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• POLLY PHARAOH.
Dick Vose was a Jayhawker. The
Kansaa troops had accepted the appella-
tion good-naturedly, though it had orig-
inally been given them by the Missouri-
ans as an intimation that they were only
robbers of poultry yards.
It was the year 1862, and the White
Mud river, in Arkansas, was the scene of
constant sharp shooting and skirmishes,
resulting invariably in greater loss upon
the Union than on the Rebel side.
•Disheartened by continued defeat the
Jayhawkers had almost decided to beat
a retreat through Missouri into Kansas,
when a rumor was brought then' by run-
away slaves that the Mississippi had been
cleared by Union gun boats. ,
Diek Vose, who had a special talent
for a scout's duty, was sent out to ascer-
tain the truth of the report. He tramp-
ed sturdily through dense thickets, ncve
and then making a cl etouraround a swamp
or a deserted farm house which might be
the lurking place of "Bushwhackers," as
a -the Kansans and negroes denominated
the Confederate guerilla troops. After
two days solitary march he found him-
self before a -rude landing oa the banks
of the great river. On the opposite side
was another of the same character,which
seemed to indicate that there had been a
ferry here in times past. There was also
a group of buildings on the further side
that appeared to be warehouses, and a
little retired from them, a fine old plan-
tation. On the Arkansas shore stood a
forlorn negro cabin, formed of slabs or
unplanecl planks.
A venerable darkey, with a frosty
poll, who was lolling luxuriantly on the
sunny side of his domicile'rose with some
difficulty, and ambled briskly toward
him.
"Bress de Lord! ye done come at last,
his ye? Barm-ob-Gilead said he done
hearn tell de Jayhawkers was on de road,
but we've been so tuck up watchin' de
• ribber dat we nebber kepi no look out
toward de breach." "
--As the old man spoke a crowd of small
contrabands swarmed around him like
cockroaches to take a look at the stran-
ger. Dick explained that he was very
# hungry,and asked if he could obtain din-
ner.
"Sartin, sartin," said the old negro,
• leading the way into his poor house with
great alacrity. "Heah, you Lily-ob-de-
Valley, take dis skillet an' fotch some
water; Rose-ob-Charort reach down dat
ar pieceob side meat; youaBarm-ob-Gil-
• ead, light out into de timber an' fetch
genie br • you, Polly Pharaoh—"
f But he d not' finish his sentence; for
'Polly Pha h, an overgrown thin girl,
with short skirts, Ring heels, and a cav-
ernous pink sun bonnet, which she wore
at all times, even whenin the house, had
anticipated all his orders, anct was al-
ready stirring up the corn -dodger.
While the preparations for dinner went
on, Dick entered into conversation with
his host. He had been the slave of Col
St. Etienne, who owned the great cotton
plantation opposite. He said the colonel sa
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Pharaoh served him deftly, silently.
Many times he trihd to catch a glimpse
of her face, but it was only a swift vision
of darkness, in Which two piercingly
bright pupils twinkled in the midst of
broad moon -like settings. The eyes in-
terested him:, and he asked,
-"How did your daughter become so
badly burned ?'
- "Dat ar' s a long story," said old Pha-
raoh. "You see, Pontius Pilate went
away an' larned pilotin', den he piloted
de Mud _Hen for a while ani Polly Pha-
raoh, she didn't liab nufka to do, an' she
used to set up in de pilot -house wid him.
Well, fin'ly de colonel changed him on to
de Genevieve; to take de cotton down to
New Orleans, an' you nebber see a gal so
lonesome an' onsettled as Polly Pharaoh
while be war gone. Next trip what did
she do but hide 'mohgst 'de cotton bales
an' go off wid him. When dey was half-
way down de ribber de boat took fiah,
an' Pontius Pilate, when he see de flames
a-blowin' right fur de pilot-hiinse, (he al-
ways was an ornery kind ob niggah, sort
ob yallerish, like his marm, ) didn't wait
to steer de boat up to sho', but jes jump-
ed plump into de i:bber an' swam for
true. Den Polly she jes grabbed de wheel
an' held de nozzel ob de boat 'gin de sho',
wid de fiah a-flarin' an' a-sparkin' in her
face, till ebery soul war off; den she
clumb down de side'ob de boat an' drop-
ped into de water, an' some ob de roust-
abouts done'fished her out."
"That was a very heroic deed, little
Polly," said Dick, "and Pontius Pilate
ran away, I suppose ?"
"No, sah ; dat mis'able fool* niggah
done come a-whinin' home, an' I took
him by de eah an' toted him up to de
house, an' says I to de colonel, 'Ef you
don't make a zample ob him, I will.' But
de colonel he so mighty easy, he nebber
did puffin but hab oberseer bran' a P
into his forehead ; said it meant Poltroon; )
an' dat ar meant coward, an' stood for
his name same time. Not long arter dat
Pontius Pilate done stole a lot ob whis-
key (he always drunk de 'lowance dat de
colonel guy us for de whole family), but
dis time he done fill hisaelf chock-fal,
an' he hab de 'lirium trirums awful.
When be got well he says to me, 'Clar to
goodness, farder, bleve de debbil did
,want dis chile sho enough. "Shouldn't
be sprized,' says I, 'de Lord He knows
His own, an"pears like de debbil ought
to know his'n.' 'Maybe de Lord done
let me off dis time to guv me one more
--chance fur repentance,' says he. 'Dun-
ne 'bout dat,' says I; '1 don't bleve de
Lord's got any use for no sech mis'able,
cowardly sneak as you be.' But at de
nex' camp-meetin' dar he was for sho, on
de mourners' bench, teshoutin for mercy,
an' befo' do meetin' let out he 'clared he'd
got religion. When de time came for de
baptism, rne an' Farder Socrates was sot
apart for de -work, an' says I, tBrudder
Socrates, you take • women -folks an'
I'll tend to de men:' When I came to
Pontius Pilate, 1 held him down under
de water till he hollered for mercy."
"'Mercy ! you pore, perishin' sinner,'
ys I. 'You didn't hab no mere on
se pore, perishin' sinners on board de
enevieve: it was all de same to you if de
mes did. wrap 'em round, an' deir souls
down to ebberlastin' burnin', so you
uld light out into de ribber an' swim
ke a craw -fish for him hole. You want -
de ribber; well, you shall hab nuff ob
No, you needn't blow an' snort;
me nuff for dat when you gets whar de
od book says der shall be snortin' an'
ashin ob teef. Dar won't be no ribber
to light out into in at clay; dar ain't no
desertin' out ob Se an's steamboat. You
clone thought dem arne's mighty power-
ful, but bime-by de boat done settled
down in de ribber an' pout de fiah out ;
but de furnacea on Satan's steamboat
done heated sebenty-seben times hotter,
an' de good book says deir fiah am not
squenched. No, you needn't flounder
an' kick roun' an' try to upset your. ole c
farder. I's baptized a heap ob flounder- h
in', chokin' women in my day, an' I h
reckon I can hold on to you. In dat ar d
dreadful day you'll wish you could cool h
yourself off in de b'iler ob de Genevieve, at
an' pray de Lord to send de angel Goliali n
to blow a 'freshin' breff on to you from ni
one ob her steam 'scape-valves. No, you 'Iv
Pontius Pilate, it'll take more water dan
dar is in dis yeah ribber to clean dat sh
brook niggah heart ob yourn but I'll do '
de best I can to scour it up for you, sin-
nah. Swallow all de mud, you want to; re
nuffin make a brass kettle shine like rib-
ber sand. In dat dreadful day—' But
jes at dat point in my ex'ortini his shirt
split clean down his back, an' I done lost
my grip on him an' flopped over in de
water, with nuffin in my han's but a pair-
ob galluses."
'twasn't to be spccted dat dat
chile should ebber come to' no good. He
backslided out ob Zion's ship same way
he did out ob de Genevieve, an' we neb-
ber see him no more on de mourners'
bench. De colonel heard about it, an' sot
him to work on board de Mud Hen; an'
he done stuck by de colonel thick an'
thin. When mos' all de odder nigs pulled
foot au' lef' him, Pontius Pilate wouldn't
do no such ting; an' when de colonel up
stakes an' lef' de land behind, in de Mud
Hen, Pontius Pilate an' my ole woman,
Marin Venus, done went tee. Dem two
fool niggahs nebber did hab no sense no.
now.'?
The supper finished, while the shadows
began to fill the cabin, the negroes cow-
ered around the fire in the mud chimney,
and led by the cracked voice Of their
father, began a strange monotous chant.
The verses, without rhyme or rythm,
will give little idea of the effect of that
chant among the gathering shadows by
other shadows seenaingly as dark and un-
real and dusky as they.
"Did you ebber hear de hammers ring ?"
shrilled the old man, repeating the ques-
tion three times, until Dick's expectation
was wrought up to a high pitch when he
added in a low, wailing tone:
• had fled on hearing of the approach of
Fariaget, carrying with him all that he,
could in thelerry-boat, and leaving word
- that he would come again for the cotton
with which the warehouses were stored;
and then in his rude dialect he gave the
following -explanation of the quaint names
of his numerous fareily:
"De colonel, he de son ob ole miss,and
ole miss she was sho enough French, and
mighty curus and pernickity; done druv.
round de colonel so long as she lived.
Young miss, de colonel's wife, couldn't
abide her nohow, an' pears like dey done
uv each odder all de trouble dey could.
But madame, dat ar's ole miss, she owned
de plantation, an' she hab her own way
mos frequent. Fus thing she done was
to name all de niggahs ober again 'cordin'
to dar sarbice an some fool heathen book
ob hern. I was engineer den on de col-
onel's ferry boat, Mud Ilene-peart little
critter—an' madame she come down to
de landing place an' see me at my post,
an' my son stuffin' de furnace, an' what
did she do but give me Charon for a name
an' call my boy Pluto. I didn't say nuf-
fin to her den for I knowed she was
mighty easily outed, but I says to de
• colonel next day, says 1, 'Colonel can't
stand dat ar name no Way whatsomeb-
her; I's a elder in de Baptist church, I is,
an' I's sot on havin' Bible names for me
an' all my chilren'."But Charon's so
'propriate,' says de colonel, 'an' I mean
to hab you an one or two odder boys do
nuffin but run de Mud Hen. Pluto's a
likely boy, an' I mean to hab him taught
pilot& on de Genevieve.' De Genevieve
- war de colonel's cotton barge what he
used to float de cotton down to New Or-
leans. `Well, colonel,' says I-, `if you'
want a name what'a'propriate to his pro-
fession, jes call him Pontius Pilate, an'
• let me keep my name; I's sure Ferry-oh's
a good enough one if Ps to run de ferry,
at' as I said. before, I's done sot on me,
an my boy bein' named after some ob de
forty 'pestles.' De colonel he jes laughed
—nice easy man, de colonel—an' says he
'All right, Uncle Pharaoh, but you must
let madame call you Charon.' "Pears
like, colonel,' says I, 'dat ar name's more
fittin' for a girl, an' if it's all de same to
you, i3ah, I'll jes join it on to my daugh-
ter Rose, Rose -oh -Charon, an' dat makes
a Bible name arter all.' Arter dat I
named my second son Barm-ob-Gilead,
an' my youngest darter, dat little black
shiny one dar,Lilly.ob.deValley;btit ole
miss she hab her own way about ebbery
odder niggah on de plantation. Dar was
• Dianny and, Venus — dat war my ole
woman; an' de baker gal was Ceres—neb-
ber see why she guy her dat name no -
bow, for a rnore onserious pusson you
nebber sot eyes on. - Orifus he fiddled for
'em when (ley had ,deir dancin' parties,
an' 'Poll° Belvidere,war de han'some yal-
• ler boy dat war de colonel's tickiler
ley; Phcebus war de coachman ; but lor f
clon't pretend to remember all de names.
Ole miss she see Polly about a year after
dat, an' Polly she so awful ugly—she
done had her har all burned off an' her
face scotched—dat's why she wear her
sun-bormet all de time—an' ole miss
named her Pollyphemus, an' I dussn't
change it for any ting in dis yer plati-
tudinary world. • Well, dar war a heap
ob Pollies on de plantations neighbovin'
roun'. an' somehow de niggahs nebber
could get used to dat Phemus, an' so dey
called her Uncle Pharaoh's Polly, and
fin'ly jes Polly Pharaoh."
During this recital Rose-ob-Sharon,
• Lilly-ob-de-Valley, and Barm-ob-Gilead
had ail clustered about their father,
making occasional personal .remarks in
regard to the stranger. Polly Pharaoh,
who had gone quietlklibout the work of
getting dinner, now from the ,depths of
her pink calico tunnel announced it
ready. While eating, Dick obtained the
news he wished; a part of Farragut's
fleet had gone up the river, and a -part
were stationed at. Napoleon, further
-down, upon the Arkansas' side." Xialbr
" Didn't you promise de Lord to take crate ob do
lambs,
An' bring dem at de welcome day to His handle
Who died for de whole roan' worl'-
13rudder, who died for de whole roun' worl'
Then all, joining hands and rocking back-
ward ancl forward in a sort Of eestaay,
sang :
"Den hold oat, pilot, leetle fonger,
Den hold on, pilot, leetle longer,
Den hold out, pilot, leetle longer,
Nor let go your grab ob de wheel—
Bru dder, nor let go your grab ob de wheel—
Till yon hear dem Hebben bells a•ringin'
An' do white-rebed angels all a-singin'
How Hs died for de whole ronn' worP—
Ohilleren, how He died for de whole roan' woe."
Then they showed Dick to a rude left,
but when he fell 'asleep they were still
singing. They seemed to be indulg-
ing in a sort of walk -around, and
the cabin trembled. 'as they roared in
unison,
"1 o believe, without a doubt,
De Christian hab a right to shoat."
Their sougs blended in a confused way
with his dreams, which soon became in-
coherent, and he fancied himself on
,board. a steamer, which °puffed and
splashed in time to the songs, and then
he lost all consciousness. By-and-by he
became dimly aware of a scratching and
shuffling on the roof of the shed which
sloped beneath his window; then a black
claw slipped through a broken pane, took
away the nail which held the sash, and
raised it; then there was a flutter ot
calico, and a voice said:
"Massa Jayhawk, for de lub ob Heb -
ben, you'd better be leabin' dese yeah
parts pretty libely ! Quick, massa—fol-
low dis chile quick !"
He seize ,hie clothes and sprang out
of the window after her, just as the
crouching form rolled from the roof with
the stifled cry• :
"Back, massa, back. Polly Pharaoh
tried to sabe you—'deed she did."
The next instant he was rudely pulled
from the roof, and he found himself the
centre of a group of armed men. A small
steainboat lay moored at the landing,
and. the group stood underk the blazing
light of a tar -barrel torch. was Col.
St. Etienne, who, reinforced by a band
of Bush -whackers, had come down the
White River after his cotton. The men
were for giving Dick short shrift; but
the colonel thought they might obtain
important information from him, and,
tightly bound, be was laicl on the lower
deck of the boat, which was now steered
across the river, and the men commenced
loading the cotton bales. Soon they
formed a wall about the boat, till noth-
ing but the pilot -house and smoke-
stacks towered above them, and but
one entrance was left in front to
the engines and to the stairs leading
above.
At this entrance Dick lay, tinder the
surveillance of the engineer—a powerful
mulatto with a deep scar in his fore-
head, and whom the colonel addressed
as Pluto. The work of loading com-
pleted, the colonel invited the squad of
white men to go with him to his house
and hunt for some fine old Jamaica rum
storedinthe cellar. He gave the negroes
orders not to go far from the boat, and
to be ready, as seen as they heard the
pilot bell,- to spring to their wOrk. From
this Dick understood that the colonel
would guide the boat himself. He was
hardly out of sight when the negroes
scattered in different directions, or roll
themselves hp to sleep. Pontius Pila
was the last to leave the boat, stoppi
down and carefully examining Pie
fastenings before doing so, andeveri ad
ing a coil of rope, so that there Was
chance of escape. A few moments lat
there was a slight noise behind him, a
a lank form, surmounted by a limp bo
net, emerged from the cotton and glid
up the stairs, "Polly Pharaoh," he crie
"help me to untie these knots." But the
was no ansvf•er.
A few minutes passed, and the pil
NOVEMBER 3, 1E7 er;
mum
it tothe- staff, broke it, and fluttered 1
a -way into the river. KIDD'S EMPORIUM OF FASHION
• And. where was Polly Pharaoh? The
wild chant of last night canie to Dick's
mind. She had not let go' tor "grab on
de wheel." Had she inde4 heard "dem
hebberi4 bella-ringini?" The great
pathetic eyes would never look up at him
again from the depths of the pink calico
sun -bonnet '• no need of it now to hide
the scars of heroism. "The long white
robes" she had longed to wear would
match with a soul as white, paritied
twice tlirough fire. Thinking thus, he
strolledloven the levee that afternoon
to take one more look at the wreck.
Two little boys, true wharf rats, were
fishing from a rough landing which
projected into the water. One of them,
with a long stick, had just caught at a
faded, scorched rag; as he lifted it from
tbe water if showed its shape—a sun-
bonnet. Dick had no money, but he
drew out his silver watch, and would
have offered it for this souvenir. He was
anticipated; a small black hand gave
the young fisherman a well -directed cuff,
and seizing the trophy, with the exclama-
tion, "You let dat ar bunnet, alone, it's
mine !" clapped it upon her head before
any of the astonished group had time to
think what had happened. Then Dick
looked down in the great calm eyes look-
ing up at him.
"I slumped off de back ob de boat
soon as ebber I got her in sight ob Napo-
leon. 'Lowed dere'd be libely times on
board. Didn't reckon I liked bein' burn-
ed well enough to stay an' cotch it again,
did you ?"
It was Polly Pharaoh!
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THE AS'EAFORTA DRAY AND
STAGE BUS1N.ESS,
To The People of Seaforth.
_TOHN CAMPBELL begs to return thanks to the
" Merchants and Bueinees men of Seaforth for
the liberal patroxiage awarded him since he assum-
ed control of the Draying Business of Seaforth.
ed He would also stat at he is now better. prepar-
ed than ever to atteriff to the wants of his custom-
te ere having placed another team in the service.
ng Goods by rail delivered promptly. House Furnit-
les are removed carefully and on reasonable terms.
d. Gardens plowed, and all. other chores in this line
attended to on the shortest notice. Promptitude,
rio Civility, and moderate charges are the cardinal
er Principles which he observes in his business.
nd To the Traveling Public.
n- The old Royal Mail Stage still alive and flour-
ed ishing. Parties requiring to travel between Sea -
forth and Brussels will find the Mare STAGE the
u, safeet and most comfortable. The drivers are
re careful and sober, the horses fast and reliable end
the coaches warm and comfortable. JOHN CA3dP-
ot BELL, Proprietor. 441
bell rang out the signa1,andthen1 THE COMMERCIAL LIVERY,
ame scuffling on board, and yet ;Dick
SEAFORT.11.
is
O.nd return and he doubted if, in th
ad not seen the colonel or any of h
epths of the cellars, they could hav
eard the bell. Pontius Pilate took h
and by the engines, crammed the fu
ace with wood, and added sever
eces of side meat from a pile of baco
hich had been placed beside him. An
her ting, ting of the bell, and the boa
oved off, turned around, and floate
wn the river. Morning dawned as
ached the mouth of the White Th
men evidently expected that she would
turn into it, but, instead, she kept her
course, with ever accelerating speed,
straight in the middle of the current.
'De colonel done los' his Senses, or else
him, powerful drunk," grunted Pontius
you 'Polio Belvidere
jes' run Up stairs 'arid ax.hini,if dar
obe ed, and returned to say that the
somll mistake about dis yeatia" Apollo
cabin door was locked, and he "done
couldn't make nobody heah ; 'spects
dey's playin' faro an' drinkin' deyselves
drounnks.h"e
t the boat; and now the town
of Napoleon and a fleet of gunboats,
with the Union flag streamiug above
them, appeared in view.
"Bu'st open de cabin do' !" shouted
ARTHUR FORBES,-
is T_T AVING purchesed the Stock and Trade of the
-L" Commercial Livery, Seaforth, from Mr.
r -
al
n added °r
Ge cellos White:7, biegesiistoin
state
oldthsattanhg ainntdelnadaas
ln:evenei al valuable horses and vehicle's to the
. formerly large stook. None but
t .Fr, 'rst-Clas8 Comfortable Vehicles and Good
d : Reliable Horses Will be Kept.
it Covered and Open Buggies and Carriagee, and
e Double and Single Wagons always ready for use.
Special ArranNments Made With, Com-
mercial Men.
Orders left at the stables or any of the hotels
promptly attended to.
"As dey nailed our Sabyer down ?—
Chilleren, dey nailed our Sabyer down."
Then all the others took up the refrain :
"He died for you, an' He died fcr me,
An' he died for ns all on Calvary,
He died for de whole roun'
Chilleren, He died for de whole roun worl'.'
Then the father chanted three times,
was tegoin' along one day,"
completing the stanza with,
"I met King Jesus on the way."
And again the whole choir joined in :
"An' what do you reckon he said to me,
But 'Your sins are forgiven an' your soul sot free.'
For He died for de whole roun'
Chilleren, He died for deewhole roan' worn"
Then, with a voice full of tears and long-
ing, Father Pharaoh continued:
"My sister's gone te Hebben, an' I want to go
too,
My 'Aster's gone to Hebben, an' I want to go too,
My sister's gone to Hebben, an' I want to go too,
For to try on de long white robes—
Chilleren, for to try on de long white robes."
And as if reminding him of his dutyas a
spiritual shepherd, the children replied:
Pontius Pilate. "Tote out de colonel.
I can swim straight as a sand -hill crane
can fly, tow him ober to de odder
side ob de ribber. Too late to sabe de
boat. De Yanks see her now an' dey'll
be eater her like a flock ob turkey buz-
zards in less 'n a minute."
• Back tumbled the negroes. "Nobody
up sta rs nowhar. Spects de ghosts done
steered us down heah or de debbil his
own self. De Yanks is bound to get de
colonel's cotton anyhow."
"No dey don't !" yelled Pontius Pi-
late, and opening the furnace doors he
raked out theirt contents, scattering the
fire on the pile ofbacon, and flinging the
lighted pieces about the inflammable cot-
ton. A magnificent fire -god of the un-
der world, he justified his name of Pluto.
Without a word the other negroes sprang
into the water. Pontius Pilate, cutting
some of the ropes which bound Dick,
and saying, as he did so, "Pull foot,
Yank; de ole boat 'll blaze up like corn
shucks, an' I don't want to send nobody
down to Satan's steamboat," leaped after
them
•
'Polly! Polly I Pharaoh !" shrieked
Dick; but the flames roared rip the
staircase as though it were a chimney.
it would have been impossible for a mor-
tal being to have come down, even could
his cry have been heard; and almost too ,
late—for the fire had caught his own '
elothes—he left the doomed boat.
The Union soldiers who rescued him
said that as the boat rounded the point
anld came in sight of the town a signal
was displayed from the pilot -house ---a
small reddish flag, "There it is ,now,"
they said; pointing to the sunkenboat.
From the slender flag -staff on its charred
summit floated an "oddly Shaped pink
Calico pennon; it flapped hard with the
win, tugged at the string which 'bound
PLOWS, PLOWS.
VOR a Number One Plow go to T. MEI,
1.1[@•!, Kippen, manufactured by.
• MONROE & HOGA_N, Seaforth.
Persons wanting a good Thistle Cutter would do
ivell to give them a trial. They are all warranted
work or no sale. They will be sold cheap for cash
or on short time. , For
GOOD HORSE SHOEING,
Blacksmith, Work and General
Repairing
Go to T. MELLIS', Kippen. His work is WO Wen
known to the public to need puffing. Remember
the stand, two doors north of Shaffer's Hotel,
Kippen.
455
MABEE & McDONALD'S
PLANING MILL
And Sash and Door Factory
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO.
ItiranEE & McDONALD having established it
ad -a• connection with their Lumber Yard a Plan-
ing Mill and Sash and Door Far:4y, are prepared
to execute work in this line in te satisfactory
manner. Planing and Lumber Dressing of every
• description done to order.
Doors, Sashes, Frames, &c., always on hand or
mado o ordor in the best manner and of good
material.
Lumber of all kinds on hand and for sale as
usual.
Estimates furnished for buildings of all kiuds.
449 MABEE & McDONALD.
LTOTIOM
TO GRANGERS, FARMERS AND
OTHERS.
8 THEY eccupy the attenj,jon of
hard times, the subsni
criber is detera ince these
naeet them by offering good inch Hemlock, "not
usually sold for inch," at the following rates:
12 foot Hemlock. at $6 50 per thousand; 14 foot
Fencing, at $7, for Cash. All orders over 4.000
6 per cent.,discoent. Call and see if you don't
get what la represented.
Book Accounts over 3 months will be pbarged
8 Pehrebeeennt.
Tscriber thanks his numerous customers
for their liberal support, and solicits •a continu-
ance of their favors.
JOHN THOMPSOF.
438 Steam Saw Mills, McKillop.
ELM LOGS AND BASSWOOD HEAD-
ING BOLTS -WANTED.
aRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING require this
a -A winter 2,000 Btandard Elm Logs, 11. and 3.4
feet long; 11000 Cords Basswood /lead' ,
88 ipehes longs also split Stave Boits, 84 inches
long, on& Cord Wood. ft -ties 'desirous of fur-
nishing cui make contraetil at ttie Worka, or by
calling at the office, its rear cif the Fanners .
Store.
464-4
HAS THE LARGEST ,AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF
DRESS GOODS, FANCY GOODS, MILLINERY
AND MANTLES, SHAWLS, HATS AND CAP,
CLOTHING; soars, AND SHOES
Ever before offered in the County of Huron. I am determined to Sell for Cash at Rea Bottom
Prices. Call at once and see for youreelves, andtell your neighbors that
TI-10M.A_S
IS THE PLACE TO BUY CHEAP GOODS.
PRINTS.
Good Dark Prints, 5 cents per yard,
Good Dark Prima, 7 cents per yard,
Good Dark Prints, 10 cents per yard,
Good Dark Prima, 12f cents per yard.
GREY COTTONS.
Good Grey Cotton, 5 cents per yard,
Good Grey Cotton, 8 cents per yard,
Good Grey Cotton, 10 cents per yard.
• FLANNELS. .
Good Red Flannel, 25 cents per yard,
Good Red Flannel, 28 cents per yard,
Good Red Flannel, 80 cents per yard,
Good Red Flannel, 35 cents per yard.
SHIRTINGS.
Good Check Shirting, 124 cents per yard,
Good Cheek Shirting, 15 cents per yard,
Gebel Check Shirting, 20 cents per yard.
TICKI NGS.
God Heavy Ticking, 20 cents per yard,
God Heavy Ticking, 25 cents per 3 ard,
Goo d Heavy Ticking, 80 cents per yard.
DRE SS GOODS.
rocade Dress Goods, 15 cents per yard,
remade Dress Goods, 20 cents per yard,
Brocade Dress Goods, 25 cents per yard,
Brocade Dress Goods, 80 cents per yard,
Scroll a.nd Stripe Dress Goods,
In all the new colors from 2Qc per yard up,
Seal Brown Serges. 20e per yard up,
Seal Brown, Prune, and Grey Stripe, 20c up,
Diagonal Dress Goods, new shades,
French Merino, Navy Mae,
French Merino in Plum, ,
French Merino in Scarlet, i
French Merino in Seal Brolles;
SHAWLS & MANTLES
In every Style and Price,
Shawls from 75 cents to $40 esek,
Mantles from $1 50 to $30 each.
• HOSIERY.
Ladies' Hosiery, 75 different lines
Children's Hosiery, 130 different lines,
• Gents' Hosiery, 40 different lines.
BLACK LUSTRES.
Black!Lnstre, 10 cents per yard,
Black Lustre, 12i cents per yard,
Bleak Lustre, 15 cents tier yard,
Black Lustre, 20 cents per yard,
Black Lustre, 85 cents per yard,
Black Lustre, 30 cents per yard,
13.1aelc Lustre, 85 cents per yard,
Black Lustre, 40 cents per yard,
Black Lustie, 45 eents per yard,
Black Lustre, 50 cents per yard,
Seal Brown Lustre, 20 cents per yard,
Drab Lustre, 20 cents yer yard,
Prune Lis Are, 20 cents per yard.
STAPLE GOODS
.
Good Winceys, 10 cents per yard,
Good Winceys, 12i cents per yard,
Good Winceys, 15 cents per yard,
Good Winceys, 20 cents per yard,
Good Waterproofs 76 cents,
Good Waterprooff:, 85 centa,
Good Waterproofs, 90 cents.
All Black Lustres Double Warp and Double Faced, Compare
them with any other in the market.
Special Attention is directed to the Stock of Seal and Cloth Mantles, from $15 to $25.
MANTLE CLOTHS. IN ALL THE NEW AND 'FASHIONABLE SHADES.
THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
Excels all others in this County for Style. Quality and Prices.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE.
M. MORRISON,
(Successor to strong & Fairley,)
Has now on hand a Large and well Selected Stock of CHOICE F It e Y GROCERIES
• which he is -determined to Sell at a Very Small Advance on Cost for Cash.
I AM SELLING 29 POUNDS_ GOOD.RICE FOR $1..
I AM SELLING 12 POUNDS GOOD CURRANTS FOR V.
- I AM SELLING 10 PguNgts GOOD RAISINS FOR Si.
I AM SELLING 12 POUNDS GOOD SUGAR FOR Si.
I can give you TEA as low as 45 cents per pound; and I can give you un A
No. 1 TEA for 70 cents per pound, TOBACCOS as low as 30 cents per pound, and
Tobaccos of all Brands and all Prices-; 15 Pounds GOOD PRUNES for .$1.
Vegetables and Fruits in their Seasons; also Split Peas, Pot Barley, Oatmeal
and Cornmeal, Hams and Bacon, Woodenware, Stoneware, Earthenwsze, and
FLOUR and FEED Always on Hand.
OYSTERS RECEIVE() DAILY.
Families intrueting their orders to !me will receive prompt attention, and their GoOds Delivered
Free of Charge.
All kinds ef Farm Produce taken in exchange for goods.
400 Bushels Potatoes Wanted, for which I will pay the Highest Market Price.
Remember the Place, Strong & Fairley's Stand, South side.
,
M. MORRISON.
HAVING SURVIVED THE LATE CaNFLAGRATIO*,
1\;11:t_ 3DMI•Trr
Has again commenced Business in the Stand lately occupied by Mrs. Markey, two doors north of the
Post Office, and directly opposite the Commercial Hotel.
Thanking the Public for the Liberal Patronage bestowed upon him in the past,
MR. DENT WOULD SOLICIT A
CONTINyANCE OFSAID PATRONAGE
In his New Location, feeling better able than ever before to give Satisfaction to all.
Having had abundance of time while his New Store was undergoing alterations he has leisurely
visited all the I e s, and canasenre the Public General that all that money, coupled
with what large experience.and untiring energy can do,hasbeen done to cull from the various Markets
A STOCK OF DRY GOODS)
Which for Quality, Quantity, Cbeapness, and General Attractiveness, stands unrivalled in Seaforth
to day It is useless to attempt to enumerate goods or prices. Suffice it to say that he hopes to soe
all his 0 Id Friends and very•rnany New Ones at his new place of Business, -when he will prove the
trath of the few statements made above.
PI ense remember the Stand. Be sure not to mistake the Place. The Sign is very Completions --
the Name Short --the Store New and Jam Full cf the Best and Cheapest Dry -Goods. Respectfully -
GEORGE DENT.
WM. N. WATSON, SEAFORTH
GENERAL, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AND SEWING MA-
CHINE AGENT.
Insurances on all kinds of property effected at the LOwest Possible Rates in the/elbowing first.
class Companies:
ST() C k R1adseOI a, cf Quebec ; National, of Montreal; Plicenix, of London, Ens.; PrOVIn.
eial, of T oronto ; Britith Aie_elica, of Toi onto; Ro3 al Canadian, of Montreal.
M U TUA le„ eoeNiago ra Disbiet, (.1 St. Cat harines ; Gore Maria, of Galt, Hastings Mutual,
of Belleville ; -Beaver Mutual, of Toronto.
- seri col. Iscedon ard Globe; Tniveiers, of Hartford; Toronto Life d Tontine
a so Agent for the Canada Lire Stock Inswance Company, of Toronto.
Mr. WATSON is inant fcr tLe follov ing Sewing Mo chines, which cannot be heathy Elny other Fold
In the country : HoW
we, Oeborne, end heeler & Wileon. Money to Loon at reasonable rates of
porium.
interest. OF} ICE—Bear d Lumsden's Diug Store, or one door seuth of D. D. Wilson's Egg Ern -
W. N. WATSON, @enforth.
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STATIONED AGAIN AFTER THE FIRE.
Stoves and Tinware Cheaper Than Ever.
mils. E. WHITNE,Y Seakith, begs to inform her many friends and customers that she has
.“-L- again rescued businese on the site of ber old eit, where ever3-thing pertaining to the Tinware
business will be felled. A Large Stock of Staves and Tinware alwaye on band andlox sale cheap.
THE BEST AND PUREST COAL OIL IN THE MARKET.
Eveiy kind of lin Wolk Conetantly on hand or Wad to Order. Call and see what she can do be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. 31138. E. WHITNEY, Seaforth.
MeTTRUMATISM CURED WITHIN TWELVE T P. ,BRINE, Licenced Anetioneex for the
-Et' HOURS —Brant*' s Rheumatic Abeorbent t, • County of Huron. Sales attended in all
will relieve acute r a in in 4 hours, and all pain parts of the County. All orders left at the Ex -
within 12 hours; it is certain and permanent. eosnron Offiee will be promptly attended to.
Branton's Digestive Fluid—Nearly all diseases
arise from the stomach, occasioned by free said.
eCaa:rallEy.gesdhsir,rgil)ropdALes 20eitVolcuslites js4!In8foolzeaniojetflia?elegaT.
Th Digestive Fluid. neutralises the acid, conse-
nt
quently- it niust cure Dyspepsia, Erysipellut, and rria an rses
all Blood 'Poikonings, the effect is imniediate, re dere, coand tables en
Sold by -Druggists. Price Mc. Sole Wholesale Huron street, second door east of Main street.
AdressgeatIvs, thuWicaTtso,ijd11
onNitoeno.,0M, out. ontrea1, .0162.2sad- ied. Oritetersith
eft at any of e hotels promptly /Mod'
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course,
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stuffing.
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