THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS. BY S. BABING-GOULD,
"AUTHOR "AY
MEHALAH," "COURT ROYAL,” “ JOHN HERRING," "THE GATRROCK" &α =
| Now Piras Pablished.|| CHAPTER III.
A TRUST. During dinner, that evening the conversation, had turned on modern music. Yorkshire foil aru with rare prceptions, rausical, and thom who are not musical are expected, at all events, to be able to take their part in a conversation about music. Semoone had spoken about old Birglish ballads harrupos Captain Lambert had mid, as an asido to his anale:
"Nocnacan doubt what is your favourite song" "There you have the advantage of me," said Janish, simply.
**Sally in our Alloy but I must say you teko slow time in getting to the last yerse,"
Then be hummed the words:
*And when my seron long years are out,
, then ''maxi y Sally f
And then how happily we'll live,
That not in our Alley.".
THE DAILY PREMA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9TH, 18:9.
She any that the affair at Amiens was quite sipopost that might instruct us are either ille-Baku, and the spice of orange flowers and comes to Termilles on the memorable fith of Cubebox. Then a-wat blast aprang up suddenly and rushed represented by the English papers, that gible or have-not-been set ng The form ng of in appropriated to the filviarn Faidherbe obtained a sploudíd victory, and only a determination in of vital importance, but the Far away in the North Weit, shove the bound- down the valley, swaying the trees, and so skill retired in pursaame of a masterly plan he und mintezini oni wklok to form a determination is with- | ang bili thonky throbbed with light from the iron that when it toushod Jeremiah na ha ran, it | sonceived of drawing the Prussians on, so ads to › drawn from as, i iko straw was taken from the furnaces seven miles dimant, where coal and iron seemed to penetrate to bis bones and curdle his envelop thom and crush them at one blow. feraelites when they were ordered to make bricks were dug out of the same beda, qnd the ano served blood. 15 ans blaut-tha ttravelled with the ad Moreover, Janet anys that this blow is expected. We buy a kisp and start on our journey, ed to fuse the other, as in the human breast various vancing lume of water, a little forestalling it to fali ut any moment, and to show how thorough come to branch roads which are not set down.qualities are found which tend to tempor, purify the lightning forestalla the thunder, a partisan she is even to me she, has begun to Tho map is antiquated and no longer serviceable. and turn to servins the one the other. The flames Mr. Pernycomequiok saw before him the spall her nacis in the French way, Jeannette." We buy legal compendium which is to obviate that lesped up from the furnaces as thirsty rolleholter hit of the locksman on the ambanzmont, "Janot likely be some tonal exclaimed having recourse to lawyers, and when we wning tongues were not visible from the Keld-dale shelter hut that had bean erected as a proted- Jeremaiah
counter a dineulty, turn to it for enlightenment, bottom under Morgatroyd, but the reflection was tion again rain and wind and frost. It was of Only in the evant, which she mysti mors and find that precisely this question japassed over. spread over a wide tract of cloud, and shone with brick, and the caly chance of soaps that offeredt than problematical, of the enemy occupying Wa purchases ranil of domestic medicine rythmetic flash, us an auroral display High up lay in a suramble to the roof. Rouen. She tells me that the spirit of the to eat off the necessity of calling in a doctor at the river, at right angles to the axis of the val French is superh. The way in which every man every hitoh, and orhan a hitch ours we riscayer ley, stood a huge, gaunt, Bye-storied mill for has flown to armant the call of his country is that proofbly this one is unnoted in our boole anparalleled. She says that the Emperor me We are provided with moral undersens the cans of the disasters that have occurred which are to serve in all contingencies, but hitherto, but that Francs has found a man of are arrested at very hundred paces by soms almost eaperhuman genina, called Gambodia, who krot which the Instructions in our ende is alrealy causing consternation amongst the mecum do not assist us in undying.
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How mysterious in it with our wishes and onr prayers! We labour for usay a year with taut cloth and margs, commonly known as " Mitchells"." | norvo, and ambition keonly, unswervingly set an Every window in Mitchell's mill was alight this mme objent, We hope for it, we extras for it, night, for it was running incessantly. Trade and it is as though the heavens were benza, and in cloth and sorge was brisk on account of the our pravers conid not pieres them, or as if it Franco-Gorman war. What is a man's loss is were indiferent to our desires; it is as though a austher mar's gain. The ratio cf guas în perverse Esta szote all our efforts with paralysing France produced the cattle of the looms in and took plonsure in thwarting orory wish, and Yorkshire; and every ballet put through a frustrating every attempt on obtain what Frenehisan's or a Geraman's uniform pat a long for. At another time, bardly knowing caraigo into the pocket of a lot weaver in Fig what we any, not calculating how what we ask land. Such is the law of equilibrium in Nature may be secouplished, not lifting a little finger Business wna brisk among the cloth-workara..| 24 advance its fulfilment, wa form a wish, wagne but slack among the then-wearers; the dead on and inariolate, and instantly, completely, in the battlefield were not buried in windingsheets, the way least expected, and with a folnos hardly lost of all in figured damsaks
desired, the prayer is answered, the wish is accomplished."
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Prussians. She says that she has nearr it stated Jeremiah now found himaali in a predicament in the most trustworthy Paris papore that in Ger from which ho did not know how to cope, at many others still their children with the threat fork in life's road and he was unable to form a that if they ory, they will invoke Gumbatia," judgmont whether to turn to the left hand or
"Janst will certainly be here shortly??, and to this right,⠀⠀⠀ SEAN day of Jeremiah."The war can only gu dua wuy", By his wa generosity ho had rendered his Then it was that the blood had rasked in I shall be delighted to see my deeling sister, position disonataging. He and behaved to Jacet the manufacturer's temples, a rush of blood on
and yet sorry for the ovalen of her visit. She with a great liberality when she married, as to casioned partly by anger at boing mada thells me that the factories are all stopped. The predzes a deep and general impression that
An nousual downpour of ruin, bad taken place, sabject of a joke, and partly by the saggestion, ads are now engaged in the defence of their Salome would be treated with at least equal li which startled him.
Would to heaven," Jaramiah Peunyove santry. Oh, angle! what would happen to Ja berality in the event of her marriage. An ad lasting continuously forty eight hours. The Never before that moment had the thought net if anything befol Albert Viotor? Doyou think mir might beltate to offer for a portionis very windows of Heaven seemed to have been quick had said twion that night on the tow-path, occurred to him that it was possible for him to he was richt to leave his wife and take me arms girl, Dwever charming in feature and perfect in opened; at arasat the sky had partially cleared. hardly moaning what he said, saying it because bind Salon to him by the lowest and suront cas a frane tirane? He is not really a Franch. mind, because necessarily mercenary in his but there were still lambering masses of cloud he was ke perplexity, not because he desired ties. No, never before bad ho iraaglaod that man, though born at Elbouf."
ideos, because ho would know that as single drifting over the free of Hasen, as foebergs extraneous help ant of it." Wenld to heaven" this was possible.
To her surprise, Salome aw that her old friend life is in ible without means of supporting it, detached from the mighty wall of black vaponr he had said, "that my course were determined How word starts a train of ideas. Aanwes not attending to what she was saying so doable to containing in itself the promise of that still remained in the west, built up hallway for mo," and at chee, that same night, within on spark falling on thatch may cau confagra- was not thinking of her sister sny more. He was development into a number of supplemental to the zenith over the great daral range, a range hour, Heaven Lad responded to the call.
that arrosted the exhalations from the Atlantio ž
"(To be continued:) tion, so may a word carelessly, dropped set Bloodthinking about her. When she asked what would lives, le proportionately impossible.
Jeremiah might, nocordingly, with almest see and condensed them Jote a thousand streams on fire and drive a man to madness. Taat little happon to Janet were her husband to be carried ramark had produced in Joreaiah offset off, the question foread itself upon his thonghttainty, reckon on being left to a solitary and that leaped in "Totnes and wriggled and diver grytor than "Lambort could have calculated, What would become of Salome more bo to fall
barren decline of life, after, he had coma lafo to among the bills, and, oleft, themselves' roads, to his mother went very near the truth when sick, and be unable to defend himself against his appreciate the wrath anul amenities of domestic the cost or to the west, to reach the sea.
Tonight the Keld was very full,, so swollen he rebuked him for saying what he had. Frum half-sister. He was perfectly conscious of Mrs. | association; after he had enjoyed them a sufficient the forth. Joeyninh could no longer look at Bidehalton's object in owing to Mergatroyd, number of years to esteers them indispon-ablɔ. as to have overflowed, or rather to have dived. Salome in the plå light; she was no more af and he was quite sure that in the event of pars. He recalled the dead meagre existence he under the arbankments, and to use up through child to him, and he no more an old man bayend lysis, or any griovons sinness taking him, his bad led before he received the little girls and the oil in all directions in countless irrepressible the reach of that Imane that sweeps round the lialf-sister would invadis his hongo and same authors mother into his house, and he sinkenet at springs, transforming the paddocks into ponds, world and wonrekas all men. In Wagner's great thority therein. He wassure that this would hap the prospect of reecrring to it. He could not and the fields into lagoons. opera of the Valkyrk, Brannbild is represented pen inevitably; and he was not tall certain how she disguise from himself that if he lost Sales. The tow-path was the only walk that was not salsap, angirdled by a ring of fire, and Sigurd, would behave to Salone. Mrs. Casworth was a everything that gave zest, and interest to life mass of unid or asup of water. It ran well
their Goods from alongside who tries to reach bar, dan only do so by fe ble women, able to dispute the ground with would be taken away from him. He would be above the level of the Golds and the rain that passing through the fame, and to runder it in-one so pertinacions, and armed with so good a forsed to revert to the hard paiformity of bis hod fallen on it had drained-or, as the local ex-
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will he boenoue he sings the androus Bre-spot song, right es re. Siletattom. What friends had previous existence but that thought was repression had it, sipod away.
landed into the Godowns of the Kowloon Pict and the fame leaps and declines, sal Goally goes Balome? She had none but himself. Her sister's pagnant to him. Mort men look back on their Along this tow-path Jeremiah walked with and Godown Co. and stored at Consignees risk cat to the cadences of the pull. Bat-Jeremiah honse was about to be entered by the anomy, bor childhood or to college days as a period of erabe his hands behind his back, brooding over his and expense. now found hims 1 exught in the Waberiche that sister to be a refugee in England. The factories rant vitality and unspoiled delight. To bat few difflonitis, seeking a solution that escaped him. No.Claims will be admitted after the Goods enringed Salous, knowing no incantation by at Elboeuf worn stopped; it was imeartsin how is it not given to begin their Book of Gorosia If he remained silent, he must be content in a
Queen's Rond. Central.. undelivered after the 11th inst, will be subject:
Possession from 1st April next. cuaselous of the peril to which he subjected facturen, whether true that lurt been stop whore beds are gold, rish with Bowers, redolent he make, he might lose har immediately and to conf.
Apply te others, of the magic that surrounded and stamped on the Seine would rotary thither. What with occurs. Sooner or later all are cast out completely for were she to refuse him she must All broken, chafed, and damaged goods ara to
LAI-BING & Co.; od forta from her guileless of the pain to which if the Baynes family failed F
through the gates, and there is no return; only at opes withdraw from under his roof and re-ho left in the Hadows, where they will be
No 153, Queen's Road Central. she pecusioned him, whom she backened to her. I
examined on the 11th instant, at .. Would it not be advisable to secure to Salonie reminiscence. To come more than to others main estranged from him permanently.
But what she were to accept him. He No Fire Insurance has bonti effected...
Hongkong, 7th February, 1889. Juromia wan sought by the fame, it curled home and poriting by making her his wife the smell of the fosers clings through life. The round him, and he writhed in its embrace. He Then, whatever happened to him, she would be gouth and warly manhood of Jeremiah had been who was nearly thrios har ago! And what if
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late had he foond the gates of Edon, and the
rere to wake up and love another? Had he
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chorab with a smile had withdrawn bis sword, any right to unbjent her to such a riak, to ira. born. Could be, dare he, love her, oxsopt with
SHIPPERS. MUTUAL She looked up anxion-ly. She had not let him and allowed him a look in. What would be the pose on her auch a trial Would there not be THE CHINA
Reut moderate. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, the simple love of a parent for a child. But see that she was aware that he was in trouble of end of life to him if Salon were talou away Pa sacrifice of his own self-respect were he to offer
LIMITED. could be love her thus any longer now that his mind, and yet-ehe knew it, though she did not As his health and powers of resistanos failed, his himself to her? Would the love he would de eyes were opened, and be byl discovered the con guns its character. Hers was one of those house would be invaded by the Sidebottoms. per and of her, giren bositatingly, duty, dition of his own heart? When Adan had lasted sympathetic natures that feals a disturbance of haps also by the unknowa Philip, and they forced and uncertain, make up to him for the of the Tree of Knowledge his childlike simplicity equilibrium, & the needle in a magnetometer would wrangle over bin inge, and held hit frank, ready, spontaneous gush of love which was gone, and he made himself coverings to hide vibratos and role when to the gross boman area prisoner within his own walls. But-dar rounded him at prosent himself from himself and from others. So now, there is caught to occasion it. She had watched be suggest to Salome that she should be his
"I am in a strait,” said Jeromiah Poonycomo this man in the decline of life had tasted also, Jeremiah's face whilst she spoke to him of her wife? He did not shut his eyes to their disparity quick, again. "Woold to Heaven that the de he sought out evasion of the truth, a disguise for his feallugs, lest Salome abould suspect what was passing within im
*Salome, my obid," he said, "thon Bido. bottoms var me beyond onderance. What do you think! They served up a molly sumptuses dinner on a table covered with a sheet"
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which to hate its ardour; whilst shu act un-the war, when, it relled away, would leave thy with Parodies, Bowing with sparkling cirer year or two to surrender Salome to another. Tavo left the Godowns, and all Goods ramalaineĴECOND FLOOR of HOUSE No. 64,
"salome ["
"Yes, uncle."
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A sheet, not a tabla cinth. It was chario
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Hus that upset you!"
"No-ant that. But, Salome, I have been
another F
mined for me.
"OANFA." how little Janet's calamities and auxieties of a totally different texture from such as a mas affected bim.
He had reached the locks. They were fest | having arrived from the above Ports, Consignass exacta of a wife. Would it be possible to change What was the matter with him? What were filial into marital love? Was it not as prepos. shut, and the man in charge was away, in his of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods the thoughts that preoccupied his mind? Notaterend of him to expant it as was the internation cottage across the field; there was no light shin-are being landed at their risk, into the Galowas shadow of a suspicion of their real nature entered of the shokemist to tracemats ons metal lutoing from the window. He was asleep. No of THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF her inuocout onl
barges passed up and down at night. His duties AND GODOWN COMPANY, KOWLOON, whence ended with the daylight, the field he would delivery may be obtained. bare to cross next morning to the look was now No Claims will be admitted after the Goods saltnorged. Mr. Pennycomequiok kalted at the have left the Gedowns, and all olsims must be looks, and stood looking down into the lowar sent in to the cffice of the Undersigued before. level, listening to the rush of the water that Noon, on the 9th inst., or they will not bo ra was allowed in flow through the hatob. He cognized.. could just sexy below in the black galt, a All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to phosphorescant, or apparently phosphorescent be left in the Gotowns, where they will be ex balo; it was the foam oxased by the fall of the amined on the 2th inst, at 4 past. water jet, reflecting the starlight svorkend.
As Jeremiah thus stood, irresoluta, Looking at the lambert dance of the foss a phenomenon. wourred which round his attention and woke
a surprise.
considering how it would be, were this fantay. after I am no more, to fall into such hand swoll, either in body.er in mind.”. those of the ninay captain."
"There is Mr. Philip," said the girl.
bilip the manufacturer paused: Phip-medly consider him ote of the family. His father behaved outrageously. "Bat for all that he is your nepbow." "Of course he is, by damo and blood, bat-I do not like him."
"You do not know kim, uncla."
"That is true; bat--"
"But he is your nearest relative." Mfr. Pennycomondok was silent. He returned
Dear uncle," she said, when she had waited for a remark, after he had called lier attention, and had waited in valu." "What is it?"
- Nothing." Bo had recoiled in time. On the very warge of speaking he had arrested himself.
Uncle" she said. I am istro you are not He stood up, went oat, of the room, without a Word.
Salome looked after him in surprise and alarm, Was he going off his head. She beard him as cend the stairs to his study, and he returned from (it almost immediately. Ha re-entered, the room
with a long blue sealed envelope in his band.
"Lork at this my child, and pay great atton tion to me.
An unaccountable depression is weighing on ma-no, not altogether unaccount. able, for I can trace it book to the society is which I base boer. It bon loft me with a mis
to his chair and reeestad himanif; not now lean-trust of the honesty and sincerity of averyone in ing back, with bis arena folded on his breast, but buat forward, with his elbows on his knees and his head in bir haude.
He looked into the firm, Azter fall fire miantos' silence he said, in a tons of self-justification: "I CAL Devar forgive my half-brother Nicholas,"
the world, of vvizyone, that in—but you; you" he touched her ospper-gold head lightly with shaking hand, son I cannot mistrast, you
it wou'd kill me to mistrust. I hold to life, to
Dy rupent for busiznity, through yon 86 gollen obain. Salome, I Love & great trust tu
Then again, would not his proposal shake, if it did not shatter, her respect, forfeit that precious love she tow tendered bim with bets hands without sliut? By saking for what she could not give would be not lose that which he had already, like the dog that dropped the meat, antriping at a shadow, and an leave him in utter destitation, The harbour of the thought of change of relations had affected the quality of hia intercourse with ser, had clonded its serunity, disturbed its simplicity. It had prevented him from meating her frank eye from resolving for embrace, admitting the touch of her lips. He krank from her innocent endearmentras though he had no right to receive them, tendered in ons coinsge, and received in anothor, value,Wars he to communicate to her the thought that for menied within him, would not the goaty microbe alter her nud change her weet affection for him into something that might be repugnance ?
He drew a labourent breath.
*I am in a sore strait," ho groaned, "I how not what to do.. Would to heaven that my
curse wore dotormined for ma."
He bad reached the towpath beside the canal. "Good-night, sir."
The water in the canal, niually ginery and faveless, suddenly ross, as the bosom rison at a long inhalation, and rolled like a tidal ware over the top of the gates, and fell into the gulf below with a startling crash, as though, what bad fallen were lead, not water.
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What was, the onus of this? Jeremiah had beard that on the ossing of an earthquake such a war was formed in the sea, and rushed up the shore, without promonition.
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He was startled. The night wateli had misteron's like the ocean,
I allowed him to die unforgiven, but that bisbe safe, and whore you may know where to look at the river. Vory full, and swething like a bugo stranded Noah's Ark. It had five and Godown Company, Limited, at West Point
He pointed to the western sky,
Yet he is dead," said the girl. There was no confide to you, and I do it because I know so cabin, the man employed to walk ergued and. accept of prouch in her voice; nevertheless in whom I can place relianco. This is my through the factories at all hours of the night, on the look-out ugalist fire, on guard against Jeremiah took her words we conveying a reproach, will and I desire you to take charge of it. I
"I do not moun." I said, apologetically," that commit it to your custody. Put it where it may burglars
***Good-night, air Just been on the bank to conduct was inexcusable. I have pardoned the hand on it when it shall be wanted." 18, hat I cannot forgive his ast,”
"But, nucle, why natinava it with your lawyer." instead of going down. Lot of rain fallen of Plulip, however," said Salome, "is the son of "I have no lawyer," he answered sharply-lab-old-for-the-guld fish-yonder the mac, and not of his mistake"
have never gone to law, and thrown good money
"Good-night," mswered the manufacturer, Jeremiah was touched, and wined; be after bad. You know my dislike for Lawyers.I nisu want to see the river. There is more would not show it. My brother Nicholus actIwrote. my will with my own hand after your min yonder." in such a manner as to produce an estrangement vistar married, sad I foiler myself that no mat of
The river is rising rapidly, said the man, that bos, and will bare lastingly influenced our orrmoality of lawyers can pervert it. I relations. Philip 1 saw at his father's funeral, c 1 Bot down in plain English what my inten, but there's no harm can take Fenuyquick which I attended-which" ho cepented the sen
Jeremish's factory went by his tions are as to the disposal of my property, solig too bigh" tence, which I attended.”·
that anyone can understand my purpose, and no kuru ve but contracted by the people through
the lesion of a syllable. The girl said no mure. She know that Jeres can upant its disposition.” mjah we not a man to brook interferonos, and But, nagla--why should I have it who sen ne The nan passed on his way, rattling his. she was well aware that this was a matter in careless P
keys. Trold-feh? What did he mean
Outside the wall of Mr. Pannycomequick's too tory was a pool, into which the waste steam and boiling water from the sugina disebargel, and this pool was always hot swarmed with gold Ash. At some time or other, no one know whon,
which she had no right to istorfore. But he was “Yều aro not careless. I trust you. I have not satisfied with so slight a word of self-janti. perfect confidence that what is committed to you fication: ho returned to the topic, with his face you will keep, whether the will concerns you or turned from ber, looking into the firm.
hot. I wish you to have it, and you will abay "It was thonghilens, it as wicked. The mill my wishea."
was left between us, burdened with a certai He put the paper into her reluctant hands, and by whom, a fow, perhaps only a pair, und been large for my ball-sås tre; and Nicholas never took waited for her to say amething Har, cheeks thrown it, and now the little patch of water was the smallest interest in the business. I did the were flushed with mingled concern for him and thronged with fish. They throve, they multiplied work; he drew his share. He got into the bandsur for herself. Such a valuable deed she heroin. The mill giris cast orambs to them. Co of a swindling speculator, who fired bis imaginn. thought ought to have been kept in his strong their breakfast and dinners, and were allowed to tion with a schemes for converting the cosert of iron safe, and not confided to her trembling hands not some occasionally for their private keeping Saliaro iuto a vast inland ren, the company to He put his hand on her shoulder.
in glass globes, but not to make of them an ar have the monopoly of the trade round its shores "Thank you, Salome,” he said. "You have ticle of traite. There was not a cottage la Peny My brother's head was turned, and he insisted relieved my mind of a great auristy.”
quick's Fold that had not such a vessel in the on withdrawing his stare from the mill. He
window. would sell his luredraw all his money out of Ile stood, with his hand still on ker shoulder the camera, and itch it wherever Schoteld tesitatingly. I don't know; I am not sleepy I beau wherever it was most likely to be en-He thought farther. Yes, I will go. Good gulfed end yield no return. I rouonstrated." right, my child."
"And now, uneta, you will go to bad P"
Joremish saw that the overflow from the river had reached this little pool and converted it into lake, shilling the steamy waters at the same
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In the valley, about two miles above, wan, as goods are being landed at their risk into the already said, Mitchell's Mill, lying sthnart it, godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf stories, and in each storey were twenty windows whence delivery may be obtained.
Lego romising undelivered after the 11th on the long sidsa; that made just one handred windows towards the East, towards Jeresiah instant, will be subject to rent.
>No Fire Insurance has been effected. Con- ere hundred yellow points of light, against the sombre background of cloud that esvolopad the Wost.
The night was not absolutely dark, there was light in the sky above the cloads from stars and a creant moon, which latter was bid. dob, bat it was not sufficient to have revealed Midcholl's without the illumination from within. Here and there a silvory vaporous light fell through the intorstices of the clouds, sufficient to give perspective to the night soone, in sufficient to disaloo anything. Now Mitchell's was distinguishable as five superimposed rows of twenty star of equal size and lustre. N
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Stopped exclaimed Mr. Ponnycomoquick, Shareholders are requested to apply at the involuntarily. That is queer. I thought they Office of the Company for Warrants. woro at full-pesare, running night and day.” By Orler of the Board of Directors,
What followed increased bis perplexity.
TARNOLD, He heard the steam whistle of Mitchell'■
Secretary. shrill forth in palpitating, piercing call, not Hongkong, 2nd February, 1839. 1258 tima. Mergatroyd-torn or fillage stood on the briefly, as if to give notice that work was over, I pointed out to my brother the folly of tha Then be left the room, scended the stairs slope of the hill that formed the northern boun- net peremptorily, as signalling for a new baton EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES.
KEATING'S COUGHS salemo; the danger to me. I had no wish to and through h... study into his badelamber dary of Keld-dale. The Keld rose in that rasgo of hands to replace such as were released; put couans. ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, DIFFICULTY - have some may, of whom I know nothing threat toyond, where he turned down the clothes, and of limestone taountains that dividen Lauenbire iristingly, as calling out of sleep, but with a inta pertuership with so. I mat buy my brothrew off his dress cost and waistcoat, and then from Yorkshire, and runs from Derbyshire to prolonged and growing intensity, with full of BATHING are upeedily cured by KEATING'S ther out myself. I did Või at a moment when cast himself on the bed.
the Scottish border. After a tortuvas cores betree of stoata; rising in volumes to the highest COUGH LOKENGES (recognised and recommended money was dear, sud also at a time when it was, His brain was in a whirl. He could not rotire twee high and broken hills, foliling in on each pitch, as though Mitchell's great bulk were by the Medical Fooalty Bio other romnody is nemary to provide the mill with new ma to rest in that condition of excitament. Heelhor like the teeth of a rat trap, leaving in attering a shriek of infinite panie and acute pair ball so affective. One Lozenge alone gives re- And then, from the hillside, where stood an- lief They contain no Opium, Morphis, nor any chinery, ur be loft in the lurah in the mean would toss au his bed, which would be one of pineen scaron room in the bottom for road, rail, facture of figured damasks. I had to borrow natten to him. He left it, stood up, draw on zal to run side by side, it burst forth inte other mill, called Poppleton's, howlod ayren violent drag, and may be taken by the most de the money. Blackness not in, and God knows! knitted cardigan jersey, and then put his arms broad basin, banked on north and sonth by low another contrivance invented by a perverse in leats. One or two at bedtime ensarearest when -I was as noarly brought to bankruptcy as a throngh his great cost.
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About a quarter-of-an-hour, after he had way down this shallow tragh, on the northern the worst presible quality.
Surely there must be a fire," said Jeremiali, father enrao to my aid. But I had several years mounted to bis room he descend the stairs fans, built about the hill slope, and grouped
DLETEL WOLFF& 00. only blasa mal. I see no flemus anywbare.“ of terrible struggle, during which bitter resent- again, and then he encountered. Salome wice about a church with an Italian spire perched on
Then he heard a tramp, the tramp of a gallop. mant against my brother Nicholas grow in my more, leaving the little partcar with the anvelope pillars, stood Murgatroyd. There the rallog
PIANOFORTE. MANUFACTURERS, heart. We never met again. We no longer that contained his will in her band.
22 & 24, Rux ROUHECHOUART, PARIS, verresponded. As for his son, I knew nothing ***What ! Yon not gone to bed, Balama ƒ”
FOUNDED IN 1809). of him. I had seen him xa a boy. Edid not see No. uncle, he been dreamingver the hite nysin till he was sman, at his father's fire. But, surely, you are not going out P".. grave, It Nicholas had considered my pro- "Yes, I am. There has been sush a down Sudions, as I suppose be would call them, he pour of rain all day that I have not take my would not have pat Philip in a solicitor's offion, estomary constitutional. I cannot sleep. The knowing, as he must have known my mistrnst night is flag and I stall go for a stroll on the of lawyers. I will not say that I wenke not cural bank. have given him a place with me had Nicholas But, ancle, it is past twelve o'clock."
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read to the width of a mile, and formed a greating horse, on the tow path, and he stood aude so Budnf gravelly deposit of unrackened depth, as not to be ridden over. A parting in the clouds couple of spade-grafte below the surface, water let downsoft grey light that made the surf.com was reached yet on this gravel stood mout of of water inte sheets of steel, and ponverted the the factories and their tall obimners. The nature canal into pohihed silver shower. Along, down at all the principal Musical Instrument Dealers. of theseilforbade stuking for foundations, Accord the tow-path, came the horse. Jeremiah entilá forly these were laid on the surface, the waits, and just distinguish a black travelling spot, He The following are zapplied to Order
Strings and all metal parts in the Pians Office of Bituations Offered in this Colony MULL informadon will be giren at the above even the chimneys, being reared on slabe of sand waited, and presently saw that a man was riding stone laid on thegroced Itinightseeingrediofe and controlling the horse, and this man drew roin spesially galvanised to resist damp, and prevent that such fragile stone alates should support auch somewhat as he saw Jeremiah, and ballooed, rust; aml for countries where there is a diffenity and this East in general and of Suitable Persons anked for it, but he was either too proud to stoop High time for you to be in bed. For me, it pericumbent masses; nevertheless it was so."Get backs; get back Holroyd reservoir has in obtaining tuners Weestplanks in Steel are available for Employment:
is another matter. My brain is on fre: I must The pros are, however, did not always fall on burst. Then sling the tow-path ho pontioned made fitted with ALIBEET'S FINS, giving the take a composing draught of fresh night sir "graved equally compact if this resulted in sehat accelerated speed, and disappeared for the dark-szatot art for standing in tons, and Phillip may be good and sensible, and a ne
túned with a simple time-piece Key, ma "But, axole
eldenden. Fow walls bad not orsoked at same nesa in the direction of this locks phew to be proud of. How can you tell, uncle; Do not remain up longer. I have acted in time, most were banded with iron, and not that he is not, when you do not know him pu
considerately in keeping you from your had so chimney stood actly perpendioufer began to Jangle. The news had reached the night "He has chosen his professlar now. He is a long Go to sleep speedily, and do not troubis The canal and river ran side by side, with swich, and he was rousing the operatives who lawyer, and so his line of life loads away from yourself abort me, I have my latch,kay, and towpath along the former; bal the high-road lived the mil fold. Then the "bor of the tine''
will let myself in. The gas aball remain turned bad dosarted the valley and raz on the top of the yarn spinning factory brayed, and the shoddy. Thon sued aileros, broken at length by down in the hall I am always upeat unless I bill. Neither canal nor river were of orystalins mill uttered a busky boet. Lights started op Salome.
Eave a walk during the day, and the sheets of purity or of ordinary cleanness; for into them and, volem were audible, shouting, crying, "Undle," she said, "I have had a letter from rain that poured down have kept me a prisoner, the mille and dye-works discharged their odorous dear Janet, and what do you think? She is shallot be out for long. I will pool my head sad discolourod refuse water, dense with oil and Jeremiah Pennydomequick onasidered for s poming to England, end most likely to us. Be pad circalate my blood, under the starry sky pigment, with impurities of avery description avaient. He taew what the bursting of the re does when; bat those dreadful Prosslabs "Bat you will find the roada sloppy after and degree of stinese Fish had long ago de error implied. He knew that he had not time to mérted wator, if was the path he had taken toits junction with 'wonderful Hand made by General Faidherbs and The tow-path be dry.
expanded to its fullest width, and where the great of oil and dye.plays Pagal the herois conduct of his troops Jareb zaya there, by the canal Good sight." that she wonders how, any soldiers on's stand She held up her innocent, sweat fise for the The Yorkshire towns and rivers have their ent epace Intervened between him and the hill. safont army waded by a man-davil. for kiss he had neglected to give her a quarter of special bouquet which does not roseiyofasid Hera the level folds were all nader wafer LARGE that is what the Prasian general is tamed ad honor age, when he left the room. He half vourable appreciation by a stranger; it is not defore be could cross them, wading, may be She says that Albert Victor has felt it his duty stooped, then tarred away without kissing her. to volunteer to fight for the country of bis-na- "Good night, dear Salome. Mind the will tivity and adoption, so dear Janet is alous, and It is a trust," Albert has advised her to take refuge in Eng- land till the tyraruy be over.. But Janet says
What was to be done ?
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Then he went out,"
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