The Huron News-Record, 1889-12-11, Page 31
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Weduesday. Hee. lith 1889
A FIENDISH ATTACH.
A NEW YORK PHYSICIAN SLASHED AND
BEATEN BY A SI'B:tNGER.
About 5 o'clock nsoruiug of
Novr. 27th au unknown inn %vent
to the house of Dr. 1[ilyerd 'Fyn•
dale, on Third , street, New York,
and began yelling land beating on
the door with a heavy cavo. The
doctoretsked what he wanted, and
he demauded to bo let in. 1h•.
Tyndale ordered the fellow away,
but he persisted iu hammering sae
the door. Dr. Tyndale thou pick•
up a long surgeon's knife as sharp
as a razor and went to the door and
opened it. "Now, if yon don't go-
away," eaid the doctor, "I will cut
you with this." In reply the doc-
tor received a blow on the head
from the cane, and the Ivan grabbed
the knife. The inferiatod man
then began to slash right and loft,
laying open the doetol's cheek bone
from the neck to the chin. As the
doctor threw up his hands to ward
off the blows the fingers of his
right hand were almost severed.
Covered with blood, the doctor
staggered back, and the stranger
ran down, to the stoop, taking the
knife with hies. The' doctor's
wounds aro very painful. The
police think that from the descrip-
tion given of the assailant they
will be able to ruts hila down. ,
MUSTN'T BE- ED -HEA )ED.
A HUSBAND AND LOTS OF WORE IN
THE NORTH WEST WAITING FOR
SOME ONE.
Secretary Jackson, of Castle
Garden, New York, received the
following from Rauch -keeper If.
•Collis, who lives alone iu Leth-
bridge, iu the remote North-west :
DEAR Sat.—I road iu the Now
Yolk Herold some time ago that
you had provided sorue limn_ out
west with wives. Being in want of
ono myself, I thought I would see
if you could du the stone for ate.
I have a goon farad and hotel, or
road ranch here, and am pretty well
fixed. I would like to get a good,
active girl, about 23 to 26 years old,
Who can cook and look after the
dairy work. I would like a fairly,
good-looking girl, but ails not par-
ticular about complexion, as long as
sbe is not -very fair or red-headed.
I would prefer an Irish, or Engl.isll,
or Norwegian girl. I ant Irish my-
self, and ant an Episcopalian, If
you can find me a girl I would like
you to write to me when to expect
her, as I live forty miles from town,
and would want' -lb be iu to meet
her. I get my m til only ouce a
week, so would like as much notice
as possible before you start the
girl.
A DISTINGUISHED
CONVERT.
PROM THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES,
NOV. 21.
General Russell Thayer, son of
Presiding Judge Thayer, of Court
of Common Pleas, Nu. 4, and
Superintendent of the Park Cdnl-
misiou, has joined the Catholic
Church, together with his wife mud
three children.
General Thayer and his family
have been members of the Protes-
taut Episcopal Church, of St. Paul,
at Chestnut Hill, where Ise had his
residence, and there is nu more
prominent or influential name in
Episcopalian circles than that of
Judge Thayer, his father. Judge
Thayer has beep for years an active
and, in many instances. a pronounc-
ed member of the Diocesan Con-
vention of Pennsylvania. IIo is
considered to be an authority on
canonical law, and is a foremost
member of the church.
General Thayer is a greduato of
the West Point Military Academy,
and stood high in his chose. }to
did not remain long in the army,
but soon resigned and accepted a
position as civil engineer with the
Pennsylvania 'Railroad Company.
While ho held the position ho vias
appointed Brigadier•(l•enoira1, com-
manding the First Brigade of the
National Guard, and ho has hold
the place without interruption fur
for about ten years.
Ho was sent some years of res ago
by a friend a book which treated of
the Catholic Church as being
aptagonistic to the principles of
Americanism and republican insti-
tutions. A he himself says, this
book led hien to study the religions
of tho world. He applied for en-
lightenment and information to
Archbishop Ryan. The Archbishop
took him under his own personal
•
guidance and teaching. General
Thayer soon brought his wife and
children to join him in the teach-
ing, and on last Saturday he, to-
gether with his entire fancily, was
baptised and received into the
I Catholic Church at the archiepis-
copal resideuce at the Cathedral.
General Thayer was seen at his
home at Chestnut Hill laid week.
He met the visitor at the door and
ushered hint through the hall and
into his elegant and richly furnieli-
ed parlor.
Ile was asked if it was true that
he had renounced the Protestant
Church in favor of Catholicism.
The General hung his head in
thought for a second or two and
thou with a smile upou his face, re-
plied :-,-
"I feel very thankful to God
that I ata now a member of the
Holy Catholic Church and a be-
liever iu the true faith."
Relapsing into a sturdy which
lasted until it almost become pain-
ful, Genera! Thayer fivally con-
tiuued
"I am very sorry that any pub-
licity is to be given to this matter,
and I can hardly see how the pub•
lie is interested in it. But you
have asked me a fair question and
there is no reason why I should
hesitate to answer. My paramount
reason is because it brings tne near-
er to God and into 'a closer com-
munion with hint. It isms sudden
decision I have reached, and my
course is not the result of a sudden
deterntivatiou. I have been study-
ing and ooneidering the subject fur
two years. I have examined all
the Christian religions and some
that are not Christian, and I have
reached the conclusion that the
Catholic belief is the true religion
of the Lord Jesus Christ."
Iu the most earnest manner
General 'Thay,er desired it to be
understood that he did not desire t.,
imply that he had any ill•feeliug
towards any Protestant Church and
not want to be placed in the
position of criticising the acts or
beliefs of others.
"The Catholic faith," he explain-
ed; "hinges ou faith, hope stud
charity, especially tlto latter. As a
body the Catholic Church shows
charity for the feelings of our
neighbors."
General Thayer spuke at length,
showing that he was most thorough-
ly convinced of the correctness of
his belief. He said that all good
Catholics were ready to- die for
their beliefs, and would, indeed, be
glad to do so. "My action is final,"
he added, in conclusion, "and I am
glad' to say that my wife and three
children believe as I do and are
now members of the Holy Catholic
Church and believers in the old
faith."
Judge Thayer, at..his residence
one evening, witaoutexpressing any
surprise at the course of his son,
said :—
"If he has done such a thing he
has (.tut said auything to Inc about
it. My son and myself are on the
moat affectionate terms, and he
came to see Inc four days ago, when
ho did not say anything of 'this
reported action."
THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK.
Sir Johu Macdonald, several
Deputy M.iuistors and private
Secretaries were among the congre-
gation of St. Andrews church,
Ottawa, to listen to Rev. W. T.
Herridge's sermon ou "The Nation-
al Outlook." Taking for hie text
"We are Saved by Hope," he do•
clared that Christians should be
optimists, because iu spite of every-
thing they retained trust in God.
Canada was a country of hope. IIo
sketched its greatness and alluded
to ita early history, in which the
French played so great a part, and
said they could not now be 'dis-
missed wall a COntelnptuous sD00r,
and much less could their ostracism
be regarded as essential to our
future prosperity. He did not
share the apprehension of some as
to the present religious controversy.
The popular attitude of Protestant-
ism to -day in regard to Roman
Catholic fellow -citizens was ill
judged and erroneous. His own
attitude on this subject had been
maliciously Misrepresented. Al-
ready they were conning to see that
tho political machinations of a few
men was ono thing and the temper
and spirit of a large section of the
community quite another. They
must evangelize the whole land,
but by love, not by hate. Was
their Christianity so weak that they
must tremble if any one lifted a
hand against it? Was abuse the
best weapon of Protestantism ?
Even if it was, must they bring an
alien to o'ir shores to repeat the
vulgar joat about her whom all
nation'; called blessed? Gooti sense
and Christian courtesy said no.
Let therm stand firm and jealously
guard their liberty, but beware they
did not destroy it themselves. No
patriot would lightly allow any
hand, civil or• ecclesiastical, to
menace our civil or religious liberty,
but while Church and State aro
separate they had a common pur-
pose, the establishing of the King-
dom of God among us. Tho in-
fluence of the Church must be
moral only, but the closer the
bond between Church and State
the bettor for religion and the
country. The habit of regarding
the Church as sacred and tho State
as secular always ended in national
overthrow. They were satisfied
with neither the Queen uur the
Popo as orbiter of their religious
destiuy, but if loyal to Christ they
would be loyal to Queeu' and
couutry. The preacher trout ou to
epeak of attachment to the Mother
Couutry, and couch tided :—" What-
ever difference of opinion there
might be with regard to commer-
cial dealings with the United
States, so fur as it concerned politi-
cal union they should be more self-
respecting it' they learned to staud
alone, to be the architect of their
own fortuues and by the grace of
Goll exalt the name of Canadian to
a place of houor in the eyes of the
whole world.
BLOODY BALFOUII'S 1310
IDEA.
Mr. Balfour, the chief secretary
for Ireland, in his speech at Giasgow
last week, set forth the ideas of the
Government on the subject ut' a
propusod Irish college. Ile pro-
poses that Government aid shall be
given to a Catholic college in which
a regular curriculum shell be
giveu, including the clssies and
mathematics ; hut that the Gevei u-
inent shall nut endow any institu•
tion for teachiug theology in Ire-
land.
b1r. Belton' declared, however,
that Ile wuuld never advise his
colleagues in the Ministry to em-
bark inion this arduous enterprise
unless the following absolutely
necessary conditions were fulfilled :
First, that the Noon sheets' be cor-
dially accepted by the tutended
recipients, the Irish people ;second,
that the offer shall not be used as a
political weapon by one party iu
1',n'liuutent against its uppc.uents;
third, that Englishmen Scotclonen
and Irishmen abed all concur iu
offering this boon. Ile confessed
he 8,1W 110 liklihood that it would
be accepfed with these conditions.
It was never any pat of his inten-
tion that the Government should
endow a Catholic theological chair.
Ilia only purpose had been to equip
the necessary chairs fur the study of
literature, science medicine - and
law. He believed that founding a
complete uuiversity' would be fetal
to higher education in Irelaud, be-
cause it would remove the competi-
tion between Catholics and Protes-
tat) te.
LETTERS TO THE EDI TOR.
We wish it 0 be distinctly understood that me do
not held uars.lnee responsible for rho nphtioit
1,xpre>eevl by Cdi''e.puneleot.t - ED. Nlswa.lta•
L'e12 D..
Editor News -Record.
DEAR Sur.—This is not a religious
controversy, for such a controversy
treats of doctrine, whereas the pres-
ent one deals with the facts of his-
tory. I have already quoted from
eight standard works; three of which
are Catholic and live Protestant. I
have quoted from Collier and Ti omp-
son, as (.bey are Protestants, and
have been used in the public schools.
In my letter of Nov. 15th, apeaking
of Elizabeth as a religious persecutes,
1 put this question to you:—"1Vhat
reason do you give for the cruel
manner in which elle persecuted the
Protestants, or Non•Confornsists. I
gave what I considered your strong,
est argument which was 'that how-
ever unnecessarily harsh she may
have acted she acted within her
right." To draw' you into your own
snare I stud :—"So, you maintain
that a sovereign has the right to
persecute his subjects. On what
grounds then do you condemn Mary
who claimed that she had that right,
and could use it in the maintenance
of her crown?" Tn the latter part
of the last sentence, you inserted
the words "to make and enforce cer-
tain laws," to misrepresent what I
had just said, and to show, as you
attempted, what yon could do in the
way of quibbling. If you cannot de.
fend yourself in a straightforward
manner, you should not have re•
course to questionable means. Your
additional quotations from Collier
and 'Thompson do not make the
least changes in the meaning of what.
I have quoted from these authors.
Your quotations explain more fully
the Acts of Supremacy and Uniform•
ity to which 1 have already referred.
You no doubt thought that you
court misrepresent me in this in-
stance also. Fortunately for me
many of your readers have ono or
other of these works. it is to be
hoped that your readers will he kind
enough to read ray letters carefully
in order to understand thoroughly
the statements I have made.
They w.ere not permitted to eduoate
their children at home ; on the
continent, or anywhere else. -They
were obliged, if they would not for-
sake their religion, to grow up in
ignorance and poverty, and were
robbed we may say, of everything,
but their faith. It was only after
the first quarter of the present cen-
tury that Ireland received her
papers of emancipation from civil
and religious thraldom.- You con-
demn Cobbett also, because he
thought fit to become a liberal.
This is no reason that he should be
condemned as an historian. %Vhen-
ever he discovered that he was in the
wrong, he admitted his fault, and
nobly fought for what he believed to
be the right, regardless of conse•
quences. Ile has written more thau
lU0 volumes. He is a clear and
forcible writer. and a marl of exten.
sive knowledge. 'There is not a word
in my letters which implies or indi-
cates that Christ had an earthly
kingdom If the Pagans made the
practise gaf the Chri-tian religion
treason, or if the Jews could boast of
having a law, and if according to that
law Chu ist should be put to death. it
does not. follow that Christ's king-
dom was of this world, as you would
have us believe. According to your
mode of reasoning, if you were in a
pagan country, where the practice of
the Christian religion was treason,
you would be justified in becoming
an apostate and in embracing Pagan-
ism. 1 shall call your attention once
more to your remarkable sentence:
" i.et us not forget the retaliatory
measures by which Catholics were put
to heath for being such, but priests
only, laymen were not molested."
In your heat week's letter you declare
that you never asserted that Catho-
lics were not molested. The only
means 1 have of knowing what you
mean is by what you say. I have not
only proved that the Catholic laity
was persecuted but that also many
of them were put to death for their
religion in Elizabeth's reign. More
than that I have proved that Protes,
tants were put to death as heretics
by the same merciful Queen. I Abell
add a few sentences on this subject
from Hallam and Lingard. The
latter says, page 441 " The Ana-
baptists were doomed to suffer at
the stake under Elizabeth.' • Some
were dismissed with a reprimand ;
hut two perished in the flames of
Smithfield.': ''' Four years afterward
for the profession of similar opinions,
Mathew Hammond, a ploughwright,
who had been pronounced an obstin•
ate heretic by the Bishop of Norwich,
was burnt in the ditch of that city,
and in the same place was also con.
stinted Francis Kett, a member of
one of the universities." Hallam
tells us, vol, 1., page 19(1, that Eliz.
abeth " established a persecution
which tell not at all short in princi-
ple of that for which the Inquisition
became so odious." "Lord Bacon in
his observations on a libel written
against Lord Burleigh in 1593, does
not deny the bowelliligs of Catholics,
. , but makes a sort of an apology
for it, as less cruel than the wheel
or forcipation, or even simple burn.
ing " Hallam C. II. vol. 1.,' page 221.
In the same cruel reign, several
priests, be it said to their honor, died
martyrs for the faith. Your citing
Green to show that no layman was
put to death under the provisions of
the act of 1581 is no proof that no
layman was put to death in Eliza-
beth's reign. It merely shows that'
under the provisions of that act no
layman was put to death. 1t says
nothing of the other penal acts of
the same reign. "Addis and Arnold"
comments as follows on the para-
graph from Green to which you have
referred : "Mr. Green should have
added that under other acts of the
same class fifty-eight laymen were
put to death for religion." Catholic
dictionary page 203. What Profes-
sors Schulte and Smith pronounce as
the teaching of the Church is not
Catholic doctrine, but a series of
numbered falsehoods, and therefore
what they say cannot possibly have
any weight in the present contro-
versy. Your reference to Gladstone
is not at all in your favor. Cardinal
Manning has ably refuted Glad -
stone's pamphlets on " Vaticanism,"
" A Protestant having in one of the
Sevenoak's papers accused Catholics
on the authority of Gladstone's pam-
phlets on the Vatican decrees, of
having no loyalty left for the Queen
after supplying the Pope, Mr. Glad-
stone has written as follows to a
Catholic gentleman in the town, who
drew his attention to the matter :
Nov. 1, 1889.
DEAR SIR.—Your note is most con.
siderate. There were two pamph-
lets. In the first f called upon my
fellow Roman Catholic subjects to
declare their loyalty, In the second,
having read their replica, I declared
that they had placed it beyond ques-
tion. Your faithful and obliged,
W. E. GI.Ans'roNS.
"Even Protestant sects in Canada,"
you say, " have not (.teen free from
identifying their own particular re-
ligious opinions with the cause of
the Deity, and of resorting to ques-
The Acts of 5uprentacy and Uni• tiotiable means to enforce their
fortuity were directed against the opinions on others." According to
Pope, and in a most unmerciful your opinion the Catholic religion is
manners .tinst
g Catholics and Proles- an erroneous system, and also the
tants alike who were unwilling to Protestant religion in Canada, for
acknowledge Elizabeth as the Pope the latter identifies its own "partieu-
of the Established Church, and to lar opinions with the cause of the
bow down at the altars erected by Deity." More than that it resorts to
her. You tell us that "it was a mere "questionable means to enforce
form of ceremonial which Elizabeth those opinions on others," This is
claimed governor of, not of their re- a very dark picture you give of Pro.
ligious faint creed." According to tettantism. Perhaps you give us this
this statement, the faith of the es an offset for what you have said of
Catholics and that of those who the Catholic Church. 'l'hfs is no
attended Elizabeth's state church argument, and cannot even in the
was the ono and the sam ', the least degree palliate the insults
difference in form amounting a.' you which from week to week you offer
say to"just the difference between your fellow Catholic citizens An
fiddle.dum and fiddle -dee," This f4 assistant rushes down to Clinton,
a very fine distinctfon. if indeed whose notoriety for misrepresenting
the difference between the ['rotes, the facts of history is well known; has•
tent and the Catholic Church is "of ing made his bow, he tells us that he
such little importan;:e, why are you is a"veteran disputant," and that you
not a Catholic ? 'Vou refuse to (of course you know little or nothing
accept Cobbett as an authecity• He about religious subjects) "are unac-
is evidently better acquainted with customed to religious controversy."
Irish history than you aro. As a The poor fellow thinks that the pres•
result of the Reformation, the (.'atlio• ent controversy is a religious one,
tic people of Ireland wore robbed of whereas the point in dispute is pure -
their lands, their churches and their ' ly historical, having nothing what -
liberty, both civi: and religious. j ever to do with'the defining of doe,
trine. He rushes blindly into the
conflict like a bull when he sees a
red,rag. In reference to this bragga-
docio who wishes to "throw you into
the shade " as a worthless contro
versialist, I shall quote Cobbett
whose conduct in the present in-
stance I intend to follow. " When
we hear," says be, "some Jew or
Jocelyn saint, talk about monkish
ignorance and superstition, we turn
from him with silent contempt." Cob-
bett's History of the lteformatlon,page
14. It you wish tu►Let someone who is
respected and holds a responsible'
position in society to assist you
in the present discussion 1
shell hove no objection what.
ever. Were I a stranger I might be
led into a discussion with him. Ae
it is he may rave if he wishes and
publish 'such trash as may delight
himself, but I shall treat his eflu•
sions with silent contempt. I may
have many faults but I endeavor to
choose the company 1 keep.' 1
never held a controversy with
Mr. Armstrong, and never will.
It is evident from the many
letters he has lately published
in the Star that he will descend to
any means, no matter how contemp,
tible, in order to misrepresent an
opponent. When he react Father
Flannery's reply to the Bev. Mr.
Austin, he concluded that Austin
was defeated, and at once rushed to
Ills assistance. Pitying you, Mr.
Editor, he runs down to Clinton and
offers you Isis services. lie knows,
of course, more then an editor or a
minister, or any one else. IIis brazen -
faced audacity I think is seldom equ•
ailed.
From reliable history 1 gave the
number of conspirators in the Gun'.
powder Plot as thirteen. You have
insinuated that I mentioned that.,
number put to death. You wish to
leave the impression that Canada is
a Protestant country, but it is not so
by any means. l'here are about two
millions of Catholics in the Domin-
ion. The province of Quebec is as
intensely Catholic as the Province of
Ontario is Protestant, while in the
other Provinces there is a strong
Catholic element. - The Catholics in
union with the Protestants have
built:up this Dominion. The Catho-
lics of this country are as industrious,
clever and intelligent as their Pro•
testant fellow -citizens, and they are
found in all the honorable walks' of
life In referring to Mexico, it
should be remembered that it ie a
rough mountainous country, and
consequently unsuitable for the ertsy
and speedy construction of railways,
and moreover that the Europeans
and their descendants form but a
small percentage of the population.
Having imposed perhaps too long
upon you and your readeri, tend has•
ing given what I consider sufficient
authority for the propositions I
undertook to defend, I have decided
that this letter will end what,l have
to say in the present discussion.
Hoping, Mr. Editor, that we may
ever remain friends as.in the past.
I am yours sincerely,
'1'. WEST, P. P.
Godei'ich, Dec. 4, 1889.
—St. Thomas Tintes :—Barry
Watts, who carried on a general.
store, in lona, left for Loudon,
about a week ago, in answer to a
telegraul. and has not yet turned up.
A day or two previously his sister•
in-law, a young' woman, who was
visiting the fluidly, left ostensibly
for her father's home, in Dorchester,
which, however she never reached.
Suspicion was excited, but a letter
to his father -in law set surwit;es at
rest, I,y stating that he was eloping,
and recommended his family to the
father in law's care. Creditors have
agents watching their interests, but
no great defalcation is expected.
Mr. Watts was a good business
man, an ingenious mechanic, and a
noted musical artist. He was a
prominent church member, and a
leader in two church choirs, being
in many respects well thought of.
However, lie has fallen sufficiently
low to abandon a helpless family, an
invalid babe, and the ono he promis-
ed to love and cherish forever.
—There is a difficulty between
the choir of the Hamilton 111ethos
dist Church and the pastor, Rev.
John Pickering, backed up by the
musical board, which will likely lead
to the disbandment of the choir.
Mr. Pickering was much dissatis-
fied with the quality of the music
furnished. A meriting was held
about ten days ago to discuss Che
matter and i,t is reported that the
pastor when asked by a Prominent
member of the choir what the oh•
jectlons were, replied that the solo
sung by the leading soprano at the
previous Sunday services had spoil,
ed his sermon. The climax came
last Sunday night, however. A
hymn was given out. After a verse
had been sung the pastor got up
and told then) to sing faster.
Apparently they did not get the
requisite gait on therm, for he short•
ly told the choir to sit down and
asked the congregation to sing on
without ?them. The choristers sat
facing the congregation looking
very foolish and humiliated, and
souse of than) went out.
—Says the Drayton Aehrocrett
One of those unpleasant occurrences
where domestic felicity had become
an almost iinktiown quantity, was
settled last Thursday in court by
the consent of all parties concerned,
after the usual legal officers had
been consulted earl the whole public
made acquainted with the circum-
stances. A young wife in the
township of Peel was driven to the
unusual necessity of resorting to
legal protection against the attacks
of her Own husband and conseges
eptly laid the matter before Mr.
Jas. Oross, J. P. to arrange anew
plan of procedure. That gentleman,
however, in his u.ual wisdom,
etrgngly recoulmen,tled the propriety
of a mutual eettleuiet t between the
two disputants llieun+elo'e4, rattler
than let the case take its Course,
The somewhat intimidated huebaud
was the first to cuusetrt to these tertuts-
and accordingly prt-ffered to let the.
much •abused wife oft els furlough,
until such time as ..Ile ori: bed to re-
turn, when a beset we.lc"u1e back
would be accorded her. The young•
norther is now en•j'13 ing It rest antt�
the many other ldeasuiet. of the -
parental lionise
—1Villia:u ff asset t, who for sone --
time past lea. I.. en ht ing ill 11'tani-•
tuba, ett1111' 1.11,1i In Onlnrio I$ few
days sgu w1111 Ilii' ut•'nt iul.niltions
of bring limn ied le ,el is.. Surele
lioyd, half,siste•r "f 31r. Ai. x liea-
ioe of Bent flt.k. Tee r. 1'1'11n"ly
WAS to (.1(104• Flee.• 011 '1'11, stint 11111<'-•
everything Lad mem 011 :It r
ness. On 31(1)0I saw 11 r.
Beaton in Cheslt y ,lied tubi lens !hut
he mud. rsteod 111.,44 110.\11 Lal ono.
euutptiom and if se es nl.i :et leo
strong enough to move 10 3fnnitoha..
Ile also added that metes the re -t
of the family wink si_n assns th it
right to a faun nod 1111. fel 11 1.,•••
conte the property of \l i.,s lioyll
that hr would me fulfil his purl tsf.
the engageineet. 1lsieve t weer
about his bu• int•ss, .til tsrllnil ly
fearing that an use hes for lre•hch of
ppmise of met ri,, e a 10141 Lr
610110it again>t hfn, L,• uuexpected-
ly turned up at the Buie sppoiutede
for the ceremony v,ki1 a marriage
license and exprt'sa/'d Isis reneiiiie.e
to go on with the oredelinir. Miss
Boyd showed her s set
of his
mercenary m"piece and her good
sense by showing hila the door, re-
marking that she would Ise Y happier
maid than bride.
—Woodstock 7'inles:—• A bout n
week ago 0 museP1. r, Isrn841'fscete
Scotch marl registered Iiiwself at the.
Royal hotel. Ile represented hint -
self as being recently out from
Scotland, and as being in search
of work. He was nit dude Ise• tiny
cleans neither wits he s Luer, but,,
lie seemed to have struck the halo
py medium between the torn. Ile
insisted on paying fur his beard
in advance, 111141 had eve'ry appear,
ance of a plaits, bluer, and there-
fore holiest mon. u. Althhr ugh he•
appeared to seek it not, he soon
had the confidence of it nice little.
circle' of friends. He is no long-
er here, nor is it kmlwu where he
is, but his erste l:le friends and
admirers feel down in the Mouth,
as they reflect how their pockets-,
were pulled by a common every.
day Scotesliutan, and a greeiehorn
at that.. It seems that on Satur-
day he spent.a couple of hours<
calling un itis friends privately and
informing thein that Ile (.lad for-
gotten to get a cheque ensiled be-
fore the bank closed, and asking
for the loan of 'a couple-, of dollars
—they alight as well stake it-6ve•
—till Monday. Every one of them
complied. The mem are nu'spritsg:
chickena, and had the ordinary
confidence racket been attempted'
they would have detected it instant,
ly, but they were unprepared fors
plain, blunt, unassuming honesty'
WAS 1:T AN IRISH BULL OR
BULLDOG ?
Mr. William Blair, the Stratford. ,
postmaster, has been made the vic-
tim of .a practical joke. He cow
tniesioned his nephew to secure for
him inToronto a cocker spaniel train-
ed for hunting. The nephew cheer-
fully undertook the task and Satur-
day morning tho expressman de-
livered a dog -box at the post office,
A board was knocked off and out
jumped—not a cocker spaniel—but
the biggest, most bullet -headed,
ugliest -jawed, most ferocious bull-
dog that has ever immigrated to this
city. On being released the brute
shook himself, bristled up his back
and macho a break for Frank Shar-
man. Not wishing to be sampled
Frank jumped on_tho table and slid
info one of the mail slots, leaving
his head only visible. Baulked in
this the dog took after Deputy A.
Ili. Kay who attempted to climb up
one of the `huge pillars, but finding
thisimpossible lie fled into the
register department and closed the
door. The next victim was Clerk,
11[oderwell, and the animal treed
him on top of tho high stool and
calmly sat down to -lick his chops
and watch. He night have been
4)4
sitting thorn yet if Charley Law-
rence from the inspector's depart-
ment hadn't come in. The dog
heard the door open and pursued
the intruder, who made a flying
leap on to one of the sorting tables,
the canine disturber of peace after
him. This i kindf
performance
orformance
was kept up until Janitor Roberts /
carne in. He grasped the situation
and a big mail bag nt the same tient.
Attracting the dog's attention he
got it to jump at hint and into the
bag. When silence and order was
restored Postmaster Blair ventured
from within the mail bag closet
with the remark " I'm surprised at
your allowing a little dog to got the
best of you all lisle that." The dog
is now in the collar singing peons
of victory, and no one dare go near
him. But wait till rho postal force •
get hold of that nephew t