The Huron Expositor, 1886-05-07, Page 22
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
IYIAY 7, 1R88.
PAUL AND CHRISTINA.
IN FOUR CHAPTER.
11.
BY AMELIA. E. BARla, IN THE CHRISTIAN
UNION. .
(COntinued from. last week) 1
She answered him not, but her heart
Was hot with anger. "This is Paul's
doing," she thought; "he has been at
the manse complaining. Very well,
I will give him something to complain
about ; yes, I will that !" -
She took off her bonnet and sat dawn
in the empty houeeplace. Inspite of
the spring sunshine outside, it had a
dreary look; the peats were dulI, the
hearth full of dead ashes; there was
that general air of discomfort and un-
tidiness about the room indicating the
slovenly house keeper who hates her
work. She thought of none of these
things, for the ministers words troubled
her very much.' The threat he had
made was no light one It was a punish-
ment as severe socially as it was relig-
iously, and she trembled when she con-
sidered what its results would be.. But
nothing like penitence was in her heart
—only a sullen, rebellious passion at all
the circumstances of her life.
At length she rose, put on the kettle,
and began to prepare the tea table. As
she opened the cupboard door, she
breathed a strong, subtile ;odor, and at
that hour it seemed singularly pleasant
and exhilarating to her—the odor of
French brandy.. Many times lately she
had drank it in the form of hot punch
at Isabel', and the way for the tempta-
tion had been fully prepared. She nev-
er resisted it a moment. When Paul
came to his home an hour afterwards, he
found herseisibly uuder its influence. It
had made her eyes wickedly bright, and
deepened the rose on her ' cheek to a
vivid scarlet. It had also rendered her
foolishly noisy and defiant She told
Paul what the minister had said to her,
and laughed with a reckless mirth that
made him bite his lips, and look at her
with a sickening fear and shame. Be-
forethe dishes werewashedand the house
tidied, sleep overcame her, and, with
the towel in her hand, she threw her-
self into a large chair, in the stupor of
alcoholic excess. !
Then Paul stood up and I look-
ed at his fallen idol. Love touched
him with a wise, prescient sadness : He
w afar off the fate waiting for him.
reat tears filled his eyes; his strong
ands clasped and unclasped themselves
pitiful restlessness. He locked the
oor, closed the wooden shutters, and
t down in the dull' red glow of the
ate to commune with his own heart.
or an hour there was not a movement
• the room, and not a sound but Chris-
a's heevy breathing, Then he un-
overed his face stood up, and lit a can-
e. The first tiling he did was to open
he door, pour the liquid demon upon
he ground, and fling the bottle to the
hingle below him. Then he put his
ife into a more comfortable position,
•d carefully folded his plaid about her.
He had faced his trouble, and deter -
hied, by God's help, to conquer it.
'Perhaps he had been appointed for the
lvation of Christina, and for that very
eason God had given her to him for a
e." The moment this thought ai-
red his heart, he determined to be a'
'fling and faithful minister, and to
"i
ork with God cheerfully for that end.
He knew the boats were waiting for
im, but he would not leave Christina
one, and he would not call in even her
wn mother to see her at that shameful
our. Abaat midnight one of his mates
ame to tell him that the tide served.
_
.•
' I 'cannot leave my wife to -night," he
swered ; "she is in a bad way."
And very sick ihe must be," said the
an to his companions, "for no one
ever saw Paul Thorsen before with so
white and troubled a face.- He looked
as though he ha.d seen death. , Indeed,
he did !
In the chill .of the earliest dawn
ra, ristina awoke. She was sick, and
zed, and had a heating headache. As
soon as she moved, Paul rose -and gave
Ifer a cup of the tea he had ready for
Ler. "What is the' matter, Paul? she
asked; " have I been ill ?"
Paul had determined not to parley
with the sin, and not to excuse a tittle
of its shame to her'. Still, hard as the
words were, he said them gently and
sadly: "Thou haat not been sick, my
wife; thou hast been drunk. I stayed
f om the fishing to care for thee. I
Ifould not that even thy ' mother should
have seen thee so:"
"Drunk !" She said the word with
a forced indifference and then laughed.
Well, that is the minister's fault.
aw, then, thou wilt have 'so much the
ore to tell him about me." .
" Dost thou think I would talk to him
o to any other man about thy faults?
ittle thou knows me."
She glanced furtively.up at him. He
stood on the hearth With dropped eyes.
and a very sorrowful face. Her heart
smite her. At that moment she felt a
real shame for her sin. She went to his
L
side and said; " Paul, I am sorry. I
' .11 do that thing no more."
Then he took her to his heart and
kissed her. He told her how he had
poured out the brandy upon the ground;
and "For thy sake, dear wife," he said,
'11 will never taste'it again. So then it
s all not come into our home and. be a
mptation to thee."
When he went out, he turned into the
road which Ied to Helga Bork's. "Chris-
tina. must not he left so much alone. I
will take counsel with her mother," he
thought.
As he neared the cottage he saw the
old woman on the shingle. She had set
her creel down among the brown tangle,
ad she stood looking over the bleak,
green surges. It was a good place to
tea, and Paul went to her. She heard
his foletsteps, and turned round, and
when she saw it was Paul, the shadow
of a smite flitted over her strong, sad
face, but it was instantly followed by a
lbok of anxiety.
" Thou haat not come here for noth-
ing, Paul. What, then' is the matter ?"
Then he told her allhis sorrow, and
all the fears that beat against his heart.
Helga had been long used to -looking out
unflinchingly at the worst of life, but for
this last -terror she was not prepared.
Tier face was full of trouble. "Every
house has its cross, but thine is a bitter
and shameful one, my son. Yet I blame
ee in some part. At the first, thou
ould have put thyself between her and
lisa.beI Vedder." -
"If thou also had sleeken to her she
might have listened to thee."
"
Thou. knowest I have seen little of
liter; my poor clothing and my heavy
tioil have been a shame to her, and be-
-
cause I would not have the hard feeling
come to hard words, I have stayed apsrt
from her. But now I w0 put all such
things behind me, Pauletand I will work
with thee heart and hand in thismatter.
Only mind what I say; Christina hath
a small, selfish souleand thou tknoWeit
at a weak rope one must pull gently.'!
"That also is my thought. To be hard
on Christina is not in my heart."
For a few moments after Pears de-
parture Helga stooped to her work;
then she suddenly abandoned it, and re-
turned to her cottage. For some time
she wept bitterly ; and nothing on earth
is so pitiful as this passion of sorrow in
an old woman or an old man. We feel
as if they ought to have outlived such
storms; every tear in' age -dimmed eyes
is a reproach on some outrageous and
unnatural grief. Never since the -loss of
her husband and sons had Helga so
wept. The pains of child -bed, of babies
dying at her breast; the sharp ,endur-
ance of her children's wants, and the
forgetfulness of her own; her hard labor
and hard fare, and poor clothes, and all
her daily shifts and struggles, had been,
at least, natural sufferings. But Chris-
tina's cold ingratitude, her shame of her
home -spun dress and common toil, her
evident dislike to her presence in her
finer house, sed the 'shadow .of the sin
and disgrace,following hard after her,
was a sorrow beyond nature.
Neither did weeping relieve her as
weeping relieves the young. When life
is westering, the clouds often return
after the rain ; and, uncomforted and
heavy hearted, she washed her face, put
on her Sabbath dress, and, taking some
wool of an exquisite fineness from a
chest, she went to see her daughter.
Christina was sitting over the fire,
pale and heavy -eyed. The house had
not been cleaned or swept, and she was
in the dress she had worn on the pre-
vious afternoon. A book, stained and
torn, lay upon her lap. Helga lifted it.
"The Smuggler's Bride" was its title.
Why wilt thou reid such books,
Christina ?"
"Because I like them. They pass the
time. Why should I not read them?"
"It is not good to read books in which
one gets acquainted with the devil. As
for passing the time, see what I have
brought thee!" Then she showed her
the soft, brown woel. "For two years
I have been saving the bestbita I found
upon the furze, because I would knit
thee a shawl fine enough for a fairy.
Now, then, thou spin the wool for me;
spin it as fine as a spider's web, if thou
can, and I will knit thee a shawl in the
winter—there shall not be such a shawl
in Shetland."
"‘ Thou art very kind, my mother;
but I like not such shawls. I have a
friend who is going to bring two shawls
of China crape to Isabel Vedder, and one
of them is for me."
"Take it not, Christina, unless Paul
pay the price of it. If not, people will
talk ill of thee."
A sudden thought struck the young
wife. "Was Paul at thy house this
morning ?"
Well, he saw me on the shingle."
"And he told thee to come here?"
" He asked me to come as often as I
could. He thought thou wanted more
company. Art thou lonely 27
- Christina bit her lips, and was silent.
"Is there aught I can do for thee?
I am thy mother; speak to me from thy.
heart."
"There is nothing. Have I fiat a fme
house, and a good asbancl?"
• Yet thou dost not leek happy.
Why is it, Christina ?"
"It is this," she said passionately,
"I hate my life. What is there in it
but cooking, -and spinning, and saying
Dear Paul.' Other women travel, and
see strange places, and have one pleas-
ure and fine things after another. This
summer Isabel Vedder is going with her
husband to Holland. As for Paul, he
will carry the nets till he die or drown.
Thou let me marry too young, thou did
that, and it has been a great wrong to
me, and the wrong has brought misery,
and the misery may bring worse."
"Be just to thy mother. When thou
said, I will marry Paul, that I may go
when and where I want,' I said, to thee
that if thou married for such a thing as
that thou would bring misery to a good
man's hearth. It seems to me that thou
art in a way full of danger s' go thou to
the minister, and he will —"
• I will not go near him, and I will
not listen to him if he come here. What
has he to do with my life? Every
stranger that comes to Shetland laughs
at us, because we are all, old and young,
under his hoof. They say he is worse
than the Pope of Rome,"
Helga reddened angrily. "Thou shalt
not speak of His messenger in -that way.
It is to call him Anti -Christ. I will not
listen t&thee. 0 Christina! what shall
I do for thee ?"
"There is nothing to be done for me.
I shall find out my own way. I have a
headache; we will talk no more."
"If thou art sick, let me clean up the
house, and put on the dinner."
"No, I will do well enough when thou
art gone."
The words pained Helga; she rose up
sadly and went. • For a moment Chris-
tina looked after the stout, homely figure
in its long blue. cloak- and white linen
cap, and she thought, "1 wonder how I
came to be her child! Hal Vandarn
says ram a cuckoo in a titlark's nest."
Then she listlessly tidied up her house,
pitying herself the while for the inistake
Providence had made concerning her
birth. Alas! had sheknown it, she was
of all her =mother's children the least
worthy of the nest.
For a few i days Paul remained much
with his wife. He had business to do,
but he let it pass; and though he was
only a fisherman, no mailed knight Was
ever so chivalrous in passing by a
wrong. But as the season came on, it
was impossible for him to stay at home.
One beautiful afternoon in June the
boats were leaving early for the herring
fishing, and Christina went down to the
pier to see Paul off, For people do not
grow evil all at once. The disiatisfac-
tion she had expressed to her mother
was exaggerated by he condition of
shame and physical suffering; and it
was, as yet, only intermittent in char-
acter. There were many days in which
Paul, and Paul's love and life, seemed
very good to her, and this was one of
them.
As she walked through the town,
some one called her. She stopped and
looked -up. It was Isabel Vedder. She
had purposely avoided her house, but
Isabel Was at a friend's, and the tempts. -
tion, sudden and great, was not one
which Christina could resist.
"Whatever has there been between
us ? Here have been Hal Vandam and
Dirke Biron watching to see thee. Yes-
,
terday Dirke went by the house, but
Paul Thorsen was walking in the yard
as sulky as a watoh-dog."
"There is none can say truly that
-Paul is sulky. But he likes not Dirke,
and & man may show his-tnind without
anifault, I think."
"1 think so, . too; I know Vedder
does. But that all is a thing by itself.
Now I am going to make thee an offer.
I am going to Holland; go thou with
me. Ask Paul. Thoa canst surely get
that much nut of him, and thee still
wearing thY - beide-clothes. It will be
little fen for me to walk about strange
towns alone, and Vedder will have this,
and that, and the other to do. As for
money, that is not my thought. I will
pay every penny.. Thou wilt go, wilt
thou not, Christina ?"
Christina's face was glowing with de-
light. It was the thing which of all
others she desired. She would not be-
lieve that Paul-ecould deny her such a
pleasure; especially as he was now
-nearly constantly at the fishing. She
thought about it all night, until it
seemed to her the one thing of her life
she desired. •
The next morning she was at her door
watching for Paul, and afar off the hap-
py husband saw her His heart was so
light with pleasure that he came into
the house singing a strain of the " Cast-
ing Song :"
"Cast the nets over the side, cast the nets!
Fling them far and wide, fishers brave!
Christ with the fishers sat side by side:
Be still, 0 wind and wave !"
His wife's rosy face and little anxious
ways about his :comfort touched him to
the very happiest depths of his nature.
He felt so proud of her, so grateful to
her. But his pleasure was soon cruelly
cut short, even before he had removed
his big boots and fisher suit.
"Paul," she cried, clapping her
hands," I have a great thing to tell
thee. Vedder's wife is going to Hol -
hind, and she asks me to go with her ;-
and she will pay all the money that is
to pay ; so, then, it will cost thee noth-
ing at all. Now, Paul, kiss me, and say
cheerfully to me that I may go. It will
be such a joy to me !"
His heart sank like lead; he kept his
face bent-, and Christina saw that every
moment it grew sterner. "This is the
hardest time in the whole year, for the
fisherman, as well thou knowest, Chris-
tina. Who will care for my food and
clothes ?"
"My mother shall come here. She
will do very well for thee for a few
weeks—about five weeks, that is all."
e "And thou wants to go with Vedder
and his wife, and Vedder's wild brew, to
Holland? I have good knowledge of
how they drink and dance and live at
these Dutch ports; and I tell thee thou
shalt not go. Thou shalt not even talk
of such a thing. No, indeed !"
"Paul, dear Paul, let me go."
"It is an invite from the devil. Thou
—shalt—not—go."
"Then I tell thee it will be worse for
thee."
"Thou cannot frighten me into sin.
A man who believes in God does not
fear the devil."
"If I do wrong, it will be thy fault."
"It ‘Auld be my fault if I sent thee
to a schocd to learn wrong. I will never
do that':
"1 will go without thy ' Yes ' or ' No'
in the matter."
He itood up and laid his hands upon
her shoulders. "If thou doest that
thing, I will never speak to thee again.
If thou leaves my house against my will,
I tell thee, thou had better never
come back to it. I will lock my heart
and door against thee; I will go-away,
go to where I shall never see thy face
any more."
Christina had seen angry men often,
but never such anger as 1Paul's—cool,
stern, mighty wrath, exprtssing itself in
i
worels calm and slow and ositive. But
his face blazed, and his eyes terrified
her. For a moment, he as the Thor's
son of a thousand years ago. She
shivered beneath his grasp and lock.
Then he remembered himself. "Did
I hurt thee? I meant not that, my
wife! I would hurt myself before
thee."
Christina did not answer him. She
drew herself away from his hands and
put his breakfast upon the table; but
he could see that a silent, ,-rebellious
spirit was mastering her. '
For awhile he felt as if it was his
life's eleventh month, and. all things
were going to decay with him; love and
'Jailor and happiness nearly over. But
this mood did not last long. He went
into the town, and found .out when
Vedder was going to sail. He had de-
termined to put Christina upon her
honor, and yet not to leave her to de-
struction if her honor failed her. When
he next saw Christina, he said, " Chrise
tine, thee and I will not quarrel for Ved-
der and his wife. I will tell thee what
shall be done. When the Fisherman's
Foy is over, then I. will take 'thee to
Orkney to see. my Uncle Paul. He,
likes me well, and he will like thee, and
he is a rich man, and hath a fine house
in Kirkwall."
"1 care nothing for the Orkneys, nor
for thy Uncle Paul. Let me go with
"1IsabeL
will not! But, perhaps, if I do
well this summer I will take thee to see
Edinburgh. There are some fishing -
boats from Leith, and I could afford to
bring thee back by the mail packet."
"I want to go with "
" Now listen to -me. I forbid thee to
go with her. I forbid thee to speak to
her. I put my honor and my happiness
hi thy hands. Christina! Christina ! do
not break my heart !"
What a stir thou makes abont noth-
ing at all."
"It is not nothing; it is everything to
thee and to me. Promise me what I
ask. Thou wilt not speak? Very well;
then I shall bring thy mother here, to
bevbetween thee and Isabel when I am
eey."
•
"No, thou shalt not set any spy over
me. If thou wilt force a promise from
me, take it !"
It was an ungracious concession, but
'Paul was glad of even so much, though
he went to the fishing very anxious and
heavy-hearted.-- He knew that Vedder
would sail in five days, and, without
seeming to be watching, he was painful-
ly on the alert. , But heperceived noth-
ing unusual in Christina's manner or
movements until the morning of the
fifth day. Then he saw a kind of fur-
tive and tremulous way about her quite
foreign to her usual mood. However,
he dressed, himself for the boats, and
went away at the proper hour. But he _
did not sail with them. At the end of
that pier at which Vedder's ship was
anchored there was a shed used for
sheltering nets and ropes and oars,' etc.
From this shed Paul watched thfishing
fleet drift out into the bay; and then he
e NEw
noticed a busy excitement on Vedder's
craft.
(To be continued.).
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
MIARM FOR SALE.—For Sale. Lot 37, Conceit -
_U sion 4. East Wawanosh, County of Huron,
containing 200 acres, about 140 acres cleared.
This property will be sold this sw3nmer in order
to close the affairs of the estate of the late JAS.
W.AULD. For particulars apply to the Executors'
GEORGE HOWATT, Westfield P. 0., or to
BOBT. B. CURRIE, Wingham P. 0. 943
11OUSE FOR SALE. --A good Dwelling House
and Tot, containing four-fifths of an acre of
land, for sale on the south side of the town,
convenient to the station. The house is one
story and a half, and contains seven rooms, be-
sides a large kitchen, and has all the convenience
necessary, including hard and soft water. There
is also it- stable on the premises. Immediate
possession given. For particulars as to terms,
&c., apply to JAMES ST. JOHN, Seaforth P. 0.,
or WM. HAWKSHAW at the Hotel. 957-4
1G1ARM FOR SALE.—One hundred acres being
12 the south -half of Lot 9, in the 9th 'Conces-
sion of Morris, County of Huron. It is well situ-
-Med, and good for grain or pasture being well
watered. it will be sold cheap as the owner is
giving up farming. The above will berented,
the larger part of the rent or perhaps all of it
may be paid in improvements. For particulars
apply to CHAS. McCLELLAND, Belgrave.
922x8tf
ItGOOD FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot
18, Concession 6, Ifay,containing 100 acres,
of which about 60 are cleared, fenced and under -
drained and partly free from stumps, the bal-
ance is hardwood bush. There are good build-
ings and small orchard and plenty of good water
This is a good farm and will be sold on reason-
able terms. For particulars apply to JOHN
GORBYt on the premises, or Heiman P. 0.
952
FARM FOR Sale.—For Sale in the township of
Hibbert, 150 acres being lots 29, and the
west half of 28, in the 8th concession, it is free
from stumps and ha a high state of cultivation,
with a log house and good outbuildings. There
is an everlasting spring' creek running through
the farm. It will be sold together or separately
on easy terms. For further particulars address
the proprietor on the premises or to Seaforth
Postoffice. WM. EBKRHART, Proprietor. 95341
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.—For Sale
corner of St. John and Spading Streets,
Seaforth, being Lot 19, Sparling's Survey. This
desirable property being a corner lo's near the
residence of Mr. Wm. M. Gray, suitable for a
small family, can be purchased on application to
Mr. Armitage in Commercial Bank buildings,
Seaforth,the house contains six rooms with sum-
mer kitchen; hard and soft water, coal louse and
other outbdildings the lot is well sto,cked with
fruit, Plum, Cherries, Crab Apples, Currants,
Grapes, &c., and is well fenced with new picket
fence. C. F. PASHLEY. 910
-LIARM FOR SALK.—The Subscriber offers for
.r sale his splendid farm of 1e0 acres, being
Lot 44, Concession 2, Tuckersmith. `Good' new
story and -half ftame house, 2 acres splendid
orchard, good buildings, 85 acres free from
stumps, 15 acres in fall wheat. The whole under
good cultivation, and well underdrained, live
spring on the farm and has good Wells. Close
to churches and schools. Three and one-half
miles from the town of Clinton, 6 frOm Seaforth.
Will be sold on reasonable terms. HUGH Me -
DONALD, on the premises, or Clinton P. 0.
930tf
ipARm IN MORRIS FOR_SALE.—A very valu-
12 able farm for Sale, being south half of Lot
6, Concession 3, Morris, containing 100 acres;
there are about SO acres cleared and free from
stumps. The soil is a fine clay loam and well
fenced and watered. There is a good- bank barn
with stables underneath and a good fratne house,
the buildings are nearly new, and there is a first-
class orchard. There is a good bush with plenty
of rail timber. The farm is one mile from school,
five miles from Winghaan, and two and a half
from-Belgrave station. Good gravel roads lead-
ing from the place. The Farm Will be sold
cheap. Apply on the premises or Belgrave P.O.,
WM. HANNAH. 957
r58ARM IN HULLETT FOR SALE.—For sale,
Lot 6, Concession 14, Hullett, containing
acres about 100 acres cleared, free from
stumps, underdrained, well fenced and in a high
state of cultivation. The balance is well timber-
ed with hardwood; cedar and black ash. There
is a good stone house and good frame outbuild-
ings. There is a splendid orehard, and abun-
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of the flourishing village of Blyth, and good
gravel roads leading to all the surrounding
towns. It is convenient to schools, churches,
Postoffice, &c, also Lot 7, on the same Conces-
sion, containing 157 acres. The two farms will
be sold together or separately on terms to suit
p" rchasers. GEO. WATT, Harlock. 944
Fiatm FOR S LE.—For sale, Lot 25, Conces-
sion 5,McKi lop, containing 100 acres, near -
13 all cleared, well fenced and underdrained, and
in a first-class sta e of cultivation. There is a
stone liouse, ba ik barn and other necessary
builditga all in rst-class condition. Also an
orcharll of bearin trees, and the river Maitland
runs through a c irner of the farm but there is
nociwa, te land. tis a first-class farm either for
ck rgrain, a d is within two miles of the
town 1 Seaforth on the northern gravel road.
Aeply on the remises or to Seaforth P..0.
HUG} J. GRIE E. 911-tf
EOR SALE.—hor sale in the thriving village
of Hensall dt a great bargain, that valuable
property situated on the west side of Brooke
street, consisting of a goo;1 new frame dwelling
18x26 feet, and well finished throughout, with
gdod well and stable on the premises. Reason
for selling is that the undersigned intendsleaving
the village about the end of the year. Possession
can be given at any time within a weeks notice.
Terms of Sale.—Very liberal. , For full - particu-
lars apply to D. MOWBRAY, Mason and Con-
tractor, Hensall P. 0. 905
]ARM IN MORRIS FOR SALE.—For Sale,
111 —North -half Lot 22, Concession 7, Morris,
containing 100 acressabout 70 of which are clear-
ed, and partly cleared from stumps, well fenced
and in a good state of cultivation. The wood
hind contains considerable cedar. There is .a
gbod frame house and bank barn with stabling
underneath and other necessary outbuildings, a
good orchard and plenty of spring water. It is
within three.quarters of a mile from school, and
oply three miles from the flourishing village of
Prusels. This faxm will be sold cheap. Apply
o) !the premise,usoirBorNHEussFeolsRPs.y0T, .
920tf mProprietor.
OD FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 1,
Concession 8, Tuckersmith, containing 100
area about 80 of which are cleared, free from
Maim 4s, underdrained, in a high state of cultiva-
tinn nd well fenced. There is a comfortable
kg h use and a large bank barn with stabling
unde -neath. Ai o a young orchard . and good
a ell. The land is all dry and of the best quality.
It i conveniently situated to Seaforth and
Kipp n stations, With good gravel roads ,leading
tb ea4th place. 'blot' further particulars address
the proprietor, Isgmondville P. 0., or apply at
the Egmondvill mills. JAMES KYLE, Prin.
prietor. • 904-tf .
01,0D FARM OR SALE.—In order to cloae
„I the affairs f the estate of the late W. G.
Megaton, the ex cutors offer the following vary
valuable lands or sale. First—North half of
Lot 30, Concessi n 5, township of Morris, con-
taining 90 acres. On this lot is erected a good
frame barn With tone foundation, good orchard,
well and pump. Nearly all cleared, and is on
the gravel road c osely adjoining the village of
Brussels. This f rm is a valuable . one, is well
fenced and in good state of cultivation.
For prices and te is apply to TII0S. KELLY, Bins-
sels P. 0., HENRY JENNINGS, Victoria Square P.O.,
or JAMES SMITH Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex
County. 868
SPLENDID 2 ACRE FARM FOR SALE IN
THE TOWN HIP OF GREY.—Sealed offers
addressed to the undersigned, will be received
up to July 1st, A. D. 1880, for the purchase of
that first-class fa m, being composed of Lots 11
and 12 in the 16t Concession of the township of
Grey, County of Ifuron, comprising 200 acres, of
which about 115 cres are cleared and in a good
state of cultivatio , the balance 'being well tim,
bered. There is n the premises a good frame
barn 60x50 feet a d a hewed log clapboard house
and outbuildings Fences are in good repair.
A fine orchard of young trees just coming into
bearing. A good well and a never failing spring
creek. Although this is a most desirable prop-
ertr,-Intending purchasers can view the property
and obtain any further information with regard
to it on application to the tenant on the premises.
Possession wll be given on October 16th, 1886.
The highest or any offer not necessarily accept-
ed. Address offers to ROBERT 'THOMPSON,
Roseville P. 0., Ont. Roseville, Ont., November
0, 1885. 93741
GOODS! NEW STYLES
FOR SPRING AND SUMMER,
AT
CAMPBELL & BRIGHT'S,
They have just opened up a complete assortment of New Choice Suitings at
their Establishment in Seaforth, where Gents' can procure a complete outfit froln
the crown of the head to the sole of the foot.
Call and see our new Suitings nothing like them in town. We have gone to
considerable pains' to procure choice Pantings, and our customers will find the
very thing desirable.
Come and see our new Hats they beat everything. A full Stock of White
and Fancy Shirts, also Underwear, Gloves, &c., &c.
CAMPBELL & BRIGHT.
1886. CENTRAL GROCERY. 1886.
SMMID JDMP.A.IVTAII\T-11— .
Field, Garden and Flower Seeds.
Red Clover, Alsike Clover, White Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass; Red Top, Kentucky Biu
and Rye Grass, White Champion White Egyptian and McAllister Oats; Two-RoWed, Six -Rowe
and Black Barley. Orders left with us for anything special in Flower Seeds, Bedding Plants o
Shrubs, from the old reliable house of J. Vick, Rochester, will receive our prompt attention, and i
will be a saving in money to our customers to order through us. Highest puce paid for good elea
Clover and Timothy Seed.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
Our stock in this department will be found to be always fully asserted with the best quality o
goods to be had in the market. Our aim is to always keep the best goods that can be had, and sel
at the lowest possible profit. We would suggest to our customers the advisability of securin
bargains in Teas before the prices advance. Special prices to parties purchasing in large lots
Highest price paid for Rutter, Eggs, Potatoes, Oats, etc.
•
a
CROCKERY & GLASSWARE DEPARTMENT.
Our assortment in this department is large and varied, and requires to be seen, as it is impos
sible to enumerate. We hold large stocks in Dinner Sets, Breakfast Sets, Tea Sets and Chambe
Sets. Also an immense assortment in Glassware. Inspection of our several departments 'is re
spectfully solicited.
LA1DLAW & FA1RLEY, SEAFORTH.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
CHARLESWORTH & BROWNELL,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCERS,
One Door North of Seaforth Post Office.
Owing to our large and increasing trade, we found our late premises far too
small, and were compelled through the pressure Of business to move to a much
larger store.
We are more than thankful for the past liberal patronage, ands trust by fair
and honest dealing to still increase our business.
Teas jobbed by the Caddie and half Chest, at wholesale prices.
New Crop Teas in store and arriving, consisting of Young flyson, Gunpowder,
Japans and Blacks.
New Season Fruits in abundance, 100 -boxes Morrand's New Valentia Raisins,
London Layers, Black Basket, New Currants, Figs, and as usual a large stock of
Sugars, Syrup and Molasses.
Fine Coffees'Green, Roasted and Ground. Pure Spices in full variety. A full
stock of Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Salt Water Fish, Whitefish and Trout.
Full Line of General Groceries, second to none in the market.
A new and complete stockof Crockery and Glassware just to hand and will
be opened out this week
N. B.—Farmers will pleam
se remember the job Tea's and General Groceries at
wholesale prices in quantities.
CHARLESWORTH & BROWNELL.
ONE DOOR NORTH OF SEAFORTH POST OFFICE.
SEEDS! SEEDS!
—AT
0. C. WILLSON'S, SEAFORTH.
The following will be found in stock all
fresh and good:
Lost Nation Seed Wheat, California Defiance Wheat, Arnitka Wheat, Six
Rowed Barley, Two Rowed Barley, Black Barley, Russian Barley, White Cham-
pion Oats, Egyptian Oats, Welcome Oats'McAllister Oats, Crown Peas, Black
Eyed. Marrowfat Peas, Golden Vine Peas; Prussian Blue Peas, and the following
GRASS SEEDS: Timothy Seed, Orchard Grass, Meadow Foxtail, Meadow Fus-
cue, Red Top Italiarinye'Perennial Rye -Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass,and Yellow
Oat Grass. Also the folloeving Clovers : Alsike Clover, Red Clover, Trefoil
Glover, Lucerne Clover, Yellow Clover, White Dutch and Late Dutch Clover.
All the above are fresh and good, and will be mixed in proper quantities to suit
purchasers for permanent pastures. Also, all kinds of Root and Vegetable Seeds.
Farmers wanting Seed will find it to their advantage to call and examine my
stock before purchasing. All kinds of agricultural implements and sewing ma-
chines on hand.
0.0. WILLSON, SEAFORTH.
WROXETER Biwa
Alexander L. 61bso
Begs to announce to the public that Intl.
menced to operate the
WROXETER WOOLLEN FACT*
goodvt
And that he will be prepared to give
in
FULL CLOTHS,
TWEEDS,
UNION TWEEDS,
FLANNELS,
PLAIDING-s,
WENCE111
•
And Varieties in
STOCKING YARNir
Custom Carding, Spinning and plait
Promptly Attended to.
Parties from a distance will, as farall1400%
have their ROLLS HOME WITH sai
he has put the Mill' into Good Worldng
and employs none but Efficient Workmen,
All Work is Warranted.
REMEMBER THE WROXETER Nut
AtEX. L. GIBSON,
Prop/idol.
$ 15%00
WILL BUY YOU. Ati
American Solid 81/y8
WATCH,
—AT—
Purvis & MiIk
JEWELLERY 8T0111,
OPPOSITE THE
Commercial Hotel
REPAIRING NEATLY ME.
Agents for the Light Running Nes
Home Sewing Machine.
Fo17 Wall Paper,
Window Shades,
Carpet Felt,
Building Papers, tic.,
—GO TO—
C. W. PAPST,
SEAFORTH.
The largest variety and the
lowest prices in the County.
Also Baby Carriages gra
$3 up at
Papst's Bookstore.
FARMERS' ATTENTION 1
JOHN C. MORRISON
Having been appointed Agent for that oBili
reliable Gurney Manufacturing Company, wifigo
an inspection of their celebrated bind
Wm, Cook's Shop, Winthrop'before you pat
chase. They Celaantan.o steel frame, as there
none
But they do claini a `single bracket for ibt
gearing furnished with moveable bushing!,tbq
can .be renewed without expense of bracket, loo
the frame made solid by a tight hook.
uThmeernetthelisallyh
simplicity e• irtisnheltf, aenwdor.hasld=To
jstg'
A special feature is Brass Rushing in l'ibick
the pitman clank and roller pins run,and 00
chance for straws or grass to wind around the
gudgeons, and all maple rollers for canvass.
All other binders are liable to have wet gnis
soirngtaieicngdieevdsetcraandaiev
strawlodgeealttoerp. of canvass, vibeft
the straw is delivered. Thia is overcome bye
The elevation is only three feet.
Farmers call and exarnine and see John,
ashkanliat:hcfaartrneire,Morris, and
dwm
hreyS.l,
neIliile
shann,sillu
T
.3fd urnped aAylsroakoeninhatnhde tphoemcihnehiopne.st and emit,
JOHN C. MORRISON, Agent, WinthinP•9594
_A_T_JLN DIN'S
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS
A. STRONG, Seaforth, Agent.
GREAT itEDUCTION IN PASSAGE RAW.
Cabin rates from Flalifax to Liverpool alai fi*
ef stateroom. Children under 12 years, bal 1114
oin enddi aotned' r5y;•
donderry, $50, $63, and $73, according to pa*.
l.
under 1, free. Servants in Cabin, 950- Inter's,s,
tSotellearalleafae;: !1C3a. biFni:oa,Lvivesrpaatrifi
$94.50; Intermediate, $35; Steerage, $12.
turn Tickets from Halifax to Londonderrall
Liverpool and back to Halifax n Cabin, SIMI V -P
and $143; Intermediate, $70; Steerage,013.
Money Loaned and Real Estate sago
and Sold as Usial.
INSURANCE.
I represent several of the bast insurance CO_
panies in the world.
VrOffice—Market Street, Sealorth.
862 A. STRONG
MAY 7; 1888.
TSB MISTORICAL BOT.
T_tie magician now said, " make
1:0t3etheilbart
e rt
eeablheed"T:fe:bei4612.
stood -
A idng aria pus court, nor would ea
food.
Vaiereat he then said, I must
The411Weadth of the lad who always spels
"Vil crown this head with the goldei
Of him who a sling and a stone did h
On as' he then went a forehead
whOf sotb: wtoicaktoedv.assas-er fosr:vtairdeospnesiegdni:
Art'd afterwards chose the neek of hill
The nose was that boy kiselt who
Andbitheas of him oon a darkl
earnurnilwh, i
To bake cakes 011 It hearth without 14
whoThen vibe took teahenallipbsooaft,thaante.d thenboy
tion-
Was stabbed by his uncle and robbed
Next, the body of him who, with velli
On A burning zhip stood bravely and,
The foot of the prince in the line of
Who be died, and left thi
The other foot was of that non -peace
WAnhdOintobelsena,nws hoiftethneu:raorildvaottah:
At s hole in the levee, -his thinnb
The hands that once held the sheen
Vainst oppression were raised, sea
Pagt•
iiiinge:pshnorlpleenbhe:iotnallgedo
And how was this boy "historical"
ri%ia,o0d1 thneii
Who gloried, in manhood, in freeings
ftonitatehe
The boots were the boy's with the sib
His accents through listening senatei
Ihe Goat was of colors varied in hues
Andr-inust 1 confess it?—net at all*
gi Think he will do, with a how and
"Now," said the ruagiplan, eyelt
Anna Washhuni-„;
"Time Will Tell.
BY MRS. M. A. ZIDIat
Young man, are a•int coining h
Nature's most abundant wealt
Time will tell 1
Whether the ruddy cheek's fal
That becomes your manhood S
Comes of v•-ell.spent hours or
Time will tell!
•
j
As the tempter's house you 1)4
Do you drain the social glass
Time will tell j
By the wild ese's lurid flame,
By the breath of your fair faM
By your good or evil ne.nie,
Time will tell 1
Do you choose the honest wat,
In your dealings, day by -day ?
Time will tell!
Should the road be rough an
Thornier than the path of wr
Will your heart be faint or st
Time will tell I
Do you, with a nobler choice,
Listen to the siren's voice?
Time will tell]
Whether yon spend ha rightf
Sleep's own hours, or orgies k
That would make the angels
That will tell!
Every seed that we have sow
ItTery blossom therefrom hie
Time will tell !
All depends upon the root;
Like from like still folirws su
Either sweet or bitter fruit,
Time will tell 1
Gaieties.
—A witty girl seeing a da
fop of her acquaintance with
on, sweetly said- "Come
hat, William, I know you are
see your feet."
- —A Tenntasee court has do
in which six murderers- ewe
tion, by sending a hungry
prison for two years for aeali
of battermille,
---" Some one in England
Salvation Army into a not
must be an agreeable chang
Army. Heretofore the r
to have been to put it into
house.
--The individual _ who
comfortable, wasn't su
as he looked after all, for h
his position by saying that t
man forget his other miseries
—One reason why more pe
go into the ark is that Noah
adyertise the exeursion
papers of his time. There
moral lesson embraced in t
stance.
—" Mariar,what book was
so late last night ?" "It w
Dumas the elder." " Elder!
believe it. What church
an, 1 sh'd like to know,and
—Grandpa—" Tell me, E
you have six buttons on yo
Etleel—" Yes, grandpa dea
yet7. The reason is, if I had
tons, or five they w4auld n
six button -hole&
Girl of the period (age
up *loser, Sammy, don't be
there by the curb -stone.
doit't want to. Girl of the pe
yon better. Folks wiil
nutiTied if we walk so far a
—Burlington girls are of
business like turn of min
aeliire to your hand ?" ask
one of our prettiest belles th
"You may have the refusal
indefinite period," 'was the
—Recording--" PaPte"a
boy, looking up from his S
lessen, 4 g are our deed
recorded ?" " Not always
old man, who is a -real es
"1 lost $350 onee by failin
deed."
Speaking of the
I think they both made a
match." She—" Haw can
Why, she's brimstone
he's a perfect stick."
and a perfect stick ---precise
tials to a good Match.
—" How long did it take
the ocean ?" asked Gus De
tery aristocratic lady just
Europe. "1 was seven
water." "Seven days!
my 'broth& went across
eight days." " Probably
went over in the steerab
first cabin passenger," she
ly,
—Young Washington
town visiting his uncle's
chanced that on the Sun
return borne the subject
W806 4 4 The Good Shephe
Washsat and listened to
discourse with a superior
was nothing about sheep
know. "flow does the t
know his sheep ?" prese
teacher. 1 know," eri