Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 12 May 1870, p. 1

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Foster Houghtnn fancied he saw n[lmd- der in the slight. gure iefoi'e him; but it might. have been_a put? of wind across the long drapery. A - 0, Now Hui `u-ante auhl Wuumllnr -"F?-0&0------- GILDING AND SILVERLNG Sm: THREAD. -Golsi or ailverleaf is `rubbed on a stone like paint--i-honey being the best. sub- stance to moisten it-unLil reduced to ne pmvden. The silk threzicl is s(mked or boiled in it solution of chloride of zinc, nnd_, after boing washed, it. is boiled in water with which the golnl or silver pow- kler has beenvlniixed. When washed and dried, it. will he found coatecl with 21 fine layer of gold or silver, which may even be polished in the usual manner. This method has been patented in England. lUll"_." lll'IUI]n ' O, blow the tllreats," said Number Two. The men values his life, and he is going to open the safe quicker than he ever didhefore. Open the door, young one, and let's be about it. The robber who had not yet opened his lips. and whose every motion` the .caslner still watched sbealthily, stepped forward to.tl1e bank door; and ashe drew a. keyfroin un- der his cloak, the prisoner caught. another glimpse of the chain he could have sworn to among as th_ousnnd.. ' vrn nu! nn\l'l|r\1`rvu-n \JIUi||c With one more look nt his wifu s eyes, In which he i1l\\ _'0l1tl`:lgC`ll motherly _utl`ec`- lion where the stra_ngoI's smv only frigvlnt . . and pain, Foster Hon},-'ht.on sufl'eI'eLl_ him- .-xclfto be lG(l from theirnom. One nf the rol--hers pnjecetlezl lnix11;oIiel1elal him tight- ly ly'tl'.g: \\'v7i. Que, the one \\'lI0:Ae pre- sellcc _ the st-cneits treble terror, re- rnuinetl only l)ri_-__>; enough to ext,i11g1Iisl1 the taper and to lock the door. The out(=.r.(loor was fastened liehiutl them also; and then the noiseless little proccssimx (for the cashier luul been permitted to put on his stockings only) tiled alnny.-5 the _t_;r:u'el \\'alk,tlirougl1 the pilchy. blackness which a. mist. gives to n Inoonless night, lmv:u'Ll the solitary brick buildin_r_; -occu- pltl hy the Blue River National Bank. 'lllmu nu.-aml tlrn s:nl|nnl-lu\nan wlinrn _B_ARRIE, `CQUNTY OF % S1Mc< IUIIIUI-SL7 u|'uL'nILI|LlUIl, III 11.3 Ul'.i!.l`Illg. Now, c:x.-liier, said the one voice which alone had been liezml since the stwke of the clock, you will have to consider yourself` really-, for we have `no time to sp.-we. I` feel sure youlmmv wlmt. is iiealtliy for you, but still I_ will tie this rope rouml your wrist to suite you -from any lungcmustemptation to try a si:le,.strcct. Nuinlu=i' Two, you will "go below-,m'.d see that tl1e_co:1st. is all clear. `IYE.I ,,,, , I I A 1'- '59 Illa ll|'.l U73 IV ILIL UIJU Ul' LWKP IIIVLIUIU-_ Ul UIULII` ing. The one on the opposite side of the bed, moving quickly and deftly as n sailor hound Mrs. I-longhton where she lay, without a touch 01 rudeness or iuslignity beyond what his task made neeesszny. A knotted h2un|keI'chiet' from his pocket was tied across her mouth. The third g_;ure stood nt the window, either to keep a watch without or to umiiil seeing what took place within; hut Fiister Hon-:;liLon s eyes could (1 seem no tremor, no sign of remorse Ol"ilCi4iL:l[il)l'l, in its hearing. (A \'..... _._.Lf,._,`) _.!l AL. _, .._f,_ uuu UIIU Ul LlIL'lll. His own son was engaged in a plot to rob the lmilk, _by threats of asszrssination against. those who gave him life. > H9 ||i||1enH'uvua h-ruwrmlxlu anclofl {Va ascuuab uuu.*4u WIIU gave llllll H16. He hiInselt'\\':_is irrevocably, enlisted in :1. plot` to capture the robbers, and so to hrin__v; his boy to inuny and a punish- - ment worse than death. The discovery compels :1 pause in the narrative. It made_ none in the nctnzd pro._gre,ss of events. The man who had spoken motioned the cashier to rise, and assisted his trembling hands in covering his limbs with one or two articles of cloth- ___~ m|_ ,__,_ ,_ u,_ ,._... ,._ _:I. _A-.| Foster Houghton saw, thf1s.revenled, the twisted-chain he had plnyed with in his own boyhood, the golden crescent with his mother s hair, the massive key with its seal, just as he had seen thern on his bc`>y s breast at sunset. In an instant -more a taper was lighted; the curtain of the cloak was drawn together again. But the secret it 'ha"d exposed was impressed tipon t two hearts, as if they-lmd been seared with iron. As a drowning mnn thinks of the crowded events ofa lil'e-tinie, Foster Houghton thought, in that moment of supreme agony, ofn dozen links ofcircum- stnntinl 8\'ldcllCt!-tll8 boy s hnled desire for money, his angry words, his evil as- sociates, his missing revolver, his deliber- ate explanation of n night-long absence, his intnnnte knowledge of the affairs of the bunk, except the secret combination of the lock which he had often tensed "for in min. Two things were stamped upon his brain together, nnd he was thankful that his wife .could know the horror of butono of them. ]I;_ A____ ___ ____,_ _____,___1 -_L _ ,1,. A. ed at their nrtlcnlnr In. mnwnt. rd ma oozvrmunn. 4 ... VV ..-_, .~- IIVWV .. .., D..v uuu_u.u.y--.;u- :3` REPAIRING, &c., don in a workmnn- V like manner. ' ' 26;! C183-rs. Tobaccos, Plpes, Canes ' nu . . _ { W`n|.nnn.u...|.J r1.\,..1.. 9 _ q.,in1$IJ:nY u.-\1w`\vAR.1. "ESTAB-IV L 1.{s_u.\u-:.\'1`,, . A1-a'.ltloo1*lolhe C111/1(`!.l7_'Ill? Kinq Street Etsl, WM`. DAVIFSEJN 3: ` SON, Riamsaaales, Br:a1as%&d[%&7; in` 0. style w:u'rnnto.-d to give satisfaction. nap nun \1'n'|\nw '11.. .z__; z_' , W, . V ,_ -.-----v...,_.-_Hvu, vwuuaj Tdl;;1ccu)x}isls Goods, &c., \V`~'hol(-.<:x1e and la-tail, Sign of the Indian Queen, John Street, South. lhunilton, C. W. SADDL ERY, HARDWA B5,! ' _ AND ` ' C A R RI A GE TRIMMIN'GS, EAVAJIELLED LEA TIIER CLOTIIS, (E0. 1: II`o is prc-pared to execute ordors for li;.:ht and heavy single and dou.bl::_sol.s 01 II.-U .\Tl.SS: ' _.- -. _ I __ ., _. ., _,v,.....ur nu, 0 M.\N('1-`Ac`rt.'I:x:n or 4: l)r2.u.r:u IN DO`.\IES'l'IC AND FOREl(}N CIGARS 172 KI_\'u.S'rm~.v'r 'l.':'|` 'l`nnm---- u\Jn1 nun Lu :1 nu 1`Uu.1L1l1LV Uix . KI.\'G-S'l`Rl-Il~2'[` W1-:s'r, 'I'mm.\"ru. \\'uoI.::`.~uu.H ().\'I.\'. `Saddles, Truhksl Single and Donhie Harness of all kinds.` Sad; dles. Bridles, Whips, Blankets, Robes, Co]- lurs, Trunks, &o, ' -.4 . .. . . -. NEW sA~bDLEinf, - ' f[u1"ne.s'sd: Trzm/bjllanu .. . . . . . .. .. .. _., Hm`-nes.sr d: Trzmkjlllanufaclory, NEXT TO E. HINDS STORE, `BARBIE. nua, `nu-nun, Ivvo g` Repairing. nay, cheaply aizd promplly attended ` . 41y a Next `door in Me Law O_:/lice of lessrs. } ._fcCurl/g_I/ (' Jlc Cart/_z/, -_--.--.- 4-.` ..__-.-__ _ _ _______ ll DUNLHOIP S".t`REET, BARBIE. } V1.\u'UIi! I-ms AND I)!-L\LER1.\'. WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS, \\'I .\"l`Rl`.l-"1"l`nI-nvvvn Saddles &Hr11ess, I `Used. Y reducer. Local In In mu. and I9 -alo count- I LVRR OB nrg. will be lnmlrd on Dr. Porter New Com-V _nd melon "and useful - rooms \v;Llv_` to the`?-H11 of"euc'Irmoni G. su T u 15:11.1. AN D. i-':n:x :`m`n {- O S_UIun:n.\', G|':_1dIu\Iu 01 the Un'l:u'i0 \'(-IL-rin:u`y C0114-gt`. ;%"`.\ll (S[_):l.lL`h('S, cillu-1* by mail. tole- gm:-11,01` ulln-1`\\'i.~:c, will be punctuully :\l- mmlnzl In - gm:-u,o1' nun-1`\\'1:-:c, mil be punctuxpllv [vndu-d lo. l-si1cnco-.\I.1a.\'. SL"1`IlX-2RI.'.\.\`I)"s lIm`r:r.. C:: \:nl_:l-}.()m. . . -1-l_\"` . U.a. Army. - (,_)1~'1-`u:I`:--In the promises recently occupied by Robert. l{o.<.~z. I-2sq.. and nu-.u`ly opposite the \\'uIlingt.unVllutcl. ~ I -1U-Gm DHz\Ll`:R IN ` DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c. 95-11,]. 1.4. ox-'1 . ll _ --- I DR. II.-\.\HLTONh:1sron1oi'mHo his new residence. opposite the Post (_)l)ic-, Collier Street, Barrie, Out. , . ., .... \. .-. L_ate Assismnt Colonial Surgeon. ILM. Con- \"lct Dup't, '1`nsm-aniu; three VL'.'ll`S:\... _Snrg. U.S. .i\r1ny. ' ' ' ()1-`I-`lcl-1-In Hm m-nmixna rm-nnthr m-nnnhul lb `:1. ll`: IVIV IXLOULV, ' . U (l"orm(-rh" Dra. Sclmlc-Id and \V:1t.-1nn.Bnnd Iluald.) ` Law of Klllmhz-r_-_:. `HL`.4ill(5l1(.'U, '.'m~. ;\1cU.cc's, ~ - 'I`Hme'\"I`n\: n\"1~ - uqux.s"|`U\\' ' V _ ~ .3`peci:\l attention pmd to-diseases of women 'm_uIchildron. . _ 7- ' IIOM.-\S T. A. BOY.~`.-I}.-\'RI{lSTl<}R `ind A-tturney at Law, Solicitor in Clm_n>c(-.rry Convuyauccr, &c., CO0I{_a"1`0\VN. Ont. - _ . . 17. ;:uu.`w'llh r nru llnmiholdg; V. Norm, uown; 0.. ` DR. J. I.IZ.~\I{S,I.[Z;\1{S.MEMB1iR OF t|1e'RovulCullL-gcs ol S111'gL-ous, ld_in7 buljgh and England. CONSULTING & ()l ER.~iTI.\'G SURGEON. ' O1-'1-`my: :--Kinr 9.0., \\":-at 'I`nrnnIn 1...n.-...... I-V AKA b`UANL().`I_, M.A., l$A_Rl{IS- TER, .\'I`TORNEY-AT-LA\V. SOLICl'I`UR- in-Chancery, (`nuv(ey:u1cur, &c. 0Iv`[`IC}-1 0V!!!` Mur- phyhs Store. Ilpllzlnd Street,` BR.\l)F01 ONT. . ____________________________ :.'Ar1.L1u\I L\6 J41-x14l.a1',Al 1Ul``.Vl`4 I'D"- IXV AT . LAW, SOLICITORS 1N- u1.\x(-1:1u', and Cunwyzuncers. OI-`I-`lcl-:-l)unlup Street, next .t1uor to Mr. J. Arn1strong's Store, `BAIL- _ ma, ().\"r.' 1.`. Wu-um T .v.........,. ....-.- 1" r - - r- '. I{D.GlI. VARDAGH & S'] RATI1Y-Bar- rislers, Attorneys, >ju1iuito1'xs in Cluulccry,` Oices Qwen Street. Bm'ri_c. In v\ . ......_ uusmu 1; rmu xUL'b.'1:.-\.'l`l.\'G SURGEU. . OF1-`u:r::--I{ing St. West, Toronto, Lmt\\'ceu -York and Simcoc Sls. ' - 47- nu.-.', u.\"l'. ` W.AL1`Erc J. -K)-;A'rt.\'u. F1lA,\ ClS W. LALLY. v LLIJJIJ .I.IJ..\{U ULUD Ub UJ.UrA11.i \\'I`3I.l4ING'l`UN STREET TOH().\'TU. _ p_,].;l l)_ - " ' 4-Inc nlunn :ACOB SC.`.I{AE1"ER, M.\xI'vAr~'-rvuu.~n m.- ; nu-...... PR OFESSIO fA L CARDS. ____:_:_ y to wall on Sunday, no man mnner, (Luv: DAvn>.s'o.\'. .\!cV'n`n-2 & Co.)' \Vh0l('Hl\l(3 D1-ulurs In ' `-U"1` 1113 R G R O V13 11,. ..:-\-nrnvvv-u LOBERT MCHEN RY, )R. J. -W. S L17; 1; )R. 1:. LUN-D. - Pl LIQU oR}s 'c}i )R.`;J. H. WATSON, ml`-` n`.-.. u,.1..un..|.I 'E A'1`IN(:`r & LALLY, ATTO RNE Y8- L- LAW. SOLl(Tl'I`nRf-X 1n. n.\m~mn- ln`NRY BOYS N'lC()L`. :\I.'D., Physicinr., Surgeon, and Accouchcur.-+R-sidencu, )Ks'rn\\'.\ .' ,EMo.vAL. lulaon 0; [ARK SCANLON7, M.A., HARRIS-` TER. .\'I`T0l:xI:\'-,\'I`_L.uv mu rmrmu.-_ [iii 13osA_.\"1{o, D1::'1'1sir. AI.\lI`0ll'!`l-}ll!s' .\.\;l) DI-EA LERS 1.\' , \T`DCl T Tnrrnnn `n N--~ - - `J. ,SCI{,I j SADDLERY, .&c. S'1`l .ONG,. M. 1)., 1\I.R.C.S. ,` 11.\'GLA.\'D,` , R0O.\lS on ()\\`('l`l Stlw.-t, near the " curm-r of ()'.\`(*.!1 & Dunlap. 1`l_nc.w * -1; b_ . _ L the} ` of'e:Id[I'm0l5`{l%"oLQ ` , 3* ..j__. {LEVI-WARNER, \l| vvvun Ivvnl-nix- TORONTQ .\\I1lllif'xlC(llX`Cl`S (if IF THE fox; _t.1u: "1':-ado. I-1,1. CHUIICIIILL, BRITISI-AlVFREEI50M ANDOOLONIAL RIGHTS. ZOE, ONTARIO, CANADA-,_ THURSDAY, MAY: f;7) 1: R, xx II: I) , ' i-n"II:u'm1:1. Yam Con-, und all other kinds of n'k`:1n1 .\Iulborry st1'ect..-.' l|\' r uv CORONER. 2-l_v I, n.:\., 42-1y I f7s~3"<')_'r_E,Y,__` 7 NEW LOWELL, J. G. MARTIN,b- - a- Proprietoxj. 'Forn1crl'y'o'f tlm I'I.\`change Hotel," C1-eemore, 1 3%-`The '1`-mvelling Community will nd this estxxlnlisllnlontsuitedInthe-ir1'1-:K:zi;`-IL)--ms:1.::l (ln-.=ervin;'_; of their putron:1;:u. . . ' Sample Rooms for Cuxnmercia Travel," lers; - 1:`.....n-..4 cc..1..1:....'............o...1 ...:n. n... um... JOSEVPHWILSON, - - Proprietor`. The Raf is supplied with Choice Liquors and Cigars. Good Slwds and SL-a'bling adjoining the lIot.L-.l.. ` Hun an 9.! ~ `lQl`.'.' 1'. 1.... T H E Q U E E N S, DU:\'L_O1 S'l`R_ll'1>`, mu A. ABNALL, - -_- - - Proprietor. HIS well-imown mind favorite oldhotol has . been` thoroughly wnovattod and titted up 111 9. nmum-r to ensure the comfort of guests; and travellers are :Lss1x1'(e(l that very o nd(-avor will he used to give them sxltisfactiou and rend- er theostnlvlislnnxxent the best or its class in j$ointoI'comt'nrlaml taste. A Bi1Iiu'rdl m'Ior attached. , Stagesfor(li'e1'cntparts-lezive the 1;i)i1so <]:xily. This well known establishment has recently 1unl<\rg.~nc wry great in1pr0Vun1ont-:1 large :ulliIiu'n having lu-on made to it. p:iying' in- cl-vusml alccmnnm-lation to the public and com lll(`l'('l`.ll l|':1\'-lln-1'5. V V ' , (llmiouliqunrs &c, in slack. Commodlonr Slalhling anal :'~`|wls CI)l]\'(3lll\'ll'3. to the house. I-lj'V>"""" '-*"`7 V (Late I\I0oking`s.) Next Door West of the Ruilway'St:1ti0n,_ liarric, Olxt. ` [H T.`............ 1'3..,.'....:,.L.\.. .a-_-. D. F.\n.\u1u:n, This House has just. h('('l1 lled up and re- t'In'ni. am-\\ _, Iimking it. oncxof the most c`(>r1V1t`x1't:1lVnl(-. Iuiusvs in the North. 2l-tl' uccolnlmnlzlto. glwsts. Comxm-rciul travellers and others furnished _ with (-om-4-nicnt nml ample accomodzuion. Choice Wines. Liquor.-saml Cigars. in stock. Apartments let to private` lhmilios. @Gond Sheds and Slabling with attentive . S8l'Vl1l] IVS. Tms i-. the first Hotel m the plac, um} nifordsrall the conveniences and com- Mrs. E. MARKS. Prop:-ietrcss. . . I ' JOHN McWATT, Superintendent, The proprietor of this wt-ll~kno\\'n establish- n1_eut,hcgs to inform his`lri-uds and the travel- ling community that he ha?! leased the above hotel in the pleasant. and healthy village of Orillin, and is now prepared to receive and accmnxmnlam glxests. Colmm-rciul travellers: nnd ntlwrn fnrniszlu-J P. QUINN, ' TLLLU Ii LHU I lllh AIUUUI III III`: IIIHDC, and aifords all the forts of :1 rs: class housu. ' V Stages depart from and arrive at the hole]. Conveyuncr-s to and from the Steamer. l :8` .Liy:cry connected with the ]IOI(.5'. _`.', - \J _ IALVA `DOOLITTLE, Pnopnmm. (Formerly qfrlhe Ruilrnrul I_1'ull, Bell Ewart.) This old ost'nl)li. and cofnmodious hotel is ..in excellent m-dur Imving been renovated and 1'0-flmnislu-d.and is well mluptocl l'u1'_tv|'m'cllurs being: L`0l1\ ('l)i('11t to both cars" and boats. Good stubling. A Livery Stable connected with the lnotel, where lxurscs can he bzul_ on the shortest notice - ` _ ' 14-1 A X G U S , 9%" \'nrn~`IIm 7: :n'Im/nu rlnnnf OL\_iINf_C)N-`HOUSE, Q. f:.:., Into: CHARLES. CAMERON. - PROPRIETOR. JJ ' N 0 N T . ;".\'car `the Rrtilway Depot. WM. ll. RILHINDUG.-X LL, - Proprietor` This commndimnw hqtel has just been erected. and is now lrnishod thmmjlmnt. in n mnut NOR'fli AIHERICAN I1()'1'EL, I rnr`r7-n \"r.1 nrn wrn: The Sll1JS(!rib0rhe;.tSt0 ncqlmint his friends and the public with `the fact that he has re- moved from .-Xllumlnlv to. the brick premises sinmted as above. and 11-c(-nt1y`occ1Ipi(-d as a Ten1p0rnnce Hotel. which he has opened and is now lining up for tine -.wcommodaLion' of the public. " 27-ly L _ING`HAM S WELLIN Gff HOTEL. ' -con.) DUNLOP _& BAYFIELD ` STREETS, `uuvu .`\UUU.\l.\lUU:11lU.V Ior `rm- vcllcrs. A free Stage runs in connection with the (Jars nwrning and evening. n mtt-.nd:1ur-.n: ,1-"Iv An nt ten hive lmaur ACTS. _ Excellent Stabling connected with the House P111095. 4?`.-\ Livery Easthlishmont is no; being started in conmu.-tion with the house. 42- ()NTARIO HOTEL. BRADFORD? A.`STQDDARS,. - - .- PnoPrma' DD [ring I n P. MCSHERRY, Stages daily to. and from Czeemore. Aven- ing and Bnndu. connecting with trains on the 1\:_(u:LbL-.nI\_RzI.i1Wn.V. - An exnress is desnntched dailv tn the nhmm SA_.\I L BROL`LEY:- D,'__(u:J.m-.m_L{z1il_wn.v. _]An express 13 despntchcd daily to the above 1 aces. . '.`.$'A Liverv Ensthlishmnnt. in nmv `hnimr F -A-RNA GT1`IER S ii 0'1` E L`, IT ..I.. \I...J...'..`.. \ IIU llU|-Cl-. - Deco.-lnber 24; 1817. `GOOD ACCO.\I.\I()DA'I'IO.`l' for Tra- m-Ilm-n A fr-rm KI.-nu: run: in 4-nnnn-oinn NIH] [HG UHTS lIl0I`Illllg lHl'.l L'\'Cl1lllg'. _ `An attentive hustler m z1_ttenla1uce; .1`-ly )RILLIA H0'1_`EE: \ J/:. : ,\\ \\ . . ,DDFELLowsfHoTEL A l'E.\'I.\'G. U0. SIJICOE, ONT. QUEEN S HOTEL, .LO}5E HOTEL, [ARKS MAN S HOME HOTVEVIZA A RR I H OVTAE L, Bz1I ZIIE, CQUNTYSIJICOE, ONT. _. ,._,._.__, ...__ I Near the New Rru'l:ou-y D>epot. 1rzrn).\'m Rio STREET, COL.LING\\'00D, 0.\'T. .a .x:yua.`:.I;:4.1 ta, S'l`R_E E1`, BARBIE.` BARBIE. ONT. HOTELS. Bnyeld Street, Barrie, Ont. ..__.__ . Uf Onlurio the wlllh... 17'7'dntSl'reei, Stdy21er. PROPRIETOR. PnoPrzm.`roR. _ Pnomm:-ron.' I nc_>`m:m1*o1:. Pxprietor. 47-xyr. I131.` nu, nu ll) xl]! IILLIFIJAI I 0 Cash Adz-anccs made on Goods Iqf/for Sale. Sale Room, corner of Collier and Market Stsl. Barrie. I1-tf m=`l!i,}I.;mo D l'.`Y.`T.`1"t`l.`\'I1TZ`':` .. ! S1!I"'.-2|l1`I:l(JH{)Il. . I l As usual. 131'--ud. Biscuits,5:c., delivered at any part of the Town. ' R. KING do SON. - .l`E)`SEPH_l;();iPE.a(;.E., Provincial Land Surveyor, LAND AND I.\'SUR.-\.\'CE AGlI\"l`, _ ANGUS. '- -' - - `- ONT. :_0_: FF?- n_: I)z'A.s-pulwl Linus` (l(T(`ll1`lU'(`].1/ nrljrlslezl. V'ahmtiuns Cl`('IllI1_V maulo. :u1t1Sul'\'cyin_.n;ol_ ivery dt-scriplioil executed with accuracy and d(-spaxlch. v ` 30-_ly .|IL':uL'r Ill Gn.u>I. FLOUR, 1I.~\m:I-`.I.I..ED. roux- O.\'I`.\H'I.\L. &c.. to the trade cheap. 0l"P0.'\'I"[']-,' T1112` JL4 I: Ix'E l'. COLLIEIE ST. . D11-ss(-(1 Ltunher al\\'uys011 hand at. his Mill ' _ - Yard. - ' . 33` Lumber .0211. and Dressed (0 Order. Barrio, Dvcnmlbwr 21st. 1813!); - 47-1y I .. .... . . .. .. , (."otmI_u (.'IrrI.'. `V ILL attondat his Omco, in Barrie. every S.\ l`Ul{|).~\Y. from 11, a.m., till 3. p m.. according to (')rdo1' of Council, and every | ' othc'.' "day at his Oicc in Cookstown. _ I The suh.=crihex's thankfhl for the very liberal patronage of the past. bug to inform their old custom:-r.~: and the public gt-nm'all_v. that they have made arrangements _with the ` Leading C /Lease Fuctorz'c_s of m1rDnmz'nion For a cuntinued supply of `T1 [*1 , /N I `ICENSED AUCTIONEER, AND AP-E 1 l{;\I.3`ER for Barrie. and the County of .Simcno. Gash Ad\'anc`cs Inade on Goods ru- ceivvd for Sale. Marrniag` Licenses. 9 BlNGAHAM' BROTHERS. v BUTCIIERS ;\.\'i)> GB.\'I-IIKAL l Ull\'H1'0RS, M;\I{KET STALL Nq.s_`. 2. `5. BAI. I.'IE', b AVE constantly on hand a - good supply hf l*`lH`Z.3'll ME.-\'l`, 1"U\\ L. G.~\ME_; Abe. ff as choice qnalilyns the Imufkt-ts :\'urd, and offer lhn `smile at very moderate prices. I I`...-n../I YL.n6`- Cnncn.-nu nut] Y an-A Onnn...- I `V. .. \un7lI!vl'IJ un :FIRST JLASS CHEESE ..~u.-.u- can v....y uluuvnlouv 1....` .. Corned Beef."-Sauxsagos and Lard. iogotllw: with a xjurit-t_v nf- othctj Ilseful uovnmmlltieo-, can usually be hat`. at No. 2 db 5 Stalls @Al| pnrchasosdulix-cred in any part cf the town free of charge. T '_0AsI1 PAID FOR CATTLE! A. m.\'mI.\.\1.. 3 1-If _ .1. m.\'cm.\1 CANADIAN _HEsE DEPOT., Licensed Auclirmeer for "16 'alu1lnr. afvx. _ I`HIS_ new anld commo'dious hotel is situated ll(':|l' the Lake Shore, and commands :1 fine view of the . The rooms are large. lmmlsornely l'urnisl1e(l. well venti- `lzm-tl, and families can, be supplied with sopzi.rz1to suites for tlfe In'solv'c-s. :{`Sm"nple Runms for Comnwiwial`Trayollvrh. The Bill` \\'ill nl\\':\vsx Ln Fnuml l'n"nrnl'u u-tn. J. P. RYLEY; A JOHN CULVHERWELL. ? CUXRRIAGE TRIMMER and Gxenergtl [II II()LS'1`ERIa`R. Opposite Gmvefs `n;u.\.Lrun:: .ll.i.h\n\HL1K. and lmnergu UI II:u'dw:u'n Store.` Dnnlop-Street, Bhrrie. Barrie, April, 1868. ' ]1-1y WELIAM PARKINS, INNKEEPER1,COOKSTOWN. JAMES JOIINSON: ,-gg munpxe uunms tor Uomnu-rcial`Trayollm-5:. will nlmxys he found rt-`plete with liquors and ci,z:u's of the best brand. Good Stahling and attentive lzostlcrs, 20- This old esmblishnwnt hns been completely renovated and re-I'm-nislmnl. and is `now one of the most cnxuforlnhle houses for t1".u'uIlers in any cumltry place of we size. Frve 0mni_l)_llSS('S to and from the cars. Bar supplied with the best the market affords. ~ . A Uumin nu....4:-.. ..:..-_ A. - *~ `J V (Formerly kept "by A. Doolittle.) E. V. HANMER, - - - Pnozfklmozz. F511;, -?+ ISIMCOE HOUSE, URO CENTRE. F. HALL, l`- I - - - PROPRIETOR. .._.;.. GOOD ACCOMMODATION for Travollexs. The Bar is supplied with choice Liquors and Cigars. ' ` afxcellent smmng and sheds. 513; WHOLESALE & RETAIL. Forme1`l_v_of the Ttoru. Iltrrm... Ilamilfnn. . HENRY (HARPER, Issuer of` Marriage Licenses, co 0 K5 T0 ucv. - -r\L`L`I`l`I.` uvrnrtvrv \' IHll\'A'l`I.` .Q.H' ENGLISH BUN HOLSE AND l\lll|l\ln|I r\-nu--o\u- Lit, n:u'r_1e. ll-tf :','1Iighest REFERENCES give-n._g'.', lIl0l'(.lS._ ' Evelfy attention gwcn to guests. _ WItvi:'.l\"'i.V,`.h`:`(n'r1:s uh ..u`:cem:1~. no . Ala ... .. ....,..1- -._..,1. Ln 1 [QSEPH ROGERS, II -n..(`hu-l- .`.. 1' - tract: ll 'I\I\-lh-l'\\ , WIIIEF C0.\'S'l'.-XIBLE. County of Simcoe J UFI-`H !-2: opposite lhc Mm'k(-t, I$arri(-.. a_. W. nu-(IUUIVIAN. )ORTRAIT PAINTER, 39 King -Street , West, Toronto. 37-y `OIINLAIRD, ' 1\n-uhw in ,RiLLI'A' HOUSE, /1 an. Q:..m....,1 1v_..-,. . gE LL EWA RT HOTEL, ,A.IL-WAY HOTEL, I I( 4 ~gAW57 W BUSINESS CARES. ;\DJOI.\`I.\'G THE STA l`IO.\', ! COLLINGWOOD, ONT. Jospl-I czocans, 7 r'n\`<'I' \l)T I.` n......... R. T. BANTINVG, tv-...... 1 .. lvl-..I. J. W. BRIDGMAN. L-UT PAINTER. 39 Kin E. s. MEEKING, .l.IJ.lJ..L.I. J.L\llJ|Z (Late Stafford Ilouso.) fI7)ITT w1__v of. wI'ir:h. 1-nu u-Lb clinneer Uounty pf Simcoe. 'alualor, 'c., C'c. 36-ly __ HOTELS. U \ I I1 I \|J, . 1-(`I<:1'ki_n C0nI1tyI{egist1'_\' Omco.) i`.l n`.wn_vs Inf kt-pt I E! Ia.-mtrlain to en: .4uuc\'. I OIIILLIA, ONF. Fest Pno'1=1g':'ron: Pm'n=`mx-won. i2;187o; on short noficc-. in the bust sly}:-. and AT }L~\'I'I'IS L()\VI-II! 'I'II;\.\' I-I\"I`IR A Choice Lot of CUTS to Vchnnsv fzuxn. CALL AND SEE SI IZCI.\IL.\'.~.'. March 31|t, 1870. _ A 9 EEXAMINER OFFICE,` Grziin, Feed and Sm-ls. V &c., &c., always on hand. C-heap as cnh be had anywhere in the Domin- 10!}. An insyu-clion and trial will prove that the f:u'mcrs ut`.3`iIncm,-, cannot be hotter suited ' as to quality and prict-. . .l.\\llI.< RI?AnI.`\' *rsmwm M329 ws, - .1 .A Cookatown, I):-ca-xnlu-r_. 13 ~'l;9. lcnousox Agent, BIn lo JHORSE BvI7ITITS!7 vu an uuuu 3, in:-.,=-T :5 '1` 0 V E S `_ - OF ALL KI.\`D[~1, Hnusv In th 'l'r:ult~. 'l`o'Iirst-cl:|:<.4 nu-n anti cash lmyem, spv induce-mt-nts will he ol-rod. . .2 IVESPRA 1\11LL:a*W171.`_P?)"1`>z 7'\,,'.. 77' ,; 1` .1 11 . A . VFHE silbscrihur would 1`(*.<]l(`cffll)' ncqmxinl the people nf liarriv and tho pnlylix gonernlly. 0l'~thc lhct Hm! hchas cnnun:-nu:-cl business in his new lmildin-,:. mw (1lIt)l'l`:ISI `of the 1 0st'O ic0, `where he is prupurerl to supply I them with Flour, Bran, Shorts. Oats, Peas, (Sm m I.u'.-A...-1... ......u:... ......1 _ u4:.a.u.:4r.1 .1JLla.D..I.IJ.'.l.L\|, C'00Ix'.S"[ 0 11')". C0 L'.\"1'1' OF .\'IJ1C0.E, ` I\Ianufuctur(-r of & Dealer in C abi 11 ct 1*urnit.u re 3 Agricultnraxl Ixnplcmonts. 'I\`l -u .. --.- - - Plougfi E [Fanning Mills, Kfrznu (`u`-(nu. which will Iw sold at 1111- lom-st. r--mun--rn1in;.: pricvs. l}()()'l'.5' AND .\`I[()I'I.~', xnudv to l nrclor on tho short:-:~'L nnticr-. ofgoml lI2ill(*l`i:\l I and by conlpotvnn. wurluuan. A call is 1'0 ` succtl'ul!v_ soli1~?|ud. !!.'INl`.`1 BIRD. 9; (376. II:i\'inghm1g`.nl for cniln when . in I |haml~z ul ]1l'O4||lO!'l`S \v-I1: In-.'u'_vnml prh low. T. S X: C).:me in fl pusitinn In qur prices which cxxnnut. he sI||'p:|s:c1 by u Hnusv in thv '['I':ult~. 'l`n' -:t_nl-12.: nnln and mm}: lmvnrv-1, sxwv` _-...-, _.,-..-.. vvaavz. Ina! vwvu LIIUIDI \Xll) Of the very bcst,qn:1lily` and at reasonable I prices. ,'E$"G0ods delivcwd in any part of the town free of charge. l`IY1`\\l K C hr\nv\*:-nxv `wj' "|' , . CO OKST-O W N I"L`lt1\'1TURE _ mmoIuI');. . p:\rll`nlI:I,'_N'. `.l`lHI In Inmrm hut: REMOVED In the .~'.< L01 h"l`l{l'Il'l'. n---.u'l_\' umm where he iutomls Ln km-p <: al"i1'sLCl:lss Sh B0 0'i'.SWAND SHOES,` I iC)WS. sA UT.1)EV1 :W& V 66.; \\'Ill\l l.`<\I I-` l\lT'nR'l"l<`ll HF D"-"v uuuuuuuo UL .L LlVU .I.uaunu.5uu,, Now n1_(-ning at their . New Warehouse, King Street__East, (Second building West or ;\Icl.\'.\'I'I.5' BLOCK.) II.\.\llLTO.\`. iALEX:aNDER & co Y, V'II1 ose in w:'mt of an_vt1:inp:i'n the link! should give the Goods "at Apotbc-cary`s man an inspection. Barrio, ;\l_I`,.`{llSL lsm. MIE9. I .,_........_ 7`dZ7 Iwm-3 TH!-I A'r1'I-;.\"I`m_\' ob` "nu. l`l{.-\l)I T0 wm; `;t?!'0ontents of 1,200 Packages, . I \'mv nm-ninrr :1: u-ir .I IDUNLOP STREET, BARBIE, In zuldition to tlu-irnsn:.1l Stock nfG-E.'\'I.'I.\"I'? DRUGS, CIII-I.\IIC.~\LS. DY J S'l`L'l"l"S. &c., &c.; have now on lmml a selection of Choice Perfumery. All nf whinh nnn Ln ,.Ir....,..1 . `-I '1 All of which can he o'vr<-:1 AT VERY LOW ` _l`Il[CES! `Barrio, Deer-mhor. 1546!). ism, mnzmmm, GLASSWARE, AN ) FANCY Goobhsy TOILET A RTICLES AND 4-so- \9E."n"'3!.`. .`..L FANCY F30.D3v Oct. 186S. * DRUGS & CHEMICALS. 7 ' -" . . One Don)` East of the Post Ojice Collier Slrccft, Ifarrie. ).kRTIiSS rr-quiz the coming hr? LPOTHECA RY b` HALL, >E.\I0\'.\L JAMES -]-3_RADE1\T, ')I\'.%"I`l)1l`\' {'()."\"I'V hr` \'IlI/` x- `Snhscrilu-r du- fonds and the 1: IIVII uni] In Opposite the Ifuilwuy Stutz'o_n. MANUFACTURERS. - '-_...vv. it-apt.-1'.s', .\In\\'v1'., I T UnII;_'-UH. . Not for the worhl. replied the con- Blrlllh`. IL wmlhl expose our lmml ht. once, and spoil the trick`. Now Mrs. llo||gl1lu|l', l n1 l'(':l_V prowl to he the hem: to such .1 s1n1'i_t_;laLl_\' young bolI_e." - Aml so, with :1 word of l':u'c\vell, they were oil , uml Faster l[nu_;lnLon sat alone in the Imuso \i'iLh his secret. .! l,,L , 0| (J Straw Cuitcrs, urn: -_ -. `quiring H(.)R>`E BILLS for Hg Simeon can have them` printed at l TIIOMAS ROBINSON. 1 1'op1'i;-tor. mu prlct-. .l .\.\lEb' BRADEN. um . 4:11.. II.'I.\'I1'1 rm. Ill` \Ih :1sI:1uly L :k 01' mk his 1 One Dollar per 1 Come in wmin when vou come buck. - I.` p ' u 1 Blxluy; can't you?" saw! thu cnslner, Sh !u:1Ll1 to close so hasty and so ainguliur ll b:n';_v:tin. KY. 9 .1 III! 1- u.. lllill ll(' of l)L'X- l:l cmml i llw ..im.c [ `g .\nInu-q. promptly q-,\`o-clm-d Laird! /`4l.>'.'= Barrie, April 13, 1 l-`n.=hinm1h):- Dre. and Manila silv the. `- lx.x.\u.\':-:1: " '()i1icc. Ir. Barrirx March 10. 1870. BOOKS,` in great variety- AT EDWARDS NEWSPAPERS aw, PERIODICALS I . . `Catalogues on application. D_U.\'LOP STIIIZET. BARBIE, ' Two Doors West from the 22:1- way Station. I l.\I\"()S. .\n-".I.0m:0.\'.~:. & VICTO :.'.x ORG.\l\ Sfor Sula `or to Kent, on c-.x.' 'l'(-nus, and at Tomnto I ric1-S. I 'Mus:c Books of all kinds, .\-Iusic I`npvr. Sh:-ct. Music, Violins, Cunccrv.in:\s, &.c., &c. Grden, Agricultural, Flower Seeds ! V 1` UL 1` l and : to sun} .\ . '1 7,?` Vtzggtuhlcs, FIowm`s=, &c.. nlwnjn hand, and every rt-quisile connect-:11 v. Horticulture. Q AT EDWARDS {MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS- I"0ST--OFFICE 111.71]; I) IN('. Present Prices I ` V 1SPA.\'1s11 SOLE LEA l`IIIi Beg tdannrmnco lojbo inlnabimnts nf Barri and zsurmumling ~(li.ulrict. that tho-_v Im; up:-m-d :1 stow for the sale 01' all lsinnla of 1. AND .300 : & Shoe Manuf`acturc|*s? 2,?` To T. nyors of Fiflv Sides and over 1 Months (with '11:-ui: InI('r(,`. ndduzl) wil given if required by furxii.-:hin;; r facfory st-curity. IIYDES TA-KIJ.\' I.\' ]'lXClI.\.\"(3I FOR . SOLE LT'I\Tlll'II2! and the highest. p1'i:.-u :\I_}mn-(I for s.'.:x.-v-. Ilollgtl I.aniing. `XI arch I I nI~4h-y (.~'u0ll:u i1RoWN & VAIR, ' TA `EDWARDS I WALL PAPERS and Decorations-V-. ,, -,.-_V_v -..-uuu. v ,So-It-ctinns can be made :11 I-24 1.000 dill`:-rs-nt Pziltvrns. being (I b"l`OCK of lunpurtz-11 1 :\pL-rs in I comprising 100,000 pieces. mI,.. uv n 1. - STATIONERY- Lvss than 50.1119 Lcs than 50 lbs . .. r V r` ' The Wall Papers and Decorations for Gm'eArnm-'s House in Toronto were tllkl fl this sruck, the contract. thcwfur being 0 $1,800. ' ;')()ll;sz1n1)i'(*r nf.\'01 '>'p:u1ish 220.] .30 lbs and over of No. 2 " Positively at Toronto Prices? Inscribed to '.\h-. (}{l)|'I|.iUl(l'Ulil1kDlli(31 wns hi.~iCIn'i.~ui:u1mums); the only [)(*I`:~'0n I can maul! luring my clnilllndol yours in tho vil- lage of .Juhns1mu:. \\r'l1cLlu-1' ho is dead or alive at thu`pru.Huntd:1y, 1 cxmuot tall. F6" Li;A1ER 151a,\I.E1z. )llESS AND .\X.~\I\'lLl .\IAl{l.\'G. ;1;r;Ds, swans,` s1:1sns: `Brmks fur Kllclu-n. \\'u uumsuup; uonxsul '1'r:u'vl nml_ .\I\`-n- turn`: 'l`:nl.-S for. the Youth and Adnll. C:nlm`.ic l rn_vvI' Bnuksl. Church of ling: . land Pruyvr li30_k.<. \\'(-.ul-yan Hymn nu-i I n-shyh-ri=uI 11~':Iln1 lioulcs, Pocket unu Family Bibh-s, &c., $50., &c. II:u'pt-r's and Frank L(-slit \\'1-n-kly. Iwtlgvr. .\'<-w York pa-1'54 J3-.n1.r|:xr. Bow livlls. Fa! Gt-nth-Iu:u1's .\Iu;.v:\7.im--mutl J h'al'ed London l'alp<`I'H. &c.,` _`] 0Sl'I`IVELY AT '1'0R().\'TO-1 RICE.'\' con:-:isLinv,: of 1-`uulsca ). Note. Post. Enn- l I I ` I K` \\' opvs. ` ens, n.{,- .eas. .(-min}; :L\'. I -ncils, l Ixr.<(-F I oclw.t Bnfk.<. Drawing,` Hunks. lilunk lfr ks 0! all k-xmls. IPr:m'm,v 1 ag'L-1', C:1}'tIlJu:1Id, B1'isml lit-:\.nl,"l'1:xciII{.: Cloth. 'l`x. l'ap-r. Blmtmg l :u-4-1`. \\'|'nppix1gl apa-1', l'uilors' .\l;1nil|n. \\`in- (low Sllzulvs, Fin--|J0:1x'd Prints, Crayon:-2; &c., &c., &c. A full nss0rtmoxnt-POSiTI\'EL1' AT TORONTO PRICES`. AT EDWARDS 11 `d ato _ '"" or or EXA`.\IINEI{ (mrrcs, - Bnrrie, Out. "[31. .\'ICIlm.S0tl J; SUNS. I`um.n-mama. AT EDWARDS , \\'o;1bw_,-.-; to call your nltontiori to our AT "A GOOD AI:TICLIi or .\'0. 3 ' Annum, strictly In Advancaogi TTHQ_R+\F< NURSERYMEN. I5c_. PER LB. CASH. [MISS CASITIl.\', `or it Fzmnor. the Arti:<::n. Hu- 1. 1110 l :u'lnr. the I.iln'.'u'y, H1-' mp; Hnnksunf l'r:u`el and ;\(I\'4-n- la-S for-. Hm Ymnlu nmf .\.!..l. AND Ct)UN'I`Y ()I4"SI.\IC()l'I .\l)VOC.-\'l`l*}. EDWARDS BARBIE. = in In- y...l uf ;. uT.ms received .}Irm. h(y. , 1870. NUMBER 1: L('SIic-'34 IllI1.=1r:nu-E ;vr. \\'t'(-klv. H:u~ hm` Fumil_v I-l('l`.`LM. \[u;.r:\7.i1u--nml Journal, 1111:,- 2 _:1 t1-j.]wM-.15. {mm `vrlxs. thv LAIIGESI` `(I Pl\l)|.`l'B the Prnvinmn .\Inkor. nppn-' "()i1icc. Comer Slrecl. 2lc vill br- neny am`.- mde-mte c..urgo.-.'. A Official "P}"f`the Bonny]: 23c. n|uUr`.S 101` we ) '0!!! l'M'nr Iwin -r nt-nr nu` l..-\h'.u l`;h"1' \ the Pruvince; R03. 114 the (`nu m 01}. I TERMS ()IiS(7nSCllI!"l`I()N:V _ 0ne Dollnr'pur x1x::n1l1rr11l,l::n:ql`( :tI[:~li(iqlyndynucc. or $1.50 lddrein nll ordcr to ' 1;1Qr`1x:1u. . ' 1, prcparod to exur:IlL<":l,.i 1 |i(;sl:1{::r-,.-nryr szyw ovary PLAIN AN!) 0l.\'A._ll"\"1`Al. PRIN'l`IZ\'G: - , I Q llh nu " alt HIi.~\ ) . ' - V "E~rrsl.'.s`1.\'1-ZN (7.-\lH)S, BILL I'll-}:\I)S, ' - HAND BILLS. -omcvc, in .\Iurrmv'n Bui . Ilull, Uollj _ man nour no Jon PRINTING Tm, 3 ()l{14`\[(.`I'}. 1' d Ispr<'P-`` ' "w.-Ix`-,.;x'~IxwilgglW M), 6 Wm? cl It e4F%'?x %31ti&i%iI"?r`! JOHNSTONE REMINISCENC; .I)`_vv mind Hm 'l`hnrnln'ae races, Dan, \\'i " I"ri<|uy" in tho van. An him we .<|mI1lm| in our aloe. l\' Th:-i .\I `Oh! tlwkc `were happy timvs, Dan, , l`h-, \\'url \vu.< yu-L to 2-pic-I, ~ A. lmml in lnuul. wu wud-l.Cnrt. A.\I) A , County of Simcoe Advocate; [H Pl'lH.lSlll-II ) E VEI2 Y TIIURSDA Y JIIORNING. TEE. EXAMINER, A.\'I) .. ,__.A..-- AC` Q-:v-vurxt-\r\ AI`.-rt l`ls fty yours sincu you, Dan, And I won: xvcuu.-4 Llu-gitlu-.1`. Wi' [mllt-ring IL-tel. around the pump, Ii:-`I. rain or shiny W(':l_HIl`l'; "\\'vI- IlI;,;.{i4'H. liml Wi bits 0' 1-sh'ing, ` In l'u\\'H,, us inn ll'm:u.- . W4-`ll Iill lhclll l`rzu-, Llm rnnnin' pump, To Hing in 'it.lu~r .~x fucc. `l-l .\-|'llt-|.;)..'~'lilHUlI.M~.iI)A\i'. Mu T3. 13:0. ..__-- ;g'PubIished eve ry Thursday .'Hl'll. IIUW '1! An` \\'ill(3ll('L .`|n-, uulzl \\'il'(~, The worth ; 1`n|~:T T ::i.1}|a in $T'T'| -:`I{W 1:"T.-7\V:\"7Ii A Roms:-nu . H) mm was .~'n As p:1.~1l. Lin- 'ln-n. how \\'u VOLUME V11. ......-. [urrms-`n Bui!din-,;.n, Wcsl. of_ the Fireman's U<.Hic1' b:rL-ct, linrrlu. .Ill||H'iUL||, U"! `m Ion nlunc. -uz\~'.~ an-u. I1I'p|:1}'1|1:m m'uiL|I. n \'l! gIU\Vl' II II rod \\'i' grc`-on 11-. us she ru IHIHII H lllilllv F mlly `nu-nth. ils s \x' ml]:-I. llms`.-In (`(1 WI gl'('l/`Hy (` l I1-, us she m\v'd 1 L 0'1-ur luu\'h(:c. ml )- Apr H l'}:\ us, `HA.\'I) IVILLS, CIRCULA RH. LA BEL! Ievcryllonlb; lb 0| IIL ." \\ l'l'LlU HI -udy 1- .-, us up whee. Lgum-. ' the hivulpd, .r h. . Dan. past. uuul lm nnsn. mml hand, w at last. . |l('l'l', l1l('ll'*" `- granny " xslueps, I).\\(m WYLHI. gm 7 '1-vtic stun s, . L` s .~1x [.!IM'(`.v, ` LAB! -JLS, ac. nusodmvn, Morning. He noted the voice even in the` whirl of the moment, and knew that it was str:u1_ to him. He turned tuwnrsl his wifu, and saw there was :1. man by her side also, with re\'01\'er aimed ; felt, ratlier t.|1.-m saw, that she had wuked when he Hal, mu] was \vaili11g, self-possessed, for wlmtovcr was to come. As the yic-Merl to his eyes, ho_wns aware of a tllilll gure stmuling nbthe window. u~. .__,_.- Perl'cct quiet, remember, and we will tell you what is to he done, s:1i the sauna voinc, cool, firm, with nn utterance entiu-,l_v distinct. yet lnmlly lolnlcr than a wliisper. You have nothing to fear if you obey orders. A knife is remly for the liuzwt. nl' (mcli ofyou if you li.~mh_ey. The lzuly has simply to lie still ; as she .will he hound tn the bud and her mouth stnppml, that will lid enay; nml-the guy; is very gentle, znnl will not hurt if she does not rusist, Mr. Houghton will rise, put on his tronsers,g1n(l go with us to the bank, always in mnge'ot' this pistol and in reach of this lnl.-nlc. '1`lml are hlreurly in my pocket. Numlwr Three, will you scrutclx H. match tlmt I may help the gentlcnmn to his cl0tl1os. In|,_ 1! _,,, _ 3,, .I I I . 1 ll`! HUI \l`_'l| i\I|l| C('IU HUIHU. Foster Ilnuglntou rarely divl an_vthin_: without tlniukiubr twice about it, if not more; so it. cmne nhout that while he bal- nucml in his mind .1.he pros and cons as to rm-c;Lliug` to his wife the secret which Bxxhy hml Cnllell to him, and thus giv-_ iug her a l'I-ig_,~'l1t iu ml '.-Iuue for what. might prove to he :1 `t'.-use ulnrm af'ter all, the lirml lznxly wuut sound usloop;:1ultlmstl1-- :~'c:1lu \\'us turuc-l in f'a\' of l`L-[let-llcu. l (-I-Imps the l1usl:u1d s continued drowsi- ua-as cm1tI'll;lIt0(l to the resolve also; for- his eye.-ll-lu gtill dronpctl with st,r;u1_g;e ob- stiuuoy, nuul un iullu--.u-re more powerful than even the apprehension of (lun_-__rer Lr;u1sl'-u-Iucxl his terrors into lrezuus again- ` One, two, rang out fmm the liellfry on the lu-unl.liles.a June ni;rl1t, nlremly heavy with the ri. l'ol_-; from the r ver. I*'o.s'Ler '0l\'_{lIl.0lI louml himself broad nwnke us while he counted the sLrnkes;'.but- even he tl_muy_rht it \\'lS the clock that h:ul_ (listurhe-I him, he felt it cold lizml ling of steel a_L:uinst. his temple, uml saw t.hrou_._:h the d:u'lme.ss ll mnn hy his beclsi-le. Nnl. nnu win-ul nr um: will nnmu-nHm- | V 1.` U1! I zmothela DV""""V' `V V"` """v`" The figure` in the window stepped noiseleusly forwzml at this summons. As the blue zune ligliteml the room Fostor Honghton obser\'ed that his visitors were all masked with black silk, through which :1 narrow slit. pcrulitted vision. He no- ticecl llmt. their feet were shml with list- ing, so thick that 11 step made no nu(lible- sound upon the straw carpet. He noticqal tlnit long, thin lvluck cloaks covered their forum to the ankles, so tlmt no details of clothing coal :1 be noted to identify them. And while he observed those things, not _vent.uring to stir until the threntening muzzle was \v,iLhdrnwn'froni his face. `he fclchis hand tightly clubclwd by the n- gers of his wife.bene':u.h thn coverlid. \7'......- Al l`.....lI!.... ..........!..x_.. I. ..I _,_ I, \Il\l ... ..... .... ..........-.. vo'- wvI\aI|l\lV Years of fxuniliar association had made him npt at interpreting hisl uife s thoughts and feelings, without the aid of the spoken word. Either by name peculinr expres- sion in the grasp itself, or by that subtle magnetism whioli we know exists among the unknown forces, he felt that there was something more than the nittural terror of the moment,` more the courage of a heart ever braver than his own, more than sym- pathy for his own supposed (lismn_v,' in his \vii .~x nnutcll nt. his hand. More The masked gure in the centre of the room, in producing numtch,hud uriwit- tingly tbrown_bnck one side of its cloak. By the sickly ame just turning to white, puuly I0!` um uwu HUIJIIUDUL] umuusy. In his wife s snatch at. alarmed at t_l1o instant, by the shock thus given him thfm by the more pnlpabIedun- ger, he turned his hand towards his -wife u_-_;uin, and in her eyes and in the direc- tion they gave to his saw all she had seen. HVL- .._,,v , I 0 - .1 _ ._._L__- .1` 11.. DIIUTU I * It is ory me,.Foster, said the sweet, f'zunilin.rvnice of his wife, withnut; and when he had admitted her she told him. in h_er quick \va_v, .thut after she had .w:v.Lched with the child an hour or tm), 1: professional nurse who luau!` been sent. for :1 week before hm! une.\'pecteHy ar- rived, and that she haul heen glad to give - up her vi_-,_ril and come home. ]4`nsxfm- Hnmrhlnn vnrnlv {H11 nnuo'l.inn- BIIlI:5'IJ' III Ulll. , A gentle tinkle of the door bell aroused him ngziiii hufnre, as it seemed to him, he had fairly closed his e_\'s{ The l`0i.)i.)0l'$ ul hist, he t1ioii_r_;liL and then he rebuk- erl Iiiinselffnr the nhsurnlity of supposing that (I lmrgiur would mnmunce his gonn- ing by the door-h~.:li. It is" liixhy, of cour.~ie," he suit] to himself, come to own he was :1 fool and the story all nonseusc. ~ But he p:u1s(-.l ht-fore he turned the key, an ! said in his `fiercest Lorie, Who is there? .~1'.,-_ _ !- 13.. 9: .1 .1 "III!-`Ull, iI3 UIILII|I~3|lC3LIUi|IlJ' (I5 Ll(|IIJ' wnulal lmve lone. He paced the room with an elustic stri very tlilferent. frmn the nervous, \\'zn'eriug step with whichhe heard the news. Bixhy an-l himself, he tlmught, would he cnuu-;'l1 to overpower any three lmrgl:u's. Then his head was l1cn\'_v, zmrl he felt lrowsy. To be in pro- per condition. for the en11e1'ge11cj', he re- tleetexl, he neerletl all the sleep he could get. The resolve wus one to be executed as promptly as l'oru)eul, zuul it few minutes later the `:lSlllel` haul locked the door, fnstenovl the lower windows, and was snugly in l)(:(l. A riunlln Hnl.-ln nhlm rlnnr lxnll urnupn UICUIH5 H! UVUI} . As Mr. Houghton fumbled over the bureau his hand encountered a covered ask. Even his unaccustomecl nose was able to recognize its contents as whiskey ;_ and his regret at such A discovery in his son's room was lost in thejoy with which he hailed n-stimulant so greatly -needed to put. his nerves in condition for the events to come. Perhaps he forgot. how long it was since` he harl calledvin such a reinf'orcen)ent.; perhaps his hand shook; perhaps he thought the occasion required a lcivp dose. He took a hearty one; and when he was downstairs again the dim- cuitics in the way of hagging the bar- ulars vanished from his mind. He was a young man once more, and entered into the rmnance of bixhy s plot, he said to iiimsxelf, as enthusiastically as Harry wnnhi imvn `Inna; Ho um-mi Hm I-nmn Tinborough to dance and eat smuvberris and he carries 2; pistol, loaded I dare say to the muzzle. It is ten`to.one be will shoot. himself or his sweetheart before tlfe evening is over. . An Nlr, Hnnn-lufnh fnnmlxlnrl nunr Hun |li|ll\Il\-3-'9 ll IIHHI Uy HIS LN':(lHl'IC. `Not one word, ur you will uevcrutter MI.-I-, `Ill! U.) I./IIU IJIUU LUIVUIV L`?|KIUlIil| l1iI.III\| They passed the school-house where Foster Heughton haul curried his hey u._ dozen years before with 8. l)ri.-_~;ht new primmer clutched in friglitened little n- gers; than the desolate old mzmsion of his own l'atlu~i`, where the lad haul been pet- terl _nnu.l worslxippedl as i'er\'eutly as at home; a little fznthei-' on, the church, where the lmlr_v lnul been bziptized, nnzl where the youth lmcl c.lial'e(l beneath dis. taisteful sermnns-its white steeple lostin the uppertlnrkness; and, 11 few paces lie- iytmal, the ae:ulen1y, within wliuseivulls the cashier hurl listened with such pride to his Iluri-y`s eloquent cleelaration of The Return of Regulus to C:ntln1ge on the last Cmmuencemeut lam He thou_-_:ht 0i"Ll1ese tliiiigs :is- he passed, tlmu_-_:h so many other thoughts .snrgerl in his miml; and he wonduretl if another he_;u-t i)l.\`l(ll3 his own was beset with such reininisences on the silent _journe_v.` R:-fni-n tluur rmmluul tin: -lennlr flip IUIII IIIIBUIIUUH UH LIIU Bll'3||\4 JU|ll HUI: Before they reuclued the -lumk the man who had gone in advance 1'ej._nncd them. ' LITA. E, II ,, ,,!1 I. ,,!,I 3,, 1,., Il|I\3llI| . . It is all serene, he said, in a low tone, but with n~courser voice and utter- unee than his conl'elemte's; nothing more than a cat `stirring. I lmve un-y liitelied the mm`e,_uud we should be o'iu fifteen minutes. ' All rig_vlit, Number Two, said the lender. _ The swag will be in the l)1igg in less time. Cnshier you are".-L man .0!" prudence, Iknow. if you work thnlcom-. lrinution skilfully` und promptly, .not. a - hair of your heml shall be liamneil. If you make a blunder that costs us a min- ute, not only will this knife be home in your lienrt, but we shall stop on our .w;i_v back and set your cottage on re. Our retreat will be covevrerl, and you know the consequences there before the alarm will 7 arouse uuyboily. _ I ha\'eAswoVrt'1 to>do `Ll! _, umuno I he will be It at all than nonth, when-

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