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THE FATOF THE FOS -
B OOKES.
-- Though peas ssed of no actual pa-
.
. tent of uobilit,l the Fosbrookes of Fos-
brooke Manor eld their beads as high,
and were as proud of their loag pod"-
' gree„ as any Baronet in the countee
And with good. Meese; so many inter-
marriages wit eight noble dames Were
emblazoned on that roll, so broad Were -
the .acres over Ivhicb the • Squire held
manorial and 1erriiorin,1 sway, so fine a
specimen- of Tdor architecture was his
grand old rnai4ion, that the lord ofthe
manor ft repr sented.. might: well be
; paraoned if he leoasted the. bbie blood
which had con4e to him. through .stic-
-. , cessive materu 1 veins, and forgot that
-1 he -held 110 Other lordship. ;
The Fosbrots of FosbrOoke, how-
• ever, were not von to boastiu.g. They
had been Squir - of the land for so
many geueratibas that their.. poeitiou
was assured, and needed no trumpet -
tongue to procl •im it. I am myself a
. Fosbrooke, end perhaps inherit the old
! leaven, if Iinh rit nothing more. :
l For it ho,p.pe S, 1 .am but : the de-
scendant of a d generate and '•disowned
' Fosbrooke, veh struck a deadly blow at
; the family peist and nay name -neither
1
. 1 Rupert. nor Rees ala, hut 1AM:it, plain
!
John, barrister ..:t law -may be foand
o:Te the lintels a a door in the Inner
Temple; and three mouths ago Fos -
broke Manor was known . to me . only,
through traclition,
- My grauclfather's- grandfather, so I
have been. told :VaS the Squire's second
., son, and destinedfor the . army. in - ac-
cordance with estiablis.hed precedent.
-Rut be, Rupert, had ne mind. to gird a
•warrior's sword upon. his thigh. He
.had watched th .family portraits grow
,warm andlife-li e under the hand of
-'Gainsborough; had gone with the art-
ist into the woo4 and terraced gardens,
in quest of atti g backgrounds; bind,
- lineerine by his ide, the longing grew
0 0. ..
Within himself t be a painter, and re-
produce on. the 1 •eiess canvas the- love-
liness of life and nattere. Unknown to;
• • ,Squire or Dame, their son sketched by
- -Gains-borough's Jae.; and he, proud. of.
his art, -fostered heyouth's enthusiasm,
alien:twitting of inischief.
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Thus it chanc a that when the rid- .
ing painter retailed to the metropOlis,
after a prolonge • , stay in the ancient
Manor Haase, he left behind a• pupil
longing to emulate his niaeter, as wefl.
as a group of pilures in the oaken gal-
lery. . :
Then it was a-Scovered that Rupert.
dabbled in pigments; la& so long as he
Only handled his brush far amusement,
gp together t,he cottage children., orp)
he might copy th pictures on the walls,
rou
ease a groom -in armor -from the stair -
ease, and transfr to the panels of his
ehamber his crulleimaginings a art,
with no further t4ken of chsapprobatien
than the contemptuous iaughtea of his
father and brother, who regarded a fox's
brusheas a trophy but the- painters as
the neeretool of a craftsman. Yet the
very tanuts . and 1 arcsisms winch fel-
lo-wed the young aaaeeard in the hunt -
ting field, the uns ortsmahlike Shot lo-
th& woods or stu Me,drove him for
refuge to the solit sde °this ownchaos-
, ber„ and for solac • to the 'art contemn-
ed by those aroun1 him.
But not nail B pert declined to be a
soldier did oppe ition :;'_atilneirrate and
wrath grow fierc . . Ineevain. did- tho.
good mother piea4 with . son and sire;
in vain did Regin ld urge his brother
to renounce his dearading pursuit as a
slur on . their ancient lineage and
escutcheon, holding up the army -as the
only outlet for a Fosterbrooke. •
,Rupert was as p!ersistent as his elder
brother, as resolute as his .father was
vehement; all , argumentation ending
- with the same resOlve ;
" I will not lay lown my paint -brush
for a sword."
." Then. by; heav n I'll make a bonfire
of 1 your painting attletraps ! No • son
• of Mine shall spenfl his • days daubing
canvas to disgrace [as all!"' cried the old
Squire in his wrath..
- Presently there 'vas a great blaze in
the -courtyard, th t 'seemed.; to flame
• again in the dark yes of :Balpert, who
• stood in the doerw y with knitted brows
and folded arras, a fire kindling in: his
heart as all his tre sures went to feed
the holocaust. . . •
His lip curled. - 4 Ay, burn them, an'
• yon will; I shall b a painter notwith-
standing." .
- " You paint no more.' in Fosbrooke
Manor, Master upert," replied his
father' with. decisios .. "There is your
commission; take it or leave it. But if
you leave it you quit Fosbro kesat once
and forever. Seel then if . brush or
sword be. best to fig t your ay with."
"You may cas the ..-ommission-
areong the burning rattletraps," retort-
ed the young man roudly. "I'll none -
of it. You have - i dled a ire to de-
stroy, and it will 41i in aShep; but the
fire:of genble is unq enchable, and that
creates." •
, ":No weeping, m dam," shouted' the
Squire; as Dame osbrooke's ketchief -
went to hea tearf eyes. ' Let him •
carry his genius els where. He paints
no more under this °of, And look you,
sir,". he called afte 'Rupert, who was
following -his distre ed mother, .!•(• if ever
you put a living foci on thisthreshold
while roe above groi nd, ' I'll have you
pitched_ out - neck al id crop,: you un-
grateful whelp-."•
, .,Itegiiiald stood a4 art, but; made nci"
sign of iuterpositio; . - Rupert . turned.-
" At your bidding, sir, I go. ' Rat, hiving
or dead, I shall con back to'my home
some . day, and n ne shall say me
•-nay when .neat I paint beneath its
roof." .
He sought his sor (Ming mother, and
clung to her embra but, proud end
. persiSteet as his kin tore himself away.
In half an hour he N as on his road to
London, with nau dit , but what his
steed could carry, and his: mother's
tearful blessing.
Squire Fosbrooke closed. the chant-.
ber of 'his degenerate son, --and the
avenues .of his heart ; -He naade a will
- in Which he -utterly eu-ounced him, and
thenceforth woe b tide the , luckless"
wight who dared to peak of Rupert iu ,
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his hearing. - ••
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He had been his • avorite child, the
son of his age -a a oese of girls had
come between Regio, la and him -and
• the wrench made in! Moment of anger
set his heart -Strings ! quivering forever.
But a Fosbrooke cf Fosbrooke Was
never kno-wh to yield Where the family
honor was concerned:, and silence as of
the ' grave closed or r Rupert's name
within the shadow o the ialsaior. If
ever a Whisper reachel the mother's ear
that he had'found a s-elcorieein G-ains-
borough's studio. t , e Whisper never
had an echo from 1_0 lips. The Squire,
once bluff and hearty, grew stea i -the
blow he had _defilt at his boy had fallen
011 1.1inaself. •
Nothing was heard of. Rupe e. for
many years. is sisters marrice , and
went their se+eral ways to cistant
:homes. Reginald alone was left. Then
he took to himself a wife, and. •rand-
elaildren ran iii and out of the tapes•
tried rooms with a pleasant pat er on
• the oaken floors, and climbed t 0 old
Squire's knee, and won smiles fr.-cm the
sad -eyed grandmother, who, sigl ed . so
• heavily as she Watched their cl ildish
gambols. .
The seasons &Me and went t was
the tenth anniversary of the dy ou
• which a prejudieed father. drove forth
his son (as sthbborn as him' lf) to
shape a fature u an Untried Veda.
Teo years snipe Rupert, wit the
double fire of goinus and obstin cy itt
his eye, rode awity down the long beech
avenue without ne- backward glo nce at
•
battlements or era -aliened winds w to
`stir the deeper cltnotions of his so 1 and
• change his, purp Se. •
. Squire Fosbroake and. his hei • had.
been out with the hounds since awn.
,The. Londoa carrier's wagon er aked
slowly along a by -lane to the ba •k pf
the great house, tnci there surre dered
a square, unwieldy, fiat packna, case,
over which conjecture wasted tself,
until the white-haired dame, yi Ming
less tothecuriosity of her gran, chil-
dren and their rdother, Lady Ane abel,
.than to some Unconquerable impulse
within. herself, gave orders foi the
forcing of the - Whatever lay vith-
in was coverect. by •a thick clot', on
which was inscribed in bold c ara,c-
tors :
;`4•1111PERT P0S131104E'S ADDITION TO THE
FAMILI! PORTRAITS."
The elderly lady blanched to he very
lips. With gesture _rather than vord
she Ordered the remcival of the over,
while the children Crowded rou d itt
.wonderment, and. Lady Annabel rew
. herself up disdainfully.
There, limnecl by no tyro, the dis-
carded sou looked, out from the- ca was,
older, manlier, nobler than of Old,
palette and brushes in hand, a fine
boy's head before him On the e sel ;
and by his side., . with. fingers, li htly
resting on his shoulder, a woman 1 vel.y
as a paiuter's dream. No need the
written legend to declare that Ru • ert's
wife and son were also there portr ed;
or that his had. been the artist han
"Rupert Fosbrooke, Maud, his ife,
"and Rupert, his 4on," read Begin la's
eldest boy. " Wliy, grandinother, who
are they ?"
"Your uncle, • and your aunt and
cousin, child," sobbed the bereaved old
lady in broken accents, while the ser-
vants drew respecfully apart and • his-
pered. beneath their breath. ady
Annabel plucked- her children - a ay,
saying: . . .
"Uncle and leant, forsooth. hey
are neither kith nor kin of mine, •oy.
No Common painter's doll -faced ife
claims no affinity with me 1"
• "Lady Annabel," said the e der,
gathering up her. form, "Rupert os-
broOke lately , dear 1 sena I never dis-
owned him. •I will not disown the fair
mate he has chosen. He would n ver
stoop to one unworthy."'
" Stoop ! He had. sunk to -.
the or -
trait -painter's level ere he 'wedded his.
mater's niece. I heard .so m ch;
Madam,'wlien. I was last in town," So
saying, Lady Annabel -swept awa to
-give her little ones a lesson in prid of
birth; and obliterate, if possible,- the
pictured relatives ifrom temembra ce,
Lady Annabel Was no favorite ith.
the old Servants, and, dark -eyed in -
pert had been.
Reverently they 1 obeyed Dame os-
brooke's behest, an carrying' the iic-
ture into the long ;dining -room, se it
upright aeesinst th tapestried wall by
the side of the care ed buffet.
• • As the Squire entered with a troo of
hungry hunting friends, the . pict re
eaught his sight. For, a few mome ts
he stood gazing upon it with chans ng
color and breath that came and we, t;
then, raising the-evhip he held„ he
struck at the figures fiercely, while he
demanded hoarsely who had dared to
brave hina thus, and bade the serVa lis
haul it forth, and barn it.
• There wasa ;bonfire blazing in . he
yard while the Squire and his .frie ds
supped, and Lady Annabel looked on
with sterii satistabtion from an up er
window. But the I packing -case abne
was burned. The !picture itself ad
been smuggled'into the closed chtom er
of the artist, and the good datne's sec et
was welI kept; not for fee or rewa d,
but for the. love . of Barbara Fosbro ke
aod her youngest barer..
Four years Darne.Barbara kept t at
secret, along with others, in her hea
and then, lying on per death -bed, she
broke the long silence and prayed- t at
Rupert might be •sum-moned to close,
her dying eyes. .
. ;
It may be that the Squire was ii -
wise wearying for -.a sight of hie ds
carded son, and only lacked a pretext
for his recall, for' helevas no longer qb-
clurate. No doubt lin his hidden suul
he had long repented his hasty orders
anent the picture, and blamed the tee
obedient executa,nts of his, will. With
barely:a show of hesitation he come t-
ea, .but Reginald and Lady Aunabfjil,
too crafty to demur, too proud to ownj a
painter- for a brother, threw obstacles
in the way. "There was no clue to tlee
vagabond's svheraboUts."
From a locket 'wean concealed the
feeble mother produced a tiuy slip; bf
paper. It held Rimed Fosbrook 's
name and address. Here was an u 1 -
looked -for .reVelatioo. Annabel a d
Reginald exchanged. glances. •
"Ali! this implies correspondenc
I presame, sir, yen had no knot
ledge of any communication with
brother." ,
Once this would have been a spell(
on taw. It passed unheeded. All t.lie
Squire seemed to hearwas his wife s
appeal for ho.ste, which his own voice
seconded ou her accotnit, he said. Him-
self wrote a hurried letter of recall. At'
once Reginald becameofficiously ac,tive:
He dispatched a trusty messenger with
the missive; so trnstv, that he failed to
return before the dame's ears -were
closed to any message he might brine.
Days went by. he white-haired
Squire paced the corridors as anxiously
expectant as the sick lady in the stab-
bed. But the shifty or irritable an-
swers of Reginald to her inqrliries has.
aroused suspicion of treachery.
As. the end drew nigh, she insisted oi
lseiug carried to' Rupert's chamber a
the only chance of seeing the face of he
-
lost son.
They thought Ler. mind was wan
deriog. Her meaning was clear enough
to them all when- her chair was place
THE
in front of Rupert's picture, which yet
bore' the mark of the Squire's whip
across its surface.
Not more eagerly did Barbara Fos-
brooke's filming eyes trace the well re-
meinbered lineaments of her banished
son than did, those of the ofd Squire, io
whom affection had SeeMed so long
dead; while Reginald aud Annabel
looked lost in arnazemeot. -
Life's fire relit in Barbara's wan fea-
tures as she -gazed; strength came to
;her • anew. She kiseed the Sq
'brown hand as tho. other dashed from
his eyes- the, fast -gathering tears; and
then; marking the scowl on Reginald's
1.swart face as he slunk behind her chair,
she lifted up her withered right 1 and,
and extending it toward the picture,
said impressively, in a voice which
seemed to have gathered preternatural
strength for _the effort: "Rupert, in
son, I call and thou clost not answer,
I have longed for thee and thou dost
not come. But thou shalt come. and
thou and thine be masters of Fosbrooke
when: treachery had done its worst. I
cannot die in my bed for lack of thy
presence. But if there be treachery,
let those who kept thee back ausw sr it,
hiis
the
lfveee.
"And mark you, Reginald, my cu
shall cling to him who -dares de ti
.or disturb the picture I have prese v
and cherish.ed,• the solace of :my o
age.".
The flickering flame was spent. ar
bara Fosbrooke fell back in her c air
aud there, with the painted eyesof son
grandson, and daughter-in-law fix dily
set upon, her, she closed her own for
over.
He " would never . set foot in os-
brooke Manor again" was the V6 'bal
message said. to have come from u -
pert ; and the old Man winced as h lis-
tenecl, for the word§ were his ON n -
never forgotten, it seemed, by eit ler.
He had no doubts of the messencer's
fidelity, no 'thought of duplicity in his
eldest -born. He accepted the ans -er
as final; made no second atten3p
reconciliation; never again- mentio ed
Rupert's name. But from that hot r a
change fell upon him. All bis
sports were neglected. Reginald mie
hunt and shoot, and fill. the inac
i-koose with roystering Squires; he e
-himself aloof, and would pace the 1..
corridor between his own _chamber n
Rupert's by the hour together, not el -
done turning into the unused room lid
lingering therealone with his regre ful
memories. •
. The servants said he was bewitche
and Reginald threatemed. to burn It
pert's picture in earnest, sinceit eeere e
like to turn his father's -brain. And n
doubt he would have carried -his thr a
into execution but for an appalling in-
cident which made the very room nd.
•
for neve, shall a Fosbrooke die in
pea till the lost be recalled., , and
younger and elder join bands , in
and friendship under the old roof-
HURON EXPOSITOR,
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- WANTED.
BULL: WANTED. -Wanted immediately, a
good thoroughbred or grade Durbam Bull,
one 3 ea r old. Any person having.a. Suitable ani.
mei would find a purchneer on applying at the
Erreossrua Office, See for th, 589x2
1710 CONTRACTOES -Settled Tenders will be
received by (bo undersigned up to the leo
day of'gp .11 fleet, for he eon tra et of ropi.iring
seliool twee° etction No. (3, Mallett• Piens
and specificetione of work to be done can be
8,,,,e9" on 1111,1;Ctainti 10 the Secretary of the
etarool Presents, Puomes Nemec:me, 1Tailock
Poet Office. 588.3•
' t
AelONEY TO LEND -On terms more ally:in-
-Li tageoue then ever before offered. A. S. Me-
COLL, Solicitor, Brusselft. 504-.52
MONEY.
_
110 WANTS MONEY 7--A few thoueand
, dollars, private f %Inas, for immediate invest-
ment at 8 per cent. interest. Apply to JAMES
H.13ENSON, Solicitor, Sertforth. 533
MONEY TO LEND. -I have any amount of
41-1- Money to Lend on good improved farms only,
at ei per cent. Charges very renal]. Stun no.
object if securityample. I don% lend for nuy
'Company. JOHN S. PORTER, Sen.forth. 570
LJ LJ tO t5.1,000 Invested in Wall -St.,
F,tt eke makes fortunes
et cry mar III. Bon ks sent free explaining every,
thing. Add mai BAXTER & Co., Bunkers. 1.7
Well-efreeb, New Yor k. • 587-52,
ESTRAY STOCK.
rse ESTRAY CATTLF.-Coroe into the premises
. of the undo :Oguecl, Lot 9, Con. 12 Stanley,
'0Y three Heifers coming 2 years eld. The owner,
ed Fan bave. t e R81130 on pi o ring property and pay-.
rug 'char gee.
• ALFItRIIED SCO 587x4
• :171' STRAY RAM. --Came into the premises of
the trutleisigned, Lot 18, Cori. 2, L. It. S.,
; Tnekersmith, in November last, a two-year old
1-.1111. The owner cen have the same on proving
property and payiug cherges. JOEIN WORK-
' NAN. • •586
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STRAY IIISIFER.-Came into the premiaos
-1-1 of the understued, Lot 28,Con.11, MeKillop,
about three weeks ago, a red nnd white heifer
corning •2.. The owner is requested to prove
-property, pay charged and take her away. WM.
GRIEVE. • 578
STRAy HEIFER.--Confe into the premises
-", of the nudersigned, Lot 22, Con. 3, L. R. Se
Tuckerern`th, renne thee ago, a red. and white
two year old lrcifer. 'I he (Jeerer can have the
ere by provieg property, and paying charges.
MILES Me SULLAN 58,9*4
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-.IMPO,RTANT NOTICES.
ohlett
4-1 of the late Simon Powell are eeq f. 1 i
N, OTICE.-All parties indebted to the Estate
Or the Remo for thwith to thb tindereigailta,Lo‘roth'el;
4.• F hall be handed into the Conn for collection.
Ps T. T. COLEMAN and A. G . VANEGSIOND, Ex. -
g ectitors. 561
d
d,
NTOTICE TO DEBTORS.--totice is hereby
given that all persons indebted to ine for
email book acconnts, that if their indebtednese
is oot paid before Jan miry first, 1879; they will
be hued without further notice or respeet of per -
eons. O. C. WILLSON. 576
1-
l'aTOTICE TO DF4I3TORS.- AU parties indebted
LI to Mr. Win. GritESSi#, eiehee by note or book
0 account, are requesterrto call at the office of the
t undersigned Seaforth, at once, and settle,
- Otherwise chtimsnvill be put into Court for col-
lection. WM. N. WATSON, ReceiTOr. 589-4
all within it a terror to him.
The only sport to which -the Sq ir
had clung was angling. It was qu e
and all noise and bluster .h.ad, as i
,
TE0G FF.EDING.•=publie notice is i ereby
,
e -I-I' given that the Rodgerville Cheese Manu-
tfacturing Cilmpany have resolved to hire inp
ho,
t to lie tea on whey at the following rates : at -
t •tendance and feeding, at the rate of 50 smuts
were, died out of his life. Regin
strode in and .about with heavy tea
and resonant tones; 1e came and w n
as silently as the- silver hairs fell fr m
his thinning scalp, and sat the sho de
of the alders and. willows by the mo t -
side, heedless of the flight of time. t
fu•st his youngest grandson .bore h m
constant company, and fished by is
side with a willow wand for a re d,
prattling in boy fashion, with or wi h- '
out reply.
One memorable evening, as Lady n
no,bel was aboutto retire for the nig ta
and the housekeeper bore a lamp before
her aloug the corridor, they saw p le
light streamilag under the closed d • or
of .RUpert's room; then there was
Moan, and a fall.
• Both women screamed ; Regin 1
and a troop of servants rushed up t
wide staircase. The latter hung . ba k
when told the cause of alarm, but Re
nalcl dashed. open the door. and fou d
as he had. expected, his father lyi
senseless on the floor.
But 'where was the light the pair a
seen? There was only the lamp n
the housekeeper's hanct ! .And the sr -
van tis whispered among themselves.
The Squire was raised; land after a
time revived. • But he would give o
explanation as to what had caused is
swoon.
From •
that night, however,- he wOu d
have no companion when- ,he went o
fish, sending his grandson back, kind y
but peremptorily. He assigned '0
-reason ; and when the cbild hs
lady mother encouragedibine to disobe
His grandfather drove bin' back; bt t
"one day, When so dismissed, he refusod
to depart, and then the Sqaire gave u
his sport altogether, warning the b
not to go near the moat alone.
The warning was disregarded.. B
fore many days were gone, ;a slimy an
dripping form was drama from the
moat, and Lady Annabel, wringing h r
hands, accused the old man of havin
murdered her boy. And the Squi
turned mournfully away -but answere
.her never a word.
A month or more elapsed. Squir
Fosbrooke came not to the brealsfas
board. House and grounds -were searc
ed. He was found at last,, lifeless, be -
'fore the.paintireg of his banished son.
Reginald, now lord . of the mane
'shut up the room once more, and kep
the key. It was a needless, precaution.
From the time that Vistrese Hope, th
housekeeper, had confided to' the stew
as
cl that Rupdt; the painter, had die
he London the very night the old Squir
• was fouud senseless before his Picture -
from that tinae superstitioue awe lecke
• the door withont a key. The old Squire
and he alone, would approach it nigh
ea day. •
His death there , confirmed the evi
repute of the chamber, and. Dame Fos
brooke's dying words were rePeate
under breath through housea' and vils
la• gelMstress Hope, having long rebelle
against the rule of Lady Annabel, re
tired on the pension left by the Squire.
In less than -a couple of years Regi-
nald. Fosbrooke was pitched clean ovet
the neck of his hunter, and Lady An-
nabel was left a widow, to reign su-
preme at the Manor during the three
years of the heir's min.ority.
Then the steward followed. Mrs.
Hopeto Londoh, and, though late in
life, they made a match of it. They
did more; they rescued' Rupert Fos-
brooke's wife ancl son from the poverty
into. which they were failing.
(To be Continued)
a per mouth, per head. They agree to take in 50
about the 5th of May, and 60 about the 25th of
`-`• May, and 50 about the 10th of June. Parties
t wishing to take advantage of this offer would re-
quite to communicate with the Company on or
before the middle of April, stating how many
they inteud sending, and at what time. JAMES
LANG, Manager, Rodgerville P. 0. 586-6. '
FOR SALE OR. TO LET.
p 00MS TO LET. -Three rooms to let over
A . U. Ault's Grocery store, in the fiont part
of the building, with front and rear entrance.
Apply to -A. G. AULT, Proprietor. 581
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tpAltE CHANCE. --Photograph Rooms to Let,
LI' on Best floor in Scott's Brick Block, Seaforth,
position central. Alao, thre6 or four Rooms on
the Vat above, suitable for a dwolliug. Posses-
sion' 1st January, 1879. Apply to P. ROUTE -
a SPED, barrister, on the premises, or to ROBT.
• SCOTT, MeKillop. • 573-tf.
e FARM TO RENT IN STANLEY. -That splen-
did property known es Dr. Woods' term, being
westeily portione of Lots 1 and 2, Lake Road
_ West'. Good land; large clearing ready for crop;
plowed And manure put out; good orchard;
' Posscseion April 1st. Apply to Dtt. WOODS,
Bayfield, or to his agent, W. 11. Woods, on the
promiees. 588-4
Fa G. SPABLING, having determined to
go out of business, offers his whole stock at SEnst.
Buyers would do well to call and see for -them-
selves. This is no humbug. Must be cleave' out
at once. F. G. SPARLING. 583
ARM TO RENT. -Is situated in tho Town-
-L ship of Hullett, half way between the prosper-
ous market towns of Seaforth and Clinton, 14
miles from the Huron Road,•on the 8rd conces-
sion, and convenient to school house ,&o. Tbore
are 38 acres Plowed, and 6 ate es of fall wheat
looking prosperous; good bearing orchard and
well; frame buildings, in good repair • well Pup -
plied With good water; there is a good quantity
of feed on the premises; the land is in a good
stetof cultivatioa. Apply to FRANCIS KET-
TLE, Prpprietor, Lot 7, Con. 3. Hallett. 588-4x
• REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
PROPERTY FOR SALE. -For Sale, that 0011*
venient and desirable residence on the corner
of High and Market Streets lately occupied by
Dr. 'Vercoe. Apply to DR. Streets,
488
—
lptIATEVAI,E.-New Dwelling House in Bluevale
for sale; story and a half, 18x26, with kitchen
attached 1418; extra well finished ; oxie quarter
acre lot well fenced and pump. Price, $500. AP -
ply te JOSEPH BURGESS, Bluevale.
589
HOUSE AND LOT IN SEAF0111111.--For
A -A• salerthe house and lot formerly occupied by
M. 0. Friel, on John Street, 8 eaforth ; the house
is new, aucl contains seven rooms; there is also it
stable on the premises; the property is con-
veniently situated to the business part of the
town.; $350 of. the purchase money cash, the
baltinee to suit purchasers; apply to A. STRONG-,
Land Agent, &Debra". 589x4
EI°Uh
LOT IN HARPURHEY-.-For
sale in Harpurhey, adjoining Seaforth, a
house andfive acres of land; the house contains
seven rooms with good stone cellar; plenty of
water and all other convenienees ; the land is of
at haeapbteesat fqouraali quality, egdo felt order, and markise'
tardeanblY
will be sold cheap for cash • apply to th •
prietor, R. 1IAND000K, on the premises or to A.
STRONG, Laud Agent, Seaforth. 589x4
T'AR1 FOR SALE. -Lot 22, Con. 8, townthip
Hay, County of Hume, about one mile from
the flourishing -village of Ifensall and the London,
Huron and Bruce Railway, comprising 100 acres,
80 cleared, soil:clay loam, itt a good state of cul-
tivation, goodbuildings and fences and it. good
orchard, three never failing wells; the situation
tre regards neighborhood, sekools, churches, roads,
markets, &c., cannot be surpassed; For terms
apply on the premises, or addreee JAS. 1,VEIR,
HeneallP, 0. •589x4
1.4.-"A1131 FOR SALE. -South half of Lot 26, Con.
A: 6, Morris, County of Huron, containing 100
acres, 85 acres cleared, balance hardwood; GO
acres clear of stumps and ainderdrained ; soil
clay loam- 13 acres fall wheat; good bearing
orchard; bank barn 40x60, nearly new, and other
outbuildings; good log house, with new frame
addition; 2 wells; well fenced. The above farm
is only two Miles from Brussels, on good gra-vel
roads; school house on. the lot. For ferther par-
ticulars apply ma the premises, or to C. R. Cooper,
Brussels P. 0. ROBERT 13ROADFOOT, Propri-
- • —
etor, Brussels 1?..0:
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pAnar IN MeRTT,LOP FOR SALE. -For Sale,
Ar the ::.corth ear% of Lots 8 and 9, Con. 18, Me-
Killop, containing 112 acres; there are about 80 -
cleared, well fenced, underdrained, and in a high .
state of cultivation, the balance is well timbered
with hardwood ; good dwelling, new bank frame
narn 50x56, with stabling underneath, and other
outbuildings; also a good young orchard and plenty
et water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 front Wal-
ton, and.12 from Seaforth, with good gravel roads
to each place; convenient to church and schools •
will be sold as a whole or in two parts, or will be
exchanged for a small Farm. Apply to Wal-
ton P. 0. or to the proprietor on the prem-
ises. WILLIAM DYNES. 547
T H E. MEDICAL HALL.
•HICKSON 84, BLEASbELL, SEAFORTH
Green'e August Flower, -
Beschee'd GerrnanSyrup,
Allen's Anti -Fat,
Vega' ne, Carboline,
lor. King's New Discovery,
Elbeir of Coca of Joseph thin,
A llea's Lung Balain,
Phosphozene,
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
Pierces Favorite Prescription;
Pierce's Pleasant Pi rgative Pellets,
Walker's Vinegar Bitters,
Bruntorrs Bheamatic Absorbient,
BrUll ton's Digestive Fluid,
Ay-er's Sarsaparillas
Ayer's Pills, •
Ayer's Cherry Peeeteral,
Ayer's Ague Cure;','
Campbell's Quinin.e
Campbell's Cod LiVer Oil, with
Hypophosph tes,
Trothmer's Extrac t,
Trommer's Exa•act Malt; with Cod
Liver Oil, ••
Luby's Hair Reneever,
Mrs. Allen's Hair Renewer,
Hall's Hair Renewey,
Cingalese, for the Heir,
Shoshonees Remedy and Pills,
Bristol's:Sarsaparilla and Pills,
Buchan's Bitters,
Mandrake Bitters,
De.Curacao titters,
Radivay8 Ready Relief and Pills,
Radway's Resolvent,
:Pain Killer,
Themes' Eclectric Oil,
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry,
Geey's Specifics,
' Jo 'b Moses' Eills,
Clark's Female Pills,
• Leibiee Extract of Meat,
• Beef, Wine andiron,
• Beef and Wine,
• Poe.ef, Wine, Iron and Chicera,
Hamburg Tea,
Hamburg Drops, •
Constitutional Catarrh Remedy,
Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
Sandford.'s Radical Cure,
AND A HOST OF OTHERS, NOT ENUMERATED,
;
FOR IN It
THLS BANGH WE AIM. TO KEEP ALL THE LATEST AS WELL
AS TaEl OLD STANDARD PREPARATIONS.
th
CKSON & 13LEASDELL, Seaforth.
T H E CENTRAL, GROCERY.
LAI D LAW & *A1 R LEV S EAFORTH,
ATE CONTINUALLY RECEIVING FRESH SUPPLIES OF
THE VERY BEST GROCERIES TO BE HAD
In the Market, and are offering them
MARcll 28, 187
THE CENTRE HIIRIP:1 PRIM
MAJOR COLEMAN TAKI
Great Eireitentrtal in-Sertforth, T
erttisti-th, and azij
0)4 tbe 37th inet., ii bout 12 home before
night, nett, r rote ' if a b.. :111 Ptre, CA /iptb
of the S:tfo 1 1 Piroteerepta.D 1 ifmT Anoi
With a Bil-orp, force if :be beet chenrie il pro(*.'
and 411)1)11;mi:tee nvole t av to tt4r 'anew,
-opnoene the -Omeneeciel. on being dieeeeeee
bv- the leits et sent. r an pp a flee ee een--4„.
The gites of the fort . e.3 ' 00,140
weeietete n ed he.o.ealer i.eueziated to the Nee e
eine of Major Cot...men, end le.te.t1 tIg a 404
el e d C t mei:tea b 11 3 0.4)11#411141,11
stirreirder i 1 he nem- of -the Cateler Photweeett
VAsIti biisb re en L. Itietfi!lg, thatNiets It %nee weeeile
in vain, the "el eeo r ()Dee rendeeet, wasieeehe
-Off in 1; aleph, tree is now nu exhrbitien itrfeent
of the camel. et noio in tho ebe ye fif alcxtinisit;
tare p 1101 of?, h. Pe: opg tie ee,,tementairiets
mile net, teeth I :- 5 13t1 C. ":1 ti.t3SOtztettpe.cito_
tar e. New t let1.. been re.ateiih aret---teg
the.eepe 'o. ple •na=i fa ts7 batkgroee4
Cet$15CP. ;1.1)1 10)41 ether mei,littte •
weiee poesesses for rate- g Weak%
best Retire:lc et:. It —3 i et); Ib1t1111.' li:Opet1
wno 1.13.Ve 110:. a'e.atly been :ratinet CA
-Will Cial at Mr. C.e..der's etiorio and be PICT
•TAREN Rt. once. A. OALDER., Seafottiz,
EXCHAnE BANK OF CAliADA.
HEAD Pewee, ate:SI:ankle
$3,000
CAPITAL, -
• DIRECTORS -M. H. Gault,Persideott Thee.
Carrerbill.Vice-Piesident ; A. W. totilvieelf.tet.
E. K. Green, Therms Tif;ter. Alex-Buirtin, James
CraLhern; O. R. Murray, Cashier Geo. flume
Inspector.
A tessera of this Bank has been eeened.up
Breassele, where a General Banking businexte
be transacted. Notes of hand diaeountedesee
Loans effected at fair bueiness ra.tes.
A Savings Bank department htteels .
will be received front one dollar upwards, me
opened, connection wi5tilatptiltia.oreal,a211 ep irt
113Dtell:11.1ttSailtledaptEti.h.0T.bet:fill'ilttondonThe
this bank, the bank
DBaa•
llink'°kR,IIi1:14aintNe.ad4A.114-Nev York-Natiorlel Rank .01
reset
Commerce, Helmeis, McGowan & Co., 6e, Vedi
56133 wait:lees hours 10 to 8 ge.turdays, ler tot
Street. Chieago-UniojtorliNeNtlyn:01ERIai:k.maniag-
•
SOMETHING _SEW .
'CHANGE OF BUSINESS
FRIEL has purchs sed the Stock treated.
ness of James Carpenter, ribiThtiblPiv 4114
will hereafter can y on the haeiness heretolote
carried on by Mr. Carpenter. He will keepeee.
stare tly on hand a full stock oi
BOOTS AND SHOES
Of all kinds, which he will sell at enices suitable
tOo,et•thfee=r*I14%.1salto t t re71=te-stc,' aluardaBrat
AT PRIOES TO SUIT THE TIMES: Style, and of good rattte
• _Bepalring riel, Fits guarantee&
Pplintretalttrinten4 Ittoirnself and intent.
• hag to devote his pereenal Attention to bushiest,
• he hopes to give entire eatisfaetion to all who
Parties wishing to obtain Rqliable Goods will Always find
may favor him with their patrons
Remember the Place -Carpenter's old. stand,
etee
. a Supply at the Centl•al Grocery, as we avoid all inferior -articles.
Opposite Pendergast's Hotel.
582 C.FRIEL.
'SEED WHEAT, PEAS, BARLEY,
CR OC•K ERY AND GLASSWARE DEPARTMENT,
Oats, and all Kinds of -Field, Go
• den and Flower Beal& "
At present, is full of all tee Leading Linea Those desiroue of purchasing any-
li
ing tr selectii y •
thing in this Department ill do well to inspect our stock and P
prices before mak- JN
thankto mpatrons for filch
rt accorded. nre the pest year, Ode
heion. ealse
consider bit expenee, carefully select,ed pree•
plenaure in informing the publie that I have,*
ent large si ock of seed grains froth the most re.
liable growers I ean confitlentl
hand as ukenl. Cash, Ar Clover and Ti?nothy LOST NATION and WHITE RUSSIAN as tte_
best spring varieties grown, both for quantity,
quality and milling purposes. My peas ate•see-
ond to none in the Province for puriey and qual-
ity. Barley and Oats of the very beet verietiett.
Clover and Timothy Seed, Turnip, Rangel& atel
•all al her.Fklel and Garden Seeds fresh and pare.
I always take special care to eeleet seeds elm
„nd free frota ell ItOXitillf3 weed seed.
.ANNOUNCpylENT EXTRAORDINARY eta to show ray seethe and give any informs. er
tion desired by larmers and others. Remember
• my stand en Hemillon Street, above the pig.
bo7rue Hotel.
58
3: AMES MeNAIR, Goderiela.
FLOUR and FEED o
Seed.
oods Delivered irree of Charge.
f
LAID LA* & !FAWLEY,. SEAFORTIL
Having determined upon a very important change in my business during the com-
ing season, it is ftecessary that I clear out my large and varied
STOOK OF STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS
And With a full determination to do so S
my whole stock
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS, •
CLOUDS,
TWEEDS,
EEDILY I am now offering
of
SHAWLS,
SILK VELyETS,
• WOOL GG6ODS,'
FLANNELS.
HATS AND CIAPS, AND READ
AT RE MATiKABLE
MANTLES,
RIBBONS,
CLOTHS,_
FURS,
MADE CLOTHING,
DISCOUNTS,
MANY LINES POSITIVELY BELOW COST PRICE.
Buyers of DRY GOODS will please bear in Mind that this is no puff, but a
bona fide sale, and will conSult their own iuteres s by going direct to
JOHN R GERS„. SEAFORTH.
N. B. -As we close our books on Januar k 1st, 879, all accounts 11111St positively
be paid forthwith.
SEA FORTH NOT!CE OF REMOVAL. SEAF.ORTH
CentiEs MOORE, Photographer, bests to intimate to is numerous patrons and the public
generally that he has REMOVED T
HITNEY S BLOCK—Opposite
Messrs. Wm .Robertson & Co.'s HArdware. where he has fi ted. up splendid rooms on the ground
floor, replete with every modern cOntrivance, which render it the
•
THE FINEST STUDIO WE T OF TORONTO,
And where he will be in a better p sition to turn out Most
graphie Art itt every e ass and style. He has been fortune e enough to secure the services of a
First -Class Artist, whose ex,..periencir in the best United St tee and Canadian, galleries is a sure
guarantee that Artistic Excellenceland Perfection will be a tained in all work entrusted . to this
• establishment, and at prices to sut the times.
C. Moore has laid in a large and!vailed stock of Chromes Mottos, and other Fashionable and
Fanciful deviees. Also a splendid assortment of Pictures a d Pictuee Frames, as well as a full
stock of Plain and Fancy Mouldings, which he can make up in frames almost at the cost of the
Moulding.
Attractive Productions of the Photo.
•
He invites an early inspection b his friends of his extensive stock, which is irow ready, and begs
they will UW4: him with p. call.
Photographer, Picture, and Pictirre, Frame 1 C1IARLES MOORE
Dealer, Whitney's Block, Seaftith:
•
N. 13.-Pictnre Prames Made to Order, and PictureGlazed and Mounted on the Shortest Notice.
-NTM17?,_
A. G. AULT HAS JUST RECEIVED 4 LARGE STOCK OF
ALL KINDS OF PROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Which will be siold at Great Bargains. Re solicits a callfrom all, feeling confi.dent that both prices
and quality of 'Goods will suit all who may favor hirn with their patronage. Try his Green Tea, at
50 cents per pound; try his Black +lea a.t 50 cents per pound; try his Japan Tea at 50 cents per
pound -you will find them the hest in town for the money, also •
- •
4 pounds of Green Tea for $1,
5 gallons best Coal Oil for $L
20 pounds of Currants for $1.
16 pounds of Raisins far $1.
Baking Molase s, Goiden Syrup, flest White Sugar, Drip Syrup, Vinegar, Codfish, Cheese, Pork,
Best Family Flour, Cornmeal, Oatmeal, Cracked Wheat, Brown. Flour, Pastry Flour, Potatoes, Ap-
ples, Pork Sausage, and good Butter and Eggs always on hand. Remember the place:
20 pounds of Rice for $L
20 pounds of Pot Barley for $1. .
20 bars of good Soap for i.
13 pounds of good. Sugar for $1.;
A G. AULT'S GROCERY, SEAFORTH,
'P ft OTT E TION
TTA-vmor the Protection gras.ranteed to any
one who uses only good material and deem
first-class work, it has enabled us to sell all ear
BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES
•
And we have now on hand agooasunply of epee
handsome CUIr Il.Sland a number of them
SLIEll GUM which everybody says coat be
beat, andeeett -will sell very eheap-on suci terms
as will snit out euetomers. I have also tregalta
the services of a competent and attentive Bleak -
smith for a term of years, and am prepared to
execute Alt Jiatd, ofjob Wor k, .frona S -
needle to an anchor-.
Pricem Very Low and nil IVO,* War‘
rattled.
. I should be happy to receipt all past s.ccoants
during the next month.
578 JOHN WILLIAM, Eitibuni.
THE HENSALL MILLS.
WE have a few ear loads of Corn.= hand, and
as the Government is likely to impose it duty
on it, now is your time to bay. .
•Chopped Corn 90 cents per 100 pounds,
Well Cured New High Mixed Corn, for feed r
seed, as cheap as the cheapest.
Gristing, Flouring and Chopping
Dcne on the Shortest le otite. Plavingehangedeur
bolting cloths to meet the deficiency in this gea.
son's wheat, we have reniedied the general -cent -
plaints of dark flout end liour that wi]i not ri.:se*
and that has it running tendency. Ali order*
promptly attended to and work guaranteed.
585 MeGREGOR & URQUHART.
THE ROXBORO MILLS.
TO, FARMERS -AND OTHERS,
ESPRS. BURNETT a DoLniiN., hLYL exing
leased and put in a thorough state of mils
tbe Roxboro Flouring Mill, are now prepared*,
do Grist -tug and Chopping.
They will alto keep on band and for sale it
good supply of Flour and Feed of every tieserir
time. -
Partiea taking grain to be ground tan have
honae with thern the same ti.S.Y.
As the proprietoxs are both preeticel workteenr
and thoronghly understand the business, they
tan guarantee satisfactiont84-
BURNETT DOLPHIN.
PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
THE undersigned having entered into partnere
•a- ship, are now prepared to rnanttfaeture tlowfe
Wagons, Buggies, &c. By using first-class nue
terial and having all the work torning tbxough
our own hands, we can guarantee it good article.
Particuls.r attention given to repairing, horse -
shoeing and general jobbing.- Mr. B9,11;013 hav
ing had over thirteen years experience in dress-
ing niii pieks, we will make that it specieItee
Agents for Watson's Celebrated Agricultural Im-
plements.
REID & BARTON,
Williamson's old -stand, Goderich Street, See
-
f orth.
560
• LEGAL NOTICE.
-
DIVIsreia COT_TRT.-The office -of the
-A- Second Division Court will be open doili -
frorxr haikpaet one to Toni o'eloek P. M. Offiao
in my Block, over the store of Johnston
L. MEYER, Clerk of Division Court, Seaforth.562
SPECIFIC A IITICLES.
caaRDW0033.-Cordweea, green or dry, wanted
'1/4--/ to ex -change for 1 new wagon, 2 pairs of bob=
sleighs, iron harrows or wheelbarrows D. ale*
NAUGHT, Seaforth. 685
OEDAR POSTS FOR SALE. -For Sate,on Lot
26, Concession 6, II -orris, one mile fromBrus-
sels, any quantity of cedar posts, either cuter
by the acre. Anply to ALEX. R013ERTSON:a
opposite Leeden's Hotel, Mallon. 567
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