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Aunt Sarah, but site's dead. Been ed &red's wife to ine more then
0.; Cali) Cr Mire' .41.01t5, dead live years, but we kind of keep (moo but I eOuld only stgle ad
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- the pictures around, She didn't member that they were her ola
Itis rumored that Sir Wilfred atnouut to much. Jest ordinary, gowns.
Luvifrou is about to visit lndin. yon know. Nevertheless it did neetn hard
Them said to he nearly 2.000 No. 0 --Ono of my girl friend% that oho and her baby should have
coffee rooms in London, England. She thinks sho's good looking, but the one spare reoet aud a fire, and
In Germany 60 per pent. of the
poor and 70 per cent. of the erim.
teal are incorrigible (trinkets..
San Francisco is credited with
ependinft as mull in the grogebops
every day tie would build five
churches costing $8,000 each.
The New South Wales Alliance
have pledged 16,818 persons during
the past five years. They have a
hall that coot them .29,000, where
they °airy on vigorous work.
On necircniar being sent to Iter
Majesty's prisons milting the re.
eponeible parsons to state what evil
Effects the leaving off of all drink
had, the auswer in every ease wee
"None !"
So long as the people blindly vote
as they aro told by party leaders,
the latter will systematically ignore
the mutiments of the masses iu order
to serve the interests of the inBuen-
ehe I'm mad at her pet now,
aud I keep it in Imre for spite.
No, 10--"Oue of my fellers. The
picture isn't near as good looking
as he is. We were engagedbut bis
mother broke it up.
Nos. -11, 12, 13, 14 and 16 —
"Aunts, uncles, 0(00108 and other
folks who don't amenut to much,
but have been put in to fill up,"
AN ANGEL.
Of course 3: was an old maid, -any.
body in Maple Ridge could have
told you that, and a good many
would have said I was several yens
older than the old family Bible af-
firmed.
1 felt all my three and thirty
years, and knew that the dark
little face that looked back at me so
soberly from the cracked mirror
tial few. showed them homed ceoettinu. But,
Alcohcl is not only a poison with what of that 1 I had other things to
ePectni local affinity, unt it is a think of them I was an old maid—
poisou with a fieh-hook barb—it mmyy others.
can ouly go hi, it cannot be pulled Them was poor Susie, our pet,
nut without tearing the flesh.— ' tho youngest of us kW., would marry
Joseph Cook. ; handsome, reckless Noll Dasher,
Temperance and Christian elect- who, after it wild life of only a few
ors 1 You ere being turned upside years, ended 10 in a drunkard's
down and inside out, and out into vex°, and left poor Susie. and. her
mincemeat by politicians, and you two babies to me.
do not lamer who is doing it or what
is the trouble.
Canada can snm up a drink bill
of over $80,000,000 annually, and all
we can gather for church and edu-
cational purposes is $17,000,000,
while there is given $100,000 for
110M6 and foreign minions.
It. 11. Ballantyue, the popular
writer of books of stirring advent,.
ure, says he was compelled to
practice total abstinence while re.
siding in the Canadian Northwest,
mud that he has since adhered to
the practice on principle.
W. S. Caine, addressing the Oban
Temperance Society, said he had
been assnred by General Roberts at
Calcutta, that if the Indian army
wore composed of teetotalere, it
would he able to meet any foe of
double its numerical str ength.
The law in bo th Germany and
Nor was that all, for Fred, our
eldest, the pride of our old father
and mother's hearts, most marry
too—whieh was well enough, only
after wee brief year in his city office
he tno, grew sick and died—but oh,
so peace'fully, so nobly 1
'You'll care for my wife and baby,
Mary ?' he said, looking at me do
pleadingly, and I answered:
Fred, always.'
So it waen't much wonder 1 look-
ed old since only my little drees
making shop stood between us all
and starratiou.
Father and mother bad become
ao feeble they could ouly sit at the
eide of the chimney and talk of their
trials and eorrows.
Susie took upon herself the care
of the large household, (1113 1110 shed
mauy a secret tear at night think-
ing how Wall and white she oras
Denmark mak-es drunkenness growing, our beautiful little Susie.
excuse for crime. There is 110 limit What did Fred'e wife do ? L—
in Denmark to the number of pub-
lic houses. Brandy is given tof
sailors and soldiers as regular rt -
ions. There are hopeful signs o
anetwakening, to better things.
The United States spend annu-
ally $900,000,000 on liquor, $600,-
000,000 on tobacco, $100,000,000
every three months On popular
amusements, $25,000,000 on hid
gloves, $20,000,000 to adorn the
head dress of their women, and still
$1,000,000 is all .they can muster
for home and foreign missions.
It is fearful, says tits Indian Mir-
ror, to contemplate the poverty and
misery the "Outstill System" is
causing among the lower classes in
Bengal. We note that among the
Bauris, 000 01 the most indigent
seotions of the lower classes, those
who usually earn not more than 10
pica per day spend as much as 4
pica per day on liquor. The "Out.
still System," by making liquor
cheap, has spread drunkenness so
widely that 11 18 not unusual to see
habitual drunkards among boys and
girls of the lower classes.
coal eo dear, But I had promised.
Such a rumbled as that little cooing
baby was 1 11 1(1 had time I'd have
cuddled ib by the hour, and, strange
to say, the mother had waled it
'Mary,She never said it was for
nee, end I often wondered, but never
asked liee—fox somehow all simple
folks were a bit afraid of 'the lady.'
It was a dull rainy evening in
February when poor Susie came to
me with her pitiful story of sacrifice
she had resolved to 11101110o 1 re.
member very partieulerly, because
Mrs. Greathouse wae to have a
party on the 26th, the next night,
and 1 was hurried with her gown.
She came in quite early for it, but
the rich silk was all finished. I
trembled a mite as she scanned it
so closely, but she found no fault
whatever, and paid me the $1 for ib
promptly. Her last words wore :—
'You aro looking far from well,
Mary.' Tom would hardly recognize
hie ottl weetheart if ho could see
you now. Yon need rest, my dear ;
do take soine."Elien she passed
out.
'Good atlytoe, exoellent,' said
Susie in a hard voice, ' and I was
glad she bad not noticed what Mrs.
Greathouse had said about her
brother.
'I wish you had charged her fif-
teen instead of five, Mary. The
dress was worth it,'
'Yes,I know,' I answered, drear-
ily ; 'but even that would not have
pawl all the bilis,' And for the first
time in Susie's presence I broke
down and cried.
Even as I wept softly and Susie
tried to comfort me, somebody outer -
ed the little shop, and bending over
Susie and I, dropped a letter in my
lap—a great. big, fumay•lookiug 1
affair.
'A. letter ! 011, Mary who would
scud yon a letter 2' said Sesie.
'The lady' paused a moment iu
the shadow of the room, and I tore
off the envelope, and there fell into
niy lap a great lot of bank bills.
'Money 1' oriod Susie, 'mouey
Who—what does it mean ? 011,
hero is a note ! Listeu
.DBAR MARY :—Accepb it little
present from a loving FAIETill.'
That was all ; we looked at each
other stupidly.
'Who could have Bent ib ? 011,
Susie, 11 10 a mistake 1' I gasped.
'No, it is not ; the letter is sent
to you and is for you. I find it is
just $100. I am so glad 1'
I kept the money. I needed it
sorely, and they all said it really
was mine ; but I felt uneasy all the
time, mai wondered and wondered,
for -we hadn'b a rich relation iu the
world. But even that hundred
dollars would not last forever, and
by and by I saw Susie looking over
her old things and trying to make
up her mind that the time had
come when she could tell her be-
trothed husband that she was ready.
Poor Susie !
'I've set the day at last,' ehe
said. 'It's to be next Tuesd,ay;
Then she began to sob.
Once more "the lady' entered and
dropped in my lap another letter
and a book.
This letter was not so bulky, but
when I opened. it I found it contaizr
ed two bills of a hundred dollars
each.
'What—who ?' .I began vaguely
as before, when ouoe more 'the littly'
bent over Susie and 1, and winding
her white arms around our necks
fell into a violent fit of weeping.
'Oh, my sisters 1' she sobbed.
'Do you think me blind as well as
heartless ? Do you think you are to
do all the work and me none 1 Dear,
patient fingers 1' and. to our aeton.
ishment she. kissed .first my needle
pricked hand and the Susies chap,
pad and toil.raathed.
'There's the book,' she continued ;
tread it when you oan. I began
it when my husband was first taken
ill. I thought I would get it done
in time to help him, but I couldn't.
Yet he knows—he must know, how
glad I one to be able to help those
so dear to him.'
'Florence,' I said, 'what are you
talking about.'
'Why, my book ; it IS there in
your lap, as well as the money for
it—a portion of it, I always scrib.
bled more or less, but in a careless
way, until I saw thio great need, and
then I found I could write better
than 1 dared hope. I never told
you because I wanted to surprise
you. Susie, little sieter,don't dream
of that distasteful marriage. I was
so afraid it would not come in time
to save you. And Mary, gentle
one, I've something for you even
hotter that gold. I --forgive bee l
I found out all about your sad lover
in the west, and I sent a little bird
!Wee for Tear Anon..
The following form for the ate.
=gement of pictures in the family
album has been oopyrightcd. Per -
eons adhering to it will save the
stereotyped explanations Initially
given to callers as they turn up the
leaves :
No, 1—"Understood to be 'my
father,' you know, now in his 70111
year. Nice old man, but rather sot
in his ways.
No. 2—"That's grandma — 85
years old and as spry as a cricket.
Coming out to see us next fall.
Didn't turn gray until ahs was
80.
No. 8—"Oldest sister Minnie—
lives in Oinoinnati--five children—
keeps three servants—catataet in
the left eye.
No, 4—"That 2 Oh, that's my
brother Ben, Laken just after he
got well. He's out in Denver just
now. We think ho'e engaged.
No. 5—"My sister Jessie's four
children in a group, Aren't they
cunning 2 Jessie lives in Ohicago.
We don% think ehe's happy with
her husband, but she never lets on,
yen know.
No. G—"My cousin Belle—lives
in Wisconsin—rather conceited and
uppish. We used to write, but Miserable as you faney.'
dont now But 1 knew how much she suffer.
No. 7—"My uncle William of
Massachusetts. He's rich and we
ex ect he'll leave us his money,
that is a sore subject ; no one ever
said anything, but I neve seeu Susie
shut her lips iu a strauge way 00 hen
'the lady' swept in to our simple
meals anti never offered to soil her
white hauds even to wash her own
dishes or clothes.
'She's never been taught to work,
I suppose,' I thought ; 'poor thing I'
Then I bent a littllower over
my sewing and sat up a little later.
Things had gone on in this way
for nearly a year, until one night
when it was growing very late.
Susie came in and shut the door of
my shop carefully.
'What is it, my dear 2' I said,
cheerfully, for there was a look on
her face that troubled me.
'Mary,' she said, sinking down at
my side and laying her pretty gold-
en head on my knee, 'my poor
Mary 1' and then she began to sob
so pitifully.
'What is it my darling ; tell me,
won't you 2'
'Olt, Mary, so good, so unselfish.
1 can't bear it. You are working
yourself to death for me and mine.
I've thonght and planned, and there
is only one way,'
'1 don't understand—how hot
your cheeks are. You're going to
be sick.'
'I'm going to die. Don't look ao
startled. I'm very wicked and fool-
ish, but I ean't see you kill yourself
nor my precious children starve.
I'm only—going to get married,'
desperately.
Then 1 felt her whole body 'shud-
der.
'Yes, darling, but who 2'
'I'm going to marry Mr. Caleb
Leffingwell.'
'Susie I Yoa are mad 1'
'No ; he proposed tonight as 1
left the store, and I accepted him,
that's all ; why don't you congratu-
late me 2'
'Because I can't, for I know—oh,
my darling 1 I know you don't love
him 1'
'Love ! 3. loved once and got a
sweet reward. Yee, I'm in love—
with the old miser's money ; that's
honest.'
Ilutth1 Never mind, sleep on it,
pet, We'll talk about it to.naorrow ;
I must finish this drove now.'
'Mary, do stop and rest, yott rin-
selfieli housekeeper 1 Your burden
shall be lightened. I am not half as
f wondered why Susie, with (melt
a face of pe000 null joy es 1. 1)0,1 not
Keen weer ter Saini, should 1001C
startled, while 'the Indy' stood be.
levree ine end the door,
Suddenly she bent such kissed (00
and deftly snatchitig the comb that
held my curie eo yery primly --Oe
3001118,1 most becoming a staid old
maid—Rho fled iv ith Susie into the
next mein and chilled the dnor,
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BA'S 11..E k DIN MY:WAIVER.
PATIII01 le IN TONE, TRIM TO CANAI.A.
Tann re Tut FaWILIE.
I knew then why she had held
The 'Empire' is DOW the Great Weekly
herself so persistently before mo, :Paper of the Don3inion, and special ar-
for standing on the threshold stoo(1 rangernents are being mado to add 110W
a tail man, tanned and bearded. and attractive features, which will greatly
inorearie its interest and value.
As an inducement to place it -10 the
hands of all Patriotic Canadians the bal-
ance of present year will be given Pres to
New Sobscribers, making it only One
Dollar front now (111 end of 1890.
IzenrIte 'Empire' will he clubbed with
The 'Post' l'or 1112.25, 114 ltlesteee,
I could not speak. I would have
fled too, but I could not move.
The tall men smiled and ap•
preaching me wok 00 In ilia firms
and whispered :
'le it iny owu little Mary.'
And somehow in hie sheltering Subporiptions token et
arms 3. Mune my tongue and auto
; TJIE Pub. Iroure, Bmrue's.
wered
od, and 3. sighed, for things had
emus to a very ,bed state, What
with poor father down with the
rheumatism and attOle'S ehildren
him tenderly. suffering for shoes, and none of us your noble life, and the answer
'Yes, Tom.'
Wo cell her 'the -lady* still, some-
times, for she is famous now and
rich, peel Susie and her children live
with her. The old folks have found
a better boles with Fred, and I ciao -
um help but thick they told him
how we love hie wife and all the
happiness she broim,lit
1. team or horses owned by Daviel
Bradford, carter, draw a load of
eight toes of pie woe up Wront
Belleville.
The lege braiding of the fionfed
oration Life itt Toronto will be five
stories high and cost $800,000.
Tho style ie h'rench Gothic, tbo
material red saotletone null terra
colts, premed brick.
Mra. Shipley and soil, of Beed
Saginaw, Midi., are visiting rel-
atives at Grovosend. They drove
the entire distance of 200 miles in
lose than three days, being drawn
by a three year old western prairie
pony.
A rather :singular funeral took
Place at New 0000a», Essex County.
A child of a Mrs. Campbell and a
child of Mrs. Oempbell's daughter
W01.0 buried in the one coffin. Au
tient and nephew It the same were
buried in 2,10 coffin a few years
ago.
Queer old duck, and we have to use with a message of your faithfulness,
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yes That picture too warmly elad, unless it was 'the came (01), the west is dot very far
detnin't elong there. That's iny lady`—tiant is What Susie had eall. away) I'm corning.'
'19fi 83801
THECOOKSBEST FRIEND
Private Funds to Loan.
$20,000
Have been placed in my hands
for Investment 033 real estate.
LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST.
No Commission.
Borrowers can have loans com-
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satisfactory.
W. M. SINCLAIR,
Solicitor, Brussels.
MON IMIC TO 11,0A.N.
PRIEAT.EFUNDS.
c;.0100
Of Private Funds have just been
placedin my hands for
• investment
At 7 Per Cent.
Borrowers can have their Loans
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is satisfactory.
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THOS. FLETCHER,
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for the Dix/tam/and take no other,
A Dress Dyed FOR
A Coat Colored 10
garments Renewed J CENTS,
A Child can use them!
and JeweZer.
Thanking'the -public for past favors and
support and wishing sat to secure
your patronage, we are opening
out run Lines in
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.
Silver Plated Ware
from Established and Reliable Makers,
fully warranted by us.
C/00168 of the
Latest .Dosig11,8.
JEWELRY 1
Nvubbnot Risas,
Ltunes Gum
ihi000rnis,
thainises, ,tic.
taV'A.lso a Full Line of Vereeire and
ViOlin Strings, &a., in stook.
la.—liatierer 03' .14Orrlege ticomos.
T. Fletcher, - Sruesels.
Druggists and hlorClukkttS. 33ye Book rrte.
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831 1Yorli 311111 the Piniallest to 11,33e 43511
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et Ilvadeneeo, et Itemonalkte
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W. X. Fairaeld.
MEAT MARKET,
MAIN smutEr, - BRUS$BLS,
amo ovum, 3110111201.
Fresh and
Sof I Heats or
the 1l'811111111
tie always Olt
IlitlIa Ana ite.
)1 it1.1.
livered le
any port or
the Village
Free or
4(1434 r 10o •
TERMS VERY FAVORABLE
Fall Cattle W tmted
For which file highest market price
will be paid. I also make a specialty of
buying IIides and Skins. Don't forget
the place, next door to Fletcher's ;Jewel.
ry Store.
A, CURRIE,
Bay Ca
Baby Carriages Y.
.13 72:
C MAci-' ES !
Handsome Display
of Baby Carriages in all the
LATEST STYLES,
and sold itt
Rklaacmtrims
Call in and See our Stock
before you ortli'r elsewhere.
Buggy. Rugs, Dusters,
Fly Nets, Whips, (Ce„
always on hand.
Splendid Assortment of Trunks,
Valises and Satchels in. Stock.
H. Dennis.
EU NEWS FUR THE
The Brussels Woolen Mill
wants to get
5009000 LBS. OF WOOL
either for CASH or in exchange
-:- for G-oods.
411111•MMEN111.1
The Highest Market Price Paid in Cash
and a Few Cents More in Trade. •
soommoiseeminsomo
We .have Ey Pine Assort.
=Ant of Tweeds, Cottons,
Flannels, Blankets, Sheet-
ing, Matted, Goods,
Tarns, 80.
All Wool left with no for manufacturing, whether rolls or ether-
.
wise, will have our prompt attention.
SATISFACTION GUAR.ANT'D
la* We wish to remind the Farmers that the "Woolen Mill
Store" in Brasses is not connected with THE BRUSSELS WOOL-
EN MILL, but is selltng Gooiis from the bislowel MiU, :which we
consider a great advantage to the Faimers of this Locality, as the
two Stores aro sick by side and the;Goods and Prices can easily be
compared„ We are
YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANTS,
GEO. HOW -3 & co„
BRUssEILS.,
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