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Real and On- tario. Residence: Lots, 6th coiicess.on Markham. l’ostOfliceâ€"Unionville. Soles attended on the shortest notice, and on reasonable terms. Orders left at the “ Herald” ofilce for Mr Carter‘s services will be promptly ultctltlt'tl to Jnne,‘2'i‘. 1557. EDW. SANDERSON, inf in lieu v-' Licensed Auctioneer, FOR TH E COUNTIES 0F YORK AND PEEL. idenc â€"â€"Lot 20 rearof3rd Concession of . ) I . 413‘ stems ‘ y Junuaty 4. 1355. in.-. G £18. I, "it’ll q 9 \. LUNDO .\l l. ’RICS. fl T1115 FACES. A terror is in the city, By night and by day. And .r-hoitcvc: that terror passes I tremble :Lllll pin-w, And the eye of my soul closes swiftly To shut it away. Not the sneer of the worlding, The smirk of the saint, Not the poor lost. women With their smile of point, But faces and ever faces, With a warning faint. Faces, and ever faces, They pass on the streamâ€" Pitcons human faces, Like things in at drcam ; Mornith and night and most awful In the gas-light gleam. Faces, terrible faces, With it trilc unscid, Fixed human faces Whence the light has fled Faces, and ever faces. Where the soul is dead. ’ Faces, lost pale faces, 0f the rich or the poor, Faces of hearts where meanness Hath eat to the core, Facesâ€" the signs of spirits That muse no more. The sadness of these faces Is sad beyond belief, Meancr than the shrill sorrow Of the harlot or the thief; The gladness of these faces Is sadder than their grief. Oh, there seems hope for evil. Though bloodiest crime befall,â€" But life that hath neither l) =auty Nor foulnessâ€"it is so small! Alas, for the frozen Spirits That do not stir at all l Thor {other tho gold and miment, They buy and they pay; Brit, 2th! at the glimpse o'i'their faces I tremble and pray, Ar (1 the eve of my soul closes quickly To shut them away. Ronua'r BUCHANAN. RICHMOND HILL, ruin? :T‘ffittttrttorrrmmaavi dal had plead- DRUGGIST, AND l‘HA RM A CEUT IST, RICHMOND IIIIJII. Richmond Hill. Jun. 31, 1867. 35 THOMAS CARR, lll'iA LICK IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, GROCERIES, \Vincs and Liquors, 'I‘HORNHILh. ...â€" lty Royal Letters patently has been appointed lssucr of [MARRIAGE LICENSES. Th0fl‘.lllll,_FL.l). .6, 1863 12am Qiaroe. i‘rl . TE E FY, Esq., NOTARY PUBLIC, .‘Jlr‘li‘r‘llSSlilNEil IN IHEQUEEN’S BENCH, UUNVEYANCEK. AND DIVISION COURT AGENT, RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. GREE \dthTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages. A Wills, Arc , &c..drawn with attention and promptitudo. 'lierins moderate. Richmond llill. Julie 9. l8b5. N. BnAngfl# BARRISTER AT LAW. ONVEYA NOER, ; .tc. ()EFICEâ€"Ovol‘ the Gas Company Toronto Street, Toronto. Toronto, August 1, 1867. office GEO. B. NICOL. BARRISTER, ATTORNEY-ATLA W, SOLICI’I‘OR 1N CHANCERY, CONVEYANCER, 3..., &c., &c. A BLACK MARE WITH A WHITE 5 l‘AR. ...â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"â€""â€"-""â€", , GEO. MCPHILLIPS 8r. SON. Provincial Land Surveyors, SEAFORTH. C. W. June7, l8fi5. l IN TWO CHAPTERSâ€"CHAR I. (Continued from our last.) ‘ Greatly honoured, I'm sure, maâ€" jor to find that my name has livrd in your memory tor so many years,’ he said in quiet suave accents, ‘ Your farm has preceded you, and the old town has reason to be proud that one of her sons has achieved so I P. A. SCOTT. LUMBER MERCHANT, AND BUILDER, ‘ 618 Yonge Street, Toronto. Blinds, . 3... Tum ' has, 1868. /2 more with us than I’mmlm‘ Opinion.” iii; i . 33%; . . . tet'. tievme some use for effectingiman, and this was a fact to which l lthe capture of thi: ow l say you. old CllU'I V l ‘ i think your to worthy orre,’ ails ‘ though wlzetlieri cessively carrte' matter. The mm black mare with '1 old fox,aud scentsfif However, we ca" ,red , old he 9 silo star is an t by instinct. ink over the matter for a littlci 0, You can impart your idean to me. and l will impart min in.” ‘ So be it.’ said I f; major. as he rose and began ‘ ‘awn on his: gloves. ‘ Businesi ‘ ty brisk with you 7’ ‘ Tolerable,’ . red Crooks. I ..Z'm fixed,’ leniiaily i. an ranch business ldon'i care "k 77 of my fay of agencies "County futiliit‘s ,7neighbourhood. r, l make a tidy no right to coin~ Of Cour it takes me from home more tha like; and l'm obliged to keep 3 couple of ser- viceable nags, rwise, I should never get throu» my work. some of it lies suc long distances away.’ ‘ All the betterifor us. 'i‘om-eall the better for us}? said the major. ‘l'l wager you three dozen (lf port that before three 'months are over, you and l bettvee: us will have effected the cal lure of your re- douhteblc Derbythiire Turpin !' ‘You are ovei‘ésanuuine, major,’ answered Crook's with a laugh. ‘ But the event fglill shew. Mean while, 1’“ book you bet.‘ imbue. n. ’Major Grer sat long that even triuovcr his di' 45, d the bottle of dry she :ry“ -. wed 11, He - n ‘ r A. he went on: more before. ‘1 have to do in the town to cultivate it. . work lies in the' andsales among'l and gentry of ll 1‘ thing of it, HO ’ .1 ed some pressing business as an ex- cuse for declining the invitation ; so the major par-took of his meal in solitary state, and now sat uiih his chair drawn up to the firewfor a keen wind was blowing outsideâ€"â€" and the decanter at his elbow, musing in somewhat melancholy mood. As he had told, Crocke, he had come to Derby with his mind half made. up to settle either in the [mini itself. orin the immediate neigh- Doors, Sash, Flooring, Mouldings (be. briliant a reputation. ‘ Please not to talk in that strain,' lsaid the major laying his hand ALL KINDS OF :getilly on his companioo's sleeve. Building Materials Supplied! ‘ My fame, as you are pleased to “N 0‘5"? “dress: Ym'kvme' call it. is to me a thing of very small Tommie. Mar ISJBGS- 3'“ ,valuc. l, in my turn. as. glad to " ' ' _ find that i am not forgotten by one who knew me when l was boy. I {have been unfortunate enough Mr. ltlrooke to lose every near relative i [had since 1 went abroad, and i am, Sheeting, DAVID EYER. bun. Stave & Shingle Manufacturer I ESI l)kiNCEâ€"lAtItâ€"‘2â€"fi. ‘2nd Cori. Markham on the Elgin Vlills Plank Road. A large Stock ol'S't‘Avv15 and Sitisours, kept constanth on hand.aiidsold til the lowest Prices lL'J‘ Call and oxanrineStock before purchas- i igolsewliere. . Post Office \ddrossâ€"Richmond Hill. June [865 l-tf' , at Put-’2 J’s?” THOMAS SEDMAN, Carriage =tid Waggon Maker 1 UNDER TAK ER, .90. («Monro-Nearly opposite the Post Office Rich nontl Hill. JAMES BOWMAN. Issuer of Marriage Licenses, ALMIRA MILLS, Markham. Nov. 1, 1865. 22 perhaps. more strongly disposed in consequence to cultivate thoscslight- er ties oi friendship which other [1191} more happily circumstanced than l am. might care less about. At all events. lam glad to have met you: and as l have some thought of uelil ing in these parts, ‘1 must claim the benefit of your professional experi- ence. and ask you to assist me in my choice of a nest. where E can fold my wmgg and be at peace for I was ltddowcu in h.s meiiioiy With my name and he had a VG“. WV“! the remainder of my days.‘ ' MOSl ll’dllpV. ill“ sure: malm‘r if h‘md‘ 4m“ win". S.“ lure, Md We" beautiful child. when he was a boy I can be oflhe sllgmesi use m any the resun of his v.stt_? dotnlnlllhg a, schoop very nearly akin to disappointment, way. by 1’ ‘Only arrived last happened to you last spring.’ ‘ To what misfortune do Have you been long in Der- evening. Which reminds me by the by. that on my road here from Nottingham I met with the same misfortune as you allude ?' asked Mr. Cronke with an bourhood ofit. It was his nutivr- place; and all through his adven- turous career- in India and the lNorth American Provinces, his rnetttorv had clung: to it tenacious fly; and for years past he had look- ed forward to the. time when he should be able. to retire from active service, and build upn lmppv littlc home for his old age among the mills and woods ot l)9l'i)y.<l‘.lrl’, .thr-rc old friends, whom: he hurl not seen since. he was a lad. would over be. welcome visitors. And now that time had come. He was his own master, free. to come and no unshdcklcd by the trainmels ofmili- :ary life; he. had amassed 3. Con sidcrahle share of this world‘s goods; and one of ,thc first uses he had tirade of his: new-found froctfimi had been to fulfil the secret wish I . \Vltai,ttie major could by no means shut ,his eyes. They would bent) fit ' most pruise- laswciaics for him, should no corrw Crookc ;,io settle in this part of the country, soc~ , is another' he rides thel But could he really make up his mind so to do?” Now that he. hurl seen the. town-how mean and small it looked ; how dull and corn- rnou place. make his home in such a spot? of the introductions which he could the neighbr‘iurltood. liis father, it is true, had been neither more nor less than u drapcr in Derby; but he lllt'nself’â€"f\laj(lf isaoc Gleasonâ€"â€" w is it man of note: a man whose name had been mentioned specially in the war-despatches on more then one occasion ;V and the county would welcome him giddy as an acquisition of whom it might be reasonably proud. days,tlie major’s fame went abroad in the little town; for the. landlord of the "' Brown D +ar’7â€"â€"t' to n:-ve'r seemed quiic able to get over his surprise at finding so tremendous a lire-eater so short of stature and so mild of dPll'leallllIITâ€"~100l'. care to inform all and sundry who frequent ed his bar-parlour, that the quick looking gentleman in number three was none than the celebrated Major Gregson, of whose exploits every- body had heardâ€"‘A man. sir, who has killed more black chaps than any other man living; who has four,th a tiger single-handed; and who yet reads his Bible every night like a Christian.’ From this source the new-t spread it: ever-widening circles ; and on the third day oi his stay, the major was surprised by a visit from tl.m mm'"r, who having, as he 3 ea. Ithe arrival of his disl'inuished towusmcu, had come to pay his respects. and at the l ., Should he not feel thail he was burying himself alive tojyou trad N90“ much trouble.’ To] be sure. there was the country; and she said With a bitter smile. lit would be easy enough, by means mu. know what. it is never in ilr' '1 am, or rather was,‘ said Mrs Crooks: flushing painfully, 'for my father has been dead those five- LinderE't‘th yours.‘ ‘1 knew you swam, although it is over thirty years sincel was: at school. But you are now Mrs. Crooks, are you not?’ ‘1 ant.’ “ Pardon me, but you look as if ‘ 'I’hcn my looks do not belie mr',’ ' Du l~wu at night without wishing Command at. any time, to gradually I that you may never get up again 7 form a pleastint circle of acquaint- llo you know what it is never to ances among the best fatiiilice to rise in the mornng without wish l l $118 than best friend my youth ever In the course 0. the next. fen ‘knew; and tilt“:le you, in your ink? “let you may be~ dead bellm- sunset 1 But of course. you do not. What should a prosperous gentle- man like you know of such nui- tera Lâ€"Happlnoss ! I almost forgot that there is such a. word in the lanutiagze.’ ‘ MraCrooke. you have my warm- est tP-‘r tripalhy in your trnuhle-â€"mantipathy and respect. Your father turn, ever need the. assistance of a friend. l hope you will grant me the. privilege of acting in that light towards you. There is my card, which E pray you to accept. The name: on it may be unknown to you ; but were your father alive, he would at once. remember. Unac- customed tears stood in the inajor’s eyes as he spoke thus. ‘ You are a good man.’ said Mrs. Crooke earnestly, as she took the car i: ‘ and i thank you for your offer; but it is not likely that l shall cvertrouble you. Your ways and mine lie widely apart, and we must each of us hear our own burden after our own fashioo.’ She held outlier hand as she. spoke. The white star. A pretty thing to say of one of his Majesty’s officersâ€"â€" 'hat he has been twice robbed by the same man, without so much is firing a single shot in his own defence. What would Colonel Chowder and old Bottomley think?’ What the landlord of the “Brown Bear” thought, and what the land- lord’s quest thought. as the major descended from the chaise. and walked up stairs in grim silence to his own room, leaving the post-boy to tell the tale, was, that of sit on- lucky gentleman. be was the most unlucky. The topic was a thirsty one, and could not be properly dis cussed without fresh glasses; and more people came in. so that, L, and by. the house became quite crowded; and the post boy was had iriio ll.‘(-‘ parlour and his story trumped out of him at least twenty lime.- in the course of a couple hours, to compensate for which ex- haustive processes much drink was poured into him llII llltl carcass would hold, so that final y, he had to he carried to bed in a slate of .iopeirm iruhcrilily. The major". mun (‘OHIIHQ (town stair.- “ ll?“ be had finally disposed of his math for lllt.‘ Light. admitted to the landlord, in the (liscrerteet of whisper», that ‘ he never before see rim old boy so much put out his way.‘ ‘ He's a gentleman as never swvnrp, the. major iii, went on the man; ‘ but ulten he talks aloud to his-sell, ac he did iii-night. and siares so with his eyes, a. if he saw something that nobody else. could sir-c, why, then I know there's some- thing mom than common on his tirind.’ 'l‘he lanclord was dying to ask what it “as the irmjortaiked about, but be titsiely Maid: ‘Av, ay. that was very strange now, wasn’t ,it?’ - You wouldn’t think it strange If you knew the majOr as well asl know hirn,’ responded the man. ‘ What seemed to trouble his mind most was, that he should be twice robbed by one man without having a single shot at the blackguard. You may take \‘our davy that he won't go rambling about the cnun- try again without llls pistols.’ Major Grr-gson's slot-p that night was troubled. haunted by uncanny dreams, from which he woke up three times with a start. At last, just as the. first faint streaks, of day- light Were beginning to chase away the darkness. he got out of bed. and major took it, and pressed it respect» lady in his; and then, without an- other uord, they parted. * S‘Vhat a consummate-Vinita; the fellow must be to illâ€"treat that was man!” murmured the major to him- xtipping into his dressing gown and slippers, he look to, pacing his bred- room frotn end to to himself long par-mg...“ Mm n Psalms and the Book of 5..., 5.. he did so. self as he went on his way. He called on Crookr two or three times a week, but it was rarely he could find that person at his office. When he did succeed in fleeing him, be confined thccouvcrsation entirely to business topics; for however much the major's opinion of Crookc might have. altered since their first interview, having once promised him curtail] romuuerative commissions. he was too CUIIGCIlln. iious a man not to fulfil that promise to the strictest letter. Meanwhile, now friends were gathering round the old soldier day by day; and day by day he found the little town becoming, a more agreeabe tarryiutz-place, and even beginning to invest itself in his thoughts with a home-like aspect, such as a tin-(l wardt-rer like himself knew how to appreciate. It so full out, about this “111?. same time request the honour of the major’s company to dinner. Other invitatiom iollcwed quickly from some of the best people in the , town. and the major found him tel‘f in clover. He began to think that, after all. he might do waisc than pitch his tent within the hospitable gates of his nativo place. llr' even went the length of consulting Torn ()rookc. as to whether there was any likely house in the town in want of a tenant, or anv small estate for salt: in the ncigbourhood that wouid suit at once. his tastes and his. pocket. But Crooke had noih-, ing suitable on his books just then. At the second interview with the auctioneer, Major Grogson was more reserved, both in his speech and demeanor” then he had been on the previous occasion. 'chut he had been told in the interim respect- ing Mr. Crooke had not been to the credit of that inleiduiil. He had been told. on authority that hr- cnufd not doubt, that Crooks was idle, vicious and dissipated ; that he was a gambler and a drunk- ord and tha' his l-ircatment of his wife was a notorious fact. Slow. Crookc’s wife, as Major Grr‘gaon : . of his heart, and visit the spot that all the fond associations of boy- although he would not whisper that ugly word even to himself. remained to him. As he had told Crookc the lack ofall closer ties had disposed him to thinl. mort- hig‘hly oftliose slight threads which He had been wr-ak enough to believe othr-r men as deeplyimprcssed with such triflcs further heard. was his old school master's daughter, Letty Loylaud recollection of her. a a dark eyed As such she had taken firm hold of his imagination; for years after he had left school, when he was in ludia. a young subaltern with few guineas in his pursc,slow- to fighting his way upward, he had had pleasant love-dreams. of which LetiyLey land, as a dark-eyed houri. just budding: into womanhood, had formed the central figure. But these l that Major Gl‘t’gfllnl accepted an invitation to visit one of his new- found friends at Melbourne, :1 small hamlcttcn or a doz:-n miles from Derby. The ttiajor went, stayed two nights, and decided to return to Derby after dinner on the evening ot the third day. As on the. occasion ol'hlr.‘ int-triomble journey from Not tinghain, he had travelled by purl! chaise, so he now adopted the statue method ot locon'iotion. llis friend's dinner had been good. the wine staperb, and before. the chaise had got three miles out of Melbourne. the major was in a comfortable post prandial snooze. {c was suddenly and disagreeably aroused by the putting down of the chaise- .oindow, by the presen‘ation of a pistol at his head, and by a perctnpv tory demand for his watch and purse The major was in (lliliiw' dress. and unarmed. To resist anxiety in his voice that he could as he was. He had been foulist Ringwood Jflorble lPorks OFFICEâ€"In the “York Herald” Buildings, Richmond Hill. Money to Lend. July, 5th. 1866. 5~1y MONABB, MURRAY a JACKES. Barristers and Attorneys at Law, Solicitors in Chancery, CONVEYANCERS, &c. OFFICEâ€" In the Court House, . .TORONTO August 1, 1866. 59 READ AND BOYD, Barristers, Attorneys at Law, SOLIClTORS 1N CHANCERY. &c., 77. King Street East, lover Thompson’s East llldltl House) Toronto. D. B. READ. Q.C. J. A. BOYD. ILA. May 6.186 . «Ht 1?. WIDEMAN, MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES ! 61c. tic. &.c. Call and examine my Stock and Prices be- for purer using elsewhere, as you will find it. to your interest. (if? Issuer of Marriage Licenses. ingwood. Sept. [3,1867 . 479 JOHN B_ARRON, Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of 38 West Market Square. 'l‘oronto [1? Boots and Shoes made to Measure. 0 Lowest Remunerating l’rices. Toronto, Dec. 3. 1867. Farmer’s Boot & shoe Store the Best Materials and Workmanship, at the not disgutse. ‘ To my being relieved of watch and pursebv the same distinguished practitioner that pcrformeda siinila office for you. In plain English. was robbed last night by a man more with a white star in the middle of its fore- tnounted on a black head.’ ‘Ahl now I understand,’ sai Mr. Crooltc diyly. ‘ Yes. as yo say. I was operated uponlastsprin by the same. professor, and deuced‘ he had succeede‘j in hauling “P by A most auda. no means reached the height of the cious n 1 He spcfns to set 1he ideal standard which ll? had fiXRd & whole Constabulary force of the IV chagrined l was. country at defiance.’ "l‘ell you what. Tom Crooke,’ the major with emphasis; . . ‘it would be strange if you and l gellith 1} “Gum have bf‘e" d'fhcu“ of Dr. Leyland's, and. if I mistake 4904; couldn't, by putting our wits togeth- 10 Gllmmale one “’lerable gentle" not, you are his daughter.’ I said .‘nough to hope. that the school boy were dreams of long auto -, and Lei. would have trccnthe height of‘folly. The major was still pacing his bedroom when the grave-like silence outside was broken by the sound of a horse’s tramp. Faint and far otfit sounded at first, but mo- mently coming nrarvr. and present- ly penetrating the! bedroom, it at tructetl the rt‘rojor's car. He stopped in his Walk to listen. The gray light ol dawn filled the street by this time. and all objects write clearly Vliitha The quick tramp oi the burst- came. nearer and nearer. The major was still listening with an absent-look on his face, as though his. thoughts were far away. when a peculiar some-thing in the regular tramp, tramp of the coming horse, which was now close at band. ciartlml him, in one brief instwnt, into vivid life. The look on his face: chunqu into one of the most breathless anxiety. Two strides carried him to the window; it was the work of an instant lun’uck hack the blind, and to [\Pt‘l' out with face close pressed to the panes, intudhe gray. solitary street. lie was just. in time to so». a black cloaked figure, mounted on a big black- :zorso, ride: aw'lltly past. As the horseman rode in]. the sound that bad so north-d Mini-or Greer-on w“ plainly audible; it was the clank of a louse shoe in the bard hints of the road. (To be Continued.) MISCELLANEOUS. ...â€"- At a late meeting of the Marylebone electors, the fodowing question was put to one of the candidates: “Will Mr. Grant vote for a Biil to supply ,the working men with porter?” “ Rose, my door,” said a. mother to her daughter, “if you are so stiff and reserved you will never get a husband." "Ma." replied the your): lady, "unless elm poets tell fibs, a prim Rose is not. without attrac- tron." ty Leyland was now Mrs. Crookeâ€" Iludcr such circumstances, to sub- friends of thirty years ago would be schoolâ€"boys at heart still ; as he felt himself to be ; and that delicate edging of sentiment, with which, as with a sweetst‘nelling plant, his own daily life was rounded, must a middle aged. ill-used Woman, the wife a profliate and a drunken]. He met her on one occasion in the outskirts of the town, as he was taking his foreuc-on constitu- tional. He knew her the moment I“ [nit with a goof grace is the best philosophv. The major’s coolness did not desert hint. ‘ Here is my purse,’ said he. For- tunately, it is not very heavy. As of necessity flourish equally in the lives of others. But today had sufficed to undeceive him. He lcould not help acknowledging to himself that ihethrce friends whom he saw her. It must have. been somethng of the old look in her eyes, combined with some fine instinct of his own heart, that told him who she was. She was quite a plain-looking woman now. with grey hair and homely attire; but d u g “P m h‘5 0W" mmd ,E" “lea-“Elle countablytowardslicr,as he slapped lhem bYr The mm“ 5 9"”03’0“ in front of her, and lifted his hat. had eaten too deeply into their souls. From the three of them to» he said; . bu, I am an Old schola, the majcr's heart 'warmcd unac- ' Pardon me for addressing you.‘ for my watclnunloss i not mistaken. you are. the individual who relieved me of it a tow weeks ago, and i am happy to think that l have not bought another since that time.’ The. highwayman took the purse without a Word. raised his hat, politely. and vanished. . ‘ Asl live the identical fellow that robbed me before,’ muttered the major, as the clatter of hoofs died away down the stony road. low with the blackened face, and ‘ The Derbyshire Turpinâ€"the fel- Scene: Railway Carriageâ€"Swellâ€"Aw-e would you obiectâ€"awâ€"to having,r the glass down? Ruliianly young ladyâ€"Oh, dear, noâ€"in fact. I was on the point. of asking you. either to put your glass down or leave oh" staring at mel Swellâ€"Awl line of the editors in Readin: had a clean shirt‘ about which he made ,a brag, and abused his contempomries for having none. It afterwards appeared that he had stolen it offs pole from a brother editor, who was in bed waiting for it to dry. “ War; III: WArtruoâ€"“Fellovr-citicons,” said a stump-orator, “we have the best couno try in the world, and the beat- government. No peeple on the face of the globe enjoy more privileges than we do. We have the liberty of the piece without onerous del- potism. What, fellow-citizens. is more de- sirable than this? Can you want anything more, my countrymen?’ ‘Yes. sires! shouted n listener. “ I want, a suc‘t of that flask sticking out of your coatrpooket b0i mounted on a black horse With a'lrlrr’d.”