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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1897-11-4, Page 2Tat1T, N gg,,,,4 1897. STYLE FIT RI "PM wins the Oustomer. pleases the Oustonaeer SERVICE retsina the Customer. The Shoe* we handle must have all hies inertia of goodness elite we would not mall them. dor Fall and Winter wear we are showing a range Of Good, that will be our* to please. bo h as regards Pivots and Loch, and you may depend'um n t'.e wise of Item. ST. GEO. PR CE, R We do all kinds Ot repair work • N est aide of Square at THE WEDDING DAY. •• la geloses se11ar 'Till death lm do past." SUCH a bare little place! cold and dark and comfortless ail • room well I nigh iflnooent of furniture must be, yet sleet and clean and orderly, and above all—Home to old sick Molly and Timothy her husband. " Bring her over at once, then, and the sooner the better! perhaps this will make the journey easier ; " said the doctor, as he laid a Ibilltng on the table, and breathed a sigh of relief, He bad come ready prepared to meet the hundred and one difficulties and' objections usually put forward in. such • case, but the convincing argu- menti had all been unheeded, for Molly had risen to the occasion brave- ly, and hart consented to become an _ in-patient the big tiosted across the park that very day. So, his task successfully acoomplished, the doctor turned to leave the room. "Might it be tonight r It was r1lmo1by wbo spoke. ' I'll bring her .toe'+ ,. tejre'd Bike to . hada leak this one day together, first. Now the doctor was quick-temper- ed. and feeling impetient Manssoir - gestion of delay, he aaawered rather sharply : " No,no, bring her al once as I told you ; why, tits sooner elle is in, the sooner she will be est again, you know ; what objections can you haver Timothy hesitated, but a glance at Molly's thin face and a certain eager wistfulness upon it gave him courage. " It's only this, sir, and it may seen, a poor sort of reason to you, but this is our wedding day, weave never spent it apart yet—and--" the voice faltered, and the sentence was never finished for the young man himself in- terrupted it " Rasion ! Why it's the very best .of reasons, if you had only said a at once ! Bring her tonight then by all means ; good-bye till then." And as he went his way said the busy London streets, the doctor thought of a time, not perhaps so very far off now, when with love and Meads, and plently all around he too should keep his wedding -day. A' -d it may be that an he thought the joy in his own heart was none the leas in- tense and sacred because there came mingling with it the remembrance of some of the chastening possibilities of life, and a feeling of kindly sympathy with some other travellers on its road for whom the end of the journey to - ether .could.o ot•_be_Lr ,distant.now. . Left alone with his wife Timothy seated himself beside her, and patted her hand encouragingly. " Hospitals are such fine pieces, Moll" " Very fine, dear," and she looked at him with the smile whore sunshine had made life bright to him for so long. "Such splendid food and nursing, Moll ; and the rooms, why I'm only •frail you'll be looking down on this poor little place when yon come back to it after s bit so well and strdng ; for it's wonderful how well folks do get in those hospitals, Moll, ve• v wonderful." " Yes, Timothy, so they o, ve often." Her lips trembled, but only for moment. Then, with a brave attempt at cheerfulness, she continued : " But, Tim, my man, it's getting on, and we're wasting such precious time, shan't we begin r And drawing nearer still, Timothy began. TO was an old, old custom with them now. Year after year as the day Dame round they kept it to- gether in the same simple fashion, though never before in such a room or so little to help the keeping. Form• erly the little anniversary festive! bad been as a sort of happy duet between them, each in turn reviving some sweet old memory or cherished recol- lection, the precious gleanings of • long married life too dear for the com- mon handling of every day use, and only lovingly and tenderly brought out on such a day es this to be dwelt on, laughed at ay, perhaps wept over, too, lot with those blessed and heal- ing tears from which all pain and bid Serums have long sine* passed away. Today, however, Timothyhad it all his own way for Molly sailittle,only lay book and smiled contentedly, or shook her head gently • the asap de _ sanded, while she listened *nth mese le the $i4 faeeill•r,story that thee on- ly sainted to make more dear. And Timothy told of tbs happy Amen courting days, happy, though wise folks had shaken their heads and augured ill of this _ foolish merrier ; of a certain April morning when a dull old London church had seemed so still and solemn, and yet so strangely bright ; of the friends—and he named them one by one—who had collected at ber home near by to wish there well ; and at last of that real home coming, the setttling down in the poor little attic rooms which his love anti thought had made so sweet and snug and cosy. And the violets,'' she put in qui:kly' " don't forget the violets, Tim " He paused again and she watched him keenly and anxiously " Yes, Moll," he resumed, present- ly, " don't let us shirk it, old girl ; then—" but his voice sounded strange and she could barely catch the words, " then ossa that grand fiat dinner pasty of ours ; you and me for guess. and fish, fried fish it was, with po- tatoes, fried potatoes—and I don't know what besides ; and yon laughed sbPl71 "rseetilde't help rise ,- you remember?" and throwing his heed Timothy bunt suddenly into a laug so *crane and wild that it weir nigh tore poor Molly's -hie -min two. Then, as suddenly ceasing he buried his face in his hands and sob- bed as though his heart mast break, while the quiet tsars ran down his old cheek, too, and what could stintsy-tit comfort him? — `- For nine and thirty years that little anniversary feast had been celebrated so worthily, every item of that happy first meal together repeetted and now ! " Oh, my Moll, my Moll, he sobbed, " you must go without it today. Fve no money lett, not even a penny; poor girl, my poor old girl." She dared not trust herself to speak, only stroked the gr4y bead softly, tenderly. Suddenly he raised it, and looking not at her, but at the doctor's shilling he pointed eagerly to it... " Moll !" But she shook her bead sadly. " It was for the cab Tim. There is neither train nor 'bus to help me, and I must go in you know." He sat still once more lost in thought. Then, jumping up excitedly ne stood before ber and spoke fast and eagerly. " Moll ! Think ! You know the park, quite near 7 Could yon with my arm, my strong arm, dear, could sou walk to its gates 7 I'll carry you it's -net lar, -and then. -w then, it's but a step on the other side to the hospital door, do you see, old woman, do you see r Moll nodded, but looked confusert. The nod, however, apparently sanded him for he offered no further explana- tion, only asked if she minded being left by herself for a bit, and then, smiling mysteriously, disappeared. Lett alone, Molly lay still, too tired and weak to wonder much at any- thing while her mind wandered dream- ily back again over the pages of that old life story whose joys and sorrows waned -id today to have -.become so strangely merged into one ; till at belt she remembered no more, the tired eyes closed wearily: and caingly and peacefully old Molly slept. Timothy's re•entranoe awakened her and she smiled a weloome. He came forward eagerly, the old face flushed and glad, his little body bent halt double over the covered tray his shaking arms were carrying so proudly ; a tray from whiob there is- sued forth the all prevailing smell, ap- petising or sickening as the case may be of—fried fish. " Shut your eyes tight, old girl, just for a few momenta," he cried oat'; and still beaming from ear to ear, Tim brought forward the little round table, placed it pear /dolly's chair,and softly ani quickly proceeded to lay it Fish ! potatoes ! bread ! butter 1 tea! milk ! Why what more could king or queen desire t And all from the mar- vellous possibilities of one bright shit- ling 1 Then, diving into the myster- ious dephths of a bask pocket Tim- othy 'produced therefrom a bnneh at violeta crushed indeed and faded, bet sweat still, and banding softly:over Moll he gently fastened theta ea tee breast. Then seating himself opposite her he told her eagerly she dight " look." Her unaffected surprise was rich fl ward indeed. "Its your cab, dear heart". he cried. " Your cab! you couldn't tool 14 and a ridiag leossa flag senkl yen t SIGNAL : GODERICIH ONTARIO. And here's yo....eborise all saddled and bed:go& er•Iir his for a week or twO ready. " It's quite right auti square. longer and-then—why, thou there waa Moll," he added quickly, he caught sight of en expreseion of doubt on her houcat face. " Didn't the doctor say it was to make the journey easier, apd thought that would setttle it." Whatever she may have felt, Molly had not the heart to object any further, and so the wedding twist pro- ceeded Timothy picked out the daiutieet and meet tempting morsels. he could find, and for his sake she did her bert bravely, but it was bard work. Every- thing tasted so strangely today ; even the blessed cup of tea seemed to have lost the magic of ita strengthening and ioviving powers ; and at length al further effort impomible, she waved off the last prolerred morsel and lying hack wearily, shook her head. " Eat it yourself, you don't cheat fair my man ; and, all Tine" she add- ed 1:ady, " you've forgotten something after all. for that day you drank our Tinothy had expect,ed this and was not to be taken at unawares. " Beer !" he answered unblushing, was iust thinking as I came along how tastes chenge. Why, there's a some- thing almost unpleasant to me in the very idea now ! So today if you please, my lass, I'll just drink your health in tea." Molly said nothing. Ooly, for few minutes the room seemed dim and misty, and life was very sweet. - And so, once more the wedding feast was kept. A little later, just ai the short spring day was drawing to a dose, the few pedestrians hurriedly wending their homeward way &cross that quiet bit of "ark, paused tor a moment to WO" that of the little old man, weak and tottering himself, but pushing bravely and ,eteedily on with eyes firmly fixed on the still far distant ;wed essery;eg airlrbistir, her thin arms clasped about his neck, her bands firmly grasped in hia, an old, Hearts are lank and more than eack-frleadly offer et help had been given to Timothy, but though grateful for tbe often he guessed almost im- patient at the daisy and declining all aasistance had pWded quietly on again. He could hardly have told how often he had stopped to rest siuoe first that strange journey had begun ; car- tain/y each time that the shelter of a friendly seat had been geined, often of necessity when there had been no such help at hand. Somehow he had fancied himself so much stronger than had;proved to be the ca.ie, for it sure- ly could not be that`Molly was heavier than he imagined, and she so weak and ill. At first her oough had been terribls ha, and it had torn and hurt him so to hear it ; but of late it had seemed to get better and at last it had ceased altog•ether. and very gratefully Tim- othy had thanked God for thaL A few moments ago they had stopped to rest again for the last time and he had questioned her tenderly as to how she did, Her face looked Feder, he thought, but she meemed easy and happy, and she smiled so sweetly at him as she answered rather drowsily, 'quite comfortable, Timothy, only very sleepy ; good -night, my man," and tie 'find Illeett and reverently as be always did, and then cheered and comforted had once Mora pushed OD. Ah ! there was the park gates al - moat reached at last, and indeed it was time, for his old arms ached ter- ribly and his old knees threatened to fail him altogether. He spoke en- couragingly to her from time to time but she had eridently fallen asleep tor she did not answer him. ft was bet- ter so he thought for now she could not guess how tired she was and it would have hurt sad vexed him sore- ly bad she known it; his good old *eying Moll ! Only a few more weary steps and the gates were nearly eained. Pain- ing through them on they went, these two strange travellers, and the little band of urchins in their wake noticed that just before the great door of the hospital oame in sight the old man panted more and more and his poor little stock of strength seemed almost ex haunted. Yr' the labor of love was all bet over -',1now ; one more effort and the end was reached. Worn and weary, and spent with fatigue, but still clasp- ing tight that precious berden Tim- othy stumbled up the last steps, arid fnendly items drew him into a safe shelter of shat firelit hall, and kindly faces looking pityingly kitty his, the place seemed suddenly to boConie oon- fused and misty, the *Mom to recede farther away, till at last, wrapped in memembered no more Faithful ante death ; his task wen done that kish hi the park sealed their last goactele, and his loving old arms had her to the end. For as they Neatly unelasped her arms hem about his nook they say that Andy was dot 2Isey wegM se willingly have Kap hile en. el kilt for a day et t1.0 la he thong Tsi-ve recovered free diai shook of the first sad aorakanioe het the odd row weeirle. The We at* „ house," Se said ; the dreaded law of separateon had Iota all power to burt bun uow ; he would just taiga one more look at her and then go They went with hire to where she lay, the matrou and the dootor ; not the friendly young doctor of the morn- ing, but another whose face looked an. satisfied and tired. Something had gone moth with his life spriugs of late. and since then he had ceased to be- lieve in the diviue possibilitiea of good, either human or divine, and now he eyed Timothy with a half -curious, half -pitying gaze. The latter shed no tears, had shed none indeed since first they broke the news to him ; the comfort of thew might come later, perhaps, and there was time enough. He stood by her side now, perfectly composed and celm, euanning earnest ly each still feature as though to leen it the better by heart. Then he laul his honest, -old, work --worn head on hers and kept it there it there for a moment. " The ring," whiepered the doctor to the matron. "It may buy him a drop of comfort at least. Let him hesitated ; then touching Tim- othy on the arm and pointed to it. " You will like to have it, herhapsr sbe asked softly. Lie glanced down at it, such a pot r little line of goldi- worn thin -in long and loving service for him, and shook his head. "Thank you, ma'am,' be answered I'd rather not. Oeste seedier ill my old woman would never pert with that, and I won't take it from her pow." He hesitated for a moment, courege as he looked. in. to the matron's face, he continued : would you let me have my dear girl's such • poor . old rusty thing, and he nsceived it revereutly as we do some- thing that is sacred anti very tfirenl you, ma'am," he turned to leave the room. He glanced toward the doctor as though to bid hiM good-bye too, but be had moved effireas them and seemed busy over something et the further end of the wited. So Timothy went away. He had almost reached the great outer hall when he heard the sound of hurryieg footsteps behind him sod his own name spoken, add turning around he use the, doctor. The latter looked at him silently for a moment and there was an ex- pression on his face that had been wanting there of late. " Wii! you shake bands with ale r said the doctor.—A. M. CAllititolif. Where iseEerent, doe'S see bow you have the face to ask ste so marry you.* He--mWhy net Slie—"Bemaso you Mid Mary Gladder that 1 wise( tbe load of • woman yin would have thought of marrying • year or He—" Well. it la tree. 1 thought I would here to marry ostnebody • manes time. your interior it I ever married at all, aod I mar have te sew if you my so." She—"Oh, that's different." Aloorove Of Is. The Isman wee from Wm prodigal ma. sad the teacher wag dwellist on the ober- "Eat amid all the rejoicting," he said, there wag one to whom the preparation of the tea* brought no joy, to whom the prodigal's return gave sieseure, bat only bitterness% to ose who did not approve ot the feast being bold, sad who had lie wbb so assuid Noir eau any of you ton me whe this wear' There was a breathless sibities, followed by a vigorous oraokiag of thumbs. sad teen from a dozen sympathetic, little goalies. oasts the %horse : Tbs Path Of Lightanag. ib often petters te Jeep se asighborise piealled telegraph wires ISOM then to fol- low the first to libe gzessa, although this latter path it NAN mat ho of far lees resist- ** them the path IS taken through the Mr. If • lighten* red should form • V shaped loop, aod the brolishoe of the bitter bolas of ooasiderehle *Mat, the disobarge will set Mims follow the brasohes, bat will jamp eaves the ommeine of the V. thus setting out the tom tress les petit. We have) lensed since the Mem of Franklin that lighlaint rods as IdIth points de a* n enese•rily votetes lower lying points seer thews • a toss may be area while walk's" on sires% agar a cenrsh spire, for a WI* vela of metal. else below eta es as iresslad Mobehily is Ile dower al Imlay streak by liebteksg.—"Whth we have "seremi about lightning." by Pref. JAN Tranvia/to, D. Is Us Matitaagnas Sormabw. years .Tea eoehorserrom the plass fear slams • ego radttiliEla 1/0111111111 le he like- ly Ss make saMi s feel et himself %silky gold sied halal hoes soak la she Oft ilea Were* iaairealesith ea earth. IS is aid thee if eff the seems raised la Terms was semis MIS ens sane the earessee *odd lik ems 100.000 Wks emmoblea te MINN spewed Ad %Min lied the assitaillahlogishil Smakiad the MOOS • ems hp sole ohm IMO la awl a *einem wood 10 II at Uwe 1hr ous hot mei* ins ealiZesith tee vow se golf b tehmilatee le leetem TO IMINE OWN ULF TRW.. Hy Mime own eoure law learn to nye Aud If lava thwart thee take no heed, Aud if men bate thee have no mire; Slug thou thy roue •itti de tby der& Hope thou thy hopr and prey thy prayed, ;And Mahn au crown they will not give, Nor bays they grudge thee for thy hair. Keep thou thy soul -worn steadfast eatb. And to thr heart be true thy hthrt; What thy soul teacher, leara to know, And play out [blue appolutrd part; Aud thou shalt reap as thou shalt sow, Nor helped nor hindered la thy growth. To thy full stature thou shall grow. Fla on the future's goal thy taws, And let thy feet be lured to stray Nowhitber, but swift to run, And no way tarry by the way, Until at last the end Is won. Aad thou mayrst look back frore thy plats And wee thy long day's lourney dour. OLD-TIME SERVANTS. Illtriet Bales for lionsehold Government Throe linudrod Years sae. Domestic servants did not have such an easy bane or it 3(X) year* ago, Judg- ing from the following orders for the iszamatic court favorite, Sir John Liar - 'Noon They were first devised in 15thl: "That no 'crying bee absent :tow prate: et member- or evening: •witeout a lawful excuee, to be alledged withal one day after, upou palate to forfeit fur eve tyme 2d. "Tht pout swear any othe, upon pekoe for every othe Id. "That no inan ve any &are' bort, that be findeth abut, without theere cease, upon value for every tyme Id. "That none et die man be in bet from our Lady Day to bliehaelanth ant; rf the clock in the mumble. nor out of hie bed after ten of the dock at night; nor. from Mictuicturis to our Lady Day in bed after seveu in the morning, nor out atter nine at Oahe "That no ran's bed be unmade, 0: Ere mitibetem endemic. after keit • the riock in the mornina on paiae "1112. It man teach any or the cand- ies any untioneet epeeche, or bandit word, or othe, on paine 4d - "That eo men waite at the table with- out a trencher in his heed except it be upon some good cause. on amine ld. "That no man appointed to wait. at mY table be absent that meals without reasonable elitist. cel MID& of W. "If a.ny man 'waste a chase, Ilov snarl answer the price then./ out of bis wages; &ad if it bee not knows wbo booako it. the battler attelL,sea., on ,ruitie of 12d. Wirer "hriti4 atone Olio _stist bee covered eugmtor before 00 paine ot 2d. athate bee roadie at 11 eg be- fore at dinner and six or before at see - Der an paint, of (id. "Mat none bee absent without hits as man strike his *Sow pain* of Math of service: ear revile, or so men ease to Ile kitches• without reasonable masers on pa/se Id., and the cook Rte./yea to forfeit ld. "That none toy with the maida, paine of 4d. "That no man wear, foule shirt en Spnday, nor broken hose or shooed, or deblett without buttons. an seine ot 11. That when any strainger Rooth hence the chamber be drest up again. within four hours •fter. pail). of ld. 'That the hall bee made t4eane every day, by eight in the winter and seven in the manner. on pain* of him that Amid do it th forfeit ld. "That the coert-aate her dhoti each meale. and Di* opened dwrins dinner mid supper without itist cause on wine tbe porter to forfeit ler every time Id. "That all etayre in the house and othtr room% that ncede shall require. bee ma& theme on Fryday after dinner. on paint shall beim, unto. lid. • "All which spommes *hal bee duty voids each quarter -day out of their wages. Karl bestowed on the name. or other The most paw oilseed eye:iota/us at heart disease are palpitation or fluttering of the heart, shortness a breath. week or LITegular puler, smothering spells at ulght, pains in reales of Mort. The brain nisy bs congested. causing headaches. Mail. neon or vertigo. In short, whenever the heart flutters, aches or palpitates It is diseased, toed lf lite is ranee tnifttnitilt intIllt be taken. Dr. Airflow's Curs tor tim, Heart Is the only remedy yet disto%erell which will always Art roller In 30 mite ate'. and cure absoweem SOLD BY J. E. DAVIS. weillilrbtl:tri. Baby up a weak cons- titution gra& C'11114. Jacedliribul'sgur.riY Food uutritive preparation for infants, delicate children and invalids atelier WATSON 130.. Pimesaurv.a., Tbe vast cur.itry north of the Golf of St. Lawreac-, is, to be uneommereisi explorer. the most interesting region on dee continent. if not in the world. For nearly four centuries the ships a culti- vation have sailed by it. yet. excetpt at the very water's edge there bag been no intrusion noon it. The rivers which pour forth from every opening In the hills beer witness that the back country ia a network ot lakes and waiter course& of the mat province Of Quebec to -day whim his department know, of that re- gion, and he will tell you that it is the least known portico North America: setweged: that two exploring parties Iskte goon* crossed the uenithal the ad: that for the mat tt the Montagnaia Indiana are the only towhee who traverse half a mithon square miles of tetritory-ffteem- era go up the Saguenay. Lake St John is reached by reit Bot away to the northeast is a tremendous tract of coun- try. from whence Woe stream* ereaur than the Hudson. the headwaters * which no whale man Imo ever seen.— Scribner's Magazine. Hen Oster a Waste. Coming down from Vancouver teeter - day afternoon some of the pessengers on the Charmer got a might *Welt they set. doebtlees speculating on yet. When bah way between die Sand heads and /limper Pass a whale wee seen sprin- ts about is sleets/ roils. when suddenly be disappeared. ind the next tooment the vessel sustained a shock that made ber tremble se if she had *reek hard etopped. and tor a time exeiteinent on board was isrbenot After the viofent concussion a crating of atabatigait edema the keel wan no6osable, and Ule pas- sengers were fully convinced that a reek had bees grasid—a thenght hardly conetataat with the fact that the old venison skipper, Oapt. wow eis board. Thome on dark Matched attoo- tivety the wahe et the *V. until as- tern that vessel the "rock" looOtoad up in the form of the hog era meneter. who ley the saresee ea if manned by the blow. He streak. la sisinst from one of the dives, alma* ender the wheel- house. and then had allowed the Mesm- er be dreg almost its whole heath or* Rook Walt or* Massie is itheseehmes Is the best Seeders agliSrlial eleactios ibt reek work fe the tonics la Oracle io construction sad Waited to e minim= Wk. Blitherete giek wart is mote Eilloslt to Me. does. and if bulky it Milpitas, a doer" foot so eneeh Aster. Ise tank. . la mesa forst asidviro iut. the power WI Ow al ellINI• tort the limbs& Mere aim &hoe that ane to=orolal teem eareaso. to Ift - HATS winds for Dant, visional annot GLOVES COLLARS. SHIRTS. HOSIERY. SUITS, CUFFS CAPS NECKWEAR. MITTS. The reliable Has sad Faraishlag Ithsperiam For TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THECOOICSBEST FRIEND LARGEST SALE CAPIARA. GODERJOH A. S. OFIkYSTAL, itaaufamarer *all Made (0 3E3 0 IL. IC 27143, Smoke Stooks, Shah Feste# Sheet Iron Awl Dealer Is -- Engines, Ilsokinery Oamisips. he. 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