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V o l u m e XXIV.
TVVO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1341,
OFFICE WEST SIDE THE__BRIDGE—OVER HOYT‘s sq-03;;
Number 56,
THE NORWALK GAZE'1‘TEi
IS PUBLISHED
, EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
B ir
James Reed, Jr.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTON.
Village and Mail Subscribers $2 per acnum,
payable in advance.
Subscribers who live out of the Carrier’silistrict
Attention l
THE CHARACTER OF A NATIVE
GEORGIAN.
Concluded-
The next morning at breakfast, [occupied
Nedis seat. Mrs. Blank had no sooner ta-
ken her place, than she ordered a servant to
bring, her a waiter; upon which she placed
a cup of tea, and another ofcoffee—then or-
deringtliree plates, she placed them upon it
—sent one servant for one kind of bread,
and another for another, and so on through
all the varieties that were on the table, from
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, while he]
‘V38 Standing at the tavern door, a funeral
Procession passed by, at the foot of which. 6:
singly, walked one ofthe smallest men I
F-‘V01’ Saw. As soon as he. came opposite the
door, Ned stept out and joined him with
great solemnity. The contrast between the
two was ludicrously striking, and the little
man’s looks and uneasiness. plainly showed
that he felt it. However, he soon became
reconciled to it.
way before Ned enquired of his companion,
'l‘hey‘proceeded buta little thousand times deplored, and as often room].
This they promised—‘ My name then,’
continued he, ‘is Edward Brace, of Rich-
mond county. Humor has been my bcsetting
sin from my youth, up. Itihas sunk me far
below the station to which my native gifts
entitled me. It has robbed me ofthe respect
ofall my acquaintances; and \\ hatis much
lialslllél ll ‘as before, when some one again
Olille"-‘d lllmto piss on the bucket.
-'i1illt’f€'.i said Ned, turning to the Cap-
tain, with the bucket half raised, ‘you hear
that .7’
‘ WM’. blast your eyes. sziid the Captain,
what do you stop for? Drink on and have
more to be regretted, the esteem of some of done with it.’
my very best and most indulgent friends.——
All this I have long known. and I have a
ved to conquer, my selfdcstroying propensl.
Nt'd raised the bucket to his lips and
drank, or pretended to drink, until a horse
might have been satisfied.
‘ Am’: you done .7’ said the Captain. gen,
HE subscribers. are now opening a choice
eral riiutuny and complaint beginning to
prevail in the line.
‘ Why ha’nt you drank enough 2’ said.
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Job Printing,
' OF ALL KINDS,
l/IEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
DENTAL NOTICE.
OCT.A. IIlLL,tha"kfulforthe patronage
. he has received in his profession during
who was dead .7 ty. But so deeply is it wrought into my
, , . , . . . . -
Mr. Noah Bills, said the little man. very nature—so com letel and indissolubl
‘ N-in 7’ said Ned l"‘tl"ll')0 his band to hi interuov n is it itlii cveryy fibre d fil ii
- .«a__ s ‘e.i,w . -aii a-
ear in token of deafness, and bending his merit ofmy being, that [have firund it im- the Captain, becoming extremely impatient.
head to thes eaker bl l‘ b,l t B - vi 1 ° -
i Mi‘ Ndiph Bills’ re eated theliivle m itiiiiii iiiitotiiomse to sii hue il 0 iiiiig Md my di illiilisiidd Ned’ ieiimg on’ a iiiiig biieaih
- 1 . an . ' I avanna an n w or - ' - - -
lourlenough to distiurb lihe two couple im- know I could not foirgo itlie iciiiii diriluniili ail‘ Eiciiundoi miti ibiile iiliitc'iiei'n,iliaii iiiSiiiiisi'
mediately before him. whichi it furniished, of gratifying un..,i,li -i clear V0.3-5:]iili_ .oi,i,iti11,j,;i,:ji.ea,:ii§n,(;j:piijiijj
i BROAD CLOTHS wonder. ‘ Mrs. Noel's Bill !’ said Ned with mor. ernahle proclivity. All the’ extravnoiaricies of water’ i i Ii ii ii
of ever Color a ;l . ‘lit - Cassinieres aid '1 G d’~ , S: -h’ id he‘ who ' ' ' , - . - , . - '’ i .
Y Vwhslg i§l;‘r:a‘l:';",ely. I we yfgu mt:“:1Jlzlllfhosgigegsiglror 2, tiéication anrd astfclinishment, ‘ _Do ll]e.\\l)llt’ vt_liich you have seen, hate been in subser- _ N('d left the ranks, and went to his lodg-
G ‘ K . I ' 0 ' '
, ,- , , , o‘ l’ P lS°“3 Pal Sue respect 0 niggers in Sa- Hence to it. _ ings, and the rising sun found us on our
BEA VI‘-R CLO FHS-P175173. D!-77107111 F01’ llllll Sllllllife gmlleflllln ‘V19 Welie vannah '1 Isha’nt do it.’——So saying he left He then explained the cause of liistroiib- way homeward .
and Wat-ecl. 3P‘lal\'lll‘s" Of last might.’ “'35 the WP )’- the procession linrr the l'll]tl lad h f hi ‘v ' i
_ , ?, _. . _ D ._ y e ore rm, to giie him
I’tIL()T CLOTHS A laE))f(i(Z0Out;lt:0[0“lJl:§elall))lL:3t.I would The little man was at first co_nsiderabl_y meals atliis mom, gjnd [he sitange c0,,,j,,c,
by , .,,b ,, , H h, f, L i nettled; but upon being le.t to his ownire. of Monsieur Sancric; at which they both
’°a.,:,V°,§l°°ibs ll." d ‘i 5°‘ "5 chleilll asllljiy “° lll" ,d , ,, , W, W flections. he trot into an uncontrollable fit of laughed ll{nfiI'l|l\r. He referred them to me
can iossi e o tame at n ' e t t ‘ , ; ~, , . , ' - - - - - ‘ '
boasjim pnypensmes oral” u:i3{h(gUrs:0Slt',)lree::0rlf ‘ Pontvotil drigt 4: iijph t iy 1 oil I laughttr, as ‘did the couple immediately in for epnfirination of what he had told them,
l‘, . . o _ J‘_0-W39 . l_ ,“,0_ “’l~_ , 0 S‘-‘e 3 mglll 0 advance of him, who overheard Ned's i-e- Having gonethus f-.ir,continued he ‘] must
WV)’ “""""llS'9"‘ll"t-'- his delicate sensibilities ridiculed and insult- .1 Th - h- - - ‘ ' . - '
N_ B_ T,,eTa,,oringbUs,,,es__, is mm,"C,ed as d’, ' t b] , mai r. . e, procession now ex ibited a sustain my character until to morrow, when
usual by M_Banl,-5_ HA,‘-Ks ,5; LE“.-,S_ '3 flDll,l,3 ta (‘,3 v_hl_)_l, Q! Tb?“ wh V dwm most in_ortif_yitig spectacle-—-The head of it in I shall,lea.re Savannah.‘ _
on ; DC; 0 9 )1‘: ‘It! <Z~ 11-’ t hi) "xiv mourning and intears. and the foot ofit con- Hc_t\'_=ng new two more to enjoy his hu-
Eluy ‘ 5’, 51 31-11-1171 0 C0 t0 S - vulsed with laughter. _ _ mor with him and myself, he let himself
USiT Md” lh OM ‘V H , 0 d iiii,S3' W I ,.‘ d d . . __ H. _On. Monday. Ned employed l)lmSt‘lf in loose that night among the boarders, with all
g9n(3li'iZiIlii£i'li§:t)l’IilllCDel coiisistiini iiinaiiiiiaertimoli bliiciiiiale b i-rile I lim.g iihmifivch i iii iiisliiiisiiig Oi iiiii iiiisiiiiiss iiiiiicii.bi0ii‘i~zi’i him his Siiiiiiigiii.‘ any iieiiiiii did I ‘iiiie iliio mortals
- - Pilot and Beaver Cloths Broarlciloitilis aiiirl Sati- iiioiil ingli iii Oiiii eisl’ mliiwi iii‘ ii ltliilii i0 Savannah’ iiiiii I ‘Saw but iiiiie of him i iiiiiqiii as did Miii and Miisi Biimiii
12 months pbdrsts fiflfletjfi; nels. (1,. H“ qualifies and lmces __w,,,,e, red and [‘ne€:H;]l: “vF'l:_l;hl le ‘sl:lrl:l°Ill:‘)lll1,‘(‘i'f’nlll yea: but Icould not step into the street without Far as I have extened this sketch Icannot
fijllim l“ll_l:sj’(‘)‘,,‘t’h°(;,,’r‘,d El, in Bu“_a,,,s Bu,,d,noS yellow [.‘l.,,,,,,el,._ M,,lesl,;,,s,&c_ A1s,,_,., ,.,,,;e,y to S; ‘ st, "'3 ° ‘ em» - 1, hearing of him. All talked about him, and close Wllllolll. exhibiting Ned in ‘one new
iooiis ill b l g i t ii time to see fiii of Prints. for sale cheap. by"I‘. L.s;J. R.Pr;ci{. . .i' i i ' llillilllli "lily ll"i° “greed llb°“l llls Cll3l'3Cl6‘l‘- ~°C"ll“v I” “'lllCll ll‘-'Cl‘-llfm Placed him before
where he wi e iappy a a_y , is 0,‘, We” 0,, F 18,, lhe landlord loolied at her for a moment 0,, Tuesday he visitedlhe M,,,.j.,,, ,,,,d ,9, he 1,.“ S.,,,,,m,,,j,
firionils, and atiswer all their calls in Dental ' ' ' ~ -‘ WM, ,.0m,,,;,,,,jed ,,s,o,,;§h,m.m doubt and - - - ‘ ‘i ‘ i , ' I .
s,m,,e,.y. . ‘E o I _ ‘d cf] - i- b :h r, d‘ it all in astonishment or laughter. He wan- Abotrt 2 oclock on the morning of our
Ilfcorruptibje tee”, inserted from one to a gillilll 7 fllll l 9“ lrljllall ll“ 793- ° 4’ “ll ted to buy sometliiiig of every body, and flP}')'ll‘lUl'€‘, the town was alarmed by the cry
D,” t f H C, _ Slllgl Plofiee 9 -"", H h 6 ~b some of every thing; but "could not agree of fire. Ned got up before me, and taking
“LC . 7'07” "3 ~’.7/v (5 ‘'55 Tale as‘ 9 . ‘l—-“‘ the mlln - ' 9 as “l "9" uponthe terms ofa trade. because healwa_vs one of my boots from the door, and putting
all set. Also, teeth cleansed, separatcd.ex-
“acted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth ,
"1 llle house 01070 lllll“ “V0 ll0lll'5» 9-“c“lll wanted his articles in such portions and num- one of his own in its place, he marched
_ s,,jec,;,,,, of DRY GOODS of every de which she made selections for plate number
scription suitable for the present and approach- l. In the, some way did she collect meats
ing seasons. They would particularly invite the for plate N0. 2——N0. 3 she left blank. She
attention of the public to their assortment of had nearly completed her operations, when
Ribbons. Hat Silks. Prints of all kinds-—super hp; husband came to lmniw why e;-cl»-,: 93,--
French, yard wide.,at 2.»; per yd ; some entire mm was engaged, and no gemleman helped
ncwstyles of English (,‘liena.and every other ,0 any ,j,;n,_, “,h_,..,,, the oddly furnished
iliiiiiii-li iiiiii iimii iiiiii may be iii'i‘iiiieii' waiter mct liiis eye, and ftilly explained the
,9
A Laurg/cr’s Specla-cles.—-A French coun-
tryman employed a lawyer to conduct a.
cause, but did not seemiii a hurry to give
him his fee. ‘Friend said the attorney,
‘your business is so confused that I cannot
see my way into it.’ The countryman who
was aware of his meaning, drew two pieces
of gold out of his pocket, and givingthem to
the limb of the latv, said, ‘VVell then, sir,
here, is an excellent pair of spectacles for
you.
‘In those good old colony times, when
briglitenetl golden guineas and fresh silver
shilling pieces and sixpences were the cur-
rent coin of the realm, a certain rough coun.
tryman, who had quarrellcd with his rieigh.
bor upon some trifling matter of damage.
called upon a spruce limb of the law for ad-
vice; and placing a dollar in his hand as
the best card of instruction, sat down for the
attorney to make up his mind. But at
good Assor-
l
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
prodtictive of so much mischief.
_Referenccs.—-Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
M‘Lcan, M. D.; Hon. Thomas B. Butler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
pony, M_ D, Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. Doct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
Witter, M. D. VVillia.mantic, Ct.
Nnvemlier '20. 1839. I
CABINET FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDALL
would respectfully inform the
iriliabitants ofNorwzilk and its
vicinity, that he has recentl
opened a CA BINET VVARE
ROOM a few, doors north of
‘ i -~_J. Hooker’s market, where he
intends to keep on hand a general assortment
ofFURNlil‘UR.E. manufactured of the best
in iterials, andin the most modern style, which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27. 1840. 25
‘ O ‘ C
Goiabmet E urmtiire.
ES TA BLISIIJIIENT.
T HE subscriber having takentlie
shop of VV.A. Barlow. a few rods east
' ., of the Bri-lgegwishes to call the at-
- tention ofthe public to his establish-
ment where he intends keeping a
general assortment of articlesin his line—such
as Bureaus, Maliogony and Cherry Tables.
Stands, \Vork Fables and Washstands, French
and comrnnii Bedsteds. dcc.
Also. a large assortment of Chairs, Maple,
Fancy VVinsor,& Kitchen, Boston Rockers. &c.
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.
Norwalk, April 9, 184l. 22
G. VV. Bayninond, lllerchant Tailor,
I/////I/r« ,
"*'4*.'!/.//W
,9
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"/,7]/xii/I///1' /' -5,, , ' -
-...m
AVING taken a store in the south part of
Olmsted’s Building, east side ofthe Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at short notice,,on favorable term‘, and
in the Best and Blast Fashionable style.
From his experience in the business, he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
in all who may favor him with their patronage.
' All garments made to order are warranted to fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutting.
The subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths, Cassiiiieres, Sattiuetts and Vestings.
which he will make up to order in a m_anuer to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Trimmings. .
; Also, a fine assortment of Stocks Oli'V£tl'lOUS
styles and patters, at the lowest cash prices.
Fall Fashions received.
Persons wishing garments ofany description
will find it to their advantage to call.
Norwalk. October 1841. 49
NE W
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform
T his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &
B. Lockwood. recently occupied 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, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having their work manti-
N0,-walk, April 20. Joserrr E. Coiuci-m 23
TAILORINC. _
' l-IE su_bscriber_ would notify the public thattjz
i he has takenthe shop formerly occufplg
5; George W. Raymond, a few rods westo t S
‘ridge, where he will be found ready to atieqd
4') any business in hisline, either from the 0
customers ofthe establishment, or frpm any oth-
ers who may see fit to give, him their patronage
and eacouraegmeut. Moimis R-. QUINTARD-I
7 clotlis, Cassimeres, Satinetts and Vestings of
Norwalk, March 1st 1841. f5
sorfiiiciit of [Hill Goods, uvlzic/I. will be sold
CHEAP as at _an_7/ other store in town.
HE following few giiorls may be found
with many others too I]Ur.lC~l'0lJSl0 men-
tion :-A good assortment of Bleached Mus-
lings, unbleaclied do. in any quantity; English
Cherie, Mourning, and new styles dark shil-
lng Calicos. as liandsome as can be found any
where; \Vhite, Red and Canton Flaniiels;
Brocha and Muslin de Ltiine Shawls. of very
desirable patterns. Dutch Blankets: Cherie and
Belt Ribbins, Musliii Ldgings. and Insertirigs.
A splendid article of Mouselin de Laines,
English, French and Saxon Meriiios, Hosiery
of every description. Pilot, Beaver, Broad-
all qualities and prices.
The LADIES are particularly requested to
Call and exaniiiie tlnese Goods. as the subscriber
pledges himselfthattliey can be boughtascheap
as at any other place in this vicinity. More
Anon. - Cii.uiLr.s N. CLOCK.
No. 2 Bu:'rall's Buildings, \Vest side the
Bridge. 4
FOR NEW’ YORK.
.\ THE New Sloop Mary A.
Sc/lcclc, Capt. T. K. Merrill, has
-. commenced her regular trips to N.
T", ' York—James Slip, leaving Hoyt’s
Landing every Tuesday evening. ‘
The sloop Young Barber, Capt..(:runini.an,
will also continue her regular trips, leaving
Hoyt‘s Landing every Saturday evening, so
long as the business will warrapt her running.
These vessels will receive all kinds of lil'elgllI.+
[market stuff, &c. common to the packeting
usiuess. ‘
Itwill be the endeavor of the subscriber to
give satisfaction to all who are pleased to favor
him with their business. NOAH SELLECK.
Nriiwalk. Sept. 20. 13-1]. tfi=l5
FOR NE l/V YORK.
'I in-: fine fast sailing sloop
MARY WILLIS.Capt. WiL1.is
J. l\lr:i>.iii'1‘, will commence her
__ regular weekly trips to New Slip,
New York, as soon as the weather will permit.
leaving -.\lorwalk, (East side the Bridge.) every
Tuesday evening,and returning will leave New
York every Saturday, throughout the season.
All kinds of Marketing and Freight will be re-
ceived on accommodating terms.
Capt. Merrit tenders 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
Protection Insurance Co.
HA R TFO RD. CONN.
ILLIAM J. S'1‘REET.Agent. ofliers to
insure Houses. Stores. tVIills. Factories,
Barns and the contents of each. together with
every othersimilar species of property,
Against Loss or Damage by Fire.
The rates of premium ofiered. are as low as
those ofany other similarInstitution,and every
man has now an opporluiiity, for a triflingsurii,
to protect himself against this destructive ele-
motit,wliichoftenin asinglehour,sweepsaway
the earnings of many years.
Norwalk. Nov. l.1. 1841. 1
Insurance.
Howard Insurance Company, New York,
CAPITAL 300.000.
HE Subscriber continues the Agency of
this company. in this place,and willefliect
insurance in behalfiifsaid company against loss-
es by fire, on buildings or other property, on
terms as favorable as any other similar institu-
tion. Every man may have the opportunity
for atrif1iiigsuni.ofprotectinghimselfagaipstthe
ravages ofthat destructive element, which of-
ten, in a single hour sweeps away the earnings
of many years. GEORGE ST. JOHN.
Norwalk. August 17. 1840. 40
NEW SUPPLY OF SUGARS,-'—For
A sale Cheap. by JOHN BURRALL-
AUGERS and AUGER BITTS.
UPERIOR. polished Angers, assorted from
g to 2;} inchs, Superior polished Bitts as-
sorted fioni ,-l tog i-nch—-_-Just received and for
sale by W C STREET. __
ateil and uacoriquerable appetite, which he
gation began to titter, and the graver peeped‘
i with one of the loudest. hoarsest, most dis-
when he was asleep and he has insulted one
lialf my boarders, made fools of the other
half, turned the head of my bat‘ -keeper,
crazed all my servants, and run my wife
right stark, staring, raving mad---A man
who is a perfect clown in his niariners, and
who, I have no doubt, will in the end, prove
to be a horse thief.’
Much occurred between the landlord and
his lady in relation to Ned, which we must
ofnecessity omit. Suffice it to say, that her ,
assiduties to Ned, her unexplained sympa-
becoine better acquainted with him, t:Ol)S_ll;i_l;_
ing with one or two short interviews which‘
her husband s.iw between her and Ned,
husband as of paramount obligation. she
man of refined feelings and high cultivated
forced him to eiitdiflerent kinds of diet to-
gether, until she had produced in him a viti-'
was now constrained to indulgie, as the drun-
tnan was prepared to believe any story of t
woma.n’s folly, he was satisfied.
This being the Sabbath, at the usual hour
Ned went to Church, and selected for his
inorning’s service, one of those Churches in
which the pews are free, and in which the
hymn is given out, and sung by the congre-
gation, a halfrecitative.
Ned entered the Church, in a fast walk
as he could possibly assume—proceeded
down in his seat as quick as if he had been
shot
up slily. but sternly at him.
The Pastor rose, and before giving out
the hymn, observed that singing was a part
congregation ought to join. Thtis saying,
he gave outtlie first lines of the hymn. ‘As
soon as thetune was raised, Ned struck in,
cordant voices, that ever annoyed a solemn
assembly.
‘ I would observe,’ said the preacher, be-
fore giving out the nexttwo lines, ‘that there
are some persons who have not got the gift
of singing ; such of course are not expected
to sing.’ Ned took the hint, and sang no
more; btit his entrance into church, and his
entrance into the hymn, had already dis-
persed the solemnity of three fifths of the
congregation.
sermon, Ned opened his eyes, threw back
his head, dropt his under-jaw. and surreiider.
ed hiinselfto the most intense interest. The
preacher was an indiflerent one, and by as
riiuch as he became dull and insipid,‘by so
much did Ned become absorbed in the dis-
course. And yet it was impossible for the
nicest observer to detect any thing in his
looks or manners, short of the most solemn
devotion. The effect which his conduct had
the reader. I give but one remark——‘ Bless
that good man who came in the Church so
quick,’ said a venerable matron as she left
the church door, ‘ how he was affected by
the sa.rment.' _ .
Ned wentto cburclino __rri_ore;on that day.
4‘ I should certainly omit such expressions
as this. could I do so with historic fidelity; but
the peculiarities of -the times of which I- am
writing. cannot be faithfully represented with-
out them. In recording things as they‘ are,
truth requires me someti~nies’to put profane
Oct. 6.li,1841.
language into the mouths of my characters. %
bers as no one would sell, or upon condi-
tions to which no one would submit.
give a single exairiple—He beset on old ne-
gro woman to sell him the halfofa living
chicken.
‘ Do my good matima, sell it to me,’ said
be, ‘my wife is very sick. and is longing for
chicken pie, and this is all the money I have
ver,) ‘ and itsjtist what a lialfcliicken comes
thies for him, her often repeated desires to en in two 1;:
kill it, clean it, and then divide it.’
* t! it
¥3"e llllll all 9XPlallllll°" lllill “'33 elllllely room of the tavern, and who should he find
3“ll5ll1¢l°liY- She l0l<l him that Ned “'33 3 there but Monsieur Sancric, of oyster house
_ _ _ _ _ memory. He and the tavern keeper- were
mind, but that in his infancy his mother had ,,]om._
exclaimed the Frenchman, ‘here my broder
Ichbod gain !--and away he went.
_ _ him as ifto tell him something just thought
kard does his. or be miserable. As the good of, fo]l0w;,,g him out, «what am you Say
holding out twelve and a half cents in sils
o at your own price.’
‘ Ki. m-issal How gwine cut live chick-
down totlie front door with odd boots. On
coming out and finding what had been done
I knew that Ned could not have left the
house, for it was impossible for him to wear
my boot. I was about descenrliirig the stairs
whenlie. called to me from the front door,
and said the servant had mixed our boots, ;,
that he had brought down one of miino_—
When I reached the front door, I found Ned
and Mr. and Mrs. Blank there; all the in-
mates of the house having left it, who de.
signed to leave it, but Ned and myself.
‘ Don't go and leave me Hall,’ said Ned
‘ I don’t want you to cut in two a live-— ‘ holding my boot in his hand, and having his
* Vfliat sort 0’ chance got
(‘llld ‘Vlllcll °°“5l5l‘-‘ll °l llollllllg "1079 lllllll to clean chicken in de market house l whay you’ll give me my boot '1'
“--“PlieS5l°llS °l 'i°£’li“l 0“ lills lllllilv ‘ll llle de water for scnll um, and wash um '.l’ s
trouble he was giving the family, and as-
surance oii hers, that it was no trouble at
5 all.) began 10 bllllg "P0" llle lillllllollls ll“? ra man meat, he come bane‘ me fo’ true-
husband’s worst calamity. This she soon N0 maSg,,_ 1 "jig-hty son-V {3} your wife but
observed, and considering her duty to her [no way ¢l,;cl°“.n open} i
‘ Don’t scald it at all ; just pick it so.’
‘ Ech-ech ! Fedder fly all ober dc bucke-
In the afternoon, Ned entered the dining
VVith the gliinps of Ned, ‘La diable,’ l
‘Mr. Sancric I’ said the landlord calling to
bat man’s name is .7’
‘He name Monsiur Snotborg.’
‘Vtlhy that can't be his name, for it begins Stranger.
with a B. or an R...
VVhere is he from?’
‘From Sand Creek.’
‘Where did you know him .7‘ \
‘Begar, me neber did know him.’ Here
he beside himself.
all was explained to me'
have my company to the fire. and his own
fun before he went.
own on his leg.
‘ How can I leave you,‘ said I. ‘ unless
This he did not
eem to hear.
‘ Do ruii gentlemen,’ said Mrs. Blank
greatly alarmed—‘ Mr. Brace you’ve got
Mr. I-Iall’s boot, give it to him.’
‘ In a minute madam.’ said he seeming to
A second after however,
He designed to
A min came passing along in great a-
arm, and crying fire loudly. ‘ Mister, Mis-
ter.’ said Ned,jumping out of the house.
‘ Sir.’ said the man, stopping and pulling
awfully.
‘ Have you seen Mr. Peleg Q. C. Stone,’
along where you‘ve been '2’ enquired Ned,
with anxious solicitude.
‘D—n Mr. Peleg Q. C. Stone,’ said the
‘ \Vhat chance have I of seeing
any body, hopping tip at two o’clock. in the
morning and the town a fire !’ and on he
vent.
Thus did he amuse himself with various
length. growing tired of his delay. he added
another dollarto stimulate his mental vision.
Even this had no charm on the lawyer’s si-
lence. ‘Here,’ cried the impatient client,
Ned sauntered in sight of the Frenchman,
and he vanished.
_ ‘Well,’ said the landlord, as he returned,
i1b0Ul h3lfd0“’“ l-he a'Sl"i lllld POW lllmsell ‘it does seem to me, that every body who has
any thing to do with that man, runs crazy
The more thoughtless of the congre- f,,,.,h,,.;,h_i
When he entered the dining room he
found Ned deeply engaged reading a child’s
primer, with which he seemed wonderfully
delighted.’ The landlord sat for a moment,
ofthe service, in which he thoughtthe whole gmiled, and then leflthe mom,
took his station behind some cloaks in the
-A-3 50°" 33 llle P“5l°li °°“l"lell°°d his believe me, he was just as much delighted
upon the congregation, and their subsequent s0_
remarks must be left to the imagination of as if he had seen the devil—-called him by
he disappeared, Ned laid down his book. and
bar, which at the moment was deserted. He
had just reached his place, when the landlord
returned with his lady.
‘Oh,’ said the first, ‘he's gone! I brought
you in to show you what kind ofbooks your
man of ‘refined feelings and highly cultiva-
ed mind’ delights in-but he has left his book
and here it is, opened at the place where he
left ofi'——and do let's see what’s in it .7’
They examined, and found he had been
reading the interesting poem of ‘ Little Jack
Homer.’ '
‘ Now. continued the landlord, if you’ll
with that story, as you or I would be with
the best written number of the Spectator.’
‘ V\’ell 'it’s very strange,’ said Mrs. Blank
‘ I reckon he must ' be jliglzlg/. for no man
could have made a moregentlemanly apolo-
gy than he did to me, forhis peculiarities; as
no one could have urged it more feelingly.’
‘ One thing is very certain, said the bus-
band, if he be not flighty himself, he has a
wonderful knack of making every body else
Sancric ran away from him just now,
one name when he left the room.by another
at the ’door, told me where he came from,
and finally swiore he did not know him at all.”
the fire.
mentioned, who had become somewhat paci-
fied.
out seeming to notice her, he observed,—
‘ Poor Daliby, I see his house is gone.’
ployed. .
mor, and twenty voices at once ordered Ned
out of the line.
came the man on horse back, and ordered
him in again.
questions and remarks, to 4 or 5 passengers,
until even Mrs. Blank forgot for a while,
that the town was in flames. The last ob-
ject of his sport was a woman who came
along, exclaiinirig, _‘ Oh, its Mr. Dalby’s
house—I’m sure it is Mr. Dalby’s house!’—
Two gentlemen assured her, that the fire
was far beyond Mr. Dalby’s house ; but
still she went on with her exclamations,—
When she had passed the door about ten
steps, Ned permitted me to cover ‘my frozen
foot with -my boot, and we moved on towards
We soon overtook the woman just
As Ned came along side ofher, with°
‘ I said so,’ she screamed out—‘ I know
it. l’—and on she went screaming ten times
louder than before.
As soon as we reached the fire a gentle-
man in military costume rode up and order-
ed Ned into the line to hand buckets.
stept in.~and-the first bucket that was hand-
ed to him, he raised it very deliberately to
Ned
his mouth and began to drink. In a few
seconds all on Ned's right, were overbur-
dened with buckets. and calling loudly for
relief, while those on his left were unem-
Terrible was the cursing and cla-
Ned stept out, and along
‘Capting,’ said Ned, ‘I am so thirsty
that 1 can do nothing until I can get some
water, and they will not let me drink in the
line.’
i Well,’ said the Captain, ‘step in, and
I ll see that you get a drink.’
Ned stept in again, and receiving the
first bucket, began to raise it to his lips
Ned having SllPl_ 3°lllY lli°"l llle ll" l"l° very slowly, when some one halloed to him
the entry. dufmg ll"3 "lleT"1eW. enter?-‘d llle to pass on thebucktt, and he brought it down
dining room as it from the street.
‘ I am happy,’said he, smiling to meet you
together and alone, upon the eve of my de-
parture frorn Savannah, that I mayexplain
to you my singular conduct, and ask your
for‘-givness of it. I will do so if you will not
expose my true character until I shall haze
left the city.’
again, and handed it on.
‘ VVhy did’nt you drink?’ said the Cap'ain.
‘ Why don’t you see they won't let me .7’
said Ned.
. ‘ Don’t mind what they say--—drink, and
th in go on with your work.’
‘vou just give me backithcm two dollars-
I’ve got a ;i/caller boy in my pocket that will
open your mouth, I guess.’ The lawyer
readily complied, his eyes sparkling at the
thoughts of a guinea fee. The countryman.
riieanwliile, deliberately buttoned them up
in his pocket. ‘Tlieri-,’said he, as he reach-
ed the ‘top, ‘I can settle with my neighbor for
two dollars; and since it takes so much to
open your-————-jaws, I’ll just go home and
pay him.’ Such a man would make his for
tune in India.
2*’ According to the Asiatic researches, a.
very curious mode oftrying the title of land
is practised in Hindostan. Two holes are
dug in the desputed spot, in which the plain.
tifliand dt-fendant’s laivyers put their legs;
and remain there until one of them is ticrd,
or complains of being stung by the insects,
in which case his client is defeated. In this
country it is the client, and not the lawyer,
who puts his foot in it.—-Boston Traveller’.
A very rlifleirent Vz°ew.—When Xerxes at
the head of two millions of soldiers, halted
with his hosts, and himself sat down and
wept—it was because the thought occurred
to him, that “in one hundred years all that
riiighty host will be dead.” This was a
very just reflection. and it is almost the only
wise thing recorded of the heathen monarch.
But Xerxe_s’,vision extended no farther than
their death. He wept for their mortality and
his own; but he had no tears to shed for
their destiny ofthese two millions beyond the
tomb. From this view of Xerxes we turn
to another; and we behold the Son of God
-in teams. He sat down, as he drew near to
Jerusalem, on Mount Olivet, which overlook-
ed the city, and wept! The tears of the Di-
vine Redeemer fell, not because in less than
one hundred years Jerusalem should be des-
olate, without inhabitants, and the thousands
which thronged its streets should be dead-
but he looked beyond the tomb. His vision
extended century on century into the great
future of eternity. and Cltrzisl wept because
the thousands of that great metropolis were
rejecting the gospel of life and treasuring up
the wrath of God upon their undying spirits.
The reflections of the one were bounded by
time; those of the other by eternity.
The Young and Ute Old.-—‘I say, IVild-
goose,’ said an old Sobersides, ‘did you ever
see a little kitten in”-pursuit of its own tail ?
Round and round she goes, now on one
haunch and then on the other, gravely kick-
ing and grinning-and all for what .7 Vllhy,
ifit sat still the-re’s its tail under its nose.
Now, that’s the ‘moral’ of a young fellow
at pleasure.” I take you, said Wildgoose;
“but did you ever see an old cat sitting with
its nose on the level with a knob ofa poker .7
There it sits, winking and blinking-—oow a
pur—-now a sneeze-—then a chasm of the
niouth—-then a cushion of a paw rubbed over
the face and ears-—pi'esently a long doze,
and after that a long stretch, with an invert-
ed semicircular back, and a hind leg stuck
out, as though it wanted to get rid of it.
Now, that’s to: ‘moral’ of an old fellow who
thinksjhimself bappy.’—Bentle_r/’s Miscellany.
Poi:erty.—~We two often complain of pov-
erty and yet it is one of the greatest blessings
that the world can boast. Distressing for
the individual—of immense benefit to the
community at large.— 'l‘hereare numberless
souls whose intellects are more precious than
the mines of Golconda, and whose rich ore
is only discoverable when worked upon by
adversity. ' In a state of continuous prosper‘
izy, these mines would never be_worked-,-
adversity caliing into action all thejroble at-
Wondeifil are the dispensations of Provi-
Ned took the next bucket, and commenced _dO:1cE". ,-
I
tributes of the soul, bids it unbosorn itselfto ,
an admiring, delighted and instructit_'e_world._
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