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' VOLUME XXIII.
NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, I840.
NUMBER i9..~
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THEINORWALKZGAZETTE
Is Puiblis/zed
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
JZMES REED, JR.
TERMS.-—'[‘wo dollars per anuum, payable
in -all cases, quar!crl_i/ in advance.
Tosubscribers who live out of the Cai'rier’s
district and call at the Oflice for their papers,
311 50 per year, 7:/‘paicl in aclmznce-—otlierwise
$2‘will be charged. Mail subscribers per
gimnrn, in advance. No others attended to.
To companies of si.z. or more, receiving their
papers by mail, $1 50, payable in advance.
Executor’s and Aduiinistrator’s Notices. 3
~insert'ions. 31-—Conimiss'roner’s notices, S1 2-’.
Yearly advertisers, oncsqiiarc, $10 per aiirium,
payable quarterly in advance. The privilege
of yearly advertisersis limited to their own tin-
meydiate busincss—-extra advertisements will he
chargedat the usual rates. All other advertise-
’ inentsat the rate of$1per square for 3 insertions,
and 25 cents for each subsequentinsertion.
All casual advertisements sent to this Oliicc.
tnust be accompanied by the cash. No o/,/icrs
ioilf be inserted.
iota Pli°3.UNNDN(C3~,
OF ALL KINDS.
l/|EALTY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
_ DENT.-1L NOTICE.
OCT. A. IIlLl., tlia"kfulfortlie patronage
B liehas recuivwl in his profession diii-iiig
2 months past, in Norwitlk, begs leave to iii-
form the public, that he still continues a few
doors west of the Bridge, in Burt'all’s Buildings,
I where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Stii-gery.
litcurrtiptililc teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated, ex-
tracted. &e., and all these diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if siilfcred to cotitinue, are
produetivc of so much mischief. J
‘Rcfere7tccs.—Emc.ry Bissell, M. D.; . D.
I\l‘L-ran, M. D.; Hon. Thomas B. Butler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs. Norwalk. Nclicmiiili
Perry, M. D. Ridgetield. R. B. Botsforil. M.
D.; Dact. D. P. Knapp, Ditnbnry. Duct.
Howe.-ll Ridgors, Colchestcr, Ct. William
_V_Vittcr, M. D. \vVilliamrin'.ic, Gt. 1
Ntivernbcr 20, 1839.
Court of Probate, District of Norwalk,
State of Connecticut.
AT :1 Cout't of Probate. holdcn at Norwalk,
.. within and for the District of Norwalk, on
the 29th day of February, A. D. IS-I0, upon the
Petition of Jane Church of the Cit-y and Cour_ty
of New York, as parent and guardian of Fran-
ciss Church, Hermorid Church, and Sarah A.
Church, all of said city of New York, and mi-
nors under the age of itverity-oneyears, showing
to this Court that said minors own ati undivided
right in certain Real Estate lying in said Nur-
\valk,iti quantity aboutten acres, being the same
property set olfuntl distributed to the heirs of
Daniel Cliutcli, dec‘d, from the estate of John
Church, late of said Norwalk, dcc’d. and is re-
corded on the Records ofsaid Probate Court, fbr
a particular description, reference thereto is had,
and praying for liberty to sell the same. as per
petition on file wili appear :——Ordered that ihe2d
Monday of May next, at 2 o'clock, afternoon, be
assigned for a hearing on said petition, at the
Probate Office in said l\'orwalk: atid theisaid
petitioner was directed to give notice iliereof, by
publishing this order in a newspaper printed at
Norwalk, three weeks successively, at least six
- ks before sziid day of assignment.
uf_i__ Bi~:.\'.i. ISAACS Jtitlge.
,3’ Court of Probate, District of Norwalk. ?
. State of Connecticut.
'I‘ a Court ofI’rohate. holden at Norwalk,
A within and for the district of Norwalk, oti
the second day of March, A. D. 18110, tipoti the
Petition of Cliarles'\Vickes. of \Vilton, in said
district, as Parent and Guardian of Euiilc
VVit,-kes, \Villiam E. \Vickes, Harriet \Vickes,
Mary E. Wickes atid George M. Wickes, ini-
. nors under the age oftwenty one years, showing
-to this Court that said minors own an uudivideil
right in certain land and buildings lying in
\Veston, Fairfield County, in quantity about
sixtv-five acres, bounded North by Turny Os-
borrie 8c Cyrus Osborne, East by Horace Smith,
_ 'South, by Cyrus Osborne, and West by Benja-
miu Gilbert, with a highway running through
the same. One other piece of land lying iti
Redding, in said County, in quantity about
eieven acres, houtided -North by Orace Smith
and Joseph Goodse'll, East by Joseph Goodsell,
and South and West by Isaac Osborne with thel
(usual driftway, and praying for liberty to sell
,i»he same. as per petition on file will appear:—
Ordered that the 11th day -of May next at 2
o'clock, afternoon, be assigned for a hearing on
said petitions, at the Probate Ofiice in said
Norwalk: and the said petitioner was directed
to give notice thereof, by pnblisliiug this order
in a newspaper printed at Norwalk, three weeks
successively, at least six weeks before said day
of assign'.men,t.
3t,]6 B-izna. ISAACS, Judge.
FURNITURE.
Tut: subscriber. grate-
ful for past favors, would
solicit a continuance ofthe
same. He is now,manu-
factoring Furniture of all
_. kinds, and will keep on
fl:2‘E —flflm'
hand, a good assortment
-’ —- - -. not to be excelled by any
country establishment. Any kind of Furniture
not on hand, will be made at the shortest notice.
Agood assortment of CHAIRS will be re-
'ved between this and the 1st of April, and
sold cheap for CASII. Don’t forget the
few doors east of the Bridge.
.5 All accounts due the subscriber to the
pg-;‘jZ7;aate, must be settled without delay. when
"guch as wish to, may have an opportunity to
begin a new score. _
,-Also, for sale, a Horse Power,’suitable for
carrying" a lathe or saws, or both. It will be
sold cheap. WM. A. BARLOW.
“ Norwalk. Feb. 20th. 1840. if 15
CLOCKS .' ' CLOCKS .’.’ ,
HE subscriber has new Clocks from $4 to
$8, and warranted. Also, Spoons, as pure
,as coin, or no sale. Spectacles,Thimbles. Pen
Knives. Combs, Looking Glasses and Watches.
Jewelry, &c. cheap for cash, East side the
Bridge. ' C. E. DISBROW-
_ Norwalk, March 2d, 1840. 16
1
-s
K IVATCII REPAIRING.
' THE subscribers would
inform the public general-
ly that thcy will give the
most cai'i.-ful attention to
the Repairing of Clocks
and Watches. Tliey feel
very sttre that they will be
)n to all who may feel dis-
posed to patronise them. The price of cleariitig
anti warranting VVzll(:llt’.S has always been 50
cents, and that is the price now. Whenever
their work fails, or does not please the customer,
the money will be refunded. Every kind of
mending and jobbiug will be done at short notice
and on cheap terms. They enrgave Spocns,
Rings, Coffin Plates, Notary and other Seals,
and in fact almost every kind ofengraving in as
good style as can be done. Give us (I trial.
I_iF.Vt CLARK 6: Co.
Norwalk. February 4. 18-10. ]:2
East side the .B'I'f(fg£, Nwzrrzil/.', llfmc/i. ‘.2.
., THE suhscihcrliasnow
7"-v -:3, .
_.\- been in the Borough" for
16 months and takes plen-
sure in czrpressing his
gratitude to the public for
their Vt ry liberal patron
age, especially in the
XVATCII REPAIRING
part of his business. He also solicits a con-
tinuance ofthe same, assuring the public that
no pains willbe spared to do work of_all kinds
well, and his price shall always be satisfactory,
and in proportion to the quality antl qitantttybf
work performed. He \‘.’(.'l1l(l respectfully sug-
gcstto pcrsoiis who have been in the habit of
sending their work to N. York, that he has had
the advantage of the best of work in N. Haven,
so that he feels competent to suit all who may
entrust work to his care.
]6 CriA‘si E. Dtsniiow.
Ttit~: subscriber has purcliased
all lli(‘..llllCl‘(‘Sl of Mtinsori Iloyt in
the Marketing business, and will
conii'iient-e rutiniitgthc Sloop CIT-
h&7
IZEN. from lIoyt’s Landing in James Slip, N.
York, on Tuesdays, ittitil further notice, and
will take all freight stnffon reasonable terms.
Every exertion will be made to secure a portion
of public pati'onage. '
Ji’rfcicirces—Ctt.-ir.Lt:s ls.\.-tcs anti Jotttv S.
SA.\_li\IlS. I)AVlD S. Kiviutrr.
Norwrilk. l\I:irc|i .0. IS-I0.
FOR. NE l'V-I"O,RK.
Tiii-2 fitie fast sailing Sloop MA-
RY \‘v’lLLl.‘3, Capt. \V'il1is J.
Merrit, will commence running to
.. _,,_, «.\'ew Slip, New York, front Nor.
walk Bridge, as soon as the Harbor is clear of
ice, and will talvc all kinds of tllarkcting and
Freight oti acconiinodatiug terms, and will com-
niencc running weekly oti the 1st Tuesday in
April, leaving Norwalk every Tuesday evening
and New York every Saturday throughout the
season.
It’cference—IlUimt;i.L 8; Co.
Norwalk, Feb. 5, 18110. 13
_7l[OF1".-ITCIWS VEGETABLE LIFE
IIIEDICINES.
__ I-IESE medicines are indebted for their
name to their manifest and sensible action
in purifyingtlie spriugsand channels of life, and
endaing them with renewed tone and vigor. In
many hundred certified cases which have been
made public, and in almost every species of
disease to which the human frtitne-is liable, the
happy effects of ]lfQfl'al‘s Li/2: fills and P/tcniz‘
.’3i£Ic7's have been ;;ratel'iilIy acknowled~ged by
the persons benefitted, and who were previously
unncquainted with the heaiitifully philosophical
priucip'e; upon which they are compounded, and
upon which they consequently act.
The Life Medicines recommend themselves
in diseasesofcvcry form aitddescriptiori. Their
first operation is to loosen from the coats of the
stomach and bowels, the various impurities and
crutlities constantly settling arotind them, and to
remove the hiirdetied fzcces whicli collect in the
convolutimsofthe small intestines. Otliertne-
dit-ines only partially cleanse these. and leave
such collected masses behind as to produce lia-
bitual costiveness, with all its train of evils, or
sudden diarrhoea, with its itnttiinerit dangers.
'l‘his fact is well known to all regular. anato-
mists, who examine the litiman bowels after
death: and hence the prejudice of these well
informed men agaitist qtiack medicines—or me-
dicine preparcd and heralded to the public by
ignorant persons. The second effect of the
Life Metlicities is to cleanse the kidneys and the
bladder, and by this means, the liver and the
lungs, the healthful actionzof which entercly de
pends upon the regularity of the urinary organs.
The blood, which takes its red color from the
agency ofthe liver and the lungs before it passes
into the heart, being thus purified by them
and nourished by food coming from a clean
stomach, courses freely through the veins, re-
news every part ofthe svstein. and triiiinpliant-
ly mounts the banner ofliealth in the blooming
cheek. .
Mofiiit’s Vegetable Life Medicines have
been thoroughl'y tested, autl pronoitnced a sov-
ereign remedy for Dyspepsia, Flatulericy, Pal-
pitation oftlte llea rt, Loss ofAppetitc, Heart-
burn and Headache, Resilcssness, Ill temper,
Anxiety, Laflgutlf and Melaticlioly, Costive-
ness, Diarrlitna, Cholera, Fevcrs of all kinds,
Rlietiuiatistri, Gout, Dropsies of all kinds, Grav-
el, Worms, Asthma and Consumption, Scurvy.
Ulcers, Iuveterate Sores, Scorbutic Eruptions 8.:
Bad Cornplexious. Ertiptivecomplziiuts. Salluw.
Cloudy, and other disagreeable Complexions.
Salt Rheum, Erysipclas, common colds and ln—
fluenza, and variotis other complaitits which af-
flict the human frame. In Fiber and Ague.
particularly, the Life M ediciues have been most
eminently successful; so much so that in the
Fever and Ague districts, pliysiciatis almost
universally prescribe them.
All that-Mr. Moffat requires of his.patieuts
is to be particular in taking the Life Medicines
strictly according to the directions. ‘It is not by
a newspaper notice. or by any thing that he
himself may say in their favor, that he hopes
to gain credit. It is alone by the results ofa
fair trial. _ _
Mofl'at's Medical Jlfa/iua_l; designed as a
domestic. guide to health. This little pamph-
let, edited by \V. B. Mofiiit. 375 Broadway.
N. York, has been published for the purpose of
explaining morefully Mr. Mofiat’s_ theory of
diseases, and will be found highly interesting
to persons seeking health. It treats upon prev-
alent diseases, and the causes thereof. Price
25 cents—for sale by Mr. M0flat's agents gener-
ally. These valuable Medicines are’ for sale
Jerry A. WEED.
30. ‘
17
by .
Norwalk, March 16th, 18
/POETRY
From I Blvckzcoozlls Jlfagazine.
THE IIERMIT’S II YMN.
O Tlioti who strength and wisdom sheddcst
O'cr all thy countless worltsbelow,
Anti harmony and beauty spreadest
On lands unmoved, and seas that flow .'
From grains and itioies to spheres uncounted,
Front deep beneath to suns above,
My gaze with awe and joy has mounted,
And found in all thy ordering love.
The fly around me smoothly flitting,
The lark.that hyuins the morning star,
The swan on crystal ivater sitting,
The eagle hung in skies afar-
To all their cleaving wings thou givest,
Like those that bear the sera )h’s fli ht '
In all, 0 perfect \Vill! thou livlest, g ,
For all hast oped thy world uflight,
The grass that springs beside the fountain,
The silver waves that‘ sparkle tliere,
The trees that robe the shadowing mountain,
And high o’cr all the litnpid air-
Arnid the vale each lowly dwelling.
\.Vhosc hearths with sweet religion shine,
In measure all things round are swelling
X‘/iih tranquil being‘s sorce divine.
And deep and vast, beyond our wonder,
The links of power that bind the whole,
\Vhile day and dusk, and breeze and thunder,
And life and death, unceasing roll—-
While all is wheel’d in endless motion,
Thou cliarigest not, upholding all I
And lifting Matt in pure devotion,
On Thee thou ieachest him to call.
To Him Thy child, Thyself revealing,
He sees what all is meant to be;
From liiiri Thy secret not concealing
Tiiou bidd’st his will aspire to Thee,
‘And so we own in Thy creation
An iinage painting all Thou art;
A nd crowning all the revelation
Thy lofticst work—a human heart.
The will, the love, the sun-like reason,
\Vhich 'l‘hou hast made the strength of man,
May ebb and flow through day and season,
And oft may mar their seething plan;
But Thou art here to nerve and fashion
\Vith better hopes our world of care,
To calin each base and lawless passion,
And so the heavenly life repair.
In all the track ofearth-born ages,
Each day displays Thy guidance clear,
And, best divincd by lioliesi sages,
Makes every child in part a sect.
Thy laws are briglii with purest glory,
To us Thou givest cottgenial eyes,
And so in c-arth’s unfolding story,
\Ve read Thy truth that fills the skies.
But ’mid Thy countless forms of being,
One shines supreme o’cr all beside,
And Man, in all Thy wisdom seeing.
To him rcveres asinless guide.
In Him alone, no longer shrouded
By mist that diuis all tneaner things,
Thou dwell'st, O God! utiveil‘d untrlouded, .
And fearless peace Thy presence brings.
Then teach my heart, Celestial Brightness!
To know that Thou art hid no more,
To sun my rpirit’s dear-hotiglit whiteness
l:'eneath Thy rays and upwards soar.
In all that is, a law uncliarzging
()1 Truth and Love may I behold,
And own. ’mid tliouglit’s unbounded ranging,
The timeless One proclaiui’d of old!
From the Ladies‘ Compm2i'on._
A U N T T
nv MRS. SI-IRA S1\Il'I'H-.
Reader dear, when thou beholdcst one of
those unappropriated ladies, one of those
“better halves” ofcreation, who had cl,ai'ed to
take the responsibility of going through the
world alone in her hlessedness, art then for
asking the reason? Art thou curious to
deal out the wherefore of such art anomaly?
I know thou art. And yet it is a vain fati-
tasy ; for ten to once then wilt stray very
wide of the truth, seeking for romantic inci-
dents. and h_eart-breaking catastrophes,
when the cause may be found in the most
common-place c.ircut‘nsti1nccs imagi.. :ble.—
Some may, and probably iriany do, remain
“single,” after the example of good Queen
Bess, simply because their “ proud stomachs”
cannot brook any will but their own; others
for any and every reason but the lack of an
offer. Brit wherefore ask why? Did’st
thou never behold an ambitious vine, spring‘-
ing in its loveliness, at first imploringly and
gently spreiiding out its delicate tendrils for
support, btit none appearing, how it daily
grew sturdy in its helpless solitude, the stock
becoming more and more consolidated, knots
and excressences making their appearance,
till it stands alone, asking and needing help
from none? Did’st thou never see this ‘.3-—
Then why ask a reason for the solitary state
of many ofthe beautiful of creation? Such
is the fact, and that is enough.
Iplt.-ad guilty to having suffe.i'cd much
from this kind of idle curiosity, especially in
the case of Aunt Rut/2., whose sketch I atn
about to give thee, and the result may serve
as a caution to all, who are looking to find
aught that is strange or marvellous in these
things.
Aunt Ruth was somewhat small in nature,
with black glossy hair, and sparkling eyes.
a round, pretty forehead, a neat nose, and
small mouth. I like to be explicit in these
things, for, indeed, her little person was so
pretty that it increased the rtiystery of her
blooming solitude. I have often heard those
who were familiar with my good Aunt in
her younger da is, tell of the rionquests she
achieved, and how every girl in the village,
ifshe married at all, tnust be content to take
up with one of the discarded lovers of Aunt
Ruth. Many were the middle aged rnen
pointed out to me, who at one time ima-
gined themselves ready to die "all for the
love” of Aunt Ruth. True, they were now
sturdy, robust men, who looked? entirely
guiltlessof such folly, but such had been the
fact. '
,‘might have been it
~.,.
.
_.
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Perhaps Aunt Rn_il-i
:-
..-AL-
-{exceed her adrnirttble taste in such matters.
_ care-vvorn faces ofthe inarricd ladies, and at
”SOClt.‘ll9S, and missionary societies; ll'1(lC((.l
:-
little too priin-looking for a belle, even in
her “ pauilicst” days, btit then her bewitch-
ing smile must have done great exec.ut-ion.—
Even now, when I dare not “guess” at her
age, she is exceedingly loveable, and would
be entirely so, were it not for a certain air
of precision and niccty, which must have al-
ways cliaracteriscd her. She is now the
very pink of rnaidcnly iieatiicss and proprie-
ty. I should be utterly liorrified to behold
.1 hair upon her head misplaced ; and a
critnp upon the skirts of her dress 0]‘ a spot
tipoii her muslins would alarm tne with se-
rious fears for her health, or the sanity of
her ttiind. Her pocket-liaudl:ei'cliicf has al-
ways a peculiar fold, and liCl‘I‘L}fllL‘S a par-
ticular £l.lflI]€SS, that make them look as if
belonging to Aunt Ruth and no one else.
I She is in great demand by all the l'!‘.'il'l'l€(l
‘ladies, not one of whom, I verily believe,
lbut rejoices at her state of “single blessed.
,'-ness,” for the little hands of the good spin-
lster are just the tliings for certain delicate
"kinds ofncedle work, and then nothing can
Aunt. Ruth, in return, will glance at the
their mtiltifarious cares, and perplcxities, and,
with as much of a shrug as her fine taste
will venture upon, tlcClCti‘E’,"“\‘.'C‘ll, it mtist
be confessed, I am one of the wise oncs.”
She is secretary to most of our charitable
‘is an active member in every thing of the
kind, except the l\ilate'rnal Association, and
it was at one time seriously consi-.lci‘ed
tvhethcr she could not be made a member of
this, for "the sake of having her for seciv.-tat'_v,
,fot' hct'.penitianship is exquisite, looking
_like her own self, sinitll, neat and firm.
Now, dost thou ask, wliy is she siuglc ?-
«Gcritlc rcaclcr, thou must have divincd the
treason. It is simply this. Atint Ruth ivas
always so nice. l\"Iill‘i_V and trinity were her
,udmii‘ei's, and ofli-i's,” but somehow they
ldid’nt exactly suit. She c0uld’nt always
tell why, to be sure, but she did’nt like them,
and that was enough. One was as illiter-
ate as a Hottcntot, or as clumsy as a hear;
another liadcat'i'otty'htiii‘, and aslcepish look
—-one was too sentimental, another too mat-I
tcr-o—factish, etc. etc. ; and so the dear cre-.1-I
titre went on multiplying objections untili
considerable past twenty, and every body
prophesied she woul.l “ go through the
swamp and at last take up with a broken
stick.” The old ladies shook their heads
It was observed, that froth that time Aunt
Ruth began to wear a pocltet, in \\'_lllCl] it
was sitpposcd the precious letter was (.lCnOSlt-
ed; fut‘, more than once, she has becii de-
tectt'd conning the characters upon a sheet
of paper soinewliat worn and discolored by
age, _ tvliich she aftertvards deposited with ia
saddened smile and a suppressed sigh, in her
pocket. Still further, she has been seen
glittng‘ strips of paper upon the sevei‘al‘ait-
glcs ofa decaying document, \\‘l‘i‘l(.'ll she con-
cealed in her own quiet way. It ‘must have
bccn the long treasttrcd lt‘ll..L‘I‘.
Great liath been my curiositv to. behold it
—to luxurinte in its delicious periods. But
in vain. \Vlien we have been inmates of
the same chamber, and I have lieeti witness
to all the ceremony of a “ Maiden Lady-'s"’
toilct—h-ave witnessed the retrieval of one got‘-
uicnt after another, cach one being carefully
folded before it was. laid aside, and then the
identical pocket deposited beneath hcrpillow;
how I have longed to lay sctciilcgious
hands upon it_! But no; Attnt I{tttli’s pro-
priety had become contagious, and Icoald
not—-dared not do it. No, no, it were a
cruelty. ‘
But the luxury of perusing the precious
relic was reserved for two saucy urchins, of
twelve and lotirtccn, brotht-rs. Bv some
.!-‘..
'lt Social 397”-’fil-9_0f Ed.z1cation..—4'Illie. cits}-'
\t"£;]r_ti.e} pioafligacy, improvidence and misery
\ 1L t are so prevalent among the laboring-’
classes in many countries. are chiefly 10.5:
ascribed to‘ the want of education In 15,’-0,7,;
Oflltls, We need‘ onl ' cast our eyes on-tlie
i°°”dlll°“ ofthe il‘lSlf,'conipared with that of
ribs peasantry in Scotland. Among the for!
mer you behold "nothing btit beggary;
wtctcliedtzess, and sloth; in Scotland on the
. ,. 9 .
contrary, under the disadvantages ofa worse‘
climate and more unproductive soil at de-'
. .
grcc of decency and comfort, the fruit of so-'
bricty and mCll1StI'_V. is conspicuous among
the lower classes. And to what‘ is this dis-'
parity in their situation to be ascribed, except
to the influence of education .? In Ireland
JUPIIII total ignoratice of what it most befits-ta."
,i':itt0t‘.al crrature to understand; while in
Scotland, the establishment of free schools in
every parish," an cssintial branch of the ec-
clesiastical eonstitutiori ofthe country, bangs
the means of instruction. within the‘ reach of
the poorest, who are thus insured to decen-’
cy, lt'll.IlJ‘.Sil'_\’ andlorder,
A Chapter on Kisses.-—l\/luich has been
sud and sung of kisses, but not until lately,
were tve aware that kisses could he declined.
unaccountable fatality, the strings Of.1\l1l".l
Ruth's pocket, one clay, bt'oke.lft'on'i their
allegiance, and dropped it upon the flc.oi'.——
The two boys held their breath till she was
fairly out of Sl}_"lll, and then pounced upoti
the prize. Scissors, thiiiihlc, pinball, and
all the ctcct-;:i':is of an old tnaitl’s pocltrt,
were l.lllC(.’l'L‘l1l(Jl".l0llSlyll1iftl)l(‘(l upon the
floor, and the sacred lettcr di'ag'g'cd out in a
trice. Attracti-d by the noise, I found
them kneeling in the iriidst of Aunt Ruth’s
treasures, and reading the letter with all the
glee and cagcriicss of unsctitimcntal bov-
hood. The lionicd words, that had l,‘Ct-‘fl
like the due of Ileaveu to the heart of Autit
Ruth, were gabblcd over atnilst shouts of
nicrriment.
Scarcely had I discovered tlit-in, when
she made her appearance. I will not at-
tcmpt to describe the niinglcd apprclicnsions
ofher face. One instant she patisctl to take
in the whole evil, and then rushed upon
them. I had tievcr before seen her flustercd.
The gracclcss ioguvs took to their heels,
bursting ottt into a shout and laugh, such as
boys only can utter. Since that I liave
ovei'liei.ird them repeating sornctiing to
and looked grave, the young‘ ones" curled.
gtheir pretty lips, tossed their heads, and one
lafter aiiothcrinarried the i'c-jr.-‘cted lovers ofl
the fastidious maiden, and settled dotvn into
sober, every-day matrons.
At length the village circle was culivcncd
by the addition of anotlicr to the number of
-beaux, and, of course, one more to the list of
Aunt Ruth’s admirers. This was in the
person of :1 black-eyed, dashing young sai-
lor, all animatiorz, wit and honor, and retail-
ling his nautical yarns with the best grace
imaginable. Henry .Tackson walked, and
sang, and talked with Aunt Ruth, and, for.
once, she seemed exactly suited. Th_et'e
could be no mistake about it. \Vhatevcr
I-I,en,i‘y Iackson might choose te say or do,
he was sure to suit Aunt Ruth.
But, alas, with all his ret-.l.'lcssness, he
each other with a cliuckling laugh, at
tvhich Aunt Ruth will color, and look un-
easy, and I grotv seriously angry tvith them
for their unfccling met'riinciit.
LETT IRS‘ FROM THE E .\I 1’ E ROR
NAPOLICON TO '.l‘.I~Il£ E.\lPl{lSSS.
'1'ra7isla(_ca’ from the F.e_7_icl1_f,/r the Gazcllc.
ELcttt.\'QL't:. 19th Oct. 180.3.
I have been (‘}f11C‘SSl\‘t’l‘_\‘ fatigued, my good
Josephine, exposttre to the daily rains Of
the past week and cold feet, have caused a
slight indisposition; but I‘ have kept the
liouse to day and run better.’
I have accoinplishcd my desiigri. I have
destroyed the Austrian -.irmy-—liavetaken
sixty tlio'.is.tntl pri.sonci's, one hundred tl."1(l
somehow lacked the courage to tell a lady,
that he love.l her. Had it been othcr\visc,l
this sketch had never been tvi‘ittc_n, iind Auntl
"Ruth, instead of being as she is, the pink of
maidenly precision, might have been hum-
dt'um Mrs. Jackson, and a slattern into the
bargain.
ship, and knew how to manage the taught-
est wind that ever blew, so that his snug lit-
tle btirque could ride it out in safety,
wouldn’t tnind hoisting his colors, trimming
his sails, and heaving to, to fire a salitte to
the commodore hitnself, when occasion
served, for all these things were familiar to
him; but somehow, all his daring‘ forsook
him, and he could never give his‘ lips the
right pucker to say, “I love you.” So he
was forced to resort to pen and ink to say
what every body knew before.
Now, Aunt Ruth was nice in all matters.
She shuddercd at the least infringement of?
maidenly decorum. No wonder, tliei‘e.’orel
of her lover. To do so earlier, might argue
an indelicate precipitation. I.'nliapp_v m:iid-
.011 l the letter was destined to be her only so:
lace through the rest of her solitary pilgrim-
age.
I-Ienry waite
for, frank and’ ardent himself, he could!
scarcely be expected to sympathise with the
scruples ofa maiden so cxceeditig particular.
At lengtli, from waiting and wandering, his;
pride became piqued, and to convince hisi
“lady love” that, if rcjectcd, he was 1_nC0n-,
soluble, in sheer revenge he offered himself;
to a village rival, with fewer charms indecd,l
btit also with fewer scruplesthan Aunt Ruth
In the mean time, the unconscious maidenl
feasted on the honied words with which the
warm-hearted sailor had clothed the lan-
guage of his love, little dreaming of the
storm that was gathering around her. _
Propriety at length became fully satisfied,
and, she was seated ot her desk to pen a re-
sponse. Aunt Ruth must have weighed eve-
ry word; the one chosen must have been
just the thing, neither too warm, nortoo
cold; and every letter tnust have been just
as it should be. ~VVhile thus occupied, a
young gossip came in with the astounding
intelligence that Henry Jackson and Lucy
Cobb were published. Aunt Ruth turned
slightly pale, and her small foot beat time to
her thoughts. VVhen her reporter had left
the room, she took the paper on which she
had been writing, and slowely, and thought-
fully, tore it piece by piece, carefully wiped
her pen, arranged her papers, and closed the
escrutoire. and from that day never apféarcei
t
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Henry knew every rope in a.
she delayed some days to answer the epistle . To the Empress
d and \\'0D(ll?1'€’(l. uzzling 5“ M «'1lTrl'll'S rocccd well‘ all‘ is as I wish.
. . ' ~ . Y I‘ i
vain to conceive the cause of her stlence;,\Vg,1, G(,d’s
ttvcuty pieces of artillery, itpward of nine-
t statidatds and thirty Generals". I am a-
bout to attaclt the Russians. They are lost,
I am satisfied with my iirmy. t\l__v_ killed
and \\'Otiti(lC'Ll do not rxcccd 1:300-two
thirds of them are but slightly wounded.
Prince Charles goes to protect Vienna.
think l\/Iassina is there at this hour.
Adieu my Josephine. Yours,
To the Enipt‘:-‘SS NAPOI.‘EON.
at Strasburg. ‘ '
I
Ans~1't-:'n'Li’i*z. 3 Dec. 1805.
I dispatch Lebrun to you frotti the field of
battle. I liave beaten the Russian antl Aus-
trian armivs which were‘ commanded by
their Einpcrors. I am somewhat f:.tiguctl.
I have bivottacked eight days in the open
air, and the nights have been i':itlic‘i* lrcsli.
T-0 night I lodge in the Castle of I’rinct-
Kaunitz, where I cxpet-t two or three hours
sleep The Russian army is not only beat-
en but distroycd. Yours, 6.: .
NAl’0I.1-:0.\'.
at Munich.
30,000 pt'isoncrs—'—20,‘000 l.illcd.
GE’/.A. ]3th . 2 A‘. M. 1506.
I am to day in this place my dear frierid.
aid I think the termination of a
few days will be ofa terrible ClJtt1‘tiCl.@I‘tO the
oot‘ kinrr of Prussia, whom, personally, I
iiity; f0'l‘Dl}G is good. The Queen is with
the King at Erfurt. If she wishes to see a
battle she can soon have the cruel pleasure.
My health is good. I have already g‘t'0\\'.l1
fleshy since I’ left, though I travel ‘.20 to 25
leagues per day, in all rnauner of ways. I
retire at eight and rise at midnight, when I
sometimes think you have not yet retired.
KVholly thine‘. NA1’OLEON.
To the Emperor at M-iyencc.
JEN.-‘L. 15th Oct. 3 1*‘. RI. 1806.
My friend, I have made some beautiful
movements against the Prussians. 1 have
achieved to-day a great victory. They were
150,000 strong. I have taken 20,000 pris
oners, 100 pieces cannon and colors. . I
was present and near the King of I’i‘_us_sia,
bin did not succeed in taking either hitn or
the Queen. I have bivouacked for the last
two do is. Iam well. i '
Adidu ; keep in good health, and love me.
If Hortehtia is at Mayence, give her a
kiss, also the little Napoleon.
NigeroZog:7;.——‘ Pete, what color are you
riiggers when you have the blues?’ ‘What
now you ax me dat for ? Ebery body-ltD0“5
’ nearly three hun‘d’r<d- pounds weight.
The editor of the Cheltenltam Examiner
says there are onlv three regular kisses
(properly so called) and these may be de.
nominated the kiss negative the kiss posi
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tive *, and the kiss supi~rlati\.»e_ The firs,‘ 0,,
negative, consists in kissing a lady’s hand -
The 5‘~‘C0l1<l. 01' positive, consists in kissing-
but _chcek. and the third, or super]a[iyi_e','
consists in kissing. her lips, '1‘here 1,8.
l3.f‘5“l.‘l.'t‘S. two a’l(:I??:ifZ'6i.7"I/_l>i‘lSSt‘S, viz: the liisd
P61»-‘ll-‘c’. Such as is inflicted by old ,,,a;d,,,,.
aunts, nurses and gt‘andtnotl'iei's And the
lccgiss actlzyec Ciln use pt‘incipally on the Gretna‘
2 . __ / _- _ . _ . _- .
TU?“ .'t0ul . _The first (the kiss passive) is
gcneialiy declined by the /azssée, (Kiss He,)'
whilst the IJIIEI‘, (the kiss active) gm-ems
both kisser (Kiss_Hei') and Kiss He, in‘
Iturlifier as well as in gneder. Independt-nt"'
ofthe preceding raga-’ru'atid au;rz'liai'_7/ kiss-
es, there are for the convenience of society"
I I ’
a few siipcrnutnerarv, or irregular ones-
such as the incidental 01‘ stage kiss. The
petty ltirccny or stolen kiss. The mutual-,.
or reciprocal kiss. The slv, 0r.‘d0n’t tetpi
.°.,.- r t , - _- : .
hi:-»._ llie_ coottig kiss. '1 he honey moon
or brid.-il kiss. The mute or sighing kiss.‘
The rricrry or latigliingkiss. The echo or
purcussion kiss. 'I‘hc seini-angry or petit-
ing kiss. The hvsteric cr hutnhurr ltiss‘
V . ‘ , 3 '
'1 he tvhecdltnq or c/range kiss, and the bar-'
le_v~sngar or kiss en pa-pilotle. The latter‘,
Clint‘, la‘): the way, is very rarely committed’
:.u_i'ing_the season of adolescence ori'mulie-
oriry, being chiefly tolerated by young geri-
tlemen in their earliest teens, and e.'::ceedi'It.g-
v/go juvi-fiile rriisses who have. not quite “out-
grown their bib.”
The Royal IT’cddz'7zg.Cakc.—-'l“he Lona
don Times gives the following description of’
this irriportarit piece of the appliances of the"
Royal nt.tp'tials:— ,
" It is tlesci-ibcd as consisting of the most‘;
exquisite compounds of all the rich things of‘
which the expensive cakes can be coniposcdf.‘
mingled and mixed together into delightfuill.
harmony by the most,claborate science o'f_"’
the c.‘onfcction'_er. The Royal cake \veigli‘s’l‘
ltisi
three yards in circumference, and about four-‘
tccn inchr.-s in dept or thickness. It is covered 3’
with sugar of the purest white. On the top '.
is seen the figures ofBritannia in the act of
blessing the illustrious bride -and bride-"
groom, who are dressed (somewhat incon-‘
gruously) in the costume of ancient Rome.--‘
Thcse figures are not quite a foot in height. ‘
At the loot of his Serene Highness is the cf-T
figy of a dog, said to denote fidelity; and‘
at the feet of the Queen is a pair of turrtlc‘
doves, denoting the felicities ofthe marriage‘_‘
state. A Cupid is writing, in a volume
panded on his knees, the date of the d:i.y3‘of
the marriage; and \'ul‘ldl1S othcr‘Cu‘pids‘ai'e
sporting and enjoying themselves as such in-
teresting little individuals gtncrally‘ d‘o’.=—'-—
These little figures are well modeled. On
the top of the cake are numerous boquets-of
white flowers, tied‘ with true-love'rs"" knots‘ of
white satin ribbon, intended for presents to
the guests at the nuptial breakfast. The el-
eg.-itt emblem of the ft-licities of marriage
placed on the breakfast table which
is'f6?5siiccccd the ceremonies in the Chapel
Royal.” '
Tom Di/>(fi'72.-—'—Tbtn Dibditiilhad a cottage
ricar Boxhill, to which, after his tlieat'i‘ic.al
labors, he was delighted to retire. Ofret‘
stormy hight, after l\"lr._-and Mrs.-Dibdin
had been in bed some time, Mrs. D. bicing-"
kept awake‘ by the'_ violence of-the wezither,.
aroused her husband, excl-aiming, - ‘ Tom,-
Tom, get u'p !’ ~What for ?”said. he.- 'Don’t-
rou hear hotv very badthe wind is 2’ ‘Is“=
it Cl" replied Dibdin, half asleep, but who’
could not help punning. ‘Put a peppermint”.
lozenge out of the window, my dear.‘ It is:
the best thing in the world for the wind-.-’'
The experience of almost six’ tli‘o*u’san‘d-‘.
years has testified the incompeLet_icyof'every'
worldly thing to make men happy’. But‘-
the practice and course of the world are‘-
such as if this were some late and sure‘
expei‘imerit_ which, for curiosity» BVPTY 0'19?
must be trying over again. _Every_age,re-'
news the inquiry after an earthly felicity.
. .
Tliere is not in fthe range of poetry,-a‘-
more wonderful truth, or_ a truth more won-‘
derfull-y -expressed, than the following. from-.
the-“ Psalm of Lil7‘.’ bi’ Professor I-"’f*'£3f““*‘l”
lo‘v_ .7 . I
Art -is long and time“ is fleeting.
~And o.n.r,hear!s..;thotigl:i stout and l3l'8V9'i.~
‘Still. like inuffléd drums are beating.
to think any thing more about rt_.
" 1' :-' ;!"» '-_'_v_,..$,'." --.
..a .3.»-
dat when a trigger. hab £1657?-‘~95 he am 3
am crack.’ ; -
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5, . Funeral tnairch_es_l9_'ll10 8’[3\’6.-'
t'ct‘_V few of the poor can read, and they grow" '
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