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THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS.
DT 3. BARING GOULD,
AUTHOR OF
MERLAH." COURT ROYAL," "JOHN sing" "THE CAYEROCka," &c.
Now First Published. |
THA VALLI PEX88, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28¤¤, 1889.
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Mitchell's mill, that was a hope soon dispelled, Where the song is tier will the vultures from your friend," he emphasised this word and BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS. for very game that he had not beeu sou there ther. That is inevitable, but du suns dromedary throw sarcasm isto his exprossoin, “ the guard. If his linet dessented the canal it was inconceiv-will voluntarily cant bimelt into a cage with there are conditions, abent which I know no able that be could have escaped, us thero was no vituros,
thing which will interfere with the punctuality place of refuge to which he could have down, The old gentleman left after a couple of stages, of the train.".
Mr. Sidebottom had not a shadow of doubt | and thep. for the rest of the journey, these two Then he fambled in his pookat, drow forth an of that Jornish was deal. Not dead. Fiddle wore enclosed together. As the man left, Philip orange coloured envelope, from this took a soran sticks! Of course be was dead, Sto usted on this looked ant after him, with intent to descend, roof pink paper, and be the expiring eroning light conviction. She moved into her half-brother's tacva' bis baggage, and onder the next compart-read the telegraphic massage in large penoll hous. It would not do, she atynet, to leave it mant, before or bobind; but saw that one was marks. unprotected to be pillaged by those Cusworths, full of sailor boys romping, and the other with a Adenth demoralised a house. It was like the family that nuusborad among it a wailing baby full of a general, all_oriler, respect for property. He therefore drew book, with discontent at heart. sense of duty, ocased, Lambert should remain and all bis quills ready to bristle at the smallest at hun where he hat his conforta, his own (aktempt of the lady to draw him into conversation. The train was hardly in movement before that room, nad his clothes. There was no necessity for his moring
attempt was mad
You are quite welcome to use my foot. warmer," he said.
* I have had it changed twios sines left town," she pursued, “so that it is quite hot. The porters bare been remarkably civil, and the guard looks is reusionally to see that I am comfortable.”
"In expectation of a fip,” thought the gentle-
CHAPTER VII. TAXING POBLESSTON. The valley of Le Keld, for many miles above sui below Morgatroyd presented a pitoons spectacle when day dawned. The water and almed, but was not drained away. The fields ware still submerged Fautorius stood as strand, ed hulle aid shallow lagoons, and were inaccessible, their res extinguished, tasin me
Besides," said Mr. Sidebottow, "I osald elisin arrested, their storos spoiled. The leases in the "folda" wore deserted. cr word never trust a man, especially with women. Talk beng cleared of their inhabitants. From the of mess lords of donation! Why, they areThank you, my feet are not cold," was the windows of some of thes, houses and we wheedted and annbagged by women with the ungracious reply, men woro lashing and shooting for hulp. They rentest facility. If Lambert were here, the use bod been caught by the riter, which invaded worths, the maids, wild mck the house undar the lower story, locally called the his men, and he perceive nothing. I know how when asleep in the bedrooms overhead, and now, it was when I was newly married. Then, if day hungry and collaud-imprisoned, they olamoured thing went wrong among my domestics I sent for release. Bents were scarce. Such as bad. Siebatten down the kitchen stairs to thom. Homon, but he said nothing. beon possessed by manufacturers and others had returned crestfallen and penitent, convinced that been kept by the river, aud these had been he had wrongfully accused them, and that he was himself, in somo obsence manner, to blame” broken from their moorings and carried away. Rafts were extemporised out of doors and planks; Mrs Sidebottom guva uzdars that her brother's and sa the water was shallow and sill in the room should be made ready for her. folds, they nervek bolter than knedy. One old woman bad got into a "poggy" tub and launch ad horself in it, to got stranded in the midst of a wike onmass of water, and from her vas she wreed to be belpuil, and dated not couture to move lost she shuulil pant her tub and be shot out.
"Uncle Jerezish's room, mother!" exclaimed Lambert, in astonishment.
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· Úf contse," answered sho. "I am not going to leave that unwutebed; why, that is the foown and centre of everything. What do I care if they steal the sugar, and pull some of the French pluma ent of the bug in the store classt P I must sit at my past, koap my hand on the strong, bez
"But suppose Bucks Jenezaiah were borutura" "He won't returu. Recimot. Boisdrowned"
But the boily has not been recovered.” "Nor will it be, it has tenu washed down into the ocean.
Kather you then I sleep in his room," said Lambert.
Not many lires, apparently, hat bass lost in the parish of Mergatroyd. Mr. Pornyoumond the Bureau” quick was missing, and the man at thể locks, with his wife had not been seen, and their cottage was still innocuasible.
Bat groat mischief had bean wrought by the water. Not only had the stores in the mills been damaged, and tho.ma- chinery injured by water and grit geting into it, and boilers exploded by the shock, but also bicanse the swirl of the torrent had disturbe
1.".
After a slight husitation Mrs. Sidebottom sakt,
low, confiding tona, "I have found bis keys.. He left there in bis das coat pocket. Now you so the necessity there is for me to be on the spot. must have a search for the will." Then she drew a long breath, and said, "Now, Lamb, there
Your unele lost. Cote ut case, Salune Salomo-who was Salome P
He replaced the paper in the envelops, which was addressed Philip Pennycomaquick, ofo Momrs, Finch and Squeeze, Salisitors. Nottingham.
The mesange was a brief one-too brieť to be intelligible
Lost how was Mr. Jeremiah Pennysotas- quick lost t
Whom tho train drew up at a sumll station, the young man returned to the down side, by the lady, let down the gloss and called the guard,
Here! what did you say about the flood? I have seen it mentioned in the paper, but I díl pok understand that it had been at Mergatroyd."
It has been in the Kold Valley." "And Morgatroyd is in that villeg 1.” "The Fronch are believed to be tho politest "Where else would you bare it, airp❞ people in the world," continued the lady, not yet But according to my discouraged, "but I cust say that the English damage was done at Holme paper, the great
Bridge. -"Well Ru milway porter is far lo advance of the Frepok
it was; and Holms Bridge is ma. On a foreign line you are treated as a above Mergatroyd.” vagabond, on the English as a guest.”
Philip Penayomequick drew up the glan Still he said nothing. The lady cost an almost again. Now he understood. He had never been appealing glance at him. She had travelleds long to Margstroyd in his lifa, and knew nothing about way fore great many hours, and was weary of borite situation. He bad skimmed the account of owncompany. Shelonged for a littleconvention, the dood in his paper, but had given most of his "I canust read in the traie,” the mid plain- | sttention to the narrative of the war in France. tively; it makes me
of his auole with the inundating. He had sap- yesterday from home, giddy, and I started It had not occurred to him to connect the "loss"
In-dued." said he in dislocated syllables. He posed the word "loss" was an euphemism for quite understood that a hint had been conveyed going off his head." Elderly gentlemen do not to him, but he was an armadillo against biuta. get lost in England, least of all in one of its The pretty young lady had not opened the most densely populated districts, as if they were coarerention, if that can be called conversation in the backwoods or prairies of America, which is one-sided, without having observed the But, who sent him the telegram Read vo young man's face and satisfied herself that there relative of the name of Salowe His aunt, Mrs. was no more impropriety in bar talking to one) Sidebottom, who was now resident; as ha koow, of so staid on air ilan if he had heas aclergyman. at Mergatroyd, was osmed Losion, and she was What a bear this man is," she thought. the person who, he supposed, would have wired Eo on his sile said to himself," A forward him if anything serions had occurred roqui missie! I wish I were in a smoking carriage, ing his presence. though T'detest the swell of tobacco.
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the subsoil of gravel and andermined the walls Fissures formed with explosions like the report of guns; one chimney that had azed before was now so inclined and aver·balanerd that its fall was inevitable, and was hourly expected. cended into the rality were extinguished, and it was apparent that the rush of water had plong- ed up the ground to tho depths of the main, and hd ruptured it. Walls that had ran across the Airpotion of the strear had been thrown over the communication between the two sides of the valley was interrupted. It was aportain whether the bridge was still in exftance. The railway lud
The train proveeded leisurely. Philip's fest been overflows, and the traffic stopped. The will bring me mora money than two.
were now very cold, and he would have been al bar keand locks had suffered to severely that way, have you written to Philip "
grateful for the warmer, but could not now ask itwould be useless for the barges for many months.
Philip!" ockeet Mrs. Sidebottem. "Of
for permission to use what he had formerly a course not. This is a concern of his. If he Tidiga arrived during the day from the up-
*OL, dr excuse my seeming rudeness, but jeotud por portion of the valley, and it appeared that grumbles, we can say that we hoped against you have been mading the pewspaper, and I am As the train proceeded the engine whistled, the destruction of life and property had bebopa, and did not like to summon tim tili we on pins and neodies te bear the news froti There were men working on the line; at greatest where the wave barst out from between Tre sure poor Jeremiah was no more. No, France. It is true that I have just crowed the intervals coal Bras were blazing and smoking in Twin Mark-Alito Bose on a Golden Lyre," the confining hills, bufors it had space is which Lamb, we do not want Philip here, and if he Channel from that. dear and suffering but braziers. The train farther slackened speed. to spread, and in spreading to distribute its force comes he will find nothing to his advantage.heric country; I am, horever, very ignorant of Philip Pennycorequiok would see that there was Henttrading accounts came in, some trees se father, and he est us all an example, for in this implicitly to be relied
Jaremiah very properly would not forgive his the newe Unfortunately our journals are not much water covering the country. The train enggerated, some false, bat all believed.
The French are had now entered the Valley of the Keld, and TE HONGKONG AMATEUR M That night of terror and rain did not see the pineteenth century we are all for disposed to sob a patriotic people that thee sanust bring was ascending it. rell of dunia me up. Such catastrophes have louisney. I shall verlainly not write to Philip. themselves to write und print, a word that tells far reaching affects. The wol, the exposure,
"I beg your pardon," said Salomo, who at of bumiliation, and less to their country. It is the shock, were sure to produce after sickness this juncture appeared at the door. "Were very natural, very noble-but inconvenient and succeeding mortality.
you mentioning hr. Philip Pennycomequick PThat experb Feidberbo-I do trast be bas sas- With ready hospitality, the parenge, the
"Yes, I was," antwured Mra. Sidebation, corded in ornaking the enemy" inns. tho Leuses of the well-to-da,
shortly. thrown open to receive these temporarily home- Salomo stood in the doorway, palo, with dark "Oh, dear Oh, dour ?' the little hudy, was less, and food, wariath, and nothing wors forced bollows about her eyes, and inoking worn nad plunged into real distress: This newe was upon them, But such as were received felt that barassed. She had been up and about all the tept from me. That was why I was harried leaned out; and looked along the line at Held under the Laws of the Amateur Athletic they could not prefrnet their stay and borden right and following day.
aray. I wanted to bring my nieces with me, the flaming fires, the half-illumined nevins, the Association, open to all Gentlemen Amateur uadly their boats, and insisted on retralog
Were you speaking about sending. for the Demoiselle Labarte, but they clung to their steam trailing away and mingling with the who are Members or visitors of the Hongkong prematurely to their sodden honsus, there to Mr. Philip Pengecutquick P" she asked. mother and would not leave her. It was mag-smoke. the fog that gathered over the inundated Club, The Club Germania, The Hongkong Kiang ping centrack rhenwath Covers and inflammatione.
We wereontiouing bin, hardly yntequsidor-aifnent. Then, after a sigh, "Now, auroly Holds. A row wind blew in at the open window. ricket Club, The Victoris "Beoration Club, Recorder Twenty years ago, the rather of this story ing about sending for hun." said Mrs. Sidebottom. Fugland will intervena."
Then ap came the guard, starply turned the The Ladius Bearcation Clat, and Commissioned White Clund wrote an account of such a disaster in a novel, Becaus" said Salome. "I have telegraphed
Landio and throw open the door, Everyone Nevat and Military Oloors. the first on which he essayed bis peu. Time has for him. I thought he ought to be hers."
get out. The train can go no further." relled away, asid ka the food, has buried much; and amongst the things it bus swapi off and guck in oblivion is that "book. Probably not a
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CHAPTER VIII.
IN ONE COMPARTMENTS
0.
"He has been utterly roufed."
The goutletsu shook his head. "It is orel. Surely on sister should fly to the assistance of the other.
"The English nation is-ster to the German" "Ob; how osa ym_so? William the Conqueror came from Fatues,”
What a nuisance it would be 'were be stopped.
and obliged to tarry for some hours till the road was repaired, tærry in cold and darkness, without lamp in his carriage, caged in with that putty, coquettish, dangerous ming, and with no third party present to serve us his protector,
The train come to a standstill. The young lady was uneasy. She lowered the glass and
All the passengera were obliged to deseand. dragging with them their ungs and bags, their cloaks, omlevias, novels, bans áud orange-all the piles of impedimenta with which travellera number themselves on a journey, trusting to the prompt assistance of mercenary portais.
From Normandy, which was not at the time and for long after considered a part of france,"
Then the gentleman, fooling he had been But on this night, away from spy station, inveigled into saying more thut he intended, there were as porters. The descent from the locked out of the window,
carriage was difficult and dangerous. It was Presently Le beard w-sob. The girl waa cry. | Jiko clambering down a laddar of which some nf ing Ho took us notice of her trenble. · He bad | the ranges were broken. It was rendered doubly mus up his mind that she was a enquette, and difficult by the darkness in which it had to be he was stoler against her various triuks to at-affected, and the difficulty was quadrupled by tract attention and enlist sympathy. He would the passengers having to scramble down bar- neither us when she haughed nor drop hi dened with their effects. It was not accordley- mouth when she wept, His lips clored Bounew bat ly performed in silence, but with screams, from tighter, and is brows contructed slightly. He women who lost their footing, and corses and he noticed throughout the journey the patty abuses launaked against the Midland from the men. atriopts made by this girl to draw notice to Mr. Philip was obliged by cominon hnmunity bersell the shifting of her shawls, the opening to assist the young lady out of the carriage, audi, and shutting of her valise, the plaintive sighs, to collect and help to carry her manifold goods; the lapping of los impatient feet on the foot for the oisil gaand was too deeply engaged to warmer. Though he had studiously kept his attend to hor. He bad received his fee, and was oys turned from her, nothing she had dons had therefore, naturally lavishing his attentions on
seaped him, and all went to confirm the proja-others, in an expectant mood,
| dice with which he was iclined to regard har from the moment of his entering the curringa Hamas from his place and moved to the further and of the compartment.
anzen eias of it exist. Ho may now be per- In a second-class carriage on the Midland line mitted to repent what was there written, which sat a gentleman and a lady opposite each other the impression produced by the cataclysm was He was tall man, and was dressed in a dark fresh and vivid and lot not the rare pressor suit with a black (is, is face had that set of the lost novel charge hin with plagiarism if controlled look which denotes self restraint, and La repeats something of his former desciption. reserve. The lips were thin and closed, and the Near the spot where the Keld if the hills enst of the features was stern. The eyes, "larga had stood a public-house called the "Horse and end hazel, were the only apparently expressive Jockey" The full violane of the descending testores the passed. There is nothing that wave-fell on it and feed it attery. The so radically distinguishes the "who belong to innkeeper's hady was never found, to chill's the upper and cultured elusses from such as more cradle, with the child in it, had gone down their the lower walks of Bie as this restraint of the straum, kept from realencing by the kitchen farial muscles. It is not the roughness of the cat, and so escape il destruction: The hour casks haud that marka off the manual worker from the flonter share on miles down, were never man who walks in the prizese path of ease, but claimed, and were tapped and drank dry by some the asst of bure, and that is dus in the latter to rough. The sign of Horse and Jockey one to the constaut inesorabio enforcement of arif land twenty miles away, nohurt; it was the most control, In the complexity of social life it is worthles article the horse had possessed. Abont; not tolerable that the face should be the inder ami anda balfabers Mergstroyd was a row of of the mind. Sonal intercourse demands dis new collages, hiely rested on money borrowed guias, forhids frankness, which it resents an from a building society. They were of string red brasquerio, and the child from infancy is taught brick, with sandstone lead to doors and windows; to acquire a mastery over expression. As the the flood eurried away three ont of the four. delicate hand artificer has to obtain complete In the first lived a respectable wool-picker control over every merre of his band, so as to with wife and children, all Weslogans. He and make no slurs and shetes, so also has the man ad- his wife and child were swept from life in a mo-witted into the social guild to hold every muscle ment, and supplied the preacher at their chapel of his foos la rigid discipline. This is apaculty with a topic for his next Sunday's disomirse. the ease with the priest and the lawyer and the In the second lived a widow, who sold "apion," doctor. Conceive what e hitch would engue in that is to say, awuoti, lugether with sandry ar conversation abould the Indy of the house allow a ticles in the grocery line: a mighty woman, ro. Visitor to discern in the countenanes that she was tand and rod, with a laugh and a jeks for every unwelcomes, or for a man of taste to allow his one; a useful woman to molbera in their troubles, contempt in transpire when shown by en stontour and to children with the toothacho, whooping his artistio failure, or for the host to wines tough, and other maladies. Block bottle and when an incautions guest has exposed the family peppermint drops, Mother Bunch's syrop, sooth skeleton! It is said that the late Lady Beacons This she accepted, and turned her face to look lr powders, porons plastora, embrocat ons, and fold endured her fingor to be jammed in the out of the opposite window. hual-alle varlots, and of tarious degress of miscarriage door without wines or try and con- At that moment the brake was put on, and chievouszoss, were her specifics, and when the tinued listening or pretending to listen to her sont a thrill through the carriage. Presently the doses were nasty heriomon-drops and sugar sandy husband's conversation whilst driving to the train stopped. The face of the guard appeared at were freely given to clause the mouth of the House. All members of the cultured classes are the window, and the little lady at once lowered taste of medicine. Now, she was gone down the similarly trained to smile and not chauga colour, the glass.
"I beg your pardon," said the young lady, "I trust I have hot disturbed you. You must sense me, I am unhappy."
"Quits so. and I would not for the world trespass on your grief.”
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TO BE HELD ON
THE RACE COURSE MEADÓW;"
U
SATURDAY,
the 16th March, 1889.
The following is the fist of Erents, viz. ;-. 1-100-YARDS FLAT RACH (Winners
at previous meetings at Ecngkong er clovero penalised 1 yards. 2 prizes. 2-PUTTING THE SHOT (16lbs) Win
1
Ears at previous meetings at long- kong or elsewhers penalised. I foot 1 3-120 YAEDS FLAT RACE Handicap) 2
TOSING THE CABER (Open) 5-HIOR JUMP (Wineers at previous meetings at Hongkong or showbere genalised 2 inches for ono win and one inch additional for more thon one win__........... MILS FLAT RACE (Ladies' Parse)
6.
(Winov at prerings meatings at Houghtag or elsewhere pauntised
10 yards for one win and 5 yards additional for more than one win 2 7.-THROWINO THE CRICKET BALE (Wioners at previons meetings penalised 5 yards)
8. EXERCISES ON THE GERMAN ·
Horex
2
- Me Frit Bacs (Handicap). 10,–į Mist Flar Racs(Oper to Ñ.0. Ó's and Men of Hor Majesty's Im- parial Services, including Polico) 3 11-120VADISHUDLE BAGE. (Win nere at previons meetings penalised 5 yards for one win, 2) yards for esch, succeeding win).......
Mr. Philip Pennyeomequick somewhat un- granicusly advised the companion forced on his protection to follow him. He engaged to que bez saros the dangerous piece of road and re- turn for those of her amps and parcels which be and she were together unable to transport to tho train awaiting them boyand the faulty por-12-B078 BacE, 100 YARDS (Open) tion of the line.
Tho walk waa wot uncomfortable. It was I have a husband fighting under the Tricou-properly, not a walk but a continuous stumble. lost, and I am very anxious about him." To step in the dark from sleeper to sleeper was The gentleman made a slight søknowledgment not sasy, and the flicker of the oval free dazzfes with his head, which said unmistakably that lie and confused rather than sesisted the sight. invited no further conådeness.
The wind, moraover, carried the dense smoke in volumes across the line, auddenly enveloping and half stilling, but wholly blinding for the mo ment, the nubappy, bewildered flounderers who passed through it. In front glared the two rad lights of an engine that waited with carriage to receive the dislodged passengers,
You mitat take my arm," said Mr. Philip to his companion. "This is really dreadful. Une old lady has, I believo, dislocated her ankle. I hope she will make a claim on the Comusay.”
"Ob, dear! And Salome!—what will she say?" **Salorae ***
"Yes-my sister, my twin sister." When Philip Pennycomequntak did, finally reach bis destination, it was with a mind that prejudged Salove and was prejudiced against her, (To be continued.)
river, her tallipoze dissolved, her medicins disper lo listen, perhaps to king, when inched and How are you getting on, miss?” sed. A way he had gone, floundering and splat crushed and trodden on and in torture. Would "Very well, I thank you; but you must not tering, till ber lange ware filled with the oid a priest be endured in big parish if he did not call me miss; I am a married woman. I have she involuntarily imbibed, and then she sank and ressive every insult with a smile, or a barrister left my husband in France Bghting like a lion, was caught among some roken tesesnage, and gain his cause if ho gafered his fuce to proclaim and I am went away because the Prussians are her body was afterwards recovered from among his disbelied in its justies, or a doctor keep his rabbing and borning and murdering wherever theux.
patiants if his contenance ravesled what he they go. I know a lady near Nogent from whose In the third cottage resided a steal, shoe-thought of their complaints?
chateau, they carried off an ormulu clock." How maker, à ma with one lors and that the love of i If we turn over the Holbein calleation of por. nascessary it was for her to enter into these his be viol A wiry, solemn man, groully in tenits of the Court of Honry VIIL wo se smony details to the guard, thought the gentleman... He request at all concerts, able to conduct a band, or priuore and noblar the sonte frona !Lut we find | ecubi not understand how a poor little heart full take almost any instrument himself, but loving new in farmhouse and factories. The Wam of of trouble would long to pour itself out ; how that
the Roses had dissolved all restraints, and men certain natures can no more exist without sy is warranted to cure all discharges from the Urinary best-a viel.
Now, he was gaze, and grit haut been washed of the first Tador raigus were the undisciplinedpathy than can plants without water. into the sacred case of the cherished instrument, ohidren of us age of domestic anarchy. But it "Don't you think, guard, that the English ruined along with its master.
was otherwise hater. The portraits of Tan Dyok Government ought to interfere
Well, ma'am, that depends on how it would feet trafic on the Midland. Where so you going to, if I may ask?''
Mergatroyd."
In the last ootiago of the row Hved a drunken, and Lely show nu gentlemen and handles of per- gool-for-nothing fallow, who did odd jobs of work, foot diguity and self-restraint
What is also remarkable in that each age in
She slipped some money into his band.
ONE BOX OF OLADENS
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(Competitore must be under 10 years of age). 13-VeTERANG RACE, 120 TANDS (Open), (Competitors must be 35 years of age of upwards of 10 years residence in India, Chis, or the Tropics..........
2 14.-Long Jump Winners at previ-
Das meetings penalised fi liches), 1 15-TREE-LEGGED ROE (post on 16-Bratz Grots" Raje (handicap) (Competitors must be under 7 yar_. 17.50 YARD FLATBACK (havdicap) 2 18-1 M FLAT RACS (Winners at provien moetinga penalised 100 yards for first win and 50 yards additional for ruch succeeding win) 2 19-CONSOLATION RACE (120 yards) I 20-TUG-OF-WAR (International).... 21-BICYCLE RACE (1 mile) Start on
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RACKS, as early as possible.
2. ompotitore are requested to send in their Changaba satries to the HON. SEC, WELLINGTON BAL-Chintang Dardanus 3The above order of events may be changed El Dorado
Feilong the Committee think proper. 4-Members are requested to send to their | Foins Entries for races on forms which are ohtaloable Fushan (an WEDNESDAY, and after) at the CETORET: Hae an PAVILION, Messa. KELLY & WALSH, and Hae-in Messrs. LAND, Crawford & Co. ·
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P. BOOM. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1889.
Jual
·NOTICE,
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COMPANY, LIMITED,
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respectfully informed that, if upon their
Toritome-war Feb. 13 B. B. Gall AIPMASTERS AND ENGINEEES are Yungching arrival in the Harbour, zone of the Company's Faremon should be at hand, orders for repairs if sent to the Han Orton, No. 14, Prays Autoinathe Central, will receive prompt attention.
Dorothy In the event of complaints being found G. 11. Wappa cessary, communication with the Undersigned Hedvig
a fellow who had driven bla own wife with her bairns from the hous, and lived with another the past seems to have had its typal cast of woman, as intemperate z himself, and with a countenance and form of expression. Tho There has been a flood, and the ombankment DATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. mouth as forl as his own. This house sad those cavaliers of Charles I have their special of the railway we been washed away. Eur s wilbin were spared.
characteristics that distinguish them as much day there has not been any passing over the Coughs, Asthma, BroneRITIS, DIFFICULTY "Well, now," mid sa elter to the preacher, from the courtions of Elizabeth as from those of lines, and now we are ordered to go along of BREATHING STO speedily oured by EBATINO'S after the sera at Providence Chapal nort Charles II. With Queen Anne another phasd uncommon kisurely.
COUGH LOZENQws (recognised and recommended Sunday, Ab did think thon wer'i bom to jus of portraiture set in, because the faces more dif But oh! guard, there is, I trust, no danger."by the Medical Foulty). No other remedy is tify the ways o' Providence" -
ferent, und again in the Hanoverian period how "No, ma'am, none in the least; I'll take care half so effective. One Lozenge alone gives re- “So I would if I could," auswered the preacher, unlike were the gentlemen of the Regency from that you come by ne burt. The worst that can list. They contain no Opium, Morphis, nor any "but they 'sint justitiable.”
those of the first Goorgas! Difference in dress happen is that we shall be delayed, and perhaps violent drug, sad myths taken by the most de Where the folds and fields were not too deep does not explain this difference of face. The men not be able to proceed the hole way in the same liste. One or two at bedtime ensurarest when in water. Inde waded, collecting various active and women in each epoch bred their distil de train. But rely on me, ma'am, I'll zeo to you" troubled by the throst, Sold by all Chomists in that land drifted no one knew whence. Some of thought, fashion in porals and mancare, and "Ob, guard, would you-would you mind Imall Tins, oranges lodged in a cerner were givalily secured the face accommodated itself to these.
have here a little bottle of nice Saint Julien,
LEVEL WOLFF & Co. and sucked Ona man ran about displying a And at the present day that which cleaves and I have not been able to touch it myself. laced lady's boot at the end of a walking-stick, class from class is the mode of thought in each. Would you mind laking it? Also, here-bers,
PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURERS, which boot had been carried into his kitchen, and the rule of association that governs intercourse under the bottle."
22 & 24, Rur RoCEECHOVART, PARIS, was useless unless he could discover the fellow. in their several places; and these affect the cha There was much merriment in spite of cinster.reter of face in each, so that the classes are dis
(FOUNDED IN 1809)... he guard's red faco beamed broad and benign- Yorkshire folk must laugh whatever happens, tinguished by their conntensos ng they were ant. He slippad the money into his waistcoat GRAND & UPLIGHT PIANOS on Sale and jokes were bandied to and fro between those by ages in the past..
pocket, the bottle be stored. atay olsonháry; } at all the principal Musical Instrument, Dosleri. who rowed or waded and those who wiro pri- When collier Jook calla barges Jíru a black then thrasting his head inside he said coulden- Konors in their upper chambers.
guard, fm replies a ours or the colller's tially, Never four. I'll make it all right for The following are supplied to Ordør:--- The pariahs of society were alive to their op- Ayns, which ho damns to perdition. But if selyou. ma'am."
Strings and all matil parts in the Pisan portunities, and were desending the sireem, her Jack says the same thing to gentleman Pere Janet, the tria sister of Salome, mentioned Mer rust; and for countries where there is a difficulty When the lady, who was noce other than specially galvanized to resist damp, and prevent claiming everything of value that was found as the latter raison his hat, bows, and passes on. being their own lost property. In many caseR Ed nation, if completo, do not merely sharp gatroyed as her destination the eyebrows of her in obtaining tuuers, Wrest planks in Steel are their claims were allowed; in others the finder the intellect and refine the manners, but it fellow passenger ware eliptly fitted. He was made fitted with ALIBEET'S FINS, giving the of some article, rather than surrender it to a gives such a complete polish that affrents do not lacking out of the opposite window to that at greatest gaurantee for standing in tune, nad man whom ho stápected, would cast it back into dint or adhere they glide off instead, leaving no which she courersed with the guard. Now bo tuned with a simple time-piece Key. the water and bid him go further to recover it pare ptible trace of impact." To the outward know that he would not be eld of kis sotapazion
Jo.
· Sole Agent for India and China, L. II. A higher type of perial started subscriptione appearance, Christianity and culture produce an for the rest of the journey, for he also was on RICHY, 60, ROE LAFAYETTE, PARIS. 1464 for the sufferers, and took many a toll on the identical result, but only in outward appearanes, his way to Morgatroyd. There was but a single sume accumulated for the purpose of reliering for the former teaches the control of the emo- subject of comfort to him, that the distanco te
to rectify the uansa of dissatisfaction. the distress.
What had boopzie of Mr. Pennycomequick ? pression.
| tions, whereas the latter merely forbids their or- | Margatroyd was on longer great, and the time
D. GILLIES, taken over it. In spite of the hint of the guard, THE BRITISH BORNEO TRADING
Becretary, The face of the gentleman who sat opposite wideh he discounts, could not be great other.TAND PLANTING COMPANY, That was the question in every month Sa Mer- gatroyd. Batome keer that be had left the house this ledy in the carriage was intelligent, even
Huggkong, 211 August, 1865. The short November day had load in; and
LIMITED, just after undnight to take a walk by the canal, clever face, but was somewhat hard. and the watchman bud seen hiza a little later on at his companion oboe when he entered the car the dark. The lamps Lail not yet been lighted TIMBERS for Ship and lense Building. LANDS GIN, in Stone Bottles at 85
He.tooled the remainder of the journey would be taken in A prepared to supply NEW & VALUABLE UARANTEED the best Quality HOL the tow-path. So, then he had not been enriage, hesitating whether to enter, and then it the carriage. To the west he could see through Furniture, Wharves, do, in round or square per dozen, also PUNCH, CURACAO, PER at all. It was probable that, hearing the alarm glanced round Le sea whether there was enother the window the brown light of the sot day, fast Logs. Beams, ar Sawn to any specification: ICO. ANISETTE, POMERANZEN BIT- signals, bo might have taken refuge somewhere; passenger in the compartment before he took a rays of a wintry sun arrested by factory Luoke. Binall samples can be seen at the Office, where TERS, POR ORICO TOBACCO, &c, &c. bat where? That depended on where he was out. There was at the tire an elderly gustle The gentlems. A BERT. If the dromedary also Price List And Description can be obtained; when the alarm wes given. If he bad assorted man in the carriage, and this decided him to set will not voluntally enter the cage of the vulture, and larger samples at our Godowns, East Poin FOOD ENGLIATA DOUBLE BARRELAI! | Olsofintas (*,)....................Shanghai, do.... the can be wirbt have made his way inteble valive and rags on the weak, and finally to be wif not remain in it in darks with ker: The abova Company have arrangol for Regular B ZECH LOADING GUNS, 18 Bure, the Kaloo (5) Hyogo, ......
inks his plot the corner. If be lad not willout tremors.
Bhipments to be made by the Provincia, Parana, latest improvement, in Bozes, with everything| Niobe (1) For the alightenment of the uninitiated it will be that orly man, with the repugnaues sinulo
Yokohama, doi winna old. A run emilla are far gentlemer so generally entertain agalust being Mergatroyd" ushed the yenug lady.
When do you think, dr, that I shall rack and other large steamers dirent to this port,complete, Fri, 64, oo
Bellerophon (s)........Skanghai, &c.. and the ning valis of these partia form the backe
JALDINE, MATHESON & Co.
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Cyclops (1).igs. Tokonaina, 25.... of altugor facing inwarde ou the will, whichare po, but, in with lady unattended, specially if hut is question Impossible for me to
Agenta.
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Mlynnkong láta Jul 18 GANSKA RENT 90
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