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The Goderich Star, 1898-12-16, Page 8December 16, 1898. As every ono In Greater Now York kL w cr ought to have known, wheu MIRF Peggy Weatheringtou decided to do a thing it was nanully done. Peggy Auras charming, but Peggy was chronically uncuuveuttonal. She bad a habit of geutly shocking Fifth avenue ou au average of once a month and aetouudiug her family aboglt once a week The truth of the matter was, Peggy was simply full of animal spirits, preferred living her own life and laugh- ed at her more diguiflod family and the two dozen lovers who proposed en au overage of once -a mouth to her. There was of course Donald Cotton, whom she took a little moro aerloualy and cousoqueutly tormented a little more assiduously. But as that young own had boon cursed with an income fled a taste for urban life Peggy made no hones about expressing her good, healthy oontampt for the uulllustrious exthtenoo he eked out. Clubmen, she said, were nlwuya commonplace. She liked cion who did things. Shp liked to Fee heroism, she said, and manliness and the spirit of adventure in hot friends All of which wade the good nuturod and easy going Mr. Donald Cot- ton very unhappy F.nch December Donald was in the habit of going up into Maine after moose, and ft occurred to hint that a few weeks' absence would not bo a bud thing Lefore asking Peggy for the ulna• teenlh tilne to marry him. Before going up in the woods be nat- urally had to floe Peggy to say goodby, and Peggy, of course, was surrounded by the usual facetious circle when he called. Ho doggedly cut them out, how- ever, and got held of Peggy's hand Fuss bow and told ber he was, going away " Whore?" said Peggy. wiuolug for a moment, and thou nonchalantly pulling her hand away "Up in th Maine woods after moose," said D I "Oh, la that :11 Fah] Peggy, rector eying herself, w,[h 1,51e+ e0arn "Moose huntiuh t :"cfally dangerous work," said Dot,.,lil, and aomothing might happen " "Dangerous for what, you silly boy? Chilblaiva?" said the unfeeling Peggy. • "Charlie Blown was killed by a bull moose last wetter." wild Donald cheer- fully Peggy laughed. " Why, 1 know girl, u little, dimpled, pink and white girl, who goes moose shooting She's a cousin of mice up in Montreal, and she goes} to Mattawa every winter And what Is worse, sir, ou eecoud tboughtif I think 1 eb011 go with her this Cbriet• mus and show you that mooao shooting isn't so dreadfully dangerous." "Peggy r said ° Donald, trying tt catch ber "And what is more," said Peggy, slipping away and getting on the other aide of the table, "what Is more, I'm gnlug to see it 1 can't get a bigger moose than you. No, you needn't look bort teed 1 shot a mountain goat once, 0 would go niter her. Somotbtng might 'tappet) to het Supposing elm got l,,st In those uortheto woods—yes, he would most certainly go after het Ho had already lost one day By f) o'cl alt tbo next wonting be was shred tug toward Mootresl furl ms steam could carry hue At Montreal he caught ILt transcontinental sight express and at daybreak stepped out at the little tuwe of Mattuwa. ou the headwaters of the Ottawa Here Le !Wade inquiries 01,011[ Me Montreal party TLey had passed through Mattawa the day before, bad I. -miter, op six le Ilan guides there and ge.uu mirth w ['cut Ist•altru)gue Two boort; later a party of one, with .brae guided, was on its way tirth At llordou Creek the party of outs trod told that a party of six Indians, a white mac and two girls to bluuliet sults bud the day before started out through the bosh Donald followed up the trail The moicury went down below the zero mark, Temiscaminguo toots on its first lee, and snow fell often through t d plight to Iwo days lie curse upon a Temp which bad been broken up but a few hours before. Later in the day they struck high, rolling country Dnriug the afternoon they heard rifle shots, and before dusk they came untie 11500110 trades and a well tramped "yard." That night over the campfire Donald remembered it was Christmas ovo A Christmas alone in the wort hers Lauron- tiana is Dot n cheerful thing But Christmas uiorntug broke clear and cold. Before the sun was over the dark pine tops they were following up the moose tracks over a rough and '1•EGOVI" BALD DONALD, TRYING TO CATCH 11EU. and i've been shark fishing in Florida, Dial 1 walked tnrough Mott street one midnight, so moose don't count. You uo tip to Maine and i'll go to Mattawa, and we shell see who'll bring home the biggest horns " Dennld knew it was madness, but be also knew it was no use to expostulate. He called at Peggy's house the nose evening, but Peggy was gone. A genie of iuutiliuose stole over him as he walked home through the falling snow, _'r Noe set with a great purpose. He RI8 FINGER w•As SHARING ON THE TRIGGER OF 1118 WINCIIESTHIt. broken country The tracks skirted frozen lake, and then went op a high rooky platens Douald knew those high diem) were the baunta of moose in mister. Late in the afternoon uothlug had beau seeu. The ludiaus pinked q damp nus set to work getting their backwoods Chrietmae dinner Donald, however. could not resist the fascination of frisch moose tracks. He took his Wincllestor THE •GODERiCH STAR. and swungynp over the btli4 fora rentalu .ttcr Alter about hall an boor's tourney through second growth white IAN is he came to u snlldeustop and di c,I IreA uolselesriy tebrudatellon num a t, w waters to Maine bald gives blm true burlier s eh:M.1eee of nerve V.1,, re the underbrush fringed away i„) , u country of brukeu rock he had es, eeist Night of u calf inmate In the gam, ring dusk he could eve it incite lousily meting slowly and ceuttously .1.t f tin el:udow of tho Scrub bush Ile had ph• uty 0f t;uto, BO he rested his 4 Wits(' bt L. r 011 the pine log tak lig etndo U. ,dulib, rine autl emigrate 111111 At that moment the moving shadow 1 wriest rl do ways Done id's rifle fell frau his baud, and he took a deep oituIh tion ufie had Leen trained ou girl to a blank,suit, and ho.conld see her ,5, ultiered rifle pointing down the valley It mus Peggy The ocntsclonsu0sa t:f this had entree ly swept through his :mud wbou tie saw a puff of smoke Then Cattle a re pelt. mud atwitter. mud another A abort libidos,' up the volley he saw u oow mouse fall Then he saw something that hent the blood tfugliug through his vetus Out of the underbrush be beheld a huge bull come thundering up the Aloj ' straight fur the bewildered girl in flu 1 lut:ltet snit As he carte tearing up the scow [u tits flight the girl in the blauket suet deliberately dropped on Am Isuee, took atm mud bred at the bread breast bearing down an her, not snore than 60 feet away Donald groaned Ho saw that the plucky shot vent wide—wiles wide His owe Huger was shaking on the trig ger of his Winchester, for wheu her life dept tided upon a shot the respousi built), naturally unnerved him. All he remembered was that be stop ped firms; when its magazine was oxlip ty With wgb the first ball hnd tore through the !minters huge lungs. A o;lut,tut later he had a cm:fused picture of o is.uwsu pluugutg Itea11 clown tato a ;uuwhuuk ti 1,11u dead ❑11,1 it girl sitting in the Nosh. quietly crying It was the first tutu 150 1)5311 ever :ono Peggy cry \Vbeu she saw who 11 wm9, she stop ped - "Don—Donald Cotton, how did you come lure''' " \\ hy, " sued Donald, lifting her op 001 o1 the stow end brushing tho flakes frosts her wet cheeks, "1 ,Just came up to tell you how dangerous moose shoot ing really is"— "Stop, Don, stop, or I'll cry again!' 'And also to asis yon for the nine- teenth time if you will marry the " • . • . • gettiug dreadfully dark, Don, deer, " said Peggy ten minutes later. '.and it s four milts to camp." "Who cares?'' said D,.0 Three ludtut guiles never knew why they were gtvcu three 0 bele bottleb of Kentucky bout btu 111 u certain Uhrist- outs r.lgl t, and it 1st t every ono wile kuuws )stir bow Mrs Donald teed Cot- t( n stcnrel the pales ti beau( felly ehau• salol tu,,.,.,e 11,:rits which hang over her Iibrally dots •>j •1•••'• t • • 4 r �!1 4 4 41 w 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 • ,r��ixi# " tt { :,4 R i •;ai. tin. 'I" • • f -AD IA I. - - ,A,FE • CANDY. Special Mixed for Xmas. FRUIT. Oranges, Lemons. and Grapes, NUTS. Walnuts, Almonds, Filberts, Peanuts. Bon Bon Boxes a Speci- alty. Fine Chocolates, Oysters, DuiIding= and Ac- Gontra6tin g. • IWO.00 • SO •.100+•00, erit F. SM EE'rH, oldest Contractor in this section, is still at the bead, of the list in his line. There is nothing more suit- able, convenient, or lasting than a well built, reliable, economical new dwelling for a Christmas Present. It may be a little late for Xmas Of 1898, but we would like to figure NOW for Xmas, 1899. Oar work is not of the slop kind. We do building to last—the evidt\n is cg everywhere, and many years of testing is the prod. • 11 4 We also still Sash, Doors, Blinds, Lath, btG.t Mud every. time Oft latrantee satiefeiction its Work, ()mility and Price, GOl I7 Her iViunro. DRAPERY I HABERDASHERY WAREHOUSE Full Lines in all Departments, Plain and Fancy : Flannels, Yarns, and Underwear, : (special.) ti Laces, • Embroideries, Allover's Tuckings, Frillings, and Valenciennes Edgings. fore'Smallwares as usual, well assorted._:_.—.1 INSPECTION I{INDLY SOLICITED. A. MUNRO, Draper, THE BRITISH EXCHANGE HOTEL, THOMAS TILT, Prop. HIS well known and popular hotel is one of the oldest and best known pnblio houses in Ontario, tied Ilse been identified with the history of Gloderieb for many yea Iia trade is Commercial and Local, and eluting itit nnlnerous patr6L I f►!'e *IMO of the oldest "drummers" on the raml. TILT, the pIroptietOr'lit ,Oetientted Pi *tering to tho public watts, told' 'wit his el oelleilt staff o *Witia lr: i►t1111 Ort. emaud, T. 41 '! Q Boys' Nap 'teeters, with storm collar, for $2 50 12 Men's Fine Ulstere, were $6.00, for 8 95 20 Men's Fine double breasted Suits, all Wool, and Heavy Tweed, were $10.00, for 6 76 10 Men's single breasted Beaver Overcoats, were $8.00, for 4 96 25 Children's Cape Overcoats, were $6.00, for.., 2 50 Our $5.00 Beaver Pea Jacket beats thein all. 75 pairs Boys Kukker Pants, were JOo to $1.25, for .60 We are recognized leaders of the Clothing •T, ade- in this town and surrounding country and by doing such a large trade can afford to sell Cheaper than others. Don't miss this Sale, as this is one of the Greatest Clearing Out Sales ever held in this town. r ��'16,1 �1r P. S. All our Ladies' Furs will be sold at Cost. 1.1-'1.1.1.1, A. P. McLEAN, Gent's Outfitter. 11 LABEL'S ,CIGA R. A CHII'STJI AS TALK BY EIINEST JAISROI.n (Copyright, 1895. by the Author.] ��ilit' !II{bt.IIIlO mI? • "110 1r ,SII O M ,1AFFERTY was killed before Santiago. Tho bul- let w b 1 oh ondod Tom's earthly pib grlmago also shuttered a 5 rent cigar and perforated a tintype of his little daughtcg^ Mabel. The cigar was the last tokon o affection given by Mabel to her father bo• fore ho marched away to war. Many a night, when aching for a amok©, had Tom taken the poor cigar but of the pocket- hook which he always carried over his heart and by the magic of its fragrance had conjured up tbo tear wet face of his little girl as she hnd placed it between his lips, and after looking at the eller and surreptitiously kissing 1t he ha 1 Isla aye carefully wrapped It up in its covuing of tin foil again and restored 1t to las pocket. Ills comrades in Company 1,: nil knew the story of the cigar. and when his body was found in the ahappdrptil,.and the that. tared cigar in his pockepbpok' it was ban•. died with tender, reyertil , as a 'tetrad thing, to he returned tet tl,'en'tS wifo !nth() tall east side tenement 1 9 Yerk-oily. There was mourning 1 the house of rani Rnfforty'swidow fortnnny dayetiftor the tidings of his death, together with the pocketbook, .reauhed Now York. Tho merciful forgetfulness of childhood saved Mabel from the brooding sorrow which consumed her mother. But why her fa- ther had nes smoked the cigar sho could not understand Neither could sho tip- proclate why he hal not token It to heaven Tho Idea of her tither being happy in any place where he could not 8111eke was ridiculous to her childish fnneye.for she could not remember her father in his (lours of else without a cigar in his mouth Rut the cigar, with the holo made by. the Mimeo' title ball through the middle, was piaced, with the tither little mementos of the dead man, In the bottom' drawer of the bureau, where It was hidden from Mabol'a eight for ninny months. Her mother, however, saw It very often, When weary of the torrlble light with poverty. in the ovouing when Mabel was asleep, Mita. Rafferty often took the cigar out of ite hiding pinto and caressed it with lin goring tenderness 'imam It brought back street inomorleltof tier "brave 11jt1," as she vitae fond of calling her dead husband. It was June when 'nom was killed, and now that her pal was stopped poverty pinched the little faintly sorely. Even (daily was title true when the Winter months castle and tho expense of fuel was added to the general outlay front Mee. Rafferty'a slender earnings, and 'Oben 1)o - ember canto she toll Mabel Solna t:liau8 would probably not:pay tbent Mani* *Isis Wean* hedtattl Ong away to k fdr. country and could tot ,get boot a til Mine, "And ,'s k• present tatter!" rte v'No,. deer,"' rush' q�+il.rter1ng' ISD. Santa Oats octet mind, Rabe. *e' Thit ail\the bili bait. ally^flifistthitt ed Mabel Mandy. tepid 'Rafferty, •, lla in hearers. Clot neve!' �w �*7��a��btulty11,. ;bit -Was tthlnitlui •;• •ti•,;••;;♦ how wrotclsed' her papa would bo In heaven without his Christmas slippers, and especially his cigars And with the thought of the cigars there flashed across her tilled a plan 80. held, so audacious, that It nearly took her breath awrsy. For- tunately ortunately fur the carrying out of her sohenw, she foil asleep !astonishes had time to laspsrt 11 to her mother It teas a serrowlal Christmas eve for Mrs Rafferty She was now living on memories She recalled the happiness of the previous Christ 1111113 tinso when 'foul was with her Moved by an nnuontrol table Impuisd, she took out of the bureau all of t.ho mon tutus of the departed—the tear stained package of letters he had sent her frons Cuba, the pluturo of blabel with the bullet hole through the bruust and, last, the cigar Overcome by her grief, she throw herself upon -Ulu bed, forgetting In her anguish to replace the keepsakes In their customary hiding place. Christmas day broke bright and clear over tbu city. In her preparations for breakfast in the kitchen Mrs. Rafferty for- got orgot that sho bud left her precious lumen - tett exposed upon the bureau. ,fust as she closed the door softly behind her on her way to the grocery Mabel awoke. While putting on her clothing sho saw the cigar upon tho bureau. She peered into the kitchen and saw that her mother was gone. ' with her heart beating a lively tattob against her ribs she soizod tho cigar and ran down tho etalrs. Pedestrians paused as they saw n little girl Ilii by with eager taco and disappear in the crowd. How sho got there was al- ways n mystery, but within an hour atter leaving home sho stood before a delivery window in the New York postoflloe. The top of her golden head just reached the window lodge. 'Iho clerk looked down into a pair of wistful blue ayes. "Plea'be, air," eald Mabel, "I want to send a Christmas present to my papa." "Where is your papa, you little cherub?' said the clerk. "In heaven," replied Mabel simply. "In heaven!" echoed the clerk aghast. "Yost, and mamma says Santa Claus never goes there, so 1 want to send hie a present all by myself Mamma don't know anything about It. and nobody don't know but me. I want to send It alt my- self." And sho laid upon the window lodge a little roll of brown pllper. The clerk opened It and dlspluyed n most dis- reputable cigar. Ho bit his Hp. He had a little daughter of his own at home Seeing his hesitation, the Coors filled Ma- bel'8 Ayes a8 elle exclaimed: "Oh, sir, please do send !tl Don't the oars run tcdayf My pnpa can't got no cigars in heaven, 'cause mamma says they don't sell 'oto. Do, pions°, sir, send 11! it's 'nine. 1 bought it for papa Petero he went to war! tVharttimo duos the ear go? I'm Ili' n ntratd y.. nt will be too Iatot" By this tip* he clerk hnd recovered his bel': possess t. tie Milked up n tine table of th r n River railroad and appar- ently ij froth it: tua11 train loaves for Paradise today et .10:31) o'mlosk. Little girl, your papa Will get year present before supper tent ght." "Oh, I'm so glad!" exclaimed Mabel, her face Irradiated with mulles as apple bl0bs'bnls light up an orcbard. When the polliefnan'turned over Mabel sc liernsotl;orali tient later, he had a brief bilk With Mrs. Rafferty In the halt and rove her the tight, whlrh bort been given sty hitt by this po''itnl'Clerk. But Mabel still thinks that the cigar haslong elite been burned to ashes in the Wean or She blesld, Goderich. \ • A VIEW OF THE FLATS A'r'THE MOUTH OF THE MAITLAND. Swarfs' Livery, The above 6tst•olasa Livery is well known to the people of Goderich. In thanking the pbblio for their past liberal patronage, I desire to solicit your future orders. As in the past, my future aim will bo to keep only good, Reliable Horses, East' Riding Riffs, and to devote the moat careful personal atten- tion to eyery customer. Our prices are always reasonable and will appeal to large or small purses for long or short drives, whether for the family, the individual, or the commer- cial trade. Perhaps you may require a lig for Christmas or New Years ---don't forget &warts' Liver AS A NEW"PAPE 1-, .t..i —TUE STAR IS A LEAD1$it. —TEE STAT! //AS ClROULATION, • ---TIDE !STAR. GIVES RESULTS TO AIl'V'11:RfnitS. - El'Elt°Y13t:1;ti 146.119 711E STAR. —sintkvvr•.totlat e,DVEItDISE rnt 1 Mit.