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GEO. W. Biu 8S,
Proprietor.
rietor.
,tom
\EW -.,1 Rif
.
S. tTLiIG'Elt, ;.4 kO ani;.,41,n?^i to the
habitants of #' tt`th, ande"3' tt no-
e ! ing, (:oltntry, that she La` pencil
ncil
s very, in the, Shop
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFIa SIRE,
a Where she wtil attend to all orders in her.
if
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y
CP (; v
Millinery,. Star -ping , c., and a'1 hip.ds of
Fancy N' ork done on the -shortest nota a..
1 Seaforth, Feb.26th 1869. :i tf
BLACKSMITH SEC
Ti .DMAS WATSON
Begs to dorm the public generally that ha
stilt caries on general BracksLuiching at.
his Oid Stand.
NEARLY OPPOSITE ARES l`l liek'S HaTEL
AlNLEYVlLLE
Specia attention paid to: Horse -Shoeing.
Ain;eyvilxtt, Feb.9t t,; '69, - 63-1T
.A111 G WSW DAY
,etnrn.ing thanks for past faro' -s,- have
.e pleasure of ;1,n11€omei 'g to trie mer -
an and tats ness. mit of Seafoi-daleat,they
c p epared to'receive ortcors for= ah kiircis of
D1 AY 1/VO-RK.
ti?“ 004S hautlecl.with care, and satisfae
on gruaratineed.
January 21st, IS59, 5S -1y
ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE OF
CONSUMPTION IN CANADA.
MESSRS YO & (4-TAMIEaLIN,—S rs, 1
feel is a duty 1 owe to y ou, as went as to the
pubic, to inform you of the most wdrtiderful.
CLIX . Of Consumption, accomplished in ray
perS >n, by the use of the (Treat '-hoshoneee
l .einedy aid .Piles. 1 coughed a great deal
day and night, . expectorating torating a grt,a t quanti-
ty
hianti-ty of matter, and had a great pa t alb It my
left lung. 1' had cold cl•ills every ' dad , and
s€ s-cre dight sweats every night, and between
the: ba.—ling cough and great sweating, ing, 1 was
almost avpri €dt of sleep ; by th- s.. nliieries
as well ccs the loss of ztppet te, 1 was so ie-
(Wed that 1 cmittl, hardly stand alone. 1
was -Wadter Lite care of a 1)h} sician for a
Nngth or tiune, ar#di tindix:g nn relief, I
Crit a dlil ebebb : re-eeipes, but all • . . !fiat Any
got •dl efieee. Squire Peterson t. ' 1. . t n, �re-
C()ll mt.i:deci IStt, to WA; the (4eli4 Wil_ +hiionees.
tte:tiit'et ' ; 1 1)rt)c,umd three. bori0—_, at Once,
tt.lt the r'i '-;. so sou as 1couirla491.0 '1 using
it t be .an to gut better, and whin i hat1 fin-
ished til:, c'.'It.ptt ttetnt, t1t,; (:Oii '1_. eN ib(. Aora-
t d ti` ,Of 1nr,at i r, I. fit al3()ut tllc :lA.iY. (.40 14
ss.!ccf.thi; 44. cue.., kit. Inc ; and by confirming
i:`d Wit. 1 l.ce uu: "I'()i:'' aIle+iit'a clq. It 1s'
ktOW 0\-t.i` *_it'd) hitelith, silica; 1, gaits- the -.Acne-.
(l,', ad thin t:aw &. twin Ilei still ,tours of the.
(tlst•atb rt. -10-11;t1;,, tai,(t t liakve. be : -11; 8 n ain
!Dm-, fid aalciet stud .setter than 1 her -t. been-
for
eenf()i veaaro 1 trust v ou v.1'1m tk this known
to tlie pubic.., that [hey may lits ao*Wa'I'ۥ of the
G)c.c:ui;ar virtues - of this truly s ont ti'ful in -
Lan Rent.uly.
PET'. C. V. MILLER...
1`iitssto iu, f `aunt, of Lennox
a roe.:(idiu0tutr, Ontario.
To all to 'V(. 0111 it may come.—This is bo
.t.i-tit3 that 1 have been acquain'c'ol %%lth the
al.d)t, Ixt it:ic)iitdl &s{:1t;Iilaii, I}d:tc:r
C. V.
filttr, l,:.(1., for mitis'ye-ars. alae. ha"
J1()wit hint 'tiwaays to Ice of the viry high-
,st rt.Tecta4l)1trty as:s1 a very candid and
lttlita i,l€: pirsurr. and 1 am confident that 1
an sa;.fc v vouch for tlw truth t,if rhe abova.
er an:,other ;'.tate inciit made:by him.
RS . VV. P. S. If AK
44-1 y R4et :r of Battu;. Ontario;
ROS$ &.LUXTON, EDITORS & PUBLISHERS.
"Freedom
in .'rade.—LibertJ l eliqion.--.2ualitJ in•Cavil Rights."
VOL. 2, NO.. 29.
SI .TORTH
GEORGE W ROSS, PROPRIETOR
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1869.
W 'OL 'NO $-L
,1 HA.IuP'S HOTEL, Livery
General Stage Office, Main
R. L. SHARP,
geaforth, Jan. 8th, . 1869
Stable, and '
Street,
Proprietor. .
53-tf.
C. CAMERON, BARRISTER AND
� , Attorney -at -Law, Goclerieh, Ont.
Dec.. 14, 1868. • . 53-tf.
_ _ -.--- - - .. M. D. C. hS
L. , PllYSIll00E,
l $tez, r "urgeon,. etc., Eginondville. .
1+.gron pale, Dee. 14, 1868. 53-tf.
R. W. R. -SMI
cso, ; &c.Of]"ice,--Oppopite
t;�rocery. llesiden
Seaforth, Doc..1'
H, PHYSICIAN, .SUR- .
Veal's
,---:Iain Street, North,
,.1t 68, 53-ly
^ TRACY M
the County.'
l E ZDENJE—OUe •
Episcopal Church,
Seaforth, Dec. 1.
JMbCOSi1,�
. Solicitor in C ,
Paris, Ont. Mon
ity. Terms easy.
Starr Building.
Paris, Dec. 14, 1,86.
D., CORONER
of Huron. OFFIOE
oor East of the Methodist
, 1868.
FOR
and
53-ly
etc.,.
seeu-
Paris
TTORNF:Y AT LAW,
tindery, Conveyancer,
'y to loan on . farm ;
Office --First flat,
53-tf
G&
All
neatness
missioner
af'
W. MoP
i,,Land Same
manner of of
and dispatch.
inB. R.
Sharp's Hotel, -
Seaforth, Dec. 1
ILLIPS, PROVINCIAL
ors, Civil Engineers, &c.
`onveyancing . clone: with
G. McPhillips! Com-
Office—Next door south
t. eaforth.
, 1868. 53-1y •
Chancery,
Zcc.
Crabb's
Lencl.
£caforth,
- A.YS & . ET WOOD, BARRISTERS
and, .Attom ys at Law, Solicitors.
_ Notar es Public, Conveyancers,
Office,—Ove jfr. Archibald's-jStore,
Block, oderich, Ont. Money
w. TORP. OE HAYS. J. Y. E14W00D.
Dec. 141h IS(i$. i
in
to
53 tf
.`.1'TORNEY-AT-
AAT - J. MoCL AI Y, ATTORNEY
% • Law, Soli itor m Chtncery, (?ouvey-.
V' V .
a.i,er, &c., &c. Office --4n Scott's
Brick Block. 1 .ouey to loan at
cont. Interest, o good. Mortgage security
nal estate. '
Seaforth, 1) 12. 1858. 53-1y
-AT-
New
-8 per
on
0I
tares
i,ucproveinents.
the
'i'ceth
W. HAI{I
-.
inserted vii.'
preservation of•clecayed
extracted
Stow. `
Seaforth, Dec.
S, L. D. S.
rtiaicial _ Den-
b allthe latest
The griiatest
and
ithou t pain.
14, 1868.
__ �.
; ®a 11
.
care'tiulfwfor
tender teeth:
Room OW:C-oUiur's
1 -ly
Ont.
of
tte:dl
eo
-rants
Court
eJ;.'
HAZLLIi
D, for the Co
Paartieular
Bankrupt Sto
on Liber.
1..`: Mortgages Foreclosed,
Executed.:
for Huron.
Goderich, Jun
RST, Licensed
my of Huron,
attention
k - Farm
1- Terms.
Landlord's
Also, Bailiff
9th.
Tf
to inform the
A.uctioneei
Goderich,
paid to the sale
Stock ,Safes at•
Goods App+ais-
War-
:Vint Dnvisior
79 t1.
R. ROSS, -Proprietor.
Hotel, begs
New Dornmlor
.people of Sea
rERY BAD -AN,D VERY
friuncl once met me, andhis case th
aJ ys he, " I'm married to adowuri8 h
Indeed she's like a woman raving m
Alas ! mY friers d," cried 1, ' `that's?)
"No, not so bad,! said he, "for with
t got some money, and a house, and
iTE;
s to
so
))
L.
Id '
c..;
ry bad."
ierhand
land,"
"Indeed," says I, "then thatwas ve •y w ll,
You'd
+rot say so when I m :..
y story tell ,
For you must know that I and her o rn ro-
ther.
Quarrelled, andwent to law with one snot er,
And I was cast." "Twos very bad indee
"Why not so bad, because I' was decreed
Before he got the house, he should make o'er
A certain flock of sheep --about four sco e."
Why, that you'd say was very well, .I'w t."
° No. not so well, for ere the sheep- I got,
They ev'ry one fell sick, wadi died o' th' ot."
'`Ah! that was very bac., my friend, ind ed."
"No not so bad, because a pian agreed
To give me twenty pounds for skin and at
When melted." "Ah ! the; very well was
that."
"No, not so well, fort am a clumsy fell w,
And as I tried to render it to tallow,
Into the calclren'fell a red. -hot cinder,
And in an hour my house was burnt t . tin-
der." .
" ` Ah ! that was very bad, I do protest."
No, not so bad, all happens for the be
My scolding wife was burnt among the
forth and the- trailing community euera3,1-
1v, that he keeps . 'irst-class accommodation
-eyery thing required by .travellers. - A
goody stable and willing hostler always on
hand. • Regular Boarders will =receive every
u.:eessary attention.
St,aforth, Feb. '8th, 1869. 63-1y
p0A07GHTY & IYOLMSTEAD, 'B AR-
BiS rats, Attorneys -at -Law, Solicitors
311 Chancery and Insolvency, Notaries Public
And Conveyancers, Solicitors for the R. 0.
Bank, be. forth,. Agents for. the Canada Life
Assura nc (:A .N. B: ---$: 0, O00 to lend at
1. Fa ..us, Houses and Lots for sale.
Seafort :n Dec. 14, 1868. 53=tf.
MAIL Sr.. CROQKE ARCHITECTS, &c.,
,T Plans and Specifications drawn correctly,
Carpente s; Plasterer's, and Mason's work,.
measured and valued, Office—over Goderich
Auction Market,.4Jourt-lioinse Square, Gode-
rich.
Geticrich, April 23, 31869. 70-1 v.
est:"
The City of New Y
A Shoddy Party.
(From Sawhine and ,Shadow.)
- One of the citizens of New Yur
a hatter. He earned a very goo
ing at the business. is wife
vests for a• fashionable tailors
made them well, and by her in
added much' to the comfort 'o
household. Ey one of those si
turns of fortune which overtake.
in this city, the man found hints
possession of qu.te a sum of
He abandoned halting, and his
gave up making vests. He bou
.loose in an yup -town neighborhood.
His wife; proposed an entree into good
society. by giving a large. party.
.h.atting and tailoiinb i.cquaiinta.ancf
to be ignored. They •hacl no othe
new order of associates were t
made through- the party. Hacl
people understood the - way of
brings in New York, they would
gone -.'to Brown, of Grace (larch,
him a handsome fee, and he woul(
stocked the -parlors ' with all th
Parry desirab.e. Instead of this,
took the Directory, selected five
died _naaanles, among whoin•were sc
the most prominent of oar citizen
sent out invitations, right and 1(
au evening named.. No expert;
spared to make the evening a gi'ea
The h..use was gaudily furnished.
ladies -mother and-daughter-wc
pensively and fashionably attired.
table was find by One of ° the first .cater-
ers. Dodsworth was engaged £
rk.
was
liv-
made
She
ustry
the
dden
men
elf in
oney.
wife
lit a
r
iOM ILRCI AL HOTEL, AINLEY
1 vine, .1 ames Laird proprie tor, ai:rords first`
class accomodatiou for the travelling public.'
The larder and bar are always suj plied. with
the best the .markets afford. Excellent
stabling in connection.
Aialeyville, April .t3 '1863.. - 70.tf.
ENSON' &',MEYER, BARRISTERS
1) and Attorneys -a1 Law, Solicitors in,
(,iia'icery ' and Insolvency, Conveyancers,.
Notaries Public, &c. Oih. € s, —Seaforth and
Wroxeter. teeter. • Agents for the Trust & Loan
Co.. of v peer Canada, and the Colonial Se-
ctirities (Jo. of London, England. - Money at
8 per cent.; no commission charged.
&Is. H. BGvsov, Ti. w. C. MEYER..
Seaford', Dec, lOth 1568.: 53-1y_
' R,. LUB LSKI, SU1 LEON CHIRO-
1,1 ro•DZST, respectfully informs the
public
•f Seaforth and surrounding country that
- he is prepares --.1.ato cure Corns, Bunions,-Chil-
blains,'Ingrowing Nails, Large Joints, and
all diseases of the human foot. Guarantees.
a successful treatment, without pain or sore-
ness. Office directly i)pposite Griffith Davis's
I}r y Goods Store, Main Street. '
Seaforth, Dec.. 14, 1868. 53-tf
T caTICE.—L1TTL4: WONDER HAIR-,
(; uttilg and Shaving Saloon. If you
;ant; a good Shave, or your hair cut,
sit Shampooned, as it ought : to be, go to
the " Little Wonder," South sidle of Sharp's The noted.remises 31 Bond
Hotel, ' Main Street, Seaforth. ' The. Bathpremises,
.Rooms in connection will be opened to the in this city, were occul)ie,,d by Dr.
public on. April 1st. Lulelski's tonic for vey BurdenHe was a dentist,
Beaking the hair grow and preventing it from in mood st le, and was reputed tc
somirirr out, was never knownito fail. Sold n y
Tho
were
rs. A
o be
these
doing
have
paid
.have
coin -
they
nun -
me
1111 -use of
, and
ft for
e was
one.
The
re ex -
The
Mrs. Cunningham, to whose character
and -position he was no stranger. He
had known her- from her youth. She
was reputed to be clever, and to have
talents. She` was poor. with no visible
mane of support, and with grown-up
daughters on her hands. She kept
house for Dr. Burdell, and entertained
such company as she chose' to, receive.
She livel in luxury, and passed her
summers among the gay and fashionable
at Newport and Saratoga._ One morn- interview with Dr. Beecher. Tip .to
ing the murdered form of Dr. Burdell this time Dr. Burden had paid the board
was ` found lying on the carpet in his and tuition bills of the young_ lady.
office, welteringin his blood. Tlzc He now stated to Dr. 'Beecher that he
make ....who occupied the upper part of had come up to ' arranements g
the house were absent. Men of poli- for the expenses of the young lady
tical. _distention had rooms over Dr. while he was absent fibro the country,
Burclell's apartments: They came in as he expected soon to sail for Europe.
'wasHe made arranngenents for Ir. Beecher
at; eleven o'clock at night, and all ,�
still. There was no noise or outcry ; to draw on New York for the monthly
no struggle heard during the night. and quarterly payments as they should
All eyes turned in search of the rnur become due. He stated that his ab-
derer. Every ear was alive to the 'aence from the coentry-would make no
slightest suggestion, every foot quick to difference with the regular payment' of
chase themost imp robable rumor. the bills, Mrs. Cunningham was in
Men and women wereP ut on trial for the room while these arrangements were
their lives. Nothing was proved being made Turning towards 1Vlrs.
against them. The perpetrator of. the Cunningham, Dr. Beecher jocosely said,
bloody, deedmay never be known till "I presume you do not intend to go to
he stands at the bar of God.
murdered in Bond Street, and who was
carried to his burial as Dr Harvey
Burdell. dust before ,the iiiarriai,ge
3
testified to by Mr. Marvin, Dr.-Burdeli
visited. Saratoga with Ml's. Curiniiaghanl
and took rooms at • Congress Hall. A
daughter of Mrs. Cunningham's was at
the Seminary, kept by he Rev. Dr,
Beecher, The next morning after the
arrival, Dr. Burclell and Mas. Cunning-
ham 'visited the Seminary,` and had an
music. Waiters were called in. d
in the clerical garb of black and
The hoer carie on, but not s
guests. No excuses caLniq. In
ing are the New Yorkers plore sla
than about the acgjaatunta io es the3j formand the parties they attend. !They
will give all they are worth for a
to a, ball, rarty, reception, or for a
where great people are to be, bu
will not accept misceil tneous invita-
tions, though thele is plenty t
The .persons `Yho gait up this party
unknown. Strings of young
drifted- by. the house in the ev
'Brilliantly - lighted it attracted g.
attention. But'. ' ell was silent, and
the Steps deserted.. The curious could
see 'anxious peering through theracks
of the ()buds at -the passers by, s1ippos-
Mg themselves enobse ved. At la late
hour the gas was' tur•ted off.
the wholeexertingthe .pa.rlors'we
serted; the splendid table oiltod
and family, late at night, tuxi.
their'coudshes, with feeliings_bette
gined than described. The card
for fashionable society were bad.,
appointed. .
MRS. BURDELL—CUNNIING-
HAM.
r the
•essed
visite.
the
noth-
ittish
icket
levee
they
eat.
were
risen
;uirg..
nueral
MRS. CUNNINGHAM AS A WIDOW.
When it was known that Dr. Bur -
dell was dead, his housekeeper pro
claimed herself his widow. She fell
on his mangled body, and shouted oiit
her grief in . pa. oxyisni of woe. She
clothed herself in deepinonrning, and.
took the naive - of - her husband. She
was tried - for the nmrder of Di. I3ur
dell and acquitted. She went from the
Tombs to the house of Dr. Burden,
aucl repaired it and furnished. it
in great style. She . Went before the
surrogate with her eltiin is as a widow.
Had he decided the case on the evi-
dence before Lim he -must .rave granted
her -suit. While the platter was+on
trial,' a trap was laid for her by the €`lis-
trjet attorney and others, into which
she fell. All hope of a favorable €ie-
cision. in her case was dashed- to the
ground. She was indicted by the
grand jury, incarcerated in the- Tombs,
.bail denied her, in obedience to popular
clamorand public indignation, alihoagh
the crime for which she was indicted
was clearly a bailable one.
ur1Lg
re de -
ached;
ed to
• ima-
iJates
dis-
i[t, bottles at $1 each Come and buy it; plan of wealth, and a gentleman.
&ooa£or* Dec. 14,1868. S3tfrS.' LLIBELSK . had a housekeeper in the pers
a
M
HER ARRIAGE.
On her trial before the surrogate, the
confusion, want of self-possession, and
contradictory ,statements of the officiat-
ing clergyman left the surrogate no al-
ternative hut to reject his testimony.
The statement of the daughter that she
was present at the wedding, .rvailod
nothing. Yet, if humin testimony
can be relied on, alai any marriage can
be proved, it is very certain air Dr.
Burdell was married to Mrs. Cunning -s
ham. - The - officiating clergyman was
Rev. Mr. Marvin, tree settled over the
Bleecker Street Reformed Dutch
Church. .Outside of the Court Room
his testiniony was clear,' consistent, and
-positive. 'He expressos Himself as
positive that -he married the parties .asBurden
Europe. alone." Dr. by a loud laugh, a shrugging of tlte
shoulders, and other indications, that our banks beg
of -the best kn
he intended to take the lady with him.- boots. He ca
Mrs Cunningham was silent, but snail- niless lad, and
These facts store. " Wha
ed, and blushed an assent.
did not come out on the tdal. merchant ic
HER DAUGHTVS. the boy. Tr
them, then."
While in prison, Mrs. Cunningham ed them. well ';
was confined ill a swan, maw* cell, well. Quite
which was full of buga, fleas, and ver- prom.
min, and which was lighted by a hole
in the wall; for -a window. Three per-
sons could scarcely remain in the cell at
one -time. She seemed to be about
forty years of age ; stout, • but well
formed, very tasty- in her dress, hair
raven black, eyes sharp and sparkling,
handsome, features, complexion pale,
aird her Whole contour , handsome and
attractive. Crowded into this narrow
cell were her two daughters. Their de-
votion to their mother was remarkable.
They shut themselves out froM society,
and passed every day in the close and
heated cell. in prison and out they
worked for their Own and their mother's
sapport Handsome and polished in
their manners, every orie spoke well of
them for their 4niet and modest deport
Tent. The jailer neVer firing open the
gates of I the prison. so early in the morn-
ing that ae did not find these daugh-
ters anitside waiting for admission,
When the iron doors closed on their
motheratt night, th&. officers had to use
force to put thein on the pavement,
°veil. which they trod to find some
friendly shelter for the might only to
return at early dawn and rene* their
toil iu the society of their mother.
There are millionaires_ in New York
who would give half their fortune to
turned on his heel, and said, "Send'
round the check." He found that he
had made 'one thouaand dollars and
probably lost ten tholusand dellars. But
he tept his word, and that is the way
he did his business. ,
The lease of, the Astor House ran
out some time ago. Just before it ex-
pired some parties from Boston tried tat
hire the Astor
the hea,da of t
interview with
will consult Mt. Stetson, alai let you
know. 1 always give my old tenants
the preference.r To consult Mr. Stet-
son was to defelat- the object they' had
in view, and they pressed it no farther.
No one asks a guarantee of the old
New Yolk Merdiants that he will net
cheat in the colmmodity which he sells.
two MA ADIMIZED ROADS.
. The path to success is plain.. It Call
hardly be miss d. Yet success is the
exception. T e road to- commercial
ruin is broad d well-known as Broad-
way itself, y t it is crowded. Some
men always et along. Throw them
up any Where nd they will come down
on their feet. Thus continued pros- a-.
wen known law. One
wn presidents 'of oue of
n his career by blacking
can yoa do said the
can do anything," said
ke these boots and black
He (Eel so, and he black-
andIe did everything
young man has been
, cashier over one Of bur
leadiug banks, and that over older men.
His assoaates dined at Delmonices.
He ate .a frugal dinner daily in one of
the reo_ns of. tlie bank. Industry
tegrity and pl ick are at a premium in
Men eavy Stewart's
ver think • of _ imitating
business integrity. Mr.
of Stewart, works
ay than he requires any
Till quite recontly he
deposits in the bank.
ns are many. Cases of
abound. Revelatiops of
and startling. Men of
are thrown down, and
speculations, steck gam -
high liviug, tell the story.
rge houses and enterpria-
other lett e do asn. Many
m. off thdee coats, roiled
s, and° gone at it again
SUCCeSS. Many ha -ye
and taken to the bottle.
full of wrecks of linen,
hey could not pay their
ug away character, talent
House on the sly, over
e Stetsons: In a private
Mr. Astor, they wanted
receive from their children such assur-
ances of filial affection.
in New York
success who n
his toil, or his
(Malin, the
more ho -urs a
employee to d
made hisa ow
:rand are dail
ding, oxpensi
wine, fast and
alost of our
.ng merchant
one time or a
such have tak
seldom with°
given up hop
'New York is
who, because
notes, have 11
and all.
SHARP RUMNESS A:79 -D ITS
'There are two kinds of business taen,
arid two kinds of business in this city.
The old school -merchants of New York
are few. Their ranks are thinning
every day. They were distinguished
for probity and hoaor. They took time
to make a fortune. Their success prov-
ed that business integrity and 'mercan:
tile honesty were a good capital. Their
colossal fortunes and enduring fame
prove that to be successful, men need
uot to be mean, false, or dishonest
Astor, Cooper, Dodge, Stewart, .Stuart
Brothers, the Phelpses, in business, are.
representatives of . the same, class.
When Jehn Jacob Astor was a leading
mercha.nt in New York, he was one of
the feW merchants who could buy goods
by the cargo. A large dealer in teas
knowing that few merchants could out-
bid him, or purthase a cargo, Concluded
to buy a whole ship -load that, had just
arrived and was offered_ at -auction. He
had nobody to compete with, and he
expected to have everything his own
way. Just before the sale commenced,
to his consternation he saw Mr. Astor
walking leisurely down the wharf. He
went oo meet him, and &aid, "Mr. Astor
I am SOr; y to see you here this morning.
If yott will go to your. counting room,
and stay till after the sale, I'll give you
a thousand dollars." Without thinking
much about' it, Mr, Astor consented,
SES IN POINT.
In one of tl e tenement houses in this
poor family, 1 end a wimp, who, two
years before, vas a leading belle at one
of the fashion ible watering plates. She.
had been lost sight of for a year. by ber
fashionable ;AC ittaintances. She did net
appear in ler --accustomed haunto.
When found, she occupied rooms in.
crowded tene fent-house in the lower
part of New ork. story- was the
old one---bna iesa reverses, the bottle, •
poverty and •ant, like armed men. Cal
the floor of the Dom, rolled up in raga,
years ago he was a bright
1 merchant
ir a corner, 1
ed sot. aTavo
and suceesaf
A ARD CREDITOR.
In one of he small streeta of lower
New York here men who are " hard
up" congreg e, where those who do
ness location -a name can be reau on a,
small tin sign, that is eminerstly stig-
gestive. Th man who has a desh-room
in that local tY I have known as a lead-
hig merchan9 in New York. His houae
was extensiv , his busineas brae, He
fT
was talked o as the rival of Stewa..t.
No store in ew York was Toole cele -
and' successf 1, He was a hard credi-
tor and unre mating. He hsked no fa-
vors, and gr nted none. It was xi te
leas .for a ebtor to appear. to. him.
" Settle Sir !r he would say, in a sharp,
hard manne , "settle sir '1 Row via
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