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ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH;
LIFE IN CANADA.,
By MRS-MOODIE.
CHAPTER Xi.
THE 9 CRAEIVARI..
"Ala, My dear ! 'tis the custom
the country, and 'tis not so, easy
put it down._ But I can tell yo
that a charivari is not always a jok
"There was another affair th
happened, just before you came -
the p.lace, that . occasioned no sina
talk an the neighborhood; and we
it reighf, for itwasa most elisgrac
ful piece of business, and attende
with very serious _consequence
Some ef the charivari Party had
fly, orlithey might have ended the
days in the penit4ntiary.
"There was it runaway nigge
from the States came to the villag
andtset upa. oarber's . pole, andase,
tied among* us. I am no friend t
the blacks t but really Tom Smit
was such a quiet, good-natured fe
low, and so civil and obliging, tha
he soon got agooci business. fie wa
clever, too, and. 0, eaned old clothe
until they looked almost as good a
neva. Well, after a time, he per
suaded a white girl to marry -him
She was not a bad -looking lrishwo
man, tad I. can't think- what be
witched the creature to take him.
" Her marriage. with the blac
-man created a great sensation in th
'town.. All the young fellosYs wer
indignant at his pres.umation an
her . folly, arid they determined t
give them a 'charivari in finestyle, an
punish them both for the insult the.
had pet upon the place.
" Seine of the young gentlemen i
the town jomed in the trolic. The
went so far as to enter the house
drao°the poor nigger from his bed
and, in spite of his shrieks for mer
ey, they hutried him out into tit
cold air—for it, was winter—and al
most naked as he was. rod him. upon
a rail, and so ill-treated hiin that lit
died -under their hands.
" They left the body, when they
fonnal what had happened, and,. fled
• The ringleaders escaped-, across the
lake to the other side; and those
who .remaieed could not be suffi
dently ientified to bring them to
trial. The affair was hushed op ;
but it gave great uneasiness .to sev-
eral respectable_ families whose:
were
were in. the -serape." •
" Good heavens! are such things
.permitted in a Uhristaa country?
But scenes like -these must be of rare
occurrence `r
"They are Mere common. than
you imagine. A. Man was killed up
at W the other day, and two
others shoagerously wounded, at a
charivari. The bsidegreorp was a
man in middle life, ,t. desperately le -
solute and _passionate man, and he
swore1 thot if seeli riff taff dared to
'
interfere with him, be would ElloOt
at them with zui little conipunction
as he )vould at so many crows.. His
threats only increased the-miachiev-.
ous determivation of the mob to ter-
ment hiru ; awl when he refused- t�•
ad nit their deputation, or even to
give them a portion of the w.edding
cheer, they tieterreined to frighten
Iiina into compliance by firing Sever-
al guns, loaded_ with peas, at his
door. Their salute waS returned
from the chamber windows by - the
dischatge of a double-barrelled gun,
loaded with buck -shot. Tile crowd
garq back M itil atremendous yell.
Their banter was shot through the
beartsand two of the foremost in the
scuffle daogerouslk.wc. unded„ :They
vowed they would set fire ttij the
house, but the bridegroom boldly
stepped - to the window, and told
then] to try ia and before they could
lignt a torch - he would fire among
them igailt, as his gun was reloaded
and he wOuld discharge it at them
as long as one of -them dared • to re-
main ou his premisea.
"They clealed off; but though
of
F;
A was not pintishad for
the accident, as iD WaS Called, he be -
carne a marked maneeind lately left
the colony, to settle in. the United
Steam
"Why, Mrs. Moodie, you loolt
quite serious. I can, however, tell
you a less dismaltale. A. cbarivari
would seldom be il ttended 'with bad
consequences if people would take it
as a joke, and join in the spree."
" A V 91.7 dignified proceeding, for
a bride and blidegroorn to make
theinaelves the laughing -stock of
s-och people !" r
" Oh, but custom reconciles us- to
every thing; and 'tis better to givs
"tp a little of our pride thlin endan-
ger the lives _of our fellow-ITeatures.
_I have been told a story efa lady in
the Lower Pr's -ince, who took for
her second husband a young feliow,
who, as far as his_ age was concern-
ed, might have been het son. The
mob surrounded her home at night,
carryiag herefligy in an open coffin,
supported by six young lads, with
white favors in their hats ; and they
buried the poor bride, amid shoats.
of laughter, and the usual at
panitheuts, juat opposite her drew-
iug-rown witelows. The wid waa
highly' amused by the whele of their
ANEW
THIE HURON EXPOSITOR.
APRIL 7, 1871.
.611011521111.
proceedingsibut she wisely let tbe
have their own way. She lived
a strong stone house, and she barre
the doors, and closed the iron` shu
ters, and set them'at defiance.
"As long as she enjoyed her
health,' she said, they were wel-
come to ?bury in effigy as often a
they pleased ; she was really glad t
be able Fo afford amusement to so
naany
"Night after night, during th
whole of that winter, the same par
ty beset her house with their dia
bolical music; but she Only laughe
at them. -
"The leader of the i mob was
-young lawyer from tlaese parts,
sad, mischievous fellow; the widos
became aware of this, and she invit
ed- him one evening to take tea wit
a small party at ner house. He ac
Cepted the invitation, was charmed
with her hearty and hospitable -we1
Come, and soon found himself quit
at home; but only think how
ashamed he mud have felt, whe
the same larurn commenced, at th
usual hout, in .front of the lady
house
Oh,' said Mrs. R , smilin
to her husband, 'here come out
friends.- Really, Mr. K , they
•
amuse us .so much of an evening that
I should feel quite dull without
them.'
" From that hour the charivari
ceased, and the old lady was left to
mjby the society of Leryoung hes-
. and in quiet.
" I assure you, Mrs. M • , that
the chlivari often deters old people
Rom making 4isgrabefal matriages,
so that it is not whollyiwithOut its
.
' 18ei" few.clays ofter !the charivari af-
'air, Mrs. D f stopped in to see
liL She was an A inerican ; a very
i , ..
.espectabie old lady, who re.4ded in
a handsome fra.me hOuse on the main
•ottd. I Was at dinner,- the servant
eirl, in the meanwhile, nursing my
-
Child at a distance. Mrs. D sat
looking at me very Seriously until 1
,
concluded my meal., her dinner hav-
ing been accomplished several houra
before. When I had finished, the
girl gave me the child, and then -re-
moved the dinner service into an
outer room. •
".You don't eat witli your helps(
said my visitor. "Is not that some-
thing like pride?" . -
"Itis custom," said I ; we were
not used to do SQ at home, and I
think that keeping a separate table
is more comfortable for both par- 1, .
ties." Invasion, andl a
would. have
"Are you not both of the same ' h i ,i.
flesh and blood? The'rich and the i andse" 111;e "wAs in
pr men set
meet together, and poothe Lord is i
tie maker of them all." • i ed, I was inever i
,
'Good God
would sit down
with a nigger?
leave the house i
an affront up
with a dirty bl
"00 you
that there wil
heaven ?"
"Certainly
would never W
out of the hous
disdain.
Yet this was
elven me such
pride. Alas, f
Which is mor
and Christian' f 11
of our own cm
characters of ot
Our departute
came now a fre
versation. My
returned from
tion to the bac
lightec)with ch
ing thliner. T
tened to in t
degree of inteie
song, which he
his brief sojour
11
11
o you think that I
at the 'same table
My helps would
I dared to pet such
them. I Sit; down
indeed"
k, MrS: D
any )aegroes in
,
t, or I : for one,
to. go there ;" .and
she sallied- in high
the -woman who had
lecture On
our fallen nature!
bversive of peace
wship—ignorance
afters, pr of the
rs
or the woods be--
ent theme of con-
usband had just
n exploring expedi-
woods, and was de -
prospect of remov-
e! only thing I
eil. praise, with any
t was a livelylittlo
d writtn during
t Douro
1
a
011' T ,B, XII.
Tin L ND-JOBBEit
(An intermediate Chapter by J. WA).
Moodie.)
had a letter ofintroduction to- a
tzentleman of I4-ge property, at
: , who, 'knowing that I wiahed
to purchase a farm, very kindly
drove me out to -several lots of land
in the inamedia e neighborhood. He
showed Inc seve ior eight -Very eligi-
ble lots of eleare 1 landi_aome ot them
with good house Arid orcha-rds; b it
some how or o her, on inquiry, I
found they alib 1 raged to himse
.and, moreover, h prices. were e-
yelid my d means. . For or e
farm ,asked 000 ; for 'anoth
£1506, and so-oAfter inquiter g
other quarte •s I saw I ha:d o
chance of getti ei a farm in that
neighbo400d to the price I cou d
Afoul to pay dos n„.which was on y
about -X30. After saisfying
as to !this fa t,!I thought ut ti e
wiser course at oiice to.uudeceive my
Very obliging Iliond, whose atten-
tiou
were obvio tsly nicelyadjusted
to the eatimate he had formed-. i
his earn_ f -'iny pecuniary r
sources. •
On. communic ig this disceura
ing fact, my frie id countenance ix -
stanaly assumed t old and:stony e-
1 est expected th, t
stepped his hors s
te walk with other
iay well be. suppo
Iterwards b o tin re 1
with seal t in hi. Carriage. He:Sa
just whatiI was Worth, and I sasr
wlut& hit.; :ft:jell& fp was worth-, an 1
this our lprief acauttintance tenni
ated. • I
Ilavingi thus 1 t the eat out of th
bag,. when! I might, aecording to th
usrial way of the world, have sport
edfora wibile in borrowed pinning,.
and rejoiced ia tl e reputation of be-
ing in mo se pros ierous circumstan
cea withot t feat 'f letection; I de
terwined to purstt tl e same course
tie ittle insight
• the wafS Of tilt,
nada, to procure
more reasonabl
1_
"True. Irony quotation is iust,
aid I assent to it with all my heart.
here is no difierenceain the fleall
and bloodi; but eduoation makes a
difference 'in the inind and manners,
ahd, till these can aasimilate, it is bet-
tb r to keel apes t." 1
ou are not a good Chris -
Moodie. . The Lord
re of the poor than IIe
rich, and He obt!iined
ore followers front among them.
ow, we a ways take our meals with
r peOple."
Present] y after, while talking over
_affairs of o tr households; I-- happen -
et:_ to soy that the cow we had bought
of Mollineux had turned out ex,
tr.ulely well, and gave a great deal
of milk.
That man Jived with us .several
_years," she said ; "lis was au excels !
lolit. servant, and Da ---s— paid him
14 wages in land. The tarm that
he now occupies formed a part of
oor New England grant, But, for-
all his good conduct, I never could
abide him, for being a black."
titan; Bits
tliouglit in
did .of 01
Ott
fl
co
tw
th
"Indeed ! is he not the same
611 and bloo:. as the rest?"
" What ! do you mean to compare
witli a nigger 7"
"Not exactly. But, after all, the
or makes the only aifference be-
een him and uneducated men of
same class."
Mrs. Moodie!" she exclaimed,
ho ding up her hands in pious hor-
s " they are the children of the
rjl! God never condescened to
ke a nigger." .
Such an idea is an impeadhment
of the power and majesty of the Al-
su
ro
de
nit
lity. How can you believein
1 an ignorant fable ?",
Wel!, then," said my monitress,
in high dudgeon, if the devil did
no make them they are descended
from Cain."
But all Cain's posterity perished
in .-he flood."
Iv visitor was puzzled.
The African race, it is generally
bel eyed,. are the descendants - of
I Hem, and to many of their tribes
th curse pronounced against him
see is to cling. To he the servant
of servants is .bad_ enough, without
out .making their condition worse
by- our cruel persecutions. Christ
can e to ,seek and -sav..s.. that which
\tel. lost; and iu proof df this ines-
thimble promise, he did* not leject
the Ethiopian eunuch alio was bap- ;
tie by Philip, and who was, doubt-
less as' black.as the rest of his peo-
ple. Do yetl not admit..-Iroliineux
to our table with:Tour other helpir I
digs
•
and make use of
had obtained in
huid-jobbers of CE
cleared farm_ on
terms.
.It is not uncon mon for the lam
speculators to sell a farm to a re
speetable settleu-:. t n onusaaily low
price, in oeder to give a character t
vhere they hal(
hus to use him a,
rieruls or country
'y noted charactei
a great land
a ' neighbothood
other lands, and
a decoy duck for
men.' . !
There Was a ve
t Cobetitg,. Mr.
obbera who did -a laage business i
his way bn his O VII account,. be
ides getting thio glt a great deal o
lirty Work! for al er More respecta
le ,Speculators, w o did not wish t
rink at taverna nd -appear person-
lly in sech matt s To Ma. Q-- w
applied, and eff cted-a purcha.e of w
fartu of One 1 undred and ty T
ems,- abotit Mt Jf which w/ro g
..learetL for 4.300, s I shall men ion . fa
ore particularly ni the sequel. In b
he mean Wile, th character of this c
as long gone to g via an account of g
i
istinguish d indi id nal was—for lie fe
ris misdeeds in th 9her world--a-so
et itication. of the
n
est endeavor to
t a shop, or store,
e left the . princi-
this establish -
s ; while, taking
ft ix: of emigra.nts,
ar vaned success,
Mesa of land -job -
1
'whenever an opportunity occurred
to re -sell therm advantageously to
new corners. - Thus, *ides mak-
ing thirty or forty peaVenton his
good,e ha often realized more than a
himdred per cent. on his land specu-
lations.
In a new country, where there is
no great competition in mercantile
business, and money is scarce, the
power and protits of stcre-keepers
are very great. Mr. Q was one
of the most grasping of this class.
His. heart was case-hardened, and
his conscience like gum. -elastic ; it
would readily stretch, on the short-
ost notice, to any required extent,
while his well•tutored countenance
betrayed no indication of what was
passing in his mind. But 1 must
floc forget to give a sketch of the ap-
pearance, OT outward Man, of this.
highly -gifted individual.
He. was about the Middle_
allin and limber; and somewhat loose
•in his lowei joint; like moat of the
native Canadians itrad Yankees. He
had a .slight stoop in bis shoulders,
and hia long, thin neck waacontinu-
at'Ly stretched out before him, while.
his restleselittle cunning eyes were.
roaming about in .-seateh of _prey.
His .face, when well watched, was
an index.. to his aelfish and unfeeling
aoul... Complexion be had none, ex.7
cept that seinpiternally enduring red -
and -tawny mixture which is acquir-
ed by exposure and hard drinking,
His cheeks and the corners of his
eyes were Masked by an infinity Of
eerved lines,' and like. Most avarici-
o us and deceitful men, he had a long,
crooked chin, and that peculiar
prominent and slightly aquiline nose,.
which; by people observant of such
indications, :has _ been called ". the
rogue's nose." , But how. shall I de-
scribe his * eye -a- tlrat aniall hole
through which you -can see an. hon-
ed man's -heart? .eye was
like no other eye I had ever seen.
His face -and mouth -could assume a
gledoaatured expression, and smile;
bit his eye was still the. same—it
never smiled; but remained _coltl,
hard, dry, and inscrutable. If it
had any expression at all, it was an
unhappy one, Stich .were the *im-
pressions ci eated by his at pearance,
when. the observer was unobserved
IV him ; for he ha 1 the art of con-.
cealing the worst traits - of his char-
acter in an extri ordinarV deoree,
and when he suspected that the curl -
oils hieroglyphics which Nature had
stamped On. his visage were too close-
ly scanned, be knew weil how to di
vert the _investigator's attention to
some other object.
Ho -was a humorist,besides,- in
his way, because be found that jokes
and -fun admirably:served his turn.
They lie1pc3 to throwpeople off
tlieir gtiard; and to: conceal his hang-
- f
dog look. 1
.' He had a hard head, es well as a
hard lieart, and OU (l stand any
boa -ever,- like ever., *thing- else' tibout
quantity of drink.: His deiaking,
trying to appear Aober, like ot-her him, .liad a motive.and, instead of.
drunkards. he ratIn'T wished to ap-
pear a little elevated. In addition
.
to lus other accomp ishments, Q._.__
was • a most Accomplished gambler.
In short; rio vuitnoiis man, who mil-
ployfrevery passing Moment of his
:1-iort life in dein, good to his fel-
1 ow couiclj be - mei•e devoted
and .enersetie in his endeavors to
e
serve God and,rnan -ind, than Q------
wasi in his eudeavoi s to ease thena of
their spare cash.
He possessed -a great deal of that
free -and -easy addre4s 'and Oct which
distinguish the Carladia tat; ; and, in
addition to the eurl'ent coin of vul-
gar flattery which is found so -useful
all countries, his quick eye could
I
discover the high -Minded gentleman
by a kind of instinct, which did not
seeni quite nature. , to his sordid
character; and, In- wing that such
men are net to be aken by vulgar
adulation; he con address them
ith defferential espect ; against
hich `no minds are entirely' secure.
hes he wriggled himself into their
ood graces. Afterl a while the un-
verable impression occasioned by
is sinister countenance would be-
ome.. more faint, While. his well-
igned kindness an apparent indol-
ence to his numerotis debtors, would
tell greatly in his favor. .
I My first, impresa on of this man.
was pretty nearly a such as I have
deecribed ; and, thoiigh I suspected
and shunned him, I was sure to
meet him at every torn. At length.
this unfavorable feeling wore off in
some degree, and finding him in the
best society of the place, I began to
think thrat his countenance belied
hire, and I reproached myself for
my ungenerous suspicious.- -
Feeling a certain isecurity in the
smallneas: of my available capital, I
did not hesitate in Pplying to Mr.
— to sell me a farm,- particular -
as I was aware ofthis 'anxiety to
duce me to settlol near Cobourg,
• the reason already stated. I told
m that £300 was the very largest
m T could give fpr a farm. and
at, if I conld not oiler one for that
ice, I should join' my friends in
e backwoods.
i
• TO BE CONTI:M.:ED.
a
re ma rka that
describe it for the
keader. kei
Ciobouag; but
-• management
went to his cler
dvantage of the i
I pursued -with u
the profitable bu
_In his, store, be
business, he had be
naany years to reta
f iteners at high pr.
long. credit systen
got a- number of far
his debt, and, in ns
flrence to suing
mortgages on their
IllraLS, instead of
t money owing t
p .oeess of law, he
t. meatening' to fsn
g tges, to compel them to sell their
f: 1 ins nearly on
0
taking to this
accustomed for
1 goods to the
on the usual
He- had thus
ers deeply in ly
ny cases, in pre- in
them, nad- taken fot
f rms. By this hi
Leff recoverirg
b )37 the usual t1r
sa as enabled, by )1,
ecilose the mort-
11
1
own. term--
,
1
BILLIARD HALL
R. W. COLLINS -
pegs to state that he has opened in •
I KIDD'S NEWIBLOO
A BILLIARD ROOM.
There are in the hell FOUR TA-
BLES, (Iiiley.,& May', Manufacturee)
and. excellent 'ace° odatious for Nis-
i
itors and players.
Attendantk will be on Ihand at all rea-
sonable houri. • . 1
; R.. Iv.. ooLLEcs,
6-tf Proprietor.,
THOMSON & 1LLIAMS
Are introducing the celebrated
"CUMMING'S. " STOW CUTTER
Which has already met with Unrivalled
sucsess in other parts of Canada,
Warranted to give per ect satisfaction
when driven either byho 'se or hand pow-
er.
ALSO MANUFACITI E -A NEW
AAD 8 HORSEPOWER,
SUITABLE FOR DRIVIN41- stnaw CCTTERS,
SAWINGMAMINES, ORE CVLINDERS,
A,ND LITTLE IANI".thRESlig,RS.
Also, all kinds of Farming, Implements
including—
Reapers, Fanning Mills,
Mowers, Cultivators,
Combined Machines, Horse Hoes,
Separators, Weeders,
Pitts' Power, - MIsvs,
Sawing Machilm% Gang Plows,
Double Mouldboard lows, &e.
i
MILLWRIGHTING (Fe ENGIN-
EERING DEPA lTMENT.
Steam Engines of. al Sizes Built
GriSt Mills, Yl. lir Mills,
Saw Mills, Fla - Mills,
by water or team,
And all kihd of
FACTORIES CONTRACTED FOR AND
EXECUTED IN TIE -1E 3101ST
APPROVED STYLE.
TITRBLI;,TE VAT R - WHEELS,
LATH MILLS,i SHINGLE
MILLS BRAN D KERS
And. all kinds of mac, iin ry of the be
Construction, supplie o shortnotice
REPAIRING ENGINES / -MACHINERY
Promptly at cm ed. to
Address,
THOMSON & 1,VILT_IAMS,
. ‘litchell, P.O.
Seaforth, Sept, 6-th, 1170 144-1y
i
FOR SALE CR TO RENT.
THE
undersigned offers for sale,or to
house, 2.2x32 feet, in good condition and
le
rent, on the 3d Con eseion of MeKil-
lop, Roxboro Road, 11 mi es from Sea -
forth, and one mile re) i. Roxboro, 1
acre and. 9 rods of land, wi h a good bear-
ing Oreb.,rd. of 24 trees a,:sorted ; &eine
very comfortable ; els( , , well, p temp,
and. stable on the pr mi, '5; the lot is
well fenced. For fu th 97 particulars
apply to the proprietor on the premiees.
159-tf - RH - YOUNG.
FOR, Lte
rnHEInost eligible sit ati n in Seaforth,
„1, :on -the East side of Main Street,
nearly opposite the Pos 0 ice, on which
there is a commodious D. -elling-hot1se,
36x26, two stories high ; st, ble and WoOd-
shed, 'and. a good well N 'iti a pump inI-it.-
'flu: front of the lot o :, lain street is
. - . _
'well situated for the ei,e.c4on of 'Stotts,
-Wine in a central liosifi0). for busintiss.,
e
Tie property extends fon Main streset
to Victoria street. Th- lot fronting on
Victoria street is used is • Garden, in
which there are the ehoke, t youug Fruit
Trees, apples, pears, p u ibs, ehernes,
grape vines, gooSeberri S, currants • and
ii
strawberries, The garen 's in the high-
est state of cultivation ne pi educes an
abundance of vege.ta,b1Cs. For further
particulars apply to • '
`G-EORGE MePIAL IPS, P. L. S.
Seaforth, ' Jan. 17, 1871. leaf
FOR SALE:
mHAT splendid. 'Hate' 1 Aand on the
Market Square, Seafor h, kuown
as-
tbe CORN EXCHANgE,_ and doing a
good business. To an eit rprising man,
with some capital it off e's excellent in-
ducements, being on one of the leading
streets and close to the Salt 'Wells.
Also, two comfortable COTTAGES on
Elgin Street Goderich, rented at $2,00 a
year, and. several Town Lots. Terms—
moderate. Apply to '
WM. 1211L
-4t-‘-thee°1'
Market.
Seaforth, Jan. 23, 1871. I 164-tf:
TOYS & FANCYCOS!
SELLING ()FIT
rr Ti
—AT—
M. R. COM\TTER,
NOW IS THE TiA4; TO BUY
yoUR
Christmas Presents,!
AND
NEW YEAR'S, GIFTS.
Just received a complete Istock of
FINE COLD AND SILVER JEWELRY
RUSSEL AND SWISS
WATCHES.
To be sold Cheaper than
ever.
M. R. ?OLTNTER.
SEAFOLTII, Dec. 13, 1870. dr 2
!IlliciNTOSti & NORMSOWS
CARRIAGE FACTORY
MAIN STREET, SEAFORT1L
The subscribersfeel thankful for the
very liberal patronage theyhave received
since commencing 'business in Seaforth,
and wish to intimateto their custumers
and the public generally that they kbep
on hand and are manufacturing all
kinds of wheel work, such as
CARRIAGES,
OPEN. AND TOP BIT-GGIES7
DEM OCR A.TS,
WAG CM 3,
SLEIGHS, CUTTERS, &c.,
rade up by EXPERIENCED -WORK-
MEN, in the very latest styles.
We Do No Horse -shoeing;
But pay ail our attention to the above
class- of business. •
Parties who , favor us with their
ordera will get good -
satisfaction.
We keep a first-class Carriage
PAINTTNG
111)one for country shops, ;Ind. old. -work
repainted at reasonable rates.
• ,, Repairing I- rurnpt1v attended to.
'ordwood, Lumber, Nhin:Ats and
Lath taken in dxeleinge for work.
MoINTOSH & MORRISON.
167-tf
SEED! POTATca-Lsaaa
IrnHE L-I-NDEFeltSITIG8EL11):11;ils On hand,
rel. at lot No. 5, 31 Coneel.'SiOn, Tutker-
smith, L. R, ft, a, (Juautity of Need Pota-
toes of the following varieti Early
lose,- Early Cm (-find], Ilarris(In anti.
4-leeson. lieiiill he preparrul to meet,
n the above phenises, those vim may ...
want good seed. potatoes on Satin day 01
each week-. .ALLAN 110IUN.
' 167,13t.
CERTAIN PRSENVATIOil CF THE
M R. COUNTER,
EL,ER, Neafoth
C A KER AND
Ont. ,:"Sole Agent for the sale
PEUZCTED
)f 014 ( tibruteil
;PECTACLE3,--t_11..; 1....TIlees of
ehich are ground by us, from
inatetial mannfactund espe-
cially, for Optic prirpo.it s. It
—is pure, lia.rdand lee thnit, f,.nd
ne Aehroinatic as e'en be
prodi eel The peculiar form
• and icientifk aceurat y attain-
ed b./ the aid of cennelicated
and eosLly machinery, war-
rants es in asserting them te
'es THE MoST PER PECI
APEC1'.; C LES -E-V
t:IfAlur ult ED. They assiel
the siglit moseorilliantl) , con
fur e#e and comiert oi tie
wearer, cause a !continuous end. al idie
-iprovement of Ithe eyes, and last a gr -ti
'any years mithout requirnig to ht.
(,14shalelas B.
iitrcid'L17E.NS%1.r:1'e the (211.EPT
LS
'I
LAZAR VS. 10IflJ & !o,
295 Notre Dain e treet,(up !stairs),
Montreal.
XX "We einploy Pedlers.
IN CHANCERY
Ifetween JOSEP KIDD, Plaintiff, an.
JAMES Me-MI-MC:IN and TI10MAS
KIDD, Defendants.
'14th December, 1870.
I hereby appoint THOMAS 1C -113D, of
0e, Village of 8 .afortb, County of Hu-
ron, merchant, 1 eceiver in this ease.
J. A, BOYD, Master.
' All parties indf-lited to the late firm of
KIDD & 1qLKLN will please call
and settle the same at once and oblige.
' THOMAS lc 1
8eaforib, Dec. 21, 1870. 359-tf
If you want a good
P 0 izz,T izz, T
TRY
W. P. PAG-tT'S
GALLERY,
Opposite Scott Robertson's Grocery.
Main. Street, Seaforth.
PHOTOGRAPHS of a superior des-
cription, inasurpamsed in the County of
iron.
Mr. Paget wishes to explain that his-
& llery, though small and of mean ap-
pi,aieleme, is quite suitable for the pro-
d.iictiott of first-class Portraits,. I65-13"
BUSH FARM FOR SALE CHEAP
iIIE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale,
I cheap, Lot No. 30, con. 35, tewliship
Grey, Co. of Enron; about 70 acres of
this lot are timbered with hardwood,
fo acre* of which are chopped, the bal-
ance is timbered with cedar and pine of
expellent quality. There is sufficient of
tleis latter timber to pay for the whole.
14 The lot will be sold CHEAP FOR,
C4SH, or on time, Title, indisputablee.
Fr further particulars apply (if by let-
te)', prepaid) to Adam G ray-, Planing Mill,
Seaforth, or to the undersigned propiie-
e
,
1. RODERICK G RA Y,
Thamesford, P. O.
hamesford, Nov. 9, 1870, 153-tf.—
OR SALE, IN HARPURHEY.
rf HAT coinfortaMe Cottage & Grounds
the Property of EnwAnn Ce,,ele —
Possession on the First of May. Apply
to the Proprietor, 1`,::ea.forth... ltihpsi
1
i,piui Z 1871*
BRI4F NOT)
One person out of CAr<
d in Memphis is a
Wisconsin. fornis
;000,000 feet of lin
he past a -ear.
lover nNew-
, walked 700, miles tlas
visiting his sweetheart
a recent Golgi
bought -$11,955 in
se ip.
eff Davis was s
24ma, Ala., a few nigir
great.bell on
21.ontrealeweighs over
:auld can be heard forty
:halt sof
r. is said to ihave bee',
half of Marche duo
47 years. '
—The Japanese
newanaper, init?lished ii
in the shape of a stitch
. of aliont 100)r:sots.
—A Boston, -‘shoe-il,ea:
1
de ighted by the reeeios
lot the family of a MI r
li.t Salt Lake -es -twenty
lifty children, '
—Some ClainPse fishel
on the 15t1i ins'rant, at t
teithe Bay of San 1)iteto
' a;:g,reen turtli whit. -I3 3311;
feet six it-Wile:3 in length ;
-3
pounds.
Leading eit1izens
eiso
in err:alpine:els for a ea
ti.0 of oPresident Gra
.3 ]
ected vieit to that sit
The manuscripts, o r
aker, Willi.
Theeed by a. number
of Philadelphia, who 11)
sent them to the Histor
ot Pennsylvania;
—The ;appraisers hav(
their estimate if "the p
perty of the late Senator
„Tfinh. s ty,lrtiatthittheforot
iaasu
i!ito
sita.7
es te worth over ,t 1,000
The heir-arniarent t41
of Austria is described
man who lately had an
to observe Mtn very el
timid, at;ood-natiared boy,'
enjoyment is tO
fme musical talents.
—.At the asaizes
Mr. Hay the editor of
Perim, was sentelwed
in the libel ease.
--A steam 'traction en
on the streets wfithout raj
yesterthly in AiOntreal,
very successfully.
, are at pres:
House of Represenfativa
ington 131 lawyera,
merchants, 11 physi4..ia;
tors, 6 bankers, 5 moot
lumbermen, 3. railway k
eral business IM.13, eleit
1 teacher.
— The new Prenth :‘1
aged--Thiei-s, ;4 years*
73 ; Lucy, Fs.vre,
131. ; Simon, 57 ; Lana
-Picard, 50.. Five am laW
Thiess, Dofaure, Lary,
lPyi—csapido'lllt.lelen 19f in, St
Zussiin En
hiving beeome a :co •
of ab
to reclaim him. 1144-e
lants. All the ieffortsol
-ate,
imbibing
strongest kind_ ash
— A Lockport slog ga
fast in. his tongne,-and
was -chloroformed in. ,orf
needle 'might be extra
surgical operation waS a.
the chloroform. killed 0111'
—There is a remark
tion of dark-eolnred
andaigna, N. Y., -cemettq
the graves of tine thiee
Mtn. They sbpw that tl
in 1813, the second itt t
third- in 1815. s Time
three years would be
even itt this' faa e.
The Clbieago
the term "etronsarnitehi
it means ic One whit sr,j
respeetalde wonian itt
unng to become It ver
"1 sav, boa-, ss 01(94'
shoot arrmnd :hero (-
sportsman -'of a boy
rep11(s1 the bOy. nothing
-
here, hut our. lichoolula
Ovrocisrthe, ilni1ig113fl'e
tewalTk
him over."
Not Likely—CreditA
Oft( n most 1 elierb 11
stais before 1 gat the am,
little a<!eount DeLtor
think- I am going- to reni
the first floor to accent
ere(litors ?"
Nurse—"T einnot
an 1 jain too on your
AlfrrA ; it is Vers.' wk.
Alaater,
vnAnnt Mart- if the eat
In•ead does for hotb."
-At an infant Sureho.-
ttaselier gave the sterv
gal tien. Whet he
place where the peer