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"Su ely such perfection Mustsatisfy
you as well as him, or you. must be difli-
calt to please," returned Queenie,a little
sarcas icallt. A numb, undefinable sort
of paii seemed taking possession of her.
- Would Hepshaw be quite so desirable a
- place- of residence when Dora was
mistress of Church -Stile House' this
was the question . she asked •herself.
And for the fieLst time the thought of
- her fortune gavelher a , positive feeling
of pIeasiire. • -
Oh, as te that, I• am very fond of
Dore," replied Cathy, carelessly, " she
sainusee me,and she is Very good natured,
and then . one must like one's future
. sister-in-law for the sake of dear old
' Garth. I hope she will have. the good
sense not to try and manage him, for he
will never stand it."
t This conversation depressed Queenie.
sornettow• and kept her wakeful and
restless; it did net add to her tranquil-
lity to hear Garth's footsteps under het
window, crunching the gravel walk,
for loo after they had retired. It
was c trary to his usual habit, it
P
aroued iisturbance of preoccupation of
-. .
Intlid I .
Gertl 'a soliloquy would have per-
plexed both her and Cathyif they had ,
. heard it. - -
. " riv rider if I amin losje with Dora,
after all " he was asking himself, as he
lighted
leaning
down. t
glimmer
were -{
dark tre
'
and thei stillness gathered over every-
thing again.
"1 wonder if I am really in love, or
if I am' only arguing- nryself into it ?
Nov I come to _think of it, When I
imagineI my future wife I always
fresh cigar, and then sstood
gainst the little gate, • logien:1g
e oplanestree walk. It was
t now, and the monuments
de in the white lig1 ; there
int, eerie shadows under the
es; IIONV and then a night -bird
r a dog barked from the village
•
thought of Dora; we have grotvn up
togetheazd it seems natural somehow,
and tlid W
-
for goldtin hair. • hat A pretty little
i
t I had always a boyih fancy
s
ct
head it , s, as well as a Nirise one ! I
wish sh were net quite so .independent
and wo ld lean on a fellow entore. I
suppose 't is the fault of ciFeuq
Every o
and he
chance
Women: I always think _ of that and
make all wanee for her faults.
- "Som times," sediloquized the young
philosep ea as hie cigar went out• and
he calm y relighted it;-" eometimee
cl that If we ever ca. le together
nd her a little masterful and
ed ; that is the danger with
women, they havetheir own
nd stick to them. 1 confess I
e my. wife to follow my ideas,
o be lady paramount in every -
that even Dora would find it
allege ,me," continued Garth,
mused curl of the lip.
" What a nice, sensible _companion
she woii141 be for a man," he resumed,
presently after the firm, even footsteps
had ems ed the gravel aethile. • "That
is the best of her; she never bores or
wearies one, she is always fresh and
good-huMored, and ready to take intet-
.
eat in everythiug, even in the schools
and Miss rMarriott, only Miss Marriott
repultes her somehow. Her manner
vexed m this' afternoon; there was a
stand-efli fitness and a reserve in it, as
though Iora's interest offended her.
She miter appears at her beet adnanta,ge
when Do,a, is with us. Why am • I
always cOmpariog those two? some-
how 1 caart help it. Dora interests me
moat, of cburse, and yet men who are in
love seldo o study the pros and cons of
•clearattter I have -been doing for the
last half 1 oi r. , Certainly scone Of the
• symptoms ale still lacking or else I am
too mattertof-fect a fellow to have
them. • And yet I 'don't know. What
were those lines Cathy • repeated the
other nig et ? Hosv well the little
puss reeit el them 1 -with such feeling,
too:,
'Thy Sould h wait for mine, as nine for thee;
We cannot I ye apart.' , .
•
• Humph, I am not in love so Much as all
that, and don't think Doea, is eitheie
I have a doubt whether -the ` open
sesame' les s been said to either of us
yet, if so, 1 where wettest thou, lady I
aan to lo ?' Well, it is a rare old
poem, and touches a fellow up in an
extra,ordin try sort of way. I have got
it by iieartl now, and it haunts the to a
droll exten There, my cigar- is out,
confound ift; so I may as well get rid of
all this me nishine and go in. How rims
the last vetse ? ,
'Tis the Mi y fight
• That ernes ns all the quiet college gloom.
Ma y it shine softly in thy sleeping room,
-And so, dear wife, good -night.''
e depends on, hero -he
sisters. She never
f being helpless -11
stances.
:father
atl, the
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afia'
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opiniona
capable
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HAPTER XXIV.
- ono moue. SS GF BRIERwOOD e0Tracts.
"By nig t we lingered on the lawn,
For un erfoot the herb was dry; .
And see ial warmth, and. o'er the sky
The slice - haze of summer drawn.
-".And cal 1. that let the tapers burn
Unwavering, not a cricket chirr'd ;
The bro k alone far off was heard,
And on tl e board the fluttering,urn."
• . , -Terinnyson.
"A penny.for your " thoughts, little
Erilinie," ried Garth, guyly, A few,
evenings afterwards, when- his abrept,
entrance had broken up ea somewhat
silent group. The child, who was sitting
at Langley',s feet as ,ueuel, with her
. head in hetirep, held up he hand warn-
ingly.
" Huelo 11 was counting tittle; now I
hate lost oi
"Counti g What, you small =off F°'
." The an els, of -course; we have had
ever go ma, y passing through the toorn
this evenne . Just now Langley sighed
and disturb d one.: They never come
when we t lk and laugh, you know,
- continued. mmie, with A child's beauti-
ful oureaso -mwh
g faith in at would
eeem to ol ler minds a piece of fond
superstition'. "1 do love .a. real long
silences wh n `people are all thinking
together, t e angels have .sueli a good
time of it t en." 1
t "What a, , queer little thinking
machine th- t is,' mottmed Ted, drowsi-
ly, but Ga th only patted her head
kindly. 1 t • _
It wet ne ,em his :way to len h at a
f
child's fano eg. " The real ger 1 is hid-
den in the ut1;. a Mete infant min some-.
times turn or wisdom into foo ishness,"
he had abet ved more than once in his
greyer , mo eats. '!' Wen, : my white
Itley-flOwer," he continued; using his
pet name f her, "iso the angels were
having it al to themselvei. this et -ening,
eh rt
"I did n t know we were assisting at
1
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a seance," groWled. Ted,. stretching him-
self, - " we have got a ' precious -small
medium, it strikes me. What sort of
spirits were they, EmMie ?--blaek,white
or gray? I fancied my own familiar, in
the shape Of an elorigated eat, with
yellow sparks for swell' grimed at me
with feline_ and whiigkered face •from
behind the sofa:corner. ' Avaunt thee, '
d. ' . -
witch 1' I cried, and with a. diabolical
stare and. hiss it vanishe
"A truce with your nonsense, Ted!
you will scare the .child.. I, think we
have all been very stupid and, silent
this evening," interposed Latigley. -, tt I
fancy we are all sorry tO lose Queenie.
and Emmie from our circle to -morrow."
" The sofa -cushion t is wet with eny
The drip, drip of them was mistaken -or
tears," continued Ted, the incorrigib e.
Langley , for ratio ' A. wet evening,
quoth she, but my sobs . prevented me
from undeceiving hen"- • . . '
" Isn't -4'1n Ted wicked to tell SQ
' •
many stories in play ?1) interrupted Em -
i
mie in a shocked -gone.
" Play!" reiterated that reMorseless-
youth. " Is that how you stigmatize an
honest grief, and Mistaken, though,
blighted devotion? Is it nothing to this
lacerated heart to know- I that the ,
beloved heads of the Marriott sisters -
will rest for the last time to -night
the raven,
riott at7-thy
beneath our roof? Quoth
never more, rests sweet Ma
door."
" Oh, shut up, you young idiot 1". ex-
clohned his brothels in a tone of deep
&tegust. .
"Re has been so tiresome all day,"
observed Cathy, ." he has not • [eft
Queenie and me a moment in peace."
• " Only a lock of hair, and •that was
•refused, even a hairpin would have been
prized, or -the frayed end of a ribbon; all
all denied.
A
Ji
h, stay, the Clayton said, and yield
withered rose, or weed of field.
dignant glared her bright brown eye,
d with a frown she tade reply,
'
You botherer."/
• "Ped, in another M ment-"
"You have the hea, of a barbarian;
Garth, the softer paess n is unknoWn to
yotitethe pills and p adiie of a man's
• existence. Look at m , like Etna-, half
consul -Mel, a mighty m„ --all thy Work
0 woman Ah,.as the seothing. hard,
the glorious Will of immortal memory,
once wrote,-- ,
;
`He never told hi love; no never;
No more did she, but -did you ever? -
She gave him one long glance, and ithen-'"
But Ted never finished his ridiculous
effusion, for in another: moment Garth
had pinned him in his powerful grasp
and stretched him prone and struggling
on the floor. ".And there shall you ilie
until you have promised not, to -spout
any more nonsense,' was the inxorable
mandate of his tyrant. -
0
"Floored byfate, and cruShed. by the
'gigantic hoof e destiny, I submit.
:` More kicks than halfpence,' quoth he,
under the healing (heeling): process, but
o -hat boot such trifles t to the stalwart
'heart of a young Bfiton ? Alas, thy
sole is open and clear t� ine,my brother,
• and the footprint of ignoble passion is
'etamped upon it."
"Pa, pax," groaned Garth. .
"Oh; leave him alone ; you are only
making him .WOrSe;" laughed Queenie,
if be sees nobody heeds his nonsense
he will steme leave off."
"I feel like the gladiator, Blochered
to make a Clayton holiday, my breast-
bone is staved in by the -barbarian.
Dying, we salute- Ctesax." Well, it
is 'of no consequence,' as Toots rle-
merks."
" There, get up and behave yourself"
and now, to get rid of this foolish fello
I vote that scene of us take a turn in
the plane -tree walk. Cathy, who was
in a cutions mood to -night, and had
done nothing but ieterlace her fingees
restlessly in the twilight, muttered
-something about Miss Cosie end the
vicarage, and vanished from the room• ;
and so it came to pass that Queenie
found herself gravely peeing up - an& -
down the 'plane -tree walk by Garth's
side. , •
Naturally- as it hod come ab
ied one else had volunteered t
piny them, -the novelty of the
stance caused them both a little embar-
rassment ; and bY some curious psycho-.
logical coincidence each fellsto thinking
of Dora Cunningham. Garth smoked
his cigar meditatively, and east curious
sidelong glances at the slender black
figure beside him. • Visions of •a lvhite
dress and golden hair still haunted him,
Why was he shy and silent all at once?
had he anything in common with CAA
grave, brown -eyed girt? He was Won-
derine, if she were Dora would he lie:ye
found anything to sate to her He Was
wry to •think thatfthis was Miss Mar-
riott's last night. • Sterry yes, it made
Mn feel all at once as though the Old
house had • grown suddenly dull and
empty, and yet if it had been Dote.- •
)ut,-for
accoth-
circrun-
" Miss Marriott, how is it that you
and Miss- Cunningham don't hit it off
better ?" he said, so abruptly that
Queenie started and changed color. She
was feeling • very 'heavy-hearted, poor
little soul, to think it was her lad night
at Church -Stile House, and hew she
wmild miss • the slow; even tranip of
Garth't footsteps under h.& Windows
and the red end of hi& cigar emerging
from the.trees every ten Minutes. She
had Often at and watched it with inter-
est unconscious even to herself; she,
was loath to part with his cheer Y good -
morning when shelooked out to smell
the roses.
She etas just wondering how much he
would miss heaend whether her absence
would leave any perceptible gap in the '
family eircle, and this question jaiTed.
upon her with sudden discord,.
"What :do you mean?" she asked, •
faintly, conscious all at once Of a certain
chilliness around the region of the heart..
She had hoped for a, few words of friendly
interest and advice on her own affairs
to -night. Bad he only brought her Mut
theta to talk of Dora Qienningham ? :
`1`11-hy don't you two girlsget . on
better together ?" pursued , Garth, inex-
orably. 1I4 was viite aware . of the
reluctance of Queenie's tone at she -
answered him, but the opportunitet was
a good one and he thought he would
have it out With her: -She was indebted
to him for Much kindness, he told him-
self his sisters and he had taken her by
the lhand and found her occupation and
a iofof to cover her head, he had a right
to s sk, as a return, that the should'
sho a little consideration for him and
his tfriends, and her manner to Dora
somehow galled him. •Perhaps he was a
little curious on the subject as well,
anyway he would have his answer. -,
"How do you know that we do not?"
she replied, fencing in her t11rn. m."4
g lam ore
have not seen Miss Cunn
in I
than three o four tins ; we are com-
parative, stroll era to 4tc other."
• 'You knd her as -w as you know
Met. Fawcet or Miis Fath Palmer ;
-they etre all comparati e strangers to
you, but to th ni your anner is alwaytt
so bright and emel."
Ah, one c nnot help Igetting on with
• them.
• " IShould 1 ave said t ie same of Miss
Cunningham. There, on shake your
• heed. How i mpossible it is to under-
stand you woi en! s Dora seems so
willing to be riendly n her side. She
has driven o ter twioe to •see you and
tender her ad ice and h lp? but one can-
not help seein how thes overtures have
been repelled."
• " Mr. Clayton, pray don't speak as
thoutth you w re hurt w th me."
o fe 1 ra litt • hurt about
this," 1e repl ed, gravel ; " at least it
• ditapp ints n e. You see, Doral, I mean
'Miss unnin thaan, has been intimate
• with us ever ince we were children to-
gether, and ve _think so tieuch of her
opinion in hings. When you came
among us, a d ,decided on taking up
thi's new wor I•thought at once what
a valuable fr end you would secure in
her."
"You' weie very ikind," stammered
poor Queenie with dOwncast eyes.
"Confess hat my kindness -was
thrown away though," he continued, in
a lighter toneefor her distress was not
lost on him. "You are such an iee-
berg in her p esence that even her good
nature has f iled to thaw you. You
are never pro d with Langley or Cathy,
and, yet Oath can say pule things some-
times."
"1. ani n ver proud with those I
love." ,
• " Then yo i don't mean to love Miss
Cunningham
No," eel ctantly ; "bu4 I do not
dislike her:• There is simply no sympa-
• thy between us, and her manner jars
• and irritates me, semehow. It seems.
as though s ie were trying to keep me
down in my lace, and make me remem-
ber that I a only the poor sthoolenis-
tress in Hep law, when -when you alt
try to make i e forget it," continued the
girl, and no v the tears; rushed to her
.eyes. arth had never seen her so
ier frankness did not dis-
h might be his duty to
a lit le w esomeices and
v ,.
ler eurb that troublesome pride
but, on the whole, he felt serry
,
we ought to be velor patinnt
that displeases us, and ask.
ther the fault may not lie
continued her young Men -
He rather liked the right
sumed of lecturing this girl;
ation was piquant -and interest- .
then she took hisrebukes so
Mitts Cunningham is a very
ers re, you cannot fail to own
in sure ; so many people rely
upon herL. S!ie is the mainstay at home;
her :father's right hand in everythhig ; -
and then her sisters idolize her. She
must be truly loveable, or they would
not be sot fond of her."
'REAL ESTATE' 0 SALE
OUSE FOR SALE. --For sal cheap, a com-
fortable and -well finish d dwelling -in Sea -
forth, on .Princess Street: he house containg
seven rooms, with cellar, had and soft -voter,
stable and all; other maces_ ry, conveni rides. t•
[• Therels a good garden. Teri s easy. A ply to
R. COMMON,'Seaforth. 888
moved; but
please l4iin.
give her
to bid -
of hers;
for her.
"1 th'nks
with a p rs
ourselve wlfr
on our side,
toe, gra,vely.
he had a
the occu
in, and
meekly.
superior
that, I
Mr. Clayton, what (lees 4 matter -
whether we. get on together tor not ?" .
exclaimed. .Queenie at- this point,stung
by all this praise, and ,sore almost to
unhappiness. t` It cannot 'nett& • to
• her, or to you either, whether 1 like her -
()rola."
ttI matters a good deal to nie Whether
my'friends. are appreciated. I am dis-
a.ppointed about it,. because I Wented to t
sedune you e valuable - ally, that it,all ;
but I .soppoge. it cannot - be helped.
Women are unacc000table beings; it is
best after .all; to leave them alone."
And Garth's. voice aisas *so full of kind-
ness .and • •regret that • Queenie's • eore- •
nese vaniithed in a. sadden effort of mag-
nanimity. - . ' • •
:" Idaresay it was my beat ; I -am. sure .
Mies C.unoingham meant to be kill," she
faltered Out hurriedly.. " Only when one
is poor,- one is proud and - sensitive .over.
little th ings..- Don'tsay any th ing • mere
about it, Mr.:Clayton, I Mean. --to like
her. I will like her, mid you shall not
u to eomplain ofmy- disegree-
er again!! ,
ot disagreeable, but cold," he
with A • smile of genuine con-
tent,. for.1 this adniission pleasedhim
well. They had stopped simultaneous-
ly at the little gate,. and Queenie made a
movement as though tog", in ,but he Would
have reas
.a.ble maw
• "Nat
returned
riot suffer it.. "No, you shall not leave.
ine in his way, wewill have another
turn," he said, cheerfully. "Let us .talk
Of something else -of yourself and your
plans. Do you know I feel quitedollat
the thought of losing you and Emmie to-
morrow? 1Virbrider how Much you in-
tend to miss ut."`
• "More than I ever missed any one in
My -Miele life before," was the answer
011 Queenie's lips, Ituf she prudently for-
bore to utter it, at she moved again by
his sidein the darkness. Did- no 'Ween-
ie* molter within ier -Whisper that this
.6am was groWing taangerel-oly •dear to
her,
that the snare .was elready, spread
• for her Unconscious feet.
"Ileincans to marry Dora, 1?ut nave
taright to claim him still as my friend..
No one shall steal his friendship from,
me. I Will have -what belongs. to me,"
she had said to herself,. almost fiercely;
battle -falseness of the sophistry Was
glossed. over and:hidden from her eyes.
For the last few days a great sadness
had crept over her.. Since the evening
Dora, had ,passed through the. little gate,
and had walked with him op and cloivi
in the suis, eonievisionary hope, base
lets • and unsubstantial as a dretun, had
vanished from her heart. ••
• Of whet avail was her idle whim'oow ?
Would -it not have been better, so she
told herself, to. have shaken off the dost
of Hepshaw front' her feet? Whose:.
•blaine was it if the had tangled her own
;life Some impulse, some indefinable
'influence'had drawn her to weave these
strangesplaots of hers ; 'more thao a girl's
fancy and love. of mystery and advert, -
Jure was :wrapped- lip in thein. Bdt
:might it net, be that bitter failure -and
:xemorte should be her portion hereafter?
-"Woutell there not have been greater peace
and safety forher in that house in Car-
lisle ? • Queenie asked herself these queiO
tioos With o ,sigh long after the had left
-Garth and retired to her own room,
where • Eirtmie Was slumbering peace-
fully. She kissed the child, and placed
herself under the shadow of the window -
curtain, and watehed, for the last. tithe,.
'theetitty red spark emergini every now
and thentfroni under the trees.-
•" Miss. him! he little knows how t I
shall miss him !"141e said to herself bit-
terly. Right or wrong, he has got
into roy likoandtIt cannot .get him out.
Does helove Dottot I wonder? - I cannot
make up my.miod ; but he. Wili. Marry
her for ali that ; eod then, then, if I
(Continued On Third- Page.)
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13ROPERTY 'FOR SALE. For Sale ch sip, a
lot of land in the villa, e of Egina dello,
containing fq acres, ail well eneed and it for
oultiviticm. This land is sillua ed on th
• Concession of Tuckersmith, ad oining th
property, and is really a choice ot, and i
• adapted and eonveniently locat d for a
farmer or market gardener. Thi linid is al
class and N sbeded to grass. I or furthe •
ticulars apply to the uridemigne , Eginon
GEORGE BALE.
2nd
inill
etfiNivir•cesdi:
par -
891
F'ATIN FOR SALE IN THE OWNSH P OF
TUCKERSMITIL-For sal iii the to nship
of Tuacersteith, county of Huro, being Lit 36-,
Concession- 2 IL. It. S., contemn g 100 ac es, 90
acresoleared the remainderin pnish. Th farm
is well fenced) with. a, good orch trd, a good one
and a half sto0 brick- house wifh a slate roof,
two ftrune baens and shed, mid good wells The
farm is of first:class soil. It is two miles from
Brumfield station, six from Clinton and
Seaforth, a gOod gma 1
six from
;
,e issid leading to each
, i 9(.14-tf C
place.- Apply en t 0 J
he premises -AS. WALKER, ill and see the (reality a
or DAVID %%'•1l
(EI, Mill :Road, or to Bruce -
held P. 0.
ARM IN TUCKERSMITH F'Olt SAL.
E l ---For.
- sale the cat. half of Lot 21, concession 4, L. .
• R. S., Tucker inith, containing, 60 adres, 45 of
. which are cle red and free from stumps and un-
derdrained. The farm is well fenced. •There is
,e new frame house with stone cellar, also IL: good
t frame stable and log barn, and a good Spring
well. Convenient to schools and churche . It: •
is within°miles of Seaforth, and five from ruce-
e cl! iiiid foiiri from hippen, good gravel roads
leading to en place. For further particulars
apply -on the premises, or to MRS. CHARLES
CARTER, Sea orth P. O.
, ,.. 899tf .
TOR'
DUNC-AN fi& DUNCAN, SEAFORTH,
ould beg- to announce that their Millinery Show room will be opened on
HURSDAY, AND SATURDAY, April 9th, tOth and .11th, when
t Ley will be happy to see all their old patrons and friends, and -the public goner-
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ly, to inspect the most telect stock of Millinery it • has been their privilege to
ow, and well worth the attention of intending purebasers. Our 'Flowers,
is and Lres are splendid value this season.: We will also, show
eathers, Rib's!)
e finest stock
f Black and Colored Silks in the maoket. Our stock of Silks are
rect importatirs, and Cannot be beaten for purity and quality of finish. Color-
.
Silks at all prices, We will show range of New Dress Goods in all the leading
ekes for spring and summer, including Lace, Lace Checks, Lawns, Fine Drills,
• &c. Printwin i mense quantity, and at prices to astontsh,the Dominion.
d price. We would coil special attention to our House'
F irnishings, Carpets an 1 Oil Cloths. Special bargains in • Union, All -Wool
Tapestry and Brussels Ca pets. • Oil Cloth from half a yard to two yards wide
always in stock, from 10c a yard up. Mats aud Cocoa Matting in full stock.
Damask and Lace Curtain in sets, and by the yard. Curtain Holders, Tassels,
Nkipklns, Table Linen, To els and every necessary for furnishing,
' TIARM FOR SALE. -For sale;:the East half of
I' • Ldt 6, Concession 12, Flullett, containing 50
acres. Ilt is a corner lot, with a blacksmith shop
• on the cored.. The land is Well fenced and
drainediand in a good state of r enitivation. here
I.
, are about three acreof good hardwood • ush.
There iti a good bank barn and log hous .: A -
. Spring Creek ions through the lot, A: good bear-
ing orchard. Churches and School eonve lent.
A posteffice and store, adjoins the lot. It is
• situated within' six miles of Blyth, on theLon-
donsiluron & 13ruee Railway. For further! par-
ticulars apply tsi the undersigned on the prem-
ises, or todiarlsock P. 0: Tuo*As AMOS.' 885 .
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TTOiJSE AND - LOTS FOR. SALE JN T-
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.: TOWN OF SEAFORTH.-The aboVh pro-
perty belongs fo the estate of the late - Bernard
Burns and consists of a story and a hitlf same
tiptoe anti two lots, on Mill Street, in J, rvis'
survey of the town of Seaforth. The house•ii
nearly new amid is in excellent . repair. It is
within two minutes walk of the mihvay satin
and is eqnvenient to all the principal manufac-
turing institutions in the town ; also four quar-
ter acre lots in the same survey. • The *hole
.property will be' sold cheap. For parti ulars
10 ,THOMAS DOWNEY, Esq., Execu r of
"the late Bernard Burns, -or to P. S. CAR OLL,
Solicitor, -Sertforth. s , 88'9 •
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ALIJABLE FARM PROPEKTY FOR -SALE.
-The subscriber offers for sale, his farm of
100 acres; being Lot 11, Concession 11, Stanley,
about 90 -acres le:eared and • free from strinps.
There is on the :premises a stone house, frame
outbuildings and good orchard. Well watered
and in a good .state of cultivation, churehl-an.d
sehool adjoining the said lot. It is sittated
miles -front Bayfield, 6 from Zurich, -7 from I mitt
pen, and 31 from :Varna. • Terms 8,1,000 down,
and the balance to suit inn -chaser. Possession_
given 1st dresser, -March, 1885. • Apply to WM.
HARDWICK,-Bayfield -P. O. • 875-20
/NI 00D GRA IN AND GRAZINt, FARM FOR
kX SA sale, being Lo 2, COnOSSiOlf
13, Hu1kltt, containing 150 acres, 10 of which
are cleared; 'mimeo well timbered with hard-
wood. . Superior s41, wefl underdrained, and
workable with rmy niachinery, 28 aeres seeded
to gmas.' A elver ;failing mining creeke -runs
through the Wit end. There are two Jog houses,
frame barn, large shed anti comfortable housing
.for stock. Good bearing•orchard and three wells
Six and one -hall fidles from Blyth, 10 from Sea
forth, and a like• distance from .Brussels. One
mile from. school and postoffice.. Churches con-
venient. Terme easy. Apply to J. ALLAR-
DYCE, fierier!: Q. •
. 89914-
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VALUABLE 1.1ARM FOR SALE. -Being can- .
posed of n rth parts of Lots number 58,
59 and 60 Tin the 1st Concession of ,Ternberry,
containing -110 aeres, more or less. It is situated
nnles from 18 soxeter, 6 miles -from Gerrie, 7 - ree
miles from Bruesels on the Gras el Road. There
is a Sehool within a few rods. Forty noses of
'the land is chopped ready for elearinn, 20 .iiereS
swainp, goal hlaek ah and cedar ; the balance..
hardwood. Theile is a spring,: creek running
through the farm. Easy terms of payment.
Title perfect. PriCe S;2,590. Apply to JAMES
DREWE. Hardware Merchant, Brussels, or to R.
B. DURNION, Sdav Mill, Wroxeter; 888
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LOTHING AN
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GENTS' FURNISHING HOUSE
We have oned outthe most complete stock of English, Scotch and Can-
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mn Tweeds. Also a fa stock of Serges and Worsted Suitings, the best value
this country. Gents' rurnishings in Ties, Collars, Cuffs and- Scarfs, Gents'
hite and Rego ta Shiirt ; lanndried and unlaundried, Hosiery and Gloves, tte.
e finest stock of Gents' el tHats,in hard and soft make, the newest and 'finest
ek west of Toronto. New York shapes direct from manufacturer, from the
y cheapest to the best. Call and examine.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
• BACKED OUT!
The weather i so cold here that it has completely scared me from going
In her mirth, and as I do not know of any better place than Seaforth south, I
ha e resolved to f: TAY WHERE t AM, and Jest anybody should
old boots, and get their feet frozen, I will continuo to sell N ,E W.
we
0 ES AT COST UNTIL THE IST OF APRIL, and as I
ca.
to
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U111 FOR SA LE, --For sale, Lot 19, Conces-
sion 3, Ilidlett,, •containing 86: 'aeres ; 68
acres cleared =din a good state' Of cultivation ;
the balanee is we 1 timbered.: The farm is well
tinder-drai led and fenced. It AS Mostly seeded
to grass. 'here are on thepremise,s a new fmine
house and. iank b trn with stabling stuiderneath.
A.branch clf the Maitland River l'IOS across the.
bank end of the, lot makhiseit an excellent g-ritz-
ling farm. IThete is also an Orchard. It is situa:
tedsix miles fron Seafo.th and five from Clin-
)
ton, with 1 Khoo and churches convenient.
Terma easy!. - Fa fin ther partierdars apply- to
the widersigned on the Kern:Nee or to Clinton
• P. 0. • WM. MULHOLLAND - 885
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CiPLEND D FAR.\I IN BRUCE FOR SALE.. ----
13 For Sale, Lot 30, Concession 6, township :Of
13ruee, containing 104 aeres, of whichsithout 80
acres are el -area, enced and free front : stumps,
the balance is the ered principally with splendid
hardnood and a I ttle hemlock fencing. There
are frame -buildings, and a never :fitilitig spring,
creek running threugh the place. .lt is within 6
miles of the flourhing town of Paieler and an
equal distance fro; i Underwood. ,There is egad
school opposite the place, and it iS in a splendid
settlement. I The- e os a 'good ally bank' for
bricks -or tilt, which isworthone fourth of what -
is asked .forthe:fa in. This is a 'splendid farm
and will be Sold ve y cheap. s Apply to box 24,
Seaforth P. O. ' ,I 877
•r1 90D FARM'S OR SALE. -In : rder t� elose
ur I the affairs of the'estate :of tile late W. G.
Hingston, the exe utors offet; the' following vary
Valuable lands fo sale. First-qcorth half of
Lot 30, Concession 5, township' of Morris, con-
taining 90 acres. 1n this lot is er pted a good
,
frame barn With st ; ne,foundation, good orchard,
well and pupil). Nearly all cleared, and is 011
the gravel read closely adjoining- the village of
Brusiela. This farni is a. valuable oini, .'s - well
• fenced and in a geed state of cultivation. , econcl.
--Lot-4, Coneassica 5, township of :Geeyt: 'minty
of Heron, containitig 100 acres, 10 acres ttleared
and free of strunpsi balmice tvell 'timbered' , with
part good hardwood, pine andtedar. 11- is three .
and a 'half miles fi•oin Brussels, ri;itd: bite mile
frau, graven,road. For price p and i te tins apply .
. to TuOs. Kien1-,!13r issels P. O., 11F412Y JESNises,
Victoria:Squ ire P. 10.4 or hams :8311111, Maple
Lodge P. O., Middlesex County. '' • ' 868.
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ARM IN STEPHEN FOR SALE -For sale
1 Lets 4 rod 5 atui part of -3, Lake Road East,
Stephen, notita,ining 282 acres, inostly oll clear-
ed, good buildiints and atin
pdane(
e ,f goner spring
. water. This'. farm 0-, mostly clay; loani awl is
'good either for greasing or Cropping. There . is
also a young:orchard. It is within 12 Miles Of
Pank, Hili. The above will be sold .i.n., one liloCk
or Separately to suit purchaser. . It •iP an itt. one
block except a small part oh the opposile side of
the concession. if not sold it will ' be rented.
Thereare churches and wheels conveliient and
good roads leading to market. Apply to the un-
dersigned, Blake P.• O. JOHF,1 REIllni.• ,899tf.
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N. B, --A large stock of well bred catile now
id ifiteiltable.
. .899tf.
VALUA13.11E FARM FOR! SALE.. -T: li—e. sr-1ns •
1- :scriber Offers for pale his farnfof 100 acres,
being South East hAf of Lot 61:7, Concession 8,
East WewanOsli ; -abOut 65, acresavrecleared and
free fran stumps, the balan0 is %eell thnbered
with hataiwood, hemlock and cediiiis Te
The lan
'is in a:high state of i'cultivation.• . t is, situated
. one end three-quarter Miles from telgrave, '7
- miles from Wingham, 8 miles m
fro,Blyth. It is
withie 'One-quartertnile from school. There are
on the premises a good frame house mid frame
bare arid stabling, a nOmigs bearing 'orchard,
a never failing well,•anclacreek, running -through,.
the baek part of the fartn.- „'This pis:Tel-kr "%VIII be
sold oho,. • For 'further particitl1iis tinily Oil
thepremise's, or to .GEORGE . A.YNER, Bel -
grave P. O., East Wawanoeb. ; : 804
on the farm will be Pold with the la
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e found out since I hav been selling at cost. that people will buy Boots if they,
only get them CH AP EripUGH, I am determined in future
ellto CASH BURST A SMALLER ADVANCE
COST "i'HAN 1300. TS HA.S. EVER ES EN SOL
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SEAFORT4 IN THE 'PAST, and as the More patronage I
ive -the cheaper I can sell, I say come one,- come all, and help me to do so,
and by so doing you will b1 helping yourselves.
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Thanking all forpaet t atronage, I renetin here ready to serve youl.-
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.THOS. COVENTRY,
SEA,FORTH., ONTA.RICi.
. S.--Lhave just ord red a heavy -stock of Spring Cl'oods, iuiic1i I expect to
havhere by the let of
Remember the qori er Store in Campbell's Block, Main f-ttree
, Seaforth.
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FALL S
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OCK • COMPLETE.
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Large Assortment to Choose From.
4 OifiLAR PRICES R LE LOWER THAN EVER THIS SEASON.
verything
S JR, fr ii
ew, Fresh and Handsome.
EA.
A. TEA. TEA AT THE -SEAFORTH TEA STORE.
o* s the Timeto Get the Bcst Value Ever Offered in Seaforth for your Money.
GE- A.TIV11,
as s ost Received 4 Very Large Consigninent of TEAS. - He now holds one of
e•Lergest and Best Assorted Stocks west of Toronto. In Teas- alone he now
1 olds 175 Packages. Prices from 15c., 20c., 2-5c., 30c.,35c. 40e. 45c., 50c., 55c.,
11(160c. per pound. This Sock Consists of 'GREEN, BLACK, 'JAPAN, GUN-
OWDER, and TEA DUST, and will ( Zuarentce: them to be all FRESH and
ive Entire Satisfaction, or oney Refunded. Also a large Stock of Sugars and
1 kinds of Groceries. Flour, Oatmeal,„Cornmetil, Shorts, Bran, Buckwheat
lour, Oats, Barley, Screeni gs, Chop Feed, Salt, t;oal Oil, Fish, Apples, Potatoes,
urnips, Carrots, and Cabba e. A large stock of China, Crockery and Glassware
• iso a Large Assortment of Lamps and Lamp I riminmgs.
Oats taken. in Exchange for Oatmeal at Mill Rates.
CALL SOLICITED FROM ALL GOODS- DELIVERED FREE.
A. G. AULT.
APRIL IA 1885
WINTHROP:.
Summary of Business.
The undersigned would eall the attention of
the puha' to the various branches of busineee
which be isongagedl and solicits.an inspeetion
of his stocks before purehasing eletwheiv.
GENERAL STORE
Consisting of DRY GO0D8, OltOCERIE8-
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CM'S,
CROCKERY, GJLASSWARE, Et., which hai:e
been carefully selected,saq will be sold at lowest
nriees possible consislimit with earn ies
business on correct principles. All goods mark
ed in plain figures, with:slight profits on ease;
artlibi, and no below eost tbrOwn out as a bait.
•SAW -MILL.
A considerable quantity of the following kinds
of Lumber on hand DRY -One inch Soft Elie;
1, 11, 1, 2, 3 and 4 inch White Ash, 11 and 11.
inch Soft Maple; 1, 11, and 2 inch Basswood n
1, 2, 3 and 4 inch Oak; 1 and 2 inch Flee, Mid
about 15,000 feet culled -Cherry. Alto fresh
Sawn Hemlock for building, fencing and diteh- .
Ing purposes.
The Hemlock Logs now being dopositeds in the
yard are the finest 1 have ever handled, and Will
produce an article in Lumber that 1 can con-
fidently recommend -to my customers. Patties:
requiring Hemlbek Lmnber during the coniings
summer, would do ysell to hand in their bin.;
now, so that suitable lengths can be provided.
Custom Sawing proniptly attended to.
About, 6,000 Black Mb Rails for sale, - They
Aro all swamped out convenient to the roa
large piles.
GRIST MILL.
Customms ean rely on. a firstelass article in
FLOUR and good returns. E-ery effort will lie
made so that parties from a laistaitee may lime
their grists and chopping home with them.
Flour always on hind to supply eustomers, aud
orders from dealers promptly attended to.
A large quanta) of hay for sale by the faele
in the barn, or delivered, as agreed npon.
ANDREW GOVENLOCK.
N. B. -All book accounts to January 1, 1Sti5,
must be Settled by cash er note immediately.
THE BEST YET.
• 'PHA 1101TE
Sewing Ma -thine
Is Now Being Offered for Sale by
Purv:is•Sc
Parties wishinir to purchase or. exchamse
weuld do well by testing the merits of our ma-
chine before purchasing elsewhere. We are
selling our stock of
Watches, Clocks & Jewelry
As .cheap as ever. Our stale is full ,and fresh.
We do all kinds of repairing M Watches, 'Clocks
Jewelry and timing Machines. Eleetro-Platinis
and Engraving done o» the shortest notice.
Purvis egt,
Opposite the Commercial Hotel, Seaforth.
WATSONI'SI
INSURANCE -AGLI‘ItY
-AND--
Sewing Machine Depot.
The following well known and reliable
Fire, Marine, Life and Accident Com-
pany's represented.
The Northern of London, England..
• The City of London, London, England.
The London and Lancashire, Londen, Eng.
TheCaledonia, Edinbing,h, Scotland.
The British America, Toronto, Canada.
The Gore District, Galt, -Canada.
The Mercantile, Waterloo, Canada.
The Royal Canadian, Montreal, Canada.
The Citizeus, liontreal, Canada.
Tickets issuedfor the State Line Steamship
CompluVs, • sailing between •New York, mai
Liverpool, Glasgow ;led Belfast. • This Com-
paAy's veSsels forisafety, speed and comfort, eon
no be set -passed.'
'as.sagse ratee extremely low. Parties Poing 1:1"
Et rope sheuld call and aseettain rates of ca( -h.
• Sowiej Machines, Family and Manu-
facturing.
The Celebrated White.
• The Ne* Raymond. •
The Wheeler &
I am the sole and exclusive dealer for all at the
above machines for Seafoith and- surrounding
count's%
Sold with a ftc years' guarantee. •.
Needles, Oil, Machine attachments and re-
pairs kept in stock. All kinds of mattipcs re-
-paired.
Office next door th Royal Hotel.
WATSON.
NOTICE c G,UARDIANSH1P,
T N THE SURROGATE COURT COUNTY OF
HURON. --In the matter of the estate of
George Thomson, late of the township of Hay,
in the Comity of Huron, farmer accessed.
Notice is hereby given that at the expiration of
twenty days from date of litst publication of this
notice, I will apply th the judge of the Surro-
gate Court, of the County of Huron, at his
chambers in the town of Goderich, to beappoiet-
ed guardian of the persons and estates 1 of Wm,
Thomson, ,sAgnesThomson, ;John Thomson.
Samuel Thomson, Robt. Thomson and Hannah
Thelma], the infant children of the said Geerae
Thompson, deceased. HANNAH THOMSUSe
mother of said minors.
Seaforth, March 21st, .1885. 9034
• alfieNnvt.:11yni,et 1.1tv3e:Telelliahri
wa,y off, whei
work,.and few:
- But when f,tu
•the to4hlen1y
isnigvelle-cite,l.0
ee o171tin
•
terrible, ernshes
brave spirit se
someof the id
wetted Abe child
As for.tir'arth,
then seut the;
•forted ;
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o sad and wiet I
away.• . krals7 tth
She is
• girl; but elle tt.
use': he said no 11
put her right a
-comes loon, tt
that the other-
ifVletetrcZ:ti
beelet
moloi(titlei.,u,aLi:ili ire
• wife 1• btrat
isn.ppO:k it will ,
things scent
too, after veleta!
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nd
•I weepier:.
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dtstonce,111 there
,lecto2i.ichelt
aiu not one to les
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from any won
Her father told
Dorn, would not
• the *thee girls
: each of them.
;for that Wei
isne• bhel tr.lmt it tl
digest Matters I
conseions
hint in tine flankiti
the lit-tist gate ai
• house.
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cottage in thee
• and that llueeni ti
tof her flew abodel
noon duties wei
Cathy and Linn
reeeive Ler.
I am to-
• and Cathy has
()flier delitious -
nde, raptur.etele
eome, thoue,
and over agein :
• be fs;:zicele :47;4-
bade her little s. _
-ea down the la
brightly; ano
in her lave ;
courage ettud
•4l,)ttltilefeantieliti:%iiites.
of i
• within her.
• eceseity, a see
heart is young 3
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to believe.
In -youth w ;
telly impossible c
;surprise th
our firmament„
fight -spinet Ste
to others caenot
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dowo this fairy 1.
iiiiui through,oh
How barren and
thenft Our fairs
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• earth under Om
while beyond,
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ll.fori thattho1
those e11 -.o:
-their darkness ai
filet reaches from
feel the fanning 4.1
in their. heaviest s
Queeniets• hea
• etl and shuddeie
probable pain;
• 1)Tome, 7(h:oil;
thoinghts. It it
night in the darn
stele -11111e had clop
..kaa.sPieH
• A young man en
and hadret been se
he becanie an siltiO
" wonder who:
eengerto another
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• Doyi. tbu
" I should be arr.
looks snaky,"
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warning, " Look
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expressed opinion
he Was certain'
the very least.'
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niel watched hint s
mending his fare,
: nakentantto
hin
The young mai
-next gtopping plan
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etItlejiclef.back in the
hai
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• Wives who hav
ehoutd cut this -out
glassA
the following very
those who cannot e
fluent whisk
on en average
• for Whisky. •Om
overage of sixty -tit
cents a drink, the
f dollars and fifty co
whisky. In other
ealloildlafirsfor itycentt"she to•
4n -collie bar. Mal
keener. Lend her,