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ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH;
LIFE IN 'CANADA.
BY MRS. MOODIE.
CHAPTER VII.
UNCLE JOE AND HIS FAMILY. .
Unde Joe ! I see himsnow befcre
me, with his jolly red face, twinkl
ing black eves, and rubicund nose.
No thin weasel -faced Yankee was
he, looking as if he had lived 'upon
'cute ideas -and speculations all his
life ; yet Yankee he was by birth,
ay, and in mind too: for a - moie
knowing fellow at a barge in never
the lakes. But, then, he
had such a pod -natured, fat face,
such a mischieaous, mirth -loving
smile, and such a lmerry, roguish ex-
pression in those *small, jet-black,
glittering eyes, that you suffered
yourself to be taken in, by him, with-
out Offering the least resistance to-.
his i i
' • 0
_ mpos t Ons,
Uncle Jee's father had been a
New England loyal ist; a aid his doubt-
ful attachment to; the British gov-
ernment had been repaid by a. grant
of land in the township of H
He was the first aettler in the town --
ship, and chose bis location in a re-
nicIe spot, for the Sake of a beautiful
natural spring, which bubbled up in
a small stone basin in the' green
:hank at the back of the house.
"Father might have had the pick
of the township," quoth Uncle JOG;
tt but the old coon preferred that sup
ofgood water to the site of a town.
Well, I guess it's seldom I trouble
.the seeing ; and whenever I step
that way- to water the horses, I
think what a tarnation fool the old
one was, tdthrow away such a chance
of making his fortune, for such cold
lap."
"Your father was a temperance
man?"
"Temperance !----He had been fond
• enough of the whisky bottle, in his
day. He drank np a good ,farm in
the United States, ;lad then be
• thought he could not do better than I
torn loyal, and get one here for no -;1
thing. He did not -care a cent, not
he, for the King of England. He
thought himself as good, any how..
But he found th4 be would have to
•- work hard here to scratch along, and
he was mightily plagued with the
rheumatics,- and some old woman
told him that good spring -water was
the best cure for that ; so he chose
this poor, light, stony land on
acconn t of the spring, - and . took to
hard work and drinking cold water
in his old age,"
How did the change agnee with
him 7" .
"1 guess berter than could have
been expected. - He planted that
fine orchard, and cleared ,his hun-
dred acres, and we -got aldtig slick
enough as long as the old fellow
lived,"
" And what happened after his
death, that obliged you to part with
your land 7" t-
sa.
•" Bad times—bad crops," said Un- e
ele Joe, lifting his shoulders. ," 1 f
had not my father's .7/ay of scraping w
money together., I made some den- IT
ced clever speculatiOnsbut they all
failed. _ I married young, and _got a
large family ; and the women crit-
ters ran up heavy bills at the stores,
and the crops did not yield enough
to pay them; and froin bad we got
to worse, and Mia0-- put in an
• execution, and ;seized upon the whole
_concern. He sold it to your naa,n
for double what it cbst ; and
you gotall what my father toiled
tor during the last twenty years of
his life for less than half the. cash he
laid put upon clearing it."
"A rid had the whiskey nothing to
do with this change?" said I, look-
ing him in the face suspiciously.
" Not a bit! When a man gets
into difficulties, it is the only thing
to keep him from sinkin4 outright.
When your husband has had as many.
troubles as I have had,fie will know
how- to value the whisky bottle."
1 •This conversation was interrupt-
ed by a queer -looking urchin of five
• years old, dressed in a long-tailed
coat and trowsers, popping his black
•shock head in at the door, and calling
out,
-Uncle Joe !---You're wanted to
hum."
"Is that your nephew 7"
"No!• I guess 'tis my woman's
eldest son," said ITncleJoe. "Tis a
• spry chap that—as cunning as a fox.
tell you what It is— he will make
a smolt man. Go home, Ammon,
and telt your ma that lam coming."
"I won't," said the boy, "you
may go hum and tell her yourself.
She has wanted wooa cut this heUr,
and you'll catch it!"
. Away ran the dutiful son, but not
before he had applied., his forefinger
significantly to the side of his nose,
and, with a knowing wink, pointed
in- the direction of home.
Uncle Joe obeyed the signal, dry-
ly remarking that he could not leave
the barn door without the old' hen,
chucking him back.
At this period we were still living
in Old. Satan's log house, and azu-
iously Icioking out for the first snow
to put us in possession of the good,
substantial loe dwelling occupied by
Un&eJ.e and 1ii fwi1y, which
con4sted ofa. brown b
gil 15? anc the highly -
rejoiced i the extrao
of Alinmo
this
gerti
?tan
ven t
subs
mon
•
fano'
ree
e re
le
bl e
anti
and chabod, 1 bttoulll not be alt
* 9.
rood of seven
ized boy who
dinary, home
names are tb be found ;it
ountry. •What think yon,
der, of Solorrom Sly, Re? -
andSHiacorit Doolittle; a1
• arnea and belonging t
1 yeomen ? After An
all - s irprieed to meet • with Judo
heal 'tits .'iliite, and Herod. An
then the male appal altions ! But
the subjec; is a delici t one, and I
will
t
rbe r to touch ,ipon ita 1;
have ear() ed many 0 , earty laugh
over he s range affect, tions which
eople des gnate here v ry handsome
name . I prefer the Htld homily
Jewis 1 na • es, such ti that which,
tpte4.sed -iy godfath it :rid godrno.
hers Lo be tow upon ie . to -one •o
those hig -sounding el rittianities,
he Wrier as, Cindere lies, and Al -
of anada. T e
nam s is here a
bus ektent. I is only yes;
that in passing through one
iliac" I stca ped - n astonish-
befo e a tomb t ac headed
" S cred to the memory. of
.Shit ;man, the beloved wife
Shat man." ; Wsj the WOnlan
a at.' lb, or did;
bes owing upon
ble r mile to.still
an
,
Tell
es iu
As
nt b
eria
ular
arve
rday
nsy
ent
:
ilertc
o Asa-
d af a
hope b
niposs
atur
t Ty '
tat li‘
love .of sin -
Tied . to a
er. friends
her such an
he • voice of
check by an adma
on
tive, the active spirit
the tengite woman:
• -uly, Sharman, hy wife
.w 9 natures ell 'oy
• hou
0 return to Tine J ie. He
vert a ifortun t man.
n•
any air promise jof leaving
th rest enc we had ' bou lit, the
m men he ad o1dhiaciips and
_co ild i mov his familyS e could
se no iteret whioh co d be serv-
ed by h s d eiving ns, an1 t erefore
w ved 1 im, triving make
ou aelv s as omfoi-tabies eeould
in the elan tinie •present
w r tche abode. But m ttirs- are
ne er so bad -,ut that thy' Iiay be
Wo sc. One ay *hen Wit ere at
di ner, wa on drove itp to. the
(it r, an Mt alighted, aecorn-
pa ied, by a fine-looking, •iddle-
ag d man, w o proved totbe aptain
a Irho had just ,arrivta from
De neraria, With his wife ad arnily.
Mr , wh had pur has .d the
far of )1d &tan, had ; brought
-Ca tain over to inep ct the
lani, as e w hed to buy a farm;
and tet le ii that • neigh rhood.
Wi h o m di culty 1ceri ed to
acc moda e th vi4Ors vvith seats,
and prov de t am with a to era.ble
din er. Fort mately, Moodi had
brot ght n a brace of fine f t 1)111.-
1
trid es that ,n1 rning;; the t e
van traniderted to a pot Of toiling
wat r in whi, she immerse them'
for ne sp ce o a minute --44 novel
but ery xpc laicals way of emov--
.ing lhe featkeis, which them come
off a the 1Ieait touch. •; In les than
ten 11ninutks th y were stuffedi truss -
d, and in the Jake -kettle ; and be -
ore jthe genti men. returned from
alk'ng o$-er te farm, the dinner
as on th tabl
To our litter consternation,
,tairagr ed to purchase
e we con d give him p
sion eek!
i*•
eav ;ns.!" ed .1
hful
n a s
ood
ing r proa
was 1ieusing
stoical itt4iffer
beconae of list
go?" ..
I l h, make y
force hat old w
clearput." .
;" But 'tis' in])
Selves intor hat
"1 will only
two a fart est.
Joe -will be!sure
of the sleig ing.'
"Bat if he r
,
place 7 '
"014, leave he
her ov r," said
speculi ter. e -
worst,'r he slid, t
band, ' she will -
of a felfr dol ,1 rs.
fused o bait- th
bought the Place
her ou .of that:
noon; Lsuppose
hill,igge
arnindtry our
n
I felt so anxio
of the negotiiatio
my °leak over jrn,
mg on rnv bcinnet
ance of a gla s, I
arm, an.d we wal
a brigbt, clear a
week in October,
woods, not yetlde
geous foliage, glo
golden light. . A
rested on the bol
Haldem nd hills,
beauty f the wild
-forgot thep ort
old woman's log h
i
On reaching the
the lovely valley i
ttire home lay, s
upon us from anti
chards, still loaded
ripe fruits
Cap;
apd
sses-
lano-
y at Mr. * who
his part idge with
nce. " Iv hat Will
Where r we to
urrielf e I will
tch. Joe's rnoth r, to
ossible to stow our-
ig-sty."
be for a week or
This is October ;
o be off y the !first
fuses to ivk; up the
to me. 1,11 ,tal k
be knowing land
t, it torn to the
irning to My ;hus-
o out for the Sake
By the •yi she re-
dowler whe4 I
; we in st ,cajole
It is a ne after -
e walk over the
uck with the old
3 about he result
that;t hrowng
shoulder , and ty-
withotit he ass st-
ok ni v uSband's
ed forth. It was
ernoon, the first
and 1th.fading
uded of hQir gor-
ed in a melbosr,
soft pur le haze
outline Of the
nd in th ;rugged
landseap soon
•f our vist tO the
t.
ridge 4 h
whicb
iled p
t its fiu tf
with th ir
II
11. I
r fu -
fully
1 or -
rich
141 E IIROINT EXPOSITOR.
AMIEIIMBRIL
• "What a I pretty locel it is !"
thought I, for the hist time
feeling something like a
est in the spot springing up in MY
heart " ow I wish those odioluel
people won d sive us pessession of
the home mhiph-for some time h
been our oa ia.i" • ;
The log t we were a proachin
and in whic the Old wom n, H.
resided by 1 erself—havin quarre
ed years arr With her so 's wife
was of the small st dime' sions, on
containing tie room, wh ch sera
the old dam fur kitchen and De
room, and a 1. The open door, a
a few glazed!panes' suppl ed it wi
1
light and air ; while a 1.0 e b tont
on • which rauk I ed 'o'
logs—which ;ate technical:
a front and 'back tik
neu ly half the domicile ;
old ,svorraiii'a bed, which w
with an unexceptionably cl
ed quilt, nea ly the other I
ing just roo for a Small t
deal table, 0 the rudest
'ship, two bas .wood-bottoin
stained 'red, IDe of which .%
ing-chair, apliopriated sol
Old woman's luse, and:
wheel. A idst this •ni
local inter
f
things—for sipall as was
tion of turnitAre, it was all
into such a- tiny space that
to squeeze yo ir wily throu
the best ma -trier you cc
found the old ; WOIllitIl, wit
cOttlaD handk rehief tieu
gray hicks, hood -fashion,
white . buslab ansi into a , wooden
bowl. Without ,rising ftom her
seat, she -point d to the only rernaiu-
mg chair. " guess, miss, you ran
sit theie ; an 1 if the others can't
stand, they ea i make a seat of my
bed."
The gentle • en assured her that
they were not tired, and could dis-
ispense with eats. Mr. • then
went, •up to th • old woman and prof-
*ering him ha d, asked after her
malth in his I, andest Maniur.
i
"I'm none t e` better for seeing
you, or the lik of yeti," woe the I
gracious reply. “ You have cheat
my poor boy, out ef his goo far
and I hope it rInty prove a id b
gain so you and yotirs."
"Mrs. II, --e," returned tlio la
speculator, noting ruffled i )y h
tjnceremonious greeting, " 11 coe
ot help your son giving av
rink-, and getting into -my debt. If
PP' e %%ell be fie imprudeat, they
t ' !
eannot be so st
t. pid as to imagine
t }at others can suffer for their', folly."
.‘,Sufsr/" repeated he old %iromen
g
fl hing her small, keen. black eyes
upon him With a lance of wither-
ing scorn. " YoU suffer ! I woe-
der what the widows and e-phans
yon have cheated woidd say to that?
My son was a pot, weak, willy fool, -
to be sucked in by the like of you.
For a debt of eight hundred ; oilers
—the goods never cost you four Juin-
d ed—you take froin ins our good
a -weez in it—out it id worth that to
me, and more nor double that just
now to him. But I will not be bard
with I iin," continued she; • rocking
herself to and fro. "Say tirenty
dollars, and I will turn out on Mon -
clay." ,
" I dare say, you will," said •Mr.
and who do you thiuk would
be fool enough to give" you such an
1- exorbi:ant sum•for a ruined old shed
like th;s 7" ,
"111 nd your own business, and
make your own bargains," returned
the old woman. tartly "'l'he devil
d hirnself could not deal .with you, fur
h I 1 guesk he would have the worst of
i it. What cio you eay, sir 7" and she
'fixed hsr keen eyes upon my hus-
band, is if she would= read • his,
though:s. • " 1,Vill you agiee to my
Mice?"
"It is a very high one, .Mrs.
II--; but as 1 cannot help my-
self, and you take advantage of that,
I suppose I mustgive in."
"'Tis a bargain," cried the old
crone, holding out her hard, bony
hand. "Come, cash down !"
"Noturtil you give me posses-
sion on Monday next; or .)lou might
serve me as your son haadotie."
• "Ha !" said the old I woman,
laughing and rubbing her hands to
; "you begin to see daylight,
du you 7 In a few mouths, with
the help of him," pointing to Mr.
it's l
--, "you will be able to go alone;
int have a care of you,- teacher, for
nu good that you will Jeitrn from
him. But will you really stand to
your wo al, mister 7" she added, in, a
coaxing one, "if I go out cin Mon-
davi"
"To be sire I will-; I never break
my word."
"Well, I guess you are not so
clever as our people, for they only
keep it as long as it suits them.
You hav an honest look; I will
trust you ; but I will not trust him,'
nciddi•rig o Mr. -- " be can buy
1•
and sell is' word as fast ar a horse
can trot. So en alonday 1 a ill turn
my ti tps I • have Iry d • hero
srx-and-thirty years ; 'ti., a prettv
place, and it vexes me to• leave it,.''
continued the poor-- creaturff, as a
touch of natural feeling softei ed and
a6bitated li r world-hardenedi heart.
, +. 3 '
. 11 here is not an acre in cultivation
bnt I help -d to clear it, nor a tree in
yi4nder or hard but I, held i whi;e
my poor a an, whq is dead ardi gone,
planted it laid I have watchd the
trees bud rom year to year, until
hit boug is overshadowed the hut,
here all illy children but Jo , were
atrn. Ye , I came hereyon rf a iid
ru my prin e ; and I must le ive it
in- my age tkd poverty. • My chit-
drn and h muand are dead, itq their
i)o es rest eneath the turf In the
. ..
1 ying-gr und on the hide f the -
1 i1 . Of 11 that once ga hered
bout my • nees, Joe and his oung
9114s alone emain. Aral it is hard,
very hard, hat I must leave their
relves 0 b turn& 4)y the plo gh. Of
ii s fran ger.'
• 11 felt for ature
the tears ; but
t iele was n No
r tie from ti !ter
t irniigh tha
" Be assu
d
.enormot S
y termed ;
took u
and ; th
s covere
an pate
itif, lea -
• ,
inemadp
• orktuani-,
d chairs
as a rock
,ly to th
spinning
ddle o
he pee
crowde
ou had
b it -in
u ld--
it red
ver her
shelling
11
ed
•
r -
fa In ; 'and diesel, I s'i,ose," p triting
to my hueband and rite, " a e the
folks you 'sold it, to. ' Pray, miss,”
turning -quickly o me, "what inight
t.
your man give fo the l place 1" •
• " Three hundred "pounds in cash."
" Poor sufferer !" again sreered
h hag. “ Four hundred dollars is
1
a ery sm All profit in aa many weeks.
W 11, I guess, you beat the Yankees
ho low: And pray, what brought
yo hpre to -day, wanting about you
Ilk tt carrion -crow I We have no
WO e land for you to seize from us."
oodie now stepped forward, and
•lit -i fly explained _oil'. situation; of-
fer ng the old woman anything AD
rea on: to give up the cottage aad re-
sid with her SOD -I 11 trIl ' IlEk retnov
i,
fro i the .premises • which, lie ad
ed, in us t be in a ve y short time.
. ,
he old dame re rded him with
rcastic smile. I guess, Joe
take his own time.
5.
ti
tl
in
a
t he desolate olo-
rushed to my eyes
moisture in hers.
the heart could
iron _soil.
ad, Mrs. IT
othdie, tl a t the dead will b
cred; the
1' I ed by • T
“iPel haps
atl you wiil remain here. I The 11
u e good ea) in my time; h The
wit. saw a 0.entletuan from th If ela
Jud
initry e 'good Canadian
If
lace wiil never b
not ; but it is not
said
held
dis-
long
have
it
old
far-
ard,
THE SEAFORTH
Lumber Yard.
MAYBfE Li MACDONALD
, Beg to inform the public that they havi,e
opened i LUMBER YARD in Seaforth,
near Shearson's Mill, on the ground foi -
merly used as a Lumber Yard, by Mr
Thomas Lee.
.
;807 will keep constantlyain. hand
LUMBER, dressed and. undressed.
•
good assortment of • A LL KINDS
LATH AND SHINGLES,
All of which they are prepared to sell at
the lowest possible prices, for Cash. I
Builders and others will find it to thei
advantage to inspect OUT stock, and at
certain our prices before purchasing elsc
where, as we are in a position to off(
good inducements to cash purchasers.
MA.YBEI.; .11,1ACDONALD.
Seaforth, Dec. 29, 1870. • 160-tf
FARMS FOR SALE.
FOR•Sale Lot No. 22, 13th Concession
Township of McKillop, containing
One Hundred Acres; ferty-tive of which
are cleared. well -fenced, and a never fail-
ing stream of water run& through one
corner. No buildings. Also, the unex-
pired term of eight years of the lease of
part of Lots 27 and 28, 12th concession,
vith the privilege of purchasing at any
pime. Purchase money $1,275, to extend
vet.- a period of ten years. This. lot is
11 wood land. For further particulars
pply to the undersigned.
THOMAS STEPHENS
.Seaforth.
January 11,1871. 162-tf
FARM FOR SALE.
HE undersigned offers for sale lot
No. 20, 8th Concession, Morris, con-
s sting of 100 acres, 14 miles_ atom Sea -
f rth, 24 miles from the Northern Gravel
I oad; 70 acres cleared, well fenced, shed
arn, 30x50 feet; log house, 18x24 feet;
f aine granary, 16x24 teet, well finished;
a bearing orchard of 30 trees; 20 ares
o good hardwood land; 7 acres of log.
ging to be cleared up ;= a never -failing
spring creek running through the farm;
there is a school -house on the lot,—
The above property will be sold for
82,000; $1,550 cash, and time for the
balance. Apply on the premises to the
proprietor. • WM. BUTTON, •
162-5* Walton Post Office..
MONEY -TO LEND.
N Farm or •lesirable Village'Property
at 64 per cent. Payments made to
suit tlie borrower. Apply to
A. G. McDOUGALL,
Insurance Agent and
• - • Commissioner, Seaforth,
or to JOHN SEATTER,
Exchange Broker,
Seaforth.
,
aanuary 13, 1871. 162-6m
• JUST THE THING FOR ALL.
• WARM, CHEAP AND GOOD
CLOTHING
• FOR ALL CLASSES.
• What varied taste around wo see,
Wherever we may press !
What Fashions gay, for work or play.
In every point o.. Dress !
As seasons roll, so costumes change,
Fresh beauties daily spring,
Whilst ANDERSON'S DRESS maintains its
1 fame, c.
• Fer all Weil just the thing. ,
i •
Ask those who bask in princely halls.
Who lead the world of dress ;
Ask those in humble spherea of life
Their opinions to express ;
And one and all those facts endorse,
' Which through all Canada ring,
That ANDERSON'S Clothing is for all;
In truth, the very thing.
,
For held sports, boating trips and tours,
• For ocean, rail or road,
4 itiappropriate in each part,
' Substantial. smart and good.
To nstitute it -first-class k
• E perienced artists b g
Thei combined. luiowledge, and, o
• course, , .
• Produce it just the thing.
d.t
To s i all wearers, ample care
Is fully n.ow displayed •
ioice is most astounding,- too, --
largest in the trade.
vinge, now, to meet tl e times,
iciouslr you'd bring, i :
purchase,ithen, An ereon's dress
the verrthing.
-
oice Stock of Scarf , Ties, Colin,
ffs always on nand
K. ANDERSON,
Merchant Tailor,
Seaforth, Ontario.
--- 1- .-- _._
M. ...N. WATSON
Why,,
•r, - . The 101 & IN l011,;11 and- • it is
, d 'they get ot;t_ of humor witli iti A./ eh
ed a i 4 leave ii ''..) their hired , helps,. and Cu
I T.
I
1 •
a SS
1WSinliot built which lis to receive him; to Spend your
The house mister --_i gi
and be is not a maili
self ;land the
upon a warm hearth con firmed dr
wilderuess. . You 1The first p
you bought a farnt
only too tru
witl out getting abong last has neve
right of possession. ver can be.
Perceiving
was not a litt
gain, Mr.
broioriety of b
first, She was
d- a d then ail
Ieh ,ated on e 'ery side, and in despair 1 ,
Toes wroeTT They. are
iii.,ky bottle, and that
I tell - you what i. ss,
i
ta e to the al
fix'es them.
o t rn his back
carnp in the
re green when
of that man,
with the
slei
"WI
his Jj
It's
last
his c
But, Mrs. H
ised to go o
heugh !" said
uld you have
at and leave h
either the firs
rost that will
mfortable ho
_ your: "son
t e first of
the. old woman.Ma give away
s own head bare?
sndw nor the
urn Joe out of
e I tell you
all tlitat he will sta.fr here, if it is
only to plague you." '
Threats and rernonsfr
alike useless, the old w -o
ed inexorable ; and we
turning to leave the hous
cunning old fox exclaim
now, what will you give
ratfPlacelvere.
"wd011ars, ifyo
posse ion next Monday,'
husba d.
"Twe1ve dollars I gness you
nces were.,
an remain -
were just
when the
ed, "And
me to leave
1 give us
' said my
won't get me out for that.
" The rent would not be., worth
more than a- dollar a mo th," !mid
-2---epointing with iis cane to
• the dilapidated walls. "4r. Moodie
has offered you a year's r nt for the
place."
"It may not be wotth a cent," re-
turned the woman; for it will give
everybody the rheumatism that stays
• 160-tf
:•FEBRUARY 10, 1871
DANIEL M'GREGOR,
BOOKBINDER, NULLETT,
-ETAS just receivee.. a iarge Stock of the
.1.1 materials used in the business, and
is now fully . prepared to execute on the
shorteet notice and in the latest styles,
all orders he may be favoured with.
Registers, • Ledgers,
AND
• IBOOKS,
OF ANY KIND, .
Pranttd and Made
To order, on the shortest, notice, and a
prices which defy -competition.
LADIES' WORK BOXES
• AND
-FANCYdASES
• Made to order. g
OLD ANDAIWBbOKS
• 130U.ND AND REPAIRED
At city prices.
-Persons residing at a distance by
leaving their books at the Signal Boaz
Store, Goderieh, or at the EXPOSITOR
office, Seaforth, or at r. It Grant's Ain-
leyville, stating 8tyle, may rely upon
them being well boun
All communications addressed to the
undersigned, will receive prompt atten-
tion.
DANIEL M GREGOlt,
Constance, P. O.
Hullett.
Seaforth, Nov. 9, 1870. 153-tf.—
a...a.
NEWBtJOKS.
REIGN OF LAW, by Duke ef Argyle.
HUXLEY'S LAY SERMONS.
TB EOLOG Y AND -SCIENCE, (Brewer)
CRITICAL NEW TESTAMENT.
EAMES' BIBLICA.L I CYCLOPEDI A
EA DIE S' BIBLICAL CONCORDANCE.
JOSEPHUS' WORKS.1
EXETER HALL LECTURES.
MOTLEY'S D'UT611 REPUBLIC_
TIBBONS' RISE & FALL;
ROMAN EMPIRE%
MACA ULEY'S HIST° Y OE
• ENGLAND.
MARKHAM'S HI TORY OF
ENGLAND,
OTTAGE LIBRARY, hoice and cheap
FA MIIL Y REAM "G,
8 A. LB.AT11 S CH00 LIBRARIES,
• • HYMN BOOKS, ETC.
—ALS
A Y B0J0 OuKtE8N,DA0LF,s s
CASH BO KS.
• WRIT1/W PAPER,
iENVELOP
Commercial and fancy at
R UM 1DEN' S
Drug and took Store_
Seaforth, Nov. 3, 1870
1
Insurance' C rapany
;OF LIVERPOOL & LONDON.
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_CAPITAL - $1,000,0 • e Sterling
CIIIEF OFFICES—Queen B • ildings Liver-
pool, And Gra.cechurch S reet, London.
CANADA BRANCH OFFIC —Exchange
Buildings, Mont 1.
Boannl—Wm. Morton, E •0 , Chairman:
Henry Thomas, Esq., Da id Torrance,
Esq., 'middle Hon. Jam s Ferrier.
LEGAL• ADVISERMe srs. RItchie,
Morris et Bose.
• MEDICAL ADVISER—Willia
Esq. M. D.
Sunvnnon—Thomair 8. i. cott, EN.
AtimTon---,-Thomas R. J0 1. neon. Esq.
• RESIDENT SECRETARY A D GENERAL
I
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Ao.ENT,—A. lvlackenzie F rbes, 13 St.
Sacrement Street, Montreal
• The undersigned having , : • n appoint-
ed Agent fbr the above Come anyarties
desiring to insure against le zsahytinI
dvagecan.
e terms.
ctable Coin-
pany doma business in Can da.
• JAMES II. BE SON.
Agent,
OFF/CI—BENSON & M• 'S
ee,
•' Seaforth.
Seaforth, Nov. 8, 1870. 153-tL—
QUE: N
13aNicEn.s—Mo1son's Ban
Sutherland.
; do so on the most favourab
Life Pehcies granted on a
/.5 ous terms as any other resp
e you just three ears WT
money and ruin your- A LW
you will becente a*
nkard like the ret."
rt of her prophecy wag SE
. Thank Ged ! the
been fulfilled, and ne- • Either
turiniy
AYS HAS ON HAND THE
BEST
WING MACHINES
IN THE MARKET,
for Family use, or for Manufac-
purposes. Both single -threaded
uble-threaded, • and lock -stitch
es can be supplied.
ct satistaction guaranteed
fl, an
ions given to -purchasers gratis.
that the old Wo1ian and
e elated with her iare Machin
Perfe
urged upon her instruct
rring, the dower.
the
At
Outrageous, and ery
almrsit.Te, and rejected all his prOpo-
salS With cont mpt ; vowing that she
in in a ceratin place
she would sign away
e property.
(To BI c0i.4rorugn.)
would meet b
below, before
her right to tl
i
rodigals are born of misers, ad
butlierfljes are born of grubs.
1
The founder of large fortunes.are
generally the selves too mean to
enjoy them.• 1
why is the 4ariy grass like a pen-
knife 7 Becau e the pring brinks
out the blade.
When ill ne
serviceable to
to yourself.
Mattimonial
of many words,
rnay bel told in
s comes to late to be
our neighbor keep hit
history is a narrative
but the story of love
few letters.
A Berlin telegram states that
the Getman wt4 expenses amount to
i,000,opo thalers, or say £170,000
a day,
-
• WM. N. WATSON
Can aleo insure property againet Fire and
Marine Disaster, and Life and Limb
againstdeath and accident, with the
'best Conipanies, being Agent for
The Liverpool and London and Globe,
• (English.)
The Provincial of Canada, (Canada.)
The Gore District Mutual, (Village and
Farm.)
The Niagara., District Mutual, (Village
and Farm.
The Travelers of Hartford, (Life and
Accident.)
Lossi4LiberallyAdjusted and
•
i •
Promptly Settled.
• MONEY TO LEND
At moderate rates of interest. No com-
mission, and expense's...moderate.
• MORTGAGES. bought on equitable
terms.
• 160
A VOID QUACKS. --A victim of early
indiscreon, causing nervous del3i1-
Ay. premature decay, etc., having tried
in vain every advertised remedy, has a
simple means of self -cure, _ which he will
send free to his fellow --sufferers. Address
J. II. TUTI'LE, 78 Nastiest st., New
York. • I62-6na
1. MILLS
FOR SALE OR TO RENT!
--.3---
mHE SUBSCRIBER OF.trER FOR:
1.. SALE or to Rent, on easy terms,
THE VARNA MILLS,
• Consisting of a Float; Oatmeal, and Saw
Mill, all of which are in good riinning'• ;,
order. .
The Flour Mill contains Four run of
Stones and the interor is well finished;
and all the machinery in first class con-
dition. There is in connection a good
Dam, and an abundant supply of watei .
to run all the rains the year round.
These mills are situated in the centr,
of a splendid .Agricultural country, and a
rare chance is offered to any person d.esi-
i
roils f embarking inthe milling business.
Th re is also an excellent opportunity
of B RINC FOR SALTonthe premises,
all the works for which could be driven
by water.
The above property is situated Six
nailes from Clinton; Six from. Bayfield,
and. Eleven from Seaforth, with good.,
gravel roads leacling to eachplate.
For 'further particular's apply to the
1,10,t
proo.pri
etor, on the premises, or to Varna
TURNER
VAR.. a., August 11, 1870. ' 140—
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
THE undersigraedoffers for S'ale a
good. House and Lot, pleasantly sit-
uated on North Main street, next lot to
WM. Campbell's, (Merchant tailor) resi-
dence. There is a good stable and shed
on the lot, also a few young fruit trees,
a good well, &e. For terms of payraent
apply n the premises to
PHILLIP SPARLING,
Seaforth, Dec. I, 1870. 156-tf
•
•' WAIFS .A.ND S
The numberof deal
last year was• 7,244.
—The glue woiks;
Mass/make 2,200,000p
• —Theie aro 23,000
in the State of -Ohio.-
- Canada's lumber
worth to her am -Wally-
- The Spanish Gen..
estimated to be wort
— The British Mo.
contains 1,600,000 vol
— Buffalo BreWere
142,849 barrels of he
— There ale seven
tors from AraeriCa.stu
— Spring SOR.fIS of
"Put me in my little 1
.Alichigan has 5,1
ing an area of 1,114 sq
• — TM total rateal
Loudon. England, is sr.,
• — Ode hundred ton.
been purchased in El
during two weeks.
— Boston bas40�
which were an expense
last year.
—Jenny Lind has 4
London for the benefit
man wounded.
—The North-Wett
Company have inas'e
for extending their
trry early in ;the so
—The Montreal
the eleven months e
ber, shows an inV-rea
nearly seven millions
period of 1869.
The Virginia
strict party diVi.Sion.
alt, voteMO to pp
trait of the late Reber
by the same division
propriation for a porta
Thomas. •
• —In the Saridwici
death for e man's
visit him without eri
py Sandwich Islanderl
—The German
as ,an indirect .res
that there has been
crease of lunacy In
asylums being erowd
• --Father Hyatin
another visit to, the
next autuina, fonvi
not see half eriough
when he was there be
• —The bpration
$12,000 in arrears
of the Protestant
. the Protestant School
• have instituted :asi
city for the payment S
• — It is stated the
mally declared, in ad
action of the Confer,
without prejudiee
of the neutrality of• t
which has already beo
s by the act of the Hu
ment.
, —A letter has be
published, from Mr..t.1
met ly of Mitchell;
•of California, addre4
John Carling, in wl
Canadians that Califii
El Dorado it is suppol
Dent says, "1 never
so much hardship wit
class of men as there
try."
• — A. new machine
the hides of dead catt
be tried at Buenos
‘e.ration is -shoat shar
requiring -only anii
hide. Cold airiis f
a -
•
between the flesh a
the thing is idone,
.ought to be an impr
old haeking and set
House d'e7o:ttrigoriTs
The language of
I'm Mowed."
Divorce teavelling
to be the latest nave
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eyes wide ppen b
but half shut afte
An. Irish -Man up
rel shot front a tree,
and that's a waste
f al 1 itaelf would
Aguirre]," 1
• “ Boy, why did
.shingles lasti Sunday
mother tceded BOUM
and 1 tlidn'ti want t
SuZrA.1"oneybags
with an ineeme ef
dollars a year or. mo
object of interes
inueh princ9pal.
A Galvestonian
has been robbed of
tauests the tliief to
away the rooster,
ly, and no questio
An oliginsal neigh
Van Winkle was
that when he wen
worked so slowly
his broad-brinun
plants.
An unmarried
ua th w other day,
of countenance mos
never cared a. fartl
married until I
ehelor's funeral,