The Huron Expositor, 1870-04-15, Page 611
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
APRIL 15
1870.
Attempted Murder and Suicide
A most sorrowful tragedy occurred in
Howard street, Boston, on •the morning of
the 25th ult., produced by love, ,deep
morse, and hitter revenge; The young
woman was cleaperate, ready to do and dare,
ancl she did so. She loved most 'ardently,
and had every reason to ,believe that ber af-
feetion was reciprocated. That made her
and the object of her infatuation; lovers. The
girl, Ma-i'y E. Jones, is petite Ein stature,
with flashing black eye, long tiedwaving
hair, bewitching features, with beauty in
each dimple, and a smile or a blush gives
a pleasant expression to. her pretty face.
6uch ii Mary.- Her lover was one " Jake "
Hiekman, a well-known attache of the
Howard- Athenteurn. For a long time they
have loved each other - They were lovers
in. every sense of ithe term. They loved
each other, not wisely perhaps, but they
loved. When they met real and pure love
sparkled from their eyes. But, for some
reason or another, just as thee things will
sometimes happen,.Hicknian has allowed
his affection to cool down,. ancl bas not of
late been so attentive to Mary as she de-
manded and expected. -This fairly broke
her heart. So last evening she called sever-
al times at his hotel, the Florence House,
No. 26, Howard street,tosee her lover, but
failed to do so. She was repeatedly inform-
• ed that he was not in—that he was not -
even in the city. But this she believesi not,
and even as late as one o'clock lest night
she went again to the hotel, and not being
able to gain admission, threw herself on the
hard grauite steps, and retrained till the
break of day. When the inmates of the
house were astir this reaming she: man-
aged, through one of her own sex, to gain
admission, when she rushed frantically to
her lolvei-'s room. It was closely locked.
No aswer cameto her loud and oft -repeat-
ed demands -for admission. Then she °be-
came frantic, paced the long hallway to and
fro like a maniae—begging only to aee her
lover for one second—one second was all
she desired; for with the -weapon in her
hand this was enough 'for her purpose. She
• simply wanted his life, and was using everly
means in her power to get it; but she wae
foiled andfailed. Then, after a minute
calmness and cool reflection, she deliberately
entered the bath room, an apartment ad-
joining the room'of herlover, and •taking
the pistol, the`first shot of which she des
signed for her lever, she placed it Lail her
left breast and fired, the ball entering her
chest just below her breast. The re-
port aroused the inmates of the house, and
when they reached her she was lynag on the
floor, and blood was flowing from her In east
in a dark and fatal stream. A carriage
was at once secured, when she was taken to
the City Hospital, where she died soon af-
ter, and thus ended the yeung life and pas-
.
ionate love of a maidenwho had been de-
ceived by:a " crUel man. '?
Never Despair.
"While there's life there's hope," is an
old adage, therefore neve r despair. The
prospect may be gloomy, the sky clouded,
-
the face of fortune averted!. yet never de-
spair. The worst circumsemces have been
surmounted, tlitgreatest perils passed, by
endarine e enereaand faith—faith in the fu-
ture, that there must or might come a
- brighter turu of destiny's wheel. 'It is al-
ways darkest just before dawn; there is
never a cloud but there is light behind, it,
and never a thunder -bolt or tempest but the
atmosphere is made purer thereby: So with
our lives; overclouded and stormy they may
be, but it is either of our calling and for
our dispersement, or it is the work of a Pro-
vidence wiser than us, as we shall see, if we
only buffet the gale out. •Despair is an im-
pulse; it is a token of our superiority to the
brutes that perish that we listen to reason,
and reason eonnects life, in •all its enoods,
with duty, Duty calls us to struggle and
to submit—to submit to the order of. Provi-
dence, and yet struggle to achieve the highest thought that" is in us. Life is given us,.
• not to be cut short or laid down at our plea -
sere. Virtae is born of doing and forbear-
• ing, and heroism oftenest acheives 'through
suffering, Heroes were cheap if victory
were fore -ordained and never -failing ; but
our human record marks him the the great-
est hero who could turn defeat to victory.
Fabius conquered by retreating—Washing-
ton was not always disconcerted because he
could not always "forwarrd mat.ch." A less
• wise and heroic snan would have halted
where he adeemced, fallen .back whei e be
stood firm, and despaired where he gathered
fresh hope. In whatever strait, et us do
whatever manhood and duty bid and we
shall conquel---aye, conquer .t:ven though
we fall.
Sebastopol
• The walls of Sebastopol have iow been
completely restored, and upwarof 300
houses bate been built in place of those
f
which have been raised by , the bombard-
ment. A. new church, in the forth of ei. pyr-
amid, built entirely of marble, has also
been erected in the churchyard of the town.
The fundsfor the construction of this build-
ing were raisod by a public subscription in
the "whole of Russia. The chief �f the sub-
seiThers was Princess Waseiltchykoff, who
gave up for that purpose the- whoe of her
year's pension, amounting to 15.000 roubes
(X2,000). A sum of 2,000,000 •oubes ih
all was expended on the buillingt The
principal monument in the chuSchyard is
that of -St. Miehael Gortchakoff. i On it is
the following inscription : "Hee he, 'a-
mong 'warriors, the, mortal *remaips of the
luau mile prevented j the enemies of our
countty from penetrating to this eountry. "
Theldinbstenes of the men are all alike in
shapeandsize, and each of thein bears this
inseeirettere 1 "Grave of our brothers." 1
The Paok of Cards.
A nobleman, who kepta great number of
servants, reposed considerable confidence
in one of them, which excited a jealousy in
the other, who, in order to, prejudice their
master against him, accused himl of being a
notorious -gamester. Jack was called up
and closely interiogated -; but he denied the
fiet, at the same time declaring he never
played a card in his life.
To be more fully convinced, the gentle-
man ordered him to be searched, when, be-
hold, a pack of cards was found in his pocket.,
Highly incensed at Jack's want of veraci-
ty, the nobleman demanded, in a rage, how
he dared to persist in an untruth. -
• "My Lord," replied he, "I certainly do
not 'know the meaning of a card : the bundle.
in my pocket is mY almanac."
‘.‘ Your almanac, :indeed ! Then I desire
that you will proveqt." •
-Ye ell, sir, I will begin. Thet.e are four
suits in the pack—that intimates the four
quarters in the year; as there a-te .thirteen
cards in each suit, so there are thirteen
weeks in a quaile'r ; there are also the same
number of lunations, and the twelve signs
of the zodiac, through.which the sun steers
his diurnal course ite one year, there are
fiftytwo cards in a pack—that dieectly an-
swers for the number of weeks in a year,
examine them more minutely, and you will
find three hundred and sixty-five spots—as
many as there are days in the year. • I will
prove it my prayer -book also. •
_
"1 look neon thp four suits as represent-
ing the four .prevailing religions—Chris-
tianity, Judaism, Mahornmedanism, and
Paganism; the twelve court card 3 reminds
me of the twelve Patrieashs, from whom
sprang the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve
tribes of Israel, the twelve Apostles, the
twelve articles of Christian faath. The king
remindsone of the allegiance due to his
majesty. The queen of the same to her
majesty. The ten brings to my recollection
the ten cities on the plains of Sodom and
Gomorrah, destroyed "sy fire and brimstone
from heaven ; the ten plagues of Egypt; the
ten commandments, the ten tribes cut off
.for their vice. The nine reminds one of the
nine musess, the nine noble orders among
men. The eight reminds me of the eight
beatitudes; the -eight persons saved , in
Neah's Ark, the eight persons tnentiened in
,Scripture to be released fron death to life.
The seven reminds me of the seven admin-
istering spirits that stand before the throne
of God ; the seven seals wherewith the
Book of Life is sealed; the seven liberal acts
and sciences given by God for the instruc-
tion Of man 7 the seven wonders of the -vvorld.
The six, of the six petitions contained in the
Lord's prayer. The five reminds me of the
senses given by God to man—bearing, See-
ing, feeling, tasting, and smelling. The four
put me in mind of the four evangelists ; the
four seasons of the year. The three ieminds
me of the Trinity, the three hours 011 r Sa-
viour was on the cross, the three days he .
lay interred. The two reminds me of the
two Testaments; the two contrary princi-
ples strettgling in man—virtue and vice.
The ace reniinds meeef the only true God to
adore, worship and serve, one truth to prac;
flee; nd one good master' to serve and obey.'
" So fat' is very well, said the gentleman.,
but I believe you have omitted one card—
the knave." "True, your honor—the knave
reminds me of your honor's informer. The
gentleman became more pleased with Jack
than before, freely forgave. him, raised his
wages, and dischareed the informer.
•sos••-
•
Harpooning a Whale.
• A. correspondent writing from Province -
town, iNfass., says :—Two "right, whales
were di`scovered in the harbor about three
o'clock, Monday afternoon last. The cry
of There she blows," was soon repeated
along the shore, directly followed by hasty
manning of whale boats, and hurryirg into
them, the weapons and gear for the chase
and capture. Some half dozen boats, equip-
ped and manned with six,tnen each, seon
started in pursuit. After a chase of about
three qaarters of an hour, the whales the
while deftly eluding their pursuers by sound-
ing and irregular spoutirgs, a boat, steer-
ed by Mr. George Smith end ".headed" by
Mr. Archibald AlcCurdy, both experienc-ed
whalemen, was run upon the broadside of
one of them, aid McCurdy, to use his
phrase, "sent the non home to the seizing
into her bilge."
The scene now became exciting to the.
actors and hundreds of spectators who were
witnessing the proceedings from the town.
The wind at the time was blowing a gale
from the north, and so cold that tlie spray
.froze as it flew. The whale ran sharply itow
to windward, and row to leevvard, then fol-
lowing the shoal water back and forth along
the west end of the harbor; the loose whale
all the while keeping close company with
his wounded mate, and the sea and spray
enveloping the crew, and at times envelop-
ing the boat from view. The enraged whale
in her frantic career, poised upon her nose,
and elevating her flukes 20 feet above water,
would again and again strike feel -fully for
her invisible foe.
••Every attempt to haul up and lance was
met by -ber flukes just clear of the boat.
Thus the contest continued without much
change of manoeuvre or advautage gained
on either antagonist, until half -past live p.
m., when the whale succeeded in delivering
the boat a blow- withi her tail, knocking off
the head of the stern • post, breaking the
steerage -oar into several pieces, and filliqg
her to the thwaxts with water. .Another
boat near at band took her bowline, but
after a short time, the whale' still fighting,
and preventing -any approach, and night
• setting in, the harpooner relecantly cut the
line and let her go. Her woubds are thought
to be mortal, as she bled profusely, and it
is expected she may be pickfd up in a few
days in the bay.'
The crew of th&erpp1ed boat on reaching
the shore, was completely cased in ice, en-
veloping even the head of Mr. Smith, who
had lost his bat. Several of the other crews
were badly host bitten.
• A Drama in Two Acts,
Apropos of the dullness of business, and
general hard times, which is the universal
theme of the season, comes in a little diarna
ityttwr.,,oacts, " The, Drummer and his Em -
p•
The stagnation of trade has been severely
felt by our business men, and even that en-
terprising class of our fellow creatures
known as Drummers," or travelling Balee-
n] en , despite their almost inexhaustible in-
vention and resources, ,have been obliged
occasionally to yield to the pressure of the
times.
• One of these gentlemen, who basrecently
• returned from a trip for Underson, Bostick
& Co., did not show a very large exhibit of
orders to balance the liberal expense account
allowed by the firm, and Mr. U., after look-
ing over his return said:
"Mi. M--; 1 am afraid you do not ap-
proach the dealers.in the right way; I used
to be very successful in this line. Now,
just suppose me to be Mr. C—, of Seafoith,
nd show me the way you introduce the
house."
Accordingly, M. stepped out of the count-
ing -room and re-entered, hat in hand, inquir-
ing, " Is Mr. C. in 7"
"That is my name," said Mr. M., ur-
banely.
My name is M— , sir1 represent
the house of T.Tnderson, •liobtick & Co.,
Toronto. (U. iu lus character of Western
merchant here arose, offered the salesman a
chair, and expressed his pleasure it seeing
him.)
• tisr am stopping at Sharp's, and have a
fine unbroken lot of samples which I should
like to show you; think we can offer you
some special advantages," etc. And M. de-
livered himself of a very neat speech in pro-
fessional style.
" Very well, very well," said U., "1 don't
see but that you understand the way to get
at customers."
'Excuse me, Mr. U." said Me "I am
afraid you don't understand the style of
Western merchants; now, suppose you ex-
change places with me. and we repeat this
rehearsal." •
Certainly," said R; picking up his bat,
he stepped out. 'Returning, be found M.
with his chair tilted back, hat cocked fierce-
ly over his right eye, his heels planted on
11 's polished desk, and a lighted cigar be -
between his teeth. ,
U. looked a little staggered, buti never-
theless he commences', :
"Mr. C. in 7"
" Yes he is." respondedtblo ing a
cloud of pure Connecticut in li.'s eyes.
Who -in h--1 are you I"
"1 represent the house 9f Underson,
Bostick & Co." said the astonished employer,
coughing out something over a quart of
smoke from his throat.
"The blazes you do! Are you one of
that concern• I"
"No, sir, I am not," said U.
• "Well, it's d—d lucky for you that you
are not, for I've had two drummers to one
custonier in my store for the last two
months, and if 1 hed hold of one of the.
blastedfools that send 'em out here at this
time, I'm darned , if :I wouldn't boot him
out of Seaforth "
" That'll do, that'll do, Mr. M." said U.
"1 have no doubt you did the lest you
could for the interest of the house. • Trade
is a little dull." •:4..
•
•
•A Savory Anecdote.
There is a pendant to thse anecdote of
the gentleman who smelled ‘`somethiug on
fire " which was told me long afro by one
of Lie actors 'in the scene, tle late Dr.
Samuel Butler, Bishop*of Litchfield. When
be was a youg man, bolding a curacy, the
celebrated Dr. Parr, who lives at no great
distance, used sometimes to ride over and
take an early dinner- with him tete a tete.
On one of these occasions the reverned
equestrian was overtaken by a heavy storm,
and readied his destination in a dripping
condition. The curate took him immedi-
ately eobis bed room, •where there was a
good fire; supplied him with a change of
clothing, 'and left him to warm and dry
himself, while he returned to the adjoining
sitting-roorn to finish ,the sermon on which
be had been employed when the interrupt-
ion occurred. • Presently the Doctor re-
entered, arrayed in his friend's dressing
gown and slippers, with a night-cap pulled
over his eats, and seated himself beside the
fire with his friend, to beguile the time till
dinner shottld he announced, his host con-
tinuing absorbed in his occupation. Ten
minutes or so went by in siience, when the
doctor raised his head, 'gave one or two pre-
lintnary sniffs, and then looking round,
lisped out in a tone full of deep interest,
'Gooth for dinner, Thant r --"f really
don't know doctor -.—I hope there may be.
My house -keeper knows you are fond of
goose." Another silence broke only by
the scratching of the pen. The appetizing
roast of a savory pervades the apartment
more and - more. "I'm sure it'th a gooth,
Tham,': says the doctor, smacking his lips.
Dinner's ready, please sir," said the maid,
opening the door. Up jumped the hungry
guest and hurried into the bed -room to
the clothes he had left near the stove to
dry. • Horror of horrors! what fatal sight
met his eye? His eherised headgear, his
well curled, powdered, and pomatumed wig
lay in the fender frizzling in -its own fat,
and while browning nicely. before tlis fire,
exhaled the odor which had so tickled his
olfactory, neries, and raised up hopes only
to be thus cruelly overthrown 1
SIGN
V
CIRCULAR SAW
Wm. Robertson Co.
DEALERS
IN ALL TaNDS
SHELF AND HEAVX
HARDWARE
Paints,
Iron,
Oils,
Glass,
Putty
Steel,
• Blacksmith Coals,
Hubs,
NinIS)
k
:10)
Spokes,
Weavers' Supplies of all kinds.
JACK SCREWS TO HIRE.
Scafortla, ,Taify- 28, 1876. • 112
NEW
FALL it WINTER
• GOODS.
KIDD & 1111AULKINt
ARE prepared to show the Largest Stock. of
DRY COODS
Consisting of the Latest Styles of Dress Patterns,
in Irish and French Poplins, all Wool Plaids,
French Merinoes, and Twills of various kinds,
• ever offered in Seaforth.
Their Millinery • Depart-
ment.
Is furnished with a large assortment of Hata,
Bonnets and Mantles of the Latest Fashi-
ons, VERY CHEAP.
0
EADY-MADE CLOTHING I
For the Million. GOOD TWEED SUITS FOR
TEN DOLLARS.
BOOTS •Iltc skogs •
CHEAPER THAN EVER
Also a very choice stock of
Fresh Groceries
Ile sure and, ca.11 for their 41.00 Tea.
• 25 lbs. Rice for $1 ; 11 lbs. Raisins. and
10 lbsgood. bright Sugar.
FINE AND COURSE SALT.
Give them a Call.
KIDD & McMULK1N.
Seafertb, Jan'y 5th, 1870.
A10+1\71) S
OF cm -
FIRST • WATER
PURE &IGENUINE
SEEDS!
Of all kinds excot Foul !
Red Clover,
Alsik Clover,
Yellow Trefoil Clover,
White Clover,
Timothy,
Tares,
Hungarian Grass,
Flax,
Turnip,
Mangle, •
Red Carrot,
And a Large Assortment of
GARDEN SEEDS,
TO BE HAD AT THE
CHEAP
SEED!GROCERY
STQaEI
W. SCOTT ROBERTSON,
PROPRIET02.
SEAFORT11, March 24, 1870.
Victoria Organs
ANI.)
ELgpg9iNs
MANUFACTURED BY
S. WILLIAMS,.
TORONTO ONT.
LIST OF PRIZES
TAKEN BY
R. S- Instruments.
UNION EXHIBITION, TORONTO, 1861.
FIRST PRIZE AD DIPLOMA!
FIRST.
Provincial Exhibition, Tokento, 1862.
FIRST PRIZE AND DEPLOMA
Provincial Exhibition, Kingston, 1863.
FIRST PRIZE AND HIGHLY COMMENDED.
Provincial Exiibition, Hamilton, 1864.
FilacST
Provincial Exhibition, Lndon,
1865. First Prize and Highly
• Recommended, Provincial Ex-
hibition, Lower Canada, Mon-
• treal,, 1865.
F1R1 T PRI• ZE,
Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1966.
11:8T PRIZE & SPECIALLY RECOMAIEN-
DED,
Provincial Exhibition, Kingston, 1867.
We have kept no record of County Exhibitions,-.
at which our Instruments have always taken
FIRST PRIZES, whenever exhibited in
competition with others.
PIANO FORTE
Our stock will be found large and well select.
ed, and comprises first and second-class approved
=takes,' and the new Union Piano Company's
piano. An inspection is solicited before buying.
Address,
R. L WILLIAMS,
Toronto, Ont.
112-1y.
Toronto, Jan'y, 28, 1870.
LOT FOR SALE.
VOR, SALZ, Lot 7, West side of Centrefite,
_IV the VILLAGE OF BOIKONDITILLA con-
taining one,Trarter of an acre, TX11243 COIL
For particulate apply to -
F. THOMPSON,
lineeene March. 31, 1870.
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