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TRANSLATED FROM TEE FRENCH OF
TAVE FEUILLIT,
(Continued from but week.)
When I went to Paris recently to visit
my sister, MLsubepin thanked 1118 with
great warmth folr the honor I had done
his recommends, ion of me.
"Courage, aximilian," said he to
me; we will kave a dowry for _Helen.
The poor child wil1 not be, so to say,
talk for nothin . And as for yourself,
my friend, che hih no regret. Believe
me, that which most resembles hsppiness
in this world, you have within you ; and,
thank Heaven,I see you willalways have
it; in that peace of conscience and
'serenity of soul which follow devotion
to duty."
The old man i doubtless right. I am
tranquil, but I am hardly happy. There
are in my soul, which is not yet mature
enough for the austere enjoyment of
sacrifice, altern te transports, of gayety
and despair. A y life is unreservedly
dedicated to ano her, feebler and dear-
er, and belongs 10 me no longer; it has
no future, it is abut up in a cloister for-
ever. My heart must beat, my head
must think for another only. Let Helen
be happy ! Age dra:ws near already for
me ! may it come quickly! its iciness
will sustain my courage.
Iought not to Complain, besides, of a
situation which bas beguiled my r.nost
painful apprehentions, and exceeded my
best topes. My duties, my frequent
journeys into the neighboring depart-
ments, my taste for solitude, keep me
often away from the chateau. I always
avoid the noisy partiea there, and per-
haps it is in good part to the rarity of
my presence thaV I owe the friendly wel-
come I always fi d. Madame Laroque,
in perticular, ex ibits a refit attachment
to me; she make me the confidant of
her strange but very sincere mania, for
poverty, for dev tion, and poetic abneg-
ation, which forir an amusing contrast
with her many recautions against her
Creole chilliness. Sometimes elle envies
the gypsies burd ned with children,who
drag a miserable cart along the roads
and cook their dinner under the shelter
of the hedges; 84metimes it is the sis-
ters of charity, sometimes it is the
camp women, wb se heroic labors she is
ambitious of emulating. Then she will
• reproach the late M. Laroque with his
excellent health, which never permitted
his wife to--disp1ajy her abilities as a sick
nurse. And for several days she has wish-
ed to have added to her arm chair a kind
ef niche, in the form of a turret, to shel-
ter her from draughts of air, and I
found her installed, the other morning,
'he this kiosk, where she sweetly awaited
martyrdom.
I have hardly less to praise in the
other inhabitants of the chateau. Mlle.
Marguerite, always plunged in some un-
known reverie, like a Nubian sphinx,
cOnceseends, however, with obliging
readiness, to sing my favorite airs. Her
voice is an admirable contralto,and which
she uses with the most consummate art,
but at the same time with a coldness
and indifference which must be inten-
tional. It sometimes happens that an
expression of warmth and passion
escapes her lips, but she seems humilia-
ted and ashamed of this forgetfulness
of her character, er part, and hastensto
resume her icy prepriety.
Severol games sit piquet, which I have
had the politeness to lose with M.
Laroque, have won the good -will of the
poor old man, whose locks are some-
times fastened on me with an intentness
ttuly remarkable. One would say that
some dream of the past, some imaginary
resemblance is half awakened in the
shadows of that worn out memory,
through which float the confused images
of a whole century. But no one hes
offered to repay me the money lost with
him!: It seems that Madame Aubry,
who is the old captain's regular partner,
does not scruple to accept the repay-
ment of her losses, but this does not
prevent her winning as often as she
can, on which occasions the old sailor
falls into a great rage with her.,
This lady- whom M. Laubepin treated
with great lenity when he cheracterized
her simply as possessing a mean mind,
inspires me with no sympathy. But I
was constrained, through respect for the
house. to gain her kindly regard, and
think I have done go by listening to her
miserable lamentations over her present
condition and her glowing deserip-
thin of her former magnificence, her
silver plate, her furniture her laces, and
her numberless pais of gloves !
I must confeaa I am at a good school
to learn to despise the fortune I have
Jost. All preach to me eloquently, by
their attitude and hinguageem the vanity
of riches; first Madame Aubry, who
mey be compared to those shameless
gourmands, whose revolting greediness
takes away your appetite, and who
give you a thoroogh disgust for the
dishes which they recommend to you;
next this old man, who is suffering with
his millions as sadly as Job on his dung -
heap; then this woman, excellent, but
romantic and blase, who dreams, in the
midst of unwelcome prosperity, of 'the
forbidden fruit of noverty ; and finally
the superb Marguerite, who bears the
diadem of beauty and opulence which
heaven has Vaud upon her forehead, as
if it were a crown of thorns.
Strange girl! Almost every morning,
in fine weather, I see her pass under
my belfry windows on horseback; she
salutes me with a dignified bow which
merely ruffles the black feathee on her
hat, then slowly disappears in the shady
path which crosses the ruins of the old
chateau. •Ordinarily, old Alain follows
her at a distance; sometimes she has no
other attendant than the enormous and
faithful Mervyn, who moYes along at
the side of his beautiful mistress like a
pensive bear. She goes in this style,on
errands of mercy, through all „the
neighboring country. She is her own
protector; there is not a cottage within
six leagues round, where she is not
known and venerated as the fairy of
benevolence. .The peasants, when
speaking of her, simply say: "Mad-
emoiselle," as if they spoke of one of
those royal ladies who make the charm
of their legends, and whose power and
beauty she seenis to them to possess.
I often endeavored to explain to my-
self the shadow of somber preoccupa-
tion which is constantly visible on her
face, the stately -and defiant severity of
her glance, and the bitter dryness of
her convereation. I ask myself whether
these are the natural traits of a mixed
and capricious character, or the symp-
toms of some secret trouble, remorse, or
fear, or love, which vexes this noble
heart. However disinterested one may
ho ease, It is impossible not to feel
in curiosity respecting so remark -
person. , Last evening,Alain,with
I am a favoriteeserved my solitary
ell, Alain" said I," this has been
utiful ds. Have yen been out
?"
r, this morning with
es, monsie
madekaoiselle."
" A.h ! indee .//
"Did mon ie r see us pass?"
"Ii is pos ib e, Alien. Yes, I see
yon pass momi ti es. You sit your horse
well, Alain." , , -
"Monsieur i very kind. Mademoi-
selle ita a hor much better than I."
"he is a ver beautiful young girl."
" �h, perfect, monsieur, and as good
as beautiful; a d so is madame, her
mother. I will 11 monsieur something;
monsieur knows that this property be-
longed formet1 to the last Count of
Cestennac, who I had the honor to
semi* When the Laroque family
.bought the chat au, I acknowledge that
my heart was full, and I disliked to
remain in the family. I had been
_taught to have grekt respect for the
nobil ty, and it ost me a great deal to
serve 'people wit out birth. Monsieur may
have emarked t at it gives me particular
pleasore to do • im any 'service, and it
is beefing° he h s the air of a gentle-
man. Are you ery sure you do not be-
dongti the nobi ity ?"
"11fear so, in poor Alain."
" Nevertheles, and it is this I was
going to say to monsieur," replied
Alian with a g aceful bow; "1 have
learned, while i the service of these
ladiee, that the nobility of feeling is
worth much mo e than the other, and in
particular than that of Count de Cas-
tenna , who inlet to beat his servants.
It is 4 pity,mon ieur,that mademoiselle
could not marry a gentleman with a fine
name) There ould be nothing more
wanting to mak her perfection." ,
" Bnt it seems to me, Alien, that it
&pen s on no o e but herself."
"If• monsieur speaks of M. de Bevel-
lan, it depends o .ly on her, for he asked
her haind morq han six months ago.
Madathe did n t oppose it; and, in fact,
M. de Bevellar is the richest in the
countty, after h Laroques ; but mad-
emoiselle would1 not give a decided
answer, but wishled to take time for re-
flection."
" BO she love M. de Bevallan, and
if she can noir or him whenever she
'
wishes it why is she always sad aud eh -
i e
sent- inded, as ne sees her ?"
"Itis true, n�nsieur, that madein-
oaelle1 is entirelyj changed within two or
three years. Fo merly, she was like a
bird fpr gayety now one would say
there is somethi g which troubles her;
but I do not bel eve, with all reepect,
that is her lo for this man."
" You do not a pear to be very tender
yourself towaFd M. de Bevallan, my
good Alain. 1e is of excellent birth,
however."
"That does n t prevent him from be-
ing a bad fellow, who spends his time in
debauehing the country girls. And if
monsieur has the use of his eyes, he can
see that he doe not restrain himself
from pllaying the ultan in the chateau,
while ivaivin for something better."
Thine was a pa se, after which Alain
resumed :
"Pity that m nsieur has not a hun-
dred thousand fr nes income."
"Ad why so, lain ?"
" Benson," a d Alain, nodding his
head with a drea y air.
In the course o
nearly passed awa
friend, and I hay
eneinies. The en
guerite and Mlle.
an unrrried la
amefr id one doe
the other.
yuly 25.
the month, which is
. I haVe gained one
made, I think, two
mies are Mlle. Mar-
elouin ; the friend is
y of eighty-eight. I
not compensate for
Mlle. Helouin, ith whom I will first,
settle ny account, is an ungrateful per -
8011. he fault th t she pretends I have
been gulty of tow rd her ought rather to
have ra sed me in er estimation ; but she
appeprs to be one f those women, com-
mon enough in t o world, who do not
rank esteem amon the number of sen-
timentethey wish o inspire others with,
or which they feel towards others. From
my earliest read nee here a similarity
between the condi ion of the governess
and that of the atward, and the equal-
ity of our position in the chatealionade
me assume towar s Mlle. Helouin the
relationi of affeetio ate kindness. I had
prided thyself, at 11 times, on manifest-
ing to these poor g rls, the kindly inter-
est whieh their ngrateful taek, their
precariqus and h miliating situation,
seemed to me to mand for them. Mlle.
Helouin is prett'intelligent, full of
talent, end though she spoils all a little
by the ivacity of her conduct, the fev-
erish c quetry, nd light pedantry,
which a e the -freq ent results of her oil-
cupatio s, I had very little merit in
playing the chival ous part that I have
ascribed to mys If. This character
took the form of d ty in my eyes when
I discovered tha a devouring lion,
wearing the featur s of Francis Firat, is
roaming secretly a out my young pro-
tegee. hie knav ry, which- does honor
to M. dai Bevellan' audacity, is carried
on undej the color of amiable familiar-
ity, with a craftin as which easily de-
ceives inattentive or ingenuous eyes.
Madame Laroque, nd her daughter in
particuler,are too i norant of the perver-
sities of is worldeand live too far from
all reality, to experience a shadow of
suspicion. As to Myself, irritated as I
am against this d vourer of hearts, I
find a pleasure in t waiting his designs;
I have More than nee divot -teal the at-
tention le endeavo ed to engross • I have
striven hove all to lesson in Mlle. II el-
ouin's h astt that b tter feeling of aban-
donmen1 iibd isolat on which in general
gives so nuoh valu to that sort of con-
solation which was offered to her. Have
I ever succeeded in this ill-advised
struggle the delica e limits of fraternal
protecti n? -I be ieve not; and the
words f the shor dialogue which has
sudden] changed he nature of our re-
lations, eem to 84eak in favor of my
prudenc
One ni ht last *
ek we went out upon
the ter ace to breathe the fresh air.
Mlle. H louin, to hom I had had oc-
casion d ring the d y to show some par-
ticular a tentioa, le
arm, and while biti g an orange flower
with her small whi teeth, said, in an
unsteady voice:
"You re so ki d, Monsieur 'Maxi-
milian."
"1 try to be so, &demoiselle."
"You re a true lend."
" Yes.'
"But friend—h w ?"
"A t e one, as you said."
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TH
"A friend— ho loves me ?"
"Without 4 ubt."
4. Much ?"
• "Assuredly.'
"Passionate
Upon hearin this monosyllable,which
h-
ew
wer quickly away and;
. Since that • unitickyi
en treated with a disdain l!
shrunk frem,and I should'
e the friendship of one sex
to be an I. illusion, if my;1
had not had a sort °fir
e next day.
pass the evening at the
or three families who had
ht there had left in the
I found only the habitual
Cure, the collector, the
, and finally, the General
nd his wife, who, as well
lived in the neighboring
e de Saint -Cast, who
brought her husband a
s engaged when I 'enter-
ith
un-
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at
y ?If
I articulated ery clearly and strengt
ened by a firm look, Mlle.Helouin thr
the orange fl
dropped my ar
hour, I have b
that I have no
decidedly belie
for the other
mitadventure.
counterpoise t
I had gone
chateau; two
epent a fortni1
morping, and
visitors—the
Dr. Desmares
de Saint Cast
as the doctor,
town. Madai
seems to havef
,fine fortune, 7
ed, in an animated converaation w
Madame AubrY. These two dames
deretood one !another perfectly; th
celebrate by tuns, like two shepher
in an eclogue, the incomparable char
of riches,in a etyle where difference
form contends witia elevation
thought.
" You are right, madame," said Ma
ame Aubry; "there is but one thing
. the world, it is to be rioh. When I w
rich I despised With all my heart tho
who were not; I find it very natur
now that I should be despised, and
do not complain of it."
"No one despises you for being poo
madame," reptied Madame de Sain
Cast; "very Certainly not, madam
but it is certain to be rich or to be po
makes a wonderful difference. There
the general, who knows something of
he who had so absolutely nothing wh
I married him--Ebut his sword; and it
not a sword which will butter soup;
it, madame ?" I
"No, no! Oh, no, madame," cri
Madame Aubry, applauding this bo
metaphor. "Honor and glory are ve
fine things in romances • but I think
good carriage is much better; is it n
so, madame ?"
"Yes, certainly, madame; and th
is what I said to the general, in COttifia
here • is it not, general ?"
• "Hum 1" growled the general, wit
was moodily playing in the corner wit
the old captain.
"You had nothing when I married
you, general," returned Madame de
Saint -Caste you would not think of
denying it, I hope?"
"You have already said so," mutter-
ed the general."
"It is none the lees true that if it
were not for ine you would go on foot,
my general, and that would not be so
fine with your wounds. It is not with a
pension of six or seven thousand francs
that yon could ride in a carriage, my
friend. I said that to him this morning,
madathe, in talking of our new carriage,
which is as easy as easy can be. How-
ever, I paid a high price for it; it made
a good tour thousand francs less in my
purse, madame 9"
"1 believe it madame 1 My visiting
carriage cost e nearly five thousand
irraanoca.,,
s,00untin the tiger akin for the
feet, which alo e cost me five hundred
fn
.1" As to me, replied Madame de
Saint -Cast, "1 eve, been cempelled to
economize a litt e'for I have furnished
my saloon and I have bought only the
carpet and hangings with fifteen thous-
and francs. They are too handsome for
a provincial hole, you will say, and His
very true: but all'the town is on Their
knees before them, and one loves to be
admired ; is it not so, madame ?"
" Without,doubt, madame," returned
Madame Aubry, "ono loves to be ad.
mired, and one is admired only in pro-
portion to the money one has.- For me,
I console myself for not being more
honored now, in thinking that if I were
still what I have been, I should see at
my feet all the people who slight me."
"Except me—zounds !" eried Dr.
Desmarests, rising suddenly; "you
might have a hundred millions yearly
and you would not see me at your feet,
I give you my word of honor. There
—I must go into the fresh air; ' for, the
devil take me one min bear no more of
it!"
And with this the brave doctor lift the
saloon, carrying my gratitude with him,
for he had rendered me a real service
by relieving my heart, oppressed with
indignation and diiegu8t.
I Although Dr. Desmarests was estab-
lished in the honse on a footing of a
Saint Jean Bouc e d'Or, to whom was
'allowed the gre test independence of
'speech, the apoe rophe was too aharp
not to cause'the spectators a feeling of
uneasiness, which was manifested ,by,an
embarrassed silence. Madame Laroque
skillfully breke it by asking her daugh-
ter if it was eight o'clock.
" No,, mother," replied Mlle. Mar-
guerite, "for Mlle. de Porhoet is not
come yet." '
The minute after, as the clock began
to strike, the. door opened, and Mlle.
Jocelynde de Porhoet-Gael, leaning on
Dr. Desmarests' arm, entered the room
with astronomical precision.
Mlle. Porhoet, who had this year
seen her eighty-eighth epring, and who
had the appearance of a long reed pre-
eerved in silk, wasthe last of a noble
race, whose earliest ancestors might be
'found among the fabulous kingsof
ancient Arrnorica. Seriously, however,
this house does not appear in history till
the twelfth century in the person of
Juthael, eon of Conan le Fort, descend-
ed from the younger branch of the
royal family Of Brittany. Some drops
of the blood! of the, Porhoet have
flowed in the veins of the most illus-
trious men of France; De Rohan, De
Lusignan and De Penthievre ; and these
noblemen considered it the purest of
their blood. I remember, when study-
ing one day the history of our family
alliances, in a fit of youthful. vanity, I'
remarked among 'them this peculiar
name of Porboet;. and my father, who
was very.learned in such matter, boast-
ed of it to me.
Mlle: de Porhoet,' who to -day re-
ins the last of he name, heti never
wished to marry, in order to preserve,
as long as possible, in the firmament of
French nobility, the constellation of
these .magic syllables—Porhoet-Oael !
Some. one chanced to speak (before
her) one day of the origin of the Boar -
bens: "The bourbons," said Mlle. de
Porhoet, plunging her knitting -needle
several times into her blond wig, "the
(Continued on 3rd page.)
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HURON EXPOSITOR.
REAL ESTATE FOR :SALE
liCOUILDING LOTS FOR SALE. --Tho under,
JO signed has a number of fine building Lots
on Goderich and James Streets for sale, at lew
prices. For porticularsapply to D. D. WIL8024
908
11OUSE ANDLOTS FOR SALE. -The sub-
eariber offers for sale the house north of
the Egmondville manse, together with three
gores of land, guitable for building purposes.
On the front are a quantity of young fruit trees
commencing to bear. WM. ELLIOTT. 1116
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
—For Sale orito Rent a large and com-
modious frame house. In conneetion with this
house there is four-fifths of an acre of land with
fruit trees in it There is also a gobd stable.
-The house contains all the modern conveniences
and is situated south of the railway track in Sea -
forth. Imraediate possession given. For fur-
ther particulars apply to JAMES ST. JOHN,
Hullett, Seaforth P. 0., or Ed. Dawson, S a-
orth. 1210t1.•
T'IARM FOR SALE—For sale, Lot 31, Con -
_r cession 5, MoKillop, containing 100 acres,
about 90 area cleared and all in a good state of
cultivation. It is well underdrained and well
fenced. There is a good brick house •and good
frame barns, stables, sheds, ikc. There is a
large bearing orchard and a never failing
spring well. It is situated within three miles
of Seaforth and will be fold cheap. Apply to
JOHN McCLURE, Porter's Hill P. O. 1158tf
QOOD FARM FOR SALE, —For sale, north
half of Lot 25, Concession 5, township of
Hay, containing 50 acres, 45 acres Iclearcd and
free from stumps; clay soil, well fe eed, and in
a good state of cultivation. There is a frame
house and a splendid stone milk house, and a
good frame barn and stabling, also a young
orchard, and two good spring wells
This farm
fronts a sideline, and is a splendid farm. For
further particulars Apply to WM. BELL,, Ben-
gali P. 0. 120641
TARM ,IN STANLEY FOR SAL ..--For sale
12 cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Hayfield
Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 52
acres are cleared and in n good state of cultiva-
tion. The balance is well timbered with hard-
wood. There are good buildings, a bearing
orchard and plenty of water. It is within half a
mile of the Village of Varna and three miles
from Brimfield station. Possession at any
time. This i a rare chance to buy a flret class
farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR
FORBES, Seaforth. 1144tf
FARM FOR SALE.—A valuable 200 acre farm
situated on concession 13, lots 22 and 23,
McKillop township. They areolose to the best
markets in Western Ontario, on good gravel
roads, and within a few minutes walk of store,
post office, school, churches and every necessary
convenience. The soil is of -the very best and
well adapted for either stock or grain raising,
as both farms are watered by a living spring
creek. There are about 30 acres of choice tine-
ber on both,farms, a house and stables, and 3
orchards of choice fruit. Tbe farms will be sold
separately or together to euit purchaser. For
price and terms apply to the proprietor PETER
1,1cEWEN, Leadbury P. 0.. 1191tf
tIARM FOR SALE CHEAP. -85,500 will buy
r 100. acres on the 9th concession of Mc-
Killbp, belonging to Thompson Morrison, who
is residing in Dakota and does not intend to
return, eighty acres cleared and the balance
good hardwood, maple and rock elm, within bi
miles of Seaforth and within / of a mile of
achool house, Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches, stores, trills, hlacksmithing and
wagon making shop, post office, Sec., good build.
ings and water for cattle, and good gravel roads
to any part of the township, taxes the lowest
of any of the bordering townships. A mortgage
will be taken for 83,000 at 6 per cent. Apply
to JOHN C. MORRISON, Winthrop P. 0., Ont.
1176tt
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 12, conces-
sion 4, 11. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing
100 acres, 85 cleared, 53 seeded to grass8
sown to fall wheat. The farm is well -fenced,
well under -drained and well watered -by a
never fueling spring which rine through pipes
into a trough, There is a brick house and
kitchen, frame barn, stable an 1 driving shed.
Good orchard. The farm is situated within
two and a half miles of Seafortin with good
gravel roads leading in all directions. Will be
sold on easy terms. For further particulars
apply on the premises or to JOHN PRENDER-
GAST, Seafortb P. 0., Ont. 1136t1
FARM FOR SALE.—For gale, the smith, 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
iardwood. The s leered part is nearly all
seederi to grass. There Is a frame house and
inane oarn, also a small orchard. This is one of
the nest farms in the township and has no
Ibrokeh or bad land on it, and is good for either
grain or stock and will be sold cheap. It Ps
within three miles of Brussels and yvithin a
uarter of a mile of a, school. Apply on the
remises or to Brussels P. 0. Wil. or JOHN
OBH, Jr. 1144tf
ILIII;t8T-CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—Comprsi.
11.? ing Lot 22, and east half 01 21. in the second
pcindession of Ueborne, in the County of -Huron,
eontaining 150 acres; on the Thames Road,
!lilies from Exeter merket. There is on the
farm a two storey brick house, 26x38, with kit -
Olen 18x19 ; woodshed 14x29; two neee; failing
pripg wells and cietern • three barns, lone hay -
ng brick, foundation, i -4x58 ; one with frame
oundation and shed underneath, 38x52; third
arn on surface, with stable at end; good driv-
Ing house and young bearing orchard. There are
120 acres cleared and free of stumps; is also
underdrained and well fenced, the remain-
der hardwood bush; the farm is situeted one
Mile from school, and is convenient to churches.
This is one of the best farms in Huron county.
Terms easy. Apply on the premises, cre by
tterto SIMON A. JORY, Exeter P. 0.
121141
ARM FOR SALE.—The undersigned offers
for sale that valuable farm formerly owned
• y Mr. Mundell, on the 8th concession' Tucker -
'smith. It contains 150 acres, of which116 scree
ere cleared and in splendid condition. It is well
1ence.d and fairley well drained. The buildings
dre first-class, a good brick house almost new,
ler& frame barns with stone stabling under-
neath, sultable for feeding stack. There is also
a large silo on the premises, capable of holding
ell the corn ensilege grown on 10 or 12 acres.
This is one of the finest farms in the County of
• Huron, and will be sold at a moderate price and
on easy terms of payment. The farm is well
adapted for mixed farming, producing fine crops
of grain, and is also well adapted for grazing.
For further particulars apply -to the undersign-
ed. D. D. WILSON, Seaforth Ontario. 1209 tf.
ANITOBA PROPERTY FOR SALE.—A
ee, rare chance for any one intending going
tO Manitoba to buy a section or half a section
very cheap and on easy terms, in the Birtle dis-
trict, four miles from the Town of Birtle, on the
anitoba and Northwestern Railway, and six
iles from Fort Ellice, and close to the Bird
il Creek, with plenty of wood. This is a
choice section of land, and picked out by my -
s11 in 1881, when there was plenty of land to
c owes from. There are about 70 acres under
celtlinition, a frame house, shanty roof, log
stable large enough to hold eight horse, a good
e ell of water, everything convenient to move
oo the place and put this spring's crop In; loca-
tion first•class, and settled by Ontario farmers,
Orincipally from the County of Oxford, and con -
latter. K. McLEOD, Seaforth, Ont.
tileulars, apply to the owner personally or by
venient to school and church . For furtheLopsar-
1 PLENDID FARM FOR SALE.—For eale,
Lot 19, lst concession, Tuckersmith, eon -
t ining 100 acres, nearly all cleared, well fenced
under -drained and all seeded to grass. There is
at large brick house with tin roof and contain-
ing all modern improvements also a large bank
barn with stone stabling capable of accomodat-
leg 8 horses and 32 cattle, also straw house,
rot house, stone pig pen, driving and imple-
Ment houses and all out buildings usually found
pp a first class farm. The buildings are all '
tt
god repair. Also the adjoining farm being lot
9 containing 100 acres, nearly all cleared and
8 'eded to grass. There is not a foot of waste
nd on either fame On Lot 20 there is a good
i1ame house, frame barn, two large sheds ete.
There is a good bearing orchard on each farm.
T eee farms are situated on the Huron road one
Mile and a half from Seaforth, and are among
tile best farms in the Huron tract. They Will be
sotld cheap and on easy term. They will he sold
together or separately. Apply on the premises
•or address, WM. FOWLER, Seaforth P. 0.
1193 tf
A FINE ASSORTMENT
(74 Frilling,s, Corseti4 and Ribbons,
at HOFFMAN & Co's., Seaforth.
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FOR
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SCHOOL
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The
Imparts techn
for positions 0
business,hous
Penmanship,
Spring term ti
Central Busines6 College,
STRATFORD, ONT.,
cal knowledge in matters of business and accounts, prepares young men a41 women,
gleefulness and trust, and furnishes stenographers, , book-keepers and elerks to
free of charge. We teach Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Correspondence,
usiness Forms, Practical Grammar, Spelling, Arithmetic, Mercantile Law, eke.
gins on April 1, 1891. Students admitted at any time. Write for catalogue.
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W. J. ELLIOTT,
; SECRETARY.
W. H. SHAW,
PRINCIPAL.
Central Furnitpr House,
MAIN STREET, SE'AF9RTIT.
We Wish to draw the attention of the people of Seaforth and sur-
rounding Country to our large, extensive and varied stock of
SE.HOLD
0
We manuf cture the most of our Furniture, /Ind can guarantee it to
thepublic. • At present our stock is very large,1 and is daily increasing.
Toreduce
his enormous stock, Our prices have been marked away down.
At our low, prices everybody can afford to puicha,se. Our establishment
is open to jrou all, and we want to see you and all your friends. Bring
the wh41e Emily with your and pay us a visit. We will be very happy
to show, yo4i our goods, whether you purchase or not. Hoping soon to
have a Hsi from you we remain, respectfully yours, THE CENTRAL
FURNIT RE HOT/SE, opposite McFaul's Dry Goods House.
Underta
M. ROBERTSON, PROPRIETOR.
Department.
This department is complete in every r.spect, and prices the low-
est. Two first-class hearses on hand. Fulnerals . attended to at the
shortest notice, and satisfaction guaranteed.
M. ROBERTSON Funeral Director.
OLpEN LION, • SEAFORTH.
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WE SHOW THIS WEEK A FULL1LINE OFTAN-
,
GOLA SHIRTING% GREY FLANNELS, NAVY
FLANN LS. ALSO SPECIAL VALUE ,IN BLANK-
ETS AND COMFORTERS. WHITE QUILTS FROM
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$150 Ti$7. BEST VALUE IN THE' TRAIII IN
CREAM AND WHITE LACE OURTAINS, TABLE
LINENS TABLE CLOTHS, TOWELLINGS, 840.1 IN
GREAT ARIETY.
A CA L SOLICITE0.
The
Beg to infor
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Price
R. JAMIESON.
rtant Announcement.
IGHT BROTHERS,
Leading Clothiers of Huron,
the people of Seaforth and surrounding country, that
added to their large ordered clothing trade one of the
plate and best selected stocks of Boys',
ths' and Men's Readyraade Clothing
--IN THE COUNTY.
Unequalled. We lead the Trade.
Remembe the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal
Hotel, Seafo th.
BRIGHT BROTHERS.
Hoos er Steel Frame drain Drill
Over 27; I 00 Hoosier Drills and Seeders, with our
P sitive Force Feed, in Use in Canada.
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Ilheema.cottett
GUARANTE D THE BEST IN THE WORLD, and the only drill that can be instantly regu-
lated to run the closired depth in bard and soft ground while moving. ,
• THE HOOSI' R IS THE ONLY DRILL that SOWS all kinds of grain and seeds evenly, and at
the depth desired in all kinds of soll.
THE HOOS. R 18 THE ONLY DRILL that commences to sow he instant the horses move,
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THE HOOSI R IS THE ONLY POSITIVE FORCE PEED, and i the only drill that deposits
the grain evenly lji ha
st the depth you want it in rd or soft soil. RM ,EMBER THIS.
THE HOOSIER COMBINED DRILL, with cultivator teeth, is, thbest cultivator made, and
is the only irapleneent made with teeth on independent draw bars that can be set for hard and
soft land while the team is in motion. THE HOOSIER is lighter on the horses than any other
drill made. The plaints of excellence in the Hoosier that other Drills ido not have are worth more
to the farmer than' any Drill in the world.
THE COMBelED HOOSIER can be changed from drill to seeder, or seeder to drill, in lees
time than any Driil made. Send for our new illustrated catalogue and testimonial sheet. Beware
of purchasing Dtills that infringe our patents.
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NOXON BROS. MFG. CO. .(Ltd.) Ingersoll, Ont.
THOMAS BROWN, Agent at Seaforth.
N. B.----Oall and see sample Drill at J. DorseY's Carriage Shop.
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BilISTOL'S
ILLS
THE 11{FALLIBLE REMEDY -
For all Affections of the
LIVER & KIDNEYS
SpkFORTH
Musial Instrument
MAXPOIZITTIVE
Scott Brothers,
PIOPRIETORS,
SEAFORTH
ONT.
PIANos.—Dunham, New York
W. Bell &go., Guelph; Dominion Piano
Company, Bowmanville.
ORGANS.—W,
Bell & Co.,
Guelph; 1ominion Organ Company,
Bowmauvil e ; D. W. Korn & Co„
Woodstook,
The above astruments always on hand, also
a few good second-hand Pianos and Organs for
sale at from $4.15 upwards. Instruments sold on
the instalment plan, or on terms to suit cue.
tomers. Violihs, Concertinas and small iestru•
ments on hand; also sheet music, books, ste. «-
SCOTT BROS.
C. M. Whitney's
STOVE AND
FURNISHING
ITOTTS,
Seafotth, Ontario.
We are offering Bargains in
Coal & Wood Parlor (-9toveg.
All Stoves Guaranteed.
A full line of
McClary's Famous Stoves
For which we are Sole Agent.
Great Bargains in Table and Library
Lamps.
O. M. WHITNEY,
MAIN -ST., - SEAFORTIE.
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CHICAGO, ITA
;IANUFACTIIRER OF
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'John S. Porter's
Undertaking and Furni-
ture Emporium,
SEAFORTH, - ONTARIO.
OUTSIDE OF THE COMBINATION.
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Funerals furnished on the shortest notice
and satisfaction gut anteed. A large assort-
ment of Caskets, Coffins and Shrouds,• lime,
Idalways on hand of the best quality. The best
of Embalming Fluid need free of charge and
prices the lowest. Fine Hearse.
S. T. HOLMES, Funeral Director. Reel-
ence — GODERICH STREET, directly op-
posite the Metheelist church in the house
formerly occupied by Dr. Scott.
PHOTOENGRAVING.
IT PAYS TO. ingtiIRTRATR YOUR 'BUBINX118.
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machinery,tkcetnade to order from phatographo.
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