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There were three days of excellent “" t 1.1....4. tn1£f There we‘re â€" thiee days of weather, and thenâ€"“What if oonjuror should be right after eks like was a gusty, high, warm Wlnu; samuw- raindrops starred the window-panes at remote distances; the sunlight would flap out like a. quickly-Opened fan, throw the pattern of the window upon the floor of the room in a. milky, colour- the floor of the room 111 2:. mm less shine, and withdraw as as it had appeared. From that day and hour it that there was not to be so once. At this third turn of the scales he remained silent. The movements of eerie misgiving, that somebody has {been roasting waxen image of me, or stirring an un- holy brew to confound me! I don’t be- lieve in such power; and yetâ€"what if Iflmn The rivalry or the masters was Lan- mmeu w “mu", ____V The rvest had been so de- ‘ This unluckily aroused hencnaru. the capricious weath- “You cannot in honor refuse me,” he said. “And unless you give me yeur promise this very night to be my ‘Ylffi‘e half-past eight, and the moon had risen. curred all s1news were st The streets of the town were curiously what could be saved of the damaged before a witness, I’ll reveal our mm. Sflent for 511011 a comparatively early crops. On account of the rapid short- macyâ€"in common fairness to other hour. A sound 0f janglmg horse-bells ening of the days the harvesters workâ€" men w d ‘19 the Street- ed by moonlight. Hence to-night thel A look of resignation settled up01(11 ’ ' an and heavy wheels passe _ . . . These were followed by angry vmces wheatfields abutting on the two Sides her. Henchard saw me bitterness; outside Lucetta’s house, which. led her of the square formed by Casterbridge had Luoetta’s heart been given to any and Elizabethâ€"Jane to run to the w1n- town were animated by the gathering other man in the world than Farfrae dows, and pull up the blinds. hands. Their shouts and laughter had he would probably have had pity up- The opposite Market-House and Town reached Henchard at the Market House, \on her at that moment. But the sup- , Hall abutted against its next neighbor while he stood there waiting, and .he planter was the upstart (as Henchard called him) who had mounted into prominence upon his shoulders, and he could bring himself to show no mercY- ‘ ' , Without another word she rang the . . . e Casterbndge populace bell. and directed that Elizabeth-Jane tied for thg wuh dogs, t9 make them Still retained the primltlve habit 0f should be fetched from her room. The tender before they were kllled 111 the Helping one another 1n time of need; latter appeared, surprised in the midst adjoining shambles. In a corner stood and thus, though. the corn belonged to of her lucubrations. AB soon as 3.113 f the little 00111- saw He‘nchard she went across to him L1..- ‘Fnrm;n" gontlnn 0 Mu “v“! J v “v-" ‘ These weré folloWed by Angry voices outside Luce-tta’s house, which led her and Elizabeth-Jane to run to the wm- WW3, auu. Full» “’2' My ~_____-, The opposite Market-House andoTovvn ! Hall abutted against its next nel-ghbor the Church except in the lower storey, Where an arched thoroughfare gave ad- called Bull U‘I-LU B may. The thoromghfare leading to this spot was now blocked by two four-horse Wag- Ir LC‘aruvLu uwvwc w___ v _ ofiier, and become entangled head. to Beac tail. The passage of the velncles mlght chard have been practicable 1f empty; [gut walls, built up with bay to .the be-dyoom yvm- and st dows, as they were 1t “(as meossmle. “5“th “You must have done 1t a’ purpose!” about said Farfrae’s waggoner. ‘You can distan hear my horses' ‘bells half-a-mjle such bazes. DD somebod‘ used in his harangue and I didn’t notloe you, Miss ...:A man “M11 man '3“ +1“: this spot Janp. “And I m couldn’t help fit-"J A ”N01; I. 1 know DOL‘Lllug, DAL eight shillings a. Wee‘ . “And that Mr. Farii‘ae is we must [nae L111 um LLlULuw-b -3- ..__ _ are in the fields still. And If any coach or road-waggon wants to come along, tell ’em they must go round by the back street and be hanged to em. . . withstanding hex: eyusiveness, and knocked for admmeuomn pression of Miss Templeman’s sorrow at being unabLe to see him again that ev- en ing, because she ha. [to go out. (1 an engagement 9 Benchard walked away from the door to the opposite side of the street, and a lonely reverie, ,U while he stood there waiting; had little doubt from the turn which Farfrae and Lueetta had taken that they were bound for the spot. Nearly the whole town had gone into the fields. The Casterbridge populace still retained the primitive habit of Helping one another in time of need; and thus”. though. the corn belonged to l'cuUth‘Ju “CALL/“wax; WV vuv â€"._-_ and he‘ lmunityâ€"that inhabiting the Dummer- ford quarterâ€"the remainder was no less interested in the labor of getting it home. ‘ T‘I’ . m uvmv. Reaching the end of the lane, Hen- chard crossed the shaded avenue on the walls, slid down the green rampart, and stood amongst the stubble. The “stitches” or shocks rose like. tents about the yellow eXpanse, those Ln the dxstanoe becoming lost 1n the moonht nearu Lu Lull LWUMVV vâ€" __ - . ' be much sought ‘sald Henohard. "but we UupLuuu-u ._ ___ after for your position, wealth, talents, tween me and Miss m and beauty. But will ye resist the agrees to be my wife.k; temptation to be one of those ladles “But don’t dwell on 1t just now,” end ' ' treated Elizabeth, holdlnxg Lucettas “And he the speaker?" said she laugh- _ ' ell Henchard. ‘ “I have, I have,” groaned Luoetta, ~ “:Ah! I’m afraid that what I feel . _ , , ° her hmbs hangtng 11ke ‘f‘lalls, from very “Then I hope you’ll never have any, mlsery and talvntness. Ilaâ€"$911331: please if you lack them only for that cause. dOD't @1‘8‘16 1‘3 any .morel . “I wrll not,” he sald. And takmg up After some broken words, which Hen- ‘ , chard lost, she added, “Are you sure hls hat he went away. you won’t be jealous?” . _ L EhtatabetMâ€"‘game contugltllegnto $66823: Fa frae seemed to assum her that he “uoe a. WW ‘3 “1s - s .. - woulld not, by taking her hand. ’ You called. my father M10113“. ?‘Sh‘f love nobody else,” she presently said. has 11%;: glamng’fir Qveraggfisiha’tyfig‘; u ' to r - . But I should WISh to have my own Evin? tamâ€"you hammve y, many way in some things!" . . sec ’ ."In evemhée‘g’ What Specm‘l thmg "$h$my$e have some from me,” dldâ€"yoll ale-311.1. 3' .....l- ‘1‘ 1:11;) almnvn |In Luwtta murmured, With 01 '8’ - - _ _ . - o 1_-2_. _. 1......an m “11811801010“ Casterbridge, for instance; on finding Hm lfihcniligsiubg ..hfi%_119Â¥,;§§¥233 n _. most to blame out o’ town, isn’t of the street, and! ~ ' { She was silent; It was only too obvâ€" strolled elsewhere 1 ions that conscience had ruled well .- removed. Though lenough till new love had mte-rvened, " . ' and usurped that rule. In feeling this ‘ she herself forgot for the moment her of the protecting , Partmlly-Justlfylng argumentâ€"1 that 1 the thoroughfare l havm discovered Henchard’s mflrml- ties o temper, she had some excuse for I a e watched Lucetta s , . . _ . . gnot I‘lSkFDg her happmess m 1118 hands , flitting in and out 1 after once escaping them. The only it, was obvious that thing she could say was, “I was a poor lgirl then; and now my circumstances r the a ointment“ ' pp g have altered, so I am hardly the same e of that might be . Ln 13:"th (ligannear- E {Ergon'ir ( ‘ ‘ “ " â€"- -â€"1--.n- L‘AA nOQD DURHAM CHRONICLE, 511', O utSIde well aware for them away. Lucetta. insisted on parting from Far- frae when they drew near the work- people. He had some business with ._ _ J 4.1.,“1n1n ha untreated helj _to . ' 1” She “How can you frlghrten me so .. exclaimed, with a. flushed face. If}; is past ten o’clock, and. you ~tave right to surprise me here a. s time", _ . 1_1_ - 1.. T’rrn nnf. fhe pale. . “I don’t want to hear Itâ€"I don’t she said through her want to hear it!” hands, as he, standing close to the edge of. her dress, began to allude to the J er- sey days. “But you ought to hear it,” said he. “It came to nothing; and through then?” ‘ “I thought I ought t for conscience sake, since even thoughâ€" Iâ€"dld I well.’? ' ‘ J -_. H. EVA ”v“. “Thaiv's true. And it makes tghe case awkward for me. But I don t waft dutifully u v..-”- “Elizabetih-Jane,” he said, taking her hand, “I want you to hear this.” And turning to Lucetta: “Will you, or W111 you not, marry me?" “If youâ€"wish it, I must agree?” “You say yes?” “I do.” No sooner had she given the prom- ise than she fell back in a fainting “What dreadful thirng .drives her to say this, father, when it 18 such a. pain to her?” asked Elizabeth, kneehn‘g down by Lucetta. “Don’t comjpel her to do, anything against her W111. I ‘have lived with her, and know that she can- not bear mue 5'.’ , . .. “Don’t be a. no’thern Simgrletonl [said Henchard drily. “This .promise [will leave him free for you, If you 'want him, won’t it." . Eshe said wildly. .. \ “Nobody, as far as I am concerned, lsaid Elizabeth firmly; :_ m ‘dnkp n Henehard. “But the business is be- ' me and Miss Templeman. She agrees to be my wife.” “But don’t dwell on it just now,” ena- treated Elizabeth, holding Lucetta’s hand. . “I don’t wish to, if she promises,” said Henchard. ‘~ ’ “I have, I have,” groaned Luoetta, her limbs hanging like Hails, from very mum“, and fai-ntnpsq, “MJohael, please WVAV'v-v f--, “Perhaps you have Lucetta. murmured, little thinklng, howev‘ was she, that the sec ‘ LL- towards the segue “ting from Far- 1133,]? the work- ; business with entreated her to 3- was inexorable. mid along _ to marry you 3 you were free, not 11ke you so not the J mi. 21, 189 . q you at all i" stammered Elizabeth, keep- ing in all signs of. emotion till she was ready to burst. “I cannot understand how my father can command you so; I don’t sympathize with him in it at. all. I’ll go to him and ask him to re- lease you.” “No, no,” said Luoetta. “Let it all be.” (Tb be continued.) The Kafiirs’ Monsxer Tobacco Burnerâ€"Can Make a (7 la) 01m in a “mate. The Kaffirs of South Africa. are in perhaps the most singular thing about them is their mode of smoking, and especially theLr p1pes, wr1tes a. corres- pondent. The ordinary Kaffu‘ p1pe is a sufficiently formidable affair. It is almost as big and heavy as the “knob kerry,” or war club, which it often considerably resembles in form; at a pinch it would make a formidable wea- non in the hands of. its muscular own- 61'. But it isn’t every Kaffir who can] afford an ornate pipe of this descrip- tion, and every Kaffir must smokeâ€" so he thinks. Curiously enough, the poorest man smokes the biggest pipe â€"the biggest, indeed, on the face of earth itself. I don’t suppose that he is conceitedâ€"though the Kaffirs have plenty of conceitâ€"as to imagine that he “owns the earth,” but he does ful of tobacco, but has no regulation pipe Shall he forego his smoke? Not he; necessity is certainly the mother of invention in this case. He first pours a little water on the ground and makes a sort of mud pipe. He then takes a limber twig and bends it into the shape ofa bow; this he buries in the mud in sucha way that both ends protrude a little at the surface. _ _He_ then waits a while TTA Annnn’f 116 _ ._ - - that both ends protrude a little at the surface. He then waits a while for the mud to harden. He doesn’t mind waiting, for a Kaffir has lots of time; and it isn’t necessary to wait long, for the hot tropical sun bakes the clay very quickly. When he con- siders that the pie is “done to a, turn," he pulls out the twig, which, of. course, leavesa curved hole through the clay. A“; one end he scoops out a sort of bowl, in which he places ihaig tobacco. Art the other end he of. course, leavesa curveu hum huluuau the clay. A“; one end he scoops out a sort of. bowl, in which he places his tobacco. Art the other end he fashions a. little mound to serve as a mouthpiece; it looks more hke the opening of a small ant hlll than any- thing_else. a. sort of bowl, “1E1 which he â€"p1aoexs\ . .- en 100 ACRESâ€"Con. 1, S. W'. Artomoma, 73 has tobacco. At the other d he acres cleared. balance standing hardwood 25$ fashions 3' little mound to serye as a. . slash. Watered by good well and spring, go _ It 100163 more hke the frame buildings, good orchard.800d soil. Level mouthpiece; _. opening of a small ant hill than any- farm.6§ miles from Dundalk. Close to school thing else. and church, on splendid road. Very cheap. WOUld-n’t reâ€" 150 ACRESâ€"Con. 11, Nottawasaga, 90 acres A European. prdbably, . ‘ ' dâ€"he 0011MB"? 'cleared, balance bush. good frame house and (1, wells, etc. A capital farm. with it a. liberal quan_tity of. “dagha,” * a kind of hemp W1<th mtoxicating ' similar to those of hashish. This is a drug powerful enough to South African, and . . . t SOME PECULIAR PIPES. he sometimes Cherry Pectoral and lungs. Asthma, Group, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough and other similar Nurse (Smailimigly)â€"â€"\Ve11, it is \Vhseler (crushe‘d)-â€"Heavens! bicycles will be. cheaper next (A, LOOK AHEAD. never arouses. ’9 LANMAN’S HAMMOND’S LIST EARMS - FOR - SALE 200 ACRESâ€"Con. 13, Proton, 150 cleared. balance bush. Good orchard, well watered, 10g buildings. and a capital farm. \Vell located 100 ACRESâ€"Con. 9, Proton, 60 acres, cleared and fit for binder, balance hardwood bush good log house, frame barn and log stables Level farm, good soil, well watered. Cheap. 100 ACRESâ€"Range 4, Proton, 70 acres. clear- ed, 8 acres hardwood bush, balance burned level farm, log buildings, clay loam, well- watered, good orchard. Terms easy. 100 ACRESâ€"Con. 11, Proton, 70 acres clear ed, balance bush, good spring, frame house . log house, log barn and stables, good orchard On easy terms. 45 ACRESâ€"Con. 7. Proton, all bush. 150 ACRESâ€"Range 1, N. E. Melancthon. 100 acres cleared, part of balance burned, good 3 frame house and good frame barn WIth V8? stables below, good soil, well watered. ° I sell together or in 50 acre lots to suit purchaser. 100 ACRESâ€"~Con. 7, Melencthon, 50 acres leared, balance bush. good frame house and rame stable. Easy terms. MU RRAY FLOREDA 'Wl A TER XX 100 ACRESâ€"Range 4, S. W. Proton, 50 nor cleared, balance bush, new,-good soil, uni log house and stables, well ana Spring. Easy terms. The above is: a. partial list of lands placed in my hands for sale, principally in the townships of Pi oton and Melancthon where farming land is quite new. but; is now being improved and tuitivatedand will shortly be the “ Garden of Ontario. ” Come and sec for yourself short of funds, 1 will lend yc Estate Furnace Kettles, Power Staw Cutâ€" ters, Hot Air Furnaces, 81113316 ' mefy Pumpâ€"Maers’ Supplies, 8011061 Desks. Fanning Mill Castings Light Castings and Builders’ Sup- plies, Sole Plates and Points fur the drfi‘erent ploughs in use. Casting repairs for Flour and Saw Mills. Steam Engines», Horse Powers, Segamtors, Mowers, Reapers. ircular and Cross-Cut Saws Gummed, Filed and Set. I am prepared to fill .orders for 00d shing‘ 135° DURHAM CHARTER SMITH. yourself, and, if you lend you money on nitrates. Address: FOUNDRYMAN tho; REPAIR--