-S-I '-Iv "NP tn : use gum nouso was an a:|\'e_ \\'|lp\ Q 1 mirth andjollity. -UnI:lo.Oole was them ; with the gm of am immense mlnlnge (r ` , Dir. Chesterton. and the male winked [, To be had at U-u- mouth open. She stood In unit, (ha candle-mule numb on pillow and um. tn upnuiono tonumakinglm Uoeubronuv green. "Boy.yo laid; In In: MI min-In fogul uomechin!` tho c-xclallnc-I with Igoninad ompluuis. Ilia mum dune mm. A unit. nf c-lnlhm fnhin mind-for Total - - - - 070.! By uhlnr 0! Ram l.)ic`kIuII. for "on. I`. T. (`Imam-nun.` ` _ Tho buylunlmd uplt Ink Ino0|I0l',MI kw K M` um-.. szuu um. _ "Yes, I nwkon I'll haw to June It ....- |...o ha. ....';I n ....u~u-..rl`uI .-nnl I nvnru," I $3. (`urlimu Juan-- plnm Kinphun diu.n't for tn lo it.` said Ida: he tn-w do` big bowl 0` dye out do winder. and Portia were right ular. fan ` ash-ep: an In-`s tuck gmxl car 0` nhoebber ` send`. but the d_w--ln~ won`: waah out." ~ --\.\`..uI.In`l ulnu Innlrn in would nllI't\l IiS- ' VIVIIII-`III. ll 3 Huh vnmvlu-I | like a big ball of tin at the l wtofhermin- UPS. .. -n.....a 11:... senor. but um (l_\'!`-lRV wun I vnusu ulu. "\\`nu|ln't she make It good I\dv_ertise- ` mum'.'" asked .\Iis.~` Juo. laughing all she \ | cried. `Finn. Q... nu-no nulln nnnn in On" Ilinx cried. Then Suln was called upon to tell his |stor_\`: fur the invalid sun had been . inarvlwd off into the wrlor and place! ;upon a uuufurmblo riungu. whom his ` uiotlwr sat vrmnim: and laughing and 1 wwping by turns at his side. . .. -- In a. n 1 he coulun l-u0 war [00 rruuu :0 gm um-u. Den 1 tell him how nis mudder "on heart-hmko. an sick, an dvin. mebbv. an dat. fotch him; if nnthin else won`t Torch a man. do name of his mudder will. -- A n I mnk it. nn mvss-If to order A suit ' you Knows wnnn It-r, nuw. Noble fellow! said Mr. Chcxtnrton. and he wuld hardl say it for the tears. I'd pay a hand such bills as this. Sam. for the sake of seeing mv poor lust Ivuv nanin I Irnsx rush In send llilll O-- I ruck. \V(-ll, 1 luck (10 ghn8t~cano 1 didn`t ! b'lic-ve twnr mal-toa little cabin in Eder | wood. an you knows. sir. 1'9 11 bit oh I | doctor, an I x-s tn gittin yurhs an things, ' an boun up log. an I In-gs animploru 6 him to let me toll do folks. tn make em happy; hut no. he jist uullw Inc` take` an oath dat I wouldn't lo-t n lilnin suul know oh It, or see him. tvll ho , wur wel|-o| dead. An hv did lnnk liko death tryin to grab him. sho: but I jt-st sticks to him tell I'd a-cured his leg an got him up. ' walkin. -.1 ......n 5... .n.a..`o I... mu :. smrr! I -` "V--.-.~?. _. h Isa orgy got to go once mo. e said. as they sat down to their breakfast of corn-bread and hominy. an then won`! we have a Chrhimas? Won't the ole folks at de hig housp hub secli in (`hris- maaas dey uevor hm! hefo in all dar natrai born lives? Ky. yuh. yah. _vn.h! which explosion set all the you is lamrhing, and than he was quiet or 1.1 while. '--xvnll Pm n'_nm'llm Inn immor- y wulun. I Iaml! but didn't he toll in story! I ) loan` Int part to hiIn-lmul hu\\' ho Wm j savedwhen do ship go clown. But I : 1 max ah I pray him un my knws to [K - y lurung hat on Christmas [my in do uunrn- $ in. for I sort n` gift to dv hull f:un`lv. and | Term Ix-giualluber ngin; but he'll clan | ha` couldn't-he war (00 Proud to go bavk. unm. I can him Imw yin mmhlo-r "on (18 name 01 I11: uluuut-r v\ m. An I took it on mvself to order of new clotheskase I lmowed yuu`d {out do bill--an luu it am. wid my humble aormr dat I done neglec my work! but V01] knows what for. now. . Nnhlo fellow!" you from In heart for saving my boy, and it shall {we worth your while. It's mv turn to make you a Christmas gift, which I shall` do by makin v out free 1m- grsnfor you and your i e. this very y. i All this time Aunt Kntie had been sib- } ting on the top stop. her face buried in | her apron. neither moving nor speaking: ! but when. clear above at] other voices. she heard what the master said. and the wild applause that followed. she gave ` one spring and fell down at Szutfs feet. E --R.-mm if ev(\r\'l)odV hev faith in my He held out ms nanu. "mun. 1 man: | I spring and loll uown III nxuu s nu-n. | "Se-ems if everyhodv my Sam but Inc-. she~ subbed. Oh. Sam. forgive yo disrepontant ole wifc-2 .\I this mnvimr simht Uncle Colds mule: . UIIKT. I ll l Odincnl. I hasn't much to l(`II. .'\ll'H l nus Ion. ` mid Sum. twisting his old hat, "co it dnl I one day I nnoot.-a u ghust outside on`! woods, an (In ghost he knows um, It asks to he took Nu` uh. kase he wou.ldn`| I go home. as he wor ragged. an lame, l\lI 1 Nick. u\\7..lI I tun]: aln nphuat _.:-nan I llillll`. I Sam[t`or the sake of seeing lust boy again. I was rush to send him 011`- but God knows I didn`t think he`d take it so in earnest! . 11.. |...|.I ....o his In-.-..i Rnrn, I thank forgive msrepontanr me wm-; At this moving sight made for her again: but the ole man was "at the hell:-In," us he oxpnmxl it. and lwld the cmaturq hack. { Z - I y'nnI 31:0.` (3ulI_\'. but Jix mu uhi vdny." It Wulllc mkv . u Iunrn grnplv I . , iv pl` n than 5 . ~ minutndenrl I I tho ya`:-no t at follmn~4|-t|w umtlwr`. wilcl. ulmunt un- ln-lle-ving joy at the n~utumIiun uf lhv ` nun .~|u- luul lust and was ~r:nll_v lvimz fur. Ilw fullwr`.~4 wslnvy llw maxlvn night u! llw luny |n- hm! so-M am-n_v in un- pzvr. llm-v ymm In-fun-.uml hml muurm-cl udwnl. I- n|.n...:.l..o ..I` all Hm nninininuv in I I I I N... nu:-nus um uuuo IMIAIU Iuuun-r duh at her and nut Mr (0 the top:-I the | ate}: in 1 hurry. I II oh. I...n.-.Iu.I.I --an An-nnnhlnnl in WIIIIO. Well. I`m o'-you'll so me to-mob ror, said Nun. his face all nine smile. Keep yo` `spicions to yu`aef till then. 'n` then pick `om over likv a bar`! n apples -tlmr wun`t be any good ones that. yo mind." and he was utf. HI-:..o..m.. nnInn_._-I hunntifnl nlnrninxr. 3 III` I In hurry. ` e ll Ihu hmuvhulcl \\'('h` uumunblrd in the great nmvh. mm 0! them drawn the-re hy um Kane`: uhrivku. when thv ; guts opt-nulnnclauu nppenml. a lull. fair youth Inning un his arm. pullid and I qumhlinx. "l`n lmu moaniu` to gib yo` a gm umucn thing w nth ' .1 whllu din yur ' ' ('hl'iNllI|II. In- " . dim an g\-n'l:-- \ nn-n " Sun: In. gummy NI .-sum |\:uu'uI sIu~1I'!-Iunvunu him m u -onfv c|i.~Imu`. anal the-n mvM|c- as In-It furhc-r. gru|u|unu llw wc-llquutchul skirt In hi-c n-nurvnun-a mnulln u-t unlu- waun mnunliuu tlus uh-|-n: rm: the-m he lwld lwr. u-rwmulu{; till Um-In (`oh runu-. \\`hllI|I"h'<| in .'o-[mun-`u our. and Irbv-linnmtlw Aunt Rie. u the auxi- mul Io-I ml. with |\ruf.un-~ u|u>|IIg{io-I. ~ llul Aunt Knit wan nut In In molllul In that way. In her friulnl uho II`I`lllII'4I him ul In-Ina tlui author of all her u~ou~ Nun: And can his manic Inoiestv Mano _... nun-Anna. um MIMK UIMICIIPT` t in earnest! ' He held out his hand. Sun. I thank ..... 0.`... ..... I.-.-0 fnr an:-inn n\\' hnv, n u . "I hasn't much to tell. Mars (`hos`lon.' -:.I Q... o..-L.H-..- hi.` nhl Inn! "nan. IIAI II B (`Ind , IIIHIH Nil. llw \'Q'l`lllIl)lQ' : turn-u \\Iu| _.- `;';1wIuV tun: \\IruI_v .... lnnivauwl. with this dilYo-r- ` ' -n-aturri-a fur \\~as incarn- |III'I III -\'II II ` nu-n," Sam I- gun. grunlly. y with I <`umi- ` cal Iuvo u! u one bl nI'll'\' I um. "nu hu n I mun Mun Phil! [1 ('lu.rs`- I ton. win` you bin thought dead in I: uullun two 1;. -an -no.` '|`|||-` lH{l'l`|SH WHIH. .\`.\'l`|'RlI,\ Y DEC 17. The old-timo fairy of the fmtlighta en- joyed the distim`tion of (I gilt pole with mstar an the end. The mudom Christ- mm fairy is arraycxl and equipped in far more \`a!`iHl fashion. an .- ,... _:`_ ` Young`83: Sorry to kick you over, i ;old man. but you see your time's up. \ 1 You have the mtisfavtinn. Imwevor, of j ' knowing what '89 will do fur me. ` I -51-` I I mind. and ho on. (`hri.~mnn.~a cmm---:\ huautiful morning. with I\ light frost silvoring all the grass and the old wxxxlsmnl the tops of the pine trees. Pour .-\unt Katie, her e_ws red with weeping. xlislml her work 1-nrly and sat cluwn. looking tho picture Jf woo. ldu was |l`t`[ILl`lll{ tho younger ;-hildmn to go tn the umnsiml. to call out the customary (`l1ristnms gifts!" u\'..` urn tun nnnnv sin` l`:lI`I`\' ")0 hit A . ` UI lll I'lIlUl'lIIq . I Public 3 ken and singers re of .n ` ; troubled `$10!: more thmat and lmrulilaz E aqul `am liable `to seven bronchial attach. 3 Q which nnightho pun-ntecl nu-l. cum! by the I `I no.4: nf }'AnV|l`d`i , I which mighty!-0 pmventea um. cum: ny luv ; use of l"l'yurd'i l'ecmn\l Bn|um-the best I throat lung fume-iy in use. I '////,'////./1 ; ` Juvenile fnirim are fnmilnarherery * one. The golden gntoa will soon swing \ Q open and 5: nddan many children`: hearts ` In the myriad: of favor: an` distributed. ` um.-uunuuau gum` no I!!! INICI. `and the nitil-mule mu` henna running `lnthomluohhoold luau Belt - ! ution. (lubed ft-a|Inx--but no out Jouaahun the oldmnn died.- A. Ifcnnlam. in l)usmul'oUoIlb- no. ' . .-g-10?--j I Iloltlltlytllllllllln |l| um` ` to none mulv. Suvh 3 one the ` mg i liun-~th0 fairy of the W in. We do notbthink that boy: 1 fall in low vilh Chrisuuna fairienol this kind to the extent Uw_\' used to. fat the ` Yulllh of lurch] is ;:I'iln|j' uh-pticcl (ll hiriou who `.ml'|0t In ham 3' unle- | derkml with g .v.-gt-mm and ouulfy fabrics. `A; i 'I'hoguxl fairy is not only the pot of hvr oumpxuiiuns but tho ljlit of be! humble Imam-. and the solo stay 0! in blind father. as bu!-riclden mother and him]! a lumen. mom or loss. helplem ` bnnlwrs and uisu-nx. We fear. howevn-, she is. n 1 gum. nwasun-. a (`nation \ due tu Ito `lIl`_\' l`xig\'ll(`i0el. and the no- cc-s~xit_v uf writing up to pn-tty but inac- curate wood cuts imemlod for Christmas ` numbers. . I-0`! II, I nun-an III ulna uw wnr~rr_\' n-mlntwtl. um 'hll|ip mus uld o-smug! nuul Mum ummh thc-n tn hurdle I Iuu.~.Iu-I. Ila and Hum taught thmuxh lbw mu witlmut undr- I 1;: I wound. sud ma-r it won all over ` in van North. win-nu mun 0! Mn. Cbutemlfu n-Inthw lived. .\'c-curly All Mtho u!-nliu-In-day: and notn ' on-mm that Hun In not hold in (. I loving nnomhrnna-. and "!!lum`uChrH- VIl"ld!ldUoIrilhnniIc-I|ndh!."` ...._......-.... ..... nun: In nun lhljl. lr.`n~no data At Wade : drug non." Tloctudyoffuria-isln ` ma] >nnmna|-nmrlaomtlv. Suvhnoue the ousromar_v '1 'nrmums guts; Yd :30 (nu. lllxlllly. an` v;u'r\' the big towel yu` uuule out 0` dc Iuonl-lung. for Miaa (`nr'line." said Ida. u\'.... I ml-nu I'll In-nus in Jul it cnntiaui hunuts. 0| `tho I'lntl'ol-In. A ._. _..,| -:........ { Cm: IMY. ! 2 ; B RE , 157 Prxncoastn WA[SH & STEAGY WANTED, AT ONCE, 1,000 YOUNG MEN AND LADIES Showing at large stock of Boots. Shoes. Tumks, Vulises. Ba and Satchels of e{'ery cle- scription from the best houses in the Dominion. inoludinf I :3 Superior Manufactures of J. I). King & (`u., J. & T. Bell, Cooper & Smith, H. H. `Iarkc & (`o., and other nlinble I-` I-mu. ' WU" "Pill? ll` I'u"|l\K` .`l\l.\l will otfcr them I chance to Coin Money More Rapidly, More Easily, and as /~/onombly as _- 111)...- I). ........ "\c*.~`, I nwbxon I u n:u'v In .um' no nlong, but it's widn smrn-rful soul Ignaz." lid Aunt Katie. and slw \\`mppu. her present ina pivot-_nf paper, pm on her best and loiest turl-an. and fnllowod the childmn J-.\.`\\'\Y .\\ \o. .<\ 5.121133?` "' ""3 """ I The :ul\'nntn;es we offer are so numerous. th wrr so Iuyuterionn and wonderful, that NO \\'U.\' DI-.R it hu created such I woudarfu impression on the mind: of the Public. This in no Humbug or Paddling slir. and WE WANT ONLY THUS!-} who are Ambitious in life. them who are smart. energetic and industrious, :1 they Alone are sum of success. A small capi.-ml. a short time to prepare. and utiafawtory reference: Ire only required tlAduln-ss. bv return mail. THE TORONTO BUSINESS COLLEGE, r. Yonne & Shuter Sta. Toronto. Oanadn. A ne range of New Goods to select from at prices ranging from 8 cents to 60 cents a yard, in [the leading styles and colors at ALEX. ROSS , ` Fll`lI'lO _ _ _ _ , _ Our long experience In tho l)untne_ea and other factlntu-_s we pqssoas enable us to supply ` our customers with the very bgot goons at the lo\s_'o;-at pouthlo prices.` ` Our business (as hefon.-)'wtll he conducted strictly on the One Pruv )'stem. A good . ' / ,I..II....`- .......oI. nlron for on-rv alnllar n-cc-I\`(wl. Our business (as Iseloruyvnu he mnuuueu su du`.la\r`s worth i\`cn for every dollar l'\`(x*i\`(`I. u,\,(`4\ll um inspect. the good: wd the store. To on-pane fur the HIGH and WELL l`:\\'I.\'G SITUATIONS olfered by the Dino- ors of I xi: (`ollq-mu We trust our mulen urn those for whom wulth In: I charm. those who desire to EARN .\l().\'EY. and who are not nfrnial to work for it. In that one we I _.:n ..u'.... .L...... .. ..|.....\.. On C. ROBINSON, U . II. I\ Flrmss 1 x... Dress Goods, Silks and Satins, Gents Furnishings, Jerseys, Linens of every description, Shawls and Jackets, Handkerchiefs, Kid Gloves, Lined Gloves, Mitts, Clouds, |Wool Shawls and Fascinators DFe7s Goods! `Drejs Goo6Tl "l.-o lookin fer do won." Isl-l hll mother ruignodly. her voice oven with the calm of utter den . "Isa got pa: do wondrin now, on let: thin taln dnr courses. Ony I low nex mo dc minister comes lutr. uho does (met in two months on do circus. I'll {em all my triles ter him. Yo can git _\`u t`hrinmms- treenn mt on what thinvs de rhillun hm mm e, togedder wid clan strings ol pop-Corns. In do ehiny angel. an do mom made outen beets. nu ma`: doll what done duty fer de l.`l`- ("..-i.-unr. , an nuke it look nice no tlx_v {er do chillons. but I `low yo lnom_v`u hurt on: broke. on die in do In: (`liri:una.I uhe`ll eber em- -ny comfort in dis yer agonizing world. l)nr`a bin two (`lirimiinasen ob gloom. on dis'll be do lnel-with which phetie yxzech she left the room to du new and onephus Kiaphus to troubled slumber. But poor Aunt Katie could not sleep. Her lips were feverish. and her respira- tiona broken. Never before haul she felt such an accumulation of misfortunes. Her huslnnd, either dishonest or ems)`. as she imagined. slept. and even anored: while she lay looking out into tho soft moonlight. almost eountim.:tln-moments I till dawn came. as it eome.~' to a prisoner I behind the liars. Who eould she confer ' with? Uncle (`ole and his vicious mule ' were to her. now. frightful ilunges of 5 evil and enlumit_v-perlmps even part 1 nu us an: 1 l I and parcel of Nun`: insanity; for if the mule was ln~witvhed who could any that ' his master was not`! Andeven the inno- ` cent pork imd vegetables had not. -er- ` hnps. esou l`t|' the eume. So she wutv ml V Ham gnarl edly utter he got up in the ' morning: even went to the door where. ' ouawaali-hem-h fumished with it big l tin basin. Szun plunged his black {um and brawn) arms in the s rnrkling wat- er, and in bed to see the little ones run as he aprin led them lentifully with the surplus moisture tint escaped the ! l I buck towel. L AND TWICE DRY GOODS, WJ. DICK& SON dJ5u-auuc--- - --v_._ --_.-._, P:-mean-sun: um door tp`Pow_oll's pnoeocmpa . a.u'..a,_` Will offer To-day and all Next Week Choice of an Enormous Stock of ( `mm: uhero you no secure best goods at Lowest. lices. Ram us.-orhunelit of all the lnest and choicest goods in the umrket. (bur stock is complete in every do rtment and consists of Raven, .\lrl!ona, Na; 91. Freixos, Vorstesla. 'l'u*emls and hum-y 'l`rouso1iug.~. It is our aim to please all that favor us with a call. and we consider it .\'o tmulnlu to show goods. whether you intend to punhase or not. Second to now in work numaliip nud quslity. On inspection you will be tempted to place an order. and ..\"olih_v in style and tit are the garments produced by us. Ilil~Z."l.\` I"UR.\'l.\`Hl.\'G.\` IN V.-\RIBT\'. L.-\'l`l-2.\`T N0\'l-Il.Tll~l.\`.\1 RUBBERS Have opened their NEW (at the Old Stand), Igonllxl elnpnuus. nu-II m-no uuuw not I unit of clutheu fuhiu guuul-fur- nothin HM. an pm ale luuh~r'u name to do hill. Hum-nl_r ulnllum (loud lam!` ` Minn`! wu! n|~vnnt_\'-tiw mm to his ` -._..... 254 and 256 PRINCESS STREET. A OPEN`DAY AND NIGHT. ` ' *--'-_.\T - ' PALACE BOOT SHOE STORE. L ' A Full I.`ne of CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' scnoox. BOOTS. We have also, xvilhoutdoubt. the I-`inesl OIL GOAT 300'!` FOR LADIES In the cm . BRESEE & ROCKWE LL, TH EY Suitable for XMAS P/PESENT8, at Very Low Prices. ON YOUR Lading Undertaker and Embalmer. nune." "WhIh I vuultl git olw," lllllttn-Nd the hny. "Hello-r put dnt away hnvk in clad`: pocket. m0m_\': hc~`ll ha puwfulmul if he knows yo is gut it. an mebby he'll kill all!" u-I... lnnhin On: 4|; -nn" -nl.I his AS LONG. WILL WALSH & STEACY. ""l""'yr "-'-v --v--;. -~ at Any 0!/our Ouuuputiuu. R - ,7- __ _.....-_....- cl... -.4...-gr nn nu` WEAR Carpet and Millinery Warehouse. Wellington St, 2 Doors fmm Princoss sv. D.F.ARMSTRONG S. Princess Street. Irlilinuvv-u on-tr no wonderful, inunvnslinll nn the mind: Public. m not no _\u. on uv Il ya: HIINII ll \`I'I all: ya In--_\'uu-ut ~-Int it mu. Iuur it M." -4110 lwlcl lnwnrcl him a dip M pu|n~r-- nu yo rs-ml-4 mm. buy. J--wphuu Kio- phuu. mod alzst M` to N [no -ultnrml nlu uuuny. chllu. lhwl! the added. hold- I I. .u-k fcsrvngvr hupn-Mu-Iv 0 s. In Inokvd at the [I ' . Nil: rd lard. uuinluwly c|~iplu~n~nt. ,- Tu Jun! Anus. Mm-hull Tailor. For one pair lmnulc-Inch In-nu-n_. QIUIII " IKIH nu! ` ~ 10.! nr hrumlvlulh mu ~ 00.!!!