..i.. ‘
jrwo DOLLARS PER ANNUM, p'it~'y}AB'LE 1N‘ADV,,N'cE_
.01-‘FICE WEST SIDEATHE BRIDGE-—OVER HOY'r's sToR1:;_
_VoLUME XXIII.
4.
TH E’ NOR\VALI_{ G-AZE.',l"I’E'
. ; ‘Is Publ-is/icrl
.’1-2VE’RY- \VEDi\'ESDA,Y MORNING.
BY
JAMES REED.
JR.
A 'l‘i-zimis.-—"l"wo dollars per acnum, payable in
a_ll cases. quarterly in uclmnce.
‘To subscribers who live out of the Carrier’s
district and call at the Ollice for their papers,
$1 50 per year, {fpaid in ar1'va7icc—-otherwise
'2 will _bc cliargcd. Mail siibscribers $2 per
aiinum, payable in advance. l\ootliersattcnd-
ed to. To companies of six or more. receiving
their papers by mail, -33]. 50, payable atlogct/icr,
in zzciuance.
' Executor’s and Ailininistratcr’s Notices. 3 in-
scrlinns. 31——Coiiiiiiissioner‘s notices, $1 25.
Y-‘early advertisers. one square. 3510 Pt‘! atttwm.
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
iiscmentsat the rate ol'€51 per square for 3 inscr-
lions. arid:25 cents for each subsequentinsertion.
01;“ All casual advertisementssent to this Of-
fice. should be accompanied by the cash. No
others will be inserted.
fl©l8 Pl‘n2lllNlTllli‘\lCC-‘;~,
on ALL K'INI)s.
l/IEALTY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
DENTAL NOTICE.
.OC'l‘. A. HILL, the kful forthe patronage
. he has received in his profession during
12 months past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in-
form" tne public, that he still continues a few
doors west oftlic Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all thcircalls in Dental
Surgery.
- liicorrffptiblc teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated. ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthc teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
productive of so Inucli miscliief.
Ii’efcrerices.—Eincry Bissell, M. J. D.
M‘Lcan, M. D.: lion.‘ 'l‘homas 15. Butler;
Hon.’ Benjamin lsaacs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danhury. Duct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
/‘Witter, M. D. Williamtintic, Ct.
November 20, 1839.’ . 1
VAL UABLE FARBI TOR SALE.
W IL b sold, and possession ien iimedi-
ately, one of the most valuable farms in
-' ,-. {Qua--n n.f"’\T.c=\LFw I the county of Fair-
rg.-rq, an situate i,;,.,, t ie centre of said town.
Said form contains lietwecii forty and fifty
acres of meadow, plough, and woodland, with a
good orchard, and an elegant dwelling house,
with out buildings. and is one of the most ele-
gant locations in New Canaan. Saidlfariii and
buildings are in first rate repair, and will besold
at agroat bargain. Any person wishing to pur-
chase will call on the subscribe.-, living near the
premises, by whom an indisputable title will be
given. WII.r.IAiir DRUMMOND.
New Canaan, April 22,1839. tf‘ 111
F OR SALE,
THE Dwelling House of the sub-
., scriber, situated a few rods west of
is: -_ the Bridge, one of the most eligible
locations in the village. To theman
of business or pleast'1rc,it is, perhaps, as con--
yeniently located as could he wished, being situ-
ated on the main road to the Steamboat Landing
or N. York. The house is 2 stories high, 29 by
80 feet on the ground, with an 8 feet projection
on the rear. The arrangement of the interior
of the building is probtibly equal to any in the
village for comfort and convenience. There is
- a well planned Barn and several convcninent
outhouses on the premises, with an excellent
garden in the rear and a well of water conven-
iently situated to the house. Any person wishriig
to purchase property like the above,-at a bargain.
will find it an object to view the p'r‘e'mises,- as
the subscriber is determined to dispose of it
previous to the 1st of March. 1840, if__lie can
get any thing like what it is worth. The con-
- dition ofthe sale will be, one fourth the purchase
7-¢‘\
, 4 Julv'29. 1839.
,,’.Lo, I‘; I "A
' ’\V_cstport, Novcmber.'29, 16.59..
money to paid on the delivery of the deed, the
rest may remain on bond and mortgage.
. L. M. STEVENS‘. _
Norwalk, January 1, 1840. 2rn7
BRIDGEPOR T H0 TEL.
THE subscriber would respectfully
inform his friend‘s~a~nd the public gen-
’l‘' A erally. that he has taken possession,
. - ’ - for a term of years. o-fthe above Ho-
.icl, formerly occupied by Henry B'arnum,- situ-
ated on the corner of Main and State streers.—-
The same has been thoroughly overhauled‘, and
he would be happy to wait on all who may fa-
vor him with their company.
Horses and Carriages to let.
' - PHILO F. BARNUM.
The subscriberis agent for John Adriance’s
patent improved Cast Iron Corn Sheller. This
machine will shell a bushel of corn in one min-
ute. and is decidedly the best machine that has
ever been offered to the public. _
The subscriber also offers for sale Dudley L.
Farnam's Patent Hydraulics. viz: Fire Engines,
Lift and Force Pumps. These are more easily
kept in order. and are less expensive than any
other kind. The public are respectfully invited
to examine these Pumps at the subscriber’s resi-
dence, and satisfy themselves as to tneir excel-
lence. . P. F. B.
Bridgeport, Nov. 12. 1839. if 4
FOR SALE
A HOUSE and LOT, pleasantly
situated on the West side of Nor-
walk-Harbor. a few rods south ofilie
- _ Bridge. Any person wishing to pur-
chase a convenient place at a great bargaimwill
’ do well to apply soon to Joan. A. WEED. Nor-
.- walk, or the subscriber at 25 Peck Slip. N. Y.
Witr. UNDERHILL, Jr.
if 251
FOR SALE,
THE HOTEL in Westport, at
present occupied by H. Nichols. to-
‘ garner with the out buildings belong-
ing thereto. For particulars apply
' ' ' .-\i.'v.ti- GRAY.
1tn3-
POETRY.
THE WOIILD.
BY G]-20 RG15 1.uiv'i".
Swifter and swifter, day by day.
Down Timc‘s unqiiiet current hurled.
Thou passest on thy restless way.
Ttimultuos and unstable world 1
Thou passest on! Time hath not seen
Delay upon thy hurried path;
And prayers anditears alike liave been
In vain to stay thy course of wrath.
Tlioti passest on. and with thee go
The loves ofyouth--the cards ofage;
Aiidsmiles and tears, and joy and “-0,
Are on thy history's bloody page!
There. every day like yesterrlay.
Writes hopes that end in mockery;
But who shall tear the vail away,
Before the abyss of iliiiigs to be?
Thou passest on. and at thy side,
Even as a shade, Oblivion trt-ads,
" And o'er the dreams of human pride,
His misty shroud for ever spreads;
\Vhere all thine iron hand has traced
Upon that gloomy scroll to-day,
Willi records ages since elfaced-—
Like them shall live-—-like them decay.
Thou passest on—witli thee the vain
That sport upon the daunting blaze——
Pride, formed ofdust, and Folly’s train,
\Vho court thy love and run thy ways.
But thou and I—(anil be it so)-
Press onward to eternity;
But not together let us go
To thatdeep voiced but shoreless seal
Thou hast thy friends-1 would have minef
Thou hast thy thouglits—leave me—my own;
I kneel not at the guilded shrine;
1 how not at thy slavish throne!
I'll pass them by without a sigh;
They make no swelling rapture now,-
The fierce delights that fire thine eye-
Tlie triumphs ofthy haughty brow!
Pass.on, relentless world 3 1 grieve
No more from all that thou has riven;
Pass on. in God’s n’anie——only leav‘é_*'
The things thou never yet hast given!
A heart at ease, a mind at home,
Affcctioiis fixed above thy sway,
‘Faith set upon a world to come,
And patience through Life's little day.
\VOMAN’S FAITH.
air MISS L. E. LANDON.
She loved you when the sunny light
Of bliss was on your brow ;
That bliss has stink iii’ so‘rr'o‘w's night,
And yet—she loves you now. ‘
She loved you wiien yourjoyons tone
Taught every heart to thrill;
The sweetness ofthai tone is gone,
And yet—-slie loves you still.
She loved you when you proudly slept‘,
The gayest of the‘gay ;-
That pace the blight oftirric has swept,-
Uiilikc her love away.
She loved you when your home and heart
Offortunels smile could boast";
She saw that smile decay—depai‘t'—”-
And then she loved’ you" most.
Oh.’ such the generous faith that glows
In vvoman’s gentle breast;
'I‘is like the star that stays and glows"
Alone in night’s dark vest ;~
That" stays, because each other ray
Has left the lonely shore’:
Ahl that the wand‘rer on his way
Then wants her light the more.-
' 'A|a;_u&'¢:__- ‘ *‘ ~ ‘ ‘ - '
V " HE Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk. hath limited and allowed six
months frorii the date hereof, for the creditors to
the estate of Samuel F. Wiiiic. late of Norwaik,
deceased, to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts, pro-
perly attested, within said time. will be debun-
cd- a recovery. All persons indebted to said es-
tate, a‘r’r'e requested to make iinmetliate payment
to‘ Trros. B. BUTLER, AdiiI‘r.
Norwalk. December 23. 1839. 316
AXES, .
F every description and price, and war-
ranted—for sale by N. ANI>Iti~;ws.
STO VES.
FEW second hand Stoves forsale. among
which are, 1 Dr. Nott, 1 small Rotary. 2
Franklin, do. suitable for a house of public wor-
ship. Also, a lot of 5 inch pipe.
N. ANDRE“'so
NE IIV BOOKS.
HARLES TYRRELL. by James; Gen-
tleman ofthe Old School, by do.; Phantom‘
Ship. by Capt. Marryat A quantity ofeleggmt
family Bibles, very cheap for sale by
‘ J. A. Wsnn.
J. DENMEAD.
ANUFACTURER of Silk Braided Coat
Cord. Elastic Guard Chains. Silk and
Worsted Chenille Cords. and Friuges of allde-
scriptions. 137- William street, N. Y.
Nov. 1839. if 3
DRY G0Ol)S ~
AT’ COST. FOR CASH.
" ELLING ofl’ at No. 2 Btirrall‘s Build-
ings, by ILA. WILLXAMS. Trustee.
No_rwal_lt. _N0\’- 20- 1839- 1:
'11 HE subscriber having resumed the practice
of Law. tenders his prof_cssio._na_l _8.e.rvices
I CLARK BlSSELfL1.15
, .
, ..,.., ‘- ,. .
It-4
to the public. .
.Norwalls‘, May 20th, 1839.
. gricfs.
_dcd almost
1.
,MISCELLA-NY’.
Scolrling l'Vi1:es and Squ.a.ll£7tg C’/tZ’l(l'?"é’7l.
should b‘c perniitted to scold and squall on
without let or hindrance. ' There is nothing
that will so strengthen and ln_\'igoratc'the
lungs, The tvornari that scolds with a bear-
ty good will is proof against pulmonary com-
plaints, and her liusband—-if she have one--
should rather encourage than repress her in
this giving vent to her disposition, in such a
blood-circulating and health-inducing exer-
cise of‘ the faculties with which it is her
good fortune to be endowed. And the babies
—those dear little pledges-—let them bu“-1
neveijso lustily, ought not to be quieted
with a "' Lullaby, lullaby lJal)V--l]l1Sl1 thee,
’ 1\'oI:wAI.I(, or.’ \vr:DNESD.-fir, JANUARY 8, 1840.
la progress so steady, growth so wonde_rful, a
reality so‘ important, a promise‘ yet to be ful-‘
filled, so glot'ious‘?—Gm.~. Everett.
‘Better Laugh Uta/rt _Cr_1/!’-—So say we.-
There’s no use in rubbing or'ic’s eyes and
blubbering over all ‘the ills that flesh is
heir to.’ Red eyes, caused by anything
but brandy, or its ki‘r‘idre'd,- are scandaloiis
looking affairs. The best way is to "stand
up to the rack’ and take the good things and
the evil as they come along. without. ropin-
ing—altvays cheering yourself with that
philosopliical ejactilation, "better" luck next
time!’ .
Ts dame fortune shy as a weasel 2 Tell
her to go to thunder and laugh her in the
my dear, lie still and slumber’,” but allowed
battle with the enemy of their ll)D£IS,.l'll'ld,
if let alone will come off conquerors.
let not the child whine, nor the better half,
mutter. It were far better to prick or pinch
them into an audible’ utterance of their
It is more sinful to fret out the
lungs than the giz2ard.—-Boston Trmiscript.
Brother Jonat/tau.’ Outdone.—-—“Thc Gov-
ernincnt,” says the Presse,” a few years ago
left to three criminals condemned’ toideath, the
choice ofdying on the gallows, or adopting
the following conditions :—-The first was to
take tea, the second coffee, and the third cho-
colate, audio live as long as they could. but
were to eat nothing with either; these condi-
tions were -eagerly accepted. The last, who
took chocolate, died in‘ eight months ;' li'e who’
took coffee. lived two years; and the tea
drinker survived three years. The man
who took chocolate died in a state of coin-
fjlete deconiposition, and so rnucheaten by
worms, that during his life, his limbs separa-
ted one by one from his body The man
who drank coffcc was so disfigured after
his death‘,-'Shat one would have soil that the
fli'e' of heaven had burnt his entrails, and cal-
cincd him from head to foot. Thetea drink-
er became so thin and‘. almost’ diaph.an'ous,
thafit was perfectly easy, with a candle in
one’s hand to read a newspaper through his
body by the entrails which separated the
ribs l”—€v‘alz'g‘nctnz".
Iris/i Hospitrrlilg/.—-‘ \Vill you dine with
me to-morrow, '.l’ I
‘Faith, arid’ 1 will, with all my heart.’
"Remember. ’t'is only a family dinner I’m
"asking you to'.’, _
‘And iv'ha't' for not ;.a family dinner ”s a
mighty pleasant thing. VVhat have ya got_':'-’
‘Och, l'l‘OflTll’l‘g’ u'nc'oiumon_l Jist an illi-
gant piece of corned bafe and potat_oes.’r
‘ By the powers, that bates the worldl jist
my own dinner to a hair——brr.'r9*'in’ the brzfe.’
A Strong Rccoménendation.-—['k sl’iopkeep-
er, in recoinmending :1 piece of goods to a
lady, remarked, ‘ Madam, it will wear for-
ever, and make you first rate pctticoats after-
wards.’ '
Rea.di/zg.—'l‘lie good Feiielon said, ‘ If
the riches of both Indies——if the crowns of
all the kingdoms of Europe were laid at my
feet, in exchange for my love‘ of reading, l
would spurn them all.’
The Pi1g"7'ims'.—"‘l\letliinks I see it llfiiv,
that solitary adventurous vessel, the May-
flower or a forlorn hope, freighted with the
prospects ofa future state, and bound across
the unknown sea; lbelield it pursuing with
a thousand misgi'vings‘, the t'mce'rtaiii, the
tedious voyage; Suns rise‘ and set, and
weeks and months p'ass,~ and wi‘nter’surpi'is-es
them on the deep,- but brings them not _the
sight of that wished for shore. [see them
now scantily supplied with provis"i‘ons,- crow.
to suffocation in their ill
stored prison, delayed by c'alm.*-7,~ pursuing
a circuitous routc,—and now driven in fury
before the raging tempest, on the higli and
giddy w_aves. The awful voice oftlie storm
howls through the r'rggirrg.- The laboring
masts seem straining‘ from t'-heir base ;—thc.
dismal sound of the pump is heard ;--‘the
ship lea'ps,- 5'5" it were, madly, from billow
to billow ; the ocean breaks, and, settles with
engulfing floods over the fl’oati'n-g deck, and
beats with djead‘en'in‘g‘ weight, against the
the perils, pursuing their all but desperate
undertaking, and landed at last after a five‘
noon-ths passage, on the ice-clad‘ rocks of
Plymouth,—wea‘k and-‘ weary‘ from the voy-
age,—poorly armed, scantily provisioned, de-
pending on the charity of their shipmaster for
a draft of beer on board,-sdrinlring nothing
but water on’ shoi‘e,—\vith'o’ut' m'eans;—'sf1’i‘-
rounded by hostile tribes. Shut now the vol-
ume of history,--and tell me, on any principle
of human prohabilit'y, what’ shall’ be the i'afe
oftliis-liaiitlfiil of adventurers. Tell me, man
ofinilitaryscience, in howinany months‘ were
they all swept off bythe thirty savage tribes,
enumerated within the _carly limits of Nvw
England? Tell me, politician, how long
did this shadow of a colony, on which your
conventions and treaties had not smiled, lan-
guish on the distant coast 2 Student of his-
tory, comparc for me the baffled projects, the
deserted s'ettlemeuts,the abandoned adventures‘
ofotlicr times, and find the parallel ofthis.--
Was it the winter’s storm beating upon the
houseless heads ofwornen and children ;. was
it‘ hard labor and‘ spare meals;-—was it’ dis-
ease,——-was it the tomahaw'k,—was it the
deep malady ofablighted hope, aruiried enter-
prise, and a broken‘ heart, aching, in its last
moments, as the recollection of the loved and
left, beyond the sea ; was it some,’ or all of
these united, that liurried this forsaken com.-
pany to their melancholy‘ fate? And it is
possible that neither of these causes, that not
all combined, were able to-blasttbis bud of
hope 7 15 it possible, that from a beginning
so feeble, so frail, so worthy, not so much of
admiration as of lzvity, there has ',g0_1‘t€* if-‘-Ill‘!
staggard vessel. 1 see them, escaped fi‘om‘l
face. The liappic-st follow we ever saw,
‘O "Y 33 loud as they “'l’l- ‘H93’ 9-"9 doln.‘-§'slept upon a plank-——and liadri’t a shilling in
._his pocket, nor a coat to his back.
But-
_Do you find ‘disappointment’!urking in ma-
ny a prize?’ Tlien thro‘w it away a‘i‘i'd
laugh at your own folly for so long pursu-
ing it.
’ Does fame elude your.grasp'.l Then
~l:I1fgh at the fools that are so often her fa-
vorites. She’s of no consequence any how,
and never buttered a piece of bread or fur-
nished a man a clean diclty.
Is your heart broken by
‘Some maiden fair.
Of bright blue eyes and 8nl)‘lI'l’l’l lira-ii 1
Thenithank your stars that you escaped
with your neck‘, and make the wclkfn ring
with a hearty laugh. It will lighten the
weight on one’s heart amazingly.
'l‘ake our advice on all circuriistanccs to
‘laugh drill care away!’ Don’t be in a
hurry to get out of the \\'0l‘l‘.l-—ll’S a very
good world, considering the crc.-.iturcs who
inhabit it, audit is just about as full of fun
as it well can be. You never saw it man
it's a grand preventive of sui;ide. Th‘ere’s
philo'sop‘liy, and religion too, in laughing-
it shows a clear conscience and sin‘c.'ei'e*g'rati‘-
tudefoi‘ the good things of life, and elevates
us above the bi‘t'i‘te Cl't’.‘1ll0n_. So here goes
for fu.n—and we’ll put in for our share
while the ball‘ is i'ol”ling.LSt’a.'r'
THE MILLF.R'S MAID.
There is a lon-ely windimil-l, close beside
the little hamlet of Udorf, near the Rhine
shore, between‘th_e v-il-lages of ll‘ei‘sel and
Ursel, on the left bank below Bonn. This
mill is said to have been the scene of the fol-
lowing story:
It was on a Sunday morning,- ‘ages’ long
ago,’ that the miller of this mill, and his
\vholc- family, went forth to hearihe holy
mass at the’ nearest church in the village
of Hersel. The mill, which was also his
residence, was left in the charge ofa servant
girl named Hzinrichen, or Jenny, a stout-
liearted lass, who had long lived with him
in that capacity. A child, of an age unfit
for c‘lii'i'rcli. was left in her charge likewise.
The girl was busily employed in prepar-
ing dinner for the return of her master and
his family, when who should enter all of a
sudden btit an old sweet-licart of hers, named
Heinrich Bottelor. He was an idle, grace-
less fellow, whom the miller had forbidden
his house, but whom Jenny, with the amia-
ble perversity peculiar to her sex, only liked“,
perhaps, all the better because others gave
him‘ no cou'nter'ianc‘e. She was glad to see
him, and she told him so’ too; and although
in the midst of her work, she not only got
him sometliing to eat at once, but also found
time to sit down with him and have a gos-
sip, while he despatched the food set before
him.“ As he ate, however, he let fall his knife.
‘Pick that up, my lass,’ said he in a jok-
ing way, to the good natured girl.
‘Nay, Heinrich,’ she replied, ‘your back
slioi‘i'l'd be more supple than mine, for you
have less work to make it stiff 1 labor all
day l‘oug,‘ar‘id"you do nothing. But never
mind-l ’twould go hard with me an’ IV)'efL‘ts-
ed’ to do more than that for you, bad‘ though
you__be.-’ - _ . , . ,
This was spoken half sportively, and half
in good earnest; for, kind-hearted as the girl‘
was, and much as she liked the scape-grace,
she was too honest and indnstri'ot'is‘ herself to
enc"ou'ra'ge or approve of idleness and a sus-
picious course of life in any one else, howev-
er dear to her. She stooped dowrt. '8cc0rd'-
lingly, to pick up the knife. As she was in
the act of rising, howeve‘r',- the treacherous
villaiin drew a dagger from under his coat,
griping her throat’ fii’rr'ily wi't'h_ll'is‘ fingers tp
prevent her screaming the while.
-Now, lass,’ he said, sweariiig with a bad
‘oath at the shine time, ‘iwliere is master’s
money? I’ll have that or your life; so_ take
your choice.-’ , , , _ .
The terrified girl would fain li-ave pai;lcy-
ed with the iru.-tsan,- but‘ he would heat‘ "n6l~h-
ir’i“g she could‘ say.
‘Master's nicney, or youi_"lifc,- la"ss.l’ was
all the answer he vouchsafed to’ her entren-
ties and adjurationsi ‘Choose at mouse,’ was
the only alternative he offered; ‘the grave
or thegold.’ _;
She saw there was no hope of mercy at
his hands; and, as she saw it, her nat1vc‘rc-
solution awoke in her bosom. Lilli-8' the
generality of her gentle sex,_slic was timitl
at trifles; a scratch was a StllD_]€Ct of fear to
uhwont’ed' sound’ filled her’ with fear’ in the
night. But when her energies were aroused
by an adequate cause, she proved, as her sex
have ever done, that’ in courage, in endur-
ance, in presence of mind. and in resources
for every emergency. she far surpassed the
bravest and coolest man. _
' Vlh-ll’. well, Heinrich !’ she said resign-
edly, ‘what is to be, must be. But if yetake
the money. I shall even go along with ye.
This will be_n'o home for me any iIipr.e. But
ease your gripe of my neck a ‘lime--.doii’t
- long. Thisjob will bcvdone in a twinkling.’
cut his throat with a broad grin on his face ; Y
and caught her by the nape of the neck,
her; a drop of blood caused her to faint‘;-an
£1116-€26’-E20 hard; I can't rnovr-, you hug Inc M
.1;
so tight. And if I can’t stir, you can’t get
the money; that’s clear, you know. l3_cs’tlt’-S.
time presses; and if il be done at all, it must
be‘ done quickly, as the household will short-
ly back from Hersel.’
The ruff.an relaxed his gripe, and frn:il'y
let go his hold. Her reasons were all co-
gent with his cupidity. , , ,
, ‘ Come,-’ she said, ‘ quick I quick !—n"o' de-
lay. _ The money is in mas!ei"s bed room.’
She tripped up stairs, gaily as a lark; he
followedcloscly at her heels. She led the
way into her iiiastei"’s bedroom, and polnlétd
out the coffer in which’ his money was se-
cured. _
‘Here,’ she said, reaching him an axe
ivhich'lny in out-. corrierof the room, ‘tliis
wil \vi'cnc'h it open at once, and while you
are tying it up, I shall just step tip stairs to
niy own t'l]’)zll'ltTlt‘l"lt, and gel a few tliiiigs
ready for our flight, as well as my own little
savings for the last five years l’ " ~ ,
The ruffi:in was thrown off his guard by
her openness and appureiit anxiety‘ to accoui-‘
pany h‘iin. Like all t'gOl.lSl.F,' be deceived
himself, whim self-deceit was most ct-i‘tair'i to
be his dcstriictioii. ‘ ,
‘Go, lass,’ was all he said;'biif bénof
She disappear-e.l at the words. lle imr'ii.":'-
diately broke open the clies$,v.an’d was Soon
engaged in rumaging its c'orit_en€s ' .
As he was thus eriiploy’i=d,- lio‘it'é’i'*'er,-'ab-'
sorbed in the C0fll('mplt1ll0l_l’ of his prt-_v; and
eagerly occupied in securing it o'n_,his per-
son, the brave hearted girl stole down stairs
on tip~toe. Creeping softly along the p.-is-'
sagcs’, she speedily-gained the door of the
chambcr unseen by him,- -and lil.'e‘wi:?e. uri-
heard: It was but the wo‘i'l.' ofa moment for
hot‘ to turn the key in the wards and lock
him in‘. This done, she i‘ti‘slietl.foi't'l'i' to the"
outer door oftlie mill, and gave the alarm.
. ‘ Flyl fly 1’ she sliricked to the child, her
mastci"s little boy, five years old, the onlv be-
,in-g within sight or sound of her. " Flyili fly
to hither! fly on your life! Tell him we,
shall all he iiitirdcred an’ hc liastt.-not buck ! l
Flyl flyl’ . E
The child, who was at play before the‘;
‘door, at once obeyed the oiiergctic coinm‘and ’
of the brave girl, and sped as‘ fast as his t'i'n_v
legs -could carry him on the road by which
he knew his parents _would return‘ from
church.
‘and inspirited his little lieart as he rarr’.
‘l3lessthce,boyl bl.es‘s‘tJh'ce l’ she e.vcléii'm-
ed in the gladi'i'ess of her heart ; ‘ an’ master‘
arrives in time, I will offer up a tapeir onthe
altar of our blessed Lady of the Kre':rt_zbei'g.
She sat do’:-*.'ii on the stone bench by the
she wept",,as' she sat; at -the thought of her
happy d’elivcrar'i‘ce. , , ,
‘" Thank God l"slie €‘jfl(‘lllalf’t.l, ‘ thank ‘God
for this escape. Oh! deadly villain !
and I so fond of him too I’ J
A shrill whistle from the grated ,t'vi'nu‘ow
of the chamber in \\'lllCl],Sl”l(‘.-lllacl shut up
the _ru_flian l‘lt.‘l‘tTl‘lCl‘l, caught her ear‘, and
made her start atonce to her feet. V ,
‘ Deithei‘ !. Deither, l’ she lie-ard lrirp shout,-
‘catch the child’, and come liitlierl am
fast. Como hitherl Bring‘ the boy here,
and kill the girl” '
She‘ glanced‘ has-tily, up at the rrisemeiif
from which the iinprisorii-d vill:iin’s liand
beckoned to some one in the distance, and _
then, looked" after’ her little messei‘rger——who
held on his way unharmed, lioxx-ever; and
she thought to l_iei‘selftli::t the alarm vras a
false one, raised to’ e.\"'cite her fear," and over-
come her resolution.‘ Just’,hcweve.r,:_is the
child reached a hollow spot in the next .‘ir-l'd‘,—,—
the cliarinel of a r’iatu'rald’i'riin.theii dry ivit'l’i
the heats of si'i'mmer—s‘he saw another ruf-
fian start up from the bed of the drain, and,-
catching him in his arms‘, iiastent-d towards
the mill, iii‘ ac"cor'dan¢‘e witli the dircctiors of
hi's accomplice. In a moment she perceived
her danger,aiid_in a r_noment’-niofe she form-
ed hot‘ l’fiftll'e plan of proceeding. . Retreat-
ing into the milfl,_._she, dotible locked and bolt-
ed tlie,cloo'i‘—t’h;;" pig» appareiit entrance to
the edifice; , other inr{i'i'is' of obvious
access to the'7i’t‘L_ fbl‘ being barrc-d by means
of st’i'oi‘ig i'roi’i *g:rai'isgs fixed against: all the
\vindo"\'vs;‘ anil then took her post at an
per c‘a's‘:ement’,- tTet'ermined to await' patiently
either‘ her rnastei"s i'eturr'i, and her conse-
quent delivery from tliat dangei*oi'is' position,
or her own d'eath,_ii"i_t‘ were i‘r‘»¢'-viuible. 7.
-_ ‘ Ii;l'eV(‘l‘,’ Said‘ she to herself, ‘never shall
I leave my master’s house a prey to siicli
villains, or permit his property to be carried
offbefgre my eyes by them, while 1 have life
and stre-noth to prevent it.’ _ ,
She had bai'elvtime,t’o s‘ec‘iir'e lierefelf‘ with-
in, when the l’t1fll:in from without, holding
the hapless child in one hand, and a long
sharp knife 11]‘ the‘ other, assailed the door
with kicks, and rsiirses, aritl imprecations of
the most dreadful charact‘ei'.- ‘ I _
‘ Confotind thee l’ he" cried, a'ppl§'irig the
foulestepithcts of which the freelspeaking
Teutonic languages are so copious; ‘open
the door, or l”ll break it’ in on ye !’ )
‘If you can, you may,’ was all the noble
girl replied. ‘ God‘ greater than you, and
in him I put my‘ trust.’ H .
"Cut the brafs throat l’ roai.'erl,th_e i‘mpi°is—
oned l‘ll_lll.Zlll above ;- "that will bring her to
rea':‘dn'.’ V
Stout’-heart’ed as pooi‘...Hanncheu \\'as,'slie
quailed at this cruel suggestion. , or a mo-
ment hcr resolution waver‘!-‘d ; but it “'85 00-
-ly for amomcnt, She saw that her otvn
death was ceiitaiti if she admittel the fiSS?\ll-
ant, and she knew that her master would be
robbed, She had no reason to hope that even
the life of the child would_be spared ‘by her
compliance. It was to risk_ all afialnfl “°'
thing. . Like a deigg-‘egg: g1l’l,.§1'lG cause.
queutly held fast In her resolve !O_.t_lyl)Id'e.8S
she was while life T’-6mti_It'l:6-3;l. Um“ 3;‘-533,3‘
ance should reach l'i’_e,r." '
>
H nn h-n :heei".-d him onward, ' _ , _ _ I ,
a 0 ’ ’ ’ ~ Dicth'e’r had siicceeded Iii/.s<',aueé,z»i’r‘i'g_l'Iims',elf
through‘ the ap‘ert'n‘i‘e in the wall, and getting
mill door to-' ease her otter-t-itcitéd spirit; and .
NUMBER 8. f
villain from without, accompanying his
words with the vilest abuse, and the fiercest
iinprecations, ' l’ll back this, whelp’s limbs
to pieces with my. knife; and then burn the
mill over your head. ”'l‘will be a merry
blaze, I trow.’ .
‘ l put my trust in God,’ replied the daunt-
less girl; ‘ne'\‘t_‘l‘ shall ye.set foot within
these walls whilst’ l= have life to prevent-ye.’
The ru_ffiar‘i laid the child for,a monientcri
the sward as he sought about for cornbusti-'
bles wherewith to execute his. latter threat. '
In this search‘ he espied perhaps the only
possible clandesgiiie entrance to the building.
' It was a large aperture inithe wall,comrnu-
meeting with the great wheel and the other
machinery of tlievrrrill, and was a point en-
tirely. unpi°otected,' for the reason that the
simple oc'c'up'a‘nts had never, su'p=prised it ft.-a‘-_
sible for any one to seek admission through
such a dangerous inlet. Elated with hisdls-
covery. the riifliaureturned to the child, and
tvingthc hand and feet of the little.irinoi'crrt,
threw it on the groundeventas a_ butcher will
fling a lamb destined to the slatightcr. to
await-. his time for slaying. He. then stole
hick to the aperture, by which he hoped to
effect an é't‘itt"anCt*,.'
the daiirrtless girl‘ within.
in the meanwhile, her‘ mind was busir-_d
with a thotisand cogitations. ‘She clearly
perc‘é‘i.t‘*.ed that’ no‘ means would be left untri-
ed to‘ effe_c‘t an eri't'i"ance, and she knew that
on the'.excli'1‘sif-on of her foe, depended her ow-ii
t-iistenve. , Aithought struck her. i
_‘ It is St'Jt’l'd'a__V,=’ said she to herself ; ‘the
mill’ i‘ié.t"er works on Sabbath; suppose I set
it at-going now? lt.can be seen afar’ off;
and haply my master, or some of his neigh-
bors. .wo'iide.riIig at the sight, may has'te,hith,.
er't'o kt‘ro\v the c_at'ise_. A_ lucky thought,’
Sllt“é2fCfal’fllPd’; ,'_’tis.Go,_d sent i't_t'o‘ r'n'el’
No s"oo'ri’i-.r said than done. Being all her
life accustomad to iuill-gear, it was but the
work of a- moment for her to"-set the nia-
('l’l’ll’lt‘l"_l,' in motion. A brisk breeze which
spraiig i'ip_, as it \\ ere by the special', interpo-
sition of Providence, at ori't:e set the sails fly-
ing. ,'I‘he arms ofthe huge engine whirled
round with fearful rapidity; the’,grsat wheel
slowly‘; revolving on its axle, the smaller gear
tiirn'ed', and cfreaked, and groaned, acc'oI'dipg
.i'sji’h<-y came into‘ acti-on; the_ mill was in
full, o‘peI‘atiori. . . _
it’ w-.is‘_in that very irIst'a'nf that the _ruflian’
safely’ lodged’ i'i'if_tlie iiitenior of" the great
dr'u'ni-wheel‘. His d‘i_sm_ay,' however,‘ was
indes”ci'ibuble when he beg‘aifi- to be whirled;-.
about with‘ its rotation, and-’ «found thatalli '
‘effogrts to pitta stop to _tli_e pc"n'vei‘fu‘l’machi'ne-
ry wlii'ch set it in mot’i'o‘n, or to extricate bin.-
self from his perilous situation, were fruit-
les‘s‘.; ,1-lis cries’ were most appalling; his
sliri‘el.'s' were truly’ fearful; his curses and
imprecations were horrible to‘ l”lt‘fll'. Hann-
chen liast-cued’ to the spot, and saw him
c'ai'ight, like a reptile as he was, in his own
trap. it need not be added th.it she did not
liberate him. She knew that he would be
ino'i‘e frig'lit'eiIed‘tlia'i’r' hurt, if he kept; within
his‘ i'otary prison; and she knew, also, that
unless‘ he attempted to escape; there was no
d:ir‘i'g'ér' of his falling out of it, even though
he were iiisensible and inanimate all the
\'t"hil'e.
r"o'u’nd' and round‘ with the steady unceasing
rn"ot‘i‘on_ ;- and round and round went the ruf-
fian’ along with it, steadily and unceasingly.
too; In vain‘ did_ he promise the stout heart-
ed girl to work her no liarrn ;_. invain he
i'mplor"e her pity on‘ his" hel‘pl'es's“ condition;
in" vain did he pray to" all the‘ powers of
tie;-m-is, and adjiire all the powers of hell to
his aid.‘ She \\’Ct.l';l not hear nor heed him;
and, unheard and unhecded ofthem likewise‘,-
muttering curses, he, was t,vhi'rled round and;
round in the untiri'ng' \‘vh_eel', until at last
fteling and pe;rc'r-ption failed him, ind he
saw and heard‘ no more. He fell senseless
on‘ tlyer Ottorii of the engine,» but even ,t_li_er':i
iis‘ inagriate body continued to be whirlc-0‘,
round nd round, as before; the brave girl"
not daring to trust to appearances in connec-
tion with such a villain, and being therefore
afraid tc suspend the working o’ft’l"ié r'nac’l’iir'ie-
ry or stop the mill“ gear and tackle from
rimning at the fullest speed.
.A’ loud knocking at the door was sliortly
after heard, and she haste-__ntd thither. If
was her master and his‘ farnily, accompanied’
by several of their rieighl"iors., The yunac-_‘
customed appearance of the mill-s‘ail’s‘ i-'zl"fdll’
swing mi Sunday, had as she antici'piit’éd,-at’-'
tracted their attention, and they had llzisttned
home from church for théptilrposjé‘ of ascer-
taining the cause. The fatiiéi‘ bore his lit-
tle boy in_ his arms‘;-. he had cut’ the cords
wherewith the child’ was tied‘,-[but ‘lie was
unable to obtain any account of t'hé‘e‘xt'ra'or-
dinary circumstances that had‘ occurred,
from the affrighted boy. _ ‘ , '
H innchen, in -a few words", told all; and
then the spirit ivliich had sustained her so‘
long and so well while the emergency fasted,
forsook her at once as it passed away. She
fell senseless into the arms ofthe mi|ler’s eld-
e‘st’ son, and’ was‘ with great difficulty recov.
ered.
The .machinery of the mill was at_once;‘
forth from the great -wheel. _ _
riifiian was brought d_own from his prison.
Both were then bound‘;-'and"sé_nt off to Bonn
under a strong’ csc'ort‘_'- and In due course,_
came ‘under the hands of-the town execufi
tioner.‘
bride. The bridegroom was the miller’s
,,.;,_h gpassion previously urirequited-.-j They;
lived thenceforward happily 108¢‘~'-h.91' f0?’
many years, and died-at-a good old :20, Eur-'
ronndedby a flourishing family. To the
latest hon’: of her life, this brave-hearted wo-
rnaii would l5l1l1’dd€1' 35 she mid Jim W13 Of
-An ye open noththe door.’ Ehfiutfid ‘hf
her danger. éfitld l“"»'.”".’."”’i.”"l”°"' _.z'at.1-cg!
All this was unseen by ,
In the mean time, the wheel went 1'
stopped, and the inanimate ruflian dragged“. .
The other _ _.
It wasno‘. orig till Hannclien becam’ " e’a"”
son, who had loved her long and well., but"
Norwalk Chronicler