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DENTAL‘ No TICE.
OCT‘. A. HILL, thackfulforthe patronage
he has received in -his profession during
12 _months past, in Norwalk, hogs leave to in-
form the ‘public, that he still cun‘tinues_ a few
doors west ofthe Bridg'e,.in Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be‘ happy at any. time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Surgery. -
lucorruptiblc teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed. separated. ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
productive of so much mischief.
Rcfercnees.—Emcry Bissell, M. D.: .T. D.
M‘Lean, M. D.: Hon. Tliotnas B. Bttler;
Hon. Benjamin l.sa.acs. Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
Duct.
William
Howell Rodgers, Colchestcr, Ct.
VVittcr, M. D. VVilliamantic, Ct.
November '20, 1839. 1
Cab!-NET Fiifiiilillfif,
AND‘ CHAIRS.
HE subscriber continues to keep on hand
TO LE T.
subscriber‘
Raiding.‘ March. 18th 1841.
» ‘HE sore near Joseph Darling’s in Rc’t:ldin,¢_r.
Board fora single Person. or a Dwelling
House if required near by. Possession given im-
ttietliately Inquire of Joseplt Darling, or the
’.l‘ii\ioTuY Paitsoivs.
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POETRY.’
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BY SAMUEL woonwoitux.
ALMIGHTY God! ’tis right, 'tisjust,
3i19 That earthly frames should turn to dt
Store or '.‘iIcchauic.
known as I}cltlcn’s illill.
Barn and nboutooe acre of land.
D\vr—lliitg
wood land ailjoitiiiig.
casy—if good security can be given.
\Vilton. March, 20th 1841.
BY Order of the Cotiri of Probate
for the District of Norwalk, the sub-
,,,-h__€‘-1% scriber will sell at private Sale the
."“-5*-'41‘-*3‘ following (lescriberl properly belong- ,
ing to the Estate of Isaiah Griimiitau late of
Wilton, deceased, to wit—The Dwelling House,
Store and lot on wliicli they stand, containing
about one acre. situated about fiiur miles, from
Norwalk- on flip main road leading from Nor,-
W.’-tll\‘,_.l0 Daubury. art eligable situation for a
Also the Mill commonly ‘
House.
This prop-
eiIy_,is situated seven miles from Norwalk on
the main road-leadin,t1 in Danbury. an excellent
location fora Mill or any i\Iauul'ac’turing busi-
tgess where water power ‘is necessary. it being
on a largeanddiirable stream. This property
will be spld together, or the Mill seper-ate as
may best suit purchasers. also one double Car-
ding Machine standing in said Mill, Pit-ker, (See.
also one. third of a_Saw~mill situated in tlte
West \lVcods so called and about six acres of
Payments will be made
E RASTUS STU RGES, Executor.
But, ah ! forgive the wishful tear,
That would detain a spirit here.
Go, gentle babe, to realms of bliss,
The christening rod we humbly kiss:
Thy SaviQur“calls thee -home, my son
And let his holy will be done.
ON THE DEATH or AN 1NFAl‘
l sinus‘ of mortality are always indistinct in
' childhood, jandl soon fell asleep. In the
morningl hastened to my mother’s room.
A white napkin covered her face. I remov-
’ed it-—it was just as I feared. Her eyes
were closed; her check was cold and hard,
and only the lovely expression that always
rrsted upon her lips remained. In an
stant all the little faults for which she had so
often rcprovedme rushed into my mind. I
longed to tell her how good I .would always
be if she would remain with me. She was
buried; but my remembrance ofthe funeral
The earthly form. now icy cold,
But now, prepared by love divine,
A fairer, brighter form is thine." 3;
Thy carlltly parent loved thee well-V
So much that language failsiotell;
But ah! our love was weak and poor,
Here, _thou wast tenderly caress’d
Upon a fond. maternal breast;
But angel-nurses, forms oflove.
Shall now caress my babe above.
Thy little opetiiitg world ofthought;
But we the plcasin.r_r task resign
19if'
To guard our darling here frotn ill;
and situated near the centre ofsaid town.
bargain.
New Canaan. Nov. 23, 1840.
V.-‘ILUABLE’ FARM FOR SALE.
WILL be sold, and possession
given immediately, one of the most
valuable farms in the town of New
Canaan. in the county of Fairlield,
farm contains between forty and fifty acres of
meadow, plow and wood land, with a good or-
chard, and an elegant dwelling house, with out
‘buildings. and is one of the most elegant loca-
tions in New Canaan. Said farm and buildings
are in first rate repair, and will be sold at a great
Any person wishing to piircliasef
will call on the subscriber, living near the pretri-
ises,b_y whom an indisputable title will be given.
WM. DRUMMOND.
,Has sav’d from greater ills to come.
Then let us hush the rising sigh,
And bid affection’s tear‘ be dry;
Our child still lives-— his sorrows o’er,
The
There, shall thy sweet maternal kiss,
Increasc‘hisjoy-—enhance his bliss;
The father shall his son embrace.
Almighty God! ’Iis riglit, ’tisjust,
But, oh ! the sweet, transporting truth,
The soul shall bloom in endless youth.
2if VVHAT IS HOPE?
UPtSUAN'l‘
Probate forthe District of Norwalk,
the real and personal estate of
Abel TV/tilloc/c,
the benefit of his creditors.
iog to Danburv.
at his old sfaiirl. on the Daribtiry road, 5
mile riortlioftlic I3I'l’_l'_1_’(-P, a good assortrnent of
Cabinet ware, consisting ofl,’-itrcaus, from 7' dol-
la,-sto20, Mahogaiiy and Cherry tables. stands.
work tables, wash stands, French and comuion .
bedsteads, 65.. éxtc.
‘ Also a large assortment of Chairs,
Maple. Fancy, \Vindsor and Kitch-
en; Boston Rockers, &.c. which he
will sell as cheap as any other shop
in Fairfield county. '
Evi-:aT Q_UL\"t‘ARD.
Norwalk, Feb 21. 1841. N 1:
CABINET FURNITURE.
JAJIES A. TI-NDALL
would respectfully inform the 1
inhabitants ofNorwalk. and its
vicinity, that he has recently
opened a CA BlNE'F \V.-IRIS
RO()M a few doors nortli_of
J. I—Iooker’s market, where he
intends to keep on hand a general assortment
ofFUR.NI'l‘URE. manufactured of the best
m tterials,andin the most modern style, which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
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mention.
for ’sctiletneut.
\Vilton. April 1841:-
to an order of the Court of
be sold at Auction, to the highest bidder, on the
15th day of instant April, at 12 o'clock, M., all Its teiidrils gaily twining:
of \Vilton, in said District, assigned in trust for_
Said property cou-
s;sts of about 50 rods of-ground with a store
standing thereon. situated about 4 miles from
the village of Norwalk. on the main roa't'l lead-
Also, Teas. Sugars, Dry '
Goods, worneu’s and men's Shoes, Boots, a
quantity of wo:r.cn’s fitted uppers, Calf Skins,
Sole Leather, Morocco Skins, Findings. and a
great variety of other articles, loo nuinerotts to
Sale to take place on the preiniscs.
Ext.-ts.'i'Us STURGES, Trustee.
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The floweret in its brightest bloom,
The blue sky on it-shining,
Filling the air with sweet perfume.
will
Such,-——such is hope.
The flowerel fallen from its stem,
Its leaves all scatter'd round,
Its beauty and its bloom with th_em
Storm-strickeri to the ground:
Such,—such is hope.
The sea,—the deep, the dark blue sea,
No breeze its mirror breaking,
Across whose waters noiselessly,
The -bark its course is taking:
Stich,——zzucli is hope.
The see, its waves in fury lashing
‘ HE Court of Probate for the District of
limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof, -for the creditors to
the estate of
T
Norwalk,
lialli
John G 9'umma,72,.
late nf\Vllton, deceased, to exhibit their claims
Those ‘who neglect to present
their accounts, properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate, are requested to make
inmediate payment to
. HIRAM GHUMMAN,
Si«;Tii GRL‘i\'IMAl\',
VVilton. April 6. I841.
l'l='i'il~IE Court of Probate for the District of
\Vestport, hath limiterbaml allowed six
inouthsfroin the date hereof, for the creditors to
he estate of
Isaac Arlams,
é Administrators.
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Its billows deep and dark,—-
O'er its black waves the lightning flashing
\Vhile onward sweeps the bark:
Such,—such is hope.
The sky,-—tbe star-bespangled sky,—
Its pure and solemn beauty, ‘
Inspiring ilioughtsof Him on high,
And calling us to du'y:
Such,—such is hope.
The sky. its face with fury clouded,
The'lightning flashing o’cr it,
i2]. All vanishing before it:
Such,——-such is hope.
Ycs; such is lriope! The lovely fliwer,
The blue sea, azure sky.
All,——all may fade within an hour,-
All mock us as they fly:
N.,,,wa}k_ AP,“ 27., 18,0. ‘ 25 late of \Vcstport,deccased, to exhibit tlieirclaims And Such is ,,0,,e_
W lor scttlcment. Tlzose who neglect to present -- ' ,_
FA III I L I.’ G R 0 (2 E R Y. their accounts properly attcsted,within said time, B”, were ;S hope beyomj me mm‘).
,_. _, , THE subscriber would inform his
‘ '""““",_ friends, and the publicgenerally,that
%l he keeps constantly on hand, at the
Wllltll store3 doors north ofthe mtll.a good
a ssortunent ofthe best of FA LVIILY GROCE-
RIES,wliicli he will sell on the most reasonable
terms: In his assortment may be f"‘”‘d “"3
following articles: Loaf. Wltlle and b”""” Ha‘
vana, Si. Croix, Porto Rico, and,_New Orleans
Sugar; St. Croiz, Porto Rico, New Orleans.
and‘ sugar-house Molasses; hyson, young lt_vstin,
souchong and pouchong Teas; old Java. l.agut-
ta. Cuba, and Porto Rico Coffee; wheat Z1l’l(I
rye Flour; Corn Meal, Pilot Breads Soda bl5'
cuit, butter and sugar crackers, rice. P0-'l< fwd
beef hams, mess and prime pork, dry and pick-
led cod, mackerel, lierrings, sounds and tongues,
butter. cheese, lard, soap, sperm and. lallow
candles, salt, starch, indigo, pepper, pimentoi
nutmegs. cinnamon, cloves, mace, citron,’ gin-
ger, dried.currants, raisins, pea nuts, a_lm0l1tlS.
filberts, brazil nuts. figs, prunes, tarnarinds, or-
anges, lemons, honey. PBPPEV Sauces SW90‘ ml»
pot and pearl ashes, saleratus, cut and plug to-
bacco, snuff, segars, shoe brtislies,scriibbing do.,
brooms, wrapping and wri_t.nr__: paper, water
pails. ‘sand, and alfother articles usually found
in a grocery establishment.
Norwalk. .M_a_v. 1840.
7' Cheap Groceries.
I-IYSON, Young Hyson, Hyson ,
Skin’, Souchong and Pouchoog ’Pt‘EI§;
New Orleans St Croix, brown Ila-
, Vanna, Loaf and crushed Sugars;
Mo|a§5e ; Java Laguira and Cuba Coffee;
Flour, Butter, Cheese, Lard, Rice, Maclierc-l,
shad, Codfisii, Pork and other articles generally
,, l
found in a grocerv store, which will be sold low 1
low [-0, cash by '1‘. L. &'.J. R. Pl-JCK.
()i.t.«,vVe|l, Apll. 1841.
up.
will be dr.-barred a recovery.
i(lt:lllf.’(l to said estate, are requested to make im-
mediate payment to
CimitLi:s ADAMS, Administrator.
3t*21
Carpetin,t_r.
GOULD D. JENNINGS.
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All persons
VVestport, April 5. 1841.
m‘ Unchanging and enduring,
\Vhcre flowers of deathless beauty bloom,
With no vain charms alluring:
Such be My hope!
fjarpct Eéoorrts,
432 Pearl at, N. Y.
A. & E. S. HIGGINS.
i\IPOPt'I'EI’tS, l\Iai'iufacturcrs and whole
sale and retail Dealers, in Carpetings,
Cloths. &;c. have always on hand, Royal \Vil-
ton, Brussels, Three Ply. Double Super, Super-
fine, Fine Ingrain. Venetian Hall and Stair
Table and Piano Covers. Turkey,
Tufted, Brussels and \Vil_lou' Hearth Rugs,
Droggets Baizes, Mailings, Round, oval and
Flat Stair Rods, &c. &:c.
Also, an assortment 0fEnglish and American
Floor Oil Clotli.from 210 2-1 feet wide.
The citizens of Norwalk and its vicinity in
want ofany article in the Carpet line, will here
find inducements, such as cheapness, large and
v-arious assortmenis, which are found in but few
establfslimentsofthe kind.
New York. Sept. 22d. I34-0.
GIVE US A 'II1’IAL.
ice and on reasonable terms.
FEl".GUSON & DAVENPORT.
N. B. Sashes of all kinds ready made.and
for sale at their shop a few rods north ‘of John
A. \/Vecd’s store.
N’Hl"»V'?lll\'.’FF.l)- I. ISM.
lasses in Bbls for sale by
W . C. SAMMIS.
March. 22d 1841
‘HE subscribers would respectfully give no-
tice to the inltabitants of Norwalk and its
vicinity, that they have entered itito Copartner-
ship, and that they are ready to dispatch all
kinds ofCarpenter and Joiner work at short no-
’ lImI2
OLASSES—A quantity of Superior mo-
MISCELLANY.
\Vas, framed in beauty’s fairest monk;
Fain would parental love have taught 3
To Heavenly ‘schools. and books divine,’C0lll(l 001. “'0"ld "01 (I0 it-
"I‘waa all our thoughts and wishes still
But that great God who ca|l’d thee hoi
\Vhere we shall meet to part no more,
The moon, the stars. in blackness shrouded,
is indistinct. I only retain the impressions
which her precepts and example left upon
my mind. I was a passionate, headstrong
boy; but I never yielded to this turn of my
disposition, witlioutfancying I s.iw her mild
earful eye fixed upon me, just as she used to
n life. And then, when I succeeded in
T10’ IIe‘”-’c"l3/ P‘"""”‘ l°"e5 ‘bee "’°r°' Ivet'comirig it, her sweet suiile of approba-
ion beamed upon me, and l was happy,
_Vly whole character underweuta change,
lven from the niomentof her death. Her
fpirit was forever with me, strengthening
iiy good resolutions, and ‘weakening my
» propensity to do evil. I felt that it would,
‘grieve her gentle spirit to see me err, and I
I was the child
ofher affection}; Iknew she had prayed and
wept over me-, and that even on the thresh-
lhold of eternity, her affection for me had
’l‘paused her gentle spirit to linger, that she
might pray for me once more. I resolved
_‘o become all that she could desire. This
l,esolution I have never forgotten. It help-
‘ifd me to subdue the waywarduess ofchild-
iootl, protcct me through the temptations of
jtouth, and will comfort and support me
ihrough the busier scenes of manhood.
'‘ I - . ' . . . .
’ mm’ "”°”gn red‘e”"”g ’°Ve am’ gracjwliatevet‘ there is ll’l'~lt is estimable in my
fjlzharzicter, I owe to the impressions of good-
)‘: . I
guess made upon my infant mind by the exem-
Thill eimlllb’ frames Sll0Ultl turn lttdI1S|;ifplai'v conduct and f:.iithful« instructions of my
‘(excellent mother.—Pa,rent’s Illagazine.
_ EARLY MARRIAGES.
What will the ladies say to the following
5;rr-uiat'lis of Dr. Jztiries Johnson in his ‘Ecu-
i',homy of Health Cl’ _
K The 'most proper age for cnteringtbe ho-
ly bands of ‘matrimony has been discussed,
but never settled. I am entitled to iuy opin-
"lon; -and although I cannot here give the
irotinrls on which it rests, the reader may
”‘~ilce it for granted that I could adducc, were
his the proper place, a 5__r_reat number of
‘fveighty reasons both mOl'._-(ll and physical,
‘or the dogma. I am about to propo und. The
’ axim, then, which I would inculcate, is
this : that rnatritiionyshould not be contract-
Id before the first year of the Fourth Septen-
..l’tiad._ on the part of females; and not before
{the last year of the same in the case of males;
"in other words, the female should be at least
22, and the male 28 years old.
That there should be 7 years difference
between the ages of the sexes, at whatever
period of life the solemn contract is entered
upon, need not be urged, as it is universally
admitted. There is a difference of seven
years, not in theactual duration oflife in
the two sexes, but in the stamina of the con-
stitution, the symmetry of the form, and the
lineaments ofthe face. The wear and tear
of bringing up a family might alone account
for this inequality; but there are other causes
inherent in the constitution, and independent
of matrimony or celibacy. _
In respect to early marriage, as far as it
concerns the softer sex, I have to observe
that, for every year at which the hyniencal
knot is tied below the age of 21, there will
be, on an average, three years of premature
decay of the corporeal fabric, and a consider‘-
9
,l man existence. It is in vain to point out
‘ll instances that seem to nullify this calcula-
‘-, tion. There will be individual exceptions
to all general rules. The above will be a
fair average estimate.
On the moral consequences of too early
marriages, it is not my intention to dilate -;
died ; but her image is as distinct to my
on collection, now that twelve years have-cla
soft and cheerful wlien she praised me; a
_it, that always went to my l-ittle heart. A
then she was so kind,. so patient; metbii:
ness, and hear her repeat: “My child -li
ly, that Ithought she must be well.
then she sometimes spoke of dying, a
pressed me to her bosom, and told rue ‘
he would have no one else to love.’
and I tried to’ be very quiet.
1,, But I could not—-I stole into the room, a
IL Y GR 0 can 11-: s.
‘ ‘ JUS'1‘ RECEIYED.
THE Subscriber has on hand an
'- extensive assortment of choice Gro-
* ceries for l'aniilies.-‘Which ‘Vere PW‘
he.loweS‘ cast, prices. Which enables
him to compete with any other t;.“Sl.al)llS!il/l’l'))t’..]t]l.
and to sell his goods very cheap or real _ l ' Y-
Old customers as well as tlie.l’”l”’° §_e""”’.”3.'°
will find it to their advantage to drolt '” 5‘“‘*l,.Y
themselves. ‘ Enwm L0CK\V00;6' .
Norwalk, May 27, 1840.
5
25 BLLS.'Ncw
1-‘ all cases.
For sale by
NEVV CROP JTIOLASSES.
Old \Vell. March 23.841.
TH I4’. TRUE AND GENUINE
IIAYS LINAIVIENT,
, Certain Cure for the Piles, warranted in
All who deal in it are author-
ised to return the money to any one who shall
fall of being cured af.er giving it a fair trial--—
E. 65 W. E. BISSELL, Agents.
Crop, for sale very low by
T. L. & J.-R. PECK.
“Mother, mother, won’t you kiss me .7”
her arm around me. laid my head upon
bosom and one hand-upon my check, I fe
father carried me from the room, he cot
not speak.
a long while thinking. I feared mv niotit
would indeed die, for her cheek feft as
is ,
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ed, as it was at the time ofher death. I .e
member her as a pale, beautiful, gentle Ic-
ing, with a sweet smile, and a voicethat on
when I erred, for I was a wild, tboughtl;-s*
child, there was a trembling mildness about
I can now see her large blue eyes moist with‘
sorrow, because of my childless wavwatd.
lw
can you grieve me so ’.3” I recollcct she fad
for a long time been pale and feeble, aid
45 that sometime there would be a bright sjot
on her check, which made her look so love"
But
be good when she was’ gone, and to. love my
father a great deal, and be kind to him for
I I31
collect she was very. sick all day, and
little hobby horse and whip were laid asitlef
I did not “Man still is man, and those who boldly dare,
herfor the whole day, and it seemed vet,
long. At nighttbey told me mother was til),
sick to kiss me, as she always used to do
fore I- went to bed, and I must go without l.
laying my lips close to hers whisperel,
cold shuddering creep all over me. lv
After they put me in bed I by
as my little sister’s‘did when she died, nd
they laid her in the ground. But the implos-
I COUICI ildf.lUCe many SIIOflg argu-
‘I was but 5 years old when my mother
merits against, and very few in favor of the
Rh practice. It has been said that ‘m-.itrimouy
‘ "array have miseries, but celibacy has no
l’S"pleasures.’ As far as too early" marriage
's concerned, the adage should run thus.-—
‘marriage must have miseries, though celib-
acy '/nay have no pleasures.’
The choice of a wife, or a husband, is rath-
er foreign to my subject, and has occupied
much abler pens than mine, to little advan-
tage : my own opinion is, that, were the
whole of the adult population registered as
lthey come of age, and each person, male and
female, drew a name out of the um, and thus
rendered matrimony a complete lottery, thr-
jsums total of happiness, misery, or content,
-‘would be nearly, if not exactly, the same as
upon the principle of selection. This, at first
sight, will appear a most singular proposition;
butthe closer we examine it, the less extrava-
gant it will be found.
nd
nd
ks
Lid
itc
The stars that guide the wanderer right,
Are virtue fair, and honor bright.
Be temperate, stearly,just and kind,-
Then Push, and fortune you shall find.
"PUSH.”
Shall triumph o'er the sons ofcold despair,”
Riding. the other day in a stage coach, with
an Irish gentleman, we became quite’ socia-
ble, and he gaverne this account of his life :
;d TVhen twenty years of age, I was at school
learning surveying and navigation‘. ‘And
do you mean to travel .7’ said my master.--
we were then in Dungannon, county of ‘Ty-
rone, Ireland. ‘America,’ replied he, ‘is a
_ growing country-—-go, John, and behave
ld yourself as becomes a true Irishman, and
you may eat white bread in your old age. and
er, ‘lrink good sherry.’ At a little more than
ltl "21, I sailed from Cork _in the good ship
Queen Dido, and landed in 57 days at New
Castile. I hied my way up to the city in :1
her lips were very cold; and when she El ‘What think you of America?’ said I; for
r
5 able abbreviation of the usual range of hu_-_~
—_
trice, and wanderd through the streets a
stranger for two days, when on the third day,
who should I happen to meet but Ni-d Mc-
Closky, an old townsman. ‘By gracious I’
said be, if this isu’t otir old friend John Varn-
haml TVhcn did you come .7 In wbatship,
honey ! How were they all at home? I-Vhy
your checks look as red as a potatoe, mun.
You’ll grow _ white in this country; but
(runiiing on without waiting for an answer)
what’s your motto .7’ ‘What's my motto .7’
‘inquired 1; “IVl1at’s that ‘Asher: bit of
sentence to direct your life—-you’ll have to
take one. ‘See,’ continued he. touching a
flask of whiskey which he carried-—-‘A
short life and merry one, that's.-my motto.—
Good by. John, l‘ll see you again,’ and away
he flew, halfseas over, bound fora short life,.
me thought. whether for a merry or a sad brie
was a matter ofdoubt.
‘Going up‘ Chesnut street—thinks I does
every man take a motto on setting out in
life? \Vh-at shall Ichose '.l A motto? Let me
see—-when upon an inner doorin large let-
ters——P US I-I. ‘That shall be my motto,’
said I ; and on one impulse of the moment
my right hand was on the door, my foot over
the threshold, I found myselfin the middle of
an office of some sort. After pausing a mo-
ment, a genteel man stepped up and inquircd
my business. " To tell the honest truth.’ said
I, ‘ none special with any one mortal man in
particular, but I am an Irish lad, a perfect
stranger, just come to America to seek my
fortune.’ ‘ Have you money,’ said the gen-
tleman. ‘ Nothing but five qtiinezis, the gift
of my angel mother,’ said I; ‘common
learning, Irish horror, and a heart to be
gratcful to any one who will ptit me in a
way to be useful.’ ‘ \\'hy.’ said the man,
srniling,‘I like your frankness, and really
will venture to trust something to that face.
You can write .7 ‘very well, then copy that
paper.’ Idid so; and found myself in a
snug berth, with plenty to do for an indus-
trious man. plenty to eat and drink for a
tenipcime man, and satisfiictory compensa-
tion for a rt-asonublc man.
My employer was a scrivener, and some-
tirncs dealt in the purchase of real estate on
speculation. I-Tearing him delibei'ating,r one
day, doiibtfully about a purchase, ‘Push,’
whispercd my good gcniiis. ‘It cannot fail,
‘sir,’ said I, ‘and if I might be permitted, 1
would gladly take half the bargain.’ ‘On
your luck and jurlgiuent, John, we"ll ven-
ture.’ ‘We bought the property, aided by a
loan, and in ninety days realized a thousand
poupds. I was itvoand twenty, the bloom
of my check had the freshness of youth and
health; a fit or two of thresmall pox did not
mar my gootLlool:s—-i‘ny_hair twisted about
my f’Ol‘L‘lle2|(I’ in clusters of curls, which,
though‘ I seemed careless about them, were
matters of some little vanity, and I did not
like to part with them ; -my skin under my
sleeves was white as snow; and, except that
I was a little bow-kneed,you would not find
a properer person in a summer’s day. Did
you ever lrnotv an Irishman that had not a
a wartn hcart towards the lidies .7’ ‘ Not
often,’ Said I. ‘ My good fortune.’ continued‘
he, ‘ in several bargains began to be rumored
around, and as I went constantly to church
with my m..1stcr,- several damsels looked
kindly on me. One morning especially, by
the daughter of a wealthy and respectable
merchant over the way, and her brow it
seemed to me relaxed from the prudish se-
verity of an heiress, when her eye met mine.
Pusir, said my good genius. ‘And blessings
on you, my sweet damsel,‘ said I, half whis-
poring, as I took an opportunity to pass by
her side, half a square on her way home
from fTl(‘t.‘Ilf1g' one afternoon. ‘ And church_
is doubly pleasant when you and the like of
you attend morning and evening; no offence
in saying so, I hope, my charming latly.’—
angrily. ‘Push,’ said my good genius, for
my heart faltcrcd a little. ‘Who else but
your bonny self, miss,’ continued I, ‘for that
speaking eye and telltale lip say that it is
your mother's daughter who has a kind
heart and gentle affection, and’ , Fie,
Mr. Varnbam,’ said she, for it seems sht-
knew my name, ‘I am sorry ifthere is any
thing in my countenance so communicative
as to warrant a stranger, to addrcss me-in
such a manner, and in such a place. No
young lady should listen to that sort of ad-
dress, certainly, without a mothei’s leave.---
And me thought she had lingered instead of
thing to reply. Push, said my genius. ‘In Ire-
land", dearest,’ said I, ‘our fathers often make
love going home front church, and if you
would give me leave to ask your mother’sap~
probation,-L-’ here 1 stammered in spite
of mv motto. ‘O, as to that,’ said the smiling
girl,"you may ask my mother whatever you
please.’
The same evening, retprning from bathing
in the Delaware, for the day had been sul-
try, a sudden bustle 5. cry ofdistressfirrested
my attention, in, at that hour, an unfrcquent-
ed place. The cry of a fellow man in trouble
is always, you know, a command to ‘Push.’
My cane was my sbellelah; one villain reeled
in an instant with a broken head, and the
other, though twice my size, sunk beneath
an arm that was nerved by humanity and
duty. Assistance was soon gathered,.and
on placing my prisoner in the hands of an
officer who should lie bleeding before me but
the honored father of ’ ‘Heb, your
sweetheart, thepretty damsel you had half
courted coming home from meeting?’ ‘The
very same, I took hint home, where he intro-
duced ine as the saviour of his life from rob-‘
bcrs and murderers. In a la-sstime than asbip
could sail to Cork atid home again,I was ju-
nior partner iu the wholesale store, and the
loveliest girl that has lived for a thousand
vears blessed me with her heart and hand.——
'I‘ha_nk God, I have been prosperous in my
basket and store. Our children are a bles-
quickening her pace, to hear if I had any I
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to their country, and we have enough for
them c.—. ourselves, 56 sorneu hat for the 1,, 0;‘:
SAM SLICK.
Yes, Squire, he continued, it is a great ad-
vantage that we possess in manners. It en-i
ables us to visit the log huts ofthe down east.
settlers, and the palace of the nobles, or the
free and easy farms, to peddle in one, and do
first chop on the other- I rather pride my-
sielfon my manners, for I have seen more of
the world than most men. That, you see
has provided me with small talk for the wo-
men, and you might as well be without small
change in tradin, as small talk in cotirtin’ the
galls. There is nothin’ a’most: pleases wo-
menkind like hearin’ men talk glib tovthem,
unless it be the sound of their own tongues.
Then I larnt psalinody to singing school,
and havin’ naturally _a good voice, and can
do the base to the nincs, and can sing com-
plete. Beautiful tuucs 0’ them meetin’ house
ones are too. There is old Russia, now
that’s one you never get tired of, and Wash-
ington’s march is another, and so is Jim
Crow Zionised. Lookin, on the same music
book with the ladies, bring heads together,
and if you don’t put your hands on their
shoulders ortheir waists you can’t s. e straight
or stand steady to read. Many a match has
been made afore now, in the night singin’
schools. There is where I got my first les-
son in manners, though father was always
preaching manners to me too. Father vou
know, was one of the heroes ofBunker’s bill.
He was a sargant at that glorious battle, and
afterwards rose in Slicksville to be kurncl
in the militia. He had quite a military
about him, had the old tnau, and was as
straight as a poker at seventy, and carried
his head _as erect as the cap ofa gate post.
He always used to say. march,—halt,—
right wheel,-——left wheel,—quick step, and
so on, to his bosses, to the last. He used to
say you could always tell a military man by
his walk, his talk and his manners. In his
walk he was state-ly,forIt looked here like; in
his talkphe swore a few, for it was the way
ofthe camp; and in his manners he was it
humble servant to the ladies, and haughty to
the men, because one you fought for, and
the other you fought with. Poor old man,
he was always a dingin” this lesson in my
ears. Always look up, Sam; look'up in
manners, and look up in politics. In man'-
ncrs, said he, a man that looks down ain’t
safe at all. It’s a sure sign of roguery and
treachery. Such a critur will either lie,
cheat, steal, or do some bad thing or another
you may depend. Never -trust a man that
don’t hold up and look you in the face; sue,
a critter knows his heart is bad, and is
afecrd you shoultlsce it through them are
winders, his eyes. Have notbin’ to do with
him on no account.
THE RISING GENERATION.
TVe once ‘visited’ a country school in
Pumpkinville, kept by a Mr. Obadiah Snooks
between a clump of alder bushes and a noted
frog pond. The object of our visit was, of
course, to see what progress the ‘rising gen-
eration’ was making in the want of lll.el‘11:
turn and science; and we can assure the
reader that we came away highly gratified,
and much more amuscti. _
Having seated our dignified sclfin the
master’s arm chair, we threw one leg over
and waited for the first exhibition.
‘Filth class take their places to road,’ was
the grand signal for an attack on our gravi-
ty; at which command, out scarnpcred into
thegmiddle of the floor an interesting look-
ing lot of urchins, trul_v——unwashed, unshod,
unshorn and uncombed was the general as-
pect. After they had writhed, twisted and
squirmed through the reading of the mono-
syllables, came on the spelling. Tim Tit-
‘Mes Slf» refilled Shea "03 "CW lnvlflngly “Orr mouse, whose tow and frock and check a-
promornamented the foot of the class, was a
‘bruiser’ r-.t spelling. W'itncss his efforts.
‘ Timothy, spell /roam.’ _
‘ H, o, c, x, ax—/roe-axe.’ _ "
‘ The next, &c. '
‘ Toe the tnark, Timothy, and spell goal.
‘G. 0, go, i, it—go it.’
Next came a class in parsing.
(Master reads) ‘Boys are less studious
than girls, Ichabod parse boys.’
‘ Boys is.an indefinite article-imperative
mood, singular tense, objcctive case, and a-
grees with girls.’
‘Give your role.’ '
‘Conjunctions always connect sexes and
all kinds of genders.’
We sat as composcdl y as a keg of oysters
all the while they were committing, an as
sault and battery upon poor Lindlcy, Mur-
ray, and never uttered a word infhis defence.
° Class in Geography,’ was the next move.
‘What are the chief productions of Con-
necticut '3’ _
‘ Onions, red flannel sassengers and wood-
en clocks.’ cried a furzy-faced goslin from
a back seat. '
tracks; but Mr. Snooks said he should like
to have us hear his first class read—and so
we halted. A chapter in the New Testa-
ment was selected—and all wenton smooth-
ly and eloquently till one Johnny Raw came’
to a certain verse which be rendered thus-—
‘He saw Abraham afar off and Leather-ea1‘s
in Boston.’ -
We grabbed our hat, and shot out of the
school house like a streak; and have ever
since kept clear of those places where they
teach young ideas how to shoot so outrage.‘
ously. -‘
“Is Jon than Dumpy here Cl” asked a raw
country fellow, bolting into a city printing
office. “I dont know such a man,” replied
the foreman. “Don’t you know him ‘I "ex-
claimed Ionotban "he courted my sister I”
An Irish _Bull.—“ I wish,” said a son of
Erin, I could find the place where men don’t
sing to us, as.I hope they will be an honor
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die, that I might go andiend my days there.”
the other, looked as serious as a psalru book .
I-Ve then began to think about making’
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