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CAPTAIN lifACDONALD13
DAUGHTER.
BY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, -- HARPER
BROS., •PUBLISHERS, ea Y.
CHAPTER V.
(Continued from last week.)
" Why, there ie Cousin Colin's man !"
cried Davie, who had been giving his
ears to Jean and his eyes to the window.
The minister rose hastily and went
to the door. "Well, my man," said
he "1 hope you've tio bad news of Mrs.
"Oh no, sir—that is, no' to ea' bad.
Mr. Leslie's no' that weel ; an' the
docter thocht 'ye should be there. I
ese brocht the gig for ye, and I've just put
1, it tip at The Ball for the beest to get a
MOU thf ."
Mr. Leslie was greatly alarmed, but
the man persisted there was no need.
It was something, about the heart, he be-
lieved, but Mrs. Leslie was better even
before he left.
Then the minister was cheered, and
-
set himself, while packing his bag, to
cheer the children. He stepped over to
Mr. Caanpbell's and asked a little care
for his bairns, never left without both
parents in all their, lives before. The
children were half afraid and wholly ex-
cited, but thought everything would be
right when their father got there.
Rob and Colin had gone to the coun-
try for the day. Devie carried his
father'bag to the -inn ; so that the
little girls were left with a sense of
mingled responsibility and freedom to
mitigate their anxiety. They went into
the garden, but they could not settle to
play. They would have hovered about
Jean, but that important personage was
moving about with suspiciously red
eyes, and was more than usualy short
in her epeechthey went up to the
attic, bat it had an eerie feeling. Then,
I am sorry to say, they did something
very naughty.
The study was an odd little room,
like two narrow paseages set at right
angles. The inner part had for furniture
only the minister's writing -table and
chair and Mrs. Leslie's low 8�&t; but
its walls fro ili
m ce ng to floor were
covered with books; books in yellowish
white vellum, books in ugly brown
leather, books in Hebrew d.
anGreek,
and Latin and Euglish—" all about
sin," the children said; and the subject
seemed to them more uninviting than
ever printed on stained musty paper
with a long perplexing f. , The outer
part contained a huge unpitinted press,
in which were kept the treasures of the
Manse—the best china and glass, a small
supply of wine, sundry tins of delicate
biscuits, a slender stock of jam, etc.
On sacramental occasions the assisting
ministers were always the guests of the
Manse, and the bumble dainties stered
in the study press were sweh,aa the:last
visitors had left and the next would
finish. The press was locked, but the
key was always left in the door. If any
marauder had ever betrayed the trust,
Manse tradition had failed to reveal it.
Flitting from roorn to room in a list -
len way, Tory and Nan came to the
study, and remaitied—not to look at the
books, you may be sure, nor at the
tarnished medallions hung among them,
the texts ou which were also "all about
sin." Tory "Wondered if everything
Was safe in the presa," and thought
mamma would like them to have an eye
011 it while she was away. Nan agreed.
In two minutes they were on chairs in-
specting the china.
"And what have we here ?" said
Tory, lightly raising the lid of a tin box.
" Crackneis ! not too rich for little
girls. Mamma almost always gives us
one when she is at the press. I think
we might have one, eh ?"
Nati had no doubt of it. They _had
one, two, three.
"1 euppoise these are fancy biscuits,"
continued Tory; "you remember when
Colia had measles and we were so
anxious about him, mamma gave us
fancy biscuits to cheer us. 1 am sure if
she knew how anxious we are to -day
ahe would like us to have a taste."
Nan was sure of it. They had some.
" Dear me !" went en Nan ; "here is
a pat of rhubarb open. Can mamma
have forgotten it? Perhaps it is spoil:
ed.”
There was no appearance of mould;
but as everybody knows appearances
are deceitful, and rhubarb is apt to
ferment, it required several tastes before
they could quite decide.
They had just locked the press when
there occurred a strange thing. The
reader will remember that the two
children were in excellent health, and,
thanks to their little collation'in good
spirits ; that exactly the sameimpress-
ion was made in both; and that though
Nan was of a sensitive, impressionable
nature, Tory had -never had a nervous
fear or fancy in her life.
The door into the passage was wide
open, so that they could hear anything
that might occur in any part of the
house, While Jean rattled her dishes,
and swept arid tidied things they had
heard her as distinctly as though they
had been in the kitchen with her. Then
all sounds had ceased. They knew as
well as if they saw her that she was
paring potatoes for dinner. In the
silence they heard the town clock strike
twelve.
And then there was a sound; but
such a strange, mysterious sound that
it seesned to deepen rather than to break
the unuatural hush.
A step on the atairs ! A slow, weary
foot -fall they had learned -to know;
beginning on the lowest stone kind
coming up, up; making the long pause
in the middle, then on again'slowly but
surely, till the top is' gained with that
sound distinct from all the others—the
resonant titnbre that !narks the transition
from stone to wood almost lost in the
heavy letting down of the entire weight,
as though one step more would have
been impossible. Tory and Nan are
gazing speechless into each other's faces
—in no fear at the moment but in great
surprise. The usual rest is being taken
at the top. Will the step corne on?
No, it comes no farther. Then why
do not the children run down -stairs as
they had intended? They do not speak,
tkey do not move. Nan's hand steals
into Tory's. At last they hear Davie's
noisy entrance, and, calling him up;
they go down with him. But not to
him, nor to Jean, not to each other,
even, do they mention the step they have
heard.
The step that came no more! Strath-
lowrie had a telegraph, though it was
but little used. And in the evenilig
there, was flashed up the line •a message
to Mr. Campbell: Mrs. Leslie died at
noon: break it to tile children."
At noon I—while the minister, im-
—
patient of delay, was urging the doctor's
horse as it never had been urged before;
yet not quickly enough to banish the
memory of thlet last wistful look and of
his own imp4ient words. _ At noon !—
when the children heard the step on the
stair. Oh ! h s the disembodied spirit,
ere it enters j to rest, power to revisit
or linger arno g the scenes it has loved,
and take a 1 ng, long ,farewell ? If it
has, how, ha ing Iaid aside its garb of
flesh, is its ill discerned by eye or
ear? Why i it not always viewless,
noiseless?
Ill news fii s apace, and half Strath-
lowrie flocke to the Manse. The terri-
ble truta was felt by the children before
it had been told in words. For Mrs.
Campbell canie over with her huaband
and gave sundry directions, and Andre -
wine, who had euddenly appeared, went
over the house, pulling down the white
blinds, shuttiog out the beautiful sun-
shine, and enelosing them all in a white
ghastly stillness, searcelY broken by the
visitors' hushed voices, that ceuld be no
other than the tillness of death. Tory
and Nan felt at first almost more excite-
ment than grief—how chuld they under-
stand ?—until Jean, rushing in upon
them with the heart -broken cry, "Oh,
my guid, kind, deer mistress ! oh, .my
puir bairns !" opened the fountains of
their tears. The little girls were glad
of the company and the sympathy, but
Davie would have none of them. Throw-
ing himself on the , sofa in a passion of
grief, he turned iris face to the wall,
pulled the 'pillow over his curly head,
and bitterly refused to be comforted.
In one of her early works a living
novelist has cleverly portrayed the feel-
ing of self-importence that is apt to
mingle with young person's first grief.
Tory and Nan were much younger than
Mise Ma.rjoribanks, and it was scarcely
possible they shoulei not be soothed by
the attention they received, Here was
Miss Macalaster from the Castle, with a
lainty little basket of fruit and flowers.
Ilere were the ministers from the other
wo Manses come to say a kind word
nd "engage id prayer" with them.
Iere was derth 91d Ma MacGregor, that
ad been one of the elders even before
papa came to Strathlowrie, staying to
have worship. Here was stern Mr.
Campbell actually taking them on his
a
nee, and Mrs. Campbell making the
eat, and Sopby coming to stay all nigh
with them. Here were the Henderson
of Oaklands and the Camerons o
Lowrie House sending to inquire ; ,whil
diniug-room and lkitchen were crowde
with members of the congregation. Th
children heard the murmur of sympath
that passed like a wave over the kitehe
visitors when they went out to speak t
Donald, who, being in town, had hear
the news, and hastened to the Manse
How strange it was to see the ol
shepherd again 1 But twenty -fou
hours before they had been sailing with
him over the seminer sea, It seemed
like hundreds of years, the children
thought. And then for Nan there was
the private Understanding between her
and Sophy, and the restfulness of sleep-
ing that nightin , her kind friend's
arms, Tory side beside them on what
Jean called a '' shak -down."
f night, the little
whispers and sobs
irection found the
children on' their knees together making
confession of the festive doings in the
study. To Sophy, who had the freedom
of all the presses in her father's house,
it seemed a very harmless little episode;
though, knowing the strictness of Manse
discipline, she Wisely, forbore to say so.
But she felt ;free to comfort the pair
with promises of the minister's forgive-
ness, and the
their great los
consciences ha
judgment 'hob t
in fancy biscuits
Aisdrewina '
Campbell had
even in her sor
her, and Andrew
offence. Manifest twos of grief should,
in Jean's opines , e as finely graduated
e.s mournings aiid here was Andrewina,
entirely forgetti ig her position. Jean's
sense of decoruni kept her silent for a
while ; but, while she was musing the
fire burned, ti 1 at the last she-spake
with her tongue: ''What richt hae ye
to gree and blow yer nose as if ye were
ane of ohrse .1 ? Get pp and put a peat
on, ye muckle tawpie !"
What strange l days they were that
followed ! The fUnerall was to be from
Doctor Leeliehr
e so th boys went down
to their father. Black
-bordered sheets
made their eppearane , in which Robert
Leslie requested thie one and that to
attee1
d the funeral of is wife, Margaret
MacDonald. Tory poi nted out to Nan
that her father signed himself only
" Your obedient servant ''d
wh
But, in the dead
mother was awoke b
and going in their
mpliatic assurance that
was not, as their con -
begun to, auggeat,." a
eir unlawful indelgence
and rhubarb jam. e
as to stay on, Mrs.
arranged ; but Jean,
ow, had not forgiven
ina's tears was a fresh
reas a
the other faneral invitatiOnsl she ha
seen were siened " Yeur most obedien
servant ;" and she eeplained that th
omission of the adverb, was laccording t
the etiquette ,laid down for persons o
the minister'a exalted rank. Wha
struck Nan
maiden Oen
Her aunt *
and she was Aurne Maebonald ; it seem
ed a new,ahd near tie beween them.
Mr- O'Neil came over and prieached on
the Sunday, and Was ' very kind and
brotherly, confirming l'ory in her private
opinion that had she only been old
•enough she would have been much more
suitable for him than Margaret. -Sed
then there cense a day when the largest
feneral throng Strathlowrie had ever
seen brought home all that was niortal
of the minister's wife td be laid to rest
in their midst. The white blind of the
passage window was raised a iittle, and
Tory and Nati taken up to look at the
long black train winding through dis-
tant streets, that they might never fo
get
hon red. There is in Strathlowrie a
bra -new cemetery, with brand-new
flower -beds and graves, and polished
granite rnonuments. Not there, thil6k
Godi! sleeps the minister's 'wife. Close
to where, the river mingles with the sea
there is an &shield resting -place, where
the '‚rude forefathers of the hamlet "
are gathered round a little cherch, rein-
ed aed roofless, and so old that nobody
knoWs who founded it or when it Was
founded, but bearibg still the delieateovv
stone tra,cery of a bearitiful east wind.
On the inside of one f these walls is a
plaid tat -let of dark atone, "Sacred to
the rnem ry of Margaret MaeDonald,
wife of he Rev. .cert Leslie," end I
bearipg h I gen , V‘• e asked life of
Thee, arid Thu gait her a long life,
even for evee and ever,"
And wheninext Nap sat in the corner
of the old pew—tall black now where
before it Was 9rimson----and thaminister,
with all the rOdiness gone - from his
1
0
was the use of her aunt's
as is the Scottish custom!.
s Margaret MacDonald,
how even in this *orld goodness is
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TkiE HURON EXPOSITOR.
face, and all the light, except that
faith, gone out of his eye, took up h
story where he had left it, "She shit
be brought unto the King," the chi
needed no explanation. What former
her imagination had tried to pictur
her soul now understood. The King
daughter had been brought unto th
King, and was even then beholding Hi
in His beauty.
of REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
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11 i DUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.—The undo
onsigned and jaanniesumsbterreeotfelinfoerhusaillde,inagt
teLar'
prices. For particulars apply to D. D. WILSON
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CHAPTER VI.
The Saddest thing about eleath is tha
it shows us 80 clearly then, is no one s
great, no one so good, that the world
cannot get on without them. Things
may not go on as they did, but they do
go on.
And so life' went on at the Manse,
though with a difference. Everybody
was surprised at the change in Mr.
Leslie. People had always regarded
him as rather a hard nsan, incapable of
any deep suffering through the affections;
and yet in a few weeks his portly frame
was shrunken, his face pale and haggard,
and his black hair changing rapidly to
gray. There was no bitterness, how-
ever, and no brooding. The wife was
not put away as a memory too painful
to be alluded to.. The children were as
constantly desired to do what their
mother would like, even in the smallest
matters, as if she were still on her visit,
expected home daily or hourly. Rob
took his sad heart back to the university.
Colin was placed in Mr. Campbell's
office without fee, though the lawyer
might have had cleverer lads able to pay
well—a boon won for him by the good
turn done by Rob. People felt niost,
they said, for Tory and Nan ; and
in order to show their sympathy, paid
them so much attention that the little
girls were in a fair way. to be utterly
spoiled.
To begin with, the Macalasters had
them frequently at the Castle to spend
the day. It was a peculiarity of the old
ladies that, unless they had some one
bliss Macalaster, and the afternoon with e eo cheap and on very easy terms of
Miss Grizzell—thus having all the pleas- payment There are about 145 acres cleared,
ure and exitement of two distinct weil fenced, all free from stumps, and well un -
era is a good frame house,
ARM IN GREY FOR SALE —For sale, 100
e acres being Lot 16 on the 13th eonceasion
of Grey, within half a mile of stores, postoffice,
, churches and school, and five miles from Brus-
sels and Ethel, sixty acres cleared and in a good
; st te of cultivation, a good orchard and nevei
' failing spring on the place and good timber. Ap•
t ply to ISAAC CURRY, on the premises or Oran•
brook P. 0. 064x44.f.
tayieg with there, each of the sisters
kept her private rooms till the evening,
neeting only at meals. When the chil-
VARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 31, Conces-
.12 sion 15, Grey, coptaining 100 acres, about
50 of which are cleared and the balance timliered
with hardwood and black -ash and cedar, all un -
culled. There are fair bui/dings, good oroha d
and plenty of water. There is a school on the
next Lot It ie also convenient to railways and
other facilities. Price very reasonable. Apply
to ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, Moncrief P. 0.
1044x12
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 3, Conces-
eion 1, Hullett, containing 100 acres, 70
acres free of stumps and in a high state of. cul-
tivation. There are 16 acres of hardwood bush,
never culled. There is a neve—failing spring,
and no waste land. There is a good orchard
of two aeres. This farm belongs to the
estate of the late John Ilugill, and must be sold.
Apply to the executers, A. STRONG, Seaforth,
and GEORGE PLEWES, Tuckersrnith, or to
Abraham Hugiil, on the farm opposite. 1033-tf
FARM FOR SALE.—Por sale, Lot 4, Conces-
sion 12, Hullett, containing 100 acres, about
75 cleared ad in a good btate of cultivation,
well fenced and underdrained. There are two
good -frame' houses, frame bares arid stables, also
teo good orchards. There is a spring creek run-
ning through the farm. It is convenient to
schools and poet office and is well situated for
markets. be sold cheap. Apply on the
premises or to Harlock p 0. WALTER HAN-
NAH. — 1032
FARM IN GREY FOR SALE.—For sale Lot
14, Concession 16, ethitaining 100 acres. It
is partly &eared, the balance is well timbered ;
a never -failing creek crosses theplace, and it is
.well adapted for either farming sor grazing. I
will likewise sell forty acres, being east part of
Lot 14, Concession 15 ; ma.rly all cleared and in
a good state of cultivation. A good frame barn
arid a good stone stable underneath ; a never
faili-
g well is also on the place. For further
particulars apply to the proprietor on the place,
or by letter to Cranbrook P. 0 G. AVERY.
1023-tf
ren went they spent the morning with G
165
will b ld
OOD FARM FORSALE.—A splendid farm of'
acree on the 10th coecession of Grey
Visits. a
derdrained. Th '
Miss Macalaster was generally to
found in her boudoir—a pretty plac
filled with , priceless bric-a.brac, an
haunted by the faint sweet odors th
always seem to cling about the dre
and surroundings of dainty ladies of
by -gone age. The rare Indian thing
were further fragrant with the romanc
of their owner's life, reaching back t
that long, long ago when she was pre
sented, and her friend Lady Cockleoru
appeared in the "Book of Beauty.
Before the presentation even, when Mis
bank barn with storm stabling underneath to -
be gether with other good andnecessary °rit-
e, buildings. There is a epIeed d bearing orchard
d and three never failing wells. It is a within a
mile and three quarters of the prosperous vit.
at !age of Brussels one of the best markets in the
ss Province. It is one of the best and most desir-
a able .farins in the county and add be sold on
very easy terms as the proprietor wishes to re -
8 tire. Apply on the premises to the proprietor
e or to Box 30, Brussels P. 0. JOHN HILL.
0 10501. f.
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 34, Conces-
Lossd
imetroad, miles from Henuall, and 31
Usborne, county of Huron, situated
on
8 miles from Exeter, and containing 96 acres, 10
d acres of which are in bush, and balanee wait clean
, and in good condition wheii seeded down five
U years ago, since which time it has been in grass.
a There are on the Farm about 6 acres of young
bearing orchard, 100 evergreens, 3 never -failing,
wells, 2 good frante barns and a frame house.
e For terms apply to W. ELDER, Ilensall, or the
r Proprietor. J. ELDER, Virden, Manitoba.
1035-t f
Macalaster -was not only a young an
beautiful girl, but a romaotic an
imaginative, who spent her days in
world of her own creating, there had
come to the gray old castle the Princ
Charming who had roused her from he
enchanted sleep. Prince Charming wee
well born, gallant, honorable, but, alas!
with no fortune save what he might be
able to carve out with his sword; and
as India was a quarter of the globe
where other swords had carved to excel-
lent purpoae, to India he went. He was
supposed to -have fallen there in a
sortie, though the fact that his body
was never recovered had kept Miss Mac-
alaster in a vague suspense and hopearot
even in her old age utterly extinguished.
Tory and Nan thought Miss Macalas ter's
story delightfully interesting, and just
sad enough not to be too painful. They
were allowed to look at a beautifully
illustrated copy of "Evangeline," and
even to read some manuscript sonnets to
Gabriel," and they quite understood.
Then there was Gebriel himself—in the
boudoir, in the drawing -room, in Evan-
geline's bedroom, and on 'Evangeline's
person; in oils, in water -colors, in cray-
ons, in miniature. Miss Macalaster had
a passion for fragrant and beautiful flow-
ers, and a rare skill in arranging them
in the antique vases and bowls. She
was skilful with the needle, and, to en-
tice the little girls into the mysteries of
cross-stitch, would work cats on canvas
for them to fill up. Miss Macalaster
was equally kind to both children, but a
little afraid of Nan. Both were fond of
asking questions, but Nan sometimes
asked questions Miss Macalaster could
not answer; and though she had no
foolish vanity, she had a great sense of
propriety, and there seemed to her some-
thing indelicate in a child posing her
ld
LiARMS FOR SALE.—That valuable farm
_u being North half of Lot 29, Concession 6,
Morris, on which there is a good frame barn and
outbuildings, frame house, good bearing orchard,
good wells, ase. Also that valuable farm ting
South half of Lot 28, Concession 5, Morris, on
which there is a good new frame house and good
frame barn. Both of those farms aro adjoining
the village of Brussels, and are in every respect
lirst-class farms. Terms easy, and which will be
made known on application to E. E. WADE, or
PETER THOMSON, Brussels P. 0. 963
a
TARM IN GREY FOR SALE —For. sale, Lot
x 20, Concession 12, containing 102 acres of
which about 70 acres are cleared, nearly free
from stumps, underdrained and well fenced The
. balance is well timbered and unculled. There
is a good, large frame house, log barn and frame
stables. A good orchard and never failing
water. It is within one mile of the village of
Cranbrook, within six miles of Brussels. and two
miles of Ethel railway station, with good gravel
roads leading to each place It will be eold
cheap and on easy terms. Appl.) on the prem-
ises or to Cranbrook P. 0. VALENTINE FOER-
STER.
10224. 1,
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 22, on the
2nd Concession of Stanley, 'containing 100
acres, over 80 cleared, and in. a good state of cul-
tivation ; the balance is web timbered with hard-
wood. There is a large brick house, good frame
barns, sheds and stables, and all necessary build-
ings. There is a good orchard, and two never -
failing wells. It is within six miles of Clinton,
eight from Seaforth, and three from Brueetield,
with good gravel roads leading to each place.
School convenient. It will be sold cheap and on
easy ternis. Apply on Lot 24, Concession 3,
Stanley, or to Brucefield P.O. JOHN GILMOUR.*
100141.
GOOD FARM FOR SALE. --In order to close
the affairs of the estate or the late W. G.
Hingaton, the executors offer the following very
valuable lands for sale. First --North lull( of
e ers L0t30, Concession 5, township of Morris, con-
taining. 90 acres. On this lot is erected a good
Miss Grizzell's niorning-room vsas not frame barn with stone foundation, gdood orchard,
the grave road closely adjoining the village of
oudoir, but i was more cheerful. No Brussels. This farm is a valuable one, is well
tained glass or heavy draperies were fenced and in a good state of cultivation
ermitted to "transform either the sue- 8
nearly so gird as Miss Macalaster's well and !sump. Nearly all cleare , and is on
For prices and terries apply to Tiros. KaLLY, Brus-
.
els P. 0., IISNRY JBNNIN08, Victoria Square P.O.,
r JAMBS Smini, Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex
County.
868
shine or the shadow of the day then
passing into the light of other days.
were paint- in (the
and music. She played with delicate
taste and touch, and sang' old Scotch
songs with a voice that had doubtless
been good in its day, but whose day was
long past. I an ashamed to say that
one of Tory's accomplishments was sing-
ing -se like her that had you not seen
Tor, you would have believed the
ridiculous little quavers were Miss Griz-
zell's own. A substantial basket of red
flannel for petticoats took the place of
Miss Macalaster's blue -ribboned lute.
And while the elder sister let the chil-
dren share her state drive, Miss Grizzell
gave them the pleasure of driving them-
selves and her gifts from cottage to cot-
tage in a donkey -cart, she walking
briskly beside them ready to -distribute
when she thought proper. Miss Griz-
zell knew every man, woman and child
on the Castle Lowrie estate, and prided
herself on being a terror to evil -doers as
well as, in the matter of the red flan-
nel petticoats, a praise to such as did
well. There were no questions which
Miss Grizzell could not answer in one
way or another, and she asked In. good
nsany questions herself.
Miss Grizzell's amusements w
various Gabriels were her work)
There was one walk the children took
far oftener than any other. They could
not keep . away from the old church-
yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie had come as
strangers to Strathlowrie, and for the
twenty years of their married life no one
related to them had been laid t
o rest
there: so that the ;children had never
aSsocieted the church -yard with any of
themselves, even in the vague way that
they might have done had they lived
near the graves of kindred. And now
it was not as if the mother had been laid
twith grand -parents, or brothers and sis-
ers, or any one of their own race. They
were all in the Manse together; mamma
iVaS in the church -yard alone. To thein
(Continued on 3rd page.)
FARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE. --For sale,
Lot 12, Concession 3, in the township of
Stanley, containing 100 acres, about 85 cleared
and in a good state of cultivation, the balance is
well timbered. There. is a frame house and
stable, log barn. a good orchard, a never -failing
well; also a spring creek running through one
corner of the farina It is within two miles of
13rucefleld, eight from Seaforth and eight from
Clinton, with good gravel roads leading to each,
place. It is convenient to churches and school.
It is a first-class farm and good for either grain
or stock, and will be sold cheap and on reason-
able terms. For price and terms apply to WM.
COLLINS, on the farm, or Brucetield P. 0
10524. f.
SPLENDID FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, tot
No. 8 on the 13th Concession of Stardey,
and the North part of Lot 7 on the same Con -
'cession, containing 162 acres, of which about 139
are cleared, free from stumps, underdrained and
in a high state of cultivation. The balance Is
web timbered with hard wood. There is a never -
failing spring creek running through the place,
and no waste land. There is a good dwelling
house, large bank barn with stone stabling and
frame driving house, and otlier good outbuild-
ings. There are to good bearing orchards of
the choicest trees including apple, peach, pear,
plum, &c. It is conveniently situated to schools,
churches, and markets. The fall wheat grown
on this Farm this season weighed 63 lbs. to the
bushel. There are 37 acres sown in Fall Wheat
and 24 aeres Fall Plowed. It will be sold cheap
and on easy terms, as the Proprietor wishes to
retire. Apply on theprereisee, or to Blake P. 0.
HENRY J DETTWEILLER. 1040
FARM FOR SALE.- -The eubscriber offers for
Bale his valuable farm its, the Township of
Gray, comprising Lots 6 and Ts on the 11th Con-
cession of said Township. This farm contains
200 acres, and is within 1 and miles of the
thriving village of Brussels, tit itt, a good gravel
road leading thereto. About 150 ares are clear -
ca, free from etumpa, and in a good state of cul-
tivation. The balance is finely wooded. This
farm is particularly well hewed, nearly the
whole of the fences being straight, and having
been erected in Mali 6. thr the premises' there
is a comfortable log dwelling holm, and a good
frame -barn, with stone stabling mid- reeathain
which thereie a web with ahundant supply of
excellent water. There is likewise a new frame
implement house, 40x26 feet, well floored above
and below, and neatly sided and -painted. There
are 22 acres in fall wheat Sown upon summer -
fallow. It will be sold on very easy terms of pay-
ment. For particulars apply to the proprietor,
JAMES DICKSON, Registrar Huron Co., Gode-
rich.
• 986-tf.
1
!CLOSING OUT BUSINESS.
JAMES MCKARD,
OF THE BARGAIN HOUSE,
S.A_T-'01=V111-1,
Takes this opportunity of advising his many customers and patrons,.
that he has decided upon closing out the North Branch business.
Not
having room in the south store for the two stocks, we have determined
to reduce the present stocks carried by $18,000.
In order to ,effect a clearance, on and after December 16th, we
offer the whole of the two stocks of $30,000 in extent, at large reduc-
tions on regular prices, in many cases away below cost.
Buyers will
find this an excellent opportunity to buy from well -selected stocks
seasonable goods at away down prices. The goods- must go; the
earliest buyers get the best selection. Don't put off for to -morrow
what might be/done to better advantage to -day.
• JAMES PICKARD,
North and South Branch, C41h.
SEASON OF 1888.
Bank Block, Two Doors South of
the Bank of Commerce.
Big Bargains in Groceries during the
month of January.
Tem away down in price. Five pounds good Young Hyson for
$1. Five pounds choice Japan for $1. Ten pounds Japan Siftings'
for $1, and all other goods equally low.
All goods warranted as represented, or cash refunded:
ErGoods delivered,,and don't forget it.
J. FAIRLEY, Seaforth,
GOLDEN LION, SEAFORTH.
P_A_T-JI.J, 1887_
We have received ex-S.S. Parisian, Grecian, Nevada
bulk of our imported Dry Goods.
We show good value end newest styles in all classes of goods.
and Carthageniass, the
11INE RANGE IN—
Black and Colored Satin Marve11ea4x,
Black and CO-lored Silks
And all kinds of Black Dress Goods.
ter A CALL RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED al
R. JAMIE SON,
STOVES!
-
geteRCH 2 1888,
Big hiducemen
PATST'S
Jeweii7 Store,
SkAFORTH.
IP t,
Watches at any price from now until
the end of NovJmber, Also Silverware,
Jewelry and Clocks ; large assortments
to choose from. This is the third sea-
son we have made sales, giving the pur-
chaser the benefit, since we are in Sea -
forth, and those who bought before well
know that we mean business. We do
not advertise 25 and 50 per cent. dis-
count, as the public know full well it
cannot be done, but we simply sell our
entire stock at an advance of 10 per
eent. on cost from now until the end of
November. Don't lose this opportunity.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware,
Rings, Necklets, Chains, Sets, et,, at
Papst's Jewelry Store,
SEAFORTH, ONT.
COLuMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1887.
Mr. C. L. Papst, Seaforth, Ontario.
Diem Sut : For the benefit of the public in
general. as well as to protect our own intereStS,
we desire to state that you are the only author-
ized agent for the sale of Colmnbua Watches ist
Seaforth and vicinity, and any other -dealers who
hare thein in stock, have procured then 111an
indirect way. Knowing that there are now
upon the market BASS imitations of our Watch,
which are offered to the public at almost any
price, we only hold ourselvea respensibie for the
satisfactory performance of the Columbus
Watches purchased from our authorized a.genta.
We are, yours respeatfully, COLUMBUS WATill
COMPANY.
Always to the Front.
Pal Office Store.
We want your trade, and will do our best to
secure it, by seines,- at the lowest possible rate
all goods in our line, which consists of a full
assortment of everything U8Ua113 kept in
first-class country store.
Dry Goods, Readyrnade Clothing,
Fresh Groceries, Teas,
Boots and Shoes, ;Hardware,
Harvest Tools, Machihe Oils, •
Lardine, Castorine, Crown, Black,
And Castor Oils,
Paints and Oils.
Just received a consignment of Stand-
ard Binding Twine, as good as any in
the market?
Call and see. No trouble to show.
goods.
JOSEPH MORROW.
The Kippen Mills.
BETTER THAN EVER
D. B. McLean,
Proprietor of the above Mitis, wishes to inform
his customera and the public, that having secur-
ed the services of a THOROUGHLY COMPE-
TENT AND OLD EXPERIENCED miLLErt,,
he is now better prepared than ever before to
give entire satisfaction to all who favor hiin
with their patronage.
• GRISTING AND CHOPPING
A specialty, and promptly attended to. Give
us a trial, and get the best Flour that can he
made.
1039
D. B. McLEAN, Kippen.
FARMS FOR SALE.
IN HULLETT.—Lot 8, Concession 9, and
South Ilalf of Lot 8, Concession 10, Hullett, 150
acres, being the farm owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
Co lo—$8,600.
IN HII3BERT.—Lot 22, Concession 1, Town
ship of Hibbert, 100 acres, for sale theap.
IN BRUCE COUNTY.—Lot 30, Concession 6
Township of Bice, 104 acres, good soil, web
timbered and watered, six miles from Paisley.
Terrus easy—$:3,200.
The sale and purchase of Farm arid Town
Property negotiated,
Money to Lend at 0 per cent., free of• ali eo.sts
to borrower.
For partieulars apply to
LOFTUS E. DANCEY,
103941 Barrister, &c., Seaforth,
ALLAN LINE.
Royal Mail Steanaslups.
Cabins -850, $60 and St'70. Intermediate,
..-30 - return, $60. Steerage passengers are book-
ed ise and from London, Queenstown, Derry,
Belfast and Glasgow at same rates as Liverpool.
If you are sending for your friends, we can fur
-
ash you with prepaid passage certifieate to bring
them from England, France, Germany, Sweden,
Norway, Sre. Rates of passage always as low as
by any other line.
Fire, Life and Marine Insurance done as usual.
C. P. R. tickets issued to Manitoba, 13ritish
Columbia, and al/ points east. Baggage checked
through to destination. ,
•T26,000 to loan from 6i to 61 per cent, per
annum. Office—Market Street
1007
SEAFORTH• WROXETER MILLS.
A. STRONG.
Alexander L. Gibson
STOVES! Begs to annaeumnecnecetodttoheoppuebralitcetthha: he has etsu
1887. LEADERS.
• RADIANT HOME COAL STOVES in Singls and Daub)
and without Ovens, fitted with genuine Duplex Grate.
Out Oven8.
GRAND UNIVERSAL COAL STOVE in Double Heaters,
18817.
Heaters, with
with
and
HAPPY TIN/I.:WIT RANGE, for Coal or Wood, fitted with genuine
Duplex Grate.
The above Stoves are the heaviest, finest cast, best fitted, and for fuel saving
facilities are unequalled by any other stoves manufactured. Full line of Cooking,
Parlor, Box and Ifeating Stoves to select from. Prices Right. Give me a call
before making a purchase.
MRS. JOHN KIDD,
MAIN STREET% SEAFORTH.
WROXETER WOOLLEN FACTORY,
And that he will be prepared to give good N al
FULL CLOTHS,
TWEEDS,
UNION TWEEDS,
FLANNELS,
PLAIDINGS,
WINCEYS,
And Varieties in
STOCKING YARIP4d).
Custom. Carding, Spinning and Fulling
Promptly Attended to,
Parties from a distance will, as far as poesiu,le.
have their ROLLS HOME WITH THEM, and SIR
he has put the Mill into Good Working Order
and employs none but Efficient Workmen,
All Work is Warranted.
REMEMBER THE WROXETER MILL3.
ALEX. L. GIBSON,
Proprietor.
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