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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1889-01-23, Page 7MEOW The Huron News -Record $1.60.a Year -41.25 In Advance. W,ptillfiYe Jan lard, 11359 O / ? STORY -READERS. CALMAT 11AP13:1NG. In a 1lopttinnst city, in ttt$.west of England lady hoed a JeW named Solomon Issas; R.4 had for many Yowl earrio,d opt: the combined heal, nese of a pawnbroker and .jeweller. At the area of which we write: he was in. ,decidedly easy circum• stances, and having entered upon the declining years of life, he had transferred to his son the active management of his business, and had resolved to take things comfort- - ably. In appearance Solomon bore but little resemblance to the con- ventional Hebrew money -lender. His features, as a whole, clearly de- noted his extraction, but his form was portly, while his habitual cheer- fulness evinced that he was neither remarkably avaricious nor malevol- ent. In the afternoon of a summer day, not may months since, Solomon was seated at his desk in that part of the establishment known as." the„ office." His son was away for the day. The•heat was oppressive, and to au• attentive observer it must have appeared that Solomon, like Homer occasionally nodded. Solomon was disturbed in his nap by the entrance of a stranger. He was a tall, middle aged man, showily dressed, and self-possessed. After explaining that unexpected calls had been made upon his purse, he begged that Solomon would accomo- date him until the moruing with a loan of,£10, and proffered as secur- ity a valuable looking diamond ring. Solomon tested the gold and scrutinized the stones, and, feeling satiitfiod of the sufficient value of the ring, conceded the desired ad- vance, whereupon, with aprofusion of thanks, the stranger, who had given the name of Wilkins, took his departure. In the morning the sou resumed his duties in the business. He also tested the ring, and to the amaze- ment of his father, pronounced the stone td bo paste, and the value of the ring to be a fifth of the sura for which it had been pledged. ' Solo- mon again examined the stones, and was obliged to concur iu his son's opinion. Ho was extremely morti- fied at having proved such an easy dupe, and felt highly indignant that an attempt should have been Made to swindle him, who had grown old in the trade, and whose - acuteness in business was a matter of common notoriety. It was not long, however, before Solomon regained his usual com- posure of mind, and when, a little later iu the day, a second stranger entered tho shop, Solomon stepped forward frith alacrity to serve' him. The new arrival may bo ap- propriately described as an ' elderly gentleman of respectable appear ance,' and he made known to Solo- mon his desire to purchase 'a trifle dfor a present,' as he had previously Inspected from the outside the con- tents of the shop window. Solo- mon at once placed before him for selection a considerable quantity of other jewelry. The, fancy of the gentleman, odd- ly enough, was at last taken by some rather valuable tinge. A nice ring, he thought, would answer his purpose admirably ; but he was re- markably fastidious. None of the rings ho looked at would suit, and it seemed to be impossible to please him, when the son fetched from the office and deposited in his father's hands the ring pledged by Wilkins on the provioue day. It was strange that it had not occulted to Solomon to offer this ring. Both he and his son, by an easy process of reasoning, had arrived at the conclusion that Wilkins would be unlikely to relieve them of it, and they had.determined to sell it. On beholding this ring the eyes of the gentleman sparkled. Ho fit- ted it on his finger, extolling its beauty, and gazed on it approvingly; yet he seemed unable to come to a decision. With the ring in his hand, he entoTed, apparently, int.) an abstruse mental calculation, and finally gave back the ring with a show of great reluctance, and with an oxpreasion of regret that, uulees his judgement deceived him, the price must be more than he could afford. Solomon generously inquir- ed what he would give for it, and the gentleman, after some further hesitation, diffidently suggested £5. With this offer Solomon promptly closed, and the gentleman was ap- parently quite satisfied with hie purchase. As soon as he was fairly outside of hearing Solomon and his son exulted over their good fortune. Tho son, in a bantering tone, took the credit to himself for having in• trodnced the ring; but Solomon, while appreciating hjs son's astute- ness, %Os not to be deprived of the credit of having, as he said, made the host of a bad bargain. '['he day, however, had yet an. other Bnrpriso in store,. The inno• cent raillery in %blah Solomon and his Bon hal indulged had hardly subsided when Mr. Wilkini again appeared on the scene. With .5 smile of recognition, he adfsuoed towards Solomon, and informing. him that, according to promise, he had coma to return the loan with which he had been favored on the previous day, deposited the amount with hie ticket -on the counter and politely asked for his ring. Solomon and hia son were stupe- fied, and for some seconds gazed at each other. The eilence was effectu- ally broken by Solomon, who, ad- dressing Mr. Wilkins, explained that having detected that the stones were spurioller they had assumed— and s04 hastily, as it had appeared —that he would not return to re- deem the ring, and it had therefore been sold. At this intelligence, the rage of Mr. Wilkins was in• tense. It was evident, he said, that they were incompetent to judge of the value of the ring,, which was, at least, three titnee as great as the paltry sum which they had lent him. For what had they sold it 1 Five pounds 1 Ridiculous ! They knew that they -had no right to sell property received in pledge except at the time and in the manner pre- scribed by law ; and had they pos- sessed the right to sell his ring's How could they justify their accept- ing even five pounds for it, seeing thi%t they did net believe the dia- monds to be getruinel In answer to these pertinent inquiries, Solo- mon could only tender a humble apology for his' mistake. But this, as waa to bo expected, was hardly sufficieut, and threatening to con- sult his legal adviser, Mr. Wilkins strode towards the door. Solomon could not disguise from himself that it would he extremely awkward to have his character for fair dealing successfully impeached in a court of justice. He had also, as he knew, violated the law in two respects—first in selling within the year allowed for redemption and secondly in selling privately instead of by public auction. As he reflect- ed upon his position, his mind filled with alarm, a fact which Mr. Wil- kins did not fail to perceive. Solo- mon therefore besought hien not to create unpleasantness, and expressed his readiness to make every atone- ment for the consequence of his error. The conciliatory attitude on the part of Solomon seemed to .soften the resentment of Mr. Wilkins. The ring, he said, was a souvenir, and., ho prized it highly on that ac• count. But he had no desire to take -undue advantage of Solomon's mistake, and would be satisfied with the looney value of the ring, which, at the lowest estimate, he put at 30 pounds. It was painful to Solo- mon to accede to these terms, but it was clear to him. that Ile had no alternative. Ile was also wise enough to perceive that, while some part of his conduct :would receive the censure of many, 'le other part would provoke the laughter of all. He therefore doled out the 30 pounds, which Mr Wilkins lei surely gathered up, and bidding both Solomon and hia son a friendly adieu, left the shop with the air of ono who felt that he was a bene- factor to his race. On the following day Solomon chanced to be at the local railway station, and had there lingered in his mind the slightest doubt that he had been cruelly victimized, it would have been rudely dispelled, when, at ono of the windows of the train slowly steaming away, he descried the jubilant faces of 'both Mr. Wilkins and the elderly gentle- man, the purchaser of the ring. Solomoi,'s emotion at the sight, and his utter helplessness, must be loft to the imagination of the reader. PAT O BRIEN'S TROUBLE AND THE AWFUL, THREAT HIS WIFE AIAi I: AGAINST IIIM. JUST FOR FUN. —I,u a lecture to young men, a Chicago clergyman recently asserted that in leo calling of Life does the :best wan ever get left. What about the best man at a wedding 1 —Chicago—'Do your people here in the East buy their beef on the hoof 1' Lowell—I tdiould say not. From the santplea I get I at►ould think they Nought their beef on the neck.' —The worst kind of a church member is that one who, is always out of sorts with his pastor; says the Hartford Herald. A small hornet can spoil a good•sized camp•meeting, and a disgruntled church member can overthrow the work of a church. —Airs. Louisa Krause, of New York, has been the wife of three inert within eighteen months. Lorries is only 18 years old and is an orphan. Uuder more favorable circumstances she might have done better. • Still there be those who contend that marriage is a failure. — An A utericau speculator, who had rapidly atuasaed a princely for- tune, wishing to figure 0y u scholar, sent the iollnwl)ig order to an ends neat bookseller in Boston : —'Ser, I want to buy stun Bucks, as 1 ate prodighouse food of larneo -plese send coy this Boat' hear 5 1*uitder-Dob" larc worth of the hand-nrl'st you hey,' -Tho Toronto Police Magistrate has some singular experiences. In court the other day a big, broads shouldered Iriehman named Patrick O'Brien accused his delicate looking young wife, who had an iut•ant on her breast„ of having assaulted•him, to which she pleaded not guilty. "She threw a tay-cup at me, your Wortcbip," said Pat, "and she broke our stove too. I don't want her punished, I only want you to put her at,wan end av dtho city an' me at the other." "l'm afraid the city 'is not large enough," said the Magistrate. "Well, give me a separation, for sure I'm entitled to it. 1 only knew her four days when I married her, and six months aftlerwards the baby was born." "I can't grant you a separation," explained his Worship, "Well, have I to support choild 1" "Certain! y." "But it's not moin." "Oh, but ,it yours.,, "How can it the is supposed to be bel" "Well, you see, the law says its your's. That is one of the law's cnrions little fictions, you know.' "But site threatens she will bring its father to Nato mo' yer Wortchip. "Good gracious, I never heard such a threat before in all my life. ('ase dismissed." Alvinetone, was awal.eued by a uoise in his house, and on investigating found a burgla,' rummaging through the drawers of s bureau which coos tained $251). The iutrtuler made a bolt for the door as roam as he SaW that he was discovered, closely followed by Mr, Oke, who did not, even tarry to dou his pantaloons, b.ut'gave hot chase' to the burglar under the iinpresaion that his $250 was gone. The chase was kept up for nearly two miles through fields and acres country, when he finally brought his man to bay in the woods, and with the assistance of two neighbors, who beard his cries, succeeded in capturing the htu•glar. Hu did nut resist capture, and quietly allowed himself to be brought back to the house, where Mr. Oke was much pleased to find that his treasure hail been overlook- ed iu the burglar's haaly visit. The prisoner, who gave his name as John Neal, but also known as Ward, was brought helot() Squire Norwood on Monday and cututuitt.e to Sarnia to stand hie trial. Mr. Oke is badly used up from the effect of his mid- night race, and would, not repeat the trip for the sem he supposed had been taken. — A Professor in a l3eriin Uni varsity hay succeeds.% iu ui*kiu,g a first rate feriae ly oat r+t sawdust. We are f,ien,ls of 'Temperance its wilieee nod out of college, remarks The New York Mad arl.l Express, lint what elution:, limo. it wlu•n mt Intpecnou+os student ran tak•' s rip saw ,ut l go out itri41 get ,irui:k On n f• uce••rnil 1 — Tito Int„ Lord Eversley was a un.st ruccessful Speaker of the !loess of Corlunous, and never fail, ed to rt—cognise the right twin whorl a seer.. or more sprang to their feet appereotly at the stone instant. "1 have•b•.eu shooting rabbits all, my life;" h•• once. explained, " and have learnud to mirk the right ane." —An Oxford county Ilion, notori- Ous for betting down, one day :wet t into o market to buy a small piece of liver. "How much 1•' tasked the man. " I will n"ake you a -present of that," said the hotelier. The man put on I,i most knowing look, steps ped back, rubbed his hand; together, looked the butcher square in the eye, and paid, " Ain't that rather high 1' —"Why don't you get married, Uncle Peter 1" asked an acquaints ante of u bachelor negro. " Why, tress yt'r soul," '"was the reply, "I'st' got en old utudder, an' I has to do to' her, nab, an' if I' don't buy her shoes and stockin's she don't get none. Now, if I way ter git mar- ried, I'd Nab to buy 'ern fo, my wife, air' dat'd be takiit' de shoes an' stockin's right out o' coy ruudder's motif." —A Scotch nobleman at a parish meeting male some proposals which were objected to by a well-to-do fanner, and he becalrle highly eu. raged. "Sir," said ho to the farmer, do you know that I have been to two, universities 1" "Weel, air," said the independent farmer," What o' that.? I had a calf that sucked twa kye, an' the observation I made was the weir he sucked the greater calf he grew." —" One woweut, 111r. Sampson," she exclaiined, with a distressed look as lie dropped to his knees. "I have already had 12 proposals this seas son, and yours will be the thirteenth —an unlucky number." " True," he answered, tae he rose to Lie feet, his face ashen ; " but, oh ! what arts I to do V' " Wait for a week, Mr. Sampson," rile answered, shyly ; °" then come again."—IIar1)er's Bazar. —There is a young lady in Flori• cla who is collecting all the mustaches she can get and weaving the hairs thereof into a watchguard, and, as she is quite popular among the boys the guard is growing. But the other day elle struck one of the boys for hie moustache, and the young man, who is quite fond of that orna. Ment and also of the young lady, said :—" No ; you can't have my Moustache unless you take me too." That same young man is now going around with a smooth upper lip. xl . JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. THiS YEAR'S a\/.1 T'� E CUT and PLUG WHIR TOBACCO. FINER THAN EVER. r; itUUNZK UN - EACH PLUG pd PACKAGE. 6t7 -y -Ova 6,000,000 DwDnor oolo ve that of the largest and moat retina:rouse, and 'ger two �rr95 Seeds ,AH.c� D. IK. FERRY & CO. are ,,;�,+ly: +- acknowledged W be the Are ,Largest Seedsmcn In the world: n At. Fcr::r A Co's a;.i Iitm.tratrd.Dnacri'. LIVE and Priced SEED I'4f \UAL For 1880 Will be mailed FREE to all applicants, and to last citesctatomera without ordering it. lnvalu. Earliest Cauliflower able to All. Everyperson using r li t Oiu lto., I Oatden,Field or Flower Seed9 Ishould send for it. Addre,i O. M. FERRY & CO., Windsor, Ont. —A young man and wife, who stated that they were from Prescott, arrived in Whitby on Sunday. They came with a horse and buggy. To -day the stranger sold his rig to Lewis Sebert, a liveryman, for $50. Tho seller gave his name as W. J. Shaver. On wiring the chief of police at Prescott for substantiality of the proprietorship the reply came promptly that Shaver was an alias for W. J. Martin and his real name was Silas E. Seymour, and that n warrant was out for his arrest as a horsethief and biganmist, and to have hits apprehended. This was accordingly done, and Police Magis- trate Harper has cornmitted him to jail. He was since sent east, his sixth wife going with him. —About two o'clock on Sunday morning last Richard 1)kn, a farmer living about two stiles north c,f "1R1Y k. �:.,-gym N a,°.°g 2 o8-Bg;g!i a I' a.s7,,,e aa°•� °D ore a-•9 CLINgri»Cnc • secrew'C "113'Onp 4g 6^ -EMO YY "8 ° 9 fo 596nb�ae6'epDS,imvomea°� . s•-° F�'t�'sF.; bliilooaic=sae st=i BUSINESS DIRECTORY gent)tlltrp. G. H.'t000K, Licentiate of Dental Surgery, Honor Gra:mite of the Toronto School of Dentistry. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered tor the palnleae extraction teeth. GHtce—over Jackson's Clothing Store, next to Post Office, Clinton. air Night Bell answered. 492y CLOTHING. aLti)s d. DR REEVE. Office -"Palace" Brick Block, rtattenbury Street, Residence oppeeite the Temperance Hall, Huron Street, Coroner for the County of Huron. Oar hours from s a.m. to 6 p. m. Clinton, Jun. 14, 1881. 1-y DR. GUNN W. Gunn, M. D. L. R. C. P. Edinburgh L. R. C. S. Edinburgh Ltcenciate of the Midwifery, Edin. Ottiee, on corner of Ontario and willian) Ste., Clinton. •+.s475 -y. ABRAHAM SMITH,. Market Square, GODERICH. MANNING & SCOTT, Barristers, ELLIOTT'S BLOCK, - CLINTON. Money to Loan. A. H. MANNING. JAS. SCOTT. WEST OF ENGLAND SUI.Z- INGS & TILOUSERINGS, SCOTCH TWEED SUITINGS & 1ROUSERLNU5, FRENCH AND ENGLISH WOR- STED CLOTHS, Made up in Best Style and Work• manship at Abraham Smith's. Nola in dock one of the cheape- linrl heed stocks of MTH CLOTHING AND CLOTHS. A Full Line of GENTS' FUR NISHINGS always in stock. Il will pay you do call on ABRAHAM SMITH T. 1. F. H I LLIARD, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &e. Office -Cooper's new block (ground floor), Victoria Street, Clinton. Will attend Division Courts at Bayfield and myth re PRIVATE FuNDs To Lane at lowest rates of Interest. 613 rEDWARD NORMAN LEWIS, Barrister, Sol J 4 icitur in High Court, Conveyaueer, &e., Goderich and nay field. tloiney to loan at five and otle-halt per cent on two -third margin. Bay- field oeice open every 'Thursday from 930 to 4.30 in Swartz' hotel blu..•k, opposite Division Court Office. 4661f SEAGER & MORTON, Barristers, .tc.,, Qod• erieh and 1Vingham. C. Seager, Jr„ Goderich J. A. Morton Wiughaut. 1.1y. DAVISON & JOHNSTON, Law, Ohaneery,aud Conveyancing. Office -West Street, next door to Post Office, Goderich, Out. 67. D e. HAYS, Solicitor, ,fee. Olflce, corner of Il Square and West Street, over Butler's Rook Store,,(lodorlch, Ont. 67. • tRr Money to lend at lowest rates of interest. 5CAMPION, Barrister,Attorney, Solicitor in us. Chancery; Conveyancer, &c. Office over Jordan's Drug Store, the rooms formerly occu pled by Judge Doyle. ,1g• Any amount of motley to loan at lowest rates of interest. 1.1y. Ai1CtioneerI11g. H. W. BALL, AOTiONEER for Heron County. Sales at - Utended to in any part of the County. Ad• Arm orders to Gonsalcn P 0. V•17. CHAS. •IIAIfILTO11, A UCTiONF.ER,•land, loan and insurance agent Blyth, Salve attended in town and country, )n reasonable terns. A list of farms and village lots for sale. Money to loan on real estate, at low rates of interest. Insurance effected on all classes of property. Notes and dehts•collected. Ootids appraised, and sold on commiesion. Bank- rupt Amite bought and sold. Thoth, Dec. 16, 1550 Photogrdphers out\ to °geed. • MONEY tglend In large Or email sums, en• goodoa or gegen or personal security, at the lowest H. HALE, Huron -et Clinton. Clinton, Feb. 26,1881 18 Life Size Portraits a Specialty. Clinton Marble Works, HURON STREET, CLINTON. W. H. COOPER,- Jr., Manufacturer of an dealer in all kinds of MONEY.. PRIVATE F'JNI telendon Town and faru. property,. Apply to C. RIDOUT, Office, next NEwe•RREORn (up stairs) Albert -St abs -Sm Marble & Granite for Cemetery Work at figures that defy competition MONEY TO LEND on good mgrtgage or personal security at lowest current rote of Interest. N. SIeTAGOART. Clinton, Feb. 28th, 1885, 486tt Also manufacturer of the Celebrated ARTIFICIAL STONE for Building pur- poses and Cemetery Work; which must be seen to be appreciated. —All work warranted to wive satist'actien. McKiIIg Mutual Insurance Co, T NEILANS, HARLOCK i98 Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1866• CAPITAL, • - $2,000,000 REST, - $1,000,000 Bead Office, - MONTRE4a. TIIO51AS WORKMAN, Presidont.I J. II. 0. MOLSON, Vice -President. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Menages Notes discounted, Collections made, Draft issued, Sterling and American ex- • change bought and sold at low- est current rates. iNTEREBT AT 8 PER CENT. ALLOWED ,ON DRI OBITS GENERAL•AGENT. isolated town and village pro,lorty, as well is farm buildings and stock, insured. insurances effected against stock that May he killed by lightning. If you want insurances drop a card to the above address. 502.1f. Goderich Marble Works Having bought out JosEPrl VANs'1'olvs, in Goderich, we aro now prepared to fur nish, on reasonable terms, HEADSTONES AND MONUMENTS. GRANITE A SPECIALTY. Wo are prepared to sell cheaper than any other first in the county. Parties wanting anything in this line will find it to their interest to reserve their orders for us. ROBERTSON'& BELL. May 17th, 1886. 392-3m EXHAUSTED VITALITY! FIi�IIF. SCIENCE OF LiFE, J_ the great Medical Work of the ago on Manhood. Ner- vous and Physical Debility , Premature Decline, Errors of Youth, and the untold miserles consequent there- on, 300 pages 8 vo„ 125 prescdpttonsfor all diseases Cloth, hill gilt, only 81.00, by mail, sealed. illnstt•atit'e sample tree to all young and ntid,lle.nged men. Send now. The Gold and Jeweller) Meth] awarded to the anther by the National Medical Association. Address P. O. flex 1806, Roetnn, Mass, or Dr. W. 11. PARKER, graduate of Harvard Medical College, 25 yearn irartire in Boston, who may he consnit ed cona,lentislly. Speehtlty, li,enses of Man. ()Moe No 4 Ilulfneh Street 403y F'ARVIRRS- Siese advanced to farmers on their own note with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re quire(' as security. H. C. BREWER, February•, 1884 Manager, 1 LISTON J SO11iC. /•'LiNTON Lodge, No. 84, A. F. b A 51. lJ meets every Friday, 00 or after the ful moon. Visiting brethren cordially invited. J. YOt•NO, w. M, J, VALLAI"PER, Sa. Clinton, .ran. 14, 1589. 1. L. 0. L No,710 CLINTON, Meets worm Monday of ever) month. Hall, 9141 Hat, Victoria block. Visiting brethren always made welcome. C. TWEEDY, W'. M. W. S. SWAFFIELD, Sec. It. S. COOPEI(,•D, M Jubilee Preceptory Fol 161, (L'lach: Iilni;;1,tS of I*'elaftd) Meets in the Clinton Orange hall, the sewed Wednesday fit every month, at 7.80 o'clock it the evening. Visiting Sir Knights will always -eedive a hearty welcome. A. M, Tone, Worshipful Preceptor thrown( HANLWY, Deputy Preceptor 5VILLtaM MvUKK, Registrar Royal Black Preceptory 397. - Black: -Anightd of Ireland, Meets in the Orange Had, Myth, the 11'cdnes- day after full croon of every month. Royal Black Preceptory 315, Blac1 Anights of Ireland, Meets in the Orange hall, Goderich, the Thi Monday of every month. 1 isitieg Knights eiwny made welcome. °• JAMES WELLS, Preceptor, lnitterd 1' U W 11 MURNEY, Registrar, (loderich P 0 eriniveinwrwee CLINTON KNIGHTS OF LABOR Rooms, third Hat, Victoria Houk. Rvgulr meeting every 'fhureday.evening' at 8 o'clur' sharp. Visiting Knights made welcoute. FOR FIRST CLASS, HAIRCUTTING AND SHAVING. Go to A. E. EVANS, FASHIONABLE BARBER, 2 doors east of NEWS -Reran r, of fice. Special attention given to LALIEs AND CHILDREN'S Ilait'cuttiig. POMPADOUR HAIRCUTTING A SI'ISnALTY. marsommare WILL CURE OR RELIEVE BILIOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, DYSPEPSIA, DROPSY, INDIGESTION, FLUTTERING' JAUNDICE. OF THE HCART, ERYSIPELAS, ACIDITY OF SALT RHEUM, THE STOMACH, HEARTBURN, DRYNESS HEADACHE, , OF THE SKIN, And every epodes o+Fdisease arising froth disordered LIVER, KIDNEYS, STOMACH, BOWELS OR BLOOD, T. I1JLBURN & v10.. proprl'erORONTOi, m 6.0 po M0 fig ttciV) z e. = 0. PAT; ST` xO» • c y VB �O matv IEFA ggFr-resd d�it 84aa~ g? iTu 3•Sg0 Fa 0x ..1%9 ik°4; c -",�a•'171 Ol'1' It'1'1' 1(11; SAT,1: UIt 1d„rl.iacrsw111 find "Tbe- i;�ti,!- 1, nos liecmd" "nc of the hoot n,n.iume t.. the Could , Huron. A�lrrt . In Iu tlrn,f ] r ' The New<•Itecord"-'rhe Double Clren;ation Talks to'I•honaands, fiat, ens IOW fie cry.