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The Huron Signal, 1882-08-25, Page 6yuu ev ov th wi tiro bpl Dn t n. c A HASTY PROPOSAL. "I wonder he didn't take the parson," mused the deacon's housekeeper, as the deacon drove off alone to the Annual Conference. "He's commonly master I you. thoughtful about luokin' out for folk. "Why, bless your soul, Olive, do you what a husband he was !" slippage 1 should consider a friend of Yes, Asa Phu,nix had been a good yours a burden T' husband. All the neighbors agreed "You don't know how trying pour with Mrs. Dubbs in that particular. He father would to to anybody but his own had waited upon hie fussy invalid wife, dying by inches for thirty years, making her as happy as she would let him; and when her summons aims, he bad clod her dying eyes tenderly, saying eves with tears: Poor sufferer, she a tetter off'" That he was better off he never hint- ed by word or look. He wore his widower's weeds with sad decorum; he reared in his memory of the departed Lucinda a monument which the most fastidious deceasedmight have envied; he grievd faithfully fur the full allotted years of ,nnurning. lf, now, from the ashes of his funeral pyre, like his feath- ered namesake of fable, he was springing up with renewed youth and freshness, was it not well In truth, though ho did nut see fit to confide this fact to Mrs, 'Dobbs, Deac,D Phenix had slighted the minister delib- 1 erately and with malice aforethought. Nor was it of the Coefereuce he was thinkinz that fragrant June morning as he whirled away, tucking the lap -robe well about his glossy new broadcloth. For once in his hither to blameless life he was essaying to"hide,tlie secular, un- derneath the spiritual. lie did not mean to go straight to meeting; it was his wily intention to make n wide circuit l 11 t Miss Olive Rayne in the THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY. AUGUST 2 t;r 1882. Olive; my loots is 1stpge, Why IOU are stria" si eedda't Mr Phaseht--dt is litre your generosity to propos such a thing; but I couldn't have hint a burden to Oslattelff le Sisal 9aatel Llliti tllt� std Erma imply, aid the reish wee highly eatiahetor'7• ''Higk1y "kWh.. eery," Highly M ietareQr7, be d to turncoat as be paned the of the semen road whisk I to Ma Oiie&'.. Somehow b. reinitiate were lees cheedal attic that Pee'kaye thio chilly etlperh p pM h eased Dim. 01 perhaps i1 l ole hooses that be ars bee WC, the best of as have arper'et iOna Oopetain it t 1104 as be alieht.d from his baggy this ing'with weariless of limb and Laapeaii of lines, his oounteuaaoe led Din. Dabbs tO fear that the meeting had not bees profitable. Next morning, thanks to the ungrac- ious weather, he wee aroused by aotatic tortawas. To au slimly Isthmian, DSIII betrothed to a bilge, lady greatly kis junior, such an awt►1�gg was peculiarly trying. Be thoe sith rue- fully of the early visit he had promised Mrs. Vance. Should these pains increase, he must defer it indefinitely, or lisp into her prettiness on crutches -an alternative too suggestive of advancing age. Flattered as he was by the widow's acceptance, he could nut deny that it placed him in a position in some respects irksome. It admonished him that he had no further right to infirmities; that henceforth it was his bounden duty to be as young as he could. The reflection wearied him,the clutch- ing pain wearied him. Mrs. Dobbs afterward said she bad never seen hint so out of sorts as on that evening when she took in his snail. Amon' the letters I was one that caught his eye at mite. it i tt.!;., p ,s been Cited.. l;nrp• • .M.!' was as follows: eery ili et h•. +••'•' a iuobaty, N. "DEAR FRIEND: My pour, deur father' B. is aetwty t- yenta. , A°' call "s ' had life for him, a lonely old man near- is at rest. He was seized•with paralysis awn of Chester. He had a question to i seventy 1 I the murning after you left us, and pass - ask her, and did not want the pinion I o ed awaypainlessly in a few hours. How ! t want hila 1 hardly conscious of the reins, he .lad led lexpected y this event when we doyen some miles at an unsanctifiud , pace, when he almost ran over Mr. talked together : My hands were full Torry, brother of the deceased Lucinda, then; now they are empty. My w. rk • •0 0„ ! here is done. If you still think I can I make happy the kind friend who has always been our 1 enefactor, I should be glad to see you. %Mir -lar s to put as frieneda. Olt, jeer 1 k ,you'll forgive we if I have wren* wee f pleased with the stet dein hajiltee►e but did n st mare tiny 'sprees* that showed his 111411001100. S dm* replied: ' W- - N. pacbapa we heed► better not refuse Um guidance of iarpeitianaa. thud it WNW as though the way was suede flexr to es Asst in Umtata prevent oar stepping into the wing pati. I tbW,I ten accept yalltt deter and we will part as you say, h+wQr-" Itis needless W my how promptly the desmon Gated upon the suggestion its Olive Wayne's letter, bemuse every masculine reader know* bow quiak17 pe wooed have p neentatll' himself loo, had he been in a similar situation; but it way bo gratifying to our lady readers to kauw that in proper time Olive tuok up new duties nr.der the deaeon's tuof, and the deacon never ceased le congratulate himself tel hie esoape from the conee quesees of his hasty proposal• daflghter, and I think he is likely to live to i great age, es grandfather did.'' "For that very reason, then' - Besides, it would 'make Wm wretched to take him from the old hoeatie sad." "But Olive"— "So you see, I'm engaged, Mr. P.e- nix,'• said Miss (Hive, playfully, while she whisked away a tear. "I'm engag- ed. You must marry some ladybo isn't. And I hope you will be as happy as you deserve to be," she added, with a little tremor springing up to adjust the curtain. In vain he tried to bend her to his wishes, she retnained outwardly firm as the hearthstone at her feet. till at length he came to the unwelcome conviction that she had no liking fur hint, or she would have listened to his'plesdings. She had interposed the old gentleman merely as a sort of cushion, to soften th3 blow of her rejection. If he took a smiling leave, it was be- cause' pride tugged at his facial muscles, fur, to tell the truth, he had never been more disappointed and chagrined in his life, Of what avail the stylish equipage up- on which he had plumed himself ? Was it net bearine him on t.. the tomb .e And why should he wish toprolong his earthly pilgrimage ? What further attractions Dtr. Ws. Hetlaln. d Smash Nereid', '�ssyyrtt Fur sial t yeas I suffered tron1a Biliousness, Diver had any until 1S dos by otr�raaMidr► wed (J. Wes - le, A d< Co., Oste ) to rDr r- Canon s Stomach and Constipation Sit- ters, whieh have dose eie more good than any otedioise 1 have ever taken. 1 would, with the utmost confidence, , re- ouratseotd them to all suffering hottenW, etc. Sold by all Druggists at 60 eta. a bottle. Btu Whelks Nara* L•ITAat.teaIU its 18311. lianas fully tested IOORB'S BIRLY &ERMA A MAO mails. Ifivery day we receive testimonials from well known Montrealer, testifying to the wonderful surd. of Dr. B H GREAT OSRMAN WORM REIII DY. The latest comes to-dsy (November 9itb) from Mr. J. O. Darmia, No. 19 St. Bary Street, who says his child, sir years old, passed au immense number of small sat o pin worms and large stemaeh worms, with only a few dose.. Fur sale by Jas. Wilson, Goderich, Ont., at 25 ceuta. pus no ether. he most woodertel c.retive ruutedies of the present day, are those that come from Germany, or et least originate there. The oes.l1'usemmalsvl ogaroa, which has never bees knows to 1rI11 1u curing a single e.t•u ci `';tie �, spei- matorrh•-et. wmt':.t1CIP w:' .. tit 4.ser re•u'tan,j fN:". re t�i►tt. Q, es(te- bili•y iliattllily: Awls. 1 ieo:,i• 4'. later - tier, i.iastfnde, •lu,,ree . , .r -u-Ira and fU1:Cti.rfa! •lel':1 t1�V ..•'. • ''•M r.tKrs.Ue gate:n, For av'e .•y '• •, : . ••r sent fres• :::y • ntnil •.:o, J y t •t of, 1 lie price. fal.Ir).l,er'lns, -"n our b iaee , 6u $55.00. Adam.* r. •1 Q,tt>sgv, i ••'.••i.,, l .. Geo. Itle.aus, Sole Agent, Go lerich. 1813.:1m later. Prett y, cheerful 'live : Hoar fond he .hail been of her, years ago, when she at- Khr, was walking toehnul hie c..rnag tepded•school. If he hail not then been I a kng ascent. in leve with Lucinda, he was sun he "Going to Conference t" asked that would have fallen in love with her, mere' gentleman after an exchange of greet - child though she was. He hal never trigs•"Didn't you come a reuxdabeut lest sight of her, and he tl•tnked Pro- idcncc that lie ' had been e:iabled by nhdu'y and influence to help her family over seine hard places. Please God, the eirl should henceforth have an easy life. Why, Olive trust' 1 e fifty.. The good deacon laughed at the atnua- ntg recollections. Well, she would seem young to him. And as for himself, at sikty odd he was a hale man •yet; he could jump a five -rail fence as well as he cvet could -give him time. •His thoughts continually reverted to Olive, se patient- ly. devoted to her invalid fat:. •r. She should bring the old gentletna t to his house if she wished, •or he woul.. provide Ever his maintenance at her brother Reuben's. He wiis inclined to consider that the better plan. The money would be an object to Reuben. In these cogitations the morning pass- ed, and noon found Doaoun 1'hcrnix at the little hotel in Chester. Impatient of delay, after a hasty diener he set out almost immediately for the homestead. Arrived at tho gate, he spied bliss her dear Charles, etc. In the wonting tho worthy deacon "By -the -way, I stet the widow, th u Oliva at the window, and alighted with morning, riding with Jahn Vance," re- in agility pot altogether prudent have smiled inwardly at the effusive in a Haan who had a twinge .1f sciatica.no ric. This afternoon he hugged it marked Mr. Torrey, casually. "You re - And yet -strange inconsistency of human like poultice to his aching heart. It member hiut,the brother next to Charles? lie dallied at the e c u g post, 1 d h d 1 self 1 ova and in• Hr's just tomo home from California Yount sincerely, t)Llwx Waysz.'. way ? b1r. Yheeniz read this missiye, re fiend "I ant inclined to think I did," as sented the deacon with prodigious show it, shct,it in the book of Job safe front ' of gander. ''A roundabout way and prying Mrs. Dubbs, and drummed un - hard way. Is your wife with yuu r' . easily on the closed Bible. What a Ire - "Yes, and the Widow Vance. I have dicaluent : Must he thus humble her ? 1le writhed at the thought. to foot it up hill, you see. Hots° step- Dlust t:e then humble himself ! Bit - ped on a rolling stone back apiece and I lamed himself." terer than all, must he relinquish his "Your load is heavy; let Sister Torrey tried friend of a lifetime ? Having reach - ride with me." ed life's autumn, must he reject its Ina - But Sister Torrey being niervous, like Lucinda before her, and utortally afraid of the deacons spirited steed, it was in the end Mrs. Vance that nestled into GODERICH BOILER WORKS. Saba arttwo sew twaPr,., u besttlaS ►�ea =steam '""'_ rep. to `i�wedtt`. WI= ass �}ow Nee Mknti- N is a AsltiisMTNMar ars ver7sOnai ve- t1oseel? Mws. PawPa�• °' receipt oft K or either for It. L,feat• seated D. W. BEADLE, Si. OATHERINEn, Orli. very etgdy Ultra 1� Chrpatal Black. f.) 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Hive ('.91 4 for $5.00. peci sees fur M eenla ; r trial 000les for!, oeeta addr ss. J 111114 YW . 1<aeaesterL,yl III-. • I' u .• ; OttClot.d till le: Ih t pereonat .h;w. t'.yton i t'ae Propr:eten w h • I Is n compound of the virtues ot sarsa- parilla, atillingia. mandrake, yei'.ow dock, with the iodide of potash and iron, ail powerfel biood-making bleod cleans- ing, and lffe•sastaising elements. It is the purest, safest, and most effectual alterative available to the public. The sciences of medicine and chemistry have d iate fruits for the rho- rocfuced a remedy so potent to lure an appropr necer p barb and greens -of spring- time ? Alas cure all diseases resulting from impure blvd It cures 5cro1 d 11 yea; he must fulfill his engagement, for was he not an "honorable man ?' He would write at once to Olive a candid the vacant seat. She was a gushing statement of rho ease. young widow whose mitigated t'ricf manifested itself in certain coxquettish But while he idled at his desk on the bows of pale lavender. She 'protested morrow Mr. Torrey came to ask the loan that sho felt already acquainted with of a horse till his own should be in run - Mr. Phoenix through her late husband, Hing order, and the deacon laid down to whom he had been so kind. She was glad of this opportunity to thank him. She would never cease to be gratelol for the many favors he had conferred upon hie pen with a sigh of relief. Feeling that he ought to tell his brother-in-law of his contemplated mar- riage, at dinner he lead the conversation back to the Conference and Mrs. Vance. nature . t1 it 1 in toot ie is Kouu ce with his Puckets.full. and afterward, with his hand on the knocker, he paused to scan the distant horizon as though he cause mainly for a view of the mountains. Miss Olive ,opened the door, her checks tluehed like late October peaches. She would net have been a woman had she not divined the deacons tender mission, proclaimed by every detail of his immaculate toil- ette, by the grasp of his hand, by his nerl'ous, expectant air. And, moreover, Miss Olive was an attractive woman, not u Air. Phoenix. 1 to cheerfulness that sense- Unfortunately several days oft ' • Ha • ,y to tion y • , , f meeting of course-verg- pain dined him toward his fair eulogist, to >h whom ne re-counted pleasant anecdotes Yea Shouldn't wander if ho ti,uk of her husband's boyhood. Indeed he made himself so agreeable that she was the widow. Some say they are engaged rather aerry to reach Churchcille, where' already.' the whole party was cordially welcomed Of course the deacon knew better at the house of Mr. Zenas Torrey. than that; nevertheloas, he delayed his A proud man was Mr. Phenix. He' tender confession. And he did not would not for the world have had his write the letter. Time enough fur that 1 recent disappointment suspected by his after he had paid Mrs. Vance the pro- wife's relatives, and during those three mixed visit. The latter lady certainly I EiEs11days of Conference be caeried himself had the first claim upon leis attention. I torment- Du%ersed in lovers way. I witharesou 11 times-outo , -ter - ing pensued, during which the den - Walk in,' said she. hurriedly, ushering her ed to fritkine' - Mrs. Vanco told Mrs. Con's patience was put to a severe test: him into the sitting remit,. where her 7,enas Torrey that he was "just splen• but he was able at last to seek the obiect aged father dozed in his armchair. lM T t y of his hasty choice. "Who is it, Olive ?" said the old C j T1Tr D did,' which compment Scrofula an a scrofulous diseases, Erysipelas, Rose, or St.. Anthony's Fire, Pim- ples and Face -grubs, Pustules, Blotches, Boils, Tumors, Tetter. Humors, Salt Rheum, Scald -head, Ring -worm, Ulcers, Sores, Rheu- matism, MercurialFemale Weaknesses and Irregularities, Jaundice,Affections , of she Elver, Dyspepsa, Emacia- tion, and General Debility. By its searching and cleansing quali- tions which ces it ontges out the foul aminate the blood andcause derangement and decay. It stimulates the vital functions, restores and pre- serves health, and infuses new life and vigor throughout the whole system. No sufferer from any disease of the blood need despair who will give AYER'S SARSAPARILLA a fair trial. It is folly to experiment with the nu- merous low-priced mixtures, without medicinal virtues, offered as blood -puri - tiers, while disease becotnes more firmly seated. AYER'S SARSAPARILLA is a medi- cine of such concentrated curative power that it is by far the best, cheapest, and most reliable blood -purifier known. Physicians know its compositionand prescribe it. It has been widely used for forty years, and has won the unquali- fied confidence of millions whom it has benefited. PREPARED BY DR. 1. C. AYER & CO., Practical and Analgykal Chemists, Lowell, Maas. SOLD BY ILL 1 B1J itari EvERrwgxa1• • a Pracrictl. V t i'. O. Ilex lit;: 1787 rn. ore �0R' BEEF, repeated to him with a meaning simile, He found her in the dror-yard play' gentleman, waking with n bewildered stare. 'Dir. Phenix, father. \'o u remem- ber Mr. Prenix, I'm sure.' "I don't know as I (lo," said he, rtueruleusly, fumbling with the guest's outstretched hand. "What's he come for, t )lire ?" hinting that if he thought of marrying ing croquet with a tall, well-dressed again he need not search for n wife. Ile gentleman. looked coufuee,l, and hotly disclaimed "So happy to see you, Deacon Flee - any matrimonial intentions. As to the nix :" cried she, with voluble embarrass- you.nti widow was he not double her ment, '"and so glad to introduce Mr. age ? Would June join hands with Vance, dear Charles's brother. Do December ? come in." Alas : what an insignificant trifle can "I hope my tardy coming does not seem discourteous, Mrs. Vance," said he, with affable formality, while the stranger hastened to a suddenly recalled engagement. "I hate not-- "No—oh, no,' broke in the widow, nervously. I have not been well. l )there ine, our present interesting relation—'' "Oh, Mr. Ph.o•nix interrupted she, throwing herself upon a cricket at his feet "Do you know, i am so afraid I her n y cd still. Not a gray thread in her gold-ce. By noise mysterious law ..f neoiucnces, eve not the one to make you happy And my friends say that the discrep- en hair: ncnrcely a wrinkle in her fathis led to a second offer and a second �' in our ages is teen great. Ought i Tltat was because of her excellent dis• acceptance, and almost ore he knew position. Ile waited till she had Booth- it, Deacon Phoenix had pledged himself to many againet their wishes f' to escort the widow for life. "Yore must answer that question, my When. after gallantly depositing his The deacon looked as if be were cud- turn the scale of human destiny. But den') feeling the hot weather; Miss , for a horse's right fore foot, Deacon Olive was positively feverish, but she Phrenix might have returned home en deftly avoided the troublesome question the morrow as he had left it --a free by diverting her father's attention. His man. It was that lame horse that kick- pephew.iint tea was ready _wonid he ed the beans and decided his fate. On drink it ? .\s she hovered about the , Friday morning, the meddling quadru- invalid, straightening his footsie -A, ar ped had been found lamer than ever. ranging his pillow, steadying the -up The deacon could de no Zeas than offer while he drank, Mr. Phoenix regarded to escort Mrs. Vance home. She could 4 dmirin •1 •. How young she seen- d.• n» less than Accept the offer gladly. ed the old man into slumber, the direct, manly way introduced the subject that lay next to his heart. Miss Olive interrupted him by an ele- ment gIanee at her father. "He is eery childish and o1 pendent. He cannot do without me. • 1.4 me help ears far him. Miss promised bride at her own door, he was alone with his own thoughts, he felt a little surprised at his own precipitancy; but he told himself over and over again• what a fortunate man he was. how happy he outfit to he ARRIVALS LUNCH TONGUE, ENGLISH BRAWN POTTED TONGUE, BEEF, HAM deer madame.- responded the deacon, with suppressed eagerness The finger of Providence was in this. He held his breath to make sure which way it point- ed. 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