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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-01-19, Page 20 • !T1rfEi H *THE HANCOCK iECRET. BY E. mai L1NT017. - She was a mystery to -het fellwor travellers in the third class. She was evidently accustomed to the firbt, by the instinctive MOveent she made fdr the strao by dig l 2 window, she was as evidently tune- custolnecl to, hard work, ,,by the whiteness and smallness of her hand, for she drew off,her glove in Ldvert- en,tly--a light kid 'glove, soiled eels tainly, but of perfect out and'quali, ty--and showed her small fair hand, with marks rotind- her fingers' as if , they had the habit of 'riegs. -She wore a large water proof cloak, to the. effectual .concealment of her &este which, howqFer, crackled and rustled underneath like , silk, and She had the uninistakable air Of Li highbred lady ; and though hei . fee() was So concealed by a thiek Shetland veil there was po 'what her features were like, yet she Was ceroinly young, and every thing about her seemed to presuppuse beauty. Altogether she. was an - anomaly; her whole manner and style differing so strangely from the place in which she found herself end f.rom the, companions 'case- , quente Presently the train Slackened, then stopped at Three --Lanes S4 a - tion, and the-ano-lialY was 'observed to shri k -fat ther bacK in her corner, anti to bold her head bent a little down: On the platforrn was a'fiofs man in green and gold—the Han cock livery—standing a step or to behind, a tall, handsome -looking. naan, 'both spanning the train as it _passedj Outside the siation was a carriag with a pair of bays, the like of whih are not often seen. . There's Hancock's bays,' said a rough farmer lad seated opposite to the anomaly. t4-13e1ike my lady's comieg 'down'," returned his father,:.to whom 'he ;had speken. "1 sea her go up yesterdae;2" As he said this, the Lothian, run- ning along the line, turned his eyes into the carriage, and nodded super - Hodge ; and Hodge and' his Son pulled theirforelocks, and said, " Good Morning, Sir," quite respectfplly. . lf the anomaly bad netiworn so thick a veil, Hodge would have seea her smile. : ' My lady doesn't seemto have come, Sir John," ,then said. the gorge- ous creature in livery, touching hie _bat e and his maste-r answered quietly, "So it' seems: come to.meet the next train''" as if he really did. not care muchabout the matter. But in his own heart he was fuming savagely ; blaming her for not tele- graphing if she had been preve.nted. coming; blaming ..ber for etimidity,, carelesenes% indifference, and ell spanner of evil .things, aimenrdo when they are angry, and before_ they can vent their wrath on the df - fending head. .. Meanwhile the 'Arian wept on. At the next- station it dropped Hodge and his son, and about five miles further it stopped at an insig- nihcant little .station, where only, third-class trains did seep; and here the anomaly alighted, and ritadeher way Across some .fields to a small dottage set at the entrance:to a by-- laite—ilt pretty little place, with a. rustic porbh. covered with roses and boneyasicklee,... and a trim gefrdeu full, of old-fssnioned -flowers. The anomaly pushed open the svicket gate, aid Went up the paved ;wallel and through the porch iuto the in- ner reent, where tti elderly, wcinau itat waepliing a sick Chi! d. " Well, Goody, and how is he to- day 'I" sheasked, below her bi-eath " my. lad v* L theme -ht.: you would .einne- , He's as WI, :poor, lamb! as he Caa 'be to live. !I've looked for his last every Mintiteeas you might say." -- "Poor little fellow !" said tbe lady, tenderly. " Ah lie =is 1:s111, poor darling !" • and tear'S were in her eye e as she sat davn by: theleed- side and softly touched the. wa.sted, feverish hand.' " The docter says as how he eau - net last the night through if st)me ,change don't- take place soon], tol day," said the old wornate Yeti feel sure, my lady, don't you; :as how 1 have done my best" shead ded; u xioutly.' ' "You' best, Goody ! of cuuree I do. ,Ilave w nct trusted youi ? and don't I know vou, dear olLi soul The lady spoke with tendetaaffec tionaten;sas elle laiel'ther band- on the old woutan's shoulder. "An; Miss A. nna belle, do the feel' satisfied in her mind 7" *. The uIe face into -which tlie woman - was looking so anxiously Bushed. "1 arts sure she doee," she answere ".Make your mind easy on that ; my sister is as well content With you as L And now'i Meat go. You wil wri:e and let. us know bow-, he bes, on. If he does not live, it va not be for want of care : we mast cept what ensues Paiierite ly. You ilitewant meney, in any case, and I av4 brought' some. And - now good -by, Goody. God bless thee, little one 1" 'she added, \stbepin,g down 'and kiisiing the child's. u4cons- r ' scions face; and. with a strange feeling of mingled pity and relief (for she saw the boy could n9tlive), human compasSion and Lhe relaxing ' of a heavy social burden warring to- getherain h r ni,-- incle sbe passed out df the cota e, and took her way acrosi. the .fi cis to the little station egain, just it time' for the up train. Thi§; time she entered a first-class carriage: S e got in, envelopd in her weter-pi of and masked in her Shetland v11, still an anonedy. At Three Is es she got out, teidient in silk attir and with an uncover- - ed face,.COn tisedly Lady Hancock. She -was a eted 'with respectful bows and, b -teachings, by the 8ta tion-arastei . nd the porters. ' " Sir Joh wig here, by the. last - down ii•ain - looking for you, my lady,". Maid t e station-mester. • "1 itAir-so 7 1 I . fell asledp lw the way, an so Missed the statin," said my lady simply, looking divine- ly' lovr.11y'as le lowered her eyes and blushed. = 7 For my ady was not a .greit adept' at telling stories, and generad. ly managed to be het:rayed by het ltlushes. , -.. The stati n -master stared, hut said nothing . He and the fodtpans -and Sr -Joh too,, for that matter, had looked1 to every first-class car- riagel caref lly; and had seen no .Ladv 1 Ham k, 'awake or esleep bit my lad” little games wese net his affairs ; o be made a hal, trill tary salute,.7 ild looked as if Iehe- lieved her. Presently the Ha I car- riage dashed -up. "Yea ne d not say that I have made ItbiS mistake, " said Loth, Ilan - cock, hurri dly. : " Sir JOhnis nervous about tat: traveling alone, and. he woII& not like it if he el. thoughtI could 'make such a blun- der.. I will gni aCtOi3s, the line, and will you k ep the, sete.rant here till the:London Tain hes cornet in 7" It cost tl e 'peer lady something to weave up this littie net -work of falsehood at d pretenses, but more Was at steke than the tnere verbal truth of th moment ;and 'if :slip was falsifyin facts, it was not te,ello haunt to any ene, but to de goodnd shield ehe euffering:. With such spew -ions lea oning she strove to con- tent her sou ,, and,succeeded but ill. - Whe hen the train stopped, sslip- . , . ped out of e little wliting-toom, 1 and stood 'on the platform. close to , an open cat iage, just, as the foot- man Came lei stling across; and just; too, as ber blighted. edy 1" said the maid, inever such a way I looked and looked began to move,' and I r ladyship at all 1" 'tune all safe !" 6ink your eyes can Vince," was ray lady's. er ; and the station - ore than -ever puzzled d. wherefbre of Lady' vicate manceuvree. carriage rolled away, tty, sweet -mannered. lady left her character t least with one man. "Lor, my I have bee about , you! till the train neversee yo arn.ead yen "T do beVer2,, good quiet rejoin. master was ae the why a -Hancock's i Then the dthe p el sytempere oehind her - -Sligsfound .cross and sul He was not •person, and pOinter: 4 d she found, moreover, her st ter -in Miss Annabelle, in her . own roora with a nervous headache. he maid said she hat' had a hyeter attaok to day, and that the do to had been in the Amuse two 1 nus, and looked grave Wheu he left • " Well so ou havercondesCancled- 1 to copse hot e at last !" said Sir John,fAishg O.I.ly as his pretty wife cane 1 o be room: with a face fell of ithe .oet-, penitent, coaxing, delieieas-smi es imertia.ble. "Oh, Joh I anr ,so Berry !" she seid , "'hut he Leytons came, and I missed the rain I" "And the e II0 telegraph at the. post-offic of ()out se 7," ,said -her husbend, gri ily. • "Ah ! I n Ver thought;of that till too late," se Laay Haececk, Lv.ith the. tell-tale )1ush. But don't lie angry, _John ear, please. You may be sute I (lit not -miss the train on "You km iw hew much. I hate ir- reettlarity, LUcy," he answered.: still grin') bli agS if somewhat molli- fied. "W They never cision cm; for d 'cla L."1 il:1-11.7e4'1'„74 p1 sweetest vi more half•si part, anda g oh hers, pet tweet' them went lie stai 46 Ludy I exclaimed from her be tered, and hands, wbil eearched it of death or o " 11e. cann dying when ed. "Poor. soon be no any of us!" - ."My poor •o inured the gi 11 rr husband decidedly y when she got home.' very well -disciplined )1e hated to be disa,p- . , perpoee. lien are soch muffs ! in do things with per - bought 1" u't scold me, there's a Lded the lady, in her ; and after a annoyance o eat deal oflos e-na. littlle his kiek was re-establish d be - and Lady Ha; cock S te her sister-in-law. stay dear 1 what i,,i.t ?" nnabella, starting up as Lady 11 ncock en - I seiziughe - by both her white, wan face hers for the warrant life t live, dear! He was. was there," she answer- ttle fellow! He will nger a perplexity, to ! my child -1" mar- " Lucy, I can scarce- RON EXPOSITOR. lf stay away from him 1 'ought to go." • .And betray eery hingi No, dear; y'cin can.db, no ood to- him now wh tever, to( you.r elf Only in- finite, ha .m• • 17i . risk as awful to MO to d y youd must be satisfied: .'and you must contiol y • urself." For Annabelle, weak by nature, and tweaker till by sufferiog, had begun 'again to sob and amen so passion- ately thst another ne vous attack was. imtninent if she 'staid ,not be calmed in time. ;No one in the world save Lady Hauc ick had any real power over this pots creature ; but eve • she failed to day; and in the 'mid t of her excitationsher sister -in- aw wens off into ,strong hy- sterics, nd the noise of her sobs and shrieks • rrested Sir Jo in as he was passing er door on hi way to his own dr ssing-room. So this again was another ruf1e ou the not too urface of the Laronet's tern his wife had eo bear the ef- well as she might Poor ncock ! she wis the one to among them all. Without ,einooth per, and :fects :is Lady IF be pitiP •fault Of ler own, here he was .en- tangled In the rnirltes Of a disgtace- i.U1 seem ;:a secret- which, if known either i its reality er ouly as it might -a Lpear, would estrenee her husband from hia only .stster, forever, a nd ang r him gi aye' y with herself ; a secret which: forced heeto tell lies and contmit deceptiOne, to put her, self in the power of others (as: just now; of the station -master at The ee Lades), and .which was 4 burdensome to keep as it 71 -as -' iqiposeible - to keep as. 't is impcssibl a . so :imps/ t, with.ap atentlyno end' to t he dis- asters andmiseriOs involved. ' But with A tWabellais restered ii ' ' ' senses t e difficulties of tlie day were by no mea s over. Late in the evening a knock 'came at ehe hall dolor—an un Isles' thiug, as we • 1 all know, " in .th cou stry, -whete even day visits ate ntre and a lend, •b *sterods -voice was 1 eard asking kr Lady .Hancoc , in he. hall. . ." Wh , there's that beast, `Gey," said Sir.John, wi laa'St wn. "What ots earth brings b ra he ke to -night V' .11 . Lady ancock felt h r face grow white, and for a noment she thought she should have fainted. Her hus- band looked at 110:s1arily. . An at- Mosphere .of . myeteryLikes itself •1 felt; and Sir J, hn w ts -becoming sespiciou and ar used But he had . . not much time o no e- his 'wife's changing looks.; or th Servant an- nounced Mr.Gey, and Mr. Gay came int the roo n. ef) ' A bol hands me, howy man, with a loud voic and great dis- play of a irt front, a s agger in his wallty..and a smil of ssurance on his fisee-4-a man .jwhose' whole'man- tier of being explained t first sight why a man like Sir Jol n Hesneock, haughty, reserved, ane not of -the .mestasnatable te per,. liould hold him in Sapretne abhor ence. This waS'./their visit r M Gay, the local atrney. . Si 'Joh ---aevening nay lady, 1' said M Ga.. 1, with famil- iar eordiality.'"Iliate visitor ain't I I Hope not more late tIrtn welcornt ? elle, ha, ha!" . "An 'uncommonly latevisiter, Mr. Gay," seid Si Job coldly. 1 i So 11 knew iyou'd 11 think, but rieWilioi-s, you know; take lioerties." , 4 No One Oskesiiher ies With- me, ,...a, Mr, Gay. • '.:!Qtiite right, Sir ohn--quite right, nothing h ce- ke ping up the Old blood—head well up and all . that! And now is Mi's Annabelle, my lady'? .he ask cl, su denly turn- ing to, Lady Hsncocl . "1 don't see her down tien ng y u this even- ing."' . "'Miss Hancock- is 1 ot very, Well to day," answeied. the lady, -,v1iile Sir Jelin fidgeted imp.' tiently, and seen]ed with clitlien i ty to restrain himself from braakin out on the spot. `It had s ruck Min before that Gay had bee too:free towasd both the -ladies; is sister particul- arly. . . ."Sorry for ti at," said Mr. Gay, " as I have' sorn 4hing to tell her this evening. SI ate list down this evtining. Brazili us bad. Want in- structions." "I can carry.. ny message, if ab. solutely neaessar " said Lady 'Han- cock, with lips that trembledin- spite ofherself e "but she is so ill ledo not think she canattend to beisiness to -night." "i think she'd better, if she Can," said the attorney, with meaning: ." .1-' scarcely like to h IId on without in - tractions. You .ee, Brizilians re - meted won't do.' "Good. Heavens! . what rubbish re - you talking there" Sir John aid, savagely. "Have you secreta nd douele meanings with Lady Hancock.? for, on my soul, you have . ., lot, spoken sense. . What does it all 1" . Gay laughed loudly. " 'Secrets I' double peanings 1' ear me, rio, Sir John., But 1 you ee, as your honoited,iatherleft sone papers in my handsi, and I have the manage- ment ofqa".few hiindiefls belongi g to yonrio.ster, Miss Annabella,' I am bourq to be 4refullhow 'I work, else I should get' the blame if any- thing w-ent wrong. Just how skie JAN. 19, 1872. happe . s to have a rather heavy in nt in New 1.3istiilian bonde, and 10, en naturally anxious to, know her ev she's, as 'things look bad to, night. t .4ilt Vsy was I never old of 1 this ibvest-tnentr Sir John asked, with s muchtemper as os dnish- merit. " As.. my sister's go. 'Alan, and n aurally having the right to be acqua uted with all her effaits, this secret investment you talk of conics upon me with surprise ; :Led 1 ain moSt netvely displeaeed 'eeth with her and with yourself, Mr. Gay.. - that ots should have encouraged this u iderliend pi oceediug;a'rd that she sl ould have entered into ,t" " SJeII, you see, Sir John, all the ladies bless 'ern—like then little bits 0 seerets," soial_ Alla Gay, wag- ging I is head with a Itipiwiig iiir. " One must oblige 'ea), and let 'ens believ they are doing it cleverly. Alava s let a, woman think she bikes you in, if that's whet She likes; that's my advice, and I know the sex 'nett well. That she should take on in is another matter." Jug at this moments the dogs were 3eard. barking furiously. "1 think, my lady,",said Mr. Gay, -igni cantly, " if you will be so kind, vou h d better go up stairs and tell Miss I-Lineock that the Brazilian onds are bad, and have been re- turne 1." -,1 " S ay where yea are, Lucy 1" riad "ir John; "I will.know the Bean n.s Of all thia." "T ke advice,'Sir John," said Mr. ay, vith en odd kind of authority n hi voice. " If your si-ster like. o ma age her little affairs in secret, ethe .." it lo I want lyouto give me ad - ice ellow 7" the latronet turned on - him fietcely. "Mind your own busin ,ss, and let me attend to mine." "I y lady—" pleaded Gaye a ow dare you speak to my ife Sir 7" interrupted Sir John; nd s he spoke the dogs barked ore' furiously than befoee, Iad a an's step was heard on the tavel 'lash: e the window. . Mr -Gay and Lady IlancoOt ex - bang d leeks, and Sir John Ought thee& nce as it -passed between them. He f It his brain reel, and tie re- alitie of life seemed to fail him. here was something—he did not -s -now wh t—between Ms wife and his' i low, ulgar, insolent atterney, ; here was a mystery on hand, at his , ery door, in hia own house, and he ad no clew as to what it all Meant. Is e es t#ew so wild that Mis wife rem led and shrank visibly • when e st ode toward her and seized her rat r uglily. " N hat does it mean, Lucy 1" he aid, n a hollow voice. "Ain I to, elie,iievei that the very heaven itself is a , . "1 cannot tell you any thing, ohn dei," said Lady Hancock, rem uling , A loud knock came to thedoor, he ddgesstill barking.' C trse1 fool 1" said Mr. Gay, and ad s th ugh he would leave the oons bu Sir .john barred the. 11 ay. 11 ow we will see this comedy to. n en ," he said. "On your life, dare sat." . e a4vised, Sir John," said Mr. ear la estly; "don't seek to I et tlfe words of a. Men of ss have some weight with you. things alone; 'let them be ob- satil s for year friendly coun- c Ines too late," WaS Sir teplye made in a forced, un - 1 voice. " Oh, here comes sterv 1" he added, as the door tngeopen and the servant an - ay, now usin eav -cure. " T el, i atart he ni fl • minced Mr. Pedrene ; while Gay at down n a chair, with his thumbs n his we stsoat armholes, and his ne•er beating, the devil's tatto on is an pie chest. - Lae y Hancock looked -simply care • and then a striall, dat4c, dis- eput ble man came into therootsi, nd b wesk low- to the trio gazing at nm vath such \retied expiessions. e ear to disturb honorable colw Any,' he said in. broken Euglish ; 'but perhaps lord ‘nd lady will orgtv p f.s,r man looking foe Wife. Vife heri. Poor man sea-slier— ant her must have her, with onorab1J ,company perrnit. Lady now P drone speak true,—Gay 'tow Pedrone speak true. . Wife ere ! PearOne want wife!" " Whit is the meaning of all this?" asked .Si , .Toh 11. ". Th itt vagabond ays yon )(id) knows Tt seems to se th Lt I have eone mad sinCe this norni lg. ,Sspeak Lucy !„ G -ay, wliat s it 7" "Sit. John, 1 werned. you not to look into this; reattee," said Gay, still hard at' work on the devil's, , tattoo ' You wouhl have done 'better to ha .e It My lady and I' uanage it betweee us. My lady, vat had iwe oettet do?" He turn-' d to Lastly Hancock in his familiar av, ' ad Sir John making one tride bet een them, caught him by he,,tpli oya r you dare to speak to Lady anc ck as a confederate, and in -ray p esence I" he said; 54 Gay i3hook him eff, though the baronet lwas a posierful man enough. ' "Don't -make a fool of ea ursed, Sir John," he said, with perfect in- difference. "Don't cry, Lady Han- cock 1 see nothing else for it— the truth must come,out." • Yes, yes ; the truth—my wife !" said Pedrone. " it will kill her 1" -sobbed 'Lady Han COCK, sh ucldei ing. "If it does—" The attorney shrugged his shoulders aed rang the bell. , "Tell Miss Hancock I want to Speak to her," he said, when the servant- canee. "Now, Sir John, don't ruake a had jot) ioto a, worse one by your absurd pession," hecon- tinued, speaking with tha saniej cdd kind of authority he had used before, as one who knew what he was about. " I've done my best , for you all, and at some cost, as Lady -Hancock knews. Powers above, mats! have eeme faith in your fel- low -men, and don't think no one but _yourself either wise or_ honest! You ;Alienate your best friends—y jou do indeed, Sir John—by your suspic- ions and tempers ;- and yon must - not take it ill that I take this liberty, *of speaking to you." this while Mr. Gay had. been 4c:tiding Sir John's hands, and stand- ing s that he kept him from seeing Lady Hancock and Pedrone-; _112(1 his ords and 'actions took the baron t so completely by surprise that, for the moment, he was mute and passive. 'During this conversation Lady Hancock said, in a low, rapid whise per, " Take Merton's name ---et be worth your while." . "ellow much 1" said Pedrone. s "Eo thousand.". "Do& 1" And at the word "done" came in Annabelle Hancock. She ciid not scream or faint ; but she walk- ed straight up to where Pedrone stood, and looked him full in the face. "Yon here again 1" she said, scolltfully, with that strange gem- age.which sometimes comes to timid creatures when they are fairly at bay.. He gave her a. look of intellgenCe. "Yes, my lady," he said, with a low bow; "1 have come fOr nay wife." "Shall we send for Merton 1" said Lady Hancock, wanting to ar- rest h&j- sister's :attention; but 'she. never heeded, nor took her eyes off the man. " And your wife will not go with you," she answered. "You may do your worst, she refuses." "Annabelle! perhaps you will tell me what all this. -means," said Sir John, shaking off Gay's bands,' and stalking up to the group. -.".Lt means, Sir John—" began Gay, but Sir John stopped hiin. • "If you say another tori I will kick you out of this house," he said. "Now, Annabelle." "1 am this man's wife," said Mies Hancock, "and he has come to claim A dead silence fell among them all, broken only by Gay's whistling " Walking inCthe Zoo" between his teeth. - "Am T mad, or are you 7" cried her brother,looking, at Annabelle wildly. "Not you. I have been—I am," said the miserable girl. " But it is better to have it out at once, instead of dragging other people into my sin. Every one bee been good to me. Mr. Gay has tried to protect me, so has Lucy; even my maid has offAred to pet sonate the wi fe " to give tile time and so mach freedom. But I am tired ; I will brave it all: The child is dead, and he—he is to be bought off 'uy money. You can do now as you think best, John, my part is done." She gave a deep sigh,_ and sank back into a chair, faiatinse When they tried to reetore 6her they could not. She was dead She htel gone to rest, aslaet, and by her death had brought her forgiveness and her own assailment. And then the siory came out; The old, sad store* of a' low-bOrli scamp, with a temperat'yflush purse, aping the mannet-s and circunastances of a getitleman ;-gettang'Ssequainted with a weak, imnressiunae girl; sec tie- ing her into a secret marriage ou an absurd plea of political dangenif it became known he was here; and in the end, when too late, she fatal truth becoming known, to ee silenc- ed only at a great cost and an incee, sant terror, with perpetual danger of the. untunety re -appearance of the spectre kepr in abeyance at the price of all that makes life pleasant. None of which did they dare tell the proud brother until such time as fee -poor girl lay dead, and he mild accept as pervices rendered tO her all the dangers which his wife 'and the attorney had run.' to keep the secret, and all the-sam ifices they had made that she might ue saved. "You will forgive nee, Lucy," said Sir -John, as he Look his wife's hand and kissed it tenderly. 'Gay had long ago taken off Pedroue, the Braziliancourier and Sir John _Hancock's, brother-in-law. " And yoa will forgive me hav- ing a secret from you 7" returned Lady Hancock, weeping. "My first and lust, John," g' • " Th.ereare -souse sins which are virtues, and this was one of them," said Sir John, pressing ,her to: his heart.Au lSry people after this wondeted 'why it was theSir John Hancock —fastidious, ha sigh ty, iraseible Sir John—was- always Ole suih good terms with Gay, the attorney. - Gay had nothing to recennamend said society) He was vulgar and familiar ; one of the most olfeessive- ly mannered men to he found in a. long eummer's day, arid none of the gentry about, the - place admitted hius into their sompanionship: that, account. To be sure, he was good-hearted a that was allowed ou • all 11 aildS but when you had said that, you had said every thins; and Sir John Hancock was scarcely the mau to eare for heart so much as for breeding. Be that as it mayl :however, the fact was, three aftet- this affair—which Gay was chiefly instrumental in keeping dark and ' ens ooth irns over—t he Le .ott d -chested and fa miller attorney, who wished befotp ladies, and'stuck his them oi iuto his waistcoat arniholes, while he played imaginary tunes with his splay lingers upon' hie capacious -chest, was a welcome guest to the Hali whenever be chose to come. It may be as well, however, to add that he came very seldom, and that -when , there he WAS visibly snbdued. - One day, speaking of. bad Mall- .-ners, Sir John Hancock said point- edly, 4 4 Well. I mice hated bad man- ners more than. anything -else; but since I have known Gay better, I have known a man whose nueelneb- ness, honesty, andi real .L.Aility uf feeling so far oetweigS his vulgatity thatel have learned to acceCt, this as one does accept a Mall fl.w io any thing that else would tie perfeciion; One doesn't come every day upOli Snell a man as Gay; and, for my own part, 1 am proud of him, and not ashamedto owp la" SPECIAL NOTICES. AT' For a. cheap and. substantial SeW- ing machine try the Osborn Lock Stitch, made by the Guelph Sewing Machine Company. mpany. Ary o NOTE.—AR' exenangesays there is scarcely a day passes .hat we do not hear. .either from persons coming in -- to our office or in ome other way, of the success of Johnson's) Anodyne Liniinent in the cure of coughs and collie, iso pre- valent abbut town just now. wrk. If -we can benefit the readers of' thte EXPOSITOR any by recommending Parsons' Piirgative Pills to be the best anti -billions medicine in the country, we are willing to do so. We ..have had about as good a chance to know as any one. Or At certain: seasons of the year most persons are subject to diseases emanat- ing from a low state of the blood. The causes are vailons ; but it is only neces- sary, in order for the prompt purifica- tion of thaffluid, that -the patient should, use Fellows' Compound. Syrup of Hypos-; pbosphites, with full assurance of ob- taining the desired result. This Syrup will strengthen the organs of digestion, promote healthy assimilation, nourish the muscles, an -d. .renovate the nervous ystem. 1M. "Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy- sleep." But there are times when the ‘• Renewer of Strength is denied us, times when our minds and bodies have been so .ovek-worked. and are so worn out that we "woo the drowsy god in vain. The Peruvian Syrup (an Iron tonic), ienews our strength and makes our rest sweet and refreshing. A BEAUTIPUI, Hem —There is no- thing that can -contribute so much to - render the horse beautiful and elegant, to improve his condition and make him all that is desirable, as " Garley's Con- dition Powders and /A likave Re - meth' ;" it has been used by many per- sons who own valuable carriaL4 and other horses with decided eucceos, a11,1 SO wen_ pleased are they' -with it i hat they al- ways keep it on hand in ca -se of emerg- ency ; t may be given at u.-1 Iiine,s with perfect safety: ReMember in. Mine, and. see that the s)gnaiure of Hurd & Co. is on each pack- aoe. Northrop & LYinaNi, Newcastle proprietors for Cala.hk by - all medicine dealers. Bryan's Wafers, (the great public re- medy, ) have DONV been in use net twenty Years, hence rt cannot -be 'said that they are on trial. They have been .thoroughly tried, and pronounced ton the authority of those whose iives and health they hawpreserved) to be a cur=, harmless and eininFirtly salutary prepara- tion, and if taken in season will invariab- ly cure colds, coughs, sore throat, and nil bronchi,a1 allectim;s: One fair trial will convince the most skeptical_ Nola by all inedicine dealers, at 2.ictk. per box. NO RISK. Thomas' L;:zle:"tric Oil 1 Worth Ten Times Its Weight in th.liL Do yen know anything of it 2 If not, it is time you did. Pain cannot stay where it is used. It 1/3 the Olteeapest medicine ever ma ie. One doze cures common sore threat .One bottle )14113 cured Bron- chitis.: Fifty eynts' worth has cured an o1,1 stand- ing 'eauv;h. One or two bottles cures bad cases -of piles ttoil kidney troubles. Six to eight applica- flans cure any case of- Excoriated Nipples or In-, flamed 13reast. (hie bottle has cured- Ignue Back of eight years' blending. Daniel Plank, of Brook- field, Tioga County, Penn., bsys " I went thirty miles -for a bottle of your Oil, which effetted n. 'wonderful cure of a crooked limb by hix applica- tions." Another, 'who has had Astinoq for years, says : I have half of a fifty oent bottle left, tiled $100 would not buy it if I could get uo more." Itufus ltobinson, of Nuuda, N. Y., writes One small bottle of.yonr Eclectric Oil restored the voie,e 'where the person had not spoken above whisper for five yea:.e." Rev. J. 'Mallory, of 'Wyoming, N. Y., writes, "Yaw Eclectrie Oil cured me of Bron- chitis in one week." Dealers ell °As- the country say: "We have never sob:1 a medicine that has given such complete satisfaction as thi.s." It is composed of six of the best Oils that are onown. Is as good to take us for external use, and IS believed to be immeasurably superior to any- thing ever made. Will' save you much suffering and many dollars of expe3ase. ' Is sold by one or snore dealers in every place. Price, '2.5 centg, Prepared by 18. IS% Thomas, Phelps, N. T.,.and NORTIIRUP & L111.4.N, Newcastle, Ont,, sole agent for the Dominion. Notelectric--Seleeted. and Electri2a. & Co. mia B. Lutasden,Igenta Be goItii. • 4 . here '4 laam..,1 we f),t1.4.-cf cat.] est:viliIT411YalNeciig' rlateraixt at a Certaii He deli \ the tiael lies. Tit, He takes -1 on 4,1'1 I znklitiartsp wA promises town. sc, tharges F :sZt111:: eveaing. ing, and clentist t4ertisfleiohttlbi:o17a ..1.ti meed of , Lima -StEtzt by time. He time and -ste 114 y013. av-. ,A jewe T;gle.sosma sii bootmake 1.7:liar. The 1:1:1111we:regiiree)stos:1)::::: jis hook -thou-s: 40frnt., wodtki knc tierIiai ,. is' the , ev:tixj3;:s:.:01; s rule the b the seri: ittr Whv all ing 1.e1)2true and1 Do v Do as Do as Prospect -TinitC! _A. dispa _Jan, 8, eas slays guess Seesetary -ertS, whie words, an .sult in ti: • 1.)anish AJ, .01.2G that tl out of the, American, and" to the Atte: -*neat. 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