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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-05-01, Page 2a THE ROMANCE OFA POOR Y010rG MAN. Titlly8LATBD Y RO i[ THE muss= Or 00- TaxBECIL,LZT. (Continued from last week.), 1 was, indeed,' satisfied, for the mo- ment; with my destiny: The banks be- tween which we glided were covered with newly -cut hay, which scented the air. I saw fly ptst us the somber av- enues of the pari in which the morning sun scattered trails of light; millions of insects, intoxicated with the dew in the calices of the flowers, hummed joyously around ns. Opposite me,the good! Alain smiled upon me, at each stroke of the oar, with an air of complacency and protection ; nearer me, Mlle. ' Marguer- ite, dressed in white, contrary to her custom, beautiful, fresh, and pure as a periwinkle, shook off with one hand the . pearly drop whi h the early morning air had suspended to the lace of her hat, and held the other as an attraction to the faithful Mervyn, following us in the water. Truly, it would not have re- quired any urgent solicitation to make me go to the end of the world in this little white beat. As we left the boundaries of the park bypassing under One of the arches which pierced the wall r clout g;it : " You do not ask me, monslieur,w rere I am taking you," said the yo ng Creole. " No, no, madeinoiselle, it is equally unimportant to me." j "I am taking you into fairy -land!." "I doubt that." ' " Mile. fielouin, snore versed than I in poetic matters, ought to have told you that the clumps of trees which cover the country for twenty leagues round, are the remains of the old forest of Brocelyande, where the ancestors of your friend, Mlle. de Porhoet, the sov- ereigns of Gael, hunted, and where the grandfather of Mervyn kraa enchanted, enchanted though he was himself, by a young girl, by the name of Vivian. But we shall soon be in the center of this forest. But if this . is pot sufficient to excite your iinagination,know that these, woods still preserve a thousand traces of the mysterious religion of the Celts ; they are paved with them. You have there good cause to pictvlre to yourself a Druid, in a white robe, under each of these shades, and to see a golden sickle glitter in each ray of the eun, The re- ligion of these intolerable old men has even left near here in a dolitsry spot, :ro- mantic, picturesque, et '.ceteras a monu- ment, before which those persotrs dis- posed to ecstasy are -Iccuatomed to swoon : I, thought ydu would take pleasure in sketching it, and as the place is not easy to find, I resolved to serve you as a guide,demanding no other reward than to be spared` the explosions of an enthusiasm which I should not know how to sympathize !with." Be it so, mademoiselle, I will re- strain myself." " I pray you to do so." " That is understood. And what do you call this monument ?" " For myself, I call it a hep of large stones ; Rome ofa antiquarians call it simply a dolmen others, more pretentious, a cromlechthe country people name it, without eipleining why, the migourdit." * Our boat moved gently along with the current of the stream between two strips of damp meadow ; small black cattle, with long sharp horns, rose here and there at the sound of the oars, and watched us pass with wild, savage eyes. The valley through which the gradually widening river wound, was shut in by a chain of hills' on each side ; those on one side were, covered with broom and dried vines and rushes ; those on the other by green i coppice -wood. From time to time, deep gullies between the hills opened a sinuous perspeotive,at the end of which one could see the blue summit of some distant mountain. Mlle. Marguerite, notwithstanding her pro- fessed incompetence, constantly pointed out to me the beauties- of the landscape, at once so soft and so sharply defined, always accompanying her remarks by some ironical observations'. All at once a continuous hollow noise announced our near approach`to a wateri. fall, and the valley closed, assuming the.. aspect of a wild, lonesome gorge. On our left rose a high wall of rocks, car- peted with mous ; oaks mingled with fire, and ivy hanging briers supporting themselves in the crevices of the hill down to the shore, threw a mysterious shadow on the deep water at the foot of the rocks. Some hundred steps before us the water spouted up, foaming, then suddenly disappeared, the broken line of the river again becoming visible through the white vapor, winding be- tween green banks in a distant meadow. On our right, the bank opposite the hill presented only a narrow, sloping margin of the meadow, beyond which the wood- ed hilly looked like afringe of dark velvet. " We will land here, 'y said the young girl. And while Alain: made the boat fast to a willow, sht sprang lightly ashore. , " Well, monsieur, yon do not find this bad ?• You are not confounded, petrified, thunderstruck? It is said this place is very pretty. I like it because it was always fresh, but follow me lute these woods—if you dare—and I will show you these famous stones." Mlle. Marguerite, lively, alert, and gay, crossed the meadow with two bounds and took a path which penetrated into the forest. AIain and I followed -in Indian file, After a rapid walk of some rninutesb' our conductress stopped, ap- peared to deliberate' and consider where ehe was ; then separating two closely - tangled branches, she quitted the path and dashed into the close coppice. The walk became less agreeable. It, was very difficult to force a paffaage through the various 'young oaks, with their oblique trunks and thick branches, crossed and twisted together like Rob- inson Crusoe's palisades. Alain and I at last advanced with great difficulty, bent nearly double, knocking our heads at every step, and with each heavy movement shaking.dowfr upon ourselves a shower of dew ; but Mlle. Marguerite, with the superior address, and the cat- like su Ienes pp sof her sex, glided, with- out any apparent effort, through the in- terstices of this labyrinth, laughing at our sufferings, and carelessly allowing the flexible branches to unbend behind her, hitting our faces, sometimes not very gently. We at length reached a' small opening which seemed to crown the summit of this hill ; there I saw, not without emo- tion, the monstrous stone table, sustain- ed by five or six enormous blocks which are half sunk in the earth, forming thus 'In the woods at Cadondal.—Moasinalc. 4 s a cavern, full of a sacred horror: There was, at the first sight of this intact monument of an almost fabulous time, and of a rimitive religion, a power of - truth, a rt of real presence, which seized >i lithe soul, making one shud- der. So rays of aunlight,penetrating the folia e, filtered through the?disjoint- ed layers of stine, played upon the sinister slab, and lent an idyllic graoeto this barbaric altar. Mlle. Marguerite seemed I►ensive and abstracted. Por myself, atter having penetrated into the cavern a d examined the dolmen under all its asjeots, I began to sketch it. I had been so absorbed in this occupa- tion for soma minutes as to observe nothing lof what passed ;!round me, when Mlle. Marguerite suddenly said, " Would you like s ' Veileda to give animation to the picture ?" I looked up ; she hid wound an oak wreath round her head, and was standing at the head of the dolmen, leaning lightly against a group of young trees ; under the dim light o the foliage, her white dress had the brilliancy of marble, and her eyes tparkled with a strange fire in. the shadow thrown by her crown. She was beautiful, and I believe she knew it, I gazed at her without knowing what to say, when ,She resumed, " If I annoy you I will go; away." "No, no, I beg you to stay." Well ! make 'note ; draw i'.Mervyn also ; he shall be the Drude, and T the Druideas." I had the goodj' fortune to reproduce with tolerable fidelity, thanks to the vagueneds of a sketch, the poetic vision with which I was favored. She came with an appearance of eagerness to ex- amine my s drawing. " It is not bad," said she. Then she threw away her wreath, ad she laughingly said, " Con- fess that r am good 1" I acknowledged she was so ; I would even have &vowed, had she desired it, that she did not lack a grain of coquetry; but she would not be a woman' without that, and perfection is hateful: god-' desses themselves need, in order to be loved, something more than their im- mortal beauty. '. We crossed through the inextricable copse, and, regaining the path in the forest, despended toward the river. "Beforel we return," said Mlle. Mar- guerite, "I wish to show you the water. fall, and all the more because I count on giving myself an amusement in my turn, Come, Mervyn ! Come, my good dog ! thoii art a fine fellow !" We soon found ourselves on the steep b%nk in front of the , which closed the bed of I the river. The water fell from the height of several feet into a large, deep, round basin, that seemed to be bounded on all sides by an amphi- theater of green grass, interspersed with rocks. Some invisible rivulets served as outlets for the little lake, reuniting at a short distance and forming the river. - " This is not exactly a Niagara," said Mlle. Marguerite, elevating h r voice above the noise of the waterfall ; " but I have' heard it said -by connoisseurs, by artists, that it is nevertheless very. pretty. Have you admired it enough ? Well ! now I hope you will bestow on Mervyn whatever enthusiasm still re- mains. Here, Mervyn !" The Newfoundland came to his mis- tress's side, and looked at her, trembling with impatience. The -young girl first tied up some pebbles in her handker- chief, then threw it into the water a tittle above the fall ; at the same instant Mervyn dropped like a block into the basin, and swam rapidly from the shore,; the handkerchief was carried along by the current ; it reached the cascade, danced an instant in an eddy, then shooting like an arrow over the rounded rock, it came whirling in a wave of foam under the very eyes of the dog ; he seized it and proudly regained the bank where Mlle. Marguerite stood clapying her. hands. This charming exerpise was' repeated several times with the same success, but on the sixth trial it happened that either Mervyn started too late, or the hand- kerchief was thrown too soon, for the poor dog missed it as it passed him. The handkerchief was parried by the eddies of the cascade into a thicket of brambles which showed themselves just above the water's edge. Mervyn went to fetch it ; we were surprised to see him !suddenly drop his prey, struggling convulsively, and raise his head toward us, uttering moat pitiful cries. ' " Oh ! what has happened ?" cried Mlle. Marguerite. "I believe he is caught in those brambles ; but he will easily free him- self, do not fear." Soon, howe ver, we began to fear,then to despair. Tho network of vines in which the unfortunate Newfoundland was caught, as in a snare, was directly below the mouth of one of the outlets of the lake, and a ceaseless whirling stream fell on poor Mervyn's head, He was half suffocated, and had ceased to THE HURON EXPOSITOR. One of my Legs .was entangled in knots , REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. of the vine, -*bio I vainly tried to break. One isilot•sufflioiently at 'ease in deep water, and on a slimy bottom, to employ, all one's gtrength; I was, be- sides, ' half blindia by the spray of the dashing, foaming .water. In short, I felt that my situation became more and more critical. I looked up at the bank;: Mlle. Marguerite was clinging to Alain's arm, and bending . over the whirlpool, watching me with a look of mortal anxiety. I said to myself, that perhaps nothing more remained ,dor me in the world but to be wept by those -beautiful eyes to give an enviable termination to a worthless life. But I shook off those weak thoughts ; with a violent effort I disengaged myself, and tying the little tattered -handkerchief around my neck, swam easily to the shore. As I reached the bank, Mlle. Mar- guerite held out her hand ; it trembled violently in mine. " What madness !" said she ; " what madness ! You might have died there !—and for a dog !" " It was yours," I replied to her in the same low tone that she had used. This seemed to annoy her ; she withdrew her hand quickly from mine, and'turning to Mer- vyn, drying himself in the sun, began to caress him : "Oh, the simpleton ! ' the great simpleton !" said she ; " what a- stuppid fellow !" The water ran off me down upon -the grass in streams, as if out of a watering pot, and I did not know what to do with myself, whenMlle.Marguerite said with great sweetness g Monsieur Max- imilian, take the boat and go home quickly ; the: rowing will warm you a little. I will return through the for'est', with Alain ; the road is much shorter; than the river." he ct; nd d ng g� le eh to e - es et b- is a y r, t, 8- 3 8 d f n y This arrangement seeming to m• e t fittest in all respects, I did not obje to it. I bowed, and had for the seco time the pleasure of touching the han of Mervyn's mistress, before steppi into the boat. , On making my toilet after reachin home, I was surprised to find the litt torn handkerchief round my neck,whi I had entirely forgotten to return Mlle. Marguerite. She certainly b lieved it to be lost, and I had no scrap' in retaining it as the price of my w journey. I went to the chateau that evening Madame Laroque received me with th air of haughty indolence, of grave a straction, and of bitter ennui; whieh habitual to her, and which formed singular contrast to the graceful goo nature and agreeable vivacity of m morning companion.• During the dinne at which M, de Bevallan was presen she Spoke- of our excursion as if to d prive it of all appearance of mystery she flung some sharp jests at all lover of nature, and finished by recountin Mervyn's misadventure, but suppresse all my share in thin last epi8ode. I this reservation was intended, as I be lieve it was, to give the tone to my ow discretion, the young lady took ver needless trouble. Let it be as it might, when the recital was ended; M. de Bevatlan deafened us by his exclama- tions of despair. " What ! MIIe. Mar- guerite had suffered such prolonged anxiety, the brave Mervyn had incur- red such peril, and he,Bevallan, was not there 1 He could never console himself, there was nothing for him to do tut to hang himself like Crillon !" " Well ! if there were nobody but me to take him down," said old Alm to me, as he lighted me home that night, "I should not worry about it." -: Yesterday did not commence as gay- ly for me as the preceding day. I re- ceived a letter from Madrid early in the morning commissioning me to announce to Mlle. Porhoet the definite loss of her suit. The agent informed me, moreover, that the family who were defe dents in the cause, would not profit by their present triumph,' for they n w found themselves involved in a snit with the government, whore attention ad been roused by the noise made about these millions, and which maintained that the estate in litigation belonged to the Crown by escheatage. After re ecting a long time, it seemed to me a act of charity to conceal from my o d'friend the utter ruin of her hopes. I would make her Spanish agent an a complice in my designs ; he should in eat pre- texts fol new delays ; on y side, I would pursue my researche lin her archives, and I would do all th t lay in my power to have the poor wo n con- tinue, to her last hour, to ch ish her dear illusions. But however 1 itinmte the character of this decepti might be, 'I felt a desire to have it nction- ed by some tender conscience. ' I went to-- the chateau in the • f'ternoon and made my confession to Ma ame .La - roque ; she approved of my plan, and raised me even more than the occasion emed to me to require. It ' as with eat surprise that I heard her lose her nversation b these words ; +f This 'is proper time to tell you, thonsfieur,tbat am deeply grateful for your t;olicitude r our welfare!; and each .day I have ore pleasul!e in your company, more gard for you. I could wish, monsieur, I beg your pardon, for you can hardly are this wish—I could wish'' that we fight never be separated. humbly ay heaven to perform all the miracles sential to gain this end --for I do not de frommyself that miracles would necessary. could not seize the precise meaning this language any mor than I could plain to myself the sudden emotion hich shone in this excellent woman's es, I thanked her very properly, and ent ._across the fields to dissipate my dness by walking. Accident — about which there was thing strange, I frankly confess—led e after to hour's walk, into the re- ed valley, upon the borders ofthe asin which had been the theatre of my to exploits. The amphitheatre of liage and the rocks surrounding the tle lake realize one's ideal of: solitude. e can fancy himself at the end of the orld, in a virgin country, in!China or herever he wishes. I stretched myself on the heather, and lived osier again, invagination, all the everita of the seeding , day ; such a day a never mea twice in the course of t e longest e. I a free d felt that a l" ike y day of ppinese, if it were offered -1 to me a and time, would not posses for me e same charm of serenity and, to ak the word, of innocence. I need - to tell myself that this sweet, youth - romance could have bat one chap- , one page even, and I read it. s, this hour, this hour of lovie, to call by its right name,had been s premely weet, .because it had not been remedi- ted, because I had tasted its ntoxica- n without .being conscious of it ! Now Continued on 3rd page.) se gr co make the least effort to break his bonds, .& and his plaintive barking had a rattling I sound. At this moment, Mlle. Mar- fo gucrite seized my arm and almost whis- m pered in my ear, " He ie� lost ! Conic re monsieurr let us go awayr I looked at — her. Grief and anguish convulsed her sh pale face, drawing a livid circle beneath m her eyes. pr "There is no way," said I, "of s bringing the boat down here ; liut I can hi swim, and if you will permit me I will Le go and lenda paw to the poor fellow." "`No, no, do not attempt it—it is of very far from here—and besides I have ex always heard the river was deep and w dangerous below the fall." ey " Be tranquil, mademoiselle ; I am w prudent." Aa I spoke, I threw my sa jacket on the grass, and plunged into the lake, taking care to keep a certain die- 110 tante froni the fall. The water was m really very deep, for I did not touch tir bottom till the moment I reached the b suffering dog. I do not know whether la there had formerly been a little island fo here which, had been gradually washed lit away, or if the river had deposited here On some fragment from the high bank, but w certainly a thick tangle of brambles and w roots were concealed;and growing under up the perfidious water. I placed my feet in on one of the stumps from which they pr seemed togrow,and succeeded . ed i nfr - free- co ing Mervyn ; as soon as he was master lif of his movements, he swam without de- ha lay toward the bank, abandoning me sec with all his heart. This trait was not th in conformity with the chivalrous repu- ape tation enjoyed by his species ; but the ed good Mervyn had always lived among ful men, and suppose he had become a tar philosopher. Ye When I` attempted to take a leap in or- it der to follow him, I found with vexa- a tion that I was caught in my turn in to the net of the jealous and wicked Naiad, do who apparently reigns in this latitude, 1 IJILDING LOTS FOR SALE. The under - signed has a Plumber of )1We:building Lots on t;oderioh end James Streets for sale, at lew pri . For parttoularsapply to D. D. WILSON 908 Oi SE AND LOTS FOR SALE.—The sub- scriber offers for sale the house north of heEgmondv'ille manse, together with three .aer of land, suitable for building purposes. On he front are a quantity of young fruit trees conlnlenoing to bear. „WWhf. ELLIOTT. 1116 mo ho fru .OUSE' AND LOT FOR SALE OR TO RENT. —For Sale or to Rent a large and cam- , nous frame house. In connection with this se there is four-fifths of an acre of land with t trees in it There is also a good stable. Th house contains all the modern conveniences an is situated south of the railway track in Sea - forth. Immediate possession given. For fur- ther particulars apply to JAMES ST.`JOHN, Hu lett, Seaforth P.-0., or Ed. Dawson, S. a- orth. 1210 tf. FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 31, Con- cession 5, McKillop, containing 100 acres, about 90 acres cleared and all in a good state of cultivation. It is well underdrained and well fen?ed. There 18 a good brick house and good fra ,e barns stables sheds, &c. There is a lar e bearing orchard ana never failing spr ng well. It is situated within three miles of eaforth and will be sold cheap. Apply to JO lil McCLURE, Porter's Hill P. 0. 1158tf OOD FARM FOR, 'SALE.—For sale, north half of Lot 25, Concession 5, township of Ha , containing 50 acres, 45 acres cleared and fro from stumps ; clay soil, well fenced, and in a g od state of cultivation. There is a frame bo a and a splendid stone milk house, and a goods 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, Hen- sali .0, 1206-tf A,RM IN STANLEY FOR SALE.—For sale 1' !cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Bayfield Two , Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 62 acre: aro cleared and in a good state of cultiva- tion The balance is well timbered with hard - woo .: There are good buil.iings, a bearing ore = rd and plenty of water. It is within half a mile of the Village of Varna and three miles fro Brumfield station. , Possession at any tim This is a rare chance to buy a first class fa pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FO BES, Seaforth. 1144tf Fl�.RM FOR SALE,—A valuable 200 acre farm situated on concession 13, lots 22 and 28 Melililiop township, They are close to the beet mar {tits in Western Ontario, on good gravel roads, and within a few minutes walk of store, post office, school, churches and every necessary con enience. 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 tim- ber on both farms, a house and stables, and 8 orchards of choice fruit. The farms will be sold separately or together to suit purchaser. For pprice and terms apply to the proprietor PETER McEji'1'EN, Leadbury P. 0. 1191tf FRM FOR SALE CHEAP. -$5,500 will buy � 100 acres on the 9th concession. of Mo - kill p, belonging to Thompson Morrison, who is residing in Dakota and does not intend tb return, eighty acres cleared and the balance good hardwood, maple and rock elm, within 5i miles of Seaforth and within I of a mile of school house, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, stores, mills, blacksmithing and wagon making shop, post office, &o., 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 willbe taken for 83,000 at 6 per cent. Apply to JOHN C. MORRISON, Winthrop P. -0., Ont. 1176tf FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 12, conces- sion 14, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing 100 scree, ° R5 cleared, 53 seeded to grass, 8 sown to fall wheat. The farm is well -fenced, well under -drained and well watered by a neve failing spring which rens through pipes into a trough. There is a brick house and kite en, frame barn, stable an I driving shed. Goo orchard. The farm is situated; within two and a half miles or Seaforth, with good gray 1 roads.leadrng in all directions. 'Will be sold on easy terms. For further;.'partieulare appl on the premises or to JOHN PRENDER- GAB , Seaforth P. 0., Ont. 1136tf FRAI FOR SALE.—For sale, the south half of Lot 23, Concession 6, Morris, eoutaining 100 acres, about 90 of which are cleared, well fenced, about 70 free from stumps and well •undeqrdrained. The balance is well .timbered withl tardwood. The! leered part is nearly all seeden to grass. There is a frame house and !ramie darn, also a squill orchard. This le one of the Joest' farms in the township ' and has no bre n or bad land on it, and is good • for either grain or stock and will be 'sold cheap. It is with n three miles of Brussels and within a qua r of a mile of a school. Apply on the pre lees or to Brussels P. 0. WM. or JOHN Ito B, Jr - 1144tf FI ST -CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—Comprsi- ingg Lot 22, and east half of 21, in the second eonesasion of Ueborne, in the County of Huron containing 150 acres ; on the Thames Road, 1i miles from Exeter market. There is on the farm a two storey brick house, 26x38, with kit- chen 18x19 ; woodshed 14x29 ; two never failing spring wells and cistern ; three. barns, one hav- ing d brick foundation, 34x58 ; one with frame fou dation and shed underneath, 36x52 ; third bar on surface, with stable at end ; good driv- ing ouse and young bearing orchard. There are 1TO res cleared and free of stumps ; is also well underdrained and well fenced, the remain- der rdwood bush ; the farm is situated one mil from school, and is convenient to ehurohes. Thi is one of the best farms in Huron county. Terms easy. Apply on the premises, or by 1ettsir to MRS. SI MON A. JORY, Exeter P. 0. 1211-t1 FARM FOR SALE.—The undersigned offers JJ'' ## for sale that valuable farm formerly owned by Mr. Mundell, on the 8th concession, Tucker- smiflh. It contains 150 acres, of which 115 acres are Oleared and in splendid condition. It is well fed and fairley well drained. The buildings are first-class, a good brick house almost new, large: frame .barns with stone stabling under. nett., suitable for feeding stock. There. is also a le silo on the premises, capable of holding all t e cor4 ensilego grown on 10 ()or 12 acre@. This is one of the finest farms in the County of }Jurist), and will be sold at a moderate price and on e1sy terms of payment. The farm is well ads ted for mixed farming, producing fine crops of plain, and is also well adapted for grazing. For further particulars apply=to the undersign- ed. D. D. WILSON, Seaforth Ontario. 1209 tf. 1 jE1ANITOBA PROPERTY FOR SALE.—A rare chance for any one intending going to Manitoba to•buy asection or half a section verycheap and on easy terms, in the Birtle dis- trict -four miles from the Town of Bartle, on the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway, and six mile from Fort Ellice, and close to the Bird Tail Creek, with plenty of wood. This is .a choice section of land, and picked out by my- self hi 1881, when there was plenty of land to chooe from. There are about 70 acres under cult! •atlon, a frame house, shanty roof, log stable large enough to hold eight horse, a good well of water, everything convenient to move on the place and put this spring's crop in ; loca- tion ilrst•elass, and settled by Ontario farmers, principally from the County of Oxford, and con- venie it to school and church. For further par- ticulars, apply to the owner personally- or by Ietteil. K. McLEOD, Seaforth, Ont.' 1203 SP ENDID FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, ,,ot 19, 1st concession, Tuckersmith, con- taining 100 acres, nearly all cleared, well fenced under -drained and all seeded to grass. There is. a large brick house with tin roof and contain- ing all modern improvements also a large bank barn with stone stabling capable of accomodat- ing 81 horses and 32 cattle, also straw house, root house, stone pig pen, driving and imple- ment houses and all out buildings usually found on a first class farm. The buildings are all in goodirepair. Also the adjoining farm being lot 20, a ntaining 100 acres, nearly all cleared and seeded to grass. There is not a foot of waste land on either farm. Oa Lot 20 there is a good frame house, frame barn, two large sheds etc. There is a good bearing orchard on each farm. Thee farms are situated on the Huron road one' mile the t sold togeti orad • nd a half from Seaforth, and are among st faints in the Huron tract. They will he :heap and on easy terms. They will be sold her or separately. Apply on the premises drers, WM. FOWLER, Seaforth P. 0. 119! tf A Of at A WITH FOR { PROGRESSJYE} RR 8 The Central Business, Oollege, STRATFORD, ONT., Imparts technical kno ledge in matters of business and accounts, prepares young men and women for ppoositions of usefulOm and trust, and furnishes eteoographers, book-keepers and clerks to business houses free cf charge. We teach Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Correspondence, Penmanship, Business Forms, Practical Grammar, Spelling, Arithmetic, Mercantile Law, &c. Spring term begins on April 1, 1891. Students admitted at any time. Write for catalogue. W. J. ELLIO SE Cent RETARY. W. H. SHAW, PRINCIPAL. al Furniture House, AIN STREET, SEAFURTH. We wish t. draw the attention of the people -of Seaforth and sur- rounding count y to our large, extensive and varied stock of HOU We mat ufactur the public. At To redut a this At our low pric is openo you a the whole famil to show you ou have a visit fro FURNITURE nderltaki 1 1: This-depar est. Two first - shortest notice. EFIOLD FURNITURE. • the most of our Furniture, and can guarantee it to present our stock is very large, and is daily increasing. normous stock, ourprices have been marked away down. s everybody can afford to purchase. Our establishment 1, and we want to see you and all your friends. Bring with your and pay us a visit. We will be very happy goods, whether you purchase or not. Hoping soon to • you, we remain, respectfully yours, THE CENTRAL HOUSE, opposite McFaui's Dry Goods House. ROBERTSON, -PROPRIETOR. Department. ment is complet-e in every respect, and prices the low - lass hearses oz hand. Funerals attended to at the nd satisfaction; guaranteed. - M. ROBERTSON, Funeral Director. N LION, SEAFORTH. . WE SH • W THIS WEEK A FULL'.! LINE OF.`:AN- GOLA SH RTINGS, GREY FLANNELS, NAVY FLANNEL = . ALSO SPECIAL VAL E IN BLANK- ETS AND • OMFORTERS. WHITE UILTS FROM $1.50 iTO $ . BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE IN CREAM A D WHITE LACE CURTAINS, TABLE LINEi�iS, T BLE CLOTHS, TOWELkINGS, &O., IN GR EAT VA I ETY. A CALL SALICITEO. i R. JAMIESON. mpor BR ant Announcement. dr— IGHT BROTHERS, S:A.PORTla-1 The eading .Clothiers of Huron- ., 1 Beg to inform t e people of Seaforth and surrounding country, that they have added to their large ordered clothing trade one of the Most Complete and best selected stocks of Boys',! Youths' and Men's Readymade Clothing ----- IN THE COUNTY. Prices nequalted. We leacttheiTrade. Remember t e Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite thea Royal Hotel, Seaforth BRIGHT BROTHERS. Hoosie►_ Steel Frame Grain Drill Over. 27,001 Hoosier Drills and, Seeders, iith our Posi ive Force Feed, in Use in Canada. I 'UREST, STRONGEST, BES; CONTAINS NO Alum, Ammonia, Lime, Phosphates, OR ANY INJURIOUS SUBSTANCE. E. W. GI Ll -ETT, TGPONTO, ONT. cuican0, I1.1 aL1UUFACTiff1ER OF aE CELEBRATED'; ROYAL YEAST CATO VIA! 1, 1891, BRISTOL'S s THE INFALLIBLE REMEDY For all Affections of the LIVER & KIDNEYS SEAFORTH Musical Instrument E IZLI=1101:ZITTIVE Scott Brothers, PROPRIETORS, - SEAFf ),TH, ONT, PIANO.DhNew York W. Ecu & Co.S, Gue—1phun; Dam,ominion Piano Company, Bowmanville. ORGANS. — W. Bell & Co., Guelph ; Dominion Organ Company, Bowpianville ; D. W. Karn & Co„ Woodstock. The above nstrurnents always on hand, also a few good second-hand Pianos and Organs for sale at from $25 upwards. Instruments sold on the instalment plan„ or on terms to suit cus- tomers. Violins, Concertinas and small instru• menta on hand; also sheet music books, &.c. c SCO ■ T BROS. C. M. Whitney's STOVE AND - FURNISH 1NG Frousi, Seaforth, Ontario. We are offering Bargains in Coal & Wood Parlor 8toues. All Stoves Guaranteed, A full line of McClary's.Rambus Stoves For which we are Sole Agents; Great Bargains in Table and Library Lamps. 0, M. WHITNEY, MAIN -ST., - SEAFORTH. ER GI;ARANT EED T lated t-0 run the desir esir THE HOOSIER I the depth desired in al THE HOOSIER 1. THY` HOOSIER I the grain evenly just t THE HOOSIER C is the only implement soft land while the tea drill made. The point to the farmer than anyj THE COMBINED time than any Drill mis of purchaeing Drills thl FINE ASSORTMENT Frillings, Corsets and Ribbons, THOMAS B IOFFMAN & Co's., Seaforth, N. B.—Cal; E BEST IN THE WORLD, and the only drill that can be instantly regu. depth in hard and soft ground while le m inh' THE ONLY DRILL that sows all kinds of grain and seeds evenly, and at kinds of soil. THE ONLY DRILL that commences to sow !the instant the horses move. THE ONLY POSITIVE FORCE FEED, and is the only driliPthat deposits o depth you want it in hard or soft soil. REMEMBER THIS. MBINED DRILLr with cultivator teeth, is the best cultivator made, and adewith teeth on independent draw bare that can be set for hard and is in motion. THE HOOSIER is lighter on the horses than any other of excellence in the Hoosier that other Drilla do not have are worth more Drill in the world. HOOSIER can be changed from drill to seeders, or seeder to drill, in less de. Send for our new illustrated catalogue and testimonial sheet. Beware at infringe our patents. TOXON BROS. MFG. CO. (Ltd.), Ingersoll, Ont, ,OWN, Agent at Seaforth, and see sample Drill at J. Dorsey's Carriage Shop. John S. Porter's Undertaking and Furni- ture ugture Emporium, SEAFORTH, - ONTARIO. OUTSIDE OF VIE COMBINATION. Funerals furnished on the shortest notice nd satisfaction gu a anteed. A large aeso ment of Caskets, Coffins and Shrouds, cite., always on hand of the beet quality. The best • f Embalming Fluid aced free Of charge and prices the lowest. st. Fine Hearse. S. T. HOLMES, Funeral Director.- Resi- ence — GODERICI.f STREET, directly op- posite the Methodist church in the house formerly occupied- by Dr. Scott. PHOTO - ENGRAVING. rT PAYS TO [ILLcutrgATE Youa BaliiN.NSS. Portraits, and cuts Of oolleges,hotele, factorie machinery,se.,ma,de to order from photographs. Prices Low—Send stamp for specimen sheets. Metropolitarlx Press Agency, 1183 52 New York City, t. T-- �y ootas�� Myself on t arlv1 l€ae loge 1 It elf, pd° d 1 wiP* g eels ria, certainty �nre h€re �, of voicies ar sbstra€'<tionh •anci>4 to six_pereensi drat clime M. de Be'I Ielouin an ,y -Al*IU a their appro! !€nbl ig ol, *ar9e1y 'thT no tlm to dUagrbll my rest ninj this plt4cta e' tion ; da::: j� di.apleapure,, face. arae e'� with marke bI.1e 3e edge a$ the for .onto tri, of his ads~ 'turefQ e ! Salt'&fir P ,kith the length :he shoInt( n lilt perished= anew the at ' the same si it, SIie e. 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