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DENT.-1 L NO TICE.
' OC'I‘.A.HlLL,tliattkfulforthepatronage
_ he has received in his profession during
12 months past, in Norwzilk, begs leave to in-
form tne publicfthat he still continues 8' few
doors west ofthc Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Surgery.
lncurrtiptiblc teeth inserted from one to it
till set. Also, teeth cleansed. separuted.ex-
tractetl, &c., and alltliose diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which,if suffered to continue, are
1 ' f ucli mischief.
""}§,}‘,§f.’.V,,°.:’,,:)p[;nmery Bissell, M. 1).: J. D.
M.L,,,,,,, M, 1).: Hon. 'I‘homas B. Bitler;
Hon, Benjamin Isaacs. Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry M.’D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsfortl. M.
D, 'fi.)ct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. Doct.
IIo’.v.,-11 R..:.d._;ei-s, Colchester, Ct. William
\V’itter, M. D. VVilliamantlc,Ct. 1
CABINET’ FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDALL
would respectfully inform the
inhabitants 0fNor\valk and its
vicinity, that he has recently
opened a CA BINET \VARE
ROOM a few doors north of
- _ ' -_.J. I-Iooker’s market, where he
intends to keep on hand a general assortment
of It‘UR..‘lI'I‘UR.E. tnanufacturetl of the best
in ileria|s,andin the most modern style. which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27. I840. 25
Cabiriet Furniture.
NE TV ESTABLISHMENT.
THE subscriber having taken the
shop of VV.A. Barlow. a few rods east
‘ of the Bri-lge,wishes to call the al-
‘ lentiou ofthe public to his establish-
merit where he intends keeping a
general assortment of articlesin his line-sucli
as Bureaus, Maliogony and Cherry Tables.
smnds, \Vork Fables and \Vashstaiids, French
and common Bedsteds, dcc. _
Also. a large assortment of Chairs." Mfllllev
Fancy Winsor, 5.’. Kitchen, Bosloii Rockers. 550-
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 _]0lJl)lng. J. P. VVRIGH’!:.
Norwalk. April 9, lS4l. 23
G. W. Raymond, Merchant Tailor
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,
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ox
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AVING tak n a store in the south part of
Olinsted’sBuil_d?'.j .east side ofthe Bridge,
isready to give atteull,;’.5 (I) all orders in his line
at short notice. on favdrable term‘, and
Win the Best and 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.
Particular attention aid to Cutting.
'I‘he subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths. Cassimeres, Saltiuetts and Vestings.
which he will make up to order in a manner to
' challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoals, with
superior Trimmings. _
Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of.various
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-
NE W
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
49
Attention !
I -. '. ‘
.'l‘-lli“3llil~“l*:'j.. '
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I J
HE subscribers. are new opening a choice
selection of DRY GOODS of every de
scription suitable for the present and approach-
ing seasons. They would particularly invite the
attention of the public to their assortment of
Ribbons. Hat Silks. Prints of all kinds-super
French. yard wide, at 2s per yd ; some entire
new styles of English (,‘liena,and every other
quality and kind that may be watitcd.
BROAD CLOTHS
of every Color and Quality; Cassiniercs and
Vesling in great variety.
BEAVER CLO'I‘IlS—P1arin, Dimond
and W'ai:ecl.
PILOT
merit. .
The abcvc goods will be sold as cheap as they
can possibly be obtained at any other store, the
boasting propensities ofour neighbors to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
N. B. The Tailoring business is conducted as
usual by M. Banks. BANKS 6.’. LEWIS
FOR NEW YORK.
\ Tl-IE New Sloop Jvlary A.
U Se/lcc/c, Capt. T. K. Merrill, has
E commenced her t-'egular_trips toN
*=-'-—:-1' York—Janies Slip, leaving Hoyi’s
Landing every Tuesday evening.
The sloop Young Barber. Capt. Grumman.
will also contintie her regular trips. leaving
Hoyt's Landing every Saturday evening, so
long as the business will warrant her running.
These vcssels will receive all kinds of freight-
market stuff, dzc. comtnon to the packeting
business.
It will be the end:-avor of the subscriber to
give st’;-iéfaclioti to all who are pleased to favor
him withlheir business. Norm Sr:1.i.scic.
Norwalk. Sept. 20. I341. ll’-‘I5
FOR NET-V YORK.
'I in: fine fast sailing sloop
MARY WlLLlS.Capt. VVit.r.ls
1 . J. M r:rtrti't'. will commence her
. . . regular weekly trips to New Slip,
New York. as soon as the weather will permit.
leaving Ntirivalk, (East side the Bridge.) every
Tuesday eveiiing,and returning will leave New
York every Satprtlay. througliout the season.
All kinds of Marketing and Freight will be re-
ceived on accommodating terms.
Capt. Merrit tenders his acknowledgments to
his customers and frieutls.~for their patronage
during the past seasoti,and solicits a cotiliuu-
ariqe oftheir favors. '
Norwalk. Feb. 15. 1841. 14
Protection Insurance Co.
IIARTFORD. CONN.
ILLIAM J. S'I‘REET.Ageril. offers to
insure Houses, Stores. Mills. Factories.
Barns and the contents of each. together with
every otliersimilar species of property,
Agatnst Loss or Damage by Fire.
The rates ofpremitim offered, are as low as
those ofany other similar Instiiution.and every
man has now an opportunity. for a triflingsum,
to protect himself against this destructive ele-
CLOTHS—-A good Assor-
the earnings of tnany years.
Norwalk,Nov. I1. 1841. I
Insurance.
Howard Insurance Company, New York,
CAPITAL 300.000.
HE Subscriber continues the Agency of
this company. in this place,and will effect
insurance in behalfofsaid 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 atriflingsum.ofprotecIinghimselfagainst the
ravages ofth:-it destructive element, which of-
ten, in a single hour sweeps away the earnings
of many years. GEORGE ST. JOHN.
Norwalk. August 17. 1340- 40
Carpet Rooms,
432 Pearl St. N. 1*. '
' «R E. S. Higgins, Importers. Mann-
1[& o lacturers and wholesale and retail Deal-
ers, in Carpetings, Oil Cloths. étc. have on
hand. RoyalWilton. Brussels, Three Ply. Dou-
ble Super. Superfine, Fine Ingrain, Venetian
Hall and Stair Carpeting. Table and Piano
Covers. Turkey, Tufted. Brussels and Wilton
Hearth Rugs, Druggets. Baizes, Mailings,
Round, oval and Flat Stair Rods.&c. 6Lc.
Also. an assortment of English and American
Floor Oil Clotli.from 2 to 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
various assortments, which are found in but few
establishments oftlie kind.
New York. Sept. 22d. I840. 45
Cool ! Coal! !
AT THE OLD WELL LANDING.
HE subscribers offer for sale at lowest mar-
ket rices, a cargo of the best quality of
PEACH ORCHARD SCHUYLKILL
_ crpcnse.
even so far as it concerns Dollars and Cl,ot.
alone.
ing it 2
NORVVALIK, CT. IVEDNESDAY» DECEIVIBER 29, 1841.
OFFICE \VE_S'I‘ SIDE THE BRIDGE—OVER HOYT's sTQRE_
Number 59,’
THANKSGIVING.
Eternal thanks to Thee ! Eternal source
Of undiuiiuished excellence. and love-
\Ve ofllie Pilgrims praise Thee. holy One.
— For such a rich inheritance as ours.
In other days, a noble race of men.
Came from adistaut worldto settle here.
And,:is the forest ’neath the wood man’: stroke
Fell, and yell of savage died away, —
They, frotn their hamlets. with the curling
smoke,
Breath’d grateful incense to the God of Heaven-
Thcir blood that miogles with the soil we trend
Halli made this land a consecrated fanc-
Old Ocean,s waves,that lash the rugged sh0f¢9
Ofotir New England, with its sparkling foam.
Pays its bold tribute to that hardy band.
And wiuter’s voice that now begins to bowl.
Sighs over their gravesa requiem of peace.
Long since they died, but still their altars stands
As monuments of gratitude to God-
And upwards to the skies, their lofty spir€5
Are pointing still.
Here, on this festive dt.1Y.
Upon the altars that our father's raised,
We burn the hurrible tribute of our praise,
No more the war whoop. rings upon the air.
Nor wreaking scalp, is lifted tothe eye,
The tyranl’s brawny arm, that held an iron
Sceptre o'er the land. is pulseless now.
And the embattled hosts are seen no more
Upon our peaceful shores,
The children of
The free. are gathered here. a fearless band.
Treading in native digtiily the soil.
Firm handed, in a strong Democracy.
They fear no foe. btit passion, and they pay
Their only tribute. to the king ofltings.
Here are no minions crouching at the feel
Ofpower-—no fawning sycophants that pull‘
Alioul the glittering throne ofRoyalty.
Such wlielps, are found alone across the sea,
Nor can they live in frecdom’s atmosphere.
Here truth antljustice. liberty and law.
We love. and we respect and build oitr hopes
Of furure strength aiitl happiness on these.
God ofthe world! lct truth andjusticc stand,
The bright ensignia ofour bappy land; .--.
Then Liberty and Law. shall always be
Our choice inlieritance.der'ived from thee.
"o'rwr1lk. Nov. 25. 1841. A. H
For tile“ tJu-'-uu-- 1”‘-T‘
UNION SCHOOL.
Mn. Kr-:i-:n——I come now to ilic question of
There is a fundamental error in ‘the
popular estimate ofthe cost of education. The
only elements of expenditure conitiionly lalien
into the account. are the '1’eacher‘s wages aid
the amountqf the term bill and the cost of the
School House; whereas, in fact. these are a-
mong the least iinportaiil items of the ac_coi_ril,
I
The true method ofcounting the cost in sly-
mont.wliichoflenin asinglell0Uf.SWeel>53“"°)’ thing. is to inquire, I. lVhat is to be done .7} 2.
What is the most economical mode of accompllth-
Now, here it appears to be agreed on ltll
hands that the thing to be done is. to givelill
our children. in common. as good an erlucaton
as they are capable of attaining by the aglof
fourteen or fifteen years. The School Lal is
more liberal : it provides for extending the blu-
efits ofthe school fund to sixteen years. Ihtit
willing to limit the object aimed at sttll furtlier
and say that this is the thing to be done, prim
tied it may be done at little or no advance upq
the present costofour common schools ; thougi
this would be a foolish economy, based sole’
upon the principle of cramping our childretf
minds for the sake ofsnving ti few dollars. a
in the end there would be a loss of ten dollab
for every dollar saved ; by detracting so mug
from the capacity and right of the generati
which shall follow its in the stage oflife. L_
those who croak about the usclessuess ofeducl-
tion to thefarmer or mechanic say what th'
will, the soil yields its increase still in proptlr
tion to the intelligenae and mental activity{
the race that cultivates it ; and that populaliot
of mechanics and tnerchants is still the tnllll
flourishing. whose minds are the best cultitgld
and furnished. other things being equal. 1’ 't
let all this go: let us be limited to abon’ Ii;
present expenditures ifthe people choose ital-
still it will be granted that the thing to be d,tie
is to give our children in common the best flu‘
cation which the present amount ofcxpddi-
lure will allow. l
I will first illustrate the principle, iindkieti
apply it—-
A farmer has a. certain quantity of lam to
I to Pile term bills alone.
‘ -lb-l’.‘g.llllOli u _yv;m.~unu 'yUJ':"|'Ild1' auiu three
at both ends,he will soon run out, and then.
ten to one, he will take to drinking. and talk
about his hard luck ; ‘he is sure he has worked‘
hard, and used the best possible economy; he
always bought the cheapest team he could find,
and hired the cheapest -man.’
His neighbor in the meantime. instead of
siiffering his soul to be eaten up by uarroiv no-
tions of economy, has taken into the account
something besides the cost ofteam and wages.
He has counted in thefaocl and clothin_.¢,r ; and
above all, he has had regard to his capital iti-
vested in the land, and to the crop. In one
word, he has inquired u-liat is tlietliing to be
(Ian; 3-and. what is the cheapest mode Q/‘doing it?
and he has‘ grown rich. Which‘ is the true
economy I
Now the public acts. in the matterof educa-
ling their cliildren,just like that foolish farmer
who run hitiiself out of house and farm by his
two penny economy. ~
The popular notion looks. 1st. to /tavi7t'g a
cltcup School House, 2d to having a cheap
teacher. 3d to crowding as large a number as
possible upon him. for the main chance of paying
out year by year just as little for schooling as
thc~‘public possibly can.
What the public gains by having a little, low.
lialf-sealed and clumsy school room. illoses
twice over, in the waste ofteachers tinic. dis-
couragcrnenl and disorder in the scholars,-—
drowsinessfrom the accumulation of air breath-
ed thirly liirics over; to say nothing of the
wearicess ofconfinement upon an uneasy bench
—colds, catarrhs, fits of sickness, or debility
antl pain entailed on the child for life. \Vlial
the public gain by having a cheap teacher, is
lost in having to pay llltn longer, in never hav-
ing the work done, and in making the children
blackheads at the last. \Vhat is gained by put-
ting a good teacher into on unsuitable room, or
by crowding him with a great multitude of
scholars ofall ages. divided iiilo nuineroils clas-
ses, which are still again broken up by our
present system of paying a preiiiiurii tipon oc-
casional absence, is lost over and over again in
the longcr amount of time required to do the
same work; since that longer titue adds its
expenditures ofteacber's wages. board and cloth-
ing of the children, to the account which we
IIIUST sum up as the cost ofdoing the work pro-
posed to be done. '
bit: error can be greater than that which looks
Suppose a parent pays
ytarl to give his cliiltl the learning which a bet-
ier’ arrangement would give him in two years
for $6 a year. In bolli cases his term bills are
lh"e”same : but in the last he has saved the
board and clothing oflhat child for a year, and
the intellect of his child his received an impe-
tus and a habit of activity; while the three
years droning would have gone far to make
him a drone for life. Here the man who pre-
fers lo pay S-ltuition because it is cheapest.
- gains nothing, but loses the board and clothing
ofhis child for a whole year; to say uutliing of
the loss oftliat year to the child.
I have thus illustrated the principle. In my
next} shall apply itto the existing state of
things in Notwallr. A \VortKt.~'o IVIAN.
From the Zlletropotitian. for November.
DEAF UNCLE JEFFERY
AND THE LITTLE OLD MAID.
mt ABBOTT LEE.
Never was such a commotion known in
the annals of domestic moppery and broom-
cry and scrubbery and dustery. All good
housewives known how to turn a house up-
side down, and the dwelling into which ive
are about to introduce our readers was Just
in this agreeable predicament. The cur-
tairis were down, and the carpets were up ;
the fires were out and the sweeps were in ;
the floors were wet and the cisterns were
dry ; every thing was out of its place in the
en'deavor to put every thing itito it; and the
whole hotisehold was in disorder while be-
I ing put in order; and all because an old
uncle was coming. ‘
All the little and the great Pokenhams
I were mustered, and ma rshalled, and drilled.
Mrs Pokerihum took upon herself the office
ofdrill serjeant.
‘ Noiv girls,‘ no quarreling, no contradic-
tion, no hufling. no scowling. no scuffling—
your old uncle's coming. Now boys, no
fighting, and frolicking, and game making.
nitnd and put the best side out, and behave
decently-your old uncle's coming. And
now where’s Fanny Carr .7 She is always
out.’ of the way when she ought to be in it.
Can't any of you find Fanny Carr’! I want
to give her some hints and orders, because
my old un,cle’s coming. - «
A little, plain, under sized old maid. some-
where about four feet four inches and a half
in hight. about six stone six pounds 6 ounces
in weight. and a complexion something be-
‘ Yes. ma'am.’
~ And did you see that the coffee was pro-
perly cleared .7’
'_ ' Yes. ma’ain’
’ ‘And the chicken and bottle of wine all
ready to be brought up '1’
‘ Yes, ma’am.' -
‘ You know my uncle '3 coming .7’
A ‘ Has any body told any body that my
uncle’s coming 2’ asked Mrs. Pokenhatii.
' Not a soul of us I’ exclairried.omeus.
' Thait’s right. . Why if it were once
known, we should have all the world and
his wife here in less than no time. The
Scudainores would be racketing and rolick-
ing‘ here, and Christopher and Kate inincing
and carneying, and blurneying, and tlicy’d
try with a witness, to get my uncle frotn me.’
"I‘hcy’d get a troublesome customer,’ said
Miss Pokenhani the first.
‘ Yes. but one that I hope will pay well.
Now girls, ifyou dare to show any of your
quizzings and ,!iufflngs, and black looks,
yoti’ll spoil all, and we shall lo~e all my
old uncle's share in the Brink of England.-«
As for you Jane, if you fall into that old
trick you have got ofturriing up your nose
at every body——and you Margret, of curling
up your lips at every thing-—-and you, boy,s
of badgering, and banteriiig, and werrying.
why, we shall just be throwing away all
uncle Jeff's Barikslock. and landed estates;
and we may as well have them for we have
as much right tothcm as any body else.’
‘ I wish you may get them,’ said Master
Daniel.
"Most rare Daniel I’ said Master Humph-
rey ; ‘ I wish you may.’
Thzinks to the little sister of the primitive
old maids, Fanny Carr, every thing was at
length in perfect readiness ; the carpets were
all down, and the curtains were all up ; the
floors were dry, and the fires were lit, the
covcrs were stript from the best chairs, the
sofa wheeled in the best place, the fire was
blazing in all the beauty of concavity, cori-
vexity and contiguity, and every face arrang-
cd so as to look delighted at the arrival of
tiresome, troublesome, cross, snappish old
uncle Jeff. There came a sound of very
brilliant blowing of horns; every body
strained their eyes; the Royal Blue flew
past in grand style. the horses praricing and
ciipcring, and the guard iiiaking melody
with it bugle horn; on it whirled and whirl-
ed ncver stopping for any body, and of course
tio uncle J:-ffcould be there. and so two tcx
diotis hours were spent in fidgetyngs and
guessings; and then the slow coach was
and it stopped at the steps of the respectable
house where had been all the dusting and
mopping, and brushing and brooming, and a
great niasculirie head. with thick, heavy
features and bushy eye brows. and large lips
poked itself out of the ivindoiv, and looked
up to the house. in question, surveying its
wt-ll-lieaithcd stoned step, and its clean win-
dows, a.-. the scarlet inoreen curtains through
them. and the bright blaze ofthe cheerful fire
glowing and flitkeririg over the window
fI'I'tlIlt‘S, with a morose unpleasant look ;—
whereupon Mrs. Pokcnhatn and all the tribe
of Pokenhams, little and big, rushed out of
the parlor into the hall.and out of the hall
on to the door steps, and Mrs. Pokenhatii
began to delight her own benevolent. heart
by assuring herself and her uncle, and con-
gratultttlnzz herself upon the irnformation,
that her dear, kind, good uncle Jeffery was
really looking full 20 years younger than
when she saw him last.
‘D:-or uncle Jt-ffcry ! how kind of you to
come and see us I how delighted I am to
receive you into the bosom of my affectionate
fuuiilyl My dear Mr. Pokenhani will be
as iriuch rejoiced to find you among us, and
all my darling children have been so anx-
ious lo welcome you. that they could neither
eat, drink not‘ sleep, for thinking and talking
about you. But pray take care of the steps
—they are so slanting. and slippery and
dangerous—not that you are in the -least in-
firm, but I myself had an awkward slip
from them one day. VVliy, how well you
are looking! you must be growing younger
every day. I declare you look morcjuvenile
than any of us. Daniel—Humphrcy—-call
the servant to take your uncle's baggage.-
My dear uncle, Icarmot think of such a
thing as you carrying your own luggage.—
Daniel! I-Iumphieyl call somebody. Theie
can’t you take it you rselfves? My dear uncle
Jeffery pray wait till a servant can come.-
Daniel! Humphrey! why don’t you
move .7’
Daniel and Humphrey stood with their
hands in their pockets staring very contempt-
uously as the cross grained gentleman took
up asmall hair trunk and leather hat box in
his hands, and under the running cannonade
of Mrs. Pokenhatii’s speech, proceeded to
ascend the stops, taking as little notice ofthe
lady proprietress of the mansion as though
he had heard her not, which supposititious
case appeared to be pretty nearly the true
one, as on their entrance into the parlor. the
morose old gentlemen proceeded-‘to draw
from the depths of his capacious pocket a
very serious looking err-horn, which having
heard coining lumbering and trailing along, '
23
' Hey .7 what '1’ -
We are all so glad to see you I You
are looking so well!’ shouted Mrs. Poken-
hatn. growing _very red in the face.
Do you think I look well, then ‘I’ said
the cross old gentleman.
‘ Ochariningl ! 'l‘w¢-m
than when I lnstysaiv you.’ y years you”-.g_er
‘ Hey, what 7' .
_ ‘ You are looking so much better than you
did some time back. Nobody would believe
you were the same person. Iam. sorry how-
Wef. to see that you are rather dull of hear-
ing.’
‘ Dull of what?‘ asked uncle Jeff:
‘ A little deaf,’ shouted Mrs. Pokenham,
' Deaf! who sa‘_'i*‘§"i"’thtit lam deal .7 a set
ofhstuptd people. I should like to . know
\\ otold yoti I was deaf l a parcel ,of.igtio-
rant people!’ H - A g .' _
‘ O, Isec it was all a mistake I only I
“:’(‘)‘,’:§hntotthhat perhaps yc:u had go’: a little
—- ing more. t. o- .
Mrs. Pokenham. no ‘ma more. shamed
‘ I’m no more deafthcn you are I’ said the
sour visiged gentleman,
“N0. 00. Uncle. I see that you are not. I
don't know what I could be thinking of,"
53"’ P°°l' MP8. _Pokenh.am, whose lungs
began to complain at being put into such
severe requisition. “But now, uncle. take
the easy chair——it is such an easy orie-we
got it on purpose for you.”
"I don’t want your easy chairsl any
chair is easy to a healthy man like me...
Iydhpgl lsuppose you thinkl am getting
0 .,
‘'0 no, dear uncle Jeffery; you look fun
twenty years younger than when I saw you
last. Here, I«_‘anny Carr, do take these
slippers and tnis dressing-gown away. I
don’t know who could have thought of
treating mydcar uncle Jeffery as if he were
old or iuvaltdcd. Pray, Fanny Carr, do
move this foot stool, and wheel this great
unwieldy chair away.”
The little old maid drew near much as if
she had been a little mouse approaching a
lion. and proceeded to do as she was bid
with one of the most frightened airs in
the world. The great cross man looking
down like a colossal statue on the diminutive
little thing who was thus called upon to
wait upon his lnightincss.
_ "Won't you go near the tire. uncle Jeflery?
it was made on purpose for you: ive thought
you might be cold,” shouted Mrs. Poken-
hom. __
_“Cold I” snv.-ercd uncle Jc-fl] unbuttonirfg
his coat.
“Do open the window, F. C
uncle Jeffery will be sufiocate’d’.’’'y 8"’ my
"I wish you would let the window be—
and me too,” growled uncle Jeff.
“And now, uncle Jeffery, will you take
tea or coffee .7 we have them both ready."
“Do you think I am a tee-totaller? I hate
slops !”
“Uncle Jeffery shall have a rump steak
and oyster sauce. Would you like that
shrieked Mrs’. Pokenham.
“I don’t like to be plunged!” growled
uncle Jeff ’
Poor Mrs. Pokenliam sat down in her
chair._ pretty considerably exhausted with
shouting. and proceeded to lament herself
and cotisole herself in a low voice, perfectly
comfortable in uncle Jeff’: not being able to
hear her, in spite of his assurance that he
was by no manner of means deaf.
“Well, and so he's deaf! deaf as a door
nail! and hoiv in the world I am to go on
making myself agreeable I don’t know--I
shall soon be perfectly exhausted. And yet
there is one little comfort in'it—we need not
be so very particular whtit we say. One
may be able to express our sentiments with-
out being constantly in danger of stumbling
over some aflront or another."
"Mamma,” said Miss Pokenham the eldest,
“I suppose we may speak, too. as uncle Jeff
is too deafto hear a word that we can sa ."
"Say what you will, only don’t. lbok
toward him, lest he suspect we are speaking
of him.”
I was only going to give you my opinion
ofthis new relation of ours; whv. mamina.
he is amazingly ugly.” '
"What of thtitil” said Mrs. Pokenham,
“he is as rich as a Jew." ’ .
‘Did you ever see such thick lips —such
a thick nose-—-such a thick head .7’ said Miss
Pokenhain the second.
‘Don't make me laugh,’ said Miss Poken.
ham the first, for else our deaf uncle Jeff
will think I am laughing at him.’
‘What are you talking about .7’ asked
uncle Jeff] placing his ear-horn ready for
the answer.
‘They were talking girl like. uncle Jeffery,’
shouted poor Mrs. Pokenham, éof you.-—
Yoti know that is so natural ; and were
saying—but you must excuse them—what ti.
fine looking man you are!
.‘La, ma, how can you say so; I never
saw any body much uglier in my life. and
then for expression 1 why, he would certainly
make vinegar with a look.’
Hey? what? said uncle Jeff '
‘Margaret was‘ only ‘saying that you havg
such a powerful expression. Now boys you
tween saffron and stone blue, and dressed in
a garb of forgotten date, was presently poked
out of a corner by the young Poke-nhams.
‘ Fanny Carr.’ said Mrs. Pokenham,
‘ have you done those few trifling things that
I desired’? Have you seen fresh linen put
upon the best bed '3’
I Yes, ma’am.‘
till. Being an economical sort of a man, ind
feeling it all important to go to work oalhe
cheapest scale. he buys a cheap team and llres
a cheap man. Man and team accompl‘ a
cheap amount of work ; suppose two thir of
a full rate. In the mean time both man ud
beast eat as much as a whole team and le
COAL. Those persons who wish to get their
supply at the lowest suniirier prices will do
well to take the advantage of the low‘ prices of
freights early in the season. as it is probable
the prices ofcoal will advance in consequence
oflhe high price of freight in the fall.
Old Well. Aug 3. T L 66.1 R Pracx.
[-1E Court. of Probate for the District of
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
adjustetfito his car he turned a very sour look begin to litter, I'll turn you out oftlie room.‘ t "
upon Mrs. Pokenham, and for the first time ’ ‘How rnarnma is sweetening up deaf uncle
opened his lips. Jeff! Mamma, I had better help you to a
, Well, ma’am. I told you I ’d come some little more, since it answers so well. Look
time 01' Other. and I'm heft‘-’ he is staring at us with his goggle eyes.’
Had all Mrs. Pokenham’s energy and elo- ‘Hey? what?’ said uncle Jeffery, turn-
quence gone for nothing ! Had it all been ing again to Mrs. Pokenham..
custom can depend on having their work mann-
Norwalk. April 20. JOSEPH E. CORK}-ZR 23
TAILORIN_G.
THE subscriber would 001'
Bridge, where he will be
to any business in his line»
are who may see
and encoziraegment.
Norwalk, March 1st I841.
fy the,pub|ic that
he has taken the shop formerly occupied
d t 1‘ lb
W-*W"°"d~.:::r::.:;"::;...s
either from the Old
customers of the establishment. or from any 01h‘
‘ " fit togtve him their palf00°8°
Norwalk, hath limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof, for the creditors to
the estate of Betstl Gregory.
late of Norwalk. deceased, to exhibit their
claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre-
gem theig-accounts, properly attested, witliiti said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate. are requested to make
immediate payment to
§.ll‘§”$.”f1‘.§§§f°“"§
56
Mortars R. QU‘!!l'l'AllD-I6
man. It takes them three years to do‘ at
should have been done in one. The exptise
of three years of cheap labor amounts to.sqie-
what more than two years of dear labor-;lnd
the board of man and cattle fora whole; car
into the bargain. In the meantime onl lwo
thirds of his land is tilled. or the whole i iinly
two tbirdstilled. Heloses bore oncthir this
Norwalk, Dec. 4, 1841.
proper income. The farmer is it cask t ped
‘ And have you cured the chimney board
of its rattling .7’
' Yes, ma'am.’ _ '
' And the windows from shaking '2
' Yes, ma'am.’ _
' And did you see that the boot Jack and
the slippers were placed ready at his feet ‘I’
‘ Yes, rna’am.’
wasted on ti deaf old man, who had not been
able to hear a syllable of her mellifluous ac-
cents I was it all to do over again, and that
too to the detriment of her lungs. at the top
of her breath ‘I Yes, seemingly so. and ac-
cordingly the poor hard worked lady began
shouting as loud as possible. _
' My dear uncle Jeffery, we are all delight
' And Mr. Pokenliarrfs last new dreuing
gown to his hands .7’
ed to see you, and looking so t\'EllvyOlII'|gt:Y
than ever.’ .
‘Jane was only sying that -you had such 5
peculiarly fine eyes.
done .7’
‘No. momma. it is too good fun-we must
have a little more of it. Don't you see how
deaf uncle Jeff is looking at us, and how red
he is getting in the face .7 His complexion
an visage would do very well fora sign
post at some village inn.’ _
‘Hey? what .7’ interrogated uncle JOE.
Girls, will you have
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