THE STORY-TELLER.

A MIDNIGHT VISITOR. ( Continued. ) “ For the sake of my wife and children/’ he said, “save me.” “ Why,” I exclaimed, “ you must be ” “ Hush ! ” he whispered, turning to me with a faint smile ; “ mention no names, for your conscience’ sake. There is a heavy reward offered for my apprehension, but I feel sure you would not wish to gain it ? ” “ Oh, no, oh, no ! ” exclaimed my wife, who was affected even to tears, while really the poor fellow’s state appeared pitiable : worn, jaded, and hunted-loolc ing, he seemed to start at. every sound, while his eyes wandered restlessly from side to side, as if seeing danger. We gave him some wine, .which he drank with avidity while some cold chicken and bread seemed to be quite devoured ; though he apologised again and again in the most gentlemanly way for his intru sion.

“I have been to anxious and hard pressed even to eat,” he said, “ for days past. Every exit seems watched, and how to take a passage I hhrdly know. Money I am pretty well provided with ; and now, if I could only once get clear, though my heart might still with my cause, I would run no more risks, for the of those at home.

I forbore to question him, thinking the less I knew the better ; while from simi lar feelings, no doubt, the poor fellow said little except upon different subjects, until he seemed to be unable to hold up, but kept on dozing off to sleep, and start ing up. “ I cannot help it,” he said at last ; “ for two nights I have not closed my eyes. If lam taken lam taken, for nature will hold out no more,” and he sank tack in his chair.

“ Lie on the sofa,” said my wife gently; and he rose with a grateful smile and lay down, while she arranged the pillows for his head.

“You will not play the part of Jael,” he said, “and treat me as she did Sisera ? ”

“No, indeed,” exclaimed my wife, smiling, while he kissed her hand again, too tenderly, I thought, and she blushed. Sh.e sticks out to the present moment that she did not ; but I’m sure she did, and I didn’t like it a bit. Why couldn’t he have said “Thank you,” without kissing hands 1 He had only to have done it once more, and, Fenian or no Fenian, I should have turned informer.

Five minutes after he was breathing heavily, in the deep, heavy sleep of a man utterly worn out; and after a whispered consultation, we agreed to leave him where he was, locking the drawing-room dour for our own protection, of course,, and so that the housemaid should not come in and see him in the morning. “I mean to take your revolver,” I said, aloud ; but there came no answer, and— accidentally, of course—l kicked over the poker, which rattled loudly in the fender, when our visitor started up. “ Oh Edward ! ” exclaimed my wife.

“We shall lock you in,” I said, as I turned down the gas a little way, and I shall take your revolver away, but we mean no treachery. ” “ I am weak, faint and utterly worn out,” he replied, in his slightly American intonation. “lam in your hands, and if you betray me, the curse of my wife and children will cling to you. But there,” he said hastily, “ I do not doubt you ; the sight of your dear lady’s candid face would give me faith.” We left him and retired to bed, after carefully locking the drawing-room and passage doors ; and in spite of the adven ture, I slept pretty soundly, though I must own to having been rather gruff when we went up-stairs, and not quite satisfied. But I remember no more till I was in the midst of a dream, -wherein half a score of police were breaking into my drawing-room with sledge-hammers, to get at the Fenian ; while all the time it was not the police but the Fenians tiemselves breaking upon the police van, and I could not make out how it was till I woke to find that it was neither, but the housemaid Jane hammering at our bed room door, because she could get neither into dining-room nor drav'ing-room. Of course, there was nothing for it but to get up and go down, -which I did, feel ing very tired and cross at being roused out of bed soon after six ; while my wife must hurry up too, and somehow she managed to be down as soon as I did ; though I never knew her to be dressed so quickly before. However, I must say that I was not surprised to find the poor fellow gone, and the Erench -window left just ajar. [to be continued. 1

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

I Wednesday, April 28, 1880.



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Edmiston, Gundry & Co FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY. rjIHE undersigned have for sale by 1 Private Treaty, the following Pro perties : 11. S. 28216, 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 low 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. T. S. 301, 302, Burnett-strect, 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. T. Bullock. fTIHE undersigned has the following J- PROPERTIES to LET with a pur chasing clause, or FOR SALE on liberal terms of payment— -1 KA ACRES good WHEAT LAND, _Lt/v/ all ploughed and ready for cross ploughing for wheat ; situated about three miles from the township. 67 ACRES, near the above ; also good WHEAT LAND, ploughed once and ready for cross-ploughing. A ACRES, partly improved, near Wins low. This will be sold very cheap, and on very liberal terms. TOWN PROPERTIES. VTALUABLE BUSINESS SITE in Bur * nett Street, being T. S. 177, next the £< Mail” office. "DART of T.S. 139, Peter Street. This will be sold cheap, and on liberal terms. npO Railway Employes, Mechanics, and Others.—FOß SALE, cheap, Lot 78, situated on East Town Belt. Terms, £5 cash ; balance by monthly or quarterly payments. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, Cheap, Dwelling-house of 7 rooms, situated on the East Belt, near the Parsonage—For particulars apply to T. Bullock. 206 c Business Notices.



BEST NEWCASTLE COALS LAMBTON COLLIERY. 50s. i>ERTON - I A PER CENT. DISCOUNT for CASH. SPRINGFIELD COALS 40s. PER TON. 10 Per Cent. Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yard. Accounts to be paid monthly. 359 C '773 G C. PERCY COX. N OTICE—The“ Ashburton Heralh’, is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors AO* CHINIQUY’S LECTURES.—Just Ar rived, New Edition H. M. Jones, aring Square.



Ednuston, Gundry, & Co. TUESDAY, 4th MAY. GREAT CLEARING- SALE. BANKRUPT ESTATES AT THE ASHBURTON YARDS. IN THE ESTATE OF RJLSELY BROS., AND D. EVANS, AND UNDER BILL OF SALE BE JAMES GARDINER, Messrs edmiston, gundry AND CO. have received instruc tions from the Trustees in the above Estates TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ASHBURTON SALEYARDS, ON TUESDAY, 4th MAY, The Whole of the FARMING STOCK, AND IMPLEMENTS, Comprising— -12 good DRAUGHT HORSES 3 good HACKS 1 X G-HORSE WAGGON 4 FARM DRAYS 4 REAPERS and BINDERS, By Osborne, Wood, and M’Cormick 6 S. and D. FURROW PLOUGHS 1 HORSE POWER and CHAFF CUTTER 2 CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS 4 Reid & Gray TILTER, quite new HARROWS IRON TANKS SADDLE and BRIDLES, HARNESS SACKS, &c., Ac. Also, At the same Time and Place, THE EQUITY OF REDEMPTION OF THAT WELL KNOWN FARM, OF 197 ACRES, 197 Now in the occupation of MESSRS. RISELY BROS. This Property iB situate on the FAR-FAMED WAIvANUI ESTATE With good roads, and contiguous to Ashburton. As the present mortgage will be allowed to remain on the property it pre sents an eligible opportunity to small capitalists. 12 o’clock sharp. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., 784g-374c Auctioneers. THURSDAY, 13th MAY. IMPORTANT SALE OF TOWN SECTIONS.



TINWALD, Messrs, edmiston, gundry & Co. have been instructed to sell by Public Auction, at their Rooms, East street, on THURSDAY, THE 13th MAY, 35 SECTIONS IN THE 35 TOWNSHIP OF TINWALD. Some of these Sections are good busi ness sites, fronting on Graham’s Road ; others are close to the School and Church. Terms : —lO per cent, cash ; 10 per cent, in 14 days ; balance in 3, G, 9, and 12 months—interest added. Sale at 2 o’clock. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & CO., 785g-381c Auctioneers. 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, &c. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., East Street.



Business Notices. NEW SHOP. JUST OPENED, TO MEET REQUIRE MENTS. ARSTENS & 0., TOBACCONISTS, Fancy Goons 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-36Gc SATURDAY, MARCH 13. OPENING NEW STORE, East Street, Near Bullock, & Co’s. JAME S CLARK Begs to inform the Public of Ashbur ton and Surrounding Districts that he is commencing business as GENERAL STOREKEEPER, FRUIT ERER, BAKER, &c., And trusts by supplying good quality articles at moderate prices, to share public support. Note the Address— JAMES CLARK, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, East Street, Near Bullock & Co’s., Ashburton. 163 c TO FARMERS, LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, SPORTING MEN, AND OTHERS OWNING HORSES. GEORGE KIDD, Moore Street, BEGS to announce the fact that the PRICE for SHOEING hacks and light draught HORSES is now REDUCED to 7s. per set, and that all horses of this description will be specially attended to by himself. Horses liable to cut are shod on a prin ciple of George Kidd’s own invention, which has proved an effectual cure for brushing. All kinds of blacksmith’s work, and repairs to agricultural machinery of any description done on the shortest notice. GEORGE KIDD, 75c-526g Moore street, Ashburton. BREAD!BREAD! Co-operative Bread and Biscuit Factory. Triangle, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. A. THIELE, BEGS to inform the public that he is now in a position to SUPPLY BEST BREAD, Gd. per 41b. loaf, unsur passed. Delivered daily to all parts of the Borough, also, Confectionery, &c. Mixed Biscuits reduced from Is. to Bd. per lb. Wedding Cakes made to Order. 986a-570g PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburt<vn and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf< rn them that lie has received, and to arrive,- at his place of business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK of LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attcntA l to the Measure Department, and unites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes lie is now making. Riding Boots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery’s, East-street. MEDICINE . ASTRINGENT, a certain cure for Diarrhoea in Children or Adu Is. 6d. and 2s. Gd a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S BLACK CUR RANT COUGH ELIXIR, Is. Gd. and 2s Gd. a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE QUIN INE TONIC WINE, 2s. Gd. and 4s. Gd. a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S EXTRACT OF BARK, CURES SORE, TENDER, and CRACKED NIPPLES. CAMBRIDGE’S ESSENCE of RENNET, 3 Drops will turn a pint of milk into delicious sweet curds, Is. and 2s. 6d. a Bottle. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, MEDICAL HALL. N.B.—Teeth carefully Extracted. 2s. Gd. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office, East street, near Railway Station,



Business Notices. FURNITURE ! FURNITURE ! ! Made to Order by RADER, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, d'C. Chests of Drawers, 3ft. Gin. x 3ft. Gin., with five drawers, Price 70s. Scotch Chest of Drawers, with six drawers, Price £5 10s. Kitchen Cupboard, from 30s. Do. with Dresser, from 40s. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Furniture repaired and renovated. GREAT SOUTH ROAD, TINWALD, Beyond Clark’s Grain Stores. For Sale, a Light Waggon, nearly new, in good order, Price £22. A good chance for anyone requiring a useful conveyance cheap. 346c-7740 HALLO! HiLLO! QUILL AGAIN. REDUCTION IN PRICES. BOTTLED WINES & SPIRITS. T. QUILL, SEEING the necessity of a Wholesale Bottling, Wine, and Spirit Store in Ashburton, has determined to supply that want, and therefore begs to submit the following list of Prices, every article guaranteed to be of the best and purest description. PRICE LIST. Brandy Flasks, 2s. and 4s. per flask. Fine Old Port, per Bottle, 6s. and 6s. Superior old Dry Montelado, (old Sherry) ss. & 6s. Very old Scotch Whisky, per Bcttle ss. Fine old Irish Whisky, per Bottle, ss. Superior old Jamaca Rum, per Bottle, ss. Fine old Martelle’s Dark Brandy, per Bottle, ss. Hennessey’s Brandy, per Bottle, 6s. Superior Square Gin (J.D.K.Z.), per Bottle, 6s. Superior Old Tom (Swain Booth’s), per Bottle, ss. All other brands equally Reduced. QUILL’S Assorted Dozen of Best Wines and Spirits for £3 10s, containing— -3 bottles Brandy 2 „ Port 2 ~ Rum 2 bottles Whisky 2 ~ Sherry 1 ~ Old Tom (Ready packed, and forwarded to any part of the County on the shortest notice.) One trial will prove to Quill’s customers the quality of his taps. COMMENCING MONDAY, 26th APRIL. Open from 7 a.m to 6 p.m. during winter months. Note Address— T. QUILL’S, WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway Station), Ashburton. 7510 NEW TAILORING ESTABLISH MENT. CRAIGHEAD & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, HAVE opened those premises situated in Tancred street adjoining Messrs. Orr and Co’s General Store. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF TWEEDS, FANCY GOODS, &c., &c., JUST ARRIVED. Mr. Craighead’s experience as Head Cutter in connection with First Class Tailoring Establishments in Edinburgh and San Francisco has extended over a period of ten years, and from the immense success which has always attended his efforts to please, he is prepared to guarantee a perfect fit in every case. TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr and Cl’s. CRAIGHEAD & CO. 982 a



PATRONISED BY ALL CLASSES. THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE. nineb’s TRADE a MARK. PURE EXTRACT of KEROSINE WILL NOT*[IGNITE IF LAMP IS UPSET. Burns in any Kerosine Lamp ; gives a. brighter light, lasts longer, is free from, smell and free from danger. Sold by all respectable grocers and 1 , storekeepers throughout the colony. The next time you want Oil for youi.’ Lamp try a tin of “ Niner’s Extract.” Sold in pints, quarts, half-gallon ancT. one-gallon tins. Wholesale and Retail Agents for the Ashburton District— O R R AND CO., Ashburton and Rakaia. 316c-7350 LB THE PENNY made the postal system 1 of England a success. So has it made' the Herald. Everybody buys the HsJULi*.



Business Notices. Dissolution OF Partnership. o- ORB AND CO., JgEG to announce that they intend to DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP on Ist SEPTEMBER. They will therefore, on Saturday, May Ist, offer the whole of their superior stock, amounting to over £20,000 worth of DRAPERY, IRONMONGERY, AND GROCERIES, AT COST PRICE. The reductions in price extends to every Department in our Business, And we trust our Customers will pay PROMPT CASH DURING SALE. All Goods will be marked in plain figures with Red Ink. $ f f All outstanding accounts must be paid at once so that partnership accounts may be adjusted. 11l ORR & CO., ASHBURTON & RAKAIA April 24th, 1880. P.S. —A Large Shipment of Drapery Goods just opened up ex Pallala. Guns! Guns! Guns! POWDER. SHOT. CAPS. ORR AND CO. now on hand a very fine assortment of BREECHLOADING DOUBLE AND SINGLE-BARREL GUNS, And as these have been imported direct from the manufacturers, we are prepared to Sell at the most] Reasonable Prices— From £2 10s to £25, ORR AND CO



Business Notices. NEWS AND MAGAZINE AGENCY. STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS DEPOT. RE-OPENING. HM. JONES begs to inform his . customers and the public generally that lie has re-opened part of the premises lately occupied by A. Weston and K. Sando and Co. for the sale of Newspapei'3, Magazinse, Stationery, Fancy goods, Toys, &c. English and Colonial papers, Periodicals, &c., by each mail. Licensed to sell Stamps. Lowest prices—Terms cash. Agent for “ Ashburton Guardian,’ “AshburtonHerald,’, “Ashburton Mail,” “Lyttelton Times,” “Canterbury Times,” Daily “Press,” “Weekly Press,” “Otago Witness,” “Australasian,” “Town and County Journal.” Subscribers to “ Canterbury Times” and “ Weekly Press” can obtain their copies at the above Establishment. *l2lc THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE FINE ARTS IN SCOTLAND. Founded in 1833. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 184?. THE object of this Association— the first established in the United King dam for similar purposes is to advance the cause of Art in Scotland, by afford ing encouragement to its professors - I. The Association is composed of Annual Subscribers of One Guinea and upwards. 11. The Funds of the Association are appropriated to the purchase of Modern Works of Art, in Painting, Drawing, or Statuary, and to the execution or purchase of Engravings, Etchings, Bronzes, Bas reliefs, Models, or other productions of Art, for distribution among Subscribers. A portion of the Funds is also devoted to the acquisition of Modern Works of Art towards the formation of a National Gal lery. 111. A General Meeting of the sub scribers is annually held in July, when a Committee of Management is appointed for the ensuing year, and when the different Works purchased for the Associa tion become, by lots publicly drawn, the property of individual Members—Sub scribers being entitled to one chance for every Guinea subscribed. IV. Each Subscriber of One Guinea is entitled to receive one plain impression of the Engraving or Engravings issued for the year of his Subscription—a Subscriber of Two Guineas, one proof impression or impressions after letters—of Five Guineas, one proof impression before letters. V. Members may select one of the Association’s Statuettes for each £l, Is. subscribed, in lieu of the Engraving for the year, by payment at the time of sub scribing of such additional sum as may from time to time be fixed by the Com mittee, the expense and risk of carriage to be undertaken by the subscriber, and no Member to be allowed to chose more than one copy of each Statuette in any one year. Note. —The following are the prices fixed by the Committee for the Statuettes already issued by the Association, viz., Sir Walter Scott, £2, 10s.; Professor Wilson, £2, 10s.; Corrinna, £5 ; Pene lophon ;£5 ; Ruth, £5. These prices give no additional chances in the drawing for the prize Works of Art, and are in addition to the Annual Sub scription. FLAN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, 1880. The Presentation Work will consist of an important Etching by the -well-known and successful Etcher, M. Rajon of Paris, after the Painting by the late G. Paul Chalmers, R.S.A., ‘The Legend,’ pur chased by the Association for the Scottish National Gallery. Every Subscriber of One Guinea to the Funds of the Association for the ensuing year will be entitled to One Print Im pression of the Etching, besides one chance in the Distribution of Paintings in July 1880 ; every Subscriber of Two Guineas will be entitled to One Lettered Proof Impression besides two chances in in the distribution ; and every Subscriber of Five Guineas will he entitled to One Proof before letters, signed by M. Rajon, besides five chances at the distribution. Of these last there will be only one hun dred impressions, so that early application for them should be made, as they will be given off according to priority of subscrip tion.



There will also be Ten First Proofs taken before all others. These will be in exceedingly choice condition, and each Subscriber of Twenty Guineas will be entitled to one of them, and to twenty chances in the distribution of Paintings. Circulars, Forms of Application, and urther particulars at this office. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. THE following are AGENTS for th@ Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, Baring square. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. early. ASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb at the Herald Office. Apply 59a lABOURERS requiring work can J secure first opening by applying early at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. - TIT ANTED, those in search of employ- VV ment, to call and enter their names at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. TALE. —The Herald publishes a por tion of a readable story ever Even* ng. Read it.