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Huron Record, 1881-03-25, Page 2¶rhe Courting of the. 1Xid ►W. A bot icing gash widow lived up in the moors, At night she sat dawn,just to tal, liter four 'ours 3 :' he t ,ok a #bit bite, syna a sirple.o' tea-- When down fell the saucer, :and up. jumpit site !• ",Quid guide us," she cried, "Josh, Tani, is tied you ? •.Or is it yer � ghost 3 lieeh 1 my heart, a at my !nett , What a ;;lift ye has Olga me ;; tsome, Tam, wan, sit (loon' ,• Till I throw oft my speneer and draw on my goon." •Quo' Tam, it's eo ate," Soon she razed hint a chair i -Ie took aff his bannet, Syne clawed at his hair, die:glowered, and he geelced, and he sim- pered ye ken. For he wanted a wife, like the laird o' Cockpen. ' Quo' the mud w, " Come, Tom, man, just draw in yer sate, Here's a cup and a saucer, a knife and a remember having beard of a young plate,man who lost a pocket book some years There's a fadge and a scone, sae pit out ago, containing $2&,000, and I 'declare d • which your seam when I read his piteous appeals, Poor de !sae your wife's dead, and I nn-. deiretand +,• were in.all the papers, my heart fairly ached for him. But," cOntrinued he,. (,ino' he, "Aye, sloe's gone -site is. dead addressing my father-in-law, who had just a year , . become very pale, "you ought to re - New the widow looked grand 'tweet), a member the circuw'stat)ces, for it oc- smile and a tear ! Quo' she, " Tam, I wit, Tam we've ;ui<1 curred just' at _the time of ,the great cause to conipleen, , failure in Pkiladelphia, by which yon. For I've lost my Sandy, and ye've lost .were so heavily 'a loser. . your Jean " "Yes, I recollect the affair," replied Wi' Chas Tam crept near her, and thus he • . Mr. Thorne, who appeared to be suff- a to say : 'tou!i , . " never heard,'" continued tile. (led - An' if yutfll consent mein, to buckle wi' .or, "what became .o£ that poor fellow ; nie— s„ and yet I should like to know." • slip twa -lumps. o' sugar in my cup o'tea . ordinary interest which nay father -ht - law had drat ,take}) in me, because I discovered, as 1.grew older and saw more of this selfish, egetistical world, that very few such generous actions were performed without motive, and the solution of this, to me, difficult problem frequently occupied my thoughts, . At first Thad attributed all to: Alliee's influences, but 1 know now that it had been as great a surprise. to.. her as to Myself. About this time Dr. Ponard, one of Mr. Thorne's most intimate friends, are rived in New York, and one -Morning while sitting at breakfast, expressed great surprise at the numerous adver- tisements in the papers relating to money lost and fecund. ' said he, "I have not the least sympathy for those who lose money.. They are generally careless, stupid pee. ple, not fit to be trusted ; although 1 For some time past I had bees. vainly endeavoring to account for the extra - Mr, Thorne opened his, .desk and• took from it a pocket -book. "Do you remember this?" said he, as he placed it in my hand. ''+Yes," replied 1, "it is the one I lost; but hew ", 1 could not finish my question, The truth stared me in the face. 1 sprang to my feeit in dismay. " Great 'heavens 1" I cried ; " you found the alone, T' l•1 •'t I've -tl t t about you,mem by night era":g, - auclt day, I ne a d, ."Should you,°' said1 .laughing,, then A'n Incident of4ealittsy. A. great Many people make them- selves unhappy by needless suspieion and jealousy. They cannot reason themselves out of it, for as. Shakes- phere says: Jealoussouls will not be,- answered so, They are not jealous for a cause; But jealous for they're jealous. It is therefore more'easy to ridicule jealousy than to argue with it. .An old German who lived in Baden, and was afflicted with this ,malady, was sud- denly called to Frankforte. While dere the pangs of the green-eyed mon- ster seized hint and • ie rushed to a clair- voyant, The prophetess closed ber eyes and said slowly, "I two a young and beautiful woman looking out•sf the window." "That'smy wife,"said the poor ratan to himself ; .441 weeder what in the world site islooking out of the window foil" "She is evidently very anxious to see some one,". continued the sleeper. The husband began to feel•like a pin cushion .full Of pine. ."Ah, there lie' is, she sees him • now, and how her face lights up with joy." "Oh heavens 1" cried the excited hus- band, "!tow I wish I was there," and. hie eyes flashed in a very daugerous way. - "Now," said. the clairvoyant slowly, "she rushes down to the front door to ineet. him," "Aye, :and T kept it," he groaned, with ntgnish in his voice. ' "But, oh I do net condemn without hearing me. Yesterday yon heard Dr. Ponard allude 'to the great losses I had sustained by the failure in Philadelphia. I did not ,dare to make my embarrassment known as they would have hastened my ruin—my ruin 1 God knows it eras; not for' myself that I cared, bat for Alice my darling child. It was on the 146 of December that you lost 'the money. Oh,. 1 shall never forget the date. It was on that day I meditated suicide. _ 1 was short $20';000 to meet my liabilities, maturing on the 16th. I was overwhelinecl with despair, ;•the air of the office seemed to stifle me, and I rushed into the street. I had hardly ..gone ten yards when my foot struck something. It was your pocket -book.. I opened it and the sight turned me giddy and.. faint, Then ,commenced. within' ny breast one of those nioral struggles which, even to the conqueror, as fearful, but in which, alas 1 I was miserably vanquished. The next day I satisfied all clai►ns upon me. Totlre world I was. George Thorne an Honest, upright man ; to myself I was nothing bitter•tltan a malefactor. You know the rest. Through my guilt you passed two weelss of •.indescribable anguish. I have since endeavored 'to make re paragon for the misery I caused, but I also suffered. Moral atonements are eternal. I have known and yet feel the bitter}fess of expiation. Say my son, can you forgive my crime?". CouldI forgive? is !looked at the pallid face, anguished. .eyes. What were ni Sia rings of -those two terrible. a weeks cbuipared to the secret pain and shame this, man had borne for "years 1 —this )flan, the.: victip of one solitary deviation from recitu.de,;>so upright. in all: else, and whose life since had been one long, atonement. sT• grasped Itis' hand, tears filled my The endow looked up to the rafters aboon, let me gratify your curiosity„ .I,' Arthur sync elle glowered et the sugar, Syne play- Wallace; am the poor fellow, . doctor ; ed wi' the spoon, , saved frau) ruin .and despair by my Then down o'er her cheek a big tear Ail benefactor'he.re, And then -I related r'e`' i g all the events of the last fiften years, ' As her e'en fell on Tam, �hech , the sugar drapt in ! The.doctor sprang to his • feet and Now nal fra his chair, Tani j.unipit wi' Drasped his old firiend's hand. Teed, laid l 1 " Well ar.d generously done' t" said 9 ar" he id. big hand on the .croon o' • him. her held: lie; brat J)llr. Thorne interrupted. 1 The widow rose up and cried in herglee— "I am not well," lie' said faintly.' •" I "-Ye'll -.aye. bee twa lumps,, Tam, in your; suffer greatly ---let me go to my room.". cup o' tea! • The next Clay he sent. for fie to lits private' office. 1 'found'• him looking' RONA:NOE Of A POCKET -COOK; pale and -haggard. .' TO THEN PUBUOI TUE undersigned bees to announce to the people oY Ctintan and stlrroundirli Townships that 9 Jr prepared to .do +� t kind* of Framing and 'Repairing • • • "Sit . down my dear Arthur." said I was just twenty-five when I. met he, in alow voice•; "and listen to me. Alice Thorne, the daughter and heiress. For a long tinie I have had a confession of George Thorne, the great banker. , to maketo'you, otie that .weighs on rite: I fell.desperately 'in love with the so heavily that I. must ease my con- charming girl, knowing well that Such 'science Of its'load, I,can• better •bear love was utter madness. to do•so now, that I have in�a measure • Her father was reported to be a very } made some :amends for she trouble I prowl, ambitious man, who would look• Once 'eaused.you." • higher for a sea -la -law. 1 felt that lie "The trouble, you caused• me," cried, would not so nruelRas give.a hearing to "I... "You havebeen the Most:generous' suit; ' as to . winning - her . with- of then to: me -,It is • tlireugli your ally and, out his consent, what would that bring kindness.I.Oecu pY . niy p resent ; osition ; � to her but misery 1 I had nothing with it to . to you an I owe y:. • ' happiness, and which to repay 'or compensate her for more than all, my honer."! the sacrifice of such a . marriage with tall, dark, stern looking man, who re - my poverty. a . gitrded,me with a pair of kindly brown So we bade good-bye without a word eyes, that liad something fauiiliar about of explanation, though I knew she them• ' declined theseat I offer= read the anguish in my heart, and tears : The stranger... .were in the soft eyes averted from me. ed to hitn,:and began at once, speaking I kisied the•trembling l and.she placed hrusquely'and to• the Debit. ".1. have in mine, and turned away and ' bade heard of your loss," said le,. ".I: have farewell to her and hope together•., read your-ndyertieeahent in the .papers Sreel had Igot back'. to town; and and I feel deeply.intereete<1 *and for y . I have t left your 'late eutploy wass striving earnestly- to thrown vain You.jest �' regret id the bustle and interest of bus ers,'end after the 'satisfactory manner ideas, when a terrible misfortune reit .in which all my inquiries were.)wewered upon tae. Mr. Overton'had given '.me , I became your surety foe the .00,000.'•', p for desiring me to go ' " What 1" • • a check , to the hank and get it cashed. Having 1 sprang toward him in the wildest executed the commission and returned; exeiteti►er.t. - ' AT REASONABLE RATES, -MovingI uildings a Speclaltr' W. E. Grahath, CLINTON. i Clinton talrble Works, HURON STREET) CLINTON. W. H. COOPER, Jr,, ' Manufacturer of and dealer in ou kinds of Marble & Granite for Cemetery Work, at figures that defy competition. Also Agent for the Celebrated ARTIFICIAL STONE ter Blinding pur- poses and Cemetery Work, which must be seen to be appreciated.—All' work warranted to give satisfaction- , I GREAT Clearing Sale • Here gi•eat drops of perspu'atton be- gan to gather on the utas s brow. He had been looking for positive proof for a long tithe, and he had it, to his heart's content.'. - • "And now,'' said •ttie seer, •"she takes Inc head between her bands, calls him 'her precious - Yana 'her darling" and kisses hrm again 'and again."‘ ' This was -really too. much. The poor man- trembled in every limb. • .''And- he," continued the seer, ",jumps about the. room 'es though he were 'read µ'tib .deltglat, ;cud bar!;s and wags hisW tail." "Barks and wags his tail ?" cried the frantic: husband,.."for . heaven's sake what are you talking about?" • "01',". said: the seer, ."I thinlh .7 ;for got to tell yon that it. is; a dog -that. I was looking at'all this time"—N .Y. Hera/d. any Horror on discovering that the r< Oh, sir," I began but he stopped gtocket-book containing the 'money was me gorse. " Let me finish," be said. • "I've.done Whether stolen by villians or • lost by this because 1 am convinced that you, my own carelessness, what ntattered it I are 'an an upriglit, honest man„..and. the It was gone, and I was utterly' ruined, greatest proof of my confidence I can What I suffered during. the:ne:ct few -give you is•that I ata about to offer you •hours God only knows ; and when, after 'the.position of cashte'r, hi niy banking, being dismissed, 1 returned -to my own _house. My name, sir, is Geo. Thorne. room,,1 was very )testi; desperate ; not George Thorne', the father of Alice,':.only had I lost' a lucrative position, but the girl that 1 •loved 1 Ali, the mystery my future appeared to be irretrievably was solved 1 Tawas of her his eyes hacl "Father," I cried,', Alice's father ane!. mine, .all is forgotten; •forgotte;t. Do, I notowe all the -happiness of my life to that saute lost pocket -book 1" ".Sender Right op." A citizen residing to • the:northern part of the pity,. who always orders his - gr.oceries.early -lin the•niorning., so that they: call ;o up by: the tirsb Waon out, but who has been.drsappeinted a Hund- red tiiiies in'reoeiving them before noon, made another order the other'i7ay, said'. to the grocer ;— ''Will these groceries be right up 1" "Oh, yes, uit,lese the wagon is broken down, or the, horse is'taken sick:" "Will they be at uiyhouse within an .hour?" "They certainly will ueless something happens to one of the 'clerks, or we• have to rust iii an alarm of fire, or there. is.a sudden death in the store." "All right, thought I haven't the least ideayou will get diem up there before noon.'t. Noon came and the groceries hadnot reached thearouse. - At one o'clock the gentleman reached the store • 'and ask- blasted, for there are su'spieidns wit chi reminded. nie ; it was to her 1,was in - are a•i fatal to a man morally, as .would debted"for itis help:' be physitsally the wound of a rifle ball •ha• •d ifteen years fl own since the clay But Ives young and of a hopeful :I lost the pocket -Book: Iliad now bei nature, and I began t lize :that..1 .conte a prosperous man, surrounded by had been leniently dealtIt with. tO'ii'�•e-• all the luxuries tvhielt Wealth. affords. alirinr all that had happened after., niy. • liacl fount' iii Mr, mor<t.tltan' leaving tite'bank; 'aindthe'utter itiipos < Thorneho friend : greth a sil�ility of the pocket book 'being taken' a, patron 1 -found a .rnu the breast . oeket of uty• coat, :1 bruequc manner he had a heart of gold. fh p Frorn the first clay of our atquauttance r•aln•'. to the conclusion that I- ))fust • he had :eviirced toward .nie the liveliest havr dropped it, and thereupon 1 -:re• solved bo 'have recourse to all means_ in interest 'and affection: my power to recover the motie y Ives mand es Soon ade partner, ion of tuy salary, :husband of Alice, and his . sou -in -lata',• whett 1 had saved during the last few yearii oil a certain blessed day,' I became the: A considerable port o• the he presented me with a receipt for the $10 000 that'h.e had paid to the Messrs Overton for My loss. • So time went' on: :The bailing' house known as the firm of Thorne & Wallace' was in a thriving condition. I bad a beautiful wife acid two lovely children, and yet, with -all, the sources of happiness T was net.gnite contented utero w s a crease; fit the resoled.. and determined now to devote it t tl , purpose I had in view. I advertised daily in all the prominent joutnals,not o:l'••ring the customary reward, f but de: s• riled my unfortunate,positton, my) honor lost and my fortune blighted. . F hr two weeks,I kept my loss before Om public,. and had almost begun to cl '4l.tir of any favorable result, when a.,e morning ay stranger .came to''nie--•a a "Diel the wagon break•�dewn 1" 0 Glass Setts from baa, to $1.00. Celery Glasse ,blit Btw18, faith Corers, French, Ttti'eha, herli, -conhpact. Buttei• Dienes anal IniiiuiduaElitt.t- tars: Cabluet Naples. Goblets,. Tumblers, all very 1Che Two Dreams. A Scotehman and. alt Irisbinan hap penerl to he journeying throti,,h it most leterninable fbre't, and by -some mishap lost their way and wanderedaboutfit a. pitiable conclition for a.while,*heti they fortunately earne•aerpss a miserable ho= vel whiclt.Was deserted save by a lone. chieken. As this poor biped was the only thing eatable to be obtained. they eagerly'despatchecl, and preparecl'it for • to clear out the: Stock: complete, large sizb.8 tr. each.. A Istat Assort- mentof Gn car. ies, Praha, &c. ' Coarse. Ilenii„e alb: fines Mack eret, wlea<tid,, •1,•• .i� ' When laid before thein. Pat conclttil- ed it wits insufficient for the support of both himself and Sawuey, andtliereSore a proposttiort' was made to:his,eontpan- ion that they `should spare the chicken. until thenextriioriting, and the One Who ' had : the, most .pleasant dreams should have the chicken, which rtg was reed :to. Tn the morning Sawney told his,dreaui: ;He though angels, were drawing hint up to heaven in a basket, and he rvas-iiever before se Happy, Upon concluding his dream, Pat exclaimed - ' "Och, sure ,and be japers; I saw, ve. going, and •thought .ye-wouldrt t come, back, •so T got up and ate the• 'chicken mesel£.” • "}tore take sick, or anybody drop dead 1" ,, • "No." "Have a fire here or'anything - !rap - pen to a clerk 1"y • "Ne." "Then why. didn't :.my ' groceries • .go up I„ • . "T. will tell you Placidly," replied the grocer: "You hadn't •bcet..potie ten ''minutes when I was .drawn. on a•jury, and just as 1 was going out my head clerk announced that be wart to • bo inarried at ten o'clock. We sell No...1 oocls-try to fill ;al;t .orders • prom tly '---keep prices at the lowest ;notch; and °nee; in a while We have to disappoint some one. Your order will go right up by the first .wagon'' -Detroit /'Tree Press.. • That marvellotiii: purifyer, Bt'nUOCIC Moon Burnes,. will speedily cliaege the sallow face to one of freshness, health and beauty, It reguletes• the Bowels, acts promptly on the Liver and kidneys and strengthens the system whet) broken down by Nervous or Gen- eral Debility, Ask your Druggist for a Trial .Bottle, the cost is only 10 .:cute. targe Bottles $1.00. z •�z Desires to inform his patrons aiid friends that le • AN APACHE ATTACK. • ASSAULT ON, AN , Ei.IIC""P.AN TIIAXN- THIRTY eERSONS.'T{ILL1SD. DENVEit, COL, March 1&-1reports of :the .slaughter •.tf whites by Apache: renegades in.soutlew.estern New I1exico• state, that eleven ewe, 'three women; and It'boy' were killed, They were . (tc- companying a waggee train from New Mexico, in :Mexico, and had passed on Add of the train When they were set upon by the Indians, one boy only es-- caping. Other , telerams say thirty were killed tit'sd several waggon hurued. Itseetnsprobablethcre was a shbsequent attack oil- the .train, . and the Indians )killed those who''hed been left after the first slaughter. • • fleaalaeclte Why become a • suffering martyr to Headache, when Britnocit• BLoon Itrr- '.Cl'rRe will surely cure the canse of all varieties of. either Sick or .Nervous Headache, cleanse the System, regulate the 'Secretions, relieve. constipation' of the Bowels, purify the Blood, renovate the , Liver and tene tip the Nervous: System, and distressing !headache, will be unkihown l Sample Bottles 10 cents, Large Bottles $1.00. • --INS"--• . TailOring Establishment to the roman Over .Lawrence c% Graet'y's Furniture Store, Where he will bo•preosect to prrueptlr 'attos,d to an}, • Orders 1.6 may be favored with BLYTH alt These Work's are now in full •opera-. ' tion, and the undersigned are.enalsle.tl to offer any grade,of Salt o..Fiiiest Quality for Sala The fnecessity•.af'Salt for - AGRICULTURAL PUBPOSE' or•• RICULTUI AL..PUBPOSE' Is now so fully established that every farmer will negiret itis ownititerest: who fails to useabout five tons snail ally. i' This Trade will receive our best' '.. attention. Cordwood, Elm • Stave Bolts and Basswood, delivered.at the Works, fee Which Cash will be paid, Gray', Young' oun & - p •4 ars , ��.