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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-2-16, Page 6* B ,U$SELS, POST FE13 16, 1894 gly Nutostio Apo rnoO.lslnon— .. EVER I'RIDAT MOANING (in time for the early mails) at 44Th: Post" Stodln rUltllshing House: Tonlinonioo ST„ BinisseLe, Ora, Trams Dir SunsonmuuoN.—One dollar and a half a yearin advance, .The date towilioli every subscription is paid is denoted by the date on the address label, Anvu1'rrsir0G BATEe.—Tho following rates will bo ohargod to thos0 who advertise by the year:- - arACE, - 0 Yh, I 0 me. s mo One Column L0,00 Sn0,00 x 00 1 Half19 00,00 Louiglir ttUr ,^20,00 I 12,00 8.00 , 19.ao8,00 0,00 'Eight °onto per Lino/or first insertion, and three cents per line for :moll subsequent ln- eertiou, All advertisements measured as Nonpareil=1211ues to WUeivah, 1311010020 Oarde, eight lines and under, 00 per annum. Advertisements witbnnt epsoiflo dime• tions, will bo inserted milli forbid, and charged a000rdiugly. Instructions to change or discontinue au room 01.01in Yosr nae llaterft tthe than Tuesday of each week, This is imperative, I111i X i ,, Editor and Proprietor. into and out of Infidelity. and °Panty tare, still it seas all the home T bad ever !Mem, and it was very dear to me just then, when I was about to say good-bye to it forever—as my home, But it was Cie hard 'to take the last look. I lingered and lingered, with the Hope that sumo of the family would oome out where I could see them once more, I wanted one more look at mother, 10 help me fight the unknown battles that' knew ware before mo. I longed to heat once snore the voice of my father, and lament* ed that necessity had seemed to drive PM to go es I. was going, without having his good-bye and his bleeeing, I thought I would have to go without seeing any of them, but at ,that moment one of the children carne out—it eietor, She look• ed about, and ran into the house, and then my mother came out and began to gall my same, and with her voice ringing look and went o Met in my oars, I took the 1 a a 1 . sadly 00 my way. I went on and on, for several days, stopping ab every printing office, and try. ing to get employment, meeting with disappointment after disappointment, yet frequently falling in with those who treated me kindly. I itept dragging my weary limbs along, mile after mile, until almost ready to dip with exhaustion, when I was one day lifted into the seventh heaven, by being told that I could go to work. I remained in that situation un- til I was qualified to work as a journey- man. ourneyman. I wrote to my parents that I had a good place and gob their permission to remain. I had been kept under euoh olose re• atraint at home, that at liret liberty was very sweet to me, and I abused it by run- ning into tbe opposite extreme from that in which I had been reared. I hated the eight of a church and didn't go near one until years afterward. I boarded in the family of my employer, where I had many restraining infiuenaee that were good for me. There were young ohildren whom I loved ; and an old lady who be- came as a mother to me, and gave me much wholesome counsel, some of which I regarded, though much more I did not. My employer was almoet °drunkard, but he was a very kiud.hearted man, and soon got to thinking a great deal of me. He was satisfied with my work and paid me good wages. Although he set me a• very bad example he gave me the Lest of advice, not only as to work and plans for my future life, but also in regard to my habits. He warned me solemnly never to fool with drink. Ile said it would ruin the beet man in the world, and was a great drawback to the proepeote of any young man who was known to be intem• perste, He said he didn't want to drink, but confessed with tears in his eyes that he was a :leve 10 the appetite and couldn't help it. The man's example and counsel, and my sojourn in hie family must have had a very important bearing upon my whole future. His example shocked me, and it was a long time before I could en- tirely forget his counsel. I knew that what he had said to me was earnestly meant for my own good and the warning words had great weight. Although I soon fell into many evil practices, as a boy naturally would upon so suddenly e finding himself his own master' it was a long while before I venturedto touch the deadly drink. (TO BE CONTINUED.) (CONTINUED L7t011 LAST wEE1t.) At the close of this meeting we would go back home, and my father would gen- orally read and talk to me about the Bible until it was time to go to church in the evening, and hear the noisy preacher pound his book and slander his heavenly Father as long as I could keep awake. I eon never forget how he used to make the dingy flames in the lamps fairly jump sometimes when he got well steamed up on the terrors of the judgment. I used to think I must be one of the greatest sinners alive, because I couldn't help but think it would be ever so much nicer to get oat of doors and run and play, than it was to go to church and stay in the house, and try so dreadful bard to be religions on Sundays. Icouldn't an• deretaud bow it was, but it seemed ae though Sunday was longer than all tbo week days put together. Something them da aet the !bwatter with dreadfuthe Mock cslow that day,,nd Oh it aid run. And then they used to tell me that heaven was one never.ending Sunday I Well, to save my life, I couldn't feel a bit anxious to get there. And that preacher had been telling me all day hell was one eternal blaze Well, what was a poor boy to do ? I didn't want to go to either place, and it used to make my flab almost creep to think that I oouldn't dodge them both, but would have to go to one or the other. The only chance for me seemed to be to take to the woods on my own account, and that is the way I got into infidelity. I was an infidel in my father's house years before I knew the meaning of the word. I can remember bow my thoughts need to frighten me, particularly when I was alone in the dark. There was a pia tura in my father's Bible of a dragon with terrible teeth and long claws. An angel was holding him by u great chain, and evidently trying to lead him to a plane where flames were bursting out of the ground. Sometimes when I believed that I had been bad, I could almost hear the chain rattle, and I was afraid it would either break, or the angel would Lose his hold, and give the dragon a chance to get me. Often I expected that God would crush me for my wicked epeou• lotions and blasphemous thoughts con- cerning Him, but when I found that He didn't, I would get bolder and dare Rim a little further, and so I Rept on getting deeper and deeper into the meshes of un- belief. Tbe story of Jesus was so pre- sented that I pitied Him and bated Hie Father. I can see now that during all those dark hours the Saviour was stand- ing with outstretobed arms, looking down upon me with oompoesion, and tenderly saying : "Suffer little children to come onto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." 0 par- ents, friends, teachers, preachers, in God's name do suffer the little ones to oome while their hearts are so ready to receive with gladness the sweet spirit of the blessed Son of God. Between my eighth and fourteenth years I was permitted to attend school part of the time, and managed to piok up something of an education, At the close of my school days I went into a printing office, and began to learn the trade of a printer. My employer turned out to be a man of no principle, however, and a few months after I was apprenticed to him he was publicly horsewhipped. This so shocked my father, that he immediately had the indentures cancelled and hired me out to a farmer. I didn't want to be a farmer, and I did want to be a printer. My whole heart went out toward that calling, for it seem• ed to open to mea gateway to knowledge, which had been closed in all other direc- tions. For two or three months I vainly entreated my parents for permission to leave the farmer, and find a ohanoe to finish my trade. Seeing, at length, that all my efforts to get their consent were hopeleee, I took my destiny into my own hands, and ran away. • is eaiortla. Messrs. Govenlook and Cowan shipped thirteen oar loads of pressed hay to New York last week. J. H. Pyper, attended the Provincial Temperance Convention in Toronto as a delegate from the R. T. of T'e. Patrick O'Reilly has purchased from James Wilson the west half of lot 4, on the 4th con. of OIoliillop, for which he paid in the neighborhood of $1,200. ' Ensign and Mrs. Maltby are the newly appointed officers of the looal S. A. corps. Mrs. Maltby (as Capt. Nellie Banks) open. ed the S. A. work in Clinton nine. years ago. Stealthily packing my earthly alt in a little cotton shawl one Sunday, I arose before the family on Monday morning, and went out into the world, friendless and alone, to seek my fortune, without a Dent in my pocket. I made a detour through the woods and fields around the village near which we lived, to avoid meeting any one, but when I Dame to the last place from which my father's house could be seen, my heart almost failed me, I etopped and waited on the hill top until the morning fire was lighted, and then ae the blue smoke curled over the humble roof, the tears came into my eyes, and something rose up io my throat and choked me, as I thought of the meaning of the step I was about to take. A chill of desolation came over me, and it woo all that I maid do to keep from going book. Had it not been for the fact that I had made known my plans to a few other boys, and boasted of the great things I was going to do, I would have done it, I never knew until that moment how much home was to me, and how bard it would be to leave it. Although it was a ]tome in which I could remember little of joy, much of hoart•aahe, trial and uffiietidn, hard work, poor raiment While pdward Treble woe ebnping some woodenpart of a eleigh, with a drawing knife inflict- ing aevate out inhis ke John Oillospie's dray team paused oon• silierable excitement on Main et. by run• ning away. The team io a spirited one and started to run when near 1411'. Willis' lumbar yard, Wing frightened at the noise mode by .the eohool ohlldreu as they wore jumping on the dray. The whifiletree broke in front of Dr. Lutz': drug atom, letting the boreal free from the eleigb, when they mado a dashpast Hawkeliaw's etable, turning over 'Will Dearing°' milk cart, spilling all the milk, )creaking the glass and die of the shaf to. Gor*•ie. A oonoiderable amount of bay is boing shipped from this station. Rev. J. Greene, was in Toronto o last week ae a delegate to the Prohibition Oonvonbion, Hammond Bros, are building in the boiler in their now saw mill. They have the gang way almost repaired and expeot to have the ruhll running before long. The members of the Maitland Lodge, No. 216, A. 0. V. W. gave a grand oyster sapper in the town hall to their families and about 200 invited guests. The E. L. of 0. E., of the Methodist church have engaged Paul Eooll Greer to give am exhibition of his Lime Light views of the World's Fair, in the town hall on the evening of Tuesday, February 20113. McKIilo'p. Thos. Robertson has sold hie farm of one hundred acres, being lot 19, non. 14, McKillop, to Thomas Dennison for the sum of $4,500. HYainunn,.-0n Wednesday of last week W. J. Fowler, of Enderlin, North Dakota, captured one of MoIiillop'e fair• eat daughters, in the person of Mies Eliza Hays, fourth daughter of James Hays, ex -warden of the county of Fluron. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Alex. Stewart, of Clinton, and in the evening a large number of invited guests assembled at the home of the bride's father, where a most enjoyable time woe spent in dauoing, etc. The gifts bestowed upon tbe young people were indeed handsome and numerous, coming from so large a circle of friends and attested in e. Blight degree to the high esteem in which the bride is held. The happy couple left on Tuesday for their home in Dakota, and it is needless to say they carry with them the best wishes of ell for their future happinese and pros- perity, L' ueltinow. The Epworth League will hold a sacred entertainment in the Methodist church on Feb. 19th. Peter McKenzie and Henry Thompson, of Kinloss, were attending the meeting of the Oentral Farmers' Institute in Toron• to last week. The degree team of the Daughters of Rebekah and a number of the ladies and gentlemen members of the Order went to Wiogham last Thursday evening to or- ganize a lodge of the degree in that town. At the skating carnival in Ripley, Mise Lena Hambly, of this village, was award- ed first prize as the beet dressed lady. She also took first prize as one of the best dressed couple. On Tuesday evening of last week the members of "Dewdrop Lodge" of Para. mount, returned their visit to Sepoy Lodge, of this village. Three sleigh loads Dame and all present had a very pleasant time. Gode rich. The work on the new piers and the tug down at the Book ie going on very rapid. lyThe Mission Band of Narlh-et. Metho- dist church gave an entertainment last Tuesday evening. The well-known hardware business of. R. P. Wilkinson ifs Co., has changed hands and will henceforth be known ae Davison & Co. R. Thompson has purchased the premises known as the International hotel and intends using it as carriage and implement shop. Grenville P. gleieer, the humorous and dramatic reader, will be in the Grand Opera House on Friday, Feb. 23, under the auspices of the Collegiate Institute. Dr. Wilson Herald, of Vanoouver, for- merly of Port Arthur, was married. to Miss Helen Ralph, daughter of John Ralph, of Goderieh, recently. The groom enjoys one of the largest praotioes in British Columbia. There was a large attendance at the auditorium of the Collegiate Institute to hear Dr. Bernard Bigeby lecture on "Rugby and Dr. Arnold." The lecturer gave one of the best descriptive addresses that was ever delivered in Goderieh. Exeter. John Corbett, of Hay tp., is a cousin of Jamas Corbett, the world's champion pugilist. There has been considerable complain- ing among those who patronize engage - meets at the Drew's Opera House, on account of the house being so cold while performances are on. While Horace Follick was taking a pleasure drive recently, his horse took fright near the Trivitt Memorial ohuroh and ran away. Mr. Folliok was thrown from the outtor and received severe outs and scratches about thefaoe. Among the military (Mangos gazetted on Saturday was the following :—"33rd Huron Battalion, No: 0 Company, Ex. eter—To be Captain, Lieutenant Harry T. Rance, from No. 4 company, vice, Walter Andrews, left limits. 000NTY ORANGE LODGE.—The annual meeting of the South Huron Couoty Orange lodge woo held in Exeter on Tuesday. Tbe attendance was the larg• est ever known at any meeting of the kind, the large hall being packed. Rev. Mr. McDonagh presided over the meet• ing and,gave a very elogeent address on matters pertaining to the order, The election of officers resulted ae follows :— C. M., Bro. A. M. Todd ; 0. C. M., Bro. J. Neil ;• C. U„ Bro, 0. nanley ; •. F, B., faro. W. Stevenson ; 0. R. Y., Bro. Cantelon ; 0. T., 13ro. 0. Beacom ; 0. D. of O., Bro. G. Hanley ; 1st 0. L., fro, J. Soatlett ; 2nd C. L., Bro. Colwell. Park. hill was chosen as the place for the cord. ing 12th of July celebration and the next annual meeting of the county ledge will be held in Exeter on the let Tuesday in Febrt2ary, 1895. iarera<Aern] Ne'.'vis. The recent gold weather in Kontuoky bo said to have destroyod the poach blotto. 0010, Tho Godoy Publishing OPm?panY 01 New York, has aseigoed. Liabiliijee, $60.000. ' There have been 00 burglarise , in Mount Vernon, Ai, X„ fieri}il; the poet month. Ii, M, Ballantyne, the celebrated writer of etorioa and adventure, died in Rose last week, The wool growers of the United States Have Memorialized the United States Senate Pinang° Committee against pint. Ing wool on the free list. Fred. M; Lummers, a saloon passenger on the American Line steamer New York which arrived Thursday from New York, died at Southampton Sunday night froui pneumonia. A oyolone devasted •portions of Louie/. aro. last week. A negro child was killed and several colored people wore 'injured near Port Hudson. Across the line in lliiesiseippi there' was great destruction and one life lost. Thirty-one persons died of actual etar- vaiion in Londou during last year, eight infante and twenty-three adults. Not one of the unfortunate persons hal ever applied to the parish authorities for relief, and in only one case had the de. ceased person been at any time an in- mate of a poorhouse or hospital. All were people of unquestioned respectability who had come upon hard times and whose pride and horror of accepting pub• 110 alms overcame the sharpest pangs of hunger. A simple story is in this official record :—"Jamas McDonald, age about 90 years ; date of inquest, Feb. 10th. Deceased would not apply to the parish ; verdict, starvation." Clinton. Dan. Maophereon, for considerable time the very efficient book-keeper of the Canada Salt Association, has severed his, connection therewith. Programs for the Sabbath School con. vection, to be held in Clinton, on the 20th and 21st inst., have been forwarded to Sabbath School workers. In order to make the best possible use of the sleighing, Messrs. Raoeford, on Saturday of last week had 27 teams hauling logs from the bush to their mill yard. Some time daring the summer, Mr. Bowden, of Exeter, made an offer for 20 acres of the Bache estate, near where the old G. W. R. station stood, and the offer has been acoepted. E. N.. Lewis, of Goderieh, (Mr. Bawden's legal adviser), was in town in connection with the deal, on Tuesday, it is intended to sell the property in lots. Messrs. Raoeford, of Stapleton Salt Works, own a horse that oan, we think, outpull any horse in this oouuty. It is one used to haul loaded oars on the tram- way from their works over to the rail- way siding, and it will start a load weighing from twenty five to twenty-seven tons, and haul it aoross. 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