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THE OAK CLOSET.
tlargare. Grey wee a sort of Ila
per servant ill the household of
Judge Wallace, The Jedgo lived in
a handsome house in the suburb of
' the little village of Thorndalo.
She had been left an orphan at
an early ago, and the Judge and his
wife had Miceli her into their home
to save her from being thrown on
the charity of the town.
They hail done their part well for
her, They had two children of
their own—twins—Alioe and Al-
gernon—anti Margaret had enjoyed
every advantage of education in
common with the brother and sis-
ter.
Ail she grew older, and began to
realize how much she owed the
Judgo and his wife she felt a desire
to be able in eowe way to make
recompense for their itindnee , aid
as 8130 was a strong, active girl, she
soon became very useful about the
domestic Zaire of the household,
Mrs.,Wallace 11as a feeble woman,
and/ y willingly resigned some of
the ,re and burden to Margaret,
and in duo course of time the young
girl came to be trusted and depend-
ed on. until by the time she was two
and twenty, she was the 'head of the
establishment, although Mrs Wal•
lace still did the. honors in her
quiet, ladylike way, and pcurod tbo
tea and the coffee at the head of the
table.
Alice Lad married early, and
gone to the far West with her bus•
band. Algernon was finishing hia
medical studies at a German Uni-
versity, and only the Judge and hit
wife and Margaret–besides the man
and woman servants, who had been
with them for years—were left at
home.
Some unfortunate speculation,
largely indulged in when the Judge
was suite a young man, had encum-
bered the old estate with a mort-
gage, and this it was the Judge's
ambition to discharge, He wanted
to Leave the place totally free and
clear from debt to his son Algernon.
The etrioteet economy had been
practised for years in the house-
hold, with this end in view, and at
Net the Judge held in hand the
mousy with which to liquidate the
claim.
It was late one Saturday night
when be brought it home, and said
to his wife es he swung the little
black leather hag containing it be•
fore her eyes.
.Well Annie, ab last wo are able
to be free from debt 1 There are
$8;000 in that trunk, and on Mou
day I will pay Jones in full, and on
Ivlooday wo will burn that abomiu•
able mortgage, you and 1 Annie. It
will he the happiest day of my life I'
'But if anythSiag':'`-should happen,
William ?' eaidl Mr.. Wallace,
nervously.
'Do put Elio moneyun some safe
place t It haa'corbue dear enough
to scrape it togerlmer'
The Judge boot dowb and'patted
the anxioi:s •svornituA on the
bead.
`1 am going to Of at ` Mice the
little oak closet, Annie: It has a
spring look, and if by- chance any
burglar eboiald got'into the 'house
he would never dreatn of &tiding
anythingaofvaine in a little stifled
up closeI int the head of the garret
stairs.'
And with a light heart the judge
went off to deposit his treasure.
Margaret was sitting in the room,
darning the Judge's stockings when
thie oonversatiou took place, and of
course she beard where the money
was to be put, though at the time
she gave little heed to il.
The next day John and Sarah,
the two servants, had a holiday to
visit a married daughter of theirs,
who resided fifteen or twenty miles
away, and as it was ' in November,
and the days were short, they would
tot return till Monday night.
And some time after they set out.
there canoe an imperative message
to the Judge from an only sister—
saying that she was very ill, and
desired to see hint without delay,
,Her home was at Shelby—eight or
ten reales off, and of course the
Judge lost no time in obeying the
summons. He took his wife with
him, leaving Margaret alone in 'the
house:
After they were seated in the
earriago the Judge stopped to sky
'It is barely possible, Margaret,
that we remain all night. It looks
very much Iike a storm, and in that
Daae we shall certainly stay. You
had better get Saltie Turner to come
over and stay with 'yon for corn.
puny'
But though Margaret world like
Sallie's company well enough, she
at once decided not to asst for it,
because if sho did so, she know that
Sallie's brother, Willie, would be
sure to come along, and the loss she
sail of Willie Turner the better the
Wag pleased. Willie was an helmet,
iuduetrions sett of fellow, and Mar-
garet'e most devoted admirer, but
with the neural iuoonsisteney of her
oea;, she utterly refused to see what
was good for her.
Thu long afternoon wore iilvwi;
ltoy and opened the door, pointed to
the black box in the further corner
of the einem.
away. Margaret road a little, and 'Yost will lin .1 what you nook
drummed a fww macs ou the old- ,there,'
fashioned piano, played with the She stepped hack for him to enter,
kitten and hold the old tat, in her i hub i.'o seized h it by the wrist almii
lap, and at last .t was sunset. pulled her along wait him,
Time to milk the eowe and sista I '1 kuo,v your game,' said he, 'you
the barn doors for night. would get me into this cursed close
It was evident that there was go' i dole and then look the dooi' upon
ing to be a storm, and indeed lbs• me, Take out the key and throw
fore Margaret had done up the odd ft down stair, and come in with
jobs in the barn the first drops of me. I shan't eat you.'
frozen rain began to fall,and by the She obeyed him literally, and as
time sho had eaten her supper and they stood rtt the stifling plane,
strained the milk the storm had set wbich wise scarcely large enough to
in deadly earnest. contain. them, Margaret, with the
She closed and barred' the doors–
the windows were already fastened–
drew the shutters and piled the
Icitched fireplace full of dry hickory.
The kitten had gone t0 sleep in a
cushioned chair, and the old oat
eat on the hearth bligking her eyes
sleepily at the cheerful blaze.
Margaret read a little, and dream,
ed a great deal. She made a very
pretty picture, if only there had
been some one to sec her.
Her soft brown hair was unbound
and fell rippling to her wniet ; her
fair round face was tinted as deli-
cately pink as the ineide of a sea.
shell ; hor brown eyes were dreamy
and full of languor ; and her reds
lips were sweet and eomaniy.
Slowly at length, the old coffin
shaped clock struck ten, Margaret
started up. She had not thought it
was so late. Itis not so dreadful
to stay alone, after all, she said to
herself.
She opened a shutter and peered
out into the night. It was as dark
as Erebus end the wind and rain
beat against the window pane in a
perfect torrent.
lyell Tommy,' said she to the
cat, '1 guess you, and kitty and I
will have to go to bed. We must
be up early in the morning, you
know, since there is none but us to
do up the chores.'
As she spoke Margaret stooped to
stroke old Tommy, but to her sur -
pries sho saw that the animal's paw
and tail were erect—her eyes had
turned to glassy green of rage and
terror and with slow, panther like
tread she was making her way to
the door which opened upon the
cellar stairway.
And while oho gazed, Margaret
saw with horror, that the Iatch was
slowly lifting, and the next moment
the door swung open and a man
stepped into the room. He was a
short, thick -set fellow, with sandy
hair and whiskers, and a pale, fere-
cionslooking blue eye sat far back
in his head.
'So, Imo, my: dear, yon are sole
hand which be had left fres, seized
on the door and pulled it to.
It shut with a elliei'p click—abut
and locked at the same time.
A fierce oath burst from the
burglar.
'What do you enema,' he oiled,
'I shall suffocate Here !: Open that
door or l will shoot you.'
'Do are you please," said Margaret,
defiantly ; 'the door • Iran a spring
lock, and can only be opened from
the outside. Unless someone comes
to our release, we shall remain bore
till we die,'
'You—she devil ! Why have you
done thie P' he demanded. 'Don't
you know that you will die,, too ?'
'Certainly, but I prefer death to
the ruin of my beet friends.'
The oatbs, and threats and curie
es of the man were fearful—but
Margaret felt no fear. Something
above and beyond herself sustained
her and she. was happy. She eaw
Incite dead and busied—she heard
voices long mute in death, the grave
olods, and then life and sense faided
out, and she knew no more I
Judge Wallace found his sister
better but the atom coming on it
was deemed best to remain all
night ; but early tate next morning
he set oat for home accompauted by
his wife.
Arrived 'Ill sight of his horse, he
was surprised to site the shutters
still closed, and the chimney giviug
out no smoke of welcome.
At the gate a young mal was
tying a horse„ and the judge' exclaim-
ed to lois wife
"Bless my life, Annie, that's Al-
gernon ! There's no mistaking him,
He's home a month earlier than we
expected. But I greatly fear some
thing is amiss with Mag ! She's an
early riser, and the shutters are yet
closed.
He whipped up his horse and
soon had his long absent sou by the
hand.
The first warm greeting over, the
judge rapped at the fastened door,
proprietor, it appears ?' but eliciting no response, his alarm
For an instant Margaret's heart
stood still, but she was naturally
brave.
have that honor; she said
cooly—'who are you ? What do you
want ?'
'I trust you will excuse me if I
neglect to introduce myself,' said
the man—'its for my bueiness I am
happy to inform you that I want
510,000 that the Judge brought
home last night, and I depend upon
you to point out where ft is 1'
The indignant blood rushed to
Margaret's face as she answered
sharply :
'I will die first 1'
'You shall have your choice.'
He produced a pistol which he
increased, and after shouting- Mar.
garet at the top of his voice, and re.
oeiving no reply with Algernon's
help he burst openthe door,and en.
tared the kitchen.
All was as she had left it the pre.
vious night—the &re had burned.
down, and black brands covered the
hearth ; the ehamber door' stood
suggestively open. Father and son
ascended the stairs, and half ways
up the judge stumbled over the key
of the oak'closet.
'Good heavens 1' he exclaimed,
'the key of the closet where I left
that money ! I greatly • fear that
some evil has befallen Margaret.'
'They found the closet door look-
ed, and to their repeated knockings
cooked deliberately and pointed at `here came no response from within.
her head. Algernon applied the key, and the
'Show me where the tin is hidden opened door revealed a fearful sight,
or I'll blow your brains out.' With fearful distorted, purple fttoe
Like lightning a train of thoughts ' the robber lay ou the floor, ,and a
mailed through the girl's head ; in little removed from him quietly lay
that one instant of time she thought Margaret.
of a score of plane and simultaneous- Algernon bore her down stairs,
ly discarded them as impractioable. out into the open air, but it was
Thera alto. was alone, helpless, a very long before she gave any sign
weak girl, almost a mile from any
house, and in such a storm no one
would be passing by.
For a second she thought of risk-
ing everything to escape into the
darkness and try and make her way
to Mr. Turner's, but the man seem-
ed to divine her thoughts for he
stepped between her and the doer.
'No, my beauty, you don't play
that game on me 1' he said. 'And
now I'll give yoh just three minutes
to decide. I will kill you if you
do not, I will kill yon.'
r ,He took out his watch. As she
stood there faint and giddywith
fear a tam idea came to bor. Como'
life or death;" mL, must save the
money for which lie, kind friends
land toiled so long altd hard, and
she thought she saw the way to do
it, though it would compass her
destruction,
'You may put tip sour .pistol.'
she said calmly. 'I wilt Elbow you
where it is.'
'That's ee
usihle, m dem,'
said
the man. 'It ain't oftim that sense
and a pretty fern go together. Be
lively now.
She tools a candle from the table,
selected one from a bpneh of • Boyo
and bade him follow her.
She led him up the istairs to the
deer of the (Ali Onset, applied lieied the
or token of lite. And it was a week'
beforo she was able to give a detail,
ed account of what had happened
during the night of horror in the
oak closet,
But she bad saved the money,
and the son undertook to pay the
debt of gratitude owed her by the
father, and before the- winter was
over Algernon married Margaret,
and together they "well in the old
homestead, and on stormy nights'
they tell their children the story of
the oak closet.
Tho breed is an important factor
n stock raising. The breed adapted
ifor the abject sought will give better
results and at a lower cost propor.
tionately,
When "scours" occur with ani•
male, feed nothing but out hay,for a
few days. Scald the hty and add a
little salt to it, Diet is better than
medicine.
The color in a horse is of not so
much importance as the eine, gait,
action and form. These are prim,
oipally what tell when placed upon
the market,
Whorl au animal appears to re.
fuse certain foods to which it bas
boon accfstomod ohmage oho food
and give a variety, which will int.prove the'appetite and induce the.
aMamal to oat mete:
POST
THECOO SBESTFRIEND 1
Private Funds to Loan.
$20,000Q
Have been placed he my hands
for Investment on real estate.•
LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST.
No Commission.
Borrowers can have looms com-
pleted in Three Days if title
satisfactory.
W. M. SINCLAIR,
Solicitor, Bressels.
PHOTOS.
TINTYPES,
4 - Fox .• i0 - Oautc.. '
All Work from tlw•Snudiest to 1.110 slur
done In a first-class manner.
VT I
of residences, Eto., at Reasonable
Rode:..
W. J. Fairfield.
MEAT MARKET,
MAIN STREET, - BRUSSELS,
ANDREW I CURRIE, PROPRIETOR,
Fresh and�rJ liveredto
SSaleLmlentn or 3 any part of
the hest goal 'a 1110 VI lingo
lly 41111'111M 011. I+m.,rw'R�,• Free or
band and de. - C 1, a.r C e .
TERMS VERY FAVORABLE
Fat Cattle Wanted
For which the highest market price
will be paid. I also make a specialty of
buying Bides and Skins. Don't forget
the place, next door to Fletcher's Jewel-
ry Store.
A. CURRIE:,
Baby Carria°es
Baby Carriages 1
BABY
CARRIAGES !
Handsome Display
of Baby Carriages in all the
LATEST STYLES,
and sold at
dCmat1 exao,as Palms.
Call in mid See our Stock
before you order elsewhere.
Buggy Rugs, Dusters,
Fly Nets, Wlyips,
always on hand.
Splendid Assortment ofTrunks,
Valises tend Sdtchels'in Stook.
H. Dennis,
ACTS AT TICK $AMR YIM[ OI1
THE NERVE'S„ •
THE L:IVERI.
THE BOWELS;,
Aid the KIDNEYS
This combined action, gives: it won-
derful power to currall diseases,
Why,Are. We Sick?
Because we allow the 'ner ttto
teinaia weakened and irritated, and
Iheso Brent organs ,twbecoweclogged
'or torpid, and poisonous humors are
therefore forced into the brood that
shottld he expelled naturally.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
W IU. CURE /turaDSNEss, PILEe,
oomearIPATION, KlDNEY COL
PLAINTS, tItINARY DISEASEe,
FENALE WEAKNESS, RBEIINA.
TISM, NEUIiALOIA, Aitn ALL
NERV011e DISORDERS,
By quieting mtd strengthening the
nerves, and causing free action of the
!fiver, bowels, and kidneys, and restor-
' ing their power to throw off disease.
Why nutter bilious Paine nod &hea l
why tormented with Piles, Constipation'
Wh, frightened ova rbieorderodxidnoynl
Why endure nervotto er close hoadaaheel
Why Mae sleepless nights 1
Use 1'AINn'it Ctti.iinv CeataOUNo Aad
rejoice h, heath, 1t A nu outhety vegeta.
las ,needy, Itirmlets in all oases,
.Sdd ig, all In HOW*, Niro 4,A.00.
S;.r,ti,Ss.00•
vats, 111 CItA5 t ^. r N ,1. en„ i'h5prietora,
MONT it NA l„ r,,
eio awrrvrs, ,k we
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THE LEADING
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( -HOGERY DE PARTM KN T.
Otte' Stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries itt Large and
Well Assorted, consisting of Black, - Young Hysout: and
Jlolpan Tear, which were carefully selected and bought in
large quantities for Cash, Customers can always depend
upon getting Extra Value. Our Coffee at 40c, a pound, is
Strictly Pure and the Finest Ground.
The Choicest new Season's Fruits at Lowest Prices..
Special Value in Pure Sugar Syrup and •
Pure West India Molasses.
Canned Beef, Chipped Beef, Canned Tongue, Salmon,
Sardines,. Strawberries, Peaches, Tomatoes, Corn,
Pea•.i, &c., &c. VERY CHEAP. <.
We would call Special Attention to our Sugars,
which we are selling at prices that will compare with, if not
better than,. others in the Trade.
Crockery Department,
Printed Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets, Decorated Tea and
Toilet Sets, Plain and Fancy China, Plain and Fancy
Glassware, also a Large Assortment of White Granite Ware,
which we sell considerably Below the regular price.
Bakery Department.
Bread,. Buns, Cakes and Pastry Baked Daily
and of the Finest Quality.
'Wedding Cakes a Specialty.
G FIO- •THOMSON-
r
BETTER NEWS FOR THE,
The Brussels Woolen Mill
wants to get
500,000 LBS. OF WOOL.
either for CASH or in exchange
for Goods. -.-
The Highest Market Price Paid in Casli
, and a Pew Cents ' More in Trade,
We have a Pike Assort-
ment of Tweeds, Cottons,
Flannels, Blankets, Shoot-
ing, Emitted Goods,
Tarns, &c,
All Wool left with us for manufaetttring, whether rolls or other-
wise, Will have our prompt attention.
SATISFACTION GUARANT'D
° We wish to remind the Farmers that the "Woolen Mill
Store" in Brussels is not connected with THE BBUSStLS WOOL-
EN MILL, but is selttug Goods from. the Listowel Mill, which we
consider a groat advantage to the Farmers of this Locality, as the
two Stores are side by side and the Goods and Prices can Easily he
compared. We aro
YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANTS,
GErC, HOWE & Go.,
BRUSSELS.