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Every Tuesday Zlloriziizg,
A Few nous WEST oi-' THE naiiiou.
BY
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__ NO. 3 BURR.ALL'S BUILDINGS.
1% IDDLEBROOK GLMORRIS have just re-
ceived a large and Splendid assortment 0!
all kinds of Fancy and staple Dry Goods suita-
ble for the present and approaching season, for
salc very cheap.
Blue, black, Brown, Olive, Green, Invisible and
fllulliury colored Broad-clotlis; Striped and Fancy
Col’d Cassitners; Fine fasliionable and Coininnii
Satit.ets; Black Silk Velvet: Black Italian his
{ring ; imitation do; Gros dc Berlin ; Gros (le Na-
ples; Black Siuchcw; Green do; I’ink Satin;
Col’d Florence; 3-4 4-4 5-4 and (34 Plain Black
and Wtiite Bobbinct Lace; Gi‘eci- n Nettitig; Fine
figure-.d Bobbinet Lace and cdgeing; 'I'liread Lace ;
Bobbinel. Inserting ; Pearling; bobbinett Footings;
blond quiltings and cdgings ; white and green gauze
veils; blk Italian veil crape; Bisliop Lawn; linen
camliric II:indkfs ; Cninbric iuuslios; I’lui:i and lig’tl
Book do: Plain and Fl-g‘tl Scviss do.; Piledittiii do.;
Plain and Fig’d, Jaconct do.-, Plain Mull; Long
Lawn; Green l\'Ieri:en; 3-4 6-4 7-4 and 8-4 Linen
and Cotton Diaper; Russia do.; Irish Linens, some
vety fine; Calicoes, a large assortmrnt of all colors.
qualities, and prices; Gingliain.-2; Silk I-‘lag, Pongec,
and Banduniia IIaridltfs,; Cottoti Flags; Black and
Blue Silk Velvet Stocks; Black and Col‘tl Bomba
zinc do.; Gloves :iiid l‘vIitts.; Silk, \Vorsted and Cot-
ton Hose and half Hose; Silk Braitls; Muslin Vati-
dlkcs; Linen Floss VVliitc Linen and Cotton Tapes;
Bobbins; Black Cotton Fctrits; Clark’s Spool Cot-
ton; VVhite and Cul’:l Cotton Balls; Fine Wire Cot-
ton; I’ater.t Linen 'I‘liread; Iilk., Blue and Col‘d
Italian Sewing Silks; 6-I Ilcd Padding; Canvas
do.; Buckrani; Brown I-Iolland; Col’d llluslins;
Bleached Slicctings and Shirtings; Unblcaclicd (to;
Brown Jean; Foundation Muslii-i. Apr-“n Chocks;
Bctl 'l‘ic‘r'itig: Russia Slieeting; Ticklenburgs; Bur-
laps; Osnabui'gs; Wall Paper: Cotton Yarn, from
No. 4 to 26; Carpet. Yarn; Catidle Wicking; Cotton
Padding an-.1 “fatltlillg.
l\lor\valk.‘23tli Iilarcli, I833.
NEW’ AND CIIEAP . SPRING GOODS.
%'/%,7ILLI.-kill GA LE has just returned from New
York, and is now opeiiiiig a large and
spleiitlitl assortment of Fancy end Staple Dry
Goods, which will be sold wliolesale or retail, at
very reduced prices viz- fine and supei fine Black,
Blue, Green, Olive, Brown, Claret, IvIltll)(£l‘l'y, Mixt
and Invisible Green Broadclotlis, 60 pieces Fancy
Colored Cassinieies and Satiniietts, a large assort-
ment of Watered, Cliangt-able, and I’laiii Gro de
Bcilins. Gro de Diap an J Flatitices for Ladies dres-
ses, VVide Black India Satin, 10 pieces of Black
Gro de Swiss and Italian Silks, from fifty cciils to
eighty-scveti and a lialf cents, 6 pieces of Black Gro
do Naps. from $7 to 63 cents. Black Sinchens and
Sarcinet, Black Node, Black 'I‘v.'il.le(l Serge, Green
Sarcinet, lllixed Silk Camhlcts, Pongee, Black
Nankcen and Crapes, 4-4 and 6-4 superior Black
French Cr.-tpes for Veils, Pink, Blue. Grren aii(l
Straw Color French Crapcs Green, “7hitc CV. Black
Blond Gauze Veils, 4-4 and 5-4 fine Green Barrage,
10 Boxes elegant Crape, Silk, Gauze, Manderino.
and Sewing Silk hawls and Handkerchiefs. 4-4,
5-4, and 6-4 fine Plain and Figured Bobbinnet Lace,
Blond Qulllings and Etlgings, Bobhinet Qtiillitigs of
all widths, Thread and Bobbinct Laces 6:. Edgings,
Inserting Trimmings, Silk, Potigce, and Spitalficlds
Handkerchiefs, 5'.) pieces Irish Linens, from 25
cents to $1 25cents, \Vhite and Brown Satin Jean.
Corded Skirts, IO pieces Black Silk Velvet, from
to $4 50 cents, 36 and 4'.)-int,-li real Italian Cravats,
Bead Bags and Purses. 40 Boxes Ladies and Gen-
tlerncn’s IIoskin and Silk Gloves, from 6 cents to
$1 50 cents. a large assortment of Ladies and Gen-
tlemens Silk_. Worsted, and Cotton Hosiery, Green
and Marine, Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, 100 pieces
Dark and Light Striped and Plaid Giughams, an
entire new style, 400 pieces Light and Dark Cali-
coes, from"6 cents to 50 cents, 100 pieces Bleached
Shirtiugs and Sheetiugs, a large assortment of
Brown Slieetitigs, b_v the bale piece, or yard, Cotton
art), Batting, and Candle. \'l"iclr,hy the balo,,Rus‘si=i
Diaper, a large assortineht of Gauze and Thick
libboiis, Ladies I.cglioi'n and Straw Hats, Gentle-
inen's Fur I-Iats of the latest style. a large assort-
ment of superfine wide Jet Black French I3oml:a-
zines. Figured, Plaid, and Plain Swiss, Jaconet,
I\‘Iull,I3ook, and flit-tliuni llluslins, 100 Long and
Square Black. Sc:irlt-tt, and Wliite Merino Shawls
very cheap, Plain: and Striped Moleskin Cautoons,
Russia Sheeting, Canvas Patltlitig, Burlaps, Osha-
bnrghs, Witle and Narrow, Plain and l<‘ig-ured Silk
Velvet Ribbons, Sztts,-it.-iitlcis, Cologne Water, Soap
and Oils, Penknives, Scissors, Dorcliestcr and Otlcan
Ticktngs, Dark Indigo Blue Checks, Linen Cam-
bricks from $1 to $3 50. Lawn, Long and Linen
Cambrick Handkercliicfs, &c.
Norwaik, March 18, 1833.
E -kfitill} WARE so
AT VVHOLES.-‘IE OR RETAIL.
Y the subscriber. The lollowing are a few of
the principal articles, viz. :—
Cross Cut Saws and Fiddles. Japaned Lamps and
Griddles, Snutfer Trays and Latches, Knob Locks
and Matches, Gridirons and Snutl‘ Boxes, Coffee
Mills and Wrenches, Oil Stones and Tea W'aiters,
Po'.vrlerHorus and Angers,“/'armiug Pans and Meas-
ures, Crow Bars and Horse Whips, Percussion Caps
and Wafers, Cut Nails and Razors. lllorticc Locks
and Gimblets, Cotton Cards and Mouse Traps, Brass
Knobs 8; Clothes Brushes, Horse Combs and Lather
Boxes. Bridle Bills and Sad Irons, Glass Knobs and
Toasting Irons. Butcher Knives and Iron Shovels,
Brass Butts and Thimbles, Iron Squares and Jews
Harps, Grind-stones aml Beeswax, Looking Glasses
and Sleigh Bells. Cork-screws and Jamb Hooks,
Buck Saws and Pewter Faucets, Pocket Knives
and Nail-ltozls, Pad Locks and Hair Brushes, Stair
Rods and Straw Knives, Slates and Razor Straps,
Tongs and Frying Pans, Shovels and Tea Bolts,
Door Springs and Spectacles, Hand Saws and
Tooth Brushes, Window Springs and Furnaces
Trace Chains and Shoe Knives, Steel Squares and
Sash Pullies, Brass Nails amt Ink Powder. Candle-
sticks and Paint: Brushes, Mill Saws and Jack
Knives, Coffee Pots &i. Pokers, PenKnivcs and Chalk
Lines,Tea Spoons and Scissors, Brass Back Saws
and Chisst-‘ls, Copper Tacks and Gou-ges, VVood
Screws and Holland Skates, Window Glass and Gun
Flints, Table Spoons and Andirons, Riding Wlfips
and Fish Lines, Shutter Screws and Cutting Plycrs.
Scale Beams and Lanthorns, Curry Combs and Saw
Files. Cast. Steel and Bed Cords, Bed Screws and
Horse Brushes, Sheep Shears and Bellows, Bed Key
and Plane Irons, Curtain Pins and Sledgcs, Hub
Bands and Dish Kettles, I’a'ent Butts and Snuffers,
Flat Bolts and Lather Brushes, Compass Saws and
Wedges, Sauce Pans and Screw Drivers, BlackLead
and Steel-Yards,Iroc Pots and Compasses, Lehigh
Coal and Axes, I-2 Round Files and Table Castors,
Sad Iron Stands and Wagon Boxes, Rat Tail Files
and Iron Castors, Bench Planes and Hinges, Trying
Squares and Spiders, Flush Bolts and Adzes. Hat-
ters Grates and Lashes, Ditching Spades and Gages,
Spring Steel and Door Knockers, Segar Tubes and
Trowels, Sash Cords and Spatables, Steel Traps and
Gate Balls. Shaving Soap and Paper, Trunk Locks
and Oil Cloth, Chest Locks and Whet Stones,
Wrought Nails and Trunk Locks, Red Chalk and
Indigo, Bread Trays and Carvers, Pocket Rules and
Sun Glasses, Bottle Corks and Marking Brushes,
Cotton Yarn and Dog Collars, Knitting Pins and
Draw Locks, Trip Hammers and Anvils, &c &c.
The above goods with many more, may be lound
at the Store of J,/1 co 3 ;3M 1111,
CABINET ‘STARE HOUSE}
making business at his stand in Norwalk, a
few rods east of the Bridge, where he intends to
manufacture all kinds ofcabinot ware, such as Side-
boards, Sccrctario.-, Bureaus, Tables, dressing do.,
Iledsteads. wash, candlt,-_ and work Stands. Chairs
oft-very desciiption. All ofthe above named arti'-
cles will be inanufucturetl in the bust and most fash-
ionable inanuer--antl as cheap as can he b'ought at
any other rst;il.lisliii_:yiit in the country. Any one
wishing to purcitasc articles in the above Iiiie, are
respectfuily invited to call and examine for ,thc-m-
selves. _
N. B. All kinds of country produce taken for
Furniture. -
All orders titankfully received and punctually at-
tended to by CURTIS FIIVCII.
‘March 4. If“)
lJ.»’.itBIl‘-'Ill‘-II‘ VVAREHIPUSE.
FETRIIE subsci‘ihci‘s rcsptctfully inform the inlia-
bitauts of l\’or'.vall< end its vicinity, that the
business heretofore carried on by JESS]-I S1'i-:nni.\"s,'
will in future be carried on by JESSE S't‘Ei3tit.\‘s and
S. D. GAGE, at the old stand, one mile north of the
Bridge, on Danbury Turnpike, where they intend to
keep constantly on hand it general assortment of
Cabinet. I"ui‘iiitttrc. and Chairs ofevery description,
of a superior quality, and as cheap as can he put-
cha-sed in any part of the t:ouuLt‘_v.-
Persons furnishitig their houses will do well to give
them a call.
All kinds of (‘ountry produce taken in exchange
for cabinet work.
Ct.-liins in.-ide in the iicatcst manner, and on the
shortest notice. S'I'EBl$Ii\'S 8:. GAGE.
Norwullt, ll'liircli ‘IIII, I833. if]O
POE’i‘R‘It'..
Ti} AN UN .'.l'€ilrI’V.‘l IIAVE.
VVlio rests below’! No echoing voice replies,
l\'o nionrnful whisper answers to my quest ;
The nameless sleeper all unconscious lies, »
Not‘ spell hath power to break his silent rest.
Long years have flown since keen affection’s eye,
That. patient watch’d to greet thy hoped return,
Ilas ceased to weep, its once bright fountains dry,
And strangers look unmoved upon tliine urn.
Yet not unniov’d, tliuugli no fond records trace
Thy name, thy country, or thy glory here,
Nor sculptured trophies o’ertliy burial place,
Bright with thy fame, demand :1 silent tear.
Wert thou lielov’d? Did woman's gentle heart
Her ‘World, her alter make of only thee ?
Wort thou forsaken? Did the cold world part
Two faitliful souls that loved loo fervently .7
O’er thy last lioui did anxious friendship weep,
And watch the failing of thy ebbing breath,
Close with kind hand thine eyes in “dreaniless sleep”
Love thee through life, nor cease to love in death I
Oi‘ wlicn the dew of life's last mortal pain ‘
Stood on thy brow, was no kind uiourner near?
Didst thou implore the friendly aid in vain,
And fail to win the lieartlcss, purchased tear?
lfflio sleeps l)('l()\V ? Can no deep charm reveal
The hidden secret which these mounds inclose?
Is there no might o’er death, to break the seal,
To ope the fountain of thyjoys or woes.
No mortal sound can echo in thine car,
No mortal prayer thy fettered voice provoke ;
Rest! till thy slumbers, in the hour of fear,
Are by the Angel’s echoing trumpet broke.
L(‘l\'‘E - .. .-.
RI§SCELL:iNY.
From the Casket.
CRIPGEIAN,
OR THE HERO OF FOR'l.‘ S-XNDUSKY.
[co.Vci.ut)r.i) ]
“Cursed wrctclies !" cried Croghan, as he
sprar.gi"rom his hiding place. and got between
them and their victim, ‘‘_i on shall have two
scalps or noi‘.c,”—-and stopping short, he took
a dcadljs aim at the one who had reserved his fire
——the Indian also leveled at hitn, but ere he had
time to pull, rcceivcd Croglian’s ball through
his head. and instantly dropped dead as his piece
exploded in the air. The surviving savage
stood a moment, as if to survey the strength
of his autagotii-_= ; then casting on him a l'JOl{
of COl)l‘.:'Impt, be advanced with ferociotis cool-
ness \v:.-ll culctilated to intirii:tl:ite a, spirit less
intripctl than that of his a-lvcisziry. and threw
his touiahawk with a force 8; precisi-in that.must.
have proved fatal had he 'iiot parricd it off with
his liirsce ; when springing at him with the cel-
crity of the rnoutilain eagle, before he had time
to place hiniselfin a posture ofdcfetice, he felled
him to the. ground with the but end of his rifle
and immediately dcspatched hivn.
“Such be the fate ofthe dastardly prowler.”
said he, as he ttirncd away and -approached the
gentleman, whom he found bleeding profusely.”
“ My brave fellow,” cried the invalid, reach-
ing out his hand. ‘-I am infinitely indebted to you
for your timely interposition. I trembled for
your danger no less than my own, while an im-
potent spectator ofyour extraordinary prowess;
but, thank lieaveu, you are victorious, notwith-
standing the fearful odds against you--What! is
it possible ?-—you too. whom [once so rudely in-
sulted, are now the man to step between inc and
death.”
“ My dear friend,” said Croghan, “at the time
to which you allude, we were both little more
than children, and therefore equally subject to
the faults and follies incident: to the green age of
irnmaturity. So far am I from entertaining any
tliingltke enmity, that Ishall ever deem that
event a most fortunate occurrence, inasmucli, as
lowc to it the discovery of my father, whotn I
had long considered dead: but where are you
wounded ?”
“ It: the hip, very severely, but Iliope not dan-
get-ously."
“Give me your li:indltcrchief.” resumed Crag-
lian and joining to it his own, he endeavored to
staunch the blood, but finding them insufficient,
be instantly added his s':xirt. which he tcre into
batitlagcs: and having secured the wound,t.ook
him on his back, and carrying him about lialfa
mile to the road, put; him into :1 wag-or~, which he
happily found on its way to the city.
*‘ This is certainly a strange world,” thought
Croghan, as he arrived about dusk within sight
of Dr. IIunter’s and the wounded man pointed to
the very door by which he had formerly seen the
young lady enter; when stepping forward to pre-
parethe family for the distressing intelligence,
he secretly congratulated himself on his having
saved the scalp of his friend, even at the risk of
his own; while at every step, his heart fluttering
likc'Stern’s Starling in its cage, seemed to cry
with equal vchemcncc. ~‘ I can't. get out.”
He was met at the door by a female servant.
fiom whom he learned that the doctor was gone
out, ucconiptmied with his daughter, to visita
friend,- and was notlikoly to return for atleast
an hour or two; and fuitlicr, that the good old
lady being dead, the family cmsisted of only one
more. the doctor’s son, who had not yet returned
from fishing. Then telling her that. the gentle-
man had received 8. slight hurt, and would be
back with him in a moment, he, with the assis-
‘IHE Subscriber still continues the Cabinet-
tance of the waggoner, conveyed him to his bed 3
and immediately starting offngziin. he soon re-
turned with an eminc—nt surgeon, who extricatcd
dangerous.
Croghan, still mindful that he had one more
ditty to perform in roforetice to the absent por-
tion oftlic family, and w.:icli~—tliougli now some-
what weary he resolved must, not be neglected;
acquainted himself with the parliculai's oftlieir
visit and their probable route liotnewards. and
taking williliitn his friend's sword cane. at his
persu-.asioii, posted riwuy with impatience, lost
their premature arrival should prostrate his in-
tcntlcd (:Xl)l’.lllt't.llt)l’l.
Wfhen alone on his way he fell into deep anx-
iety, concerning the late oftlie ti:ifoi'tiiiiatu lndi
ans, who had t'.tllt.-ti'_-gliy his hand. and his own
possible responsibility to his and tlioircreator;
but .<.t:ll he could not suppress a strong‘ hope of
juslification in having saved :1 life destined, in all
probability. to be yet more important to th:-.-
world, than a llI2.‘i( oftlze Iiidian race; nor could
he smothcrtlie. Ilall.t3l'lllg idea, that some signal
item of self-intero.-t was involved in the unexpec-
ted iuci.lcnt.
Thus agitated between horror and selfgr:il.ul.1—
lion, he moved on. equally unconscious nftimo
and place, when his reverie was iritctrtiptcd by
alouti manly voice not far ahead. exclnirning,
" Who are you, pray? \'Vhat! you scouiitlrels!
dare not to touch my child l”'litl'.‘3l'lTllflgi(3(l with
the screams ofa female, crying-:, “ llcgotie vile
wretcliesl Oh, villains, you have murdered hm.
I-Ielpl help! nitirdei‘l” '
"My God!” ejaculated Croghan, “:h's is she,
tnost cei't:ii:ily”-——and springing forward in {mm
tic desperation. lic beheld, at a distance, by the
light ofthc full moon, a struggling lady boiii_q lif-
le~.l into ii carriage by two men. who itnnietliate.
ly shut themselves in with her, and gave the
word to the driver, who lashed away liberally
hcfurc Cograu could yet: come up, thougli within
:1 few yards. “l\'ow or never,” thought he, and
T-'3ll()l.ll)llng' his speed, he got alongside the horses
crc they had yet. attained their maximum ofspeed;
:tn~l sciziiig the reins svitlione liaii(l,whilc he par-
ll-‘Ell off with the other a heavy blow {mm the
drzvcr, he bouiidotl from the ground and [em
iiim a heavy stroke in return, which bi'ought him
down from his emiiience and severed his cane.
but fortunately without. injury to the enclosed
SIf:‘L'l.
At this moment, one ofthe kidnappers per.
ceivingtlzo ll)l.Cl'l'l)‘pl’.l0l'l, put out his head, and
seeing the driver oti the grtittiitl and a bl.l';illg€,‘I‘
struggling with the restive animals, instantly fi:-
ed a horse pistol at him: but instead ofliilting
him, lodgetl the ball in the head of one Oflllt‘
lltil‘.-‘GS, WI-.lCll dropped dead; while the other got
so desperate that Croglinn, though strong and
rcsol‘tte,c:>uld no lstig;ci' hold liun; bat dc-tet-
mined, at every expetisc, the object’. of his solici-
tude tnusi, ifpossible, be safe. he plunged his
blade into the furious stced.and laid him spaivling
by the side Dfhis conipanion. Then ru:-liing up
to the door and throv. ing it open. “ f'4ILll'(.l(_‘t‘0lJS
rufl'.iins 1” be OXCIEIIID-‘;'Ll, “release that lady i'n-
stantly, or you pay the forfeit ofyour lives.” But.
instead of obcyiug,onc of llieinjuznped out of the
opposite side and drew his sword; while the oth-
‘er being now pretty sure of his mark, firetla
second pistol at his breast, which must uz=i«.lotibt-
edly have proved fatal had not. the lady, with ad-
mirable presence of mind, boldly ptishcd up with
all her tniglit the deadly tube, just as he pulled
the trigger, directing. its explosion high in the
air, far above his liezid, atid thus preserved the
life of her intrepid dcliverer. ‘
“ Well done! noble heroine,” exclaimed
Croghan. as he turned to face him with the
sword, who now assailed him fiercely, making
several furious S‘ skzlful passes at him; but which
be either dextorously avoided or worded off, till
the fellow who had previously fired, lll1SlGlllll,Q' to
the assistance of his conirade, and v.'alcliing:liis
opportunity, flung his pomlerous pistol with all
his might at Crogliaii’s head, wiiich, owing to
the sudden sliifting oftlie combatants, struck him
a tremendous blow on his breast; when reelztig
rapidly backwards several paces, the villain cri-
ed to his accomplice, "Now —now you have him‘
—-wlio accordingly follotved with his arm poised
to flfll;"ll the work. but Croghan, roused by a
shriek from the lady, rogainetl by a spring, his
former balance. and darling, with the swiftucss
ofan arrow, at his enemy, pierced liitii through
the body, and sinking at lus feet, be expired.
“ \Vhcre are you, cowardly tniscreant P” he
cried, as he turned round to look for the other.
It is but right to rid the world ofsuch monsters;
when, to his no small disappointment, he beheld
him already at a considerable distance running
at the top ofliis speed, and anon, saw the driver
limping away in another direction, at a still
greater distance, not, however, that he could run
faster, but merely because he took care to set
out earlier. “As for you, poor devil,"said he,
“ you are already punished enou.g~li; nor dol
Wlsllll you alny w0'sc,' bfutl am sorry your dais-
tart _v emp oyer is so or oil", else be had not
gone unscathed -—but objccts more _worlhy now
claim my attention.” Then approaching the
carriage,“ Fair lady,” said be, “you have been
rudely treated by these babariaus. I hope you
have sustained no personal in'ury P” No answer.
“ Merciful God !" he exclaitiied. “ is it possible
they have murdered her too. after her father.
Gracious heavens ! here she is. acor se. Heart-
less and delestod wrctchl Oh! lpwill pursue
him, were it. even to the antipodcs. He shall
not escape my vengeance; forl can recognize
his callous visage,’ though it be an age till I see
it airain. Hark! methinksl hear her brcatlie.
Ye; she yet lives, and there may still be hope.”
Then lilting her gently in his arms. out ofthe
vcheicle, he laid her carefully down. atid placing
himselfbeside her, supported her head reclining
on his breast, breathing soft accents to her ear,
“ My dear lady, you are safe. You have noth-
ing to fear. Your enemies are gone.
His soothing endeavors were at length stic-
cessful; for. while thus speaking and calling her
name, she opened tier large,eyes and fixing them
steadily on his face, calmly asked. "Where am
I? Who are you? I think I have seen you he-
forc. Oh? yes, how I recollect all. Good God !
how did you escape that deathl saw so near and
so inevtiable? From the moment; I saw _you
stagger, I lost all sensation. Wliero are the
villains ?” -
“ They are gone, my dear Miss, and you are
now completely out oftheir power, and perfectly.
safe.”
“You do well to call me dear,” she resumed,
with a faint smile. “for I had indeed well nigh
cost you dearly. Oh! what; do I owe to your
valor ‘I My life my honor—every thing I owe to
your disinteresed bravery. Oh! how can [ ev-
or reqnite you for the terrific dangers you Iiave
encountered?” .
“I am already overpait ,” replied he, “by your
unexamplcd itilrepidity in aveijting my threaten-
ed fate, and shall ever feel pleasure in holding at
your disposal that life, for the possession of
which, under heaven, I am solely indebted to
you.”
“But,” said she. starting, “where is my fa-
ther; have you seen liitn? Ali! she exclaimed,
the l;all and pronounced the wound by no means
wringing her l.antls and bursting int.) tears, “I
fear he is iiiiirtlorctl. I saw liitii fall. No doubt.
he is dead, or he had been here ere this."
is 1 lmpc not, my dear Miss. Be calm one
inioute and we shall see. Look 1 iiietlsitilts I
see :1 man coitiliig slowly towards us. List! he
Clills——-his (.'la:a—-lzis dear child. It must be
lie.” - }
“Oh! it is itidced my dear fallior. 'l‘ha.i.<
heaven he is not (IC't)'.il Do my dear d-;:liverex‘l
help me to him. that I may__tcll him how much
he is indebted to you." . .*.~"-‘--“'~*:: —
Tbe_'.' moved forwartl it short. tlidaticc, when
the doctor seeing the-n, percipitzitel_v :i;=br<::icliz:d
vocifcraling in a voice of desperation, "I thinous
Wl'CiCll I dare you tlius appear in my mes-ziicc,
after having ltidiiapp-=d my child, and almost (le-
privetl me oflifc? tis tiow yotit time to pay 3
just. deli’, and my—arm yet. poworftil trtirtugli to
exact. it”-—3dt'e_wirig' as he spoke. a lt):itl:;‘(l pistol;
but are he could raise it, the. lady. with nu.-s: un-
dauuted resolntioii s'.‘-spping bot~.vccn t.lie:n.
Ci’)-log, hold, fatlicrl you must shoot me first.
He is my fri.):;d~-m_v protector !”
“VVhat.! is he not your betrayer_?
one ofthc two vil.lt'au:=?’’ -
“No,” she replied, “those mi:~:cre:ints are gone,
and yoit now see before you the bi-;.ve——t.lic gone-
rous man, wlio resr:tir.—'d me from their vilc li:inds_
and prescivctl my honor at nearly the loss, of llig
own life. Cll(?i'lSll him as your most. worthy
benefactor. lie is but to well entitled to your
utmosl grntitiidc.”
“-l—Ic:ivcn be praised!” resumed the old man.
ina trcinulous voice, ashe totlorod forth to clasp
her to his bosom, “llltll. my child issafe and un-
injured. -Ymiiig man,” he coulinuctl, turning to
Crugliari. atid wen-ml_v pressing his liand. Pit. is
well I was not indeed the assassin. Iilll.“fOl'g’lVf.:
my wounded. distracted feelings, and accept my
most .r_ri-eatfnl acknowledginents for your ll('l‘()lC
_t)rcsorvation oftny daughter and the honor of
my family.” _
"Oh ! tiitlier. you tmist be badly wounded; your
clo‘lis are all bloody. See! lie’ll fall, support
him kind sir.” .
“No danger, my child," said he feebly, “It is
trite I am wounded both in my riglit rim‘: and the
back part of my head, yet neither is dangerous
to life; but the loss of blood has I find \\.‘x'."dl~IcllL‘tl_
me. The villains seeing me put my hand to my
side pocket. b-.it too well suspected my dcsigti,
and tliorfore allowed tne no time.”
Having bound up his '.V0lltl(iS according to his
direction, they pi'occcderl liomewards, t to lady
resting on Ci'oghau’s ii-glitz, while he supported
her father on the left.
“Have you, Clara,” '£tsl{e..l the doctor, “any
knowledge 0!" those tutliaus?”
“Only one of them. wh-urn I lately saw at the
ivedditig party of Cousin \Ve.'itlictbj.~_. How he
got their I did not learn : but it is certain no one
invited him, nor was it known who he was, till
sit.-tpicioii was Cl‘ilL‘I'l'.flll)L(l after his dc-parturc of
his being‘ a British cfliccr in disguise.”
“And m_v young frit-nt',” said he to Croglian,
“by what cliance were ‘you directed to our re-
licfat so critical :1 juncture? Did you arrive
by mere accident, or was it by any possible dc-
sigu l”
"Indeed sir,I am led to conclude that the cccur-
rcncc, so far as I have been coiiccrnetl, is a mix-
ture of bolli. Accident IIl':t pointed out the pro-
priety of meeting you, then design induced me
to stick you; and again, accident left me no al-
ternritive.”
Then. briefly sketoing the uffray, he fully ac-
quainted them with the subject, so far as they
were interested; yet sojudiciously did he inan-
age his narrative, and so well did he address liitn,
selfto all their feelings and fears, that scarcely a.
groan or a sigh escaped either during the whole
recital, until, by the time they arrived at. the
house. their minds were gradtially soothed into
tranquility and resignation. He then lost no
time in seeking the same surgeon whom he had
called before; who having exa-niiied and dress-
ed the wounds, pronounced neither of them of
any serious consequence ;and in a short time he
had the Satlsf.i(:l.lon to see the family together,
happy and thankful matters‘ were not worse.
Croglian now, by pre.-sing and repeated in-
vitations, becatne—as might be expected-’-ati
intimate and cherished guest in the doctor's
family, and therefore, had frequent opportuni-
ties at‘ forming an intimate acqtiaintmcc with
his beautiftil and accomplislied daughter, whose
inteliigetit eyes always sparkled with new "no-
cessions of briglitnoss on his appearance, and
spoke to his heart that laiiguagc which, though
a novice in the art ofconstruing such telegi-aplr
ic intelligence, he could not mistake foi the more
effusions of gratittide.
All her friends noticed,-an-3 all approved their
virtuous attachment, except tier fatucr, who,
under a mistaken notion of human lizippiiirss.
thought. he could better promote her independ-
ence and the dignity of his family, by uniting
her, though in opposition to) her inclination. to at
wealthy old bachelor of his own choosing, and‘
therefore resolved that. his wise calculations uiust
not be prostrated. -
Finding her sitting alone one day as he enter-
ed the parlor. he addressed her. saying, with a
portentious air ofg‘ravity, “Clara, my clnld, it
appears to me that; you pay too mucli attention
to that young man. Cro,;lian. You seem to for-
gct yourselfwhen you treat oneof his lowly ori-
gin with so much f.imiliarit_v; perhaps you are
not aware how far he is below your rank.”
“Indeed, sir.” she replied, looking tip in his
face with :1 mixture of surprise and earnestness,
but yet modestly, “it is true! never considered
Capt. Croglian my inferior in any sense. In
cdticatioii and sentiment he is liberal ati:l refined
in language and nizznners, the highly accompliali
ad gentleman ; in point of family he is tny sti-
perior, and in person or valor, I question
wliotlier you have seen his equal; so that. on
the whole, the odds are considerably in his favor.
And as to what you term my attention, you
know it were the blackest ingratitutle ever to
forget how dearly and nobly he has purchased it
——nay, I ant not ashamed to confess to you, my
father, that my acknowlegmetits would have been
tenfold, did not my sex forbid the nianifestation."
‘*1 dare say,” rejoined he, peevishly, “he has
never owned to you that his father was once a
beggar in the streets of Cliillicothe.”
‘-And is it a crime." said she, loaning back in
her chair, as the embroidery she had been work-
ing, dropp from her fingers, and her colorchatig'~
ed to the paleness of marble, “is it indeed a
crime to be obliged to submit; to the high liand
of Omnipotetice? Who is he on earth that can
challenge exemption from the awful visitations of,
heaven ? Captain Crogliau did explaiti to my
brother and me, without rcserve.tlie whole tra-
gical history of his parents’ inittbrttines ; nor is it
"one that leaves it stain upon his name, any more
than iflliey had been struck dead by the lightning.
or buried in the (lee p by the raging storm. And
however unbecoming his dress on his return to
Chillicothe. after escaping from the Indians, it is
indeed a misrepresentation to say he was a beg-
gar; neither is the father or son now in need of
any man‘s bounty." - _
“Clara,” said he, liastily, “I want to hear no"
inore ofyour pleadings; but tell iiio candidly if
that young upstart has had the presumption t0
- - .~ . ~.- -.-v; =.“‘.'.-’ ~- - 4- V‘
Is he not
to give him any sort: Ofpldtlgl in tli-it way.’_’
mortitication. yet, cotiscimis of II ) ue.n zrit eitliar
plied, stanthng tip before him, and fixiiig her
eyes steadily but respectfiilly on his countenance.
“Sir, as my father, and under ])l‘t.‘nVlt’ldtlCC., the
(’.llill.lI' of my bcint1._ioti have a iiglt to ask, and
I feel it my duty to answer truly and dir.-ctly;
l°.liorcé'ore tell you with the utmost sincerity.
that Captain Croglian—-call him l)ps".Hl'l, if you
please-—lias never yet asked my lmnd in the way
ufinatrisnony, either directl_v or indirectly, and
Ct)tlS9ql)ell'.l_y. thntl liavc given him no verbal
pletlge to lli:it.cffc.cl:. But Ifccl bottiitl to say
on this occasion, that if he had, I knniv no man
who has a better right to i-‘, nor any to whom I
could more willingly give botli my heart and
linn-:’, tlion~.1h ct-rtziinly, in such a case, I should
first refer hint to you.” -
that man. otlicrwise, I shall tlirevet disown you
as my Clllltl. Ile must no longer visit liere-—-l
shall lorbttl him the lioii.=.c."’
“lily dear fatlicr. I recognize _l'OZ-ll‘ prerogative
now, .':s I have always done; nor atn I (IIS-D‘)S(.‘(l
to disobey your cruel uijuziction, however roping.
nant to my own feelings. ’.ut may I Iltipo you
will not oblige me to disobey you licrcaftcr ?”
“-[low oblige you 9”
“By cotnmandiug me to give my hand where
my liearl. forbids the szicrticc ; for since you do-
ny it to him who is worthy of inure, and to
\.l‘ll’_i:n you stand indebted for not being ch ltllcss, I
have :1 réght to claim at least the privilege , that
it never shall be anotliei"s.”
At; this li..- got outrageous, and liurrietl out of
the room, muttering (lisapprubatioii as he wont ;
wliile she, resuming her seat, soon found relief
in a copious flow oftcars.
(froglian, in the evening, found Miss Hunter
by herself, and though she received him with her
.'lCClISiOlll(:(I cordiality, he soon perceived in her
a mistcrious sadness, wliicli she Gll(I::8V'Ut‘eLl to
conceal; but the struggle in her breast was to
1 i u too appareiit, and fearing that his preserics
iinposetl on her :1 painful restraint. he was about
to stand up to take his leave, when rcflcctiug
tliatliiinsclftniglit have been unconsciouly the
cause, he (lClet'.'nlllt3lI to tisl: an explatiatiun.
" My dear Miss Hunter,” said he, “you seem
unusually sad. May I ll:q'lil’0 the cause ofyour
i‘nisci'y. '\-Vill you not deigii to tell me? For-
hwps I may be the unfortunate cause myself.
Explaiti to me, if I am in any way the cause of
your trouble? It is tzruc, I love you with the ten-
derestall‘~.»ctiuii in man, yet I will submit to an
£‘i.'.‘.‘l‘l1ill separation, though less tt:l-:1’-lbie than
death, ratlicr than see you unhappy on my ac-
count—l c:-.ll heaven to witness that your happi-
uess is dearer to me than my own.”
“ Ci'eglian,” she replied, as soon as her emo-
tion would allow her to speak, ‘-let me assure
you, I never had the least doubt either of your
esteem or sincerity; nor does prudence now for-
bid tho avowal, that your merit and esteem have
been duly appreciated. But however I may be
disposed at present, matters do not depend wholly
an my will. My tiittiet-, though one of the best
of patents, is ncvcrtltelc-ss, sometimes obstinate
in his own opinions. but if not Oppriscd, generally
does:-iglit. One of his frailties, Ithitik, is an
over fontlness for me, wh;cli leads liiui to think
scarcely any man good enough, to be my lllJS-
band; and though he is fully unpressad with your
merits and thcjustness of your claim, yet, for
thc present, he fancies some objections, which a
little time will not fail to remove; and it were
iricxctisable in me not to pay aytender regard
even to his prejudices, knowing as I do, that his
chief solicitude is for my welfare. Lct me there-
f.irc eutreal; you notto be disturbed by any thing
he may say or do,’but leave the iiiaiiageinent to
me, and rest satisfied as to the issue, when I as-
sure you that this hand can only be yours.”
Cl'1:g'llt1K). who had gazed on her in-silent ad-
miration while uttering these demonstrations of
pious regard to her aged parent. and heroic at-
lacliuient. to him, whom she approved most wor-
thy to be her companion, took tier hand, and im-
prcssing on it the seal ofaffcction, said, “ Dearest
Clara, _\’ull have indeed raised me from the most
gloomy uncei‘tainty, to the exquisite summit of
felicity.
one day be entitled to call those cliartns mitic—
be that day for or near, as it shall please the
sweet arbitresstl‘ my fate, I shall endeavor to
await its arrival with patience.”
She tltciysuggcsted the propriety of not pro-
longing his visit, not wishing that tier father, rc-
turning, should find them together; when ven-
turing to press her to his throbbing bosom, he
quickly took his leave.
Meaiiivliile the war between the United States
and Great Britain having broken out., and intel-
ligence being received that the Brxtisli forces
had already cpmmenced dcprcdatious on the
northern frontiters, Governor Mcigs issued his
proclamation, requiring all who wished to arrest
the brutal rapacity of the liccntious suldicry un-
dcr the infamous Proctor, to come forward in
defence of their counlt'y’s rights, and aid in sup-
porting the cause of freedom and huinaiiity.
Atliotlglllc first who obeyed the call was Capt.
Croghan, who, placing liiinseifat the head oflus
company, was next day on his match to meet the
invaders. carrying with him as he went, the bles-
sitigs of the aged, and the fervent wishes of the
young, for his successful enterprise and safe rc-
turu; and nevertlid the expanding heart of the
planted palzriot, on his approach to the battle
grouud, glow with more exaltctl feelings of va-
torous cuti‘itisia- in and love of country.
I-Iaving. after it long and tlitiguia.-g journey.
jtiitictl the army under General I-lariisun, at Car-
rying llVGl', they adv-.~.ncetl to the rapids ot
the iiliauii, where liaslily cotistrttcting a for-
tress, whicli was deno:niiiatcd Fort. Mcigs, in
hutiur of their excellent. governor, tliey await-
ed the arr.val ot' Proctor, who not sufficiently
fsatr.l with the liutiian carnage of a small dc-
tachtiient of Ameracan troops at Freuchtown,
on the river Raisin, directed his forces against
tlietii in fortuidable array. and flushed with the
pride of an ingl_orious viclot'_v—-—witli th3 blood
stained laurcls of tlepravity yet reelting on his
brow-wa-.-2 prepai-itig to repeat that iniquitous
tragedy, for which the annals of civilized war-
fare atlbrd scarcely a single parallel.
The I3r.tish lost no time in erecting batteries
at various points a_,round the fort, which were
iio sooner cottipletcd than a brisk cannonade was
commenced; b‘ul finding them incompetent, an
oflicer was despatchcd with a flag to suuimon the
Atnei-cans to siirren-Jet‘. ‘
Gen. Harrison having expressed his surprise
that. they had not been sutnniotied before the at-
tack, directed hini to tell his general that “while
he had the honor to command an American fort,
it should never surrender to a combined force at
tyrants and savages.”
'I‘be firing was now resumed on both sides,
when intelligence being received from Gen.
Clay, that his brigade were advancing in boats a
few miles above, Gen. Harrison ordered him to
send ti. detachment of eight hundred men to des-
troy the enemy's works on the opposite side.while
he projected ii sortie under the command of Col.
Miller against: those on the side of the fort. This
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ask your hand, or yeti have had the indiscrctiot
At tli's intcrrogafory she could n it miicertl her
to herself or the cause she advocated, calmly re-
“Now hear me. Clara. once for all,” exclaim-
ed lie, possiouately i‘ai.-log his voice, “you must.
from this tnOltl(-Ill. lineal: off all intercourse with
I will now no longer doubt that I shall ‘
driven from tl.e.r batteries, were compellel to tl
in all directions. But the Americans, unhappil
ltllrstitng the fugitives too far, were surrounde-
by a body ofliidtzins. three times their ntnnbei
under the celebrated Tecumseh, who bcingo
their tnarclrlo the British camp, formed at" up
Bush for their reception.
now the word, and summoning up a Cotlrngw
‘\\"0I'lll_)' ofa better fate. they deterimined to cu
their way tlirougli the savage liords, or pct-is}; i.
the attempt. But. alas! out of the eight tutti
dretl, only about one liuntlred au.l filly c ier re-
liirnod. t
whose platis had been nearly pl‘ostrate:l by tli
ltnpl.'llllllSll._\' of the party on the opposite sidc
now atlvanciiig oti the enemy, charged the \VlIUll
lino ofthcir woi'ks,iiiat'ined by three liundred ant
fifty regulars and five liundred Indiatis; but bi‘-
ing overpowered by superiority of iiutiibei-.-,.
were about retreating in confusion, when Capt.
Croghan, seeing that such an event. was 0.'llV'Ct'll.
Clll‘d{€fI to render their destruction inevitable.
cried out to his moi-, in a stentorian voice, “A
lll!}l‘lCan:‘, retnetrbcr the deeds of your fathers
and prove their offspring not dcgen<.‘.t'a'.£.-," an
boldly cli;ir_ging with his company, was soon fol
lowed by the rest, whc, stitnulatetl by such .
uoblo example, and seeing their companions c:-.
posed to itnniiuent pcrtl, iinmediately ralli.-2-.l t
their nssistaiicc, and in a few minutes drove ti‘.
enemy from their batteries, then spiking tl: -
cannon. they returned to the fort with for _;'-i‘.-.7 ~
pris:mnrs. _
Geri. Proctor. finding that to subdue tlv
tenants oftlic loghou.-:c, he was likely to s:ir.'i';fic.:
more than he had anticipaletl; and-—-as tlee cruc:
- are ever co\vardly—not. wisliirig to risk atiollicr
battle with men who were cap-apblo of any tiiiu_«_a
like a serious resistance, he made a hasty i'.:ii'eii2'.
under cover of the night, leaving beliiiid !l:'.‘.ll_‘;'
vultiable articles which his hurry would not per-
niit him to carry off. ‘
. Croghan received the thanks of his geueiel.
and being promotel to the rank of major, was
sent to take cliargo of the Fort of Upper Sandus-
ky, but while coininanding at this station. he re-
ceived private itztelligetice that. the Bfltlrlll had
planned an attack on that of Lower Sztndusky,
and iuiniediately set‘. off with a small numborof
men, to strengthen the latter, and put. it in the
best posture ot'det'etico V
He was not a little pleased to find there before
him the brother of his _betrotlied. now Captain.
satisfaction at receiving the assistance of a man.
upon whom he could safely rely in the hour oz‘
trial, cheerfully ivzsigncd to him the cointnaml
of the garrison. Croglian now found that his
wholoforce amounted to only one hundred and six-
ty mcnwita oncslxpoundei-,the only pieceofartille-
r_v iii the fort, wliilc that of the Britisli was about
tliirteeii hundred, with several field pieces; but
betraying, liowcvcr, no symtoms of appielietisioa
oti account oftiiis great disparity‘ ofstreogtli, he,
like another Le.-onzdas, by his firm tlemeauonaud
well known iiiti-epidily, inspired his conipatiions
—-\VilO_WCI‘C nearly all striplings like liimself--with
such courage that they dcteruiined, be the conse-
quencc wliut it might, to support him to the ut-
most. , L
They had merely sufficient time to make a.
ditch round the stockade of pickets, when the
cue.-ny, having surrounded the fort, demanded it
surrender, thrcatning at the time that if the least
resistance was ctfcred, they might expect to be
every titan put to the sword. Croghan replied
to the officers. _wiio brought the flag. “ Tell the
monster who sent‘. you. that we neither seek his
clemency no fear his threats.” -
No sooner was this niessage conveyed to Proc-
tor, tlizm he cotntneuced a cannonade, which was
continued t‘-it-two days. But Croghaa percetv-’ '
log that he had concentrated his -fire against ti
particular point, immediately secured it by hang-
ing out bags of flour and, thereby protecting the
pickets from any material injury. On the af-
ternoon ofthe second day, the enemy, under the
conviction that a brcacli must have been made,
rapidly advanced in close colum, to assault the‘
works. Anticipatitig llils. Croghan had careful-
ly concealed his sixpoander, loaded with slugs
and grape, in a position to cover the pointto be
ussailctl, when Col. Short, who led the attack,-
jumpmg from the. outer works itito the ditch, and
WIl.Vi[_)g' his sword, triumphantly cried to his fol-
lowers, “Give. the d_'l yankces no quarter."
“ Fire!" cxclairucd Crogliau,as he recognized in
him the very ruflian who had formerly attempted
his life, on the occasion of the rescue of Miss
l.Iuntci'.——'l‘lie order was no sooner given than.
the sixpounder, accoinpa-sled with a well direct-‘
ed volley of musquetry, was disclihrged with the
most. destructive effect; and ere the detestable
the air. he and most of those who followed were‘
already nurnbered with the dead. The besieg-
ors, exasperated at this unexpected check, now
rushed forward with theulmost fury, but were
received with a second discharge no less tre-
menduous than the first; and so effectually did
the young hero ply his single cannon; and so
the use of their small arms that at lenath, lei‘-.
ror-stricken by the awful havoc in‘l:heii' ranks,
the assailants flrd in confusion. 'notwitlist:and-
mg every effort ofthcii-' officers to prevent them:
But, the conduct of the‘ Americans, on the
ensuing night was no less admirable than their
unparalletl bravery during the day; for al_-.
though the enemy still continued t6 annoy
them at a distance by occasional shots, they
disregardiiig danger. and forgetting that they
hand been assailed by men who only sought
their distraction without any regard to the laws
of honorable warfare, were only solicitous in
assuagiug, with their utmost exertions, the
miseries of the wounded. .
The news of this cxtraordiary victory soon
spread through the union, eliciting the ap-
plause and adiniratioo of all, and the heroic
Croglian, being promoted to the rank of lieu-
tenant-Colonel, received. together with Capt.
I-Iiintcr and the rest. of his brave associates,
the special thanks of Congress.
_ The ladies of Chillicothe called a meeting
at which it was unanimously resolved to tes-
tify their respect for the virtues of their gal-
lant townsinan on his return, the amiable
Clara Hunter, at the head of an imposing
deputation, presented to him, in their name,
:1 splendid sword, to which to complete the
measure of his happiness, she soon afterwards
added, with the most. cordial approbation of her
father, the enviable and infinitely more accept-
able gift of her hand.-i-I myself, gentle reader.
was at the wedding. and can amply describe to
you the splendor of the cerimonies, the delicacy-
nf the viands, flavor ofthe wines, hilarity oft:he-
coinpuny, the gaiely of the old doctor, auqhtliei
ruptures of'Capl:. Hunter, the inus‘i‘c'an.d the
dance, if you will give me a moment to mend-
my pen; but not even then the itidcxciibizblc;
felicity of the happy pair.
CoNuNi:onuM.—VVhat difiierenec is there
in the man who once kept his horse but
now Iias- sold him’! This :'—-he then rode.
along the walks, and now he walks’ along
its 1944- ‘I ‘ “
—vas immediately complies with and ,-tho Britisl‘.
Death or victory 3 mi .
Colonelii‘»Iillet’s division oftlircehundrod met ,
IIuutcr, who having expressed the most lively‘ -
words of the wretched lender had yet expired on ,
skilfully did be direct his valiant litle force in '
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