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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1877-04-20, Page 6- . „. 2 POSITOR. APRIT• 20, 1877; - RHADY-2•10 NEY. "So ou are going to be married, Kate? Well, I hope you have made a wise oh ice." "Oh, es. uncle," I replied lightly ; "I kno I have. Henry is to make me perfedi happy." "Wh t has he got?" was the next pleasant observation that fell from Uncle jocel n's lips. "G t . Uncle ! I don' know what you me • n," I answered, growing rosy -red at the nexpected inquiry. "Wh t are his means? hat does he intend settle upote you n as his business," promptly in- terrup d my mother. "An he is so clever, he is sure to get on," I &led, in my eagerness to assure Uhcle ocelyn it was all right as regarded -my fat "Ito re. "Th t will depend. a great . deal upon you, -K te," he rephed gravely. The wife ha more to do in makieg or mar- ring he husband than is generally sus- pected. A careless, extravagant, bad wife i the greatest. curse a man can ha '0; a good one is the greatest blessin )) uncle"; oh, yes," I assented, glancin towards my mother, who was smiling somewhat ecorgfully, I fancied, at his pinions. e care of his pence, aud his pounds will take care of themselves," contia ed uncle; and beware of ever getting into debt, Kate; it's the easiest thing t get into and. the hard* thing to get out Of. Take my advice; live well w thin your means, and always pay 'ready- oney.'' , Uncle; yes," I responded. "I ure you .are right; and Henry is! so prn ent, he is certaM to have the same lc e s "W 11 keep them before your ow mind. Don't despise an old man's coun- sel; b y nothing that you can't afford and al ays pay ready -money." I re eniber that conversation so well with ncle Jocelyn, some few weeks bei fore m marriage; at the time it did not strike e so forcibly as- afterwards, for my rai d was too filled. with other, and 1 - to me ore interesting matters. Uric e Jocelyn was an old man, and the a been lived orroper ad b here days. affecti fact of broth an inf diens for m lost b lyn ; than when visit nly u refus perieu Ho sweet scent the of bumming basins of frothy golden creat! How fragrant was the old- ned garden, with its long grassy and great big dewy roses, and the edar-tree so shady, under which Jocelyn would sit of an afternoon g listening apparently quite sate isfied with my childish conversation 1 The un always seemed. to be shining in days. I can recall no gloom then, things all wore a charm, which not know lay chiefly in the fact of wn youth and utter ignorance of nd its ceres. rye ount of his fortune had alwaya rapped in some obscurity; but he onefortably, and possessed a small in Berkshire, upon -which he ilt a pretty and !substantial house, I had ?often spent many happy He had always shown: a special n for me, no doubt owing to the my being the daughter of his only r, who had died when I was quite nt, leaving me to the sole guar - m of my mother. Unfortunately , there had never been any love tween the latter' and Uncle Joce- he coolness had rather increased iminished as years went by; and invitations were sent for us to onington, which was the name of . cle's place, my mother invariably d. for herself, and only with great ion permitted me to go. I enjoyed these visited How were the hay -fields and clover - 1 meadowa 1 How aool and fresh arble-slabbed dairy, with its rows Melee any repaire that Were necisiary and, in -fact, were in sueh delight with the whole affair that the agreement,' as might have `been expected, was +y easily'arrived at. .1We knew- nothing about furnishing; never dreamt of the damp's of peen wiooll or the inevitable result of cheap investments e thinking ourselves very ute to get hold of two furnishing 'lista' compare prices; beside which we sat drawn with paper and pencil to calculate exaotly how much we mast spend . and ri remembering Uncle jocelyn s advice, ventured to say we should resolve notto 6 beyond it. We came to the conclu- _ sion that actual necessaries might be bought, taleirig he prices! from the books, for QUe hundred and fifty potinds ; so enry d.ecided on borrowieg two hun- ired, with whieh we felt sure the house could be really .nicely done; and this eum he was to pay interest for until the principal itself was paid off. i 1 [ Nothing could have shrpaiised our pru- dence—before we set out. When we got into the shop we had selected as the ene to patronize, we found that the things we had thought of were very in- ferior to our imaginings; a trifle more here and a trifle there could make no great difference in the sum -total, and be everything to us in the niceness and prettiness of our house; besides which eur estimate of necessaries proved a very inadequate one, when innumerable etceteras were declared absolutely indis- pensable by the attendant shopkeeper. TWe made apparently endless purchases, hich we could hardly remember until hey were deposited in Amberley Villa, where, with my newly engaged do- ineeties, I awaited them with immense delight. But vast as the importation appeared, I had yet to learn of the legion wants :undreamt of by us. Scarcely a • day passed without some new demand being made, .whieh apparently it was perfectly impossible to do without. But at last I was thoroughly satisfied with out pos- sessions, and thee servants seemed to ments ; so the mei ' thing we had to have eome to the elrel of their requiree think of was the bide. which had not yet been sent in to us r I was frightened to think about it; but Henry Was quite prepared for its' being Considerably over the two hundred pounds. Judge of our dismay When we received it, to find it more than twice that sum.--,--fonr hen- dred and fifty-six pounds odd! ' There tvere frightful entries for "Time," which in themselves represented a serious item faehi walk old Uncl snio those and I did my life 11 seen had wever, not to digress, I had not so much of Uncle Jocelyn since I rown up, partly on account of my mot er's unabated dislike to him-, partly beca se of the existence of a new inter- est n life. • I had met Henry Arden. V°Iwas six -and -twenty, five years my ni r. His position in life was a fairly ; , o one, he having a small interest in a fet rate city business, which gave him over three hundrecl a year; his char- ade was irreproachable ; and yelien 1 say hat he was a general favorite where - ever he went, it may be surmised that in my pinion he was, if not quite perfect, very closely akin to it. For myself I was passable—perhaps a little more than ; but I was penniless until my er died; s� it was a very astonish- hing to me how so desirable a pari fallen to my lot. He was certain to on; the senior partners had been le to say se themselves. Conse- tly our start in life promised to be r on,e. And to be brief, we were led. Our honeymoon was of com- tively short duration, but it was enotgh to cost Henry, as I after - learned, something like forty ds, which was a considerable cut_ f three hundred a year ; for it had ccurred to him to lay by any spare for those unavoidable expenses. I felt rather uneasy at the expendi- ; but it was too early days to vera on any remonstrance, had I been so ned ; we were sure to live very tly when we once settled down, and cou d. easily then make up for any little Text a.vagance of which at the outset we had Lo one • tho o joi me. me and sti we get that mot ing had get kno que a: fa mar par .lon war pou put not cas had tur tur inei qui and. upon which we had nev and our small sundriesew hardly taken at all into acc something quite appalling. • But the first shock over, i he offending doeument was thrust asideJ-i. it would be Paid all in good time; 'and or • the pres- ent we both. reeolvede. di miss it from 11 our minds.' Friends were apidly gatla ' ering roun,d WI ; we must receive and pay visits; so it was not very difficult to banish disagreeablea, and to -enter with the greatest enjoyment • into the new life which lay before us. I had fancied °lie house was. very completP end perfect, until I saw some of the elegant drawing -rooms belonging to my new ac- quaintances; after that, many deficien- cies were plainly visible; and in order Ito supply them, we wet to different shops, making various purchases, which, as usual, were put down to our account Then came our first entertainment! with 1 its attendant expenses, which it was ab- solutely impossible to awe ,, for in Henry's position it was, as. we .thoUght, most necessary for us to maintein a, good appearance.; and as his wife, it was also incumbent upon me to dress as well and fashionably as I ti:iuld".', r calculated; icb. we .,had unt, came to biatUneleatocelYnF Hehad'hever been in our house since we were married. It was in fact a great event for him to leave Conington, but the freak had seized him. He w.anted to sea hit old favorite and his new grand -niece, en he had come. He' only meant to stay for the day; in the evening he intended to return home. In niy inmost heart 1 Was as fond of him as ever'; • blit his' Visit was ill-timed.I, could not. rally from my disappoint- mentior Henry, and our cares were now assuming too serious an aspect to be "You have a beautiful little Clouse, easily ,set aside.. Kate," he said. "I had no notion Henry was snob a rich map." "Hadn't you,: uncle ?" I said, trying to laugh unconstrainedly. "I am truly pleased to see you so com- fortable," continued Uncle Jocelyn kind- ly. - "This•room must have -Post you a pre, penny, Kate e and I daresay you have a nest -egg somewhere as well." "Oh, it isn't very, much," I answered, really referring to the room, but as he though e to the egg -nest ; and imagining I meant that the latter, though of small proportions, did exist, he respeuded most cordially: • - 'Doesn't matter how small, Kate; th re's plenty of time to make it larger." t was no use undeceiving him, though that very *moment an ominous enve- e was delivered to me with the ane ncement that the person who brought was waiting for an answer; to 'which eturned the usual formula, that Mr. den was out, -but .would call in a day 10 • 10 in wh si sir- wa but Tit tre the litt be wh ere 10 the as wo rem mu Our been guilty. .1We were to live in don, and we were fully agreed. on point -lodgings were not to be ght of, we must have a house of our . The prospect of possessing one tly with Henry was very pleasant to I pictured an endless fund of =inse- t and occupation too, in furnishing adorning it; but the mansion had to be selecte ; so our first business to find one to suit us, the next to into it as soon as possible.' - e must have Eipent a small fortune ab -hire before we finally found just t we wanted; even then, though the ation was good and the domicile de- ble, the rent rather frightened us; it eighty guineas a year unfurnished; we should be so comfortable in it. • smallnees of its size—and it was ex- ely small --was rather an adventage otherwise, as it would. require so e furniture; and two tnaids would naply sufficient for our eetablishment, eh in such a place would be a most table menage.nage. e were delighted. with the house, balcony to the drawing -room beieg, we enthusiastically agreed, almost th the rent itself; and we made no tance when the house -agent, who t have had some aeausement over innocence and inexperience, fixed us for a seven years' lease, representing to us our advantages were almost un- e_quallede having no premium to pay,. W consented—m consideration of all he -en merated in favor of our bargain—to 110 • 1 -So things w,ent on ; and before we !had been married two years, I need hard- ly say we were hopelessly and horribly in debt. To retrench seemed utterly impossible. I hardly knew where the extravagance lay ; but the fact remain- ed, we were ilvmg far beyond ()Ur in- come; Our* bills were never ending, and. every day we were sinking deeper and deeper into the mire, To add to Our difficulties, a nursery had been estab- lished, and though one might imagine so small an addition was not a serious one, it cost us no trifling sum. I could not have endured to sec my baby badly, dressed. How could I have seen it go out except m the sweetest and freshest of garments? SO it was duly adorned in the whitest and prettiest things, which insured a most satisfactory amount of patronage for our laundress, and most - appalling bills for me. However,' we managed to keep afloat i,some wonder,. fUl -meaner e but -Henry was. beginning at lo no it I Ar orItwo. I tried to look as indifferent as po sible ; hitt 1 felt Uncle Jocelyn's eyes 's w re upon me, and my face colored pain-, fuily, nor did my confusion :escape the kind scrutiny. I felt thoroughly con- vinced he had drawn his own conclu- siens. Soon afterwards lunch was an- nounced, and we descended t� the dining - robin, where Sophy my parlor -maid had, to my horror, arranged some.ef our best china on the table, with the :best inten- tions I knew, meaning to. imprese my visitor with our grandeur, but little im- agining the real effect Bach eeperfluitiee ' Would have upon my allele: He noticed it directly, and admired it very. much. . "Where did you get that figure?" he asked, indicating a lovely china cen- tre piece. .. ,. . "I am not - quite certain," I . re - :plied Carelessly; "we have * had it for some time.' "Was it very, expensive ?" pursued Uncle Jooelyn. "0 no; not very ; at least I didn't think so," I answered, recollecting with a painful cost us m not paid I need i. . Jocelyn's Visit ;initialit to say* that it' was one loag martyrdpm, that. aafterneon to me ;- and it was a pOsitive-rdlief when his kind old face vanished, and I found myself alone once' More.. He had. gene away no nn .JoubtthitikMg 'our' lines were in very pleasant places, feeling assured not milw of our prosperity but of our happiness. Poor deceived -Uncle .Joae- Iyn ! ' flerittle keew that il ' was ift8t4 longing to throw 'myself into his arms and make a .clean breast of all our ex- travegahee . and consequent troubles. How I envied him going back to quiet peaceful Conington 1 Hoyt I wished Henryea,nd I were! just one half as happy as he was 1 - However, our struggle then was just beginning, for we ,sank deePet and. deep- er. . It was like a: quicksand—the more we struggled the deeper we got. We dared not openly retrench —we lacked the moral courage' ; read our private- at- tempts at- tempte 'were' the merest 'dreps in the oaein of that mighty Sea into which we had drifted, siniply and solely because we had at the outset ignored the golden rule, a� impressed upon me by Uncle Jocelyn, to live within our means, and pay reedy money. And what had all oueextravagance done for us?,' We had. a large 'visiting hat, and I *periodically* paid a host of visits, always -hoping to find my friends from home. We had a potty house, and wereable to entertain as elegantly as our 'neighbors. • I had heape of fashionable dresses and useless finery ; and Henry was as perfect as ever in my eyes ;. but we Were both miser- able ; debt stared us in the face which- ever way we turned; and how long we could keep our creditors at bay was be- ginning to, be in source of sconsiderable anxiety to us. ' rob that it certainly had not eh as yet, considering we had or it. ot give.all the details of Uncle #en y's position in his business de- pended solely upon the pleasure of the senior partners. • .There were curious conditi ns.in their agreement with him; to have a strangely careworn look, to ., and if hey heard of his embarrassments, ' which I could not blind myself. ,He was I no do bt it would injure him greatly, worried And harassed. His business was and might makethem eoneider them - all - , ' right; but there vvere bills to be mei, serves justified in perhaps something far difficulties to be disposed of 'which he more serious than a remonstrance. 0 could not quite see the end of. 1 • that we had acted differently! that the To outward appeatance, however, we past could be lived over again with our seemed a very prosperous pair. ,. our presen, experience ! • house was now as elegant as our 'neigh- I Once or twice I thought of confiding' bora'. I had a thousand, costly little our 'woes to my mother: but I dared. trifles lying about in the drawing room, not, intuitiVely I knew 'that although got from tine to time, and as usual not in his prosperity Henry was a great paid for; mime of which the shopkeepera favorite with her, she would regerd him i i themselves had pressed Me into pur- very differently i misfortune came ; and chasing. Sometimes a sharp pang shot I felt Ileould. hearanything rather than through me when I thought over our,po- hear him blamed, especially. as in my, sition, and levished when we first .set inmost heart I knew. I was equally, if up that I hid had sufficient sense to not aetually, more to blame than he persuade Henry to do so more in accord- as;teor now I saw clearly how true it ance with our income than we had done ; but it was too late now, leve must trust to some good fortune turning up. 'Henry . had hopes that his partner s nedant to promote him ; -and if they were realised, we should be much better off. This idea .was buoying us both ,up,. and we were feeling particularly .sanguine' when Mr. Trevor, the senior partner, a peculiar man, who never almost left his own house in Bedford Square, except forthe office, announced his intention of coming to Amberley yillaa to dine, if we would have him. In our anxiety to impress Anne. favorably, we launched out into further expenses. Ile must be hand- somely entertained, so much might de- pend upon his visit. Accordingly, I ar- ranged a most recherche little dinner, and had the table laid out a /a R2(sse to my entire .satisfaction; when evelEything th - was completed, surveying the prepara- tions with e utmost confidence he Mr. Trevor's verdict. But alas ! for Henry's hopes and for my dinner. Mr. Trevor came, partook very sparinglY and silently of our hospitality, and departed without having dropped one syllable on I the subject which we were so hoping he wonld discuss. . 8 7 R• I 1\1" 0- - 1877 _ MONTREALT HOUSE, SEAFORTH. HE DR'Y GOODS ROUSE OF •THE COUNTY. .WE COMMEIWE THIS SEASON'S TRADE WITH WITH WITH AND BETT A MUCH LARGER STOCK, • A MORE VARIED STOCk, A MUCH, MORE ATTRACTIVE STOCK, ER VAILUE THAN ANY SEASON HERETOFORE. GREY 0 TIONS. • • A Full Stock of Canadian and American, and at the Old Prices. SHEETIN s. Grey 36 and 72 inches, Plain Plaie and Twill. WHITE COTTONS. Large Stock in Leadieg Pricea—See them. • AMERIdAN DUCKS In Plain and Twill,, D We hold a very larg before thelate rise worthy of Attention. COTTON SHEETIN In Canadian and Imported from 10 cents per yard, in Oxford Begat- te, Fancy Checks, Stripes, &c. Some ten days afterwards, the advance in the business was bestowed upon one of Henry's juniors, who had never dreamt of getting it. We were terribly disappointed, having counted so surely upon an addition to our means ; . and when our wrathful feeling's were at their height, who should suddenly walk in was ?what Uncle Jocelyn aid, that a wife can Make or mar her husband. If I had quietly set to work ' ethe outset, 1;. and adVieed him aright, all w uld have been well - but now every .da brought some hateful dun or threatening letter. A ringlat the bel wouldcense , me to , 1 : start; and the eo nd of a man, s voice in the haliparleying with Sophy, as enough to make me treml le all evei. . , "The crash cou d. net be staved off for long; 4 crisis must shortly come." So said. Henry onel lovely June evening, when We were sitting disconsolate dis- c,ussing, all manner ief wild impossible schemes. It was an exquisite night; the heat of the day was over; not a breath Of wind stirred the de cate blos- soms of the plarrts which a.d rned our balcony, arid the Moon was ri ing in all her lignicl loveliness, casting clear cool light over the scene. Kveryt ing look- ed calm and quiet and ' pe efal ;' the pulses of the great city wer hushed.; there Was nothing to break t e silence, except tack Henry's hopeless tones re- peating, "A crisis can't b far off, Kate. ! What we are to do I know not !" We fancied the amazeme t of our friends ---the nine days' wond r our mis- , fortunee would cause, little dreaming that out ending hui long been confident- ly predicted by t em, and tha or hos- pitality had been Iroundly cen ured and condemned by th very parte era of it. Still leis did we magine that Mr. Tre- vor, so far from b ing favorabl impress - and Twill, Bleached, all widths in American and linglish makes, and at Old • rab and Brown, Checks, Stripes and Mixtures. stock of these Goods, ' having been bought in price—these Goods are Extra Value, and COTTON TICKS. BROWN.and BLUE DIMil—Full Stock: TOWELLING'S. . All widths in Brown and Bleached Roller, Russian Crash, Glass Cloth, I • Linen Towels, brown and bleached, Cotton Towels from 6c. up., 1877. SPRING. 1877. GF?ioNDif OPENING. WILLIAM HILL & Co. VTAVE much pleasure in announcing the arrival of their Spring Purchases, be found very LARGE and WELL ASSORTED. " We would call Special Attention to the following Departments Turkish Towels. IBLE LINEN, Bleached and ..Tnble Dressed Holland, Br Linen Drills, Striped ched. Brown Hollands, 10 cents per yard up. wn Slate. Costume Linen, Plain and Checks. and Plain. Striped Hessian. Window Holland, _ Buff, White and Green. Table Oil Cloth, Batting and Carpet Warp. CI4OTHING, A Full Stock. Clot ing made to Order. HATS and CAPS, 1 the 1 Latett.Stiles. M LLINERY AND MANTLES. All the Latest Novelties of this Season in Hats and Bonnets. All the New Colors in Silks, Feathers, Lacee and Nets. M LLINERY SHO ROOM Will be Opened_on HONDA ir and TUIODAT, April 16th and 17th, simmciTioiv DUNCAN & Dy146AN., MONTREAL HOUSE SEA:FORTH. 181. NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED \ 18`i7. I A._ MIL AT • C EAP DRYGOIODS AND FANCY STORE. I , ITHE ADVANCE GUARD 9F NEW. SPRING COORS, i CONSISTING OF i Driss Lustreg, Brillntines midi American hulian • Clunney Galt- . - falermos in all the New Shades mere and _Everlasting Laces. ' Patterns. Antees, all Sizes, Patterns and A eautificl Assortment of Ladies' Styles. Silk Scarfs and Ties. 1 Flowers, Feathers, Ornamen Lajl1 ie82 1 Jackets, Latest Styles. a Large and Varied Assortment LafI ies' Fisch,uis. Quite a Novelty _ of Fancy Goods, beautiful, chase, and the Newest Thing Olt.I . fashionable and cheap. • 1 CENTS' FELT HATS, CAPS; LINEN AND PAPER COLLARS, • NEWEST STYLES. ALLO MITCHELL. .,5TATIONED AGAIN AFTER THE FIRE. Stoves and Tinware.. Cheaper Than Ever, IVIES. E. WHITNAY seaforth, begs to inform her many friend's and etllitomers that ahe has again resumed business on the a te of her old stand, where everything pertaining to the Tinware busineas will be found. A Large Roc of Stoves and Tinware always on hand andfor sale cheap.. THE I3EST AND PURRST COAL OIL IN THE' MARKET. kind of Tin Work Constantly on hand or Mad to Order. Call and see what she can do be- ckasing elsewhere. MRS. E. WHITNEY, Seaforth. .Lve tore p STAPLE DEPARTMENT. GREY COTTONS in all Brands. WHITE COTTONS of the best makes. GREYeSHEETINGS, 72 to .84 inch. WHITE SHEETINGS, 40 to 84 inch. PRINTS in all tbe Leading Styles. FEATHER .TICKINGS, from 1210. to 25c., Splendid Qualities. BROWN DUCKS. WHITE DUCKS. CHECKED DUCKS. DRAB JEANS. • STRIPED •SHIRTINGS; CHECKED SHIRTINGS. LINEN DAMASKS, Half Bleached and Bleached. LINEN TOWELS. LINEN TOWELLINGS. I LINEN GLASS CLOTH: COTTON TOWELLINGS. COTTON TOWELS. BATII TOWELS in Cotton and. Linen. B1t0W/1' HOLLAND, from 124c. tO 25c. Specqal Attention called to our 15 cent Holland. WINDOW HOLLAND in Buff and White, all widths. DRESS LININGS in all the new make. In this department we defy competition, as all ofir Cottons are purchased in the 1 NEW YORIt MARKET At Manufacturers Rates, and sold at Wholesale Prices. DRESS ,GOODS DEPARTMENT. ,Thas Department is filled with all the Newest Styles and Shades. Particular attention is direeted to our 121-C LINE OF DRESS Ci OODS Which is ahead of any Good a in Town. BLACK -LUSTRES, Chei,pler than ever. MOURNING GOODS in great Variety. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT • k • To the Ladies we would say that for this De- partment we have secured the services of a First -Class Milliner From Toronto, and we 'feel confident that for Style and Neatness we cannot be eacelled. 1 •ALL THE NEW STYLES IN HATS AND BONNETS NOW IN, STOOL Stylish ,MANTLES Readymade or Made to Order', OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Is still going ahead. We have now on hand an immense assortment of SCOTCH, ENGLISH AD CANA- DIAN TWEEDS, NEWEST PATTERNS 'WORSTEDS, A SPLENDID STOCK. OUR '$1100 SUITS -Made to Order, are causing a big vitir—the reason why : we never have any Misfits. ' A Splendid Stock of GLOVES, HOMEY, t' TIES, and FANCY GOODS. 1VVM. HILL & CO. B.—Call and Get .a Pailful of Collets. .1 1 ed with our surroundings, away fully aware as he w the exact amount of Hewer shocked and sorry to see that den had married a wife witi sense and judgment, and glance from his keen eyes NO to prove to him how terribly .we were living. His obserel 'eats- fied. him that serious inents must ensue; cons and his partners had best° sired post and increased. e upon one who, if he nee than we did, certainly mad value better. So no one exe pt my mothe ole Jocelyn won id be surpri we imagined so differently, and on in our pretty drawing • ing over the weary subject mg what we could possibl should have to sell off .ev leave Amberley and. t over again. Henry's prospects would be seriously damage could never hope to thor-ong the position our own folly h us of. lt was not pleasant t but there could be no shall the question now ; it must answered immediately Wh to do' Nothing very defin arrived at; but one thing WaS the change could not be far o I can never describe the days that followed, nor tell t cost me to write and tell that we were hopelesely, des volved., and that our difficulti great, it was impossible for eitount them. What tvou (e--------atWhatavould everybody say? all, What would Thiele Jocely the worat had come to the house was our own 310 longer strange and to me most te comfortably malting himself our kitehett--in other • words, possession 1 How could his face at the egce-1 How venture out again l I shall never forget the tw followed after 1 wrote and tol er ; on the third, when I stupefied with the magnitude fortunes, and during Henry's ceetainly had the hardest p for he could net stay quietl absence had shut myself upe .some one knoeieed at the answer to my very -subdued it was gently opened, natl. n 1 had anticipated, appea familiar friendly face of lyn. "My poor child!" he exela little Kate 1"—and he fold arms with all the tenderness • "I only heard of it all- th' he said, "and 1 started off Cheer up, Kate; don't grie -uncle by tears. Things ea unending; and I wouldn't b hadn't Come to help you." . And how he helped us! word. of anger or reproach, h 'Henry's and my story; we fully,not epariag or attemp tify ourselves for our culpa and. when all was eonfesse wrote a cheque for the ful our liabilities. The total w one, but we were saved: no the disgrace, but from Henr from a partnership which af the means of our possessing beyond what we had ever est imaginings dreamed of. By Uncle Jocelyn's advi Amberley Villas, and retire roomy house in a less expen fashionable locality we superfluities, which had be hateful to me, and we star with a email but certain inc - How much happier we •w grateful to Uncle Jocelyn, quire a far more eloquent to describe. He often cam and never had cause to re erous help he had iso readily us in our great need, for thoroughly repentant .wp mother joined. in the gener over our regained happiness; gratitude, her old prejudice ole Jocelyn faded and faded. She often goes to Coni -where we all meeta. mer which the 43eenerous -old man beloved centre. .He was giv gentle hints as to the trai sons the other day, "For if influence that tells -upon the it's the lesson she teaches that he remembers best," "Yes, Uncle Jocelyn, "Tknow you are right. I h the many things I desire to one especially mayn't be fcj know what that is ?" "To fear (+bet," replied 13 reverently. "That first of all," I ans I meant something else." "What?" queried Uncle - "Never to buy what they and always to pay ready -mo [Here ends a true etor would be well if young fol marry would lay to heart. married life with the best be frugal—to "creep before how ofteu do we hear a t for the young pair who au nought but happiness. NA disregard to future conse but too frequently °debits ance as showy as their rich launching (perhaps unaitti travagance that may cost misery to redeem. Thong • above narrated a young saved. frota'ruin by the inte relative, such convenient always at one's elbow; a were, sheeld be left out of • A thousand times better to keeping" with a show niou tion to means; to furnis gradually; and from time what earl be reasonablya indeed, the husbgnd will 13 the respect of his employer and his young and happy not give herself much un what it will cost to lelothe Going Court" The smell of bay rum an painfully apparent. Whe out his handkerclaief musk His boots shine like mirr is a faint smell of cardamo breath wheu he yawns. 1 budding little mustache wi pats, and feels his invisibt continually to inake sure there, a fact which is not outside observers by the s Be tries on all h43 stoc without finding jut the Then he has spawns of bru that commence with viol