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The Signal, 1890-10-3, Page 6THE THE SIGNAL, FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1890, ANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE LIITASLIMININS 1 S7. HLAD OFFICE. TORONTO. •aPtTAL (PAW VP; SII M1WON DOLLARS . eltsT. B. E. WALKER, Sime AL MANAGER • 1le�'000. 00000- GODERICH BRANCH. A 411Ondara DAMR•w• UUSINESS TRANSACTED. FARMS/1p' NOTES DISCOONTEQ d>MltrTS IwtllSD PAYABLE AT ALS POINTS IN CANADA. AND THE PRINCIPAL arse W Tme UNITED STATES, GMAT BRITAIN, FRANCS. BERMUDA, SAVIROS SANK S[PARTMIIMT. OEroSTs or Iil.00 AND UPWARDS RECEIVED, AND CURRENT RA1E8 OF INTENEUT MWWED. INTtaOT ADOED TO,TNI PRIPICIIPAL AT TNS SMD Or NAY Aso 111111tltnett IN seat YSAR. 11...1.1 AttesNen given to the Oelleation of Ottisiwerelel Payer, ilOd Panner.' isles Notes. tORsUt4WflO p. S WILLIAM., MANAGER Until CURED .O THE EDITOP, Mase `forms vr• - :: Jars that I have apeitive remedy far the ,bete }sear. 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MISS CAMERON Just rstarned from **City with the latest styles in PALL ytILLmzRY. collies in ladies' he dwear, and the latest shades s specialty. ber tie staa6d_fl nt1lton.It, between thelei ewgste-st. ie A CONFLICT ENDED. la Meow Ikon were two amebas, a ea • =riegataticallititppoitii. sada* el the mad. sad Umthe Baptist salines a • little farther doers thea the other. On Seedy .era - roe both belle were• sti set The Haenel bell was mesh,ate followed quick- ly ..a the milt athe Cuogreg•teusal with • heavy brassard/um which vibrsted a good while Tbepeople west looking through the •trent to the irregular jangle nl the belle. It was • espy but day, and the son beat down heeled, , ; parasol,. were bobbing over all time ladies head. Mute people west ithe Baptist church, whose seeiety as mesh the larger of the two. t bad bees for tate last ten rears — ever since the Congregational hs netted • n ew minister. His admit' had divided to church, and • good thud of the eou- gr ststwo had gone over to the Baptist brethreo, with whom they still renamed. It is probable that many of them poised theirold sanctuary w -day with the origin- al stubboru animosity as active as ever in their hearts, and led their families up the Baptist stripe with the same strung spintuel pull of itdigostiun. Oue uld lady, wbu bed made herself prominent us the opposition. trotted by this morning with the identical wiry ve- heeueuce which she had msuif.sted tet )ears ago. She wore • full black silk skirt, which she held up inanely in front, and allowed to trail in t..e dust in the rear Souse of the staunch Coogret•tioosl people glanced at her amusedly. (hie fleshy, fair -faced girl in the blue muslin said to bar , with • laugh : "ties that old lady uahug her beet black silk by to the Baptist. Ata t it ridicu- lous hos she keeps ..ti allowing ons 1 I beard some one talking about it yester- day. ,Yee .. The girl clouded tip confusedly. '`Oh, dear:" ahs thought. to herself. The lady with her had an unpleasant history •infected with this old churt:h quarrel. She was • small bony women in a shiny nuttily silk, which was strained very tohCy across her sharp shoulder-bldea Her bonnet wee gene elaborate wit' 11...% ere end pleats*, as was also her cum- u anons.. In fact, obe Stas the village milliner, and the girl was her sppren tice. When the two west up the church .cepa, they paned a man of about 30, situ was sitting thereon well to one ode. He hai • singular fees --e mild forehead, • gently corvine month, and • terrible thio, wit\ a look of strength in it that .tobt have abashed mountains. He held his straw at iu lass hand, sod the ran was ibiuiug full un to baht kneel. 1'be milliner half stopped, and gate an anxious glance at him ; then posed on. las the vestibule she stopped again. "You go right in, Margy," ahe mid to, the girl. "I'll be along in • minute." ''Where are 3 o going, Maw Marney'" "Yue go right In. I'ii he there its • minute... Margy entered the audience -room thee, as if fairly brushed in by the impe- riou, wave of • little knotty hand. mod Esther B.rney 'food waiting until the rush of entetlug people sae over. Theo she step; ed swiftly Deck to the aide of the mail seated on the steps. She spread her Targe Mack parasol deliberately, and extended the handle toward him. "No, no, Esther; 1 don't wait it -1 don't watt it.-- "If t""if you're determined on Petting out in this bahrg eus, Marcus Woodmen, ynu je•t take this parasol of mime, an' nae it." "I d:•n't want your paraw.l, Esther. 1 "Don't my you it over again. Take it " "1 writ. t- -wit if I don't want tn." "Y.•u'li vet a sunstroke." "That a nay own lookout." "Marcus \ oesin.an, you take it." She threw all the force there was in her oriele.•, nerrous nature Otto her t.w• and loot : but she failed in her at- tempt. beau.e "f the atter difference ilia lusl•ty helwees her own will and that with which she had to deal. They were at such ditfwrrrt pians that ben slid by hi• with its own sumentum; there could be so, c. ntrwet even of ,Matt .m Pe - toren them. He .a there rigid, every line of his fare stiffened into an icy oh- .ttoscy. She held out the parasol to- wards him like a weapon. Finally she let it drop at lir aide, her whole expression changed. "Marcus," said she, "how's your mo cher '' He mattes:. "Pretty well, thank you, Esther.' "S1ea out to meeting. then r "I've been • thinking --I ain't drove just now—that mss be I'd were aver ■n' Me her nom• day this week" He rose politely thee. "Wish you would, Esther. Motbet'd be real pleased, I know." "Well, i'll see- Wednesday, ,'raps, it I •fa't too busy. 1 most Wu in now; they're moat through singing." "Lt her —" "i don't believe 1 can stop say long- er, Marcus." "About the parasol—thank you lust the *erne if I don't take it. Of course you know 1 can't set out hen holding a parasol, folks would laugh. Bat I'm ob- liged tooo all the Mme Hope I didn't my anything to hart nor feelin. Y' "Oh no; why, no, Marcos. Of canoe I don't want to maks poo take it if you don't want it. I don't know fiat it would look kinder queer, some to think of it 1)h dear ' they are through sing- ing. "Say, Esther, i don't know but I might u wall tak• that parasol, if you'd , just as situ. The sun is pretty bot, au' I might get a headache. 1 foegot .y u mbrella, to tell the troth " "i might have known better than to have emits at him the way I die," thought Ruler to herself, when she was seated at IW ►i the coil cherish beside M.rq "Bee.. es 111 might base got ne seed to Mas !•.'ondmun hT this time. " Rho did sot eve him wheel she same oat of shwa\ ; bet a little by 1e aha 'sstibele handed her the areal, with the remark, 'Mr Woodman said fns me dve this to yea " Eke bentards� ertay 14pt lamed dews the ,tiered by the shank they .otieed • yang .en etaad- lag by the saunas.. H. stared herd at Matwy. She began to laegh after they had pass- ed ewed hies. "Did yes see that fallow stare r said she. 'Hope he'll know me seat time." "That's George Elliot ; he's that uld lady's ser yea was ape•kisg about this .ureiog." "Well, that's 'Dough for .t." "He's •� steady yonne man." Margy stl yea ll ohsage your mind Elbe did and speedily, too. That `limps of Mar Wilson's pretty, sew taus—cur aka was • meager in the Sumo —had hese tuo mach for thugg. Elliot. He ubtained au introduction, and soon was a •t y visitor at Lather B•ruey's hoes. Mire fell leu love with hula easily lite ai uever had much ammo - oust from the young men, and he was au engaging youug fellow, small said bright• eyed, though with • nervous persistency like his .notber's in his .nomas. "I'm going to have it an understood thing," Margy told Esther, after her Inv- er had become ooDataut in ha alreetione, "tat I'm going with Ueurge, and I •la's going with hie Reuther. I caul bear that old woman." But pear Margy found that it was swot so easy to threat detrrwiued old age off the •cage, even when young lose was dy- ing about mi fast on hu butte.fiy wings that be sewed to multiply himself, and then was no room for anything elm, be- cause the lir was w full of lova. That old mother, with lir trailing black skirt and her wiry obstinacy, trotted as un- waverinkly through the sweet air as • ghost throngh a dcor. Ooze Moodsy morning Margy could not sat any breakfast, and there were tar stains around her blue eyes. "Why, what's the matter, Margy asked Esther, eyeing Ili r across the little kitchen table. "Nothing's the matter. 1 aio': 1••no• gry nay to speak of, tn.e a a:: 1 guc.a I'll go right to wink oil M4' Fe,ier's bonnet." •'1'd try an' eat s•sucthim,, if I was y'u. Be sura you cut that %elect straight, if you go aro work on 51 Wheu the two wet.. sitting togeth •r at their work in the hole rum m heck td the shop, Marlty •t.idouly three her scissors down. •'Ther, !" said she, "I've done is ; I knew 1 should. I've cut this v"list bias. I knew I shou:d cut ever) thing Hiss 1 toeh tied today." There was a dreil pucker on her mouth; then it began to quiver. She hid her [ace in her hands sod cabbed. •'Oh,'_ear, dear, dear !' "Margy W ils•11, .lost a -the matter 1" "George sod I—had a talk last night. We've broke the , an' it's killing me. An' now I've cut this lee. vet bias. Oh, dear, dear, dear, dear P' "Por the land make, don't mind my- thing nything about the velvet. What's Dome betwixt you an' George ?" "His soother—horrid old thing ! He said she'd got to live with us, and I s.ad she shouldn't. Then he said he wouldn't girl that wasn't win':' ling to live with his mother, and I said be wouldn't ever marry me then. If George Elliot thinks more of hu mother than he deem of me, he can have her. I don't caro I'll show him I can get along we hunt "Well. I don't know, Marge. 1 real sorry about it. George Elliot', s gown, likely young man ; but if you don't 'taut to Itve with his soother, is was better to sae se right in the begin mug. And I don't know as 1 blame you much ; .he's pretty set ut her ways.'. I gue.s she is. I never could bear her. I guess he'll find out—" Margy dried her eyes detiactly. spoilt this velvet. I don't see phy being disappointed in leer should affect • girl so's i , make her cut bias." There was • whimsical element inMar- ey which aeeme'.l to roil upprcus•.t along with her grief. Esther looked a little puzzled "Nev- er mind the velvet, child; it ain't much, anyway." She Segail tna.ing over ro-ue —s atgh eight batter time them that trotted W as, ayesy. I always la that they was really maims his in a palpit kith veer their heads by eine him the way they did, Omagh they didn't know it. "Well, Marcos spoke in that (hemi meeting, w be kept getting more lied more sot every word \e said, He always. bad a way of swift things over and over, is if he was MAW asps oat of w, till then was so moving him at all And he die that Dight Finally, when he w.. ap reel blah, he said, as for bin, if Mr Mortes was settled over that church, he'd sever go issade the done himself se kens as he lured. Somebody spoke test thea—I sever quite knew who 'suss, though I suapaosed—.a' says, 'You'll have to set on lb* steps, thee, Brother Woodman' "Everybody laughed at that bet Mar• nes. He didn't ser nothing to laugh at. He spoke oat awful sat, kinder gritting his teeth, 'I sill set 00 the steps 50 years before 1'11 go into this lou.e if that 15.1'1 defiled here "I couldn't believe he'd really do it. We were ring to be married that spring, an' it did seem as if he might listen to me ; but be wouldu't The Sunday Mr Morrott begun to preach, ha began to set un them steps, an' he's eel there ever note, in all kinds of weather. It's* render it ain't killed him, but I guns it insets him tough.' "Why, didn't he fel bad whou you wouldn't marry Weir "Kelt basil Ot course he did. He took un terribly. But it didn't make any tilt- terrnce ; he wouldi. t give in • hair's- breadth. l declro it did seem as if 1.bonld die. His mother felt awfully too —she's • real good woman. I didn't knew what Marcus would have done without her. Hs went/ $ sight of tendirg and trainee ; he's dreadful babyish ua some way., tho.,gi, you wouldn't thiok il. "Well, it's all over now, tut far as I'm oonceroed. I've got over it a good dual, though sometime* it makes me jest as mad as eter to see him tilting there !tut 1 try to be reconciled, and 1 ge. alcng jest a well, melba, as it Id had him—I don't know. 1 fretted more at first than there ess any sense in, and I hope you "I mut going to fret at all, 'Miss Bar- ney. I may cut bias for a while, but I :t'a'ut du anything wursc.' "Hoe you do talk, child ." A good deal of It well talk with Mar,ty; rhe had out so much eour.ge as her words proclaimed. She was capable ..1 • strung resolution, but of no oudurinrt uue. Sher gradually weakened IC the days without her lover went on, al d one Saturday night she succumbed entirely. There was quite a rush of bust - M.'S, but through it .11 she caught • con- versation between .ome custuwtrs—two prr iv young girls. "Who was that with you last night at the concert 1" "That—ash, that was George Elliot. Didn't you know him 1' •'He's got another girl,- thcught Mar- •, with a great throb. The next Sunday night, coming ou of the meeting with Mies Berney, she left suddenly. Gorge Elliot was one of • waiting line of young mem in the vestibule. She went straight up to Iain He looked at hes in bewilderment, his dark face turning red. "Good evening, Miss Wilson," he stem mered out finally. "Gonad evening," she whispered, and Mond looking op at him piteously. She was white and trembling. At last he stepped forward soddenly and offered her his arm. in spice of his resentment, be could not put her to open shame before all his mates, who were et..ing curiously. When they were out in the dark, coo ur,et, he beat over her. "Why, Mar my, what does all this mean r "0 George, let her live with us please, 1 want her to. 1 know I can tit along with her if I try. I'll do every r I ing I an. }'leas let her live watt ribbons to cover her departure from her t usual reticence. "I'm reel sorry ,beet i it, ,Margy. Such things are hand to bear, but they can he lir through. 1 know so eomethinz ahowt it myself. Y 0o knew I had some of this kind of troutle,dadn't win von I' "About Mr Woodman, yin mean 7" "Yee, about Marcos W..dman. 1' 1 I tell you what 'tis, Marva Wilson. you've 1 got one thing to be thankful for, and that Is that there ain't any thing ridicker- tc loos shoe: thug affair cf your. That makes it the hardest of anything,sceord- ing to my mind -- when yon know that everybody's longtime, and you ern hard- to ly help laughing )ourself, though you w fs.I 'most ready to die." w "Ain't that Mr Woodman crazy r • "Nn, he ain't crazy; he'. not ton mach will f..t his co.om(M ens, that's all, and the will teeters the sense a little too far into the air I see all through it from the beginning. I could read Marcus Woodmen jest hoe • book." "I don't see how in the world you ever dote to like such • man." "Well, I i pos. love's the stronger when there ain't any good reason for it They say it it i can't say as 1 ever really admired Marcos Wr adman mush I always see right through him ; bat that didn't hinder my thinking an rn.eh of him that I never felt as if i could marry any other man And I've had chanes, though I shouldn't want yea to say too " "Yoe turned him off beremee he went 1 n sitting on the church Kepi? "Coarse f did. Dn you s'poas 1 erae outs to merry a man who made • laughing -stook of himself like that T" "Who'. her r' "Your mother," "Aad I suppose os is you and I bought that was all over, Margy ;sou' t T' "0 George, I am sorry I treated you "Are you willing to let mother live th es now f" "I'11 do anything. 0Genres t" "Don't cry, Margy. There—nohody's coking --give os a aim. i''. been • ong time ; ain't it, dear. tin you've made up your mind that you're willing let mother lira with ee r' "Yes." "Well, I don't believe she ever will, Margy. She's about made up her mind go and live with my brother Edward, hither or no. So you won't be troubled ith her. I dare my she might have been little trial as she grew older." "Yoe didn't tell me." "I thought it was yuor place to give in, dear." Yea, it wan, tieorge." "1'w mighty glad you did. Nell yon what it ea, dear, I don't know how you've felt, but I've been pretty misera- ble lately." "Poor George " They passed Ether Berney's hoses, and strolled along half • mile farther. When they returned, and Marty .tote softly into the house and uputairs, it was quite late, and Esther had gone to bed. Margy sew the light was not out in her room, so she peeped in. Ste could not wait till morning to tell her. „Where have you been i" .aid Father, oohing up at her oat of her pillows. "Oh, I went to walk • little way with George. "Then you ve made up r 'le hilt mother going to live with you T' "No ; 1 gust not. She's going to "1 don't as. how Ise ever dine to do it. It's the funniest thing I ever heard of." "1 brow it. It ossa at silly ne hndy'd believe it. Well, all taws is . bunt it, Mamas Woodmen's gat se mesh meli•an.us in hi. it .ekes him almost .iraswbws. Yes ase, he got wp a.' .woks s.1. in tat Moen\ ..sting w►es they ►sed 1 dna R Maw . ash • row .boat Mr Mnrtes'. b.iwe ,.,d Oeuezio I es sees very me" "wog bare—Kraus was •weal net yes wsess't .g•iesl bine I sever eeeM see espy tee - live lately." r live with Edward. Bet i told him I elm willing she should. 1've attest mads up my mind it's a womso'a place to site in mostly. i .'pose you thio\ r. ee awls! fool " "Igo, i anal no, i'.. real .W a all right betwixt you yea went as hew se I," said she. "I west yon and Mr Woodman said make Mteo,' "Thai's as .slimly diffuse& .atter. I eseida't give te is sash a thing as Margy looked al her ; she was amt senile, bet .he had 1.1 ease oat in- w mphaut thrash iesueen1 love sad sub - _ w_ mission, sad seed the wisdom she had - raised thereby. "Des's you behove," said she, "if you was to give in the way 1 did, that ►a t old r Lau started lip with au astusi.t.d sir. That had sever marred to bur before. "Oh, I don't believe he would. Yoe don't know hies ; he's ,.Eula w Besides, I due's know but I'm better the way it ie." 1• spite of herself, however mold nut alp Waking of Mer y's sag - medium Would he give is? She was hardly disposed to rue the risk. With her pallier est of mind, her feeling for the lade:w oes so keen that it almost •mounted to • special seem, ad her sensitiveness to ridicule, it would have been seiner for her to merry • .aa seder the shadow of a crime than .w who was the deserving target of gibes and juste. Bwds,ahe told benelf,it • am possible that behadebsagedhis mtad,tat he no longer cared fur her. How weld she make the brat overtures! Sas had not Margy's impulsivesw aa1 i000amce of youth to excuse her. Also, she was partly inlassoed by the reason which .he had gives Mar gy ; she was not eo very sun that it would be bust for her to take any rich step. Sbe was more fixed in the peace and pride of her old maideuttood than she had realized, sod was metre shy of disturbing it. Her comfortable meal., her tidy housekeeping, and her prosper- ous wcrk had become such sources of satisfaction to her that she was almost wedded to them, said jealous of •ry in- terference. 80 it is doult(al if there would have been any change in the state of affairs if Marcor Woodman'. mother had not died toward spring. Esther was greatly duo teemed about tt. "I don't see what Mamie is going to dn," she told Margy. ''He ain't any titter to take care of himself than ■ baby, and he wotit have any house- keeper, they say." Oise evening, after Marco.. smother had been dead about three weeks, Ea ther went over there. Margit had gone uut to walk with U.vrge, so nobody knew. When she reaches the bowie—a white cottage on • hill—she saw light in the kitchen wistuuw. "lie's there," said aver. Site knock on the door softly. Marcus shuttled over to set—he was to hu stocklcg fret— and opened it. "Good evening, Marcus, said she, spasktng haat "Good evsoing." "I hadn't anything special to do this esetong, w I thought I'd look in • IDUtng." tte and see how you was geing •.lu "I am.' Rennie •king very well ; but I'm glad to see pie. Come right in." When she was sated ovpusste him by the kitchen fire, she surveyed him and his pityingly. Everything had an abject air of forlornness ; there was neither tidiness nor comfort. After • "I ain't sore as I see myself, *sties. all I haw Is I asa't ,sake myself give abet lip. I met. I at asYa ( swag► w. " 4 aesr ss I eau make est, reeve takes to saute en the sheath steps the w• saes moa take to ..eking and dz.ki.g "I 4..861 know bot raoe'se riey,]y ,hough I bads't Wiled of it in that way belun. " "Well, yea suss try sed ovmeemo it." "I sever ora, Mather. It ain't right fora tolet you thick I ass," 'Well, wei won't talk abort it any arose louden. It's time 1 was guise t. boom" of . "Haber—did Foe mean it 1" "Mw what l' she':?►at yue'd marry lee anyway r • s, dd. Now do g« ep. 1 do hate to nee yeas looking so silly Liber had • new pearl-coiotted silk gown, and a little mantle like tt, and • basest tn..ed with ruses sad plume., and she .ad Martss were mar- ried in Juan. The Busdsy on which she acme at a bride they were late .t abarab ; bet, kite as it was, aroma people were lamming by lbs steps to watch diem. Whet woeld they do f Would Marcos Woodman es- ter that church sour which kis aerial w ill had guarded foe hies w long 1 They walked slowly op the steps be - geese the watching people. Whoa they cense to the place whet• be use seoee- towed to sit, Marcus touched abort sad looked down at his wife with an ages. tzed face. "let Esther, I'vc-gait-to stop." "Wall, we'll both sit down here, thea." "You I" "Ys ; I'm willing." "N..you gein.. "No, Marcus, I eft with )esu es ma wedding Sunday." Her sharp, ,riddle-y.tf face as she looked up at him was fairly heroic. This w an 411 that elle could do; her last weapon was used. If Shu failed, she would ac- cept the cleaners wash which she had married, and before be e)re of all these littering people she would sat down at his side on these church steps. Site was dsttn'ii 1 she would hot weaken. He nova ter a minute stating Int, het face. He trembled 55 teat the bystand• era not .,,1 it. He actually leaned over towards his ell seat as if wile r•'pes were pt lui,t him down upon it. Then he .t,.,.d up stn.i Itt, eke • man, and walk- ed through the church doer with hes wale. a The couple followed. Not one of them even smiled. They had felt tae ed pathos in the comedy. The sine's in the pest wrtebed Mar - cu. wonderingly a be want up the aisle with Esther. Hs looked strange to them ; he had almost the grand usieu of • noquerur. few words she rose euercetically. "See Imre, Marcus,' said she, "you jest till up that tea kettle, and I'm going to •lick op here • little for you while I say." "Noat, Esther, I don't feel as if "Don't you may nothing. Here's the tea kettle. I might jest as well be doing that as setting still. ' He watched her in a way that made her nervous, as she flew •bout putting things to rights ; but she said to horse f that this was easier than sitting trill, and gradu.11y leading up to the object for which she had come. She kept wonder- ing if she could ever accomplish it When the room was in order, finally, she sa',down again, with a strained -up lu:.k m her face. "Marcos," said she, "I might as well begin. There was something I wanted to say to you to -night. -- He looked ■t her, and she went on- - ''1've been thinking sumo lately abont bow matters used 10 ter betwixt you an me, and it's jest p»a.ib!e--I don't know but 1 might have beets • little more patient than I way. I don't know as I fee the same way if—" 'ea Esther, what do you twin 7' "I ain't going to tell you, Marcus Woodman, if you can't find out. I've mid full enough ; morel' I ever tit ught i should.' He was am awkward inan, but he nose and threw himself on his knees at her feet with all the grace of complete un - of action. "Ob Father, you don't mean, do you 1—y,ia don't mean that you'd be willing to—marry me? "Ni;N'not If you don't get op. Y au look ridickerloca." "Esther, do you mean it 1" "Yon ain't thinking—i can't inv. up what we had the trouble about, any more now than I would then." "Ain't I said once that wouldn't make any difference r At that he pot his head down on her toes and mobbed. "Do for mercy mike. stop Some- body1l be coming ir.. 'Taiia't as if w• were • young ample." "I ain't going to till I've told you about it, Esther. You 'ain't rally understood. In the first of it we was hnth mad ; but we ain't now, and we can talk it over. 0 Father, I've had such an awful life I i've looked •t you, sod —Oh, dear, dear, dear !" "Marcus, pm scare ane to death cry- ing so.' 'I won't. Esther, look here—ors the gospel troth ; I 'ain't a thing again' Mr Morton, new.'. 'Thee why on earth don't you we fete the me.tiag-hoese and behave yourself r "ormet yes suppose i would if I wield i I moat, Esther -1 can't." "I don't know what yew mass by L„ `Do pow . pees rt. look ay emoted ing there ser them type is the winter a 5 se' sealer seem i Do yes epos re look say enmfort eat marrying yes t sus why, and I deal Mot he ensu. 8e odd Me Mertes weal thstrloal ; W that as what they ell .aid ; bet I dye`, lain.' belie., hal of .. here .but d.stli- 1" ad wee. I /lever sealed see why Mr b.ek Woke w'e'i ea good • awed mieislere men They talked a little longer ; thee arty said 'flood **ba,. gslspe over to her ad klieg her. Rea( se risk I. cards her gewennas with it She .of ed oWe, .red-eheeked Sega "1 MU the elder w Dail you epees I'd glove all I ow Mfr w ay time the IoM tea year /e heal* e swaffled foto the athtwk whit tie dust the folks r •wt. Ny rd' s ,Nt1t a'* If rwilliglahowdoli sus Tae fan e Extremes in I frequently crack or break glassware. To .save table leas make a strung suds, having the water s.. hotter than e..0 can pot your hand in comfortably. Have another pan of clear water of about the liaise t . I'ut • few pieces of the glass in the suds, and wash nick me carefully with • soft cloth; thea rinse all over in deer water mud drain for • few seconds, :hough nut long enough for the articles to cool or dry. Now wipe rho m with • dry More towel, rubbing them hard to give the glass • polish. Be:especially particular not to let the hands touch the glass at this stage. Should the ,ala.s be cut, Its so malt .f cut, it should be robbed, while in the sails, with a soft brush. If this rule be followed daily the gine will always be brilliant, repaying one a nundred fold for th" extra labor. When it 050.5 to washing mirrors and the glair, over pictures, wipe the frames and glass with • dry cloth,remov- inc all the dust. New dip e soft clean cloth in hot watee,and, alter wringing it, poor upon it about a tablespoonful of alcohol. Wipe the glebe with this skive and rob with a dry ottee antil the rat - face shows a polish and is free from lint. By adopting this rule the elan wall be made clean and bright and wooden of gilt frames will not be damaged, as they often are shin wap and water ars used. -. Latin s' Home Journal. Meets Cure&. To TOE ED/TOL . —Hew inform your readers that I bete a positive remedy for the shove named deseaae. By its timely elle thousands of hopeless cases have been Permanently eared. I shall be glad lc send two bottles of my remedy rya to any of your readers who bare onuaumpti•ei if clay will seed .e their Express •rd P.O..ddres. Respectfully, Da T. A. SLocvis, 1y 1C4 W. Adelaide at., Toronto, Oat. A RNaml isms,$... A small girl, three year old—mind you, they are brilliant in Boston at three years —went to a children's party the other .fter000n. After the bad re- turned home she said to her parents :— "At the party • little girl fell through • char to the floor. All the other girts laughed, bet I didn't." "Well, why didn't you laugh r "Cause I was the Dae that fell through !" It was the same little girl wbt, atm* tri u ry, the oownt, remarked wist- fully :— I wish 1 had a ham oat of doors 1" —Bastes Traeseript. Wilson'. Wf1d Cherry has bees pre- pared by Archdale Wiktor s Os, Whole - .1e Draggles*, of Haseiltos, few early twentyears, for the gem of O.•aa, Golds, Creep, eta It has no equal. Take no .wketitele bat get the p5ateiae with whit. wrappers. 1. Pasteur hes bees etsseged te deliver a somas el Meares afore the Miakileae College .1 Modish» and Herpery at De - teak the sewing twister. A hest\ Ms - deet ate the softeg, .111 interpret Ms great w'a words to the elsseee. Ma.'. Ndanes b mos W Rla.dsas. Alpheab Dae/et, the moat honk astkor. las a &Nabs INIb roc trema head rese.kles s bell erne. Ms wee ere sate mod defort, acid be ,'— • band iwM fell ler cilia.