‘-,--<1.‘
= -fill! Iibfinflllfi-‘ tlfittzettt,
is 2-unusiii-zn i-zvsnr wr:niv_i:sri1’”ft-ir"Mt'>‘iiit7i'n_i‘t_;.‘
pertgic _.Sto_r;e-.t of -M 1’.-. -Mansozi. 3Hoyt,-uteri side
‘_ , _;‘ {.g_,:g‘_the . g. , _ I
':l.'i‘:'R'»n’t’§.--3-'Siibsi:i‘iptibn§‘ $2’ a year. where at?
livered by at cariaertor Post‘-rider, pay'abe»I1u9f=‘l T
lerlu in advance.
wsgubscribers living out of
calling‘ for their p‘a"pe’rs, $1
able q‘ulirt'erly"in»ad‘v"ance. ' Where-pavmefl
dela-yedfto tbeiéndaof the year‘. ’
Mail subscribers $2. payable "1"adVa“°°““
fl’ No otlters attended to. . _
Atlyertisemeuts. $1 -P9’-s‘l"3"° I9’ _‘ll.1‘°.°.'“5e"
lionsfand 25 cents for every. 5_UbS8‘l‘_'°"‘ ‘"53"
tion. " "Yearly advertisers $10, including U16 P!!-
P”... Payable .quarterly.- _Adver_.iisements not
marked, will be continued till forbitl.. «
Orders enclosing payment may be forwarded
b mail osta eP0ld- - ' A " '
"y j . Aggentsfor, the .Guzelle., -
' I Bridgeport, Charles Youngs, _ _
Belfast; Timothy B. Hiclt0t'lt.'Esq.
. Braokficld, Lucius C. Northrop. '
Dtzyzbury. Francis Knapp
. Grew it-ltl. Col. Horace Banks.
Ridgcfidd, David Hurlburt
. Stamford. \Villiam H. Webb
~ I'Vc.S‘£])0Tl1,_Jullil W. Taylor
-ll/'cston. Bt\dford- Winton. Esri.
the carriegs’ dis_t_ri9ii
iis
, fieuktitb, ettlasata
OF all kinds, for sale '.'i:ry Cll0fl_'r‘,,',, V _
i .- _. LEVI CLARK.-
A FEW --hundred -Old. Papers suitable for
P
acking UP Goids, for sale at this ofiice
2937.’. cents per hund-ed.. July 26,1837.
" I 2-“.“"'T"‘-E’}li.] A "t". . -' ’ I
3 1 --1 1
“Aifi; t i. aiUESCi\i“Ih'rRt1i3<:“ri«l o
,, , ,4.‘ te,storc_ ortio -9. _u‘3,"’
H next-dear ihe i_\iiiii,ivhere they have 19:
£%l9~1.0.iQ0Q"15 iv ‘re and brown sugars of "U-
nus qualities and ‘gas ; gufil) lbs Alfllafldéillt
hurts and Brazil Nu - gfihoges 1i_uinc.h B.«i_11$lns;
50 bushels.Peanuts, _
\Vheat and Eye Flour
boxes 11-I‘-Gnil ’I_u“_"5i
fialt, ll'l{lllS
. ‘Lard, Nutmégs and S. cos ‘of 8!! _l$l!l‘i3i ‘lit-
groix Molasses, SweetQt l_3rooins,Itii'esli Teas,
_ pil‘e'e, Mrs. B. Miller Co.’s fine cut 'I‘o_-
bacico by —the gross 0!‘ 1C5- -1-50'-l3uSl)t‘.lS Itye.
Mackerel by the ‘barrel Or le ', Codfisli, fresh
,B‘utter, Cheese, Soup and fildlcs, Pipes,
Plug Tobacco, and Snulf, Salerzl s, Starch, Iri-
'diiro,torvetlieriiitli most every ailicls usually
3. o» _ a ,
i-;ept in a Grocery Store. \ I
' Jo;-n, Q.-its, and other country proilhce bought ,
Tille abort; ippned goods will be sold iii quanti-
iigg to suit, iiisd very low.
', . G. SELLECK.
.N . H‘. A )8 18.36. D.JENNING§.
. orwa _. u...'. 1.» .: .- . . ...3it
To tlie Citizeiis of Bridgeport, and tiiéigfieltl Cuunly,
C l'l‘lZE N.\‘——It is now nearly two years since
V ‘I became general agent for Dr.1lrzindreth’s
lclcbi:€'il.ed Pills in this County. Every one
l;iiqii;s.tlin vci-y high cliaracter the genuine me-
illclllc ilflfi Qhttiined by every individual who has
used it, The sale has in conse iience become
F\!.tt,<;llI_-gl the calls lll_ §ve_ry'p‘a,_rt of the county
ills oqtlirllliéed to increase, it is also generally
known that Dr. .B_r:iiidreth has never made a
p"tg._iS.3.vl an Agent; no doubt he had his rea-
EQHS iv!‘ 80 doing. and all who are the proprietors
. " ‘- .lia\re ii. right, which no no
' iiiahing whom they clioose
=, ‘ ~'-~~ ~- fuiisi
\
‘.
'._iy
50 per aiiiium.'P8)’- _
GENERAL Daron
' ' ND
, F‘ U~.I\'ISHING‘r VV.~1REI_~l0USE.
7 HE Siibscriheris COl1Si:rnll_y»il(lt.lll_lg tolli-5 ill‘
.1‘ l‘8§l(ly extensive stock. every new improve
ni,ciiiiii_ai'ii_cles of Kitclien l'm'n_i,ttit‘9 by Wll1Cl_| ‘"5
custoinnis rlltly dtjrive ei;e_tfy possilile :id_v.iiitiige_l roiii
thejiivenlivc and entcrpri7_:in'g spirit ol_"the times,
antlsccuige to thcniselyes.:iii<l'tlij.:ir f=l|‘§l!l,8§ ‘_3V"5"3"
-» coiiibinatinn of
EC.‘/O.NO..VIY_ AND COMF’Oi§.'l‘-.
'l‘hp following new articles deserve attention 3--
Rl«2ilEE2C‘'I‘'PRblNIIUM STOVE for the Kitchen,
will burn wood or coal‘; has .'iinp_le .a_ntl liighl-y fin
ishetl ”’!ipara_ti_i_s lor cooki.ng, b_o'ile_i-s, kettles 9110,5-
gritldlcs &.c,;consume§ less fuel. gives out more
lit-at, -Ill-.l‘n any other fll'll_C_l0 of tlie‘l_~;iiid llt:l'§2ll.llb_|‘e
prt:son‘,rgd to the-. public. it is be,r_.ltl_es, compact in
its form arid liigliliy qi‘nanf._ciit:il. I‘li_e .~i_n_b.st'ribci*is
now t_i_tti_ng iipsgiiic very handsome pattmgiis, Vvliltzlt
liisciistoiners lll‘e_ln_Vil.Ct.l to mill and exziiniiie.
’l‘lIE (.Z¥l..INDER Glk.-\'I‘L‘.: S'l.'OVE_, Is 2‘. Deal.
p_ei'tt_v fltltl ecoiioiiiiciil aitticle for stoges, sliops,
and (I‘IIIC8_S_. Several have already been put up in
tllléi place: and r0'l'”Cll0Ill)ll(3SS,JXOIIVCIIICIHCC aiitl
ivzirnitli are reltoned the bestyi-.t iiitrotlucctl.
. TQ .l'All.0RS.
Ll~'.WlS’S Patent CoalStovc’s, for hciitingt:iilor’s
irons, an extrcllentaiiit-le,_ which may also with a
trifling expense, be adapted to Cllll|)l|l’_'y purposes.
'l‘Ill£ ROTARY COOK STOVE. so \velli1di|Pl8.d
to the wants oflarge families, with its latest im-
provements, for burning wood or coal,-are still in
constant demand and in high repute.
GRATE5. of every pat-
tern plain aiid ornamental,
brass,Russiaslieet iron,soap
stone, cc. at the lowest
rates. and set in the most
fnsliiuiiable and commo.
dious style.
l3OX.circtiltii', and othei'stovcs,of cvcrytlescip
tioii- Also,evt.-ry kind of tin and sheet iron work
doiieto order. Bl'l_[lfllll_1lilll1f‘lHliea and coffee pots,
ltitcliei.fnrnitni'_e. Andiroiis sliovels and tongs, 810.
g _ S'l‘lLl-IS CURTIS, l\_-'est sitletiie Bridge.
__EiJo.-,:\vtillr, l\"ové‘ni}ier 1, l8$. 3'4
., """‘ afii-3
“K o
int-.iit u.ll_uv.* their niiiids Lt. stoop tp
nilling, is inore tliiiiif can tell 3 SllCl
ie i.«ito.t'i°‘-"""““3‘.’ U10)” “ml Dllug
, ‘ . 2° ‘ ., t
storps. Illot onlytlltftip ‘ll‘:3v(;31l:lEtl.!t1li‘-if-‘3F(l"‘;)‘Il;ui1.:‘tlEra:
abs”-!-‘W.-V fling“-’-'dtlti'“ ’ i ‘l ‘iiti'iitli to the
ism we-. ‘gig, 3. ......,-
¢§in>§V£E_§w£-,--_.‘:~-(pi-ll this pgersops who use the
true Brandreth’s Bills. soon rt-quire no niedtcine
9; 3,1}, they the/pethre gel] pi_lls_ which iliey call
Bruiidfetlfls g(,‘null|t} l.4lllS,' winch are calculated
to do sf;rit)u‘s injiirv ; by \lVl1I(l=l?“lIl0&ll1Sbl!ll‘)3Y Sulpé
osethat the true Briiiii-ctis i swi c magi
lpllto. disrepiitei H I ' I up u -t U
Know there ore ii ye iv io réjat ‘.3 W "3
iroeaiirl ge:iui_iie l1f‘ldCl'l.ll’S I’ills_ can, be only
obtained genulllc of me in Bridgeport, and only
of such Agents in the County who have a certi-
ficate of agency, signed by me, and M50 by Di‘-
Brandretli. and observe that evt12ry.0,lnle. has flllé
of these Certificates or.tli_e Bil sec 4 cannot e
relied upon as the mic and genluine I?,rantl_reth’s;
and further observe, that it is ( aiig-2r_ous to pur
phase of any one unless ‘lie. can -ergllilllt 111.930 Clef
dent-ials of agency. . - -- .
The following are the Ageiits,.!tPP“lP-ted ll)’
John B. Sanford. for the sale of B'i:andretli’s V.
U. Pills, in the County of _Frirfield :
Fairlield, Geo. llecltfll Lewis Burr, _s; Geo. Burr
Brookfiel'tl*":Burr'&. orris ‘ ’ t ~ . V .. ‘
Newtown,_, Baldwin as Beers, \Vm. B. Glover,
Ezra Mopgnn, S, B. Peck 5:. Co. and Hart
. ishepbard». _ , _
Boullipnrt, Davis 5,: I’-t‘erry_
_\Vestpoi:t, John W.,'1aylor
Beadi'ng,_,E¢!l.ton av. Duncomb, Abbott 8:‘. Frost
Ridgeficld, Wm, Dauchy 8; Co ,
Danbury, David Pettrse,.Jr._t_: James W, Port
Wilto,n..%‘-large?! B- Mttldlebtoolg
Weis.ton i -A amt: . .
Trumbull Judson Curtis 5 , . -
Monroe, I.evi Edwardsfand Daniel Sherwood
New-Fairfield, Seeley’ Barnum and Steplien
' Hopkiiis ' , I
Stratford, Robert ‘Walker, 3; Treat Blakeman
Norwallt. Levi ‘Clark and Geo. E, Corristocl; _
New-Canaan, Samuel’ Raymond 5.». Co
‘Stamford, _l.’V. gr R. Hoyt 3.-. Co _
(I})rt5.enwit‘:’lil;.hgPth§’5—l13&t_t})tI, :8 J onathen Jesup
'_ arien , r‘ eeey ‘
iziaciritock, '1' R.ansoii.s,-, co, _ V
03-‘ Aconstant supply of‘ the Genuine Pills
ciiiibé bad’ "at, tliebltilstand of . '
~' ' 1 2 '_ " ‘B. SANFORD,
‘ * Sole Agent for Fairfield County.
‘ Bridgeport, Oct. 10, 1837. _ ' 31 t
' ‘ATO,N’S, LINCOLN’-S aiid.-PHELPS.
’ j BOTANY. for sale by NJ. A.'.WEED..; '
pf’ .BOQTS. .AN.D SHOES,
-~ _ I,-TI-‘IE Subscriber would respectfully:
— 'iii_fgrip'tlie public andfhis old ’custoin-
‘ 1 fiat.‘ in” particular, that be has. reopened
, , __ with ajplghilid assortment_of Boots
anui§hoeB_ .0.1’._ eitery 'des_eription,'at the old stand
forinerly ’t§¢(=.’t!l1i.f‘3.,@ bl’-.qe°.|.’§¢ Mead} ES‘!-. \Vlie1'e
tbcise who wish to pu'r’cha'se'ca'n be‘aecorn"rii’odat-'
ed with ready work on the most reasonable terms.
eifollowin conipriseapart of hisstock on
F'jIh’..-1I'(I,',\-l',ill_l,¢_ll'- _e. ofl'eré at tl.n.e‘.'1..°W,‘t.=ts..tfcashmices-:
50. itir Meir. Calfskin Boots. at ate $4 Dr. pair.
ii‘o”LadiesiFrench Tie's,a,t'_87§ cts. ‘ ’ do
1‘0(')'*’i'l"‘,"":‘d,ti _. Gait_er'B_o,ot'd_€_B1 50__ _‘ do
5(f’dtij.Mi'sses siippem‘,5o ii.‘n_d_ ’,7§,t;.ts._ ,‘ ' do .
100.60 .’Miatf$ Was .ir.-gton Shae. $1 .371: ‘T9
'50 dr_)"B6ys"__‘ ‘do "_‘d'o"8,l'Z§,to‘,$l‘, do
‘:50 do’Ca.cksj,» ' "do ‘44"cts;‘ do
' N_. B... All liiiidspf Boots and Shoes_matle to"
girder; ofithe‘very"besti:nateria.ls,and i'n“the most
fashionable and wot‘-kmai,ililte‘r'r'itinne§_._'_' M _' ,
"- ' 'i§l’s,t_il,on l§aI1ltl‘£.étd.£6r'iale_ a.bo_'ut'tiiie Ton
ofiirati tiuity be“ at v '~ : «-
v,.- 4-». » ~' :2 ..=. t“ 4
gap for a'iiit1_
such low _swl
however is tl
Cl‘
days. Freight will be taken as low as at other
ther of the captains on board of their respec-
tive vessels, or at the st
her. and for Messrs. Hoyt dc Peck, as the pic
I winters only, at a great bargain,
DR. I-1'ULL'S I.l[1)ICU,/EU ’1"1t’/Ub‘.S'
_ , . RED UCED PRICES.
jllli‘, _sub,St:triber would inforin thos afi‘lict-
»_E_ ‘ed with Hernia or llupture, that tli above
insiruineiit,- so long andjustly celebrate‘ ,is now
reduced in price so as to bring it w ‘thin the
means of the poor as well as tue rich. Its su
periority over all others Trussres is no longer
doubted. For sale by J. A_. WEED.
.Oct. 10, 1837. 31
J11
.
THE SLOOP CITIZEN,
Capt. JEDEDIAH BRO IVN.
VVill sail from this laiiding to James Slip, N.
‘ftii-lr.on Tuesdays, aiid_ return on Saturdays.
TI-IE SLOOP IVIECHANIC‘,
Cizpé. GREGUR Y GR Ujl/lil’IAN, Jkfastcr,
VVill sail on Saturdays and return on Thurs-
lantlings. For further particulars inquire of ei-
ore"of the subscriber.
MONSQN HOYT.
Noivalk, Sept. 18, 1837. 28$
OVERSHQESQ
FEW pairs best quality India Rubber
Oversboes, for sale by J. A- WEED-
‘ Norwalk, Nov. 27. 1837. 3811‘
ARPEi\"|.‘liRS' PLANES. .a large assortment
just received and for sale by
WM. J. STREET.
CASTINGS.
URNACE doors and grates, fire dogs and
Iough points, cartand wagon boxes. ‘Of Sale
WM. J. S'1‘Rl-IE1‘.
N it BTIC E.
,’ HE public are lfereby ntitified, that ‘the
agency of Charles Patrick for the subs-ori
P
E“
by
prieiors of the “Despatch Line,” has ceased,
and that he will pay no debts hereafter contract-
ed by._any person on account ofthe “-Despatch
Line,”_ex__cept'h..imself. MONSQN HQYT-20
0
Norwalk, August 14. 1837-
swovn AND" PIPE . ”
OR SALE by WM..J. STREET, at his
Store-one good sh.op.~»=°_El‘0VE. used .tW0
Likewise, 109 feet 6 inch PIPE, from film 10
cents per lb. , V
_ Norwallr, Dec. 1st, 1837. tf 39
NEW E,STABL1sia_iiu~ENT:
THE subscriber, thankful for past favors,
I would inform his customers and the public
generally, that he has taken the store lately oc-
eupietl by H. B. Chase, (nearly opposite the
Post Office) where may always be found art_ex-
‘lensive and elegant assortment of _Gei_itlernen's,
Latlies",‘ Yor.tb’s and 4 Children's‘ Boots and
Shoes —‘made in the best: manner,-‘ of the best
materials, and in the “most fashionable style-
at the most reasonable prices. Particular at-_
tention" willibe paid to all "orders in hisline, and
the patronage-of the public is respectfully’ soli-
___
spoon.-‘, lil'i_lli'(‘S7llHl forks, and a variety oftalile and _
~~ i '7! ,
T‘
,3... j___.
From the Christian Keepsake for I838.
REFLECTION.
BY WILLIS ‘G. CLARK.
Well, the bright hours ll€lVe'C(llTlB and gone,
\Vhich hope in gorgeous hues array’d;
I hear no more the viol'hs tone—— I
But from the moonlit forest’s shade,
“ Floateth the night-bird's serenade!”-
Sweet warbler o_'ei_' thy folded wingl
Thy soothing nielodicsl hear, -
Like the first anthems born of spring,
Qr voices from a_ li_a,m‘».ie.r. spliere.
The calm ness of this gentle sceiig
ls lioly—passi_on_less——divine;
Aliltl gazing on the waving green
Q.t'g|iininering spray or distant pine,
Wliere rnassy wregtlis of ivy twine-.-;
Cnlagiiig on tliesel melt, Ibigrn:
Newf strength my drooping spirits fee
do to you glorious vault] turn,
Where ?00?i¢.l-.5 in dazzling orbits '~rli.a<l-
l .
i
Spirit of Niglit! thy power profountl,_
I feel too deeply and too well;
Q’er the husli’d vastness spread arqqndf;
Thy brooding wings"in silence divelll
Thy dismal secrets who can tell?
P-erchance the pii:,io__ns of the Dead
Now fan me wiih.iheir plumage pale,
As if sonic angel‘-s robe were spread
In aiiy dalliance with the gale,
Yet while my fancy wakesantl springs
, Up from the stream, the tree, the clod,
Some voice divine, inspiring, sings
The grandeur and the power of God,-
LO! at his voice the forests nod ! I "'=
The whirlwind rushetii from his, ];iii-_.
The buidened clouds in~dp;1,neg5 ride-3
And the bright rainbow, l1lgll\;u](] fair,
Bends smiling o'er the torreavs side 1,
Yes! in His breath, the summer clouds
Their rich and damask wings expand.
And round the sunset float in crowds,
Like banners of the spirit-land
'BJ'i‘i3‘e‘i)"i‘:i' f‘.!._'i,g,!.1(:elestial,,baiid: ,
And when I rear’ the written sky“ I
Fretted with gems of golden fire,
To God my spirit makes reply,
Ami ltindling llltliuglits aloft aspire,
‘I-
“‘.'.\'i1
bun.
‘<7
And shall my heart refuse to join 5 .
The stars. the skies. his name to praised
Shall those i'at-’-sparkiirig-orbs divine ‘ '
Pour’down their multitude of rays,
\Vhile my dull voice no hymn can raise
To the great Source of love and grace '!
Arouse, my soul’! and let thy wings
Devotion's lieavenward strength-put on; ,
So shall I reachthose crystal springs,
\Vliich flow beneath tli’ Eternal's tliroiieil
Plziladelplzia, Jlfay. 1837.
THE CURSE OF NEPTUNE,
131' THEODORE s. ran’.
'i‘\Vliat, he!’ cried Neptune, one calm nig_l_it.
‘Death and fire! Pluto! Jupiter!.Juno!
Anipliirile! what, ho!’ .
Never was monarch in such a rage; never
was rage so powerful. The blue sky began to
be blackened with heavy clouds. The winds
rose, the waves heaved, and the distant thunder
muttered along the horizon. The rivero and
fountains poured their troubled waters more
furiously ititothe ocean; the dolphins and sea-y
horses which tlrewliis cliarioi-sliell, snorted, arid
3p_l£lSl-)8(I,‘8[]l.l priclied up their ears; the moon-
tains and the forests trembled ; whales, sea-sei-
- penis, and other marine monsters tumbled upiu
haste and terror from their profound grottoes, and
all the tritons, nereidesland sea divinities whic
inhabit his watery kingdom, collected around the
watchful god to know what the deuce was thlz
matter. Even the great deep itselfgaveforthll
low tone of fear at the sudden furyofits king. ‘
‘I have been robbed !’ cried the monarch, stainpi
ing his.foot,whereat ilireeor four islands were rais
from the bottom to the surface of the agitate
waves. ‘Some daring laud-lubber has stole
' my trident: but, by the beard of. my fathei
Saturn, he shall feel what it is to trifle with old"
Neptune l What, he! Jupiter. awake, and beaii
a hand Willi your -thunder.’ ‘
Even while he spoke, an earthquake shook,
three quarters of the globe, and disturbed the
sleep pf Jupiter himself on the summit of
l
universe the very deuce to pay. Jupiter in ris-
ing yawned so loud, that several temples were
shaken down, and June screamed._iWhm on
-_ earth is the matter?’ in such an angry and
shrill tone, that the inferior gods and goddesses
could not help c0Vef1n_g their ears with their
hands and making horrible faces at the discord.
ablg for moderation or self.-control, but when
Juno'once gets her temper up, she is the very
old Satan, '
9Wbiit is the matter?’ exclaimed all at once.
After a moment's silence, a report-was re-
ceived that Neptune had raisedall this clamor
because he had lost hislrident.
‘Confound the fellow!
have waited till morning,’ said Jupiter, with
another yawn. \"_ -
‘ He isian infernal old-fool,’ said Juno. _
‘ I will break, his head
mer."cried Vulcan. " "
I
a g'entlerrian',’ muttered Mars, in a fury.
‘Cupid, my love,’ said Venus, relying ‘her
niglitcap, ‘we'll plague him well for this ta-mor-
orow.’ Q _ ' ’ " T
', ‘ Where is ,my seeptre '! cried
call ,a ,co'u_n‘cil jibif instant. '
this ?'stylé—__tb_,e whole ass '
loss i'r'ier'ely_ p'_.ri_i_7ate"!_' 4
isturb us in
cited. . . . . .
~ WILLIADI GBI-FF_I'1_I,-I.» -
"}}¥iltoi‘i, gains,-»1sa7. - ~' -eiii‘
_N0rwt!llt, Jllnb 12, 1537,
. , I4tf
"lie deuce is my
sce'pt_re"l’ ._'
" iioz<"r""étv2= DP mi SHIP.”
urqse that the thief was taken.
-. tn_»_\.,. ..1'..:._, , .|-_ 'r-..._i.. l'.J..,... -.3‘ fglytnnns‘ “walk-
, h h ' .
Olympus T ere was 1 mughom the whole" and gods, before whom I have now the n_'in_rtifi- each one ofthe rash mortals who had dared to
Those superuaturals are none of them remarlr- ‘
He might at least,
With my .sledge-liain-
‘ By heaven! he_sliall giveithe satisfaction of
‘JJ¢’Iiel'- .‘_I'll-
- °f -8oda—for a ~
sosivim. CONN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1838.
But _tbe seeptre was gone. Jupiter turned
pale with rage.
‘Why. gods.’ cried be. ‘it is not possible!
Julio. my dear, look aboiit-—curse that eagle-—
he s alwaysin the way when he’s not \vanit>tl—
look beh_ind,the throne. ' By ihe Si)-x_g w},0
has dared? All Tartary shall stir for this!
Hand '!1.i3lh9.S_eli1untierl1_olts’! whai,tqi my
gceptres . . . . .. .
. '0-ll. U0!’ Said Venus. slyly smiling, tliow
much more severely we fggl o_ug-Qwu lg-3s‘(’35‘ ilmn
those of others.’ _
l ‘ll/«ifllllillfrliisald Cnpld, ‘sliall plague. Iiipiter,
no .- ‘ ' ‘ '
l ‘Be quiet. my child.! said Venus.
._ ‘I really thought Jupiter had more dignity,’
, id Mars; ‘lie isjust as furious as old Neptune
- u_Itnselt‘.!
.7 ‘I Wisli he woulil be q liiglg cal-gful 139.,-f he
handles. these tliiiiiderbolls. ihoiigh,’- wliisperetl
‘Venus. in some alarm, '
‘Hang him !’ said Mars. ‘he’-ll let iii.-._.n orra.
rite next. Oh ! if batile’s the word. I'll not be
behinband ; but, hallon—-what the deuce-
where s my.swqrd-lialloo-gtraitors—thunder-
death-—-famine and fire—whq has, got my sword '1!
Vulcan, you black rascal?’ I ' H ‘
3 ‘Nojaw,‘ said Vulcan.
~ ‘I demand my sword.’ cried Mars.
‘ - "' '
; Don t llplly me!’ said Vulcan, ‘.but. heaven
and Gilrlll. anti lie turned white as a sheet
hrough the soot which begrimed his face, ‘some
erson has broken into my shop and made ofl‘
ith mv best hammer, two anvils, and a new
.»
V‘ air of patent bellows.’
ieekgi.
ltry trifles which will be fou_nd again, doubt-
ss. in the morning.’ _
'Bt‘llo'll3"lt!1a.ill’~$ very" curious who coifld
ve stolen them?’ cried Cupid. A
;’.‘Very. my dear; and, now I think ofit, I am
ad I did not take offmy girdle last ni_ght before
vent to bed; let me see, it could scarcely be
tracted,I tliiiilr, while clasped around my
ist—ah ! .
he uttered a terrible scream. T-lie girdle
v s gone.
~ VVell,’ said Minerva, with great dignity,
re’s a pretty kettle of fish.’ At the sametime
quietly retired to a respectful distance from
i
l
s l
up ner nose, ‘D. I. O.’ _
"fill is not easy to say exactly how this would
I ve tii‘rn‘e'o' our, for Mars was stamping about
liltea raving madman; Vcnushad gone into 1
viblent hysterics ; Vulcan, armed with (1 huge
w- ih. and Jupiter had raised his tliiinderbolis
high in the air. and was just going to let fly c
among the crowd 'promiscuonsly, when a cry c
A fierce-looking
edinto the assembly, havihg one hand upon the d
t
palpel of things which, on being thrown down at
ilief_ foot of Jupiter's ivory throne, proved to be
t
which her royal consort received with a smile ;
while; Vulcan seized his -welcome property.
and. struck it-tremendous blow on _the ground
with his hammer, which came near mashing
Juno's toes; and Mars unsheathed his blade c
with a savage grin, gave three or four flourishes c
in the air, and returned it to the scabbard with a ll
floor.
"Now, ladies and genlleineii,’ said Jupiter,
with more than usual composure, ‘you seeihe 9
folly of getting into ti passion. Take example
by me. and always be calin and pliilosophical
under every vicissitude.’ s
ly. ,
‘Be sileqt, you impudent young scoundrel,’ ‘
s
audacious varlet of a thief. Comevhere, sir,
step up ; who the deuce are you!’ ' l
youth.
my seeptre T’ O - _ ..
‘ And my girdle, monster,’ said Venus.
‘And my sword, wret_eh.' thundered Mars.
added Vulcan.
of men and gods._hear my story,
beaiitifiil Maia-c.-’
somewhat briskly. . '
!Shut your fly-‘trap,’ said Jupiter.
‘My father is the honorable monarch of men
cation to stand acaptive.’
‘ So, ho!’ said Juno.
‘ I possessed myself of these articles. continued
the prisoner, ‘ not from any desire to retain them,
bu: in order to recozrimend myself to your no-
tice. oh, gods, wlzom lhave an ambition to serve,’
‘ ‘You are a charming fellow,’ said Jupiter;
e,Iuno, be quiet; I like you. and will employ
Iyou. You. shall be my messenger, interpreter,
» nd cup-bearer. I present you this winged cap
nd these wings for your feet, With them you
' ay go wherever you please with the greatest
e|eriiy_,_and be invjsiblewlien yogidfifilre. You
hall be my ambassador and plenipoteniiary, and
our first duly shall be to seek Neptune. and
igiurn to hiuiilie trident witli my conipliments.’
,' ° But, sire,‘ perhaps the old fellow will be less
indulgenttliari you. for my jest.’ ,
‘Fear not, he shall not harm you ; make your-
self scarce_:—.tramp, begoiie !’
And Mercury, with a boiintl, disappeared.
:
. -'Old Neptune was in alsnorting rage. - He had
t'_l'Ded the ocean upside down; he had swept
. ti villages and towns, and sbatteredia,’ score of
r ltycoasth‘ and mountains to pieces. The
a-goods, entreated his majesty to ‘be calm, and
timatcd that he was only injuring his own sub-
_ 5. He replied—- ' - ' ‘-
lwarlets and vagabonds, bring me my trident 3'
3. .
."D
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‘Was ever such a scene!’ cried she, ‘all —wliole fleeig.
aven turned upside down by the loss ofa few with steamhoats.'
his foe, now altogether speechless with rage, he
leaped into the air, al_]_(l was o_fl'iri the twinkling
Ofan eye.
My pen is mo_rtal—ii cannot point his feelings.
I’hoenicia on the banks ofthe river Elentlierus,
which falls into the Mediterranean below the,
island Aratlus.
J piier, his tliunderbolts, and the rest of the There are no fruittrees on this sideihe stream.
glily-excited assembly; ‘it's all very flue,’ Every autumn that friiii ripens antl falls.and is
ntinued the grave goddess, placing herfinger eaten by the birds; antl ihoiigh behold it for
ever. I can never reach it.‘ '
on far for a swimmer.’
inn bar, was rushing to and fro in desperate your axe.’
brunt of ayoung man, and on the other arm a wished.
hemissing articles. .__Iuno handed up the seeptre, the shepherd.
Venus fastened on her oirdle, sobbinv all the wife and cliildrcn?
b D . , ..
violence which made the whole heavens ring flocks and liamleis; and_you can supply the
again. l\leptune’str'dent alone remained on the towns and villages of the surrounding country ;-
you can make yourselfa rich man.’ '
The gods looked at each other in silence. and Mercury leaped up and was olf, before he was
Cupid winkedto his ino.iher,‘and_ coughed slight- aware of il,
aid Jupiter, ‘ and now let us see who is that bul’n0 matter; now for it.‘
‘My paint: is Mercury,’ said the handsome s_iream.
‘And pray, Mr. Mercury, howdared you steal boats. Mercury chuckled over the success of
- his plan-
vessel with which he determined to cross to a
neighboring country. _Allibe gods watclietl the
‘And my new patent! bellows, you rascal,’ enterprise
digtiat-ion.
‘ Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the prisoner, ged, manned, and a party ofthe owner's friends
with a sweet smile, ‘ keep cool; and you, father came on board to put forili. It was the first time
I Was born the sea had ever been profaiied by mortal pre-
of a very genteel family; my grandfather was series. A confused horror pervaded the deep.
Atlas, a great landholder; my mother was the The nereides and iriions shook witli fear; the
I sea monsters rose from their dark abysses to the
‘And who was your father? demanded Juno. surface ofthe water and iuiiibled about in agita-
tion, while Neptune, calling around him all his
force, whipped up his terrified dolphins and start-
turers put fortlf, They were _no sooner embark-
bows
derfully poll;
the siory.
1400. l_he brine drippiiig from his hoary beard,
_vou imputlent varlet. Jupiter's compliments?
confident? you bchanged! by Olympus! you
are a pleboiziii.’ -
‘-1 tell you What. old cliap.’ said the ambas-
sad_or, ‘_you might about as well keep a civil
tongiie in your head.’
. _Earlbqualtes and thunder! you ras_ga],'. re-
Joined the enraged king, ‘ ifever I catch you
upon my realms again. I'll give you to my
i1,l.0fl.Slers; you shall make a bomzc bouclre for one
of my whales; at-‘aunt, you raganiul'lin.’. "' '
' TIMI! lot you .” said Mercury,.'sii'appin,g his
thumb and finger untler the very nose of :he got]:
‘that—thm—-ilizit for you ! your monsters
you may go to Pluto. Oh, old chap, no brag-
ging, no bullying with me, I’m none of your
tl_0lphins.’- '
‘ \Vhy, you unutterable son of a gun l’- crierl
Neptune, bursting with wrath, ‘so help me
Saturn my father. if ever I catch you an inch
on my domain again, I'll drown you like a blind_
ltitien—you’re 9, scaramouch ; p,p_rse me if ever
Isgw such a liarlcquin." ' '
‘Qh, you vulgar old fool,’ said Mercury, in
the most tant_ali'_.3.iiig nian__ner. lightingon the edge
ofthe chariot, aiitl sticking his chin tlefyingly in
the I808 Of his enemy, ‘you're a regular loafer.
and so far from refraining to come myself upon
' Velllls léillglititl ills: tears, rolled down her your kingdom, I'll teach man to traverse it as a
. 0 I b ' .
lgli,-roatl; I'll have it overrun with boats, ships
By the Styx! 171.4 mate it
So saying. and snapping his fingers again at
Neptune tluclted beneath the z_’l_oQd.
In about three minutes Mercury alightetl in
He there saw a shepherd stand-
ng on the shore coniemplatliig some trees on
he nutter ti-tle ofthe stream. ' ‘ " '
flfifhat are you looltingafil? cried Mercury.
‘That line fruit,’ answerstl the shepherd. ‘I
iave been here all my life tending floclts.+
‘Can't you swim '!' asked the god.
‘Nil 2' Saltl llin shepherd, ‘ ':iui.i if I COllltl, It IS
‘Lool: here!’ said Mercury; ‘just lend me
Siraigliiway he went outand cut down atree,
hoped oil the branches, hewed out the trunk.
onstrucieil a pair of oars—antl, beheld, a boat.’
‘Jump in,’ said Mercury: ' don't ' be afraid.’
lri five minutes the stiepherd reached the long
esired spot, and had seen eaten as much as he
‘ Now,’ said Mercury, ‘ where are you going?’
‘ Back aga:n to my sheep, to be sure,’ replied
‘ \Vbat! won't you take some fruit to your
You can carry it in the
out, you l;nov._',’
‘La !’ said the simple shepherd, ‘do tell—’
‘You can (i.0..U_iorc,’ rejoined Mercury; ‘ you-,
an take over not only enough for your wife and
hildren. but enough‘ to sell to ilie other sliep-.
erds; You can make them barter for it their
‘ Now, only think ofthat !’ said the shepherd.
Heaven bless your worship,’ ilie_re’s Zarziirzg.’
‘Good morning to you.’ cried Mercury.
‘Good morning to your worship,’ cried the
wain, who was so busily picking the fruit, that
‘ Heavens! he’s gone!’ said the shepherd.-
That fe|low’s a screarner; wonder who he is ;
By the time the sun had set, be bad a dozen
oads piled up safely on the other side of the
In a short time the rivers were coveretl with
At length a rich Phmnician built a
with interest, and Neptune within-
The vessel was built, launched, rig-
led steeds, determined to execute vengeance on
intrude into his solemn dominion. The adven-
ed_ than the tempest was loosened——the billows
rolled in liquid mountains, the wind blew a hurri-
cane, the frail boatwas enveloped in foam, and
half buried beneath the briny deep. Neptune
swore great guns. At length ihecloii.'ls cleared
away, the laugliing, blueslty appears’, and the
waves subsided. _
‘ So, ho!’ said Neptune. nearly out of breath.
takingolf his tarpawliaii liat hanging it on one
ofthe corners ofhis'cliarioi, ‘let tlieni-piit‘that in
their pipe and smoke it.’
What was his asloiiishmept on beholding that
the daring bark .still floated safely on the bosom
ofthe ocean. and that the mariners, having furled
the sails during the gale, wéreynow unfolding
them to the gentle gepliyrs,’ which ivalied their:
directly on their course.‘ i .
I ‘ My eyes!’ said tlie__frownin_g god, ‘you don’t
say so! We'll try you another tack,‘then!—
Tritons, iiereides, iiyniplis, attend‘! these de-
testable and audacious mortals come. in spite of
me ; down with the intruders into my kingdom.
Each become invisible, each select yourvictiin.
and strike.- .-with your unseen power, every
mother's son oflltem-" ~ . _ A
The unsuspecting, mortals atlvaiiced ; the fatal
Al» lcllfllh Mercury appeared. and with three
(for Mercury had traveled and was won-
fiil Witirned the iridept, and gelaletl
' ‘\VlI_V. you desperate thief,’ crietl the waterv
‘hm I0’ -hlililefi mu his atnbassadiir?-»you his
have.
I
were sturdy striplings! Now it seems’ l-. 1 yes-
terday they stood before me so proudin their
strength-_.—and I filled too with a father’s vanity.
ty. when lo !' the dreadful"sig'n'al ;_, Allie,
°‘"?" ‘_’-f *1" and descended ;_ the strength forsoolr ‘
'h9”'1‘ml’5 ifhe Hood left their cheeksand lips : .
deal!‘ “’.3$_.~-"3 . .‘h°"'_ "'°=.lr.ts! The deck was
‘covered with the bodies ofthe awliring w’,.e,ci,e5’ '
when Mercury, who had been on _a,j;siam’ex.
pedition, suddenly perceived what was go‘.i.-Q 'm’,'t
darted to Jupiter with_the velocity of light, ltiieiis
antl prayed for the deliveianceofliis proteges.
‘I cannot undo that wliich my royal brother’,
has done in his own ltingtlom,’ said Jupiter.
‘ Then, oh! arrest. his lianrl,’ cried Mercury;
tat least spare their lives.’ His rears mov-
ed the o-mnipotent ruler of all.lhings._
‘Be it so,’ he said; ‘they shall‘ not die. let
, them live !’ And the next niomeitt the winged:
messenger of
ocean god, A
‘ Oh, be! you have come, old Beeswax. have.
you, but you are a little late in the day,’ cried.-
l_‘ie.plL_mt_3. with a grim smile. "
‘Belayyoi_ii'._iaw,’ replied Mercury; ‘know
that there is a limit even to your power; they-
sliall not die. It is the decree ofJupiter.
‘I am satisfietl,’ said Neptune, who had been.
l;eg€ll'lllng the agoiiies ofliis victims ;_ ‘ Iam satis-I
-fleflt let them live; much good may iidoihem.
W hen they first appeared on my free and un-'
liorlilen billows, I thought death was their only
doom; but I see there is a worse penalty.-.
lfool ! these wretches are praying for death to.
release them from sufferings more than infernal.
Let them live, then. They shall never find
that sweet repose under my hand; but, mark
me, they shall (10). in -after ages, intrude with.
impunity into my empire. I command you.
spirits the deep; to hoverever over the borders.
of my realm; watch the appearance of those.
.‘i_ardy adventurers; strike them with horrors.
that shall make death a vain hope, a fruitless
prayer. Bent! their proud soulsto acknowledge-
ourpower. Let them feel the presence of an in-
§lllle(l god. Laugh ai their livid lips, their-
bl_sncliet_l_ cheeks. their glassy and upturned eyes,_
their trembling and sinking frames. Mock their-
groans, aiitl add to their despair. Let that
which has been their delight, become their. hor-
rt_)_i_', Trapsmiite the most savory food into,
worse than poison ; and‘: let the beverage which
generally inspires them with rapture..!.10w make.
them faint to think of Let them experience
all the anguish and agony‘ of death, without its,
relief, and suffer the tortures. of Tartarus, even.
surrounded by the luxuries of‘ earth.
anguish be wiiliout sympaihvamong each other ;_
but let cruel laughter ring in their ears, till the.
scoflér, in his iurn, falls beneath my power._
The fates decree that I cannot exclude them
from the see; but E can punish their iinhallowed:
boldness. I curse them with, srza-.~ii,c1_ti_vr_:ss!:
and so be they cursed.’ " i I
Mercury was about to reply, when he heard?
Iupitger roaring for a goblet ofnector. Knowing.
hisroyal masterto be of a_ somewhat impatient‘
disposition, and not feeling disposed to take a,-
good kicking, he was obliged to hasten. back to,
lieaveu as fast as possible.’
heaven was in the chariot ofjtbo,
Erpin the Cardiff Chronicle._
THE IVIINES-.
‘ There's danger in the mined: old man," Iaslt,-.
cd of an aged miner, who with his arm hem‘
leaned against the side ofthe immense vault ab-
sorbed in medigatioi-i—‘ it must be a fearful life.'r
The old man I'00k€d at me Willi a steadfast but
sgiriiewliat vacant stare, and;tben in half broken
sentences lie tremblingly uttered :_ .
‘ Danger-f-w'iie‘i’c.'isThere i1o,t—‘-on [fie earth or-
benea!.”ii‘ii--intlie mountain or ilie valley-,—on.
the ocean or in the quiet of natu.r_e’s most hidden
spo.t—-where is there not danger ?-—.:-.-.wl_iei'e has
ll0l death SOIUC l.0l(Bl:i of his pxegence ?«‘~
‘ True.’ I replied". ‘but the 'vi,ctasiiud.es or life
are various; the sailor seeks bi_s.li,viug on the
waters, and he knows each moment that they
may engulf him»-—ihe hunter seelgs death in the‘
wild wuods— and the soldier in the battle‘ field:
and the miner knows not but the spot where he
now stands, to-iriorrow may pe his tomb.’
‘ It is so. indeed,’ replied the old man—‘we
find deaihinthe means we seek to perpetuate
life—’tis a strange riddle--who shall solve it?’
I
‘ Have you long followed this occupation T’
‘ From a hoy—-I drew my Eirgi breath in the
niines—-I shall yield it up in their gloom.’
‘You have seen some of those vicissitudes,‘
said I, ‘ to which you alluded,’
‘ Yes,’ he replied, with a faltering voice, ‘ I
There was a time that thr 9 tall boys
ooketl up to me and called me fatlir They
.
But the Lord chasteneth the proud heart.‘ Where
are they now? I saw the youngest—he was "
the dearest ofthe flock—liis mother's spirit seem-
ed to have settled on him--crushed at my feet 8
bleeding mass. We were t9gether—-so near that
his hot blood sprung up into my face. Molten
.leatl had been less lasting than those fearful
drops. One moment and his light laugh was in
my ears; the next, and the large rriass came;
there was no cry—no look of terror-—but the
transition to eternity was as the lightningfs flash--
and my poor boy lay crushed beneath the fearful
oad. It was an awful moment-.—-butiime that
changeih all things brought reiief-«arid I had
still two sons. But my cup of afflictioii was not
yet full. They too were taken from me. Side
by side they died—-not as their brothers—but the
firedamp caught their breath, and left them
scorched and lifeless. They were brought home
to the old man,—-his fair jewels.—than whom
earth's richest treasures in his sight had no price
-and told him he was childless and alone. 'It
is a strange decree that the old plant Sll0Uldll]U5_
survive the siripling things it shaded, and for
whom it would have died a thousand times. In
it surprising that I sboultl wish to die here in the
mines?’ , I" '
‘ You have indeed,‘ I replied, ‘drank of afflic-
lien, xvhence did you derive consolation '3'-
Tbe old man looked up—‘ from He8Ven-
God gave andhe hath taken away-blessed be
his name. I bowed my head to the miner's pi,
ous prayer—and the old man passed on-
D01\"'l‘ BE l}lSCOURAGEDo
‘ Don't be dist-our_age,d,’ if in the outset of life
things do not go on smoothly, It seldom hap-.
pens ihe hopes of the future are realized. The‘
path of life, in the prospect appears smooth and
level enough. but when we come to travel it,- we ,
find it all up hills, and generally rough enough.
Thejonrney is a laborious one, and whether poor
or wealthy. high or low. we shall find it 8010 our «
disappointment. ifwe have built on any other-
calculaiion. To endure what is to be endured
with as much cheerfulness as possible. and to el-.
bow our way as easily as"we can through the .
great crowd. hoping for little yet striving for
much, is per_haps tlietrue plan. But _ V _
«Don't be dist-miraged,' if occasionally .yo_u7';’
slip down by the way,-and your neigliborsiregid
over you a little; in other words. tlon‘t let a fail-. .
ureor two dishearten you—accide_nt_s liappen,
miscalculations will sometimes be made, things-
will turn out differently from our exp.ectations;_.,
and we may be sufferers, It is worth while to-
remember tbat prospects are. like the skies in
April. sometimes, clear and favorable; and as it
would be folly to despair'of-again seeing die and
spirits surrounded the vessel; the crew and
passengers were abandoning themselvcsto gate-
because to-dayis stormy. so it is unwise to sink
into despondeucy when fortune frowns since in
Let their-
asked, somewhat struck with the old miur-"9 man- "‘= ‘
ner.
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