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POOR ZEPIEL
CHAPTER L
. THE ortANDIeloN 1100303.
They were rooms that had seen bet-
ter daYs and know n bettercompany.
Time had been when, society patreonized
the Grandi4011 ROOMii, and folk whdii
the world knew, and whom Court
Guidereeepaieesa, came to classical
oOneerts and evening couversaziones
here, a.nd drove away again weary and
&Tressed. When fashion drifted fur-
ther west, and larger
rooms in More
thoroughfares took &lithe aline
that was left from the Grandison, the
neighborhood became• shady and. des
bious -by degrees, slid the poor old staccd
edifice in Frisk Street, Soho, grew naThre
shady and ,dubious to match. Every-
body came to grief who speculated in
the Grandisort, because nobodI would
come to see everybody's entertOin-ment,
no. matter of what its merits might con-
sist. Dioramas collapsed by scores at
the Grandison Rooms, which were the
home, or rather the family vault, of
dioramas for many long-suffering years,
concluding with the tragic episode of a
bankrupt exhibitor blowing his brains
out clue morning over the grand. piano
which 6, relentless lessee had impound-
ed. Private theatricals had. a turn at
the Grandison Rooms, and failed to se -
owe an audience; an organ -builder lost
his money and. his head. over them ; a
furniture emporium sprang to light
here, and. went suddenly oat again, with
all the furniture of the depository;
filially, a an who had. been a publican,
and had relations in the ballet, started
the Grandison as a dancing academy,
and, to the amazement of the neighbors,
held, his ground for years, and in the
face of much scandal and ill report and.
enmity, existed after his own small
• fashion upon the profits of his specula-
tion. The Grandison Rooms became
faemething raore than the shadow of a
name again, although society had turn-
• ed its back on them forever. Knowing
clerks about town, lively young Jews
and. Jewesses with Saturday evenings
to tlienaselves, skittish milliners and
dress -makers from the large establish-
ments in the vicinity, the drapers' young
men, the French hair -dressers and
Freneh waiters and cooks for which
Soho is famous, all knew the Grandison,
spent their hardly earned money there,
and kicked up their heels to a wheezy
band of four which played dance music
in a little gallery. The Grandison had
see dancing license, but evaded the law
with a cleverness that reflected credit
on Smiles the proprietor, who, report
said, had not always been successful in
dodginst' that great institution, and had.
boughthis experience dearly once or
twice. The Grandison was ostensibly
and simply a dancirta academy, where
it was supposed that only annual sub-
scribers were allowed. to introduce their
friends, who paid eightpence for the
privilege on •quadrille nights, which
were three a week in the winter season,
and well attended as a rule. Smiles
did his best th keep the Grandison
seleet establishnient, it must be assert-
ed. Disreputability in silks and satins
had flaunted its way hither, and been
told politely that it could not be ad-
mitted under any pretense whatever ;
and the fastman—that is, the man who
had come for a lark, and failing in his
lark, had gone in for a row—had been
quickly pitehed into the street or hand-
• over to the policeman at the firet
sign of his overstepping- the bounds of
the propriety for -which the Grandison
aimed to be dit)
ttinauialied. There was
no dancing in hats or bonnets at the
Grandison; no moking allowed, save
in the gentlemen's room up stairs, where
report said card -playing had been seen
at tirctes for a trifle more than nominal
stakes. There was no boisterous fun,
brill langlater, or unseemly actions;
nothing save the light and airy flirta-
tions patent to all dancing shops high
or low, and a trifle more evident at the
Grandison, where lite was distraction
and reaction from a day's hard work.
The academy was considered a 'proper
sort of place by its habitues, who behav- .
ed themselves creditably, danced viaor-
ously, and perspired much for eight -
pence, going steadily through the pro-,
grim:ems as a duty, and with a fixed in-
tention to have money's worth for
money expended.. Men. ofthe Creraorne
and Argyle types, scouts fromthe grand
army of prowlers, dropped in now and
then, but voted the whole thing slow,
and went away again as from a place of
entertainment beyond their comprehert-
sion—te section of the world on the bor-
derland of good and harm which they
had not time to study.
There were two strangers puzzled. in
this way in the month of an April of
two years ago. They had been attract-
ed -by the noise from the open windows
of the Grandison, had paused'in the
street, and in their short-cut westward,
to listen, had asked a few questions of
the aborigines, had gone in laughing and
jesting at their adventure, and, were
now standing at the doer of the shabby
ball-rooro_ looking curiously and critic-
ally at the dancers, who regarded them
as intently in their turn.
" Swells," whispered the girls, and
Stueli-ups," muttered the men, whose
attention had been arrested.
"An odd lot this, Frank," comment-
ed the elder stranger—a grave, almost
stern -looking man of five -and -twenty
years of age.
" Wait a moment or two, Dudley,"
was the reply of a, handsome youug
fellow, faintly flushed with wine, for he
and his friend hod been dining at the
club, and dining heavily; " this is a
nOvelty and amuses me."
"Giddy folk are easily amused," said,
the other, sententiously.
"1 am not giddy,"
"You are young, and life bewilders
you,What " ,
" are they all?' asked Frank,
thoughtfully.
The workingclasses in their best
clothes."
Respectable?"
salaam say so—most of them,"
added Dudley, with a reserve.
•"The girls are tolerable, but the men
are dreadful," muttereci. tho younger
maaa, still -proceeding avith his criti-
cism..
"Ail, yes," said Dtulley, wearily,
that's the general rule. How ' long do
•you think of remaining ?" o
"A quarter of an our or so, if you
don't mind. This is what the world
would pall a spree, Dudley."
" I don't quite see it. I will go into
the ante-roora and wait f•
or you,' said
Dudley, wearily. ':t may be possible
to get seltzer there."
Stop and see the dancing," urged
the other, greatly interested in the
Scene. "By Jove, 'they are enjeying
A
themselves at this crib. Dowager
LadyBareblacles should 'see. this, old.
boy l',
Dudley laughed, but strolled toward
the apartment onthe other side of the
staircase and away from the ball -room.
It was a refreshment -room of hurable
pretensions, with low long _ tables on
which were biscuits and oranges, with
a 'counter at the extremity where coffee.
and. lemonade were in reserve. There
was a lovers quarrel going on at the
table next to Dudley, ad Dudley, a
student of human nature!, sat and. ob-
served this afterorclering his.sherry and.
seltzer of a dilapidated waiter. The
levers were at high words; the course
of true love had not run sm othly that
particular evening; there had been
flirtation at work, and jeaiouy had been
the consequence, and now the weaker
vrssel was "catching it:"
" I told you yesterday no to dance
with him," muttered the ma , angrily.
"What was I to do ?" I
Wait for me."
"1 did. wait till the last minute—I
was not going to lose my dance," said
the girl, sharply. " Yoti should. have;
naade haste if you wanted me for your
partner." , •
couldn't come before the governor
let me off," Cried the aggrieved man.,
" What's the use of talltnig Bach foolery
as that ?"
" Foolery !" exclaiMed the girl.
"Yes, foolerk. What else do you call
it ?" was the blunt rejoinder.
" Very well, Ben. You don't dance
with*me any more to -night."
“ Oh 1 I an. find. plenty of other girls,
if that's your game," he said.
"Find them," criedthe girl, " and wel-
come." •
,
,
“ Damme—I will; too I won't be
.served like this. I'll go and danae my'
hardest ;" and Ben sprang up like a'
bomb -shell,
"Go—and joy go with you," said the
girl, saucily.
Ben, a ; beetle-browed, unamiable
young manwith a pasty cemple]don,
,
marched. away from his lady -love and
passed into the hall -room iwitheut a
backward glance at her whom he had
taken to task. Dudleyregarded the
girl attentively- after her levee's depar-
ture. Had she gone too fax with her,
humble but irritable swaih, and was she
sorry for it? There was , a thoughtful
expression on her face for an instant,
and then she laughed. pleasantly and
unaffectedly to herself, as at a jest that
pleased her.
"You dou't seem very deeply distres- '
sed at that: young man' e desertion of
you.," remarked Dudley, suddenly. The
words escaped_ him before he had time
to think—even if he had. been disposed
to think of the matter at ll. There
was no impropriety in lad ressing a
young woman at a dancing establish-
raent,--an he was an inquisitive man,
and interegted. The girl urned toward
the speaker, somewhat surprised at his
sudden salutation, but no embarrassed
by it. An urgent need forformal intro-
ductions at the Grandison. on a quad.-
rille night had been never'clearly appar-
ent. 1
" DiStressed! not I, indeed," she said
With a toss of her head.
a' He's very angry," remarked Dudley,
with mockaolemnity.
"He'll cool down quick enough. I've
known my gentleman before ' to -night,"
she replied,' with another toss of her
head.
"Used to his little tempers, then r
"1 should think I was l' "
" It might be wise to apologize," said
Dudley, dryly. • r !
"Me apologize—to him! Me !" cried
the girl, taking his words in sober ear-
nest, he spoke so seriously and looked
so gravely at her. "I'll Ipay him out
for this presently, see if T don't,
.'
" Ah I I'm afraid I shall not be here
to see the fan." :
'No—really," said the girl, amused
that any one should think of quitting
the Grandieon before the last gallop had
been played. antEt the fiddlers had pack-
ed up their instruments. She regarded
her interrogator more attentively, and
noticed that he was better dressed and
better gloved, and altogether a different
kind of being from the men who came ,
to Frisk street. She saw i in ,fact, that ,
this was a swell, thathe was in full dress,
with a button -hole boquet worth three -
and -sixpence in his light eclat, and with .
things in his shirt front that shone like
gold, and perhaps were made of it—
who could. tell? She became suddenly
reserved, as if conscious that he had.
been " chaffing " her, and was probably
vexed with herself that ia her excite-
ment and. petulance she lead not detect-
ed more quickly his badinage. The
sudden change of manner was a new
surpriee to Dudley, and ;added to his
amusement; and then there gradually '
dawned on his comprehension also the
fact that the girl was singularly beauti-
ful. It had not struck hire. earlier; he '
had. been interested in her mannerrather '
than in herself; but the fact Was very '
pateut to- him now that here, under
other circumstances, as a face that
a painter might love tecopy, a poet to
rave about, a sculptor to immortalize in '
marble. Be was only flye-and-twenty, '
ancl could aAppreciatebeautiful faces in
women, for all the hard dry studies
which had kept him stern and. dull
and steady to that memorable date of
his life. '
He was interested now, or amused,
or something. He did not attempt to
define his feelings, but the sudd.ea re-
serve exhibited by his companion puz-
zled him, and even pleaSedhina. In_ his.
own circle, and when in high spirits, he
had. been told by fair 'women once or
twice that he was " an aggravating. fel-
low," "a tease;" and he driftetEt into his
teasing mood as though this little girl ,
was one of his "set," ad it was his
business to ;" draw her oat" and give '
life and Geier to her. !
,
It was a, : matter of some difficulty, ,
for his companion only ' answered in
monosyllables, and turned her
from him while she spoke. To an in-
quiry, at last, if she would take any '
ethos-tame/at, she answered "No," with
an asperity that silenced him until the
dance was over in the ball -room, and
the majority of the dancers came talk-
ing and laughing into the refreshment
dePartment, and: the man with whom 11
the girl had. had a few words sat down ,
at a table opposite and glowered across ;
at them. He had.`brought his partner
with him into the saloon, probably to I
pique the young lady whom he had left
there; but the experiment was a fails I
nre, and the sight of Daclley by the
sidaof the girl he had reproved was a
blow fromaivhich he did not quickly re-
cover.
The girl began to talk with Dudley
with more animation also, but b,er com-
panion did not take it as a compliment,
seeing the game of life pretty- clearly in
this instance, and feeling that he came
in useful at this juncture, nothingmore.
Still he rattled away glibly enoughesold
some smart things, at which his coMe
pardon laughed merrily and musically,.
and even clapped -her hands, and he
man over the way looked as if he would
be glad to cut his throat. I
“ Zeph!" he called out at last, Per::
emptorily, "come and sit here."
• Thank yon, Ben" was the curt
reply, "1 alit quite comfortable where I
I
"You had better stay there then," he
grunted forth. 1
"1 mean to, as long as I choose," he
answered back, defian0y.
Dudley ,began to thinkhe was in the
way, and. hardly -doing the correct thing
in rousing the ire pf the pale -faced man
opposite; he Would have said "good-
night '1 and gone aw y, had not the
jealous Man directed. public atteatkon
to him by some remark which did iot
reach his ears but which Set half a °g -
en greasy -looking youths into a roar; of
laughter. After that1Duclley resolyed
to remain and. to make himself at home,
and show to all *horn it might concern
that he ,was not to be scoffed off the
premises.
• " Your young man is getting jealous,"
he said to the girl.
"He's not my young' man," was the
quick answee.
"Didn't you tell me he was?".
"You knew I didn't"
"Well, he's next door to it," said Dad -
ley ; "he would. be if iOn cared. to have
him." '
Ah! that's another thing," said, the
girl, laughing heartily again as shelook-
ed at Dudley, Who thought he had
never encountered. such blue eyes, and
with so much liquid light in them.
Yes, this was a very pretty young wo-
man; and she was aware of the fact.
She was different from any young
woman whom he had met before, the ;
he wished this straightforward, blant
style of reply was fashionable in his
circle: it would save a deal of trouble
and.misunderstanding; and people would
jog alonabthe better for it.
" Wha-t is he ?"lie asked.
"He's a plumber and gas -fitter," she
replied. "His father keeps a shop
at the corner of; Edwin Street you
know."
"Ali, yes, a very good shop," said
Dudley, as though` he lase* the neigh-
borhood and the business all Ins life;
"and Ben helps his father ?"
s" That's it."
"And Ben will presently come into
the business, and marry you, Zeph,
and that's the end of the love story."
"Don't call me Zeph., if you please,"
said his companiop, with a sudden ex-
hibition of dignity' that would have dis-
comfited most mea.
"Why not?" he replied, innocently—
far too innocently for Frisk Street.
" That's your insane, is it not ?"
"You have no _right to call me by it,
if itis."
"1 don't know any other."
" And you won't either."
"Won't I ?"
• "No, that you won't,"
We shall see."
There was a pause, and then Dudle
said, thoug,htfully,'
• " Zeph is a very odd name,"
"1 am sorry you don't like it," said
Zeph, in thessamepert tone—" awfully
sorry."
" But I do like it."
" I dare say you, do. Oh yes."
Zeph laughed. merrily again, and
looked across at Bea, who ground his
teeth together and swose profanely, and
wondered what they 'both were talking
about, and. cursed. them both, especially
the. man in the dress -coat and gloves,
and with a finical flower in his button-
hole. Curse him ? Yes, certainly;
with the greatest sataffaction in life.;
"What is Zeph short for ?" Dudley
asked.
" I sha'n'ktell you."
"1 wish you would," he urged. "1
am really curious; upon my honor."
She seemed to give way, as his tone
became more earnest.
" Oh! well then, Zephyrina, if you
must know," she answered. "And.
now don't bother me any more ab ut
it."
• Am I botheeing you?"
Yes."
" Shall I go away ?"
" Yes. You are. off to a party, ,I sup-
pose?" she asked; a little curiously, in
h.er turn.
".I was thinking about it. I am not
quite certain I s141 go."
" Really?"
"Yes, really." !
" Ah! you haven't [taken all that
trouble to dress for nothing. And that
fine flower, too?". ,
"You may have!thae'
"May I?" and Zeph' s eyes sparkled
with pleasure for moment, and then
were suddenly veiled by her long lashes.
"Oh no, than u,"she added, the
instant afterward.
" No; thank you; I would rather
. "You will not have it ?" he Manired.
"You don't like ftowets?"
" Yes I do."
“You don't think Ben would like you
to accept it ?"
" It doesn't matter to me what Ben
likes," she replied.
" There ! he is off with his young lady
again." •
." A pretty young lady she is! there
isn't a scrap of a lady about her. I Imow
her and, her great red hands. Just lcok
at them."
"They are a trifle red.," observed
Dudley. "Perhaps it's the weather,"
"Or the Scrubbing -brush. I always
thought she was a servant," said Zeph,
klmost vindictively.
" Yes, you are jealous," Dudley re-
marked.
"Upon my word and honor I ain't,"
said Zeph.•
You know yon. are fond of little
Benjamin," said Dudley, in so reprov-
ing and quaint a tone that Zeph
laughed merrily, andthis time unaffect-
edly. •
" Hike your style," she said, sarcas-
tically at last.
meaning you dislike ray impu-
dence?'
[To BE CONTINUED.]
—His reverence (time Sunday morn-
ing) —" Tim, you don't mane to say yer
master is going to work the poor baste
to -day ?" Tim—" Oh, ne, your river-
ence Yir see, he's been hard to work
all the week, so the master thought he'd
take him out for a bit of a holiday!"—
Judy.
STEJW ssromz,m_
NEW
OS. NEW PRICES.
JAMES MtTRPHY
TARES Pleasure in announcing to his friends
; and the publio that hit is now looated in his
Slew Premises erected on the site of his former
Store, and has just received his New Stock of
• TEAS, TOBACCOS,
SUGARS, PAILS,
FRUIT, TUBS, -
• FISH, BROOMS,
SYRUP, BRUSHES,
• Shelf Goods and all Articles kept in
a First -Class Grocery.
JAMES MURPHY is Confident that, Quality and
Price taken into eonsideration, his Teas are
THE BEST VALUE TO BE HAD
At any Retail House in the Dominion.
They Consist of Young Hysons, and
Blktcke and Japans, of different
grades, all tweet, sound, and of
excellent jlavor.
The eeent depression In the pricer of Sepias
and Toni °cos has enabled the eubscriber to place
those rtieles at prioes much below those rul-
ing a few weeks ago, link of which he is deter-
mined to give Ina onstoeaers tiae benefit
Any Goods purchased, and not proving 'Retie-,
factory, will be taked back, an the money le -
funded. a
JAMES MURPHYC
Hopes that now will delay for oeremony and
sleighing, but that all will sonsider them-
selves cordially invited to some at once and get a
supply of the Cheap Goods, especially those
splendid Teas and Sugars, for the Holidays.
A Large Stock of Crockery
AND PULL SUPPLY OF
LAKE FH TO ARRIVE SHORTLY.
JAIVIES MURPHY,
MAIN STREET, SEIFORTH.
WILOAM HILL & CO.
HA.;V1NG PURCHASED
A °LACE 'LOT OF GOODS
From the Bankrupt Stock of Thomas Walls
& Sons, Toronto,
WE ARE NOW OFFERING
BLACK WORSTED :1SUITS ilADE
TO ORDER, $20, WORTH $25.
FINE BEAVER OVERCOATS MADE
TO ORDER, $15, WORTH $18.
SCOTCH HOMESPUN SHAWLS, $3'
75, WORTH $6,
FINE FRENCH FILLED SHAWLS
'6'si-voitTET $75, WILL BE SOLD AT
LESS THAN HALF VALUE.
OUR BUFFALO ROBES
Are Acknowledged to be -
THE BEST AND -CHEAPEST
A
THE TOWN:
WILLIAM HILL & CO.
THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN
GET THEM.
G - ET 727 ?
Why, the Most StYlish, and Substan-
tially Built ,Rigs im the County.
P I L L., MAN & C0.
Have new Facilities for Manufaeturing
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,
CUTTERS AND SLEIGHS
The Superior of whioh cannot be got from any -
Shop in the Country.
BEING PRACTICAL MEN,
They thorongbly =uteri:band their business and
personally superintend the work in each depart-
ment Of their business, and consequently there
is 110 shaky -material need in their vehicles and-
" slop work" is unknown in their establishment,
A Few of those Ilobby Portlands
• and Comfortable Swell Body Cut-
krs still on hand) ,which will be
sold very cheap.
Repairing of all kinds promptly and neatly exe-
;sated.
Remember the Seaforth Carriage Works, East
of the Commercial Hotel, Seaforth.
1877-8
S
1877-8
"SLAP, 'BANG, HERE WE ARE AGAIN,"
AT
M. R. COUNTER'S JEWELRY sTQRE,
1
WITH A CriiiPLETE STOCK OP
HOLIDAY • GOODS, CHRISTMAS PRESIEIN1TS
WEDDING PRESENTS,
N =VT s a- 1 HI T S, 0..
1
•
CONSIST NG iN PART OF GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY
IN W -AT HESCHAINS, BROOCHES, EAR RINGS, LOCK-
ETS, GE{ AND PLAIN RINGS, CUFF BUTTONS, STUDS,
SCARF INS, CUFF PINS, &c. •
LARGE VIAR
LT
Also PORTM
Card
° T
for
ETY OF SILVER-PLATED WARE
GT_TA_EZ.A.INT
NIAS in, Shell, Steel and Leathe
Cases, .Pipes, Violins, and a Choice A
• of Genuine Celluloid Jewebry.
Combs, Brushes,
sortmsnt
above Goods will be sold at a Discoun • of 15 Per Cent.
ash for This Month Only.
TIEJ FOIOWi1G-
W!LL BE SOLD AT NET
AS I INTEND GOING OUT OF THOSE LI
65 PAIRS OF VASE
15 TOILET SETS.
20 WRITING DESKS AND WORK
BOXES—ASSORTED.
tk
-SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
CLOCKS AND
CASH PAID F6R OLD GOLD AND SILVER.
GOODS
06T,
ES, NAMELY,
58 ALBUMS.
40 SATCHELS.
10 ACCORDEO 8, AND A° LOT OF
CHINA. GO9)S. •
THE REPAIRIC OF WATCHES,
JEWELM
M R. CO U NTE
, Seaforth.
REMOVED'. • REMOVED. REMOi/Ea
r111:10M.A.S D,Ri-Y-A_1\T
HAS REMOVED HIS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL L:QUOR STORE TO
THE FIRST DOOR NORTH OF KILIAORAN & RYAN'S,
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH, ONT.,
WHERE HE WILL' CONSTANTLY IKEE13 ON HAND
A cHoicg STOCK OF WINES AND LIQ
ALE AND PORTER—BOTTLED AND IN WOOD.
OR I.
HOTEt., KEEPERS AND OTHERS
Are Requested to Call and Ex' amine his Stock and Prices Before
Purchasing Elsewhere.
ALL ORDERS LEFT AN KILLORAN & RYAN'S WILL BE ATTENDED
• TO ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
All Goods' Delivered in Town P,Tree of- Charge.
MAIN STREET,
SEAFORTH.
THOMAS D. RYAN.
.3•••••••
Mit PEOPLE'S CASH STORE.
-
Has now on h
Gr
civi.. 1\41001-RAIR,I§01\T
nd Large hnd Well Selected Stock of Choice _Family
ceries, which Ie is selling at -Pees] Low Pliaaa.
10 'PO,UNDS GOOD' BRIGHT SUGAR FOR $1.00:
3 POUNDS YOUNG HYSON TEA FOR $1.00.
13 POUNDS GOOD FRESH RAISINS FOR$1.00.V
Canned Goode, Spices, PickLs, Syrups, Coffees, Biscuits of all Kinds, Essences, and all other Goods
geherally kept in a Grocefy Sheap at M. MORRISON'S. Also Hams, Ban, Cornmeal, Oatmeal,
Pot Barley, Split Peas and Mill Feed constantly on hand at 11.. MORRISON'S.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
Crockery. I ani Selling
I am now makieg this line a Speeialty, and offering every inducemer in
I
Best Tea Sets at $2 50 per set.
Good (IlasE
s Sets &.; low as 60 cents
Glass utter Dishes for 124 cents e
I
Handled Teas for $1 10 per dozen,
Parties wishing anything in this line will find it to their advantage to ex
purchasing elsewhere.
; .41/ Kinds of Fairm,
1
PILLM.AN & Co.
Produce Taken in, 14change for
Delivered Free of Charge.
M. M
th4 way
per set.
ch.
of Cheap
mine my stock beforel
oods. All Goods
RRISON.
JANUARY 4, 1878.
GRAND CLEARING SALE
AT
SOCDP/JD'S
VARNA.
T"to nthnedep"elogpiced owfoiSiltdanlreeysPaenedtinSilaYrroutedidg
intlanate
• country that he has decided to run off his large
Stock of Goods at Cost for the next menth,
eomprisi7sAawi8
Breakfast
oiuds
mfter81
Cons;
setgs
;Gloves,
Tweeds,
Ducks,
Towellin,gs,
Dress Goods,
hawls; Prints,
Winceys,
Flannels,
Shirtinqs,
lable Linens,
Hats and &vs,
Denims,
Hollands,
Hosiery,
READY-MADE CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES, &c.
Customers would do well to give me a call be.
fore purchatring, elsewhere, as the Stock must be
steered out by the first day of J'anuary, 1878,as I
am giving up business in Varna.
This, is it " bona fide " sale and no humbug.
COME ONE, COME ALL,
And see for yourselves, and semi.° Bargains.
T. B. SECORD, Varna,
N. 13.—All indebted by either note or beat
,aceount will please settle at once. 521
ISTMAS
AND
NEW YEARS PRESENTS.
• C. ARMSTRONG
Has Opened Out at his Bookstore a
Great Variety of the Following
Articles ;
Work Boxes iind Writing Desks, the Largest
Assortment in Town.
A Stock of Albums and Easel Albums of the
very beet quality and etyles.
A. Very Fine Lot of Whatnots, Brighton Cask-
ets, Reticules aid Ladies' Cotnpanioas &c.
; In Dolls, both Wax and China, the i'inest As-
eortment.
A, B, 0 Blocs, Buildiug Blocks, and Toys in
great variety. ,• Why, every body vas to Ann-
strong'sfor Tojs.
In other Goods such as Blank I3ooks, Note
Papers,Violins,;Concertinas, Miscellaneous Books
and Novels, Bibles, Catholic Prayer Books.
Window Blinds and Wall Paper, a very large
Stook. Fancy Goods, &o., in great variety.
Canadian .Almanse for 1878 for sale—Price, 15
cents.
•
Subscriptions • received IOT all Papers and
Magazines at
ARMSTRONG'S BOOKSTORE
Mrs. Whitney's Block, Main Street,
- 528.8 Seattorth.
1\1=7C.T* FIZITTT
WILSON & YOUNG
.1mit Received the following New Fruit
bought direct for cash:
New Layer Raisins.
New London Layer Raisins.
New Lone Muscatel Ra1iai128.
New Seedless Raisins.
New Sultana Raisins.
Orange Peel.
Lemon PeAl.
• Citron Peel.
Elemi Figs, &a, &C.
Which we have determined to sell at a very
small advance on cost.
FINE FRESH GROCERIES.
For quality, 4aan1ity and price, our S lock of
Teas,Sugars, and General Groceriesis undoubted-
ly the best in town. Our Teas, for Strength and
Flavor cannot be equalled.
*E GUARANTEE SATISFACTION,
And will take back any Goods sold that are not
what we represent them to be. Special Induce-
ments to Dealers or parties buying in qaantities.
One Car Load of Lakes Superior
and Lluron Fish,
Pttachased direct from the Fishermen and war-
ranted the best quality caught. Fish for sale
cheap. Fall caught fish are worth from 50 cents
to $1 per barrel more than summer caught.
WILSON & YOUNG, Seaforth.
A ooD TIME COMING.
When people must have
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Ij anticipation of which I am opening oat it very
Large Stock of Goods, Imitable for Fall and Win-
ter wear, and which I think intending purchas-
ers ought to see before purchasing elsewhere—
epecially my
MEN'S and BOY'S KIP BOOTS
AU Whole Stock, Soleriveted on, and 'warranted
not to rip. The whole of my FACTORY MADE
WORK, which will be found to be very complete
in all the different linee, has been bought with
the object of giving ray, customers the best possi-
ble value for thoir money. As I buy strictly for
cash I am in a position to do sto.
IN THE CUSTOM DEPARTMENT,
I expect to give better satisfattion than ever, as
I bought all the Native Stock that I am rising
this Fall, six months ago so as to haae it well
seasoned; which I believe to be a very great ad-
vantage incensing it to turn water. In Imported
Leather I do and always have used the vety best
brands in tate market.
That is about all I have to sayat present. Only
to return thank a for past patronage, and to solicit
'a continuance of the same so long as you find it
to your advantage to do so.
THOMAS COVENTRY,
Sign of the BIG BOOT, Beet side Main Street
Seaforth.
510
AUCTION ROOMS.
SAMUEL STARK
HA4Removed to hie New Brick Block, where
he intends for the future to keep his Auction
Rooms, and hie; procured his license as Auction-
eer for that P1uose.
NOTICE OF' SALES WILL BE GIVEN
, AT THE AITCTION ROOMS.
Deposits will be paid, if xequired, on Stock
Bent to be sold.
Teri Lots for Sale.
All amounts due for former business of Shoe-
making must be paid at once.
required.
cariveYausins, &;o., will be attended to when
521, SAMUEL „STARK, Seaforth.
—
JANUAla 4, 1878.
T MAY'S DREAM
OR Taral GEOGRAPHY DEMON.
• 1 hate my geography lesson;
It's nothing but nonsense and names;
'To bother me so every morning,
It'sreally the greatestof shames.
The brooke, they flow into the rivers,
And tharivers flow into the sea;
I hope, for my part, they enjoy it,
But what does it matter to me?
-Of late, even Inore rye disliked it,
And more -disagreeable it aectInsi
Ever sinee the sad evening last -canter,
When Thad that raost frightful of areants.
I thought that a great horrid monster .
Stood suddenly there in my toom—
A frightful Geography Demon,
• Enveloped in darkness and gloom.
His body sha laead like a mountain,
voleano on top for a hat ;
His arms and his legs were like rivers,
Wit4 a brook round. his neck for cravat.
He laid on zny poor trembling shottlder,
• His lingers, °old, clammy and. lorg
.And, fixin' g his red eyes upon -me,
He roared fortlethis horrible song:
44 Come 1 comet rise and come,
Away to the banks of the Muskingum!
It flows o'er the plaine of Thabuctoo,
With the peak of 're/le-hese juise in 'View.
And the cataracts leap in the pale moonshine, -
As they dance o'er the cliff of Brands -win' e.
"Flee!. licerisc ana floe
Away to the banks of the Tombigkel
We'll pass by Alaska's flowery strand,
Where the. emerald. towers of Pekin stand.;
We'll pass themby, and will rest awhile
On 3fichillimackinac's tropic
While the apes of Barbary frit* -around.,
And the parrots crow with a lovely f30111143..
" Hie I hie I rise and bie
Away to the banks of tb.e Yang-tszeski 1
There the giant mountains of Oshkosh stand,
• And the icebergs gleato. through. the iatlia
While the elephant site °lithe palm tree high,
And the cannibals feast on bad -bay pie.
‘4 Go I go 1 rlse and go
Away to the banks of the Hoang -ho I
Them the Chickasaw sachem makes ale tea,
laid the kettle boils and waits _for thee.
We'll smite thee, bo! and we'll lay thee low,
Or the beautiful banke -of the Hostig-hal"
These teriible words were tall sounding -
Like trumpets and drums through my head.
• Wheia the monster clutched tighter ray shouldee-
And dragged me half out of the bed.
In terror, I clung to the bed -post;
Bit the faithless bed -post, it broke,
I screamed out aloud in my anguish,
Aad suddenly—well, I awoke.
He as gone. But r cannoeferget him,
The fearful Geography Sprite,
Ite has 3:ny first thought in the morning,
He has my last shudder at night.
Do you blame me for hatingmy lesson?
Is it strange that it frightful should seem?
Or that I more and more should abhor it
Slime I had that most horrible &seen ?
Gaieties.
He marmured—"I ara a, manof qi
taste;" then went behind the door t<
a flask from his pocket sAnd tasted sot
countess paper speaks of a n
who died "without the aid of a plr!
ciatV Such instances of death prey
rare-
-A swell who stuttered horriblyp
court to a very prettyactress. "Ah -es
she said., "life s toe short. I hay<
time to listen to you."
bachelor says that Aaa11116
wag called Eve because, wheu she
peered, many days of happiness ew
drawing to a close..
—A woman was offered $1,000 if
would remain silent for two hours.
the end of 15 minutes she asked: '41.4
...._Thersee ex.arnination. a mea.
the time nearly up?"
student being asked., "When does n
tification ensue 2" he replied., "W
you pop the question and are answei
No, '
—" Drunk again, sure enough,"
Rummerson, fixing his eye on a li
flies, bug that glinted fitfully atlas,
the horizon. "Just see how that
wobbks, and I only had. two ea
eit_her-Fe'l'i.srme-oarty, of
the
VirfiaS generally late onm
Felix," said the sergeant, " you axe
ways late."- "Be aisy, Sergeant Si
van," was the reply, !' sure some
must be last."
—" Five or six years of married II
remarks a veteranofficer will oft.e '
duce a naturally irascible man to
a condition of angelic humanity t
wouldn't be safe to trust him
ireedeye.inii
i,i1
Pair°f
'‘Isalvin
y, Pigasd'd' y, that is theworst-1
ing horse, you drive, I ever saw.
don't you fatten him up?" " Fat
up, is it? FeAex 1 the poor ba4ste can
ly carry the mate that's on him n
replied
PaaY
auteadathin man who has
used to the business of collectin
crawl through keyholes, and find
ors who are "never at home." 8
nothing the. first year, to be dou
efe.-ch year afterwards.
—A Yankee editor down East
that he hoped to be able to pres
marriage and. a death as orifrrino al
ter for his cohnams ; but a heavy
broke up the wedding, and the d
got sick, so the patient recovered.
—We once lniewa raanwho said
pastor, "lam going to tho other a
after this." “ Ah, and why so?"
the minister. " Well if you dm
your shoes made at my shop,
geentoff.
twmeyprecapreaching done at your&
h
—There is said to be a benev
gentleman in Boston who gives 25
for religious purposes every ti
•swears. He has already sworn.
steeple OD. the old elturch, and is
resagsioenda‘ty4cuss,soincigetuy!' gifttothe
" Jimmy," saitEt a, happy fathe
other morning, " the doctor ha
brought you a beautiful, new littl
• ter." "No he didn't neither,"
jimmy, "far I seen hira when h
in, an' he had a cane in. one han.
nothin' in the other.".
—"Who was the firSt man. ?" ask
school teacher of a little 'vial. Sb
swered. that she aid noknow..
question was put to the next, an
child, who answered loudly, 4*
sir," -with apparent satisfaction.
said the first scholar, contemptu
'Yonhidi
naeednlfool about
wasn't‘
—One of the School Board insp
asked a small pupil of -what the s
of the earth consists, and was pro
answered, Land and Water. -
varied the question slightly that *I
might be impressed on the boy's
and asked, 'What then do land and
maker—to vvlaic,b. earn_ e the iiram
res*P9wilirsse: '31Wliodo.dinan, of Gree
Massachusetts, 94 years old, ri
bers how she shook hands an
versed, with President Virashingto
when she was a school girl- , Th
man came into the school, talk
the pupils, and. kissed the girl