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The Seaforth News, 1941-12-11, Page 6PAGE, SIX 'Take a fancy ter me, Pathfinder!" returned the young num, endeavor- ing ndeavoaing to clear his voice without betray- ing himself; "what Is there about nee to please Ruch a girl as Mabel Dun- ham? I have all that you rind fault' wah m yourself, with none of thatl exl ll ace that makes, even :Ito gen- :l respect 1x0 ,' By this tiro, they wen se near th :ire that it was nee ssar'y- to e'st.ang the toners tt.e't. that in. smut. Cap. w}lo had limo, in the block :n t stupidly ,:itit his dying be hew-ar'daw, and cn.; i!.rn •., soft,- . 1>„ 1i what .: pa . d Biro new -val.. a eigititatio,, mid no -lam -holy * ;1 h, 7.1- 1,7.1 i... 1. r. • ! il. n0 ,1i!,:q1,11 -Y,1; r. i. r r :, . I... .n,'... • .t.;. 1-it:glare hint . •s.. .."1.01.1 ,11•11",, A .,. .-. t:.. ,.''..i.. ... tt 117.1 t, f: t,r,t tl asp, ' ty c+f 1-. man, ra, though totatked by .. 1•Jr19,'.,e 1.1 t;-. d° r.Ot r.. own wishes justice. Y uats ton -.:d and toe sensible a be .-Gen, Pathfinder, said be, ''to c1 :a .nao with a-ai•g0. when pa-antt ii:is Id's :rt '.the..., ent t,Sergeant i)ur.:lam zr0, .a:y brother -In-law and my tl Y^air tl'at ., tar -aay, :1S tntinrtate a ,,..e ne at a soldier well ett1L, with seafaring man -and I . sp,ti. anti l.onor hitt: accord;nady. I make: n'0 doubt, merenver. that he Las lived such a life as hemmer a man. and zi,ere ca., be no, re at harm. after 11:1, lit:;• one well berthed n. Well! eve. aro- mart :ite as, t'hat you'll not ti - . , anti .t ought le -,.- .. i^.-S,aan 1101 ,. ..,.. fd 1 •>li :eta c•':n_th 'l,eeffty. :�•., f ,s the Quart ,r,ast.e. 4'ath- ira , It Is trop.:•: 1 h.id oma aro: have it •Ji-fhting o. w- 0t. rvao anis, t '.1,1,f0•/•,.. 13 _. r• 1'01, man ;r;,1 t'„"-; .:.•o't , ail this 01, 1, 41 .It•.' w::....-t':net, a,l:''0. F,'1 i,, Itt tthorti, 1.Ittstor Cly S't-.=:celnt: P'uat.rnt It l' ter•, t ,1 p:,r in r hirnrrlf for a a conscientious and honest nom as he is, deliberately the Quartermast- er has started, in a hurry, before hill.; and, although it is 11 matter on which it doe's not become me tobe very positive, I give it as my opin- ion that they travel such different roads that they will 101:e1` meet." "'Explain laain t oursa if my friend." said the bewildered seaman, looking :around him in search of Muir whose absence began to excite his distrust. I si•. nothing n1' the Quartermaster but 1 think hint too much of 0 mans t-, tun away. now that the victory is gain -,1. If the tight were ahead, in- stead, of ;11 Ohh w;lhr, 1110 rase 100111d 1 .sit:•t..,i." 'Ther. al! that n left of hint, .,:.-n. atll ,1':._ • .ateo,;1. ' 1'e11(1'nr"1 trii•-, V1,0 t1111 1,1011} relaatell 01;_7,.7, 1' of the h,ieut,'teant's as va-n- ,'.I:il. ;1 his „•-111• ,1s t, rattler, u.. i. h•• -t :. , r > the' warn. 1 noted 1'athaht,l-1'. �t .. desoeri,te tight. and itdasett outbreak:, of noon.: blit 11,_01.1• bf te'a't' ..lid !1101117.1, .ti'1{tut thr body •. o0 :at a w''rse. i,..ees the dying 01:01. Ills Al •stir t.•,-topp,-d with bis lite,, and the spirit ,Mght 1„ si.lit i., 1,,. l,,a_ sed away in theu,'e01u of wickedness." 0.1:11 listened with ;i gaping month; ,. ,l ;Its ,::11-,' 111„ ,.)' 110,', (l •t't lit h 1iS 100.. utl1,-r 0101'11.e1-. ilk,• „n,• r. h,, arust.•.I his awn' 'TE, 1' 70: 0)0'''rt0111 Fuld 011- 11t, at:.1!: Iii{ of your.. Master 1 litit,b:r, what h,twedit the fresh rt,.r ::i'1, thu . . 8.:.-," said he; ttv er:er' 1 1 .{tail Of it. tit,• , 1 ; 11:11 4::' 1ny 1/11110n ,t myself. 1.•a }:•,i mention {,, 1 0001! :a•c that. th : Liet7h i1 the 1 tel r 11•• ,'nclhly first bore. 0,•w a '1. 0 ): 1 ', :1'11h ., soil of 11t-- snint that I thought surprising ill an toot 1 wilt i❑ 100 g're'at a lu ry 1.:. 1'.1Lrw, to log the whole n18ttor a intan t,rly, God bless me! (Ind bless ux-!ria traitor. do 011) uo'i r,ady to sell his count.'}'. and to a rascally Frenihman ton?" "To 'd' anything; country, soul. body. Mabel, and all our scalps; and no ways particular, I'll engage, as to the purchaser, 'rho countrymen of Captain Flinty -heart here were til, paymasters this time." "just like 'em; ever ready to buy when they can't thrash, and to run when they can do neither." Monsieur iallglier lifted his cap with ironical gravity, and acknowl- edged the eornpliin'nt with an ex- pression of polite contempt that was altogether losi on its insensile sub- ject. But Pathfinder had too much native contest- and was far too jest -mind 0i, to allow the attack to ..o untie+ice.I, "Will. w. 1," 1',e inlet posed. "to 1:':y mind there Is no great difference :_t8- en are Englishman - and n Frrnchntan. after all. 'l'hev talk dif- •rent tool 1 • an1 live under ditl'- ,ent 'kir r. S -.till alloy-; but both hu,ct r trel like human be- v:cl rile s1 e o,eusi"n for it." �-,let:ai• 1 ioty-I a,rt, as Did-miad- ,,11 ,1 , 1,..11 - 0101,[}I r 0.:1111'th" -.. J.1,• walk 1;11 r1'011i1-1.0 ; for h.• til. silt 1,.t c bunt: t• ;mole I'. i I ,<, „ ,• 1 1. 1t clic r' 00 r ,ii•..tr 10-,1 Croat THE SEAFORTHH NEWS ent path. As for authority, 1 suppose the Corporal has now a right to command what's lett of the 55th; though a small and worried, not to say frightened, party it is. Ilut, if anything needs to be done, the chances are greatly in favour of my being called on to do it. I suppose however, we have only to bury our dead; set lire to the block and the huts, for they stand in the inimy's territory by position, if pot by lair; and must not be left for their con- venience: Our using them again is out of the question; for, now the Frcwehers know where the island is to be found, it would be like thrusting the hand into a wolf -trap with our eyes wide open. This part of the work the Sarpent and I will see to, for we are as practysed in retreats as in advances." "All that is very well, my good friend. And now for ray poor bro- ther-in-law: though he is a soldier, we cannot let him slip without a word of consolation and a leave- taking, in my judgment, This has been an unlucky affair on every tack; though I suppose it is what one had a right to expect, consider- ing the state of the times and the nature of the navigation. We must make the best of it, and try to help the worthy man to unmoor, without st-raining his messengers. Death is a circumstance. atter all, Master Path- finder, and one of a very general ehariwter too, seeing that we must all submit to it, sooner or later," 'You say truth, you ray truth; and for that reason 1 hold it to be wise to be always ready. I've often thought, Saltwater, that he is the happiest who has the least to leave behind him when the summons c•otnes. Now, here ant I. a hunter and a scout and a guide. although I do not own a foot of land on 'arth. yet do l enjoy and possess more than tis' great Albany I'atroun, �Cit1`a the heavens over my head to keep roe in mind of the last: ;g'r'eat hunt. and the dried leaves beneath my i,•< -t. I tramp Over the ground as freely as if I was its lord and own- er: and what more need heart &- s1+,:'.' 1 do not say that I love noth- ing that'belonu's to 'arth; for I do, though nut much, utile:,: it might be Mabel Dunham, that I c'an't carry with me. I have some pup.: at the higher fort that I vally considerable, though they am too noisy for war- fare. and so we are compelled to live separate for awhile; and then i think it would grieve 110 10 part with Killdeer; but i see 10) reason why w,• should net lie buried in the same grave, for we 11h0 as heat' as can he of the sante length --six feet 10 o1 hair's br•e :ith i but. hating these. and a )ripe that the Sarpent gave toe, and a few tokens received from travellers. all of which might be put pouch and laid under my head, when the order comes to march I hall be ready at a tninute's warn- ing; and. les me tell you, Master cap, that's what I Ball it cireUlll r11110•1' tae.'• just so with rite." antsw.•rard the sailor, as the two walked tow- ards the block, toe touch occupied with their respective amorality t0 re - Merida -1r at the moment the melan- choly errand they were o11: "that's just my way of feeling and reason - 11:.:•:, pt4,niP;11 1 1 ,1.1 .LnO i li , 1:' Ol 11 r tt,l. 1 1 he to 11 '.art essor 110 1 r 101013' 1len6ri'ted •• 00 11 11.1 7117,111 I; anti. u; •1;0, l 1e.n1101/0r,. the 111etetc:•i1an* 1 01d•; i001.0 br,fnr(•" I 1bat hr at s• 1hnu;tri ten a di11'er- ing, How often have I belt, when near shipwreck, the relief of not owning tie craft! 'If she goes,' I have said to myself, `why, my life goes with her, but not my property, and there's great comfort in that' I've discovered, in the course of box- ing about the world from the Horn to Cape North, not to speak of this run on a bit of fresh water, that if a man has a few dollars, and puts theca in 0 chest under lock and key, he is pretty certain to fasten up his heart in the same till; and so I carry pretty much all I own in a belt round my body, in order, as I say, to keep the vitals in. the right place. D- tae, Pathfinder, if I think a man without a heart any better than a fish with a hole in his air -bag." "I don't know how that may be, Master Cap; but a man without a conscience is but a poor creature' take my word for it, as any one will discover who has to do with a Min- go. I trouble myself but little with dollars or half-joes, for these are the favoryte coin in this part of the world; but I can easily believe by what I've seen of mankind, that if a man has a chest filled with either, he may be said to lock up his heart in the same box. I once hunted for two summers, during the last peace, and 1 collected so much peltry that I found my right feelings giving way to a craving after property; and if 1 have consern in marrying Mabe], it is that I may get to love such things too well, in order to make her comfortable," "You're a philosopher, that's clear, Pathfinder; and I don't know but \'ou're 11 Christian." "I should be out of humor with the 1080 that gailhsayed the last, Master Cap. i have not been Chris- tianized by the Moravians, like so many of the Delawares, it is true; but I hold to Christianity and white gifts, With One, it is as on -creditable for a white matt not to be a Christ- ian as it is for a red -skin not to be- lieve in his happy hunting -grounds; indeed, after allowing for difference in traditions, and in some variations about the manner in which the spirit will he occupied after death, I hold that a gond Delaware is a good Christian, though he never saw a1 Moravian; and a good Christian as good Delaware, so far ,1s nat111'' is c•onsarned. The Sargent and I talk these matters over often, for he has a hankerin' after 1'hristlanif--......" "The d-1 he has!" interrupted Cap. "And what does he intend to do in a church with all the scalps he takes?" ".Don't run away- with a false idee. friend ('ap, don't run away with a false Mee. These thing., are only skin-deep, and all depend on edication and nat-cal gifts, Look around you at mankind, ;did tell me why you see a rod warrior here, a black one there, and white armies in annth •r place" All this, and a great deal more of the sante kind that i could point out. has been ordered for soon', special purpose; and it is not for us to fly in the face of facts, and deny their truth. ,No, no; each color has its gifts, and its laws, and its traditions; and one is not to con- demn another because he does not exactly comprehend it." "You must have read a great deal, Pathfinder, to see things so clear as this," returned Cap, not a little mystified by his .companion's simple creed. "It's all as plain as day to me now, though I must say I never fell in with these opinions before, What denomination do you belong to, my friend?" "Aran?" "What sect do you hold out. for? What particular church do you fetch up in?" "Look about you, and judge for yourself. I'm in church now; I eat }n church, drink in church, sleep in church, The 'arth is the temple of the Lord, and I wait on Him hourly, daily, without - ceasing, I humbly hope. No, no, I'll not deny my blood and color; but ant Christian born, and shall die in the sane faith, The Moravians tried me hard; and one of the iKng's chaplains has had his say too, though that's a class no ways strenuous on such matters; and a missionary talked much with me, as I guided him through the forest, during the Last peace; but. I've one answer for them aril --I'm a Christian already, and want to be neither moravian nor churchman. No, no, I'll not deny my birth and blood," - "I think a word from you might lighten the Sergeant over the shoals of death, Master Pathfinder, He has no one with him but poor Mabel; and she, you know, besides being his daughter, is but a girl and a child after all." "Mabel is feeble in body, friend Cap; but in natters of this nettl ' 1 doubt if she may not be stronger than most men. But Sergeant Dun- ham is my friend, and he is your brother-in-law; so, now the press; of fighting and maintaining our rights is over, it is fitting we 01101111 both go and witness his departure. I've stood by many a dying main, Master Cap:" continued Pathfinder, who had a besetting propensity to enlarge On his experience, stopping and holding' his companion by a button, -t --"I've stud by many a dying man's side, and seen his last gasp. and }heard his last breath; for, when the hurry and tumultof the battle is ov01', it is good to bethink us of the mis- fortunate, and it is remarkable to witness how differently Tolman toy tur' feels at such solemn moments. Some go their way as stupid and ig- norant as 1f God had never -given them reason and an accountable state; while other's (nit us rejoicing, like men who leave heavy btlrthens behind them. I think that the mind sees clearly at such moments, my friend, and that past deeds stand thick before the recollections." 'I'll engage they do, Palhlind''l. I have witnessed something o1' this myself, and hop,. I'm the heifer man for it. I remember one- that i thought my Own 111110 had enol••, and the. log 11111+ overhauled with a dilig- e110e I did not think myself capable of until that moment. I've not been a very great sinner. friend Pathfind- er; that is to sty) never on a large scale; though 1 daresay. if the truth were spoken, -a considerable amount of small matters might be raked up against me. as well as against an- other 1111111; but then, I've never committed piracy, nor high treason, Dag Qualliity ooks Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. SBAFORTH, ONTARIO, +a F; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1843 PROFESSIONAL CARDS MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC - Dr. E. A. McMaster, M.B., Graduate of University of Toronto. Paul L. Brady, M.D„ Graduate of University of Toronto. The Clinic Is fully equipped with complete and modern x-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and thoreuptie equipment, Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in Diseases of the Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat, will be at the Gliulo the first Tuesday in every month from 4 to 6 pun. Free well -baby clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in every month from 1 to 2 pun. JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A.,M.D. Physician and Surgeon In Dr. H. H. Ross' office. Phone 6J DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late Assistant New York Ophthalmic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square throat hospitals, London, Eng. At Commercial hotel, Seaforth, third' Wednesday in each month from 2 to 4. p,m. Also at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday in each month, -62 Waterloo St., Stratford. Telephone 267. AUCTIONEER GORDON M."GItANT, Licensed Auctioneer for the (.County of Duron. Arrangements can be made for Sale Date at the Seaforth :dews, or by writing Gordon al. (Irani, (ioderich Charges moderate and oaf i:.'taetinn guaranteed. F. W. AHIIENS, Licensed Auction - .oer for Perth and Huron Counties Sales Solicited. 'ferias en Application. Farm Stock chattels and real estate propc'•ty, R. R. No. 4, Mitchell. Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this ofbce HAROLD JACKSON Licensed in Huron anti Perth come. ties. Prices reasonable; natisfact101 guarantied. For information, writt. or phone Harold Jackson, Idiom' 14 on 661; R. R. 4. Seaforth. ED\i'AItI) W. ELt lO'I'1', Licertseel Auctioneer for Huron. Correspond• enc? promptly answered. lntniediale arrangements can he made for Salt, - Date by south} Phone 2t01, ('linter.. Charges moderate and sathSaetiurr guaranteed. 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Patties desirous to effect insnrancis or transact other business, will ba Promptly attended to by applications to any of the above natured offieerfl addressed to their respective post offices. 11)'' arsen. icor any (11' them sort of thins. As to smuggling. and flu Ilia of that. who Cat it sc afaring 0011, ::Siad 1 miri00-.1• all enllinge halve their weak .snots. i daren03 11011r trade is log 1,lt.ogelhr•r wiihnlaf blend, h, honorable and useful as it se-•ee- to 111.3" Fr+ th? eiflae'e 9ocal" an0 11,00- a 81 bad taken n ciottuelvtic• -11,,'1•0 '11011111 ;}1011111 1,' only ono head in -aa 11 strid the bled -voiced 0110. T! 1 it tiuming soddenly to the " littl,- lnitn i11 111 calmer', }n snapped: "I 10)lipos.. you agree 111111 111)'7'' - ("ert;pinly," replied tlxe little 01111 quietly: ''i've ,Inst had to pay for hats fur s'>vcn of my daugh- ta 1 a."