The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

. ----§bivering on a-night. like this! Bring him Soma ait eppreach ecautionsly fer fear the gefity ldtc te The rs é me if lye shout escape. hey did so ¢f two unto 18 howe, the kicd that crows rome aerron dm howe}, but there was ter she Toe pstihes ~ ' ert i ineits. est worn whe » had murd wed bine The AY choos ors hl - t even (Peitirs ec eh, oy ther "Sh of agun," he «hl tot Lg 4 : ---- ions 7 ani t + : . 1 dturhance 'so Liat the neighbors across. ye 4 with ting ssoats!. { t a? thele ose a * "No wee," Of flat, inwipid featires, . ° The nraee will none of you, she 'iene: a 'Buch sgenemaly creatures, unto Seath himelf; yet he crawled iveny little stairway, faithfai to the last to th " Pe le s ag " , & gh inet ha, + Louis was dead, Poor, titi ot weakpers and se love for theunwerthy w caught in her own ere, and Seen el ove t lying with tito bim, while he would cheerfully have died .'for her.- She lingered bot a few minutes g. (after him ' short hour from the tine . foes ad entered he al t y4u have brought y bones 8" * whose noe describes a curve k ot kite ¢ vorsible. Is rare to be a rans: me fet. dives ren Of every Were men of mi ighty noses, _ Thea let i bee the big-nerand ta age ing silo b tipron ber oF * p the) wre seas i te iifek wes, the murdered an priest, ve oun "Oia, eo istagyere i fim imet such sepa He said he warring. for Wmrister se Stertorons and wonerous! lean not! "~ : " - The herinit.now cooked bis -xupper, and, God speed the day the buman race [eo teri he an- | teighbors be possessed of the events of the Father----confessed tome that this | ef even a respectable hermit. He was saved TEMISCAM AMINGUE, '5 Aint Arie riot _okoat forhim to return. ~ He therefore iFather ee WEL vad | augh now himself, "Where is Louis? from inature of tis-otties, must-have know eof mit, "He's dead. So tshiswife, Come and The ne = th 'tiheard of this savory pate, mit hard -satd>--Coffins were at ones improvie: a disproportionately large and long, while 'a st itary creature whokved by buat. their proximity to his dwelling; byt his| _ --Eelao : ath he case to be tried by phi igher + Of lowd "amens" from 'oon anidcctah, © crix meg in " ' ener 7 "] tribunal ie an those on earth, And since the promo: storied face "Why after eating, went to bed. In the moruing Than others is coup'eter _be @msiderod ithisdaty to notify the only } . Will shame the great ant-eater, mn Dieu, } wists Pot eid lrigk | previous evening, for the possession of two. --Chicago Herald, i penny corpses might injure the reputation son etely, He had never) that Sroxbhes +, for the-steamer whereon Louis before, So Bac left in bad worked happened to be pasting, on the aanst; - "THE JERSEY LILY OF THE UPPER oT. manied fr ba 'little thar a TAWA. Of course Llaughed. IT eoutd not help - tion: . was a stranger, _ all wondered jas become »arden*d and callous, His on board today. ' Gaspe, others experwene: «in a rough country where he, by | He'll teil no more Hes," answered the ber- lowest crimes that men cy senmik: "would bury them." | They came ashore and found it as the her t vegies was not of% acct fetis that they were lives with a kind of -ro-fed, and they were son= woth back of; face was thin and batchet-shaped, val now 'cluse, nota re nts ious one by any nivans, but! the bermit's house, he raising objections to) ere thin and -- Brig -- ing. hed 'tes "tam kit vd of foreman ina objections were overruled, and so this lonely} = nut Ilis garve marks the last resting place-of-the Jer- 'entananeme cnet tenes £ F It ts her more illustricus namesake. Her ig ror 7 ng winter ance of the power of poison even_in stall! quantities, had saved the hangman an un- o, nnd exon! pleasant duty, No official investigation was, youds witt aang froii-and-trnerenes that i@narre! toc with himeelf for Shanti ever mace, for reasons best known to, those Was childitke: Ht setter only patairal-that-- this tea whee uty it Was to linvestigate. 'The pablic' The first time these two came under my aki drift to such a spot. There was efore were obliged to accept the hermits Birect notice was one bitterly cold weir 7 and uncanny sticut the version of the eiYair, and thus the matter Bight when the nerth wind bowled across the jr aren. is only male the ¢ was allowed to drop. Attempts were made! Aut wheroon Llived, carrying the! his pg hts wife there by the captain of thesteamer to communicate jake like sheets of while } on one. of the with Leuis' thives with reference tot {t was inte aw was about ree stearnibe w effects that be bad owned. But all that, night when a timid knockcwme! In 61 e wos a gentle came of it was a letter from the priest of the, vol, and weil Liked on board the steamer by ci: Fi of his virth, -- ee that anything! Feried. not too well plead! at' Pena: Of Phe atds) oti whom he caedntt ot bed at such an un reasonable | times to confide his domestic troubles. Sia her figure, which wos Hthe, witowy a as ab! ie » supplied the She was married, q the son! ws 0 told lies and stole other people's ito bim Tt) down the re * tiring for the abe . Ff | masses a ow his sont, wh ae r the things were, Leentwe anxjous abort bis wife. He 'sentor not I cannot say; but if they were, that PSE RETR Eee forlorn and "as af tat she was not quite as faithful the church was only richer by a few old socks wie ismel. a small 1 earn Tit Rashad reed. scp Lickin. of wearkig..apparel,.anly it tor. gon Sad face oor with a shifting, Ptetowot what the Saas Of the work? fookedearpet..rags; which was. a pity, for if any His clothes were apparently | up asa certain souls ever needod masses these poor souls thin and patched profusely with no refarence) "I wou d no! i aA there, Louis, if 1 were did. 3 matching of colors My wife was at you," sail one of the bands to him one after- the time "eugaged fin making a crazy quilt, 'moon, as she was preparing une uf;. a Chikd'e Rasiey,: His appearance reminded me of that quilt, , a a cnl visits to his wife, "They will «posh! bush! Speak softly, molber, dest, Its colors soiled and. fared. Pol ison you yet, os So that the dasies may not hear; "What do you want!" I asked. ® Me love my -- he answered simpy. For when the stars begin to peep "You ma: gistrate/" Him not burt r The pretty dasies go to sleep, "Yea, So = eee bis preparations and went to | stine, mcithnn, conn ts tn thee awh, Me want you come; bad man kill my his dea | With soft, white lashes closely drawn, ey've shut their eyes so gokien gay, being dist; ai selene wife. sKitied your witer" Tasked, * some ex- light. impoverished out-of a-rag stack in-atintea-. "But now they're tired of all the fan, dish half full of grease. It was a dingy-| Of bees and of wind and sun, looking place, and anything but clean. In Playing their game at hide and seek; jone-corner- there stood-#-**bank"-or-bed_fast-; Then very softly let us speak." ened to the wall on which lay some blankets! 4 myriad stars above the child % ithat had once been There was a rust-! Looked from Heaven and sweetly smiled, -- eaten box-stove which seryed to warm the But not a star in all the skies J ber wasa satisfaction, > | ay J In the eabin of the hermit ont the Suion > eg-the Which looked u: up through the long, long day./ win, . cloud of dist, and toboty 'could distingntsh be bie seneen , Sothebody naar John Heary sand - green clover on Light- urak pee the favorite! vk; i, Sarewin's trailing." eha Henry' sheart took a drop vit ghtktreak siioutt have kenwn ride coatrary to stalide ry tee tae ak x vin Aide's beat the fiekt he and as the flyers neared . post Sur John Het up, his ' " Baecelndt still fed, but he he vhipping hard and it was ev nd nt she wii be out-of the race, and--3 -yea, © ereeping through the fleld like a pheacmen- ally fast greased porker was Surewin, going any and heniny tor nis teat Eres * ad ws exei Tiousands choru re w my "igre wint' and a bluff old racez er bellowed; "'Surewin in a walk! Roulwling into the stretch the sight was beautiful one. Surewin was ranning easily 'and inthe lead. The others were under pun ishment and going like the wind--all except Surefoot, who had found the pace too hot and was inthe ruck, Scou Rolling Stone com- menced to whip, and _ "a Hopper Grass, with wonderful borst ves ect, in! rew out and in : en less time than it 'aoe to tell it was on ev terms with the favorite. While Surewin was n the loal Joba Henry felt easy, but th: wouderful display of speed by Hopper Grae ur -- rvs ed bit and he shook like a leaf hip, whip, Lightatreak!--whip!"' jee tsereamied. The leaders were e eee on abe ont furiong of the great race. eae Grass were neck aud neces, Fyet i is cht streak had not gone to the gut Th was leaning how, though, and he! iping the [beautiful animal in ber killiog pice as ooly essenipade ak cduld belpa racer, Ten ne ore and the race would be over, "Wt tig hestreak!--whip! tried Jghn Trai i despair, as the white nose of hopper G rg " in front. Then there-was a great pe aud--John Henry awoke. A Fi ver ward chowder party returning hohie fia co id fromm its -annaat~ptenie fnd-ermmern cht festival, ttrler--the in- flucnee of sundry tigulda, had given the banh who pin the series of 150, John Hetiry rublrat his eyes, felt of himself to make sure he was " ' ie in bis own bed, heaved a sigh and tried to go to. sleep again, But it was no use. There was no more sleep for bim that morning, so about 6 o'clock he arose, -- hiuiweif, and strolicd out on the stree At the nearest Rie "he raund a newest 'dealer folding bis papers for sale, Jobo bought a copy ofeach of the morning papers and walked si owly back to his eden the breaktast hour. In" the W studied the entries for the day's races. Lang street and j'iablo were mentioned as probable starters in the fourth race, It struck him as be read the vames ct the horses and note! ¢ t looked tsomehow he began to think tha reet would win, Then he looked for "The Probable Winners," and ran bis finget down to the -- rage. There in big black letters was + goood, ani le t steak, 1; Diablo, 2." sy felt sure _ nd be undoubts » that Longstreet would lved to back bim that after- i turned. to that f petting $10 on ee ag By kaote. culd bave to barry, fori the boric b rieiannouncing that the bora: werr be. pent, How he didvrumd! ned bin as ee stepped oa a burst hirty yards, and J as wt s$ stand aad feces to pu roll, a gruff, ioud ¥ y oy." om skniaker, a 5 fin o-} ooking an wit 'ty wiooking diamond in his gay-colored, teart. Twoulda't be just fair, you know sao Hoary felt a mite te > nie, bart + tse Ga & "hin Sion ut a vn into his urried out te bat there's ? sngstreetin the teal," he heard and for a time he saw that » be had intended to bet 'on-- But in the stretch t ere Longstreet Was lead+ us ™ ~ watch pod kot, Nireat wut, tne tsider, had moved up and wiasou almost even terms with the favorite, and soca they ere pose and nose, Then the spectators be tnto get excited, and while many called frat itically to their favorite, to comes on a wip, others kept quiet, but their exciter was none tha lea markel They tre iat iat w ~ if with the pals¢, andJohn Henry ogee his hand-a little unsteady os Montague, uoder n the whip, passed Longstreet in ps last fure * jong, and fnished a winner. When the race was well over and the would. be better had ime to think'a littie be ask himself where it was be bad seen a race ai- inost similiar to the one just run, At first lie couldn't remember; but slowly it dawned upon him that it was only the night previous had teen it, and a dreamt at that. "And what if [hod bet? thought John, "If t had I feel it would have come out just i +; did in the dream, when my horse lost in e last few jamps, and then only by a nose." "at rthis there was po more betting in be rshn Bene. He saw the other three races lecided and then he took the first train back in Saosin As the cars jounced and rumbled aver tho rails he figured-out that be had positively saved 210, and perhaps 33), on the day, He would have lost oe if be had een a WOIrWet urlier, he asoned, and dly "have . pl sneer ou the geteven, it be badp't been qq Just a few seconds tow inte. ™ ven he figured some more, Thi was tho resi Capital. Expenses at at races. Fare to Breeze point and re- tt arn. meinen rweeks' board. ...ceseeeeee ' fends 108... .cccevee Keeeeeowens Present to mother of 810. Toe next day the only Sunday train to oe ge Point carried John Heury off on nis and.twadaysJlater,..whon, be bad foun a quiet hitle botel near the be ach, his mother joiued him. They had a delightful rest during thoae two weeks, and it ws nnined ped the money bik 2 yarn ah the. - rr) rules "a inekieah ag which "prevent placing of a bet after the race is on.--N, ¥. aa b "ran the day before. sthera. of the handicap ata mile and a furlong: A 'important- that the age of the church is unknown, fund ghey ate | gel' munion, each of the four starters was consistently sup eburch, nen while the cooking, such an it was, Beamed on him with his mother's eyes, fire-place "built thewas all done lu an © {stones and.clay.at. the xt end, "Taro, She She stroked his curly cbestnut head, benches, a rickert dan unvarnish- nd y ed table constituted the: veastiodae furniture. "You say = are trying to kill your wife! |The wails-were of logs, the interstices being} you 'filled with dry moss iy -- -- ornament -- two or three beav: a few skins of the mushrat, and a eraae print represe ca with a blue and reiclouk helding a bheart in his band. It) was probably intended for Christ, but if so it} John Henry, clerk, was was in deep -- be 'ked rather out of place. In one corner of! tion. Ho trying to yeckou up what i he room tliere was asteep aad norrow stair- | Would cost him to go to & certain little fish. case which Jed to a loft above by courtesy | ling hamlet on age shore of Long called upstairs, "THS MOMMY Was st tatten =H Estand Sound. for two-week - junior ed balsara poles, dirty and' irregular, while 'partner had told him ashort time before that eativi fies; not eve resening - Ihe ili-~fitting door creak. d on wooden hinges owing to the unprecedented dulness of trade the Jers ey Lily nos bad nue Who jan let in pore cold on cold winter nights fi July and the probable- picking up-of_basi- fs there! han the fil-conditioued stove could keepou', nessin Angust, he would have . take "Barney Terrence and? his gang. lSuch was the home of the hermit and here | racation beginning with the following Mon- "Yes, I thought so, A like reg lot, and if sat the Jors+y y Lily of Temiscaniinghe, play- | day, sons to be back in town ready for the they are all comfort: _ re ik you hal bet- 'i vards with lier hoet, both very cont "ated 'expected boom, John Henry had saved but ter leave therm alone vourse They are not + ach other's society. little money for his vacation, henes his medi- particular when ober, and cutee knows. sophit suddenly seid the man, tation. He had planned long weeks before' What they might do when drunk" "Louis will be bere to-night; the cards show ito save assidaously for his ofting "this sutn= "But the Father, ho fs wai ting." 'fg mer, aud had calculated on taking z his silver. "Father who?' | "Curse the cards and Louis, too," answ ered | jhaired old mother with him, But, here it "Father ------ Ho came with mea." the amiable Josephine, was Friday afternoon, and his two weeks' "Where is he? The hermit row, and froma shelf in the eave went into effect on Monday. "Outside," corner of the cabin took downa small ph al! He would bave about $60 left, with what "You unmitigated ass! You stand talking containing a whittsh-lookiug substance not little he had sa and his at week's! hero while that poor man stand in the cold ur ali ke opsom saults, but labeled Ft ceca mime ee paying his board bill, and he "What is that!" asked the w while he might possibly get "Medicine for the foxes." boat ti "Does it kill them?" "Yes, and it would kill a man, too, if he é beard much, ch and Yry ite that favor-| ; whispging-very-voftiy,-eaid:... tbie to ei val "Dd quite 1urgotten they might hear, you for that rg.inder, dear." | ; --Mathilde Brown, in The Academy. A RACING R¢ ROMANCE yoursglf?"" His ey shifted po "Too much sky," he-nanewered. "Ts she drinking herself?" "Just a little. not much." "Oh, I see; well, friend Louis, you can stop here if you like uiitttthe morning, and |: Iwill go-over, there, but. | certainly shall not tramp on snowshoes a distance of ten mil for the pleasute of 'Senin rin phe Whalen's | was at once. -Say I insist upon it." i He went and presently returned, accom- | , Aanice, young French | i took enough of it," 'ather------ iaec liebe Intely been drafted to the ingues niission of the Oblate Fath-! Hesaid no more, but put the mpd bce jback to its place and resumed his g re. . "Why Father-----!" lasked, as he en-. The door opened suddenly and souls ectece | the onearthare you beading for ei. He sat down ou one of the beaches and| A "Thong occurred to John Henry right is face in his hands, then and there. It was suggested by the "What is the matter, my busband!" asked |.Tagged little newsboy. "Centaur's tips." the lady affecti: app ilies "Are you sick!" , asked himeol es, Josephine," be sh ug' -- !" piped a shrill small volce outside but Josephine smiled, those thin lips could be called.a smile. " she sal ire} Many other ian ener matter be keep their sheets bal- k to 7 to 2, circular course, was about the prettest contest of the day. They ran in a close bunch all the way around anti the last furlong, and up te this point any one of the four horses appear- él to have & chance to win, stretch Diablo led Longstreet a neck, all close up. tthe beginning of tle last far- long Diablo aa" a apni wivantage, Brice ond and whipping, then Longstreet and Mon- + tague, both Being widens. They were all bard rid fen from here out, Diablo winning. by three lencths from Bric, a length and a hall before Montague, who beat Longstreet a neck for third money. It was notieed at they went to the post that Taylor sat bis horse as though favoring his jiajured leg. Uf ao tie seemed to forget all about it when under way, as he rode a very good race throughout and mude a strong and determined finish." Erie ished by Hamilton.through nearly the whole of the Inst quarter. As has been the cas» in of late, the horses get groggy in the stretch." This concluded toe description of the race, and John Henry didn't think so much of Long- street when he had finished reading it. Yet. he had said that be would abide by pap- ers, and he found that four out of the five papers containing tips had mentioned Lonz-' busi street to st money on of kp ogee y before. "ry bet it will turn out seg as it did in the dream, obn Henry to himself, '*but th before, He never been jostled. jomrgetes htop praty ares the fourth race, would go to the trac! very And he'd buy all feo ipipeek took oiok| the horses which were tipped the ber of times. ' That's wit Char-' Char ther husband. Buthe looked atit Gamcibnaiy T am (24 would not drink, "You fear poison!" she asked. See!" the /8d she drank two small teaspooufuis to assure hin. re- ot and bet very cautiously on fav He was a convinted, Louis drank it to the That t night Joha had a He was a 'Taus t rest, Msaction up the possdite ed that was at the pos, rich a "you will be all right in the svelte medicine will make you sleep well," exchanged glances With the hermit. who sa. J tis favorit: Rbrcct dol tw won--and Lightstreak con' penis their cards. praseaety aie win ifanybody w down the hand * = her companion barrel of moavy. had dealt ber and cried au cante May om Dieu! eee and fell onthe | starting romantic naned Recah ome and belp her. Ha, poor sonal, was sick looaaias He might win, and--yes, he might Bat Stee oe eee | k the next th ini geting 3 acquainted with his e od all over the sg hk ring, saw. the bookies' {hands, witnessed the eaciteqat of band- somely dressed women who placed $2 on a favorite, and beard a Bill Daly hoarse call: tt eee y Fair in Connecticu: ing into the ~ Tan the gamest race of the lot, as he was pun- first, Loagetre*t aad Diatfo wore! average erate race, which was also run over tha! years of the present vicar's chargy than 2 shillings. <Wemen Highting: Ducts: The women of advanced thought in France believe in Gizhting duels. The Paris corres potent of Telegrapd writes "At the last inseting of the Lon; gue for the Emancipation of Woman Mine. 'd'Listee pro- posed a vote of censure on the lady called 'Severine," whose article lately eansed M. Mermeix to fight M, Labruyere, Mme, Sever ine was condemped by the whole assembly of womnen waiting for emancipation, because she did _ take upthe challenge of tie author of t revelations of Houlangism, and meet ge on the fleld of honor herself peer rarer of ene & an ene asta eae to fight for her. The ame poorer yy Mine, d'Estoe was that cen a8 not assume rag tesgrees Pas her ac' br and who allows champion cause is guilty of « dood of 'inferiority.' " A Jolly Joker. commiitted suicide on the jolliest men imaginable. He was a good busine-s man, and in his spare tiie collected ved 'to wager his! and or immense number of sayings and jokes, with which be aie cael of friend. He laughing and apparently always so far as known had no troub ' i Eft i This is is the last one I will crack. word "crack" was underscored.- i skull peer mystery wines 2 °8 plain and suggests how little the people whom we kno Jamped Sixty-nine Feet. srable cecasion Deacon Hopkins got "wildly! the his sproiied = reev iver! no farther a orien than some slight scratciies. © eriets; * and woukl hive mado & Beat" vas | ERAREITER, that ssotaae ye-si bad] prccrpae Tabs r se nlp to ite stator's children. tie a n P00) in air hl < Poop. warty eink ¢ a Jury decided tn, het ste fettows di ' a lively bavitiess at | Penasylvania fair selling *'oold fea" at The or purchasers, whe itet a deceptive wink, © was indent cold tea, warm for the sek found that the bever hs lors. i they tacn't fers - Rotels, Siena Commercial bee Mant otel, Ree for Gauiate tal ttabling and attentive werial rar a, Stratford, Get. 10, teak, cliers, Good: HAGARTY, 405-ly Niagara Streets, Toronta, W. = rhe P 'roprictor. accommods- tion for the Traveling Patlic. Mr. a = City . » @7-ly MANSION ISION HOUSE, Strat Stratford, NE ihe OLDEST £3 iaeres O*E ALTE UperEpetarausgeD Rowan |, Feb 1th, Te-ly The Stratfora 5 Comenor or HURON end AE ev thencinens ON TA RIO HOUSE,. P. ORIN." STRA re BAR an with ropric Wines om... Mod commodions stables and an saat Stratford, Oct, 22,1880, 720 CcrIry HOTEL, | Stratford, Rares, i Pea Day - 4. i. Sueaa, Par Ve table a lied with the be t. hye tnd Tenet rs bar, hae at ae er" eens bowtie Sirattord, Aug. "Bega and ivancia, 7 Stratford, | March 5, 'SOBN B. HARDING, a a gp Con ' B mig nome &o. MABEB & GBARIN G, ARRISTERS. Solicitors for Bank of Canada. Money to om 3. P. MABER. . W. GEARING. Stratford, August 15, 15, 1988, * Oty A. 0. SHAW, B. A,, Otice >= Upstairs wary Nev Beat Welingion wires, seer', epee Masins Ryeace, Stent tie Six per cent. S. = LAWRENCE & SON, 16i-1y IDINGION & PALMBR, BHAkestees, &c., STRATFORD. 50) Crown 2 FRA eacaeeeny oe aterm ino nine to Lend, Reasonable Kates of Interest, on Farm and --e Apply to" W. LAWRENCE, "sashes Buildings, Stratton®. fs x ely A' Town Dr. D. M. FRASER, OFFICE :--At his Residence om Downis Stratford, Oct. 10, 1883. 406-14 J. G. YEMEN, M.D., L.D.8. FFICE :--Market Street, Stratford" Ont. Stratford, Jan. Zist, 1990, Ta3-ly D. D. BLLIs, M. D., C. M. OPEICE--Over Bosworth's Drug Store, Maske