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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1871-02-03, Page 1a- 27, 1871. Ten Tow emir.-- 'Ile Comma oderich. verstreut to statute, on _ the t all inst. The Clerk in the 'he -following gentlemen handed alilieations aud declara.tioua of Wm. alrepperd. Reeve, David eprity Reeve, and _Messrs. Me- ek, arra Cox, Councillors. It ived that the following persons_ eirea in office for the current la la atokes, Clerk, sala.ry ;roes Patton, 'Treasurer, salary a. Hall, Assessor, ;salary $70- ;' autelon and Preemie Whitting - tore, $5 each, Resolved that roctor be Tavern Inspector for year, and: that he be paid the for each tayere. inspected. The !persons were appointed Fence- Rer tae current year., viz : For I --Isaac Salkeld, Jaa. Mein - Johnstone. Wsrd No. Whiteley, Alfred Gale, John_ ert. Ward No. 3—Thos. Woods, [at, James Russell. %Vara No. e Fulton, Jarnes Robertson, ung. Ward No. 5—Waldgate Wm. Murphy, John ColcIough. that the followiog Returning paid the sum of $5 each for 'ces as such, -viz r. B. Stokes, Cu/lough, John, Rudd, Thomas cl James Richardson. Resolv- e following parties be paid the each, for the use of house for urposes, viz : 'rruatees No. -6- iction, and Mr. Lavin; Trustees iota Section, and Jas. Richard- aarcl Kelly, $4, being for 110MI- 1d. election, The following se- asre ordered to be paid, viz : taker, ; Robert Pliair, $20 ; Ouse, $4 38. Resolved that the 6. get the printing.of the Town - he entreat year. The following a of dog -tax were made, viz : Wan. McCabe, $1 • etor, $1 ; Nana. Javis, $1 ; John; t The fellowiug petitions were _until next naeeting of Council, ✓ t Thompson and others, Heiary others, and Trustees No. 6 ction. Resolved that the Wid- - late Peter alcGee, be exempt o for the year 1870. The Coun- adjourned to meet again at 'feotel, Hohnesville. on the last if the Present month. T. B. Somas, Clerk. aateeataoset.—The Council elect eaeut year, consisting of Chas. Sq., Reeve, Edwin Gaunt, E teeve, and. Messrs. Robert Wa- '. Darrtin, and Wm. Kinaaan, re, met on Jan. 16, 1871, ac - a statute. All the member subseribed the declaration cf q/ealilicetion according to law. ecil being orgaeaeed and the .eang taken the chair, a letter from W. T. Hays, EN., M.P.P., ig the intention of tp-veenment er to the townships mterested a the school lands fund. Order- ' filed. Orders wera issued for . 'Nrillg some to parties holding' for township work, but who been able to complete their eon - account of bad -weather, viz : atrrie, 2nd and 3rd concession 39• ; Wm. Wilson, on same line, atichael Murphy, on bridge on esion, between lets 24 and 25, same contract to Chas. Rabin, 9a. Moved by Edwin Gaunt, ,by Wm Dinalme, that Robert concession _11, be appointed,- i•4;aaried. The Reeve appoint - max as the 'other Auditor. The . officers were also appointed : tE Clerk, salary $9€) ; William Treasurer, salary, $7O; John. tssessor, salary 55;$Wm. Orr, ad License Inspector, $2 for ee granted; Auditors, $6each. aers bill for mending scraper, by John; 'Bayley, pathmaster, red to -be paid. Moved by C. econded by R. Wilson, that the )care six copies of _Municipal for the guidance of this Taxes on ea3t-quarter let 14, t 6, were ordered to be remit - a -or of -Mrs. Welah, $3 78. W. Kivahan, seconded by .hot Mr. Scott be paid $6 for • • returning officer.—Carried. iai from Trueteee of School o. 4, was laid over for consider - ext meeting of Council. Moved seconaed by W. Kiaahana at/um-a aajouro to meet again y, the aaeh February next, J.A.Sv`. -4('OTT,. Clerk, • • --The Mum,ktipal Council elect evenship of llulleta met at anigh, we Monday, Jan. 16, • stet/etc; tu4sle and, subecribed rations of erialilicatieu and of - catered. afpine their duties for Lit year.; The minutes of for- iiig read and_ coufirraed. Ltas paased fixing the salaries nus aawnship oilicers for the Mavea by A. Mooteith, La J. Varwick, that Thomas. Auditor for the current year. 'James Allen was appointed auditor ey the Reeve. Moved al, seesneded by A. Monteith, rew Sioao be itaaseaser for the aan- Carried. Mooel by J. secs/midi by A. ,Stophenson, las la eaans be Col team- for the teen Carried. al (west by A eesemded, by II. Siren, that Caleueler be Tanarn Inspector /a•st Electoral Divieion, and Caldwell be 'reverie luspectox- !aid Electoral Division. --Car- e-ea ay It. atepheuson, eecond- Varwiek, that the following pea a viz : Mich ael I leas, for 1. 64 ; Bingham, for iber for culverts, 9 ; John repeal -Mg serapere, 35.- aleand ley A. Monteith second- . - itephsaison, thae the Reeve and el, be authorized t huild a new enceeeiona zurd 11, Lot 16. aleved 13y II. anell, seeped, that aharman 1 Iost- ,Z,.r11t eierson, receive the sum se wee's. fonn thisdate, during a, to: le: expended in procuring ka • of lite, ureter the three- ., Warwick and Steplu•nson. r he Council their adjouraed aiu at Lundesborough, sax Mom- ,Uth February next. ee BRA, eruworree Clerk. , 'oNtl'oUNI) 6‘111 i oF Fur N ervous and General hether arising from a seders - lathy occupation, a train - ;e. _or auy other cause. ten a Consumption, Bronchitis, In - For byspepsiii or hide xr Weakness of the Joints ka, Less ea' Appetite, Lownoee Impurity of the faood. ao a bottle ; 6 for aa 50. Sold i'airita and ay la tiiii1 & o. aseente, Mentreal MACLEAN BROTHERS, Trade—Liberty in Religion Equality in Civil Right?. EDITORS & PUBLISHERS. VOL 4 NO 9. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1871. • WHOLE NO. 165. BUSINESS CARDS. MEDICAL - 'fa TRACY, At: D., Coronerfor the Countof Huron. Office and Re- sidence—One doerEast of the Methodist Episcopal Church. • • Seaforth, Dec. 14th, 1868. 53-1 y Ta C. MOORE, M. D., C. M. (Graduate _Ree- of McGill University, Montreal,) Physiciam, Surgeon, &c. Office and resi • dence Zariell, Ont. Zurich, •Sipt. 7th, 1870. 144 T AME S STEWART, M. Da. C. M., ' ft) . Grachiate of McGill University, Montreal, Physician, Surgeon, &c. Office' and iesidence—Brucefield. " Brocefield, Jan. 13, 1871. T\B,.W. R. SMITE', Physician, Sur- geon, etc. Office,—Opposite Scott Robertson's Resi leuce — IM ain-street, North. • Seaforth, Dec. 14, 18631 53-ly 11T1. VERCOE, M. D. C. M., hy La. cian, Surgeon, etc. Office and Re- sidence, corner of Market and High Street, inimedia.tely in rear of Kidd's Store. Seaforth, Feb. 4th. 1870. 53-1y. DR. CAMPBELL; Coroner for the County. Office and residence, over Corby's, corner store, -Main street, Sea - forth. Office day, Saturday: 159 LEG AL. 11-)F. WALKER, Attorney -at -Law „ and Solicitor -in-Chancery, -Con- veyancer, Notary Public, &c. Office or the Clerk of tit* Peace, Court House,- Goderich, Ont. N. B.—.Money t• lend at 8 per cent OD Farm Lands. Cxoderich, Jan'y. 28. 1870. 112-1y. ,CAUG HEY & HOLMSTEA.D,' VI Barristers, Attorneys at Law, Sol- icitors in Chancery and insolvency,. No- taries Public and Confeyancars. . Solici- tors for the R. C. Bank, Seaforth, Agents for the Canada Life Assurance Co, .N. B.-830,000 to lend at 8 per cent. Farms, Houses and Lots for sale. Seaforth, Dec. 14th., 1868. - 53-tf. DENSON & MEYER:, Barristers and Attorneyat Law; Solicitors in Chan- cery and. Insolvency, Conveyancers, No- &ries Public, etc. Offices,--Seaforth and Wroxeter. Agents for the Trust and Loan Co. of :Upper Canada, and the Col- onial Securities Co. of London, England. Money at 8 per cent; no commsision, charged•. 1AS. H. BENSO/f, • H. W. C. MEYER. Seaforth, Dec. 10th 1868. •53-ly HOTELS. flOMNIEVIAL HOTEL, Ainleyville, kJ James Laird, proprietor, affords first-class accommodation for the travel - line public. The larder and bar, are al- ways supplied with the Lest the smoke ts afford. Excellent stabling in connec- tion. .Ainleyville, April 23, 1869. 70-tf. 17NOX'S HoTEL (LATE SHARP'S) IX_ The undersigned begs to thank the . public for the. liberal patronaec awarded to him in times past io the hotel business, •and also to inform them thatehe has again resumed. .business in the above stand, where hewn' be happy to I have a call from oaf friends, and many new ones. THOMAS KNOX. Seeforth, May 5, 1870. 126-tf. • DRITISH EXCHANGE HOTEL, God- erich, ON -el J. CALLAWAY, PROM:T.. ETOR • J. S. la ILLIAMS, (late of Ameri- can Hotel, Warsa.w, N. Y.) Manager. This hotel has recently -been newly fur- nished, and. refitted throughout, and is nowone of the most comferteble arid com- modious in the Province. Good Sample Rooms for Commereial Travellers. Terms liberal. Goacricla April 14, 1870. 123-tf. VANEStiEltICE BY LEAL JOHNSTONE AS JOHNSTOICE. an gitieth up the Otos h ?"---Job xiv. 10. Yo Sun, the goldenso right n immortal y A re speeds, untired, hi S he h s sped slx. th Di i med by no tim -cOn r rom feeble aee anci Ho lela sets to ris , aga n ut maii doparts and w Th changing moon—the a Then d rk her disa, an Rel mes il er orb with n adiant, as when her: c Ag in she pheds her sil On mo fitain, valley, An gild the woods, streams ; B t riian departs, an :a LIFE. NCIL, OF THOM- OATH. ' z,itc/ where is e of day, h appears) zure way, sand years. cted stain, kles free, ere is he? amp of night - 1 crescent wan, -born light, surse began. beams ck, and sea, d lakes, an here istihe ? 0 Th sabIq mountains lift their heads, I ali u changed. since ime began; Fre..h flo ers.bedeek the la i s and mead s in the infancy of na Th feat+ed Songsters a enew 1heir strains fr Az in the warble forth\t t nai departs, and w - The seasoas eome, the sea ons go; oung !Spring expela Winter reign, • • thegroves bush aria tree, reir loves; ere is he? Anc Summer's bright eth. erald *rich Autumn o 'The river, froin its anciem . P urs f rth its waters i t No tay arrests its murr B t ma .cleparts, and The bow which gilds th A ain recta its gGrge u The pledge and prophec O time and seasons Olcl ocean lift3 his voice A id rea, els in terrific But fleefi g as the 'shac o F ail man departs, an rial glow stores again. source, - the sea; I ring course ; here is he? The owner of you lordly ad titles high, and A enial throng to wai And fly obsequious at Stil fair his lands lie to Fir is his stately ha B is faithful menials ---w A • d th ir proud mast ,The teriailjtof yen lowly L red but to toil, and t Chill wan and care his able cloud,. span— enewed, en to man. storin, ' e ; s form, liere is .he ? h 11, a ors bad; is call; 1 nod. e day ; e see : reare they? r where is he - t, iled to live ; ary lot, to give. behest, nury free; still rest -:- here is he? e are all oWs o'er thii ere all for hun life ha No ore lie hears the ster F om lOor, pain, and p His tlay is closed in nighel is task is done—and. Ant _where is ho, and erl3e ave Passed like sae earth, Since first uprose the irate And Time redeived his All passedithia vestibule b To beine changeless, sti In Fomes Of bliss or realm Tae dwellings of Eterei y. The awn e all doff his crb of gold --- A long lciiise his glor e dim -- a. s is told, a ting ball, on thous birth? low, 1 1 to be ; of woe, When once his tale of ye Eternity requires not • The stars hall vanish fr1� the pole, ke foa abells on a tro iblecl sen; The Heav ns depart, a shrivelled neon, All they have been --no more to be. ° The rocks shall melt; t A yawning void, from Deaeh shall on his own And hoary Time shall b Of breath 4ivine----:the ire! From clianee and dissoi Shall live while endless a Companion of Eternital. ROUCHINC IT 111 LIF MY After re sort of or of a few b poor Toni every day ocean lie ore to shore ; spon die, no more. ortal soul. A ition free, ,es roll, E BUSH; 4N CANADA. ODIE. Y MRS. en APT}:11 mosa CANAM ucilg the log r, we contriv ards,: to make rilson, who co with the pitiless \-1. 47-4 L0.&.. eabininto some ed, with the aid a bed clo*t for nt inued to shake M ISCELLA N EOUS ' was o w y of. admitting light and air s ague. There . n into this domicile, which opened into the L general apartment, but througk a square hole cut it one of the planks, just • wide enough tol 'admit a man's head through the apertu e. Here wemaaerom a comfort- able bed 011 the floor, and did the best we mull to naree hien throaga his sickness. His long, yeiree, emanciated with dis- r ease and Burro nded by hugh black whis- kers,a-nd a beard •of a iweek's growth, leaked per ectly unearthly. }Iehad only to stare at thei baby to "frightea her al- most out ef her wits r 1 - How fend that youra 0116 is of me," lsliegbv;o0ufldnis 3,7, ; , she cries for joy at the . , r Among- is I curiosities, and he had many, he held in great e teem "a huge nose, inade hollow to fit hi face, which his father, a being almost eccentric as hinaself, had carved out of '- boxwood, Wheti he slipped this nos over his own (whicle was no! beantiful ! lassical speci- men orf a nitasal organ), it made a most D HAZLEHURaT, Licensed Auction- eer for the County of Huron. God- erich, Ont- Particular attention paid to the sale of Bankrupt Stock. Farm Stock Sales attended on, Liberal Terms. Goods Appraised, Mortgages Forecloeed, Landlord's. Warrants Executed. Also, Baijiff First Division Court for Huron. - Godorich, June ciao 1869 76.tf & W Mc11II.RIPS, Provincial Land Surveyors, Civil Eneineers, etc, All marinerof Conveyancing done 4 with neatness and dispateh. 0. McPhil- lips, Commissioner in B. R. Office— Next door south of Sharp's Hotel, Sea - forth. Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1.86a. 53- ly - 0 MA ILL & CROOKE, Architects, etc. 0 1 ans and a pecifications drawn cor- tectly, Carpenter's, Plasterer's, and Ma son's work, measured and valued. Office Over J. C. Detlor & Co.'s store, Court - House Square, Goderich. Goderich, April 23, 1869. '79- ly S HARP'S LIVERY STABLE, MAIN ST., SEAFORTIL :First Class Horses and Carriages always enhaod at as reons- able terms. R..L.SHoor, Proprietor. Seaforth, May 5th, 1870. 1 3-tf - • perfect am hideous dise i ea The moth- er Who bo4e hint never o la have recog- nizel her ccompalished s • _ Number ess vere the tricks he played off with t through t is nose. On e streets of boscis att ched to his fa,c nose! Lok at the man cried all tike boys in the The da after this frolic, severe fit 4f tke ague, mid - e he walked , with this pro- • " What a ti the nose !' eats. he had a very leaked so ill t at I really entertained fears forhis life. '1 he bot fit hat just left him, and he lay I pon his bed bedewed with perspiration, i eatate of complete exhaustion. • "Moor Tom," saii I, " he has passed a orrible daybut the worst is over, and 1 *ill make him a cup of coffee.". 'While e reparing it, Old. atan came in and be- an to talk to my husband. He happen- ed te sit directly opposite the aperture lmi hich gave light d. air to Tom's berth. his man was disgustingly ugly. He ad lost one ;rye in a quarrel. It had een gouged out in the blarbarous con- ict, and the side of his face presented a 8 ccession of horrible scars inflicted by tie teeth of his savage adversary. . The eickname he had acquired through the cbuntry sufficienty testified • to the re- sectability of hist character, and dread - f il tales were toll of him in the neigh- lsorhoil od, wt re h eras alai feared and bated. The rude fello ,• with his accustomed insolence, began busing th ' old country fOlk. I 1 The English ere greal bullies, he said; thea thou ht no one could fight but themseilves ; but the Yankees had d hipped: thorn, alnd would whip them again. He was xot afear'd of them, he never was afear'd in his life. ,i 1 Scarcely *ere he words out of his Mouth, when. a h rrible apparition pre- sented itself to vi w. Slowly rising from lis bed, and pu titig on the ficticious , nose, while ae dr w his white night-cap Over his ghastly Jand ivid brow, Tom - thrust his faae tough the aperture, a3d uttered a diabolical cry; then sank down. Upon his unseen couch as noiselessly as he had arisen, The cry was like no- thing human!, and it w echoed by an in- yoluntary scream from the lips of our maid -servant and mysp 1.' "Good Goa! w at' s hat?" cried Satan falling back in his chair, and pointing to the vacant afartu e. ' Did you hear it ? did you'see it ? t beats the universe. I never saw a ghost or he devil before !" • . Moodie, who hikd recegnizedtleeghost, and greatly enjoy d the fun, pretended profoufid ignoran e, ana poolly rusinuat- ed that Old Satai had lost his senses. The man was be ildered - hequtared at the vacant apertuke, Oen at ris in turn, as if he doubted the aceuraca of his own vision. "Tis tarinatioa odd." he said; but the women heard, it too." ,w "1 heard a sour," a said; I" aedread- ful sound, but I s n,olghost." " Sure an' twa aimed'," saia my las- land Scotch girl ho new perceived he joke; "he was a eakia.' to gie us pi* bodies a wee frich ." 1 "How long havie you been subject to these sort of a ts ?j' said I: ," You had better speak to thle doctor About them. Such fancies,if t ey are not attended to, often end in inachiess." Mad !" (very indignantly) "1 guess Jam not mad,lbut as wide awake as you are*. Did I 'riot se it with my own eyes? And then the mii e-1, coda. ndt, make Such a tarnation o tcry ! to saveirny. life - But be it Mae or t evil, a don't care, I'm not afeat'd." don ling las fist very uncle- cidedly at the hol A,gain the ghastly head was ptetrucl d—t, e dreadful eyes rolled wildly in t Ieir sockets, and a yell more apalling t an the former rang through the room. The man sprang from his chair, which he overturned M his fright, and stood or an instant with his one eyeball starti g from his head, and glaring upon th spectre; his cheeks deadly pale; the o1dperspirationstream- ing froth his face ; his lips dissevered, and his teeth chatteri g in his head- " There—there there. Look—look, it -comes again l— he devil !—the devil 1" Here Tom, whO still kept his eyes fixed upon his victim, gave a knowing l wink, and thrust i is tongue out of his mo,u, tahe. is coming i.—he is coming a' cried , the affrighted wretch ; and clearing the open doorWay with one leap, he fled across the field 94 full speed, The stream ea_ tercepted his pata—he passed it at a abound, plunged into the forest, and was out of sight: i "Ha., The, ha a ' chuckled poor Tom, sinking down exhausted on hes bed; "0 . thAt I hid strcng h to fohow up my ad - :vantage, 1 would cad Old Satan such a chase that he sho Id think his namesake 'we]tiiing heixe nrtrutthbeshi dhekst im,"hat we inhabi- ted that -retchia cabin, we never were troubled by Old S:an again. As Tom slowly recovered, and began to regain his appetite, his s•ul sickened over the salt beef and por , which, owing to ourl distance from , formed our princie pal fare. He posr ively refused to touch the sad bread. as , • y Yankee -neighbors very appropriatel termed the unleaven- ed cakes M thep. n ;:and it was no_ easy matter to send a\ man eight miles on horseback to fetch a loaf of bread. "Do, my dear Iv rsaaloodieelike a good Christian as you re, give me a.morselof the baby's biscuit and try and make us - some decent breaa. - T'he stuff your ser- vant gives us is u eatable," said Wilson to me, in most im loring accentta - "Most willing]. &It I heve no yeast; and I never biked in one of those strange , kettles in my life.' "I'll go to old oe's wife and borrow ' some," said he • at • ey are always borrow- ing ofyou." ./iWah ht.; went across the field, but BOOB ret rnea. I looked into his jug—it was e • , pty. "No luck." said he; ",those stin • wretches had just baked a fine betel of bread, and they would neither len ner sell a loaf • bat they told. me how 6 rhake their milk -em • / • ptyings.1 '`'- - "Well ; discu s the same ;" but I much doubted if e ebuld remember the receipt. "You are to tae in old tin pan," said he sitting down In the stool, and poking - the fire with as stak . "Must it be an old one?" said 1; laugh - Mg. "0f course; ey Said so." "And what am I t4 put into it 1" • " Patience ; let me begin at the begin- ning. Some flour and some milk—but, by George! I've forgot all about it. I was wondering as I came across the field why they called the yeast milk-empty- ings, and that put the way to make it quite out of my head. But never mind,; it is only ten o'clock by my watch. have nothing to do ; I will go again." He went. Would 1 had been there to. hear the colloquybetween him and Mra Joe; he described it something to tis effect :— Mrs. Joe "Well, straxger, what do you want now ?" Tom: "I have forgotton the way you told me how to make bread." Mrs. Joe: "I never told you how to make bread. 1 tless you are a fool. People have to raise -bread before they can bake it.a Pray who sent you to make game of me? I guess somebody as wise as yourself." Tom: "The lady at whose hoase I am staying. Mrs. Joe: " Lady ! I can tell you that we have no ladies here. So the • old woman who,lives in the old. log shanty in the hollow #on't know how to make bread. A Oever wife • that ! Are you her husband 1" (Tom shakes his head.) "Her brother ?" ( Another shake.) "Her son? Do you hear? or are you deaf ?" (Going quite close up to him.) Tom (moving back): "Mistress, Ian not deaf; and who or what I am is no- thing to you. Will you oblige me by telling me how to make themill-emptyings and this time I'll put it down in my pocket -book." Mrs. Joe (with a strong sneer): "Mat- eraptgings ! Milk, I told you. So you eipect me to answer your questions, and give back nothing in. return. Get you gone; I'll tell you no more about it," Tom. (bowing vary low): 'Thank you for your civility. Is the old woman' who lives in the little shanty near the apple - trees more obliging ?" • Mrs. Joe: "That's my husband's mo- ther. You may try. I guess she'll give you an answer." (Exit, slarruning the door in his face. ) "And what did you do then ?" said I. "0h, went of course. The door was open, and I reconnoitred the premisesbe- fere I ventured in." Old woman : " You are from the old country, 1 guesseor you would know how to make mi/k-emptyings. Now, I always prefer bran-emptyings. They make the pest bread. The milk, a opine, gives it a sourish taste, and the bran is the least trouble." Tom: "TI en let us have the bran by all means. . Mow du you make it ?" Old woman : "1 put a double handful of -bran into a sniall pot or kettle, but a jug willclo, and a tea -spoonful of salt ; but mind you don't kill it with salt, for if you do, it won't rise. 1 then 8,dd as much warm water, at blood -heat, as will mix it into a stiff batter. 1 then put the jug into a pan of warm water, and set it on the hearth near the fire, and keep it at the same heat untilit rises; which it generally will do, if you attend to it, in two_ or three hours' time. When thcbran cracks at the top, and you see wkite bubbles rising through it, you may strain it into your flour, and. lay your bread. It makes good bread." Tom: • My good woman, 1 am great- ly obliged toyou. We have no bran; can you give me a.small quantity ?" Old woman: "I never give any thing. You Englishers who come out with stacks of money, can ;fiord tobuy." • Tom : "Sell me a small quantity." Old woman : "1 guess I will. You must be very rich to buy bran." "And so, said he, "1 came laughing away." • The next thing to be done was to set the bran rising. .By the help of Tom's receipt, it was duly mixed in the coffee- pot, and. placed within a tin pan, full of hot water, by the side of the tire. I have often heard it said. that a -watched pot neyer lack o s watchers in this ease. Tom sat ri o's ; and there certainly was no for hours regarding it, with his large hea- vy eyes, the maid inspected it froni time to time, and scarce ten minutes elapsed without my testing the heat of the water, and the state of the emptyings ; but the day slipped i slowly away, and night drew , on, and yet the watched potgave no signs of vitality. Tom sighed deeply when he sat down to tea with the old fare. •' Never mind," said he, "we shall get some good bread in the morning ; it must get up by that time, I will wait till then I could almost starve before I could touch those leaden cakes." The tea -things were removed. Tom took up his flute, and commenced a se- ries of the wildest voluntary airs that ever were breathed forth by human lungs. Mad jigs, to which the "gravest of man- kind might have cut eccentrie capers. We were all convulsed with laughter. I left the bran all fright by the fire. Early in the morning I had the satisfac- tion of finding that it had , risen high above the rim of the pot, and was sur- rounded by a fine crown of bubbles. - "Better late than never," thought I, as I emptied the ereptyings into my flour. " Tom is not up yet. I will make him so happy with a loaf of new bread, nice home baked bread, for his breakfast." It was my first Canadian loaf. I felt quite proud of it, as I placed it in the odd machine in which it was to b'e baked. I did not understand the method of bak- ing in these ovens ; or that my bread should have remained in the kettle for half -an -hour, until it had risen the second time, before I applied the fire to it, in order that the bread should be light. ft not only required experience to know when it was in a fit state for baking, but the oven should_ haye been brought to a proper temperature to receive the bread. Ignorant of all this, 1 put my unrisen loaf into a cold kettle; and heaped a large quantity of hot ashes above and below it. The first intimation I had of the result of Imy experiment wae the •Iclieagreeable odour et burning bread filling the house, "What s this horrid smell ?" cried Tom, issu g from his domicile, in his shirt isleev s. De open the door, Bell (to the mai ); I feel quite s ck." "It is t eletead," said I, taking off the lid of the oven with the bongs. "Dear me, it is all burnt !" And smells as sour as negar," says he. "The black bread of arta !" Alas! f my maiden lo f! With a ruefel face L placed it on t e breakfast - table. "I hoped to have ven you a treat, but 11 fear .you will nd it worse than the e kes in the pan." "You rn y be sure of tha ," said Tom, as he stuck his knife into t e loaf, and drew it forth covered with raw dough. "Oh,. Mrs. Moodie! I.ho • e you make better boo1s than bread." We were all sadly clisapp • lilted. The others submitted to my fail re good-na- turedly, and made it the su jt of many droll, but rapt unkindly, wit icisms. For myself, 1 cauld have borne the severest' infliction frem the pen of the most formal - able critic th more fortitu e than 1 bore the cuatin up of my first leaf of bread. After breal4fast, Moodie an Wilson rode into the to n; and when theLyreturned at night brou ht several lon letters for me. Toni, too had a large pac et of letters, which he r ad with great lee. After re -perusing them, he declarjed his inten- tion of settiing off on his ret rn home the next day. We tried to pe uade him to stay until the following spri4ig, and make. e fair trial of the country. 1 Arguments were thrown away upon him ; the next morning our eccentric friend was ready to• start. "Good-bye !" quoth he, s eking me by the hand aS if he meant to ever it from the wrist. When next w • meet it will be in New lSonth Wales, an I hope by that time y u will know ow to make better brea ." And thus ended Tom Wilson's ernigration to C ada. He brought ou4 three hundred euds, Brit- ish, currenc ; he remained n the coun- try just foujr months and returned to England wth barely enoug to pay his passage home. (ao os CONTIBUB • ) Canada.* The Briti h •Columbian • elegates will leave home baut Feb. 10. —The N rth Middlesex Agricultural Society pai • out for 1870, *5 9 in prizes. --Tarter (County of Br nt) has been holding me bags for the p rpose of try- ing to rec ncile its medical men to each other. —Operat ons on the Canada Air Line, in the min ty of Simcoe, are being vig- orously -pus ed forward. --- A hote and the town hall at Wind- ham Centre near Simcoe, were destroyed by fire, on lhursday morning. -- A four year-old boy, the son of Wil- liam Walsh near St. Marys, Was "fool- ing" with e whip behind e horse. The horse kicked him on the hemi, fracturing his skull very badly. - -- The A terican Odd -Fel ow, for Jan - nary, begiiis the eleventh v lume of this extensivelylcirculated meg zine, which comes out ar new deem thro ghout, with elegant engaayed cover, an4 artistic em- bellishmenta ---The LOndon Advertiser -understands that fever o a dangerous, c aracter pre- vails at thej Asylum, caused, it is said, by the wre ched weter, amjI fears that the Govern rent have conamtted a terri- ble blundei1 in locating th important institution. -- The C unty Council of resotutions, last week, in fa ing a county bonus to the Grey and Bruce Railway an extension of the line to the county, passing through thriving villages between th and Kincaiiine. The vat moUS. — A rather painful accid in the village of Beechville day. It would ieeni that W. an employee in Mr. Whitela went upon the roof for th arranging the bell -rope, wh means had got out of orde nately he slipped and fell to the greater part of his weigh the left arM which was br wrist and aherwise injured. —A deplorable accident Governor's Road Crossing, Saturday het. The sawin tne Great estern Railroad at the time, when the fiy- w a flaw in i , burst, sending of it about an hundred ya the workmen was standing time. It struck hina cutti nearly in two, and mutilatin most fearful manner. Ana was slightly wounded. Bruce passed aor of grant - Wellington, =pally, for the south of a series of main line was uremia nt occurred last Satur- J. McLeod, 's foundry, purpose of eh, by some . Unfortu- the ground, coming on ken at the • occurred at Burford, on machine of as running eel, through fragment ds. (inc of near at the rg his body him in the er workman Scotland. Twenty -t u ree 'vessels belo ging to Ab- erdeen 'were wrecked duri g the past year. -- On Jan. 1, the old Peri h Church of Ayr was co siderably injure by fire. A part of the zjoof was destroy d, over .-tae Merchants' allery. — Rev. eorge ' Church Dundee, w ich can hold comfortably 1,100, is fo4id to be much t o small, and at a recent congregational Soiree, a pro- pesal waa nade by one of tae members for its enlar ement. — The Town Council of aalasgow re- solved on the 5th to presene an address of congratulation to her Majesty on the occ mien of the approaching marriage of the Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne. — Snow 1 pate of S parts of th —Roth large exte es to agreat depth ix various tland. The trai11c in several country has beeln suspended. England. and a Scotland, ions have bee going on in • anticipation of an increased demand for shipbuilding ion. Ship -builders and marine engineers are generally well em- ployed, while, in thel-West of Scotland especially, manufactuaers of marine forg- ings are, and have been for long, largely oversold. —When the match between the Prin- cess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne . was first announced, Scotland was jubilant: It is said. • that in the Highlands, tae heather, particularly in the region of Argyleshire, fairly - took fire, and that on every wind which blew from the North there floated a set of :bagpapes playing faintly, yet cheerily, ," The; Campbells are Coming." Another 'interesting occurrence is ilelated by a traveller to a Glasgow tobacconist :- When the news reached the Ifighlanda, it is said that simultaneously, a MilliOn sneeshan-mulls " leaped from their pouches, a million pinches of snuff went up a million noses, and that s million tongues that wagged below the nosee eiclaimed in one voice, "She's a brew lad !" meaning, of course, the Princess Louise. MCKMOD. LBCTEIBB ox "AMUSIIMENT. "—On Fri- day evening, Jan. 27, the Rev. Mr. Mc- Kinnon, of Wardsville, delivered a lec- ture in the Canada Presbyterian Chinch No. 2, McKillop. Having `-been intro- duced. by the Rev. Ma McDermid, pastor of the congregation, Mr. McKinnon stat- ed. that be had two lectures on hand,. either of which he might deliver, but as they were prepared for soirees, and other festive -gatherings, and Might excite more of their risible faculties than would be consistent with the special services in which thee were now engaged, he bad decided to deliver to -night that on " Amusement." AMIIIMMent ie neces- sary to the health of both body and mind. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and not. only a dull boy but also a dull man- Man is endowed with capabilities for lo-ve, joy and mirth; He is also possessed of a risible faculty, naturalists stating that he is the only animal in whom laughter can be excited_ Some _animals, such as parrots can be taught to laugh, but ier -them it is not spontaneous as in man. He also can weep, and is capable of such emotions as grief and soirow. It is not good to laugh at all times nor weep at all times... Hap- piness hes between the two. Once in every twenty-four hours sleep is neces- sary, but one can want sleep longer than he can work either with body or mind. !This ought to convince us that it is ne- cessary for arnneement to step in to fill up the =spare time, bt, happy conversa- tion, by -reading interesting books, etc. The young of all animals are fond of :Amusement. The kitten plays with its tail, the Iamb frisks and. gambols around its mother on the hills, the young dog plays around,. while its mother who has fought many a hard battle, lies on an old rug in some secluded corner. Parents instead of suppressing amusements should endeavor to regulate it at home, and so keep their children out of bad company. Neither the Bible nor intelligent divines lattempt to suppress it. The Westnain- :ster Assembly admitted its lawfulaess, .and forbade it only on the Sabbath. Amusements, however, are often produc- tive of much mischief. Frequently !health, happiness,- peace and -wealth are aa.crificed to amusement. Two questions 'arise concerning amusemeets. First -- What amusements are lawful? Second —To what extent are they lawful? Most of the amusements of civilized countries are lawful. Bull -fighting should be con- demned in Spain, and cock -fighting in England. rhe amusements to be con- demned in thie country are the theatre, dancing, and games of chance Althougb it is not wrong to act play-, and. 'recite idiaaogues in our public seminaries and schools, yet the history of the theatre shows that its performances have been immoral and demoralizing. The history of dancing that it has been associated with revelling, drinking, and late hours. While every one of honest and pious m- clination ought to frown down games ca. chance, as their history shows that they have been associated with gamblieg, drinking, dishonesty, and roguery. Some Siarties oppose games of chence on the 'ground that they involve an appeal to ground No appeal should be made to God. Save io very grave circumstances, and ae • an act of worship and reverence to Him. Second—The extent to which amuse - =tents arc lawful. Amusement; which 'are otherwiee lawful, become unlawful when carried to excess. When there is too much excitement, and We exhaust the energies of either body or mind; when we give them too much time and allow them to crowd out the more serious business of life, amusements become un- lawful. Amusements should bear the Same relation to the more serioui busi- aess of life that sweetmeats do to thO' More solid food, or that ornaments do to he more useful parts of our dress. Even the ladies who are so fond of ornaments, would not like, to be covered from top to toe with ribbons and flowers alone. !Third—When we are doubtful as to the aharacter of any amusement, no amount pf coaxing ought to induce us to indulge ar it. "He that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith," are the words of Holy Writ,—and the arne principle ought to regulate us in the selection of our amusements. Fourth —In choosing our amusements We ought to be guided by experience. If we had lany amusement injurious we ought to avoid it. What is beneficial to one reaa be prejudicial to another. The sensibili- ties of one might be injured by that which could not injure another who dces not posses those sensibilities. In wind- ing up the whole Mr. McKinnon defined Mote particularly the relations of Chris- tian professors to amusement. After a vote of thanks to Mr. McKinnon for his trouble. the naeeting broke up highly pleased. with what they had heard.