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THEJNORVVALIC GAZETTE,
-I3 PUBLISHED EVERY WED!/IESDAY MDRVIIVIG,
ovE'n HOY'1"S sroria. on THE DOCK
’ I/Vest side the Bridge. '
_ Tniuus.-—’I‘wo dollars per annum, payable in
5dV3!1C8—$2 25 at the end of the year.
_To subscribers who live out of the Carrier’s
district and call at the Office for their papers.
31 50 P9!’ year. ifpaid in advtmce—otlierwise
$2 will be charged. Mail subscribers per
annum. payable in advance. Noothers attend-
ed to, and no subscription received for less than
one year. To companies ol‘ sir or more. re-
oiiving their papers by mail, $1 50, payable all
together, in advance.
Executor’s and Administrator's Notices. 3 in-
'sertions, $l—Commissioner’s notices, $1 25.
Yearlv advertisers, one square, $10 per annum,
payable quarterly in advance. The privilege
of yearly advertisers is limited to their own im-
‘ mediate business—all extra advertisements will
be charged at the usual rates. All other adver
tisementsat the rate of$1 per square for 3 inscr-
ti0ns,and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
0?’ All casual advertisemcntsscnt to this Of-
fice, should be accompanied by the cash. No
~ others will be inserted.
‘ .D© iasiurnuo,
OF ALL KINDS,
MEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
if DR. G. R. PHELPS’
trofifiro
PILLS,
[ENTIRELY VEGETABLE]
A new and v=.~.Iualilc remedy
for all diseases a1-isiiig from
IMPURITIES OF THE BLOOD,
Morbid Secretions of tile Livicit
and STOMACII,
Also, a. auiasrrrnris for CALOMEL, as a CA'I‘I»IAR'I‘IC
in FEVISRS, and all llilious diseases, and
for ordinary Family Physic.
This popular Medicine which has received such
enerul approbation as a remedy for D_t/spepsia
iliousand Acid‘Sl0nlac}1.s,Jauntlice, IIe‘a1_-tburn,
Costivencss, Headache, &c. &c., and which is now
prescribed by niziiiy of the most respectable Phy-
sicians, is for sale by autliorizcd Agents in most or
he towns in the United Slttius, and at wholesale
bv the Proprietor. Hartlbrd. Conn.
New Haven Ohio Dec. 4th. 1838.
Gentlcm’en.-—Sceing the very’ high’ cstiinntion held
forth by the Agent in this section, and by those who had
the opportunity of trying Dr. Phelps’ Coinpouiid ’l‘oinato
Pills—End being under the firm belicfofliuving restored
health secretions of the glandular system more than
once, y using the Tomato Apple as avcgetable; I have
been induced to try this medicine in various diseases.-
In the Aiitumnal liiterinitieiits, prevalent in this section
of the Statcs.I have no tbubt Dr. Phelps’ Compound
Tomato Pills will, in a great measure, if not entirely
. supersede the use if CALOMEL. I believe that in diseas-
ed liver they are more proinpt. in their ctfect, and as
e cienl, as Caloinr-l—l have tried them in various other
'sea.sesas Illietiiiiutisni, Dyspepsia, Jaundicc, 6.20., with
the most happy effects.-—As far as my knowletlgc ex-
tends, I have no licsita.-ticy in reconimciidiiig them as a
highly valuable Fauiiily .\lr_-tlicine.
Yours ix-snot-ii‘iitlv,
’ 'I‘liC).‘iI$.S JOIINSTON.
Caiinan. Coiui., Out. 22, 183$.
I certify that I Il.'l\'C llSi"tI one box of Doctor G. R.
Phelps’ Coinpound 'l‘oinato Pills, and found great relief,
if not a. complete cure, in a case of severe l)yspcpsia of
long standing; I have no doubt (I. t.ontiiiunncc of them
will produce the result dc-sired.
, .t\'ATIIANlEL STEVENS.
From Doct. -ICPN GnAn.\t.i.
New-Yolk, Oct. 20, 1838.
G- R. Phelps; M. I).-
' Dear Sir,—lt gives me great pleasure in being able to
' state to you my opinion, and the result of my experience
of your Compound Toiiiato Pills. You uiust be aware
that, like our profession gPll'.)l‘illljv', I am prejudiced
aainst all remedies usually denoiuinatcd “patent medi-
cinea,” but hearing your Pills highly extolled by some
of my friends, Iwas induced to procure afew boxes and
give them a. trial; and this I was the more inclined to
do, from my intimate knowledge of, and confidence in,
T W0 DOLLARS PER ANN UM,]
"DON’T GIVE UP 'rirr«:fsriIr.”
IPA YA BLE IN AD VANCE.
‘VGL. XXIH;
l’§’€DE%'vVALH§9 CGBIN. EVEGflNE<ZS.Ei9A‘It'.. MAE’ E9 1839.
N 0. 1 12.
(]:§*’ A LOT offiuc Tea Waiters, just rcceiv
ed by L. CLARK 65 Co.
To (befriends of Good Ifealth in. Norzcalk.
YOU pcrceivc by the following advertise-
ment, that no one can possibly sell the
Genuine Brandreth Pills, unless he possesses a
certificate signed by the Doctor and his county
agent, J. B. Sanford. You will therefore re-
quire of those who pretend to sell the Pills, to
_prcsent their certificate of agency, and unless
they can show such certificate, you may be very
sure they are counterfeit. Therefore, as you
‘value life and health beware ofimposition.
VVc say boldly and honestly, the Genuine
Brantlrotli Pills are never found in a drug shop.
LEV1 CLARK. Agentsfor
EDWIN LOCKVVOOD. I Norwalk.
Co-unlcifeits .’ Counterfeits .’-—Unprinciplcd
persons are still vending what Iliey call Brand-
retli’s Vegetable Universals Pills, and defraud-
ing the public by selling them a spurious article.
Beware ofpurcbasing of any Druggist,Physician
or Pedlar, liundredsofwhom, in this county, are
lllfllilllg and palmiiig upon the community
counterfei. Pills, who caimot under any circum-
stances possess themselves ofthe genuine.
The present being the most unhealthy season
this most invaluable medicine, to which to resort
on the slightest symptoms ofillness.
'I‘o guard the public still further egainst pur-
chasing counterfcits, each ofmy agents is furnish
ed with a certificate of agency, signed by me,
and also by Benjamin Braitdreth; and it is ad-
visable forthe purchaser to ask to be shown this
cet'tifica‘.e before purchasing, as all who sell the
genuine Brandreth’s Pills have one.
Below is a list agents appointed by John B.
Sanford fortbe sale ofBrandreth’s Pills, through-
out tlic respective towns in the county of Fair-
fieltl :
l+‘airtieltl,Gco. Peck, Lewis Burr Timothy C.
; Burr, and Gen. Burr.
Brookfiultl, Burr 6: Morris, L. C. Northrop &;
Co. and \Vni. D. Mecltei‘. »
NEV’It)\\'ll, L’~:il«.lwin 6.: Beers, W. B. Glover,Ez-
ra .\loigan, S. B. Peck 65 Co. Hart Shepard
and Johnson &Co.
Sotitlipnit, II. Davis.
\Ve.<ip.»rI, John W’. Taylor.
I{ed.lin;;. l<‘auton 5.‘. DtllIC()l1]ll, Abbott 66 Frost
Rislgelieltl, \-Vin. l):iut.-iiy (V3 Co.
_ Danhury. David Pearce, Jr, James \V. Por-
tor. and Stnrdcvant (K2 Smith.
\Vilton. Cw.oi1-._vc B. :_\litl.tlebrook.
\Vt.'$lt)ll, Eli Atlantis and .\Iorris Bradley.
l‘rumbu||, Judson Curtis, I-Iezekiah S. Nichols.
.\luiim, Levi E-lwurds and Daniel Sherwood
New Fairfield, Secly Barnum, and Stephen
II.i;.-kins
.:Itrutli_;i'tl. I'l.=)llCl'I ‘CV \Vulkcr, and Treat Blake-
uiao
_'\'.;r-.v.ilk. L:-vi Clark. .'lZltl Id-'l‘-‘flll Lockwood
.\Icw ()uii.'-inn. Suziiuel liuyuioiitl & Co-
.\’lr‘1:llll:i‘tl, W CC Ii. llti__\/I c\'.UI)
Greenwich, Tlio-iiiis Brirtoti, .Iuuallit1ti Jcssup,
and Gilbert Muisliull
D irt.-iii, .-\.lbc:‘t Seelcy
Black ltock, T Rzinsou & Co
A constant supply oftlie Genuine Pills can be
had at the old stand of
JOHN B. SANFORD.
Sole Agent for Fairfieltl County.
{l:.?’ CLOCKS of various kinds, from $3 to
your moral andprofessioiial character. 315, may be found at [he store of
I have (prescribed your Pills in cases of bilious ejec-
tions, an diseases of the liver and stomach, and the re-
sult has been hi hly satisfactory. In one case particu-
larly, of severe yspeptic symptoms, the relief exceeded
my most sanguine expectations.
Judging from t.he recipe, as it was communicated to me,
I should think your compound would be safe in all cases,
and applicable to most of those in which it is recom-
Included.
1 take me more pleasure in writing to you on this sub-
ject, because I understand that great efforts have been
made by persons interested in another medicine, to tra-
duce your character as a geiiilcutaii, and a Physician
and to injure the sale of your medicine, and wrest from
you the benefits of your labors and investigation, by
charging you willi imposition, qnackcry. &c.
You are at liberty to use this in such a. manner as
you please, and &Ll.~'(l to refer to me in regard to yourself.
or our valuable discovery.
espectfully yours, JOHN GR.-\IlAM,.M. D.
Chickopee Falls, Ms., Oct. 9, 1838.
Ihave made use ot'l)r. Phelps’ Compound Tomato Pills
for sometime as Bilious Physic, and am iiuicli pleased
with tl'te.cfi'ccts oftlinni. Several members of my family
have received much benefit from their use in various
com laints; aiitllcan cheei-l‘ully rot-omiiicizrl them to
_ the Public as a nictliciiie truly \\’t)l‘ll:§8;I§Ij{ftXjiART.
None are genuine without the written signa-
ture. of G. R. Phelps, M. D. sole proprietor,
Hartford, Conn.
N. B. As another and a very different arti-
cle. has recently been atlveriisetl under the
head of“ Tomato Pills,” the public will see the
necessity of being particular to inquire ‘for
‘»‘ Phelps’ Cotnpound Tomato Pills.” Price
37g and 75 cents per box.
Solxl by .I.‘A. \Veeil, Druggisl, Norwalk, and
VV. B. Dyer. Bridgeport, general agents for
Fairfield county. tf110
. SALT! SALT I
B!‘ PUSIIELS of Course At "uilla Salt
Qbéffiroi sale in lots tokgt[i]ilt3;l:ij:;:l£|;.Is:i’'sé’l(1jv
) l‘ .1 L I a
Norwalk, October 25, I838. 86
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
THE subscriber, wishing to dis-
pose of his property in this town,
jn’-‘ offers for sale his homestead at the
_ - , _ Old Well, now occupied by Stephen
I-I1tys;":.1so, a tract of land containing about
eight acres, situated on Brook’s Hill, in the rear
of George Benedict’s house ; also, anothertract,
known as the Butler land, containing about eight
acres, and lying on the N. Y. Turnpike, about
one mile from Old VVell. If not previously
disposed of, said property will be offered at pub-
lic auction, on the premises, on the 14th day of
March next, at 2o’clock P. M. Said property ,
is in the charge oflames Quintard, Esq. who is
authorized to sell the same, and who will give
all the requisite information to those who may
wish to purchase.
MELANCTON HOYT.
Norwalk, Nov. 12, 1838. tf 86
([§=’CA_LICOES at 8d, 9d, and 1s per yard-
said to be the cheapest in market, at
L. CLARK & Co.
TRAVELING BASKETS for sale by
STEVENS & CLOCK.
April 16, 1839. tf11_0
' {)?BROADCLO’l‘HS, Cassimeres, sat.
fineiis, (Ste. very cheap and good.
‘ L. CLARK & Co.
BOMBAZINES.
LACK, and Blue Black Bombazines. A
large assortment for sale cheap, by
STEVENS Sc Cnoox.
tf 110
April 16.
{fiPCADE'I‘ MIXT CLOTH, Moleskin,
for the cure of all delicate diseases.
encouraged by the uniform success attending his
L. CLARK & Co.
ll. GREGORY’S Medical Oflice,~ (with
three private offices at:aclied,) No. 33
Bowery, New York city, established expressly
Dr. G. is
peculiar lnotlc oftreatment. which has been con-
firmed by long experience (12 years) and ex-
tensive practice in this city. Whenever an ap-
plication is made for the cure ofany oftbe above
class of disorders the eradication is generally
complexes] in a_few days. and in the more ad-
vaucetl and inveterate stages nfdanggerous infec-
tion. characterized by the usual variety of pain-
fill and distressing symptoms, a perseverancein
mnncut an-l radical cure.
Persons residing at a distance can be success-
fully treated by their minutely describing the
case, and enclosing a remittance. The inedi-
cine will be carefully packed so as to elude ob-
servatinn.
Separate offices are so arranged that patients
never come in contact with each other.
French specific for the permanant and radical
cure of gonorrliate, price one dollar. may be ob-
tained privately from
DR. GREGORY, 33 Bowery.
N. B. Unpaid letters will not be taken from
the Post Office.
fl:?DRESSING COMBS, the best ever
offered for sale, by L- CLARK 55 CO-
A NEW LINE.
THE subscriber has com-
mcnccd running a line of
Stages from Danhury to
New York by the way of
Sing Sing. Leaves S. Osborn’s Hotel. Dau-
bnry, every day except Fridays, at6 o’clock,
A. M.—arrives in Sing Sing in season for the
steamboat Union, which arrives in New-York
atrl P. M. Leaves N.Y. from the foot ofCbain-
ber street at So’clock, A. M., stopping at the
old State's Prison dock each way——arrivcs at
Danhury 5 P. M. Meets the Litclifield Stage
Mondays. \Vednesdays and Fridays—New-
Haven, Tuesdays and Fridays-Bridgeport,
Mondays and Fridays.
PETER. CHAPMAN, Proprietor.
April 2, 1838. if 108
{.9 THE subscribers are
:_ 1" now opening the finest
‘ " assortment of VVatchcs,
Jewelry, Plated and Bri-
tannia ware ever offered in
Norwalk, and they would
- ' respectfully invite all who
wish to purchase any thing in their line, to call
at their Store West side the Bridge, before pur-
chasin elsewhere. _ _
slug. Spoons, Sugar Tongs, Butter Knives,
constantly on hand or manufactured_ to order.
Ge,-man silver Spoons, Butter Ktiives, &c.;
Spectacles, silver and steel,’ to suit all ages;
Looking‘ Glasses, Tea Waiters, Snuffer and
Trays, bfine Knives, Scissols. R3Z_0|'5s 5143' 5”-
Plated Castors. Britannia revolving C3330‘?-
Cloclts of various kinds.
Watches repaired and warranted, and all
mending done at short notice.
Cofiin Plates furnished, handsomely engraved,
at an hour’s notice. Engraving on Spoons, N('-
uiry and Letter Seals, &c. &.c.
N. B. Also fancy and staple Dry Goods.
LEVI CLARK & CO.
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.
'4A\‘»Q_,:_t~.M:r._Lufi::‘
4%“, 3 §.
1-~‘=1Ao:'_ I
\
Bangup, Cord, (Sac. for sale very cheap. by
L. CLARK & Co.
N orwalk, March 25, 1839. 107
oftlie year, no person should be without a box of
From the New York IV/rig.
STANZAS.
At that dim moment, when _tlic rosy gleams
Ofglittering twiliglit slowlv fade away;
When vespersong-birds, and the singing streams,
Murmur their music to the setting day ;
At that sweet hour when youthful lovers rove
Away to seek some happy Gretna Green;
’Twas then amid the stilly twilight grove
A lover and his lady love were seen.
Twilight was deepening into tlarlinessrhe
Gazed on the stars, and said _“ how bright they
burn ;-”
And he was gay and beautiful, and she ‘
VVas beautiful and gay—froni which you'll
, learn
That there was not much difI"c.rence in their looks;
She talked of love, and he talked ofit too;
The language of each other’s eyes, like books,
\Verc plainly read, but not quite yet read thro’.
He breathed his sweetly mournful tale of love
Into her listening ear, and fondly sighcd——-
“ By all the burning stars that shine above
I love thee dearly-will than be my bride?”
She smiled——-the lover claimed her for his own-
No fears or donhtings in his bosom raged-
Uutil she answer’d -in a plaintive tone
Of bitter sweetness—“ No, Sir, I‘-In engaged!”
For tile Norwal/t‘ Gazette.
T0 MR. J. ORVILLE TAYLOR.
No. III.
Ruminale and muse. An ox ruminatcs,
but we are not at liberty to say, he muses.-—
This metaphorical use of the word rumiuate
ought not to be a part of\the definition with-
out explanation.
Scquel and conclusion may be the same
thing or ‘not; the one is not a synonym of
the other.
Culciuc and pulverize are not synonymous;
how can a man be justified in confounding the
process of fire, with that of a pestle and inor-
tar, or of a grist mill '2
Cultivate is to improve. But cultivation
often has the direct contrar_v effect. The
words are sometimes used as synonyms, but
they are not synonyms. A farmer may cul-
tivate land, till he has exhausted its fertility.
Multiply and increase are not synonyms.
]lIultipl_7/ is used of numbers; increase, of
bulk or dimensions.
Pcculute and (lcfruud are very far from
being synonymous. Pcculule has a specific
sense, defraud, a general one. A man may
rlefruud in a tlious-and’ ways \vithout]7eculat-
371g.
Insolvent and bankrupt are not synony-
mous. Men are often bun/erupt, who are
perfectly solvent.
Embassy} and message have different incan-
ings and applications. The one is public, the
other private.
Turpentine, pitch, tar are different things,
or different pi'op-.irations.
Criminal and felon are not synonymous;
many a criminal is not afclon.
Salary, stipend, touges are very different
tiings. The wages paid to a workman are
not a salary.
Ho-mil«_z/, sermon, rliscourse. The two first
have a specific meaning, and ought not to be
confounded with the general term discourse.
Tiara, turban, head (tress. Here is the
same "fault as in the foregoing. The two for-
mer have a specyic sense; and the latter a
geuerical one. A tiara is a head dress per-
haps, bul: every /watt dress is not a tiara or
a turban.
word properly signifies possession mcrcly; ,
the former always imply (power. t
Distribute and apportion. VVords of very ,
made without apportionment. t
Dcflugrate and iuflume have very diifcr- t
ent significations. The former implies rapid ;
combustions, which the latter does not.
Melody, llmmong/, music.
at least two.
Attorney, ba.rrisle-7', luwg/er.
be all different characters.
far from being synonymous. Ca,rn.eous ne-
corpulent or not.
Negotiate, stipulate, bargain. This is all
confusion. Negotiate implies the process,
and stipulate the closing of it, or final agree-
ment. Burgain is used for both, either as a
verb or a noun. '
Implicate and culaugle——the one inela-
phorical; the other literal.
Magazine, (I/l'Sc7t(I.b, armory/. The two
latter are specific, the former, general. Many
a magazine is neither an a/rsenul nor an ar-
mory.
Ezvcoriute and skin, are words of like sig-
nification, but differently applied. VVe ne-
vcr hear that a butcher ereceriules an ex.
Evacuate and quit are not synonymous.
A friend quits my house without. eva.eua,tin.g
it; and a drunkard may quit drinking to ex-
cess, but certainly he does not evacuate
drinking. -
Ht-ippincss and bliss. The words happi-
ness, felicity/, bliss, express different degrees
of enjoyment, and ought not to be confounded.
Prejudice and bias. Bias is not always
prejudice. . .
Vera.cit_7/, veriti/, truth are not synonymous,
and ought never to be presented to pupils as
such. Vcrucity is the property of person or
his disposition ; verity and truth. are what
he utters. IVe never say a man speaks ve-
racitgz/.
Contumely and insolcnce are far from be-
ing synonymous.‘
Acumen and discrimination are as differ-
ent as cause and effect.
Spontaneous and voluntary. , ,If these are
synonymous, then we may say that combus-
tion is sometimes voluutury, and the growth
of plants is sometimes volurttury/, for both
may be and are said to be sporttuizcous.
vet‘ signifies corpulent ,7 fleshy may signify d;e_
.PC7']7Cl'tt(lf and C()2tlb'/I/it(tb are often con-
founded, but most iuipropcrly. Perpcl-uul
is without end; continual is without inter-
mission. -
Ttiittolngy and repetition, are not synony-
mous. A repetition of stealing is certainly
not tau-trilogy.
Cn7ztiguit_7/ and ncrtrncss are not synony-
mous, untl onctcrm does not explain the other.
Nothing in lZO£1CI1lfl}__1‘C't1l]l)C more mischiev-
ous than such neglect of accuracy. Many
words have what may be called a generic sig-
things. For example, mega-;'ine may com-
prchentl a repository of wlic-at or ofarms and
of ammunition. But it will not answer to
‘define (L7'.S‘C7l/Lb or rirmo-ry by the word v1aga-
"zinc, though they may fall under that deno-
iizinruliou. Th_e pupil wants the .s-peer’/is
sensc—tli-at is, he wants to know what such
magazines are used to contain ; otherwise he
gains nothing by the definition. This ob-
words; and a neglect ofsptwsific explanations,
renders any attempt to tlcfinc words; by sy-
uonyms or single words, to a great extent,
usclcss or worse than useless.
Nothing is more important in writing or
speaking‘ than precision in the use of words.
It is so not only in la\vs, but in every depart-
ment of literature.
In the arts, terms are usually very precise.
Necessity requires them to be so. Ifa carpen-
ter’s terms in dircctingthe framing ofa build-
ing were not definite and his orders precise-
ly untlerstood, many a ft‘-aine would be ruin-
ed. The technical terms of seamanshiparc.
rcinurkably precise.’ If the terms used by
seamen were as loose and indeterminate as -.1
large portion of Town’s definitions, many :1
ship, in a gale of wind, would be lost, even
by a momentary mistake of the commantlcr’s
orders.
But the change of the usual mode of in-
struction will be followed by a consequence
not generally foreseen. Most of the present
generation have been instructed in elementa-
ry books in which words are classified ac-
cording to he sounds of the letters, the num-
ber of syl ables, the accented syllables and
the terminations. The effect has been that
children learn with greater facility, as uni-
formity and sameness assist the memory;
and by the frequent repetition of words with
the same accent, our common pcoplc. have
acquired a habit of correct pronunciation,
which is so 1‘t‘.'.n1Ctl'I(aI)lC as to be a subject of
observation with foreigners. And by the
general use of one book, this pronunciation
is almost uniform from one extremity of our
nation to the other. This cxccllcnt classifi-
cation, which, it is believed, was first; inatle
by Mr. VVL-bstcr, and which has been intro-
(l'.j‘,;_".‘-.'l into all cleinentary books, is now to be
abtirntlotied.
tiou ;' all sorts of words are jumbled together,
-Ti.-\\’ii’s book has no classifica-
with no key to the pronunciation either of
words or consonants. -For such a defect
there IS no equivalent; the child loses what
he can not afterwards gain; and if hclcarns
a" few definitions, he learns what may be
more correctly learned ata later period.
And to crown the whole, the classes of
most difficult words, and those most necessa-
ry iii an elementary book, are wholly omitted.
MONITOR.
Aflectiug‘ Story of .Ma.ternal Love.—In
_ _ _ _ ‘ the village of Carcggi, whether’ it was that
.D0mt’II/t07L, empire, clonzazu. '1bc latter due p,.eC_a,,,;0,, had not been taken, 0,. ma,
he disease was ofa particularly malignant na-
ure, one after another, first the young and
hen the old, of a whole family dropped off.
his plan will insure to the patient a perfect. per- different signification. Distribution is often A woman who lived on the opposhe S;de of
he way, the wife of a laborer and mother of.
we little boys, felt herself attacked by fever
n the night; in the morning it greatly in-
_ , _ , _ , creased, and in the evening the fatal tumor
Ely/men. and primitive. Priinitzve what’! ,,ppea,.ed_ T;,;s was dming the absence Of-
_IS_ It P05511319 her husband who went to work at a distance,
that any man Of Common leammgv Sh°u fl and onlyrcturned on Saturday iiiglits ; bring-
Suppose ‘hes? to be S,V“0nYm52 M¢’l0d.7[ 15 ing home the scanty means of subsistence for
made by ‘1 $mé’le V0109} ]“"7°7"9”.7/ requues the family for the week. Terrified by the
example of the neighboring family, moved by
These may the fondcst love for her children, and deter-
. mined not to communicate the disease to
055775301451 "0"f’7"Z0"'tv fle3}‘.7/- These are them, she formed the heroic resolution of
leaving her home, and going elsewhere to
Locking them into a room, and sacri-
ficing to their safety even the last and sole
comfort of a parting embrace, off she ran,
down stairs, carrying with her the sheets,
&c. that she might leave no means of conta-
gion. She then shut the door with a sigh,
and went away; but the biggest, hearing the
door shut, went torthe window, and seeing
her running in that manner, cried out,
‘Good bye, mother,’ in a voice so tender that
she involuntarily stopped.
‘ Good bye, mother,’ repeated the youngest
child, stretching his little hand out of the
window : and thus was the poor afilicted
mother compelled for a time to endure the
dreadful conflict between the ycarnings
which called her back, and the pity and so-
licitude which urged her on. At Iengtli
the latter conquered, and amid a flood of
tears, and the farewells of her children, who
knew not the fatal cause and import of those
tears, she reached the Iiouso of those who
were to bury her. She rccomtnended her
husband and children to them, and in two
days she was no more!
My First unrl Last Speech in the Gt?’/t(’I'(l,l
C:'ourt.——-[From ‘Yam./rec Nations,’ by Tobi-
us Turniptop, Ex-Rep2'cse7Lta.tive from the
town, of Sqztas/ib07‘oug,’t.]
It can’t be described how much the affairs
of the nation occupied my mind all the next
day and three weeks afterwards. The con-
cerns of the whole commonwealth seemed
to be resting all on my shoulders as’ heavy as
a fifty-six, and every thing I heard or saw
inado me think of the dignity of my office.-—
When I “~*”".;"a flock of geese on the school
house grcenwith Deacon Dogskiu’s old gan-
der at the head. ‘ Thc-.i'e,’ says I, ‘ goes the
speaker and all the houorable_ members.’
v -»-w..-_,..,
servation is applicable to -.1 vast proportion of
Thiswas tallied of up and down the town -is
, I.
a proof that I fclt_a proper ya-s,,0,,S;b;j;,y .
and Simon Sly said the comparison of thd
[gt-?:2IStZ‘.\\:{.1SCZ1[)lltlI. .Il.llOll‘g‘Il[SOlOO,. Every
0 y \\]Sllf:(I mo joy of my election, and
seemed to expcct great things: which I did
not fail to lay ill. heart. So having the eyes
ofthc wholc communitv upon me, I‘<'.ould’nt
help seeing that nothing would satisfy them
if}. did not do something for the crt-,-(lit ofihc
town. People may sit in their chimney
corners and imagine it’s an easy thing to be
nificatiou, which includes many species of a representative, but this is a very ore-1t m,'.;_
.. D ‘ '
take. For three weeks I fclt like a toad tin-
tlcr a barrow, such a wciglit ofiwsponsibility
as I felt on thinking of my duty to my con.
stitucnts. But when Icauic to think how
much I was expected to do for the credit of
the town it was overwliclniiiig:
All the 1‘t’p1‘t‘SL’ntt1IlY("S in our part of the
country had done great things for their con-
stituents, and I was tletcrininctl notto do less.
I resolved, tlicrcforc on the very first consid-
eration, to stick to the following scheme. To
make-a speech. To make it motion fora
bank_in Squ:isliboroug'h. To uiovc that all
salaries be cut down one halfexccpt the pay
of the rcprcscntativcs. To second my mo-
tion for {1(_l_jOlll'l’llllt'lll--illlfl alwavs to vote
against the Boston incinbcrs. “As to tho
specch, tliougli I had not exactly made up
my mind about the subject of it, vtt I tool.’
care to have it all written before liailtl. Tliis
was not so difficult as some folks may think ;
for, as it was all about my constituents, and
responsibility, and Bunker Hill and heroes of
seventy-six and dying for liberty, it would do
for any purpose with it few words tucked in
here and there. \Vhcn the time came for me to
set olffoi‘ Boston, you may depend upon it, I
was all ofa twittcr. In liict I did not exact-
ly know wlictlicr I was on my Iicad 01' iiiv
heels. All Squashborougli was alive; tlfe
whole town cuuic to see me out. They all
gave me strict charge to stand up for my coli-
stitucnts and vote down the Boston members.
I promised them I would, ‘for I’m scnsiblc
of my responsibility,’ says I. Ipl'0lTllSc(l be-
sides to move hcavcn an earth to (lo sonic-
thing for Squasliborougli. In short, 1 pro-
mised every thing, because a i‘cprcscntative
could not do less.
At last I got to Boston; and being in good
season ; I had three wliolo days to myself be-
fore the scssiori opened. By way of doing‘
business I went round to all the shops, pre-
tending‘ I wiintctl to buy a silk hankcrchief.
I managed it so as not to spend any thing,
though the shop kccpt.-rs were mighty sharp,
trying" to hook me for a bctigain : but I hurl
my eye teeth cut, and took care never to
offer within :1 uiiicpcrico of the first cost.
Soinclimcs tlicy t:lkctl saucy in it joking‘
kind of :1 way, if I happened to’go-more than
three. times to the same shop; but when I
told them I belonged to the General Court, it
struck them all Ofil. heap, and did not do any-
thing but make faces at one another. I think
Iwas down upon them there. The day I
took my seat was a day of all the other days
in the year! I shall never forget it. I
thought I had iicvcr livcd till then. Giles
Eltlcrbcr1‘_v’s cxultation when he was made
hog recve, was nothing to it. As for the
proccssion——tliat boats cocltfigliting l I
treated myself to half -.1 sheet of gingerbread,
for I felt as if my purse would hold out for-
ever. However, I cau’t describe every thing.
\«Ve were sworn in, and I took my seat,
though I say it myself. I took my seat ; all
Boston was there to see me do it. \Vhat a
weight of responsibility I felt! It beats all
nature to see what a difficulty there is in get-
ting a chance to make a speech. Forty
things were put to tlie_vote and passed with-
out my bciiig able to say a word, though I
felt certain I could have said something upon
every ‘line of them. I had my speech all
ready and was waiting for nothing but a
chance to say ‘Mr. Speaker,’ but something
always ptit me out. This was losing timc
dreadfully-—howcvei', I made it up sccouding
motions, for I was determined to have my
share in the business, out of regard for my
constituents. lt’s truel seconded the mo-
tions on both sides of the question, which al-
ways set the other members a laughing, but
[says to them, ‘ That’s my afliiir, how do you
know what my principles are '3’ At last two
great questions were brought forward that
seemed to be too good to lose. These were
the Dogtown turnpike and the Cartwhecl
question. The moment I heard the last one
mentioned, I felt convinced that it was just
the thing for me. The other members thought
it was just fso, for when it cznnc/up for dis-
cussion, a Bcrlisln're incmlcr gave me a jog
with the elbow. ‘ Turniptop,’ says he, now
is your time. Squashborough for ever !’
No sooner said than done; I twitched off
my hat and called out ‘Mr. Speaker!’ As
sure as you live, I had caught him at last;
there was nobody else had spoken quick
enough, and it was as clear as preaching, I
had the floor. ‘Gentleman from Squash-
borough !’ says he. I heard him say!-—
‘Now,’ thinks I to myself, ‘I must begin,
whether or no. ‘ Mr. Speaker,’ says I again,
but I only said it to gain time, for I could
liartlly believe that I actually had the floor,
and all the congregated wisdom of the Com-
monwctilth was listening and looking on;
the thought of it made me crawl all over.
‘Mr. Speaker,’ says I, once more. Every
body looked round at me. Thinks I to my-
self a second time, ‘there's no clawing ofl,
this bitch. I must begin ; and so here goes !’
Accordingly I gave a loud hem! and
said ‘Mr. Speaker,’ for the fourth time.
‘Mr. Speaker,’ said I, ‘ I rise to the question’
-—-though . it did not strike my mind that 1
had been standing up ever since I came into
the house. ‘I rise to this question, Mr.
Speaker,’ says I. But-to see how terrible
strange some things work! No sooner had
I fairly rose to the question and got a chance
ject, Mr. Spcakt-r.’
before I was as bold as a lion, but now I
shouldhavc been glad to crawl into a. knot
hole. ‘ Mr. Speaker, I rise to the question,’
says I; but 1 am bound to say that instead of
rising, my voice began to fall. ‘Mr. Speak-
or,’ said I again, ‘ I rise to the question, but
the more I rose to the question, the more the
question seemed to fall away froui me. And
just at that minute,‘a little fat, round faced
man. with :1 bald head, that was sitting right
before me, speaks to another member, and _
says, ‘ I-Vliat squcnking fellow is that ?’ It
tlzislicd me a good do-.il, andl don’t know
but I shotild have set right down without
another word, but Col. Crabapple, the mem-
ber from '.l'nrkeytov.'n, gave me a twitch by
the tail of my wrapper, "l‘bat’s right, Tur-
riiptop,’ says, ‘give them the grand touch!’
This had a mighty encouraging effect,’ and
so I hemmed and hawked three or four times,
and at last made a bcginning. ‘Mr..Spcak-
91)’ Says I, this is a subject of vital impor-
move. The qurstion is Mr. Speaker, on the
afllelltlmclll. I have a decided opinion on that
point, Mr. Speaker. I am altogether op-
posed to the lust gentlt-inan, and I feel botind
in duty to my constituents, Mr. Speaker, and
the responsibility of my office, to express my
iriind on this question. Mr. Speaker, our
glorious forcfatlicrs fought, bltd and died for
glorious liberty. I am opposed to this ques-
tion, Mr. Spcziker; my constituents have a
vital iiitcrcst in the subject of cart whet ls.—--
Lct us take a retrospective view, Mr. Speak-
‘‘l'. 0f the present condition of all the. king-
doms antl tribes of the earth. Look abroad,
Mr. Spt-alter, over the whole expansion of
n:1ture’s universe lit-yontl the blazing liillows
of the Atlantic! Behold Boiiaparte goino-~
al:ont like a roaring thunderbolt! All thb
world is turned topsy tnrvv, and there is a
t.‘.-rrible rousing among theusons of mcn.
But to return to the snbjcct, Mr. Speaker.
_I am tlccitlctlly opposctl to the amendment;
it is contrary to the pl‘ltlClpl(‘S of fret-r.loin and _
the principlcs of rcsporisibility. Tell it to
your child rcn; M r Speaker, and to your
child rcii’s chiltlrcn, that freedom is not to be
l')ml.t‘l'CtI like Esau for a mess of potash.
Liberty is the cvcrlasting birthright of the
grand coiiimuiiity of nature’s frccmen. Sir,
the member from Boston talks of horse shoes,
but I hope we shall stand tip for o_ur rights.
If we only stand up for our rights, Mr. Speak-
er, our riglits will stand up for us, and we
shall all stand upriglitly without shivering
or sliukiug‘ Mr. Speaker, these are awful
timcs; money is liartl to get, whatever the
gentleman may say about punkins. A true
patriot will (lie for his country. May we all
imitate the glorious example and die for our
country. (live up keeping cows! Mr,
Sp:-ultci".2 what does the honorable gentle-
rncn irican? Is not agrictilttire to be‘ culti-
Vt1tt;(l .7 He that sells his liberty, Mr. Speak-
Ier, is worse than a cannibal, a liottcntot or a
hippopotunius. 'I‘hc member from Cliarlc§-
town has brought his pigs to the ‘orong in.-,1»-
kct. lstzind up for ctirnvliccls and so do my
constituents When our country calls us,
Mr. Speaker, willi the voice of a speaking
trumpet, may we never be backward in coni-
ing forwzird; and all honest nicn ought to
endeavor to keep the rising gr-ncration from
falling. Not to dwell upon this point, Mr.
Speaker, l('I us now enter into the subject.
In the first plucc,’—No\v it happcncd that
just at this inomcnt, that the little fat, bald
headed, round faced mun wrigglcd him round
exactly in front of me, so that 1 could not help
seeing him ; and just as I was saying ‘ rising
generation,’ he twisted the corners of his
mouth into a queer sort of a puckcr on one
side, and l'Ollt_(l the whites of his little grey,
winking eves right up in my face The
members all starctl straiglit at its, and made
a kind of siiickering' (‘.Illt'.l{, cluck, cluck,
cluck, that seemed to run whistling over the
whole house. I felt awfully bothered, I can’t
tell how, but it gave me such a jerk off the
books that I could not remember the next
words; so I felt in my pocket for the speech
-—-it was not thcrc; then bcliind me, then
both sides of me, but lo! and behold it was
not to be found. The next instant I remem-
bered that I hzitl taken it out in my hat in a
shop in Dock square that morning while I
was comparing the fourcorners of my check
handkerchief with a bandanna. That was
enough, I knew as quick as lightning‘ that I
*as it gone goose. I pretended to go on
with my speech, and kept saying ‘rising ge-
neration, Illy constituents. enter into the sub:
Bul I made hawks mt-at
ofit you may tlcpcnd. Finally nobody could
stand it any longer ; the little fat man with,
the round face put his thumb to the side of
his nose, and made a sort of twinkling with
his fingers; the Speaker begun to giggle,
and the next minute the whole house explod-
ed like a bomb shell. I snatched up my hat
under cover ofthc smoke, made one jump to
the door, and was down stairs before you
could say ’S(".(_‘(ll’l(I the motion.’
THE DAGUERROTIPE.
The following is an extract from a private
lclttcr of I’l'ofcss0i‘ S. F. B. Morse to the
editor of the Observer, dated, Paris, March
filth.
“ You have perhaps heard of the Daguer'-
rotipc, so called from the discoverer, M. Da- .
guerrc. It is one of the most beautiful dis-
coveries of the age. I don’t know if you
recollect some experiments of mine in New
'I-Iavcn, many years ago, when I had my
painting room next to Prof. Sillirnan’s ex-
periments, to ascertain if it were possible to fix
the image of the Camerai Obscura. I was’
able to produce diffeicnttlegrecs of shade on
paper, dipped into solution of nitrate ofsilver.
by means of tliffercnt degrees of light; but -
fll‘.(llll_Q' that light pioduced daglr, and dark
liglit,I presumed the production of a true
image to be im practicable, and gave tip the at-
tempt. M. Duguerrc has realized in the
most cxqiiisitc manner this idea.
“A few days ago I addressed a note to
Mr. D. requesting, as a straiiger, the favor to
sec his results, and inviting him in turn to see
my Telegraph. Iwas politely invited to see
them under these circumstances, for he had
deterrninetl not to show them again, until the
Chambers had passed definitely on a propo-
sition for the Government to purchase the
secret of the discovery, and make it public.
The day bcfoi'e yesterday, the _7th, I called
on M. Daguerre, at his rooms in the Dior-
ama, to see these admirable results.
“ They are produced on a metallic surface.
to make my speech then I began to wish
myself it hundred tnilcs off Five ininutc.<.
the principal pieces about ,7 inches by 5, and
they resemble aquatint engravings, for they
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