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THE ROMA/40E OF — POOR
YOUrTG MAN
TRANSLATED FRO1 THE FILEN OFOC-
TAVE PEUILLET,
(Continued fleom last week.)
However, contr ry to all e4pectation,
this expedition, a parently so safe,, did
not terminate wit out troubl , and even
danger. • M. de vallan, b place` of
crowing the river directly o polite to
the little creek, here the bo t was fas-
tened, had the fatal idea to eecend to
a point nearer the waterfall. He push-
ed the boat into the middle of the cur-
rent, where he allowed it to d ift for a
moment, but he soon perceiv that in
the vicinity of the cataract, the river
rushed on its course with startling
rapidity. We had a ravelati n of his
danger on seeing him head I the boat
across the stream, and begin to row
with ,a feverish. energy. He struggled
against the current for somseconds
with very uncertain success He ap-
proached, little by little, th' opposite
shore, though the drift con inued to
hurry him with (frightful i petaosity
toward the cataract, the menacing
sounds of which filled his ears. He was
only a few feet from it, when a mighty
effort carried hint hear -enoug to the
shore to -secure his safety. H took a
vigorous leap and reached the ¶ank, un
intentionally pushing away witch, his foot
the abandoned boat, which was eoon
precipitated over j the fall, wind came
floating in the basin with its keel in the
air. -
While the danger lasted, we had no
ether feeling than that of keep anxiety ;
but we were no sooner relieved from all
fear, than we were struck with the con-
trast offered by the issue of the adven-
ture, and the aplomb and extraordinary
assurance of him who was its hero.
There was no one among us who did not'
yield to the merriest laughter as soon as
we saw M. de Bevallan out of the boat ;
but at that very moment his misfortunes
were cotiiipleted in the most mortifying
manner. The ' shore upon which he
leaped was steep and wet, and he had no
sooner touched the ground than he slip-
ped, and fell backward ; some - boughs
were luckily near, which he seized with
both hands with a ,sort of frenzy, while
his legs tossed about like oars, in- the
shallow waters, which here,washed the
shore. All shadow of danger having
disappeared, this struggle was purely
ridiculous, and I suppose this cruel
thought caused til. de Bevallan to exert
himself with an awkward haste which
only retarded his success. He succeed-
ed, however, in regaining his footing on
the slope; then suddenly we saw him
slip again, tearing the bushes on his
way into the water, after which he
recommenced, with evident despair, his
unruly pantomime. This was really
more than one could bear. I believe
Mlle. Marguerite .had never witnessed
such an entertainment before. Sbe lost
all thought of her dignity, and like a
nymph intoxicated with grapes, she
filled the grove wit the sounds of her
convulsive laughte , She clapped her
hands, crying, hal choked, " Bravo !
Bravo ! Monsieur a Bevallan ! Very
pretty ! delicious 1 picturesque "! Sal-
vator Rola 1"
M. de Bevallan managed, however, to
hoist himself up to the firm ground ; he
then turnedtoward the ladies, and ad-
dressed them in a speech, which the
noise of the waterfall prevented us from
hearing distinctly ; but we understood
by his animated gestures, by the de-
scriptive motions of his arms, and the
smiling expression of his face, that he;
gave ns an apologetic explanation of hie::
disaster.
" Yes, monsieur, yes," replied Mlle.-
Marguerite, with theimplacablecruelty'
of a woman, " it was a fine success ! a
very floe success ! Be happy 1"
When she had become a little serious,
she questioned me upon the means of re-
covering the wrecked boat, which, by
the way, is the beet of our flotilla. I
promised to return the next day with
the workmen, and preside over its salv-
age ; then we gayly took our way across
the meadows, in the direction of the cha-
teau, while M. de Bevallan, -not being in
swimming costume, was unable to re-
join ns, and disappeared, with a melan-
choly air, behind the rooks on the other
bank df the river.
August 20.
At length, this extraordinary soul has
betrayed to me the secret of its storms.
I would that she had guarded it for-
ever ! I
For days after the last scenes that I
have recounted, Mlle. Marguerite, as if
.ashamed of having yielded for an instant
to the impulses of youth and gayety,
withdrew behind a thicker veil than
ever of melancholy stateliness, of dis-
trust and disdain. She glided, like a
shadow, amidst- the noisy amusements,
the fetes, and dances, which succeeded
each other at the chateau, cold, indiffer-
ent, and sometimesirritable. Her
irony attacked, with inconceivable bit-
terness, whatever came in her way ;
sometimes it was purest mental pleas-
ures, sometimes that whioh inspires con-
templation and study, sometimes even
the noblest and moat inviolable senti-
ments of the soul. If one cited any in-
stance of courage or goodness before her,
she would examine it, on all sides, to
find the presence of egotism and selfish-
ness ; if.one had the mifortue to light,
in her presence, the smallest grain of
incense on the altar of art, she would
extinguish it with a wave of her hand.
Her short, abrupt, formidable laughter,
sounded on her lips like the mockery of
a fallen angel, eager to wither, every-
where she saw a trace of them, the most
generous faculties of the human soul.
This strange spirit of reviling took, I
remarked, the character of special per-
secution toward me, of real hostility. I
did not understand then, nor do I yet
comprehend, how I had merited these
particular attentions, for though it is
true that I cherish in my heart a firm
faith in spiritua1 andimmortal things,
and that death alone can wrest it from
me (great God, what would be left me,
if I had not that !), I am in no wise
given to ecstasies in public, and my ad-
miration, like my love, will newer be
trobleaome to any one. But though I
had observed more scrupulously than
ever that kind of shamefacedness befit-
ting true sensibility, I gained nothing
by it : I was suspected of being poetic,
and romantic fancies were ascribed to
me, in order to have the pleasure of
quarreling with them.
Although this open warfare with
everything more elevated than the prac-
tical interests and hard realities of life,
was not a new trait in Mlle. Marguer-
ite's character, it was now aggravated
and envenomed to a degree which
wounded those most attached to her.
One deky, Mile. de Porhoet, tilred of
this incessant mockery, said to ier in
my presence :
•" ddy darlin
for some .time
will do well to
ale; otherwise
will end by for
there has been you,
t, a devil, whi h you
xereise as soon poisi-
I warn you th ` you
ng a trio with me
. For
d
person,
still in
f gen-
sinter-
played
m, for
I love
y elm
n the
very
are to
e the
ur and
e the
to bemoan ou pov-,
Aubry and Id awe de Saint -C
my own part, have'never prid
self on beingvery romantic
but I love to think that there are
the world souls iwho are capable
erous sentiments ; I believe in d
elatedness, for I have seen it di
to myself ; I believe also in heroi
I have -known heroes. Besides,
to hear the lift a birds sing in
tree, and to bn 1d my cathedral
passing clouds. All this appears
ridiculous to yo ; but I will vent
remind youthe these illusions a
treasures of the poor, that monsie
I have no otherf, and that we ha
singularity nol
erty."
Another da
with my ordi
, when I had
iary impassibility
hardly disguised sarcasms of Mlle
guerite, her mother took me
" Monsieur Ma imilian," said she
daughter vexes you ; I pray yon t'o for-
give hor. Yo q must have remarked
r has been changed for
borne,
�, the
Mar -
aside.
"my
that he charas
some ti 'e."
" Yo r daugi
piad 49d variab e than formerly."I
" That is not strange ; she is on the
point of decidin a very important ques-
tion, and at sue a time young persons
are often betrayed into foolish gnats of
temper1"
I boa ed with l ut replying.
" Yoh are n w," resumed M
Laroque, " a fri nd of the fami
such, I should be much obliged b;
telling Inc what you think of r
Bevallen." "
" M. Ide Beva Ian, madame, has,
lieve, a very fine fortune --a little
ler than yours—but very fine ne
less, about one hundred and fifty
sand francs ann al income."
" Yes, but what is your judgm
his person, hisharacter ?"
" Madame, . de Bevallan is
called a very h nd3ome man ; he
not lack mind ; he passes for an a
plished ' gentleman. "
"Bat do you think he will rend
daughter happy
" I do not thi k he will rend
unhappy. He his not a bad heart!
" What would you have me do
Dieu ! He does not positively
me, but he is thej only one who do
positively displease Marguerit
then there are at few men who h
hundred thousand francs a year !
understand that my daughter,
poeitiore has no lacked suitors.
two or three yeas we have been
ally besieged by hem.- Well ! it
come to an end. I am feeble—I may be
taken moray at a y time—my daughter
would be left ithont a protector—I
should be wrong to oppose a marriage
whioh ie- suitable and which the world
would certainly approve. I sin already
accusedof instilling romantic ideas -in
my daughter's mind. ` The troth , is, I
instill nothing—sihe has a mind of her
own. Finally, what do you advise me
to do ?"
" Allow me to
Porhoet'e opinion
excellen'$ judgment, and full of ex-
perience, and ii fully devoted to
you."
Ah P if I believed Mlle. de Porlhoet,
I shouldlsend Made Bevallan far Ifrdm
here. But she can talk very easily—if
he were kone, it Would not be Mlle. de
Porhoet who world marry my daugh-
ter." I
ter seems more preoccu-
dame
y ; ae
your
i. de
I be-
amal-
erthe-
thous-
nt of
hat is
does
ccom-
er my
er her
„
Mon
please
s not
—and
eve a
You
n her
For
liter -
must
ask what is Mlle. de
? She is a person of
" Mon Dieu ! madame, in point of
fortune, M. de Bevallan is a rare match,
it cannot be denied—and if you hold
strictly to a hundred thousand francs
income !'}
" I hold no more to a hundred thou-
sand fraics than !a hundred sous; my
dear sir, Ibut it doles not concern me, it
concern* my daughter. Well ! I can-
not give per to a . mason, can I ? For
myself, 1 should rive liked well' enough
to be a mason's w fe ; but what would
have made me appy, perhaps would
not mae my aughter happy. I
ought, in marred g,h'er, to consult gen-
erally received id se, not my own.'
" Wells ! madame, if - this mar-iage
suits youl, and if it suits your daughter
likewise ! "
" But no—it does not snit me, and it
does not leuit my daughter, moreover—
it is a marriage—it is a marriage decon-
eenance,ithat is a !"
"Am k to understand that it is all
settled ?!'
" No, since I ask your advice. If it
were so, my daughter would baore
composed. It is her hesitation, her in-
decision, which upset her, and Ithen
Madame Laroque drew back into' the
shadow of the little dome which sur-
mounted her easy -chair, and added :
" Have You any idea of what , passes in
that unhappy head ?"
" Not any, madame."
Her bitight eye was fixed on me for a
moment. Sbe gave a deep sigh, and
said in a sweet, sed voice, " Go, Kir, I
will detain you no longer."
The confidence with which I had been
honored caused me little surprise. 1 For
some tithe pest it had been clear !that
Mlle. Marguerite bestowed on M. de
Bevallan all the sympathy she could
feel for any human being. But it eeem-
ed to be the expression of a friendly
preference) -;far more than a passionate
tenderness. This preference, moreover,
can be easily explained. M. de Beval-
lan, whom I have never liked, I and
whose caricature, rather than his !por-
trait, I have drawn here, in apite of my-
self, unites moat of those qualities and
those faults which usually win the favor
of women. Modesty is wholly lacking
in him, but women rarely admire it.
Hepossesses that jesting +teen ance
which nothing intimidates, and Which
secures to one endowed with it, an ap-
pearance of superiority. His size, his
fine features, his skill in all physical
exercises, his reputation as a rider and
hunter, give hi
m a manly y authority
which imposes on he timid sex. Fin-
ally, there was a a frit of audacity, of
conquest, in hie a e, which confounds
women, and rouse a secret warmth in
their hearts. It i only just to add,
that such advantages rarely possess their
full value, except to vulgar souls but
that of Mlle. Marguerite, which I had
at first been tempted to place on a level
with her beauty, had seemed to display,
for some time, sentiments of a very in-
ferior order, and I1'believed her capable
of submitting, without resistance,` as
without enthusiasm, and with the pas -
i
sive coldness Of an inert imagination, to
the spelt of this vat conqueror, and
the yoke of amairriage of convenience.
It eras clear, from a his, that it was
ueeoefiaary to come to a determination, to
cease to think of her, and j did it more
eail fly than I should have believed pos-
sible a month previous; for I3had exert-
ed all my resolution to struggle with the
first temptations of.alf love, which good
sense and honor equ lly condemned ;
and she, who had unix) seiously imposed
this contest on me, also unconsciously
aided me in it. If he bad been anele
to conceal her' beau y, she had also 0
veiled her heart, a d mine was half sh t
thereby. Small nhappiness for the
young heiress, but veritable happiness
for me. ,
I made a journey to Paris, whither I
was called by Mad me Laroque's inter-
ests and my own. eturned in. two
days, and on reachi g he -chateau I was
told that M. Laroq e had asked con-
stantly for me sill e the morning. I
went at once to his oc , As soon as
he saw me, a feeble smile appeared on
his withered face ; e looked at me, as I
thought, with an a preldsion of malign-
ant joy and °secret t iu nnph, and said, in
his deep, hollow voice, '" Sir !. General
de Saint -Cast is dead !"
This news, which the singular old man
was so anxious to tell rite himself, was
correct. During the preceding night he
had had an apopleo is fit, and in another
hour he had left th ea6y and delicious
life which he owed o Madame de Saint -
Cast. As soon as- t e event was known
at the chateau, Ma anee Aubry went in-
stantly to her frie d, I and these two
companions had, throughout the day, as
Dr. Desmarests tolus, exchanged a
whole litany of ,.or'ginal and pleasing
ideas upon death, -t e I rapidity of its
ility of foreseeing
tern, the useless -
ever' brought one
n the effect of Time,
ler. After which,
table, they slowly
de.
deme ; you must
ent. It is God's
Aubry. At the
Saint -Cast ordered
ine that the poor
fond of, in con-
e' begged Madame
dame Aubry ob-
taste it alone.
t allowed herself to
as God's will that
strokes, the impossi
or guarding against
nees of sorrow, whic
back to life, and up
that universal con
seating themselves a
regained their fortit
" Come ! eat, m
take some refresh
will 1" said Madam
dessert, Madame de
a bottle of Spanish
general had been ver
sideration of which e
Aubry to taste it.
stinately refused t<
Madame de Saint -Ca
be persuaded that it
she should drink a1 glass of . Spanish
wine.
Yesterday iaornin , Madame Laroque
and her daughter, , dressed i- deep
mourning, took the Carriage, i. which I
also occupied a seat, land drove to the
neighboring town, reaching there at ten
o'clock, While I were present at the
funeral ceremonies ofl the general, the
ladies joined Madame Aubry and the
circle of condoling frie ds around the
widow.
When the sad rites! ere concluded, I
returned to the house f mourning, and
was shown, with soma f miller acquaint-
ances, into the celebka d saloon, the
furniture of which mit fifteen thousand
francs. I distingui hed in the dim
funeral light, on this sofa that cost
twelve hundred frame, the shadow of
the inconsolable Madame de Saint -Cast,
enveloped in crape, the price of which
we should learn in time. At her side
sat Madame Aubry, ;}resenting a pic-
ture of the greatest p ysical; and moral
exhaustion. Half a dozen relatives and
friends completed-thie sad group. As
we ranged ourselves in line at the other
extremity of the saloon, there was a
sound of shuffling of feet and cracking of
the floor ; then a dull silence again
reigned in the apartment.. From time
to time there carne from the sofa a
lamentable sigh, which Madame Aubry
repeated like a faithful echo.
At length a young Man ' appeared who
had been detained in th street to finish
a cigar that he had lig',h ed on leaving
the cemetery. As he g ided discreetly
into our ranks, Madams de Saint -Cast
perceived him.
" Ie is you, Arthur ?'i said she, in a
voice hardly louder than a whisper,
" Yes, aunt," said t e young man,
advancing in front of • i r line like a
vidette. , •�
" Well 1" said the widow, in the same
drawling, "plaintive toile, " is it fin-
ished ?"
" Yea, aunt," replied Arthur, who
seemed a very self-satisfied young man,
in -a deliberate voice.
There was a pause—after -whioh Mad-
ade de Saint -Cast drew, as if from the.
bottom of her expiring heart) this new
series of questions : " Wae it fine ?"
" Very fine, aunt, very fine."
"Many- people ?"
" All the town, aunt, 11 the town."
" The troop ?" '
" Yes, aunt ; all the garrison, with
the band."
Madame de Saint -Cas gave an audi-
ble groan, and added : ' The pompiers
also ?"
" The pomdiers also, aunt, certain-
ly,"
I am ignorant of what his last detail
had in it particularly aff sting 'to Mad-
ame de Saint -Cast. but i e did not re-
sist its effect ; a sadden woon, preced-
ed by an infantine cry, lied for all the
resources of feminine nderness, and
gave Madame Laroque and her daughter
an opportunity to withdraw. I had not
waited for such an oppo tunity ; it had
been impossible for me tib witness this
ridiculous old shrew perform her hypo-
critical mummeries over, the tomb of
that weak but good and loyal man,
whose life she had certainly imbittered,
and whose death she had probably has-
tened. -
Some minutes later Ma ante Laroque
proposed to me to aocom any them to
the farm of Langoat, situ ted five or six
leagues off, in the direction of the sea
coast. She intended to dine there with
her daughter ; the farmer's wife, who
had been Mlle..Margueritle's nurse, was
sick, and the ladies had planned for
some time to show her this mark of
kindness. We set out at two o'clock in
the afternoon. It was one of the hot-
test days of this hot season.
Our conversation suffe ed from the
languor of our spirits, adame Lar-
oque,
who
ret
, ended '
to
q l�,s is
P paradise,
and who was at length disencumbered
of her furs, seated plunged in a sweet
reverie. Mlle. Marguerite played with
her fan, with the gravity' of a Spaniard.
While we slowly ascended the intermin-
able hills of thio country, lwe saw crawl-
ing over the calcined rocks legions of
little lizards, enirassed iso silver, and
heard the crackling of the reeds ae they
opened their sheaths to thesun.
In the midst of one of these labor -
ions ascents, a voice cried suddenly from
Continued on 3rd e-)
REAL ,ESTAVIC FOR SALE..
UILDING LOTS FO$- PALE.—Thi under-
.
'1111) - signed~ has a auklaber6ofJlne buI1ding Lots
onGederlch and Jameif Street' for rale, at lew
prices. For:partionlar apply top. D. W SON
HOUSE • ANDFOB SALE. The eub-
I t scriber offers for sale the house north of
the Egniondville manse, together with three
acres -of land, suitable for building purposes.
On the front are a quantity of young fruit treee
commencing to bear. WM. ELLIOTT. 1116
-HOUSE. AND LOT FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
I7 —For Sale or to Rent a lame and oom-
ntodions frame house. In connection with this
house there is four-flfths of an acre of land with
fruit tre¢s in it There is also a good stable.
The house contains all the modern conveniences
and is situated south of the railway track in Sea -
forth. Immediate possession given. For fur-
' thee particulars apply to , JAMES ST. JOHN,
Hulled; Seaforth P. 0., or Ed. Dawson, S: a-
orth; 1210 tf.
FARM FOR SALM—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
fenced. There is and good brick house food
frame bans, stables, sheds, &c. There is a
large bearing orchard and a never failing
spring well. It is situated within three miles
of Seaforth and will be sold cheap- Apply to
JOHN McCLURE, Porter's Hill P. 0. 1158tt
rrARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE --For sale
cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Bayfield
ad, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 52
es are cleared and in a 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 halt a
inile of the Village of Varna and three miles
trona Brucefleld station. Possession at any
time. This is a rare chance to buy a first class
arm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR
FORBES, Seaforth, 1144t1
ARM FOR SALE,—A valpable 200 acre farm
situated on ooneession 13, lots 22 and 23,
eKilop township. .They are close to the beat
markets in Western Ontario, on good gravel
roads, and within a few minutes walk of store,
xist office, school, churches and every necessary
ponvenience. 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-
er 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
price and terms apply to the proprietor PETER
hicEWEN, Leadbury P. 0. 1191tf
ILIARM FOR SALE CHEAP.—$5,500 will buy
tr 100 acres on the 9th concession of Me -
belonging to Thompson Morison, who
(s residing in Dakota and does not intend to
4-etiurn, eighty acres cleared and the balance
good hardwood, maple and rock elm, within 5i
#Hiles of Seaforth and within i• of a mile of
School house, Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches, stores, mills, blacksmithing and
'wagon
making shop, post office, &c., good build
sand
gs water for cattle, and good gravel roads
to any part of the township, taxes the lowest
Of any of the bordering townships. A mortgage
viil be taken for $3,000 at 8 per cent. Apply
to JOHN C. MORRISON, Winthrop P. 0., Ont.
1176tf
ARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 12, comes-,
sloe 4, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing
100 acres, 85 cleared, 58 seeded to grads, 8
mown to fall wheat:` The farm is well -fenced,
well under -drained and well watered by a
never failing spring which mins through pipes
koto a trough. There is a brick house and
itchen, frame barn, stable an 1 driving shed.
ood orchard. The farm is situated within
wo and a half miles of Seaforth, with good
ravel roads leading in all directions. Will be
sold on easy terms. For further particulars
*pply on the premises or to JOHN PRENDER-
AST, Seaforth P. 0., Ont. 1136tf
ARM FOR SALE.—For sale, the south half
11' of Lot 23, Concession 6, Morris, containing
00 acres, about 90 of which are cleared, well
fjenced, about 70 free from stumps and well
thnderdrained. The balance is well timbered
with iardwood. The, leered part is nearly all
eeedea to grass. There is a frame house and
rsame oarn, also a small orchard. This is one of
tlhe oest farms in the township and 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 at school. Apply on the
premises or tO Brussels 1', 0. WM. or JOHN
FOBS, Jr. 1144tf
y,IIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—Comprsi-
U inF Lot 22, and east half of 21, in the second
concession of Usborne, iri the County of Huron,
c ntaining 150 acres ; on the Thames Road, 1}
Iles from Exeter m•uket. There is on the
f rm a two storey brick house, 26x38, with kit-
e en 18x19 ; woodshed 14x29 ; two never failing
s 'ring wells and cistern ; three barns, one hav-
e g a brick foundation, 34x58 ; one with frame
foundation . and shed underneath, 38x52 ; third
barn on surface, with stable at end; good driv-
ing house and young bearing orchard. There are
1'0 acres cleared and free of stumps ; Is also
will underdrained and well fenced, the remain-
der hardwood bush ; the farm is situated one
mile from school, and is convenient to churches.
This is one of the best farms in Huron county.
Terme easy. Apply on the premises, or by
letter to MRS. SIMON A. JORY, Exeter P. 0.
1211-tf
I,IARM FOR SALE.—The undersigned offers
,V for sale that valuable farm formerly owned
by Mr. Mundell, on the 8th concession, Tucker-
s>liith. It contains 150 acres, of which -115 acres
are cleared and in splendid condition. It is well
fenced and fairley well drained. The buildings
are first-class, a good brick house almost new,
large frame barns with stone stabling under-
neath, suitable for feeding stock. There is also
a Marge silo on the premises, capable of holding
a the corn ensilege grown on 10 or 12 acres.
Tiis is one of the finest farms in the County of
Huron, and will be sold at a moderate price and
orji easy terms of payment. The farm is well
adapted for mixed farming, producing fine crops
of grain-, and ie aleo well adapted for grazing.
Fbr further particulars apply to the undersign-
ed. D. D. WILSON, Seaforth Ontario. 1209 tf.
/f ANITOBA PROPERTY FOR SALE.—A
rare chance for anv one intending going
tri Manitoba to buy a section or half a section
very cheap and on eafty terms, in the Birtle dis-
trict, four miles from the Town of Birtle, on the.
Manitoba and Northwestern Railway, and six
ilea from Fort Ellice, and close to the Bird
T it Creek, with plenty of wood. This is a
c oice section of land, and picked out by my-
s1lf in 1881, when there was plenty of land to
choose from. There are about 70 acres under
cultivation, a frame house, shanty roof, log
suable large enough to hold eight horse, a good
w11 of water, everything convenient to move
cell the place and put this spring's crop in ; loca-
tipn 'first-class, and Fettled by Ontario farmers,
principally from the County of Oxford, andeon•
venient to school and church. For further par-
ticulars, apply to the owner personally or by
letter. K. McLEOD,.Seaforth, Ont. 1208
0 PLENDID FARM F -OR SALE.—For Bale,
Q Lot 19, let ebncession, Tuckersniith, con-
taining 100 acres, nearly all cleared, well fenced
under -drained and all seeded to grass.; There is
alarge brick house with tin roof and contain-
ing all modern improvements also a laree bank
barn with stone stabling capable of accomodat-
ing• 8 horses and 32 cattle, also straw house,
root house, stone pig pen, driving and imple-
ment houses and al! out buildings usually found
ori a first class farm. The buildings are all in
good repair. Also the adjoining farm being lot
2q, containing 100 acres, nearly* all cleared and
seeded to grass. There is not a foot of waste
Iand on either farm. On Lot 20 there is a good
frame house, frame barn, two large sheds etc.
There is a good bearing orchard on each farm.
These farms are situated on the Huron road one
mile and a half from Seaforth, and are among
the best farms in the Huron tract. They will be
sold cheap and on easy terms. They will be sold
together or separately. Apply on the premises
oraddrees, WM. FOWLER, Seaforth P. 0.
1193 tf
TALUABLE FARM PROPEItTY FOR SALE.
—For Sale in Tuckeremith, Lot 31, Con-
cesaion 2, L. R. S., containing 100 acres, 90 of
which h h are cleared, the remaifider is well tim-
bered with hard wood. There is a good frame
house, nearly new, also good frame barns and
stabling, plenty of hard and ,soft water, well
fe ced, well underdrained andin a high state of
cel ivatlon. There is a good ; bearing orchard,
al a young orchard of first-class variety.
Th re is about 30 acres of fall ploughing done
an the remainder is seeded to grass. This ,is
on of the best farms in the Township of Tucker-
sm th and has ne broken or had land on, it, and
is ood for either grain or stock. This pro rt
is ituated on the Mill Road, 1 anile from Bruce
field and 5 from Seaforth, it is within a quarter
of a mile trona the school house, with good gra-
vel roads leading in all directions. Poeeeseion
can be given to suit purchaser. For further par-
ticulars apply on the premises or address to
¥ltS. MARY SINCLAIR, Brumfield P O.,
Ontario. 1210 tf.
A
WITH
FOR
SCHOOL
- T{PROGRESSIYE} TIMEES. S
The Central Business oollege,
STRATFORD, ONT"
Imparts technics
for positions of u
business houses t
PeVimanehip, Bi
Spring term begi
W. J. ELL
1 knowledge in matters of business and sccounta, prepares young men and women
oddness and trust, and furnishes stenographers, book-keepers and clerks to
roe of -charge. We teach Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Correspondence,
€&miss Farms, Practical Grammar, Spelling, Arithmetic, Mercantile Law, &c.
ns on April 1, 1891. Students admitted at any time. Writs for catalogue.
OTT.
FTARY.
W. H. SHAW,
PRINCIPAL.
Cen
ral Furniture House,
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
We wis to draw the attention of the people of Seaforth and sur-
rounding col tltry to our large, extensive and varied stock of
MAY 8, 1891.
.
BRISTOL'S
PILLS
THE INFALLIBLE REMY
For Affections of the -
LI`iE .& KIDNEYS
SEAFORTH
Music ,1 Instrument
IIOTSEIIOLD FTJRNITTTRE.
We manufact ire the most of our Furniture, and can guarantee it to =,..e4 ®1"?.•_TTAT
the public. t present our stock is very large, and is daily increasing.
To reduce th enormous stock, our prices have been marked. away down.
At our low ices everybody can afford to purchase. Our establishment
is open •to y all, and we want to see you and all your friends. Bring
the whole fa ily With your and pay us a visit. We will be very happy
to show you our goods, whether you purchase or not. Hoping soon to
have a visit som you, we remain, respectfully yours, THE CENTRAL
FURNITU E HOUSE, opposite McFaul's. Dry goods House.
Underta
ROBERTSON, PROPRIETOR.
This de
est. Two fi
shortest noti
GOL
Department.
artment is complete in every respect, and prices . the low-
st-class hearses on hand. Funerals attended to at the
e, and satisfaction guaranteed.
M. ROBERTSON, Funeral Director.
WE S
GOLA
FLANNE
ETSANE
$1.50 TO
CREAM
LINENS
GREAT
A CAL
EN LION, SEAFORTH.
OW THIS WEEK A F'ULL!LINE OF AN-
HIRTINGS, GREY FLAIINELS, NAVY
•
S. ALSO SPECIAL VALE IN BLANK -
COMFORTERS. WHITE QUILTS FROM
$7. BEST VALUE IN THE' TRADE IN
ND WHITE LACE CURTAINS, TABLE
TABLE CLOTHS, TOWELLINGS, &C., IN
A R I ETY.
SOLICITED.
R. JAMIESON.
mpo
B
tant Announcement.
IGHT BROTHERS,
8EAFORTH=
The !Leading Clothiers of Huron,
- ! _
Beg to .inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding country, that
they have added to their large ordered clothing trade one of the
Most Co plete and best selected stocks of Boys',
Yo the and Men's Read ,de Clothing
---IN THE COUNTY.
Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade.
Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal
Hotel, Seafor±.
BRIGHT BROTHERS.
�ioOsi rat ei Frame Grain
Drill
Over 27,00 Hoosier Drills and Seeders, with our
Positive Force Feed, in Use in Canada.
t
GUARANTEED THE BEST IN TIE WORLD, and the only drill that can be instantly regu-
lated to to
run the des red depth in hard r and
soft
P ground whi'e
THE HOOSIE' IS THE ONLY DRILL tht Bowe all kindsiof
the depth desired i : all kinds of soil. jgrain and Reeds evenly, and at
THE HOOSIER 'IS THE ONLY DRILL that commences to sow the instant the horses move.
THE HOOSIER IS THE ONLY POSITIVE FORCE YEED, and is the only dill that deposits
the grain evenly jus the depth you want it in hard or soft soil. REMEMBER THIS.
THE HOOSIER COMBINED DRILL, with cultivator teeth, is the best cultivator made, and
is the only impleme It made with teeth on independent draw bare that can be set for hard and
soft land while the m is in motion, THE HOOSIER is lighter on the horses than any other
drill made. The points of excellence in the Hoosier that other Drills do not have are worth more
to the farmer than a y Drill in the world.
THE COMBINE HOOSIER eat3 be changed from drill to seeder, or seeder to drill, in less
time than any Drill ade. Send for our new illustrated catalogue and testimonial sheet. Beware
of purchasing Drills hat infringe our patents.
NONION BROS. MFG. CO. (Ltd.), Ingersoll, Ont.
ROWN, Agent at Seaforth.
1 and see sample Drill at J. Dorsey's Carriage Shop.
TEEt
N
MAS
B.—C
Scott Brothers,
PROPRIETORS,
SEA.()
TH, - ONT.
PIANOS.—Dunham, New York
W. Bell & Co+, Guelph ; Dominion Piano
Company, Bgwmanviile.
ORGA S. — W. Beli & Co.,
Guelph ; D, minion Organ Company, •
Bowmanville ; D. W. Karn & Co„
Woodstock. •
The above n truments always on hand, also
a few good send -hand Pianos and Organa for
sale at from r2,6 upwards. Instrumento sold en
the instalment Olen, or on terms to suit ens.
tomers.Violin, Concertinas and small instill..
ments on hand' ' also sheet music books, &e. i
SCOTT BROS.
C. M.' Whitney's
STOVE AND
F U RPi [SH I NO
r-�Q-trS,
Seaforth, Ontario.
We arel offering Bargains .
Coal & ~Mood Parlor Stoues,
All Stoves Guaranteed.
A full line f
McClarf s Famous Stoves
For which we are Sole Agents.
Great Bargains in Table and Library
Lamps.
0. M. WHITNEY, ,
MAIN -ST., i - SEAFORT]L,
IM
REAM
AKIO�
POWDER
'UREST, STRONGEST, BES
CONTAINS NO
Alum, Ammonia, Lime, Phosphates,
OR ANY INJURIOUS SUBSTANCE.
E. Vit, G1 LENT, TORONTO, OFT,CHICA
ur
i.1. UFAOTURER OF -
EE CELEBRATE) ROYAL YEAST CAK
j—
John S. Porter's
Under~. } and Furni-
ture ! Empor'iunl,
EAFORTH, j - ONTARIO:
OUTSIDE OF THE COMBINATION.
Funerals furnished on the shortest notice
and satisfaction gu i anteed. A large assort-
ment of Casket/I, Coffins and Shrouds, &e.,
always on hand of the best quality. The best
of Embalming Flt id aged free of charge and
prices
the ow
I
Pees est
Fine
~arse.
S. T. HOLM
Funeral
Director.
Res
i-
encs—GODERCH
STREET, directly op-
posite the Methcld1st church in the house
formerly occupiel by Dr. Scott.
PHOTO - ENGRAVING.
IT PAYS TO fIL CSTRATZS YOUR BUSINESS.
Portraits, and eut,, of colieges,hoteis, factories
machinety,&c.,macle to order from photographs.
_ Prices Low—Send stamp for specimen sheets.
Metropoliatr_ Pisa Agency,
1I83 52 New York City -
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