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The Little
Orphan
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His habitual smile gave way to a
,saber look as he turned to rue, his big
white coat on his arm. He pursed his'
lips and blew thoughtfully. Then he
threw his coat in a chair and wiped
his handkerchief. boy,"
"Well! God 'bless you, my y,
be said. "'Iwish I could go, too."
CHAPTER XXXVIHI
I worked some weeks 'before my
regiment was sent forward. I planned
to !be at home for. a day, but they
needed me on the staff, and I dreaded
the pain of parting, the gravity of
which my return would only serve to
acoentuare. So I wrote them a cheer-
ful letter and kept at work. It was
my duty to interview some of the
great men of that day as to the course
of the government. I remember Com-
modore
e
Vanderbilt came e low
nto se
nd
ore 1� and
er
nee in shirt sleeves and slippers that
' afternoon, with a handkerchief tied
about his :heck in place of a collar--
. a 'blunt man. of simple manners and
a big heart; one who spoke his mind
in good, plain talk, and, I suppose, he
got along with as little profanity as
possible, considering his many cares.
e.
THE SEAFORTIi NEWS
his is coin-' `He is a very handsome man.'
and tender light in them; iter I
a plaintive, gentle tone, the Srke o
which one may hear rarely if ever.
For years she had been a night' work-
er
ork
er in. the missions' of the lower city,
and many an unfortunate had 'been
turned from the way of .evil by' her
'good offices. 1 sat beside 'her at the
table, and she told me of her work
and how :often she had 'met Trumbull
walks..
in his night
' 1 ound me a .hopeless heathen," he,
remarked.
""To save him I had to consent to
marry him," she said, laughing.
read
�,�„love
is already
"'What hath found,I
in Heaven,' said! McClingian
have not ;found it and I am in lxe''
hesitated, as if searching for a 'syax
anym.
*`AA. 'boarding house on William
street," he added.
The remarkable thing about Marg
aret Hull was her simple faith. ht
looked to no glittering generality for
its reward, such as'the soul's "high-
est good" --much talked of in the
philosophy of that time. She Abelieved
that, for -every 'soul she saved, one
jewel would be added to 'her ,crown
hi Heaven. And yet sole wore no
jewel Upon her person. Her black
, to
her
fitted
s
:beautifully
costume Awa
fine form; Ibut was almost severely
plain. It occurred to pie that she did
not quite understand her own heart,
and, 'for that matter, who .does But
she had somewhat in her soul that
IShall not
steal
passetlx all vnderstandmg
try to say what, with so little knowl-
edge of those high things, save that
I know it was of God, To what pat-
ience and unwearying effort site had
schooled herself I was soon to know.
"Can you not find' any -one to lave
you " she said, burning to McClingan.
'You know the Bible says it is not
good for man to live alone."
"it does, Madame," said he, "but I
have a mighty fear in me, remember-
ing the twenty-fontnth verse
twenty-fifth chapter of Proverbs: 'It
is better ,to dwell in the corner of the
housetops than with a brawling wo-
man in a wide house.' We cannot all
be so fortunate as our 'friend Trum-
bull, But I have felt the great pas-
sion." when I called again.
He smiled at her faintly as he the young lady,
•voice ,spoke in a quiet, manner,
f fog off his tolxgue'with a stately roll. "'Anda nubile man!' 1 said.
His environment and the company
bad given 'him a fair degree of stini'u-
lation. There was a 'fine dignity in his
deep voice, and his body bristled with
it, from his stiff and heavy shock of
blonde • hair, parted carefully an . the
left side, to his ,high ,heeled 'boots. The
few dight hairs that ,stood in lonely
abandonment on his upper lip, the
well
of his lean visage always
well
shoran, had no small part in the grand
effect of MoOlingan.
"A love story!'. said Miss Hull. "I.
do wish i 'had your confidence. I like
a
real, true love story"
"Asinnple stawry it is," said, Mc-
Clingan, "and T am proud of my part
In it. II shall Ibe glad to tell the stawry
if you are to hear it."
We assured him of our interest.
"Well," said he, "'there was .one
Tom Douglass at Edinburgh .who
was my friend and classnxate. We
were together a 'good bit of the time,
,and 'when we shad .come to the end of
our course we both went to engage
in ijournalisen et 'Glasgow. We had a
mighty consist of ourselves — you
Iknow how it is, Brower, with a green
lad—'but we were a mind to be mod-
est, with all am 'learning, so we made
�
an agreement; 1 would 1blav his horn
and he would ibla:w mine. We were
not to lack appreciation. He was on
one paper and 'I on another, and
every time he wrote an article I went
up and down the office praising him
for a man 0' mighty skill, and he t1id
the same for me. 1'f anyone spoke of
hint he nxy hearing I said every word
of ,flattery at my comnxand% 'What
Tom Douglass?' I would say, 'the
man o' the Herald that's written
those wonderful articles from the law
court? A genius, sir' an absolute gen-
imp!' Well, we were rapidly gaining
rep•utatfon.iOne of those days l found
myself in love with as comely a lass
mother had
oth
courted. Her m
as
ever
man
a proper curiosity as to my character.
I referred them to Tom Douglass of
the Herald—he was the only man
there who had known me well, The
,girl and her mother 'both went to
him.
"'Your friend was just here,' said
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY' 16, 1939
'PROFESSIONAL CARDS
"'Anddidn't I hear you say that
he was, a very skillful man, too?'
' 'A 'genius!' I answered, 'an abso-
lute gen'r'e!"
McOlhngan stopped and laughed
heartily as he took a sip of water.
What happened then?" said Miss
Hail'.
"Slid took hien on my 'an,
recommend -
ah
$aid be
"he a
115
'were
d si•d that
Twhile 'he had the handsomer face, I
had the more eloquent tongue. And
they both scan far him. And, upon me
honor' as a gentleman, it wasthe
luckiest thing that ever happened to
me, for she 'became .a brawler.and a
cold.
My mother other ,sags .there is 'no
,the -dike o' her in Soatland :"
I- shall never ,forget how fondly
Margaret Huai patted the brown
cheek of, Trumbell with her dedicate
white hand, as we rose.
"We all have our love stawries
said Mo(lingan.
He called me "boy" and spoke of a
certain .public man as a "big sucker."
him a "sucker"
�I soon learned that to hx
was the lowest and meanest thing in
the world. He sent me away with no-
thing but a great admiration of him.
As a rule the giants of that day
were plain men of the 'people, with no
frills upon them, and with a way of
hittix
g from the
shoulder. They
said
what they meant and meant it hard.
I have heard Lincoln talk when his
words had the whiz of a bullet and
his arm the jerk of a piston.
John Trumbull invited McClingan,
of whom I had told him much, and
myself to dine with him an evening
that week. I went in my new dress
suit—that mark of sinful
e
xtr
avag
-
ance for which Fate had brouglxt we
dawn to the pounding of rocks under
Boss McCormick. Trum'bull's rooms
were a feast for the eye—aglow with
red roses, He introduced me to Mar-
garet Huil and her mother, who were
there to dine with us. She was a
woman of thirty then. with a .face oa
no striking beauty, but of singular
sweetness. Her dark eyes had a mild
Medical
SEAFO,RTIi CLINIC
Dr. E. A. McMaster, M.B., Gradu-
ate of
radu-ate'of University of Toronto.
J. D, Colquhaun, M.D., C.M., Grad-
uate of Dalhousie University, Halifax.
The Clinic is fully equipped with
complete and modern a: -ray and other
hence t
fc
to diagnostic and - t p
u -,to da Host g
P
equipment
Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, M.D.,
L.A.B.P., - Sspecialist in Diseases in
Infants and children, will be at the
Clinic last Thursday in every month
from 3 to .'6 p.m.
Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in
Diseases of the Ear, Eye, Nose and
Throat, will be at the Clinic the first.
Tuesday in every month ,from 4 to
6 p.m.
Free well -baby clinic will be held
on the second and last Thursday in
every month from 1 to 2 p.m.
"Mine is better than yours," she
answered, 'tmt it shall never be told."
"'Except one !&tale part of it," said
Trumbull, as he 'put his hands upon
her Shoulders, and looked down into
her face. "It is the only thing that
has made my 111e worth living."
Then she made as to know many
odd things about 'her ,work for the
us
to
children of misfortune—inviting
come and see it for' ourselves, We
were to go the next evening..
I finished my work at ,nine that
night and .then we walked through
noisome streets and alleys, — New
York was then far ,from being so
clean a city as now—to the big mis-
sion house. As we came in at the
,door we saw a group of women
kneeling before the altar at the far
endof the room, and heard the voice
of 'Margaret Hull praying—a voice so
sweet and tender that we 'bowed our
heads at once, and listened while it
quickened the life in as. She plead for
to
her, ,
the poor r .creatures
whom Christ gave always the most
abundant pity, seeing they were more
sinned against than sinning, There
was not a word of cant in her peti-
tion. It was full of a simple, uncon-
scious eloquence, a higher feeling
than I' dare try to define. And when
it was over she had won their love
and confidence so that they' clung to
her hands and kissed them and wet
them with their tears. She came and
spoke to us presently, in the sante
sweet manner that had charmed us
the night before — there was no
change in it. We offered to walk
i home with her, but she said 'Trum-
bull was coming at twelve.
"So that • is 'Tile Little Mother' of
W110111 1have heard so often," said
McClingan, es we cane away.
"What do you think •af her?" I
inquired.
'`Wozxderful wom1" .he"1
'lever dxeard such a voice.an Itgivessaid. me
visions. Every other is as the crack-
ling
PD
that He's YOUR BOY!
AND, while we're still in a fanciful mood, let's
suppose he has suddenly become seriously ill—
Then, imagine yourself to be in financial difficulties
—your income, never more than $900.00 a year, has
ceased altogether because the factory has shut down
temporarily.
You think your little boy may be dying—the doctor
orders you to rush with him to the Hospital for Sick
Children — you learn it's Pneumonia of the most
serious type — that serums alone will cost over $400.00,
to say nothing of the special graduate nursing and
expert medical attention required, nor of the cost of
hospitalization itself.
Could you be turned away because of this? There
is only one answer to this questo.It has
r 63 een e the
answer of the Hospital for Sick Children
s—
a youngster's real need for hospital care and medical
attention is the only ticket of admission required.
Race, creed or financial circumstances
ofta nes are not o want it consid-
ered. We know the people
way.
This Hospital has met every emergency ts xiwhichnce. Zh iss
developed during the 63 years
�17AL
famous throughout the civilized world for the success
and efficiency of its medical and nursing staffs and
for the low cost at which it is operated.
And who pays for this humanitarian work? The
doctors give their time absolutely free. The Ontario
Government pays 60c per patient per day and the
patient or the patient's municipality pays $1.75 on the
same basis. That leaves over .$1,00 per patient per day
of bare cost for which we must appeal annually to
humane and generous citizens. This Hospital does
NOT share in the funds collected by the Federation
for Community Service .because patients are admitted
from all over Ontario.
This year, over $83.,000.00 is needed. That means
over ten thousand donations if they were to average
$8.00 each—or over twenty thousand
laveraging $4.0 r
Certainly, . a staggering total! So, p
• gift as large as you possibly can. If you cannot afford
more—remember that even a dollar bill helps pay
for the care of somebody's baby. ,
Kindly mail your donation to the Appeal Secretary,
67 College Street, Toronto. We cannot afford to use
any of our much-needed revenue for canvassers ;or other
organized effort to collect money.
67 COLLEGE STREET, TORONTO
W. C. S+PROAT, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgery
Phone 90-W. Office John St., Seaforth
DR. H. HUGH ROSS, Physician
Hos-
pital,
Surgeon Late of London
London, England. Special at•
tention to diseases of the eye, ear,
nose acei throat. Office and aesidence
behind Dominion Bank. Office Phone
No. 5; Residence Phone 104.
DR. F. J. BURROWS, Office Main
St., Seaforth, over Dominion Bank.*
Hours 2-5 and 7 to 8 p.m. and by ap-
pointment. Residence, :Goderich St,
two doors west of United Church.
Phone 46.
DR. F, J. R. FORSTER— Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat. Graduate in
of Toronto
11897.
University
Medicine,
Late Assistant New York Ophthal-
mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's
Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi-
tals, London. 'At Commercial Hotel,
Seaforth, third Wednesday in each
month from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ling of thorns realer a pot."
I cane back to' the office and
went into Mr. Greeley's `room to bid
him good -by. He stood by the gas
jet, in a fine new suit of clothes, read-
ing apaper; while a boy was
black-
ing one of his boats. 1 sat down,
awaiting a more favorable moment.
A very young elan had come into the
room and stood timidly holding his
hat.
"1 wish to see Mr. Greeley," he
said.
"There he is," I answered, "go and
speak to him."
"Mr. Greeley," said he, "I have call-
ed to see if you .can take me on the
Tribune."
The Printer continued reading as if
he were the only man in the room.
The young man looked at him and
then at mei—with an expression that
moved me to a fellow feeling. He was
a country boy, more green and .timid
even than I had been.
"He did not -hear you—try again."
I said.
"Mr. Greeley," said lie, lender than
before, "I have called to see if you
can take me on the Tribune."
The editor's eyes glanced off at the
boy and returned to their reading.
oNo, boy, I can't," he' drawled,
shifting his eyes to another article.
And the boy, who was called to the
service of the paper in 'time, but not
until •after 'his pen had made hint fam-
ous, went away with a look of :bitter
disappointment.
In his 'attire Mr. Greeley .wore .a11 -
ways the best material, that soon took
on a friendless and dejected look, The
at had been
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REAL ESTATE
AND INSURANCE AGENCY
(Successors to James Watson)
MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT.
All kinds of Insurance risks effect-
ed at lowest rates in First -Class
Companies.
THE McKILLOP
MIMuai Fire Insurance C
HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont.
OFFICERS
President, Thomas Moylan, Sea -
forth; Vice President, William Knex.
Londesboro; Secretary Treasurer, M
A. Reid, Seaforth.
AGENTS
F. McKercher, R.R.1, Dublin; John.
E. Pepper, R.R.1, Brucefield; E. R. G.
Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Wait,
Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, Kincardine,
Wm. Yeo, Holmesville.
DIRECTORS ,
Alex. Braadfoot, Seaforth No. 3;
James Sholdice, Walton; Wm. Knox,
Londesboro; George Leonhardt,
Bornholm No. 1; Frank McGregor,
•Clinton No. 5; James Connolly, God-
erich; Alex McEwing, Blyth No. 1;
Thomas Moylan, Seaforth No. 5;
Win. R. Archibald, Seaforth No. 4.
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other•business, will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named . officers
addressed to their respective post -
offices.
famous white overco
boughtof a man who had come by
chance to the office of the New 'York-
er, years Abefore, and who considered
its .purchase a great favor. That was a
time when the price of a coat was a
thing of no little importance to the
Printer. To -night` there was ` abouts
him a great glow, such as comes :of'
fine tailoring and mew linen'.
He was so preacoupied with his pa-
per that I went out into the 'big room'
and sat down, awaiting a 'better time. 1
"The Printer's going to Washing-
ton to talk with the president," said
an •editor.
Farmer's Conventions
The fallowing .conventions are
scheduled for late in February at the
King Edward Hotei, Toronto:
February 2111—Ontario Plowmen's
Association.
February 22'—,Ontario Field Crop
and Seed Growers' Ass'n.
February 2!2--.0lass "B" Fairs As-
sociation.
February 23 and 2141—.'Ontario As-
sociation of Agricultural Societies.
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