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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-7-3, Page 7JL :r 3 18SG, TF'E p,rcussrts PCZT. that it may 1000(11 olmritator nio 11(loplo iuulgiu,i, 1Vhy shouldu' i8 tho chief medium of our ex u al](wo may oxen n/laousalo00ly oursolvos in our touos," "When woro you Ho fanciful More ? What does a profoosiolal reveal ?" "Chiolly that Allo is a trained profos. signal, and yet oven the) most Nage among then give (lints as to tho com- pass of tlloir wouiau.naturo, I think their characters aro often sugf,geste(l quito dofluitaly by their tones. Mcleod, T oven find myself judging pooplo by their voltam. Slonry's tones 1(ulical0 neatly of his chief trait:! acouvatclly,--rts, for instance, self-rolinucc, reoervo, quiet and unswerving purpose." "Web" asked Mrs. Muir, who was a liittI° obtuso on delicate points, "what did Miss Wildinoro's tours iudicatc ?" Graydon was slightly taken aback, and suddenly fouucl that ho did not like his theory so well oo 110 had thought. "Mics '1-ildnlel'0's tones," ho bogon, hooitatingly, "suggested this morolog little, more than a desire, to r00(1or well tho musio sho sung, and togivoploasuro to her listouers" "1 thought they riuggoato(1 snluo Hole• complacency, tvbiah was 1041; bofor.'o the !Horning was over," added Mr. Muir, dryly, "Miss Wildinoro sung admirably," es - claimed Madge, warmly, "and could slug much hotter if she hail boon trollied in a bettor method and gove moro time to the art, I snug boom ovary da nearly two years. Nothing will tho place of practice, Croydon, One must develop '-oleo like umaclo." "1',1u aro a gonorous, sensible) critic, go," ho Bald, quietly, although thoro wr.s a. flush of resentment on his faco at V- brother's words. "In tiro main you ,• right, but I -still hold to my theory. least, I believe thntin all groat music 1,0'"'O is a snhtilo individuality and 1.1•, ; : Love may bo blind, but it is not di;,(, Mios Wilehnero gave uu good nmsic, not groat umaio." ;1:1r. Muir began talking about the woathor as if it tvero the only subject in his mi11d, and root afterward Madge wont to her room with bowed head and downcast heart. "I have no chance," sho sighed. "Ho loves her, and that ends all. Ho 18 loyal to her, and will bo loyal, oven though silo breaks his heart eventually, as I fear. It's his nature." re than They are what 1 51400111 expoeb of you it? Ib You have altvaya Hommel to Ino the. 0881011, soul of honour who, Duce yon obtain reveal your lcnrings," olio added, with a wan senile, "Ifnw pale you aro, Madgo t" ho said, anxiously, I ant nob fooling very wall to.clay, 121111 1111111 1 a111 aldl,orillg from tho 1.1)• action of 11(11) morning, I never coo trot ovl.r toy oft t.widity and (lilliko to do anythio„ in public. f can do what 1 will, bat !t niton e04,4 m0 Boar. .1 was lo,l 011 nmaxp0ctu(11y t1,is morning. 1 only anticipated Sin;,iug a ditty for the, children wen T ('.rat wont to t! e 1da110 at their rc, tomb." "1 saw flat', Madgo. Any olhor 100. clan with 4eur power of soul; would have outdo it known long before this." "And, holiuve ma, Graydotl, 1 did nob •motto sin;; in rivalry to :rico Wild. more, I'M sorry I did." "1 Saw that, 100," 110 replied, laugh. ing' "Stella (hots that little exporiel:co down upon herself," "I'm sorry now that I sung," oho said, in a low torte. "1 (lid,'t' want to do any'tlliug to hurt the fooliugs of oo good a Metal as you are," "You (lidu't hunt wy fooliugs iu tho hast. Just the contrary, You gave mo much pleasure, awl made mo all the more proud of you. It will do Stella no harm to have bar Goll -complacency jostled a little, Slight wonder that her head 18 somewhat play from tho 11n - y for 1100010 amount of attention sho has r0 - take calve(!. I'm not perfect, i,Iadoo; why Its y00 1(0 til tI er. '00 as go 1.d sly 110 er, feel vo 00- at 1 hl4 1111- ;i(,h,,:11(e:y 111 F1111. 1/1 (,S( r^• 6 ,rot. 1an; 111,.ureso1','1that, she:4,411 l"• sal rats d from hor 111,1011y 14 H !WV wD is right, for thorn is a t( I t 1,l CHAPTER XX Cl, ; (110(1 ,u1Tl:Nn(d eaa17114e08. Under tela renewed impulse of loyalty Graydon intercepted Miss Wildmero as silo was going to her room, and said: "Tho clouds in tho wast aro breasting away,—they over do, you know, if one has patioue0. We can still have ourdrive and enjoy it all the more from hope defol'red." "Fin so sorry," she began, in soma embarrassment. "Of courso I couldn't know last night that it would rain in thin morning, and so promised Mr. Arnault this afteruoon." "It Booms as if it would aver bo hopo deformed totoo, Miss Wildmere," ho said, gravely. "But, Graydon, you must sea howit 1s—" "No, I don't poo, but I yield, ns usual." "I promise) you Sunday albe011o011 or the first Moor day," sho exclaimed, eagerly. Very well," ho replied, Uri htouing, "Ile(uember I shall be a Shylock with this bond." Dot ho was irribatod, never- theless, and wont out on the piazza to try the soothing intlue10e of a cigar. T110 skies cieat'Od rapidly. So (lid his brow; and bcforo long Ito muttered: "I'll cousolo nly'sulf by another gallop with Madge. Thorn goes nlyhtanrorata, smiling upon another follow. .floo.latg is this going to last i Nob all glimmer, by Jtlpiterl IIor'abhor ;;iusb nob insist on hot playing that gamo too long, oven though she does play it so well." Niacdgo was sitting in her room 10 dreary apathy and spiritless reaction from tho strain of tho morning, when sho was aroused by a knock on her door. "Madge," palled a voioo that sant 1110 blood to her face, "what say you to au. other ride? I know the roads aro muddy, but—" But I'll go with you," sho cried, "Why use advorsitivos in the satoo breath with 'ride'? Tho mud's nothing. What won't rub off can stay on. (How soon shall I be ready?" "That's a good live girl. In half an hour." When they were a mile or two away Madge asked, as if with sudden com- punction, "Graydon, are you euro you woro disengaged ?" IIo laughocl outright. "'That quost'iou comes too Tato," he said. She braced horsolf as if to receive 11 doadly blow, and was pale and rigid with the effort as sho asked, with au air of curiosity merely, "Aro you truly ca. gaged to Miss Wilda -lore, Graydon ?" "In one s0ne0 I am, Madge," be ro• plied, gravely, "I have given hor n1,y loyalty, and, to a certain extent, my word; bubl havo not bouod her. Sicca you havo proved so true aid getor0tts a friend to me 1 do Dob hositato to lot you know tho troth. I ain sorry you do not liko her altogothor, and that you have somo causo for your feeling; but yon aro both right at heart. Silo 8polte most Onthnsiastically of your rosouo oI the child. You ladies ammo m0 with your emphasis of little pi(luas; but 1010n it 00m0 to anything largo or ling you do justitoto ono anothor. homy had no right to say what ho did at dinner, for Stella applauded you as you had her; but Ilonry's lrojudleos aro in- voterato, Why should I not bo loyal to hor, Madge? I hollow sho remamod froo for my sako during the stoats of my absonoo." "I think your feelings aro rorynatutal. t1hould I dmman(1 perfection? (1ul:o:,.:u1. to Lo talking in this w'1) like t41,1 times. I used to greet to y 01"1, 1.Stella years ago. If I have t 1'ul„t ouce I eau forego the shadow, n I do tool tba'c I Dan say to you all nem could to a h,al,ible and loving silt Re novo me, Madge, 3 ran (1000r get at xuy (.111 fooling 1'or poi, and.I'm just 1,2,,.1,1 of yen as if ,yvur mon01va81'Iad Moir,1 think your bravo effort a au;liev0mont at Santa Barbara ohm1.1141 u1itieent. You have 10128 had t (0 ,0 1.:uu that 1,1,11h1 give to a Hist coal (02(0 that 1 uu,lerstaunl you, I sur yotl all the 1 not that I could gi to any woman.” "'Peluso oro!clod, gonorous wort Croydon. I knowthat you mnsuud oto, d um. and 1 was only 11rot•altud you, not clogry." "You hadgood reason to bo moovaked mud moth 111000. 11 you tool htllla understood each °Hearin tele sank way, end--wall—if slip 1001!0 only out of that atluospl,oru in which mho has been brought up, I could (181,1, 11001111P, mere." "What atmosphere 1" "Wall Stroot atiuusplluo transfer. rod to the domestic and social circlo. You have too much (delicacy, Madge, to refer to what I know puzzles you, and I admit that I do not fully understand it all, thought I !(now Stella's motive clearly enough. Iter motive is worthy of all commends. thin, but not her method. She is not so mull to blamo for this as her fatbor, and perhaps ha ii,othor, who appears s weak, spiritloss woman. a faint echo of hor husband. Itis hero that the infernal stroot atmosphero e011108 in that 84(0 has 1,reathod all her life. Doo" it 11(11 puzzle) you, in view of toy relations to her, that sho should bo out driving with Arnault ?" "Yes, Graydon, it doom." "Wolf, Arnault is a lnoney.londor, and 1 amsatisfied that in 801110. way 110 lute her .father iu his power, Many of Lhasa brokers aro liko cats, They will d(11 to anything by olio nail, and tho the first thing you know t11uy are, on th1ir foot again all right. As soon a8 Wildmere 1110,1(05 a 111011y strike in tho stock.markot ho kill oxtricato himself and his daughter at the same time. 0f course)tllesu things aro not formulated iu words, in a cold-blooded way, I sup- poso. Arnault has long boon a suitor that would take no reboil. I am satis. lied that she leas refused him moro than oneo, hitt ho simply persists, and gives her to understand. that ho will take his chances. This was tho state of affairs when I calve home, and she, no doubt, feels that if sho eau save her fatbor, and hoop a home for iter (pother and the little One, sho ought to rotain hor hold on Arnault. Afoot' all, it is nob so bad. Many women Lowry for money Outright, and all poor Stolle, proposes is to be cow, pinisaut toward a man who would 1101 eoutlnuo his business Support to ono whose daughter had just refused him," Madge was silent. "You wouldn't do suoll a thing, I Hupposo." "1 couldn't, Graydon," sho 811111, simply, ''If I should over lova a Ulan I think I could stiffer It great Boal for his sake, but thoro aro some things 1, couldn't do." "I thought you would fool so," "Wily don't you help her fatlior out ?" Madge faltered, "I don't think I hate suflloiout leans. I hove) 110y0r boon ovor-thrifty in sav- ing, and havo not laid by many thou - olud8. I havo lltorely a good salary and vary good prospcots, You can't imagine how slow and conservative Henry is. In bnsinoss matters Ito treats mo just as if I woro a straugor, and I trust prove myself worthy of trust ett every point, a12d bylong apprenticeship, Moro he will givo m0 a 001co 111 affair0. Ho says coming forward too fast is tho ruination of young mon in our clay. Nothing would tempt flint to havo deal- ings with 141r.,Wi.tdmoro, and I couldn't damago mysolf marc than by any trans. actions on my own account. But evon if I woro rich I wouldn't intol:f0ro. I don't like her father any hotter than Homydons, and if I began in this way it would malt a bad Tm000dont, What's more, I won't introduce monoy 1111112an00s into an affair of this hind. If it comes to tho point, Stella must d-ocido for mo, ignoring all ,otbor considerations, 1,I sho cloos, I won't permit hor family to suffer. but I propos° to know that she ' iLsb 1 d1o1't 111(o," "1 thnuk von for your confide nos, Cray, lou," H.11,1 lend„r, (pu, tel, "Ynil 110 ' u1 tin„ just no 1 4(111,(1 1 to ,1 a (1 you aoahl. ie) u0,, fn til, Molle v.i,1(oo yen happilu',a ,Hare 0arnestly 1111tu I do, Cuaw, let len take this level place lii;,1 11111 4(n was uunsually gay during the, re.. niain'1Cr of their lido, but seel0Ot1 bent ah1"s1 on rnuniug her florae to (loath, "To•n orrow f8 Suuday," she 0xl,1niu011, "ani,! I lnllat crowd two ride• into arc,” "IVo17Jthn't you ride to.luorrow ?" "No; I 111200 801120 old.fashione,l notices about Saul1ay. You Lava been abroad too long, perhaps, to approeiato thorn," - • "I appreciato fidelity to conscience, Madge." Thoy hack their suppor together ngium as 012 the Ov0ning before, but Madge was carelessly languid and fitful in her mirthful sallies, and complain()1 of over. fatigue, "I won't 001210 -down again to- night," she maid to Graydon as tlia (TO 13.1: CONTINUED,) 1110 a 1(111 rent MEAT 1CARKET, .MAIN STREET, 1lllI'3SIij.11 ANDREW CURRIE, Prop'r. FRESH AND SALT MEATS Of the bestguality always oalinn,d and deity area in auypartef ono Ville efree of°Large TERMS Vory ravorable. FAT CATTLE WANTED, F0rw111c/sho highest markoi.pt'ice 1v11:U o paid, Skins, make trerge[f1 Nle, e, nt'Xl,1 of t tricteher'x.le-wellir Store. ANDREW 0III0RST ALL ALIVE ! Tho undersigned begs leave to amlonn00 to tho Pub110 generally that he has purchased the Entire Stock -of D. Frain, harnoes maker, and havin braughta. Large Stook of his Own Make ,ho is prepared to Com - polo with the 011capest, as he Buys Strictly for Cash A Complete Stook of LIGHT AND HEAVY HARNESS, COLLARS, WIIIPS, BRUSHES C0112BS TRUNKS ,HORSE BLANKETS AND VALISES, And Everything iu the Harnoss Lin r.-1)' 11111.11058 made to Order from best ma ter11110u Shortest Notice. 1 Repairing Promptly Attended to. t�,s' SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. t "A Ca olicitecl beforo Purchasing Elsewhere ► Don'tforgotthe placo,inDr Graham 8 Block, D. Frain's Old Stand, Main Stroot, Brussels, R. STEVENSON. TAILORING. C. H. Maddaugh begs kayo to notify tiro peoplo Of 1311108018 and snrroancling country that he has open- ed a shop in GRANT'S BLOCK, formerly occupied by W. II. Morris, where 110 will bo pleasor to attend to the wants of all favor- ing him with their orders. The beet of satisfaction guaranteed, $1.5 REWARD. —1/1— The above reword will be paid any parson who furnishes such ill• formation as will load to the con- viction of persons violating 111e OANAIlA TnnlrpxAlvcr ACT in this municipality. The strictest see- rocy ill keeping the name of 1130 person giving the information. 11'Y O1tpnit Or TIM Scott Act Association. TO THE FRONT AGAIN. The undersigned 111 returning thanks to the People ul' Cranb1o0k a1141 Surrounding Country for their Liberal Patronage du3in r 8 years would respectfully t 6 the errs - 1 y hdirnate that he has again r(sullltd busl- neBs all(1 will be founts at the 01d Stand, rrady to (lttuld to the Wants of his Customers. - I T IDS OF LT C J3' .11_ 1\T 0- -IN TIIE 13LACIiS1I1TH LINE -- PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. W13O-G0N SI ---10.b' will bo Under the Management of a First -Class Mechanic. Repairing of u1ZZ .$'i7uZs .Ittellclecl to. Fre ceso JWake a. Speeic Ly of' Xezv Work "'o1, icp in. Fir.yt-Cass Sty and Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. We are the Only Firm in the Dominion of Canada lilnui'noturing the Victoria nod.. Cart, allowed by Competent Judges to be the Best of All two wheel Vehicles. Intending Purchasers Should Call and Examine. m.1 `..Jena'.=eci ' -:. ;, ms+ re ,Yr:.'a e NAT NAL ROLLER BMUS. *Mu. a anstone Sams, as:® Proprietors. We have much pleasure in aunOuncing to the public that our New Roller Mill is in Complete Iillllnlllg O1(ler and is giving the Best Satis- faction. SHORTS, MEAL, BRAN & CHOP CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Wo also make the .following Brands of !'lour Patent, Jersey Lily, Canadian's Pride and Snovv Storm, Gristing Attended to with Promptness. ALL KINDS OP LUMBER CUT TO ORDER. EAST PITT RQ1\7- CARRI.AG'E WORKS JAMES BUYERS —M tlPACy't'CI.1R OF— BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, DEMOCRATS WAGONS, EXPRESS WAGON 8, &e., Care., all made of the Best Material and finished in a workluan-like manner Repairing and Painting Promptly Attended to. Parties intending to buy should cafe before purchasing. Enrmanuens,—Marsden Smith, B. Laing, James Cutt and 1Vi11i1n3 McKelvey, Grey township ; Wm. Cameron, Win. Little, Geo. Bao and Daviel Breckenridge, Morris township ; Thos. Town and Williii,1n I31ashill, Brussels ; Rev. E. A. Fear, Iirkton, and T. 'Wright, Turn. borry township. REMEMBER TH..1E STAND—SOUTI:I OF BRIDGE, tTAM31184 13 "Y" S .