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+ THE GAR-WOLF. A Romance of Brittany. [coktik cte.d.] However, in spite of the bad omen, the honeymoon seemed to pass off as happily as could be ; and the anniversary of their marriage day had nearly come round ere anyone knew that aught was wrong in the Chaumiere D’Yvon.

When they had been married about ten months, bonpapa was one morning sitting at the door cf his ferine, unbending from the rheumatic cramps of winter in the warm May sun ; now watching in the yard around him the grim gambols of a litter of white pigs—gaunt even in their youth ; now giving an approving look at the sturdy colt that hinnied and snickered round its mother in the pasture, and made sudden and futile attacks on two meek eyed cows, blotched black and white, a 3 had been their ancestors.

Puffing contentedly at his pipe sat bon p>apa, drinking in the sweet scent of the stocks and wallflower on the gable. He was at peace with the world and himself ; his farming had been prosperous these twenty years ; the old stocking in the oak chest had been exchanged a few days before for a newer and larger one.

Yvon seemed well off: Annette was happy, and what more could an old man want ? But after all, was Annette happy? Of late dark circles had grown under her eyes ; at times she seemed distraught ; at times very affectionate : then again cold and listless. What could it be.

Ah ! here she comes ! Not tripping down the path as was her -wont though, but hurrying downward with her head bent, one hand clutching her cloak round her, the other clinched tight at her side. What could be the matter. ?

“ Bonjour, bonpapa! Bonjour mo mei! Is any one at home besides you, bonpapa ? ” asked she, looking anxiously round.

“Nobody! Jacob and Pierrot are in the fields; Maman has gone to market. What is it child 1 ” For a moment or two she hesitated ; then, throwing herself at his knees, she blurted out fiercely, “ He is a Bisclaveret! He told me so himself once, and I did not believe him ; but last night I found it out for certain ! ” “A Bisclaveret! who, child, who?” exclaimed the astonished old man.

“Who? why, he!—he of course ! Yvon! ”

Although bonpapa was of a generally placid disposition and somewhat rheu matic, the suddenness of this announce ment was too much for him, and he bounced out of his arm-chair like a jack in the box, nearly upsetting himself in breaking loose from Annette.

Had he been a German, he would probably have sat still, and said, “Z o o 00.00 oo oo ! Zoooooooooo!’’ and given vent to his phlegmatic feelings after a long brown study over his china, pipe. But bonpapa, my children, was a Breton and a Frenchman, and, dashing his favorite briere pipe on the ground, he danced round the kneeling Annette, alternately swearing and crossing him self." " •

At last broken sentences began to form themselves out of the torrent of ex pletives. “ A Bisclaveret ! married to my daughter ! Ah, cuchon !—and no one to know it ! The omen of the marriage day ! Bad luck attend him !” etc.. However, this strain could not be kept up long, and, sinking into a chair and pick ing up his pipe, he pmffed furiously at it, seemingly unaware that the bowl had been broken by the fall. As soon as his excitement waned a little, curiosity took its place, and he con jured Annette, by her Patroness St. Anne, to tell him all about it ; till the poor girl, creeping closer to him, began in a low, frightened voice : “ You remember, bonpapa, the omen of our marriage day foretold my death : and I went sadly to bed on my marriage night. The next day, when I went to the spring, the bread was there still, with little fishes tugging at it. Do what I would, I could not shake off the fear of that omen. “Yvon was kind and good to me, and I loved him ; but yet he seemed in some way connected with my fate. Another thing troubled me he would never tell me anything of his past life, except that he had come from Finisterre.

“ One night, about a month after our marriage, was surprised, on waking up at midnight not to find Yvon at my side. Some nights after that he was gone again; and a few nights after that ; and one morning, on asking him where he went at night, he colored up so, and made such a clumsy excuse, and I decided to lie awake and find out how long and how often he was absent. “ At last I found “out that u 'every other night he went about ten o’clock, and returned just before day. “Upon questioning him about his strange conduct, and intimating that he was losing his old affection for me, he laughed and said that I was the first love he had ever had, and that I would be the only one. ‘But,’ added lie, ‘if you really want to know my secret, I am a Bisclaveret, and every other night I am condemned to spend in the Avoods.’ ‘‘ Of course, I then thought this nothing but an excuse, and things went on as usual, except that once a fortnight he would take the donkey and be gone two days, always coming back with plenty of money—so much that I think ive must have saved up a hundred louis. “You well know, bonpapa , that at this time of year, Avhen they have cubs, the wolves hoAvl more than at any other time. Well, about a fortnight ago there was a regular chorus of them to the northward of the chaumiere, and Yvon two or three times in the evening got up after listening anxiously, went to the door, and came back with a disturbed look on Ins face. “ It seemed to me so odd that Ivon, a mountaineer, who had been out at night three times a week for the last year, should be afraid of a wolf howl, that I determined to find out the reason. “About half an hour after we had gone to bed he leaned over me to see if I was asleep, and when, as he thought, put on his clothes, and slipped out. The moon was young, but when I got to the door I could see him strike into he woods opposite, heading directly for the W °“ to my mind his saying that he was a Bisclaveret, and when the same thing occurred the second night, and on the second from that again, I deter

mined to follow him and find out th worst.

“ I did so last Monday up into the pine woods, along a beaten trail starting from close the corner of the pasture, but which I had never noticed before, dust as we had got close to the wolf howls, by a great pine-tree and a lecige of rocks, I lost all trace of him, and, fearing the wolves, I hurried back again. Wednesday night I followed him only to lose him at the same spot ; but last night, by keeping closer to him, I knew to my horror that he had spoken the truth, for on arriving at the ledge of rocks he stopped, lifted a large flat stone, and took something from under it, which, par Notre Dame d’Auray, were wolf-skin clothes. He put his own clothes in their place, and arrayed in the skins, started toward the wolves, to a broken part of the ledge of rocks over grown with bushes. “As soon as I could muster up courage, I hurried after him.

(To be continued.)

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, TUESDAY, ’ JULY v 6, iSSo.



I They Shake Profit— Why hot Share Loss ?—A firm stand has been taken by the licensed victuallers of Sandon with regard to the Beer Tax. They have resolved to deal with no brewer who re fuses to undertake to pay half the rate imposed by that tax, and the publicans throughout the district are invited to sign a bond to this effect. Horrible Affair in Russia. A terrible story reaches the Petersburg Herald, from Samara. A few days ago the wife of a skilled artisan named Schmid of that town, was brought to bed of a child while her husband, who was a confirmed sot, and spent all his wages for many previous weeks in liquor, was away from his home upon a drunken frolic. Two days after her confinement Schmid staggered in about noon and began to shout, with horrible threats and curses, for his dinner. There having been neither food nor money in the house since he had last left it, the unfortunate woman had no nourishment for herself or her babe since its birth, and the latter had died of exhaustion but a few minutes before its heartless father made his appeai-ance, intoxicated and blaspheming, in a room where a son had been born to him while he was squander ing liis wages in drink. To Schmid’s brutal menaces his miserable wife made no answer. Silently she rose from her sordid pallet, wan and emaciated, a mere spectre of a woman, crept across the room to the dresser, took thence a large dish, which she carried back to the bed, and placing her baby’s corpse upon the dish, set it down on the table before her husband, with the simple but awful words, “ There is nothing else to eat in the house !” Schmid sat gazing with a glassy stare at his dead child for some time. Presently a neighbor came in and spoke to him, but he utttered no word and made no sign. Upon closer examination he was found to have entirely lost his reason, and he was conveyed to ihe Samara Madhouse, where he still remains a hopeless lunatic.— London Telegraph. Holloway's Pills. —These Pills are more efficacious in strcngllicning a debilitated con stitution than any other medicine in the world. Persons of a nervous habit of body, and all who arc suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health has become deranged by bilious affection, disordered stomach, or liver complaints, should lose no time in giving these admirable Pills a fair trial. Coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of breath are also within the range of the sanative powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or temporary, but complete any permanent. They are as mild as they are efficacious, aud may be given with confidence to delicate females and young chil dren. Their action on the liver, stomach, and bowels is immediate, beneficial, and lasting, restoring order and health in every case.— Advt



Public Notices. NOTICE. EDWARD TAYLOR, BAKER, Saunders’ Bgildings, BEGS to intimate to his customers and the public generally that he has this day disposed of his Business to W. White, and solicits a continuance of support for his successor. ACCOUNTS. MR. W. WHITE is AUTHORISED to COLLECT ALL DEBTS due to me in respect of my Bakery Business due at this date. EDWARD TAYLOR, Baker, Saunders’ Buildings. Ashburton, 9tli June, 1880. 552c-937g



Alfred Harrison. To-Morrow. Under Bill of Sale. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th. At 11 o’clock sharp. A LFRED HARRISON has received L instructions to Sell by Public Auction, on the Premises, THE TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock street, THE WHOLE OF THE FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising— Bedsteads, Bedding, Chairs, Tables, Cutlery, Ohoffoniers, Dining Tables, Sofa, Carpets, Clocks, Lamps 1 large Cooking Range, complete, And Sundries too numerous to particularise. Without Reserve. Sale at II o’clock sharp. 613c-7ot ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer.



Edmiston, Gundry & Co. FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY. THE undersigned have for sale by Private Treaty, the following Pro perties : R.S. 2821 G, 7,8, 9, containing 686 acres, which will be sold in farms of 100 acres and upwards. This property is within 4 miles of Ashburton township, is very good land, and will be sold on very reasonable terms, viz, 10s. per acre cash and the balance at a low rate of interest on a term of years. 210 ACRES on Gould and Cameron’s run. This property is partly fenced with gorse fences. 128 ACRES at Chertsey, all securely fenced, and is at present sown with turnips. This property will be sold at a low price on easy terms. 125 ACRES at Greenstreet, securely fenced with live fences, and sub divided. and a permanent stream of water. 285 ACRES at Greenstreet, to be sold or let on a purchasing clause in one or more blocks. This is excellent land, and laid down in English grass, and well watered with creeks. This would make a capital farm, and will be sold on very liberal terms. 210 ACRES close to the township of Ashburton, with good dwell ing-house, stable, granary, &c. This property will be let for a term of years at a lo w rent. 500 ACRES at Orari, in one or more blocks. 150 ACRES at Tinv aid. A capital farm, being all fenced, and ready for cropping. There are three creeks running through this pro perty. 150 ACRES at Ashton. A well com pact farm, together with house, stables, &c. "Price very low. 800 ACRES at Mount Possession. 1500 ACRES near the spread Eagle Hotel. T.S. No 879, Ashburton. I T.S. 801, 302, Burnett-street, Ash burton. T.S. 247, Kermode Street, Ashbur ton. T.S. 182, 183, opposite Church, Tinwald, a bargain, &c. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., Auctioneers and Estate Agents. , Agents for the gOUTH BRITISH FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £1,000,000. Risks taken on all kinds of Property, Growing Crops, Grain in Stack, Thresh ing Machines, &e. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., East Street. 106



T. Bullock. TO LET FOR CROP OF WHEAT 200 ACEES 200 About six miles fiom Ashburton, on the Wakanui Estate. FOR SALE OR TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, 450 AOEE FAEM 450 Or in Two Farms—one about 220 Acres and another about 200 Acres. Well watered on Longbeach Run. For Sale cheap, dwelling house of seven rooms, near the Parsonage, East Town Belt. Also that VALUABLE TOWN SECTION Jg 9 Situated in Tancred Street, and will be Sold on very liberal terms of payment. Let, two shops in East Street. Also Office in do. 159 To Also, That old established blacksmith and wheelwright’s workshop, and Dwelling House in Ashburton, centrally situated, close to the Somerset Hotel, and now in the occupation of Mr. H. J. Edwards. For full particulars Apply to 453 c T. BULLOCK. TO LET, ONE of those Newly Erected COT TAGES in Tancred Street, near Mr. Anstee’s Private Hotel. 571 c T. BULLOCK. TO AUCTIONEERS AND PERSONS DESIROUS OF STARTING BUSI NESS IN ASHBURTON. TO LET —By Tender, from Ist July, for a term of two years, the old established HORSE BAZAAR, situated in Burnett street. This will afford a capital opportunity for persons desirous of starting business. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned not later than 28th June. The highest or any other tender not necessarily ac cepted. T. BULLOCK. mO LET—An Office in East street, near X the Union Bank. Also, Shop and Dwelling-house, in same street. T. BULLOCK.



Business Notices. LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. Craighead & Co., Merchant Tailors, TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr & Go.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 982a-445c W. WHITE, CONFECTIONER AND BAKER, Saunders’ buildings, ashburton, BEGS to. announce that lie has taken the business lately carried on by Edward Taylor, Baker, Ac., 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, Casb. W. W 111 TE, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. 928g-550c EVERETT BROS. AND CO., CHEAP DRAPERS, HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON. E. B. and Co. are now showing their T I N T E R ~T\ R A P E R Y, ' Comprising EVERY NOVELTY IN EACH DEPARTM ENT. NEW GOODS ARRIVING MONTHLY. 505 c AVIS’S F U R N ITU RE AND BEDDING M A N UFACT ORY, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. EVERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed best of material and workmanship.



FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED W. DAVIS ; MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. 529 c M. McOALLUM AND JEWELLER Every description of Jewellery made to order and repaired. Electro-plating and Gilding. Hair plaits and Devices done. Watches and Clocks accurately Repaired. Diamonds and every description of Stones substantially Set. Clocks from 7s. 6d. each. Do., with alarm, 15s. CASHEL STREET, Next Bank of Australasia, Christ church. 22 V DON’T PASS THIS BY !! STOP before you give your next order for a Suit of Clothes. P you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned. EAD the following, then call and in spect the Goods. ( YARDS READY ) 500 ( TO ( CUT. UST ARRIVED—The best Stock of Winter Cloths to be got for money SUPERIOR in quality to anything ever yet shown in Ashburton. 7 OsAMPLES. TO SELECT FROM? 0 Comprising the following ; German Cloths, plain and fancy, the most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted Mosgiel ~ ~ Kaiapoi ~ ~ West of England Cloths Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, &c., &c. , &c. THIS IS THE MAN FOR ym MY MONEY. ■do la GO TO LU f. Triangle, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. OTTO : Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms—Cash. rj TYLE and Finish second to none. -piOONOMY £1 Is. Cash for a Pair of Trousers £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed Suit. 780g-390c



Business Notices. CONTINUATION OF THE Great Sale AT ORR AND CO.’S., Have made still further reduc tions in various lines of Goods, as we desire to . clear out all our old Stock FOR GASH 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 them ; hence 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. 6d. Dress Goods, as low as Gd. per yard. Winceys, at from sd. to 9d. Black Goods, at all prices. Stays, at 2s. to 7s. Gd. Wool Shawls, at 7s. 6d. to 12s. Gd. Flannel, heavy, at lOd. to Is. 3d. Colonial made Flannel, from Is. 2s. to Is. 6d. A Job Lot of Ladies’ Jackets. Collars and Cuffs, from Gd. 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. Gd., to clear out.



Millinery. 6 doz. Straw Hats, at 6d. each. 2 ~ ~ ~ at Is. ~ Trimmed Hats, at half usual prices. Trimmed Bonnets very low. Blankets, Etc. Blue Blankets, at 10s. 6d to 15s. 6d. Superior Blue Blankets at 17s. 6d. Kaiapoi Blankets, at 20s.' Towels, at 6d. each. Turkish Towels, at Is. to Is. 6d. 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. 6d. Men’s Heavy and Leather Bound, from 16s. to 255. Men’s Suits, from 395. 6d. to 675. 6d. Mens’ Tweed Pants, from 10s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. Men’s Hats, at 4s. 9d., ss. Gd., to 7s. 6d. Carpets. A great variety of Brussels Carpels, at 2s. under usual prices. Best Tapestry Carpets, at 3s. 6d. Best Kidder. Carpets, very cheap. Felt Carpets, from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per yard. Floor Cloths, in great variety. Cocoanut Matting, all widths, very low. China Matting, unusually Cheap. Dressmaking. Dresses and Costumes made to order promptly. Prices moderate, and perfect fit guaranteed. ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices. Ashburton Bakery, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. BAKER, PASTRYCOOK, AND CON FECTIONER. ALL ARTICLES GUARANTEED TO BE OF THE BEST QUALITY. Soiree, Picnic, and Wedding Parties supplied on the shortest notice. /B®- HOT TEA, COFFEE & PIES From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. till 11 p.m. THOMAS TAYLOR, Ashburton Bakery. 492 c



SOUTH RAKAIA HOTEL. TOM DALZELL MANAGER (Late Partridge.) BEGS to inform the public that the South Rakaia Hotel is now complete with every con venience and comfort for travellers, and trusts by supplying first-class liquors and giving every attention to patrons, to merit a continuance of the liberal support hitherto accorded to this house. A new Coffee Room for Boarders has just been added. Private Rooms for Families. Good Billiard Room, with Alcosk’s best full-size Table. Dinner from one o’clock. Good Stabling accommodation. 583 c



QUILL’S HOTEL Opposite "Railway Station, Ashburton. SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION for TR4VELLERS jpRIVATE SUITES OF APART MENTS FOR FAMILIES. LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. BATH ROOM. FIRST-CLASS jss- BILLIARD SALOON. Wines, Spirits, and Ales, of the most genuine brands only, kept and supplied, wholesale and retail. Note Address— QUILL’S WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway Station), Ashburton. 751g-336c CHEAP MEAT FOR CASH. LONDON BUTCHERY, (Established 1870.) Octavius Digby, Family Butcher. IN thanking the public for their liberal support for the last ten years, begs leave to inform them that having a large stock of cattle and sheep on hand, he is pre pared to supply the best quality of meat at the undermentioned PRICES for CASH, viz.— SIDES MUTTON 2d. per lb HINDQUARTERS,, ... 2id. „ LOINS „ ... 2|d. FORE-QUARTERS,. ... lid. „ FORE-QUARTERS BEEF 3d. JOINTS OF BEEF 2d., 3d., and 4d. „ Pork, Veal, and small Goods always on and. 0. D. having had twenty years’ ex perience in the London and New Zealand trade, customers can always rely on being supplied with meat of the very best quality from cart or shop. 0. DIGBY, 593 c Butcher. NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN QiUBSCRIBERS to the Wesleyan are IO respectfully requested to pay their subscriptions now due to Messrs. Weeks and Dixon, Ashburton. J. T. SMITH, Manager. Christchurch, June 15th, 1880. 56Gc THE “Herald” is published every evening, thus giving every day’s news. This is better than buying a Six penny weekly.



Business Notices. BEST NEWCASTLE COALS LAMBTON COLLIERY. 50s. RER TON - T n PER CENT. DISCOUNT AU for CASH. SPRINGFIELD COALS 40s. PER TON. 10 Per Cent. Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yaid. Acconnts to be paid monthly. 359C-773G C. PERCY COX. ASHBURTON HAIRCUTTING ROOMS. REDUCED PRICES. E. A. GARNETT, Hairdresser, East Street, WILL REDUCE his PRICES from June 19th, in order to meet the times, as follows : GENTS’HAIRCUTTING BOYS’ haircutting, under 12 years 3d. SHAY I N G Bd. A large and well-assorted stock of Tobacco, Cigars, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods, at greatly reduced prices. Note the address— E. A. GARNETT’S Old-Established Haircutting Rooms, East street, Ashburton. Agent for the sale of the Ashburton Guardian and Evening Herald. 565c-959g



NOW OPEN. MONSTER CARNIVAL, FANCY FAIR, AND BAZAAR, IN FOWLER’S NEW BUILDINGS, Tctncred street. Splendid Opportunity for PURCHASING BAZAAR GOODS. MR, I. MONTAGUE, of High street, Christchurch, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton and surrounding districts that he has -4 OPENED —■+- Those extensive premises known as Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, With an enormous stock of FANCY GOODS Of every description. THE SHILLING TABLE IS WORTH A VISIT. Gold and Silver Jewellery. Gold and Silver Trimmings for Fancy Dress Costumes. These Goods are a Special Importation, and will be SOLD AT VERY LOW PRICES. The Sale will last eor a Fortnight Only. EVERYONE INVITED. 614c-6g AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF NEW BILLS, ACTS, I’iuhaMimtimi fap#, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. THE following NEW BILLS intro duced into Parliament can be ob tained at the Ashburton Guardian office : No. 21 Adulteration Prevention ~ 20 Aliens ~ 22 Animals Protection ~ 30 Bank and Bankers ~ 31 Bills of Exchange Procedure ~ 15 Brands and Branding ~ 23 Building Societies ~ 33 Chattels Securities ~ 35 Corrupt Practices Prevention ~ 24 Cruelty to Animals ~ 25 Deaths by Accidents Compensa tion ~ 19 Dog Registration ~ 14 Fencing ~ 4 Fisheries ~ 38 Hospitals and Charitable Insti tutions ~ 13 Impounding „ 26 Juries ~ 17 Licensing ~ 27 Marriage ~ 28 Married Women’s Property Pro tection ~ 32 Mercantile Law ~11 Native Land Court ~ 12 Native Land Sales ~ 34 Regulation of Elections ~ 45 Pharmacy ~ 42 Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment Also, Financial Statement, with Tables Estimates for 1880-81, in detail Roport of the Civil Service Commission. CROWN LANDS GUIDE, No. H., With Map of the North Island. WEEKS AND DIXON, Authorised Agents.