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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1890-07-25, Page 2ti rutDAY, aura 2s, 1890. A . ON '1y V- A MODERN ENGLISH with your mother." Phe two relapsed into gilelicd i tio.-T ave Y±ott,'. rites this. Elpis trying to titinlc D i Doiov*Tl blit his Up, and did not two reasonable okeetiona to this reply, and Ellis, well aware that he new idea, Donovan sketching ant 14 "t ualted en -a `core etcbjeet, in hia wind the plan of his tour ou changed the .conversetio, - His MAN the continent. ile longed inex- ward's decision wee eunvenient.— pressibly for change of. scene, and For once he must be oareft.l ..to travelling offered very strong attrao- pleaseeee�nd humor him a little. So. tions to bis restless mint. he ref'ounced'for a time the plea - But a sudden revrils oa of feeling sure of irritating bis victim, and came before long. Apt they ode they spent a very amicable evening down the long, shady drive, and over the billiard tante. dismounted at the door of the man- It is an undisputed fact that one or, he heard a childish voice calling t iece of villainy iavar•iably leads to him, and, looking up, he saw Dot's others. When Ellis Farrant, in a little pale face eagerly watching moment of anger and dieappoint- him from her window. went, had destroyed his cousin's He mounted the stairs very slow - used to let the conversation float on ly, struggling hard with hicnself.— quietly into other channels, so that Dot would certainly miss him very very little was really arrived at. ' trash, would be much happier if he He was a clever, shrewd mac, and did not gu, and yet the ,;raving bis visit was a long series of wane- within hint for change was almost uvers. He never lost sight of his irresistible. Oakdene began to feel two great aline: the first was to like a prison to him. Selfishness, wits the regard and confidence of or, as he called it, common sense, Mrs Farrant, and to secure this he whispered that it was mere folly to studied most carefully her character think he could always be tied down and tastes; the second was to induce Donovan to Lead as inexpensive a life as might be during the time of his guardianship. What became of him after he was of age he neither cared nor thought of, for before thwt time he hoped to have won Mrs Farrant's band, It was abort two or three days from the beginning of his visit that he first began to question Donovan cautiously as to the future. They were out riding when he resolved to risk the attempt. "Beautif 11 country about here," he remarked carelessly. "Yes," replied Donovan laconi cally; he did not care to show any interest in such a remark from one who evidently cared nothing in re- ality for scenery. "Much hunting in the neighbor- hood ?" "No; it's not a hunting county." "But you have gobd shooting, I hear." "Oh ! yes, we can have any amount of that. Won't you come down for it this autuniui" "Thanks. If I have time I should like nothing better. You will he here, of course?" "Yee, I suppose so," said Dono- van 'rather hesitatingly. Ellis Farrant felt a little uneasy. Had the boy made up his mind to go to the university? Would he want to enter any expensive pro- fession? He must find out, and, if ' so, try to put some reasonable ob- stacle in the way. "You have found these months a little dull, I expect; but next year you'll be up' in town for the season —it will be very different." "Life's disgusting everywhere," said Donovan gloomily. "No, no," replied the man of the world, lightly. "There's plenty of enjoyment, if you look out for it. Cheei up, my boy; you let yourself brood over things too much. 'Let by-gones be by -gorses,' and face the future, and let your guardian know plainly what you want." •The speech sounded frank and kindly. Donovan involuntarily carne• a little out of his shell • "I don't know°that there's any- thing I want," he said, s'owly, and yet I want everything. Did you ever feel as if nothing in the whole . world 'vera worth a fig, as if nothing could ever satisfy you?" A. perplexing question! Why did the perverse fellow begin to moralize on ab.ltract subjects, just when he wanted to arrive at plain facts? "I know quite well what you mean," he replied, glibly. You will soon live it down. I think you should mix more with compan- 345:° c,f your own age." He felt that this was a hazardous Suggestion, but ventured it with bis custon ary boldness, "I hate fellows of my own age," said Donovan, shortly. "You are a misanthrope, I'm afraid," said Ellis, breathing more freely. "You would not like to go to Oxford or Cambridge. I suppose?" "No, certainly not." "And yon are not exactly—not passionately—fond of work?" Donovan smiled a little. "Well, no, I can't say I am." "You would not like to be a barrister or a—parson?" "I?" cried Donovan, in amaze. "In "all conscience—no?" "There is no need. not the slight- est," said Ellis. "In fact, I don't qt suited think you are in the I o for any profession. You can live on here very comfortably. No doubt your mother will make you a handsome allowance when you're of age; for, though you are not ex- actly your father's heir, it will come to much the same thing in the end." "Yes, I suppose so," said the unconscious Donovan. "1 should rather like you to do a little reading, however," continued Ellis. "I must not forget that you are my wad, you know. What - do say to going in to some tutor at •Greyahot two or three times a week?" "I don't mind. I'll do so, if you wish it. --flow would a travelling tutor be? I must say I should like to spend a few months abroad." An inconvenient and expensive project. If Donovan were away, he could not come down to Oakdene so easily. But Ellis was too far- sighted to give a definite refusal to the request. "Well, we will think of it," he said, quite in his pleasantest manner. "I am glad you told me what was on your mind. We can talk it over Children Cry for stay iierea IOW iOatber will be glad views, iui~ 1 clan no seeuhtt a.t*-� do not care enough for the human race." Mrs Farrant wanderefl off to an- other grievance. "Well, I really .wish you would not get yourself so talked about; it is very unpleasant for me. Why won't you come to church on Sun- day, and be like other young men?" "Because, whatever I am, I will not be a hypocrite," said Donovan, with some sharpness. There was silence for a few min- utes after this. Mrs Farrant fanned herself, and Donovan tormented the feathers of an Indian hand screen. At last, with a rather softened ex - will, he never once thought of all it pression, he continued : would lead to, but little by little he "I am sorry, mother, if I spoke began to realize that a good deal of rudely, but that is a thing 1 cannot plotting and scheming would be do to please any one. If you dislike necessary, and perhaps a few trifling my going to bear Raeburu so much, deceptions and injustices, before he I I will not do it again." could profit by his crime. He was "I only wish you not to retake pleased to find that the coldness be- yourself a by -word to the neigh'tor- tween the mother and son still ex- hood," said Mrs Farrant, peevishly. isted, for it was, of course, all in his "I do not care what you do, as long favor. He had father dreaded the as you behave respectably." "No, you care for nothing, I see, as long as people hold their tongues," said Donovan, with one of his rare and furiously sudden outbursts of passion. "Is it wonderful that 1 should be going to the dogs, when this is all you give me ? What else can you expect ?" She did not in the least under- stand him, but his vehemence ter- rified her; she burst into:tears. "It is very unkind of you to speak so angrily; you know how anything of this sort upsets me," she sobbed. "I did think that the only son of a widow was expected to show some feeling for his mother, and you—you are only a grief and a disgrace to me." He was softened in an instant, tried to take her hand in his, and spoke as gently and tenderly as he would have spoken to Dot. "Forgive me, .mother—I was to blame. But, indeed, if you would let are, I would try to be more to you." He would have said more, but words never came easily to him, and he felt half choked now with emo- tion. "You are so inconsiderate," said Mrs Farrant, drying her eyes. "I am sure I wish your guardian wore here; he at least would have some sympathy with me. I wish you would try to copy him a little more. The reference to one whom Dono- vin so little liked or respected was very trying; he drew back. "It is just as I told ycu at Porth- kerran," continued Mrs Farrant. "You never think of any one but yourself; you are always bringing trouble add sorrow to others." Then looking up, and seeing that Dono- van in his agitation was, breaking the feathers of her hand -screen, she sharpened her voice, "Can not you even help destroying the things your poor father brought back?" He did not attempt to answer. What was the use of speaking? What was the use of trying to bridge the hopeless gulf between them? It was more in despair than ance at him. He was under a cloud, Passion that he flung down the he had lost his good name. It was screen and strode out of the room. not much to be wondered at, per- haps, and yet it seemed cruelly hard that he should be thus cut ofl'from all intercourse with those better peace. There was, at any rate, no than himself. The cautious world disagreement. Mrs Farrant was too said, with its usual prudence, that inert and Donovan too self -restrain - it would never do not to show mark- ed to admit of frequent quarrels be- tween them; they lived on in quiet coldness, meeting at meal -times, talking on different subjects, then parting again, each to resume his or her separate lite. There were faults, perhaps, on both sides; a resolute and continuous effort from either must have broken down such an unnatural state of things. But neither of them made such an effort. Mrs Farrant, even had she thought of it, would have been too indolent to persevere. Donovan had tried, threw up the attempt,' at once too proud and too hopeless to resume it. In Occtober Ellis Farrant came, according to his promise, bringing his sister Adele with him. She was some years his junior, and as she had the sante class of good looks and general brilliancy as her bro- ther, and dressed fashionably, she still passed for a "young" lady, al- though she was considerably over thirty. Ellis had not introduced her to Oakdene without a special reason. She of course knew noth- ing of the depth of his schemes, but he trusted her with enough to make her a valuable ally. "Now, this is how natters stand," he had said to her, as they were driving from Greyshot to Oakdene. "Mrs Farrant is as dull as she well can be in this hole of a place, and I want to have plenty of opportuni- ties for letting her feel that I can enliven it. Do you understand me, or must I speak more plainly?" His sister laughed and shrugged her rboulders. "Do not trouble yourself; I un- derstand well enough. You wish to be beforehand with the army of suitors who are sure to attend upon a pretty, rich widow, by no means past her youth." "Exactly," said Ellie, rubbing his hands with satisfaction. "Last time T was here I could do but little; it was too early days, for one thing, and then there was the boy to be looked after; but now T• want you engross him a little, and set me at liberty—do you seer Adele Farrant laughed again. "You cunning Ellis! You have entraped me into a dall country house just to further your own ends, and then, you set me down BY EDNA LYALL. ed by Wm. Bryce. Toronto. CONTINUED. The '`vnominal business matters which had formed the excuse fol the visit were put forward from time to time, but neither mother nor son was business -like, and Ellis to one place It would be narrow- effects of those months of quiet fin- ing, cramping, bad for his health. tercourse; but all had gone as he The absurdity of thinking of this, wished. Mrs Farrant did not in however, struck 'airs with sudden force as he entered Dot's room.— How could he think of himself so much, when she lay on the same weary couch day after day, and yet the least understand Donovan; he was not in any sense a comfort to her; therefore there was all the more hope that she might be led to confide in Ellis, that he might be - contrived to he so patient, come a necessary part of her exist - "I rut so glad you have come erre. During this visit he was ob- back, Dono," she exclaimed. "Doerr liged to be kind and conciliatory to has been down in the housekeeper's his ward, and was too prudent to room for hours, and Waif and I sbow any marked attentions to Mrs have b,,eit so dull." Farrant, hut be succeeded in enliv- 'I'he loneliness rose up before him ening the house wonderfully, and vividly—utontlrs'and months of it. received a pressing invitation to At the stale time a glorious vision come down in the autumn, bringing of lite abroad—Italy, Switzerland, his sister Adele with him. 'He re- mount+ins, freedom ! Ile was mained till the 12th of August, quite si ent, • but Dot was arcus- and then went up to the north for touted to his taciturn moods, and grouse shooting, well satisfied with chatted on contentedly. his success at Oakdene. "And pour 'Waif, you forgot to The manor was a little dull after take `:rim with you, and he was so he left. Mrs Farrant, to relieve miserable when he heard you ride the monotony, sent out her cards, off; be scratched at the door and land found some slight occupation whined dreadfully, and I could not in receiving the visits of her neigh - o!' course get up to let him out, so bors and acluaintances. Donovan at last he came back very sadly rode in to Greyshot three times a with his tail between his legs, and week to his tutor's, studied "Mill's cuddled up to me for comfort. Do Logic," and worked hard at his mu - you know, Dono, I believe he he- sic. Strangely, although he was no gins to love you as I do, almost." lover of the art, he found a peculiar "And you do not cry when I go satisfaction in working even at the out riding," said Donovan, smiling. mechanical exercises; his master "No, only when you go quite scarcely knew what to make of a away; when you used to go back to pupil wto, with very little actual school, and when cousin Ellis took talent, surmounted difficulties so quickly, and showed such untiring you away last time." "What a silly little Dat! What perseve:ance. Indolent as he seem - makes you cry?" ed, he could yet show the most in - "Why, bet;ause I love you so," defatigable zeal when lie had it sufti- said Dot, wistfully, "and everything cient motive, and, with a view to seems so horrid when you're away. pleasing Dot, he bent his whole will Will you have to go away again, to the work. do you think? Will Cousin Ellis With the exception of this seas - and the lawyer want you any factory effort, the autumn was a more?" very painful one to him. As soon "Oh, no, I shall not lie going as' his mother began to receive vis - away again," lie said, in rather a itors again, he could not fail to be - forced voice. Then, after a pause; come i'ware of the marked coldness "I say, Dot, this room is stifling. with which almost es ere, one treat - Shall I open the other window?" ed him. He had never had any She assented, and he crossed special friends in the neighborhood, the room quickly, threw up the but now lie noticed that the old sash, gulped down a mouthful of acquaintances, who had formerly fresh air, and registered a silent been civil and friendly- looked ask - vow, that he would never leave her. "1 wonder what makes your fere- head look so battered to day," re- sumed Dot, as he sat down beside her again. "It always reminds me of a bent penny I had for a long time. And some days the bend in the middle seemed to show more. I think it's on the days when you don't talk much.' Donovan laughed heartily, shook off his tacturnity, and did his best according to Dot's principles to straighten his brow. "A. phrenologist once told me that my forehead meant all sorts of things—mathematic ability, reason- ing, and music—but he was sadly out, poor man, in that last, for T haven't a grain of music in me." "I wish you had," said Dot, "because I like it so much, and the band -organs so very seldom come." "Shall I get one, and grind away in the passage?" "That would always be. the same one. We should get so tired cf the tunes." "Yes," said Donovan, laughing again. "Don't you remember the story of the organ -grinder, who some- how came in to some money, and the first thing he did was to rush frantically at his organ with , 'Both- er! yop shall never go round again,' and smashed it to pieces?" Dot laughed long and merrily. "I wish you could play the piano as Cousin Adele used to. It sounded so nice coming up from the drawing -room." "Would you really like it?" said Donovan. "I will try to learn then. We will have a piano over from Greyshot, and it can be put up here." "Oh! Dono, how delightful ! But won't it be dull for you, as you do not like music? And do you think you will be able to learn?" "We will have no end of fun over it," he replied, cheerfully. "And as to being able -1 believe we are able to do anything we have a will for." That evening, after Mrs Farrant had left the dinner table, Donovan relieved his guardian's mind by one of his quick, abrupt speeches. "On thinking it over, I find I had better not go abroad." "Oh ! just as you like, my dear fellow," said Ellis, trying to conceal hia satisfaction. "Most happy to advance you the necessary funds, you know. I should think, though, as you say, it would be better to �IrR°tet 101Iq`TRIPITT°p+esr to amuue a sabool.boy." , MO1?EX i MONFX' l 1 .'UI+T'gY1 vate `r`Plirdon izte, but -he is by c o ttuundsat' ow' r temoo s r$nd mra4erateeeepe see. wenn a boy,» said Ellis. "Id: is, or TerrapinadetoeuttbOR><RWpra. °waders himself, all sorts of thiugs: aIANl!rzNQ & SCOTT. - glinxau tt philosopher, a radical; on atheist, and joking apart, he really is old for his years. You many find him a Real Estate Broker,Fi-nancial little stiff' and haughty at first, but Agent, &c., 23 Toronto you will soon get to know hien, and Street, Toronto he will give you some amusement: besides, he is handsome—very; an - Apollo an Adonis." "And in his ninteeuth year!" concluded Adele, with a gesture of contempt. "However, I will try to amuse him, out of regard for you. Why, here we are at the manor, and there is your Apollo of ;the clustering curls at the door. What a grave, saturnine face! But you ere quite right, he is very good looking. Roman, not Greek, though. Augus- tus Ceasar come to life again." The first evening was, according to Ellis Farrant's views, a perfect success. He had free scope for con- versation with Mrs Farrant, and she grew quite merry and talkative under the combined influence of his attentions and his sister's animation and gayety. "It is so pleasant to hear fresh voices" she said at dinner time. -- "I grow very tired of tete-a-tete din- ners with Donovan." This was exactly what Ellis wish- ed; it was quite an effort to conceal his satisfaction. He looked at the young host at the head of the table, and wondered how he would enjoy being ousted from his position. Adela's work was not quite so easy. She found Donovan very grave, almost repellant, not at all inclined to be more than coldly courteous. She persevered, how- ever, and being clever and really good natured, she gradually won her way. Nor was she so dull as she had fancied would be the case. The haughty "nil-adreirar'i" spirit of her special charge'rather attracted her. She found herself really anxious to win his good opinion, and set her- self to find out his likes and dislikes, and Donovan really liked her in a manner, was grateful for her kind- ness, and felt a sort of relief in hav- ing a bright, talkative, pleasant woman in the house. When Ellis did not care to go out shooting, Adele generally proposed a ride, and so managed to engross her young cousin for two or three hours. In the evening, too, she would keep him turning over the leaves of her music in the back drawing - room, ler ving her brother to amuse Mrs Farrant, and her light, mean- ingless talk generally sufficed to prevent the chance of their being interrupted by Donovan. EDWARD HARRIS, After this there was peace for some little time, if such dreary, aimless existence could be called ed disapproval of disgrace and wrong -doing. Donovan Farrant had been expelled from school for most dishonorable behavior (his crimes were by this -time absurdly exaggerated by report); it was quite impossible that he could be allowed to mix with the immaculate sons of the neighboring homes. Inter- course must be as much as possible discouraged; the acquaintance was undesirable. A young man who 1 never went to church, who had been seen at one of Raeburn's lectures, who was dangerously handsome, and unmitigatedly bad, could not be visited. The neighbors all tried to ignore his existence;he was either entirely cut, or treated with the coldest and most distant civility. Misanthrope as he was, Donovan felt this treatment keenly, and re- sented it. It was hard, and cruel, and unjust. lie used it as he used everything else at that time, as an argument against ''hristianity. Nor did his mother make matters pleas - enter to him..,She, too, found out the coldness ith which he was treated and it vexed her. One or two of the more kind-hearted neigh- bors referred delicately to the sub- ject, and, though Mrs Farrant paid little attention to her son's doings as a rule, this roused her to remon- strate with him. "Donovan," said she, in her com- plaining tone one evening, "I real- ly wish you would be more care- ful how you go on, Mrs Ward was here to -day, and she said she was extremely sorry to hear that you had attended some shocking infidel lecture at Greyshot. Is it true that you went?" "Perfectly, herring the adjec- tives," replied Donovan, crossing the room, and resting his elbow on the mantel -piece. "But really you should not do such things," said Mrs Farrant, plaintively. "What made you think of going ?" "I wished to hear Luke Raeburn's views," said Donovan, still keeping his face turned steadily toward her. "It is absurd for a boy of your age to think of such things. What can you understand about his views?" "More than 1 can of any other 'Pitt/bees Castoria. •r0 BE r'ONrINUIir,. WILSON'S FLY POISON PADS. Particulars of Farms, Residences. 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Office — immedi- ately west of the Royal Hotel. Residence -- Albert 8t., Clinton. Calla night or day et - tended to promptly. DR'9. ELLIOT & GUNN. Clinton Post Office Time Table Mail, are due f‘qr delivery and close for despatch at the Clinton Po.t Ottice us follows:— Close 1 D"Hamilton, Toronto, Strat1 1 ford, Seaforth, Grand Trunk east and interne-' diate offices Toron to, Stratford, Sea - forth, T. and S. east Godcrich, Ilolmesville and Grand Trunk west1 p.m. 1 8.10 a.m Godcrich, 8,45 p.m.l 2.40 p.m Hamilton, Toronto, 4.15 p.m. 10.25 ani London, L., H. & B. south a.m. p.m.'a.m. p.m and Intermediate offices 7.00 4.1540.257.00 Blyth, Wingham, Kincar- diue,Lucknow, north and intermediate a.m. p m. a.m. p.tn offices 0.30 6.151 8.10 5.00 British mails, 6fonday,Wed- nesdsy, Thursdsv 7.00 a.m., Bayfield, Varna, Herbison, daily 2.30 p.ni. 4.2.45p.m. Summerhill, Tuesday and Friday, 5.30 p.m.1 5.30 p.m Money Orders issued and Deposits received from one dollar upwards. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Savings Bank and Money Order Office close at 6.30 p.m. THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster. Clinton, April 29, 1880. 7.00 a.m.! 1.50 p.m 1.55 p.m.l 8 a.m T: NEILANS, HARLOCK* - GENERAL AGENT. Isolated town and village property, as wet as farm buildings and stock, insured. Insur- ances effected against stock that may be killed by lightning, If you want insurance drop a card to the above address. PAINTING. PAINTING. The underaigneddesires to intimate to the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has returned to town, and intends to remain here pe -manentty, and is better prepared than ever to do anything whatever in the painting or paper hanging line. All orders entrusted to him will receive prompt and careful attention. GEORGE POTTS, Kirk St., Clinton. J. C. SrEVENS0N, —THE LEADING— UNDERTAKER —AN P— EMBALIIIER A FULL LINE OF GOODS KEPI is STOCK The bestEmbalming Fluid used Splendid Hearse. ALBERT ST.,CLINTON, Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL H. R. Elliot, M. D., W. Gunn, M.D., L. R. L.R.C.P.,Sudlnburgh, C.P„ Edinburgh, L.R. L.R.C.S.. Edinburgh, C. S. Edinburgh Li - Licentiate ofthe Mid- conflate of the Mid- wifery, Edinburgh. wifery,Edin.Offiee,on Office at Bruoefleld. corner of Ontario and William Ste., Clinton DRS. REEVE & TURNBULL Dr. Reeve, Coroner for County of Huron. Dr. Turnbull, Graduate of Toronto and Vic- toria Universities; member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; Fellow - of Obstotrloal Society of Edinburgh; tate of London, Eng„ and Edinburgh Hospitals Otncc:—Murray Block, Rattenbury Si,, Cll • ton. Night 'halls answered at Dr. Reeve' residence, Huron St„ er at Grand;tJhi n Ilotel.Telei,doue, HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investment Co'y FAR RAN & TIS»ALL BANKERS, CLINTON. ONT Advances made to farmers on their own notes, at low rates of interest. A general Banking Business tranaactea Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes bought J. P. TISDALL, Manager RICHf➢L 1 Y Rewarded are those who read fl atthis and then act; they will find honorable employment that will not take them from their homes and families. The profits are large and sure for every industri- ous person, many have made and are now making several hundred dollars a month, It is easy for any person to make 88 per day and upwards,who is willing to work. Eithe sex,young or old; capital not needed,we star you. Everything new. No special ability required; you, reader.can do it as well as any one. Write tons at once for full particulars which we mail free. Address Stinson & Co Portland, Maine. This Company is Loaning Money or Farm Security at Lowest Rates of interest. MORTGAGES PURCHASEI SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. S, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed on Deposits,aecording loamounl and time left. OFFICE—Corner of Market Sgnareand North 9 HORACE HORTON. MANAGER. Goderich,August 6th 1881 CLiN'roav Planing Mill BIBLES & TESTAMENTSATCOST The Clinton Branch Bible Society nave for Sale at DR WORTHINGTON'S DRUG STORE. Albert Street.,a Ane assortment of Bibles and Testaments. TB8TAMENT'8 FROM 80t8. UPWARD BiBLaS FROM 286te UrIVARDA, COME ANOMIE, DR WORTHINGTON, fD poeltort. DRY H1LN! r1,HE SUBSCRIBER HAYING JUST COit- YLSTSD and furnished his new Planing Bi11 with machinery of the latest improved patterns, is now prepared to attend to all orders in his line in the. nest prompt wad satisfactory mtnner and at reasonable rates. He would also return thanks to all who patronised the old m before they were burned nut, sad now being in a bet ter position to execute orders expeditiously feels confident he can give satisfaction to all. FACTORY—Near the OrandTrsirl Railway, Clinton. l'IIOMAS McKENZIE ROBERT DOWNS, CLINTON, Manufacturer and Proprietor for the boat Saw 551)8 Dog in use. Agent for the sale and application of the t'FIEn&R PATENT AUTOMATIC Bones CLEANER. STEAM FiTTINOS furnished and applied on short notice. Boilers. Engines. and all kinds ei Machinery repaired expeditiously and in a siatlsiaetory manner. Fern. Implements manufactured a tdrel a Steam and Water Pipes rurnisbe position, Dry Kane eited up Ohsteeseterneetit ,