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THE TWO SISTEBS.
"Joan," said Grizzle, "have you seen
aught o' my black cat the morn ?
"On, ay. I saw the beast an' gave
him a kick for his thievinh He had a
bit o' my tripe in his mouth, an' was
chokin' an' glowed's' as thou)* he wad
gang cleau oat o' his head. Gin I catch
him at his tricks again there'll no be
eneuch o' him left -to mak' a dinner far
Auld Sandy's dog."
"Hoot, hoot, Joan ! Ken ye no the
words o' Holy Writ: 'The merciful mon
is merciful unto his beast,' an, With
what measure ye xnete it sail be meesur-
ed you again ?' -
" Weel, Grizzle, the beast *is nane o'
mine, an' gin any mon catches me steal -
in' his (Honer frac him he may serve me
as he choses."
"There, now, Joan, ye"re clean wrang.
The puir beast has ao the sense to ken
like a human. An': his nature bein' to
stead, it is clear that he mann hae been
predestined to live in that way for the
glory o' God. Hoo, then, can ye recon-
cile it wi.' yer ain conscience to abuse the
puir beastie ?"
"An' hoo cad 1 hae kicked him for it,
gin 1 ha.d na been.predestined to do it?
Anawer me that, noo, Grizzle."
" Hech. I sadly fear ye were so pre-
destined, an' that it shows ye to be yet
in the gall o' bitterness an the bond o'
ineuity, heirs' even as Pharoah whose
heart was hardened by the Laird."
"Gin Phanoh were like ye, Grizzle,
an' cared mair for a beast than for a hu-
man, 'twas no a hard rmitter to harden
big heart."
"The Laird kens wecil that a puir
beastie is better nor a hiiman, whiles.
Deed,. I misdoubt me sair that He'll hae
some o' them in glory, for though the
Gude Book says, 'Without are dogs,' it
says nae word o' cats."
"Hoot, toot, what blasphemy are ye
sayire, Grizzle? I fear ye are ane o'
those unwary souls wreathe the Scrip-
ture to their ain destruction,' as Paul
says. Min' ye not the words o' John:
If any mon shall add anything to this
hook, God shall add unto hirn the
plagues in this book?' Haud yer tongue,
Grizzle, an' be more carats' hoo yo spe k
ta' the Lard's decrees."
"It's no blasphemy. Let no mon
think himsel' mair highly than he
ou ht to think, saith the Gude Book;
an ,I hae thought lang syne, Joan, ye
wei`a takin' toe much upon yerser. The
Laird did na ask you about His decrees,
an' than gat ye private information o'
them?"
"Gin ye speyk that gait to me, Gialz-
zle, I'll never speak to ye again."
"Sola? loss will it be then, Joan gin
ye spend yer time tellin' me the Laird
has predestined me to the ill place. I
hae nae wish to hear ye talk till ye can
say someting pleasanter to hear not
that." •
The fury •of the sisters was now at
white heart. They sat, each with kilted
skirt, an her own side of the fire -place
without speakiog for an hour. Then
Joan suddenly rose and, going to her
huge work -basket that stood on the east
window -ledge, took out a piece of, chalk
and a string. Corning back, she meas-
ured accurately from the middle of the
ene door the little cottage possessed to
the middle of the fire:place, and drew a
chalkline connecting the two. Some
articles of Grizzle's that were on her side
she put across the line, and then sat
down and, taking up the big oId Bible,
began to read. Grizzle watched her a
minute, and then, muttering to herself,
" Gin she gees to heaven she'll fin' me
there too" took up an old Bible that lay
Gil her side of the room and began to
pare over it.
The cottage had but a single room.
It faced the south, and opposite the old-.
fashioned divided door was the narrow
fire -place. On each side of the chalk line
that now lay across the red, brick floor
was a bed, a chair, and a little steed.
The upper half of the door was open, and
the summer sunshine and the sweet
summer air came in like a benediction,
while the two gray old womenfor they
were past 50 years old—sat like incarna-
tions of hate and wrath and read their
When the sun began to set, Joan rose,
and bringing out the simple stores that
were in the cottage, divided them and
the dishes without a word. Then she
gave Grizzle hall the ready money, and
then closing the door, began to pre-
pare her evening meal. Grizzle did the
same. ,
This was the beginning of a terrible
life. And the rest of it was according
to this beginning. For twenty years
they lived, those two sisters, one on each
side of that hideous chalk line. Every
tender thought and loving action in•the
past that should have drawn them to-
gether once more was recalled to add bit-
terness to that estrangement. It was a
sight to mak' angels weep -when the two
knelt down, each at her own bedside at
night, and prayed the Lord to have
mercy on the heathen, and those in for-
eigh lands, to prepare His true servants
for their entrance into glory, ending
with the awful cry, "Come, Laird Jesus,
come quickly, an' tak" Thine ain ham.e,
an' let Thine enemies who will na repent
perish in the ill place forever. An'
Thine shall be the glory. Amen !" or,
at morning, when the rosy flush of the
dawn came through Joan's window and
tinged the gray faded forms with a loves
1y hue, as they knelt by their separate
little stand and said "Oar Father !"—or
to watch theni walking on the Sabbath
day to kirk,- and sitting decorously side
by side in the narrow pew, while they
joined in the psalm-sihging or said Amen
with solemn meetion to the prayers, or
listened to the gospel of peace and for-
giveness. A strange and horrible sight,
and one never seen before or since. Yet,
hold ! Are there no husband and wives,
no brothers and sisters and friends who
have knelt dawn with hot hatred in their
hearts and said the "Our Father" to-
e -ether ! Let him that is without sin
to-
gether Let
us cast the first stone.
The neighbors everywhere around came
in, of course, to remonstrate with the
wretched pair, and to go home and gos-
sip about them, but the sisters turned a
deaf ear to all reraonstrance, and even,
when occasion demanded, sent a stone
into the enemy's camp that mightily,
discomfited them. For to more than
one Joan made answer "Look at
hatne art' min' yer children thia quar-
rel like cats on a simmer night. As .
for me I pray daily that Grizzle may be
converted gin it be the Laird's will for
wad na dictate to Him what he shall
do."
And Grizzle, in answer to all en-
treaties to leave, said, "Na, na. There's
room eneuch, an' 1 mann be here. Gin
Joan repents I mann be at hand to for-
give her, though I stair misdoubt her
heart has grown as hard as the nether
mill -stone, being, as the apostle says,
without natural affection."
The summers went and came and went
and came again with the late sweet ow-
ers, and tender breaths of wind a ross
the hills, and the sisters watched t ern,
Joan from the east window, Grizzle from
the west. The winter storms howled
around the cottage, and the snowrift-
ed high around the windows, and the
sisters listened- as they sat, each on her
own side of the fire, in dreary al:worn-
panionable companionship.
And twenty years went by.
It was a wild, wet morning in March.
Mr. Maclesie, the minister, was coming
down the road that lead from the manse
intothe village, when a woman cam4
running up to him.
,
"Oh, slr, come quick to the Gray coti-
tage. The sisters hae had a stroke, ani'
they're baith lyin' helpless in their bedsi
Hech, sir! it's an awsome sight !" -
" Oh, when did this happen? whea
did this happen ?"
" I dinna ken, sir. I gaed in ' the
morn, for there was nae reek tro' the
chimney, an' I -thought it strangj
laan' I
found them, there, balth stricken in a sin-
gle night. Flech, sir ! Puir Grizzle has
lost her mind, an' lies talkin' o' the eorn-
fields fifty years syne, an' singi re auld
sangs as gin she were a lass again. But
Joan does na speyk."
They hurried to the cottage, and
found it even as Elsie had said. The
moment they entered Joan called the
minister. Ile carne to her. i
" Send Elsie away," she said, speak-
ing with difficulty, but distinctly. "1
wad speyk wi' ye."
Mr. Maclesie dismissed the old wo-
man and then returned to Joan's side.
He sat down by the narrow bed, and lis-
tened for what she had to say.
"1 ay thought," she said, still rspeak-
ing with difficulty, but yet clearly,
" that the ministers were right when
they said that the Laird's decree provid-
ed for the prayers o' the righteo 8, He
foreknowire the same fro' a' etern ty, an'
I've heard ye preach that same d ctrine,
i
, you ken weel, Mr. Maclesie."
"1 ken nae ither way to recon ile the'
decrees o' the Laird wi' our in free
.will," he answered thoughtfully.
"Now, gin the Laird has ma e pro-
visions for ye to pray for puir "rizzle
that she "—the hard voice shoo for a
moment, but she -went on—" ma come
to hersel' and let me forgive her (Ire she
gaes awa'—an' ye suld not do it—ye ken
that the Laird's a hard task master, au'
He'll be sair displeased wi' ye, Mr. Mac-
elsie." .
The old man looked at her with his.
keen, sad eyes. "I'll pray for Grizzle,
Joan, but—"
She broke in eagerly. "Ye might
forget,"Mr. Maclesie. Ye're gettire an'
mild mon, ye ken. Mibbies ye cudpray
here, an' now, an' then I suld know that
a' had been done that ,end. it's ° a fear-
some thing, sir, to think o' me bein' in-
side the gate a-singin' an' a-harpin' an'
a-dancin' for joy an' my puir Grizzle,
that was sic a bonny lass when she was
young, skreelin' outside in the dark an
the cold. She was. aye a.fear'd o' thIp
dark, Grizzle, an' she was sic a bonny '
young thing, an' gude to me. Bch,
sir! it seems as if it were only last week
whan Sandy McPherson was drouned an'
she cam' to me an' sent awa' a' the mild
women an' tuik- me in her _young arms
an' cried o'er me, an' said she'd serve
me a' her life. An' she was gude toime.
Aye, gud,e for mony a iveary year an'
lang. Mr. Maclesie, think ye that she'll
no ken onything again before she ga.es
awe' ?"
"1 canna tell, Joan."
" flech, sir 1 It's sair to bide here an'
she not ken. It's mony a year I might
hae talked to her an did na, an' noo the
Laird has ta'en awa' the poo'er. 0, Mr.
Maclesie! pray! pray wi a' yer micht i
I maun hear her speyk till me onct an'
say, 'Joan, good night !' "
The voice of the speaker had risen
almost to a scream, and suddenly it
pierced the dull eaes of the form that
lay gibbering and laughing on the other
bed. .
"Joan, puir Joan!" ,it said. . "1
maun send the ithers a' awa' an' com-
fort Joan for she has 'nape but me
noo." .
Then the voic'e died away in a sigh.
Mr. Maclesie went over to the other
bed, and half lifting, half •dragging,
brought it across the little room, across
that dividing line, and set it close to
Joan's. As G-rizzle's bed touched h'er's,
Joan burst into tears. The old man
lifted the poor helpless hand, and laid
it on her sister's. "1 forgive thee
Grizzle, as I hope to be forgiven ?" he
said solemnly, and Joan repeated the
words after him. , Then he knelt and
prayed.
Oh, what a scene was that! Without
e leafless rose -bush was tapping against
the narrow-- little window in the wild
March wind. Within, those two poor
beds stood side by side and bothinside
the line that had divided •them so long,
and on the beds those stricken forms lay
motionless as death. One, "babbling o'
green fields," and one, with face of
agony and wild, beseeching eyes lifted
to the old' minister's face as he lifted it
to Heaven and prayed :
"Father, forgive them, for they knew
not what they did !" he said-, and Joan
sobbed "Amen !"
"They've been sturnblin' alaog owre
the reuch stanes side by side, but far
apart, hurtin' one anither sair ilka day
an' a day lang. Oh, tak' them harne to
Thee an hap them up in one anither's
airms till they hae learned Thy name is
love. An' Thine be the poo'r an' the
glory, amen."
As he rose from her knees and liaoked
down at Joan, the tears were running
down- her face, but it had lost its look of
hopeless, helpless agony. He laid one
hand on the head of either sister as he
said : "Laird mak' His face to shine
upon thee. The Laird lift up the light
o' His countenance upe'thee an' gie thee
peace." , Then he went away.. _
But at midnight there was a knock
and a cry at the manse door. "Come
to the Gray cottage sir, sune's ye can !''
Th ,e rniuisteadressed himself hurried-
ly and went down. lhere was a knot
of neighbors at the door, but they made
way for him to pass. And there, with
the moonlight streaming through the
open door upon them, and the fire -light
on the old divided hearth flashing, and
dancing, androwing- its kindly flame
t
high as thoug it would fain see them
e,
more clearly, and the flickering • of the
dying candle that the old woman who
had been watching held above her head,
casting the faces now in light and now
in shadow, lay the two sisters dead in
one another's arms.
"1 had ga'en asleep, sir," said the old
-
woman, "in the chimney neuk, when of
1
a sudden there earn' a screech fit to vinsk
the deid. 1 •jumped up an' lulled an'
there were Joan and Grizzle happed in
one anither's arms, sitting up strai ht
in° bed. Bat before I eud get there t ey
had fa'eri back as they are now, an' b ith
were gane."
Two days afterwards the sisters pre
buried in the old kirk -yard. And. over
the grave the old minister put a simple
.stone with the words:
"In their death they, were not divid-
ed."—Eva L. Ogden in The Current.
- He Believed in Fighting.
It is well known that the late E ias
Howe,,jr., the inventor of the sewing
machine, not only enlisted as a common
soldier in the ranks of the 17th Connec-
ticut Regiment, carried a _musket and
did full military duty during the War,
bat at a certain juncture when Natianal
finances were at a low ebb, he paid Sol-
diers of the regiment their wages ;for
three months out of his own pocket.
Relative to this incident, the fol owing
story is told:
While Mr. Howe was countirg out
the Money referred to, a stranger Who
was a clergyman entered the teat b.nd
said he had heard of Mr. liowe's liber-
ality and had called to ask him to (ion -
tribute toward banding a church or his
congregation. •
" Church ? church?" said Mr. Hove,
without looking up from the bills -which
he was counting. " Building churches
in war time, when so much is needed
to seve our country ! What church is
it?"
St. Peter's church," replied the
clergyman.
"Oh, St; Peter's church !" said Ur.
Howe. " Well, St Peter was the only
fighting apostle—he cut the man's ear
off. I'll go $500 on St. Peter, but I am
spending mest of my money on sal -peter
now."
"A Roaring Gomeral.
A stentorian -voiced preacher r
ed Dr. Beggs forcibly of a story
he had heard of a man who w
public 'catechising, when he was
Who was Pontius Pilate ?" Bei
able to answer, and at the same
little dull of hearing, his next ne
whispered to him, He was a
Governor," upon which the man s
ont, to te great astonishment o
minister and congregation, "He
roaring gomeral,
•
mihd-
whch
snitfa
sked,
g !m-
ime a
ghbor
man
milted
bbth
was a
No' Sae‘Bad a Permon, Aft r
In the little village of Leitholm, whlich
stands on the ban 8 of the Leet, i er-
wickshire, there lived, during th ijrst
half of the pres nt century, a lor
named George' ouglas. He w he
master of an exte sive business, a iad
iii his employm nt when trad aB
good, at least ha f -a -dozen journ Yrhen
and apprentices. Followed by is !re-
tinue of assistants he traversed, as ocilas-
ion required, nea ly the whole f the
southern part of tie county, maki g and
repairing garment for the male ortion
of the community,1 for such was th cus-
tom in those day. The supple- egged
company very generally. went ho ei at
the close of their day's work; b t, at
times, when the distance was too gr ,at,
the whole band would stay over iight,
occasionally even staying over the un -
day, if the Saturday found their wiork
unfinished.
Once upon a time the latter c rc m -
stance occurred, and George and. h tinen
resolved to stay over,the Sabbath. Ty
all went to church with their hos tnd
employer, and George himself— (Ace,
pious ma,n-L-listened with grave olemn
face to the two lengthened disc uses
with which the minister regale his
hearers.
When the company had retur
the house of his friend, and had
themselves around the table, whe
gudewife tied set the rich and te
dinner, George's friend and host ac
him thus
"Weel, George, hoo did I ye
minister ?"
ta
edi to
eited
e (the
pting
.odeed
li.e oor
. "Weel, to tell ye the truth, I didna
like him axe at a'."
"Dear me, George, I wonder at hat—
he's considered a crack hand. What
ailed ye at him ?"
"Weel, ye see, he stude up an' th-
ered a lot o' nonsense aboot thee vift
hinds.' He micht ha'e kenned er.
Auld as 1 am, I'll walk. ony 'ed
(ploughman) in a' Berwickshire."
• "Oh, but George, you forget, Ir ken
there is a wild beast in the Bible ti • ca'
a hind." .
'"Oh, ye're richt. I never mindi He
didna, mak' sae bad a sermon, af
's
et
al. 33
How Long Ought One to SI p ?
Says the Gentleman's Magaz
"The latest authority on the ques io
to how long o man ought to slee
Malins says that the proper amo n
sleep to be taken by a mit.n is e
hours. So far as regards city li e
'estimate is probably correct. Pr v
ial wisdom does not apply to n o
conditions of social existence.
(hours) for a man, seven for a w n
and nine for a Pig,' says one prover
a second, quoted by Mr. Hazlitt n
English Proverbs, declares that ure
requires five; custom gives (?a les%)
seven; laziness takes nine; and w e ed-
ness eleven.' These conclusions w re,
however, drawn from observ4i n of
country life. Physical fatigue is. ore
easily overcome than intelle t al.
Which of us, when travelling i the
cohntry or abroad, or in any way e4ar-
ated from the ordinary proces e of
thought and anxiety, has not foun( hat
he could, without difficulty, do
couple of hours' less sleep than h
in- the habit of taking? Men, ho re
who follow any intellectual pursuit
quire at least seven hours. If wear e
depressed thetime should be exten e
eight or nine hours. Kant, I
stated, took never less than seven
Goethe owned to requiring nine. S
and sailors, on the other hand,
laborers, do with much less quanti
am afraid to say how few hou
Duke of Wellington regarded as s en -
tial. A . schoolmaster under whom at
one time I studied, a hard-workin 1 an
at the acquisition of languages, ro-
claimed loudly that he never .took n ore
than five hours' sleep. The hoi r at
which he rose in thermorning gave s( me
cola- to. this assertion. Only in a ter
life (lid. I discover that a two hours p st-
prapdial siesta was not included in hat
allowance."
—Owing to Lord Tennyson's pr s ra-
tion by an attack of gout, the Fri/ c of
Wales has requested Mr. Lewis Is o ris
to write'the inaugural ode for th; m-
perial Institute, which Sir Arthur Ili -
van set to music.
as
Dr.
of
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the
rb-
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and
his
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•
fitIRON EXPOSIT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
R.
IOW
FAI1S FOR SALE.—For Sale, a choice well
'Improved Farm, containing 150 acres. Would
take a email Town, City or Farm property in part
payment. Terms very elisiy. For further par-
ticular* apply to R. CORLEY, Beigrat e P. 0.
1 1015
.--a....,
'PATO" FOR SALE.—For Sale, a good 100 acre
sr .1farm on the Town Linebetween Hullett and
AleKillep, about six miles from Seaforth. One
of thelsest farms in the county. Apply to WM.
N. MaaSICHAEL, Constance. 9084f
BIODING LOTS FOR SALE.—The uncle
!slgned haa a number of fine building Lots
on Gederich and James Streets for sale, at low
price.1 For particulars apply to D. D. WILSON
908
laiOttEt eAorforttObTie rveRuinSgAgise
street, Seaforth, (lot 35, Beattie andFonorSjtaastra;klee'ss,'
survey) recently occupied by Mrs. Joslyn,
partimslars apply to F. HOLAIESTED, Set
For
forth.
-097
T4AD FOR. SALE.—The subscriber bff
1S41e, Lots 0 and 10, Range A, in the
of Bayfield, containing 21 acres, all of wl
well titnbered, chiefly- hardwood, gout°
cedar and hemlock, good soil and well aa
Will be sold on reasonable terms.
sessiOnatrid Title can be given at once. A
JAMES WELLS, Varna P. 0, 1117-4
rs for
village
ich is
choice
tered.
Pos-
ply to
GOOF
Township
ConcesSion,
stumps
no it gOod
never -failing
to markets,
directions.
forth P
ARM FARM FOSALE.—For sale,
of Hibbert, Lot 29, on the
containing 100 acres. It is
in a high state of cultivation, and
buildings. There is an abundance
water, and the farm is convenient
with gravel roads running, •
Apply to WM. EBERHART,
0. - 9904f.
in th(
Sth
free ol
has
of
n all
Sea -
EIAPOI IN GREY. FOR SALE.—For sale, 100
r acres being Lot 15 on the 13th concession
sf Grey within half a mile of stores, postoffiee,
2hurehos and school, and five miles from Bras -
;els and Ethel, sixty acres eleared and in a good
itate of cultivation, a good orchard and nevet
'ailing- Spring on the place and good timber. Ap-
sly to ISAAC CURRY, on the premises or Cram -
rook P. 0, 964x4-t.f.
LIAM
r 1213
LO. Ninety
San ; the
rnrn and
the preinises.
ii.rin.
mine distance
ilaces;
11UR1tAYa1ot
;on P. 0.
as
LIARAI
I! Sian
50 acres,
well under
iation.
itablessand
tnd pear
a within
Brucefield,
?ach place.
srenuses,
FARMS
being
Morrie,
mtbuildings,
sood wells,
3outh
which there
frameharn.
the village
first-class
made known
PETER
a
9
00Turn-
berry, in
54 and
rtcres,-150
vation.
frainel house
tone table
half Mile
NVroxeter
six froni
apply to
NIOFFAT,
FFO
AR2i114R
acres, oVer
tivatiors
wood.
barns; sheds
ings. There
failing
eight from
with good
School
easy terms.
Stanley;
GOOD
the
Hin:ston,
valuable
Lot 30,
taining-
frame'barn
well and
the gravel
Brussels.
fenced
For prioes
sels P.-0.,
or JAMES
County,
FOR SALE IN MORRIS.—For
acres, being lots 24 and 25,
acres are in a good state
remainder is well thnbered.
sheds and a comfortable log
A spring creek runs
It is five miles from Brussels,
from Blyth—good roads
school within one mile. Apply
28, concession —, Morris,
- ------
sale,
concession
of cultiva-
Good
house on
through the
about the
to both
to JAS.
or Wel-
993x4 tf
---•--
39, bonces
containing
well fenced,
of culti-
barn and
cherry
well, It
three from
leading to
apply on the
CROSSON.
989-tf.
POR SALE.+For
2, L.
of which
-drained,
' There is
an
trees.
"six miles
with
For
or to
FOR
North
on which
frame
&c.
half of Isot
is a
Both
of 13r
farms.
on
THOMS
ACRE Is
al.., F nil f,
the Co
55 in th
cleared
There is
and
under
from
to Brussels,
Brussels.
J. COWAN,
Proprietor,
SALE.—For
Concession
80 cleared,
• the balance
a
There is
and
is
wells. It
Seaforth,
gravel
elonvenient.
Apply
or to'Brucefield
a-
FARM
affairs
the executors
lands
Concession
90 acres.
with
pump.
road elosely
This farni
and in
and terms
HENRY
Sstrrit,
r
sale, Lot
R. 8, Tuckersmith,
45 are cleared,
and in a high state
a good frame house,
orchard of apple, plum,
There is a never -failing
of Clinton, and
a good gravel road
further particulars
Clinton 1'. 0, J. B.
SALE.— That valuable farm
half of Lot I), Concession 6,
there is a good frame barn and
house, good hearing orchard,
lAlso that saluable farm being
28, Concession 5, Morris, on
good new frame house and.good
of those farms are adjoining
ssels, and are in every respect
Terms easy, and which will be
plication to E. E. WADE, or
)N, Brussels I'. 0. 963
a tzsi FOT SALE. -7A- first-class
r aale in the townShip of
nay of Huron, being 'Lots No.
1st Concession, containing 200
and in a good state of culti-
a first-class orchard, a good
a bank barn 89 by 48 feet with
it. The farm is situated one-
the gravel road leading from
5 miles from Wroxeter and
Terms easy. For particulars
Wroxeter, or to ROBERT
on the premises. 961
sale, Lot 22, on the
of Stanley, containing 100
and in a good state of cul-
is well timbered with hard.
a large brick house, good frame
stables, and all necessary build-
a good orchard, and two never -
is within Six miles of Clinton,
and three from Bruceffeld,
roads leading to each place.
It will be sold e'neop and on
on Lot 24, Concession 3,
P.O. JOHN GILMOUR.
1001-tf.
--- _
FOR SALE.—In order to close
of the estate of the late W. G.
offer the following vary
for sale. First—North half of
5, town4hip of Morris, con-
On this lot is erected a `good
stone foundation, good orchard,
Nearly all cleared, and is on
adjoining the village of
is a valuable one; I well
a good state of cultivation.
apply to Titus, Kansa Brus-
JENNINGS, Victoria Square P.O.,
Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex
868
, ,
FARM FOR. •SALE.—Six thousand three .hun-
dred dollars will bus Cot 23, Concession 9,
McKillop, belonging to Thompson Morrison. It
is situated five miles from Seaforth, on a gravel
road, and within half a milof grist mil4 saw
mill, tWo stores, post office and telegraph office,
blackaillith shop and wagon shops; school, Pres-
byteriao ' and Methodist churches, new frame
barns and stables, well watered, and has been in
pasture the last four years; 80 acres cleared
and 20 pi good hardwood bush. Possession and
title given 1st of -January next, as the owner is
livingsin Dakota. Apply to JOHN C. MORRI-
SON, Winthrop P. 0. :. 1015-tf
. • t
. „
TIAILAI FOIL SALE.—The undersigned offers
_12 for sale 50 acres, being , north half of,faLot
10, Coneessiori 3, Tuckersmith, L. R. S., 21 tildes
from Kippen and the same from Hensel!. Some
money required -to be paid down and the balance
on mortgage payments to suit purchaSet. ,This
farm is well fenced and in a good state of Culti-
vation and a splendid wheat farm. It has a eom-
fortable log house, a frame barn and stable; and
a never failing spring. Also a good °railer& and
a varietY of small fruit. There are five acres, Of
bush, also stones on the ground for the oun-
dation of a house. For further particular4 ap-
ply to the proprietress on the premises. AIRS.
CLUTTEN, Kippen P. 0. 10144 f.
FIRST-CLASS Farm for sale, being Lot 30, on
the llth Concession of the township of
McKillop, containing 100 ares. . Ninety acres
eleared,And in a good state of cultivation. There
are littieres of good hardwOod bush. Fence's are
good. 'There are on the Premises a good frame
barn 40x64,fraine stable 30x50,a log stable 30x36,
and a geed log house. - There is an orehard of 1
acre of choice fruit trees, and a never -failing
well. This farm is well located for markets,
being oray 7 miles from the town of Seaforth, a
town on the Grand Trunk Railway, and 21 miles
from the village of Winthrop, where the -re is a
post -office, grist -mill, saw -mill, a church, and a
school house. This farm will be sold cheap.
For further particulars apply to J‘OSEPH CRAIG
on the premises, or to J. M. Sense, Barrister,
Seaforth P. 0. 10114f
,
FARM POR SALE.—The subscriber offers for
sale his valuable farm in the Township of
Gray, comprising Lots 6 and 7, on the llth con-
cession of said Township. This farm contains
200 ' acres, and is within 1 and :1 miles of the
thriving village ef Brussels, with a good gravel
road leading thereto. About 150 acres are clear-
ed, free from stumps, and in a good state of cul-
tivation. The balance is finely wooded. This
farm is particularly well fenced, nearly1 the
whole of the -fences being straight, and haring
been -erected in 18e5 6. On the premises there
is a comfortable log dwelling house, and a 4(nod
frame barn, with ;tone stabling-- und•rneath, in
which there is a well with abundant supplY of
excellent water. There is likewise a new frame
implenient house, 40x26 feet, well floored above
and balow, and neatly sided and painted. There
are 22 arcs in fall wheat sown upon :sumnier-
fallow. It will be sold on very easy terms of pay-
ment. For particulars apply to the proprietor,
JAMES DICKSON, Registrar Iiuron Co., Glode-
rich. - . . 9a641.
RolrgeEcil-
the undersigned.
3ummer
is within
apply to
LE AFbOleRrTesilidFenOcRe StiAowL,E0c.-,-Zoireidsablie.
It contains seven
kitchen, and hard and soft
two minutes. walk of
HUGH GRIEVE.
rooms
water,
Main Street.
10164.:f.
and
and
3 -UNE 24, 1887,
MILLAR, THE TAILOR,
PIONEER OF MODERATE.PRICES
—MAIN STREET, SEAFORTIL
This is Our First Spring Season.
There's a head line that goes to the very marrow of Popularity. Look at it We have no last
year's. geode; everything fresh and seasonable, and none to be complained of by customers, or
objected to as a little off and behind the age for patterns, colors or shapes. This is a great help to
you. No matter how little money you have to spend on Clothing yourself, or how much, you
don't want any old stagers of goods that have passed through a season and lost their freshness.
You couldn't get such Clothing here if you wanted to. We haven't any old goods, or room for any.
But if you want what is bright, reliable and stylish, we have a store full, and at prices that will
make the name of Millar as good as a knight errant to conquer, and root out high prices in Cloth-
ing.. For we mean to strike the highest notch for _business of any house in the conntty. We'll
make fresh goods and fair prices Our clubs. We make to order
GENTLE iNf FIN'S SUITS, - $12 Upwards.
STYLISH SPRING. OVERCOATS, i2 Upwards.
ELEGANT PANTS,
$3.50 Upwards.
J. W. MILLAR, the Temple of Fashion
One door -NORTH of E. McFaulls Dry Goods House, Main-st., Seaforth.
THE HURON SEED EMPORIUM,
s-FLA_POiR,T1-1_
Fine, Fresh MANGOLD, CARROT, and
TURNIP SEED, at
0. 0. WILLSON'S, SEAFORTH.
Fresh Garden Seeds of all -Varieties.
All Kinds of Rouse Plants now in Stock at
0. C. WILLSON'S, SEAFORTH.
BUILDERS' ATTENTION.
YOU SHOULD USE THE
Montross Patent Metallic Shingles,
The Best Roof Covering; Fire and Storm Proof; Light and Lasting made in
4
Galvanized Iron, Tin and Iron; painted also.
Our Galvanized Iron Eavetrough and Patent
• Conducting Pipe.
This Conducting Pipe is made in six foot lengths, of Galvanized Iron, and is
the only ponducting pipe that will stand the winter without bursting.
The best of workmanship guaranteed on any of the above work entrusted to
es. Cal and examine our samples, and get prices.
Fulli line of CREAMERY CANS, AfILK CANS, PAILS, &c. Repairing
iind Jobbing promptly attended to.
roma, JOHN KI DD,
'IMAM STREET,
SEAFORT,HI,
THE OLD ESTABLISITED
CLOTHING HO USE.
W. D. BRIGHT, SEAFORTH,
(SUCCESSOR TO WM. (JAMPBELL.)
Mr. Bright has to thank his friends and the public for the very liberal
patronage they have given him since starting business oil his own account- The
prA) STAND was never so popular and so well patroniecl as it.is now, and new
customers are coming in daily. The stock of CLOTHS I was n.ever larger, more
varied nor handsome, while in I I
Writ S' 1\T 1 ST -1i N G- S
Of every kind there is splendid stohk. Every garment made is guaranteed to
and no pains are spared to give the most entire satisfIction.;
PRICES TO SUIT THE HARD TIMES.
The latest styles closely observed when desired. tait GIVE US A TRIAL;
W. D. BRIGHT,
Campbell's Block, Main Street, Seaforth.,
riC 0-0 T, 3D Hil\T------1_,T01V.—
P.A._1_1T_1, 1E386_
•
We have received ex -Parisian, Polynesian, Siberian, Norwegian and Scan-
4inavian, the balk of our 010. Country goods., and they laving been bought before
the recent rise in woollen goods, are the best value we have ever shown. We
also show a good range of Canadian stuffs in Cottons, Denims, Cottonades, &c.
We would ask inspection of our stock of Dress! Goods, Silks,' Velvets, .Plushes in
all the new shades.
WROXiTER Mau.
Alexander L. GibSOn
Begs to announce to the public that he has
menced to operate the
WROXETER WOOLLEN FACTORY,
And that he will be prepared \tovigiNvecEgo:a
in
vi
FULL C
UNION
O T
TWEEDS,
NNELS,
TWEEDS,
And Varieties in
STOCKING YARN -
Custom Carding, Spinning and italIn
Promptly Attended to,
Parties from a dsf.anee will, as far as isessiaa,
have their ROLLS! HOME WITH THEM, and as
he has put the miin into Good Worldng Ord,
and employs none but Efficient Workmen-,
All Work is Warranted.
REMEMBER THE WROXETER MILLS,
ALEX. L. G11380N,
Proprietor, -
- -
Aurora & Rockfrid
Watches.
Two of t e Best Makes in
America. Sold in,
EAFORTH
—ONLY 13Y—
M. R. COUNTER,
Another shipment of 'those 11.50
Nickle Alarm Clocks. More new goods
in Jewelry, Silverware and Watches. ,
Larger stock than ever at hard 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 prempt attention, and guar-
anteed to give satisfaction.
M1
R. COUNTER.
SEAFORTH IPUMP WORKS.
In returning thanks to my many eesterners
for thei . patronage since commencing business
in Seaforth, I wmild add that in order to supply
the demand for
PUMPS, CISTERNS (tc.
that I have put in Stearn Power and more new
machinery, and can now do my werk quicker
and better, and aS X use none but the best ma,
terial I ,ean get, and do as good work as I knot
how, I hope to m rit a continuance of your pat+
ronage. CtJST01 PLANING AND BANIP
SAWING A SPEC ALITY,
N.
CLUFF.
haPve. SaTonIesysiould e pleased to receipt all the Re-
counts of the p t and previous years. Must
1 9684.1.
Charles orth
Brownell,
Wholesdle and Retail
cia=tpc=p,s_,
SEAFORTII, - - ONT.
Teas a Specialty, Jobbed at Whole-
sale Prices in quantities.
Charlesworth Brotunell,
One door lnorth of Post Office,
To Oentlemen1
SE
WELL -K
PILLMAN,
FORTH'S
OWN TAILOR
Wishes to infotm the gentlemen of Sea -
forth and vicinity, that he now has aa
niae an assortment of Cloths suitable kr
all kinds of garments, as can be found
in any simila4r establishment in the
comity. He hes also added a very mee
and complete sock of
dents' Furnishings.
Having engaged the services of Mr.
JANIES LEAIIIIERLAND as cater,
he ie prepared to guarantee satisfaetien
in style and fit
Prices reasonable as usual. His shop
is first door soeth of the Bank of CoM-
merce building, Give him a trial arid
satisfaction is assured.
PILLMAN,
sEAFORTn.
Full Stock of Carpets, Curtains and House Furnishing Goods. D. S. ICAMPBELL,
ilDROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR and Cis:
1 Engineer. Orders by ail promptly sl
8 soittr tended to. D. S. CAMPRELLIP5fitehtli
1
itte Br ezil
vrzi).3
esteir,
s their .1
Unites--
iierfurn
priena Of ralcss:'•
tue:isrfsadatielsalieeasg:Iv.eiteibitplee'ne:fit1)::ansiterfa
r:ato 101 gvlosseadasitnagi:iit:editeact.
re:thuePagr:vattioinwse:11:1;;Ini;j:sel:t.e::. Aron-
,
1Ubi. it IttiVerzi and suzirij...
of OW With •eet eiptacv
egnees.elearer thas bilier-toned bel
st we have rioted far in ti -e south land ri
wilitilo,rirricebttue,Asteepipedstrffttueurinields41:701.tontrairorenossiewilft:pisneat:d
lea
iNaTar hlsairgi1Sc)leline.4viI4
we11
g ny earyorreIesre:Ri :a„
Inn:gd:oirlr0iin: y
In tbebras of the loveliest maidens
0 waged golden tresses in sport ;
Aral we came aa a blessing from Ilea' en
Tao wards where pale Death heiti his
LedBeriestbronthedbae sunednffsi:o:f:pseibnvee-war-r:tduti:ritootils.:4iiee:ela,rrt
Sly the power Ile has given to 1•14,..ts.
111 r ge vo xlhtivhfilogonneliadtheo:e rscioie)rkina-firi oia1d ot-r
d5 wei
Tiny wavelets chased in each rill.
134i4Slotalyrlab8oVer'ileasttthreoeusrNli;:::.:10-nial .sp
he deep solemn music ef wooedlands
Swelled, thundered, then sullenly fc:I
Wifaeolu°rvelrrssislodribiseltoruoefyta:°.aiknfuetla:u
Utt;o:alno:t::ja:
ThaAut dGot)ftiliosvtehiesgithveerf
The clear sweet rustling faltered,
Tbesong of the 'breeze slowly died,
8ut ita tale of love and of beauty
Forever with me bhall abide.
Gaieties.
—An Englishman recently set
tub to a French gentleman, as a
and a day or two after receive;
asking when the oars were coon
—Irate enaployer in the do
his parlor, to his cleric, whom
hugging his daughter ---‘4 Yen
yorl are not hired for that kind
Clerk---" know it. I'm doing
time am en -thine'
—The girl who keeps a diary
ly wants to be mighty sure
keeps it under lock and key.
she doesn't want to bring down
hairs in sorrow to the grave,
never read it over when she go'
Toweere are a better in
man's character than bumps.
bag at the pockets, he has m
they bag at the knees, he has
—" What ie the first thing t
in ease of fire?" asked the
Sue the insurance company,
ly answered the boy at the fo
class, whose father has been b
.enee or twice and appeare
made a good thing of it.
—A Chicago boy claims tha
open a cake of Vermont maple
other day warranted to he of t
trop, and a live toad, hrande
on its back, jumped out br
hopped off. He is very mac
ed at the occurrence
—Pride and its Fall.—Fir
Child (proudly)—" We're goi
Fashion Springe this summer.
Omaha •Child (sympathetical
sorry your papa is so poor."—
that being- poor s"—" Of eo
don't have to go to any sprier
got a filter."
—14 'Which am de propere
suppress oneeef ?" argued
darkey with another: "do
'We eated at de table,' or
ate at de tahie'?” The quest
ferred to Uncle Mose for lu
hich was,—" In de case o
niggabs none ob you am
pesperest way for sich cattle
'to say, We fed at de troft.
--Mrs. Donovin—" G 00(1.
tyez, Misther Murphy; s
early birmad yez are this Wise
Mr. Murphy -l-" Thrue for
Donovin ; but 'tis a trifle
day's job Oi have here, so
self Oill jist shtart in an
Onooi en,omatoni,nsceo °earn' wurruk an
afeeft—ltieioArnOeprio:huit, w id maybe ti
in the wurruld while OUn
daylight an' darilruhka.7' it a
placard"Pies o Preads,enttt1h1ve::13Heuiag(eorlildifiNe2i:emnw
rat A
Rooms, Family Oysters.
Broadway restaurauter s
East Broadway caterer re
anotheret Yh
the D a"y\s‘Dt' 7 street -the
:heti ;1t1 :leer:fen: i' I 1 11° andwin
rnetrPiyets, Pastry, and 0
Salt Oysters and Larger
Sixth Avenue barber hangs
reading " Roots Polished
:s°3 a`t8: tob-: 08: rihiaan'Agidena:egit °Senorne.tPrlaS elit enen : ipawf oleihetlax:xileilat aaatnnirwgfoat etenitidvt eboo fai :
the poll toicfaliwnpoorIrdtc,111-1Caendbr
raidaistipgro:qattlhAynirsegiartenodnit.o
mutton rhe'sa,,sykeend; alt,." "John
ward, when crossing the
the master asked, "How t
ti
1181wrptfillior:hga:11:01. III ITtEigshhanawtdttm°ffinal,:filellso:Itirlit:he°ymeetaliuinnol;d::01:wyYssitp eeatE:xrt:altoilly:ifisfnatl
1‘)Norehoatinwmou)siplyaonne :.!,iai.I-et3dao
i.
kicked him out of doors.
(110eoresrl—aat La 11 a4aVfitra ace -i
51
"1 down on the ground
.e t ir esi,)-,ei wai sni and
ileTir'yo.Eli::70:81°,1t6hepoi
Spectiv
discussbag the patriotie
spee::::Linttbh; ctibb:entgh‘fstir
zadvintgheapsahrenar ofnora ariap
?elVed at the front. "NI
tY exclaimed the on
and fought tin
I.) "Oh, my father k
tuLtio" answered. the o