The Huron Expositor, 1897-12-10, Page 6•
HE MON EXPOSITOR
THE SEAFORTH
TEA STORE
Is n(;vr in fall blast selling goods cheaper
than. ever. Japan Tea worth 20o, now 15e
a pound; Japan Tea worth 25e, now 20c
a pound; Japan Tea worth 35c, now 25e a
pound Black and Green Tem worth 35C,
TtOW 2do a pound. Five pounds Raisins for
25e. Five pounds Prunes for 25o. Five
pounds Tapioca for 25c. Five Packets Corn
tarch for 25e. Three Boxes Matches for
25c. Six Tins Sardines for 25e. Eight
pounds Sulpher for 25e. Eight pounds Salt
for 25c. These are just a few of the many
bargains which I am now offering. Also
another comment of China, Crockery and
Glassware in Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets in
the lateet designs. A very find a-ssortment
of Decorated Lamps, and a fine display of
Lemanade Sets. Also a well assorted stook
of all kinds of Crockery and Glassware.
of which will be sold et the very lowest
prime. Fresh Finnan Haddies arriving this
week.- Fresh Labrador Herrings and
barrel fish just arrived A call solicited.
The highest p:ices paid for good fresh But-
ter, Eggs, and all kinds of Poultry -the
crops must be out of Poultry and not
scalded.
A. G. AULT, C4th.
VETERINARY. -
TOTIN GRIEVS,V. S., honor grsdut� of Ontario
0 Veterinary College. AU dt.Naes of Damietta
maw& treated. Ogle promptly attended So and
eltedgeantoderste. Vete sinewy Dentistry a epochally
Ogee rand residence on Goderioh street, one door
Ass of Dr. BooWir office, Sosforth. 1112I1
• G. H. GIBS,
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, Toronto College of
veterinary denKne, Honor Graduate of Ontario Vet-
erinary College, Honor member of Ontario Veterin-
ary Medical Society. All diseases of doraestie animas
Wilfully treated. MI oats promptly attended to
day or night. Denthery and Surgery a speolalty.
Offioe and Dispensary -Dr.. Oimpbell's old office,
Main street Seeforth. Night ogle answered from the
Office. 1408-52
LEGAL
JAMES L KR -LORAN,
13arrister1, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary
Publio. Money to loan. Office over Plokard's Store,
formerly Mechanics Institute, Main State t, &Muth.
1528
AT G. CAMERON, formerly of eamezon, Holt &
an Cameron, Barrister and Solicitor, Goderich,
Ontairio. Offiee-Hamilton street, oppoeite Colborne
11OteL 1452
TAMES SCOTT, Banister, &o. Solicitor for Mol.
O eon's Bank, Clinton. Office - Elliott lock,
Clinton, Ont. Money to loan on mortgage.
1451
D
R. RATS, Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and
Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion
. Office-Oardne's block, Main Street, Ileaforth.
4oney to loon. 1235
i11. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor Notary, &o.
Oflioce-Rooms, five doors norilt ofOommerob
Li, ground floor, next door to 0. L. Papal a
swelry store, Main street, Seaforth. Goderich
ents-Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1215
/1 ARROW & FROUDFOOT, Barristers, Selloltors,
ur kv.,Goderloh, Onterio. 3.?. 13.tret0V, Q.
WL PHOUDIOCAl. 685
riklitERON, HOLT & HOLM, Banieten.
ki &Mors in Obszoery, lio.,14otterioh, OM M. 0.
Conners. Q. 0., Mier Horat, Demur Homes
HOLMESTED, eucoessor to the late irm of
. McCaughey & Holmested, Barrister, Solicitor
0onveSdoseer, and Notaty Solicitor for the Can
adieu Bank of Commerce. Money to lend. Farm
Lor side. Office in Scott's Block, Main Street
'Worth. i
DENTISTRY.
W. TWEDDLE, Dentist. Offiee-Over Richard-
. son & McInnis' shoe store, corner Main and
John streets, &Worth.
ly. BELDEN, dentist; erovrning, bridge work
and gold plate work. Special attention given
the preservation of the natural teeth. All work
carefully- performed. Office -over Johnson Bros.'
nardware store, Seaforth. 1451
'flit. H. S. ANDERSON, graduate of Royal College
JO of Dental Surgeons, Ontario, D. D. S., of To-
ronto University. Office, Market Block, Mitohell,
Ontario. 1402
Ths AGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, will
It. visit Tiensall at Mcdgens' Hotel
every Monday, and at Zurich the
seeondThursday in each month 1288
8
reR. A. R. KINSMAN, L. D. S., D. D. S.
_Li Honor graduate of Toronto University, Den-
tist, will practice dentistry at his father's" rooms in
Exeter, and at his raced at Mrs. Shafer's restaurant,
Homan, every Wednesday. H. Kinsman, L. D. S.,
at Zurich the last Thurdsday of eaoh month.
1645-13
MEDICAL.
Dr. John McGinnis,
Hon. Graduete London Western University, member
of Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeon&
Ofiloe and Readence--Formerly occupied -by Mr. Wm.
Pickard. Victoria Street, next to the Catholic 0huroh
tirNight calls attended promptly. 1458x12
TNR. ARMSTRONG, M. B., Toronto, M. D. 0. M.,
j.), Victoria, M. 0. P S., Ontario, successor to Dr.
linilott. office lately occupied by Dr. Eliot*, Bence.
eld,Ontario.
D E. COOPER, M. D., M. B., L. F. P. and S.
▪ GLsagow, &o, Phytdolan, Surgeon and At: -
comber, Constinoe, Ont. 1127
AncoLEX.- BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of ihe Royal
College of Physioians and Surgeons, Kingston.
essor to Dr. Maokid. Office lately oocupied
ny Dr. Mackid, Mau,. Street Seaforth. Haldane°
--Coiner of Victoria Square, in house lately occupied
by L.E. Dancey. 1127
1DR. F. J. BURROWS,
Late Zesident Physiolan and Surgeon, Toronto Gen -
evil Hospital. Honor graduate Trinity University,
member rif the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario. Coroner for the County of Huron.
sirOFF10E.-Sesne as formerly occupied ay Dr.
Smith, opposite Public School, Seaforth. Telephone
No. 4.6. S. B. -Night calls answered from office.
1386
DRS. SCOTT & Mac -KAY,
PllYSIOIANS AND SURGEONS,
Goderioh street, opposite Methodist church,Seaforth
J. 04 SCOTT, graduate Victoria and Ann Arbor, and
member Ontario College of Phyeiolans and
El geom. Coroner for County of Huron.
D. oKAY, honor graduate Trinity, University,
gitld medalist Trinity Medical College. Member
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario.
ti 1483
AULfrIONEERS.
IMARD COMMON, Beamed auctioneer for the
patulty of Huron,sales and bills attended to
promOtly, charges in keeping with times, Seaforth,
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WM. M'OLOY,
Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth,
and Agent at Hensel' for the Massey -Harris Menu
-
reaming Company. hales promptly attended to,
charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed.
orders by mall addressed to Mansell Post Office, or
left at his reetidence, Let 2, Concession 11. Tuck -
*smith. will receive prompt attention. 1296-11
-e*OHN MoDOUGALL. Licensed Auotioneer for
ei the County of Huron. Sales attended dn all
parte-of the County. Terms reasonable. From Mr.
MoDougalFs long experience as a dealer in farm
*took of all kinds, he is specially qualified to judge
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A SILHOUETTE.
"The devil !" Dumfort pulled up his
mules.
"So I say. Six. I an' my wife hey been
on the lookout for you since mawnin'."
" 'Bleeped, captain. Six? That about
halves them down thar. T!Ta I dunno
a; ever I was more interruptid than this
afore 1" snapping his whip meditatively.
Lucy, peeping through the oil -skin -blind,
could see the bold, merry face of the young
countryman. He stood pulling his red
beard and frowning with decent regret , for
his neighbors. Of course he was sorry, 'but
he had 80 Much life and fun in him that he
could not help being happy and comfortable
if the whole State of Carolina were dead
with yellow fever.
• "I've got the mail, too. An' a passen-
ger," said Dumfort, jerking his bead back
to the wagon. "What in the mischief am
I to do ?"
" The mail '11 keep. Drive right up to
my house, an' my wife '11 give you an' the
other man shake -downs till the mawnina"
"'Tain't another man."
The young man stepped quickly forward,
with an instanteous change of manner. He
jerked off his quilted wide -rimed hat ("made
out of his wife's old dress," thought Lucy).
"1 did not know thet thee was a lady in-
side," he said. "1 was too rough with my.
news. Come up to my house. .My Wife '11
tell you there's no danger."
"1 shall be very glad to go," said Miss
Coyt."
Dumfort drove up a rutted mountain road
and stopped before a log cabin. Of all
houses in the world, it was plainly the _first
venture in life of two poor young people.
Lucyread the 'whole story at a glance-.
There was the little clearing on the moun-
tain -side; the patch of. corn and potatoes
(just enough for two) ; the first cow; the
•house itself, walls, ceiling, and floor made of
planed planks of the delicately veined popu-
lar • the tidy supper table with two
plates; the photographs o'f the bride's
father and mother hung over the mantle -
shelf in frames which she had made of bits
of mica from the mines yonder. Here was
a chair made out of a barrel and trimmed
with pink muslin, there a decorated ginger
jar, a chromo of the Death of Andrew Jack -
were on the wall. Lucy was on the same
rung of the ladder of culture as her hostess.
She has a very refined taste," she
thought. That tidy stitch was just coming
in at Fairview." Hurrying in from the
field, her baby in her arms, came a plump,
freckled, blue-eyed woman.
"Mistress Thomas," said Diunfort, pon-
derously, "bet me make you acquainted
with Mies Coyt. She war aegoin' to Otoga
to teach school."
The two women excha.nged emilee and
keen glatwee. "Baby's asleep," whispered
the mother. I'll shake hands when I lay
him down." •
Lucy ran to turn down the crib quilt.
"He's tremendously big," she whispered,
helping to tuck him. in.
Now, Doroas, let's have supper," called
the farmer from the door, where he sat
smoking with Dumfort. "Our friends must
be hungry as bars."
Dorcas smiled, and with untolerably lazy
slowness tucked up her sleeves from her
white arms and began the inevitable chicken
frying. Lucy suddenly remembered how
unbusineEs-like was the whole proceeding.
She went up to her hostess, who was stoop-
ing over the big log fire.
a What do you charge for board ?" she
said. "1 should like to stay here until the
sickness is over in Otoga. That is, if your
charges are reasonable," eying her keenly.
Her rule always was to make her bargain
before buying, then she never was cheated.
Mrs. Dorcas's fair face burned red. "We
don't take folks in to board," she drawled,
in her sweet voice, looking at Lucy curious-
ly. "But we'll be mighty glad if you'll
stay 's long 's you can. It's powerful lone-
some hyah on the mountains: We'll take
it as very kyind in you to stay."
It is you who are kind," said Lucy,
feeling miserably small and vulgar. But
how could she have known? They did not
use strangers in this ridiculously generous
way in, Fairview.
Mistress Dorcas shot tin amused specula-
tive glance after her, and went on with her
frying. Miss bot, presently finding the
baby awake, tobk him up and went out to
the steps where his father and Dumfort still
smoked and gossiped in the slanted yellow
beams of the lowering sun. The baby, who
was freckled, and sofi-eyed as his mother,
replied to Lucy's cooing and coddling ),;)y
laughing and thrusting his tiny fat fist into
her eyes. Lucy stooped and kissed him
furtively. She felt lonely and fair from
home just then.
What do you call baby ?" she asked.
Mrs. Dorcas came to the door. "His real
name is Humpty. But he was baptised
Alexander -Alexander Van Cleve."
Lucy sprang in her feet. "Van Cleve 1"
staring at the farmer. "1 thought your
name was Thomas ?"
"Thomas Van Cleve," siniling. "Why,
what is wrong_ with that ?"
Lucy felt as though a blow had been
struck at her, which made her knees tot-
ter. They told me in Virginia that the
Snydams were on your track."
There was a sudden silence Ibut Miss
Coyt, being greatly shaken, stuiribled on.
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"1 did. not expeot to come in your way -
Ian nob used to such thing -and this poor
baby," hugging it patsionately. It's a 'Wan
Cleve too ?" •, •
The young man took the boy. "Quiet
yourself. Humpty wilanot be hurt by -any
One," he saki, and putting him up on his
shoulder he walked down to the chicken -
yard. His wife went in without a word,and
shut the door. Lucy sat; down, - After a
long time she said to Dumfort:
"1 have made a mistake."
"Yes. But you couldn't be expected to
know. I never heard a Suydam s name
mentioned to a Van Cleve afore. It was
so surprisin' it didn't seem decent, some-
how.'
"1 don't understand why," groaned
Lucy.
" No ? Ther' e things *hat ain't never
talked of. Nop ther's the Peteres in the
Smoky Mountauue There used to be a dis-
ease in the Peters family which attacked
one leg. .But it turned out to be true
Asiatic leprosy. Well, it isn't reckoned
civil hyarabolits to talk of legs afore the
Peters. Now this fatnil 's got a -a discuss -
k
ion haugin' on with the nydams for a hun-
dred year, as nrifortim 's leprosy. An' -
well, probably you're the first person's ever
mentioned it to them."
They relapsed into silence until they were
called into supper,. Lucy felt as if a tlain
glaze of ice bad risen between her and the
Van Cleves. They were afraid of her. A8
for her, her food choked her. But after
supper Mrs. Dorcas brought out a flannel
slip which she was making tor baby, and
Lucy insisted on trying it on. She was fond
of babies. She had a (moque in her trunk
which she had been braiding for her brother
Joel's child .
"I'll bringia down to give you the idea,"
she said, and ran up for it.
Van Cleve looked at it over °his wife's
shoulderwhen it came. "Try that thing
on Humpty, Mies Coyt," he said, and when
it was on he held the boy up on his out-
atretched arm. "Pretty 'a a picture, hey,
Dumfort?" - .
" rit finish it forThim;" exclaimed Lucy,
with a gash of generosity. "1 can make
Sam another."
Mrs. Dorcas broke into a delighted flood
of thanks. She jumped bp to fit and but-
ton it on the boy, while her husband, quite
as vain and pleased as she, held 'him. It
seemed incredible to Lucy that this ghastly
horror, which never could be mentioned,
stood like a shadow behind the three; that
this commonplaee, jolly little away, went
to bed, rose, sat down to eat, with death as
their perpetual companion, dumb, waiting
to strike.
The next morning was that of. an April
day. - ,The whole world was swathed in fog
and gray dampness, and the next moment it
flashed and sparkled in the sunlight, every
leaf quivering back in brilliance. Young
Van Cleve had set off by daylight, whistling
behind his steers. Before noon he :lame up
the mountain, his head sunk, silent and
morose. -Even the ruddy color was gone;
his thick:featured, jolly face was nipped as
with age.
Dorcas ran to meet, him. " Are you sick,
Tom ?"
" No." -
"Have you "-she glanced swiftly around
-" bave you heard -anything ?"
"Nothing. I thought it best to throw
off work to -day."
He drove the steers into the inclosure.
'As he unyoked them he sent keen, furtive
glances into the darkening woods. Mean-
while the sky had lowered. Clouds walled
in the mountain plateau; the day had grown
heavy and forboding. u
2 Dumfort came to Lucy, who was sitting
on the steps with the baby. .
" Thomas has hed a waraina" he said,
in a low tone. " Connel Abram's on his
track."
"He has seen him 1" She started up,
catching up Humpty in her arms. "He is
coming here ?"
"S� I think. But Thomas hain't seen
him. He's been warned. I've heerd that
them Van Cleves allays kin tell when a
Suydam is near them.
;" Nonsense 1" Lucy set the child down
again.
"Jest as some men," pursued Dumfort,
calmly, "kin tell when there's a rattle-
snake in the grass nigh; an' others creep
with cold ef a cat's in the room."
Miss Coyt, still contemptuous, watched
Van Cleve sharply as he passed into the
housa. "Dorcas,"he said, quietly, as he
passed, "bring Humpty in. Keep indoors
to day." He went up into the loft, closing
_the trap-door behind him, and Lucy fancied
that she heard the dick of fire -arms.
Dumfort's pipe went out of his mouth
with his smothered excitement. "He's
loadin' ! Snydam's comba !" he whispered.
"Thomas ain't the same man he was this
mawninal He's layin' to, 'n' waitita."
"To murder another man! And he calla
.himself a Christain ! He lied family pray-
ers this morning !"
" What's that got to do with it ?" de-
manded Dumfort, fiercely. "Thomas's gct
his dooty laid out. 'He's got the murderer
of his brother to punish. The law's left it
to them two families to settle with each
other. God's left it to them. Them old
Jews sent the nearest of kin to avenge
blood. The Snydams hey blood to avenge."
He got, up abruptly and walked uneasily up
and down the barn -yard. Dorcas had left
her work, and with Humpty in her arms,
sat by the window, her keen eyes fixed on
the thicket of pines that fenced in the
house, black and motionless in the breath-
less air.
No rain had fallen as yet, but the forest,
the peaks of the mountains beyond, the fa-
miliar objects in the barn-yardahad drawn
closer with that silent hush and peculiar
dark distinctness that precedes a storm.
They, too, }listened and waited. Lucy
heard a etep iia the house. Van Cleve came
'heavily down from the loft and seated him-
self, his face turned towards the road by
which a stranger must approach.
,Lucy stood irresolute for a few minutes ;
she felt as if die could not draw her breath •
the air was full of death. Pulling the hood
of her water -proof over her head, she cross-
ed the stile and walked down the road. "1
will be first to meet the wolf," she said
aloud, laughing nervously. - -
The road wound round the unbroken
forest down to the creek. As she came
nearer to the water she heard the plash of a
horse's feet crossing the ford. She tried to
cry out that he was coming, to warn them,
but her mouth would not _make a sound;
her legs shook under her; she oaugh by a
tree, possessed hy childish, abject fear.
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When the horse and rider came into eight
she laughed hysterically. •
It was the gootChumored doctor. He
turned quietly at her cry, and smiled pla-
cidly. Nothing would startle that phleg-
matic mass of fleeb. He alighted, tied his
horse, and came to her with the leisurely,
noiselesnmovemenas peouliar to him.
"You are frightened. What are you
,afraid of, Miss Coyt
Oh, of a monster 1" -laughing feebly -
"a human beast of prey that is -in -these
mountains.* Every time a branch moved I
expected to see his murderous face coining
toward his victim."
She wanted to pour out the whole etory,
but he stood stolid and incurious, asking no
questions. She hesitated and stopped.
"1 saw nobody," he said, composedly. •
Whether he was interested or not she
must tell him, he svas SD wise and kind; he
was a man used to control others. If he
would interfere he could 'doubtless put an
end to it all.
"It is a vendetta," she began. "You
heard of it the time of the accident."
"You should not_allow yourself to be ex-
cited by the gossip of the inountains, he
interrupted, gently; but his eyes, sinning
down at heromddenly seemed to her as hard
e and impenetrable as granite. "1 fear I
must leave you. I must reach Otoga before
noon."
"You must not go to Otoga," catching
him by the arm. The yellow fever is
there. Half of the population are dead."
"Worse than that, I am afraid," he said,
gravely. "We heard this morning that.
there was now neither doctor, nurse, nor
anybody to bury the dead."
"And you are going to help them ?"
drawing back with a kind of awe.-
" I am a doctor," he said, indifferently,
and I can nurse in a fashion, and if the
woret comes to the worst, Ican dig a
grave."
" I'm sure it is -very heroic," gasped
Lucy. The tears came to her eyes.
He frowned irritably. Nothing of the
kind. Somebody must go, of course. The
physicians in Abingdon are married men. I
am A stranger, andhavenobody. There is
nothing to keep me in this world, but a lit-
tle business which I have to do and that lies
in Otoga. I really must ride on. But I
will take you safely home first. Where are
you staying ?"
"At the cabin yonder. Behind the pines.
Thomas Van Cleve a."
• The doctor had stepped before her to
bend aside the bushes. He stopped short,
and stood motionless a moment, his back to
her. When he turned there liras an alter-
ation in his face Which she co-ld not define.
The actor was gone; the real man looked
out for an instant from behiad the curtain.
a' Young Van Cleve lives in that cabin ?"
"Yes, with his Wife and child."
" A child? IS it a boy !"
"Yes, the dearest little fellow. Why do
you ask ?"
A smile, or it might have been a nervous
contortion, flickered over the fat, amiable
face. His tones became exceedingly soft
and lazy.
"It is with Van Cleve I had business to
settle. I have been looking for him a long
time."
"Then you will come to the house with
me ?"
c3he would have passed on, but stopped,
troubled and frightened, she knew not
why. The man had not heard her; he
stood slowly stroking his heavy chin, delib-
erating. Certainly there is nothing drama-
tic in the stout figure in its long linen coat,
low hat, and -boots sunk in the mud -there
was not a trace of emotion on the flabby,
apathetic features, yet Lucy cowered ae
though she had been brought face to face
with a asked soul in the crisis of its life.
- "1 have been looking for him a long
time," he repeated, talking to himself.
"Bt there is Otoga.. They need me in
Otoga."
There was not a sound. Not the fall of a
leaf. Even the incessant sough of the wind
through the gorges was still. The world
seemed to keep silence. • The time comes to
every man when the devil of his life-long
appetites and passions -rises to face the Gocl
that is in him for a final struggle.
He looked up at the cabin; it was but a
step. He had been following Van Cleve for
years. He .drew his breath quickly once,*
thrust the bushes aside, and began to climb
the rock.
The sun suddenly flashed out; a bird
•fluttered up the thicket, and perched on a
bough close beside him, eending out a clear
trill of song. He stopped short, a quick,
pleased heat coming to his face.
" Pretty little thing, hey? It knows me,
d'ye see ! It's watching me."
He waited a moment until the song ceas-
ed, and then nervously adjusted 'his hat.
"I'll go to those poor devils in Otoga. I
reckon that's the right thing to do." And
turning he hastily mounted his horse.
Lucy felt that he was going to his death,
and he seemed like an old friend. She ran
across the road and put her hands up on the
horse's neok.
"Good -by," she said.
"Good -by, Miss' Coyt."
"1 will never see you again 1 God bless
you ?"
"Me ?" He loOked at her, bewildered.
" God ? Oh yes. Well, perhaps so." He
rode down the road, end the stout figure
and flapping linen coat disappeared in the
fog.
Relief in six hours! What a glad mes-
sage to the pain -racked, bed -ridden, der
pairing sufferer from _rheumatism's cruel
gravp-and this is a fact), borne outby
volumes of evidence, for this greatest of
- pain conquerors.
Rheumatism is curable -South Ameri-
can Rheumatism Cure is an absolute
sweific, and radically cures the mosb
stubborn eases in from one W three days.
" I suffered intensely from rheumatism
and sciatica. Tried many remedies and
many physicians without any lasting
benefit. A few doses of South Ameri-
can Rheumatideure wonderfully helped
me; two bottles cured me." -E. Errett,
Ont.
Thousands of freed slava ton th•
same story -don't suffer fon hour
henger.-22.
For sale by I.V.Fear and Lumsden & Wilson
•
Four days passed. Dumfort, who ap-
peared to be a man of leisure, lounged about
the cabin, helping with thework, and oc-
casionally bringing news froin Otoga, gath-
ered from some straggler who was flying
from the fever. He came in one morning
and beckoned Van Cleve out.
" There's one of them poor wretches
fallen by the way -side. He's got the plague.
It's my belief there's not an hour's life in
him."
" Pll come." Van Cleve hastily gathered
some simple remedies; he had not heroism
enough to leave his family and sacrifice his
life for his neighbors, but he was a kind1
fellow, and could not turn back from aeiy
dying creature creeping to his door. The
two men went down the mountain together.
"1 wanted," said Dumfort, "to pulthilm
under a rock. .1But be said, No, let irk
die out of doors.'"
"That was a queer notion."
"Yea." Dumfort glanced askance at his
companion. "He's ben down doctrin' in
Otoga. Went there voluntarily. I heard
of him two days ago.". After an embarrass-
ed pause, he added, "He wants to see you,
Thomas. areu personally."
" Me ? Who is he a' (halting).
Dumfoet lowered his voice to a quick
whisper. "'It's the man that's ben follerin'
you and your'n, Thomas."
Van Cleve uttered an oath, but it choked
on his lips. "An' he's dying? What does
he want of me ?"
"God knows, I don't." The men stood
silent - "He'. been doctorin' them pore
souls in Otoga," ventured Dumfort, pres-
ently.
Still Van Cleve did not move. Then, with
a jerk, he started down hill. "I'll go
to him. Bring them other medicines, bum-
•
fort."
But when he reached the dying man he
saw that it was too late for medicines. He
kneeled beside him and lifted asis head,
motioning Dumfort to stand baok out of
hearing.
What paused between them na one but
God ever knew.
As the sun was setting that day Van
Cleve came to the cabin. He was pale -and
haggard, but he tried to speak cheerfully.
" It was a poor fellow, Dorcas down in
CULIIIIITCONI.Iall:e. •
The fee.
• simile is es
Signature ewer
emu.
the woods as died of the fever. Dumfort
an' I have buried him. But I'd like you an'
Miss Coyt to conk to the grave. It'd seem
kinder, somehow." He carried the baby
in his arms, and when they reached the
place -it was a patch of sunny sward,
where the bird sang overhead -he said:
"Humpty, I wish you'd kneel down on the
grave and any your little Forayer. I think
he'calnow,anld feel better of it; an' -there's
another 'reason." •
The next week Miss Coyt received a letter
from bome, which, witifVery red cheeks,she
told Dorcas Would compel her iinmediate
return home. Mr. Pettit, of whom she had
told her, had received a call, and had asked
her to be his wife, and this would put an
end to her experiment of teaching in the
south. In a day or two Dumfort drove her
baola to Abingdon'and the family in the
cabin returned to their usual quiet routine
of life.
[THE END.]
A LONDON EPIS4DE.
A Prominent Contractor Cured of Bright's
Disease by Dodd'a Kidney Pills.
London, December 8th. -Not since the
great election trial, some year ago, has any
London episode created such widespread
excitement as hanthe caee of Ge E. Brady,
of 229 Talbot Street.
Mr. Brady, a prominent contractor'suf-
fered for years with Bright's Disease. Doc-
tors and special remedies failed utterly to
help him. In despair he tried Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills, and was cured by a few boxes.
Dodd's Kidney Pills bave proved them-
selves, in this city, to be the only remedy
that will positively cure every ease of
Bright's Disease, Diabetes and every other
kidney complaint. They have never failed
here. People will buy no other medicine. '
In Giese&
AT A BOWLING TOtlittNAMENT.
. Did ye ever attend a bowlin' tournament ?
If not, don't go near ane, fur ye'll ne'er get
the better o't. I wanner% intae ane the
ither day, an' hiv never got whit ye mieht
ea' a guid nicht's rest since.
-I got completely absorbit in the gemm
afore I wis ten meenits in the green enclo-
sure. Aboot a hunner decent, respectable
men were throwin' round black ba's up tae
try an' lie beside a wee white ane, an' seem-
ed tae get quite excited at whit appeared
tae me a very easy task. It seemed tae be
a warm job a for they had a' their jeketa aff ;
in fac', some o' them had their sleevea row'd
up.•
The supporters o' the players were ex.
cited tae, an' kept tellin' their men whit tae
dae tae reach the wee bool.
Tak' plenty green, Jamie," said ane;
but I didna see Jamie tak' ony green, fur
the turf was the same after he played as
before.• ,Be
up, Andra," I heard anither say,
but Andra didna heed 'im, fur he simply
curled awa his bool, and it went intae a
ditch, at the ither end o' the green. The
supporters said that wis puir play, but I
thocht it wis the best 1. had seen, for he wis
the only player who seemed to be able tae
throw his ba intaa the ditch.
Jamie was then to tak' the back liana bit
he wis wiser than his supporters, for he
jist fired awa in froht o' him an' (as I heard
them say) " kissed " the jaela A gey puir
smack it wis, tho', an' no like the kisses I
am accustomed tee.
Andra then ca'd the jack oot o' its place,
an' " Well done, an' a toucher," rent the
air. I thocht it wis very unfair o' Andra
tae doethis whin Jamie had struck the
mark sae weel, bit it seems that's the
gemm.
Eater throwin' the bed back an' forrit for
an 'oor or sae the gemm ended, an' Jamie
wis deolared the winner by three shots. He
waaprood, prood o' his victory,an' there wis
hen -shakin' a' roon.
They teat me efter (at the pavilion) that
Jamie had won his tie, an' wis in the final.
I said I wis gled o' that. Ye see, it wis
Jamie's roon," an' I couldna go against
the man at that critical moment.
As it wis, we had drinks a' mon'an' I wis
askit tae become a bowler, an' as they were
decent fellas, I agreed, an' they drunk ma
health.
A'm out on the green every nicht, noo
that the tournament ' is owre (and which
Jamie won), an' che only thing that bothers
me noo is hoo ate keep the book oot o' the
ditch -the last place, they say, that ony
booler wid think o' sendin' his bools intae-
although, in ma ignorance, I aince thocht it
wis the place tae pit them when ye were
tell't tae lie " up.'
We a little practice I should be ready for
next year's tournaments, where I hope to
make a name for masela-The
•
The Scot in London.
Wherever ho_pitches his tent the Scot
brings with him the habits and institutions
of his land. In London to -day (shades of
Burns a tinned haggis is on sale, and not
long ago the wailing notes of the bagpipes
could frequently be heard proceeding from a
sequestered spot on Hampstead Heath, says
a correspondent. Suddenly the student of
the pipes mysteriously . disappeared, and
there were rumors of foul play, which may
be interpreted in two ways. But there is
still a piper who sometimes struts in , the
vicinity of Ludgate Hill,and gathers a good-
ly harvest of bawbeee. Respecting the op-
erations of this musician a Londoner recent-
ly observed to a friend, "These Scotchmen
must love the bagpipes; why, I saw one
drop money into that piper's bap with tears
in his eyes 1" "Ah," replied the unfeeling
Saxon, the tears must have come after he
had dropped the money," which, of course
was a base calumny.
•
-Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, recently
took to bioycling, and as her mother doubt-
ed the propriety of the sport, a council of
Ministers was called, and decided that it
was not in keeping with queenly dignity to
ride a wheel. Besides, there was danger to
the precious life ot the queen. Her Majesty
poute1, but obeyed, and has now got a
Shetland pony.
HAVE
YOU
BACKACHE?
If you have, you don't need to
suffer with it another day. Get Dr.
Chase's Kidney Pills and they will
give you relief as promptly and
effectually as they aid MR. D. C.
SIMMONS, of Maybes, Ont. He
says his kidneys and back were
so bad) he was unable to work or
sleep: His urine had a brick -dust
deposit; and he had to get lip 3 or 4
times in the night to piss water.
Be has only taken half a box of Dr.
Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, the back
pain has gone, he sleeps well, and
feels well enough to do any kind of
work.
One P111 a pose.
Price. 25 Cents a Box.
All dealers, or Edrosnson, Bates.91 Co.,
Znonto. Ont.
*DECEMBER 10,1897,
Rol led Oats
of quality
and of healthfulness and parity,
and cleanliness.
Your grocer sells them by the
pound.
Tillson's Pan -Dried
Rolled Oats
are unvarying in their absolute
cleanliness, freedom from hulls,
and that nut like flavor that oats
possess When they are fully ripe
and carefully matured. No starch
to hurt' digestion ; because the
Drying.
starch cells of the oat are broken
in Pan No insects eggs, -
no dirt,no hulls, nothing but
Rolled Oats through and through.
Your grocer sells them by the
pound.
f oaaeaeama
THE TILLSON CO., Limited,
Tilsonburg, Ont.
_ 1527-52
TO THE
PUBLIC
GENERALLY.
„
We are showing by far the best selected
and most complete stook of Bootee
Shoes and Rubbers in town for the
present season. See it and be satisfied,
for you are bound to find just what -you
want. Another very important thing.
or you to know is, that we give quid-
ty ae well as quantity, and show in ale
departments goads of the highest grade
of excellence. And lastly, be it re-
membered, that in price we pleaee you
with the best figures it is possible to
-
make honest goods. Come in and see
our Men's Long Boots, and also our
Women's Box Calf in balmorals and -
button, which for style, quality sea
price cannot- be equalled in town. ate
Rubbers we can fit any shoe and 41,1
pockets, in all the different brandy.
Give us a call, and we will be pleased
to show you through our stock.
Richardson d McInnis,
READ TH I S. WHITNEY'S BLOM
SEAFOR.TH.
It Speaks for Itself.
How Mr. Alex. Ross, of Bruce -
field, made over $50 out
of 50 Cents.
Here is his own story:
Dear Sir: I fed FEAR'S CONDI-
TION' POW DERS to my. horses for
about three weeks, and it piled the
flesh. on at such a pie that they
brought me over $50 more when sold
than they would have if I had not used
it. It was money in my pocket that
time, I can tell you. ALEX. J. Ross,
Brucefield.
Three pounds for 50c at
Fear's Drug Store, CV&
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(6N THE 5. CLAIR RIVER)
SARNIA, ONTARIO.
Fifty-three Students now in attendance.
Thorough courses in Business and Short-
hand.
Book-keeping by actual Business system.
Individual instruction.
Students may enter at any time.
Write for particulars.
A. S. Nreneo.
For over ci year we have had the agency for the sale 01
INDAPO. Oar first order was for a quarter of a dozen,
our last tor One hundred and Forty-fourtrollars worth.
TitallEMARK 41[Irtdaii
aolsrolED.
INDAPO
THE GEBAT
HINDOO REMEDY
PR0DIME8 THE ABOVE
Renate in BO daye. Oures
all Nervous Diseases. Failing Memory
Paresis, Sleeplessness, Nightly Emis-
sions, etc. caused by past abuses, gives
vigor and size to shrunken organs, and quickly but
surely restores .Loet Manhood in oldor Yonne.
Easily carried in vest pocket. Pries Sd.00 a package.
Slifer $3.00 with a written guarantee to *are or
money refunded. DON'T WE Mn IMITATION, but
insist oa having IIIDAPO. If your druggist has not
got it, we will send it prepaid.
HINDOO REMEDY CO., Prftrs, Mingo, 111. or oar Agents.
This rapid increase proves It Is a remedy that everyone
who tries it speaks well of. Yours res
1. V. PEAR, Seaforth, Out.
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Man of
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THE
Brumfield Saw
STAVE MILLS
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Soft Elm, Rock Elm, -Basswood,
and Maple Logs wanted
1,09&,000 feet- of First-class
SOFT ELM
Ruitable for etaves, for ehich $6 per thousand will
be paid. Thee logs b be out 11, 13 or 1.5 feet in
lenTgthh
The ighest cash price will be paid for Rock Elm,
Basswood and Maple, and all of good quality offere
abkeedelivere-d this winter.
wiAllitbetnt
OVSTOM SAWING done on tho shortest notice.
GitAIN CHOPPING on Tuesdays and Frida3 s of
eaeh week, and satisfaction guarantesd.
The null has recently been thoroughly over -hauled
and is now better fitted than ever before to do good
work.
Dinin
TIAH WATSON', ;Prigpi2
g Tile and Shingles far rale.
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The Canada Business College,
CHATHAM, ONTARIO,
Is double discounting all previous records in getting
115 pupil, placed in the eleven months encling Aug.
pupils placed in choice problem. This is the record:
15th ; 24 pupils placed the past few weeks-neer-
_ly all of them during 00tober. Our last week's no-
tice contained the names of seven who were placed,
and who're placed; seven others have since been
plaoed. The demand for our pupib is now so strong
th;t some who have been graduated at other schools,
and have found no call for thole servile*, take a post
graduate course with us, and get the advantages of
our facilitIes for pboirg pupils. All such meet re-
main with us until they get thoroughly qualified, be-
fore we recommend them. Write tor a oatalogue if
interested in either business or shorthand.
D. MoLAOHLAN & Co., Chatham, Ontario.
Pigs and Lambs for Sale.
THOMAS RUSSELL, Riverside Form, Usborile, hu
for oak a number of young thoroughbred Berkshire
boars, and • thoroughbred Leicester ram iambs.
They are first-class in every respect, and will be sold
right. THOMAS RUSSELL, Mester P. 0. 155641
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Splendid values il
botil opal and wood.
'Complete stock of
re, Paints, Oil and
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about a great rednetion
urniture and Unaertak
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preciate this bliange
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attended to at Mr. L
ence, direetly in the rea
11,13k.
Our direct connections will save you
thrie and money for all points,
Canadian North Wes
Via Toronto or Chicago,
British Columbia and California
points.
Our rates Are the lowest. We have' th
bo suit everybody and PULLMAN TOTi
IST CARS for your accommodation.
for further information.
Graild Trunk Railv7ay.
fo,nTorawi:st leav.e; Seeforth and Clinton stations
13°FiNasse° Mrng1165;71 , 12.47 1.08 P.
H. CLINT°
SEAPORTII.
Passenger .... 10.12 P. M. 10.27 P.
Mixed Trail.... .. 9.20 A. M. 10.15 A.
6.15 P. M. 7.052
Mixed Train.. I
Goma tan--
Passenger.. 7.55 A. M. 255 ,40P.
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Passenger.. 36:1216 P. m101:
4.35 P.
Mixed
Wellington, Grey and BruCe.
Mixed.
1.40 P.
2.10
2.45
305
Mixed.
8.55 A.
9 17
9.45
10.02
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Brussels, .
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Bitievale .
Brussels. )10.
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Passenger.
9.49 P, M.
10.01;
10.13
10.25
Passenger.
e.r,o A. M.
7.00
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7.28
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naranteea. or no Joan
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London, Huron and Bruce.
Genet IgOrtill- Passenger.
Centralia 8A5 Aix,. 4.45 r.11,
9.18 5.55
London. depart
Exeter, ....... ... . . ... 930 407 -
sensan.... 9.44 618
f irtleZibid 9.50 6.25
9.68 6,83 .
ointott,.. 10.15 6.56 -
wicker° - .... .... 1088 7.14
lyth.,,„ - _..,10.417.28
eigreve .1056 _ 7b7
Ingham arrive. ..... .. 11..10 8.00
Go a &ern- Paseenger.
Wingharn, depart.... .... 8.58 A.m. 8.301';
Belgrave. 7.04 8.45
Myth ...... •••• 7.16 4.00'
tondesboro... . 7.24 4.10
Olinton....... 7.47 4 30*
,priteefield, 806 4.50
i• ...lumen - 8.17 4.591
' rdensall . 8.24 5.4*
, Eaetet •• •• 8.88 5.16'
' Centralia. .
. , ............• 8.50 5.25
aandon, (errive)...... - - 9.501, x.
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Money Lost.
Last, in Seaforth on the 124h November, a 1*31
read pocket book, containing 1155, and other p*)301
There were 5 ten dollar bills, and one $5 bill, 111)
minion bank. Also a bank pass book and pipi
containing the name of the undersigned. The flnd
011 fetitrning the same to the owner will be ilbersI
renterded. It is summed to have been dropped
Ogileie'othill or at the railway freight house.
WILLIAM LANDSBOROUGH, Sestorth P.O.
15684
"it haspro
-Cure for Dysp
Says t deal
his third
month. for
Stoma% and
Youiviilb
what, both
peopt:day
If
y
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Get
For sale.at Fe
Seefortli,
generally. P
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cures rliumrias
bruise*, spria
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R, 11. Barr has reillov
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d would teke thieve-4)1mi
roue customers -for tbeir
ming to Seaforth. lind
e that am now in it i3et
we my cestoinere meta
our elothessndhave the
tall and Winter
R. H. BAR
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