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VOLUIIIE XXIII.
NOR‘W'ALK,.C'l‘. VVEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1840.
NUMBER
I
T HE NORWALK GA ZETTE
Is Publis/icrl
EVERY \VEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
JAMES REED, JR.
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JJ©l_r°3 I°3ll”3.lllNlTlllNl®,
OF ALL KINDS,
VlEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
lg; ‘ ’ DE T.-1L NOTICE.
oer. A. HILL, tha"kful forthe patronage
he has rcccivctl in his professioii during
12 months past, in Norwalk, begsglcave to in-
form the public, that he still continues a few
doors west of the Bridge, in Burr.'_ill’s Blllltiingjss
nvhere he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
-Surgery. _ ‘
‘Incorruptible teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed. Separated. OX-
ttacted, &c., and all these diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
productive of so much mischief.
References.—Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
MiLe;,',n, M. D.; Hon. Tliotnrts I’. Butler;
-Hon. Benjtiiiiin lsarics, Norwalk. Nelicminli
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
- D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp. Danbury. Doet.
- flow,-[I Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. ‘ Williani
‘Witter, M. DI VVilliamantic, Ct.
' November '20, 1839. ' 1
‘F UR NI T UR E.
Tun subscriber. grate-
; ful for past favors, would
solicit a contiuuanceofthe
same. He is now manti-
facturing Furniture of all
. - kinds, and will keep on
, hand. a good assortment
----. not to be excelled by any
gcouutry establishment. Any kind of Furniture
not on hand, will be made at the shortest notice.
Agziotl assortment of CI-1.-\lR.S will be re‘-
ceived lietween this and the Isl. of April. mid
willbe sold cheap for CASXI. Don't forget the
place, a few doors east of the Bridge.
N. B. All accounts due the subscriber to the
present date, tnust be settled without delay. when
-,such as wish to, may have an opportunity to
begin a new score.
Also, for sale, a Horse Power. suitable for
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. ‘Ir
-_ _All
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carrying a lathe or saws, or both. It will be
sold cheap. — \Vi»i. A. DABLOIV.
Norwalk. Feb. 20th. 1840. if 15
THE subst.-i'iher has pttrc-based
all the interest of Mtiuson Hoyt in
_ the Marketing business, and will
commence runtiingthe Sloop CIT-
, from Hoyt’s Landing to James Slip, N.
__ on Tuesdays,‘ until further notice, and
,,{'t'alte all freight stuffou reasonable terms.
. Every exertion will be made to secure a portion
‘_of public patronage.
References--CitAI:I.Es lszmcs and JOHN S.
‘ SA‘MMIS. ' DAVID S. K.\'lGI]'l‘.
Norwalk, March 9, 1840. 17
East sizlc the Bridge, Noriwal/.', Marc}; 2. '
, . ' , -__,.- THE subseiberlias now
been in the Borough for
16 months and takes plea-
sure in expressing his
‘ gratitude to the public for
their very liberal patron
age, especially in the
. ______ _.__ WATCH REPAIRING
' part of his business. He also solicits a con-
- ‘tinuance of the same, assuring the public that
' no pains willbe spared to do work of_all kinds
~ well, and his price shall always be satisfactory,
~.';mdin proportion to the quality and quantity of
i “work performed. He would respectfully sug-
’ - gestto persons who have been in the habit of‘
‘sending their work to N. York, that he has had
' s . 'the advantage of the best of work in N. ‘Haven,
, so that he feels competentto suit all who may
;-, entrust work to his care.
' I 16 , CHA’S E. Drsimow.
'- CLOCK <§- PVATCII REPAIRING.
' Tun subscribers would
inform the public general-
ly that they will give the
most careful attention to
. the Repairing of Clocks
~_ and \Vatches. They feel
_ . . i very sureihat they willbe
it ' able to give satisfaction to all who may feel dis-
,- .i posed to patronise them. The price of cleaning
and warrantitig'VVatches 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 jobbing will be done at short notice
and on cheap terms. They enrgave Spoons’
Q» Rings, Coffin Plates, Notary and other Seals
i and in fact almost every kind ofengraving in 9
good style as can be done. Give us a trial. as
/ LEVI CLARK 65 Co.
.« , 7 Norwalk, February 4. 1840.
" IIOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
- -, A CONVENIENT two story house
with about one acre of land, pleas-g
antly situated'at Fort Point, oppo-
' site the Steamboat Landing, Old
, Well, is offered for sale.
Application may be made» to JONATHAN
1 "CAMP, Jr. Norwalk, or to the subscriber at 316
Greenwich street, New York.
' ' ’ - NATHAN CAMP.
New York, March 2d, 18-10. 17
I. AISINS.—60 halves and quarter boxes firts
»‘ , quality raisins, for saleclgygxs. ISAACS.
.7
POETRY.
FromJhe New Yorker.
R E P O S E . .
Sweet are thy slumbers, Innocence.’ reclined
On the fetid bosom ofmaternal love;
Calm as the lake w_hose waters gently move,
VVafting the spirit ofthe dying wind;
For thee Affection wakes with ‘pleasing care.
Delighted smiles,atid breathes the fervent pray'r
I-
Far different is the sleep when Labor faiuts
On his hard coticli—whcn restless Av’rice
quakes— '
When, from the scene ofdrcad that Conscience
paints, '
Affriglited Guilt, with sudden horror wakes——
“Then, from the eye ofdiiy, Misfortune sliriiiks,
Audion his bed ofthorns despondeiit sinks.
'\-Vhen night recalls the toilsome day of Care:
\Vlieu hopeless Love reviews in short repose
Scenes that alike his aching bosom tear,
Visionsofshadoivy bliss or real woes.
For dreams liketlicse, and iiigbtsdfaxioiis pain.
Maiiliood thy peaceful sluinbers must resign,
And all his hoaste_d wisdom sigh in vain.
For the calm blessing of a sleep like thine.
NE W YORK 1111121201:
A Popular marl /1.ig/i.l;i/ cslecmcrl Rcp0.s'il07'_7/
of Lila’/'atm'e and t/ic,/inc torts, eml)cllis/'i-
crl toil/I. s_plc7i.rli(la.n/1 costly 072,9‘/‘(I/l,"l7l,gS on
slccl, C0])]7t’.7' and ivoorl, toil/I. popu_.l(Lr Illic-
sic rm'rrzsig'erl for the pi.rmo_/'ni'(c, (fie.
publis/ierl weelt'l_i/ in Me city of New York.
E\V Subscribers will be full.I'l1lSitOflg'i‘allIll.-
ous‘y with proofcopies oftwo of the most
uiagnificerit engravings ever published in this
cotintry, painted by Cliapnian, and eiigravetl by
Danforth; the first. being a rcprosetit.:it,ioti of
the “Landiii__r_r of Columbus in the New \-Vorlii,”
as described by \Vasliiugton Irving; and the
second the ‘-Lindiug at Jiiiicstowii, in Virgin-
ia,” as described by Paulilfing. These licautiiiil
pictures are intended either for framing; or for
the port folio, and are pr rtieularly vriluable, not
only as illiistiatitig the wi‘it.iiigs of two ciiiinciit
authors by Anicricriti artists, but as ,')t"I'pZ‘lU€Illllg
events in the history ofthis country interesting
to every one of taste and refinement, and to all
who feel a pride in th ll‘ native hind.
As a i'c-fined and elegatit ropo.-itory.of the
belles lcllrcs, cniliraciiig every siilsject within
the range of polite literature and the fine arts,
the New York Mirror has re-cciveil the sponta-
neous and universal coniniendation, not only
ofthe press of the United States, but of Great
Britain.
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ry Saturday, at No 1, Barclay-street, next door
to Broadway. It is elegantly priiitcd in the ex-
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once every three months, with it SPLENDID su-
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FOR SALE.
THAT well ktiown i\Iantifactur-
ing Establishment, located ahout3
- field, known for many years as
"Bait/3'3 Factory/.” Its sittiatiivi being on a
fine stream of water, near the Sugar Hollow
Turnpike, is inferior to none in the county. It
is believed that the ptiblic are so well acquainted
with the establishment and its peculiar adapta-
tion to almost any uianufactiiriug purposes, that
a more particular description is unnecessary.
For terms which will be moderate, inquire of
ABIJAII REISSEGUIE.
WiLi.i.tu HAwLEI'.
Ridgefield, 12th Feb. 18-10. ' tfl-l
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
TH E House. Barn and Land sit-
uated in Wilton, recently occupied
‘ by Lewis Arnold. u
‘- .-- Also, the Store now occupictl by
Hoyt <36 Fitch.
Also the Hat Shop now occupied by Lewis
Arnold. For terms, &c. apply to SAu’L F.
L.-\i.1BEr.'1', Esq.VVilton, or to the siibseriber.
- ~ Tiuo. T. MERWIN.
Norwalk. March 3d, IS-ll). tf_l6
FOR SALE, ,
A Ilousu and one acre of land,
beautifully situated in the town of
' \Vilton. about half a mile south of
the Episcopal churcb.aiid five miles
e borough of Norwalk. on the road,lead-
ing to Danbury.‘ Tl;c house is of moderate di-
mensions, but convenient and in good repair,
and near the door is it never failing well of ex-
cellent water. The garden and adjoining land
are of the best quality. on which there isa num-
ber of fruit trees in good bearing condition.———
Nearthe premises is a large and commorlious
Barn, which will be sold if required in connec-
tion with said property. For pariicularsinquirc
of the subscriber living about ()0 rod east of the
- 7
premises. ZADOCK ]:\.AYMOND. _
Wilto‘u, Feb. 26. 1840. 611-3
GUNS.
0 NE case single and double guns, just receiv-
ed, and for sale low for c.i,sh. Also, just
received, a large addition to the former assort-
ment of hardware. Iron and steel, oils and
paints. and carpenters’ tools. _All ofwhich will
be sold on the most reasonable terms.
NortuAN ANDREWS.
Now is the time to bz1._7/ Fwniturc ‘cheap.
A GOOD asssortment on hand of
Cabinet Furniture and Chairs, and for
sale cheaper than ever before offered
in this place. Call at the store a few rods eas
ofthe Bridge. WM. A. BAIu.ow.
Norwalk, Nov. 1839.
AN OX CART entirely new and in good
order, for sale cheap. C. Isnncs.
I '
«<i‘r_‘.'_r':L’*
Norwalk, April 1, 1840.
' MISCELLANY.
THE SECOND VVIFE.
BEING THE SEQUEL TO ‘AGNES, on THE
LiI:t;Ni:s or 1111-: Los'r.’
By Ilfrs. E. J. Eamcs.
SPIRIT of .Memoi'y !—strange, haunting,
undying Spirit! beautiful and blessed asthe
deep cells of the human heart, with the cheer-
ing rays of gladncss and peace--when thy
dial plate shadows forth only fair and lovely
images, and thy invisible presence is associ-
atcd in the ‘heart only with agreeable
thoughts and pleasant recollections. Then,
indeed, art thou beautiful and precious. But
when thy mystic key unlocks the dim cav-
erns of the Past, and its avenues are crowd
ed with the drirk forms of guilt, remorse,
feat‘, and despairing woe-—whcn thy sore
smitings come to the accusing conscience,
like the voice of a drowned spirit——and the
restless soul findctli no Fountain of Oblivion
from which to quaff and drowti its fearful
remembrance of thee—O then are thy visit-
ings terrible! And ipr me—though thou
beiirest on thy wing the burden‘ of sorrow
and gloom, Iathauk thee that thou hast left
green and sunTiy a few spots in the wilder-
ness of Life. and spared from the fairy land
of Youth, a few flowers unbroken, to shed
their fragrance on the ‘scar and yellow
leaves,’ so thickly scattered over the palli-
trny of my latterycars. ,
It was a calm, beautiful summer of eve of
tnoonshine and stars, that I stood by a ne-
glected grave, over which the long riink
weeds and wild uettlcs had been suffered to
grow and liixui'iatc in thick disorder. It
was the grave of my poor sister Agnes ! I
stood by it in tlic keeiincss of awakenel
inemory, and bitter feelings \vere"at work in
my heart, as I knelt down on the tvastespot
and plucked out cach noxious bladetliat pro-
f-.incd it. I tnoistencd the cold sod with my
tears, but no sigh of i'egrct tiiiiiglcd with my
sorrow, that s/ic reposcd bcnciith, for I knew
Illilll her life had been the fever ofa troubled
drczim, and it was a melanclioly satisftictioti
to know that she slept serenely in her last
long liotne—l‘ici' rest never again on earth
to be broken.
From her llL‘i1‘l'O\V'(lWClllDQ‘ I turned to
COlII€'fl']1'llilfC the spacious niiinsion tliatslie
had, but one little year before, inhabited. lts
wide bulls were thrown open, its long lines
of glittering \Vll)(lO\\'S were bi'illiantltEliglit-
ed, and the crush of cai'i'i:igvs and inenials
without, told that this was :1 night of gala.
Ever and anon loud bursts of iiierrirrient and
gay strains of fcstal music c:-.i~.~.n llirntigli the
still night-air to my ear. and floated as in
mo:.l.'t-rry round my Sister's Grave! Her
Iliisl)ri7z.rl had that day taken and brought
home anal/zer bride, and the fairest of the
land were assembled oti tliateve to gracethe
niai'i'iugc feast! Among that bright throng
of beauty and fashion, there was one face
that I desired, most aidcntly desired, to look
upon. This was the scconrl ’7lLf.\‘fl'C.S'S ofthat
lordly edifice, and my desire was giantctl.
Truly, licrs was a face seldom seen on this
dull cartli, and less easily forgottcii. Never,
indeed, before that period, or since, havcl
l0Olx'.t-ftl oti one so glowing with the full ra-
diance ofyouth and beauty; never on a form
whose lightest motion was so instinct with
grace and statclincss, and never before or
since, listened to a voice whose every tone
was so thrilling with the richest liarinoiiy
and softness. I behold the lord, too, for it
became inc to note his mien to this his SEC-
oml and fl!/Li7'C7' wife. She was leaning hea-
vily oii his arm, her gloriotts Southern cycs
lifted _to his face, and Isuw at a glance that
his whole heart had been won by that beau-
tiful creature. I only wished that his love
might be lasting, and if_1 read aright the
meaning ofthe human countenance, I knew
that the lady would soon weary of her lins-
band;——ay, even then, with hope and happi-
ness before him, and such su rpussing beauty
in his possession, I. could almost see that the
very gift he had so coveted in his wife, would
prove fatal to his peace; for bya certain not
unbecoming coquctry of manner, she was
evidently aware of her exceeding beauty, and
with the magic of her smile, there iningled
a haughty, triumphant consciousness of its
power. In the beauty of her smooth brow,
too, I could trace the outlines of during and
defiance, and in the depths of the large lus-
trous eyes, there gleamed a slunibcring fire,
that warned me how frail could be the ten-
ure of its repose.
And tlioti- that didst regard lightly the
pale, -corripaiiioiiless snow (lrop,-that had no
guardian leaves of beauty to shelter and
adorn it———l give thee joy that thou hast found
a rarer and more splendid flower to grace
thy bridal path. I give thee joy that thou
art iii- possession of what was coveted by
maiiy--tliat thou [inst achieved a triumph
over thy conip_etitoi's for the priceless prize——
and that thy vanity is at length gratified in
exhibiting the envied attractions ofa beauti-
ful wife to the gaze of an aclmiring world--
I give thee joy. ’
Beauty, beauty! by what secret and per-
vading spell dost thou so often gain suc‘h
perfect masterdom over the heart? VVlience
is the witching infliience that uiicohsciously
holds enthralled the lofty, the wise, and
strong-minded——\vhile the light-hearted, the
vain, and frivolous, even the dullest of mari-
kind, own the power of thy presence, and
bow in silent adoration before thee .7 VVhy
is it that intelligence of mind, refinement of
education, nobletiess of sentiment, and integ-
rity of character, are so often but secondary
considerations without thee ? True, there is
no creation of Nature more beautiful than a
lovely woman, and with men of real sense
and genius, a talented and high-principled
female (though she be devoid ofbeauty) corn-
mands respect, admiration, and homage.-
Stop ofthe Messetiger of glad tidings art; thou.
when withmagic influence thou lightest the
W'ith them feature is so singularly blended
with mind, that the cast of the latter consti-
tutes the chiefcliarrn ofthe former, and their
eventual impression depend on the idea that
they form of the mind and disposition. Yet,
most strarige and true it is, that these excep-
tions are rare, and intellectual without phys-
ical perfeetiou is but little prized. .
There was and still is a story on the
world’s tongue of a beautiful and idolized
wife’s playing false in her liusband’s honie-
of her heartless dcsertion of an infint son-—
her elopement with a titled and handsome
foreigner, and her subsequent end of misery
and disgrace! It might be sufficient to say
that the Second “life was the heroine and
victim of that stoi‘_\;, yet let its follow both
husband and wife on their respective paths—
the one, duped and betrayed by the beauty
he so worshipped; and the other, l1‘C.'1(lll1g
with li.-irdened step the erring path of folly
and shame.
‘If the human‘ mind is a strange piece of
mechanism, surely man’s heart is a stranger
mystet"y. \Vho would imagine the power
of mere external beauty could have created
such revulsion of feeling in the gay, unthink-
ing, capriciops husband of Agnes ? Yet it
did so. Like an adoring tvorshiper before
the shrine of his patron saint, he attended his
beautiful wife, her unresisting and willing
slave. He watched the slightest turn of her
perfectly shaped head, the fziiutest motion on
her beautifully curved red lip———-tvhile the
costliest tokens of ivcalth and splendor were
profusely lavished upon her.
' And she, whose attractions had called
forth stich unlookcd for tciidcrncss and care,
what trc’/‘c. her apparent qualities? The
highly educated and polished wit knew iv-.ll
liow- to appreciate her brilliant anil sarcastic
humor; the accomplished, fusliiriiiable, the
gay, the idle, the rank and riches that sued
-C‘-old ofheart and lightcf coiidiict_,bt'e2itliiiig
for her ft\\'(.l'-—€1l't('l the woi'sliipci' of beauty
who bowed in subjection before her gaze, alli
cotild testify to the cliiirm of her converse-l
tion; Slll'ClyuZ’ll(’_?/’ thought, and her liusband
consi:Zez'crl himselfa most happy man ! '
But it was early days with them yet, and
the l}C‘tll‘.i.lf1ll wife had not ventured to show,
her husband the t'8"_’I/ rlar/ms well as bright’
side of her charactei: He had as yet wit-
ncsscd only a spiirk of her violent temper,
only seen the subdued obstinzicy of her will
when opposed, and only lightly sighed when
be suspected that the affcct.ion now so entire-
ly bestowed on /tar, might have been worth-
'et‘ of the_/irst than the sccoml wife. Still
hcr lien-uiy lost not its charm, even when he
beheld her restless vanity, love of conquest,
and the niurks ofpi'cfci'cncc and l‘(‘g".ll‘(l that
she lavished on the coxcomb f'l.tilOl't‘.l'S around
hcr,—~:iii;l even then, his idolizing love and
his vain 'pi'ide at the. sensation she created in
public, excused her in his eyes.
It was about a year after the birth of an
heir to that princely fortune, that a foreign
gentleman became a constant visitor at .
He was inwardly struck with the cliar.nis
of the beautiful wifc,_ but he was alsotvell
learned in the usages of the world, and he
testified not by an admiring look or fl:ittei'-
ing word the decpiniprcssion received. But
there was something secure and congratula-
tory in the expression of his tltt|‘lr’,- stiiltiiig,
and liaiidsome fcatiircs when he glanced at
the lady——fot‘ he saw with the eye of world-
ly experience, that with her own weapon his
victim would entangle herself. And so it
was. Her personal vanity was piqued that
she couldmalre no impression on the distin--
gtiishcd'n‘oblc—‘-she knew that she was more
beautiful than ever, atid greatly mortified
was l‘iei'pt‘idc that the voice of such an ex-
clusive atid exquisite was not eloquent in her
praise. Accordingly (in. her anxiety to at-
tach him to hcrtrain) she ‘laid herself outto
please.’ That earnest and almost secret at-
tention, which of all flattcrcrs is most suc-
cessful, slic subtly and delicately bestowed on
her courtly visitor, and--she succeeded.—-
Cfradually and gracefully he unbent from
his cold politeness, became an intimate, and
as assiduous, whining, and devoted in his at-
tentions as her vanity could desire.
Meaiitime, the husband, though he in-
dulgcd his fair wife in all her whims, ex-
travaganccs, and love of society, acccompa-
nied her less often in public. He was satis-
fied that every one was admiring her, and he
grew, inserisibly, to prefer the presence of his
child to the gay troops of guests that filled
his house, and the thronged places he was
wont to frequent. It was a strange, yet
touching and pleasant sight, to see that mati
who had all his life been a fashionable.
thoughtless devotee of pleasure, turn from all
its alliirenients, to caress, watch, and hang
oveijhis infant, with all of a woman’s, and
more than its mother’s tenderness and care.
0, strong, and beautiful, and holy, must be
the affection that can imbue man’s heart. with
softer, nobler, and better feelings than belong
to his nature, and teach him wisdom.
It has, and not without truth, been observ-
ed, that through our wart/messes our vices are
punished. It was so in the case ofthe hus-
band, and certainly so in the case of the wife
whose history we are reading. The former
so little suspected the falsehood of so beauti-
ful a woman, that be regarded not his wife’s
increased intimacy with his titled guest, but
innecently rallied his friend on his romantic
attachment to a married lady, while he
laughingly congratulated his wife on her
conquest. Thus through his idol he was
punished. Alas! most beautiful wife, thy
infatuated husband had not a distrustful
thought of thee.
The noble suitor had not overrated his
power ofjudging when be marked that wo-
man an easy prey, who had taken such un-
usual pains to win himaslave to her vanity,
The very manner of his yielding to it awoke
in her a feeling ofdeeper interest than Self-
Love; she could notbrisk in ‘the stin of pas-
sion’s eye’ and remain unwarnied by its rays
"quest of him is, that when I happen to pay
--and thus through her idol, Vanity, was
she won. It is needless to recount step by
step the farther progression of tbat,danger-
otis intimacy. Enough, that she at last
broke through her legitimate ties—ay, with-
out a discernible mark of weakness or irres-
olution at the step she was about taking-—
without a p.-irting look at the innocent, lore-
ly boy, enjoying the rosy sleep ofchildhood
—she left her fond mid trusting htisband’s
side at midnight, and, before the morning
broke liisslumber, was far with her lordly
love on her way to a lbreign clinic.
The blow came like a tbtinderstroke to
the distracted husband; he had little antici-
pated such an event. It is not easy to dog,
scribe, perhaps not easy to conceive the feel-
ings that the first, wild, stiinning shock cre-
ated. Biit as with rt tiiagiciarils wand the
veil seemed suddenly rent from his eves.
only an attiiosphere of (lissiptition and flatte-
ry; admitting to her familiar society many
whose tiiqrality might be qitestionczl; evinc-
ing few maternal sentiments for her child;
loving himself (as the event had shown) by
profession, not principle; thus she stood be-
fore him : he woiidered at and deplored his
blind infatuation, and as he became more
clearly convinced of the utter worthlessness
of his beautiful, his adored wife, he felt every
feeling of tenderness for her harden into
stone. i
But why did that deserted husband feel in
his inmost sotil a consciousness of having
merited his prescrtt calamity? Why did
this aggmvatioii arm the elopemcnt of his
wife with a double sting? The time had
come for him to llbllllii. Ay, tiow when the
bitter waters of afllictioii rolled around him,
and his soul was whelmetl ,iii the deep gulf
of despair; tlt:‘l‘t‘: came over him it train of
agonizing nti<l,i'einors(-fiil recollections. In
the desolate waste of his lieart there arose
clear and distinct, a pale form, pure, sorrow-
ftil, yet touchirigly siihniissive-——-a very wan
check, a qiiivt-ring lip, tears whose mi-te el-
oqiiericc had often pleailed for a SllQ’l‘.l.l'L"l.l1l'l'l
to the tneasurclcss love that was given the
noble and true hc-.ii't that had been i_'t-jectcd——-
all were fastened on the eye of newly awa-
kened memory!
Agnes! well were thy ii.-iys and niglits of
loneliness and slight avcii_.g'e'.l ! That (l:tl'l(‘
and bitter hour of rcineinbrnnce was thine.
Yet from that period through it long and
S'.ll‘Vl‘.’ln__2‘ pilgriuiagc, thy mcinory was cher-
ished with a fidelity and reverence worthy
thine own high purity and truth.
And yet, retribution did not cu-zl here.
The fiir and beautiful boy, who had first
turned the father’s thouglits from the false
and hollow \\'O1‘lt,l——l.ll:tl boy who had awa-
kcnedwiser and IJC-lttfl‘ feelings——sickcned,'
and though his cniir-li wot: throngcd by phy-
sicians—-though the wretclied father besought
them to take his whole fortune and restore
his sort, it availed not——/ic (lied !—and lo!
the father’s house and heart were left unto
him desolate! _ . _ _
Cold, clear, and beaiitifiilly still was the
night, (clad in the lustre ofits tho:is:in:l stars)
that a woiiirin with tattered garb, followed
the slow and thoiiglitful step ofa gcntlctiian,
through the broadest street of a lighted city.
The musing man piuscd a moment, as
though undetermined, before the inagnificent
avenue that led to his tltvelliug—~and then;
passed on, while the female stcnlthily fol-I
lowed, and made her entrance after him to a
Place of Graves. The man knelt sorrow-
fully down between two graves, and bowed
his head to the earth. Long might be liave
remained there, but that he was aroused from
liisreverie by a light touch laid on his arm.‘
Slowly he arose and turned to the inti‘uder;-
slowly a ghastly and corpse-like whiteness,
stole over his face, and he leaned against a‘
tombstone for support. The calm, bright
moonlight streamed full on the face of the
woman, and though few traces of beauty
were visible on the weary, haggard, sin-dis-
torted countenance, yet the beholder had not
so often ivatclied each motion of that once
glorious form and face not to recogniz-e it at
a glance. And thus. in the holy, quiet sanc-
tuary of the dead, did the disheartened hus-
band, whose love had been made a mockery,
meet the erring, abandoned wife for the first
time since they had laid their heads together
on the same pillow! The silence of that un-
witticssed and awful interview was wholly
unbroken, save when the wife, ‘with a look
of unutterable anguish and remorse, pointed
to the little niotind at her feet, and the bus-
band answercd emphatically, “ Out‘ Son I”
The dcpriived and tvretclietl mother fcll hea-
vily over the grave of her foi'sal-:en child,
and was raised in her husband’s arnis—a
corpse! This was the end of the courted,
celebrated beauty, who had once blazed in
the ftill front of splendor and high station—-
tlie gay leader of the fashionable world--the
cynosure of her followers. Her ruin coin-
menced its career in Vanity, it was consum-
mated by years of crime, poverty, want, and
disease. She was born to sin, she had braved
and suffered the consequence of sin———and
this was the lamentable end of the beautiful
Second lVife!
A Good Jo/:e.—There is a bill before the
Massachusetts Legislature legalizing the
marriage of blacks and whites. A member
made the following remarks upon "it:
I shall vote in fever of this bill, simply
because I do not wish to see a law on the
statute-book regulating a mere matter of taste,
for such I consider to be the whole question
of intermarriage between persons ofdifferent
colors. It is purely a matter of taste, and if
my friend from Nantucket wishes to marry
a black, blue or green wife, ‘I am content
that he should have full liberty to indulge
his preference for either color. All I re-
him a friendly visit at the island, he will not
ask me to
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-I Fi.is.mz'lk and molasses coil-
vl/I}
Es ! . , - .’.i
Reamer ofthe stormy main— I .4
Scorncr of the hurricane— .
Ruler of the ocean flood—
‘ C’/iild ofthe temp-est, fire, and blood\.
. Terror ofthe "Western tides, _
Everlasting Ironsides-- ‘ '
Listen on the distant sea. '
Glory strikes her lyre to thee.
Old IronsirIes.——Upon the Feturn of Mr.
Livingston from France, she went out to the
l\-iediteri'anean,_ under the command of Com-
inodore Jessie D. Elliot, as the "flag ship of
the American squadron in that sea. In 1839,
she returned to Norfolk, Va., where she was
slightly repaired and then sent tb New
York.- At New York, she received the
Minister of the United States to Mexico;
and, 1 under the command of Commodore
Claxtou, ran down the coast to Tampico.—-
Thence she spread her sails for the western
Pacific, where she arrived the same season
—-—and where her flag now floats amid the
glorics of the setting sun. - Her decks have
never been soiled by the foot ofa conqueror
—-nor has her ensign-peak been dishonored
by an ene-my’s flag. Nobly has she fulfill-
ed her youthful promise; gallantly has she
withstood that flag whose meteor fold struck
terror to the world. Many times has she
been in the very jaws of the enemy, and as
often has she glided away upon the gentle
breath ofthe morning, with her drums heat-
ing, her colors flying, and her cannon frown-
ing upon the astonished foe. Her course
has been on\vard——the ends ofthe earth have
seen licr-—the isles of the sea have rejoiced
at her coming, and the tyrant’s minion has
dipped his blood-stained flag to her as she
swept along on her ocean path, with her old
sides echoing to “the anthem of the free.”
It is with feelings of deep regret that I
am compelled to bid adieu to the subject of
my sketches. Long and pleasantly, old ship,
have we traveled along in company; now’
amid the thunder of battle, and now amid
the piping of the dreadful tempest’; now
liunging upon the blood-tinged wave, and
now sciidding like a dash of lightning along
the breakers of a terror-spreading lee. Va-
ried has been thy lifc—far and wide has
spread thy famc—-history delights to dwell
upon thee, and memory has marked thee for
ever. Upon thy anchor, hope, angelic
hope, makes her throne; fleetness rides upon
thy yai'd—arni; terror perches upon thy
cannon’s rim, and victory flies upon thy bu-
gle note.» ‘ _ _ X .
I see thee still in thy glorious beauty, I
see thy star-glistering banner streaming
proudly to the wind of heaven. I hear the
ripple singing sweetly before, and behold the
dark waves closing fearfully behind thee.——
The sea eagle perches upon thy top-mast——
the sui'i’s last ray of crimson splendor kisses
the western billoiv, night closes her curtains
“P” lb" ocean. and thpu art bid from view.
Farewell, Old Ironsides.
T/ic may Lauri/tars use Females".--— I insti-
tuted an action, for‘ a. large amount, in the
country of" .The‘ suit was brought upon
a plain promissory note, which I was as-
sured was founded upon good consideration,
and I was curious to know what defence
could be set tip. I was aware that I had to
dell with a wily adtersaiy; and V\ hen I of-
lcred my note In evidence, and closed my
case, Iwas more terrified than surprised,
when Iheard him direct the sheriff to call
Mrs. Mary Jackson. The witness appeared.
To niy horror, she was a perfect beauty;
possessing a sweet countenance, with an ex-
quisite form. I saw at once that my antago-
nist had formed the same judgement of hu-
man nature that I had, and that he" was a-
bout to make the eitperiment of wishing a-
way the obligation ofa note of hand, by the
tears of female witness. 1' knew {that noth-
ing but a desperate effort could save my
client, and that her testimony must be exclu-
ded. before she had time to cry.
I rose at once. ‘I {perceive-,’ said I, ad-
dressed the court, ‘that this lady bears the
same name with the defendant; I therefore
respectfully request that she be placed on
the (L0'l’)‘tZ cloirc.’ This. was done. ‘VVill
you be kind enough to say, madam what re-
lation your are to the defendant .7’
‘ Sir,’ answered she, applying a beautiful
ly-ernbrcldered handkerchief to her eyes, ‘ I
am his injured wife!’ -
‘ Then of c'ourse, your honor, the ladie’s
testimony is inadmissible.’
‘Oh, very well,’ interposed my adversar ';
‘ you‘ wish‘ to keep the truth from the jury,
do you? Gentlemen of the jury, you see
what technicalities are resorted to, to procure
a verdict against my client. I hope you
will appreciate it, gentleman.’
By this time the lady was a beautiful rep-
resentation of Rachel of old; and oneiglance
at the jury was sufficicnt to convince me that
my case was ruined. I turned to my client:
‘You are gone, my friend,’ said I. ‘Gone l’
said be; ‘gone! my dear sir; don’t give up
my suit so coolly. I shall be made a beg-
gar if I lose this case; and then what will
become of my wife and my poor daughters !’
‘Oh, you have da_ughters, have you ? Rim
and bring them, my dear friend! If they
mine, we must countermine. Bring them,
one and all!’ _
My client rushed out, and as he lived but
next door, he almost‘ instantly returded, with .
a half dozen as pretty girls as could be found
any where. My antagonist’s face fell to
zero. -
‘May it please your honor?’ I began, ‘I de-
sire to offer some rebutting testimony.’
‘Rebutting testimony, Mr. C ? why
your adversary has not been permitted to ex-
amine his witness. 'What have you to rebut?
‘A great-deal, your honor. The witness
has given some testimony. She called her-
self the injwrecl wife of the defendant. In-
jured by whom? By my client? Injured
how? Byprocuring this note, the subject
matter of this suit, from him? Now,.sir, I
'dren I >.... -. . _. L-—_. ._...._..——-.
wish to swear the ca_-flicreai c}aug3'1te‘-’S.0f fihe
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