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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1889-12-27, Page 2a A.4 2 GRAHAM'S LADDIEl. BY JULIA. eeNAIR WRIGHT. CHAPTER IV-. TRE COMING MAN. (Continued from last week.) Despite his natural shrewdness and Ms twenty-four yearees Noel was the moet unsophisticated of -nen, He had been kindly reared by his brother Duncan in the safety of Kill 'Ede ; he had never known whoa it was to be hungry or shelterless, nor to be tempted beyond what he was able to bear. Of the crimes and dangers of the world he knew nothing. His creed was to work hon- estly for all that he got, to say his pray• ers and keep the Sabbath, to let no evil communication proceed out his mouth, to speak every man fair and give soft answers whenever possible. After that, if any one encroached upon him, he would knoek his adversary down and bear hirn no malice. This was the mentor who fund Quen tin waiting under the furze -bush at six that afternoon. "I fancy ye matm go,"- said Noel ; "I ha' ta,lkei the people, and nane can see ony ither way than livin' wi' Jamie for ye. It's Jamie or Clas- gow." " Theu it'll be Glasgow," said Quentin, firmly. " Let me tak' a luik at yer parcels," said Noel, eying the two notable bun- dles lying at Quentin's feet. "Ye can- na cerry sic a load," The parcele_were opened. "What are these ?' asked Noel. mernmie's hoosewife daddie's psaurn-book. I couldna carry the big 13ible, an' there was narie ither." " Ye mauri hae these," seid Noel, lay- ing the treasures respectfully apart ; "they do credit to yer head an' yer feelin s. Noo, here is a clean red ker- chief ; I wall tie oop yer oatcakes and licenses intil that. An' ye may tak' ane pair o' breeks, twa sarks, twa pair o' hosen, this pair o' shoon, an' the twa blue kerchiefs, but "sane o' these ither things.'' "Oh, Noel ! They are specimens for Mr. Mardoch, an' my best books." "Look ye, my calla.nt ; the way is long, an' every mile the weight o' these will tell mair upon ye. Gin ye go ronn' wi' sae much cumbrance, people, may auspec' ye ha' been stealin'. Gif ye need speciments, ye maim pick oop some yer last day oot o' Glasgow. What is. in yon bit bottle ?" "It's the stuff Mr. Murdoch, killed bugs an' butterffies with; he left it when he went." " It's no bulky an' ye like to keep it in yer poeket. An' ye ha' a verra gude knife. Let me pee yer money." "Six shillings," said Quentin, proudly, opening his store. "I wish I kenned hoo lang ye wad be on the road." "How mony miles is it?" asked Quentin. "We'll ca' it twa huniser ea' fifty; mak or leas. "An' hoo mony miles can I go in a day? 'fifty'? I will rin all the while." "Are ye daft ?"aid Noel. "Gif ye want to get on fast, ye maun walk slow —slow an' steady. Gif ye rin, ye'll blow yerseP an' break doon. Fifty mile! Save ns! Gif ye mak' twenty,a day, ye wall do wonders." "Then, if I walk twentY.miles a day," said Quentin, " it will ta.ke me nearly thirteen days to do it, and leaving out Sundays; say two weeks." "Ye canna do it," said Noel, "sae fast as that. Ye will lose yer way ; :it will storm • ye will tire ; yer feet will get Bair. Na ; we'll say twice the tinie. Ca' it a month: Then, if ye hae six shillings to last ye a month, hoo much can ye spend ,ier one day, Quen- tin?" Twopence ha'penny, nearly," said Quentin. " That will do brawIy," said Noel; "any more wi'oot waste, can live on twopence ha'penny a day." "Can you tell me the road ?" asked Quentin. "Glasgow should be south o' here an a wee by east," said the sailor ; I canna tell verra weel. But gie me yer peaum- buik, an', I will mark oot the way on a white page. Noo, here is our bush, an' these twa dots is we. Doors -here is Glasgow—this big dot—an' 1 pit '5' by it to ehow that it is south. But hoo will ye ken south whiles —ye are welkin' ?" . "By the stars and the sun," said. Quentin. _ "It's weel to be learned," said Noel. "Noo:ye are in Sutherlandshire, an' oot o' that ye will come to Tess ; after yon, I dinna ken what next." , "Mr. Murdoch told me," said Quen- tin; •" Sutherland, Ross, Inverness, Perth, Stirling, Lanark. Glasgow is in Lanark." " Ay ; ye ken mair than I de," said Noel. "Sin' I cannot teach ye in geo- graphy, I will noo instruct ye in morals. Keep a civil tongue in yer heid ; tell no lies, an' dinna be over -quick to tell too much -truth when folk speir whence ye cam' an' where ye are goin'." "What shall I dolan' Thad best neith- er lee nor tell true?' "It is a fine thing," said '' Noel, "to gie a question for a question. Dinna e travelknor whustle on the Lord's day ; dinna tak' up idle words or sangs ye hear on the street dinea waste yer pen- nies on yer mouth. A mon that can live on waterbrose or e t a raw turnip that he finds in a field i an independentimon, an' net like to come to poverty, as ye mitt' the good BuiL says will happen to a glutton. Diruaa go into ony public. housenor buy on o' their drinks. "Not even a drap o' penny-whaup ?" asked Quentin. " No. What for should a mon spend a penny for sma' beer, When for naething he can ha' a' the Water heants ?" vie "Ay," said the Pupil • I only asket " Dinna ask to many questions abbot yer way in tome; lest they think ye area vagabond an' pitl-ses in prison." What for,'Ian' I'm har ' no- body?" " Weel, they mieht think y a rine- wa' apprentice,,or fear, havin' no friends, ye micht coom to poverty or harm an' increarie their taxes in the poorhouse. Every parish is sair afraid o' ony pau- pers save its ain, sae slip. alang quiet like, an' appear as ye weree germ on an errant.", "And what else t" asked Quentin. "I'Ilno burden ye wi' too mony direc- tions. Say yer prayers au' dinna shame Sandy's trainin o' ye. Ye were aye pretty sharp, and na doot ye can look out for yersel'. I will gie ye a bit o' a text and say 'Guid-bye.,' The textbest fit for ye is, 'When my faither an' mither forsoke me, then the Lord will tak' me oop.' It has been made good to ye once, an' it will again. Ye can write me a letter to Dornoch an' telt how :ye fare, for Ally Dee will be anxious aboot ye. When'ye are weel oot o' reach, I will tell Ally whaur ye are gaun." Weel," said Quentin, with a sigh, facing his fate, "1 tnaun be gaun. Ole Ally Dee my books an' my globe, an' all ye can keep fra' the clutches o' yon ill7 faured loon Jamie an' his contramptious auldwife. Jarnie's cat will na live lang ; Maggie is sae near -the stingy she will either starve it or cook it." Noel laughed. "I'venadoot ye are Scot bluid, ye are sae guid a hater," he said. "But hatin' is unscriptural, if it is Scotch." "No," said Quentin ; "I'm no hating her. It's wicket to -hate ; I ken that. I'm only condemning wbat* is ,wrong in her." flaying thus self-righteously covered up his errors by a fair phrase, Quentin bade Noel " Good-bye " and addressed himself to seek his fortunes,- in the South. ' Noel, having performed, eo far as he knew it, his whole sponsorial duty to Quentin, and being pardonably anxious to; return to the fair daughter of the houseof Dee, set his face toward the coast. In a few seconds the ring of his atout shoes.along the hard earth died in the distance, andrith the silence deso- lation fell like night into the .soul of Quentiu. He had gained a barren rise, and he stOod and looked about him. Yonder wasthe flashing line of the hated sea, tumbling against the red sandstone rocks that line the coast for a hundred miles south of Cape Wrath. Along that strip of shore lay all he knew of the world. fhere was his home, there were his pla,ymates ; there centred his memories of Aggie arid —Sandy and childhood. Yonder, a swiftly -moving dark spot upon the landscape, went Noel, his early protector, behind those hille was the graveyard where lay those kin to him in love if not in blood. He had a vague memory of Abraham, qvho went out not knowing whither he went; but God had speken to Abraham withan audible voice. At thought of leaving these haunts for ever, love, sorrow and terror poured over his soul in a flood. He fell upon the earth and wept bitterly. Then, relieved by his- tears, ',it came dimly to him that he had no one in the world to stand by him, and so he must be brave and true to himself,,, and, feel- ing against his- neck the little silver chain and medal, of which Aggie had warned him to be careful, he remember- ed that heaven is not very far off from those who trust God, and that He who inhabits heaven can open its windows to let benedictions go forth. _Thus com- forted, he did not know why; he rose up and went on cheerily. In two hours' Vime 'Quentin was deep in the highlands. of Sutherlandshire. The sun lingered long above the horizon in the late spring of that northern land; when at last the golden disk sank be- hind the hills' a broad rosyglow suffused the earth andheavens until late in the night,and then in place of this ruddy flush, carne a flood of moonlight almost as radiant as day.. Wherever Quentin looked he saw mountain -masses piled into fantastic shapes, dark groups, against the illuminated sky ; 6'm far came to his ears the tumultuous rush of mountain-streame through the deep gorges, and where his path wound along the upper edge of some -glen he saw infinite distances of darkness out of which here and there flashed a _line of bubbling foam where the moon's rays smote the torrent as it crept for an in- stant from the shadow of the trees. He was in the midst -of that sea of aprimary bills lifted between the Atlantic and the German Ocean. Mr. Murdoch had told him how once the currents of the sea .had been rolling here, cutting and carv- ing these mighty landscapes, and through these marvels of Nature the young pilgrim took his way in solemn awe. CHAPTER V. THE WORLD ALL BEFORE HIM. The novelty of his surroundings, zeal to escape Jamie, high hopes of what Mr. Murdoch might do _for him, kept Quentin wakeful and prevented his feel- ing fatigue. Noel had given hitn toler- ably clear directions about that portion of the way familiar to himself; he was to keep on to Loch Shin, then follow the east shore of the loch down to Lairg. His path wound up and down, in and out, so that he traveled over many miles without completing much distance in a direct line. He 'carried his shoes and bundle,on a stick over his shoulder, and his "oat-farls" in the kerchief in his hand. Like other lads of the High- lands, he had worn shoes only in the coldest months of winter, his feet and legs were strong avid supple,)_ and in climbing his toes had almost (The pre- hensile grip of fingers. Quentan's, dress consisted of a pair of " breeks,", or trowsers, to the knee, a gray woolen shirt and a wide blue knitted bonnet or cap. If Aggie had not been many years of her early life near Glasgow, and also rendered anxious by the loss of all her own children, Quentin would probably have had neither "brooks nor "shoon, • only a shirt find a short kilt. Over, his shoulder was filing his "pladdie," which was to serve him as both acloak and bed. The lad traveled on with few 'pauses until six in the morning, when, the sun having long been high, he crept under some bushes, wrapped hirnself in his plaid, ate an oatcake, said' his prayers and fell asleep. When he woke, the sun was well past the meridian. He descended the glen to a stream, drank, washed and resumed his way, eating an oatcake. Thus far he had not met a human being; he felt lonely, and longed to hear a voice. \ The region in which he traveled, once well populated, watt now without an inhabitant, given up to sheep -walks and deer -parks. Fie knew that as long ai he found deep glens,mad torrents, and lofty hills divvied by high and ,rolling rnoorlande he was still in Sutherlandshire,,and he wondered that he was so king in traveling through that county. As the afternoon declined he saw on the crest of one of these Imoors two or three low dark heaps, which he recognized as the shelling' of shepherds. These huts were about seven feet high, made ot rocks chinked with turf and roofed with brush and turf or peat. Fehr to the ieft stretched the black, treeless extent to Reay Forest. A treeless for - eat? Yes; it had only low brush and THE tangle, and vfas a great breeding-plice and home of red deer. Making straight for the f3heilings, Quentin found a shepherd lying on the sunny side of one of the huts. "Heck 1" cried the shepherd ; wha is this? an' wheer did ye come fro ?" "Fro' hame," replied Quentin. Rae ye worn far ?" germ to Glasgow tomy master," said Quentin ; "he's a learned man, an' I'm his gillie." " Ye're unco' s&'to gang sic a gait yer lane. I'm Inisdootin' ye hae rin awa' fro' yer daddie." "Ila' too much respec' for my daddie and minnmy too," said Quentin, "to rin awa' fro' either o' them ;" which was quite true. "An' if I had rin awe', wad I be like to ha' my cloes and shoes wi' me ? But sin' ye are like to consider ill o' me, Iql move on further." " No, no !" said the shepherd; no faultin' ye. Sit doon, an' we'll have conversation. ,What hae ye sae heavy in the end o' yer pladdie?" Now, in spite of Noel's ' warnings, Quentin had not been able to restrain himself from picking up "speciments" to carry to Mr. Murdoch, and he _was now staggering under the weight of some six or eight pounds of stones—a weight that had done much to render the rest at the shelling desirable. "They are speciments for my mais- ter," said Quentin, untying the corner of the plaid and exhibiting with pride various nodules, or pebble -like frag- ments. " Losh !"said the shepherd; "they're thunner-stanes. I wuss I could fin' some ; they're guid for sickly sheep an' kine an' ye tie them aboot the necks o' them." Quentin had hoard this superstition before. e Ken ye what is inside of them ?" he asked. "Why, naething." "Fish." " I Alone beleeve ye." "Gif I had what wad break ane, I wad show ye." The ihepherd produced a heavy short bar of iron—part of an old chimney- crane—and Quentin proceeded to "burst " his.nodules. The &et he shat- tered, the eecond had nothing in it, the third, a faint tracery of scales ; but fin- ally he divided one evenly and laid bare the fossilized skeleton of an extinct species of fish. This afforded safe sub- ject for conversation, and, after telling all he had learned from Mr. Murdoch, Quentin branched off into legends which - he had heard from Aggie. The High- land shepherds have a passion for stories ; usually, in the Celtic, they hear a d tell legends for hours. "Did ye no hear of the loathsome fl od in a' these glens ?" ,said Quentin. 4 , nee upon a time a' the glens were fil ed wi' a black, , laithlie flood. The tr es es? stood -barren, the skies were as clerk as midnight in a winter storm, the th nder rolled, the rocks fell wi' a cr shin', the waters had a vile reek like th breath of the foul fiend, or like Jamie MeGillie's pauabrod in whilk he cooks fish -livers. At sic a stench a' the birdies fell doon dead an' _goblins ran airing the hills. An' all alaeg the laith- lie flood griesly fish lifted oop their heids an' shouted wi' a fearfu'sound that deafened the herrin' an' the saumont. An' the griesly fish glared wi' evil e'en that ehone like will -o' -wisp fires." "Whist !" said the shepherd; " gif ye tell me sic awfu' tales, I sail be clean scaured to bide here my lane." lffects of his 'ciEh, sirs !" said Quentin, highly de- igted at the thrilling e story ; " re shepherd _has no richt to be feared o' mon or • beastie or warlock. Di4na ye min' boo young David the shepherd was no feared? but when a bigi bear an' a lion as huge as a cabin carne an' took a Kir ° sheep, David rin after them and gie: them sic a bat on the side o' their heid that they fell doon wi'oot life." That was =bold indeed o' David," said the shepherd; " he was a brew lad. Wha was David? Was he ane ,o' the she herds o' the moister o' Reay ?" Why, mon," said Quentin, greatly sca dalized, 'do ye no ken King David in tT1e guid Buik wha was a shepherd -lad an' madeathe psaums an' sang an' .danc- ed wi' joy ?" " Ay ; Edo min':about King David an' the psaums the noo, but no aboot the singin' and dancin' ; that soun'a ungodly." "It was before the Lord," said Quen- tin, " anYmost like he sang psaums." "lAy, but he couldna' daunce psaums." " Weel, ye ken, a sin is no in the thing, but the intention," said Sandy Graham's pupil. "Hoot, sirs 1 I dinna ken that. Gif I should steal a lambie an' say I had no intention, it wad still be stealin'." "True, mon, but that isna a cams in •point. Ye canna steal a sheep wi'oot meanin' to, an' to say ye hadna an in- tention, when ye had it, is to add a lee to stealin'. But gif ye were clamberin' a creig an' knocked down a stane, and it fell.upo' the heid of another shepherd ye didna ken was below ye'and brained him, ye wouldna wish to hang for killin' him, for all ye 'did kill him. Ye hadna an intention o' killin', en' sae ye were na guilty." lioot !" said the shepherd; "I miss- doot but yer maister mann be ane o' them lawyer -men wi' wigs anlang gowns that walks aboot coorts an'. mak's their money oot o' words. I was carried to Glasgow for witness ance, an' keepit a hail year, an' so- I learnedlEnglish,which ye mouth sae brawly." Just here the other shepherds came. up, and Quentin's friend introduced him as "a witty chiel wha could tell a guid story. An it was a gran' pity she was sic a fule-she couldna speak Gaelic." ,Supper of oatbread, curds and milk was brought out, and Quentin was told his company and stories were well worth his share. He slept in the sheiling, and set forward next day lightened of his specimens and having clear directions concerning his route to Loch Shin. Quentin set forth with vigor, because 'by cautious leading up as to localities he had discovered that he was asiyet only some thirteen miles in a bee -line from Kill Eda, BO' long the roughness of the country had rendered his way. He for- got Noel's rules about starting slowly and moving at a quiet, steady pace if he wished to cover much ground. Alter going four miles in his hurry he had ren- dered himself breathiest, and sat down In the shade in a discouraged mood, telling himself that he would "never win Glasgow." Ashamed, at last, of his despondency, he rose and trudged on, (COntinuedem third page.) ' HURON EXPOSITOR REALESTATE FOR SALE. BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.—The under- signed has a number of fine building Lots on Goderich and James Streets for sale, at lew prices. For particulars apply to D. D. WILSON 908 FOR SALE —House with about four or five lots suitable for building. House con tains three rooms tip stairs,' three rooms, kitchen and cellar downettilis. A corner lot well ailed with fruit trees of every kind and has a good well and stable. Situated one street west of the Public School= on West Street Terms to su - purchaser. WIde WHITESIDE, Seaforth. 1110 RESIDENCE FOR SALE.—For sale cheap, the residenee on North Main sale, at present occupied by the undersiFned. Besides ' the house there is a good driving barn and stabling sufficient for a dairy, also eight acres of choice land very suitable for market gardening'. 'Ilhe land is well planted with large and small fruit trees and the property is one of the most pleesantly situated in ;the town. Apply to R. COMMON. Seaforth. 1126tt FARM FOR SALE.--4or sale, part of Lots 29 and 30, Concession 1, McKillop, containing 60 acres all Cleared, well fenced and in good state of cultivation. Buildings fair. There is a good orchard and plenty of water. This farm is within two lots of the coiporation of Seaforth. It will be sold cheap and on easy terms. Apply on the premises or to Seaforth P. O. DAVID DORRENCE, Proprietor. 11e6tf -LIAM FOR SALE.—For sale, the east half of Lot 6, Concession 7, Tuckeremith, con- taining 56 acres, about 25 cleared and seeded to grass. The balance has on it valuable timber. mostly bled( ash and elm. There is plenty of water. No buildings. Will be sold cheap and Oil easy terme. Apply to AVM. SPROAT, Sea - forth. 1134tf es. TIARM FOR SALE.—The subscriber offers for 1 °sale his farm, being Lot No. 41, Conces- sion 13, East Wawanosh, containing fifty acres more or less, situated -two and a half miles from Winghain, all cleared and under a state of good cultivation, well fenced and watered. On tbe premises are a good house andbank barn with putlmildings and two good orchards. For par- ticulars apply to the owner, THOMAS K. LINK - LATER, Wingham, Ont. 1141 EIARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE.—For Wale ._12 cheap, the East half `of Lot 20, Bayfleld Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 62 acres are cleared and in a good state of cultiva- tion. The balance is well timbered with hard- wood. There are good buileings, a bearing orchard and plenty of water. It is within half a mile of the Village of Varna and three miles from Brucefield station. Possession at any time. Thia is a rare chance to buy a first °lase farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FORBES, Seaforth. 1144tf FARM FOR SALE. --Undersigned offer fo sale the farm of 100 -acres, being lot 30, 11th concession of Hurled, belonging to the idetate of the late Richard Cole. On the place there is a frarr e house, good barn, stables &c., young bearing orchard of one acre and first- class wells. Situated about one mile west of Londesboro. About ninety acres cleared and in good state of cultivation, Possession lst of April. Apply on the premises or to either of the Executors. JOHN COLE, Belgrave ; H. RADFORD, Londesboro. 1139t1 FARM FOR SALE.—Farm for sale in the township of McKillop, being lot 13, conces- sion 5, containiwith q one hundred acres, eiglity acres clea d and in a high state of culti- ' vation the remainder is good hardwood bush There is a go()d house, good frame barn and frame stablee and a spring creek on the place. It is well fenced, within half a mile of post office and store and five and three•quarter miles from SeafoYth For further particulars apply to THOS. STEPHENS, Queen's hotel, Seaforth. 1139-tf VARM FOR SALE.—For sale, the west half _le of Lot 28, Concession 12, McKillop, con- taining 50 aces, of which 45 acres are cleared, free from stumps, well -fenced, under -drained and in a good state of cultivation. There is a good 'frame house, barn and stable and a good bearing orcherd. There are two never failing wells. There ie no waste land and the bush is hardwood and unculled. ,within half a mile of school antris convenient to Post . Office, churchee, markets, &c. Apply on the premises or to Leadbury P. 0. SAMUEL GETTY. 29tf FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—Being Lot 10, in the C Concestion of Turnbetry, and Lot 10, in the A Concession of Howick ; the gravel road runs between them. The two con- tain 148 acres, of which 125 acres are cleared and in a fit'state for a binder to run. The farms are situate on the gravel road between Wroxeter ane Belmore—three miles from Wroxeter, and 21 miles from Behnore. There is a school house on the corner of the land, and churches con- venient Apply to A. CHRYSLER cn the prem- ises, or to J. COWAN, Wroxeter. 1101 -ti FARM FOR SALE.—Or Exchange for more Land.—Being North half of Lot 26, Conces- sion 2, Hay, containing 50 acres, 46 cleared and in a good state of cultivation and well under - drained, log house with fran.e addition, grain barn, horse barn, drive house, and pig pen, frame, two good wells and good bearing orchard.Tvvo miles from either Hensall or Kippen. 'Se:hod on next lot. Good gravel roads in all'ilirections. No reasonable offer re- f weed as the property must be sold. For tering and further particulars, call or address B. S. PHILLIPS, Hensel!. 1120 -ALUABLE PROPERTIES FOR SALE.— VFor sale cheap, the following very desir- able properties in the Village of Egmonciville, viz.: A brick house with large stable and half acre of land on Main street; a frame house and stable and quarter acre landon Bayfield street and a good frame house and quarter acre of land on Mill street. These are all desirable propettiea, well located and suitable for retired farmers or others desiring a quiet comfortable home. • Apply to CHARLESWORTH & BROWN - ELL, Seaterth, or to L. 0. VANEGMOND, Egmondville. 1141tf FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, the south half of Lot 23, Concession 6 Morris, containing - 100 acres, about 90 of which are cleared, well fenced, about 70 free from stumps and well underdrained. The balance is well timbered with hardwood. The cleared part ie nearly all seeded to grime There is a frame house and frame barn, also a small orchard. This is one of the best farms, in the township mid has no broken or bad land on it, and is good for either grain or stock and will be sold cheap. It is within three miles of Brussels and within a quarter of a mile of a school. Apply on the premises or tp Brussels P. 0. WM. oiriJ404tHf N ROBB, Jr. . _ FARM FOR SALE.—Containing 119 acres, being parts of lots 1 and 2, on the 8th concession of Morris 100 acres cleared and 5 acres chopped. The balance good hardwood bush, fairly fenced and well underdrained, good frame house end kitchen with woodshed attached, two frame barns and frame stable, good .orchard and three wells and a soft water cistern. Within two miles of Blyth, where there is a good market for all kind of produce, school within five minutes' walk from the house. Would take fifiy acre,' in part pay. This is a first class farm and partiee wishing to buy would do well to call and eee It. Apply on the premises or address Blyth' Post Office. NICH- OLAS CUMING. 1139t1 FH ARMS IN TUCKERSMITAND STAN- LEY FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 21, Con- cession 2, L. R. ,S., Tuckersmith, containing 100 acres, of which 86 acres are cleared, free from stumps, all underdrained, well fenced and 'in a high state of cultivation. The balance is well timbered with hardwood. There is a good brick residence containing all the latest im- provements and conveniences, a good barn, stables, driving house, sheds and other out- buildiqgs all in good repair. There are three acres of orchard and garden containing all kinds of large and small fruit trees and the whole farm is surrounded by maple and other shade trees. It is clone to school and is con- venient to markets, railways, churches, etc., and good gravel roads leading in every direction. Theie are three never failing wells. This is one of the best farms in Huron and will be sold cheap as the proprietor desires to remove to Manitoba where he has purchased more land. Apply on the premises or address Brucelield P. 0. GEORGE PLEWES. He also offers for sale for the same reason his farm in the Township of Stanley, being Lot 12, Conceseion 5, Stanley, containing 100 acres, about 75 acres cleared, free from stumps and in a state of good eultivation, the balance well timbered -There is a comfortable frame house, frame barn and drivine house and stables. There is a good orchard and plenty of water. It is within ethree miles o( Varna and con- veniently eituated for markets. Apply on, the premises or to either of the -undersigned. WM. T. PLEWES, Varna P. O.; GEORGE ,PLEWES, Brncefiekl. . 1127tf DUNCAN & DUNCAN, Montreal House, - Seaforth. A BIG PUSH. Yes, that's just what Messrs. Duncan & Duncan are doing. They are inakina a big effort to place' the most of their large stock in the country before the first of January. The mild season caught us with TOO MUCH . STUFF, AND WE DON'T WANT IT. Stock- taking comes soon, the goods must go. We don't wait till February this time before stat ting our sale. IT BEGINS NOW, and anything required in Dry Goods, Clothing or Millinery, May be had in our double store at almost YOUR OWN PRICES. Remember, OUR STOCK IS NEW AND FRESH, and still well assorted in every department.. Beautiful Dress Goods, with latest trimmings to match. Stylish Millinery, 'Splendid Linens Flannels and Blankets. Furs of all kinds secured early in the year from the, best houses in the' Dominion. Scotch and English Tweeds, British and French Worsted Coatings. A splendid lot of Fine Trov*rings. Over. coatings in all kinds of material. Men's ITnderwear in great quantity, from 25c to $3 a piece. A new lot of Boys' and Men's Readymade Overcoats just received; these also go into the sale. Gents' Clothing made to circler on the premises by our own tailors in the best of style and workmanship. Come early and often durinabDecember, and secure some plunder. No reserve. Everything in both stores goes into this Gigantic Clearing Sale. Duncan ,8c Duncan, Seaforth 1171--1 CI— IR, J± A T XMAS GUESSING ISALE AT FEAR'S DRUG STORE T3CsOMING—_ We are offering purchasers'a beautiful line of goods in Plush and Pocket Books, Pipes; Vases, Dolls, Albums, Work Boxes, Writing Desks and Folios, Cups and Saucers, Tops, &c. It is a pleasure to buy when you can see such a lovely selection as we are showing, and thell remember you get a guess on the jar of beans with every fifty cents worth of goods you buy. We have lovely presents suitable for every class of customers. Come and see them. 1 V. FEAR, DRUGGIST, SEAFORTH ELEVEN BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS FOR THE NEAREST 'ELEVEN GUESSFS. BOOTS AND efIOE WINTER OF 1889-90. R0131 WILLIS, SEAFORTII. Naturally one desires to be comfortable and warm in the winter time, and it is, therefore, essential your feet should be kept warm.' We have the requirements, ranging from Felt Slippers fc% the children: to the largest sizes of Felt Boots for the men. For the Ladies—we' have Felt Slippers- of different makes, Felt Laced Boots, Felt Gaiters. Felt Button Boots,' in fact everything in the way of warmth and comfort. For Gentlemen --we have Felt Laced Boots, Felt Gaiters, and leather goods with felt and flannel linings. For the Farmers—The heavy Dutch Sock and the Knitted ;Sock, and heavy Gum Rubbers in different makes, and a good, line of FELT BOOTS, which we are selling cheap. We invite everybody to come along, and we shall do our utmost to please you in the way Of Boots and Shoes. OVERSHOES. The Canadian Overshoes in all kinds, arfd full stock kept on hand all winter; besides which we have the American " Lycoming " brand in stock. , lEir A CALL SOLICITED. WILLIS, No 1 Cady's Block, Seaforth, BRISTOL'S PILL TRH INFALLIBLE REMEDY For all Affections of the LIVER & KIDNEYS M. R. Counter, tEAFORTH. ITURRAII —FOR THE -- HOLIDAYS. -Right now we are ready for business with an immense assortment of Christmas Gifts. The new, the novel and the beautiful are all alike included in our splendid line of WA 'PORES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, SILVERWARE, PLUSH and FANCY 600DS, ALBUMS, PIPES, SPECTACLES, NOVELTIES, &c. We offer a great variety of appropriate < presents for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children. We can supply a suitable gift for old or young at any sum you de- sire to expend. Our elegant holiday stock is a popular stock in all respects, selected to meet all requirements. We are glad to welcome visitors, pleased to show our goods, and ready to make close prices to all buyers. W. R. Counter, MANAGER. Allan, White Star and Inman United States &Royal Mail Atlantic Steamships. Cabins, $50 to *100 ; Return, $100 tb- $200. Intermediate, $30, return $60. Steerage, $20, return $40. All classes of passage to and from all points in Great Britiain to any point in Canada. If you are sending for your friends do not fail to secure one of our prepaid tickets dear through and avoid ail trouble. Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship Tickets to all points. Special rates to Manitoba and Pacific Coast points. Through Bleepers secured free. Best connection to all pointein the United States, Andrade and China. Head agency for the beat stock and mutual insurance companies. • Money loaned on all classes of security at lowest rates of Interest. NO trouble to give information. Real estate and Insurance Office—MAREET ST. Ticket, Steamboat, and Telegraph Office.—MAIN 8T. A. STRONG.; "The"Agent) SEAFORTH, 1109 Valuable Property for Sale —IN - VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS. As the underaigned is retiring front business he offers for sale the following valuable prop- erties either whole or in lots to suit purchaser : lat. New brick store on Main street, opposite Postoffice, with plate glass front, cellar, and dwelling above tine store, will be either rented or sold. 2nd. Foundry and machine shop with engine, shafting, lathe, drills, &c. Everything complete and in exeellent running order, and in connection se large planing mill and work shop with saws, belts and all complete. Also drying kiln and store house and a large stock of reasoned lumber. 3rd. Blacksmith shop and tools, all complete. The whole is centrally located in the thriving village of Brussels, and in connection thsre twa a.cree of land and 4 dwelling: houses, all well tenanted. The whole will be sold without reserve on the most reason able terms. Title, indisputable. For full par- ticulars apply to _ W. R. WILSON, Proprieter, 1129 Drawer 18, Brussels, Ont. GODERICH Steam Boiler Works. (ESTABLISHED 1880) Chrystal. Black, Manufacturers of all kinds of Station- ary, Marine, Upright & Tubular BOILERS, Salt Pans, Smoke Stacks, 4heet Iron Works, etc. Also dealers in Upright and Horizontal Slide - Valve Engines. Autenhatic Cut -Off Engines a specialty. All OW* of pipe and pipe fittings oonstantly on hand. Estimates furnished at short notice. ,Works opposite p. T. R. Station, GoderiCh. he 118 if the wh. ion me not Ja 4, an' the Bug' shil wh wh far' its -0 the free- yer • .a plat Yer is m gene the mon roll& tale ye sal plent; t!I wark wes queen afl thr over, whust 'Woe drink, makef 44 'Pa '14 quote strong nerish M, -whuak walarte Bulk Bulk Si reel, to 44 ye aughii ' 4 bic priests 44 Ale, timeie, eirinkit ee ye thew gi4 -fine ge " rn Queue ye "yere gie parish-, choose neck at to go, y "Ye with I% 1 01011e NV way. 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