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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-07-18, Page 22 A GOWK'S ERRANT, AND WHAT• CAM' O'T. In the village of S, 1 , Perthshire, lived Willie Waddel, *right, joiner, cof- fin -maker, &o., &c. A deuce, honest, hard-working chid was Willie. A s neebor o' hishadoccasion to be owre ae morning at Dauvid Grant's and fan' him in a sair state aboot the loss o' a Goo that bad choked hersel' wi' a neep- through the nicht. Dauvid had twit- or three acres o' Ian, aboot twa, miles free S , and was thocht to hae some bawbees i' the bank ; and though he had only .himsel' ann Janet, his wife, tae keep, yet the loss o' .the coo was a gey serious matter. After he had heard a' Dauvid's la- mentations, and had set aff on the road hame, he thdcht tae himsel' he micht mak' a guicl lauch owre puir Dauvid's "taisfortin.' It was the first o' April ; and. if he could manage to liend Willie Waddelowre tae David Grant's wi' the strauchtin' boord on a gowk's errant, garrin him believe Janet was deid in - steed o' the coo,it woulabe a gran' joke. It was nae sooner thocht upon than it wars wrocht upon. As soon as he got tae S he gees awa up tae a we widclen erection Willie had dignified wi' the name o' the warksaap. "Weel, Willie, what are ye thrang wi' the day ?" quo' he, as he entered. "No muckle,"says Willie; list makin' a wee chair for Sandy McGregor's youngest ane." . 'Ye'll hae to iet that stan' the noo, then, I doot, an' tak' in half wi' a job that's in a greater hurry, but ane ye'll no like sae wee), I'm thinkin'." "Od, it'll be a queer job I'll no like the noo, and wark sae slack ; let's hear what it is, man." “Weel, ye'll tak' yer strauchtin' boord and gae awa' owre tae Dauvid Grant's. He's fan' in wi' a sair less, puir man; och, hon ! death's aye busy 1" "What," cries Willie, "is Janet deid" and, withoot waiting for an answer, continued, "What was the matter? What did she dee or?" "She choked hersel'." i "Choked hersel'!" Losh, bless me, that's extraordin' ! Dauvid will miss her sair, for she was a clever -handed woman was Janet. But I mama stop -here elaverina ; I'll away owre this men - nit ;" and throwing down his hainnaer, he- hurried tae the hoose, and bad' his wither mak' his parritch and get oot his Sunday claes as soon as p sible, as he was wanted in a hurry at Dauvid Grant's. (I should hae- mentionei that Wil- lie wasna married, but leeved wi' his neither in a bit hoosie aff an' on wi' the shop.) Weel, after he had gotten his par: titch and himaer cleaned up, awa' he gees to Dauvid's wi' his boord ower his shouther, and wi' nae /near idea, he was gaun a gowk's errant than the Iman in the mime. When he got tae the hoose he set the boord doon at the door, and, steppinin, got Dauvid takiu' a reek o' the pipe. “Hoo's a' wi' ye the day, Dauvid ?" quo' Willie, as he geed in. 'gist midcllina Willie; jist middlitia But tak' a sate an' rest ye," "I'm real vexed to hear o' per loss," continued Willie, after he hal teen a sate. "Ye'll miss her sair, I hae nae doot." "It's a bit hard job for me," says Dauvid ; "but I maim try an' thole. Ye ken we're tell% tae bear oor trials wi' patience." vera glad ye tak' that view o't," observed Willie; for I was feart ye /nicht brak aeon' a' thegither." "Hoot, Willie, there's nee fear o' that. The thing's bad enough, but I'm no gaun to brak my heart aboot it. I maun look oot aboot and see and get anither, for I canna weel want ane." "Deed, that's true enough, Dauvid ; but ye'll no be in a hurry for a while ?" "Od, I dinna ken,"says Dauvid-; "the sooner the better, I think. 1 dinna see ony use 0' plain' aff time. In feet, I hae my e'e on ane already ; but I'm feared she's a wee ower auld." . "I wadua thocht they were sae easy gotten," says Willie. "Man, Willie, when ye hae twa or three bawbees i' yer pouch ye can get pick an' wale o' them ; but I'll be 'a wee cautious afore I tak' ane. Ye see, when they're owre auld ye get little guid o' them, and , they're jist as bad when they're- ower young; they're a lang time afore they come tae be o' muckle use. Sae I'll tak' time, an' see I get a guid ane when I'm at ia—neither ower auld or ower young," By this time Willie was glowerin' at Dauvid as if the eeu would loup oot o' ; his head. , "Weel, Dauvii, I'm surprised and vexed tae hear a man like you speak in that manner. I think ye micht get the ane ye hae decently awa' afore ye talk oafillin' her place." "Od, I dinna see hoo that would mak' =wide difference," remarked Dauvid. "Hooever, I was jist intendin' tae howk a hole in the yaird this afternin' an' pit her in't. Ye see 1 canna sell her noo, folks are sae strict." "Dauvid Grant !" cried Willie, "dae ye no think black burniu' shame o' yer- sel' tae speak tae me in that manner, and ye an elder o' the kirk; Ma certie ! a bonnie elder ! But I'll no let the limiter rest like that; I'll awa' ower tae the minister and aie him an account o' yer conduct, ye auld shameless heathen. It's time he kent what sort o' elders he has," and wi' that he oot at the -door. I - The manse was aboot two helmet' • yalids frae Dauvid's, sae Willie wasna lang o' grettin' there. The minister saw him comina and, meeting him at the door, said— "Well, William, what's the matter ? There is surely something wrong when you aiv, in 'such a hurry.' "-Indeed, ye may say that !" exclaim- ed Willie. "There's something wrang, and awfu' wrang. I wish ye wid dome awa' ower tae Dauvid Grant's, for I think he's gaen oot o' his judgment." "I wish you would explain yourself, William What is wrong with Da- vid?" "Weel, ye see, his wife Janet is deid. She choked hersel through the nicht, and I eats sent fpr tae gae ower wi the strauchtm boot. Weel, when Iaed realist brolmn-hearted, judge o' my ur- I ,in, natttrally expecting tae see Da vid e prise when he began telling me he had the thochts o' gettin' anither ' wife as soon as possib&—in fact,. he has his ee on ane already ; and when I telt him he micht aye get the ane he had awa first, od if the man didna tell me he wout pit her in a hole in the yaird, if 4e couldna sell her. But he's dement- ed ; his grief has turned his brain, I think." "David's wife dead !" observed the minister. "I'm much surprised tha.I I have not heard of it before, and me hao near him too. But stay a • little ; get my hatand go along with you." When they got back they found Dau- vid stepping thro' theifloor, rather per- plexed at Willie's proceedings. "I'm geved to hear of your sad affliction,"the' minister began ; "and I am much surprised you did not send for me. I surely might have been of some benefit in your sore trial." "I canna understand. what - ye' -re makin sic a weak aboot," qtio Dauvid. "Ye would hae done me nae guid sup- posing I had sent for ye. It's me that'll hae tae bear the loss, and I wasna thinkingo' Navin' ony -bother aboot it." _ "After what has fallen from youi own lips, I see there is no 'use trying to . rea- son with you ; and I am truly sorry to think that such a man as you are ---a member of my church ; not only a mem- ber, but an elder—a man ofno princi- ple, not even of common ddceiscy ; but I can assure you, sir, I' shall expose your conduct. I will call a meeting of the congregation, and have you expelled. You cau no longer be an elder of mine." "Ye can ca' a meeting o' the Presby- tery gin ye like !" exclaimed Dauvid, now fairly nettled, "for onything I care; but it would be a lang time- before ye wid ca' a meeting o' the congregation to help me tae get anither, and. I'm no tbinkin' I wad be muckle the better o't gin ye did." "I shall stay here no longer to be .in- sulted," cried the minister, and making his way for the door, whexi he was stopped by Willie, who said,— "Od, sir, ye canna riehtly leave the hoose until we come tae some kind o' an understanding. Ye see, if that auld heathen'll no dae the thing that's richt. somebody maun do't. Ye see I hae broucht ower my strauchtin'boord, and I'll awa and get some o' the neebors an' get her laid oot -in a respectable and Christian -like manner." . Dauvid cocked his lugs at this, and said, "Strauchtin' boord for a coo ! Lay her oot in a Christian -like man-ner! What on earth 'does the man mean ?" quo he. "What dae 1. mean," cries Willie ; "yer wife lying deid in here, and you' hae the impudence tae speer what I mean !" "My wife deed ! Hae ye ta'en leave o' yer senses a' thegither, man !" "Pin afraid there's some mistak here," said the minister. "Is your wife dead, David ?" 'G-uid be thankit, no, sir ; at least 0s THE HURON EXPOSITOR. Willie left for hame, mony kind' invitations no tae be a stranger among them, which he took every advantage of, for he was there four or five times in a week, and at last got Nellie for a wife. He's noo in Dundee in a big way o' daein', an' frae a' accounts Nellie's sax hunner pounds has doubled itsel• by this time. His customers are sometimes sur- prised when they hae occasion tae gae for the strauchtin' boord, tae see Willie turn red i' the face an' Nellie fa'in tae the lauchin' ; but they dinna a' . ken what you an' rue kens.—People's Jour- nal. Phases in the Life of an Ac- tress. Life has its phases with all the h man family. There are ups and down some very sudden and startling. the great race, with the masses, weal is the grand- desideratum, and to o tain it some fight a life -time battle, y go down to the silent tomb witho reaching the goal- There are others o whom the fickle goddess strews her f vors with lavish hand ; on their part would seem almost impossible to dodg from out of her way—turn as the will, she forces her golden- favors o them. With those who enter upon th dramatic profession, the phases at truly -wonderful. It is quite as sens tional as some of the so-called plays t note how rapidly some reach the gidd height, especially those of the femal persuasion. As an illustration, ; w give the following slsetch of Peg Wof fington : - • "Peg Woffington's mother was a Irish washerwoman ; her father a brick layer, who died. when she was a fe years old. During the days of he great euccess, she frequently numbere among her auditors persons who kne her when, a perfect little Venus as child, she used to run about the street of Dublin, barefooted, selling salad. He lovely dark eyes, her exqusitely pen cilled eyebrows, but particularly he faultless figure' attracted the attentio ot a French rope -dancer, who lost n time in getting the girl apprenticed t her, not for rope dancing, but to tak part in small operatic pieces, in whic. Peggy, at twelve years of age, won th most flattering success. She soon pass ed on to the boards of the Dublin Theatre. Royal, and remained there, great favorite, until the age of 22, when coming to London, she was at once en gaged at 29 ($45) a week, by Mr. Rich the lessee of Covent Garden, and known in the annals at the London stage as the " father of pantomime," having been the originator of that annua u- s In th b- et ut 11 a - it e y 11 e 0 e n w a 8 r r 0 0 a orm of dramatic jollity, which reigns upreme at Christmas time, even in our wn day. Peg Woffing ton Was a fine actress, both in tragedy and comedy. Her voice, however, was very much unsuit- ed to tragedy, and therefore her comedy ersonations were her greatest triumphs. he part with which her name is in- eparably connected4 is that of the ashing man of fashion. Sir Harry Vildair, in which her voice, manner, earing, gesture, and even figure, were o exactly those of a young blade, that n unmarried lady of large wealth, who ane up from the country and saw her lay SinHarry, believed she was a man, 11 in love, and actually wrote to her reposing marriage. Her reckless air f youthful. profligacy, her sparkling yes, her bubbling spirits, her side- litting diviltry, her marvelous dash the part of Sir Harry, were all pro- ounced inimitable. " Peg provided liberally for her other and sister in the days of her -osperity. The ex -washerwoman used to parade the streets of Dublin in her long velvet cloak, a find diamond ring upon her finger, and. an agate snuff-box in her hands, forever dis- coursing about the amazing greatness and goodness of her Peggy. The sis- ter was educated in France at Peg's expense, and was almost as handsome and as sprightly as the Woffington her- self. " A man of .family, nephew of Lord. Cholmondeley, fell in love with and married the sister Polly, at which Lord Cholmondeley was at first very irate, but on making the actress' acquaint- ance he gallantly assured her that she had reconciled him to the match.Peg remarked : "'1 have More reason to be displeas- ed with it than you, my lord, for before I bad but one beggar to support, and now I have two !' " Peg died at 44, in the height of her fame. Her last appearance was as Rosalind in As You Like It, when, while speaking the tag,' she fell senseless on the stage." she wasna twa hours syne." • "And where is she ?" "Ocl, she's geed awa ower tae her brither's. Ye see, Nelly, the dochter, that was waitin' on the lady's cam' hame. The lady's deed, and left Nelly sax hunner pounds, so Janet gaed awa 14, ower tae hear a,' the news. But wha sent ye here wi' the boord ?" quo Dau- d vid, turnin• tae Willie, wha was scratchin' his head and lookin' a we b foolish. "Od, Peter Low cam' up tae the shop this mornin, and telt me to come awa wast wi' the boord, as ye had met wi' a p sair loss." fe "Did he say Janet was deed, Wil- lie ?" "No,he didna jist say that when I mind; e o but, of course, I thocht it could be no • s ither body." - "I see it a' noo," cried Dauvid, fa'in into a chair roarin' and lauchin'. "Low was ower here this mornin', and I' was tellin' him aboot the death o'- a coo, and m the rogue has gaen and made a gowk o' - puir Willie ower the head o't. Did it never strike ye, Willie,that this was the 1st o April ?" "Never until this minute," exclaimed Willie. "Weel, that cows the gowan. Od, he has sent me a gowk's errant an' nae mistak'." "Good-bye, good-bye," cries the min- ister, rinnin' oot o' the door, and they heard him lauchin' a' the way tae the manse. "Weel, Willie." observed Dauvid, af- ter the minister had left, "ye hae done me mair guid than onythineb I hae got this while. But dinna looksae sheep- ish, mau ; there's nae harm done. I'm thinkin' o' gum ewer tae Janet's brither's, an' ye'll come awa ower wi' me an' see Nellie. Od,, it's hard tae say whaur a blister may Heist; she's worth lookin' after noo, my lad." After some coaxin', Willie consented tae gae wi' him, for he had a saft side tae Nellie, and wasna ill to per- suade. On the road Dauvid wid stop every wee bit and ejaculate, "Strauchtin' boord for a coo ! Decency and Christi- anity !" and syne roar as if he was gaun into a fit. At last Willie telt him unless he'd compose ,himsela and' aleo not say a word aboot it when they geed tae the hoose,he wadna, gae anither fit. At last Dauvid promised. tae say nae - thing aboot it. e:r2 Wheu they got there, Willie was puzzled what tae dae wi' the boord, for. he had brocht it wi', hill, as it was a bit on the road hame. However, he got it smuggled in ahint the door, an' in they went. Willie got a hearty wel- come frae the auld folks. and a kind glance frae Nellie, so that he sune felt hinesel' at hame amang them. After they had got their dinner, and Nellie and Willie close thegither in the corner, wi' his hand in hers, the servant lassie cam' in rinnin' an' cryin', "0 mistress, wha's deed ? wha's deed ?" "Deed ! Losh, bless melassie,there's naebody deed. What maks ye speer tha . "Because I was ahint the door for the besom, and there' e a strauchiyin' boord there, and ye ken there's nae use for it unless somebody's 'deed." his time their.1 attention was By t drawn towards Dauvid, *ha was twist - in in his chair, wi' a face like a nor' - wast mune. At last heurst oot wi' a ii great roar o' lauchin', a' schreeched an' yelled until they t , ocht he was fairly gaen mad. After he was able to speak, he cries, "Oh, Willie, Willie, hare mercy, an' let me tell ' them, or I'll burst." Tell thane an' be hanged tae ye," says Willie, i.' the pet; '"as weel tell them the noo, for they'll hear o't at ony rate." Weel, after Dauvid had telt them the story, ye could hae tied them a' wi' a strae, and Willie himsel' caught the infection, and lauched as loud as ony o' them. • Measuring Heads. The London Medical Record sums up as follows the results of some very -iu• teresting measurements of heads by two French physicians, Messrs. Lacassange and Cliquet : Having the patients, elec- tors, alttendants, and officers of the Val de Grace at their disposal, they meas- ured the heads of 190 doctors of medi- cine, 133 soldiers who had received an elementary instruction, 90 soldiers who could neither read nor write, aed 91 soldiers who were prisoners. The in- strument used was the same which hatters use in measuring the heads of their customers; it is called the con- fornaater, and gives a very correct idea of the proportions and dimensions of the heads iu question. The results were in favor of the doctors, the frontal diameter was also much more consid- erable than that of the soldiers, etc. Nor are both halves of the head ; sym- metrically developed—in students, the left frontal region is more developed than the right; in illiterate individu- als, the right occipital region is larger than the left. The authors jaave de- eived the following conclusns from their experiments: 1. The heads of students who have worked much with their brains are much more developed than those of illitepate individpals, or such as have allowe'd their brainto re- main inactive. 2. In students tbe frontal region is more developed than the occipital region, or, if there should be any difference in favor of the latter, it is very small, while in illiterate peo- ple the latter region is the largest. —About this time of year city people are getting terribly anxious about the welfare of the country cousin. This anxiety and solicitude will grow as the season advances, and when they oan bear it no longer, they will pack up four children and ttao trunks and go and see about it. SMITH & WEST. la I?, I C M LIST FOR JULY. Good useful Dress Material $0 10 Good useful Black Lustre 10 Ladies' Parasols (Silk) 1 25 A very good Umbrella 25 Good washing Prints 05 Stripe Muslins. 07a White and Fancy Pique 10 Heavy Grey Lustre. 10 God Black Cassiinere. . 40 Hevy White Cotton 10 Heavy Twilled. Duck. 12a Good useful Shirting 10 Good Dress Linen 10 White Counterpanes - 1 00 Good All Wool Tweed 45 Extra Fine All Wool Tweed75 Very Nice Hemp Carpeting 12a Good Quality Grass Linen 09a All Wool; Debiege 25 All Wool Grey Flannel...25 A Lot of Sailor Hats 25 Good useful Black Velveteen50 Goorl. useful Black Silk. 60 Goo useful Colored Lustres 12i Goo Quality Checked Grenadine 19 Goo d Quiry New French Delaine 25 Use il Linen Towels. 05 Mu lin Curtains (long) per set60 Mos uito. 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Also that C clebr ted English ExcelSior Horse and Cattle ood. All are invited to come and get some f the Cheapest Goods in the Dominion. Don't f rget the place: G. AULT'S GROCERY, Main Street, SEAFORTH 591 KI D'S HARDWARE: RECEIVED DIRE T FROM MANUFACTURERS AMERICAN CUT NAILS, SP. DES, SHOVELS, FORKS,' OES AND RAKES, GLASS; PAINTS, OILS, ito A ND 11 ENCING WIRE BUILDING HARDWARE Of Every Description Cheap. EAVE TROUGHS AND CONDUCT. = ING PIPE Put up oi4 the Shortest Notice and Warranted. ecial inducements to Cash and P mpt Paying Customers. JOHN KIDD. I\TOW IS TI—IM Jury 18, 1879. DUNCAN &. DUNCAN, SEAFORTH. We are now Selling Goods Cheaper. Than Ever. Our Stock is Large and Well Assorted. The Goods are all New. Just received, Special Lines bought Very Cheap, which wp are Selling at about half their reg- ular price. COSTUME LINEN, CHECKED LINEN, SNOWFLAKE -LINEN Striped Costume Cloths in Browns and Blues. White Piques in one, two, three and four cord. White Marseilles. 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My buyr, Mr. Jahn Sonierset„ will be at Fgrtiondviile *very days and will pay cash for ail the good milling wheat that may be offeied. reamers -can rely on getting at bast Sealorth prices, Mr. Charlesworth will deallih. erally and reliably with all partite who may favor the milLs with their patmnage, I will ink. tura to guarantee satisfaction to all hp now give those Mills a trial. Particular attention given to Chopping, Gristing, orExthanging Flour for Wheat. AG.ivA6uRsmioneTtriAaGI. sEpran. THROUGH TICKETS TO WINKIPEO 0 NE Steamer per week wia call at Ittty_aelill Eaery Ihursday morning, and the tame Steamer will call at Goelerich, Kincarine, In erlturon, Southampton, Michael's Ba, Preva. deuce Day, Cockburn Island, Theesslon Rier, Bruce Mines, St. .Teseph'. Island, Garden River, and Sault Ste Marie. Far f.reight and. passage apply to 598 A. ARMITAGE, Agent, Seaforth. EXCHANGE BANK Of CANADA. IlltA.D OFICE, MOTREAL. CAPITA L, - - - - $1,000,000. DIRECTORSM. Gault,Persident; The. Carrerbill, 'Vise-Piesident ; A. W. Ogilvie,M.PP. E. K. Green, Thomas Tiffin, Alet>Bmitin, demea Crathern; C. R. Murry, Cashier eleo.13Errne Inspector. A branch of this Bank has been opened up in Brussels, where a General Banking business will be trneaeted. Notes of bend oiscounteds and Loans effected at fair business rats. A Savings Bank department has alio beec opened in connection with this, where deposito will be received fi om one alollar upwards, and interest allowed thereon. Drafts issued payable at per at all offices el this bank, the bank ef Montreal and the Federal Bank of Canada. FOREIGN AGETS.—London--The Allianee 13ank, limited. New York—Natioal Bank of Commerce Hehner's, McGowan dc Co., 63 Wall Street. Chicago—Union National Barak. Business /lours 10 to 3. Saturday, 10 to L 563 a01114 LECKIE Manager THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY SEAFORTII. ARTHUR FORBES, TT AVING purchased the Stack and nude of the 1-- Commercial Livery, Seaforth, from MT. G eorge Whiteley, begs to state that he intends carrying on the business in the oid. standoold has added sev al vain -able horses and vehicles to the formerly large stock. None but First -Class Comfortable Vellides and Good Reliable Horses Will he Kept. Covered and Open linggies and Cantte, and Double and Single Wagons always ready forme. Special Arrangements MadeWitit Com- mercial 'Men. Orders left at the stables or any of the hotels promptly attended to. SOMETHING NEW.. CHANGE OF BUSINESS FRIEL Ilse purchased the Stock end Baal - k -1 • nese of James Carpenter. JD UM" and will hereafter carry on the butiness heretofore canied on by Mr. Carpenter. He will keep con- stantly on hand a full stock of BOOTS AND SHOES Of ell kinds, which he will sell at prices suitable to the tunes. He is also prepared to turn out Ordered Work in the Neatest and Beat Style, and of good material. Fits guaranteed. Repairing promptly attended to. Being a practical workman himself and intend- ing to devote his perpenal attention to business, he hopes to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage. Remember the Place—Carpenter's old stand, opposite Pendergast's Hotel. 582 C. FRIEL. Paris Green, Hellebore, Pnre Lime Juice, sac. EGG EMPORIUM A Complete List of Dye Stuffs. Humphrey's Horticepathic Specifics, &c. HICKSON & BLEASDELL, Seaforth. TO THE FARMERS. • THE Subscriber hereby thanks his numeretts customers (merchants and -others) for their liberal patronage dui -in- the past 7 yearsouvl hopes by stiiet integrity and -close attention to business to merit their confidence ind trade in. the future. Having greatlj enlarged his prem- ises during the winter, he is now prepared teripay THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE For any quantity of Good Fresh Eggs, delivered at the Egg Emporium, - E MAIN STREET, SAFORTH. REAPERS AND MOWERS REPAIRED AT THE HURON FOUNDRY, SEAFORTH. A GOOD JOB GUARANTEED, AND AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. TERMS CASH. J. S. RUNCIMAN, PROPRI ETOR. POST OFFICE STORE, VVALTON. IONCE MORE respectfully beg 1' eave to return thenks to my numerous customers for their kind solicit a continuance of their fasoforaslfloaretsheerifputtiounres.. IAlaveajitivisatyraec patronage during the last 12 years that I have been doing business amongst them, and kindly oenivehad andLara g;ualnl daWssoeriluSeelnetete4 GROCERIES stctok of DRY GOODS —TEAS a Specialty—which, for quality and price, are the best in the County. A Large Stock of and Coal Oil, Hardware, Paints and Oila, Drugs, Patent Medicines, Bacon and Hams, BOOTS and SHOES—McPherson's make. Crocker, Glassware, Lamps in fact every thing required in a general store. Akk for what you want if you don't see it. Cash or farm produce taken in exchange. I would also intitaate to all parties indebted to zee for last and previous years, to come and settle by cash or note before the end of this month, or the accounts will be put -into other hands for collection. No farther notiee Neill be given. MONEY TO LOAN ON EASY TERT:18. —I am also valuator for the Dominion Saving gtd Investment Society, one of the bestloan societies in the Dominion. The above Society lOans mohey on gond farm security for a term of from three to twenty years, on the meat favorable conditions. LIFE INSURANCE.—If you want your life insured give me a call, as I am agent for the Sun Mutual Life Alieurance Company, one of the best Life In- snrance Companies in the Dominion, and conducted on the most economical principles. Do't for- get to give me a call. I am always attentive to business. Post Office and Telegraph Office in con- nection. Clover, Tiraeldry, Turnip and (Aker seeds On hand. R. PATTISON, WALTON. Wanted by the subseriber, 25 tons of good dry clean wheat straw. D. IX WILSON. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. TUE undersigned having entered into partner- ship, are now prepared to manufacture Plows, Wagons,Buggies, &e. By using first-class ma- terial and having all the work coining through our Own hands, we can guarantee a good. artile. l'artieular attention given to repairing, horse - shoeing and general jobbing, Mr. Barton hav ing had over thirteen years experience in ens ing mill picks, we will make that 'a specialty. Agent e 1 or Watson's Celebrated Agricultural Im- plements. REID & BARTON, Williarnson's old stand, Goderich Street, Sea - forth. 560 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. 111B. Ws J. SHANNON, Secretary and Trees- nrer of the et ove Company, will atteedet the QUEEN'S HOTEL, SEAFORTII, an Satur- day or eath week, from 2 to 5 etreck E M., for the inarpoee of transacting the butinees of the Compeny. All interested will please take ladies and govern themselves accordingly. JAMES KERB, President. W. J. SHANNON, Secretary. 585 R. N. BRE1F, SEAFORTH, Wholesale and Retail Deaer in LEATEZR stuf SHOE FINDINGS of Every Descripion. None but the Very Best Stock kept. Tenn moderate. A Trial Solicited. All Indere by meg or otherwise promptly filled. 4.ne R. N. BRETT 44 ter. 41 you nev yea thi gat the lug sho tre twi Jar inc wa -da vie tit ke th 3 „e.