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Pompey's Conscience. I .
Several years ago, in a New -En -
land village, might be found a very
• iourishing Congregational March,
which was served by an elderly pas-
*or of great worth, and i rusual
ability as a preacher. . It w; s. ars
common 'then as it Is now �ncorLi-
on; for the pastoral j elatio to
them to grow stronger a with" ge Ya;
23ot unfrequently to 1 :i st li a-_ .�.r
"But times change, aria.' we chi• ria
with therm, the Ronan ,poet lays;,k
and so our:- old friend the. ` r.
found. He was not, all a i, sled `
to yield up his° posit cn , altl O. gh
lie knew from cold toots osome,,
and averted faces ofolt friend:, mem= I
hers of his congregatioQn, aha a did
notstand so well with the new
Let," whb had sprung up in t e room.
4:)f their fathers. " Cbming - c eats
cast their shadows before," a the
old -man felt in his bones at he.
was to. see trouble ere long.
Matters came to a. crisis i11
following fashion : .The m :.le
tents had for some time been d
fault—now with his doctrines h
,were "old fogy," and 1 out of d it
• ow with his .sermons, whicll we
."too long," too prosy, i li
fie," and "nor of asort to on
the -heart ;" again witbh his u a nl
which was " cold,"_. " ti.o .gra „e
iluonotonous" to suit -they your g p
pie ; in fact, they hiid pretty
`cYverhauled eve ythilig'that ct u' d
Ornade a handle of, to get th o
;Arson. out of his congregatio
,die did mot or would not pay n
.tention to what at last! came t
eats, tLou ;h some of the 0 o
Finally tb esolvcd do the.;
sabbath" to a ise in ii body arc
"the meeting."
They did so, and tpok a i ett
large proportion of` the. ongi-..ation,
not all 'deciclpd;y opposed to ' e. pal
*on,' but .several of thein tha
class who°are ready to folio Cher
4o good or evil—mere " wax nose.'
-One of these was ' named .P ey
;shortenedino Pom p; ,which, 3 act
-suited well with his chara.ct r, for
_Pomp was a well dressed nes r on
Sunday, and felt hiFms If ''" a' ]• rge'
..as . any, white man." Porn lad
__Beard the conversations off -his white
trethren, and had determined to.
'molt with them, if they should leave.
the' congregation.. And he din,
As Pomp joined the rebels o n the
outside,. they were • greatly taken
.aback. They Gid not evidently eon-
con-
sider him of as much honor t tl eir
inovenienfs, as ho judged hims 1 e.sii
one'of them opened fire upon him ':
«1'onip !" what are `you dol', b out
dere f" i,
" Me, sah .' . I'se got ierd of ; de
parson." -
°�� Tired. !. what have you . to say
_
:against him,?" °
" 0 nuffin special a 'n de man,
tut I dozzent like his to chins.. His
.sermons is too long' I g es to; sleep,
ye, see. I likes somfen ore 'citing
.like ; and, de' fact is, my conshuns
won't let me sit any longer under
lis =preachin.'''
" Conscience, Pomp ! i That's too
_good !" ,
k.
"Yes, sah ! Can't the, gem man of
deolor hab-conshuns, .Tse like to
;now '" 1
the
oil
>g.
a:
lick' .
"
e ;.
re
out
ch
er, lira
rid 71itc
po-
inch
be
4rvhine and
like,;.. t ,e v�
thing lse,
a musical e
note t big
and wa i fol
to reftc • the
his rising n
we_l AS his.
ers!t e
an n
out ofhi
ns.
bo d pre
m h' sin
ed, and..
» , Tr_
Ti..wi
her
on
en
sto
,got
ma
an
wii
pro
did
son
foil
nci
laid
per
' ami
be I.
ed
ati
th r
ot
oe:
a
1'
II
.i,
eaca`�J
noo ma`.
le'crf,tot
seem i
carpe • t
sin
or er
di, ce
etil t
eofde a
* w
tb !y
tniitg,
-cl, an
cat es,.
ecia e,
ugh. I
he h.
on e, b
he id
de leo
ha e ri
is
0
1
vi, that is yet neither
of . clog nor any -
showing someth g of
W en he rend e a
or bib). he will stop
le cad nce,.of thesong
wer rites again. In
s he lifts his he d as
ce When his o ner
Di, he will suddenly
tin ther note can' be'
wile his maste 're-
et 1 e dislikesto have
t except the one With
f" His 'voice int,
e singe better tha he
ay :yet sing with
c.a good many leu pi
her ake who I av
usic. of the ;Sen e . f
rt fo7�l 7'zaes.
led Deacon,
inson is a greate14
and sets a good e
1 abstinence as far �
t long°ago he employ
to make some a ter
arlor, and'in repalii«in€
r the fire place it wa.
'y to re0ove'the wains
lo ! a ; discovery wa
onislled everybody. A
ters, a tumbler, and t
dozily reposing there,
stood there from Atli
he deacon was sum
!S he 'beheld the blush-
exclai ed : " Well;
hat is. curious, sure
gist be bat old Bains
n he went out of this
.ty:yeal. s ag;o." " e1,_
turned the ;aspen tier,
he.ice in ' the pitcher
ihty hard : to s ay
irie
" Well, I spose he, can, Pomp ;
:but what do you know abbot censci
encu What is conscien e. 2"
t onsh ins, sah ? I ti k I. know
wha conshuns is. Cons unsa sah ;
eons inns ! ahem !" (P mp . here
'drewimself up, put his and upon
pis b est, with his finger pressed iii
#irfnL ., and With -his eyes rolledup
in a sanctimonious fashion, said with A*
great energy) : " Conshl ns. is slat
�/eelirz iia HERE, what says I WoN'T.
Dat's, can Una, sah !" .
There is a great deal inJ our day
which is said and done under the sa-
cred name of conscience, but when ed
.educed to its true mea ing, �it is dear n
nothing more nor less than :that 1118°
-feeling within of "sheer self' swill rife
which, sa s em phaticall with Ie es "a t
y' 1. y, y pry y.d�:t
- raised, to heaven, hand upon ti t
'breast, and:. finger pi eased to the
'-leart, " I WoN'T." It's 'Pompey's j
.ondcience,—Ohinrc/l, Jour i sl
i ,=' AL. -ST
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ACTEN
Sacrei:
..Th'e
v
EAR
W DHESStS,
Anal n, large let of
I � k
-M ..'DE
hich will
ran
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to
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roni.
CLOTHIN.
ngland,
be so -d very cheap.
EN
e Corapany
OOL, & LONDON.
o -k
2,00,000 St rlin
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ES • Queen. Buildings, Live
.acr.churc Street, L-ndol
A$ ;ii OrICE—Exch wge
din.• s, i1 _ • ntreal.
. 14I i rtoa, k Esq., C'ha.rma :
as, Esq., David .:Torran:c
the t on. names -Fera er.
Mo son'saiik,
vis . nS — : essrs. Ritchie,
se.
Sutherland'
A.
e(`S
i le
info
u h
o 1101
ills
A Musical. Dog.
There is in this city -a do that can
ding. We state the fact un aliffi c ly
an -the testimony of 411 . th members
of the family of the genal an Who
owns ;him. The animal i question
is -a.. large mouse -colored g -leyh dnd
—perhaps about .six or se ren y ars
old. His attemilts at singing, though
#hey are certainly not very musical,
axe unmistakable ; and th y have
Leen observed by the fainly for the
last tWo or three. years. �e does
"tot sing, alone, but when e hears
certain members of the fan ily sing
.ang ' he " joins in." This is
amore particularly the case with
one lady of the house who,
.iif the begins to sing when he dog
is anywhere about the place. `pretty
certain to obtain a canin acs ni •
animent. If she is heard sing rig
lap stairs, and the dog is hut qiu
below, he will raise a rumps till Ihej
is admitted to the ,room where�fhe
is, when he will " join in,", eping
very good time, and actuall keep-
ing—so
eepung--so we are assured—on t e same
key, rising withthe singer to the
Ether note, in far kind of Mended
OF
Sea
FJC
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'.1'1 oinas i0; Scott, E meq.
Tho as I Johnson, sq.
SEC `.1',R ;-• AP'D GE 'ERAL
Ma Ire, ,Forbes 3 St.
est, 1.1.ureal.
igne 1'h. ving been ap oint
he bore Company, 1• arties
ure against loss by fire clan
ost faA ourable term .
8 o s.nt:e 1 On as 'advantage•
y of er >esaiapacla.
ectable!Coro-
sinEs +i `
MESH .. ENSON,
Agent
llEYER',:
Lave Ulric ,
4
Sea ort
h. 153tf.':
NSO
A A1c(
yci tact 4n
as it o
10th
(111:;!1
be p: ic.!d n C
taus( be vi'iOu
CYBINM0
rill 'ale trail en i
he; llgl t..ir
. .ilrle}~, i l
E
It
N
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rS of the.
di, tc;o
rtl)
01l&s4T,
` irreut e L itha sin)
• other debts co tract-
s nwt at b I aid on or be' to the
tiara, 8'i . therwise th r 'trill
>,'t for colic ion,'Fas ink b rib ens
1l at U lee.
.
kin
s, °l; Orli,; Butter, Mc,,
rine t of ed.ounts. or note' at
t pri,e, 'to .the above- anted
JOIN LECIIli.
200
NE W i kLIt can hat q t
' RESID;
r,
TT
ruing
1.
ate..
3lillti,
orth :togs.
eon
CES,
OVA
HE )l(ubsciii c:r
Inc ed to :h
• M $ahertson
`5' do , a hich he
f 'fora otel.
en to era to has
hob pyo lt ,ten l to
an rge ;;VII
oath : li find it
616s la•1Li
oel.
OF RO.-S'S HUTS.
r aC;E O FI' :E:°
t, stats t he has re--
nil(ii gid tcr1: occul,ied by
a C int 4'act-ry, rear the
s fiat d rip ira uitublr men-
c, invit s all bis old l-ifndq and
qad era V her he will:be
err ants. Fir`t-class .Stab-.'
in co neetior,. parties gouig
a their advent a;e: to pat: ouize
.Stag 'b,, fish t h start frora this
G
JAS Ross.:
Tki E H U
RC
N EX
VE !just re
neat v ariets
Imes
OSITOR.
NTER!
E HAT.
tyles Just, Arrived.
AN & CO.,
IMA!I ;ST E T, SEAFO.RTH,
scirca .ri complete q,snort snb f ,HATS and CAPS of the very latest styles, and in
, comprising in pa t
Hat'
L'VARI1?TIflS;
FELT HA
AS AND TIES.
hp -new ski linee Collars, Ties, etc., kept on hand.
purchased for Oash in the ciao ,pest a d best markets,' we are prepared to o er unusual induce -
S•
OT
ND SHOES.
We ave .naw on hand very largos oak of BABY -MADE BOOTS AND SHOES, which have been
pureh teed from- the best matfactorie. in tin eountry, and ithich for quality and. price cannot be sur -
HO E ADE WORk.'
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I attention c 0:voted f o this depar`ment. "We are prepared to guarantee a good fit aua a first-class
tick at es low a pie as any other house bi the trade. .
pr mptly attended to.
Give us la eall of inspe tion and jud
r.
DIES
If ou wa t a beautiful et of Fulls, cheap, ,
If 3, On want a hands the SHAWL, WATEIkPRCi6F CLOAX,
If i ou wa t the nice t i AT Or BONNET in did Province
If you want anything in he DRY Gool3si or ,14n,LitsmitY
e las just received fr sh lot of 11. these Goods, for
Christ as nd the Ho 'dam
fail io' call fiist 'it ENT'S.
JUST
ERIVED,
therlot of
LA
'lite and Fancy.
%le' of large heavy
BLANKETS
good a e, heap, would do well to'See them, a
SVVITZ
loop nuj u mistruana-siquo0
oLD
Has now on and
Teims es lo
3E; C31-
as am .E. tablishine
of evert. destripti
ed. to, and s- tisfaction Lunn end
Be Imre to - and steiny Cut
chasing else*here.-
be paid. forthwith.
Bonit.i.S to'
ILLI
Notes and AccouutS must;
class
hi the minty
he Far-
lers
VAEMERS beware cif person:, in the 8 j.ape of i
r'-. peddlers : cl agents, erainb dating the (pluntry,i.
forcing it sal of inferio imple ents.
Encourarth home In uniaet vs, and y tt will Ili
Tin subsdriber would respect lly return is sin-
cere thanks It( the Lama rs of G ey, Morris a d sur -
Will keep tons tentiv .01.1 and a tbe
t ort t the i miners' PI iv," w "ch gives g4ieral i
POITS -10i 1:t11 the p incipel Plows kept con-
s anti on Lin : Highe t p ce aid for old cast -
19U 1
nap ly• n. very reasonable
E. WILSON,
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2S) ATI
Alta N
jootioutomos
IOL ET
J. SEATTER,
4c_CHANGE
And. dealer in Ptre
DRUCS CHEMICALS AND tin STUFFS,
gent for Sewing Machines. ;.Money
to .141 on. easy terms.
,e,ir Pure W es and Liquors- for meth-.
cinal purposes.
J. SEATTFR;
TICKET' FOR EUROPE..
R. JOHN SEA TTER. has b ap-
pointed 4gent at Seaforth, for the
INMAN UNE OF STEAME S.
ng
plating visiting a y part
supplied with ickets
information by apply -
JOHN SEATTER.
Druggist, etc.
EGMOINDATILLE
GROCE
(Lat
-A- Groceries, of eve
TAS received a ft
oh sat 1 ' of Choi& Family
oft' embrachig very
Fine-fiavor Teas,
of va ions tar e es.
so, Sugars, °frees, Spices Fish,
TOBACCO S,
Piiseuits and every other article ha the Grocery line,
all of wldch he will sell at price: as low es can be
el at Seaforth or in any House in the County.
BUTT
R AN EGGS
taken in exchange for go
FLOUR AN
tit( as cash.
(Watery deeceiption kept con tautly on hand, in-
cluding Shearson o4's No. 1.
I. call is respectfully solleite
WM. THOMSON.
THE BRICK STORE,
EW BObT 81. SHOE
STORE
IN SEAFO TIE
IcSz pc
(Lately of GlencoN)
VE JUST OPENED OUT p. large stock
Ready-made Ladies' Gents' and C.hildre
OOTS .'t1ND SHUS,
of cry variety and style, which ' soil at
such prices as -will
DEFY compEyfilox.
da of Finti) and oarse wor made.
Ito order: on the /shortest not e.
Rep lthig expcuted neatly, cheaply and promptly.
In
REMEMBER THE STAND,
RIFFITH DAVIES' OLD STORE,
Second door 8 uth of the Post-Oftice.
It (1 see for yours ves rind be convineed that
13 aim are given. '
PURR h; SON.
J
HN
tOCAN
Hs a Lot' of
SHAWLS
MANTLES,
MSS G -04037:0S
Ilhich he is anxious to Sell Off, at Coat,
YES, BELOW ,VOST,
Or an3 easenable price that a customer tney offer
Theefore,Laclies, you will please call the
MAIN STREET,
Soon, s.4(.1 get your pick of the Goods before they
' are all sold.
Sertfir h, July 25, 1871. 190-
ROBER SON,
Johnson's Old Stand,
Main t et, Seaforth, has now on hand a good
Which h can furnish cheapel than they ean be
2,05
got else -wheal!.
OTICE TO FARMERS.
URI( WANTED.
The le'rsigned is now prep red to pey the
Hi. est Price, lin Cash,
Or -my quantity of goodies -ell -dressed
207
he
OAT -MEAL AND BARLEY MILLS,
HE subs riber has lately mile
_Mill a ne chopping stone; me
to do
CHOP ING, OF ALL
At the shortest not
Oat-nieftl exchanged for Osi
oxehaliged for Dailey, and all k
ponstantly on hand.
I to his Oat -meal
is now prepared.
Sea forth, Oct. 5, 1871.
KINDS,
and Pot -barley I
ds Mill Feed !
200-18
BUSINESS STAND F R SALE
OR Satle, in the InIllittr (TEB.ern ore tile bound;
ary between Hay and Staule 15 miles from
mechanic's sh p. A good dwelling house is in con-
nection ; 'also a stable and half acre of land
with good ber'tring orlutrtl. This as a good open-
ing for a saddler as one is needed in the place.
Tenns, one hall caeh, the remainder in instal-
ments. For further particulars apply to -JOHN
ESLER, Lake shore, Lot Stanley, or fo wM.
2057--9
IRWLN, Berne.
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,ENIPORIU
f)E,PEW -'0011:01TY.
At Provincial Exhibition, Silver 3fedal and Ecitir
/
• Fhistt 12V -1i:848;11 Fairl'i-t.rijalonii;anir', tDIvi°p1DomiIa)1°,"; twill:
-EtN:A.:A:litttF6-1"irsEliinlieFi8ihil:ftCozneesn'tC;a1 Fair, three First, Raiz . out
of four, nd it DiplonlaDfEolp• :e.N117:1;(x)::. Biz; 0Yer
Albert street, Clinton.
THE AGRICULTURAL' MUTUAL'
liktp ON
-CAPITAL, FIRST- OF JANUARY, 187i,
CaSh and Cash Iteths,, $72,289 55.
wine Company continues to grow in the public
co 'donee. On the lat January, 1871, it bud in
fo ce 34,528 Policies, hewing, durino the ear 18744
iss ell the immense number of 3.2,810 Policies.
--Ler Farmers, patronize youi own C.-ncanxxx
Co nanny that has done such good service amongst
yo I'or Insurance apply to
CHARLES MORROW,
Ma
Ali o
Ali
UTTERS. CUTTE'RS.,
e best made, Most stylish, most durable, and
pest
DEMOC1?AT Cr -UPPERS; &c,
MeINTOSH .MOR4SOIN'S
043 Main -street, Seaforth.
HOMAS
A CHOICE STOCK OF
RESH 'FAMILY GROCERIES,
Complising
TEAS,
which he can afford
in the
RAISINS,
TOBACCOS,
Etc.,
to sell as -cheap as anx
town. -
TEAS FROM SO cents TO $1,
And warranted to give satisfaction to all.
No, 1 Flour and Feed,
Of every" deseription constantly on hand. And
. PROVISIONS
8 to be had at the lowest possible rates.
pson's Spice, the best Condition Powder for
Stock in use. -Farmers, try it.
Farm
Th highest price given for Farm Produce of all
kinds
Remember the plaCe,
SHEIARSON & CO.'S OLD, STAND,.
West Side, Main -street,
SEAFORTH,.- Ont.
THOMAS LEE.
purchased the wholesale department
hc Mart Bell's Furniture Shop, we are now
IJIIPLY WHOLESALE DEALERS
br TB FURNITURE,
Cheape than it ever was sold before, as we have
made retrt additions to the machinery and in --
tend zu iinfaciuring extensively.
Patti s ny be sure of good work, as none but
good in c mils are employed. PA good. stock Icep
constm tly (;in hand.
Linn er taken in exelitnige.
Turn ng done on shortest notice.
Thomas Bell's Old Shop,
Crarnr of Market Square, •SEAFOBTII,
204431 SPARLING- & SCOTT.
REI1OVED. REMOVED.
I. ROBERTSON,
HAS
Cabinet-maker and '1'3:ado-taker,
JOHNSON'S OLD STAND,
Where Ira hes on hand a superior stock of Furni-
. ture of every description
CALL' AND SEE IT.
,Having purchased Mr. Thomas Bell's HEARSE,
I aln pre:nu-ed to attend funerals ma the shortest
notice,. either in town or country. .
Conine, All Sties,
Kept constantly on hand.
17,
If
ation
States
Purita
in tee
Inatith
clut
eiection
aiid the
;314trede
-of Ithe
deuce w
interests
.17nitdstlzrtl
iabtenelyrlent
ther, in
hence, gz
spirits th
in Beveri
White M
-day at
added nem
aNL)tA
ork to a
tbefar
nbiust tit; jb.t.
droter in
hie
pei
act that ,
out in'tets,
man who
jP.tiledegt b°elf
• able,i it was
finaritiaI
suppose tb
tramger the
of hiis fain
inwloiriciltgagme 101;
The -.Brave
Many yea
tlemaln E'
the "i Brave
army.1" The
ed it to the
rilfued
c arm :to suet
formed the laj
inand, be
Ilightind
the Chateau;
shut tbe
ing out the 11,
attacks bf .14a
Sidon. Wh,
fered to Col,
refused to ace
forme0 of IA
eoneerning
"That alters t
he says so, mil
and defending
merited such:
then Sergeant:
the half of it
between them.,
service. o
ed row Generi
'try fai 1 Illy
OathOlip
Towards, the
the Ret Pat]
to visit the hull
the iiedfroora
found next mo
Econ
at.; German
observes tha
-very little atteit
the furrows to I
and yet great
bor is the neeesi
1.`,Jie turning
coin:Mei:1611g of
quires more exei
man an.11 - the
great May really
from frequent in,
turns may he sh