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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1889-06-12, Page 7The Huron News. Record 171.40 a Year -111.26 lu Advance. vtdr The nese dues not do ja-t'c W hie ba i,aess who *yeah tend in adeertisim) than he dues iu raft.—A. 't'. Srseam', the in l!ivap,ere ,nerchnat of New York. tiVeduesdtay, J:.:se ittLtl>t, 'map FOR OUR STORY -READER,. HITLDY'S PUMPKIN PIES. As IIuldy Brown stood it her kitchen table, her white a1111s bare to the elbow, and her hands, which wore somewhat red, employed jut then iu deftly moulding a seuupad piece of dough-edgiug on the riln of one of her celebrated puwpkiu pins, she looked about as unhappy a girl es you could easily find. 1 have said her 'celebrated pies.' Nut only wore they so, but they deserved to be; for was not Huldy the sole repositress of the great receipt at which the good housewives of Binghamptou glanced at each other iu despair ? Did it not conte to her from her graudmother, old Mrs. Clemueor, Deacon Hezekiah Clem- mer's wife 1 And was it not whis- pered to Huldy as4 a two sat side by side, holding each other's hands, in the darkened kitchen ? 11uldy's position as the guardian of r'great trnst was recognized in the very way in which these pies were spoken of. They were. not 'Huldy's pies,' nor the 'Crown pies,' uur even the 'Clowmer pies;' they were the `Jackson pins,' t'ur old S Ie. Cletuulor had got the re- ceipt from her grandmother, who was almost ono of the Pilgrims; and this gave an almost religions flavor to the delight of dating them. No portion of her work was done by Huldy with more care that the staking ref them. The ovom,lied to be just right ; the door must be opened at just the proper time. 1 do not kuuw what they were made of beyond the tact that to the pumpkin was added `sugar and spice, and all things nice,' as the old' description of little girls has it ; but they were thick, and scoot, and brown on top, and the crust was light,, and they were good. In the old days of which I write -11847-the ability to make such pies as Huldy made was quite sufficient to give auy girl distinc- tion among her fellows, and to go a long way towards giving her popu- larity ; but 1'Iuldy had other and better claims to the position she uu- donbt.cably, held iu the country vills;;a-that of one .of the bust loved girls there. She was Pretty, affectionate and very kind to all ; she would take any amount. of trouble for those she loved, and her kindness was never appealed to in vain, even when strangers were concerned. She was' smart too ; there were few things in the list of women's accomplislemen is or `d uties' as they are called in New England, that liuldy could not do, and do well, She kept her :father's house in such a state of cleanly neatness that it was almost a sin to muss things up, or come in on those well scrubbed floors with dirty boots, although it.must bo confessed that to glen folks this was just a trifling irritating. It is a well known fact that men's minds are iu such matters not well organized, and that they rarely. take that undisguised pleas- ure they should in -them. But even if Huldy's fatkel did some- times feel that hevould enjoy things better if she was not quite so pa-•ticular, he thought it was erring in the right direction, and beyoud a good natured' protest occasionally, said little. In short, Huld.y' Brown was one of those dear, good girls of whom our country has, and has had, fortunate- ly, not a few. . But bless my soul, I flava left her making that pie all this time, and what is worse, for the pio Alas been finished. I have left her looking unhappy. The truth of the matter was that Huldy had not been left all those years without attention on the part of the young fellows of the place, and ono of them, a carpenter by, the name of Sam Stevens, had been looked upon by her, if not with favor, at least not with the reverse. Things had been going un swimmingly enough, until the Wednesday before, when IIuldy had gone to a quitting party with ,Tim Furness; a' young farmer in the the neighborhood, of whom Sam was tnortally jealous. It was Sam's own fault partially, for ho had nut asked her, although she had waited to the last to give him a chance of doing so; and yet not wholly his fault, fur he did not know ho could go himself until an hour before the time to leave. Of course he hall not explained this'to her -that was out to be expected, 1 suppose. However, when ho found ho could go, he dressed himself and called at 11uldy's house only to find that she had Bono. Very muoh irritated, although most unreasonably so, Sun had at first resolved that ho ,would not go at all, and then thinking worse instead of bettor, and asking Miss Mehitable Smith, • who was glad enough to accept. • ,r • At the party be had been very dev,rttid to his companion, d H.uldy had got angry. Think- ing to herself that two could play at that game, she had laughed and joked with Jim Furness uutil Saul was completely out-goneraled and wits perfectly unable to conceal his chagrin and auger. Somewhat scared at hor own suceems IIuldy had, later in the evening, made overtures for a 1'ecuuoiliation, but Sam hadrojected thew augrily, and she, conscious that he was quite as much to blatne aid herself, had tried no more... Be it observed that a word of explain - would have cleared up every- thing. Huldy had not knowu of the uncertainty about Sam's not being able to come, and supposed he had chosen l'lohitable in prefer- ence to herself. Sam did not lueoty that Huldy had put Jim Furness oaf twice, waiting for his invitation, and had only accepted when she had given him up. Lacking the explanation, the two went home thoroughly un- happy, Satn leaving first and taking tulfurtunate Mehitable with hitt, while IIuldy made herself any- thing but agreeable to Jim. Since that evening Sam had not been near her. What made this worse was that the Sunday evening after the quilting party had passed without his coming, and that, too, when IIuldy had been morally certain that he would call as usual and make it all up. It wits now Tuesday, and she was feeling very sad indeed. •'IHavitig finished her pies, four of them standing there in a row look- ing good enough to eat before they were cuoked, IIuldy put them into the oven, and, taking her sewing, sat down. As she worked she thought of Sam, and bitterly blamed herself for what she load done. She argued vut iu some Way to the conclusion .in her own mind, that the fault Was here only, and she somehow admired Sam for getting angry. She had barely arrived at this, and had only just made up her mind that she ought to make the first overtures towards a reconciliation, when she heard a somewhat hesitating step outside on the little porch ; and then, after a moment's pause, a knock. Now, I do not know why, because a moment after, Ilultly declared that she hart nu idea at all who her visitor was, but it is certain her heart beat faster. She called out 'Come in,' and the door opened. There, awlnvardly enough, stood' Sam,. looking d(;oidedly sheepish, and wiping his feet with great zeal. Huldy gave one glance at him and her eyes grew brighter. Curiously enough, too, sire instantly abandon- ed the idea of making the •first advances, and rather thought Sam was going to have a somewhat un- easy time of it. '01± !' said Stam ; 'h'aowdye I' .'liowdyo, Sam.' `Deacon t' hunt !' said Sam. Cunning Sam, after watching the, stoo: form of that good than pass your shop, and finding in that a a reason for leaving that sash un- finished on the bench. 'He's just stepped down t' Airs. l;ailie's. The squire's sick,' said Huld,t, as innocently as though she did not know the road and what it led hy. '1)u tell 1' said Sam. 'What ails hits?' • 'Influenzy, I've hoard. But come in, why don't you, and rest a spell ?' 'I sot ter called to see your pa, but—' 'Oh ! Well, he'll be in to• morrow. •i'raps you'd better come back,' and Huldy turned indiffor- became suddenly conscious of the slzo of his feet, they seemed un- usually large ho thought. With some difficulty he contrived to partially hide them under his chair, and having done so, felt, for the moment, bettor. In the meantime, Huldy went bustling about the kitchen, glancing furtively at him now and then. Sam sat there, clearing his throat, and then missed his hat droitdfully ; his hands had suddenly grown large and looked, oh, so red ! He would have given worlds to havo picked the hat up and covered them, but he did not darn. IIe was very hot; the pers• piration was beginning to stand out on his face, and he wanted to wipe it. Unfortunate one, his handker- chief was in his hat. He coughed, an(1 passed his hand over his mouth, hastily replacing it in his lap, though, as he caught liuldy's nye upon him, he wished he had not come, $ud would havo left could he have thought of an excuse, when Huldy took pity on hint and said :- 'Sett,, pail of iug.' Sam started to his feet with a look ut gratitude that was almost painful, and seizing his hat -men- tally resolving be trould not let go of it again -ho took the bucket, and wont toward the well,over which the high 'sweep' pointed skywards. Hultly stood at the door looking atter him with something of a malicious twinkle in hor eye; or perhaps [ should slay a lnisehieyous one, with a kindly under -look. VVlteu hu calve back she thanked him, and asked hint to come tL more cordially than before, much to the relief of Sain's spirit. But she did nut think Ile had yet been punished enough, and su when she gut Ilius seated safely beside her laud had taken up her sewing agaiu she bugau :- ., 'You duuuted to enjoy yu:,urstilf the other night at the quilting, Sam.' Sall started, almost dropped his hat, but ulutuhud it in time. 'Er -yes --'t was eousiderable pleasure like,' he said, getting red and lifting his shoulders its though it was raining about his ears. 'I took notice,' went uu the mer- ciless Ill illy, demurely biting off e thread and looking; at hiiu sideways out of her bright blue eyes, 'as 110w you sreufed to thiuk considerable of Mehitahle. Safe's a nice girl, Sats, and your mother likes her.' Sam thought he saw his oppmr- leuity. 'W5',ti I took notice as trim Fur- ness rvasu'L haviu' it bad time neither.' I -reply did uoi evuu blush. •'Yes, iudeud, Jim is so 'pleasant roust evcryuuo likes him, and u:,ttually he has a nice time.' Saul conuludod ho had not trade nlut,^h that tithe, and gazed uneasily at the floor, trying to think of some' thing to say which would combine an expression of deep and devoted love for I[uldy and supro . o con- tefnpl'fur the whole Furness family. Ile had, in fact, cumpilsed such •a speech the Sunday before, and had reheat -led it many times since, but surnelluat it did nut seem to have the point uuw he had looked upou it as possessing at first. 'While he was trying to improve it Huldy went on innocently. 'You seemed to leave- mighty sudden. Was Mehitablu curl's to go home?' '\Va'al,' said the miserable Saul, `she and run agreed as ':twas stupid.' 'You don't say ! l'in surprised at, you. 1 be, indeed,' said that wicked Huldy. Sam's beseeching glance would have moved a et0u0 idol to pity, but it had no effect 0n her. 'You ought to hey stayed. We had a moat pleasaule time and the drive hum by moonlight was splen- did,' she went un. 'I must say I. think that ar Jiuf Furness hez the poorest critters aout,' said Sam witheringly.• J. should bo 'shamed for to take a nice girl aout with wuck bosses.' •Ntp"doiibt,' said- IIuldy• There was nothing iu this speech beyond a complete agreement with San's statement, and it is, there- fore, curions that ho shouhl haus felt himself moved by it sufficiently to say, under his breath : 'Jiang it 1' 'Why, Sam I' And Huldy's big eyes were opened to their widest, 'Be you swearing'? .Don't you recollect what the minister said no later'n last Sabbath? Oh, Sam, I am surprised, 1 really bo,' . This was probably true, as Huldy said it, but she did not look very much. shocked, nor excessively angry. 'Look yore, Huldy, ministers don't kno}v everything,' protested Sam, meekly. 'Well, 'tis wrong to Swear, any- way,'; said 1'lultly in a very mild tone. 'So 'tis ; so 'tie,' agreed Sato eagerly. `Naow, if you'd talk that way all the time, }[uldy, l'd never swear.' And he drew his chair a little closer to ler. I wish you'd ietch toe a water while you're wait - `Talk that way ! Why, Sam Stevens, did you ever hear me approve of swearing?' 'No, no ! I didn't mean that,' 'I'll afraid you're rather given to saying things you don't glean. 1 dunno but that I ought to speak to Mehitable. She might-' 'Oh !' groaned Siam. 'Well, she height, Sam--' 'Oh,;tiuldy, don't !' 'What's the matter, Sam? Colic? I've got some good yarbs-boneset and peppermint. Let nig make you a bowl of tea.' 'Du you repose 1 he drinking bonoset tea ?' asked Sam, in great scorn. 'Well, 'tis good,' said ITuldy, with the unshrinking faith in `yarbs' which Marked the women who were not brought up in patent medicine days. `Oh, Huldy ; 'taint culic.' `What hien 1 1i,humatiz 1 'It's-er--my--er-heart,' broke Out SAIL, with (tu llllusual bur8t of poetry, looking at her 'all eyes.' 'Mercy mo 1 Your hent 1 Why, Saul, that's dangerous. You ought to call on Doctor Philkins.' 'He can't do no good,' said Sam, dolefully. 'I'm er-in love.' 'Naow, I declare, that's too bad, Saul,' said Huldy, cooly. 'And wou't Mehitable listen 1' `Mehitable bo-' 'Stun I' 'Blessed, thea. Now Huldy, listen to nae.' And Stun straight- ened himself up, and, leaning, for: ward, took hold of the girl's hand. Huldy's coolness deserted her in a moment, but she tried-uot so very hard -to draw her hand away. Sam went on :-'There's only one girl as I cares fur and that's you. 1 knows I anted foolish last Wed- nesday, and I'm right down sorry for it. But, Huldy, 1 do love you, true and honest. If you'll marry nae, Huldy, I'll try and make your life happy.' The girl seemed to sway toward hint like a bending slower. It seemed to her that she was wrapped in happiness, that she had nothing more to hope for, nothing more to wish. Sam put his arm around her and drew her close to hits, and as hor head sunk on his breast, he said :- 'Hultly, dear -don't you love mo Hultly 1' Huldy looked up shyly, and whispered :- 'I'm very happy, Sans. It was nay fault after all.' .No, no ; it was mine.' You don't rare, really fur Mehit- ubla, S.ut 1' she said after a short pall8,y. `About as much as you do for Jifu,' said Sam, with a glad 'laugh. TTuli�y gave a smile, and nestled her goad down closer on his breast. How long they sat there, filling up the time with broken sentences and whispered words neither ever knew. Suddenly thorn was a heavy step on the porch, a hand on the latch, lieldy sprang up, the door opened and her father stepped in. `Why, what on airth,' said he, suifisiug, 'air inurniu' 1' '011 1 my pies !' said Ilulaly, springing to the stove. '`They're all burnt 1' 'You let your pies burn, Huldy 1' said the deacon, iu tunes of amaze- ment, '1'fhy, how -Hello, Sam ! Glad to see thee. Never mind, ITuldy,' he wcut on, glancing keen- ly at the tno,•it being 'a question which had the most color, 'a few burnt pios don't ]natter much today, do they gal ? Sam, let's shako hands.' -A private cablegram rueuivod' last Friday by. a.Chinese firm re- ports that it hurricane at Ilong Kong has caused a loss of 10,000 lives and great damages t.o.property. THIS YEAR'S CUT and PLUG SMOKING TOBACCO. FINER THAN EVER. m SEE - IN Ii±DON%P: 0N - EACH PLUG and PACKAGE. 517-y CLOTHING. ABRAHAM SMITH, Market Square, GODERICH. WEST OF ENGLAND SUHI. INGS & TROUSERINGS, SCOTCTi TWEET) SUITINGS & TRO LTSERINGS, FRENCH ANI) ENGLISII WOR- STED CLOTHS, 411(1(10 UJ) in Beal Style and Work- manship at Abraham South's. Now in stork one of the c1'?a1,e- and he'd stocks o,/ WINTER... CLOTHING AND CLOTHS. A• Full. Lino of GENTS' FUR NISHINGS always in stook, 11 will 'ay you to call on ABRAHAM SMITH BUSINESS DIREC101?Y G, H. COOK, Licentiate of Dental Surgery, honor Gra nate of the'rorouto School of Doutietry. Nitrous Oxide Gus a d:pint:Acred Ger the palnlesn extraction teeth. Olfce-Over Jackson's Clothing Store, next to Post Ofllee, Clinton. :re Night Bell answered. 498y Wain!. rift REEVE. Office-"Pulare" Blick mock, Rattenbury Street, Resideace opposite the Temperance Hall, Huron Street. Cor'uhor ror the County of Huron. 0111 hours freat'6 a.w. to 0 p. un. Clinton, Jan. 14, 1881. i•y DR. GUNN W. Gunn, M. D. L. 1t, 0. P. Edinlier,;11 L. E. C. S. Edinburgh Licenelate of the ylidwilery, Office, on corner of Ontario and Malian* Sts., Clinton. 475•y, eget, MANNING & SC017, Barristers, 4e., ELLIOTT'S BL006, - CLINTON. Money to Loan. A. H. MANNING. JAS. SCOTT. 3:,m ';u, tit • u fjaFall& vi,t1.11 suns, (•n i ersehal security, at HALE, Huroq.nt ly scud •a: Ton t, mud farm IIILOUT, ;, (0RL1upstairs) Albert•St es.msaies ,�itllhill�. Act ul 1'Iu•liammat, 1865 a'li..• . $2,000, o 1tL.: , $1,000,000 • 'loud 111oe, - MONTREAL. TtivalAb t4 Ott liSIAN, 1'resideut.4 J. 11. It, ylul.n0N, Vtce President. N. WOLNI I:S AN '1•IiOMAS, General Manager Notes discounted; Colleetiuws nratle, Draft issued, Sterling and American ex- chauge b ught and sold at luw- cs1 current rates. 1NTeuss'r AT 3 PER CENT. ALLUtli1i,.11N DEI o0ws FARMERS - Money advanced to farntereon their own note with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re quired as security. 1!. C. BREWER, — Manager, I February.1884 CLINTOR T. 1. F. H I LLIAR D,1111113=1MEARTSMaafterAl BAltlRISTER. SOLICITOR, d';c. Office --Cooper's new block (ground floor), Victoria Street, Clinton. Will attend Division Courts at Layfield and Illy th gar PRIVATE Fuses ru LEND 111 loves± ratesul interest. --_- • •r-- 613 T L)WAltl NORMAN LEWIS, Barrister, Sol 12j leiter in High Court, Cunveyuneer, &c., Godurich and Hayfield. Money to loan at live and one•half per cent on two.third margin. 11ay• held o lice open every' 'Thursday from 9.30 to 4.30 in Swartz; hotel block, opposite Divistutt Court (Mice. 4661f ec1 P,A(1 ER S MORTON, Barristers, d -c., d• , God. 1�erlel and Winghaut. C. Seeger, Jr., Gederieb dl, A. Morten Wantthtun. 1-1y. I)AVISCIN & JOHNSTON,Law, C,ancery,aild Conveyancing. Oaten - West Street,' next door to Post Office, Godcrich, Ont. 57. C. HAYS, Solt(i0)l, Jre. Office, corner of d Square and West Street, over tinder's Book Store, Godurich, trot• 67. tsl• Money to lend at luweet rates of interest, il AMPION, Berrister,Attorney, Solicitor in' C tJ. Chaueet'y', Conveyancer, ,ie. Ottice over Jordan's Drug Starr., the rn.ina formerly omen pied' hy Judge Doyle, Iter Any amount of money to loan at lowest rates of intefeet, 1•ly. gAxtt:ttO11Ceting. H. W. BALL! IJCTiONF.NR for Huron Count%. Sales at - (1, tended to In any part of the County. Ad- ±ress orders to Cousmcn P 0. V-17. CHAS. 1!A7131LTO,e, . AUO'r10NEEft laud, loan and insurance agent Blyth. Sales attended in town and country, m reasonable terms. A list of term.: and village Iota tor sale. Money to loan on real estate, at Inti' rates of interest. Insurance effected on all classes of property. Notes and dehtscollectcd. Goods appraised, and meld on eon:mission. Bank- ruptstocke bought and aold. Blyth. Dec, 16, 141±0 Photographer s l ts pi 00°11' CLINTOhl. Life Size Portraits a Specialty, Clinton Marble Works, HURON STREET) CLINTON. W. H. COOPER, Jr., Manufacturer of an dealer in all kinde of Marble & Granite for Cemetery Work at agnres that defy competition Also manufacturer of the Celebrated ARTIFICIAL SroNE ler Building pur- poses and Cemetery VV,ork, which must be seen to he appreciated. -All work warranted to live eatisfactioh. Mali) Mutual Insurance Cot T. NEILANS, HARLOCK GENERAL AGENT.: isolated town and village property, as well an farm buildings and stock, insured. insnraneen effected against stock that may he killed hy lightning. If you want insurances drop a card to the above address. 5021f. Goderioh Marble Works Having bought out Josr'Plt Yarns 'oNlli, in Godurich, we are now prepared to far nista, on reasonable terms, HEADSTONES AND MONUMENTS. GRANITE A SPECIALTY. We are prepared to sell cheaper than any other firm In tate county. Parties wanting anything in, this line will find it to their interest to reserve their orileis for un. ROBERTSON St: BELL. May 17th, 1886. 302.3m EXHAUSTED VITALITY! 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Visiting brethren 2±210)0 8o made welcome.'• W. G. SIIITII, W. 31. P. CANTELON, See. D. II. CAL1tICE, D. M. Jubilee Preceptory No. 16i, (Wad Knights of Ireland) Meets in the Clinton Orange Ilall, the second Wednesday of every month, at 7.30 o clock in the evening. Visiting Sir Knights will always 7,,ccive a hearty welcome. A. M. " rn, 'Worshipful Preceptor 0Eaa0E IIANLEo, hclmty Freceptur WILLIAM 5cGEE, Registrar Royal black Precepto.ry 397, Black h11iglits of Ireland, Mets in the Orange Hail, Blyth, the Wcdnes- day after full moon of every month. ' Royal 11G±k Preceptors .315. L'lac1 linfolcts of Ireland, Meets in the Orange hall, Guderich, the Tide Monday of every month. VisitirgKnights Many made welcome. JAMES \V181,LS, Preceptor, Saltford I' 0 • W FI MLRNEV, Registrar, Guderich P 0 CLINTON KNIGHTS OF LABOR ltooms,'third Oat, Victoria idock. lteguir meeting every Thursday evening et. 8 :Aloe sharp.., Visiting Knights made welcome. FOR FIRST CLASS, HAiRCUTTINC AND SHAVING. Go. to A. 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