunts it down wherever it hides itself,
she is. You'll have to make up to me and abolishes it. She hates it just as
soon, my lady, for t4msegre s•tidat• mach where it is seen by no eyes but
non of these enuesetttttr.p_._-. —her own as the does where the lady next
There was • dight hark at the door, door can see it. She hates it in the cell
It was immediately npeoed, and u, in the garret, in the backyar 1, in the
Archibald Lunches mother entered, cupboard, in the shed. She pursues it
She looked eager and anxious, bet even where it collects in heaps, and where it
in the agitation of the moment site bad powders itself un hard surfaces in the
time to note with approving wonder the form of dost.
graceful outline of Jane's figure, the Almcstevery woman de*.stadi, t •here
proud poise of the dainty head, and the it an be seen by the prying eyes of
sweetness and strength of her face. neirobon. But • lady abominates it
She came directly across the room,
rather more where it is nese' seen.
gad took both Janet's passive hands in Sbe loves cleanliness for its own sake
hem and will have it at all costs.
"Kiss me, my dear, and forgive me. She has the eye of • lynx in finding
Since you are to be my daughter you dirt. No sophistry of a careless brother
mus Hearn to care for me • little. I am or lazy hwbaod can make her think •
sure I shall love yea very much. ' room clean when it is not She know*
Mrs Lundie capitulated with an ex- dust when she sees it. She descries i
quiets grace. It was impossible to re- from afar and comes down on it with
slat tbat sweet appeal. Janet's ayes her duster like a wolf Spon a fold, or
filled, and her hands trembled in the rather like .n angel with feathery wings.
clasp of Arcald Lundie s mother. But she dos. not approve of feather
The nide' woolenhibplacedthe girl's shy dusters which, as she remarks, set the
fingers in her son's strong clasp, and he, dust filing in the air, only tosettle upon
stooping down, kissed Janet for the first the ferntt.rsas soon as bid heck is turn -
time. It was• betrothal mailmen which edShe is not content until she has
there was no appeal. i3efore the year gathered the dud and shaken it out of
was out Hallyards lost its sweet dangh- ,he window into the universe. That is
ter and Pitcairn gained a new mistress, when it belonp, bot, owing to the total
who found there the sunshine ..f • blew depravity ul inanimate things, it returns
ed life, because of the sunshine which to vex her rightecus soul sod armies it to
the shed about ber when she dwelt renewed hostilities on the following day.
She hates dieo'der, though not as in-
to *Sala' Time. tensely se dirt, and she has sums times
"Was troubled with headache, had peculiar ideas of what disorder is : bot
blood and lose of appetite, and tried all
she bates disorder, ne.erthe'ess, and
sorts of medidines wilbout samosa. i — _ _--
peewee!, has • Ore for overladen
.res though she dura not always re
.verytbiug in hurler.
La rota, •y is • natural love, of
order, and era, late ieee ere oomph's
triumph" over the tende'ey to .bee
that preemies all areatus.
Ah, those wrier, these drawee*.
those dos*., when' •t 1►i• mumsat nes
sus seir'•'•' rill au .eiad
ewes, 1w neattbpsrluttse.la•e, 1•belled,smelliyeogpr
of
camphor, where neither moth doth eon.
ups Dor buy bleak lbrougb rad threw
•boat
Nu• scrupulous, ton, she es on th*
Ape .•f aAtlssy ! Hoe she deters
everything thee savors of the eacieil,
the to.. (Amiliar, tit °missies of the p:.l-
ite observances which go •. far to redeem
•.•d dignity busmen 111e ! She moult." a1 -
must rather die than commit • disousrt-
toy , trot then there is Itttle dseoer of
nor emote, to an untimely mod for such
• camas, sines a true body amine summit
• d..courtasy.—Yueth's Companion.
ever wesealr.
Even when all seems lost, there is yet
hops. Ilany • despairing. disheartened
victim of dyspepsia, liver «implaint. kid-
ney complaint, aerufula or rheumatism,
has been brought back to health and use-
fulness by Burdock Blood Bit-
ten, the greatest remedy known for all
blood diseases. 2
then tried one bottle of Burdock Blood
Bitten and found relief in 10 days." A
J Matadi., Manatee. Ont. 2
Rays a Washington oovrespondent :
"It is regarded here as very creditable to
Mn Harrison's good feeling that she has
ou the mmotle of her boudoir • photo -
(mph of the amiable mother and daught-
er who preceded herse!t and daughter
es the ladies of the White Hotta*. It is
a picture takes by Prime several years
ago only for private eireulattnn, and
n ever allowed by Mre Chrysler' to be
411.10
--
•.v. Tea Tfm.SW Atter M r
Why ostler a single seemeut whew yes
sae get Immediate relief from .11 intim--
e a
nter•al of external pslas by thew of Pol-
soe's Nertiliae, the great palm cure.
Norvilino lee never bees hewn to
tall its a single ease ; it emir fail, for
it is a oombin tins et the most powerful
pre solider. remedies knows. Tv;I a
10 emit mem* bole* of liervik.n if..
will fled Nsrvilia s sure enure fee neer-
tilRis, teoth.ohm, h.dseks. Bey .red
t bottles 95 emote, by ell
dreesista
A kayaks -0f ewe dere 'Tame=
air" to ray ase wadi g the beet ber Ma-
sa " aaagsav,' the thumb ble
tiltegg mowed llatL &At
A tauMrs Ittlk.
Few men have .e.uspli•h d the err
amount et work and good in this world
as the celebrates Dr Chase. Over
500,000 et his works have been sold in
Canada align , We want every Imre
troubled with Liver Cumpleiae,
Dys-
pepsia, tBlsdache. Kidney or Criny
Trouble', to hur a bottle cf Dr Chases
Liver Corr, it will cure you. Medicine
end Reosips Book 11. Sold by all
druggists.
A millionaire named Tagliahei, who
died recently at Melon, bequeathed the
sem of 10,000 Innes to the street
sweepers ..f that town, on ooadtttoo that
they would all go to his funeral in their
working clothes in his youth he had
himeelt been • knight of the broom and
shovel.
'urea ienetUIt.eta,
Mr Hazen F Murrey, of Piotgo, N 8.,
writes : "I was affected with dyspepsia
and nervous debility, and tried many
remedies eithodt avail, but sae bottle
ret Burduok Blvd Bitten tench improv-
ed as and twa mors made mea well
MAD " 2
S ewers se rats
Require Do description, since, with rare
exception, all at some time have 'eper-
ienoed their twinges. Rheumatism is
not easily didodeed. only the most
powerfully penetrating remedies reach
to its very foundation.. The most suc-
cessful treatment known, and it is now
frequently resorted to by medical men,
le lb. eppliestion .of that now famous
remedy for pain—Pol.00's Nervilime.
It 1s safe to say that sothtng yet dte-
eovered has afforded equal satisfaction
to the suffering A trial can be u ode at
a small cost, as maple bottles tel Nervi -
line can be had at the drag stores for
10 cents, large bottles 25 teats.
Mr Ales llcBsatb, of Stanley, moved
a baro- for Mr Wm. D.yran, re day
last week, a distance of 90 rods, in the
short space of 6.e hours. Other prac-
tical men declared that it would require
at !oast two or three days to •cxomplish
the work, yet IHshgBeath did it in ler
time mentioned abovd in a highly cred-
itable and satisfactory manner.
THE J. CONVERSE in Co
ter a set..
PW PRIITOIIB. - MONTREAL
AM res YAgml. nr THE CaLmwa.Tte
"RED CAP'
BEARD OF MAXILLA
BINDER
TWINE
Pronounced, by practical con-
sumers, superior to anything
in the Canadian Market.
WRITS FOR INFORMATION.
Manufacturers also of
CORDAGE. JUTE sed COTTON RAGS
CALCINED Had LAND PLASTER,
Toronto (Mite and W arehoues :-1* TRONT
STREET CAST.
W. C. DONNELL. Man ger
• Basan
EXPERIENCES CAPITAL AND SK!LL
Are the factors employed in the purchase of Goods from
the best houses in the trade.
The general verdict is that Munro is abreast of the
times, and in all departments fully up to the mark. My
increasing business is an evidence that my efforts to
please the public are appreciated.
And while I endeavor to keep almost everything us-
ually found in a first-class house, the general public may
rely upon getting the correct thing in every department.
Notwithstanding the advance on Silk Goods I will
sell Satin and D'Lyons, Surahs and Satin llerveillieuz
at former pricey.
My Specialties for the Season.
Linen Goods in great variety, Laces and B in
ns.
Fine Hosiery and Gloves, and all the leading ire
Smallwarest'es, from Needles up.
All (foo marked in plain figures and strictly one
Price.
ALEX. MUNRO,
4
J
a or
memessoneem
TER DOMINI(
WHAT I9 OOINO O
CANT
f
The Illeesenteme of a
a Osimss it Seer
testi ae•Sers.
Tb. asps la the 74
Meer has dropped
9111-
abhor
fnialr.p Umber, of t
al Mush, Montreal,
Ontario .icarsisei
KO arr('d la WWI*
1 Hoa John Haedle
pews Cert. Brtrib
Or fir like Mid.
inflitary camp u lei
Joh. Reistom a W
mite, Oat, L dead, 1
child.
The fusersl d Mr.
wood Thursday was k
war men sad others
Dr. J. A. Temple,
president of the Gal
tion ter the eaeaiag ;
It as rumoured thi
er.euM will stake
Jokaetews sufferers.
A legacy of IMO
Clarke of Mostar,
Ottawa, 061,- is ay,
The aooditfoe of 1
o5Ww, is camera hi
.snaring greatly from
A yoeiag lad .t
dale of Paris green t
carver.
A Chinaman in be
freight air, arrived
waver the other day
A man named E
killed by a railway 1
7 lase
The Executive Cc
for an extensive a
Day in Te aro.
Mrs. D. MoCa11ui
dent of the Cana(
man. Mimioaary Se
Cachso. Place ca
$60 far the arrest of
base operating in tl
Mies McLinden,
throat at Metcalf, e
as deed by top uurralg
inn
within its* wale I
sines the jail was u
The next meetfar
b the lndepeadend
be had at kvill
It is expected tea
and • party of frier
tithing en the St. L
J. BRoaulard,
newspaper, the damages epithet tak
'I
ma
Henry Sandbags,
painter has hese ao
trait by Sir John 111
It is reported the
compromise with t
victim ut the Mono
11000.
The old fanning
era part of the tow
ed by fire and the
Carina, near by,
w
Mr. Pridhaw, of
le Mostreal, haves
of the Canadian 1
conaeetion with a i
teslia and Canada.
Rev. T. C. Van
arrived in Moatra
the first of lits) vel
the English Hell -B
Application has
tarts [ t
Canadafree of dui
boring for oil and
White Caps bar
Tho Ataberstbag,
night inaeercdule
for toeing a habits
to support his iso
It is stated the.
P. for North Esse
t.tioa of South Fi
general election.
Mews Hirth
Windsor, on Thu
meat of liquor
Yokohama, -lapse
Hon. Willie -In
opinion that and
pram Court Act
the constitutions
Act before the Su
Mr. Van Horn
tion to the Dont
falling of this
North -!West iron
hundred per cent
been before.
At the cone.lee
the honorary diee
bestowed on `air
for Boyd. Mr.
Meredith, 1•. 't
('amsron, and NI
A dnek with I
put .t Lisle.
.tick up from lee
bird will be able
Mayor Lngel
him to London,
Madame Albani
Quebec in the
in gold.
The Chatawor
White of Selby
cantly bad a dot
new one is coni
There passed 1
a sow! touring
driving in two e
They were trove
en roses for M.
were proceeding
the road for tbn
The resisting
Wolfe Island lin
Thefarmer seer
sen of WOW I
59,200 lbs., all t
saPP17•
' Bishop Cerin
Church, Meats
Kansas City, w
Mr. BoweLl b
missies of • 11e
bestir in the 11
Two derlas
ordered hard
s
a•leell, h
e
same day.
A letter fres
lie the Behr*
aspi es her
to06101.011 HMO so
Ueisell Awes
be wpssted.