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Know What You Chew HULDAH THE PilTOPHETESS.
ts fres from he Injurious coloring.
the more y u use of It the bettet
you like It.
true GEO. E. UCKTT Ss SON CO.. LT. '
HA4'/111,1'0M. ONT. ,
TOHN GRIEVE, V. S., honor graduate of Ontario
Voter/vary College. All diseasea of Domestic
animals treated. Cads promptly attended to and
charges moderato. Veto riflery Dentistry a specialty
Office and regidence on Goderioh street, one door
AST of Dr. Scott'office, Seaforth. 1112tf
G.' H. GIBB,
Veterinary Star eon and Dentists, Toronto College of
veterinary den stir, Honor Graduate of 0 tario Vet-
erinary College, Honor member of Or.Isrlp Veterin.
ary Medics/ Society, All diseases of dornestie animals
skilfully treated. All calls promMly a tended to
day or night. Dentistry and Surgery a specialty.
O ffice and Dieponsary—Dr. Campbell's old office,
Hain street Seaforth. Night calla answered horn the
Oftlee. 4406-52
LEGAL
Alf G. CAMERON, formerly of Cameron, Holt &
Ili.. Cameron,. Barrister and Solicitor, Goderioh,
Ontario. Offiee—liamilton street, opposite Colborne
Hotel. 1462
••••••••=1"..111
TAMES SCOTT, Barrister, &a. Solicitor for Mol.
ea Eau's Bank, Clinton. Office — Elliott Bloek,
Clinton, Ont Money to loan on mortgage:
1451
Et. HAYS, Barter, Solicitor, Conveyancer and
Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion
k. Office—Cardno's block, Main Street, Seaforth.
stoney to. Wan. , 1285
liKATTIIEW MORRLSON, Walton Ina:trance
ant Agent, Commissioner for taking affidavits;
Cion.veyances, ke. Money to loan at the lowest rates.
11. lionalson, Wa1ton.
T M. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, &ca
• e Office—Rooms, five doora north ofOommercia
Hotel, ground floor, next door Tit C. L. Papet s
fewelry store, Main street, Seaforth. Goclerich
ents—Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1215
ri ARROW & PROITDFOOT, Barlisters,
IX ko., Goderich, Ontario. J. T.
Fit. FROVUTOOT.
Salleitoi
GARZOlt, Q. (
631
)4AME1ON, 110LT & HOLMES,
Hotter@ in Outflow, &e.,Gode
MESON. q. C., Father Hour,
BarrLeten E
ich, OM M.
DUDIJY HOLM
V HOLMESTED, auceessor to
r . McCaughey & Holmested,
Comm sneer, and Notary. Solicitor
adian Blink of Commerce. Money
for sale. Cifice in Scott's B
;eaforth.
the late finn
1 arrister, Solicit
for the 0
to lend. Fat
ock, Main Stre
. •
DENTISTR .
EY. G. F. BELDEN, Dentist. cal Anaestheti
Li and gas for the painless ex r dim of test
Best plates, $7. Extracting tat 25c. All oth
rork correspondingly oheap. 0 c over Mr. Pie
aers Store; Seaforth. 1461
V W. TwEDDLE, Dentist. 0 * a over Richardso
& McInnes' Shoe Store, cor. r Main and Jol
treete, Seaforth, Ontario. Nit • s Oxide Gas a
ainistered for the painless extrao 1 n of teeth. 11
Ireit. H. S. ANDERSON, gradua of Royal Conte
IJ of Dental Snrgeons, Onta i , D. D.S. of T
onto University. Office, Marke Mock, ditche
titan.). 1402
Ein AGNEW, Den t, Clinton, w
.11,4 visit Renee t Ifodgens' Hot
every Monday, n at Zurich tl
second Thursday n ewer month 12
- . TT. KINSMAN, D Mite, L. D. E
:t Ufa Exeter, Ont ill be at Enric
kJ* ,i,aa% ete0 at the Huron o el. ONLY on tl
'''''.-1-•-• LAST THURSDAY , •ach month, az
5 Murdook's Hotel, Hensall, on e riarer FILM
i each month. Teeth extrude' with ,the los
sin poseible. All work first -clam at liberal rate
971
MEDICAL.
Dr. John McGi nis,
ion. Graduate London Western Un versity, merobi
f Ontario College of Physicians an. Surgeons Offic
ad residence—Jarvie street, Seafort I, formerle occi
led by Mr. John Bov:ney. 1463x12
not. ARMSTRONG, M. B. Toro . to, N. D. C, at
L./ Victoria, M. C. P. S., Ontario, auccessof to D
Mott, office lately occupied by tr. Ellett, Brim
aid. Ontario. ..
TaR. McTAVISIT, Physician, Sur
eerner southwest of Dixon's
Night calls at the office.
4
ikt"- BETHUNE, K. D., Fe
College of Physioiana and Su
Successor to Dr. Maedti. Ofiloi
lay Dr. Mackid, Main Street Seal
--Corner of Victoria Square, in.hous
by L. E. Danoey.
.;
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of
Of
et
b.
er
k-
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11,
eon, &o. Office
tel,, Brucefield.
1823
OW of the Royal
eons, Kingston.
lately occupied
din Residence
lately occupied
1127
Tee E. COOPER, M. D., M. B.., L. F. P. and S,
„pea Glasgow, &e., Physioian, Surgeon and Ao-
coacher, Conatance, Ont. 1. • 1127
SCOTT & • MACKAY,
OFFICE,. Goderich Street, opposite Methodist
Church,. Seatorth. RESIDENCE,. next Agricultural
Grenada.
J. 0 soon, M. D. C. M,, (Ana Arbor and Victoria,),
M. O. P. S.0. t
C. MACKAY', M. D. C. M., (Tenter) E. Tr. M. C. M.
C. P. S. O.
DR. F. J. BURROWS,
Lake resident Physician and Surgeon, Toronto Gen-
eral Hoapital. Honor graduate Trinity University,
member of the College of Physicians and Surgeone
of Ontario %Or0FF1OE.t.S5me as formerly occupied
by Dr. Smith, opposite, Public School, Seaforth.
Telephone—No. 46. 1386
B --Night calls anew red from office.
Af. %mit oftheC.olgge e?'1. Pity"sirT. io andd*SuClr!
geons. Ontario, successor to Dr. Campbell. Office
and residence, that lately occupied by Dr. Campbell,
Main street, Seaforth. Nore.—Dr. Dewar has bought
my practice, galvanic battery, etc., and is prepared
to treat all who may require his services according
to the latest and most sciontifie methods. 1 have
much pl: asuro in heartily recommending him to my
people as a man of ability, learning andexperience
to his profession. ;ions CA3IPBELL, M. D. 1466
AUCTIONEERS,
TOHN IL MeDOUGALL, Licensed Auctioneer for
ti the County of Huron. Saler attended in all
parte et the County. Terms nameable, From Mr,
aleDougairs long experience, as a dealer in farm
stock of all kinds, he is specially qualified to iiidge
of values, and can guarantee satisfaction. All orders
left at Tuv. Execeeroe office, or at his residence, Lot
3, Conceseion 3, H. R. S., Tuckorsmith, will be
promptly attended -to. •. 1466
TOIIN T. WESTCOTT, Exeter, Ontario, Licensed
e.) Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Special
attention given to farms and farm stock sales.
Charges moderate. Parties contemplating having
sales this Fall should give him a trial. For further
particulars, apply by letter to Exeter P. 0. Orders
left at the E:aicosceoe Office, Seaforth, will receive
prompt attention. 1445.26
rifi'CLOY,
• Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth,
Alla Agent at Hensall for the Masaey-Harria Manu-
facturing Company. Sales promptly attended to,
charges moderate and satiefaotion guaranteed.
Orders by mall addressed to Hensall Poet Office'or
• fef t at his residence, Lot 2, Concession 11, Tuek.
eolith, will receive prompt attention. 12964.1
Seaforth Cheese -Factory.
A meeting of the Parous of the Seaforth Cheese
Fectcrea will be held at tha ROYAL HOTEL, SEA-
, FORTH, on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1896, at
rt o'clock p. ne, to transact business for next season.
' The Directors are recereated to come one hour before
the fr,eetirer ojtris. THOMAS DICKSON.
1407.1
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HU
C; .EXPOSI
OR
"And they went.- unto Huldah the Prophetess, and
communed aith her." 1,
Huldah Rumford came down the attic
stairs two steps at a time. Huldah was
seventeen, which is•a good thing; she wa
bewitchingly pretty,w eli. is a better thing
and she Was in love, which is probably the
best thing of all, making dee allowance'.of '
course, an the occasions in which it is the
very wotst thing thatecan happen to any-
bomdyr.s.
Ri umford was fl'tying 'doughnuts for
ti
breakfast. She was a comfortable figure as
she atm) over the brimming ' spider ' with
her three -pronged fork poised.. in the air. !
She turned the yellow ringsin the hissing
fat until theyawere nut -brown, „and then
dropped them in a bowl of suganfrom which '
they isstled the most delicious conspirators
against the human stomach that can be
found in the catalogue of New England
cookery. ,
The table was neatly laid near the screen
door that opened from the kitchen into the
apple erchard. A pan of buttermilk bis-
cuits as large as saucers was sitting on the
back of tho StCONr8, and half a custard pie,
left flon3 the previous evening's supper, oc-
cupied tlio position of honor in, front of
Mrs. Ri mford's seat. If the pie had been
beefsteak, the doughnuts potatoes, and the
saleratukbiscuits-leaven bread, the plotand
the course of this tale' might have bcen
different ; but that is neither , here nor
there.. . °
'Did you hear the rooster crowing on the
doorstep, mother?' asked Huldah.
' Yes j I wondered if you heard him and
would look out o' your window to see where
he was; and I can't seem to keep My dish-
cloth in my hand this Morning ; if I've
dropped it once I've dropped. it 'a dozen
times ; there's company coming; sure.'
'That rooster was crowin' , on the fence
last time I seen him, and he's up there ag'in
now,' said little Jimmie Rumford, with the
most offensive scepticism.
' What if he is?' ailted Huldah sharply.
'That, means fair weather, and don't in-
terfere with the sign of company coining; it
makes it all the more certain.'
'1 bet be ain't crowin' about Pitt Pack-
ard,' re rted Jimmy, with a large joy il-
huninat ng his sunburnt face. 'He ain't
domire .home from Moderation this week ;
he's gone to work on the covered bridge
there.'
Ilulclaih's face fell. 'I'd ought to have
knownbetter than to turn my skirt yester-
day,' she sighed, ' I never knew tit to fail
bringing bad luck. I can't bear to have my
clothes twisted all day, but every time I do
get on * thing wrong side out and then
turn it, 1.1 vow I'll never do it again.'
' That's one o' the signs I have* got -so
mudi confidence in,' said Mrs. Reinford,
skinuniog the cream from a pan of milk in-
to the ghurn, and putting the skimmed
milk on the table. ' It don't come true
with me more'n three times out o' five, but
therle's that never fails. You just; hold on
Iluldy ; the dish -cloth and the rooster
knows as much about what's gain', to happen
as y ur White petticoat does. •
est about as munlin interpolated Jim-
my,wit.h his utterance somewhat choked by
hot doughuut. 1 '
Huldab sat down at the table and made a
pretence.: of eating something'but her heart
was,118kn mheavy ,within t her. ' What are you
L.0 d.ing for on Friday, . other ?' she
t
. ' Wh , I told you I was looking for
strange It ain't Pitt Packard only that
I expect; I believe the houseis going to be
chock full o' company, and I'm gettin' ready
for it.. Yesterday morning I swept a black
mark an, the floor; in the afternoon I found
twoicathe settinaroom chairs standin' back
to back, and my right hand kep' itchin' all
days so't I knew I wee goin' to shake hands
with somebody.' 1 .
'You told me 'twits! the left hand,' said
Jimmy.
• 'I never told you n1 .such thing, Jimmy
Rumford. Eat your brealefest, and don't •
contradict your mother, or I'll send you to
bed. ' quick's you finish eatie. Don't you
tell inc What I said nor what I didn't say,
for I won't have it. Do you hear -Me ?'
'you did la responded Jimmy, obstinate-
ly, preparing to dodge under the table in
case of sadden necessity. c You said your
left band itched, and it meant money coin -
in', and yea hoped Rube Hobson was gem'
to pay you for the turkey he bought a year
ago last Thanksgivin'-time, 'so there 1' - 1
`So I did,' said the widow, reflectively.
' Come to think of it, so I did '- it mast a
ti
nesdey my right.had kep' itch-
.
but she did tell AIMi a Borry that no mem-
ber in the church in good etanding could
believe in signs as yo did, thid have hope
of salvation. She sai was a chip of the
old block, -and hau been- aised like a
• heathea. 16 seems w s over there
on Sunday, I refused • atand up and have
my height measured gainst the wall, and I
; told 'em if you mettau ed he hts on Sun-
day, you'd like as no ie fore the year
-was out. I didn't k ow then she bad such
a prejudice against signs, lut since that
time I've dragged 'e in eve y chance I got,
just to spite her.'
More fool you s "dt her Mother, be ine
.ning to move the dam er of tho churehup
, and down with a etidy notion. ou
mighthave waited until she was ybur
inother-indaw before you ban to spite
her. The first thing you know you won't
get any mother-in-law.'
me for losing Pitt?' Op Huldah.1' If
That's the only th ng that would conrle
I can't marry him Id n't have to live with
her, that's one comf rt ! The last thing
she did was to tell An t Hitty Tarbox she'd
as lief have Pitt brin one the orig nal
Wein witches into th house as. one of the
Daniel Rumford tribe
The land sakes jaoulated the wid w,
giving a desperate an impassioned plunge
to the churn -dasher. Now 1 now wh I
•dreamt of snakes ad inuclary water the
night before she come here to the La les'
Aid ertib. Well, s e's seventy, and ifshe
can't live forever; s e can't take Eben
,Packard's money into the net world with
her either, and I goes if she eauld, *tivauld
melt as soon as it got there.'
Huldah persevered with h r confession,
dropping an mead° r al tea in the dish-
water.
Last time Pitt ame e •he said he
should have three or our day vacation the
12th of August, and h tbou 1 t we'd -better
get married then. I as of shy, and
the almanac was hanging. alo Ode. of the
table, so I took it up and cooked to -see
What day of the week the 2th fell on.
Oh, Pitt,' I said, 'we cane° be married
on a Friday, it's dreadu1 ubl ky.' He be•
gan to scold then, anI said I didn't care
anything about him if I would 't marry him
when it was most COM enient land. I said I
would if 'twills any da but Fr day ; and he
said that was all m 'onshio and nobody
but foolish old Women believe • in such non-
sense ; and I said there wasn't a girl in
been, a We
in' so2
And eo
neit
pany didn't- come a Wednesday,
er,' persevered Jimmy.
'Jimmy Rumford, if you don't behave
yourself and speak when you're spoken to,
and not before, Teen get a troundin' that,
you'll remember consid'able o' spell air -
wards.'
' Pm reaiy for it !' replied the youngster,
darting in o the shed and peeping back into
the kiteh n with a malignant smile. ' I
dreamt ca l3aldwiii apples last night.'
'i Dream fruit out ce seaeon,
That's anger without reason.'
'1 knew when I got up you'd get mad
with me the first thing this morning,
and I'm all prepared—when you ketch me l'
Both -women gave a sigh, of relief when
the boy's' flying figure disappeared around
the corner of the barn. He was morally
oertain te be in mischief wherever he was,
but if•helw s out of sight there was one
point gained, at least.
' aVhy do you care so dreadfully whether
Pitt comes or not!' asked Mrs. Rumford,
now that quiet was restored. 'If he don't
come to -da ,.then he'll come a Sunday; and
if -he don't oome this Sunday, then he'll
come thenext one, so what's the odds? You,
and him didn't have a fallin' out last time
he was h m , did you?'
' Yes, if ,ou must know it, we did.' •
,
'Haven't you got any common-sense,
Ilialdy ? S kes alive! I thought when I
rnarried Da id Rumford, if I could stand
his teinper t was nobody's business but 'my
own. I di n't foresee that he had so much
he could ke p plenty for his own use and
then have a lot left to hand down to his
children, so t I should havd to live in the
house with it to the dat of my death I
Seems to m if I was a girl and lived in a
village wae e men folks is as scarce as they
be here, rd be tunable careful to keep holt
of a bean af er rd got him. What in the
name o' goo ness did you quarrel about?'
Hulda, got up from the table and carried
her plate anl cup to the sink. She looked
out of the window to conceal her exPbarass-
mant, and busied herself with preparations
for the dishwashing, so that she could talk
with grcatci freedom.
' We've had words befere this, ,plenty of
times, but tliey didn't amount to anything.
PiWs good, and he's handsome, and he•s
findingi Midt going to oat toe
1 I just ain'
1
smart ; bet e's awful dicts.torial and fault -
much ham le -pie before I'm married, tot'
fear I N 011'T Ihavo anything,else to eat after-
wards, raid It ain't very fatteni g for a
steady Het. And if there ever was. a hate-
ful old warn n in the world, it's his step.
mother. I's e heard. of her ' ear g means
things about our family every o oe in a
while, but Iwouldn't, tell you for fear you'd
flare un arid say Pia couldn't _'eome to see
me. She'e tied to set him against me ever
since we beg n to keep company ogether.
She's never pito managed. to do it, but
she's suecaed d well,enough to keep me in
continual tro title.'
4 AN'hat'd 8110 got to I say?' inquired Mrs.
Rumford, . hotly. ' She never had a silk
(Hass in the world till Eben Packard mar-
ried her, ak.d everybody knows her father
was a horse -doctor and mine was a reggae
one a 1
' She didn't, say anything about fathers;
1
town would marry hi
he said there was; an
right out and tell wh
didn't mean anybody
aid he id ; and he sa
on a Friday; and -
1 asked asked him to come
he meant; and he
in particular: arid I
d, wel , Jennie Per -
ins wbuld, on Friday,- tnr Sunday, 1 or
'ash -day, or any Othe day; end I said if I
as a man I vow Iwo ,ldn'a take a girl that
AS SC anxious as all t at; and he said he'd
ether take one that as a little too rina-
hue than one that was 't anxious enough";
nd so we had it, back and forth, till liget
o mad 1 cchildn't see he almanac. Then'
use to show him Ihad more good- reasons
lean one, I said/ ' Besi es, -if we shouM be
arri d on a Friday, e'd have togo away
n a aturday, and ten to °lie %would nain
•n ou . wedding -trip." Why 'would it rain
y other day ?1, said
ted 1 Was getting in -
as toe mad to -back
ins more •Saturdays
othenl day ..;) and he '
that ; silly notion?'
ny silly notion, it
anybody that took
it Was so; and I
erable many things
that he'd bean the
• he said he was
.ather knew a few
o many things that
' blur ay more than a
e; a d then Iinistru
o mo e trouble,' but !I
.
- ut, a &said I, 'It r
ti thyear than. any
tad, Where'd you ge
1 ke osh Billings, he'd
1•
hen I 'said it wasn't
ae g spel truth, and
°tic of anything kne
aid here was consi
het eat never heard o
ette for knowing; an
t ing well than know
a'n' so.' .
' Y u might have tol ' him 1ow We corn -
pi red 'notes about riue y d. ye at the Aid
r
I
C lib,' said her mottle .ou remember
ann h Sophia Palma had 't noticed it,
b It tie minute you men 'ioned it she remem-
b red how, when she w s a elijld, she was
a wa e worrying f r fea she couldn't Wear
h rn w hat a Sun ay, kand t must have
b en 1 ecause it wee thr ateni g weather a
S tur ay, and she was afraid t would keep
ui fo Sunday., And te Widow Buzzell
s id s e always picked up hr. apples for
ie -b kiag on Friday, it was leo apt to be
ull o wet on a Saturd y.'
'1 old him all of that,' coutinued Huls
h, 'and how old Mts. Bascon said they
ad a literary society ev r to I dgewood that,
i ed • e meet twice a m nth � i 3aturday af-
t rno ns, and ithained i snowed so often
t at ti ey had to change their meeting: to a
edn sday. • Then the rat thing I knew -
tood up ' so sae ght he looked more
en feet tall, and says he, 'if you
any me a Frida , Huldah Rumford,
n't marryI me at 11. You're nothing
1
/
itt
t an
d n't
y u d
b it a ass of superstition, aetcl if your so
stare for fear it will ram n on your wedding -
b nne a Saturday, you can stay home On-
cl r Co er the re8t of your life, for all I care.
I' 1 wrtsh the top bum, put the umbrella
der the seat, nd take Jennie Perkins;
B e w n't be afiaid of a wett.ing so .long as
Is e gets it ii. good Crorops,ay." You're
✓ lit,' I said, 'she won' , especially if the
company's a man, for she 11 be so dumfound'
at etting one of,'em to sit beside he
1- i
eh w n't not* if t raitis pitchforks, an
so far s I'm concerned she's Welcome to me
le vin s V Then he went, out end slammed
th, k tchen door aftdxl him, but not so
gut& fhat 1 didn'e get a godd slam on the
si tin -room door first.'
He 11 come back,' churned Mrs. Rum.
fo d, hilosbithically. 'Jenuie Perkins has
go a ug nose, and a pod- ized mole on,
e
o si e of it. A mole on the nose is a euro
s g • ofl ell on one side.ell ome back.' bad luck in love ffI
aire, particular'
i 1 's
at, as a matter of fa t, tae days went
y, th maple trees turied red, and Pitt
aoka d did not come back to the Rumford
ffirn. His comings and h i gongs were all
flown to Huldah. She knew Ithat he took
enmie Perkins to the Sun ay- chool picnic,
nal es orted her home from e ening meet-
ing . he knew that old Mrs. Packard had
iv.n er a garnet pin, a glass alindkerchief-
d it wreath! of 4 ir fflowers made
f o ti e intertwined tresses of • the Pack -
rd a d the Doliales. If thee symptoms
ou d •y any possibility b misinterpreted,
he e vere various othe details of an
lar i gly corroborative e ara ter., , culmin-
tin 1 the marriage of Pi t to Jennie, on a
cert: in Friday evening, t e ght o'clock.
He •ot only married her ' n a Friday, but
$
You want Scott's Emu
son If you ask. your dru
glst or it and get it—you
can llrust that m4n. But if
lie offers you " soniething
just ''Ls good," he vill do the
sain when yo Lir doct(5r
writ s a prescr ption f r
latllie i lie wants ' to get
a
speei 1 '1 effect ph.iy the
o and dc-ath for
the sake of a pen ay or two
rnore profit. You can'I
trust that man. Get what
yousk for, anc pay fo
whet ler it is Sco t's Ernul.
sion r anything
wee, BelteviI8, One eea. ani
Scorr Sc B
•
he drove her to Portland on a-Satur ay
'
morning; and the Fates, who are never
above taking a lit le extra trouble when
they are dialing 0 it Misery, decreed that it
'should be one „ • f the freshest,- brightest,
most golden morni • gs of the early autumn.
Pitt thought Po tland preferable to Bid-
deford or Saco, to pass the brief honey-
moon, if for no ot er reason than because
the road thither fed past the Rumford
house. But the Rumford's blinds were
tightly closed on el eventful Saturday, and
an unnecessarily 1 rge placard hung osten-
tatiously on the f ont gate, announcing to
passers-by that 0 family had gone to Old
Orchard Beach, a , d would be home at Still -
down. This was : bitter blow to the bride-
groom, for he ha, put down the back of the
buggy with the intention of kissing the
bride within full 4ieii of the Rumford win-
dows. • When- he aund it was of no use, he
a,beeidonecl the ide , as the operation never
afforded him in *special pleasure. He
asked Mrs. Pitt if she preferred to go to the
beach for her trip, ut she decidedly favored'
the metropolis. ! he excitement of passing
the Rumford hon- e having faded, Jepnie's
nose became so op iressive to Pitt that he
' finally changed pl ees with her, explaining
that he generally rove on the left side. He
was more tranquil then, for her left profile
- was more pleasinf though for the I e of
' him he could net help rem mberin Hul-
dah's sweet outlin s the dimple hi her chin,
her kissable inteut her delicate ear. hy,
oh, why, had she i erited her father' tem-
per and her moth r s gift of prophe y, to
say nothing of her grandfather's obsti acy,'
and her•grandmoti er's nimble tongue ! All
at once it dawned upoh him that he ight
have ji'l ed Heide wi hout niarrying -
ti
Jen-
nie. It would, it 8 true, have been o ly a
half.rev nge ; but Ids appetite for re enge
Was so dulled,by s tis action, he thou ht he
could have been p rfe tly comfortable with
half the quantity, yen if Huldah tver not
quite so uncomfort blo. as he wished h r to
be. He dismisee these base and di loyal
sentimente, howev `a, as bravely as pos ible,
and kissed Jennie wice, in a little st etch
of wood road that ell in opporturely with
his mood of silent •enitence. ,
clouds began to gather
re was a muttering of
ured all the signs of a
rtitutle as he could cern-
put up the buggy -top or
• Id! the rain came down
uspieioned this .kincl. of
ed, as he got the last
shook the water from
. About !two e'clo
in the sky, and th
thunder. Pitt en
shower with such f
mand; and did not
unstrap the boot u
in good earneet
. . :` Who'd have
weather?' he grow
strap into place an
his new straw- hat.
- . I was afraid of
speak opt,' said Je
it gen'ally does rat
' Meanwhile Huld
at the back of the
ly.. airs. Rumfor
my had gone to 01
had slipped out of
he obtrusive plac
losed all the blind
opesthat lay like
bottom of her hear
° She was a silly
thing, and a epitfir
not prevent. her
amount, all that h
and if it was not a
Would have suffere
philosophy or se
burden is fitted to
beck to the burde
She. frequently
wards that she sho
nese' if it hadnot
that came up on t
Saturday afternoo
Morning with'a du
dell pain that had
looked from her at
sun shining clear i
sullied the surface
on this day of the
journey, A swe
feathers of the gol
barn till he stared
eye. What a d
She would have w
and brown open -w
feet Jennie Perkin
with brown autum
ea,sh of brown wat
'waist like a ,flower -
w
ith a bunch of ro
wo brown quills,
have been , more
would have taken
cape, trimmed .w
cream -colored lac
with an acorn of
handle. Oh, what
she could wear non
but must Out on h
down to meet Jtm
Was there ever.
morning? A spot
and quivered on he
she could bear it n
towel over it. She
window and leaned
the prettiest pictur
• sary misery that th
rested. upon, with 1
over her unbleache
little. bare feet
rounds like those
Nobody could ha
sympathized with s
plenty of people w
conscientious, unat
out of Pitt Packard
the- heedless littl
pleasure of 'eeein
There was, heweve
look after her ruine
down stairs as us
it, but I didit't like to
nie, primly; 'they say
• Saturdays.'
h lay in the spare room
ouse, and spbbed quiet -
and the skeptical Jim.
Orchard, and Iluldah
he front doer, tacked
rd on the gate -post, and
in honor of the bu ied
a dead weight at the
ittle thing, a vain] ttle
• to boot, bat that did
suffering an appreci ble,
✓ nature would all w ;
much as a larger na pre
, neither had she nuch
tint'', 1 to bear it.he
he back as often as the
. (I.
claretto herself a ter-
ld ha e had 'a fit of 'ek-
en fo the thunder st rm
at xi ver -to -be -forgo ten
. Sh 'had waked hat
1 pain in her hear
rown keener -when
ie wi dow and eaw
the 'ky. Notit el
f tha fair blue can
aithle s Pitt's- wed
t wi d blew the
en co k on the squ
the w;stl directly in
to d ive to Portia
rn tan colored low s
rk stockings (what
had !) a buff challis d
leaves on it, a belt
—a
she
the
• ud
py
ing
tall
re's
the
d
oes
gly
eas
nd
red ribbon (Jennie ha a
het
uld
ly,
she
er-
of
sol
he
as the use of living w en
of this bridal appa el,
r old Pink calico and go
y's 1brotherly sneers?
such a cruelly sunshiny
f flie ering light danced
blue wall -paper until
longer, and pinned a
sat1 own by,- the open
dej etedly on the sill,
of spiteful, unneces-
eye of mortal man ever
er bright hair tumbling
night-gown, and her
urled about the chair
f a disconsolate child.
e approved of or even
trivial a creature, but
uld have taken sensible,
raetive Jennie Perkins
s buggy and substituted
Huldah, just for the
her smile and blush.
, no guardian imp to
• fortunes, and she went
al to help about the
breakfast, wonder'ng to herself if there
were any tragedies n life too terrible to be
ooexistent with thr e meals a day and the
dishes washed after each one of them.
arrel
es on
tandin
attra
• brow
th r
, and
polish
), and a sailor
ne side—or w
up coquettis
tive? Then
1 cloth shoul
ws upon row
a brown par
d wood on
An infant hope at rred in her heart when
she saw a red spar le here and 'there on the
sooty bottom of the tea -kettle, and it grew
a little when: her mather remarked that the
dish -water boiled a ay so fast and the cows:
lay dowit so mue that she believed at
would rein the next day. When, that same
afternoop, the welc • me shower came, with
scarce tett mtnutes arning, .Huldah could
hardly laelieive he eyes and ears. She
jumped from her co oh of anguish. and re-
morse, like ai exeit d kitten, darted out of
the house un indfir of the lightning, drove
the Jersey e lf unde cove:eget the chickens
into the 'coop, bols red up the tomatoes so
that the Wind and ain would not blow the
fruit from the heavi y laden' plants, opened
the blinds, and dose, the wiadows.
'It comes from the east,' she cried,
dancing up and dowi in it glow of childish
glee—' it comes frim the east, and it's
blowing in on Jenni 's side' of the buggy 1'
She did not know t at Pitt had changed
places with his bride and that his broad
shoulder was shieldi • g her from the 'angry
airt.'
Then she flew into the kitchen and pinned
up her blown hair in ront of the cracked
looking -glass, think ,g with sympathetic
tenderness how area', she looked with her
crown of chestnut te, drils tightened by the
dampness, her rouncl young cheeks 'crim-
soned by the wind, and her still tearful
eyes brightened by n -Christian joy. She
remembered with ia ghty satisfaotion how
rains invariably ra ghtened Jeenie Per-
kins's frizzes, and as glad, glad that it
did. Her angry as ions were so beautify-
ing that, the raclia t N isage in the glass al-
most dazzled her, It made her very sorry
for Pitt, too. She h ted to think that his
ill temper, and stubb rn pride and obstin-
acy had lost him sue. a lovely creature as
herself, and had fore d him to waste his
charms on so unep reciative and plain a, -
person as Jennie Perk 'ns. She remembered.
that Pitt had asked h r to marry him corn-
ing home from the fai in a rain -storm. If
he meant anything he said on that occasien
• The dyspeptitt'etela '
ries a dreadful load
on his back. It saems
as if he were geally
made up of two' men,
Orie of themeembi-
tious, brainy an
,en -
erg e ti c ; the 4tber
sick, listless, pe .visli
and without fo ce.
The .weak it TI
weighs the othe one
down, 'The dy pep-
tic may be able o do
pretty -good wor ene
day, and the nee day
• because of som lit -
le indiscrethan in eating,' he may be a le to
o nothiig at all He isoa capable of or
i
inuous tnd a orous effoet. Hie bodil • die-
omfort affee s bis mind, Even wben he
nows just w at is the Matter, he ut.4,1ec s
he simplest precautione ,and the si trite
reatment th. t would cnre him. Mo a f
yspepsia sta ts with constipation, an co
tipation can e cured. Constipation 1 - tlee
ause of nin -tenths of till Ina Man •ie
ewe Some f its symptoms are 'te and
ilious licada be, clizzines e 'sour eto ac
ass of appet te, foul bra 11, Wi may b .1c1,1-
ngs, heartbu n, pain and istress afte eat -
ng. All these are indic tive of der lige-
nents of -the liver, stom ch and bo eltt,..
utd all are aused by c nstipation. Dr'
ieree's Plea. ant Pellets , ere the qui tkest,
-piest and most certain euro for this condi.
on. They are quick, lit t not inole.t in
lei! action. There is noting about bens.
3at "will give the system a y amokhey,
•t only relieve unmet:hat -ly but if taken
cording to directions, they will absol tely
re. "You do not become a slave to their ,
t e." 'rheY are different and better than
rs7 Other pill orpreparatian offered f r tbe
the purpose. Almost all druggists u
and this, and are conscientious nou h to
11 you so. The druggist who ti -es t sell
1,1 a substitate is not a safe njtanfroni
hom to buy medicine. If you
our address, we will send, yo 1
villa ilepnl (el
aekage, containing from 4 to d ses and
•ou can see exactly what .the ' Pel
ill do for you.
If you will send ar, one -cent star
st of cuetams and mailing only,
OU FREE the most useful medic
resented to the public. - This is
•ommou Sense the,
Adviser, i
uage ; a' book of roo8 pages, pr
t ated, the great expense of prepari
•een covered by a sale of 68o,000
r !viler price, Paso. per copy. Add
ispensary Medical Associ tion, 13
to o
e will Ise
1 ook! e
D . Pi rc
lairs L
fu ely
filch
les alt rl
0
"
er
er
13
5.
as
's
h must be suffering pan i': of re ret to da
0 how good, how. sweet how ind • f
to rain and support her n wh • t sh h
pi phesied of Saturday w ether'
11 at once a healing tb.ught oppe
to her head, I shall not live m ent* y ar
sh reflected; not after losin• Pitt, a
h mg his mother crow at er me
h eful Jennie Perkins,
.ha'r wreath hanging over
,w dding-ring on her hand
do live I will keep aecoun
d s, and find a way to se
Pi t every New Year's da
th t I was right Then I
an perhaps he will plant
gr ve, and water it wit
pe imps he will put up a
at ne over me, unbeknownst
ha e an appropriate vers
ea ved on it, something like
it
d
•agi
with he ntihilayt
er sof anc my r
; but o len as I
of r iny S tur-
so et mg o
shill' " ie y n
, 'just to roee
d th;erixercso: d to
iny.
and
mai le g a
toJennie,'
of- seri t3;1
Sit
OPENETH HER MOUTH
AND IN HER TONGUE I
OF KINDNESS.
I en see it as plain as if it was written. II
ho e they will make it come out even on the
ed es, and that he will think to ha e ra
wh te marble dove perced on the top, u lees
it osts too much.'
e years went on. Huldah . surp
eve ybody by going away from home
an ducation: She would have pref
ma riage at that stage of her devehip
but to her mind there was Ito one NV
ma rying in Pleasant River save Pitt
ard and, failing -him, study would fil
the time as well as anything else.
T e education forced a gooti many • elp-
ful deas into pretty Huldah's some , hat
em ty pate, though it by no means tired
her f all her superstitions. • She eont ued
to k ep a record of Saturday weather, and
it iroved as interesting and harml ss ,a
hob y as the collecting of china or pos ge-
stai
Peso.urse of time Pitt Packard mov
-Goa en'Indiana, where he made it co
ablefortune by the invention of an e
abl
his
In
lou
esp
mer
from
drea,
is
'YITII WIS
THE LAW
0114 ;
ised
get
rred
ent,
rth
aek-
up
to
ort-
ni-
pump, after which be was knoarn by
'ull name of W. Pitt FessendenPac ard.
arse ot time the inipish and • Inc do-
• Jimmy Rumford, became James, and.
used the daughter of a wealthy Be tori
haat. His 'social advancement wa4 no
rise to Huldah and her mother, for,
the moment he left home, they a ver
tiled of him ea,ve in conjunction th
nifyholed cattle, which is well known to sig -
unexampled prosperity.
Iq course of time, too, old Mrs. 'Rum ord
was gathered to her fathers, after, a ong
ii
illness,in which Huldah nursed her dutifi Ily
and IwelL Her death was not entirely un -
exp cted, for Hannah Sophia Palmer oh-
Eskeiertrver d spots like iron rust on her finger's, la '
clog
hope
cum
the I
face
It is sven rumored that when.she heard Ithe
cras1 in the Ititehen she murmured, piou ly,
'No*lettest Thou Thy servant depar in
peen ,' and expired within the hour.
N. ' eteen s 'rimers and winters had p sed.
mince Pitt Pa ka,rd drove her, 'that jvas
Jenne Perki s ' to Portland, on her ed-
dhuinsgb yal
fal
wife ;
had t ites
e
howled • every night under Al
's Window, and Huldeh broke
en looking -glass. No invalid c
for recovery under these sinister
tances, and Mrs. Rumford would
ist woman in the world to fly in
f such unmistakable signs of de
int
the
uld
ch -
be
the
th.
rip. EEc had been a goOd and 1
nd, shelhad been a good and fai
and never once in the nineteen y
ey so much as touched the hem of
nt of heppiness.
.dah th Prophetess lived on in
use alone.
Time would have g
and drearily enough had it not b
ruling passion. If the first par
ek were fair, she was hopeful t
as gr
ay ; -11
be 9,1
able s
germ
Hu
alol
dwh
soart uh er
there
the w
would
'orate
day
printe
bleacekr.
,genera
ter chanee of ram or spew
it were rainy she hoped t
ng storm. She kept an el
owing the weather on, ev
the year. Fair . Saturdays w
in r d ink, foul Saturdays in
The last days of Deceteiber
ly spent in preparing a succi
.atateinlent frein these daily entries. T
in the Month Of January it neat docume
•ing facits and figures, but no word
1 coma:lent or communication, N
ed aV first to Mr. W. P. Packs
ate years to W. Pitt Fessen
, and sent to (Joshen. Indiana
presen
person
addres
and of
Packer
te
1
en
Mr, Packard was a ,good and loyal h s -
band, is I have said, but there was eerta n-
ly am disloyalty in 'the ahnu.al perusal of
statistiCaI Weather tables. That th se
tables, though made out by one of • e
weaker sex, were accurate and authent c,
he 'lad reasoo to believe, because he k, a
Continued OK page 7.)
This Is to certify that I have
been a tulieS' nurse for the pass
twenty *ears, land I am pleased to sai
that for the pest five years a, number of
my pattents lhave used your iniiian
womani s saint and it has proved a gran
success In every case. I would heartily recon
mend it to all ladies during pregnancy, it make
child -birth painless. Mns. E. IRWIN, 0 ange
vtlle. Piampblet sent free by addressing T
BALM MEDICINE CO., Toronto, Ont.
Sold in ea,forth by J. S. Roberts, Dr ggis
JANUARY 31, 1896
.demormommmemmeeeemmae
ii4meing Tuesday, Jan. 2m1
PICKARD & 00 S,
T ielr annual clearigg sale of Furs, Reatly-made Clothing, Ladies'
unties and General Dry goods Remember when we want to
s411 a thing We put the price where people. do not hesitate to buy.
rtainly glance over the list Of large discounts for this sale and
will observe the knife has gone in deep and in some cases
cut th-9 plice clear in two.
Ladies' aLId Gent's ur Coats, 121- per cent. discount ; Ladies' Fur Capes, 20 per tent_
discoOnt e Muffs, C liars and Ruffs, 30 per cent. disc:mint ; Frieze Overcoats, 12a per-
cent. disca, nt ; Beiteer and Worsted Overcoats, 20 per cent. discount; all other over-
coats, 25 pr• cent. iscount ; Men's, Youth's and Rekts Suits. 124 • per cent. discount a.
odd Pante, Coate and 'Vests, 121 per cent. discount ; white and gray Blankets, 20 per.
cent discoint ; ,splendid range of tied Comforters, 25 per cent. discount; wool slum r -
Rugs, 20-p rcpt. discount .; women's and children's Wool Hosiery, 15 Per cent die.
count ; Eta Mantle Cloths, 25 per cent, discount; Shawls, 1,5 per cent, die;
count : all !alley Shirting, Flannel, 20 per cent discount; large range of Alantle Cloths, -
a price 50 pieces Flannelette (to clear) Oac, per yard ; all Ladies' Hats,' a off; $1 hat -
for 35c * 75c hat for 25c ; 50c bat for. 17c ; 20 pieces 44 inch Dress Goods (to clear) 28e
peryeauup
yard 15 piecer,-42 inch Dress Goods (to elear) per yard ; 4 piles -of Prints (
eito
7-ke per yard ; our best grey flannel (at 25c read over) 15 per eent.,
di-
counb ; all Ladies' .Underwear (at 75e and over 20 .per cent. discount, ; all Ladle.s'
Lcel6eint.ddlisid ; all k-nitted and fancy wool goods 25 per cent. discount-; our overstock •
Gloves end Mitts, ea price ; all Men's Lined Kid Gloves and Mitts 12a per.
of Black Henrietta compel us to clear Imes worth 70e for 50e.
CU- T
r establishment is -large' but we want lOts of room -for spring
st if and stock taking willsoon be the order. You will. have
nuary, February, March and. April, four long cold months to
war the goods we are offering, in this sale, Everything will be
se sonable and new goods. Whether you liv.e 5 Miles, 10 miles,
20 miles or 30 miles from Sealortb, this stOre will be the place
where you can ,save money and you will be well pleased with
• your day's travel to purchase' from us.
OUT THE DISCOUNT LIST, bring it with you and make.
B for SEAFORTH'S LARGEST DRY
GOODS ESTABLISHMENT.
WM. PICKARD & CO.
IT WILL 141 .101
TO EXAMINE OUR
wil
RNITU
'• INIZRZEZZEZ1Z8ZUZZIMIIIREZIZZIZZZZZSZ1 Z
re still adding to our already large stoek and we are
mewprepared to meet the wants of every one r quiring fur-
,
Initu e. It willPay you to examine our• goods before pur-
i
chasing elsewhere, as we are sure to please y u in price,
• style and quality. •
UNDERTAKING
1
ur undertaking department is complete ixk every respect, an&
We guarantee satisfaction. S. T. Holm s, Funeral Director -
Residence next clOor to Ths. Scott & McIC y's office.-
.. .
BROADFOOT, BOX So
Main Street, Seafort
OA
Porter's Olcl Stand -
Once more at it; invigorated by a couple of weeks r st ; gladdened by the -
sight of many new faces, down to hard work for moth r year. Perhaps you
thought el a course, but could not get here on the opening day. Remember,
we are oper_ fon the reception of students at any time Op year round. Come
when you can. New students will be entering every week. In the mean-
time, write us fir free catalogue. It is no trouble to us to give information.
SAW & EI;LIOTT, Proprietors.
14 5 I P. MCIFOSIE, Principal.
Fine Drivers
cannot be imade ou pf hones thaw*
out of condition. Merely to feed
plenty of nat.s is notenough. Ahem*
gets run down the same as a men
and need4 agenera1 toning up.
D°le *,
'
Blood Purifier
is a scientific preparation in the form -of a powder. It purifies the blood, strength.
ens t e digestiOn, turns a rough coat into a smooth and glossy eine and puts the
animal "irt condition." He then has "good life" and feels r holding up his
h • And lifting his feet
MI Le PI COWS are greatly benefitted by it The' whole system is toned
up. The digestive organs being strengthened) more nutriment is drawn from the
fciod and the gOW of milk increased.
iek's Blood Purifier will pay for itself ten thritic Oven
by dnizeists, at gene.--aI stores or sent post paid on recelp oft54 as. •
7• Dick At Co.,' Pi O. Boff 482, Montreatj
THE
QA ADIAN BANK OF od
ESTABLISHED 1867.
HEAD OFFICE. TORONTO.
PIT.L (PAID UP) SIX MILLION DOLLAR/3
IVIIVIERCE,
RESTI!-
-
A Gene
rie
allowe'
ber in
s
4aers'
F.
B. E. WALKER, GENKRAL
•
▪ $8,000,000
▪ $1,200,000
• SEAFoRTH BRANCH.
1 Banking Business Transacted. Farmers' Notbs discounted, Drafts-
ued, payable at all points in Canada and the principal cities in
!the Uniter:a States, Great Britain, France, Bermuda, ike,
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
sits of $1.00 and upwards received, and current rates of interest
garInterest added to the principal at the end Of. May and Novem,
each year.
Qial attention given to the collection of Conimeieial Paper and Far -
ale& Notes.
OTATESTED, Solicitor, M. M RBIS, _Manager,
Karp Organ et Piano
I Campany.
W17-at:w say is true, and
Everybody_knows it.
,Our sir cilia deMonstrates 1 that bushaess can be
done on a fair, sqriare basic, and be successful.
There's � reagon for us eo tinually getting the
greatest share of firade,. Never has our mastery been
So -complete as it a now. No other eoneern can sell
st!the prices we on 17,14a will; none can give you the
ohkiiee of so fine a line of instruments as ours in
eq re or upright pianos, or for church or parlor
Organs.
,
Ali new �igans and pianos warranted for the term
of ',seven years. 1
TERMS, 45,°or $10 or more monthlyauntil paid.
What cau 11 more liberal, more indueive, more
eaf,e than buy al KARR.
1.29
Downey,
MANAGER,
KENWOOD,R.VIBLER,CRESCENT,
-CRAWFORD and SPECIALS,
NWAND SIMIOND.+IAN
We .5-01 everywhere.
Get olurpricesandsavemoney.
NEPA,/ Rite. eno arceitaintose
taiogue Free. -
T. W. BOYO St SON,
1683 Notre-DameSt,, flontreat.
•A good oh
moo
We have a few Fur Capes left
and anyone wanting one ean
get a great bargain.
W. W. Ho' ffmani
SEAFORTII,
haha