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i Maud tro- lld week. I bowed low, somewhat. impressed by his elegance, and waited with an air‘of deference for him to speak. I doubted not he was some rich grandee, and very Iihely'the owner of the ship and cargo. He looked at me coldly. yet With some curiosity, and after a brief glance at my companion, 59.1; in choice Spanish: “Who are you, senor. and how did you come upon the raft '2” I repeated what 1 had told the cap- tain, though with some enlargement. As I proceeded'l saw his brow darken, especially at the mention that we were lish. Eng grieve. senor, to find that you and your friends belong to that nation of heretics and robbers.“ he said in a severe voice. “Pr-“y. upon what busi» ness was your ship. and what was she doing in these waters?" I perceived the dangerous thing that was in his mind. and suffered no delay In answering. “Why. your lordship,” I replied (I clapped this title to him at a venture), “our ship was a peaceful merchant- man, and her business was to convey a cargo of English cloths and small wares to Havana, and fetch sugar. spices and the like thither. Our cap- tain can give you more of this mat- ter.” “And where, think you, went your escaping mutineers?" he inquired, without pause. This disconcerted me a bit, but I felt it best to out with the truth. "To join that scoundrel Morgan. if our guess is not greatly at fault,” I let go boldly. He smiled in a grim fashion. ”Aye. the matter. They have gone'to join ”You have forfeited your am.- that child of perdition, doubtless, and some good Spanish blood may be shed in consequence. What think you," he went on, looking at me fixedly. “shall I not be doing my sovereign and the church a service if I endeavor to dis- l l l l l l F-H . CosrzaLo- . , :: Wight. the. by D. Appleton I Go. All rights reserved-1 . f I got below, and in great weariness put down Mr. Tym's box and fetched a glance around. By degrees. as I be- , came accustomed to the duskinesa. 1 made out the features of the place. It was low for the bigness of the ship. and was furnished after a very poorhand rough sort. The bunks and hammocks were old and fit to drop apart. none of the timbers or work of the ship were mouthed except by the friction of use. and a mere dilapidated fence served as a bulkhead to part of! the cook‘s quarters. Luckily the smells of the place, ill as they wereâ€" for all was disordered and dirtyâ€"were not of the worst. for at this time both a windward and a leeward port stood partly open. and the passage of the small breeze through served to sweep out the chiefest of the odors. We did not come by a’good know-‘9- edge of the place instantly, for it was somewhat dimly lighted. the port on the larboard side being closed and that upon the starboard standing scarce two inches upon the hook. but upon peer- ing about a bit at first one feature and then another came out. We had taken two or three steps for- ward, and I was casting a glance in the direction of the cook‘s furnace, when an object nearly concealed by it moved, and this I presently saw was the cook himself. He had been sitting on a box. with his elbows on his knees, or in some manner bowed forward. and rose up as we stopped and looked alert- ly at us. He was a little fellow. in- clined to be pursy. and near all his figure was hidden by a long white apron, his face, however. coming out in the winks of a short pipe. I dis- senor, such was my thought of ' covered that he bad light hair, which is not common among the Spanish, and this made me notice him a little more than I should otherwise have done. He came out from his place. seeing us halt. and made a little civil gesture, upon which I bowed gravely and gave him good morning. “Beunos dias," he responded, and then. to my great surprise, softly added: “But gude maruing in the auld tongue. if sae ye'll hae it.” He took out his pipe as he spoke and crossed over to us. “What, a Sandy!" i cried. delighted. were we). “and what is he doing here?" I seized his hand and gave it a most rin s ¢§d also in com au- tt auuuusx , m. ..... - -â€"Jlinl ions. « I -« him? cos-r. my. our , *IA‘I‘it rest-o.- gird mum “Apt! ‘. ,. on: Who are all I noticed both men ‘and women.” “Will it be brawly dress fowk ?” paid Maclvracb, brightening. “Nay. but we hae the governor's leddyâ€"the auld dame wi‘ the dour look and the bit whiskersâ€"though it's no sure ye wad see them. either. along wi‘ the man- tilla. and sic likeâ€"and for anither grit sue. Don Luis Delasco. a count by title, and rich in land and gowd. but sma‘ in body. out an ill tyke to look upon. He Is the governor‘s son-inâ€"law. and is not to be envied. they say. sic a deil‘s ane scauld is her Ieddyship. Among the lthers are Don Lopez Castillo, Don En- rique de Cavodilla, and Don Leon de Cruzon. They are hidalgos, and friend: 0' the governor, and three malt proud. preceese auld cocks ye'il gae far to find." We were very well satisfied with this description, and indeed, somewhat sur- feited, especially in view of the tempt- ing smells from the cookery. I“ lvrach hastily inverted another box. hunted up three pannikins, with spoons, which he placed upon it. and poured out the mess from the pot. It proved to be a delicious onion stew. We lost no time in proving it, which] . will say now pleased my palate more . than anything I ever remember of eat- . lag, and in this wise I continuedâ€"be- ing no whit before my companionsâ€" till the pot was empty. Mae lvrach now crowned his hoe- pitable eflorts by producing pipes and tobacco, and when we had moved the boxes about. that we might take more comfortable postures, we raked a coal from the furnace, and with great ease and pleasure proceeded to light up Our stomachs were satisfied, we wers cozily by ourselves, and the ship was traveling very pleasantly along, so that, for the time at least, we might be said to be in a state of comparative content. This was all the more grate~ ful after the long hardship and ex- posure of the raft. 'In the discourse that followed we answered freely Mas Ivrach‘s questions, be having till now but a scant knowledge of us, and con trived to impress him, as I thought, with the advantage to himself-in cow tinuing his friendship and good offices 'h'ot long after this some of the crew came down, and though none forced ' their company on us we conceived that it might not be wise to prolong out confab. and accordingly gave the cook a‘sign and broke up. In no great while afterward the boatswain summoned us, and we learned that we were pres- ently to be sent into the watches and . report for duty. This was done, and we found that the captain was chosen for the first mate‘s watch, and Mr. Tym and I for the second mate’s, or starboard watch. It seemed that. we had four hours each, continually»- that is, watch and watch. ‘ At four bells Mr. Tym and I were called, and we left the captain to turn in (he being weary enough, as indeed, and repaired to the deck. CHAPTER IX. ngstkinsfielsuemey happened due pered, with a meaning nod toward the to be done, and the Spaniards too [by forecastle. “Ye manna seem ower- pleased. You'll find this a pleasant ship," be added in Spanish, “and able in all weathers. I take it yonder is where you are to sling your ham- mocks.” My companions caught the point. he would make. which was to avoid the jealousy or suspicion of the boat- swain, and they did not interrupt, charge a small measure of this debt?” l while I returned a suitable answer. I began to think that we had fallen out of the frying pan into the fire, for I was at no loss to guess what he meant. Nevertheless I was resolved not to quail, and, indeed, it was pos sible he might be only trying me. I .. ,collected myself, therefore, and an- .. swered him. “A debt, your lordship, should be paid by the debtor, and not by him who has no part in it. The Spanish blood you speak of was not shed by me or by my comrades. We abhor piracy and every such lawless doing." The hidalgo nodded, but I could not see that i had produced any measur- able impression on him. It was an anxious moment, and I discerned that my companions had detected some- thing amiss and come closer, though I could not then give heed to them. “Well. senor," he replied, at last. “there is reason in what you say, and I am not disposed to deal with you harshly. Nevertheless"â€"here his look hardened again, and my spirits sank-â€" “I cannot forget that you are English. men. If you yourselves lrnve done my countrymen no harm, neither had the Spaniards of Puerto Rico and Mara. caibo done the English harm. Your lives are safe, but you have forfeited your liberty, and on your arrival at Panama will be sold as slaves. You may go forward for the present and serve with the crew.” : He nodded to signify that he had con- cluded, and, with the same stately pre- ~ cisiou as at first, passed in among the crowd and made his way but of sight. I I was in a measure dumfounded, and ‘~ . stood where he had left me, trying to ' grasp the full purport of what had be- failen. Cast into slavery, and by the people of a Christian nation! What worse would it have been had we fallen among the heathen Algerines? I was aroused from this overwhe‘lned state by the voice of Mr. Tym. and, turning about, acquainted both him and the captain with what had passed. “Slaves to the dons, is it?” said Sel- ‘ linger, when I had finished. “A mid- ' dling hard port to steer into, after all that has befallen us! The greasy lob- », scourers! I hope we shall manage to put a trick or two upon them before we are done. To think of such tallow-heads making slaves of free-born English» ,, men!” ‘y We had time for only a few words ’ further, for soon one of the ofiicersâ€" _ . the boatswain, as I presently discov- “:_ credâ€"*came along and ordered us to pick up our things and follow him to " theforecastle. This we accordingly did 1;: , a I carrying the supercargo’s box. to “l g. show him thatflmueh respect, though. he tried to dissuade me. On the way I took some thought of the people about , Ex , me. not having till now observed them 1 ,~ with particularity, and found‘that most. save a few in ar'mOr, who seemed to be professional soldierabelouged’to the'sllip's contpa jy',‘ ‘ numbering above a score. 0? these m5), . «"36" .~H.n- l l l . out I l l I C "’0‘ 6‘ passenger!!! if.“ greater part "gambit“ a and} q the don, and about one-fourth were fe- f'v .; . males. , ‘ , rich sort, though? incomparable tol “Peteetion to sling your hammocks noo," he swiftly whispered. as I ended. “Likewise say bawldly that ye acid a mzlckle rest, and wad hae a bit drink and a sup.” I nodded and asked aloud» for a pipe. “Mine is broken," I said in Spanish, “and you know what a seaman is with- his clay.” “I am to ask the boatswain to grant us a little time below,” I whispered to my companion. “Feign overcoming weariness as we pass out.” With this I signed to my companions to follow, and returned to the fore- castle. The boatswain had lighted his own pipe and was sitting on one of the men’s boxes, firing away in leisurely puffs. I made heavily along to him. exag- gerating my real weariness, and pre- ferred my request. - ~ “Aye. if you like," he replied. care- lessly. “Yonder, in that corner. you will find three hammocks. Sling them and afterward take your bite. Aye, and have a turn with the pipe. A sea- man is naught without his clay. and you will be fitter for the work." I thanked him and translated the talk to my companions. We were not long. saving that we dared not mend our pace too suddenly, in slinging the hammocks and dispos- ing of our few effects. It was now the beginning of the first dog watch, and none of the men were in the forecastle. The time was sea- sonahle. and we hastened to begin our confab with the cook. We asked him first what had brought him on a Span- ish ship. for we Britons are not often found’ on such. and in answer he gave us a brief but consistent story of ship- ping from a Scotch port and in a smart blow falling'overboard, to be picked up just in the nick of time by a Span- ish coaster. She carried him to Mala- ga, be said, his original port being Car- tagena, and from there he had been glad to ship on the Pilanca. His'story ended. we fell to questioning him on our present surroundings. What was the Pilanca, and who were these fine people she carried ? . “Aweel, the Pilanca is naething but a common sort of merchantman," he answered,~ “and her. tpad‘e is '_ maist times ,betmxr navana and me straits, but just noo she is a special charterer frae the king. She is carrying Don Perez de Gu'zman, governor of Pana- ma, to Chagre, and the auld noble ye velavered wi’ is the man." . “But now a wordvas to our own state, Sandy." I began. “Or. first, I. should be thankful for a better grip of your- uame.”- - ‘ ' “It'll sea cordial to hear ye speak'it‘: these loonscanna,” he answered, with a suit. l‘lt’s Donald Mae Ivrach. free earnings... .. . . . .~ .. ”him. finite-W " ”“1751"? 1.. . . ,.. «w ' “i. mmwaymm "rag . l l l or too indifferent to set us tasks. I had Mr. Tym always in my eye, ready to give him a lift should need be, but all passed without the call. That night passed uneventfully, and. as 1 may as well add, to be brief, so did the next three days. The weather held fair, with moderate winds, and there was nothing to put ast rain upon anyone. Meanwhile that this time was pact ing my companions and I had come by a better knowledge of things touch- ing the voyage and the governor's plans. It seemed we were to make but one more port before reaching Chagre, that being a place called Baracoa, in the eastern part of the island of Cuba. There the governor was to transact. some business and obtain such fresh stores as We needed, and thence meant to_fetch straight over for Chagre. ' On the morning of the fourth day after our rescue something of a thrill- ing and in part of a dreadful sort hap- pened, and this I shall now proceed to detail. Mr. Tym and I were lying in our hammocks, it being our watch be- low,when I thought I heard some small stir on deck, followed by the bawling of voices as though delivering com- mands. I' sit. up‘hxfii listened, for I could not guess what was in the wind, and as I did so the shipsuddenly began to saw up and down. “What is doing?" queried Mr. Tym, sitting up in his hammock as I had done. “It is passing singular,” I said, and with one mind we rose and seated into our shoes, having a. keen desire to solve the mystery. In the forecastle beyond we met the cook, who had just descended the ladder. He was a little out of breath, as though from hurry, and his looks showed something had happened. “Hoots!” he- cried, without waiting for us to speak. “We are a' in a peekle. A buccaneer will be oot yonder.” “A buccaneer!” I cried, in surprise and joy. “Are you certain? Nay, that ‘ is a pickle that is right enough. When “Then, menu neuter 1 mm}... , ennui» mgr-us so «meow fitte- ' pdrent’ mfit'lon'g'er W3," did he heave in sight ‘2" “He has been showinga‘ the watch,” he answered, “and now we are rising him fast. Gin ye are e’er sac wal pleased, ye wad be wise to hide it,” he added, under his breath. , I was quick to see the wisdom of the suggestion and returned an answering nod. “Come, Mr. Tym,” I said, in 'a lower'and soberer key, “let us go and have a‘ look at. this pirate.” I spoke the word pirate with pur- - posed emphasis. knowing that tbefelâ€" lows in the watchâ€"most of whom were now sitting up in their bunks or slapping about in their bare feetâ€" would hear. and so far understand me. A piratol went from one to an- 5 the rest. to seem the more natural) and other. The most sluggish bounced out in a twinkling. . Leaving thecook to finish with them -â€"or those‘who would stay to hear- Mr. Tym and l hastened up‘the ladder. Truly ”enough. the sun was in our ‘ faces, and the Pilanca was dri eastward. close liauled. . , ' w Directlyl-astern, and I guessed now: ' 9 ~ The father? Gone for the , doctor. The mother? Alone with her safer- in child. WI thedoc- tor never come ? ~ thuthcrc ,‘ls croup in the house you can’t , getthe doc- tor quick enough. It’s too dangerous to wait. Don’t make such amis- take again; it may com a life. Always keep on hand a dollar bottle of It cures the croup at once. Then when any one in the family comes down with a hard cold or cough a few doses of the Pcctoral will cut short the attack at once. A 25 cent battle will cure a miserable cold; the 50c. size is better for a cold that has been hanging on. lashed-flushes.“ “Aboutaoyears ago! came near 6,123 wltb cunsum tlon, but was en wlth A r's C Peccnral. since whlch t me I have tAyer'a medicines in the house recom- mend them to all my friends." C. D. humane: Jan. 16, 1899. Brbtoh'Vt. Wrne the Mr. glen have an complaint whatever desire the best medical advice. write the doctor freely. Address Dr. J. 0. Am Lowell. lam. a trifle since we went below and there was more head to the seas, but other- wise everything stood nearly the same. In this part of the ship the watch hung about the braces, as though for orders. and there was an anxious, sub- dued jabber running round,but no par- ticular confusion. l Aft I found the poop cleared of bright gowns and petticoats. the prudent old governor thinking. doubtless. it might be wise to offer as few allurementa as possible. and in their place were five or six of the shining. armored guards. Others of these fighting men were dis- posed about the quarter-deck. and. all bhuahfS’I“ {governoruhtg's'gnw‘g sombenlined cloak fiung over his gay attire, was walking to and fro on the poop. and Capt. Placido was spying with a glass from the wether mizzen shrouds. It went grievonsly against the gov- ernor's pride and that of the done to run away. but in prudence no other course seemed open. Besides, the safe- ty of the women was to be considered. The foe had the advantage of a nimbler, handier-working ship. and doubtless ‘ mustered an equal or larger crew. We discussed the matter at some length, and decided that a great water- eastle like the Pilanca, with relative ly small sails and bluff bows. must be inferior at plying. and that some excel- lent» trick of seamanship would be need- I 0 Wed if we were to shake 08 a fellow like the buccaneer. “And yet,” added Capt. Sellinger. “there is one point in our favorâ€"I mean in favor of the I‘ilancaâ€"the wind is stiffening. Should it continue she can carry on to beat this fellow, and may yet escape." , “I conceive," said I, “that we three should arrange some definite plot or plan of action. Let us do so while yet we have the time." “That I say amen to,” said the cap- tain. “Mr. Tym. as your brain is more fertile than mine. conceive something.“ “Let us rather all consider,” an- swered the supercargo.‘ “Say that we ‘ do so while this watch lasts. and then presently confer." : “Agreed,” we said; and in order to get the use of our thoughts the bet- ter, as well as to avoid suspicion, Mr. Tym and I thereupon left the captain and mingled with the crew. The‘Spaniards looked rather more sourly than usual upon usâ€"which. per- haps, was no great wonderâ€"but noth- lng was said, and we secured a quiet _ roost upon the 'midships weather-rail. Mr. Tym and I did not talk, for when we were not observing the pursuer we were busy in reflection. and I tried to forget the chatter behind me and the dinning along of the vessel while I made the most of the time. I I confess my brain refused to re- ‘ solve anythingâ€"or anything of mo- mentâ€"and it was at last with some vexation and doubt of the whole mat- ter that I gave up and jumped off my perch. l The stronger wind, as it seemed, was now helping us, for the sail astern no longer enlarged. after the former fash- ion. Indeed. I thought the Pilanca was nearly holding her own. In due l time our watch went on. and till the other relieved us the supercargo and I - were about the deck. It was now the time that we were to meet to discuss our plans, audac- i cordingly Mr. Tym and I slipped up ’ from below (where wehad gone with 3 ~ joined the captain. He had us to the l weather bow, neer the fore-deck, where was no one at the time, and withou'tde- lay we began. . ' . . - There will be no need togivethef‘ull. "ness of the talk. In theeadwede- = eided upon the scheme proposed by l an. Tym gsa' slightly amended by the «plain- It inns. in .hrlet, that we about ‘four or‘ five~mi1ca.distant,' was- ,he‘eueflngd mm or an up, should contact a automates-nit, Posed heretics:- meters-Murine anythit emotion t him. 6’! pour-0.1m: on 1. adittle’smallev ~ A. meshes. ave seam» reflughim. use. a; hwm‘htbe sects Therewasnogrestchangsinthe weather. newiadhadstrengthmd meadows merelygnesa‘l .to man on which. s'm‘unhem an. ' - " or it nib «first tin-“hem” Nascent-1.39% peak. dads pad ' -’ ~ ' 3-..Jf, V. ‘..‘ a sew-sausages m1}; ,_ .. m, we tantalum” r tot. is On P it out. The cook. “'3 begin to carry expected. W” deed, he seem , tly o with us; but presen , go find out more exactly about it. be shifted the subject. He appeared. how- ever, fully enlisted in our behalf. The materials for our raft being readily found, were put. together. Four casks were used to form the ends (it must necessarily be very nar- row. to pass through the port). was made fast with some strong line and a few nails. 0!: returning to the deck we found that mtuatlon in a small degree changed. The buccaneer still ctormed along in our wake, but now with a lit- tle gain, and the Pilanca continued to g the wind. By eight bells the ene- my was clearly rising. and at two bells be was not greatly beyond cannon range. . I stood by. ready to Jump and haul. and With a quickcuing of excitement awaited :he ncvt turn of events. It. was nrt Iong in coming. Capt. Placldo swung upon the lee bulwark holding on by the main shrouds. and bellowed: “Down helm! Slack Haul on the weather!“ "13v heavens! lle means to run the gentletl" exclaimed .\l r. T} m. So it seemed. The buccaneer had been on our lee bow when first discov- ered, and was still well to the south. By squaring our yards. then, and dc. liberately pointing our nose west, we meant to run under his very nose. "And yet it stands to be his safest plan." said Capt. Sellingcr. “A ship like this. riding light and with a poop like a church. will do nothing save with the wind. Once let us fetch by and our chances are doubled.“ To be (bntinued. lee b l COMMUNIPATIONS The Real Facts. (To Editor of That Post.) I that only part of Mr. East's re- port is given. This is a mistake; the whole report was printed. in it he states his valuation does no; quite reach $75,000. He gave his exact valuation, 872,526, in a letter to Mr. eh.» Ulnar-o.- -~ . ‘~'--':I\a romrt- stating that the exact figurawerc not l to be made public unless the WJitr- worlds Co. consented. We did con- sent, and he made the figures public. Not only that. but so careful was Mr. Graham to give all informat'on tbit he repeated his conversation over the telephone with Mr. Rust. I sent a clipping from your paper to Mv. l Rust, and. received a reply from which you Will see that Mr. Graham mie- understood him.â€"Yours, etc., 3. I1. HOPKINS. .â€" G. 11. Hopkins, 0541., President Lind- ‘ any Waterworks Co. Lindsay. Ont. Dear Sinâ€"I am somt-whtt suz-p: ised to see by the clipping wh'cll you {0'- warded me that lam quoted as thinking that you ought lO't‘ccpl 870 - 000. My recollection of our conver- sation over the telephone is th-ct l asked Mr. Graham whether there was any probability of your Company so. will“! 870000, and I enquired. “why not offer it I" but I did not «uppoee for a minute lh-nt he was going to quote me as saying that I thought you should accept .7000). â€" Yours .truly, C. H. RUST. -â€"_.._.__.. The Waterwo ks Report. (To Editor of The Post.) Dear Sinâ€"I enclose herewith .1 let- ter received from Mr. Rust on 3am- . day. the contents of which should be made public. as this quastiou of the town purchasing. or not purchasing, the- wutcrworks. is one the. people should consider solely on its merits. As chairman of the sub-committee ap- pointed to inveet'gnbe the Waterworks question. I my state that everything wad given in our report, and I trust you will give Mr. East’s letter to the public, through the columns of your widely circulated paper.â€"-Yours etc., Jam GRAHAM. ' Lindsay, Dec. llth, 1899. 110mm. Dec. 8th. 1899. James Graham, eaq., Chairmin Wat- works Committee. Lindsay, Out. Dear Sinâ€"This morning I received from Mr. Hopkins, t’reaident of the Waterworks 00., a copy of an agree- ment. made between the town and the Company. and in connection therewith I notice that. the town. acre getting some things which I did not include in my: valuation as I waanot furnish. ed with a list, and these; should be added to my estimate “$72,538. as was done in the Mile case, where Kr. St. George and were the vain, atom. I understand that there is a diving suit, a tapping machine, pres. can cause, jack dies, sundry tools, bays. etc., worth all). andif this is correct and they are in good condi- titin, thphamount is resemble. gee t you are to not drawi and other papers, including water :3 meter painter, I made no allowance for the and an accumtaut could in. form you better as to their value than an ear. I furtb‘r notice that the town «Miguel: in ting a or an. t' inearviceqete. Asthialstfiesee there shouldzbsst leeathoo added for . I}. Hopkins on neatly inform. a me that the._ to water the river KI ' '5. obl- rs‘mmam-rm...‘ ‘§°‘ wateroauot be M I: braces! ' south. . Sir,â€"l notice Mr. Robson complains 1 {MT corner Sussex and Palm“ ' an be seen the of Hues. ”gigs“: sumo Mic-u- . «f the best man, “gen“ and American, .t Lo. Liberal Terms. 1111de en invued t) Ice the?“ cox us. uvnsav. nnnruoxz u __.__§£33__§!’~’_3- - STMAS PRESENT ~q.t St | . 0 ___.__â€"~ I We have just placed in stock a splendid v ' of goods suitable for Christmas presents. in l SILVERWARE, l ALBUMS, l PLUSH CASES ' FANCY CHINA DISHES, l FANCY LAMPS, l TOYS, DOLLS, . l 1 You will be ab'e to select a very nice pro-sent {.Om W m a reasonable price, Special Clothing Sale Dating this month we will give 8. special discount of 10 ' cent on all ordend clothing. The stock of matctitls in \Vorsteda, Toes-(ts! <0" - -. A; l ' imludoa the newest goods and at regular pric-«, All ovders emulated to us are guarau'eed to 5 good materials, prep-erly mate, and a good fit. BROS, Oakwot. ? Hoop: avoided if poeeble. as experience shows": A Delicate Questiut ' l w u to be very cm‘ly.’g‘mfi_§ 12531-1 ('hris'mm' l.‘ mg mg. l â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"â€" ‘ \vhllfht.,1yn4ij‘pfv i ”he Present Council‘s Record. 1' Trlu'h ll lln “filling "l l " L l 0‘? l (To Editor of The Post.) I f. f " 7h .- , . . " M) Mm.’ .s ‘l.» offer ng l Sinâ€"In a recent. letter it. was shown lg, wily would wnd h»r. by figures taken from the official re»: ['11: chiryrut' pruftering ' r . . v ,- cords that our counml, or somu memâ€" 14““ 1 H“ M ‘- â€"+â€" ! here, at least. had been paying them- ;selvea pnettily liberally, five of them 5 having drawn from the treasury $218 “Uh your permis- sion I Will now give some figures. also ltaken from official records, wh eh I i think will be interesting and instruc- : tire. In 1991 I find the Impulntion to hive been 6,157, the, total assesxment i $181'1.96:, th- mm 2-; mills on the dol- - lar. In ‘98 the population was 7,112, the total assessment 8193000, and the l rate 24 mills. In '99 the population a lrit‘en at 6,700, assessment 81,993,0m, 3 AM) rm: RATE :6 3.1011. MILLS. 1 i find in '91 the town rate was .74, sink- ing fund .60; in 99, town rate .96, A Strange Reason. gave this renew: for hs pram: ! .my on. quiet». diliuu. I Luv: 3 young widows". : married. me. Then my lather. ' and married her. Th3: made my ‘ law, and [nude 1...? siepdaugh'er .mother and my Iain-r my " : Of my wife, hxd '1 son. Tunis: of course. my a; 0 hr. bee-tins ' my fath‘l's H.- “we all)?! j of my w fe‘x 51";14l..ug1;'01.'. aM‘ ,fore hwr gr..n«im. Th: mac ‘grnn‘il .'h~r to my >l“[>llrollfl. e in. l l sinking fund 70. and an 'ncrense over ‘ my “if” 1.1.1 ft N43. 312" m”. l the assessment of 19954 0(853000 \Vhat ‘ km“ ‘1‘" 5W1» >1”va my son” I . ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ; his gr .nnixruv hrr. our ux he I My f.th.-r is‘ I does it mean 3 Simply thit the assess- ' slepsnn's (Ln. ‘ . . . 4. { men: is increased. and the rate as tht-r-rn-ltw- o‘l" my 4.. mum ' well, therefore a larger revenue for ; Stepsister 18 he “ate.“‘lnaiim ‘ :1 .II, ther of my own Y son of my step-gr..c.irr.o’h~r. . l my mothers' bro'li--râ€";n-..:w. fl! lia her own Child's (aunt. It!“ 5 my father's nephew, And In Il.‘ ‘3 grandfather. And at er trying: aplnin the relationshp m , 5 times a day to {Tit‘fldé for: in- 3 night. was brought heroâ€":10. ' z of my own will. the council to spend over former years, l l l with a den-aged population. What l luvs we got in relurnf A grant to l the Home for the Aged of $t00. refus. iled. by 11..- council of ‘98. This in- ; stitutiou has in its treasury some 81.- , 152.10 and does not need it. An 1 €th of salaries of nearly 801' )0 mik- l mg a total this year of some $6,500 in- utoco '18 "Con!- I ~ stead of 85.7.;6 [or 98, an increase of : i 8750. 1 do not say th-It in some cases "7 _... i tlm increases wore not deserved. but 5 what I do Como-ad, and strongly,tioo, l I in that anumber of officials are: . retained whose offices are s-mply sine- l g 1 cures. or from cha es in the Maui. _ "8 ‘quu continues in. Undertaking” t-ipal Act, their duties should be done . ‘ by other parties. at a considerable lusual. Cbsrgesvery "”0".“ saving 10 1h» town. Uynourgnxxc AND RIPAIW The Municipal Act prov-dos for the ”.21, “d chesply. Odd 0"; issuing of debentures for local im- iLocxc‘ in flask. 7w: PM provements, e. 3., granolithic pat‘c- first.“ order, for Isle chIAP_ AG" [nuts and sewers. This council has .calloat the old sunri. I?" l not so far. I believe, issued deben- Poet. Office._33d cunt lures; they borrow from the bank and u - 7/ pay bank interest. Well. what does ? ' HI LIVERPUVL 55°13‘53". that meant Simply a difference of l AID GLOBIINSL’RANC‘ my 3 per cent., an expense of 8300 or $400 to the ratepayers. Under de- l FIRE AND LIFE benture debt the cost this year should I'Ie w fire [WM not be. more than would be required the wen-ll. to lay hemlock plank where! the ce- 0.”. Juflnig mom walk now is. Accumulated funds ~ .1 Well, let us compare what: we . luvs-cum. Cancdt ‘I have got. this year for our increased : assess-d mm Tgafi" rateand no elect-n e m n w Ih 3"! "bunk“, ’nfixhdmw “ta council of '93, through God-g , MrBugh, dose “insured m a pecured the Dominion grant now be- ing expended on Scugog river; also a grant from the Ontario government to reimburse the cost of a new wharf, the Rider .‘ Kitchener factory, Bet-11's tannery. Now. what has the council l of '99 gives; us! A new bridge prov‘d- l ed for by last year’s council; anda bombastic, childish. aelf-adulatory no- ties In the Journal of Commerce. so. absurdly fooliah that the council had I not the moral courage to‘ distribute. - nor the honesty to pay for. And this 1 year. what do we find fSlrnply lhut the! GRATEFUL ’ . Distinguished eyegfiiw Delicacy of Flat 0 Nutfllm ‘1,- the council thpt are doing yourl hlV muses in secret and Hit! . 3:!” ‘In tire face of the figures and these I 3131081352298. specially“ t” when!!! I need hardly ask them ful pand comfortinfi, Sold â€"I need hardly ask the electorsâ€"if none and dyspepucébelw‘ “1.0? have proved worthy of their trust. . Del in §-1u. tine. I pill I intend to take up the absurdities of l on YES Epps 001's“, the sewer contracts, and will shew in | JAM atl‘ic Cheml yhnt way the sewers are charged 301360131 d Bugle!“ PP“ Items largely to increase the cost to Lon o ’ 5” these lasing-duals interested : the man- BREAKFAST nor in which the council have covered , Fl uncured. for expenses; and the addi- l l 1 tion to the general tax that will be Wt and prove thatotbe council Notwithst- proper information. and AI 50 that the sewers as soy-com. carried mun «mum sell-W out oft-eth- pI-eat plan, will cost W" , double m an._â€"Your' truly, WHIP n pd. nrahnuaaows colon-fl“"." ’ {I ,, fl , * “embasklmdq 23,. ”W, .. ~ testament-ed we use-0",. a “3me “an i PM. hi 5 l I 0 All. Bicycles. Knoll Washers and Typewrion I. MK A. harry-a» Quinn of all If lgrown stepdaugh‘tlr, and the fit 'was a widower, m~~: my stepdaugn ‘ the mother-:n-l.w of her time.“ . 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