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The Huron Expositor, 1879-06-20, Page 2' • 1 THE HURON EXF'OSIToR. _ JUNE 201 1879, 111-I E4 ivrTssING DEED. A STORY OF 0EANoERY LANE, CHAPTER I. 'THREE HUNDRED POITND. Lost, t parchment deetins indenture of Mortgage, dat - day of February, 1845, an tweet' Henry Fortes • of th Ralph Howard and -Fredet. of the second part, William tin and Emily Austin, his third part.. Whoever sha same to the office of Mess Floyd, Solicitors, of No. 99 than receive the above rewi No,..Mr. Morpetb ; I • - say, DO DOM whatever." ,1 The speaker was Mr. senior partner of the firm Floyd, -whose advertiseme ha.d appeared at intervals lading newspapers dttrin months prior to the date of Mr. Sharpe was seated in sanctum, to which. pone bn important clients of the fir raitted. On the opposite e. table sat a middle-agedi whose look of eager anxiety haste was in striking contr plaeici'self- possession of h Mr. Morpeth's irn.patience s him tirne even to remove -I gioves before out with the& tion: "Well, Mr. Sharpe; any missing deed?" and receive above quoted. "But,- good- Heavens ! ,m in another fortnight the on for hearing ! What on e done ?'.'s "We can apply for an ,•a if yon like; but of course it ting off the evil day. you opinion about the matter." That -the deed is no Jon -ence? . can't—I won't bel any rate let us make ..ameth would willingly give a thou could only be recovered." " Quite _hopeless, -my dee .,leave already increased ther onehundred pounds to . thr deed was stillin existence, would have been only • top store it for a fifth . of such You may make up your mi has been destroyed, either p accidentally; I cannot say I don't like. uo conjecture, case you may rest assured t son it isnot ,produced is, that it is be- youd production; in fact, tat it no longer exists." - :It is all very well for y en to talk in that- philosophical manee ; but how on earth are we to prove our case with- out it ?" "It will be up -hill work, I erant ; but as our leader, Mr. Brass, t ld. you in consultation last Week, the ase is by no means_ hopeless. The d ed being lost,-a,ncl no copy in existe ice, parole evidence will be admissible. The diffi- culty -is (and it is no use mi •oin.g the matter, the evidence in que ton will be exclusivelythat of inters abed par- ties; and, considering the ery large, • amount that is at stake, tha • is. a point the other side will naturully make the , - REWARD.— t, being an d the 17tla made- be - first part, ck Pollock Henry Aus- ife, of the bring the . Sharpe de edford-row, m sorry to harpe, the f Sharpe & t, as above, in all the nearly six our story. his special the more were ad - de of the gentleman, ind nervous st -to the s solicitor. arcely gave is hat or xioue ques- ews of the the reply clear sir, ase comes rth is to be journment, s only put - know my er in exist - eve -it. At r trial. I , anc.1 if it sir. You ward. from . If the he holder lad to re - a reward. d that it rposely or hich, and ut in any at the rear most of." • No doubt they will; th t is 'just what drives me frantic; and von talk of it as calmly as if you were diSeussing the, telephone or the last n w planet. I know, and you know, that my cause tust and right. To think that 1 and ray poor dear wife, the. very .noul.of honor, should have to stand p, on the witness -box, and be insulted with in- sinuations that ste are sweariig •falsely for th.esake of a few - honsands. Good God .it makes iny ilood boil- -to think of it.. I feel emirs -inclined to say that I will give • up he . • IA hole thing ratherr then face such horrible ordeal." - " Nay, my dear sir,"eaddMr. Sharpe, alarmed at the • threatened collapse of a promising litigation "that weuld eever do. To give in at this stage svOuldbe tantamount to au admission, 'with most people at any rate, that you he,d had no "case all along. No, uo ; -you. , musttry the fortunes of war. The iirOt .struggle wil not be final in any Mss.- If you are beaten, of course you wil carry the case to the Court of App ; and know the other. side intend t do so, if we should be fortemate moue to. get , the best of it." "A second chapter of tor•tu e," -groan- ed Mr. Morpethe = really "elieve it wU almost kill my Wife_ I tell yon what, Mr. Sharpe, at any rate we will .make one More effort. Put i the ad- vertisement agritin—eery day until the trial comes off; and make t e :reward L500." Mr. .Sharpe shrugged his sh sliders. "It won't make any diffe ence, you may rest assured; but as -the reward is not likely to be claimed, it dos era/nat- ter mach whether yOu offert ree hun- dred or five." He touched the bell- and too' t tip the Time., which lay upon the table. A snaart young fellow entered n enswer to his summons, and he contim hand- ing him the paper. "Here, Halliday, caper out this ad- verts ment agaie, but middri the re- ward 've hundred pounds i stead of three; end thett take it roins to the advertising agent, and ask hl i to in - Bert it inall the dailies for he next fortnight. . We'll try the expeiment at any rate, Mr. Morpeth ; but 'in afraid can't encourage yee to ho e •ruitch from the reselti". "It's a forlorn. hope, Mr: harpe, I admit, but 1 won't lose even - shadow of a chance: if I can help t. If - it only briugs back the deed, I shall regard my five hundred p ands as extreniely weli invested, I car assure yon." CHAPTER II. Tom Halliday Was copying raessenger in the office Of Sharpe & Floyd. He was just twenty, earned IS shillinge which till lately had suffice moderate ueeds. We say tit for, some few mouths previou had-, in a rash monient, fallen which. he found to lead him in travagant outlay in pomatum a ties, and in various ways to c a considerable tax on his mo sources. His sweetheart was th ter of a worthy widow, who taker, or “ laundress," of a house in Chancery -lane, in Messrs. Sharp & Floyd had rented. offices. Hence Tom's a ance with Mrs. Moyse and. her ter. Bowie Moyse worked as, a at a shap in Regent street; and an understood thing that evh.e and she bad saved up money e lerk and MeSsrs. Wo- and - I, week ; for his lately; ly, Tom in love, o an ex- cl neck - n stitu te est re - dangle as care - certain whi oli orro erly quaint- daugh- nilliner it was Tom ough to 11 • furnish two rooms, the were to be mar- ried; but as in the ceursepf six months their united'savings pnly amounted to five -and -thirty shilli coppers, their eng likely to be rather. Saturday afternoon were in the habit of together, followed. by lane—a festive cere gs and some old gement appeared a long one. On he young people eking a long walk tea at Chancery- ony which was only marred by the presence' of 'Uncle 1 Keckwidge, an aged •elative who resid- ed with Dirs.' Moyse. It was a family tradition that Uncle Keckwidge had been rather 'a, • fascinating dog in his day; but he was nolw very infirm, not to say childish. He was very deaf, and as a rule, understeod little or nothing of what was going on around him; but :every now and then sentence, and inv hich the rest of th have preferred that h nthe conversation. e had farther a tryifig habit of plung g irrelevantly into ollowing up some tr in of thought of an uncomfortably - hich we have re - :lot -path and his Saturday. Tom he advertisement eft it with- he aught one-half of riably that half company would should not hear. his own very often of _ personal character. The conversation ported between Mr. solicitor, took place o Hrilliday copied out as directed, and duly agent. By the time e had done this it was 3 o'clock, and with a light heart he hung up his well worn office coat, gave his hat an extra polish, and then started off to a certai tree in Regent's Park, where he found Bessie More al- ready awaiting him. , After some indescri ble proceeding on the part of om,, whi .11. caused Bessie to exclaim, 1" Well, I never, sir! And with so many people ooking too!" they joined arm M arm, a cl proceeded hear the band in the .00logical Garde Thisehowever, they •4d after a mann of their own). They had discovered th the music was eqnaiiy effective (and shilling cheaPer) frow the outside the gardens, and, as Tom justly r marked, they didn't want to be Loth ed with animals, so hey promenad up and down outside fhe palings to t inspiring strains of t e martial mus within. ' • The main topic of conversation, n unnaturally, Was Mr.eorpeth's adve tisement ; and the yo ng people amu ed themselves by discussing hypothe pally, what use they w uld make of t reward, supposing the they were luc enoTigh to find the missing deed; , Va quo plans were sugg4ted,but it iv winkles for?" said Uncle Kerwidge,Le much aggrieved. " I didn't.": said. TOm indignant.. ly. "1 never said anything of the sort," Young man," replied Uncle Keck- widge, with dignity, "you said distinct- ly winkles; I noticed it particular. I'm very partial to winkles, but shrimps ain't no account." "Come, Miele," said Bessie; "you know the last time Torn brought win- kles you said you preferred shrimps." "We ain't had winkles," resumed the old. man, quite ignoring his niece's re- mark, "not shape that day when we found the earwig in my Sunday hat. And then they was in a pie." "No, no, Uncle," said Mrs. Moyse, laughing ; "that wasn't winkles; .that was eels." ' "1 dunno about that," geld Uncle Keckwidge thoughtfully; "but I know you pick 'em out with a pin. With a pin !" he repeated' at intervals, like an echo, fainter and fainter each time. "With a pin !" and then relapsed into silence. 13y way of changing the subject, Tom bens). to tell Mrs. Moyne how the great case of Davis vs. Morpeth w IS ex- pected to come off Wednesday week, and how the most important title deed was mysteriously missing, and. Mr. Mor- peth had. offered a reward of five hun- dred pounds to any one who would restore it. Uncle Keckwidgebrightened up sud- denly at the word "reward." "1 know," he said, nodding his head sagely. "1 saw the bill myself, at the baker's round the corner. A terrier dog with one eye, answers to the name o' Bob. Ten shillin' reward." " No, no, Uncle," said Bessie ; to "that's not the reward we were talk - n. er at a F,'-' a. Five huedred golden. pounds! ing about. Toni was telling us about a paper that was lost, and the gentleman offers a heap of money to get it back °I Only think of that !" "Five hundred pounds for finding a er- a terrier doe." replied Uncle Keckwidge. ae".‘ "It ain't likely. Not if lie was ever ".; e such a stunner for rats." Le" "1 didu't say anything about ter- rier dove Mr. Keckwidge." exclaimed ot Toni. "1 said a deed, Mr. Morpeth's r. deed." s- "You distinctly said a terrier dog, ti- with one eye," said Uncle Keckwidge. he " And as for saying you'll be d—d, kv - that don't alter it. Nor it ain't man- ners either." filially decided thet B asic shouid s up a tobacconist's and stationery lei nese, in aid :of Tom' legal earning At first Tom was rath r inclined to u dertake the tObacoonist's portion of t business himself, as he had. an idea Ui be could serve cigar and Vesuvia with 'considerable ar istic finish; b this- was over -ruled. by Bessie, w would not hear of hi giving up 4' profession." That 'clea was, ther fore, abandoned, Tom Justly remarkin that, as he wasn't at ll likely to fin the deed, it really was 't of very muc consequence. After a onsewhat lengt ened stroll the Young eople made the Way back to Chancery lane; Tom pu chasing a pint of slari ps on his wa as a contribution to Mrs. Moyse's r freshment arrangense ts. They four the table spread, a po of home -mad jam and a plate of w tercresses she ding lustre on the fe Live board ; th kettle boiling' on tbe , n r Moyse bustling about ip the final pr pa.rations for tea makilig. Uncle Kee evidge sat, with his oc, in his accu tomer]. place by the fir . - - On Mrs. BIOysets fir .t taking posse sion, some years befor , of the hous keeper's aparsments i Bedford roN Uncle Keckwidge had emplained of draught, and had put 11 his hat as protection, As the re. b of the &mil did riot perceiVe any +tight, and rash "1 never said anything of the kind," e shouted Tom. "I said it was a si- -deed that was lost, a parchment -docu- e• rnent." . "1 said all along it was a dog you he nieantrsaid the old man, only catch - ing the last word of the sentence. ' • terrier clog, answers to the name of ut Bob! Well, you ain't found him, have. LO ou ?" yis Mrs. Moyse and her daughter were so e. tickled with the old- man's mistake and g Tom's' increasing indignation, that it d- was some time before their laughter would permit them to explain to Uncle . Keckwidge that it was a, valuable paper ir and not a doe that was lost. Then wife? did he come a -telling us aY'. stories about terrier dogs? I don't be- lieve there ain't been; 130 dog lost at all, there now. And he may put that in al.! his pipe and smoke it:" Tom was beginning -to get really 6 angry, but Bessie pacified him by squeez- e' inghis hand under the ta,ble, and whisz. perin g, . ' "Lor, you don't emind Uncle Tom, - dear. . You know he's quite deaf and foolish. Iledoesn't know half what he s- says." e- "1 don't thinkninch of the other v, half, whichever it may be,"naid Tom a doubtfully. He's ." never particularly a amiable; but thie 'evening he does Y seem to have his knife let° meuncom- mon." Ventured.to. question its existenc Uncle, Keckwidge, who could neve) brook -contradiction, be' eine firmly cOn vinced that there was a very sever draught indeed, and- h d . continued. t wear his hat indoors as well as out, eve since. He had never looked with very favorable eye on Tom Halliday and had occasionally c: used Bessie cou sidera.ble ernbarrassm ut . by utterin aloud private! reflectiins • to his pre -judice. On the prese t occasion th first greetingswere se reely over, whe IJecle Kecksvidge, who had been eyein Tom in a ,critical mac hinsself, but quite audi _ 0, "Never mind, dear," replied Bessie; ✓ " we don't take any notice of what be - says, and you musn't either. .Have a e little more of - mother's lernoeade rasp- () berry jam, and think no more Meant it. ✓ This is the first lot of last year's mak- a log, brought out expressly ia honor of you." • f 4 Thank you, ma'am, .since your're s0. g pressing. I don't mind if I do," said - Tom, and proceeded to help himself. e But scarcely bad he taken the first n mouthful, when he grew suddenly pale, g his lower jaw dropped, and be remained games fixedly atthe jam pot, as if he was spell -bound. , Good gracious, Tom," said Bessie; "what's the matter? Are you ill ?" "Don't say it's a black beetle," said k Mrs. Moyse, peering anxiously into the - jam pot. But there was nothieg there - to cause Tom's emotion. . y "No, don't; it's nothing; I shall be e all right directly," gasped Tom. "It's h —it's—the £500 !" O Mrs. Moyse and Bessie looked at hire - as if he had taken leave of his senses. d 'Uncle Keckwidge murmured incoher- - ently, "Five hundred terrier clogs with ier, remarked to ly : ." The idea of a girl ilre our Bessie takin' up w1th such a air o' trousers as that. Lor, I bailey the women will - have anything 'nowad ys ;" a remar which caused Tom, though not natural ly bashful, to tub's his legs hastily un der his chair, and Bes ie to look ver hot and uncomfortab e.; Mrs. Moys makiug as much clatte as possible wit the teacups, mid endea ,oring- to mak believe that nobody he rd the observe tion, while Uncle Kee widge continue to!neench his bread_ am .butter, --in pro found unconscriousness of having sai anything at all offeesive. You rimsn't take any notice of Un ale, Tom," whispered Bessie. "Yo knowewhat he is. It's only his fun He's always taking one off." " He needn't take off, My trouser' thaugli,"-said Toni ; and then, findiu that he had (quite nninteutioually) mad a knad of joke'. he tried hard to look LIS if he had 'said it on purpose. • " Thomas !"Isaid Bessie, pretendin to. be dreadfully shacked. "Thomas I am perfectly aslauxied of you. I would serve youright not to let .you have any shrimps." - - " Forgive me this once," said Tom " never do it any more. 1 wondei 'whether the old, buffer" would like a shrimp. Try a monster of. tbe deep Mr. Keekwidge," he continued, put tine a spoonful on the old man's plate "Ansi I.shouldn'ts break my heart i one of 'ern got crosswas s said choked you, you old. image !" he added in a low- er tone.- - " For shame, 'sir," s id Bessie; "a poet= harmless old map like that, and you want to choke him.' "Why could e't he le ve my trousers alone, then ?"" - said To , still by no means pacified; Here Uncle Kecksvid e, who had been looking about uneasly, s if in search of something, pulled a 1 rge pin out of his necktie, and beg n gging vigorous- ly at a shrimp .as ho gh apparently without satisfactory esul t. "N�, Uncle, said Me . Moyse, tak- ing the pin away ro him; not like that. You're thinking of inkles ; these are shrimps." (We gei ve to confess that the good. lady prone need the word as Writ:laps.): "Then what did. he s 5 one eye, anssvers to the name of Bob ;" and relapsed into vacancy. _ But Tom did. notions continue in his u .mornentary condition of -bewilderment. . He pulled out -the rough draft of the advertisenient, which was still in his s poeket, and began to compare the uames of the parties to the d.eed, as- % there mentioned, with the piece of parchment which had covered the jam - pot, and which now lay upside down on g the table. , "Ralph Howard and Frederick Pot- t lock Thomas Burt and Siduey Forrest Dysart Wm. Henry Austin. Yes, the very names. Mrs. Moyse, I've found ; the missing deed, or at least a piece of - it ; and now, if we can trade •the rest our fortune is made!" . "You- don't mean .that dirty old - piece of sheepskin that lay about . here for ever so long, aad that I f took to cover my jam pots! Good graciOus !" "Mrs. Moyse, that dirty old piece of parchment is worth £500. But where's the rest of it? For heaven,s sake, don't say it's destroyed." _ "It's all up, at Any rate," said Mrs. Moyse, flinging open her cupboard. "There's two -dozen pots there. and they have each got a piece of it. That pot was the first that we've opened. And I rather think "—rummagingin the cup. board-'--" yes, here it is—I rather think this is all the rest of it." It was an anxious moment. The mu- tilated parchment was spread out, the pots uncovered, and the circular frag- ments restored, though with some diffi- culty,- each to its proper place. At last the task was finished. A few of the "and whereases " and. "provided alsos " were slightly sticky, but not the slight- est part was missing. id y they were SPECIAL SALE —OF— NEW DRY GOODS BOOTS AND SHOES. HATS AND CAPS, &C. SMITH &WEST Have determined upon a Special Sale of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, &c. OUR IMMENSE STOCK S Must be cleared out at once. Note the following reductions, and then call and see for yourselves that THIS IS A GENUINE SALE Of New and Staple Goods at Prices hitherto unheard of in Seaforth. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW OUR COODS. We regard it as no trouble to show Goods, and will show you through courteously whether you buy or not. Pi IR, I 14 I ,S .7 Wool Tweeds, at $1.50, reduced to $1.15. Wool Tweeds, at $1.25, reduced to 95 cents. Wool Tweeds, at $1, reduced to 75 cents. Wool Tweeds, at 75 cents, reduced to 55 cents. Wool Tweeds at 60 cents, reduced to 45 cents. 11 • eavy Twilled Duck, at 12i. centa pee yard. enims and Shirtings, at 10 cents per yard. lints, wide widths, at 5 cents per yard: rints, Ameriean, at 5 cents per yard. rints, Ashton's, at 10 cents per yard. ress Goods, from 8.a. cents to 50 cents per yard. 11 Wool Cassimere, from 25 cents to $1.50 per yard. Special Line of White Quilts at 01— another at $1.25. •cl. Gloves, 2 -buttoned, at 35 cents per pair. 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Notes of hand discounted, eae 1. Loane effected at fair business rates. A Savings Bank department hie also bees ' opened in connection with this, where depoette will be received front one dollar tpwards,..404 interest allowed thereon. Drefte issued pals -able at sae at ell effloer-of this bank, the bank of Montreal and the Fi3 %Iasi Bank of Otonela. ' 'FOREIGN AGENTS,—London—The A1110011 Bank„ Ihnits.d. New Verk—National Batik Of . Commerce, Ilehner'e, MaGowen 6i, Viral Street. 'Chicago —Ouion National Bank. Business hours lo to 3. Satthalaye, le to 563 ' MITE LECKIE mintiest KIDD SEAFORTII. THE 0010114E11,01A1.. VERY SEAPORT11. HEADQUARTERS FOR DYE STUFFS — ARTHUR FORBES, THE "MEDICAL HALL," SEAFOITIH. We will this season endeavor to maintain our past reputation by keeping only the Very Purest Dye Stuffs. We have now in Stock: PURE DUTCH MADDER, THE BEST INDIGO, EXTRACT LOGWOOD, LOGWOCiD CHIPS, Fustic Chips, Redwood, Niowood,, Cudbear, Camwood, Brazil - wood, Bluestone. Alutn, Copperas, Indigo Compound, Madder Compound, Solution of Tin. Sugar of Lead, Bichromate Potash, Cochineal, Cream. Tartar, Puric Acid. &c. AND ALL COLORS IN PACKAGE DYES, All of which we will Guarantee to give Good Colors, if direc- Hellebore, Paris Green ann. Lime Juice, a Full Stock. tions are followed. Dye Receipts given away with each parel. HICKSON & BLEASDELL, Seaforth. S.A.FC)Tvrt-i MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EMPORIUM. SCOTT BROTHERS, PROPRIETORS. M11-1 EJ H11\=RJSOINT PI.A.1\T We are pleased to be able to give the following Testimonial, from one o the Greatest Musicians of the age : ST1. J-A1N.IES HOTEL,. BOSTON, November 23, 1878. MR. WILLIAM, MOOR, Proprietor Emerson Piano Co. DEAR Sm: It gives m great pleasure to recommend, above all other. the Emerson Piano. - FANNY ItELLO G. SMITH lir WEST, o. 3, Campbell's Block, Main Street, Seaforth. hese ORGANS W. Bell 8j Co.'s and other Beautiful Parlor Organs Always in Stock. Instruments sold on time, or on the instalment system. Any other makes of Pianos or Organs supplied. on the shortest notice. Piano Tuning and Repairing promptly attended. to. SCOTT BROillERS, Main Street, Seafoith. A.VING purchased the Stock end Trade of the -L-A• Commercial Tdvery, Seaforth, front Me. . George ViThiteley, begs to state that be intends - carrying on the businees in the old starel,andhat added sevegal valuable horses and %-ebieles to the formerly !urge stock. None bra Pirst-Clas8Comfoitable Pakten:sand Vood iiorses Will be Kepi. Covered and 'Open Buggiee and Car.r5r.gePiand Double an d Single Wagons always ready foruse.,. Special Arrangentent,a Made WWI Cos: imercioZ ,A,ferz. Orders lett et the stables orany of the hot* promptly attended to. . • SOMETHING KEW_ v..- CHANG E OF BUSINESS FRIEL bee purchased the Stock endBlrei- ‘--/* tees of James Ca.rpenter, DibflLIN, DL will hen eater -curry en :the -business heretofore • carried on by UT. Cerpenter, Re will keeptot sternly On hand a full stock of BOOTS AND SHOES Of all kinds, which be will sell at prices snitehie to the times. He is also prepared to 1.41ril to Ordered Work In the Neatest And Style, and of good material. Fits gusranteii. Repairing promptly attended to. Being it practical workman himself and into& ; hag to devote bis pereenal attention -to business', i be hopes to give entire satisfaction to wbQ may favor. him ;with their patronage. Remember the Plate—Carpenter's old etand. opposite Pendergast's Efotel. 582 C. FRIEL. EGG EMPORIUM. TREf Subscriber hereby thanks bis numet0111 customers (merchants and Othere) lorthetr liberal patronage durlue the past 7 yeartemi hopes by strict inte.pity and elose attentioate business, to merit their tonSdence and trade tit - the future, Having grea,t11 -enlarged his VOW ises during the winter, he is now prepared r THF HIGHEST CASH PRICE For any quantity of Good Fresh Eggs, deliVered !- at the Egg Emporium, MAIN STREE1'. SEAFORTB. Wanted by the subscriber, 25 tone ef clean wheat straw. D. D. WILSON. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE THE undersigned heving entered into partner.. 4' ship, are now prepared to manufacture Plans Wagons, Buggies, Sm. By. using Arst-classlo` terial and having all the work eoming tbre our own hands, we CUD guarantee a gOodartiels. Particular attention given to repabing,bonse shoeing and general 300binZ MI .13sriontliN - ing had over thirteen ye re expfrienee in draw ink; mill picks, we will make that a spode* Agente for Wateort's Celebrated. Agriculturalist, plemente. REID & BARTON, Williamson's old stand, Goderich Street. So' forth. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. - NA R. W. J. SHANNON, Secretary and Tress - ILL Rrer of the a,,,ove Company, will ettead.1$ the QUEEN'S liOTEL, SEAFORTH, on fletste.„ day -of each weck, from 2 to 5 .o'elock P. lif.,Pre the purpose of traoeacting tbe busiuess of tbo Company. All interested will pleasetakesetitte and govern th.ereselves seteordingIy. . JAMES KERR, Prest._41604t W. J. SHAIsZNON, Secretary.. R. NI BRET aro SEAFORTH, Wholesele and Retail Dea:er itt LEavalm SHOE FINDINGS of Every DeseriptitT NO)10 but the Very Best Steck kept. moderate. A Thal Solicited. All orders bY or otherwise promptly filled. ere 64 endeit , t1H.41 a BO' - out oles, Iket40-. 4411i tJSbo be mL wet' Mr. 41443 ai4 3ieWS is 41 yeS„ I dongr1 ; eeed 31 • • ‘-kArt I f tbei. t! she. 111 be "Not e 1 may Arnytt 1 • deed puts' 0 plaintiffs hal eilnt whet' Inquired 10- 41Lere in- itaa better Sharpe, 44 -the deed v* him here at the partici; Tom toid dee& reeeiih -dation for hi , nese- “Excuse sl Iferpeth; a iling with - log Messrs.; Thomas 14-421). be hundred "Ansi now. *WU -Rad jOi hill* so egre own part, I. my dinner t month past., tat got col4i.' you sit ther yourself at h Tom 'Una -thank you 14 member, l'. -ibximps Are onse me, , might feel 13, my young' --and 1 feel • this piece of ire real un {Iva bless he -"Amen. 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