Grey Highlands Newspapers

Flesherton Advance, 19 Mar 1891, p. 1

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FLESHERTON ADVANCE, TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR*"-" PRINCIPLES, AO1 MEN.' VOL. IX. , NO 507. FLESHERTON, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1891. W. H. THURSTON, This will AFTER MA1CY DATS. Mrs. Whitney walked more slowly as she neared the butcher's shop. It stood just on the edge of the drowsy New EIIB- land village, on the road leading to the shirt factory in thu village. Mrs. Whitney, who was one of the "tinisliors," had carried her week's work to the factory, and had her waives lu her porket. She had wwed until after mid ninlir all the week, that she might be Space Belongs to Armstrong Bros, , j waa 10 little money in her be filed with Interesting Matter next week, LOOK OUT FOR IT. - . TRIUMlSd HiU:.->KSIlOF.lNU, \V IJO WOKK FIRST PRIZ E H O \V N AMHKB. LATH, blllNOLKR .MM WORK.] \\ II KK E V KK FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED A1 Hoard's Carriage Works, FLESHEKTON, ONT. g ; .AMI K IIOWf.KS. FLOW*. < Hir Hui;;.;ies t' Our Sic i^lis the Host. Our Cutters tlio Host. Our Improved llarrs tlio Rest. Our I'.-itent (!ato Tlio lies*. Stevens Improved Spring Tooth Hairow the I'.. HI CL'TT:;US. iCUFFI.KHS, Tl'RMP DKILI.a, UAS<i 1'LOWS THERE IS NO PATENT ON IT. strong and cheerful the rich peuple must I fVl who oould eat such meat as that eery day ! TliiMi she went inside to where the small pieces lay. Sim always took a bit home mice ur twice a week for her hus- band, who was SD invalid ; but to-day she wai sorely tempted to buy a larger ! portion, and eat gome herself. Sh felt : sit weak a* she walked, and the thought 'of the rolcl bread at home almost nauseated her. "Here's a nice bit of steak for Mr. Whitney," said Jabi-y. Ksdd. "Or 'here's a Uicgrr one.'" the keen "veil butcher sail, catching her wistful liwk. "You're looking fanned out Jane. A solid meat meal will strengthen y"u. 1 will let you have that piecu eheap. Shu turned it over, wuiyhiug it anxi- ously in lier tini-i r> "Now that \Vliitm-y isn't able to work, it won't dn to lot yourself run down," SHid thu wily JaUv.. That decided th<; ijuesiion. "I'll take it," shesaid, liiynm down the money. She knew that Whitney would never be able to work ayain, and she must alone supptt him and their child. She could iit afford tn break down It was nut a proof of greediness or coarseness that M i-s. \\ hit ney stole into the collar once or twice to loi>k at the i tender, juicy hit f H|I i. with its rim "f fellow fat. Sim WKH hunt with hunger. and shu fult that alio hail fairly earneii that delicious meal. .Mm spread thu tea inblu carefully, put on two little j.ats of butter and a lonf of breed, set the tua to i draw, and then laid the precious meat in 1 thu pan. "Ha ! That smeels iooj !" cried her husband from tile chamber. "A whirl IH almost a meal !" Hu rocked the cradle more vigorously, and in a few minutes came out. 2ack Whitney, as everybody knew, was "m a decline," but ho was as ready as ever to joke and laujjh. "Baby's axluep," he said. "I'll jnst run to the blacksmith's shop while the supper's cooking, and hear the end of Joe's cuw story." 'Don't stay but a moment, or it may be cooked too much,'' said Jane, anxi- ously bending over the meat. It seemed such tender beef ! If baby was only old enough to eat a bit ! Mow just a sus- picion of pepper ; no salt that would harden it. As she shook the box, aHhuffling sound at the door made her look up hastily. A boy <>f about sixteen stood on the 8tj|>. ll;s clothes were worn and r'isty, and his feet were bur*. Bomeihinit in tlio pair, sunken features startled Mrs. Whitney, \ MI look faint and hungry," she said, coming quickly toward him. ! IB tried to laugh. "I guess I never I was so hungry before," he said. "1 hare ! walked twenty miles since morning." ""> . h "f W . h " d noll ! in K "" r She pushed a chair toward him, seeing lie trembled as he leaned against His honest bluo eyes looked straight into hers as he spoke. "I believe you," she said, after a moment's silence. "But why don't you KII lion 1 1- f "My father 1ms died since I went in there, and I have no other folks. The people in th<? village wouldn't be very friviiuly to me. I wasn't a uood boy, ma .1111 I ran with a bad lot. But I want to go somewhere and start fresh. I'ain tfoiiiK to make for the Welt, where nobody knows me." Jane Whitney looked at him keenly Doubt, suspicion, belief and pity chased each other thpiugh her face. But his eyt-s were honest, and she truHted him. "Sit down, John" she said, heartily. "The tint thing for you to do is to eat your supper." She poured him out a cup of tea, save him some bread and butter, anil ilirn. with a steady hand, cut the inuat in two. and ate him half. "The rc-t in for my husband," shu explained. John ate like a famished Ixiy. Whon he had n'niahed, he ros and took up Ins hat. "Boiiiu ilay," hesaid, ifriivuly, "I'll pay you for this meal. Mrs. Whitney lautthfd, but her lips trrmliled. She felt a stran^o ti-irli-m.^ for ihia pm>r human soul, V.r'i'^lirin to i'8<-ii|it; from the pit if luin. 41 What are vii '.iniii^' t i do nnw. my boy 1" she said, HM hi< wi'ol to tin- >luur. "1 will ut :i job on the furum orlMints, and so work my way Wrsi. "\Nnit in it inoiiK-iit ' Sim had but little to give . a j'Hir of old nhoos, and :i well patchuii emit "f /wk's. "I wish it w*s more," she said, as she put them into hm arms. ''Here is a a Ixiok that I'vw had since 1 wiu a child. Read a little in it evury day.' It was a lillli- pnck<;t Ti-xiaiiu-n- "('.md-by, and may <>od bless you and ki-ep you, so that you will L>ucoino a :"i"il man." .J'.lin utrut t'i tli<? .Mti'.aml then, turn- ing, c:\\n<! li. fiily ii.-irli. "I Hay ' I in UOIPI,' O in my 111:1:1111 ' You 11 In-ill- limn in. i Mm,' day," he bn'kn out, wrinuini; In-r liiind, and, wnvini; Ins nv,",'i-(l hat, wan ^..ii.v "Why !" i.'Xrl HUM 'I X.u-k, wln-n lie Sat (loll to -lljiprl , "'. tlK'll'.'Ilt tills was a biu^er pii'cu of meat, Jan.: ' ' "lent oir my share," she said, dip |.iiiij her bread in her ( i. "You nn^lit liiiMs waited for im>. I hope you enjoyed it !" said Xack, irri- talily. "Moru tlian any mnt I ever ate," his wife aiihWiriMl, smiling. meat There is no patent on McDonald & Evans' method of doing business. Anybody can do as we are doing give the] most and best for the money but it knocks the profits, and the door , , ,. , j i "I sold my MIO yesterday for my that is the reason we have no followers, but stand alone in Jil)1K . r , ha / e , )1)llim / U) u t -day, folding cut inducements and giving the biggest bargains ! and I couldn't bring myself to beg-tiil possible, which cannot fail to tempt those who wmsfrto HjJL he ^^ but Uie lauRh Our CXtldOrdmary efforts in giving the best goods lor the choked in hm throat, and the tours came least money. Credit navs the dealer more money than | * hiseye*. i didn't ment bog now, i 11- i ^-rT u but you looked so kind, and the cash, so he clings to the credit system.but CASH saves the Bn , e iii so H.XK! !" customer more money. Look out for self and you will look! -icwBood meat." in on us. Our prices sove your pocket. Our profits save your purse. Our goods arc the best you can buy, or that can be sold for cash. THE DYNTAWIITn we use to shake things up with is Condensed Prices and Small Profits. \o\v is tlit 1 time to save money while we arc giving away OKI profi.s. If you do not aj predate what we are do- ing now, we hope you will live to see you' mistake. MCDONALD & EVANS. \ enough for ono, certainly not enough for threw. "Who are you? Tell me who you are," she said with sodden crossness. II" ilnt not Answer. S:ie looked at him "Why don't yon speak ' Perhaps you've n ood to tell o yourself ' 1 have no harm '." He stoi^ored to his feet indignantly. "I'll Ull you the whole truth. My name is .lohn l)n!l. I waa dischargid from the House of Ko- fttge two days ago. You uuedn t look s:ar.:d I'm no thinf ! I was put in there for stealing a horse Hid bn<(iO r - I wan with the boys who had it, but 1 didn't know they had stolen it. I thought it was Bun Pratt'i father's ) iirgy. I coiililn *. prove that at the tnl, and I can't prove it now ; but it's true. I'm tailing you the truth as I'd U i it t my own mother." Fifteen ypars piiKscil. Mrs. Whitney, left a witlow, struggled bravely to support n<1 educate tier buy. Hut the villst|, which was out of the reach of any railway, frrw louelier and pourur will every year. H.i house waa muit^ngej heavily, and wss Hold , at last ; and June found herself huni<-less \ and |)>-niiilei. S!ir couk service with a neighboring f.irm cr (or herself su I little Znok. The work wsi hsr<l forbutli. ami Utn py pour. She , wim now almud nit old Woiuiui, anil the I failure of her hopes for her boy liad broken down both her strength and courage. One day, as she etniM in from milking with Zuck, she sanr a man leaning on tln> slilu wnitiug for her. He was roughly Ir.-i-sr.l mid looki il liku a far'. n r, Imt ,.|n- whose life was fuller HU 1 in muli-i thim ilmt of the farnii r around lier. I'lrnty and yi-n iin.Mty spoke in his laughing ryi ami big bronzy voice. Mrs. Whitnry ?" he said, taking off bis hat. "And little Ztck .'" j Jsne set dowu her pails. "I don't think I remember you, sir," aim Mid. stiffly. "No, I am a stranger in this part of the country. I canie fioni Miiwouii I'll toll you my business in live minutes, Mrs. Whit- ney. My wife wants to couit) every s tinnier to the sea-coast ; It is a custom with us Westerners. She wants to c.<mo to a pleas- ant honse kept by an honest, g' od woman. I said to her, 'I can manage tliat for YOU ' " He twisted bis hat, luituhed. grew red, I.e. tainc incoherent. Mi -. Whitney s:areU in ivuiazcinent. "I don't understand you, ir." ho raid. "Xo.of course not. 1 explain mjs if bad- ly. But this is what I did. Wbeu your place waa sold the other day I bought it in your name. It's settled on y<m,ma'am It's yours, land, house, furniture and nil. Now I want you to go and oc< upy it, nnd tske me and iuy wife to i oar). What we pa.v you every Hammer will enable you to send ibis boy to school, and u. live coiuforlnbly ttiroiiuh the year. That's nil of it." "All ! What Jo you meun ? Who ai e you ' PV l.i.nod Jane, beginning to Ciy. \VI ' 'hould von do this for me "" Why!" shi.uUd ttu strsiiyer. "Why? UecaiiHti you saved my life in Vain ' Vo i were a mother to rue at the tuniing-point of my lite. I -vnuld have gone to ruin if y*u Imil not li 'Iii-Mil my story. ' "i took the. food from your own mouth to give me. V u oared for inn, you blessed woman, and Ritve UK- hope and courage. Alt I HID sn 1 ha- e, I owe to you, under (iod. I'oi.'t ;cu re- niember John IM11 '" He drw out sn old book, and pa 1 o it to bor. "Then is your name in it You oast your bread upon the waters tbat day. and if O<K! KirMOM strength it ilmll couio to yon again a hundrml fold !" Ait 1 IK fnllilleU hi* promise. WANTED Two feui! apprenti . to learn tailoring. C. J.I < :.'--!i. Notice to the Public. F. W. E. 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