VOL. 16.
PUBLISHED
Every Tuesday Zlforiziiig,
A I-‘E\V RODS IVEST 01-‘ THE BRIDGE;
BY
\JAl\'IES REED.JR-
_ '_[',E{{1\{S—'I‘wo Dollars per annum, payable
“quarterly: Mail Subscribers in advance. A liberal
, discount made to companies.—Any person who wil
‘become responsible for six papers shall have the
: seventh gratis.—No paper will be discontinued until
arrearages are paid.—Communications must be post
paid to receive attention.
BLIND FACTORY.
Y HE subscriber would inform the inhabitants of
~.._ Norwalk and its vicinity, that he has taken
tlte above establishment formerly occupied by S.
,Dewic.k, a little North of the Bridge, where he in-
- i,.te,n_ds carrying-,o'n the business in all its various
T
gbranches, viz.: Venetian, Parlor, and Outside Mov-
iing Blinds‘. , ,
._ N. B. All kinds of Job work and iepairing done
,_on the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable
. terms. The subscriber respectfully solicits the pa-
tronage of the Public. JOHN BROIVN.
Norwalk, Aug. 6. I833. 2.‘
BLACKSYIITHING.
,3, The subscriber has taken the sltop
'7’ formerly occupied by Philo Lloyd, and
intends carrying on the business in all
its various branches, and hopes by
strict atteiitirn to business, to merit a
"share of public patronage.
_ N. B. VVork as v ell done and as cheap as at any
other shop in the place. H. SCOFIELD.
Norw:-ilk, October I. 40
B EJACKSNHETIIENGO
HE subscriber has built a new Shop,35 by 25,
with 4 good fires, and iuviends carry ing on the
Blacksmaih’s business. Work of all kinds will be
done at a very short notice, and as cheap as at any
other Establishmeiit in this place. C. PARTBICK.
Nor\vitlk.Jul_v 15. I833. 29
FOR SALE,
A PLEASANTLY sittiated, and
very convenient built Dwelling
Hotise, and an Acre of Good Land
adjoining, with fine Fruit, antl other
coiiveniencies, situated a few rods
above the Old VVell School House, and near the
Methodist Meetingfloiise. The House is in good
repair, and will be sold cheap. For further partic-
ulars enquire of CHARLES llI.u.i.oizv.
Norwalk, Julv I6. 1832.
OR. SALE ORTO LEASE FUR ONE OR
MORE YE-AR,S——A convenient tlwellingliouse
nearly new, barn and other out buildings, together
with about two acres of land. on which is a young
orchard of selected apple and other fruit trees, a good
garden. Sec. pleaseiitly situated on the East side of
Five Mile River harbour, in Norwalk—-it beingtlie
late residence of the subscriber. For terms, which
will be reasonable, apply to David Lockwood, near
the premises, or totlie subscriber in New Canaan.
Feb. 9th. l8:§3. ERASTUS SEELY. n7tf
T0 CODIB IIIANUFACTURERS
ERDINANI) L. WILSEY having‘ formed a
_ Coparttiershigi with JOSEPH T. WHITE, the
business will herea ier be conducted under the firm
of Ferdinand L. Wilsey 8; Co., at N{)_ 2, Cedar SL
and at the old stand No. 33 F'.t‘.:on 3!, To mnnu.
r°°““'f3"§ d'5l'°59d ii) consign Combs for sale on
°_"m““55'°“i the undersigned nould respectfully
I‘ec0mm.’:nd themselves as possessing extensive-
ly every requisite advantage for transacting such
business. Combs forwarded to the subscriber at
No. 2 Cedar st.,for sale after the first of March,
will receive particular attention, and in all cases the
consignor may rely upon prompt and correct returns.
FERDINAND L. WILSEY &. Co.
New York. Feb. 20, I833. Iltf
CARRIAGE IVIAKING.
AMMIS 81. COLLINS respectfully inform the
l_ citizens of Norwalk and the public generally,
that they have taken the well known stand formerly
occupied by Johnson 8:. Williams, as a carriage s hop,
where all orders in that line of business will be
tllanuk-fully received and punctually attended to. The
3'-‘b§cribers flatter themselvesihat they shall be able
*0 ‘give entire satisfaction to all who favorthem with
their custom, and therefore solicit a share ofthe pub-
ic patronage WILLIAM C. SAMMIS.
. Aituiitosie: Coi.i.i.\'s.
N. B. ALL kinds of Iron work done at the short-
‘est Notice. Norwalk, Jan. 1. 1833. l
TAILORING.
THE subscriber has just returned from N. York
with a considerable addition: to his fmmer
stock. He is prepared and is desirous to give sat-
isfaction to those who will favor him with their pat-
ronage. He has now a good assoitnient of black,
blue and brown broad cloths, cassimeres and vest-
ings, together with a quantity ofsnspenders, Gloves,
For Collars; Cord and Tassals for Cloaks, stocks.
collars, bosoms, and a general assortment of trim-
mings. His work will be done in the bet manner
and most lasliionable style. . .
Old VVell, Nov. 17. CHAS. M. KNAPP. 38
HIRAPII HOYT, IVIERCHANT TAILOR
West side of the Bridge, Saugatuck.
THE Subscriber has just returned from New
. York with a general assortment of Cloths,
Cassimeres, Satinnets, Vestings, &c. which is offer-
ed to the public as cheap as can be purchased at
any other Establishment in the Country. The fol
lowing comprise a part, viz. super black, blue.
brown, olive, green and mix’t broadcloths, black.
blue, and striped cassinieres, blue, drab, Llark mixt,
and Adam’s mix’t saiiunets, of astiperior quality,
plain and striped moleskins. wide and narrow cord,
fancy do. Vestings—black and brown figured silk
vestings, black satin faced do. (a good article) figur-
ed silk and linen do, black silk and tabby velvet,
plain and figured buff Marseilles, white and light
figiue_1 do, white figured valencia suspenders of all
descriptions, stocks, collars, cravats. and pocket
_'handke'rchie'fs of every description, together with a
general assortment of trimmings. N. B. Tailoring
Twill be done in the best and most faishionable style.
The latest New-York fashions received quarterly.
:An assortment of ready-made Clothing kept con-
stantly on hand, and for sale cheap, by
Saugatuck. April 16th, 1833. H. HOYT.
, OAII. S BA Il.Y, tenders his acl-tnowledginents
," to his friends and the public for past favors in
‘},ig‘busin=.ss, and solicits a. continuance of tlictn.—
Having employed a first rate workman to take charge
o,fl_‘iis’y(0I'ksh0p, he is safe in saying that his work will
be done as well as the best. His present arrange-
ment.'friakes it necessary that his old accounts should
be settled immediately without further notice. Want-
ed, to ériiploy‘ for the season ayoung woman, by the
week, who understands making pantuloons and vests,
and to live in his family. A good workman will
meet with steady employ. l\'.B. A new stile of Stocks
just received and for sold very cheap.
(ii-EIIIIVIIIIIINE HYGEIAN PILLS.
7 subscriber having been appointed Agent
in Saugatuck for disposing of the above Med
icine. would ask the
privilege of furnishingthe Pub-
lic with a. remedy for all diseases, viz. The H_vgeian
vegetable universal Medicines of the Bi'itish'College
of -Health, London. This Medicine has obtained.
and iiti l continues to obtain, the approbation ol thou-
sands who have been cured of every complaint. to
which the human system is stibject-but the extensive
use of this ittedicine has induced the unprincipled to
practice every possible deception: it is necessary,
therefore, to inform the Public, tha_t the genuine Hy-
geian Medicirios can never be obtained at a Dt't_ig
Store, and that the undersigned is the only authoris-
ed agent in Saugatuck. NELSON B. ELLS.
Saugatuck, May .
NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1833.
NORVVALK DISPENSARY,
No 6. BURRALL’S BUILDINGS.
HIS Establishment is constantly furnished
with an extensive assortment of Drugs, Med-
cincs, Perfumery. Brushes, Dye Stuffs, Hatters Ar,
icles, &c., which are warranted of good quality,
and will be sold wholesale or retail, on reasonable
terms Amongst the Articles may be founil :-
Gutn Opium Tart. Acid. Logwood
Camphor Sup. Curb. Soda Red Wood
-— Myrrh Antimony Fustic
—— A oes Calomel Nic.Wood
Arabic Arsenic Cam. Wood
Tragacan. Quiiiine Verdigris
Rochelle Salts Morphine Alcohol
Er som do Caustic Shellack
(ilanber do Curb. Iron Oil Vitriol
Gentian Laudanum Blue Vitriol
Senna Peregoric Nitric Acid
Pink Castor Oil Copperas
Snake Root Olive Oil Alum
Seneka Bills. Copaiva lntligo
Cliam. Flowers Fir Nutgallsi
Saffron Spts. Turpentine Sal.Tartar
Pearl Barley Oil Spike Hatters’ Jacks
Cream Tartar Oil 'l‘ar Stop’ng Brushes
Arrow Root Spts. Hartshorn Shoe do
Liquorice —— Nitre Tooth do
Sassaparilla Lee’s Pills Whitewash do
Peruvian Bark Hygean do Pliila. Porter
Rhubarb Syringes London do
Orange Peel Conklin Salve Salt Petre
Ising Glass Tzimarinds Pearlasli
White Mustard Essential Oils Potash
Sqnills Essences Sal. Eratus
Sulpher Opodeldoc Castile Soap
Brimstone Aiomaiic Snuff Jank Bottles
PoIat!'l Starch Itch Ointment VVhile do
White \Vax Blue do Vials .
Bees VVM Hat lent Oil Tobacco & Situ
Cochincal Biitisli Oil Sponge
Magnesia Soda Powders Hull's Tresses
Ox. Acid. Seidlitz do Emery
Oil Soap Lemon syrup Swaim’sPanacea
Norwalk, July I6. V/‘ICED 81. BUTLER.
9;.>i-.\i1>oitT.t.~"i* l)OCUMEN'I‘.gj(}
TE take much pleasure in placing before out
rcaders,sovalnable a ducument as tltefollowing
attestation ofa whole community to the ineslimable
value of the Vegetable Univeisal Medicines of the
British Collcge of Health. We commend the public
spirit and manly independence of the subscribers,
and hope to see their good example followed by other
communities, as they shall become unshackled fioin
their prejudices. and freed from their Esculapian
bondage. \Ve think it time to call upon the numer
ous friends of the cause to stand forth and avow
themselves. Let them look at this d0ClIIII8tIt, and do
Ii/ccwise. FAll{FlEl.D COUVTY, Nov. 5, I833.
We the undersigned, citizens of Fairfield County,
Ct.. having made use ourselves and in our familles,
and witnessed its effects on others within the circle
of our acquaintance, who have been cured and
benefitteil by the use of,Morisoii’s Pills or the Hy-
geian Medicines ofthe British College of Health, we
deem it our duty, as well as a pleasure in recom-
mending this Medicine to the public, and to those
who are laboring under any disease of recent date,
or of long standing, or any complication of diseases
to make trial, and use it according to the directions.
Yoit may rest assured that your most sanguine ex-
pcctations will be more than realized——_vour preju-
dices will give way on a thorough trial and investiga-
tion of the theory and practice, and simplicity ofthis
medicine, which makes it comprelielisible to the most
coinmor-understaiiding. "Health is the sugar that
swectens all the comforts of life," is the remark of
it celebrated author. and every one who has experi-
enced the ubsence of that pearl of great price, will
respond to the truth of the observation. We most
cheerfully sign this certificate in testimony of our
unbounded confidence in the above meilicine, in
preferance to any other with whichvve have become
acquainted.
Stephen Mott, Edward H. Street, Wm. May-bury,
Edwin Hoyt, Wm. Daskam, Wm. Hand, Harvey E.
Hoyt, John 0. Comstock, Charles Finney, Morison
Hoyt, of Norwalk.
Lewis R.aymond,3d, Charles Raymond,ofDai'ien.
Elijah Sanford, Newtown.
Edwin S. Holl_v,Statnford. H. O. GAYLORD.
A REMARKADLE cum: on
IRIIEUIYIATISIYII
nv THE use 01-‘
DR. .IEBB‘S RIIEUMATIC LINIMENT
Copy of a Letter! .'
Cn.uu.i:s'row"iv, (Ma.ss.) JUNE 23, 1827.
To the Proprietor of Dr. Jeblfls Liniment. _ .
DEAR Sill-I deem it a duty I owe to _sufi'ering humani_t_v.
to acquaint you, and through you the public, (should you think
best) of the unexpected and surprising cure performed on
myself by the use of the above most excellent Medicine. I
nave been for more titan thirty years, and sometimes most
severely, afflicted with the Rheumatism: have been fre-
quently rendered perfectly helpless, and in consequence
contined to my bed, when it has required two persons to move
me, being in such extreme pain I have several times been
under the care of the most eminent physicians, but. procured
only temporary relief. I one day noticed the advertisement
of Dr. .lcbb’s Linimcnt, with the testimonial accompanying
it, and was induced to try a bottle, which I used without
much sensible benefit. I concluded, however, to persevere,
and bought another bottle, and was greatly relieved, and by
the use ofhalf the third bottle, was wholly cured, and have
never since had a return of the pain, which I had.not been
free from a month at a time for thirty years, and it is now’
more titan three years since I was cured. I would most
earnestly advise every person suffering under this painful
complaint, not to despair of a cure so long as‘ they can obtain
“ Dr. .lcbb’s Linimcril:.” You are at liberty to make any use
of this you mitythink advisable. , y ,
_ Most; respectfully, yours, ‘ ’
-‘ ' ’ CALEB SYMMES.
To the foregoing testimony, many other _unqu_es_tionablc
roofs might; be added, in favour of the superior Lmiment of
r. Jebb. Notliing but a fair trial, which the proprietor con-
fidently solicits, can give an adequate idea of its unrivalled
efficacy, in mitigating, and thoroughly mastering, the excru-
ciating disease, to which it has been successfully applied in
.1 multitude of cases. The operations of the Linm_icnt is often
immediate ; and it has frequently cured rheumatic affections
of years standing, in four and twenty hours. It is also recom-
mended with confidence, as one of the best applicaizoiis known
‘or stiflness of the joints, numbness, sprains, and cliilblains.
Price 50 cents, with directions. .
D Y S P E P S I A,
OR INDIGESTION.
TIIIS prevalent disorder, as it exhibits_itself in its custo
mary symptoms of want of appetite, dzstressingflufulencies,
‘ieart-burn, pain in the stoniacli, sick headache, nausea, vomitzng and
costiveness, is now found to yield to the tried efficacy of
DR. RELFE’S VEGETABLE SPECIFIC,
AND
ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS, _
These two preparations combined, constitute an cflicaciotis
remedy for the Dyspepsia, even after it has acquired the _most
obstinate character, and resisted every effort of professional
skill. When both medicines areadministered in connection
according to plain and particular Directions accompanying the
Vegetable Specific, they tlioroughly cleanse _the- alimentary ca-
nal of that viscid mucus which is the proximate cause of the
disorder, and as a tonic and stimulent, they restore the
healthy action and energy of the stomach, and strengthen
the debilitated system. The proprietor can also confidently
recommend the Vegetable Specific as one of the best remedies
Known for the Sick Hcazlachc. < . _
Price 50 cents each article, with directions.
BRITISII ANTICEPTIC
DENTIFIIICE.
For .:lca1isi'ng, whitening, and prcscrum I the Teeth and Cunis.
rI‘IIE BRITISH AN'I‘lCEl"l‘lC DEt ‘Til-‘RICE, which the
present proprietor wishes _most particularly to recommend
to the attention of the public, IS perfectly exempt from a].
those acids which in general form the basis of tooth powders
in common use, and wbicli,_alth_oui,vh they may whiten the
teeth for :1. short time, must inevitably destiny the_Emzmel by
their deleterious action on this beautiful covering of the
teeth. The consequence is that the Enamel which is the
shield provided by nattirc to protect the spongy andnorvous
internal structure, is rapidly corroded by those acid ingre-
dients, become more discolourcd_thaii ever, and exposes the
inner portion of the tooth to caries and a rapid and certain
decay. By the use of the British Antiseptic Dcntifrice, in the
morning, as occasion may reqtiirc, with a brush moderately
hard, and cold water, the accumulation of Ta_rIar will not
only be prevented, but the teeth rendered beauti ully and per-
nionently white, and the gums restored to that rcetlom from
soreness, that hardness and efilorcscence which are the sure
tests of their healthy state, and the best guarantee of that
natural fragrance ofthe breath which can never be expected
in connection with foul teeth, and scorbutic, unhealthy gurus.
(Price 50 cents a bar, with direction-9,-)
*,,* The above valuable Metliciiies are prepared from the
Original Recipe in MS. of the late Dr. IN. '1 . CONWAY. by hi:
Immediate Successor and the Sole Proprietor, T. KIDDER, an
for Sale at his Counting Roomy N0: 99. next ‘I001’ 190 -I~ KID‘
nr:ii.’s Drug Store. corner of Court and Hanover Streets, near
Concert Hall. Boston ' and also I-v his 5000131 flbbohllrment
(together with all the valuable Medicines as prepared by the
late Dr. Conwav l by
Waco and BUTf.El't, Druggists. Norwalkt SEYMOUR
Iititvis, and Witt. S. Woov, Stamford, and Cnosz &
MEAD, Greenwich.
Observe’ that none are genuine without the written
signature of T. KIDDER, on the oittsido printed wrapper-
A large discount made to those who buv to sell again
'1
POETRY.
Erom the Edinburgh Literary Journal.
. 'P.R..AY.ER-
Go, when the morning shineth,
Go, when the moon is bright,
Go, when the eve declineth,
Go, in the hush ofnight—
Go with pure mind and feeling,
Fling earthly thoughts away-—
And in thy chamber kneeling,
Do thou in secret pray !
Remember all who love thee,
All who are loved by thee ;
Pray, too, for those who hate thee,
If any such there be;
Then for thyself in meekness,
A blossing humbly claim,
And link with each perfection
Thy great Redeemer’: name.
Or if’iis o'er det.ied thee
In solitude to pray,
Should holy thoughts come o'er thee,
When friends are round thy way,
Even then the silent breathing
Ofthy spirit raised above,
VVIII reach his throne ofglory,
VVho is Mercy, Truth, and Love.
Oh ! not a joy or blessing
With this can we compare,
The power that be has given us
To pour our souls in prayer I
\Vhene’i' thou pinest in sadness,
Before his footstool fall.
And remember in thy gladiiess,
His grace who gave thee all!
MISCELLANY.
0 L D M A 1 D s.
BY MISS SEDGVVICK.
‘I would by no means persuade you or
any other woman to prefer single life. It is
not the ‘primrose path.’ Nothing less tliaii
a spirit of rrieekness, or self renunciation,
and ofbenevolence, can make a woman who
has once been first happy, in the subordin-
ate and second best position. And tliis,un-
der ordinary circumstances, is the liighest
place of a single woman. Depend upon it,
my dear young friend, it is safer for most of
us to secure all the helps to our virtues that
attend a favorable position ; besides, marri-
ed life is the destiny heaven has alotted to
its, and therefore best fitted to awaken all
our virtues, and call forth all otir sympathies.
I would persuade you that you may be
the cause of happiness to others, and of
course happy yourself——for when was the
foniitain dry while the stream continued to
flow’! If single life, according to the worst
view of it, is a moral desert, the faithful in
their passage through it, are refreshed with
bread from heaven, and water from the rock.
I shall conclude with a true story. The
parties are not known to you. The inci-
dents occurred long ago, and I shall take
the liberty to assume names: for I would
not even at this late day, betray a secret con-
fided to me, though time may long since
have outlawed it. My mother had a school-
mate and friend whom I shall call Agnes
Gray. Her father was a country clergy-
man with a small sallary, and the blessing
that usually attends it—a large family of
children. Agnes was the eldest, and after
her followed a line of boys as long as Bati-
quo’s. At last, some ten years after Agnes,
long waited and prayed for, appeared a girl,
who cost her mother her life.
‘The entire care of the helplesslittle crea-
ture devolved on Agnes. She had craved
the happiness of possessing a sister,and now,
to a sister’:-i love, she added the tenderness. of
a. mother. — Agnes’s character was formed
by the discipline of cii°cumstances—the sur-
est of discipline. A host ofturbulent boys,
thoughtless and impetuous, but kind hearted,
bright and loving, had called forth hcr exer-
tions,--and affections, and no one cup doubt,
either as lures or as goads, had helped her
on the road to heaven. Nature had, happi-
ly_, endowed herwith a robust constitution,
and its usual» accompaniment, a sweet tem-
per ; so that what were mountains to others,
were inole-liills to Agnes. ‘The baby,’ of
course, was the pet lamb of the fold. She
was named from her mother, Elizabeth ;
but instead of that qtieenly appellation, she
was always addressed by the most endear-
ing dimiiiutive of Lizzy. « Lizzy Gray was
not only the pet offather, brothers and sisters
at home—but the plaything of the village.
‘The old women knit their brightest yarn
into tippiis and stockings for ‘the ministcr’s
motherless little one ;’ (oh what an ‘eloquent
appeal was in those words!) the old men sav-
ed the ‘red cheeked’ apples for her ; the boys
drew her hour after hour, in her little wag-
on, aiid the girls made her rag babies. Still
she was not in any disagreeable sense an
infante gatce. She was like those flowers
that thrive best in warm and continued stin-
sliine. Her soft hazel eye, its dark senti-
mental lashes, the clear brunette tint of her
complexion, and her graceful, flexible lips,
truly expressed her tender, loving and geri-
tle spirit. She seemed formed to be shelter-
ed and cherished; to love and beloved; and
this destiny appeared to be secured to her by
her devoted sister,who never counted any ex-
ertion or sacrifice that procured an advan-
tage or pleasure for Lizzy. VVhen Lizzy
was about fourteen, it relative ofthe family,
who kept a first rate boarding schoo_l in the
city offered to take her for two years, for
the small consideration of 50 dollars per an
niim. Small as it was, it amounted to the
tythe of a purson’s income. It was well
known, that, in certain parts of our country
everytliing(not always disci'eetly)is sacrificed
to tlte.hobby—educntion. Still the prudent
father, who had already two sons at college,
hc3itiited—did not consent, till Agnes ascer-
tained, that by kecping a little school in_the
village she might obtain half the required
sum. Her father, brothers and friends, all
remonstritted. The toils ofa school, in ad-
dition ,to the care and labor of her father's
family,‘ Was, they urged,‘ tgo for her;
but she laughed at labor. ‘VVliat was labor
to her ifshe could benfit Lizzy,-.—d,cai' Lizzy!’
All ended, as might. be expected, in Lizzy
going to the grand boarding school. The
parting was a great and trying event in the
family. It was soon followed by a sadder.
The father suddenly sickened and died, and
nothing was left for his family but his house
and well kept little gai'deu.—Wliat now was
to be done '2 College and schools to he giv-
en up? No such thing. In our country, if
a youth is rich he ought to be educated ; if
he is poor, he must be. The education is
the capital whereby they are to live hereaf-
ter. It is obtained in that mysterious way
——‘by hook or by crook.’
‘The elder Grays remained in college.—
Agnes enlarged her school ; learned lessons
in Mathematics and Latin one day, and
taught them the next ; took a poor, accom-
plished young lady from some broken dowti
family in town, itito partnership, and receiv-
ed a few young misses as boarders into her
family. Thus she not only was able to pay
‘dear Lizzy’s bills regularly, but to aid her
young brothers. Her energy and success
set all her other attractions in a strong light,
and she walked about and became quite the
queen of the village. _
‘I tliiuk it was about a year after her fa-
tlici"s death, that it Mr Henry Orne a native
of the village, who was engaged in a pro-
fitable business at the south, returned to pass
some months at his early home. His fre-
quent visits to the parsonage, and his atten-
tions ou all occasions to Agnes, soon became
matter of very agreeable speculation to the
gossips of the village. ‘VVliat a fine match
he would be for Agnes I such an erigagiiig,
well-iiiformed young man, and so well off!’
Agnes’s heart was not steel ; but tliouglt it
had been exposed to many a flame she had
kindled, it had never yet melted.
‘Pardon inc, Mrs Seton, for interrupting
_vou—n',as Agnes pretty I’
‘Pretty? the word did not exactly stiit her.
At the time of which I am now speaking,
she was at the mature age of five and twen-
ty, which is called the perfection of woman-
hood. Prettiness is rather appropriate to
the bud than the ripened fruit. Agnes, I
have been told, had a fine person, symmet-
rical features, and so charming an expres-
sion, that slie was not far from beautiful, in
he eyes of strangers, and quite a beauty, to
her friends &. lovers. 'Whether it were beati-
ty, manners, mind or heart, I know not—
one and all probably-—-but Henry Ornc soon
became her assidious and professed ad mircr.
Till now Agnes had lived satisfied and
happy with subordinate affections. "She
had never seen any one thzitslie thought it
possible she could love as well as she loved
those to whom nature had allied her. But
now the sun arose, and other liglits became
dim——not that she loved Ctcsar less, but that
she loved Rome more.’ Their mutual faith
was plighted, and both believed, as real lov-
ers do, that the world never contained so
happy, so blessed a pair,‘as they were.
Lizzy’s second year at school was nearly
ended, and one month after her return, the
marriage was to be soleinnized. In the
mean time Agnes was full ofthe cares oftliis
world. The usual preparation for the great-
est occasion in a woman's life are quite e-
nough for any single pair of hands; btit
Agnes had to complete her school term, and
the possibility of swerving from an engage-
ment neveroccurrecl to her.
‘Lizzy arrived,as lovely a creature as she
had appeared in the dreams ofher fond sis-
ter. In the freshness and untouched bean-
ty of her own existence, just freed from the
trammels of school, her round cheek glow-
ing with health, and her heart overflowing
with happiness. ‘Here is my own dear
Lizzy,’ said Agnes as she presented her to
Henry Orne,.‘and if you do not love me for
anything else, you must for giving you such
a sistei.’ _ _ V .
‘HeiiryOrne looked at Lizzy and thought,
« and‘ said, the duty would be a very easy
one.’—-‘For the next month,’ continued Ag-
nes, ‘I shall be incessantly occupied, and
you nitist entertain one another. Henry
has bought a nice little pony for me, Lizzy,
and he shall teaen you to ride, and you shall
go over all his scrambling walks with hiiii—
to Sky-cliff, Rose-glen, and Beach-cove—
the place he says nature made for lovers:
btit my poor lover has had to accommodate
liiinselfto my working day life, and woo me
in beaten paths.’ ~-
‘Thc next moii_tli was the most joyous of
Lizzy’s life_,. every day was a festival. I To
the perfection of animal existence in the
country, in the month of Jtiiie, was added
the keen sense of all that physical liilliure
conveys to the susceptible ll'll.'!(I.
‘Wlierever she was, her sweet voice was
lie:ii‘di'inging in laiiglitcroi‘ swellingiti music
that seemed the voice of irrisistible joy—tlie
spontaneous breatliiiig of her soul. T0 the
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lover approachiiighis marriage clay, 'I ime
is apt to drag along with lcaden foot, but to
Henry Orne he seemed to fly with Mercury;
wings at his heels: and when Agnes fount
hei's’elf couipelled by the accumulation of
her affairs, to defer her wedding for anotlier
month, she submitted with a better grace
than could have been expected. Not inplny
days oftliis second term had elapsed, w on
Agnes, amidst hcrcares, as w-itchlul ofLizzy
as ti mother of hercliild, oliseifwed a change
stealing over her. Her stock 0 spirits seem-
ed suddenly expended, her color faded, her
motions were languid, and each successive
day she became more and more dejected.
‘She wants rest,’ said Agnes to Henry
Orne; ‘she has been uunatiirally excited,
and there is now a reaction. She must re-
main quietly at home, on the sofa in a dark-
ened room, and you Henry, I am sure. will
for my snke,give up your riding and walking
for it few days, and stay within doors, and
» her ’
play on your fltite, and read to .
Agnes’s suggestions were promptly obey-
ed, but without the happy effect she antici-
mted. Lizzy, who had never hetore,liatl ti
cloud on lie; brow, seerngtl gage passed
at .u
‘ there was no sound but the poor girl’:
under a total eclipse. She. became each day
more sad atid nervous_. A tender word from
Agnes-—sometimes a look, would make her
burst into tears. A , .
‘I am inisernblé, Henry,’ said Agnes, ‘at
this unaccountable change in Lizzy—the
doctor says she is perfectly free from (13,.
ease—perhaps we have made. too sudden a,
transition from excessiveexercise to "none
at all. The evening is dry and fine Iiwisb
you would induce her to take a walk with
you. She is distressed at my anxiety and
I cannot propose any thing that does not_
move her to tears. _ _ =‘ . . ’
‘It is very much the same with me,’ repli-
ed Henry, sigliing deeply, ‘but if you wish
it, I will ask her.’ _He accordingly did so:
—she consented and they went outtogether.
Agnes retired to her own apartmeiit, and,
there, throwing herself upon her knees, she
entrented her Heavenly Father to withdraw
his sudden infusion of bitterness from her
brimming cup of liappiness. ‘Try me in
any other way,’ she cried, in the intensity
of her feeling, and, for the first time in her
life, forgetting that every petition should be
in the spirit of ‘Thy will be done.’ "l‘ry:
me in any other way, but show _me the
means of restoring my sister-—my child, to
health and happiness.’ ¢_ . 3..
She returned again to her little parl'or.—l
Lizzy had not come in, and she sat down,
on the sofa near an open window, and re-
signed herselfto musings, the occupation
it may be called, of the idle, but rarely, and
never of late, of Agnes I .
In in few moments Lizzy mid Henry re-
ttirned, and came into the porch adjoining
the parlor. They perceived the candles were
iiotliglited,and concluding Agnes was not
there, they sat: dowti in the porch.
‘Oh, I am too wretched I’ said Lizzy.-
Her voice was low and broken, and site was’
evidently weeping. ‘Is it possible,’ thought
Agnes, ‘that she will express her feelings
more freely to Henry than to me? I will
listen. lfslie knows any cause for her de--
jcction, I am sure I can remove it.’
‘ \’Vhy,’ my beloved Lizzy, replied Ornc,
in a scarcely audible voice, ‘will you be so
wre.tched—why will you make me so, and
forever, when there is a remedy?’
‘Henry Orue I’ she exclaimed, and there
was resolution and iucligriation in her voice
‘If you name that to me again, I will
never so help me God, permit you to come
into my presence without witnesses. No,
there is no remedy, but in death. \Vould
that it had come before you had told me
you loved me—-before my lips confessed my
sinftil love. for you—no, no— the secret shall
be buried in my grave.’ - -
‘Oh, Lizzy, you are mad—-—.-\gnes does
not, cannot love as we. do. A Wliy- sacrifice
two to one’! Let me,bcfore it is to late,
tell her the whole, and cast myself on her
generosity.’ . -- ~ »
‘Never, never——I now wish, when I am
in her presence, that the earth at her feet‘
would swallow me up; and how can you
for a moment, think, I will ask who made?
happy, at her expense? No, Iain willing
to expiate with my life my baseness to her
—that I shall soon do so is my only com-3
fort—and_ you will soon forget——nien can
forget they say—— ,; . ,_ .
‘Never—on.my knees, I swear never I’
‘Stop, for inercy’s sake, stop. You intist
not speak another such word to me—I will
not hear it.’ She rose to enter the house.
Agnes slipped-.tliroiigh a private passage to
ltcr own apartment. ' .: '9
She heard Lizzy ascending the stairs,
She heard Henry call after her, ‘One word
Lizzy—-for mercy’s sake one last~word.’
But Lizzy_did not turn.-. Agnes heard her
fcebly drag herself into_ the-.little dressing
room adjoining their appartment, and then,
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pressed, but still audible, sobs. - ~
None but he who created the el__cr,nent_,that
compose the human heart, and who can;
penetrate its mysterious depths, can know
which ofthe sisters was most wretched at
that moment. To Agnes, who- had loved,
deeply, confidingly, without. .a shadow of
fear or distrust, the reverse was total. To‘
Lizzy who had enjoyed for a motrietit the
bewildering fenvours ofa young .~love, only
to feel its misery, that misery was imbittcr-
ed by aseusc of wrong dotie to her sister.’
And yet it had not been a willing, but an
involuntary and resisted and most heartily
repented wrong. She had rushed down a
step to a fearful precipice, and now felt that
all access and passage to return was shut
agaius her. - :Agnes without liaviiig one dint
fear—-—witliout preparation, saw an abyss
only to be closed by herself-itninolation.
She itemriiiied alone for many houi's--she
i'esolved—hcr spirit faltered——slie re-i'esolv-
ed. She thought of all Lizzy had been to
her, and of all she had been to Lizzy, and
she wept as if'._lier..heart would break. She
rentembered the prayer that her impatient
spirit had sent l'ortli that evening. She
prayed agaiii, and a holy calm, never again-
to be disturbed, took p0SSCSSI0lt- ofher soul.
There is a power, in goodness, pure self
reiiounciiig goodness, that cannot be ‘over-
come, bttt overcometli all tIllll‘_’,'S.’«.
Lizzy waited till all things was quiet in
her sister's room. She heard her get int.o
bed, and then stole softly to her. Agnes as
she had done from Lizzy’s infancy opened
her arms to receive her, and Lizzy pillowed
her aching head on Agnes’s bosom, softly
breathing ‘My sister—mother I’:
‘My own Lizzy—my child,’ answered
A goes there was no telltale faltering of the
voice. She felt a tear trinkling form Lizzy’s
cold check on her bosom, and tint long af-
ter both sisters were . in sleep that mortals
might cnvy,,and angels might smile on.
The rest; you..w;ill anticipate my dear An-
ne. The disclosure‘ to the lovers of her dis-
covery, was made by- Agnes ill’ the Tit-{lit
way and at the right time. Every thuig
was done ‘as it should be by this admirable
woman. She seemed indeed, to feel as-a
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mission of his vigilance, had suffered the
trail mortal in ~hiscare- to be beguiled into
evil. She never by word, or ‘-even look re-
proached ,Lizzv. ,_She shielded her. as far
as pos_si_ble, from self-reproach, nor do I be-
lieve -she felt more unmixed teiiderness
and love for her, than when at the end of 1:3
few months, she saw her married to Henry’
Orne.»~ : ~ = ' -— .. __
My story hasyet a sad suppliment. Mad-
ame Cotin, I believe it is, advises unitary-
teller to close the tale when he comes to a
happy. day,--for," she says, it is tiot- robahlo
another will‘succe'ed.' Poor Lizzyiltiadi ex-
perience ofthis sad mutability of humnnlife.
He rs was chequered with many sorrows.
Lapses .from virtue at eight and twenty,
and at sixteen, .-offered very diflcrent ‘indica-
tions of.the.churacter ;- at-id'I think you can-
not expect much from a man who at eight
and twenty, acted the part of Henry Orne.
He was unfaithful in engagement: with per-
sons less merciful than Agnes Gray ; he be-
came incoiistnnt in his pursuits, self-indul.-
gent, and finally iim.-:nperat_e.in his habits.
His wife,as wives will, loved him to the end.
-Agnes retained her school, which had be-
come in her handst profitable establishment.
There she laboured, year after year, with ti.
courageous heart and serene countenance,
and devoted.tlie~fruit of all her toils to Liz-
zy, and to the education of her children.
I am telling no fiction. and I see you be-
lieve me, for the tears are trembling in your
eyes—do not repress them, but permit them
to embalin the memory ofan.old,_mnid.'
‘ From Captain Muntluy's' Sltetclies. ‘
A Tiger I:Iunt.--After breakfast it party
offive started in gigs, and drove to the vil.-
lage, where we mounted our elephants, and
entered the forcst.—- We found immense
quantities “of game, ,wil,d hogs, hog-deer,
spot-ted deer,-and lIl'l|IeI-.‘IIl€ (literally: bluo
cow). I also saw here, for the first time,
the jungle-fowl, or wild poultry, in-appear-
ance something between the game cock and
bantam. -_We, however, strictly abstained
from firing, reserving our whole battery for
the nobler game, the tiger. - It was, peliaps,
fortunate. we did not .find.oiie in the thick
part ofthe forest, as the trees were so. close
set, and so interwoven with thorns and "pars-
asite plants, that the elephants were often
obliged to .clear themselves. a passage by
their own pioneering exertions- -It is curi-
ous on these occasions, to see the enormous
trees these animals will overthrow. On it
word from the Muhoiit, they place their
foreheads against the obnoxious plant, twis-
ting their trutiks round it,and gradually ben-
ding it towards thcground until they _can
place afoot upon it—-this done, down comes
the treewith crashing stem. and upturned
roots. The elephant mu,_st_be well educa-
ted to accomplish this duty in a.gggnlleman.-
like manner, that is, witltoutrooring Iulkilv.
or shaking his master by two violent ex-
ertions.
On clearing the wood, we entered an 0-
pen space of marshy grass, not three feet
high: ‘a large herd ;of cattle were feediiig
there, and the herds-t'nan was sitting, si'ii"g..
iiig, ‘under a busli—when, just as the for-
mer began-. to move before us, up sprang
the very? tiger to whom otir visit was inten-
_ tied, and eaiitered off across: hero: plain,
‘ dotted with ‘small -patclies. of bushjungle.
He took to theopen country in astyle which
would have more become a fox thant tiger,
who is expected by his piirsuers to fight and
not to run; and, as'he_ was flushed on the
flank of the line, only due bullet was fired
at him ere be cleared the.thick grass. He
was unhtirt and -we’ purstteiI~after him with
full speed. Twice he threw us out by_ step,
ping short in small strips of jtmgel, and
then. heading back after we had passed:
and he had-given -.us a -very fast burst. of
abotit.,ti_vo miles, when Colonel-A_‘i'nold, who
. led .the=field, at least: reached I1_'llll~II)',a_ cap:
ital shot, his elephant. being in full career.
As sooiias he fel-t himself wounded, the tie‘
ger crept into a close thicket of trees -and
bushes, and couched. The tvvo leading
sportsmen overranvwhere he lay, and as I
came up I saw himthrough an nperuire ris-
ing to attempt‘ it -charge. My Mahout
had just before, in the heat of the chase,
dropped his ai;koos(an iron good to drive the
elephat) which I had refused to allow him
to r'ecovci'; and the" elephant being notori-.
ously savage, ‘and further irritated by the
goading he had undergone, became "conse-
qucntly-unmantigeahle—he appeared -to-see
the tiger as sooti as myself, and I hadgonly
time to fire one shot, when he suddenly rush-_i
ed with the greatest fury into the t-hickct.and
falling upon his knees,nailed the tiger with
his tusks to the grotiiid. Such was the
violence of the‘ shock, that my servant who
sat behind in the kawns, was thrown put,
and one of my guns went overboard-. ~The
strtig_gles"of. my elephant to crtisd his still
resisting foe, who had fixed one paw on his
eye, were so energetic, that I was obliged
to hold on with all my strength, a to.keep
myself in the liowdah. The second‘ barrel,
too, of the gu-'i‘1,_which I Sl.lII,I‘et1lIllr2(I in my
hand, went ofi~'in_.th‘e sctiflle, the ‘ball ;pass-
ing close to the Maliout’s ear, whose«situa-
tion, poor fellow, was any thing but. envio-
ble. As-soon its my ‘elephant was prevailed
upon to leave the killing part to the sports,-
inen, they gave the roughly-used tiger tho
coup-dc-race. , _ , , , . , . .,
‘ -'I‘rul_i/ Sublime.--How beatitiful» and ex-
alted are the following sentiments’ of Do
Witt Clinton: ,“.Pleasiire_ isgytiz-shadow;'
wealth a vanity ; and=.powera zpageant-1 but
knowledge is enjoymeiit——pei.'ennial fame
—tiiilimiteil in space, and infinite in dura-
tion. Iit the performance of its sacred nf.-
ficies, it fears no da-nger—spares no expense
——omits no exertion. It scales the.-«mouh-t
tain‘—-looks .into the ocean; perforates the
earth ; enriches the globe ;' explores sea
and land; contemplates thedistant; exam-
ines the minute gcomprehends the gre§t__; as,‘
.ceud_s.-to .§l1_l?€l.ill1,.",:i,v W’;-Pl»??? t0n..remele- fat
its gr'a§‘p§ no b¢&¥'et_i§ too exalted for its
gtiat-‘cliatt sag: might, who by some re-
.. ...—5
reach.”
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