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CAPTAIN TILLER'S WOOING.
Captain Seth Tiller, returning from.
his weekly fishing voyage in his gond
barque Tickler, was surprised to find
. his domicile shut up, and appatently de-
serted.
Still mole surprised was he, upon being
informed by it sympathizing, neighbor,
who delivered ta'hitu the door -key, that
his sister Nancy, who had. been since
his mother's death his sole housekeeper,
had formed a sudden attachment for a
travellingtinman in a neighboring town,
and had, on the Previous day, walked off, ,
or rather, ridden_ Off with the same in
his wagon Nancy had left her love and.
a piece of roast beef for her brother'to-
gether with a message to the- effect that
she " hoped he would think, better for it
andcometo see' her and Joseph, which
nothing would please them More.'
"Dinned if I do !" said Captain. Seth
-Tiller, wrathfully, - "Let her be satis-
fied with Joseph—since shewas fool
enough to leave at comfortable hdme for
the sake of getting married. Just like
women the whole world over. 'A saan's
cialy got to say will yer ?' and they. temp
at it like a dog at a bone that's flung to
him. Wel!, let her go. I don't veer.
A woman ain't worthmuch anyhow,
and I guess 1 kin get along without
This was said aloudestiatly as a relief
benefit of his next beta neighbor, Mies
Hester Bitting's, 'Who' sat at her window
in visible enjoyment of his chagrin. And
then to sho* his independence of woman,
Captain Seth straightway set about pre-
paring his'avening meal.
''Any fool can ina,ke: tweed." he said to
himself. And putting a quantity of flour
in a pan, he Went- to •the hydrant in the
back yaid; and let on a stream of water —
working toe whole into a soft Stieky
paste,which with great difficulty, he
finally got froni his hand into a cold
bake pan, which he then put into the
stove. ,
e*eh trifles as yeast or shortening
never ocenrred to- him.
Then he pit about, a cupful. of ground
coffee to two clips-, of cold water, and set
on the stove to boil,, after which he
looked after the cold beef. But the rats
had been there before him ;'arad Captain
Seth, with a few etaPressive adjectives,
flung the meat out cif the window to his.
dog Pickle.
leP11 have a bile& fowr gtiess," said
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to his own feelings. 'an partly for the
he, as his eye fell itpen Nancyl's TcOuple
rather ancient pullets," 'stalking Ion
ly about the premises: And after
prolonged cha.se, in which Pickle ren
deied effective service, one of the un
fortunate fowls was ran down, decapit
ated, plucked on the spdt, and sum
marily planged into a pot for boiling.
It is due to the Captain tosaytha
the idea of cleansing the fowl had neve
occurredto him, else do' ubtless tha
• important matter would have been at
tended. to. -
Poor Captain Tiller!:He never sus
fleeted anything wrong mita he attempt
ed to take the putty -like mess of dough
from the oven, and to cut into the boile
fowl. And then bread and fowl followe
the beef, and Pickle feasted. to his fancy
royally that day. And if anything ceul
have addted to Captain Seth's bit -terries
of feeling, it was hearing the 'derisiv
laugh of Miss Hester Bittings Who had
witnessed the whole of his proceedings in
the beak, yard, and also beheld the exi
of the savory viands through the kitchen
window.
Not that Miss Bittings or Captain
Tiller were maliciously inclined by nat
ure. Their natural enmity had origioat
ed in a feud between Captain Seth's- ter-
rier, the aforementioned Pickle, and
Miss Hester's tortoise -shell eat, Pink.
Pink was partial to -taking her noonday
siesta on the top of the palings separat-
ing the two, which, proceedfna Pickle
regarded as an intrusion ,upon his per-
sonal rights and resented it accordingly.
The lady took part With her eat, and. the
Captain espoustA the cause of his dog.
Captain Seth called Nine' Hester a spite-
ful cat, and she retorted by informing
hina that "he and. that other dog were
the pest of the neighborhood. Hence
thepresent bitteruees of feeling between
the two.
The Captain Went out and got an ex-
pensive, unsatiefactorY and badly Cooked
supper at the ouly public house in the
little seafaring:town where he resided.
He came home, cold and 'miserable ; and
unable to find the matches, groped his
wav to bed in the darkness. •
The morning brought no comfort.
There were things to be 'set to rights,"
" climes " to do, pots and pans to be
ecoured, his clothes to be 'mended and
washed, and Captain Seth lookedround
with a sort of despair. For the first
time in ins life there da.weied open his
mind aepermption. of -the' usefulness of
pea -jack t, and betook himself to that
lady'is a .•de. •
" Gool-raornin', widder," said Captain.
Seth, as, in answer to his knoek at the
door, M
and apro
ed with
of cooki
kitchen.
s. Tyron appeared in atidy cap
, au.d with her bare arms dust -
lour, while an appetising odor'
s• issued from the comfortable
•
At th t smell the visitor's heart en-
larged, a d his nostrils expanded as those
of a war horse who hears from afar the
din of ba
" Wh lawks a -mercy ! is it you,
eep'n T' ler' Hope nothili's happened—
leestwiS since Nancy's run away and got
married "
" Tha,'s jest it. widder responded
the capt in glooinily shaking his head,
" that's est what is the matter. How
Nancy c me to make such a fool of her -
w en she'd a good home, and
i -
clothes and victuals, ancl the whole
house to herself when I'm away II
$:‘ No , that's what -I call unreason-
able of ott, Cap'n Seth," interrupted
Mrs.' Ts ron, seriously taking up the
cause of er sex, its she wiped the flour
from her hands, and out of respect to
her visitor sat down to her knitting.
man's a woman, and 'this'll be
expected b deny herself everything for
the Sake of clothes atidfrvictuale. She
'must ha e somebody t'her
more
keer for
more -tha a brother is likely to do, It's
only nat re, after ,a,11. What'd becoine
of the wo id if everybody took -to leadin
[single , I'd like to.know ?" "
- "Well g ue ss -there's some sense in.
that,wich er," quoth.the captain, scratch-
ing his head under his sou -wester, " and
I'm'rat-ther rejleed to hear you 'express
such sentiments ; seein' as it'll Likely
help us, to an agreement on .4 pint I've
come to propose.
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"Ah !' said Mia. Tyron, putting back
the border of her cap and pricking up
her ears. -
"You see," he resumed,- in a lsusiness-
- lit e manner, ' • a man do- -to hum
without a woman to look around and see
arter things. It"e their basineas you
know. - We met go rubbin and scrubbin'
round the kitchen and bedreome. Now,
rye heard Nancy say th:at: You're a not-
able housekeeper and manage." • ,
"Oh you want me to keep house for
you, mebbe ?" ,
"About that," .replied the captain,
staring steadfastly into the fire.
" What celery ? '-
" Why, I wasn't jest calenlatin' upon
a salary. I thought We might go into
partnership -together, if it's agreeable.
I'm a plain bueiness 4nian, as you know,,
wichler, ; and all I've got to Stay is that
if you'll be Mrs. Captain Seth Tiller
"Stay a minute, if you . please
CaVen ?" exclaimed the lady, hastily
jumping up. " I do believe the cookies-.
. •
is burthag. • ,
He waitedpatientlyi while she busied
herself about -the oven. Then she came
back wiping her heated. face on her clean
apron. andeelacidly resumed her seat and
her knitting.
" Well, widder. what's the' agree-
ment ?" •
"Veil, you see, Captain Tiller," she
answered,slowly and.thoughtfully, I've
been considerin' _of it, while tendin' the
cookies, and I've made up my mind that
I needn't be in a burry to marry again.
I've had my share cif a wife's trouble,
and feel like takin! ai! little rest t� myself
now, as I go downward into the valley of
the shedder, where we'll all find our
everlasting rest." .
" T might, perhaps, help you on the
'wa,y, you know," said the captain argu-
mentatively. ' -
"I'm obleeoed to -you," she responded,
with a sigh, "but I'm. pretty grog;
thanks be to goodness ! and can get
aim(' Avell enough Without help--least-
Avis:for a spell longer."
"Well," said Captain Tiller, slowly
rising, "if that's your iesoluticn, I
needn't waste no more of your valuable -
time abont it, I calculate. Good Ornin',
widder."
"Stay a minit, Capin. Won't kou hev
some cookies and, a Cup of tea; af re you
go?"
"No, thank you, marm. Pm obleeged
o you all the same. Good niornunt:"
And the captain walked home and sat
own on the three-legged stool, aud gaz
d into the fire as before..
The reeult of his wooing had been -al-
ogether unexpected to him. Here was
a woman who had.actually recetved, and
_rejected a, proposal without giving it
- more. than a .mom.ent's hesitation.,
"I guess she's too eld aml, worn out, •
as she says," he cogitated and T must
look out for a younger widow, who'd not
he likely to think so hard of the matter.
There's Mrs. -Fuller—she as was lvlelissy
Brown, if I remernber rightly. She's
about thirty. Blither .too young for
my ideas; but I e'pose I must put up
with it"
wonaur a ' ‘
day or two C
FCaptain led this
miserable mode a( existe!liee:e and as the p
tune approached. for entbarkiug on his , fj,
next voyage, he looked j.upon that and a
his prospective return with a species of a
forlorn horror. .
"Somebody'll break into the honse
- and rob it !" thought he. Or the -things
get musty ands mouldy, with being
shut up without any fire e and—look at
them duds of mine !"
He frowned wrathfully at a heap of
sailor's cleth.es lying in the corner of the
room, all of which wanted washing, and.
spree of which stood in great need of re -
repairing. And Nancy had always [kept
them so neat and clean. '
No sooner thought than acted upon.
,
"Mrs." Fullet was in her 'garden,
lanting hollyhock- roots. She wore a
ounced calico dress, and a girlish white
pron, elaborately, tufl;ed and looped, as
he captain thought, like a tent -rigged
.hooner under full sail. For an instant
his heart inisgave him, though he feltre-.
assured by the gracious smile with which
he was received, as the young widow
furtively adjusted heriront hair beneath.
her sun -bonnet, and. gavethe latter itself
a coquettish tilt on bee head. •e e
" Well !: Mrs. Fuller, you're preparin'
r spring betimes, I see. Fancy garden.
tick—eh IP'.
" To be sure,. Ca taio ! I like flower's
Id other pretty things. Don't you?"
Iswered she, with a sidelong glance of
er dark 'eyes. • . e
" wo,_ 1 sceercely know' " replied the -
t
ptain, doubtfully.." r o my laiud
ere's nething prettier thn---- ' -
"Thai what ?" urged . Mrs: Fuller,
etendirig, to look unconscious. • - •„,
"Than a net full of fine herring. You
gh-c to 'a peen my last load, -all alive'
Id kicking, and squirming and spark -
ng like—like-----" the captain was not
inarkabie for a lively fancy, so he add-
-"like nothin' but fresh hetain' can
inrm and sparkle !"
The widow stooped down and grubbed
a marigold root.
"1 hate herrings," said she.
"Yes ! Well,- now, that's rather un-
rtunate. The woman that takes me
must take my herrings likewise."
"Who's going to take yon !" ,
"Why, I hope she ain't so very far
off," said the captain significantly. ,
"Leastwise, not outside this 'ere gar -
d !" .
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"Look 'ere !" said Captain Tiller, ris•
lag,. and AvAthlais back the stove, his h
legs astride and his hands in his pockets,
apestrophized the furniture in genetal— th
ea
" Look 'ere! this state of . things won't
do -no longer. l've had enough of it A.
man can't be expected to live like a wild Pr
Injon. get married."
Captain Tiller was a man of his word,
ou
and who, having made up his mind to a
thing, was sure to act promptly upon it. re
He sat down nowon a three-legged ea
stool before the fire, and .leaning his eq,
elbaws upon his knees, meditated. In
three days 4e would sail, therefore there at
was a. necessity for prompt action.
"Let's see," said „Captain Tiller,
thoughtfully, "It'll be better to take a fo
widder, I guess.. Widders are more
steady than 'tothersand more usecl to
things, and won't expect any courting,
and that sort o' nonsense Not a young
widder, though. They're apt to be
flighty."
Then he mused again, and decided
within himself that the only one he knew
answering his `requisitions was widow
Tyron. yes, he'd marry the widow Ty-
ron. And with a slap on the knee as of
one who had arrived at a final and satis-
factory conclusion, he arose, clapped his
souwester upon his head, buttoned up his
"You. don't mean me ?"
" Well, p'r'aps I do mean you."
"Humph !" said the widow, with a
toss of her stm•bonnet,' and a short
laugh. "Well, I must say•that this is a
queer way to come a courting !"
"Oh," said the suitor, a little crest-
fallen, "I don't set up to be much in the
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courtin' line, like the young sparks here-
abouts. You and me ain't neither one
of us °Nelms, you know, Mrs. Pullet;
so we can arrange sensible like, withont
any nonsense of that kind."
"Arrange what ?I inquired the widoW,
flashing her, black eyes rather ominously
• upon the captain.
" Why, about our marriage, yeti
know."
As if I would have you iz' she burst
-
forth angrily. "Aman that walks into
my garden suddenly in his workday
clothes, and without, even settin.' down
or sayin' a word of courtin' for oleceney's
sake, tells me that I'm no chicken, and
aaks me downright to arrange for marry-
ing him, jest as he'd ask to buy a green
goose, or a sucking pig for his Suuday's
dinner !"
And vvi thou t another word, the widow
Fuller fleunced into the house, while the
dieeppointed suitor walked rather blank-
ly out at thegate.
" Thee're Chard setthem waders, he
meditated. "1,11 give 'em up, I guess,
and take a Single Womap. But I won't
have a yeting skettish one, to be rampag-
ing about while I'm out of the. way.
There's Miss Charity Hasson. She's a,
*good manager 6f 000rse. I guess she'd
do about aswell as any."
He ttirned io the direction Of Mita
,Charity's house when be remembered
Mrs. Fuller's hint about his clothes.
be went home, put on a gorgeous titter-
ed vest —kept for state occasions—rub
bed a handful of hog's lard into his hair,
•arminted liis.beots with the same, and
set forth with renewed Algot on his wife
hunting expedition. -
Miss Charity' looked up grimly as he en-
tered. ler neat kitchen; end placing a
chair for Ilan, herself took another on
the oppetite'side of the room.
It wasn't her cuetorn to :receive the
visits of single' men alone in he house, as
she often said.. •
'• Perhaps, ,because they never came!'
said her neighbors.. • ' ' - • '.
"You're lneking uncennmoe 'well, Miss
Hobson," said the captain, .planting his
hands on hie knees, and • gazing at her
with what lie meant to be an amiable
smile—mindful, from his late experience,
that it might he necessary to do a little
in the courting line before popping the
question.'
I'm pretty *ell, I thank' you,", res-
ponded the lady drily.
"And moustrous snug and comfortable
resulned the, suitor, glancing
around: ' "But ain't you a little lone-
some at times'?" -
• "Not- 11 -I've got a dog and to cats
—them as you see there; .and mean to
have a mockin.' bird, soon as Jabez Long
can get one tor the. So I've got- no rea-
son to be lonesome." -le
" But -cats and. dogs, ain'thutn an crit-
• ters, Miss Hobson,' said Captain Tiller
insinuatinglY. •
"I reckon I -don't need to be told
that, Captain. 'They ain't human erect-
ers, but soMething' better, if anything."
Not equal to a husband, maybe;
Miss Hobson."
A' what !" shrieked Miss Charity,
ficercely, glancing over her spectacles:
"O1, nothin' particular. Only I'd.
think it would be a melancholy thing
for a ttoman to be all elope With a lot of
cats and dogs, as she's gettin' on jab the
downhill o' life, and."—he remembered
Mr. Tyron's expression—" and. the'val-
ley o' the shedder. Cats and ilogs can't
'71idk away th' wrinkles from her face,
nor bring down her gray hairs with—
with pleasure to the grave." • .
" Cap'n Tiller," said Miss Hobson,
laying down on her lap the' stocking she
was knitting andabeamd'at litre with a'
flush on her sallow cheek--' Cap'n Til-
ler, I'd like to know, once for all, what
you mean ?" ' '
Be saw that she was angiy. He didn't
know why --but' felt it .inctimbent upon
him to soothe and please her. .So he
,diew his chair across the floor, and sat
down close beide her.
• " Come; now, let's you and me have a
friendly enderstaoding together," said
he, leeting-coitaingly into her face. I'm
sure got none .but the softest -kind
o' feelings toward you and I don't see
why you shouldn't reciprocate. " • A nd
to add . point, to his words, 'he put `his
left aria acrogs the back of her chair and
with his right forefinger touehed her deht
cately and playfully in the ribs.
Miss- Charity, Hobson bounced from
her char as though- a bonibehell had ex-
ploded underneath it. '
"Git out o' this house," sheshriehed.
"I1l let you know how to come round,
sassing a lone woman_ and in her own
honee, too! Here Blinker, at him !
ketch' him !" and with Blinker at his
heels, and' Miss Hobson wrathfully fol-
lowing in his wake, the innocent -minded
Captain Tiller anede• his exit from the
house which' he had' entered with. such
amiable intentions.
Very dejectedly be walked hOine Ti
wasn't:.such s. very eafty thing, after all,
to get'a, wife, and, lie felt for thepresent
y discouraged from any far-
ther attempt in that - line. ,Moodily he
sat down on the bottom of !,a tub --he
rarely took a chair, unless he was corn -
Mused' upon his adverse
.fate. Hefelt humbled -and forlorn.
.Pleage, sir, - Misses"' have sent you
some supper," whined a very small t'oice
behind hint, and. the captain, turning,'
beheld Miss Hester Bittings' very small
servant, hearing on -her -arrns a very
large tea-tray laden with good , things.
Theft: was a pitcher of steamfia; coffee,
plate of hot, , buttered cakes; a nicestesk
with onions :laid other good things all
done to the 'point of perfection. Poor
Capain Tiller's senses warinedup at, the'
.sight, even in the midst Of his astonish-
mbent. •. •
" You don't mean to say," he remark:
ed ;to the very small servant—" you
don't Mean to say that she --that Miss
Hester Bittings- sent me • these 'ere
fixio's ?"
"Yes, sir, she did sir,' responded
the diminutive . handmaiden, eagerly.
"She said. she - couldn't abide to see
even a dog living in sich a way and eat-
ing sich victuals ! '
The captain wasn't offended. He .felt
too much subdued for that, now ; and
besides, the sight of that supper trey
would have overcome any feeling of ris-
ing Wrath in his bosom. He was even
sensible of a, glow of gratitude, and, un-
der the influence of this emotion, he took
down from the mantel shelf a stuffed
green parrot, glued to a sea shell, and
- thrust it into. the hands of the small
maiden. • '
" There,' my leetle gal," he said,
"there's something for her kindness."
• He emptied the' contents of all the
plates and dishes into crockery of his
own, and, without thinking of washing
the former, sent theintbaceto tb.e owner,
together with the small mOdel of a fish-
ing smack, wrought by himself in his
hours of leisure while on shore. Miss
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Hester- laughed I.When she beheld these
things.
" Poor -mien," she said, "he hasn't got
-a shad heart, -after all, and it would be a
pity to let himistarve,"
Su the next day she sent him a daint-
ily cooked _dinner.
"Miss Hester " said Captain Tiller,
that afternoon, rather slyly, addre.ssin
her as she sat at her window sewing
"wouldn't you like to hev yOur fenc
palings . fixed. up a bit? 1 see they'i
broken 'through. _
"Why, it would be a-convethence t
have theta palings mended.," she ad
rnitte.d.
Whereupon Captain Seth set to work
and with hammer and nails manfully re
paired the fence.
"Jest call on the whenever you're i
need. o' sich`jobs," he remarked, ,aaniably
_when it was completed.
" nd I'll do your. .cookinF for yo
while ye,u're ashore, etiptain, ' respohd:
ed the gratified Miss Bittings,
A sudden light flashed upon the min(
of Captain Seth. Why bad he neve
before thought of this?
Miss 'Hester," he said, "you 'don'
mean to say, you'll, forgive Pickle fo
worrying youS Pink ?"
"Why, he is WOrriting dog," th
lady replied, dabiouely.
"I'll Send him away !" said the cap
tain, rna,gnaniniously.
"La ! what an id ea, Captain? Oh, no
letthe critter alone. I dare say they'l
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yet- be friehds, after. a while.. It's all
our duties t,O.be friendly' to one auother
you uienced. .the captain
heartily. "Wherefore, it ,follers tha
you and Me qught to be friends aswell
as Pickle' and Pink."
sure I've mi 'Wish to be -- othet,
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wise with anybody, said• Miss Hester
lookiligaewn at het kiating. ,
" 17hen," said the captain, slowly, and
somewhat diffidently, " melibe you
wouldn't object to-- -
"To what, eal5bain'?"
"To eater alto-a:kinder partnership,
you see-eyou, aitd;:nte together—to help
one ancither ?" •
l'iai willin' eo do *• hat helt‘ r can for
you and my othee fellow erecters, I hope
and believe," responded Miss Bittings;
piouely. " It's naf dtity when I see a
follorn bhdyiti need hell:Ito do what -I
can to make 'em conifOrtable."
• After this verylew wotds.were 'teem
sary, and an hour subsequent Captain
Seth Tina was -seen with a beatniag
'countennnce entering the gate of Par-
.
sOn Denipster's yard; and on the follow-
ing day 'the- twain—that is Captain ;Seth
Tiller and Mies Hester Bittings—were
made one.
That evening,' be sat at a; lUxurious
supper with hie wife, to the great admira-
tion of '.the small handmaiden, and the
apparent' bewilderment's of Pickle and
Pink, the following note was left for
him: - •
" Capeain ve been coasidetin'
of what you said. and, as second
thought's wisest, I hey borne to the con-
clusion that it will be a. -comfort to heyea
hand to help`me down into the valley of
the shedder. You's truly,
Wrienn, Iota."
" Durn the valley of the shaddet !"
exclaimed Captain Tiller. throwing aside
the note, and betaking himself anew to
his oysters.
k The tempting bivalves were hardly
disposed of when. a hard knock at the
door heralded a hard. voice, which in-
quired : '
Captli Tiller to hum ?"
"Yes' responded- the small hand,
Maiden promptly.
"Then. give him this," said the hard
voice ; and a bit of paper, folded trie
angttlarly, was thrust into the girl's
I hand, while hasty steps' were heard. re-
treating. •
The paper contained these mysterious
words in pencil:
1 "11 Captain Tiller he will stop round
' at- Miss G. Hobion's—and hopes he Will -
excuse Blinker, which she'leraiws and ,be-
-lieves his intentions was not 'rib le to her,'
and a mieta,ke oh.C. 11 's part --t will be
pleased to see him, C. 11."
' " Durned' !" muttered Captain
Tiller, lighting hie pipe.
• " Why, -What's it all about ?" inquired
his bride-glancing:somewhat suspiciously
at the two notes.
So the captiiiii told her.
"‘Huirrpli,r.saidlltrs. Seth Tiller; •and
sat thinking rathee moodily.
• '• kee;"" *sukgested her epouee
deprecatingly; " I -hadn't an idea then
that' yoa'd hev me." - •
Mrs.. Tiller was a, sensible woman,
and she aecepted the eiplahation with-
,outemoretathe.• — '
ft Please sir," said the.' Small- maid,
with very big eyes, "here's a boy. cane
and brought another letter."
''Let's seeitig said!Mrs, ;Seth exercis-
ingher tnatritnonial•priielege.
• And she •read aloha. the .following,
written:mil pink tinted.papee, and sealed'
in an embotsed.envelope : • '
"' Dear Captain I'd/et-a-Been eafiecting •
you round 'to -day. Hope no of.
; yob' know when a -.wolnan's
took -byesurptise she's 'obliged. to say
'what she don't "always.. mean. I'm to
'home this evening; feem- seVelt to ten.
TruIy yOuts1 MELISSA FULLER."
' Well," the captain, running his
'fingers throUgh, his hair, -" if this ' don't
'beat all ?" Ru&oritters them women !"
Andre beld enough, some of
joined in Mrs. Tiller.. i• TO 'be making
pabposalsto a married men !"'
" Why-, you see, they doiet know Yet
that I ani married."
"Then, best let 'ein know it at once.
Suppose you accept all the intitations
right away, -and take me -along, by way
of explanation, you knew."
The•ca-ptaid ohm...lied with an inward
• appieciation of his bride's devernees and
wit He took. her adetie and. the pair
made the round of bridal calls, to
their own satisfaction, if not to that of
the recipients thereof.
Mrs. Tyron sighed. Widow Fuller
laughed—somewhat hysterically, it must
be confessed—and Miss Hobson talked
- of a suit:for. breaoh of promise. Not one
of the three ever forgave him.
8PECIAL NOTICES.
Baaaittasa.—Eaas's Cocoa. —GRATE -
nil, AND COMFORTING,— By a thorough
knowledge of the natural laws which
govin the -operations of digestion and
nutrition, aud by a careful application of
the fine properties of well -selected coeoa,
Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast ta-
bles with a delicately flavoured beverage
which may save us many heavy doctors'
bills."—Civil Service ,Cazette. Made
simply with Boiling Water or Milk.
Each packet is labelled—Jaeras EtTs <Si
Co., R. oinceopathic Chemi\sts, London."
MAN atact CBE OP COeoi.—‘` We will
now give an account of the process adopt -
3,013 MOSES' PEET9D1pA'T. .
. ,
THIS ithalitable medicine 1,1 'unfailing in the
ta- cure of all those painful and difaigerous diseases
to which the female constitution id subject. It
moderates ;al excess And removes All obstriictions,
and a speedy cure mai be relied din
To married. ladies, it ia pecaliarly suited. Itwill
In &short time, bring on .tbe monthly peidod with
regulanty.
These Pills ehmild- not be taken by Females
during the,first three months -of Pregnacy, as they
are esiitrheeyto:14:vbrsitafige.on. Miscaniagej but; a, any • ,other
In all cases of Nervous -and Spinal Affections,
pains in the back and liinbs, fatigue on eleie ex-
ertion, Palpitation ,of the heart, hystencin and
whites, those pills -will effect a Imre 'whew all ether
means have failed; and although a powerful
remedy, AO not contain iron, calomel, antimony, or
anything hurtful to thq constitution-.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each
package, which should be carefully preServed.
• Job Moses,_New Yoyk, Sole Proprietor. $1.00 and
12i cents for postage, enclosed to Northop & Lyinsm,
Newcastle, Ont., general agents for the Dominion,
will junto a bottle,:coutaining,; over 50 pills by
return mail.
Sold Seaforth E. Hickson & Co., and
R. Lumsden. 1.97-6
A VOTE, VICTIM OF EAR-
L indiscretion, causing nervous debility,prema-
ture decay;&c.,having tried in vain everyllalvertisedi
remedy, has discovered a simple means of self -cure.
which he will send free to his fellow -sufferers. la -
dress J. H.- Reeteh, 78 liassau-st., New -York., "48
RAILWAY 'TIME TABLE.
Trains leave the • Seaforth Station as
follows ;— -
GOrNel WEST.
.Mh e. I.
3.35 r. M.
GOING EAST.
• Mixed.
20 P. m.
F.xpress.
1.02 f. M.
ttpress:
10.50 te:
Mail.
8.41 P. M.
Mail.
8.00- A. M
• • AINLEYVILLE I
- PLANING' MILL,
SASH, DOORAND BLIND FACTORY
The subscriber having bought ant She *above
Mill, also the gotia-will of the late ann, is now
prepared to fill all orders in his line of bUsineue.
.Sash, Doors ,and Mouldings
ON HAND AN' D .• • -
MADE Ta ORDER
On the shortest notiee.-
•
DEC. 6, 1872.
DUNCAN
DUNCAN,
SUCCESSORS TO
E. HICKSON & CO.
SPLENDID SHOW
OE
FALL AND WINTip GOODS.
DUNCAN. & DUNCAN'S
Large Stock of Fancy D2iesses, at Ex -
:6 raordinary Low Price8,
•I .
SATINS', MERINOES, POPLINS, AC.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
-G7'08 and Glace Black Silks,
• SPLENDID VALUE.
BROCADED AND WATERED POPLINS.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
Ottoman, Sha-th ls Very Beautiful.
DUNCAN &.DUNCAN.
Scarlet ancl TFhite Plannels
OLD PRIGES.
DUNCAN' & DUNCAN.
Blankets at
MILLS PRICES.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.,
Edgings and Laces in Endless Trarieti
• and makes, .
RIBBONS. AND - SASHES
Table Linens and Darnask,s.
MINOAN & DUNCAN
Cloth and Velvet 32antles
In the New Shapes.
DUNCAN D-ONCAN.
DRESS .TRIMMINGS, -
PA Stock Cotton'and Domestic Mods.
, DUNCAN & DTWAN,
Mourning Goods in, Great Variety,
LACES CURTAINS, St.c.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN
Tweed. a goatifigs, Ciarnadian, Scotch,
and English Tweeds,
OVENCOATINOS AND VESTINOSI
The finest Choice ever Tiered,
AT OLD PRICES.
DUNCAN & DUNOAX
HOUSE 13L008KtiteG6YALailWenAdY141 to.
HAND AND
May 16, 1872 • 230 47
SU::
promptly:a jp4tplieBds., ENNET,
p. . ,
CUSTOM PLANING
a
Ve1Ti--COMB1NATION. -Made. °Th SA°rt 4V°Ike' 8.1YZiJ1t and
, 'Warranted to Fit.
"
. SEAFORD!' NOVELTY WORKS.
JOHN MAR. ,T1N s
WISITES to return thanigi to his customers and 4
friends for their generons patronage since as-
suming charge of thkaboye Works, and begs to re
-
:quest the ittention of who' may- require any-
thing in his line to the following list- of prices, at
whiehxheoRisspEreR.Axinered:so, 1.u.n:.1.1. :o.x.1:$01,5,a09.014110.7
that cannot be surpassed in the trade :
FARM GATES. from. '3 50
. WAGON RACKS 7 00
WHEELBARROWS 415
. LAND ROLLERS ..$9.5 and llirwaribn
SURFACE DRESSING, per 1000 $ 2
FLOORING and. beveled.BOARDING per 1000... 4
SCROLL SWING done by the piece or set.
• ItEPA_LRING MACHINES.
•
I am prepared at all times. to repair the woe&
Iv ark of reaping and mowing machines, and, in
fact, every other machine that can be mentioned.
Boxes babbited.
TO WAGON WAGON MAKERS
The undersigned would also beg to inform Wag-
on and Carriage Makers that he keeps constantly
on hand, all kinds Of Bent Stuff suitable for 'their
work.
Carpenters, Builders, Farmers, and thd. public
generally in need of any of the above 'articles
would do well to favor me with their Patronage, as
in my new premises, I have facilities for -doing this
branch of work whieh cannot be surpassed.
JOHN M. AI A.RT EN.
Seaforth Novelty Works,
Goderich Street.
228
Millinery and Dress-
• making
MRS- GREY
Begs to intimate to the ladies of Seaforth and vi-
duity that she has just opened a Villinery and
Dressmaking Eatablishment in Seaforth, in the
premises. on Main -street oppoRite the Fanners'
Stot'e. She hm, IJSO engaged a first-eluss Miliiner
Mal will be prepared to execnte in the neatest and
'float fashionable styles all work entrusted to her.
Stamping, for Braiding and Embroidery,
REM wan, Nov. 0, 1872. 258 8
DUNCAN- Si,' DUNCAN. -.
Readymade Olothing; very Largelgtoqk oj
Mika AND BOYS' SUITS,
Overcoats, Paws and Vests -771aCtB on the
• Prenases,'and sure to
GIVE SATISFACTION.
-= -
DUNCAN & DUNCAN
Have one Of the' _Largest and Best Stocks
of Boots and Shoes in the County, viz.:
Aren't .Psx4rte Cowhide Boots, Men's ,Iftp
Boots arid tval.f Boots,' Women's wear in
sorts of Leatlux and Felt, Children's Cabk
Screw Wire Boots, &c.
DUNCAN Sr. DUIsl CAN
Have a Full Line of Bats and Caps,LL.c.,
GENTS' FURNISHINGS.
a
BUYERS
Winfield our Stock, complete. 2V early all
our Woolen Stock was purchased by E.
Bickson cf.• Co., in anticipation of the
• LARGE ADVANCE IN PRICE
And we are prepared to sell, and will sell
our Stock at
OLD PRICES,
Giving to our Customers the best class of
Goods cheaper than any house in the trade.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN,
HICKSON'S OLD STAND. '
e
1
6, 1872.
GAINTims.
The height of impertinence—Ask-
ing a Jew what his elmistian name
is.
—0 Poor Joel I, His head is level
now if it never was before," is the
inseription on an Iowa. tombstone,
—A lady placed the following
letters in the bottom of her' flour
barrel and asked her husband to read
thein—e x c yy R
—An editor says his ancestors
have been in the habit of living a
hundred years. His opponent re-
sponds by saying that that was be -
foie the introduction of eapital pun-
ishment.
--The kindest hearted man lives
in Oshkosh. He foi.bids everybody
to disturb a hen who is taking her
comfort sitting, on two porcelain
eggs. Ile expects to have a gold
rimmed teaset hatched out.
The following is the most star -
fling, compositor's line to "Ill out a
coluine we have seen for a month
"Does not a young mother's heart
leap for joy when she beholds her
darling babe's lst 2th."
"What's to become of me if you
die i" asked an affectionate Wife eof
her receding husband. "1 don't
know,'" he snapped out quertilmiedy.
"It would look better ill you to bi
thinking of -what's to become of um'
—In speaking uf a local debat,
ing society, a -country paper says
"Our village debating clubs ars ir
full blast, and questions that hale
engrossed the intelligent function
of sages ever since the flood ari
being decided at the rate of two
week."'
—The Titasville Press tells th
story of a nocturnal serenader wh
sang, "When the naoo oon is shi-lai
hi-ning,oier the la-letke, 01), the'he
thi-hi-hi-hi-hink of the-ee-ee
The music aroused a -dog about th
size of a flour barreleAnd the -mus
cian is doin_g_Lea well as Could be ei
pected.
-wei IS ira '
Shiaig Phrases.
.Rev. Dr. Hal), of New Yer
was sitting in his study one please
August afternoon, his Ilion
intent •,1 pon his Sun day',Serrti01111, tt
his mind withdrawn frOM earth
cares, when his train of thou&
was rudely interrupted, and his s
tention- distrae-ted fro- m his them
by the fol t owing conversation
"Oh, Nellie Hall, where are yi
—you'd ought to have been there,
just the stanningest fellow."
Then a sound of running feet-, el
pretty SCOn he heard his daught
exclaim ;
"Is diet you, Maggie r
"Yes, come d.own quick, rya
rii be 4 here in half ajie"
,
something to tell you.'
Then a door olieneu and shot, a
in a wfewhartitindioiteyso,u os 30
coming over here, there wasjust
stunningest fellow, right in trout
me. Just as i got opposite the M
church, my music roll . slipped, a
evak.,,
elrypaper in it fell out on the
w
" Gracious I should have
dumb confounded." .
" And so I was, but it was
ridiculous, that I almost die
laughing 7
"Well, that fellow, do you thi
stopped, turned round and hel
nre to pick them up. I was all hti
sloiy then. He walked as far
here with me, tad I thanked
,f course, etc., etc. 'You know
'tis younself.' "
The good Doctor scraithed
head. Could that be his 'Nei
whom he thought, so ladylike?
opened, the .door, softly, a 11
creek, thinking, no doubt, Oat
had tt right te play the part
listener to so strangely mixed
versation, and in his owu Ito
Very soon it was Continued,
time, daughter c.omlt
, me_ eing
.c
via:
it
how's that for
" Ob, isn't dtat sweet, how m
Oial y five 4ellawicheap etion
Ye8 indeed; but you said
el/Ast:Lei,ung to ha*o is
-",Never mind, all the sem
The Doctor peeped to set
they were talking about—and
Nellie was hediihiting her
bonzLet to the. edon.iring "Ise of
fti
"It's raging het here,"
" Well I dorrs know as
-make it any coeier" said N
lookingaround, -" 1 'spose teth
kill me ,if 1 'el open a door.'
father 4rad requested her the
liefore, to keep the ‹luors -closed.
" I guess les tie for me
spatula -tie." saiu Meggie rising.
" Don't tear youwelf away.
you goingsto the leceere to-riig
old
last44 ving
"Is(Ge:,u
1wigetSah vuon(leti::igi$11:-!!:
sii
go en
" Did he. ife'd better spell
hfirsat"et.,Tha
nitis thsse boys bothering ro
t's so. If there's anythi
they ought to be put in a, berrel
fed through the bunghole until
ere ol?. enough to behave."
I' 1 must bid yoti a fond
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