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QUEER CLUE.
_CHAPTER IL
heel left the Police altogether, and
wee Beinfive.ry comfortably, my good.
Day ea& at up at Islington., III the same
Area with my married daughter, who
was doing very comfortably too, her
husband having a good berth in the
I had always been of a saving
kir% Ana
had bought two or three
hoesset; so with a tidy pension, which
I had earned by 30 years' Service, I
could afford to go about a bit and en -
Jo suliself. Of course in all that time -
1 made the acquaintance of a, good
- "catty professional people; and there
werefew theatres or exhibitions tha,t I
eouldn't get admission to. We—ray
idle and I, mean—made it a rule to go'
everywhere that we could get tickets
for; and whether it was, the launch of a
ship, the charity children at St. Peals,
ee sane Cowell at the Canterbury Hall,
- jtdant matter to us; sh went. And it
was at the Canterbury I first had the
Corabestead murder more particularly
recalled to ray
I was there by myself, the old- lady
• not being willAng to leave my married
daughter—because, well, it was in con- ,
sequenee of her being a, married. daaigh-
-ter—so I went by myself. There was a, I
ram, WOMan who sang a comic version °
of "There's a Good Timp Coming" ,
erplendielly ; and as I was always of a
ohatty turn, I couldn't help remarking
to the person that was sitting next to
me how fit -at -clap she did it, when. he
exclaimed
"Hello! why, never, Superintendent !
Robinson 1" And then he held out his i
'I hand, !e-
n was young Lytheely, but se stout,
ana brown. and whiskery—If I may say
so—that I didn't know him.
"Mv. Lytherly !" II exclaimed, "1
didn't expect to see 'you; and you're
right as to rav being Robinson, althetesh
before—so exactly, that 1 wa
sure no ehance coincidence h
ed the resemblance, but that
had painted this pieture had
room -where Miss Parkway we,
ed, and had. had the featur
scene stamped on his mem
so likely to, have the scene so
I instantly, thought, as the
himself? As this rushed on
I could. not repress an exclara tion, al-
thaugh pretty well guarded. s a rule.
The only other person in the r on heard
me, and came to see what ha excited
me so strongly. Apparently he was
disappointed, for he looked enm the
picture to his catalogue, th n to the
picture again, the at me, ba k to his
catalogue, and then went awa With a
discontented grunt. I did ot move,
however, but remained quite absorbed
in. the Andy of this raysteriou painting;
and the more I looked the ore con-
vinced I became that it wa copied.
from the scene of Miss Parkw y s mur-
der. There were , several lith e points
which I had not at first notice 1, and in
fact had quite forgotten; suo as the
position of the fire-irons,the direction
in which the water had run, ct ., which
were all faithfully shown in th picture.
To be beief, I inlet made up my mind. be-
fore I left the roonf that I ha at last
fcunal the real clue to the Co nbestead
murder. 1 I
The artist's name was Wyndham ;
and I determined that 1 would very
soon, as a natural beginni g, mate
some inquiries about this M . 'Wynd-
ham ; and, indeed, I bega,n be ore I left
the exhibition. I engaged he ball -
keeper to have a glass with m at the
nearest tavern, end. when .1 ot .fully
into condeersation wi.th him, as 43a ottire-
lessly where Mr. Wyndham li ed, as I
thought 1 had known him Mft y years
ago, giving a description of so e esitire-
13r imaginary person. The h -keeper
said no- "No, that was not t sort of
Polio° officer no longer. Wh. , I thought man at all. Mr. 'Wyndham w s" (here
you were in the array - he described him;) "and he d.oesift live
'‘ So I wase, he. returaed ; "but rm at the west end. of London, as- vou said,
out of it now, and Ill tell yon how it Sir, but at a place in Essex, uo
was." from Colchester." He knew
It seems he haft been to India, and lived, because he had. sever
got some promotion after three years' posted letters to him at "The Mount."
-oin the
s I want -
perfectly
prodne-
whoever
seen the
raurder-
s of the
. Who
stamped.
murderer
y mina.,
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very far
here he
1 times
service ; and had the good fortune t
save his Colonel from drowningeor who,
was more likely in those parts, bein
taken down by a, crocodile, under air
eumstances of extraordinary bravery
He did not tell me this last bit,but
o This was about": all I got f
t hall -keeper, but it Was as eitioh
g ed.
- 1 am not greatly in the habit
my confiff
an exceptio
- so, after a little 1 reflection,
- straierht to the address John
e had bgilven Me, and told him wb
seen. He of courde introduce
r his wife, m Very-- pretty dark-ey
woman ; and when, I had told
t exchanged leeks less of 'man
- tri
tag oth;er people in
I this was altogether
heard so afterwards. Lytherly was al
ways a wonderful swinimer, an I re
member his taking a prize at London
The exertion or the wetting, brought on
mm
a fever, and he was recoended fo
his diseharge. The Colonel behaved
Most liberally. But wb.at was the bes
of11, the old. fellow who kept the can
teen at the station died about this time,
and. Lytherly had beeti courting his
daughter for a good bit, more to the
gs satisfaction than that of her
father; so then they got married, and
came to England, andle was tolera,bly
well off. He naturally talked about
the Combestead murder, and. said frank
br enough, that—except the people with
whom he lodged, and they were sus
peeted, he said, of perjury—he thought
I was the only person in town who
UM
did not believe him guilty of the mur-
der.
"But murder will out, Mr. Robinson,'
he said and, you see this will be
found out some day."
." Well, I are sure I hope it will, Mr.
Lytherly," I answered him. "But
as for murder will out and all that,
don't think you will find any policeman
• or magistrate who still agree with you
there; and there Was less to help us
when you had get out of the scrape of
this Combestead business than auy
affair I was ever concerned
I don't care," he says; "It will
come out, Mr. Robinson. I dream of it
Om OA every night; and my wife con-
sulted some of the best fortune-tellers in
India, and they all told her it v, mid be
discovered."
Ram!' mid ; " We don't think
much of fortune-tellers here, you
know."
I'm perfectly aware of that," he
seys ; " aenl•I shouldn't give tiloin in as
evidence; but if you had lived three
years in India with people wild knew
the native ways, You might alter your
mind about fortune-tellers. Anyway,
you -will remember when it's found out,
that I tent. you how it would be."
I laughed, and said I should; tuad
after we had had another glass together,
and he had given me, his address and
made me promise to call on him:, we part-
ed,
I told my wife all about it; and it is
very curious to WU how women are all
'alike in curiosity and superstition and
An that; for although my wife had.
been married to me for ;$0 years, and so
had every; opportunity of learning bet-
ter, yet she caught at what young
Lytherly—not so young now, by the by
—had said ,about these fortune-tellers,
and was quite ready te swear that
theenurder would. be found out. It's no
use arguing with a Party like that ;
so I merely smiled at her and passed it
off.
It was the vary next day that Mrs.
Robinson and myself had agreed to go
and see a new exhibition of paintings
which some one was stile -hue -fin Landon,
and tickets were pretty freely given
awaY for it ; but the sitme reesou which.
stopped my wife ft -eau going to -the Can;
terbary, stopped her •-froin g dug to the{
exhfie tuna wn
went,. (if e•erse. because
1 couldn't be of any use, under the cir-
cumstancee, to my married daughter ;
and a very good in it was too.
There were pleetv of 1i:ultimo, and I
had gone, all through all the rooms and
entered the hest one. There were very
few persons, 1 was sorry to see in. the
place, so that you, could have an unin-
terrupted view of any picture you pleas-
ed. After glancing carelessly round
the room, for one gets a Iciud, of surfeit-
ed with pictures after a bit, I was struck
by a gloomy -looking painting to the left
of the doorway, and which I had uet
noticed on my first entry. When I
came to look closer into it, I was more
than struck—I was astounded. It was
a picture representing the finding of old
Traphois, the miser, in the Fertunes
of Nigel." The heavy dull room was
lighted only by the candle which the
young noblemau held above his head;
ana it appeared -be be excellently paint-
ed. 33ut° what drew my attention was
that, as a part of the confusion in which
the struggle between, the old man and
his murderers had placed the room, the
washatand had. been upset, had fallen
into the fireplace, and the ewer had
rolled into the grate, where it was shown
as unbroken, although! the water was
flooding Vie boards—all exactly as I
had peen the same things five years
ph .
"Oh, it is cenking all right!
claimed. "I knew the murd
cry out some day. . And now
have a little more respect for II
tune -tellers.
"I am not quite fiure about that,"
said. " ut don't you go m king so
certain tnat we are going to ind out
anything, Mr. Lytherly; this may be
only an accidental resemblan e." Be-
cause, as you may suppose: I had not
told them how confident Ifolt is my own
mind.
" Accidental ! Nonsense!' as all he
said to 'that; and then he a 'ked me
what waS the first step I pro osed to
take. 1 toia him that 1 tho ght we
ought to „Ieo down to this villag and see
if we mold learn 'anything s spicious
about M. Wyndham ; and :by my old
detective habits, and the wav i 1 which
of : tak-
nee, but
10,1CASQ ;
I went
ytherly
t I had
me Co
d. Young
all they
'se than
lie ex -
'r ‘,VouId
-ou will
diem for -
this name I felt struck .all of a- heap,
because it made a -guess into a certainty;
though in. a way I had. nsrVer dreamt a.
1 couldn't even go back to • Lytherly for
a little while; it was all so wonderfar;
and I was se angry at myself for never
having thought at the time that he
man who, of all others in the wo
had the .nieist to ga,i,n by the p or
woman's - death, might have b en'
the one who killed. her. In the bit er-
ness of my feeling I coi ld not help say,
ing that any one but a detective wo iai
have pounced upon this fellow 'at the
,first. However, I got over the vexat, oir
and. went back to Lytherly to tell hlima
my news. We were 1ot1. very, co -I
dent that we had the ii ht scent now;
but yet it was not easy to eee what We
were to do. I could n$ very well.p-
ply for a warrant again t a man becas, se
he had. painted a plot 6 ; and so 'we
walked and talked tuatil we could think
of nothing better than going down to
Co-mbestettd, and. with our fresh infor-
mation to help us, seeing # we couldnot
rake up something there. -
'We came to this resolution just as sve
reached a toll -gate, close by which steodI
a little house, which appeared to be he
beer -shop, baker's, post ! office and
grocer's for the neighborhood. ot
much of aneighborhoodeby the by, fpr,
excepting a, few gentlemen's seats, there
was hardly another houee in sight. One
small but comfortable-heels:mg residence,
we were infermed by the . chatty old.
lady who owned the " . to b," was the:
Mount, where Mr. Parkw4r lived. He
was a very retired, silen sort of a
gentleman -elre Sada, end p ple thought
his wife didn't have the happiest of
lives with him. He had bJen maari ci.
for a few. years, the old lac y went o ;
soon after a relatioti had d'ed, and 1 ft
him a good bit of 'neone$r. jBoforo ti at
he only rented apartment in the v 'l-
iege; but then he married a Miss D l-
iar, who was an orphan, with a go d
bit of money •too, .but quite a girl to
him, and they went to live at t e
Mount. ::
At this point the old lady broke sud-
denly off, arid said: I , . . -
, .
; " Here they are'!" going to the cloor
immediately, ancl dronpingher very b st
-courtesy.
We followed her into the little pore ;
and there, sure enough, ;was ae 1 w
carriage, dra-wn by one hor3e, and. in it
sat a gloomy, dark man, whom I 14d
no difficulty in recognizing, and by lis
side a slight, very prettyt,bet careworp.-
looking yelling woman.1 Mr. Parkway
looked. coolly enough at us, and ive
as carelesslyreturnecl hiS glance, for e
were both so much . changed ; since the
Combestead days, that there was lit le
fear of his remembering us.
It seemed that they had called &bolt
a servant, which the post office keeper
was to have recommended, and. Mrs.
Parkway alighted from the -carriage to
write some memorandum oi the busi--
ness. Parkway had. never spoken, and
1 thought I could see ia lifs harsh fell,
tures traces of .a,nxiet aed . remorse.
Lytherly had followed. Mrs. Parkway
into the shop, and .as I on1c1 see from
where I stood. on thelady asking for a
pen, he drew his -geld. pencil -case from
bis pocket, andeffered. it, as probably
containing a better implement than any.
the post office could afford.1 The lady
stared., looked. a little starld, but after
a, moment's hesitation aCce ted it with
a very sweet arnile. While Mrs. -Park-
way was engaged in writing, her letter,
Lytherly stood by her side, tlanl saunter -
d. out aftdr her.. I had -ben waiting
n the porch,- watching her husband,
vhose face AWLS so familiar t me that I
ialf expected to see a, 4o1Cof recogni-
ion come into his eyes ; but nothing of
hesort happened. Lytheely watched
hem drive off, • then turning suddenly
ound, exclaimed
"It's as good as over, I Robinsen !
Wye got them!"
. _
"Why, what is there afresh ?" I asked.
-
"Just eufficient to . hang. Ithe ecoua-
drel," said. Lytherley. "You remember,
of course, that among other things
stolen on the night of the rissirder was a
CliriOnfi locket whieh poor Mips Parkway
u sedto wear, and that some' fragments
the offiders: ebout, would., help me, 1e
thought' we might inekon on in ding out 1
what tvise wanted. ; He was t
and asked when we should s art, and t
when I said that very night, h'e -as more t
delighted still. -
It is always my rule to strike the ii -on
while it's hot, end nothing con 1,1- taosst.
bly be got by waking 110W ; 4!.0 1 had
made up my, inind just to re; home,
get a few things, in my bag, melee) down
by the 10 o'cleek train. My Ne4ife,. you
meshed; _
be, was,
• may be stare, was very much as
but, as I expected; she weuld
just as confident in the mead .1.- being
fouud out as young Lytherly !himself.
, Of e(Mrse the latter was ready. And
tination
the spet
eoruing.:
mildest
we were put down at our de
Ittbout 12 o'clock; toe late for t
that night, but still' We were on
to begin the ;first thing in the
And ancerclingly directly after 1.
we began.. john Lytherly would have
begun before :breakfast, but as an old
hand 1 knew better than that ;* because
the party we were after, allo -sing he
was the right party, after a fiv years'
rest, wasn't going to belt now, o it was
no ease for hurrying and. (Trivia te
soon alter hreakfaat, 1 -saunte ei't into
ith the
sort of
lo brag-
roud of
minute,
boy, in
of the
ars.
or me,"
talking
of an OW Master of mine vhe was
. now living :somewhere down in this
neighborhood, by the name o Wynd-
ham. ; I
Wyndham? Let me- Fee ; Wynd-
ham ?"- says the laadlerd, pettit gOn his
ist"St 1!)(th.. " No I, ettIft ec member
any party of; that name. Thor ts
kineon tied 'Wiggins ; perhape i -,'s one of
them.-
° 1 told bine they would net
; then add al that the partyl me
semethin of an artiet, painted
partly for pletteure Cad paetin for profit,
it itwas
the bar, aed _began talking N
letnernoide whowas' an elderly
patty about my own age, andes
ged—as Jr it was a thing to be
—before -we had. talked three
that he died Jived t man and.
Chumpleyt, which etas the mem
lively plane, for more than 50 y
" Then, you're just the fellow
thought; and then began
do: anu
ant was
pieteires
Tiiiswas only a, gu ess of mine, 1)
a pretty safe one.
"()h! finite's lots of thus about
here!" exclaims the old boy, frinniug-
, verv inuelai as if it is -as a eapi al idea.
" there's iMr. lYie Laney shorkle,
Miss Belvadera Smith, Mrs, Galloon
Whyte, Mr. Hardy Canute, a d a lot
more ; bat IF dou't tnink there's aWynd-
ham." I
" At, well, it don't, matter," I said,
very carelessly still ; " I May b mistak-
en. I heard, howeter, he lin d down
• here at a place called the M int. Is
• there such ai place ?"
" Is there' such a place !" ays the
landlord, with as much contem t in his
'Mice- as if I ought to be ashmed of
myself fer not knowing. "Yes, there
; and a first-rate gentlems n artist
lives there too; but his nen e ain't
Wyndham ; his name happe s to be
Parktvity, Sir, Mr, Philip Pi kway ;
though I have heard that he is t10 proud.
to paint under his own name."
"I think, landlord," I said, "that I'll
have just three-penn'orth of brandy
cold ;" which I took, and, left h m with-
out another word, for when heard.
of the ehain Were afterward 4 found. .
I remembered this very wIll, and. told
him so.
s" Very good.," he continued., '• I gave
that loeketand chain to the poor old
girl ; it was the only valuable 1 possess-
ed iff the world. ; and Mrs. Parkway
has the central carbuncle- in her. brooch
• "Nonsense !". I exclaimed, not know-
ing exactly what I .did say at the me -
i -neat., •
" It is a fact," he said, " end I can
swear to it. What is more tb the point,
:
perhaps, is -Hiat although the steno is in
a strange setting, and 110 one but my-
self, probably, could recognise it, yet I
can identify it. On the one eide are my
initials cat in filmoet mieroscopical
characters. If they are there, that set-
tles it; if they are not, eut me down as
an impostor, and fix the muider on me
if yell like."
There was a good deal mo e said after
this, but the upshot of it IA,'!i -S that we
went ever to Colchester a. a laid the
matter before the authori ies wh n
after a little hesitation, a w rrant wi.s
granted for the apprebensi es of Ivr.
Philip Parkway; toidtwojoffic pre, Mew 1-
1)an0ed by Lytherly encl. n yse f, went ov ,r
to execute it. I
It seas ofter nightfall Ithei we arrived
at the :lfount ; and on knoctsbeg at ti e
door, we found that Mr. PIO:way Nest
s
in ; but his wife was out, hf,ving gm e
up, (so the elderly win:mini that was call d
byebe footboy informecins,)- jo play the
hermon tuns at tile :week y :rhears.]. of
the village choir. "Albou4I the only
amusement she has, . p t or hing," the
woman muttered, and she se med in la
Yea -yield temper aberit some mg.- IN e
said we wanted to see her master, ar d
that she need. not ..announceus. An 1,
i
as I live, I believe that wom n guess d
directly who -we were, and w at we h d
come for. At anyrate stuite a glow pt
triumph came into her fac. , and sl e
pointed to a door nealy dpposito to
it
where we stood. We ( pelted it; and.
'found ourselves in a sort of large studde
whereeseatetl at a table ed ding, '$s
the men we wanted. He lo ed. up In
surprise as we entered, an the light -
falling strongly on his face while all
the rest of the room was in iarkuess, I
thought I saw a paleness tem ,end go qn
his glOomy features; but that night ha -e
been a fancy. - I
"What is your bus-inc s ?" he began;
but Mr. Banes, the chief conatable, oikt.
him Short.
"I am sorry to inform you, Mr. Park-
way," he said, "that I hold a warrant
for yours/Test, and you mutt consider
yourself in custody.' .
Parkivay stared at hini, meehenically
losed the book he was r ading: and i . 187 7 i
g se I
aid . I
" n what charge, ,ir?'' .. :
1
"For murder," says Bane; and then
• was sure Parkway didturnfrory white.
'For the murder ofi _Miss Jarkway, at
ombestead, in 185-." ,
arkway looked from one toi, 'the other
f us for a few seconds without speak -
g,; at last his eyes settled. for on in- •1
tent on Lytherly; then turning to THOMA
: anes, he said, pointing straight at i
ytherly :.---, . _I *
"It was that man, I have no doubt
he set you on." 1
FPikLL
I
"You had. better not say- anything,.
said the chief ! constible, ," but
Just give' your servant esha•k!orders you
Wish, and come with is, as !we c nnot
top." 1
;
"1 dare say it was he,"! cont ued
arkway, notanswering Mr. Bandi, but
teeming to go with his °amt. tho ghts.
I fancied he was dead, for tvhat took
o be his ghost has been seen!inmy -oom
every night for the past- month. 'Where
is nay -wife?"
We told bire she. was not at home,
and that we were anxious to spare her
as far as possible; but he gave snch .a.,
bitter smile, ; and said. :— I '
1
" She Will certainly be -vexed to have
had a husband that was hanged; but
she will be glad to be a tvidqw ont any
terms." • I . ! • I •
We didn't want to hear an- more of
this, so got.. him away; not without
some little trouble though ; and .if there
had not been bo Many of us;, we should
have had a scene; as it , wee, we were
obliged to h.andoeff him.! . • I 1
The servants, four of them, twere
naturally alarmed, and were in the hall
hen we -went out. Mr. Parkway
• eve a very few 'airectione, and the
ld.erly woman grinned quite i Spitefully
t him.
"Don't iesult the mi an.: now 1 he's
own," I said in a whisper, while Park -
t ay and the two officers got into the fly.
ytherly and I Were to ride clutside and
• ve. I I :I • I
"Insult him! the wretch !"! she said.
' You don't -Mean to salves° he ha S any
fzelings to hurt. He has been -trying to
• 'ye my poqr young raistrepe, that I
sused when a baby, into hetlgraye and
. .
e would ha e done it if I had not been
ere. I' The ouly excuse is, he is, ; and
wa,yaleas b en, a dangerous lunatic.
We drove c ff, and I saw no moee of
er, and nev ,r heard how Mrs. Park -
Way took thel intelligelice. , I
eThe lady waSpresen 6 at the prelim-
inary -exa, ation ; and, to ' her great
snrprise her earbuqle brooch , was
taken from er and 1ised. against her
h-u.sband. T is examination was on the
next morning, and we ebtained more
evidence thai we had at first . expected.
Net only -wee the carbuncle rattrked. as
Lytherly had said it ivOuldbe, but I
had been up at the station, beingunable
to shake off qld habits, and had made
spnle inquiries there. Strangely enough,
the man who was liead-porter now had
been head -porter there five years ago (it
is a very sensible Way railways have of
keeping a goodman in the same position
. always ; - promotion generally upsets
- and confuses things) and he was able,
by secondary facts, to fix the 'dates and
te show that not only did Mr, Parkway.
b, .
1.10 to. Combestead for the funeral, but.
,
that he went to London and back just
before; from London, of course, he
could easily get to Cembestead, and his
absence left him about time to d so.
We proposed then to have a renlalla and
et evidence from Combestettcle but it
N ras neVer needed. ; 1 ' 1 •
Parkeyay had been e.xpecting this
low for years, and always kept gem°
c eadly poiscni. concealed in the hollow
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ALL THE VARIO FABRICS AND NOVELTIES WHICH HAVE MIN
INTRODUCED YEAR. THE PB,ICES ARE CERTAINLY LOW=
THAN MANY OTHER HOUSES IN THE TRADE, AND FOR VALU
VA IETY AND EXCELL111NCE T E STOCK CANNOT BE SURPASSE
1
BLACK ALPACCAS.
THE INCREAS NG DEMAND FOR OUR DOUBLE WARP SING E
FOLD ALBACC S TS A CONVINCING PROOF THAT THESE GOODS
GIVE ENTIRE AIIISFACTION. A FULL LINE ALWAYS ON HAND
FROM 10 CENT PR YARD UP. FRENCH MERINOS IN ALL COLORS.
FRENCH TWILII,S T ALL PRICES. UNION •AND ALL WOOL REPPS,
PERSIAN CORDp, c.
Wp\IC9YS.'
ED,
. WINCEYS. VVINCEYO.
OVER ONE _HUNDRED PIECES IN PLAIN, CHECKED AND STRIP -
FROM 18. CENTPER YARD VP. I
FLA
NELS AND
E3LANKETS.
THE sTooX. FLA.NNELS IS EXCEEDINGLY L A.RGE, PRIME
VA UE, AT ?HE RIGHT PRICII. A HEAVY Alat WOOL RED1
FL NNEL 25 0 taNTS PER, YARD. WHITE, GREY, S ARLET AND
BL AT VERY MODERATE PRICES. 'A LARGE CONSIGNMENT CF
EN "`LISH AND AJADIAN BLANKETS, FROM. $3 50 UP
LUCKS
THE LARGFST
FROM 11 OBNT
AND DENIMS.
AND BEST ASSORTMENT IN TO1
25 CENTS PER YARD—EXTRA VA
hLOTHS AND TWEEDS.
OCTOBER 19, 1877.
— -
IMPORTANT NOTICES.
ee,eteeeeseas.,!ei
TBE SEAFORTH PUMP FACTORY. —
eneeeesoeIto J. R. Williams, Intandsse
Surer of Vamps and cisterns. All work wananted
to give satisfaction.] Factory on North Main St.,
Sealorth. 500
1VCCICE.—Any pen having claims against
the estata of the late Robert. MeGonigal, of
Medlillop, by note pir, book' account -will please
hand the same to either of the undersigned Ex -
teeters to the estateon or before the first day af
January, 1878. ANDREW BEATTIE, Wm.
LIAM SMITH. 51214
OLOVER SEED THRESIIING.—Thc under_
‘-' signed wish to intitnate to the farming earn.
oraunity that, having purchased one el 13rowre,
Celebrated Clover Ser Threshers, they are pre.
irTainknnteLry0O1:18'cnriAttnNtetnd at he Town of Clinton, the -80th
NI °TICE is heleby given that application win
pared to do threshin for any who may /eclair,
'WALKER, Me1NTY E & FERGUSON, Sobel -
reasonable. ISA.A.1 &WILLIAM MODELAND,
TneoxictnsoeissoieuntohnerionlVhya .7000HonNty 010110NurtYni hal ttbhee
Tuckersmith. ' 5113x4
day of july, A. . 1877. JOHN MOONEy,
1-1 be made to the Parliateelitg Canada at the
their services. G-ood work warranted, and charges -
Province of Ontari o. al,o(olorroNevs2ae iryd, ,,/ hoorcsa
it4
wtBei: fioeli, ogn Ire e5oDon7onixvid:tri 1:se1
tors for Applicant. I :
el-
nISSOLUTION OF PealTNERSHIP.—Neuee
--g-' is hereby given tame the partnership hereto-
fore subsisting betevleen. us, the undersigued, as
Millers in the Villa of Wroxeter, has been this
c
day dissolved by utdal consent. All debts -
owing to the said pe tnership are to be paid to
Alexander L: Gibsone at Wroxete.r aforesaid, and
all clenns against th said partnership eeeito be
prielosentrt to tehewiel.
u? i' de Alexandertt1 ) L.
dGibs°nat etobey
lecterThis el:: day of Oetober, 1877. ALEXANDEi
-L. GIBSON, ROBEIT CLARKE. Witnees—
T. W. GIBSON.
518-4
NS',.11711A17 STOER.
VSTRAIY SHEEP.—Cerne into the premites of
-la the undersigned, Lob 18, Con. 10, Mel:Cell, a
prove property, pay elfargee and take them away.
NVIet. HOLES. Ewe and two lambs. The owner is requess:2xed4to
-PSTRAY SHEEP. ---Came into the premises of •
-3-:4 the undersigned;Lot 6, Con, 4, Hullett, abont
the first of July, a Ewe a!nd Lamb. The owner is
requested to prove ,preperty, pay eharges and
take them ra,y, D. IMeGREGOR, 51.1e4
STRAY HEIFER. --Strayed from the prem-
- ities-of the undeeeigned. Lot 16, Con 14, Me-
Killop, on or about the 1st of june., a grey Heifer
rising 2. Any pereon giving such mformation
will lead to the recovery of theabove auimal will
be suitably rewarded. THOMAS FORBEIS, Wal -
„ton 512x4
STRAY HORSE.-eS rayed from Con. .1 6, Me-
- -Gillivray, on the 25th of July last, a young
horse rising $ years eed,'of dark sorrel color with
white spot oniforeheaki and white spot on "back.
Stance about 15 hands high. Any person giving
such information as eeill!lead to his recovery will
be suitably rewarded. ; B. S. COOR, Howiek,
Forilwich P. 0, 508
'STRAY STEER AND HEIFER.—Strayed
from the premis oe the eubecriber, Lot 4,
Con. 11, Tucicorsinith,' june last, a red Steer
P. 0.4
and a rod and white Heifer—year-olds; 14xBo4th
to thee xecovery of the above animals will be
Any person giving such information as will lead
animals have 2 notches cut ou.t of the left ear.
suitably rewarded. D. MeDONALD, Chiselleuret
• A P:PSTICES *ANTED.—Wanted imme-
diately, Six Apprentices to the Dressmaking
Apply to XISS HANNAH, over the
Seaforth, • 512
business.
• Post Office,
a RI4 WANTED.—Wanted in a plivate family
--)1 a good and a.ctive girl who understands gen- .
• eral housework. Good wages. Apply at THE
EX OSITOR OFFICE, Seaforth. • 511
'N 'RANGING -
11E. TEACHER WANT
-1- holding a seeond
School Section No. 8,
in January, 1878. Ap
alleelor by letter, stet
COO ER FORREST,
Tru tees, Hills Green
, I
A SPLEINDI6 A SORTMENT 01? WORSTED 00 'TPS AND TROW-
SERINGS I ALL FIE NEW t PATTERN,S. CANADIAN TWEEDS IN
EVERY V RIBTY 31? :TEXTURE, FR.0,11 THE FINEST TO TH E;
COARSEST HONIESPUN. ; GENTS' FURNISHINGS, HATS 211)I -D
,
CAJS—
A FULL AND COMPLETE. 'ASSORT MEN T AT RE AS O'it.T.A.BLE PRICES.,
his watch -seal. This he Wok, on. the -
ight after his examination,' and was
mnd.dead in his cell bv the officer who
'ent the round. He first wrote a very •
Ila alittininn.td CODASS11011, di rather
3 &cation, showing that his motive
ad eeen to prevent his cousin'e magi -
a e with Lytherly, whom he teemed eto
,1 ate very nnich, elthongh the. young
ts an had. never harined him._ .He said'
he went expressly to Combest eta to get
la
ssessien of the money his nisguided:
qativethad drawn, and to kill hese!, He
it that if he left her aliye s se would.
errs,- Out ller scandalous ' San , and
ierefoee it Was his duty to ki 1 her.; so
doing this he felt he had clommitted
crime, but had only been ohs iustru-
ent of justice. So I supposci he was,
a ' the house -keeper declared, a Ungerous
h natic. -
:
However, the reward of '100 had
n ver been withdrawn, and I ot it; it
N as paid. out of Parkway's e tate, toe,
IN hich -Wee the strangest go rever heard.
o'. Lytherly and his wife- are great
ends with Mrs. Robinson and myself ;
t ung ones. staying -with ° us, . hen, we
deed., we have usually onTtsef their
i I
haven't one or two from my married
al,ughter. Mrs. Parkwa,y, I heard, 'inold
of at the Mount, and went aeletty ; Wad
s me tines) after I saw by ;the papers
ti at she was married to Soneal 'one else.
11110p0 she made a better mallethe sec-
ond tine. 1 I
On the ,whole, on looking back I : am
, •
i alined to think that of all tie clues
. ,
b • whieh I ever found.' aindlecly out,
tliiti wasrea,lly the queeres t.—C t ambers's
etrilet.'
,
Slandering D o et oils.
A great mativ 'jokes ate eiacked at
t le expense (if 'the doctors, ttnei at the
eepense of the reputation fel: intellect
o those who oracle them e fnr a mo -
n ent's ;consideration, whicted .- by the
n ay, in 'this fest age, is not given to any,
tbing of true inspertance. execta by the
few—a moment's consideratiOn tvOnlil
tsach any one,. that it is teethe doctorti
is. terest to keep the patient elite as long
possible,. for as long- as the patient
li -es he pays!'Witness the. deeperete
.
e orts mede to protract life. ifor a few -
h urs, iir the last extremity ; :laow the
edicine is poured down eyery lye
• inutes, as long as the dying !man can
s Yalow; how the blister plaeter en-
c ses ankle, wrist, and. waist, to kindle
u ) again the powers of life, for, with
✓ turn!ing life, returns the pretpect of
d llare. ; For our part, we coseld never
appreciate the philoeophy of Itortnring
ti e poor dying bod.y in the Ways 'just .
tided' to, to the last mmnenk of ' ex -
1 tence. The great Washingtbn. preyed
t be allowed to die in peace. • 'When.
our last hour Comes, hoist the l window,
t rew the door wide open, Withont a
aft;• moisten the lips ; clear the r om
o all lent one or two ; let all the ure
air pOetible get to; the laboringlungs.—
i0 LCIIii8.
•
a
NO
Hosses BURNED.—A livery stabl
Erie, Pa, was burned last Mon
which were thirteen hoses; loss
known.
—
in
lay,
un-
— Wanted, a Teacher
r third -class -certificate, for
Hay. Duties to commence
ly, to the Trustees person-
& salary. Wel. CURRY,
and SAMUEL CARLISLE,
.O. 510-6
ENTS WANT D.—In every Town and
"illage in the Co titles of Huron and Bruce,
e sale of tire Pu .cell Spring Bed, a new Pa-
tent, manufactured b Monzio & Duncan, Strat-
ford, Ont. Good aeti o men can make from $5
to $10 day in thi. busineee, as those beds
will stll well and the mins willbe liberal. Apply
pereimall, or by letter post-paid, to It BERT
SMILEY, Leedbure P. O., Huron Connty,
' Agene for the above Gounties. 504
E,ADYIVI,PDE QLOTHING.
I
. .
I
. -THE STOCK 01? IR EADYM ADE CLOTHING - IS F.t4ill SUPERIOR TO
ANY I HANfE EVElt SRO kVN. II1Z :STYLE, CUT A.ND . WORKMANSHIP
MY GOODS! ARO CONSIDERED SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING 01? T.n
KIND IN T WNs-A PERFECT FIT GUA.RANTEED. BOYS' AND MEN S
I) ,
.0,-,,Re.AT,„ ,,,,, . HAND, AND , ARE BEING MARKED AT VERY .
SMALL PR FITh VNDER1 C LOTH 1NG IN GREAT rit(i)Fusi ON. A
I
00 M PL ET E I.OUTFT1 FOR '$1. 25, - I
' I
• -BOOTS AND SHOES.
• . , .141.`tOCIE. WO At 14 I.? IMVICE.
TO. iSIIEEP 13REEDERS.—The undersigned
.viiil keep . uring this season, on Lot 29, Con.
7, Ribbert, or the improvement of stock a
Th',i!onghbod Leiceeter Rem, Terms—$1 per
pair.' °,7011N estevEts. • . 5144
' TO; STOCK RATS /t. ,S.—The undersigned. will
'leap on his prom ses, Lot 29, Con. 5, McKie.
lop, for ehe irrtprovement of stock this season, a
Thoyoughbreel SuffoW Boar. Terms'$1 per sow,
• payable at the time ol f service, with the privilege
e
of returning 31 nee seary. W. A. ANDER-
spN,.. ', s • I • 515
. ; . spEcaoqc A 11.'11 Cly17.1.4
rp0 'BUILDERS. --S and, Stone, and Gravel for
-'- Sale. Orders left with James Ecleva,rds or
Thomas Lee -will be promptly, attended to,
THOMAS CURRIE S4aforth 48L.
I r
,
IN THIS DEP A LTMEN'f I DEFY COMPETITION. :NIX' STOCK 0 scsesali and vicieilY ehafshe is prepared to at-
QTRAW AND FELT; MILLINERY.—MISS
1
MCKIBBIN bens to announce to the ladies of
ANYTHING- 01? P1 LE KIND IN TilE pouNTy. IF Ifrnacglii2a1.1 git-adrnersir rat;raw ;3/ FetMillinery,
E A .DRY 'FOOT DURING- TliE WINTER,' AND tt meeresr.iteatgerjelek.7e, Roiloniat-0 atelail:ioashe Street,
bo,contuisepariVr :Ey
T, GI V'E ME A CAI,L. 513x4
Methodist Church,
LONG BOOTS IlthT
YOU WANT TO HA
NEAT FITTING If10
• •
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
THE SHOW ;-10 OM IS NOW &room? WITH THE CHOICEST A8-
SORTMENT OF MILLINERY' GOODS, AND NO PAINS HAVE BEEN
SPARED TO MAKE THIS DEPARTMENT AS NEAT' AND ATTRACTIVE
AS POSSI4E. THE IMMENSE SUCCESS \vim* ATTENDED my
EFFORTS LAST SEASON COMPELLED ME TO STILL FURTHER EX-
ERTIONS, ND I HAVE EXERCISED e THE UTMOST CARE AND
JUDGMENT IN THE; gSELECTION OF THE STOCK.
THE SUPPLY OF ,MANTLE
MTAINIAr ItINI6SE, AND THE STYLES ARE
URI"TLY FASL-TIONA8LE THE ST, (X..a. F- TIIIA.11.1Ep
-4'.D HATS IS BE NG -DULY AUG NJ I \1ED, .D,LT
LY LEAVE JWITHOUT GETTING- SUITED. 4
01, NG LADY' IN CHARGE, AND EVERY ATTENTIW
Alcrs ca? ()tit F dENDS. - I
I
ON II.A.ND I
VARIED, BUT ti
AND UNTBIMM
LADY CAN PO,
EXPERIENCED
PAID TO THE 1,
FIR
' ON THE PREM
CUTTING AND FF.1.12
T -CLASS DRESSMAKER .
—4
TORSEStufFrOoRvSiAcLy ..-,-OFIoLr
eSelAo, LchIeEa.p
,several
oed working snit delving horses, young and
sound, Apply to SCOTT BROTHERS, Sea-
fortire . 509
1.BIcESTER "use sin FOR 1SALE.—The
'-‘ undersigne has 1 al
r 'se on his premises, Lot -
1Q„
29, Con. 5, MeK” lop, 1 Thoroughbred Leicester
Rem Lambse N . A. 4NDLaSON. 514
t
, LOST Ofil ItisOUND.
I 1 ,
erA Tele BACK THAT COAT.—The person who
-1- tOok from Fosters Hotel on the day of the
show, Friday, Oct.. 5, at II -Leven Overcoat with a
*velvet ;collar, had better ileturn it at once and save
pro sequ ti oe. The pereon was !Weil tekieg it from
the i ail eehel e it -was heneing under another
coat, Ind if t is returned at once no further
e et ion will ellE Me. if it ifs not returned the per-
son Vill jba proseauted for theft by TIIE
OWNEIL . i . ' 514x4
J. 41 SCOTT, k`. 1i4e., Physieian, S orgeon and
done etgi°tIlliezti.'C;Sfe% 1.1e:1;1(c)f tSt;(3efrfiurisi.: 3deostt
east oOreshyterian Ch/h. • •849
IT L. VERCOR., C. M., Physician, Bur-
."' • geon, etc.. Coroner for the County of Huron
Office and Residence en Jarvis street north,
directly oppoeite Seale rth Publie School.
1,717 A. ADAMS, M. D.,1 late of Lakefiefil, Orate
• e Physician, Surgeon and Accouchent.
Graduate of the -Only reity a Trinity College.
• Toronto. Member of teal Royal College of Pig-
, ;
miens and Surgeonsmen , irt. KinbOnt. 05
SES, !AND PARTICULAR. ATTENTION PAID TO
,
NG, ALL ORDERS PUNCTUALLY A.TTENDEDT ItL [HANOVER, M. D., C. M., Graduate of
' •.111-Gil1 Urdeersity, Physician. Surgeon and
. Acconelieur, Seaforth, Ont. Office—lio.oms in
M
,
I ] eyer:is Blockititely occupied by Dr. Phelan, and
•Carrcinbrook on Tuesdey and Fridays, 496
formerly by the late 11r.21 King. Will attend at
A F NULL STOCK OF (WNERAL GROCERIES. ......_:,
1 i 14cNAUGHT, Vete nary Surgeon, Grielp
D
1. • late of Oni ario-Toto Mary College, Sealorth, .
IN THE PR.OVINCE FOR 60 CENTS PER POUN
;
1 1Ryanre. Calle promptle! attended bo, night or
Ont. I Office and Residen e in. rear of =loran &
•
I Id day., A stock of veterinary medicines on hand
• ,1 .
nese; end. certifietetes ge en if required.
Charges reasonable. Horses examined asks sound-
; 407
1
•.TA...4ES W. ELDER) V. S., Graduate of the
EST FIGURE PAID FOR UTTE
,
, I• u Ontario veterinary College. After devoting
I •two years to practice with Profeseor Smith, of
IN CASH OR TRAUB, AT TIM NEW CAS', STORE. residence eastof W. ALI Chnrch. Calls promPtlY
Toronto, has settled in Seaforth. Wiles at his
,
.• attended to by day or night. A large stock of
Veterinary Medicines tonetantly on hand. :Horses
• THOMAS- KIDD SEAFORTH.•examined rig to soundness and certificates given
,
Horses bought and sold on commission. 424
THE BEST TE
TI -IE HIGH
'
•
OCTOBER 19, 1877.
G-BAI ITIOEZRIT,,TIT:E:(331131811:26thlicE,
tuRner10V.12
Teeasea tattered clothes etaill
•
e
Bohm and furred gowns hide all. Plate Pin
And the strong lance of justice harness le
et
Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth piercake it.
gold
•
Galhynerintehre.siller, roan, gather the siller,
1
AnFille" n le''ele'rhte:alinalnyZtPl:/nr frae
uorallt1
ni
11 ehlelehsaaw' bees come in they ket p off a' eine
Nenne)srlser, maim you eveleome to etatesneen
Ay, even25tuedtzt
ilie'•prieet, engin will say that your peel
•Biller covers your fauts wi" a sweet-senellief. ste
'Tis th.e sure " open -sesame" to great/let-sand:fa
e.an win the front seat in the kirk'e conge
A supertionfm—e coat, man, is a robe a' salvation.
What thotigh en a Sunday the minister preach
Aia' tells you the root oi &evil is riches?"
nItei.:003.boult Smanpleasseh,s,etda, tdaakeysg:ospuzel ha; nevahenand::(3
d'yedoniaBur?" be passes puir' lexlies
As gin they were cuddles
,;2aree' worthy the hawbees paid for their mild d
-
•
dies
Sae gather the siller, 3711173, gather the siller.
Wad ye he like the that toil not nor epie
Wad ye to see thtebler baervia
Wad yo like to see men 0' ;wealth ham to
Yet enjoy a' the blessings that labor eau win?
llama avrets Ioot kinkthorind
eleeWilient711h'rraeY10t:tlin:LtillaYeeln?agini you in friendship or
•
yngrurar:engnible,st
In presence be silent and humble,
riage ?
Wad you like to see poor /eons that yaumia.
Stan' a, yatd twa off, feared to draw ony
An' answer yer questions Nei' " Yes ebee and 4
In short wad ye like to be counted& great man ,
just keep gettin' rich, ine—Ien sem to
Inan
• Though cola deeds may have mace let sou sear
we:tee
• a;tnrape• ei\n,ertiheear,hbulksut y,o;ll trhinevenait,gis
Ye canna nrietak' it, •
An' trump up a pedigree, hundreds will back it..
Gin ye gather the siller, man, gather the siller,
sffler baith churchman an' layman udIl p
ye ;
Without it sex ahi flesh and bitia will despise y.
An' preacher may preach, an! vain moraliets hl
ter;
But a rich man at a' times can easy pass mule(
Though when mortals are sleeping, an' starnie
blinking.
Ye whiles waste the dark hours in raking
inkinThough inttnele is hurry -gluey, an' higghe
)argon,
Ye whiles tell a whid, jukgro help on a bargain;
Though ye -crush ,yer poor workers NIT strong ha/
• nnand' S.teentdaY1
• inINthe time that they're owre low
ready—
Sit war)» on yer hearth -rug, end bristle ytr eitie
Yer bawbees will cover a great many sins;
A sinner that sins on his rich money bage
Is auither thing clean flue a sinner in rage --
And just whiles as a rarity,
Bleeze yer name in a charity
An' wise ones will trumpet your worth as a veri
Then gather the biller, mine, gather the tiller,.
For siller. tiro' mild, beauty's fresh -blooming thea
Will deep like ripe fruit in your cauld ehrivel
alFor sillin4lhe Pr.plet pardoned and shriee n,
An' drives terx en bend through the porteb;
Heaven;
For siller the goepel;expositer pneebes;
For feller the stiff man 0' /mum and verbs t air
For Biller the M. D. preseribes fertile dying;
For Filler Wee Teich pliee hie; pulling and lying;
For teller the lawyer sells counterfiet passion;
For siller, the sycophant bomb; the fashion;
For siller the hack eerawis, the party ecribe ter
The alnlitogi; leader bullies, the plum -seeker quibble,
Wealth is power, wealth. Is worth, wealth email
ThoithyoenClx• si)Lns " as erimson //ink- • ilt2/
wool;
Anti want it want preferment
ler of netn—there's eoul leading des
in it 'Tis the grand4'weciding game nt-
Tho' proptiThen gather the Filler, num, gather the silk r.
An' for want al the proud spirits oft fed tit grud.
For wseaonrtnr we while:. etoop to the *hilts that
lil
Ay, for want o't WA, 10111024 tursed the hour we we
For want o't Ihe half aim pit working \WWI rises
For want o't man bows t44 the inen he de4dees
For 1.e)o-arit;iet the poor man ricii down worn
jaded :
For want o't to gayer -alums whiles have to
`rnati.;'
For emit o't in manhood, 3fittil
pFor want o't the stret.t singer tholes wind. a
wlaczate ;
An' sings wr a Nair heart slang the den street;
For want el oft genius is given in vain,
But to droop like th ..t flow:Ts shut from t-rn
an' rain.
Through 0.' elinee an' seaeonehe , ti-nway
sly
Want wit, sense, or 14.srnin4v; but fib; Ix
money—
The tunnipotint passixot,
One through fire and brass ft.r1;
Neither wisdom, nor knowledge; nor virtue will ea
. feet,—
fete gather the silbx, man, gather the sili. r.
Huron Fall Assizes.
The Court opened on Tuesday of Itis.
week, before Mr. Justice Patterscn.
The names of the Grand Jury are
011ott-st W. J. f3hannon, forema
ciplin Buchanan, Peter Douglas, *hot
Fortune. ;James Hanlow, John Dinaltan
Wm. McKercher, Wm, Seymour, Jain
• Tamblyn, John Walker, Charles Girvin
Samuel Black, John Doig, Daniel For
svth, Walker Jackson, Wm.
John McKinley, Daniel -Scott, Dani -
Turnbull, Gordon Young.
• After the Judge had addreesed t
• Grand Jnry, the in* ease was• called
viz.: Worden vs. Hutton. This was al
action on a special contract, for nOn•
delivery- of flour, by Mr. Hutto
who belong th Wingliaan, to Mr.
Worden, of Gederith. On. requeet ii
•
uthrie and C. Seeger for defend
eadrielomItneiine.GaalrInootrfyi evactss.el_CI:aeraGnsreorPflPfl:S:',ei
«mt.:. -J. T.
unsettled account between two broth-
ers,
•
ithaliV.111,1\oviiTakeliel 11- ow
Cameron, 3 Iolt f amen e dere,
•
Griffith vs, Evans.---Tliere Were it'
Oases of this style, nee fir hai'ti
being entered by • a Mr. Griffith. o
Howick, father ef the yews lady
against Andrew EN'aue, 0. neerellaNt 11
Wroxeter. It appears that the defend -
ant and the young lady had been inti
mate for some tine.. awl as alleged th.
latter WitS fiQduceil by the e,r/ce r
mann-tee. At we: rate tL
jrth
Yd nri" Inlaggehe:".1 v '17y: I. 1.1:1).V.,(ty. -
the father 1 ataight tie,
iS Elizabetli Griffith, 811,1 ie
handseme and intellieeni., 1 raresie
panonaC:i12:::
r
when tlist (-ass, wee elll. rns
modeety created quite it Fen %-al•
evidence ''as taken, -tcpparently t
1311011 that defendaet immediately )e,e,
which verdict was drily reerdol.
first offer of ik500-----5250 fer teteli tele: