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: TI:niits.--'-'I‘wo’dollars per annum, payable in
all cases. -qua,r!crly.in_ac1vancc. _ _
-I To subscijibers,w,h_o live out ofthe Carrier's
tl‘ist'ricf and call at the" GlIi‘e‘e'for their: papers,
31; 50 per year,’ ‘2f;1a'id .in€.adt2ance—otliersvise
$2.~will_.be clia_rge.d., Mail subscribers $2 per
'attriuin, payable in advance. Noo'thersaitend-
ed to. - To c'ompanies:ofsi.t or more,,receiving
their papers by mail, 3151 50, payable altogether,
in advance. . . . .
Executor’s and Atlminis'trator’s Notices. 3 in-
sertions, $1--Coniinissio,ti‘e'r’s ’nu"tices, $1 25.
Yearly advertiseis. onesquare, $10 per annum,
payable quarterly in advance. The privilege
of_year.ly advertisers is limited to_ their own im-
- I - o > - ' - - - .
‘ ",- ~., cdiate bustness_—-all extra adveriiseinents will
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cffaiiged at the usual rates. ' All other adver
' ementsai the rate of $j1.persquare for 3 inser-
‘K , tiny. and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
“ ’ All casual adveriisementssent to this Of-
fice-,: should be accompanied
others 1DI[li‘b_C i(ISc),1l€(1,._,._‘
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’ D'2fN'T.-tr. NOTICE, ' '
he has received "in ‘his profession during
nine months past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in-
fur'en.ttie.»publi_c.l that he still continues-a few
doors west of the Bridge, in_ Bl]r.l'ttll.’S Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, ‘and ’ai'is\vcr all ‘their calls in‘Dental
Surgery. . ‘ .
. lncurruptiblc teeth inserted from one ton
f'u‘ll‘sct. Also, teeth cleansed, separaiad.‘ex-V
. tracts-d. &c., and all those diseases ofthc teeth
- ttendt-ti to, which, if EllfIt:l‘t‘(l to continue, are
" oduct ivc or so tn'u’cli‘t'1i-iscliitef. "
Re/2:r¢:nces.—-Einery Bissell, M. .D.; J. D.
‘Li-an, M. D.: Ilon. 'l‘lioinas_ B, Ilutler;
n. Bciijzttnin lsaates. Norwalk. _Ncht.-.minh
ry, M. D_'. Rl(IgI.’f‘Iv:l(l. R. B. Botsford. M.
Duct. .1). P. Knapp. D:tnbui'.y._.. Doct.
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"lowr-ll Rodgers. Colchester, Ct. 'VVilli:.im
\Vitter, M.-I).-' Willinttiztntic. Ct. ‘
._ July ‘.30, 15330. ..
C ().'\’-S LIJII’ T1 ON C UREI),
, Y DR. l}ll.l-),GOI’t.Y‘S .BALSA M OF
I.lVICR\VORTl‘.—-D_r. Gregory. 180 Al-
len 8ll'l“t."‘.lil, New York. has long experienced the
uiost uiiifurtn stir-cuss in the cure of coiisunipii-.tn
by the use of his tftlfllplllltltl Balsatii of Liver-
tsiirt, wt.ort:ltoninl and llleiirisy Root, and at «
by the cash. No ,
' OC'I‘l.'’Ai.: HILL, tlia"‘kfuI fortlie patronage b
I (_,3,0"OD,.'ne\v plain watches warranted to per-
form to suit the purcliaser,l“o'r $512. formerlysold
alffilfi. all-I ‘ " Dtsnrtow’s.
stockings. for which tlieliighest price will be
paid at ihesiore of L. CLARK 6: Co
, . LEVI CLARK CU.
‘AVE,'just received from New York. a verv
. '_:.”handsoine lot of patent Gold Lever and
Lepi-tie \Vatch<~s; Gold Chains; Seals a:.d
Rings; Silver Lever _ anti Lepine ‘Watches.
_Also,‘a fine assortment of'Scapmeni VVaic_-hes
of all .kinds which will be sold vety"cheap.
Gold pencils. silver do with rings, a pretty
article for ladies"; silk and bead purses with
great variety of fancy articles in their line. Call
and see.
May 28. 1839.
SILKS! SILKS.’
A LARGE assortment of ‘plain and figured
Silks... some of which are very choice styles
and entirely new patterns. We have‘t\vo pie-
ce.s'of it little the handsomest and best black
silks ev"erolI'ere<l in this market.’ Any person in
the want of silks. can rest assurred that they
will find the subscribers have not only the best
but the largest assortment byfar, of any store
n the village. S'rit:vr:.\‘s‘ dc CLOCK.
Aug-is_t 2G.
BR OA DCLO THS.
A LARGE assortineoi ofBroadcloihs. Cassi-
meres, Sattinetts, together_ with a large assort-
ment of goods for tnen‘s and youths si.immer
apparel,.just received and, for sale utitisually low
‘ Srevrsxs dc Cnocx.
Atigtisi S.
CALICO at 7d per yard, the cheapest and
best yet offered, for sale to-day by
,_ _ L ‘CLA,R1fiA8r. Co.
, SILKS <5‘ BIUSLIN DE LANES.
'S'l‘EVl‘.'NS t.\.' CLOCK will this day open a
large assortinent ofSilks ofalmosi every de
scription ; also a large assortment of Muslin de
Laties, all of \_\"lllCll will be sold at a small ad-
vance from cost. I Augiisi 20.
LRUN AND STE I'LL of all kinds and sizes
for sale at the New York prices. by ‘
Norman ANDREWS.
Atigtisl I2.
LOOl{lN(} (IL.-\S.S.—Ati assortment of al
most every size glass. for sale low for cash at
Dismtow‘s.
. _ H.4Rl)l~VARE,
ORMAN ANDREWS having pur-iliased
the stock and taken the store of Wm. J.
Street. Esq. would infortii his friends and the
put~lic that he vtill keep all ‘.l'licles inthc above
line. and sell as low as any Jther establishment.
,Nnrwnlk. .Itil\' Isl. I839. If I25
the repeated and earnest solicilatiotis of his
friends, and auiong whom are mtitty etiiinetii
iitcdieal ltr_f1(f..lll_l()ltCf8 : has at length tcmiseiited
to prcpare'tl‘iti_ largeriqtiaritilties thiiti heretofore-
and advertise it, that the public in general
might be bencfitled by so val_tiableainl itetressziry
anariicle as this really is, in the cure of thi-
hitihertofuriiiitlnhlo‘tlisease. For sale w l'iolesalt-
‘and retail, by .-\-. B. & D. Sands, No. 79 and
100. I_t‘ultoii st. N. Y. also at retail by M. H.
Burrell 210 Chttlliam ‘street. Cr. «SCI. Clodtlitify
ton, Spring street, cornertof ll iidsoti. and by the
Doctor at his r«~sid,ence 1.-‘.50 Allen street, where
applicaiions for 2.lflell('lt-‘rs are Bftll(_‘llL‘ll, if by
iii:1il."dire.c'l box 7')"-1, New "York, P. 0., and to
be pus’ ptiid. ~An ugcn! 2's»u°a‘nlc<f in this town.
Read ilic following certificates and judge for
yourself. ' l I
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‘;\'nw York. August :3. 1830.
_I_tlo hereby certify that l eomtxient-etrl _lakinn
Dr. Gregory’s Couipoutitl Balsarn of Liverwort
and Pleurisy Rout about flitir months ago, for the
, (_:ttlli!Ulnpllttn, with which I had been laid up a
long time. but now I am a well healthy man.
‘ Jonx l3i:'r1.i'.it, No. 77 James st,
New York, August, 1839.
Dr. Gregory--Deursir, Your Cotiipoiiiiil Bal-
sam of Liverwort has been the means of saving
my life.-I was fast ap,'ll’()llCl]l(I;'_”lfl_y end by the‘
double cnmplaitit of C()ll8llll|plIOD, and Liver
complaint, I have taken live bottles, and Iain
so much betiertliat I have resumed my busi-
ness [hat-f‘inishin2]' but I shall continue the use
of your Balsam for some time to come.
‘ ’ JAB. V. ROWLEY.
Nassau st, near the Navy yard, Brooklyn.
\ Dr.‘ Gregt-iry——Sir, after suffering for about
two years with a severe cough and raising of
phlegtn.‘-with a severe pain in the breast and
side. I was induced ;by the advice of ‘a friend to
try a bottle of your Compound Balsam_o_fLiver-
wort, and to my greatjoy in less ‘than’ a fortnight,
foiindireliefand-ain'now‘eniire-ly awell man.
Au-:x._ Sr.o.ItN.60 Roosevelt st. N. Y. ‘
New York, 28th. 1839. tf128
A. B. D SANDS
CELEBRATED remedy for Salt Rheum
Ring , VVorm, Tetter, Eizema, Scalled
Head. Barbers Itch, and all other-diseases of
the skin. are effectually cured by the useof
Sands’. remedy for Salt Rheum. It has within
a. few months cured rising 5000 different cases
of the above diseases of the skin‘, and never been
known to fail in eradicating any disease of this
kind where afair trial has been given.
There is no ‘danger, of applying it even to the
ender skin of I. young infant. Testimonials of
its_etfiet_1cy, both verbal and written, are almost
daily received. which can be seen on applica.
tiorito our agents.
Edtoia Porter,merclizmt, of Fall River, Mass.
certifies that after having beenafllicted with the
Salt "Rheum in its severest forms, for several
oeamxho was entirely’ cured by this remedy in
fihe caurse.o_{_a few. weeks, and has been eiiti-rely
free from the disease for two years. _
. M. —‘Rittc'i‘banti,~ of N o. 185 Reade street,
Ngw -York,-,~testifios~.-thtttrhe was cured ‘of the
Salt, Itheum, after using.;Sa,ti.ds’ remedy only
afllicted to use tlie sttme-‘medicine.
' Enos Bumiell, of Staten Island, certifies that
ediciae cured his wife of the Salt Rheum
J weflundred‘ dollars, for this medicine if
'tlt‘a't'wtis‘t-h‘e pijice, ,
gn’ ‘file sune~at!tiw.oJt.
Bridaevmv Wi‘!‘-‘B- -”Yi°":;-E : . . l .
SEIVEREEENS -is reconn-
iivt-."dttys';, and ‘advises every,‘ person similarly
ii“. m - eks ;- and says he would not hesitate
itopttyione
. ...;F.o:. sale: . in N9rw¢lk- vb
' ‘LARGE-‘assortment _for 18:1 to 79 per
A yard. Some of whicharo of it very su-
perior quality. A1110: ’
gumpjcrl goods for men
yl Charles! Issues ;
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Mind youth's apparel.
Srjavans er. Cr.ocx-
';Tdiiant9:ltr'
=1,Apnl‘}§-, '
'-itnd‘ his wife should 'agu.in- be.
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a. large assortment of
.‘tf110:.
. IVE IV III.-‘t1_L ARI{AIVGE.II_E1V'I'.
I’ ‘I II E Mail for New York, closes at this office,
I daily, at 8 o‘clock, A. M. by steatnboal.
at 125 I’. M. by the !\lailSta,'.1c.
The Eastern Mail for New Haven and Hart-
fortl, t-loses daily at halfpast 7. A. M.
The Mails for Danbury and Litc-lifield daily,
t_:luSC8tll ].I o’t-lock, A. M.
. , JOHN BUl{R.~\LL, P. M.
Norwalk. July 22. I839. '
FOR SALE
, - A HOUSE and LOT. pleasantly
situated on the \~Vest side of Nor-
‘ walk Harhona few rods south ofilie
-' Bridge. Any person wishing to pur-
chase a convenient place at a great liargain.will
to well to apply soon to JOHN A. Wisi-2n. Nor-
walk, or the subscriber at 25 Peck Slip. N. Y.
WM. UNDERHlLI., Jr.
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1‘/O W IS THE TIIVIE
For Bargains '
AT THE NEW YORK s'r0itE.
STEVENS 66 CLOCK have this day re-
ceived one of the large assorttnents of Fall and
\Vinter Dry Goods. ever brought to Norwalk.
They flatter ‘themselves that iheirassortmcnt of
goods at the present time, is larger. better select-
ed, and cheaper than they have ever been able
tooffer before. They will not enumerate articles.
but can assure the public that their assortment
embraces almost every article usually called for
in the dry goods line.
Sepiember23.
EEAD BAGS, bead purses, spool stands,
fans, &c. very cheap at the fancy -store of
L. CLARK &. Co.
PRINTS .' PR.I1;_7T£'I.’)é PRINTS! ! I
A prints 'ust receiv-
ed at the cash] store, and
for sale cheap by T. STEVENS.
No. 2Burrrtll’s buildings, west side the bridge‘.
Norwalk, April 22, 1839. tf 11]
_ NAILS
'. ERY low atthe store formerly occupied
by VVilliam J‘. Street, Esq. 50 kegs first
quality cut nails just received and for sale at 6d
per pound, by the keg or less quantity.
NORMAN ANDREWS.
OIL OF VlTRl0L—-For sale by
the Carboy. at the ’ ' ~
' NORWALK CHEMICAL WORKS.
August 5, 1839. If 126
'PILO'I‘ CLOTH, and Patent Felt do.
Broadcloths, Cassinieres, Satinetts, and flannels
of all kinds. L. CLARKZSE Co.
C. E. DISBROVV,
VVATCH Maker and Jeweler, has during the
past week returned frotn New York, with
a new assortment of goods, of which the follow-
ing comprise a part: Watches, Breast Pins.
Finger Rings, V/Vaich Keyes, very handsome
patterns, silver Tbimbles,the heaviest kind. sil-
ver Pencils, a large assortment, Tooth, Cloth
and Hair Brushes, Combs, Black, Cat, Coral
and Imitation Coral Beads, dcc. The above
goods willbe sold low for cash.
Sept. - I
LOOKIL-N'G'GLASSES.—A new lot receiv-
edghisdgy, _ L. 66 C0.
01;,-. VICTORIA Steel .Writing Pens, the
_bestever offered in market, for saleby
‘ _t_;-U - - L. CLARK rSr.Co.
WOOD AND -JIIEADO W LAND.’
OR SALE. a piece of meadow land, on
Belden’s Hill, in Walnut meadow, so call-
ed, containing between 4 and 5 acres.
Also, between two and three acresof wood-
lapd,,lying at Fi_tch's Woods in Wilton. Said
property is part of the estate of Aaron Keeler,
deceased, distributed to the ‘heirs of Nathan
Keeler, deceased. For terms. ézc. apply to
. Ttiiro. T. M$R1VlN.
Norwalk, J une 4, 1339-
W!-AN'l"ED, 500 pairs woolen sucks and .
if117
i'?0E'rRY.
'itt-its M".-tN»s1oN "OF RlS.‘T.
I talk’d togmy fluttering heart,
And chided its wandering ways;
I told it frotii fully to part,
And husband the. best ofits days:
Ibadc it no more to admire
The lnt‘.l6()l'S that fancy had (heat...
I wliisper’d, ’iwa= time to retire,
Arid seek for at Mansion of Rest.
A charmer was lisi’niug the while,
Who caught up the tone of my lay;
“Oh! cotne thei_i.”.slie cried with a smile,
“And Friendshipsliall point outyour-way.”
I follbw’d the witch to her home,
And vow’d to be always her guest;
“Never more,” I exclaim‘(l,." will I roam
In quest ofa Mansion of Rest."
But the sweetest of moments will fly.
Not long was my fancy beguiled;
And shortly I own’d, with a sigh,
Thai Friendship couldsiab whileshesrnil’d:
Yes-—-coldly could, stab the repose
Ofthctrusting and innocent breast,
And every fair avenue close
That led to the Mansion ofRest.
Love next urged my footsteps to stray
Thro’ the wildering paths of Romance ;
But Istarted and turn’d me away
From his bright and enamouring glance;
For refleclion had taught me to know,
That the soul by his sorc'ry possest,
Might loss on the billows of woe,
But ne'er find at Mansion ofR-est.
Still in search ofihe phantom call'd Joy,
Stern Reason lmei on my way;
I shrank from the beam of her eye,
.Yet its lustre illumined my day:
“Behold,” she exclain‘ied’d "yonder grave
VViih the flowers oftlie woodland bedrest,
\Vheie darkly the cypresses wave:
Lo! that isihe Mansioii of Rest ”
MISCISLLA NY.
From Bentfey’s ]l’Ii'.scclfa-ny.
LOCKSMITH OF PHILADELPHIA.
In the sober-looking city of Philadelphia
there dwelt, some years ago, an ingenious
and clever mechanic named Amos tS'pcw/rs. by
trade it locksmith. Nature had blessed him
with a peculiar turn for the branch of busi-
ness to which he had been bred. Not only
was he skilled in the manufacture and re
pair of the various articles that in America
are usually regarded as “in tho locksmith
liue;” btit, prompted by a desire to master
- the more abstruse intricacies of lZl]C'lJUSlll(:‘SS,
he had studied so atteutively,z=.iid with such
distinguished success, that his proficiency
was the theme of arliniration, not only with
his customers and the l1elgl]lJOl"llOO(l,.but all
who took an interest in mechanical contri-
vances in tilt‘. adjoining towns. His coun-
ter was geuerallystrewcd with various kinds
of lastenings for doors, trunks, and desks,
which nobody but liimself could open; and
no lock was ever presented to Amos that he
could not pick in a very short time. Like
many men of talent in other clepartmc-nis,
Amos Sparks was poor. Thouglia very in-
dustrioiis and prudent man, with a small and
prudent frugal frtmily, he merely cked otit a
(‘.OmfOl".d.l)le existence, btit never seemed to
ttccumtilate property. VVhetbeij it was that
he was not of the race of inoncy-grubs, whose
- instinctive dcs re of acctinitilution forces them
to earn and hoard without 21 thought beyond
the mere means of acquisition. or whether
the time occupied by the prosecution of new
inquiries into still undiscovered regions of
his favorite pursuit, and in conversation with
those who came to inspect and admire the
fruits of his~ingenuit_v, were the cause of his
povcrt ', we cannot undc.i‘take to determine;
but, perhaps, various causes combined to keep
his finances low, and it was quite as notori-
ous in the city that Amos Sparks was 2 poor
man, as that he was an ingenious and decent
mechanic. But his business was sufficient:
for the supply of his wants, and those of his
family, so he studied and worked on, and was
content. '
It happened that in the autumn of 18--A,
a merchant in the city, whose business was
rather extensive, and who had been bustling
about the quay and on board his vessels all
the morning, returned to his counting-house
to lodge several thousand dollars in the Phil-
adelphia bank to retire some paper falling
due that day, when, to his surprise, he found
that he had either lost or mislaid the key of
his iron chest. After dilligent search, with
no success, he was led to conclude that, in
drawing out his handkerchief, he had drop-
ped the key in the street, or perhaps in the
dock. What was to be done? it was one
o’clock——the bank closed at three, and there
was no time to advertise the key or to mus-
ter so large a sum as that required. In his
perplexity the merchant thought oftbe poor
locksriiith; he had often heard of Amos
Sparks; the case seemed one peculiarly a-
dapted to a trial of his powers, and being a
desperate one, if he could not furnish at reins-
dy, where else was the reasonable expecta-
tion of succour? A clerkwas hurried off
for Amos, and having explained the difficulty,
speedily reappeared, followed by the lock-
smith, with his implements in his hand A
few minutes stifficed toopen the chest, and
the astonishvd merchant glanced from the
rolls of bank-notes and piles of coin strewed
along the bottom, to the clock in the corner
of the office, which told .him that he had still
three-quarters of an hour, with a feeling of
delight and exultation, like one who had es-
capedfrom an expected dilemma by a. lucky
thought and who felt that his credit was se-
cure even from a momentary breath of sus-
picion. He fancied he felt generous as well
as glad, and determined that it should be a
cash transaction. I
“ How much is to pay, Amos '3-” said he,
thrusting his bad into his pocked.
‘‘ Five dollars, sir,” said Sparks.
" Five dollars! why, you are mad, man;
you have not been five. mtnutes doing the job.
»;-_.1; , . ..
Come,” (the g"e.iiiiine spirit of traffic over-
coiiiiug the better fr.-eliiigs which had ino-
mentary possession of his bosom,) “ l’ll give
you live shillings.”
“It is true,” replictl the locksmith, “that
.'lll1Cl] time has not been employed; btit rc-
iiiember how many long years I have been
learning to do such It job in five initi-
utcs, or even to do it at all. A doctor’s visit
may last but one tninute-—tlic service he ren-
ders iiiay be but doubtful when all is done—
and yet his fee would be as great if not great-
er than mine. Yoti should be willing to
purchase my skill, humble as it may be, as
you would purchase any other coinniodity in
the mai°kt=.t, by whatit is ivorili to you.”
“VVoi‘th to me,” said the inercliant, with a
sneer; “well, I think it was worth five. shil-
lings: I could have got a new key made for
that, or perhaps might have found the old
one."
“But could you have got the one made, or
found the other, in time to retire your notes
at the bank? Had I been disposed to wrong
you, taking advantage of your haste and pet‘-
plcxity, I might have bargained for a tnuch
lztigcf-"suiii, and as there is no other man in
the city who could have opened the chest,
you would gladly have given me double the
amount I now claim.”
“Double the amount! why the 'mai_i’s ft
fool! Here are the live shillings,” said the
merchant, holdingthem in his hand,~with the
air of a rich man taking advantage of a poor
one who could not help himself; “and ifyou
do not choose to take them, why, you may
sue as soon as you please, for my time is too
precious just now to spend in a matter so tri-
fling.”
“I never sued a man in my life,” said
Sparks; “and I have lost much by my tor-
l)(3:Jl‘£1I]C.t.‘-. But,” added he, the troddcn worm
of a meek spirit beginning to recoil, “you
are rich——-are able to pay; and although 1
will not sue you, pay you shall.”
The words were scarcely spoken, when
he dashed down the lid ofthe chest, and in a
moment the strong staples were hidden as ef-
fectually as though they had vanished like
the ill---gotten boards in the ~fairy tale.
The merchant stood aghast. He looked
at Amos, and then darted a glance at the
clock; the hand was within twenty minutes
of three, and seemed posting over the figures
with the speed of light. VVliat was to be done?
At first he tried to bully, but it would not do.
Amos told him if he had sustained any inju-
ry, “he might stie as soon as be pleased, for
that his time was too precious just now to be
wasttd in trifling affairs,” and with a face of
unruflled composure, he turned on his heel
and was leaving the ofiicef‘
The mercliant called him back: he had
nu -135. "33!-‘:‘-’(‘.-----l‘.lS ei'e_dit was at stake——half
the city would S..\\’t?:tt‘ that. he had lost the
key to gain time, and because tllCl't-: vvuo no
motley in the chest; lie was humbled by the
necessity of the case, and handing forth the
five dollars, “ There. Sparks,” said he, “ take
your money, and let us have no more ivortls.”
“ I must have ten ClOllt1l‘S now,” replied
the locksmith : “ you would have taken ad-
vantage ofa poor man; and, besides opening
your strong box there, I have a lesson to
give vou which is well worth a ti‘iflingsum.-
You vwould not only have deprived me of
what had bccn fairly earned,but have tempt-
ed me into a lawsuit which would have ruin-
ed my family. You will never in future
presume upon your wealth in your dealings
with the poor, without thinking of the lock-
smith, and these five dollars may save you
much sin and much repentance.
This homily, besides being preached in a
tone of calm tleliberation which left no room
to hope for any abatement, had exhausted an-
other minute or two of the time already so
precious; for the minutes, like the _Si.byl’s
books, increased in value as theydiimnishtd
in number. The merchant hurriedly count-
ed out ten dollars, which Amos deliberately
inspected, to see that they belonged_to no
broken bank, and then deposited In his
breecliespocket.
“ For I-leaven’s sake, be quick, in-an l I
would not have the bank close before. this
money is paid for fifty dollars!” exclaimed
the merchant. '
“ I thought so,” was the locksmith’s gr-aye
reply; but not being a malicious 01’.V1l'1CllC-
tive man, and satisfied with the punishment
already inflicted, be delayed no longer, but
opened the chest, giving its owner time to
seize the cash and reach the bank, after a ra-
pid flight, a few minutes befoi'e_1t closed.‘
About a month after this affair, the Phila-
delphia bank was robbed of coin and notes
to the amount of fifty thousand dollars. The
entered so ingeniously, that it was evident
that the burglar had possessed, besides dar-
ing courage. :1 good deal of mechanical skijl.
The police scoured the city and country
round about, but no clue to the discovery of
the robbery could be traced EveTYb9‘!.V
who had anything to lose. fell lllal datjmg
and ingenious felons were abroad. Who might
p,.Obab1y pay. them a visit; all were there-
fore interested in their discovery and convic-
tion. Suspicion at length began to settle tip-
on Sparks. But yet his poverty and linoivn
imeg.,.ity seemed to give them the lie. The
story of the iron chest, which the merchant
had hitherto been ashamed and Amos too for-
giving to tell, for the latter did not care to
set the town ]aughing even at the man who
had “,,.0nged him, now began to be noised
abroad The merchant, influenced by :1 via-
dictive spirit, had whispered it to the direc-
tors of the bank. with sundry Sl11'l18'5 and 1"‘
ueridoes, and of course it soon spread f_ar.and
wide, with all sorts of exaggerated variations
and additions. Amos thought for several
days that some of his neighborfl looked. and
acted rather oddly. and he misse one 01 two
who used to drop in and chat almost every
afternoon ; ‘but, not suspecting for a moment
that therewas any cause for altered behav-
I
bars of-.1 window had been cut, and the vault .
'ior, these matters made but a slight impres-
sion on his mind. .
In all sttch cases the person most inter-
ested is the’_last to hear disagreeable news;
and the first hint that the locksmith got of
the universal suspicion, was from the officer
ofthe police, who came with a" party of con.
stables to search his premises. Astonish-
merit and 'gricf, were of,course,the portion
of Amos and his family for that day. The
first shock to a household who hurl derived,
cvcn amidst their humble poverty, much salt-
isfaction froin the possession of L1 gobtl name
--a property they had been taught to value
above all eiitihly i1'casui'cs—-mtiy be easily
conceived. To have (.l'8fl'Ll|lt'.lt‘(.l a neighbor of
sixpenco would have been a. meanness no one
of them would have been guilty of, but fifty-
tliotisand dollars! the immensity ofthe sum
Seemed to clothe the suspicion with a weight
of terror that nearly pressed them to the
earth. They clungto eachother, with bruis-
ed and fluttered spirits, while the sc-:trch.\vris
proceediiig, and it was not until it was coni-
pleted, and the officei‘ declared himself satis-
fied that there was none cf the missing pro-
perty on the premises, that they began to tal-
which seemed, for the moment, to menace
the peace and security they had hitherto en-
joyed.
“Cheer tip, my darlingsl” said Amos,
who was-the first to recover the sobriety of
thought that usually cliaractc-i'izetl him-—
“cheer up! all will yet be well; it is im-
possible that this unjust suspicion can long
hover about us. A life of honesty and fair
dealing will not be without its reward;
there was perhaps son_ietl'iing in my trade,
and the skill which long practice had given
me in it, tliat n:itui‘ally eiiougli led the cred-
tilous, the lllOUg‘l]'.lt_‘SS, and perhaps the mis-
chievous, ifauy such there be Connected with
this inquiry, to look towards us. But the
real authors of this outrage will probably be
discovered soon; for a fraud so extensive
will make all parties vigilant, and if not,
why then, whcii our neighbors see us toiling
at our usual occupations, with no evidences
of inc.i‘case.rl wealth or lavish e.xpciidittire on
our persons 01‘ at our board, and remember
how many years we were so occupied, and
so attired, without a suspicion of wrongdo-
ing, even in small matters, attaching to us,
there will be good sense and good feeling
enough in the city to do usjustice.”
There were sound sense and tnuch conso-
lation in this reasoning; the obvious proba-
bilities of the case were in favor of the ful-
filment of the locksiiiitli’s expcctatioiis. But
a scene of trial and excitement, of prolong-
cd agony and hope deferred, lay before him.
the extent of which it would have been cliff-
cult, if not impossible, for him then to have
foreseen. Foiled in the search, the direct-
om_o£‘ the-_ l'\“ll'llA' sent one of their body to ne-
gotiate with Amos; to utter lllui u. i...5.......—..
of money, and a guaranty from further mo-
lestation, if he would confess, restore the
property, and give up his accomplices, if any
there were. It was in vain that lie protested
his innocence, and zivoivcd his orrenec of
the crime; the banker rallied him on his
assumed composure, and tlircutencd him with
consequences, until the locksmith, who had
been tiiiaccustomed to dialogues founded on
the presumption that he was it villain, order-
ed his lDl‘lTl(.'lllOl' out of his shop, with the
spirit of a inan who, though poor, was re-
solved to preserve the sanctity of his dwell-
ing from impertirierit and insulting intrusion.
The banker retired, baffled, and threaten-
ing vengeance. A consultation was held,
and it was finally determined to arrest Sparks,
and comr it him to prison, in the hope that
by slititting him up, and separating him
from his family and accomplices, he would
be less upon his guard against tliecollectioii
of evidence necessary to a conviction, and
perhaps be frightened into terms, or induced
to make 2t full confession. This was a se-
cl-._!}
mu.
ly and look calmly at the circumstances,
success in some vast design.
He believed‘
gfuilty: and’he succeeded in makingthe be.
lief pretty general among his nudience.——-
1S.‘ct)meofhthe jury weize lialfiiiclinedio ‘spegu-
.t e on t e piobabilities of aconfession; and,-
swcpt away ‘by the current of suspicion,‘
were not indtsposed to convi_ct_withtititevj.
deuce, in order-that the result mightdo credit
to their penetration. ._But this was. jmp‘05g{.-
ble, even in an American court ofjustice, iii
the good old times of which we ivrite, .Ha.;';Q--
lmg P‘-‘T3035 0“ Suspicion, and acquitting fail:
ons because the mob think murderrio crime,
are modern inventions. . The charge of the
judge was clear and decisive: he ntllfllttt-‘d
that there were grounds of suspicion--that
there were circtiinstnnces connected 'with'tlie'
prisoner’s peculiar mode of life that-were net.
rcconcilable with the lowness of this finan-
ces; but yet, of direct testimony, there '.t\.':‘,5
not a vestige, and of circumstantial evidence.
there were not only links wanting in the
chuin, ‘but in fact there was not a single link
extending beyond the locksmitlrfs dwelling.
Sparks was accordingly acquitted; but as no
other clue was found to direct Suspicion, .2‘:
still lay upon hint like a cloud. '.l‘he.vin-
dictive merchant and the dissatisfied bankers
did not- llC‘Sll.:ilZ€ to declare. that, iilthougllthe
charge could not be legally brought home,
they h:1d_.n_o doubt tvliatever of his guilt.-—.
This opinion was taken up and reiterated,
until thousands who were-too caiieless togiu.
vestigaic the story, were satisfied that. Amos
was a rogue. . How should the character of
:1 poor man hold out against the deliberate
slaiitlers of so many rich ones? I , . I
Amos rejoiced in his acquittal us one‘wli.o.
felt that the jury had peifornied a solemn dul-
ty faithfully, and whohwas glad to find that
his personal experience had strengthened,
rather than impaired, his reliance on the tri-
bunals of his country. He einbraced his
family, as one snatched from gi'e_at. responsi-
bility and peril, and his heart overflowcd
with thankfulness wheii at ‘night thev were
all once more asseinbledrouud the fireside,
the scene of so much happiness and unity in
other days But yet Amos felt that, though
acquitted by the jury, he was not by the town,
He saw that in the faces of some of thcjury
and most of the audience, which he was too
shrewd an observer to misuiiderstand. He
wished it were otherwise; but he was con.
tented to take. his chance of some subsequetit
revelation, and ifit came not, of livingdown
the foul suspicion which Pr0\'idence had per-.
mitted, for some wise purpose, toliover fora
time" around his name.
But Amos had never thought of how he
was to live. The cold looks, averted faces,
and rude scandal of the ncigliborhood,-could
be home, because reallythere was some ex
nose to be found in the circ_umstauce,.aii;l be
cause he hoped .i... .t,,,,.,, would be a joyful
ending of it all at some future uuy. :1...
the loss of custom first up-(‘£29-(1 his eves to his
real situation. No work came to his shop:
he made articles btit could not sell them ; and
as the little money he had saved was neces-
sarily exhausted in the unavoidable expenses
of the trial, the family found it impossible,
with the utmost exertion and economy, to
meet their current outlay; one article of fur-
niture after another was reluctantly sacri-
ficed, or some little comfort abridged, uiitilat
the end of months of degradation and abso-
lute distress, their bare board was spread
within bare walls, and it becaiiie necessary
to beg, to starve, or to remove. The latter
expedient had often been suggested in fami-
ly consultations, and it is one that in Ameri-
ca is the common remedy for all great ca-
lamities. lfa man fails in a city on the sea-
board, he removes to Ohio; ifa clergyman
offers violence to a fair parishoner, he removes
to Albany, where he soon becomes “very
much respected ;” ifa man in Michigaii whips
vere blow to the family. They could have
borne much together, for mutual counsel
and sympathy can soothe many ofihe ills of
life; but to be divided——to have the strongest
mind, around which the feebler ones had
been accustomed to cling, carried away cap-
tive to brood in solitary confinement on an
unjust accusation, was almost too much,
when coupled with the cloud Of SUSPICIOU
that seemed to gather around their home, and
infect the very air they breathed. 'l he pri-
vations forced upon them by the want of the
locksmith’s ea rnings were home without
murmur; and out of the little that could be
mustered, a portion was always reserved to
buy some trifling but unexpected comfort or
luxurv to carry to the prison.
Some montiis having passed without
Sparks having made any confession, _oi' the
discovery of any new fact whereby his guilt
might be established, his persccutors found
themselves rcluct-.intly compelled to bring
him to trial. They had not a tiille of evi-
dence, except some strange locks and imple-
ments found in the shop, and which proved
the talent, but not the guilt, ofthe mechanic.
Yet these were so various, and executed with
such elaborate art, and such an evident ex-
penditure of labor, that but few either ofthc
judges. jury, or spectators, could be persuad-
ed that a man so poor would have devoted
himself so sedulouslyto such an employment
unless he had some other object in vie\v_than
mere instruction or amusement. His friends
and neighbors gave him anexccllent charac-
ter; but, on cross-examination, all admitted
his entire devotion to his favorite purs_uit.—
The counsel for the bank exerted himself
with consummate ability: calculutmg_ in
some degree on the state of the public mind,_
and the influence which vague rumors, coup-
led with the evidences of the mechamc’s
handicraft exhibited in court, might have on
the mind of the jury. he dwelt upon -every
wcrd and winding, on the story of the Iron
chest, on the evident poverty of the_ lock-
smith, and yet his apparent waste of time. If
a bowie-knife between it ncighboi"s "ribs, he
removes to Missouri. So that in fact, a re-
moval is the “sovereigri’st thing on earth”
for all great and otherwise. overwhelming
evils. The Sparks would have removed,
but they still clung to the hope that the real
perpetrator would be discovered and the’
mystery cleared up ; and besides, they
thought it would be an acknowledgment of
the j;:stice ofthe general suspicion, if they
turned their backs and fled. They lived up-
on the expectation of the renewed confidence
and companionship ofoltl "friends and neigh-
bors, when Providcrice should deem it right
to draw the veil aside. But to live longer
in Pliiladclphia was "impossible, and the
whole family prepared to depart; their ef-
fects were easily transported, and as they
had had no credit since the arrest, there was
nobody to prevent them from seeking a live-
lihood ‘ elsewhere.
Embarking in one of the river boats, they
passed up the Schuylkill, and settled at Nor-
ristown. The whole family being industri-
ous and obliging, they soon began to gather
comforts around them; and as these were
not embittered by the cold looks and insult-
ing sneers of the vicinage, they were com-
paratively happy for it time. But even here
there was for them no permanent place of
rest. A merchant passing through Norris-
town, on his way from the capital to the
Blue Mountains, recognised Sparks,and told
somcbodv he knew that-he wished the coni-
,m,,-myjbv of having added to the nuinber
of its inhabitants the notorious locksmith of
Philadelphia. The news soon spread; the
family found that they were shunned as they"
had fmme,-ly been by those who had lrnown
them longer than the good people of,'N_or-
,.iS,0“.,,, and had a fair prospect of starvattpn
opening before them. They removedagain.
This time there was no inducement to linger,
for they had no local attachnients to -detain
them, They-crossed the mountains, and de-
scending into the vale of the Susquehanna,
pitched their tent in Sunbury."
')'
all this work were not i'ntcnded'to*ensure.l;
that a verdict would be iniinedi'iitelv' fo7llo\'t'*-'3
ed by a confession, for’he thotigbt Amos"
: Here tlio.
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