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phltsfifuef itroeos rrc office forstera droat store nit doer to creeat saddatrv x bpnwot cbateh afreet formerly oeca- pied by jtr f hematreel aucuoaeer iff icogabtnr christmas cards fancy goods fob ents fine booka stpt ftoojo iil6cxa i- dressing casbs albrmk etc pre3 tct o0elph 19 kot at days bookstore vfelph dasplls cheap xl d x- cjp gridnate of victoria oniveritr okoaoetowt oxrauo whlrinit aston ok ruesdiy and today from 2 to t p m j c nil- erricei are required during any other dayi oi the veek notice left at ie xegarari siag jtat w3t ranhr prompt j a mathe8ot attobketat a tlt saliciaoria7chaaceryc office next door to wallaei hotel milton la l bkskett tovn qnu dbmtist- george- tj jtsher v s- georgetows ont anil rait acton every -ednea- diy andaih attend to all call to his profusion- ordersleftat i drag store wir receive prompt terms moderate t t fbi t w kdto mtnt t aajle eioncrrpw r saehiaery ofererj desbripfion rnadeto rder os the shortest notice and most reasonable terms repairing promptly at tended to i a li8tee m clabi barrister qniebec street guelptt- bbijrch ffice lsiawlianalm 111 ttreel lctaa gromct arts itxei fxnuitt will be watohes jewstry i kto dro troic irosjith av bpla4i4 uiortaat tor zaui w sxtm jjiceller etc ouelph out ifisias presents my stock is a compltu in gold xf silymm wafcbes to electro platb fostia -and- i fat linn of til kmds of 9htmt atxiucas pxarvkr c0mi8 mi bbvbmes tavsbks cvntthixg ik thx iitt cosstisixr- ex haxd mfohtter acton dec 42 1881 oold nd thvar jwllry for guelphl itl hembtrbet licensed iuottonoer- ear the counties af wellington aadjhiuon ordeia lebaisie fan paras offic acton or ai my residence in acton promptly attended to lasmsraaarnahlfi maney 1 ajjo money to loan on the moat favorable terms and at the lowest rates of interest in smns of tioo and upwards fltssts fobristestionseife- hbscsur and properly secured in can- adataa unitedstatea abdaje rsi tent guaranteed or nootearge j krinted xmstnctians- agency in apecition- j hrabtiomferj early jblosimc we the nninirtied xurchiou o acton herchy agree jto do oar reapective pic4a satordayi excepted on ani after tfondy the 7ti tvstj antal farther notice cbnrtie htalenkuk oo 3 3 r9 btjfchefe ishpf w 0 robim80h would intimate t- ibe people of aoion that he tin aoretisseawbl batcher boilaess late ly urrim br bobart etorcy sd that he has slwajrion band a nrstclasi ttbekof beef rerfc lilui peallry 4 cimhi waaaa etc and bapeajratrictateotlon lo bttslbess to leeoret fclf share oribepatronafe of tn public mzat oejivered aany time lo any part of iib town j tcmi ouh f iu stojlqittd oaninspaxuritir artj to tf ckodlnjon lm r the free press thumsir uorirsa deo 29 1881 qmtr afteb 0huibtma8 seeifiseyisam tottly cloatnf with this fid- w 50kddy- utui idhapled kanda are folded little formi are tackedlasfay 1 i little feet all day so baiy itely eerlea so aiqais- ait tkt uathemiinki tb groap before bar j pwtliestia tnvwoadi beru4yiiin like a picture isaii dainty htuebed j with his mttr chriitmss play things data beskfa so cnrly head 1 ftooltsi nicttrm jips and aiarbles jwhia- ties- rtowbtm and draiaa baby with aer tiay ttockinn filled with ehoieest soganplama while tweet minnie preeiou darling i with ber tnmbled wnny earls falling ser bsr pitty pollyi fd in i aim lctiad poirl bank- ii aqaiuy the iweateet sad we lore them sll ti well which of theat we hold the dearest it would pools as to tell from our daring fairhsiml ftsrtis the dearlrafliaiof unr lockl to the preciaas helpless baby hardly old enough to talk oft the motherheart will qnestion were we called ipoa to choose which of all t is prpeioaa namher we c3ald best ifforc to loose t i though i hold life i richest trsua res mother lore can neer loss sight of he thoaujd acrrowrng matheri who are left bm tooight ah 1 how many hearts are bleeding i and what barring teardrops flow for the loved jthal blest their fireside only one short yesr ago how my hesrt goes oat in pity for the motherhearts bereft somehare giren one sweet darling others hayeaotiyjr and my present joy is shaded with the sor row thit atkjf be whsoaer first tweet limb is taken one from oat oar preefodi three 1 and with all a tender mothers lore and earoestoets ipray god in meny spare- oar babiea till another christnudsy j7j v yeaf oum stqmt a nevv years call w p brown j cennev iisooj thaouvoraisie- benj hsslett r e kelson aj w green rldhea t griffin caaitohill jfyfe g sem vetebdiabtl b0b- the ontario teterinvcflbge m vwt acton every tnesday m 1 u 4jjm all calls received promptly attend ynighi sosaee kwaght s comrniscum beaidence west c idvery btahle geargetosm ont lookherel f youwaat 100 new k pop lar songs send 10 csutt tc wat j ptitianassigsweya hilton ont meatioqjhia paper l thurttom prof of tfcaoscta tni vectl liaiia wih be at bennetts hotel eeton every monday tueaday thursday ind jridiy fmcmore popiacan be taken for in- straetion aidrets box 53 acton po na k ftisb fob rglilt itnjwaid to pay the lid sfcewp bkina adtel iaaelesihar constantly cm mmmawux jambs if oo tttood amd coal tities at rsqaire to aery ft of the til saaanand sctason est in fat evewiety atanoua to antuutt m i t w where ji eaaget abu a shortest actios ati6lwgn bmw mpmn bj leaiaetang sood eawip ocean shells ic urdsnsais hunt jersey citvt sttj8 al j 40 onloc ishts outfit 10 fleoh m a m ur r saw lost hcrw restored we tjaverecentlvptbljehed anew edition of br rsilvenreirs cele- braleal eassy on m nuifcsl end permanent cure wllhout medt- clnei ofkeiroodebiatymeuulaiii pbymc- alfncaimdlirilaiediinetitaoralatrlagepic resaltlof fronmeees s ajpreetn a sealed envelope only tets or two postal e stampa me celebrated oouwr in this admlrabli- eassy clearly denukuttrams from thirty rtsrssueeessialnracbcetustslarmlnseftn seqasdeas aosy be rsilleaily cured wltnont tna danieroos use omnterati soaillelnesnr the ose ol the knife pointing osl a mode or core at once lmple eenaln and jtrcioa by tneana of whleii every smterer bo mauer wtua bis ooodluon may oe nit years hlmeell cmapiy prlvnlely and radlraity c this lecufre ifaoom be in we hands ol every youth and every man in the land address j the cultenrell me4iei co u tta u lew trk p aw w rr mil i st georges sqnan gnelph aocdnniiqtariiadev order poriodiealf of every description carefully bound bding neatly sd promptly done i should ilie jo mnch to spend hew teart day id the city said atyirtle fol- lett grandma eoluti looked wisely over the dge of bfer tyer rpeclsdes good laadi what fori said the aw teart day is new years day just the tarn onjcedar mountain u it it in ivtw york- lint it f sunrise midday and sunset the lord hsint mads no differ ence in one place or tother as i know of oh hut grandma ihy datttbu receim company on kaw yeari dgy said myrtle they light ihe gas and decorate the bouse with flowers and- as t a table with coffee and oysters and treated cake and lobster salad land all sorts of nice things and the girla are dressed their best and well laid grandma fallett whats lo prevent o from dressing p in your peachcolored merino and baring coffee snctcohj chlcka- tocbrhee gartanh and hit mother ate comin over from garland farm in the red sleigh and i guess there wont be not city beta better laokln than oar bruce j your brace grandma if you like myrtle to herself the misses eleanor and coulaette em- berson had attired thnuelres tuparbly for this festal day their drsaaetj were of bu 1 tuk so palt a color that they looked almost like dirty white their hjilb wis frilled and curled and banged and trimped and puffed up and abandoned down until it re minded the beholder of nothing n earth but a barber block theirj ceapleziont nere tonched up with rooge ind their eye lids shaded by felntdoana and their glores reached nearly to the elbowti and really landing well away front the gaslight they looked qfatoat pretty even if the glow and bloom of fresh youth were lacking in some degree j the trim servant maid in tte white cap and frilled apron who opened the door tared hard at the rosy cheeked young lady who stood then with the furs wrapped around ber and the liny retailing bag in her hand j a lady 1 said prlsclm to herself and oa new years dsy i dh my r are the misses ember a at home 1 aid myrtle a little timidly oh yes miss tald em ellla feeling to tee if the cap were settle 1 straight on her head theyre at home bat theyre receiving i will come in praatc laid myrtle with dignity i am their couin from cedar mountain in connect at prisoilla showed her int i little back room where the coffee was b log mide and liars wat a reserve pile of sa idwlches and the smeared dish in which tb i lobster talad hid been mixed there wis do lie there except the sickly dime in thi alcohol lamp and everything looked forloi a and shabby sj possible as myrtle sat s jvering down on the one chair rem w ateb ah irsj obliged to remore a heap of china tcrweb before she could use it jftb aid prlstallaa voice in the parlors bend whose door of communication was jdtally mnchled by a modern drapery of vtnaocl itmssk hang on sliding gilt rings u its yoar coasm mist b eanor and miss ldnisctte said she ay mng lady from cedar mountain good gracious 1 cred i leanor utet gwr what on earth can possibly hare brought her here jut sow of ail timet in the world f exclaimed lou isetta what shall ws do mam rut f eleanor said pitfcnsly do fjharplt retorted 1 r eoberson who wat in black velvet and imitation diamond why make tb i beat of it of course if a girl leitt- but here myrtle who felt with sort of pang that there wis somethii ig diahonorsble in listening to thlsconvenatlon which was whole no 368 said myrtle with a toss of her pretty head for her ears folds ssd prucllls to herself and perhaps abe if going to uke 4 walk on the way she mrt the express waggon with ber trunk it wat bat a momenfa work to countermand ber directions and in half an hctarshe was speeding through the glittering expanee of the winter land scape on her fay hoae grandma fpuett was knitting as usual liy the fire of bluing logs jus at twilight beside ber with his back to the door stood brace garland tall manly superbly formed as s young adonis and yon 1 think she doe not care for me we that brace wag saying to gnndmifollitt in tbe ruddy balmight bat myrtle hurried in just at the words were trembling on his lips she fow care for you bruce 1 oh brace she lores ind hoaon yoa more thin lbs can telll cried myrtle sinking herself upon his breast keep me here brace ob never let me go from yon again 1 for ive bad enough of city people and city ways and then abe told ber days adventures louise eat berson never bad airy heart said grandma follett indignantly and those two gal of ber are just painted wax dolla so myrtle fottett was cured of ber mania for city life and that new yeari call was the means f settling ber snugly in garland finn for good and all mrs emberien wrote a long letter of lil- syllabled apoioglea which was not answer ed and the family ef new york cousin waa never invited to cedar mountain abcut laitf rrotfse at lot fok 8aie the uddartignfct offers for sale the splendid stone dwelling on main st near mr 0 8 smiths residence- one fifth of trctere witti stone moose in splendid oondilion buble and ibopon the-pem- lae hard itid toft water wells titles indifpvtaelej ttrjtf manhl ap- plrt0 t jtookwood po but not mine he it fmxt uu- odd grandma every inch of bim1 bless your soul my j dear haint you found ont that he loves you bettero the whole world besides- 1 thats jail nonsense said myrtle dimpling all oyer aa if t were going to marry a farmers sou and settle down on this bleak mountain side when thems a whole dry full to choosefrom no indeed grandma no girl ought to make up her mind until one has seen alitfle of the world and jtu teil yo what imyrtl added ive made up my mind to spend hew years day with aunt louise and the ew j but thfy haint invited you cried grandma fpuett with a puxzled look on her placid old faoe not specially for that dayi know acknowtedged myrtle but aunt louise has been bete every i rays sal so evidently not intended drew aside the crimson presented herself with deypdyed cheek snd sparkling tfa aunt louise said she if i hid supposed for moment that my vilit would be inconvenlenlj oh my dear dont think of mob a thing cried mrs embcrsok mantling her face la artificial smile girls come hire snd kiss our dear matilda marian bow very awkward of me to foriet your namel myrtle skid the girl joolorlng deeper than erer eleanor and beaisette kissed her effusely but had scarcely time to lisp out their congratulations when party of perfumed whitekidded exquisites were ushered in by the smiling ifriscilla mrs emberton looked embarrassed come up stairs my dear said aba i will give you a cup oi tea in your own room of count yoa wont care fur the bustle and confusion of the parlor on such a day ai this r and poor myrtle who had come express ly to shire the delights of her cousins new year reception was fed ojff into the upper part of the house seaiselyabh u repress her lean of mortification and embarrus- mr factandfanoy has noticed that the boy who ii the most sfrsid of the girls is the first to be corralled into matrimony that the little boys prefer boys to girls that they soon change never to go back to their early love that the little rirls lore the girls best that they dont gel over their preference so soon is the boys do some of them nerer thit the women lore the men because tbsy love everything key hare to take care l thst men love women because they cant help it that the wife loves her husband so mnch that she has no thought for other men that the husband so loves his wife that be lores all other women for her sake that the married nun is apt to think himself allflred killing among the fair sex i ijnvied simply because be bis found one woman fool enough to marry him that homely husbands ire the best they never forget the compliment paid it is ii and v 013 xihl ells witbjn year slry heights 1 lvvwi the saeiglt wlheyear- tbejsi t eugbigbt when lampa are lit isksl tapers rnshid a bier j when rjoiet folks at still hearths tit aodgod seetas very hesr the old clock strikes npod tbs stair times tloe ia at iu um f- and hire and tbercj and everywhere the new year ttpervrinni raail dreemy jnthenli hu the street the tsfsts hang oerlse river is hang the organ sruoaj the 0nmi are beat the old years gone forever i v- lr t r- switk bellsj a hundred bappy way lingb wind 6er moor sbtf awre on this the gladdest of all days theffret day af the yaar 1 the firstsweet div whin all eontani we gathtt rtrtnid thebearth god we think thee who has sent this new ysr to our earth i ooattit to tltil aangt doet do any thing im a harry dont work too many hoars s the skost vigofons psreohs de sot hi too much vitality people generally inherit lack en at least find thatmooh vital eoergy has beenj permsntly lost in their childhood and yotth through tbtrgnuraaoeor care letsaeaa jrf tbair parent often it la im paired- by wrong iadaltvneea in early aunkood the endeavor with all person should be to hasibaod wbal is left be it ouob orjittle 1 dc z dont work too many hoars s day whether it be fuss work shop- wort study- wort erkbeaework 8 uoat abridge sleep get the full eiebt hears of it and that too in a well- ventilated aad saaewriliea rooss a dont eat what ia iodigestihe nor too uieeh of i anything and let goad ehssr wste the hoe i dontfretat yourself or ssybody else nor iodslge in the idees dor bent into fits of pinion fi pobt be toomooh elated with good lack nor disheartened by bed poaitirely be eelfoektrolw celts- end brave let yoarbrain have all thwrest it oeeds treat year stomach right- i keep a ood cosicieooe and hare eheerfaf tn ged for ill things sod for both worlds wat aa 014 ilia hotipaa i nave noticed tnat all the tnettaie honest i when well watched i has noticed that purees will bald peg aies ss wflas pounds r i have aotioed that silks broadcloths and jewels are aftea beeght with echar peoples money i havfe noticed that whatenr ia is right with a f ew left eye he left leg end the left side ef a plam eaddng i have aetaoed thas the prayer evaj aelfiah man la fjrgive us oefdebts white he i makes everbedy that ewes him pay to the etmastifarthing i aire noticed thit liewhe thipksjevery man a rogue ia rery certain tbaeeonejwbea heshives hisssek and beoaghtiel to tisaeighbort to surrender the i justwej i hare noticed that moneyia the jfoj wiadbm the knarei reputatioo ahe j mana deaire the ooretons mana unition and tbs lido of alt j i have aetieed thiyiu rasa apeak well ot all mana virtues when tfcey are deidj and that the tbmbstboes are marked with the epitaphs of the good and virtnoos is there eyparticoiir oemetery where the bad an i raicil te a oultfu ouioi iwntisftcfc3ea 7oanaa k anoeotjre whkoot totm of t kjtfe 0 iere every summer for ten yeara iand eleaoor has always aald that i must look upon tielr house u nryseiorm noma ment 1 the rooms ap stairs wtjre chill and un comfortable for it was i cold diy and all the registers had been lumed off to estab lish a more summer like sunotphtre in the parlors mr embereon after entresting myrtle lo make herself pe reedy at home and promising to send her a cop of tea in a few minates slipped swaytend then ihe poor girl sat shivering faint and unre- fretied i wonder where annt louise can nave gone she said to herself at last in very desperation she went t at and looked over the head of the stair tar there in the ball below wis s strea a of chattering bowing gesticulating ag men to myrtles uuiccustomed eiee they looked more like over dressed mo keys than j any thing else end loiiisetle a id eleanor were ofcotreetlrylibeglad in the parting doorway grandma youett having jeeu rathk i you dont ay eriei i one evidently more of en- njatioestliininaocant myrtle lin response to some worl of the jgiiiaf wainot lr any means a certain el tila bdtahe hell ber peace tat w ni am i to tell brn jd she ir n- j tillii i r kyrtle repeitrf- wny- t- s tellbimthat ire goei 4olthe elty isnt thatejtj misltnl f4ralsw4iftmrj little to me wkalyou tell hint ahm tue ialaiarer ad wj om lady sbakl i hetbe wltba mflii repel fulloot brnmgerwtai heart of gold i i as if ris beiat wi anything tome mmjtjiaaoeily 8owhinlpftwj tears ds r wrapped ail ifewjruutp word a genuine ooun rj cousin tj ebt talks through ker no v saiaaiiotber weare piiaiaj jvplnvvlc ownlidlotbahave aep t tu eorinsj- wktai ktm4ayy6tfwlaw tiitngr lldntae some hvfihe year day et all dkyain tk wordreatd etaaor ttsmpteoualy r but atetkiei x liear- no little tejased aaoaa li waxsbu vtj awsaiewaweesj wvweiwwaw vtrri uwaxjsancosjiti royal robeeoeld tatraveijrkag intt tb mornrroill alone saw berg eutj bet i v them by their wires in accepting them that homely wives are the truest they know how to make the moat of what they have that the man who marries lite in life does well that the nun who marries young does better j that the wotnen who marries does wtlt- tttat the woman who dee net marry does better nine tunes not of ten a buguat xtgmpbmba wtta a lavce ooialx last week a merchant up town told hb wife that he was compelled from consider stions of expediency to take a customer from he country to the tbeaae when his wife made comments m the diborite nature of his toilet fork rural person of the male sex be replied oh yoa see everything depends upon impressing that sort of people favorably at this mqnient the merchaoti ofceboy made his appearance well aid the aomewbat agiuted husband did you see the gentleman i sent you to f j yes sir replied the messenger and you told him i had seats for the theatre yes sir and ha said he ws ranch obliged and jhe would wait for yon was be all ready asked the unsus pecting wife jj nwrnine ileum uwirauumn yes all rigged except putting on nil aasamnevwo persons- do matter lace collar and fastening hbi earring what 1 that j lace collar and ear- ringr yes my dear my friend is troubled with weak ekes and the doctor makes him wear earring and tvuppose he has to wear a lace collar to psjerent him frtm laklngeowrlp wellaoonyi yon can go baekand tell lbs gentleman tie neednt pat on lilllaee collar and tbiogsbeoauemr 8 basaomeuttl buslnet wked u atkc and mr3 p wiltedtn the spot moesjeeu- 1 i diseevsred one ens gestotn tn your countreee madam madame what h that monsii xiteesils vouayoeng u got vjst yen call it aisrhied she game i link i hear yoa say f m4 w stmehsaea so rfjaark jmonj aiesun k x4jutdfcn ajoaeg hdee the young man ehes haf heem you a f she eedeembjckr t mqjte true monienr inixowaejwieuik4 dio fn uicseun leityoocali eetl find ie seek sbd tj ere rename scv madame i find me dat it is e atari in kii countree vena ytsingww lit4l i marry abe put re young manlnxebtij an i rnyongtdoeahewlllnotnarr abl make of xe bag apreeetu to xe young mis zls lien curious gnetom i find inryeu r coeartree wadame andit ilanoedi jntei- nets nu r fflaepint apart more earrela arise between between aisten between hired j tweet clerks iat between losbeods and ereea elect sal uhanges through their systenje bjr lodging together eight after night than by aayetiercaeae tkmiatiacwwit so derange the nerjoas orceas t ke ait night in bed witl anotier person who ts abaerbeet ak nervoet toiee tbeibairber will steep ab night whife the wtber u be rettleai and nervous and get weii the ie fretful finltfludbg and die wn tt 1 umkh nn mttw vhut ahourt babitoaliy efo togebber jhi wljl thrijf and tbs other witi iese jthis j tkes t h isrlci i i a ttfptotresial helcrof t the wellknown drhtnatilt raj- lsiaxavvwt sea eitj a a waa est pritteiplt tbereiived hi a oertaje est rf8owl ts arlbsrwaiysil had tom he be the flipa s evening at opiea after the slot a lreoioved numerous stories li amosjgwblckwasooectagenthmai hss tot out tis caodle onjo ng e read n tsbawoait crjaracteya jn- abrptlry aiiis- t f31o hb lrxnd ejoufajoed avtireor lay k eei ewaettw weklmff kta eviarf y ferwwahi a ttbasjjiti 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