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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1887-03-18, Page 2' 2 Ulna JAN VEDDER'S WIFE. BY AMBLIA B. BARR. (Continued from last week.) CHAPTER XI. • "One morning Jan, with a four -oared gig, ehaeed a slave brig. They had been at the river mouth all night watching for her. Thou knows, Snorro, what a fine shot our Jan is. When she came in sight he picked off five bf her crew, and compelled her to run on shore to avoid being boarded. Then her crew abandon- ed her, in order to save their own lives, and, 'The Retribution' hove her off. She proved to be a vessel of two hundred tons, and she carried one thousand eaves. he was taken as a prize into Sierra Leone, and sold, and then Jan got his share of her." "But why did not the slavers fight ?" "Bad men are not always brave men and sometimes they fly when no, man pursues them. Portuguese slavers are proverbial cowards, yet sometimes Jan did have a' hard fight with the villain's." "I am right glad of that." Aboua a year ago, he, heatd of a brigantine 'of great size and speed lying in the old Calabar river with a cargo of slaves deatined for Cuba. She carried five: eighteen-paunder guns, and a crew of eighty men; and her captain had vowed vengeance upou `TheiRetributioni and upon Jan, for the slavers he had already taken. Jan went down to the old Calabar, but be could not enter it, so he kept out of sight, waiting for the slaver to pet to sea. . "At length she was seen coming docile the river under all sail. Then he Retribution' lo-wered her canvas in or er to keep out of sight as lona as possi le. 'When she hoisted it again, the slaver in spite of her boasts endeavored to escape, and then Jan, setting all the canvas his schooner could carry, stood after her in chase. The slaver was.the faster of the two, and Jan.feared he would lose her; but fortunately'a calm came on and both vessels got out their sweeps. Jan's vessel, 'being the smaller, had now the advantage, and his men sent her flying through the water. "All night they kept up the chaae, and the next morning Jan got within range.",c , - Oh," cried Snorro, " if I had only been there! Why did no one tell me there was such work for strong men to do ?" " Now will tell thee a grand thing our Jan did. Though the slaver was cutting his rigging to pieces with her shot, Jan would not fire till he was close enough to aim only at her decks. Why, Snorro ? Because below her decks there was packed in helpless rhieery five hundred black men, besides many women and little children." "That was like Jan. He has a good heart." "But when he was close enough, he. loaded his guns with grape, and ordered two men to be rea.dy to lash the slaver to 'The Retribution,' the moment they touched. Under cover of the smoke, Jan and ten men boarded the slaver, but ' unfortunat4y, the force of the collision drove 'The Retribution' off, and Jan and, his little party found themselves opposed to the eighty villains who farm- ed the slaver's crew. "For a moment it seemed as if they must be overpowered, but a gallant little midshipman, only fourteen years old, Snorro ; think of that, eavean in- stant ordeteto get out the sweeps, and almost immediately 'The Retribution' was alongside, and securely lashed to her enemy. Then calling on the sailors ;to follow him the brave little lad board - ;ed her, andra desperate hand to _hand ,fight followed. After fifteen Spaniards had been killed and near forty wounded 1the rest leaped below and cried for !quarter." ! "Snorro Would have given them just iten minutes to r say a prayer, no more. It , is a sin to be merciful to the wicked, it ikthat ; and =he kindness done to them ,is unblessed.), and brings forth sin and !trouble. I have seen it." • 1 " What thinkest thou? When Jan 1flung open fte hatches under which the r poor slaves were fastened, sixty were I dead, one hranclrecl and twenty dying. I During the Itwenty-eight hours' chase and fight in that terrible climate they had not been given a drop of water, and 'the air was'putrid and hot as an oven. Most of them had to be carried out in the arms of ati's sailors. There were seven babie in this hell, and thirty- three children between the ages of - two years and seven. Many more died be- fore Jan could reach Sierra Leone with them. This is the work Jan has been doing, Snorro; almost T wish I was a • young man again, and had been with laim. The doctors eyes were full; Snorro's bead was in his hands upon the table. 1 When the doctor ceased, he stood up quivering wth auger, and said, " If God would pleas ! Michael Snorro, he would send him to cItase and fight such devils. He would gkre them the measure they gave to oth€irs, iittie= air and less water, and a rope' end to finish them. That Would be good enough for them ; it would that.'' " Well, ttjen, thou wilt go to Jan?" "I must ge to -morrow. How can I wait longer? Is there a mail boat in the 'harbor ?" " It was ligord Lynne brought me the news and tie money. He will carry thee as far a. Wick. The tide serves at five o'clock t$ -morrow morning, can thou be ready ?" "Ay, surely. Great joy hath come to: me, me, but,I can be ready to meet it.e " Leas), on me in this matter as much as thou likest; what is there I can do for thee ?" " Wilt thou care for what I have in my house, especially the picture ?" "I wilt do that." "Then I have but to see Margaret • Vedder and little Jan. I will be on The Lapwing,' ere she lift her anchor. God bless ttiee for all the good words thou hast said. to inc!" " Suorro!" " What then ?" " Whena thou sees Jan, say what will :make peite'6 between him and Margaret." Snorro's brow clouded. I Iike not to meddle ic the matter. What must !be is sure to happen, whether I apeak or ; speak not." I "But mind this—it will be thy duty !to speak weft ,af Margaret Vedder. The whole town do that now:" " She was ever a good woman soMe ' way. Therti is not now a name too good ;for her. It lutth became the fashion to ;praise Jan Vedder's wife` and also to 'pity her, if thou heard the talk, thou would think that Jan was wholly to blame. For all that, I do not think she - co , 1- is worthy of Jan. Why does she not talk to her son of his father? ' Who ever saw' her weep at Jan's name? I had liked,her better if she had wept more." "It is little Men know of women; their smiles and their tear's alike are seldom what they seem,. I think Mar- garet loves her husband and tnourns his loss sineerely ; but she is not a woman to go into the market -place to weep. Do whit is right and just to her, I coun- sel thee to do that. Now I will say 'Farewell brave Snorro." : We may not meet again, for I am gnawing old. "We shall anchor in the same harbor at last. If thou go first, whatever sea I am on, speak me on the way, if •thou can do so." "Perhaps so. Who can tell? Fare- well, mate." "Farewell." Snorro watched him across the moor, and then going to a locked box, he took out of it a bundle in a spotted blue handkerchief. He untied it, and for a moment looked over the contents. They were a bracelet set with sapphires; a ring to match it; a gold brooch, an amber comb and necklace, a gold rocket on a chain of singular beauty, a few ribbons and lace collars, add A baby coral set with silver bells;. the latter had been in Jan's pocket when he was shipwrecked, and it was bruised and tarnished. The sight of it made Snorro's eyes fill, and lie hastily knotted the whole of the trinkets together and went i down to Mar aret's borne. I _It was nee nine o'clock and Margaret was tired and not very glad to see him coming, fort she feared his voice would wake little Jan who wae sleeping • in his father's chair. Rather .weari,y she said, "What is the matter Snorro-? Is any , one sick ? Speak ,low,Ifor little Jan is •asleep, and he has been very tiresome to -night." "Nothing much is the matter,to thee, As for me, 1 am going away in the morn- ing to the mainland. I may not be back very soon, -and I want to kiss Jen, and to give thee some things which belong to thee, if thou cares for them.". "What hast thou of mine ?" " Wilt thou look then? 1 They are in the handkerchief." • - 1 He watched her keenly, perhaps a little hardly, as she untied the knot. He watched the faint rose -color deepen to scarlet on her face; he saw how lier hands trembled, as she laid. one by -one the jewels on the table, and thought- fully fingered the lace yellow with neglect. But thde were no tears in her dropped eyes, and she could scarcely have been more deliberate in her ex- am,ination, if she had been appraising their value. -And yet, her heart was burning and beating until ,she found it impossible to speak. Snorro's anger gathered feet; His own feelings were in such a state of ex- citement, that they rea,de himunjust to a type of emotion unfamiliar to hitn, "Well then," heasked sharply, "dost thou want them or not?" "Jan bought them for me ?" ' " Yes, he bought them, 4nd thou sent them back to him. If thou had sent me one back, I 'had never bought thee another. .But Jan Vedder was not like • other men." "We will not talk ofTan, thee and me. -What did thou bring these to- night for ?" ' "1 told 'thee I was going to Wick, and it would not be safe toleave them, nor yet to take them with me. I was so foolish, also, as to think that thou would now prize them for Jan's sake, but I see thou art the same-woma.n yet. Give them to me, I will take- them 1 to the minister," , 1 , "Leave them here. I will keep them safely." " The rattle was bought for little Jan. It was in his father's poeket'when. he was ship wre'nked." ' She stood. with it in her_ hand, gazing down upon the tarnished bells, and answered not al ward. Snorro looked at her angrily, and then stooped down, and softly kissed the sleeping child. "Good -by, Margaret Vedder !" She had lifted the lecke in the inter-. vel, and was mechanicall passing her fingers alon,g the chain. "It is the very pattern I'wished for,' she wleisper- ed to her heart, "1 rental ber drawing it for him." , She did not ear Snorro's "good by," and he stood Tatching her curiously a .moment. . "1 said 'good -by,' Marg retVedder." "Good -by," she answere mechanical- ly. Her whole Karl was moved. She was in a maze of ten er, troubled thoughts, bat Snorro pere ived nothing 1 but her app'erent interest in the jew:els. He could not forget his last sight of her standing, sc apparently calm,, with her eyes fixed upon the locket and chain that dangled from her white hand. "She was wondering how much they cost Jan," he thought bitterly : ":what a cold, cruel. woman she is !" 1. That she had not asked him r'bout his affairs, why he left so hurriedly, how he was going, for what- purpose, 4ow long he was to be away, was a part of her supreme selfishnees, Snorro thought. He could no loner corp e into her life, and so she cared nothing about hitn. He wished Dr. Balloah could have seen her as he did, with poor Jan's , love -gifts in her handsL With his heart all aflame, on Jan's noble deeds, and his imagina- tion almost deifying , the man, the man he loved so entirely, Margaret's beha- vior was not only very much misunder- stood by Snorro, it was Severely and un- justly condemned. " What did God make women for ?" he-tsked angrily, as he strode hack over the moor. "1 hope Jan has 1forgotten her, for it is little she thinks of lime" On reaching his home again lie dressed himself . in his best clothes, for he could not sleep. He walked up and Flown the old town, and over the cfitays, ahd stood a. five minutes before Peter Fae's store, and so beguiled the hours until he Could go on board "The Lapwing." 1 • At five o'clock he SaAV Lord -Lynne come aboard, and the ancher Was raised. Snorro lifted his cap, and said, " Good morning Lord Lynne ;" and my lord answered cheerily, '' Good morning Snorro. With this wind we 'shall make a quick passage to Wick." CHAPTER XII. ` sscatito Asa JAN. And yet When all is thought and said, The heart still overrules the head ; Still what we hope, We must And what is given us receive." Snorro had. indeed very mach . judged Mareatet. During her interview with him she had been absorbed in one effort, that of preserving her self-control while he was present, As soon as he had gone, she fled to her own room, and locking the door, she fell upon her knees Jan's last love -gifts lay on the bed be- THE' HtiRON EXPOSITOR. fore her, and she bent her head over them, covering them with tears and kisses. "Oh Jan! Oh, my darling !" ,she whispered to th deaf and dumb em- blems of his tiff ction, "Oh, if thou could nome back to me again! Never nuire would I gr eve thee, or frown on the! Never sh uld thy wishes be un- attended to, or t y pleasure neglected! No one on earth, no one should speak evil of thee to m ! I would stand by the as I promise until death ! What 0411 I do? If n w thou knew at last •how dearly Margaret loves thee,and how =bitterly she rep nts her blindness and -her enmity ?" I go she mournect in half -articulate sob- bing 'words, unti little Jan awoke and called her. Thep she ;laid him in her own bed and salt down beside him; quiet, butfull of ague, drifting thoughts that she, could hardly eatch, but which she resoltitely bent her mind to examine. Why had Snorrcp kept these things so long, and then I that night suddenly brought them to her at each a late hour? What was he gong aWay for? -What was that strange light upon his face? She had never sen such a look upon fore. She let these ne her all night, but ut into form the sus - dormant below them, Snorro's face. b questions import she never dared picion which lay thett Jan had something to dd with it .that Snorro had, hleard ftoin Jan. In the morning she took the trinket 'with her to Dr.] Balloch's. She lai them before hira one by one, tell -in when, and bow, they had been offere and refused. "Al but this," she said bursting , in -to childlike weeping, an showing the -battered, tarnished bab coral. . "He broteght this, for the chil and I would not let him see the baby Oh, can there be ny mercy for one s unmerciful as I w s ?" "Daughter, w ep ; thy tears ar gracious tears. lVould to God poo Jan could see thee at this :hour. What ever happiness ma now be his lot, th contrition wonld a d to it, I know. G home to -day. No one is in any greate trouble than thou art. Give to thysel tears and prayers; it May be that er long God will comfort thee. And a thou goes call at1Snorro's house. Se that the goes, is out, lock the door, and bring . me the key when thou comes to 1 m oorrow. I promised Snorr to care fo his property.," "Where hath -SAorro one ?" "What did, he s y to hee ?" "That he was going to 'Wick. Bu how then did he go? There was no steamer due." i "Lord. Lynne tpok bita in his yacht.' "That is Strange !" and Margare looked steadily at Dr. Balloch. "1 , , , seems to me, that Lord Lynne's yach was. at Lerwick, ien that_night ; thou knolvvest." 1 , " Whnn Skeger and Jan quarreled?' , She bowed her head, and Continued to gaze inquisitively- at him. " No ! thou , art ., mistaken. On th a night -I.;e was, far- off on the Nerway coast, It must.. have been two 'Weeks afterwards, when- he was in Lerwick.' "When will Lord Lynne be here e aain ?" 0 -," I know not; perhaps in a few weeks, perhaps not uatil the end of summer. He enay•not come again this year. He is more uncertain than the weather." ' 1 • i . Margaret sighed, and igathering her treasures together she went away. As she had been delsired, she • cal'ed as Snorro's house. The key was on the outside of the dooreshe turned it and went in. The fire had been carefully extinguished, and the books and simple treasures he valued locked up in his 1 wooden chest. It had :evidently been quite filled with these; for his clothes hung against the wall, of an inner apargment. Before these clothes Mar- garet stood in a ,kind ,of amazement. She was very slow of thought, but gradually .certain facts ' in relation to them fixed themselves in her - mind with a conviction which no reasonieg Could change. I , !Stiorro had go le • away in his best clothes; his fiehin suit and his work- ing' suit he had left behind. It was clear, then, that he had not gone to the 'Wick fisherie f equally clear that he had not gone a ay with any purpose of following his : �lccupatkn in leading and unloading v ssels. , Why had he gone then? Margtret was sure that he had no friends b yond ;the Shetlands. Who was there it all the warld that . . email tempt Snort from -the little home he had made and loved; and who, or what could induee him to leave little Jan? 1 Only,Jan's, fcithe • .1, ' She, tame to th s conelusion at last With a clearness - and rapidity that almost frightened her. 1 Her cheeks barned, her heert beat wildly, and then a! kind of anger talc possession of her. If Snorro knew anything, Dr. Balloch did also. . Why was she kept in anxiety and uncertainty? '`‘ I ' will be very quiet and wateh, ' she ithaught "and when Lord Lynne comee again, I will follow him into th manse, and ask him where my husband i." ' As she took et, fna1 leek at Snorro's belongings, she th • tight pitifully, "How litqle he has ! 1 Afrlcl yet who was so godd and he1pfu1 to every one? I might have taken 1 more interest in his housekeeping! . Hosv many little things I 'could easily has e added to his com- forts ! • What e. s lfish Woman I, must be ! Little wonc et- that he despised .m0 !" Aad she d termiried that hour to make Jan'a,fri nd her friend when he name back, an to loolit better after his household plea ures arid needs. ' !She had plenty now te think abont, aidj she I was en ' the alert - morning, neo , and night; but nothing further transpired to feed her hope for nearly •atireanth. The ,fis ing season was then in hill business,' a d Peter. Fae,as usual, full of its cares. There had been no formal reconciliath n between Margaret aed her-fathee a d stepmother, arid there was no soeia iutercourse between' - , angerandil -will had gradually thel ouses,lititstill hey were on apparent tens of ,friendsh p with each other. The worn away, and b th Peter and Suneva looked with respect upon a1 wommi so 1 - much in the inini1ster's favor and corn- panir. Peter sent ier frequent presents froM the state, !an I really looked upon hialiantlsome little grandson with long- ing Pride. 1 (To be continued,) ' e• --Profestor Bai has no maturity th vent it from liv growing con tinu all a pike living in Ru back to the fiftee Royal Aquarium a are fish that have d says that as a ,fish 're is nothing' to pre - ng indefinitely and . !He eites in proof sia whose age dated th cenWy. In the St. PeWseburg there een theil 140 years. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. TIARI41 FOR SALE.—For sale, a good 100 acre X farm on the Town Line between Hullett and McKillop, about Aix miles from Seaforth. One -of the best farms in the county. Apply to W31. N. 3ieMICHAEL, Constance. 998-tf -IMAMS FOR SALE IN SANILAC CO., MICHI- X • GAN. --=One 200 acre farm partially improv- ed; one 80 acre farm partially nnproved, and in a fair state of eultivationi. and one 40 acre farm nearly all improved. The 200 acre lot will make two fine farms. The foregoing farms consist of excellent farming lands, are of easy access to good.markets, and will be sold theap for cash, or on -terms to suit purchasers. For further par- ticulars apply to G., Box One, Marlette, Michi- gan. : 998,8 TIARA( FOR SALE IN MORRIS.—For sale, X 128 adres, being lots 24 and 25, concession 10. Ninety acres are in a good state Of cultiva- tion; the remainder is well timbered. Good - barn and Sheds and a comfortable log house on the premises. A spring creek runs through the farm. It is five Miles from Brussels, about the samexlistance from Blyth—good roads to both places • school within one mile. Apply to JAS. MURRAY, lot 28, Concession —, Morris, or Wal- ton P. 0. 093x4 tf TIARM IN HIRBERT FOR SALE—Lot 13, on 12 the 8th Concession, and -part of Lot 13, on the 9th Concession of- Ilibbert, containing 150 acres, 130 of which are cleared,free from stunaps, under -d rained, and well fenced; the balance well timbered with hardwood. There is a large stone house, good frame:barn and stables; also a good orchard, and a netter-failing spring at the barn. It is within three quarters of a mile of the vil- laze of Staffa, wheee there is a milli stores, post - ?office, etc. Apply on the premises, or to HENRY YEO, Staffa P. 0. 1000-6 1 Tit ARMS FOR SALE.— That valuable farm IX being North ,half of Lot 29, Concession 6, Morris, on which there is a good frame barn and outbuildings, frame house, good :bearing orchard; good wells, ae. Also that valuable farm being South half of Lot 28, Concession 5, Morris, on which there is a good new frame house and good frame barn. Both of those farms are adjoining the village of BrusSels, and are in every respect first-class farms. Terms easy, and which will be made known on a'Pplication. to E. E. WADE, or PETER THOMSON, Brussels P. 0. 963 - TARMS FOR SALE OR TO RENT.—South half Lot 30, Concession 11, East Wawanosh,cbri- sisting of ninety-iseven acres, rnore or leas. Eighty Wes cleared, well fenced with cedar and hardwood rails, a good hewed log house an -log - barn, with frame stable and driving house, and a never failing Sprink creek running across the centre. Also a farm on the 14th Concession of Hullett, Lot 38, consisting of 128 acres, more or less. One hundred acres cleared, well fenced, 'and in a good :state of cultivation, there is a log house with good frame kitchen,good frame barn, driving shed and stabling, also two good wells with a pump in • each. For further particulars apply to; J. II. aRtENEN., Marnoch P. 0., Hur- on Co. 991-t.f. .20 ACRE FAliM FOT SALE.—A first-class ki . Farm for 8ale in the township of Turn - berry, in the County of Huron, being Lots No. 54 and 65 in the 1 -t Concession, containing- 200 acres, 150 cleared and . in a good state of culti- vation. There is a first-class orehard, a good frame house and a bank barn 80 by 48 feet with stone stable under *t. The farm is situated .one- half mile from the gravel road lea.ding from Wroxeter to Brusse s,5 miles from Wroxeter and Aix from Brussels. Terms easy. For particulars ' apply to J. COWAN, Wroxeter, or' to ROBERT MOFFAT, Proprietor, on the premises. 961 FOR SALE._Forlsale in the thriving village of Hensall at i great bargain, that valuable property situated dn the west side of Brooke street, consisting ofl a good new frame dwelling 1826 feet, and well finished throughout, with good well and stablb on the premises. Reason for selling is -that theundersigned intends leaving the village aboutthb end of the year. Possession can be given at any time within a weeks notice. Terms of Sale.—Very liberal. For full particu- lars apply to D. MOWBRAY, Mason and Con- tractor, Hensel P. 0. 905 TARN IN GREY FOR SALE.—I3eing Lot X , 14, on the 16thConcession, containing 100 acres, south part of Lot 15, on the 16th Conces- sion, containing 45 acres; Lot 14 is partly clear- ed, the balance wclll timbered, a never failing creek crosses the lot, it is wen adapted for farm- ing or grazing lot, 15 acres is niestlY-cleared and under good cultiVation, the balance is well tim- bered with black ash. It is well drained Will sell altogether or in parts to suit the purchaser. For further particulars ,apply to the Proprietor on the premises, or by letter to Cranbrook 1'. 0, 947x4tf GEORGE AVERY. OOD FARM* R SALE.—For sala Lot 1, Conceeslon 8, ltuckersmith, containing 100 acres, about 80 of alhich are cleared, free froth stumps, underdrained, in a high state of cultiva- tion and well fenced. There is a comfortable log house a,nd,a large bank barn with stabling underneath. Also a young, orchard and good well. The land is all dry and of the best (jua.lity. It . is 'conveniently situated to Seaforth and itl)Coriileenfiriii.18)tiaateic,Porer1S,ef urther particulars address ith good gravel roads leading the Proprietor, Egniondville P. 0. or apply at the Egniondville mills, JAMES ,ii„YLE, Pro- 904-tf Q00D FARM FOR SALE.—ln order to close the affairs:of the estate of the late W. G. Hingston, the executors offer the following vary valuable lands Or sale. First—North half of Lot 30, Concessien 5, township of Morris, con- taining 90 acres. On this lot is erected a good frame barn with 13tolie foundation, good orchard, well and pump. = Nearly all cleared, and is .on the gravel road closely teljoining the village of Brussels. This f tan is a valuable one, is Well fenced and in a good state of cultivation. Par prices and t rinsi apply to TI108. KICI,I,Y, Brus- eels a. 0., theca JBNNINGB, Victoria Square P.O., or JAMES SMIT Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex County. 868 K IPIKINri ST MILL TO RENT AND PROPERTY FOR/SALE.—The tind.ereigned off4irs for sale the very valuable property in the rownship of Tiickersmith, Co- unty of Huron, 14, acres of land,' comprising Lot 13, in the Is iConcesEion of Tuckersnitth,and part of Lots 14d 13, in the 2nd Concession L. It. S., about one 'nide from Kippen station, nine miles from Seaforth, about the same: from Clin- ton, and 8 miles !from Exeter. Ninety acres are cleared, free f min stumps, and in a good state of cultivation, with a good frame dwelling hotise and frame lianaon the premises, also a good bearing orchard nd plenty of good water. There is about 90 Acres of hardwood bush, the balance being occupied by a grist and saw mill._ The grist mill has thee run of stones in good work- ing order, with -steam and water power. The saw mill has water power. The property will be sold together or separately, to • suit purchaser. For further particulars apply to WILLIAM and ROBERT BELL, Hensall P. D. 989 -,E1ARM FOR SALE.—The subscriber offers for X sale his valuable farm in the Township of Gray, comprising Lots 6 and 7, on the 11th Con- cession of said Townshin. This farm contains 200 acres, and 1: within 1 and i miles of the thriving village f- Brussels, with a good gravel road leading thereto. About 150 acres are clear- ed, free from stunips, and in a good state of cul- tivation. The balance is finely wooded. This farm is particularly well fenced,, nearly the whole of the fenees being straight, and hexing been erected in 1886 6. On the preinises there is a comfortable lb, g- dwelling house, and a good frame barn, with l stone stabling und, rneath, in which there is -a well with abundant supply of excellent water. 'There is likewise a new frame implement house40x26 feet, well floored above and below, and neata' sided and painted. There . are 22 acres in fan wheat sown upon summer - fallow.' It will be,sold on very easy terms of pay- ment. For parti , ulars apply to the prolfrieto•r, JAMES DICKS° , Registrar Huron' Co., Code- riCh. 1 - Oatatf. SPLENDID FAIIIMS 1•'0It SALE.—The ,1inder- I . I signed offrs efor ii:ale his very veinal) 0 pro- perty. consisting • of 150 acres, being Lot No. 2 and.the west half of Lot 4, on the 7th gonces- sion of Tuckersn4th, in the county of Nunn. The buildings on Lot 2, are, viz : A brieklhouse 24x34 feet, kitchen 1;x20 feet, verandahs and woodshed atta„ched. •Barn 50x54 feet witlt stone stabling underneath 9 feet high, frame tttbling, ontalax42 another lax3e, pia hetise and ail nec- essary buildings.. There are 75 acres eleared and in a high state of eultitation, the balanee pi well timbered. There! are li]so 15 acres of fall `wheat sown. There a •c also on the plaee a good 1 orchard and two •neyar failing wells of water. The 50 acre farm has on it a good orchard and log house, good Well, 215 acres cleared which is. under grass, the balance well, timbered. These farms are well drained and fenced, and will be sold togetheror separately. They are within five miles of Seaforth, en a good gravel road,con- venient to schools and churches, and will be sold cheap. Apply to,T11031AS McBRIDE, on Lot 2, or by letter to Seaforth P. 0. 972-tf Righ You Are, Eliza; You Are. Natu4e hath done her part, and done it In iving man a nobby head,of hair! A no by hat tliton it makes the swell, All that. you ,want to know is how, where. MARCH 18, 1887. Right well, to buy an4 The Lat st Style in American ancil English At th Soft and Stiff Felt Hats TEMPLE of FAS Pentle en, bear in mind that the newest Spring iTw eds carbe seen at the store of J. W., 'WILLA% the 'Temple of One &tor ORTH of E. '1110Faul's Dry Goods House, Main t., Seaforth. 1 designs ashion PHOTOGRAPH The new o erator at Wade's Gallery is thoroughly experi nced. All late 1 i improvements iii the art are brought into use by him; therefore those who give UB a trial may look for work equal to that of any first-class galler X'S T21 Which are kept in great variety, are cut very close in price, and e ery person hav- ing a cabinet or other large picture made, will be supplied «ith a frame at wholesale pricea An size or !design of frame made to order. E'IAN 08 -Aa_1\TID OTZG-_EN._ S_ We have now in stock a good display of. those instruments, iad as we have previously announced, any person buying direct from the- store, ill save enough ready cash to take them on a holiday trip at Christmas. We ar desirous that every family should have the best oegan or piano in the market, t ierefore buy the Dominion at wh Wade's ,lesale price at Photo Gallery and Musi Store, SEAFOI?TH. THE OLD E STABLI PIED • CLOTHING HOITS W. D. BRIGHT, SEAFOn'TH, (SUCCESSOR TO WM. CAMPBELL.) Mr. Bright las to thank his friends anci the public for Vie very liberal patronage they 1 ave given him since starting business on his own account. - The OLD STAND w s never so popular and so well patronized as it i now, and new customers are co ing in daily. The stock of CLOTHS was nev r larger, more varied nor hand ome, while in - H'T.TIR,1\TTST-IT G - Of every kind th re is splendid stock. Every garment made is guaranteed to t, and no pains are spared to give the most entire satisfaction. PREC S TO sun- THrz HARD Ti re tee The latest styl s closely observed when desired. aer GIVE S A TRIAL. W. D. BRIGHT Campbell's Block, Main Str et, Seaforth. — la We have re dinavian, the bul the recent rise in also show a good We would ask in all the new shade • 0- 11.J .13 IC JAffITI 18E36_ 7 eived ex -Parisian, Polynesian, Siberian, Norweg an and Scan - of our Old 6ountry goods, and they haying bee bought before woollen goods, are the best value we have eve shown. We range of Canadian stuffs in Cottons, Denims, Sottonades, &c. ection of ouf stock ef Dress Goods, Silks, Veivts, I'lushes in • Full stock of arpets, Curtains and House Furnishing Goods. ..r7...ta • BOOTS AND SHOE Fresh Arrival of New Spring Goods. expect good value or your money. I ignore blowing ; you will find As all my sto k of Boots and Shoes is fresh from the manufactu ielt;es, tyrourtihmf•ualy. Give me a ch,11 and judge for yourselves. a - Custom Wor1 Warranted. Repairing Promptly Attended to E. L TIMER, Main Street Seaforth. WROXETER MILLS. Alexander L. Gibson Begs to announce to the public that he has coal • menced to operate the WROXETER WOOLLEti FACTORY, And that he will be prepared t:b give good val FULL CLOTHS, TWEEDS, UNION TWEEDS, FLANNELS, PLAIDINGS, WINCEYS, And Varieties in STOCKING YAT25,14- Custom Carding, Spinning and Paillina Promptly Attended to, Parties from a distance will, as far as „possible, have their ROLLS HOME WITH THEM, -and he has put the 31111 into Good Working Ordes and employs none but Efficient 'Workmen, All Work is Warranted.. REMEMBER THE WROXEIER M113.S. ALEX. L. GIBSON, Proprietor. Aurpra & Rockfrid 'Watches. Two of the Best Makes in America. Sold in SEAFO]1fi —ONLY BY— Al. Ij?. COUNTER. Another shipment of those S1.50 Nickle Alarm Clocks. More new goods in Jewelry, Silverware and 'Watches. Larger stock than ever at head times prices. Quality guaranteed as repre- sented. Special attention given to re- pairing fine 'Watches, = Jewelry and Clocks. All work entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention, and guar- anteed to give satisfaction. M. R. COUNTER. -SEAFORTH PUMP WORKS. ID returning thanks to my many customers for their patronage sinOe commencing business in Seaforth, I would add that in order to supply the demand for PUMPS CISTERNS &c. that I hare put in Steam -Power and more new machinery, and can now do my work quicker and better, and as I use none but the best ma- terial I can get, and do as good work as I know how, I hope to merit a continuance of your pat- ronage. CUSTOM PLANING AND BAND SAWING A SPECIALITY. N. CLUFF., P. S.—I would be pleased to receipt all the ac- counts of the past and jute ions years. Must have in On ey„. 9664.1. CharleswOrth & BrOwnei4 Wholesale and Retail G-1R,CDC H , SEAFORTH, ONT. Teas a Specialty, Jobbed at Whole. sale Prices in quantities. Charlesworth & Brownell, One door north of Post Office. To Gentlemen 1 M. K. PILLIVIAN, SEAFORTH'S WELL-KNOWN TAILOR! Wishes to inform the gentlemen of Sea- - forth and vicinity, that he now has as, nice an assortment of Cloths suitable 'for! all kinds of garments, as can be found in any similar establishment in the county. He has also added a very nice and complete stock of Qents' Furnishings. naving engaged the services of Mr. JAMES LEATHEIlLAND as cutter, he is prepared to guaraaetee satisfaction in style and fit. Prices reasonable -as usual. IIis shop is first door south of the Bank td Inerce building. Give him a trial and satisfaction is assured. M. K. PILLMAN, • S-EAFOIWI. D. 8. CAMPBELL, DROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR and Giv Engineer. Orders by mail promptly at tended to. D. S. CAMPBELL, Mitchell, The Rig Fre lived sixty 'ye And seen lotai 01 An' fifty of them 1. 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