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CAPTAIN MACDONALD'S
DAUGHTER.
BY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, — HARPER
BROS., PUBLISI1E1*, N. Y.
CEIAPTER, I.
Scotland is essentially the land
e‘ plain living and high thinking;" a
among all the thousands of Scott
families who owned this national char
teristic a quarter of a century ago, th
was not one to, whom it came m
naturally thaa the .family in the Ma
of Strathlowrie.
Strathlowrie, for a town of its si
was not, ill off for plaCes of worsh
There were the Establiahed Church, a
the Free Church, and the Original
cession Church—whose members call
themselves, not without reason,
remnant "—and the Congregatio
Chapel, that looked twice as large at
the great Dr. Lyndsay Alexand
preached in it, and the Blank Meetin
house, where Teter Angus mostly he
forth. Peter was not a Reverend, b
in local parlance a "merchant "--a ter
which, being interpreted, meant a de
er in almost everything that can
worn, or devoured, or imbibed, togeth
with a great variety of things that ca
not. The Blanks, being even fewer
number thee the "remnant,." could a
afford a resident minister, and Peter w
only too happy, after practising Shylo
all the week, to play 13oanerges on Su
day. e •
Now, whether what I have called t
Manse was Established, Free, Or Origin
Secession, I am not going to ten yo
It must have been one of the three; f
though there were four ministers—an
Peter Angfie—in Strathlowrie, the
were only three Manses. -
Our Manse, within or without bore n
token of rich endowments. It was
square structure, plastered, gravelle
and whitewashed, with a stone win
that had been built when the bairn
began to come. There were dining mo
and kitchen below e p Lrlor, bedroo
and study above; and a long, low
- haunted attic to finish off with. Th
wing contained two bedrooms, on th
wood -work of which a Strathlowri
joiner had lavished some really goo
carving. "It'll be an advertisement,
he had said to his wife when remon
strated with for giving too much for th
money. But, alas-! the wing had th
alight dieadvantage of being entere
Only from the kitchen, so that Si
.Alaster Mabalaster from the Castle, an
the old maids his sisters, could scarcel
be asked into it even to see the carving
The entrance passage was narrow an
short, the stairs were narrow and steep
and both were of stone—cold and poor
looking, but kept clean, in spite of th
numerous feet, at the cost of deadly feu
.between Jean and the children.
The church was neither Gothic, no
, Norman, nor Grecian, and yet any chil
could determine its style. It belonge
to the Barn order of architecture—
type that for places of warship is happil
becoming extinct. Joining the Mans
at right, angles, it did not put it t
shame, being a larger and therefor
uglier edition of it.
It was Monday morning in the Manse
a time when youthful spirits Were more
than usually boisterous after the re
straints of the day before—unless, in
deed,. Davie, the Master of the Revels,
happened to have failed in his catechism
on Sunday evening, when his merriment
was apt to be spasmodic, and varied by
sidelong glances as the taws, which oc-
cupied an honorable place among the
Penates in the dining -room. Sunday
naughtiness was always whipped, as
'Sunday dishes were always washed, on
Monday merning ; but while the dishes
were disposed of the moment Jean rose,
naughtiness had the delight of antici-
pation till after worship, yet dared not
for that miss its turn in the reading, or
let its voice be unheard in the psalm.
The morning began, as an other morn-
ings began at the Manse, with the
clarion- voice of Mr. Leslie sounding
reveille. Woe to that child who did not
dance when the minister piped ! -The
sweets of his stolen moose were apt to
be broken in upon by a convulsion that
landed him; in the middle of the floor,
one ear tingling with a terrible fillip,
and .both with the assurance that if their
owner was not an his way to his sea -
bath in five minutes the minister would
know the reason why. In2 the matter
of rising and bathing there was one rule
for boys and girls, so that any summer
morning you might have seen a bevy of
yawning and sometimes cross young
mortals Scrambling down the great heap
of stones that lay between the Manse
and the sends=the girls, then going in
one direction end the boys in another to
the caves, their only bathing -houses.
Your sea is a great magician; for,
presto! in five minutes the sleepiness
and the crossness have vanished, and in
half an hour the shabby Manse dining -
room, which is also sitting -room and
nursery, is brightened by glowing faees
and uproarious with all sorts of noises :
bits of the Greek grammar from Colin,
wild barks from • Kelpie, piteous mews
from the eat—a respectable and peace-
able animal whose lines had not fallen in
pleasant places—fearful crashes caused
by Davie's Vaulting ambition overleap-
ing itself, and the severe moralizing of
Jean as she lays the cloth—" Gude save
us !" Said I nae wed l that ministers'
bairns are aye warm than the lave?"
On this particular Monday morning -
the two little girls have sallied out to
" the Corner " to refresh themselves
with a glimpse of the outer world, and
to display themselves and their clean
ginghaMs. Their house stood on a quiet
street, or lane rather, leading to the sea
—a road which appeared to have been
made solely for the convenience of the
Manse Occupants. Between the house
and the sands there was nothing but the
Manse garden; while on the other side
of the lane there was only a butcher's
high -wailed pasture, where doomed
cattle and sheep spent their last days in,
gorging. But, the street on which the
church faced had life enough of its kinde
With the exception of the rather inal
posing residence of Mr. Campbell, a
lawyer—the great man of oar congre-
gation—it was filled with poor cottages,
and to the swam n s of children belong-
ing to these the minister and his bEtirns
seemed very grand indeed. Tory and
Nan were quite aware of this, and usual-
ly bore themselves, Tory especially,
with mingled dignity and condescen-
sion.
Tory is beautiful, and she knows it.
Her blue eyes, golden curls, and seraphic
smile win the hearts of everybody. She
has the gift of sone too, and the old
bodies that listen to her singing The
Lord's my Shepherd" wipe their eyes
NISIMISMIS112=1.
and bless her, and call her an angel'
bairn.
To -day - Tory is more til
lofty. She looks past, n
admirers, and at last bewild
turning to her and asking in
ly, "Has the bell sounded ?"
" What bell ?" Nan would have said;
but Tory nipped the intentiot in.the bud
by frowning, jerking her dreas, and
actnally attempting a wink.
" Has the breakfast bell sounded ?"
the she asked.
Nan could truthfully answer that it
had not. With so many p6irs of ex-
cellent lungs in the house he minister
considered gongs and bells s perfluities.,'
The family gatherings were sually pre-
faced by a series of shouts: "Dinner's
ready ! "Your porridge is getting'
cold ! '• or, "Come ben to w rship !"
The youthful admirers loo ed on with
increased awe. Tory stmutt d up and
down in front of the ehur h railings,
carrying on with Nan a con ersation in
which she managed to hat oduce her
turquoise brooch and gold encil-case,
together with passing altos ons to the
" drawing -room" and the "library."
If the minister had only hew !
Suddenly a burst of mocki g laughter
greets her ears, and looking r uni, with
cheeks crimson with indig ation, she
recogeizes as the offender a re -headed
bare-footed girl a year or two older than
herself. Kirsty Poison had een -Jean's
drudge at the Manse until the little
girls had developed too great a fondness
for her. Kirsty advance smiling.
"Ye didna ken I had come ame," she
said ; then seeing wrath in ory's face,
"Los -h, Tory, ye needna m nd me; I
wad never tell. Let's hoe game o'
holies."
Alas for Tory; ! To play rbles out
of the garden, and to play w th Kirsty
anywhere, are infringeme ts of. the
articles of war existing betwe n her and
her seniors. But the angel aim n has a
liking for Kirsty and a p ssion for
holies," and . so down on the dirty
pavement goes the clean gi ghem, the
golden curls in close pro imity to
Kirs ty's carrots, and the fi igers that
might have been crashing at "The
Battle of Prague" on the tinkling
cymbal in the Manse parlor, anipulat-
ing marbles fished from the ockets Of
Kirsty's dirty little bro,er. Alas for
Tory.
Familiarity breeds conte pt -! The
juvenile unwashed gather r� nd, not so
respectful as they have been. iirsty has
certainly deteriorated du ing her
absence, Tory decides. She is not so
reverential as she used to be; and when
she wins she actually insists in giving
the " knuckles; "and in tryin to pre-
vent Tory's escape, creates a w de breach
between the body and skirt of the ging-
ham. The plebs side with th ir order,
and sheet "It's not fair !" when Tory
indignantly refuses to undergo the
humiliation. In the heat of the contro-
versy Kirsty takes aim at the sacred
knuckles in mid air, and Tory, furious
with pain and mortification, delivers on
her enemy's cheek a sounding slap.
What might have happened next there
is no knowing. What does happeft is
that a supercilious -looking youth in blue
glasses comes suddenly upon the scene,
and in anotheranoment the angel bairn
is seized with an iron I grasp and borne
off to justice. To appear before the
the assembled family in auch a. plight
is terrible indeed, but 'not so terrible as
to be powerless to avenge herself when
she hears Kirsty announce triumphantly
to her satellites, "She'll catch 't !"
Let us draw a Veil over the next few
minutes. Tory's solo being over, the
family raise in chorus the morning
psalm. The reader may look and listen
if he wijl. -
The Rev. Robert Leslie was a man
who feared God and executed righteous-
ness-. Extremes meet, and the cardin 1
article of Mr. Leslie's creed was not t
all unlike the Catholic doctrine of
purgatoty. He believed that every
sin has a temporal as well as en eternal
punishment assigned to it; but while he
taught and believed that adequate
penitence might bring about the remis-
sion of the greater penalty, he acted
upon the principle that nothi g could
remit the less, and that it was the
special prevince of God's min sters to
see this meted out. "Are you orry for
your sin, or sorry that you are going to
feel the taws ?" he would dryly ask the
fainily penitent. Offenders before the
kirk -session fared no better. In both •
cases forgiveness Would eventually be
given, and given so gracinualy that
neither child nor grown person cherish-
ed anirnoeity towards the avenger ; but
it was neVer given till the fullest satis-
faction had been made.
Do not picture to yourself, however,
a morose' bigot, as the Seattish rninieter
has been so often idainted. As he sits
there, singing with all his soul and with
a mighty voice, your heart warms to him
at oncet' Scarcely fifty, of maskve but
well-built figure, rather under the med-
ium height, he looks the incarnation of
physical strength; and he is. glance
at the face assures you that th re is a
sound !mind -in the sound bo y. The
features are large, but firmly ut ; the
jaw is square; the lips firm, bu eapable
of melting into lte smile that wins your
heart; the gray eyes are by turns
threatening and tender; the black hair
scarcely shows a thread of gray) except
in the closely cut side-whiakere. Alto-
gether, it is the face of a man whom you
must obey, and mu,t love.
The ibeauteeof Mr. Leslie's rt. le was,
that there Was nothing vague a out it.
He took care that a child full under-
stood what lwaseeequired and w iat was
forbidden before 'he administ red the
punishment annexed. Then was a
law that embraced himself. irst to
rise, last to go to bed, never idle, never
Self-indulgent, sharing the children's
porridge and milk, or whatever their
ly with
devoted
of their
against
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rs Nan by
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fare might be, dividing equitab
them the simple; dainties that
members of his flock offered out
poverty --how could one murmur
such a leader? I have known niinisters
—ay, minister -.--who were the most
charming of mein in society, and the
most cross and grumpy—regular wet-
blankets—at their own fireside. But
our minister, if only obeyed, was the
most genial of men, and his most charm-,
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THE H U RON EXPO$ITOR.
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pertain wit said at the, expense of
poet Rogers and his efforts. Mr. Les
*rote in his study, but he heard all t
was going on. If revelry held swar
out of time, he sallied out and set thi
to rights; if revelry, kept its pro
hours, the children might screech I
wild Indians, or dance over his head
the old bowie trembled.
•;.'- Mrs. Leslie is in most respects t
opposite of her husband. Tall, slend
fragile -looking, with auburn hair
Which there are more silver threads th
in 'the minister's ,dark locks—althou
ahe is fully ten years the younger of t
two—and blue, unclouded- eyes, hers
the face of one whO has reached a regi
of perpetual calm e the face of one, t
it is beginningto be whispered in Stra
„lowrie, not lon.g for this wor
`Mrs, Leslie adores her husban
and everybody I adores her. M
Leslie looks lit her _wistull
but will not allaw there is mu
the matter. And she is so brig
though so gentle arid so calm, that it
almost impossible for even the eyes
lnve to see Clearly.' Her step has gros
painfully slow, and sometimes she sto
oh the stair § to rest ; and she has a brig
sisot on each. cheek J and a cough th
tuga at her husband's heart. But th
her smile is so reassuring, and her rot
SO cheerful as she says, "It's nothin
Robert !" that the minister believes th
;it is nothing, and tells her she is gro
ing daily more like the winsome lass
he fell in love with so long ago, a
that none of the bairns will ever be ha
so bonnie, or any one in the world hi
so good. ,If the children could on
have heard !
The supercilious -looking yoUth in bit
glasses who figured as Tory's captor
the minister's eldest son. He is a med
cal student in Aberdeen, home at pre
ent for his holidays, and his father
shrewd gray eyes are often quietly ta
ing notes when Rob little suspects it..
RoVis a good and clever lad, who has
had his goodness and cleverness" made so.
much of that be has become inordinately
self -conceited. rhe children, on his re-.
turn, had received him with acclamation,
but the very first week had seen them
turn against him. He reproved the:
boys' Scotch, remonstrated against their
noise, attempted to pull their ears, and
got his own well pulled in return; in
short, stood too much on the dignity of
his nineteen years. The situation for
him was daily becoming more uncom-
fortable. The disaffection seemed to be
spreading. The Corner Arabs imitated
his walk. - Daft Geordie, the " natural "
of Strathlowrie, had appeared at a
funeral in high, stiff collar and blue
glasses—doubtless furnished by Da.vie,
who thenceforth spoke of Geordie as
Rob's twin. But fOr his mother Rob
almost thought he would have run
away. -
Mrs. Leslie, with true mother's fond-
ness for the eldest sOn and the father's
namesake, thinks Rob perfection, blue
glasses and all. "You won't be hard
on him ?" she asks, when her husband
expresses his opinion. Hard on him !"
laughed the minister. 'No need of
that. By the time his vacation is over
he will have found his level, and that is
all he needs." Mrs. Leslie write not quite
satisfied; she thought Rob should have
the respect of his younger brothers and
sisters. "So he should," said the
minister, "nd that is just what nobody
can force from them. .He is sure to get
it as soon as he deserves it, and we'll
even let him fight it out with them. I
don't want to see our boy a self-righte-
ous prig."
Margaret ecnnes next to Rob. 1 She is
tall and slender like her mother, but has
sandy hair and bed complexion and
teeth. Mr. Leslie has sometimes rue-
fully said she must be a changliug, she
had developed such- extraordinary tastes
for a daughter of his. She had a
passion for gorgieg her stomach with
sweets: and , her mind with excit-
ing novels, and fearful scenes have
-been enacted in the Manse when an
unexpected search has revealed contra -
hand articles of either kind. Stern dis-
cipline, or it may be policy—the minis-
ter thinks the former, of course—has at
length gained the day. For the last
year Margaret has turned over a new
leaf, and Jo! virtue has brought its re-
ward ; for her eighteenth birthday, just
passed, has actually seen her engaged.
Margaret, except for a solitary winter
in Edinburgh, has never' been out of
Strathlowrie, yet she has a distinguished
air and -easy, graceful manners:- The
old maids at the Castle confide to
het -
father that many a duchess would envy
her carriage, and that her swan -like
neck. is the very image of Lady Ceckle-
orum's in the `,4 Book of Beauty "' for
1800—the smile year of grace in which
they had been launched into sPciety.
They more than hint, too, that' they
think her thrown away on young Mr.
O'Neil, and refer to schenies they have
had for -having her at the Castle. Mr.
Leelie says " Tut! tut !" arid bluntly de-
clares that had Margaret not ...been en-
gaged -She should have bee e a governess,
and assures the old ladies that he only
hopes young O'Neil may not regret his
bargain. As for the little girls, who are
alternately Margaret's pets and victims,
they think it delightful to be on -such
friendly terms with the haedsome young
minister, who was always spoken of by
Margaret's intimates as " sd interesting.'
But they think him too good for such. a
fate, whenever they have a battle
royal with Margaret, their crowning
threat is that of writing to Mr. O'Neil
and " exposing " her.
Here is faithful, plodding, warm-
hearted Cohn, with unruly yellow hair
rame for his
he plain one
nd awkward
f gold and
ly
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
CLOS 1NG
"DUMPING LOTS FOR SALE.—The unde
I) signed has a number of fine building Lets
on Goderich and Jaime Streets for sale, at low
ces. For particular% apply to D. D. WILSON
008
TIARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 85, Canoes -
J' sion 1, McKillop, containing 100 acres of
excellent land; one well-built brick house, with
every convenience; soft and hard water: one
good frame house, with good barns and out-
buildings; two wells, one never -failing; two
good bearing orchards of choice fruit; two and
a half miles from Seaforth. For particulars ap-
ply to the proprietor on the premises.. RALPH
THOMPSON. 1043x8
—71
FARM IN GREY FOR SALE —For sale, 100
acres being Lot 15 on the 13th concession
of Grey, within half a mile of stores, postotfice,
Churches and school, and five miles from Brus-
sels and Ethel, sixty acres cleared and in a good
state or cultivation a good orchard and never
failing spring on the place and good timber. Ap-
ply to ISAAC CURRY, on the premises or Oran -
brook P. 0. 964x4-t.f.
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 31, Conces-
sion 15, Grey, containing 100 acres, about
60 of which are cleared and the balance timbered
with hardwood and black -ash and cedar, all un -
culled. There are fair buildings, good. orcha. d
and plenty of water. There is a school on the
next Lot It is also convenient to railways and
other facilities. Price very reasonable. Apply
to ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, Moncrief P. 0.
1044x12
"LIAM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 3, Conces-
12 sion 1, ITullett, containing 100 acres, 70
acres free of stumps and in a high state of cul-
tivatiOn. There are 15 acres of hardwood bush,
never. culled. There is a never -fairing spring,
and no waste laud. This farm belongs to the
estate of the late John Hugill, and must be sold.
Apply to. the executors, A. STRONG, Seaforth;
and GEORGE PLEWES, Tuckersmith, or to
Abraham Hugiil, on the farm opposite. 1033-tf
1G1ARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 4, Conces-
sion 12, Hullett, containing 100 acres, about
75 cleared and in a good state of cultivation,
10 well fenced and underdrained. There are two
good frame houses, frame barns and stables, also
i8 o good orceards. There is a spring creek run-
ning through the farm. It is convenient to
8. schools and post office and is well situided for
38 markets, it will be sold cheap. Apply on the
k_ NAB. 1082 or to Harlock p. o. WALTER HAN-
1032
that makes an unbecoming I
honest red face. Colin is
of the family, and the slow
one, [but he has a heart ;
everybody knows it.
Davie is like the minist r in face—
" wantin' the grace," Jea. tells him.
He is, alas ! the scapeg ace of the
!Manse. If he appears to e unusually
udious, be sure his Greek Testament
nceals some lighter and tastier trifle.
bile the rest of the family are " en-
ged. in the worship of God," Davie is
obably, spite of consequences,
rowing a fly at the Browoie's Burn:
puts mice in the little girls' pockets
wasps in their shoes. He 'breaks clown
on Sunday • evenings over "Effectual
Calling," and his memory, though
excellent for ghost stories lor books of
travel, is weak for sermons i The most
terrible deed of Davie's yolung life was
his dressing himself in a ;suit of the .
minister's; stuffed out to fiti, and under
cover of the dusk visiting and praying
with a a bedridden parishioner. This
(Continued on 3rd page.)
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log ways were for his own wife and th
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bairns. Delightful anecdotes,
bits of knowledge, were conse
being poured forth, so that the G
-useful
niently
hildren
absorbed information as they did light
and air, and learned a thousand- things
without knowing they were earning
one. -
The children thought their
ether's
absence of nerves a redeeming quality.
One of- the ministers they knew requir-
ed strictest seclusion and Sunday quiet
for his sermon -making, while Monday
FARM IN GREY FOR SALE.—For sale Lot
14, Concession 16, containing 100 acres. It
is. partly cleared, the balance is well timbered ;
a never -failing creek croeses the place, and it is
well adapted 'for either farming or grazing. I
will likewise sell forty acres, being east part of
Lot 14, Concession 15; nearly all cleared and in
a good state of cultivation. A good frame barn
and a good stone stable underneath; a never-
failif g- well is also on the place. For further
particulars apply to the proprietor on the place,
or by letter to Cranbrook P. 0 G. AVERY.
1023-tf
GOOD FARM FORSALE.—A splendid farm of
165 acres on the 10th concession of Grey
will be sold cheap and on very easy terms of
payment. There are about 145 acres cleared,
well fenced, all free froui stumps, and well un-
derdrained. There is a good frame house, a
bank barn with stone stabling underneath to-
gether with other good and necessary out-
buildings. There is a splendid bearing orchard
and three never failing wells. It is a within a
mile and three quarters of the prosperous vil-
lage of Brussels one of the best markets in the
Province. It is one of the best and most desir-
able farms in the county and will be sold on
Very easy terms as the proprietor wishes to re-
tire. Apply on the premises to the proprietor
or to Box 30, Brussels P. 0: JOHN HILL.
• 1050-t. f.
FARM. FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 34, Conces-
sion 1, Usborne, county,of Huron situated
on Lowden road, 11 miles fromHensa.h, and 31
miles from Exeter, and containing 96, acres, 10
acres of which are in bush, and balance was clean
and in good eohdition when seeded down five
years ago, since which time it has been in grass.
There are on the Farm about 5 acres of young
bearing orchard, 100 evergreens, 3 never -failing
wells, 2 good frame barns and a frame house.
For terms apply to W. ELDER, Hensall, or the
Proprietor. J. ELDER, Virden, Manitoba. '
10'354 f
tIARMS FOR SALE,– That valuable farm
_12 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, &c. 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. Terme easy, and which will be
made known on application to E. E. WADE, or
PETER THOMSON, Brussels P. 0. . 963
FAAM IN GREY FOR SALE —For -sale, Lot,
20, Concession 12, containing 102 acres of
which about 70 acres are cleared, nearly free
from stumps, underdrained and well fented The
balance is well timbered and unculled. There
is a good, large frame house, log barn and frame
stableg. A good orchard and never failing
water. It is within one mile -of the village of
Cranbrook, within six miles of Brussels and two
miles of Ethel railway station, with good gravel
roads leading to each place It will be sold •
cheap and on easy terms. Appll on the prem-
ises or to Cranbrook P. 0. VALENTINE FOER-
STER.• 1022-t. f,
FARM FOR SALE.Foi. sale, Lot 22, on the
2nd Concession of Stanley, containing 100
acres, over 80 cleared, and in a good state of cul-
tivation ; the balance is well timbered with hard-
wood. There is a large brick house, good frame
barns, sheds and stables, and all necessary build-
ings. There is a good orchard, and two never.
failing wells. It is within -six miles of Clinton,
eight from Seaforth, and three from Brucefleld,
with good gravel roads leading to each place.
• School convenient. It will be sold cheap and on
easy terms. Apply on Lot 24, Concession 3,
Stanley, or to Brucefield P.O. JOHN GILMOUR.
1001-tf.
GOOD FARM FOR SALE.—In order to close
the affairs of the estate of the late W. G.
Ilingston, the executors offer the following vary
valuable lands for sale, First—North half of
Lot 30, Concession 6, township of Morris, con-
taining 90 acres. 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
fenced and in a good state of cultivation.
For prices_and terms apply to 'DIOS, KEIALY, Brus-
sels I'. 0., HENRY JENNINGS, Victoria Square P.O.,
or JAMES SMITH, Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex
County. 868
SPLENDID FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot
No. 8 on the 13th Concession of Stanley,
and the North part of Lot 7 on the same Con-
cession, containing 162 acres, of which about 139
are cleared, free from stumps, underdrained and
in a high state of cultivation. The balance is
well timbered with hard wood. There is a never -
failing spring creek running through the place,
and no waste land. There is a good dwelling
house, large bank barn with stone stabling and
frame driving house, and other good out build-
ings. There are tv o good bearing orchards of
the choicest trees including apple, peach, pear,
plum, &e. It is conveniently situated to schools,
churches, and markets. The fallwheat grown
on this Farm this season weighed 63 lbs. to the
bushel. There are 37 acres sown in Fall Wheat
and 24 acres Pall Plowed. It will be sold cheap
and on easy terms, as the Proprietor wishes to
retire. Apply on thepremises, or to Blake P. 0.
EN RY B. DETTWEILLER. 1040
TARM FOR SALE.—The subseriber offers for
sale his valuable farm in the Township of
Gray, comprising Lots 0 and 7, on the 11th Con-
cession of said Township. This farm contains
200 acres, and is within 1 and 1, miles of. the
thriving village of Brussels, with a, gored gravel
road leading thereto. About 1L0 acres are clear-
e.f, free from stumps, and in a good state of cul-
tivation. The balance is finely wooded. This
farm is -particularly well fenced, nearly the
whole of the fences being straight, and having
been erected in Ise5 G. On the premises there
is a comfortable log dwelling house, and a good
frame barn, wit t stone stabling undf rneath, in
which there is wcll with abundant supply of
excellent water. There is likewise a new frame
implement house, 40x26 feet, well floored above
and below, and neatly sided and painted. There
are 22 acres in fall wheat sown upon simmer -
farrow. It will be sold on very easy terms Of pay-
ment. For particulars. apply to the proprietor,
JAMES.DICKSON, Registrar Huron Co. Gode-
rich. 9k-tr.
OUT BUSINESS.
JAMES PICKARD,
•
OF THE BARGAIN HOUSE,
S H
Takes this opportunity of advising his many customers and patrons,
that he has decided upon closing out the North Branch business.
Not
having room in the south store for the two stocks, we have determined
to reduce the present stocks carried by $18,000.
In order to effect a clearance, on and after December 1.66, we
offer the whole of the two stocks of $30,000 in extent, at large reduc-
tions on regular prices, in any cases away below cost. Buyers will
find this an excellent opportunity to buy from well -selected stocks
seasonable goods at away down prices. The goods must go; the
earliest buyers get the best selection. Don't put off for to -morrow
what might be done to better advantage to -day.
JAMES PICKARD,
North and South Branch, 04th.
SEASON OF 1888.
Bank Block, Two Doors South of
-the Bank of Commerce.
Big Bargains in Groceries during th6
month of January.
Teas away down in price. . Five pounds good Young Hyson for .
$1. Five pounds choice Japan for $1.- Ten pounds Japan Siftings.
for $1, and all other goods equally low.
All goods warranted as represented, or cash refunded.
li2r Goods delivered, and don't `forget it.
J. FAIRLEY, Seaforth.
GOLDEN LION, SEAFORTH.
H1..A.,1_1D, 1887_
We have received ex-S.S. Parisian, Grecian, Nevada and Carthagenian, the
bulk of our imported Dry Goods.
We show good value and newest styles in all' classes of goods.
FINE RANGE IN—
Black and Colored Satin Marvelleaux,
Black and Colored Silks
And all kinds of Black Dress Goods.
tar A CALL RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
R. JAMIE SON, SEAFORTH.
STOVES! STOVES!
1887. LEADERS.- 1887.
RADIANT HOME COAL STOVES in Singls and Double Heaters, with
and without Ovens, fitted with genuine Duplex Grate.
GRAND UNIVERSAL COAL STOVE in
out Overlie
HAPPY THOUGHT RANGE, for Coal
Duplex Grate.
Double Heaters, with and with -
Or Wood, fitted with genuine
The above Stoves are the heaviest, finest cast, best fitted, and for fuel saving
facilities are unequalled by any other stoves manufactured. Full line of Cooking,
Parlor, Box and Heating Stoves to select from. Prices Right. Give me a call
before making a purchase.
MRS. JOHN KIDD,
MAIN STREET,
SEAFORTI-I.
Big Inducements
—AT—
P PST'S
ijewelry Store,
SEAFORTIL
Watches at any price from now until
the end of November. Also Silverware,
jewelry and Clocks; large assortments
to choose from. This is the third sea-
son we have made sales, giving the pur-
ehaser the benefit, since we are in Sea -
forth, and those who bought before well
know that we mean business. We do
not advertise 25 and 50 per cent.
(lomat, as the public know full well it
cannot be done, but we simply sell our
entire stock at an advance of 10 per
pent, on cost from now until the end of
November. Don't lose this opportunity.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware,
Rings, Necklets, Chains, Sets, etc., at
Papst s Jewelry Store
SEAFORTH ONT.
COIXMBVS, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1327.
Mr. C. L. Pa.pst, Seaforth, Ontario,
DEAR SIR: For the benefit of the public in
general, as well as to protect our own interests, y
We dare to state 4hat aka are the only author-
ized agent for the sale of Columbus Watches in
Seaforth and vicinity, axed any other dealers who
have them in etock, hal procured them in an
ki
indirect way. llOWin that there are now
upon the market ease imitations of our Watch,
which are offered to the public at almost any
price, we only hold ourselves responsible for the
satisfactory performance of the Columbus
Watches purchased from our authorized agents.
We are,, yours respeetfully, Coeneures WaTen
COMPANY.
Always to the Front.
Post Office Store,
We want your trade, and will do •otiE best to
secure it, by selling at the lowest 'possible rate
all goods in our line, which consists of a full
asSortment of everything usnalle kept in
flrft-class country store.
•
Dty Goods, Readyrnacle Clothing,
Fresh Groceries, Teas,
Bots and Shoes, Hardware,
Harvest Tools, Machine Oils,
Lerdine, Castorine, Crown, Black,
And Castor Oils,
Paints and Oils.
Just received a consignment of Stand-
ard Binding releine, as good as any in
the market.
Call and see. No trouble to show
goods.
JOSEPH MORROW.
The Kippen Mills.
BETTER THAN EVER.
D. B. McLean,
Preprietor of the above Mills, wishes to inform
his customers and the public, that having 'secur-
ed the services of a THOROUGHLY COMPE-
TENT AND OLD EXPERIENCED • MILLER,
he is now better prepared than ever before to
give entire satisfaction to. all who favor him
with their patronage •
-GRISTING AND
A specialty, and promptly
us a trial, and get the best
made.
D... R
CHOPPING
attended to. Give
Flour that can be
1039
ICippen.
MeLEAN,
FARMS FOR SALE
IN HULLETT.—Lot 8, Concession 9, and
South Half of Lot 8, Concession 10, Hulled, no
acres, being the farm owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
IN HIBBERT.—Lot 22, Concession 1, Town-
ship of Hibbert, 100 acres, for sale cheap_
IN BRUCE COUNTY.—Lot 30, Concession 6,
Township of Bruce, 104 acres, good soil, well -
timbered and watered, six miles from Paisley.
Terms easy—K200.
The sale and purchase of Parra and Town
Property negotiated,
Money to Lend at 6 per cent., free of all costs
to borrower.
For partieulars apply to
LOFTUS E. DANCEY,
1039-tf Barrister, &c., Seaforth, Out.
ALLAN LINE
Royal Mail Steamships.
Cabins—$50, . $60 and $70. Intermediate,
$30 • return'$60. Steerage passengers are book-
ed to and film London, Queenstown, Derry,
Belfast and Glasgow -at same rates as Liverpool.
If you are sending for your friends, we can fur-
nish you with prepaid passage certificate to bring
them from England, France, Gcrxtrany, &ceder',
Norway, Sre. Rates of passage always as low as
Marine Insurance done as usual.
b arney, uo t fhee ar lie.ma
C. P. R. tickets issued to Manitoba,
134ti7sh
Columbia, and all pOints east. 13aggage checked
through to deetination.
$25,000 to loan from 51 *to 61 per cent. per
annum, Office—Market Street, 00
A. STRONG'.
1
WROXETER MILLS.
Alexander L. Gibson
Begs to announce to the public that he has turn
menced to operate the
WROXETER WOOLLEN FACTORY,
And that he will be prepared to give tared- cal
in
FULL CLOTHS,
TWEEDS,
UNION TWEEDS,
FLANNELS,
PLAIDINGS,
WINCEYS,
And 'Varieties in
STOCKING YARNS.
Custom Carding, Spinning and Fulling
Promptly Attended to,
Parties from a distance will, as far as possible,
have their n0us.11031E WITH THEM, and as
he has put the Mill into Good Working Order
and employs none but Efficient Workmen,
All Work is Warranted.
REMEMBER THE WROXETER MILIS.
ALEX. L. GIBSON,
Proprietor,
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