THE STORY-TELLER.

ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA,

After a long commission, mostly passed in the fierce heat of the tropics, it was very pleasant to return once more to old England and its cool leafy glades. As soon as the old ship was paid off, I rushed away by the express train to my uncle’s place in the country. A better example of the ancient Eliza bethan Manor House than his it would be hard to find. A broad avenue of stately elms led up to the house with its many gables and steep roofs, its old bell turret and twisted chimneys standing out in all the warmth of honest red brick against the shade of the rook-haunted trees that sheltei'ed it from the summer sun, and in ■winter broke the force of the north winds.

And here tlie reigning deity of the place was my pretty golden-haired cousin, Kitty Heatiicote, in the| sunshine of whose smiles I, in common with inahy others, thought it the most supreme happiness to bask—aud so perhaps it was ; but we were sure to find out before long that it was a very dangerous pastime. Kitty was an extremely handsome girl of about nineteen years of age, very highly accomplished, and of an exceed ingly fascinating manner. Her mother having died many years before, she was left the sole mistress of the establishment. She was an heiress in her own right, and consequently became alive to the fact that she was a pearl of great price ; and yet, even the latest of her rejected lovers, of whom the name was legion, could not, in the bitterness of his disappointment, say that she was proud or arrogant. All the tenants of the estate, all the poor people in the neighboring villages, delighted to speak'of her goodness and thoughtfulness, the kind condescension of the squire’s daughter. In fact, the whole country round was ringing with her praises. It was no wonder that she had always a crowd of suitors for that pretty little hand of hers, and it was rot until, like other giddy moths that fluttered round that too dazzling flame, I got seveiely burnt, that I perceived she was nothing less than an incorrigible flirt. Before I acquired this unwelcome piece of knowledge—a lesson, indeed, that I was very loth to learn—l rejoiced in the high place that I was fool enough to think I had taken in her affections. Day by day I fell deeper and more blindly in love, and was on the point of making a formal declaration and proposal when a rival, whom I have since had cause to remember, appeared on the scene. James Traill Witherington, the son of an old friend of my uncle’s, came at this time to pay him a visit. He had lately returned from the west coast jof Africa, where he was supposed to hold a Govern ment appointment and’ was also reported to be very wealthy—two facts hard to reconcile with one another.

In appearance he was a tall, well-made man ; he had a dark, sallow face of the Spanish type, very black hair, and sinis ter-looking black eyes. People said he was good-looking. I failed to see it— perhaps because, from the moment we met, I felt a dislike for him which eventu ally grew to absolute hatred. He began by' making desperate love to Miss Heathcote, and she appeared to encourage him. At least I thought so. I naturally liked him none the better for this. He 'regarded me as rather a for midable rival, but even had it not been so, the result was inevitable ; we were destined to hate one another, and we did so to our heart’s content. He was cer tainly wealthy, but I could never make myself believe in the Government ap pointment at Benin. Slave-dealer seemed more likely, but I said nothing of my suspicions, which, it must be admitted, were more founded on prejudice than on any reasonable grounds. Things thus went on for some time very unsatisfactorily, and I resol red to obtain some expression of opinion from my cousin ; and so it happened that in a long conversation with Kitty about her Spanish looking friend, she pronounced his sen tence, and gave me my dismissal as well, in these memorable words—

“ Oh, my clear coz, I haven’t the slight est intention of marrying him whatever. I would as soon think of marrying you— and that you know I’m not going to do. But you only see, I’ll lead him such a dance. ”

And away she ran across the lawn, sing ing and laughing as if the world had no cares, no sorrows, no bitter disappoint ments.

Her light heart little dreamt of the cruelly heavy blow that she had just in flicted—never thought of the painfully builded fabric of long-cherishecl hopes those hopes of hers had crushed—the heart that she had bowed down, if not utterly broken. How long I sat there alone, staring at the chair that she had just left, I cannot tell. This was the first great sorrow, and I bore it badly. Presently, however, there came a feeling of relief, and subse quently actually of exultation—of. relief that it was now all over—of exultation in the thought of the hitter draught that my rival, sooner or later, would have to swallow.

Why did fate send that man across my path just at this moment'? In he came with his insolent sneer and swagger, and contrived to turn the con versation upon his favourite subject—the incompetence of the Boyal Navy and its officers. He never lost an opportunity of abusing the. service, but on this occa sion his remarks were more than usually desparaging. It was evident that he was bent upon a quarrel, and he found in me, for the first time, a reciprocity of senti ment. He became more and more insult ing, and eventually personally offensive. He wished to provoke me to strike him. He succeeded in his object; I struck him in the face.

As I expected, the blow was not re turned. A few hurried words about seconds, pistols, the coppice at sunset, and he was gone. So far he had achieved his purpose ; for the rest, he was a dead shot, which was the only clever thing I knew of him.

Seconds were found in two young farmers on the estate, and were soon in structed in their duties. That evening, the wind chanting a weird dirge through the forest trees, eddying and scattering the leaves of autumn, we met in the place appointed. With few preliminaries we took up our positions, his black, snake-like eyes gleaming with a more sinister expression than ever, and, at the given signal, fired—

or rather, he fired, it is said, before the time, and I fell, the pistol dropping from my grasp undischarged. The bullet had pierced my right side, and thinking, from the blood that issued out of my mouth, that the w r ound was mortal, my adversary fled. (to EE CONTINUED.)

THE ASHBURTON HERALD*.

[Wednesday, .April; ,14, 18S0,



Sulphur for Diphtheria. —A writer in an English magazine says: “A few years ago, when diphtheria was raging in England, I was prevailed upon to accom pany the celebrated Dr. Field on his rounds to witness the so called wonderful cure, which he performed, while the patients of the others were dropping on all sides. The remedy, to he so rapid, must be simple. All he took with him was flour of sulphur and a quill, and with those he cured every patient without exemption. He put a teaspoonful of flour of brimstone into a wineglassful of water, and stirred it with his finger, instead of a spoon, as the sulphur does not readily amalgamate with water. When the sulphur was well mixed he gave it as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient was out of danger. Brimstone kills every species of fungus in man, beast, and plant in a few minutes. In stead of spitting out the gargle, he recom mended the swallowing of it. In exti’eme cases, in which he had been called in just the nick of time, when the fungus was too nearly closing to allow the gargling, he blew the sulphur through a quill into the throat, and, after the fungus had shrunk to allow of it, then gave the gargle. He never lost a patient from diphtheria. If a pa tient cannot gargle, take a live coal, put it on a shovel, and sprinkle a spoonful or two of flour of brimstone upon it; let the sufferer inhale the fumes, and the fungus will die.”



Business Notices. SATURDAY, MARCH 13. OPENING NEW STORE, East Street, Near Bullock, & Co’s. JAMES 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 M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, AND IMPORTER, IS CLEARING OUT the whole of his Present Stock at REDUCED PRICES, next to Taylor’s Bakery, where he has opened with a Large Stock of Boots of every description. Note the address— M . NEALAS, EAST STREET. ASHBURTON. 21 9 c



NEW PRINTING MACHINERY, FOR POINTING LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S VISITING CARDS FROM COPPER PLATE. (J' SSt-XM^ g?viwte and guMitte# ASHBURTON. Specimens and prices on application at the EVENING HERALD AND GUARDIAN OFFICES, ASHBURTON. Conveyances. THE LONGBEACH COACH ! GEORGE WILLCOCKS respectfully acknowledges the liberal support which he has received during the short time, his Coach has been running, and solicits a continuance of the same. The fares by Willcocks’ coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and Ivd. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under— Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary 55., return Bs. Waterton to Ashburton, 3s. 6d. ordi -11 ary, Gs. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, ss. return. Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. Gd. ordinary, 4s. return. SINGLE FARE RETURN ON SATURDAYS. The coach leaves the Booking Office, Quill s Commercial Hotel, each day at 3.15; Post Office, 3.30. ' 292 g ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the , MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday i an( l Friday, returning Wednesday and \ Saturday at 3 p.m.



••• - ■ ■ • "£> Edmiston, Gundry & Co. FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY. THE undersigned have for sale by Private Treat}', the following Pro perties : R.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 Cliertsey, 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-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 jgOUTH 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. Business Notices.



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., Ac., 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 Ox’s. CRAIGHEAD & CO. 982 a



NEWS AND MAGAZINE AGENCY. STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS DEPOT. RE-OPENING. H M. JONES begs to inform his , customers and the public generally that he has re-opened part of the premises lately occupied by A. Weston and K. Sando and Co. for the sale of Newspapers, 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,” “Ashburton Herald,’, “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 LOST AND FOUND, a Sensational Story, by an Australian author, on sale at “Herald” and “Guardian” Sta tionery Depot. BRACELETS, Earrings, Scarf Pins, and a variety of Fancy Goods, must be cleared out at once. Weeks & Dixon.



Auctioneers. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY. Auctioneer, Stock, Land, and Commission Agent. Farms, Town and Suburban Sections, for Sale and to Let. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, Offices, Saunders Buildings, Ashburton. 737 a Business Notices. BREAD!BREAD! Co-operative Bread and Biscuit Factory. Triangle, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. A. THIEL E, BEGS to inform the public that he is now in a position to SUPPLY BEST BREAD, 6d. per 41b. loaf, unsur passed. Delivered daily to all parts of the Borough, also, Confectionery, <fcc. Mixed Biscuits reduced from Is. to Bd. per lb. Wedding Cakes made to Order. 986a-5700 TO FARMERS, LI VERY 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-526a Moorß street, Ashburton.



PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburt®n and Burrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to infi rn them that he has received, and to arrive,, at his place of business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OP LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attentii i to the Measure Department, and imites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he 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 Adults, Is. Gd. and 2s. Gd a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S BLACK CUR RANT COUCH 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. Gd. a Bottle. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, MEDICAL HALL. N.B.—Teeth carefully Extracted. 2s. Gd. REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD. 171 DWARD TAYLOR has reduced the Price of his best Bread to sd. Cash at shop, and if delivered by cart, s£d. EDWARD TAYLOR, Saunders’ Buildings, 119 c ASHBURTON. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office, East street, near Railway Station. LABOURERS requiring work can secure first opening by applying early at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. ITTANTED KNOWN—That Visiting VV Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Rai w ay Station CHINIQUY’S LECTURES,—Just Ar rived, New Edition] H. M. Jones, aring Square. 1



Business Notices. r Guns! Guns! Guns! POWDER. SHOT. CAPS. ORB AND CO. jT"|~AVE now on hand a very fine assortment o£ 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.



Commercial Printers. ' JUST ARRIVED— : j SECOND SHIPMENT .... r .. . .;.... ...' of .",. ' T ■. j U (gTA.TIONERY, STATIONERY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTORY. Now Opening Up* ' A CHOICE OF . Commercial . • ■ AND - Household STATIONERY.



THE Largest and Finest Lot ever opened up in Ashburton, AND Equal to any exhibited in the Colony. • 0 WEEKS & DIXON, Printers, Publishers, and - COMMERCIAL, LAW, AND General Stationers, Gttaudiau- Officf,' F, AS T STREET ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. TINWALD BOOT AND SHOE SHOP BOOTS,!, BOOTS H mHE Undersigned begs to , draw the at- JL tention of the public to Ins well as sorted stock, of Ladies’, Gents’, and Chil dren's Boots, which he has just received, and will dispose of CHEAP. % Motto * Small profits and quick returns. ’’ All kinds of Bpots made and repaired on; the the shortest possible notice.; 3826 C. HAWKINS, Bootmaker. M McCA L L U M AND JEWELLER Every description of Jewelleiy 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 ok Australasia, Christ ' ; - ‘ ' CHURCH.. . . -221 c ANSTEE’S DINING ROOMS, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON. f 1 iHE Proprietor begs to inform visitors .JL-.. to Ashburton, . and .the' travelling public;generally, that the best , accommo dation for-Boarders an Ashburton is to be had at the above establishment. A LIBERAL TABLE & MODERATE CHARGES. MEALS AT ALL HOURS ... Is. BEDS ... ... ' Is BOARD & LODGING ... 18s.’& 20s! PRIVATE REFRESHMENT ROOMS FOR LADIES. PROPRIETOR, J. G. ANSTEE. 985 a



PAPERHANGING. WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. : J. It. PAINTER, PAPERHANGEP SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating -that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers-- PAPER HANGINGS, WHITE LEAD LINSEED OIL; v WINDOW GLASS, .. , ; BRUSHWAPE, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and l» t>3i-oroforoinc pocitiori-fcs any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work in tho trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent to ■■ all parts of the country. iSTIMATES GIYEN. 251 c T. Bullock. THE undersigned has the following PROPERTIES : to LET with a pur chasing clause, or FOR SALE on liberal terms of payment— ' • 1 Kf) ACRES good WHEAT LAND, all ploughed and ready for cross ploughing for wheat ; situated about three miles from the township. ACRES, near the above ; also good « WHEAT LAND, ploughed once and ready for cross-ploughing. K(\ ACRES, partly improved, near Wins low. This will be sold very cheap, and on very liberal terms. TOWN PROPERTIES. VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE in Bur- V' - nett Street, being T.S. 177, next the “ Mail” office; , - , T>ART of T.S. -139, Peter Street. This will be sold cheap, and on hberal terms. •- rpO Railway Employes, Mechanics, and ' x Others.—FOß SALE, cheap, Lot 78, situated on East Town Belt. Terms, £5 cash ; balance'by monthly or quarterly payments. ■■ f " r , T. BULLOCK. EOit SALE, Cheap, Dwelling-house of 7 rooms, situated on-the East Belt, near the Parsonage—For particulars apply to T. Bullock., : 206 c ASHBURTON COPPER, ZINC, IRON, & TIN PLATE MANUFACTORY. JOSEPH HYDE (Late Foreman at the Malvern Works England, and the Canterbury Works, Christchurch, New Zealand) EGS to thank his friends of Ashbur ton and surrounding districts for the liberal support accorded him during the past two years, and to intimate that lie has opened NEW BUSINESS PRE MISES in Moore street (next Mr. Neate’s chemist shop) where he is prepared to execute every description of Plain and Japanned Tinware, Lamps, Gas Reflec tors, Chimney Tops, Portable Washing Boilers, Baths, Cheese Yats, etc. LOCKSMITH, BELLHANGER, GAS FITTER. ; Artesian Wells, Beer Engines, Pumps, &c. Steam Kettles, Hot Closets, made on the premises. : Estimates given for Spouting. All work done under J. H.’s personal Superintendence, and guaranteed. J. HYDE, Moore Street Ashburton. Drawing paper, ail sizes, just opened at WEEKS AND DIXON, East street.