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York Herald, 1 Sep 1865, p. 1

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"1 DR. JAS. LAN GSTAFF, IMI'I‘GH I5 L “0 USE ! AURORA. AVID MCLEOD begs to announce that he has Leawd the above Hotel and filled it up in a manner second to none on Yonge St where he wilikeep constantly on hand a good aupply of first-class Liquors, &c. This house posaasses every accommodation 'l‘mvel‘.ers can denim, those who wish to stay where they can find every comfort are respeckfully invited to put up at this establishment t! in Chancery, Conveyancer. &1:. Office in Victoria Buildings. ovonhe Chronicle office, Brock Street. Whitby. I Also a Branch Office in the village of Bea- verton, Township of Thorah, and County of Ontario, magnate armg motel, and Slud's'. Monthly Fair held on the premises. fi’sl Wednesday in each month. Agency as usual. RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. GREEMENTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages. Wills, 6'10, A'ch drawn wnh uxleuliun gnd promplitude. Terms moderate. Richmond Hill, June 9.18135. 1 Richmond Hill, June 9, 1865 Aurora. June. 1865. THOMAS SEDMAN, Carriage and \‘Vuggon MAKER, UNDERTAKER &c. &c. «Sac. Residenceâ€".Nearly oppusita the Post Office. Richmond Hill. M. TEEE‘Y, ESQ, Notary Public, COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH, CONVEYANCER. AND DIVISION COURT AGENT. The Division Com-(sin Ontario, Richmond Hill, and Mmklmm Village regularly attended. Whitby June 2,1865. Delds. Mortgages, &c.. drawn up with neat- nen and despatch. Cunsultalions in the office on the mornings OT Tuesdnvs. Thulsday and Saturdays. ‘5' 10 II), I. m. [TAU consultations in the ofiice. Cash: Tiwrnhili. June 9, l865 CONVEYANCER, AND COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH Office opp0sile R. RAYMOND'S HOTEL. Richmond Hill. JOHN M. REID, M. D., can. OF YONGE AND COLBURNE STS., THORNH ILL. Llerk of the 3rd Division Court, Richmond Hill, June. “‘65 [ember of the Royal College of Surgeons England, All advertisements published for a less pefiod than one month. must be paid for in advance. All letters addressed to the Editor must be pout-paid. 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Tho You: HERALD will always be funnd to ‘toitlin the latest nnd 'most important Foreign :31! Provincial News and Markets, and the ironies! cars will be taken to render it ac- coptuble to the man of business. and a valu- (.ublo Family Newspaper. TERMS:â€"-One Dollar per annum. H! An. VAlcu: if not paid within Two Months, One Dollar and Fifty cents will be charged. JAMES M . LA WRENCE, Richmond Hill, Juno 9, 1855‘ GEORGE SIMSON, Proprietor. June, 1865. Juno 9, 1805. TABLXNG for Six‘y Horses. Good Pus- ’_ Rtursfge. Loose Boxes for Race Horses EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, Opposite the Elgiu Mills, TTORNEY - A'l‘ - LAW’. SOLICITOR flumnmg mixcctom. RATES OF ADVERTISING CHAS. C. KELLER, m): mark gnaw ILL generally be found at home before hall'»pas1 7 am: and from 1 to ‘2 p.111. DR. HOSTETTER, LAW CARDS. IS PUBLISHED RICHMOND HILL months. . . . yeah... .- o 0 ......- 1-lf COMMISSIONER 1N QUEEN’S BENCH CONVEYANCER AND AUCTIONEER; June 0.1865 The Best; is Always the Cheapest. P 0 wâ€"Eâ€"L L’ s CANADIAN SWING PUMPS! June DAVID EYER, Jam, Slave 6; Shingle Manufacturer ESTHENC‘Eâ€"Lot ‘26. 2nd Con. Markham. I 7 on the Elgiu Mills Plank Road. A large Stuck of vaus and SthGLlIZS Imp! mmtamlv on hand.and sold at the lowest Prices. [13’ Call and examine Stock before purchus- iug elsewhere: [1 l'essional Gemlmnefi and others (who have lhmn working in Wells, varying in depth from 10 to 133 fuel). to be (he I‘JASIES'I‘ WORKED. MUST DURABL‘E. and EFFI- ClEN 1‘ ever ofl'cred Lu the Public. H? Price 60 cams per foot. No extra charge for Top. ‘ LARGE HALL is connected with this [X Hutu] for Assemblies, Balls, Concens. Mentixxg<, nVc. Every anemicn paid to the convcumuce and uumt'mt of 'l‘mvellers. Every Pump W’m'ranted, A Stage leaves {his llutel every morning r. for l‘omiuln, at 7, mm; returning, loaves 'l'oronlonl Imiflpasl 3 p.m. Good Smhlmg and z; careful Hostler always m attendance. GEO. MCPIIILLIPS & SON, W Rirhlnond [Iii]. June. 1865 Toronto. June. 1135.1 l‘IIE thscrlher begs Io inform the Public that he has Iezned the above llulol. where he \villkoep constantly on hand a good suppr ol' first-class Liquors. 610. As this house possesses every accommodation Tra- vel ers cull desire. those who wish Iusluy where they can find every wml'orL are respectfully in- vilod lo give him a call. Good Slubling attached and attentive Hustlers alwms in alleuduuce. TORONTO. John Mills, Pruprietor. CLYDE HOTEL ‘l’ost Office Addressâ€"Richmond IXIII. June 1b65. ‘UE Subscriber begs to infurm his friends I and (ha public generally, that he has opened an HOTEL in the Village of Maple. 1th Con. Vaughan. where he hupes, by alien- (iou 10 thus cmnfons of (he truvulling commu- nity. to me‘il a share uf their pau'uuage and uppmt. Good SLubling. die. C. VA N NOSTRAND Richmond Hill, June, 1865. 1-: ’ ‘HE Subscriber ull'ors for sale, one of John Abui’s superiur Slumping Machines- 'l‘|m nmrzhme has cuuplmgs enough to stump an acre without moving. This muchilm \vi.l be said cheap for cash. or slum-L credit wi.I be given by furnishing approved joint Lotus. White IIart mcxmoxn HILL. Richmond Hill Hotel! TIIOI‘iAS COOK, Proprietor- Mapie . June 1865. Maple Iâ€"Iotel! STUMPING MACHINE FOR SALE! Kept on hand. SA WING none px'm'nptly ; also Al the lowest possible rales. Saw Mi” on lol 25, 23ml Con. Markham, 2; nnllus easlof Richmond HHI by the Plank Road Richmond 11:”, June ‘26, 1865. PL_ANEING To ORDER, Planet! Lumber, Flooring, &c. LUMBERING! Lumber 'l‘ongued & Groved All persons are hereby notified not w pur- chase any of the, Mortgages, Notes. or mommies of the said John Lungstafi', from any person or persons whomsoevet‘. ' LL PERSONS indebted to the Estate of A the Iale'John Langstth of the township ofMurliham. are nmified to pay their dubts to the undersigned only. And all persons having dels‘ or chums against the said Estate are no- tifie d to present the same to the undersigned forthwith. Provincial Land Surveyors, RICHMOND HILL, C. W. June 7, l865. l Orders for these Pumps addresssed to C. POWELL. Newton Brook, C.W. 'iH receive prompt attention. Markham. June 9,1865 King SL, Ea<:. near the Market Square. CKNOWLICI)GEI) by 800 Farmers. Pro- GEORGE MCPHILLIPS, GISURHIC WELDRICK. Executors of [he late John Langstaff. Richmond Hi“, Juno [2. “365. 14f Vol. VI. N0. 13. EGS respectfully to inform his customers and the public that he in preparud to do NEW SERIES. in any quantity. and on short nmice‘ LuT 3i, 4m Con. MAKKHAM, 1565 J. GORMLEY, RICHMOND HILL AND YONGE ST. GENERAL ADVERTISER NOTICE. ABAHAM EYER Applv In EDWARD SANDERSON. L011“), 4m 0011.. JAMES WATSON. 14f I-lm l-lt l-lf' I-lf l-tf Harrv Clare was a good natured, generous, kindly disposed fellow, who loved good cheer and easy life, and whose faults Were ofthat open- hearted character which seldom meet with severe censuret When Harry was not Harryâ€"â€"that is, be- fore his parents had given him a nameâ€"an old woman, who claim- ed to be his god-mother, pronounc- ed these mystic words over the fu- ture Harry zâ€"‘ The child is born (0 Good Luck !’-â€"â€"-b‘o deep an influ- ence did this fair sooth have upon the minds of the simple parents, that they were led to regard Mas- ter Harryâ€"w hen they had thus named himâ€"as a wonder. A thousand little things occurred durâ€" ing his boy hood to confirm them in their conviction. He got wet, but didn't take cold. He fell from trees and high beams, but didnt hurt. And at school he accomp- lished marvels. The result of all this was. that Harry grew up with the same faith. Ho believed most firmly that he was born under the benign influence of a lucliv planet, and that the world could not But go well with him. When he. had done going to school, he lParned the blacksmilh‘s trade; and when he was able to work for And her sensuous religion 1 T0 the market we should ride, To the kirk go side by side, Mith I warm, each eventide, By the cool well loiteringly The shaggy Norman lmrses'stray, In the (hatch the pigeons play, And the forest round alway Far forgotten all the Qéud In my New World’s childhood haunts, If my childhood she renewed In this pleasant nook of France; Might she knit the blenzc I wear, Welcome then her honme fare How I wished myseIf her friend! (So she wished that I were more» Jogging toward her jounmy’s end At Saint Jean an Bois before, W'here her Father’s acres fall Just without the abbey wall ; I have met her, o’er and o'er, As I strolled alone apart, By'a lpnely carrqfom‘ ‘uunuu, u. luc um cull; In the copse that round her grew Tip-toe the straight saplings stood, Peeped the wild boar's satyr brood, Like an arrow close the wood 'In the {Bream-tangled heart, Safe as any stag that bore Imprint of the Emperor; > Whispers low its leafy love 3 In the archways’ green caress Ridefijhc wondmns .dryndfia: Thrills the grass behenth her press, And the blue-eyed sky above. The 'armorialychatémll ; Dawn the long straight pat/ha they tread, Ti“ foleizt, oyerAheuAd,’ Now she climbs her dapnled ass-â€" He well-pleased such friend to knowâ€"â€" Am“ right mgri‘lyfhey pass Garcon: gueflf, to wish her back; And the fat old headlos smile, As she kneels along the aisle, Like Pucelle in other whiley Round the villaze see her glide, With a slender sunbenm’s pace Mirrored in the Olso’s tide, The gold-fish float upon her face; A“ the soldiers touch their caps; In 1110 Cafes quit their: {maps - Leavingv so reluctantly; Till the shadows close appr0a0h Fades the pageant, foo? and coach, And the giants in the clnche E6vicd by the passer-s by ;' One by one their flighi they take, Bn'uzhyand cherished for her sake, Born to Good Luck. In her hands two milkâ€"white dovesâ€"- Happy in her lap to “0"- Sofltly _m[zfmer of their 19"05, And the housewives gently speak When into her eyes they look, As within some holy book, And the gables, high and crook, All the buyers know her well, And, perforce, her face must see, Asia. holy Raphael“ Lures us in a gallery; Round about, the rustiCs gape, Drinking in her comely shape, Where her pigeons lie in pairs; Like their plumage, ‘grey her gown, To her sabofs droopmg down; And a kerchief, brightly brown, Binds her smooth, dark hair. Like a Sundhy, comes, again; Daylight finds her in her seat, With herpang'er at hey feet, _ 0n the sloping marketqlaue, In the village of Compeiguq Evy-y Satin-day her face, In my hearty, my pretty plgleon. Folds the hamlet, like alsea. The glad note of the cuckoo. In the dim church of Saidt Jacques. Ring the noon for Picardie. Fling their sunshine on her cheek. gitetatute. The Pigeon Girl. RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMLBER 1, 1865. mafia). “ Let Sound Reason weigh more wit/5.243 than Popular Opinion.” ‘ BelieVe me, Harry,’ the wife said, as she arose from her chair with her babe in her arms, ‘ ifcver you strike that ‘ streak ofluck.’ as you are so often pleased to call it, you will strike it upon your anvil.’ Susan went to put her child into its little bed, and Harry said ‘Pooh! and then took up a paper and be- gan to read. Harry know that he was neglect- ing his regular business, but then he hoped for something;r better. So firme had the old faith in good luck become seared in his mind, that it had grown to be a part of hts Very existence. He felt sure that he should some dav make a fortune, when people least expect- edit. He had heard of vast forâ€" tunes being made by mere strokes ofluck, and why should not he, who was born to that end, fare as well? The result was that his mind became distracted from his shop, and his customers were often forced to find another smith to do their work. Harry traked watches, traded horses, dipped into petty specula- tions, and, in short, seized upon everything; which presented itself, with a luckv side to it. At length a “streak” came. He drew a hun- dred dollars in a lottery. He went ‘ Let ’em carry their work out of mwn if'they want 10,’ said Harry, rather petulantly. ‘l shan‘t worry. Just you wait unlil I strike a streak 01 luck.’ ‘But Harry,’ said the wile, in a mild, persuasive tone. ‘ don't you realise how much you are losing. 11‘ you would mist more to your own wit and judgment, instead ol to your luck, as you call it. you might do better, even at. trading in horses, and such stuff; but, believe me, you would do far better to stick to your shop and do the work you would be sure to have thereâ€"Only see how much work now goes out of town, bvcrtuse you are not to he lound at you forge when wanted.’ ‘ Why,’ returned Harry, hanging his head. ‘1 lost something there. But I‘ll make it up. 1 was born to good luck, and I know that fortune can’t desert me. Don't worry Su- sun.’ ‘ Pshuw! Dom you worry, Su- san.~]ust wah fill you see me make a haul. I made Iwemy dolâ€" lars this vcrv day on a horse trade. ‘ And how much did you make by your trade yesterday 9' ‘ Then it is simply this: we are going behindhand.’ mu ‘ Behindhandâ€"A’IPE N, j ‘. band. ' What do you rfi'é’an r’ ‘ Whyâ€"your business is not at- Iended to as it should be. You are forgetting your own imeresls.’ ‘Shall I tell you the truth Harry she said, trying to smile. Five years had passed away, and Harry had three children. One evening he enlei‘ed his house and found Susan will) a cloud upon her brow. He asked her what was the manor. Hish'iend shook his head and walked away, and Harry went in his shop were he found half-a- dozun customers wailing [or him, and some of them were growling because he met been there before. it. ‘ We‘ll sail along with fair breezes all Ihe time. I iell you I was born to good luck, and my.fortune star can’t fail me.’ "I‘here isn’t a better one in the country,’ replied the young man to whom he had spoken. ‘And I hope you’ll appreciate her. Susan Martin might have had her pick from a dozen of the best youths ot the village, and there’s not one but that would have made her a good husband. See to it, Harry, that she {lever has occasion to regret the step she has taken;7 ~ ‘Ol'course she never can regret It,’ said the exuhant husband. ‘Didn’ll know I was born to good luck!’ cried the happy Harry, a few days after he was married. ‘Haven’LI got the best wife in town ?’ himself he took a Wifeâ€"took Susan Marlinâ€"«gentle, préuy, lm‘ing, luilhful Susan. Her parents object- ed to the match, because, they said, Harry had not energy eno lgll to carry him through the world wile the Cure of a family upon his should~ ets. But Susan loved him, and she became his wife. ‘ Of course you must; so out with P’. But Harry’s thoughts were not allowed 10 resi idle for want of pricking. One evening as he was wending his way homeward from the doctor’s, where he had been to I get some medicine, he noticed that ‘She must have got cold,‘ sug- gesled Harry. ‘ No, See must have overtasked herself,’ rPIurned the domor, with a shrug of the shoulders. ‘Bolh mind and body seem to have been Worked 100 much.’ ‘ Thai’s so,’ added Atherton And wiih that they left the shop. VVlmn Harry went home to sup- per he found his wife quite sick. She was pale and weak, and her head achcd. In the evening he vent out for the doctor, and when the man of medicine ca'me he said that Susan Was down with a severe fever. Forhhe first time Harry Clare Feltareal, operative pang at his heart. He knew why Susan must have worked so hard, though he had not thought of it with any seri- ousness before. ‘There’s one thing certain.’ re- plied the other, who was a contrac- tor, and had some interest in the builder’s work. ‘ we shan’t get any- thing done here.’ "I‘his is too bad !’ satd one ol them, whose name was Atherton. an extensive. builder. as he saw that there was no fire upon the forge and no workman in the shop. ‘Wc must have a new smith in thisplace. llere lhave ove rfive hundred dol- larS’ worth ofwork that must be done the present season. There’s all the forging for Grant‘s new mill, and the iron work for the upper bridge.’ Fnrawhole year Harry Clare dabbled in lottery tickets, and at the end of lhat time he had lost nearly every penny he had been able to raise. He grew desperate, and resolved that he would make a heavy strike somewhere. ‘Strike upon the anvil,‘ wispered a mice: but he would not listen to il. ‘l was born to good luck, and it musl come sooner or later,’ he said to himself; and [hen he tried to study up some new speculation. He was sitting all alone in his litlle olh'eeâ€"a pen-like apartment in the back oi his forge, where he kept his b00ks--when two men entered ihe shop. And Susan did Wait. She wait- ed till she suffered more than she would tell. She waited till the bloom was gone from her cheek, andthe brightness from her eye. From morn till night she plied her needle withoutceusing. Her child- ren must have food and raiment and she mast furnish them. She plead with her husband, but he would not see. She pointed out to him how he was losing both busi» ness and friends, but he would only look to the future, whence his good luck was sure to come. So Susan was forced to look to the future also, and she prayed that it might bung relief. ‘ Whatâ€"«leave my fortune Just as l have found it ?’ exclaimed Harry, vehemently. ‘ No, no. I had a dream twice repealedâ€"and that makes three times, you knowâ€"â€" Illatl should have good luck in these ventureS‘ and I’m going 10 follow ’em up. Just you wait my dear.’ ‘ Ah, Harry,’ said the Wile, will] a sad shake of the head. ‘I fear this will prove the worst luck you have had yet. It is an lgnus fatus ‘hat will lead you deeper into the mire than you have yet gone. Why not drop all such schemes at once, and go into your shop and stick to your busmess. It would be belter for you in the endâ€"it would be better for you now.’ ‘ But in is is only the commence. ment Susan. I've only just struck the streak. Wait awhile. My luck is coming. [tell you I was born to it, and it cannot fail me.‘ ‘And you have drawn that in the lottery ?' returned Susan, with a dubious look. ‘ châ€" a cool hundred ‘ ‘ Will it pay our debts, Harry?’ ‘ Eh I Debts ?' ‘Will it make up for the time you have losl.’ ‘ ‘ It’s commench,’ he cried, as he chinked the gold before his wife. home with exultatiun in his coun- lenance. Esq ‘Unless,’ added the previoue speaker, “we call the poswssion of that wife a continuous stroke of luck. But I'm afraid he won’t keep her long. Alas, for poor Susan 3 Harry don’t know what a jewel he is wearing away. He does not realize that when he got her for a wife he got a piece at good fortune that might have lasted during the longest lifetime, if he would only have taken his share of the trust and responsibility.’ ‘I think I am waking up!‘ he finally said. And lhen he walked quickly towards his house. He found Susan much better, and the medicine which he had brought helped to revive her. On the folâ€" lowing day Harry went 10 see Mr. Atherton. He found that genlic- man just entering his chaise to ride away. ‘ I understand that you have some work in my line which you want done,’ said Harry. he was alone he stopped and gazed down upon the ground; and thus he stood tor some time. "I should‘like to do it for you, sxr.’ ‘ Perhaps I was,’ answered Harry readily; ‘but 01 that kind of luck I have had enough; and now I am going to hammer out a luck ior my- self. \Vill you let me commmenco upon your work 3’ ‘ Yes. sir!’ cried the builder. leaping from his chase. ‘Here, John.’ he added, turning In his hired man, ‘ you may put the horse up. I shan’t want him. And now,‘ he resumed 10 Harry. ‘just come into the house and we’ll talk the matter over. I was all readv to start for Marlowe l0 get my work done there; so, you see, you did not came a minute too soon.’ ‘ Wellâ€"- what of it?’ returned the buflden ‘ You, Mr. Clare 3’ ‘ Yes, sir.’ ‘ But I must have it done in lime.’ ‘ If] take the job, sir, I‘ll do it as I promise,‘ said Harry promptly. ‘Bul this is something new,’ re- plied Alherlon wirh surprise. ‘I thought you werc born 10 some other kind of luck.’ At tnis moment Harry had to turn oii’from the main street, and in a few moments he was left to his own reflections. As soon as in the country, and I hoped he twould appreciate her. He said of course he should. But just see how it has come out. I got mar- ried about the same time, and went into business when he did,â€"-and my trade is not anywhere near as good as his,â€"â€"yet l have bought a house and paid for it, and have something laid up beside. Whyâ€"â€" if he had only stuck to his business he might have been one of the most prosperous men in the town. But he thinks he was born to some gOOd luck that will come to him one of these days, like'a fairy’s gift?“ ' Well,’ remarked a third person of the party, ‘he did have a stroke of good luck when he got Susan Martin for a wife; but he has never had one since.’ ‘ It's a shame,’ resumed the first speaker. ‘ Only a day or two afxer Harry was married, I told him he had got as good a wife as there was ‘That’s so.’ rejoined another, who was the tailor in the village. ‘ She has done more work for me within two years past than any other two women in the place; and within the past six months she has worked beyond all account. About all that she and her children have had for food and clothing must has been earned by her.’ a party of young men were walking in advance of him. He knew by the sound of their voices that they ‘weru friends ofhis, and he would l have advanced and joinezl them had he not chanced to hear his own name pronounced. Curiosity to know what they had to say of him led him In approaoh them without being observed, and he heard their conversation distinctly, ‘It's too bad,’ said one in a feel- ing tone; ‘Harry Clare might do well if he would. Only look at that wife of his 1 The town never afforded a better one. See how the poor thing has scrubbed and slaved to support herself and family, while. Harry has been waiting for that luck of his.’ TERMS $1 00 In Advance. Whole N0. 273. And after supper was over, Harry sat down, and wound one arm about his wil'e’s neck, and then told her all he had to tell; and when he had done this he asked her if she could forgive him for lhe past. She rested her head upon his bosom and wept, and forgave and blessed him. And, (1th flihtl‘ day, the 01d 0 ang sounded forth from the smith’s shop. Great pieces of iron assumed strange forms beneath the persistent strokes of Harry’s hammer, and, as he cast them, one after another, upon the rough floor. he muttered to himself â€"-‘ There’s another piece of good luck! l’ll forge me out a fortune yet.’ ‘ Yesâ€"I’ve found it in my wife, and in my shop. l’ve been ham- mering it out all day. People have been staring with wonder to see Harry Clare ringing away upon his anvil at such a rate, and they may stare as much as they please. Al all events, I can give them this assurance: ll the sight is worth seeing. they shall See it, henceforth at any time, while Harry has his health, and the sun’s up! And now I am hungry, Susie. I'll eat supper and then l’ll tell you all about it.’ Susan was not long in getting well alter her husband had made her so happy; and when she was plump and rosy once more, and the clnldren could romp about the house without fear 0f lumhling up the carefully arranged packages thal came from the Iailor’s, Harry took her on his knee and kissed her, and wound his arms about her‘ ‘ Susic,’ he said with a fund an Illusiasm, ‘ didn’t I alwavs tell you that l was born, to, good hick? Only, you see, I misst it for a while.’ ‘ But you’ve found it now,’ whis- pered Susan. ‘ Yes,’ cried Harry, ‘ I’ve found it in a noble, loving wife, and in the firm. fixed purpose to walk right on in the path of duty. The crown of good luck is. upon my brow, and next to voursell'. my be- loved, its two brightest jewelsâ€" the two jewels without which the crown. becomes but a more load of drossâ€"fire, Industry and l’ersgver‘ ance 1’ ‘Found it?’ repeated Susan, trembling with both hope and ap- prehension. took those vests last evening and carried Ihem all back to the tailors, and told him that my wife could work for him no more.’ ‘ Butâ€"Harry ' ‘ Stop,’ interrupted Harry, as his wife commenced to speak. ‘ There's no more need of it, for I’ve struck my streak oquck at last. I knew I was born to good luck ; and that IshouId find it sooner or Iater.â€"- I’ve found it?’ ' ‘ No, no,’ said Harry, with a. smile. ‘ we'll have no more 01 that. ‘bhe must get well 30 as to finish up those vests for the lailor,’ inter- ruplcd the old lady, with a spice of billet-mess in her lone, Susan cast a reproachful. beseechng glance upon her mother, but the words had been spoken. ‘I am getting better very fast,’ slle replied. ‘ And you must get well as soon as you can, Susie; for I can’t have you sick any more.’ *What, Susan,’ he cried, as he saw his wife silling there, * are you well enough {or this 1’ And as he spoke he mavcd to her side and kissed her. Susan Clare sat in the great rock- ing-chair bv the kitchen stove, lot her old mother who had come to- nurse her, satd she was well enough for that. Shetgazed up at the clock, and wondered where her husband was. It was past seven and supper had been ready for sometime. At length he came; but how differently he looked lrom what had been his wont some years past. His face was flushed; his eye was bright; his bosom swelled outwith a hearty breath; and his step was heavy and emphatic. just as thoth it had a purpose. And then upon his shirt there was a grimy dirt, such as used to be there years agone; and when his gaze rested upon the table his counten- ance glowed as though he had a grateful appetite. One morning the people who lived near the blacksmith’s shop were startled by the clang of the heavy hammer. It was but little past sunrise, and yet the blows upon the old anvil rang out clean. and loud, and they saw black smoke rolling up from two of the Chimneys. They went and peeped in at the door, and there they saw ‘Harry Clare. with his stout arm bored to the shoulder wielding his" hammer with strange energy. A new man was at work at the second forge, and his two appren- tices had something else to do than lounge about and eobble old horse shoes. was assured that‘there Would be eight hundred dqllars’ worth of it before the year was out. leL'Vn. * The result of the cohfereflee’ wag that Harry was to. do all, thafiiron' work Atherlou might want, and he

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