land at the old stand No. 33 Fulton st.
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"_§L“E§"§I{-§;’§—’I‘\\'o I);illars per annum. payable
‘quarterly: Mail Subscribers in advance. A liberal
discount made to cornpaiiies-—Any person who \\'ll
‘become responsible for six papers shall have the
seventh tlratis.
—j:'~ HT ' ,, 7‘! MTTAIW I— ‘ Y5
E3II§Ns.} EU«‘§C'I‘<I}El{’m[.
I’ IIE subscriber would inform the iiiliabitants of
_ Norwalk and its viciiiity, that he has taken
the above estalilisliiiieiit forinerly occupied by _S.
Derrick, a little North of the Bridge, wliere he in-
tends CI1l'l'Ylt'l_"‘ on the business in all its various
branches, viz.=: Venetian, Parlor, and Outside Mov-
-‘iiig Blinds:
N. B. All kinds of Job work and repairing done
‘on the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable
'-terms. 'l,he, siillispi,'i»bei' respectguollylipli§§0Kl{;:Vpa
itromigeo t.ie ’u : ic. z 1 l .
Nortvalk, Attg. 0. I833. 23
B iI.«1“.i.CE_{S HIT HING.
_ The subscriber has taken the shop
'-’ formerly occupied by Philo Lloyd, and
intends carrying on the liusiness in all
its various branches, and hopes by
strict attcntirn to business, to merit a
T3395!
I‘
share of piibllc patronage.
N. B. \Vork as v ell done and as cheap as at any
other shop in the place. II. SCUFIELI).
I\'oi'w:-ilk, Ortober I. ' 40
E §_._#§.‘-.L‘II'-'§.:‘i7=l‘ll5_ §r.Il:li'.llIII‘;§l 59:.
@‘l HE Sult.'~I('.l‘ll)(‘.l' has built a new Shop,35 by 25,
_ with 4 good fires, and inleiicls carry log on the
Dlacksmiitli’s business. Work of all kinds will be
done at a very short notice, and as cheap as at anv
other I‘:SIill)II.'w‘lllTl(‘.l'lI iii ihii place. C. I’.-\R'l‘IllCI{.
Norwalk, July 15, I833. 29
A PLEASANTLY sitiiateil, and
very convenient built Dwelling
louse, and an Acre of Good Lanil
tidjoiniiig, with fine Fi'nit, and other
coiiveiiieiicies. situated a few rods
above the old W'e.ll School Plouse, and near the
I\I('[li-’.‘-(list Mt.-etingllouse. The House is in good
repair, and will be sold cheap. For further partic-
ulars enquire of CHARLES M.ii.t.onv.
Noni-alk, July I6. 1832.
.:y_,iOll SALE ORTO LEASE FUR ONE OR
< MORE YE-ARS—A convenient ilwelliiiglzouse
ne=ii'ly new, barn and other out liuihliiigs, together
with about t-"o acres of land. on wliicli is a young
orchard of selected apple and other fruit trees, a good
,'_'at‘dcn. S,~c. pleasently situated on the East side of
Five Mile River liarbour, in Ni;r'.valk—- it beiiig the
late residence of the subscriber. For terirs. wliicli
will be reasonable, apply to David l.nryl4:-,i_-.3-;._f, "cm-=
ill? l«'l'L.‘l“.l-“<3-‘; 0? W-ll? 5*‘-‘-‘C1'll“.‘-!' in New Caiiaan.
Fol). 9a.. 1833'. ER.‘.S'l‘US SISESLY. n7tf
F:§s‘§:§.I‘l§ Et‘®l§.§ SA-.Il;i fol.
_, AT A GRE.-\'I‘ BARGAI-l\'.
I”'"?. IIE siilis-'.‘riber offers for sale his valuable
Farin, situate in Norwalk, about :2 miles wL:.~.l
the Bridge, and tl.-e same distance f-:oin Five Mile
River Laiitlizig; Sdltl Farm consists of about 150
Acres, suitably divided into Meadow, Plow, Pasture
and \Vood i.mid.—(_)n the same is a Two Story
Dwelling. I‘-louse large Barn, <3-c..it is well wa.ereil,
and will he sold at a great bargain, if application is
made soon. For terms, apply to Charles lsaacs, at
Norwalk, or of the subsi.-rider on the premises. ‘
Noi'vva‘.lt, July I, I333. NATIIAN NASH.
3 iIl27
T0 COFIB EIANUFACTURE RS
‘,WI'lRDlNANl) L. WILSEY having formed a
(_Iopartnersliip with JOSEPH T. WI'II'l'E, the
business will liereaftcr be conducted under the firm
of I*'erdiiiaiid L. \"v'ilsey «Sr Co., at No. 2 Cedar st.
To manu-
facturers disposed to consign Combs for sale on
conimission, the uiidersignetl would respectfully
recommend lIlt~‘.t‘nS3lV't_’S as possessing extensive-
ly every requisite advaiitage for transacting such
lmsiness. Combs forw:-irded to the subscriber at
l\fJ- 2 Cedar st., for sale after the first of March,
will receive particular attention, and in all c.".s:5s me
Cffnsignor may rrly upon prompt and correct returns.
l«‘£nni.\'.-t.~:D L. WiLsi-zv & Cn.
—
" New Yr:-rlr. Feb. 2’), I831 . lltf
CA. IEIIIJXGE IIIAIQING.
ft A;‘iI.'lIlS KL COLLINS respectfully inform the
3 citizens of Norwalk and the pulilic generally,
that they have taken the well known stand formerly
occupied by Johnson 3:. Williams, as a carriage shop.
where all orders in that line of business will be
thankfully received and punctually attended to. The
subscribers flatter themselves that they shall be able
to give entire satisfaction to all who favor them with
their custom, and therefore solicit a share oftlie pub-
lic pat1'0nag8- WiLi.i.tiii C. SAMMIS.
. AMBROSE COLLI.\'S.
N. B. ALL kinds of Iron work done at the short-
est i\"otice. l\"or\valk, Jan. I. 1833. I
DAY, VENABLES &. TAYLOR.
IRE i'i{()()F EAR'I‘liEN\VARE, m--nufirc
turers, Norwalk. Conn.—'I‘he subscribers rec-
ommend the above with confidence and particularly
such articles as are for baking by the fire. The
ware has been known in the market over two years.
In 1831 they received the premium from the New
York Institute, at their annual fair. Since then they
have made extensive improvements in the pottery.
I‘he article may be seen in the rear of the old red
“are factory atOldW'ell.near the steam boat landing,
or at 38 Peck Slip, New York. All orders punctu-
ally attended to and the ware carefully packed for
transportation. Articles will be made to pattern. and
that of an inferior quality, one third less in price.
Norwalk, Sept. 10. 3m37
HIRAM HOY T, IVIE RCHANT TAILOR
West side of the Bridge, Saugrituc/c.
HE Subscriber has just returned from New
_ York with a general assortment of Cloths,
Cassiineres, Satinnets, Vcstings, &c. which is offer-
ed to the public as cheap as can be purchased at
any other Establislinient in the Country. The fol-
lowing comprise 21 part, viz. super black, blue,
brown, olive, green and mix’t broadclotlis, lilack,
blue, and striped cassimeres, blue, drab, black inixt,
and Adam’s mix’t saiinnets, of asuperior quality,
plain and striped molcskins, wide and narrow cord,
fancy do. Vestings—blaek and brown figured silk
V€5li“g3, black satin faced do. (a good article) figur-
ctl silk and linen do, black silk and tabby velvet,
plain and figured buff Marseilles, white and light
figural ‘I0. While figured Valencia. suspenders of all
descriptions, stocks, collars, cravats. and pocket
Il¢'lIl(.ll£P.l’Cl)lCfs of every description, together with a
general assortment of triimniiigs. N.B. Tailoring
will be done in the best and most {aighionable style.
The latest New-York fashions received quarterly.
An assortment of ready-made Clothing kept con.
stantly on hand, and for sale cheu , by
Sangatuck, April 16th, 1833. H. HOYT.
AOAH. S BAILY, tenders his acknowledgments
to his friends and the public for past favors in
his business. and solicits a continuance of tlieni.—
Having employed a first rate workman to ta/re charge
of his workshop, he is safe in saying that his work will
be done as well as the best. His present arrange-
ment makes it necessary that his old accounts should
he settled immediately without further notice. Want-
ed, to employ for the season ayoung woman, by the
week, who understands making pantalooiis and vents,
and to live in his family. A good workman will
meet Will! steady employ.‘ N.B, A new stile of Stocks
just received and for said very cheap.
NORIVALK BI
No. 6, I3URRALL’S BUILDINGS.
i‘T‘iIIIS E.~‘tal_;lisliipent is constantly furnislied
‘ with an extensive assortment of Di'u::s, Med-
cines, l‘erfumery,_ Brushes, Dye Stuffs, I'Iill.l.8I'S Ar.
ICIES, .&c., which are warranted of good quality,
and will be sol l wholesale or retail, on reasonal.-le
SPENSARY,
terms Amongst the Articles may be found :-
Guin Opium Tart. Arid. Logwootl
f‘i1miili0'1‘ Sap. Cnrb. Soda Red W'ood
—-—— l\lyri'h Aiitiinony Fustic
-—-- A oes Calomel Nic.Wood
—— Arabic Arsenic Cam. Wood
'.l'ra;:acan. Quiiiiiie Verdigi-is
Rochelle Salts lllorpliiiie Alcohol
Er som do Caustic Sliellack
tllauber do Carb. Iron Oil Vlf|‘l{)I
Gentian Laudzinuin Blue Vitriol
Senna Percgeric l\'itric Acid
Pink Castor Oil Copperas
Snake Iloot Olive (til Alum
Seneka Bails. Copaiva Indigo
Chain. Flowers Fir Niitgzills
Saffroii Spts. Turpentine Sal.T.'irt.'1i'
Pearl Barley Oil Spike Ilntlcrs’ Jacks
Cream Tamar Oil Tar S[O[)’l|g Brushes
Arrow Root
Liquorice-.
Sassaparilla
Ileruviaii Bark
Rlinl_>arl)
Spts. Ifartsliorn Shoe do
l\'iti'e Tooth do
Lee's Pills Wliiteivasli do
Ilygean do Pliila. Porter
S)'I‘iI!;_"'s London do
Orange Peel Conklin Salve Salt I’o!i'e
Isitig Glass 'I'ain:iriiids Pearlash
White Mustard Esseiitizil Oils Potasli
Squills L.-‘sences Sal. Eratiis
Snipher Opodeldoc Czistilc Soap
l3i'iiiistone Aioinatic Snuff Jtiiil-: Bottles
I’ol:in'i Starch Itch Ointment VV|iite do
Wliiti-. \Vax Illue do Vials
lees \'v’ax lailem Oil Tobacco & Snuff
Cocliincal Biitisli Oil Sponge
Mzigiiesia Soda Powders Ilnll’s Tre.-ses
Ox. Acid. Seidlitz do Einery
Oil So.-ip I.r~.nion Syrup Swaiiii’sPanace.i
Noiwnlk, July 16. '.I'.7i'll3D 8:. I‘.U'I‘LI.'Zl{.
{l:,.*\~‘I i‘vII’()I.i'I‘AlV"I‘ DOCUllIEN'I‘.Q§j}
?"5,_',§"‘,TIt‘. take much f-left.-=ttTe in placing before out
‘:3’ at readers,sovaliiableadocument as thefollowiiig
attestrtion of a whole community to the inestimable
value of the Vegetable Universal Medicines of the
Briti.-th College of Health. We commend the public
spirit and manly independence of the Sl]llS(‘.t‘Il)el‘S_.
and hope to see their good example followed by other
irornmnnities, as they shall lieeoiiie uiisliaekled from
tlieirprcjutliccs, and freed from their Er-culapian
bondage. \Ve think it time to call upon the nunier
ous friends of the cause to stand forth and avow
tlieinselvcs. Let them look at this docninedt, and (I0
li.’;.'m.-isc. 1’«‘AlIlFlISl D COU\"I‘Y, Nov. 5, I833.
We the uiidcrsigned, citizens of Fairfinlil County,
CL, having iiiade use otrzelvcs and in our families,
and witnessed its ci‘i'ccts on others within the circle
of our ac-qnaiiitance, who have been cured and
benr-fitted by the use of i\lorisoii’s Pills or the Hy-
deem it our ditty, as well as a ple:isure in recom-
mending this Medicine to the public, and to those
who are laboring under any disease of recent date,
or of lonrr staiidéiig, or any Ci’)i'f)§'llIl_‘f::§()n cf ;fi50,,SCS
IO mill“-' I-"-ill; and "50 llilCC0!‘tll1i,g to the directions.
You may rest assured that your most. sanguine ex-
pectations will be more than realized—-your pre_ju.-
dices will-give way on a thorough trial an-'1 In\‘estig,'1-
tion of the theory and practice, and simplicity oftliis
medicine, which iiiakes it coinprehensibfe to the most
coinmor. l1ll(.l(‘l'Slll|'ltIlI]g’. "I'I'.'&lllIt is the sugar that
sweetens all the comforts of life,” is the reinurk of
a celebrated aiitlior, and every one who has experi-
enced the absciicc of that pearl of great price, will
respond to the truth of the observation. We most
clieerfully sign this certificate in testimony of our
unbounded confidence in the above medicine, in
preferaiice to any other with which we have become
acquainted.
Stephen Mott, Edward H. Street, Wm. Maybury,
Edwin IIoyt, Wm. Daskani, Win. I-Iaiitl, Harvey E.
Hoyt, John O. Comstock, Charles Finney, Morison
Iloyt, of Nonvalk.
Lewis R:iynioiid,3d, Charles I’.aymond,ofDarieii.
Elijah Sanford, Newtown.
Etlviiri S. I‘It)lI_V,SlE1flllI)l'(.l. H. O G.-KYLORD.
’I‘AIL0RIE‘17G. '
I-IE subscriber has just returned from N. York
with a considerable addition to his foinier
stock. {e is prepared and is desirous to give sat-
isfaction to those who will favor lii.n with their pat-
ronage. He has now a good assortment of black,
blue and brown broad cloths, cassimeres and vest-
iiigs, together with a quantity of Suspenders, Gloves,
For Collars; Cord and Tassals for Cloaks, stocks,
collars, bosioms, and a general assortment of trini-
mings. His work will he done in the b st manner
and most fashionable style.
Old \Vell. Nov. 17. CHAS. M.KNAPP. 38
A (.']'.‘lt’1'.-tIi‘.' C (..'l€1'I FOR T1119‘
I '5,‘ C ‘ill.
VFIIIS filthy and infections disorder, be it ever so inveterate,
may be cured in one Iiour’s application by the use of
DU.\IFltli'£S’ OlNT.\llSi\"l‘
It is unrivalled for the pZ¢:asantm.33, case, expedition, spfcty.
mil certainty, with which it produces it perfect cure 0 this
iiseasc. The Oiiitiiient is known to be so certain and expe-
ditious in its operation, as to effect a cure in on Iiour‘.s- appli-
cation only! without any hazard oflaking cold, as the com-
positiqn dqles not contain dtlietleatst pariticle o:”_ i(r1iercplry, or
= ' tier an rcrous nivre ieii ' t Illa’ ie a ie in 1 per-
ftllit gafety in Ihe state Dof pregnzlncy, afid eveliip to children at
the breast. ’ , _
I1'J’Pn'ce 37 1-2 cents a box,._'':[[ until ample dcrcctions.
DURIFRIES’ IIIGIILY AI‘I’ROV'ED
E YE \!”A’E_‘El’.'. I _
TIIIS safe and powerful wash for sure or tnflariicd Eyes,
StZlt’l(IS{pl'C-;3l,'nlnCl1I’. arnongrt,lic mnltittl1de_oftordinarypre-
parations or t its purpose. ’ io most 0 istiiia e as we as
the more slight intlaniiiiations of that. delicate organ, yield to
this liigbly approved Eye VVater, which will brace and re-
store the tone of the diseased parts. On recent: sore eyes,
tpe effect is highly; sglutarryf, zlind lijn cases of }"((‘:lr'lrSf,Sl5t1lLltllllg,
tie most uiiexpec c re ie ias cen receive a .er 0 ier
applications of inferior etlicacy had failed. Tlibse who use
it pronounce it to be one of the bgst; preparatioiis for those
complaints they ever met with, especially in obstinate cases
of soreness and iiiflanimatioii.
Price 25 cents a bottle, with directions.
--ALSO-—
IL?The celebrated CAi\IBRIAN TOOTII ACIIE PILLS,
which give immediate rclic without the least injury to the
Teeth. On trial this will c found one of the best remedies
for this painful complaint. Price 50 cents abox, with di
rectlons.
FOR FEIVIALES.
DR. RELFES’ AROMATIC PILLS
AVE been long celebrated as a most valuable and office
cioiis remedy against those general complaints peculiai
to the female portion of society. They cleanse, purify, and
promote ti. free and brisk circulation of the blood, when he
come sluggisli and languid from the afflicting ailments for
which these Pills are asafe and effectual specific. '1‘licy
assist the suspended operations of the sangiiiferons system,
when nature requires it, and rectify the irregular habits of
the uiiliealtliy female, whose sickly and palid countenance
becomes reanimatctl, and freshens with the natural glow of
restored health. They are a tried and approved remedy in
ob.9lru«:lion.r, dcbility, Ii_.,poc/iomfria, grccn sickness, gidrliness, pal-
pilation of tlic licarl, bail digestion, loatliinrv of food, pain: nj the
stomacli, sliortncss of breath, upon every Iittle motion, sinking
of the spirits and its coiiscqiieiice, adejected countenance
and dislike for exercise and conversation. They are equally
conducive to the health of married ladies, except in cases of
pregnancy, or hectic and consumptive habits, when they must
not be taken. But they may be administered to great advan-
tage a month or more after accouclimcnt, for the purpose of
cleansing the system and purging those gross liumours,
which, when retained, lay the foundation of numerous di-
seases, and render the incautious subject unliealtliy for life.
They should also be taken by all women from 45 to 50, to
prevent the dangerous disorders consequent upon that. cri-
tical period of female life. They have been further found,
by experience, to afford apowerful remedyin all hypncliomfriac,
hystcric, and Ufl[)0Ill"i.t!h disorders, both in men and women, whose
nervous system they strengthen and regulate, aid nature in
throwing off those gross and superabiiiidant; liumoiirs which
produce melancholy and depression of spirits, renovate the
body, reaniinate the mind, and diffuse a general clieerfulness
and elasticity tlirougliout: the whole system. Price $1 50 a
box, with directions.
[Ij”l‘he above valuable Medicines are prepared from the
Origiiial MS. Recipe of the late Dr. VV. '1‘. CONWAY, by
'1‘. KIDDER, his Imnmliatc .Sm:ct,-.s.<mr and Sole Proprietor. For
sale at his Coiintiiig Room, No. 99, next door to J. 1{iooi::n’s
Drug Store, corner of Court and llanover .Streets, near Con-
ceit H.111, 1:0,,-ton; and also for.5al0 by his special appointment
(together with all the valuable Medicines, as prepared by the
late Dr. Coiiway,) by
VVEi:i) and BUTLER, Druggists. Norwalk: SEYMOUR
JARVIS, and Win. 5. Woou, Stamford,tmd CLOSE 81.
Man), Greenwich.
‘I, Observe that none are genuine without. the written
signature of 'l‘.,KlI)DER, on the outside printed wriipper._
II_?A large drscouiitmade to those Mic buy to sell again
P‘ ETRY.
tL‘H'.-‘.i.P'I"iVJI?i. {PK MISSES. _
The dear little Misses we meet with in life,
V‘/hat hopes and what fears they awaken;
And when a man’s t.ikin<z a Miss for a Wife,
He is miss fed as well as mi'ss«f.ti-/ran.
When I courted fl}’z'ss Ifirlrl and obtained the kiss,
I thought in the warmth of my passinii,
That I’d make a great Hit in thus gaiiiiiig a Ilfiss
But ’twns only a miss-cal-czilu-(ion.
7
For so many Jlfisscs, surrounded Miss Kidd,
Vi/itli me and my love iiiterfi-ring:
A jealous l\'Iiss-trust put it into her head
That she oug,-lit not to give me a liearing. [day
Tliere’s a certain Illiss-i:/lance that I met with '0 tie
Almost sent my hopes to destriiction,
And she felt a siispicioii ofall I miglit say-
Aiid all owing to one llliss-coizstivtctioiz.
Deceived by a llvliss-z'ri_/ormatian I wrote,
The cause ofher anger demanding;
liss-(lircction prevented her getting the i.ote,
And introduced l\liss-uadcrslruirling,
I'Vhen to make her my wife I exultingly swore,
Miss-bcliifiiiiide her doubt my intention,
Anal I nearly got wed to Miss-fortune before
I could wean her from Miss-(zpprc/iuizsioiz.
But when she no longer would yield to Miss-doufit,
Nor be led by Miss-rcprcsmzlation,
She had with Miss-lo’/.'e a most serious fall out,
And to wed felt no more hesitation.
But when at the church to be married we met,
Miss-tit/.'c made the Parson Io‘lii:gr‘r,
And I got so annoyed by an aivkward Miss-_fit,
I could not get the ring on her finger.
Having been so Miss-usczl, I HOW keep a strict
Tliougli Istill liv’tl in fear of Miss-carriage, [watch,
And I fUUt‘.(I, when too late, an unlucky Miss-match
Intcrfer’d with the joys of my marriage.
Miss-rule in my dwelling put every thing wrong,
Miss management there took her station,
Till my cash, like the time I take singing my song,
Was all wasted by l\'liss-rip];/icatirin.
1.3..‘-—'
IVIISCE LLA.l’€Y.
From the l‘sIetropolitan Mziguiziiie.
JACOB FAI'I‘IIFU‘u.
“Bound ’pi'entice to a waterman,
“I learnt a bit to row;
"And, bless your heart, I always was so gay.”
Gentle l‘Ct-lLI(:l', I was born upon the water
geian Tllediciiirs of the Briii.-‘li College of Ilezilth, we “not “llml the Salt ulld ‘m.‘,—”'.V “Gen”: but
upon the fresh and rapid flowing i'iver.—
It was a floatiiig sort of box, called a ligh-
ter, and upon the River Thames, and at
low v.'a_ter, that I first smelt the mud. This
lighter was lnftllllctl (an expression amoun-
ting to biillism, if not construed /rind-ly)
by my fatlier, my mother, and your humble
servant. My fatlier had the sole cliarge——
he was monarcli of the deck; my mother
ofcourse. was queen, and I was the heir ap-
parent.
Before I say one word about myself, al-
low me dutifully to describe my parents.—
First, then I will pourtray my queen moth-
er. Report says, that when first she came
on board the ligliter, a lighter figure and a
lighter step iiover passed a plank; but as
far as I can tax my recollection, she was al-
ways a fat, uiiwieldly woman. Locomotion
was not her taste —-gin was. She seldom
quitted the cabin ; never qiiitted the lighter
—a pair of shoes may have lasted her for
five years, for the wear and tear that she
took out of theiii. Being of this domestic
habit, as all married women ought to be,
she was alway to be found when wanted;
but, although always at hand, she was not
always on her feet. Towards the close of
the day she lay down upon her bed—a wise
precaution when a person can no longer
stand. The fact was, that my honored
mother, although liervirtue was nnimpeacli-
able, was frequently seduced by liquor, ant’,
although constant to my father, was de-
bauched and to be found in bed with that
insidiuoiis assailer of female iiprightiiess—
gfn. Tlielighter, which might have been
compared with another garden of Eden, of
which my mother was the Eve, my father
the Adam to consort with, was entered by
this serpent who tempted her; and if she
did not eat, she drank, which was even Worse.
At first, indeed, and I mention it to prove
how the enemy always gains admittance
under a specious form, she drank it only to
keep the cold out of her stomach, which the
humid atmosphere from the surrounding
water appeared to warrant. My father
took his pipe for the same reason; but at
the time that I was born he smoked and she
drank, from inoriiiiigto night, because, liab-
it had rendered it almost necessary to their
existence. The pipe was always to his
lips, the glass incessantly at hers. . I would
have defied any cold ever to have penetra-
ted into their stomachs; but I have said
enough of my mother for the present, I will
now pass on to my father.
My father was a pufl"y,round-liellied, long
armed, little man, admirably calculated for
his station in, or rather out ofpublic society.
He could manage a lighter as well as any
body: but he could not do more; he had
been brought up to it from his infancy. He
went on shore for my mother, and came on
board again—thc only remarkable event in
his life. His whole amusement was his
pipe ; and, as there is a certain indefinable
link between smelting and philosophy, my
father by dint of smoking had become a
perfect philosopher. ' It is no less strange
than true, that we can pull’ away our cares
with tobacco, when, without it, they remain
an oppressive burden to existence. There is
no composing draught like the draught
through the tube of a pipe. The savage
warriors ofNoi'tli America enjoyed the bless-
ing before we did; and to the pipeis to be as-
cribed the wisdom of their councils, and the
laconic delivery of their sentiments. It
would be well introduced in the legislative
assembly: Ladies, iiideed,would no loti-
ger look down through the ventilator; but
we should have more sense and fewer words.
It is also to tobacco that is to be ascribed the
SliOlC‘.lI firmness of those American warriors,
who, satisfied with the pipe in their inoutlis,
submitted with perfect iiidiflbrciicc to the
torture of their enemies. From the well
known virtues oftliis weed arose that pe-
cnliar expression, when you irritate another
that you ‘put his pipe out.’
My father’s pipe, literally and nietaplior-
ically, was never put out. He had a few
apot.hegms,\vliicli brought every disaster to
a happy conclusion; and as he seldom or
iiever iiidiilgjcd in word.-:~, these sayings were
deeplyinprcssed upon my infant memory.
One was, ‘It’s no use crying; wh'1t’s done
can’t be lielped.’—¥‘/lien once these words
escaped his lips the subject was never rc-
newed. Nothing appeared to move him;
the adjiirations oftlioseiii the other lighters,
barges, vessels, and boats of every descrip-
tion, who were coiriteiiding with |.lS for the
extra foot of water, as we drifted up or
down witli the tide, effected him not, further
than an extra-coluinn or two of the smoke
rising from the bowl of his pipe. To my
mother he used but one expression,‘Take it
coolly ;’ but it always had the. coiitr:ir_v ef-
fect with my mother, as it put her more in a
passion. It was like pouring oil upon flame ;
i'icvertlicles.s, the advice was good, bad it
ever been followed. Another favorite ex-
pression of my fatlier’.-t, when any thing
went wrong, and which was of the same
pattern as the rest of plioilosophy, was ‘Bet-
ter luck nexttiriie.’ These apliorisms were
impressed on my memory. I continually
recalled them to mind, and thus I became a
philosopher lonn‘ before my wise teeth were
in embryo, or I Iiad even shed the first. set
with which nature pi'esentsus,tliat in the pet-
ticoat age we iiiay iiirlnlge in lollipop.
My father's education had been neglected.
He could neither read nor write: but alilioiigli
lie did not exactly,llkcCadmus,invent letters,
he had accustomed Iiirnself to asccrtaiii his
hierogliphics,genei'allyspeaking,sullicient for
his purposes, and which might be consider-
ed as an artificial meniorv. ‘I can’t write
nor read, Jacob,’ he would say, ‘I wish I
could: but look boy, I means this mark for
three qnartci's of ii buslicl. Mind you re-
collect it when I axes you, or I’ll be blowed
ifl don't \vzill::.p you.’ But it was a case of
peculiar clifiiciilty which would i'cq'..iire it
new hieroglyphic or extract such a long
speech froiii my father. I was well acquain-
ted with his usual scratclies and dots, and
having a good memory, could put him right
when he was ptizzlcd with some missliaped
xor z, representing some util-znown quality,
like the same letters in algebra.
I have said that I was the heir apparent,
but I did not say that I was the only child
born to my father in his wedlock. My
honored mother had two more children;
lint the first who was a girl, and had been
provided for by a fit oftlie measels; and
the second, my elder lirotlier, by tumbling
over the stern of the lighter Wllelt be u as
3 years old. At the time of the accident,
my mother had retired to her bed, a little the
worse for liquor; my father was on deck
forward, leaning against the win-.llass, so-
berly smoking his evening pipe. "Wit-at
was that '4’ exclaimed my father, taking his
pipe out of his mouth, and listening; ‘ I
shouldeii’t wonder if it wasn’t Joe.’ And
my fatlier put in his pipe again, and smok-
ed away as before.
My father was correct in his stirmises.--
Ittvas Joe who had made the splash which
roused him from his meditations, for the
next morning Joe was nowhere to be found.
He was, however, found some days after-
wards; but as the newspapers say, and as
may well be imagined, the vital spark was
extinct ; and, moreover, the eels and cliubs
had eaten off his nose and a portion of his
chubby face, so that, as my father said ‘he
was no us to nobody.’ The morning af-
tertlie accident my father was up early and
had missed poor little Joe. He went into
the cabin, smoking his pipe, and said noth-
ing. As my brother did not appear as usu-
al for his breakfast, my mother called out
for him in a harsh voice; but Joe was out of
hearing, and as mute as a fish. Joe opened
not his mouth in relpymcitlier did my father;
My mother then quilted the cabin, and
walked around the lighter, looked into the
dog-kennel to ascertain if he was asleep
with the great inastir —biit Joe was nowhere
to be found.
‘ W'hy, what can have become of Joe '2’
cried my mother, with maternal alarm in
her countenance, appealing to my fatlier,
as she hastened back to the cabin. My fa-
ther spoke, not but taking his pipe out of
his mouth, dropped the bowl of it in a per-
pendicular direction till it landed softly on
the deck,tl'ien put it into his mouth again,aiid
puffed mournfully. ‘VVliy,you don’t mean
to say that he is overboard?’ Screamed my
mother.
My father nodded his head, and puffed
away at an accumulating rate. A torrent
of tears, exclamations, and revilings, suc-
ceeded to this characteristic announcement.
My fathgr allowed my mother to exhaust
herself. By the time she was finished so
was his pipe. He then knocked out the
ashes, and quietly observed—‘ It's no use
crying: wliat’s done can’t be helped,’ and
proceeded to refill the bowl.
‘Can’t be helped '2’ cried my mother‘. ‘but
it might have been helped.’
‘Take it coolly,’ replied my father.
‘Take it coolly I’ replied my mother. in ‘-1
rage—‘take it coolly ! Yes, you’re lot‘ ta-
king eveiy thing coolly; I presume, ifI fell
overboard vou would be taking it coolly.’
‘You would take it coolly, at all events,’
replied my imperturbable father.
‘O dear I 0 clear I’ cried my poor mother;
‘two poor children, and lost them both I’
‘Better luck next. time,’ l‘GJOll]t?(.I, my fa-
ther; ‘so Sal say no more about it.
My father continued for some time to
smoke his pipe, and my mother to wipe her
eves, until at last my father, who was really
aikind hearted man, rose from the chest up-
on which he was seated; went to the cup-
board, poured out a teacupful ‘of gin, and
handed it to mother. It was kindly done of
liim,and my mother was to be won by kind-
I
_3i.:v' ‘''-~ -2-
ness. It was a pure olfcrliig in the spirit,
and taken in the spirit in it liicli it was offer-
ed. After a few repetitions, which were
rendered necessary from its poteiicy being
diluted with her tears, grief and recollection
were drowned together,aiid disappeared like
two lovers who sunk down entwined in each
other’s arms. ‘With this beautiful metaphor
I shall wind up the episode of my unfortun-
ate brothor Joe.
It was about a year after the loss of my
l}l'0tI|C2' that I was usliered into the world,
without any other assistants or spectators
than my father and Dame Nature, \vlioI
believe to be a very clever midwife, if not iii-
terfcred with. My fatlier, who had some
faint ideas of Christiaiiity, performed the
baptismal rites, by crossing me on the fore-
head with the end of his pipe, and calling
me Jacob; as for my mother being ehiircli-
ed, she had never been to church in Iier life.
In fact, my father and mother never quitted
the liglitcr, unless when the former was call-
ed oiit by the superintendaiit or proprietor at
the delivery or shipmeiit of a cargo, or was
once a month for a few minutes on shore to
pnrcliase iiccessaries. I cannot recall much
ofmy infancy ; but I recollect tlizittlie light-
er was often very brilliant with blue and red
paint, and that my mother used to point it
out to me as ‘so pretty,’ to keep me quiet.
I shall tlierefore pass it over, and conimeiie.e
at the age ot'5 years, at which early period
I was ofsomelittle use to my father; indeed,
I was alinest as forward as some boys at If).
This niziy appear strange, lint the fact is,
that my ideas, though bounded, were con-
centrated. The li_«_:litei', its equipments, and
its destination, were the microcosm of my
infant iinaginatiori ; and my ideas and
thoughts being directed to so few objects,
these objects were deeply impressed, and
their value fully understood. Up to the
time that I quilted the ligliter, at 11 years
old, the baril-as of the river were the lioiiinl=.i-
ries of my speculations. I certaiiily coin-
preliended the riature of trees and houses;
but I do not think that; I was aw.’-ire that the
former grew. From the time that I could
recollect them on the banks oftlie i'iver,1.lii~y
appeared to be exactly of the same size. .-is
they were when first [saw them, and lush-
ed no questions. But by the time that I was
ll} years old I knew the name of every
beach of the river, and every point—~the
dcptli of water, and the sliulloivs, the drift
ofthe cui'i'eiit, and the ebb and flow of the
tide itself. I was able to iiiaiiagc the ligli_t-
er as it floated down with the tide; for wlnit
I lacked in strengtli I made up with the
dexterity arising from my coiistaiit practice.
It was at the age of I l years that a catas-
trophe took place which cliaiiged my pros
pccts in life, and I must tlicrefore say a lit-
tle more about my father and mother and
bring up their history to that period. The
propensity of my mother to ardent spirits
had, as always is the case, greatly increased
upon lier,aiid her corpulence had increased
in the same ratio. She was now a most
tiiiwieldly, bloated, montitaiii of flesh, such
a form as I have never since beheld, altliougli
at the time she did not appear to me to be
disgusting, accustomed to witness impercep-
tibly her increase, and not seeing any other
females except at a distance. For I.lie last
two years she had seldom quitted her bed—-
certainly she did not crawl out of the cabin
more than five minutes during the \vcek—
indeed, her obesity and habituiil intoxication
rendered her iiicapable. My father went
on shore for a quarter of an hour once a
month, to purchase gin, tobacco, rod lier-
rings and decayed ship biscuit——the latter
were my principal fare, except when I could
catch 8 fish over the sides, as we lay at an-
chor. I was therefore a great water drink-
er, not altogether from choice, but from the
salt nature of my food, and because my
poor mother had sense enough left to dis-
cern tliat ‘Gin was’i'it good for little boys.’
But a great cliaiige had taken place in my
father. I was now left almost altogether in
charge of the deck, my father seldom coin-
ing up except to assist in shooting the bridg-
es, or when it required more than my exer-
tions to steer clear of the crowds of vessels
which We encountered when between them.
In fact, as I grew more capable, my father
became more incap:ibl'e, and passed most of
his time in the. cabin, assisting my mother
in emptying Ilie great stone bottle. The wo-
man prevailed upon the man, and now both
were guilty in partaking of the forbidden
fruit; oftliejuniper tree. Such wasthe state
of affairs in our little kingdom when the ca-
tastrophe occurred which I am now about to
relate.
One fine summer evening, we were float-
ing up with the tide, deeply laden with coals
to ‘be delivered at the proprietor’s wliarf,
some distance from Putney bridge; a strong
breeze sprung up and checked our progress,
and we could not as we expected, gain the
wharf that night. ‘V6 were about a_mile and
half above the bridge when the tide tiirn-
ed against us, and we dropped ourianchor.
My father, who, expecting to arrive that
evening, had remained sober, waited until
the lighter had swung to the stream, and
then ..sayin_g- to me, ‘Remember, Jacob; We
must be at the wharf early to-inorrow morn-
ing, so keep alive,’ he went into ‘the cabin
to indulge in his potations, leaving me in
possession of the deck,_a.nd also ofiny sup-
per, which I never ate below, the little cab-
in being so uiipleasantly close. Indeed, I
L001; all my meals alfresc0,unless the nights
were intensely cold, slept on deck, in the
dog-kennel nbaft, which had once been ten-
anted by the large mastiif, but he had been
dead seine years, and had been thrown over-
board, and in all probability had been con-
verted into Epping sausages, at Is per lb.
Some time after his decease, I had taken
possession of his apnrtmeiit, and had per-
formed his duty. I had finished my supper,
which was washed down with a considera-
ble portion of Thames water, for I always
drank more when above the bridges, having
an idea that it tasted. more pure and fresh.
4-‘
I had wa lied forward and looked at the ca-
llles l_0 S80 if all was right, and then, having
nothing more to do, I lay down on the deck,
and indulged in the profound speculations
ofa boy of II years old. I was watching
the stars above me, wliiclrtwiiikled faintly,
and appeared to me ever and anon to be ex-
tiiiguishud and then religlitencd—I was
wondering what they couldgbe made of, and
how they come there, when of a sudden I
was interrupted in my reveries, by aloud
5l“‘l8l<. mill perceived a strong smell of
sometliing burning. The shrieks were re-
iiewed again and again, and I had linrdlv
time to get upon my legs when my father
burstfrom the cabin, rushed over the side of
the lighter, and disappeared. I caught a
glimpse of his features as he passed n'ie,and
observed fright and iiitoxication blended to-
gether. I ran to the side where he had dis-
appeared, but could see nothing but a few
eddying circles as the tide rushed quickly
past. For a few seconds, I rcinaiued Sta..-
gored and stupcfied at his sudden disag-
pearance and evident deatli, but I was re-
called to recollection by the smoke which
encompassed me, and the slirieks of my trio-
tlier, which were now fainter, and fainter,
and I hastened to her assistance.
A-stong ciripyreumatic thick smoke as-
cended from the liatcliway oftlie cabin, and
as it had now fallen ca’m,it mon iited straiglit
up in the air in n tieiise column. I attempt-
ed to go in btit as soon :1;-‘I encountered the
smoke, I found that it was inipossible—it
v.'o'.iltl have siiffocated me in halfa minute.
I did wlint most children would have done in
such [1 situation-—I sat down and cried bit-
terly. In about ten minutes I removed my
hands, with which Iliad covered up my face,
and looked at the cabin hatch. The smoke‘
had disappeared, and all was silent. I went
to the hatcliway, and altlioiigli the smell was
still OVCl'[)t)\t'(?l'ltl,f_", I foiinti that I could bear
it. I descended the little ladder of three
steps, and called ‘Motlier,’ but there was no
aiisiver. The lamp fixed against the after
liulk-head, with a glass before it, was still
aliglit, and I could see plainly to every cor-
ncroftlie cabin. Notliiiig was burning, nor
even the ciirtains to my mother’s bed ap-
peared to be singed. I was nstonislierl——-
bi'catlile.=.s with fear, with trenibling voice,
I again called out ‘Mtitlier.’ I reinninerl
more than a miiititc panting for breatli,_aiid
ventured to draw back the curtains of the
b:d——my nzotlicr '.-.':1s not there I but there,
:ippe:iri.~d to he a black mass in the centre of
the bed. I put my hand fearfnlly upon it——‘-
I screamed with I}Oi'i‘Ol', my little senses
reeled-I staggmed from the cabin and fell
down on the deck in 21" state amounting al-
most to iiisaiiity; it was followed by a sort
of stupor, which liisted for many hot.irs.
As the reader may be in some doubt as
to the occasion of my motlier’.- deatli,I must:
inform him that she perished in that very
peculiar and dreadful manii'e'r, which does
sometimes, althougli rarely occur, to those
who indulge in an immoderate use of spirit-
nous liquors. Casesoftliis kind do indeed
present tliemselvcs but once in a century,
but their occurrence is but too well authen-
ticated. She perished from what is termed
spozzfaizcozts combustz'm2.—aii iiiflamatioii of
the gasses generated from spirits absorbed in-
to the system. It is to be presumed that the
flames issuing from my motliei"s body com-
plctely frightened out of his senses my fa-
ther, who had been drinking freely; and
thus did I lose both my parents, one by fire
and the otherby water, at one and the same
time.
Crown‘d with the sickle and the whiten’d sheaf
\Vhile autumn, nodding o’er the yellow plain,
Comejovial on.”
Autumn has come again. It is the most
delightful of our seasons, and is one of our
choice. Our autumii is unlike the autumn
of other countries, and it surpasses them all;
If there be brighter skies than ours, if there
be a more genial clime, if nature be else-
where less fitful in her cliaiiges, if the air
of other lands be more oderous and balmy,-
iftheirs be softer Springs and milder Sum-
mers, and more kindly tempered VVInters,-
there is iiotliing in all the world to com-
pare with the North American antumn.—-
Prodigal in its fruits and flowers, and many
colored foliage, in soft and balmy airs, in
quiet days and refreshing nights, it com-
bines the clinrnis oftlieSpringaiidSniiinier
of other lands. One night offiost,onebreath
of the cold northwest and the niorrow’s sun
looks out upon colors bright as his own
beams, and more variegated than the tints‘
of the many colored bow. It ‘is as if this‘
eartli were spanned liyone great Iris, throw-
ing its blended tints over mountain and val-
ley and stream. Iftlie sun set skies ofltaly
are flushed with a more gorgeous radiance,
look not, as with us, on earth which gives
back :1 picture of magnificent coloring, that
even the glories‘ of the firmament do not
outshiiie. It is as if the very air was pain-‘
ted. The colors bclow so mingled and bar-
monize with the colors above, that there
seems a very blending ofearth and sky.
II/‘ell (lone Ladics.—'I‘h-r Boston Atlas
s:iy~-—-“Fasliion is a whimsical jade, but
who ever dreamed that she would put canes
into the ladies’ hands. But so it is, “upon
honor.” Two ofour fashionable ladies ex-
hibited themselves yesterday, in Washing-'
ton street, with their little sticks, which they
flourislied with becoming grace.”
Flesh and the sp2'rit.——l'lIiss Drummond
the late famous preacher among the Qua-‘
kers,lieing asked by a gentleman of the spit‘-
it had never inspired her with the thoughts‘
of marriage-“-“ No friend,” said she, “ bué
the flash often has l"
Wliy is a younglady of quick learning?’
like a mutual error? Because she is a miss-'
understaiiding. ,
\-Vliy is P. in the alphabet like a cruel
Roman Emperor I Because it is near 0;
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