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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1885-03-27, Page 2s 7, asess - TOE *1.U.40N. EXPOS mommOmm ITOR. WEENIE'S . -WHIM • CHAPTEROCXL1Continue .) • "Do you Wieve Whet I say ? , When I lie downat night I am so happy that I cannot sleep; I can hardly siy my prayers sometimes, I want to sin them instead. Think of Emilie and I having our wish and living in our own c ttage ! Will you come anl see us ther, , dear, you ruid Molly?" "Na, Miss Que nie ; I hop not. • Listen tee me, my aerie. Thee, my pipe is out, but never mind, som how I can't smoke it; to -night. Suppe e you were rich, very rich, .Miss Queenie, how • about the cottage then?"' • "Suppose that you were talking,non- sepse," she returned, laughing. I h Do you know I have learned to make bread and to cook, and to mend, and tc iron, and to do all sorts- of useful thinge. I • mean my cattage to be the cleanet and the prettiest in Herhaw. There is quite a lerge garden, only it was grown, aver with rank grass, butCaptain Fa • cett and Mr. Clayton have had 4td up. Weenean to plant beans and pe and all kinds of vegetables; but I sh have roses and mignonette and r windows." "My dear, you ' must listen to me; never mied about the cottage just now. What did I say to you, alearie, about . the mysterious dealings of it'rovigeiice ? • Things happen sometimes that We 'never e, ected. - What were you saying, my - d arie, about being the richest woman Carlisle?" The old man's manner was so singu- • 1 that the girl gazed. at him in aston- ment. Suppose something strange had happened, Miss Queenie," he continued • nervously, "and you were to wake up one morning' • say—and fiiid yourself a - rich lady; what should you say to that, my dearie ?" "I—I should be sorry, I think. Oh, Caleb ! what do you mean?" she im- plored, roused at last by his agitation. no ; don't say. that, Miss Queenie, dear, it is tenipting the good "Providence that has turned his hardheart • and made him restore to you and that precious lamb fourfold of what was due to you h1 was sick and ye visited me.' There it is my dearie, and the blessing has come back to you again* when you - least eipected it.' • " Caleh,I cannot bear this,'' exclaimed the 01, turning' suddenly !very pale. "Do you see how you are trying me? Is there something I ought to know, and • that you are trying to prepare me to hear, something about Mr. Calcott and Emmie ?" "Nay, nay;.not about Emrnie." "About myself, then ?" "Ay," patting her hand 'tremulously, "about yourself, Miss Queenie, dear, You have wake up this morning a rich woman.' Mr. Calcott has left' you all his money. _ " 0h4 Caleb ! o l"—Queenie's voice most to a cry,—" not to me, arely ! You must mean Emmie, is. his niece, not ; I am nothing w - ug [ your words now. 'it- must be so dread - as, I ful not to; want love, to be able to dc.- all ,without it.' Chia, child, what posses - he sed yen to say such words to the? "Well, you are wrong, Caleb will be me, the poor - fellow has 'a heart, and if I mistake not, you tear or two when you hear have 'gone, Do. you recollect reproached me the first tinre ! Though you were dying of you, said, you -Wou)d not crave y,' You told me that I had I hard sneering •words ; that I ing to help you, in your bitter. at I was leaving you, 'young E: ctly so, the terms of the will are bindin There is to be no partition or deed gift to any other person' during your lifetime. There is a small sealed paper addressed to you, which Mr. Caccia gave into My hand, and which you had better read at once; it may throw s me light on his conduct." Quee le took the pa:per. It was written in a feeble, almost illegible, hand, nd was not eas to decipher,. the beg ning was strangelyabrupt. ve told you that I have no mice , ' must wash my ands of the child." When a man has taken an oath upon hi lips it is too late then to talk of repe tance. But I Can trust her to Frank iylarriot's daughter. Mind, girl, I say let I can trust you, and a deed man'st net is sacred. " My money is my own to do with it as I Will. I have no relation in the world, for the child is nothing to me. Do yop remember telling me that you were wary fer me, that no one would shed tear i over my grave?' I can recall - t -t 11., • rose a surely, • Minnie to him. ' " Ah bittyou ministered to him like a daughter, you wei-e not turned from him by his hard words." But, I was cruel and left .him alone in his sufferingsel never cam back even to wish him good -by. - I lfaxe been thinking of myself, not him, all this time. - aieb, I can ,aiever take his money ; it belongs to Minnie ; I can Deem: fraad Emmie." And Queenie •leaned her heed on ;her old friend's shoulde and burst into a perfectpassion Of tears. - Caleb stroked her hair gently. "Hush my pretty, there is something like five thousand a year, all in, safe investments. But the lawyer will be round here pre- sently and tell you all about that. He has left me an annuity of three hundred a year in return for fifty-five years of faithful services. Think of that, Miss Queenie ! You Might have knacked Me down with a feather when I heard that." " Yes ; but, Bennie," She sobbed. "I cannot defraud Mamie." . . "Bless you, Miss Qeeenie .dear, you are not defrauding the poor innocent. :If the meney had not come to you it would 1 ave gene to some hospital. a farthi la of his money? No doubt 1 . Have you forgetter' his vow that his sister en I her child Should never inherit 0 he eepe ts these ash words cif his, and he means you to take care of Mamie a ed give her the benefit of his wealth." "Are TOn sure; quite eure, that he meant that r •, * " Positive and certain, My pretty." "And do you not Ithink- :I shall , be wren to aecept his bounty for her -. „... __ . " Sitre y not. It would be quar- relling 'w th the dispensations of Provi- dence." - . 1 "1 fee . so appresSed," cried the girl, laying h. r hand on her bosom; "there is a w-eig t here as though I were sorry and not , lad. If he had given me a little I c aid have taken it and have: been thee kfal e,but so much crushes me, son 'el , t "How about the cottage now'?" inter- posed C4eb, locos*, trying to ,tally her, but She stopped hiin with quiVering. tills. , . ' ' Huge; I can bear no mote, not toe night. Oiel you say the lawyer was' Coming? Let me go away for a little; I feel sick • nd giddy,and I eyeett to undere stand it. IL" - " Then ran away, my deaaie, and I will scud for pelt when he comes, there's a bit of a letter or a paper that he wants to give t yea." . "She i ae cola and white as a bit of marble ; I woader what's come to the pretty creature," he muttered, when he was left alone. "She is not heart -glad; I can see that. ' She has a scared look in her face as though she had lost her foothold, somehow..", - _ • Queenie had regained her calmness by the tune the lawyer had made his ap- pearance. She listened to his explana- tions and instructions silently hut with eompoeure only her compressed :lips pad: aos(41 locked hateds showed. the strain of feeling tuider the- quietude of her men, er. . 4 "Five that is when he Yes, in the fur Wee will _ think. the plat There are yenta, an morrow into deta "And • benefit ?" thousand a year, you are sure e eum mentioned," she said', aused once. oree property Mel investments ds, consols, and various sectir- ' ld about that sum, I should he furniture is to be sold, but and valuables are yours. various legaeies, to old ser- a pension or two, but to - ie can gc more particularly IL . -tisll toij my, own use and sorry for faithful will she that I how you saw you hunger,' my_bcnin given yo was refit strait ; t and sing e-hancled, to fight in this cruel _ world.' Girl, those Were bard words to haunt , a (lying man's pillow. • Well, welt, I!an dyine, and V know you have forgiven Me, though I have a- wish to hear you say it °nee ; but I know you forgave upe when you gave me that kiss. ,Ale I ha -e not. forgotten 'that. I am leaving, y u all my money,think of that!I to •FrankU Marriott's daughter ! It has- been a curse to me, miud you turn 'i into a blessing. •-Remember that I trust the child Ito you. Perhaps in the many mansions but there Emily was a. saint and I' amla poor miserable shiner. The child Wilke her mother, so` take care of her. If Emily and I meet—but there's has suffered knowi g—I shouldlike to ell her the child ha suffered no wrong ; ,in the many mansions there may he 'roam for Andrew Calcott, who -knees. • There, God bless you. God bleSs you both. I am getting drowsy and Must sleep," but here the letter broke. ,off abruptly. " I found , him exhausted with the effort -of writing," observed Mr.Dunca,n, tureung • his _head away that he might not see Queenie's agitated face, 1" he mede me peal it up in his pre ence, and then begged us all to leave hi . • Li the morning the nurse found him hang as you have heard, with his face to the light, helad been dead some hours. I was quitei struck with the change in him when I' went up; he looMed years younger. Ther was a smile pn his face and all% ' lines seeined smoothed awey. He had b en a greet sufferer 11 his life, and that rimade him something of a , mis- anthrope.' . , " Yes,-, yes ; no one understood hiM„ and even I was hard ;upon -him.", returned ueenie; barstingInto tears again. h, why had she ' forgotten him? Di h she .know that the dead hand would have: been stretched mit to her with a blessing in it for her and the child? ' • r..111APTER, QUEENre8 WIM1. " She knew not -what was lacking Knee,- pot until it came, [ She gas -relit the name of friendship. , Rut that was -not its name. , • - And the truth could not he hidden • From her own clear -seeing eyes, s . When he name her WM heart whispered, • - An.dlw sispered top, be -wise.' "- • . —Ise Craig -Knox. • The stew n had wholly ceased, but a feve sna, h s of - summer lightni4 still played o , he ragged edge 6f the clouds, when Quee re at last bade her old friend _good night and went up to her little room, 'to kink over the bewaderin events id tie day. The an was still oppressed imd sultry: - The white slabs of stone in the mason's yard shone dimly in the darkness; the wet ivy scattered a shewer ol drops on the girl's uncover -1 ed bead 6, 'she leaned out, as though gasping fo air: • A faint perfume of saturated (zees anl drowned lavender' prevaded e telything. A:We-gray moth. trailed his leaggled wings feebly across the sill. T le dark -scented air seemed full of mysie-ry and silenCe. , Queenie hands and 1she was t . "What ha More sorro how have I -to do With . -to me r sh ,and over a leaned her head upon her rind to, think, ,,but in reality o numb and bewildered. happened to me ? why am I than glad . about it -all? deserved it? and what any I 11 this wealth that has conic, kept saying to herself over • ,111 in. A few hundreds would have sent her beak rejoicing and triumphant. A modest competency, an assured income,. would have lightened the whole burden of her rea young hear it wOuld no for the time it. " Give m onability. and made" her happy; but all thin wealth'.! be too muck to say that she was simply crushed by neither poyerty nor riches ; if I don% pick up a rick wife for myself one of these days." h "What, you would onsent to live on your wife's oney ?' returned his 'brother with miface of disgust. "You would help yourself o t of her ,pocket, in order that you might - eat the bread of idleness? A ice manly' notion that." REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 110USE FOR SALE. --For sale cheap, a com- fortable and well finisheddwelling in Sea - forth, on halneesa Street The house contains seven rooms, with cellar,' hard and soft water, stable,and all other necessary conveniencies. There is legood garden. -Terms easy. Apply to R. C MMON,seatorth. 868 .teplied Ted aulkily. " I thought this pR PERTY FOR SAL oultiv CI; This land, i "Why should a an be bound to containing aland in ll work for both if he doesfl - not choose ?" Was an enlightened- a rights would entitle th helpingto be bread -w euch, a long face, G tnarry any hl, if. sh with gold unless I I mean to invest den"tity. don't think I c tild. ever fall love with a, rich woma '" was Gart emphatic answer. " believe I a peculiar on this ponit. If 1 ever mar ray wife must be depen ent on me, n I on her. Why, one .o the chief plea urea of matrimony mus be to bully your wife, sometimes, just to see how likely she takes it; bu if she has all the pounds, shillings, a id ence on her side, she might turn d and bully. m and thet the m to the honor nners. Don't pull rth ; I wouldn't were weighted liked her; only affections pru- in h's in ry i ot_ Well. Convenient to schools and churches. It 4.—For Sale cheap, a Vega- of Egmondvile, ell- fenced and fit for situated on the 2nd Cone ssion ef Tinskersmt h, adjoining the mill property, and is really a °twice lot, and is well adapted and conveniently located for a retired farmer or market gardener.- The land is all first class and is seeded to grass. For further par - fielders apply to the undersigned, Eginonds mile. QEORGE BA'LE. 891 • , le the east half of Lot 21, Concession 4, L.. 1:11" Of I* TUCKERSMITH F,011, SALE.—For .;ia, R. S., Tuckersmith, containing 50 acres, 45 .of . Whichare cleared and free from stumps and we derdi hied.' The farm is ;well fenced. There is a new 'frame house with stone cellar, also a good !mine stable and log - bean, and a rood spring " Garth,• how can you -be SQ absurd ?" all the poe er," he continued in his dull, 1 I should like my wife, provided , I ever rake in Cathy. "You s e; a -husband ought to have helf-serioue- way. "The threat of with- . °Wing a new dress would reduce any . oman to e state of abject submission. h venue vhick is not likely, ifyouare 7* --- g ing te be so. extravagant, , Cathy, I s iould like her to coax mid wheedle me out of all Ler ribbons and fineries ; but iii she could den -land -a check for a new silk dress I whenever she liked,—' I should tit. nk you to , remember., Mr. Cllayton, who it is that brought you all that motiee, ,'—why what a fool I should feel !" , • • " Langl , do you he e• him !----when he pays all our bills wit' out looking at . a J. a single its • "Air, but you are no d ar, that makes all the maaculath creature wh • my regard is rnarryii Why," fini • glow of strcU Must deet win aeniisngd,e(p)f.c thing." • Hew well' versation ! neture of the man,—hs sturdy inde- . • pendence,h1 pride and love of authority lust be mad g a man lied Garth, ng feeling 'o oy • the ver things not to feel that your prope ndent upon • ou for every- apply . the la i • 11 d vu, my wife, my. difference. The. perts in I honor with Burn aware that she hens is wit 'in 6 miles of Seaforth, and five from Bruce - field, and fopr from happen, good gravel roads leadin r to each place. For further particulars apply on the premises, or to MRS. CHARLES' CART Seaforth P. 0.. 809tf _ F A TE FOR SALE.—Foi sale, the East half of Lot 6, Conceasion 12, Hallett, containing 50 acre. it is a corner lot, with a blacksmith shop on the, corner. The. land is well fenced and drained and in a good state of cultivation. There are abut -three acres" of good hardwood 'bush. Sprindi Cre k Funs through the lot. A good box- iTnhgecirer 's it good bank barn and log house. A hard: .Cherehes and School convenient. A pos thee' and store adjoins the lot. It- is situat d within six miles of Blyth, on the Lon - dons, Siren .&-rBruce Railway. For further par- ticulto apply to the undeisignedrun the' prem- ises, 'cto Harlocky„ 0. THOMAS AMOS. . 885 ARII IN McKILLOP FOR SALE.—The south 5, acres of Lot 20, Concession 13, 4,5 acres of Whiehatre, cleared, free from. stumps, and well underdirained. No better and in the oounty. 11) Is 'situated about half way etween Seaforth and f Brusse,s. It iil wellfenced4 • There is a log -house and a ,00d frame barn and frame stable and shed and a godd orchard planted With apple, pluirariear arid cherry -trees in- good bearing order. 11 It is one and a quarter miles east from Lead's. ry. Apply to ROBERT MeMILLAN, Lot 33, Cot ession -3, MeKillop, or to Box 165 Sea - forth • 0. 834 ; , . SE AND LOTS FOR -SALE. IN THE OWN , OF SEAFORTH.—The above pro- , b, longs to the estate Of the late Bernard s ,nd consists of a story and a half frame en id two, lots, on Mill Street, in Jarvis' HOt ith a hobby. eSe uarrvi with a sudden withi his face, it and 'nature and turin to cyjif the town of • Seeforth. The house is ew and' is, in excellent repair. It is n wo minutes walk of the railway station s onvenient to all the principal manufac- g nstitutions in the Own ; also four qnar- r lots an the same survey. The whole rt, 7 will be sold cheap. For particulars t THOMAS DOWNEY, Esq., Executor of t Bernard Burns, or to P. S. CARROLL? to , Seaforth. 889 Queen e lees, e this con - How trulyit spoke th -alSo the ten( erness that (tied to shield and protect. : . barth alw 'at' for what was dependent m • ineself-reliance seldom lea ueenie's inde- pendence w• g to circum- stances; she ninded ahd°yet ys cared: in him ; fer.ni sed . hire; simply' Ow was -strong- n ,.. self-asserting ; her • force of • ,will Per fur her particulars app y to the Proprietor, seldom came, to the surf cc. In -every- JAMES -SPARKS, Hensell P.10. • . 900-3 - da life, aiming those 'isrli'• loved her,she i - • - w s singula ier subrrifis've and yield- r AL placed impli it ,trust in I ink, and horn e th in Ia, waythathad touch heart.. . , And . a bitter rcll mind now i Garth evm had in -e -stray 'take te br in Qu 'VAR FOR SALE.—ForSale being north half - Of Lot 25; Concession 5, in the township. of Hay, taining 50 acres, on which there is a good be ring orchard, 2 spr nk wells, and frame house cis d barn.. Forty-three acres of said land is in a - pod state of cultiyat on, the saMelhaviiig been ne rly all ploughed in the fall, and free of stumps the balance of' land s under good bush: - It la onveniently situate to schools and ..chtirelf s. It is within thr and one-half miles of Hens 1.1 and iiippen..; R son for selling land ; is °Win( to sickness in th family, and the in-- teation f going out west fel change of climate. rst- she 'had Clayton, 4 him to the ecticin crossed her s go.d to her ; he utiles Er her under his proe geatEes g lie -i' much ild he not lose HARD'' e • was rich ? coldly' he had talked of a certain ol friend of L4gley's, a.; young hei ess, who had' lately. settled some miles rem lispsha*. Langley' had • once or t vice proposed it Garth had (:)1(.11. hr''Pature," she is not nice, and so TABLE VAII-M BRO -The subscriber offer 100 acre., being Lot 11, Con about 99 acres cleared and • There on the premiseci .outbuilc ings and. good ore andin good state of church and school a ijoining the said kit. It • Situated 6 mu Bayfield, 6. from Zurich, 7 from Kip. 3J from Varna. Terms $1,00Q down, balance to suit p irehaser. .Po session -day of March, 188 Apply o WM. ICK, Bayfield P. 0 75-26 F.KTY FOR SALE. for sale, his farm of cession 11, Stanley, free from etemps. ;stone house, frame hard. Well watered tion and • was , showi therly kindness.'. We -est in her •now s enie rem mbered how drihing over Ito see her b always negatived- the not Caroline is such 'a • g Langley 'would ' say pre, y, but ' thoroughly bei t." ' • -, - . - - " hen go over, by all •means, arid see en, my dear; but I 1 iust ask you to cuse me from among)" -flyingyon," An when Cathy had - pr '.e(1.. him, he heel corned put out and 1.0 _rmuttered thatle had something bet 'orto do than to r after girls all day, es ecially when the. were heiresses.- i . eenie 'thought' of all , this.' with a centin .dismay and 1 nithig of heart. She as an heiress herself and he dis- lik heiresses., Perhaps,'' hen he knew that, his mariner would Ch 'ngeiie would bee l' e cooler- more - al stant. -.. How eoulc she Vdr ,bring.) her elf to bear that : .. . , • Th thought of the . co tage - became eve moment • dearer. . I. e Was fur- niski mit. her her now. H and Lang- ley,h d beep up to ' the s le, but the whol business had been k pt a secret troM her: , . . . • "Ton know you are to 1 :ave all these de is ta :me, " he • ha 1 . remarked • casually on his . returii. ,tieenie • was quite aware. how . often Cathy . 'Would cam' out from , these interviews veep She lad a notion once or te • ice that. the round -eyed and mysterious and with an air f importa',nee that am set! Queenie. -dusters in for the, use hureletStile inquire the e they were ' And., then, her work? ardensi had he Heesha* pile of new towels, and Langley's basket was. not of the inhabitants of 'House, but she dared not truth. Was this pleasant surpre planhing , to be in vain? feed me wit food convenient for me." agale, 1111s she not bound b Queenie, as well as Gin Clayton had The vicar and chin elm 1 ever loved t mat prayer of the wise eigur elected her as mistress of If she Could have chosen her lot in life' s school, was she not bound to fulfil it would ha, e been in some such words her (1:uties.until the .vacan• y could be as these, lo have sufficient but not too filled ? much, was the ery sum and substance •Qeeenit's young head and of, her wiSh s. Now a et aug sense of, trouble and, loss oppress&l hem-. Her Plans for the Mare were strangely disturbed; amoral earthquake had -shattered her airy maids, and she was looking .motirtifully at their wre Her cottage- end her work, Must he relinquish both? Were Emmie's7 chi dish notions iuf happiness to be frustrated also? aeould rather be the schoolmistress at Ilepshaw than the rielieet 1 dy arlisle. .'How- pas- sion telie sl e had said those- words ! and et she had meant them from her very heart. And then, with a sudden sharp pang, she rememb red that it was one of Garth Clayton's pe uliarities to dislike. riches in women. A certain conversation that had passed between him and his brother occerred to her with painful vividness. ' One of Garth's school friends had. just married a wealthy widow. . What a lueky fellow yoting Mus- grave is !" Ted had grumbled. "He was never a 'fellow for work, and now he need not do another- stroke a busi- ness for the reniainder of ,hia.life. See in a ; regret, pride, p yet pain, eachin turn pr " at shall I -do.? what do ?" she kept repeating, am at, on glee, But .wha, if Al heart were easure and 'dominated. ught I to d then ali cc a look of amazement almost of crossed her face. „" have it ! ill it do ? will =it be i ght ? ! will Caleb say. -And hen if he, . Clayton found out, w uld he not think it childish and whims cal to the last degree ? • B t I can't hel it, I must haeelbreathing t me aed a li nesafirst." When Queerd elusien slid laid tie happi- had reache( this con - her head on the pillow, but it,was not easy to still he • throbb. g puls s , , for almost the first t rue in h r healthy young lie sleep entitely forsook her. The morri gsun was ooding the little chamber, t le birds we •e, twitter- ing and phi,piiiig1 themselves among the ivy, eforeet beef forgetful ess sealed her senses. A c nfused dr -ca n followed. She thought ' she was stan ling on p. lonel7 sand 'ha ik, when s iddenly it chain ed- to shifting gold neath her feet, he felt herself sinking and _cried out to some one to save he , and she e (Continued on Third P ge.) 004 GRAIN AND GRkZING FARA' FOR SALE.—For sale, behg Let 2, Conic ,ssion 13, Hull it, containing 150 ere -s, 130 ofi -hich are cleated; balance well inbcred with hard- wood. ,'uperior sell, well underdrained and workabl with any machinery, 28 acres ,s eded 'ter grass A never failing .spm-ing creek through the back end. Theme are two log h4must, -triune b rim, large -shed and• 011ifortable ho for stoeli • ood ireara is ore lard and three veils Six and ase -half miles &mil Blyth, 10 froin Sea forthaat d e distance sem Brussels. One,, mile from m school and postoftice. Churchet .Aasy. con- venient: Terms -eApply to J. AL R- DYCE, 1 arlock P. 0. 9tf 'runs VALUABLE F,ARM FOR SALE.—Being coin - posed of narth . parts pf Lots number 58, 50 and 60 in the ist Cone &non of Turnberre containi g 110 acres, more o . less: It is situated 21 -miles from Wroxeter, -5 i dles from Gerrie, 7 . miles from Brassels on the f- ravel Road. There - is a Soho 1 within a few rods. - Forty -01.0 of the land is chopped ready fo clearing, ,20 acres swamp rood black ash and cedar ; the balance throughhardthe farm.Ease ° - re , Theis as sp °lig - creek rum ning tem-insi of . apnea. Title pei ect. Pilee S2,500. I Apply to JAMES DREWE .Hardware Merchant, BrusselSror to It. B. DU& ION, -Saw Mill, Wroxeter. • I 888 ------ --I A M FOR SALE.,--Fer.sale, Lot 10, ofo hes- ion 3. Hulletts'containing 86 acres ; (38 acres' .leared and in a good state of ellipse ion : the bi hisiee is well timbered. The farm is well unde -diainedand feneed. it. is mostly seeded to gri .s. There ra•e on the preniises a nee f anie house an um ain with stabling- uncloilnoath. -A branch,' of the Maitland River runacro s- acrs, the back end of the lot making it ;an excellent graz- ing farm. There is also an orchard. It i situa- ted sum miles from Setae; th ; and five fron Olin - ton, With school ' and churches cone nient. Terms easy. For fin ther particulars apply to the miclers'gned on the premises or to Clinton 1'. O. WM. -MULHOLLAND i --- 885 , OPLENTDD F.A1.31 IN BytupE FOR & LE, ler St le, Lot 30, Concession 6, towns ip of Bruce,, con a•ining 10,1, acres, Of which abut 30 acres are el ,ared„ fenced and free from stump, the -balance is timbered principally with splendid hardwood and a little heniloek fencing. There are freine b iildings, and a never failing pm-ing creek rimni ig through the place. It is w thin 6 miles ef thei flourishing ton -mm of Paisley nd an equal distal ce from 'Underwood. There is 4tgood school; oppo ite the place, and it is in a Splendid settleftrit. There is a good clay baiijc for brieksior tile, which is Worth one fourth ofi what is asked for the farm. - This is a splendi farm and will he sold very cheep. iApply to bs,x 2,1, Seaforth P..0. 1 877 , GI-°' FARMS FOP, sALE.--leln order to close thelaffairs of the estate Of the late W. G. Hingston the executors offer the following very valuable lands for sale. ' -First—North half of Lot 30; Concession 5, township of Morris, con- taining- 90• atlas. On this lot is erected a' good frame barn with stone foundation, good orchard; well and Pump. Nearly all .cleared, and is on the gravel' road closely adjoining the village of Brussels.- This farm is a valuable one, is well fencedmill in a good state of cultivation. Second. —Lot 4, Concession 5, township of Grey, -county of Huron, containing 100 aeres, 10 acres cleared _ and free of stumps, balance well timbered with part goodihardwood, pine and eedar. It is three and a half nines ham) Brussels, and one Mile _ from gray, l road. For prices and ;tem% apply to Tiros. IVELLYI Brussels P. o.. IiiiNRY thmININGS, Victoria Square P. O., pi -James SaITII, Maple Lodge P. Oa Middlesex County. 868 rriwoGcp ibi—Ailirs IN US BORNE FOR SALE I --Th Executoi•s offer the following lands for sale, i order to close the affairs of time- estate of the -tat Andrew Moir. First—Lot 3 , Con- cession 3, uwmmmdmip of -Usborne containi r' 100 acres, 80 a Tes-cleared, well fenced, and in a good : state of ultivation. There are six acres of orchard of theohoicest fruit„ mid two never fail- ing Spring.. ' The property contains a comfort- able brickhouse.Price. 56,000. About $4,000 doWn. ;Se on •:-Lot 31, ; Concession 3, town- ship of IA he, containing 100 acres, 85 eeres-Clea d, sell underdrained, and in a high state of esi WA ore . There 18 -4 good orchard of fouYaerea, it la r•e brick - }muse, alto two barns, stables, drivingimocl, all traite. School on op- poSite let - Price. *6,500. About $3,000 cash balance on tini .,,,. With env yearly pa.Stuents and ' low interest. It is three miles to the towns of Exeter and Heiman. ; These ..farms • adjoin each other, and will be sold together or _separately. For particulars apply to JOHN ilsleQUEEN, Executor, iLimmlcy P. O., or B. V. ELLIOTT, _ Solicitor. Exeter P.,0.. 873-26 111011116, MQNTRE MARC 27, M)S5 esieemeaseeeneetealantateematile • L HO -MESSRS. DU -NC /Would respectfully draw the attention of - • Thiinme Cottons, Cretonnes, 'Prints ii fl SE. N & ITNCAN lie public to the arrival of a large cone t" of nd -Spring o hand; and great quantities 'en route fre :the seaboard •wil , °use in thetCaurse of a few days, and will be well worth:ae ' OAK LOTHING AND GENTS' Dress Goods I be at the Montreal inspection. ALt FURNISH,;NG HOUSE The stock of IMPORTED T'VEEDS rrived from th British markets, rger and more ,complete than eter. Ge ts; you can nowj get suited for th pring and Sminner. Come' early ;and mak a choice from o1ne of the best and ost varied stocks in the county. I Gents' urnishings of every description can t had at the Fashionable Ttiloring Establi. hment, DUNCAN M.A.H' 0 8c DUNCAN. argams,all by 0" r th House. In consequence of widespread depres- sion, will inaugurate t EN INE BAR We o not intenkl too to induce other purchase a nd every article at a rofits being sacrificed t ers wil save time and direct"t4 J.L. SMITH'S,' Cheap D he New Year with A IN er a few but Will SALE. mere baits, offer each reat reduction, all the public. Byy- oney by coming Goods, Seaforth. OYAL ITEM OF I 11 TREST. GLYCERATED 1;ALSAM OF FIR. VALUABLE 61 SCOVERY 1 Although the gm -eat, najOrity of people are prcIperties of the two articles signified in the a Gi cerine) yet, s(:, far as ee,e are aware, no attem tue had ever been made until ItIESSRM. LIIMS Dr ggists, of Seaforth, had perfected and put u wh ch is now to be had from druggists under the SO 'S ROYAL GLYCER•ATE 'BALSAM reit edy, having in this age epeasistent and lax' ior rirtues alone, created a deinand from alhpart Inc easing sale in every locality where intaoda eve y one who uses it cannot lint, speak weIi of con inually coming from the meet Unlooked for vin ling proof to the manufacturers that, althou are everywhere:procurable, those who have use( of 'i-" can get' nothing to take its place. It. is Sol', Throat, and similar affections. ,The most p spe rdily-give way to its wonderful powers in a mei brute. Its healing and soothing properties the throat or bronchical tubes. is just the ti con th remedy, and should be in every houeehoh for. If your druggist has not got it he will era cen s per bottle. Wholesale by N. SU( DEN E LIJMSDEN & WILSON quite familiar with the medicinal eve name, (Balsam of 'Fir -,and t to combine their peculiar vile DEN & WILSON, Chemists and on the narket their preparation name o " LthISDEN & WIL- F FIR.P Undoubtedly a great sh advereismg, by its own super - of the Province, with a rapidly ed, the secret. of which is that it to. their friends. -Orders are sources, which is the most ' eon - h hundreds of Cough Remediea the " royal Glycerated Balsam • •ecomme uled for Coughs, Colds, • rsisteatand longstanding coughs layingaeirritation of the MUCOUS quiekly remove all soreness in ing wanted for a safe and reliable . See that you get what you ask ee procure it for you. Price, 50 7ANS &CO., Torento, or - eaforth, Ontario. THE • SE A.110B,T Is the best place HUGH Main Street, Sea lb Has now a better stoele than er WARE, Sugars and Teas a se) 50 cents. llama and Bacon, cu •Cd at my own Honey extracted pure from lfly own apiary, pounds for $1. GROCERY to spe d your money. 'R 0 B , th, th People's Grocer, • f -GI OCER ES, CROCKERY and G LAF's y ; 20 poun ls of Stipa- for $1. Good Tea, for ecking house, always on hand. t 15 dents per pound, or eight 1 H. OBB Seaforth. WINTHR Summary of BOOin The undersigned would, call the att the public to the various branches et hu which be is engaged, and solicits ith hi of his stocks before purchasing elsether GENERAL SI -ORE ess- ntion of sin(, ss in *elation I i Consisting of DRY GOODS„ ORO ElIES-4, BOOTS • AD SHOES, HATAND CAPfi, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, Et,c4whih have been carefully selected, and will ibe Sold at lowc.st prices Possible consistent with carrying -OA business on correetprinciples. All goods mirk ed in plain figures, with slight; profits On 64 article, and no below cost thrown, out as a bait. • SAW_ ,M11,Lt... A considerable quantity of th following kinds of Lumber on hand: DRY -44 inch Soft Elm ; 11, 1, ; 3 and 4 inch White Ash; ii and 14 inch Soft Maple, 1, 14, and 2 inch Basswood, h 2, 3 and 4 inch Oak; 1 and 2. MO Pine, land about 15,000 feet culled Cherry. 'Ala •fi•esii Sawn Hemlock for building, fencing and ditich- ingpurposes. The Hemlock Logs now being deposited, in the yard are the finest I have ever handled', and %rill produce an article in Lumber that. I can a • fidently rev' oinmend to my customers, ira los requiring Hemlock Limber during the on ing - summe?, would do Well to hand M their nlls now, so that suitable lengths can be provided Custom Sawing promptly attended, to. , - ! About 6,000 Black Ash Rails for; sae, e -are all swamped out convenient to the ;km large Riles. I 1 GRIST' MILL. Custemeis can rely on a first•elass art ici FLOUR and good return. Every effort Will made so that parties --from a distance • their grists and chopping home with th - Flour a.lwayS on hand to :supply custorneis, ord a from dealers promptlyattondd to. A I ge quantity of nay for sale by!, the eta in the ham, or delivered, as agreed uPcni. ANDREW GOVENLOCK. N. B.—All book accounts to January 14 IgEt5, must be settled by cash or note immediately. 1 TRE BEST: THE NE if HOME Sewing Machine Is Now Being Offered for Sale by Pam -ties wishing. won hide by tes chine before ,pure selling our tockof i - _ tinrpurchase or excJiange '• he merits of: our Ma- in,. .elsewhere. We ire . c, • Watch , Cloaks & Jewelry,, As cheap as ever.Our stock is full and fresh. We do all kinds of repairing in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Sewing Machines. Electro -Plating and Engraising -done on the shortest notice. Purvis & iMilks,1 Opposite the Commercial Hotel, Seaforth. WATSON'S INSURANCE AGENCY —AND— ' 1 Sewkng: Machine DepOt ., The following Well knower anti reliable Fire, Meanie, Life .and Accident -Com- pany's represented. The Northern of London, England The City of London, London, England. The London and Lancashire, London, Eng. The Caledonia, Edinbuigh, Scotland. The British America, Toronto, Canada) The.Gore District, Galt, Canada. The Mercantile, Waterloo,.Canada. The Royal Canadian, Montreal, Canada, The Citizens, Montreal, Canaria. • - , . Tickets issued for the State Line Steamship Company's, sailing. between :New York, and Liverpeol, Glasgow ad Belfast. This Corn pany's Nressels for safety, speed and tomfort, can not be surpassed. Passage rates extremely Parties going to -Europe.shouhl tall and aseeitain rates ot each. , ' Sewing Machines, Vainly a.nd Mann- - facturing. The Celebrated W ite. The New Raymond,. The 'Wheeler & I am the sole and exclusive dealer for all of the above machines for Seaforth and surrounding countr• Sold with a.five years' guarantee. • Needles, Oil Medlin pairs kept in stock. All kinds paired. Office next doorto W. ,N. thments and of machines Royal Hotel. WATSON.' SAW LOGS LOGS WANTED. ' 9,NE Hundred Thousand Peet of first-class Basswood, Maple, Beech, Rock Elm, Birch, rry, Butterimt, White Ash, Black Ash, Oak, Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and Sycamore, at the Sorghum Works of Bell & Doug -all, for which the highest price will be paid in cash. Special prices win be paid for any quantity of HickoryThe above are wanted immediately, delivered at the above place, one and one-fourth miles from Hen- sel!, \re are also prepared to buy Logs in the -tree, and cut and haul them ourselves. 895 BELL & DOUGALL, Hensall. awoke ing over ho iii her hand, "I have bee I bought :t14:5: bOa.y. The' uPon iiil liour, aisturh you hdo iliempingione of 1 teet4. .Queen the cool ernia Oh, hiellie y I delicioe5-1 and ..yer sated inc!fr drewningi in iu all hard eLtt -s th eldiar e ; 'hmlimisi-a1 lou p Vueenie e ,ik f aet:ti t ;414, awl elle ear to! a auiji Wiedom_ was finiehis _ , i 0 t h New.' • 1. *.? saul coaarni_ • " getting t hate a yeuqe.!, tam office, and Mm'.eectin us." " What is the f one cannot dii ;i lawyers and!thmt v" returned 4 • " a 'different yesteidaY,-- pinch my elf, nuw that I am really not seine -one els iii the Aral:den mils,'forrret1 his . . ;Bat niy• ' Caiets hopeitifee Xow, COO , listen to me. .;t311-itellrerliticiilli,111.,i' 1 - ' 17.eletl,kItlgituncaeatta•v'. . this dri•adf0 irj i lecatl,) hl1 Cit U) " Words,l' replied; Aanip Of her fr,i'fit... me, it has been' su loillilege mil ealithnilgu t. De you ih l ielith." to Ini 1 wa's4,A-aYriiir rilaiathe hearing; My deer; °-.- at her rather it " Ligon to me, more gently,e lay eleeve to en fo: e •been awake elli ti this money , eine' telitef unhapP•e. liesititing end 'ir, words, " it has, plane and tufned :P:!:s),It- giatport da:y; ioNyn *ark, fre ; life, free as a (lime tweiv-eniontai ' Miss.' queei - 1 teitriilsoglell:71;1 nn . , rule, and you 11 (ireried 4;vi sisyou- L ,ze exily ila.t,e..verss tl ' • - ' e i. "These miles 1 laight to say th 1 thinkt do in . she repi CAM), 1 ani de :i:ishall ..ve me sehool moistness A rise, hot for .!ttell:_el *1-ieill 1 ps,, 1-' I'L.e school live tlieusand' and salce us l I a Queei6t. n- The eleew ! ' . " Yirs ram ihe not mean to e , Cil , " caressing ,amiirtutrei:eyi. ,t, rstotp )ili niiyy ', ,Ifiotrtl: wetito .5t'-,'ill,..ilitiiit4Fill,,uPii,elneYultri )ileial,i and *o Im a. .." Altild what aneny igolden hate dear old faienel, 1 . from inhy hesponel thee Were really with a smile, fo I only want to have the thought J p 1 self to be a rich :it 1 New you intisti - -secret, yOu and M No one knoWs 110.1 tui,sacesma:soliias-ses Tita hc and now I ani IliTshaw." 1141).1;1; g31111111:4:2hileli;esli•QrnISI " Caleb, ., .you his. *". I will 3, ot is a whin), dkat, ;Qui that is all.,' 'hut I I'''I le.11;) iti ' avavs.- as lafte-rwardS. - ,of her oWn, hat the main she is t II It 1'. 3e:,,1111elati :;(1)11.7;if SP.:. )ier heart cm tore of hers, and i but to s,o back to " '. e Ante have a lotion tha tbiti 1.tets the ey _ ',,rISv.(.1:11. .1)well,nsmiei: . pib.re VIlly, With Nnd I are (oda Joi 7ae-street; of 1..ier • lintxidigtLitspend see tilt s '-:tchool 'of hers t:nc right to interfere. " But 031 the r llonsenee," retra