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OCT. A. HILL, thankful forthe patronage
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form tne public, that he still continues it few
doors st of the Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
‘ all ___lpin y at any time to see his
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Incorruptiblc teeth inserted from one to it
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attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
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M‘Lean, M. D.; Hon. Thomas B. Bitler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs. Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford. M-—
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TIPPECANOE ICLOCKS.
WARRANTED to keep lime in all weath-
er, and under all circumstances, having
been proved and found honest and true. They
are all the go now, and will he forthe next four
years. LEVI CLARK 66 CO.
April 9, 1840.
0 WINTER STRAINED SPERM OIL
F a spuperior quality, this day received
and for sale cheap by E. 5: VV. E. BISSELL.
April. 1 1840.
WI'l1’1‘11.‘ Lb‘.-11).
O. 1 and extra White Lead, at a reduced‘
price, for sale by the subscriber.
Tiios. L. Prom.
Old Well Landing, April 14. 1840. 2.2
CHEAP FOR CASH.
YARDS bleached and uti-
]. bleached Shiriing. smooth, hea-
vy and even, at the low price ofsix and a quar'
ter cents per yard, for sale by '
Tnos. L. Peers.
Old Well. April 14. 2
DEMlNG’S ROTTEN STONE.
I FIRST rate article for polishing Silver,
Brass. Tin. Steel, &c. doc. in boxes by the
moss, dozen or single, for sale by STEPHEN F.
MILLS and CHARLES ISAACS, Agents for Nor
walk.
Norwalk. Feb. 21st. 1840. I5
CUTLERY, JE WELRY. ($1.
HE subscriber offers for sale a handsome
assortment of Razors, fine pen and pocket
Knives, Scissors and Shears, silver Pencil
Cases, silver Thimbles, Breastpius. Ear Rings,
Finger Rings, Brushes and Combs of every va-
riety, Stocks of every style and quality, silk
Pocket I-landkfs. and Cravats. Suspenders, Pa-
per Hangings, Bellows. Tea Trsys, Pins, Nee-
dles, Threads, Tapes, &c.
JOHN W. TAYLOR.
Westnort. April 28. 1840.
DRYGOODS ATAUCTION PRICES.
0 all who are in pursuit of Cheap Goods
will find a full spring assortment at the
Tnos. L. PECK.
Old Well, April 14. 22
SCYTHES.
THE Winsted Manufacturing Co. Cast
Steel and German Steel Scythes for sale
0 merchants by the dozen, and warranted, at
factory prices. Cims. ISAACS.
Agent for the Winsted Man. Co.
CIRC ULA TING LIBRAR Y.
HE subscribers offer to the public, the use
of a recently selected collection of Books,
which will be loaned on reasonable terms. No
pains will be spared to procure new works as
soon as published. A share of public patronage
is solicited. E. as W. E. BISSELL.
BOOKS AND STATIONARY.
GENERAL assortment of School Books,
Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books, paper.
Stationary. ézc‘. constantly on hand and for sale
at Westport, by JOHN W. 'I‘AvLoii.
. FOR SALE.
THAT well known Manufactur-
ing Establishment, located about3
miles east of the village of Ridge-
._v."-?- field, known for many years as
"Ban/c's Factory.” . Its situation being on a
fine stream of water, near the Sugar Hollow
Turnpike, is inferior to none in the county. It
is believed that the public are so well acquainted
with the establish‘ment.aud its peculiar adapta-
tion to almost any manufacturing purposes, that
a more particular description is ‘unnecessary.
For terms which will be moderate, inquire of
ABIJAB Rnssssuin. '
— WiLLiAM HAwLr:r.
Ridgefield. “12th“'r«'eh. 1840. tfI4
‘NE W~ GOODS-.'!
HE subscribers have just received anolllef
lot of fresh, scasonable Dry Goods, which
will be sold at our usual very low prices. Pur-
chasers at this establishment have not onl the
advantage of buying cheap, but that of a arge
assortment to select from.
June 10-.-30, ” Sruvnus dc CLOCK.
t.
For the Gazette.
MEDITATIONS OF A MOURNER.
On NIGHT! who dost unto the sealed lids
Of mortals, lbe balmy influence bring
Of quiet and repose, lulling with sleep,
That sweet rcstorer of the wearied mind,
The souls ofrnen, I won thee, and delight
In watchfulness to feel the sacred sense,
The hallowing influence ofsolitude,-—
The still and soothing solitude ofearth
Pervading night—-a mortal solitude!
Thro’ which th’ immortal essence of the mind
All diseizthralled breaks forth, and through thy
sombre
Mantle piercing, upward soars, and there,
In realms oflight,communion holds with kindred
Spirits! Night, type ofthe Grave-! (such thou
art,)
Wherein the grosser portionhofour nature
Is laid by, and the freed soul unburthcned
Ofits senseless tenement of earth, embarks
For the etherial spheres, a changeless home
'I‘o find, living anew a deathless life
Within the presence ofits Maker!
Oh! it is sweet, when shrouded ’neath thy sable
Pall, to lay aside, as in the grave, all
That to earth pertains-—soaring in thoughtabove
The cares and bitterness of mortal life,
Into the regions of Eternity! Thus
To HIM. the God infinite, my inmost
Thoughts I turn, and in thy solemn stillness
For a time forgetful that unto earth
And earthly, [must o’er return. \Vithin
The heavenly precincts let me roam, thence
Percbance, oh thrilling ‘thought! oh dream
ethereal!
To see amid the numerous happy host
Of disenthralled, the angelic form ofone
So late companion here, so dear in life,
And oh! so recent gone! Gone to the world
Of bliss! It must be so, for “ Blessecl,” said
The Savior of mankind, “Blessed are they
Who pure in heart do live, so they their God
Shall see,” and win the bright inheritance
For them prepared from this, the world’s foun-
datioo.
And thou wert pure, departed one; for earth
Too pure! And now. alas! for me, thy mortal
Life and dull probation o’er, thy gentle
Spirit seeks a happier home beyond
The narrow confines oftliis changing world!
VVhy then do I repine’! Thy gain my loss
Repays—the sorrows I endure are eartlily—
Thy joys Eternal !—glorious contrast!
Earth for Heaven resigned-—thee for earth-
Tliou art exalted! I depressed——
From sublunary to eternal bliss
’I‘hou’rt raised! I from the same to earthly woe
Am fallen. Repine not, then. my soul,
Nor o’er thy lonely stiite permit complaint, .
In thought or utterance to rise. The evidence
Of love, even that love which is of earth,
Cannot within the mercenary bounds
Ofselfishuess be sliown, but through
A generous sympathy of heart and mind
Alone is manifest.
Grief, not complaint, be mine. Whoc’er com-
plains
Against the fixed decrees of Providence,
The high authority of Heaven arraigns,
‘And questions the divine prerogative;
But gtiefto man pertains. Albeit
’Tis deemed unmanly this imperious
Sense to own, yet is it of his nature
A componentpart, and may not be
\Vithdrawn-—a fixed ingredient in the cup
Oflife, of which in due proportion
We must all partake! Shall man resist
The law which Nature plans,and steel his heart
Against the power of Death, immuring
In the tomb each fond remembrance ofthe past,
And hiding in the graves ofthose he loves,
That love which he to them doth bear? ‘
Must I, to prove my own identity
And claim to manliuess, stoop down to brute
Insensibility, and spurn with cold
Indifference each dread bereavement which
The heart sustains’! Forbid it Heaven !
“ Thou shalt lament and weep”—so to his
Followers spoke the King of Christendom-
And they were mcn—not greater sure am I!
Death will his victims
Claim whene’er he lists—nor time, nor place,
Nor circumstance his withering power
Delays! On me he hath his worst performed!
What have I else to dread ?-—his final stroke?
Alas I _’twere welcome now 1
’Tis hard, when blended
Here in happiest love. congenial souls
Are‘ doomed the dreadful pangs of parting
Hour to feel. When the bereaved heart bends
O’er the couch of death, and shrinking from its
Chilly touch, pours forth in sighs the last sad
Tribute to departed joys!—when mem'ry
Glancing backward o’er the glowing visu
Of domestic years, surveys as on a plain
The flowry pageant of connubial bliss,
And the crushed heart is made to feel‘ the fatal
Shipwreck of its fond, its cherished hopes!
‘Oh! it is difficult to keep at such
-An hour, the floodgates of affliction closed,
And bid the mind be still.
Bliss, though earthly, still" is earthly bliss,
-Prepared for man's enjoyment while on earth,
By the beneficent Creator—trausient"
Alas! yet no less real while enjoyed—
Few, indeed, partake its choicest sweets.
Fewer still who prize them. The chrystalcup
,iOf pure domestic joys, (for there alone
True bliss on earth is found.) embittered Of!
By negligence, or in its use perverted
To the vilcst ends—-robbed ofits purity,
And all its Heaven-born qualities
Destroyed by the polluting influence
Of Temper, or poisoned by the drugs
Which Folly casts within its sparkling brim,
To some appears (what can they else expect
\Vith such material mingled C!) a dread curse!
And such unto themselves they’ve made it.
Others there are, with ruthless band would seek
This priceless prize to grasp—impiously.
Supposing that at one huge draught they may
It! contents drain, and revel thus, debauched
With happiness which they can ne’er deserve
Nor o’er (from such unworthiness) obtain;
\Vhen lo! they find that in their wanton
Eagerness the glittering cup to seize,
Regardless ofthe proper means ofits
Attainment, ’tis by their own rude hands
To atoms dashed! Aghast they stand, and with
Amaz_ement view the ruin oftheir hopes!
Such term itphantom, and aloud proclaim
It as beyond the reach of mortals.
Domestic happiness, how little art
Thou known! for tho’ by many sought,how few
Attain thee! or if attained, how frequent
And how sudden lost! 'I‘liou'rt like the tender
Flow’r,which ‘nealh the gardner’s cautious hand
Its tiny buds put forth, and his untiring
Waichfulncss repays with its expanding
Loveliness; but once neglected, and unto
The nipping frosts of night exposed, drops
Prernaturely to decay, and sheds its
Dying fragrance on the morning air !—
\Vho would thyjoys partake, must win thee with
Judiclous ci1re,arid with such care preserve thee,
To those who at the shrine of fickle Pleasure
Kneel, thou canst not be allied, for from her
Gilded car thou dost affrighted shrink,
To nestle in the tranquil bosom
Of requitcd love!
Thy joys were mine, alas!
\Vhere are they now’! To every point I turn,
Yet seek in vain. What do I find instead’!
A vast array cfspcctral joys, with darts
Of griefall armed, to pierce my sinking
Soul! Past pleasures are the bane of present
Hours, and each in due proportion with its
Former zest, weighs on my troubled mind !
Ilow worse than vain,how poignant they become
\Vhcn viewed in retrospect ! those most enjoy’d
Most bitter seeming now!
But lo! the russet hire of morn proclaims
Approaching day, and warns me back onto
The dull monotony, the cares and duties
Ofa tiresome world, Farewell, sweet season
Oftranquility, the hours ofpeaceful
Meditation cease with thee, and my
Reflective thoughts commingle with the stale
Realities oflifc! The god of day
In his resplendent car approaches, clothed
In dazzling beauty, one by one thy
Glit‘ring jewels are bediiiined in his
Absorbing light, and in the broad blue vault
Of Heaven obscured. Thy mellowing shades.
In slow but sure annihilation feel
His searching power, and melt resistlcss.
Like the Christian’s soul, when passing from
The night of mortal death,and merging thence
Into a sea oflife and glory!
Night, farewell—from thee reluctant I must
Turn, and hail this new-born enibleui of Fu-
turity ! W.
.New York, June 1, 1840.
From the " Pocket Jlfanual for producing Silk."
INTRINSIC VALUE OF TREES.
A good tree will yield from three to five
cents worth of silk, more or less, according
to the skill and care in its arrangement.—
The capital which will yield this per cen-
tags or dividend requires but a moment's
calculation, and is perhaps» the onyly correct
criterion by which to fix the value of the
article. In Italy, each full grown mulber-
ry tree pays the government an annual tax
of 16 cents; here, instead of being taxed, it
in some parts of the ‘country, receives a
bounty or premium by law. The present
depreciation in the price is the result, among
other causes, first: of the unexampled pros-
tration of business, causing, to so alarming
an extent, a want of confidence and of money;
and in the second place, to the highly exag-
gerated reports of the number of trees;
which are, in fact, entirely inadequate to the
wants of the country, there actually not be-
ing one hundredth part enough to make the
silk consumed here, much less any supply
forexportatiori. As to the prices of previous
seasons, they may or may not have been im-
proper. If, for instance, every potatoe in the
country was destroyed, the first importation
would command an exorbitant price, and
that price would be lessened just in propor-
tion as the-article became abundant. And
so with trees. There are 20, perhaps 30,-
000,000 of trees, but it will require hun-
drcds of millions more"to supply the country.
In our population. of.‘1=5,000',0.00t there are a-
bout 1,000,000 farmers. Suppose one half
of these, within two or three years, turn their
attention to silk culture; and this half, being
500,000, requiring each mulberry orchard
of only 2500‘ trees, sh-ows at once the neces-
sity for twelve hundred millions of trees-—
a number which would yield less than 40,-
000,000‘ dollars worth of silk; while ».this
country, so admirably designed by its soil
and climate for producing the best silk in the
world, can produce, and will yet produce, a
far larger amount of this precious commodi-
third:-inf the counties of our own ‘State-therelis
not a-solitary tree yet, and so with the Uni-
ted states. We have comparatively but a
destined to prove, and at no remote‘ period-
of far more lasting importance to our coun,
try than would the possession of all the gold
mincain‘ the world. Such is the opinion of
somepf the most distinguished agricultural-
ists, tiieimost discerning business men, and
the afilest statesmen of which ournunion can
boast; among whom may be ranked the
names of FRANKLIN, ADAMS, CLAY, BUCH-
ANAN, BIDDLE, and a host of others, less emi-
nent, though not a jot less judicious, pi‘t't‘deri_t,
and -patriotic. Let, therefore, the early
friends of the silk cause persevere in their
nobl-3 efibrts to introduce this important
branch of national industry zitid wealth into
the country, regardless of the creaking of
the prejudiced, the ignorant, and the narrow
minded, steadly bearing in mind that the
cultivation and dissemination throughontthe
land ofthe mulberry tree, is the first» step in
the accomplishment. of this great enterprise,
and that when the country is once stocked
with the tree, the great silk harvest will fol-
low, and not till then. . .,
At a meeting of farmers and others in
Adams county, among other reasons assigned
for encouraging the silk culture were these,
viz: that one pound- of silk will sell for ‘as
mm?!) as a barrel of flour, and it requires a
quarter of an acre to produce the flour—the
same amount of’ land yields from twelve to
thirty‘ pounds of silk; and a pound of silk,
worth 36. can be taken to market at as little
expense as a pound of flour worth 4 cents.-
The silk requires six weeks labor, while al-
most any other article takes six months. _ '
‘_ rt regard to the cost of production, it is
confidently asserted by'many that it can ,.be
produced for $2 per lb. Mine cost me much V
more than this. My experience, however,
satisfies me that it can be produced for $2 25
er lb. and 1 incline to the beliefthat it may
be produced for $2. Produced on the farm,
in a small way. the cost will be next to no-
thing-the whole product will be clear gain.
>i: an at _ as are
How many worthy mothers of orphan
children are constrained to ply the needle
through anxious days and almost sleepless
nights, to keep those children from‘ the aims-
house, while they are unablc,.from the want
of employment suited to their tender years,
to do any thing to assist their affectionate
mothers? How many females and children
obtain a scanty and precarious subsistence
bv vfcking berries of various sorts for a few
_, s, for our city markets, who during the
remainder of the year must continue in the
lowest poverty or absolute want ; who must
pass their winters in the poor house, or live
on the charity of the benevolent. One of the
most crying evils of the age is the inadequate
compensation which female labor receives.
This arises mainly from the want of. proper
objects on which to bestow that labor. In-
deed the secret of rendering any labor valua-
ble, and insuring it an adequate and equitable.
‘reward, consists’-in applying it to the objects
not onlv valuable in themsel~ves,-and suited
to the ability of those who perfofm it, but
which are capable ofbeing made the means
of increasing wealth. Now let philosophy
exhaust itself, and where can it find an ob-
ject that will secure to female labor such a
reward as the production of silk ? Nature
seems almost to have designed the produc-
tion of silk for female hands.
=l: - 2 =l= are are
How much longer shall we permit them
to freight their steam packets with silken
fabrics, crowd them into our markets, and
take away in return nothing but gold and
silver, and that too at a moment when the ex-
changes are largely against us, and when
we are struggling almost to bankruptcy to
equalize them if The production of silk in
our country is not now an experiment, and
considering the vast interests involved in its
extensive production, it claims, and it has a
right to claim, the fostering care of our go-
vernment in any and every way in which
that care can be consistently bestowed. A
brighter day is dawning upon our country.
Another great staple is about to be added to
her productions, which will kindle joy and
ladness in many a desolate heart, and pour
a flood of wealth over our whole'land.
Anecdote of Horne Tooke.——Onthe morn-
ing of the day when Mr. Tooke was tried
for high treason, he was asked by Mr. Cline;
his surgeon, when would be the best time to
have a chance of hearing him speak.—
“When the court opens," said Mr. Tooke;
“for the first foolish word that my old ac-
quaintance Chief Justice Eyre utters, heror I
shall remain master of the court.” Accord-
ingly, when Mr. Tooke said, "My lord, I
demand to sit near my counsel,” the Chief
Justice puffed and blew. as was his manner,
and after consulting with the other Judges,
he was begining, “Mr. Tooke,-if you ask
the indulgence of a chair——” “My, lord,”
said the other, “ you don’t sit there to grant
indulgences, nor will Iaccept any indulgen-
ces at your hands. I demand it as my right;
and if your lordship doubts it, I am prepared
to answer it as a point of law ;” and he im-
medialely pulled a bundle of papers out of
his pocket, threw them down on the bar, and
assumed the attitude of a bear in debate.-—
This scene gave rise to a witticism of Ed-
mund Burk’s, who,;.upon being asked -what
he had seen, said, “He had seen a unique-
I-Iorn-e, who had turned the_ tables upon the
old notion of the lion had the unicorn, and
was driving the Judges and Court before him
about the town.” ' ‘
.Bishop Sanderson observes, ‘Idle gentle-
men, and’ idle beggars are the very pests of
the states.’
When a man thinks precisely as you do
ty. People talk about trees ! why, the cul-
ture has scarce commenced yet. In two-
on any subject. how apt are you to think
that man is right.
drop in the bucket of a commodity which is ~
" .' " ; — -, g .. ._.F"rom the Kiiickeffzoclcer, ; ’
I’IlRENOLOGYr "A-ND 1'AN.l.\,lIAL MAG-
’ r ;_ NETISM.’ . ,1; r » '
now TH]-ZYV SE-RVI-ID-AN INDIVIDUAL.
" Trifles light as air,
Are to the jealous confirmation-strong
As proofs of Holy \_Vril." ‘ ,0
The text may be fguridin the tragedy of
Othello, third act, third scene. 1 state this
remarkable, fact to show that the abovejs an
“original quotation,” taken directly from the‘
author, and not merely quoted from a previ-
ous quoter. I hold that there may be as
much piracy in quotation as in stealingan
original idea; and I am willing to wager
that half the scribblcrs in the world quote
from qnoters, without ever reading the orig-
inals. But to the illustration of my quota-
tion.
A few years ago I. left my native State, on
an invitation of my kind uncle Scrappings,
of Havana, to join him in a partnership there,
under the firrii of Scrappings, Scrapps & Co.
but before I went I had incontinently fallen
in love with a beauty of my native city, of
eighteen years and a little money. She was
a most voluptuous looking little creature,
with eyes as black as a pair of susperider
battons, and two little fairy hands as white-
as—oh, how white! And the dear creature
loved me too; and so it came to pass that
we were,‘ engaged.’ . It was arranged that
I should go to Havana, get well established
in business, then return to claim Clara Smith .
(an own sister of John) for my bride. In ’
due time I was established, and business
prospered famously. Every thing we touch-
ed was converted into gold, and almost with-
out an effort. '
I kept up a correspondence with Clarri,i-ii
which there was a due proportion of vows,
rhapsodies, and npostrqphies; but occasion-
ally interspersedion her side or mine with
little tiiflirig jealousies, which tended to give
a live'Iy' dash of bitters to the otherwise too
sickening draught pf sweets. There was
nothing very serious‘ in these lover’s quar-
rels, however, and after a short time we al- 2
ways returned to the old worn out track of
unadulterated love.
Two years passed away, and I was making
ready to return for -my beloved. I was al-
ways fond of exciting surprise, and deter- I
mined on this occasion to make a sort oftrap
door eritre into thepresence of my idol. So,
having deceived her as to the time when she
might begin to expect me,~I found myself in
the month of September, in New York, on
my way home; and the next evening found
me at Clara’s gate—the gate over which 1
had giving antijaken many a parting kiss.
The evening was warm; the parlor win-
dows were open; and I heard within voices
and laughter. Softly I approached, and
slyly I looked in. With a thrill of horror
I beheld Clara seated in a rocking chair,
whilea fellow--it young fellow, a handsome
fellow, seemed with one hand to be playfully
covering her eyes. and with'the other ‘pad-
ding in her ‘neck with his cl (1 fingers,’
while her mother and sister sat on a sofa,
quietly grinning at the fellow’s impudence.
I felt my blood hissing in m'y veins, yet I
stood still. I saw him play with her ear;
'1 grinned horribly a ghastly smile.’ He
spanned her face with his fingers; I twisted
off two buttons from my coat. He’ encircled
her head with his arm; I {tore out a hand-
ful of hair. Finally, the du”r_nb"ass opened
his mouth and spake; I felt.-my blood red-
dening the very tip of mynose, but I re-
strained my indigriation to listen. W
‘I think,’ said he, ‘-you.are'fond of men in
general; and I think you will find little dif-
ficulty in transferring your affections from
one to another after the decease or treachery
of the first. Now suppose your lover prove
treacherous—don!_t you think so ?'
Ipaused no longer. Job himself: when
encrusted with ‘sore biles,’ would not have ,
waited so long as I did. I rushed into the
room, and catching the dog by the throat,
laid him prostrate. ‘Villain I’ cried I,,‘a«nd
is it thus you attempt to inveigle the affec- A
tions of my betrothed! Kpow, sir, that I
will sufier death rather than dishonor l’ ’
The mother and sister ran screaming from
the room; but Clara recognized me at once,
fell upon my neck, and cried out, “ Oh Judg-
ment, (reader, my euphonious name is Judg-
ment Sc.raps,) dear, dcarestludgmentl spare
him, and I will explain all to your‘ satisfac-
tion.” 4
Half doubting, I quilted my hold, and half
doubtingly I returned her embrace. ‘ Say on
then, my Clara; I shall be but too happy to
belive any thing you can say in explana-
tion.’
‘ That gentleman whom you have so
wronged is Dr. Feeler, the Phrenologistl’
' Phrenologistl-—arid pray what may that
be .7’
‘Why, dearest, it is one who uses the same
means to discover anotlier’sintellcct and dis-
position thatia monkey does to discover a
certain species of the animal creation.’
‘Ah, I understand; such as we used to
call i:‘ranio‘logists._ Humphl I never had
the pleasure of seeing one. But is that in-
deed all’Z What a fool I have been. My
dear Clara, and you, my dear Mr. Feeler, is
it~poss_ible that you can pardon my atrocious
vi'ol’enc‘e”! Sir,’ continued I; hesitatingly, for
he looked" rather needy as I thought, ‘sir, if
money—’ ‘
‘ Say no more, sir,’ replied he, ‘ I perceive
that your animal organs, and that of idealty,
vastly p*re'poud*erat.'e over the reflective; and
this unfortunate combination has led to these
’unhappy consequences; but if you will al-
:low me a thorough exatnin-ation of your—-’ 5
' ‘ Sir, you are very'kind—-very; but hav-
just returned from a foreign land, sir, and
‘wishing, sir, to say something to this lady,
sir, will you he so good as to call’ again, sir,
any other time, sir ;. -but d'on’t let me‘ detain
‘pron now, sir; good evening. sir,’ and I po-
litely bowed him out of the room.
I
stifled me with mortification and rage.
seemed to be rubbing his dirty digits up and
down her soft velvet cheeks; those cheeks I
had so. often kissed; checks that now blush-
ed with guilty passion I
passed his hands over her full heaving bo-
som. Yet I had resolution to await the re'- ‘
sult.
her l—passing his hands up and down each
side, even to her feet!
ra’s ear.
' . ‘And now.’ my dear girl, let us forget thid’
laughable mistake-—and, dear, we must be.
getting. ready to be married.‘ We will be
mar'fied one month from this veryday,’
‘.A month? dear mel so very soon! so
' unexpected l’
’ ‘Soon! not a-bit too soon dearest! So just I
shut up that ripe little mouth, and let me’
hear no arguments, no objections. Imus:
be back to Havana in November.’
At this juncture the mother and sister re.
entered-—and after explanations, recitals of
ad ventures, statement of future arrangements,
and obtaining the old lady's consent, they
considerately left us to ourselves, and we
poured out our souls together in all the rap-
ture of passionate attachment. Next day I
left for New York, there to purchase my
wedding} garments, and -to transact certain
other necessary business.‘
At the expiration of a week Iagain drew
near the temple of my idol, secretly hoping
that the accursed phrenologist had been ex-
tending his examination in other regions, if
any where, during my absence; and feeling
a great curiosity to know how Clara em-
ployed her leisure, I crept softly up to the
goose, and again peeped in at the fatal win-
ow.
The phrcnologist was not there—-would to
heaven he had been l——but a person some-
Wl_)(1l.Ul(lel‘, and a great deal larger; with
‘spectacles on his nose and a most diabolical
smirk of total de ravity.—She was seated
ii an old fashionc easy chair, leaning back,
with her eyes closed as if in conscious shame
of her degraded situation-and lie was stand-
ng over her making motions that almost
He
Anon, the rascal
The seoundrel knecled, ay lrneeled to
How my blood
ingled! ‘Yes’ thought I. '1 will wait.-—
It may; be some new f-angled notion started
during my absence.
fool of myself too suddenly.
asleep, and the fellow takes this opportuni-
I must not make a.
She may be
y to insult her and me! But no—her sister
is there and smiles eomplacently, as if in
mockery of my disgrace.
Soon the fellow rose and whispered in Cla-
She replied aloud—‘ Oh, how re-
My
oiced I am at your return, dearest!
heart is all your own.”
A single moment’s reflection would have
convinced me that she supposed herself ad-
dressing me; but blinded by what I had
seen, and the agony I ‘had felt, I could ap-
preciate nothing s-.ivc my own dishonor...
and jumping in at the window, I rushed up-
‘on the villain, and dealt him a thwack that
sent him reeling tothc wall. He recovered,
however. immediately, and returned the
compliment with great vigor. ’
we both might expect some severe sparring
before‘ we had finished, we placed ourselves
in the attitude of experienced pugilists, while
our eyes glared like the eyes of hungry
Finding that
wolves. .
Clara and her sister rushed to the rescue,
and caught up my arms, crying out the while
at the top of their voices, ‘Animal Magnet-
ism! Animal Magnetisrnl it was nothing
but Animal Magnetism P’
'Ay, ay,’ replied I, ‘I saw it was I’ at the
same time shaking them off and redoubling
my efforts ; ‘there was quite too‘ much ofani-
mal attractio-ri to suit me—but wait till I
have spoilt" your magnet, and then you, ma-
dam, may go to-—-’
‘ Here,’ as Yellowplush says, ‘I recollect
I was obliged to s‘op.’ for at this moment I
‘received a blow under the left lug which laid
me prostrate and senseless.
When I recovered I found myself on
the sofa, and Clara’s sister bathing my tem-
les.
‘How I-—--what l’ I exclaimed, ‘ah! I re-
memberl Where is Clara?’
' She left the room but now declaring she
had done with you for ever.’
‘Glad of it! Have the kindness to call
her in to receive my farewell.’
Presently she entered, when I commenced
a tirade upon her fickleriess and faithlesness,
etc., which only ended when I was oupof
breath. She calmly listened till I had done,
when she replied with freezing coldness and
harrten-1‘:
‘ Mr. Scraps, you have spared me the pan
I might have felt in bidding you farewell for
ever. ' This is not the first ti-me your absurd
jealousy has brought you into a situation the
most ridiculous. You will doubtless learn
ere long, sir. that the science of Animal
Magnetism is an exa heal and imrrocent one,
quite as much so as that of Phrcnology, and
that a woman may submit to the process from
pure love of knowledge without compromis-
ing her dignity, her mpdesty, or her honor I’
And so saying she turned her back upon me
and was stalking out of the room with great
dignity. ' ‘
Bitter remorse overwhelmed me. ‘Stay?
stay!’ Icricd, _‘I entreatl Iimplorel Par-
don !" pardon my ignorance l’
‘ No l-—I am well satisfied, from the fre-
quent manifestations of your jealousy and
violent temper, that we could never be happy
together. -I, would be as jealous as yourself;
"and our life would be one scene of discord
and rude commotion. And, sir,——howevei'
reluctan'tly.—-I must bid you_an unequivocal
and eternal farewell l’
Nine per Cent----A certain German us-
urer,. who would only lead his money‘ at 9
-per cent. the rate of interest in that country,
was asked if he never thought of what God.-
%would say to his extortion ? “ Oh yes,” re-
plied hc, “ I‘ have thought of that‘, but when
He looks down from above, £3969‘ will rip‘-
pear like a 6.”
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