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Clinton New Era, 1893-08-25, Page 3+ 'Y T ON : ;r ,3V ViaasETOPTE It4c 6TANLE3r, Benny and,1 were orphans,. I had a h.ttle inctaeaa of one thousand dollars, ' Ian n the d the brink, lst eft to m0 by anunt, but Benny, had• nothing, However, • we, lived together and shared.. and spar- ed alike, and Were well contented land iia y!; 49 Wits five Years nay junior, When ;*nether died, almost;herlast Words to nee Were -,-"Take care of Benny; -oh, keep�hlinnear you and` watcli over hien;° :and I promised. , word, given, eat, Uow could I break my so solemnly, to the dead? Ah, never, never, •Not even when Fred, Dare,:re i quired t of Me, thangh I loved hm • thane than or thought I loved life. m fe rr Oi ee pph a i, interlopers my, 1 r I avant no inter o� he said, `sullenly. want my wife and my -house to myself.... Ben will do well enough tit a boardinghouses Wkly shouldn't he shift for himself?" • "Because of nay promise. • And, oh, •howan ,you try to turn me from what ius!n sacred duty. I hoPed you would rather have been a true brother to' Ben, and help me guide him properly." - "Thank you," he sneered. "I am not ambitious of such a responsibility; family cares will probably come soon enotigh without that. I am sorry that you formed any such ideas of rne, for I shall never fulfil them. I will not share you. Madge, even with a brother; you must be mine wholly or not at all. So make your decision; choose be- tween Ben and me," ""I shall do my.duty, Fred, and keep my word. So long as Benny needs my care I shall never forsake him, and un- til he is eighteen, years old, at any rate he shall reside with me. For this was mpp mother's wish." He. answered not a word. His face was pale, and his eyes flushed, and he bit his lip, as if to keep back angry words. My heart swelled almost to bursting; a sense of bitter disappoint- ment was on me -disappointment in him. Was this the man I had chosen above all the world? So selfish. sullen, ungenerous and ill-tempered; and I had believed Lan the very..opposite of all this. I had thought he would he a wiser, better friend and guide to Ben than a sister, however fond and true, could be. The tears rolled down my cheeks -I felt as though I had lost my lover. There was the sound of a merry voice outside, the noisy clatter of a boy's footsteps, and then the door flew wide, and Ben came in. "Oh, Madge," he cried, excitedly. "I've got a place! John Arnold has got me into a store. Five dollars a week to begin with. What. do you think of that? His bright face was all aglow with pride and joy. He bent down and kissed me warmly. I turned my eyes on Fred appealingly. Could he indeed wish to take from this boy his sister and only friend? His face was cold and stern; he arose and said, mean- . ingly: Does this make no difference in your views? Ben is a youug man now, too old to ne tied to his sister's apron i. t rings." Beta answered before I could speak. •:T avi'l rind to her apron stringgs. So to_us to liveuwilafi1i -a nisingle it's si trot When she gets married to you, how- ever,it'll be different; won't it Madge?" "Mother wished us to keep togeth- er." I answered him. "And I shall not marry for three years." Then, turning to Fred; "If you will not wait for me so long, I can only release you from your present engagement." He caught up his hat." "I accept the release," he said; and turning on his heel left the house without another word. Ben tried to comfort me. "What was it all about?" he said. "Dotal you fret, sis, for he'll come hack again." And so he did. In one, w'eek's time he returned to me, penitent and hum- ble, and acknowledged himself in the wrong and begged my pardon. "Let Ben live with us," he said. "Let all be as you wish it -only marry ane, Madge, for life is worthless with- out you."• A strange thing is a woman's heat. I had been feeling bitterly towards him; my ayes had been opened to his litany faults -nay, I had compared him, greatly to his disadvantage, with. John Arnold, the best. the noblest heart I ever knew, and one that truly loved me -and I had begun to think that my lover was not worthy of my love; and yet, when he returned to .me penitent and sad, a complete revulsion of feeling came over me; my whole heart was his own once again. But not my entire confidence. For trust, once shaken, is not so easy re- stored. I shrank, involuntarily, from the thought of placing Benny's future in Fred's power. It was to my care that mother gave him, and I should no longer be i n entirely free agent when I was Fred's wife. Hesitating thus. I resisted his entreaties to name an early wedding day. The months went on. One morning I received a note from John Arnold -- John and I had never met since I had told him, more than a year before, that his love for me was hopless; but often and often I had felt, and had cause to know, that from a distance he watched over -me like a true and faith- ful friend. The note said: "MY DEAR MISS MARGARET: -There are rumors abroad that Simpson's Bank is in difficulties and may 'sus- pend. I anti sure you will acquit me of all intention to interfere in your af- fairs,. and believe that it is as your sincere friend I advise you to With- draw your money from their hands at once. Otherwise you may lose it. Sincerely yours, Jon A1n oL1." Sitnpsdn's thon at moment bonnet and Tne started mo money was aid to me, • though not without Baena mui'milrinand hesitation, and with my whole fortune in my little satchel, and a heart glowing with gra- titude to John in my bosom, 1 started for home. steps s I be - Before I had gone many p carne afraid. The excitement of the --Hast- hoar ---t he suspense l__had _endur- ed while the money was being, paid to me -the danger of utter ruin in which I had unconsciously stood, and the narrowness of my escape. from it --all v and these had sorely tried mynerves, now all at once a fear cme upon meq 'was it safe for me to carry so much •Chfldtef fry lot - money?' 'Would it�be• ash,. for me to tale i(;'home With. me�'4..Mi'ht not sonteone have watched and followed rne? What' if I should. be .robbed? 'These thohghts . unnerved me . alto ether , A suilden;resolve came to me. ohn ' ad a .ve • "Johq v' IG,critcl, and. hid ,nay 'face On his s1101,114err-"couldn't yolk . 04 Ana nail" • , I,n WO were, Married. M first, hive Was the true love. after. all Dally I. thank food that 1 found, that ,out in • t 1lAW$ BOW B.D4 S S.• The, de�ril often' Wears, awhite eravn. T1ae tvprld is:full of religion tttat'shtt not carne from °brisk. a Joy that Islet, shared with Borne: od7 h d thti tenancy -Jolla tine -4110 I ,escaped the: bittcr,frtalt Ofi e1$0 scop, beeches mouldy, n . r ream a r , a., o, i', .a . Xf (lqd' plat mountains before Should keep l6 for me; a. n :.: i the, daiectATa Q ltn� to ai� heart that laved lane.fpr m� v ho+aser se agree;. Beaver Exon% ,the•sulaiinits, ,tjrelat''dlntaer, `,Iolifr'Qbritore', ,.�. ,+< � ,a a ea' o ousekee Qr d t i li h f it mid wedded the true us,• ?itis my alage ,haste ed. n . if alone I . that we May Obtain nearer. iews of hie', is `h ggg P ad3olt; ,... the •laoiiatt , uij arhioh heli>ted , HOW T,O, cl`ET A ,. SUNLIGHT wbp dog &ot ��te c1Ft� dh with hisw d,owed mother'.' In 1 rush- PIATUIGGF. • d i .hp ata ing+ .even to ;l?e an* Send "i 5+"Suulfght" Boa wrepPere wrtp�: When a)Pooun,g mian taken bIs first e A" w t .t} ° pp drank hp gives the devil an ironclad And laid the bel dawn Oil Per baaxiuK the words "W' Y'Does a Were, Bx2s,,. Ltd ,, 49 Seen St,, Toro o, The main who lives only with para- you will receive .bf post e, pretty picture- self is engaged in very small business. fico from advertreang.and well worth ram g ing, This is ea .easy Val to decorate your If grit mbling .could be exchanged for Immo. The aoa ' is the beet in the market I. gold, pow Many of us would soon be p winced, an al a 9ae... " „ to Levert, x„ , .: on the table beside him, an Look Q d Sooner Than a .Man ) ' mortgage• 9n himself. "There it.isi" I• cried. „"Thanks to nl and you who have saved iti And then he sightot hint and the sudden .change in his face at the, sight et me. I burst out crying violently as Mrs Arnold took me kindly in her arms. "She has been overexcited, and is, hytiterical,". she said • to him, tgently. " eave her; with nae, John. I'll keep her here ills afternoon, and you can See her pr, ently.<' So he went away. as la on the sofa, "e i n I.. That n, y . , lI 'e he e ach , ad , severe h a suffer ing:. rom sat,l,yy me and -told me the news, s'Zihe bank has g. one -the withdraw- al of your money finished it; they sus- eaded payment. ' this atter nogn. il'hank'God, you are safe, however, I put out myhand to him. Thank God indeed, and thank you,"I said. He put my hand to his lips. and kissed it -kissed it tenderly, warmly, again and again -then dropped it and arose and walked to the window with a. heavy, bitter sigh. Poor John! Le• loved me still, as much as he did four years ago when he asked me to be his wife. I was a poor girl then; tor it was before poor auntie died and left me her little fortune. John had just set up for himself in business. "I can keep a wife now," he said, "and perhaps elp your mo- ther with Benny, too."Ah, he was always generous. Why couldn't I respond to such true affection? He had a right to expecthad pa ted his attentions anavorable d encforIouraged his love for months. Indeed, I had believed I loved him, until I met Fred Dare. He dazzled me and I no longer cared forJohn. So me, refused him; and shortly afterwards the fortune came to me, and I became engaged to Fred Dare. But of late -of late -my mind had misgiven me strangely as to the wis- dom of my choice. loved Fred still, but I wondered why I loved him, and even doubted the sincerity of his re- gard for me. And now, as I looked at John, as I reflected on his constant affection, and acknowledged in my soul how little I deserved it, a vague regret oppressed my heart, and I long- ed for his esteem and pardon. Under the influence of this feeling I said, sud- denly: "Forgive me, John -forgive me." Hecame instantly to my side. "There is nothing to forgive," he cried. "You followed the dication of your heart, my dear; I pray ,God it may bring you true happiness. And 1 felt more miserable and re- gretful than ever after that, and fell to pitying myself, somehow, just as`I had pitied John. Next morning, at my own house, Fred came rushing in with a white face. "The bank!" he cried. "Wasn't your money in the Simpson Bank?" "It was," I told him. "Then it is gone," he groaned. "The bank's closed -broken -ruined -your fortune''s.goiie,..,and...youu're a beggar." He sat down like one stii'rified," and covered his face with his hands and groaned bitterly. I felt inexpressively touched•and gratified to see nim take my loss so much to heart. I reproach- ed myself for every doubtI ever harbor -1 ed against him. This absolute sym- pathy with my supposed misfortune was so sweet that I resolved not im- mediately to undeceive him. I sat down beside him and took his hand. "Don't grieve so deeply," I said, smiling. "Money is not everything in the world. See how calm I am, and of course it is for my sake you are grieved. The loss of my fortune may be endured, solong as I am sure of your love," He put my hand away impatiently. "You talk absurdly," he said. "This is no affair of sentiment. As to my love -of course I love you just as much as I ever did," (I believe this to be lit- erally true) "But that is not the ques- tion. Your •money is gone. What are you going to do?" A air of embarrassment came over him and he averted his eyes from mine. "In short, how will you be able to live?" I began to upderstand him. Scorn filled my heart. Was it for this man I had lost John Arnold? But I resol- ved to make him speak out and show himself in his true colors for once. So I said, very simply and quietly: "How shall I live? Why, where is the difficulty? Am I not soon to be your wife?" He arose. "I,am sorry," he stam- mered -"sorry that your own good sense does not spare me the necessity of pointing to you the -the -in short, the inadvisability of our marrying. I, too, have had loses --I am quite poor - I • could not support you as I should wish. It -it quite breaks my heart to -to release you, of course -but I feel it my duty to do so. You are young and handsome still; I will not interfere with your chances of marry- ing well. I should wish-" I interrupted him. "You would wish me to set you free? Well, be under no apprehensions; I do so with all my heart. Our engagement is at an end; never under any circum- stance, to be renewed. Before you go, however, let me inform you of one thing. My money had been with- drawn fromthe bank -as I should have told you had you given me time -and is not lost, I have my fortune anti it will only host Io postage to send int, l rich. the wrap ere ,at' yob leave the `endo open. t It is ver foolish to ave your o p Y g ' dr ss oar ul1 . child- Writeyour ail. o y while you are setting }teat good advice example, them a bad le, _p HOW ADYING MAN FEELS. Numerous experiments made in hospitals and upon heroic scientists who have permitted tests to be made upon themselves right down to the moment of death warrant these con- clitsions,;'That a dying man may be burned, with, red hot irons and yet not feel the least pain, That conscioustiess may remain in the dying almost to the moment of adtual dissolution, but that most people generally lose the ppater of thought long before death. Th case of death where there seems to be extreme suffering, with writhings and spasms, such phenomena is generally due to reflex muscular action. Also, that fear weakens the muscular system and hastens death, while the reverse may prolong life. TRUE PHILANTROPH'Y. To the Editor of tho New Era. Please inform your readers that I will mail free to all sufferers the means by which I was r stored to health and manly vigor after ylars of suffering from Nervous Weakness. I was robbed and swindled until 1 'nearly Iost faith in mankind, but than s to heaven, I am now well, vigorous and roug.•' f 1f eve` nothing to sell and no scheme to extort money from anyone whomsoever, but be- ing desirous to make this certain pure known to all, I will send free and confiden- tial to anyone full particulars of just how I was cured. Address with stamps: MR. EDWARD MARTIN, (Teacher), P. 0. Box 143 Detroit Mich The devil is proud of the man who treats his mule better than he does his wife. Great victories are only for those who are willing to fight great battles. WITH INVALIDS. Yee! with invslids the appetite is capri- cious and needs coaxing, that is just the reason they improve so rapidly under Scott's Emulsion, which is as palatable as cream. AN ABLE LAWYER. One day when I was in one of the mountain county seats of Kentucky I dropped into the court house to listen to a case in which one roan was suing another for the recovery of a horse. A couple of hours after the case had been decided I met the defendant on the street. "Well," I said to him, "that fellow didn't get your horse, did hel" "Not much," he replied, but not as cheerfully as I expected. "There was a time there," I went on, "when I thought you'd have to walk home sure." "Yes," he said, "it did look that a- way, but that lawyer ur mine wuz too peart for him.Fine lawyer he is." "Very good,„ I affirmed. "How far do you live from here?” "Ten miles, the way I've got to go." "That isn't so bad when a man has a horse to ride." MUDDLING THE MONEY -LENDER. A London reporter, when in the country ,last summer, wanted to borrow some money of a plain, good- natured farmer, with whom he dined after an agricultural meeting. " I want to borrw six pounds," he said, "until I reach London." The farmer had. only three pounds, and the reporter said : "Well, I wish you would owe me the other three pounds, .audwe'll settle up when I comedown again",•' When the day of settlement carne, the farmer said, "You owe me three pounds, don't y'au?" "Certainly.I do." Was the reply, "Well, will Nay me?" "Well, my de fellow, I think our account is about gware. I wanted to borrow six pounds, you remember. You let me have three pounds, and said you'd owe me the other three pounds. Now, then, you haven't paid that three pounds, and, consequently, still owe it to me. I owe you three pounds, and if you will give me the three pounds youay ou owe ethrepounds , 1 l in- stantly owe you P Nothing could be fairer than that, I think." The farmer pondered, and has not got out of his -reverie yet. "But I havn't," he said lugubriously. -"Why-not?D.idn't you just recover hien?," "Ya -as," he hesitated, "but I had to give him to that dern lawyer for his tee." I was cared of a severe cold by MIN- ARD'S LINIMENT. Oxford, N.S. R. F. HEwsoN I was cured of a terrible sprain by MIN ARD'S LINIMENT. FRED COULSON, Yarmouth, N.S. Y.A.A.C. I was cured of Black erysipelas by MIN- ARD'S LINIMENT. Inglesville. J. W. RuoGLES. A GOOD NERVE FOR SHAVING. THE FACT A warden, who had been very suc- cessful in controlling criminals in more than one penal institution, once had a prisonerconflned under his control who said that he would kill him the first opportunity. The warden said noth- ing, but the next, afternoon, when he had an hour's leisure! sent for the man. "Bill," let us call him, found the war- den stropping his razor. "Oh, Bill, is that you?" he exclaimed. "Well, never mind can you shave?" The man replied that he had often shaved his companions. "All right; suppose I see what kind of barber you are." With that he took a seat in his chair, handed the criminal a razor, and wasg h his shaved. duty,and whenill went the fins hed the warden said, "They told me you were watching for a chance to kill me, so 'I thought I would give you as good a chance as you could ask for; that was all." Bill slunk sheepishly away, and from thence the warden had no firmer friend than the desperate criminal. still. Good morning, sir." Three months later I told John all about that parting scene. "John was about to invest money for me, and had hinted nt the •propriety of consulting Mr Dare. "He has no longer any in- terest in me or my affairs," I said, and told him all. He stood thought- fully looking into the fire. "I wish the money had been lost in- cleed,".lie said. i crept closer to•him. "Why, John?" 1 sn1d.� If I h-ad-no-mnn.ey. tAlLWin&t. world become of me?" He looked .down into my eyes. "I• would ask you to be my wife," he said. Then there was silence fo a line mom - Ent, and then --he tin"ne away. My neat gave a great bourn . I stretched forth my hands to dote` t him. • Pitehereo Coati) ThOW$�h i -!, i'tdra of . Health Is in liu're illc1i ` Blood; to enrich the blood Is like platting Moliti +"out it'#1 te'rebt; That AYER'S Sarsaparilla CURES OTHERS of Scrofulous Diseases, Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Liver and Kidney Diseases, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, and Catarrh should be convincing that the same course of treatment WILL curs You. All that has beensaid of the wonder- ful cures effected by the use of • IRS -7 Sarsaparilla during the past fifty years, truth- fully applies to -day. It is, in every sense, The Superior Medicine. Its curative properties, strength, effect, and flavor are always the same ; and for whatever blood diseases AYER'S Sarsaparilla is taken, they yield to this treatment. When you ask for , AYER'S Sarsaparilla don't be induced to purchase any of the worthless substitutes, which are mostly mixtures of the cheap- est ingredients, contain no sarsa- parilla, have no uniform standard of appearance, flavor, or effect; are blood -purifiers in name only, and are offered to you because there is more profit in selling them. Take ER'S V , n .P•I cber'si Castel** I1r.;l9am el t. ham. and Ohildreiy, It contains ;neither oniu> Morpblp, > " I►astanoe. t is a ` Ian? lest oi14titu A ' bther�iaiepQtiio' • 4lti , .. � l .'. for L'ar"egoriq'Drops,'Booth ng Syrups, and diistor, 004 It •Is. Pleasant. Its 010a:14530 Is thirty 'yen* Una . d;alloys 0 t rjns riitu sro � est orla,de � here. C tests o of f»I, feverishness. 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