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leess office actan alianearsjpply of american oiled window ciotn 33 inch ut 25c a yard afc pays bookstore gcetrn butcher shop w c eostksoh t f oumhihqs practical 0plioliaterer grttrn ovtabio lambrequins curtalus jntadow blinds and iinrcii cuililons cleopatra clialrs ottomans kanucrclts rarklshsprlns itack and keedle wort a specialty carpcfe cut isadc aiui laid on llir lilioricd notice the free press tllc m l0 bi a dci j 1 ionian and cliildivd its not lifcefy titciwuirmoiikisaantotm 19slj youll reach liinsing uutil luornmg he fqefsr mow is to deep aud the truck lisrd to flrd mf mother went out and called cftlr cbatlea let nio epek to yiin a niooicuf sin- wan a gentle weak little womitn cunrlea can we oat liar here all nijbc i i am so cued and the children let us stay aud her la be oc not ta be tootlficue to have it out ornot lliafc u the qaetion lictlier liattr fur the to ufler tlio pu old- tornieut cf n aching leoth or o take tce aeiiulva at of truuhlei rl j akl yiji cnvthcoi to p w fi wlh tehra tu you olwaya were a lazy utile sotnuro amlbyatafitowywaeud m d l j tli tootlicui cud a tuoahd uatttnl i- i l o b tiii jm is heir lu ts a coafuuimaltda by be er go mid bundie n w dv t fllto tajp ff ia lla mimlm and ta bom lu tu percjiacce to break aye there s tha f nit i before luua oclock rriaiuatrach that ironie may ew g the landlord bcknned hta ira liaio aaif tiwlajcj the iiainora foe him hnidf i did uql wiaii to st tast i a pani there the rcpeel of u jr m ut tne road rv who wuuld bear tlic vbipc and rtia o between bere and ltohng ftaa been x t i tufeatei with wolves al eiuter tbenaukflkipe deferred kiud ilcep do- uahl wretcbed ittw covota yon fayed ytbeu hd uumth ttirut bit qqietux mate fdrnucpooraiiillinrl who rnuld fardels bat iq to inaiiy cnla ha only a jkwr trick to banc custom to your tareru tn crorii and eink ucaeath a inad of pmn j but hit the dread o aoractbia loijicd jf juikm stun there colonel not another tne unatwrtted lorccps fromwhofe nxegj it io jav at eae returaa puacic the till word fcir j and aukea it rathci iar the ill it haa tje tmile aw he w tbaa fiy to itbect it kaovre not of thutdcntiau do make cowanl of ci til f uu of much rectilode sod good- andllie native liae of rckflutinit ulld le wa j or putlhe horses to the coach c said know thereis no oioro in ihetc ik sickhrd oer pile cast of fear and many lone wliose coatee eeks the door with this regard hi faotatepatarn arayj reared at tie name of the dentist might with wolves the hostler does the colonel know he does not choose- to listen said the landlord hell be wiser before inoruinf hitch up the horses tou must not think tlialmy father was intentionally hard or cniel lint he was an old array offcer used to having his on way and to discipline weaker people than himeelf we drore on slow- the night was dark and cold but my mother wrapr ed mary and uie qp in cloaks and buffalo kins and held the baby close to her ud we were comfortable the cries of the wolfesdicw uenier they were upnn us they leijed uor us tiiny led upnn la coach ihiuj upon the hoot and tan yelping aotg side cf i my father had placed a pair of pistols in sums hands bolh men fired alternately bat they had to slop to load for it was before the days oi revolvers oqc ftcrec redeyed brute spranp ujxrn the wiodow frqin wlicb littl mary escaping from nu rrother hsd thiust out her head my lather fired aud the brute fell back upon the yelp in pock inlow they slopped a mo meut to tear hitn to pieces uud for the ruomcnl we were 8afe then tley came back in fresh fury one of i he horses guve a yell kuuiai in ajiny its susy cried sitn theyve lorn her thraal the mare wis one of the liaders my father drev hi3 knife and will greatrisk crept along ihe pjle between he running rheel loreesj and cut the traces and reins of- thelwo leaders the dying honso dropped on one side ol the vehicle and the other leadei broke from him and fled to ihewoods these two11 not take us in said sim ko bat well gght erery isch the wolves tad gathered aloat he fallen mare the moon began to use and showed ns heir numbers my mother deckred that there were thous ands of them but she was ot in a coaditicn to count very accurately the two wheelboraes dragged the coach about two miles then the pack came up again leaped on their haunches and lore the year brntel so that the flesh hunfin great strips ctl doirn another horse thalll it wa alioot thirty five years ago j oast ajid we were coutforuble keep them back ten minutes said that my father then a noted civil ougb i sim with white lips and staring eyes engineer was chosen to survey a road suug litlle man t called my father i ho had fought silently and bravely hctweeutmroit aodlinsing it was from time to time feet warm jane t j hut he was ihinkiug aowof iia wife literally work in the wilderness my little marys sound asleep god bless and liriy father who was a doruittic man be- j ier its not uch a nghlful journey that weald be o born our ship cadte tired after a few raondis o bis a e i dont want you to hink with a vengeance said my father loneiinmsitid resolved to have bis wife j r am h on you auf children withj him yon hard charles nol t witujhim a fwfongli said my on i nioilicr who could not bear thatll tatekt6 fokixvektioksexfe jl tmocslt and proper- secured in cxn- sda the united stites and europe p- tent gnaraateed or up change send for printed iiiirffnetiens- gency in opetion tenteara i f v hekegrest ottawit canada- mecnaoical engineering sol of pa- jsntfi drangiitsjnm ci tatloe vexehxaet burv geox georgetownj of the ontario veterinary obege- trill visit acton every tuesday rom ito i pm ah calls received promptly attended to by bight or day horses bpnghtjand sold on conxmisaion- eeafdenccravest corner from lavery rjtahle georgetown ont c ta1xoe licensed auctioneer asfl foe skuas i am prepared to pay ike highest casfc prcia for hidesicaifiins deacons iiamb and sheep skins dehvered at my ttitiery lftca leather constaxitlv on hand jalfesjlopeeactosr j rtljteiace aiiitl6 x 1 havjig opened paint shop tn the pretn- jise neit door to xicuiaa baktryy i am pre pared to do carriage rpainfins and sign writiftg of everj description and would re- apectfollysoudt the palroosieof the people of acton andyicinity t- james scott fiuattoed to appear bcfmi vfriereyoacao t art eaay shave afetyluh haircnt airothiniishanipoon oracoolin 8ea fpam i spare no pains and gire nb pain in i the accompjishment of aood ihivej bazors and sciatrprs set ia perfect order on ibortet- j wordenr barber furl strwt acton the nndersifpied has mooer at hit dispfla- i for discounting rood endorsed inbtw at reasonable rate of diacoont v v james iutthevra uloa hay 10th 18su v wonminurasfc tb rjopte of rttnn tfiat keuphouteadat the most rci- lycirriedo by rbtikrt8nl ilirtje w kates and n theiateit btyle t f ctjililtngsi qitlc strict rrerf oerlph witt tin t f hasaiv jrifnbandafirbiciiufiftoclc beet fcrk button foatttr aaf ganif ta iruac ec iodhopetjrwrlct tentim to bnsincfs to teare a fairtliare of ttte patronage ort pnbde keitceiveredjuaor time toao part of tfee town tcrsu oisi- j calioucit4 0eijee5 peoitptxt attxxdf d to- wc kofalnsoa- 6ntl earreotiow i 1 -f- i trtatcl rspaiang being asked daily if i have a branch jeweiryibop across the street i take tfis opfjorldnity to say- that i have no connection with mr vf s smilh bat haveeriavedjra ti lemmon lately roiri england bnt more recently from sinicoe one of the besfwatch repairers incanndif tcan assure my friends that they needfnot leave me from the impres sion thatihejr watches- wilt not be care fully and properfy repaired however difficait complicaied sucltwatcfi may be yotlrajobdieritiy x- 7 b savage watciaaisr jeweller 3aljji yilriblesuiake prtipcrty for sale tbe fabfcriuer oflra for rale tbt jpr-tll- fullr fiitnaled piece of rrqierty otncnortiio the ittti depot in tbe corporuan or the f village of acioa tuepfotvcrty jeittnt it i acrk moro or few k oiwblcl aro fti u ut j kiato oi cultiratiop tnd marly ail iitca irltnfratiree at cvey deicrinifui ut u pt of tbe beat- varietle the balance it cu paiure land witbanevtriaitinkttjieana rt u nine toroueb ipocd oil tbe brffcdwelilne- sroaraisalo backiclubefj rltb three rtiiur good tableaodsbedfaiidcrfcabirlardfaiic oawaser6te tbf aoore wpuldbe a verfdefiirat letacc for a retired sflqtleaeo or for a marie earaener t terms liberal and made fcnown otiappirca uonto ku fixrheh acton po whitewashing and g6loring pmiyetsoisr v- cfitarsoxs cokkem iipebparedto4o all kinds of wnitewasnifltc cuivobing fxte shortest notice and at reksod 1 hie rates m leave jrour obdees atthe riffa rnras ofbco acfon p scotjilnb cleaned ben- wan a nevtrlallink tofeam rti i u on wclcti ibtltjittec t ei j rremta tdere is a trulicrs e neirllcmivttudclt pllg joewcarriaci eepairop pa fobsweb uas opened a shop in ryders old stand j where he is prepared to do all kinds of wagon andcartiage eepaifing on the shortest notice noiliiog but firstclass material used k call bolicfted t a forstek ctolse lot for sale the iindf riinrd offers for gale the splendid stone dwelling on main st hear mr 0 h smiths residence one fifthof an acre with stone eioube in splendid condition fjtable and shop on the prem ises hard and soft water wells title indisputable terras reasonablt ap plyto abchllcsab hockwood po he took a fdilongh etrae billifuore and btaited tract with us in hoid blame himself two dtiys giving tuy mother butlittle time for preparation but ho was a driving hot tempered as well as affec tionate man and never fete thatany- obtlaele was of sufficient imiotune lo stand in the way of any whim oc wish of bis own such firy energy is a nseful quality no doubt but when earned to the js what sic you stopping here fori extreme s in my fathers case it f hesaidto the driver likely tj bring ditcomfort and powiblft misery into dimmest relations and the itame circle it wu curly fa december when we kiproiclied v end of our journey iiavitig but thirty miles to make bfure teaching linsing ttie weather was bitterly cold and what would we do ihcn 1 bring the wenan imf children to the top of he si ml hlil until our amnnftion is gone i have buttwo cliarges left then we are lost at thai moment my mother who bad not uttered a sound before cried oat a wclf had leaptd huf into the window and was scratching to get into he coach my father shot jrini dead he was not likely to iniat with that shot and nowttc black swarming lwjsls rr t if j prang headlong on the hoisei they well to fcjl lha nilb elarameredr r b sm ive lost the way i donget comfoet to iht day p rt is weary i to play ig lontly if the aiglit is dreary it leads to i hi day if th heart i it haniat h standing 1 the wars fu fast we know u ii till lift it paued tin nil m rnciiuref of each dayv share the paiu and pi cam re the jdyand despair yc lowjn tbe morrow tin acfie of today toe ictt and the hitter mast butji tiass away a wpao of acvios written fur oic frm vtm girls there are more things inubia world worth mriving for tban iijih land vey plini the appelstion cf wife is hard r 10 bnr tharold murl do not nuke the great ohrtuke of usr cepling the fiift offer just for the of being mamerl and getting s home if oudo you may be snro your sorest trials are tt eorae tdn will find ro- your cost lbef are worse thidg ihau living alone there are many wayis a woman ci earn a comfbrtbi livfrlg and what is to hinder you from mwirtr home for yourself ioslead of waumg for seme ticli tjian jo conte along and condescend lo offer you a h rue- where yoa will ever feel he potitio ol a dependent it is all very fine lo clt about girls learning to be gooi uoowe- keepers so that they may makegoett wives for the men who will condeseirtfi to marry ifietrj bill they onglit to know much mors than that they origin t ktow how to make their own- living to that if tun right od does not euiue along they will not bfl forced u ninrrw lor a home see lo it grrist be iiwl- pendent do- not thiulswf mail any man unleaa you feel that you truly love and reajiect him and have not4os slightest doubt that your feelings nref fully reciprocated and that yon will iw perfectly happy with him if this ire- the case accept bim and be happy fur thetc is no earthly happiness like but of a weli rfioasa married life but m misery can tx computed to the wretched life of ono who marries for any otliei motive than that of true rove 4 daist drew j- v- either awttiia i tou are al ways right dear my father after that loon waltol sleep h did not waken for a couple of hours and then only because the stage cosch slopped lansing ill i here we are why thit is the middle of the woods ha j cued jumping out what ails you the bearing just right i ll soon fiud it for you no youll not said 8ra decisive- slaggered and fell it is sll over mnltered my father but my mother who had been pray sng inside waa not so sore of xbat lv ton never were in these woods j jail ll rams rightfiil noise of before just you keep inside and i hont8 10rns e firing and rings lemtue alone this is lay business barking the wolves paused pricked the snow lay deep upon the ground f f was too good a diciplmar- 1 h ere taded dlenly scat at the last village in which we stopjiedll iau t0 understand ibe force of- this ulei through the woods mj mother dirrd to remin a day or nrjaiment he stood still though im- j th8 frecd vi 1 fcrtnnatelr two that the childten might restuf d scolding while sam got h the ves and reached lsnstng the wire tl of aahav aed idywd tniped through the inter to the holel 1 woody my i lrun i ewea and cat trace had told the ittory- in five minutes nearly every bthy scarcely twr months old but my faider cousciotui of aetkiug vaihly for eome landmark theyre all ao confoundedly alike i man and boy in the town were oa j fatigue iuiusiffcnim not ftrter into the i qtartlinc o discoveryi he muttered tcriimbling to his seal feelings of weak children ef onl lhe ur were ou kuaeie said he after hu ur j 8 ihii long journey tootop just at the f tl axilfe or mel fire tbish door of butue ihve a cosy little bomei now ia ulindin o said for you wo will push ou and reach i sam gee a nov hipping- up lansing by nightfall think t his four horsea with a faint ah ow of pleasant it will beio rest in your own- th made a b and theh house with lirtgln fires and good supper j 8pp leadr g loud n i welcome viiu of terror my mother mado no further olync heaven help us cried sam tion and w- continued our jouttsey a f off ajl 1ke sbd yblpa w thu atiige iauiliered heavily through my father started op the snow and it was nearly dark when i dont be uneasy jane he said we slopped for sapper at an in still 1ty- v out on the box j nearly fifteen milea dvunt from lan- wihsam keep jhe children quiet 8 ifpossible dont lot the oaby try when he stipper was crer mv wtuu c1 motherinited hurself with the children fi no matter i lynxe rata at the blazing fire whehray fathers wtjnls somemuerable wood vermin voice was heard outside blustering t f wouient he waa ieside hnnt wolves we were bat two miles from ixn ting so we slept in nur house i night after all and from every ho in the town some little okeu of good will was sent to make uj sleep tie happier 1 my father was changed man ftoni that day tender considerate hu band ohd father so that uight wi the wolves brought a blessing in t morning aa thedark hqura in life often do j ovateaj angrily ham dnve for yorir life they are lwhy have lhe horses been not n coyotes they are the great grey away il lie shouted to the landlord jwolvesl i did not suppose it possible for i know it- thay baye been intlw yon togo on toiiight colonel mo woods all winter lure fh thats what ioe meant what biiarnmabave yoa to sufipojie yes when you nenldnt listen anything about it i what should hinder but it was no time forrecriminatrin j me from goingonl cried hiy father tlieiionwa iirgedibylrror needadno srtthtl fuun nolhrhg can be less charming than to see two yonng sitleriiiressed exactly alike it is seldom ihvt what suit one suits both or that a costume is perfect enough to warrant ita reiwtitioi even when it is pretty it becomes less pretty when ina foolish mistake of dressing in ute same things is made by two sisters if the girls are alike the objct should be to make tbemdesa to aud increase their apparent iaiividua ity if one is plainer than thi blher attention is drasjn to ihe fact ty drtrsing them alike as it could be jn wieetso lost manhood restored a vlotlm otyoathtal imprudence causing prem 1 siitt2 s y bipiiiog tlley dashed forward tho soma mysteribo reaaonirl never look preachers as well as other people- sometimes get into difficulties happy they who run get ut of then wjthlio worse consequences than the one who details his experience in a veriuhla letter from which tho following is an extract i have left off smoking i indulg ed in it till i was thoroughly convinooj that it wis not only opposed to the recncd socialities of life but that lt- was detrimental to health befogging t lhe intellect and stultifying to the j sensimlitiea i will give you a rv detail of its moral bearings if meat make my brother to offend i will eat no jeeh while the wnrll standeth a very practical text hut- i was a smoker and that habit l pposcd to the best christian sense pf of my brrtlnvn and even by many alio were not chrisllins was regarded u vice i must waive that suljc lest my people say physicias hel ibyself i wanted to preach upontha duty of self drninlu duty that needs often to be urged but the idea of a jnioker preaching each a sermon waa simply ridiculous that must be delayed lhap- the subject ot lempt- anco came np i felt that i ought lo preach upon it but i could find io sound premise front which to reason that was not destructive to oy pea aa a smoker i i wished to preach on benotolenee saving ie littles for christ bat my cigar bill faced met it was my daiff prayer that 0d- would cleanse wy hfatt fiom sin i wanted to visit niy people both my l lothes and ray breath indicated thai i had bw smaking i bud a little rather they would not know it besides it might be offensive to thorn must stay it home 1 needed two or hree hours of vigorous ejereise i but i bmoked after each meirhhsnd an hour and a bait or two iours were gonf a goad smoke requires an hour i had no timefur exercise and 1 soon got so that it wi irksome in fine i grew lsy bat i furbeear i dont know low others get along with these daily ex periencca but i could not endure ihetnandl am no longer a smoker ordinarily we know from wnat couutry most people come by tha unguige theytise but in the case of the swearer it isiflertntl ha nara the language of the county to whioh its is going i ftamntin iho act clara i 0 chllrjey yoa naughty bty 1 if saw ynw throw your cigapaway just as 1 iame arejirid th6corner cnarley t vftfy idtyoo ky yorl wanted it how aiiokhowr jirt wt atckf askaf medini m ii i i other way ahd it is especially in tfewsi aheni i vwe hiitewpjbr tbe street that it is objentipnalle fur jdit ajway but mfiimfs wt i ij niht acfiootwra rfjbvdikricjfe oi atrmkl9n 1f xflerejisnotbn to hmdsr you but violently at times against the trees attired i i h k