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OFFICE AT Willowdple. on Yonge St.. in the (County of York. Orders by letter promptly attended to. Willowdalo. Dec. 15. 1869. 596-15' I1.- repair Clocks. Watches and Jewelry. at his shop opposite the Grammar Schol. Rich- mond Hill. A trial is respectfully solicited. ALEXANDER SCOTT, RICHMOND HILL, DRUG STORE IN KLINEBURG. TACOB YELINSK-Iâ€"IEBEGS T0 INFORM JOHN N. REID, M.D», ‘XOR. OF YONGE AND COLBORNE Richmond Hill. 90‘ Throuhill. Feb,‘26, 18468. MARGACH, ANDERSON & 00., J SITY. RESIDENCEâ€"Adjoining Thornhill Hoie]. July 22, 1869. Elgin Mills, January 1. 1870 Richmond Hill, March,24, 1870. 610 JNO. D. MCCONNELL, M.D., [RADUATE OF TORONTO UNIVER- THOMAS CARR, |EALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, lFFERS FOR, SALE A LARGE AND RATES OF ADVERTISING. flusiuega mircntotu. VOL. XII, N 0. 6. PETER s. GIBSON, Rqugme LAM) SURVEYOR, DR“ HOSTETTER, EMBER. OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE TIME I TIME H TIME I H L. SKEELE Tsâ€" PREPARED 1‘0 Varied Assortment. of EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, GEO. H. 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The highest marketprice given for Cattle. Sheep. Liambst &c-. *fi Good Stabling attached. Trllstyllost- Ior ahvavs in attendance. G. H. 11.. having had over ELEVEN YEARS’ PRACTICE, feels confident of giving entire satis- faction. To those who have favored him with their patronage in the past he returns his sincere thanks, and to those who mav do so in the fu- ture, he would say that no endaavor on his part will be wanting to meet their approval. REFERENcEs.â€"-Thefollowinggemiemencan, with confidence,recommend G. [1.lhlsba11d,to all requiring Dental ,aid: l)r‘ Reid, Thornhill; Dr. Bu“, Weston: Dr. D’Evlyn, Burwick; Dr. Corson, Brampton. RESIDENCE.â€"ThornhiH. Thornhill September 17. 1868. 1y .Aléo. Corned and Spided Beef. Smoked and Dried Hams. ‘ VV v King Street East, 'l‘oronto, near Cllutch Streat, is prepared to wait upon any who need his professional services in 01'- der to preserve theirteeth, or relieve sufl'ering and supply new teeth in the most approved style. Also to regulate the teeth of those who need xt. Consultations free, and 9" work war- ranted. June, 1865. Jâ€" public will find first-class accomciailtioii at the above House, at low rates. Tilers is an extensive Stable attached, and large covered sheds. An attentive and obliging hustler. 5:37 J. L. PARKER. Proprietor. WILLIAM COX, UCCESSOR TU JAMES HOLLIDAY, BUTCHER. 2nd door north ofG. A. Barnards Unionville, . . . lst Monday ofeach month. Weston . . . . . . 9th day “ Klineburg. . . .lfith “ Burwick . . . . . 2‘21:d “ Scarboro’. . . .231'd " Where he willbe prepared and mosthappy to wpit onthose who may require his services, THE FARMERS AND TRAVELLlNG Dublin will find fil'Qf.P]nnH nnnnninr‘ufinn HIS ASSOCIATION HAS TRANS ferred then Librarv to the HERALD Bool‘ J. ferred the” Library to the HERALD Book Store. where Stockholders and others may drocure Books every Friday afternoon. A. SCOTT, Librarian. ’3," Phy cigms Pr'EgcripEons caryefully com- pounded. and all ordels attended to wuh care 311% despatch. Farm-01‘s and Physicians from the country will find our stoclgof Medicines completeâ€"warrant- ed geuuiueâ€"and of the best quality. g H. SANDERSON & SONS, CHEMIS TS AND DR UGGJS TS; RICIIOMND HILL, Having purchased the Stock and Interestof R. H. Hall, (late Chemist and Druggist of the same place) have greatly enlarged the old stock and have now on hand a good assort- mentof Drugs, Paints. Perfumery. Chemicals, Oils, Toilet Soaps, Medicines, Varnishes. Fancy articles Dye Stufl's. Patent Medicines. and all other ai‘ticies kept by Drlxggisis generally: H *3 Mn. TEEFY is Government Agent for the sale of ALSO AGENT FOR THE MONTREAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY. .1.) any numberâ€"notexceedingthree hundred dollars by any one depositor.) will be received at the Richmond Hill Post Office, for which Government will allow Interest. SCHOOL REQUISITES Office hours: from 6:30 Ad“. to 9:30 mu. May 4,1869. 563-tf RICHMOND HILL JAMES BOWMAN, 88pm MARRIAGE LICENSES, Almira Mills. Markham . Nov 1. i865. Richmond Hill. October 15, 1867. Toronto, April 1, 1869. Richmond Hill. Nov. 25,1669. Yonge St , April7.1869. 215 and 217 Yonge Street, Toronto. P. 0. SAVINGS BANK. ~RIOHMON D HILL, ONTARIO, CAkaDA, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1870. ONEY T0 LEND 0N GOOD FARM Conn r:I‘~ :n Q“ ... a... “"14 ......I:._.‘;,. . POST v 7 OFFICE. ‘EPOSITS OF I ONE “DOLLAR, (OR For particulars apply to LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, G. H. HUSBANIx L.D.s. ahENTIST, BEGS MOST RE GOLDEN LION HOTEL, MARRIAGE LICENSES, Security, in Sums to suit applicants. Apply to GREEN BUSH HOTEL MARRIAGE LICENSES. MONEY TO LEND. OF ALL KINDS, AT THE DUGGAN & MEYERS, Attorneys, Court St. pr“ 1, 1869. 553-3m RICHMOND HILL DENTISTRY. NEW FIRM. YONGE STREET, .lst Monday ofeach month .9111 day “ .lfith “ .2‘21:d “ fully to'anueunce that he will be at 0.".AD§MS, >_1).D:__s., 95 HERALD BOOK STORE- M. TEEFY, Postmaster WILLIAM COX. 559-ly 593, It came about in this way. I had married and was going to make my for- tune, and therefore (having that lauda- ble end in View) left a good situation in Yerkshire to settle down in Liverpool as a merchant ‘on my own account,’ and commence to make it without delay. I had not much capital, and so resolved to economise at first. In course of time I imagined the tidy brougham and the country house across the Mersey would certainly come; and one serene Septem- ber evening, many years ape, l was walking up and down St. George’s land- ing-stage, building castles in the air,won- dering whether rents were high at New Brighton, and whether Kate would pre- fer a pony phaeton to a brougham. I am not sorry to add that I still reside in a. modest house up Edge Hill way, and that I come to business as Caesar went to Rome, according to Joe Miller, ‘sum- ma diligeotia,’ on the top on an omnibus. I was waiting for Mr. Moss Moses to re- turn to his office in a street hard by call it Mersey Street, and/for the reason that Mr. Muss Moses had a. furnished place to lot which his advertisement called ‘ two spacious counting-rooms ’â€"goodness knows I never counted much there in the shape of coin; and I did not like the situation; nor the narrow, dark stair- case; nor the look of the boy of Hebrew extraction who bawled ‘Cud id,’ when I knocked, and told me ‘Mr. Boses would be id at eight o’clock ;’ but twenty-five pounds a-year was very cheap, so I told my young friend I would call at that time, and look at the ‘counting rooms.’ How well I remember that night! The ferryâ€"boats from the Cheshire shore gliding along with their lights twinkling like glowworms, the vast hull of“ the Great Eastern just visible in the Sloyne, the; squared yards, and all a~taut look of a‘ seventyâ€"four .of‘ the old school, showing‘ black and distinct against the daffodil sky, and the 'lap of the swell against the‘ under timbers of the stageâ€"I was ineli- ned to be sentimental; but Mr. Moss Moses claimed my attention, and once mere I entered his office and found him awaiting me. He was a little, fat, good- tenipered Jew who spoke decent English; and who, I afterwards found out, was constantly affirming in season, and out of season, that he has no descendant of Abraham. The Romance of a Counting-house. ‘Hillo, Brunton!’ he cried, jumping from his chair. "‘ My lad told me you’d been; where have you been these two months and more? Look here 01d fel- low, I‘ve advertised your place; but you can have it on the 016. 'terms.’ _ ‘Some mistake, sir, I believe,‘ and I handed him a card bearing the inscrip- tion ‘ Charles Harker.’ Having thus far arrived, I further contrived Among valiant knights to appear; And as Pilgrim and Knight, I stood ready to figlu, Nor Saracen foe didâ€"1 fqar. For the widow disfress'pd There is a. chord in my breast; For the Orphan and helpless I feel; And my swmd I'coul draw To maintain the puma“ w Which the duty of Masomgsieveal. Through the “veils” I then went. And succeeded at length The “Sanctum Sanctorum” to find; By the “Signet” I gained, And quickly obtained Employment which suited my mind. In the depths I then wrought, And most cheerfully sought For treasures long hidden there; And by labour and by toil, I discovered rich spoil, Which are kept by the craft with-due care. Very soon to the East I made known my request, And “ light ” by command did attempt; When 10! I perceived, In due form revealed, A Master, and Brother, and Friend. Thus far I have stated, And simply related, What happened when I was made free, But I’ve “ passed” since then, And was “raised” up again To a. sublime and ancient. degree. Then onward I marched, That I might be “Arched,” And find out the treasures long lost; When, behold! a bright flame, From the midst of \vhlch came A voice which my ears did accost. Here my conscience was taught With a moral quite fraught With sentiments holy and true; Then onward I travelled, To have it unravelled, What Hiram intended to do. By the help of a friend, Who assistance did lend, I succeeded an entrance to gain ; W as received in the West, By command from the East, Rut not without feeling some pain I am of a band Who will faithfully stand, In the bonds of affection and love; I have knocked at the door, Once wretched and poor, And there for admission I stood. Are You a _Masl éfiiimifi g m. 2mm. mar 'cmisfafi tially filled waste-paper basket, and that was all. ‘Rather meagre, Mr. Moss.’ ‘Now, my dear sir, What more could you want? \Vould you like a safe? I have got one to spare down stairs and you shall have it, and a new mat for your feetâ€"there nowâ€"I hate haggling.’ ‘Leb me see the other room, please.’ It was one which a person sitting at the table would have right opposite to him, and it had no door. ‘It was a clerk’s offiee,’ Mr. Moss said, ‘and you Wanted your eye on such chups.’ I sugâ€" gested that the principal might sometimes want privacy, whereupon he said ‘ he had the door down stairs zmd should be hung at once if I wished it.’ But having no intention of engaging a ele'i‘k at present I told him it was of no Consequence. The room was about 11:11? the size of the outer one, and. contained a desk and stool. There was a large closet for coals and such-like matters, and a good allow- ance of dust and cobwebs all over. ‘I’ll have it cleaned up to-morrow,’ said Mr. Moss. ‘It; looks beautiful when clean, and you’ll find the desk to be real Spanish mahogany.’ They €vould suit uié wvell enough and I told Mr. Moss so; paid him aquarter’s rcntjp Aad_vance, and rgsie toiqepzujt; ‘Oh! by-thc-way, Mr. Moss,’ I ex- claimed, a sudden thought striking me; ‘I, will send a man to paint my name on the door, and on the wall downstairs.’ ‘ Very good, sir; I would do it at once if I were you. Carl was a loose fish, and if you delay it until you get here you might be annoyed.’ ‘ How so? What was he ?’ ‘ Take a cigar first, Mr. Harker, you’ll find no better in Liverpoo‘. Dear! how like him you do look when I I‘don’t‘. see your eyes.’ ‘Arid yet I have not. been thought to resemble a loose fish before, Mr. Moss.’ ‘Sir, I apologise. I confess that up to the this moment I fancied it was Carl; but what puzzled me was, that, such a surlcy fellow should take to lanking and play the fool. You are very much like my last tenant sir that is all.’ ‘I dld’t; mean that. Ihve you never seen an ugly person resemble a very handsome one“? I have many a. time. Well, about Carl; he was here aboutl two years, and call me a Jew if I could reckon him up. He used to come here about noon, and work up to eight or nine‘ o’clock at. night; but what business he worked at I never could find out, I know he had a big ledger and two or three such books; but a big ledger won’t make a business any more than a big carpet bag will, and he always carried one. He would come and smoke a cigar with me now and then; but; I never came up here during all that time. and he kept this door locked. He always seemed to be expecting a blow did yoor Carl, more like a rat in a corner than anything else, poor beggar! \Vell, sir, one morning I found the key on the mat, and found the place just as you see it, and have never seen Carl since. ' One or two queer- looking men have enquired about him‘ and asked if he was coming back, and I said most likely he would, and likely enough he will.’ It was one from a merchant in the north, only received that morning, and mentioned circumstances which were suf- ficient to settle any doubts as to my ide_n_titz._ 7,: Mr. “Moss read it, folded it up briskly, andipresiented itrto me, with a bow. ‘Bcfore we go further, Mr. Moss, let us quite understand each other, I have no wish to derive anygbenefit from any virtues Mr. Brunton may possess, and I am going to convince you that I am What I represent myself to be. 130 good enoth to read that letter.‘ Mr. Moss produced a key, and turning to me with a goodnatured smile, said, ‘I would have sworn you were Brunton five minutes ago, but I am sure now that I was wron’g. Carl always swore as he came upstairs, and you haven’t. It’s Brunton’s face all but the eyes, and I’d swear to the eyes anywhere. That is to the twinkle of ’em, you know,’ And be unlocked 'thc door and invited me within. Walking to a table on which he had placed-the light, I took a chair and p10- ducgd my pocket-book. ‘ Stop, stop, my good sir! and don’t be offended. It was a mistake. All Isaac's mistake upon my honor.’ ‘All a bistake,’ echoed young, Isaac. My curiosity was excited,-aud besides, I really wanted the oflices; and I there- fore allowed myself to be persuaded into mounting the narrow staircase, until we faced a door bearing the name of Brun- ton on it in white letters, and having the two upper pannels glazed, more, I should imagine to supply light to the staircase, than for the admission of light into the office. ‘There is; no fiecessityvfor you to trouâ€" ble yourself about my features!’ I ex« claimed, opening the doorâ€"‘goodpightr.’ ‘th at all an interesting story,’ I thought, and felt inclined. to yawn in Mr. ‘It’s him, and it ain’t him,’ he said aloud; Carl never could look a man in the face as this one does. And yet 1 don’t see my way through the features.’ He took it and held it to the gas-light, looked at the back, considered it end- ways, and pondered over it upside down. Then taking the candle his clerk had brought, held it; close to my face. ‘H’ you are not disposed to proceed to business, I will bid you good night,’ said I, gIe-atlxannoygd atrhris manner. Ha! there Was a shuffling noise there by the closet, and then my fears returned and overpowered me. I strove to walk out like a. tragedy hero; but my pace quickened as I neared the door, and heard the shuflling noise close to me, and the next m‘ornent a powerful hand was at my throat, and helpless on the floor with the cold muzzle of a pistol pressed to my head, I was bound rind dragged into the outer office, thrust into my chair and confronted by two quiet-looking men, one of whom laid his revolver on the table7 saying at the same time with an ugly so cor : ‘So, Brunton,we have caught you at last.’ The speaker was a mild intelligent looking man of about thirty-five. His companion was evidently a foreigner,and I imagine a German. He was about fifty years of age and wore spectacles, and a profusion of board and whiskers covered more than half his face. But he had a winning smile and good teeth, which he often took an opportunity of showing. -‘ We have found you at last.’ I am thankful to say I am not nervous when I see a danger, and I boldly replied: I wentâ€"the very first step beyond the threshold dispelled my fears. *I could see the glimmer of the stars through the glass, hear the rattle of the cabs outside. Why, it was quite a cheerful place, after all '1 I tried to rise to call for help from the street, but the pistol was cooked and pointed at me, and there was that in the man’s face which cautioned me against rashness in my helpless pasition. It had troubled me before, but on this night it troubled me tenfold. From childhood I have been imaginative, and knowing)r this, I stirred the fire, called myself an ass, and went on with my letter. But not for long. My eyes Wan- dered to the black darkness of the door- way, and I began to ransaek my memory for statistics of men who could tell by some occult power if any one were hidden in the room they entered; and I laughed aloud when I remembered that I had read of one sensitlve gentleman, who by this same occult sense had found that :1 surgeon’s skeleton was in a closet behind him. I own I dislike being in the dark, but I will do myself the justice to say that I have resolutjon enough to overcome the ‘ My name is Hm'ker and not Bru‘nton; Mr. Moss, the landlord of these premises; has noticed my resemblance to his late tenant, and is satisfied that I am not the same. Depend upon it that I shall make you repent this outrage.’ “WWW proposed to myself to very quietly walk into the dark room whlch troubled me (and without a light), look out of the Windows, and slowly‘rcturn. \‘ I will sit down,’ I replied, ‘and hear What you have to say; but if I choose to do it I shall do my best to raise an alarm in spite of your rovolver.’ ‘Now then, Brunton,’ whispered the other, ‘let us have no nonsense. We have not met before, it is true, but Louise has so well described you, that putting another name on your door, was simply idiotic. Besides one ofours has watched for your return, and we communicated with him directly we landed. Go free if you like, but we will have the plates.’ Returning late in the evening, I relit the fire, and addressed myself to the writing of two important letters to be posted by 1L1:20 that night, in order to be in time for the cunard liner, which sailed early in the morning; and then it was that the black darkness of the door- less room opposite me began to trouble me most. hen another piece of mysterious paper, apparently a plan of some place or other, What did this mean? But I had no time to consider for my friend entered, and putting the two pieces of paper in my drawer, I emptied the basket in the fire, and went out with him to do a good day’s work. ‘I know nothing of any plates,’ I cried, ‘nor of Louise, norof you. A111 know is, that you will see the inside of a pri- son very shortly." â€" The office-keeper had lighted a fire, and I took up the basket to perform the operation myself; but from some cause or other I placed it on the table and began idly to burn the scraps one by one. I had nearly disposed of them all when a scrap attracted my attention and I read it. It was torn so as to leave a few words intact, and it ran thus: ‘Louise has given your description. anti you may rely on our finding you. Forward the plates or ’ Heré my tva friends held a whispered conference. Then he of the revolver turned sharply towards me. The office was clean and tidy, and the floors had been well scrubbed. ‘Will you marry Louise? Will you give up the plates and marry my sister ?’ ‘Slfi lof'a you like old boots,’ added the German. \Vhy hadn’t they emptied the waste- papfar basket of all that lumber ? At length ter eventful day arrived, end I stood in my own ofiice, with my name emblazoned on the door anal passage wall. I was waiting for a friend to call on me (who, by-the-way, had promised to put me in the way 'of doing some business that very day), and felt impa- tient for his arrival in consequence. ‘I am sorrow I cannot oblige you,‘ (I replied. ‘I am flattered by the lady’s Moss’s face; but I thanked him for his information, and promlsed to take poses- sion in three days, which I spent in preâ€" senting my letters of introduction, and making other arrangements for the pro- secution of my plans'. Tllen I knew that: life- depended on the struggle, and I fought like one pos- sessed for the revolver. The Baron came to his friend’s help; but I found time and opportunity to send him reeling t0 the ground. Orloif was the Weaker man. buthe outdid me in skill; and a dextrous feint threw me off my guard, leaving the revolver in his hands. When I recovered, I found myself laid on a mattrass on the oflice table, and my wife tearfully bending over me. There was a calmâ€"faced surgeon, too, who showed me the ball he had extracted, and told me to cheer up, for I should be better in a few days, for no damage was done. Mr. Moss was there too, and came to my bedâ€"I mean my table-side, and whispered how he had been called up by the police, who, hearing a. pistol- shot had come upstairs and arrested Or- lofl' and the Baron, and, finding me on on the ground bleeding, had sent for a surgeon and my wife, having found my private address from a letter in my pocket. Purple with passson he fired instantly, and I felt a sharp stieg in my left shoul- der; and then all earthly things seemed. to be fading: away, and a World beyond opening to View. -7- _ .4..1 ‘Look in the closét in the next room; rake out the coals,and take what you find.’ ‘ Good. Come, Baron. And they left me to operate on the coals. Springing up, I seized the revole ver, darted to the door and in a moment had locked them in. But my triumph, was of short. duration: for Orloff was on the other side like lightning, the rotton woodwork torn out under his vigorous wrench, and his hand was on my throat before I could grope my way to the stairs. I was only falnt from loss of blood; the bullet dld little damage, and I pre: ferred getting up, and then gave an ac: count of the evening’s adventure, not noticing at the time that a tall inspector of police was in the room. ‘ Will you kindly show me those pieces of paper?’ he said advancing. ‘1 have the men in Mr. Moss’s office; but beyond the assault on you 1 have no evidence against them ; but I know them well.’ I produced them, and the inspector fastened on the one which seemed to be a plan, then looking around, said ;: ‘ This is a plan of your oflice,’ ‘ Call me a Jew if it ain’t l’ exclaimed Mr. Moss, taking it]. I ' ‘Yes, it is certainly a plan of your office. See, here is the doorway, and there comes the other roem. Then there is across against the fire-place in this room, on what I judge from the lines to mean the fourth board from the hearth- stone, and another cross against the sixth from the hearthstone in the other room. Get a. crowbar, Mr, Moss." ‘ There’s one downstairs.’ ‘ I do believe that if you’d asked for a. crocodile he would have got ,one ‘down- stairs.’ ‘ You will marry Louise and give us the plates ?’ ‘ I will give every satisfaction.’ ‘ That is business,’ said Louis Orlofl', coming forward. ‘First the plates. Then you return with us to New York, and keep your promise to Louise. Why give us this trouble? I tell you frankly that the expense will be deducted from you? share, and that you will be strictly watclmd in future. I should have cut your throat but for my promise to Louise, Now, where are the plates ? ‘De plates is in ze oder room, Carl Brunton, mon ami,’ said the baron, smila ing, and patting my shoulder, I said yes with my eyes, ‘ See now my Louis, you were too rough. So see him amiable.’ 'Then to me ‘ And you vill marry Louise, who lofe you like old boots?’ They thrust a piece of rope between my teeth, compressing the windpipe to. make me open my mouth; and there I sat helpless whilst they turned out the contents of my desk and drawers, not: forgetting my eashâ€"box,which was opened with a key from my waistcoat pocket, and the contents appropriated. Knowing» that the two Scraps of paper I had found in the waste-paper basket, and placed in my drawer, must have reference to their visit, I watched very anxiously when they opened it. But they escaped notice, and I felt that I had some clue to the mystery, even if these men escaped; and I had quite determined that they should not escape, for 1 was insecurely bound, and had been working hard to get my right hand free,»and, thanks to having a. very narrow one, I new found myself" able to slip it through the loop which en- circled the wrist ; but I tbided my time,’ for I saw that a, false move might bring- a bullet through my head. ThévBaron removed it.and while doing so Ilesolvgfl on a plim of opeyatiqns. v M y other hand was free now. I tried to speak, and implored with my eyes for the gagito be removed, Crowbar and apo;liceman to wield it were soon produced, and ‘the mystery was unrevelled. Close to where I sat were unearthed several copper plates for :the forging of RuFSiun roublc notes of various amounts; and in the back room under the flooring were found several hundreds of well-exe- cuted forgeries carefully soldered up in a tm case, together with correspondence preference 3 but having one wife already, I fear I must decline taking a second; and as for the plates please explain what you mean. ‘ You’ll remember insulting the sister of Louis Orloff ! Here baron let us gag him, and search; he will be raising an alarm presently.’ The answer to this flppant speech was a blow 0n,thc face, which sent the blood streaming on the floor. WHOLE N 0., 625.