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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Expositor, 1869-09-17, Page 4. ao.• .A. Sdrrloon StOr3r Mr. Samuel A. King, the Aronat, gives the f'ollo`wing amusing account of an adventure in the norther wilds cif Maine —"I had an unusually long air voyage from Bangor, with sv'eral corn- panions, and was passing ewer almost an unbroken wilderness of forest and lake,looking in vain for a landing place. Night was,coming.on, and the question where to land became .a serious one. No sound of civilization, not a gun or an axe, nothing but the primitive sounds of nature. 'Here is an opening,' cried one passenger, "why not land here r No !; boys, have a little patience; we THE SE.A.FORTH E Po I' o Gerd natured persons snap their fing- er and thumb every few steps. Fun loving persons have a kind of jig movement. .so Singtvitar Adventure to a Newly Married Couple A newly -married pair, who arrived on tbeii honeymoon trip at a celebrated watering placea not hundred miles from Darlington, at a time when ac- aommod ,tion was at a premium, had a` rntattrasse spread for them by a com- passionate inu-keeperl in one of his baths. In the middle of the night the house was alarmed by loud shouts pro- ceeding from the nuptial chamber can do much better by running down What was the ,matter? Wel!, this. coast in the: counter current :above The young bride, wishing to ring for a Acsu ., Darknesshad come on but see-- • maid, had eau ht hold of what she• sand pilled ht ! a light !' This was the ex supposed to be t' e bell rope, ,Y it smartly, Unhappily for her . and her spouse, it was the cord ofthe showei above their heads, forthwith down 1lumped such a deluge of cold waiter as would throw a damper upon the most devoting of honeymooning couples. ler husband, in his dismay,caught frantically at another core on his side of their extemporised couch, but the only response was an equally liberal deluge of water, this time nearly boiling hot, The unhappy pair then cla,mation of one who a moment before thought he was doomed to starve in the wilderness. Sure enough; there was a light ; but it was a great way off, and might not be in our, course; yet gradu- ally we approach if, it seems to be off to the .light, and then away to the left but: nearer it comestill it seems to be streaming from a window beneath use There is a dark, open space beloe. Is it land -or water 1 I see a fence. Over with the anehor, and m a romen++ it ' • e we find ourselves swinging on the s ;reamed in unison; and the bride, in anobor-upe over a ne vlyt cleared fold, among the etatmps-and logs. We had landed in the only inhabited spot with- in twenty miles, near a saw nilj, un the Gromusto Riyer. The people who ' ran the mill lived near by, and it was froth their window we saw the light. Wishing for some assistance to remove the baloon .to -smoother ground, if possi- ble, before letting -the gas out, we re- inained in the car, and taking up my speaking trumpet, I hallooed ; but the iteearthly sound was adding; terror to the ell e idy frightened inhabitants;. One man however, a little braver r.hn the rest, ventured out, after a whige, and inquired, What is it, any how 7 By dint of explanation and persuasion. we succeeded in-gebitnghim to come to us. Giving ,him a line that was attach- ed tothe car, he was, requested to make it fast to a log to Prevent the baloon from swaying about till we could get more help. Ilecoming impressed with the idea that our lives were in danger, and that our safety depended on . him, he -froze 'to that- rope., in a wonderful manner. It was a little short, and though he tried hard to make it fast, 'every time the baloon . would settle, still he could not get it fastened. Then „the balloon. would -go twenty feet or more; but. he soon began to get ex- hausted, and, rerneinbering his cone - 1 a lions, broke out with :— ! you blasted goildumrered cowardly sneaks -Wine .milt and Help me; the darned thing' 'ill kill me!, 'Ths started them soon; five others made their epriearance a id assisted in nieving the balloon to a b atter place. The first they knew of • The bal:oon was from -one of the women who Was just returning from milking, the excitement of the monimt, uttered sentiments anything but complimen- tary to her fond spouse. When the set vents came they were just in time to rescue the unluky 'pair from drowning for the rooru was already half full of weter, and the wife was perched like a monkey on her =husband's back, uttering lamentable cries, while his good man vas fnm.bling in the dark trying to find the door. 14 The Cafe of the Malakoff. Sebastopol hacl been taken three weeks before but the Russians still had possession of . therorth side of the gown and walking about was not very safe as they kept up a pretty sharp file of shot: and shell into the place, which having been ° battered by the French and English for so many months was now receiving its coup de gracefrom those whom it had sheltered, yet in the bloolstainel trerc'.tes and the dis- mantle city there was attraction enough for those who wandered around it in its desoration. In one of the main streets running down to the harbour in long straight line; and thus much- exposed to the Russiars guns, a French Late had' been already established, and entering with two other brother officers we called for the landlord, expecting of coure to see a moustached, hard featured, "Vieux Francais; " what then was-- our aston- ishment when a curtain - being drown aside a pretty Frence girl of some eighteen or ' nineteen years appeared attired in the eostuwe of a Vivatdiere of the Zouaves! "Avezvous an cafe, miadamoiselle," I asked" faoTh mon o, icier, maid jea- +. fermi seeing the monster just above her, and lou le suite' ressegez yens je vows en descending, she dropped her pail and `e, fled to the house, screaming in the most- p e, Banding :.s some rickety camp stools as she spoke. frantic manner ; when asked what was eee sat down and elle commenced pre= he nutter, the could only.. reply, SOh its a forerunner ! ✓ Iin this backwoods place they had never heard of a balloon and many were the wonders and .sur- prises, as too the meaning of our strange appearance among them. The oldest man 'of them all, however, seemed to have hit upon the right idea.,. And corn- ing up to me, in. a;jocose wvaysayslie Ah ! yeer. . skedadlers 7' I shook my head, -and pointed to the balloon, he Asked, .'How many r!ore , is there up there Z .It didn't take so big a coach to bring so few of ye (1' He was induced to change his mind ab las=t, 'when 'big coach, lay pr©nq upon the ground. Modes of W eAking • Observing persons move slow ; their. • Beads ove alternately from side to side, while they occasionally stop and turn around. - - - Careful persons lift their feet high and place them down, and pick up some little obstruction and - place it down quickly by the way. Calculating persons genser€filly -walk with their hands in their pockets and their heads slightly inclined, Modest persons generally welk soft- ly for fear of being observed. Timid persons often ' step off flora a sidewalk on meeting -another and al ways -go aiound' a, stone instead of step- ping over it;' Wide-awak persons "toe out," and have a long swing on their arms, while their hands move about -miscellaneously Careless: persons are forever stubbing `their toes: Lazy - persons scrape about - loosely with their heels. and are first on one side of the walk and then on the other. Very strong minded persons place their .toes directly in front of them, and 'have a kind 01 stirin movement. Unstable persons walk fast and slow by turns. Ventnro>is persons try all roads, fre- paring the coffee, whilst lighting oui pipes we glanced around the; building which strange to say - had escaped the last conflagration. It had evidently formerly been a stable and one of the better sort, the partitions - of it sitll remaininga there was not much furnitjtre, three I cross legged cam. stools, the aforesaidcampstcols a?got, en feu, the barrique of a vivancliere,.a, few delapidated cups and glasses, a frying pan, tin kettle and a coffee leo.', being all it could boat of. - Presently fa. round shot came whizzing along teed fell with a crash and -a clatter a little. from the court yard,: but: our lively lite hostess did not appear to give A a moment's attention. a " Do'you no, nnd it rather uncom- fortable living?" said one of my friends. "Oh, no" she replied I am pretty well accustomed to it now, their's not much danger, and if there were I would not mind it, one must hive, and it pays me well keeping the. Cafe of Malakoff." " Do you never have a shot through the roof`l I enquired. " Oh, yes I think we had two 'tart week, but not one for the last three days," Well but what does Mademoiselle do under such eircurnstances?" '' Why, if they are round shot I take no notice of them but if a shell. uoe ()mix, I run into the court yard and shut the door after me." We all laughed at ti ,Vivandiere's discrinai round shot and sh' i e spirited little ation between. n telling. her in most execrable French that She was handsome enough to have been the Prophet's bride this I made her under- stand, when she made a low curtsy and smiled on. pool V n who was evidently smitten with the fair Fren woman te_ whom we now bicl good bye after, paying for our coffee .the rather r1uently climb the fences instead of go- exorbitant " charge, which - I suppose, inc." g through the gate- and never let ss ae for the honor of taking ient-ell- down a bar. _ ments-under fire in. her company. } ps-Z. scD Gv ctS ONE PRICE Oil, NEW DRESS GOODS, NEW PARASOLS, NEW MANTLES, NEW SHAWLS, NEW HATS, NEW BONNETS. NEW FLOWERS. Namr° Miner T V CHEAP COTTONS, CHEAP SHIRTINGS, CHEAP PRINTS, Cr1EAP CLOTHS, CHEAP -TWEEDS, CHEAP HOSIERY, CHEAP BOOTS & SHOES. FRESH CROCERIES: PRODUCE IN EXCHANGE AT CASH PATES.: 0.1 0.0 Novi ,a+ sfti LA Z A•R U , MO:RI! "Practical Opticians & Oterallets, Lira, Great _Britain; fa Art) ford, on. S U. . -andMontreal. .f.+' eal. . a SAFOTH- FUROTSE KO 'SI HA V u appointed Mr.. M. R. aionnter, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician, sole agent for Seaforth and vicinity, for the sale of their Celebrated Perfected Spectacle; which have been extensively used. in Great Britain and the fruited States, the past eigl t years, and for which they claim. the under- mentioned advantages over those in ordinary use, the proof of which may be seen in their constantly increasing business during the past eight years. 1st. That from the perfect construction of the lenses, they assist and preserve the sight, rendering frequent changes unneces- ea Z d. That they confer a brilliancy and distinctness of vision with. an amount of ease and confort not hitherto enjoyed by spectacle wearers. 3rd. - That the material from which the Lenses are ground is manufactured specially for optic purposes, and is pure, hard an - brilliant, and not liable to become scratched. 4th. That the frames in which they are set, whether gold, silver or steel, are of the finest quality and finish, and guaranteed per - feet in every respect. They are the only Spectacles that preserve as well as assist the' sight. And are Cheap- est, because the best, always lasting many years without change being necessary. One of the firm will visit at Seaforth, at s the -stere of their Agent, every,six month, for the purpose of :fitting those having diff:- cult sigts, when any spectacles sold by their agent during the interval will be ex: changed free of charge if not properly fitted WE EMPLOY NO PEDL 'J. S. - Seaforth, May 21st. 1869e 70 - tuni kait3 war. Se - kir*. Ong I� e Yze M Alt oalt �a Immad Immo CV2 4 WAGGONS, BUGGIES, AND all implements for farm.use manta- facturecl by M'NAUCHT TEEPLE! Good and Cheap. Remenib r the stand. NORTH ROAD SEAEORTH Seaforth,Feb. 20, 1868. - 11-1y BLACKSMITH SHOP, THOMAS WATSON - Begs to inform the public generally that he still carries on general Blacksuaithing at his _Old Stand. - NEARLY OPPOSITE ARMSTRONG'S HOTEL AINLEYVILLE Specie attention paid to Horse -Shoeing. - A.inlevville, Feb. 9th, '69, 63-ly eras ING oods. 1@ DRESS GOODS. MUSLINS, TICKINGS, , CIIEAP. PRINTS, SHIRTING, LADIES' STRAW HATS, GENTS GENTS FELT Ready -Made Clothing, OOT SHOES. n Also a Nice Stock of - C. Fresh ,� r s Groceries. To be had at . D onthron .Y Sons, Opposite IIie.e son's Old Stand. -Seaforth, May 7 ?-tf M. RO BERG`S O Importer and manufacturer1 of all ki:leis of HOUS HOL' 3 `L/ONI 'URE, Such as 1 , SOFAS, LOLJNt ES. e 'TRE TABIAT`fIL ,siiASSES DINING & BREAKFAST ,CABLES BUREAIr,S, ' - GHAlllS, a1]d BEDSTEADS, ADS, • In Great Variety, Mr. I has great eonI idenee in offering his goods to- the public, -as th.y re made of Good Seasonal Lumber, and 1.iy First.t;laas • Torknien.. CO FF i N MADE To ORDER On the Shortest - `'otiec. - I WOOD TUOVING Done with Neatness and pespach. areroos TWO D00118 SOUTH SH' PAP'S HOT11.114 Main Street Seaforth, .Tan. 6th, 1569. . • GOOD NEIWS TO - Farmers and !Others. TEL undersigned having pewly fitted. his mill in a first class ttyie, in es he is now grinding for every - FIFTEENTH USHL, Or exchanging flour for gcoi wh.;at at 4 lbs. to the bushell. - THE UJHEST PRICE CASH PAW 'Oil ALFRED eeaforth. June 4th, 1869, BREWER., 'Roxburgh 14iils 78-3m, EXCELS 10R,„ GALLERY. W. P. PA.G ETA;' ,Air ist T,13E undersigned begs ' o inform Ilse in- habitants of Seaforth and srarronndin country, that he has taken jthe Gallery for. naerly occupied by Mr. C. Pialtiidge, A Few Doors .North . Dr. &eat . Office, and Opposite Years Store. Where he will .always be rally to Please patrons and give satisfaction to those who favor him with a - i E SURE AND ;CALL to se° hiss apeeiniens, they speak for the Arta stet `will convince you that ;he is Pirst-Olasq. EME E ER The place is Opposes Veal's Grocery, 7sf; u Street, Sena..rth. - WILLIAM P. PAGET, Photo. Artist. Seaforth, July `?2, 1569,85,6ta: : J. SEATTER EXCHANGE 1340ICER And dealer in ' Pure DRUGS, CHEMICALS &, DYE 'ST`U The Drug Department is! under the care of au experienced Che *nist, P4J. PEARSO January 21st, 1869. TIME. TIME:.. ' II f F you want a Watch thatw fi lice, correct time, purchase, one Russell & Son's celebrated Watch : arge stock of them for sale at IgfLg.COLJ$JTER' SEAT ORTH. He has also on hand a large assbrtme: Clocks, J ew<.11ery, Fancy peos, Toys, all to be sod eh -cap for Ca.ph. Every description of etches, Ole 'm d Jevfclle;uy Repaired• ion the She` I Notice, and 'i'r a,Eranted to lgive sat t' siaThe '_. i':est price paid fir lid Gehl M. R.f�. � s1: r 1i, .�t ni Ott.,1:-1 a! - 113.8 of Hui noun Proc;ee ,Court #lints :.igen ed by dents -times Foreigi interes -which :ahble fol - ted .compile :and dei i or on those 5u1 tember that ti 1870, fr: terms a/ Single from the;, 1370, (3 Per s= T lowix of Twent time ten} aux on t some copy adrib of': with a eo year, on t club of Po' Album. SPE SPEC; Leve ISI. R. +`.on -est club ext.?, 1st of Jana lnb na 3poi ted w,= TERMS with all aim:. Ittor