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1 A` lady was ntursingin the hospital who waeswhat I usedto calla 111111--on__ly I bo-- lieve -now_ the saying is sister, in conse- quence of belonging to our church, and not to the Papists.' She was, in point of fact, a ,P11seyit'e. `This lady Ididnot like, being myself a member of the Protestant religion, and not . caring for new-fang1ed`ways dur- M ing the matter of, -let` ussay, five or ten years which I have to live. .Whether the Popish gown and bonnet .made the face brighter by contrast or not, 1 can t say; but, without a. doubt, thelady was pleasant to see, providing, you observe, that you looked at her ` and e not _ at what she wore. _, , I never saw that woman out of temper. ; I never saw her in a. hurry.` Never saw her without a ne, healthy, hearty smile, as if, to put it in my way,` she had eaten a good breakfast, and was -umnntivv n 6-Inn /|n1y n turn-017 V {BRIT n 3119 Han Bulll. U: guuu u1'uu.nI.uau,u.uu.-nun read for the da.y_ s work. And they do tell me t at sometimes when there was a. bad case, or one of great suffering, her goodness was uncommon, and that the- very touch of her handona throbbing forehead seemed to cool it. The prayers she would say were 1 wonderful; enough to make one think that } all parties might find themselves right when they got right up to the doors of the good place. For allthat, we must be careful to maintain the Protestant religion. vm-:.. 1...a-. L.... ....-... at Hun Lnmx-ol u-nan lllulubuui but: 1. Luucaucuxu 1 ouaxuua This lady, then, was at the hospital when Misa Vanity. was brought in, and she heard all the awful story; and 1'ealIy'she'seemed to . be drawn to the young woman by what she was told. _. The doctors had their own notions about Vanity, which {S little wonder; and remarkeclupon her beauty;' and gave each `other the whisper; and were iolerably sure . that `she was it knowing one. , Somehow this lady, Sister Catherinetynever. took that View . "of things, but treated the sick girl like a. d8l1gl>1t6I>';`1l6V0l`V1Bt,fi1u a hint that she was not asgood as herself. T Anyhow, she found the way `to Vanity` _Hardwai`e s heart. Sistcr Calhcrinc nurses Vaniby. Poor Vanity Harclwm'e! Wounded in body and utterly broken in spirits, she clung to her` new friend like a child, and told her all thevritory of her life. 'How her mother had been good, and true through all` her suffer- ings until her death. How, when dying, she had called Vamty to her side, and put a _little'faded whine ower into the child s hand, saying: H'l"I......n Annlinm T In} I 4-kn} (`Aura-II nu vrnnv uuuu, out v Lug, .. .There, darling, I lai 1 that ower on your little breast the .day_ you were baptized. Then the ower was as fresh and sweetas your bosom was white and pure. Keep that ower year after year, my child. Never do M anything to soil it H1lTI.{nL T I1n1voII rlhl 77 `fnnzv nail` hlivvaf. lly U]-II-Ll-S UU DUII. llv 4 A \Vhich I never did, Vanity said, burst: in: into tears at this place. `.`Never-it' is true-though I was often tempte_d, and on the edge of what was` bad, niaijy, many times. I newer forgot _` Vgnotherfs dying words-T--- ` ` A ' 1 3,, M `L- _--.n 1-.:_ ..-:.1 uu.....'| ." ULIU Ul.l.'9DU\.l JJUJLI6 v . . `fMy%gi1-1, the s1st_,er sand, after a very long silehce, you'.havea new life before You. _ i ` 3 ' s6\`l'n 9'3 1Tnn+11 ona'n1n1'nl1 wifh n Hnnhnaa VVUl.'U'F"" V . or which, the good lady said, thank * the blessed Lord 1 u\l'__ ,_:..1H LL. ..:..1.... ....:.J -696-.. l\ `wanna: `w`L`3Io, Vanjty answered, with a rmness`: in her beautiful eyes that amazed Vthelady, ` you mistake me. I shall never be good. ul'.`.l -.u.l. 19 Han nlunr won-Ininn in n wlinnnr _YUll I.uu_-wunu luv. 1. uucua uvw U1 uu E\l\I\In Hush, the other rejoined, in a whisper `meant; to soothq and `reprove in the same breath. L (L11-4._'__. is 17--..:';._` .`--....-A.....I un....`.: ...--'..1- * MUSIC LESSONS. -Miss Mockridgez will re-` S ceive 9. limited number of music pupils, vocal and instrumentad. For particulars as to terms. tixuc-.of lessons, etc.. applv at No. 3 Russell Terrace. 41-15 , ....._---` - --.`v 'r ~u\r\r~nrIn'l| IJIUEUII. - Newer, Vanity repeated., Good people ` are not my sort. I always think of Amino.- dab Sleek. _ . _ "I - Who was Aminadab Sleek?" ' ` Oh, an old h ypocrite--in a play. I noted \ in it once." ' L ` L ' ` u'n_-L __;..._'..__-LI_'-_. .___f ..!-..I ' (IL- __`- ` he?cZ"uFo'i. {8 }:i13?vT'nT*i.?;5`f3u"u"`c`~`". mg. ? For all the world like a broken heart! CHAPTER II. ' ; . snxicwxn; BU'1`7"KI-NDLY. But Si.-tcrCat-h_e1-ineuwas not the woman to giveVnpity up. For one thing the gi1'l s loveliness. attracted her. Nun or no uun,`I nver yet saw the wom_a_nV who had not an` instinctive drawing toward a beautiful face; V. ,'not:with_sta.nding xyihgclx fact, i_f1gh_e baiitiful face should aubseqhently com . into .1-ivalzfy with their own, tlifese aadmifing `ladies can; then :e;p'I`e_ss anotller fopiniogx. [ And quite right, But Sis_te'r Catherine, T atbractedf ._by,Vanity sloo1:'s, pi1:yi(1g her' s<)x`ruw, nd` sustaiiiajd 1I.r1ost. at all-,.by her : ogwn; resolute .}Wi1l.;d9*59i?mii1.i..t!,Iata.`;thi {girl stsomay% have one.`-n.19r9 < =}ijai.x.c9"!r.x 11:6; 'T`nim's n.~u+m'~.;;-.1- .1i-in"`.t .`.:.`-'....m'..a..*.I...~ .cs..`... 4.1.` uup_uuuv uuauu; ;u-1u., uuu u,uu-U 5 5091.1 U118. f . I_a'.m nojstory`-3plj1iue't, so; pq._1sit1i:`OfVer the. anemia . by iwmcn.'*tne sister _uro_`:m`;'he"abut :wha.t rollows. Ii3iis;sti a18ht1r9ih'Septe1hb6i`. 9 j()<':'t2job: e1',?"V`a..1'1d`froi1;`the"1}ospitaLl_ 'w.a1'dV to ` 'u:1.d at-his woi-d Vanity Hardware turned ninn Pan-an unnn flan i-diltnn nun` 1-animal: Ant tIII`!f_ l`uB\1;`t:w:;.r511;4'_mothr, my girl. She val. new-I '" 7 THE NOR1`H.ERN ADVANCE. the dark lawn of Tetb ry Park, Gloucester- s`:u'41-Ae. . The fact is, Sister Catherine had a niece, almarried lady, who lyived-about foun- teen miles away in this. handsome country house. .- This nieee wasgrich, andVof;tlie'san'1e ` pe1'suasi011 "as the aunbrthat i;=, she was a. Puseyite, but, I understand, was a charitable lady] in spite. of it, and did many good works. ' H3--. ......~'-snf a nun nnv at A" 1111!]- works. _ . t all This moce was not a nun nor a. nun- vnish in .her ways: but fond of life and __._1.. ...:+1. 411:; Ionninn in 'P1'1qmris:m- LLU LULI nun; nlsll In `uer \`\_'u._y;s; `u u -u.-. u....< .. fa_shion, only with this `leaning to Puse_yism- which I have just mentioned. "Nov,v to this Aiioung lady the sisterxlispatched _Va.nityl - ardware. with an le:ta1f:`of introduction, and Elie time \va_sj'ust_abou1 6:37) on ai-ainy Octo- liur even1`ng.when poor Vanity, with trem- blii1;; stzps and beating; heatrt-,`sto1e tiptho avc-`nue toward the, fine house" to which she; had been directed, ` ' T A j ` V _ Noce:~:.si1y has no law. `Had retreat -been possible, or, more probably`, had there been any place to which she -could have fled, or hadlher purse not been empty, Vanity would never have linoic.-ked at that door. Perhaps shrewd Sister Catlierine foresaw all that. And so it`. came topass that poor Vanity, under compulsion. but irx-esolube, still `stood leaning upon the lI`Ol1 fenco which-ran round the lawn. She gazed, into the handsome cl`:-axxring-rooni, which was `so brilliantly l lighted that her quickeyes could see all that 3 went 0:1,. -,,1_; |_____ 1...-.- ..;`|....4-n.qo`IH-11 null {aha O HENRY. APPRAISER 3: BILL . &c.' .1{entsAOol1ected, Servants Provided. Otce up-stairs opposi,teTBank of Com_me'r_co.. POSTER. V\'L"H|J OH. - '1'hismigbt have bzen what quality call the children s' hour. Two mites were playing about; the room, dressed to_ perfection, and Vanity n_r.-ticcd that a third small gir1,Twith In white face and long dark hair, was lying 1- 1--V.. 1.... ..n(+nlnnn- I-Jan nfhnr nllrlrnn H VVHIIB Ia('.B tluu IUHS utun Hall, "(Lu 1' 1.116 `[11 :1 lagJy s1np,r watching the other children .-.v2:'h a. tired expression. The mother was a Ham-'}sonio iudy, richly dressed. She had L.-1~.i:2.t we call av high` complexion, and a sort _ {wok which signied that if, in the course A ix` (-nn\`eI'sz'1ti0n, she were-to say, A thing is and so, and youwere to reply, Begging your pardon, madam, but the thing is not so 1.id-SO, the conversation wouldinot end at that point." Do I take you with me! `For all that, the lady caressed `the weary child; with a kind hand, and tried to make the little creature 'smile at the gaunt 01s of the `others. So Vanity called this lady mamma at once; and, uttracteciby the bright pictures of the drawing-room, the 'Gctre.~rs gazed on with observing eyes. A runvl`-Invnnh new 1'?` I111 n-.v:v_nHn1'v 1-nnrlintr ECZIUU U11 VVLLLI KJKJDUI. Vlll C-JIIJD. _ A gentleman sat in an easy-chair re_ading_ the newspaper, and not taking notice-of any- body. From the familiar wayfthe two little children ran about him, Vanity judged him to be` the father of the family. ` His face she could not see. Next she remarked that on a Settee there was posted an elderly lady, very stout, very stiff, very dogmatic in her de- nieanor. , She seemed to look'aroun_d andseay I have settled all matters that have come up heretofore, and settled em right; and am, besides, prepared for all that s to come." ' e ` ' war", .. ray 1 , , 1,,,1 .__._V 1:`... - UUlLlUo Now, Vanity Hardware had eyes like a lynx or a hawk, and the light of the room, as I have said, `was brilliant; so she saw hOW this old lady watched with shrewd and de- _ signing face a bit of byplay which was going on at the piano. .`D.-u:h~'ln fhn v\:nv\n ufnnzi A \l1n"_fnQhi('I(M". U1]. El. lLlU pzuuu. - . Beside the `piano stood swell-fashioned, ruddy young man, who had evidently just dropped into-the drawing-[room as be dis mounted ffom his horse, for he held his whip in his hand, andhis dress was splashed with`. mud. Ayoung lady was si'tting_ut [the in- _ strument, looking up with -laughter` into his face. This young lady was not handsome, unless on the ground of hax1dson1e is that ' handsome does.. ` ' I - 1-H n AL, -, , _-- - __.. .-....J LlLI:lI\J.5UlllU U.'vJUD.. I ' - Something in this bit of the scene caused Vanity to forget herself for a moment. She `watched curiously, and thought` she could make out the -whole story of that bright, drawing-room, though perhaps she added some notes later on, when she knew the facts directly. She judged the young horseman to be an easy, good-natured sort of fellow, who would in all probability play the game. of follow my leade'r.in' life, more especially if my leader should happento be a sharp young lady, who, not having manychances, was determinad to make the most of one. It appeared, nlso,_tlmt the young ,1ady_-above described was angling for the young horse- man cleverly, he for hisgpart keeping his mouth pretty wide `open, so that she could throw the hook in clean.` Further, Vanity concluded that the erect, dogmatic old lady on the settce was the mother of the young lady, and trainer, hacker, and so forth in the present cont-es't.'_ Next came what, in the high language of the books, might; be called "a curious phenomenon. . The mistress of the , house, V the handsome, dressy, ` high-com-. I plexioned lady. darted glances at the group, which. plainly said: You, my `handsome young horseman. are a" great simpleton; vou, artful girl, are a forward minx; you, my domineering dame, are an unscrupulous old 1 Woman. I don t want this marriage to take . place. I hate the thoughtof it; yet here, in . my drawing-room,`under'my `eyes, this game is being played; and I must show no vexe- tion, because it would bebad ma;nn_ers.v . All I can do is-to tattoo on this carpet, and hear your triumphant glances as best I may. ' T.1.`;"`l TT.-u-n'+u'u'I1.....-1un.....- Amnnnnnli 4\n'C- JULLI UIILIILIEIIJGLIU 5lCItLI.\.K7G CID IJUBIJ J. [I151] n Little Vanityardware V dreamed that in this brilliant drawing-room she saw enacted . the prologue to her own future life. Little handsome horseman, angry mistress, irting girl and a domineering dame dreamed how, out in the cold October mist, a watcher` 'stood who was a.fterwa.rd to step into the midst of their schemes and hopes and fears, intrepid and resistlees. V TT.....L.- Innrl .`..a.n6d-an 'I..;n'Jn`| 'l`1.;.~ Ania IIJUL U]-ll`-I QLILI lUlVl.OD3n Vanity had forgotten herself. The con- trast~of. the dark, cold` October air threw warmth and brightness upon the'drawing- room, and she might have gazed on for an hour; but all at `once the wind broke inoo amoan, and, the mist became driving rain, which came down in a drenching shower. Vanity hurried bothe front door and rang ~' the bell-. A _.'I ,-__ I An: IILIU wvua A spruce maid answered. After some hesitation the answer was given that, 0 yes; missis probably would see the young person. .. I. ' . , v Next moment handsome missis came ,out with guick step and `sharp, imperative ' voice. She eyed poor Vanity with no great favor, and, before; the girl could speak, the : lady, divining her errand, cried out: . ' nnn1lw T nonunl-, I-us 4-..n..k'l.ull A.......J1 ..._ HAUGIlTON` LENNOX, 13A1c1i1s1`1:'R, so- licitor. Conveyancer. etc; Money to Lorin. H Utlice, Corner Dunlap and Owen S t1'c_ets. Bnr_- rie. Iuug, uAvLuu.|5 uvx unsuauu UIIUU. Ullhl Really, I cannot be troubled! Anne- vaddressing the _mnid-how often `must I re- peat that persons_ calling in this way we to send in a message, saying what their bus!- neas is? You have made this hall so cold that one `sh`ivors." Do not keep the door open a.` moment longer. `l).._A.A.._ _I_:.. I___L LI__L Ir,--_ 1-v h_`i='r'.7c?v'e;';1". iI{ hints em Miss Vanity must march. In other days the haughty condent actress might have replied with some sting- ing word; but now,_b1`oken and sickly and hopeless, she meekly turned to leave, when, as the door opened, the retreating mistre.a saw how heavily` it rained. ' H1\T:-um Ann- H at... ....H...l ...'.-L .--- L`... __:___- nun" uvvv uuuvuy AU saluvu. Now, Anne," she called out in her vixen- 'ish voic, that girl cannot go out in such T over. rain. Let her sit down until the storm in vv u.` ' ..`. . - nlg -<).or weary Vanity,` with not a. spark of pride or resantmentjn her breast, sunk down on the seat.` As shedid so the light; of the lamp fe11"on' her_ face; and, the won- -.deAr_tul` beauty. 9; the face, its pallor, its " deep saglngas, iarrgsbed the 'sha.rp'_ lady. ' _'V'nn .lnnIr vivv n`n'la`a aha nn'- ..,.'..Q..'.... qvp a;Ia\f.11v,,>.1.3, nLpavaLI: hglu uuurp muy. ;YQu look. very pale, she sald, coming :bacli, a1;d s`pe`aki,ngTstill in the same :-;`harp _voic`e.' kAre you ill?" -' V ` `rnvI1'Ir1-9 `I\!'\"('\l. u`-. ' : G'.;..._L1._l'., ,,' 9 .r $O1ething in the :v1 a51yae `face enoura.ged__ her, although the ; j.;19.W79i`6 H1131}. But when she tried `to 1.1'1;1.5I5.3,`.;,`.?Z`V.11`1 ~`10!3 9.56.? her, and. the` ._ 62,513 sqund she u_tered wa.s a_ sob; - ' " "-`1'w....`s..'.`...u`..'.~`..1... ; .-4-u.`.. 1..-*.aL. '-a-__ -1 1' -" .1 ._-41.1.1 ..\_eu.u,=.u.*.=,.,,`.'.="=`-l W`-5 H%`0D~[ . I ` Y .f1m.f!D'8.d5.W0IY ""1759 lady, "ew O? 150` the .dra;wh1g-`room, and Vanity heard `her say`: It " Au tus! there is a poor Sheg`iso0L'_i so thin, and so preiy-rand o cdld. _ Do go and see her. ' "-`swam ? an indolent voice replied, what I td"do with"such people? If you listen tohthh`. #3165 you may as well commence relieving oi_0'er at once. _ _ nn...-4.. ?.`..'...M.' -Auo--n:1-11:. or-md a vmce. Omyf `(ll U-LIUU. :-uQujt,e~`1-igh(g,`.:`Augustu;, cned a V0108, . which Vaiiity felt must be. the voice of I)ameDOII1'1.I10.8l?{ quite 1'igh.t- PI'0"id9D would not approve of your housing `every Lvagrant that comes to your door. uD.m`l`|xi ,A11o-nc`.n:A the 1.9.dV_ reto1'ted; _va,gl`.I1D um. uuxuua vu j uus uvut 0 uRea11y,'_Augusf,us, the lady? .retoi'ted; thow self-incIulgentf'you' are, here in_ this wai-m rodmi. And that poor creature outs- ` side!" u1u--'.'.:m .-...'|1.-.A>nVn1--T},~,vna nnrninnnr vnn 'HEA1{N_ 56 l`v1U1tUI~'llDUlV, ..l5.l1L\.l.\JfDL.l`41\D, .So1-icltora, COI1\'C) &_1.l1CL`l`B. &c. 1\ oney to Loan. Ofllcc--Ovcr D. J. `Murchison s Store. Market Street Barrie. * Branch Ot_cc-Pot.ter s Block. 1`ot_;teni1'um. EDWARD J. Hm1w.. D. C. MURCIIISON. 4 four Years old. Ma1id1- callcd oTut-Danrxe Dqminer, you we'r`.'a,1ways selfawled, ever `smc you were V unnm ' `mail urn 7 Ana'n. 1-n`ininra.r.1 in a 1011 Yew "" . . . - . Well, well, we1l,. Augustus regomerl m a good-nat11r_ed tone, . this comes of . being married to a wife. Isuppos-3 I_ may as u_e11 go at once. You are the most restless-- mxmm Anannmz, the ladv cried. do 8? = . 1 jHAugugtus,M c_r1_ed the dame, 1d0n t go. i Maud, I am astomshed! rn1-_ '..-...L :.....&...-.4- 4-Inn rv1'I+1()YY\III'I uvna c:fnnrl_ Maud, 1 a.stomsne:1:" The next instant the gentleman was stand- ing beside Vanity. What is your business, my girl? - ; He asked thistquestion with_a curious air of mingled. condescension, authority and kindness. ' 1r__.:A.__ L....`I- ..-............ T4-' cagrnn again, lununua. V . Vanity took courage. . It seemed 88.8161`, iwafter all, to deal with a man. T ...-.....n :34-In 1: 'lnH-nr F1-n-rn Rich-'.n~ {`.ni-Mar. ullgf ulj, [A] uoaz II Lvu ll luau. I come with a letter from Sister Cather- me. .n-, _`l--_`II1 4.1.- ._-..4.1........... .....'A. hub 4... Hun!- ln?;f11deod! the gentleman said; but in that brief space he, too, passed under the spell of her face and voice. f`Let me see, will you--- won tTyou-had you` not better come in to-- E "o the drawing-room? \ 1'\_...... TX.-.-rn1'vunn-no -nr\nnI- kiftl nrnnf fn fhn U bun \.u at" 1ll5'.I vuun 5 Dame Domineer must have crept to the ioor to listen; for in Whispered accents that were ludicrously audible, she was heard to bxciaim: u-nr, .j _,,,,, L__.-. A....-..L.... .5. nn4-null bxc.8.1m: Maud, come here; Augustus is actualli . asking her in! ..........4.. . 1,.,n,,.,: ...,+;.....11.. munmfnrfahlaz `LIEWSON & CRESWICKE, BARIHSTERS, 1,, So1_icj_t.o_rs qf '1_1_1e Suprexge Court 21`. Judi- __L,._.- .\L....!nn Blilng D61` 1111" Augustus looked naturally Vuncomfortablei bub Vanity, with an ease which the gentle- man` did not fail to admire, affected 50 ha heard nothin_g.- - - ` `(T lit!` AL (:4. 43.. "`r|`A ::lnnrIr:'r|n'_`l`(\/\YY\ ,7 K119 ll-IUHYU. LlUDLl.l..llg. '. " . . V - I am not fit for the draw1ng-room, She said. - .`.`Ple:1se dOn t ask me. uni-__ 1:L-;, _.__ LI___, H L`- ._...',1 H'D,.`l1,.no rnn 7 V CHAPTER III. AV om) COAL. _ V _ The upshot oflthe interview in the library, and the perusal of Sister Cat11erine s letter, was auspicious. An hour later Vanity found herself alone in at pretty bedroom, surrounded A by comfortand renement. and twelve hours quiet `before her. Weary though she, was, __she examined the room with.plea.se.1 curiosity. The furniture, the picture; on the mill, the writing and toilet tables were all set out with taste; and -poor Vanity, who knew by_ experience the artices of povert_v or the -ashy display of momentary wealth, saw now forgthe first time the quiet elegance of a wealthy ' English home.` She, recalled` the stories her mother used to tell of her own early days, and somehow Vanity did not feel altogether an alien in this. luxurious mansion. Acertain pleasure nlingle-'1 with her foreboding; of the future. There, was , `an interval or rest, however brie-",Vin her 3 tempestuous life, and so at last sh: sunk to l ..`l.\.\... 9399*,` , . Inithe nmrning a T servant _b1'011g'ht her Ta ' message that the lzidy of the house xms en- gaged and could not see her 11ut-iltwelve o`clock; and meanwhile a. small boudoir next `to her room was set: apart for her ue. Here she had her hreajzfast-. TKG room looked out upon the garden; and as the morning` xvus warm and sunny, she openel the window andenjoyed the fresh air. .80 shebsat and" mused, thankful that an-into:-vie\vv which must be 2 i_mportantT to her was fQ1`_ a` while postponed`. - ' - nr..11 ...:,.x.4 v..-.u... l~I' .....a '.........A 1v1;..+ WEI Ul!\JLll,`1.l - _ We11n1ightVa11ity sit; and.`muse. What road in life was..sh_e to take? Her experience was_remarkab1e_, almost unexzuupled. -Her mother, ` affectionate, pious and rened, had made it the chief care of herestruggliug life to `imprint somethingiof herself upon her child. 1But. Vanity had inherited some of her father s qualitiesalsoz his reck1es:sz1ess, _his love of .cZ1an};.3, his dcsireiforpIeasu1'e at any cost BesEd:`:.;`,i for, many years past the girl had lived in a whi1'1'of excite- ment. The glare of the f0O'i1ig_hbS is not apt to foster modesty. Vanity loved z~.dmi1':1- tion, m1d she ha} been admire.:1,s ipp1'z1llded, courted, and a1l'tho,1`est `of it. Sh) was still yoimg anl bril-Iiaint, and her tnlezit for Vacting wiis undoubted. Why not go to Lon- : don and m`y"he1'.1uck? The life of an actress 3 `might be respectable _mir1 `exemplary; and even if she chose that her life should not be So, wha.t,'she asked herse`.f, had the viz'tT11oua world done for.Vanity I-Ia:-dware that Van- ity Hardware should so consider the virtu- ous world ! W'as she not her `own mistress! . Here ea_m_e the wilrlthrill in her'hezu-b which .: none but the true Bohemian knows; the pros- pects of life tmfettered; `virtuous, perhaps; 3 -p1easa.nt; anyhow; above all, free! Yes, she ? would `start away, and make her fortune or chance A her luck.` Her` choice was made! [She had suered enough at the hands of men ` andthe world. For the rest of her life she would be happy in helf own "way. ' `hut: l\ nnnnn on` `any: htrnn .-Lana `kn ` 8.1) UUCU. 1 uu cu:-2 cuo xuuau AUJvAvua Now, Augustus, the lady cried, do -01! V vvvtnsu. luv lJ$Ul.IllJ Au IILJL uvv ll nu! A` horror had oppressel her eslrer since the tragedy at Tumbledown Farm; why allow it Vany longer to brood over her mind? Hex father was gone. ' She had no part in his awful fate. She might change her name, and with that banish `forever the. terrible gloom which even an hour ago she had be lieved must rest upon her forever. Life is short, said Vzu1ity;"`m1d youth and beauty qndvdelighb _a1-0 shorier still 1 . n 1-1v-1: ru u Her. experience `of "W11lie Slum- s in con- stancy had been a bitter disclosure. Vanity ha.d'idol*'zed that youn : fellow. All that her mother had ever taught her about goodness had gathered around Willie, and he became in her eyes the image of integrity and vir- tue; and how warm and living .integrity and virtue seeznedvembodied in his person! J uste "when she expected him to rise to heroism, Willie had sunk down to respectable selsh commonplace. Vanity suffered not from laoerated affection alone. Her idea had been degraded, not shattered; that she might haveendnred. Virtue and goodness had been reduced` to feeble aminbility and prudent consideration for number one. .Vanity conned over the admirers of other days. Notlone had a character. But she seriolxslyrquestioned whether may of them would have behnvecllike respect-am ; -Willie Snow! _ ' * - Lure, v `I D- u up wu. vvvuls vu I115 lUnp.7blauULlllJ_)'. And thus tnis sunny morning, musing on her life, and gazmg out upon the pleasant garden. Vaity made a` resolution which was during, stern and will, and yet had something pathetic in it. She wuuid take leave of these kind ent`e1_`taine1`s;~ sell her watch and . rings, make her way _to London, log}: for a theatrical "engagement, work her way up in the `profession-_-.1iv`e after `her own hen-Vb. She had escaped from the dominion of Sisbe1:'_Cather1ne, who had unquestionably .g`aji_n`e :1 Inuence` over half, and giveniher ` '&P'i1I!DF9S3f0n`0f .d1d'6t`aisil5z etfaksa 1 5B&1:f a .s9cifo3t`ivhispe1' genuine 800<'1.1198S.W.hich, sh. ` Aix`1"he i* harbjwhich` a`.'s `ye3b ii:hiaj"h1ai; 11!jica`i-159139`? ieerprgteg. :8YP,..h.}". Strehzth-E %`H93?.choice So much for respectability! sho mid in heartfelt scorn. And yet she had no heart- felt scorn for Willie Snow. She luv 3d him still---in spite-of all, she loved him still. And women forgive as long as they love. And they. p'ersis5inVnding -excuse; for men as longas any affection rema.in:=x. If Willie had not been respectable, murmured Van- ity, he`w<`)uld never have cut me pff. ~ It was an owing to his respectability." ` `/ Arnrl ~l'.hnn tni annuxr v-nnrn?-nn- ...n,-..'...'.. A... \ A. LE;\_ NOX 3:, C0.,CONVEYANCERS. . etc. Money to loan. Notes discounted. Uollectionsmude. Insurances eifected. Estates managed. Oices over Farquha.1'son's store, hnnlnn Mrent. Barrie. _ - 45-18 . 110.7" .C19ll58 U.UI..l'U IISK` ILIU ' A My 1ib1`ar_v, tl1en,77 he said. Follow me, .waia Let `the 133st be pat. 1.ILV`Vr7 I L. Q8313 of""g'QoineSs'Was over. B1111 $219 _.. ';._ --1. - L... `l..._L l.'__`LA. `L o;:iI;es:'v;:;s:'o:ex:w};;z;1:i4 gtnob _ be; but l1ght-h9urte 1__ I,,-_ Inna: Aaev.-nhnve all` il N 1Qh. >.`l`I'lrn1f- . v 41, IRA LIV! ljulvv Iuuuuu n.\.o.vvg ,f'Wi|1ie Snow-.--`he man wk Aonc'e--'.vhow_as stolen from :m: _not-resist me cvfen now--tl1c um; ;s(-.i_);1V-I -`-".*'}1';:`;t; if` I` won him bzmlc; :1 I The'o1d saying that, what meat is another m:1n s Duisul .in the opposite tastes of pun; The 'J.`urks shudder at ti eating oysters. m:..;'n:....,... `I .-.A.'..n.. ..t H. `.5-LlU.|I 1'--IULI" II\_l rug, uuv au5u|.-ur'iU |L'l ;.ous; asy,-,above all` indepenlent . ;q I)eg;b1apeop1e~bhis she could b vs`fou1d be. ' ~ 5 11;; _'_-L_A. -_.... 4.L.'._ .__L_-_, _, ;-?g;.7B;g v;:Z`.l3at.x:as this whisper in n '%Whsi;+' 33' she listenad to, an deepen, and her eyes grow stmn_r;.: "and her puise beat` fast? (uT{11n .`lnnIx'_._"|\n nnnn u.y'.. K73`-15:16 U`! L3I:\JLh)1 ' Tne_D1g,r.7er Indxans pf` the p'.c':I}`t 5 rejoiced m the. great l<.cu.~L .=_\x:3u 1875 as a. dispensation of the 4.;'r:,m :~', and laidiu a store of dried luczxst pm. sufficient to last them for sv.-'.'a.-ml \(>;u n-u ' tn 1 -11 . 1- ` .. IIIJV Illa KILIIBUIIJJJ Du Buckland declares the taste uf ft strictor good, and much like veal. {L}.-.-.. AL.-. :t\Qunr\l\v|`:\t` ,..k`.~....... uujuvlvllv UV auuv suwau l\.'L up v'_L` The French will eat fmgz, the diseased liver of grecse, but line at alligators. D....1.1......1 .J....1....,.. n.,; a.'..;,\ I managed. uxuceu _u\ Dunlop street. Barrie. Ill IUVVL vvu InAJ\A naauvnn LlIL\J vpu.1, Quass, the fermented cabbage \-.-am-; the Russians, is their popular timulv. is described. as resembling a. xmxmr. stale sh and soapsuds in taste, y. t, .11. to beer, it has more Vuta.1'ies H1;-.1: ; other fermented beverage. A -1;._! candle` washed down with guess f .1-u. meal that it would be hard to be u-.:;.;. for. ' T ' (`I I 1 :1 fl!` AVA . ' .-In Canton and other Ch:1m:.=:0 <.-E are sold at the rate of$2 a `awn, hind quarters ot_ d'ogs'are hung: in butchers shops Ldongside hf mm lamb, butcommand a. hig_;hcr ;.ri< `edible birds nests cf the Worth twice their weight in 9-. nest, variety selling for as Inncviz pound. - 7l`I.n nnnnn `no: 1-.` Q1111 "0'. 2 ~ `tl\I\lAl\.|U ._ 1`he negroos of the Wes baked snakes V and _palm saw "their owri fat, _bu_t they can In to eat stewed rabbits. ` 2 b T_he octopus, or devil fish, when and then'roa.sted, 13 eaten in eC.rsi4 esteemed a delicacy. I `V T... ALA Dl\tS:nlI T..I....,7.. an? \\'..... av uuu uuvn \.Iv\ nuuvupvuo V In Mexico parrots are eutc-`n, are rather tough. ` , "`l`Ln f1...~.,.'kn..` 1.. &`lnn- 1)..-..,.1.-. I Av LDIUAJVI u` j ` ...5A..1 _ '1he Guachos 01 -the Bauda Ur1.~ in the habit of huntmg sm1z.~'m sake of their esh. "II n 'l .- I I -HUI-\d\lJJ\d\-6 IN \&.`Al\JlL\-IJ I V ` V ' - In the Paclc Islands and \\ L'.SI I: 1xzards eggs are eaten with gustu. natives of -the Anti1.Ieseat alligatw z -and theeggs of the turtle are ;.~.;' everywheqe, though up to the Cvxlilnr ment of the last century turtle wzas. eaten byhtvhe poor of Jamacia.. Au- I`-Ill nntnn Ln an-unnn t\nO; 1../|n\.\.Aa. VJ -vnav lJ\4\.In. vs -a uu.auv-.-- A Ants are eaten by various naii~ - Brazil` `they are` served with at sauce, and in Africa they are stcv. greasevor butter. The East Indig. them in pits and carefully wash handfuls like raisins. In Simu a `ants eggs is a costly luxuxy, nu.-. 11..__1 ......_.. ..,.L L1... 1.... ~. _of' the -silk worm. uuvu V5581 Au u uv-.1-.nJ ;u.uu.J ., `,Th c Ceylonese eat the bets bingb them of their honey. -C'ater.piil_aVrs and spiders arc I t11e_Afr1caubush1nan. ` _ After they have `V\'(_Jl1i L(1 {In the cocoon the Chmese oat ,?.}';e 1 T V Expectued en the Train. ' If youare standin,r_>; a1'ound it in; depot about the time some tmiu 1.2 `pected in` you needn t_ louk t\'.'ic;, identify the man who is down thex-I welcome ' his wlfe. hehas be;-u 1:-. three weeks. but the time seemshku 2 months "to h"im._. He was never so `hie.-life as at the'thou_4ht that she is :- towards him as fastjas stc:1n1..c.'m 11:.` 1 1 . I . nus LOUN l`. STRATHY & LOUNT. BARRIS-A1 _ters, Solicitors in High Court of Justice, Notaries Public. Conveyancers. Ollices over the Bank of Toronto Barrie. --- . ,_, A n YY tr cw....-......u (`Q `((7 T.nnvrn \.'I. vlnvulan Iv \JLlAlt Spiders roasted are a. | with the New` Cavleduxxim.-;+ I.\.( IV (ll.L|u 11.511: IAL) Luv-I uu -a-.\.u.nnn.,\.non. There was such- :1 man at` th: Br_u'sh street Sat1zrday.' He expcctg wife on Vtllelicliigvatx Southern tr:. rusheiw upand_ down to see if the. was on time. -'l`h'en he rushed ma: engaged-a. hacjk. Then he p1'mA:1--51 up and down and wiped llisbruw, zu -wa.sfsti.1l at it when a man who lam! across -the road Vtp whet his whistle old rum came sluuchinq back zm-.1 qui`k'ed : ' ' A M `fExp.ecting someone, eh ! Yes`,sir.v= ` w. _ Wife, pr.obab1y'?'- T Yes. -' 2 1\- 1 1n ' 7) LCD: Wall, I dunno, continuod tl1c1n;=.n 2. he rubbed his back against the ticket xx i` diow shelf. l.wouldn t be Clllllllslfil, aboutit. Wimen are mighty ons:=.::._.~ I ve had two of em run away from Is your wife any hand to make acuwatr ances whiletravelliug ? ' ` No, sir 1 '``Couldn t be induced to elope .Sir I Do you intend to insult Gosh! no. I.wouldn t. insult u--:~ Y: nor nothing. Could your wife be Cil`l;:` away by good looks and lots of ma 1 j. I l .l E- Hif ..,\.. ......... . .... ..1. ....... v uuu. vy gvuu uvuuu uuu nu-u \.'L If you wa.sn L an uld man I11 xi." you for your impudence ! exclaimui husband as he -grew red all over. HV.\.. .......IA) \\7.dI I u-,\n' lull` He went into the Bitting~1'm)ula Md 1"`; sent-Iy the train came in. The husbzm-.1 dodged about as if he was walking H`-`: glass, and the passengers came out one 1%` one until the ctmches were empty. '1'1}0` was no wife. It was ten minutes bcton` the husband could give up, and when 11!` `did a1~.d started out doors the old H13" lmlnged out ond said : . I] I - a - , I A 1,4- .__:-...\.\1'-mi anunuuuu. no no snow .u. W-.. V You would ! \Vell, I \vfn't tall: you. . If your_ wifp comes in on tl1cu_-"L a1lr,i`ght ; if she doesn't you needn't bu. cunt: IKIIIIIILLCII UUU UIIU. 353 u _ ``I told him I ' I've lost. two wnnen 318` that way, and I knew what I was t;x'.l nu about!" ' ;4-__:___ GIIQ 50 O'IIv ` i `'1, ;tell ye the West don t foul \_\"i?-" folks," observed `a. frontieraman, boasum.'- IV.` I've-seedmeu killed out that W takin a pound o buier meat. `.7 \"T`\n`,n n.-.4ucun Au.~:`uv v-nrnorllll H b"- llllll G PUUIIU U {JIIUIUI |u\:uu.- T 2 T *"That s nuthmg, dryly remarked :s 1 stander '; _I.have seen men lulled if} 1 East for taking even less thauthat. nun.-. _.._--._1.; 1; _. 1_:... 1u:..;m- (`inn-. -I-`J`ii5|o lUI' tuluug UVULI ICES Ulla-ll tun`- What mought it a.-bin, Mister Cute.` `ymfll "excuse my imper tneuce_ askin ? continued Buckskm, snecrm`;"3 T Half an ounce of la.udanum. LILU Dwllu UL Lutuuvu LJuuAovu W. LOUNT; Q.C., H. H. STRATHY, G. W. LOUNT. ~ A A.W1de Range. . _ ` - .A wide range of painful affections xua\.'\'i` et ivith Hagyard _s Yellow Oil James, -.nwson'. of Woodville, Ont. speaks of `t in A ,i8h;;'-In)s..`fpr. thgumatism, lam? 1"`t0(; "Q " s;aan'd~ma ny. painful compl_amts H . !!1``-!`O1"1`!1 w-`!?l`e Iiti`;,n.~ It is used 1uterrr~~ 3 f: % , _ :.: M5. , Q...~"`: ".'..mr' "Bin away long ?" Over two weeks. :.r\ u KIVCI. IIWU VVCCl'\Gu Coming on tlns tram Z Yes. .:ut~r `I -v Q 1! ' Food For I For vav Fact. April 8, 1886, r Man; ..Wh1.1t is poismx l' . \ Ier brief she. did ` III . " .,_ 10' and this [rt u.1pl}}'. the) "rg nun! 4| . *`*C3AI{T1Ii',7Z TPTEPLER 5; .'McCAR'l`HY, Bu.rristers.'Solicitors, Notaries, 810.. Money to Loan. Barrie, Alliston and Gravenhurst. D'ALTON McCAwruY, Q.C. F. 19.9. PEPLER. * J". A. 1\I::CAR'.r1nz. A D. F.'1VIoVVA1'T. , Msssns. MORGAN Ea Imovnfrlaf V V RE PREPARED to furnish wedding and corsage bouquets, . hut,1o_n-holo_ bcmquets, cutilowcrsin quantity and oral deco17at-i9n' in every detail at mo c_ra.te pricqs. Funeral dnahrn nf nvm-v descrlntxon avspecuzlty. _ -110.` mu -' 3(3ringlV- with L`, f."r . .,_, the " J '1`. SPROUL, B'ARR1S'1`ER, SOLICITOR -. of the Supreme Court, Convcyuncer, 850. Money to Loan. Oiccs over Sanders-Bros.. Jewellers. Dunlop Rmcct Barrie. . ,.._..._- .__......__..__. ..,.__. (J A. RADEN HURS I`, BA1{RIS 1`ER, AT- . torney Solicitor xn Cllancery, Conveyan- cer, 8.20. O5ce-Fi1':st Door South of Postice, _ Hind s Block, Owen Street, Barrie. V 49-48 iiTi.i6, PRIfVA'[`]J FUi1)s ~o LOX? . on Real Estate at lowest. rates. Farmers Notes Discounted. Collections made in an Apart of the County. Real Estate bought an sold. Conveyancing in all its branches. Mar- riage Licenses Issued; 0lce-Over Canadian Bank of Commerce, Dunlop street. - _ 45-ly lesiqns or every aescmpuuu uuptgsixulcy. Entrance to greenhouse on W cllnsgtonj Row-v-in .LV.I. UUHD. U. ,1. ua. Auvuu, lav ..... v.. .....,_., 1iarr'i'3. . . T Btu'1'ic.1stOct_.,'.18S5. . , 41-_tf B 0NEY.--A large amount of gvutc funds to lend on straight loans, at owest. rates. > m Nlrvf`. A 1."|`H V, I l`.Pl' &',-1\ICCARTI'1Y. L; UNE.--A large amounu U1 uvuu: Luuun 16 _ MCCAILTIIY, 1 1*}PLER ac-1\_1cC.AR'1{I 1Y. "I AU'Pl0N1_3!3I! ETC- H .]70s1;1>1i 1z6 Ei{sf'dONvi1Y2N_cE-R. 56M`- rniucinnnv in-()m>.(*.n's Bench; Auctioneer. VOSELQ1 liuuhjltb, uum v n. 1A;V_un1\.. u\.uu.- o mi_asxoncr in T Quc_cn'gs Bench. .Auct1o'nccr, Appraxser. and Con1m1ssmn Agent for the sale of Houses. Lands, Farm Stock, Household` Ftlrniture, Goods,.Wa.res. 8.20. Also for the collection of Items `Notes and Accounts, ()ioe~-I o1ice Court. Barrie. ' - ' T IUHN MAUIX A X . A U U'1'.|.UA mun. uu.Lu.uu.o- I sioner. Uonvoyancer, Issuer 01 Marriage. Licenses under the new Act. Money to Loan at Moderate Interest. C1-eemore.0nt. _ 61y JOSEPH SWAN. AUOTIONEER FOR THE County of Simcoe. Terms reasonable. 011100 at my Store. Craighurst. ; 46ly K NNEDY, GAVIL ER HOLLAND, Architects. P. L. Surve ors. Valuators, &.o. Plans and specications or buildings pre- ared. Town and Village Lots 1a_id out. Farm ines carefully located. l`i1nber1units examin- ed, &c.. &.o. Toronto Oioe--4 Mail Buildings. Barrie Otlice-McCa.rthy`s` Block. Collingwood 0fce~ Long's Block. - Tuos. KENNEDY. MAURICE GAVILLER. - W. J. HOLLAND. 51-ly in detail at mouqrcue prwzga. 2 designs of descrlptson avspepmity. mmmncc to greenhouse W cllmgton ._ four: MACK Av. AUCTION EER. COMMIS- Marriage. Tnnnqnn nnnv` fh IIBW Act. Money A W. MOVITTIE, D. L. SURVEYORAND . Real Estate Agent. Calgary Correspoxxdencp solicited with re ard invest- ments in Provlucc of Alberta. ._W. l`. A.'W. N. VV. '1`; to MoVl'l"l`lE. Addressalgary. via. Bent0n,_ Montana. U.S. T T T .:.______.__.__ B BRIE FOUNDRY, "ENGINE GLVBOILER Worms.--H. SEWREY; ..Manufaoturer of every dnscrl tion 01'. Engines. Boilers Mill Grist ill, Shingle, Lath, and forking Machinery. . .. ....._......_ ..._.. . _.-.,__..._._....___..... S . W033: - -,....._.._._ -. ...,..._........_._...-.. ' ARRIE PLANING MILL.,~aEo. BALL. Carpenter and Builder, an d Manufacturer 'of,Doors Sash Bl1nds.Mouldings. 8:0. Plan- ing of ail kins done prom%tly.and satlamc-A tonlv. Eqotorv. John street. arrle. 3&ae``3:nY,`3' P.0. katown. . VII! lllllllullll llllll \Vli\'Ul'lU)'- the first Wednesday or every month.- Wye-! bridge and Midland. the next day |'l`hursduv). Penetaug the following day (Friday . Vitallzed Air tor painless exgraoting a. speoiu ty. .6-ly UDIIVII, NU l, UIILIBD UULVl. Ulhl ltbulay County of Simcoe. Ofce-Polic_e Court. H. W. A. KVUDD. LJIUBIXUIHIB U! 1116 IKOXBI, Coilego ot Surgeons. lzcdinbur 11. Linen- tiato of the Royal College of -Physic ans. Eng- `land. Olce and residence `in `Brown : New B_l_ock. Barrie. 2-26 _ _._--,-- no-guy -v.~-.., _._-__,-. M OUN BARRIS-A . fawn Slnliv-.itnv'a in Hixrh. Court Justice, R. J. L. G. MGOARTHY --OFFICE, AND Residence on the West side of -John` Bt.. Immediately opposite Mr. Goo. Bull's Planing and Sash Faotorv. I . ..-____....___.............,.. _.__.-_......-...._... .. _ _ __._...___ ,-. ..,_ ~ _ 1!al1l..l'ul Barme. IZCJARTIIY PEPLER flnnvnfnrci ?Ql|l\,{fn1`R, NnI.I'if3.H. &,c.. _BC_l[1'l`EC l`S 4__Nn'sU;1 j;1_r9nsT ._.__......_...._._._..._..._.`.... Tum QUEENS Ho'rEL.-3. W.=:B10wN. Pro Excellent accommodation for to . . tlheotaravelllixglia blto. Bar and`1urdex"`we I11p~ pr! 1: . 'w1.ho't .be 0 d toblln d- We - an hosttlers. elm. 00 3 3 m t `t o ` .:>un(1.trom a.l1,tra. nogeo "u'nv N we 15` o . M straet on I)un101);;gf?;tvv,.`1.9r,:w.j' ?j 9 s DAR 1'1` UJJ.l`4IV.I\ UUU XV 1' 1 U! D1111.` l{a.'ooE.- wilt `I76 at his oloe at the Court .-I , d . V p_ta1`s:I3.nis!1$}`a`v'a`V"erySatur`aY Residegcg and [osuwn ROGERS, CHIEF CONSTABLE, Countv nf Rimnne- 0lce-PoHca Court. R. w. A. oss. Liontiate Toqf` mh7"ii:yi, (`.n\lmm nf Sunranmz. Htdinhnmvh. Linnn. TINEEERK COUNTY OF sm- .- nnm-will Im at his nmnn, At. thn ('3nm~t. F. R. cumman, ,.' . I A (`.h1n\ \ . - -,-...._....-'.____-......_....._..___....... ,. ._.. R. HOLT, INSURANCE BROKER AND , . General Agent. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections made in any part of the ' County. 1Money to Loa_.r;. 0ice-_-13othwe1l s Block, opposite the -liznlway Statwn. 1irz]a..x-lrle, . 0 ._ y M0&\' '16. LOXN._;-$250,000 at 6_ a_nd '65. per cent. J. '1`. Sl I .0UL,'Sohc1tor. ct_<~;., Lin um`: A MISCELLANEOUS. FNIANUFACTURES. ' """.-..'._.; ""' -"""""""`-.-:3 l{., BENNETT DENTISI`. .` Barrie, Ont_..A0f F|ce. Sanders glook. onnuslte new Post Oioe. Visits 1 1 uinanduv nl` nvm-I7 mnnth_- \.Vvn. lsdalo and Wu.verley- ..__~.-........_._....,.__.. .. . ._.-..-. -- -.-. ... -......._..,. Puvsggysws. -9.1-.-- F i:isc.;u.._ ..._..-- .. ......._ .5-`.""$.'|'.:. ...-..4.. ...-c-...-.-.-u ii??? HOTELS. U. IV]... Churchill. Ont; . 35 A. D oney t_o _1cnd .a.t 1owez_t Vratcs, Agent fo_r _ Don11mo_n Grange Fxrc 4ns.u1_'ance Assam- atxou. ACa.nadm,n- Mutual `A141 Llfe Insurance ` and Reserve Fund Accident Associa,tion_s.1 b ' THOS. "s. MCLEOD, Dalston. Omce over Coulter 8:. Vo;ir s, Barrie. '1`uc;iia.y- . _ , 5.. _ nut` Quhnnflnv i Street, 10-ly l 'U\Ul'U It-nu nu % f?"l3'l15~Wi11`.3"511 19154: 111Y":'1e1.1iI.1'3`<?~5'L , comic bit`? I`do.11ot'.'?v:?ish `ydu aybl` A Bnokis nothingbuts a horror-maker. `Yet - perhaps you will say there is not much of comic in what follows, but can a man give mor'e than he has got? You can t bukg a.shil- ling out of your purse if it is not iri, `mid ybu- ` c&i1 b n:.1'1`u:1 in `:1 story. uxiless it has been put; t1ie;'e1i1'st. HOwe've1',` perha_ps you wijil`. Vsmilo uvcr this, xf you don t "exactly laxiglm. 7 Gracious Me lay stretched "on the grass, - - 1 ___1,,.`..; I... Inn`.-I fonnn * Aft Iagf xxfngn fghn ,I\1e'la.y' stretched ton just Wh0`.`6 he ha dAf_a1len.A At 1a_st., when the iexcimment had onmrhat subsid'ed,',..t;1:eyT went to .exa'mine the dead body; and. were Sm-prised: tu_' observe that the eyes remained open, b`ti1l`n:o'e the observers .we1:e .as_bQ_n-> ished to see the; said `eyes llnkmg 111] 8. curious way at ii particular blade 1] gxiass` whiclfstood jerecb clcsq to the no3e_Vof,'th.e corpse. _ V . A A _V 1.. ghmw. nvnvninnnh led to the conclusion corpse. In short, examination led to the conclusion that Gracious Me had not yet breathed" his. last. . Still closer ex-Jmination suggested the hope that the wound. m'igbt._not be moytal , "after all; and that wit!i,ca,r'e.'and nourieh~ ment little Gracious might recover and `be `rstored tohis `friends and the public. Here- upon, after several terried inquiries as t) the exact postureof affairs, Gracious tried to get on his feet, and the conipassionate by- standers raised him and p1'0p;.ed him up with great humanity. . After which Gracious looked rQund'with_ a stupid `expression. H'\\Yhnu.~. uvonvn vnn In'f/4 irinlrn nnn nf thn uuo guuu uuxxxatuuu. _ V - You see, this is how _ it occiurred, little G1`aciQ11s said, recovering his spirits some- what. I was here, and he was--there. ' He was going to re, when it struck me--I c':a_n t tell why-.-that if I was to drop down, do you see, and [lie quite still. the affair might blow over. So I`did.' Hit?-bless you, no"! Not_ within a v'ard of me 1 --' VANITY HARDWARE; IUUJSUU uguuu W .u;u_ u auuluu uayt vuanvu. ,. Where wege y_ou bit?! inquitjed one of the coxxnpassionatpersons. V Which side did the ball enter? ' ' A" - ` _f'N<~ither side, said little Grciou, tram I I9. iLll.. - . . ; ' ` us it ludgd it; the .'bx'east` _ exactly, Gracious unswou-d. 4] Luzlicve it went Over,my head." _ Then. you were not hits at all! exclaimed the good Sanmritan. ' \7nn on.-u "1\:o u'n `IA!-I1 ~H- nnzuivyvnnrl +.+1 CHAPTER XXIV. T V mes am) I TALK THINGS` ovum. After all, the story of -Tumbledown Farm `must end with a sigh, and not a smile. Vanity ,Ha.rdware was taken to the hospital, where for seven weeks she lay between life and` death. Suddenly she began to mend. Then one morninig, when some kind person called to ask after her, the reply was she had gone. Where? 'Nobody knew. Neither doctor nor chaplain could tell anything except that she was gone. Whipped oil , _ I 1y, like the brazen woman she was, without thanks or farewell, and no doubt she is new luring somebody into mischief with her wicked, beautiful `eyes. . ' ~_ an +1. ..+.\.... ,....,u-. 'r~|.:.n, n# I-halt uuleh Umcc uvcr km and Saturdav. ucuuuuun uyes. . . So the story ends. Think of that Selsh. heartless, scheming young woman, and how she fast-inated Willie Snow, and ihow near` she went toruining him! Obserw;-, f.urthe1`A, that the young` man is now living respect-p ably, with a reputable wife and two young children who promise. to grow up t'!fe<.1i_tS t0 the village. Then you may be di&`~.110S0d V130 receive the momlof my novel of 'I`umble- down Farm, which is sound, if homely: If ever 9, young Iximi is _in"doubt w-bat course he shoillcl take in life," being pulled by (litferexf reasons first this way and then that-, let him ask which is the respectable coul`S6. and take that, eandhe will do well. _ T r.nnb n+ Hus nu-nnP HT1'1'l1'a Q11('\\xr -ie lira EIJLI. UILILU |.'l.ll1U 'Clll.'A. LIU \|'11L UU V1121]. Look at the proof. Willie Snow is x_ve}1 and happy and prosperous to-day, and 111s` wicked sweethomt is just where she ought to be--out of sightund ouvtiofb mind! A Is T`11An I` +`1n" `nrw vnnur` 1I\I1I`|ff IYi:r_va 'h~'I1-|:\nr` IIV"-UI(IU UL ULLU .\l_L> 111*`-I.||vb ` . As I`rea.d that last word, young miss turned to me. Until now she had . looked out pf window, wlmichwas it way she had. an... 44...; ..1T339 ~ ' ' .' \VlllUUVV, VV LIIUIJA VVCID (Iv DIAU uaun Is that ulf? _ , _ - . , A . _' That is all, miss, I anatwered; enough. too, I thinx. ' . I'ru~ r\o\1vv L......AI `-I\"-i\l\ uuv1r1nIIv nn-n~:o\ en!` ' sorrow,- on1y turned to't1ie W_in(low again and shook her head sadly. It was a sor1"owfu1Vend for" poor Vmiity!`1 A Sin brings sorrow, miss," Isaid; w-here chapter _1's'tis.sin, chapter last is sure` to be (H. , 3,9,1 ,, .1 , _L.-_- LI_-L 1.--. l_-....A. ....----V..Jl UUILVVV! She didjnot notic`.e that} her hezirt see-1n7e:1 H full-_-fu 11 to the very brim. ` ` `Minn nl-nn n `nvsrm F`-vnn 'Inn1r.n'r `awn? n `min- Lullilllll LU |llIU VUIJ` U1 Lllh Miss stood a long time, looking but of `win- dow again. and at last, to my great surprise, I_ saw a-teat` run down her `cheek. ` _ ur\1 2,. 'r , ,-,1 .LL1-__9L -,,-_L- l.-__-_I. .I. can CU ucat I uu Lu) vvu. nu; LLlUUl\I Oh, miss, I said,` don t waste honest grief on such as her. , U11!-, 77 clan nnuninvnr` 1'11 n I-nvnbnn 1rn1'naV T gmer such ner." V But,'?. she answered, in a broken voice, I Vwanted Vanity to turn and live. I believed that after all she would turn and live. [LII ,,._I;__ ___._ ,1___A_____ __ 1_]._ Vuau (ll-DUI (XIII D119 V` \lI.IL\I lllllul`-I !1IIl\L IIVUI Ah, miss, Vanity was always on the downw_a,rd road; now slow, now fast; now laughing. now crying; always on the down- ward road. Ll\`l -L -`|__.-._.. .3--L_... 'I'lT`I1.'.\ C1....... -..--I.I (Graduate of Leipzig Cdnervatory of Music.) . Alsopupil of A _ CARL REINECKE, lixcmun AN D DR. PAPI ERI I`Z. Instruction given in Pianoforte playing. Har- mony, and Counterpoint. . A For texms._app1y at Mus. CRosi3Y s, Dunlap` Street._ Barrm. T 12-37p M31; <;tWz:1'ways, doctor; Willie Snow c<;u1d have saved her at the first. LLTT . _ . . . --1,I 4.1.- -.---.`-.. ........ 1----.. ..__._-..-.l ILIIVU ncwvvu AIDA (Ill vup an. all: How could the young man have mgnaged that, miss? By loving her through all. V I shook my head. V , T Ob, doctor, she said,.a.nswering me. so to speak, do you` understand a woman s haunt??? , nuurul ' _ _ Miss. said I, "I don ; think I do-`-not a.ltogether.. A ' Hnnnnuan (Inn!-Av in fI1n'InnyAui-. flnnth nf I J55 ULIUI u ' Because, doctor, in the lowest; depth of. every woman s heart there, lies love. Love will save a woman" when nothing else can. If Willie -had but loved her on, Vanity would have been saved. ` I am sure she would have be'on'saved'l" T ' lLY\__L'_---- ...--. ....'.... H ....:..I `I G.._ LL.'~ ...._J. UUULL BGVDH I .- .But you see, miss, said I--for this point I could not yield-`-Willie Snow was 9. re- spectable young man. It was not his place to be saving such as V anityvardware: 7 He is `ma:-rle.d, miss, respectably, and has two children and a. steady, thrifty wife, and a. good income and good px`ospects.' And tho urnmnn for whnrn ha nhnrnlaln suuu. Iuuuuuv uuu avvu ya vayuuum. _ And the woman for whom he promised to live and die--oh, doctor, I cannot hear to think of it. I wish` you had never told me the story ab.a1l." * . - IVAN vnhm 7 Elli!` T_..onrI T-nnnfnm: f-I-Inn`? "I ULIG BIIUIJ GIIJIII. - I - ,Well, miss, said I-and I confess that I sighed as I spok)o-`perhap9 I ought at the beginning to have` `warned you what was coming a.t-'-the end. ' ' Von T cnnltn '1'.'hA urnl-(I Rut T mm; Italian uIa--uuv vuun UIIIHILI5 . Yes, I spoke the word. But I was never so mistaken in my life. The story of Vanity Hardware was not more than half told. Str 9 facts came to light` years after, and the ovel cannot even be f`c-oncluded in our CHAPTER I.` wnnmum '1`-O mm on mvn-.1 Since novel writing began, was therehever astory which, hvavlngh been ended honestly `- and in good faith, all gthings being wound urr ahnnld nf n rxwn nnrninfnnnu cl-mm A" .. J S. JOHNSON, BARRIE, IMPORTER .01?` . and Dealer in Goals of all kinds, and Georgetown, Grey and Guelph White Finishing; Lime, Cements of all kinds, Fire Bricks an Plasterers Hair. Storehouse at the Northern Railway Switch, foot of Johnetreet, near the depot. The bond of this Lime is better than that of any other kind, and the finish-superior. Oice -Corncr of John and Elizabeth streets. , uuu nu. 5uuI.| uzsuu, an. 111151.155 uuugg yvouuu up; should of its own persistency start on again ! `I had written The Eud; I truly believed that the last of the story had been .told:, yet here I sit this sunny. August morn. . inn nan In ' IIQVII` and navy nah"! 1l`...'II -0 1.1.- . nuns, JUII uvxna any vulu auuug nugusu u|U|`u- ~inz, pen in` hand, and mymind full of the L most'ext.raordinar`y sequel.. - - , `Minn chnnl T uni-. inn I-van: n... .21.! ._g_..- ' "`Wn`}i.7,Y{1`&`."f`:. oe?"g`i3e "you an odd exam? ple ! Suppose. strolling one summer day in Hampton churchyard, you` read on a. tomb-. stone, Here. he ;the=morbn.l remains of Dr. "M John Book, who -lived in the parish, boy and 1 ' man, for a matter of sixtyave years, more V or` lam. ` `Presently= (atte"r-d'e1i'verx'ng yolirselt; o 0: -5-sigh for stud}-mcquuintgance) you~wsJl1r5- V"` "1"" `Y?`f '? ??' A: ?f"f?7`.`i3A% `* By __.-A--4--ob..--a PART Titus smcoxb. . --...... .........o.,..... [the siaady ~si and. hat, yni meet your humble servant. ,`1`ha.t Would be 9. gm, surprise, I take it. Nowherie, y<>.u_<`1b,-. serve, is the novel of Tuzqbledpwn which-expired J nly 31, 1884, aJ1d:W8'% bur1ed,[,,. gombatroned and fo1'gobt1i;'7 and behold` ..71`i1mb1edoWn Farm on foot again, trudglng `down: the long lane of" life, that seems to have many a turning.` but never an end. . ` 1').-.a. 1.... CIIOI` 1' fall fhn 1-nnwninnr nf Han nave mu11y (,1. DUI. 1114.15` Uuu LLUVUI uu. vuua But how shall I tell the remainder of the `Sm; ShallItoll_ic in theorder of its oc- IN 1"ra'tiv'e, into the order of time, leaving youto guess `how and when each bit came to Tm'y']_;now1e(lgeA?' I- shtill tell it ixitvhe order; of time, and notiltrouble myself or you with `explanations; which` any one who thinks. for _ cu;fre1;ce t0 myself? or shall I throw the` an instant ;can- supply for himself; wh_ild ' .'tho':.e who ' don't think, "you ob. <.er,ve, will never raise the question. ' 'r.._L'._...-. ...nur`| in u-rn'1w nan Tlxn H1-bf nnrft VIIBVUF [H4135 Llu: tluuguavblo J usti one word in your ear. `The r_st part: of this story," I told you, was Written by me,` assisted by mLss. Now, If the whole truth were told, this second part ought to be headed, Written by miss, assisted by me;V for most`; of. the facts following reached rage. tm-ough my younglady, and are related m `her own pretty language. If you could but _-.. 4.1.- I-`gun nuvinar '|1'nhw'r1'f.ina' nfy Qnrnn _u,,,- Um, ,,..;.,u_, .....5....5.,.j -. _,.,.. we... ..... see the free owing handwriting of some leaves, and the crank ad, crabbed pothooks and hangers of other leaves, you would feel no gufpj-ise when one paragraph. reads like old 1);}, Book's par1or.aud the other like Miss Millicent He;'vey s drawing room`. Have I said enough?" ' . 11....-n hnrl hunn rlonn-nvvnnehi nymInAd_ stuu Uuuugu r - Vanity had been dangerous1y_ wounded. The ball. had entered her side, and the doc- tors had great trouble in extracting it. The patient sutfered much; and from weakness she dropped into fever, and lay ushed and ` moaning and wandering in her mind right on to the time of the falling of the leaves. The physicians said she would die, in all. probability; but she rallied, and with a `weary heart.~;ick` look upon Inn` 1" ace, turned, us it were, up. `the 10i;:~w.>me roa.-llemlixzg back from still death to the life that nowjs. `LIEWS Solicitors of `the Supreme of cat`u1'e_of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries, Convelsln Money to Loem; Omces~`-Bot .- ancera &o. A Y _ "wolrs Block, opposxte 1\. 8: N. W. Ry.St~at1on, Barrie. A . ' C. E. 1In:wsoN. - T A._E`.1I.C_REsWICKE. ` ON 85 Qltlsts W1U1&lb, nA1uu:u.mm, :H EA1{N 85 I\IURC1-llSON.`BAR1{1 TEES, .So1-icitors. Conveyanccrs. Sac, 1\_oncy