\
THE N'ORWALK GAZETTE,
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oven nor'r's s'roiu-:. on 'ru1-:- DOCK,
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advance—$2 25 at the end of the year.
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of yearly advertisers is limited to their own im-
meiliate business—-all extra advertisements will
be charged at the usual rates. Allother adver
tisementsat the rate of $1 per square for3 inser-
tions. and '25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
All casual advertisements sent to this Of-
fice. should be accompanied by the cash. No
others will be inserted.
FREIGHTL} PASSAGE BOAT.
The Steam Packet Citizen,
‘ WILL leave Hoyt’s land-
ing at Norwalk Bridge, dur-
ing the month of September,
at the following hours:
TUESDAY 3d. at 7 o’eloc/.', P.]lI.
THURSDAY 5th, at 7 “
TUESDAY l0t/t, at 9 . ‘, “
‘ THURSDAY 12th, at 11 ’ “
TUESDAY l7t}t., at 7 “
THURSDA Y 19th., at 7
_ TUESDAY 24th, at 9 “
,THURSDAY26tft, at 10 “
t “The Citizen leaves New York, at the foot of
-Mitirket street. every Wednesday at 4 o’clock,
and every Saturday at 3 o’clock. P. M. _
N." B. All persons are hereby forbidden to
trust the crew of said boat on account of the
boat and owners ; nor will said boat or owners
be responsible for any freight or package, for
which a receipt has not bien given. Signed by
the captain or clerk cf said boat. For further
~inforination apply on board, or at the store of
the subscriber.
P, S. No frieght delivered unt.il paid for.
‘ . MONSON I-IOYT.
Norwalk. Aiigust 23. 1830.
WOOD AND .'l'IEAI)Ol'V LAND.
‘- OR SALE. a piece of meadow land, on
Beldeti‘s Hill. in Waliiiit meadow, so call-
ged, containing between 4‘ and 5 acres.
Also, hoiwc-eti two and three acres of wood-
liantl. lying at Fitch's Woods in \Viltuti. Said
property is part of the estate of Aaron Kceler,
deceased. distributed to the heirs of Nathan
.Keeler. deceased. For ternis. &c. apply to
'.I‘l.\l().U'I‘. Mi-:uivi.\'.
Norivalk. June 4. I839. IfII7
' SACKS salt. large size; 60 bags hay
20 salt; Muss pork by the barrel; salara-
lus by the quantity, or at retail; tubs, pails,
’ window glass and nails. for sale by
Josrzr-u L\Il-ll-Zlil-IR.
:\Iay '25. I839
- * OFFA'l"l‘ S VEGETABLE LIFE
_ PILLS AND PIIENIX l3l'l"l‘EI-‘ts.
The universal esliniatioii in which the celebrat-
ed Lr_'.f: Pills and P/Lenz°.'t' Bitters are held. is
-satisfactorily detiiotistrated by the iiicrea-sing dc
miand for them in every state atid St‘Cll()ll ol the
‘Union, and by the voluntary testiuiotiials to their
remarkable ellicacy which are every where UlIel'-
4-d. It is not less from a deeply gratifying con-
§fidence that they are the means ofextcnsive and
\ inestimable good among his alllicied fellow crea-
tures, than from interested ctinsitlerations. that
the proprietor of these preeniinently successful
ttuediciues is desirous of keeping them constantly
the-fore the’ public eye. The sale of every addi-
tional box and bottle is a giiaraniee that some
persons will be relieved from a greater or less
-degree of suffering, and be improved in general
health ; for in no case of sutlering from di-ease
can they be taken in vain. The proprietor has
never known or been informed of an instance in
which they have failed to do good. In the most
-obstinatecases ufclironic disease. such as chronic
dyspepsia, iorpid liver, rlieutriatism, asthma,
nervous and bilious headache. costivcness, piles.
general debility. scrofulous swelliugs and ulcers,
scurvy. salt rheurn and all chronic atlections ol
the organs and uicmbranes. they affect cores
with a rapidity and pcruianericy vi liicli few per-
song would theoretically believe. but in which
thousands have testified front happy experience.
In colds and couglis, which. if neglected, super-
iuducc the most fatal diseases of the lungs, and
indeed the vicera in general. these medicines, if
taken but for three or four days. never fail.-
'l‘akr-ri at night. they so promote "the insensible
perspiration. and so relieve the systeiii of febrile
action and fcculent obstruciioris. as to produce a
most delightful sense of curivalesccrice in the
tnornitig; and though the usual symptoms ofa
c-ddishould partially return during the day, the
. repetition ofa suitable dose at the next hour of
bed time will almost invariably effect perina-
rietit relief. without further a’id. Their effect
upon fevers of at more acute and violent kind is
not less sure and speedy if taken in proportiona-
ble quantity; and poisons retiring to bed with
inflammatory symptoms of the most alarming
Lin.-l, williawalte with the gratifying conscious-
ness that the fierce enemy has been oveithrowri,
and can easily be subdued. In the same way,
visceral furgesence, though long established, and
visceraliinflammatious. h9WeV'3|’ Cfllical. Will
yield-—tlie formerto small and the latter to large
doses of the Life Pills; and so also hysterical
affections. hypocondriocism, restlessness, and
’ very many other varieties ofthe Neurotical class
I
of diseases. yield to the elficacy of the Phenix
Bitters. Full directions for the ‘use. of these
medicines. - and showing‘their.distinctive appli-
cability to different complaints, accompany
them; and they can be obtained. wholesale and
retail; at 375 Broadway, where numerous certi-
ficates of: their pnparalleled success are always
open. to inspection. _ ‘ _
For-additional particulars of the above medi.
cines, see Mofiat’s ' Good Samaritan,. a copy of
which accompanies the medicines ; a copy can
also be obtained of the dilfeient Agents who
have the inedici'nes’for sale. . . _
French. German and Spanish directions can
be obtained on application at the otiiee. 375
Broadway.
All post? paid‘-
attention.- _ ‘
Prepared and sold by Willzattt. B- MOE“-
375 Broadway, New York. A liberal deduc-
tion made to those who purchase to sell again.
Agents.--The _Life Medicines mill’ 3'50 be
had-of the principal druggists..in every town
throughout the Uniud‘States and the Canadas.
Asltfor MoiIat's Life Pills and Phetiix BRIEFS’;
and be sure that a fat’: simile of John Mollat s
signature is ‘upon’ the label of each bottle Of bl!
ters or box of pills.
JOHN A WEED, Agent for Norwalk. f
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THE person that took a Music Box from my
store, is requested to bring it back, or an
exposure will be the consequence.
C. E. Disiirtow.
July 16 '
letters :will receive immediate
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[PA YA ELL‘ IN AD VANCE.
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5?. H L 1539.
at. sea.
1%;
GOOD NE WS.
- T the cash store~._ No. 2 Burrall s I’»loc‘l:. _fl
large qtiantity ol Tuscan Braid Hats. Split
straw, E13.-en Braid, Open work Tuscan Hats,
two cases Shaker Hoods. mid 50m_9- V‘-"_'Y hand‘
some Leghorn Flats. one dollar a piece less than
at any other store in town. Call soon or you
lose sight of the bargain at the stnI'c of
June 24, I‘. STEVENS.
SUGAR.
' TEW ORLEANS, St. Croix, \Vliit.e Ha
Vanna and Crusted Sugar by the barrel or
less quantity ; Canal Flour, Rice, Coffee.
Souchoiig, Hyson Skin, Young Hyson and HY-
soii Teas; Soda and Butter Crackers, Pilot
Bread, Raisins, Starch, Gin,9e_t‘. Pork. Lflfd.
Mackerel, Potash, Mould and Dip Candles, &c.
constantly for sale cheap by
THOMAS L. Pnox.
\ Old Well, June 16, 1839.
LADIES HATS.
SEVEN cases of Ladies Hats received the
past week, by the subscribers direct from the
manufacturers, comprising Tuscans, Leghorn
Flats, Plain and Colored Straws, etc. etc. which
can be sold a little cheaper than has ever been
offered this side of New York. Call at the New
York store, a few doors north ofthe mill.
ST]-2\'EI\'S 6.’. CLOCK.
May 2].
N. B. Alsothelarges’. assortment of Miti-
tiery Goods ever offered in Norwalk bef0r€-
NEW GROCERY.
I HE subscriber would give nttice to his
friends and the public generally, that he
has opened a store on the west side the bridge,
No. 6 Burrall’s block. where he intends to keep
a general assortment ofchoiee Family Groceries
and Provisions, which will be sold on accom-
modating terms. A share of patronage IS’ re-
spectfully solicited. ALONZQ C. AitNoLn.
Nortvalk, June 1?. 1839- if 11
. -— SUJIJIIER GOODS.
lg‘ STEVENS is now opening the greatest
0 variety of summer dry goods ever offer-
ed to the public. Some very handsome French
printed iniisliiis and French lawns, and a very
extotisive assortment of ribbons and parasols;
colored silks, a great variety, not to be surpassed
by any for beauty and diiraoility, and thousands
ofarticlcs too uuuierous to mention. Dry goods
are selling very low at No. 2 Burrall’s Build-
lugs. west side the bridge. Please call and see.
Norwrilk. June 4. I839.
OSTON ROCKERS and Nurse Chairs,
now on hand, and for sale cheap for cash.
Boston Rockers for from 20s to ..“'.~“.-I. Nurse
chairs fruiu 12s to 185. Call soon ifyou wish to
purchase an article ofease, and convenience not
to be excelled. \V- A- BARL0W-
May 20. I839.
7 THE subscriber having resumed the practice
of Law, tenders his professional services
to the public. CLARK BISSILLL. ._
Norwalk. May 20th. 18.59. ti 110
ARDWARE. &c.—A new supply of
. llardwarc and Carpenter’s T00lS. f0? 5319
cheap by CHAS. ISAACS.
UST received a supply of‘ Hay and Sack
v Salt, and for sale by
June 24.
A
upwards, by
June 2-1.
"‘ OR watches,jeweh°y. silver spoons, and all
B kinds of fancy goods, call at the store of
L. CLARK & Co.
‘ IIOVELS, Spades, Hoes. Garden Hoes,
L Crow Bars ; Broad and Narrow Axes ;
Angers ofall kinds; Cart and \Va.ggon Boxesof
all sizes; [lay and Manure Forks; Ploughs
and Castings on hand and for sale cheap by
CHAS. ISAACS.
Norwalk. April 9, I839. W109
V T HE report of the proceedings on the petition
of'Mrs. Sarah M. Jarvis for a Divorce
from her husband, Rev. Satnuel F. Jarvis, be-
fore a cotnmittee ofthe Legislature of Connecti-
cut. for sale by J- A- WEED-
July 15. _
NDIA MAT'l‘lNG.—4-4, 5.4. 6-4 ofan ex-
cellent quality,jus‘. received and for sale by
J one 17. ST:-:vi~:Ns ac CLOCK.
.U©lB PIRUNTUNG,
01-‘ ALL KINDS, -
VlEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
‘ MILITARYBLACKING.
LASTIC Water proof Military Blacking.
for Boots Shoes, or Harness, equalled by
none. Also. _
The American Corn Cure. an infallible reme-
dy for curing Cortis without pain or soreness.
Prepared by A. A. Cooley. For sale by
' - R. CAMERON.
Also, on hand, a genuine assortment of Toys,
Curls. Combs. Razors, Soap, Candies, the
genuine Conklin Salve. &c. &c.
Bridgeport, April 15. 1839. tf117
CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE.
F ORsale by the subscriber, at the Post’,OHice,
a handsome assortrrient of Crockery and
Glass Ware. For sale cheap.
June 6, JOHN BURRALL.
OYD & SON’S MOWING SCYTHES,
for sale by J. S. MEEI{ER.
J. Ha.-wtc-.y’s Vegetable Anti-Bitious Pitts.
' AVING set forth the general merits ofthe
Vegetable Pills in the Label accompany-
ing each box, the proprietor deems it unneces-
sary to add more than the following in this ad-
vertisement. They are entirely composed of
vegetable materials, and are considered. to be
superior to any cathartic medicine now iu_nse,
in removing diseases and for dyspepsia. or Ind!-
gestion. _aiid head ache, the pills are a sure pre-
vemive. Agents appointed by the proprietor :
A_])u;-yea, Druggist, N. Olmstead, Norwalk;
Weed dz. Hoyt, New _Can€taD; Olmslead &'
Hoyt. Bedford ; David Lyon. NONI! C85ll<3Ԥ J-
Bradley. Wm. Burwell. Westporli Kecjef &
Sinith, Ridgeiield; Wm. H. Lockwood. 1 Olmd.
Ridge; Gould Hawley, South Salem. ’
box with the label is enclosed with a yelllogg
wrapper, signed J. Hawley. 71
(3001) b] h d M slin at 8d peryard.
“C C U L. CLARK& C0.
SUMMER GOODS.
GENERAL ‘,assortm,cnt for sale cheap at
Old Well, by Titos. L. PECK.
HUBBELL & Co.
SUJIIIIIER STUFIS.
GREAT variety of summer stuffs just re-
ceived and for sale front one shilling a yard
'1‘. S'.l‘EVENS.
June 16, 1839.
1
Frottt the Ifnic/cerboc/ccr.
FLIGHT OF TIIIIE.
BY PARK BENJAMIN.
Titrie still moves on, with noiseless pace,
And we are loitercrs by the way;
Few win, and rriauy lose the race,
For which they struggle, day by day;
And even when the goal is gained,
How seldom worth the toil it scents! ‘
How lightly valued. when obtained.
The prize that flattering Ilope esteems.’
THE
Submissive to the winds ofcliziiice.
\Ve toss onfLife’s incoustaut sea ;
This billow may our bark advance,
And that may leave it on the lee;
This coast, which rises far to view,
May betliick set with rocky mail,
And that, which beetles o’cr the blue,
Be safest for the shattered sail.
The cloud that, like a little hand,
Slow lingers when the morning shines,
Expandsits volumes o’cr the land,
Dark as a forest sea of pine: ;
\Vhi|e :hat. which casts a vapory screen
Before the azure realm ofday, ’
Rolls upward from the lowland scene,
And from the mountain tops away.
Oh. fond deceit! to think the flight
Of time will lead to pleasure strange.
And ever bring some new delight,
To minds that strive and sigh for change.
Within ourselves the secret lies,
Let seasons vary as they will;
Our hearts would riiurniur, though oitr skies
\Vet‘e bright as those of Eden still!
A little nonsense, now and then,
ls relished by the wisest men.
A Kiss
Cold, cruel girl, tell——tell me why
Do you the harmless boon deny?
’Tis nothing terrible or frightful.
But warm. sweet, innocent, dcliglitfltl;
Joyous, inspiring-nay, I swear-—
You doubt? VVell, try me—there—-there—-
there.
A t/mnltfttl l)egga.r.——Sii' Walter Scott
meetingan Irish beggar, who importuned
him for sixpcnce, the great unknown not
having one, gave him a shilling, adding,
with a laugh, ‘ Mind now, sir, you owe me
sixpcnce.’ ~
‘ Och, sure enough,’ said the beggar, ‘and
lieaven grant you may live till I pay you.’
Some robbers having broken into :1 gen-
tleman's house, went to the bed of the ser-
vant and t.old hint if he moved he was a
dead man. ‘ That’s a lie,’ said be, ‘for if I
move, I’m sure that I’m alive.’
An Irishman recently told the President
of the United States, that he liked this coun-
try so much, that he intended shortly ,.to
become a notice.
Spun/.'.——A little fellow the other day in a
crowd cried out ‘ Hurrah for Harrison l’ at
which a Van Buren man exclaimed, angrily,
‘ Htirrali for a Jack Ass!’ ‘That’s right,’
said the boy, ‘you llt11'l‘all for your candi-
date, and I'll hurrah for mine.’
A cobbler in one of the eastern cities thus
announces his calling: ‘Surgery performed
here upon old boots-and shoes, by adding to
the feet, making good the legs, binding the
broken, healing the wounded, mending the
constitution, and supporting the body with
soles.’ '
Three times three, ‘atl’s'well.’-—In the an-
nouncement of births this week we find the
following: ‘In Londonderry, the lady of J.
Kennedy, Esq. officer of Excise, of three
Calton, Glasgow, Mrs. Murray, of two sons
and a daughter, all well.” ‘At Sowerby,
near Bridlington, Yorkshire, the wife of Mr.
S. Mason,of three daughters all doing‘ well.’
The happy husbands intend meeting to cele-
brate their good fortune, by drinking the
healths of their consorts, with three times
three, and singing as a trio, ‘ All’s VVell.’—-
Corl.‘ Standard, June 24.
One friend overtaking another in the street
said, ‘ Why Ned, are vou not ashamed to
come abroad with twentylioles in your stock-
ings. Why don’t you get them mended '2’
‘ I am above it,’ replied Ned, ‘ for a /role is
the accident of a. day; but a darn is pre-
meditated pove7't_7/.’
‘ Doctor, why have I lost my teeth?’ in-
quired a talkative female of a physician.
‘You have worn them out with your
tongue,’ was the reply.
A lady was once asked the reason why
she always came so early to church. ‘Be-
cause,’ said she, ‘it is a part of my religion
never to disturb the religion of others.’
Curious Detection of a, Robl2cr.—At the
Stockport petty sessions, on Saturday week,
two men named Partington and Hurst, were
charged with a burglary in entering the
house of Mr. Lingard, of Stockport. The
principal piece of evidence against Hurst,
who is is a soldier on_fui'lough, consisted of
tire ma?‘/.3 of his teeth in ct pot of butter ! He
happened to have a broken tooth of very pe-
culiar form, and having, whilst plundering
the House. indulged himself with a mouth-
ful ofbutter, he had left the shape of his teeth
so distinctly imprinted upon the l'ef1’luln(l(3l',
as to leave no doubt about his guilt.
As a broker was folding some bank bills,
:1 wag obse-.rvcd——-‘ you must be growing rich
fast, for I perceive you readily double your
E I: ,.__money.’
30 I
Dr. Spurzheim, strolling through a church
yard in Fiance, perceived a grave-digger
tossing up the earth, among which were two
or three skulls. The crainologist took one
iip, and after considering‘ it a little time,said,
‘ab, this was the skull of a 77/tilosop/ter.’
‘ Very like, sir,’ said the grave-digger-,
‘for I do see it is somewhat crate/sect.’
children, two boys and a girl, all well.’ ‘ In“
JII-/'. Cla._7/ as (L Strata‘./z01:lm'.—V‘.’hen Mi‘. l
Clay visited Czinaida. it. fciv \v<'e’..'s ago, he
ltook with him his servant man Cllt1l‘lGS,_\\’llO,
we believe, was born in his service, and hurl
attended upon him many years. At Mon-
treal, we believe it was, some oftlic siibjccts
of her Britlanic l\Iajesty approached Charles
with assurances that he was as ft‘ut3 in Cana-
da as Mr. Clziy, and that he could now leave
him without thc least feat‘ ofbt-ing compelled
agziiti into his SCl‘\"lC(‘-. For smite time,
Charles listened to these sugar-stions with si-
I0-nt.diSt‘egat'(l, but, as they were pci'tinacious~
ly pressed upon him, he at lt-noth put a stop
to the entreatics of his pliil-.iiittii'opie friends,
by telling them that he was as well aware as
they were of the ease with which he could
now gain his freedom : but, that, in fact, in
the service of Mt‘. Clay he had us mttch
liberty as he needed or desired ; that be pre-
ferred to remain witliliim, and that in short,
he woulcl not leave him for bot/t t/te Crtnrulrts.
I-V0 lieard the anecdote from an authentic
source, and we give full credit to ll.--.B.’l«ff.
C/I/I‘07L.
Yale ’CoZlc.ge.—-We learn from the Con-
jgregationalist, that the Rev. Chauncey A.
Goodrich, has been elected to fill the new
professorship of Pastoral C;1i'e,—in the Theo-
logical Department; and that the Rev.
Leonard Bacon has been chosen to the pro-'
fessorship of Rhetoric, made vacant by the
transfer of -Professor Goodrich.
Fire mid lVater.——Six companies of Troy
Firemen, have just returnecl from a jaunt to
the Springs. They visited Ballston and
Saratoga, equipt in their respective uniforms,
and were 1‘t’Ccl‘.'E’.(;l with much attention and
respect.
LOVE UNSPOKEN.
They seemed, to those who saw them meet,
The worldly friends of every day ;
Her smile was undisturbed and sweet,
His courtesy" was free and gay.
But yet, ifone the other’s name
In some unguarded moment heard,
The heart you thought so calm and tame
\Vould struggle like a captured bird.
And letters of more formal phrase
\Vere blistercd with repeated tears;
And this was not the work ofdavs,
But had gone on for years and years.
Alas, that love was not too strong
For maiden shame and manly pride!
Alas, that they delayed so long
The goal of mutual bliss beside!
Yet what no chance could then reveal,
And neither would be lirst to own,
Let fate and courage tiow conceal.
\Vhen truth could bring remorse alone.
From the K7ti.c/tjerltoc/.'e7' for A-gtgztst.
SERINGAPA'l'Ali}:
on THE STORY or THE MAN wno HAD
“NOTHING ELSE To Do.”
Next to being li.trrassed by duns, run
doivn by constables, and taken up by the
gout, I do believe the man who has ‘nothing
to do,’ leads about the most vagabond sort of
a life ever allotted by Pi'ovidenc.e to any
thing in the shape of it man. I believe this
to be a rule without any exception: :1 law
ivithout the glorious uncertainty of the law.
Your man of fashion is a man ofbusincss; al-
ways busy in his line. His lucquics, his
tailors, his stables, his debts, furnish him
with ‘a place and constant employment,’ in-
dependent of every thing else. Your vaga-
boiid has his occupation, his trade, his stand-
ing in society. He falls into his place as
scientifically as a corn stalk militia man, at
a regimental review, and goes through all the
evolutions of his craft. The strolling beg-
gar carries a sick child, on a greasy piece of
parchment from a corporation officcr, with a
long tale at the end of it, or grinds on a
squeaking hand organ, or plays a fiddle to a
dancing baboon. These worthy people all
have something to do. You can un lerstand
what they were made foi'. The world
would’nt have all sorts of people in it with-
out them.
VVell, the point to which I am coming, is
this. I once knew a man who had nothing
to do. He was the circumstaiice ot an acci-
dent and a result. A mere ‘circumstance,’
for he was about as near nothing as nobody;
of ‘an accident,’ fora rich old uncle left him
a fortune, through forgetfulness to inake a
will, and leave it to the housekeeper, as he
had promised; and ‘a result for it neither
turned his head, H01‘ changed his disposition ;
it established him, my old friend Jeremiah
Lincoln, for that was his name, in the in-
domitable resolution to be ‘a gentlemzin.’
And he had but one definition of that word ;
‘a man who has nothing to do.’ He 'did’nt
fish it out of Doctor Johnson; he was his
own lexicographer.
This resolution had been formed after ma-
ture reflection. It came about in this way.
Jeremiah had been overworlted when he was
a boy. His mother scnthini to school to one
Stofle Peeler, a big, brawny Dutchijorn. I
knew him well, and he roots :1 ‘ pecler’.’? The
school house was away off at the cross roads,
a. mile and a half from our village, in a little
clump of a buttonwood grove, interspersed
with birch sprigs, originally, though they
were being thinned out in our time; and it
was it tiresome walk, for a lad who carried a
half conned lesson in one side of his head,
and a well conned idea ofthe birch sprigs, in
the other side. Jerciniali always said it was
too much for him; between the. motlicr and
the master, he would absolutely be worked
to death ; and the unhappy result l'lll_g'l1l. have
actually conic about, but for the lucky cir-
cumstance I am now to relate, which fortu-
nately dropped in, and not only preserved
his valuable life, but secured to the-~"'oil’d.the' -
mziterials of this instructive stgry.‘
It was this. Qur‘worth‘y"s:cli’o‘o tijs'_t:ér,
among other sapient '-inventio’ii"s’: or~ e’a‘cl‘i’ing
the young idea how tofshoot, had a rule that
I
the spelling class sbonl-.l every Monday
moriiiiig, t'cvei‘sc its order from head to tail;
the lads took each other down, astlicy caught
the missed words llll'0llf__“ll the week, and on
Sziturday, the boy who stood head, took home
:1 certificate ofappi'ob:itioii in his pocket, and
the unlucky l]I‘t'Illll who stood tail, was
flll‘lllSll0(l with :1 contra cct'tific;tto on his
back. The \\'t‘tl'(.l one SElllll‘=.l.‘l_V. was ‘Ser-
i7tg‘a.72(ttrt12t. It took Jt-‘l'l'_\,' to the landing
place at the foot, and he \\’(.'Ilt home 11 srripcd
pig. Bait that was tiotull. bltistcr I’t_‘.elct‘,
for he was a genius in his line, ;_::ivo poor
Jerry one consolzitory piece of iiilot'in:ition at
parting, that tinlcss be spelled that word on
Montluy tnorning, syllalrlt: by syllable, pitt-
ting it together as he went along, he should
have ririotlier ‘ \V:1l{illg' up,’ that would be a
caution to him all the days of his life.
Faithfully did Jt-i't"y strive to master that
hard mouthed word : to him it was a l't‘gl]-
lat‘ built j'tl\\/'I)l't.‘.'ll{<‘l‘. He ‘could’iit twist his
tongue round it no how.’ I--le spelled it over
a liu'.idi’etl times; he tll'(’.21lllt~‘(I about it at
night; he turned it over, took it apart, and
tried it, until its tiugliii: sound mug in his
cars like forty sleigh bells, and ivht-ii Mon-
day morning came he sit by the fire, with
his spelling book br-fore liiiu, the very pic-
ture of despair, That. word was his Shib-
boleth. The school hour was zipproachiiig;
and, with st.-nszitions ofu culprit going to the
gallows, he buckled his strap around his
book, slung it over his shotildcr, and flung
himself out of the door. As be tracked his
way towards the scene of his anticipated
ignominy, the fresh and clear breeze of the
morning seemed to l‘t?ln\’lgOl‘{1lC his mind.
His meditations took anotlier turn.
‘I tvoi'ider,’ said he to himself. ‘what use
there is in going to school for ever? I-Vh=.it
good will it do me to be hanged and banged
about, like a dog? I wish I was a gentle-
man ! I wish I had nothing to do! Master
Peeler is 11 gt‘!-‘(ll l‘:'lSC:‘tl. I-le would’nt knock
me about so, if I was :1 man. I'll not go to
school, to be haiiiincred in this way;’ and
his ivruth rising‘ with his rccapitulated
wrongs, lie clenched his fists, and broke otit
aloud, ‘l’ll be liangr.-d if I do!’
‘Ifyou do wliat?’ said a stern voice be-
hind him.
He lookcd around, and there. was Mastei‘
Peeler at his lieclsl Not recollcctingat the
moment that all his cogitations, except the
last c.\'pi'ess-ion, had been coiifinetl to himself,
and seized with the. belief that all the disre-
spectful thoughts which had been so vividly
present to his mind had been uttered in the
ear of the dreaded form whose frown chilled
his blood, he ‘tutored one shriek of terror,
flung away his book, and taking to his heels,
never looked bcliiud him, until he had bolted
in at his inotl:ci"s door, and slammed it at
his back. ‘ Mother,’ said he, to the astonish-
ed old lady, ‘Mother, l’ll be darned if I’m go-
ingto be licked ng’in for all the Sei'ingatang—
Lungs in the book! I \\'Ol‘l7t never go to
school no more! Iwon".—l wou’t.’ ‘
The argument that ensued is of no conse-
quence here. The fact is, Jeremiah Lincoln’s
literary labors terminated at ‘Seringapatam.’
and cushioned chair, in the back room of a
quiet house, in a retired part of the city.
Three years had gone b_v,.and the men and
things of the world, like the beads in a
kaleidescope, had assumed, after the success-
ful casts of time, new combinations of shape
and coloring. Jerry was enjoying the com-
forts of three thousand dollars a year ; had
sunk into the repose ofpt;-rfcct retirement, had
reached what he conceived to be the sutnniit
of earthly felicity; and even the village
schoolmaster had been forgottcii, or at least
forgiven.
The docile spirit ofthe boy, which never,
except on the one memorable occasion, al-
ready alluded to, had risen to fever heat, now
slept behind the ‘lT1l1‘1‘Ol.' of his blue eye, as
calm and serene as the clear sky in a quiet
lake. He never opened a book--—they were
tiresouic; not‘ a iiewspaper-tliey were ex-
citing. He walkctl around the square, when
an _umbi'clla was not necessary, 01‘ took an
afternoon airing‘ with Tom, in u 'I‘ilbui'y, and
‘a family horse.’ But in process of time,
the ‘sights’ in hisueighborliood become old ;
the faces he was accustouied to see, familiar;
he had told all he knew to every body with
whom he was acquainted, and a little enlarge-
ment of his sphere of action-became percepti-
ble. Hc strayed one day to the site of a
new building, some squares off; and while
amusing himself by looking at the hod-iiicn
cai'i'ying their l)lll‘tlt’llS tip the long ltl(l(lCl'S,
a brick fcll upon his head. \‘.’liatcvei‘ there
was within, however, was so well protected,
that the uncivil saltitation produced no very
alarming consequences. He was picked up,
set on his feet, the blood and dirt wiped away,
:1 patch applied to the wound; and to the
kind inquiry, ‘ what the I-.Iai‘i'y he was about
standing there, right in the way,’ his unso-
pliisticatcd ansivcr was, ‘ he had nothing else
to do.’
The little incident might have been of sur-
vicc to him, if he had any feiuploymciit at
home. But that being out of the question,
he was soon abroad again; and the l'lL‘.\l
tirrie I SAW him, heivore an air of Sull('ll dis-
quicturlc. He had been slitimefully, shock-
ingly ill trcated. ‘ Vlfhat do you think ?’
said he; ‘I stepped fllJO.'1l'tl :1 Sl8i!llll;)0iil at
the wliarf, ycstei'd:iy; I was looking through
ht-.i'—I had notliing else to do, you know
and before Iwas aware, I found we were
tt'ti\'eliiig' up the North Rivet‘! I could’nt
think ofgoiiig from home. Iliad no lllt‘)ll(.’._\'
—no clothes--knew nobody; and when l
politely asked him to put me on shore, and
let me go home, they told me I might mind
my own concerns, and that I had no business
to be on board, if I \\-'€.lS,l'll. goingto Albany !
But that’s not all,’ said be, looking cautious-
ly around, to see if any body could hear,
‘they actually sent me on shore, in a little
hoar, (en mile:-s off, because I could not pay
The nexttinie I saw him, was in -.1 sttifli-d_
my, passage; and I begged my way down in
1 truck cart.’ I expressed mv sympathy.—
‘ And yet,’ coiitinaed he, ‘ when I went to the
police office, to complain ofthis kind of treat-
ment, stealing me away from my home and
friends in this way. theyactuallv laughed at
me, and said as much as that it served me
about right ; and, that as I had nothing else
to do, I might as well be riding ten miles out
in a steimboat, and ten back in a truck cart,
as not; they did’nt see as it made any differ-
enc -l’ “'
I L‘Cd‘.S0l(.'tl the poor follow as web as I
cou :l. and we patter‘.
It was but a few days afterivards, that
Jeri'y’s man 'l‘om came to me, in great rer-
iurhation, and told me that his master had
been missing all night, and that he had ac"-
cideixtally lbuud him in the police oflicc,
where he then was, charged with some of-
fence; and he begged me to come down and
see what was the matter. I went. Just as I
had su.-ccedt-tl in elbowing my way througli-.
the crowd, I heard the name of Jeremiah,
Lincoln called out ; and there sure enough,
stood my poor friend, looking as ivobegone
and slieepish as the merest drab of a sky-
lark in the deck. '
‘Swvar the witness,’ said the magistrate;
and the witness was sworn. ‘ Wlirtt’s the
offciice?’ And the witness told his story;
how a fellow had been arrested for stealing
a pocket book in the street, last night ; how
a set of rowdies had rescued him ; how they
pt'OCttt't:Ll assistance, and captured a lot of
the chaps, and this was one of tliem-.’
‘VVhat do you say to this?’ roared the‘
ma,qisti'ate.
Jerry mumbled over a miserable explana-
tion, the amount of which was, that, seeing
the crowd, he just stepped over, and was
trying to find out what was the matter, hat‘-
ing no°.l'iing" else to do, when he was seized’,
and carried to the lock up.’
‘ Ah 1’ said the magistrate, recollccting
himself, ‘I have seen you before; you are-
the man about town, that /tas,notin'9/tg efse to-
do. You may go ;. but," and he shook his
finger, ‘ IfI ever see you here again, l’ll put
you in a way to find employment!’
Jerry seized his hat, and slunk out of the
office, like a’ whipped door. em.--~ --
Finding that these accidental scrapes were-
rathoi’ troublesome, and very annoying ;i
partir:ul:irly as, having nothing else to do,
his mind invariably-t'uminated darkly and
sadly upon one, until he got into another; he-
bethouglit himself of leading a more circum-
spcct life, and stepping along his way with
gi°eritei- caution. Home was, of course, an
absolute solitude, during all those hours, es,-
per,-izilly, in which the active world is busy ;;
so he liegan to look around for soine-perfect;-.
ly lawful way of killing time, which day by
day he found hanging on his hands. He had!
noticed, in his walks, a lawyer’s office, and
sitting within it, a quiet, demure looking lit--_
tle man, with his chin on his hand, and
spectacles on his nose. ‘That place,’ said
Jei'r_v, to himself, ‘ must be a sanctuary, if I‘
could but scrape an acquaintance there, it
would be a great thing; it would le so in-
teresting to hear him talk; lawyers know
every thing, and a little more, they say; and:
may be he has nothing else to do.’
‘ An opportunity soon ofli-red. Having
nothing else to do, Jerry endorsed a note for‘
a neigliboi',_an__d in due time, much to his as-
tonishinent, was notified that the holder fooli-
ed to him for payment.’ He stepped. in to.»
tbe little lawyer to take advice. He found‘
him poring over an. old parchment deed‘,
which he had sli-ppediout of the drawer, into;
which he slipped the novel he was reading,
as Jerry entered. A i°etai'ning fee, the ad-
vice required, which was, of course, to defend?
himself against the claim to the last extremi-
ty, and a familiar chat of an hour, complete--
ly broke the ice, and thenceforward, Jerry‘
made the attorney’s office a regular morning
lounge. It was quite pleasant; the attor-
ney was an agreeable little man; an agreea-
ble pair of black eyes occasionally peered
through a glass door, which divided the of-
ficc. from an adjoining sitting room. An: in-
troduction to a pair of sisters, who formed‘
part of the household establishment‘, soon fol’-
lowed; and as the attorney sometimes had-
a client, Jerry, who had nothing else to do,.
now and then strayed into the family apart-.
merit.
One day he was sitting in the attorney's‘
office as usual. The parchment deed lay
upon the table ; the spectacles were thrown
back upon the forehead ; and Mr. Coke ad-
dressing himself very kindly to. his friend,’
opened the following discourse :-
‘ \Vcll, Jerry, my boy, when is'i't- to come-
off?’
‘ Come ofl'?——wliat come of?’
‘Oh, the wedding !‘ lt’s no joking matter-
with me, I assure you. Tabby, I under-
stand, is going to leave melt Ah, you sly-
dog! VVhy did’iit you take my advice, eh '2"
J orry was thunderstruck l-
'I‘he attorney proceeded. ‘Never mind;
I forgive you , you might have done worse,
though I say it, who should not say it-.-—-.
Sharp fellow !.——little puss. Her ring out
your finger !" (There it was ;’ how it‘ came
thcrc, lieavcn knew, not Jerry;) yours on-
liers. “fell, the sooner the better, eh I"
To make the story short, Jerry ‘ was into
it’ He had nothing else to do so they took-
him and married him ; and the last time I1
went that ,way, the lawyer’s gflice was int
Jt:i'i'y’s front parlor: the rest of the family’
occupied the remaining part; and a couple
of spoiled urchins kept the nursery in an up-
l‘O:1l‘. I saw him afterwards in the lIlal‘.l{(‘i,
haggling for fish. ‘ Jerry,’ said. I, ‘-l‘5"tn glad-
to sceyou; how elnyou get along now-an
days '2.’ ~
‘Bad cnotigli!’ \ " ' ,.
‘ How ?—a wife, children, dog,.cat‘s; cu-
pids, a, brotlici‘—in-l'nw, and nothing else to-
do ‘.3’
‘Ilush!’ said he with a tear in his eye,
‘ l’ll be darned if I would’nt rather. go back
to old Peclcr, and learn to spell Se7'inga.pa.-
tam.
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Drtml-ies.—As; I was passing up West-
ininstcr street’ the other day, I was very
much amused at‘ a few remarks made by’
two little urchins who were rolling on before
me. They had just met one of the modern»
dandics, whose upper lip was pretty con-«
siderably shaded with dark, grizzly looking
hair. _"_
,.‘ What’s that C?’ asked the younger lad. ' '
_;_ ‘ That,’ replied the other, ‘ why that—that
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