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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-08-17, Page 6PAGE SIX THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939 ti Montrose hastened to interrupt the progressof his castle building, ,by in- forming him that the lady with her father's approbation, was almost im- Mediately to he wedded to his kins- man, the Earl of Menteith; and that in testimony of 'the 'high respect due to M'Au1ay, s'i, long the •lady''s protector, he was now to 'request his 'presence at the ceremony. M'Avlay •looked very 'grace at this intimation, and drew 'tip his person with the air of one who tticught that he had been neglected. "He ccticticeci, he -aid, "that bis uniform •kind treatment of the young lady, while so many years under his reef, required amething more upon erect an occasion that a bare compli- ment of •ceremony. He 'might," he thought, "without arrogance, have ex !petted to have been ceitsulted. He wished his kinsman of elenteith well, no man could 'wish hint better; but he roust ay he thought he had been hasty in tide matter. Allan's senti- reents toward the .young lady had bet pretty well understood, and he, ler Otte. could not see why the super- i.e*r pretensions which he 'had upon her gratitude 'shnnid have been set aside, without et least undergoing some pre- vious discussion." elontros-;, seeing; too !well where all this pointed, entreated M'A•ulay to be reasonable. and to consider what pro- bability there was that the Knight of Ardcnvohr .could be 'brought to con- fer the hand of his sole heiress upon Alan, w•ieo c undeniahie excellent tmfcl-stirs were mingle -d 'with others, ,by which they were overclouded in a manner Altai trade all tremble who ap- proached him. ' r Ford," said Angle- il' ];days 'my brother Allan has. as God niade us all, faults as ecH as write; hut he i 'the beet and the bravest man al' yen:: army, he the other who he may, and therefore ill deserved that his hap- piness ahanld have been so little con - suited by your Excellency—by his own near kinsman—and by a young 'person who ,owes alt to+him and to his aemily " Montrose in vain endeavored lo !place the subject in a different view; this valite' print in 'which Angus was de'ter,nined to regard it, and he was a man tri that calibre of understanding who is incapable of being convinced when he has once adapted a prejudice. Montrose now 'assumed a higher tone, end called noon Angus to take care hn v be nourished any sentiments !night be prejudicial to hi+ Mai- .. service. He pointed ani tai him tet 1 aces peculiarly desirous that F,'.ia, effisrt: sleeve! 11!!t be interrul•- :tee is the c,>nr'e of his ,resent miss- ion: he said •'biehly hent• eeel 1e for himself, and likely to prove ,Ivan t=aaon> ti' the King's . ile vela etid hie hrothcr wr,111d camnttuticatian with ]tint nt,- ron other subjects, nor stir np any 'cause of dissension, which inticht div- ert hie 'rind from a matter of such ini'r t rtanre_" Angus answered somewhat sulkily, that "he eas 00 'make -bate, or stirrer asps al quarrel; he would rather be a peacemaker. Hie •brother .knew as well as most men how to resent his own quarre!s--a, for Allan's anode of re'c- eiving information, it was generally believed he had other source, than :,hose of 'ordinary Cott lfriers. He 'should not he surprised if they saw sooner than they expected." A •prontise'that he would not inter- fere, was the furthest to which Mon- trose could !bring the man thoroughly :good-tempered as he was on all !occas- ions, 'cave when his pride, interest, or prejudices, were interfered with. And at this point the Marquts was tat ern leave the matter For the present. A more willing guest at the 'bridal •cerenucrny, certainly a mere willing at- tetidaer at the marriage least, was to be ex•nected in Sir Duga'ld Dalgetty, w }font ''fan,rose resolvedto invite, as d'; sing been a confident to tlte'dretnm- star.ces which prereeded rt, Bot e..sen 92r Telenet W old 'hesitated, looked on the el- bows of bis doublet, and the knees of Ods leather breeches, and mumbled out .!ecvered 'whit foam, and hie gestures ',vele those c.1 .a cdepioniac. "Yvx: •lie traitor!" was his frantic reply—eyou lie in that, as you lie in '1 'yen have said to rue. Your life is a eel" "Did I net 'speak my thoughts when I. 'called you niece" ,said Menteith, indignantly; "your own life were a 'brief one. In +slut do you charge ane with ,deceiving your?" "Yon told ane!-Fadlse arantorl--!she now waits you at. !the altar." Lt is you who speak false;" retorted Menteith. "1 :told you the 'obscurity of ]ger b'imth was •the only bar to lour !uttion—thait ;is now removed; land do you think yourself, that I should yield up my pretensions in 'your ,favour?" 1"Dra'w, then," said M'Aullay; "we ,understand each other, 'dist now," 'said M'en•teith, 'land not there, Allan, you 'know zne 'well—wait till Ito'naorrow, 'amid you 's'hall have fighting enough," "This hour — this instant, for never," answered 'M'Aulay. "Your triumph 'shall not go furither 'Chan the hour is stricken. Menteith, I entreat you by our relati'o'nship—lby our joint 'conflicts and la'b'ors — 'draw your sward, ,and 'defend your tifel" As he spoke he 's'eized ,the Earl% hand, ''young it witth 'such frantic earnest- ness. that his .gra'sp'lonced the blood to start under the 'nails. 'Monteith threw' hint off with violence, 'ex'claiming, "Begone, madman!' "Then, he the vision 'acoomp'Iishedl" said Allan; and, ,drawing his dirk, smack with his whole gigantic ,force at the learite bosom, The 'temper of .the corselet threw the point 'of the weapon upward. 'but a deep Wound took place '.between 'the neck and shoulder; and the .force 'or the blow prostrated the bridegroom an the floor. Montrose entered tat one 'side of the anteroom, The +bridal 'company, alarmed tat the noise, were in equal apprehension and surprise; but ere Montrose could almost see what had h'ap'pened. Allan leleAaulay had rushed past hint and descended the ''castle stains like lightning. "Guards, 'shot the gate l" exclaimed Montrose—"Seize him—kill 'hear if he insietel—he shall die, if he were niy 'brother!" But Allan prostrated, with a second iatts ,of 'his dagger, a sentinel reit° was upon duty—traversed the camp like a mountain -deer, though pursued by all who caught the !alarm—threw 'himself 'into the river, and, swimming to 'Che 'apposite 'side, was soon. lost :in the w•ncstl., In the 'course of the 'sas e evening, his brother Angus and his followers deft Montrose's 'camp, and. taking the road homeward, never 'again rejoined hint, Of Arlan 'himself, it is said, that in a ,wonderfully nderfully 'short 'space after the dyed was committed, he 'bursted ,into a room in the castle of Inverary, where :Argyle was sitting in council, and flung on the table his bloody dirk. -In it the 'blood of James Grah- ame?" said Argyle, a ghastly expres- sion of hope mixing with the terror which the 'sudden apparition naturally excited. "11 is the 'blond of his minion," answered M'Aulay—"It is the 'blood which I was 'predes'tined to shed, though I 'would rather have 'spilt my 'own." Having time spoken, he turned and left the ,castle, and from that moment nothing certain i 'kn'ow.n of his •fate. A's the boy Kenneth, with three of the Children of the Mist, were :seen span afterward to eras: Loch Fyne, it is supposed they 'dogged his ,course, and that he perished by their bands in some obscure ,wilderness, Another ,,pinion maintain-,, that Allan i]'Au'lay went abroad end died a monk of the teart•}utvian trot^r. Batt nothing 'beyond bare presumption conic] ever be brntig.ht in support 'of either opinion. Hie vengeance was 'much lose com- plete than he araha'hly fancied: for Menteith, though xis severely wound- ed as to remain lung in a dangerous ,'tate, was, !by having adopted Major Dalgetty's Fortunate recommendation ,if a cuirass .as se 'bridal garment, 'hap - pity secured from the worst 'conse- quences of the blow= But 'his services were lost to Montrose; and it was beet that he %honed be conveyed with •his intendedc ntntese, now truly is mourning bride, 'and should accom- pany his 'woun'ded father-in-law to the castle of Sir Duncan ,at Ardenvoihr, Daigetty followed them to she water's edge, reminding Menteith of the nec- essity of erecting a 'sconce on Drum- sna'li en'Dover his tady''s newly -acquir- ed inheritance. '1`ihey ,performed their voyage in safety, and Menteith was in a 'few weeks so well. in'health, as In be unit- ed te Annol'in the ,castle ,cif her father, The Hi,g'hiaynclers were sonsewhat puzzled to reconcile Menteith's recov- ery with the visions !of the second sight, and the more experienced Seers were displeased 'with him. for not hav- ing 'died. But others t'hou'ght the 'cre dit of the vision +sufficiently fulfilled, .by the wound"inflicted I by the bard, and with the weapon, ,foretold; and all were of opinion, that the incident of the ring, with the death's head, relat- ed to the death of the :bride''s fattier who 'did not •survive her marriage a 'sort of reluctant acquiescence in the invitation, pravid'cd he should find it possible, after :consulting with the noble bridegroom, Montrose 'was. somewhat !surprised, 'bttt scooting to testify displeasure, he left Sir 1)ugaid to pursue his own ,course. This carried him instantly to the !chamber of the bridegroom, who, amidst the scanty wardrobe which his camp -equipage 'afforded, was seeking for such articles as alight appear to the best advantage upon the approach- ing 'occasion. Sir Dugatdd entered, and paidhis compliments, with- a very grave face, upon his approaching'hap- 'piness, which, 'he said, "he was very sorry he was prevented from 'witness- ing," "In 'plain truth," said he, "I 'should but disgrace the .ceremony, 'seeing that I lack a 'bridal 'garment, Rents, and open •seams, and tatters at elbows in the apparel of the assistants, might presage a sintiliar solution of 'contin- uity in your !matrimonial happiness -- and eo say truth, my lord, you your- self must partly have the !blame of this disappointment, in respect you sent inc upon 'a fool's errand to get a 'toff -coat out of the 'booty taken thy the Camerons, whereas yon might as well have sent me to !fetch a (pound of fresh 'butter out of a !black dog's throat, I had aro answer, any lord, !brit !brandished 'dirks and 'broadswords, and a sort of ;roweling and jabbering in what they call their language. For my part, I believer these Highlanders to he nn :better than absolute pagans, and have been munch sc'attdalized 'by the .manner in which my 'acquaintance, Ronald elle ett, was pleased to beat his final march ,a little while ince." Li efeuteith's 'atate of mind, :dis- posed to be pleased with everything, and everybody. the ,grave complaint °f Sir d)ugatd furnished additional anntscnten't. He requested his 'arcept- ancc of is very handsome 'buff dress which was lying an the flour, "I hat! intended it," he said "for my own bridal garment, as being the least forutida'rle nif .my 'warlike equipments, and I have 'here n, peaceful dress." Sir Mime's] made the necessary apologies --would not by any mean deprive—and ea' forth, until it happily occurred 1n him that it was much more according to military rale that the Earl shots et he married in his back and breast pieces, eeiiich 'dress he had seen the liritlegioout wear at the union of Prince Leo Of \Citrles'hach with The y tun gest flan gbter of old George Frederick of Sammy, tuirier the ;;al- 1aitt 1 mi-taviu Adolphus. the Lino ,+f the North, and so forth. The 'goad - natured ream Earl !alighted and acgttiesced; and thus, having :secured at fact one merry face at his :bridal, he ,pttt on a light 'and ornamented cuirass, 'concealed partly by 'a velvet Coat. and parity by a 'broad blue silk scarf, which he ''.v'i'ne over his shoul- der, agreeable to ids rank and the Fashion of 'the times, tetany month's. The incredulous lreld I Central Ontario forced .to do constd- Every •thing was now arranger!; and it had been ,settled, that, according to the emstont of the ,country, the bride and bridegrocnn 'should not again MeetUntilthey were ,before the altar. The flour dacl already !struck that summoned the ,hridcgroont thi- ther, laud he ernly waited in a small anteroom adjacent to the chapel, •for the Marques, who conetcentled to act as bride's -man upon the occasion. Business relating to She army leaving suddenly required the Marquis's instant attention Monteith waited 'has retern, it may be supposed, in some impatience; and when he 'heard, the door of the apartment 'open he said, laughing, "Yon are late :upon parade,, "You will find I aan too early, 'said Aldan iI Auly, who buret into the apartment."Draw Menteith, and !def- end yourself like a man, ,or die like a dog!" "Yon are mad, Allan!" answered Menteith, astonished alike et his ~udder appearance, and at the malt t erable Ittry of his .tOra ea'nor. His 'cheeks were livid --,his eyes star ted from their sockets—'his lips were that 'all this was idle 'dreaming, and erable supplementary stable feeding. that Alla)t's supposed vision was but a consequence of the private 'suggest- ions of his ,ow•n 'passion, which,hav- ing Bong •sen in Monteith a rival more hel!ovcd than 'himself, struggled with his !better nature, and impressed upon him, ,ea it were involuntarily, the idea of killing his competitor-. Menteith 'slid not recover su'fficient- 'ly to join Mee teose 'during itis :brief :and glorious career; and when that heroic 'general ,dislbanded his army and retired anon) Scotland, Monteith res- olved to adient the life 'of privacy which he led till the Restoration, Af- ter that Iharppy event, he 'occupied a •situation in the land befitting his rank, :lived hong happy :alike in public re- gard and en !domestic 'affe'ction, 'and died at a good told age, Our dranta'tis'persloncehave' (been 'so limited, 'that, expecting Montrose, 'whose expiofts and fate are the thane of !history, we have 'only to mention Sir D'ugatld iDalgetty, This !gentleman !continued, :with the most rigorous punxotudlity, to 'diedlearge his duty, and toa-receive his pay, until he was trade prisoner, among others, upon 'Che field of 'P'hiliphaugh. He was condemned to share the fate of his ,fellow-afflcers 'n- ein that occasion, 'who were doomed to death rather by 'dentincnation:s 'from the pulpit, than the 'sentence either of 'civil for military ,tribunal; their lblood being'cornsidered as a sort of !sin -offer- ing two !take !away the guilt of 'the lane}, arta the fate imtplosecl upon the Can- aanites, ,under a special 'disposition, being impiously and 'cruelly applied to then', Several ]lowland officers, in the Covenanters, interceded for Dalget'ty on this 'occasion, representing 'hint as a person whose skill would be useful in their army, ,and who would he read- ily induced to change his service, But on this point they Fnnnd Sir Dugald unexpectedly ob:iti'nate, He 'tad en- gaged with the King four a certain term, and, till that was expired, his principles would not •permit any shad- ow of changing. The Covenanters, ag- ain, understood no such 'nice 'distinc- tion, and he was in the utmost danger of falling a'martyr, not to this •or that political principle, bat merely t10 this own strict ideas of a military siulist- ment. Fiortunately, 'his friends discov- ered, by 'computation, that there re- ntitined'hu,t a' fortnight to elapse of the engagement he had formed, 'and to wahi,ch, Stough certain it was never to the renewed, no power on earth could snake him false, With some 'difficulty they 'procured a reprieve inc this short ,space, after ,which they +found him per- fectly willing .to 'come 'under any en- gagements they 'chose to dictate. He entered the 'service of the Estates ac- cordingly, and wrought himself for- ward to he Major in Gehbert Kees corps, cwntnanly 'called the Kirk's Chen Regiment of Horse, Of ;his further history we know nothing. 'un- til we find possession of his paternal estate of Drnmthwacket, which he ac- quired, not by the sword hart by a pac- ific intermarriage with Hannah Stra- chan, a matron somewhat stricken in years, the widow of the Aberdeenshire Covenanter. Sir D'ugatd is supposed to have sur- vived the Rev!nlution, as traditions of no very distant date represent him as cruising 'about in that country, very old. very !leaf, and very full of inter- minable stories about the immortal Gustavus Adolphus the Lion of the North. The End Crops in northern counties of south western Ontario andin most of nor- thern Ontario made good growth dor- ing the month, as precipitation was generally sufficient, Heavy rains during the last two days of July and since over-practic- ally the entire province - arrived in time to prevent permanent damage to late crops. Threshing results from fall wheat are quite good this season. For the Province as a whole the preliminary forecast of yield is• placed at 30.5 bushels as compared with 26.7 bush- els per acre in 1938 and 26 bushels in 1937. The acreage harvested, this year, 735,000 acres as against 742,100 in 1938, shows a slight reduction, but total production is up considerably from increased yield. This year's crop, 22,382,100 bushels compare: with. 19;805,800 bushels last year, and with the exception of 1925, is the largest since 1915, The quality of the crop is excellent but the cm'• rent farm price is considerably lower than that obtained in 1938 or during the preceding several years. The harvesting of spring grains was under way in all sections of Old Ontario at the end oe Jnly and the greater proportion of barley and early oats have now been cut. Yields per acre in the erop desig- nated Western Ontario which in- cludes Bruce, Huron, Perth, Water- loo, Simcoe, etc., will be very sates• factory, but itt most of the remaining counties of Old Ontario the outturn will be below average, In Lincoln, Haldintancl, Durham, Hastings, 'Northtamoerland, Peterboro. Frontenac, Grenville, and Renfrew the average yield of spring grains will be considerably under normal. The stand of spring grains through- out Northern Ontario Is quite good, with the exception of Algoma, Sud- bury and Tiniiakaming, where crops vary widely in appearance. The con- dition figures for the entire province at August 1st showed the prospect for spring grain yields at about 10% be- low average. Recent downpours will be very beneficial to late oat fields. Potatoes, roots, corn, and buck- wheat were retarded by a leek of precipitation during July andwere in below average condition. Plentiful supplies of moisture during the last ten clays have greatly improved the outlook for these crops and have helped to revive pastures which were in very poor condition in Southern, Central, and Eastern Ontario, PROFESSIONAL CARDS Corn in Commerce Although the botanical varieties of maize !corn) are very numerous, states the Imperial Economic Com- mittee, commercial classifications are based on the different charat•teristics of the grain and aredistinguished ac- cording to the nature of the starch it contains. By far the most important' :.lasses are: (1) dent eon, having large flat grains of which the major part is soft. This type gives the heav- iest yields; (2) flint corn, which is generally hard and round and formed Principally of hard starch. This var- iety ripens more quickly than the dent type. Sweet corn, popcorn, and certain other types appear as spec- ialized foods either fresh or canned, in Canada and the United States. Corn is used chiefly as a fodder crop and as such it enters world trade. In many countries, however, corn is a staple food, forming an essential part of the food requirements of the popu- lation in Roumania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. The bum= consumption ,of corn In Asiatic countries increases in seasons when the supply of rice is short. ------�- MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC Dr. E. A. McMaster, M,B,, Graduate of University of Toronto. J. D. Colquhoun, M.D„ O,M., Grad- uate of Dalhousie University, TTalifax. The Clinic is fully equipped with complete anis modern x-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and thereuptic equipment. Dr. Margaret E. Campbell, M.D., Specialist 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 mouth from 1 to 2 p.m. Fruit Crop Report Western Ontario: General rains throughout the district during the last few days of July proved very beneficial to all fruit and vegetable crops, some of which were showing effects of the previous dry weather. The only adverse conditions resulting were growth cracking of early tom- atoes. Reports from several late tom- ato producing areas indicate that the large tomato worm is doing consid- erable damage. With satisfactory weather and moisture conditions prevailing the sizing of apples is excellent, with fruit drop normal. The total apple production in Western Ontario is now estimated at 18%n greater than in 1938. Sizing and development of pears, peaches and plums are satisfactory to date. Disease and insects are gen- erally well under control, A wide range of fruit is now on the market in tontmerciai volume. The peak of marketing of Transparent ap- ples is past with Duchess, Melba, and other seasonal early varieties now be- ing Melted. Gifford and. Lawson var- ieties of pears are on the market. with the first harveeting of C''lapps Favorite expected about Aug. 10, to be followed letter in the month by Ty- son, Boussack, and Bartlett. Greens- boro, Red Bird and June Llbei'ta ver. ieties of peaches are available in volume. Shiro, Euthenics, Abundance and Red June plums are now being picked. The raspberry season has been lengthened and the sizing im- proved by recent rains. Champion grapes are now coloring and first harvesting is expected in early areas about August 18, Recent rainfall has greatly benefit- ed cantaloupe plantations, but has not entirely offset the earlier damage caused by cold nights and later heat and drought, particularly in Aldershot and Burlington areas where first har- vesting commenced July 29111. Essex melons continue to move in heavy volume, Eastern Ontario: At the end of July most sections were favored with a good rainfall which improved the out- look for fruit: and vegetables very much as conditions were becoming very serious. More rain, however; will be needed soon. July Crop Report Hot dry weather throughout the greater portion of Old Ontario during the last half of July was detrimental to field crops. The ripening of spring grainy was hastened, particularly in Eastern Ontario, and the development of late crops was retarded. Pasturss suffered extensively and at the first of August were badly burnt up, with farmer's In Niagara peninsula and Teacher: "Johnnie did you want to leave the room?" her, you don't Johnnie: "Say, teat , think I'm standing here hitch -hiking, do you?' JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A.,M.D. Physician and Surgeon In Dr. H. H, Ross' office, Phone 5J W. C. SPROAT, M,D,, F.A.C.S. Surgery Phone 90-W. Office John St, Seaforth DR. H. H. ROSS ' Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Hospital, Loudon, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, Office and residenoe behind Dominion Bank, Of- fice Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 104. DR. F. J. BURROWS Office Main St, Seaforth, over Do- minion Bank. Hours 2-5 and 7 to & Pm. and by appointment. Residence, Goderich St., two doors west of Unit- ed Church, Phone 46. DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthalmic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square throat hospitals, London, At Com- mercial Hotel, Seafortli, third Wed- nesday in each month from 1.30 to 5 p.m. MARGARET K. CAMPBELL, M.D. London, Ontario Graduate Toronto University Licentiate of American Board of Pedi- atrics, Diseases of Children At Seaforth Clinic, last Thursday af- ternoon, each month. AUCTIONEER GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Arrangements can be made for Sale Date at The Seaforth News. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed F. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction- eer for Porth and Huron Counties. Sales Solicited. Terms on Application. Farm Stock, chattels and real estate property. R. R. No. 4, Mitchell. Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this office. Watson & Reid REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY (Successors to James Watson) MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT. All kinds of Insurance risks effect- ed atlowest rates in First -Class Companies. THE McKILLOP Mutual Fire Insurance Coit HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS President, Thomas Moylan, Sea - forth; Vice President, William Snox, Londesboro; Secretary Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. AGENTS F. McItercher, R.R.1, Dublin; John E. Pepper, 8.11.1, Bruceflels; D. R. G. Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm. Yeo, Holmeeville, DIRECTORS Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm, Knox, Londesboro; George Leonhard!, Born- holm No. 1; Frank MacGregor, Clin- ton linton No. 5; James Connolly, Godericb; Alex. McDwing, Blyth. No. 1; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth No. 5; Wm. 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. •