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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1871-04-14, Page 20 2. E HURON *XPOSITOR. APRIL 14, 1871. ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH; utt, LIFE IN CANA:DA. (An BY MRS. M0041E. CHAPTER mi. THE LAND -JOBBER. intermediate Chapter by J. W. D. Moodie.) Q after scratching his heed, and considering for a few minutes told me that he knew a farm which he could sell me for that price, par- ticularly as he wished -to get rid of IV set of Yankee rascals who prevent- ed emigrants from settling in that neigh bot hoed. We afterwards found that there was but too good reason for the character he gave of some of our neighbors. - held a mortgage for $150 on a farm belongene to a certain Yankee settler:, named Joe 11 as seeurety for a debt iacur red for goods at his store, in Cobourg. The idea instantly struck Q— that he would comPel Joe II to sell him his farm, by threatening to fore- close the mortgage. I drove out with Q next day te see the farra in question - It was. situated in e pretty retied valley,,surrounded by •bille,about eight rriilee' from Cobourg; and about, a mile from the great road leading to Toronto. There Was an extensive orchard upon the farm, and two log houses, and a large frame barn: A censidelable portion of the cleared land was light and sandy; and the uncleared part of the farm, situated on the flat, rocky snintnit of a high hill, was reserved for a sugar bush-, and for supplying fuel. On the whole, I. was pleased with the farra, Which was certainly cheap at the price of £300 ; and I therefore at once closed the bargain with Mr. Q . At that time I had not -the slight- est idea but that the farm actually belonged to the land -jobber ; and I am, to this da, 'unable to 'tell by what- means he succeeded in getting 11 to part with his pro- perty. - The -father of "Joe El— had Cleared!. the farm, and while the soil was new, it gave good crops.; but as the rich surface, or black muck, as it is called, became exhausted by continuel cropping, nothing but a poor, meagre soil remained. The early settler's were wretched farmers ; they never ploughed deep enough; and never thought of mad- uring the land; After working the landforsevered years, they would let it lie waste for three oafour years without sowing grass -seeds and then 1.4ough it up again for wheat. The greater part o°:f the hay raised en t these farms was sold in t110: towns and the cattle wee fedduring the long severe, wint+ on wheat -straw. The natural resellof this poor minr- isliment was, diet their .cattle con- tinual 1 y degenerated . and great n bars died every spring of a disease called the hollow horn, which ap- pears to be peculiar to this country. When the lands became Sterile, from this exhausting treatment, they were called worn-out farms; and the own- ers generally sold them to new set- tlers from the olcl country, and with the money they received, bought a larger quantity of wild lands, to pro- vide for their sons; by whom the same improvident 'process: was 'Com- menced. These erly settlers were, in fact, only fit for pioneers to. a more thrif- ty class of settlers. Joe 11 or Uncle Joe, as the country people Call any acquaint- aaee, after a fashion borrowed; no doubt, from the Dutch settlers of the State of New York, was, neither by. his -habits nor industry, likely to become more prosperous ttian his neighbors of the SaILe thouglitless class, His father 11 ad worked bard in his time, and Uncle Joe thought he had a goad right to enjoy •him- self-. The aearest village was only five miles from his place., and he was never without same excuse for go- ing thither every two or three days. His hoase wanted stiocilig, or his- plerigh or wagon wanted to .be fiattd by the blaeksni ith or carperrtent As a -matter of course, he earne home pretty high ;• for he was ilithe con- stant habit of pouring ahalf tumbler of whiskey down his throat, stand- ing bolt upright at the bar of the tavern, efter which he would drink nbut he same quantity of cold watea- to wash it down. These habits., to- gether Nvith bad farmingand a lazv, -elovenlv helpmate, in a few year's. made Joe se poor as he could desire to be; and at last he was compelled to sell his farm to Mr. Q After we had pot settled down e this farm, I had often occasio to drive iuto Coitourg, tor the pt pose of buying groceries and othe neces- eeries, as we thee thought them, at the store. of Mr. Q---- On these occasione I always too up ifly quar- ters, for the time, a the tqvern of °lir worthy Yanke friend, M. As I drove up t the door, I genet, - ally pound 8 walking about la hilt -1y on th boarded platform, or stoop. in f ont cf the house,wel- coutiaig h guests in his OW.11 pecu- liar free and -easy sty the hoi-ses, and seeia pie woke -attentive to think T pee him now his thirel erect, lathy nose, and, puckeredOng antd tWisting:bi his dears ..to please h - On s opt inef..in f ern. , Slio tly ager ott the farm, Mr. S me, in t.ir.e most fa imaginable, holding quite c ndescendin Moodie, ha—e..---w d —a ---w' the old wo At first I Could w -horn he meant by t ly appe lation ; and asked him what pe :i. to, as 1 ad no old establish merit. "Why, your old sure. your missus--;-- guess. You .don't q our language' yet." ' " 0 ! now I under • quite welt, I thank our friend Mrs. S , laying a slight em ph by way of a gentle h ture guidance. "Mr. S--, I gi pret ty coneiderabl( right gad to see pretty fonsiderable with he; I tell' yob me what you will rny treat." As hq said these ted into the tavern b int, his ieacl and slip rising'oi!, his tip -toes Mis.,1.-p— had bee' WOIllan, and still r her goo ernplar was oft ineessa tendin looks. She housewife la n astonish d t toil aud to the want merous ouseh old. She had plepty. the ki chen ; bu mueh of cookery as tronom and poor han a Is well as h constant requisitio She Fad two very tees, w om she wo do any rough wor spoi▪ l th ir soft, whit S—, o doubt, could n t expect t creatur s long in s country as Canada, the com ion caution held these blessing. band. There was one s whom I had often er's arms, with het and her long auburat ing in wild profit shoulde s. e,:looking afte hat his pe their ditties. efore me, wit Ore. his snu :face, wri telfalout, i s customers. oiit of the ta fiettlement o siepped up t iliar mantle out his han Ah, M you do —h ?" not coneeiv iS very hour I very simpl -son he allude Woman inm roman, to b a 'Moodie. iite under -sten t nd you; she m ; and how T' I roplie ss on the Mrs n for his ft es she's Smar She'll for you' e of a favor -i ; put now te 1 rink ?=for it s o -ds, he stru fcire me, thro riders back, an e cry .step. ery handsome ed much if as a most e - clJ manager. t4 witness ti e d irance in a such a nt 7 f 1ish t ,ey they did of Mrs. S Ileacl were gt S her fon This geniuswas onl sit for -a of our flute, a ess she likes ould say Wh ness for hi little fairy or musie, four years hour at a odm to E would af the air tr she pick sweetes voice.in ti le as: the c• ay be co is looked up run keeper land, it ti t helps ii -knew pretty claug - d not suffer tlo whiehNV 0 ill lands. Mr resaw that she keep such fa'r rah a marrying n, according t of divines, _she Iwith a loo e ✓ et little gir, in her fatl soft dark eye.,, linglets hauga ion over hs pt,sorne," M rot I remarke had a natural 1i, th o ugh sh e 11, she would e at the door me play the ards sine all p, with° t1ie orld. e e of a -haver Ted in En( n the Unite States, vh&e Mrs. S -_1 was raise as extiernely relr ctitble ; and haveroe er met, with a omen in an class of ociety-elsenhef re, NV 110 z.po,,.- sessed ore of the 1 ()call feeling -and c imobtru ive mann ! la 'which should below, o ladies thar. in the famil of tihs yorthy tavern -keeper. Whelp. I contrast their genuine kindness and. humanity with t e haughty, arrogant Inn assumed b ( some la lies of a 1uFei1 standing i society. from England, who sojoar ed in -their house at tl e same tin ll with O'se' ves, —w li I . remern b their ii1. solent way ofJ giving the orders to Mrs. S , Ind their sti more N ounclinacondescension— confess canoot but feel ashamed my cou tryMen. Alltheee patio izing airs, 1 doul4 net, were a su med urpo ;el y to in) me s i• the min a of thoee worthy peel le with an idea of thei vast superiority. . I ha e someun es; I confess, ' been a little annoye with the ftmiliarity of the Americe ns, Canad'atis as well as Yankee ; but I 1i ast say eXper - ence hataught me to Winne myself at leas as much as them. If, i4 - stead of sending Or ,youthful ari'e tocracy o the continent of Europ to treat the natives with coutemat , and inc eas the unlpopularity of the British b ad, while their stock of native i rogance ils augmented . by the c gthe comp aisance of thew onl b;;W to tl eirsuperiorityi ealth, they were 4erit to the Un - ted Stats, or even to Canada, theiv Would r ceive a leseon or two vvhic I would b of in finittl ser vice to them tomeeof their mosttepulsive prep dices and peculiarities -would soon 1 rubbed off.by the ritIgh towel of d Inocracya It IS curious to observe th rernafkable -divereety in the a counts given by recent, emigrant to _this country, of their trea ment, and of the, manners an I eharact'e - of the people, in tilik I United tates and in Qauada. Soule 1 IC • V meet with cons with nothing b tality. Of co both accounts an aristocratic ally make su the habits and mejudices of a peeple of a land, in biota front the com- paratively equal listribUtion of 'pro- perty, and the pertain presperity at- tendant on indnstry, the whole con- stitution of socie y is necessarily de- mocratical, irres ectively of political - institutions. r hose who go tosuch a country withi t e notion that they will carry evelr thing before i them by means of pr tee.ce and assump- tion, will find th 'mselves greviously deceived. To is a homely expres- sion, it is just iis irrational to expect to force a _meg body through. a small apertnee.! In both cases they will meet with unyielding resist- ance. , When i, poor nd industrious_ me- chanic, farmertj o laborer comes here without pretenSi JUS of, ati, kind, no such complaints are to be heard. He is treated -wit respact aped every one seems willi ig tohe p him for- ward. If in af er year the: man- ners of such a se tier sbo ld geow in , • importance witl his p •osperity— which is rarely the cas —his pre- tensions would b much i lore readi- ly tolerated tha those f any un- known or un ri d individual in a higher class of s ciety. , Te North mericangenerally are .niuch more clisposec to value people accordi g tothe es imate they form of their i dustry, and other qualitiee which more directly lead to the acquisitio of propefi•ty,itncl to the benefit of comnatinity, than for their prese and actnal wealth. 'While they pa certain mock hom- age to a 'we y emigrant, when they have a in ve in doing:so, they secretly are m • inclined to look on litm as a well- • ged goose who has cognate Anierc to be ptucked. In ti-uth, many 0 em are so dexter- ous in this ope • ion that the unfor- tunate victim i ften stripped naked before he is a • e that be has loet a feather. There seem. o be a fatality at- tending riches ported Into Cana- da. They are e to make to them- selves wings • flee away, wl.ile wealth is no • s certain to adhere to the poor an ndustrious setter. The great fat It of -the Canadian character. is an u willingness to ad• • t kindness, others it rudeness and bru- e there is truth in but strangers from 1 rountry do not cent alio% anee for 0 a 11 mit the just cl• is of education Ind talent, howev unpretending, to some share o onsideration. this respect .t ie Americans of the United States are greatly superior to the Canedia sI because they are better educate 1 and their country longer settled. These genuine Re- pablicans, whe heir theory of the., original and.n, ral equality among thein is onee c leerfolly admitted, are ever reacijr to show respect to mental super:tie y, whether natural or acquired. My evening. wore usually tavern, where amused with 1, ters who were who, from the ity of the co little chance.° culiaritie,s fro on visitirg Cohourg pent at 11 r. S— 's I was cften much tbled, and I le varietyof chaa-ac- lere asse ✓ e -and -easy familiar - °aid ms-taners, had cbacealing their pe- arl atter tive obser- Mr. Q of course, was always to be 'found • here, thinking, smok- ing cigars, andi cracking jokes. To a casualobservlei he appeared to be a regular boon .companion, without an object but Ma of enjoying the passing hour.. Among his numerous accomplishme ts he had - learnt a number of slii lit of -hand trickafrom the t travelling conjurors who sksit the country, a d are generally will- ing to sell thei ecrets singly,at a regulated•pric IThisseemed a. curi- ous investment for 0------, but he knew how to in everything to ac- count. Sty sr eh means he was en- abled to cent -i ute to the amuse- ment of the _CQI11 ally, and thus De-. came a. kind O' favorite. If he could not menag,e to at -ill -a lot icif land to an . in) na ig ran or . special ato a he, would careless y, propose to sortie of the company t ave a ga ' re at whist or too, to .pa:41 t e time tway ; arid he never file 1 0 conju e most of their money i to his pockets. ' At this ti in :, a, new character made his- appearaec t Couourg, a Mr. B—, an E g isle fanner of the true yeoman 14€ d. Ile was a short-, leggedelong-b di d, corpulent little man. He wore a brown coat, with ample skirts, end a vast expanse of vest, with dra -c hired small clothes and gaiters. • .was a jolly, good-natured 1 o -ing men, with an easy, blunt Ma ner which 'night easily pass for 1) nesty. , " Q- ' had old aim a lot of wild laud in some out-of-the-way town- ship, by. maki g Mr. Be-- believe that he could el it again very soon, with a handsoM profit. '1 Of course his bargain wi4 ir ot e good one. He soon found from his situatian that the land was gni e unsaleable, there _being no settl m tnts in the neigh- borhood. Int, e d of expressing any resentment, be Lirly acknowledged that Q— wais is master at a bar- gain, and gave iim full credit- for hts address =dee uing, and. p.iiet- lyre� vtel in his own mind toprofit ley the lesson 'he had received. Now, with all their nateral acute- ess and habitual dexterity in such atters, the Crnadians have one eak. point; they are too ready to elieve that Englishmen are made of oney. All that an emigrant has t do to acquire the reputation of having money, to seem quite easy, and free from care or anxiety f r Vie future, and to maintain a, c rtain degree of reserve in talking, f his private affairs. Mr % B— erfectly understood how to play his cards with the land jobber; and his fat, jolly physiognomyt and rustic, Provincial manners and accent, greatly assisted him in the decep- tioEvery day Q---- drove him out to look at different farms. B talked carelessly of buying some large block of lend, thatwould cost him. some £3,000 or £4,000, pro- viding he uould only find the kind of soil be particularly liked for farm- ing purposes. AS he seemed to be in no hurry in making I is selection, delermined to m ke ban use- ful, in the mean time, i promoting his views with respec to others. He therefore puffed Mi. B up tar everybody as a Nod° k farmer of large capital, and alway.$ appealed to him to COD anti the c mracter he gave of any farm he wished to. sell to a new comer. 13--, on his side, was not slow in playing into Q—'s hand on these occasions, and without' being at a,11 suspected of collusion. In the evening Mr. B would walk into the public Torm of the tavern, apparently fatigued with his exertions through the day; fling himself carelessly OD a sofa, and un- button his gaiters and the knees ef his small -clothes. He took little not;ce of anybody auless he was spoken to, and his demeanor seemed to say, as plainly as words, "1 care for nobody, nobody cares far me." This was just the kind of man foi Q—. He instantly Saw that he would be an invaluaVe ally and coadjutor-, without seeming to be so. When B— made hie appearance i in the evening, Q ' was seldom at the tavern, for his time had not yet come. In the meanwhile, B— was sure to be drawn gradually into conversation by some emigrants, who, seeing diet he -was a practical fernier, wuuld be desiroes of getting his opinion respecting certain farms which they thought. of purchasing. There was such an appearance of blunt simplicity of character abeut him, that most of these inquirers thought he was forgett*ghis own interests in telling- tlier4 so much as he did. In the course of conversa- tion, he would mentiOn Several farms he had been looking itt with the in- tention of purchasing, and he wotdd particularly mention some one of them as possessing eXttraordinary- ad- vantages, but which , had some one disadvantage which rendered itin- eligible for him; such as being too small, a circumstance which, in all probability, would recoMmend it to another description of settler. It is hard to s4y whether Q was or was not deceived by 13 ; but though he usedla-i%1 at present .as a decoy, lie no doubt expected. ultimately to sell him some of his farms, with a very handsome profit. B --t, however, whose means were probably extremely small-, fought shy of buying; and aft r looking -at a number of farms, hd told Q— that. OD mature reflectio he thought he could employ his apital more profitably by renting a nuthber of farms, and working them in the English manner, which he felt. 'cer- tain woulkt answer admirable in Canada, instead of sinking his capi- tal at once in the purchase of lands. Q was fairly caught; and B hired some six or seven farms from him, which he worked for some time, no doubt greatly to his own disadvantage, for he ieither paid rent nor waees. , , Occasionarily other land 'specula- tors would drop into the tavern, when a curious game would be play - ‘ed between Q-- and them. One of the speculators would ask another if be did not own some land in a particular part of the country, as he had bought some lots in the same quarter, without seeing them, and would like to know if they were good. The other would, answer in the affirmative, and pretend to de- sire to purchase the Jots mentioned. The former, in his turn, would pre- tend reluctance, and make a similar offer of buying. All his cunning manceuvering would Ie continued for a time, ill the hope of inducing seine third party or stranger to make an offer for Idle land, Which would : be accepted. It ofte1 happened that some other perso3, who lead hitherto taken no part in the course of these peared iiir ti the ouversations, and who ap- have no persanal interest matter, would qnietly inform ran 'et- that be knew the land in quehn, and that it was all of the ver* best quality. 1'0 11E CONTI: . Nothi g is tram will do I. -thinly, 8(A.Ue that CALL AND AIPORIUM —OF— FASHION, SEAFORTH, MHE subscriber begs to announce to 1 the public thathe has opened a §plendid Assortnient 0-P STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, s GROCERIES, CROCKERY, BOOTS & SH4S, LIQUORS, WINES, ETC.1 The whole of the Stock is entirely new,1 and bought in -the best hout,es in Canada.' He is determinecl to sell at prices that will satisfy the buydrs. THOS KIDD 1 Seaforth, Nov. 1st, 1870.- .14, POTATOES. 153-1 FIR.ST-PRIZE POTATOES voi,n SALE. 1 THE subscriber has on hand, on Lot No. 25, Concession 4, McKillop, the following varieties of SEED POTATOES, SEE THEM. WEI& GRASSIE, Which he offers for sale, -viz. :—Early Goodrich, Early Hansworth ; Early Rose; Gleason, and Callieo. . Hehas also the right for the County of Huron, to sell and manfacture J. H. . 1 THOMAS' PATENT BEE HIVES. Individual and Township Right8 for Sale. He will also have a few SWARMS OF BEES! For Sale in the Spring_ 168-tf R. GOVENLOCK. MONEY! $51000 TO LEND, T DAVE the above sum on hand for investment on good Farm Security, at 8 and ir per eent.,—Private Funds. ' J011 NS. -PORTER. 1 SEill'OR.TH, July 25,,1870,. CARRIAGE AND WAGON MAKER/ Coderielt Street, Seaforth. SLEIGHS, . CUTTERS, CARRIACES, BUGGIES, WAGONS, &c., &c., Built in a superior manner, to ord.-er, on short notice., C4r Particular attention paid to Horse Shoeing and. General BIacksmithing. 163 VIOLET INK. -J-. SEATTERi EXCHANGE BROKER, And dealer in Pure DRUGS CHEMICALS AND DYE STIFFS; PERFUMERY, PAN CY AN D TOILET ARTICLES Agent for Sewing Machines. Money to lend on easy terms. gir Pure Wines and Liquers for medi-- purlioses. J. MATTER, Seaforth, Nov. 3, 1870. 59-tf. Insolvent Act of 186g. In the Matter of A LYRED WATHINSON, an Insolvent. P11TBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that under and by virtue ot the powers vested in me, as Assignee of the Estate of.the above-named Insolvent, and under -the provisions of the Insolvent Act of 1869, the unders;gned will offer for sale by Public Auction, at Knox's Hotel, in the village of Seaforth, in the County of Huron and Province of Ontario, on 'WEDNESDAY, the 26thday 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 $t. John Street, in the village of Seaforth. There is a valuable hone on f3aid lot, and barn, and will be sold subject to a Mortgage for $300, with interest, front 5th March, 1870. ;a- TERMS, CASH_ SAMITEL JOHNSON, - ssignee. MeCAUGHEY & HOLMESTED, 168-8 . Solicitors for Assignee. FLAX! FLAX! rpHE undersigned is now prepared. to 1_ furnish FLAX SEED to all parties who wish to embark in the cultivation of Flax during the coming season. The FLAX SEED! can_be had at the Stores of the under- signed: Scott Robertson, Killoran and Ryan, J. C. Laidlaw, Grocers; John Logan, E. Hickson & Co., S. R. Corbey, and 0. McDougall, The ,Seed_ can - be had from any of the above parties, on and after the 20th of March next. 169-tf. B. SHANTZ. FARMS FOR SALE. OR Sale Lot No. 22, 13th Concession Township of MeKillop, containin, One Hundred Acres, forty five of whic are cleared. well -fenced, and a nevtr stream of water runs through one. corner. No buildings. Also, the unex- pired term of eigbt years of the lease of part of Lots 27 and 28, 12th conceion, with the privilege of purchasing at- any time. Purchase money $1,275, to extend over a period of ten years. This lot is all wood land. For further particulars apply to the undersigned. THOMAS STEPHENS, Seaforth. January 11, 1871. 162.--tf FARM FOR SALE. TEE 'Subscriber offers for sale his farm Lot No. 28, First Concession of Hay, 'London Road, half a mile from Kippen, consisting of 160 acres of ex- cellent land, 65 of which are eleamd.. For particulars, apply to AL EXAN DER MUX, 1;0-tf. f On the Proinivi. APRIL 1 ' 'An . Z7,1t:iti:egat t*VifIri..) Following the idh to give, °lir readers Hall and Ma Telma making a little ear, diaa beotehmen denly shone out in ment. It is net o Provincial divine 1 L metropolis so ler -till more rare that ,ing to the -city retire lack for critics and 1 is sini pie -hearted, ft. -t is suec. esisfel. Dr. t ire ,!an private emit -et -seta lieJ. city people, are z tmistake foe egntisr 'the fresh-hearre=1 1 -which he alliadra t it is this vt-ry trai 116eern t that is a htr eueSS. o flnui excellent W110 S StlN !doing of it, and to . pression of pleasuie uc ita.ino! s,Tacileliss.all:tet411,t impossible to the {snail whose speeeh chertth is like a fresa laden with the odo 1 Dr. Ormion is :man. In gtewn e; the square - ehenidera bony frame are yet *very indiviideal eel . lin a state of 1 absolut = his heach lAs he ii; land wear S eide-whis ithe preacher atop of , math like ene'pf ictures of the sere 1 Last Sunday even iton preachW on- t ioffered by4oslana e this day- whom e read the eha force and eMphasis, 1 , ;was Intel-estiug an tat to 1ast.1 He la- , -on that inlakes Dr, , airtionip 0 le, Stitlahet Inadaezre;s retre of so' mu -ch in has both i unction. no mean degree. Li 0 analyze Dr. Ormie f airless of composiee he has none. He is alai rid often exceedingl ut doubtless the -wet. Ees in what voniel call his "vicari 'here ia a. steady, ' ost unreraitting pre nsciences of his hea metimes walk !arm ttering coutinenpiee *ier two, and then. LA nce'that schorebes ),ightning_. " /le seen 'awyer by our side, thought into 4 bullet, t at you." At eue stieutation and voii rojectile force of a ement man: At o peaks -slowly, -sonin rally. When he al inishment, 1 it Ava,5 ast manner. Hisereed- ie entire] v _ ora moment does ban**, even objeetiv Itility of ereor in the f hidi he, as a &Nita, lteolfteniln-,edeounalinlitorl i,,ot , pastor, Mita doctein elusions -with him, Izirom these be make travels toward the - gilel°ftsftoli)-()tilniet,e;:iiell' nultic.vivnb isilD8onal'ie of his see ne. tipeakinguf pro etliel of II erod : ttt tence thrilled the t lioacdliytedartl tiiie'asked to oi-ie ai ther." As be ti His epithets are often Olimax of denuneiati with " double_minded jog, Clirist-catching To the half-hearted a "As it ie, yoitre b n ant of the devil-, Over half ,yoer heart the utnaost soleminity. that is necessary te -de ie just to- stand &ill." possibly give lin. pap tie half-drolland h- ih whieh he haid : "El tb his idole ;- Ill bine Many ore there of the iiight -,' Nor of the whieh he shot out at baited sinners Dodd 'tomb." Many passe tie and fult1 of pictui 41 of his effective cittexriolf)altte. eerli:ea:;1 utItuer:lerotsv dinI' hisNap; tin(!ta " There's not an ,,ttli s Un1Ver8e. ; and then, ward,- he added, V an silent eonscience in the silence that fJ1u e that the very rafters as witnesses for -Clod ihN•:Tg, ryitfiri. for its'.ill pe cil)line the rreaehin, t011 18 13XCeetiingly