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THE HU
RON EXIDDSITO
THE ROMANCE OF A POOR
YOUNG MAN. '
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCHOF OC-
TAVE FEUILLRT„
(Continued from last week.)
I had considered it well. I know
what I have dared to do. It was a will
—a testament—and I have destroyed it!
Moreover, it would not have benefitted
me alone. My sister, who is confided
to my care, would have gained a fortune
through it—and, without her cement, I
have thrust her back into poverty with
my own hand. I know all that. But
two pure, elevated, proud souls, will not
be crushed and blighted by the weight
of a crime which was foreign to them.
There is here a principle of equity
which seemed to me superior to all lit-
eral justice. If I have committed a
crime, in my turn I will answer for it!
But this inward struggle has wearied me.
I can write no longer.
October 4.
M. Laubepin arrived at length this
evening. He came for a moment only,
to speak to me. He was abstracted, ab-
rupt and dissatisfied. He spoke to me
very briefly of the proposed marriage:
"A very happy operation," said he; "a
very praiseworthy union in all respects,
where nature and .society both find the
guarantees that they have a right to de-
mand on such an occasion. Upon which,
young man, I wish you a good -night,
and I will go- and clear the ticklish
ground of the preliminary articles, in
order that the car of this interesting
Hymen may reach its destination with-
out jolting.
The contract is to be signed at one
o'clock, to -day, in the saloon, in the
presence of friends and the customary
attendants. I cannot be present' at the
ceremony, and I bless my injury, which
has saved me from enduring this torture.
I was writing to my little Helen, to
whom I shall endeavor for the future to
devote all my thoughts, when M.Laube•
pin and Mlle. de Porhoet entered my
room.: M. Leubepin had not failed to
appreciate the many virtues of my ven-
erable friend during his frequent visite
to L '
eroque and a warm, respectful at-
tachment has existed for a long time be-
tween these two old people. After an in-
terminable exchange of ceremonies, sal-
utations and bows, they took the seats I
had prepared for them, and began to
look at me with an air of great beati-
tade.
" Well, said I," " it is ended 1"
"It is ended !" they replied in con-
cert.
" Has everything gone on well ?"
"Very well," said. Mlle. de POrhoet.
"Excellently," added A. Laubepin.
Then, after a. pause, "That Bevallan is
gone to the devil l"
"And young Helouin is on the same
road," added Mlle. de Porhoet."
I uttered an, exclamation of stirprise :
".Good God, what does all this Mean ?"
"My friend," said M. Laubepin," the
proposed union presented all the' advan-
tages desirable, and it would -have se-
cured undoubtedly the mutual happiness
of the parties, if marriage were a purely
commercial association; but it is not so.
My duty in these interesting circum-
stances was, since my assistance was de-
manded, to consult the inclinatioe of the
hearts, and rhe suitableness of the char-
&eters, as well as the peoportion of their
fortunes. But I perceived from the
first that the marriage in question had
the inconvenience not to exactly please
any one, neither my excellent friend,
Madame Laroque,nor the amiable bride,
nor the clear-sighted friends of these!
ladies ; nobody, in short, unless it Were
the bridegroom, about whom I caredl
very little. It is true (this remark is
due to Mlle. de Porhoet), it is true, I w
said to myself that the bridegroom is 'an
gentle—" di
"A gentleman, if you please," inter- hi
rupted Mlle. de Porhoet, in a stern sh
voice. ac
Gentleman," returned M. Leubepin, wh
accepting the amendment; "but is it a LC4
kind of gentleman which does not um
please me." El
"Neither does it please me," said dis
Mlle. de Porhoet. " He was one of the the
buffoons of his species, and resembled wi
those mannerless grooms that we saw in n,se
the last century, issue from the English cie
.stables, under the management of the Wit
Due de Chartes, as a prelude to the
revolution.
" Oh ! If they had done nothing but
act as a prelude to the revolution, one
cc:mid forgive them," said M. Laubepin.
"I ask a thousand pardons, my dear
sir; but speak for yourself. Besides,
there is no need of discussing that; will
you continue ?"
"Therefore," resumed M. Laubepin,
"seeing that all Were going to. these
nuptials as to a- funeral, I sought for
Rome means, both honorable and legal,
not to break our faith with M. de Bev -
alien, but to hiduce him 'to withdraw
from the marriage. This was the more
allowable, because, in my absence, M.
deBevallan had taken advantage of the
inexperience of my friend, Madame LA -
rogue and the softness of my confrere
from Rennes, in order to secure himself
most exorbitant interests. Without de-
parting from the letter of the articles
agreed on, I succeeded in sensibly modi-
fying their spirit. However, honor and
the protnisee given imposed bounds I
-could not break. The contract, in spite
of all I could do, remained quite as ad-
vantageous as any man could accept,who
posseseed the least nobleness of soul, and
tenderness for his future wife. Was M.
de Bevatlan this man? We must risk
the chance of that. I confess to you
that I was not unmoved when I ;began
the reading this morning of this irre-
vokable instrument before an impoeing
audience."
"For myself," interrupted mademoi-
selle, I had not a drop of blood in my
veins. The first part gave so fine a por-
tion to the enemy, that i gave up all for
lost."
Without doubt, mademoiselle t but,
as we say, the venom is in the tail, in
cauda venenum. It was pleasant, my
friend, to see the faces of M. de Bevallan
and that ofemy colleague from Rennes,
who was present, when I abruptly un-
masked my batteries. They looked at
-each other in silence at first, than they
whispered together, and finally they
rose, approaching the table before which
I was seated, asked in a low voice, for
-explanations.
" ' Strak aloud, if you please, gen-
tlemen said LW- them; 'there is no
need of mystery here. What do you
wish?'
"The spectators began to attend to
the conversation. M.de &venal], with-
-out raising his voice,insinuated that this
contract was a auspicious work.
" 'A suspicio work !' I replied, j
as loud a vcice as possible. What
you mean y that? Is it against Madl•
amt Lerociee; against me, or against Y
col ague Iere present, that you dire
thi strange imPutation ?'
Chut ! silence no noise Vapid t
notaryfr. Rennes, in a prudent ton •
but see, i was agreed from the firs
thai the marriage settlement shoula
dispensed With '
64 6 The Marriage settlement, sir? And
wherel
.in you find any question of
marriage eettlement ?"
'Come, brother, you know very well
that you r 'dere the marriage settlemellt
by is subte
, brother! Permit ni4,
as TgSb fu
ouurernicte to advise you to era‘
that word ro your vocabulary.'
'But, eai1 ,' muttered M. de Be -
alien, ne ba i ds are tied on all sides ;II
am7 trete lik a little boy.' '
flow mo sieur? What are we do-
ing here, a °or ing to you? Is this ,a
contract o a will ?- You forget th!t
Madams ar que is living, that h r
father -in 14w living, that you are mar-
rying, not lnh. riting—not yet, at least,
nsieur ; 1hae a little patience; what
th deuce •
At CI se words Mlle. Margueri
retie. Th t i enough,' said she. 'Mo
sielur Laub pi , throw the centred in o
the fire. 4lot er, returo the gentleman
hie present.' Then she left the rocen,
with the stea of an insulted queen.
Madame L ro• ue followed her. At the
seine mome t threw the contract into
the fireplacis.
" • Moneieu ,' said M. de Bevelled' to
me, in a h eatening tone, there is
some mane v r here, of which t, will
learn the se
"'1 will el it to you,' I replied to
him. 'A y og person, who has a_ jtist
pride in he slf, had conceived the tar
that your w lag was addressed sol4
to her fortu ; she no longer doubts lit.
I have the •nor to wish you a welted
day.'
" From h I went to find the t o
ladies, whie, nn my faith, threw th ir
arms aroundny neck. A quarter of an
hour after x d M. de Bevallan quitted
the chatea with -my colleague from
Rennes. H s departure and his disgrace
had the inev table result of unlooehig
the tongues •f the domestica, and is
impudent i. rigue with Mlle. Belo in
was soon It. iwn. The young wom n,
suspected fir some time past in other ire-
spects, aske• for her dismissal, and it
was not refed her. It is needless to
add that ,t ladies will secure her a
comfortable support. 'Well, my lad,
what do ye say to all this? Are you
suffering o e You are as pale as
a dead man'
The trutt is, that this unlooked-for
news had gi n rise to such a crowd of
happy and s inful feelings that I nearly
fain ted.
M. Lube n, who was to set out on
his return t next morning at sunrise,
came this evening to say good -by.
After a fe embarrassed words be-
tween us he id, "There my dear child,
I am not go g to question you as to
what has ta n place here; but if, by
chance, yo need a confidant and a
counselor, k your preference."
I mild no unbosom myself to a more
trusty frien I gave the worthy old
man a deta 1 d account of all the cir-
cumstances ecting my relations with
Mlle. Margit ite since my arrival at the
chateau. I ren read him some pages of
this journal order to show him more
precieely th state of these relations,
and the eta of my feelings. And,
finally, the s ret that'I had discovered
the precedin day amOng the papers of
M. Liroque ; I concealed nothing from
him.
When I h d ended, M. Laubepin,
hose face h become very thoughtful
d anxious, eplied, "It is useless to
sguise from you that in sending you
ther I medi ated a union between you
d Mlle. Lar que. All went, at firet,
cording to y wishes. Your herrts,
ich in my o inion, are worthy of each
her, seemed ' to approach insensibly;
t this str nge adventure of which
ven was alio romantic theatre, entirely
concerts , I acknowledge. What
deuce, m friend, to leap from the
naow at t e risk of breaking your
k; this wa , let me tell you, a auffi-
nt proof of our disinterestedness; it
s quite supe flours to add to this hon-
orable proceed' ng, the solemn oath never
to marry this toor child, except in con-
tingencies wlfch we cannot possibly
ride myself on being a
es, but I own I am ince-
you two hundred thous -
ear or of taking theft'
e. Laroque !"
ive me your counsel. !I
nfidence � you than in
eel that misfortune, by
•sing me to suspicion, has
e sensitiveness of honor
Speak. Wid you tell
e unwise, but still solemn
this moment, alone sep-
lave from the happiness
ed of for your adopted
rose and paced the room
tee, with his thick eye-
•wn ever his eyes; then
izing my hand, "Young
"it is true I love you as
but, were your heart to
e with yours, I cannot
principles. It is better
•mends of honor than to
hem; in the matter of
which are net exacted at
sword, or at the mouth
ould be either not taken,
uld be kept. Such is
me. I will leave here to -
u.,
ilian, remain here a
. I do not belieie in
believe in God, who
.
s to perish through our
rovidence a little time.
hat I ask will require
, but I claim it formally
ip. If, in a month, you
ny news from me --well,
me, and left me with a
ence, put a desolate
hope for. I
man of resour
Liable of givin
and francs a
away from Ml,
" Well, sir
have more c
myself, for I
constantly ex
roused in me t
even to excees
me to forget t
oath which. a
&rates me, I b
you have drea
son ?"
'M. Laubepi
for some min
1.;rows drawn
stopped, and s
man," said he,
my own child
break and m
trifle with my
to exceed the
fall short of
oaths, all thos
the point of t
of the piatol,s
or if taken, a
14 opinion."
"It is also
morrow with
"No, Maxi
tie while long
miracles, but
rarely suffers
virtues. Giv
I know that
great reeoluti
of your friend
do not receive
you shall leer
He embrace
peaceful cons
heart.
October 12.
It 18 now tw days since 1'left my re-
treat and wen o the chateau. I had
not seen Mlle. h arguerite since the mo-
ment of our se aration in the tower of
Elven. She a alone in the Below?
when I entered there; on recognizing
me she made a involuntary movement
as if to withdr w ; then she remained
immovable, her ace becoming crimson.
This was con mu., for I felt myself
flush to the 'ver roots of my hair.
i " How do you do, monsieur ?" said
ahe, holding out her hand, and pro-
nouncing these simple words in a voiee
so soft, so humble—alas !so tender; th t
I replied in a tone of 'cold politene s.
She looked sadly at me, then cast don
her large eyes and resumed her work.
, At that moment her mother sent •for
her to .come to her grandfather, wh4e
state had become very alarming. Fie
lost his voice and : all power of moan!'
-several days previous, the paralysis halv-
ing attacked his whole body; the last
glimmerings of intellectual life ,were
also. extinguished ;- sensibility alone
contended with disease. No one coltIld
oubt that the old man drew near his:
nd : but his energetic heart had so
strong a hold on life, that the struggle
promised to be a long and obstinate "Me.
groin the first appearance of danger,
however, Madame Laroque ander
daughter had been lavish of th ir
strengthewatching beside him day aid
night with the ,pastionate - abnegati n
and earnest devotion which are the
special virtue and glory of their sex.
But they succumbed to fatigue arid
fever on the night before last ; we
offered, M. Desma.rests and I, to supply
their places beside M. Laroque during
the night. They consented to take a
.fecir hours' repose.
The doctor, very tired himself, soOn
announced that he was going to he
down in the adjoining room. " I aril of
nouie here," said he; "the matter 1 s
deeided. Yu see he suffers no longer,
the poor old man! He is in a state Of
lethargy, which has nothing disagree-
able in it; he will awake only, to die.
Therefore you'ean ')e, easy. If you re-
mark any change, you will call me; hitt
I do -not think this will be before te-
m:a-row. In the meantime I am dea
wi0 sleep!" and, yawning aloud, he
lef
in
sh
the room. His language, his bea
in the presence of a dying ma
cited me. He was an excellent ma
hotvever.; but in order to render
death the respect which iS due, it
neoessary to believe in an immort
principle which it sets free, not to a
merely the brute matter which it di
solves.
Left alone in the sick room, I seate
nriy•self near the foot of the bed, th
curtains of which bad- been raised, an
tried to read by tho light of the lam
that stood neateme on alittle table. Th
book fell from My hands: I could thin
only of the singular combination
eVents which gave to this old man th
grandson of his victim, as a witness an
protector of his last sleep. Then, i
the inidst of the profound quiet of th
hone and the place; I conjured up th
scenes of tumult and violence, of whic
his life, now about to close, had been a
full. I sought for some dim hnpressio
of them on the face of the sufferer, bu
I saw there only the heaviness and pr
matiire repose of death. I approache
, his pillow at intervals, to assure mysel
that the vital breath still moved in hi
sinking breast.
At length, toward the middle of _th
night, an irreeistable torpor seized mel
and I fell asleep, my forehead leanin
on my hand. I was suddenly awakene
by some mournful sound; I raised- .m
eyes, and I felt a shivering in the ver
marrow of my bones. The old man wa
half risen in his bed, and had fixe
upon me an attentive, acitonished look
in which shone a life and an intelli
gence that, up to this time, I had neve
beheld in him. When my -eye met hi
he trembled; he stretched out hi
crossed arms, and said to me, in a sup
plicating voice, the strange, unusua
sound of which suspended the very
beating of my heart: .
"Monsieur le Marquis, forgive
me !"
I tried to rise, I tried to speak, but in
vain. I sat in, my chair like one petri
lied.
After a silence, during which the
eyes of the dying man had not ceased to
plead to me, he again spoke:
Monnieur le Marquis, deign to for-
ive me !"
I found power at last to go to him.
As I 'approached, he shrunk backward,
as if to escape some dreadful contact.
I raised one band and lowering it gent-
ly before his eyes, which were distended
and wild with terror, I said to him
" Go in peace. I forgive you."
I had not finished speaking these
words, when his withered face became
illuminated with a flash of joy and
youth and v. tear flowed from each sunken
eye. He extended one hand toward me,
but suddenly clinched it, waving it
threateninglyin the air; I saw hie eye-
balls rell as if a ball had been sent to
his heart--" The English," he murmur-:
ed, end fell back upon the pillow, an
inert mass. He was dead.
I called aloud quickly; attendant',
came running in. He was soon sur-
rounded by prayers and pious tears. I
withdrew, deeply moved by this extra-
cirdinary scene, which would forever re-"
main a secret between myself and the
dead.hrs
sad family event has caused
numerous duties and cares to devolve
upon me, which would have justified in
my own eyes my prolonged stay at the
chatean. It is impossible to conjecture
what Could have been M. Laubepin's
motives in counselling me to defer my
departure. What can he hope from this
delay? It seems to me that he yielded
in this ease to a feeling of vague super-
stition and puerility, to which a mind
tempered like his should never have
bowed,, and which I was wrong myself
in subniitting to. Did he not under-
stand that he was imposing on me a part
ly
entirewanting in openness and dignity,
besides the increase of useless suffering?
Could iot one Justly reproach_ me now
with tr fling with sacred feelings? My
first i rview with Mlle. Marguerite
had sufliced to reveal to me all the sev-
erity o the teat I am condemned to but
the de h of M„Lsroque 'has given a
little' naturalness to my relations withamher, apropriety to my continued stay.
, (To be continued.)
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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
Manitoba and Northwestern Railway, and six
miles from Fort Ellice arid close to the Bird
Tail Creek, with plenty of wood. This is a
choice section of land, and picked out by my-
self in 1881, when there was plenty of land to
cheerers from. There are about 70 acres under
cultivation, a frame house, shanty roof, log
stable large enough to hold eight horse a good
well of watet, ever" thing convenient to move
on the place and put this spring's crop in; loca-
tion first-class, and settled by paterio farmers,
principally from the County of Oxford, and con-
venient to school and church. For further par-
ticulars, apply to the owner personally or by
letter. K. MeLEOD, Seaforth, Ont. 1208
SPLENDID FARM FOR SALE.—For sale,
Lot 19, 1st concession, Tuckersnaith, 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 capablie of accomodat-
ing 8 horses and 32 cattle, a so straw house,
root house, stone pig pen, driving and imple-
ment, houses and all out buildir ge usually found
on a first class farm. The buildings are all in
good repair. Also the adjoininlg farm being lot
20, containing 100 acres, nearly all cleared and
seeded to grass. There is not a foot of waste
land on either farm. On Lot 20 there is a good
frame house, frame barn, two arie-e 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
or address, WM. FOWLER, Seatorth P. 0.
1193-tf
1:TALUAELE FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE.
V —For Sale in Tuckerernith, Lot 31, Con -
Cession 2, L. R. S., containing- 1100 acres, 90 of
which are cleared, the remainder is well tim-
bered with hard wood. There is a good frame
house, nearly new, also good frame barns and
Istabling, plenty of hard and soft water, well
: fenced, well underdrained and in a high state of
cultivation. There is a good earing orchard,
also a young orchard of firs -class variety.
IThere is about 30 acres of fall loughing done
land the remainder is seeded to grass. This is
lone of the best farms in the To ship of Tucker-
Sonithaind bas no broken or had and on it, and
s good for either grain or stock. This propetty
s situated on the Mill Road 1 'rile from Bruce -
old end 5 from Seaforth, it is w thin a quarter
Of a mile from the school house, with good gre-
et roads I•4ading in all directi ns. Possession
ean be given to suit purchaseror further par-
ticulars apply on the premises or address to
MRS. MARY SINCLAIR, Brucefieid P 0.,
Ontario.
1210 tf.
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SjilEET ANC' -TOR IDEAS
Are scarce, s� are hen's teeth, but there i
SCAf?CITY in the enormous stock of new Spring
NO
Goods we have now on hand. WE CAN please the
'most f
of the
come
tstidious mind; SATISFY THE WANTS
rich and poor alike, and the prices—well just
and see, and we'll ASTONISH YOU in
morebays than one. We lead as usual.in Dry Goods,
4-
Clothinff Millinery, Hats, Caps, Carpets, &c.
W:VI. PICKARD,
Corn r Main and Market streets, Seaforth.
LApIES AND- GENTLEMEN !
Now
Shoes, an
best lotok
Don't m'a
' is the time that everybody needs a pair of new Boots or
the question arises in your mind where will —I go to get the
ng and best wearing pair of Shoes for -the leaSt money?
e any mistake, but come direct to
MILTON & McINNIS',
In John ogan's old stand, corner of Main and John Streets, Seaforth,
where yoti will find a well -assorted stock of Boots and Shoes—" a well
bought stock," 1 a large stock to choose from, and a nice comfortable
place to eal in.
We ave immense values in Men's high cut Plow Boots and gen-
eral wearting shoes, and in Men's Fine Goods We cannot be lsurpassed.
Also great bargains in our women's goods, and the *very choicest selec-
tion to c oose from ih Toe Slippers, Oxfords in French and Dongolia
Kid, wit tips. Buttoned Boots plain or tipped; opera heel and toe or
common i$ense Women's Balmorals, vamped or with seam to toe. We
always h ve a very nice stock of children's goods, which is a nice thing
for the li tle folks, and prices are right.
TR NKS AND VALISES 19wer than the lowest, and a large
stock to flhoose from at
AMILTON SEAFORTH.
IFJDZYR2
THE VERY LATEST DESIGNS IN
& CEILING PAPERS
CALL AT
U MS1) E N & WILSON'S.
There Itire some really elegant patterns just to hand at moderate
prices. Yu can suit yourself at almost any figure, from five cents per
roll upwards. Also in WINDOW SHA -DES and Rollers, you. can
see the late t fat
LItMSDEN & WILSONSf
MAIN STREET, SEAl'ORTH, ONT.
A
WITH
FOR
{PROGRESSIVE}
SCHOOL
TEACHERS
TIMES.
The Central Business College,
STRATFORD, ONT.,
Imparts techni 1 knowledge in matters of business and accounts, prepares young men and women
for positions of usefulness and trust, and furnishes stenographers, book-keepers and clerks to
business houses free of charge. We teach Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Correspondence,
Penmanship, Iusinesg Forms, Practical Grammar, Spelling, Arithmetic, Mercantile Law, &c.
Spring term be ins on April 1, 1891. Students admitted at any time. Write for catalogue.
W. J. ELLIOTT.
SECRETARY.
W. H. SHAW.
PRINCIPAL.
Imp9rtant
Announcement.
RIGHT BROTHERS,
T4 Leading Clothiers of Huron,
'Beg to inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding country, that
they haire added to their large ordered ,clothing trade one of the
Most Cc6plete and best selected stocks of Boys',
Youths' and Men's Readyraade Clothing
THE COUNTY.
Price Unequalled. We lead the Trade.
Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal
Hotel, Seaforth.
BRIGHT BROTHERS.
JUNE 5, 1891.
UREST,
STRD OFST,
CONTAI rata NO
Alum, Ammonia, Lime, Phosplaates,
Oh ANY i1lU1G a'JESTA148E.
E. W . Gi LLETT, reeeereo, ore
C InC,A.G ITA
;AfedelFACTIJR.e:::l OF
cr27,7F111ATED :ROY YEAST CAICE
BE
8EAFORTH
Musical Instrument
MIZEPOR.,ITTM
Scott Brothers,
PROF'HIETORS,
SEAFORTH, ONT.
P1ANOS.—Dunhatn, New York
W. Bell &Co., Guelph; Dominion Piano
Company, Bowmanville.
Guelph; ORGANS.Doin— Wel&Co,
inion
org. anBcl onipany.
Bowmanville ; D. W. Kern & Co„
Woodstock.
The above nstraments 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•
ments on hand also sheet music books. to. ••
SCOTT BROS.
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C. M. Whitney's
STOVE AND
FURNISHING
ITOTTS,
Seaforth, Ontario.
We are offering Bargains in
Coal & Wood Parlor Stoves.
All Stoves Guaranteed,
A full line of
Meelary's Famous Stoves
For which we are Sole Agents.
Great Bargains in Table and Library
Lamps,
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O. M. WHITNEY,
MAIN -ST., - SEAFORTH.
1John S. Porter's
Undertaking and Funii-
ture Emporium,
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SEAFORTH;
ONTARIO.
OUTSIDE OF THE COMBINATION.
Funerals furnished on the shortest notiee
and satisfaction gu anteed. A large assort-
ment of Caskets, Coffins and Shrouds, leee
always on hand of the best quality. The best
of Embalming Fluid ailed free of charge and
prices the lowest. Fine Hearse.
S. T. HOLMES, Funeral Director. Resi-
dence — GODERICH STREET, directly op-
posite the Methodist chinch in the house
formerly occupied by Dr. Scott.
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SANITARY PLUMBING
AND HEATING.
A LE X. SA UNDER -S,
LATEST METHODS:
Particular attention paid to
Sanitation and Ventilation.
Plans and Specification care-
fully prepaired.
Repairing Promptly attend-
ed to.
Three Trains Daily.
Telephone No. 28.
Correspondence Solicited.
THE S EAFO RTH
BANKING COMPANY.
(NOT INCORPORATED.
A General Banking busineas trans-
acted.
Farmers' notes discounted.
Drafts bought and sold.
Interest allowed on deposit's.
SALE NOTES discounted, or taken
for collection.
OFFICE—First door north of rteid
& Wilson's Hard ware Store. .
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