The Signal, 1903-12-17, Page 104
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Ortotiti
•
The first Kett his it
bur village in the ear
their Christ lean meows
am 4141t heir successors
day, bet in 41 nianits *a.
tlitye might be thou
primitive. Thee kill'
feat i e 414414•4011 of lf
generally lasted front
to the New Year. is
round of visits front
ante her, ttttt 1 t he •
althongh vete ttt
station. were found a
admit of the ;visitors'
selves 14) the fon.
Christ isms clime t
sitoplie.1 with \•eitison
which the suer tttttt lit
antppliod,
gime.... the round of la
the piton pudding, en.
wen. few they enjoy.
hospitality in such
hearted Himmel t ha
Christmas alwa!
...seam 44 hen it wee 11
Ise's; toijoy
to the winds.
'Mitt I, kstitiots .,F Tli
There Was no villein
at vIt• in 411o,s iithostu
u.o4 on :111 4114111
body else ;ilia 4•011
M11411011 1 141111 111.114'31
441111 t„rt-tr.e.
butternut III''" ts, 8)44
greesed rawhide boos
snow were consider.
fashion, .411.1 111 1 III.
III1401 a IOC -Skill
stat 141 t
miller dandy of ti(1y.
At t he •• Wage serer
fart tied the first sal
were established lien
vtore, l,Iitek.i1tb '*t
'weenie. att t1t stseilk.
district, and in the
hecouw plan 111
It svascot ttttt only kn
I.. - from its eitintt
the t rime creek't hat
the Maitland i•iver.
the festive season 0
for the millers, wait
ing village, 4.41.1 het
host thr rtetfftnel--
who kept the st41
the name of the lU
sox ottitiiNAL
From 'swords hat
he was a tylsical I
ono of tow hittuire
th•rmans wbo sett
• that time, and in c
tail* lands and pri•
timber granted IV
pony he woo to esel,,
mill, timing the w
the Otiwev
He is spoken of as
0! a joke and slat
, nightior a gond ti
was offer 4I1 fel
he Wes a
vets skilled in thes
which in thew t
oapital a man coul
reportet1 to hate b
and at his hotel th
be had at an) tikes
eidered a very imp
days was that the
whiskey were alert
which tit) doubt Ali
ill of the village
the eelsc10 wnY
fretptently 'sealed,
part of hie OhlicY
his friends go tes
Tug cohort!,
We are writing
of the early days i
• . `-... wet A enjoyeil time
-e„. \Invite the reader I
b /resent at the
•i\ilci.,
' oue if the be
festiv ies 4if the
witht.
. to•yrbini
covered 4tit slaw
was frozen , vt•r 1
in thilea• (lays iu
from 1 twit. emit
11111124•11 BOOK 1 lia
made. The bow
heard in i he wise
ing and deer an
were plent i f i it
which was linill 4
("Mimi for the •
pared for the 4'. 1.
a few cedar being
lirephuo• e a8 a
tap logs t hat
eossibirt all o
few tallow ilitie
the roont. Intl
"bar," for that a
traction, 11114110
bottled. demit el 1
iratoillyy ficm;hutivItiiit
whkcb we refer • \
w*IirtII on it
nunde of Frei
Quebec 44...1.4. On
logs peeve tor
spring. Tit
hogtelry t heir h
neighbor"; whew
may were tie
Lacey& Crewe
Miekeljohne, 0
stones and 44te
the river Can*
well known in 1
of Rhotly Slat
hirt'abes, MAI
{ore, Fords and
were indulged
principally trio
wrestling and
which the man
4.S.1114' off t he
the game of
pbtyeil by the
ond throwingt
on the door : 1
the "points" s
ent it led to the
expense 44 the
gleamy -look lite
qui/Mein. for 0
the winners hi
at. the expetw
The Frenchhil
And Oct iireeqs
the orcartion It
French alis
little noisy, it
good fellow's"
• 'I,
V1
A fli‘Oritoil
0011 war tho
Its teaming et
the tune ear
Won't. go Home .
which la known by
Me matter where y4
fialtwo' seen vsesera prastam• -
MO hen' e'en va-t-en germ !
111isthwi. e'en ra•tfen goorre.
44hand 11 viendra.
Another favorite was thIi old drink-
ing eons, whir+ when annic hv those
lusty lurabermen altosiet lifted the
raftets air the roof ,• heit moot he re-
usimbesed that. In all French romp of
•
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its Noir
*utak-Tat !
11, th, 144.40b,r “The 31,441swis of Billy," etc)
••-.4•Alb•eike.
out into the• full blast of the gale. The
Sprite was sailing dor* to the wind and the
I careened and shivered and fairly dew. Don
glanced in alarm at his brother, whom. face
was white and his teeth set with •
grim determiner
•• M'het's
•
*el' a single trapper along the yet i." 1)011 shook his head and Angus' face "Shut up 1" .
• 11(.10 river or up the Bay liked derkenet1. ' 'keit ye go worryin' over tiedIthe low cloudw
served
hull, and when it leaked 0111 111 measly work he ain't worth it. He's a iherplityato the left and 4111 involuntary
the Post that he could see • thorough -bred skunk." , cry lin;ke from Angus' lips.
,loller a mile away and would This last was shouted out, for the Sprite was " We've got to save him,,Don!" he ,
%elk backward and tumble ovee gathering 1101141Wily,•toi 1111 echo ilungthe word shouted above the whistling of the
wind in the -ropes, and threw the
everythieg t,. r' 0h it, the 1114311 •• skunk" through the trees. •
free ii..1. He was it surly little About throe ...lock. in the afternoon, the helm over .s, point to the right. Their
1,14K.k.e hiskensi man. and lived Fletcher's reached the mouth of the river speed was i!binething terrific.
1 !" -
111 a lonely shack far up the 411141 were coasting mon
g ag th
e islands 141014g th."The crack The crack scream
e
French Hoer this Le Nir. bay shore when Dn ocaughtsight of a 111111411iawith 041 Don, seising the other by the 1 ' 1
When Aligns Fletcher 1..und an empty pack -sled just rounding an islet shoulder.
1 la; ..I..,r of tt;„, 'bed broken open one morning ..mswite the river. He was b'.) far away to liJ Hill Angus deliberately shifted their
leo long before Christine?, and some brand &finitely recognized,but the figure 41141 that of course another point so that they *mild
moot' the ten -foot crack head on. They
iiew ctter-traps. a good "poevy." • new 1444*', 1.44 Noir.
and a quantity of ammunition missing, he By the time the Fletcher's had unloaded were flying at an appalling rate, and then.
straightwaylost his temper and wasted the the ice -boat. which was deiigned for currying wad iiow 110 time to avoid the crevi..e. If•
best part of a day following a difficult trail a I tttt ited cargo, end had nepacked her with 'they would save Le Noir their only chance
through the tamarack *t11 p. It 0111y 144 10 provisionS, 1144111 41 41. closing in. It got dark lay in crossing it and reaching him ill ad -
Le Noirs shack, and he might have known very quickly and ii.) practised eye \41111 Ilt4tH1041 441411...13 Of 60 hoWling'pth•k.
that the w,sals contained but one two -legged to note the signs of an approaching storm. The Madly they srept on in the grasp of the
sneak -cat." There are generally reasons for trappers and settlers from along the bay alio wind. •
thinge, and in this partioplar 11181,1111C0 there had come to the Post, one and all decided to " Hang on I"
was one hig rea14111 which Angus Fletcher and remain over night, and when it became known. There was a Wildleati hit...pace Riot the
his brother of knew li- - - that the young men were bent on setting out whole fabric trenible41 with the shock Its
' ce
t.
The ice had been smooth and wind- for home, there was • murmur .1 disseet. the ice -boat struck the opposite side of the
swept all winter that mos sof the trappers had " I reckon ye better not try fer it Chris crevice. The steering•rumier ripped the
sleeted down to the fur -trading stations along Dawson whispered after calling Angus asideedge, then the boat pitched forward If it 11
the Oes;rgian Bay, dragging their pelts on "There's snow in that there sky an' - -" a thud onto the level ,surfaca beyond.
pack -sleds over the icewhr, the Fletcher " Tah I Man, we'll be home before the storm. Th. -re way the sound of breaking *0444), and
boys built the iee-hoat, however, and beat the breaks; the wind coublia be better." , the whiteleaces of the two 11.,ys grew whiter
time-recerd dowe to half, the\men became " Yell 'mesh to smithereens in the dark an' still, as for at) insfaut they ' thought a
interested in the offer of carrying, their skins there's wolves about fer 1 b4t.44n !OM," runner was gone. Like 111 startled wild
for a small fee. The jounwys to the Post But Angus shrugged a shoulder and pro- thing the Sprite shudder...1 in the win41.
were long, toilsome even hr the belt skaters, ceeded to overhaul the sail -ropes. 'fwenty geve a ;gulden lurch, and then aeo0terl r.p-
atl ,often fraught with danger, so th,at -after minutes later the Post buildings were rapidly idly away.
'lake Hawkins took the lead and alloWed the fading out in the gloom as the el. -limit sped The wolves were e ttttt ing stiffly hack
Fletchers to carry kis pelts, it was not, long evilly into the night. into the course, leo the u•els,at \vas alie.al
'before the young men had worked up qu4o • The wind moaned through the forest and of them now. Don seized his Martini re-
eusebni. The 114111.11011 was therefore provin of swept aluIIg the river with increasing b;ri•e. Al renter and scattered several shots amongst
high profit. the out Of two hours it 44)4 blowing half a ed.) the animals, bringing 41 wit thse big shaggy
'Le Noir never had mtny skins of his own, and the Sprite was obliged•to hug the lee of is heeler8A* the ravenott. pack fought savauw
a 1 as his sled was large, there was generally iver and the islands. It was toodark to 4 is-' ly over the victim the ice-ls,at lore rapidly
\t‘Ni for several extra packs, hut slime the ... rn objects id .111)" great distance and there up to the tigiire a h...01..
iee t monopolized patnais. his long tap to nit the oitotant danger of . *ineo. snag, At sound of the rate, LeN•.ir 111111 turn -
the • Dow bneight but small retunisbut way mit 111 the centre of the river 1111/1114141 tel and his failing hopes revived. DoW11
The•elay before Christmas the Fletcher, rush ,f th.• wied was e54;11 more to he felt,red. swept the Sprite and Angtui shunted to him
ft quill it rettiessany to make an extra trip to It wt.: bitterly celd and the young men ming- es she hummea 1b4441. Iiituitivelv ti,'
the 1.'"at, for*provisions and other articles of gle,1 .1.111 a tttttt igst the furs beside the tiller Frenchman r,kated arot1,41 an. j.det 3014t 4,-
. which they 'bast immediately in want. On a14,1 drew their,heavy.capacluse...**vtlieieeersc - the 11'e--1-4:,,it Mired aharply into the wind.
....the adviee. of 4.414H-41tovitins, they had decht.1- They were\ tmvelling at a great rate 14 11h 1110 "Quik 111111 !" cried Angus.
inents. The offenee was of the ••hieh.•.iss" of the rutine whieh geve (.111 44 loVi singing
• to keep the theft quiet and await devell,- white rime 14r0 ' g away from the iron heels
bet before the *4.4414 headway was altogether
The sail threaten.' 1..1...torn b. rad. 111..
order and 11 I(14E11'416.11 would run riot 1 r miles hum. . checked, Le Noir hail sketed ahnigside 111,)
around if the men heard of it; Le Noir would All was goi4 well and the miles were slip- I \ I o th I 1 i
, b.r.1.1,4•4., up,' ....e „maims .11 an exlialt..ted
'not be Rafe. , , ping to the reitin rapid stic4essi.01,- when ...„11..„..
‘• Hawkins was smoking some new stoel traps suddenly Don utteitl a try and sprang back ltel Thane was 11..1 • 111.1114441 1(1 101141,for the
over's) tire of hemlock and "Truc(4 when he a low black object whizzed by un the i,..4, No114.1 'WOrt; 14411111 in headlong pursuit.
. heard a shrill st histlo andsaw the ice -boat scarcely a foot away. A11141111 glanced qiii.•kly With a - quick movement the helm' was
hearing up the inlet is; where his
shanty stood. .
"Hullo I bey," he called 1 lilt.
"Reckon yell 1;;:t 1*5.111)1111' along
flinch this mornin' with sech a
wind." • .
•
"'Tis rat her slow.,,, agreed
Angus- but it's 011 the inerease."
Hawkins sniffed the air.
"1 low it's C( '111111' on to 11111414/
'hire night an' it'll liC coltiern Biter.
.,
by itiornin'- reglar Mir."
"S.) anueh ..the betters wel1
mine hotaft MI tilt' Tfil.:41-Aligue.
" Pretty cold laid 71141)1 4111(1 there's
a few creeks itt• the ice. Over on
the Big P 1 there's one with
shout a dollen feet split."
"'11.16, an' what d' you think,
Jake,u Dori interposed, "the ' •
was w ttttt lerin'if the Sprite could
jiitnp it."
"So she could 111 a stiff wind"
retorted Angus while the trapper
laughed a big silent laugh. -
"Seed any bob -cats lately ',...
he asked.
• "Nary a rate.' -
"1 herd 'in sereechin' last
' cupid° nights over'n the swamp,
KW say, boys, the wolves is git 1111
mighty mimeo. in this here cold
snap ; reckon yo better he a -kinder
keerfnl. Chris Dawson Bayed as
he seed seven tracks fother day
.
all 'n a heap."
" Bah !" Angus laughed aloud.
"Why there ain't a 44011 in the
timber could keep the Sprite in
sight for a Nile" he scoffed.
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•, •
Angus laughed harshly as they headed for home.
• • • • 41 41 •
Through the whole bight the itorin romped and owed and
swept across the eoutitry. Christmas king broke deer and
d •
rota upon • world
of snow that lay in
f, great drifts of die -
mond - sparkles be-
neath the Sun.
Jake Hawkins was slowly breaking
• path acres, a small bey opposite the
Fletcher* plaice. The thongs that bound
his snowshoes to his filat.C11111111 squeaked at
every stride, and he was whistling for very
joy .1 being alive. He stopped short.
It was the end of an old toboggan stick-
ing up out, of a drift Hawkins took ofi
°tie of his racquettes 4111(1 scraped away the
snow; slowly at tirst, but soon he was dig-
ging with all his might. It was only a
bettAo-ed blhoggars on which aero lashed
seine traps, a peevy, an axe, and a package
of ammunition.
But ileac by lay a man frosen in the
snow, and a smile was on the upturn.' face.
17"4?..941
•
linannintrb Altars. -,
It was not for the sake of the things ee
';Itehti
Nooelish crown's we cried for,
Nor yet bit. the sake of those ancient wills
Our fathers fought and died for.
It was not for the bronze 111111 4,4111 we gaee,
N..r the loins nor the land that bore t i tttt
0 never for these did he battle so how
With the world that lay before hint,
"Let 11 14). that the hounds of tht. Earth
shall am
Let it conic, that I how to the eon,
Awt 44441441 -44. -foot itt the ryes rit
But 1 never a fool in It er.s."
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Quality
Reliability
Uniformity a ia
.Cowest Prc,
Are four importal
tures which we cot
keep before us in con. Ion
ourItbiui
stiiinoessw year almost t'
fra
taut
since we commenced' loilk
business here and we t„,,43 the
opportunity of thanking our
customers for the very hen'
patronage they bade extt Intl d
to us.
We would invite otlir.„81(4
come and inspect out. Stock
and compare prices. W.' think
we can save you mlHI'y iv
buying goods here. ,
' Our stock is compkit. with
flew Fruits, )Iew Peels,
•
Extracts, Oranges, 4Ccr7ogs,
Candies, fiuts, etc. .
Our stock of Faqcy Clika
is up-to-date and well :is:oiled.
Suitable for Christmasgifts.
Sla the years of his barren youth went by,
%Vali the one word left tanimblien
And the blood in hi0 weary heart ran dry
Anil his goodly strength 414441 broken
But it, lilt/Mt who haggle.' 111111 (4.1114111 MA ---
fell,
For the fame he met with laughter,
She came full oft ate' we kissed the fere 1.
• We have always bn band a
full supply of general grocer -
les, rt' sold at right prices. _
" Ye're too
sertin sure o' that
blame rigionajig." said
Ha ',kills dil.tfnlly "['11,41
calk 11411111 i mint spry. There
ye'll git killetol when ye' Rita a
aint.many critter for ye to tote
this nioniitil he a. 1, " hiit 111
git ye them the e is."
Be went ho3n the
%hen ty and presently
came out with a park
pelts.
"We're all expectin'
- pet over to dinner to-
wiorrow, J ak ; you're
coleiti', of ...mow?"
"Thank ye, hove 1
WI111 loN 1414.11111." The
ice -boat w a s tit lig
away. "Reckon Freechy
•iut ask in' ye, to
\ 7 fergive
fer
••••••\
1111141.
over his shoul-
der just in time
to rete.gnize 'it
before it faded away
"
11 wed hit that log--•!" Don
gasped. ••
"That was no log" cried his bother ex-
citedly. " Doti, something's happened to Le
Noir.-
" Le Noir
•• That was his sled
" Why, whatBut Angus was list.; g intently to a faint
twee1 far ahead, scarcely t.. be distinguished
above the roaring draught of the wind and the
dr. ale of the runners. Kam it grew heeler foal
the young men looked qiii..kly at each other.
" It s WOIVOR !" cried Don.
Anglin nodded as the ice-Imeit sped 411 1
11 i'tci in the river. They were just entering
the 1fh, Pond a here the stream widened ..iit
into au 4 141*14•41 haw.
With 11 iij 14101 ejaculati4ni. Angus ta•erell
into the glot• head. H.; 1,111.1 make out a
losr black chair' limning along 1.ser the ice
with the speedof th11 wind. Fiir 111 edema..
a lone figure was (IlIlIh4JJE wildly .41 and the
frantic ring of skates upo the ice sounded
'their above all.
Angtis had been keeping
the ice -boat in shore,
but 111111 he plait-
ed the beim -
' soul they mho
,c.
TH41 SMEPH41PIOES3
\ •
tlinovu hard over and the Sprite fell offkon
another tack --faster anil faster until ebe
was pimply el • ig. Several shots ttok',
.'Get. but held the -pack in check for 41
in; t oit only. They had suddenly grown
noel with the taste of the iyeloat iti th it
wind, and once she had gathered heffilwo•
Ilio danger was over. Tho. h,4w Is dropped
farther and farther t.I 1110 Ma( WI the 111114.4
1.111111.041 by, and 801111 all sound of the a tt i ll ial
was lost in the distance.
Le Noir lay like a log where he had
first thrown himself, unfit they were ru
ning up 1411 iiilet neer his shark.
"W'alkdrop you off at the Pont- said
Angus.
But Le Noir gave no Nig?) that he bean'.
When the ice -lout canto to a stand -still U.
the lee of tho Point. ho ro111.1041 himself as
from 1110101, 4(01 to his feet and without
a wool skated away. Luling into the eight
like • shadow.
-
eWell,of all the thing.
'• pat 1, I' t '
cried Doti 111H7.011101)
,- "Not even a 'thank you :
1/4
(of the Thing, he him
germ) after. •
And he dotal, at the end,
\ ill I ,11r 11•.;1•14•r1ng rpm!,
q.r all that he held its
`.111;v)
'Far More of a god 111101 a
- But ever s fool in Her's 1
' cLAte., fot„-•-e,
ink ilkthr in Callan.
The ink on this pitiolication 411(5 made
by the (4(1110118 Printing' tik I 'o., Lim-
ited, Toronto. • The inke turned out
by this firm aro recognized by first -
'class printers an being the beet
that elm obteitied. It hop ra•-,
(petty been necessary for theta to
erect • larger factory 14) 1111.41 their
itiereased trade. t'anadian
printereerefer to }my 444*1111
made in Cemela.
see,
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Wishing you all
the'Complimetes •
of the Season. -
Cuff 4 Xcewen
.291. NcJ(inl1111
Skirts •
The balance of 'It
leading( anadian mann
facturer's skirts bought
at a big discount.
$2.50 skirts for $1.50
3.00 « " 2.00
4 50 , " 3.00
• " 3.50
6.00 '' 4.00
• t' 5.00
i00
These are Al skirts,
made by the best skirt -
makers in Canada.
Made of Ilarris home-
spun, English cheviot
and broadcloth, and at
less than the cost of
the material and better
and more stylishly
made than your hest
dressmaker can do.
Christmas
When you give, give
something useful. We
have a big lot of
Handkerchiefs
Gloves
Ties
Mufflers
Linens, etc., -
to select from, all new
and stylish, and the
prices are the prices you
like to pay. See page
5 in regular issue of
this week's Signal.
Wishlqg you the
Complimegts of
the Seasoq.....
A. MoKIM
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•11411140- 4••••••••••44We *no ,. •••
themselves bailees In 41).�e* -leisset
their leloption, end having **'(Om
plishtel iht. 141111 they esinno4.
readily at -rept the altered cierumsbui
cee when they look heck and think of
the free kind of life that they led Iti
cleariug t• their lands, when oo num
wan better Lb/01 hi* neighbor. and
memma 10 WNW %SUM iiiss.tes us sem
peo
Rtairef get 53.10)
llie orrd°11os eadieee•a
BY filletile
iaver
mammies, directly • pistol makes ItsW. 0.40033111.
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their ears. bend down their heads. -00 TO
or contort their testurvo ta palaNI
ries. They do twet less It. sad so far ....6241 sad No oar Mem anyway -It's a Ossone No *ow awl polla
appearance cm the stage or Is the
as w• saa Mae NON the NONNI l • ,..
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