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'LESHERTON ADVANCE. 'TRUTH BEFORE FA VOR*"-' PRINCIPLES, JV 02 MEJf.' VOL. IX., NO 505. FLESHERTON, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1891. W. H.THDRST05, E3ITCR * PRCPR ETCH Great Discount Sale 20 PER CENT? FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS watches, clocks, jewelry, s:iverware and spectacles. Such v.ilue as we are giving was never offered here before. Remember we paid spot cash for every dollar's fi "h of goods t!i;it we are offering at the greatly reduced prices. Our jrv.vlry is of the finest quality anu our watches and clocks ot the best make. A magnificent stock of DIAMOND, GEM ENGAGEMENT RINGS Diamond rings from $10. up to $60. cheaper than any C.lCitlC'1 HI miavwwtikjF* ***- ^,...~ - lot the- NEXT 30 DAYS ONLY. ARMSTRONG Fur The Advance. "A Strange Night's Adven- ture." 1 .UXTIMi. BOMh HullSKSHOEINVi. WOOD WOKK. -^^^ ^^ FIRST PRIZE WHEREVEH SHOWN, a LVMHEK. LATH, SHINGLES JOB WORK. Noiselessly and steadily fell the suowdakes, jet "onward press on- ward" was the motto to be accomp- lished. I must hurry on to reach a lodging place before the darkness and gloom would completely envelop me. My horse was looking pretty well fagged out and I knew from my last enquiries that I had several long weary miles to go yet and the steady heavy fall of snow waa beginning to While daylight lasted I had made very good progress hut now I felt that every step was telling on my horse aud with every step the darkness seemed a shade deeper. 1 had come out from the old coun- try not six months before for the pur- pose of learning farming. 1 had been down around C. since my arrival goods we are selling 4 Per cent . chea P ertt J anany < in this country looking for a suitable dealer in this county. Remember this discount sale lasts p i a ce upon which to settle, but not seeing any (lace to suit me and being very bard to suit, 1 wns still unsettled I^Pt Q S win n 1 met a friend from tho town- ship of A. Glad to meet any one not a stran ger and anxious to get settled, I ac- cepted his advice tu go to that town- ship aud take up laud. The pla~e I was making for on this memorable night was a small collec tiou uf houses, now a thriving village. I had leftC. about 2 p. m., and al- though & light shower of suow was then falling I apprehended no danger of a blockade. As I journeyed along I noticed that the snowtlakes were becoming larger and thicker and a wind was rising, but being au Englishman unused to Canadian winters this portended nothing to me. I only noticed that I was getting colder as tuu wind rose As -the darkness deepened and the roads became heavier I began to des- pair of getting to the village before midnight. I must havu gone about twenty five miles when the roads became im- passable. I had urged my horse to its utmost but now it was impossible to proceed. What was I to do ? I felt that I might as well be out of the world as far as human aid was avail- able. I looked about uie for any signs of habitude but the blinding snow prevented me from seeing any dis- tance around. The road ahead and behind was now au unbroken path of suow. Oh if it would only stop snow- ii;g ! 1 thought then I would have some chauco of seeing a housu if such were near, though it was now quite dark. I sat down in my cutter at desperation's point. Not a sound but the heavy breathing of my horse stirred the air. I wondered if I would die out here all alone. What a romatic death ; would my friends | ever hear of it ? While thus musing i suddenly a voice called out : "Who b. you out dis stormy night." At tirst 1 o fj thought of an evil spirit, but that voice was too human. "I'm t travel- ler caught in a snowstorm, could you FOR VKHICLES MANUFACTURED AT Jleard's Carriage Works, FLESHEKTON, ONT. DICK'S LAN!) UOLLEUS MOWKKS BMM PLOWS. Our Unties the Best. Ow Sll tile litt. Our i 'iiium th Best. Our Improved Harrow* tlie Our I'atent Hate The Best. .Steven* liii|>|-"ved Spring Tootl, Harrow the Hct. Bent STU.VW CUTTKU8, SCCKFLERS. 1-lKMP UKILLS, (JANG PLOWS THERE IS NO PATENT ON IT. There is no patent on McDonald & Evans' method ; business. Anybody can do as we are doing give the most and best tor the money but it knocks the profits, and that is the reason we have no followers, but stand alone in holdmg out inducements and giving the biggest bargains possible, which cannot fail to tempt those who appreciate our extraordinary efforts in giving the best goods for the least money. Credit pays the dealer more money than cash, so he clings to the credit system.but CASH saves the customer more money. Look out for self and you will look in on us. Our prices s?ve your pocket. OUT profits save your purse. Our goods are the best you can buv, or that can be sold for cash. THE DYIM AflfllT 1 1^ we use to shake things up with is Condensed Prices and Small ... ... . | ... 'I'JIl V vifciii_ if r f ''_*, 1TV '*' -"rill- fronts. JNOW IS the time to save money while we are giving backie and you and horse can come away OUT profizs. If you do not appreciate what we are do- in barn." So 1 followed him up to in.; novy, we hope you will live to see your mistake. tell me where I could find lodgings for the night ?" The owner of the voice had now come up to me. At first 1 could hardly see him in the darkness and snow but as he came nearer 1 could see he was a big burley lei low with large staring eyes. "Oh you bery foolish man ! What for you coiuo out a night like dis?" But this was no lime for explanation. I told him my horse was very tired, and if he would take me in for the night I would pay him well. ' 'Bn he asked. "At I pay, give me MCDONALD & EVANS. ii, burn, which was only a few yards off, glad of any kind of shelter. I asked lniu if there were many people in the house, and he said ! u.i.iv . mammy. Mickey and Deu. No bed for stranger in house. Mickey kill stranger he go iu house." 1 did not expect there waa room, for the house was about 1'2 by 15 aud i much pre- ferred sleeping iu the bam with my horse. 1 had settled myself com- fortably for the night bat I coull not sleep. Why did that fellow say Mickey would kill me if I went in the house. I wondered what kind of peoolo I had got among. The big fellow who had discovered me seemed civil enough, but his manner aud talk- ing struck me aa being very peculiar. When I got my horse iu the barn he went up to it with a handful of pea- straw aud said : "You pore ole horsey, how you feel out in dat snow ; eat dis riglit up an' have good sleep." But my horse declined the pea-straw and jerked hit* head back saucily. This annoyed the fellow and he slap- ped the l-iirse and *aid. "You ole tool, stun up I tell you, what you tueuii by dt-ui kind o' actions." I 'old him the horse waa too tired to eat aud would fel more like it iu the morning. He then left me am' I settled down for tin; night. Worn out as I was 1 could uot sleep. Sucu a ft-eling of d solatioii and homesickness I never . xperi- eiiced before or since aud as I lay on my bed of straw 1 eagerly gazed through a crack in the burn at tlir mcou which waa riding now the storm had ceased. This eoini'oit.'d :in: somewhat for the moon was iln- only tumihar object near ami I i' it that it was the same niuon tii.ii none down on many another slee|>n H wa Thm is the time when <m< i. , ,. tlir iiisit;niricance ol' self. 1 w;is as a .tram of dust carried far away i.-om its accustomed ula;e. Oh now boal ami indepeudeut we are wlu-n luinu'lnu willi friends and enjoying every c nn fort ; how assured we are of our po- sition and importance. Tis only when we are left unurely on our own resources that we realize how utterly <li'l>i'i)daut we are upou our friends for our happiness. Here I was eii tirely alone, left at thn mercy of strangers of whom I had dark siu- l>irions. Thus I thought, and so thinking fell asleep I had not slept long, however, wli. h I wa awakened by a terrible scream . At first I thnii<rht I was dr aminit.lm; no ! Following the scream was some very loud and aiiLjry talking, then a door slammed and soon all was <|n attain, and at an hour win n \v -! < i soundest I was never wider awake in my life. Wliat was I to do ? I did uot feel safe in this place I can tell you, yet whi-n- w:i- I to ;<> '.' I could not tliink of staying here till morning. 1 might be anionu thieve*. mun!> or maniacs, but did not think it was wise to stay and find out. I got up, groped my way across the barn floor to the door, going very cautiously, as I want d to steal away unobserved, and wish, d to take a sur- vey of tin' place bi f re starting. As I quietly opened the dr I heard a suppressed sob, aud looking around 1 saw something crouched up jnst in- side the door On looking closer ;md by the light of the moon I saw it was a girl, evidently in great distress. She seemed to be hiding, and must have got in without my hearing her. "Why, what is the matter my ijirl ? What brought you out here in the cold ?" I said. She looked up at me and said : "Oh, be y< u a constable to take Mickey to jail .' Hi- most kill me he do." Then she 'Uitan to sob and moan as it' in itn-iit pain. I asked her where she was hurl and why Mickev abused her, and slio said : "Mickey he do get so wild and t'row a big stick o' 'love wood at my head and it do hurt bad." I struck a match and examined her head and found a bad cut on the back of it from which blood was oozing I got some snow and applied it to the wound to stop the blood. Then as it was cold by the door t told her to Lyt, up and go over and sit on tin- straw. She reached 'in- hi>rhiind i.' be helped. and when she ;-ot ii|> to walk I noticed tht she was badly crippled mil walked with areat difficulty. When I had made her comfortabl I got out my horse and prepared to start. The moon and stars were shining brightly, and by the north star I knew which direction to lake. I felt tl>at I could easily dispense with the assist- ance of any of the inmates of thin place. I told the girl that I would bare'a doctor scut out to sec her, for I really thought some investigation of the place should be made. I started out and found the road by the tops of fences and the open spaces between . the trees ahoad. The night was very cold and I felt chilly, although 1 had on a fur coat. As I ploughed along through the *.ft snow 1 thought wh;t: a strange night's experience 1 hud had ; away out here in a strain,'-- country, thousands of miles from fi lend -. lost in a snow storm and rescued by such a queer fellow then tleeing for my life Mv horse made very slow pi-ogrcs-". but we manured to reach the village about four o'clock in the morning. I drove- up to the tavern. and af!i i |ioumlnj_' rigorously on tin- door for some ti:ne 1 was admitted by a very sleepy looking fellow who wanted to know "what thcd 1 \vns poumiii:g iroiind for at this tune of night, bring- ing people out of bed 1 expl.. that 1 had driven from (' and wanted shelvr. I asked him '.\ I would put my horse and after being directed what to do 1 was not long in doing it. When I had finished Icain>- m and found a nice warm tire in ll o barroom, and mv host i who proved to be a very jovial and inxnutable per- son. although rather a ruff .it tirst, v/ad now bustling about preparing a hot drink foi me and something to eat. While 1 ate In- >al do'.vii ami talk ' me. When 1 told him about being .ost and then rescued by such a ; - fellow a few miles out el tin- v ,ie then threw back his head and laughed heartily. He. told me that they were a era/y family, all cru/.y except the father tind cri|>[>le>l daughter. He told me it Wli3 a N ing 1 did not go m the house M.ckey was very hostile to strain having a drend fear of the constable ' on tiitt ixitje. "Holiday Time ' Is Gift Time." WILL SHOW Fell YOl'U IN Sl'Ki'TloN A Beautiful Assortment in:*. SII.VKKM IKI: \M> .t,\M:\l. JEHCLICV Ll.tK.S. Fin: li:!i U w:::, TO s;;j. HI AM' 1 iK.. .*M To |88. WAI:- i;.\NTSC(VKi;i\i. !>.ril>KN. 1'Al. r.KF \K.\CKS -2 'in 4 vi;s. CLOCKS, IN NICKEL AND W.M.M . $1.50 TO 3S..V). Fine F-epairing 'Personally attended to. (. . sr/ectioii dl liootU. 1'rices ,ind Methods invited. Wijtf\ea to -All ! W, A.BKOVVX, Jeweller, MARKDALE.