skill, but fervently prayed within himself ll|that his politeness might not in future s?*'be subjected to many such trials. . " / The history of our dramatis personas during this period need not be dwelt on 5 ' minutely, but may be gathered in a general w,ay from the following let yp ters : • ROBIN AFLECK TO JEAN BROWN. '“Embro £d Augist 18042 “deer- jean,—it is just a Mu nth since i rote to you Before but do ye no the‘reason— —Ye have nott Answered my last nor sent Mee the scrape of h pen this six Weaks now jean Do ye think this is fare play i have a grate dail to Tel you & i want to hear a grate dail from you aye Supposin that ye are keepin true to Me and no look in owre your lug At the new plewman i May begin by tellin you about My selffi am gettin through my lessons With Mr James like fire Ye may be i. shure jean Professor Dick will glowre When he getts me in His clesses i canna tell you the Hawf of what I am learning But it does not signify for ye Not understand a Word of it then i am picking' up some, nowledge of Horse shoein at the smiddy, in the Next dorr for i lend a hand there Whiles when the smith Has a. hurry this is a great advantage To me more .Ways than Wan for i get sumthing for my wark and it kwalifies Me better for Beginning the horse doctrine Ye will yourself jean .that a man in the - vetererinary tredd must be all the better of Noing something aboot feri ary i had a notion Sum Weeks since liP- oftryin a different kind of bisiness from, either horse-Docirine or horse • •' shbein but i have Changed my mind . again and mean to stick to My first ; / plan it would be owre long a story to tell you what I was after and hoo i fell threw The skaim but it hiaiks noe iv difference at any rate all i will say about it is that if i had Not changed my niind i would have supprised Mr jimes and you both Perhaps for i noe ye Both think' there is not Much in mee just Because ye dont noe What I could do But i noe the contrar for I Have had my head measured and xammed & i V can tell you that it is Not a kommon heed in no Respect but i will say no ' More, on this Subject as for Mr Jimes he is fechtin a Hard battel to Keep ' himselff oh his Own pock ne.uk he did not cum to terms With the grate gentle man i spoke Of when I wrote last but your nebbor Stiffriggs i Think is to 1 blame he Cam and raised a noise Against the gentleman bekause he had a droll. Shapit hat and Was a minister ~ of the inglish kirk So Mr jimes had some dispute with him and he did nott - gett His eallant. to teatch but He has ,got another gob With, yin they call Mr > .vdirty bacon Or dirty Mr bacon the man Cyjkis a. .gude dail ,mair than hauf daft & A r Mr jim£s has a. poor Time of it With him he keeps house By himselff & will ’,unot let any- woman darken his door . But.maybe hee is not so Daft in that • - but He has to taik grate Care for all the women in embro Are in love With ' him and soe would ye jean if ye just ;• > saw him Mr jimes has to slave for him to all hours of the night and sumetimes \ till the Morning is far in but he bears it manfuly rather than be behadden to any body i am sure if His auntie New what he-has to Suffer and how much good a littel help Would do him at this time i am sure she would not let him want but shes door door and he is prood speeritit there is a minister boddie they call Mr. Aspen has been here a wee t since speerin a heap of qvvestions at ■4^jme' about him and the episcopauhan and Maybe has sum thoughts of grow . in yin Himself bnt jimes i ken will never doo that for he canna bide the <: inglish Way of preatching But for my pairt i sea noe difference cep that the V inglishers preach Wi a sark abune their claes and Tho that is a Daft like fashion its no Worth kw'arrelling about ' now jean i want you to rite tell me all obout miss miggumerie for • mr jimes keeps his thoom on all she writes to him i noe naething about her cep that she is back to her fathers house and manadges sumhoo or other to get ryting to mr jimes the dooble ' oftener than ye ryte to Me mr jimes is a kweer Being with his luve Letters for he grows as red in the face when i <speak Aboot them or say a Word about . -i miss miggummerie as he had been Cacht steelin i often try to get a peep of what shee rites to him and what he rites to her but its clean unpossible i might as shoon try to get a sight of his lights and liver i am sure jean if ye Were a wee better At the spelin I would not Kair hoo saw the letters ye ryte to Mee your Spelling is much in need of mending but never Mind ye must just ryte the oftener and be Shure to let me noe all about miss mig gumerie and mr makwurkie and mrs renshaw but abune All jean tell me.if doctor Snapperdudgeon is at Home for i have particler Raizons for wishing to . noe T L “i am jean aye the auld yp your ain 1 “ Robert A fleck.” ; JEAN BROWN TO ROBIN AFLECT. “ Whinnyside.oith Augist 81402 “ deer Rbbbin if ye kent hoo Mutch v i have to Doo yo would note grumbel *|£at mee for ryting so Seldom ye noe the -"a mistress gangs aye Daft about the berry time of yeer and she has gart me. maik more jarnb and geely than she can find room for in Her presses & i have had this to doo forbye all my ornar Wark & \ -ye ken thals No little the jamb Maikin | is hardly bye yet and the sheering is begun so i have still plenty to doo i Have to taik my shair of that two & to maik .meat for All the sheerars noo Hjy Robbin what think yee of that ye canna

xpec me to rite ofen unless ye think 1 have niair than 2 hands and 01 fingers i am ryting to you ye Ongrateful gom meral when i should be reddin Up my hair and maikin myself Snod mr Calm sough gott Matters Maid, up between miss miggumrie & Her faither and she has Been at home this Munth past but niair At liberty than shee was Before for auld soorocks has lost Her poor m the house Since the night i gott Her oot to the spaewifes hoo Shee is manadging f 0 please the auld Man i canna say but i hear He is verry frail and growin Wilder about the kirk the frailer He grows as for mr makwurkie he has not been seen.or Hard tel of hear about since he Was soe nicely cheetit with Me for Miss Miggumerie doctor Snaperdugonisathame ae day And away the Next they say he is raizin a plea Against the laird for Sumthing they cal the teens i dinna ken Exactly what it is is but i Understand the short and the lang of it is he Wants more siller at Onv rate he is constantly fleein About with lawyers and pitten Sir John Maist dementit so i think robbin He has his Hands owre foo to fash ony mair about you and The tup stimpevton of stiffrigs Maid an erran Here after hee Cam back from Embro & Hee has been offen hear Since syne he bleezes Away about Mr. jimes like whins on fire There is not a young man in the kuntry like him Stiffriggs Says and that he is just as sure of hangin as ever jimes Ren wick was if the. auld persecuting times cum Back he says he has been Ternpit by sautan in embro in the shaip of a papist preest or a a bishop or stun wild dyvor of that kind to leeve his ain kirk & grow a roman or sumthing Waur is this true Robbin & was Hee the yin ye kalled an Auld gentleman With a droll Hat fun is fun robbin & i like it as weel As ony body but that is noe fun Stiffriggs has Been trying hard to Get the mistress to draw her purse for Mr jimes again but as ye Say yourselff shes- door door she will never own shee Was wrang in her Disputes with mr jimes i daursay shee wood cum in a Bit and help Him threw yet with his learninifshe had not begun to think Shee may need all the geer she has for herselff but i see she has taiken this Notion in her heed and it will not be eezy to get her to give it Up it is my Be leef that wee mak Wurkie has putten Her fairly in the kee of Having a man for since ever she got the disappintment with him she Has been settin her kep to Katch sum other boddie & i wood Note be grately surprised to See stiffrigs and her draw tip for as i said Before he cums Hear offen & though as far As i can see he disna cum Mutch spead in speakin for mr jimes i am sure hee Could win far enuch been himselff if he Can in the coortin way but Ke is either dull-in the uptak Or he Disna want her for Hee never says a. Word about Him selff for all the hints Shee gives him his Constant sang is jimes Duncanson jimes Duncanson & i can see shee is Verry tired .off it Last night stiffrigs was hear and Bleezin away as usual About ,mr Jinies but she., cut him short at ance by sayin it. may. be a true enuch mr stimperton but ye shood. Mind am lust the lads auntie and no His grannie stiffrigs didna seem to ken what to maik of This hint but i Understood it brawly but the greatest News i have to tel you Robbin is that ye may xpec to see the mistress & maybe me in embro before long for She has seen* in the Chronicle that the Kween is to be their shoon and she is Mad to see her she speaks of Maikin a javver of guse Berrie jam to her for she says its no possible She can ever have preed ought of the k'nd in sitch an out of the Worl place As ingland the deer rneel Cart is to be all new pentit and sortit in every Way to tak her in & i Understand she has ritten Already to Mr jimeses auld Land lady mistress Maclunch & girn or Mac lunchagairi to keep a bed for her her plan is to tak john Rumplebane the new plewman with her to drive the kart & leeve me at hame But i have a far better plan and ithinlc she may maybe cum in tilt i can Drive the kart as weel as john or you either robbin and be taking me and leeving john at hame she will save the price of a bed for i cood sleep with Her as i have ofen dune Be fore then i could be for Mair use to her in the town than john could Be and may be sum of the stiffrigg lasses may look Atter the kye at whinnyside for the tvva or three days i would be away this is my plan but i Have not proposed it yet for i must taik a gude oppertunity or it wood Never be hearkint to its no to see the Kween that am so keen To get to embro for if she dinna cum with the Crown on and a her jewels i wood not give a preen to see Her & i beer she is to curne like ony other lady but i want to See you robbin and especially Mr. Dirty bacon for after What ye have said about him am just Out o the boddie to Sea the monster ye Say he will let no woman darken his Dorr but if i get to embro ill see Every korner of his hous and himselff to the Bargane or my name is no Jean Brown deer robbin i am yet for al your fauts your ain

“Jean Brown.” (To be continued— commenced on July 26.)

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Diseases of the skin, ringworm, scurvy, jaundice, scrofula or king’s evil, soreheads, and the most inveterate skin disease to which the human frame is subject, cannot be treated with a more safe and certain remedy than Holloway’s Ointment and Pills, which act so perculiarly on the constitution and so purify the blood, that these diseases are at once eradicated from the system, and a lasting cure obtained. They are equally efficacious in the cure of tumors, burns, scalds, glandular swellings, ulcerous wounds, rheumatism, contracted and stiff joints. These medicines operate mildly and surely. The cures effected by them are not temporary or apparent only, but complete and permanent.

THE ASHBURTQN HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1880.



Edmiston, Gundry & Co. TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. Messrs, edmiston, gundry & CO. have ON SALE Farm & Station Stores , OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. FARM DRAYS. We have just received a well-assorted shipment of BUILDING TIMBER, INCLUDING WHITE & BLACK PINE TOTARA KAURI T. & G. FLOORING MATCH LINING, &c. ALSO 500 TONS BEST NEWCASTLE COAL. We would draw special attention to our stock of BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY FURNITURE, &c, &c. . AGENTS FOR JOEL’S CELEBRATED DUNEDIN BEER. In case, kilderkins, barrels, and hogsheads. All orders left at our office will be punctually attended to. LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & CO. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY (fire and marine). Capital - - - £1,000,000. mSE COMPANY is prepared to take JL risks on all kinds of Property at CURRENT RATES. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & Co., Agents, Ashburton.



AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PRO VIDENT SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED 1849. LIFE ASSURANCE on the MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. ACCUMULATED FUNDS, £3,000,000. This Company offers special advantages. For particulars apply to EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., East Street, Ashburton, TITLES UNDER THE LAND TRANSFER ACT. MESSRS. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & Co., Licensed land broker-s, Under the Land Transfer Act, . East Street, Ashburton; MONEY TO LEND . ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY. 106 T. Bullock rjIO LET FOR CROPPING, 160 Acres on the Wakanui Estate 200 „ FOR SALE OR TO LET, WITH A purchasing CLAUSE, 439 Acres, all fenced, and partly improved situated in Wakanui A compact Farm, all fenced, well-watered, and partly in English Grass. Improve ments consist of a comfortable Five-roomed Cottage, Stable, Stockyard, &c., &c. 266 TOWN PROPERTIES. That Valuable TOWN SECTION, L 59, Tancred Street, will be Sold very cheap, and on easy terms. 539, (part of) £ of an acre, terms same as as above. 341, Kermode Street. 77 3? 37, (Lot) Mayo’s Block. 78, (Lot) with Dwelling-house of Seven Rooms, near the Parsonage, East Town Belt. Lots 503, 504, 509, 510, Tinwald, con taining One Acre. TO LET, NE of those Newly Erected COT _ TAGES in Tancred Street, near Mr. Anstee’s Private Hotel. Commodious BOARDING-HOUSE in East Street. Shop and Office in East Street. That old established Blacksmith’s Work shop, next the Horse Bazaar, Burnett Street. Also, Cottage, near the above, lately occupied by Mr. H. J. Edwards. 571 c T. BULLOCK, Business Notices IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale a their Office, East Street North,- •• PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also,— FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE.



Alfred Harrison. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28. STAUNCH HORSE, BROKEN TO HARNESS.. A LFRED HARRISON will sell by J± public auction on the above date at his Sale Yards— -1 Good Staunch Horse, 3 years old, 'very quiet and broken to harness. Any trial given. The above is a very promising horse, and in good hands will be a profitable in vestment. ALFRED HARRISON, 157g-804c Auctioneer. Business Notice. BOOTS ! BOOTS !! BOOTS !! ! THE GOOD TIMES ARE COME AT LAST. GmRICKETT intends SELLING , I CHEAPER than ever— All Children’s work equally Cheap. All our OWN MAKE REDUCED in PRICE. THAT’S WHATS THE MATTER. G. TRIC KE T T , NEXT ORR AND CO. ’s. , ASHBURTON. 780 c



ASHBURTON HAIRCUTTING ROOMS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. MR. E. A. GARNETT begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has DIS POSED of his BUSINESS ,to Mr. F. CLARK, of Christchurch, and while thanking them for the liberal support accorded to him during his residence here, would solicit a continuance of the same on behalf of his successor. Referring to the above, F. CLARK hopes, by strict attention to business and moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public support. F. CLARK, HAIR D RES S E R , TOBACCONIST, STATIONER, AND FANCY GOODS MERCHANT, . Ashburton.' Agent for the sale of the Ashburton Guardian and Evening Herald. 720c-92a E. HUTTON AND CO., IMPORTERS OF GENERAL DRAPERY, MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, &c. HAVE OPENED AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF New & Fashionable Goods, In those premises in TANCRED STREET, ; Lately occupied by, MR. JOHN FOWLER, Where those who desire to secure Astounding Bargains Which have been appreciated by the Teeming Thousands Who have visited our establishment in other towns throughout Canterbury, and as the stock was bought dur ing the- depression in the English Market previous to the late enormous advanceofgoods in every de partment intending purchasers should COME EARLY As our stay in Ashburton cannot be pro longed over two or three weeks. E. HUTTON & Co. Importers, Tailored Street, ASHBURTON, ' 740 c TEACHERS can obtain the MULTI PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed papei, in any quantity at the Hekaxd Office", East street, near the Railway Station.



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Hodder’s First Grand Display OF NEW SPRING AND SUMMER DRAPERY AND MILLINERY ON WEDNESDAY NEXT.



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Business Notices. W. WHITE, CONFECTIONER AND BAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, BEGS to announce that lie haa- taken the business lately carried on by Edward Taylor, Bakov, &c., Saunders’ Buildings, and trusts by supplying a first class article at a moderate price, to merit a continuance of public support. Best Bread, 41b. Loaf, 6d. Cash. W. WHITE, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. 923g-550c LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. Craighead d Co., Merchant Tailors, TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 982a-445a OO6S-0084 ‘IPS paoAvx u .ioj qsug ’SSI Sff siosnoix J° .nuj tj jo} qsug '*l Iff AMOJSIOQ •ouou o} puooas qsiuij pun gpiA! a ■tisßQ—suuox TAT qoin£) pun ipuig : OILLOJ/iL •jop.io no A o.iojaq -q.tossy pipueqdg siqi cpodsui pun HVk/ 'I 3 1°H PU 118 !) s.uiAvpi'eg put? oogjo I so <l ‘RTOxMYIKX ( ■9 OX OO •AINOW AH UO& NTH HHX SI SIHJQ ‘■os c ‘ofy ffizouijj qsni sp.i°o 'piojpoi SI D°IO ptnqSugr jo “ “ iodt?it?yi “ “ piSsojy ‘spaoAtx - J9 I U IM JO J Oiququs ‘sqiOJQ JoAt?9tf sjq'EuoiqsKj f Aout?j put? up?{d ‘sq;o[Q ut?uut9£) —: .btiTAioqoj: aql Suisuduiog ol saidHVsQ^ tit UAvoqs }o£. JOA9 “utqqAut? Ajtp?nb ui KOUIIMfI Aouora joj 10S eq o} JO qoois ?*®q oqx—aiAlßßY XSUL •ino ox ACETm SCKIVA ) •spooD loads -ui put? quo ‘SuiAtoqoj oqq. •peuSisjopujq oqy c put? ‘qx f °IAS noA •seqqoig jo sing t? joj jopjo !jx9u jnoA oaiS noA eiojaq <JOX ii A 1 SIHX SSTd X.MOGE NEW INDUSTRY. ASPHALTING. JAMES BRADLEY is prepared to take orders for ASPHALTING at very moderate rates. All orders to be left at the Works, Park srreet. All work kept in repair for twelve months. 695 c TINWALD. ' TV/ ANTED KNOWN—C. HAWKINS » » and CO., have opened a Large and Varied Stock of Boots and Shoes, and having engaged a PROPER BOOT and SHOE MAKER, can guarantee Good Fit and Workmanship. Men’s Strong Water tights 14s. 6d. per pair. No connection with any other shop. Note Address: Next door to S. Stephens, Saddler. 693 c WANTED KNOWN—That C. Haw kins, The Tinwald Bootmaker, has REMOVED to premises Opposite the Tinwald Post Office, where he is still open to Sell first-class Boots and Shoes at his usual Cheap Rates. All kinds of Boots Made and Repaired. 505g—417 c NOTICE. WESTERFIELD MILL. TO FARMERS, BAKERS, & OTHERS. rjjlHE Westerfield Mill is now in full work, and the public can be supplied with FIRST-CLASS FLOUR on most reason able terms. Every attention will be given to Public Gristing, and farmers from a distance can have grist done immediately after de livery. Apply to the Miller, HENRY BOWERS. Grain stored on liberal terms. 389c-796g



Business Notices. 18 8 0 SPRING & SUMMER DRAPERY. EiVERETT BROS. & CO., Havelock 1 Street, Ashburton, will make their first GRAND DISPAY O F SUMMER DRAPERY, : ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 27T11, at half-past 7 in the evening. The Summer Stock is entirely new and comprises all the novelties. TERMS—STRICTLY CASH. EVERETT ~BROS. & CQ., HAVELOCK STREET. 505 c “ A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER.” ',:/ THE advertiser wishes to remind the re sidents of Ashburton Town and County that his Studio is open every day for the taking of Photographs, > and that his apparatus for this purpose is very complete. Carte-de-viste, and cabinet size portraits, views of buildings, landscapes, etc., can be taken in all weathers, and an inspection of his show cases and studio walls is invited. The , advertiser is prepared to guarantee a satis factory portrait of the sitter, inasmuch as he has supplied himself with all the latest ’ improvements in the Photographic art. He makes a specialty of COPYING Pictures also, and parties having a por trait of a friend can have it multiplied to A any extent. ... Having secured the services of an V artistic colorist, patrons’ tastes can be ; satisfied on this point. - ■ i Prices are reduced to a minimum, and are now within the reach of all. G. F. Henry, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASH BURTON. 73g-702c v NEW PROPRIETOR, CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, . Havelock Street. THE undersigned having taken the above Hotel, hopes by, strict atten tion to business to merit a fair share of Public patronage. *- Board and Lodging, Ll per week; Meals and Beds, Is. GEORGE WATTS. Proprietor. \644c Ashburton Bakery, : EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. - T H BAKER, PASTRYCOOK, AND CON FECTIONER. ALL ARTICLES GUARANTEED TO BE OF THE BEST QUALITY. Soiree, Picnic, and Wedding Parties supplied on the shortest notice.. V HOT TEA, COFFEE & PIES From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. till 11 p.m. THOM AS TAYLOR, Ashburton Bakery. 492 c CHAFF ! CHAFF ! ! CHAFF ! ! ! AA-pM; FIRST CLASS CHAFF can now bo obtained at 9d. per bag, by applying to B. C. SMITH, Carrier, 706 c Moore street, v ANNUAL :/ Clearing Sale!!! OF WINTER GOOES. WILLIAM GAVIN, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. ‘ CHEAP SALE Winter Drapery, AT GREALY -REDUCED RATES, TO SUIT THE TIMES. BARGAINS!!! 721 c PUBLIC NOTICE. IF you want a first-class SEWING MACHINE, hand or treadle, either for Cash or Deferred Payment, go at once to T. R. lIO.DDER AND COMPANY, STOREKEEPERS, &c., Sole agents for Ashburton for the world famed “ Wanzers, ” for ‘‘Singer’s” superior simple working machines, and “ Wertheim’s ” celebrated. A Large Supply just Received. Orders Promptly Attended to. A 636c-150 OM A S A Y L OR