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" - I. -- l.- thQ'OtLOn - " the Town of mil-hull. . - ,LI- - Bu opened out a flrgt-tuth" Home Shoeing Shop, II the old stand. All hand- made shoes. Ne, Hand-made JI', tliggon' " for sale 0 up. 9 hhigt d m kind: Milli m a nuns EDGE. 14.. an). om. "i'ii'ii"ioirAteE& all 1llllih k: vibonwonn in connection. A Mola- lot of In it Lulu; .nv, .v.-. thee. ' 1Uid, But Jack did not even see them. And ' Iowa If he had it wouldn't have made any - difference to the rather melancholy Ian-mg_mnw train of thought into which be had th on. He had come from ths only through a crowd of high-spirited, hap- AGEN CY. pi people, most of them parcel-laden. ttttttnr/tdll' m and all of them with an unmistakably "" 'llll',ite t'fu'lt'gt Christmansy air, about them. But though he wanted to look Christmauy a BANIK. hike everybody else, he eouldrt't man- ttttiii/iii'.?.?,'" ‘age it. He had tried in the crowded " " “NH-“I00. third-class in carriage in which he had ' EBLLX, - ‘traveled from Moorgale street toGOW- er street, to imitate the smiling coun- a,,,.,,-.,,.,,,,.,,,.-,)?.:.??,.?,':' of his toilow-travolera, and Hand signally failed. - =__B, mun the. made Waggon' auto Water Pow" up. and Ilka, orttdtrier HGFARLANE liiuo “a any. Innova- County of tInst-tslam l Hummus tt Jack “at? ny evening the togtgy tion into t', Jack Hathaway bought us bullpen- ny evening paper as he came out of the lousy underground railvny ete- tion into the equally foggy street on a cold December afternoon. It was the Saturday before Christmas, Christmu day was on Tuesday, and Messrs. Bar. lem & Co., Jack‘s employers, bad ar- ranged to close their oHitret' until tht "I, "'F"e"v. "' T'i' .7 glance trims the bright "eyes of the young women who passed him, but- rritttt homoward through. the coicfplist that wins gradually Gippintririsdon in a thick grey veil. But Jack did not even see them. And ‘IO Jack wenl to the expense 01 Hymn- ally engaging old Biddy McGuire, the 1 Itvirwornan, to come in daily and so. ‘ ‘to bed-makirtg, fires, and the cooking lot the frugal meals. Old Mr. Hath- (away liked the arrangement. Be had l grown quite despondenl under the con- tinual grumbllugs ot the landlady, and \the neglect of the slatternly-maid-otl ati-work, who "drutled" everybody “awho rung u bell and looked upon the‘ ' lodgers as her personal enemies, leagu- led together to make her lite a perpet- r ual treadmill ot stairs. I I His salary, which he had just ro- ' [ wind. was all he had in the world, for he had been quite unable to save . more than the moneyfor Au,ftar elf, g more than the 1110qu Lu. um u“... v-.. WM, .____ r father‘s overcoat. which he had paid Iold friends, only eager to hide hlmselt mol tor, and it had been promised home i from those who had known him in his' he that afternoon. But he had been com- I prosperous days, and be forgotten. Mr. mis yelled to spend a sovereign upon lit- 1 Hathaway was a widower with one son 130“ tle odds and ends which he was bound 'when the crash came. He managed I Col _to have for his own wardrobe. That [with the little money he saved from! Wt i left him 22 to pay the rent and living l the wreak to live for a time and let i E :antl go through the holidays. Out of his son remaln at a commercial school 'd', lthat he feared it would be the height l until he was able to enter a city of-l All ‘of ilnprudenoe to give 5 shillings for I tice: but by the time Jack was 21 the '1 M, that pretty little purse which he had ‘whole of the capital had gone. and, 1 ‘seen in a shop window, and which he from that timo Jack‘s salary was all' ru knew was just what Ethel wanted. {the two had to live upon. The old city 5 th And yet-well, it was dreadful to be firm of Hathaway was eomputelrii; :engaged to the dearest little woman forgotten. 0n the spot where once it he in the world and not even able to stood a great block of ugly warehouses' ht spend 5 shillings on a Christmas pres- had been built, and a new generation' ea out for her. of traders, Manchester warehoasemert, di He almost hated the people who look- and furriers, most foreigners and K ed like two-legged Piekford's vans, so Jews, trad invaded the old street. j( heavily were they laden With card- Jack had tea with his father, and,“l board boxes and brown paper parcels. then. telling the old gentleman thatir, He felt inclined to look upon the i he w uld only Le gonea little time Gil Christmas displays. in the shop win- would return to 'supper, went out, “i dows, labeled all over " useful Christ- lwas his custom on Saturday evening. I g mas presents." as immoral exhibitions to spend a couple of hours with his}?: calculated to arouse un-Christian isweetttart: Ethel Merrick, who lived.” feelings in the hearts other Majesty‘s with her father and mother in the' a poor lieges. He thought it cruel that l Hampstead road . . . . l" the well-to-do should flaunt their l, The quiet evenings he was able Pl l purchasing power so insolently in.the lapend now and then with his sweet- public highway, and he wondered whe- iheart were the happiest of Jack Hath- t ther Tantalus would not tvt been far iany‘s hard-working, seii denying life. ' more severely tortured . ad he been Some day they hoped to be together i l :turned loose in London on the eve of l,aiwars, but that day was far ahead; _ "Christmas with an old father and a laud‘Jack could not wish it nearer, for young sweetheart, and not a shil- ' that would mean that his father would ing to spare in his pockets. 7 in: dead. The old gentleman was on What he had thought in the city, invalid and quernlous, very trying and. what he had thought in the train, he lexigent at timer, but‘there was noth-. was still thinking as he stood on the his to prevent his living another ten. edge of the curb at 4 o‘clock in the years or even longer. Jack had - ,.afternoon of the Saturday before faltered in his duty. When he was {Christmas Presently. with a deep old enough to understand all that his “sigh, he dismissed the subject from father had lost, and how different thei 1' his mind, pulled himself together, fold- closing years of his life must be, he ed his evening paper carefully, and had taken his father‘s hand in his own lput it in his coat pocket and strode and said, " Dad. " long as you live 'off sharply towards the Euston road, Four home shall be with me, and I m in which untaahionahles thoroughfare will be a good Bon to you." And ties this Englishman's castle was situated. had kapt his promise mentally. , Who! he entered the little sitting Ethel Merrick ran to the door of the imam on the second floor, his father. little house in the Hammond road , (who was cowering in an my chair over when she heard her lover's knock. It la black are, looked round and gap was lucky it was a foggy night and .. only began to upbrsid him nobody could see for he took her In nandsome young ents--"" he. lin- ,t the pavement in thought, win in the crowded Jack, nop n which he had It “like; - t was , I a urge} to Gow very little 6 tsmiling coun- Jack began r-travolera, and party to Ill had linvited . the are m the Jack.!v;5th e had been 1 rodt o . 1m, T? " LAs WMI thculues which ed the old :0 in connection -tlys world', It ti , {mes seem we: no em; non m the tau s prenously con- “And nldlttee of ways Jack quiet hau'man be was with they 5.. man“- to the Twelve pa he: lV " We'll soon I the you!!! ma moment he W per stirring and a t of and broakinl ggttv- at last it tho c, A_ flame. “09m: Lvuunu. - l”, an; momma. and then came haul. 11w lin- Pipe and put down in nickel: " 1 ion: father’s ude. -.~ _ 1 _ wk Ar. cranes; his ulnar M;man 5’ read the Might; 'iers.ewr Earugraphl ring the new jodrndlimrthe ttle odds: the ends of int.or,ttt,a.t'Pt; that .itrlhe hur- f,t-'ll .tEetn..t.itf,ttt..R,r toahe back pa . o the Family Herald and kindred ll ppt “cations, butHr.ithotit which in the l ndon sent day nd'" newgpqper is oonyidt complete. Mixed up with informa1 And concerning the doings ot the ore ed heads of Europe and headlined l any lice reports, were such items as "I isholy artificial eyes are made," "The G - .. .1. nf u",,Goteh." u The six tally", ma] JfiRK9 ARCHIVES TORONTO “that". nun. W. . " are his paper M.b93anft0 ageel aiit the Insight; new garagrsphs of mar the 'esii7jiliiu)tf.yf.P, ttie odds and . It ends or information: that fin-the old Ily_t dry: pilset,itf'ttt..l",'ar to.the back page. whil 0 the Family Herald and kindred pub- to I lications. GtHr.ithotit which in the pre- Clty sent day no‘ newspaper in considered any complete. Mixed up with information tics concerning the doings of the crown- M ed heads of Europe and headlined po- and line reports, were such items as "How but artificiai eyes are made," "The Gene- the sis of Hopscotch." " The six tallest men 1 til in the world," "How to clean byysittt_d. knife handles," "A recipe for cell‘s fart foot jelly," and " Our paper pattern of ohildren'ts iiiiotsowe/,' There was also bait columns devoted to the ad- ventures of a comic singer. the early career of a football player, and the Ill Views of a theatrical manager con- cerning the forthcoming pantomime. [ Jack, hoping to interest and amuse m _ his father read the paper nearly . through, but the old gentleman took very little notice of anything until Th _ Jack began to read of a grand dinner 1 party to which Mr. Solomon Epstein had invited all his friends and admir- e are in the city, and the cost of which s had been calculated at £12 a head. w "It’s ivValr-wiolreth Jack l" your l tt h ed the old man. " I don't know what . h: n the world'a coming to. These million-i 1, sires seem to me to fling their money a,“ t- in the face of Providence." " In "And their wnow-ereaturtsat" said ' d Jack quietly, " The papers are filled‘ " with Cialis-ut-tsr-ir/YP,"., in gold, 5 is Twelve pounds a head for dinner! And l le this Epstein seems one of the worst is t- offenders. I oan't pick up a paper‘s I without reading of his atentatioutC.t re oplendors and extravagances." l: m "Epateire-ypsttsPe.f, murmured the: ir- old man. "I remember your reading " br- to me about him before. Who is het 1 . 1 "Oh, there are all manner of tales d tr about him. Some people say that he'; '0‘ went to South Africa with the money l to he'd collected tor a goose club; oth-i it era that he was a broken down gamb- l )ut ler and started as barman in a drink~ ‘saloon there. Be declares that his fa- reh ther was a wealthy man, and he went in from home in consequence of a fam- of ily quarrel; but the one thing that be there is no doubt about it that after y many "ars'-:tteul?: he sarrtatyuyMy' Lmil from England. he came back with fab- I and ulous wealth. He has a wonderful re- and putation in the city." 1 l in " Ah, Jack,' exclaimed the old man T sorrowfully, " wealth's a great thing. eek though the philosophers sneer at it. the And it's awful to be poor when you‘ve the been well off. I never thought I the should come to poverty once. Ahl ‘things were different ten years ago I" mR_--as and!" said Jack, t sorrowtuuy, Wanna:- - r, . ___- though the philosophers sneer at it. 'f - r] - l, ' And it's awful to be poor when you‘ve come JY marrmged nephew of the 1rre- been well off. I never thought I sent Earl of Doom and allied to nearly should come a) poverty once. A!“ half the British peerage. i'iiiiiiid"'tgi/rftritasi1h' ClyJl '1'fill,l Lady Kitchener's fortune comes to kindly; " we're not going to talk about l her through her mother's father, Thus. that now. What'ts done oan't be un-iRalli, at whose houseln llelgruve dong“. and, thaltlk God, P01?! t', with“? I square Lord Kitrhener is making his we ave a too over our ea a e . . . . manage to be happy now anti then." t home while In London. The Itallia, an " Yes, Jack. thanks to you, my good; f every one knows, are the oldest, most brave foykl yl wanted youhto be a great l respected, and wealthiest of the Green man, ac . on were to ave gone m- ' colon . of me h ts . d b P to the army, anti-shi thank God, your i, usher: in I 0:35: Sadr; an?” ester: foor mother died before the blow came. I, . d . ' are oonnecte was at least able to make her life I thh the leading clubs and also with lhappy," ‘many of the houses of the aristocracy. -- A.“ a”. "a.“ may and turn; MAY NOT RETURN TO EGYPT. ‘9 M"-'" --' - - errick ran to the door of the e in the Hampotead road heard her lover'l knock. It it was a foggy night and nld see for he took her In m," There W“ ted to the ad- urer, the early not. and the mamas“, Gon- t strum“ heavy nd in t week. I knees. Jad nate fire that, ooal till he in dancing hold. in!” itt She aloe gr 'ou"'" a re: fathe " found she t word and wife or bin fa- he v .irrrer, in- So JhritstrnM and It, lit. ku' and ir by In: loom weer. Jack and Ethel were rather glad P' that, became young lovers are apt to he in father's way in a smell house- hold. Mother didn't matter at) much. She had a pleasant habit of felllng aaloep in her easy-chair and tehms a feat. because on Sunday mornings father returned about 4 o‘clock. and ‘5“ always eat up for him and had hot coffee and toast ready for him before he went to bed. . So mother dazed in the big armohair and the cat dozed on the hearthrug and Jack and Ethel eat on tho big “will and held each other‘e hands. They . " 1 AL... M-humdfum middle- So mother dazed in the mg an» and the cat dozed on the heart and Jack and Ethel out on the sofa and held each other: bands., would probably be humdru-m m" aged folks tnfo"re they could ho W'ould premium on -...'""-'"- l aged folks befo"re they could hope to marry. " . .v ' '. It was quite understood in the lam- ily that tiiiGfwouidrtit no who! that while Jack had his (other and [11le to keep on " a week, and was In a city office. from which he could at any time be dismissed " a weett's no- nee. Mr. Merrielrwas wry fond and had consented to the eng: but on the strict understand there was to be no idea of mar] til Jack had a more assured and sufficient to support a‘ family in ordinary comfort. GEN. IIMlillililll TU WED. ms snowman; JUST ANNOUNC- ED IN ENGLAND. The lien of ondnrmn- wut Ire-one land to Tttted Families and SIM Return to Egypt. Lord Kitchener, who during the week has received the Grand Croe the Order of the Bath, which is is a son of the lute Earl ot Hume, auu consequently Lord KitcheneT'- will bo. come by marriugea nephew of the pre- sent Earl of Ducie and allied to nearly half the British peerage. Lady Kitchener's fortune comes to her through her mother's father, Thos- Ralli, at whose house .in Belgruve square Lord Kitchener is making his home while in London. The Rams, an every one knows, are the oldest, most It remains to be seen whetner hUlu Kitchener will return to Egypt as eomuranderAn-eliief of the Egyptian army. now that neither fortune nor rankis any longer much object tohim, and that all prospect of active service in Egypt is at an end tor some con-. siderable time to some. He made a strict rule while in com- mand of the Egyptian army that none ‘of the English officers serving under his orders should he married men. The i moment one of his officers got married he insisted on his resigning his com- ‘mission in the Egyptian service. the -solitary exception to this rule being iColonel "Conky" Maxwell of the Black jWately who commanded one of the. iEgyptian brigades at the battle of f/,'d,eigy,'ni and who is married to an ,American girl, daughter of Mr. and _ 3 Mrs. Bonynge of San Francisco. ii Lord Kitchener, having made this , E rule about married men can hardly set , the example of its infraction. and it is tithis that leads people to believe that a} he will not return to Egypt, where n‘ his position has always been one of 'i' extreme difficulty, owing to the un- di disguised animosity of the young ‘Khedive, who alone. has neglected to d congratulate him on his victory at 0m» ti durman. or to recognize his services: tl in any way. A. The Khedive cannot forgive or for.. l get that he was on one memorable oo- if! casion compelled to publicly apologize xii in Arabic and in EngYish for l gross "si and public personal affront which he iplaced upon the Sird'ar. ' . (ro Be V Continued. ck was vary fond of il not sented to the engagement. strict underatandlng that be no idea of marriage un- i a more assured Positioe w', ,th THE WORST Oh' IT u- w much. '. of {sums and taking y morning wife? and whether Lord to Egypt as the Egyptian In! Not bo " 1 -'-'-" S. Any person who tehee e pep: tettl the you irthtse, whether directed to b, neme or “other. or whether he - eoribed or not ie ruponeible for she pey. A . I - - to l "rittoa or now a. "w-..” th " . subscribe: onion his pupa yo ba "opted u a "rtaht “no. sud thq Fheed continues to uni. tho oiueeibot to bound in», for it it he tutu it out out. put "" t, _......a. “on to mud aa". Tbi- odioe. Tm- pwu-u. -.-_ but I I‘ll!!!“ my (or win In - Sash and Door iltMrintr Completed our New Factory we ere now prepared to FILL ALL ORDERS PBOMPTLY. We keep in Stock a. large quantity of Bash, Doors, Mouldings, Flooring and the (lifter- ent Kinds of Dressed Lumber for outside sheeting. thte Stock of DRY LUMRE in very Luge " that ell orders I _ can be filled. . - “mx.-. Rhingles and Lath alwaye Lumber, shingles Wfiflflum Are Fixed Upon South Ameri- can Nervine. Beyond Doubt the Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. WEEK EVERY OTHER flli1lltll fliil ttMII lt tMlllll A Discovery. Bttettd he it. -uu "e%P'e_"""""t __""-. _ V N1 lo; tho momom. «a nine be M!- lng. Thou In poor houn- ooon in" whether the may my no using in am t ttttrs".',:",,',',, 'titat ”new. Mag t an up ort , Br, or wank!“ t t to [dung M the an the - u I surely ma poi-nanny :00th ' i, _m "F, - --- Io-.- - " .9 an! r good mt unpu- Ilhg mount“ 'Aff; ganglia! 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(ruler douwneusv tap a shop (but. astto they regard boo-um- me they would This as the h but for have the“ u tothe n thrive hoot work Ibat (In slop in} to discard - PASSING I "to or tht .1 barrel i ing the h mending Mr we ttu bop at t Coeds in would be but new: bend um “has an aitugisiher. “ling as t my“ pram atop is tisa Good More tttl Whelh (on it mo corn he]! an “lord Grating I mill prodw m can dd them (bro! one handm I. cold we! .0 In" w1 In the q the house, winner am directly fr ground to (In murint that we a: ly given II at the I around. trough. at “me volu the well a 'stop burr, We find 1 mm: than cplm Ilw I! it I" devi u will just whi " In If th Bt " luau "w df the kl Inmatel ter um Mei ll' " o u Rl h