The Huron Expositor, 1886-09-24, Page 22
NANNY'S DOINGS.
"It beats alLustur," remarked Uncle -y
Ephraim: Comstock, wiping his mouth on
his shirt sleeve ; he had just taken a
long, satisfyini-selraught from the drip-
ping bucket pulled up from the well.
4 I declare for it, Betsey, it does beat all
natter." .
" What ?" asked Mrs. Comstock,
glancing up; she was shelling early peas
on the porch, and he* fingers kept on in
the work, while her eyes looked at her
husband, and her ea 8 listened for at
he had to sea-. ' What is beating
natur ?"
"in the fnst plitee, to begin with,
sech a family as Aare n Pettibone hod !"
Mrs. Comstock laughed, that mellow,
shaking laugh, pecu iar to very stout
people, until the;iny green globes ,
dropped Lute the shit ing pan in her lap,
danced a merry jig from sheer sym-
pathy. Upon the oceasiou of each sue-
cesaive birth in the Pettibone family,
Uncle Ephraim had made the same re-
mark; it had nothing of novelty for his
wife, yet she laughed.
"Well, I've hearn you Say that aforel
Ephraim."
"Val, it is true enough to be said
again," was the rejoinder. "It is a ter-
rible family ; seven on 'ern, and all gals;
'- and not a boy to kinder keep the name
when Aaron is gone, as he is new, poor
man. Time .was when the Pettibones
was as prosperous as any family in the
country. I do say it goes again natur,
Betsey, and you can- jest laugh, of you
want to." ,
Betsey smiled into her pan of peas.
"I am thinking some of them Pettis;
bone gals won't hey a great sight of
trouble about keeping the name," she
said.
" Wal, whatdver they are going to do
is more than. I know," continued Mr.
Comstock, meditatively snapping a pea
pod, and shelling its contents into his
capacious mouth. " They hey got the.
house, sech as it is, and half an acre of:
ground; but that woat feed and clothe
seen en 'em—all gals. Now ef there
wak a boy---"
4 4 Which 'there ain't," interrupted
Mrs. Comstock, "and mebbe it is a
good thing. Only sons ain't mostly
dependence, being -too fond of them-
selves.".
Meanwhile, in the small, no colored
dwelling,whieh,with th e small half acre of
land, comprised Aaron -Pettileane's sole
legacy to his daughters, the seven Misses
Pettibone were discussing ways and
means; though, to be sur'e, there was
very little choice of ways, and no means
to speak al. They were allalone in.the
world now,, since the death of their
father a fortnight before, the mother.
having died a year or more Previously.
Each one of them wore a tiny knot of
crape in her hair. .
"We haven't any money, so we can-
na afford to buy mourning," Nanny,
the fifth Miss Pettibone, had explained
to Mrs. Deacon Parmalee, a neighbor.
"There are so many of us, you know;
and I am not sure papa would have de-
sired it, anyway, so perhaps it is just as
well." .
But it was her own idea—the wea,ring
of these badges of black—which seemed
to give some outward recognition of their
bereavement, and the others fell in with
her. -
They were assembled' in the sitting -
roam, that sunshiny, summer day. It
was- a small room, and very properly,
since the furniture, being el the most
meagre description, might: have been
quite lost in a larger apartment. But
the curtains, the metamorphosis of a
muslin gown anciently belonging to Miss
Abigail, the eldest of the seven, blew
aiesify out from, the windows, in at which
the climbing roses peeped;. the little
old-fashioned fireplacewas filled with
branches of evergreen, held up by a
pair of brass andirons polished to re-
splendency; and there were various
dainty devices formed of pressed fern
and autumn leaves, together. With a
great many cost -nothings, (else they
would scarcely have found a place there;
feminine nick-nacks, disposed about the
room, really redeeming it from the poor,
comfortless appearanee which it must
otherwise have presented.
There had been a silence of some min -
s utes,lollowing Miss Abigail's declara-
tion that.
"Something must be done." .
It was broken presently by the young-
est of the family, 4 bright little maiden
in the firet of her teens, with a very de-
cided talent for music.
"If—if papa's salary could go on, we
might do just as we have."
' My dear Bessie," said Angelina,
with the not unusual: touch of sarcasm
in her tones, "do be sensible. There is
no if s' in the matter."
Angelina, was the second Miss Petti-
bone, and she had long since turned the
first old maid's corner,' as Bessie ex-
pressed herself. She stood beside Alai -
ail, now. Abigail; was short and brown,
with snapeing black eyes, and hair in
which threads of gray were beginning to
show. Angelina, was -tell and blonde,
with a certain thinness of form and Voice
which gave fair promise of -sharpening
into angularity and sourness.
; Bessie's brow contracted, and there
were signs of an approaching storm.
Nanny put an armaround hen
"Never mind, baby," she whispered,
and just then Miss Abigail cleared her
throat to speak.
• Deacon Parmelee has offered me the
school at Four Corners for a year," she
said. The salary is very small. I
can manage nicely for myself, but----"
"You can't help suppert the rest of
US," said Angeliva,T with no small degree
of acerbity. " Well, it is each one for
himself,' as the children say. And I
shall marry Mr. Briggs."
For an instant there was a shocked
silence, like the lull which always pre-
cedes the tempest, and then the chorus
of expostulations began
" Oh, Angie I"
" That old widower !"
" And those six children
"I wouldn't, Angelina !” said the old-: p
est sister, shortly.
"No, I presume not," retorted Ange-
lina. "Neither would a. certain quasi- a
historical parsonage, commonly denom-
ineted Jack, partake of his evening t
meal, Abbie." a
Miss Abigail, though she reddened, c
smiled a little contempttieusly.
" Well, you must please yourself," y
she said. "We must all do what we
think for the best." ei
"Yes," Gertrude, the third sister, a t
tall, dark-haired girl of twenty-four
years,, brake in, and Bertha and I have '
spoken of going down to Scoville. Mr. ti
_Rowe has advertised fpr girls to sew on :
pants and he gives $3 a week, at first, I g
and we thought, Bertha and I, that we • Jo
THE
HURQN g
could hire a room an
until we could do
We used to see Mrs.
She was Marie Il
thaa---"
Bertha spoke then.
and slender, and da
was Gertrude's junio
"I thought—I thi
orship —writing for
"I am sure I would 1
"I hope you may s
Abigail, but with an
in look and tone. S
-get along th t
something bette
Howe, you kao
sley. And Be
She, -too, was t
k -haired ; and s
by three years.
k I will try aut R-
apers," she sai
ke it."
iceeede" .said Mi s
xpression of don t
e was not iutefest-,
ll
ed in literary pursuits, herself; the
school at Four- Core ers would requit-e
little beyond a gener 1 knowledge of the
three it's:/ Then she cleared her throat
again. "„r1 am etre . we might do very
well for ourselves, b it there are Nen
and Bessie—and jean sette."
- There was a pans -La painfully long,
silence which every hing ;kept but the
old eight-day clock o the mantelspiecel
Jeannette—the. poor -, little ' paralyzed
Jeannette—gazed up from _her resting -
place on the spring:I ss, chiataeovered
lounge, with. great de. reeating eyessmit
of !which she seemed • look,' through -4i,
glimmer of tears, an a ology for being
all. Bessie stared at faded poltrait Of
'Washington hanging, above the mante ,
with a setr•t of angry d -fianee, as if, som
how,. the,, Father of sis country N'te 0
chargeable with .all her diffietiltie .
And Nanny—well, .N -nny looked into
Jeannette's big eyes, nd stooping, 'kis'
ed her forehead wit i a great deal f
motherly tenderness; it was only h r
way, but the look we t straight to Jea
n.ette's troubled iitti heart, carryin
with it comfort and hi ssing.
"It is -to be expecte that Bessie mu t
give up her shriek," s id Miss AbigLi
regretfully. ,, "Mrs. )avidson wants
girl to ..look after Ler baby,- for he -
board and clothes; an ..if`Bessie 7 3
" Or she might domwith me," inteil
posed Angelina. .- r . ' .• i , I
"Not for Joseph Briggsk" Bessie
flashed, adding -the las word hastily, LS
she caught Namay's'di approyingeglanc. L
"There'll be so many on know, Angi,
I'd rather -e -ohs- dear I'd 'rather tak
care of Mrs. Davidson baby !"
"Aad we must get Jeannette boaial-1
ed in as pleasant a el inexpensive- a i
place as possible," con in.ued Miss AbiL
gait,'" and 'each one • f 'us must put by
something for her' HY ng. The rent o
the cottage can go tow' rds that, too. I
is the. only way I• s e at present.
haven't thought much bout Nanny, be
eause—she is so -will ng and aapabl
that more than one hot se will be opene
to her."' . -
Nanny dropped a s Ring little cour
tesy„ though her eyes vere 'misty. •wit
unshed tears. She er s but seventee
years old,thisfifth eliss Pettibone,
plump brown -eyed g rle - with roun
cheeks, iluil. red,: its, and a .:pleasan
voice, w , iefi' her .lath r had likened -to
the siu'gi:iig of .a break.
" Iron' might turn s ory-writer„ -too,'
said Gertrude. "Eve ybody said you
school compositions we e splendid."
"It isn't ' orcour e,' that -I :coul
earn my bread and but er by writing fo•
the story -papers," r turned Nanny
brightly. She paused moment. " Ab
bie, will you give m • the rent of th
place for ,Thannette's b ard !"
"No one would take her for that."
,"i would !" Nanny's full lips- close
determinedly; "and -will. PoOr lit
tie Jean; it would neaaly kin herto g
away among • etranger . And aBessi
shall stay, toe," she ad ied, hastily; as if
she feared an opposi .g interruption
"and there shall be a eme here for yo.
all, whenever you Choc) e to come t� it.'
The four oldest sister were brea,thles
with astonishment, but- jeannette's ey4
shone like two . very right stars,' an
Bessie was executing a ittle pirouette i
a earner ' of ' the roam. Nanny hellel
hooked every inch capa le of hearing up,
Atlas -like, the whole w aid an hershoul
ders. '
" But how?" asked • liss Abigail, r
covehine- herself. •
" DreGrecula.n is ping abroad," said
Nanny; speaking very istinetly, _" and
he events to sell or 1 t his aepiary o
twenty five hives ; I shall take them—
that is one thing. The I. shall _turn our
half acre of, lend. inte a Strawberry
patch—all but _ just enough to raise our
awn vegetables on—and then .I shall
send the strawberries to Market—that is
another thing." ..,
"It is too latefoe strawberries,
."
said Angelina, "and the bees will sting
you." . ,
"You're a ,regular Job's comforter,"
returned Nanny,, with h half -hysterical
little laugh. "I will prepare the ground,
aud set my vines thissternmet • and fall-;
and Dr. Greenlan says he will show .me
about managing the bees. In the Mean-
time, before my income begins t� dame
in," and Nanny -laughed, "I will mai-
age some way ; ".never fesn Perhaps. -I
May even borrow Mrs. Johnson's sign—
'Washing4 .iernin'g -Done Hear."
There was the light of an earnest pur-
pose in Neh:iny'S eyes, atelta look of de-
termination on her bright Yete,quite at
variance with her playf al tone, and the
badinage she uttered.
" You'reaa. trump„ Nanny Pettibone.!"
said the.taii Gertrude, with mote force
than elegance, "and the rest of • us are
selfish nobodies! ' If that $3 won't
stretch. I'll pull it in two."
.. ,-•, Don't," said Nanny, merrily.; -b. t
she presently gave Gertrude's hand -a.
very loving squeeze under cover Of her
ruffled apron. "-It is only that yeu
didn't see it quite as I do," she. said.
"I believe I've been thinking . of this
ever -since papa --and even . before; for.. I
astedlhim One day if el could not try
the strawberries, and - se perhaps hel.p
him a little, poor papa! But he kissed
me, and .satoothede -my hair," Nanny's
eyes grew humid, "and asked -me If I
didn't get butter enough -on my bread.'
"But suppose you fail ?" queried Ah-
clina,, returning to the,sehject. •
"Then I shall know I teied," said!
army, briefly. "But I shall not. . I
ayen't very large eye4, Angie:; I ex, -
ea_ a, great many drawb4eks—at first—
ut I have counted tise cost, Many a
ight, at I lay thinking it over,. and I
in very stare We could live—Jeannie,
nd and I,'„ with economy and not
oo much plan) pudding, an $100 e yeas,
nd Dr. Greenlan ,tells no that he re-,
eived more than' •twice that sum fro
mhe sale - of swarms.' and .honey last
ean" I .
"It wasn't' a good year for bees,
th,er," cried , the irrepressible tier-,
rude. - '
"And more," continued Nanny,
there will be a home l' ere for you, as
serealways has been." !
"Bless you, Nanny," said Miss,Abi-
ail, wiping, her eyes furtively; • but she
und a great deal to E ay .against the
-'
a
pr ject befor4,She finally consrted to a
tri 1 of it. ' .
nd there were drawbacks,. Nanny,
fp nd. It .waS no slight task, that which
sh had takep upon herself; and some-
ti1 es she Ornost lost edurage. The
ho se was lo eiy when Abigail had gone,
to her schoo , Gertrude and 'Bertha te
Sc vile, an4 Angelina had assumed
eh rge of 'Mr. riggs arid his ,household
— n event hichshortly happened.
Ba she foun1 plenty of empldyrnent for
hetself, and -the neighbors were very
kit. d, -and to k much interest -in having
het little ven dre provelae suecess ; and
a g eat deal f; plain sewing, found its
Wa1 to the ottage, Which niight, per -
ha s, have bePn done as well and ex -
pe itieuely at home. ,
eaeon Pabynalee, too, who kept the
cm' mestere, 'fid whose eyes were fail-
ing him unaceeuntably; sent her a good
ma y mid bits of- icopying to do—for
Naliny wrote a large • round hand, quite
mil ike the li;m, angular •chirograPhy
neiL so fashio iable. !
. "Tis plai , as print," said the Dea-
con "and I 'n't be bothered reading
my own pot -looks, when I can get such
as ers." .Al 4 he paid her well. -
S they liged through the summer,
thee three, 'in the little no -colored
benne ;:and pssie did not give up her
less, ns or. pr etice, The bees were as -
Sidi ouslylool ed after, anstNanny soon
bee mevery peat in the care of these"
tin), intelhigtent creatures. .--1, It must
hay been, as •I•ertrude•woald have ex -
Pre, sed it, ,1' a ood year for. bees," for
wh n the fall dame, Nanny's stock had
moi than doable -de and. the whole . nutn-
ber .f swarmshad made a very' large
am •unt of honey.
- T le autumn brought Miss Abigail
hoi e to spene- S,. vacation; Gertrude and
Ber ha Came, oo, for • alittle season of
rest from thei 1work, and Nanny's sweet
j face beamed N ith pleasure and grateful
Iprit. e, as she went over with them all
'the a ccount o lies summer's work.
'
"I have s Id fifteen Swarms at $10
apie e," said he; "and Deacon Parma -
lee ill take . 00 pounds of honey at 25
been a;poundi And the strawberries—
t
Sqn re Bartle t gave me all the cuttings
I ha -a mind o takersince, he would
throw them a* y, and Bessie. and I put
the out -with scarcely any cost, except
of ti ie. Jeannie, well, I shall not tell
you what Jeannie is doings e0h,igir1s !
Oh, bbie ! I am so happy, and proud
of e ery thing .. If I can do half_as well.
nex I year' I shill be almost satisfied;
thoi gh I'm afr d IShall run ahead of the
.$10 -limit. ukl don't think I forgot to
beg ad' that B tha has got a Story ac-
cept d, and t t Abbie's scholers love
iher learly, an that Gertie can ply the
goos .even i o e 'dexterously than the
tail.r himself. . I am glad for as all, not
,xce, ting An.' ;forI.do- think she en-
'bys marshall n - her six bright little
Brig rses at ho le and abroad." -
1 It was four yieara after this, and not
long ago, wh r Uncle Ephraim Corn-
,
atoc „ .depositi 1),- two brimming pails of
in, il upon th dairy table as. he spoke,
Said : . .
t- does bet all naterto see that M-
anny Pet ibone- gain' round -among
bees. - Sh'8 got risin' a hundred
, ' col'nie she calls 'e, now, and
es 'boat her time to tend to 'em.
s by there this afternoon, an' I de-
for't ef I hadn't seen the place for
r, I•woul. r I have knownit. She's
ht the tivo-acre • lot jinin' herhe
Nanny, haS, an' sowed it to alsike
be pastu .
le
her her
hive
-it ta
-w
car
a ye
bou
Mis:
for
with 'em. Sb
Many swarms
mea to d� it
it's wonderful
•slee d pAj their
-at a I. ,Seems
riev r think o
bee, use she aim
her straw
sore{ eyes, now I
'. Them. gals '
like too," ob
ear fully liftii)
lac). eenS.' Th
considerla
an' ertha live
bli 'in ink, an
Abi ail'S hum
a an it's jest a ,hummin'
ayS she lost consider'ble
t winter, but she don't
.t4gin. I tell ye, Betsey,.
! An' 'she's no more
needle -pints than nothin'
LS of they know her, an'
stingin'. She says 'tis
't noways afeerd on 'em.
rry patch is good for
tell ye !" .
ear to slide along easy
rved.:1.1rs... Comstock,
.her milk pans into the-
,.
ft is Gertrude; she's mar-
e well, !down to Scoville,
'long b' her—she's dab -
sly, heardsay. An'
10 w."
Yes;" said 1./nclO Ephraim, " an' I
she ssasin' to stop at Hum from .this out,
heir 's they've alInt 'LiSabeth to Bostin
.to s me newi fatigled kind of a music col -
leg;. An' that .!lame one more'n earns
her keePin' paintin' posies' and birds on
fan , an' sieh !things. Lord bless ye,
'the 11 paint a bneteh of bachelor buttons
so hat ye'd-ahnast think ye could _pick
'em up. , Deec Li Parmelee ays it's a
\Vox derfia talent. He's pmotd of then
dal as if they wre hisn'n." e
.'Twae.all Tann-?s doinds,"iwas the
rep y. "Jean ette's got a talent, to
pa* it, to besure„ but 'twos hid in a nap-
. .
kin so to\spea gtiil Nanny found it out
an undone it.' •
. ' Yes" rejoi ed Uncle Ephraim, with
a learty Ahu ip of his fist upon the
table ; she 0, good girl, is Nanny,
an I ain't;'sorry to hear that she's be-
Spo o young;Squire Bartlett !"
as sh eena,most as good's a
boy in the famlully, ain't she ?" queried
Bete)', aroltly. ;
Wa0Fsph -aim said, With a deliber-
ate 'smile 'and retreating towards the
ciao "I don' nvw's I've any call to
jed e, bein s ren Pettibone didn't
nev r 'have no ilsaiss. But I'm free to
say that Nan's dein' toler'isle well—for
g- 1 . .
.
1Kinidn
SS to Animals.
!
very biie sh • uld know that kindly
t e ted, nimal vill dd their best for
• their o' era.:curious case happened
roe ntly, which nmy be given as an ex-
am le. A note Itrotter was 'driven in a
rise by 'a str 1) te driver. The horse
was evidently did atisfied and lost two
hea s. 'heoldriver knew the horse
cieu d do 'better nd begged the owner
to e permitted to drive him. His en-
trea ies prevail d, and when he amount-
ed he stldky ti:me horse whinnied with
plc e sure, and won the next three heats
with ease, ma Leg such a record that
the •wne had an1effer of fifteen thous-
and dollars for the animal. It is always
thu ' A farm horse kindly treated will
do 1 ore Work than one which is not
atta bed to his owner or driver. I A cow
will lose milk ! when attended by a
stra -me oh. disagreeable person, and one
1 tha is pctted andj treated with gentle-
nesst will never exhibit the common
frac iousi ess of j kicking, or holding up
1 :
the .iilk. Thisli true of all farm an-
;
heals, who return kindness with affec-
Ition and enetotii y, and abundantly re-
pay the onsider tien shown them by
their ' owners. Every boy, especially
, every farmer's boy, should early learn
: to iiret all animals with kindness.
,
POS1TOR.
R AL ESTATE FOR, S LE.
GR AT BARGAIN.— Will be': old cheap
1401 metes of good lands heavily timbered,
chiefly mi.p1o, some Hemlock and C dar, never
failing -13 ream through it. Three-.Yilee from
Allanfor station, township of Ans, )61, County
of Bruce. Apply to box 284, Stratf rd, dr_
POSITO4 ffiCO.
893-tf —
1fa ORE FARM FOR SALE. For sale
.5u otLot 19, and half of 18, in t e 1st Con-
cession f Turnberry, about two m illes from
Winghan , and one and one-half miles from Blue -
vale. Ninety acres under cultivi tion, well
fenced 4nd drained, with good buildings and
other col veniences, will be sold che Apply
to ALEX ROSS,i3luevale P. 0. ' ' 924tf
- A GO(
of. which
drained
ance is 1
imp and
This is a
able ter
CORBY,
D FARM FOR SALE.HFo sale; Lot
Concession .6, Hasacontainin r 100 acres,
about 60 arecleared, feneed and under -
and • partly frocisfrean stunn s, the bal-
ardwoosTkaW.Patlisire are ood
mall orchardAurplenty of cod water
sood farm and Will be sold on reason -
ns. For particulars: apply t,oi JOHN
on the premises, or Hensel! P. O.
052
FARM FOR Side. --For sale in the t wnship of
il»ert, 150 acres being, lots- 2[ and t uc
wet half of 28, in the 8th concession, it is fs >0
(sin stu ups and in a high state of c
with a log house and good outbuildin s. There
is an eve lasting spring creek: ruanin r through
the farm It will be sold together or separately
on easy.t Tans. For further particult i's address
the prop ietor on the premises or t Seaforth
Postollic . WM. EBERHART,Propri _tor. 953-tf
LtARM FOR SALE.—The Subscribe offers for
_112 sale his splendid farm of 100 a ires, being
Lot 44, Concession 2, Tuekersmith. food new
tory an I half frame house, 2 acre splendid
Otchatd, good buildings, 85 acres free from
stumps, 15 acres in fail wheat. The w ole wider
good. culti‘ation, and well underdr Lined, live
epring on the farm and has, good w Ils. Close
to calamities and schools. Three an I one-half
huilesfroli the town of Clinton, 6 Ham Seaforth.
Vin be sold 011 reasonable term's.' I UGH Mc-
DONAU, On the premises, or Clinton P. 0. -
. 930tf
FARMS FOR SALE.—That ;vain hle . farm
being North half of Lot 29, Co leeSSien 6,
Morris, on which there is agood tram barn and
utbuildi.igs, frame house, good bearin r orchard,
Toed wells, &c. ' Also that valuable f: run being
'outh half of Lot I28, Coneeseion 6. Morris, on
vhich there is a good new ,frame hous and good'
rame barn. Both of those farms are adjoining
the village 6f Brussels, and are in every respect
rst-class farms. ,,Terms easy, and wh ch will be
nade kacwn on dpplication to E. E. VADE, or
:PETER THOMSON, Brussels P. 0. 983;
FARM
IN MORRIS FORSALE.—A very valu-
able farm for Sale, being south , all of Lot
a Concesiiion 3, Motrils, containing 00 acres;
;here are about 80 acres cleared and free from
. tumps. The soil is,a fine clay loam and well
enced and Watered. There :is a good ank barn
vith stables underneath and a good fr um house,
he.buildings are nearly newsand ther ‘ is a first-
-lass orchard.' There ista good' bash eith plenty
f rail timber. The farm is one mile fr in school,
I've miles from Winghain, and two aid a half
rom Belgravastatien. Good gravel r.ads lead-
ing_ from the place. - The Farm will be seld
c heap. A.pply on the premises or Bel rave P.O.,
VM. HANNAH. ' 957 •
--1AR111 IN HULLETT FOR SALE. For sale,
Lot 6, Concession 14, linllett, ontaining
58- acres about 100 acres cleared, ree from
. Wasps, r nderdrained, well fenced an in a high
tate of c iltivation. The balance is w .11 timber -
d with hardwood, cedar and black as . There
1 a good stone house and rood fret' le outbuild-
i gs.. There is a splendid orehard nd n-bun-
ance of living water. ' It is Within f ur miles
f the flourishing village of Myth, nd good
ravel roads leading to all the - su rounding
t was. It is convenieht to schools, ichurches,
Postoffice, &c , also Lot 7, en_ the same Conces-
- sion, *containing 157 acres. The two arms will
I e. sold together or separat ly on tern s to suit
t urchasers. GEO. WATT, ilarlock.. 944
:Vs ARM OR SALE.—For sale, Lot 2, conces-
sion 5,31-elcillqp, containing 100 a res, near-
ly all cleated, well fenced and underdr ined, and
ia a firs - lass state of cultivation., ere is a
'sone ho se, bank barn and other ecessary
buildings all in first-class condition. Also an
orchard o -bearing trees and the river Maitland
ransthrot gh a cornea of the firm bu there is
no waste I nd. It is a first-class farm ither for
sock org ain,,and is within two mil s of the
town ef S afoeth On the northern gr vel road.
Apply on the premises or, to. Seaf rth PI 0.
EUGH J. GRIEVE.
FOR -SA LE.—For sale in the thrivi g village
of II eisall at a great bargain, ha valuable
property -s tuated on the west side o .Brooke
street, cot sisting of ageod new frame dwelling
146X26 fee ,, and well. finished throwsl out, with
-gbod well nd stable on the- premises. Reaion
for selling is that the undersigned inter) Is leaving
the villaga about the end of the year, 1 ossession
cn be elv es at anytime within a wee s notice.
T 4.ins of etc.—Very liberal. For full nattiest-
!, r's apply to D. MOWBRAY, Maeon nd Con-
tactor, IT 'mall P. 0. 905
a_
ARNI IN MORRIS FOR SALE.—I or Sale,
Nort ahalf Lot 22, ConcessiOn , Morris,
c ntainina 100 acres, about 70 of which ire clear
c,
t and pa; tly cleared from 'stumps, we I fenced
a id. ma good state of cultivation.: T a
mind cranttins considerable cedar. i TY ere is a
good frame house and bank barn si-it
stabling
u derneat s and othe.r nasessarv otsi W
rtbrings,- a
.Itis
'ood orchard and plenty of spring %vat(
aithin three qudrters of a mile fu-onn se lool, and
only three miles from the .flourishing 'Hine of
B ussels. This farm will be sold cheap Apply
oi 92tohtef premisessoirm103rNussFeolsis.OT_
1IE Pr prietor.
•
G00D 'FARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 1s
S Conciession 8, Tuckersrnith, cotitai ring 100
egrets abotit-80 of which are ',cleared, f ee from
stunts; derdrained, in a high state of cultiva-
tion nd wellk fenced. There is a comfortable
1 g house and a large bank barn with stabling
n °mean. Also a young orchard and good
well. The land is all dry nd of the bes quality.
is conveniently situ, ed to Seaforth and
K ppen stations, with goo4 gravel roads leading
to each place. For furthcr particulars address
the Proprietor, Egmondvil e P. O.'or apply at
the Egmoadville mills. JAMES KYLE, Pro-
p ietor. 904-tf
OOD FARM FOR SALE.—In order to close
the affairs of the estate of the late W. G.
II ngston, the executors offer the following vary
vailuable lands for sale.' First—North half of
L4t 30Mor cession 6, township of Morris, con-
taining 90 acres. On this lot is erected a good
fr4me barn with stone foundation, good orchard,
dl and pump. Nearly all cleared, and is on
the gravel—oad closely adjoining the v Ila.ge of
Btussels. This farm is' a valuable one, is Well
fefuod and in a good state of cultivation
sEs r prices and terms apply to Tii0S. KELLY, Bnis-
se s P. 0., ATENRY JENN1NG$, Victoria Square P.O.,
or JAMES 'SMITH, Maple Lodge P. 0., M ddlesea.
County. 868
?Two IIITN'DRED ACRE FARM FOR FALE.-a--,
js .For sale, Lot No.1.1, on the 14th a id 15th
concessions of Grey, containing 200. acres, 150 of
which are cleared and in a good state of cultiva-
ti n. The remainder is good hardwoo I bush.
TI ere is a never failing creek .running through ,
the farm. There is a good frame basil' 4C by 60
'
le t, good I se house and good bearing orchard.
It is six in les from Brussels, apd, three from.
W '1ton, wi h good -gravel road. leading . o each
place. Th re is_a school on the next LotPrice,
$7:700. This is an excellent stock and grain
farm and IS offereid very -cheap. For further
partieularsLapply to the Proprietor on the prem -
is s or to Nitalton P. 0.—ADAM DOUGLAS.
66
/ t
PLENDID 200 ACRE FARM -FOR SAIL.E IN
ias : THE TOWNSHIP OF GREY.—Sealtal offers
ad ressed to the undersigned, will be received
up to July lsk A. D. Major the pure lase of
th.t first- lass farm, being composed of Lots 11
Ian -12 in the 16th Concession of the tow; ship of
rGr y, County -of Huron, comprising 200 a les, of
w ich about 115 acres are cieared and in a good
' st, te of cultivation, the balance being w Il tina
be ed. There is on. the premises a good frame
ba n 60x50 feet and a hewed log clapboard house
amuhi outbuildings Fences are in good, repair,
A_ ine orchard of young trees just condi g into
„she ring. • A good well and a never failing spring
cr ek. Although this is a rnosV desirable prop-
euly,. intending purchasers can isiew the p °pests'
anli'obtain any further information with regard
to t on application to the *ant on the premises.
Po eession w11 be given on': October 16th, 1886.
Th highest or any .offer not necessarils- accept-
ed Address offers. to ROBERT THOMPSON,
eville P. 0., Out. Rosevilles Out,, November
0, 885. -
f 937-tt
• ,
semeemeseernmellememomminow'
FALL AND WINTER
J. MoLOUGHLI
The Bargain House of
-
everybody, anat such prices a's have never been seen bore
trade.Pof New Goods arrived more oming of elver
iles c
d
Having firilshed my fifth year of Successful busies an
with the people ofsSeaforth and surrounding,country, I will
giving my old Ousfomers and as many new ones as favor me
Dry Goods, Millinery and Gr
GOOD
N'S,
eat or
,
description, to snit
in the history of the
pleasant relations
)egin this season
ith a call,
ceries
At such low prices as will make them go home pleased, andj to remember that
McLoughlin's Great Bargain House, Seaforth, is the place to spend their money
and do their trildieg.
AI1 are insitedd ,to come anexamine for themselves. Butter and Eggs
taken.
J. McLoughlin; Whitney's Block
, Seaforth
E BARGAIN
Id filling fast with new Fall Goods. Just received per steame
and Polynesial, new Dress Goods, New Tweeds and Panti
New Shawls, New Flushes, Newi Velveteens, New Linens in
Towellings, &07; New Silks, StAini, Ribbons, &c.; New
Cloths.
SE
s State of Georgia,
gs; New Coatinge,
Tablings, Hollandea
Carpetings- and Oil
Stock no.w complete of READYMADE CLOTHING int1ll sizes and prices
of Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's. We gharantee qual ty and price of all
I
our goods unm stakeablygight. We invite you, reader, to all and inspect for
yourself. AM' No trouble to show goods.
JAMES PICKAR
CAMPBELL'S BL
MAIN STREET, SEAFORT
CK,
NOW FOR IT!
Tremendous Unreserved Clea
ing Sale
OF THE
Entire Balance of the Bankrupt
OF
Thom
Stock
Kidd & Son Seaforth.
Finding it Compulsory to effect a speedy clearance to e out this business,
owing to having, too much on hand, the goods Must and will be cleared out now
REGAIML ES S OF
The stock is new and fresiil and a great chance is in store for t
all are cordially invited to participate.
VT Parties making 'purchases from 820 to 8100, can be
giving their note at three months, FREE OF INTEREST.
Butter and Eggs also Taken as Cash
SEPH KIDD 8L,
SUCCESSORS TO THOMAS KIDD & SO
ST.
le public, of which
accommodated by
or Goods.
SON
B. Laurence's
Axis Cut
Pebbles,
The frauds that! have been perpetrated on the spectacle wearing public by most dealers and
pedlars giving assuthed and fancy names tis ordinary glass, speaks For the i esorance of the public
generally in the all important subject of the preservation of the sight. There are only two articles
from which spectacle lenses can be maunfactured, viz., Pebble and Glass. •all glass by any other
name it still remam$ glass. Pebble, on the other hand,sis- from Nature's ow manufactory. It is
natural crystal, found generally in freestone foundation, and is harder than he ruby and emerald,
and nearly as hard as the diamond. The pebble is nothing more nor less that, a transparent stone,
cut by the aid of diamond dust, and the greatest amount of -power is place immediately over, the
centre of the grain found in all pebble._ It will give to the spectacle wear r a coolness, freshnesa
and a pleasant feeling that the ordinary spectacle lenses cannot by any p ssibility impart. All
Spectacles and Eye pluses are stamped B. L. A. C. P., and can only be pure ased from
M TR,Op IT 1\1. -
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, S
Also on hand a istock of Lazarus Morris &po., Black & Co., and Mont
Spectacles. Common Spectac10 froii 10c. per pair up. .
-
1
AFORTH, ONT.
eat Optical Company's
—
n 1E; IST n N.
'I,. „allt •
, . '-'k„ri-,...• ,70.'i,,tc.,
0._•
',1 ..,e -r.
,, ....„ ..-,A ..,,,,:i._,...-.,:.- .., ___ -
,, - ...Isatsas
..,„, ..
I.,;...1. Ai v:'-- ef saasaleassesessess,„
• --; s.a'a- ._.:,::.,-....•-...,k,,,..? '
1886_
We have received ex -Parisian, Polynesian, Siberian, Nor\
dinavian, the bulk of our Old Country goods, and they having
the recent rise ir woollen goods, are the best value we have
t;)
egian and Scan -
ecu bought before
ver shown. We
alsol show a goods range o Canadian Stuffs in Cottons, Denim'', Cottonades, &c.
Wes‘vould ask inspection of our stock of :Dress Goods, Silks, elvets, Flushes in
all the new Shades.
;Full stock of .Carpets, Curtains and House Furnishing Good
R. 43-A. WEI E s a :NT, s
•
4111”,
SEPTEMBER 24, 1886.
WROETER tut
Alexander L
Gibson
Begs to annOunce to the public that he has
lanenced to opera the
WROXET_
ertia,
R i0OLLE I FACTORY
And that hessill be prepared
in
give good val.
FULL CLOTHS,
TWEEDS,
UNION TWEEDS,
, FLANNEL,
PLAIT)IjNG,s,
'INGEYS,
And Varieties un
STOcKii9G
Custom Carding, Spinnin
Promptly Atten
Parties fro
have their
he has putt t
and employs
All
ARNS.
and Pulling
ed to.
in a distance will, hs far as possible,
(ILLS HOME WIII THEM, and as
e Mill into Goo Working Order
none but Efficient Workmen,
ork is Wtli,rranted.
REMEMBER THE WROX
ALEX. L. GI
_
TH SEAF
WOOLLEN
Having doubled the eapaei
latest improVed machinery ar
than ever t�i turn -out first -c
tI.oirtest notice.
'ARBIRS and
- In want Of first-class Good
EXACT PLACE
TH1f BY CALLING
Store
th
TER MILLS.
SON,
Proprietor,
RTH
MILLS,
y by adding the
better prepared
ass work at the
OTHERS
will find the
TO GET
AT THE
Mills,
Where they Will ha 'e the
Largest ind Best As orted Stock
To Choose rroni in any Mill ir the ,Dominion.
Did yo see the new Har tax Tweeds made
by ” VariEgn ond's Patent?'
CUSTOM WORK in all its Bra ches a Specially.
The highest price paid fo Wool in Cash or
Trade,
A. O. Van4gmonal' '8 Sons.
Di .A..w E
—OF—
ROYAL MAIL STiAMSHIPS,
A. STRONG, Seafor'bh, Agent.
GREAT RED_UCTIO_N IN PAS1SAGE RATES.
Cabin rates from Halifax to Liverpool and Lon-
donderry, $60 $,..33, 'and $73, according to position
of stateroom. Children under 12 years, half hue;
under 1, free. Servants in Ca in, $60. Inter-
mediate, $35; Steerage, $13. Frm Liverpool or
Londonderry it.o Halifax: Cabin, $63, $78.75 and
$94.50; Interraediate, $35; Ste rage, $13. Re-
turn Tickets from Halifax to ndonderry or
Liverpool and back -to Halifax: $Jabin, $100, $126
'and $143; Intermediate, $70; St erage, $26.
Money Loalied and Real liState Bought
and 'Sold as Usual.
I tisi 8 A—N 01E.
representSeveral of the best insurance Com
!smiles in the orld.
VirOffice-1 arket Street, Sea
862
orth.
A, STRONG
1
SEAFORTH PLANING MILL
SASH, DQ:R AND BUN
THE subscri
ens custo
tended to him
Seaforth, and tf
a continuance f the same.
Parties intending to build won
him a call, ate lie will centinue to
large stock Of 11 kinds:of
DRY PIN LUMBER,
SAS ES, DOORS,
BUNDS & MO;
SHINGLE
FACTORY
er begs leave to thank his minter.
ers for the liber 1 patronage ex -
since commeneng business .
sts that he may be favored with
d doWell to give ,
keep on hand a
LDINGS,
, LATH,
He feels con dent of giving satisfaction
those who may favor him with eir patronage
as none but first-class workmen a e employed.
Paiticular atlention paid to CuStoin Planing.
201
. JOHN 1L OADFOOT
16
LL"
ANS
Unappropched for
Tone 4.d Quality.
CATALOGUES FEL
BELL 8i CO.,Guijp.ft, Ont.
THE
OANIMAN BANK OF C
hihiEnCE.
-
HEAD OFFICE, TO9.ONO.
Paid up Capital, - 86,000,000.
Rest, - 1,600,000.
PRESIDENT, HENRY W. DiRLING, ESQ.
s.
SEAFORTH BRA CIL
The Seaforth Branch of this Batl continues to
receive deposits, on which interest 18 allowed On
the most favorable terms.
Drafts on all the principal town and cites 10
Canada, on -Great Britain, and n the 17 ited
States, bought and sold. ' I
Office—First door Bourn of the Commercial
Hotel.
Solicitor
.(1) D, Manager.
F. ROLMESTED, ea
MEMBER 243 .,
40ssisasssomm••■", !""
j
Nigitt Patrol on th
BY REV, E. A. RA
.,,griobr!eiaTkheressst,v%rienpitshoeusthtz:
ithheaywefi,113.81 hfrownitththuelidriusic;roathre?
T
Nino bras es the night? who na
His lante, in his hand
IJ
leA—Alieetl:esohi:cilni.i:Irrgnelrork.r:Iti:113;illet:Oesstif;Hlixfie.ori:ailoniell:,11,1,rilils‘ehtasi:Ital'itilEtih'ili.1:(:)%ittie-i'ir,irlifi;41rte.„':'1.11;i:,.
dof tir etsa.
lie tries to seareli the plithaiat.t,
; Beneath the widaight .
. ,
;113ut look (") 'watcher ! see yea sa
TerhiliL00(7, feit'
iisaroxt,,i.gdase'egplaitrs(t.'7,!,t..
' Lilfe plow with burning hare.
wreck ! Strike now seur
;, Oh, tell them help is near !
Wheri off ! Arouse the statielse
I3e fleet as fleetest deer !
.1
lurrah ! hey're here'their bo
en hratt
oTi.hveurpe,g:o
1mtv,h, Iost‘i-m.,
,1 they ride t
And will the sLpwrecked sae
;hToehsleesosaktl.sNi.)elesas calktlb,aatghtl oelr%so.t:aorrefmi,
Will.9.S'ainillsedin) murmurs
rUiilo;a„
det4reselevoko
neasngrihtaldda
,nd who will, and
Ii
r. oTehaec hpatilfidusliposotdhgativpes7.1,t,,.::
Along ;nue dangerous shore,
Where rOund the erring souls IA
Tempt4tion's billows roar.
cep gm -jai ! Patrolmen be !or,
,1 Be watehers by life's sea;
i'Beseallignalo-dloighats,ksbvolfifteh-leloea. t, to
Bt
Remember those who for the w
To praYer's sweet promise
' !While Gvicl' alone the answer se]
nYou lay the answer bring.
Going and Oa
" Good bye, father.'
"Good-bye, my son
And 'the train starts, tE
iiaway to college. The old
it until .it is ,..out of sight,
away his tears, turns to a
; ; "There goes my boy ts
tell you, sir, it's
have a boy like that
i father turns and getting
which is standing near 14
;i A year has gone b
i 'wagon its standing in thee
the oldman with a radiaa
lag for the train which
,1116y hOme. It cornea pa
1 depot and the boy steps
:` Hello, gov'ner."
The Old man says nothi
e
i!ess words and that care
;; struck ,him to the heart.
e are tears in his eyes,. bi
; say, tell you, sir, it's
have a boy like that."
1 Gaieties
A babbler onee told a s
been trusted to him to
,; course, you will not re
ded, earnestly- "Don't
Ii ready reply, " I shall be
of it aa you have been."fsa
with no nonsense: abut;
1 Mr. M. ' „ in an e,ff
- the -other day exclaim
how ean I ever leave yo
I replied, " Leave me in',
circumstances as you can
fre—e‘t4:Mrerytilile:a'ssaBlillo:
hraiste7I.eualoianrlitikesrotahh°7-hha
11 sharp little boy—"Whit
shave with ?" With n
was the reply.. " Ake'
. boy, "that's your pet
e people she with a razoi
--A good story is to)
with ambulance lectures,
a man was run over in
his leg was broken. A
was passing, volunteere'
and commenced to do is
impovised splint4 wher
crowd pushed to the fro
ed, i" Oh you're doila
let me do it. I hay
certificate." Pardon'
said the gentleman, " I
—A teacher was one
her scholars who are t
"Now," said she, attars
a boy of ten years,
makers?" " Bakers,":
plied the youth.
riverside S
ersiade onhawas
eaf tewrnetn
eh -am Will Smith, who
day's fishing, Coming
deny, that worthy,
the j bank with his lin
kolied up and whispi
marl, canny, there's yin
man, -whit hick :1" enqui
sat Aown. No had av
" gin I heal this yin an'
hae three."
--Previous to enteri
vNewieeYork clergyman
one of his elders, who sit
to the effect that th
would have the new;
books ready to sell to'
them. After the serme
began the notice ti
dren tahntls(i d: es'is‘riAnIof
ti
gl tohai
will bring them this a0
point the deaf elder, 1
tion of children, suppo,
thing in reference
tieing said—" And all
none, and desiring' th
plied by me for the an
—(Shoemakers shop
ters with a pair of no01
oapotaah'senyais bates.'
sH:1-sy,S
Si
to tne wrang pia-*
man--" Hoo'a that?"
Da mend boats hen
Boats! Thir
Oh, so I they
don. I *is- thinking'
tugs that broeht thew
Plowman —" An' I wil
Su ent:11—rs:'8Wneeeltres m
iv, 'ta
ani?i_ohrtti:0,ou' engrilt,tipitr fir
er b ; but if it keeps
and they'll be
I'll get oot to the ha
dear, to Podierville,
heat it is a eautift
Wife--" I am so glad,
salary is fair. One tl
year, the parsonaze
parties a year. Whal