HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Signal, 1873-01-08, Page 1GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. JAN. 8 WHOLE NO. 1351
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VrAPTER XII
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PORT ALBTTT Fof
DORI ALBERT.
MONEY TO LOAN
AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST.
Toronto Lift Assuranco and
Tonliue Company.
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DEWTISTe
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Good Accmnmodafion. Ample Stable
Room. •
t>*Thh is afluiitted tn > Firil.fe*
House keptrn Good Style.
AswurtUtS isre
A. M. RO.*-, A<t-nt po
ig, in »ited mt to wait
Maudaley, and has
in conversation since."
[uest conveyed by the
ir rendered an introduc-
■, and Harry according-
atiff joints,
whatever T
steasirt rmsnii Every ..Ws-slns-wdny
vol Treasurer,
H- »|.*W«»N,
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It% a popular theory in Scotland.
I that ‘•‘lire taiildhig of bridges diminishes
, the number of pearls in the rivers." At
first sight tins seems very much Uke
1‘Uakipx Tenlerddtt steeple responsible
I for the existence of < food win Sands; but
, the naturaliaf duds » basis of asisutUic
■teeth in live apparent non AKfuitur.
Before the bridges were built the cattle.
1 in fording the streams, trod tipoh the
I monads, and the injury done to the
| aheUecdueedthef-tnnah-eiuf pearls; but
I now that the cattle cross by the tridgys,
life secfetlon ofthh fertrls is no 1-ager
! proisoted rathe*.wav: Thepeavwrt mild
observe the fact, t hough tie comd not give
; the pWiiaophy^l iti
♦on.
.wuicrRm.Ac.*
.1 WHSUeno.
FAITH. .HOPE* \M>
/lOOKRnatTr.WPKK V . •VI boM th.-lr wi.rt.Hx >» th- i - •
S*. rev Mnsaavevs.r............
Vuitiuj bntarrs r.eei •
•rduMv i A Fin'd.
- ' In soy financial or other nag stictions
g ’ into which he might enter it! ptiyiuvnce
a ' of his projects, the good offloes Of those(
1 i to whom he was accredited were invited,
c-j to enable him to carry them out spixels-
yt fully. ( .
, j Harry smiled at finding his bw|i name
, ' enrolled amongst those of many persons
1 with financial And commercial reprita
e I lions well established in tlm Cui ml
r States and Canada, but in Montreal he-
» was the sole representative, and yhilsv
expressing his desire to afford his vid
. tor ever}* assistance and courtew in I.i
* ; power, h» 'regretted his irtal.iiil.v to
i further his plans in the way pointed nnt.'i
I To this Mr. Starling, the gent li-itiaii who.
presented the letter, replie I that his
* visit ta Montreal wat an >fter-th niglil.
a and a resolution formed only at. t e lai'
s moment; and on naming his iuUutiou t»
f Mr. Radatou, he Juul kindiv proffers I i
the favor on the very eie of his di-pitr- i
i ture. He further observed that he hul
t no plans in his Visit to Montreal beyond ■
i mere sight-seeing, unless there aiose
. inducements not at present foreseen to
! extend his views.
i This interview occurred in the count-
* ing house if Lambton A Co., and prrtly
iu the preeenceof Randolph Patton and
> a clerk; and on the departure of the*
I I stranger the former appeared tnquiai- -
, I tire and interested as to the motive of (
, his c,ll. Again during the dav Mr
Starling wailed (upon Hurry, and in his ,
' temporary absence was invited to as at
I by Randolph, with whom he entered in- i
[, to conversation! Oij Harry appearing ■
Mr. Starling linked, at Randolph-and'
i remarks^— J
“This geutli min, whom I havonotthe’ -
pleasure of knownq
' your retdrn Jji
kindly kept mq
Tiie* tacit real
stranger's manual
ti.-n unavoidable,
ly performed the necessary ceremonies,
prsviuitd to rtshprmg hitn into the office
where private , busineal Was usually
transacted. The further enquiries ol
Mr. Starling, who seemed interested in
Randolph, elicited the relationship ex
isting between him and the chief of the
house, and, as a matter of couiwr, he wee
, included in an 'invitation to dine with
Mr. Starling at Ins hotel. For the
present, however, Harry, for his own
part excused hiiaseif, as the recent de
parture of Mr. Ellis caused his time to
’ be so fully occupied that he could ill
spare an evening.
. The present ,*ajise of Mr. Starling a
visit was to obtain from Harry an intro
duction to a broker, through when be
could, if .required, negotiate some ex
change on England,' and obtain sue! in-
foruiatioa as he might require respect
ing the value of.certain securities which
he fait mallned either to buy or sell.
With this request Harry willingly com:
. plied, and being too much engaged to
accompany hun,"wrote an iotrbductery
letter to a yentieman ergagel iu the
transfer Of such commodities, which he
placed in Mr, Starling's hands, who
tpen, afterexpressing his hearty thanks,
left the office.
During this interview there sat in the
outer apartment a mail waiting to see
Harry, who seemed strangely startle^
on hearing Mr. Starling's voice, as lie
tittered his parting words. The stranger
rose to his feet as if fearing to encouu-
* ter him, but sank down again with an
evident glow of,relief as he foun-l he
■ made his exit by aaotherd .or which he
heard closed after him. ■ He recovered
' hi self.oh being addressed Lv Harry,
who in a ayni[>atbising tone enqiiire.l
qfter Ina health, and invited him to en
ter the apartment just vacated bv Mr.
f Starling,
“1 fear I aui trespassing upon your
times, sir; -if von are euga;.d 1 can call
in a-ain later in the day. ’
; “No, tuiu-i in now Mr. Smith, tlie
grtitieiuau with whom I was conversing
- has just left.. Ho is a townsman of
yonis I think, for if 1 a:u n<>t mistaken
Mr. Wilt uijinforincd me that you re-
, sided iii Liverpool for some years.”
The cdour lauuiied aga.n from the
I face of the stranger, and be evidently
ha.lto briioe his iiltvcs Infoie he e >uld
fimie a n-pl.. ' e
“I can hardly sav that I am a Liver
pool ipan Mr. Mpndsley, though I hive
lived there. 1 did not see the gsntl'.'-
luan. but probably I do not know-him ’’
“His name is Starling, but as I think
be is not a busmesa man, it is very like
ly he would be a stranger to you. ’
i 1 *» u >t reinembor the name," ’re
plied the stranger with evi leut luhef.
This Mr. Smith was an unfori unaio
Whom Mr. Wilton had encountered iu
* bis initurterings niacngat thu sick rfi I
j needy. Whilst idischaiging Ilia sacred
(unctions iit tlm hoepital Ins sttentiiMi
had been ' attracted to tne attenuated
i fi-anee of a i^tient just recovering In-m
au attack of fever. Enquiring into Ins
case .lie learned that a short time bifure
he had landed in New York, an emi
grant from England; failing in obtaining
I employment he proceeded to Montreal,
I add uA^Tig there with uo greater sile-
ceea,vFsWtejffp tnd waul Ceiling upon a
debilitauH.Jrsmo, hod -exposed bint to
' disease, which he contracted in a vile
I lodging monks in the most unhealthy
part pt .Uie city. Friendless and un-
, c.ucil fur, hs might have died but for
i the humanity of a medical man, who,
seeing his deplorable stats procured him
aduuiiun into a public institution
, whocs cuts and nursing barely saipd
, him. Day by day Mr. <v ilton continued
| his errand of niercy to the sick aayd,
and as this particular patient recovered
strength, aud waa able to converse ho
devoted ouiisiderabie time to 1dm, mid
on liis ducliKTge he mentioned, the mat
ter to Harry, and hsked his usislaiico
in obtaining for him a situation adapted
to his strength in some district removed
from the city, where purs sir might ren-
■' der hitn convalescent.r
’ Tri common riith Mr. Wilton, Harry
found himself nlueh interested in the
invalid, whose ultnneri and speech Ihi-
rlntyud tokens ,of an early life spent in
' good society, he Wrote to his friend ^Lr.
I Lloiiglas, hin old acquaintance on board
I the “Lion,” And with whose he had
maintained a correspondwnoe since, en
quiring if hs would procure lnm some
light employment in the neighbourhood.
Au affitiusUve reply was received, aud
it was to acquaint Mr. Smith of the re
sults ol his application on his belialt
I that itarry uml written »o him, asking
I him tv vail at thu present lime.
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Huron Division No. 120
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I
-Bflieh Captain Egertdu departed from
Moiitnal liu was accompanied by ids
I friend Dillon as fab as the Western prai
ries, where game was reburted abundant,
aud good spurt promised, but there they
separated. The former entinudd on
. biiywestsaril jotunSv, intending to joiq
' a’party proceeding to the Tied River
settlement; aud the latter fetunied to
spend the winter in Canada with Harold
I Grey!
Ar a stranger, every tffiirt w as made
by hospilnble friends to render his stay
pleasing, and to give st'favourable an
impression of Canada, her people, man
ners, and institutions as possible.
Skighirg, skating, snow-shoein?, tobo-
ganing and all kindred recteations wore
provjded iu abr.ndance; and within
doors mnsic, cards, dancing and pleasant
society left no hour of time unoccupied.
Hospitality is a virtue poKcaoed ox-
cluaively bi.no section, geographical or
social, in Canada, but seems indigenous
and general. East and Weet there is a
wstiu welcome to the stranger, but, as
domestic ties are bailor observed and
their obligations better understood than
on'thqaouth side of the line “43,” the
entrance into a home circle is more
jealously guarded than is the case with
our coiiains, and a letter of introduction
ora personal acquaintance is required as
an i “open sesame'' to the sojourner.
r<>e»aaed of either of these the way is'
|>aved to social recognition, arid to one
having the qualification to cultivate ac-
quajuianees, society will court him to the
top df his bent, passing biui like a enr- j
rent coin reund and round the circlsf
In a climate where the winters are »n
long, it is surprising to the stranger how
rapidlhr time dies, but when he reflects
on the variety of pursuits which thoidry
clear {bracing atmosphere affords him, he
ceases to woudcr. The morning or
aftei noon’s drive is auccoctlod by sleigh- I
ing, seow-shoeing i or toboganing at
night, and rarely dots the inclemency of
the weather house-hind either sex dur
ing the day, so that tho evening s icial
re-union is bat a continution of the days'
proceedings under different aspects.
TJiis applies mainly to city life, but,
even in the country, unless when the
population is unusually sparse,- the same
remark is to a great extent applicable
There is perhaps less argument—ter- '
taiuly less cerenieny, but undoubtedly
as niuclr fun.
It vms lasntitiil night at the end of
January, and the cold radiance of-the
moon bathed in frosted silver every tree}
for a rapid thaw had been succeeded by
t keen frost, aud the dripping branches
hauJieen clothed witk a thin coating of
crystal. As the moisture exuded from
the saturated branches it had beeu sud
denly turuaJL into lev, aud pveu the
vapors appeared to bare been crystaljzed
i before they could disperse. The pure
snow had received a light crust, aud any
hghkobject placed oa Us surface would,
-with a slight effort, run like aaqgic,
especially where a dip iu thwgfooud
give it any imp- tux Sisch sports were
eagerly selected by tobogauutg parties,
and the favorite localities on the sides
of the mountain, at whose base Mon
treal reposi-a, rosounded with the shouts
and laughter of merry gron|>s pursaing
■ the favourite sport. ,
One party was oaiuiuKcd of Hamid
Grey apd lus siatati Mr. Dillon and
Mrs Grange, Belle Stewart and Ran
dolph Patton, Harry andalively young
French Canadian lady, and two or three
other paiis of young people.
The course lay downs steep hill thror^jh
an opening made by taking down part) of
afetioe, thence dowij a gentle sweep,,
ending iu a broad field of virgin suowt
Excited and exhiiiratod, Uie party
offered mutual challenges, soiuetuaes
resulting at the end of the race, in an
intentional collision, brought about by
the skilful steersmen wilfully taking «
wrong course, producing a foul, in othwr
cases by the mere ffirce rf gravitation
brought into play by the inequalities of
the groon i. Two bodies thus in notion
coming uilucmitacl at an a wk «ard angle,
nut uiifrequently resulted in serious
trouble. ["
Partners were occasionally changed,
and it chanced that, at one timer Harry
and Lucy wots deceading tbs steepest
part on one tobogao, closely followed by
Raida'.ph and hi^partner, on anuher,
and by a piece of spparept clumsiness,
Randolph, as ho ran alongside, throat
out the short stick by which ho guided 1
the course of his frail bars, touching the
one oa which Harry and Lucy sat, caus
ing it to diverge from the track and dart
on a new and perilous course. The ,
direction forced uponhiru drove Harry i
... . -down arteeper declivjty, at the foot of
* „ which was a narrow passage usually'
closed by agate, and Inmwing the place, 1
rZ °"r l“ro ftlt “ •h™d,1«r I**4 ever Mm,
fbr ho was aware that to take nnyotlier
Er,int' cr ude was impeaibla, and the slightest
" divergence would lead to au acadent,
probably serious in irt results, fur al- ;
though he could sob »a they flew down
v«y Liiat ihe gate w<a open, yet a stray stone
' or a piece of timber on ti e track wirriild
render futile his skill aa a steersman,
it**- aud dash them against one or other aide
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