The Huron Expositor, 1874-01-16, Page 21 r1 1 1 1 1
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THE H
URON
EXPOSITOR.
THREE FRENCH MARRIAGES.
: I was present yesterday'at a wead.
*ass- in. the Church of St. Thomas d.
quin in the Faubourg Si. Germain. 1 ne
the square 'before the church ladies in '
elegant costume were descending fr m
their carriages and mounting the ste s
where a rich carpet was laid for the
as one would see in New York on a Si 1 -
jar occasion. • At the door stood t vo
.
vergers in white hose and scat et
breeches, with blue coat, gold-embro d.-
ered baldric, and the picturesque thr e -
cornered. hats -trimmed, with light-gtey
, ostrich feathers. ' - ,!
1 At lei:teeth the bridal party enter' d,
preceded by the vergers with their "g it -
tering halberds. The bride was lean . g
OH the arm Of her father, while he
bridegroom conducted the mother.- T1 ey
Were attended by several bridestna ds
and groomsmen, and followed by a 1 ng
train of relatives and friends. Pass ng
up the main aisle, they took their se ts
in the lactose& space before the h eh
altar, the, bride and bridegroom in the
centre, tkpart from the rest, in chairs, of
crimson velvet and gold., rich enough for
thrones. There was a profusion ef
white if wers around the altar, but they
were all artifieialaas seems to be alveays
the ea in France on such, occasions.
Though they are. exquisite imitations,
one AVOU d prefer te have real flewers at
one's'w. clding. More show than sweet-
ness is bad omen.
• The oi ciatitig priest and his assistants
wore w 0 ite robes, with lace which would
have m de the despair of a Duchess. The
bride lo e ked': very graceful in a white
eakea perfectly plain., with the tulle veil
eating 0 het feet and. orange -blossoms
gle,amin out , from her dark ringlete.
The aer monetatas long and impressive.
- In one eatt of it the priest. presented to
the bride and bridegroom the "pieces de
• marriage"—that is, silver medals about
the size of a dollar hearing the nanies of
the young couple, With the date �f their
marriage and. appropriate 'emblems. A.
little rater they rt.cltaticed toward- the
.altar, w ep the priest presented to them
two gol en paten; which they reverent-
ly kisse1, and, returning to their seats,
two of tie groomsmen held above their
_heads p.j long white mantle -of cloth of
silver with .fringes of gold, whila the
priest w nt on with the service. •
- Thin sg the eftertory the vergers passed
throng i the assembly with their Mono-
tonous chant, "Pour les pauvres, s'ilvous
plait" "„For the poor; if yea please"),
each f Dllewed by a groomsman and, a
brides plaid, -who held out the small crita-
son,vevi'et bag to receive the offerings.
1 woul lirathet have taken part in the'
charge alt Balaklaefa than do this myself,
but th Perfect ease and grace of these
young tench girls made it charming.
- ' At he close of the in.ass the bridal
,party hissecl around the altar into the
sacristy, when they received the cen-
gratulItions of their friends, afterward
rethrian g thrchigh the grand aisle of the
churchin the same order es theyliad en-
tered, except that the bride now leaaed
on the arm of her husband, while the
• organ pealed, forth exultingly the "Wed-
ding March" of Menclelssohn.
• As we earne out :of the church, my
friend, Madame Lefort, • said to me,
" You haveseen what is very rare .,in
France, a marriage of love and. inclina-
• tion, a PAmerician. It is the only one I
have ever kuowne" ,
“ And, your own, Mrdame ?" said L
• " Mine has been a happy marriage,
but I was not acquainted with M. Le -
fort when I was married to him. r The
, first time lever saw him was on the day
-.:. of reideint at the birth of the Prince Inte
perial. He was presented. to me in the
Chain s-Elysses, btit I was engrossed
with t e ;scene aroand me, and did not
much bserve him. '' How did you like
M. Le ort?' asked hay mother on the way.
home. '1 do not know; I scarcely
lookec at him.' 'But, my daughter,
year ft ther has selected him for your fu-
ture h sband. He Will dine with us to-
morro , and mikes he is very disagree-
• able t you ' M. Lefort was a hand-
some an; ha is so still; you know, and
he wa mach handsomer then. He
, please me, but I never spoke ten words
_ to hien till after we were *married, which
was jut a month from the day I first
saw hi ... ; and all the time we were so
busy, ny mother and I, with prepara-
tions f r the Avec-feline that I had. not a;
raomea t to think. He sent me the most
beauti eil flowers every day, and for my
corbeil e de %Imariage he gave me diamonds
and a
francs
follies
-sigh.
new a
., -ways
at all-
everytaiug as handy as Manama—and.
they caret go into the street without a
chape one; I was fall of life and longed
for ex itement my mother , Was au in-
valid, and wen out very seldom, so that
marine ge was like an open door to free-
dom.''
"B t 1 clo nottee how you dared."
" 01, as to that, I was thoughtless
ertoag , and besides I never expected_
anythi a different., Etigre was very
0
• good t me; by and by we lia,d our little
Clark. , we fell in love W.tthaeach other
by che mete and we have, been very hap-
py. I think marciages a're as happy in
Fra as anywhere else. I helped to
ma,ke hree last wintere and they have
aU bee 1 happy. ' I '
; " Do tell me about them," said I.
"-With the rhatest pleasure, this eve,
ing a ter dinner." • '
i
" T1 e girls Will lik.e he hear the story,
oo," aid_ I. _ (The e rls were four
harmi g speciinens of . mencan young
• oraa hood Who were under my care
erctpo wily.) 1 ••e .
Ace rainglyo alien, t e lamps were
• I ghte (for there is no. gas -in • French
arlors) we drew our ch irs around the
• t ble ti hearth° story 0 the three mar -
i
✓ ages.
Yc u remember," b
g-
•
•
1 I 1
!
death and.her s and desola-
thin. She ask her 0, room
and board in onvent or in
sone quiet' fa that 1 would
de all .1 could. But, me; dear
cousin,' I adcle ou not think
of marriage? ery disagree -
a le to you, w ong been the
live in the stabliehment,
wn loneline
d me to fin
,aris, in a
ily. I wrot
for her.
, why de
t will be
io have so
handsome
ay you pro
the only s
y ur perplexit es.' I ha
wait for a re ly. Pauli
se would will ugly marry
now 30 elears
cessive, and s
possible to ma
nage.
but not im
make me alit'
New, I had in
de Courcelles,
about a year a d a half.
t,13. see me, and always bem
liness and the unhappy c
children (he h. d but two,
Without a mo her. It o
that two sorro vs rightly
Make one jo ; and the
called and en lered on hi
logue I interp lated the q
don't you ma ry again,
the only thine that can
• get year sorroc.' I kn
:'but there ; no lady.'
Colonel. I h e a cousin
age. She heal
she has a clew
is coming to s
I shall be
-.charming con
"In due ti
the first greet
over, I said,
found a husb
celles. ha
. 1
1
1l
'stress of a'
ose. Serious-
, marriage is lution of all
not long to
e wrote that
but she was
id, ,her dow y was not ex -
e feared it Would be im-
-e adv tageous mar-
ult,' I- wr te in reply,
ossible: C me to Paris,
le visit, an we will see.'
my mind ye friend Col.
whose wife acl been dead
e often came
ailed his lone-
ndition of his
girl and. boy)
currecl to me
ningled might
next time he
usual mono-
iestion, 'Why
olonel? It is
a-ke you for -
w it, said he,
Perdu' me,
who is just my
recently lo, t her father ;
y of 50,000 francs, and she
end a few weeks with me.'
delighted to meet your
n„, Madame.'
e Pauline atrrived. After
g and condolences were
Pauline, I think I have
id for you—Col. de Cour-
• . been acquainted with
him many ye, a; he has a fine position,
. .
•
y indulgent to his wife ;
appy with him. He will
n Sunday, and you will
unity to see him. I have
him, about it; you may
at your ease,"
readers, who have been
ope, with a strict regard
• doubtless be shocked at
want of veracity: I ,was
ee my young Bostonians
mice of surprise, which
t observe, and would not
od if she ha observed it.
eear to reg rd a lie as a
t in itself --o e which may
• mious, and hich becomes
under, ce tain circum -
i ig its more character en -
motives th t prompt it.)
the Colon 1 came. Cla-
ool then, a e d there were
s—M. Le rt and I, my
• Colonel, w io sat opposite
ked at eac other furtive -
o time, an , when their
pped them instantly on
the most c mical manner.
took my cousin aside :
think of 'm ?'• He is
Pauline Fat? :You
ie ideal' Oh, Madame,
? He is mense !' said
auline, wit a look of dis-
consider w at a tine posi-
id I. and. uch an excel-
.
you. could only see how
n horseback at the head of
and he was v
she was very
dine with -us
have an oppo
said nothing
feel corapletel
(My Amen
brought up, I
for truth, wil
the Madame'
not Sorry to
exchange a
Madame did
have underst
Frenchmen a
thiag innoce
bo highly mer
• criminal onl
stances, den%
tit ely from t
"On. Sand
rice was at s
only four of
cousin and t
her.• They 1
ly from time
eyes met, d
their plates i
Dinner .over,
What do y
too fat,' s
think so ?
how cordd yo
my innocent
tress. Onl
tion he -has,'
lent mau !
Well he leeks
his regiment
'Later in
tanity to epe
said I, interr
• ciisin is cha
tall." The
• penchant :fo
no occasion f
said L h
deusin, of co
to -morrow !'
" In six
de Courcelle
dey, she co
If he wete
•1" That, is
BMadamute. th
"Doesn't
a ked Belle.
" I dares
nant if you
laladame.
," Now for
Helen,
• " A. short
1
1
le
1
e evening I had an oppor-
to the Col 0 nel. Well ?'
atively. Madame, your
ing, but sh is rather too
e Colonel had a giant's
ittle warn There • is
you to go any further,'
e not ment oned'it to my
e.' I eho Id like to call
id he. I
ks 'Pauline was Madame
• ut up to the wedding-
nued s y, piteously,
y not so fa
t aomaati
are very
14 think his
r,
at. all," said
happy,' said
too fat now ?"
y she would 0 very indig-
v ere to Say :so,' laughed
arriage
time bef 're
lo
1
na, rriage," •co tinued
b,
friend, M. A i eh calk
India shawl which. cost 5,000 is la strange icle of yours,
He was in a state to commit • copsin to th..t reat fat Col
•` it was bewildered with all this . • ire,' '.ft i
• ho -wod
then," said Madame with a little
lendor, for French girls are al- he is te b
reseed. in the simplest way—not ow ve- atio
s in your country, where Miss bee t, -Monsie r,
yo ng widohe
f r handed'
riencl nag . t be pleased
. -wit us the day,
ish „I 1 cot ld see her.
Dine ,
you aid Madame
.'i1 invite he he meet
.' My s ste • is really v ry beautiful,
M. Aub r c aid not restrain his ad-
ation. : ' Ili
10
11 have frier .d.
better, I an
for that now
te
A
te
days.'
bar. 'B
-m-law, a
is
gan ;Madame,
the fat Colouel who di: ed with us last
hula) ? His wife is cousin, and a
e+er she,was not Mtdame de Cour-.
c hes."
" Bu the little boy?' aid. Alice with
a aive surprise in her bl e eyes.
Oh the Colonel w s a widower,"
sa d M laughing. ‘J My • cousin
• lived w th her father a country town.
S wae. the youngest chi d. Her mother
ha 1 bee 1 dead many year • ; her brothers
ant sist +rs were married. ; she bad been
as1 ed in marriage, but sh (Ertl uot like
to .eave her father, and he would have
be n so c esolate without • er that he bad
no the wart to urge it. ly uncle died
ab ut ts years ago; his property was
di 'cled among his chil ren: Pauline
ha m derate income, A ich would not
Pe h.,r to live in the s,
she was accustomed. Sh,
ver sa letter, lame -aim'
yle to .which
wrote me a know ftf. Vernon's impressio
1
her father's 'Oh, I saw that in. 4n instant,'
• yo, nger an
cousin. Yo
-with her.'.
! *Itothing e
after to -mo ro
ber and
yo
an
mi
abl.
ber 2," said,
my cousin's
dame, " my
me. That
marry your
nel,' said he.
uit her mueh
rather late
• married in
s !'said M.
have a, , sis-
se veral Years
er than my
ie
Madame, she is ador-
! If fr end cat pe se herlhe is
an to be nv'ed. Lt u see : -to-day
is uesday. W 41, ThUrsd ',if you and
yolihsister a icl 1. Lefort w ll dine with
us, my frien will be there.'
• Thurscla ct me, thL di
gue ts. I h d told my tsiste
in c ntenapla ioa and w
a, tle curio s
wasla good-1oki
of a e.'
"Oh, Mad
ed Alice.
• " Well, he
his head."
"1 hate
she?'
“ little
ner, and the
what was
re naturally
o see M. Vernon. He
g naa,n, ab 'ut 50 years
me wasn't he ald I" ask -
was a little, on the top of
ald men. H old was
ade 30." ,
, should not t 'nk she would have
marrhd him -f sh was So beat tiful."
" I. Tell, my deal, he had a fine social
nage,' and serVants1 in livery. it was a
It)
positi n., and 1 a L rge fortune betel in
Paris, house -in th. country, e eant car,
great emptation, ,e-acl then sh was not
very oung,. ' you know. W 11, dining
wee ver, and we lhatl return cl to the
il
parlor M. 'Auberl seented re .tlets and
fidget , for he is of ' very impatient tem-
risinge ' I should. ike o ' show you a
perament. ' Marla e Lefort," said he,
•painti g by Paul Defoe e in the next
roam.' I bad seen the pain ing hun-
dreds f timee; but I followed e •-th.out a
word. ' Vernon, wouldn't yot like_ to
see it, oo ?' said M. Aulier. o sooner
was th door closed than he askled in his
eager 'stay, 'Well,, Maclaine, ve' hat does
your sitter think of my friend Y 'But,
Monsieur, hew shoth d I know?, I have
not had an opportunlity to speak to her.
A
Besides it would be more su table to
first.'
said M.
i
Auber. 1 'There is no nee of • asking
him. He is enchanted.' ' ruly, She is
the most beautiful creature ever saw,'
said M.! Vernoti. ' Far to young and
lovely fah me, I am afraid.' ,` That. re-
mains to be seen,' said his f iend. 'Ask
her, IVIadaine—just as well now as any
time.' ' But M. Vernon int st go away.'
' Certainly, Madame,' and he opened
the door into the parlor. Come, then,
Julie, don't you wish to see this beauti-
ful painting ? Have you no taste for the
arts?' She came. 'M. Au er wishes to
,know how you are pleas with his
friend.' 'He is very well ' said she,
coolly, 'rather old.' 'Oh, Madame, is
that all you can say for one of the best
matches in France ?' '1 o not know
that I have any objection, she added.
' Then, Madame, we will' onsider the
affair settled.' ' • -
"Early the next manila M. Vernon
called to ask merl husband t aceompany
him to the house of Julie's mother, and
after the usual compliments of presenta-
tion, he immediately asked the hand. of
her daughter. • n three eelts I had
the pleasure of being pr sent at the
t
we'd' cOlihn,r'"
'how dread4ful !" er ed, the girls
. -
in a chofus. "-No love -ma -ing !" "No
walks by moonlight !" " 'o prosaid !"
,
"Everything hurried up s, just like a
parcel of goods &aught and e1ivered.1
" Why, how long are )etrothals I in
your country ?" asked Mad me. 1
" Two or three years ge erally. Sel-
dom lesS than one year wh n the parties
are young." I
" I should have chang cl my mind
three or four times a year, sad M. Le -
fort, looking up from th book whic.h
he had been reading all the time, Ap-
parently . ;
' 4 And I mine five times," said Madame.
"How, then ? Are not such long engage-
ments often broken?" she i chaired.
• “ Oh, never," said 13elie, with fervor.
• "But, my child," inter upted 7, " I
am afraid you. are mista en there ; I
have known a gteat many broken in. my
time." 1
"' And do these young 1 vers see each
other often during this lon interval ?"
" Very often, Madame, i they happen
to live near each other."
"But always in the presence of the
young lady's mother, I eup
" No ; it is very commoi for a rung
-lady to eeceive her bettoth d alone.' i
# •
• "Oh, shocking !" and Madame looked
rigid with astonishment. " But if lhe
• engagenient were broken, she wo Ici
I never fiad a husband after such an in-
timacy !"
"That would make no difference," I
rejoine'
d " unless the girl were engaged
irn
six or seven years, and the an broke bis
engagement then, as some hnes happens.
She' would have 'lost her fresh yoang
beauty, and her heart might be so set on
the faithless lover that no other coald
ever take his place." '
"Ah," said Madame, "our young
girls are at least saved froiln all pains of
the heart.' •
And they are kept frem indecorous
flirting and manceuvres tof attract atten-
tion, too," said I„ with a glaace at my
young Americans—not that they needed
the hint particularly, however.
“ They flirt enough afterward,' said
Belle, spiritedly. "Dont you remember pensive family. Three out of four of the
the odious Madame T., weth her yellow daughters were marriageable. They
curls, and the young officer at the Grand 'were very pretty girls, and h,ad. many
Hotel? I never saw any shch flirting in
, admirers. The father permitted them
,Americalt'
I
'Idernanded.4 the several cities. Boston
thaws herself hp severely, and, while
raising her eeatglats to scan the cerebral
development of the importune one, cold-
ly asks, 'What do your know?' New
!York, talgarly displaymg her silks and
!diamonds, looks at the. costlinese which
Ithe applicants apparel denotes, and -hert-
. ly says, What are yon. wortli ?Phitlit
phi, proudly drawiiag areund her her
covering of pampered atietocracv, de-
mands'lithe book in hand, and lips
pureed. into 'prunes) persimmons, and
prisms, Who was your grandfather?'
While IV athiugton stops a moment in
the gliding Gernien, and 'While trying to
obtain a sly &Mpg& ot year pedar
tretnities, With glowingoheeks and hew-
ing breast, inquires, '.41.Caai yea. dance ?"'
! Singnek Ttirds;
Something , quite etew in the annals of
jarisptudence coulee to us from. North
Cataliaa. ,It is the report of the case of
The State vs. William Linkhaw. In-
dictment for misdemeanor. Superior
Court, Spring Tern a 1873 't ---and a curi-
ous case it is. The unfortunate Link -
haw was prosecuted ender the statute for
"disturbing a religious congregation."
This far from sweet William is, it ap-
pears, a member of the Methodist
Church, and is accustomed to sing after
a fashion so retarded that "at the ead.1
of each verse his voice is heard. when the
other singers have ceased." The effect
of this was duplex. Half the congrega-
tion laughed, while the Moiety "got
mad," The "irreligious and. the frivol-
ous ',' also ,attended to enjoy the fun,
The "serious and. devout" became
indig-
nant. Still William would sing. Some-
times the preacher, for fear of profane
merriment, would order no singing at
all. The presiding elder refused. -to
•peeach in the church on account of Wil-
liam •Linkhaw's bad singtag. Leading
members of the asseinbly interfered and
privately labored with. William, -beseech-
inglim to sine no more. But lio knew
his eights aneknowing dared maintain
them. He didn't appeal to the Petsonal
Liberty Bill --not he !: He fell back lapin
his vested innemnities as a Christian
He firmly said, with a courage worthy
of Martin Luther, that "he would wor-
ship God, and that as a. pait of, his wor-
ship it was his duty to sing." And so' he
did, and withsuch deliberation that at
the end of every verse he was two and
one-half bars behind. Flesh and a blood
coulcha't stand it. The , constable r6sii
sent for, who took William into. custody;
the Grand Jury indicted him; 'the petit
jury found hien guilty .of singing out of
time. He has appealed_ The case may
go hp and up ; but we hope that it will
not get into the supreme Court of the
United. States before We have a Chief -
Justice. It would. be too bad to have so
delicate a point passed. upon by, anything
less than a full bench.—H. Y. Tribune.
'
A Greenback Wedding.
A.boat a year ago, if we remember
rightly, a story went the , rounds which
credited that ingenious person, the West-
ern farmer, with haviug sUcce,ssfully lear-
ned out one of the most original of plans
for getting his daughters comfortably
settled. in life, without any cost what-
ever to hituself. He had a large and ex-
a 1 t? receive attentions from the most ell-
.
i Don t talk, girls. said Emily.
gibld young men, and. to all outward ap-
want to hear about the third marria,gei" pearances seemed perfectly (intent to
Well," resumed Madame, " I felt a artith his treasures until asked to do
good dealt f complacency in my success, P
so. :Each demaud for consul was the
and it formed a subject of conversation
signal for an outburst of fe ling that
at the next reception. ' Tam disgusted,'
ended in the sudden exit of the appli-
said Madam Belval. ' I have been try -
cant. The lovers, however, were not to
ing all winter to bring abeut a marriage
be preveneed from attaining happiness
hetween two of my frie ds, and it has bet what they believed to be th whim of
failed at last. I will neve try again if 1
a selfish fatheri They eloped, ere mar -
live a thousand i years. ' I atn ready to
ried and forgiven. The real st te of the
try again toenorrow.' ' Pray be to kind case was, the father could. not afford to
as to give rue some assistance, theta '
,
Said Madame C.. wife of
he Minister of
for a suitable
desirous that
meu are ex-
cels in Paris — ransacking his braia to find a
the difficulty, he at last con
all that kind
frown. on the young people, an
a mother dis- chenceS for what might fol
next month,'"
elopements didn't cost him a
old enough to expense of outfits and wedc
iispered Alice.
saved ; his reputation for libe
anch which is
not suffer in the least, and his
continued in ignorance of the .
dition of his excheqaer.
:The Western farmer's dev
very clever one, but, like m
devices, it has been eclipsed.
the scene has been chaneed
credit has to be accorded_ to a
Mechanicsville, Venting° Cohn
for having accomplished a f
will be preserved in the hiet
buy three suitable outfits, an
expense of three wedding fe
seeing any prospect in the imm
ture of being better able to d
• pay the
• tt. Not
inc ' I 'am looking
diate fu -
wife to Emile, as I am ver
so, after
he should marrY. Youn
ay out of
posed to so many ternptat laded to
actresses, and gritettes, an take the
of thing—enough to drive
ow. The
tracted., Emile will be 25
find a wife for himself," w
"1 should think he wa
.arity did
nes was
cent, the
"His salary is 12,000 f
neighbors
ctual con -
tot bad for a young man, and. his father
will do something more f
marries. '1 know a girl
him eaactly,' cried M
eagerly, forgetting, like Ri
r lepaiewhen he
t 11 shit
dam Belvale'
Van Winkle,
that she had swore off.' (This is an ia-
(erpolation. I arn afrai 1 the French
ladies had not the pleasur + of being ac-
quainted with _Monsieur Van Winkle.)
The Administrator of t le Lyons Rail-
,
Mra,y has a daughter almos 19, the mot
amiable, the mostlovely, and her father family, and spoken of with pl
-will gwe her 100,000 fra les.' ThatiTs future generations. The farm
"
very reasonable,' said Madame C. to is represented as being
"
shall be under everlasting obligations to but rather impecunious,-whie
as meanina that he had a g
fairly stocked, a large fa,nail
you if you will speak to
With the greatest pl
wor''Madame
BelVal had
with the Administrator of
would make inquiries ab
man. - The result was sa,
in a week the friends of bo
eluding M. Lefort and -
an invitation to a soiree a
hal's, where the two youn
meet for the first time. I
bartassiag fee th'em in the
many observers Madera(
-
was lovely, with long fair
delicate blond beauty whi
France. • I pitied the poor
•
tio distressed at the thoug
exhibition, ant looked
flushed alternately."
I "1 am glad I am not
said Helen.
" And the young man
less agttated. 'They hart ly dared to
look at each other, and were as silent as
deaf mutes the whole evening. The next
al demand of
f his (laugh. -
ung man had
laimed Belle,
im of our son.'
asure in the
an interview
ailways. Ile-
ut the young
isfactory, and
h families, in-
yself, received
• Madame Bel-
peopte would
was very em -
presence of so
iselle Theresa
curls and that
h is so rare in
child, she was.
t of being ma
ale and then
French girl,"
was scarcely
day his, father made a for
M. Theavel for the hand
ter."
•1 "Hi S father! and the yc
nothing to do wilth it ?" ex
imazed.1
•
•" 'Matriageh are always
the perents with us," s,
" Thouvel .gave an a
ewer; and the marriage too
ly after, as is usual in Fran
" eAnd shall you be mai
way, , Clarice?" asked Alice
aetre.ly, of: ,hladarne'e pretty y
t
Ho'w else ? arn not g
;
Good Societ
-
A l'Oaly chrrespondent of the Cincin-
nati Oazette, writes from hington
' The emhatersiens required or admission
into good sociay ' are char, c
arranged by
id Madame.
irrnative an -
place sh.ort-
nett in that
crnpassion-
ujng
to Am.
ce was a
iny other
This :time
and -the
ermer of
, Penn.,
at which
ry of his
asure by
r referred
ell -to-do,
we take
oa farm,
, and a
slender bank account. A few tweeks ago
he had. a marriageable daughter. She
had been courted by the son oil a neigh-
boring farmer for a number of years, and
had grown so tired of it that she expres-
sed a desire to have the dream" of her
life realized before the end of the present
year. The lover, it is but just to say,
was also anxious. He wished to avoid
the necessity of having to journey night
after night over a lonely road during yet
another winter. The father of the young
girl, thus pressed from within and. with.-
• out, wasialmost on the brink of despair.
He could not afford to disburse the nee:
cessary funds for such a wedding feast as
he would be expected to provide. The
crops had all been gathered. and sold,
and the.'butter for two or three months
pledged in payment of debts. To incur
any farther obligations was not to be
thought of. For nights he lay awake,
turning the matter over in hie mind,
until he finally discovered a way out of
the dilemma. The next morning he
thrilled his daughter with pleasure by
announcing at the breakfast -table that he
had decided to consent to her marriage,
and was willing that tile ceremony might
take place as soon as the arrangements
could be perfected.
Then there was a meeting of the res-
pective parents, the day was fixed, and
a list of the friends and kinsmen of the
inteeded eon -ie -law carefully made out.
To this was added the names of nearly
every farmer residing in the 'county.
The day of days canie round at last ;
the toads. were hard with frost, the sky
was clear, and the ee ats began to arrive
at au early hour. The house was soon
crowded until barely standing room re-
mained. The barn was used to hicrease
the accommodation. The Marriage cere-
mony over, and the younh, couple started
on the way to the nearest railroad sta.
tier, nothing remained to be done but
eristiealle te disease the viands and wines. - At
length. the time arrived for
the oompanY. The farmer,
goo-d_huniorddly 'appropriat
cemplimentd , he could get,
surely to the front gate, auc
a Position fepna which he yea
demand payment ffir dinner
feed from each of the guests.' The propo-
sition wae recetved as a capi.' al joke, and
it is said th,4 every person present, not
even excebting the clergyinau, wil-
lingly paid tax." Itlofone suspect-
ed that the ireal object of Oh farmer WaS
to make uplenough. money te pay the ex-
pense Gf the wedding. "-Oa the contrary,
all believed that he had conceived the
idea for the purpose of adding to the
merriment of the occasion. I Indeed, the
chances are that the system' which he. so
suce,essfully inangarated beeome
popula,r, Pc..eintylerania. 'will not,
of coarse, continue to posse:is the charm
of absolute, surprise, but the attraction
of noveltya will remain foif pome time,
and this, to the paternal intaid at least,
may seem, in addition to another obvious
reason, a strong inclacement to perpetu-
ate it.—N.; Y. Bra.
reaking up
fter having
d all :the
walked* lei -
there took
enabled to
and horse -
JAN. 16, 1874.
• LE(AL
_
Solleitor, Wingluma, has been ap-
1- M. LEE
" pointed A en t for the 0olouial Securitiee Com-
pany of Engle ted,rlitteteiss.idstiinAt.:e.leit: flomryasbeivecryaeal
vete Capitalis s of Toronto, who -loan MODZY at
very reaeona
rly
images mod rate. •
• 213
Wiij[:CgAhUniGn' 7.,..-15R10811ESTED, Barristers, Ale
•t• torneys t Lew, Solicitore in !Chancery and-
"Inselvency, aeries Public and :Conveyancers.
Solicitore ter he al. C. Bank, Seaford'. • agents for
tliNe Bau_adt3L0:-
0e0Astr lieltnild"aet°n18 P;enrY'eent- Farms,
Houses and hpts for sale.
--
pENSON & MEYER,. Banisters and Attorneys
-A-A at Law, a eieltors in Chancery anti Insolvency,
Conveyancers, Nottuies Public, etc. Offices—Sea.-
forth ami Wrdxoter. s23,000 of Plivate Fonds to
invest at oncep at Eiglit per -cent. Interest, payable
Dctlor & Itanpornun, Market Square. 269
- l3rus olte Ont. Office.—two doors nozthof
Ithv!iPlfsstc2Onftlie• ,
110e,A.RRISTE IS, AttoiD•ne:s-si,ES:e3iit(ol)rsti.):ALCha:cer,;,
,
S niter at; .1,1eDonialTd,
271 • CT aria. •Brussels,
OITtaie. -
1K.NOX'S HOTEL, , .SEAPORTILI, —Tho
SPECLAM, ItlIDTIQES
•• Rn, x b gs tO state to his oia ;I -lien& Is
BREAK.FitST. --EPPS'S.; Co0,1. —GRATE -
Fifa Ate D, COMPOW 31 thOTOUgh
knowledge of the natm•at laws which
govern the operations of digestion and.
nutrition, and by a careful application of
the line propeeties of well -selected. coeoa,
Mr. Epps has provided ourl-breakfaat ta-
bles with a delicately flavoared 'beverage
which May save us many heavy doctors'
bills "—C tl Service lt,04ette. Made
simply with EBoiling Water or Milk.
Each packet is labelled—Jaeras Eras &
Co. Honueopethic -Chemists, London."
Niel; uhae'rent or Coco L-4' We will
now give an adcoant of the process adopt-
ed by Messrs. James Epps & Co., mane
ufacturers of dietetic articles, at their
works in the Easton Road, Linadon"—
Cassas _Household Guide.
CONSULTING OFFICE FOR CON!-
. SUMPTION.
WESTERN MEDICAL INSIITUTE,
CLEVELAND, OHIO,
MR. JAMES. FFLLOWS--Dear Sir :
We were induced to prescribe your Com-
pciund Syrup of Hypophosphites by Mr.
McMaster, and its use has been attended
with sach satisfatory results as to war -
and the trave4ling publici that he has leased 0112
Hotel httely &mined, by the eitalliatt e4n"
hi°o13..alieesiltIo il'ellece."1Te latscotnlit4na" 15u°21O.Nejoi7 i'llrePIP7Stirr'04t6nd
so liberally bestowed upon hini during his "2111/2Y
years in the hotel business. Every eoinfor'aind
convenience vill-be provided for traveller,;: The
choicest Liqr ors ainl Cigars only kept in the Bar.
A carer -tit an r eliaub,lrieolea:irsillieriailNwoa3x'a,inEtsolpt; ernieastolee-
291
P OYAL TEL, Sanforth, Ontario. SIMON
-LI, POWE L, Proprietor, The subscriber has
• thoroughly anovated and newly furnished the
above houseeso thut it now affords good accomino-
• the delicac es in season. Oysters in season.
and cigars i the bar. The table is en,ppli2e5d1=wiyith.
Large stabling and an attentive hostler in eon-
jiit
dation for t 8 travelling public. Choice liquers
neetion. !
PRINCE (1)1.? WALES HOTEL, Clinton, Ont.,
-A- C. X. McCUTCIIEON, Proprietor: Piret-elass
accommodation for travellers. The Bar is sup -
pile& with the very best liquors and tigers. Good
stabling att ched. The etage lea -es this House
every day fai 17'7i -wham.. , •1 204-4t
ralat our employing it largely from this
tune for ward. A. SatE, SR, M D.
Fellows' Ilypophosphites it sold by all
reepectable apothecaries. No other Hy-
pophosphites preparation is adapted to
substitute for this.
PR- WHEELEA'S COMPOUND ELIXIR OF
PHOSPHATES AND CALISAYA.
PHESCOTT, June 20, 1872.
'My wifefor a number of year has been suffering
from As thin a and Disease of Heart. Her breathing
was short atul quick, at times causing great distress
and apprehension4 3 1 impending death, and she
wits greatly prostrate with general debility. At
night she was constantly subject to attacks of
great difficulty in breathing, the surface of the
bddy becoming cold; and she was apparently life-
less, being restored only by great exertipia on the
part of attendants. She began taking your med-
ic ne about a year ago, and shehas not had. an at -
t ek since, and is in the enjoyment of very com-
folrtable health. I 118,143 gkeat reason to be thank-
fufor her extraordinary improvement. '
W. An1frnovo, Landing Waiter."
Thomast Eclectric 011,
WORTH TEN TIXE$ FT$ WEIGHT IN GOLD.DO YOt
•KNOW. ANTTHINe OF IT ? IF Nor, IT is
rThtt You Dn. •
!There' are but few preparations of medicine
which have withstood the impartial judgment 01
the people for any .great length a time. One of
these is TiroarAsi ELEeritic OIL, ptirely a prepar-
a 'on of six of some of the hest oils that are known,
e ch one possessingVirtues of its own. Scientific
p ysiehms know that medicines may be formed of
s veralingrediente in certain fixed proportions of
g eater power, and producing..effects which could
never result from the use of tiny one of them, or in
different cambinatiens. Thus in the preparation
o this oil a chemical change takes pluee,' forming
a ompound which could not by any possibility be
ade from any other combination or proportions
o the same ingredients, or any other ingredients,
a d entirely different from anything ever before
atle, one which produces the most astonishing re-
st lts, and htfviug a wider range of application
tl.an any medicine ever before discovered. It con -
tins no akohoi or other volatile liquids, conse-
qtkently loses nothing by OVaporatido, Where \-er
applied you get the benefit of every drop,. whereas
with other preparations nearly all the itleohol
lost in that way, luta you get only the small quan-
tity of oils which they may contain, ,
• S. N. THOMAS, PHELPS, N. Y.
And NORTHROP & LIMAN, Newcastle, Out.,
Stile Agents for the Dominion.
• Norn.—Elearia—Selected and Electrized.
Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickson & Co, and R.
Lumsden.
•
•
The Great Female Remedar.
Xon mosEs' PEnionicAL
i
Efl invaluable medicine is unfailing n the
e of all those painful and dangerous diseases
to whi -Li the female constitution is subject. It
re oder tes all excess and. removes all obstructions,
and a peedy cure may be relied on.
i To manied ladies, it is pecaliarly suited. It will
in a short time, bring on the monthly period with
✓ gala -Ay
The •e Pills should not be taken by Females
diirin the first three months of Pregnacy, as they
a e su e to bring ou Misearriage, but at any other
tirne tliey are safe.
In all cases of Nervous and Spinal .Affections,
pains an the back and limbs, fatigue on slight ex-
e4tion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and
-whites, these pills will effect a cure When all other
Weans havs, failed; and although, a powerful
remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, anthnony, or
anything hurtfulao the constitution. '
Foll directions in the pamphlet Orouud each
p ckage, which should be carefully preserved.
Job Moses, New York, Sole Proprietor. A1.00 and
ni cents forpostage, enclosed to Nortbop &Lyman,
Newcastle, Out., general agents for the Dominion,
will insure a bottle, containing ove 50 pills -by
& Co., and
197-9
return mail.
Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickso
R1 Lumsdon.
THE SEAFORTH
LUMBER, YARD.
MABEE & 1JA.ODONA4ID
nEG- to inform the public -that they have opened
a Lumber Yard itt Seaforth, near Shearson's
Mill, on the ground formerly used as a Lumber
7taTa'heabrywli1111.1...elehp°eaxionsastijeanetly on hand a
good assort-
molt of ALL 'KINDS 01? LUMBER, dressed and
undressed, Also; -LATH AND SHINGLES, all of
which they are prepared to sell at the lowest possi-
ble prices, for Cash..
Builders and others will find it to their :advent-,
age to inspect our stock, and ascertain oUrprices
before purchasingelsewhere, as we are in a position
to offer good indu eel:emits to cash parches rs.:
160 MABEE & MACDO. ALD.
NOTICE
IS 1111-L
,111- GIVEN that application will be
made to the Legislative Aesembly of 1 te Prov -
nide of Ontario, at its next neesion, for a act to
reunite the North Riding of the County of Hu -
eon to the South Riding of -the said. Co nty, for
Registration purposeS.
• PETER ADAMSO
County
qoaeriet, sept.10, 1871 •
Clerk.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
POSER'S HOTEL, SEAFORTH.
THOMAS IFOSTER begs to inform his old
-A- friends and the traveling public that he has
9pened his new hotel, adjhining the .Post Office,
licafolth, where he has the very best itecommodit-
tion for nitinand beast. The best of liquors and
cigars at thtl bar. THOMAS FOSTER.
1•
' 31 EblICA_Ne .
_.,
,
T11]. CAMPBELL, (Graduate of McGill UttiVer• -
-1-' site, Xontreaie Coroner for the Connty of
Huron. 011e—Next door to Odder Brothers'
Marble Works, and opposite McCallum's Hotel,
3lain-street4 Seaforth, near the IlailavaY Station,
e
_TAMES STEWART, M. D., C. 31., Graduate of
" MeG-ill, -University, -Montreal, Physician, Sur-
geon, etc. Mee and Residenee—Brtitefield.
WKIX , Seaforth, tkte of ctu'ronbrook,)
orone for the Cotinty of Perth. Office—
Mahast. R sidenee--CommereiaIHotel., Calls at
DR. KING' office Will be attende*1 to day or
night. •• 287
flL. VERCOE, M. D., -C. M., Physician, Sur-
Jaz- • geon, ete., Conner for the County of Huron.
Office and Residence, corner of Market' and Nish
streets, 1nexl1 to the Planing Mill.
:
VETERI ART SURGEON.—D. MeNAUGHT,
v V. S., b gs to announce to the inhabitants of
Seatortlet al d surrounding country that he has
been award a the diploma of the Ontario Veterin-
ary College, Ind is now prepered to treat diseases
of Horses and Cattle anti all dinuestie animals. Be
has opened aaeollice in cennection with, his herse-
shoeing shop, where he will be folind ready to at-
tend to calls. Diseases of the f-eet specially at-
tended to. Residence, office and shop in the rear
of Hillman 6:. Ryan's new store, All kinds of Vet-
erinary Meficiues kept constantly , on hand.
Charges reasonable. 229
, J. G. BULL, L.D.S.,
' RGE ON, DeDthit, &c., S eaf or th,
Ontario. Plate work, latost
styles, neatly executed. • All sur-
gical operations performed with
efiTe and proMptitude. Fees as low as eau be ob-
tained elsewhere. Office hours from 8 A. I\L to 5
P. M. Rooms over Mr. A. G. McDougall's Store,
270
rJ. CHURCHILL, Veterinary Surgeon, fulcra-
• ber of the -Ontario' Veterinarv Cullege,) begs
to intimate that he has returnea to the practice of
his professior in Seaforth, and may atan times be
consulted o the diseases of. Itorees„ Cattle, fce,
• Veterinary nedicines constantly mil hand. Afl
calls pionip1y attended to. Office, at Mansion
House, Seaforth, 278
• J. T. WILLIAMS
•EAFORTH PUMP FACTORY,
TN returning thanks to his atrmie for )ast fay-
yre, would state that he is now making exten-
sivd preparationfor the ceieing year, aud will be
prepared to furnish
Mtp/ps, `'isteriee, Oretae Ffte/oraf ToRke,-
a 1111 iratty Rupplie4 yruProity.
His; pimps are already so well and favorably '
known that any praise of them is unnece:zsary.
Ail notes andaeconnts noav dne must be settled :
at -once. A number of overdue notes and accounts ,
will .be placed in Court for colleetion if not imme-
diately paid.
812-13 J. R. WILLIAMS.
NellIT.E
4_
T A. SHARPS LIVEBY AND SALE STABLES.
• Office—At Murray's Hotel, Seaforth, Good
Horses and first-class Conveyancea always on hand.
PELL'S LIVERY STABLES, SEAFORTH, Ont.
Good Hoses and Comfortable Vehicles, always
on hand. Fevorable Arrangements Iniade with
Commercial Travellers, An orders lett at Rastox'a
HorEZ, will be promptly attended to.
OFFICE AND STA3sLES:—Third door Xerth .of
Knox's Hotel, Main Street.
221 THOMAS BELL, Proprietor.
• Sailnitel Brodie, C. Ee,
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR, Seaforth.
-1- All ordersileft at theMansion House with Mr.
John Murray will receive immediate attention.
References—Dr. Cole/min and Dr. Ring. • 411*52
EXTRAC ING TEETH WITHOUT
PAIN.
CCARTWRIGHT, L. D. S„ Surgeon Dentist
• attends in Seaforth, at Ii.neeeee Hotel, the first
Tuesday and Wednesday of each rdonth; in Clinton,
at the Commercial Rotel, on the following, Thurs-
days and Ftidays. The reineimler of the time at
his Stratford office. •
if PataSttelsforretclhuailnidnegrineNtso' teth Athrfe'lfi.ersfilr, Ntiall;lst ooealiftit:
• tenTaelisntineTonialslof o-vor 500 patients alio have had
their teeth extracted by the use of the Gas, ratty
be seen at my office office in Stratford.
prToreeetitht3iniesserteid in the most substantial and im-
Filling done in gold, &e
., in a manner which
anuo t be surpa setl.
LO"p0X
COMME,RCIAL COLLEGE
AND
TRU:Glum INSTITUTE,
VOUNG MEN,if you want a first-class- business
-A- education,attend the I.melon -Commercial Col-
lege during the' iemnino winter. The prosperity
of this institntion is constantly increasing. The
number of students in actual attendance during
the year ending September 31,7:1, was larger than
that of ally other institution of the kind itt the
Dominion, being OVER TWO HT-ND:aED. Our
course of business: inst rnetion is the mot thorough,
.i'.v5tematie anti ProlV'e•-‘4ive ever introduced in any
business college in Canada,
• Speeimens of Penmanship eabibited or tient by
us are genuine -ancither printed nor imported.
Our aradttates ,in firelight fur by bueineas men,
and givo.general satiefaetion. Telearaih eetulents
have ample time for pravtiee vi-ry _day.
Civealars with fun itaformatien t.,1t free tat tip-
Plicatione Address
Lona. ni ee
1, 1873.
...01lfIE A. SWAYZE,
3laimger.
8esaalnaeow
BOAR Di
JJ C'01,t-ereat hat the large mid emn-
modions le else, lite Salt Werke Grenteds,
les thLtolifele-iihioll.:ttls:e:.: tr;;1,11:lanhday5c1(1,Intittoztitabulpe
a pleasant boarding -
it
house shoal Ttpiiiy, there are at present a few
vraftuasd:11:11ibise'll.)inial'ea. Transient boarders acconanotlated at
228
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