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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1893-01-27, Page 7Tr 6 ! • 4 .‘" THE HUR DONALD ROSS OF HEIMRA. wILLIAM BLACK. CHAPTER X.-CONTIXUED. "I think you. should hardly ask me, Miss Stanley. If you consider you will see that I could not well interfere, even so far as to offer advice. Von will find Mr. Purdie will know how to deal with such a case." " Mr. Purdie !" she said. " I cannot have Mr, Purdie here the whole year round. Surely I can do something myself ? Cannot you tell me what to do ?" He hesiteted. Bat here was a very beautiful young womnn appealing to him, and apparently in distrezs. " Well," said he at length, " I am not quite sure, but I filmy if you wish to have those men removed you would have to teke proceedings under the Vagrant Act. I am not quite sure ; I fancy that is so. Bat, then. if you do that you will be denounced by the Highland Land League, and by plen- ty of the newspapers -natural enough on the part of the newspapers -for they would know nothing of the oircuinstiences. Kathalien thought that the outlaw and savage (as he had been described to her) talked very reasonably and intelligently ; but Mary Stanley was quite as much per- plexed ae before. " I don't want to bring the law to bear on anybody," she said. " I don't want to in- jure anybody. Surely there are other ways. If I go to those men and show them they have no right to be there, and psy them for the lobster -traps that were burned, and give them each a sum of money, surely they would go steep home to their own island ? And then she added (for she wasn't a foul), "Or might not that merely 'induce a lot more to come in their place?" " I am afraid it would," said he. By this time the big steamer was slowing in to the pier. " Mies Stanley," said young Ross,"would you mind comirg this way a little to be out of the reachef the rope ? ' She politely thankett him, hnd moved her position ; then he left her, meking his way through the people; and the next she saw of him was that he was on the bridge talking to the captain. There was a good deal of eargo-barrele, t bales and what mot -to be landed, but only one passenger came ashore -a white-haired little woman, Whose luggsae oonsisted of an American -looking trunk, and also the head ;and enormous horns of a Waniti deer, the head swsthed in canvas. The little dame was of nt moot pleasant appearance, with her silvery hair, her bright eye., and a con - plexion unusually fresh and clear for one 0 her age : and she was smartly and neat] . dressed too. Butiwhen once Ole had con) along the gangway and peened through tl) crowd, hardly any further notice was taken of her, all attention being concentrated ot. what was going forward on board the steam- er. The poor old woman seemed bewilder- ed and agitated ; her hands were trembling; she was staring back in a curious way at the vessel she had just left. Mary (of course) went up to her. " Can I be of any assistance -to you ?" she said in her soft and gentle way. And then perhaps she would rather have drawn back, for she found that the old dame's eyes were overflowing kith tears. " That -is the young master ?" the old woman aeked, in tones of eager and yet subduekexcitement,and she was still staring at the the two figures on the bridge. That is Mr, Ross of Heinlein" Mary said, " who is talking to the captain." The silver.haired old dame clasped her trembling hands together. " Dear, dear me ?" she said, and there were tears trickling down her face; "the fine gentleman he has grown 1. and we were all saying that long ago -we were all saying that -but who could have told ?-so fine and handeome he has grown np as a man ! Aye, aye, I made sure it wee young Donald himself when he came on board, but he was not looking my wa,y-" '" Would you like to speek to Mr. Ross ?" said Mary, in the same gentle fashion. saying, Will the young master be remem- bering Ann ?' And the deer's head, sir ?- oh no, there are no deer at all in our part of the country , but -but it was my boy An- drew -he bad to go down to Toronto, and he saw the head and he brought it back, and says he, ' Mother, if you are gqing away back to Lcchgarra,,take this head with you, and tell the young master it is a pres- ent from the whole of us, and maybe he will hang it up in the hall.' " " We have no hall to hang it up in now," said he, but quite good-naturedly, for Mary StanleY was standing by not unnaturally in- terested. " However, you must oome out and see where I sm living now -at Hamra Island. You remember Martha ?" " Oh yet, yes !" said the old dame, who had drie.3 her tears now, and was looking most delighted and proud and happy. " But you have not told me yet what has brought you all the way back to Lechgarra," said he. She seemed astonished, and even disap- pointed. " You cannot tell that, sir ? ,Well, it was just to see yourself -nothing elect but that -it was just to see young Donald, that I used to call the lamb of my heart. But that was when you were very young, sir." Donald Roes laughed. "Come away, Ann," said he, and he put his hand affectionately on the old dame's shoulder. " You must come out to Heimra Island, and Martha will look after you after all your travelling. Now, let me see ; we shan't be getting up anchor for an hour or an hour and a half, but I shall have your things put on board, and in the meanwhile you can go round to the inn and wait fori me there. Tell them to give you a room with a good fire in it. And, by -the -way, you don't want me to call you by your mar- ried name, do you ? for, to tell you the truth, I don't remember it." Then the littleewhite-haired old woman turned to this tall and beautiful young crea- ture who was addressing her, and a curious wondering snd glad light shone through her tears. " You, mem," said she, timidly-" per- haps you are his good lady, mem e Mary's face flushed. " I hardly know Mr. Ross," said she coldly ; bat if you wish to see him, I will fetah him or send for him." " Mem," said the old dame, t;siteously- and the tears were now running freely down her face -"I have come all the wayfromCan- ada-just to have one look at young Donald that -that was the lamb of my heart ! _two boys, rnem,they were thinking I should ego and pay a visit to their uncle, who is in Secramento ; and they are very good boys"! One of them -one of them would have gode as far with me as Detroit and put me safe there on theline, but -but I said to them, if there is so much money to be spent,and if your old mother can go travelling anywhere well then, it is just away back to Lochgarra I am going to see the young master once again before I die. But no, mem," she said, somewhat anxiously, " I do not wish to epeak to him, in case he is not remem- bering me. I will wait a little. Maybe he will be remembering me and maybe not -it is six- teen years since I left this place, and he was just ten then ; but such a young gentle- man as you neydr saw, mem, and the love of every one ! And I will just wait and see, mem-bot perhaps he is not remembering me at all ; but that is no matter, I will go back to my boys and tell the* I saw the young master, and him grown to be such a fine gentlernan-it is all was coming here for -aye, and I knew it was young Donald the moment I saw him ; but -bat maybe he is not remembering me-" " Oh, but, indeed you must speak to him," said Mary. " go and fetch him my- self." For at this moment the steamer wee making preparations to be 'off again, there being little traffic at Lochgarra. The bell was rung, but merely as a matter cf form ; there was no passenger goiug on board. - Donald Ross bade good -by to the captain and etepped ashore. The gangway was withdrawn. Then the captain signalled down to the engine -room, the blades of the screw began to churn up the clear green water into seething foam, and the great steamer was alowly moving out to the sea again. " Mr. Ross," said Mary (and he turned round in quick surprise,) " there is some one here who wishes to speak to you." He looked towards the old dame, who -was standing there in piteous expectancy, went up to her, and, after a moment of scrutiny and hesitation, eaid " Why, surely you are Ann !" The sudden shock of joy was almost too much for her ; she cpuld not Speak ; she clung to the hand he had frankly offered her and held it, between her trembling palms ; she was laughing and crying. at the same time -great tears rolling down her cheeks. " Well, well !" said he, with a friendly and pleasant smile lighting up his face, " you have ehme a long way. And you are going to live in the old place now and leave the farm to your sons ? They must be great big fellows by 'this time, I suppose. And that -what is that you have brought with you ? You don't have beasts like that coming about the house at night, do you ?" She trird to speak, but it wet only in de- tached and incoherent sentenced, and there was a bewilderment of gladoess in the shining eyes with which she gazed on him. " I was feared, air, you might not be re- membering me, and -and you have not for- gotten Ann after all these years. Oh yes, yes -a long way ; and every night I was " Oh, no, no, no, sir !" said the trim little old lady, who could not take her glad and wondering and admiring eyes off the young master. l'm just Ann,if you please, sir - just Ann as I used to be." Young Ross turned to call up Coinneach and Calum, who were waiting at the end of the quay, in order to give them instructions about the luggage ; and it was at this mo• ment that Mary stepped up to the stranger. " Instead of going to wait at the Inn," said she, " wouldn't you rather come with me ? Looligarm House is quite as near - and you would not be sitting alone." It was a gentle face that was regarding her, and a gentle voice that spoke. " Oh yes, mem, if you will be so kind," was the answer. " Then say to Mr. Roes you have gone on with me, and he can send one of the men for you, when he is ready," Mary said ; and by this little arrangement she was Raved the necessity of haviog any further convene - tion with young RObS of Heimra, if such was her intention. They moved away. " Do you thiuk you will know many peo- ple about here, after so long a time ?" asked Mary of her new acquainteuce, as they left thequay-the silent, but not unobservant nor yet unamused, Kathchen accompany- ing. " Oh no, mem " was the answer (but as she talked, the Old woman turned from time to time to see if she could not get some brief further glimpse of her heart's idol.) " My people they were all about Dingwall I came over here to serve with Mrs. Ross. Ah, she was the noble lady that !" continued the faithful Ann, looking back after many years. " When we heard of her death, it was then, more than ever, that I thought I must go away to Lochgarra to lee the young master. For she was so careful of his upbringing, and they were just constant companions, and he was always the little gentleman, and polite to everyone -except when Mrs. Rose had a headache -and then he would ' coM6 down -stairs -aye, into the servanta hall, or even to the door of the kitchen -and proud and fierce, as if he would kill some one, and he would say, ' What ie this noise ? I order you to be quiet when my mamma is aileep !" And you would have heard a pin drop af- ter tbat, mem. " Rather too fond of' books he was," con- tinued the eilver-haired old dame whose newly -found happiness had made 'her ex- citedly talkative, " and rather delicate in health ; mid then Mrs. Roes would be telk- ing to him in different languages, neither the Gaelic nor the English, and he would be anewering her as well as he couli-the little gentleman t -when they were sitting at the table. Indeed, now,that was making the old admiral -that was Mrs. Ross's un- cle -very engry, and he was swearing, and saying there was no use for any language but the English language, and rnany's and many's the,time be was taking young Don. ald away with him in his yaoht, and saying he would make a sailor and a man of him. Well, well, now ! who would think the young master had ever been delicete like that, and fohd of books -so fine and hand- some he has grown ? and the laugh he has -aye, a laugh that carries a good story of health and happiness with it." "No ; he does not look as if he had ever been very delicate," said Mary, absently. " Perhaps the rough life out there on that island was the very best thing for him." • ee. nized the tild woman that had been his mother's ser4k." Mary Stanley was silent for a little while; then she *at " It is a levoiederful thingethe affection and devotioblehet mad bring an old woman like that all/he way across the Atlantic for a glitnpse of tine she had known only as a child. And it seenen to be a thing you can- not purchase With rtioney, nor yet with good intentions, neti. by anything you can do,how- ever hard yonernety try." She turned away from the winernwi • But -but I haven't given up yet,Kathchen." You will never give up, Mamie," said her friend ; arid then she added complacent- ly, " for you dohl know how." APTER XI. rtkFOROEMENT. But wondereliviilel never cease, It was a couple of dayieieft r these occurrences, and Mary Stanley nliedt Kathchen were just about to sit down to tlunch, when the Highland maid Barbara ehme into tbe room with a curious expreitdott on her face. And it Wad in almost 'Uwe -stricken tones that she spoke : When they got to the house Mary escort- ed her guest up to the drawing-roorn in the tower, and was most aseiduous in her pretty little attentions, and had wine and biscuits brought in, for Mrs. Armour, (as the old woman's nem turned out to be) had break- fasted early on bdard the steamer. And Mrs. Armour repaid these kindnesses by eagerly talking about young Donald and no- thing else. She seemed -to think that the two young ladies were as interested as her- self in that wonderful subject ; aud here was the very house in which she had lived to suggest innumerable reminiscences. She did not ray anything about Mis Stanley's occupation of the house, nor edid row it came about that Donald now living On the island they conl this room. No doubt she had h thing in her remote Canadian home, of the misfortunes that had befallen the old family; but even while *he talked her eyes would go wandering to the window that commanded a view of the village. It was like a girl of eighteen watching for her first sweetheart ; she was talking to these very fine ladies - but it was yeung Donald. of Heimra that her heart was thinking of all the tiine, Then the welcome summons came, and away she went with Coinneach Breac. The two girls watched them go along to the boat in which " the young master " was waiting; then the men took to the oars and made for the yacht. The main -sail and jileof the Sirene had alieady been hoisted ; very soon the anchor avas got up, and, with a light southerly breeze favoring them, they had sat out for the solitary island that was.now Donald Ross' home. " Well, Mamie," said liathchen, who was still standing,at the window and leoking the graduallyi receding yacht, " that is a very strange young man. I have been a spectator thie morning, and I have bean in- terested.. I have seen a young man ap. proached by a beautiful young woman -a damsel in distress, you might almost ssy- who condescends to appeal to him, and in return he is barely civil -oh yes, let us siay civil -and even polite, but in a curiously stand-off manner. And then an old High- land servant appears, and behold ! his, face lighta up with pleasure, and he is as kind as kind ORE be, end affectionate ; he puts his hand on her ehoulder as if she were some old schoolmate, and nothing will do but that she must go away out to see his home. To tell you the truth, I did not think he had so mach humahnature in him. I thought liv- ing on that lonely island would have, made him a misintithrope. But I shall never for- get the eirpreesion of his face when he recog- she ask OBS was see fronr rd some - r -r " It's Mr. Aois, mem," she said -her pretty, ebit, slit! eyes now full of a vague astoniehment. " Mr. Ross ?4, -MT. Ross of Heimra ? Well, what about hint VI Mary demanded, little gueesing at the irtel5 state of affairs. " He's in the ball, mem," said the startled Barbara, " Htit says would Miss Stanley speak with hi* Ifor a moment, and he would not keep Oni more than a moment, mem." t i 'The blood rusbed to Mary's forehead, and for a second inieth was embarrassed. and speechless ; thetfe %talk a certain impatiende at her own confdeict, she said : " Well, ask Mr. oss to go into the draw- ing -room, Barbeiia-hand tell him I will be there directly." 3 t She turned qhfekly to her friend. " Kath- chen, would yonOited going and speaking to him 1 I shall be Otto m a minute.' 1 '` h 6 -Poseibly Sat ip e. did not quite like this commission ; blie then she was in the . habit of reflecting thrift* a saiaried companion she had dutieee tei perform, and so with much good itatuni3 she went away into the drawing -room tle, receive this unexpected visitor. It VMS Orfila minutes before Mary reappeared. Thii mele eye could not have detected any MN-nem:ice between the Mary Stanley of the diningroom and Mary Stan- ley of thiedrawih' •raom ; but Kathchen in- ! "tautly Orceivis the minute alteration. Mary had whin} al dif to her room to ex- change the etiff libel' collar that she wore for a piece of sofOrilling-a more feminine adornment. MoOeover, she came into the room not radiak in her beauty and seif- possessed as was,her wont, but a kind of timid, modest, allhoet ehame-faced gratitude for this act ofinneighbcrliness, and in her clear eyes a manifistiplessure shone. Kath - °hen, now relieved of her duties, and, be. comiug a mere otelodker, said to herself : "I don't know wha# Mamie means, but that young man had batten take care." He, on his sidenceitainly showed no lack of eelf-postessicid-though he still re- mained standing hie yaohtiog-cap ia his hand. „ i i " I hope I am lettost inconveniencing you," said he to Miss Stanley. " The fact is we got becalmed justiminide the bay-" " But won't yon be seated. ?" said she, and she herself took a their. Kethohen retired to one of the Windews-enot to look out, e t however. , ., " First of all, ii wish to . thank you for your kindnese CO Mrs. Armour," said he " She is very grateful to you ; for of course it was pleassnt teihe old dame to have a friendly hand held odt to her when she was rather frightenedhlh&might be coming back among strangers4 i " Qh, that is ridthibg." said Mary ; and then she was embildened to add, "The won- derful thing wee 0 find any one connected with this place vflio, would accept of any civility. But theie she had been away a long time.' t! i " What I real i wished to see you about, however, was thin," be went mt. " It was only last night that I heard of the Sheriff's judgment in the Otutei of James Macdonald - James Macdonald, the crofter, at Crugan-" " I know him hititaid Mary. " But what case ? I never he' eerd Of it.," i " An actienn 4rought ' by Mr. Purdie on your behalf*''he iinswered briefly. " Why was 4 net told of this ?" she said. ,, . " The preeceedibgi began some little time ago," he mild. etAnd, iudeed,Miss Stanley, I must apologimleto you for seeming to in- terfere. I don kli.Wish to interfere fo any way whatever nit would be most Imperti- nent on my pa4 ; and besideto-besides, I have no desir0 to interfere. But in this particular case /1,i think you should know ,, g what is going oun for Macdonald is a deter- mined man, anal( Ole Sheriff's offioer and his concurrente e,inne out this afternoon by the mail cart, aietheiy are likely to do, l'rn afraid there wilit be trouble. The Sheriff has granted a *reel of removal, but I don't think Macdonald avill go, while it is jurt possible the °Ott ciefters may back him up. I thought if yO4 Would go along and ask the Sheriff's Afficier to stay proceedings until Macdonald eciiald be talked to by hie own friends -1 " Well, of *tree I will !" said she, in- stantly. " BuWel *ant to know what this action is all abdtet t It seems to me that I ought to be Obtielted before Mr. Purdie takes to evictiitg any of the tenants." There was a knribus, covert gleam of sat. isfactioe in the young mau's luetrous black eyes, buf he went on to say, very quietly : ih : N EXPOSITOR. be there by then. The Sheriff's officer and his -his what diet you oall them ?" " Ilia conourr " fhey must tione, and I will myself." He rose. " I hope you ill forgive me, Miss Stan- ley," said he, as'he had said before, " for seeming to inter ere. I have no wish to do anything of the ind. But I thought you ought to know, 0 case there might be any trouble which yell& could prevent." " Mr. Ross," Sald she, " I am very much obliged to you. 1 IL -I don't get very much help -and -and I waut to do what little I can for the peo " Good-morni to Kate Glendin without so much either of them, s his manner. Bu of fashion, did n nts-assistants. wait for further instruco inquire into the matter " I am eiraiet bdiodonald has put himself entirely in the Wrong. For one thing, he is over two yeartein errears with hie rent, and that of itselNachoreling to the Crofters Holding Act, eforfeits hie tenancy. And then, again be liefeses to pay because of reasons that nst'6,n1 hold water. He claims compensation fee improvements-" " Why not ?ft said elle, promptly taking the side of the tehant, and talking to young Roes as- if he vihrd advocating the landlord's interest. 4 Well," sal_ young Donald, " he has cut a few drOns aaa covered them in ; but the Sheriff found4aC this was counterbalanced by his negleee Of other parts of the croft, and that theee was no just claim. His other reason fer refusal was that he wanted an allowance!inade to him for Mr. Watson's sheep beingl, Tenmitted to graze over the Cruagan crofetf after the crops were reaped." " And wilthnoh?" said Mary again." Why should Mr. Whtslin's sheep graze over the crofts ? Th4feseems to me a great injustice -uuless cortipeneetion is given." 44 Well, it1,4 a Practice of long standing," said the yoube Man (and Kathehen, who cared very 4title About rent' and holdings and drains, ttevet-theless thought he had so agreeable a Seeice that it was quite a pleas- ure to lieteii to itim) ; " the crofters took the crofts lthiowibg of this conditioo, and the rents wete &Iced accordingly. However, this is the eresent state of affeirs that the Sheriff's su ineititte has decided against Mac- donald -as be Inas bound to do, I admit. He has foneict Min liable for arrears of rent with interentii ahd costs, and he has granted. ald is a sti eneeoleed man, a difficalt man to • a warrant oetuen him out. Now, Macdon. deal with, ,atid lie don't know much English; it will be be Lite for the - Shetifre officer to areitie abet 'Say he is only doing hie duty le." g," said he, and he bowed ing-he was going away as shaking heads with distant and respectful was Mary, in a confused kind t seem. to think this was right. She accoMpanied him to the door, and that she left ' pen ; then she went out with him into th " minuet bell should have any she said, " for I hien that the tax and also that fift given back. And, besides that, I said to Macdonald mysel acre was too muo pose to have it re when I have all t ed into." " Do you think young Donald Roes asked, coldly. " If he hiss not ir' Laid Mary . . . . " But I am almost sure he did -I spoke to Macdonald myselflalmost immediately after- wards. And -and I wished to tell you, Mr. Ross," she co tinued (as if she were rather pleading fo pectin approval), to the stranger and I think itis a are going away p them for the lobst -and perhaps a li derstand that th brought to . bear think of eomiug." " Oh, they are g " Yes." "Mr. Pnrdie wil " Why ?" " He could have had wanted a but is annoyance lid vex he allowed't tem to These accents of was sorry to hear t perhaps they were know. " Good-bye," sai and abet held out much obliged to yo hall. ve that James Macdonald erious grudge aga,inst me," old Mr. Purdie to tell or the dike was abolished, en years of it was to be that thirty shillings an for that land ; and I pre- med to a pound an acre e rents of the estate looks .„ „ 4 :4 " I disaidnenee of the whole proceedings," said Marye, eveith decision. " Mr. Purdie had no rigli# to4o to such extremes without consulting Ole -1!and I will take care that it does not hapneti again. By the mail cut, did you eittfj? Well, that won't be. coming by Cruagettehefiere half -past two, and I can Purdie did tell him ?" - .1, • 4.1 ••• 1,j • 1 favor, or et least ex- "Ahat I had been down sherreen at Ru-Minard, 1 eettled, and that they aceOly. I am paying r traps that were burned tle more ; and they un - Vagrant Aot can be on any others who may hog away ?" said he. be sorry for that." ad them removed if he long as they were an tion to the people here remain -naturally." ontemptuous scorn -she em somehow ; and yet justified -she did not she, at the pall door, er hand. am so Aud then, of cou ie, he did shake hands with her in bidding her farewell -and raised his cap and was gohe. Mary returned to the dining -room. " Well, Mamie," said Xathohen, with a demure smile, " that is about the most ex- traord,inary Interview I ever heard of. A most handsome young gentleman calls on a young lady -his tirst visit -and there is nothing talked of on either side but sheriff, officers, and summonses, rent, corn- pentation, drains, crofts, grazing and acts of Perliatnent. Of course, he was quite as bad as you ; butall the same you might at least have asked`the poor man to stay to lunch." " Oh, Katchen !" Mary exclaimed, start- ing to her feet, her face on fire. "Shall I send Barbara after him ? I never thought of it How frightfully rude of me -and he has come all the way over from Heimra to tell me about this eviction. What shall I do ? Shall I send after him ?" " I don't think you can," said Katchen ; " it would make the litCe oversight all the more msrked. You'd better ink him the next time you see him -if you have forgot- ten certain warnings." " What warniogs ?" " Why, about his general character and hie occupations," said Kathchea, regarding her friend. Mary was silent for a moment or two ; then she said : " We need not believe the worst of any one, and when you. think of that old woman coming all the way from Canada to see him, that of itself is a testimonial to character that not many could bring forward-" " But you intuit remember," said Kath - ohms, " the young master was a little boy of ten when Mrs. Armour left ; and little boys of ten, baven't had time to develop into dangerous criminals." " Dangerous criminals?" said Mary,rather sharply " that is hardly the -the proper phrase to use -with regard to --to a stringer. However, it is not of much con- sequence. Kathchen, are you going to drive with me to Cruagan to get that Sher- ifiti officer and hie men sent back ?" " Yes, certainly," Paid Kathohen, In her tunnel busineetelike fashion, " as BOOB as we have had lunoh. And remember, Mamie, it wasn't I who forgot to ask him to stay ?" About a couple of hundred yards on the Lochgsrra side of Cruagan they met the mail -cart, and when, a minute et two there- after, they came in sight of the scattered crofts, it was obvious from, the prevailing commotion that the Sheriff's officer and his assistants bad arrived. Indeed, when Mary and Katehen descended from the wagonette and walked up to James Macdonald's dot- tage the business of getting out the few poor sticks of furniture had already begun - the only onlooker being an old, white-haired MAD, Macdonald's father, who was standing there dazed and bewildered, as if he did not understand what wile going forward. Just as Mary got up one of the concurrent@ brought out a spinning wheel,and put it on the ground. " Here -what are you doing ?" she said, angrily, to the man who appeared to be the chief officer. " Leave that spinning -wheel alone ; that ie the very thing I want to see in every cottage I" " I've got the Sheriffs warrant, ma'am," said the man, civilly enough. "And we must get everything out and take posses- sion.' " Oh no, you mustn't 1" she said. "This man Macdonald claims compensation -the case must bp inquired into-" " I have nothing to do wi' that, ma'am," said the officer, who seemed a respectable, quiet spoken, quiet -mannered kind of a per- son. • I'rn bound to carry out the warrant -that's all I've to heed." "But surely I can say whether I want the man turned out or not ?" she protested. " Ile is my tenant. It is to me he owes the money. Surely, if I am eatisfied, you can leave the man alone. But where is he ? Where is Macdonald." " As for that, ma'am," said the of- ficer, " he is away down the road, and he says he is going to fetch a gun. Very well. If he presents a gun st either me or my concurrents, I will declare myself deforced, and he will have to answer for it before the Sheriff." " A gun 1" said Mary, rather faintly. " Do you mean to drive the poor Man to desperation ?" But there was a more immediate danger. to be considered. As the two girls bad driven up they had heard a good deal of shrill calling from croft to croft and from house to house ; and now there had anent - bled a crowd of women -a orowd hostile and menacing -that came swarming up, ut- tering all sorts of angry and reproachful cries. .Each time that the Sheriff's officer's assistants; appeared at the door of the cot- tage there was another burst of hooting and groaning ; while here and there a bare- armed virago bad furnished Innen with an apronful of rubbish -potato -peelings, cab- bage -stalks, stale fish, and the like -and these unsavory missile' began (Continued on page 7. CHSU NIERS CORDAGE C atentall'FIeleO HEAD OFFICE, M010711:71L. Incorporated by fe.ttere Patent of the Dominion of Canada, under the Com- panies Act." CAPITAL - $3,000,000. kin thirty thonmand (30,00a) Shares of one huudred (tourers each.) DIREC MRS., JOHN F. STAIRS, M.P., Halifax, President. A. ',V. MORRIS. M.P.P., Montreal, Vice - President. EDWARD M. FULTON, Treasurer. GEORGE STAIRS. Halifax. jAMES M. "WATERBURY, NewtYork. CHAUNCEY MARSHALL, New York. WILLARD 1.) HITLO,CIKeElizabeth. SECRETARY. CHARLES B. MORRIS, MontreaL HANKERS. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE. THE UNION BANK OF HALIFAX. SOILICITORI4. MA.CMASTER MCGIBBO.N, MontreaL Montreal. al•ImMAINIM11, The Directors, who are now ibe owners of the entire Capital stock, have decided, at the request of numerous friends of Mae Company throughout Canada, to enlarge the proprielorehip of Its stock, and to offer for sale, at par. ten thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each, fully paid and non - assessable. Payments are to be made as follows :- Five per cent. on application ; lifteca per ceut. on allotment ; twenty per cent. each in one two. three aud lour months from the duet) of allotment,. Applicants have the right to pay in full en allotment. Asipileations for shares will be re- ceived until February 15th, 1893. at any of :the OfMCCSI of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, at the offices of the 'Union Bank of Balifax, and at the head office of the company, N. Y. Life Beeliding, Montreal. Forms of application for shares may be obtained at any ot the above rlacee, or they will he MP t, by mail ou requeet.: Should no allotment of stock be made to any appl.leatit for shares, the amount, paid will be returned in full, ttnd in the event, of the Di rectors finding it impossible to allot the full number ol shares applied for. the surplus of the deposit will be credited:to- -ward the amount payable on allotment. The right is reserved.of withdrawing the offer in whole or part at .any time before allotment, and ot allotting to any appli- emit any less number of shares than the utunber applied for. As the dividends of the Company are payable quarterly, beginning with the first day of March next, allottees of stock will be entitled to receive a proportion ot the quarterly dividend as declared, correspond- ing to the amount, paid upon their subscrip- tion. -- 1 t is Proposed to apply to the Stock Ex- changes of Montreal and Toronto for ofti- cial quotations of the shares of the Com- pany. The Consumers .Cordage Company was or- ganized in Sone, 11300. with a Capital of one million dollars, to operate several of the largest Cordage and Binder Twine Factories in Canada. It, at first, operated these under leases, but its operations having been blle- eessful, the Capital Stock was subsequently Increased to Three Million Dollars, and the leased properties were purchased. The Company his no mortgage indebtedness ; and, 'according to the Iasi under which it was ineorperat. eel, none ean he Sweated without the rldmenft, reorptreWe'setamilltiedrdlia*tr called tor the purpose. The Company has placed in tne /Janus of Its Bankers :- Oa) Full statements oi Its affairs, certified to by Metiers. Caldwell, Talt Wilks, Chartered Accountant:4. (b) The following letter . from Messrs. _Abbot ts, Campbell Meredith. advocates, Montreal, upon the legality of its Incurpor- ation, and the Issue of its stock :- MONTnEAL. ;January 5, 18913. Consumers Cordage Co., Ltd., Montreal :- GENTLISMEN.-We have .examiTled the books and documents connCeted with the organization of the Consumers Cordage Company, Limited. and are of opinion that It has been' properly 'Incorporated, and that its capital stock of $3,000,000, as is- eued, is fully paid ue non-fissessable, according to the provisions 01 the " Com- panies Act." _ We are, yours truly, tstgned), AlutoTTS, CAmPRELL &MEREDITH. (e). A report front INIessrs. .'Slacmaster and MeGibbou, Solicitors of the, Company, that the 1 itles to its Mills have been duly exa m I nod, and that. no encu tubrances exist. ` Applicants lor shares may examine these documents, copies nr AVIiiell may be Feen at the Company's offices and at the various oflices of t he Banle.s 41:011( ioned above. The Consumer:4 Cordage Company is pro- imbly the second largest. Manunteturer •11* Cordage and Binder Twine lin the world, and claims the f011owirg very material ad- vantages over its competitors :- 1st. Ample capital to conduct US busi- ness which enables It :- (a) To buy its raw material in larger quit nt I les, and at lower prices. (b) To uee only the latest and most im-4 proved machinery, thus keeping its mills in the highest state or emoioney. 20d. Economy ill fielling and distributing its manufact ured product,. 3rd. The business covers so wide a terri- tory (It s mann fuel tired goods go 1 o almost every civilized country In the Avorld) that 1 cannot ha seriously injured by local trou- bles ; awl 1 ts Manu fact nil ng estabt ish n en La are so scattered that the danger of severe loss by tire is very Nilg-ht. 4th. Lower cost of production. (M. By maintaining the sharpest compe- tIllott between its several is enabled.' to introduce in all the beht methods found In each-. (be By spreading its commercial ex- penses over a larger output. (e) By placing in One hand the purchas- ing of the Haw Marerials and Manufactur- ing supplies for the several thus se- curing lowest prices. - (d). By maim feeturIng for themselves mauy of their supplies. -- The Company has always round it 1n Its . interest to divide the economies effected ; u production and distribution with the Con- sumer, (10(1 since its existence the con- sumer has, upon the average, had a bet ter article at a lower price than previously. T1,03 Company does not claim te ..;;wo any monopoly, or to earn Monopoly protits; iu fact. it has notdone so. Since Its organ- ization it has been able, owing to the ad- vantages above referred to, to earn a net . return on Its present, capital of not less than 10 per cent. per annum (as state- ments in their Bankers' hands will show), and the Directors believe that these prolit will be maintained III the future, as the cost et' production and dist ribution Shows each year a marked decrease. The Dividend for the year ending Oetober, 1592, wan at the rate of percent. per annum. The pnst retordof the Company and its pre- ' sen t position testi fy e .Direc tors bellevinsrthat quarterly divi- dends afone and three-quarters per cent. can be paid land should the profits for the present year be as large - as the outlook .promises, the final gnarters dividend might be increased. Any farther weiormation =Aix ow bad at the head lake ,eef,the' 6osto. • palsy at Montreal W. SOMERVILLE, FARMERS, ATTENTION! All pat ties requiring Farm Machin- ery, Implements and -Repairs. would do well to call at Hugh Grieve's Wareroom - -OPPOSITE- John Dorsey's Blacksmith Shop Before purchasing elsewhere, as he keeps repairs for the Massey -Harris, Patterson, Wisner, Goudy, Mason and Coleman machincy and implements, and he is also igent for the Bain wagon, Massey -Harris binder And mower, drills, rakes, &c; the Coleman roller and a full stock of Plows con- stantly on hand. Agent G. N. W. Telegraph and Can- adian Express Cornpanieso SEAFORTH, ONT. Telegraphic connections everywhere. Low rates on money packages, and remittera guaranteed against loss. The convenienee and safety of our money order service is attracting the attention of and pleas- ing many patrons. Special rates on produce and oultry. Toronto train service only 4i hours, Mon- eal hours. 1228 HUGH GRIEVE, Seaforth. 2 0 P1 30is .LSV3 ' YS avemo IO 3 7)1 ' LNO `H.I.11Ojb313 `133 LLS 0 m ,.,-.1 0 ii 5 P> Ti- 5 ...-. g F2: 1-i [1:. i -i IN--- 0 O'ca 0 cl) 0 CD o -t- 20 61- 4 ,...„:"d CA m ED . so eel O 5 .., g:2, p -i et- w ,a, 18 pp . co = EC' cz 1=1 '-el 0 ct- W *a, r-,, • cf• */ O Iczl Pr' tate lert ,,_ fi`e ge-) CD i•o' D4 M"‘ 0 5 O ps 0 ..,:$ O _ C4 on 00 0,..ee.t. ne ea. PO ad et- ii • n 1:rd 0 .-: rs' '5) Clq O ,-.- ei- c/a c) i - cu G"- 1g cri O 0 ' Z a) el" 1-i • ci- 0 1.1 Cfo LCfq Pei P? ,OD 1-‘ • q• 1--, cp. limi INd CA Cr CD 0=1 CM . ci- - ri. p- - 0 gl., CD r (1) CY' P2 en i..• CD CD 0 4. en Pe, 1:1 et- SP- r..,CM 20 _, LH 1--* FS- Oa ei"- CD 0 15' 1::ri CO PO O. CD 1:$ ta Pe Pe i:$ r4 C. Pe 0 et- 0 Cr 951. 1 -ea 5 . .4 ,..,. e -e CD tX1 0.4 0 "19 ff:Ciii CD en 0 al+ an- a, E• ciD en ''Ll CR IV et 0 1.1 tn. de P 0:1 ,_,I -e • de co P Pli . et cm pu pa VO 1:i P $::?-1 1-4 td o 'a21Vr41Q2IVFI CD CD VETERIN Y. TOHN GRIEVE, V. S., honor gradnate of °Tana Veterinary College. diseses of Damage Animals treated. Calls pro*ptly attended to And charges moderate. Vete riniery Dentietry a speeeaty Office and residence over W. N. W/iitoon' Scene& Machine Shop, Seaforth. TIRANE S. Beettle,V. f3,, gi-eeeluate of Outten net erinary College, Torontd, llerr.ber of the vet °riflery Medical Society, eto4 treats ell damns of the Domesticated Animals. All call- Ipromptly et. tended to either by day or eight. Charges teener. ate. Special attention given \ to veterinary deals. tey. Office on Main Street, Seaforth, one deer south of Kidd's Hardware Store. 1111. §EAFOvie and Goderloh Street., next door tte et* RTH HORSE INFIRMARY.-loornertf Jan _yield= Chunk Seaforth, Ont. All dieJ ees of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, or any Of 'the ton stowed anises's, successfully treated et th, i .-rmary of eleewhere, on the shorteert nonce. _Judges made,. ate. JAMES W. ELDER, Veteeinary Surgene p S. -A large stock of Veterfrary Medicines aepeton riantly on hand \ ---..„:„ .....____.. LEGAL , 1 , ,, 13 S. HAYS, successor to the lete firm o Dielune hi jia & Hays, Barrister, Solicitoe Notary Wei° 64 Money to loan. Office--Cardno is))1.ock, Oa girt% r * ' Semorth. I 1, nes 1 1---. HIGGINS & LEONOIVI Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public, &e. eenNa_ 120 Yonge Street, Torouto, Ontario, and Seldom' Ontario. Seaforth Office-Whitteey's Bloek;' net Street. Money to loan. TUOMAS MYRON ill.100/4. JAMES LENNON. 1 AirATTHEW MORRISON, Walton, I Agent, Commiseloner for taking Conveyances, &AL Money to loan at the lows M. MORRISON, Walton. 1` T M. •BEST, Barrister Solicitor, Note, , Office -Rooms, five 'doors north otceenraereid /lots], ground floor, next door ki C. L. rami jewelry store, Main street, Beaterth. Godenea agents -Cameron, Holt and Cameroe. 1216 ORM% *his 1 9ABROW & PROUDFOOT, Barditen, &Oka, puotaLuv, Godyeare.rich, Ontario. L T. Giefunee, -04 624 CAMliolICROsorelf iichspOLTee&rytHicOL.;1100dES8,60- ditha.rristoa:ni 31.50.0. OAKEROS, Q. PRIM' Horn. DirDLEY MOWER, , & SCOTT, Barristers, Coe .1jj veyaneers, &e. Solicitors for the' re Johnston, Tisdale & Gale, Money te loan Elliott Block, Clinton, 'Ontario. A. IL JANIS Room HOLIIESTED, SUCOSSIOT to the We grin . McCaughey & Hohneeked, Barrister., le, hotter, Conveyaneer and Notary. Solicitor hee Canadian Bank of Commerce. Money fao IOW. TIM tor sale. in floott's Moot., Bind, Seaforth. W. CAMERON :SM111\14 BARRIsTER. - Solicitor of Superior Court, C,ommissiover fer taking Affidevits in the High Court ; of Justice, Conveyancer.,I Money to Lend Can be consulted after office hours at the Corelnee dal Hotel. • HENSALL, ONTA140. DENTISTRY. -Et W. TWEDDLF., Dentist, Office ovee Handl J2 & ldeInnes' Shoe Store, corner MII.b2 and Join Streets, Seaforth, Ontario. Nitrous Oxide Clae ministered for the painless extraction of teeth. -11-1R. G. FRANKLIN BELDEN, Dentist. Gm ministrated for planless extraction of let Office over Johneon's Hardware Store, Seaforth, 1216 I:5 •••• CD 0 The Old Established. BROADFOOT'S Planing Mill and Sash and Door Factory, ISMA.POEV111:1- This old and well.known ortabliehtnent is still running at full.blast, and now has better facilities than ever before to turn out a good article for a moderate price. Sash and doors of all patterns al- ways on hand or made to order. Lumber dressed on short notioe and in any way desired. All kinds of lumber for sale on reasonable tonne. Slingles kept constantly on hand, Estimates for the furnishing of buildings in whole or in part given on applioation. None but the best of material used and workman- ship guaranteed. Patronage solicited. 1289 J. H. BROADFOOT, Seaforth. J. C. SMITH & CO., 33_,AAN-mmmts.. A G-eneral Banking business transacted, Farmers' notes discounted. Drafts bought and sold. Interest allowed on deposits. SALE NOTES discounted, or taken for collection OFFICE -First door north of Reid & Wilson's Hardware Store. SEAFORTH. John S. Porter's Undertaking and Furni- ture Emporium, SEAFORTH, - ONTARIO. OUTSIDE OF THE COMBINATION. Funerals furnished on the shortest notice and satisfaction gut anteed, A large assort- ment of Caskete, Coffins and Shrouds, &e., always on hand of the best quality. The best of Embahning Fluid aped free of charge and prime the lowed. Fine Hearse. B. T. HOLMES, Ffineral Director. Resi- dence - GODERICH =STREET, directly op. posite the I -Methodist eohuroh in the house formerly oecupied by Dr. Scott. PUBLIC NOTICE. The undersigned hereby begs to notify the citizens of Seaforth and vicinity that he has opened out a Renovating Establishment. ANY ONE IN NEED OF Clothes Cleaned and Pressed, Repaired or Dyed Will do well to give him a trial. Stains from Oil, Pitch, Tar, Paint or Grease will be thoroughly removed and nioely pressed up again, making them look as clean and fresh as when new. Satisfaction guaranteed. Charges moderate. Shops and residence first door north of Thos. Kidd's reeidence, and,opposite S. Dickaons. 1288 tf. J. W. SNELL. MARRIAGE LIOENSES ISSUED AT TIE HURON EXPOSITOR OFFICE SEAFORTEE• ONTARI0o NO WITNESSES REOUIRED In AGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, V visit Bengali at Hodgena' every monday. 11 KINSMAN, Dentiet, D I It, Exeter, Ont. Will be ai Zwick at the Huron Hotel, ea tht wet TRYFRSDAY LE EACII end et Murdock's Hotel, Haman, on the rim AND YEW FRIDAY in each month. Teeth extracteff with it lead pain poneble. All work Met -class at liberal rates. TeR. C. H. INGRAM, Dentist, (succeseor to 11. n JJ Billings), member of the Royal College of Deo tal Surgeons, Ontario Teeth Inserted with or idle out a plate in gold celluloid or rubber. Andean* thetic given tor the palates; extraction of teeth, Office -over O'Neil's bank, Exeter, Ontario. 1101 N. B. -Plates secured firmly in the mouth V Yemen& Patent Valve. MONEY TO LOAN. ltirONICY TO LOAN. -Straight loans at 4 po ▪ oent., with the privilege te barrens, el repaying part of the principal money at ant tine, Apply So F. 110L1MTED, Barriekt• Ssiforib. MEDICAL. 'nit. C. SHEPPAltD, Physician and Sumo. jf field, Onterio, successor to Dr, W. id. IF 1211, DRS. soorr & MAOKAY, OFFICE, Goderich Street, opposite Xetoilill Church, Seaforth. RESIDENCE, next Agrk tuni Ground& J. G. SCOTT, M. D. C M., (Ann Arbor and Vie toria,) C. P. S. 0. C. MACKAY, M. D. C. M., (Trinity,) F. T. Ce M. C. P. S. O. -D E. COOPER, IL D., Physician, SurgectS ▪ Accoucher, Constanoe, Ont. 1 -NR. ELLIOTT, Brumfield, Licentiate II College of Physicians and Surgeone, burgh. Brumfield, Ont. R BRUCE SMITH, M. D 0. IL, Esau el ege f Physicians and Surgeon,. ka, Bealorth eOntilirio occupied by Dz. is °Pea and "aide"' lanrale A LEX. BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the 14711 21 College of Physiciens and Surgeons, Kingeta., Successor to Dr. Mackid. 001c lately 001011114 by Dr. Mackid, Main Street Seaforth. Beddieet -Corner of Victoria Square, in house lately efaxiel01 by L. E. Danoey. AUCTIONEERS. j P. BRINE, Lioensed Auctioneer torthr Ow! the. gillyl.nrart.All orders lettadtal Le.: Office will be promptly attended to. WM. M'OLOY, Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perik Sales promptly attended to, charges moderate eel satisfaction guaranteed. Orden iby mail addressel to Chiselhurst Post Office, or left at his residence, Lot 2,, Concession 11, Tuckerstnith, Wile prompt attention. 129641 W. G. DUFF, AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY, ConveVICeigi Collector, Book-keeper and Accountant Real LAOS Life, Accident and Fire inntranoe Agent ; Money 10-1 Loan, Correspondence, &e. Parties requiring JO services in any of these branches rear* prompt attention. OFFICE IN DALEY'S Broca, OM STAIRS), Mew Seam, SR/TORTE. 1 Iffaillop Directory for 184 JOHN BENNEWIES, Reeve Dublin P. 0. JAMES EVANS, Deputy Reeve, Beachwood. DANIEL MANLEY, Councillor, Beeeherooci, WILLIAM ABCHIBALD, Councillor, leadinit)L WM. McGAVIN, Ccnfncillor, Leadbury. JOHN C. MORRISON, Clerk, Winthrop. SOLOMON J. SHANNON, Treasurer, Winer* WM. EVANS, Assessor, Beachwood. CHARLES DODDS, Collector. Seaforth. R. W. B. SMITH, M. D., Medical Health 000re Seaforth. RICHARD POLLARD, Sanitary Inspector, bury. - HURON AND BRUCE Loan and Investment This Company is Loaning Money Farm Security at lowest Bates of Interest. Mortgages Purchased. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed mil Deposits, according to amotmt and time left. OFFICE. -Corner of Market Squats a North Street, Goderich. HORACE HORTON, I Goderieh, August 5th,1445. JAN to bUrtle most pa. Sheriff's eabnly w the rabbi the worn But crowd wi '4 4 Mar you thin ette ? T settiog t booting There the infur and nee epithets wrathful were un herself h them. S which , -even if s alone it dared eh simply in was stale when the the In1112 she betake him -so a with txci hand held 'shook in t to: him. " 1. --no R Sedan -1 .w re worl w re fitle sh .ggy es to nieif I' i money ! Dingwall Mary ward to h '" Put a. spoke wi lost their gun ! Th haVe bran ge turn '.1'..ou- Heitnra, h to steal t my Oroft-, my eroft ri In his „fi lish ; but clinched fi Kethehen ' wildly) tii them. " How d " Stand bi For ALL her -as 11 knew !keit) this mome whither ; the onowdi the aissista ies brio Mardonaa rection ; h maneged t the two ne the door m them. A ter arose I &ea lace blatkiy al 44 I e All tl WS3 St !Bt. IIII4111181 day ocettrr in the el will have 1 But his I able, Stni crowd, the some unpl entranOo, 1 With thil °' emelt 1 a on to the t to yield. breach nal and just Abl moration I few aninut snapped ti iron head this; time again alter ment ; -the and again again, and trivial ifloi of affair*. been ensile e mall' bial these wet( The amen Wa$ slient V649 ; thos enes of a gl death -a e , next faith " What Mary oicl it appearei for all time ''' Matey, -andihe ment -0 3 -white til haps they get down I run for it, on as." '" I eon here," M " They `V, there is a ” 1 1 K a thoh " There; ; wish he W Indeed i; who, int 1 House, h by a sho after Miss he appear him ; the heotintte to take asked a q " Ill j the man, Police ; b I have b ald nuist evidence, not coine ' "here whe of the gun tau eloote ', 'Young to the inn been the the cotta 'weta t, tow approach' with his leesly en 4.4 Ham He eall Gate,lie. sonie, but t he thigg gun, BARI ' about hi lowiteg enough. Stanley. " I w trouble*" lee thie offi cer "1 " I have elonald ta and 1 rears, e tion. with y jug to hint X