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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1871-03-03, Page 2• 9 2 THE HURON EXPOSI OR.. MARCH 3 1871. ROUGHING [TIN THE BUSH; LIFE IN CANADA. - BY MRS. MOODIE. r . CHAPTER VIII. JpEN MONAGHAN. The first week in March, all the the people Were busy making maple ti ugar. . "Did -vott ever taste any maple sugar, ma'am r /asked Mon- aghan, as he sat feeding Katie one evening- by the fire. " No, John." 4, Well, then you've a t"ate to come -' and it's myself that, will Make Miss Katie, the darlint, an illigant lump of that same." Early in the morning John was tip, hard at work, making troughs 'for the sap. By noon he had com- pleted a dozen, which he showed me -with great pride of heart. I felt a li.tle scrious about this far-famed nape stager, and asked a thousand questions about the use to which the troughs were t6 beIpplied; how the trees 'were, to be tapped, the sugar made, and if it were really good when made? To all my queries, John respond- ed, " Och ! 'tis illigant. It bates all the sugar that ever was made in Jamaky. But you'll see before to- morrow night." _ Moodie' was away at ,P , and the pro,-pect of the: Maple sugar re- lieved t &dullness occasioned by his absence. 1 reckoned on showing him a piece of sugar or our own • making when he came home, and - -never dreamt of the possibility of , disap poi ntmen t. John tapped his trees af'1,-er the most approved fashion, 'and set his troughs to eatch the sap.; but; Miss • Amanda and Master Ammon Upset them as fast as. they filled, and spilt all the gap. With: great difficulty, Monaghan suved the contents of one 'large irou pot. This he brought in about night -fail, and made up a roar- ing fire, in or/lei to boil it down to • sugar. Hoar after hour past away, and the sagar-maker looked as hot and black as the stoker in a steam.: boat. Many times I peeped into the large pet, but the sap never .seemed to diminish. "This is a tedious .piece Of busi- ness," thought I, but seeing the lad so anxious, I said nothing. About twelve_ o'clock, he asked me, very mysteriously, for a .piece of pork to haw? over the sugar. "ork 1" said I, looking into the • pot, which was half full of a very black -looking liquid; what do you. want with pork 7" "Shine, an' 'tis to keep the 'sugar , from burning." " But, John, I see no sugar?" " Oa, but 'tis all sugar, only 'tis . molasses jist now. See how it sticks .to the ladle. Aba! but Miss Katie 'will have the fine lumps of sugar when she awakes in the morning:" ' I grew so tired and sleepy that I left Jahn to finish his job, went to , bed, and soon forgot all about the invle _sugar.- At breakfast I lab- serVed a small plate -upon the table, placed -in a very conspicuous man- lier on the tea-tray, the bottom toll-. ered with a 11rd, black substance, which very. much resembled pitch., " What is that dirty -looking stuff, John ?" ' " Shure an' 'tis the maple' sugar.'. " Can people eat that. ?" "By dad, an' they can; only thry it rea'arm." - "Why, 'tis so hard, I -cannot cut it." With some difficulty, and not without cutting his finger,-. John broke a piece off, and stuck it in the baby's mouth. The poor child made a horrible film, and rejected it as :if it had been poison. For my own parC, I iiever tasted any thing more nauseous. It tasted like a Compound of pork grease and tobacco juice. well illionaghan, if this be maple sugar, I never wish to taste any again."• -" 0th, bad luck to it !" said the Tad, flinging it away, plate and all. • It would ba,ve been firstrate but • for the dirty pot; and the black- guard cinders, and its burn* to the • bhttom of the pot. The owld hag, Mrs. II ,,bewitched it`with her evil eve." , "She is not clever as you think, John,' said I, laughing. • " You have forgotton how to make the (iugir since yoti left D ; but let --, us forgetthe lea pie sugar, and think • of something else. • Had you not better get old Mrs. H • to mend that jacket foiF you ; it is too rag- ged." cc Ay, dad!' and it's myser is the • iI llig-int tailor. AVasn't I &ought It w - un to the trade in the Foundling that Hospital ?" " And why did you -quit it ?" " Because it's a low, mane thrade for a jintlernan's sent?" was vet ‘..' But, J ohm, who toll yim that slight c you were a gentleman's son r • der. the " Och ! but I'm share of it, thin, or four • Ally propensities are jintale. I mended love horses, and. dbgs, and fine Dliniste Clothes, and money. Och ! that I 1 jug ,th. was but a jintletnan! I'd sheously il them what life is intirelv, and yd 1 arid be eledlenge .11asther -William, arid Proculi have iny revenge out of him blows he gave "You had better mendli .sers," e4id I, giving hinal needle, pair of scissors, a strong bread. • "Sh re an' I'll do that s brace o ehakes," and upon a ickety three leggs his ow manufacturing,i menced his tailoring by te a piece J f his trowsers to I elbows f his jacket. fling a it, simple as it nr, was a p rfect type,ef the oral cor duct, and mark° gress,,th :ough life The r him' wa everything ; he 1 a ture. bile he supplied the tro'set's to repair the in his j cket, he- never retie both w row. reckless. called now, ap life was to repai .In th piece ••. w John'?" • "To Shure a black a have I ore my I it no lo loo of the was all of soap "We the soa " Oc I soap enough,. at last." I tho fur; bu what h through roaring ing eve rubbed out as t job, an one ga been pe On, fifty though in that In the breakfa, up to h " Co, the fire, wan tin • "Ah nOW. it lona c 1,fP. 1 heard 0 for the Ilr tlsO tailor 6 d so e me g down stool of te crn Ling off the this tT app • s e is n• - sent for 3ffnCtft froth ractursis ted h. t mild be required on the no oor John 1, in his brief and career, how often h ve I re - hat foolish act of his. It )ears to me that h w ol spent in teat mg his fro% ers • his.jacket. evening John ask d me fo f sdap. at do you want w th s wabh rt,y shirt, na'a ' a bate to be eon, • the pots. Sorra a s irjt ut the one, an' it h 18 at c k *so lona that I an ti ol ger., ed at the wrists a d co is, condemned garthes t whic f it that John alba -ed ts b They were much inn ed rid water. 1 John, I will 1 a:re o ; but can ou was 7" share, an I can t rye I it enough , and • di) Ion the shirt mist CC1 lle el' • ight the matter rath r dot when I went, to b d 1 required, and s on the chinks. in the oard fire, and heard J h whi the tub.- . He w i tied i and washed and- I crub ere; seemed no en to. he was as long was ing ment as Bell 'WO Id h v -forming the same 4peratio I laughed to my 'elf, en 1 of my own ab or tiv e ttem' u way; and went fas its1 morning John ca e to. t; with his jacket • utto s throat.. , id you not !dry you shirt John? You will, get c it."' by clad! it's dhr en he devil has made index 'lore this." y, what has happe you -washing all ni sbing ! Faith, a -scrtub i till my hands were ed inti ely, and thin I brush t it ; but sorra a .dirt co Id I get out of it. I rubbe the 'blacker it go hid uses up I all the soap perspir tion was pouring ',a rain. 'You dirthy owld blackg ard" of a rag,' -say extrem ty of rage, 'you're the bac c of a &cent lad a man. le divil may ta cover o le bt' his imps;' an I sthir 'ed. Up)the fire, a, plump nto the middle Of t "An what will you shirt ?" . " Fa tb; do as many bett man ha: done afore me, gs wide. I 'too ed up two old shim" s of husban l's, which John rece ved an ecstftcy of delight. to reti e 1 insta,nt'y to the stable, bu .soon • turned, with as much of he line breast f the garment dis Iktyed his wai•tcoat would anew. No cock i as ever prouder o i his. than ti a wild lrish lad as of old shirt. John litad been treated, • :'ry m like a spoiled child, and, ike .spoiled children; he was r her f 'of having his on 'way. M had set him to do somethi was ra 1, her contrary to hi, clinati ns ; Pe did not obj 1;tosk i words, foil- ho w s ,saucy t his employers, b t he the following stave upon le tit Written paper tnea from the back f an in pencil !upon scra I letter : i , "A rt an 'alive, an ox May 1:•Un o a springing well; 1 To ni ke him drink, ashe I• -No an can him compel. _ "JOHN .MON no ed, he his 14 II ci hi 1 0 ed to it all',' ook t of hems' uuti and mel bit o I, in 'at fit to a jin I e ye t wid V la sen e bla e. o fo Ii I. t. ' as ea- iuii ich ost nd die 11 ii 6 a which own in- t to he rat eh/ eft le, of old PHOEBE Phoebe, the-bes went O • CHAPTER. IX, , AND ..01.1 SEC ND. MOVING. S daring the mont f rch ncle Joe's eldest augh er, a very handsome eirl, nd of the family, fel sick. er to see her. Th or -, 'ri y depressed, and st sod, bu a lance for her life, il)eing -in- medical treatment of three old women, who all rec different treatment and ad - ed differnt DOSIXIUDS r . ee- t the po girl w 4 dan er- , I took her mot 'er as de, ged her to lose n time in ig propdr medic. I adv ce, Mrs. Joe listened to me very sul- lenly, and said there Was no danger; that iPhtelle had caugh ii violent cold by 'going hot from t e wash- 'lib to fetch a pail or %tel.'', r from he. spring; that the neighbo knew he nature of her complaint, nd wo Id Soon cur e hei I- I The invalid turned imp n me er fine dark eyes, in whie he light of fever painfully burned, a d motien- ed me to come near her. I sat do n by hr, and took her lu ning ha d in mine. "I am dying; Mrs. IV u t they won't believe rue. ou, would talk to mother t • b td doctor." • , will. Is there a YthingI do for you 7—anything 1 can in e for you, that you wb Id like to take 7" She shook her heal. "1 ca eat. But I want to 4is you o thing, which I wish v I much know" She graspe my ha `.,ightly between her owh. Her e look° darker, and h r fever chee paled., ‘ What ecomes peopl when they 'die?' ood 'heavens!" I Claimed n- •• volun arily ; " can you ignor nt of a f ture state 7" •• hat is a future a a e ?" I e demored as well 8 I was a 1 to ex Attun to her the a tire of t e soul, its endless dura ion, and r s- ponsi ility to God fat he anti ins done in the flesh ; ii. atural. e- pravi y and need of,a jour; u g- ing hell, in the gentles nanner, to lose n� time in obtai g forgi e- ness of her sins, threug the ato e- ing blood of Christ. 1 The poor girllooked at me with surprise and horror., T , were all new to her. Si one in a dream ; yet ti e ed to ‚flash upon her at o • " ow can I speak never knew him? Ho Him Ito forgive me 7" '‘ You must pray to • " Bray ! I don't ki , I nevei said a praye Mother ; can you te.xl pray 7" " Nonsense !" said A rying forward. " Wh trouble yourself about Mrs. Moodie, I desire .put such thoughts in ter's bead. We don't N any thing about Jesus "Oh, mother, don't the lady! Do, Mrs. me more about God I never knew until no a soul." Deeply compassionatr the ignor- ance of the poor girl, in pite of the s menaces of the heathIen 'Other-- Or she was no better, but II her worse, seeing that the heathenorshipin ignorance a false, .God, while' this woman Hs ecl without acknowledging a God' at all, and therefore consider ed herself free from all moral res- traint—I bid Phoebe good-bye, and (raffle, I 'wish end for .4 It se to es sh of a 11 mese things e sat like ruth seem- ce. o God, who can I ask ow to pray. • in my life. toe how to rs Joe, bin- Wiould ion, such things? you not' to o :ray clan h - ant to kia w Christ' here." speak ;so te 4.00di6, tell nd my soul. . that I had Promised to bring my. 'We, and read to her the next day.• The gratitude manif sted by this sick girl was such a co t:rast to he rudeness and brutality o the res of the family, that I soon f lt a pow,er- ful interest in her fate. The -mother did not it tually for- bid me the .house, bec use sheeskw that' my visits raised the drooping' spirits of liar child, wh ni she fierce- ly loved, and, to save e life, would cheerfully have sacrifi (1 her own. 1 But she never ailed to ialte all the noise she could to dist r My read- ing and conveasation w th Phoebe. She could not be perst a ed thdtieher daughter was: really in d nger, until the doctor told her tha her case was hopeless ; • then, the rief of the mother burst forth,. nd she gave way_ to the most franti and impious - . • complaining,. s , • The rigor of the wi1 ter began to abate. The beaniaof the sun dill. - mg the day Were .w nn and pene- trating, and a laoft wi d blew from the south. I Wa.tched from day to day, the snow clisa.ppe- ring from the earth, with mdescrio be pleasure, and at length it wh 11Y vanished; not even a solitary at h lingered' under the shade of the f rest trees, but Uncle Joe .gave no sign of re movinghis family. . " Does he mean to tay all the summer 7" thought I. ' Perhaps he never intends goina: a, muhl. I will ask him, the next am ie comes to borrow whiskey." In the aftein,)on he w lked, in to light his pipe,.end, 'with opie anxie- ty, I made the inquiry . , - " Well, I guess we a 't be mov- ing afore the end of M , My mis- sus exp(cts to be con s d the .fore part of the month, and han't move till she be quite . sm art a in." , 1 "You are riot' usi g us well, in ikeeping ,us out of the l one so long." ". Oh, I don't care a cuss about any.. of you. It is my II apse as long as 1 choose to remain n it, and you may put up with it th • best way you ean;" and, humming a ankee tune, he departed. . I had borne patient] the odious,, cribbed -up -place during the winter, but DOW the hot weather was corn- ing, it seemed almost inSuppottahle _ e as we were obliged to aim a fire -in the close room, in orde o cook our prOvisions. well as I con '.the j fields and acquaintance as it blossomet letters to horn abused one of consoled rey'self as Id, by roaming about ‚woods,and making ith every wild over , and in wilting long friends, in which I he finest countries in 'the world as the worst that God ever called out of chaos. The middle tg May at length ar- rived, and, by the number of long, leaia women, with handkerchiefs of all Icolors tied over their heads, who -passed my door, and swarmed into Mrs. Joe's house, I lightly conclud- ed tht another young one had been added to the tribe; and, sitiortiv after, Uncle Joe himself, announcea the important fact, by putting his jolly red face in at the dooil., and telling me, that "his missus had got a chopping boy ; and he -was right glad of it, foil' be was tired of so many, gals, and that he should move in a ‚1-fortnigh if his Ns OL011. did kindly." . rhad been o often disapp inted that I paid v.ety little heed to him, but this time he kept his word The last da of May, they ent, bsg altd e)arage, the poor sick Phoebe, «who till lingered on and the new-born ilfant ; and righ 7ov- fully I sent Scotch girl (an timer Bell, whom I !rad hired in hi» u- of her I had lost) and . Monagha -r, to clean out the 4ugean stable. In a few minutes J bn returned, pa ting with indignati n. "The house, he said, " was Imore filthy than a pig -sty." But that was not the w rst of it, Unci Joe, before he went had undermined the brick chimney, and ler, all the water into the house. "Oh, but if he comes here aigin, he cunt] tied, grinding his teeth and doublin his i .fist, "I'll thrsh him for it. And thin, nia'arm, I e has girdled round all the best raft apple -trees, the murtherin' °wild villain,as if it could spite 'his digestion our ating them." ." It would require a strong Stom- ach to digest a ple-trees, John 1; but never mind, it can't be helped and we may be ver thankful that 'these John. and ell scrubbed at the i people are gon at last." I house all day; and in the evening thy carried over the furniture, and L ent to inspect our new dwelling. It looked beautifully cleaU and net. Bell had white -washed all the bbrok, smoky walls and boarded ceil- ings, and scrqbbecl the dirty windaw- fraines, and polished the fly -spatted panes of glass, until they actually admitted a glimpse of the cle 'r air and the blue sky. Snow- vhite fringed curtains, and a bed, with furniture to correspond, a carfeted floor, and a lar e pot of green b ughs on the hearth tone, gave an ir of comfort and leanliness to a oorn which,„ only a ew hours before bacl been a baths me den of filt4 and impurity. . This change would have been very gr tifying,had not a strop a distieree an e odour almost deprived ie. of m breath P.S I entered the loom.' It as unlike any thing I had ever sm lt before, and turned me s sick an faint that I had to cling t the do r -post for support. 'Where does this dreadful mell co me nom 7" 'Time guid4ess knows, ma run ; Jo n and I halve searched the louse fro the loft to the cellar, be we cal na find out the cause of thae sti k." ' It mustbe in the room!, ell ; an it is impoSsible to remain ere, or ive, in this house, until it s re- m ved." lancing my eyes all rouncu the ph ce, [ spied what seethed to me a, little cupboard, oyer the mantle sh If,' and I told John to see if was rig it. The lad mounted up n a ch. ir, and -pulled open a small oor, bu almost fell to the ground whim' th dreadful stench which seem d to ru h from the closet. . ''What is it John?" I cried rom th door. "A skunk I ma'arm; a sk nk ! Sh ire, I • thought the divil had seorched his tail, and left the gn zled ha r behind him. What a s row, pe fume it has!" he continued, wa- in the beautiful but odious ittle cr ature by the tail; 'By dad! I know all about it . I saw Ned Layton, onl two s ago, crossing the field with de Joe, with his gun o his milder, and_this wee bit has e in hand. They were both lau hing sixty. • ' Well, if this doe not IE the Scotchman out of the ise,' said Joe, 'I'll be conti t to arred and feathered;' and thin v both laughed until they stop - to draw breath." (To BELCONTI NUED.) • il r. Dio Lewis says biliousn ss is ju t another name for piggish ess ; by Which he doubtless means • ver - eating and drinking. We d not dig ate the accuracy of his ide , but we think the pigs might justly com- p] in of the mode he takes t con- ✓ e it. They do not affect their liv F8 by OVEr-eating and drink' g— at 11 events when left to their free - do i. The fact is, alcohol and to - ba co are the chief causes of billions- ne s and pigs use neither. • no da sh hi lik 8t ho be th pe 11 • STOCK OF Noe ATS & CAPS ! CALL AND SEE THEM. a call from all their old friends and customers and many new ones. Have REMOVED their HARDWARE STORE to their .►CTT►L 3O N OIS '6411tr„t % IVADIATan 1IVZaoaaTo • • sa -POTATOES. FIRST -PRIZE POTATOES FOR SALE. THNEo• 25, Concession 4, McKillop, the has on hand,son Lot. following varieties of SEED POTATOES, Virhich he offers for sale, viz. :—Early Goodrich, Early Hansworth ; Early Rose; Gleabon, and Collie°. He has also the right for the County of Huron, to sell and manfacture J. H. THOMAS' PATENT BEE HIVES. Individual and Township Rights for •Sale. He will also have a few SWARMS OF BEES! For Sale in the Spring. 168-tf R. GOVENLOCK. • FOR SALE. AYOKE of good working OXEN. Apply to Dr. SMITH, Seaforth, Feb. 3, 1870. •165-tf WANTED. • A PARTNER in the Saddle and Har - It n.ess Business. For further. parti- culars, Address Box 45, Winghani P. 0., Ont. 168-2* Insolvent Act of 1869 - In the Matter of ALFRED WATEINSON, an Insolvent. .1- th -undersigned, Samuel Johnson, of I th village of Seaforth, in the Comity of HUron, Hardware Merchant, have been appointed Assignee in this matter. Cre4itors are requested to tiTh, their claims before me within one month. • SAMUEL JOHNSON, - . , Assignee. _WC.. UGHEr& TIOLMESTED, ' Solicitors for r‘..ssignee. Sea orth, 21st Feb., 1871. 168-4t Insolvent Act of 1869. In the, Matter of ALFRED WATRINSON, an Ii'olveat. UJ.LIC NOTICE is hereby given, 1 - tl at, under and by virtue at the ower vested in me, as Assignee of the 'stat of the above-named Insolvent; and under Ithe provisions of the insolvent Act ir Of 1860, the undersigned will offer for sale b Publie Auction, at Knox's Hotel, in the village of Seaforth, in. the County - of Huron and Province of Ontario, on WED.NESDAY, the 26th day of APRIL, 1871, at -12 o'clock, noon, all the Estate, right, title and equity of redemption, &c, in the following Property, viz. : Lot No, 187 on the North side of St. John Street, in the village of Seaforth. ' -.There is a valuable house on said lot, and barn, and will' be -sold subject to a Mortgage for $300, with interest, from *5th March, 1870. Aar TERMS, CASH. SAMUEL JOHNSON, , .1 ssignee. McCAUGHEY & HOLMESTED, - 168-8 Solicitors for Assignee, FOR SALE, A HOUSE AND TWO LOTS, ADESIRABLE Dwelling house and two excellent lots on Main street, Seaforth, for sale on reasonable terms. Apply to JOHN SEATTER, 167-tf Druggist, Sze. BERKSHIRE PIG. Tin UNDERSIGNED desires to in- _ form the farming public that he has a thoroughbred Berkshire Boar, which he will keep for service at his farm. Terms, 75 cents cash. • L. 0. VAN EGMOND, 165-4t* Egmondville. LOOKOUT FOR LENT! FISH! FISK FISH! Lake Huron Herrings, Labrador Herrings, and Salmon Trout, • VERY CHEAP, at SCOTT ROBERTSON'S CASH STORE. ALSO, CLOVER SEED, TIMOTHY SEED, and FLAX SEED. Highest Cash Price paid for Pure Clovel, Timothy and: Flax Seeds, at SCOTT ROBERTSON'S CASH STORE. 167-tf NEW LINE OF STAGES, Between Seaforth and Wroxeter. • We, the undersigned, beg to inform the inhabitants of Seaforth, Wroxeter, and the public generally, that we are now running a DAILY STAGE, (Sundays excepted, )'each way, as follows. Leaving Seaforth at 11 a. re.; having Ainleyville at 3 p.' m.; leaving Wroxeter at 12 noon; leaving Ainleyville at :3 g, ;—connecting with moaning and even- ing trains, going east and. west, also with Walkerton and Harriston stages. Com- fortable vehicles and fast time. Livery in connection at Seaforth. ROSS & JOHNTSONE, 167-t - Proprietors, MARCH ee. Iowa . has a hay acres. —0/14'e pound. hundred i. 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Let *Tr Dexter's time eve be by- one of my Elliot, who has mile, with weig ii I GAIZT A had reponing "Fancy Work" et se.eirtflYts.Pin the . Why should yo enable inkstand ''iiim i find, it an vii of the sauce -pan leekBecausewihny w it cote bi:Wkwe'ouhyydGeS • mfeel sieei see so many eawin A critic said of a words were as far tions 011 the Pacitit • The young lad um who was up • down with, the rher • What is the patriot and a polil patrioti-eia 11))ileeeds his' • ed, "What are y father to his son, an chi watelt."Imi was the witty rejoi A Chicago girl leg, advertises fur bas no right one; buy their. Nhots ti 710thing over.