The Huron Expositor, 1870-08-05, Page 1DI
OPP t-
1870.
;0E1
'€ THE •
s
ish and
11-
5
Tail°
O_N
ire HATS!
ort ent of
A T S
-RV LATEST
;, JUST RE -
AT THE
K HOUSE
CAMPBELL
54 --
SCHOOL
HERS.
-In.struction for the Co un -
et in the the
>Pt,. QODER1014,
Ind Thursday
Ilth daYs
14 next,
SA 4chooiI Teachers, each
M. Candidates wanting
a -ill be examined on both
lay, Third Class on Wed -
ss 0,72c Thursday„
ingadmiitted to an exam -
1 -a present certificates - of
gned Iy it clergyman or
11. RITCHIE.
Secretary.
-87(s. 138-2-
R SALE.,
•h, Township of Hibbert,
acres of choice ,land, all
h, Maple and Elm, with
Ring through it. West
he 2nd Con., within 11
s-1, one mile from the vil-
5- miles from Seaforth,
half of Lot tl, in the lst
1 acres cleared and well
ider being well timbered
eing nearly the same dis-
urishing villages, and. one
Oic Church, The above
- separately or both to -
s. Terms of sale made
he subscriber, or 1 on the
•
EDWIN DOWNEY.
87-9..
F PARTNERSHIP.
'.:.-Y GIVEN THAT THE
lc time past carried on by
George Henry Ilaa-lancl,
sad form of Briggs & Har-
'aucetield, in the County
s, was this day dissolved
t the business will, from
t lay James Edward. Briggs
s Edward Briggs is autho-
ts on account of the said
b '
I
is 22nd Julv. A.D. 1879.
J. E. LRIGGS.
G, If. HARLAND.
, 1679. 136-3--
ro RENT.
11.:SE, oonsisting af six, or
e New York House, two
the balance np stairs, all
terms &c., apply to the
_
[ilb7t1.
W. CAMPBELL.
TO LET.
c-tatd. fiat in Scott's Block.
'4. convenient rooms in the
•
HEY & ROL MESTED.
f '570 123-tf:
•
a
, . . . . .
. . .
_ . . . . .
_ . .
. .
1
_ ... . ..
_
.. .
WM. F. LUXTON,
;
Freedom in Trade -liberty in, Religion -Equality in Civil Rights".
P
VOL. 3, NO. 35,1
BUSINESS CARDS.
MEDICAL.
.
11 TRACY, M. D., Coroner for'the County of
. Huron. Office and Residence -One door
East of the Methodist Episcopal Church. '
Seaforth, Dee. 14th., 1868.
•
I' ii, VERCOE, M. D. C. AT . Physician, Sur -
geon, etc. Office and liesidence, corner
. of Mearkefand Hie. Street, immediately-inirear
of Kidd & MeMul -in's Store.
Seaforth, Feb. 4t11. 1870. 53-1y.
'TAR. W. R. SMI If, Physician; Surgeon, etc.
• 13Office,-Oppos te Vears Grocery. Resi-
dencee-Nain-street, North.
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1863. 53- 1 y
JCAMPBELL, M. D. C. M., (Graduate of Me-
. Gill Univeraity, Montreal) Physician, Sur-
geon, etc., Seaforth, Office and Residence -Old
Post Office Building, up stairs, where he will be
found by night or day when at home.
Seaforth, July 15th, 1869. 844y
LEGAL. •
.
p -F. WALKER. Attorney -at -Law and Sd-=
. Reiter -in -Chancery, Conveyancer, Notary
Public, &c. Office of the Clerk of the Peace,
-Court House, Goderich, Ont.
-
N.B.-Money to lend. at 8 per C'ent on Farm
Lands.
Goderich, Jan'y. 28. 1870. 112-1y.
-1/11C.A.T.IG HEY & 110LMSTEAD, Barristers,
.....3.1 Attorneys at Law, Solicitors in Chancery
and insolvency, Notaries Public and Conveyanc-
ers. Solicitors for the R. C. Bank, Seaforth,
Agents for the Canada Life Assurance Co.
N. B.-$30, 000 to lend at 8 per cent. Farms,
Houses and Lots for sale. I
•• i
Seaforth, Dec. 14tle! 1868. e'53-tf..
BENSON & MEYER, Barristers and Attorney
at Law, Solicitors in Chancery and Insolv-
ency, Conveyancers,' Notaries Public, etc. Of-
fices,-Seaforth and Wroxeter. Agents for the
'Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada, . and the
Colonial Securities Co. of London, England.
Money at 8 per cent; no commission,- Ghatged.
TAS. II. BENSON, ' ,, II. W. C. MEYER.
Seaforth,, Dec. 10th 1868. 53-1y.
-
]
'
1
1
'
'
C
I
3
c
-DENTAL.
G. W. HARRIS, LD. S Artie
lia..Q------ ficial Dentures inserted with all the
6441 latest improvenaents. The greatest
care taken fur tne preservation of decayed and
tender teeth, Teeth ext acted without' pain.
Rooms over Collier's Store.
Saeforth. Dec. 14, -1868. ly..
e
HOTELS. .
_ .
flOMMER(JIAL HOTEL, A.Inleyvill , James
ki Laird, proprietor, affords first-class accom-
modation. for the travelling public. • The larder
and bar are always supplied with thebest the -
markets afford. Excellent stablingconnection
A inleyville, .April 23, 1869. • 70-tf.
,
KONX'S HOTEL (LATE SHARP'S) The un-
- .. -
dersiened bees. to thank the 1)0E0. for the.
e 0
liberal patronage awarded to him in times past
in the hotel business, and aiso to inform them
that he has again resumed business in the above
Stand, where he will be: happy to have a call
from old friends, and many new ones.
THOMAS KONX. .
Seaforth, May 5, 1870. •126-tf.
..
-r E. ROSS, Proprietor New Dominion Hotel,
k / _ begs to inform the -nArYnlct a Sipa frvp+.1-1 ..rnil
the travelling community generally, that hekeefis
first-class accommodation in every thing required.
by travellers. A good stable and willing hostler
always. on hand, Regular Boarders will receive
- every neeessary. attention.
41. Seaforth, Feb. 8th, 1869, 63-1y.
110tRITISH EO11ANGE HOTEL, GODERIC'H,
_LP ONT., J. CALLAWAY, PROPRIETOR ; J. S.
Wataaams, (late of Aramican Hotel, Warsaw, N. -
Y.) Manager. This hotel has recently been new• furnished, and refitted throughput, and is now
one of the most enmfortable and commodious in
the Provinee, Good Sample Rams for 001/11ber-
oial Travellers.. Terms-
Goderich, April 14, 1810. 123-tf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
.EDTIOR & PUBLISHER.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGITST 5, 1870.
-WHOLE NO. 139.
TWENTY YEARS Ago.
How wondrous are the changes, Jim,
'Since twenty years ago,
Arlen gals wore -woolen dresses, Jim,
And boys wore pants of tow;
• When shoes were made of calf -skin
And socks of home -spun wool, ,e
And children done a half -day's work
Before the hour for school.
The girls took music lessons, Jim,
Upon the spinning wheel,
i And practised late and early, Jim,
On the spindle, swift, and reel;
• The boys would ride bare backed to mill,
A 4ozen miles or so, -
And hurry off before 'twas day,
:Some twenty years ago.
• The people rode to meeting, Jim,
In sleds instead of sleighs,
And waggons rode as easy, Jim, •
As buggies now -a -days;
And oxen answered well for teams,
Though now they'd be too slow.
For people lived not half so fast
Some twenty years ago.
Oh, well do I remember, Jim,
That Wilson's patent stove
That father bought and paid for, Jim,
With cloth our gals had -wove;
• And how the neighbors wondered
When we got the thing to go,
They seid 'tvvould henet and kill ns all
Some twenty yeafrs ago.
\
Yes, everything is different,4im,
From what it used to was,
For men are always tampering, Jim,
With God's great natural laws;
But what on earth we're cOming to_ -
Does anybody know?
For everything has changed so much
• Since twenty- years ago.
•
_
THE DIAMOND PIN.
_
A STORY...OF AFFECTION AND FIDELITY.
It was June, when the roses were blushing in
myriads together, and the air was laden with
their perfume, thatRichard Crindall, with a small
bundle in his hand, crept from the house stealthi-
ly and darted quickly away:
The sun was not up, and everything was Quiet
and still in the morning twilight. He stole dong
the path in the orchard, and soon stood in front
a large white house, esurrounded by trees Of elan ost
every variety.. No one was stirring within; all
was silent AS the tomb. He rooked long andwist-
fielly toward one of the windows of the house, and
at lest he called timidly fo the Isleepet within. -
"Allie," he staid, "Allie, look out of - the win-
dow." e .
answer was made, and he -called again, this
timewith more badness. The shutter Was thrown
open, andel, brightlhead, with its wealth of goyim
curls, appeared at Ithe -
"Arne, " said the boy, "I al-Wgoing away,. and
I want you to collie down before I go."
hccdown in: a minute,'' answered a pretty7.
hildish vice. And. the golden curls disappeared,.
In a few moments, which appeared -like hours
o the anxious boy, the door was opened Cautious -
y, and Allie Drummond came stealing oht. -Her
hoeS -were untied, and her pretty curls had seen
eithm genii) nor brush that morning.
"Dic" said she, are you running away?"
"Yes-" said the lad in a solemn tone, " and I
M going to stay till I'm a rich man. I can't
ear to staat home any longer and be treated
ke a dog;'though, if mother was alive, I'd bear
nything rather than leave her."
The sweet eyes of the little girl werafilled with
wider...and sympathy.
" Diek," she replied, "I shan't have anymore
omfort after yell are gone ; but youwill be much
appier, and I am glad You are going ; and when
ou get to be a man, and are rich, then you can
ome back, and we'll be married together,: and
ever part any more."
"Yes," sold Dick. "that is just w.hat I am go-
ing to d�; but it be a good many years be-
fore I can come back, and you'll see a great many
handsome men and you may forget me." I.
"Forget you! Why Dick yon know better," -
said the .childPoutince " yet never come back
0
I'll never get Married in the world. Are you go-
ing- to the great city that Uncle Alden told us
about ?"
"I don't know, Allie," eaid the boy; "I have
only 'five dollars, and that will not carry me. far.
I shall go to the city if I can." •
They were silent a moment, then Allie said --
"Dick, I must give you a keepsake, • so that
you will not forget. to come back to mc. -Wait
here a moment till I come back."
Softly she stole into the house and up to her
room, "Now," said she to herself, 7" he has -on-
ly got five dollars, and I'll give him': e money
papa gave. me to, buy that necklace 1 liked so
much.
- • • She drew it from her purse -a five dollar bill.
HARP'S- LIVERY STABLE, MAIN "That Will make ten. dollars," said she, but
•SEAPoISTIt. First Class Horses and Careieges avhat are ten dollars ? Sister Jane pasis ten dol- se
and saw a span of grey horses dashing down the
years; and Levi Drew asked her to be his wife,
and go to his house. She consented, thinking
that by so doing her boy might be better provided
for; but alas for her hopes! Richard, though
worshipped by hie mother, perhaps for that very
thing, was hated by his step -father; and finally,
when Squire Drummond asked him to come to his
house and be his errand boy„ he went joyfully,
and in the years he remained theresprung up the
friendshipThat existed between himself and the
wealthy squire's daughter. Thoee days werehap--
py ones to -Richard ; but when he had been there
several years, his mother died, and her husband
married again; and as Richard was a stout, ca-
pable lad, his stepfather commanded him to re-
turn andlabor for him. The boy obeyed; -but
he was Miserable there, and he spent hours plan-
ning for the future, andl at last resolved. te run
away. Pretty Allie Drummond was the one on
earth he loved, and to her only he. bade good-
bye.-
Years passed by, and Allie had grown to he a
beautiful woman, admired and fiatteredi Many
sought her hand ; but she refused them all, for
she led not forgotten the promises she had made
to Richard Crindall eight years b fore. The
winter of her twentieth year she wa invited by
a friend to spend the season.in the gr 'at city.
She went, 'and was the star of t e circle to
which sheet!, introdnced. She had been there
but a few weeks when one afternoon, as she was
descending the steps of her friend's house, a -boy
accosted her- .
"Please, ma'am," he said, look at this beauti-
ful diamond pin." ' .
She stopped instantly, for she retuembered the
one she had given to Richard, and she could not
but hope that this was the same come beck to
her. . .
The boy opened the little white box, and there
it lay, the same one that her aunt had given her
years bef.ore,
" Will you buy it ma'am?' asked the boy. "A
sick gentleman wishes me to sell it for him. He
gave it to me; but money must be had, ma'am,
or he will die. Will you bay it ?"
She held the pin in her hand, and was gazhig at
it eagerly.
• " What is the gentleman's name?" said she, in
tremulous accents. .
"Richard Crindall," said the boy. "He is at
my mother's house." a .
"I go and see him." sheremarked. "Show
me where you live."
The boy started, \and she followed, but they
hadwalked only a short distance. when the boy
stopped at a small neat looking cottage hi a plea-
sant street. .
' ." This is the house," said he,.gaily, -
She followed .him up the steps, her heart
beatng tumultuously, - and her step quick but
tremnlous. The room that they entered was
neat- and comfortable; and' lying on the sofa was
a pale young .naan with. his eyes closed in sleep.
It was a beautiful face, with red, classic lips, and
the silken hair brushed away from the fair, white
.brow. It Was Richard Crindell.. The -eyes of
love knew him instantly. Allie stepped lightly
forward- and knelt beside the sleeper. /She press-
ed her lips to his forehead, and spoke his name
softly. The eyes opened Suddenly -those same
eyes that used to look So tenderly upon her when a
child -he Sprang- to ilia feck and clasped her to
his breast.
"Allie, Allic !" he cried eagerly. fs- little
darling, you are, the same, only taller and more
womanly ; .but you did not forget me. You. are
mine, as you promised, my faithful child."
She answered him by clinging closer. to his
breast.
"1 knew you would come," he continued, "and
I have waitedpatiently?-.' . -
She looked np into his sparkling eyes.
" Dick," she said playfully, "You have grown
tall and ha,ndsome." rte.
"Have 1 ?" said he, "1 never: promised. you
that, but I promised to com&baCk rich and ---r."
He stopped and a shade of paleness passed per
his fa,ce,
love and net money. Besides I ha,ye enough mo-
" -Never mind," said Allie, - "It is
ney for us both."
- "But what will your friends say," said he, if
you marry a poor man like me."
"My father and mother are dead," she rePlied
a moisture (Tethering in her eyes ; " ami thus
aat for myself;
The young Man eathered her closer to his bo
som ami kissed.hei7.droopin‘g eyelids.
"My darling," said he, you shall never regret
your faithfullness to ine I will be father, moth-
er and luisband." He sat down and drew her be-
side him .
"Were You so poor," said Allie, that must
sell that diamond pin?"
"Wile," said he, " you will not lie angry -with
me, you, wheal tell you the whole story ?"
The timid eres were %raised lovingly to his
face. -
No I will not be angry," she answered joy-
" Tell me all." .
" WheieI -left yon°, " Richard began, "1 came
inimediately to this city. I arrived here in the
evening, and never having been in the city before
I knew aot where to go: tooksny bumlle and.
walked along the street,- when suddenly I heard.
reams and the pre:nein,/ of hoofs. I looked up
always on hand at reasonable terme. jars a week for her board,"
R .L SHARI>, Proprietor. --She urent to atranls, and. taking therefroni sti
whoa" frOni every direction, but the horses on-
Seaforth, i\-laY 5th', 1870. :3-tf-- little white box, she opened it, and there lay a "
- beautiful diansond.pin. ly
MAIL L & CROOKE, Architects, ete. Plans " Aunt Emma gave me this," said she, softly, wl
-0 and Specifications drawn correctly. Carpen- " to wear Isihen. -ON ----------- ey say it an
'eet at a rapid pace. The people were shoutina
ran the faster. =As the Came nearly opposite to
iere I stood, 1 threw n3y ,bundle on the ground
d rushed toward them, and spoke to them
othingly: They tossed their heads and I was
ted from my feet ; but others then. rushed `-te
assistance and the horses w re calmed.
ter's, Plasterer's, and Mason's work, ineasured is worth h. great eal of money, and I would much so
and, valued. Office -Over J. 0. Detlor & Co.'s rather Dick would have it than wear it myself." lif
store, Court -House Square, Goderich. So she placed the five dollars beside it in the my
"There was a lady and her c in. the carri-
Goderich, April 23,1S9. 79-1y. box, and tied tbe cover on snugly ; and putting
& W. -MePHILLIPS, Provincial Land .8nr-
veyors, Ensineers, ete. All manner f
of Conveyancing, (lone with neatness and dispatch.
G. McPhillips, Commissioner M B. R. Office -
Next door south of Sharp's Hotel, Seaforth.
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. 53-ly t
it in,her pocket, she:glided downstairs again, and
nit to- the great .ehe tree Where Dials was waiting
or her. -
"New Dick," said she "promise me that you
sill not open this box till to-MorrOw night."
"I promise," said. Dick, and thank you for
he gift, whatever it may be."
A. stir was in the hoithe, and the sun was com-
ing behind, the hills. .
".• I mnst go now, -saidthe boy, tears daz-
zling in his soft browiseyes. "Kiss me anddon't
T S. P; RTER, Seaforth, Ont., dealer in hides,
sheep .skins, furs and wool: Liberal advance-
ments made on consignments. Money to lend.
Insurance agent. Debts collected, Highest
_ price paid for green backs. -Office east side of
Main Street, one door north Johnson Bros'. a
Hardware Store. t
forget me." • -
"I never will, Dick.," said Allie, throwing her
rms about his neck and pressing her pretty lips
o his cheek.
Richard Criudall was sixteen years old, and Al -
le Drummond was twelve. They :had • always
een great friends ever since Allie was a.wee ba-
y ; and When the brave little girl stole back to
er couch, the tears were. streaining down her
heeks. Richard was the son of a poor but ho -
est man, who died when hia boy was only two
ears old, leaving nothing for the support of his.
mrife and child. Mrs. Crindall Worked for ten
HAZLEHURST, Licensed. Auctioneer for 1
_1_), the County of Huron.- Goderich, Ont b
Particular attention paid to the sale of Bankrupt b
Stock. Parra Stock Sales attended on Liberal h
Terms. Goods Appraised, Mortgages Foreclosed, c
Landlord's Warrants Executed. Also, Bailiff n
First Division Court for Huron., "
Goderich, June 9th, 1869. 76. tf,
•
gee who proved to be the dau hter of Mr.. pag-
e,
ntt, ene ofthewealthiest merchants in the city.
.Tho lady insisted on My riding home with her,
Siets only too glad to do So ; and.. taking a
and
seat beside the coachinan, we soon stopped at an
elegant mansion. Mr. Dagget won ray affections
and esteenai at once. He seemed. -much affected
when his Wife told him of the accident, and he
took Inc by the .hand and thanked Inc - over and
. over, while he inquired into My history. After I
had concluded the account of myself-
" Well, my lad," said he. "What shall I do for
you in part payment for the great favor you have
done me and mine 1"
"Nothing," said I, "to pay for what I have
done, for it -was only my. duty ; but I am in a
city alone, and if you give inc work it is all I
ask."
"You are a brave lad," said the kind gentle-
man, and I have a place for you in my store."-
" It was just the ilace I wanted most and tears
of gratitude came into my eye 3. The next night
I opened the little box you gave me, and I !
wept like a child over it. With the five dollars
it contained I purchased this golden circle on my
finger,. and the diamond pin I have gazed upon
ever since. I continued mthe store, risingi.apid-
ly, until I was taken in as junior partner."
Why," said Allie, I thought you were very
poor."
"I have not fmished. yet," said Richard, smil-
ing. "Last fall," continued he "1 found. myself
able to support a wife in elegant style ; and with
my heart beating fast with hope anclefear, I went
back to Oakville and called at yourfather's door.
Madge answered my call, but she did not know
me, and I asked her concerning the family. She
told me of the death of your parents, and that you
were in New York city to spend the winter. She
gave me your directions, and addest that she
heard you had found a nice lover there, and were
going to marryhim. I hastened back to thecity;
my fears increased and my hopes diminished. I
did .not call at your friend's house, but planned a
little ruse for proving your affection and noble-
ness of heart. Mre. Green, who --lives in this
house, has been my laundress for years, and is a
kind and honest woman. I told my plan to her
and engaged her little son Ben to assist me. You°
know the rest, Allie; but yoU do not know how
anxiously I awaited the result, nor what a flood
of happiness ran through my heart when I felt
your lips upon my brow. Now, Allie, can you
forgiv-e me ?'
There was arosy flush on the cheeks of the
young girl, and a prouder light came into her
eyes. .
"Yes, yes, I forgive you, Richard; but had I
I known that you were rich, I should have been
less demonstrative."
" Then I have fresh reason to be glad that I •
have played an 'untruth; but I forgot to tell you
that I have been siekeand am fast recovering."
Richard walked honie with Allie that night,
and her young friend declared that Mr. Crindall
was the thaest looking and most .genteel young
man she had seen in the city. They were mar-
ried in the merry month of June, and,Allie wore
the Diamond Pin upon her bosom, and forever
thanked God that she had waited for Richard
Crindall.
• The Greatest Disgrace Yet.
The proposal of the Canadian Prime Minister,
Sir Geo. E. Cartier, to send out to Red River
the representatives Of the Queen, under the Wing
of Bishop Tache, if the story is not a joke, is his
boldest flight yet. Ile is, doubtless, very willing
to see- the Papal power supreme in these British
North American Provinces.? but we never antici-
pated anything so audacious as a proposition to
send out two Governors, and. one of them the im-
mediate representative of the Queen, to her own
territory, under the protection pi a Bishop of the
Church of Rome; and to obtain through that
Bishop permission to enter a British Province
and a gracious reception from the blood-stained,
(.1„rmaken robber, who has so long been permitted
to disgaace that territory by a semi -Popish and
semi -Fenian usurpation. Sir John Young, of
course, will indignantly decline to make a fool of
himself in any such way, even to please Sir Geo:
Cartier; but we are not so sure, about Governor
Archibald, who, though a -worthy man, is, we
should say,. from the mere fact of his being chos-
en. by Cartier for Goveraor of Manitoba, a man
likely to be easily led. We hope, however, that
British America will be spared the deep &space
of thus putting the copestone to the. structure
that Bishop Tache and Father Riehot have been
so astutely and painfully rearing up in the North-
West. That Bishop Tache would be a very
likely personto command Riel and the half-breeds
in loyalty we fully admit, seeing that they have
been his tools and agents from the beginning;
but that our Governors should play into his
hand just when his game is played out, and
when Ril, instead of holding others prisoners, is
a prisoner himself, would be incredible simplici-
ty, if not rather constructive participation in all
his crimes. The Church of Rome will, of course,
use every wile and device to save Riel (her own
tool) from the punishment he has so richly raerit-
ed, and this is her crowning effort. After he has
graciously received the two Governors and given a
them possession of their own territOrs, how could
they turn round and try him for his life as he t
must be tries', if there is law and justice in British
North America ?-silontreal Witness.
k VARIETIES.
How long does a widow mourn ?-For a sec-
ond.
plenntye ay to wm g°1dem 9Pini°118 to
have
"I have lost my watch overboard. Is there
anyvvay to recoyer it?" "Oh, yes, divers 'ways."
If there is anything more annoying than to
have a non -attentive Waiter it is a too attentive
one.
It is the lot of humanity to err at times, as
the drunken man said when he mistook his pig
sty for his own bedroom. •
A child was asked, "What is faith?' She
answered. "Doing God's will and asking no
qnestions." A beautiful reply. v.
A little girl sent out to hunt eggs' came back
unsuccessful, complaining that "lots of hens
were standing about doing nothing." -
"I say Pat, what are you about- sweeping out -
the room?" "No," answered Pat, "I'm sweep-
ing out the dirt and leaving the axiom." -
What is love? A nuisance to evorybotly but
the parties. concerned; a private affair, which
everyone but those coneesned wishes to make
public. ,
A doctor boasting at dinner that he cured his
own hams, one of his guests remarked, "Vire%
Doc .,I would sooner be your ham than your pa-
tient."
"Where are you going?" asked. a little boy of
another who had slipped. and fallen on an icy
pavexnent-"Going to get up," was the blunt re-
ply.
"I am afraid you will come to want." said an
old. lady to a young gentleman. "I have come
to that already," was the- reply; "I want your
daughter." The old lady opened her eyes.
A man out West, hearing that sky copperas
put in a bed of ants would. cause them to' leave,
pcouutnstos.me on his mother-in-law's bed to see if she
would go. He says she was there at the last ac -
A jurymanwas asked whetherhehailbeeneharg-
edby the judge. "Well," said. he, "thelittle fel-
low that sits in the pulpit gin us a lecture, but
I don't know whether he tharges anything or
not." '
Edmond Burke,: the Irish orator, was telling
Garrick, one day at Hampton, that all bitter
things were hot. "Indeed," said Ga,rick, "what
do you think, Mr. Burke, of bitter cold weath-
,er ?"
Devotee of Bacchas was overheard the other
day thus addxessing his hat, which had fallen
from his head:. "If I pick you up I fall, if I fall
you will not pick me up, then I leave you ;"
and he staggered proudly away. _
"Why did you leave your last place'?" inquired
a young housekeeper, a,bout to engage a new ser-
vant. s"Why, yoa see ma'am," replied the ap-
plicant, "I was too good ldoking, and when I
opened the door folks took .nie for missus."
An a.wful curious bore, learning • that a young
lady was gain by • railway to the city, asked,
"What motive is takeig you thither, my ' dear?" -
"I believe they call it a Incoraoti(ve, sir, was the
innocent reply. The inquisitive_ tranger was ex-
tinguished.
A curious confessor who h listened with as
much surprise as attention to a young woman
who had disclosed the state of her mind to him,
at last inquired her name. With the presence
of mind peculiar to herself, she replied, "My
good father, my name' is no sin."
A Mr. Malaprop -a man Slights- pretentious,
fond of display, and somewhat ignorant, recently
called the attention. of some visitors to a showy
earpet on one of his apartments, th the re -mark,
"There, gentlemen, that is one of the best car-
pets Mr. -Brussels ever made."
An aged Porfarshire lady, knowing the habits
of herold and spoiled servant, when she wished.
a note taken without loss of time, held it open
nd read it over to him, saying: "There, noo,
.Andrey, ye ken a' that's M it; noo, dinna stop
o open it, but jest send it off."
Macklin and Dr. Johnson, -disputing on a liter-
ry subject, Johnson quoted Greek. "I do not
mderstand Greek," said Macklin. "A man who
rgues should_ understand every language," re-
ilied Johnson. "Very well," said Macklin, and
ie gave him a quotation from the Irish.
That was an apt reply of the lady, who, at the
lixrity fair, offered the iilate to a rich man,
vell known for his stinginess. "I have no-
hing," was the curt reply. "Then take some-
hing, sir," she answered, "you know I'm beg-
s,
1
SCOTTISR Ti's. -In no country perhaps take a
ing into consideration small sise, are to be ob-' I
served so many dfferent types of feature and form 1.
among its inhabitants as in Scotland. It is ow -
mg, no doubt, to the variety of people which have
at one tilde either -invaded or settled in. the coun-
try; bat the tendency of the age is so decidedly
to efface rather than to develop distinctions of
race and character, that itis surprising This di-
versity should not have died out more extensive-
ly. On the decline of the Roman Empire, the
south-east of Scotland was seized on by the An-
glos, Saxons, the Scots or Gaels from Ireland,
otherwise Kelts, swarmed on the north and
west, -while the Scandinavians, .1',Torsenien, Danes
and Frisans invaded and colonized. the coast: -
And to this day we must still look to the Kelt
in the western Highlands, for the Scandinavian
type as we approach the cast or 'western shores. Ill
sing for the poor."
A little fellow, weeping most piteously, was
uddenly interruptedbysonramusine• occurrence.
e hushed his cries for a Mm
oent, tthe train of
iought was broken. "Ma," said be, renewing •
11
ti
his snuffle, and wishing to have his cry out,
Ma -ugh! ugh! what was 1 crying about just
now ?"
"I like to see the dear little creatures amus -
g themselves," said Mrslitown, when her d-
er boy took the visitor's new bonnet and affixed
to the tail of his kite. Never fear," said the
ood matron to her visitor, when she saw her
onnet in the air, "soon. as the kite comes down
.t will give itp you." .
A New Hampshire farmer wanted a hand,
id was applied to by an Irishman who \van -tet
ork. The farmer objected to engage Pat on
ground that two Irishmen previously in his
ploy had died on his hands. "Then you ob-
ct to hiring me for that, do ye ?" said Pat.-
Faith and can bring you recommendations
om many a place where I have worked that I
ver played such a, trick."
An Iowa man tried to kiss a neighbor's wife,
t before be sot through the lady bit him on tho
and`for the SaX01 more or less pure, intim Low- (1,_
lands. In the shires of ,Berwick, Roxburgh, , "
Peebles, Dumfries, and the Lothians, the farmers ,g
are an exceedingly fine, lengthy breed of men,
from six feet to six feet three inches of stature 11.*
being by no means uncommon. They have well
formed hands and feet, long thighs, are broad in ai
the shoulder, but spai-e in flesh, and, unlike the w
English of the same class, they retain the last petL
-
culiarity in an advanced period of life. They en
are intelligent, cautious, prudent M their money je
affairs, well educated, ' and their laboring men are
not far behind them in their good qualities. Be- fr
tween them and the fishermen, or, as they are ne
generally called, the fishers, there is; iu almost
every point, asnarked difference.
s• • 41. -
The celebrated portrait painter, Stuart, once he
met a lady in the street- M Boston, who saluted
him with -"Ah, Mr. Stuart, I have just- seen r
your minature, and kissed it, because it was so
much like you." "And did it kiss you in return?' i°
ad With a rolling pin and put him out of doors.
usband got a revolver and went to the man
✓ satisfaction, but concluded to settle it by tak-
g the villian's note for 810, which he traded off
r a corn plough. The man who holds the note
w"Why,no.,' "Then:I:es:id Stuart, "it was nOt ea,
nab:711i bachelor picking up a book, exclaimed dr
upon seeing a wood out representing a man kneel- fla
ing at the feet of a woman, "Before I would kneel an
to a woman, I would encircle my neck with a de
rope and stretch it." And then turning to a ga
young woman, he enquired, "Do you notl think it ro
wouldet e best thing I could dor "Itwould foo
undoubtedly be the best for the woman," was the de
sarcattic reply.
IA collect, the giver of it claiming that he did:
1. get value for it.
Drunkenness expeli reason, defaces beauty,
owns the memory, diminishes the strength, in-
mes the blood, causes those internal, external,
d incurable Wounds; is a with to the senses, a
vil to the soul, a thief to the -purse; the beg-
r's companion, a Wifd'S woe and children's sor-
tit; makes a strong Man weak and a wise man a
1. He is worse than a beast, and a self raw-
rer, who drinks the other's gooti health to ,rob
mself of his
hi
t*.
43