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The Huron Expositor, 1878-03-08, Page 22 -•"" THE HURON EXPOSITOR. •••• IEEE GERRARD STREET MYSTERY. From Relford's Monthly. No sooner had the train glided out of the station than I settled myself in my seat, drew the tantalizing letter once 3nore from my pocket, and proceeded to read and re -read it again and again. A very few perusale sufficed to fix its con- tents in my memory, so that I could re- peat every word witimay eyes shut. Still I continued to scrutinize the paper, the penmanship, and even the tint of the ink. For what purpose do you ask? For no purpose, except that I hoped, in some mysterious manner, to obtain more light on the clerk subject. No light came however. The more I scrutinized and. pondered, the greater was my mystifica- tion. The paper was a simple sheet of white letter paper, of the kind ordinarily used by my uncle in his correspondence. So far as I could see, there was nothing peculiar about the ink. Anyone farail! lar with my uncle's writing could have sworn that no hand but his had penned the linee. His well-known signature a rciastespiece of involvedi hieroglyphics, was thee in all its indistinctness, writ- ten as no one but himself could, ever have written it. And yet, for some un- accormtable reason, I was half -disposed to suspect forgery. Forgery What nonsense. Any one clever enough to imitateRichardYanliiigton'slittrid-writ- ing -tecsald have employed his talents more profitably than by indulging in a mischievous and purposeless jest. Not a bank in Toronto but would have dis- counted a note with that signature affix- ed to it. •Desisting from all attempts to solve thesn problems, I then tried to fathom the meaning of other points in the let- ter. What misfortune hadha,ppened. to mar the Christmas• festivities at my -Linden house? And what could the ref- erence to my cou sin Alice's sorrows mean? She was not ill. That, I thoughtonight betaken for granted. My -uncle would hardly nave referred to her illness as one of the sorrows she has had to en- dure lately." Certainly, illness rimy be regarded in the light of a sorrow ; but sorrow was not precisely the word. which a straightforward man like Uncle Richard would have applied to it. I conicl conceive of no other cause of af- flietion in her case. Nly uncle was well, as wae_eyidenced by his heving written the letter, and by his avowed intention of meetiag me at the station. Her fath- er had died long before I started for Australia. She had no other near tele- ' tion except myself, and she had no cause for anxiety, ranch Iess for "Sorrow," on in: acceeet. I thought it singrilar, that ray uncle,h eying in some strange manner become acquainted withmy movements, had withheld the knowledge from Alice. It did not square with my preconceived ideas of Taira that he would derive any satisfaction from taking his neice by sur- prise. All wag a muddle together, and as my temples throbbed with the intensity of my thought', I was half disposed to believe myself rn a troubled dream from which I should presently awake. Mean- while, an glided the trait). A heavy snowstorm delayed us for several hours, and we reached Handl- toe too late for the mid-day express for Toronto. We got there, however, in time for the accommodation leaving Hamilton at 3:15 p. m., and We would reaeli Toronto at 5:05. I walked_ from one end Of the train to the other inhopes of finding some ono I knew -from whom I could make enquiries about home. Not a soul. I saw several persons whom I knew to be residents of Toronto, but none with whom I had ever beeu per - serially acquainted, and none of them would be likely to know anything about my unele'a domestic arningenaents. All that remained. to be done ander these eircumstences WES to refftraiR my curi- osity as well as I could until reaching - Tomato.- By the by, would my uncle really meet inc et the statical according to his promise? Surely not. By what means •onI(1 he possibly know that I would arrive by this train ? Still he seemed to have such accurate informs. - tion respectingeny proceedings that there was 110 saying where knowledge began or ended. I tried not to think about the matter, but as the train. amproanh.ed To- ronto- my impatience became positively feverish in itp intensity. We were net more than three minutes behind time, and as evn glided in front of the Union Station, I passed out on to the platform of the car, and peered intently through the. darkness. Suddenly my heart gave a greet bound. There, sure enough, atantung in front of the d.00r of the wait- ing room, was rny uncle,plainly discern- ible by the fitful glare of the overhang- ing lamps. Befere the train came to a standstill. I sprang from the car and ed - winced towel* him. He was looking out for me, bu his eyes not being as young as mine, he did not recognize me nntil grasped him by the hand. He greeted inc warmly, seizing rue by the waist, and almost raising me from the ground. I at (nice noticed several changes in his appearance; changes for which I was totally unprepared. Ile had. aged very mucb f.ince 1 had last seen him, and the lines about hit; mouth had deepened coma lerablv. The iren-grey hair whith. 1 remembered.so well had • disappeared ; its place being supplied with a iaew end nailer danditiekl-looking wig. The old-fashiened greitt-eettawhich he had worn ever since I could remem- ber, had_ been, supplanted by a modern frock of ,epruce cut, with seal -skin col- lar and cuffs. All this I noticed ie. the first hurried greetingthat passed be- tween us, "Never aided your luggage, my boy, he remarked. "Leave it till to -morrow, When we will send down for it. If you, axe not tired, well -a-aIle home, iustead of taking a citle I have a, good demi to say to you before we get there." I had. not slept since leaving Boston, but wasloe ranch excited to be consci- ous ef fatigue, and as will readily be be- lieved, 1 was anxious enough to bear : „what he had to say. We passed from the stationneul pn needed up York street arm in arm. "And now, Uncle -Mauled," 1 .said, as :mon as we, were well clear of the crow -nem' keep me no longer in snspense First and foremost is Alice well?" "Quito well, but for reasons you will stem understand, she is iu deep grief. You must know that—'5 "But," I interrupted, "tell me in. the "tame of all that's wonderful how you knew that I was coming by this trein ; and how did you corae to weite to me at Boston?" just then we came to the corner of. Front street, where was a lamp post. As we reeched the spot tthere the light ole lamp was moat brilliant, he turn- „. ed. half round, looked me full in the face andsmiled. a sort of wintry smile. The expression of his cormtenanee-was al; most ghastly. • "Uncle,” I asked quick' , " what's tbe matter? Are you not well ?' "1 am not as strong as I used to be, and have had a goOd deal t4 try me of late. Have patience, and I ill tell you. all. Let us walk more sle wly, or I • shall not have time to finish before we get home. In order that you may clear- ly understand how matters are, I had better begin at the beginning, and I hope you will not interrupt me with any questions till I have done. How I knew you would call at the Bostonpost-offtee, and that you would arrive in Toronto by this train, will come last in order. By the bye, have yea my letter with you?" The one you wrote to me at Boston? Yes, here it is," I replied., taking it frora my pocket -book." " Let me have it." "1 handed it to him and he put it into the bread pocket of his inside coat. I wondered at this proceeding on hispart, but made no remark upon it. We moderated our pace, and he be- gan his narration.. Of course, I don't pretend to remember his exact words, but they were to this effect. During the winter following ratt departure for Mel- bourne, he had. formed the acquaintance of a gentleman who had then recently settled in Toronto: The name of this gen- man was Marcus WeatherIey, who had commenced business as a wholesale pro- vision merchant, immediately upon his arrival, and had been engaged in it ever since. For more than three years, the acquaintancebetween him and rayuncle had. been very slight, but during the last summer they had some real estate trans- actions together and became intimate. Weatherly, who was a comparatively young man andunmarried,had been invit ed to the house on Gerrard streenwhere he had become a frequent visitor. More recently still, his visits had. become so frequent that my uncle had suspected. him of a desire to be attentive to my. cousin, and had thought proper to en- lighten him as to her engagement with me. From that day his visits had been voluntarily discontinued. My uncle had not given much Consideration to the subject until a fortnight efterwands when he had accidentally become aware of the fact that Weatherley was in em- barrassed circumstances: Here my uncle paused in his narra- tive to take breath. He then added, in a low tone, and patting his mouth al- most close to my ear: "And Willie, my boy, I have at last found out something else. He has for- ty-two thousand. dollars falling due here and in Montreal within the next ten days, and he has forged my signatureto acceptances for thirty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixteen dollars and twenty-four cents." Those, to the best of my belief, were his °mien words. We had walked up York street to Qaeen, and down Queen to Yonge, w.heu we turned up the eaSt side on our way homeward. At the nab- , ment when the last words were uttered. we had got to a, few yards north of Crook - shank street, immediately in front of a chemist's shop which. was, I think, the third house from the corner. The win - pow of this shop was well lighted, and its briglitn.ess was reflected. on the sides walk in front. Just then, two gentle- men walking rapidly in the opposite di- rection to that we were taking, brushed by us; but I was too deeply absorbed in my uncle's communication to passers- by. Scarcely had they passed, however, ere one of them stopped, and exclaim- ed: Surely that is Willie Furlong !" I turned and recognized Johnny Gray one of my oldest friends. I relinquish- ed ray uncle's arm for a moment, and I shook hands with Gray, who_ said : 1 I am surprised to see you. I heard, only a few days ago, that you were not to be here till next spring." I ten here," I remarked, "somewhat in advance of my awn expectations." I then hurriedly enquired after sev- eral of our common friends, to which in- quiries he replied: "Ali well," he said ; "brit pie' are in a hurry, and so am I. Don.% let me de- tain you. Be sure and look in on me to -morrow. You will find me at the old place, in the Romain Buildings." We again shook hands, and he passed on down the street with the gentleman _who accompanied him. I then turned to repossess myself of my uncle's arm. The old. gentleman had evidently walked on, for he was not in sight. I hurriea alone making sure of overtaking; him before reeching Gould street, for my in- terview with Gray hadi occupied barely minette. In another minute I was at the corner of Gould street. No signs of Uncle Richards I quickened my pane to.a run which soon brought me to Ger- rard street. Still no signs of ray uncle. I had certainly not passed. hire on the way, and he could not have got farther on his homeward route than here. He must have called in at one of the stores. a strange thing for him to do under the circumstances. I retraced my steps all the way to the front of the chemist's shop, peering into every window and doorway as I passed. along. No one in the least resembling him was to be seen. I stood. still for e moment and. reflect- oa. Even if he had run at full speed - a thine most unseemly for him to do - he coutld riot have reached the corner of Gerrard street before I had done so. And what should he rue for? He cer- tainly did not wish to avoid ane, for he had more to tell inc before reaching home. Perhaps be had tamed down. Gould street. At any rate therewas no use waiting for him. - I might as well go home at Mice. And I did. Upon reaching the old familiar spot, I opened the gate, ipassed on up the steps to the front door andreng the bell. The door was opened. by a domestic,who had not formed part of the establish- ment in my time, and who did not know me; but Alice happened, to be passing through the hall heard my voice as I inquireiT for Uncle Richard. Another moment and. she was in my arras. With a strange foreboding at my heart I no- ticed that she was in deep mourainee We passed into the dining toom, where the table was laid for dinner. "Has Thiele Richard come in ?"" I asked, as soon as we were alone. "Why did he run away from me?" - "Who !" exclaimed Alice,with a start; "What de .you mean, Willie? Is it pos- sible you have not heard?" " Heard what ?" "I see you have not heard," she re -- plied. " Sit downeWillie, and prepare yourself for painful news. But first tell me whet you mean by s4ing what you did just now, -who was it that ran. away from you?" "Well, I should perhaps hardly call it running away, but he certainly disaie peered ro.ost mysteriously, down here nearthe comer of Yonge and Crookshank streets." •i . "Of whom are you speaking ?" "Of Uncle Richard, of course." "Uncle Richard ! The corner of Yonge and Cruikshauk streets? When did you see him there?" "When? A quarter of an hour ago. He met me at the station'and we walk- ed up together till I Met Johnny Gray. I turned to speak to Johnny for a mo- ment, when " Willie, what on earth are you talk- ing about? You are laboring under some strange delusion. Uncle Richard died of apoplexy more than six weeks ,, 0 arm and lies buried in St. James's Cem- etery.' • IL I don't know how long I sat therenry- ing to think with my face buried in My hands. My mind had been kept on a strain during the last thirty hours, and the succession of surprises to which I had been subjected had tenaporarily par- alyzed my faculties. For a few mo- ments after Alice's announcement I naust have been in a sort of stupor. My iraaginaticn, I remember, ran riot about everything in general, and nothing in particular. My cousin's momentaryim- pression was that I hat -tract with an ac- cident of some kind, wnich had unhing- ed nay brann. The firstdistinct remem- brance I have after this is, that I sude denly awoke from my stupor to find' Alice kneeling at my feet, and holding me by the hand. Then my mental pow- ers came back to me, and I recalled -all the incidents of the evening. "When did uncle's death take place?" I asked. , " On the 3rd of November, about 4 o'clock in the afternoo-n. It was quite unexpected, thongh he had not enjoyed his usual health for some weeks before. He fell down in the hall just as he was returning from a walk, and died within two holies. He never spoke or recog- nized any one after his seizure. - "What has become of his old. over- coat ?" I asked. - " His old overcoat, Willie -what a question!" replied Alice evidentlythink- ing that I was again drifting back into insensibility. "Did he continue to wear it up to the day of his death?" I asked. ‘" No. Cold weather set in very early this last fell, and he was compelled to don hie winter clothing earlier than usual. He had a new overcoat made' within a fortnight before he died. He had it on at the time of his seizure. But why do you ask ?" "Was the new coat cut by a fashion- able tailor, ancl had it a_ fur collar and cuffs?" "It was cut at Stovel's, I think. It had a, fur collar and cuffs." "When did he begirt -to wear a wig?" "About the same time that he began to wear his new overcoat. I wrote you a letter at the time, making merry over his youthful appearance and hinting -of course, only ha jest -that he was look- ing out for a young wife. But you sure- ly did. not receive my letter. .You must lia,ve been on your way home before it was written." - "I left Melbourne on the llth of Oc- tober. The wig, I suppose, was buried with him?" " And where is the overcoat ?" "In the wardrobe up -stairs, in uncle's room." , "Come and show it to me." . I led the way up-stairmrhy cousin fol- lowing. In the hall on the first floor we encountered my old friend, Mrs. Daly, the housekeeper. She threw up her hands in surprise at seeing me. Our. greeting was very b&. ; I was too in- tent on solving the problem which had exercised. my mind ever since receiving the letter at Boston to pay much' atten- tion to anything else. Two words,how- ever, explained. to her where we were going, and at our request she accompan- ied as. We passed. into my uncle's room. My cousin drew the key of the wardrobe from a drawer where it was kept, and unlocked the door. There bung the overcoat. A single glance was , sufficient. It was the same. The dazed sensation in my head be- ga,n to meke itself felt again. The at- mosphere of the room seemed to oppress me, and, closing the door of the ward- robe, I led the way down stairs againao thedining room followed by my cousin. Mrs. Daly had sense enough to perceive that we were discusssing family II:tat- ters, and retired to her own room. I took my cousin's hand in naineeand asked: e "Will you tell me what you know of Mr. Marcus Weatherley ?" This was evidently another surprise for her. How could I have heard of Marcus Weatherley? She answered, however, without hesitation: (To be Continued.) Gold. Crazy. Major John Boffma.n, of New York State, set out for California in 1853,with a wagon and a yoke of oxen, intending to mine for gold. Neer Danville, Mo., he seems to have lost his mind, for he set to work digging for gold in the bliiffs and there he has been digging ever since. He has made several huge hole in the ground, one of them thirty feet deep through solid rock. He is expect- ing a French army to come and guard him while he is taking out his nuggets, when he strikes the color. The Major does not object to see the neighbors when they come to his cave, and he talks rationally upon all subjects but gold. He is also said. to bo a, man of education, and uses good language flu- ently. He has three guns, and shoots game upon which he partially subsists. The neighbors also b Mg him clothing and provisions ste hily. He would k accept no charities of his kind directly, and bis friends put needful things in his way. They have also tried to coax him out of his cave in vain. His dress is very peculiar. His shoes are pieces of board, with a leather strap tacked. on to fit his foot, and the rest of his cos- tume is of this primitive description. He is six feet tall and very thin, and lately his health has failed. Being seventy-five years old, it is not likely he can stand many more hard winters in t his cave, end may not last this winter through. His d.welling has no furniture eicept one stool, on which he sits him- self when visitors come, and asks them -La find chairs. His general reception day is Sunday, and he likes to see the titling people who make excursions to the cave. THUNDERING BARGAINS IN, ALL KINDS OF HEAVY DRY GOODS ' FOlk NEXT THIRTY DAYS .101-11\T AT Thundering Bargains in all kinds of • Heavy Dry Goods /or the Next -Thirty Days at John ogers'. Thundering Bargains in all kinds of Heavy Dry Goods for the - Next Thirty Days at John Rogers'. Thundering Bargains in all kinds of Heavy Dry Goodjar the Next Thirty Days at ,John Rogers'.. • Thundering Bargains in all kinds • of Heavy Dry Goods /orthe Next Thirty Days at John Rogers'. Thundering Bargains in all kinds of Heavy Dry Goods for the Next Thirty Days at John Rogers'. Thundering Bargains in all kinds of Heavy_ Dry Goods for the- , 1 Text Thirtj Days at John Pogers'. Thundering Barg' ains in all kinds of Heavy Dry Goods for the 117 -ext Thirty Days at John Rogers'. . JOHN ROGERS, SEAFORTH. WAR. WAR. WAR. TO THE KNIFE. FURNITURE WAREROOMS, SEAFORTH, - - - - ONTARIO. I am selling Furniture at -the actual Cost Price' for the next three months, FORCASH ONLY. Well-known prompt paying customers can have twelve months' credit at a small advance of cost -no interest. Nowis the time to fi rnish your houses cheap; Call' and be Convinced.. Warerooms directly opposite M. R. Counter's Mammoth Jewelry establishment, Main Street, Seaforth. - Money to Lend on Farm Property, kt 8 per cent, and Notes shaved -without lather, as usual. JOHN S. PORTER. MO7T3:)- HOFFMAN BROTHERS Have Moved to theist New Store, CARDNO'S BLOCK, SEAFORTH, And are Opening This Week NEW OORSETS,I GLOVES, TIES, FRILLINGS, &c. ONE OF THE MANY II S • Who have been cured by WILSON'S WILD CHERRY • Sends us the following Certificate. HAMILTON, November 9th, 1876. MESSRS. .A.RCHDALE WILSON & Co. DEAR Stas: Having found your Syrup of Wild Cherry so useful to myself, I can cheerfully re- commend it to others. Last winter I suffered greatly from a bad cold, with a very pair.ftil eough and with tightness on the chest, so that at times I could hardly breathe. I tded several medicines and went to the druggist's to get re- lief, but found none until I tried your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, and I am glad to be able to say that leas than one bottle cured me entire- ly. Yours truly, FRANK wieniNsoN, Hamilton Grain Market. Sold by LUMSDEN &WILSON and HICKSON & BLEASDELL, Seaforth, and Druggists gener ally. 580 nts MARcn 8, 1878. THE MEDICAL HALL ; . HICKSON & BLEASDELL, SEAFORTH, -ProprietorN and -Itiffinufativirers of WINTER FLUIII-SOFTENS ME SKIN AND CURES CHAPPED HANDS. PRICE, 15 CENTS ;PER BOTTLE. COUGH MIXTURE—CAN'T BE BEAT. BOTTLE. WORM POWDEFt -A SURE CURE: ° PACKAGE. TONIC AND ALTERATIVE BITTERS—EXCELLENT FOR IN- DIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, ,LOSS OF APPETITE, &d. PRICE, 25 CENTS PER BOTTLE. ' FAMILY APERIENT PILLS— PRICE, 25 CENTS PER PRICE, 25 CENTS PER PURELY VEGETABLE. NEED ONLY A TRIAL TO PROVE THEIR EFFICACY. 25 CENTS PER BOX. WHOOPING COUGH REMEDY—THIS Is AN EXC LLENT PRE- PARATION AND WE CAN RECOMMEND IT. PRICE, 25 CENTS PER BOTTLE. CONDITION POWDERS—WE GIVE YOU A GOOD, PURE, FRESH ARTICLE OF GUARANTEED QUALITY AND KNOWN MERIT. ONLY 25 OENTS PER POI ND, OR FIVE POUNDS FOR $1. ' DRUGS, PATENt MEDICINES, DYE STUFFS, TOILET ARTICLES, &C. • REMEMBER THE PLACE. HICKSON & BLEASDELL; SEAFORTH. LT1\T '1'1-1P1 TICYVT1•1" LAIDLAW & FAIRLEY, SEAFORTH, ARE NOW FAIRLY STARTED IN THEIR NEW PREMISES, CARDNO'S BRICK BLOCK, UNDER TH.E CLOCK, WHERE THEY WILL BE ,HAPPY TO WAIT UPON THEIR NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS. WE HEREBY tender our hearty thanke to onr old customers and the publip generally for the. " very liberal support bestowed upon ns during the past, and hope by adbering to our old estab- lished principle of selling the best goods that can be procured in the market at the lowest possible price, to merit a still larger share of public patronage. In addition to our usnal Stook of Gt-P,O0p1R,IPS A -1\T") P1R,07.TISIONS3 1 WE HAVE ADDED A LARGE STOCK OF CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, Which we purpose selling as low as any house in the trade. Qualiry the best that can be got. Our Stock in all its branches has been carefully bought at Lowest Cash Prices,' and parties wish- ing anything in our line, can rest satisfied that goods are as represented or money refunded. TEAS -NEW SEASON -FINE FLAVOR -PRICES LOW -COMPARISON SOLICITED. SUGARS -BEST VALUE -STANDARD BRANDS -.--NINE POUNDS PURE - WHITE FOR $1. TWELVE POUNDS EXTRA BRIGHT FOR $1. Net having time to particularize, we ask intending purchasers to call and examit e our goods and prices, and be convinced that we aro selling aG prices that can't be beat. We extend a free invita- tion to all whether they buy or not. Orders filled promptly, under the personal superintendence of the firm, and delivered free of charge either in Town, Harpurhey, or Egmondville. LAIDLAW, & FAIRLEY, SEAFORTH. Jaw' UNDER THE CLOCK IN. CARDNO'S BLOCK. SEAFORTH AGRICULTURAL WAREROOMS. IF YOU WANT TO CET THE BEST THISTLE CUTTER PLOW IN THE MARKET GO To O. C. WILLSPN'S, SEAFORTH, And get one made by the Massey Manufacturing Company. REASONS WHY THEY ARE THE BEST: They are higher in the beam, they are higher in the mould board, they are thicker in the mould board, they are thoroughly ground and polished in all working parts, and have the best ear wheel, iron points on them, no common metal being used in tbeir manufacture. This can be said by no other makers of Plows.. A Full Stock of ALL KINDS OF GENERAL PURPOSE PLOWS, Also Gang Plows of all kinds, including the Port Perry and Guelph. IMPLEMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, SUCH AS Straw Cutters, Grain Crush,ers, Horse Powers of all kinds from two to ten, horse power, Ohm ns, Washing Azachines, Clothes kinds, and Every Machine belonging to the busineis. SEWING MACHINES. It Is needless to say anything about them as long as every person knows that the Florence is the best. Also a full stock of all the common machines made, such as the WANZER, ROYAL, OSBORNE, RAYMOND, AND SINGER. All kinds of Sewieg Machine Repairs, Needles and Oils always on hand. Sewing Machines Re- paired on the shortest notice. 1 0. C. WILLSON, SEAFORTH. CARDNO'S NEW BLOCK, SEAFORTH. MR. A. CARDNO, IN RETURNING THANKS TO THE INHABITANTS OF SEAFORTH, AND SURROUNDING VICINITY, BEGS TO REMIND THE -M THAT HE HAS MOVED BACK AGAIN iNTO HIS , OLD STAND, MAIN -ST., Lately occupied by him for so Many years past, now known as Cardno's Block, where he will keep constantly on hand •• Fresh Canned Fruits of Every Description, CHOICE PASTRY OF THE SEASON. ALSO A CHOJOE LOT 01? FRESH GROCERIES, &c. CAKES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS MADE TO ORDER; OYSTERS ARRIVE DAILY IN BULK AND CAN GIVE HIM A CALL. A. CARDNO, Seaforth. " THAT HUSBAND OF Mitt" Iluys all his Machinery from L. MURPHY, SEAFORTH IXTIIO has pleasure in announcing to the farming community of Huron, the,f he is stijl selling the very beat Swing Machines, Agricultural pm_ plements, and Musical rnents.- Murphy's favorite machine is the Singeira which is the best in the market, haying carried off , first honors at the Centennial and Sydney Exhibitions. Farmers wishing to pnrohase any of the above would consult their own,interests by applying to Mr. Murphy first, as he .can do better for thea. than any other in the trade. Sewing Machine and -other repairs always on hamat his wareroome, Goderich street. 518 L. MURPHY, Seaforths SEAFORTH PORK PACKING HOUSE NEAR THE FLAX MILL. THE undersigned have on hand nice cured -1- meats of all kinds. Hams, Green out of Sweet Pickle, Sugar Cured, Smoked and Canvassed. Spiced Rolled Bacon, Middles, long and short. ShouldersiGreen Smoked and Canvassed. Lard, in Tennets and Pails, Best Quality. Bologna and Pork Sausages that are really goed. Through a mistake some stale Sausages were sold recently, but that won't emir again. We continue to give away good Pork Cutt ngs, Spare Ribs; &c., to poor persons thet cannot pay for them: Such persons must get an order from Mr. Doreance, Market Clerk, and our foreman will attend to their wants. All meats warranted as represented or money refnnded. Further, we will not be undersold, we expect to remain in this business, must pay toan taxes and support town institutione, and consequently have a claim on the local 'trade, and we will supply the wants of that trade on the beat terms. Orders left at Brownell's Grocery or at our office will be promptly attended to, or parties will be served at the Packing House. 49,0 ARMITAGE, BEA.TTIII & Co. THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY, SEAFORTH. ARTHUR FORBES, nAVING purchased the Stock and Trade of the 1--1- Commercial Livery, Seaforth, from Mr. George Whiteley, begs to state that he intends carrying on the business in the old stand, and has added seveial valuable horses and vehicles to tbe formerly large stock. None but First -Class Comfoi table_Vehicles and Good Reliable Horses Will be Kept. Covered and Open Buggies and Carriagee, and. Double and Single Wagons always ready for Inle. • Special Arrangiments Made With Com. mercial Men. Orders left at the stables or any of the hotela promptly attended to. CAMPBELL'S BLOCK, SEAFORTH, MISS •LEECH r..T &VIRG leased the handsome and commodi- ous..new store in Campbell's Block, Main Street, begs to inform the public that ker New Stock of MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS Is very cemplete in o ery department. All the Latest Styles of Goods always on hand. Hair Dressing, Stamping, and Oetrieh Feathers -clean- ed. call is respectfully solicited, and satisfac- tion in every article guaranteed. MISS LEECH.. N. B. -Apprentices Wanted. 525 D. MCLENNAN, HENSALL. SEED WHEAT. THE Subscriber, believing that farmers in this -a- neighborhood are now fully convinced that the Red Ckaff Wheat has entirely ruinsd the good reputation of our Canadian Spring Grein in the European markets, as may be observed by the -unusual difference of 20c to 80o per bush. be- tween it and the price of Fall Wheat; that it is also very liable to rust before harvest, producing flour too dark and poor for family 1186. 1 would re- commend attention to the following choice grades now for sale at his Storehouse Hensall Station, viz.: ..Tames Lanee Prime iinnesota Fife, Selected Lake Shore Blue Stem, and the White Eldorado, all at Moderate Prices. Clover Seed bought and sold. 682 D. MoLENNAN. 1\TOTIO TO GRANGERS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. - A 8 THEY OconnY the attention of all, them) 4-A• hard thins the subscriber is determined to meet them by offering good inch Hetnlock, "not usually sold for inch," at the following rates: 12 foot Hemlock. at$6 50 per thousand; 14 foot Fencing, at $7, for Cash. All orders over 4,000 5 per cent. discount. Call and see if you don't get what is represented. Book Accounts over 8 months will be charged 8 pTehreabcesnt; eriber thanks his numerous customers for their liberal support, and solicits a centime, awe of their favors. JOHN TEEOMPS 0.N. 438 • Steam Saw Mills, McKillop. BUTTER TUBS. S. TROTT, SEAFORTH, TS now prepared to supply all customers with any number of his SUPERIOR BUTTER TUBS, $30 per hundred, Cash. These Tubs are so well and favorably known to the trade that it is unnecessary to say any4;hing in their recommen- dation. socirasy ti onne: motiTITb m ROTT also manufactures a small Hard - suitable for washing butter in. mail or otherwise promptly attend- ed4t9o5S. TROTT, Seaforth.. ZURICH AND EXETER FLOURING AND CRISTING MILLS rrElF, undersigned has pleasure in announcing to the people of Zurich and Vicinity that his Flouring mill is in better running order than ever before. Gristing prcmptly attended to. His new Flouring mill in Exeter north is now finished and working splendidly. At this mill, also, Gristing and custom work will also receive the closest attention. He has also in his Lumber Yard, at Zurich, about 500,000 feet, all sized, at from $3 to $6 per thousand. Dry Rock Elm Lumber from $10 to $12 per thousand. 518 WILLIAM FENWICK. HAIR DRESSING. MISS STARK ISHES to inform the Ladies of Seaforth and Vicinity that she is prepared to make up SWITCHES, CURLS, BRAIDS, Ate., en the Latest Fashion from Combings. Priees Moderate, and all orders punctually at tended to. A. call solicited. Residence -Main Street, Setiforth. 527 THE -SEAFORTH LIVERY STABLES. CARNOCHAN & ABELL, PROPRIETORS. OFFICE and Stables on Market Street, seCtmd door from Main. Neat, Stylish Carriages and Buggies, and Good Reliable Horses' always on band, Orders left at the Commercial Hotel, Sea - forth, or at the office will be promptly attended to. 50 MARcH 8, 1878. imndersexcaeneadilni-3:. neBglitfalsh Gl:rinislet°rY PPInbienstrtitYs°: vehera conth m dress) but whose name and. P praises for a am years ago was ti Ishtl ole r Bythoeosi wt131,1toneenial‘ttei; f the nation, passed through this th186teurrivebslnrethcoerdhisatfotryheofnamasisnannesreostao,sf l'ateviutli oity last Thursday evening. As long as ,A.;t snm ftiithentgrieNveral awl her otatiaesack ynii il i eehrwvoi :el ssmsbn Jae:, uhtoatehtowehlwehi .1h irtluhbnataDeetianyw i Iwi tt, Ira:yam:0o( Ilief, I . . . .hitii i, .a::v.oewi n‘ heetheir'tsti :_e:: , to kindle the heart of the early settler. -vle-10:11e° story he had heard from her lips years That D.LEOTAr CITIEF0,1 tory of savage fiendiihness-the same enwr ..s i innihwohenreepenorrttaethiateTtwtSeatevrhka al,e,,,i,ila of fg hb it es rii, life obny nee and d.eliverance he brought to the to terror stricken fugitives of Yellow eag • Xt°t°13.tendiahtetrrocninainDecairight episode in a dark hie- sautPtPtli before, just after she an& her husband. whie had beenwehrojewnia tehdewGoithvettlinemhenontokirslaatnhde rewards people of a grateful State had to be - stew. Through the life of this simple, While the reporter accompanied Alin. I kle't _ tshrheOUrgehcotunhetecaitythtoe or sands hi people A 4. ,-,: the suc- undying r-launiut nreat lee0ate°tr''se, and t toilsome woman, there has run a THREAD Or ROMANCE tflotIhue novelist. No need to qua,trel now with naRAZI'Y:s as strange as the wildest fictions of a uto. the singular taste of the poor English girl, alone and. unfriended. in a strange land, who in a moment of capricious WOO humor, linked her life to a painted and their befeatherecl savage. It is not the pur- still pose of the reporter to gild facts, which mon-place. He will invest with no fictitious charms of body or mind the un.adorned. are far removed fromatntraee illia: terate damsel, scarcely twenty years tact old,red-haired, stubby -nosed andfreckle- faced, who awakened. a tender eenti- ment in the breast of one of the most s' NOTED BRAVES OF THE DAEOTAS, _701' She first met her savage lover soine twenty-two years ago at a Washington naetfhe hotel, in whose Intcheia she served, the For, - after the manner of these later fron days, the Dakota Chiefs had. been eve brought to tb.e. National Capital to see prai their great father and put their - marks ewe, to a treaty. Mrs. Other Day has al-, wer ways been reticent concerning the de - Le, tails of this strange lore -making, She Car admits, however, that with Other Day, it was love at first sight; and she, her- self, was not unfavorably impressed -with Sol the flee bearing, the simple eloquence, earl. and. the romantic ardor of her dusky wooer. The adroit Indio:n, whose ad- tit dress, diplomacy and cunning were the en admiration and envy of his :brother of ehiefs, so adroitly advanced. his tender he suit, in the naidst of the affairs of state rod that ought to have engrossed his mind, hu in the midst of his higgling with Presi- dent and statesmen for huger rations of gr'l blankets, flour and tobacco, and at the end of his week's sojourn he had won hr prize. He was an =used. partici- -pant in. the solemn rite which. made - this blonde -creature his wife, and he left Washington a thoroughly delighted savage, with his wife by his side, and honors thick upon him. He certainly had made a, naore substantial and last- ing acquisition than Iralian diplomat ever won -there before or since. - THE CIEEliat OF MUIS YOUNG WOMAN, who so rashly braved the stern realities of life in an Indian teepee was watched with interest bynandian inissionmies, from whom as -well as her own life the writer learned. many striking details of her subsequent history. Happily for her, she deeeloped a strange power over tbe untutored mind of her savage hua- band. There is nothing more romautin in the many volumes of Indian history and romance than the devotion and fealty which Other Day gave to this fair young bride. She gave her wifely care to the comforts and_ duties of her line - band's honie-now in the log -cabin where they lived in winter, then in the wigwam on the wooded shores of Min- nesota's trystal lakes, wherever the ro- mwtitef mantic habits of their people led them Other Day never demanded from his THE BEAST NT-ENIAL SERVICE which brings wrinkles and. age prenia- turely to the W01:11811 of the Sioux. Un- • denthe gentle influence of this woman's • presence and devotion a wonderful change narne over the life and impulses of the savage, .who had been noted. for years as one of the most treacherous In- diana with whom the Govermnent had to deal. His own people had feared him as a perpetual menace to the life of his associates. In drunken frolics' or fits of passion he had killed. several cempanions. Ile was generally elbow - deep in a feud, or hatching fresh mis- chief under the inspiratiou of fire -Water or his own evil heart. Strange US it may seem, this untamed. beast was sub- dued by the lave of the woman who • SEARED BIS SAVAGE LOT. The greatest savage of the Sioux fore- swore his favorite bottles. He became the fierce friend of the poor, heroic mis- sionaries whose efforts for the good peo- ple he bad ,always tried to thwart. In the councils of his tribe he was no lon- ger the champion of the headstrong, t5ense1esss young beeves, but his words are pregnant -with good. souse and. mod- eration. He took a, step -toward civilize - tion by owning a few cattle and plow - Mg a little land. The Arnpetu Tokeka Who bad. led the worst elements of his • tribe, and borne the palm for vicious- ness and savage reeklessness, had be- come the friendly Other Day ef the white settlers, a good neighbor, a faith- tf uhle barl e asli.aaviowrhoefilina°nPyP°Iirtylleths.tY camel One beautiful Sunday in August,, when the sturdy frontiersmen wererest- ing from the toils of harvest„ the ap- palling butehery of 1862 was began. The few white families at the lower Indian Agency were shot down in their houses. That night, while the heavens reddened with the glare of burning houses, two swift messengers were dis- • patched. to the upper agency, fifty miles away, to arouse the sleeping braves, bid. them unsheath the scalping -knife and join in the bloody work. The next af- ternoon there was rapid. silent rnarehal- liag of the upper Indians under cover of a wood. near Yellow Medicine. Here they met around the orators and ehief- tains of the tribe to discuss the astound- ing news, and decide upon their course of action. The -war party was in the ascendancy. The young braves tbirated for blood and plunder. ,In vahe did the elders shake their heads and deprecate the vengeance of the white nation. In vain did Other Day protest with all the • su -to bu of OR lif Se. 3 0 si 1 1