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GRAHAM'S LADDIE. a, sheet and have Mm Lord Byrondead."
BY saws M'aTAIR WRIGHT. .sonsething very touching in a comae."
"Yes,'' said Margery ; "there is
CHAPTER. X.
PREPARING FOR THE FAIR.
(Continued from, last week.)
Quentin had now lost his fears; he
vreut to work with great zeal, helping
Nicolas set up the wire aud wood bodies
awl tit to them the wax heads. He also
aided Margery in arranging garments.
The boy heal artistic taste ; he had read
a few histories sent to him by Mr-. Maw
doch. His imagination was quickened
by the singular accoutrements scattered
abeut him. Whea he suggested that a
white kerchief should be tied over the
head of Marie Antoinette, that her
band a shoald be clasped over her bosom,
and that a black cloak that had belong-
ed to a wax Hamlet ahould be given to
the hapless queen, Nicolas cuuld not re-
frain from embracing him.
" You_ would be a true treasure to us.
If your master is abroad or dead, you
shall remain with us. If you did not
speak that -queer language, you could
exhibit the wax works.
"Scotch people wad uuderstand me
ye ken," said Quentin.
"There's one th.trig that is too heart-
rending to be imager endured," said
Nic6las. " ileic is Hercules slaying
the Nemman Hod. Now, Hercules ought
to have a club and be dressed in a lion's
skiu • we have been showing him in a
coelee'd hat that once belonged to Bona-
parte, a court suit that was made for
flenr the Eighth condemning Anne
Bole ri and a pocket pistol that we had.
for a American named Wild. Bin. I
think such exhibitions deprave the pub-
lic taste. I can make the deb,but as to
the clothes— He must wear clothes,
because his body is wire and wood, and
would only be laughed at if it showed."
"The trouble with you is," said Mar-
gery. " you spent Iast winter reading
about these people and got your head
full of notions. :1Tothing can be more
uncomfortable than ideas. What with
the worry of Alexander the Great and
getting myself up to show larger than
the Fair Amazonian, if I had also ideas
to disturb me, I should go to my grave.
1 wish Queen Victoria had a better fig-
ure; it is nearly impossible to dress
her."
About ten o'clock the, wax -works were
put in the boxes. Margery said "Good-
night" and retired to the forward part
of the van, which was divided by a cur-
tain across the, centre. Thomas slung a
sort of hammock under the wagon and
crept into it. Nicolas had a blanket on
the floor of the back half of the van,
and afforded Quentin similar accommo-
dations. i
The next day Nicolas proposed to re-
main where they were and work on the
wax figures ; they would be early enough
at Callender if they -reached there Sat-
urday noon, the fair opening on Mon-
day. AleXander the Great had slept
off his intoxication and appeared at
breakfast, irritable as a wasp. ,
"Yon live like lords," said Queistin,
when he saw tea, meat and fried pota-
toes for the morning meal.
"Oars is a hard life, and we must get
some good of it," said Nicolas. " Yoa
may think it looks very amusing to risle
- about and show ourselves off at towns,
c but it ia very wearisome. In all kinds
of weather, sick or well, we drag about.
If we get ill, we are dropped at a, hos-
pital ; for the show must move one Win-
ters we get very poor and nearly starve,
for horses mut be fed and goods housed
and penny sinews are not in such favor
as they once were. While we travel we
_ fare as well as we can. You will not be
badly off with us. We are a moral
show; we none of us get .drunk—ex-
'
cept Xlexander the Great; none of us
swear but me, and I only swear ' -Nil-
shazzar ' to relieve my feelings. We
don't travel Sundays ; we did, but
Ritchie showed us that we made more
by resting man and beast, andeince we
tried it we proved it true. We are,
short now of attractions, for we left our
India. Rubber Boy sick at Inverary. I
wish you could do something. Have
you any India -rubber genius or tight-
rope -dancing faculty, for instance ?"
"No, said Quentin, "but I think if I
had a full Highland dress and pipes I
could skid brawly, and I could sing
Highland songs. Wad ye like to hear
-me sing ?"
" Sing," said Nicolas, patting on the
air .of a connoisseur.
Qaentin. burst into—
" ' The Carcipbells are coming, oho, oho!
The Campbells are coming oho!
The Campbells are corninF to bonnie Lochleven:
The Campbells are coming, oho 1' "
Quentin was once more in fine mood
for singing; he had slept under shelter;
he had found friends; he had fed .well;
he had trousers — articles especially
prized, by one who has felt the want of
them.
"You sing to eplit iny ears," cried
Alexander the Great jealously. _
"Give us something tender and
touching," said Margery. i
Qaentin sang :
A wee bird cam' to our ha' door;
He warbled sweet an clearly,
And aye the o'ercome o' his,sang
Was " Wae's me for Prince Charlie !" ' "
.Wheii. this yeas finished, Margery
asked for something more.
`.*' Songs that bring tears take best;"
said the show -woman. ..
"Hark a minute," said Quentin. He
disappeared behind a hazel -bush, and
soot: wild and sweet camc the, notes a
old Aggie's favorite ballad:
" Salt will they be whae'er they be,
Binnorie, 0 Binnorie !
Their hearts that live to weep for thee
By the bonnie mill dams o' Binnorie !
And sair and lang may their wae last,
Binnorie, G Bizmorie 1
That wrought ye sic a dolefu' cast
By the bonnie milldams o' Binnorie!'"
" NOW, see here, Quentin," said Nic-
olets, earnestly "you must quit speak-
ing Scotch and learn fair English ;
Scotch is only a dialect. 11 you are to
be a learned man, yota will need to
speak the queen's English Tike the queen
and not like her best piper. Besides,
you cannot sing troubador songs in
Scotch. We are educating the public,
and must be as nearly correct as -possi-
ble ; for that reason I do not give you
the yellow plush waistcoat of King
Charles, nor his crown. You will wear
no hat, because we have none, but your
hair is long and curls at the ends and
is a true troubadour black. Your hands
are not calculated to improve the pub-
lic, but I will soon whiten and soften
them. I have a mandolin, and I will
show you how to get a little noise out
of it ; you must do the rest yourself."
CHAPTER 11.
°LEDS o' PEoPLE.
Arrived at Callander, the van drew
up at its allotted place on the public
square, or fair ground, and Nichlas and
Thomas set up a tent for their show.
The van was at therear of the tent and
the brazier and the eating tableware be-
tween the two ; so'that Margery, while
eating, sat on the 'lowest step of,the
van. As soon as they arrived Margery
spread a bit of red carpet in ' the van,
looped up the dividing curtain, decked
her bed in a gay counterpane and laced
pillow cases, put pink curtains at the
windows, and created such a feetive
scene generally that Quentin fancied he
was in fairy land. The tent was fur-
nished with a red and yellow chair Hee
a throne and a very little green chair.
When all preparations were concluded
Nicolas asked Quentin to talee a walk
with him. They passed Thomas, who
was distributing some placards, and
then, crossing a bridge over.the firth,
they found themselves among the cotton
factories. The noise of looms filled the
air. There were dozens of small houses,
the homes of operatives, but the people
were mostly busy in the millet a mother
with a young babe, a fair-haired slip of
a girl or an aged crone being the only
keepers at home. Along all the roads
came black cattle in small droves to the
fair, and these were driven to stock
yarde to wait for Monday's eXhibit. The
large inn was thronged. Nidolas point-
ed out to Quentin the church with its
spire and pavillion roof,and briok him to
see the wonders of the railroad -station.
To Quentin's surprise, Nicolas bought
a small bottle of gin.
"It is for Alexander the Great," said
Nicolas ; he will not show without
it." ,
- " Then let him no show. Is it not
wrong to give him strang drink,when he
is sae fond o't ?"
"Careful !" said Nicolas. ‘" So,' not
sae ;' 'strong,' not strang.' We can-
not aflord to let him refuse to show
when we have advertisekhim ; the peo-
ple would pull our tent down. Once we
dressed him and dragged him in, and he
fell flat on his face and pretended a fit,
and we had hard work to prevent peo-
ple from arresting us for using him ill.
A very dreadful dwarf is Alexander. I
have seen pleasant dwarfs, but he is not
one Of them. A spoonful of gin each
meal and two chews of tobacco each
day; those are his terms, and he won't -
show else."
"1 canna 'bide the sight of him; be
looks like a bad brownie."
"1 think you do not pity him enough.
Sit here and let me tell you abouf Alex-
ander. He was the child of a very poor
couple in London; they were under-
sized people, and an old woman, finding
the child unnaturally small, bought him
to make a dwarf of. He was a dwarf
by nature, but would have grown bigger
than he is if he had been let alone. She
fed him on gin and gave him toobacco,
and let him have as little to eat as he
could live on. He was reared mostiy in
a dark back basement; his arms and
legs were kept bandaged tightly much
of the time. He spent hours each day
in a little iron crib exactly his length,
and to keep him quiet he was given
opium. At last he was sold to a ehow-
man until he should be of age. Since
then he has hired out to various shows.
When he got a big beard, he was worth
twenty shillings a week. He is now
thirty. He and Margery and I joined
shows three years ago. He's a great
trial, and gets worse. But whenever
you see a dwarf in a penny show decked
out like a butterfly, don'tthink he's had
a good time in this world. If dwarfs
have hearts and brains, they're only to
be pitied; if, like Alexander the Great,
they have only wit to be spiteful and to
want liquor and gay clothes, they are
more to be pitied. Ritchie says he
hopes Alexander the Great is not a re-
sponsible person."
When Quentin returned to the van,he
saw the dark side of show life. As it
would ruin the profits to exhibit Alex-
ander prematurely, he must be kept out
of sight. The dwarf himself recognized
this, and made it his pride never to
show for less than threepence. Shorn of
all his giddy trappings, wrapped in a
dismal gray flannel gown, he was crowd-
ed out of sight in an obscure corner be-
yond the show bedstead. He could not
read; he had no thoughts to keep him
company. His one luxury was to eat,
but he could not eat -continuously. Gin
he craved, but it was doled out to him
by thimblefuls. Thomas solaced some
of his captivity by playing dice with
hianthe stakes being mint -drops. Quen-
tin looked on. The wretched little claw-
hand clutching the dice box, the d (-wiry ,
eyes, the white skinny face with ita enor-
mous surrounding of beard, the head
almost full-sized, the arms and legs be-
longing to a weazened child,—behind
him, what a history ! before him, what
a destiny The show looked a different
affair to Quentin after that revelation;
perhaps Nicolas had meant it should.
When Quentin next.day said he would
go to all the meetings that should be at
the kirk, Margery and Nicolas bestirred
themselves to fit him out. They gave
him shoes and stockings that had be-
longed to the India -Rubber Boy. Thomas
lent him a gay handkerchief; Margery
brushed his clothes and bonnet. '
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are some thoughts that are born
very reasonable soul. If they
ar from the foreground of our
usness, it is from one of two
: they have been overlaid and
red or forcibly torn from the soul
strous teachings. In this last'
is to be doubted whether they
olly eredicated or will not spring
n at the crucial hour of death.
four i thoughts according to their
ty, Mark one as spiritual or irre-
These innate ideas are—first,
ation by a superior power : sec-
ur responsibility to that power ;
that our actions shall receive re-
s good or evil; fourth, that our
re itnmortal. Every man by na-
ssesses these ideas and is more or
quently brought face to face with
y and his own everlasting destiny,
ntin not only had these notions
lly, but they had been carefully
ped by education, though never
a.ted in this set form. To -day, as
lowed the sermon, thoseruling
ents of his serene and little tempt•
stence took permanent form. .ile
e demands of God upon him for
ghest use of all his powers ; he
d that in all his life his words
orks would take hold upon eter-
here to be weighed and register -
or the last few days an excite -
had seized him: The commends.-
of Nicolas had fed his vanity;
omise of the coveted Highland dress
beguiled him ; the familiar talk
kings and queens and other child -
fame had lifted him into a land
ense romance. Accustomed only
squalor and extreme poverty of
da, he took all the gaudy trap -
of the show as genuine royal
dors, and was secretly tempted to
to it as long as possible, to make it
te. Now, in the sanctuary, under
terse, stern teachings, he began to
er if he must not fly the show in-
ly. Surely, he must abandon it as
as he found his master.
e congregation departed ; Quentin
alone on the porch, The old sex-
es locking the church ; be bore a
ge resemblance of Sandie Graham.
aw Quentin irresolute, lonely; he
e to him,:
Lad, what ails yer
said Quentin, "is
g to a show?"
Lad," was the reply, "that depends
ircumstanceso-- If youlr. faither be-
e till the show and cbmmands ye
it, if he asks.of ye nothing against
moral law, then ye are no wrong to
e in the ehow, according to the fifth'
inandment."
aentin shook his head:
I have no relations at all."
The Lord pity ye! If ye have n
✓ way to make I daily bread, and i
show share no breaking of the mora
and follow the show only till y
other honest livilihood, ye may no
ar wrang. We are not to eat th
ad o' idleness." _
Ye strikenear my case," said Que
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REA.L ESTATE FOR SALE. DUNCAN & DUNCAN
UILDING LOTS FOR SAJ.E.--1-The under- . 3
signed has a number of fine building Lots
on Goderich and James Streets for sale, at law
prices. For particulars apply to p. D. WILSON
j 908
FEBRUARY 7, 1890.
LT OUSE AND LOTS FOR SALE.—The sub-
--
LI_ scriber offers for tiale the house north of
the Egmondville manse, together with three
acres, of land, suitable for building purposes.
On the front are a quantity of young fruit trees
ootnmenoing to bear. WM. ELLIOTT. - 1116
•*E1OR SALE,—Haese with abeut four or five
r lots suitable for building. House contains
three rooms up stairs, three rooms, kitchen and
cellar downstans. A corner lot well filled with
fruit trees of every kind and has a good well
and stable. Situated one street west of the
Public School on West Street Terms to su
purchaser. WM. WHITESIDE, Seafforth.
1110
ESIDENCE FOR SALE.—For sale, cheap,
the residence on North Main street at
present occupied by the undersigned. Besides
the house there is a good driVtng barn and
stabling sufficient for a dairy, also eight acres of
choice land very suitable for market gardening.
The land is well planted with large and small
fruit trees and the property is one °of the most
pleasantly situated in the town. Apply, to R.
C0MM0N. Seaforth. 1126tf
it right to
ARM FOR SALE.—For sale, part of Lots 29
and 30, Concession 1, McKillop, containing
60 acres all .cleared, well fenced and in good
state of cultivation. Buildings fair. There is a
good orchard and plenty of water. This farm ip
within two lots of the corporation of Seaforth.
It will be sold cheap and on easy terms. Apply
on the premises or to Seaforth P. 0. DAVID
DORRENCE, Proprietor. 1135t1
TlARM FOR, SALE. ---,The subscriber offers for
X sale his farm, being Lot No. 41, Conces-
sion 13, East Wawanosh, containing fifty acres
more or less, situated two and a half miles from
Winghare, all cleared and under a state of good
cultivation, well fenced and watered. On the
premises are a geod house and bank barn with
outbuildings and two good orchards, For par-
ticulars apply to the owner, THOMAS K. LINK -
LATER, Winghatu, Ont. 1141 ,
Sit bme osi the step and tell
ot it," said the sexton.
ueutin sketched his adventures.
' Weel, lad," said the sexton "
in the hands o' the good God w
preserved ye all yer life long un
• day, Experience has proved th
cermet fare yer lane withoot falli
o danger and trouble. These sho
ple seem decent and kind, and
e them work for clothes and keep.
k out this Meister Murdoch see
✓ plan, and this show will take ye
. My advice is, then, to go on w
show to Mr. Murdoch and pay h
way by yer work. Now ye sail co
me with me to dinner, and go to 5
y school and afternoon service."
Afternoon being over, Qnentin ret
to the van.
"1 wish I had something to read,'
d.
"That is easy," replied Nicolas;
ve some of Ritchie's books."
arched out half a dozen books—a
meat, a Catechism, a Pilgrim's Pro-
ess, and two or three others.
Quentin with joy fastened on to the
lgrim's Progress, in which he had read
far as "Then I saw in my dream that
hen they were got out before them."
s he settled himself to read Nicolas
oposed that he should "read aloud
nd be sure and pronounce properly."
uentin sat in the van door. In a cor-
er, in his little chair, was the dwarf;
he others gathered about, and Quentin
eg,an :
The name of that town is Van -
Montreal House,
-LIAM! IN STANLEY FOR SALE.—For sale
12 cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Bayfield
Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 62
acres are cleared and in a good state of cultiva-
tion. The balance is well timbered with hard-
wood. There are good builaings, a bearing
orchard and plenty of water: It is within half a
mile of the. Village of Varna and three miles
from Brumfield station. Possession at any
time. This is a rare chance to buy a first class
farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTEETA
FORBES, Seaforth. 1144tf
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Seaforth.
TWO WEEKS MORE.
We will continue our Clearing Sale two weeks longer, and all in
quest of heavy winter goods will do well to give us a call and secure
some of the bargains. We are desirous that during the next two weeks
our stock of winter goods be considerably lessened. We still offer a
FOR SALE.—Undersigned offer fo
FARM
sale the farm of 100 acres, being lot 30,
llth concession of Hullett, belonging to the
estate of the late Richard Cole. On the ,iplace
there is a frau e ; house, good barn, sta.bletx&c.,
young bearing ;orchard of one acre and first-
class wells. Situated about one mile west of
Londesboro. About ninety acres cleared and in
good state of cultivation, Possession 1st of
.April. Apply on the premises or to either of
the Executors. JOHN COLE, Belgrave ; H.
RADFORD, Londeshoro. • 1139tf
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special discount off the prices of all our winter stock:
Bairgains in gantlings.
Bargains in Furs.
Bargains in Flannels.
Bargains in Blankets.
Bargains in Dress Goods.
Bargains in Fancy Wool Goods.
Bargains in Shawls.
Bargains in Millinery.
Bargains in Underclothing.
Bargains in Hats and Caps.
FARM FOR SALE.—Farm for sale in the
township of McKillop, being lot 13, conces-
sion 6, containing one hundred acres, with
eighty acres cleared and in a high state of culti-
vation the remainder is good hardwood
bush There is a good house, good frame barn
and frame stables and a spring creek on the
place. It is well fenced, within half a mile of
post office and store and five and three•quarter
miles from Seaforth For further particulars
apply to T1103. STEPHENS, Queen's hotel,
Seaforth. 1139-tf
FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—Being Lot
10, in the C Concession of Turnberry, and
Lot 10, in the A Concession of Howick ; the
gravelle'ad rune between them. The two con-
tain 148 acres, of which 125 acres are cleared and
in a fit state for a binder to run. The farms are
situate on the gravel road between Wroxeter
ane Belmore—three relies from Wroxeter, and
2i miles from Belmore. There is a school house
on the corner of the land, and churches con-
venient Apply to A. CH itYSLER cn the preni-
Lees, or to J. COWAN, Wz oxeter. 1101 -ti
The last wailing, melodious note had
scarcely ended when Nicolas ruehed be-
hind the hazel bush:
Boy, you are a fortune; we shall
surpass all the other shows. I doubt if
I Can get the Highland dress -before
Stirling, but you were horn to be a
troubadour* Can you play a mandolin ?"
" Na float I can," said Quentin, who
never lacked confidence in -his own
powers. "1 could play Noel's pipes,
and there cam' a ship to Kill Eda, and
they had an accordeon, and 1 'played
that and Donald's jewsharp."
"Margery," said Nicolas, "we will
make him a troubadour's dress from the
stock of the waxworks. Let me see;
King Charles the second has a black vel-
veteen cloak and knee breechea, red
silk hose and a ruffled shirt. In cutting
down the breeches you can get out a
waistcoat, and then as King Charles will
have no clothes, we will lay him out on
Hy_ JP
"Itis not in Scotland," piped Alex-
ander.
"'And at that town there is a. fair
kept, which lasts ell the year long—"
"That would be something like,"
said Margery; "one could show in one
place all the time."
When Quentin read of the wares sold,
Thomas said, "he had never bean at
that fair; it must have been kept in
old times in London."
Quentin continued:
At this fair there are at all times
to be seen juggling,cheats, games, plays,
fools, apes, knaves and rogues—'"
Like the Browns with their Ama-
zonian, no doubt," said Margery.
"I wonder they make no mention of
waxworks," said Nicolas.
FARM FOR SALE.—Or Exchange for more
Land.—Being North half of Lot 25,,•Conce8-
sion 2, Hay, containing 60 acres, 45 cleared and
in a good state of cultivation and well under -
drained, log house with frame addition, grain
barn, horse barn, drive house, and pig pen,
frame, two good wells and good bearing
orchard. Two miles from either Hensall or
Kippen. School on next lot. Good gravel
roads in all directions. No reasonable offer re-
fused as the property must be sold. For terms
and further particulars, call or address B. S.
PHILLIPS, Henson. 1120
Bargains in Overcoats.
Bargains in Tweeds,
Bargains in Ready -Made Clothing.
Bargains in all Seasonable Goods
In every Woepartment of our two Large -Stores.
Duncan & Duncan, Seaforth
TIARM FOR SALE.—For sale or to rent, Lot
X 26, Concession 4, Hay, containing 100 acres,
about 65 acres cleared, almoat free from • stumps
and in a good state of cultivation and well fenced.
The balance is well timbered. There is a never -
failing spring and Air buildings. It has alt been
in grass for five years. It is within' two miles
and a half from Hensall and the same distance
from Kippen and a good schciol is on the ad-
joining lot. For further particulars apply to
the undersigned at Hensall P. 0. JAMES
BELL Jr.
1141x21
The people at the kirk were very sim-
ple people, and the minister preached
them a very simple sermon. The text
was, "What owest thou unto thy
Lori ?"
Quentin and his Kill Eda friends had
been accustomed to go miles to hear a
sermon. Sabbath exercises were not to
them mere perfunctory observances:
they were the event and culmination of
the week and chief opportunity for men-
tal as well as spiritual training. To fol -
TIARM FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 12, conces-
sion 4, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing
100 acres, 85 cleared, 63 seeded to grass, 8
sown to fall wheat. The farm is well -fenced,
well under -drained and well watered by a
never failing spring which runs through pipes
into a trough. There is a brick house and
kitchen, frame bar, stable ant driving shed.
Good orchard. The farm is situated within
two and a half miles of Seaforth, with good
gravel roads leading in all directions. Will be
sold on easy terms. For further particulars
apply on the premises or to JOHN PRENDER-
GAST, Seaforth P. O. Ont. 1136tt
When Quentin read how the Prince
of princes went, led by the lord of the
fair, through all the streets of it, Thom-
as said, "If the prince of Wales would
do that, he would make all their for -
Saturday,. February Ist,
We Commence Stock -Taking.
FOR THE
Handkerchief,
THE
ANDT1eB
Beware of Counterfeits,
MURRAY & LEAMAN'S
I rida dere
The Universal Perfume.
M. R. Counter,
During Stock -taking we continue the slaughter of all Winter
Goods at rock bottom cost, The following lines and quantities still
remain in stock, and are now offered for the benefit of buyers as above.
SEAFORTH.
HITRilliAll
—FOR THE—
HOLIDAYS.
Right now we are ready for business
with an immense assortment of
Christmas Gifts.
The new, the novel and the beautiful
are all alike included in our splendid
line of
Five Ladies' Fur Coats, three Men's Fur Coats, Two Goat,Robes,
65 Gents and Ladies' Persian Lamb, Astrachan Dog, Beaver, and
Cooney Fur Caps; 225 Imitation and Other lines Winter Caps; 156
Men's, Youths' and Boys' Overcoats; 700 yards Ulstering and Jacket
Cloths; 75 Readymade Ulsters and Short Jackets; 45 Velvet and
Cloth Shawls; 65 Knitted Shawls and a large variety of Knitted
Goods; 350 Suits of Men's and Bon' Underclothing; 60 Ladies
Skirts; 2,000 yards of Winter Dress Goods; large quantities tf Wool
Hosiery, and numerous other lines of Winter Goods, the whi)le of
which we offer at WHOLESALE COST.
ARM FOP' SALE. --For sale, the south half
12 of Lot 23, Concession 6. Morris, containing
100 acres, about 90 of which are cleared, well
fenced. about 70 free from stumps and well
undczdrained. The balance is well timbered
tPS-uwood. The cleared part is nearly all
seezde.i't� grass. There is a frame house and
rranftwarn, also a small orchard. This is one of
the nest farms in the township and has no
broken or bad land on it, and is good for either
grain or stock and will be sold cheap. It is
wAhin three miles of Brussels and within a
quarterof a mile of school. Apply on the
premises or to Btuss ls P. 0. WM. or JOHN
ROBB; Jr. 1 1144t1
TIARM FOR SALE.—Containing 119 acres,
12 being parts of Lots 1 and 2, on the 8th
concession of Morris, 100 acres cleared and 6
acres chopped. The balance good hardwood
bush, fairly fenced and well underdrained, good
frame house and kitchen with woodshed
attached, two frame barns and frame stable,
good orchard and three wells and a soft water
cistern. Within two miles of Blyth, where
there is a good market for all kinds of produce,
school within five minutes' walk from the house.
Would take fifty acres in part pay. This is a
first class farm and parties wishing to buy
would do well to call and see it. Apply on the
premises or address Myth Post Office. NICH-
OLAS CUMING. 1139tf
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
JEWELRY,
DIAMONDS,1
SILVERWARE,
PIATTUf 44.4
FANCY GOODS,
ALBUMS, PIPES,
SPECTACLES,
NOVELTIES, dm.
We continue to give special prices throughout the whole balance
of stock. TERMS AT CLEARING PRICES—CASH.
VARMS IN TUCKERSMITH AND STAN -
12 LEY FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 21, Con-
cession 2, L. R. S., Tuckersmith, containing
100 acres, of which 86 acres are cleared, free
from stumps, all underdrained, well fenced and
in EL high state of cultivation. The balance is
tunes ;" but when they heard how two well timbered with hardwood. There is a good
quiet strangers were abused for not buy- brick residence containing all the latest im-
ing, they all agreed that "every man provements and conveniences, a good barn,
his own, and that the lord mayor acres of orchard and gardeln containing a
throe 3utl.i-
'geroetahg
had a right to do what he would with ttauibildeisn,gsdrivingtin
house, , repair.shafisa
should have interfered." At the death kinds of large and small fruit trees and the
of Faithful, Margery burst into tears; whole farm is surrounded by maple and other
shade trees. It is close to school and is con -
but Nicolas, hearing of the waiting vernent to markets, railways, churches, etc.,
chsriot, thought " Faithful had, after and good gravel roads leading' in every direction.
the Great said he was glad that Chris- of the best farms in Huron and will be sold
cheap as the proprietOr desires to remove to
tian got off safely. , Manitoba where he hak, purchased more land.
Apply on the premises or address Brucefield
Quentin thought he should spend part P. O. GEORGE PLEWES.
of the time reading from the Bible, so
he opened the Testament, and, his eye He also offers for sale for the same reason his
all, the best of it," and even Alexander Thete are th.ree never failing wells. This is one
Come
WM. PICKARD,
--Main and Market streets Seaforth.
falling on the thirty-fifth verse of the farm in the Township of Stanley, being Lot 12,
eighteenth chapter of Luke, he read: Concession 5, Stanley, containing 100 acres,
about 76 acres cleared, free from stumps and in
- - ''' And it came to pass, that as he a state of good 6ultivation the balance well
was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain timbered. There is a comfortable frame house,
frame barn and drivin, house and stables.
blind man sat by the wayside beg- There is a good orchard and plenty of water.
ging—'" It is within three miles of Varna and eon-
"Av. the blind beggars have a good veniently situated for markets. Apply. on the
premises or to either of the undersigned WM.
T. PLEWES, Varna P. 0.; GEORGE PLEWES,
Brucefieid. 112711
Important Announcement.
BRIGHT BROTHERS,
I trade," said Alexander; "they make
(Continued cn 3rd page.)
S
The Leading Clothiers of
Huron,
We offer a great variety of ;appropriate
presents for Ladies, Gentlemen and .
Children. We can supply a suitable
gift for old or young at any sum you de
sire to expend. Our elegant holiday
stock is a popular stock in all respects
selected to meet all requirements.
We are glad to welcome visitors
pleased to show our goods, and ready
to make close prices to all buyers.
Beg to inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding country, that
they have added to their large ordered clothing t de one of the
Most Complete and best selected sto ks of Boys',
Youths' and Men's Readymade qlothiag
••••••••
IN THE COUNTY.
W. R Counter,
- Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade.
Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal
Hotel, Seaforth.
RIGHT BROTHERS.
MANAGER.
Allan, White Star and Inman
United States &Royal Mail
Atlantic Steamships.
Cabins, $50 to $100: Return, 6100 to elee.
Intermediate, $30, return $60. Steerage, 120,
return $410. All classes of passage to and from
all points in Great Britiain to any point in
Canada. If you are sending for your frtends do
not fail to secure one of our prepaid tickets
clear through and avoid all trouble.
_ Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship
Tickets to all points. Special rates to Itagitoba
and Pacific Coast points. Through eldepers
secured free. Best connection to all pointrin
the United States, Australis, and Chins. Head
agency for the hest stock and 'mutual insurance
companies. Money loaned on all classes of
security at lowest rates of interest. No trouble
to give information. Beal estate and Insuranse
Office—MARKET ST. Ticket, Steamboat, and
Telegraph Office.—MAIN ST.
A. STRONG, " The " Agent,
SEAFORTH.
McKillop Directory for 1890.1 A GREAT CHANCE.
JOHN BENNEWIES, Recve, Dublin P. 0.
JOHN MORRISON, Deputy Reeve, Ward 3,
Winthrop.
DANIEL MANLEY,Councillor,Ward 1, Beech-
wood. '
JAMES EVANS, Councillor, Ward 2, Beech-
wood.
CHARLES DODDS, Councillor, Ward 4, Sea -
forth
JOHN C. MORRISON, Clerk, Winthrop.
SOLOMON J. SHANNON, Treasurer, Win-
throp. –
ROBERT G. ROSS, Assessor, Winthrop.
ADAM HAYS„ Collector, Seaforth.
1154
1109
Valuable Property for Sale
—IN THE-
- VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS.
As the undersigned is retiring from business
he offers fax sale the following valuable prop-
erties either whole or in lots to suit purchaser:
let. New brick store on Main street, opposite
Postoffico, with plate glass front, cellar, and
dwelling above this store, will be either rented
or sold. 2nd. Foundry and machine shop with
engine. shafting, lathe, drills, &a. Everything
complete and in -exeellent running order, and
in connection a large planing mill and work
shop with saws, belts and all complete. Alec
drying kiln and store house and a large stock of
seasoned lumber. 3rd. Blacksmith shop and
tools, all complete. The whole is oeatrally
located in the thriving village of Brussels, and
In connection there is two acres of latuland
i4 dwelling houses, all well tenanted. The wbole
will be sold without reserve on the most reason
able terms. Title, indisputable. For full par-
ticulars apply to
W. R.WILSON, Proprieter,
1129 • Drawer 18, Brussels, Ont.
The tAndersigned offers for sale at a rate on
the dollar the whole of his stock -in -trade
amounting to about e9,000. The annual turn-
over is about $24,000 and the stand one of the
best in the county. He also - offers the store,
60x24, with excellent cellarage of same dimen-
sions, warehouse containing tailor and shoe
shops, 28x18, his dwelling with all the neces-
sary outbuildings and modern conveniences, a
vacant lot and the two grain stores at Kippen
Station. This is an excellent opportunity for a
live business man to recure a well established
bluer ass in excellent condition.
D. WEISMILLER, Kippen.
N. B.—All parties indebted to me are here
by requested to call and settle up and save
costs. 1153
GODERICH
Steam Boller Works.
(ESTABLISHED 1880.)
Chrystal & Black,
Manufacturers of all kinds - of Station-
ary, Marine, Upright & Tubular
BOILERS,
Salt Pans, Smoke Stacks, Sheet Iron
Works, etc.
Also dealers in Upright and. Horizontal Slide
-
Valve Engines. Automatic Out -Off Enginss
specialty. All 'sizes of pipe and pipe fittings •
constantly on hand. Esbmates furnished
short notice.
Works opposite G. T. R. Station, Goderieh.
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you're. always in the dark," said
by, be asked what it meaut---'"
they told him, that Jesus of
eat Friend,'?
it
h emwtaos come
nber onuegahrt, uhnet oahs asked
haineidj aheyn. ski
tteh pe tid, sar,
omf multitude pass
not seeing;
Nazareth164a4MrugP"a6:188*ceriittheditb,fisai—elys' in" great
Jesus, thou
Son. TofhoDugavhitd,reharvhea;erheeykr giirtv:--oL" as
high aa half a crown," said the dwarf.
buked him, that he should hold his Te
Yea,
d t ht eh they own which c thlwentiveiyn, grb; before aaryei d- BT
peacebinde"'
ut haen el-hi:less: much the more,
Thou Son of David, have mercy en
" rm g'ad he was plucky and aidet
heedo 'Aemndi 'JseasiudsVtoe:dandanerd. coMmanded
ing, What wilt thou that I shall do nu -
to
.
Margery "No rayt.w-&svery"Nodopuobltitethofejmaneells'as" saikedd
nii"erd, that 1 might
for,a, gAonodd rhoeunsaidsz
rece.,ivvvehmy,ygsoisohdto---es'es:;,.
woman ; "he was clean throwing away
criearattookeeidvL
the show-
' hisaigl'it'ivil:Augd if
fimmhe got
tewhalythh7: bis
ona., „and followed him, glorifying
Then something of the glory of that
heating burst upon the shriveled soul. of
the dwarf: one who had stumbled in
darkness had entered his natural inher-
itance of light and followed his Deily-
ereriisswhouhtinf could
see hirn hoiosilo
,, y. cried
Alexander. "1, would say, Lord,
nuttrue rote yliokue owthoeuirdpeztplbee.' '
But
any morea
rstddidtherepoor
creatur' e, ith
passion, "but I should be A 1111131.12
"But do you know," said Quenthi
"-that if you ask God he will give yon i
such a heart that when you die you shalt'
enter Heaven as fulla man as any
other .
But this
shrunken nature was too
narrow to comprehend the .unseen or to
. reach beyond the limita tune :
"I don't want things after I am
dead ; I only want things now," and he
- flung himself en the van floor in such a
passion of anger and tears that Nicolas,
fearing- he -would be useless next day,
put hina to bed and quieted him with
gin.
The next morning, at four 0'010014
Quentin was roused by an unusual tu-
mult. He heard the trampling hoofs,
the lowing and bellowing and clashing
horn on horn of black cattle, the vocif-
erations of drovers, the cry of sheep,
the roll of wheels, the shouts of late
come showmen putting up tents. Re
hastened to help Margery prepare break-
fast, and meanwhile repeated again and
again the two songs that Nicolas had
taught him for his part of Tronhadonto
Standing in front of the tent he WW1
confronted by the din and the throng
he had never imagined the like.
Losh ! what duds o' people I" he
exclaimed.
"It would be against the grain of
my 'benevolent disposition,' said Nico-
las, placidly, "to choke you, but 1 miist
unless you drop that gibberish, Losh I'
and cluds o people 1' You mean
Why, what crowds r or multitudes."
,Quentin laughed he meant to alma
but was not afraid of being choked tc
facilitate the process of amendment.
Meantime, the two cases eontainini
the wax works were pat in a corner -01
the tent behind the purple curtain; be
fore the curtain lay the earpet, oh it th
big chair or throne and the little ebair
A rope stretched across the tent re
served one half for the show, the oth
half for visitors; there were no seati
Going out again Quentin found Tho
vigorously pounding a drum, and on
. side the door was a strip of red call
– on which was painted
"The -daughter of Ana& 1
WA:flnen in the World 1 An
Beauty 1 Royal European WAX
Finest Ever Exhibited' Rival hi
Tussands . All Famous Clam
Copied from Life !"
mattboio:
heother side of the door a b
"Alexandermaninthevvortlhdei GTrea!
tiot Dar.Sungroall
Nobility 1 The Pet of the Royal irs
ily I Under Patronage of The Q120.
Splendid Dresses I Enter I"
Come and' dress yonrself,"-
Nicolas to Quentin.
Nicolas took Quentin into the van
transformed hin:t. Quentin ha
knew himself—a pair of long -toed b
satin slippers with buckles, long
stockings, black velveteenknee-b
waistcoat to meta, wide We frills
the neck, wrists and breast, black
veteencoat lined with yellow. A b
blue ribbon over his shoulder held
mandolin; his handswere vrhi
with rice -flour ; his hair, a little dr
with pomade, parted in the middle,
upon his shoulders the ends rolled
in large rings. Talking him into
tent, Nicolas dismissed Thomas and
drum, and began a speech to sontefo
worfiftestru
yr.auodkivtars. Quentin hate
ona
"Ladies and gentlemen, for th
pence we offer you the finest sped
of humanity. Nothing more deli
the eye and educates; the soulthan to
hold marvels of nature. We offer
here in this tent a man tbe very
est of his species—a mai/ and beau
man the gee of a two-year-old influx
man of intellect; & bearded ma
small I can cam- him on my h
Dwarfs have always been famous i
tory and the delights of courts : no
ever had so smalls dwarf as you
to -day for three -pence. Few that
three -pence you will- see the fa
beautiful, generous, accomp
Daughter Anak—the largest w
in the world. What is a nobler sp
ZeeciePntt taimgle Aalisteonssosf Atuk-0"14getm
de than a giant 7. Nothing is nob
eeu
et
gentleman, tells us of a slant wh
wfoasr.at Mediterranean nw—faestinhgfiifsgat ea,wfMe bEhjchl gni: ail In i;
y, a°
so tali that he rambled around
tisimhisfewremashideadtdhlaet:hheetiwocaakeDyaffulgeidlyhaeNhosorwbec
ving
ui app:esin ei t sbne beautiful
u nTIthh -mid
our ughter of
to;
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