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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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AUGUST 10, 1$77.
EXPIATION.
"Why is you brow so, clouded, dear.
George? I hardly ever see a snails now
on your bonny face, and even darling
baby's crow of delight, when you are
dancing her in your arms, tan barely con-
jure up a sympathetic gleam of
April sunshine to dispel the gloom.
-How is this, my husband? There is
some troable, surely, weighing heavily
ou your mind, which Lmight lighten if
you would only let me share it with you.
Do tell me, dearest, what is the matter,
and I am sure it would make so me much
the easier in my mind, and I should feel
so much the happier during my,few days'
visit now to Lady -Sterling, if you were
to tell rne."
" Nothing is the matter, Annie, noth-
ing whatever. I assure you there is
really nothing the matter with me. • Let
me dance babY-in my arms, and you shalt
see with your OWD eyes and hear with
your own ears hovv brightly I can smile
and how cheerfully crow in unison with
her." And he took the baby, a 'sweet
little infant of about a twelvemonth, out
of her mother's arnase and danced her up
and. down in the air, his handsome face
wreathed all over- with smiles, and his
loud and apparently joyous laugh re-
sounding the room. But a searching
physiognomist and sharp observer might
• easily have deteeted behind his assumed
-mask of smiles an almost uncontrollable
agony of heart-grief,and discordant notes
• of despair striving to force their ,unwel-
come presence unbidden into the very
midst of this counterfeited glee. '
"I feel so relieved, and am so truly
glad.," she cried, "to see you smile and
look happy once more, dearest. Yet I
cannot altogether banish the thought
that tht4e is something you , are hiding
from me. 1 am almost afraid to tell you
what I have been thinking, George."
"Afraid to tell me a hat you have
been thinking?" he interrupted. hastily,
turning deadly pale. ;' Do tell me, An-
nie, what it is yon have been thinking,"
he continued, with barely concealed an-
xiety.
"Why, darling," she replied hesita-
tingly, painfUlly strUck with the strange
effect her simple inuoglent remark seemecl
to have produced., "I have been think-
ing it might be something in cieinectiou
with your uncle that-. was causing you
trouble and anxiety."
Oh, is that "all, dearest Annie?" he
he cried, evidently considerably relieved.
"Why, what can possibly make you
think that Uncle Charles may be causing
me trouble and anxiety ? Poor Uresle
Charles, indeed!" he continued, with a
haif-forced laugh. Nothing has been
heard of him for a very long time.
Some twenty-seven years ago father met
him once accidentally at .Bristol, when
he obstinately refused even' to shake
hands, cat short all attempts when fath-
er made to speak to him, and declined
all intercourse or correspondence. He
had a little boy with him at the time, a
pretty child of three -Or four, whom he
called Harry,and whom father presumed
to be his son. Well; he would not even
let father pat the boy's larsad ! I have al-
ways been reticent about this, even with
you, Annie. I have Seim poor father
many and many a time shed hittsr tears
over his brother's unttist arid unreason-
ing hatred; but I thought it au unprof
itable theme todiscus. You may guess,
then, how much more difficult I must
find it nowto imagine what ca.rt possibly
have led you to your curious euppo-
eition."
"Really, I am sure 1 clo not know,
George, how the idea, occurred to me.
Maybe it was your studied avoidance of
all allusion to this mysterious uncle that
made me think of him ineonnection with
yoar trouble, exciting my wornan's curi-
osity. But what was the cause of your
uncle's enmity to your father? Can you
tell me ?"
"Uncle Charles was gra,nd father's el-
dest son, who was to have succeeded him
as manager of Sterling's bank. And I
wish from my heart" (with a deep sigh)
"that he had—but never mind that now.
Unfortunately, he fell in love with a lass
of low degree—a servant in grandfather's
house, in fact—and be married her in
spite of his father's prohibition and curse.
The old man, stetn and unrelenting, cat
him off ;.and father, the second_ son, who
had. originally been intended for the
Church, took his place, and. succeeded..
grandfather on his retirement.
• Uncle had left London after his mar-
riage. It would appear that he went to
`Bristol. Here his wife died about a year
after, in giving birth to a boy. Under
the oppression of his'heavy sorrow, made
heavier still by want and penury, he
wrote to father, entreating him to act as
mediator between him a,nci. his offended
parent, for his innocent child's sake, and
te send him some aid and comfort in his
trouble. _He received no answer. He
wrote again and again, with the same
distressing result. At last a reply was
sentlay his father, professing to be writ-
ten with the brother's full concurrence,
sternly commanding hiin not to trouble
the family again, and telling him that
any further correspondeuce would be
worse than useless, as all letters would in
future be returnedunopened. When
grandfather was on his death bed, the un-
forgiving old man confessed to father
that he had suppressed the letters which
unhappy Charles had written. It was
too late then, for morethan twelve years
had passed since the accidental 'fleeting
at Bristol, and no one knew what has-lbe-
come of TJnele Charles. He ought to
have known father bottet than to believe
that he could possibly ever be actuated
by a despicable motive of selfishness to
-stand between him and his father's for-
giveness. Had he only been willing to
listen to one word. of father's at that
meeting all might have been cleared up.
But it was not to be. Charles swore un-
dying hatred to his brother, and they
never met again in life. You see, Annie,
dear, we come of a stiffneeked, stubborn
race. Father was an exception, and so
am I, perhaps."
"Well, George dear, I am truly griev-
ed for your poor Uncle Charles ; still I
must say that he; was wrong from the be-
ginning, and I ain selfish enough to re-
joice that things have turned out as they
_ have. Why, you see, hada been other-
wise, your cousin might be cashier now
instead of you, and I deubt me much
whether old Sir Robert and young Mr.
Sterling would like him half as much as
they do you, my own darling husband.
They positively dote on you. When Sir
Robert and. Lady Sterling came here the
-day before yesterday to invite Inc and
the baby down to their place, Sir Robert
said to me these very words: 'Mrs. Arm -
dale, your husband is a rare jewel. We
relit upon him as upon ourselves, and we
leave the whole and -sole management of
• our affairs in his hands. We know that
swe can do it with the utmost safety and
confidence. Indeed, George Armdale's
equal is not to be found.' • But here is
Sir Robert's carriage coming, I think.').
An elegant carriage came rolling up
to the door of the villa, where, it stop-
ped. The footman got down to give the
usual rat -tat.
I
" NOW hand me baby, d'ear," said
Mrs. Armdale, who was fully equipped
for an outi g. "The darling will be de-
lighted wi h the drive. Mind, George,
you come p yourself with the trap on
Thursday evening to fetch me home.
Good-bye dearest George, till then, and.
take care f yourself, darling.",
When
round th
Armdale
threw him
his face in
"0, m
God l howF will this end ? °How can it
end but in my utter perdition, and in the
uumeritedl ruin and dishonor of all I hold
dear? Wh t demon must have possessed
me? wha Satan must have tempted me?
Fifteen th usand pounds embezzled ! All
gone--cle n gone ; hundreds after hun-
dreds, th • usands upon thousands! Yet
it looked 11 such plain sailing, such cer-
tain succ s. And now,
death,l—a , death! SV'ou
my death might only ayai
my poor darli
sweet unconsci
-carnage had disappeared i
rner of the lane, George I
rel -entered the house. He
elf upon the sofa, and buried
his hands.
God !"he moaned, "0 my
innocent
that othe
Oh, that
wish; w
thousand
a—mavilee
ay,wr
chance fr
shall kno
and irret
Almighty
unto me
grieveus s
innocent
and tb re
Armdales
• cast apon
ber in sev
and true !
near. E
and Iselin
and then
.in Heave
and grace
this laby
my innoc
my poor
agony of
tiess
George
the old ba
For gener
father to
S terlings.
had alwa3
tinued so
the Prese
Robert RD
son, left t
in! disgrace,
a-
d to God that
• to spare the
g Annie, and
us life of mine.
might retrace my steps! Vain
at is done is done. Fifteen
ounds are ;clean gone, and I
elon ; but not another penny
it even to ;promise me a fair
m perdition.; The Sterling,s
at least that I was pot wholly
ievably lostl. Oh, that the
would but vpuchsafe to show
some way put 1 of this most
rait—some way to , leave the
npunished for My sore offense,
cue the brigIt old name of the
from the tailn of dishonor
;
it by a single unworthy mem-
-n generations ef honest men
The inevitable end is drawing
en to -morrow the fifteen thous -
s are demanded at my hands;
and thea! 0 Merciful Father
, in Thine bffinite goodness and
'show Thou rri a way out of
nth of despair -,a way to spare
nt wife,. my noble employers,
ncle and eousin, the fearful
iseovering pay latter reckless-
?
rmdale was head cashier in
king house of the •Sterlings.
tions past the Armdales, from
on, had been eashiers to the
The trust reposed in them
s been unlimited, and it con -
now, to the extent even that
t heads df. the firm, old Sir
Mr. Robert Sterling, his only
•e whole management of the
business entirely to George, who was in-
trusted t4 sign for the firm. Young
Sterting s4Tas in Scotland -just then, and
the old baronet hardly ever stirred from
his ceun y seat in Kent, to which he
and Ladse Sterling had. just invited Mrs.
Armdale to pass a few days with her
baby.I
In an evil hour qeorge, seeing with
what 'app rent ease la ge fortunes were
r
•
being macje in the city byfinancial specu-
lation, ha essayed WI woo Fortune with
the small capital left him by his father
and his wife's dower, eome £5,000 in all:
These' we .e times of stupendous fluctua-
tions, and Fortune is invariably a- fickle
jade. •
His own capital was soon exhausted,
yet he he itated to give way to the fear-
ful tempt tions which assailed him, to
speculate with the fueds intrusted to hie
hands. 1owever, what might have been
foreseen • ame ', to pass. He borrowed
£500 frois the cash box intrusted to his
honesty. 1 The speculation in which this
/oast was mbarked, and which seemed
most promising, indeed, turned out a
wretched allure. lie then tried anoth-
er, equall4 promising, of course, which
went wro 'g, like the first. And se. from
Speculatio. to speculation, from failure
to failure, he found himself ere three
months w re gone, a defaulter, to the ex-
tent of £ 5,000—the very sum deposited
in the ba k intimated
a custemer, wholhad the
-
day befor to the Megsrs. Ster-
ling, or r ther to George Armdale, their
manager, that he shoeld want; the money
on Tues ay morning; to , pay; for house
property lought by him ' in the dity of
London, nd that he would feel greatly
obliged to his friend Armdale if he would
send him he cash byaa trusty' messenger
down to Iis place at ,BatJking, where he
was just then laid upNOth the gout.
f •
•
;
It wasF thus, with unhappy George
Armdale, who was so passioliately sup-
plicating he Almighty,te save his inno-
cent fanai from the worst, and by him
most drea led, consequences of his crim-
inal folly. ;
On thi self sameday—Sunday, the
12th of iN ay; 1805—the son of Charles
Armdale rrived in London from York.
Charles s rrudale, the elder brother of
George A mdale's late' father, had died
about fou weeks before ;in the city of
York;
When eath laid his icy touch on
Charles rmdlale's fevered brow, the
fierce hot assions and the false impres-
aions and elusions that had so long kept
tyrannica sway over the man's mind and
actions co led down under its influence
to °aline , clearer, soberer, and juster
views. se dying man saw his brother
as he had seen him in the days of their
youth; e remembered his unvarying
il[
kindlines of heart, and his nobly gen-
erous spirit, and a notion dawned upon
him that e might, after all, have judged
him harshly and unjustly. He remem-
bered. also his father's cruelly unrelent-
ing temper anddisposition, and,guessed
at.the rea facts of the case. So he sum-
moned hid son to his bedside and told
him for ti4e first time, that his true name
was Harr Armdale, not Wilder, as he
had been ed to believe. He told Harry
the histor of his youth; how, repulsed
by his fat er, and apparently worse than
abandone by his brother, he had resolv-
ed to sever for evermore all connection
with the il.rmdales, even to the name.
He had -c me from Bristol to York,where
he asium d the name Wilder.
Helnow charged his son Harry to bear
to Gebrge iArmdale the sincerest expres-
deep regret and repentance,
•st earnest prayer to be for-
nnatural hatred which he had
rother and his nephew to thp
f death. He enjoined it upon
eep this matter an absolute
fter_his first interview with
in London, and then to act ac -
the best of his own judg-
1
Tilder—for this was the only
hich he was yet known—was
a thoroug ily steeling • character, good-
hearted, a d. true to the core. He was
about 31 wo years older than his cous-
ion
of hi
! and his m
I given the
borne his
very gate
Harry to
secret till
his cousin
cording t
ment.I
Harry N
name by
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t
•
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in George. fle teats renaarkably hand-
some, a little above middle height, of
stalwart, well-built ) frame, with finely
proportioned limbs. Ile had an express-
ive, ineita pleasieg face, with aquiline
nose, well -made mouth, square chin, lof-
ty brow, hazel eyes, and a profusion of
currently cheSnut haii. i
The strange part of the matter, which
neither Harry nor George, nor any one
else in York or London was the least
aware of, was that the above description
of Harry's outer man would, had. the
cousins been brought face to face, have
been found to tally part by part, item by
itern, feature by feature, with the per-
sonal appear hce of George Armdale.
In fact, the t. o cousins presented a truly
marvelous nstance of one of those
doubles in which nature in her freaks
will occasionally indulge - much more
frequently, indeed, than is generally sup-
posed to be the case. They looked al-
most exactlyalike ; and it might have
been a task of. some difficulty to distin-
guish betweei them. 1
Harry Wil er was a general favorite
in York, and had hosts of friends and
well wishers ; he ha,cl of course also his
foes; but these were really a very
14:lie most inveterate and envenomed of
his enemies was a Mr. Samuel Corbet, a
young man of very considerable wealth,
but of depraved character and dissolute
habits, thoroughly unscrupulous and un-
principled, and utterly remorseless. in
the pursuit Of his passions and pleas-
ures.
There was at the time a famous beau-
ty in the city of York—Miss Mary
Markham, the only daughter and heiress
of Sir Richard Markham, whilum Lord
Mayor of York, ancl one of the wealth-
iest men. of the city and ahire. Mr.
Samuel Corbet had for several years past
been an assiduous suitor ,for this lady's
heart and hand, with the fullest sanc-
tion, and the most undisguised encour-
agement of the father. But Miss Mary
had always Steadfastly declined his ador-
ation and addresses; and her father,
though he favored the rejected suitor to
the utmost limit of his own gbod will in
the matter, oved his daughter too dear-
ly to try to orce a hateful union upon
her.' .
Harry Wilder had for several years
been a clerk in Sir Richard's counting
house. ' He had dared to lift his eyes to
the "Rose of York "—and 'the young
lady had deigned to smile upon him—to
Sir Richard's deep indignation ,aead the
rousing of r. Corbet's fiercest ere. Sir
Richard ha tried to cut • the mat-
ter short by simply dispensing with the
services of presumptuous clerk; and
Samuel Cor et had vowed bitterest ha-
tred and dir st vengeanceagainst his au-
dacious riva . ,
This coul , of course, Make no differ-
ence whate er to the lady or to her fa-
vored lover; nor did it iu the least tend
to advance Mr. Corbet's suit ,when that
" gentleman " hired a couple of brawny
ruffians to wayla,y Harry Wilder and bat-
ter his face out of all presentable shape.
From this expedition the shearers came
back shorn i remarkably close. Harry
was Saxon to the backbone, and rather a
dangerous customer to deal with, even
against great odds—as Samuel Corbet
had occasion to find out soon after When
he tried the same cruise once more. with
a larger crew, and Harry, having again
discomfitted the agents, indulged in a
partial settlement of accounts with their
employer, which grievously impeded Mr.
Cornet's freedom of motion for some six
weeks a,f ter . .
On this occasion Samuel Corbet swore
a big oath that he would be avenged of
Harry Wider, evenif he -had to wait 20
years for a dhance—and, the fellow was
one of the Worst and moat inveterate
haters.
Harry Wi.' der cared net a pin for him
or his threats; but he cared much for
Sir Richard's good opinion.. So he bold-
ly went to his Mary's father, to tell him
that he had no thought of Stealing away
a wealthy heiress, but woold go and try
to make his fortune, and come to claim
his Wide waen fortune suiiled upon him.
This straightforwardness pleased his ex -
Lordship of York, who told the young
lover that if he came back With £10,000
of his own, and Mary was still of the
same mind i he would not withhold his
consent. This was a short time before
Charles A readale's last illness and.
death. I' 1
•
. After the butial Harry Wilder expe-
ditiously realized his little inheritance --
some, £1,200 in all—placed the money
safely in a leathern belt buckled secu.re-
ly about his waist, took affectionate leave
of his Mary -F -with the father's consent
and set out for London to fulfil his de-
ceased father's dying behest, and to woo
fortune in the metropolis of commerce.
As has already been stated, he arrived
in London oa Sunday, the 12th of May,
1805. '
• The bank of ;the Sterlings was in Lom-
bard -street, as his father had informed
him, and George's private residence at
Honeysuckle Vila, near Hackney, which
had for generations been in the posses-
sion of the ikrniciales.
1 •
As it was la fine day, and the afternoon
not far advanced, Harry inquireclhis way
to the city, lancl took a stroll up there,
with an indistinct notion of pushing on
for HackneY, if he foutid it practicable.
On his way he accidentally came upon a
Mr. Wylancl, whom he had known for-
merly in Yo k, 1 Jonathan Wyland was
a ruined epe dthrift, who had come up
to the rhetr polis to try to live upori his
wits after h ving dissipated a handsome
fortune in the vilest debauchery. In
York he iiad been one of Corbet's
intimates. The two men were, in fact,
birds of thelsame Plumage morally, or
rather immoirally ; both equally unprin-
cipled, unscrupeloua and remorseless in
the pursuit of their eelfish ends. After
Wyland.'s ruin, Corbet had, of course,
dropped his intimacy. However, he had
given him a few pounds to go to London
so' that he should be rid of him.
I 1 ,
Wyla,nd had founel in London plenty
of people with more wit than he could
pretend to, So he was makinga very poor
living of it, indeed. Harry had known
this ruined spendturift in affluent cir-
cumstances, and he was not the man to
cut an old acquaintance because he look-
ed shabby and poor. He invited him to,
a hostelry in Bishop's gate street to have
a snack and la bettle of wine together in
a private room. • Kind-hearted Harry
was moved to pity. • With , his innate
delicacy of feeling he asked, 'almost dif-
fidently whether the loan of a termer
might not assist his old acqn?,intarfee in
his search after employment. a I
"Of course it will ! shouted Wyland,
overjoyed. . "It will be the , making of
me, Wilder. It will give me a fresh
start in life. - I , will never forget your
generous kindness to me in my sore dis-
tress."
(To be Continued.)
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ANOTHER LARGE LOT OF
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WiAT?HES AND CLOCKS.
A full line of American, En glish, Ruseell and Swiss Watches. American and Fren eh Cooks on
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get to give me a call. I am alw ye attentive to business. Post Office and Telegraph Office in con-
nection. Clover, Timothy, Turnand other seeds on hand.
ATTISON, 'WALTON.
PAPST'S
OOKSTORE SEAFORTH:
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Betton Estate, A. Trollope.
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F. CRAKE, PRACTICAL, WATCHMAKE7 ,
At E. Hickson & Co.'s Jewelry Store, begs to inform the public that he is prepared to do rst,class
work in : i
WATCH REPAIRING, PIPE REPAIRING,
SPECTACLE REPAIRS.
; JEWELRY REPAIRS,
HAVING learned the trade th
the establishment of A- M
can be given in any description 0
orouglily in England, and for nearly six years past have w rked
rphy, London, Ont., is a sufficient recommend that full sat ideation
work. F. CR
MT E beg to eaY that cwing t the Scarcity of money and tight times gerei ally, in order t reduce
our stock of Jewelry, a Good discount will be given on 8,11par-chases in orderlto indricet ose hav-
ing money to invest. All work repaired or eold previously_ the guarantee will be fulfill° by Mr.
Crake if not running to eatisfaction. ' - F E. HICKSON &j Co.
STATIONED AGAIN AFTER TH FIRE.
Stoves and Ti'nware Cheaper Than Ever.
.... 1 ____ ,
m -Rs. z. WHITNE,Y1Seafor h, begs to inform her many friends and easterners that she has
-u-L• again resumed business oni3the site of her old stand, where everything pertaining to the Tinware
business will be found. A Larg Stock of Stoves and Tinware always on hand and for sale c eap.
.. ,
THE BEST ANij PUREST COAL OIL IN THE MARKET.
Every aisle of Tin Work Contaantly on hand or Mad to Order. . Call and eee what she c n do be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. MRS. E. WHITNEY, Seal rth.
- !
BUGGIES, CARRIAGES AND WAGON
1
TN returning thanks for all pat favor% the undersigned would respectfully beg leave to ann untie to
-A- his m any friends and the g neral public that In order to share with them the general d pression
61 the Mines, that he will do horse shoeing for the balance of this year at the following rata: New
Shoes 25 cents, and 10 cents; eaeh for Betting; Lumber Wagon Ties, $1 50 per set, and all ot er work
in proper tion, Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to, and none but good material rsed. A
few buggiee and lumber wagon on hand, which, for quality of material and style of fin' b, I feel
confident cannot be surpassed. Come en with your orders, forI am determined not to be uikdereokL
All Work Warranted. 49s •, JOHN WILLIAMS, Kinburn.
LE OA
CAMERON & MoFADDEN, Barri
Solicitors in Chancery, Goderich.
M. C. caseenors. W. H. MC
stem and
848
FADDEN.
liVILLIAM SMALL, Convuancer and Commis-
sioner in B. R., Wroxeter. Auctioneer and
Appraiser. Accounts and notes collected on
reasonable terms. 366
*Tit L. DOYLE, Barrister, Attorney, SOliciter iu
-1-A•• Chancery, &c., Goderich and Seaforth. •Of-
-fice, over Jordan's Drug Store, Goderich, and
Kidd's Store, Seaforth. 354
MALCOMSON & WATSON, Barristers, Atter.
neys, Solicitors in Chancery, &b., Clinton,
Ont. Office—First door east of the new Royal
Canadian Bank building. Money to loan on farm
property.
S. MALCOMSON. 404 • G.A. WATSON
VreCAUGHEY & HOLMESTED, Barristers, At.
torneys at Law, Solicitors in Chancery mei
Insolvency, Notaries Public and conveyancers
Solicitors for the R. C. Bank, Seaforth. Agentsfor
the Canada Tile Assurance Company,
N. B. -80,O00 to lend at 8 per cent. Farms
Houses and Lots for sale. 53
..najE.A:NTR.sR000ANnWit:::::&, nADENIMRST; Barrie.
est, and rn term to to suit borrowers. Offices --
kA tem Attorneys -at -Law, Solicyrit.oirps. ion.C:RaInmeeLry,
&c. Private funds to loan at a low rate of inter-
nsolidated Bank
buni7:vg. ,10°Plioesylet:Scsootlit'BesiaitBoiarinsckteo. ---4
Goderich and Wingham. Officres and
at
W. 1. RADENHESST. 474
WSoilnigcillatomrs'in Chancery and insolvencY, .
t1.-"ofonCTaaetyl I I jell nalcave r s , Notaries Publie,rie.t:vate Funds to
. Ocill. mc,cEs-y—ziSte
forth and Brussels. $28,000 of Private
Invest at once, at Eight per cent. Interest, payable
58
Y cjaTArlhellabBo .reN rill. has thie day been diesolved_ by
mutual consent. All accsoAurEntssdnue. BtRhen:aN.to
be paid to Mr. Benson who will pay all habil.
I itiNeso.v. 27 , 1876, .
H. W. C. MEYER. ,
MEDICAL .
T G. SCOTT, M. D. &c., Physician, Surgeon and
u • Accoucheur, Seaforth, Ont. Office and resi-
dence senth side of Goderich Street, first door
•east of Presbyterian Church. 348
TT L. VERCOE, M. ., G. M., Phyeician, Sae.
-Li- • goon, etc., Coron r for the conety of Iittron
Office and Residence, on Jarvis street north,
directly opposite Seaforth Public SchooL
XT A. ADAMS, M. D., late of Lakefield Out
• Physician, Surgeon and Aceolicheur.
Graduate of the Urdversity of Trinity College,
Toronto- Member of the Royal College of P
sicians and Surgeons, Ont. Kinburn. Ont.
5
WM. ITANOVER, M. D., C. M., Graduate of ;-
McGill University, Physician. Surgeon and
Accoucheur, Seaforth. Ont. Office --Rooms M
Meyerte Block lately occupied by Dr. Phelan, and
formerly by the late Dr. King. Will attend at
Carronbrook on Tuesdays and Fridays. 496
DMcNAUGHT, Veterinary Surgeon, Great -
• ate of Ontario Veterinary College Seaforth,
Ont. Office and Residence in rear of killoran &
Ryan's. Calls promptly attended to, night or
day. A stock of veterinary medicines on band
Charges reasonable. Horses examined este sound-
ness and certificates given if required 407
TT. DERBYSHIRE:. L. D. S.,
-1--A • Surgeon Dentiet, Graduate
of the b oyal Coliegia of Dental
Surgeons of Ontario. Artificial
Dentils neatly executed. All eurgical opera-
tions performed with care and promptitude,
Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P.M. Rooms over
-A. G. hIcDougall's store, Main Street,iSeaforth.
'
JAMES W: ELDER, V. S., Graduate of the
Ontario Veterinary College. After devoting
two years to practice with Professor Smith, of
Toronto, has settled in Seaforth. Pffice at his
residence east of W. M. Church. Calls promptly
attended to by day or night. A large stock of
Veterinary Medicines constantly on hand. Herm
examined as to soundness and certifieetes given
Horses bought and sold on comraiseion. 424
!wise- ,ECLANEdu$.
T P. BRINE, Licenced Auctioneer •for the
" • County of Enron. Sales attended in all
parts of theCounty. All orders left at the Ex-
POSITOB. Office will be promptly attended to.
T LECKLE, General Loan. and Beal Estate
." • Agent, Grain, Pio.duce and Commission
• Merchant. Office—New Brick Block opposite
North American Hotel, Brussels, Ont. 480
OHARLE S F. MILES, Peovinciai Land Sur-
veyor, Wingham. Orders by mail will receive
prompt attention, Branch office, Clinton,
• C. F. MILES. . 485 ' T. S. GONE.
THE SEAFORTH PUMP FACTORY. — N.
-"- Muff, successor to J. R. Williams, manufac-
turer of Pumps and Cisteins, All work warranted
to give satisfaction. Factory on North Main 81.,
Seaforth. 500
THE GREAT FEMALE REMEDY. ---Job Moses'
-A- Periodical Pills—This invaluable medicine is
unfailing in the cure of all those jp:inful and
dangerous diseases to which the female constitu-
tion is subject. It. moderates all excess and re-
moves all obtructions, and a speedy curemay be
relied on. To mairiodladies, it is peculiaily suited.
It in a short time, bring on the monthly pe-
riod with regulaxit2. These pale should not be
taken by Females during the first three months
of Pregrancy, as they are sure to bring on Mis-
carriage, but at any other time they are safe. Ia
all cases of Nervons and Spinal Affections,
pains in the back and limbs, fatigue en slight ex-
ertion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and
whites, these pills will effect a cure when all other
means have failed; and, although a powerffil
remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, antimony,
or anything hurtful to the constitution. Full
directions in the pamphlet around e eh package,
which should be carefnlly preserved. 1 Job Moses,
New York, Sole Proprietor. $1 00 a d 12 cents
for postage enclosed to Northrop & Lyman, To•
ronto, Ont., general agents for th4 Dominion,
will insure a bottle containing ove 50 pills by
return mail. Sold in Seaforth by E Hickson &
Co., J. S. Roberts, and R. Lumsden. , 197
• DRESSMAKING.
MISS HANNAH
BEGS10kto inform the Ladies of taforth and
vicinity that she heti commenced ressmatine
in all its branches, in the TOMS abOve the Post
Office. Having lately visited- the Lei ding Homes
in Toronto, she is prepared to give 11 wbo Day
favor her -with their orders the late t city styles,
and satisfaction guaranteed. lipprentiees want-
ed to learn Dressmaking. 1 497-13
THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY,
SEAFORTH.
ARTHUR FORBES,
11AVING purchased the Stock and Trade of the
Commercial Livery, Seaforth, from ldr.
George -Whiteley, begs to state that he intends
• carrying on the business in the old stand, and has
a dded Bevel al valuable horses and ve ides to the
fornierly large stock. None but
First -Class Comfortable Vehicle and Good
Reliable Horses Will be .4.ept.
Covered and Open' Buggies and Carriagee,
Double and Single Wagons always ready for use.
Special Arrangements Made With, Com-
• mercial Men,
Orders left at the stables or any of the hotels
promptly attended to.
1\TOTIO
TO GRANGERS, FARME-iS AND
• OTHERS.
A THEY occupy the attention of all, thee*
• hard times the subscriber is determined fa
meet them by offering good inch Hemlock, "1O
„z usually sold for inch," at the following _rata:
12 foot Hemlock. at $6 50 tier thousand; 14 foot
Fencing, at $7, for Cash. All orders over 4,000
5 per cent. disc,ount. Call and see if you don't
get what is represented.
Book Accounts over 8 months will, be charged
8 per cent.
The subscriber thanks his numerous customers
for their liberal support, and solicits a confins•
ance of their favors.
JOHN THOMPSO:'..Z.
438 Steam Saw Mills; McKillop.
AMITST 10 1877.
fY81 iti ne°k i I lhlarAele eTd gr jialloo.menfwfthat his rdecal loas( ). nu :Pr' 3,Skoila etP rwmatptntoilkera:2 ' gen- producing
' aHISiOi nnigeeenddchet hgefehtsu theseabl: 'dile'
were kept closed, artisans
rhpecelmruatidteieoldvress.frobmTlihndeaeddinysttehelies
the name of God, never to
•
were searched, visitors
discovered in the arts he
Workmen were put npon thei
processes used by theiremploye
ago the case was different. W
craft were hedged in by quick j
of -empirical pretension and jud
in aTt ihen r. o y al manufactories of .
for example were long earn
Europe witli'a spirit of jealous
ness. His Majesty of Saxony .1
cially circumspect. Net on
the oath of secrecy imposed
-work people, be would. not
kingly suspicion in favor of
monarch. Neither king nor k
gate might enter within th
walls of Meissen. What is
called the "Dresden" norcelain
quisite pottery of which the
never seen the like—was pro
200 years by a process so
neither the bribery of pr
the garrulity of operatives ev
used to be, close by T
an um chemist's
proprietor of it, in days gone b
the naonopolyed Malting citric
favorably circumstanced than
cret manufacturers, his was
odthantorewq ouir erkr ad . enno. asEsixstpaeurc.
tsecam
ple, assort and bottle his
They never entered the labora,
:mystic operations by which
rich were conined to himself.
One day, having locked the
blinded. the windows, sure,
of the safety of his secret, o
went home to dinner. Achim
or a boy disguised as such, wi
in chemistry; was on the watc
ing the secret keeper so far o
as Charing Cross as to be sur
not retrirn th.at day, the soot
pher hied rapidly back to Te
ascended -the low building, dro
ttre flue, saw all he wanted,' a
ed, carrying with him the
making citric acid. The m
the inventor was gone. A fe
after the price of the article w
four-fifths. The poor man
broken and died shortly af
norant of the trick by which h
victimized. Like Miss Tabit
when informed that the th
spoiled two barrels of beer in
'he might have said, " Hew t
• should get there whenisthe
double -locked, I -can't compre
The history of cast steel
•curious inatanee of a marina
cret stealthily obtained under
of an appeal to philanthropy.
distinction between iron and
erybod.y knows, is that the
tains carbon, The one is con
the other by being heated for
able time in contact with pow
coal in an iron box. Now
inade is unequal. The mid
is inore carbonized than the e
eurface more than the centre.
fore, -unreliable. Uniform
be made out of it. For man
it will answer, but where a.cc
•quirteer.dit fails:. Nevertheless
invention of cast steel there
bet
In 1760, there lived at
near Sheffield, a. watchma
Huntsman. He became el ies.a
the watch springs in use, an
self to the task of making t
genous.
" If," thought he, "1 eh
piece of 'steel and cast it in
its composition should be
through out."
• He succeeded. His steel
mous. Huntsman's ignots fo
were in universal demand.
call them cast steel. That
cret. About 1770 a large man
this peculiar steelar a.sestablish
cliffe. The process was wra
crecy by every means within r
and faithful men hired, the w
and subdivided, large wages
stringent oaths administered.
answer. One mil -winter ni
tall chimneys of the Atter
Works belched forth their am
eller knocked at the gate. I
terly cold. The snove fell fae
wind howled across the m
istranger apparently a plowin
cultural laborer seeking shel
storm, awakened no suspici
niiag the wayfarer closely an
motives of humanity, the for
ed. his request and let him in.
• Feigning to be worn out wi
fatigue, the poor fellow san
floor, and soon appeared to
That, however, was far fro
tions He closed his eyes appa
He saw workmen eat bars of
bits, place them in crumbles,
the crucibles into a film
was urged to its extreme po
the steel was melted.. Clot
rags to protect themselves fto
the workmen drew out the g
eibles, and poured their een
mould. Mr. Huntsman's f
nothing more to disclose. T
making cast steel he.d been f
The Rich Man's 8
In the city of Glasgow once
worthy merchant, whose chii.
As; God had blessed. him in
and selling, he became a rich
having a great love for co
took his riches and bought 20
which he had played and ga
.ers when as child, and also
on which the old laird of th
wont to live. There was in
he forgot to do; be forgot t
will, and say towhom the
the fields shoed go when he d
and -by, when he died, no wi
found. Now, he kft bele.
wife, four daughters, and. a
But, as no will had been ma
sion, and the fields and a g
• all his riches came to this on
was in London when the new
Inc father had died, and that
a rich man. Just at that mo
would have been very useful
he was a young merchant be
and. no one would have blam
had said, "The money is
with it 1 shall push myjnew
But God had given him a, g
,
news es -he could get a tied
He left London as soon afte
•