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OFFICE VVEST SIDE THE BRIDGE—0VER HOYT’S STORE.
Number 140, New Series.
NoawALK, Ct. wnr):u3snAY, JULY 20; 1842.
THE NORWALK GAZETTE
IS PUBLISHED
EVERY VVEDNESDAY MORNING,
I B Y
James Reed, Jr.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTON.
Village Subscgribersby Carrier, perygar 00
,‘\-[ai[ '‘ znuttunncc. " _ ' $3 00
‘Those wholive out oftheCarrier’stli_s- _
trict 5.-. take their papers at ‘the Ofiice §1 00
in aclvancc—at the end ol.tlie year $52 00
Cumpuniesul'5 orrnore l't3C6lVlDg their .
papers byinail. zf paid in advance 33>]. 50
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For one square, or 16 lines. 3 weeks, 331 00
Euchfnllotving insertion, ' 20
Evecut.or’sand Atlininistrator’s Notices, SI ()9
'Cointriissiont’.r'S “Mice-‘a _ S1 2'7
"Guardian. Divorceqalld Olhef N.°"°e5t$1 00
the st uare.
carly.’I1tlVel'llSElS.O7l.¢ square, . $10 00
payable quarterly. The privileg of yearly
=attvertisersis limited tothcirown immediate
lbusiness. _
Casual advertisements sent to this OlT.TC99"l'u5f
be aCc0,,,,,a,,5,,,1 by the cash to msurc insertion.
- fir .
Job Printing,
0 F A L L K 1 N D S 9
l/IEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
A Call to the Ladies.
HE Subscribers having just received a few
pauems iifliit-li and Fashioiiable Delancs.
together with 2) splendid assortment of Lawns
and Printed Musliiis. would rcspectfiilly solicit
an cxauiiiiatioii of the same by all those who
desire to purchase. They will be sold cheaper
than ever. Ren'ienibei—west side the Bridge,
next door to Stevenson's Hotel-
Bi-:A'i"i'v 6.’. OSBORN.
G. \V. Raymon, Draper dc Tailor.
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AVING Iakcn a store in the sotith part of
Olnisteil‘s Building, east sideofihe Bridge.
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at shoft notice. on favorable tcrin , and
in-t/Le Best and 1lI0st Fashionable style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
C()llf‘ltlt'!llI in his ability to give entire sutisf;-ictioii
to all who may favor hill) with their patronage.
All gartneiits made to order are warr:-int_ed t’ fit.
Particular attention paid_ to Cutting.
The subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths. Cassittieres, Sattiiietts and Vestings.
which he will makeup to order in a manner to
challenge coinpetition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Triintnings.
Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of various
styles ‘and patters. at the lowest cash prices.
.Fall Faslitoiis received.
Pi;-r_~_ti|!'I% wishing garments of any description
will find it to their advantage to call.
Nipr\v:|Ik, October
NE W
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
IIE subscriber would respectfully inform
his frietids and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &
B, Lrickwotitl. recently occupied liy M. Banks.
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. Ile feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
Cutler, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on haviugtheirwork manti-
Norwalk, April 20. Josrmn E. Coiiinzit 23
Cabinet I~‘urniture.
J.~\.\'l ES A. TINDALL. would
respectfully inform the irihaliitants
ofNorwalk audits vicinity. that he
has recently opened a CABINET
WARE ROOM a few doors north
of J. Huoker’s market, where he intends to
keep on hand a general assortment ofFUR-
NI PURE. inauufacturedofthe best m iterials,
and in the most modern style, which he will
sell on reasonable terms. '
Norwalk. April. 1842.
Additional Rules.
Adopted by the District Court of Connecticut.
Illarch S, 1842. '
ANDREW 'l‘. Junsort. District Judge. _
Riilc 2-5.——Form Q/'t'\"otz'cc to be sent to each
crctlitor. named in the original Petition, by an
itidifferent; person, or the Marshall. as the Order
may require. for the bankrupt, after discharge
and certificate. This pctztion is presented after
the decree in bankruptcy has passed.
To Creditor of
By order ofthe District Court of Connecticut you
are notified that my further petition in bank-
ruptcy. for a discharge and certificate, will be
.-heard at the District Court Room in on
the .__ day of 1842.
Yours, &c.
After the above is filled up and signed by the
bankrupt. an indifferent person will compare
and seal it, and direct the same toeach creditor
at his usual place of residence. like any other
letter. and on the scat stdc. must be_added these
words : “The Bankrupt nouce of‘-‘-—-
The indifferent person will see that all these
blanks are properly filled up. then he will lodge
the letters in the I_’3st Ofiice. and make his re-
turn in the following form : —
RETURN. _
To the District Court of Cunnectzcut:
District of Connecticut .ss.—-.——this—d.3Y 0‘.
1842. I then deposited tn_the Post Ulfice
at -—— in said District, :1 notice to each and
all the creditors named in petition of It!
bankruptcy. directed to the said creditors at their
several and usual place of residence. In C°0f°'m‘
ty to Rule 25. of the District Court ofCouitec-
icut. and in compliance with tlte published Otdef
of said Court.
.25
. Indifferent person.
Sworn‘to and subscribed this day of—-
2- Justice of the Peace.
1
Piano-and Organ lstruetion.
H E sribscriber respectfully till}-rs his ser-
vices to the public a.-ta teacher ofthe Piano
and Organ. From his long practice and expe-
rience iti music. he feels coiifi.leut in his ability
to give suiistiictinn.
Ii‘c/crczccs,-—Rt-v. VVm. C’. Mead, D. D;
Sir-plten Smith-, Esq; Levi Clark : Asa E.
Smith; Chas. Isaacs; J. Camp. Jr; Wm. C.
Street.
N. B. PIANOS (mud and repaired in the best
manner and on reasonable terms. Any orders
left at the store of W E BISSEII. or wiili the sub
sciiher will meet with prontpt atteiiiioii.
25 Witt. A. B/iimntv.
NEVV DRY GOODS.
HE subscriber has just. receiveil a new
supply of seasoniilile Fancy and Staple
Dry Goods,*
purchased at tiuiisuiilly liiw prices. WIlI(‘ll will
he sold as cheap as at any establishment in
town.
The fullowitig comprise a few ofthe articles
received Ladies and Misses Tuscan Huts, of
all qiialiiies. A great variety ofFln-tvers aiiil
Hat Riliboiis. Rich English, French. and
Amerii.-an Prints. Moiisliri De Lairies. new
patterns and very Cheap. Gingliaiiis and Prin-
ted L€lWllS-—SOll‘Je bcautiful patgns. A full
supply of bleached and uubli-at. ed M iislins.
together with most articles usually called for in
a Dry Goods Esinlilishmeiit. CHAS N. Cr.nr:K.
DISTRICT OF CONNI§CTICU"——ssI
At a District Court of the U. States held at Bridge-
port on the 13th day of J uly, 1842,
Present ANDREVV '1‘. JUDSON, Jtidge.
VVliereas upon various proceedings lieretofore law-
fully had, this Court on the 13th day ofJiil_v 1842, did
by its proper Decree, deem and declare Tlioiiias Car-
ter of the town ol’New Canaan, in said district, to be 8.
Bankrupt, within the ptirview ofun:ictofCongress,
in such case made A-, provided: And wliereas said Batik-
rupt hath this day filed here in Court, his further pe-
tition, praying that he ntiiy be decreed and allowed :1
him on the 16th day ol'Jtine, 1842, that being the day
of the date of his origin‘ petition in biinkmptcy ;
and that it certificate the fbe granted, as pet‘ peti-
tion on file, dated the 13th day ofJune, 1842
Now therefore it is ordered, that said petition be
heard at the District Court Room, in New Haven
in said District, on the 8th day ofNovenibcr,]8-12, the
same being more than ninety days after said decree
in bankruptcy was passed; and that notice thereof
be given to all the creditors of said bankrupt, who
may have proved their debts, and to other persons in
interest. to appear at the time and place of such hear-
ing, andféliew cause why such discharge and certifi-
cate shall not be granted and allowed ; by a publicit-
tioti of it copy of this order, in the Norwalk Gazette,
a newspaper printed in said District, at least scvcnty
days before such day of hearing.
And it is fiirtlier ordered, that so farns the residence
of the creditors who are named in the list of the Pe-
titioner is known, that notice be given them of the
day of said trial and licziring, by it letter addressed to
him or them at his or their iisual place of residence,
to be deposited in it Post Office by some iiidilferent
person, at least thirty days before sttcli day of liearing.
In witness whereof I have lieretiiito set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court, this 13th day ofJuly,
IS-I2. Attest— CIIARLI-LS A. I.\lGERStJLl., Clerk.
The foregoing is it true copy of the original order.
Attest— CHARLES A. Ixni-:nsoi.L, Clerk.
nistattlte Laws 1-)"ti‘TC(I)lrt:|'rieliIcttt.
PASSEI) MAY si«:ssio:v—lS4‘2.
An Act in addition to an act entitled "an act
relating to religious Societies and Congre~
gations.” _
‘v’v'liere.is, dotibts have arisen in the minds
ofsoine, whether the Episcopal s-tcieties in
this State hzii-e been legally 0l'gfll'llZt'll.
Be it I/.l.€I'(’.ft)'l'e cna.cterl.,c§-c. That the acts
at hich have been done by Ecclesiastical
Societies ofthis Stale, organized under the
Episcopal order according tn.the rules and
customs of Sillll socictir-s. shall be good tii.(l
effectual in law. And thzit the Warden and
Vestrymen ofsnid societies shall hereafter be
a societie’s committee, and shall have all
the powers, in iiianaging the aflitirs of said
societies in this State by the statute in such
c Se made and provided.
Approved Tune l, 1842.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled "an
Act to aid in the construction of the Hous-
aitonic Rail Road."
See. I, Be it enacted &c., That wlienever
the commissioners of the Housatonic rail
road, appointed under the act of I839. shall
be required to redeem the notes by them ap-
proveil. they are hereby authorized to sell
undivided equal pa l‘l.S ofthe property, bylaw
pledged for their redemption, as well as
shares of the stock of said company; ‘and the
avails of such sale or sales, as well as the
nett income ofthe biisioess of said road, to
apply. tothe payment of the same. _
Sec. 2. The notes of said corporation
which said commissioners are authorised to
approve. may be made payable at a rate of
interest not exceeding seven per cent.
And be it further enacterl. that so much
of this act, passed at the May session of the
General Assembly. 1839. to whichthis is
an addition. as confers banking privileges
on said company. except so fair as relates to
the notes of said company already issued
and approved, at any time on or before the
first Monday in June 1844, as renewals
thereof, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Nothing in this act contained, shall be so
construed as to confer banking priviliges on
said company, except as herein above ex-
cepted. Approved June 6, 1842.
An Act in addition to "An Act conferring
certain powers on t(llie’towns therein nam-
e .
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, cj-c. That the
several towns in this State, at their annual
town meetings, a notice to that effect having
been inserted in the warning thereof. shall
have right, ifthey see fit. to order that all
future electors meetings in said town, respect-
ivegv, shall he warned, open and holden at
7 o’clock in the morning; and that the
ballot box for all ofiicers to be chosen at said
meetings, shall be opened afthat time.
Sec. 2. Any towns having passed the
order named in the preceding section of this
Act, shall have the power to rescind the
same only at it future annual town meeting;
a notice to that effecthaving been inserted in
the warning therefore. '
Sec. 3. That in the town of Hartford and
New Haven, and in allother towns in which
full (IlSCl1tll‘gefI'0Ill till hisdcbts, due and owing from
the ordvr specified in the fitst st.-ction ofthla‘
act shall have passed and be in force; the
town clerk and St li-ctiiit-n of said towns re-
spectively shall meet tog: ther on the day Of
holding the elcctir~ns for the purpose of re-
ceiving, examining and deciding on all ap-
plications to be :l(lfIllll.t‘(l to the privilege of
electors, in lieu of meeting for that purpose
at9 o’clock in the morning as I't'ql'llft‘d by
the. third section of the act entitled “An Act
relotiveto the adriiission of electors.”
Approved, June 3. I842
An Act to repeal an act entitled “An act to
incorporate the Mechanics Bank in New
Haven."
Whereas, the Mechanics Bank, in the city
of New I-luven. has refused to pay its pro-
portion of the Sllilflt"S and expenses of lht’
Biol.‘ C0tltmlSSl0l’)t‘l'S, ogre-calile to Tt‘t]lllf8-
merits of the Stattite. in such case made and
provided, Therefore:
Sec. l. Be it enacted <5-c., That unless the
said Mccliariics Bank pay i‘s proportion of
the silaries and expenses of the Bank Coin-
missioners, itgreeiible to the l't‘qUll't'll1tltlS of
the Statute, in such case ritacle and provided.
on or before the fifteenth day of July, I842.
said proportion to he ascertain:-d bv Illtfbillllf
coinmissioners. than the act entitled "An Act
to incorporate the l."It'(‘h -nics Bink in New
I-Iaveii"shall be. and the SillI_lt:‘ is hereby
rcpt-‘alt-d.
Sec. 2. The avails, and all the property
of said bank. ofevery name and description,
provided said proportion as specified in the
pl'P.CP(’dl|lt_,' suction is not paid as required in
the said section. shall go into the hands cf2
Receivers to be appointed by the Governor
of this State. and Shall be appropriated in the
following manor-r, viz: First to the payment
of the charges and expenses of settlin! its
coriceriis. Second, to the payment of Bank
notes and bills in equal proportions. Tliird
to the payment of all deposite-s by the Treas-
urer of this State, or by other persons.-
Fourth, to thc payment of all other liabilities
in equal proportions. L‘lSliV. the surplus
shall be piid and distributed among the
stockliolders in proportion to the amount of
their Stock. Approved June 9. 1842.
An Act in addition to ‘An Act relative tothe
admission of Electors.”
Sec. I. Be iteziactctl, .yc. That the Sc-
lectmen on] Town Clerk of th: several
towns in this State, in lieu of the time now
by law provided forthat purpose, shall meet
at the place of holding elcctor’s meetings,
or at such other place as shall be designate-d
by said towns. or the Selectmen thereof on
the last Monday of March annually. aridgp
the last i\'lond;i_v in October. I854, qtiaffrit -
ni.ill_v thereafter, at nine o’clock A. :\"l., of
said days. for the purpose of exiimiiiing and
deciding upon all applications to be admittcd
to the privilege of an elector; and shall
continue in session for that purpose until 5
o’clock P. M. of said days if so long a time
be necessary, flllzl may ‘adjourn said meetings
from time totime. And any town of this
St-ite, at their annual Town meeting. .notice
to that eflect having becn inserted in the
tviiroitig therefor. many provide that no per-
sons sh=ill be admitted an elector on the first
Monday of April. and first Monday of No-.
vember, excepfit such as shall have attained
the age of2l years alter the last meeting of
the said town Clerk and Selectmen. and such
vote being passed by any town shall be valid,
an-‘l L'lTt‘Cl.tlfll in such town; butadenission of
electors may be made on the morning of
nieet-‘i I day on the first .lIon=lays of April.-
and L iivernhcr in all Towns where suclf
vote has not been passed as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Be itfurt/tcr cizactcri. That at any
inei-tings aforesaid, the said Town Cletk and
Selectmen shall have power to examine and
decide upon all appl.ic-ations that shall be
made to them for the privilege of voting 'in1
the town where such meeting is -held by
persons previously admitted electors in other
such towns. and‘ a record shall be made.:ind
prPS"sve(l ofthe persons so-admitted to such
privilege, and the officers for which they
are entitled to vote. I - '.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Town
Clerk and Selectmi--n to cause notice of the
time. and place of their s:iid meetings to be
given to the inhabitants of the town where
sttch meetings are held, by posting such no-
tice on the ptiblic sign post in said town or
by publishing the same in some public news
paper printed in such town, which notice
shall be given at least five days before such
meeting.
Sec. 4. The said Town Clerk - and
Selectmen. when met at any titne for the
purpose aforesaid, or for the purpose of hear-
ing and deciding tipon challenges on election
days. may at their discretion examine
applicants and witnesses under oath , and if
any person in givng his testimony before
them shall be guilty of wilful false swearing.
such person shall on conviction thereof, suf-
fer punishment prescribed by law for the
crime ofperjury: and if any person not un-
der oath, shall wilfully give a false name,
or in false statement, to said Selectmen and
Town Clerk, when so met he shall forfeit
fifty dollars to the Treasurer of the State.
Approved. June 10. I842.
An Act relating to Relgious Societies and
Congregations.
Be it enacted, a. That the name of the
EC/clesiasticalsoctcty of NortbMilford, in the
town of Orange, be and the same is hereby
altered to the name of the Ecclesiastical.
Society of Orange. Approved. June 3. 1842.
Be it enacted <5-c, That the town ofRox-
bury be and hereby is constituted a Probate
District by the name of the District of Rox-
burv.
Provided, that all matters and buisness be-
gun. or entered in the Court of Probate for
the District of Woodbury. shall be completed
therin, in the same manner as if this act bad
F rain the Boston ]l’IfSC€ff(11ly [or June.
'CA'l‘OC H US—-A TH Rl L I. I NG SK l'I'l‘Cl-l.
It was a brcatliltss night in June. My
wiridoivs were all upon and yet the flame ot
nty candle. scarcely fllI'lft>’l'f‘(l. I had be
cotne di-eply interest-d in the pages ofa Ilt:‘\\
book. and was hecdlvss of the lapse oftime.
or the circuinst.-in-‘esaround me, until rt moth
fluttered into the fl zinc. and the criicklingol
its filmy wings attracted my attention. Up
on glancing at my watch, which lay beside
tne on the table, I found to my great surprisi-
that it was already after midnight I deter
miiied thereupon to read no more, and shut
ting my book, walked across the room to
draw my (.'ll|'l.tlll], iiitcnding lt1llfIt‘CllZ'lIt‘ly to
go to bed; but the moonlight. shone so
pleasantly in at the wiridoiv. that I was forced
to sit down and lean upon the sill, and gaze
out upon the scene: There were a few thin.
ivhiti.-.b clouds hangiiig about. the horizon.
like the distant wings of an enormous spirit.
but otherwise the sky was pcrfectlycloudlt-ss.
Above, the moon was shining p--act-fully, and
below. the _ worll of grown lay -lreatniiig
in its misty shroud. half 0IJSt'I)l’t‘(l. save when
the curving rivur, glancing in the moonlight.
shone liken burnislted belt of steel. There
is a strange fascination in sitting in the uio:in-
light — and foraliuost an hotir. I sit leaning
out into the air. All was silent, save the
monotonous musical gurgle of frogs in the
pond, and at intervals the rustling of green
leaves, HS ti trertiulous l)l'(>‘z'll.lI of wind S\\‘(’llf'(l
gently, and then died away. or the prolonged
bark ofsome far off dog I had fallen into
ti vague reverie, wht-.n I heard the bell
strike the hour of one. I arose and went to
bed. But no sooner had I left the window,
than I felt a sharp piin shoot through niv
h«-ad, which, after recurring at intervals.
through the next half hour. finally settled
into it reiging headache. My brain throbed
violrntly. 8ll'l Sr'(’.lnt‘(l loose in my head. so
that every motion added to the pain. It was
as ifaii iron hand coinpres:-ed my trmplcs
within its griping fingers. I lay thus tos-
sing, restless and sleeples for several hours
and finally fell asleep.
I tll't"?ltllt’(l that I was lving beside zi tvaler.
fiill. hallasleep. The tvater rushed hissing
down beside me, as if an ocean were loosened
and hurriccl. boiling fiercely. down a rocky
dtvclivity. The air was drizzled with spray
which fell over me like hot sparks. and the
trees above me, seen through it seemed. at
times, liumtin sko-lions, which bent their
long bony arms down to my face. and then
slowly rising, uplift-id themselves into the
air, and bi-caine natural tress again. A
thousand circles intr-rtangling and interlacing
diluted and contracted incessantly, then
slowly the motion decrease-d. and they ltccp
creeping around more and more gently,
until they stvam into the broad sea ofsmooth
glassy water, and fading otit of my sig ht.
lt’fI the air above me all calm and clear—-
Soon a small eye set-ined looking placidlv at
me, that grew larger and larger until it filled
the wide ring,of the horrizon; then it chang-
ed into a face which looked closeinto my face,
which looked close into my eyes; gradually
the features became distorted into .1 hideous
mask. and then grinned, and then :1 thousand
similar faces crowded one upon another,
until the air set-med ftill of them; they were
huddled togcthcrrtztos-ed about without body,
like the waves of the ocean. Now lsecmed
suddenly to be crawling on my hands and
knees over slimy and slipry rocks, which
tvcre covered with damp green sea \\'Pt'(l.--
As I groped along, the sea weed began to
change into snakes, until the rocks St't‘mt:(l
alive with the nauseous crawling reptiles.
that rubbed their slimy sides against my
liinls and cheeks, and cast over me a dread-
ful cbill of horror; all my flrsb seimed to
creep, and the very scalp to move on my
skull. '
In the midst of my horror and torment. I
heard the wild ring of ii bell. I suddenly
and convulsively opened my eves and heard
the breakfast bell ringing. For a moment
Ifclt the most grateful l't‘ll(’f from the tor-
ment of this nightmare, which has more than
once thus affected me—ar:d no one can tell
the glad gush of feeling which came over
me, when I found all this horrible scene was
but a dream. I lay thus for a moment,
thinking ofthe change. and then resolved to
spring from the bed and dress myself imme-
diately. but what was my surprise and horror
when I found I could not move! My body
and limbs seemed rigid as marble, and ofan
intolerable weight. Icould neitherturn my
head nor stir hand or foot. My eye balls
were fixed on a spot upon the wall over my
head, and Icould neither turn them nor draw
down the lid. In vain I strove to move—~I
was perfectly stiffand torpid, and withoutthe
power of motion. There seemed to be some
appalling disconnection hr-tween the will
and the muscular sy'stein—be.tiveen the min_d
and the body, as if my living soul was chain-
ed, Mezentiis -like, to a dead body. There
was no pain—only ti fearful sensation. as if
the whole air had congealed into a firm.
trasparent amber, which held me strictly
imprisoned.
Suddenly, like the swift track ofa fallen
star. the thought shot across my mind that I
was dead. That could be the only solution
ofthis dreadful enigma. I was sure that I
was dead; but 0 God! was this death -' Had
we been always mistaken. and did the soul
remain thus to haunt the body, without the
ability to cast it of! .’ VVas death only a sus-
pension of power over this fibrous mass,
and these finely organized senses. and nicely
adjusted muscles? Only the breaking ofone
link in the subtle chain, that connect_ed all
the faculties and powers with their instru
meats’! Perhaps the soul was-never freed
until the body had rotted ofl, little by little.
into a mass of corruption, and exhaled _or
fallen to dry dust; and I was destined to in-
habit this living house. and'feel it sliugh
not been passed. Approved,iJtine 6, 1842.
away from me andperish, ere I cotill e-
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nerge into the lightandbeauty ofa renewed
ife. This I had never dreamed of; and all
he joy and”luxury of existence. all the sense
of light and sunshine, and‘ fresh air. all the
hottsand foll delights with which God has
strewn the pictured world, were not worth
S'ut'hn price. Upon these lips the worm
should feed. and Icotild notdrive liitn away;
these eyes, through which the soul had look-
ed upon a glorious, niiid world, as through
C'lL’ttt' glass:-s, would change until they were
lt):tlllS0llI:! and corrtiptcd. Oh God! the
agony of stich a thought; Nothing I had
ever ismigined equalled it in terror! And
ivheri I recollect:-d the dt-ad faces of those
whom I had loved and hurried, and remem
bercd the benign and placid smile which
shone upon them like the last foot prints of
the freed and rejriicing spirit as it fled borne-
ward, and which set-iiii-il— to betoken the rec-
ognition by the soul of it divincr sense, as it
was leziving its clay tencrnent—nnd thought
lllItl,pt.‘l‘Cllt1tlCt’, even at the very moment
while I was bending over them to take the
lust fart-well look. with this feeling in my
heart, they \\'t*I'(ft:'l]fll1tlngIl]P S:tlll(‘. fierce,
burning torments-—tlie saint: feelings of ltor-
ror and despair that now gnaucd me like a
burning \vorm—it seemed to me as if all the
joys l hail ever known on earth would not
count--rbtil-.nce so dreadful it thought.
I heard my name cullid from below-—I
inade another vfiort, but my l.'Dng_7l18 was tor-
pid and dtill as lead. Still ‘I could not rt-sign
myst-lfto the thought I was dead. I inward-
ly declared that I would move—-I strove
with the almost siiper-htiiiinn exertions, btit
in vain; [could not take my eyes from that
spot on the wall. wliii-.h had become acursed
ltf‘CtlllSt:‘ I must see it. Side wise my eyes
felt the pleasaiit sunshine glowing into the
rootn: and over my lie.-ad the litisy flies
huiiiini-d and buzzed inctssantly anti crept
now and then across my face.
How lotlgtlllfl tedious seemed the mo-
ineiits——they were years to my excited mind
-—and no one cziiue. An age of torrnt-nt
seemed to have passed it-lien Ilieard it light
tap at the door—I could not answer it --
Agaio I heard :1 louder kiiock; I knew that
it was my sister. for she spoke and called
me by name. The door opened and she
came forward cautiously. and again spoke_
as she appioiiclted the bed. She looked it
uioment at me and touched ine—I did not
speak, but l.iy motionless with my eyes,
strained at that infernal spot. She paused a_
moment, and then uttering it pierciiig cry,‘
ran to the door and c-.ille.;l for my mother.-—
Iiistzintly the horror of the cry brought the
fatuiilv to the bed side. They lifted in_v hand
and it ft'll again upon the. coverlid. They '
ft.-lt of my ht-iirt——-there was not it flutter of
ii pulse. for all that it seemed to me as if hell,
llSt'll-COIIILI not be worse than the torment
thzitl was enduring. I heard quick con-
vulsive sobs, and felt a soft hand smooth my
hair from my forehead. Some one said——
“He must have died in rt fit; and yet how
calui his face is." ‘Yes.’ was the answer
“he probably suffered no pain and died
almost iinmediitely-perhaps in his sleep.’
Then the voices grew more distantand mur-
touring, and some one left the room. Soon
the doors opened, and the face of the family
physitriaii intercepted the damned spot lot
it ‘ moment. No.v thought I, he will
know that I am not dt-ad, and he will rclicvc
me. from this situation. He frltof my heart
and pulse for a mo-i cot, and then I heard
him say, in answer to the inquiries--“Yes,
miidtim, Iain sorry to say he is entirely gonr-.
My art can avail him nothing.” The voices
then became lower, and I listened in vain.
It was a long dark pausc—then the shut-
ters were closed. and the persons trod lightly
across the floor, and spake to each other in
an undertone, as if the place was sacred.-
The Sllt‘I'|I3\$'e which prevades the chamber
of (l*.‘llll1,Hl'l(I bushes the voice as ifthe sense-
less cla_v could hear, had passed over their
spirits like breath stain upon glass. I heard
the low confusrd murmur of voices drone
through the darkened chamber. Now and
then the door opened, and some one bent
over inc and gazed at me, while scalding
tears fell upon my face. The room was
emptied ofall persons. and I was left alone
in the darkness and stillness. I listened for
voices, for anything was better than this
dreary stillness, but in vain, a spell was on
the house, its sound of laughter. its rapid
footsteps. its btistle and noise were gone. eve-
ry step was carcful and slow, and every
voice a whisper. So went on hour after
hour, and I still lay helpless. and longing
for the moment when I should be able to
move and loosen ioyselffrom the close. death-
ly grasp which almost pressed the life out
of the body. As I lay thus, I suddenly
heard a bird’s gush of song from the tree
beneath my window"; how .joyously it
tvarbled, unconscious of the agony so near it,
‘and how my heart sickened within me as I
heard it!
Soon, persons came and wrapped me. up
in white linen, and sivathed my limbs and
made the horrible arrangements Some one
said "how ghastly his eyes look!” and then
gently pressed‘ down the lids over the balls
of my eyes. Never till that moment did I
dream that that accursed spot on which my
gaze had been rivited for so many hours.
could become dear to me. The thought that
we are viewing any object, however mean,
for the last tiuie, always raises it in Ili‘.p0I'
tance. and gives it a fictitious charm; and
now this spot to me was the straw to a drown-
ing man, the silver line of sunlight in a
prison’s gloom, the last link with this visible-
earth. I strove in vain to keep open the
eyelids. slowly they yielded to the pressure-
of the fingers, and gradually the the rangi»
of "vision became more and more confined.
until all was shut out. ‘Never before had
the thought of being buried alive. suggested
itself, but now it came over me like a gulph-
ing wave.’ .Ithougl_ittltat,I. should be "laid
down alive in the charnel house among
dncayiog corpses, and stifled from the clear
breath of heaven, famishif indeed I were
D’)! (lead then. All the friwlitlul stories of
such occurrences that I hacfever read, came
to my mind. iind the hope of ultimate recov-
ery grew feebler and feebler. ,
The night came. and how dreary and an.
ending it seemed l One after another I heard
the hours struck by the clock, until a: lag;
from pure exhaustation, I lost my sensation,
It must have been late in the riiorning when
I returned to consciousness. I felt handj
upon me. they were lifting me into the coffin.
I heard them turn in screw after screw until
the lid was f.tstened,iand only the narrow
space over the face remained Open. I tel;
the sides ofthe coffin jar and rub Boainst m
arms, and I despaired that I shguld Eve¥
recqvcr my power of moiiom
_ ' _ i 6 “hen I was to be
buried .7 This afternoon.’ was the answer,
he has now been dead two days, [had been
unconscious for the length of a whole do I
Now the time instead of (ll'aQ‘¢rino 3 Wear
length. seemed to fly with‘ L-lioTiining.];k':
rapidity. The past seemed r-iidless long
the future was foreshrirtened to a breath ,:.
moment. The clock ticked faster and fasier
iind_time seemed to pour itself away in“;
rapid. moments, as it rising thunder cloud
empties its fierce heavy drops more and mom
rapidly.
...‘:t“.“c":.*;:.°.‘:¥:.' i'.'._3§i.iZ°'.’,’,‘3.“'."',,g°"'ett2t'-
dow was opened. I felt the tvrili-nm l~li':m‘}‘;mf.‘
the spring air steal over my face like deli
cious odor. I heard the birds singing.-
iimong tne branches. and the gentle rustling
of ‘he S“"‘3""$ "959. 88 the wind stirred
among the leaves. I thouoh; of an we
gladsome earth. of the bluecslry, of ,;,,];,,
brooks. half sunlight, half shadow. of ihi
9*"l_V €V9ntng' l‘.lOl1'.lS, whose hues shift like
the color on the doves ne-rk. of the stars. of
the mooon, of the sM.]];ng. and ,,,_,,,,,,,,g
0C_<‘8tt. and clungto the memory of them
with a mute despair. lovinrr them. the more
the tie-arer I came to loosinbg them.
At last the dim hum about the room
ceased. the clock ticked loudly and the
clergyman’s voice repeated those. first sen.
tences in the service for the dead--“I am the
resurrection and the life," &,C,
His voice ceased, I gave myself up ,0
dispair that I was to be buried alive. some
one lifted the lid to screw it down are I
should be removed: I heard a {aim exda.
motion from some one bendino over me...
"Good God! he mus ' .° .
are drops of perspiratibnbiioavirlluepolfieiiistlioeg:
head ! Bring 3 mirror and place it to his
“P5 3 he ‘"35’ hmilhe 3761." It seemed that
the extremity of my agony hm] wrung out
“ “Old dew "P09 "W skin.’ No sooner had
the words been spoken. than there was it wild
hugrydt “id Suppressed excltitiiations of fear.
fig, 011 l. and surprise about the room.
' hat a moment of agony was the next!
The fearful anticipation lest after all there
should be no signs of breiith. was ‘worse
than all before. The mirror was brought
and ‘hell I lmetv. by the sudden and fearful
‘3'.V- lhal my real state, that of Catochus, was
at least known.
I was tiled instantly; between my lips a
(“W d"°P3 "I brandy were forced, and mv
limbs and head were fomented with heated
cloths. with such effect, that in two hours I
”‘§‘““9d my power of motion and sat up.
though week from loss of blood and entirely
exhausted by the dreadful sufferinor through
“'hit‘h I had passed as throuvh a fiery orde-
al. Believe me, those paingil would not
5059" again. if the price should be a showr
ofall the wealth and glory that the world
can bestow. Such suffering does not leave
a man where it finds him. I arose from my
bed -an altered man; with my moral and
mental constitution completely changed.
. The main incident of this story, however
improbable it may seem, is founded on fact,
and has occurred within the range of the
writef’s experience. Catochus
peculiar form of Catalepsy, while the power
of motion is entirely suspended, and presiits
an appearance which may easily be mistaken
for death. In removing some bodies from
the vault of a church in a neighboring city,
on the occasion of erecting a church, it was
discovered that three bodies had assumed
such a situation as could only be accounted
for on the supposition of their having been
buried while in a state ofsuspeoded anima-
tion or sttipoi, they having turned over in
their coffins upon the recurrence ofconsious-
ness. The occurrence of such a fact alone
together with the known existence of
diseases which assume the semblance ofdeath
should induce the utmost caution, and make
it a matter of duty to apply before burial.
such tests as leave no shadow of doubt and
no room for mistake with regard to the actu-
al fact ofdeath.
Theory of1l1arria_gc.—There was a mer-
ry fellow who supped at Pluto's three thou-
sand years ngo, and the conversation turned
upon love and the choice ofwives. He said
‘be_had learnt from a very ancient tradition
that men had been created male. and female -
each individual being provided with a dupli-
cate set of limbs, and performing his locomo-
tive functions with a kind of rhtary move-
ment, as a wheel; that he became in conse-
quence so excessively insolent that Jupiter,
indignant, split him in two: since that time
that each half runs about the world in quest‘
of its other half: if the two congenial halves’
meet, they are a very loving couple; other-
wise they are subject to a miserable. scold-
ing. peevisli, and uncongenial matrimony.
The search he said was rednered difficult.
for the reason that one man aligbting upon
:3 half that did not belong to him. another
did necessarily the same, till the whole afiair
-was thrown into irretrievable confusion.’
is only a.—
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