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SANDIE 11140PHERSON.
. BY BOBBBT 117011aNANs
It was my privilege during the last
days of his strangely prosperous searear,
to see *good deal of the late Illi.Thomits
Carlyle --"True -ThOraas," as he was
affeotionately called by the generation
to whom he told so many grim truths.
I had gone to him as a literary aspirant
—one of the many who,. coining up
from Scotland to fight for fortune, oar-
ried, letters of introduction to the great
man. The nation delighted to honor
him,- and despite his dislike of :the
literary class- generally, he never failed
to flay a kind word to any young brother
Scot who sought hie advice. For some
reason or other he took to me, and
though so many years his junior I
became a freqUent vatitor at his honee,
and received a great deal of his con-
fidence.
IC was one winter evening as we sat
alone together in his study—that study
which was a eery Mecca to literary
pilgrims of all nations— that he made
the singular confession which I am
about tb place on record.
Let ine explain the matter, as far as
possiale, in his own words. I despair
of reproduciog the peculiar accent, and
the deep, pathetic elan.? of his voice—
which he preserved to the last—as well
as.certain eccentricities of pronuncia-
tion which I shall not imitate.
* * * * * *
'You think me a successful man, and
such, I arlow, is the popular opinion.
Well, maybe I have been successful
beyond my merits, which are small
enaggli, Lord knows; but lest I should
grew daft with my own self conceit;the
Lord sent Sandie Macpherson to keep
me humble 1
"It is a humiliating confession to
make, but almost at any point of my
long career, from the very beginniug,
the thought of having converted Sandie
would have been moregprecious to me
than the admiration of all thereat of the
world. Sandie,however,never believed in
me from the first. When I published my
first book my chief thought was, 'what
will Sandie Macpherson think of this ?"
and. when I heard the criticisms, which
cut me up like a haggis right and left,I
could have borne everything but the
thought of how he would gloat over
them down yonder, in Scotlaed. I was
sonnewhat consoled and a wee bit hope-
ful when, some years afterwards I pub-
lished my 'History;' for the critics,
knowing nothing of the Babied, praised
it to a man, and talked havers about
my industry, my originality and my
erudition. I cared nothing for the
critics, but I said to myeelf with a
smile, 'That's one for Sandie Macpher-
son at test.'
• "Perhaps you will be asking who
Sandie Macpherson is, that I set suck
store by his good opinion? Well, up
till at few nionths ago you might have
seen his name—tAlexander Macpherson'
as it was given baptismally— over the
front of a small giocer's shop in the
Gallowgate of Glasgow.
"Sandie and I were schoolfellows.
"We first met in the Seminary, and
afterwards we attended the High
School. As I mind Sandie now, he
was a wee, snaugenouthed, black-
aveezed laddie, with eyes like a hewk
and %stoop in the shoulders. From first
to last he was ever at the top of the
class. He carried away all the prizes
at the Seminary, and when he came to
the High -School, eunong lads twice his
size, he was the 'dux' of the class. Such
a meraory he had! It was won-
derful. lie could repeat the whole
Latin Delectus with his eyes shut, and
he knew the whole of Euclid, when we
were peaching over the .PonsAsinorunta
The Doctor himself was afraid of him.
As for nee, where he was dux I was
dunce. I had the taws nearly every
day from the Doctor, and ever and aye
while I writhed in my corner, I could
hear the ery, 'Alexander Macpherson
tell Thomas Carlyle how to construe
this or that passage in the Metamor-
phoses.' Sometimes, just to shame -11 s,
he was put at the very bottom of the
class, and then—Lord to see him hop-
ping from place to place like one run-
ning up a brae, and thou standing flush-
ed and triumphant in his old place at
the very top.
eSandie's father was a small trades-
man in Glasgow, and you may be sure
he was proud enough of his son. Sandie
was ever spick and span, he had the
best of clothes, and a silver watch and
chain given him by his "aunt 1m his
birthday. His books were like himself
—clean, white and neat, with no thumb
raarks or dog's -leaves to disfigure the
paged: He wrote a beautiful hand like
copperplate, and in the writing class, as
well as the rest he was facile princeps.
Well might he look with scorn on my
slovenly dress, my books all thumbed
and torn, and oil my handwriting,which
was ill to make out as heathen Greek.
Well might hebeheld up to me, as he
was, for at shining light and an example.
'Tames Carlyle, go out and wash
your face ; when will ye learn to be
tidy, like Alexander Macpherson?'
lTaxnas, your books are a disgrace; do
ye no' think shame when ye see . the
books of Alexander Macpherson ?"For
shame Ta,mmas, for shame; do you
ever see Alexander Macpherson sucking
black man in the midst o' school ?'
Tammas, your handwriting is an
abomination. *Alexander set him a
copy yourself to show him how a lad
should write.' These were the cries
ringing forever, in my ears. What won-
der if I grew to look on Sandie as a
superior beinge-to be gazed at with ad-
miration and envy, to be imitated with
awe and fear.
"it was just the same story - ivhen we
went to college.
"We met there on our former footing.
that is to say he distinguished- himself
as usual, while I watched him -from- a
respectful distance. Few words ever
passed between us., for we had never
been on speaking terms—either in or out
of school. But the relationship between
us was clearly understood. Sonaetirues
as he passed me in the street, wearing
grandly his red college gown and his
college hat, while I crept along with
my gown on my arm, he would give me
a patronizing nod, that was all. We
began Greek and moral philosophy under
the same professors. It was the old
story. He was the pet pupil of both.
He drank in learninglike his mother's
milk. From the first Greek to the
second and third I followed him labor-
iously—as a chuney fledgling follows
the flight of some splendid eagle whore
it seeks to emulate in vain.
"After we left college I lost sight' of
him for some years. I believe he Might
have received a bursary and gone to Ox-
ford, 'ibut his
his a tainme
him for trad
he hd. taint
took o pup'
deci4edto •
ture.
at one
thus
Glee
the
in
'The
day
to b
I en
com
buri
The
ether,
ts, di
, and
leted
teach
ry
proud as he was of
not Want to spoil
Ihdrew him befbre
is course. I myself
g, having not yet
fortune in liters -
ay, . ..a by sudden en-
asm. I wrote a long letter to the
ow. He ald on some question of
ay. It was p *nted next morning
tbe gi y of 1 e type, and signed
as Ca lyle.' It was the proudest
l my li e, but alas, it was destined
overol uded. Towards afternoon
red a coffees • op, and eaw in the
artmenit nex to me, ' his head
d in a newspa 'er, a human tfigure.
aper was the Herald, ?pen PA the
pagte containing m letter. I sat blush-
ing with all the pr de of 'fresh " blown
authorship..Pres ntly the face looked
up,i, nd I saW to •'y surpriao my old
echo Hollow San Macpherson. Our
eyes met, but his s ony orbs gave no
sign f recognition. Then he turned to
the aper again an smiled! Yes he
was eading Imy let er. It might as-
tonii tilt's') blio, 1 at it could not im-
pose 'upon him. T ere were Latin and
Greet quotations in it,and fiagments of,
mur&d philosophy ; thow ashamed I felt
of tbem as I saw them come nnder his
bale ul eye. He smiled spin, placed
down the paper, pathis reokoning,and
walked out of the shop without e word.
I we t honie a miserable mit,;. I might
pat n gran airs before the! tibiae but
one ian knew my- measure,
. ' 1 and that
man was Sa die Maopherso).t.
"I , was use arguing ith myself
n iik
that he,iau was an idiot; that al -
thou h he was glib at uptaking what
was aught him, he had neither talent
nor originality. The memory of those
earlydays haunted me like ft 8hadow.
"I am not going to weary
mysc.lf—with a history of in
sten les till I obnquerecl
on and—
literary
the book
tastE the agazine editor awl the
publisher, nd became a recognized
prod cer of he popular literary article.
Ye B pas d aw y. In the course of
time L ernigr ted to London atn the in-
vitat on of J hn Mi 1, the philosepher.
• The 'I inlet shed my first bOek, end as
I ha e told u it was a failure. I re-
triev d mys If by my second, which
was bout h If as good and xqt near so
earn et as th first. I still 14ad Glas-
nd Sa die I1acphersbp in my
when failed lor aucceeded, but in
of ti
gow
min
COOTS
mer
It
11
d dint
as 0/16
the r ressioe frew dim-
er. . •
fine day that John Mill,
returlii.ng fro the North whit
been lecturing on scene politie
spoke to me as follo a :
y the way, Carlyle. I at
ellow of yours inG1sg9
, indeed ?" I said, le
Li
shoot
'-A
blood
mom
16.4
trade
club
fattest
very
of yo
OS
e lee had
1 sebject,
t an old
"
ling. the-
nt.
mounling to my fe e ,en a
man earned Macpherten,a small
man and a, me ber of! the local
hich took me down. A prosy
,and sarc stic. He epaused me
uch with his dry re4iniseences
r schoo) days, land seemed greatly
astonished that • ythi had :leade any
mark gi the World "
"I f reed a laugh, but I fe4 hot and
cold aal over.
41 it
o you remember him ?" pro.
ceeded Mill. 'He remember e you won-
derful y. \ I
"I m not sure,' I retukeed with
carele sness. I believe therdj was a lad
of tha name in the class with me, but
I've almost foegotten him. iIt's—it's a
long t me ago.
'El pocrite that I was! Did John
Mill k iow I was lyipg ?
elle looked at me for some moments
with an amitsed smile, ae if he was
callint up some queer reminiscence •
and 1-1 could have brained him. Some
little time ,after Ithat John Mill and I
fell o t. He I wrote a criticism of
Buckl 's 'History of Civilization.' I
handl d the seine book next quarter,
and $j riled Mill's argument' a inside out
in no very comprmentary fashion.
Mill as a veil seusitive men, and a
while fter that he cit me dead on the
street. We made it ip afterwards, but
were iever the sarne1 as before. Till
the day of has death I never I gave him
any explanation. I ared no more for
Buckle or his argum nts thee for that
fie on he wall! B ckle, indeed—the
poor, Isilly, over -c =mod ' 'Cockney
gowk !j The real ca se of me attack on
John ti11 wee ang r and neitation.
•Sandh Macpherson, gain wasat the
bottor4 of it all. _.
• eA ear or so afte this I went down
to Glasgow on busin :ss. By that time
I had made a name lor myself, and Any
visit caused a stir i. the city. I staid
with tlee Lord Provo. t — a silly man,
with at sniggering ta te for philosophy.
After It few days 1 g ew very weary of
being]ionized; for early every day
,7
there as a grand d nner, and I was
bored to death with the admiration of
daft fo k of both sexe . One forenoon
as I w s wandering bout the Streets
lookin at the old he see and calling, to
mind he places I had known when a
lad, I meted down the Gallowgate and
saw the name of "A exander Maopher-
son" over a small gr Jeer's shop.
"Now I wee in a ympathetio mood
that day; the oontexip1ation. of the old
scenes and the thought of the kindness
of my countrymen, had tonehed my
heart, uad it melted suddenly at the
-Dame f my 'Old schoelfellow.' Could it
possib y be the same Before I knew
what was doing I had eritired the
shop.
"Ye , I was right. There: ta,nding
behinc the counter was Sande. himself,
older, grimmer, but neat aid clean
as usrl. As I entered 'he was
measu ing out a pound of motet sugar
for a, barefooted servant lassie in petti-
coat and short gown .
"'M. Macpherson ?" I said 'when he
had done.
"He looked up and ottr eyes met. II
saw inla moment that he Fepognized
me, bet his face remained, grim as
granite, and his eye was /,fi cold as
ice": 'That's my name,lhe replied.
i
'I sMiled and prepared to 1 hold oat
nay hand.
"'1 think we were sehoolmates to-
gether, My name is ' Carlyle, 'Thomas
Carlyle. Do you mind me?'
"He looked at me from head to foot.
His eyee rested on my old ,oloak, my
broad -brimmed hat, and he nodded
darkly as he replied:
"I naind. ye well enough. Can I
serve ye with anything.?" !
"Nothing thanks ; only I tyres pass-
ing, and I thought I hould like to re-
mind you of our old acquaintanoe.
"As] spoke Sandie proceeded leisure-
ly with this business behind the I counter
opened Its till and 10 ked int e it ; took
TH
down a, piece of loaf Burn and he- 1
gen breaking It into emell portion,.
He gave's sort of grunt 'is I finished my
address to him ana nodded again; then
after a pause, while I stopped hesitat-
ingly-, he observed quietly, surveying
- me critically from head to foot:
- ' "'You're staying up' In London, I
hear ?"
" 'Yee.' '
"'You're what they .cell a literary
man,. note ?" .
"
'Just BO," I replied smiling good-
naturedly, out feeling rather ashamed.
" 'Atweel," said Sandie reflectively,
as he swept up his pieces' of sugar and
put them into a large jar, 'atweelt Lon -
non's a big place, and they call it the
centre of oeevilization ;but,' here he
shut the lid of the jar sh rply —'Many
things please the folk in ,London that
wouldne gang down in Glasgow!' 1
. "Whet he meant I lcould haedly
gather ; it was a mereeneral reflee-
1
tion, but I felt somehow that it had a
persouat application. lot* pantie
ensued. I I stood awkwardly waiting ip
front of the counter, but itiandie did net
seem inelined for further roonversatioa.
At last feeling enebrefortable I detee-
vmientwed: to put an end, to the intee-
' J'll tvish you good morning,' I .64
sl
moving o the shop door.
" 5Go ci morning," grcinted Sandie,
not raising his eyes from iis desk and
ledger, tf) which he had j st gone. '
"'1 welked out of the shop, . indig-
nant at the man's imperturbabilitY.
Glancin ' back from tha pavement
saw San ie'S face quietl regarding mp
over hie tedger—and sm ng—jnst as it
had smiled when I saw him reading
my first 'effort in literatur . He certain-
ly,was cp'tiite irreconcilabl '
''Abut this period of ny career, as
you may , remember, I war particularly
severe iq my writings on the British
Palestine, and on the eoedid self con-
ceited, money-grubbing secularity of
the trediag classes in, this country. T
denouaced the hyttocrisies of Sodom
!and the, fleshpots of Gontorrah. The
press tock up my ory, told Palestinisro
had a bed time of it.
"Poo6diots, they thought I had e
grievance against society.' Nothing of
the kindi I was only tryieg to have my
revengeOn Sandie Macpherson ?
, ,
"For, wrestle as I might against him,
the man, had mastered me. Folk
might cempare me to Johp the Baptisb
preaching in the wilderness, they might
sty I had come to preach 'honesty tend
independence, pure living and high
thinkieg; to a rotten generation, but
'Sandie McPherson knew better. Sandie
saw through me. It was po use posing
as a great thinker and teacher before
him. I minded his words, smony
things please the folk in !London that
wouldna !gang doon in Glargow.' It was
humiliat'ng, to say the I least of it.
Th Much as I dispised the fellowahis at
titude of givincible etupidity was some-
thing Titanic. To the bedside of the
heathen emporer a slave used to come
each entwining, saying, Phipp remembee
you must diel' To my . bedside, for
many a day, came the spirit of Sandie
saying, fThomas Carlyle, remember,
you're a'' poor creature e and I know
it!'
"I thought to have my revenge or
Sandie at last, the day„they made me
Lord Beater of the University of Ghee
govt. 1
"More proud and exultant than yott
can think, I went down to ' my natal
city to deliver the rectorial address. 1
was an old man by this time and had .6 ,
great name ell over the world. Such;
a reception alitthey gave me! As I
stood in the la.tge hell, with the pro7
lessors and citizens around me, the
students in thousands cheering me, fine
ladies in the gallery nailing down upoit
me, I felt that I had reached the
height of Imo . ambition. I addressed
them like a man inspired. I spoke .4
my early pays, 'my struggles-, my fond-
ness foe the cmintry of my birth, and II
was in the middle of a splendid perora-
tion, when all -of a sudden I became
conseious ok a inan's face looking quietly
up at nte. _
"One man's face, in all that sea of
faces11 But I knew it only too well -1
grim, geld, hard as granite, yet with si
kind of pitying smile upon it — . whose
face could it be but the one I had
dreaded ell my life? The :words went
out of ray head and I ended feebly,
feebly,aittiug in my chair witha sigh of
relief when I had. finished, * The
next dey there- were columee in the
papers, and in the course of the long
reports something to this effect: 'At
this point of his discourse, alluding to
his earlyil aye in this city, Mr. Carlyle
was visib y affected. His emotion was
to witness, and. he almost
,broke down ; but amid the loud cheer-
ing of his enormous audience, he at last
concluded hie magnifipent addresea
'Visibly affected,' indeed te-and 'touch-
iug.emotion 1' , They little` knew that
my speech watt nearly reined by the
sinister influence of Sandie Macpher-
son. 1
* * * * * *
The great man paused, _half -amused,
half angry, at the remembrance of his
odd eeperience. Reaching out his
hand he took down a pipe from the
mantlettitice, filled and lit it, and
smoked for soroe miunter in silence,with
his sad eyes fixed upon the fire. I sat
•watching him reverently end wonder-
ingly. At last he broke the silence:
"I never sew Sandie again after
that. ! , •
-About ft year ago, however, an old
friend, a minister of the kirk, coming
on a visit from, Glasgow, Wormed me
that my terrace schoolfellow, who was.
one of his cengregation, had recently '
died. My friend had been with him
during hit last illness. I asked, not
without anxiety,if the pool; fellow had
still remembered me.
"My friend smiled.
1
" 'Oh yes, he remembered you well,'
he replied, 'and only a few- days before
his death ?Ate spoke about you.'
," 'Indeed! mid what did he say,' I
said carelessly.
"'Shall I give you his Very words?'
asked my friend laughing merrily.
"
" 'There() telling me,' he said, 'that
Carlyle has just written another I book.
Lord, minister, surely the world has
gone clean! daft What can folk see in
such a silly Bumph as yon.
"So Sandie p ssed, away,' concluded
the old philoso her, 'and now, whatever
happens te me, I know that my career
must be consid red a faller°, for , the
one dream of ny existence—to make an
impression on andie Macpherson—has
been rendered mpossible for ever."
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ame
ard,
good
li ed;
ome
half
dis-
par-
or
85
A re.R16,0
-2- sale;
lett, containing
cultivation
good frame
tion, also a
good frame
planted with
and bushes.
This place
the
e past, &
ness has bleu
intends le
to sell For
premiee,s or
GAR 1 EN
part el I ut
26 scree,
ana th
house eitla
wood is oeds
barns a d
the co oicest
Also greenhouse
has be , u
years, nd
a
don,
moving t
furt er
to Seat rth
FARM FOR SALE:
No. 6, Coecession it,
22 of which Ip qnder
balionce wood. T er
a stone cellar and o
and three wells,;
stable. This land
varieties of theft
16 by 45
.ed as almarket garde
' laige end profitabae
initially, The prep1.
enitoba,' and is deters/
particularapply ori
P.O. ALLAN HOBSON1
For
Hal-
is a
nda-
Also
s all
trees
feet.
for
red-
ietor
?
ined
the
774
FARM IN
dereigned
township o
burn, for s
about 80 o
of cultivation.
watered, and
all first Lelaes.
in the Huron
easy terms
business.
and about
gravel road
particularsi
premises t sl
RIM
offe
Millet'
le. T I
which :
Th
ander-,
Thi:
tract,
as the p
It is WI
the sam
leadin;
ddrees
W. E.
TT FOR, SA_LE.—The
8 his farm, eituated
, adjoining the village
e fann eontaitts 10t
re cleared end in a hei4h
wbole is well feucel,
zained. The buildings
is one of the "choicest
and will be sold cheap
oprietor wishes to roti
dein seven miles of S
distance from Clint
to ea.ch place. For
a (*Stance p.O., or apply
OLDWEI/L, Proprietr
—
RSMITH FOR SALE.'
8, Tuekersinith,
of which are cleared,
and in a good state of
large and comfortable
rns and ontbuildingre
ever fading wells Als
on the 8th coneessi",
well timbered. T C,
gether �r 'separately.
five miles of Seaforth,
,ay, and tt from Kipeen
Railway. These farms
le and easy terms. App
e premises or address
VID Mooes,'Proprietl.
in
of
acres,
farms
and=
re
aforth
a
.fa
o
u
' s
a
a
'
o
an-
the
Kin -
state
well
are
from
with
her
. the
778
For
con-
der -
ulti-
t one
arge
the
i con-
ove
hey
the
on
will
y to
Eg-
49
VARM
1-• sal
taining
drained
vation.
house, firs
orchard
north half
taining
farms will
are sitnateet
Grand -Trunk
the Great
be sold
the proprietor
mondville
IN
Lot
'00
well
1 There
an
50
on
soot
TUCK
11, concession
acres, 9
fence.
is a
class br
three
f Lot oj
4.cres, al
lie sold t
withii
Rails
1Veste1.n
Seasona
on t
P. 0. D
11- OR SALE
-L- Fruit
cheap and
buildings have
manner for
ating Business,
order, and
But as W.
thefirm of
monton,1 11
manently,
business of
particulars
the undersigned*
—The undersigned offer
Evapora or and Cider Mills fpr
upon e y terms of payment'
bee I fitted aip in a c
the cur1ying on of the Fruit
and are now in first-class min.
'a fine p. ying business can be
S. Rober on, one of the pal
D. D. ilson & Co has gone
orthwe,t Territory, to remt4n
the prop 'rty must he sold and
said fim finally closed up. Fol
lvvith ie..ard to said proper* abply
P. D. WILSON. Seatorib.
I
1 1heir
sale
The
m lete
v por-
-ing
done.
e s of
o Ed-
per-
the
any
to
, 762
S 4AF 0
1 .
WE are pleased t
" ' ducing the rol
in our mills here, o
faction throughout
farmers' exchange
our customers for
of late has materially
arranged to rnanufa
preseut new crop, a
uance of past - patronage.
,
well amo ..g out outeide
and weare able
these adeiantages wo
prices for grain, an.
to make Sealorth tl
would advise them
prices this season b.
mill feed, fine barre
hand at business prices.
Ishes for land 'imposes.
_
A.
T O. KEMP, Ma i
RTH MILLS.
intro-
sAtem
'il
! in!
4ontin
teke
IFIour,
tly
of
.1
pct.
, 771
tis -
land
ank
ieh
!well
the
With
ood
ers
i We
on
live
intimate that since
s and high grinding
r flour has given great
our entire local ret
trade, and we desire to1,t1
heir liberal patronage;w
increased. We ex
ture first-class flour fr
d hope to merit a
Our flour else,
shipping trade custpeners,
, sell at good pi -ices.!;
hope to be able to pay
shall endeavor withlot
e farmers' grain markt.
to carefully learn S'afOrth
fore selling elsewhere.
and land salt consta
Also a quantity.
W. OGILVIE &
ager.
iNrBELL'S ILLS, KIPPEN.*3
JOHN McisilEVIN,
Proprietor If these ell known and popnlar mills,
has now got .everything in firet-class werklin.g
order, and i prepar d to turn out an article
FA:MILY FLOUR which 'cannot
celled by an mill i4 the country.
G-RISTING DONE WHILE THE gAR TY
WAITS FOR IT. •
'
a :
'Flour exehanged for wheat. Chopping of eviery
description prornptly attended to. MOT and
Bran always on nand, and sold at the oWest
market pric s. Re either the popular
1
JOHN MoNEVIN, Kipprn.
•. .
PEBBtAR 2, 18S3.
AN INTERESTING EVENT. M. R. 00UNTE
pmamas••••••=a•maffil
To my Frien& and Customers in Town and Country.
4.
From this date until the end of January, I have determined to make
Sweeping Reductions in every Department,
Previous to my Annual Stook -Taking. I hate on hand at present
THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK EVER OFFERED IN TOWN,
Arid as a conclusive proof that I mean business, from this date I will offer my
goOds•at prices that will outstrip all competition, and afford my friends and. cus.
tonners
•
UNAPPROACHABLE BARGAIN&
The following are worthy the attention of every one looking for good value in
DIZMSS GOODS,
Black and Colored Silk, Black Satin, with Moires and Brocades to match.
Coetume Cloth, Serges, Velveteens, Black and Colored Cashmere.
LACES AND FANCY GOODS.
Our Lace, Fringe, Button, Cord, Braid and Haberdashery Department is
worthy of inspection.
MILLINERY.
• Ladies are respectfally urged to visit this extensive department, and become
satisfied that our great success in Millinery is well deserved. These goods are
sold at the lowest possible prices, and it is only through careful management and
watchfulness of the market that we can
SURPASS ALL OPPOSITION.
The balance of onr FLOWERS, FEATHERS, ORNAMENTS, and every-
tlaitigin Millinery Materials will be sold at cost to clear the balance of stook.
FURS. FURS. FURS.
Any one wantiug a first-class set of Mink Furs it will pay them to give us a
call, as we hold nothing but prime mink, made up by the best manufacturers.
tte° my $4 Mink Cap, worth $5; see my $18 Mink Set, worth 425. Latest styles
ii VIIr Caps, with muffs to match. We have'still a few set of Astrachan, which
vte!offer at reduced prices—warranted A No. L Children's School Caps, Boys'
Qaps, Men's Caps. Must be cleared at any price. •
•
MANTLES AND ULSTERS.
We have still a few dozen left, which we will clear out at GREATLY RE:
DUCED PRICES. Ulsters from $1.25 up—ladies' size.
WOOL GOODS AND SHAWLS.
Ladies' Jerseys, Wool Squares, Hoods, Scarfs, Opera Shawls, Leggings,
Chtld's Bootees, Capes, eto. A Dice assortment of Ladies' Shawls in Velvet Pile,
Grays and Browns; Soft all Wool Wraps, Tartan Wraps, Shoulder Shawls.
Immense bargains in skirts. Big stook in Ladies' Knitted, Cloth, Felt, Satin
and Alpaca Skirts—must be cleared. out at half price,
Ladies' Underwear at Your Own Price,
BLANKETS, FLANNELS, WINCEYS.
Large stook and great reductions in Bed Blankets, Gray Flannels, Plain
Wincey, Horse Blankets, Fancy Flannels, Fancy Wincey.
•
Tweeds, Mantle Cloths and Ulster Cloakings.
Now is the time to secure cheap cloths. Everything in Scotch, English and
Canadian Tweeds offering at lowest figures. Cloaking and Mantle Cloths to clear
at cost.
0.A_RPEri s,
' The balance of our Tapeetries, Wools and Hemps at unheard of reduotionst
Readymade Clothing and Gents' Furnishings.
Note my old prices. See my reductions. I am bound. to reduce the stock.
The remainder of my lot of Underelothing positively at cost prioe. Everything
in Collars, Ties. Scarfs, etc., etc., BELOW COST. -
1
BOOTS AND SHOES.
I offer the balance of the stook in this department at prices below competi-
tion. Men's Long Boots, Ladies' Misses' and Children's Shoes—all sizes and
Oyles. Note reduced prices—qualities the best. 1%11 assortment of rubbers.
GROCERIES.—In first-class goods we will n,ot be undersold—every-
thing fresh and reliable.
•
THOMAS KIDD,
Comer Main and Market Streets, Seaforth.
—THE LEADING—
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLE
(Opposite J. 8. Porter's Furniture Store),
Is the place to get
e
GOOD AND RELIABLE WATCHES,
te,
CLOCKS, JEWELRY
AND SILVER PLATED WARE,
•
All.6100d8 Warranted as Representa
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry re. -
paired and warranted to give eattsfact
tion.
M. R. COUNTER,
Practical. Watchmaker and. Jeweller,
WILSON'S
BLACKSMITH- SHOP,
CRANBROOK.
SOMETHING NEW.
A rnan who can cure contraction and
give better satisfaction nu bad feet self
general Ihorseshoeing than any man iii
Huron. Also maker of the latest style
of
CUTTERS ac SLEIGHS.
All kinds of jobbing done neat and
strong.
TRIAL SOLI CITED FOR SATISFACTION
R. Wilson,
786-12 CRANBROOK.
LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES
—AT—
LIVINGSTONE'S
SAW MILL,
Three Miles North of Blyth, Corner
Fifth. Conce,ssion, Wawanosh.
Mr. E. Livingstone has completely
fitted up his mill with the latest im-
proved saw mill machneery, and is pre-
pared to fill all orders on the shortest
notice, and the best of satisfaction
guaranteed.
•
Pine Blocking, Flooring, Dressing
Always on Hand.
S.,
Three Thousand Benches No. 1 and
five hundred bunches No. 2, at lowest
cash price. Also good Pine Lath al-
ways on hand.
785-12 E. LIVINGSTONE.
NEW LIQUOR STORE.
We take pleasure in announcing te
the people of Seaforth and surrounding
vicinity, that we have opened out a
NEW LIQUOR STORE,
Comprising the Choicest Brands of
Nines and Liquors, selected and bought
from one of the leading Wholesale _
Houses in the Dominion.
OLD PORT WINE
From England.
DRY SHERRY AND CRAPE WINE
From France.
Madeira and Marsala sacramental Wine
horn. Spain—warranted pure.
D. K. AND HINK'S HOLLAND CIL
Mountain Dew from Scotland.
GUINNESS' PORTER
Bottled by Burke from Ireland.
CARLING'S AMBER ALE
'Old Rye, Malt & Superior Whiskies -
From IL Walker & Son, Windsor.
Hennesy, Mairtell, Jules Robin
Brandies.
------
All those liqUOr8 are _specially selected for me-
dicinal purposes and family use. Also several
other kinds of liquors, which we hope trill Om
every satisfaction to our customers.
Remember the place, two doors south of Rob-
ertson's Circular Saw.
KILLORAN.
•
- e
FEBRIJAI.Y
•The Mother's 1I
stsil softly ern& the Ali
For & soul has poured. ill
And, all that's left 011 lot
IS the cold and. lifeless
Hours isla she blown of
• But now that breast is
AseTeetts ..4em the tree of
Distils its heavenly
To beel those brGkenbeti
Around the bed of dea
And softly whispers P
'Tim 1, the 8avidar ialtl
But who can paint that
'Twould ts.keau Angel's
The aged pilgrim bowed
Amid the group she sta
As one by one these chil
-Their last farewell and
From lips that now grew!
And hands upraised to
The father bows olerwbeiri
Tears flow like zummere
A resignation bileyed witi
fleiineet bis loredftga
Not lost, but only gone be
A God -lent gift resigned
eairn arepaieseence meets I
My Master's will is ininl
But, harkl amid those eel
Theist the .vOice nl pray
Father take home thy well
The victor's -crown to
Take Thou her hand, deal
That Heaven -bound spi
Safe through the shadow
To Heavenly mansions
'Tis done, she bears her
Death's bitter throes m
The Mastees come and Cl
She's gone, and all is p
Egmondville.
"Tie eaee appointed. ahe
• The corahat's o'er, the*
And now her witness is ol
And now her record's in 1
She leaves the world wit
rfriitoerrndosweste
STao7ehlealor tthh:i Le
And to the mourners pro,
The hour of her departat
She bears the voice that
At length, Obl Lozd, he]
1117 servant now has die
GraietiE
Botanicall—“Oh,
girl exclaimed while,
comet "how trauscem
ana rapturously precioe
ike to study botany,"
—Said Dinati to /
were taking a toying pi
bo hew do you thak
till most happiest?
you "said. Sambo, '
altogedder how dey en
„ "The first birdI
said an Ira& sportsnia
pine. I tied him nil
and shot lahn with a b
'first time I hit him I
the second time I hit
place'evbere 1 missed
iiiii—e*.
Very large Oaiiforr
town; it looks well e
but is very expensive
lady ask, "How much
"Sixty cents each,"
keeper. "Will you ta
not used at the dinne
-we're not in the habi
kind of thing." But I
for show, only for sho
pears.
clerial gentle
*hopping in the Main
mormng, and having 1
put in her -sleigh was
out paying, until sto
Somewhat annoyed, s
. know who I ara? I a.m
4`Can3 help that, mu
"you can't have the
• paying for therci 11 yo
—A. Yankee paper,
*veracity,- 13820 that
Hampshire Went out
this pring —he saw
sittirtg on a branch of
he deopped a ball -
fired; The ball split
closed up and caught
birds in it. He -SSW
Etn, and he festened
and -1-ed; out the b
fell into the liver; h
t and brought it ash
them there were thr
and in his boots we
idled&
Marn
Men and wome
Parker, and especiall
• not know that it take
completely two hea
=oat loving and w
nature allows no told
• elope very gradually
the summit of life.
a frattion of us at a t
A happy wedlock i
love. I know young
belongs only to brow
round crimson -cheek
its beginning, just as
ton begins at Bos
goldeu marriage is at
the bridal day knows
Youth is the tassel
love, age is the full c
in the ear. Beantifu
love with its propbe
purple, and gold, wit
that &TO tO come. ,
e evening of love, with
bra -noes aed its r
towegd; heaven as w
Young people m
- in temper and gene
ench a marriage is go
- They do it instinctive
does not say, "My bl
be wed to blue, and
tequires to be a lit
somewhat of duln
When theta opposl
be wed, they do not
thinks the 'other just
- Old people neve
posites, they marry
from calculation. E
rangements is very
long journey these
- out of the way a gr
both will charm the
and by and by they
the place they will g
they will go by and
The man will be ao
being assooiated wit
ty unlike himself, a
nobler wotaan for h
side her, that seeks
dermas sad supply
lacks, if the diversit
and there be real p
th.eir hearts to begi
- The old bridegr
shorter journey to.
- himself with one
feet and coinplete
as perfect as perso
and women. are m