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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-11-29, Page 22 THE CRACK HID TUMBLER. A STORY IN THREE CHAPTERS. CHAPTER 1.1.—Oontinued. "This is! childish" said Mrs. Lock- wood, getting vexed. I tell yoi there 1 is no occa en for you to go; you do him harm by Ong. I will not a- ow my father to bfl annoyed by any one. If yon knew what trouble he has had,poor man, yon would be more considerate. Now, Stella," finding that the girl's face was hardening, "you know that I never deny you anything that is good for you, do please rile this once: promis not to go again." ; "1 will try not to go." "Try, nonsense! As I said b fore, it can be no pleasure to you; your curios- ity ia satisfied by this time, I should: think. You speak as though I had ask- ed you to 'make some sacrifice. , Be- ide," she Invent on, meeting with no response, e Doetor Fletcher says it is bad for you; also. You are in a highly nervous state yourself,iand the eight of a person afflicted, as iS- ray poor father, must inj inionsly affect you. Do not force me to !exert ray authority and ab- solutely forbid you, Stella." " No, ' said the girl, " I would rather that you did not forbid me." : "That t my own Stella," Min. Lockwood thought she had gained her point and tried to seal it with t. kiss, but the girl turned awas her face. " Stella," !she almost sobbed," why will you not kiss me?" "1 do no know." 1 "Are you Vexed with me for what I have said ?" " "Oh Stella, you do not love Ine." "I see my ownmother so ofteninow," said the girl with lowered eyelide,“that " See your own mother ?" gasped Mrs. Lockwood. "In my . reams, I suppose ;i but I will try and please yule; I will try, in- deed." For some time she did. not go near the Colonere - den," or even visit that part of the garden into which it win- dows openedl. But gradually the circle • of her wanderings narrowed; she'Svould not or could Islet avoid that side of the house * le '''` * she could not avoid. the pati which led to the forbid- den ground i * * -* she passed the window slowly and more slowly, and at last could not resist stop- ping at and looking within. Then she went in the same as before. What was to be done? All the doe- - tors agreed that in her present state of health she was not to be thwarted. At the same tiree they insisted that she must bekept away from the Colonel— for both theie sakes. Persuasion, command and entreaty were used in vain. "You see," she would reply, _with ut _a shade of obsti acy or defiance, "1 iust One eveni el a piercing shriek was heard in the lit den. None of the ser -- vents dared enter it. Mrs. Lockwood was sent for and found the Colonelin-a fit on the floor. "Cruel child," she cried, "he is dead —you have kined him." "He is not;dead,"said Stella, qu etly, "and he will not die inst yet." And she was right ; but this brought matters to a Climax. "-Very well then," said Mr. Lock-- wood" if senile will not teach you to refrain from *hat is unkind and iljuri- ous. I will see !what wood and iron will I, So orders ware given to shift the Col- onel's quarters. He was past goin up and down stades now, and so it did not matter in what pant of the house the " den" was tithe. Suitable rooms were found in one o the wings and ca, en- ters Mine to uieasure the passage which led to them for a massive baize -covered door which would shut Miss Stella out from even approaching within ear -bot of her victim. 1 He never reached the proposed haven of rest. 'The very day before it Was ready for leis occupation, he was fohnd much as his daughter had found"m (ti after that shriek was heard. He ad • slipped from hit chair and. lay hud ed upon the floor, but stone dead and cold this time. : The;causeof death was certified to be disease of the heart, and. so there was no inquesI. Tho funeral wee a quiet one, but narked by one incident which caused s me talk. When those soleam Words, " We therefore commit his body to the ground," were spoken, Mrs. Kirkman who had been standing by the head of the grave knelt down,* took a handful Of earth, pressed it to her lips, and lot it fall slowly on the coffin. i Returning from the church -yard Mrs. Markby took Elbe Fletcher aside, and what passed between them resulted' in % seer his returning to the Honor, and goin with her into the now vacant den. "If 1 mei over -bold,- doctor," she be- gan, " in my questibeing, please remeha- ber that. girl and woman, I've serYed this family tor over three and. thitty years." i. • -"" Yes, yes, yeS,I understand,"he said, afraid, like all his craft, of long intro- ductions. " Go!pe. What's the mat- ter now?" 1 1 "You reme 'bar my first mistress I then How came thil one left? And how -did it get inth this Colonel's room?" "If that's all, I doit think it worth while to enquire. d things do sur- vive. They get put away out of use." hey do," said the housekeeper, somewhat relieved, that's true. If yen were only sure w1jat 'my first lady died of?" - "There is somet g more in your mind, Mrs'. Markby," epliecl the elector,: seveiely, "and I insi t hpon knowing what it is." Sir;" thee was a jilp. found on the table near that glass here the lemon- ade had been spilled dut of it." " e,Vonderful !" sneered Fletcher, a lernoh-pip in lemonade. YotAssn't say so." "II was Mary Jane asters (Smith was her maiden narnel tvlici was under me then," the house eeper continued, unmindful of the sa, casm, "and she made that lemoruide. My mistress was very particular not to tave any pips in it—they made it bitte she said, and I scolded Mary Jane fo her carelessness in not straining it. S e swore she had strained it, and, Deets/. Fletcher I be- lieve she told the trut 0. I never eaught her out in a lie before or after." 1 s' If, you mean anyth ng at all by this, you x4eau to:insinuate hat the first Mrs. Lockwood was poiso ed," the doctor blurted out, getting re. and uneasy. "The Lord forgive sie if rm a wick- ed WOMS31, but I do;" Mrs. Markby re- plied. " By whom?" "Sir, when I cam back from the room after giving Mart Jane nat; mind, I couldn't find that gla s. I didn't want it so mucli as the pip or proof against the giel. I got that and thought no more about the tumble till I tonna it, again on the Colonel's able. How did he get it ?" Now, doc,or, many times, since Miss Stella has en plaguing him he said that he wished hat he was dead that his life wasn't w rth having, and such like. Suppose he had disease of the heart, but didn't di of it? Suppose he poisoned himself?" "That wouldn't sh w that he had poisoned another." `t It would show this he had poison though. Where did be keep it? If he ever -used it in that tu Gabler, he would most likely have put them away to- gether." 1 "By —, Markby, y u ought to have been a detective," exclanaed the doctor. " Was there anything "n the tumbler when you found it last." "About a tablespoo ful of gin and water.'1 " Yoo didn't throw it away, I hope ?" said the doctor. L " NO; sir, I locked it p just as it was in that drawer." As she spoke she ope ed the drawer and handed Fletcher th: cracked tum- bler, with about two nches of clear liquid in it. At his re. uest she got a vial, into which, after 11 axing washed it out carefully, he pou a the gm and water which the Colone had left. I will take this hora with me," he said, "and let you kn w to -morrow if there is anything wrong about it. In the meantime not a wor to anyone." To -morrow came, but no Doctor Fletcher. Three days tassed, and yet he had not kept his ord. On the morningsof the fourth)]. drove up in his gig with portma,ntea, and rugs, as though bound for a jo .ey, and sent for Mrs. Markby to coins out to him, as he had not a moment to spare. " Pm puzzled about t at," he • whis- pered, "and am going to London te see a friend of mine, who is an analytical chemist about it. Ther raay be some sediment in the tumbler which -might help ns; so get it for me and be quick, or I shall lose the train." She hurried to the " de. " amlopened the drawer. The tumbler was gone 1" - CHAPTER II. Doctor Fletcher return clear upon one point. . T son in the gin and wate description unknown exc entific few—poison which for sale (even under , which the law enacts) at any ordinary druggists—and enough of it to kill two strong men was found, eyond perad- venture, in that two tab espoonfuls of liquor. But this by no means undid the puzzle. One who Icn procure that fatal agent better than to employ suc of it. Why, if the tumb originally half full, ther enough to destroy the wh in it Then the diea,ppe tumbler. , That comp etely upset Mrs. Mankby's theory: pposing that tbe Coleitel had taken the turabler out of the fir t Mrs. Lockwoo 's room and done so- to d to Dighton, iere was poi- -poison of a pt to the sci- was not kept e safeguards w enough to would know a, quantity er had been was death le household ranee of the eted. --she must. hay a THE 'HURON EXPOSITOR,. nioved. She would take a thousand tor, she top to general lass was ery shop ut could ad gone oaths on it. To satisfy the d had the house. rumaged fro bottom—on the pretence of . cleaning np—and no. similar found. Doctor Fletcher -tried e at Dighton and Salineham, not maoth it. That pattern out long ago. Granted that there was le connec- tion between the two death' he was faced by the terrible certainty hat now at any rate, there was a poise er in the house. As long as his first i presision lasted, he could 1 honeill3r f love the course he had laid down for imself— persuade Mrs. Markby to se recy and hold his tongue. But now? any day: a third victim might fall. whoro. should he confide—whom s mild he warn ?The probability that al the poi - semiarid been used gave him a oment- ary sense of ease; but reflectio i showed that it would not be safe to r y upon. So very little would suffice. at was to become of his \yarning if h gave it ? Exhume the first Mrs. Lockwo d? Use- less! If she had been killed,b the poi- son 'found near the Colonel, no trace of it would be discovered by the inutest analysis. It operates by grad lly sup- pressing the action of the hart, and leaves no signs even if search e made within a few hours after death:' I could tell you its name, but do not eem it prudent to do so. The mor Doctor Fletcher read and learned aba t it, the more he thought of the appear ce pre- sented by the two dead bodies, e firm- er grew. the convietion that th e was a connection between the deaths. This beingsso the poisoner h d been in the house for fourteen year in the house, bepause both potions h d been administered or left th be taken t night. W o, then, was present at the time of 13. bot deaths? Mr. and Mrs. Lo kwood, Ste la and Mrs. Markby ; no ne else. It *as preposterous to suppose hat St. John murdered his Nvife ; Steil was a child of three years old when 81 e died. The housekeeper's conduct mad it blear that that she was innocent. A, cold shudder ran through the Docto when he thought of Mabel Ravesy's ove for St. John, her disappointment, 1 er pov- erty—could she deliberately hay under- taken to nurse her rival for the urpose of murdering her? Could she ha eyield- ed to a sudden temptation am made away with her r Had her fat er, thee dreadful Colonel,any-hani. in th crime, or a suspicion as to its author, d had she silenced him for fear he mi lit be- tray it to Stella as the price o being left in peace? "I'll take time," resolved F etcher, "1'U do nothing in a hurrjr, and yes -- that might help, I'll sound Mr. Kirk- man—she helped to n.urse the fir..t Mrs. Locktiood—and find out if she as any Cuspicion of the second. wife." For this a good opportunity 5.111 oc- curred. Stella, who since the d ath of Colonel Ravesy, had regained me of her former health and spirits, ook a new fancy m quite au unexpec d di- rection. I have mentioned h w she treated young ladies of about h • own age who were invited to the Ho or to amuse here She now spent thre after- noons a week at Mrs. Kirkman's °heel, joining in the work atid pastime f the farmer's daughters who were just nish- ed. at the long-established and ft urish- ing seminary. Mrs. Kirkman h d pre-. sented her compliments to Mrs. Lock- wood, and though higlily flatte d by the predilection shown by her da hter, begged that that young. lady ras ht be induced to restrict her sisits, as tl ey in- terfered with the studies of Mrs. Kirk- manai pupils. And. Mrs. Lee wood had apologised for such° intrnsio , and promised to use her influence t pre- vent its recurrence. "I cannot understand, Stella ' she said, as she sealed this note, ' why your self-respect does not keep yo from going where you are unwelcome." "But I am welcome—all the girls like me," Stella replied, flushing. " What the gills like or dislike not matter, my dear. They are Mrs. Kirkman's charge, and she best judge of what's proper for However both your father and 'are glad to see that you are sha,ki your aversion to society. We ha wished you had looked a little for companions. Mrs. Kirkman very respectable woman, but n she nor I ca,n forget that she was ray father's servant. Her pupils, keepers' and. farmers' daughters not of the class with which you ca sociate hereafter. It would not be to let them imagine that you coul be a good child, and don't go the often. Wean yourself away, as it and when we are out of mourning shall have every opportunity of for pleasant acquaintances among own order in society." tella listened seemed to assent as she pleased. Mrs. Lockwood did not seriouel t -this disobedience. She was r S g couceal somethieg, and its reappearance aid With poison in it bY his sid was terribly be, hidden. see rad not left refore, have Where? In h concealed ably as both -t Mrs. Lock- daughter— no use for y made Sir a bar to his nel was just it -no crime f pain, par- vhose .exist- verty. Here, 10 was dri here, doctor ?" " Of eourse." i " What did she die of ?" - " Impossible1 e say exactly. Shewas worn out with suffering,- poor lady! Perhaps there Tyas sumo internal in- jury that escaped us, and . which may have led to the immediate cause of her death." 11 "But the Col nel died of heart die- tho lif ease—you're stir i of that ?" ences - !‘ Now, Mrs. Markby, come to the mos cufac tive of this questioeiug. There is one Bu beyond curiosity I can see that in ,-our tumb face," said the doctor, getting in ear- whole nest. • facts, " There is, indeed, sir; I was the one face a who put the remiss to rights after both bone. deaths, and, if you,' belies e me, the same he ha glass in vshicleMrs. Lockwood had her the ot last driek of lemonade was the one the have Colouel used for his ein aud water just pears before he died." in hid " How can you possibly kuow- that?" not th " The rim was chipped where it fell the 0 against the leg.' • One t n rshaw I I'll engage that there ate structi a &nen ehipeei,d, tumb_ lers in the , twiNe‘e'fla house." "Maybe, but Lila of that pattern. tried We've had nothing like that pattern there maw my first lady's time. It is an suede American sort of glass that she fancied be pos --goblet-ehape, like a big wine -glass. abetird 'Why, that's nearly fifteen years ago, eine it dootor, and there is not one other left. siraply Bet upon set have been broken since But t suggestive of what lied t For nearly four years he his room. He must, th had that poison by him. the same hiding-placi] whi the cracked tumbler ? Pro came Out together. The fi wood had supplanted hi stood in her way, and ha the life which practical John a Widower, but wa marryiug again. The Col the sort of man to think to put a human being out ticulerly a human being ence in pain kept him in p thene was motive. When en to take his own life agents he had already emp e of another. So ft were of the strongest ieut, andethe means a t the moment that ler disappears the sec chain falls link from far from inculpatin s round and acquit him. of Mrs. Markby's the d possession of the tu her facts radiate fro no fo cc without it. that some One else ha ing tirat tumbler, and e hand that spirited. i olonel's death have be hat used it for Mrs. Lo on fourteen years a, s thee really any -to the two deaths? D bard to persuade h was uot.- He tr*d-h Mrs. Markby that she itive about that tnmb to suppose that she after a lapse of fon because of a crack " he housekeeper was does nder s the hero.. yself g off only (gber is a ither once hop - are as - kind . So e SO ere, you ing Olir but . re- ther glad of it. Stella's health and. s irits were quite improving. When sh be- came quite well again she would u der - stand what was due. to her posi. ion. She would come out, be presente at Court, have a season in London, and forget all about Mrs. Kirkman's rls. In the meantime Mrs.Kirkman an her girls were doing her good. So Di'tor Fletcher was taken into counsel and sent upon a diplomatic mission to the school mistress. He was to ex use Stella's pertinacity on the ground. o her health and. throw out a delicate iint that any visits would be liberally sated. He improved this occa don making close enquiries about her her's last days, and incidentally)(n to conduct of the then Miss Ranee) to - d lier. =steer to his proposition he as rmed that it would have to be njz de Mrs. Kirkmen's successors. 'he tired of the drudgery of teach ng, nd peu e .used the by eyed to take rt•'30t r, the infer- the the motive war hand. In lie cracked info nd tithe, the to link. These was he Colonel, The back - y was that bler. Al/ 1 that, and Tow, it ap- an interest why should away after n the same kwood's de- ?" nection be- . Fletcher raselfthat rd to per - could not er. It was recog- een years, the rira. not to be had made enough to retire upon, had sold the school. "1 am goiag to London to-morro she said, "to settle some matters form. The hollidays commence Saturday, when I shall give up house, and probably go abroad. then Miss Stella is q-uite welcome come. I am very glad you have con ed in me Doctor Fletcher. I live so eluded a life that I had not heard her illness. Pray ,eonvey my respe to Mrs. Lockwood, and assure her t had I been aware that the young 1 derived. any advantage from com here I should not have objected -to visits. Poor child! God knows tha should be the last to hurt her." (To be Continued.) Mas. J. E. THOMAS, Dress and M t14 Maki er, East Side of Viatoria Square, Seafo li HALLY & ANDERSON: THE LEADING TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS OF SEAFORTH. THE HUB OF THE WEST. Having purchased from A. G. McDOU- GALL & Co. their entirestockof Cloths, Hats and Caps, and Gents' Furnishings, and the good -will of their Tailoring Business, and with a STOCK SECOND TO NONE IN ONTARIO, Together with greatly increased- facili- ties add reduced expenses, we can confi- dently say that No House in Canada can serve you better -than Hally cC; Anderson. TO THE STRANGER Who may buy from us, we would say you are not buying from a mushroom house, as we are well established, and. our customers are scattered over the chief cities of the Dominion. WE HAVE A REPUTATION Which we WILL Maintain. All our Skill, Taste and Judgment has been brought into play in the select- ing of our IMMENSE STOCK WhiCh Comprises NOVELTIES From the FIRST MARKETS. Quiet, Genteel, Durable, and Dressy Cloths :from the .English Markets. OUR 'WORSTED SUITS Have and. will continue to excel in general style and finish: OUR SCOTCH SUITINGS For this Season are NEW, NEAT, and NOBBY. In our CANADIAN DEPARTMENT many useful Tweeds will be found. THE HAT AND CAP DEPARTMENT Is constantly supplied with the advance styles as they appear. • We would draw special attention to our New Dressy Square Crotvned Hat. In FUR CAPS, both for Style and, Quality we excel. THE FURNISHINC DEPARTMENT Is always supplied. with the Novelties as well as the Necessities. WHITE AND COLORED SHIRTS, Laundried and Unlaundned. GLOVES, SCARFS, HOSIERY, AND UNDERCLOTHING. HALLY 8c. ANDERSON Merchant Tailors, Seaforth. REMEMBER THE PLACE—Three Doors North of Mrs. Whitneys. ma.:::•••a • 1878-9 VT I IsT _ 1878-9 THOMAS KIDDi EPIAPORIUM, MAIN snarry SEAI ORTH. The Newest, Largest and Most Compl te Stock of Genera Dry Goods, Readymade Qlothzn4, Boots and Shoes, Millinery and Mantles, Groceriqs, 8c., to be Found in the Province. DRESS GOODS. OUR DRESS GOODS Departme Van ions inbries, hunt have been s teal atteution is directed Su our elelauges, Cypress Cloths'in al BrOWD, Prune, Myrtle, and Navy R E t embraces e exteumvely Black ,Ikud the New FLANNELS.—The most exteusive ssortrnent I White and Grey Flannels, Twilsed and Plain. Checked Flannels my stock is mili ailed, showi. Excellent Value—at prizes that rca mot possibly BLANKETS —A very large stock of those Celebra o hand. °A splendid Heavy Pou • le. Blanket, o secure one ere the cold weather set in. !Also Tv from $2 to $3 per pair. A Great argain. MI LLIKERY AND MANTLES. Me Millin With all the new and beautiful lift] Ornaments, to adorn the head dresses of our ladies now -a Flowers, Feathers and other Nove ties, such as is unsurpassed, and in Trim.med &i d Uutrimm Show is admitted to be far ahead b anything in tion is dirt d t Superb S ' ec e o ourto k of Ladies and Colored Velvets and Velveteen beaten. erything fashionable in the hiported. this Beaton. Spe- olored Cashmeres, Twilled hades, Brouze Green, Seal have ever shown in Red, am selling very cheap. lu g upwards of 100 Pieces — e disputed. ed Cornwall Blaukets just ly $3. Call at once and 0- Cases of Horse Blankets ry Room is well supplied which contribute so much days. The assortment of earls, Tees, Mufflers, &c., d. Hats aud Bonnets (Jur his Town. Special atten- antles. Also our Black , which for Quality and Price cannot be FURS.—Our Stock of FurGoods is now being opened out, and will be found, • as usual, excellent Ararat. Call and 7 them. NO trouble to show goods. 1NG1—Th s Departme READYMADE CLOTH and the supply of Men's and Boys C °thing is im low. The Largest Stock of Overcoats in town. Overcoat is certainly a very serviceal:le garment. the purpose admirably. Children's and Boy Ov S Men's BOO:friSd CAhiNldrDen,Ss BH0OotsE. sheanSdtocBkoyil,CLonicinpgletBe. Boxed Boots in every style. Large Consignmen shoes, plain and fancy, just arrived. GROOERIES.—Farmers, now is the t Tea. Call on me and I will gine you lowest prices, in quantities at 55 cent cation. Satisfaction guaranteed or Grocery linekeptconstantly on han gars, the Finest Tobaccos and Cigars New Cash Store. t is now fully assorted, ense—Prices remarkably The " New Protection nd will be found to suit rcoats in great variety. Everything in Women's as very cheap. Ladies' of Rubbers, Felt Over - me to purchase your winter supply of the best value in that article, at the s per pound. Samples given on appli- money refunded. Everything in the . .The Best Teas, the Cheapest Sa- to be found in the DOMinign,i at the THOMAS KIDD, SEaforql. "THE PHARMACY. MESSRS. LUMSDEN SEAFOR,TH, ONTAR THE PROPRIETORS OF THIS OLD ESTABLISH THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THANKING THEIR NUMEROUS For the very liberal patronage bestowed on the mVch ple'aimre in stating that they are in a posi ducementJ than ever before, having AUCTION SALE —0P— AV LTJABLE PROPERTIES TTNDER and by virtue of a P .wer of Sale tAnt- tained 10 a eertain mortgage, -which will be pioduced tit the time of sale, there .will be sold On Tnursilay, 5t3i of De?ember, 1878, joseth P. Brine, Auctioneer; at theCommerrial At the hent of 2 o'cl2o4:1t.noinrthilifeaf ittflieernDol.onyfi, be: Hotel, in the Town of Seadotth, the following Rvaollau.daP,baiinerstrb°iTe143rotwitenlilgii:°hip of Stanley, it the COtinty 84asf ,J8irt9.1e9)4n,, 9k5n,o_97, 9a7s. P9a8r,k pgs ez f,31 2, 6Sie. 18271.4 128, ILIA 129, 'according to a plan eurvey of the Villege ef Harineekburn. Tuis Hanel, compile. ing 50 acres of land, is sit,nated about - n half miles west of Bracefield Stetion on the Gravel Road running to Beyfiekl, end ea it is erected a frame house. The land is free from stones, tend wittered by a spring, -creek. The soil tc2n.siLsoi-sti:iflnc,in41117;moi the Hayfield Road, in flie Township of Stanley, in Abe County of Huron, excepting therefrom one and a quarteratres sold for a Church and burying ground ; this lot, et which.130 acres are cleared, free from stumps, fenced end tultivated, is situated ontheBeld Road 8,1 miles from Hayfield, 2i miles froth 'VAN XI a and 74- ranee from Brucetield etation, and there ere erected thereon it 11 story frame dwell- ing bonen and 2 frame hires, sheds and stables; there is alio a splendid orchard on this lot Gov - a5. rcares; fmgrist mill 31- storeys high with 2 run of stones: well fitted up with modern int. prevenient s and built in 1873, together with one nere of land ; this Mill ie situated on Lot 14, in the 701 concession 'of the aforesaid Township of Sta nley . 4.Afrnine Saw Mill capable of cutting 10,000 feet per day, limning 3 saws, together with 2 acres of bind; the mill is well fitted up and in good running order, auel adjoins the mist mill described in the preceding parcel 5. The north half of Lot No. 18 and Lot No. 14, bothin the 7th concession of the Said Town- ship of Stanley, in the County of MITOrl, exeept- ing 10 notes a the west end of Lot llsoldtoone Thomas McIntyre, and excepting also 3 awes attached to the tnille, deecribal in Parcels 3 and 4; this parcel, containing 187 acrea, is freefrona stones, fenced and neatly free from aturaps, and is watered by a spring e.eek ; there is also an orchard on Lot 14. Terms will be made known at the thne of' sale,— For further particulars apply to R013INSON, 0'131?.IEN & SCOTT, : senders' Solici ten 65 Chtirch Strect,sTeoarz 57th.o. Or to 1110CADVIIEY & HOLMESTED, AUCTION SALE • —0P--- • A VALUABLE FARM, FARM STOCK AND IMPLEMENTS. THE ktiradersigned will offer for sale, on his premises, Lot 24, Concession 8, Morris, by Public Auction, on TUESD NOVEMBER 2fith, 1878, commeneing at 12 o'clock noon, Ms farm, farm stock and implements. The farm is composed of the north half of Let 24, Concession 8, Morris, contains 100 acres, 60 of which are cleared, well fenced and in excellent cultivation. This is a choice farm, and is -within 4 miles of the prosperous town of Brussels, and 15 miles from Seaforth • a good gravel road lend ing to each place; splendid buildings, good orch- ard and plenty 01 water. The Stock is all of good guitar, and the Int- plements in good order. TERMS --For the Patin, one half of the pur- chase money on the day of sale, the balance on time to snit purchaser, secured. by Mortgage at 7 per cent. interest. For the Stoek and Ininle- ments, the usual terms, 'The whole will positively be sold without re- serve, as the proprietor iutends removing froin the country. 57112 P. CLENNAIST, Proprietor. AUCTION SALE LE FARM IN THE TOWN'. sale OF STANLEY. M B. J. P. BRINE has been instrueted by the 1"4" proprietor to sell by Public Auetion, at Kai- ser's lintel, Brimfield, on TUESDAY, DECEM- BER 81st, 1878, at 1 o'clOck P. M., that valueble farm, being composed of Lot 12, London Road, Stanley, one mile south of Brimefield. There are 97 acres, 90 of which are cleared and in a high state of cultivation; it is close to Brum- field station, Great Western Railway, and with- in 6 miles of ihe towns of Seaforth and Clinton, on the Grand Trunk Peilway ; there is a good frame house and two frame burns and other oat. buildings ; a good bearing orchard and_ plenty ef water there are 12 acres of fall wheat, and 83 acres fall plowed, This is generally allowed to be one of the best farms in the County of Ifaron. TERMS—One-tenth of the purchase money on the day of Sale, one-third within one month, and the balance on euch time as will suit purchaser, within 5 years, secured by mortgage at 8 per cent. interest. JOHN LA.UT, Proprietor. T. P. BRINE, Auctioneer. 572 EXCHANGE BANK OF CANADA. D BUSINESS TAKE ' HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. . CAPITAI., - -- - - - $1,000,000. DIRECTORS—M. H. Gault, Persident; Thom,. USTOM RS 2". liTillVt-PollneitBsidtpt ;II Ai'iOec.131.1inli..,,t3411.4Pin.1:.; CI-ether:a; Green,. It. Murray, Cashier; Geo, Burns Inspector. during t e past years, and have ion now to ,offer even great ler in- ! ADDED LARGELY TO OUR STOCK IN ALL tql.ES. NEW GOODS Bought Directly from the M.anufacturers by our Mr. LUM and which we are determined to sell at prices not yet totic PEN, when in Europe, ed G.R..441.1•TGI- RS_ OUR BUSINESS, AS MOST PEOPLE IN THIS VICI ITY ARE AWARE, INCLUDES VIE_GENERAL DRUG,, BOOK, AND FANCY GO DS TRADE, And in spite of the HARD TIMES, tile Shelves i. each Department are CROWDED with GOODS. OUR STOCK OF DRUGS AND IYE STUFFS Is always Selected with regard to QUALITY, and. consists always of the Choicest in the Market. OUR BOOK AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Includes School Books, Bibles, Prayer Boos, Hymn Books, Blank Books, Song Books, Novels, DI otte Paper Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, AND HOSTS OF OTHER THIN Among our Fancy Goods we miAt Mei tzon tile Extra Yalue in Albums, Work Boxes, Jewel C es, &c., But would be pleased to have the public call and inspect t1ie numberless articles we have in this Department, suitable for HOLIDAY P1ESENTS, which we cannot enumerate here. CALL EARLY, CALL OFTEN. 1.1T_TAILSIDINT az WI Sal\l- WHITNEY'S B OK, SEAFORTH 9 A eranch of this Bank has been.opened fl 111 Brussels-, where a General Banking business a, ill be transacted. Notes of hand. discounted, and Loans -effected at fair business rates. ' A Savings Bank department has ale° been opened in -connection with this, where deposits will be received from ,• one dollar upwards, and interest allowed thereon. Drafts issued payable at par at all ollicee of this bank, the bank of Montreal and the Federal Bank of Canada. FOREIGN' AGENTS.--London—The Alliance Bank, limited. New York—National Bank of Commerce, Helmer's, McGowan & Co., 6.3, Wall treet. Chicago—Union National Bank. Bueiness hours 10 to 3 Saturdays, 10 to 1. 563 JOHN LEC1CIE, Manager 1\TOTIC TO ORANGERS, FARMERS AND , OTHERS. AS THEY occupy the attention -of all, these hard times, the subscriber is determined to meet them by offering good inch Hemlock, " not usually sold for inch," at the following rates.: 12 foot Hemlock. at 87 00 per thousand; 14 foot Fencing, at $7 50, forCash. Al] orders over 4,000 5 per :cent. discount. Call and see if you don't get what ie represented. Hoek Accounts over 3 menthe will be charged ' 8 per eent. _ The subeeriber thanks hie numerous easterners - for their liberal support, and -solicits a continu- ance of their favors. JOHN THOMPSON. 438 Stearn Saw Mills, McKillop. THE COMMERCIAL .1.IVERY, SEAPORTS. WILLIAM MeNAUGFITON begs to inform Y the business men of Seaforth and the travel- ing public that he has purchased the Livery Business and Stock of Messrs. Oarnochan & Abell, and will do all in his power to retain the - reputation which this favorite establishment has secured. He will keep only good driving and re- liable hereee, and hie carriages will be kept dean and in good order. Calls, night or day, will be proMptly attended to PIC -NIC ,A.ND WEDDING PARTIES Liberally Dealt with. Terms Reastinable. All ordere left at the Com- mercial Hefei or at the offiee will receive prompt attention. Office and Stables on Market Street, opposite T. Iiidd's Store. 544 WM. MeNAUGHTON, Proprietor, PARTN-ERSHIP NOTICE. Tette undersigned having entered into partner- -a- ship, are now prepared to manufacture Plows, Wagons, Buggies, &e. 13y nsing -first-class ma- terial and having all the work coming through our own hands, we ean .gaaraatee a good article. Partienlar aktention given to repairing, horse - shoeing and -general jobbing. Mr. Barton bay- ing had over thirteen year experience in dress- ing mill picks, we will make that a specialty. Agents for Watson'e Celebrated Agricultural Im- plements. REID & BARTON, Williamson's old stand, Goderieh street. Set - forth.: 560 4cit's 'mat .Megie4i of D • It ii a trueStory. Ja ood 0 all Awaiters i I . Dyed4 3 9 ,bhureit:(10:ewrilefats,:11.17zioteinYNnoh:tzt% yl 48et sneew:a* Fhrme thrall siliwoesasbnnxie nags, ys, rPs and tsaid. : "Jack, do You ge gether, before i night, fold. It looks it', if thi last all night may be naeier done to -da row." I looked up through th . the* snow, willch, was . steadilY. It did not Aaeii, to be mirth of a storm taught aquestiGningj (31 only replied, " Yes, si, went on with any wor - finished TOD1 Iiggins Dil lima lideNvwePslaunr inaki enf:half the to carry it inte execution, 1 winter day passed, and th not folded. In short, ilt from my memory, only Ito by nay father's questi n the Bible toward him f t, ship : "Jack, have Yo sheep?' The blood leaped to bN I was foreed to reply: ' " No, sir ; I got to pIayit: and forgot." The silence that foillm was dreadful to me. If upbraided me with voiiazJ I could have borne it bett "lam very- sorry, sir, out at last. " 1 fear youwallhave re said ray father. 44 If 11a lost to -night, remember,th more play for you till the People -who will not take t -overtaken by tronbie." Nothing more was hag and the psalm. an slipped quietly away peep, as I went, threugli ti to see how the storm 1 saw it had increased, s4 was srtisruggl Nothing ad power to k• awake in those days, howe soundly. In the morning stain was still raging. T deep on' the ground, and, t drifting it into the hollows - it away into solid mas came in frem taking a s weather, bringing a rod long. " The snow is deep," am %rambled about those - always seek sb.eIter in the along the hedges, just w will be deepest. How them I do not knew. . ready for a week's hard "c"153e"s, Sir ; I arn very s ' I do my best," I replied. ii "Your best would havo. farther yesterday than it But we won't spend: '! groaning over a bad job fast we will go eut and y "In this atom, lathier mother, deprecatingly. "' storm of the year. The you can scarce find. you, " There are two hu sheep," said my fathea. losBertehaekmas; ove-r, we bai shoes, and with the long snow -shovel, went out to 104 sheep. It cleared l' noon, though. the Wind. 1st snow whirling about • o r , was not easy or agrees, Father found one here there and 1 was set to #i Ff homelt1 isheepthatdwere tayw. 431111` The next day the uel helped, for the weather and there was always sudden thaw would follov, snows, and tb.e sheep ba fora they could be res* one, or in twos and t4r creatures were found and the snow, But at the ,elia - hard w aswork, there : Were s m snio‘w11,-°wfathkellrg?"wille,:Ykned-, week of work had only reau her of wissing to forty. 44 I've heard of.- their weeks.. We Will keep ' on eall tnd any alive;',' said tn Tb.e BMW had settled ; i musses, nearly BO feet deep ; the valleys., but we still to thInnb. a sheep obi tther the wtue . the snow as it rese, 1 s gently for these holes. i that 1 had not a momentts the days since the Storna..1 anxious that all the sheep found aliie. I think the ers 1 ever oftered vere that the thaw might kee he thet Isheeptena di dofkwtehee .rrPee le :wusvaweeks we * si l'efaCtiea. Still we . searc -And then found a poor 43r ished and entaciatea,, b we _carried to the farm ho signed to my mother who chafed and fed slid was won baok to a, -degre while we spared I no time swreahrenchie were eonaing hom a : Ilia's inoaeuasaeto,,,sahanntlofahtgr and weary, having found poor thingelying together, one of the holIo%is. " Y u- and,pale. Jack? You have 1 think I must release yon woErt hIaawl)buelean ,314o' tbe IN o pjaY sheep is found," and, ally they sh&ild all be found. next day, but I found thr was alive. The thaw oarki SnOW so fast that I had I area to seareh. over 710W. poor encouragement to -w found. were eead. A_ dozen. andIptekdeptto oynie•Id to nay moth sions not to throw away bole But toy father said I too" TikloeffshtheeePpaeltreoanni thfeula#n to -day," I said, one eve ' eame in late from work. " Well, JaCk, this lesso almost a, score of sheep, ate a good deal ,of hard work