5 I .'-For one square, or 16 lines. 3 weeks, 31 00 "M‘Lcan, M. D-3 H0"- ‘—__$ E-.2: ajivo _DOLLARS PER A N N UM, P.A.9Y‘7a’B LE’, i'N"‘ A D VANCE ‘L 41.} oration‘ WEST ,',SI'DE THE 'B'R,'IDGE—'O'VER I-_1Q'.YT’s_ "s-1+0'1,’.;j_' 1 Volume XXIV. NoiaWALK, CT. wEn:tiEsi)AY, DECEMBER 1, 1341. Nnerllf ..'~I_“FIE vi NORWALK , GAZETTE is PUBLISHED ’' nvriiiir WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY James Reed, Jr. . TERMS or SUBSCRIPTUN. Village and Mail Subscribers 332 per acnum, ‘payable -in acl~van'ce.‘ ‘ Subscribers who live out ofthe Carrier’srlistrict and call atthe Oliice fortheirpapers, $1 50 _ in advance -at the end ofthe year. $73 00 Companies of six. or more, receiving their pa- pers by mail,$I 50, payable in advance. RATES OF ADVAERTISING. 18; Each following insertion, -~Exe'cutor's and Adtninistrator’s Notices, 1 U0 »=Cmriinissioner’s notices, ' ~ 1 25 Guardians‘ Notices,and Notices of Divorce, by the square. Yearly ad vertiseis, one square, $10 per annum, payable quarterly in advance. The priv- ilege ofyearly advertisersis limitedtothcir own immediate business. All casual advertisements sent to this Office must, to insure insertion, be accotnpanied by the cash._ - * Job Printing, -01-‘ ALL’ KINDS, MEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE. .1),EN'I’A,L NOTICE. 0-‘3T.A. HlLL,thankfulfortlie patronage D be has received in his profession during 12 m,-mrhs past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in- form tne public, that he still continues a_ few doors westofthc Bridge, in Burri_i.ll’s Buildings, where he will be happy at any time to see his friends, and answer all their calls in Dental Surgery. . Incorruptiblc teeth inserted from one to a “it set. Also, teeth cleansed._separated,ex- tmcrg-_(l, &c., and alltliose diseases ofthe teeth attended to, Wl'llCll,if suffered to continue, are productive of so much mischief. Rcfcrences.—-Emery Bissell, _M. D.; J. D. Thomas 8. Butler; Nehemiah I-Inn, Benjamin Isaacs, Norwalk. Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsforrl. M. D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. _Doct. 110-,w,.|| Rodgers, Colchestcr, Ct. V’Villiam Witter, M. D. VVilliamantic,Ct. Novemltef 20, ' 1 CABINET FURNITURE. JAMES A. TINDALL would respectfully inform the inhaliiiants ofNorwalk and its vicinity. that he has recently npencd a CABINET \VARE RO()'.VI I: few doors north of -1-. ‘ l_, _ J. H-.ioker’s market, where he 'int=n~.ls to keep on hand a general assortment ofFUR.N['l‘UR.E. manufactured of the best .in iterials, audit‘: the most modern style, which he will sell on reasonable terms. ‘ N...-V.-air. April’27. 1340. 25 .. ______ . ‘ . Cabinet It ui°nitt1i°c. NETV ESTABLISHMENT .vr=-. THE subscriber having taken the _, shop of W.A. Barlow. a few rods east 1 " of the Bri-lgeuwishcs to call the at- I " tentiou oftbepublic to his establish- "! 5' inent where he intends keeping a general a.-ssortment of articlesin his linc—s.uch iis Bureaus. l\’I:_iliogony and Cherry Tables. siands, \Vork Fables and \'Vashstauds, French and common Bedsteils. dcc. Also. a large assortment of Chairs. Maple. Fancy Winsor,& Kitchen, Boston Rockers. dcc. which he will endeavor to sell as cheap as any one in the trade. Prompt personal attention will at all times be paid to repairing and jobbing. J. P. WRIGHT. Nnrwalk, April 9, 134i. 22 .6. ‘V. Raymond, Merchant Tailor, AVING taken a store in the.soiith part of Olmsted’s Building, east side ofthe Bridge, is ,-early to give attention to all orders in his line at short notice, on favorable terms, and r 4'}. the Best anrl Most Fashionable style. From his experience in the business. he feels confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage. All garments made to order are warranted to fit. Piirticular attention paid to Cutting. The subscriber has on hand a good supply of Cloths, Cassimeres, Sattinetts and Vestings. which he will make up to order in a manner to it ecom 6l|l|0D- chI"i'liJt‘gand Bsaver Cloths for Overcoats. with superior Trimmings. _ Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of .V8l'l0lJ8 giylesand patters, at the lowest cash prices. ‘Fall Faslitoris received. _ _ Persons wishing garments ofany description will find it to their advantage to call. Attention 1 HF. subscribers. are now opening a choice selection of DRY GOODS of every de scription suitable for the present and approach- ing seasons. They wouldparticularly invite the attention of the public to their assortment of Ribbons. Hat Silks.—Prints of all kiuds—super French, yard wide. at 2s per yd ; some entire quality and kind that may he wanted. BROAD CLOTHS of every Color and Quality; Cassimercs and Vesting in great variety. BEAVER CLOTIIS—PlrI.iri, Dimmtd and Wavczl. PILOT CLOTHS—A good Assor- mcnt. ' ,- Tbe absvegoods will be sold as cheap as they can possibly be obtainedut any other store, the boasting propensities ofour neighbors to the con- irary notwithstanding. . N. B. The Tailoring business is conducted as usual by M. Banks. BANKS A’. LE\VlS- Dry Goods. UST received at the Old \Vell, a large and general assortnient, consisting in part of Pilot and Beaver Cloths. Broadcloths and Sati- uets. of all qualities and prices —white, red and yellow Flannel-s. Moleskins. &-.c. Also, a variety of Prints. for sale cheap, by T. L. 8: J. R..Pl-ZCK, Old “fell. 0.4. 6.1S4_1_.__ Just’ Arrived, Direct‘ from the City, a. first rate as- sortment of I'a[l.Goorls, ’wltic/I. will be sold CHEAP as at any other store in town. VIVHE following few goods may be found with many others too nunierousto men- lings, unbleached do‘. in any quantity; English Cherie, Mourning. and new styles dark shil- ing Cnlicos. as handsome as can be found any where; \Vhite, Red and Canton Flannels; Brocha and Muslin de Laine Shawls. of very desirable patterns. Dutch Blankets: Cherie and Belt Ribbins. Muslin Edgings, and Insertings. A splendid article of Mouselin de Laines, English, French and Saxon Merinos. Hosiery of every description. Pilot, Beaver, Broad- (_-loths. Cassimeres, Satinetts and Vestings of all qurilities and prices. The L.u>ii;s are particularly reqiiested to Call and examine these Goods. as the subscriber pledges himselfthat they can be bought as cheap as at any other place in this vicinity. Anon. Cnxnnes N. CLOCK. Bridge. 150R NEW YORK. THE New Sloop Mary A. Se/leek. Capt. T. K. Merrill, has commenced her regular trips to N . A -='-1-.‘ ,:.*" Landing every Tuesday evening. The sloop Young B:irber.'Capt. Grumman, [-Ioyi‘s Laiiiliiig every Saturday evening,s long as tliebusiness will warrant her running. market stuff, &c. common to the packeling business. ‘ ' It will be the endravor of the subscriber to give sati;-faction to all who are pleased to favor him with their business. NOAH Si-11.1.1-zcir. Norwalk. Sept. 20. 184]. IT45 FOR NEW YORK. 'Irii-1 fine fast sailing sloop -\ MARY WlLLIS.Capt. \VlLLlSl Wu J. M ERRIT, will commence her . regular weekly trips to New Slip, New York. as soon as the weather will permit. leaving -.\‘orwalk, (East side the Brirlge.) every Tuesday evening, and returning will leave New York every Satiirrlziy, throngliouttbe season. All kinds of Marketing and Freight will be re- ceived on accommodating terms. Capt. Merrit lenders his acknowledgments to his customers and friends,-for their patronage during the past season, and solicits a continu- ance oftheir favors. - Norwalk. Feb. 15. 1841. . 14 STEAM SAW MILL SASH dc BLIND FACTORY. HE subscribers would give notice to the Inhabitants of Norwalk and’ its vicinity, that they are now in readiness to manufacture Blinds and Sashes as cheap as any other estab- lishment in the Country or City of New York. no of the firm. 3. H. Davenport having had considerable experience with a first rate Blind maker, will make that his business. All kinds of sewing doneat10 cts. per hundred feet in length, inch measure. D. F. Ferguson will attend to the Carpenter and Joining business. and will respectfully solicit a share of public patronage. We shall have on hand at all times a quantity of sawed lumber. at our shop a few rods west o_} the drug store of J. A. shed. Funousoedz DAVENPORT. Noiwalii, October 1841. 49 Norwalk. July 23d. 1341 37 ‘ N i E W A Bye.Law for regulating the Price‘ TAI LORI N G ES TABLISH MEN T. of Poundage. HE subscriber would respectfully inform his friendsand the public in general, that he hag Openeda shop over the store of Wm. 82- B_ Lockwood. recentlyoccupied _by M. Banks. where he would be happy to receive all orders in his line. He feels confident in saying from the experience he has had in New York as a Cutter. lbfll-W custom can depen Norwalk. April 20- TAILORING. d on having their work manu- .. '‘ ‘fit to l sd:ii"do’iTil’a)¢':;:i’ent. MgORlll6 R". Quiitrnnn. Norwaltc‘. M;‘i'r.etr1s't 1841. I hoever will favor him with their JOSEPH E. CORK]-JR 23 i subscriber would notify the public that T the hastakeu the shop formerly occupied George W. Raymond, it few rods west ofthe .-‘rd rs,‘ where he will be found ready to attend g ’ I ' ' is line, either from the old giomers ofthe establishment, or from any oth- ‘ ‘vs him their patronage 5 15th, 1841. y E it ordained by the \Va'rden, Burgesses B and freemen of the Borough of Norwalk. that the Bye Laws ofthis Borough relative to impounding Horses. Mules, Cattle, Sheep, swine, and geese, from going at large within the limits of said Borough, be so altered and amended, that the rates of poundege shall be for each Horse, and Mule. fifty cents, and for ca_t- tle and Swine, twenty five cents per head, and foreach Sheep and Goose, six cents per head. the one halfofsaid feesto be paidto the impoun- der, the one fourth to the Key ‘keeper, and the remaining one fourth to be paid into the Borough Treasury for the use of the Borough. . And be it furtherordaine ,thatall by-laws of this Borough. inconsistent therewith, be-and the same are hereby repealed. ' . ‘ Passed in Courtof Bu rgesses. Nnqvembcrrlfth ‘ . A roved in Boron h eating _ov. 164’ pp 8. Onusgan, Clerk. 3:53 new'sty|es of English Cliena.and every other . More and ssid: No. 2 Burrall‘s Buildings, VVest side the 13]], withhim 45 tell you. , said he should set great store by it; that there was no character in ancientor modern ,,YANKEE' ENTERPRIZE. _ ' BY‘ LYDIA MARIA CHILD. , , day a lad‘, apparently about nineteenl presented‘ himself bcforcfour Ambostidor ii“. the genius Yankee; with sleeves too shot, for his bony, arms, Il'O.\\'S9l'S half way up td his knees, and’ bands playing with coppers and ten-penny nails in his pocket. He intro- duced himself by saying. ’“I’ve jestcoane out liereto trade, with a few Yankee notions. and I want to get sight of the Emperor.” “VVhy do you ivish to see Iii-m? “I've brouglrthim ti present, all the way from Ameriky. I respect him considerable, and I want to getiat him, to give it- to him with my own bands.” such a common thing, my laid,’ to make crowned heads a present, expecting some- ' thing handsome in return, that Iam afraid the Emperor will consider this only £1 Yan- kee trick. What have you brought P” “An acorn." A - . . “An acornl what under the sun induce you to bring the Emperor oflhissia an acorn.‘ "Why, jest before I sailed, mother and I wen‘. to Washington to see about it pen- sion; and when we was there, we thought picked up this acorn there: and I thought to myself I'd bring it to the ,Emperor.—-—- Think says I,,he must have heard a consid- erable deal about our General Washington, and I exprlct he must admire our institutions. So now you see, I've brought it,and I want to get at him." “My lad, it's not an easy matter for a stranger to approach the Emperor; and l’m afraid he will take no noticeof your present. you had better keep it” “I tell you-I want to have atalk with him. St. Petersburg. ‘He was it pure specimen of . - Mr. Dallas smiled as he niiswered, ‘It is ~ I t ive’djcst step over to Moiint Vernon. If if-man .in regimentals, to :czi-rry me to Moscow . in one of his own cai'riages. and bring me shack again, when I've seen all I want to see! and we're going to morrow morning, Mr. ‘Dallas. _'\Vhat do you think now 3’ , And sure enough, the next-morning the Yankee boypasstd the, Ambassarlor’s housr-_' inn splendid -coach and four.. waving his handkerchief, and sbouting"Good bye 1 Good b 'e !’ . ' J/Mr. Dallas afterwards learned from the ‘Eptperor that all the particulars related by this adventurous youth were strictly true.- He again heard from him at Moscow, wait- ed upon by the public officers, and treated with as much attention asiis usually bestow- ed on,Amb:issadors. ' ‘ -_ . l,..-Tile last tidings of him, reported that he was travelling in Circassia, and writinga Qiournal which he intended to publish. Now, who buta Yankee could have done all this"? , Con. TRUMBULL.--Tlle following extract from the forthcoming Autobiography of this distinguished gentleman, who has done so much _to illustrate by his pencil our national history, and especially the period of our Revolutionary struggle, will be read with lively interest. A noble Example of Early _ Times.- 'About‘tlie year 1776, it circumstance occur. “red which deserves to be written on ndiimant. ‘In the wars of New England with the Ab- Mjgines, the Mohegan tribe of Indians early lccame friends of the English. Their fami- tite ground was on the banks of the‘ river, (now the Thames) between New London 65 ,.-‘lorivich. A Smtlll remnant of the Mohe- trans still cxist,and they are sacredlv pro- tected in 'the.p'ossession and enjoyment of their favorite domain on the Thames. The government of thistribe hacl become lie‘i"edi- Iexpect I can tell him a thing or two about Ameriky. Iguess he’d like mighty wclll to hear about our railroads and our free schools, and what a mighty swell our steam- ers cut. And when he hears how well our people are getting on, may be it will put him up to doing something. The long and with the Emperor; and I wont to see hisl wife and children. I wantto see how sucl folks bring tip a family." “VVell, sir, since you are determined upon it, I will do what I‘ can for you, but. you must expect to be disappointed.‘ Though it would be rather an unusual proceeding. I would advise you to call on the Vice Chim- cellor, and state your wishes; he “" “- sibly assist you.” i i ' " ‘V\7ell,-tliat’s all I want of yott. I wil call again. and let you know how I get on.’ . , ,, ‘Well. I've seen the Emperor, and s I-Ie’s a real gentleman, I can VVhen I give‘ him the acorn, he history be admired so much as he did our IVashington. He said he’d plant it in his palace garden with his own hands; and he - '— i ’ ’ ’ . . . . ,__,._,,. _,,,.York .1 inies Slip, leaving Hoyt s md do. ,t___,.Or I See hm Wnh my Own e,,,,S_ He wanted to ask me so much about out; , . . . A ‘t . ' . will also continue her regular. trips, leaving $Cll0°l> “ml "'f_l'l"_"‘d5- and one ll"“9_°l' 3“ 0 other, that he invited ‘me to come again and see his datigbters; These vessels will receive all kinds of freight— speak better English than he could. So 1 for he said his wife could went again yesterday; and she's a fine know- ing woman. I tell you, and his daughters are nice gals.’ ‘What did the Empress say to you .” ‘Oh, she asked me a sight o'questions.— Don't you think, she thought we had no ser- vants in Ameriky! I told her poor folks did their own work, but richfolks_'had plenty 0’- servants But then you "do§n’t call ’em serr vnnts, said she, vou’_call"em help.’ I guess ma'nm \roi.i'hav'e been"i*étid.ing Mrs. Trollop. ' We had that erebook aboard our ship. The Emperor clapped his hands and lat1L’l'te(l as if he’d kill himself. ‘YOU’-9.? right, sir,’ said he you’er right. We sent for an English copy, and she's been ‘reading it this very morning I’ then I told him all I knew about otircountry,'and be was mi,qh't_v pleased. He wanted to know how lonfl I t‘X- pected to stay in these parts. so vs I. guessed I should go back in the same ship.- I bid ’em good bye all round, and went to my business. "Ain't I had a glorious time ? I expect you did’nt calculate to see me run such a rig .7’ ‘No, indeed, I did not, my lad. You may well consider yourself lucky; for it is a very uncommon thing for crowned heads to treat a stranger with so mtich distinction.’ A few days after he called again, and said, ‘I guess I shall stay here a spell longer, l’m treated so well. T’othet'day a grand officer came to my room.'arid told, me that the~Em- eror had sent him to show me all the eu- riosities; and I dressed myself, and he took me with him, in amighty fine carriage, with fotir horses 2, and I’ve_ been in the theatre and the museum; and I expect I’ve seen about all there is to be seen at St. Petersburg. What do you'think of that Mr. ‘Dallas '1’ It seemed so incredible that "a poor. on- gainly Yankee, lad should be thus loaded with attentions that the E~rnbass_dor scarcely knew what to think or say. " In a short time his stranger visitor re ap- peared. ‘Well,’ said he, ‘I made up my mind to go home ; so I wentito thank the Emperor and bid him good by_e._ I thought I could’nt do less he’d been so _ci-vil. . Says be. Is there any thing else you would lik to see before you. go back to Am§_Iiky‘?--I told him .1 should like to get aypejépga ow.-; lot‘ Td heard considerable ubou to the Kremelin, and I’ Gen. Bonitpart; b money to go there earnings to mothe , and came of N I. st a sight 0’ did, next morning In two or three days he again appeared, ‘ ' - believe it; for young as I was. I had already , ttinglire a deal about -to carry my cod bye, liiry in the family of the celebrated Chief Uncas. _ During my father's miércaintile p1‘ospet'ity, he had employed‘ several Indians ofthis tribe in hunting animals, whose skins were valuable for their fur. Among these was one named Zachary, of the royal inc:-, an excellent hunter as ever lived. _VVbcn tion :—A good assortment of Bleached, l\’Ius- cho,_t0n1t is Isynn, be 9,, - ~ ~ - ‘ SY “ll I 39”’ ’‘’ll‘' be had sometvh'tt passed the acre of fift ' .. . .. : . 3, sev. eral members ofthe royal family, who stood between Zachary and the throne died, and «(he found himself with only one left between him and the empire. In this moment his wetter genius resumed its sway and he re- ected seriously. ‘ How can such it drun- ltcn wretcb as Iain aspire to be the chiefof this b i'able'.race? Can I succeed to the cas ? ,tI-ivill~d+i:pk no-more. .-~"”I-Ie solcniulytresolived never agaii"rii'"t'oi taste any drink but water, and he kept his reso- lution. I had heard this story, and did not entirely partook in the prevailing contempt for In- dians. In the beginning of May the annual election ofthe principle officers of the (then) colony was_ held at Hartford, the. capitol. My father atterttled officially, and it ' was .-customary for the chief ofthe Mohegans to attend. Zachary had succeeded to the TUIP ofliis tribe. My father's house was situated about midway on the road between Mohe- gé‘n;-:ind Hartford, and the old chief was in ‘lit habit of coming a few d:i_vs before the ellction and dining with his brother govern- orf One day the. mischevious thought >‘ll'UCl< "19. to try the sincerity of the old man’s temperance. The family were seated at dinner, and there was excellent home‘ brétved beer on the table. I addressol the olqchief---‘ Zachary, this beer is excellent; wil you taste it '1’ ',I‘he old -than dropped his knife and fork—- leaned forward with stem intensity ofexpres-. sico; his black eye sparkling with indig- nation was fixed on _me. ‘John.’ said he, ‘ ytlu do not know what you are doing. You arelserving the devil, boy! I tell you I am an ndinn .? I tell you that I n-~.~,and that if Is ould taste your beer, I could not stop unt'l Igot to rum, and become again the drunken contemptible wretch. your father re- nietnbers meto have been. John while you live never tempt any man to break a good resolution.’ Socrates never uttered a rriore valuable precept. Demosthenes could not Il°"’ l”"’ Pd l have Given it in more solemn tones of elo- sold all my notions I brought over, and Itq,,,»,,c,: I was thtinderstruck. My parents Vtvere dceply'jafI'ected, they looked ateach other, at me, and ntthe venerable old Indian, with deep feelings ofawe and respect. They afterwards freqiietitly reminded me of the scene. andcharged me never to forget it..~— Zachary-lived to pass the age of eighty, and sacredly kepthis resolution. He lies buried in the royal burial place of.his tribe. near the beautiful falls of the Yantic. the western branch ofthe Thames in Norwich, on land now owned by my friend, Calvin Goddard, Esq. I visited the grave» ofthe‘ old chief lately, and repeated to mysclfhis inestima- ble lesson. Bacon Szivnn--'I‘he legislature of Maine have granted a divorce to Col. Ebenezer Cobb and his wife.Sarab Bacon. fifty caught the husband, whilethe bride had just passed the age of bloomiog_sever_iteen., , For thisidivorce the only course Tlmt. wisely c0t~ld'be taken, "Fair Sarah sued-'_the case was proved, 1 And thusshe saved her bacon! Can sny blame the you hful dame, Who gave the courts a job? :VV:hen all the corn isshelled and gone,‘ Say, who would keep the Cobb‘! Crescent, isn't bad‘: can make it.” . ; , The wrong side of The following, from the New Orleiihb “Why is a young lady liken careful house- wife? Because her‘wa.i.st.z's as. little as site The passions act as winds to propel our vessel—our reason is the pilot-thatstcers-.her; - without the winds she . would not move; It THE CHAR.-tC'I‘ER. or A NA't‘iVt:: . ’ GEORGIAN.‘ There are someyet living, who knew the man_' whose character I am about to deline- ate; "and these will unanirno‘usly bear testi- mony...tliat ifithenot faithfullydrawn, it is not overdniwn.‘ , i I do not feel ‘at liberty as yet to give the name ofthe person in question. and therefore he. shall be designated for the present, byythe appellation of Ned Brace. , A three day’s visit, which Ioricetnade withhini to Savannah, placed him in a great-_ er variety of scenes, and among a greater diversity of characters, than perhaps any other period of his life, embracing no longer time; and therefore, I will choose this for my purpose. ' ” - We reached Savannah just at night fall, of it cold Decernbei"s' evening. As we ap- proachedithe Tavern of Mr. Blank, at which -.ve designed to stop. Ned proposed to me, that we should drop out acquaintance. until Ire should choose to renew it. To this pro position 1 most cordiailly assented, for I knew that, so doing, I should be saved some mor- tificzttions, and avoid a thousand‘ questions. which I would not know how to ansu-r>r.—— Accardiiigto this understanding, Ned lin..~ g’Cl’t'(l behind, in orderthat I mightrcach the tavern alone. ‘ I On alighting at the public house, I was led into it large dinning rooin.at the entrance of which. to the right. stood the bar, opening’ into the dining room. On the left, and rath- er nearer to the centre ofthe room, was it fire place, surrounded by gentlemen. Upon en- tering the room, my name was demanded at the bar; it was given, and I took my ‘seat in the circle around the fire. I had been seat- ed just long enough for the cornpanyyto sur-. vey‘ metg,t,beirasai.é:fnctio'n;‘%’flldV resumeilieir con‘Fier"sation, when Neil’s heavy footstep at the door, turned the eyes ofthe company to the approaching stranger. , t Your name sir, ifyou please .7’ said the restless little bar keeper as he entered. Ned stared at the question with apparent alzirm—-cnst a fearful glance at the company —fi'ou-ned and shook his head in token of caution to the bar_keeper—looked confused for a moment-—tlien, as -if suddenly recol- lectiiig himself, jerked a piece of paper out of his pocket—-turned from the company-— wrote on it with his pencil—---handed it to the barkecper—\vallred to the left of the" fire lace. and took the most conspicuous seat in the circle. He looked at no one, spoke to - no one; out fixing his eyes on the fire, lapsed intoa profound reverie. The conversation which had been pretty general before-, stopped as short, as ifeveri; man in the room had been shot dead. Every eye was fixed on Ned, and every variety df expression was to Le seen on the countenan- ces ofthe persons present. The landlord came in—the barkecper whispered to him & looked at Ned. The landlord looked at him foo with astonishment and alarin—the bar keeper produced ‘a__pir-ce of paper, and both of them examined it, its if‘se;irchinr_v for afig mite with the naked eye. They rose from the examination unsa:isfied,.nnd_loriked at Supper was announced; Mrs. Blank, thg landlady, took , tbehead of the table, and Ned seated himself next to her. Her looks clenoted some alarm atfinding him so near to her; and plainly showed that he. had’ bgen fully- described to herby her husband, or some one else. , .-. h‘ Will you take tea orcoffce, sir I’ said s e. ' Why madam,’ said Ned, in a tone as courteous as Chesterfield himself could have Used. ' I am really ashamed to acknowledge and to expose my very singular appetite -._ but habitual indulgence of it, has made; it necessary to my comfort, if not to my health, that I should still favor it when I can.‘ If you will pardon me, I will take both at the sometime.’ _ This respectful reply, (whichby the way shs alone was permitted to harm) had its na. rural effect. It won for him her tinquali. fied indulgence. ‘raised doubts whether he could be the suspicious-character which ‘had. been described to her, and begrit in her a dc‘ sire to cultivate is further acquaintance with him. She handed to him the two cups, and accompaniedthem with some remarks drawn frotn her own observation in the line of her business, cal_cu_lated'to reconcile him to his whimsical appetite; but she could extract from -Ned nothing but mcnosyllables, and sometimes not even that much. Consequent- ly, the good lady began very soon to relapse into her former feelings. , Ned placeda cup on either side of him, & commenced stirring both at the same time very deliberately. This done he sipped a little tea, and asked Mrs. B. for a drop more oftnilk in it. Then he tasted his coffee and desired a little more sugar in it. Then he tasted his tea again, and requested a small lump more of sugar in it-—Lastly he tasted his coflee, and desired a little more milk in that. It was Very pnsy to discover that be- fore he got suited, the landlady had solemnly re_s'olved, never to offer any more encourage- ments to such an appetite. She waxed ex- ceedingly petulent, and having nothing else to scold. she scolded the servants of course. Wafflcswere handed to Ned, and he took one ; butter-cakes were handed and hetook one; and so on of mufiins, rolls, and corn bread. Having laid in these provisions. he turned into his plate, upon his waffle and but- tc-r cake, some of the crums of the several kinds of bread which he had taken, in dif- ferent proport_ions, and commenced mashing them together with his knife. During this operation the landlady frowned and poured, the servants giggled—-and the boarders were variously affected. .' Having reduced his mass to the consisten- cy ofa hard poultice, be packed it all up to one side of his plate in the form of a terra- pin, and smoothed it all over nicely with his knife. Nearly opposite to Ned, but a little below him sat a waspish little gentleman, who had been watching him with increas- ing toriiients, from the first to the last move- ment of Ned's knife. His tortures were visible to blinder eyes than Ned’s, and doubt- less had been seen by him in their earliest paroxysms. This gentleman occupied a seat nearest to a dish of steak, and was in the Ned again. Those of the company who recovered first from their astonishment. tried to revive the conversation; but the effort was riivlrivard. met with no support, and failed. The bar keeper, for the first time in his life, became dignified and solemn. and left the bar to take care of itself. The landlord had it world of foolish questions to ask the gen- tleman directly opposite to Ned, for which purpose be passed round to them every two minutes, and the answer to none did he beat‘. Three or four boarders conning in, who were unapprised of what had happened, at length revived the conversation; not how- ever until they had created some confusion. by enquiring of their friends, the cause of their sober looks. As soon asthe conver- tion began to become easy and natural, Ned rose, and walked out into the entry. V\’ith the first movement all was as hush as death; but when he had cleared the door, another Babelsccne ensued. Some enquiring; oth- ers suspected. and all wondered. Some were engaged in telling the strangers what had happened, others were making towards the bar, and all were becoming claniorous. when Ned returned and took his seat. His’ re-entry was as fatal to conversation, as wasl ence however, that those who led before, were now mute, and wholly absorbed in the contemplation of Ned's person. " After retaining his seat for about ten min- utes, Ned rose again, enquire-J’ the way to the stable, and left the house. As soon as he passed the outer door, the bar keeper hastened to tbecompany with Ned’s paper in his hand. .‘Gentlemen.’ saidhe, ‘can any one of you tell me what name this is ?’ All rushed to -the paper in an inst'ant—one or two-pair of heads met over -it with consider- able forcc. After pondering over it to their heart's content. they allagreed that the first letter was-an ‘E’ and the second .a ‘B’ oran ‘R,’ and the-d l himselfcould not make out the balance. While they were thus crigtiged,-to theastonishinent of every body Ned interrupted their deliberations with ‘gentlemen. if you have satisfied yourselves with that paper, I’ll thank you.for it.’ It is easy to imagine but‘-impossible to describe the looks and actions-of the company'._l1DCl€|' their surpriseiand mortification.; They dropt off’ and left the bar keeper. to- his-"a ppropriate duty, of handingthe piiperzto Ned. He reach- ed forth. but Ned moved. not a hand to re- ceive if, for aboutthe-=space' of three.-seconds during which time he kept his eyes fixed on the arch ofienderin awfully" solemn‘ rebuke. He then :took- it gravelynrid put it‘ in his ..pocket, ‘and left the bar:.keep‘er, with a'sha.k- ing-ague uponhiin. .F|’Ofl1.l.hl8 moment he without the pilot she’ would be lost. Ilnve. '- A _ , _d_.,,... , became Ned ' mils’, ,Obsé.”_m’.)uI ’m_~ M-. beginning might be interesting,-andcertain- "CI 01’ "“'“°'inet sninelllIn0' about ‘brutes’ to his next neighbor when N‘e'tf’becironea—u— servant to him, and requested him ‘to ask that gentleman for a small bit ofsteak.’ The servant obeyed, and planting Ned's plate di- rectly between the'gentleman's andthe steak dish, delivered his message. The testy gen- tleman turned his head, and the first thing he saw was Ned’s party coloured terrapin, right under his nose. He started as if he had been struck by it snapping turtle——re(ldened to scarlet--looked at Ned, (who appeared as innocent as a lamb)—looked at the servant, (who appeared as innocent as -Ned) and then fell to work on the steak, as if he were am- putriting all Ned’s limbs at once. » ' Ned now commenced his repast. He me his meat and breads in the usual way ; but he drank his liquids in all ways. First a sip of tea, then of c.o_fi'ee ; then two of tea, and one of coffee; then three of tea, and one of the first. and so on. His steak was soon consumed, and his plate was a second time returned to the ‘met- ,1 esome gentleman ‘for another very small I piece of steak.’ The plate paid its second visit, precisely as it had its first; and as soon as the fierygentlemiin saw the halfdeinol- ‘. T T . I. I u I I "'8 fi’Std"'?,_v:,?';i';:, :hO':,',:_f’,’,:,',’,, ' ished terrapin again under his nose, he seiz- recovere ' "ed a fork, drove it into the largest slice of steak in the dish, dashed it into Ned’s plate, rose from the table, and leftthe room ; curs- ing Ned from the very inmost chamber of his soul. Every person at the table, except Ned, laughed outright at the little man’s tu- ry; but Nf,'d did not even smile——nay, he looked for all the world, as if be though the laugh was at him. The boarders one after another. retired. un- til Ned and the landlady were left alone at the table. ' . j‘ VVill you have another cup of tea and coffee sir ?’ said she, by way of convinc- ing him that he ought to retire, seeing that he had finished his supper. ,- ‘ No I thank you madam,’ returned Ned- ‘ \Vill you have a glass of milk and a cup of tea or coffee ; or all three together ?’ t No iria'am,’ said Ned. ‘I am not blind madam,’ continued he, ‘ to the effects which my unfortunate exccntricities have produced -upon‘ myself and your company ; nor have I witnessed them without those feelings which they. are well calculated to inspire in a man of ordinary sensibilities. I am aware too, that I am prolonging-and aggravating your uneasiness, by detaining you beyond the hour which demands your presence at the table ;. but I could not permit you to re- lll‘€,_\\'.illl0llt again bespeaking your 'ind_ul. gence of .the strange, unnatural appetite- which baszjust caused -vou so much astonish- meat. and inortificatioii. The‘ . story . of-its r...
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