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' Volume XXIV.
WALK GA ZETTE
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EVE.RY;"W-_EDNES,]_)AY MORNING.
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JAMES REED. ‘J...-
TERMS, or SUBSCRIPTON.
Vvillage and Maildsubscribers $2 per annum,
. ayable in a trance. ..
Subsleribers who live out oftbe Carrier"sdistri‘r.-I
' and callatthe Oliice fortheirpu rs,-‘.51 50
in ac'ivance—at the end ofihe 82 U0
Companies of si1. or more, receivingtht-ir pa-
pers by mail.$1 50, payaltlc in advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For one square. or 16 lines. 3 weeks, 81 00
. Eafh follpwing insertion. ' I53
-Bxee"uipF‘s":i“ti’tl Administrator's Notices. I ‘U0
Corninissioner's notices, 1 25
‘ Guardians’ Notices, and Notices of Divorce, by
the square. ‘
Yearly ad vertiseis. oacsquarc, $l0pc-r annum,
payable quarterly in advance. The priv-
ilege ofyearly advertisers is limited to their
' own; immediate business. '
All casual advertisements sent to this Ofiice
must, to insure insertion, be accompanied
by the cash. ‘
‘ ‘ Job Printing,
on ALL KINDS,
1....-UIEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
_ DENTAL NOTICE. _
‘ OCT. A.‘ HILL, tliankful forthe patronage
-he has received in his profession during
12~months .-past, in Norwalk, begs leave to iii-
form the public, that he still continues 8. few
"doors west ofthe Bridge, in BurralI’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time’ to see his
-friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Surgery.
Iticorruptiblc teeth inserted from one to a
"full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated. ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthc teeth
attended to, which, if stiffercd to continue, arc
productive of so much miscliicf.
Rqfercnces.—Emery Bissell, M. D.: J. D.
M‘Lean, M. D.: Hon. Thomas 8. Butler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs. Norwalk. Nclicmiali
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford. M-
D.; _Doct.. -D. P. Knapp, D.tnhury. Duct.
Howell Rodgers, Colcliestcr, Ct. William
Witter, M. D. VVilli:iman'.ic, Ct.
N0\'ern'lier '20. 1839.
VNORPVAAL-K MARBLE YARD.
' THIS long established concern is still con-
tinued by its old propietors, E. I’it_t:.i-1 6:.
SONS, at the old stand just North ofthe Bridge,
-who are prepared to execute orders for Monti-
merits of anyidescription, in white or variegated
marbles, Tomb stones. Hearth stones, Paint
stones and Mullers, Marble Facings. Sinks,
Soap and Free stones. From the large supply
of marble which they have always on hand,
the aid ofskilful and ingenius workmen, and the
facilities acquired by lofig experience, the wants
of the public in this line, can be melon advert-
tageous and satisfactory terms.
Orders will be received at the above ‘yard. or
I, at the branch establishment in Port Chester, New
York, or by either oftlie f-)lIt)\_\il];z pcrsons, viz:
BRADLEY KEF.1.I~m,New’Canaan.
Aus'us'rus LYON, Horseneck.
Dr. N. D. HAIGHT, North Stamford.‘
HENRY JACKSON. Bedftrd.
‘.IonN-BR£1tr.\'i:rt. Catharine Market, N. Y.
Specimens of Mttiiunieuts may be seen at the
Yard. . _
A. large assortment of North River Flag. suit-
able for Hearth stones or walks -——Also. I0’ 530‘-
a quantity of Long Island Sand.
- E. PRICE <55 Sous.
Norwalk. August IO, I840. ; II39
CABINET FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDIALL
would respectfully inform the
inhabitants ofNortvalk and its
vicinity, that he has recently
opened aCABINET WARE
‘ ROOM a few doors north of
, - ’ -.«~‘=i=?J. I-1ooker.’s tnarl-Zel._WIt€'l'8It8
' intends to keep on hand a general assortment
'ofFUR.NI'I‘URE. manufactured of the best
‘-miter’-ials,andin the most modern style, which
be will sell on reasonable terms. ,
,NnrwaIk. April 27. I840. 95
.0.-IBIINE '1' FURNI '1‘ UR 13,
I, HVHE subscriber, grateful for past favors. 1,0”, the 10th day of 0t:lt)I)t?t'. 1833.
would solicit a continuance of the same.
He.is constantly mariufacturing Furniiureo[‘al[
. kinds, of the best niaterials, and will keep on
hand a good assortment. not to be excelled by
any country establislinient forclieapnejss, dura-
‘-bility, ‘or workmanship. I v - V
'/‘A good assortment of.CI'IA»IRS constantly on
_. hand, or furnished to order at the shortest notice
for <.=¢.sh- . I . . .
" ’ The subscriber would also olTer Cabinet
Malcevii-‘it'1'thisviciriity; and in theiinterior. an
, opportunity to purchase ‘Mahogany Lumber,
‘ such as Plank’, Board. and Veneering, in ex-
1 the Sale of Tickt.-s:.—-i\Iure than one-fifth of
‘ changeifor their Furniture. Hewill ‘sell ‘this
pgiockz at Ngetv York prices,-ar_id give good prices
fo_r.,Cab_'inet _. Wa_re., ;Thi«s ;ar_rangement'ofl'ers;to
iiiriottnt‘, a‘ first ijate‘ opportur'iit‘y ‘of getting’ their
giock, and saving iexpiense irrtime and‘ money.
Callat the Cabinet Ware, -Room. a_,few. -rods
_ east of the Bridge. Vito." A. Baanotv.
'Norwalk. May 16, 1840. i 53
‘ l " “ ’ 7 » ~ bu tlie2d Tuesday ofFebruary next atFatrfieI_d,
”O'IL.'
"‘ IUPERIOR wirit:er“I’.AMI’ OIL, by ii...
barrel or less quantity;iLinseed‘do.; ‘Wha'Ie
» _ _“fMy,C,5.STB§l_§lI'. 3
do..for sale by
FAJIIILY GROCERIES.
JUST RECElYF.D..
THE Subscriber has on hand an
extensive assortment of choice Gro-
caries for families, which were pur-
chased at the lowest cash prices. which enables
him to compete with any other establisliment.
and to sell his goods very cheap for ready pay.
flld customers as well as the public generally.
will find it to their advantage to drop in satisfy
iliemselves. EDWIN LOCKWOOD.
’ Norwnlk, I\’Iay_ 27. I840. ' 28
FAMILY GROCERY.
, THE subscriber wotild inform his
friends. and the pnblicgener:illy,that
he keeps constantly on hand, at the
' "*5 store3 doors north ofthc mill.a good
:1 ssnriiiwnt oftlie I)t'Sl of FAMILY GROCE-
RIES, which he will sell on the most re.-ztsonatilc
terms. .'In his assoi'tniniit may be found the
following articles: Loaf. white and brown Ha-
vana, St. Croix. Porto Rico. and New Orleans
Sugar; St. Croiz. Porto Rico, New Orleans,
and sugzir-ltouse ;'\Iolassr.=s; hyson, young li_v.«:r.»n,
snuchong and poucliong 'l'c:is; old Java. I.ugui-
ra. Cuba. and Pttrtti Rico Culiizeg \\li_c.'it und
rye Flour; Corn Meal, Pilot I3rc.atI,,s(.-(Iii bis-
cuit. butter and suyzar crackers, rice, pork and
bcefhams. mess and prime. pork, dry and pick-
Icd cod, mackerel. heirings. -sminds and totigncs,
butter, cheese, lard. soap, sperm and tallow
candles. salt, starch, -indigo. pepper. pimcnto,
nutmegs. cinnamon, cloves, mace, citron. gin-
ger, dried currants, raisins, pea nuts. almonds,
auges, lemons, honey. pepper sauce, sweet oil,
potand pearl ashes, saleratus, cut and plug to-
bacco, snuff, scgars, shoe brushes, scrubbing tlo.,
brooms, wrapping and writing paper, water
pails. sand, and all other articles usually found
in a grocery establishment.
Gonna D. Jr-zxiniiss.
Norwalk. May. 1840. ~ 27
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$%,€P€P€E,€E€B€§ I
RICH AND BRILLIANT SCHEME.
llforc Prizes t/tan. Blanks.
BY AU'1‘IIOI‘.I'.l‘Y 01-‘ CONGRESS.
The Altxandria Lottery, Class I3. for 1840. to
be posizivcly drawn at Alexandria. D. C. on
Saturday the 14th Nov. 1840.
D. S. GREGORY 6:. Co. (Sticcessors to Yates
65 a\l’Iiit_\;rc.) l‘.'I:itia9,ci's——CHAS. M’INTYRE
85 Co. 208 Broatlwzty. New Yoi'k.T'AgenIs for
the prizes will have on them three drawn nutri-
bers.
78 Nniinbers—16 Brawn Ballots.
THE SCI-ll:‘.;‘tIE CONTAINS:
I grand prize of 60.000 dollars is $60 000
filberts, brazil nuts. figs, prunes, tu:narinds.or- ‘
L‘-TTVVO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.’
’";'OFFI:_CE’ :.WAI3.;S.'I‘ SIDE TI-IE BRIDGE-—O'VER H“O_.Y.'Tts s'rr)R}§_
)._
NORVVALK,’ CT. WEDNESDAY, Nf)VEPliBER 18, 1840.‘
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POETRY.
TI-IE WI'.I‘HERIL‘D FLO\VERS.
I knew they would perish! '
, Tlioseibeautiful {lowers—-
As the hopes that we cherish
In youth's sunny bowers—
I knew they'd be faded!
Though with food, gentle care
Their bright leaves were shaded,
Decay was still there.
So all that is brightest
Ever first fades away,
And thejoys that leap lightest
The earliest decay. I
The heart that was nearest
The wildest will rove,
And the friend that was dearest
, The first cease tolove. ’
And the purest. the noblest,—.
'.I‘Il8 IUVIIBSI We 'kn()\I.’—-
Are ever the surest,
The soonest to go;
The bird that sings sweetest,
The flower most pure.
In their beauty are fleetest.
In their fine the most sure.
Yet. still though thy flowers
Art: witliered and ‘gone,
They will live like some hours
In memory alone.
In that hallow’d shrine only
Sleep things we would cherish,
Pure, priceless, lovedlonely,
They nevercan perish.
Then I'd mourn .ye no more
Ye pale leaves that are shed,
Though your brightness is tie’:
Your pefume is not fled ;
And like thine aroma, '
The spirit offlowers.
Remembrance will hover
0’cr the grave ofpast hours.
STANZAS.
Love not the world ! Its smile is vain
To quell disease and banish wo,
When tlirobs thy brow with fcvered pain,
And life's tide sweeps with lava flow:
It cannot calm griel"s troubled wave,-~
It cannot heul one wound it gave.
Love not the world! The garb it wears
Is btit n gaudy robe, ptit on
To hide the tryrant form it bears,
Till its blind victim's heart is won;
And then. like some mean slave. fast bound,
He hugs the chains that gird him round.
Love not the world I Though beattiygglows
In all its varied forms. ‘twill pass
Like the swift ztntniiin wind. that blows
I grand prize of 30.000 dollars is 30.000,
I prize of I-5.000 dollars is I5.000
I prize of 10.000 dollars is I0,000
I prize of 8.000 dollars is 8.000
I prize of 7,000 dollars is 7.000
I prize of 6.000 dollars is (5,000
I prize of 5.000 dollars is 5.000
I prize of 4000 dollars is 4.000
I prize of 2.500 dollars is 2,500
I prize of 2.311 dollars is 2.3II
4 prizes of 2.000 dollars are 8000
5 prizes of L750 dollars are 8.750
I0 prizes of I,-300 dollars are I-5,000
I0 prizes of I,I?.-50 dollars are I2.000
50 prizes of I.000 dollars are -50.000
Total number of Prizes, 38 256-amounting
to -E3I.I98,I‘.)7——almost ‘fs'2.000.000.
Vt/ihole Tickets $20; Halves $10; Quarters
35-; Eightlis 3350.
Oders for 8100 or upwards, may deduct five
per cent.
Adventurers will transmit their orders by mail
without delay. enclosiiig cash for the ntiniber of
ickcst required. ?t(ItIrt-,.~St°tI to
CHARLES i\I’IN'rvni-2 dz. Co.
203 llroatlwnv. N. Y.
7' Court /.-olden at Dartburg/.
within an:1_/or the Coztnty of Fair,/‘itlct,on the 4th
'1'uesc1ay of September, A. I). 1840-
PUN the petition of Betsy Kenifieltl ol New
Canaan, in said cniinty. praying for a bill
of divorce from her husband Samuel Kemfield,
on the ground ofwilful descrtion. as per petition
on file, dated September 91h 1840. It appearing
to this cotirt that the respondent resides out of
this state, in parts unknown,this court dotlt con-
tinue said petition to the next term ofthis court
to be Iiolden at Faitfield, within and for said
county, on the 2nd 'I‘u/jesday of February. A- D-
1841; and doth order and direct that notice of
the pcndr-.ncy ofsaid petition be given to the re-
spondent by publishing :1 copy ofthis order in
the Norwalk Gazette and in the Republican
Standard,two newspapers in this state, six weeks
successively, immediately after the rising oftliis
court. Test. TIMO. T. 3'] ERWIN, Clerk.
A-true copy, certified by Tiuo. T. Mzatvitv.
(;,.,-49 Clerk.
Sttperior Court, Fairjield County,
Septcittber Term, 1840. _
U PON' the petition of Mary \Veed, ofDarien,
in said county, showing to this COUH. lhfjl
on or about the 10th day of October. A- 13- I829.
she was lawfully married to William II. \Veed,
[je['9[(jf()r(§ of sulil Diiricn. but Il(.)\\‘ gone to some
place to the pctitioitei uril.'nown——t_li:it on or ii-
the said
\Vi|1i;,m (lid wilfully. and wrotigfully desert &.
abandon her. and has ever since reiiiainetl ab-
sent from her in the total neglect of his duty to
her, and for such dcscrtiou ziiid nt‘;:l.L’t.'l OI duty
praying for a divorce. as per petition on tile, da-
{ed Sept 15:, 1840. may ZIIOFH fully appear. As
it is shown toihis_con.rt, tliatsaid Willi:-iiri l.Vccd
is abse’nt~out of this SlZ]lC,‘an(I cannot be served
with actual notice of the pendency of said peti-
tion without great expense, to the end that he
may be notified of the pendency thereof, it is
ordered that a true copy of this order. certified
by the Clerkoftliis Court. shall be published im-
mediately after the ,rising of this court for six
weekslsuccessively. in the Nortvall; Gazette and
Fa’rn‘tere”’Advocate,;two newspapers ptibl_islied
many. who (I0 001. Wish. I0. P0.F.°l1=15.° ‘.0 .8. tile!“ in this state,the first at Nortvalk. in Said Count)’-
the second at Stamford, in said county, and
-that saidpublication shall be sufficicnt notice to
‘said Wm- H.-Weed,‘oftIie»pendency,.ol' this
petition, and, of bringing the same to a bearing
and detertntnatton at- the next lerin ofthts court
in said County, and that said petition be contin-
ued to said term. Test. - ‘A ..
g = 2 —* Two. '1‘. llinatvm. Clerk.‘
A true copy.-,certifie<,l by
v ‘r
';W.H1’L‘Ii.‘-..:LE&1-D.~:--. ;
W. C. Srnszr.
3
’ii"~.l5=(D':bK.F1.GS.._ N_0- I and--Extra .Lead,;:f'or sale
if I '
6__w49 __ , , Tritro. T. Mi-:itwm.'C.lerk.
SUG.-tIi.:,’LQAlf’S’I‘0VEv1?3t5Pll 1-ti.-. for
L sale cheap. Enquire at this office.
r
VVlicn forests chant their dying mass:
Like frosty gems in winter's rfiorn,
Its pleasures dazzle. and are gone.
Love not the world! To earth it binds
The goJlike soul that in thee lives,
Till its keen sense all lost.it finds
No pleasure where the Spirit gives
Its holy teachings. and no thrill
Awakcs with Trutb’s small voice and still.
Love not the world! Oh! rather turn
From its false charms away, and gaze
Upon celestial beauty; lenru
At \Visdom’s slititie, and trend hcr ways;
So shall thy path in peace be given.—-
Thy soul be nurtured well for heaven.
%—‘fi
MISCELLANY.
THE PET LEG.
I-‘ROM “CHARLES o'i\IAL1.i-zir.”
I was very fond of Polly I-I-aclrc-tt, and she
was of me. VVe used to take our little eve-
ning walks together through the coffee plan-
tatidn; very romzintic little strolls they were:
she in white muslin, with :1 blue sash and
blue slices; I in :1 flannel j:tt‘l{t:‘[ and trows-
crs, straw but and cravat; a Virginia cigar
as long as a walking stick in my m0nth,pufI-
ing and courting between times: then we’d
take :1 turn to the rt-firiiiig-house, and look
in at the big boilers, quiz the niggers, and
come back to 'I‘wiingberry Moss to sup-
per, where old I-Iackett, the father, sported, it
glorious table at eleven o’clock. Great feed-
ing‘ it was. You were always sure of a
preserved monkey, a backed land crab, or
some such delicacy. And-such Madeira! it
makes me dry to think ofit!
“ Talk of West India slavery indeed! It’s
the only land of liberty. ‘ There is nothing
to compare with the perfect free and easy,
devil may care kind ofa take yourself way
that every one has there. If itwould be any
peculiar comfort for you to sit in the saddle
of mutton, and put your legs in a soup tureen
at dinner, theretvculd be found ve_ry few to
object to it. There is no nonsense of any
kind about etiqu_ett_e. You eat, drink and
are merry, or if you prefer, are sad, justas
you please. You rnaywenr uniform, or you
may not; it's your own affair; and, conse-
quently, it may be imagined hotv insensibly
such privileges gain upon one, and. how
very reluctant we__becoi1ie ever to resign or
abandon thorn. ’ ' if ' .
“I was the man to appreciate it all. The
whole course‘ of proceeding seemed to have
been inveutr-d for my peculiar con vcnience. &
not it man in the island enjoyed a more lux-
urious existence‘ tlittn myself, not ;l<no'\viug-
all the while how dearly I was (Iestincd to pay
for my littlejcomforts., Among my plenary
after I dinner indulgencvs. I had
tractcd an inveterate habit of sitting ci‘oss-
legged, as I showed you. - Now, this was
become a perfect necessity of existence for
me. I could have dispensed .wit.l1 F-I’1.'~’B'S'€.
with my glass of port, my pickled niango.
my olive. ' my anchovy toast, my nutshell of
cu'racon, but not my favorite ' lounge. You
may_ smile;‘but ;I’ve read of arnan-who
could never danc‘e=‘except~~in the ‘room with’
an old brush. Now I’m‘ certain myste-
inach would not 'digest.if my -legs-were per-
pcndic_ular.*;I,dor’- mean, to defend the,tb_ing
The _attitti_de was not ,gr_aceful;.‘it-was not
= imposing; but it suited me-sotne, and __I' liked
it.
“From what I,ha've already rrientjioneil,
you may suppose that ‘VVe’st Iadiababits ex-
c_oii- .-
practice, which I indulged in every eve-iiiiig
of my life. VVeII. one dayOId Hzicltr.-ttjgave
us a blowout--—a dinner of two and twenty
souls; six days notice; turtle from St. Lucia,
guinea fowl, claret of the year fortyff and
Madeira at discretion. and all that. Very
well done the whole thing: nothing wrong,
nothing wanting. A5 for me, I was in
great fcatlier, Itook Polly in to dinner,
greatly to the discoinfittire of old Belson our
rnn_ior, who was inaking up in that quarter;
tcr, and had a very nice thing of ‘it in ino-
lasses and‘ni__a;gers. The papa prefertgd the
major. but Polly looked sweetly upon. me.
VVelI down we went, and really at most ex-
cellent ’lee;I't_ve-had. ‘NOW, I mustirnention
here, that Polly I1tl(I‘,_3. _Ii1.V0l'Itt3 Blenheim
sp.-iniel. the oldfcllotv dctcstedz it was zil-
tviiystripping up and snarling athim, for it
was except to herself, a beast of ratlier, vi-
cious incliriatioiis. With a true Janitlica
taste, it -was bet‘-pleasure to bring’; the ani-
mal altvays into the dinner room, where if
papa discovered hfrn, there was sure -to, be a
row. Servants sent to one direction to liupt
hint out; othci‘s.endeavoring to 'IlILIe.'IIII'ti.
and so on: in fuctia tremendous habbab al-
ways followed his introduction and accompa-
nied I. is exit, upon which occasions I invar-
ribly ‘exercised my gallantry by protecting
the beast, although I hated him like the de-
vil all the time.
“To return to our dinner. After two
mortal hours of. hard eating, the pace
began to slackcn, and, as evening closed in,
a sense of peaceful repose seemed to dcsccntl
upon our labors. Pastiles shed an arornutic
vapor through the room. The well iced
decanters went with measured pace along;
conversation subdued to the meridian of after
dinner COmf0l'l.,jttS_l. murmn red ; thejealousics
displayed upon the broad verandah, the or-
tinge tree in full blossom. slightly stirring
with the cool sea breeze.”
“And the piece of white muslin‘ beside
you. what of her .7”
"Looked twenty times more bewitching
than ever. lrVeIl, it was just the It0LtI‘,\\’II('n
opening the last two buttons of your white
waistcoat (reincmber we were in Jamaica.)
you stretch your legs to the full extent, throw
ercised but little control over my favorite been sitting with
for, you must know. shewas an only daugh-
so occupied was I with my jealous vigilance
Of the major, I was not aware ofthc faction-
til she Iierselfdiscovercd it.
_ . “ I need -not say how the following morn-
mg: b.roug'ht ‘with it every possible offer of
-ainetidc upon my part; anything from awrit-
ten apologyto a proposition to marry the la-
d._v,-I was ready for; and how the matter
might have cndcd‘ I know not; ‘for, in -the
middle-of the negotiations, we were ordered
off to Halifax, where, be assured, I abandon-
ed my attitude (1. to titrque, for rnany a long
day after.
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’ 'ri-in i>iL.uP.i.n.'
On a wintry night, in t.‘i.:it retiioteperiod
when t\latiIda. or Maud, tvns contending
with Stephen of Blois for the crown of,Eng-
jIitn(I,'7‘l faint tap was hgard at the door of a
iS:1XOI1 farnier. The wife oftlic farmer was
alone; but she ‘did not hesitate to give ad-
mission to the applicant, though the times
were troublesome, and the soldiers of Ste-
phen. (1l1.'tI‘It‘l‘f.'LI in the vicinity, were under-
stood to be engaged in some attack that night.
The stranger entered, habitcd like a pilgrim
bound for Palestine, or returning thence.
The dime offcred him such hospitality as
her house could afford; and though her eve
‘did not violate the reverent courtesy dueito
a painter, by gazing at him, yet her'cui'i'osi-
ty was lreerily excited, and, by stolen glan-
ces. she had soon taken an exact inventory
ofthr: person rind dress of her guest.
He was small for at man, witlibrunette
complexion, but of rcinai'li;iblj,' soft and del-
icate features. His voice and ltl.‘iI]tlE.’i' were
pcculiarly gt-nth-, and there was it raven
gloss ahoutthc ringlcts of his hair, that stole
out from the pilgrim hat, \\'IlItlII gov-c him it
feminine t.1ppE3I.tl‘ftDCL'. VVotnen are not easi-
Iy deceived by women. Men CITt‘tll. them,
forlove comes in to blind the l_vnx—eyt=d sn-
gacity ofthe sex. Not so with each other:
the wily mirror ofthe I‘l€£tl‘l suggests and
detects the artifices ofthcir kin-:l, whom they
always regard as spies and rivals. The
S..tXU‘-.1. wife, therefore, soon pen-:~iratc‘d the
disgtiisc ofthc sccming‘ pilgrim, and had no
difficulty in tnnking liar out to be a woman,
young, beautiful, and high brcd. The rit-
inor had come to her r-ars, that an attack was
to bc inade upon a convent in the vicinity,
your arm carelessly over the back of your
love? is’nt he a darling?’ ‘Zounds,’thought
Belson, with his bugwig and rougcd checks.
was seated on the other side of her.
“ What a dear old thing it is,’ said Pol-
l .
' ' VVorsc and worst-,’ said I; ‘ it must be
him.’
“‘I do so love his muzzy face.’
“ ‘It is him,’ said I throwing off a bum-
per and almost boiling over with passion at
the moment. ,
“ ‘I wish I could take one look at him,
said she, laying down her head as she spoke.
“ ‘ The major whispered something in her
ear, to which she replied—--
“ ‘O, I__dare not; papa’ will see me at
once} A 5
“ ‘ Don’t be aft‘aid, mad-.im, said I, fierce-
ly; ‘your f.lIII€I‘ perfectly approves of your
taistc.’
“ ‘Are; you sure of it,’ said she,giving me
such it I " I:-.‘ '
“ ‘I know it,’ said I struggling violenl_v
tvitli my iigitattioii.
" ‘The major leaned over, as if to touch
her hand beneath the cloth. I almost sprting
from my-chair when Polly, in her sweetest
accents, said-
“ ‘You must be patient, dear thing, or
you may be fonnlout, and then there will
be stich a piece of work. Though I’m sure
major, you would not betray me.’ The ma-
jtr smiles till be cracked the paint upon his
cheeks. ‘And I am sure that Mr. Mon-
son————’ ‘ ' "'”
“ ‘ You rnriy rely upon me,’ said 1, half
sneeringly. ’
" ‘ The major and I exchanged glances of
defiance, while Polly contitiied--——
“ ‘Now, come, don’t be restless. Y"ou
are very 'comforta.blc there. Isri’t be major?’
The major smiled again more graciously
than before. as he added--
“ ‘ tVI:iy I take :1-look .7’
“ ‘Just one peep then, no more.’ said she.
coquetishly; ‘ poor dear, V_Vowski is so tim-
id.’ ' I -
“ Scarcely had these words borne balm
and comfort to tI'ly»I'I€‘:1l‘I-—-fol‘ -I now knetv
that the dog, and not to my rival, were all
the flattering expressions applied.—-when a
slight scream from Polly, and a tremendous
oath from the iiiiijor, raised me from my
dream of ltappiness. « - ,
, “ ‘ Take you-rfcet down. sir. Mr. Mon-
son, how could.-you do so ?’.ci‘ied Polly.
“-‘--What, the devil, sir, do you mean ‘.1’
shouted the'major.- - 1: .
f‘ ‘ Oh! I- shalldie of shamefi sobbcd she.
- “‘I’ll shoot him like a riddle,’.'muttered_
old Bel._son.;— . T , I. - , ' , -.
‘.5--By th'is:timo-the whole table hndgot at
the story, andsuch ~peals of -laughter. min-
gled with ‘suggestions for my petjsonal inal-
treatn"i__ctit, I never be-”t't‘d. All my attempts
at explanation were in vain." was IIOLIISI-1
cited to, much less believed, and the ioldflco-'
Ion‘el ‘finished the scene by iordeniiigfi ‘title to_
my, quarters it"- avoice I shall never forget.
The whole roogn;be_i__rig,_at the tiinc I ‘made
fii'y:e'§it. ‘one .‘§cerie"of_ 'tu'mu' Itnous litug hter,
from one end ,‘to‘the other.“ Jzirnaica. after
this. became toohot ‘for me. The story was
1
chair, looking conteinplativcly towards the,
Felllltgt "ml \\‘0T_]d<ll'. \_\'1lIHf_l yourself. W0)’ 1t',the attack had been made, and that the strain-
is not all after dinner in this same :\\'Ol‘I(.I of.ger was one of the inmates who had escaped
otirs. Such, at least, were my reflections as,
I vdssj-'ItItt'ff(‘1tltty '-jlm'1ldf= Sf Sgittletirlte 653315103 ;.ir'i hér.brni.n, shebegan to put fishing ques-
an lt‘I\\-':tl' y ejncu ate a cat to .ney ,
and Barton. Just. at this moment I heard!
Polly’s voice gently whisper. ‘I5'“l he afthe fugitive was it neicc of the queen; that
4 her name was Blanch‘ and that she was be-
. 1‘ , 5 _ 3
1.1183 p’-ttjg Of _tt.‘t1_M1Sy SI‘-Gt tliropgh my,It‘0lI]E‘tI to EUS’.lCe St. Maui‘, a Norman
heart. ‘is it me major she means? for old knight, whose deeds of Vttlol‘ had filled the
jfrom the stout‘.
supposed to be friendly to Maud; and she
had no great difiiculty in corijecturiiig that
\Vi'.h these ideas floating
tions. and soon Iearnr:d that all her conjec-
tures were right. ‘She also ascertainetl that
tvondct‘-loving ear of the people of that day
with tI_eI_lg'I’tt.
\'Vh;it was notv“to be dine? The Saxon
dame conceive-d a strong iiitcrcst in behalf of
the ffI3ILIl;‘n, excited partly by her danger
and distress. Her I)u$I.):-‘tt]<I \\as a staunch
friend to Stephen, and was in fact a sort of
comrnissriry in his service, his duty being to
supply his table with such luxuries as the
gardcris and parks in the vicinity could pro-
ducc. Tlic lring’s castle was not far distant,
and the Saxon had frequent and familiar iti-
tercottise with the people in and about town.
He was therefore an-aclied to the king by
his ititeicst, and by his habits of thought and
‘ action.
To undertalre tohring hint into any scheme
of escape for Blanch, W;-IS out of the ques-
tion; ind-ee.l, it was not deemed safe to en-
trust hirn with the fact that she was in the
house. After carivnssing several plans. it
was decided thatthc two 'lcrnalcs should im-
mediately set out on foot, and C-ndeavor to
‘reach it vill ige at the tlistaiice ofscvt-n miles,
whcre it was known that EUS{:1C€ St. Maui‘
was posted with atroopgol about fifty horse.
Knowing that her husband was engaged in
the destruction of the convent, and wott‘.-d not
return till the next day, the dame locked her
house, and, with her general charge, set otit
on their difficult and perilous (‘lttL’1"')l‘ISe.
It was now midnight, and tho’ there were
several horsemen in the vicinit_v, there was
not :1 sound to be heard. It thcsilencc was
broken‘ at all, it was only by the gruff voice
ofa watch dog, or by the distant inurmcr
that came from the ruined cont't;nt, the fires
oftvhich still threw a ruddy t‘efI('cti0n upon
the sky. Their route, however lay in an op-
posite dircction, and gradu:iII_v these sounds,
as well as the fire-light died uway. They
plodded on by a winding country road, each
buried in their own reflections. Blanch
and his troops, on the one hand, and the hard-
ly less frightful alternative of throwing bet‘-
self upon her lover for protection, on the
other. The Saxon (lame was chiefly occu-
pied in devising answers to her husband, if
he should come home ht-fore her return.
\VhiIe they were thus pursuing their way
as"fztst as the rough, frozen ground would
permit, they heard the tramp of horses in
their re.-tr. The first idea was to fly; but
tvliither? They were now on an open plain
with not an object at hand, behind which
they could conceal themselves, Their only
be e was that the almer’s holy -character
\\’0IIJI(I insure protiiction. They therefore
went on, assuming its assured an air as pos-
sible, their limbs. however, triiinbling with
anxiety. In '11 fe.v, l'lIIl1lll:'S, the li1q;']seipcrjl_ii.
bout fift ' in number, C-H116! ti ' e ea‘ or
$0l‘lIet\'Ily:lt roughly 'addre-sscdpthe two travel-
l'ers;, and finding their answers vague and in-
co,liei'ent,,cEt"tiséd flierrtmbotjh to ho riiotinted
on _li"ors_£-baclr‘, and then r..ipidly"pursticd his
inhrch.’ ‘I I I I
3 f In abon_t,an’hour he reached a rtiincd cas-
tlc, airfd. the gatebeing imtne li-itely opened,
they all passed in. I . The soldiers took their
liorsesito the stables, and the two females
repeated on every side; for it seetncs, I had
were placed under the charge of a stout,
my foot on Polly’s lap; but
thought of her danger front King Stephen,
Number
g_ruff.woman‘,'w ho ‘ received -suridry careful
dii*ec_tions in a whisper =frorh the leader. In
obedience to the direction she had received.
the woman took them, through ,.-arjogs 61,.
score passages, to a remote _ro_orn in the cas-
tle,.and without saying a word, left them to
their reflections. ‘ . ’: ' '
Blanch and her guidé now began to con.
fer with each other, and put together the ob-
servations they had severally made. These,
however, amounted to it very little; for the
men were generally taciturri, and, ifthey
SPOIH‘. It was only in French, -which neither
ol thefemales understood. The conclusion
at which they arrived, however, was,"that
the troopsbelongcd to some Norman knight
in the service of Queen .\'Ia‘tilda,’ and that
they had been engaged that night with some
of Stcplic-n’s men, who had burnt the "con-
vent: and, finally, that they-bad takcntwo
or three Englishmen, among whom the?Sa‘x-
an dame strongly believed was her husband.
She insisted, that among the prisoners, who
were on horse-back, and who had been sta.
toned at a little distance from her in the
march, she could through the darkness, make
out the figure of the Soxon farmer; and
moreover, she declared she could easily de-
tect his voice, in the low murinurs tvbich
occasionally broke from his lips. ' '
While they were discussing these points.
heavy footsteps were heard in the passagc.and
the leader of the troop ‘entered the room__...
the hearts of both females beat violently as
they saw his features by the light ofthe torch
which he_ bore. His chin and upper lip
were entirclycoverecl with a harsh’ Mack
beard; and beneath his visor, which he still
‘-\_'0l't‘. his eyes seemed to shoot forth a pecu-
It.it'suspicious and svnistcr light. Ills form
short and mzissy, and bespoke a man of pro.
digious strength.—-He now sat down, and af-
ter taking a deliberate look at both Blanch
and her companion. fixed his eyes upon the
former, and spoke as follows:
‘So, this is some nitimrnery; the seeming
palnicr is but a lass after all. I dare say you
are a merry one. Pray, what can we do, in
our castle, for your diversion, and that of
your buxom friend .7’
‘ I must know first who and what you ‘are,’-
SttI(I Blanch. '
‘Indeed, who and what I am ? Is it come.
to this, that I must tell who and what I am .7
But no matter; you see what I am, and you,
will learn what I rim, in time. So, what
can I do for you’! I am your slave, and you
have but to command.’ '‘
‘ Take me to your master. Eustace St,
Mritiiz’
This reply of Blanch evidently discon-
certed_the soldier, and after a few further ob-
servations in a more respectftil tone, he left
the room. It was not long before he return-
cd; but another was with Iiitn. The firat
glance of Blanch told her it was St. Maui-
himself; but she moved not. The knight
entered the room, and, casting a hasty look
at the pilgrim, bent his eyes towards her
companion. I-Living looked upon her for an
instant, he turned to the soldier and said im-
pnti-'-nl_v, ‘Are you mocking rnc,M-aulever 7 I
am ill-inclined for jest. 1 bid you beware
ofsuch sport!’ ;
‘Nay. my lord,’ said Maulevet‘. ‘before
you run rric through the body, pray take
a look beneath the brim of that pilgrim’:
hat, and tell me ifthe eyes are not very like
‘.1 pair you have seen before.’—-
Eustace did as he was directed. At the
same time Blanch lifted her hat. St. Maui-
sprang to her, and she fell into her lover’:
arms. Her troubles were soon over, and she
then directed her attention to the situation of
the guide. The Saxon dame had judged
rightly; for bet‘ husband was reallya ri-
osner in the czisttle. She was perinitte to
take her own way in releasing bitn._ She
went to his room in the dungeon keep; and af-
ter upbraiding him for allowing himself to be
taken prisoner, she permitted him togo forth,
and take his horse. She then mounted be-
hind him, and they went forth, under the es-
cort of two horsemen, armed to the tectb.—-
'I‘he Saxon was strangely bewildered at all
this; and it was not till several years after.
that the shrewd wife consented to tell the
whole story. and give up the advantage she
lheld over her husband, by seeming to have
{sufficient power over an enemy, and that en-
leiny Eustriize St. Maui‘, to induce him to sut-
render so important a captive as the Saxon
lcommissary.-—To/lcen for 184].
I
u.\.,,-. .2‘.-,~..
A Case of Conscicnc'e.—-‘Friend Broad!
brim,’ said Zephaniah Straitlace tohis mas-‘v
ter, a rich Quaker, of the city of Brotherly
- 7 --- .
Love, ‘thou can st not eat of that leg of mut-
ttin at thy noon~tide meal to-day.” ‘Where-
fore not?’ asked the good Quaker. ‘Because
the dog that appertaineth to that son of Be.
~ Ital, whomjthe world call Lawyer Fpxcraft.
hath come into thy‘ p’-'1nIl‘j.' and stolen it——yea
and he hath eaten it. Beware friend Zeph-
aniah. of bearing false witness. against thy
neighbor. Art thou sure it was friend Fox-
craft’s domestic animal?’ ‘Yea, verily I saw
at with my ey'1e;s,arlt1dit\yas jg“-yer .FIqxci-‘al’t’;g
cg; even me em. ‘ on tv, at. evi
times Iiave we fallen l’. sigheil the harmless
secpztary as he wended I]lS.Way’lO his neigh-
bor s otfice. ‘Fri_en_d Gripus, , said he, V-I
want to ask thy_opinion.f ‘I am all attention
t‘t‘pIl8(.I the scribe. Layting down III! pen.
‘Supposing, friend boxcraft, that my dog
hast gone into my neighbor’s”pan,t1_"y,,and
stolen therefrom a leg of.mutton,..and_ I, __s_a)Y
himi alnd §otjjd‘1c):-ill fhirnh by ,name,,\vh;t
oug it to o . ay ort c mtitton--not ‘-
ing can be clearer.’ ‘Know thou.‘ friend
Foxcraft, illyvdqg, even the beast men'd_enom-
inate Pinch’em, bath stolen from in "pantry
ii leg of mutton, ofthe just value of our shil-
lings and sixpence. which _paid‘for it ,in‘_ the
market this morning;’, _fQ-.— tve,l_I;'_,th'e_n it _i‘_s
my opinion that I must for,',it ;’ and ,hay'-
ing done so. the worthy;’frietjid,tur_‘ned
part. ‘Terry "yet a little, ‘friend Broadbrim‘,
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