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88 1 19 Godtrich, Aug. 3, 1se3.. :
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'BOSS & LUTON, EDITORS & PUBLISHERS.
VOL.
NO.
rr9
4;•1
HARP'S HOTEL, Livery Stable, and
General Stage Office, - Main Street• ,
R. L. SHARP, Proprietor.
Seaforth, Jan. 8th, 1869 . 534tf.
f •
C. CAMERON, BARRISTER AND
.A.ttorney-at-Law, Goderich, Ont.
Deo. 14, 1808. • 53-tf.
•
--.Metpc rm:ivii;;4131e"
„-
' Egniondville, :1.)ee. 14, 1868. 53-tf.
R. W. R. SMITH; PHYSICIAN; STIR •
oBox, &c. Office,—Oppesite* Veal's
iirocery. Residence, —Main troot, North,
• Seaurtlt, Dec. /4, 1808. • 53-ly -
-------------
T CAM P1',
• of Mc( Wl University, Montreal) Physi-
_ 47itirgeon, (be..; .••;eafort,h.
geott'S Brick Block. ,Resid(nce—Mr. Stark's
Main street. -
Seaforth, July Ifith, 1369. 84-ly
-
1) TR \'Y, M 1.). CORONER FOR
114 the. Cottuty of kiuron. OrreTcE and
li,esioE.Nt"E-A)no door East of the MI thodist
• Episcopal Church. '
• _
Seaforth, ,Dee. 14, 1863. 53-ly
EN'S ON & MEYER, . BAR RISTE Lt8
and Attorneys at Law, Solicitors. in;
Gnancery and Insolvency, Conveyan6ers,
• Notaries Public, &e. Offices„--Seaforth and:
Wroxeter. Agents' for the Trust. & Loan
Of Vp-Per Canada, and the Colonial Se-.
ourities Co. of London, England, Money,a,t
8 per cent.; norommission.charged.
• -
aits. Tr.. ut.:ssoN, W. c.
eaforth.,- Dee, 10th 1868.. 53-1y._
TT EN 11 Y. \\TAT tc1...N!,8. ON, Architect :mil
1.41ilder. trans, _specifications. and
bawd's: drawa correctly. Every description
of Be ibling \Yorks. 711 cassared and valued_
-13111S 017 quanuties preparou
0.Fitk'1.—:N ex t (emir orth --a Mr. Hick-
. sou's old sLoru,
•iseatorta, J11.1.1C Ma, 1009. - 1/9 tf
T AieCO;811, ATTORNEY AT LAW,,
(hi• Sofieitor in Chancery, Conveyancer, etc.,
Paris, Ont. Money to loan on forth. seen-
:ity. Terms easy. Office—First fiat, Paris
Star -
Paris, 1.).C.c. 14, 1868. 53
& W. 'Mei) HILLIPS, PRovt.NOTAL
Surveyors, Civil Engineers, &c.
manner of Conveyancing done 'with
• ne.atuess and dispatch. (4-. McPhillips, Com-
missioner in B. R.. Office—Next door south:
of sharp's Hotel, Seaferth.
Seaferth; Dec. 14, 1368- • . 53-ly
rAYS it ELWOOD; BAR RISTERS
, nancerv, Noiaries Conveyancers;
011iee,—Over 'Mr. Archibald's Store,
11, and AtforneyS1 at Law, 8olicitors in
Crabb`s Block, Goderich, Ont: Money to
I421(l W. .roti CIE, HA Y S. J. Y. LIVO OD.
Seatorth, Dec:14th 1.868. •
53-tf
c'\(-1 W. 11A RR'S, L; -i). S.
.. 'Artificial 1)en-1 f
tiirc:s inserted wit)i all thelatest' .
improvements. The greatest Care taken for
the preservation of decayed andtendef teeth.
Teeth extracted without pain. Rooms over
• Collier's' Store.. •
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1838. . ,ly
- HA 7T,E11 LIR W, Licensed Auctioneer
.1!). for the' County of Huron, Goderieb.
• Out. Particular attention paid to the sale
...of Bankrupt -Stock. = t dk Sales 'at-
tended on -.Liberel Tqms; Goods Apprais-
ed. Mortgages Forecldsed; ,Landlord's War-
rants 1!:-(..eeetted, AlSo, -Bailiff First DiVision
Court for .11yrou. • •
• Goderieh, June 9th. •79-tf.
T R. ROHS, Propt-;etor New Dominion
. Hotel, begs to inforn the people of Sea
• forth and, the travelluet corniminity general
• lv, that he keeps 1rd-class accommodation
in every- thing required by travellers. A
good stable- and willing hostler always on
hand. Replar Boarders -will. receive every
necessary attention, •
Seafor`bh, Feb. Sth, 1869. 63-ly
-1t,4-5CAUGHEY & HOLMSTEAD, BAR-
• RIST7ERS, 4k.ttorneys-at-Law, Solicitors
in Chancery and Insolvency, Notaries Public
and Conveyancers, Solicitors for the R C.
Bank, Sealorth, Agearts for the Canada Life
A.ssuranee .N.B.—$30,000 to lend at
8 %. trams, Houses and Lets for sale.
Seaforth, Dec. 14; 1868. 53-tf.
MAILL CROOKE ARCHITECTS, & .,
Plans and Specifications drawn correctly,
Carpenter's, Plasterer's, .and Mason's work,
• measured and valued, Offi ce—over J. C. Det-
lor & Co.'s store, qourt-House Square Gode-
,
rich.
• Goderich, Alai! 23, $1869. 70-1y.
•
•
COMMERCIAL 1, HOTEL, AINLEY-
ville, jaines,Lairdproprietor, affords first
elass accompdation for the travelling public.
The larder and bar are always supplied with
the best the markets afford. Excellent
sta:bling in ',connection.
Ainleyville, April 23 1869. •tf.
-
OTI(,!.E.—LITTLE WONDER HAIR
_01C u ttie a and Shaving Saloon. if you
want a good Shave,or your hair. gut, ot
or • Shampooned, as it ought to be, giito w
the "Little 'Yonder," Seuth side of Sharp's re
Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth. The Bath „
Rooms in connection will he opened to the • bil
riblie on April 1st. LubelSki's tonic for . ke
itte,king the hair grow and. preventing it from th
*Owing out, was never known .to fail. Sold th
bot des at 51 each. Come and buy it. ,
rth, DdG. 14,-1868. 53tf S. LIUBELKSI
rcz3
4111MINNOte
"Freedom Trcyle.—Liberty n Religion.—Equality in Civil *Rights."
GEORGE W. ROSS, PROPRIETOR
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 1869
MY MOTHER'S RISS.
[The following WO clip floin the Sumpter
Republican. It is from the pen of P. .J..
.Moran, son .of Mr. -D.' Moran, of -this place].
childhooq's hours at lastowere sped,
An time had come to part with joy.'
• My gen* mother bent her head
.• And- kissed her dear, but wand'ring boy ,
The starting tear that fain would flow,
Told me her heart was r,ad with woe.
wandered forth 'mid seen.es untried,
Where gay Aid heedless throngs passed by. -
Nor knew that there a Mother's pride .
. Back to its mapet fain would lly !
'But e'en in seitsons sad like this,
•1_ felt my angel mother's kiss !
There is on earth no greater bliss,
Nor sweeter can the transport be,
T 1 that last fond and parting kiss
ly angel.mother gave to !
Its sweet extaey still 1teel
• Over my buoyant -spirits steal!
My mother's kissso warm and true,
Light's up the dark aild weary hours;
It bears the purest, rieheSt hue _
Of all affection's fragrant flowers;
Oh,, what of joy is like to this—
An angel mother'F.t parting.kiss
TE F017713 PATE"T
--
The changes which the leet forty
years have Wr011 glIC in Dlie;ois would
be incredihle to any one w118 had .not
witnessed thein. • At that time ,the set-
tlements were new, and the spirit of
enteriwise which now , pervades every
corner ef the •State, bad not awakened.
The bluffs -ot the beeutiful riv
had never sent back the echo of the
* •
steern-engine. Without amarket • for
their prod nee, the farmers- confined
their labors to the wants of their own
families. Corn was nearly the. only
.crop end from the' time it was ..92id
by; near the end of. .June, till pulling:
time in November, -;was a holiday, and
the intervening period was passed in
idleness . except . Saturdays. • On that
day, as it arrived, the- settlers, at the
-distillery, amused themselves with
shooting at a inark trading nags, Ana
too Often when the Map paSSed- freely i-
roned, le fighting. • •• s
This iaby'no. means a picture of .all '
tine settlements of tha t early period, 't
but that •.this is graphically true -of t
many,. noneet the • oldest settlers will i.
cleny. ,
One Saturday efternoon, in the year
1819, a young man' was seen approach-
ing with low and weary steps, . the
house, .oie rather dtstillery of 8quire
erOsby, of Brent's prairie, obscere
settlement on the .Military Track. e
usual on that day, a large collection of i
people were • amusing • themselves at -1.11
Ceesby's who owned • the ,chstdlery- in -
that region., and being a magistrftte,
was regarded by the 'settlers.. as rich,
and consequently, a great man.
• The youth whonow came rip to the
er
WHOLE NO. 104.
to pay, the stranger smiled and said
'Ian) not with out money,' and putti
lie hand into his •pocket to give ocu
proof of his assertion, he WaS- hoe
struck to find that his pocket book w
gone. It contained every cent of
money, besides papers of great value
Without a farthing, without even a
paper • or letter fo attest that
his character was leanorable, in a strange
land, and sickness rapidly coining upon
these feelings nearly drove him to
despair. Tli e q (lire, who had prided
-himself on his sagacity in detectii,g
villains, now found the use of' his
tongue: With a loud and sneering
voice, he said:
Stranger ye ri are barking up •the
wtong tree if you tb in le you eiti
catch me with that 'ar Yankee trick o'
continue the secret to his own bosom. It
ng was gratifying t him to witness the en-
laa tire confidence they repcsed in the hon-
ror or and integrity of a stranger, and •the
as • pleasure with which they bestowed fa -
his yors upon him who they supposed could
to make no return but -thanks.
Night came, and Mr. Davis did not
return—Lucy. passed, a -sleepless night..
In the morning arid when sunrise b.p-
pronched he Was still absent. 'Terrified`
at his unusually long stay, she was set-
ting ont to)erocure a neighbor to go in
search of Min, when her parent came
in sight. --She ran to meet him, and
was bestowing upon him many endear-
ing expressions of affect*, when his
hagg;ird, woe -begone countenance start-
led her.
He, Uttered not a word but went into
his house. and e,eated himeelf in silercee
It Was in vain that she I attempted to
cheer him.—After a long pause, during
which there was a powerful struggle
eoi e on in his feelings, be rose and
took his daughter by the hand and led
herinto the room where Wilson was
seated. -
. 'You mustknow all,' he said. am
e- rained: an.) a begger. In a few
days must quit this honse. and
ferm which I have eo impcoved
11 aud thought my own.' e
)e He preeeded to state that a few
deys before, Crosny, in a fit of ungov-
!e ernable meliee taunted him with being
d a beggar, and told him that he was now
o in his.power and he would cruSh bm
n Tender his feet. When Mr. Davis mile
ed at what he regarded as only an
f- potent threat, Crosby, to convince hire,
✓ told him fleet the petent of his farm
1- wee a forged one, and that he, Crosby,
d knew the real owner of the land ; had
e written bo purchase it ; arid expected a
d deed in e few clave. 'Davis immediale.y
went horde for patent and during
his long • absence had visited the
land offiee. Cedsby. was right, The
patent, beyond all dispute was a forged
one, and the.claim of Davis to the farm
was not worth a farthing.'
it roey be proper to observe -ODA
• counterfeiting soldier' patents. was a
- regular business in some the eastern-
, -cities, and huedreds bad een duped.
it is not for 'myself,' said the 'old
. man, 'that grieve at this misfortune.:
e I
ani advanced in life,- and it matters
not where or bow I pess the remainder
of tny ex-Istence.-1 have a liutle home
beyoed the stars, where your -mother
has gone before lne, and where T would
have loved to protect her child, my own
- affectionate Lucy.'
The weeping girl threw her arms
amend tne neck of berfather, and pour-
ed tears upon his bosom.
'We can be happy still,' said the fath-
er, 'me I am young, and can easily sup-
port us both. •
A' new scene followed in, • w.hich a-
nother • individual was the pi in cipa
actor. I shell leave the reader to form
his own opinion of it, and barely remark
that at the elee, the old man took the
hands of Lucy, and .young 'and
then joining them, said
a My children, deerfully consent
to your union. Thongh poor, with a.
good conscienceyou can be heppy.
know, Cheades, you will be kind to my
dauglet ee r a few nights erre, when you
thotieht no human eel could hear you
I heard you fervently implore the
blessings upen my grey hair,s, and that
God would reward my child for all her
kindness to yeti.' Taking down his
family Bibie, the venerable old man
added: " It is a season of affliction, but
we are not forsaken, • Let us look for
support to him who bath promised to
Sustain us.
Ile then opered the book and read—
" Althongh the tree shall not -Hoe- t
,SO111, reither shall fruit be in the vines,
the labors of the olive shall fail, and the
fields yield no meat, the floeks shall be
no herd in the stall. yet, will joy in
the God of my salvation.'
Charles and Lucy knelt beside the
goou old man, and whil•e he prayed he
wept tears cfgrateful emotion. It was
• sleeplest but not unhappy nigh t to
the three inhabitants of the neat, cheer-
ful dwelling they were about to leave,
and go thev kneer not where.
It waa then that yourg Wilson learn-
ed the real value of money. By means
of it he could give shelter to those
who ha kindly received him wben
every other door wae closed upon
hiene a
yourn.
He proceeded in that inlimnan'strain
seconded ley nearly every one present,
for the Sqaire was powerful, and few
dared to displease hill), The youth felt
keenly his dieconsolate -sitnation, eand
caetieg his eyes around the group; end
in. a tone of deep .axiety, iuquired—
_ Ts there no-ene here who will
give mer
'Yes, I will, cried man aroong ti
crowd : 'yes, you're'sick stranger, 1 wi
shelter you.' Then in a lower tonel
added : know not whether your at
deserving, but T. do knoe; that you ai
fellow being, and in siokness an
-want ; and for the. sake of. -.him ey-h
die4 for our guilt, if not for -your ow
sake,. will I be kind to • you, strange
• The Man who stepped forth and pro
fered a home to the youth in the bon
of suffering was Simon Davis, and eh
.erly woe who resided near Crosby, an
the latter was his deadly enemy. (Teel
Simon, aS.1.1 e was called, never rttalia.te
and bore many perseeutions- of his vin-
dictive neighbor with out complain t. His
family consisted of him -self and dartghter
his only child, en affectionate girl
of seveliteen.
The youth- beard the offer of: Mt.
Da, is, and heard *no more, for, over-
come by his feelings and extreme ill
ness, he sank ineeneible. He was con
vayed to the house of .hie benefactor
e physician called Lmig was tie
truggle between life and death
Though linear seioue, he called upon hi
nother and sister,- almoet constantly
o aid him. When the %math was lai
yen e bed, and she heard him oath, cr
or his sister, Lucy Davis wept and said
o him :
Poor -young man, your sister is fee
istant, but T will be yoa a sister.'
Well did this dark -eyed maiden keep
er promise. Day and night she- watch -
(Foyer him, except during the short
ntervals when she yielded her post at
eide to her faller._
At length the erieie of the disorder
rrived--the day that was to decide tlte
uestion of life or death. Lucy bent
ver him with intense anxiety, watch-
ieg every expression of his features,
baldly daring to breathe, so fearful
was he of awaking him from the only
sound sleeo he had enjoyed for nine
long days and nights. .At length he
awoke and gazed up in the face of Lucy
Davis, and fitintly incinu-ed—
'Where -am T !'
There was intelligence in that Took.
Youth and a good constitution had ob
tained the mastery. Lucy felt that he
Niels spared, and bursting into a flood of
tears, uened frollethe roona
It was two weeks more 'before he
coeld sit.up even fora shorttime He
had already acquainted theca with his
naine and residence, but they bad no
roup was aiiI)erently abon twenty-one
years of age, and of slender form, f lir
and delicatecomplexion, with the air
of one accustomed to good society and
it e'vas evid,ent at a glance that he Nees
not inured to the hardeliips of front-
ier life, or labor of any kin,c1. 13irr his
dress bore a strange contrast with his
appearance and manters. • He wore a
hunting coat of coarse linsey-woolsey,
common straw hat, and a pair of doe-
skin moccasins. A large pack complet-
ed his equipment
Every one gazed with curioeity upon
the new corner. In theie eagerness to
learn who he was, whence he came, and
what was his business, 'the horee swap
was left entinshed, the rifle laid aside,
and even the busy tin cup had a tem-
porary respite --
The young man had approached
_Squire Crosby, whom even a stranger
could distinguish as the principal per
son among them, and anxiously inquir-
ed for a house were he could be accom-
modated saying that tie was extremely ill
and felt all the symptons of an a.pproach-
ingr. fever.
• O.- by. eyed him C'osely and suspici-
y fera moment without uttering a
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ord.—Knaves and swindlers had ',een
eently abroad, and the language of
e youth betlayed that he was a Yan-
• a name at that time associated, in
e minds of the ignorant,Aith every-.
ing that is base. Mistaking the si-
nce of Crosby fey a fear of his inability
tJ
curosity to learn anything further, and
forbade hint giving his story until ,he
became stronger. His name was
Charles Wilson, and his paternal home
Boston.
A few days afterwards, when Mr.
Davis waS absent from homes, and Lucy
engaged about hoesehold affairs, Wilson
saw close beside hie head his pack, and
recollecting something that he wanted,
opened it. The first thing he saw was
the idenuical pocket boek whose loss
had excited so many regrets. He re-
collected having placed it there the morn
before he reached Brant's Prairie but
in the confusion of the moment the cir-
cumstance was forgotten. He. examined
it and found everything ne had left
in it.
The dieovery nearly restored him fo,
health but he resolved at present to
All nightlong he had thought of tle
forged patent. There wa-s O. few words
dropped by Mr. Davis which be could
not diereiss frcm his mind ;that Crosby
had written to the real owner. of the
land, and had now obtained the promise
of the deed.
It is now timeior the reader to be-
come fully acquaineed with the history
of the yorma stranerer.
"His fa trier, Ch,,narles Wileon senior,
was a merchant in Baton. who. had
acquired an neimense fertile°. At the
close of the war, when the soldiers re-
ceived from the Government their boun-
ty of one hundeed and sixty acres of
land, many of thew offeted pa-
tents to Mr. Wilson for sale. FindThg
that they were resolved to. sell them-,
he resolved to save from the seerifiee
of their hard earnings, and he purchased
at a fair price all that wete ofiered.
In three years no small portion _of the
military tract came into his = possession..
On the day that Charles became of
age, he gave him a deed of the principal
part of till -8 land in Illinois, and
inist-
ed that lie ehould go out and see it,
and if he Heed the coimtry "settle there.
Wishing him to become identified with
the people, he recoMmended his son to
lay aside his broedeloth, and dress like
backwdodsman.
In compliance with this seggestion,
the youeg Man a8stnned a rude and
ruetic dress, so inappropriete to his
appearancesand manners as to excite
some suspicion that he had motives for
corcealing his real' character.
On the morning of his SODIS • &Tart -
lire. M. IV received a letter tem
a man in elm had frequently .
written. He wished to parchase a. cer-
,
tam section at government price. Mr.
Wilson premised he should have it --on
ieee terms provided he forwarded a
certificate fi-oni the judge of the circuit
court ihat the land was worth no more.
The letter just received inelpsed of the
certificate in qnestion. Mr. .Wileen
had given this tract. to 'Charles, and
petting the letter and certificate hitt
.his hand, . enjoined upon bile 0
deed it -to the writer, according to pro-
mise, upon his ariiyal in Illinois.
The remarks of Mr. Davis focibly re-
mindmg young Wileon Of this incident
on the next mot nieg aftee he. had, be -
Mee acqueilited with- the plen of Cros-
by, with -a trem tiling hand he examined
the letter and certificate. It was writ-
ten by Cresby, and the land he wished
t 3 purchase, the identital farm -of
Da vis.
Astonish -e(1 that his friend tb-e nag -P
should' certify that the hied Ns as worth
no more,. Ne, Davis asked to see the
Certificate; and after a moment's exain-
ination, unheeitatiegly pronounced the
signaOre forgery,. •
An explanation from the young man
-rioW became netessary,and Lucy
into the room, be told them his story,
and laid, oefore them a pile of patents
and bank note', one after another, till
the sum reached thonsand..
It was a day of thankful • happineee
to Simon Thtvie and his de:tighter, not
less so to young
Not long after this scene Ceoeby en-
tered, His air was that of a lean who
has an enemy in- his power, and in tendsgje
to trample upon him. He scarce notiped
Young Wilson, ex?cept with a look of
cortempe After pouring out all his
maledictions upon the family th8
than inquired if he would give nothing
for the improvements made.
'Not a cent,' WaS the answer. ;
You certainly would not.' said yomeg
Wilson, 'drive out this man and -daught-
er penniless illt0 the worm'?
by, with a look -et malice and con-
e:that's that to your replied
will answer tint question; saia
Wilson and he acquainted him with,
what the reader has already learned.
Crosby was at the first petrified witle
aetonishment, but when he,saw that
all his schernes of villany were defeated
and proof of his having committed a
forgery weuld be established, Ms asset.--
ance forsiok him, and he tarew himself
upon his knees. and begged first the old
man, then Lucy and Wilson to spare
him.
Much as they pitied, it vele impossible -
for them not to despise the ineann4,ss of
this application.
Wileon told him that he deserved nn
mercy. That a moment sure he wolatel
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