The Wingham Times, 1889-09-13, Page 2*
aiti times
SEPTEM BER 18, 1889.
TRIM IIERIOS24.
osi.ux. amour.
Eleanore Gray nail Dora Alton
Were great friends ; though two more
dissimilar in every way it would be
hard to And. For, while Eleanore
was tall, dark, and brilliantly oolored,
Dora, was childishly slight, with' a pale
lily.fair skin; and while Eleanore was
vivacious and daring, Dora was shy
and quiet. And, strange to say, the
one you would deem least fitted to
cope with the world was the •one
.whorn circumstances had compelled to
do so from her earliest youth.
Tho acquaintance between the two.
girls began at sehool, ad when Elea-
nore graduated) and, leaving school.
days behind forever, come to her
beautiful home, at her urgent solicita
tion, Dora, whom she had grown to,
tove as tenderly as a sisteiaceompan-
led her.
The first month of vacation had
passed, and the second had been en-
tered upon, and Dora sighs as she
thinks how very soon the time will
hay° flown, and this delightful exper-
ience that has come to her like an
oasis in the monotonous desert of her
life, will have ended. And yet the
roses of pleasure have not beeaoentirO,
ly without the thorim that ;always
accompany them.
five weeks does not constitute a
great portion of time, .but in them
much may happen, and they have
sufficed to implant in Dora's. gentle
heart a something as strong as she
knows it is hopeless.
By the terms of 'the deceased Mr.
Gray's will, his friend, Mr. Eldridge,
a man many years younger than him,
Self, but one possessing, his utrnost
confidence, was left executor of bis
large fortune and guardian to his
daughter.
Thus it is that the 'Gray pottage fre-
quently bees Mr. Eldridge's genial
handsome face ; and thus it is ulso
that, in listening•to Lis fluent couver-
sation, which opens'before Tier broad
vistas Of knowledge as well ae of en-
teitainment, Dora has come to think
that not in all the world is another so
wise and good ---as worthy of a maid-
en's love.
But not a hint of the truth does
she suffer to etcape, for sheoinsagines
that she has read a secret, and she is
not surprieed„
She is so beautiful and bright, it is
no Fonder that he loves her, she mus-
es, as she watches with a feeling of
mingled admiration, tenderness, and
pain the guardian and hit lovely
ward. •
The days go by until one cornea
-which is long remeuebered.
It had been a stormy afternoon,
and with the gathering darkness the
"thunder begins to mutter Menacingly:
Sweet -briar Cottage, as Eleanore's
pleasaut home is called, is situated
upon a slight elevation, whose foot
was washed by a narrow streAm be-
tween which and terra firma run's the
ailroad.
From their position in the bow -
window, where they are veatching with
fascinated eye cloud phantasy af gloom
rent by lurid light which the' storm
presents to their vision, the girls can
see the track up and down fors souse
way.
Suddenly a tremendous crash darts
les them to their feet, and at the same
instant a lightning flash illumines
the whole sky and surrotiudiug ob-
jects.
Flearsore's face grows very 'pale
as she grasps her compaion's arin
tuid points down npou the track. '
Dora, the great elm tree rit the foot
of the terrace bas been struck; She,
it has fallen across the track. The
eoven o'clock express will be along in
half au hour. Dora, they will be
wrebked, for the curve will prevent
them seeing the danger before it is too
late. A
Dora looks and trembles.
Can We do nothing, Eleanore? she
risks,
for the nearest telegraph station
is across the river, and there is no
other for five miles.
We crossed the river yesterday,
Eleanore. Can we not do it nevi? 1
ani going to try.
Eleanore gazed at her in surpriee.
Dora Alton, you are crazy to think
t f such is thing. Ito cross upon the
i tapping itones in fair weather le quite
different thing to attempting it in
such a *term as this. Th water is
s ery doll; A single ail step, and
life would pay thii foifeit.
vertheless, 1 *hall try. I know
lib way 4 and God halpitt tie, 1 way
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be the memo of saving hundreds i)f
try fellow treatures from. a horrible
fate, Do not try to dissuade me,
Eleanore. I must go.
And though Eleanore redoubled her
terrified, remonstrances, Dora weub
about her preparations firmly, wltll
look of determination upon her young
face that never faltered.
At last she was ready, and Elean-
ore strained her waterproof clad
figure c ose toHer a .
God guide and keep you, my dar.
ling. She eaid solemnly. Xou go
for duty's sake to brave a danger that,
fearless as I,have always deemed my-
self to be, I would never dare to at-
tempt. Hove life too well to face
what seems certain death.
Ah, I, too, love life, Dora said, as
she disengaged herself front her friend's
clinging arms ; but /something draws
me on. Though I knew I uever
should return I should go.
Out into the sterna and the darkness
Dora hurries; the wind beats' against
her, now pushing her back, now urg
ing her forward, until at length she
stands upon the brink of the little
river that ripples so innocently and
cheerily along under a sunny sky,
but whose waves now leaping and
tossing their foam -crests like mad
thins. The stepping -stones, which
hut -yesterday were so easily creased,
are before her, and Dora begins her
perilous joutney.
; Come back Dora, Ddm, come
back 1 calls Eleanore's vieice from
the terrace above ; but shet does not
heed.
Steadily she goes onward., but oh,
so slowly 1 oftentimes slippeng, and on
the very verge of falling; into the
treacherous water, whose inky black-
ness seems the denser, when, for a few
seconds, the glare of thu lightning
shows her what progress she ts
She haS gained the centre ot the
stream; her blight form trembling,
the combined effect of the cold which
strikes through her drippiug garments,
and the bodily exertions she has been
compelled to make to keep Ger footing
upon the slippery rocks. Will she be
able to reach the other side?
Bravely she struggles op, and at
length the goal is reachedo and her
feet touch the other shore.
A short while later, the' telegraph
operator, leaning idly back in his chair
in his warm office, is startleid by the
entrance of a small, dripping figure,
looking, with its dishevelled hair and
pallid face, like a visitant from some
ghostly sphere. 4-
A tree has fallen across :the path
opposite Miss Gray's cottage—tele-
graph for the seven o'clock el -sprees to
Then, her mission acc mplished,
the brave heart stops bea mg, and
Dora sinks to the floor, "
.
Four weeks have gone kg—weeks
of the most.intense anxiety; for all
that time Dora has lain belveen life
and death.. But at last the shadow
has lifted, and out once More into
health's sunshine she has merged to
the Iheart felt joy of the friends who
have prayed for her recovery inces-
santlyeeven when they geed their
prayers would be of no avaA
it is a bright pleasant dtbs though
somewhat chill, and in Eleenore's cosy
sitting room, in an easy -chair near the
bright wood -fire, Dora is sated. She
looks very lovely, for the fite-glow has
lent a delicate color to her pale cheeks
and madesinto an aureole ofrgold 'the
short waves of .hair that dilater about
her fair forehead.
The door gently opens, 'and a voice
says
May I come in ?
11 18 Mr. Eldridge, arida is the first
• time Since her illness that Dora met
him. "The delicate color deepens as
she resigns her hand to his clasp and
answera Lis words of gieeting. They
chat for awhile, and then to Dora's
great surprise e learnt what she has
not known before, that P among those
who to her brave deed owed their
safety frow death WO her friend's
guardian.
I asked Eleanore not to tell you, he
• says ; for I wish to thank you myself,
and at the seine time •,to ask you a
question most nioinentelle to me. It
is this: Dora, will you make the life
you have saved inote precious by lay-
ing that dear hand in •mine, and saya
ing that you will be t my wife 1 Ah,
little one, hay heart etent out to you
the first three that wetnet j but I little
knew to What a strength plosion
had grown until thatsclark hour came
that I feared that de4th *as about to
snatch you from me. .Dora, what is
my answer to be I
And 1 always thduxht it *at hiea.
note that you oared fort Dora "MA as
0. little lattir shit Mkt with a hapPy
lane and her little hiind tightly clasp.
ea in her !twirl. ,
I do twits tfk Eligthdre—Very
• much but it Is Dota—my berqi
darling—tbut I Wish formy wife-4
guaridian angel of my heart and r94
homer is his arrewer.
am more pleased than I pais /ex-
press, is Eleanore's; enthueiastie eStola-
mutton, wheu the blissful secret
ooufided to her. I do not believe that
in all the universe there is any one
nobler than my guardian, and Dora,
deiling, you are well mated, for no-
bility anti Heroism azul kindred. quali-
ties, and after what has paesed you
can never call yourself a coward.
Dora stopped her mouth with n
kiss,
Finn Baths Better Than shade Trees.
There is such a thing as baying too
much of a good thing, rimarked a
Cass Avenue man to a file 'd. 1 like
r
trees, but I don't like to Life in the
Woode. Every glimpse I g t of the
heavens or earth from my windows in
summer is caught on the fly, as it
ware, between the branches of the
trees.
Why don't yott cat
inquired his friend.
1 would cheerfullY, if
own, but unfortunately
ovine them and compels
their shade. There are
houses in Detroit that never have a
glint of sunshine from May to Novem-
ber, and the people in theni are as
bilious as East Indians. The average
Detroiter is afraid to trim hit trees so
that they shall present a respectable
appeatance, and you can walk up any
of the avenues and count hundreds of
lopsided, awkward looking trees, that
have run all to branches. The result
is damp houses, malaria and typhoid
fever.
1 haven't any trees, said the friend.
1 f I had I would go home and burn
them after such a picture ab that.
It is the,truth. We live ;too much
in the shade. Sun baths are' better
than shade trees of forest grewth. It
!s well enough to shade t e streets,
but not the houses. Facts ie facts, •
sir. '
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them down?
they:were my
landlord
me to live in
hundreds of
ist* Xerei to disfammiteas
The British (menhir agent at Jaffa
in hie last report on the trade of hie
district states that a concealers for a
railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem has
beeu granted by the Sultan W M.
Joseph ovan, au Ottoman eubject,
for seventy erre year°. It is stated
that a company has been formed na
England and Frames to carry out the
scheme and that the eugineers are
aeon expected to undertake the work.
The carriage road between Jura and
Jerusalem has greatly irapeoved. The
government gold last year the income
from the toll of the road fer 42,085; as
compared with 21,812 the star 'before
lass, which shows an inertia e in the
traffic. The JeWish colonies in Pales-
tine are greatly improving ; one of
them, which is called Richon le Zion,
.has planted about 2,000,00(n vines all
promising well. The coldnists are
great laborere; nearly all their land
is cultivated. The greater part of
them are Turkish stiljects, and all
;subject to the laws of the eountry.—
London Times.
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Chinese Sacred Narcissus Orkental Lily,
or Joss Plower. f,
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This beautiful variety is grown by
the Chinese, according totheir ancient
custom, to bloom at the advent of
• their new year. It is highly prized
and called by thew "Joss -]?!ower" or
" Flower of the Gods." The bulbs
are specially grown by a method
known only- to themselve4 whereby
they attain great site, audi strength,
insuring luxuriant erowtlt and te.
warkable profusion of blOora, in a
very short period. ' They lure gener-
ally flowered in 'shallow Ornamental
boWls containing water, the bulbs
being surrounded by bright colored
pebbles to prevent them Wm topling
over when in bloom.
The flowers, Which are borne ' in
clusters on tall pikes, are white,with a
golden yellow center, and deliciously
fragrant. The bulbs bloom in six er
eight weeks after planting.—The Steele
Bros. Co'y, Toronto, Ball) Catalogue.
• Ontario mereau of Indusfries.
This department has just iliisued its
statistical bulletin for the province.
The bulletin gives the corepltte agri-
cultural statistics of the areaetof field
crops, numbers of live stock, values of
farm land, buildings, live stock and ;
implements and average rates of wages
for farm laborers and do:rarebit ser -
vents in Ontario for 1889. The
estimates of yield of crops are based
on reports made on July 20th and are
of value only as showing the promises
of crops at that date. A report with
revised estimates will be published
early in September. Mr. A. Blue,
the efficient Secretary, hes made a
change this year in the mode of ob-
taining agricultural information and
statistics, and has adopted the system
used in the United States. A num-
ber of farmers and others in each
township are selected to prepare re-
ports for their several localities, and
it is confidently hoped that each one
to whom a schedule is addressed will
fill it out according to his best infor-
mation and judgment and return in
the enclosed envelope. Owing to the
change in system it is impprtant that,
every locality in the Province should •
be represented in the reports.
• The acreage of Criteria , fall wheat
is a little less than that of last year
and about 120,000 acres less than the
average from '82 to inclusive.
Barley has been most widely sown in
the average year from 1882 to 1888.
The acreage of oats has again been
satisfactorily inereased ; more rye
was sown this year than last and • the
tale for peas is similar.
The report for "Other Field Crops"
shows a great decrease in the acreage
devoted to corn, and a small decrease
. .
in the acreage given to every other
item except cleared pastures to the
former area of which same 80,000
acres have been added.
The addition to Ontariois stook of
horses, swine and poultrY seem to
compensate fairly the decrease in cows,
other cattle :sheep and lambs. The
clips of wool has fallen off in number
of fleeces and in Weights though the
weight per fleece is a little better
than last year.
A young drag cloak went 01 see
"her" the other night, mind seith a
lover's familiarity entered, the parlor
without knocking. The ' room was
dark, and he knew he wall expected,
add he thought he heard the rustle of
a dress in a gleamy corner. Elfrida
be exclaimed in passionate tones,
what, hiding I What are you doing,
petty one 1 Suckin' an egg, boss 1—
unmistakeably Came from Elfrida's
brother behind the sofa. And the
4rug clerk laid his head on the win-
dow ist11 and wept until Blind* came
1u with Istoth •
she Lived to spite *LS.
A certain maiden lady wits twice in
her lift -1 engad,ed to be inqried, and
each tit e ne unforseen event hiter,
nosed t
Wonial
Tiine b
and no
tutinthoerd
of the a
sent fosi The sick romp was we
filled with', sympathising • neighbors
when the divine made hisl appearance
and after some remarks ilrobeeded to
read a portion of the Scriptures. Ile
fell upon the chapter in which the
woman of Samaria is introduced.
Wheu he read the words, 'go call thy
husband', the sick woman groaned a
little, but when he uttered the words,
'The woman answered and said, I
have no husband, the old lady rose
upright in her bed and with flashing
eyes, squealed out : no' gaun to
status sic inipidence frae onybody,
preacher or no. I winner yer no
ashamed o' rimer ye rascal. I've
had twa chances Ms' a Wan, an"Ill
reeve to see ahither—see if 1 don't.
And she did. —Liverpool ;Cowie.
WHY will you (*ugh when Shiloh's Cure
will give you immediate relief 2 Price 100,
SOo. and Si. For sale by
Oome, William, give something,
said the deacon.
Can't do it Deals, saidi Bill.
Why not, isn't the cause a good
one ? •
Yes, good 'nuff, but I ain't able to
give nothin'.
Pooh ! pooh ! 1 knowibetter. You,
mud give me a better .reason than
that.
Well, I owe too mach money.
Well but, William, you owe God a
larger debt than anyone else.
That's true, but he aint a push&
me like the rest of my creditors.
BESIEDY.,-0, positive cure
for Catarrh,Diphtheyia and Canker Moutti.
For sale by C. B. Williams.
The amalgamation of London South
and London has been tentatively
agreed upon.
Ann you made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizz.inoss,_Los9. of Appetite,
Yellow Skin Shiloh's Vitalizer iJ void.
tiVe mire. For sale by O. E. Williams
The C. P. IL claims to be in good
eslrioapp.e to move the Manitoba wheat
A %BAIA Isstowit fres With each bottle
eiligtoKszOtts lrililanseily. Pries fie oats. 'or
W. 0. Parker, of Montreal, is suing
the Alerehants' Bank for $10,000 for
Srmon's Cosa will fin ediatsly relieve
Coln) Whe*OssOongls end Ir�r Sala by
C. 340/1111sSatt
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ihEtt tvrioe before you +fpale Once.
He dances well to whom ftertune pfpete
Ile doubles his gift who gives in time,
Ile fights with his own "ell
Ire giveth twice that gil trioe.
Ile has a bee in his bonn
He has bought bisuoble for nine pence.
He has had a bite upon his bridle,
He is a wise nun who speaks little.
Iic is proper Avlio hath proper condi-
Sous,
Ho knows iii a B fame a Mrs foot,
Ile knows nOt a hawk f tom a hand.
saw,
Ile lacks most that lenge most.
Help the lame dog over the stile.
Ile liveth long and liveth well.
14)111 find some hole to creep out at,
Ile loses nothing for the taletilg.
Ile loses hits thanks who pronuses and
delayeth,
He loses nothilig that keeps! God for
his friend.
He loves roast beef well that licks thd
spit. I
.1Ae may well be contented witi needs
neither borrow not flatter. I
Lie must needs fin whom the tleyil
drrein
s' ust stoop lOW that hatit a loot
door, f
He plays well that Wins.
He'ri a Jack in office.
He's gone upon a sleeveless e rand.
He that always complains is never pit
°elide that bows in the dust 11111 his eyes.
He that falls in an evil +must falls it
the devil's frying pan.
He that goes ti.borfrowing glies U-s0D-
towing,
He that has tie shame hal tic doh -
Science.
Ile that hath no silver in Ms pun*
Should have silver on his tongtie.
He that hath a good harvest may be
content with some thistles.
Ile that is angry is seldom at ease.
He that is warm thinks alt so.
He that lendeth loses double Slows beth
his money and hie friend). it
He that licks honey from #horns pays
too dear' for it.
He that lies down with dogs must ex-
pect to rise with fleas.
Ile that liaes not well one year sorrows
for it seven.
Ho that liveth wickedly can hardly die
honestly. t
He that reckons without hil host must
reckon again.
He that runs fast must not[un long.
He that runs in the night s =hies.
He thatplants not corn pia ts thistles,
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nth Sunday Herald.
A Foolish Toad.
ther day as I lay in my hamniSck
huge toad winking and blinking
nder the large loaf of a foliage
Ile lookedcontentec and happy,
nil
st as if he didn't c re whether
suiept or not. A bu le bee mune
buzzing Etround the flower. That wad
opened his eyes, looked arinnd, deliber-
ately winked one eye at in, and then to
all appearances went to sleep again. He
was not asleep, however for the next
Mom'ent, when the adlenturous
enturous bee
came a trifle nearer, heade a little
spring, opened his courltenanco till T.
thought he would actua11r drop in two,
there was a red flash—at4 the bee had
disappeared. I was jus beginning to
wonder where it had go e, when I ob-
served the toad begin to 1 k melancholy.
I then noticed that his hite vest wad
puffed out like an aldeelnan's. In less
time than it takes to tell it he was the
most lonesome looking toad 1 ever saw.
He seemed to reflct a Minute, and
then he got into the attitude in.which
the old prints represent bfichadnezzar
when he was out to pa bre. His big
mouth Was. close to the, ground, while
Itis hind feet stood on tiptoe. He had
swallowed something het iand Was now
going to get rid of it by reversing the
process. .After several effonsi
dating Which his whole a
with emotion, the teem
esome Jonah
latomy heaved
i
was ejected and lay on the grass bet& e
him. The toad wasn't winking at ms
any More. Instead lie Was venting look
of revengeful spite at the unfortunate+
author of 1111 his troubles, •which by this
time presented a sorry appearance. Soon
ho cautiously approached and with a
lightning like movement the bee again
disappeared, this time to stay. For a
moment the toad moved p.autieuely, est
if to avoid stirring up again that burning
Etre beneath his vest, and then Seeing
that it was all right hopped back with
an elated air and went to sleep under the
leaf.—Syracuse Journal. ,
Lotting fila Violin Finger.
I heard of an incident which oecurred
in a horse car here in Beaton recently
which illustrates anew the need of care
by occupants to avoid injuAng their fel-
low passengers. A manly little fellow
had the end of one of his fingers cut oft
by the door of a hot horse ear being
jammed against it by a heedless pastime -
ger. The car was crowded So that the
boy was obliged to stand up, and not
being tall enough to reach the straps he
held on by the open door of the car. As
one of the passengers went out he pulled
the door violently and shut it sigainsttho
boy's finger, leaving it !inging by a.
thread. Attempts were made by a sur-
geon to whom the boy's father took him
to have the severed piece joined to the,
stump, but It would not hal& What
adds to the misfortune of the boy's lees
is that he is studylug to bo a profeesionid
violinist, his father helms a well known
41404r ' ki '
performer on this instrument, and the
ttuatilAttgi is WOvitailuSer."::
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