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The Exeter Times, 1885-12-17, Page 14tongue dobe► was in hunr m— itt was hinardly to break, off suddenly to the passage. Onr cur. aro d we followed him more 3 to le whence the ory proceeded. the hall w found the explanation. The heads wife ad been surprised by finding one of her aliildren awed at the foot of the stairs in his night-shirt, endeavoring o lace up an imaginary pair of boots, .-lith the intention apparently of going out. The boy was afterwards induced to return to bed, and we on our part re- anmed our seats in the parlor. This little Inoldent caused our oon• versation to turn upon sleep -walking, and many were the ,theories advanced as to the origin and care for the infirmity Oar host informed ue that his son tad on one or two previous emotions walked in his sleep, but could hardly be considered a confirmed somnambulist. The family were ono evening having sup• per, when they were startled by the youngster suddenly walking in, in hie night-dresr, and then going to the fire- place, where he strove his beat to get up the chimney. But the freaks of this youngater were not to be compared with those of a school -fellow of the clergy - Math son above mentioned, who nar- rated to us the story of the really re- markable feats performed during hie sleep. Incredible as the story may ap- pear, 1 have every reason to believe that the facts were by no means exaggerated ; but of this my readers can judge, se I will repeat the narrative to the boet of m ability as 1 heard it. " 1 was educated,' said the clergy- man's son, " at a grammar -school near Leeds, and among the boys was the son of a wealthy farmer in the neighborhood. Young Buckridge was dull and incapable of learning. All his thoughts seemed to centre upon the horses and cattle he had left, and his only wish was to be able to leave his hooka and return to his former playmates on the farm. It was both painful and irksome to him to prepare his lessons, for he never could retain anything long in his memory, although he might have labored for hours to mas- ter his task. In epite of every encour- agement on the part of the master to brighten up the boy's faculties, no signe. of improvement could be seen. He seem- ed to become more weary and tired cf the disagreeable struggle he had to main- tain to prepare his lessons. This state of things went on for some time, when suddenly an inexplicable change became manifest in the manner in which Buck - ridge prepared the tasks ho was°set. He who heel been the dullest and most cal- lous of sebolarr, suddenly became one of the- most corrupt and perfect in the _School. Formerly; lie had been unable to struggle through his exercises, but now they were found to be carefully written and. almost faultless. How he managed it was a mystery. During the day, he seemed as listless and inattentive as ever. He did not curtail his hours of play, neither did he give a moment more to study -than formerly. The key to the enigma was at length discovered by an accident. " In a room adjoining the dormitory where Buckridge slept, one cf the junior masters used to sleep ; and o -se night, fancying he heard a noise below in the schoolroom, he rose to see if any one had broken into the house. Stealing quietly down -stairs. he peeped into the room and caught sight of Buckridge with a lighted lamp in his hand, Seeing that the boy was evidently asleep, he was led by curi- osity to watch his movements. Buck - ridge walked to his desk, took out his books, arranged them in proper order, and began to study. The master, think - i - ing it was a trick on the boy's part, shook g to the stable, , without a saddle. Aa made, it was only after gglinpr that he was foroad from - and taken indoors. At this mo t I arrived upon the scene. The bolt apps ently*eemed to think him. self stopped et the turnpike gate. Taking expenee out of his pocket, he held it out to pay the toll, and demanded the change. The sixpence was returned to him, when he stated he wanted no non- eenoe, but his change. Threepence -half- penny was then handed to him. ' None of your gammon—that is not right,' was his Immediate reply. This being given him, he made the motion of whipping and spurring his horse on. Being held down to his chair by force, he peremptor- ily ordered us to get out of hie way and to let go his horse, or he would soon make us. Ho again spurred his steed, apparently to make it restive and to kiosk. Drying out to ns' ' to let po its head.' Being afterwards taken into the shop, he was asked what orders he had taken. He then proceeded to go through the list of the customers, stating what each had or- dered, naming rump steak for one, shoul- der of mutton for a eecond, leg of,`b lamb for a third, and no on. Ordered to clean the shop, ho at once tucked up his sleeves preparatory to executing the order. It was by main force that he was prevented " Thinking there might be some trick- ery at the bottom of this extraordinary conduct, I anggested that a good thrash- ing might teach him better manners. Several heavy atrokes from a riding -whip were then laid across his back, but failed to cause any impreaslon. After certain other measures had• been adopted, he woke up with a start, being quite at a loss to understand the scene around him. He could not be persuaded that he had been doing anything but sleeping, and it was evident that he was perfectly un- conscious of what had passed. Ho recol- lected vary well several things he had done just before he fell asleep, but after that all was blank. His eyes were sever- al times forced open during his trance - and the pupils contracted and dilated, but Ids vision was unaffected. When I first saw him hie pulse was one hundred and thirty-six, full and hard ; but afterwards It eank to eighty, with a slight perspira- tion on hie forehead. I afterwards learn- ed that he had shortly before been attack• ed by fever, which had aff.cted his head. " Strange and unaccountable as this story may appear, I can assure you that It is not a solitary one, for I have been called in to attend many other cases of somnambulism, though none wore so pro- nounced and striking as that which I have just described." Extinguishing a lamp is like a small sup- perl; it ie a light blow-out, Student (to servant at the door) —"Miss Brown V' Servant—" She's engaged." Student—" I know it. I'm what she's engaged to." De Peyton—"And so, dear boy, your affair with Miss Ruger is off 1" Ruyster-- "Yes, its all over now. She was a fine girl, wasn't .she ? But the old man didn't show me much partiality, and so we set- tled the whole matter by the rule of three." De Peyton—"How was that, dear boy?" Ruyster—"lt's rather deli- cate, you know; but you're my friend, aren't you, Gus4 Well, one evening I• was sittingln the parlor when the old cur- mudgeon came, la and ehouted 'warning,' and then hol'Sred ' one.' I suppose be finished up ve th ' two ' and ' three,' but I didn't wait to study any more of hie arithmetic. ' asn't it ead, Gus V' a paw - can bo de - ca: In a sunny nd kept dry and Is may enjoy its bone. *maga can, nawbore he so pro- fitAblyapent u on the fern:, giving a tut- or reading and study. Many A young farm- er or eon of a farmer has a chance to im- prove bis mind during the next six month*, If only he will apply himself diligently and systematioelly. One or two good books on grafu•grawing, or live•rtack, or fault cul- ture, well studied during the winter even- ings, cannot tail to tell on the rosulta of work in all future your. We have met with the following cheap mede for painting out -door structures : Make fourgallona of paste of rye flour, like the paste used for papering rooms, and then mix in one gallon of common oil pint. This will cover u much surface as five gallons of paint alone, For the aeoond ooet add two gallons of oil ; and three for the third, Iheee three coats will last about as long as three coats of oil paint, A good 'pa'nt for brick is made of fresh limo wash and sul- phate of zinc. Marketing Poultry, Our Canadian markets are full of hslf- fattentd, half-dressed, poorly packed poul- try, which aro sold at half price, at little profit to dealers, and at a sorious lose to predation'. Why is this? It is baseness our poultry is In too many cares a Bort of by- product ; not a regular farm crop, seldom calculated upon as ono of the regular sources of a farmer's income. It is Suite worth while for poultry raisers to take pains, Buy- ers do not want the poor stuff sunt to mar- ket, A lean chicken is not as tender as a well fattened year old fowl ; and a thin young gobbler, cannot compare in flavor with one two or three years old, and well fattened. The very choicest birds may be ruined by the way they are killed and sent to market, Tons come with their crops full of corn and other grain, and their /entrails full of half digested, food. This ferments and the odor from it taints the whole fowl, even though the weather remains cold, and there is no danger of "sweating," or "sour- ing." When good, healthy young fowls or turkeys, aro shut up in cages with slatted bottoms, regularly fed all they can digest, and given fresh water daily, or better, milk, they will gain very fast. When they are fat it is time to market them, either dead or alive, If the distance is not great, poultry will often sell bettor alive than dead, but transporting live fowls very far in baskets and crates, adds to expenses. The fowls get sickly and dirty after a few days, and there is danger of serious lose in case the market should fall, and then the sale for such stock is very slow. Some die and all lose in weight. When killed on the farm, poultry should always be starved thirty-six hours be- fore they are kited. During this time they should remain perfectly quiet and if possi- ble in the dark, At the end of this time, the food will all have digested, end the bowels will be empty or nearly so. Then, if they are hung up by the feet, bled by the mouth, dry -picked while warm, singed over an alcohol flame, and laid on a table to cool, being formed up nicely into shape, and wrapped or wound with etrips of muslin to keep them'ae while they cool; in twelve hours they may be packed. It is well to have clean oat -straw to line the boxes in which they aro packed for shipment, and the boxes themselves Fhould be light, strong and tight. Clean barrels are very good. The manner of packing depends upon the size of the box or t arra!, and the character of the birds, It should be uniform and sys- tematic, and always in ' istinct layers and very close. They must.,,of course, be thorough- ly cold before they are packed, Evenin There is no ing an evening study of some connected with an extensive va from, and all ar difficulty can be choice. Moreov ing social interoo studied and discu invited for the prepared to ta? e Farm. able way of epend- rm, than in the f natural history work. There is bjeots to choose interest that no d in making a thod of cultivat- subjects may be a few friends, o should Dome he conversation. span of dapple grey e previous evening, he lead telegram, informing him that ow would Arrive in Guelph on the ng day. lir. H. bad not been long t the Esther, before the ciietantsound of an approaching train wA1 heard, And in a ow minutes it oame thundering int( the depot. Among the many that stepped from the trans, could be seen the subject of our narrative, a stranger in a etrango land. Tho quick oye of Mr. Floret at once singled out the expected nephew, and after pleasant greetings', they return- ed to the carriage in waiting, and Thomas soon found himself in the beautiful home of hie uncle. Ho was surrounded by every luxury, and began to take a lively interest fa the farm, his unite being a very suc- oenafal farmer. For nix yearn Thomas was his uncle's pride. He proved kind, ,obedient, and ever ready to give a pleasant word to all with whom he came in contact. Daring these aix years, he had made a large num- ber of acquaintances, acme of whom bore a very questionable reputation. This was not unknown to his uncle, and he felt deeply grieved fir the influence he feared those companions would exert over his nephew. Ho tried to be more kind of that were possible), and endeavored by every means to win him from the eanocia- tlons of those who revelled in sin. Ha pleaded with Thomas; did all that man amid do, and many a supplication was Bent to Heaven on behalf of the erring nephew. From the time that Thomas camp to the County of Wellington, in 1867, until 1874, he was a consistent member of the Good Templar organization. But we obeli see what happened to him on Christmas eve of that year. CHAPTER II. tbat�tar buslaand would be ternaon, the said : "only last night I Brea band was drowned in the a mar, riding a white horse, dusk, and told mo the news, was I with the dream, that 41 my husband not to go our the • to -day, and I told barn my dream, but he only laughed et my fairs, and said that wo no longer lived in dark agce." We thought at first that she must bo crazy, but at last she so far convin rod the Wire that ehe was not, that they cemented to bavo me stay with her during the day, and I aocompaoiod her to her homei she muttering all the way : "I warned him, hut he only laughed at me. I know he will never return home." As evening came on, her anxiety increas- ed. The approaobing darkness seemed to her the shadow of death, and her face grew paler as the last sun -tinted cloud in the Weat gave way to the all -ruling twilight. Although I put no faith in the woman s pre- diction, yet her strange murmuring had had an effect upon me, and it was with some. thing almost like disappointment that I saw the night close in, and no messenger appear. For I wan young, then, and fond of the ex- citing and marvellous, without stopping to inquire the oauso. And so it was with a sudden shock that I again looked out of the window, more carefully this time, and saw a white horse come galloping over the hill at its utmost speed, The woman maw my emotion and quickly flew to the window, Down the short hill, over the stone bridge In the hollow, and up the long slope to the house, we watohed it come, together, and it would have been hard to tell which was the moat excited; for although no personal feel- ings moved me, yet I was in a state of the utmost uncertainty as to the outcome, while the woman, although agitated by the ter- rible grief, yet had not a doubt as to what the message would be. And et was no sur- prise to either of tie, to see the man stop at the gate and walk slowly up the avenue leading to the house. The lady mot him at the door. As I watched her standing there in the twilight, swaying back and forth in her agony, with her hand on the door knob for support, I felt a great throb of pity at my heart, and at the same time a certain awe for the two who were playing so great a part in the drama of death. Tho fact 'hat the news had been expected all day, and had boon foretold in a dream, which I knew of only as belonging to the mysterious past of King Arthur and Frols- sart's Chronicles, placed the characters be- fore me on an equality with the magicians of old Granada. I shrank back, feeling that the cold wind wbioh came in through the open door, had carried me back hundreds of years, and placed me in a different age. Even the calm, prosaic farmer, with his snow-white hair, and flowing board, seemed like some old seer, as he passed his hand over his forehead, and tried to collect hie scattered thoughts. The silence became terrible. The pale -faced sufferer was growing Impa- tient. "Speak i" she said, "I can bear it now as well as any other time." And then the farmer looked up. "Ah, yes ; I remember, I remember, now, madam," and his voice was low and meas- ured ; "Madam, your husband wants the calves turned into the little pasture back of the barn;" Then ee turned and rode away as swiftly as he came. And still there are some people who do not believe iu dreams ! Now, my readers, bear with me while I chow you a sad picture. Look at that large building; it is built of brick. See those large letters of gold placed over the entrance. What do they say. Read and see: "Licensed to sell wine, beer, and other spirituous and fermented lignore." Hush 1 there is a sound within, as of mirth. Let ns enter; but stop, see that large, burly -looking individual, and those other persons, four or five in number. What are they doingl Ale they are making sport of of a young man lying in the centre of the room in a beastly state of intoxication, unable to defend himself, or to return to hie home. T.'Pho is he, ly- ing thus, amidst such degrading associa- tions, on thie Christmas Eve? It is no other than Thomas Andrews, son of that widow in that far-off land. Yes Thomas Andrews is now lying amidst a grcup of evil -doers, in his first drunken stupor. While this has been going on, Mr. Hurst has felt very uneasy at the prolong- ed absence of hie nephew, and as the even- ing weare on he becomes more and more anxious. Christmas morning dawns, and Thomas ie still absent. Not being able to bear the suspense any longer, Mr. Hurst drove to the town to look for his erring nephew, and found him still under the influence of the demon DRINK. Again he pleade earnestly, lovingly, with Thomas to shun bad company; bun to no purpose, for notwithstanding all, Thomas seemed bent on pursuing his downward career, His uncle, thinking to reclaim him from the evil of hie besetting sin, gave him au outfit, and started him in life upon one of his fame, and for a time the nephew apparently saw the evil of his way and was endeavoring to overcome his evil hab- its, and it was hoped that in the struggle, he would be onccessfal. In the year 1874, Thomas formed a matrimonial alliance with an estimable young lady, and it was hoped by hie r-nm- erous friends' that this union would be effectual in winning him over to the side or morality. Alasl how doomed to die - appointment were their hopes, and how weak is fallen humanity. For a period of four years after his marriage, Thomas was the possessor of a happy home, His wife was loving and amiable, and devoted to the interests of her husband. Being industrious and frugal, they had gather( d together a fair share of this world's goods. Bat soon this pleasing state of affaire The Fatal Watch. The late Dr, McLean sometimes, in feeling the pulse of bis patients, held his watch ie hie hand and counted the pulsations. On one occasion, when doing this, his watch stopped suddenly in his hand, and hie pa- tient, contrary to his expectation, died. He related thie to a party of gentlemen, among whom was Davy Harris, a well-known citizen of our county, long time clerk of our inferior' court. Not long after, Hirris was taken sick, and sent for the Doctor. When the Doctor arrived, he was a great deal bet ter, and was sitting on the piazza at Major Burt's, where he lived, The Doctor felt his pulse, and unconsciously pulled out his watch. Harris, remembering the incident, said : " Don't pull that watch out on mo." Th& watch stopped. In forty-eight hours he was a corpse. " Yes," she said, " 1 always obey my husband, but I reckon 1 have something s to day about what hie commands shall bel" •rains, alien in Sion a mater as poem." A BnOsiira GoNx. The Secretary announced e. ocremurica• ties from Mobile giving the news of the death of the Hen Separ,.tor Cumbeek, an honorary member of the ub at that yalnt. It seems that Brother ('emback was called urea to sit up with a sick man who died during the night. In ender that rose of the medicine might be wasted Brother Cr.enbaok imbibed the (entente of several phials. In lees than ten hours he was a corpse, "Whet ackehun will de club take 1" asked Sir Isaac, "I move you, Bah," , replied Giveadam Jones, "dat, while we put de uau11 emblem of mournin' on de usual dealt knob, we fur., der resolve dat he hadn't orter done it." The motion was seconded and Adopted. e xw ewLr.s, The Librarian and the Keeper of the Mn. num jointly submitted the following new rales to govern for tho winter 1 1. All members shall wipe their feet be, fore entering the rooms. 2. All conversation must baba euppresse.'1 tones, Anyone ref ' ,o .$ anp;.reas hit tone is Mehl° to a 6i $10. 3. Any parson ea g away books from the library or reli'e en the museum will be liable to expulsion en the club. 4, No one must han e the skull of Alex- ander the Great or the ecocrdIon aupponed to have belonged to Ca 5 Where two mem rs happen to want the same almanac at t same time, prefer- ence shall be given to t e Jteptiet Church. 6. No religious polktical , diecnssions will be permitted. On motion of Pickles Smith the question of adopting the new rules was tabled for ono 1 week. IIE ArDEAnu. At this juncture Brother Gardner appear-,' ed and took his accustomed place. He seem ed somewhat flurried and had to wait fore his second wind before saying " When I started fur die hall to -night i-, was loitered by an aesastin. While I way, on de pint of paesin' a lonely alley 1 was' jumped on by wretches lyin' in wait to take my life. Now, I doan' say as de good mane am gwine frew die life wid out recivin' a. scratch, but I da dealer' dat de Lewd seem¢ to be on hie side when it comes to de pinch] , Arter I got settled down to bizness, an' gotl a foothold in de mud, I jist planted dem as- sassins right an' left, an' when I went bade, home to change my clothen de three of 'erg war' lyin' daryit.' ADOPTED, ea The Rev. Backoff Johnson then offerer' the following resolution : yytt "Resolved, Dat dis club has heard of &IP attempted aseaselnashum of its President wid a fealin' of horror. Whither am we driitin' ? Whar' am de police ? While we congratulate ourselves dat de plans of d wicked came to naught, we feel it our se' cum duty to decker' our convicks sumthin' must be done in dis 1 dat right speedily, to make hue safe " Waydown Bobee said h support the resolution. had been harked through his in the last fortnight, and he inquiring whereellis thing wo club adopted thl) resolution b vote. SII$' ' TNEr At a meeti -n held in Swingback wa:� -fjned $16 . " g t o'. hall . without permission tring a session, he explained that he dropped his jack-knife out of the window and res down to secure it, but the fine was not remitted, Ile thee appealed from the decision, and the corn. mittee of six now reported : "Dia committee has come to de seclusion dat de President was right au' dal Prof. Swingback woe wrong. We sustain d, t'resident in suetaluln' de fine' Tho professor himself rose up with a molt- ing smile and apologized for having appeal. ed. Rio conscience had troubled him ever' since that occaeion, and he now desired to, borrow 816 of sixteen different member: and 'p ,y the fine and have the affair off is mind. The remainder of the business was th locked up in room marked "G," and t meeting adjurned for one week. One by one the props are being knoc ed from under old traditions." Yea, deed. A man can't get a suit of cl, nowadays unless he han the money. Aphotograph can now be taken e - than a mule can kick, and yet it long to hatch an egg as it did mountains were new.