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QUEENI WHIM.
CHAPTER X. (Continnedi)
The day at Kar
lightful in reality
tion. Garth was
frolicksome
hunted for -ferns and gathered wild
flowers, while L gley walked thoeght-
fully beside the rgin of the beautiful
Men day • in Queehiees
ten she. recalled that
the blue shimmering
lent in the sunlight ;
; the steep Woody
er bank; the pretty
rim garden ; the tiny
her of a small, '
e tall, athletic figure
vaulting lightly over
smere ,proved as de -
it was in anticipa-
in one of his boyish,
s. He and Queenie
lake. It was a g
Memory. How o
walk afterwards
. lake, so still and
the, winding roa
height on the fnrt
vica•rage, with its
&arch, reznindin
furnished room ;t
in the gray suit,
the ensp•bracken 1 igh. above them, the
handful of wild flo ers tossed laughingly'
at• her feet; Lan Iey standing on a
smooth, white b uldere loohed with
grave. unsMiling e •es at the baby waves
hipping to her feet Ho* well she re-
called it all I. •
"There's Harry coming to meet us,"
. -
sheited Garth, bit Langley 'did not
hear him. She od in that *alio,
seIf-absorbed atti ide, Motionless and
oblivious, till Nal ran: up- to hereaude
- pulled her dress, and then the color
ensiled ever her pa e lace. with surprise}
and she stepped 1,ci 'pressed the child
closely to he
"Little Nan, m dear little Nan !"
shewhispered. e • ,
"1 am father's an," lispedthe child.
"1 - ane ndbody's Nan but father's.
Father's up _there, • pointing with her
forefinger to tiler° ,ks above them. "He
and Jeb are both t ere. I carried Jeb,
-but he was heav and rtiy arms did
ache."
• Yes, you are father's [Nan," re-
peated Langley; dreamily, --father's
little comfaiter." rid as she kissed the
little fece a sudden ist arose before her
eyes.
Why are Your eyes we *heti you
kiss iner, queetion d Nan, curiously,
"and why do yo a•lweys kiss me so
elcse, so close?
• but only farr, onl
"Husk, ! fl
Me, Nan ? love
eyes, my own wife, whom I have 8W0111 osed between h te: d La
to herish • ".1. Sometimes I dread that she
will tell me so ; and: then how ant to
bear it ?" '
" Gelrude will never tell you so ft
But Mr. Chester shook his head. "She
will never tsli you so," repeated Lang-
ley, in a steadier, voice. `. In spite of
her unha2py nature, Gertrude is a good
woman. Harry, you always listened
* Me as if -as if I were your ;
do try and believe what I hey this
once."' 1
"What am I to believe?"
," That it is not your fault. Gertrude •
says you gee goodness itself to ,her and
the child t somethneh she speaks of you
both so tenderly. Why will you not go
011 _bearitig. things as, you have done, 80
patiently; -to nobly, and trust' that
Prohiclence will bring good out of all this
evil ?"
" Then you think there is nothin
that I. can' 'do for her. half hope
that you evould find outsomething that
she wanted, some wish that she naight
express."
" Theill will let you know," replied
Langley, with assumed cheerfulness.
In reality her heart NVa8. as ,heavy as
lead; the talk had oppressed her. Everi,
ready with.. her sympathy, she had yet.
found it hard to comfort him. Whet
comfort' could there be in such a hen -tee
-a hasty, ill-assorted match; defective
sympathy, inequalities of temper, physi-
cal sufferinge impatiently borne, the
daily burden of sickness without- ameli-
orating circumstances, and all this pa-
tiently, nay, heroically endured ? What
was she to say but that he was blame-
? Whose fault Was it that all this
had come upon him ? that he was walk-
ing by her side groaning ahead for once
in the -very heaviness of his spirit ?
What Could her words be to hint but
meaninglese truisms, that must fall flat-
ly on his ear? Had she' any comfort
at all to offei him ? was not such corn-
fcrt placed beyond his reach and, hers
fbrever ? _,. • •
Unconsciously she etackened her pa,ce
as such thoughts camelto her, and in a
w minutes the others joined them, and
ammie never do, fe
'father and you." th
• .
eve. •Do you hear
au dearly, clearry."
- Langley spoke in h strange, stifled w
sto
home, but the child.
surpriSe.
" You, need not
know father loves m
cries over me. Aim
she pushes me away.
"Ah, poor mothe
Nan reflected a
Yes, her head d
e`Go away, Nan, you
aint Jeb,' aiad I did.
not love Nan much.'
"Oh, hush, my
mother
"" She did Often s
Nan- is naughty.'
••, always good ;: father
" What are- you.
'about, you little eh
Jeb whining. his h
-called out Mr. Che
above them. "SI ta
pet, and fatherwi
yen."
" Father's comin
placidly. She stood
- • patiently -while he
bat whea he lifted h
e contersation became general.
.Queenie was delighted with the look
the -Grange, as IMr. Chester's house
as .icalled: It was a rambling gray
ne house, standing just at the head of
the lake; a' picturesque •old. archway
emboSomed with ivy admitted them
-
in a_place helf garden, half orchard, with
-a low fence dividing it from. the crofts;
the large square hall was used as a sum-
mer sitting -room.. From the iener room
a tall dark -eyed woman, adianced lan-
guidly to. meet them, wrapped up in
spite of the slimmer day, in cestly.ln-
dian -
" Well, Gertie, I have •brought your
friends," exclaimed her husband, cheer-
fully e "1 met them -half .way down the
lake.., I hope re have not been expect -
Illy gazed at her in
cry abeut it. You
too) but he never
ie does; but then
you. knoLe
.
0 -
moment, gravely.
et 'ache. She said;
ire me, go to father
go.. Mamrnie does
arlinge hush P Poor
y, `Go away, Naii,
But Naa is good,
says so."
talkin to Langley:
tterb x? Here is
it- o t for you,"
/
ter from the bank
where you are,
come and cony-
,
," echoed • an,
,
quite quiet and
•lked to Langley;
. in his arms she
seemed, to nestle into them with a little
• coo of content. On e or twice during
their walk her fath-e stooped over her
and peered, into th white sun-bonhet.
rather anxicietily.
"She is Rot,. quite -•as- strong as she
was, and seernato ti e sooner," he said
to -Langley. " Gertr de tells me I am
• wrong to let the cl ild. go about so
inuch in the heat But what am. I to
do? When I- leave her at home she
makes herself ill -with fretting. Naughty
Nan I" in a tone of Lafinite tendetness• .
" Nan always goo 1," was the some-
what drowsy answer.
1 '
Good bless her, s she is, my little
white angel. Look at er, Langley ; this
est ep in my arms lik this. Sorakimes
is j;st what she does; She always falls
nhe is so heavy the I am- obliged to
put herelown. I -won • er hoar should -
feel if I were a poor 0 an on the tramp,
, with my child in 0 arms, and the
world before me. I onder, too,- what
manunie would do wit out us," as Nan
opened , her. dark ey s roused by the
suppressed vehenienc of her father's
voice. -
" Mammie did say, Go away, Nan;
Nan makes maarmie'd ead to whet)"
"I am afraid mat mie says thatfar
too oftea," was the somewhat bitter
reply. "It seems h rd for a mother
nev r to be able to be r her child's pres-
enc
flesh ! Miss Marr ott will hear you,
Harry !" interposed Langley, gently
, Mr. Chester Ifooked ro tad and shook his
'g head.
"No, the are to far behind, a'nd
seem ertgro ed with each other's con-
versation. cols. here, Langley; we are
old friends, and you k ow- all our trou-
bles, and I tell you truly, things are
getting worsevery da
Langley's e face ed paler, but
she made no answ.ef.
Sometinies I thin if I could Only
se Gertrude happy n coneented I
sh ald not mind whet e a,me of me.
war out my heart to lease her. I do
no think she has e e heard a harsh
w rd from me since I a ried her. Can
an huehaud do more?'
No, indeed; you a e good, very
d to her," Nas the .ilmost inaudible
ly.
And yet it hahfco to this, that I
h ve wife and. no h me, for without
sy pathy how can o e be said to pos-
se s either? If she ould only greet
ra with a -smile sameti nes ;' if she had
a kind word or me this child; but
y beer& wha she sae just now. She
is a sensitive little -.feature, and
Ily Wive h r motl er indifference
p ins her."
" Harry, inde ed, irtd ed, you mustnat
b hard upon G rtrude if yon Only knew
h w she suffers 1.) ' -
• " not krtaw ? She will net be
1 g h us, my poor erti , lam sure
o that, she is wasting ever3 day, Lang-
, Dr.) Marshall Says o. That is what
akes it so bitter, to t iak there can be.
n pea•ce now. If I ould only make'
her happy; if could be sere that she
11 not repented of arrying me • but
-
sometimes I think th t if I had left
her among her own - ople she would
net be pining herself to cleat as she is
ntew."_ e
.Ast look of intense 0 : ero sed Lang -
1 te face. •
* f4 You must ritt thin thatt"
But how am I toll lp it, when I see
her drooping and w ing efore my
gc
re
a
g us before.'
' " You must have daeadled on Your
Way, then," returned • Mrs. Chester,
fretfully, " for -I have been. waiting for
at least an hour, until I thought I should
have been too nervous to receive them,
but that is the way when you get • with
-Langley, Harry, you never remember
poor me.'
"1 anasure we Walked here straight
enough," replied Mr. Chester, ha•stily ;
but La,agley, with a- sweet look, stopped
him. . ;
"We have ventured to bring our
friend, Mies Marriott, Gertrude: Garth
She.•
will
our
b -
ch,
of
an
•
wanted to show her Karlemere. •
knows whet an invalid you Are, and
not make any demands upon y
strength. Now you must go and. eeta
lish yourself comfortebly on. youreou
while Queenie and ',get rid of some
her crib." •
our dust, nd Herry pate_deer little N
"1 tell Harry that he ' is 'killing th
child by
sun," rej
shrug of
listen to
pa h Mrs. es an Lang.
ley. •
"Oh, Gertude, I know it is hard; but
if you would only try, for his and the
child's ,sake to control yourself a little;
you do not know how unhappy you are
making him." ,
• " Does he complain of me to you ?"
she demanded, fiercely; "that weuld be
manly and generous on his part."
"Do you want me to leave off talking
to you ?' replied Langley, in a tone of
genuine grief. "Oh,- Gertrude, Ger-
trude, what will yot say next? Do
you wish to know hat healid really
say? a He asked me if there Was nothing
he I could do for you. He begged me to
find out if there was any wish that he
could gratify ; he -but I cannot re-
peat it. If you had only heard what he
said !"
"Mrs. Chester rose feverishly from
her couch and caught hold of Iangley's
dress.
'There it he No, don't tarn from
me • 'don't look so shocked; you know
it ts his very goodness thae makes me
worse. NVhy is he so good to me -when
I try him so.? Sometimes I think I em
possessed with some sort of evil spirit;
I can't help tormenting him. Oh, Lang-
ley 1 why didhe insist on my marrying
him ? why did he not leave me in my
old home when he knew, when I told
thlt I could not even care for him
as I cou d for that other? when--" but
Langley stopped her with a face of ..hor-
ror. -
1
" Hush ! don't mention • his narne !
Harry's wife can have noremembrance of
that sort. You are a good woman, Ger-
trude; I have always said -so. ''
• "No, no," she returned, btsrsting into
tear; "don't ' judge me out of your
merciful heart, Langley. 1 have never
been1 a pod wife to Harry, and I never
shall. I try to forget, but the effort is
kinitm Inc. Oh, why did he not leave
me in my old home, and not have doom-
ed us both to this misery ?" .
"Hush ! you are not yours Ito -day!
I cannot hear you talk any itio 'e in this
way." And Langley rose, - pale and
resolute. "Put yourself and your un-
happiness aside; it is too la e to talk
of such things now; think on y of the
dutyl you owe tit Harry end our little
child!, - ' 1
" Yes, my little chil , Wh. will so
semi !ie Without a mother, ' she eturned,
weeping passionatelyh bult Lai gley only
stooped over her with sad dry yes, and
kissing her, bade •God less her, and
turndlaway. •..
. •
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•
CHAPTER X.
A GOLDEN HARVEST.
"Yes, keep me calm, though loud nd rude
• The sounds my ears that greet ;
Calm in the oloset's solitude,
Cahn in the bustling street;
, •
' Calm in the hour of buoyant heal h, -
Calm in my hour of pain;
- • Calm in my poverty or wealth,
; Calin in my loss or gain." -Bon r.
f -
It had been arranged that
should return to Carlisle for
t
wobefore entering on her du
mg Emmie behind her at Ch
House. She must bid good -
old friend Caleb Runcimen, an
her promiseklif seeing Mr: Cale
.A brisk correspondence had b
up between herand Caleb.
man hid- expreseed himself iv
fied with her plans; though
sore were his regrets at losin
his little favorite. -" I told Mr
your intention, as you wishe
dear," wrote _Caleb, in his cram
hand. "Heaeceihed the newsi
but after a while he muttered,
well, it wilhdo for a time; but
strange. Frank Nilarriott'sde
Village, echbol-mistress ! land
asked, querulously, if the girl w
at
dragging .her -about in. the
ined Chester, -with a
her shohlder. • "He will not
e. ' One would think he had
a dozen children, and could afford to lose
one or twol; but there, it is no use my
talking to him." .
." Why, Gertie„ I thought you said
that your head was bad, and that Nan
was worrying you," observed her hus-
band, in a eleprecating voiee. '
" limit she might be playing, up-
stairs With her Noal'eArk. Of course I
am only a mother, and. don't understand
children ; but look how flushectlier, face
is, Langley."
"She is only rosy with sleep," inter-.-
rupted Gerth, steeping' to. ktee her."
"Whate Pretty little face it is.! She is
more like' you than Harry," continued
the artfel young diplomatist, "she has
got youreyes and eyelashes, Mrs: Ches-
ter. • '
"Yes, she is very like you,,Gertie,1"
replied het hushaad, eagerly. - "Garth
-is right ; I never saw it so 'be,
fore." ; . I
"Other :people have always' seen it,"
was -the smnewhat pointed answer.
• "Oh, Ilabgley, I &MI like herat all,"
exclaimed. Queenie, when she. found
her-
self - alon :with Langley m -the large
pleasant 'own overlooking the crofts.
"1 pliva thought Cathy was preju-
diced; bat I think her so-so disagree-.
able." •
- always makes her nervous;
l
"She h been waiting for us, you see,
and that
one must ake allowance for an -invalid's
humor."
" Some •itivatids are quite pleasant,"
returned • aeenie, stoutly. "There is a
fretfulehrd in her voice that jareemne-
how. Sh is very slim and. elegant, and
I suppose ).mme people would call her
handsome i; I but I don't like her gloomy
el
dark eyes,' Jd her mouth goes down at
the corner
tempers -w
• " I did
an observe
" I kn
. I always distrust people's
en I see that." -
t know that you were such
my dear." .
• when people's faces- ,please
me, and wen I shall get to love them"
was the
never lo
thon h I n
And. ang
fence.
Queenie
only_ deepe
There was
Chester's „
unist hes-
acular rejoinder. I could
, Mrs. Chester, Langley,
ght eet to pity her in time. '
atteMpted no further de-
.
found her first impressions
ned as the adey 'went on.
carping fretfulness in Mrs.
inner to her husband that
provoked a less sweet tem-
per, butat times he -scarcely 'seemed to
notice it When the child was in the
room she e ented to engross all his atten-
tion, whe She was :absent he appeared
restless hn • ill at ease. • `I She can be
pleasant _t every one but to • him,"
Queenie t ught to herself. "Cathy
was right hen she said that she dete.st-
ed that wo an."• .
But eve Qu.eenie and Cathy mi ht
have found
intolerance
brief fr.:
some pity In their youthful Qui
if they had overheard -the Wu
eats of ae conversetiOn that .
Queenie
a day or
es, leav-
rch-Stile
y to her
redeem
tt again.
ea kept
The old
11 satis-
any- and
her and
Calcott
me, my
•ed neat
silence,
Well,
tt• seems
ghter a
hen he
re corn-
ing back. I think he misses you, my
dear, though • not more than I lo; and
ou and
n Molly
our old
irst-rate
e wait -
ear ; so
ttached
• what shall, we do without,
_the precious lamb is more th
and I can tell: bet she has got
roOm ready, and has bakecl!
• cake,i and there's a warm vveleo
bag for you, Miss Queenie, my-
na more atepreseat, from yOur
friend, Caleb Runciman." s .
eThe day after their return fro
mere, as 'they were sitting at -ler
Garth looked - up rather sudde
the paper he -was. reading. ".M
Hatt, lam .afraid you have lost a
he said, rather abruptly. ,"
Calcott,. of Carlisle,- is dead !"
. "Uncle Andrew! • Oh, poor
Andrew ri exclaimed Emmies
but Queenie only start
turned pale. -
By some mistake the anhou
has been postponed; he died thr
ago. Ah, there is the postman
up the walk.- r should. not be s
if.you have another letter from y
-friend Air. Runciman."
Garth was right a .but -Queen e rose
from the table and carried off th letter
to read in. the privacy of her own room.
Cathy found her quietly crying ver it
when she went up some time afteiwards.
"1• did not think I should have _Mind-
ed. it so rnuch,"ehe said, drying h r eyes
-as Cathy entered; "but it ' se ms so
dreadful,. his dying alone in the night,
with nolOne neat: him. Perhaps Caleb
, was right,- and he may have passed away
in his sleep." .• .
"Is' that ell they 'mow about it.1"
'Yee; they just went up in the. mor-
ning, and found him lying there' iquite
cold, with e smile on his face. He never
would letany one -Stay M 141s room ;
that was one of his p.eculiariti s• Caleb
knew this would happen one ing t, but
he seems dreadfully, down abut it. I
aiti to go over next Thursday, you now,
and he Says this need not mak • any
differetuie.
-" You will be sorry that you ha -e nbt
seen hien again."
, •i
" Yes ; it is that that troubles i e. I
cannot bear to think that he has been
.missing Me. • I remember now -th- t he
seemed to think that it was good,' y."
,J
QueeMe's nrightspirits were que ched
for the remainder - of the • day. - Her
tender heart was grieved by the th ught
of the lonely death -bed.- e Garth ound
her looking still pale and dep tessed
When he carne back front the N
To distract her -thoughts 'he too •her
and Cathy for along country walk, from
which they did not return until la in
the evenhig. He had never been more
gentle to her, Qtmenies remera ered
afterwards. He and Cathyliadyee alli-
ed their high spirits, and had only talk-
ed to her of what roused and inter sted
her, -of the school, the cottage, and
plans for her new life., Walking back
in the Moonlight, their conver tion'
flowed in graver c annels: He and
thy talked of thMr -mother; and
eenie for -the first time had e cl e to
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• REAL STAT..k FOR SALE.
11OUSE Fon SALE. or sale cheap, a com-
•,fortable and well flilehed dwelling in Sea -
forth, on Princess. Street. The house contains
seven rooms, w th cellar, hard and soft water,
stable, and all other nepessary convenieneies.
There is a good garden. erms easy. Apply to
R. COMMON, Seaforth. 888
PROPERTY FOR SALE. -For Sale cheap! a
Plot of land in the Village of Egmondvile,
containing 6i acres, all well fumed and lit for
cultivation. This land is situated on the 2nd
Concession of Tu kersmith, adjoining the mill '
property, and is really a choice lot, an is well
adapted and conveniently located for retired
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Class and is seeded to grass. For fu • er par-
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GEORGE BAL 891
"LIARM IN TUCKERSMITH FOR SALE., --For
r sale the cast half of Lot 21, Concess1on 4, L.
R., S., Tuekersinith, containing 50 acrds, 45 of .
which are cleared and free from stumps nd un-
derdrained. The farm is well fenced. There is
a new frame house with stone cellar; also ". good
frame stable and "log barn, and a good Iispring
well. Convenient to schools and chum es.' .0
is within 0 miles of Seaforth, and five froin J3ruce.
field, and four born Kippen, good grave roads
leading to each place: For further particulars
apply on the prernites, or to MRS. CH RLES
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I
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TIARA'. FOR SALE. -For sale, the East half of
I ot 6? Concession 12, thillett, containing 50
acres. It is a corner lot, with a bliteksmith shop
on th corner. The land is well fenced and
draine arefin a good state of cultivation. here
are ab ut three 4ores of good hardwood ush.
There s a good bank barn and log hoes . • A
Sprin Creek ru s throughithe lot. A good ear -
leg or -hard. Churches and School conire ient.
A pos office. anti store adjoins the lot. •t is
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FA M IN Mai LLOP FOR SALE -eThe outh
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which are cleareti, free from stumps and well
under trained. 4o better lend in the eo nty.
Is sit ted abo,ut alf way between Seaforth and
Brus Is. It is w11 fenced. , There is alog ouse
and a rood fra ne barn and fmme stable and
i
shed aid a god orchard planted with apple,
plume ear an . herry trees in good be ring
order. It itrone nd a quarter miles east rom
Leadb iry. Apply to ROBERT MclifILLAN. Lot
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forth '. 0. 34
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houee and two l
Survee of the tow
nearly new and i
within two minut
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turing institution
ter ac e lots in' th
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the lat Bernard
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LOTS FOR SALE IN"
SEAFORTH.-The above
e estate of the late Be
of a etory; and a half f
ts,. on Mill Street, in Ja
of Seaforth. The heu
in excellent repair. I
.s walk of the railway et
o all the !principal mant
in the toWn ; also four q
same _survey. The w
Id cheap. For partic
DOWNEY; Esq., Execu
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• " 889
pro -
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me
via'
e is
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fac-
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lars
r of
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FFOR. SA E. -For 4,1e being north If
Lot 25, Co icession 5,1in the -townsfii of
Hay, containing 5! acres, one Which there is
good b aring mesh rd , 2 spring wells, and frnie
house piid barn. orty-threc acres of said land
is in a ood state teultivatiqn, the same hay' g
n n
beearly all ploughed in the fall, and free of
stunlp8, the balan e Of land is under good bush.
-It is convenient.Iy situated' to schools and
chum es.- It is w thin three eed one-half, miles
ine s in the family, and the in. Hen all and Ki pen. . Reaeon for selling, Ind
s °wit g to sick
Lenton of .going ont west for chane of climete.
For fuether particulars apply to the Propriet
JAMES SPARKS, Hensall ts. 0. 900-
1TAL ABLE FARM PROPERTY FOR SA E.
V , The subscriber offers for eale, his farid of
100 acr s, being Lot 11, Concession' 11, Staid
about 9 acres cleared and irce • from stum
There i, on the premises a stone house, fra ne
outbuihiings and good orchard. Well wateied
and in eoodstate ; of cultivation church a d
school joining the,said 100 It :is situated 6
miles frt.m Bayfiel , 6 'from Zurich, 7 from Kip -
pen, an 3i from Varna. Terms 81,000 down,
and the balance to suit purchaser. Possessjbn
given 14 day of March-, 1885. Apply to W f.
HARM, 'ICH, Bayticld P. O. 875-2
Y,
8.
,
•
G9's GRAIN AND GRAZING FARM F R
LE. -For ale, being Lot 2, Concession
13, Hull tt, contra ling 150 acres, 130 of whi h
are clear el ; balance well . timbered with hard-
wood. .. uperior soil, well enderdrained, add
workabl . with any machineree 28 acres seedcd
throngli ;he back end. There re
two log house
to grass: A neve failing spring creek nu s
frame barn, large shed and Coinfortabld housing
for stock. Good bes.ringorehard and three well
Six and: o le -half in les froni Beetle 10 from Se
forth, a» .a. likedlist nce, from Brussels.: One
'mile from school ai d restoffice. Churches corl
venient. Terms elsy. ,Apply to J. , ALLA'
DYCE, H rlock P. O.
• 899tf
%TALUAIIILE FARM FOR SALE. --Being con
V posccl of north parte of Lots number ,
59 and 60 in the 1 1st Coneessien of Turnberie
conteining1110 acres, more.or less. It is situate
miles from Wroxeter, 5 milts from Gerrie
miles from•Brussels on the Uravel Road. The
is a School within si few rods.' Forty acres of
the land is chopped ready for • cilearing, .20 aer s
swamp, go d black ash and cedar: the balance
hardwood. There isa spring creek runninLr
through t ie far n Easy terms of paymen
Title perfe t. Price $2,500, apple to JAMES
DREWE, sedware Merchant, Brussels, or to
B. DURNI1N, Saw MW Wroxeter. 888
FARM F SAL sale, Lot 10, Conces
sion 1, Hullett, containing 86 acres 6
acres clear d and in a good state of cultivation
the balance is well timbered. The fann is wel
under-dmi !ad and fenced. It is mostly secdccl
to gmss. " here a e on the prendses a new frame
house and mink barn with stabling nederneatli.
A branch of theArtland River: runs across the
a
back endo the lo raking it an exeellent graz-
ing farm. There ilso an orchard. It is situa-
ted six miles from afo:th and five from _Clin-
ton, with school and . churches convenient.
Terms easy. For futther particulars apply to
the tinders gned on the :premises or to Clinton
P. 0. WM. MULHOLLAND 885
•
QPLENDID FARM IN BRUCE FOR SALE___
1,0 For S le, Lot Mil, Cencessio / 6, township of
Bruce, eon taming 104 acres, .of which abo*t 30
acres are el mred, feeeed end fr e from sttinips,
the balanc is timbered principally with splendid
hardwood -I rut a little hemlock- fencing. ' There
are frame b ner r -failing sPrings
creek runnig throogh theplaceIt is within 6
miles of th flourishing town; o Paisley and an
equal dista ce from Underwood. There is a good..
school oppo ite theli lace, end it is in a splendid
settlement. Thcre is a' good clay bank for
bricks or , which is worth on fourth of what
is asked for the farm. This is splendid "-farm
and will be old ver cheap. A ply to box 24,
Seaforth P. 0. sit
QOOD F RMS F! R SALE. -Ji order to close
• the a "Airs of he estate of the late W. G.
Hingston,- t e execti-t ors offer. th following vary
valuable:, I. dsfor! ale. ; Firs North half -of .
Lot 30; Con *ession - township of Morris, con-.
tainieg 90 e res. 0 this lot. is erected a good
frame barn •ith sto e foundation, good orchard,
Well and, p nip.. Nc rly all eheired, and is on
the gravel r ad clos v adjoining; the village of
Brussels. his farn is a valuableone, is well
fenced and n•a goo state of cult vation. Second.
-Lot 4, Cor cession , township. f Grey, connty
of Huron, c ntainin 100 acresel , acres Cleared
and free of Wilms, ta1ancc well timbered with
part goodh rdwoodpine and.ce ar. It is three
aid a half niles fro i Brussels, and one mile
from gravel road. I' r prices ar ri tenns apply
to T1108. KR LY, Bru els P. 0.}, Henry JENNINGS,
Victoria Squ re P. q, or Jame SMITH, Maple
Lodge P. 0. Middles X. County. _ - 868
• _____
TWO GOO IFAR3IN USBOR -E FOR SALE.
1 -The xecutors'Offer the following lands
for sale., in o der to e ose the affal •s of the estate
•of the late ndrew Moir. • First -Lot 30, Con-
cession 3, to -nship of Usborne containing 100
acres, 80,aer $ cleared, well feeced,and in. a good
state of cul ivation. •There 'ar six ares of
1
orchard of t e choicest fruit, and two netier fail-
ing Springs. The property co ita us a cemfort-
able beck bo se.. Second -Let 3 , Concession 3„
township of Usborne, contaii in. 100 acres, 85
acres cleared well underdrained, nd in a high
state of culti -ation. There is a god orchard of
four acres, a arge brick house, also two barns,
stables, drivi g shed, all frame. !School on op-
posite lot. I is three miles to. the towns of
Exeter and ensall. These fares adjoin each
other, and w 11 be so d together or separately.
Tennaof pa e ent easy. For pa ieulars apply
to JOHN M QUEEN, Executor, Lumley P. 0.,
or B. -V. ELL OTT,Solicitoe. Exeter P. 0. 873-26
•MONTREAL HOUSE.
i
MESORS. DUNCAN & DUNCAN
' 1
Would respectfully draw the attention of the .public to the arrival of a large con-
,
sign/tient of
Cottons, Cretonnes, Prints and Spring, Dress Goods
To hand, and great quantitieseen route from the seaboard will be at the Montieal
House in the course of a few days, and will be Well worth an inspection.
•
OAK HALL
-
CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHING HOUSE,
The stock 'of IMPORTED TWEEDS arrived from the British markets, is
larger and more complete than ever. Gents, you can now get suited for the
Spring and Summer. _ Come early and make a choice fr�lr one Of the best and
most varied stocks in the county. Gents' Furnishings 011every description- can
be had at the Fashionable Tailoring Establishment, • ,
0 TUT 1--T_
1DU NOA N & DUNCAN.
-
e
Ba
gains all over the House.
16 consequence of widespread depres-
sion
G E
to in
and
profi
ers
di ec
J•
we will inaugurate the New Year with a
UINE BARGAIN
1
as
MARCH, 20, 180,
WINTI430P,
Su ni:mary of BuSiness.
The unders rned Would call the attention -of
the public the varieus branches busines,s
which he I engaged, and solicir,ts an inspection
of his stooks eeterh purchasing elsewhere.
GENERAL STORE.
Censieting of DRY '900DS, GROCER
CROCKERY,
'EA4it, ss
AND GSLHAOEwS,A11TESte" ,, AND
CKhichae.lip4
been carefully selected, and will be sold at lowest
prices poSsible consistent • • with carrying en
business On eorreet principles. All goods mark-
ed in plaiir flestires, with slight profits on icaci;
article, and no beim./ eost thrown Out GS a bait.
SAW" MILL.
A considerable quantity of the following kinde
of Lumber on hand: DRY -One inch Soft Elm
1, 4, 4, 2, 3 and 4 inch White Ash; 11 and 11
inch Soft Made; 1, 11, and 2 inch }Basswood -
1, 2, 3 and 4 inch Oak 1 and 2 inch Pine, an
-about 15,000 feet culled Cherry. :Also freIij
Sawn Hendoek for building, fencing :and dite
ing purposes.
The Hemlock Logs now being deposited_ in the
yard are the .finest I have ever handled, and will
produce an _article in Lumber that l''can viie.
fidently recommend be my custoniere. Parties
requiring Ifernlock Lumber during' the eoming
sunnier, is do well to hand in their bills
now, so that Suitable lengths can be provided '1
Custom Sawing promptly attended to. .
About 6,000 Black Ash Rails for sale. They
are all swaniped &it ecinvenient to the roa-
large piles. '
GRIST MILL.
• I 1 -
Custoineis can „rely !on a first•class article in
FLOUR and good returne. Every, effort will be
made so that parties ,frern a dietanee May have
their grist's and chopping home with them.'
Flour alwaya on hand to supply customers, and
orders from dealers proiriptly attended to.
A lare.el qtrantity of hey for sale by the staele
in the barn, or delivered, as agreed upon.
A
NDREW' GO VENLOC K.
N. B. -All book accountto January 1, 1885,
• S A LE. umet be sett ed by cash ,or note immediately.
e do not intend to offer a few mere baits
uce other purchases but will offer each
very artide ati•a great reduction, all
s being sacrificed to the public.
Y -
*II se time and money, by corn ng
to
L. SIOTII7S, Cheap Dry.Goods
Seaforth.
prope
Chlyce
tues
Drug
which
SON'
remed
ior v.
increa
every
contin
vincin
are ev
of Fir
Sore
speedi
mernbt
the th
cough
for.
cents
IT
EM OF 1NTE7ST.
L GLYCERATED BALSAM OF;
Vis5[ !JAKE • DISCOVERY
ltho h the greet] majority of people are quite &tallier- with the medicinal
ies the two articles signified in the 'above name Balsam of Fir
and
ine et, so far as we are aware, no attempt to • combine their peculiar vir-
d e r been nd until MESSRS. LU.MSDEN & WILSON, Chemists and
ists, if Seaforth had perfected and put upon: the market their preparation
is n to be ha 1 from druggists under the name Of " LUMSDEN & WIL-
RO AL GLYCERATED BALSAM -OF FIR." Undoubtedly a great
, ha ing in this cige of persistent and lavish advertising, by its own super-
tues lone, ereatel a demand fron all Parts of the Prahince, with a rapidly
ing ale in every -locality -where introduced, the secret of which is that
ne ho uses it 'cannot but speak well of it to their' friends. Orders are
ally coming from the most unloo -ed for sources, -which is the most con -
prof to the,Mariufacturers thati, although hundreds of Cough Remedies
earev iere procurable, those who have used. the "Royal Glycerate(j Balsam
canl get nothir g to take its place. Ie is recommended for Couglis, Colds
hroa , and sii!-Ii. ar affections. The most persistent and long stan g cough;
eyou ask.
1
y gie e way to its wonderful pow rs in allaying irritation of the niucous
ane. d Its healing ansoothing properties quickly remove all scrifeness in
oat r bronclii al tubes. It is je st the thing wanted for a, safe an reliable
emey, and h uld be in every hbusehold. See that you get what
f yot r druggist has not got it he will gladly procure it for you. Price, 50
er b ttle. Wh lasale by H. SII -DEN EVANS & CO., Torento, or .
LU 8
Mai treet, Seaforth, the People's Gr
EN & WILSON, Seaforth, On a io.
SEAFORTH - d-ROCE
e bet place to spend your moner
a '
HOGE! ROBB
Has no a b tter stock than ever of GP,OCERIES, CROCKERY and
WARE S gars and -Teas a specialty; 120 pounds of Sugar for $1. Good
50 cent. Barns And Bacon, cured at my own picking house, always o
Honey xtra ted pure from my own apiary, at 16 cents per pound,
pounds or $
H. ROBt, Seafor
„e
cer,
3
4LASS-
Tea for
hand.
eight
hi.
-o
BEST YET.
THE
HOME
.SeW' ng Machine
Is -New I3eing Ohested for Sale by
Pur
is
1 s
Parties iwiehing to pu chase or exchange
would do *el by testing -the merits of our ma-
chine before purehasine-, elsewhere. we are
selling our s ck of
Wa,tthe & -Jewelry'
As cheap as e .er. Our stOk is full and fresh. •
We do all kin s of repeieing in Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry and ..ewing Mathines. Electro -Plating
and Engravin r done on the shortestonotice.
•P• rvis Milks,
Opposite the ommercial Hotel, Seaforth.
rNSUR
Sewin
The folio
Fire, Min
pany's repr
The
The
The
' The
The
The
' The
The
• The
ATSON'S
NCE AGENCA'r'
-AND--
Machine Depot.
.ing w nowt) andreliable
Life an41 Accident Nm-
ented.
Nort er.n of London, England.:
City df London, London, England,
Laid n and LancashireLondon; Eng.
Caled nia, Edinbnegh, Scotland.
British merica, Toronto,0anada,
Gine District, Galt, Canada.
Mercantile, Waterl Canada.
Royal Canadian, M areal, Canada.
Citize .Montreer, Canada.
• Tickets 1Ssu-
Compernfs,} s,
Liverpool,
pane•'s vessels -
not be sine/ass
Pas -sage rat
Europe shonld
d for the Sate Line Steamship
iling betele n New York, and j
gow /end! Belfast. This COITh•
or safety, speed and comfort, can
- - v•
d,
extremely low. Parties going to
Lean and ascertain rates of retie
Sewing M chines, !'el-niiiy and'Mama
etuill. lg. •
• TThh _wCeellvebRaraterindtiNnVlaid.te.
Th 'Wheeler
I am the sole and exclusive dealer for all of the
above machine ,Zrir Seaforth and surrounding
country. •
' Sold with,a five years' guarantee.
Needles, Oil; Machine 'attachments and
.pairs kept in s Ore ; All:kinds of mate/lines
paired. ! •-
'0 ce next doOrto Royal Hotel.
! I
W$. WATSON.
re- e
re -
SAW OIGS WANTED.
(INE Hundre Tbousand } Feet of first-elass
1 -
Basswood MaPle, Beeeh, Rock Elie, 131reb,
Cheri-, Butter IA, 'Vhite Ash, Black Ash, Oak,
Pine,
Cedar, Hemlock aid i Sy-carnore, at the
Sorghum li,Terks ot 13e11 & Deugall, for which the
highest price mil )eelpaidi# cash. Special prices
will be paid for any quantjty of Hide:nee The
above are "tntid immediateJ., delivered at the
above place, oni, Old one -feu miles from Hen-
sel].e aWe arl
thein ourselves. d
d haul • ue Logs in -the
895
:DOUGALL Hensall.
- tree, and cut an
BELLT
•
Garth r' -
She
rather sadly
her tflp,)40 hack
;ill Feap:( .iaa Iti a:4*i 9 r in. placeti it
0 c oc a)" ll us rs e4:t,.11
her baak upon it'l
it: In. te! ayr8 t. ai 01 i (an) 81 : ;;.: krn, , ot ;
oniel.
(Ch
you
1 411se:slos8Ifbil,a1.1.ai rt.nloi ltibli)le'soli.ae)Illisi';
rts you eon:" .Aa
lingered tone, 1
44 0 allif
i1e
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disterbanee ihal
:iktuietlilyierin cr.&
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.
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f ti
b.
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n.
o eonse
'' I am just the
, different, s.
, alPollees,lenocalltrhi:t ilttite.
always .gia.y so
allSh n°y1 gv. odi i, ; r flu etel ; eti on
ish I cc
this is nukind to
eshain d to th. '-
thi1 I ev-
ef Repthaw or
Monday." Bat,
•resolutiores, her, t
• there again befor
•elapsed.'
The etorm had
was Still ?own.
Queenie plodded:
Carlisle,. She ha
on- her Way to ra
the grim pbrtie
at her eyes.
of:relief when shy
dark ertry of Cal
bright ace smilin
Ay* the luas
asterhere's ou
hour before her t
goodjvoman, d
fusely i4n her eea
W'
need ea
ly, Wily,
t bo ;so ee
Qtreeni., pressini,
both her own ; 4-
.tSiniiles-ilyittyk3ox,' iinialet:O,
. . 4,* No ; )nit 1 ni
net's to /4 i*tt
1 c'ev:0111:lurt e„ilerlS 'At ai y114,131 11' ( 11:: °t7
i;ith hie sleep; or
I have teazle Out to
, "Caleb rose fro '
as slie entered;
Wlity a dazed I
".4 Xliss- Quee0e,
rathir tremulous
as I: was, And th
hew, hlolly ie a,
intelligence is WI
iyou badly the I
precious lamb."
- Wo:1:11d.:e:elebrrutaCoainlleeedyl:1--
, -
a ine;Ishe is be.
I have loefen.
}hest ;lair or t o .
,ii lit)leigtirniga
teso
e hp, not beim 80
dear, and a4ad. soOn u
anti goiw."
" 1 hari afraid
) -3.1011., observ
Calelli's Nviinkied
and i shaking, and
softi, caressing wa
4 '1Y0,1 neigh t h
e - itho. feather,"ivfal
.toti
not so- much the ,
' itt6rin,21111 Iiili_laf;-
iasn in ufi
le
e
m, r the
away a: peaceful
came after, the a
Provid eace ,; hut .
heavinge7o ur p.
Aenl
l -
i ;lAidtlYr nu kntlouskteeh]
i :.
i and then yea and
:collator le' talk
lioth more compos.
And ueetaie
old 111811 real*
1.7ialSit.linl
ttheitteiot
.
he, ere slui a
with t e wiiidow
ttj:o:tell:nihlj'ioftYs'w:::paid*tto*f°'i:
'docks .ei etonh.
The ram as wite ti
she found she W
,granite mama
'stones, 'faith Ga
: .19ei4hle her, a
:talttliEilllit:plitte:co,itsl,1 to, afY:111.111,0.11:41::,1,1::::i111:
if the ram had had el
and whether the:N-
and loelteit' at the i She went aerie
the ..d4itebtthe:,azanr4dtutl
regattlihg lie
1
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Wins 1-fi i He
t.,, 1.1,...i.,tolq,,,,,rezezat,
,,,:t,liel
ee 'Italy.
:
tile
ks° 1
.1 nen - ;tell (
the 4eehool,
Church-
ge
I ifia71: si.'11-.' ill; a i' I:il 1 II.: i.11113:11;:elar:utt
tage and the sat
0v11:e; Vitt:ils:W
I said befo e, I
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