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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1880-11-18, Page 2`HE TIMES ill. to ( teUtif, "idea rather Petty palmetto that grew hurl sial Hitt;, So nigh as 1. orale un- it all in.' there, 1 1 to 111x1 d t d Al 'ghty G I lie meaua again,' Z edRVIAH ]TOPE. ov One oid{ugr, he went to alis lodg, ittgs to seek It Idris rest, It was about six o'olook, and people were al.ready mewing it: the hot, thirsty streets. x The apetheoaries' doors were apen,aud their clerks were astir. The physiolans drove or walked hastily, with the hag- gard look of leen who -e days and nights are too short for their work, no W11090 hnpe,, and heart as well, have grown. artna+t toe small. Zorviah notioed those yrirtne Northern fellows among ttLRW, Frank and Itemane, and sew how they had aged since they hart. came 'South,—brave boyaboth of thein, ami brad done a roan's brave deed. Throngh her oMoe window, as he walk- ed pant, he caught a glimpse' of Dr. Dare's gray dress tend blonde, woman- ly h• ad of abn'tdaut hair. She was mixing medicines, and patients stood waiting. She looked up and nodded Re in a low, bind voice, 'that I wouldn't ►ere, and spoke 1` very gently, err ai emu nc , Ile s * aid:— well, I guess Hell pull me 'The Mercy Same in last might, Soil+, —I know, And you rowed down for the supplies. You heard eomething about me on board the Mecca. Telt me, Sail±,' 'He's it durn fool,' said Scip, with a dull show of pas ion. 'Wein he n durn fool?' 'That dim mate,' 'So it was the mate? 'Yes, What did he say, Soil) ?' 'I never none believe h,' urged Scip, with an air of suddenly reeolleoted virtne. 'But you told of it, Seth.' '1 never told nobody but Jupiter, the durn fool !' presieted rBoilt, 'Whe is Jupiter?' 'Poofor Remane.'e Jupiter, hitn that holds his boss, that he brnng up from anti utillopod away. the fever. He said he wotaidn't tell. I 1 '.She is a good woman,' said Zerviah, never done believe.it, never!' hal aloud, lankitlg down at his cold 'It seems to itis, fiche' soil Zerviah. pagers. 'She touched me, and she knew 1 Lord, I should like to have yc'u bless her !' He looked after ber. She sat her horse finely ; her gray veil drifted in the hitt wind. Her sensitive colour came. Ha watched her as if he sad known that he should never see her• Ni earth. � egret i .rt A ruined character may be as carious es a paralyzed limb. A. ruined and re- pentant one is in itself an independent sy+tf til of sensitive and tortured nerves, Zerviele Hope returned to his wont, shrinking nn der the foreknowledge of his fate. He felt its if be knew what kind of people would remind him that they had btunme acquainted with hi= history, and what ways they would select. He was not taken by surprise when then who had lifted their hate to the popular nurse last week, passed him on the street to -day with a cold nod or enrious stare. When women who had reverenced the eelf•sao'ifoe and gentle• nese of his life a, only women do'or can reverence the quality of tenderness 1 in a roan, shrank from him as if he were something iufectinne, like the through some way. * * " But T ttish Seip had not told just yet. I can't help being sorry. It wasn't Eliot I wanted to cheat, but'—he choked— the sick folks used to like tile. Now, do you thick I'd slight to go on nuts• iug, Doctor ? Do- you think I'd ought to stop ?' 'Yon are already an hater late,; re. plied the woman of sciel,oe, in her usual businese•like voice. 'Your sub stitute will be sleepy and restless ; that affects the patient. Go back to your work as fast as you can. Ask me no more ffoliell gnost}one,' She drew her veii ; there was un• ptofessiona( moisture on ber long, fem- inine lashes, She held ont her hearty bandgrasp to him, touched the lackey, he w,'ut 1?y ; she wile too busy to smile. At the door of the Relief Committee, genet groups hung, clamoring. At the telegraph office, knots of men and uomeu gathered, dally inspiring the heroic r•onng operator,—a slight girt, —who h'td no left her post for many days at.d nights, Her chief had the fever last week.—was taken at the wit•ee,--lived to gat home. She was the only person alive in the town tubo could communicate with the other world. She had begun to teach a little brother of here the Morse alphabet, -- "that somebody may know, Bobby, if I—can't come some day.' She. ton, knew Zerviah Hope, and lonited tip ; hat her pretty face was clouded with the awful shadow of her owu respousi. • buity. 'We all have about as much as we can bear, houZerviabee as he went by. His own burdeu was lighter ed a little that morning, and he was going home to get a real rest. He lead just staved his last patieut—the doctor gave hi'n uu. It was a yc:ung man, the father of five very little children, and their mother had died the wes k before. Tire nurse had looked at the nrpllauts, and said: 'Hr's got to five,' This man had blessed him this meriting, and called the love of (rod ten his bend :rose little errs, with bowed head and broken his tender mercy On his wlinte long face, he met Doctor Darr. She was life. Zerviah walked with gniok step. rtdittg on herr- uncle upon a patient, He lifted his heart, with its short,bl ek, c •urse hair. His epee staring for sleep, flashed, fed with a food the body Icnews not of. I•Ie felt almost happy, as he turnod to climb the stair). that led to the attic shelter where ho had knelt and watched the dawn came on that first day, and given himself to God have told if I'd been you. But never mind,' 'I never done mean to hurt you!' cried Scrip, following him into the road 'Jnpiter the durn, be said he'd never tell. I uever 'told nobody else. 'Yon have told the whole town,' said Z 3rviah Hope, petiently. 'I'm sorry but never mit,d.? He stood for a moment looking across the stark Palmetto, over the dnety stretch of road, oerose the glare, t0 the town. His eyes blir ded and filled. • 'It would not have been a great white,' he said. •I wish you hadn't, Scrip, bat never mind!' • shook the negro gently ' ff, ae if heeled been a mere child. There was nothing more to say. He would go bask to his work. As he walked along, he suddeuly said to himself: 'She did not smite this morning 1 Nor the iedy at the telegraph otiice either. .Nor—a gond many other folks. T remember now. * 't a' Lord 1' he added shied, thought , breaking into one of hitt half unconscious prayers, which appeared more pathos abrupt netts of an apparent oath,—.Lord 1 what in the name of heavens am I to ulainte,—he knew it was just, though du ,:bent it2• • 1 be felt it harti. Now, as ha was coming into the His patients heard of what bad hap pened, sometimes, and indicated a feel- ing of recoil. That was the worst. Oue said : 'I am sonny to hear yon are not the man we tboeght you,' and died in his arms that night. Zerviah remembered that these things must be. He reasoned with himself. He tient into his attic, aucl prayed it all over. He said : Soutbera tt,•cltey, and she was riding fast. But she reined up and cobfrouted bite. 'Mr. Hope! There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you. 1 am going to tellyou immediately, It le ettid--! 'Watt a minute 1' he hleaded holding sod to the dying of Celboun. He had out both bancle. 'Now. Go on.' always kept that attic, partly booause I '11 is eaid that yon are an escaped he had made that praytr there. ' He convict continued the lady, distinctly. thought it helped him to slake others 'It is false!' cried the nurse, in' a, since. He had not always been a rutin ringing voice. who prayed. The hr,blt wast new, and The doctor regarded him for a me. rr quirt -d culture. • He haci guarded it l me'rt:, . rarid'•y !since he elute South, as he had 'I Inter be wrong. ferh.{pe it was •Lord, I can't expect to be treated as if I`d never been in prison. I'm sorry I mind it so. • Perhaps I'd ought not to. I'll try not to care too muoh More than once he was sure of being followed again, snspioiously or curious- ly. It occurred to hire at last that this Was most likely to happen oh pay days That puzzled hits. But when he turtle his did end regiment of bathing, air, not so bad. ' I was in a cruel hurry, e8 it was usually some , a idler, and theand ether physical needs. and so was Doctor Frank. Perhap, fellow shrauk and took to lerels, 'at On this morning that I speak of, they said a discharged couviet. if t:he nurse lead the fever. standing with his altunst happy boo Rad lined head, with his foot on the stairs, he turned, for no reason that he bend h;,ve given, and looked over hi. ehealier. A. man behind him, eteping slanghler. They said you Billed a man s',ftly, stepped, changed color, and a—forJe'ilousi.p, d believe; semethiug ernes- d the street. - aooat a woman.' ,'1 aro followed,' said the nurse. - 'What else ?-' repeated the nurse, He stoke alnucl, but there was no steaddr, one to htar him A vi,ihle chang,; I told them I did•upt •beliet:e one fdorrl owns over his f ice•. He stood ltttoeet- ei it r cried Medan Dare..; am for a init1?erlt; thou slid: the door 'Thank you, madam,' said Zerpittlt 'What elite?' asked Zervialt, liftiug his epee to Iters, 'Tiley said you .Were just out of a seven years' imprieenment for man. and (rawled, upstairs. At iutetvelr he etnpl'ed on the stairs to rest, and sett with his head in his haiele,: thinft- in:.,. By antl by he reached the room, and tere.v himself heet'lly npnn his bred, All the radial 00 had 'departed from hi. tired fire. as if a fog had crept over it. • Fie tad it in hid long, dein, bomene hands, and .illy '.here for e little while. He .,'as perpfrxed—not sur p,i.s d, lie wee not :shecktd—only clisappniuttd, Daily he wished that he eou'cl get lvt• • minutes' nap ; but he could not !deep. Not knowvirg whet else to do, he got upon .his knees presently, iu that place By the window he liked to pray ine and said, aloud 'Lord, I didn't empect it, ;. I w emit ready, L aho'tld like to. Bleep long enough to, decide what to do. . After this, Ire went back to bell lend fay still eettin, and iu a little while he. truly slept. Not long but to'those who pellet) for rest, a moment of un. eehsciousness ratty do the work t>f a enp f,wator to one perm hinge of .tbi•ret. Ile startrd, strengthened, with lineS of deci,:iou foaling about his !neut.() end Ih point of fact, even in tbitt cleatla stricken town, to be alive was to be as able to gossipas Well people, and rumor•, wearied of the mor.otonou,• fever symptom, found a diverting zest in tbii sl%attered reputation. . Zevvialt H»pe was very marsh talked about ib Calhoun; ea much, that the Relief Committee heard, naest.ioried, and exl!er'enced official an:tiety.. It seemed a uli=take to lose 60 valuable a Hope, sifter a ucrnaely jseraeptlble man. It seemed a,severity. to distillb so noble acareer. Yet who knew what pause: 'but it is tints.' l sinister countenance the murderer He drew one fierce wreath. t I tuilit be caithle tit ehieldint bene,itb 'She was baba%;tiftrl,' he sai.tl. '1 iiia niaslc'of1 pity'? The chichi! mind loved her; he ruined.her.; stabbed was perplexed. 'Was it tlnmane ;tr, hint Hebadgrown psinfu;ly pile. 'He wanted to go on-spea,l;iug to tela 'wo- trust the lives of our'perisriing citizens -to the ministrations of a felpe'who had so skillfully deceived the most hitt, lie roan, not to t3efettd or excuse hltn elf, ;ggot guardian•e of tee public' :serol ? riot to say anything peak or wictug, There tvas;'ine'pt rtiiiulisi, it chairman only to broke her understand that° Lee of a enb•oi minutest (,iii the 'nater sup. aid Bot '.%tilt to excuse :himself;; in •ply) who was but•dened with hneasi some way, just becttt}rre Oa wee a "No- floss. , • , mail, r o moire Len feel that be was au 1 It's clear ennugh what brought him enough to bear the'bueden of hie d ed, ,to Ceaf;tontt,, saiet this man. `What du He wanted- In cry out to herr 'Yon ar'e: yditfiuppose ole fellow does with iii, a• woman 1. Oir, be gentle, a+rd n•uder •five dollars A day ?'' etarl�d how Away a mut can• bo fob a, The Gomtrtittee on the Water Supply deadly sin l' but bis lips were paret ed•, prr,mptly divided rtito a Sub-:Vigilat:he; He -moved thein dt•yly ; he- atruld ;fat. and` iii 'the "St1W-Vit;illeelbei `'Committee tails`. Zertiit.h Hbpe's case was referred. '] he SIleMriesilenttfibfi:re.. She wag a result Was .t., -.lie' watt followed s, prndent woman 1. she thought before dee. she spoke. ,: On Saturday night, hitt NEI the rerl Poor feliow'1 site coir';• eudde ` hot sten was g+t•ing dotvn,''the enb•cum• Her Blear bine. eves odetfl boa but her !ulnae lifted Cie, „tee ! high, reported th Lb% el tief'ite fotlowe : ebin; cud, having bathed and cleanly, ' Mi 'e- retut•ned to t1se :[i!e!it t Off1ee "jh. a state of official exeltenseht ad ''We've:' done' it, Veit, lilni. Wo'vm'ftra�r%d,,Itrs what the fed ow d -,es be" it drt.pped lt,. and sot`tly never tnind P. tinsel iii if he htnl been dressed gent eat, a ehild.oc a•pane,:: .... knell , a he Lith He went opt h,yne,tT the town !n`tlie sebf hied ;aid, 'Never ixihell' t rSkte wi;th`'his't')Por rte • lltj Pita it:111 ' °.', 'bre -o' '•Wa=ll 2'' for the stelekodiiitnittett Tarsi - e„ wag at:}tome. Ile lived (Tulle alone, '.1 Haven't gat; it retnetet•el'r 1!toat?t 1" twt' '."` ', �1"`r.' Pf8k'!''' !Ott l t t n to Ile. i i i ua t' `� t h' mother a 1 f r n th E c c}. I, n, 1 eu lien v f►f tttl=o l�` r� a `, f. r is and tl t cfrN'' � f o�nte b .lite •fro he ,,. , ,� � y 1 l4 xoll•bottea era had died of the philia since :rune. me. .I !tint so ba -dols. I meant"t0'` on tlfe: cor igrs df tlfe eti"11eTlifc` t ",. s IIo�c tithed +when .l,o salt' Imps, and Yue•_ -Z Wart to, 3r'-- d:- , . a : e'r ' lien t `f' „f ,+ t, ,,k t,v, e '; e. his.. habit nul look of fear deepens:1 to a `t`iupit. 1' she sant. 'rote 1ratte ahiti''1 dithteilreiblIttee 'We'tlttofit'flfrid" °iAt.. ere Yen terror; he would rather of itt'd you shall. Ct,d• ie fair,' efl'httili t'4dfit it:efieteetlfit444e&teir't lies. t -.'a 4'" 1. "• k. fJ '.:tit. - *Tatet ' , �fltc tire. �i�tn tit rsnarrtictnat hitt where Soh! the boatman live/. Sete "hen Zdtrvihhlie„ f. drawn,, `OV fi;EF 18, t&'' 'Follow bice next week. Report ,.-..._, They followed, and reported still again. They consulted, and aooeptet1 the astoundiug truth. The murderer, the oonviat, the misereble,the euystety,. Zerviah Hope,—•volnuteer nurse, poor, friendless, discharged from Sing Sieg, was proved to have surrendered to th(e pnblio charities of Call^un, every duller which he had earned in the service of her sioll aid dying. The Committee on tete Water Supply and .the Sub -Vigilance Committee stood, mach dop+'eased, before their superior officer. He, being a justman, flushed red with a noble rine. 'Where is 11e ? Where( is Zerviah Aope•? The man should be sent for. He should receive the thanks of the committee. He should receive . the aeknowletlgemeuts of the city, AAA we've set on him like deteotives 1 hunt, ed him down 1 Zahnds 1 The orty is disgraced, Find him for me 1' 'We have already done ..tit best.' replied the sub committee, sadly. 'We have searched for the man. Ile can • not be found.' ''Where is the woman doctor ?' per- sisted the excited chief. •She recom- mended the fellow. She'd be apt to know. Can't some of you find her ?' At this moment, yonng Dr. Frank looked haggardly into the Relief Office. •I aln taking her cases,' he said. `Site is down with the fever.' (CI NCLUDISD NEXT WDEILY THE EX.ETEiR Planing Mill,Sash, DOOR Air D E�IN� ��Cfi0�1�! ALL KINDS OF TUR KING Done to order. Itomernbetthei,lase lave ' :c& Iloward E os. SALL, PORK PACKING HOUSE .Having commenced busiuessfortits ,• Fail andWinterTrade tVe are prepared to pm -chase any quantity of Polk, subject to the following regulations '. We will take offtwo pounds per hundred: if ary, and .three pound if soft. Shoulder stuck; twenty -fire cents, If any of the bung grit is left in, 25 cents extra will be deducted. £ No port( will t o bought at any price: it warm, - We want all Hogs Qritting slight thi- nigh breast to head; and :Earns opened 'outto tail; <.< Si .7. PETTY.. $i11 Ahen t ! Look att It! ': 4 ter o .. der eq a �^ M hap '' saw r '''C3 #�r�! p� a ••N y 1Y 1, C'' '�� a e• ,5g, Yd 6 =i a 4 c i �Ir' 'n ga ' a .o ri'1.1 O d O F n. Made . and8od by us only. 'We+ure�also showing as scum the largestancl•liest assorted stock of t and rTiriwa46, to�res . , 2b be seenin the onunirt!eoueititing of ;`' tb' es �i•DOK s ,, ,P! aaY'.1ior" Sto' 'e~S, 4 �, BOX, SIN)' rd endless variety. A fall stock of :t?irralli•rs o ,ittlyie,,, Pen hirtueu,gasesara newt of j Se" it, :till Lam S 'a :tiara :Goo l the' y'•tlnw (ever t111n to have seen Ilia! •'iter, enid tele prnitstuf enr:viet. in a Every ntnrtni cent :liar atikee s tttrrl• 1I1 of y tricot, Not t hern mil set net ten. lint Zerviseh I dull vr•ice, 'Cod is heir, and so tie let ell over to the fund for the sefferers. I tsI.e—ttietestp tee rem f"r afclee ar flM100p Sat down by hilt on the bot sand, be. t 'tan tell of ate. I've riot no fault to Ile never kept back a red. Ho pouredl skins In cash or trado, BISS1 L r 13RO , LEGAL W. E-IALL, ATTTf1'IZ TEY-Ale. . LAM Solicitor in Chaucery Notu' Public Qouvoyaucer, dm, Oil16n—orer l' xettnngd Banic,Exoter, Out. fYNDl\IAN.— CORONER Ptillf J✓ the Ooeuty or Huron. 1.filee,nex 1 deo) tor Meek. Oarling't• score, Este ter, J\V, B:tLO1VNIN(1 M. n M. (3 • P, ti,Gradltnte Vlotortal7rtivers'ty^ Otllcec androskdeuoe, Poe: Moir irabnrvttot V, Exeter. 1 C. MOOIRE, M. D. O. M. e Graduate of iia itlt7nivorsitvMontrtnit Mee anti reetdence,Exeter, Ont. O'tloe ours-- Rto 10 a, tit and 7to 10n. m R. J. A. f'30LLINS, 1i2, 0. 1'. 5, 0„V•uotorio S°, Orediton, Ont. Oflleetouir4 to9 tole it. in.; 2 to G p, .tri'. LUTZ, M ,, 111: D • Ofiice at his residence, Exet6'r. U. IRVING, aliADUAci''lri UNIa VstisITsr TrinityCollege 51en, lereoltoo t•'uvsiolans and surgeons Ons., r fiteenirkton. The now F -encu liredicinecuree Sperettatorrhtre IMPOTENCE end 101 nervous compfaints re, suiting in Loseof Memory. serious impediments to marriage, great depression, eto. 76eper box : SF for 6;2. Sold by druggists every -Where. Whole-' sato—LYVIAN BRCS. & e0., Toronto. Sent by mail, securely sealed, on reueiptof price. Address' L-nperiai hfcs iiiicine Usenet. 2oxe39P 0. T.oront•a • Call and see the Flom? Plants. tat • I- , Q ' Thaw rt H b Cil tszi Cai 'ed tee C`• triy"+,r tni NEW ST , D. S Rroreld a rytst rd• my euatorrrbrs tiIia•6 t 2:5. e rh moved m s, Floe Feed Loathers to' W. H. TROTT'S OLD STALID, Three Doors south of tile Yost OiBae,. cud iss opened out a choice *tech. of fresih. FLOWEII, FIELD AND GARDE'Z BEEP te. Maar and r'eod delivered fire of charge_ TOITl MoIN'NZS. 1LTAY -PUMP VOTtItS. ��.1�G+. BOLTON • ORO?R9ET0 'a 1 -..:using added to my lump maelusery, and pro corse a large atuic+ttity ui liret•c,Iass pump logs, f amu prepared to offer ar.articlo Superior to our Factor in the County, ,arid at prides that Crory Competition. Welts anti Cisturus dagon Ile shortest,nutice. RePoro:purclrasitlg*ail .a:theSayPump 1t° iks, t r„ebop-'.Qfie-ouarte--mile'.:nort of Exeter, r,ontlonitoad, Have THE MILD POWER Humphreys' Homeopathic Specifics Proved froqm ample experience on entire snceusa, Shttpie, Prompt, Efficient. and Reliable, they are the only Medicines adapted to popular ase. ' 1. F5ii pii.�Cbngentloic 1flitfiaaimatfonri $ n .$crit: I ever, w rm ("otic S. (lrytng ('t►Ite, ertreetltt of Infants, 25 4. Diarrhea of Children or duns • • ,25 5, D sentery Griping, Bilious Golrc, • ,di •6, Cholera Norma. vow:tine, • - ,25 7. Coughs,. cold,Bronchitis, • • .25 8. Neural Toothache,Saceacho, - ,25 Neuralgia, 0. Headaches, Sick Hettdahes, Vorllgo, 75 10.8Dvstrepsfa..>PnloufoSbomapp, .,. •; • ,25 'AA 11.•911 p:snit it *1 Pdliif'dl Plirio86.'..28 *12, sib ite5a toax�ro1Itao: I'eftioder • .25 11 e!►,,y oough.2 ttflptut% B estl,*ng 2 it11lteanr .ry,sIp,iM upti0ra,.25 *1hti,ntattit RiredttSatl 'cis a, ,25 . 16, ,l7�Yuear,�tt71d1[�19r ll!!Y �iltiltfs �l'`UYeq Ag'uas,.att 19, CzsI7trrti t5bu' oleos, r.i i'E b uenzn',51i 21i, 4t 8nI l6I bII( a e ' 0 n , 5n tt Deena r Plit l tot•cougoi, t$o Kldtiey lltirta bi., • •i' ;'<: • • ... e i' :.t . Ns vows hairy,. r rrhea,.1. pt a line th Bd,50 tr t u' e Olt*, ti ,,��'' 0 o f H .i ! 11hyctli t t Alt s0 e p (t, or �otebyttrurrglata,mtseitthytrie�t ,bil sI)- d'V,ial, tree^ogeadi e,.e retia: set. rteaf e'fy,�gifctjtai.0..r.t}Ht, iTiire booko lersfiri dire; 1 [S00.1.64711 1.,..' Well id,” Address if i' as :breva Baine Urrc..' Med. Co., 1W I uItun Si., Now Yc•rk. Fee epees at the DOMINION LABOR ,ee IVItY,