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) nrn MERCHANT AND GENERALI ADVERTI SER C ulates l:l.rgely in the 'lo' '11Sh p s of D arl ~ n 01a.rkc and Cart :v1"1 0 ht It rn a corr n Oll l l::i.tfor1n op en to the Jrec disc is on of o.11 quci; t o 18 1n wh ch the general p bl e at e cone 11 cl t1 W EST DURHAlh Steam Job Printing Office KING S11 EE L TERUS ~ c vanty five cents per annum rn ad vauce The Merchant and Ob,e1 ver $2 00 B. \ TES 01 ann Irr AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. VOLUME\ BOWMANVILLF. ONTARIO FRIDAY DECEMBER 12 1873 his you1 g 1 nstresa he1 long skirts hung alJont ber feet hesn1eared and wet, th t s 11u peding her progress in getting out ];fany The Last V1s1t tunes she atten1pted to re ch llrn grou n l · Dl C\lt RI N Wl J'NE"\' but all her efforts \ ert: neffcctu I an d 11 e inoss is gra.) upon the tha.tcl compclle<l. by necessity sl e ' aited for so1ne A d storms ha'\C etn.1ned the oodenlatcl one to pass that ~ ay I hat hell the cottage doo1 The moments seemed h] c h o 1rs r ncl she The bncks are 1.1ruru.l lmg from the bca.rtl \\a.s getting very irnpo.t1cr t '\\.he sudclc11.) !\n] one ca. see the mo 1ld~ co.rtb faintly at first b 1t ~to\\ 1ng n ore d st1nct Bene ith i e Ltok n iioor ever) n 1nute the sound f hoofs broke ti e T 1 gard 1 alks a.1e erg o \ll st llnes,:1 t\.nd Jo, ce no\ ti at 1 elp \\ as lh uat e and J ost 'v l~ ve1 t1 r wn connnb began to fe el '\i er} fooh sl N ear er 1 he hel\ J 1vcs tup{ le 1 c1 und nearer ca1ue tl e 80t nd 1nt1l at length I gaze l sadne ,,~ o er tl (' l ltlce B ut 11.l see n o farn1l ar f&Ct:' horse and rider appeared In 1: t tntly con,i \..i; ln t he lays f ) u1c prehend1ng the sit 1at1on tl c gentlcraan sprang from lis oeat and politely 1 o 1 g approached al <l. offered I s a s1j1ot nee A.1 though a bh sh mantled her cl eeks Joyce glatlly arn1letl he1self ol the rroltcrcJ aid au 1 attcr t1nch pull r 0 a 1J drn 0 0 1ng sl e was 1che\ed f1om het 111leasu.1 t [ O ton Ol llme f e\\ull lrrn,y1 t sty Gl1nc1ng down at the sorry fi 0 nre sh e cut 1'. ct t n te rs good bye to say a:-id feehng, rat.her than seen g the stra g Tt 1s my la.st fare ell er a t \ \ 1nkli g blue C J e fa ~ tcne :l tpoi h<.;1 11 ) cars roll on in IRI 11 Jl "ht M ) o n la 1 1101.\ s g O'\nn g wh tcface she becurnc 'cry rnur. h er ibarra sod } are v 11 ol<l 1 ume fa.1ewell The geutlernan cons1<lcratc1y left he1 t r t: cover her eq ~ an11n.1ty b 1t iu a sl 1t t111 c \.. f v inore yew ~ f thee I 11 drca.1n ] fns s de perchn.nve of deatlll:I cold titl ca.m return ed lcadrng Rex by th e bridle An 1 for n. fl mu101 s wn. t I u.11 1 tff 1 fe JO) c.:e 1\1ct ren e1 bctf'd Awl n t he end expect to meet of led1ng so en ba.r1 asscd Sh e fel t she J l c lo c<l oues on the golden street ot g) t to s;ay something but tor her hfe i:i hc Bey on d t he pco.rly gate could uot rarne her C) es from th e gru t l OJ. r l$t U£ A li:uc t1; NUMBEH X The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street I tbc pou lest mu e POSTERS P .\iWPIILE'l S CJillC ULA RS DILL HEADS CHEQUES NO'l ES H .\.NDB rLJ S LABELS C.\RDS IICKEIS !re lrc ~ · Bow M INVILLE EXE C U TEDlfl FIRST CLASS STYE · POETRY Gentlem 0 n s & Eoy s Garments Y..\.DF. JN lHE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY' FA.TL AN D "\\INTER TIME TADLl!l 1'EVi ES'l ST1' LES RELIANCE Mutual Life Assurance Societ y Bo vr w illc Jt lv Z7 1869 E'l'l L lBLlSIIED 1840 0 N D.ii Ct lliJl' O"'I<]{)];B l" l i:lP JAM] SSIREEI MON T HIHL Trau swill leave Bo\\Inanv1Uc S tat on J)uwrnanv llc t111e a.a follows GOING WEST G-01 ::-l'"G E \ ST ALLA LINE STEAMSHIPS. Live 7Jool London and Glasgow Lucu.l Exprc~rn 7 2o a.. n 8 40 a 1n J 20 p I 9 liJ p m Exire s M xed 8 40 an { 20pm FOTt I ckets llo :\f1 xc l Ex1 ress Loca.l 7 20 p m f mn.t on ap1;Ir to W \ NHADS Age t nn.n '1.ll<' J n Vth 18...,.J tf .... o i i DIRE0101S RR LOSCOMBE IJA1,1 l~TJ£1 Al LAW i:!OLic lUll n CFLJl\Ot I Y J!c S PE CI AL F ~AT U R ES. nd are 1 v1 1 ATE WIIH F Y COWLI I gs to i 1 fol m th e p tbl c generally tha.t 1 e l :ta cou t enced h $1Ucss 111 the Shop n ext t o t he 1 r re<i~ Office 01 e door east of l 1'1 h e s Ha. 1 g ha.d sc e al years GXJ en () nce r th tr~d e he I opes to a \t1sfy all who lll \Y f vor b11 \ 1tbacall L JOHN HEAL, GOOD FITS GUARANTEED JL 9 1f nl rnost I b i-al co 1 1 1ospectu::ie" Ir tof:r.:1.l forll:! &o 01 AUCTIONEER S Foi the Townsh1p ot Dai l vngton Ho s 11le l o :tJ 1 lic to at the Ilel.il U.llice t he <\Denc1 is 1 a.n;: of H 1 PHILLIPS lI 1o Bo vru 11 )If i o?: ! tI J AMl S Gl AN L Hes Secrtlttu y , \Gll\J Hl )ly BOWMAN~IJ L E s~ \~1PION nl t atLt.nl1011 grven to sales &c on able tcrmi;i t sou Wim.. Bart on, 1 N~ ! SKILLEN. 11om1 tlya.ttended to on i:oario 1ablc tcnn ~ Straw-Cutters ! Grain Grinders c A otl C HAUKEh Obr;('l er Ofl ce l\..lDg LITERATURE. CAUGHT AT LAST DY JJJ NNIE D Fl~El) c l C3. :l\IILLS iUt Imperial F!re Insurance Co OF T Q;\DQN IL\.\ as evetu ng the sutJ had shed his par ting ray s over the p1cturesque v1llage of W1llowv1lle the sky I ad chu1 ged lrom r osy r ed and gold n yell< v rnto that of r ustv gr y Lhe queen of night ace.om pan ed by her 1:1-ttentlants the stars shone calu ly Jion1 the heavens the birds had gar e to ieat aocl ft o o their leafy co verts t l c kat) d1d s called obr1lly one to the other a sort "rncl gently stm:ed the leaves ol the tree!'.l and l pou its bosoa1 the sweet chime of th e VC!'lI er bells floated 1n exqu site mu e1c Stran gely at variance with the caln1 beautj \\ ltlout \VlS tbefhsb ed 1ngry face of Joyce H r ' od s sl e stepped tlno gh the lo v F1 en h w11 dow upon the p1azza au 1 throwing l erself npon a rustic chair she pressed h er heuted check agamst the cool i \I J '1nes "l 1cl cla1ubered O\ er tl e balu strades I won t do it she at length eJaculated To be petted or th1eaten ed ang r ly 11 to n u.rry1 g a n1an I ne'er i::i." she C')TI trnued A prelly idea to thmk I am m capable ol choosrn g for mJ self Some tin1e longer she sat scolding to herself but her tet.iper nt lengll 1 egan t subside and then cl ic11ng h e 1s~1r for ht!r chilchsh ness ahe sat qu1 etl; h1nk1n~ Af ter ::i. \Vhtle she arose, aud entering th e I ou sr s1 e passed up to Ler own apart nie1 t an 1 soon after ret1red Mormng came and as tho breakfast bell n ng J oycc lcscendcc l to the breakfast rto1n ,vht:1e el e \vas soon ilter J01ned by l er Jatl er J tdge Harwood a tall stately geutlc111u11 whose countenunce usually b~ai ed "' tl k d1 ness bntJUB t 11olv there \\ e1e stern hn~ s about the clnselled hps and bey ond a cold Good mo1111ng, he satd not a. \Vorl ns th ev f'!C tlctl thernselves nt the table It wa ::. a silent meal The Judge uaual l) so tal katH e sat cold and repellent while JojCC \h oe Jncly ilo"' of wit dwa.ys 1uu.d1; Lhc; rn eal so r leaAaz t acarcely rruaed her c\ es from her plate Upon ri~Ing, Joyce v. as about to leave the room wh en she \\as de Luioct.l Ly her father s say1ug,I suppose it 1s necesi:iary for. me to ID form ) 011 th ll Col Howard "111 be here by the n oon train I have urgent business to atLen l to wl ich 'v1ll J.cla1n iue 111 town all the murmug I shall therefore be unable to Ihect lnm my self b 1t I w1ll sen l John 1n 1uy stca<l t.lth ugh he c1nt1ni.J.ed ln the sa1ne formal tone I shall be in tune to JOln our g 1est .1.t lhoner AuJ. then, with a free 2 gly polite bo\\ be left the room, but ret urned almost unrncdi.atelji and said I forgot to tell you that Be occ ha.s been sen t to the vdln.gc ur d "'ill not arrive in t1u c for you1 ride and with anothe1 bow he disap peared J o\ce \\ho nas gazing o 1t oJ the window nan ol sttucted maune1 saw him eoon a.f te1 ride down the ca nage road and d1r:iap pea t an1 ong the trees Atter g1v1ng the n ecessar) c11rect1,ons for the comfort of the expected v1s1tor sh e or<le1cd J ohu to sad<l1e R ex a black ponv her father haa purchased b1 ta. short tune before John \\ho was an old fanuly servo.1 t ex_postul i.tcd again st tl 1 lut 1n \:J.11 J o\ce \.\!lS dP-tern11necl a1 cl go ·he 11 ould And then ascen~lmg to l e1 roon1 ~ 1 e r <: DIO\ cd her n1orn1ng robe and at tired heri::elt 1n an exquisitely fitting u cu g hal t an 1 tl e i fastc1ung t Jal nty 1 lllc 1 ut l }Jon h e1 sl 1n1ng brown hair she ran bgl tl; do~u sta1rs Jllst a ~ John led !lex to the loor As he wa,, o.r:i~1st1ng her to 1 o int l e tg<l n ren lstrate<l. Yi ith lus ) our g n ctress but she onl) laughed tner 11ly at llls fears and tonclung the ponj lig htly" iU her \l Ip ~he 0 a loped r 'l u1ly do vn th e r oad SI e baJ. l en t Ju 0 some l11ue a11d \Vas c I 0 rat la tl1 g herself upon her not b \Vtng 1en1 a1ne fl at ho1 e and thus Jo:-;t o. del gl t { 1l rld e wl en su<l 1en1y a squ1nel ran t c 1os;;; th e I oad and Rex tak1ng fnght be cam e unn anageable and dashed R\\fl.Y at a bi eak neck pace ls long a s. she cuul l re ta r her sent autl the lo td \as fiun Lnd even J <) ce U d not car1.:: for tihe v. a::> no co \rd bu t k no\\ 1 ng the road tern11nated in a 1 n arsb t wade her somew hat fearful of t l e con ~eq lences S oon the lreaJed B l ot ca1ne in s1ght b ut Itex ueve1 slacken ng l 1 sH I eed aa8l e 1 st raight ahead t ut1l v. ti a plasl l J~ fore feet sa nk deep In th e m l l ai l J oi e fe lt he1sell slo vlj b 11 s ire ly shp1 u g u1 til she s;t ovtl O\ r ber sl oc t op"' in the soft cl n~ Reh ev e<l of l 1a l 1 lcr Rex tu1t ed n1 d with a I oun cl reach e l dry groun l Not so JAMES BIGHAM, Parnter Glazier Paper Hanger &c &c \..U kutds of vor k loarl of the bo e nobl ti e a} ] le :se call n.t the les 1 Ill t,11 ,h \11803 ]fJ< l Ot<f'J(; r romptlj n.ttcn led to a U E 0 \V MN VILLE n W 1 ill ~full I on lon s - 1 01<1 Dron l Rt UOR DAN\.l ~ - 2 1 Res d nee- Next 1001 e st()'f the B1hle Ol 1m t an Church I YRONE TJ 1one l\:larch 8th 1869 sahsfaet1on g a.rante :l. Fa1 m Implement Forwardmg Agency J.Ai\IBS Bu llill.inv Hu I (Q o\.'J l<:NC Y St 11 e gentltin1a.n cndeai,.oreu to con1e to her n.ssI~tance~ and \Vith a pohte po\V he han led her a slip of p ast boar! on wb1c.:h \\as engraved lll old Eughsh letters H arry Ho\\ ard Instead of rehev 1g l er tb1s only made her co fusion the gre :i.ter She had been running a. v:t) f1on the ve:rv n1an \Vho now stood before her But her good sense finally came to tho rescue She forced herselt to looked up nnd sa id com posedlv ' ::\:[y nan1e i~ Joi; cc IT arwood " ith a start of surpr se Col Ho var<l as we rnust no v dub the stranger looked c 1r1 ou!ly mto the bluolung face befo1e l 1m Then mutual explanations fo1lo\\ ed an d before Joyce could fully real ze wha t lad taken place they were cantering o' er t} c same road w luwh she had tra\ erscd lll sttch haste so short u. hn1e before Bit what a change then she \\Min Itnm1nent la ger of a broken neck but no\v she \Vas escott ed by n handsome gen tleman "ho by e\e1yn1eans 1nlspo,\er tiel to rnale her forget h er forlorn appearance At fmt Joyce \\as almost afraid to r a se her eyes but from under h er long ]ashes she ever a.na anon cast sin glaz ces at l er con1pan1on "ho "as a elender figu re ta.11 and con1mand1ng, clal in a simple grav su t winch fitted his form to pcrfecti U)J a stately head crowned mth cnrlv cl esti ut ha1rn bronzed bearded face a rather la1ge but "ell ct t mouth overshado 1 ed by a killing moustache as 1pe1b pa11 of starry blne 8) es, and a handcorne Gree an n o~ e \\as "hat re'varded her ct r1001ty He 1mcme I please 1 '"'ith I t:!r too f the ardent gaze of his speaking eves meant an ytl11ng Although chattrng gaily 1 1 h C l How ward as they approached the house Joyce "1shed from the bottom of her heart ti at h er father hatl not yet arr ved fron1 to vr but w 1f in n1ocker) the firot person wl otn she B U \\ \Vas Judge Harwood seated upon the piazza e1joy1ng h1s cigar B lt tl e or <lea! had to be gone througl "1\h rnd the sooner the better Joyce thought " ' her father looked up at th e souni of thm h or ses feet a~toa1shm e at wu.a the p.reva li ng expression of his face Then con1 11cl e id rng the afla(r he burot forth rn a h eart) laugh M ut eJ.l ) o vm v 11 C. BOUNSALL, M I MPO-RrER DEAL-ER u all tl <lcNU~ To Masters I \NK CEJ IIl IC.Al S B b 1 l reg fo.1 iates &c &c can oc nt: \11 l cat o s J DODSWORTF t th ofl cc ri.t l 11s1 t or nIN!OUL BHOS Gen \gen tfl l\{ o h e A O'.IUitl ll ' ' ot ··of u .Uo m ~ 11le July 7th 1373 Itaha.n & Ame1can Marble A large a d cho ce selection of R R LOSCOl\'[BE llarnst ·r gen for Bowmanv1llc and V1crn1ty ~ Inl>ll lie J 10 14Ll 1810 36 .Monuments & Grave Stones, WES TERN h-tay on l anU of ::. 1per1or \: orlo1 aneh p an ] at lo ;'i'cst pncr.s A~D FOR SEED, CORN Tailorin~ · S · v t: W1 ougnt 01 Gast I10n F01wco or cnclos1a _2ury ng lots 0 FOR FEED Clothing ! 11 Sul John McDougall &c lS I D 1c b:l.Y ug se<.; red tl 0< Lie services Furmtnre Tops, Mantel Pieces 1 spec th 11 y i eq ll.'!R tctl at t l 0 vo ki. [(it >'11111"1 m kept on l ru ] c.r wrou,) t to de :\. ca..ll n.sC tte SJ e1 r ] tot lu r d rs for g St iJ!it ]) ou;ni an'IJille GE"\TLEllfl ~ S vl ch \"Ill be got GlO'LHI 1V G r n tl e Oetob r 1st 1869 1 tf "'- TYRONE BEAUTIFUL TEEIH J M BRUIIACOMBE L D S h Ext e;cte 1 at Twen 'Y f ve Cen 1 oouis ove_r "\1c Clung Bros Stort~ Bo vu a He Oct 1st 1870 l F1 st Style of Fashion, n.u<l on tl e i:; BOOT&SHOE STORE rrH.E $ bsc b r wo tld H·l:lP ctf 111) l foiln i 'r 0 lldSO~AJIE rEml ' it 111 P at 13. e!! \er cc n !{ r g St1 t 1 l ry f1U 1Ssortu 1t of1£ t;> l sl1 n. 1fUS1 U 1J1a l an bS iuner(}1s cl stomema.11ltbep1bbc g n Jy t i a t n connBctlo 1 th l 1s l~ 1 CLOTHS AND TWEEDS llo HOM:E-MADE WOil.:K, Le- has opened up u. ge a 1 ] Wel assoted Stock Q[ l \.e L h ma.de v k sel cte l f1un th James McFeeters. AGENT ce Cv1u1 a.n cs a. id BESTMANUFAOTORIES, l t.:I l e ffe s fo sale NEV\y STOliiE' \\ELT Ill LED \\llH !IlE G1 e h La ca.11 for youracl vt a l.} ruu for Ca.sh. CJ!O,+ CES1' OF GOODS. ex n.n no the w o k and J d.,e JOHN HELl Y °'lt ru2 t i 1873 A ARON IIa~ Apr I 8~h t.1 e l c t BUCKLER :i. l ost k1':!1r Ulc lvt uf REMOVAL D :\..' IDSO)[ l as iemoved bu; r s Im cc DR. and.Surgery to t he Li.te 1es dcnce of J 1 .r..hlnc Esq on the 1\-Ia.rl et Squn.1e m n 35 tf WATCHES of ~N CLOCICS J b Gtl 1870 IMM.KN$] N UMBEl MARRIAGE 188U~ J LICENSES IlY ROBERT ARMO UR El..EC.i.W PLATED 'l ( a' l (of! e Seto Ji1 uit )[, nu'!]_Jhc1 te<il Dl8hes 'J'r100 i SO, I-IO ! tl o 11oi;. c Gentlemen of Fashion. ---NOT SO FAST Ib rr e JtTS'l' ARRIVED- at t1 e- F ASHIQN HOUSE, Fall an~ Wmter .eash1011s NEW MILLINERY, ' HA TS &:"BONNEIS,LATEST STYLES IN TRIMMING, &C -i Plated Knives, Forks, &c, l fJ. alt rtny u tl c D u l 01' I f Dressmaiking mo ~ t 1y l PJ ATE Zo Fr fu.sl on able and l t ~t st yles 1 SPOONS. ld \ splendid a.ssortm t f Dll na s Patent Sheep Kmttmg, Berlm, and other Wools Also latest i,;ty lcs ln Gold Chains, Rings, BROOCHES EARRINGS &C etv s 1 i.ss Lh oin Sclecte l by 1 )s 1r llo a tfcto1e~1nllil:i.. 1 l RUSHING S and other FRILLING No BELTS COMBS BRAIDS SWITCHES AND CHIGNONS Hl :l JO) ce wa1tca for nr- n.ssIStancc but sp1n.ug f1on1 ber 1 orse and l art1ng p ti e ster s and through the hl\11 s,he was soon ) ll her o:_u:n ropm Crossing tbe apartrnent sbe atoo<l. before t} e n11rror anU att e1 g z 1 g at ; the unage reflected. th erein sl e b rr:i t 01 t n to a r1ng1ng lallg h "\VelJ, ebe said as soo 1 as i:;} e c uld speak 1! I \Vere Col Ho rnrcl I ' ll l have been asl an1ed to be seen i1dn g \ itb suoh a looking object' I ~a lltl lnake a splendid picture, sl e co 1t1n 1 ed as sl e st: r A fl.1 sh veyed l erself for a s1:;coud tim e ed, mu<l. be~:uea.red f \Ce her hat hanging on the back of her head her hair tumbled every which \Vny don n her Unck and 1n her eyes her collar dangllllg by the p ll her dress be dr.aggled and spattered so that one '"ould nlmost thn k lier a mud n1 tnph 1 ur i1ng suddenly she began to dn est herself of her un· ghtly gatm ents and m halt an hour S tune ~Oll WO Uld haHliy have known her Air ngP.d n cool whiten 1 hn and cnsp ribbon s she tu1r ea to ti e door "hen her father called her fron1 t he foot of the sta.us 11nrl v1th ottt' ird self possession but her hea1t bea trng \\1ldly sl c desccnde1 to the piazza \lih eie sl e formalli mtroduccd to Colonel Ho ¥ard whose ejes tw1nklt:::d with ruerr rn en t as he ackno~ led e l the in trod uct on They I 1.d a merry time at din er qu te unhl e the pti.:\ 1ous silent n1eal D ty an 1 n eeks Hew b) and ever3 one tl 11L p l~::;ed t in ght JO} ce to lo\ e the Colonel L ct ~eI ancl when her fat} er aga1n br oacl ed th e sul~ect of ruarriage, Joyce blusb1 n 0 ly nc kuo vleclged tl at she was ca 1ght at last LMPOR'lANT TO Yo t N G L\.nn::s-A ll gals who "ould le bapp) 11 vcs a1 l be lo\ed and 1espccted mothers be r eal be curncst 1n ever' thing taler tte no sh m and the supers tr ict ire you" ill bu Id th etu on s] all be anunate v.;1Lh yon· S[ rt, wl en vou hate hid down this ltfe and taken u p rene\ved ex1;ltence lil another \Vorlcl In a large assort1ne t of F a1 cy U oo 18 k 1 t co at a.ntl) on hand n, t cular i.tte1 t 01 I ad to c tt1 t 1g St an1p1 g <lo1 o t o l ]er t F .A.SHION HOUSE \ Ll.HUE SUPPLY Or FINE currLERY, LIME I I.IME ! ! F Il :,, w m nv De T lne 19th 187 ~ - - ----- -=.....--8 1 (l OC ERS 1l \KE JllARRIAGE LICENSES l 1y OR S :\.IE n anJ qu anh t~ App1y to WILLIAM 8PE \ Tl Ch id Stre et nca.rlJ l!lJO B t e th 1;i Al1.0n R ote) tf no rn;i,nv Ile }) c 2.Stl 1~71 l) rul o OLIMil' R A.t the Sta es '/:- O 1 co ~ wm a. 1" llc :ro n P.n'\11~fe :N - , l 11 RfiS w DH DAVIDSON, s TRESPASS NOTICE W. S. B01rLE, M. D. M D WILLI AMS t ot n J li fo 1 Nut ex · ctlv 101 I folt ti tie m lhon >1oull v"n (] t o r the ( t y P ro?s~ ) J 1 from my eigl ta~ sud lc1 ly i:i s it had at c cloR g Tl e Old L td) I'! cad n cedle sh ee t has first corne i 1to T ) view ~ll tl c~m notes 1 the cn e y ~as i outl.! l 'r th g at - like 1 t:n otl er olJ 1ultes ne1tle11cn "ere carcf11JJ sto'\\ed aw a\ 11 bur lies 1n las« Lu t ti c nun1t en1 of ti e 1 k 11 l tv co1 cl ct he bus r css 1ff::nra They co11 ronsafes tbcdo0rs of\\}1 ch"c r e nlock nr0 1 ot lno n s st of a bo iJ of t vent) fan d1r ctors a ed hut for n rnomen t M I pns.qe J. O e efl th e G ncral gov rnor ar d a depu ty no e o N on n u presente<l. 1ne w th i bag nll:v tl c elc t n of tlre duectors \ac 111 tie ku1dlJ gentlen1 r ha1 1~ of tl c stockh lclers in r eal t-v t1 e full or sovere gns 1 000 I tb11 k it 11 ns boa l Is sell e luc L ~ 1 I n t i eo .) a. certain hea v) and I don t think 1 could have run portion l ch re ann l 1l h Uu t 1f ti e J oarcl 1e far w1th t had I bt>e1 e'er so inclined r r co mn e 1 hi t ti c\ 0.1 I C clt;ctcc Tl e <!1] i h ad I tl c chance wl ch I most ca11chdl) l\f' fr1c ul kn c'v the de mer 1bcra of t~ u 1o J t1 '.'l,,,e who ha e paso:i Clw I bad not e<l lhc d a r for 11 n rr po t t bod) cnll ce1 t h l cha1 acter ot nch 0 1'l and spared me In ti e 1'atne rootn at the farther end th ere ed the 000111 ttce of l 1ca:i: r r 'vas also s1h er but 1t lad n cbnr1ns for inc l r tftcr tl e displa) ol bank not es a id ' ello w gol d Anotl er ntcrest111g e f{l t s ti e in spech n of ti e cella rs "I ere th e Old L a ly keeps he1 bulhon lil t he sl ape of little bars £ 800 each bnr Th ey of gokl val cl are plat.: 1 o tr cks rEndj tor 1 e ln~r\ I thrnk ti ere vcre £80 000 worLl uf ucl 1 n.rs on eacl ti ck I coul<l only gfl zC at rn J t 11n 1e the care "h1ch is t .1.ken ot thetn In the ~ame cellar \Vero piJe<l. up 1 ags of R lBsian nnd I rencl co 1 ~ and l ere also n1e tl cl ght sovereigns after tl ey ha'\ie l ee, n 11t1lated fo1 ti e lear Old L ad) 10 not par t ct lar a& to th'" coins in \\hid she deal ,,, fls long: a ~ sh0 can earn an honest pe1 ny An other of tl e "anders of t l e place 1s the eel The Value of a Good Man lar in wh1wh tl e bank notes are kept seven y ears after thej ha, c done ti e1r duty and T l t I u esti 1· tre bc't J ol q have r el trned from cir ulation The s1gna tnre is torn oll th eJ are all h ed up togetb qu re1' o a I) 1 n e t t lJ 1 s el t tl c er a.Id sto'" cc.l a vay do\vn he1c at th e i ate lrct I or l lO 11 a1 pc il to ti c co s c 1 mystc r est nvc1le ] It 1Tc vho hn. st 1l 1e l st v of £46 000 a dn) At I 1st they "ere kept "I o I s s cl a pr1vil el"J e twenty yens th en the number was re<luced of t u' Ire d to ten an l then l o se' en So greu.t ha s \ Ve will suppose \ ear 1 Tl read ncedl e l een the u crease n tl is de pr nt nent th it street 1t h ur bucka to the i\1ans1oa Ilouse w l erea ~ for ty ) ea1 ~ ago 20 00) notes \\as n.r. l tl (! RO) lll Excha1 ~e rwo J Ora con dee n1 eJ u lea\) d ay s wo l no v t v1ce that d ict us int a s nall co irt 1u whi ch ire DUD ber 18 co l s1 ler ed a 1 0 1 t one 111 ti e gcn era!J; t o Cc ec1 a lJe die i 1 ha1 lson e r von1a abo ve th e syste1u df r gistt.:r ng t} ese robes of ofti ce n.t l 1 c c ckco ha.t very bank notes is n1ost a 11n1rab]e Al l under gorgeou s t o bcl oi<l It nay I ti at he 1s see ms in1poss1ble E ch n te can bo Hlcnh obntt n'=' "' th gc ntle1 fi cl Bj referen ce to the i eg1sters, the coat ~ an 1 b1 o 1 cout cl erks can nt once tljll ou what d ay HI vhut Lady s s ~r\at tsJ 01 ) ear it vas p id 2n an<l 11 on "hon1 it was tv,; o v erj sharp teat r 1 n. 1 l se n 1Jgly on recc ved 'I o do th lS a ,.,teat 1 un1bei of Ll c l 01n t of n1ak 1 g con n 111 ications of a book s are kept ru cl a great 11 ru ber ol clerks very pn ute 1 1 l l ortant cl aract 1 These are re l re 1 \\ho a1e all Jay long euter1ng latter ar e ]etccL vr nn<l gcn cra1ly st pp sed the ca1 ee1 of ti c \ or1ous l otes w h1ch con e to be " Ide awak e I lhmk tl cv o lgl t to under the l c ue A.tnonr.ist her t rios1l1es be for ! l 1s is a c:a l \A i ck ~ d worl ~ an J. con u the cellar n wl d tl ese no tes are stored n sl ft l ng females e,p a l 11 eldcil y a1 d a ay is one for \ m1ll on of 1noney w1tb tl e \Veal thy arc \ ety liab le to Le 1 po se ~ on tl es l'.'l natu1c ot Abrabam Newln.nd It is Before l :; 1s t i e offi ce ' } ere t he ger eral a \CrJ ~1n111le afLn r and a pparentl\ \e1y Lus r cf'is of th e B!lnk is carr c l on on tic eus,> to be for 0 cd It s a promise 01 a r gbt ti e cl v den ls arn p a l ai l 01 th e pla 1 b t of note p:tper t p ty on demsind a left is a latge es tal ll shn ent in w·l 1ch the u ilhon The mndern bat k note by the acco1 nts of otl1er bank ers ar kep t If \V C side of Il ls a et) fl n~shed vork of a.rt In otl e s t o v rl lor l 11 pr. 1 etrn.tc tl e pay off cc tl e door vay on deed here n.lr:io they sho v you a \Varrant :fur " ti e bc, t J ul!cy t he right leado to L ho ro tund a 1h ch IS £20 'h ch hid beeu s to~e I a" ai uud fift1 se1en lee\ rn le gh t and alm ost the never 1 rese nted tor puJ ment till at c'Jm Shabby Genteel sa1n c 1 1 drn.tn et~r \1 th -1. do1nc and ln.utern pound inte1est t rep1 esented as 111uch lb A no1 g li gl t This com m 1nic£ltec u th the 1Ihree £ 6 000 I he bank note 0 a s they come rn per Cent Ofl cc~ H a n a ~ om e corridora ar e burnt but at thftc1ent tun es and as take Ls all aroun l the b ilding In one of n1any arc b nnt a!:I co rrcspoud "1tb the r e'v them e' ei y Tl 1r~<la\ you \\ 111 fin d a 1 ates ti nt arc issued A..s regard::i the issue cro 'd of l rokei "'- clc1 k$ \ VaH111g for the an th e 1 otee o.r e sen t oul n to th e \vorl 1 gener r ounce ment to l c pos ted l.lp o ut~1de as to all) 111 bun d le ~ contauung five h 1 ndred ~ heth cr 01 1 o'" th e Bank l as raised the each rhe f>.1.pcr on wl ich they are pnnt On otl er <l lys th ese in ed is 1na1 1factured uL ~Ie ss r~ Portal s mills r ate of dtsconnt t"uor corndori; are r arel y travers1d save at La vcrs tock l{ u ts 13 785 ream s are a n ~ except by ofl c uls If \\ e open on e u~ uall y supplied to th e b i11k ' Clnly at a loor on our l eft e cn let a lobby \\here ost ol 190 9J per ream ol 5()0 pI·ces of pa ban gs th e por tr ut of th e \ e l t:!1able an d f£l.r l er which s generally kept for SIX months fain ed Abrahan1 Ne \l and a. dl8t1nguished before bc1 g take iota 1sc 'l I e di es train f1ien l of the 011 I ady 1f not 1 er firot caoh w] 1ch the wate n1 ark 1s n t le as \ ell os rer an l of a 1otJ er ol] fr end A Race the 1IH.tt!S 1sed Ill p1 lllt1ng the notes L e tll ch1et ca luer It we are fo rtunate we tnay 1nau 1fawt ir ed at th e b:.tnl and the punting lm c pcq at t i e D1nk parlor -a Hr) l:lD.fl n n.cl lD C'I' Y ull of tbe hi" hcst character b an lso1 i1c 1000 1 l ool l g 0 1 t into t he gar : u e 1 laced und~r ti e J l t care of the cl ief d c1 to wlnch I ha; tlread) r elenetl It pnnter 1\fr Coe and the eugu ~e r l'ifr 1s fi t ted up snbst 2 t n ll ) a i I elegantl) De IIe1 s1nan It 1'5 tl e ch uf caslucr \h o regu h1 1 i s the <'Cunt 1 roo r th a p ortrait of latcs the quu1 ttty o! not es re iuue.d to be Sir J ohn H oblon I !St Go 1 "01 m 1604 pnuteJ I n a 1 ltle \ !\ t l g r oo1u in tlua part are bn.::.ts o( Pit t 0.11 l Fo x and oH er fa ~ orites of V-es forn !Vlo ni g .L\ cu; s has rcce1\ ed Tl e F tD e Old Lael) b.) t elegraph a letter from its correspondent P l\..'$SIJJg out of the q net o1 the Bat k p u at C"J c Cu wt Castle doted Oct 16 J etail 101 and ti e govc1 01 fl ln' o.tc roon1s 'e lng an e1Jgagen.1 ent Letwee1 tie "hole ste n1 su 11e1 ly nsl e1ed 1 to 1 te anoth er U.\ a1la b1e British forces and IJatl ves T\\ o '\Orll :lS\\Cleavethe r irkey caI J t::. and cunst to;v1 s \ cro l c.stro~ ed t cl tbc enerny 'J he Bril1sh Joss the lteav) c 1rt n us ind t i e easy ch rs and routed \\ tl se. i.: re loss s Ttt u ble 1psta rs 11 l lo vt stare ~ and in v.as inconsid erable l ut n1clull!:!U three au The follow1ng i r:i 1uy lnl r s cl i. lbe1 a J v e.-'\v Jndustual p r1or officers 'vounded p1oceed111 0 s ot tll J in 1 Th ut \vh1ch tl e lotter entire At m1t!n 0 ht on the 13Lh of Octp\ er 163 1 le se l u e not vas that c 1neU on do vn shut"' w ncrt; the oovere g HI are b 1 0 vc1gh u1 annes train th e Suuoon sixty IL e \:V est ed ni <l the bR l sep ar itecl Jr o1 1 tl c good- [n<l rn.n prn ates frunl th e shore, Gen Sir You ought t o know the r:ihecp 1ror l ti e go ltR I he.re are vel\ c Gm net " olselcy md stafl em barked ou n I n1ach u1cs 1n tl roonJ t \ o of t hem be1n 0 board Het J\iujcsty i:; 81 I fl Bar1acouta u1 1 for 1 l [ o v er gns in J. t hey ' c 0 h -mo )CY Decoy and proceed ad to Elm na u1 de1 \VI rb1s bod) of men re at t he r ate of t venty e r) ta 1uin t te TJ e co' er of the iught 1 force 1 by fort} six officers and m en of tho way of vork t g is "'O llt e l lt as foll o vs 300 so \ ell gs io ':11 \ cel at ::i. tune 111 a Ilarraconta ln.ncled .1.t E lm na where d ey sh lo ns t 1e u.t the lover encl of \\ htch were Jotncd bj a party of 126 H o issas The ~ tho \.'Jc t:;!l i n u ld sepu1at 1 g apparat lS Asl untee of th e towns of AmpeneP Alum v; } tel 1 l\' o bolts pl u;er.,1 ::tt r gl t angle s foo Arn pta1 a (on the coast) an 1 As! an1an t0 e ch other an l 01 ea.cl ::.1 le ol U e pl at As0 nmon (rnlanl ) hanng f1cquently lat for n or oC 1 t l ere 13 a pru t c t a uy so as bo1ed an l supp!Ied t l c Ashontees ' 1t h to al 111 of ti e I olte st11k1 goo f 1 mto tie ar 11~ &c \ ere the once proceed ed agrnnst 11 t 1 r as to r e 1ovc a1 ) t.111 ,., t bat \\ ot Id -a large bodv of Ashant er.s being ieporte<l n earl y fi ll tt T hese bol ts u e 2 ode to to be 1n th e v1c1u1ty of thct1C t o,\ns A stnk e at h 1h:r e1 t elevat1 0 s th e u dcr party ol n1en fron1 the Barraco ita gar.r on str ki ·ti n li tt le I fo the pper oue If e l .Eort~ V\ lho.ni and St Jo.go at El 1 u a These c 1s ll c so emg n b e 1 11 we 111 t Ll e so cl c th e S1nioon s n1en a1 d batteries ftlie ua\: 11 th e v1ct m ot gl t to k 1 ow nrn 1ns ]owu a a l th en th e L l der bolt br 0 nde garr1so 1ng Cape Coast U lstle and tom s atU0:1g our 1rien a are l'lO cou1inon tl vt u tte1 ol co n se r J whi ch a l ttl b efore the up ie kuucks 1t its for ts The '.\rgus and D ecoy moveU up ' e accept th em as a 1 \VI en "e a re a ost exa.sparatt: l wit\ th n oil i nto th e f ull w 1ght box It tl e sover tbc coast and n cl ored off th e Coral R e fs v; e ku o \Ve sh all furgn e ti c 1 l 1 tu e gn be I 0 1 t, i r scs up an d th e fh i:!t bolt th e stet r l 1\ inch of U e Bar1 acouta a nd the r:iad expcn en e tea cl es s ti o.t 111 uch otr keo n ler 1t a1 1 111s;ge1; i t bu t th e puddle box boats uf th !\..rg is going 111 s J c I Tl e fnencls who corn pl t cut s1ncl!1el) 1 gl er bol t tl en stn k es a) 1 ] iocl s lt of tl e ree fs fron1 ' hence th en guus 'vere I re 1 or "ho repea t frank l) the pleaoaut ti iog:; "'ith great cff ct On the t 1 rce firRt 1 ni:uc 1 they 1 e 11 at us are 1:10 1a10 tl at \ seldoi i 1nt o t be 11gh t box A verv pret ty an d d el 18 1 0 CJ.:t.le ope a o tl b t t l-l no easy J OU t o towns at 8 a 1n un tlie 14th th e 1\ b rn ~~ e~b~~re~~tly ~f~~fi~r c~; lf~a \s ~ ~~~ t~ro see It Tl doo 1s clo cl as y ou enter opene l fi1e at 2 000 )a1ds ru1ge Innne found ed on am tt 1 I i egn11 n 1 co 1gcn1al an 1 t i c hole 1lace 1s g u[l.r<led 01 n. fe v d ate\; on landing the expedition on shor e p1 is uts it IE a l ttle re.n n.rl able ti tt ' o so, ere ~n~ n 0 1 ts 1 lenly d sappear A3 inar i;he 1 off abo t tour~ n les an 1 a hall i are so 1et cc 1t in our c i: r Scl &U of aprr c 1 at1011 u l i egard to t i e hgbt so, e1c1;:. s t heir d oo11 IS soon a l ortl eust direction cxchn.n 0 1ng fire w th Fr1cndalup m e11n f. e11 a J sup por t as The field gu1 s v. ell us u1 po ouncel T l e} have b en \VC ghed IU the enemy a, ti ey went ere lik1n 0 an d l e J as l ee a l 00 1 tl e bal ance aud Jou I iel havin,:, been got into pos1 t1un un<ler at: na.rt hicnJ. to uQ 1t i n t t e ho n of need :in 1 lonl 1 ess Vie do not l ll \ ol ntunh ice ll f 1c n ost ot the ca,,u ahtles happened he1e the tow·n of E s.secoin E ssur l uno 01 the son e exp1ees1ou oi confi dence t ha t n1al es us str onge1 to bcax t he p1csc r t t r rn l ne'v map ( n ore properlJ E si::lamon ) ' a:i lt is tot eno g l to lo e ' e n st let tl e t k en a1 d destro\ ed The enen1J \ve1 e in I \e l o 1 s kuo v t l at we love tl et There are b tie rcrBo ni:; lead ng earncst large nun1be1s in th e bushe1.1 Tl e1r lo s~ n1ust have been cons1deralJle but th e b oh h ves "ho do not fi:el that tl y fail to thorot ghly realize- e \ en t i e n ost l rutted was so lh ck th·t little could be see of of thr 1r a1 n1~ an d it th ej a1e haJ:.11) en t1 e1n 'lb t to vn 1 lvtng been dest1 oy d ougb t J Le sen tn e as we1l flt'.> e r est i t t l e expe ht10 1 str uck off at r gl tangl es f i ~ 1 t LB Fr o1 l u_I I O\\ n uc l I bood l\ the \\ e"'-t vnrd i or th e con_,t i.t A mpence an hca i ty ' ol l 1 av J tl e n t ( I UH.:n k f 1 l h l tal t r ubl e rh I IH I l 'tl\le mend A 1n1 oo a 1 t \ i g t e enemy t iere in ll ll 1nk t el l to tell then so ietl ng t he r ea1 a i o\ e th ctn tow ar d t he Qca T l e en cotu<lginn 601 ct l 1n g Lr gtl eutnti aud A1 0 t s and Decoy lauded their crew s, sl cl re' i g tbat ll t:y ough t to kno v "i l .1 ' ~1 l 1 i 1 1 1 u, I ( :--..._) ' -