AN UNSCRUPULOUS FOE.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 903, 2 May 1891, Page 3

AN UNSCRUPULOUS FOE.

! 'Creeps upon us unawares like 'an assassin m the dark, and whose dangerous proximity we .njevßr/suspect. until it makes the last fatal clutch on some vital organ. W.eare, always , .w^rn^d m ample time of 'the impending danger, but with criminal carelessness neglect ihese warnings ; TnaV tired feeling, those aching limbs, and that grand feeling one day and j seedy cond ition the- nejct,- the, sour Jasie oh waking m a morning-, and the frequent sick and. splittng _ headaches, all make their debut before? serious illness sets, i All or any of those symptoms indicate (jhe apJp'F^rtch'ofdisea^ej they are faithful signs that the liver and kidneys are nofe doing their duties, that the moro ; d end effete matter ioslead of being eliminated from the system is being retaired, and is positively poisoning and destroying the whole physical structure. Neglect m such cases ja criminal, recourse to rntion H treatment should be had at once. CLEMENTS/ Tonic ! shoold.be, taken to, strengthen 'he; digestion, Rurity -and fortify the blood, to Stimulate the 1 liVer'and brace up the kidneys, to resolve and eliminate the poisonous urea. Liver and kid&ey complaints are the most prevalent diseases' of this country, and so long as we consume such lnrga quantities of animal food and condiments, and drink so freely of tea and stimulants, bo long will this unhealthy condition last. It is this mode of life that causes such numbers of deaths from heart disease, Bright'fi disease, dropsy, cancer, inflammation and enlargement of the liver, and similar causes, all of which herald, the.ir, approach by. feelings of lassitude, heangfuor, &6. % arid if prompt treat* '>ipe.nt at once adopted by a regular use of CiijiMßNTs' TdNlc,' the' progress of dis.eaee js attested,, the stomach, liver, and kidneys resume' their normal action^ and the poisonous accumulations are expelled, 'he system add normal health is restored. Th.at Clements' Tonic is reliable is proved beyond dllquestiori, and we' have grateful beneficiaries m every town and village ;i wff6 are'^continually writing us m terms similar to the following : — . St. Leonards, Sydney, —Dear Sir,— l »B.p with pleasure bear witness to the ; C nut relief J have received from the use ' '*f Tonic .and Dr. Fletcher's PUs '' nrtve eeD *' great sufferer for 11 Bars ' f* om 'i ver disease, with at times considerable enlargement, which caused a swelling 1 n c un< * eii " ie '"bs. and •wßßvervpßii.' fal J the abdomeJ » bowels, &c always felt yery tender on pressure, with most ob.stinate GonEt.pat.on for which I took Flewher's Pills. The first dose caused a copious eyacut.on and gave ' ereat relief, and I thought I was all right, but after a week I was as bad again a B hfforo I a^nin had recourse to Fletcher's Pills, but I took Clements' Tonic as well this time, and continued it for a connfe af months. After the first dose I felt better, and got rid of all the symptoms I "Bed to have, as flushings of heat anrl cold, Rnlttting headaches, pains Jn (he eirlo and small of ihe hack, extreme lassitude, and the eenerul deling of ' all right ■ to-<luy, seedy to-morrow '—nil these sy rnp- ' toms'with many others I used to used to i have ; but now, thanks to Clements' Tonio, 3 Inm quite cured, t can get up m the morning refreshed by the night's rest s and cun eat n pond breakfast, whereas bei fore taking the medicine I scarcely ever f coulfi eat anything, and when I did it ' nearly always mm<e me vomit, but now I » nrn quite well, and have been so for five months. I have no cause to f oar « rqE lapse. I don't raind your publishing my case if. you add no'hinff to it, as it mny bring relief to similar aiifterern,— Ygnrfl

circumstances with the robbery, Thai recollection was to come later 19, ■' ■ '•■ . : •■:•:■ . Days and weeks passed without as coming on the slightest clue to the criminals, which was no more than I expected. I had not bean able to dirine the object of the robbery, ana till I could do that I had little hope of being able to trace th perpetrator Meantime Billy had progressed rapidly and was able to go oat with his arm m ay aling. He went out ; constantly, and was nerer a moment absent from hi* father's side, for Steedman had set himself to the fearful task of conquering hin own drink ewe. He work hard when he could get work, and implored Billy twTer to leave him for a moment or to allow him to enter a pnblichouse. . , « If I tatte it again 111 go straight to hell,* he said, with awful solemnity. ♦•I know it, Billy, and if you let me go you'll hare my loss onyoor tenl for em Don't mind what I say— think I'm mad but keep me from failing. G«* » P" 1^; man to take me np and lock me m jail fpr aixty days— do anything, but sate "^ I will, father,' laid Billy cheerily and determinedly; *I promised it to mother, and I'll not forget it now. > In these new days of heavenly joy •ad peace they had rare times of it ; for When Steedman had no work they walked out together, and sometimes took a railway ride down to Portobrtlo or Teith or out into the country, and at Bight Mt at home, with both fire and candlelight to cheer them, and with Billy reading aloud to amuse and interest his father. They began^ also to get back their furniture and g«od clothes, and Silly nerer lay down at night without nil little heart swelling with gratitude and thankfulness that a new life had dawned upon them both. , Jurt then— ab, how easy and swift is ( the descent from hearen to hell 1 — "came the long-looked-fpr and dreaded temptation. A whiff of whisky-laden air which came spewing out of a publichouse door m the High Street did it. Steedman was passing, with Billy cheerily talking at his side, when that fatal scent stopped him and chained him to the payement* ' Stop a moment, Billy,' he faltered, looking guiltily m the direction of tho bright bar inside. 'I don't feel very well-I'U— l'll jost go m here for a minute/ •You're not — not going to drink again ?' he faintly asked. « I must — just a taste,' said Steedman half piteously and half ferociously, 'and after that it shall never pass my 'ips again,' and he moved , a step nearer the public-house door ' Yoa rausu't 1 you shunt! cred Billy, m a shout which made many gather around them m amazement, and with his one free arm he threw himself madly on his father to keep him back. Cries, screams, and commands mingled and intensified rent the air, and at last a policeman elbowed through the crowd to learn the cause. The sight of the uniform seemed to iuswire Billy with a new idea. . . _. • Seize him !' he crie.l to tlie policeman ;' he broke, into Wilson's punlichonse by using a false key, an<? shouKl be put m prison for it. Take him and try him, and pat him m jail for a long time' A cry of fury burst from his father at th* seemingly heartless Ketrayal, and, putting all his strength into the push, be hnrled Billy backwards with such force that h.s thigh . bone cracked like matchwood on the kerbstone, he being unable I to save himself on account of his arm being still m splints. The boy Was quickly raised, but the pain of the broken thigh caused him to faint on the spot. He was therefore borne into the Central, and speedily conveyed thence to the Infirmary, while Steedman was locked up pending an inquiry. On Steedman I found a door key, and then I went to his home m the Canongat ?, searched the place, and found the putty mould of the publican'! key en the top shelf of the cupboard. Then I went ont to see Billy, who appeared to regret his sudden denunciation more than the breaking of his small leg. 1 Will father be kept m prison some time — perhap ssix months — if I tell all I know about the key V he tearfully asked. I replied that it was probable he would, to .which Billy sadly answered— 4 I only want him to be kept from the drink till he won't have the crave for it. He told roe to do it ; he can't blame me, for he said I was to do it to save him,' He then told me all he kne?r, pretty much as I have already set it down The taking the cast of the key was confirmed by the evidence of the barman, who now distinctly remembered tbe visit of Steedman, The only difficulty was to discover who had been the actual shop* breaker. Billy could give no help m that matter, for though the man's voice hail been strangely familiar to him, he ha<l never once seen his face. When Steedman was made aware that the charge was one of entering and robbing a lockfast shop he roused himwlf , 80 far as to declare that he had never been near the shop on the night m question, and that the actual thief was a man name I Jackson, who bad been barman if ■•• ; h^p t'-r years, bu« had bc>n Hj ■ i • • nwl. y tbe man n- - •. \h< ••bjeet Steeiitnan ik«- no plu»We r , bat to brin* t,m< imrtmm into trouble Mul <JJf#r*oH, and j>rQb»Uv procure his