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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1891-3-12, Page 6HESTER BENFIELIJ 'CHAPTER rn, Old Miss Morris is dead,and Frank Ben- field, now in the army* lies left Bm eant/ with his regiment to join the brave men Doing battle with the Sikhs in India. And how has Hester borne this parting from her son? alas 1 Alas !. she is much changed, Long had frank mourned over a blight a which seemed to have fallen on lois mother's love for him, for the cause of which he and the true old friend now no more, had sought in vain. Severe in look, and cold in manner ; suspicious at one moment, repentant at the next ; captious, or painfully humble by turns, it was difficult to recognise in Doctor Thornton's wife the Hester of other dere. Her husband did not, perhaps remark these variations so much as others, for time seem- ed to have rather increased than lessened her devotion to him; but he even was grieved occasionally by her doubts, bitterly expressed, of his effeetiou ; and when, in his own gentle true -hearted way, he would kindly soothe her, and direct her thoughts to the foumtein which calms the most tur- bulent feelings of frail htnnanit , she would weep upon hisbreast, and tell lsint that his love was her chief happiness. To poor Frank, on his return from sehoel for the holidays, the change was sad ; he who had been for so long his mother's dar- ling, Pad g, to d himself now supplanted, in her a eetiens, as he believed, by his little sister, for whom his mother'spassionate;ttteehment amounted almost to idolatry. Nothing the boy could tlo appeared to please her;. accused harshly of duplicity, of untruthfulness, where no grounds existed for the accusation, his stepfather would mildly interfere, and point out to Rester her injustice ; then, perhaps, remorseful and mehauie,t of her conduct, she would entreat (? i her son's fzg io mthis, lie ess •butt ' had ob- served, was during the earlier phase of the change. Gradually her demeanour towards hint and all, save the favoured two, her him - baud sial her daughter, became colder and more impenetrable. Water could be struck no longer frons the reek, and abarrierarose, between the mother and son especially, which caused him to feel happiest whey: freed from the chilling influence of her presence. Ten long years had Hester kept her dread secret, hidden in the deepest recesses of her heart --this secret which hail turned all that hard before been sweetest to her in lifee to gall. George ei ria has kept fifes word, and sumo last they lanai met and p:trteii she had neither seen nor heard of ham, Little slid else dream that the Lord Bedlam(' whose uelsofbenzevolencethe ,,aperssooften related ' ansa of wheel the world spoke so highly, was the one duan who had eaused this embitter- ing of her eeistesiem fie, in the mean time, had oti*thdrawn to the a•iiuntry, .and devoted himself to the int- p3rnvc nwnt of those about him. It was the Mee pneelit which in any way rewarded his efforts ; and during the time thus resod in ameliorating the condition of his ten- antry, he experienced feelinga of enutent. anent to which he long had been a stranger. Colonel Allenby --.now a general,holding a high military appointment in India, which, when offered to him he could not refuse, as it have him an opportunity of seeing activo service, -had been obliged to leave Lady Helen, and his aweet daughter Alice to pro- ceed eastward. Lady 'Helen, still proud, perhaps more so than ever, and in her ma- tured beauty aiinoat.magnificent, saw him. depart with deep anxiety and sincere re- gret; but there was something of the Spar- tan inher character, wbichporhaps made his aeldier-heart love her all the more; for with the field of honour spread before Mtn, had power been given her to solve the future, even though the path upon which he was about to enter should lead to death, hers would not have been the lips to bid him stay. Nov so the gentle loving Alice, his daughter of fifteen summers. How tearfully did she nestle iu his breast, and pray that God would preserve her noble father from every danger 1 He had called her his little dove, and. as sue's, when far away, he thought upon her—his dear and only child. And Alice would sit at home, and longing- ly think if she could but obtain one of those mystis fairy glasses, which enable their happy possessors to peer through space 1 Ah, Aliee, well is it for us all that many things are hidden from our view. Could your sensi- tive nature have borne to follow him iuthat Iong dreary march beneath that burning Indian sun—to look upon him in thatbloody pass, where lie bleaching still the bones of our murdered men—had you seen him un- horsed, surrounded, and that dark sinewy arm uplifted to hew him down, would not your heart have sickened, and your vision failed to distinguish longer, amidst that fearful scene, the father you love so dearly ? And yet a moment's longer gaze has shown him to yon,' though faint and bleeding, rescued by a gallant youth, who, at immin- ent peril to himself, bears him onward to a place of safety. " My dearest Helen," wrote General Al- lenby on the morning after the action, " I trust this may reach you before you read in the newspapers any account of our last dis- astrous affair . Yes, my beloved wife and child, but for, the care of an all -merciful Providence, I mightnow be lying side, by side with those poor fellows who entered with me yesterday into that treacherous pass, to return no more. 1 owe my life to a young officer of the name of Benfield, who, seeing the unhorsed, disarmed and on the point of being cut down, struck my assailant to the ground, and supporting the on one arm—for I am slightly wounded—fought his way with the other from the scene of bloodshed. I am now awaiting my deliverer, and I shall tell him there are two who will thank him better than I can for having so bravely risked his own young life to save mine—you, my be- loved wife, and you, my Alice. I shall write ,,gain soon : at present I am equal to greater exertion ; my wound is but trifling, so have ao anxiety on that score." Frank Benfield also wrote to his mother to tell her of his safety, and as he did so a 3igh escaped him at the thought, which would intrude itself that she would have but lightly regretted him had he been numbered with the fallen. He waainterrupted in hi oc- :upation.by . a message from General Allen or, regnesting his attendance at his tent. When on his return, he resumed his pen, is added to his letter that he had had, on the previous day, the good fortune of saving the Gleneral's life, and that, overrating this service, which he would have equally render - id to any fellow -creature in the same dan- ger, the kind old General had appointed him - 1c) his staff, and recommended him for pro- notion, • His mother's reply to this letter was more , affectionate than any she had ever written i to him. She called him her gallant brave boy, and told him how intense had been her anxiety on his account, on the arrival of the news of the action, until his letters dispelled her fears. She added that she was under the greatestebligationa to GeneralAllenby's wife —although she desired he would not men- tion this—aid it had given her the greatest setisfaction to hear of the assistance which Frank bed been able to afford him. Rouse were ringing and cannon firitg to aunounee successes in the ,Easti while mourners whose beams' best treasures had been taken frons them in the struggle for these very victories, listened tearfully to sounds which to them were as the funeral knell of the dear onesthey had lost for ever. Heroes, both real and unreal, were flocking home ;.amongstthe former were daily expect- ed, Geuerat air William Allenby and his aide-de-camp, Major Benfield, - Mamma, dearest, dont you long to see Major Benfield. ?" said Alice Allenby. "Don't you long rather to see your father, Alice?" returned Lam" ady Helen. Oh, of course, my own preeious father is before every one else in the world. I thought you would have understood that, mamma ; but if there is one person I wish to know, it is iifajor Benfield --only think of all we owe him." This, Lady Helen admitted, was very true, and equally true was it that she was sincere. ly grateful ; but she ardently wished, at the same time that instead of being a young unmarried officer, her husband had owed his deliverance to some steadold Benedict, or to asoldier in the ranks,whose reward would have been very different to that which the General had given to Frank Benfield, She was disconcerted by Alice's euthusiasni on the subject of their bounden gratitude to him. It fretted her, and alarmed her pride to think that, perhaps, in Alice's: devotion to her father, she might look with too tuf- ty an eye on the young soldier to whom he owed so much ; her hope was that he might not prove to be a person likely to captivate one so fastidiously reared as her daughter had been; but in this respect Lady Helen was grievously disappointed, She was corn. pelted to admit to herself, when at length they became aequainted, that alae had never met with a brighter, hsndsonser, or more eugaging being than the man to whom, in her fear of giving him too great encourage- ment, she had determined to accord out- wardly but a scant measure of gratitude. But, Lady Helen, you may work as you will. You may call Major Benfield to this aide of the room, on the smallest pretext, when he is speaking to Alice on the other. you may carr -y her off from the ball -room just before that last deuce --yet will they still fall in love, notwithstanding all your efforts tel prevent it. They know it not theiuselvea. It was only aecidentt',ly that they discover- ed it at all. When Alice's little Arab, which was supposed to have finished his education at the traiuing•school, became restive dna'; dal' and threw her, then it all burat forth, faired the dreadful part of it was, that Sir' William Alleuby saw nothing in it that it was objectionable- " 'leavens+, bjectionable,"'leavens, Sir William, how you try me I" cried Lady Helen, ending her string: of arfiumeuts against sueh an engagement, by asking him if his life bad been savod by a common soldier, whether he would have thought it necessary to smite his only daugh- ter to the man as a mark of gratitude ; to which her husband smilingly replied, by quoting the marriage of David, the shep- herd -boy, with the king's daughter, in acknowledgement of a far lighter debt. " You know 1 am. grateful, Allenby. God kuowa how thankful I was for your deliver. anee," she aaid, her eyes filling with tears; but the blood of the Meldons has never yet mingled with that of a plebeian, and I cannot bear to think of it. "How do you know ho is a plebeian, as you collie? .E am sure there is nothing in FrankBeniield's appearance to indieatotnis; v. finer -looking, more gentlemanly fellow It have mover sten. And think of our little Alice ; she loves him. Poor child, it is her first love, and for a question of mere pride would you wound her young heart?" Oh, Allenby, that will soon howl, never fear,' said Lady Helen, coldly—" first love is all a dream—a mere fano'." "Do you say so, Helen ?"easked her hus- band searchingly. She coloured deeply, over face andneck, and then replied firmly, a Yes, because I have proved it, Frank Benfield had a conversation with Lady Helen, which more than ever harden- ed her against him, and made him leave London to seek his mother, resolved tie learn something from her of his parentage. She had hitherto evaded all his questions on the subject, but now he leas an object in view, which, in spite of her coldness, nerves him to press for the truth. She was living by the seaside, whither she had gone for the benefit of the health of his sister Mary, whose declining state her mother alone was unable to perceive. " Mother," cried Frank, "I beseech you to tell me who my father was—who you yourself were previously to your marriage with Dr. Thornton ? If you retain the slight- est affection forme, I entreat you to do what I ask ; the happiness of my life may depend upon your answer. He waited for a reply, but none came. Her face worked convulsively for a moment,.and then grew as calm and stony as before. "Oh, mother, answer me !' "I will, Frank—listen. From my lips you shall never learn what you seek to know —never; and none but mine can reveal it —none. Nay, listen further " (and there was passion and almost madness in the glance with which she regarded him), " if again you approach the subject, my curse. boy, my bitter curse, shall fall on you ; so be- ware." " Mother," he urged hoarsely, " you do not know to what misery you are condemn- ing your son. Be merciful ; I implore you." " Are you alone the sufferer, think you? Bear your share, boy. Ile bad no mercy," she concluded wildly, and then, waving her hand peremptorily, she said," Go." Her agitation was alarming to witness, and he would have remained tosoothe her, but again, she commanded him to be gone, and sadly he obeyed. In the garden he met his sister, and for a while his thoughts were diverted from his own griefs by the shock he received at seeing the ravages which a few weeks had made on the young creaturebefore him. " Oh 1 Frank, my dear brother, how glad I am to see you?" she excleiined. "Have you come down to play N ich it'i for some time ? I hope so. I have b 'e:,so wishing to see you; there is something t want to ask you." "No, dear Mary, I can only et oyy for an hour; I must return to town by the next train ; but tell me, dear child, about your- self, how you feel ? Do you grow stronger here?" • " That is just it, Frank—just what I want to speak to you about. Come, let us sit down quietly, and then I shall be better able to tell you. You know, my dear brother, how passionately our: mother loves me. I have sometimes mourned over, this blind affection for one so littleworthyof such de- votion. Frank,I have thoughtitsmful. Some - tines lately I have been almost terrified at her outbursts. One night since we came here, when she thought I slept --but I don't sleep much, dear. Frank—I felt our mother lean ng over me ; presently she kissed ine gently and then murmured " For you, my preci- ous, my darling, I must go on enduring and. shertly afterwards she named some one - I could not catch distinctly who ---George, coupled with, some other name, and called limn,, , almost ' fiercely,; the ruiner of her peace. I have been longing to tell you all .this, end also something else. Dear Wank,' and her voice slightly aheok, " do you not see that I am dying! Do not turn away, or male to deceive .me.. I feel, too surely, that 1 am soon to leave this earth ; and it pains me that my darling mother should not perceive bow nearly my end is approaehing. The blow will fall so much heavier if she is unprepared to receive it. My dear father, I see,, eapeets it; but even he does net know how quickly thelast sands are running out. Do you net think I should tell her? I wish, dear brother, you could be at hand, to support me by your presence, to soothe and calm her into resignation. You must console her, yogi know, when I am gone ; and, Frank, when I am taken away, the Scales will fall from her eyes, and site will do you the justice which it has often grieved me, oh ! so deeply, to see withheld. You will come again soon—souse very early day; for, remember, I have little time to abide here, and then I o'+hall tell her. You will come, will you not, deareee Frank?„ It was almost a relief to Frank Benfield's pent-up feelings to hold his young sister to his heart and weep. It seemed to hini, as he did so, that every being whom he laved wits either to be severed from him by a eruel fate, or cut off by death, The mother of his earlier days, now ehanged was she l What could be that mysterious some- thing which had arisen between them? The. old friend who had taken that pareut's place also gone. Of Alice he dared think no Lucre, and Mary, his dearly -loved sister, about to sink prematurely to the grave. Long did he hold her in his arum, her pale cheek reeting en leis shoulder. "I shall eolue, Mary dear- est, the day After tomorrow. Oh, mysistert" he cried passionately, after he lied snatched a last kiss, " would that I, uncared far and an outcast, were to be taken, and that you, the li ht of many hearts, might still he apexed to apread sunshine around. He left her puzeled and amazed at his last words. "Mamma," she suddenly inquired that evening, "whyhave you never told the anything about Frank's father? I never heard you speak to Frank about him either ; he died long years before you marriedapa." a It was thrust fleeter little expected from such a quarter, and site gasped for breath in vain efforts to articulate. " Poor Frank seemed very unhappy this evening, mother dear, and saia things which distresaed and puzzled neo when he was leaving, What could fie mean by calliug himself an outcast, and uucared for' Oh, mother, it grieved me to bear him say suels things ; I trust you were not speekiug severely to him to -day, be is so good." " Mary, my own au el, spare your wretched mother,"criedeater, throwine herself at the feet of her child, " every* wor you utter is a dagger in my heart. I)o not yore reproach me. Let all the world accuse me, but not rate;" and then, with her face hidden in the folds of her daughter's dress, the secret of so many years was told— told almoat ere she knew it bad passed her lips. " ley own darling mother, what have you not suffered ? Oh, mamma, I must tell yen now ; I cannot delay, for I feel—I feel that it is coming closer even than I thought. Look at ray hand ; is it not thin and pale' Look at my face ; it is not wan? Can you. believe, health will ever again visit it ? I told dear Frank to -day, mamma, what I am goingto say to you now, instead of waiting, and egged him to cotne and be beside you when 1, broke it, I .ani not growing better; daily, hourly, my strength decreases. Do you not understand•—do you not see dearest mother, that I must quiekly be at rest—that I shall soon fall into that blessed sleep which knows no waking? When I am gone —mother! mother 1" Nester's eyes grew distended, and the hand which clasped her child's pale fingers, grasped them more tightly for an instant, as, with a shriek, she fell backwards on the floor iu strong convulsions, (Te BE CONTINUED. Arsenio an Extraordinary Poison, Arsenic is an extraordinary poison. Given in small doses to a horse it will sometimes kill it, yet a hood horse•trader relies entire- ly on this insidious mineral to bring an old plug into salable condition and to turn a rough coat into a smooth and glossy one at lightning speed. Some of the single doses these inen give would kill the entire atock of a liveryman if administered injudiciously. The men who mine arsenic in the copper districts of Cornwall, England, are paid very liberally, indeed, but cannot get any insur. ance on their lives, and if they don't quit after a brief spell of work their wives be- come widows. Yet, iii Europe, especially in Switzerland and Austria, children posi- tively suck arsenic and thrive on it better than Canadian children do on candy, and that the inen chew it is an established fact. In the European districts where arsenic abounds the men are powerful, and the women red cheeked and robust. Aphorisms. The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a po• tato ; the only good belonging to him is un- derground.—[Sir. T. Overbury. A newspaper is the history of the world for one day.—[&shop Horn. The most valuable gift that can be be- stowed upon women is something to do, which they can do well and worthily, and thereby maintain themselves.—{James A. Garfield. It is better to hold back a truth theft to speak it ungraciously.—[St. Francis de Sales Time, which deadens hatred, secretly strengthens love.—[Richter. People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after.—[Goldsmith. There is no bitterness like self-reproach. Landon. An inward sincerity will, of course, influ- ence the outward deportment ; but where the one is wonting, there is great ` reason to suspect the absence of the other.—(Sterne. Determined to Uphold the Rules. • Lordly Brakeman-" Madam, you'll' have to put that dog of yourn in the baggage -car. It can't ride in here," Lady—" It's down on the floor, where it will not disturb anybody." " It can't ride ip this car, ma am,'I tell you. You'll have to carry it into the next car." " I would rather not carry it," " Then yon can" lead it there, can't you ?" " I don't think I can lead it." " What's the matter with your driving it there ?" " don't believe I can drive it either." "'Well, I can, madam. I'm going to drive it out of the car, anyhow." Kicks the do .violeuti . It proves [ g y to be a cast-iron dog.] Consider the satisfactions Consider of life singly and examine chem as they come up, :and then ask yourself if death is so terrible in taking them from you.—Plutarch, JOHN. L BATT' "Sea)... India)ule Ale mid : XXX Brown Stout. Ifighest awardsann atedals for Purityaud Elmo - Ienceat Centennial 1'<zhib'ttion, Phulalelphie 1876; Canada, 1876; Australia, 1877; and Paris, France, 1878. TEST1MONIATr$ SELECTED: Pref, R H Croft, Bub]io Analyst, Toronto, aaya: •-"t And It to be perfectly senndeontafningno impurities or adulter- atioes,and can stronglyreeomm,mdit as perfectly pure and every supe��rior malt teor," John B�siwaroa, Profeasor of Chen}istry, ldantreal, 8615:. Sndthomto be remarkably Beene noes brewed from, pure Dealt and hops Bev, P: 1.-X d,Page,Professorof Chemistry, Laval Endear. sity, Quebec, says a "I have analysed the Indian Pale Ale manufacturedb v oi►nLabatt, Domain, Ontario, and nave found it a lightale, coecaining but little alcohol at a deli- cious eavot, and of a ver agreeable taste and su eriar anality, audoompares with. the best imported ales- 1� it re also aualy&ed the Porter .X$ Stout, of the same brewery. which is of excellent quality; Its (lyer is very agreeable; It is a tone: more energetic than the above ale, for it is a ittie richer inaleohoi, and can he compared advantage- ,ousIywitb any imported article, SiA:oui# GRQWLi'R .VOR if`r. HBRpt IT'S PAUDISE. TUE EXETER TIES. A. Nan nay Become towtpietely 1.o5t to the Ispublisaed every Thursday mom ng,at World in Landon, London is uulike any other city, in that one's individuality is loat in the great throng of 5,000,000 of people. The moment he has passed ant of one of the great railway ata. tions all interest in him ie gene, and no aIle seems to know or care what becomes of him, Though he might spend his days and nights lu the streets, if he avoid thevieinity, of the Bank of England, the Strand, Oxford and Regent streets, he might live ye without 'Meeting a familiar face. li re wishes to live the life of a hermit, or r t't s a .a the ahsert a za ss of h fellove- mail o l mac, then the thickest settledart of Landon fa his safest retreat. pNo one will ask any questions, if is has the money to pay hie way, orno one will inquire his antecedents if lie engages ins is little business. London isethe '" city of refuge" of unfortunates from all parts of the world. Some succeed anti beo:onsegood citizens, but more Unger an in obscurity and die broken. hearted, Every one the stranger meets seems to be full of his own bueineas, Now and thea one luight stare at him, but it is with a far•olliook, to be forgotten the next moment. Cabmen and drivers of all kinds of vehicles follow their employment, intent only upon reaching their destination, and without reference to the erowd of individu• al atoms of huinenft;y which block their Not way everywhere. ot that the average Londoner is different from the rest of mankind, but hie daily elbowing, by the multitude snakes hint thoughtful of him- self alone. Otherwise! his work would never be done. Politeness in giving way to oth• ars, even ];lilies, is not expected, Mels do not pay their fares in a railway carriage, bus or tramcar to give up their scate to others, but to reef, or because they aro in a hurry. .1ny pretensions= to superiority aro only laughed at, and woultl•be nabobs meet seek and pay for privileges if they would be exclusive. These are to be bail for the al- mighty dollar, but lofty bearing stands a poor chance in the evcryelsy London demo• :ratio crowd. Their patience and good. humor are proverbial, even under circ,nn- stances the most trying. When country u en would rave and storm, the average Loudoner would excuse and tangle Encounter with Slaw hunters. Two months ago a despateh ;arrivals at Brussels from the Belgian Congo announcing that an encounter has taken place upon the Saneourou between troops oftheCongo Free State and a band of Arab slave traders. On the 110 of August a band of slat o -Bunters was reported to the chief of the Belgian camp at Lusango as coming from the east. The news was brought by women and children fugitives, who reported that theslave hunters were burning anti pillagingand massacring wherever they encountered opposition, re- ducing to slavery those of the unfortunate blacks they thought fit for the purpose. On the lith of August the near approach of the bend was reported to the authorities at Lusango. Thereupon Lieutenant Descamps, with 200 nativesoldiers and 5 whites, march- ed out of the camp to meet the Arabs.- The lieutenant was stet by a number of carriers bearing presents from the Arab chief. Ile declined to receive the presents and sent the carriers Lack. On the 19th of August the Belgian troops and the Arabs met. Amo..g the latter were 1,000 slaves, in a deplorable condition. Lien"enant Desuatnps sent an ultimatum to the Atib chieftain, ordering him to cease his ravages, to set his captives free, and to accompany him (Des - camps) to the camp at Lusango, there to give an account of his actions. The Arab chief had recourse to evasions in order to gain time, and, perceiving his object, Lieutenant Descamps drew up his forces in battle order and gave the order to attack. After aquar- ter of an hour's fighting the enemy were completely routed, and were pursued by the conquerors for several miles. They left be- hind them thirty killed and a great number of wounded ; while the troops under Lieu- tenant Descamps only lost one man. The Lieutenant took possession of the enemy's camp and set free 1,000 slaves. 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CARTER'S Lrrrt,s LIVER Pn is are very small and very easy to take. Ono or two pills make s dose. They aro strictly vegetable and do net gripe or purge, but by their gentle action utesse all who use them. In vials at 2.5 cents; five for $1. Sold everywhere, or sent by mail OASTEZ 3SE01011 s 00., New York ,� ;..- p I I; u, hal1 a Whole Flocks Frozen to Death. According to the latest intelligenceenc e from Samarkand, abnormally severe freers pre- ceded ceded by heavy snowfalls, have been experi- enced in Turkestan andBokhara. Sheep on the steppes have been frozen to death in flocks. From Marghelan it is reported that all the mountain• roads and passes on the Altai are rendered: impassable by huge snow drifts. From the same communication between' Kashgar,and Yarkand is almost entirely suspended, and the same state of things exists on the. highways between Samarkand and the Russian settlement of Kerki, on the Amu -Darya. Between Mitofka a,id Rostoff, on the Azoff system, trifle is entirely suspended owing to the deer snow, which has overwhelmed the track for a distance of over fifty versts. On this section alone, 6000 men are engaged on theclearance work, whilst one snowstormsucceedsanother... On the Azoff railway system there were last week engaged uofewer than 100,0001abourers and 5000 carts on all sections of the line. On the southern section many fatalities have occurred, the clearance . gangs being some- times overwhelmed in storms which in a few hours Bile the snowdrifts from six - to eight ;, feet high. Signal bells and whistles are. kept eotitinually going for, the men's, safety. The snowfalls continue Intermittently, with severe spells of frost, in the southern and south-western districts. CURES DYSPEPSIA. BILIOUSNESS. CONSTIPATION. HEADACHE SALT RHEUM. SCROFULA. HEART BURN. SOUR STOMACH DIZZINESS. DROPSY' RHEUMATISM. 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Toronto 8odiOine Co,. Toronto. Ont. LADIES ONLY FRENCH. REGULATION r'ar suortglor to Ergot, Tansy, P4nnyro • :or Oxide. E 4o t a thousands o es h use t x ai `Nev ran,. er � ire mon, , Ihi3i�B. 118 I ao AR 'iY, l tredlelne ��' effectual. Prlee, $2. T,iroata 1Kedlelae lb, Ont,.• e�i THE OF R �ltYIXh T1a4iT�E3