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tctpefcllr ulieit tbe ltrone u mr fcieooi erf lue on tbtr bfijlt r actok ptjifp factory planing mill thos- ebbage man i lsre rwcied the aiueat of the pnarp buciaeu in acton sad odd respectfully tafona sjlparties in rant otpcrnps that re arc now prepared to sappy thec frcn tfcfl old style wooden fasp to lb bflrt faroe prop njade pinnpi for wind jgui or boct weill gnppllecl oil short notice dp wells a speciah- peicxs sight eveettiie our planing mill lumber dressed while yea waif ifocjdinci 4c made to order we hxvi also a quantity of larnber for sale soluble for balldisg porposea order by mall will receive rrocpt sad cartfcl ittectiou- too volumes alta edition 12 mo v books strong cloth cover and good paper at 25 cents each the new bab- carriages for 1890 are very fine and a big drop in price days bookstore gdelph day sells cheap garden seeds rubber nd base balls jvkannalwtns i drug stationerysore trrrt st act0k bibles at half price acton- livery bus line stop it toot of hirer street thos ebbage manager mutual rre insurance company or the coukty of wellingtok ektibusbxd lw head off cuelpm nsaresraildiagilferchxadise nd all other descriptions of idsai on the cash and preiniinn vqfr fii fw stoke ckabdi john tayxor agefct coal wiod agents the dndcnigaed respectfully sohcita the natron age the public aad islcnui thera that well qnjpped and stjliai riga can ai wsti be secnitd t at his stables a comfortable bos meeta all nuns between am and fcig pm carefal attention gitenloerery order tfaawxnia of commercial travel lers folly met john williams otjr s f act9x q3srjabi6 thursday april 10 isoo pric three te bvtisajd to myhxaxt jirnixikrnjuut h said heisii dear child my iathj frod hu just a thousand i year andmnuaretopayandmaftcta to make and iiow will yoa droas m y 1 and i said to my heart thats true hat lov sad a thoasand will vfy mother lifibed in bcr ilauly way his fuuily ar poor and plain ko friends no wealthy counerjotis you have uothinett all to qaia llal i said to my heart ity and nobody alia i wod tti uy friend cecil o was dxeadf uily shocked whyhcssie wbstmarr the tnan sat in society you ara ihrowlnff yourself jfcay unt i said lo my beart hjl do he is lovtuj and tender and tlpe acd even my kindly brother iack thought ired at a desk very wc3 hut dreadfully slow without iny 0 fit only to bay and to sell hahaafdlo my heart xevr mind he u clever and honest and hind and my fccail iail irarryj th man yoa love a thousand a yw will do and he isnt slow and hes pi cty of o and hes stylish caaagh fcrjyoi yoa know very well wben allis t r very a true love is better than it j ycu told or gold sand a year i married my love and a thodi and were hppy and rich ftvdav to his highest aim the msu t love has callaatlytfoufiht his wty if beartf fcarf iotc aad are brave sad true theyll aad a thousand c rr will do sehxt ifamiln riaiinf ft bibfionared bill bt l n litai ita a great matter alick an yo mach indebted to voac uxlo peter a desk i the hoaie o hctavisii and a 100 a year if an open cate for a lad like yoa t shall always- try lo 0 atbec i would not be yo not these were tbetlloliag sentence 0 conversation between donald mcleod and hii ton alick at theyiattogeuerintbe hot little office of the cantock iron works donald had earned hie daily bread in that dreary room for nearly for y yean and iirjc a week my daty ton if did for me laid the promise hort hand i a maan mak do yoar kind act and wjlee has today opeaad aaothci atifanect of new spring goods tcooslstfatj cf the latest koveltioc in 8cotch fc canadian tweeds ajso a fine rariety 6 worsteds cooliltiagof tde tndnvtot vijei la ill tbe lueft ttiftdec uso fiaa vuletr of 8atln finish and corkscrew worsteds i bxve lo l sue luortmeut of spring overcoatings of ill iliidec uid my pantfngs ccflnot ttf eqnilled in the eatxutr hriac in rav emplor the beet cot vett ted put mikm in the prorlnce ind betnc pr- tlel ullor mpalf of lone eipertenee fa the iswicitle incinid ud thvfcited 8uta i im iirennred to 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on band teiephooe ctraimtiaicitiot waters bros the pictttre oallbhyj oozlph fhalfes i pictltieb picttke mocldivgs uoou motldivgs cobxick poles from iii bkass bods daxxeltbods rorai abtjstslutebl lici ou colon ttitcr coloiw chlu colon bniiiei ple etc beidr ulxcd lmu atlen- wiii euunole cordwlrci- i nail chliu hook j a little talk about ishoes f hrarea may iffl sod facta distorted u uut soeinji is uueiag coma and tee the peefcaboo boot aad hhoator is fast now ibawtog a number of new lines of shoe sad slippers specially adtptod for the season these new- goods are beinf sold at prloesmlow or lower than those aaked for old styles snd shop worn ffoods euewbezi j sverbody can bo iaid for we pave ill ixm la gotui wer ladles wear youths wear ohildrerfi wr waters bfc st oeofiobs bqtlakb klwialliaea aoodgoodj vsost style and i betinjptihmptjeyi hawifgnn ufa with ten shil and thoaght himaeif well pl bat thoofih he had never tittu above the poaiiioa of confidential clerk to the weeks his eldest brother peter had beea mare saccewfal for altera loog career of ommertial in daatry he had retdrned to he licki cf avon and bnilt amid the heldx where he had played u a lad a very 1 andsome real deoce peter had the repatatioc of being a tery 6m minjjbat he wu not onmind- fal of the chimi ol kindredl itnce of hii own free will hi had prccoxed for his nephew the desk in sfctaviiht banic it u very good of yoa- cude and ill never shame your thought the lad fraukly dinca be too ready wij alick a iicfi tongue is a hie pot yoa a seat au yd room for yoarael to lie da daty an dinna rin i debtr o no ooont whatever an may never wstar happen yon than yoar tin prayer lad t the kind with begot the peter after a little heaitalida took oat hit parse land laid five ovtreignf on tbe tfcbie im no ibc gieing lads njocey they doat earn bat tnk it a hyordinar occaaloo how mach he yoa alicfct hy father haa given roe 20 ancle aad two new saiti of clothing offer mach ower map 1 im nuiit twny i madt snuc bat pit the oeroome i the feankf tajnep it v yorar poach i jut a tempting o yoarael naa lad ahoah do that where ii cbaatu ilargfcvet oncle i l boajdiike tabid hereoodibye bhef wi the cacdener i trow gte yoot ways beb shell be glad to aee yea alick doubted this he loved margaret dearly bat kargaret eitlier did not or woo id not see it and bow when she knew he waa going awav she was if poaaible mote reticent and retiring lhau asnal he did not dare to ipeak of hit love bat he conld not altogether hide it mar garet read the unspoken t3e and in some occolt way he felt that he prax nndentood yet nothing bat comraoa words of coartest were spoken and tllargkrtt looked far more at the carnatiooi she tfu tying cp than at her lover howiver love finda hope where none eue woald see her and ajicki prcspecti were brigtiiened tenfold by the flicker of a girls eyelids and the sbaoowfiofs tender light they failed to he waa pleased with his sitatliau aad soon became expert iti tha daties de manded of uinr for a while the excite ment and interest of his new life were quite safneteot bat after ajfew weeks things began to lock different he had been the eldest of an admiring circ e of brothers and sisters and he missed son ly the praise and sympathy which had hitherto bolstered him op in all hit exertion 1 he was lonely too his ancle had strongly advised him to natte no friends with those beneath him it the home snd those above bib hardly teemed conscious of his existence the fin t enthusiasm of his work won away acd ie found no more stable motive for exertion aad indastry tn this unfortunate mood he was one day accosted as he was going 3at to loach by james blantyre one of tfce cashiers and a very stylish young raaa alick hd held the door open for his seai r to pais and as they stood together oa th i steps blantyre said coarteoaaly thank yoa mcleod i have been wanting to speak to yotj are a nephew of mcleod alick proadly aclcuotvlojdged the relation ship aad blantyre said i met yoar ooana itjias margaret he leod at bailie wcott lajtt wioter beaalifal yoaag lady with me ack wbsfoniy probd and glad the poorttllownaijingfy tor oompsoiouihip babys weampeciallycimpauy him of margaret and ordered a costly meal hoar aad when they parted and blantyre said i like yoa yoang one aadvr mast know more of eaah other be was as irate- fal and happy as could be thenceforward life was a different thing lo the yoaoa country lad blautyre for some reasoa or other kept him constant potrpany ho aald he liked alick mo- leod and we are only too ready to believe that we are capable of inspiring affection he took alick lo hit tailor he took him to bootmakers and hatters and fashionable barters and though alick winced at the price be paid for tbeao favers he coald not bat perceive that his penonal appearance was mach improved then blaatyro began to show him life 0 lake him to clabs and theatres and to in trod ace him to a lot ot other good fellows of coarse these events came cradaally auck knew well that he was ou dangerous broaod and in dangerous company and over and over again ho resolved to assert his own rigbis and bis own opinions but one little weak spot always betrayed him lie was afraid of what people would say afraid of the sneers of the inferior clerks aud afraid of- the laants and smiles of the men whom he called friends thns matters weut on for nearly a year he attended faithfully to bis basiuess and he kept oat of debt about these two things rlaatyre faaad him impregnable and to he made a point 61 flattering him cm them you are such a fellow lo work mcleod i wis telling oar manager oday thai yoa are perfectly overwhelming will yoa come to my rooms tonight ling aad brown wilt be there and we will have a quiet game of whist dont say no now alick im going on my vacation next week 60 alick heiiuted and yielded aad they had a very merry party all of them drink- iug more jwiue liua nu usasi when lang and brown let blantyre urged aiicjt to stay all utght aud as his lodging was a mile away ha agreed tljen they sat down for a confidential chat and blantyre asked alick to pat hiruame on a little bill only as a matter of form he sid old felw how much is the bill j qaly 50 hat lowe scott and trura- bali there it no risk ko risk kot anlest yoa considerme a thief and a acoandrel sid blantyre a little haubti ly j of course alick protested he had tha greatest ccgudecce etc etc and blantyre grew cooler abd cooler as alick protested that only showed how well he had studied his victims character dont do it if yoa suspect me mcleod of coarse i know i have tried to be kind to yoa ip various ways bat dont do it from any sense of obligation dont do it unless yoa can do it freely yoa know and from friendship aud that sort of thing i would no have it etc so the end of the matter was that alick himself pressed the matter and became security for his friends bill at scott and train balls fashionable tailors bat in spite of blantyres assurance that it was all right alick waa uneasy especially so when he got a letter the next day from his mother saying that his sister marioa had beea sn ill that it wu necea- sary to send her to the feaside and if he coald spare a little towards the anaiaai expense it would prevent the necessity of flopping little davids schooling he showed blantyre this letter and blantyre said v poor little girl of coorae yoa must help her to the seandc what do yoa look at me in that way for alick v thai bill blautyre la there any poss ible fear that i shall have to meet it what do yoa take me for sit and blantyre marched angrily away he did not speak again to alick before he left town again next day and as the weeks wore on alicks anxiety constantly increased the bill wis due oa the fifth of august bat blxatyres leave of absence expired with jaly of course all woald be right when be got back but he did not retarn to hit desk the first of august and before night there was a whisper that he had gone acroad with a sick relative bat hell write oh i sorely hell write and with this thoaebt the poor fellow comforted himself the second third fourth day of aagutt passed there waionly one more post he coald neither eat or sleep he watched for it with an indescrib able heartficknesa it came aud passed 1 ko letter i it woald not do lo have the tailor come or send to mctaviahs about it he went to scott trumbulls and explain ed that his friend was 00 the continent mr scott was exceeding polite he had really forgotten the affair if mr mcleod would take a seal he would see aboat the amoaot it wis fifty poandsbaid alick faintly qatte right sir and yet quite wrong w williams acton custom work and repairing gfnan careful atten ttcm trunks andvallms in variety i believe yoa bf avou hill bow obwqaioaaly the seijvaau waited upon him and that the propij will a very you lunch al could talk to home blantyre tiatl alick ootiotd lietor pat hiniielf for the amoaati see is one hundred poaods oue headred pounds i dont under stand bowcau that be very clear sir the origintl bill was fifty pounds yoar friend sid he wished to increase it to one hundred poaods and i asked him as a matter of form for an other name he proposed yours aad knowing your excellent ancle i was quite satisfied and you i am liable for one hun dred poands why i never had a pennys worth of it mr scott grimly bowed i nave not five pounds in the world that makes no matter sir you can renewlfor three njoaths there was nothing elso lo be done and alick did so remarking 01 course blantyre will be home by that timn and pay the thing mr scott only bowed bat somehow his manner gave alick the feeling that mr scott did not expect anything from mr ian tyre and that they looked to him for the money l then alick banted up mr blantyres probable addresses aod wrote and wrote mod wrote to him bet never got any answer he was paying dearly oow for the privilege bf being see u with that styl ish fellow blantyre he began to pinch aud save at every comer removed to poorer lodgings and was so miserably anxious that every one noticed tbe change before the three moaths- tre over it be came known that mr blantyre had resign ed bis position his friend had died aod left htm some tnouey bat he neither an swered alicks imploring utters nor came loqhugbw nd the limeof graoe wtotby l tjli nod intartst was due and a whole yeans atry would not pay tt mr boott too srai no longer polite- he wu argent for l ji ilub u vmnhaiitvlv at tbe bank that tbe trouble became known to all bo one saturday night near the end ot tbe year alick received the balance of his years salary aad aa intimation that his service coald be dispensed with mr tbomas metavsu said i was to tell yoa that he didna like lads aboot him thjtt signed for their fnens theyd maybe b signing for tberaieie afore lang then seeing alicks white aad shocked face the old cashier aald more gently pair lad its a pity but when things codie to pity they hae come to naaght what mast i do mr cdggiev gang away an tell your uncle peter a aboot it his bark is waor than his bite theres naeitber way that i see maiitr mcleod this utile bit ofiympatb was to unusual from the prim riled old man that alick determinedxlo follow his advice and the letter he sent to avon hill brought peter to gfasgow in a tew days a nice mess you hae made 0 yoar for tune yoa fule laddie be said angrily but ha settled the tailors claim tad then went and closed his own acoont with the bouse of mctavmt dtco yoa may write fini oa that leaf o yoar ledger mr coggie he said baagbti- ly i hope said coggie yoa dont blame the house mr mcleod for yoar nevyi misdoings misdoings mycertie pick yoar words better coggie aa it wilt be time plenty for yoa to speak for mctavish when x uy ought against htm good morning sir j then alick went back to avon hill ham- bled and sorrowful enough there was no need of reproof his fathers face and bis mothers tears said enoagb and as for mar garet he did hot dare to meet her there wai little for him to do at home be bobld find nothing to do in the neighboring tovn hfiadvertiaedand wrote to friends and bad attacks of hope that were as bad as attacks of fever bat nothing came of them his uncle avoided him he would have gone abroad but he coald not get money hsilf a year of this life made him so ashamed aud deaperate that he resolved to go to stirling and enlist for a soldier he met his ancle oa his way and the old man was touched with tbe despair on so young a face and said kindly u tbe hay is to get in alick and i am short of hands go to the field an ill gia you three shillings a day its better than naught forbye yoa can hae your board the board settled it he would at least see margaret and she coald hardly help a little couainly courtesy he was hungry even for that so he worked all the sum mer on hit uncles farm and if it wu any comfort frequently to catch margarets large sorrowful eyes fixed on his hopeless face he had at least that comfort his uncle too softened in his manner to wards him and there came into the lads heart a hopejhat perhaps he might v in back the love and confidence he had lost at the end of september he had florae him and he resolved to go to america with it one night he accidentiy met margaret in the larch wood and in reply to ber good eveniiig alick he told her of his intention and said when i have done something to deserve yoar esteem sweetest cousin my i come back and say to you what i dare not say lo yon now aud somehow- margaret cried and alick cried and bow it came about neither of them knew but alick dared to do the very thing he bad just said he durst hot do and margaret listened and went weeping and smiling home peter was half aaleep over the fire but the roused him with a kisa and said father alick is going to america- poor alick father i dont want him to go he has borne bis punishment nobly and ropented so heartily poor alick peter looked at his quiet self contained margaret with her band before her face sobbing and was quite shocked why why what is this alick most not go father 1 alick must not go who said he was to go the scamp to make yoa ery in that way of conrte he is not to go have not made arrange ments with josiah keid and co for him to go to glasgow next month does be think i am going to break my word for bis amer ican notions oh father father 1 why did yoa not tell him before when be wu so miserable 1 because i meant him to- be miserable when a man does wrang it 11 the greatest 0 a wrangi to intromit the punishment thats no katnres way lassie if a bairnj pats its finger i the fire kature doesna say if you do that again ill burn you she jait burns the bsirn the first time an the twentieth time alike burnt bairns dont go twice to be burnt thats the true way 0 teaching margaret alick brewed the broo hes had enough 0 it oow im no feared hell pit that pot on the fixe again send rory mor for him lassie so alick went to make another trial of life and this time his friends had little fear of him a things wouldbe done better if they could be done twice said old peter an maybe the ox that throwed the lad has flung him into a good r i never thought macho them mctavishes alick la now a rich man and an honorable man and margaret and ha have been twenty yean married but he never again put his name against any other mans nor had he any sympathy for those who did for as he said that man is well worthy of sorrow who bays u with his own name and bis owu money sticky we wanted to- make tome molasses candy mamma didnt like to let us for bridget was oat and there wu no one to see to us so she was afraid wed burn oar- selves bat we cosxedrvnd she says she hates to say no to us little one she told me to take a saucepan and fill it half fall of molutes i thought it should be fuller than that so i put 1t almost fall papa had given us ten cents to buysome peanuts to put a the candy so i poj tbe molasses on the stove and we all sat down to shell the peanuts when we ware almost done i beard tome thing go sizze very loud and we all jamped ap and it wu thetnoluaes bailing over it was all over the stove i wu scared bat i took the long handle of tha saucepan and carried it to the table theu it didnt toil over any more but it spilled all the way and we all stepped in it and it wai very sticafy and when we walked about tbe floor that wu very sticky too and there was a dreadful smell and a dreadful smoke mamma came down tose andshesaw and the looked with ber hinds up she said she coulint leave tbe baby again and we mast be carefal aud keep lhe molasses oo tha back of the stove then it didnt boil any more when we all jumped up tbe peanuts all fell dowu when we pickettttem up they were all sticky tbe shells stuck to tha oats bat tom said they woaldut show in the candy we pat tbe peaaata in and- tatted to see it it wu done but it barned as and we vii cried i took some m a saaoer to uk mamma if it wu done i spilled it in the ball and on the stairs bat it was so dark there it didut show at all mamma tad it wunt done so we boiled it some mort then i got a big meatdish raid poured it tjl iu we set it oat doors to cool we knew when it wu cool for rover came and licked it before wecouid drive him away it wu very hard and it woaldut come off the dish mmm had told me to pat some batter pa tbe dish first bat 1 forgot sj it i put some oh then but it didut do a bu of good atlut tom got tbe hammer and ham mered it then it broke all to pieces tbe dish broke too when we got the cuidy off the pieces we worked it jtoget it while i dropped mine in the wood- box and got some little chips on it they wonldnt come off bot when i went 00 working it they didnt show any tom made a long string with his and jumped the rope with it the candy didnt get very white when we were all tired working it i went to papas desk to get some nice clean paper to put it on i went to uk sister laura for some thread bat she was oat to i hunt ed in her work basket and got it myself i tied up some little parcels of the candy then we took some to rianxnia and grandmother and they were very much obliged to us indeed bat they wouldnt lake it from us tom has had to have hit hair cut very short elsie cries every time her hair is combed grandmother says she cant step any- where in the boose but what its sticky papa says all tbe paper in his deakia sticky sister laura says all tbe thread in ber baa ket is sticky bridget says everything everywhere is- sticky j mamma says we had better not make any mare molasses candy for a long time 1okms companion a dogs value to a railroad a valuable railroad hand who in spite of his services probably receive uo salary is tha described in the scientific america he reside at safida co and belongs to an engineer of the denver rio grande railroad j napoleon hu been engsged for the hut two and a half years in helping his muter run iccomotivexcsg his apprenticeship begaoarihe age of 6 months and he cani now 0 into tha roandhouje where twenty eight engines are kept single oat and mounn his own machine and in lhe abaapee ol his muter and the fireman defend if against all tutruders he rides ou thefirei mans aide of the cab with both his froot paws aud his head hanging oat of the win dow intently watching the track he often scents cattle at a long distance when they appear in sight he becomes greatly excited and looks first at them and then at his muter u tsfough trying to make the latter understand the gravity of the tituation on a nearer approach to them he gtvrs a cry similar to that of a human being if it it necessary to come to a full stop he boands out of she cab mot ahead and drive the trespassers out ot barms way when it is desirable to communicate with the pampiogetations frequently at a long distance from the track a note n written aod given to the dog who dilivers it and speedily ret ami with a reply he readily interprets signals to start from his own engine but pays 00 roori- attention lo tha whistle and bells o otheid locomotive than 0 the cattle which are safely graxmg by the roadside if acci dentiy left at any of the stations baretuins to 6slidaby tbe next train wl cents old jttolfr door i remember th time when uaed to alt a happy uid jhoughtjeetloy when father eatu home from tit work at but and 1 vat tlreu of my toy j i remember the nmv and tone mora asfsft shall i know forevenntrrv when 1 sat at eve br my mothers tide on the sill of tbe old frontidoot 1 romeniber id tit till 1 fall asleep and list th their lortng talk while the cricket chirped and tha fireflies bright flow over the gardtu wtlkj and of tan would father ull cjo tale of the time long yean beiwe when he led his bride to a happy home over the sill of the old front door 1 remember ucd grandfather failed andomed and eighty years old was lie and well 4 knew that never sain he would ride me upon hi kneo aud though boi a gay and tbduchtleas boj 1 wept aud my heart was sbtyi when i saw tbeen bcal hiin slowly out over the till of the bu front door it i many a woary day since then and i too am old and graf iji but the tears eome crowding into tuy sjj whet i think of that long past day v and j ouit hope that whatever end fata may have for me in store i shall past once mora before i die over the sill of tbe old front door 4 scutud s rob neverhab sny trouble witjh the boys every one likes him ao it is not very strange that he gets along well rob how is it yon neter git into wry scraps t said will law to him one day all tbe- other faoyrdo j oh its my plan not td when a boy says hard things to mi keep still not a bad plan re it if all t try it what good times there jwonldl the school- room 00 theuygrooncf pvery where who will try boha plan iu germany a young member o family wu married by the prince lie chaplain to a wealthy middleaj ess tbe reverend gentleman 5000 a present for his serrioi now the beadof the grooms seeking to have tbe marriage set s there is an old lair in the rhine which forbids mercenary whether it is the minister or the 1 the groom that wu mereesaryu dotktclcd there are not many ministers in this country that get tha chance to be u nter cnery u 3000 ax expression of coxfidesce pat of the way to reoeile mr blantyre uod of recognition altdk bad a delightful payment and daoned aliok to continually geo p rowell co of new york the publishers of the american newspaper directory undertake to rate newspaper circulations very mach u the mercantile agencies report tha capital andcreditof the baiiueucommuulty about one publish- er in ten tells his exact iisoe with truthful precision some of the other nine decline to telftse fact becaasethey assert that those who do tell are in the habit of lying rowell 4 co after an experience of more than twenty yfars have coma to the con clusion that this view cannot be sustained in tha twentysecond issue of their book now in the binders hands they designate every paper that it rated in accordance with a detailed statement from the pub lisher and offer a baud red dollars for every instance which can be pointed out of a misstatemant for which a pa blither is responsible the aaton fez pniss is one of the papers that is willing to have it known how many it print and whose good faith the directory publisher will gnaran leftuaxd writlvu uvfsoujiees the roman soldier used to be trained to use his left hand u well as tbe right this wu done so that if he happened to lose his right band in action he coald carry on the fight with the left to a more beneficent use a gentleman in new york city a while since took it intobis bead to collect speci- mensof writing from toldiers who had lost therrrigbt hands in battle and afterward learned to use the left he gave public notice of his desire and offered prize for the best of these speci mens pretty toon they began to come in and by the time specifiedfor awarding the prize three hundred sample of such left hand writing by mairned soldiers had ar rived i have jast been looking over some of this writing a great many of the hpecimens are written in e beiutiful manner all are good tbe writing in nearly all case slants backward instead of forward one piece of writing from a soldier who had lost both arms war msde by holding the pen in his mouth north american je ricic fi a curfoln episode okthe w as atetarao of the connection fogs ment of volunteers keeps at home a hand some uniform of a confederate officer which wu never worn but by himself and to which be owes some months or years of liberty if not life itself he wai a tailor before the civil war aod wben be was captured on a southern battle field this fact reached the ears of thveom maoder of uui prisoners jarrack egad ill bare ttu yankee ffeotw- pusher make me a neiv suit said the officer gazing at his diaw uniform the finest grey ewth gold lace aod bright buttons were brourbt to th tailor prisoner who worked obeertdlly away t the welcome employ mens on the even ing tbe suit wu to be delivered however a bright idea ocenred to him and soon wht wu to all appearance a spruce cdflfetlsrftto officer walked put the gdwds and wu seen no more in that parti of dixie his lory kindly draws the veil over the explet ive veoted on the nutmeg yankee for not only gainidg hi libnrty he earned that but for takiug jthat v predion nit- which cost so many handled dollars of good confederate mocey i from thejcraircro harper magazine for march j 1 i v 4- mr- brisk johnny did theft doctor call while i wat out little johnny stopping his play yesm he felt ray polite and looked at my tongue and shook his head ajid said it wuamriouce and he left this prescription and said hed call sstrtttueldre uight mrs brisks gra cious me ivwunt you sent for him to see ifwu the baby little daughter mamma may i play with that litueigulcextdtjor mra tijt- top severely j v her papa goes to his bustnesi in a street car he haint a carriage to his name little daotfbter well canjl play with bailie liverymah around the corner her feapa hu twenty fivecarriagea mr tiptop no bebai too many he where did you get that salt of armoar she tbeti belonged 0 my great-great-grend- father i he wbntow the family history 0 ye to 1 flies off while he wu ploughing a magistrate at syracuse st has decided that the taouing df a human skin is a crime and that persons who engage in that business are liable to the same pnnlib men i u grave robbers scboojboys should cot this out and show it their teachers tucker why do i look so troubled weuylut night 1 dreamed i died and wu baried parker and i saw- the tomb stone at tbebead of my grave parker 8w your tombatone eh and what bf it tucker why im trying to live up to the epitaph i saw on it uuiltons babble woilks hamilton block formerly hatches block 1 the gore corner ef woolwich and tjublinsu gaelph out- johnh ham- jton proprietor the local marble dealers hapng failed in their combined attempt lo squeeze me out ol tbe business i haw de termined to carry the war into africa by so doing business and selling monameotv bead stones etc at sneb price as will virtually shut out competition whh this end in view i have visited the celebrated granite quarriei ou the bay df fundy where i purchased the whole of thejnann factored stock of messrs epps doddaa co very low tor cuh together with the new est designs of other manufacturer the whole of this immense stock i have placed in my new premisesu above indicated and i now invite til loversi of art and all intend- ing purchasers to visit the works being the only prictuw manufacturer having longer lend largec experience hav ing sufficient capital to buy for cash i am in a position to give better satiaf aoupo and lower price than any firm in the wi then goto john h hamilton because he is a practical man who understand every r detail of bis business abd booansefjia are sure to get satisfaction in worsttnaniimp at lower pnoes than anywhere else and nowthanking my patrons wdwiurthe put 16 years have shown sngh confidence inmr and soliciting future orders lam your obedient safvant t job h hixittq r 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