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The Huron Expositor, 1871-09-22, Page 24 2- 11111smortirpr-7z7.. _ • a.•Me, a .110.4 • • • ••, . • • THE LEGEND OF POTATO CREEK,. (CLINTON CO ('NTY, INIXIAS A. ) A ilitory of the Perez- and Ac. J.‘74ES mAtTEICE TITOMPsoN. • Big yellhw hut:ern-es a -ere wheel- ing •aeout in the drowet 8tituiner air, hoveting about the moist little ssuel lairs of Potato Creek. shady dell, wateped iu the hot lull of Aeguet, sent up ttie spirea and eemes 01- the' walnut zeel poplar tiees, clearly defined aud 'sheeny, Iii5slerneath the foreet roof , .71 th't 11;t7.103A W roe() busnee had wrung- themselves into dusky netts. The late violets bloomed, nese and there, side hy side with thote wax- like yollaw blOssOnis, called by the • eount y fol " I.utter a n d eggs. " 'Through tLi dell Pot (to Creek meandered -fantastically, WaS11ed latre the roots of a, few knar sycamoves, ui.cl murmuring a• meng g-reac heape of diatriatitive bowldt It wa$ not a. strikingly pictuteeque Or romantic place; but much after the usual, type of ragged little hol- lows. Pe reit ed or the topmost tangle the dry, tough roots of an old, turned tree sat lit -Oe &tee Turp sixteen that very- August day, pret nay - beautiful, her school life ended, her womanhood just beg ning to clothe her faee and form fascinating mystery. Froin 1 high seat she gazed down iato t. transparent water of Potato Otee and smiled at the funny gantl.;ols the little fish. A sketch book ai case of pencils lay beside her. " Whoa! ho! wonow can't y Look yere now, ji4t face rouad ti way, blast ver, oie hide na fo glad, Oi L uot.kilil • little hely as she rile Ulan Ste04 I'm ev r se glad m,'" nannured che saw the .1.xe fdl. for Solt*. TH E va,a ." Shakinhlike fo tv, Zech," he dd. 'ed, ]ookingJugutn.iously at his big brother, thet, ch tuging counten; nce aed arinnieg lel adly, be contit tied ieSS „gazing and g gang m nue as6010 ment g then, somewhat ecoverit he ge-sehied lie. 'axe, and flitted jug it high over .iiie heed, clip(' ia a voice that, shrill arid eitu ked, tang. petehtetly- through the..W als -- "I said „I'd. kill lin .e tlett ere,. ! gargliug oil didn't eure, 'in and Ile) ! I dermal ef I don't, too," e O. f-il',. pleaSe, plea. e, _pleasc. doe't," exclaimed •the girl. he's - I. " irlain't no use beggin , .'cialtit but to eat up e nai , n' f(Ukier. an'ller ald the likeS, and his Iola Cid tittle -o• gits- wesses elery, da 'Au' .1. spent mere'''. he's WO 'tit tryi to .caredine tied don't evvey hot . letigh at me 'eauSe I've 0 t such deviled old slum tituX Of a •hOsS, al -it dust toy pictet (if I'll •Stand i led so noW ye've heave thy tin 1101,11.." "Bet, sir, 1'1 1 take Iiiin'olf yot hands—may I ? Say-, .griv him me, please.'' " An' what in thum er goo would he do yot , I'd like o km- a -of thinh" - 1 'cause: you see 1 eicault Nvoi k for n SI -1- " Bet ye it, (1)kW ye can't g over to Squire .! what seed sh- `31. ti " " Ne, and I don't keer a cuss • Idon't. bather me, was the peta ant .epl y. " Ye 8 .you do ton! 'Twas pun iistle-00d IJOSS. That 'ere gal 'o taya over ther: iS llaVill'' i) lnall VaS11 'illl and -dotter 'int 1" Sen my , viulted 'and into ed up hie paut as no i le s -,oke; " Do save Sammyg is that se, widow, holdite up w Oit airth c nue 50 XPOSTTOR. • t 1 1 the ague season was mr, she erely. said : "I have already stayed one, day ! t o long," and Cie Squire -(2041 not ! derstand the riddle. . Rose went out to the city and ti ;Ade her debut in society. The Winter was a festive, 0110, al (1. 1*(1.- St:OW(1 in Several brilliant wed ling, prominent among them that of Rohe Tu pi it to a h.-eutneky banker, which union Nkrai e01181111.1111llkal in )1ay, .10n the very day of the we Id et- . now17" cried the y. lierehaeds. ' H n' : .ehe iy- the hots -1" ly.• " rManilny ef a let 1 hi 'joy this id l'il be awful 'hie t, poor Zach, makit - 1-1; it Smell's's Ir lit always went. t� " The gal said her the hoss to k d ' he slid, aliying b , 7 f ot, which. other i o- have lauded Linn ile "Never mint , give him to: m in, ,,I.1.1 take care of iim." - ty, "Well, I'd as soon -you'd have 'i •ist as not if 'twant that I'Ve wore t in- kilt 'iiii, and-tle fact is , 've ha in sieli a pesky &vied time with hin ter that it ofts eldinder hard •that 1 he s li 0 uldn't lave ithe eatisfaction o k, buatin' his head fur- it." . of " But You'll let me have •him, Id that's a good maat,"-- • " I'll admit it 1 -'d be orfOl oiler"), L _ . e l in me to refuSe the request lof sich a tia poortY gal as yoti, but it 'tli be par- , ol- jury 6ga1, patjuryt clog on if ''twould- n't. ...[ swore -I'd kill 'int." I Just then the peculiarities of the man's character were -written on his 'face. His nose . denoted pt gnacity, his lips sensuality, his eye ignor- ance and refugh kindness, 1 is Ghia firmness, and (his_ complex on the ague. I am not sure that because a man has had 'the ague for seven years without a fortnight's respite it should thus be enumerate( among his characteristics, but the irath is, chills and fever will aiffeat one's 'character Most radically. I deal with facts. • • While the man stood 1 ith his -axe poised in air, Rose was gigging_ n ne,rvonsly at the: knot in the halter- s rein; and ere he was awate of her f intent, she had untied it lid was r leading the poor horse -away. .- t " Well now, that 'ere's coo! Gal, t yer a brick. • Take 'in along for all 1 I keer ; take 'im along !" - He put down his axe, plaeed his s hands to his _sides and see,- as he spoke, a big wrinkling. swile that , covered the whole of his s iallow, v skinny face. .1 -le wiped it s ,face ou 'n Sam '11 3ist me ager in p :tee aged to ye !" clied g the floor (lei -tee ougue would go,1 • • as how Zaeh gin frever all. s," ik1y from Za Ade wiee would wo ilcl "u the. (loot yet "Look a iere now, Zach, e, 3 et try the li es 'o that in, Ilroemstickin tYt y You mough o insides !" anc cl s iow flourished 1. h • • 11 give you sich )tinevee did git. jured the -cl e spoke, the wi oom. But. for fea of respass on fan) ly f p-ivacy, I ust desist. • How it h 1, tppened tha Zi ch got to . to go n o -er 60 Squir Martin's is unknoN4 t me, but T am 1d to believe that h s first visit vas e, compulsory ote, Ids mother To -cing him to return ti e book and ,encal-case to the pro- ach became wor &dully intere t- i p r owner. e his as it m y, Z 'e in the irog ess of former patient's conva esc nee; for, stvan e • to say, thepo r h rse began alai i st inimediately t get well, and in ts o m nths was s un , glossy and ft t. Nr was he .ai ill -looking amine 1. Om the contrar w ten Rose 'sat n his back ands rok a his mane, 1 e arched his n ck and pawed ti e ground like a t iorough-bred. quire Mart n was a good ma •and seeing ho'. Zach seemed to e Jq Rose's comi any, he one clay too th r girl aside a id said to er : • . 'Rese, I'll t 11 you w1at 1 thin . H re 's poor deli Jones who s the chillsef r six or seven year.:, stant, and o medicine can cute in'I) -now—w• o, I say .• • The voice was , a man't Rose looked round and instantly saw the - speaker, who, a few rods further down the creek, stood holding in ene hand the halter -rein of alorlorn- looking horse, and in the other a heavy wood -man's axe. "Wo -up, now! I hate like der - nation to slatherate ye, but I said ef ye didn't_ git well by this 'ere Aa - gust the fifteenth, I'd knock yer on the head, and shore 'Dough here -ye are with the fistleo wus'n ever ; 'so • now start' still till I do it to ye right at ween the eyes-!" By this time Rose had come -to -understand the situation, which i truth Was about this: the horse wa sadly diseased 'with that scoarge o th equine race, scrofulous shoulde or fistula, and because it could no get well the -man was on the poin killing it by knocking it on the heat with on axe. Of all durab things a horse wa Rose's favorite. Wo -up yer, I say ! Ding it aiat ye gat no sense it air? HON d'y 'apettame to hit yer blamed ole tead when ye keep it- a!goin' that vav ?" • `rite fell° W had tied the halter rein round the body of a stuall tree, itIld Wilt; 11 OW pieparilig'-te deal the horse with the axe a blew between the eves, " (), air, Stop, don't !" cried the • girl, 11,T sweet,- tremulous voice breaking into silvery echo-ft?ag- waits in every nook in the little The man looked in every direc- tion, aed, :acing no one, let, fall the .axe by his side. The birds, taking advantage of the silenee, lifted a t witterii tg chorus through the dense, dark tops of the trees. The slimmest hi oath el air languidly caressed the leavea ei-• the ...-060 111a.111Illy'S no how," he muttered, "should like to knaw who 't wus though." :Amid a moment, aS if at- ti'lltively listening, then again rai'a- ins- his axe, he coutieued : " ..Afttet 'a been a jay bird squeak- ed. Wo-erp yore, now, I'm not eoitt' to fool all day, so hold still with ye." with his sleeve. • • "Illicit, DO end to it," he i natet- ed, admiringly -gazing after he re - is - ceding girl. lAreuder who s f • was a critical itiorneut for tile loan, miserable herse .; fur it lower- < -(i liehl quite still. r UZI 110 it X(' WZV) stezuhly aoised in tir. 1.0tlOtfls lake woue a stoey look ef ; deterittintaion. -11Te vas, 11 ttIl.t and bcny, with a c•)7.111r.cnir.loc- to green,- sil;:kett, pale lilue • eyes., si.111.- i,u1.1„..fl ti 1111,1111.axy boat (1, and. u! regular, lutif docaVed fectit: thoiwit his body _and limit, were ale...el:hen to the laet di.sita. Of et- . a :tut lion, still the hie,- cords ahout ids11 k t1Rl %%-rists stood cite: taut, tege-eeting great steeres_211.'m t 1, ( intleed, yott must ! dorth. please dou't lot hint ! . set ine/ . estatteine (1()\ 11 int i iirrt-11, hose flea to the epot e !st itereeif, lat»? and tremliling, tZit't hocis :tint the would -tie exe (..(e. The- ,n.1 fell ("row tee luau's oyes bet -utile exztedy •t• u' ututell j:Lw dr.)rpt.(1 , Luz Ida 10.111111 t • sa„ • open to lh as tun- gapiena• eap-n-ity, and lih up 011 : t-, tit . dead spirt", of a walnut tree qi )-al-ne key began to heat a long Purty, gercho !" • • , The wild birds sang a frit mplud hynna tlie breeze ifresliened ill the •whole woods rust-lled, and tit ,litle stream babbled louder auto] g the bowlders. 1 • .41esweetest; gal in -Ind an 11 y Alld she's took my Ole hose Na tether .or no: A right funny twee edin', or t-itr naine'S not Zach Jones; yah, [w !" '14io lideghed lond and long. Weals laughed, toa, and still th freshened. I 4, gi t and the lime had seick- ly disappeared behind the haz e and popaw busbes. Zach _June aloue With his reflections. "'Vender's -where* slie set, right up on' that ole- clay root. Sh was a tiehia' teckon." Another den -r- ill -a; chuckle. ha co 'enL Now, then, Ill bet that f you'll take a li tle interest to amus the boy he'll .et well. What h waits is to forg t the ague -and tale ligl t exercise. So Rose, the nex tin elle comes o er, I'll let him hay a 11 rse and sad ile, 4n6 you mast g rid nee with bin " 6 ose • was a kind-hearted, inno cent -minded bit of a thing,- so Oa it was .not a lv ed matter for tin Squire to get li r t1 consent to hi. propbsition. I •hal not attempt tt g a ese what her fa tiler and rn othe wot id have sait to all this, forthet, were- rieh foll s, Lfu,ld resided it Incianapolis ; b it Paso had come tc her eountry un ;le'sto spend thc Sommer, and she felt bound to fol low hiS advice. and rely implicitly on 1 ia judgment So, while 13,2se', her. e. •was . convaleecing, she .and Zae I had. many: a gallop together, incainted on the Sq tire's best-I:Mgt the _ buds- did 11 will() At sueli times slow The setgi • • .4 7 Q,uietly1 August hiked by, :and Sepetriber hung its :yellow betimes on the corn, and said: farewell with sitda that, had winter. The tit home Was • at 11 wonderful chimp hitd taken • place in fie health • and spirits .2f Zach ' Janes The eon,ii.rd deParted, the 'eallowness had gone fromhis skin, a g flesh had gathered on 11 is- cheek, and in Itis eves a cheerful light. •He bad was Ile went to the spot and clamber- ed up among the roots. Theme lay case. Ito took up the 1)001 anti cut ioualy turned its leaves, hie eyes runrdng admiringly over the fl Wert '! aiicl iallt1SCapeS. He had nev r be- . fort: Si 011 ft drawitig. " Putty its the gal, armed,', he : !ed.(' to himself. " AVell, she tuck: . t lay hoes, alt'I 1-;'110S0 WS fail' 'at 1 ihoilld take theSii leetle cracks of liethe .11:owsonieve, .1 1'111 pocket. 'em anyhow." " • 1 The agreemed tnent seelogiet 1-atel t: NZI t 80, Wit. a TilitIVO ghtuce over his s.lioulder, he creature 1 the tielcs into the cape:does side p )tbot 11 u. he- pants. • 8 Now, then, T must go hm oe tind hive Inv din! fever, hale, a'peet. I'll alias letve Jew." (' iftel he lat the shade Of tile 2r dell -tell 11.1d a hot s Witlk ft.! e tt hie elover field before he !reapited the lea Louse where he lived with Ids widoeded -mother. In 0, 41:ort the girl's sketchbook and. in it a :made of •for Rose to go And:, ilaleanwhile a 11, gran n quite - and • his hair and beard looked almost glosay. Ne more quinine ! irlie et -ening p -e.cetling the young iere tlepartnre for the city was a lite cue, andeilatead of eitling. iis istial, Kite end Zach tool:: 11 stsoll in he orchard. r_1115 apples, were riee iicl rtiatly to le gatIv-red into the " cave," :Ind their mellow frteesince ayored the \,u1 0211 !.111- so dtlieitte- v !hitt Zatell sait. it N11101 SWeeter lein an O\flfull Of StIg31* cakes. 'When the yolingO'olks returned .0111 their . walke the \va8 tanding on the door-al:cp. nick eye detecto 1 sgeneth jug wron Li; 1 t110 1ile0S 01 the .z11)1)10a11ing 0111,1,11: ( al NV; fat -too. The Innae ver.v lazily inn' innocently his I ee. nrown eyes the - while he iTtal at the skirt of the girFe dress. NVitat 110As Zatli , sick, !, lie .1.--n id v. " know.. guess I i» in fcu a • SintIke, _ its t rei in a TINT, done ou the ' roof cooed (init.-cull ' • A hot flush, in,- 1li0 midst of :I in-hastly indigo, 6-n. (etch ciiek ().f ipettker. Rose's was nit herrn-mail, -while • bel- t y sloW. ,„ ,„ Miss l'utpin. reseived the, lonew 1) sa a nEeE: Come oot to Sec ' ev ii if you woa't stay but a day t. a ,...,..r oir,rif you're a Christian girl. Z ,f (;nes is slomrly dying with consumpt.i 1 an 1.1tat sayS 1.10' i; .$ 'gnsomething ( n i mind' he wantS to- tell you. fits! N , th ta, when he once tells you he elm i ha ipy, The • poor fellow is inOn8tr I ha [ od, and 1 think you ought. to c(n or loving uncle, " JARED Maim's, Something in Attie •homely letter ' A owl the young girl vet y_ deeply, eo deeply . that on the second day . af er her marriage she prevailed on .he - hitsbrind to take her to- Stillire 11 M 1, was n•ei-ny -l1 sundown whet,. the yo ing wife, accompanied [iv the tdg dre, entered the room of the dy- ing man. He lay od a- low lLed, near an open window, gazing 1-Wist- - y -Out into the blue distance thaa ailed the sky of illay, Birds were Ying in all the ttees around the hot se,. and a cool breath of violet see ted air rippled through the Wine do . The Widow Jones, worn oet with Watchiug, sat sleetieg in her ra e arui-chair. • Sammy had gone , aft r the cow a gift from ithe Squire. •he visitors entered !softly, but Za h heard them, and feebly tut ned his beat]. , He ..put out • a bloodless hand and clasped •the little, warm fingers: of Rose, ladling her into a seat beside his couch. .A wau smile flitted across his face. eame little Rose you us o to ar us,"• he said in a low, faltering voice, that had in it an infinity of -tenderness. His unnaturally bright eyes ran swiftly over her face and form, then closed as if to fasten the vision Within, that itmight follow him into eternity. "The same little Rose you use to wus," he repeated, "only now you're picked off'n the vine, ati' nobody can touch ye 'col:A- in' the owner," • - : r. A few moments of utter silence SEP .,=„atatra,..aasts- a 1 came in like a gust of oisy wind. " 0, mammy, 0 ash. 1's got &thing to tell ye, an' II het ye •can't guess what 't is !" he dried, breath lessiy. " 0, Samnniy, honey, 0, dear !" groaned the widow. " !" said the squlire solemnly " Well, 1 kat wanted I'm to guess," replied Salinity, '‘fori it's awful carhis, dog ef 'taint." ti -s -s -s-11 !" • " The • iistle-o is btatke out on iag Ole hoss again Lell times as ing weas as ever !" • Ar_d darkness stole athwart the 118- earth but the inerrow'sSun drove, it Worth ZA, & CARTER Weuld desire to call attention to their greatly improved • • THRESHER & SEPARATOR • , 0 I a Wit V. ;NV V' eV NN'e Vey • (11(1 .11 V itch 2 11 on, ;sill). or any Sea5011 cliu� front the his heart: of little 1r .t the --41iittioN1- that ags Was the memory of the meil who diu ° died in that, cilbin. tets 33 SPECIAL, NO*111Q.ES. llryan'e Wafers alio gregt pulilie re- iintily.) have now been ia ttuover twenty years, hence, it cannot be siid that they are mi trial. They have thoiough- ly tried, and pronounced toil the an thor- ity of those whose lives and health they have pi eserved) to be a sine, harmless and eminently salutary, preParation, and if taken in season will imtariably cure • coughs, colds, :sore • thrOat, and all broaclual affections. One fair trial will all medicine dealers, at 25 cents per ic;onxia.-inee the most skeptical. Sold by 08-0 MisSionaries and others sojourning in• foreign lands should not failto take with them a good. supply of J ollilsouls Ano- dyne Liniment.- It is the most reliable Medicine for all purposes there is in the Contagibus diseases, such as horse ail, &alder, &c., may be prevented be the Iuse Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders. Persons travelling with horses should ta,ke note of this. .134.3- Wonderful is the rapidity and ease with which garments are made up by the Osborn Lock Stitch Sewing IVIaehine. Caution to purchasers ai the Perm;ian Syrup, (a, protected solution 1 of the pro- toxide of iron.) Beware of being deceiv- ed by any of the preparations of Peruv- ian Bark; or Bark and iron, 1 NV may be offered to you. Every genuine has Peruvian Syrup (no meruinv°: ian Bark) blown in the glass the bottle before purchasing. ! followed, during which -faintly, fa out in the field behind the house was heardthe childish voice of Saill my, sieging an old hymn, two lines o which were heard most distinctly by , During the year, ending Feb. 1st, 1870, Mr. Fellows paid nearly eleven thous- and dollars for advertising in the DOUAI).- ion alone. Ile is doubtless the ni6st extensive advertiser in the British Provinces. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Trains leave the Seaforth station is follows :— GOING EAST. r Toronto Express. Buffalo Express. -Mixed. • 7.52 A. .m. 10.60 A. at. 1.35 P. ar. GOING WEST. • Mixed. Express. • Mail.. f • 1.35 r. m. 2.35 P. tr. 8.50 P. M. those in, the house. Ah, yes— • • -• "This• world's a wilderness of woe, , This worit'llit ain't my home," Sesiorth! chimed in the sick man. Then, by an evidently fearful effort, he fix,ed • -his eyes firmly on those of the youeg • • Which is able to compete WW1 any other • Machine in aanada. Among its many advantages, we call at- tention to the following—the way the •Cylinder is constrneted—it requires less • power and is capable of TRRESHINC MORE AND CLEANER THAN ANY ;OTHER. • The great complaint among Threshers always was, that they could thresh more than they could clean, our improve.d drum. does a,way with all these complaints; it is so construated as to regulate the wind. to keep the riddles from choking. without blowing any grain over. We have also) improved our Mills to prevent the grain. going ever with the straw. We would invite Farmers and Thresh- ers, generally, to give us a call, and ex- amine ur stock before purchasing else- -where we can sell as cheap as any other Establishment, None b t the best material 'used, and the • v ry best workmen employed. • The lachines we sold last year enable us to s, y that they gave better satisfac- tion th n any other ever sold in this PI T'S HORSE POWER! county. • -opt on hand at all times. We would also desire to direct the attention of farmers to our SAWING MACHINES! Which are capable of sawing from forty' to fifty cords of wood. per day. Superior Gang Ploughs,, •Straw Cutters, Cultivators, Scuillers. Wooden and Iron-. beam Ploughs, Scrapers, Kettles, &eel a.Ali of which we warrant to give satisfac- Divisions Courts ----1871. wtion, and will be sold as,cheap as at •'any Division Courts will be helil as follows : ...june 27 Bayfiehl 1\ roxeler • -7uly Clinton other ietablishment in the Province; me 6 REPAMING AND CASTING! • oca. 0ct,24 OE E,VERY DEseRITTION', ---Nliv-21 Done on the shortest notiee and most Nov. 23 ov.,25 reasoaable term. Oct. 4 July 27 Gotlerieh j Exeter. — . .. . .. July 29 Winghtun B. Yr 4 1• A ' • c). Dubgunnon —.Aug. 2 S‘eaforth . Clanton Aug. 5 •11.xeter thslerieh•.... ..Au,,tt. 14 Dungannon . Amleyville .... Sept. 213 lleytiehl .. Senforth Sept. 28 Clinton. — Exeter Sept. 30 (lo'clerieh Dee. 1 hingiontott .... ()et. 3 avereoroner.sritozwon; , nnipla....____75.14_._ NV 0 in 1.971.1 Ilere was a tiler tyr, iint' of the tanatiAl sort, t martyr, nevertheless, pitiable if not heroic. The wind lowered its voice. s "Roae, little Rose, I've got just a word or two tO say to you, priva.to :'like,",-ZuOli said, glancing uneasily tit th‘ • The young . woman trembled. dAleinory was at work. " Spire, -go oat. will ye 7" • The side rean's request was P"°° Obeyed, and Rose sat droops jug aloae -beside the bed, while the widow snored 'away. Zach 119w • more nervously Clasped • the youag bara spot of faint mehine glimmered- on 'the pillow - - by the nian's head. • "It's, been on my mind ever smee ANre parted, Itase. E 1 ort to 'a .aid it en, lett I --choked and cogilthi't ; it kin say it now, • and I 0 paused a, moment, and Itose oked pitifally au him. "Yes 1 ill say it now, so I I ish, I do wish I'd 'a killed that 'ar rned old iistle-oecl hest ; I do by l_ »j Whew. after a few minutes. the rune eaute in, the a view still -ptt the sweet still rippled rough the room, init Bose held a ad hand. • Zech was at rest. anent or so of jittinful silence fol- ved. .-•eat-tire placed, his hand tile hright hair of ltose, and gira- down mournfully int!) tile Pinch- , face or the (lead. now fully calm 1(101(1 fade is ! Th8 stiteed, groaned, and 01:e.• Foe t moment she bent her es inquiringly on the. young then she clasped her in ;.*:11.11.'"... 1)(111V anife.t. \-en. are the • 11.0se, Alio little ' se, been no▪ oin" on so inuelli awful n -lad von 110. --ort t 11) hem' 'lint. k about you VI 11011 he got fleety. 32 time Lie chill set in, and it w ts dstritil oife. nie . teetl1 clattt rred, ' and his bony franie shook and! rat- tled like a• bundle of dry sticlts 111 a stiong Afiei it had slaileel )1)(1.•• him thus for nearly an 'tour' his heal t, a1)c: hrothdr Sammy,, a. lad of ten rays' a!atuiing. came in with a sji-t4 of I was aid, leittermillt, brought from a neligh- ing ham . I and Wlic "inv. 'ore's yer'leit,ernt11- 1 ias' ,wi;shea 4: ; I tail he, Petting the jug on the Illeor. while loi cOuld nOt hear what ; as the two pufted, shak.- s down there inethe yard, n lie tOl Rose • that he he could have staved a : ger, just on Zaeh'e ttccount, k. 28. ....Nov. 29 —Dee. 1, 143-ly--- • - •ZAPPE & CAIZTER. LOT, R FLO p3.-sv,aa.1-k-ii.a.),,i,t ,i,blloct, iparreiii:atailo'l(11..s fniine'eltlh'ienleoni- . gd . i mg harv,st. 1.THO 1SON & WILLIAMS •While ti anking their patrons for the lib- •eral enecuragement accorded them in the i - , past, wo 11(1 curdially invite the at -ten- , of Farm ,).-ti to their choice assorunent of ! Harvesting Machines for 1871. Our 0 /40 Contbined ...1,raehi,in, CHEERING PROSPECTS FOR AN ABY N -D ANT IIARVEST 1 I The, p •esent favorable Spring weather • te, 111 ITaTlit1111:01 'A- A' h lry the _Ales SCOBIE, Ii:v:f:?;rieptu.:‘,1 to iumish pnrehanoil snit tlitwout:111:-refittoil the FAMTIA' FLOU SeCond to NONE IN SEAPO • - Ana that. will . Compare. favorablY with any n the Do- . Iison went A 1 to o isasea Dealers mitt nsk for ALARSDALL'S .10.tatembek 111.1l131 IALL'S .• W. SCOTT ROBERTSON, WHITES]. • SIMON POWELL ' CAVANAthf, • Wan l'HO.NISON, En -manila, -110, Or at 'NV. AI'lls. ()Tilers hit with. W. S. 110BEET! ON ltill aliensle.1 • Pt.rt to- . Exellange Wheat for Flour, et, see e eatitt -test seaetity, sae sa ti- elti Liza \1111 11 1 ti 1 (11 1011 W. .AIARST1 ALL. The if IMPORTA TO IIOUSEKEEPE NT Q • 000D FLO R! —() () —0, 1..,or' :h. Zitcl.ty, dear!: ), 110')$ mail, 0 t • Er, !--!!.f _VP A 1.f...TI W. A. SHEARG5N St GO., „era i.t the • 'SEIFOIN,I I a.riiiLs!. Lr.tui•ce 111.a1;1:4- tiring ilte -11 Y (1. 1)21,N7/71 I- FLO [7," lit t1.- : with Johnson's linproved e, has g,iven complete satisfaction! for the past uwo years, and. is now ()tiered to the pu w th the strongest guarantee for thrrabi1it' and perfect -work. [The a ?pi ga, •eh Jr., ji.fmr,-,/, 'NV lii eh. h. Is' gained f or -itself a world-wide rept-anti( n again offered as the most durable, manly and bestworking- Mower tkhneo eing istru a the 1), t lani , inn:. entirely of iron and steel, and. with it we defy competition. We • also offer the Ju i. on's_ Sel. R Jlfi • Pea per, - which to f k first and second lirizes at 1)ro- , vincial Exhibition. 1.570. This reaper is aeltiantk lged to be superior to -any •other patter) noW 1160, as it cnt perfectly. takes up 411'401 (»r taii0eil grain better than any oiler rake o): Teel Mat:nine, Mill ellts eten1111y well from either side the field w -he wind is strong irom any di- rection, cm be raised or 10wered whot in • inotion,a3 d. is very durable. • iwvite inopccriim onr machines. :001 med inaminnturing_ pnr- vhmers b !fore giving ofders guar uttt-e iit eVery eitine, or o sale. •• TER.MS EASY. The agsiteltundista. ei Perth and ;10 - et hot 1);!iieN.r/ Ito so blind • 0 tlivir oW11 iirteTe..I.4 as to eiVe their' 01'elcitit to shops in )1'e. than 00 miles east, -Man there are ;irst-elns•s wink,i in tin:ir ntidst, Landing ,lare!t-ly 11.111Milhetop:3t.in).-„,,:i,iLi:fe_ the all ion F1-1: 11;4., •;•••,( nd. in your ordera (at]. with eta- teeenta.as in yeti will eet. a p. Fleet ma - nn tin.; Nttliti• tennis your ( /or pi-inciii.lats linsiaess and r 'kinds (if implements con- ; N II I 7 LT, inds of ILL \VIIIZIK: i 11 :" „ , 1 {..;• .• = „,,, . Yes, (10:1(1," echoed titc de hate. es.. ; Les . A. ''"'"` 2 "••1 .1 ('. neighbor. F41111).*0. The" wortie \vete lieax-y ita _Nee 'riga,- ege. a --feast-, ate:et see-, ;eel pia, .,- s s , ;,;,1 t.: • (attIft -s ;urn'. Across the li ei d- of votieg green eeiu thaadse. • staAnitilN',}t(10111 , at zstn w:tves iiid, Farincrs desiring to exchange their Whea.t In unnurrog aud sigh • ing, while the • e;TEA • for Flour, at the imp, • lust of blossoms wheeled and rose ' et. ,t„ , a 0-e• 11] (dl t'a 4.. tin:i: ,171:' 11.--: ..r 013“). (,!. 'pr( an 1 3 tAY. - 1., 1.,, Anil all 1 inci fell in the ittst eat lays of tile it::::ted i ar- .11 , eatest, in irittitt1:12.te te.:esJ.I.ding _% iy_,,, ., gOillf4 SUil. A big yellow bueterliV t-111''''`11' e'l'i'''ir "1":"L etet701-''a soeat at wiLLI catqs, litted through the room. W. .A. SHEAR S.0 1\"1 4: Co. i. Just then Sannny entered. Ho . ii).1.1,1, .).1 1 TC) 1 ELI, 1 lsq-ch j. • untariot • -SEPT. 29., I . foathrr,s • --Thera is_ a. am co-vc ring 11,7i PhilaikAphia physie;a11,-.; elergy due). witli 11ete-the — tree *13 lilt t 411 feet --- An i1linoiseb • bodily •sit mike ob ---- tiRev. • 0D t a1-1.11415Ola Of ti ailed reeently in t(b t'a horse •thig near Kane is City i tritei •at esi in. and h • A t 9aliadian quite. it slim of 111M -I. • ()ne ocean •t counted • sixteen itte vovage eteross the Al • Dollingte a years old, is Be eschews tobatai rises at fome and Hie library Imes eeeupies the - Alother Wine: Maine aged one lin yearS, claimed ; Igethadiat in the the world. — Milwanket:!: 'run over five difere in a ano:ith. The bat ee,71-11tik man, —Mark Twain I :house in Hartford, and giving also plachased ten washstand. He alt three times -per wee tieniara -will be for* .complished Jenkins. GAIET) The largest thins; bonnets at the preser, priee, --A veteran. "1/41Sras IA0'11.8 to a crowd of timed having been " That's nati a little fellow; "ni$ been engaged eleven! —A young ntiob3 his girl, with w:?.o,l. ing pet petually, iren was nothing. She sa admit that, but shei _she *as nrxt-to noth th,11 Bilhugs whietlere 11PO gettirt • seveuty-live •Yeara plenty., lett t]ie. desiia to hold oilie has tuk •11 ont of -ibis honest • 11111718C11141t72. — At the dinner sociation not long si ing -toast •WAS ativial the president of thee: O'ltalrt.rty, an' mayi the eltielten that IS graVe," --- "John you sovereign of the inni er day, pia yon ytr honor, -where did yon pass tween Iwo pennies,: yer boner." — A student JO131 vitatien. a party Alibi After dinner, he boa that oa aaid, " You have tail -what yun ean do ; Tie y011 C31111013 t1t)." 11 " 1oinnot -- "-Why, Mr.Jh • 3r011.-th tO a. little perl, •company witii • hal! •lnen„ " I • protest yol small I did not see " Very -likely," rep6 man," r‘-_1 am like a six copper 'pennies, i. eeived, but worth them." As:maxi Wat AT IT- A InaSter o/ white linen of 0 ployees •igisb throng! from Neal) -tbd weta.1 hazy Meek; to a homily • on. often. Lis shirt was w a ilionth," Was the • reenire two Flirts a, sarks in aft week Li."\tlii Dratril -•0 ilibm Dr. BtafIrao Arnow!, Ante her of our me -as paid to sohns t!.s" . when" we hail tteawe llt.sidt'ilotit • fiil Vai 'ivy far !Au -WV NcW" ."1-f k.( )noor i10111 -e our attentioi a red building, four itallich alight 111tVe jt V ',Mt for til( t Si/At 1 We le:IMO' aftertwa Shak-r est-OA:shun 40s will lie awarC th: are a 1,..tga1i0.1' peell from inveriege, aad, family tit -a tixee-it the • sister, jr_ Hepwin given a rather _favor; them in his" Neva -A sorry to say that the Jed to or of them