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The Seaforth News, 1917-08-16, Page 5t( 4104,* A.I 'dl 1, BANK, Al)CO ERCE 0.0 SIR EDMUND WALKER,' C.V,O., LLD., D.C,L, president I CAPITAL PAID UP, $15,000,000 SIR JOHN AIRD, General Manager H. V. F. JONES, Asst. Gen'1. Manager RESERVE FUND, • $13,500,000 SENDING MONEY ABROAD Do you wish to send money abroad? The safest way to do so is to buy a DRAFT from The Canadian Bank of Commerce. The cost is moderate. Apply for particulars. es Seafo rt3i. Brarko t J.O. MULLEN NIANA(51ii. T RA Genuine Vegetable Parchment Wrappers specially printed from your own copy, we:can supply them at the follow - ng prices= THE SEAFORTII NEWS SE1-1FO RTI WI Jt Wal ker 85 San Undertakers and Embalmers W. J, Walker, holder of go. ernment Diploma and License Day or Night calls receive our prompt attention:: Day Phone fi?a Night " !18j 1E TRAL f/t✓ STRATFORD, ONT. 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The Cleveland & Buffer¢ Transit Company et eamet, alt, The trental ip NiEHANDARIV, itn Wised nnot moot cosily pn,teng r tit owner en InInn.l 'watersoltbaeorld• Shaping topsail 0600 peuengor°, THE SEAFORTtl NEWS •I»1+1 -1-1-1-1-I-1-1-1-1» 1-1-k-i-1»i+t. I > i< IihNNiseti iqi r.®aN te.eeeew0 w 1 Ana -Ittl • and I alms bee to admit that I was T ego �• ^ � -w •�• �° " • .� s e TownTopics 11 • A ss In. a Coach .t. In the Days Before There Were Railways • By F. A. MITCHEL -H-H-S-•I•-l-1•4 i ! 1 1 1-H-144.1-1-1414 I have always had a Taney for look- ing back into the past for items eon- cerning those from whom I have de- scended. The doings of these persons who lived and moved and worked and loved and quarreled, just as others of my family are doing today, have a1- tete between me and Agnes, but on the ways been of interest to me. I have steamboat was plenty. We sat together on the guards ramble the ladies' cabin, and at times oe deck. The Ohio was called by the early P'rencla settlers Le Belle Riviere, and justly so. At the dttewr.Al by' this Wage, The Journey wee eepecialiy interest- ing to me, because X had a problem to solve. I reckoned that the guilty one would betray herself before we arrived at the queen City of the West. But the only one of alae three who could have kissed me who showed a special predisposition for me was Agnes, and she gave no sign of guilt, At all events, it seemed to we that I bad made a very favorable impression upon her, On arrival at Pittsburgh those of us who were going further west took a steamboat to descend the Ohio river._ Among those who were aboard were the elderly gentleman, whose name by this time I bad learned to be Shotwell; his sister and lair daughter. In the coach, crowded together as we were, there was no opportunity for a tete-a- before me a portrait of one of my grandfathers painted when he was the age that I am now, and one would suppose that he and I were twin broth- ers instead of being two generations time of this journey, the autumn, her apart. Ire was young in the last cen- waters were clear, and the foliage on tory, when the railroad was coming the multitude of hills on her banes into vogue as a mode of travel and was of many colors, Ne affair of the shortly before the use of electricity heart could have takeu place under in telegraphing. Ainoug family docu• more propitious circumstances. ments, of which I have collected a One evening, when the air was out great number, there is one written by of the south, Agnes and I went on to this gentleman which 1 prize more the hurricane deck, which is the high - than any of the others, I give it just est deck of all. No one was there but as he wrote it except for a little ed- ourselves, We stood looking out on a iting where he referred to himself, for moonlit scene, The sounds were the an autobiographer is always at a Ws- throbbing of the engine below and the advantage in this respect I need to striking of the paddle wheels at the say that the writer at the time of the sides of the boat upon the water. happouings narrated was twenty-three Now, I had not thus far regarded my years old and considered handsome, affair with Agnes Shotwell as anymore His narrative reads: serious than those I had had with oth- I started to cross the Allegheny er girls. I had by this time made up mountains on a business trip to CM- my mind that she had given me a kiss elnuati, then the prineipal city in the in the dark and that her innocence was west, and expected to be gone several assumed. Acting upon this theory, I weeks, having planned to spend a suddenly clasped her in my arms and week M Cincinnati and a week re- rained kisses upon her cheeks and lips. A man may sometimes kiss a girl without having declared himself and not appear disrespectful. I, having as- sumed that Agnes had overstepped the boundary of feminine modesty, gave her too many kisses. As soon as she could release herself she turned from me without a word, went to the steps leading below and disappeared. There was that in her manner to tell me it would be useless to follow her; that she was incensed beyond measure and if I obtained for- giveness I must wait and strive for it Had I known her better I would not have feared that she would make it unpleasant for mo with the others of her party, but my limited knowledge of her made me fear that she would. X confess I was very much disgrun- tled. To have made such a mistake troubled me very much, for I was .at an age when a man is especially sensi- tive to the good opinion or condemna- tion of women. I brooded over the matter during the day and lay awake comfortable; it is only when one gets thinking of it at night. somewhat accustomed to the jolting I did not see her again till the after - and has met with sufficient loss of noon of the next day, when I ap- sleep to render Lim hungry for slum- preached her while she was with her ber that he can lose himself sitting father and aunt. She received me net. straight up and continually bumped. ther kindly nor unkindly, there being But I on this first night ascending the nothing in her manner to indicate to mountains, having been up late sev- the others that she was offended with eral evenings preceding my departure, me. But when I again met her alone slept fairly well. The horses were obliged to proceed at a walk. In the middle of the night I was awakened by a pair of arms thrown around me and a pair of lips pressed against mine. My faculties not taking in the situation at once, it did not im- mediately occur to me to detain who- ever kissed me, and by the time I i le thatt was not pro- ceeded to do so it was too late. The story so improbable arms about me were unlocked and the likely to be believed. lips removed from mine. Very soon after my offense we ar- Not only was there no light in the rived at the landing at Cincinnati coach, but the night was very dark. I That Mr. Shotwell did not know of could not see my hand before my eyes. anything amiss between his daughter All I knew of the episode was by the and me was made plain by his giving sense of touch. There was no doubt in me an invitation to cal at his house. my mind that I had been kissed by a I looked at Agnes to note if she acqui- woman, but the principal evidence of esced, but saw no sign that I would or this was that the lips that were press- ed upon mine were soft and there was no beard. Had the natter occurred when my faculties were normally alive doubtless I should bare lain awake the rest of the night deliberating as to who had favored me. As it was, my deliber- ations, assisted by the monotonous turning. We left at 6 o'clock in the morning from the Antlers' tavern, there being eight Insides and four out- sides on the coach. There was some shifting of passen- gers during the day, and at evening the positions of those iuside was as follows -I give them minutely, for they are pertinent to an understanding of my narrative: I sat on the front seat, riding backward. There was one oth- er person on the seat with me, a mid- dle aged lady. She sat en my left On the middle seat, facing me, but on the other side of the coach, was an elderly gentleman, eminently respect- able looking. The other two places on the middle seat were occupied by a young woman, very precise looking, whom he called Amelia, and his daughter, a girl of about eighteen. On the back seat were a man and two wo- men. I do not describe them,,for they have no part in what I am going to record. The first night in n coach is very un - she passed me without recognition. I was now badly cut up, I knew from her manner that she was not act- ing a part, and it was plain to me that the kiss given me in the coach had not been imparted by her. I was in a di- lemma. I must either acknowledge myself a culprit or excuse myself by telling her of the kiss in the coach, a would not be welcome. We parted on leaving the boat, the Shotwell party driving to their home Tu the city, I to my hotel. After much brooding over the matter I concluded to make the call. I had in me the consciousness of not being quite so bad as I appeared and I must bide breathing, not to mention snoring, of mY time for an opportunity to explain. the passengers put me to sleep. Upon entering the Shotwell residence In the morning we stopped at a tau- I received the snrprise of my life. ern, and after cold water thrown over Agnes came into the drawing room my Pace and a good breakfast of fried alone and with a very different look chicken, various kinds 01 game and on her face from any I had seen there buckwheat cakes, for which I expend- since my transgression. It was very ed a Spanish silver half dollar, on re- Wining to the coach my adventure of the night came back to me, exciting not only curiosity, but other emotions. I had scarcely seated Myself when I made a careful survey of those per- sons some one of whom might have given me the kiss. There were three women sitting suf- ficiently near me to have committed the act. There Was the middle aged lady beside me, whose name I do not know; there were Amelia and the young girl, her niece, whom they called Agnes. I did not doubt that one of the three was the perpetrator,. I scrutinized the face of each, but could see no trace of guilt. The lady beside me and Amelia met my gaze without a quiver, but Agnes, who sat opposite me, lowered her eyes. I made up my mind that Agnes was the culprit, parlay from this bit of evi- dence and partly because I preferred to believe that it was her red lips that had been pressed upon Wain. We had all become well acquainted, and the woman beside me was very cordial in her manner toward nae, while Amelia was rather reserved. As to Agnes, she a,d .7.0 0on.,l,t I+.ve cordial. I was of course relieved, but puz- zled. I did not believe for A moment that Agnes had pretended to be offend- ed with me, and yet as a sensitive girl how could she suddenly return fo her former treatment of me without even an apology? I started to make one, but she checked me and went on talking, about something else. By this time I was madly in love, and love overcame curiosity. Be she good, bad or indifferent, Agnes pos- sessed me. Instead of staying a week in Cincinnati, I remained there a month. Whoa I left I was engaged to Agnes. After our engagement I asked her Why she had forgiven me without my having asked to be forgiven. She only said, "Let that pass." But a mo- ment later she added, "Forgive me for my part in that matter, will you?" I forgave her and felt very compla- cent at my magnanimity, I left her to be gone till the following spring, then returned for our wedding. Nov. 15, 1855. -My wife's Aunt Ame- lia died a week ago. This morning Agnes came to me and tofrl ane that the change toward me without explsnatfon n" ennloao- Barmt' t5anaaraapinn map lawiewellIiilailliwwwollilleemeiatitiwawwei Pressing. Cleaning 177101 Repairing Campbell's Block opp Queens tldote up stairs, Mrs Jae, Beatty left on Tuesday for Petorboro to visit her daughter Mrs. E Smith, Mrs, George Snell and Mr. J. A. Snell of Auburn are visiting their re- latives Mr and Mrs John Pinkney. Mr, G. 1C. Holland of Beeolawood re- ceived word on Saturday that his son Pte, Wilfred Holland was wounded M the arta and thigh. Mr, W, .1. Knox of Londesboro was M town on Saturday and reports ex- cellent prospects of a good harvest in his district. 'Phe pulpit of First Presbyterian Church was filled very aeoeptably for the past two Sabbaths by Rev, 8, D. C'hamber's M, A. of Newark, New Jer- sey• Mr, Chambers left on Monday; morning to visit friends iia Oakville ou his way home, Lev. Mr Tuer of Mitch- ell will preach next Sabbath. Mies Mabel Smithers of Toronto ie visiting relatives here. Mre, John Nolan and Mrs. Terry Flannery are visiting friends in Detroit Fred Smith and Harold McNab are on a holiday trip to Bad Axe Mich. Mr, Harold Stark and Mr. John H• Smith are spending the holidays M London, Mrs, (Dr,) Briggs and two sons re- turned to Cleveland on Saturday, Miss Clara Pinkney is in Toronto attending the millinery opening. The knitted coat donated by Miss Lukas in July for the benefit of the Red Cross society was drawn for last Thursday and won by Miss 0. Barbara Nispel of Preston, I3 being the lucky number and sum realized from sale . f tlokets was $23, Mrs. Hogan of Toronto is a visitor at the home of her uncle, Mr. Woods, High St. Miss Stevenson of Jackson, Mich. is a guest at the home of Mrs. AI, Y- MoLeau. Mrs. G F. Rogers and children who have been spending several weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Stephens at the Queen's have returned to their home m London, Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFaul have returned from a visit to friends in St, Thomas. Miss Annie Stewart spout the holi- day in London, Mr, and Mrs Iugliss of North Dakota are the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Patton Mies Steele of Tavietook is visiting her abut Miss Mary McGregor, M `ra g , 11Ir, Norman Henderson of Hamilton Was here attending the funeral of his aunt the late Mrs. Finlay McIntosh. Hiss Helen French of Aisle Craig was avisitor at the home of her parents Alt•, and Mrs, Robert French, Mr. B&•lakle of Daly'e Garage has re. turtle dfront his holidays, The Misses Ryau of Chicago are the guests of their sister Mrs. M. Broderick Mr, Grant Fraser has gone to Kit- chener. Mr. Con Eckert has gone to Minima - polis to undergo a treatment for rheu- matism His many friends hope that he will return much benefitted, Mr. Clyde Rankin of the Bank of Commerce Staff, Dundee, is holidaying at his home hare, CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Thursday, Icy Team Play in a Semi -ready Suit yl The perfection in tailoring in a Semi -ready Suit is helped by the team work—special- ized tailoring—each man performing that part of the work at which his talent and experience makes for skill and clever tailoring. Suits at $15, $18 and $20 are as well tailored as the ones we make at $25 and $30. . A new styk shown to the $20 and 525 ymt_ attg wa 4-L1 English Worsteds•and Staves. Cb�14� • STE WA t;'.'T 7 SEAFORTH Mis.. U. 0. Wilson of Detroit is a visitor at the home of her daughter, Mrs, W. G, Willie. Mrs. W. Robertson, formerly of Sea - forth, but now of Detriot is in town re- aewing old acgaiuteuces, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bethune of Toledo, Ooio, and Mrs. Mutril and family of Vernon. B, C. are the guests of Mrs, Bethune. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McIntosh and and daughter of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Miss Marjorie Andrews of Sturgeon John McIntosh of London and lir, Falls was in town on Saturday on her James McIntosh of Buffalo were beret way home to Godericl:, attending the funeral of the late blrs,i Dr, and lits. Atkiva(la and sons Finlay McIntosh. motored over from Bayfield on Satur- hire Arnold Case and Margaret have day, returned from a pleaaant holiday at i The Anglican Sunday School hall} Stoney Lake' their annual picnic in Case's Grove olo- Mrs John Hays of Lacknow is visit-, Wednesday afternoon. The day wee ing friends here. i fine anti the children had a pleasant The Rebokahs held their annual pig• outing, nit iu Bayfield on the Civic Holiday, Mrs, Thos. Rooth of Calgary Alta, Sirs, (Dr.) Hossack and daughter are 1 formerly Miss Pfilimau of town is visit,,. the guest of Mrs. W. E. Broadfoot. !Mg st the home of the Misses Hutch. irsou, North Main St. Mra, McDonald and Miss Lila of Toronto are visiting friends in towo. Mrs, Aberhart, sr. left en Tuesday to visit her daughter in Tuxford Altar Mr. Yellowlees of Bowmauville, Mrs Wm. Scott and Mrs, Andrew Scott of Brucedeld spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs, John Beattie, Miss Etta Box, of Toronto, is a visit or at the home of her parents, Mr and The Misses Hutchison have ratarued Mrs, W. Box. hems from a pleasant holiday spent at 8t, Marys, Staffs, Urorearty and Miss Gladys McGee of Toronto is Mitchell.visiting her parents Mr, and Mrs. Jas, McGee North Main 81, Miss Cl, Rudolph of Toronto is visit - Mg her cousin Miss Jackson in Egmonu"- ville, Miss Helen Larkin returned to New York last Friday, Mrs, H, 3. Hodgins and fancily and Mrt. L. T. DeLacy have gobs to Whit- by where Dr. Hodgins has taken a cott- age for the summer. Miss El. I, Graham is spending a week with friends in Stanley, Farm Lb for H • ® .ar�ra����� y\ Miss Lukes has kindly donated an-, other wool coat for the benefit of the Red Cross Sooiety. The coat can bo seen in Mr McTavielis store and tick ots sold there for the seine, Ticket can also be had at the residealceofAir J, P. Brine Goderieb St. Warts on the hands is a disfigilrmee that troubles msuy ladies, Holloway Corti Cure will remove the bletnishe with out pain, y r e :. �;tanted estern Canada rAnnagicoonnonanannaranannar "Going Trip West" -$12.00 to WINNIPEG "Return Trip East" -$13.00 frond WINNIPEG GOING DATES 'All stations in tints rio West ,1' $mitn'v Pelle an t., mrd Itt:11olutg Toronto on take ftlttarbl Shore August 2lotinclnsive, and Line and. Ilaveloek•1'etrrhora' 1,ine; aloe 1'7.501 ,utti,,os r x mnm hot Ag.Onel T herr t Tmwrinw and• 1from-tati•>n, ,b 'i',tuntn-$ndhltty dit•oet. 1111e. f'r.,tn al,ii'o, au So lilt lite 01111'10 Angtlat. 130111 Itrni.,h. teem sin 1 Ion v on ilotn Lino' Ttonitsen to Fi•iite. nleilt,iv0. Prom ,1a,1.10, net'.trets .1 11' - tinn to Tort llcNIv,11 and Ittirketon-11"henygo•nt. All gust 23rd Prole etatlnna West and 0,011111 of '1',1,,11.,, Int to a11,1 nU•hn1111;t t(; ntllt.R, and Wina,ur, putt.. all and. (Avert gat nil, Walkerton, 'f •ese atop, Wieghanl, 1.1 r t, LI 1 m -1, r;o I rl.•h. sr. 1l:rry r, Parr Ilerweli and St. Thomas branehcs, and stations Toronto and No11)1 to 11th 11i nscltt.vlt.. August atOttl S1'I•ICTALL Titre >Tit')II