The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-08-11

him the offer. Dear me, said Mrs Flint,
| should like TO see it; where is it? 1t is
in chist of mine over the way. at Tom
Tape store. | guess he can ship it on to
PASSPORT. That's good man, said Mrs.
Flint, jist let's look at it.
Mr.. Slick. willing to oblige. yielded to
these enueaties, and soon produced the
clock-a gawdy, highly vanished,
trumpery- looking affair He placed it on
the chimney piece, where its beauties
were pointed out and duly appreciated by
Mrs. Flint. whose admiration was about
ending in a proposal, when MI Flint re-
turned from giving his directions about
the care Of the horses. The Deacon
praised the clock, be too thought it a
handsome one; but the Deacon was pru-
dent man, he had a watch-he was sorry.
but he had no occasion for a clock. ]
guess you re in the wrong furrow this
time, Deacon. it an t tor sale, said Mr..
Slick: and if it was, l reckon neighbour
Steel's wife would have it, for she gives
me no peace about it. Mrs. Flint said,
that Mr.. Steel had enough to do. poor
man, to pay his interest, without buying
clocks for his wife. It's no consarn of
mine, said Mr.. Slick, SO long as he pays
me what he has to do, but | guess dom
va ~ oel4 ~ any oool''e9 II Soihee w
nlsh that ciook can be MADE at iihoae
lsianu uhuet ~ ooi l WY u ah
Posslple' salu the C!ockihakei' IN APP
parent SulPIise' looking at ms watch,
WY as l III awe II - Cloch' anu IL
| hav' Mt been two blessed hours here
how on earth shall l reach River Philip
tonight? I'll tell you what, Mrs. Flint,
l Il leave the clock in Your care till | re-
tllrn on nav WAY to the States-I' II set it
COIN and nll- i ia the rigbt time
As soon as this operation was performed,
he delivered the key 70 the Deacon with
spll u sello-c comic inJulglloh 70 VIM Up
Ar. Fy;nt seif he wonld tale eara should
be done, and promised to remind her
husband Of it, in case he should chance
To 49, H. .l- c,..,,-u,,I-..,.
we weie roonnted that I ran .,6,,lan,,
paftw.'' Now that clock is sold for 10
uollaIs-It cost me Jlst 8 dollars and 90
aai hop +l,a r ref,sa Wi nee atI PIC thc
Deacon larn. until | call for the clock
that having once INDUCED i'll the use Of
sulelI ~ 10y UIli.Gult 1t y 10 sIEe y
1lIxi1r1 ~. nave,, bad INT when nnna AZ
tanned, it ism in ''iu1Haa udtu,t to sur
render IL voluntarily. OF fifteen thousand
; ~ -, ~ pa 80 "a 't.''
manner and only fem clocks warp ever
IetUued-When we called for them. they
!nVanaPLy bought them, We Trust to
az, 4I.'. .'i'o .l'e u.s.
ont 81 h.
Sometime after tle death of Tv,Iop Hal
iburton his rlace. Clifton. was BOUGHT by
a Nj. Fellow, native of the Province
who had made his money .in the States''
and came lone to invest it. He opened
a quarry OF plaster rock On the lawn in
front of tile house, where q large and
deep excavation was made. and built a
large hotel. originally named the Clifton
House. but which is now the Hotel Duff
fern
After restful and pleasant morning with
friends in what is left Of once attrac-
tive and still hospitable town of Windsor
we reioined the press party on the p. m.
train for Halifax There is little that is
pleasing along the line until Richmond is
reached, at the head of Bedford Basin
beautiful sheet of water connected by the
Narrows with Halifax 'Harbor. At Bed
ford there are a number of hotels and cot
tages, and others are seen at intervals as