THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TALE OF TRYING TIMES. CHAPTER I. If’a tales be true that the neighbors can tell, It’s no her ain fault that she lives by hersel’; For 'a the fine lace-caps and ribbons she bought. Our braw maiden auntie has never been sought. ALEX. SMART. The college session of 1841-2 had just ended, when Simon M'Quirkie and James Duncanson, fellow students of divinity, left Edinburgh to pass the vaca tion at home. They both belonged to the same district, though the native village of the one was a short distance from the birthplace of the other. They had been acquainted with each other from infancy, and had passed much of their time to gether in maturer years, from the circum stance of being both attached to the vene rable Church of Scotland, and both bred to the clerical profession in the same University; but strictly speaking they were not intimate friends. There was a difference of some years between their ages, and their dispositions'were so dis similar as to render them little suited to be companions. But this will become apparent enough as our tale proceeds, so we shall not spend time in describing their distinctive characters.

The affairs of the Kirk were, at that particular time, exciting intense interest throughout the country, and it may be supposed they would form the chief sub ject of conversation between the two stu dents. This, however, was not the case. Whether it was that they had discussed the question of Non-intrusion and Spiri tual Independence till they had nothing further to say on them, or that the thoughts of home for the time absorbed all others, we shall not undertake to say. This, however, is certain ; they talked of little else but home,- and what they an ticipated enjoying there. They travelled by coach, and, the day being fine, were both outside passengers. Mr M'Quirkie, after looking over the notes of engage ments he had entered in his memorandum book, began to calculate how he should be able to get through all the visits he had promised, and to find time for in dulging himself in his favorite amusement of trout-fishing. “I am afraid,” he said, “I have pro mised more than I can perform ; for here I have more than a dozen visits to pay all within the next week ; and how I am to get decently through them all, and yet find time to have a turn up at the burns this fine weather, I cannot see. ” “ There is one of your engagements,” said Duncanson, “which you must not break, whatever you may do as to the rest. Mind, you promised to come over to my aunt’s house on Wednesday after noon, and I intend to hold you to your word. If nothing but fishing will please you, I will whip the water with you for an hour or to up the glen, and I darseay you will get a many nibbles there as any place but at all events you must make your appearance at Whinnyside at the time ap pointed.” Mr. M’Quirkie renewed his promise on the condition stipulated, and his com panion soon after left the coach at a cross road which led direct to the farm of his managing maiden aunt, Deborah Ren shaw.

His luggage, though it was neither very bulky nor heavy, he left at the stage house, to be brought home by the Whinny side milk-cart, which passed that way daily. Thus unencumbered, our hero strode lightly forward, and would have reachedthe end of his journey in little time, though it was two miles off, had he con tinued at the same rate. But at a turn of the road he slackened his pace, and good reason why. Just at that spot, as had been previously arranged by letter, he met a young lady with whom our readers will become acquainted by and by, but whom we shall not at present attempt to describe. The truth is, James Duncanson had com mitted the folly of falling in love before he had completed his curriculum, which is looked upon by prudent people as the worst of all the follies which a budding clergyman can commit. But James was not of a calculating nature, and his heart had yielded to an attachment as pure and disinterested as ever existed in the breast of man. The lovers met at a shady, se cluded part of the road. Nobody observed them, and no record exists of the soft words or fond looks which passed between them on this occasion; so we must slip over this tender scene in the full assurance that it was very tender, as all the meetings of true lovers are. After the first flush of joy at meeting with the desire of his eyes, James Duncanson became somewhat grave and thoughtful. He recollected that he was wholly dependent on his aunt, and felt some misgivings regarding the reception she might give to the sweet girl he in tended to introduce to her as his affianced bride. He knew his aunt’s peculiarities of temper, and was also aware that she had been informed of his amour; but lie thought it possible to carry her acquies cence in his choice by a coup de main, and with this view he ventured to introduce Miss Agnes Montgomery to her on the present occasion. He had hopes that the youth, beauty, and tenderness of Agnes would not only reconcile his aunt to the attatchment he had formed, but would interest her warmly in forwarding his views. How far he was mistaken, the sequel will show. ‘‘ Is your aunt prepared to expect a visit from me 1 ” asked Miss Montgomery. “ Not exactly,” said her lover, “ but I have apprised her that I am to have a friend with me, and I think she will likely guess pretty well that you are my companion, for she has heard of our correspondence. ” A slight shade, not of displeasure or disappointment, but of hesitation, came over the young lady’s features when she heard this announcement. Agnes seemed half unwilling to proceed, fearful that her welcome at Whinnyside would not be very cordial. She, however, became satisfied on receiving James’s assurance that he knew his. aunt’s disposition, and felt con vince (Ltliey were taking the right way to please her by at once taking her into their confidence.

On they went, but in no great haste, for the weather was pleasant, and they had much to speak of. The direct road was too short to afford them a good opportunity for prolonging their conversa tion as they felt inclined, so they struck into a winding path which led along the banks of a stream flowing, though with many a loitering turn, towards Whinny side.

Just as they left the the main road, a country lad on horseback passed them at a canter, and saluted them with a good broad stare. “ That’s Robin Afleck, one of my aunt’s servants,” said the student. “He knows me well, and has not failed to observe us, so aunt will have word in a few minutes of our approach, and perhaps it is just as well that we should not take her altogether by surprise.” The information did reach her very soon, for Robin immediately changed the canter into a hard gallop, and shouted out the mews before he had well dis mounted.

“ Div ye mean to tell me,” asked his mistress, after she had heard what he had to say, “ that my nevvo is cornin’ doun the burnside wi’ a ledcly ? ” ‘ ‘ Deed do I, mistress; that’s my thought, ye see, but maybe I’m mista’en. There’s twa coinin’ doun by at ony rate, and ane ’o them’s Maister Jimes, beyont a doot. The person that’s wi’ him looks unco like ajUeddy ; that’s a’ I’ll say,” replied Robin; and then added in a lower key, intended only to be indistinctly heard, “and that’s mair than I wad say for every body dressed in leddy’s gear.” Whether or not Mistress Deborah heard the sarcastic remark with which Robin concluded, and applied it to herself, is uncertain ; but it is beyond a doubt that she turned into the house in a mood not the most auspicious for her youthful visitors. [to be continued. 1

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfellow.

(From Ashburton Herald , July 24 .)

Like the man I am, loyal to my con science and my pledged word, I rolled up at the Council Chambers on election day and voted. Being a free and independent elector, having no rent to pay, and no bill of sale hanging over my property, I do not require the machinery of the ballot to protect mo in the wise exercise of the franchise ; and as I wear no paper collars I can speak my mind as forcibly or as mildly as I chose without danger to the back button-hole if I should become excited. In these circumstances I care not if I tell you how I voted—that I gave Tom one and the auctioneer another. Neither of them can now come and tell me I didn’t vote for him. But as I was going down to the polling booth I passed a knot of burgesses. There were six of them, and together they totted sixteen votes. They seemed to be perfectly indifferent as to which candidate won, having apparently an equal opinion of both. After they had discussed the question very languidly of which they should support, they de cided to go “ a shilling in and the winner shout ” —the winner also to decide which candidate should get all the votes. The game went round, and jolly little Fred (you know who) won. I would give his name in full, but I am afraid to, for reasons best known to myself, and Fred’s stick. Fred’s conscience would not allow him to dispose, according to his own wis dom, of sixteen votes for a Borough Councillor. He tossed up a penny. “Tails for Tom, heads the other.” Heads came trumps, and Mr. Alfred Harrison won the “ hazard of the die.”

When I saw that yarn about John Car ter’s very wise horse in your paper, I felt that you had been taken in. I made inquiries as to the truth of the story, and Councillor Robinson only stuck his tongue in his cheek, grinned in that dry Scotch way of his, and said, “Wo, man, wo, you don’t fetch me, you know. ” I could get no verification out of him, and its a diffi cult job to “steer ” a See tollman when he has made up his mind to anchor, so I gave him best. But a fellow-Councillor of Mr. Robinson’s told me he had seen a flash bay horse come down a hill with a full head of steam on, and clear a four-rail fence at the bottom, taking a one-ton spring dray after him, and landing on the other side—horse, dray, and man—as sound as a bell, and with no abatement of speed on the career he kept up. Another friend came up from Kyle this morning, full of the Carter yarn. It had been canvassed round pretty extensively in the Seafield district; some held it to be apocryphal, others to be gospel. My friend believed it, and his reason for so doing is that only a fortnight ago his brother had a similar experience, only the horse was not minus a driver—his brother being the Jehu. Dobbin went off as if for a wager, cleared a sod bank with a surmounting fence of of four wires, landed ‘ ‘ right ” on the other side, and held on. But this story varies & little from the other two, as the driver, when the buggy got “ elevated,” rose an involuntary five feet, and came down plump in his seat again without losing hold of the reins. John Carter, you have much to be accountable for, if these hair-breadth yarns keep increasing.

In these hard times it is not an un common thing to find a man doing a bit of “ cadge.” I do it myself when the last copper has evaporated, but when a man’ cadges he ought to do it fairly, and say “ old man, I am stumped, kindly give me a fill ” —for it is mostly in the ’bacca line the cadging is done. A persistent cadger was “had” a few days ago. He had reached the last thread of cut-up in his pouch, and of course got on the scent for somebody else’s. He bailed up a Town Councillor and sued for a “ fill.” It was given at once, with a remark that it was the great Dunedin firm’s tobacco —always got it direct and smoked nothing else. Cadger filled away with a pleasant smile on his jovial face. Lighting up he drew two or three deep gusts of smoke, and then launched forth in praise of the great Dunedin firm, and in terrible condemna tion of the vile trash sold in local shops. He had never got a good sample of tobacco since he came to the township, hut this Dunedin thing was divine—“and, you know, old man, I can tell good stuff whenever I get it in my mouth. Cadger has not yet been told that I saw that Town Councillor purchase from Mrs. Thompson that identical sixpennorth that drew forth Cadgers praises of the German firm in Dunedin.

Mr. John Sheehan says the basis of a true Liberal policy is the payment of members. Does Mr. Sheehan mean that the more a man can get out of the coun try in the shape of parliamentary wages the more Liberal he will be, and that the higher the screw the more advanced will be the statesman’s political creed 1 Bravo, John Sheehan. If your doctrine is a sound one, the glorious cause of Liberalism ought to flourish, and the party of which you are a distinguished member has only got to increase the honorarium to say LI,OOO a-year, and the best minds of the colony will rally to the standard. Pay a good screw, and all the intellect of the colony will be at your feet, even the humble talents will be at your command of yours truly. Chispa.

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THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1880.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and ; Charles Dixon,- at their Printing Office, East Street, 11 Ashburton, Tuesday, July VJ, 1880,



Dear Wagering. —There are gay youths down in Melton. One of them made a bet that he would ride his horse upstairs into the drawing-room of the house and down again. The first part of the task was accomplished in safety, but once in the drawing-room the horse refused to come down, and nothing earthly would move him. So after leav ing him there for three days and nights, the side wall had to be taken down, and the animal rescued in a horse-box, which was elevated to his assistance by a steam crane. This clever and humorous joke cost somewhere about L2oo. —The World. Holloway’s Pills. —The extraordinary range of temperature prevailing in our climate is extremely trying to the delicate-chested, the weak and nervous. All troubled by these afflictions should resolve to resort to the strengthening and regulating medicine immedi ately they perceive in themselves discomfort of that feeling of restlessness which betokens clis-. ordered digestion and defective secretion or bile. One of Holloway’s Pills taken about noon and followed at bed-time by a dose suffi ciently large to act apperiently will speedily recruit the faulty functions, and restore order throughout the whole system. A treatment so safe in operation and so successful in result should be known and practised when, from cold and sundry other causes, disease is at tempting to gain a vexatious footing.—Advt.



Business Notices. TO FARMERS. GEO. MAULE, GRAIN, SEED, & PRODUCE BROKER, LAND, ESTATE, & GENERAL COM MISSION AGENT, Cashel Street East, Christchurch. FARMERS having GRAIN and PRO DUCE for SALE, would kindly send Samples stating Prices and quan tities, per Post, will receive every atten tion. BUYERS OE FIRST-CLASS WHEAT, BARLEY, and OATS. Prices and Samples of Seed sent Free by Post. - 10000 LATEST STYLES FROM LOND( PARIS. Craighead & Co, Merchant Tailors, TANCRED STREET,! (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEE! 982 a NEW SHOP. JUST OPENED,,TO MEET REQUIRE MENTS. 0. C ARSTENS & c 0., TOBACCONISTS, Fancy Goods and Stationery Depot, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, East street, Shop formerly occupied by Weston. Good Stock of Cigars, Tobacco, and Pipes of every description. HAIR - CUTTING, SHAVING, AND SHAMPOOING on the premises. Licensed to sell Postage Stamps. 766g-366c BEST NEWCASTLE COALS LAMBTON COLLIERY. 50s. ““"“T 1 A PER CENT. DISCOUNT AU for CASH. SPRINGFIELD COALS 40s. PER TON. 10 Per Cent. Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yard. Acconnts to be paid monthly. 359C-773G C. PERCY COX. T. R. BORDER & CO. HAVE much pleasure in announc ing to their friends and the public generally, that their stock of WINTER. DRAPERY. MILLINERY, MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, HATS AND HOSIERY, BOOTS AND SHOES, IS NOT TO BE SURPASSED FOR QUALITY AND ASSORTMENT Each Department being replete with everything suitable for the season. JUST TO HAND— A Very Large Assortment of Melbourne Clothing, MADE ESPECIALLY TO ORDER. T, R. HODDER & CO. having been encouraged by their greatly increased trade in the Clothing Department, have ENLARGED THEIR PREMISES, Enabling them to keep a Larger and More Varied Assortment. Tailoring In all branches by most experienced hands. SUITS, RIDING TROUSERS, HABITS, &c., made on the most im proved principle, at the shortest notice, and as cheap, or cheaper, than any house in Canterbury. T. R. HODDER and CO., seeking to Encourage Local Industries keep a well assorted stock of Kaiapoi, Roslyn, and Mosgiel Manufactured Goods. Boots and Shoes, Imported and Colonial make, from the best Christchurch and Dunedin Manufacturers. T. R. HODDER & CO., while not pro fessing to sell everything at COST PRICE, are prepared to meet EXISTING COM PETITION and to encourage all Cash Purchasers. An experience of twenty six years Colonial storekeeping has taught our Firm the value of a Cash Grocery Business, which they have found succeed so well in Ashburton since bringing down the prices of many leading commodities, which course they are still prepared to continue and show their preferring PROMPT CASH, rather than risk long credit with large profits. Ironmongery AND Crockeryware AT LOWEST PAYING RATES. Sola Agents for Singer’s Sewing Machines Sole Agents for Wanzer Sewing Machine. Agents for Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. T. R. HODDER & CO. 4070-948 a



Business Notice. FRIEDLAJSTDER BROTHERS. TO REDUCE STOCK. AND MAKE ROOM FOR New Goods—Novelties —New Goods !! FRIEDLANDER BROS, are just opening, in addition to their well selected stock—Best quality only in French Merinos ; Brown, Dressed and Striped Hollands; Check, Piques, and Marcella Muslins ; Crochet Antimacassers, from 2s. Bd. Beautiful Lace Curtains—large variety. Muslin Long Curtains, a varied choice. Muslin and Lace Short Window Blinds—of every description.. Grey and White Sheeting—all widths; extra stout bleached and twilled Sheeting. Saxony Welsh Flannels ; Strong Real Welsh Flannels. FELT CARPETS—Splendid Patterns, Cocoa Mattings in Iyd., and liyd. widths. Table Cloths and Table Baizes ; Velvet Pile Table Covers ; Horrocks’ wellknown Long Cloths ; White and Colored Quilts ; All-wool Plaids—the very best. A Rare ds, and Dress Buttons. skeins ; Brook’s 500-yd. reels of cotton —best for Yarns ; Paton and Son’s Alloa Yarns. Cotton and Union Sheetings ; Floor Cloths choice patterns ; Cocoa Mats —various sizes. jOVES AND RIBBONS—A well assorted stock, d ’ Fringes—all shades ; also handsome Black Silk Velvets, &c. A splendid assortment of Scotch .dkerchiefs —bargains. The above goods are imported direct from the manufacturers, and will be sold REMARKABLY CHEAP, in order to reduce the stock. 0- Outfitting Department. This department is now replete with the most fashionable and serviceable goods, and exhibits a splendid variety of Men’s and Youths’ OVERCOATS and ULSTERS. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.—Boys’ Knickerbocker and Tunic Suits—in all shapes ; Tweed Galatea Suits ; Hats, in large variety ; Trousers and Vests ; Moleskin Trousers ; Crimean Shirts ; Collars,Braces, Ties, &c. , MEN’S DEPARTMENT.—Men’s Geelong Tweed Galatea Suits, Sac Suits, Paget Suits, Trousers and Vests—fashionable shapes, and fit guaranteed; Waterproof Coats in Great Variety ; Men’s Blouses and Overalls, American Duck (patented) ; Hard and Soft Felt Hats, all sizes ; Merino and Flannel Shirts and Pants ; Colored and white Moleskin Trousers ; Soft Twill Cotton Shirts—splendid value ; Crimean Shirts, remarkably cheap ; White Long Cloth Shirts, remarkably cheap (American open back); White Long Cloth Shirts, in pleats and military fronts, remarkably cheap ; Merino and Ribbed Lambs’ Wool Half Hose ; Super Hand-Knit Half Hose ; Novelties in Silk Scarfs and Ties ; Novelties in Braces and Mufflers ; Novelties in Linen and Paper Collars. SUPERIOR BOOTS AND SHOES, OF ENGLISH AND COLONIAL MANUFACTURE. Implements, Etc. TO FARMERS WE CAN ESPECIALLY OFFER, AT REDUCED PRICES: Hornsby’s Ploughs, H., H.H., R. 8., and R.C., and extras for same; Reid and Grey’s Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs, and extras for same ; Drays, 2£, 2%, and 3 axles ; Zigzag and Flexible Chain Harrows ; Cambridge and Plain Field Rollers ; Broadcast and Hand Sowing Machines ; best Ironbark 2,3, and 4-horse Swingle Trees ; BentalTs Chaff-Cutters and Corn-Crushers, all sizes ; Corrugated Iron, from 6to 9 feet, best brands ; Ryland’s best Fencing Wire, No. 6to 11; Fencing Material, Consisting of Staples, Stakes, Posts, Rails, and Wire Strainers. Also a very large Stock Douglas’ and Gould’s American Pumps, Force Pumps, and Piping (IJ, l£ and 2), and Farm and Station Stores of all kinds. We have always on hand a large assortment of Saddles, Shaft, Leading, and Plough HARNESS. Horse- Cloths in every variety. The Deering Twine Binder Was awarded the Gold Medal at Ashburton, six machines competing. It also took the Special Prize at the Oamaru trial, etc, Having been appointed Sole Agents for the above machines, we are now prepared to TAKE ORDERS for the coming season. The New Improved Althouse Yaneless Windmill Is now on Exhibition erected in front of our Store. Prices are lowered, and are within the reach of everybody, we therefore invite the public to examine the same. Ironmongery Department. We beg to call special attention to the above, and have determined (to meet the present depressed times) to reduce the prices to lowest remunerative rates To parties furnishing we can offer advantages seldom met with, having just received a large and well-selected stock of household requisites, comprising Single and Double English and French Iron Bedsteads, Fenders, Fireirons, Coal Vases, Scuttles, Fountains, Boilers, Kettles, Saucepans, Stew and Preserving Pans, all sizes ; Electroplated, Nickel Silver, Britannia Metal, and Tinware of all descriptions. To builders and contractors we offer special inducements, having a heavy stock of Leamington Patent Ranges (2ft Gin to 4ft Gin); Cindrella, Queens, Victoria, Vesper, and Kaiser Stoves, Register Grates, Carpenters’ Rim, Mortice, and Plate Locks, and general builders Ironmongery. We have also on hand an extensive stock of painters’, glazier’s and paperhangers materials, consisting of Red and White Lead, Paints, and Colors, of all kinds ; Raw and Boiled Linseed Oils, Turpentine, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glass, of all kinds; Putty, Paperhangings, etc., etc. Carpenters and joiners would do well to call and inspect our stock of Tools. We are now landing a shipment of American Goods, containing a great variety of Tools and Yankee Notions. A large stock of Rod, Bar, and Sheet Iron, also a large and good stock of Black smiths’ and Farriers’ tools on hand. A limited assortment of Patent American and Colonial Washing Machines. o Grocery Department. The above Department is now well stocked with New Season’s TEAS, in half-chests and boxes ; Green and Pekoe Tea, for mixing purposes. Superior Mauritius SUGARS, white and brown Crystals and Counters. “ Venus Twist” and “ Nail Rod” TOBACCO ; “ Centennial” Cut-up Tobacco (Golden Leaf), in quarter-pound tins and half-pound packets. PIPES of every description. Currants, Blbmes, Sultanas ll Muscatells, and Figs (all New Fruit); Jordan and Shell Almonds, Barcelona Nuts. Neaves’ Infant Food, and Robinson’s Patent Groats and Barley. French Prunes, Bottled Fruits, Essences, Spices, etc. A large stock of English and Colonial Con fectionery. A full assortment of Pink’s, Morton’s, and Crosse and Blackwell’s Pickles, Sauces, Potted and Preserved Meats, Fish, etc. New Jams, Marmalade, Red and Black Currant and Apple Jellies. Van Houten’s and Fry’s Extract of Cocoa, in quarter-pound and half-pound tins. Cheese Rennet Extract and Extract of Annato. PERFUMERY AND PATENT MEDICINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. China and Glassware. We invite inspection of this Department in particular, as we have just unpacked Nineteen Crates of General CROCKERY, consisting of richly enamelled and gilt, white and gold, enamelled and plain Toilet Sets ; white and gold China Cups and Saucers —small size ; Dinner Services, complete ; and Soup Turreenes; Hot-water Jugs, in sets, etc., etc. And Eight Casks of GLASSWARE, consisting of Sets of Cut and Pressed Decanters, Water Caraffes, Tumblers, Wine, Custard, and Jelly Glasses. INSPECT OUR STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. FRIEDLAKDER BROS. Agents Colonial Fire Insurance Company.



Railway Time Table. REVISED R CHRISTHURCH AND ASHBURTON SECTION. SOUTH, AILWAY fin RAIN ARRANGEMENTS NORTH. + Stop to allow passengers to alight only. ASHBURTON AND TIMARU SECTION. SOUTH. NORTH. RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY. TIMARU AND DUNEDIN SECTION. SOUTH. NORTH,



Business Notices. FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS 1 R. McKERROW AND CO., RE Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are Iso prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES on the above placed in their hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. A Large Stock of Cornsacks, Wool packs, &c., for sale at lowest current prices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN M EJR CH A NjT S, RAKAIA. 86



Business Notice. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. jgUBSORIBERS in the Country are Particularly requested to communicate with the Publishers if their papers are not properly addressed. The number of Sub scribers has increased so rapidly that un less great care is taken in giving orders as to address and how to be sent, the papers may be left at the wrong place. All orders jyill receive our prompt attention, WEEKS AND DIXON,



Business Notices CONTINUATION OF THE Great Sale AT ORR AND CO.’S., W E Have made still further reduc tions in various lines of Goods, as we desire to clear out all 'our -old Stock FOR CASH In preference to carrying it over to another season. Our motto is- SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RE TURNS, and we are glad to find the public ap preciate our efforts to serve themhence the EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS since coming to Ash burton. Prices of Goods at Home are greatly advanced, but we having purchased largely previously, our Customers will get the full benefit. Drapery. Lot of Japan Silks, at Is. per yard, worth 2s. fid. Dress Goods, as low as fid. per.yard. Winceys, l at from fid, to 9d. Black Goods, at all prices. Stays, at 25. ! to 7s. 6d. Wool Shawls, at 7s. fid, to 12s. fid. Flannel, heavy, at lOd. to Is. 3d. Colonial made Flannel, from Is; 2s. to Is. fid. A Job Lot of Ladies’ Jackets. Collars and Cuffs, from fid. per pair. Real Welsh Homespun, at Is. lOd. ; all wool. 25 Costumes, dark colors, at 20s. each. 1 Lot of Childrens’ Costumes, at 4s. to 7s. fid., to clear out. ;; t Millinery. f 6 doz. Straw Hats, at fid. each,- 2 ~- . ~ ~ at la. „ Trimmed Hats, at half usual prices. Trimmed Bonnets very low. Blankets, Etc. I Bine Blankets, at 10s. fid to 15s. fid. [ Superior Blue Blankets at 17s. fid. Kaiapoi Blankets, at 20s. Towels, at fid. each. ' Turkish Towels, at Is. to Is. fid. Boots. A few dozen Children’s Boots left, at Is. per pair. Boys’ Heavy Lace-ups—a Bargain—at ' 4s. Ladies’ Kid Boots, from ss. per pair. Gents’ Boots, at our usual low prices Clothing, Etc. Men’s Overcoats, from 355. to 555. Men’s Waterproof. Coats, as low as Bs. fid. Men’s Heavy and Leather Bound, from 16s. to 255. , . Men’s Suits, from 395. fid. to 675. fid. Mens’ Tweed Pants, from lOsi, fid. to 15s. fid. Men : Hats, at 4s. 9d., ss. fid., to 7s. fid. Carpets. A great variety of Brussels Carpets, at 2s, under usual prices. Best Tapestry Carpets, at 3s. fid. Best Kidder. Carpets, very cheap. Felt Carpets, from 2a. fid. to 3s. fid, per yard. . Floor Cloths, in great variety. Oocoanut Matting, all widths, very low. China Matting, unusually Cheap. Dressmaking. Dresses and Costumes made to order promptly. Prices moderate, and perfect fit guaranteed. ORR AND CO, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.