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The Huron Expositor, 1898-03-11, Page 6• • , e-ee.e..eee-'7.f-eeeeee'eeee__ez.._.7etreeee'eee-er_,_.erdAW!'-ee_Teee~Ste - - _ - - a THE HiatON EXPOS • •-• - • •MARCH 11 1898: VETERINARY 7 TWIN GRIEVE, V. B., honor graduate of Ontario el Veterinary Colleae.- Ali airwaves of Domestic animals treated. Calls, promptly attended to and themes mcderate. Veterinary Dentistry a specialty entice ard rte. -Mete. Godetich street, one door Beet of Dr. Scott's cffloe, Seaforib. 11120 : 11. GIBES, Veterinary Surgeon andleentlet, Toronto College of veterhisry deader, Honor Graduate of Ontario Vet - *riflery College, Honor member of Ontario Veterin- Medical Society. Anatomise of domestic animals ik1ully treated. All calls promptly attended * or night. Dentisirj and Surgery a speolaity. and Dispensary -Dr. CamPbelre old °floe, Main street Se:forth. Night calk answered horn the *Moe. 1406-52 LEGAL JAMES L KILLORAN, Barrister, Begetter, Conveyancer and Notiiry Public. Money to loser Office over Pickard's Store, *minty Mechanics. Institute, Main Street, Seaforth. 1528 etc G. CAMERON, formerly of Cameron, Holt & MI. Cameron Minister and Solleitor, Goderioh, Ontario. Office -Hamilton street, opposite Colborne 1453 's Bank.Clinton. Oface - Elliott leek, TAMES SCOTT,irre rister, &Solloitot for itol- tt eonMinton, Ont. Mo ey to loan on mortgage. Akfl. HAYS, Barrister, Solicitor, Orinveyanoer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Domhdon • Oflice-Cardno's block, Mahe Street, Seater*. eroney to loan. 1216 LK. BEST, Barrister, Solicdtor. Betsey, Ito. Office -Boobs, five doors north ofOommercia , ground floor, neve door to 0. L. Pepsis *wary store; Main street, Seaforilg Goderloh tints-Canzeron, Holt and Canter= 1215 p.PeOlIDMOILARROW & PROUDFOOT, 13antstem, Solloitoes, it . fee., Goderich, Ontario. I. T. GA112011 Q. 04 Caissaos„ norm a HOLMES, tEarrishin goiters Clianosiy, &o.,Goderlob, • Out M. C. Caintselt, Q. II, PIIILIF 110a, DuDr.IT BOUM HOLIIESTED, •110040SOr 10 the late Ann of • McCaughey & Bohr:meted, Barrbier, Solicitor Ccnv�ysncer, and Natal" Solicitor for the Cian adianBank of Commerce. Money to lend. Farm • for sale. Ofiloe in Scott's Block, Main Street Seaforth. - - DENTISTRY. 'E W. TWEDDLE, Dentlet. Office -Over Richard - e son & McInnis' shoo store, earner Main and • John street*, Seaforth. - R. BELDEN, dentist; crowning, bridge work jJ and gold plate work. Special 'Mention given to the preservation of the natural igeth. All work oarefully performed. Office -over Johnson Bros.' nardivare store, Seaforth. 1451 rklt. H. S. ANDERSON, pednate of Royal College, .1„, of Dental Singeons, Outset*, D. D. S., of To - route 'University., Office, Market Block, Mitchell, Ontario. 1402 -INS. 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 room at Mrs. Shafer's restaurant, Hensel, every Wednesday. H. Kinsman, L. D. S., at Zuzioh the last Thurdsday of each month. 1546-13 MEDICAL. Dr. John McGinnis, Hon. Graduate London Western University, member of Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Offloe and Residents -Formerly occupied by Mr. Wm. leekard, Victoria Street, next to the Cabello Church gerNightcalls attended promptly. 14.53x12 TNR. ARMSTRONG, M. B., Toronto, N. D. elle IJ Viotoria, M. 0. P. ele Ontario, r to Dr. =lett, else lately templed by Dr. Bruin - told Ontario. ript E. COOPER, X. D., 11. 5. L. F. P. and B. etthelltisc=iortri°11110 burros and Are 1117 LZX. BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the Royal suosessor to Dr. Office Web' coeuPted Caen *of Philooddians and Singsong, Kingston. oy Dr. Macitid, Mal Street. Serdoeth. Residence --Oorner of Vioitiria Square, in house lately 00010.5 by L. Z. Dement., 1 • OR. F. al. BUR'ROVVS, 1 Late resident Physielan and Surpon, Toronto Gen- --; endliospitaL 116florgraduate Trinity Urdversity, member of the College of Physicians and Surgeon, ef Ontario. Corcitee for theCounty. of Hurone, .eirerrzcz.--Sam•as e formerly occupied by Dr." -Smith, opposite nubile School, Seatorth. Telephone ¥o. 46. -N. B-Nighteialls answered from °Mee. - MISS DRS� setirr & MacKAY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Ooderich street, opposite Methodist church,Seaforth 7. G. SCOTT, graduateVictoria and Ann Arbor, and : member Ontario College of Physicians end Surgeons-. Coroner for °minty of Huron. MacKAY, honor graduate Trinity University, gold medaltsi Trinity Medical College. Member : College- of -Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. 1483 raw.= AUCTIONEERS. 11111CLOY, ' Auctioneer far the Counties of Huron and Perth, and Agent at Homan for the Massey -Hazels Mann - clueing Company. Sales promptly attended to, okarges moderate and • tathden0on guaranteed. Orders by mall addressed **Bengali Post Office, or iett- at his residence, Lei 2, Conossairm 11, Tuck. eessidile vdll modes promplettentlon. 120641 •TORN H. McDOUGALL, Licensed -Anotioneer for e, the COIllity of Huron Sales attended in all parte of the County. Terms reasonable. From Mr. MoDougall's long experience as a dealer in farm stock of all kinds, he is specially qualified to judge of values, and can guarantee satisfaction. All orders left at THE EX1'08ITOZ CMOS, Or at his residence, Lot Huron Road. Tucks:smith, near Alma, will be promptly attended to. • 1406 zitgrirc-zitfzitfi Eeasy to Say. • Easy to digeat-" Flake Bar- ley" is an ideal breakfast food for children arict those of weak dis- gestion. Served with cream or sugar as porridgeit literally "melts in the mouth." :Unlike the ordinary Breakfast foods, it is sold by TILLSON'S the pound like tea • FLAKE and sugar. _ BARLEY. It is clean and wholesome, and will do you. good. THE TILLSON CO., Limited, Tilsonburg, Ont. 1627-52 cticckfziiSztz SEAFORTIE PACKING1101JSE. To HOG BREEDERS. T. R. F. CASE ft CO. Of the Seaforth Packing Ifouse are pre- pared to handle any quantity of Hogs, .Llve or Dress, for 'which they will pay the highest market prioe. Will have - man call on any parties having live Hogs to dispose of, if notified. For par- Moulars call at Retail Store, Carmichael's Block, Seaforth. T. B. F. CASE & CO. 1518-t.f. • 'there are men who imagine that out -door work is a sovereign cure for all ills. The work like slaves at their business,' take insuffi- cient time to rest and sleep, and abuse and neglect their health in every way.ihen, when they eak clown they eep on Just as before, except. that in addition to their usual work, they go out every vse- day and spade a little in their gar- dens, or try to imitate Mr. Glad - aft stone. by cutting down a tree or chopping the fam- ily fire -wood. bus method of curing a ng front nervous exhaus- tened with nervons pros- A more ridicti man who is suffe tion and is thre tration could not be well conceived. •A man who has overworked does not need more work, but less work and more rest. The man who has lost his appetite needs some- thing to restore it. The man whine nerves are shattered needs something to tone and strengthen them. Get the nerves right and sound, and refreshing sleep will follow. A man who sleeps well and eats well, and digests and assimilates his food will not remain ill. • • In cases of this kind Dr.' Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery goes to bed rock -to first causes. It creates a hearty appetite; It it makes the digestion and assimilation perfect; it 'invigorates the liver; it purifies the blood tand fills it with the life-giving elements of the food. It builds up new fiesta, new muscle and new nerve fibres. It is an unfailing cure for nervous exhaustion and nervous pebstration, and the best of all medicines for overworked. men 'and wo- men. An honest druggist won't urge an inferior substitute upon you, thereby in- sulting your intelligence. It is a dealer's business to sell you. what you ask for -_--not what he prefers for selfish • profit'sake to sell. A man or woman who negiectS cons-llpa- tion suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa- tion. One little "Pellet " is a gentle laxa- tive, and two a mild cathartic. All medi- cine dealers sell them. THE Oiq111 GOOD GUEST. • BY L B. WALFORD. CHAPTER XVI. A 11031E- COMING MARRED. "1 don't exactly understand., you know," said Tom, slowly. "You ought not to go and open my letters, you. "It Wai you yourself who told me to open I forgot. Because of the' farm; But then, you need not have read them if they were not about the farm." "No, I need not -but I did. Shall I tell you why? I se,w a name-" she paused. "Was it Stafford's name ?" said Tom ab- ruptly. Usually he spoke of "Maurice" but he did not feel inclined to say aMaur- ice " at the moment. *His sister's face was averted from him. She made no answer'only nodded' her head. t4 Was that why he left 2" It was full half a minute before he put the. question. Yes." The husky whisper Jast reached his ear. Let me see the letters," said Tom, hold- ing out his hand. "You say one was for you, and two were for me. Did they all come together, or how" One of yours -that one -froth Colonel Jessop—" "From Colonel Jessop ?" • "It came the day you left, it was in the post -bag which you missed." "Ha? And it was among those letters which I told you ta look through?" "Yea. But Iliad my own first." "And who was yours from?" "Lady Sophia Clarke. - Oh, Tom, such a • letter 1 Such a mean, spiteful, malingering letter! ,You know how she liked Mr. &af- ford ? You know how she usect; to heolton •hiro to sit by her, and make him talk to her and how the tried to get him away with her? Now she says that 'with real regret' and all sorts of hypocritical expressions, sh heare he is still staying on here, and -and great deal more." "What does she mean by that ? " "She makes out that he is a -a -bad man." "Oh, she makes out that, does she?" "1 see you despise her as I ; bat Tom, it will not do -to -we cannot despise' Sir Robert." "Sir Robert ? Is he in it too?" "Oh, yes, and Colonel Jessop,and General Thistleblow," said Ida, with a little hysteri- cal laugh, " they are all in it, everyone of them. Read your letters, ,land you will see. That lakt; from General Thistleblow, only came this morning." I - "Look here, Ida, before I start on them, I want to ask you one thing." There was an instantaneeue hush of Ida's laugh. She guessed what was coming. "Did Maurice Stafford dirk you to marry him? "aid Tom, in his plain way. "I had rather hear that first, before I look at these letters." "No, he did not. But," said Ida, turn- ing her head aside, and nervously clasping and unclasping her hands as she spoke, " I did not give him the chance. Tom, did you think I would when I knew--" a Oh, you. knew ?" "1 knew enough. I had read Lady Sophia's note----" "One drop of the poison -yes ?" "Before he came in that day. He had asked to see me before he went shooting with you." ".01], he had?" "And I had promised so -to let him come to the boudoir. There was no harm in it, Tom; I—he--you know how it was, Tom-••••••••-•" $1 know -yes." " I thought I might," continued poor Ida, making her simple confession with downcast eyes and 'burning brow, "and I waited for him so long," suddenly there was the sound of a low sob. "1 waited and waited; but he -he-» she could not go on. " Did he not come ?" "Not till tit° late." "What did the say for himself ? " "Nothing -or I never saw him." What did. you do, Ida? Tell me exact- ly, if you can..,, Don't mind telling me, you knew. I -I may have something to tell you, by-and-by. • Then Ida narrated all that the reader has already heard and a little more, Which will presently be made known. CHAPTER XVII. "I HAD TO DO MY DUTY," SAID TOM. "Theft you actually turned him out of the house ft said Tom, at last. " I suppose I did." He will never forgive you, Ida." "Why should he forgive me? 15 18 1 who have something ' to forgive, not Mr. Staf- ford." "Tom looked at his sister curiously. "Are you sure of that ? " he inquired. "If I could have doubted '; " there was a world of pain in the girl's voice" don't you think I would have been glad t; do it? Again and again 1 almost went back to the boudoir; I had my hand upon the door handle, and -I stopped in time; Tom, why do you look at me like that ? " You women are strange creatures. If you had been a man you would have had it out with Maurice." "Bow could I have it OW ? What could I say? I could not go to him with these letters and say, See how our friends have found you out. You could deceive:us poor , re simpletons because we are young. and fol ishand trusted you ; but you cannot p vent the world's knowing you for what you are. Get you gone.' That was what I ought to have said if 1 bad spoken &tall. It was easiest to hold my peace." And condemn a Matt unheard." "There are some things which are best left unheard," . . "A man should always be heard in his own defence." " Yes -by a man. A woman can't either speak, or hear, until--" "Until, when ? " said Tom, as she stopp- ed shorL "Until she has the right," replied his sis- ter, in a low voice. Mr. Stafford had given me no 'right." • -" Poor fellow, luck was dead against him," rejoined Tom'with a smile. "11 only I had been here,! This has been a queer business altogether. I have some queer things to tell you. Several monstrous queer things. So many that, 'pon my word, I -I hardly know where to begin. It's awfully late," glancing at the dock. never mind that." • So many times recently had that littletimepiece been con- -suited, and always because some sad, lonely hour had had to be dragged through, or be- cause another- must needs be anticipated with dread and reluctance, that Ida' had al- most come to hate the eight of its blight face, and the sound of its cheerful tick. But something in her brother's tone caused a new sensation in her breast; slie had not expected to be upbraided,cand the reproach- ful accents fell like balm upon her open wound.g, "The fact quoth Tom, sententiously, you have been hasty, Ida." • ' Hasty ? I don't say that, all things considered, it is not as well that Maurice Stafford took himself off, but it was a pity you made him do it." „ "You think it was as well he went ? ". A pang shot.through her heart. Censidering that you had those letters, . it might have been awkward for you if he had stayed, since I was not here to--" To do what? Do get on. Do please talk a little faster. Wbat could you have done? What good would your being here have been " "It happens that 1, too,have some letters to show." He pulled oat a pooket-book. " People think I'm only a young fool," he said, "and, of couree;.I don't know mneh. But I'm not quite such an ass as General Thistleblow takes me for. I might not have thought of making inquiries about Stafford,. if he had only been down for a week's shoot- ing -I mean making close enquiries. I took it for granted that he could shoot here as he had shot at Lady DeRiguenne she having also girls about, and being a particular wo- man who knows the world; but you don't suppose'Ida, that I am • such an absolute .idort-aeto see a man making love to my' sis- ter, and getting encouragement- from her, without informing _myself as to who and what he is ? 'Pon my word, I am greatly obliged to my friends for my opinion of .tme. And you too; I should have thought -you girls might have known me better -you, Ida at least. It seems Pm not fit to be trusted -with the care of my -own sisters—" "Tom, what is -all this -about ? " The •broken words made themselves just audible. "Here are my letters." said Tom, still trying hard to be injured and indignant. Which will you see first? The one from the colonel of his regiment, the other from. my'college chum, who turfre out to be his nearest neighbor at home ? " "Ido. took the letters. "You wrote to them ?" she miirmured in awe-stricken ac- cents. "But, Tom -how -why -when did you write? Tom, what made you write?" "Girls like you do not understand such things." Tom stuck out his chin; he wai immensely pleased with himself now. •" It is foi the men of the family to take precan- tionS when they see rocks ahead. I had hardly invited Maurice to stay on behind the Others; before I began to perceive why he was willing to star; and I wrote straight off, first to Mellor, who by good luck had been mentioned the same days --you remem- ber his telling us he knew Mellor ?-and then to Colonel Wallace." "But, Tom why did you not tell me ?". "These are the sort of things men don't tell," said Tom, loftily. "But, Tom -oh, Tom -it is all so strange Tom." There was a new ring of hope even in the speaker's doubtful tones. "Was it - was it quite the right thing to do to make inquiries about oar own guest, the man staying in our house?" The right thing" appealed to Tom at once. "Ah, there you are; now I agiee with you,' said he patronisingly; "you are perfectly correct there ; it would not have been the right thing at all in an ordinary case'but this was not an ordinary muse. 1 had to doIny duty. I have got to take care of all you, my sisters, and if a young fellow begins making up to you--" But - ought you not to have waited till—" • "Certainly not. That would have been She old dodge of shutting the stable door after the horse was stolen. I did not 'want you to be hankering after Maurice--" "But how did you explain it to these men ? " "Oh, I told them the truth." "What did you say ? " All of t14.1 was rather dreadful to poor Ida. " Hoer did you put it t Did you say that -that he was here -and that we had -had asked him to stay on ?" " A• Never you mind what I said." ("Good Lord, it would never do to tell her !' ejacu- lated Tom, inwardly.) " Yen read what I they say, and that ought to be enough for you. It will be enough for old Thistleblow, too, or I am mistaken. He has sprung a mare's nest. It's the wrong man he has got hold of -and Jame) too." "But Lady Sophia ?-Sir Robert?" muis Inured Ida. The whole pack has opened cry on the same false scent," said Tom, with intense satisfaction, and we'll make them :hold their tails down -see if we don't. I am only sorry you let Maurice go away. It would have been such a score to have an- nounced the engagement!" Ida turned away her head. A score? Oh, if Tom only knew. She had softened the Matter to Tom, had missed oub sundry de- tails, and smoothed the outlineof others. In reality she had made it impossible for her lover to remain, and had flatly refused him She interview he had begged for. There had been divers communications, and the final Min111111111. 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Ida had penned a careful line in which, with a form- , ality of which she had once believed herself incapable, oho' had- deeply regretted thatMrs ,Stafford should have had such an unpleasant termination to his visit, but had informed him that as she did not expect her brother to return for some days, it would; be a pity he should lose the sport he might be having elsewhere by waiting on at Duckbill. The little note had been handed to Maur. ice on Sunday afternoon; he had gone straight to his room, packed his things, and left by the night train -the train he had previously recommended to Mr. Trusty, the bailiff. . A second time Ida had felt as if her dic- tum had been forestalled. She bad not In. Mr. Stafford to leave till next day. She now opened the envelopes in her hand with shaking fingers. "You know he did have to leave his regi- ment," :she murmured. "He himself told us that." . "Gospel truth, But see what his colonel has to say to it." . - I' And he did have to leave Oxford, too." ; I,' Have to leave Oxford.? How could he have to leave Oxford when he Wag ill the service at the time?" . "1 suppoee it was before he went into the army." . " It'svas nothing of the kind; it was-ithe leaving Oxford was -at the same time; a Stafford had to leave Oxford, and because he had, another Stafford had to leave his regiment." "Tom,what do you mean?' Tom odded at the colonel's letter, and then at last his sister read it. It did not es- cape her that the word " Private " was very distinctly written and underlined at the top of the sheet. Scattered over the pages were one or two more emphatically under- lined phrases. The closingsentence, how- ever, is all that we need give our readers. "1 have the greatest possible regard for Stafford, and no one regretted hire loss more than I did; though, of course, being a fam- ily affair, I oould not see it my place to in- terfere." "That is -something of a testimeny, isn't it?" quoth Tom, eyeing the reader trium- phantly., "1 think it will blow these great guns in towepretty well to piecei, won't it ? But now, you read the other, the other from Mellor. His people have known Stafford's people for years,_ I -couldn't havetapplied to a better man. You read what he says: it is even better -at least he mins to know more about it all than Colonel Wallace -of °elide, though, to have the word Of the col. .onel of his regiment is a greater score. Now, you read Mellor." Thus adjured, she read Mellor. "1 don't know a better fellow going than Maurice Stafford," thus ran the note after the preliminary sentence. "nor a more offen- siye young scapegrace • than his brother Ted. Not `content with all sorts of respect- able debts, he has been borrowing money from highways ard byways objectionable to name, The poor old dad, not over well off, and shaky in his health, ie almost heart- broken ; and it was to relieve him and save their good name that the eldest son gaveup his commission. His regiment was too expen- sive ; and, besides he was wanted at home to look after the young one. The young one was getting mixed up with a woman in the "neighborhood -the old story. However I • hear there is a chance of shipping him ofeto the antipodes, and sincerely hope it may be true. He is an ,ungrateful oub, too, for when caught in a gambling den,half fuddled, and covered with slips of paper, he had the cheek to give his name as Maurice.' Rath- er good, I must own, and Maurice himself laughed at it. He is one of those good- natured souls who takes life easy, and when it was suggested that it might e awkward if it got about, he only laughed gain. Per. ' haps you may have heard this story, and confounded the two brothers, as you ask me se particularly as to character? If i so, set your mind at rest. There are any inumber of us to swear to Maurice Stafford's icharac- ter." ' . "There now you see," began Tom, per- ceiving that the last line of the sheet had been reached, - you see -oh, I say," with sudden preception. "_I'm awfully - sorry, you know, Ida -never mind -it will be all right yet. You could not tell whit you were doing, you know." She had hidden her face, hut he saw that she was weeping. "It's a great deal better this way than if it had been the other, isn't it now?' raid Tom, jogging her elbow gently by way of sym- pathy ; "and I say, Ids, listen," putting hie month close to her ear, "listen to this. I have got Something to tell you that I know you will be glad to hear -something about myself. I am -in the same way myself - that's what it ie. And -and -if all goes well we'll have a double wedding in the spring." . Then he told her all. * * .* * * A very quiet Sunday passed. Whatever might be the tumultuous sensations at work within the breasts of some of the party, there was - no token visible to the outward eye. The observations of the day were kept v:ith the strict attention always exaeted at Duck. hill. There were the usual large, cheerful gatherings for meals, and the leisurely ram- bling hither and thither between whiles, which obtains in many such quiet country houses. A long visit was paid to the stables, and anotherto the kennels ; there was an inspec- tion of some damage done by the frost ; and advice was given and taken regarding cer- tain out -door repairs ander discussion. In the afternoon a brisk walk was proposed. Rather to the surprise of his uncle and cousins, Tom, who usually headed the walk- ing party, did not put on his coat, though he was careful to assure everybody that the .lanes were quite passable and that there would be no more rain that day. He was going up to sit with Ida, he said. "To sit with Ida ?" repeated Maud to her sister, when she heard this. "Not over polite to us, I must own, He has been away the whole week, and the very day af- ter be gets back he shirks us all to go and sit with Ids 1" Mrs. Lytton, however, took another view of the case. "Just like dear Tom," mur- mured she; "he has wai,ed till now to hear what Ida has been doing to Maurice Stafford. if • • -- 'es seee e Now we shall hear at set. Something, of coune, must have tak n place, or Mr. SW - ford would never have gone off as he did. And Ida had evident kept it baok. from Tom. I would not ' isturb them for the world -not for the wor d, I will only just lie in wait to catch Toz, as he cameo down stairs, and if no one interrupts us, as we were interrupted befor, he will be sure to tell me everything." She set the library dor ajar and eat fac- ing it, 'with a book of sermons on her lap, .After an hour's silence,a movement on the • upper landing was heard. "Now for it 1 " conolnded aunt .Bess, joy- fully, " now he will come downstairs, and just as he reaches the lower steps, I will stroll out quite natare y, and ask him to take a tuns outside. : The sun is shining,and one ought not to miss a whole afternoon "- shntting her book-" a little turn in the garden "--and she was never destined to • heave it, for Tom never escended the stair - easel . It was quite true ihat Imbed left his sis- ter; true also. that his s pe had been heard upon the landing; but h had turned down his own passage, and ret eated into his own chamber. He had wor on hand. "It must seem most commonly rude to you," said he, an hour I ter, "but the fact is, if I don't go to town night, I should be away three days, where if I leave at nine I can get back ,on T esday to breakfast. But really I don't know hat to say to you all. Of course nothing ut business—". "11 it's business, Tom there is no more to be said," Tom blesse the speaker in his • heart. "Business," con urged uncle Jack in his wisest accents, "bus ness before. every- • thing. You did a migh y good stroke of business when you ran away last week--" "My dear John I" a vifely remonstrance nipped, the plain dealer a this point. ' Eh ? Well? Well, of course Tom knows what I mean," said -he, omewhat abashed. "1 forgot what the pre use circumstance:1 were. You need not a1 look at me like that," growing testy unde reproving glances. -4' I tell you I forgot. B t busineee is busi- ness, and I stand by 5h4. man who puts it rot. Go e Tom, my boy. Go about your usi it iness-eh ? What ? ' a he, ha! That as not bad, was it, Cha lie? Did you hear that, Harry? He is to o about his busi- ness,' eh' Ha 1" rubbing his hands with the exultation of a man wbs has bar a jest thrown at him, and bae only needed to stoop and pick it up. The rest of the party, 1owever, were not so complaisant; it did sem as if their host could have remained at home for a day or two at least before rushing off again. Maud began to rally him, • It does not look as f you valued our society much, I must ow, sir," cried she. "We all know what men mean when they plead business. You are longing for exam to town—" "And two cold night journeys." "Oh, night journeys are nothing. Men perfer them. There was Mr. Stafford: this day week ,he vaulted off just in the same fashion; 4 business ' called him. I wager he had never thought of the business till an hour before he started 1 Not one word of it did we hear till he was 'n the act of de- parture." "You are quite right," aid Tom, coolly. "He had not thought of i, but as one men would not go, another did My bailiff, old Trusty'a good soul but na row -minded, ob- jected to travelling on Sunday night, though he knew it was important to see a tenant I had in prospect for one of ny best farms on Monday morning; and Maurice Stafford went in his place. That is' to say, I don't mean that he would have tone at any rate, lent es he could not very w 11 remain on here without me, he concluded !to do me a good turn at the same ' time. He got me my tenant." "But you did not know he had gone ?" "1 knew nothing &lent it till I saw Trusty just now. I am hoping -ah -to see Stafford tomorrow, and -ah -thank him." .CHAPTER xyin. BREAKFAST AT A. I CLUB. 1 for you, sir." "A young gentleman 11 been inquiring In spite of an incipient moustache care- fully cultivated, Tom Barnet had not yet succeeded in being simply styled a gentle- man" by club waitere. To their experienced eyes, youth was depicted on every curve of his smooth cheek and every movement of his lithe, supple frame; and this was especially distinguishable within the ardent portals fre- quented by General Thistleblow, a club sacred to maturity, and seldom invaded by the rising generation. Its members were apt to get stiffly out of their chairs. and move off with uneven tread mail the old joints warnied up, and worked more easily. Stairs were much disliked. Even the enterance steps were taken slowly, and occasionally sideways. It w,as not unusual for short exclamations. such as "Ah 1" and ."Oh 1" to be heard when great coats were being pulled off or put on. Assistants were expected to be very handy and gentle. One man had been, dismissed because he had a rough touch. In this calm retreat one coidd grow older and older almost without knowing it; and though it was years since General Thistle - blow and Colonel Jessop had been balloted in, and they had lost much hair and gained many wrinkles in the interim, neither was conscious of decay, and each would have stoutly maintained himself asigood a man in all essentials as when he firet entered his name in the club book. I The one thing which marred this intuit* was the presence of younger fellows; fel- lows who were joining at the same age they had been when they joined • and yet who were not young fellows as the world °ailed young. On them would bitter looks be oast, and at them would innuendoes be lev- elled ; whereas the very young did not so jar upon the nerves; they were "boys," mere bop] ;" they knew nothing, had seen nothing; like young bears they had "all their troubles before 'them." In consequence t ey could be pitied and endured. It was this pitying attitude of General Thistleblow towards himself 'which pene- trated more deeply beneath the stolid ex- terior of Tom Barnet than nything else ak could have done. He had no notion that much of it was' assumed; that is quondam' guardian in reality stood in coniiderable awe and fear of himself ; nor that. while he was eager to show, himself no foole-to General Thistleblow, General Thistleblotv was doing hips the honour to be just as anxious to prove him one. 1 • Thistleblow had been somewhat surprised at receiving no reply W his notel dispatched to Duckbill on the previous Friday, when he inspected his letters on Mon*, morning. He had written Tom Barnet a l'' facer," he thought, and Tom was not the man -to re- ceive a " facer " in silence: Some sorb of an. answer back might have been eounted on ; yet here were all the mails in -it was neatly noon, he was just going to breakfast -and no word from Duckbill. 1 i "Snowed up, or rained up, or frozen in, perhaps ?" muttered he, with a grin. "The snow and frost has departed from every other part of the country, but rn be bound it holds its own at Duckhill. Gad! what a place to live in ! Only good sport could make it endurable. Eh? What ?" as he be- came CODECi0U8 of a voice at his elbow. "Speak louder, can't ye ?" inclining an ear that was not so quick as it had once been. "What d'ye say? Who has been Ihere ?" "A -young gentleman, sir. Said he would call again in an hour." "Did he leave no name ?" 1 "No, sir. But the hour is nearly up, "Can it be Tom 71' reflected Thistlebow ; and, in spite of himself, be rather wished it were not Tom. "My letter was a pretty stiff one, but hardly enough to havti brough eteeeeieee ee-eee, a cool youngster like that straight off up ' berg. If Tom were like most firebrands: of , his age, he might have darted off -but I don't fancy you catch my very prudent and cautious young friend doing anything 'in such hot -haste. He will chew the cud of my communication first. No, no ; it can't be Tom. Tom is real old 'slow coach.' Ile would never dash oft at a moment's notice. I need not be afraid of its being -Why, Tom, how are you? How are you, my good fellow'?" as the entrance door swung open, at that moment. "Didn't know you were in town. Have you come to breakfast? I'm just sitting down. Come in -eh, had your breakfast? Oh, you young fellows are so deuced early nowadays; in my day we were up all night, and- in bed half the day. That was your father's style Tom. • But you boys of to -day go in for health and longevity. Quito right -quite right. Nothing like early hours and open air for reddening the gills. You look so abominably healthy, you young scamp,you make us all ashamed of ourselves. As if you had just been pulled I... out of the river 1 Well, how goes all at Duokbill ? Sit down and we can Wk," hav- ing reached an, empty table in the dining- r000mme 7” ." You -ah -got my letter, I sup- • p(To be Continued.) * OVERWHEIJMING PROOF. 'Another Witness for Do(cd's Kid- ney Pills.—The Record Grows. `LottnoN'March rth.-A commission ap- pointed toexamine into the vast amount of evidence given in favor of Dodd's Kidney Pills as the only sure cure for Bright's Dis- ease, Diabetes and all, other Kidney dis- eases, would find the people a unit in favor of this God -sent remedy. • Loudon has had hundreds of cures through Dodd's Kiis dney Pills. And the re- cord growing longer and stronger daily. Fred, J. Palmer, Nelson street, reports that after euffering the agonies of an ad- vanced stage of Diabetes and Kidney dis- ease for five years a treatment of Dodd's Dodd's Kidney Pills have not failed once Kidney Pillecured him. in London. Iron Working in Central ,Afrioa. The working of iron is certainly the most advanced art in this region of Africa. The ore is mined, smelted, and fashioned by the natives with great skill. Outside many of the villages stands the village smithy, mere- ly a roof of shade boughs and grasesupport- ed by stakes; Here congregate the village gossips, who justify their presence by an occasional turn at the bellows. The tools are primitive, a rook for an anvil, a weighty stone for the eledge,and pieces of iron bound to wooden handles for the finer shaping and ornamental work. The bellows consults of two goatskins, each furnished with an open mouth like a purse, and connected -up by a piece of bamboo pipe to a narrow clay union nozzle about nine inches long. The blower site on the ground, seizes the mouth of each skin in either hand, and raises and lowers them alternateiy,first with the mouth open and with a quick upward stroke to take in the air then with mouth closed and a tremendous downward pressure to force the blest. By this rude proms a hot charcoal fire is maintained, and the work turned out is excellent for the prim- itive implements ueed-knives of great utility, and, which take a good rough cut- ting edge; arrowheads and spears, many of them curiously barbed and twisted, and some showing a knowledge of the value of the "blood grove ; " locos for battle, and for general purposes, ornamented with linear patterns and beaded edges, and with the blades set at an acute angle to the shaft, so that every ounce of power is tran- smitted in the direction of the "blow.. • Certainly Prepared. A minister's wife, who knot so seriously minded at an times as her husband is, tells some laughable stories relating to marriage ceremonies which he performed while they were living_in a small village in the Mid- lands. The minister always felt it to be his duty to give to each young couple a little serious advice before he performed the mar- riage ceremony, and for this purpose he usually took them aside one at a time, and talked very soberly to each of them regard- ing the great importance of thesstep they were to take, and the new responsibilties they were to assume. One day he talked in his most earnest manner for several, min- utes to a young woman who had come to be married. "And now," he said, in closing, I hope you fully realize the extreme im- portance of the step you are taking, and that you are prepared for it." Prepared," she said, innocently, "well, if I ain't pre- pared, I don't know who is; I've got four common quilts and two nice ones, and four brand-new feather -beds, ten sheets,. and twelve pairs of pillow slips, four linen tableolotha, a dozen spoons, and a good six - quart kettle. If I ain't prepared no girl in this country ever was." _ • A Child's Need of Sympathy. _ The child demands sympathy, companion- ship, love.1 Here also the instinct of the higher quadruped i shows in a touching way • the same demand. The dog's desire even mora pressing than the desire for food, and often displacing it, is to be with his master. If his master is indoors the dog wishes to lie at his feet; if he goes to another room the deg must go also and establish himself there; if he goes out to walk or ride the four -footed friend bounds along in bliss, . overjoyed to traverse miles of country which he would never visit alone. An occimional friendly word contents him; but without companionship he can do nothing. Strange that we recognize this instinct in the animal, and often ignore it in the 'child 1 Every child needs cotnpanionehip ; some one of whom every little joy may be imparted. Some of the most conscientious and devoted parents who have ever lived have been those who have never kissed their children,and the same habit of impression still shows itself in i some household n regard to all communica- tions with the *lag. A woman of genius once said that she did i not know how to tell She time -until she was eighteen; because her father had undertaken to explain it to her When she was twelve, and she was afraid to let him know that she had failed to compre- hend him. Yet she eaid that he had never spoken to her one harsh word. It was simply the attitude of cold repression that . froze her. 1 ATARRH SUM" This dread malady lurks behind the most la- elpt head Colds, and when the seeds of disease are sown steals away the beauty bloom and makes life pleasures a diudgery. DR. AGNEW'S CATARRHAL POWDZIZ will cure the incipient cold and the most stub- born and chronic Catarrh cases. It puts bask the beauty pink and sheds sunshine in its trail. "My wife and I were both troubled with distres- sing Catarrh, but we have enjoyed freedom from its distresses since the first application of Dr. Ag- new't Catarrhal Powder -it acts instantaneously -- gives crateful relief in zo minutes, and we believe . there is no case too deeply seated to bails it in a cure." -Rev. D. Bochnor, Buffalo, N.Y.-3s For sale by Lumsden & Wilson, Seaforth. • • 130-4.Eltering Business. TO THE PUBLIC My health having improved sufficiently,. I have decided to again offer my ser- vices to you as Tailor," and hereby solicit your patronage as such. Re/die- ing, as" I do, your prompt :answer to niy former solicitations, I have no halts,- • tion in again asking you W remembet . me. I have engaged the *Donis preVr - Jowly occupied by -the Mechaniese Institute, over Wm. Pickard's wrath store, where I will be able After FRIDAY, MARCH To attend to your wants. Thanking you for peat favors and hoping for a continuation of the tame, I remain, • Yours Truly, - ; H. SPEARE. 15774 13100 10 V d CD et - 1 -1 to cle oft 0°4 ca c:2-1 • 0.•• o▪ t▪ - e.D I:r .1•11•111Mle, • 7's • Are you aware of the fact that The Canada Business College CHATHAM, ONTARIO, • Is doing more foe its pupils than any ether Busiiissir. College in the Dominion. 43 pupils were phoned in two months. students. from all guiders are Seeking to tbis -worthy Busi- ness School. Besides s large attendance from Chatham, there are already this year, 93 pupils registered froM but. side points, 60 of them !tom points nearer to Other Business Colleges than to Chatham. We presume them people investigated the miens - of the different schools, And decided that nothing but the beet would satisfy thorn, hence, they are here. Write for catalogue of either department, and *- lidof the 43 pupils plaoed in twoenonthe. D. McLACHLAN & Co., Methane Ont. MONEY TO LOAN. To loan any amount of private or company money*, on town or farm property,a* 5 and 54 per cent., and on the most reason/Ade terms. Apply to, THOMAS It, HAYS, Seaferth. 1612-U IllicLEOD'S • System Renovator —AND 01:1C1t— TESTED .. _EMEDIEB. uonA specter tfiboettnnedezianattudoteverfeooirr Iinospuinrz Weak ilittozand Im- poverished Blood. Dygpepstiellleeplessneee. Malta. of Meinory, Bronchitis, Consumption, OM el e anestee, 'enemy and Urinary Dissamee, St IfittisS` Danes, Female Inegularieles and General Debility. LABORATORY--Goderiole Ontario. . J. M. MeLEOD, Proprietor and Man •, facturer. , , ' 1604 Sold by 3.8. Romania, Seaforth. - THE wimmo & HARRISON Bw3iness and Shorthandi College, Cor. Yonge and College Sts., Toronto, An absolutely first -chute Buslnese School. Indivt0 dual instrudion by experieneed teachers holding flightiest qualideations. Geed remits. Progpeetue mailed free. Enter now. R. D. NIKKO, F. N. P. S., JAS. HARRISOlf, Principals Undergraduate of Toronto. • University and S. of P. a. 1064-13 cKflloplyireetorr for 1808. .1•11•106••••10MIONINF JOHN MOItRISON, Reeve, Winthrop P. 0. DANIEL MANLEY, Deputy-Beeve, BeteehWOOti P. O. WM. ifoGAVIN, Councillor Leadbutiy P. O. JOSEPH 0. MORRISON, bouneillor, BeechwOod P0. JOHN S. BROWN, Oonnoilkiii, Seaforth P. 04 JOHN 0. 11011518011, Clerk, Winthrop P. O. • DAVID M. ROSS, Treasurer, -Winthrop P. 0. WM. EVANS, Assessor, Beechwood P. 0. CHARLES DODDS_ fleaforth I'. 0. RICHARD POLLARD, Bestiary Inspector, Lead - bury P. O. .E. MAACJI il OENTR dware SEAFOR Stiel It Call and examine our ace .-putchasing from pedlars. - wood, and has an extra larg oast you $25 less. . Complete stock of Sap Bu at bottom prices. Sap pans Get our prices for Builder Sills 844 HARpWA Counter's Old- Stan urra Empow Leatherdale Lands SEAFOFflII Dealers in first elan 'ur. kinds, in latest design& neatly done. We also• do , -bag, and a ehoiee seleetio always on hand. Curtain prices, and put -up. Agents for.the New WiIH Machine, hest in the m • =vatic use, no travellin high -latices. , issalmeffe • 1:71q-3333Elital.,A. At the Undertaking Depa our goods from the beat hone ana guarantee satiefaetion itt ment of our work. VWD have it a point to furnish chairs, ubsites for funerals, vuE Pei better this heretofore . Arterial and cavity ombali 4cientific principles. P. S. Night and Sunday =attended to at Mr. Lands donee, directly in the rear of Sank. Leatherdal Lan dsboi SEAFOR FROM 'THE PROEM Protect your property, wives, 14 liornet, housee, borne edibles, AD fate. Don't delay., once tried, s.h, Shing long needed. This is the oil made that puts itself eut if up non -explosive. The only *stingiest in the world that puts out She Iight - down the wick. No lamp tiOXIM CUM WithOUt them. Warranted 401 All indent taken by our generr counties of Huron, Perth and blidd partienlaroiltamD eteeddErer w MIMED • Sesfort Parties intending to build there advantage to buy thet P. KEATING, as 1 handle m best. SHINGLES. -I also brands of Red Cedar Shingles, And at the lowest possible. amount of :Cedar Post for sales P. KEATING, -ijMEit$, PAY Orr X Mortgages. Reduce your inaThey, Any terms desired. rate. No delft/. CharKe0 '1# Incurred unless loan i raute 'guaranteed, or no loan. le with local agents. Agents 'WI write, Enclose stamp. E. it 15 Toronto Street, We eau% eige every case t The best doctors con No one bid a qua() claim so, No ren just fit every ease, claim that 111 a It portion of eases -of -don, dyspepsia SR . tmpuitmes.:0LARici Stoma and Live • Will effect a speedy 'cure. Our faith in 15 11 ritt Test it for,yourself. Price 50. At Pear's, Seaforth, AM generally. The Imperial Medicine Barr's Dye REVIOV yommtiogrow••• H. Barr has removed Id. Dye' Q.DlilltICH ST, near ti DIST-CHU/4 d would take this °pp:stun-My to *us -customers for fiteir ming to Seaforth, and to Wenn *1 ly -that I am now Ina better p,111 ve my customers -setsfecni, . our olethetand have them -Oleats all and Winter. R. H. BARR, Se