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Number 150, New Series.
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OFFICE VVEST SIDE THE BRI'DGE—-OVER HOY'I".SiS.'I'O.-RiE.
No1:wAiLK, ct. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1342,
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dha NORWALK GAZETTE
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EVERY \VED.\IESDAYiMOI{.NING,
B Y
James Reed, Jr.
TERNTS UF S.QI3SCI{II"f()N.
Village Subscribcr's_l"J}“ Cigirrier. per year $2 00
$2 00
Mail “ ztyudiinacc " ‘-
Those wholive otil at tlie_Carrier’s dis-
trict so take their papers at the Oriice $1 50
in. tulvancc~at the ertd of the year $2 ()0
Co:npauiesul'-'3 or more receiving their
papers by mail, if pgjtl in titivartcc $1 50
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Fcrrone square, or 16 lines. 3 weeks, 31 00
Each following insertion, ' 20
Executoflsantl Atltninistrutor’s Notices, SI 00
C0nitnissiotter’s notices, $1 25
Gtirirtliati. Divorce,aud other Notices, 551 00
the square.
Yearly advertisers. one square. $10 00
payable quarterly. The privileg of yearly
atlvertisersis limited tothcirown itutriediate
business.
Casual advertisements sent to this OFfice,musl
be acconiprznictl by the cash to irisurc 1'7tse'rt.2'on_
L
Job Printing,
or ALL KINDS,
MEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
TA
lL'l‘0N ACADEIVIY.--'l‘he Fall
Term ofthis Classical School will coin-
mence on Monday tlte 5th of September. contin-
uing cleveu wet-ks.
’1'erms Q/-" 'ttt'lz'tm.
For the Greek and Latin Latigttages, $5 00
For Engliszh Studies, 4- 00
For the Frericlt L-tnguage. 5 00
Book Ket=pin,t__:_ will be taught by a new systt-in
which gives a thorouglt practical knowledge of
this itrtportitnt study.
At the close oftliis term there will he a vaca-
tion of titre week. The winter term will CUIII‘
tricuce oti Monday the 28th of November. CUB
tintting twenty two weeks. ,
References —R.ev. .loliti Smith, Dr. VVillartl.
Dr; Sylvester Mczttl. Charles Marvin. Esq. and
James Belts. \-Vilton. '
Wtt.Li.ut E. \V.n't-mous. A. D.
Ptinciptil.
Wilton. August 20. 1312. M34
ENTAL Surgery.-—A. Ilitl. Dental
Surgeon. oliers his services to the public
in evt~.r_\ department of Dental Surgery.
Oliice as heretofore. in Burrall‘s- Buildings.
Refcrcncss-—.I A. M‘Leau. M. D; lra Greg
nryv M. D; Iloti. 'I'. I3. Butler; H0“. Btfllj.
lsancs; I{ev,Dr ;\I(2_ml; RPV Etlwitt Hall: Rev
G. N. S:ttith.1\'orwal/c. Nehemiah PL‘t‘I'V, M-D
Ifidgijflcld. R. B. Bottsfortl. M. D. Dtznbtuy.
Dr. Hoyt-ll Rodgers, Calcc/Lcstcr. Wm Witter.
M. D. l~l’z'flt'Ii2.a7ilic, Ct.
‘ailor.
4.
‘ '.’.'.’."’/i?!’//.'*""£’
.,"'t"-__ 3
AVING taken a store in the soittlt part of
Olmsted’s Building, east sidcofihe. Bridge,
is reatly to give attention in all orders in his line
at short notice. on favorable term , autl
in the Best (L7!/f Ihfosf Fa.s/tioizablc slylc.
From his experience in the business. he feels
corifitlettt in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their pgitronage.
All garments made to order are warranted t‘ fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutting.
Tlte subscriber has on ltantl a good supply of
Cloths. Cassitneres, Sattinetts and Vestings.
which he will make up to order in a rnauuer to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Trimmings.
Also, a titre assortment of Stocks of various
styles and patters. at the lowest cash prices.
‘Fall Fashions received.
I’ersous wishing garments of any description
will find it to their advantage to call.
Norwalit, October 1841- 49
NEW
Cheap Cash Boot and Shoe “Store.
7'' ‘ HEsttbscriber would inform the poblit.-.iliat
he has on band upwards ol"$'3.000 worth
of Boots and Shoes, which he would sell at re-
duced prices. The best offine Calf Boots at
$5 per pair; antl the best of Calflirogans at
$2 per pair; Kipp Boots at $2 50 per’ pair;
Coarse Bootsfrorn I to $63 per pair; Coarse autl
lers fiir $31 50 per pair ; Fine Kid Slippers and
Ties from (is to 78 per pair; Misses and Chil-
dren's Shoes of all kinds; Car-ks for‘2s Gil per
pair; Boys Calf and Coarse Boots; Calfand
Coarse Brogaitsofall kinds. Those wishing to
purchase, pl.ase call and examine for trteni-
sclvcs before purchasing else“ here.
. Iintcurzzun \Vr:i:n.
Next door to Blackniati &. Betts store.
Norwallt. Aug. 2, 1842. 31
OR SALE.—G1'eat Bargains.-—
The Lt-atlier. Slim-.-~, &c. comprising the
stock in trade ttf.ltliic| Grttmm' n.is offired for
sale on such terms as will make it an object for
those wishing to purchase. and who have the
wherewithal to cash tip, to give their altentitfn.
T-he stock coustsists ofall the varieties of work
in the boot 5; shoe line, such as M6-u's course an
fine Boots and Shoes. and Worneu‘s and Chil-
dreu’s shoes of various kinds and qualities,
in the best inariuer for the country cttstom trade.
Also. a one horse Pleasure \Vagon and Bar-
ness. nearly new, together with a good cornttion
Harness, somewhat worrr—all of which is sold
to nlose a concern.
Kipp Brogans for $1 per pair; Ladies fiucGai- ,
tnaltirigtogeihrra full assorttnent, and all .'D‘fltI_¢,j$
POETRYI
From the Balfitnore 012'.-tier.
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The following lines were written by the “Milford
Barr ,” after having been solicited by ‘one of ’ his old
bottle companions to take it glass ofBrundy.
Tltotr hast a gencrousheart, I know,
As all men have wlto drink;
But wonldst tlrott to a world ofwoe,
My sinful spirit sink?
Ah! wouldst thott to my Ioathinglip
Lift up th’ acctirsed bowl,
And bid the bard again to sip
Damnation to his soul’!
IVere I to touch the wine-cup now,
It would its flame impart-
Despair would bttru upon my brow,
And hell within my heart.
Oh! couldst thou hear my angttish'd sighs,
Both when I wake and sleep.
Thott’dst turn away with tent'l'uI eyes-—
Yes, turn away and weep.
The hopes of other years now flown-—
Anrbition blighted too ;
All, all the latter woes I’ve known,
Are now recalled by yott.
Fur better to this hapless heart
A dagger’s death were given,
Than rob me of that better part,
A somzn hope of heaven.
- .t;Be_waregtlte wine-cup, oh my friend-
Betzirtgill-futed love !
Tlteseévi 5 down to hell would send"
Art angel front above.
\Vhen you shall lift; the goblet up,
N B. All those indebted to the estate of Je
hiel Grumman. are rrqticslttl to make itmrietli-
ate payment to SAMUI-ll. P. RANDLE, Trn.-‘tee.
\Vilion. June I7. 1842. 25
VALUABLE Property for
sale, situatetl iii the lower part of
the town 0 f Norwalk. Fttt_-It's Point
socalltttl. consisting of about lint-res
Oh, pause-—its horrors r n!
Then dash to earth the damning ctip,
And dart? to be a man !
Think ofyour mourning children's tears,
Anti all the painful past:
Think of the wretcltcdness and fears
That must be thine at last.
Think of loss of fortttue. fame,
Ol friends, and peace, and pride:
oflttutl. On it is a small Ilouse and a large
Barn, with many other out httiltliitgs and it sitv
for building with a cellar «log and stoned.
which is not stirpitssetl by any in the (-ouutry.
Also about 2 acres of Salt .‘-.t-atlow, sitttott-tl at
Little t\leatlows. so callt-tl, and -I or 5 acres of
St.‘tl__t_l_f‘. lflnts, near Fort Ptilttt. so (‘ullt-(I.
Tltc above property will he soltlat a bargain.
Apply to tire subscriber on tlie.-preniiscs.
- A LBI-2R'l.‘ Gar-‘ct nv
Norwalk. Sept. 13.18-‘I2. 3t* 37
For Sale--.-\ valuable tract of
Land, consisting of about 50 acres.
" {‘IlUEIIt‘II Ill this Iowa, at \V(-st Rocks,’
so t.~:tllt:tl. near the I'('.'SI(lClll’?G ol'.lou-
Said tract ‘is well appor-
.§A£".‘.‘x.
ailiau Camp. St-rt.
lIt)l]t'd into plow, meac'ow. pasture and wood.
and will be sold in titre or more parcels as will
best suit pcrt-liasers. on accoutrnotlatirig terms.
E. J. ST. Joux.
Norwalla, Sept 5 18-12. 36
FARE?! I-‘or S:!tIe—Siiuated
in the towtt of \\’iltou, Hurlhnrt sr..
sot-alled. within three fourths of a,
rnile ofthe Episcopal Church in said I
Wilton. and a public road leading frotrr Rcdtiing
to \Vestport and Nttrwalk, and another from
Ridgcfield. to Bridgeport. a school house with-
in a few rotls of the house, and a dry grocery
close at hand. The lioutestearlcousistsofaboui
60 acres of as good land as lies not of doors.
I_I‘[](Zl'(l tvfliinto small lots suitable for plowing,
mowing or pasture, with sutiicicnt fruit for the
use ofa family. all \\'t‘ll watered. with a large
two story house, nearly new, a new barn and
it fine grainry and wagon house. and a l\\()
story liat shop \\itli itleuty of water fixtures.-—
About forty acres of Ttmbt-r land. lying in
what is called llouey lrlill Den. a part of which
is pretty well tiutbcied.
The above property will be sold at a bargain
and a good title given. Any persorts wishing to
purcha.-‘e it, will do well to call on the subscriber.
34 VVilton. Aug. I9, I842. {Vin Gm-;t~:N.
A RARE CIiANCE.—'l‘he
subscriber having rnatle arrange-
‘. ments to remove from Norwalk, of-
_» fers his place for sale at a bargain.
The House is nearly new and built in motl-
:-rn siyle. it is located in one ofthe pleasantesr
places in the village, on the west side of the
Public (ireen, and considered one of the most
desirable places in Norwalk. As a person
wishing to purchase would no doubt expect to
exarnitie the premises. it further description is
unnecessary. LEVI CLARK.
He is also ready to dispose ofltis stock in trade
consisting of \Vatches. Jen elry, Silver and
Plated ware. and most kinds of fancy articles at
prices less than ever were t-{Tiered in this place.
'l'hose in watii ofany Iuing in hisline willavail
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
TIIE subscriber would respectfully inform‘
his friends and the pitblic in general. that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &.
B. Lockwood. recently occtipied by M. Banks,
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saving from
the experience he ltas had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depentlon havingtheir work manu-
Norwalk. April 20. Josr-:1-it E. CORK)-IR 23~
‘7f§%%?f Ii‘§%§;
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G001) TIM E.
HE subscriber ltasjust returned from New
York with a new supply of Goods—-eott-
sisting in part of Watches and Clocks- f"{]”‘’'‘
are very low) ; all kinds ofJcwet'-ry, Penltntves.
Scissors. Razors. Pencils. Tltimltles. SPGCW‘
eles from $8 to 25 -ctS-t 3” l“l"‘l5 "I C‘’'"l’§v ‘‘
variety of Looking Glasses. and every thing
ustialfy kept in otrr line. Call mid 588 W11 I5
not. it good time to buy. C!{A8..E. Dtsnow.
Norwalk. Aug. 16. I842. 33
Paints aft Oils.
Kegs of white lead, ground in oil. 5
casks Linseed do. 3 do Fish do and
jlquantity of Lampblack, Litharge, &c.. con
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qh
. My
themselves ofthiaopporiunity to get them cheap.
He has received during the last week a great
;qtiantitV of Rings. Pins.Pencils. 'l‘ltlml~lr--:. dzc.
' FOR SALE.—Wtll be strltl on
Saturday. the 1st day of October
Fiuney. a few rods north ofthe Norwalk Hotel,
consisting ofa good convenient dwelling IILUSC
antl out buildings. pleasantly situated on the
batik ofthe Norwalk River. On the premises
is a large variety ofornamental and fruit trees
and shrubbery in abundance all of which are of
the choicest kinds. and in the highest state of
cultivation. Adjoining the above is a valuable
building lot 65 feet front. which will be sold sep-
arate, or with the above. Jas. Fmzuzv.
Norwalk, Aug. 29,1842. 35
The subscriber offers for sale his
well known establishment for the
manufacture ofOil Dressed Leather.
- ‘- The premises contain about 12 acres
of good land. on which is a good Dwelling
House. Barn, Shop. and other buildings-a good
water power. and a fine orchard. It is situated
on the Daubury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing. A further description is deemed uu
necessary. KLEBER. Wortnrzr.
Norwalk. I\ug.I6. I842 33
ISSOLUTION.--‘I‘l)e Co-partnersliip.
here ofore existing between 8 Gt’. C. Green
of \Vilton is this (lay desolved by mutual agree-
tnertt. All the debts of S. 56 C. Green will be
setyletl by Stephen Green. who will continue
tliifihusittess at the Old Stand.
N B. All persons indebted to the late firm
of S. 65 C. Green Pll’e:l'Pq|.J€Slf.‘(I to make imme-
diate paytnent to Stephen Green.
‘ STEPHEN Gru-:1-:N.
CHARLES Gill-ZEN.
\Vill0n. Sept I0, 1842. 3'37
ciantly on hand and for sale at reduced prices,
by Ftumtinicx St. Joan.
L; next, (if not previously disposed of);
the premises now occupied by James
Think of the dark and dtnnning shame
The grave cart never hide
It1 sackcloth and in ashes now
I mourn my follies o'er;
And with repcutant tears I vow,
I’ll go and sin no more.
Ye jolly friends. I found in ttecd,
And oft at midnight ntet ;
Ifat the BAR I do uotplead, 0
Don't think that I forget.
I
THE CHILD ANID,t='I‘I'IE DEVV DROPS.
“O father, dear father, why pass they away.
The dew drops that sparkled at dawn? rg of dz§'—
That glittered like stars by the light it the moon,-
Oh wiry are these drew drops LlIS$0l\’Illg so soon 7
Does the sun, in its wr:tth_.cliasc theirbrightncss away,
As though nothing tliut’s lovely might live for a day;
The moon-light has faded--the flowers still remain,
But the dew has dried out of their petaks rsgaiu.”
“My child," said the father, look it to the skies-
. . I’ ..
Behold you brfiht rtttubo\v—those betttttilul dyes;
'I‘hc.t'e——ther'e arc the dew-drops in glory reset,
’t\Iid thejcwcls of ltoavcn I.I'l(‘_§‘ arc glitteriiigyet. '
, _ .
I‘lten are we not taught by each beatitiful ray
To mourn not for beauty, though fleeting away?
For, though youth of its lmglitiress .1‘. beauty be riven,
All that withers on earth blooms more brightly itr
Heaven."
Alas! for the f'ather—how little knew he
The words he lndspoken prophetic would be:
That the beautiful child—tlrc bright star of his day,
\Vas e’cu thcr1_. like the dew drops—dissolving away.
Oh! sad was the father, when In! in the skies
The rainbow again spread its beauteous dyes;
And then he reniember’d the maxixns he'd given,
And thottglit of his child and the dew drops—iu
heaven !
-NIISCELLANY.
FLO\VEI\'. OF DU.\‘lB-
LANE.
The fair object ofthis song was a bonnie
lassie in D.ttubl.tne. Her family were of
poor cxtrttctiorz. and Jessie herself was con-
tented with it pcasant’s lot. W hen Tenan-
hill ‘became acquainted with her, she was in
her ‘teens,’ a slight. dimple cheelted. happy
lassie, her hair yellow colored and luxurient
her eyes large and full ever flowing with the
voluptuous lunguor which is so becoming in
young blue eyes with golden lashes. Tan-
rtahill was struck with her beauty. and as
in all" things was vnthusiustical, became
forthwith hcr :trdt>nt worshipper. But her
heart was not to be won. Young. thought-
less, and printing to know and see the world
she left her poor‘ amottrante ‘to con songs to
his mistress’ eyebrows,’ while she reclilcssly
rambled among the flowery meazls of Dumb
lane; or of an evening sang his inspired
verses to hitn with the most utortifying. non.
c/ialantcc. This was a two fold misery to
the sensitive pot-t. A creature so sweetly
elegant. so drill‘ to him. so very lovely and
innocent, and yet withal, so encased in in-
sensibility, as appart.-ntly neither to be con-
scious ol the beauty of the verses trembling
on her (Iulcct tongue-.not caring for the caress-
es of her lover. ’Tu-as too much. to tnark
all this and fx't!I it with the feeling of it poet;
it was the acme of misery. But the ‘Flutter
of Dumblane,’ was 'not all that unfeeling
unirnttginative being which Tttiinahill pic-
tured her. She was :1 creature. all feeling. all
imagination, although the bard had not that
in his person or manners to engage her at-
tention or to arrest her fancy. The young
affections are not to be controlled. Love—
altnighty love—rnust be free, else it ceases to
be love.
Tannahill was plain in his person, uncouth
in his manners. and felt and expressed dis-
content at the cruel disappointment, which it
had been his unhappy fate invariably to
encounter. Jessie. on the contrary, looked
on the world as a brilliant specticle yet to be
seen and enjoyed —as a vast paradise full of
the beauty of heaven and of _earth. where
men walked forth in the image of their Cre-
ator. invested with his attributes, and woman
trode proudly amidst the lovely creation, an
angel venerated and adored.
To express dissatisfaction under all these
circumstances was to her mind. the extrava-
ganses of it tnisanthrope, the madness of a
real love of misery, and a sufficient cause
for her not to respect him. Both viewed the
world through a false inediutu, and their
deductions. though at varience, gave color
JESSIE. THE
75 Kegs of Cut‘ Nails of a superior quality.
just received and for sale by W C S'rIu’-'E‘!'t
to their minds and accelerated their .fate.--—
-‘ti.’
- discovered.
I
Jesfie could not comprehend what to I'l(‘l'
apps-ared the folly of her suitor. Slre relish-
_ed not his sickly sentiment, and as all woman
ililliti ever did. and do, she scorned a cooing
lover. The bu rd was" driven to disprtir. and
summoning up an unwanted energy of mind
departed and left his adored to her youthful
aberrations.
Soon after this period the song of ‘Jessie
the Flower of Dttntblanr-,' together with the
music, was published; it becatne it public
f.-tvorite , it was sung every where. in then-
tres and at parties; a world of praise was
showered upon it from‘ wom.-in’s flattering?
lips. and men brcnme mud to know the ob-.
j-ct of the l.ty. In it short period it was
Jessie I\fIOrIl.tIlIt, the pretty
pe.'i3.tnt of Dtiiublanc. was the favored one.
F'rotu all quarters young men and bachelors-
flocked to see her. her oivn sex were curiousl
and critical. Many protnisirtg youths
paid their addresses to her. and experienced
the satire reception as her first lover. Nev-
t'l',lIlt.'lt‘S$, at last poor Jt-sste become really
emititorcd. A ritkish spark ll‘()m-Il‘O|\'l Mid-
lctltittns, adorned with education, being of
polished trtanners. and confidt-nt from wealth
as stiperiority of rank, gained heritfll-ctiorts.
Shefigtoo credtilously tiusttd to his unh:illow-
ed professions. The ardor of first love over
t'i|lTl8 her better judgement, and atbttrttloniug
herself to her low passion, she mztde an
imprtitlertt escape from the protection of her
patrols. and soon found hers: If in t‘lf‘,(_"iIf:I
ttparttneuts near the city ofE-linburg. T'rte
song of the neglected 'I'tinual;iil was to his
Jessie both a glory and it curse»; while. it
brought ht-r into notice and ench:-tnted he!‘
hetutv. it ltid the foundation of her future
and final tl-strttction. I’opulai‘it_v is ever
it dangerous t-lcvatlon. whetlter the object of
it be it peasant or it prince; tetnptaiiott..-
croud around it, anl snares are laiti on eve!‘_v
lianzl. ‘\Vho would be einiucut,’ said a
~Jisti-nguishetl child of. Popularity. ‘if they
knew the peril the mutlnt-ss, and tlistraction
of mind to which the creature of the popular
breath is exposed '2'
\Vhcn the poet heard the fzttc ofhis belov-
ed Jessie, his heart itltnost burst with trien-
ttil agony. aritl working hitnsell into the
etitlitisiustic frenzy of inspiration. poured
forth at torrcmt of song more glotvirtg and
energetic than ever bt-fore dror.pc(l in burn-
ing atccettts from his tongtie. It is to b-'- In-
lTlt‘IIIt.‘(I, that in a fit of disgust he aftcrtvarrls
destroyed those poetic records of his passion
and I't’Sf‘l'lIlll(’TII. Ere three. years had revol-
weut on smoothly for a while. But he
gradually got behind again, and again I cut
off the supply of liquor. .This time he
brought trie 21 pair of brass andirons, and a
pair of brass candlesticks. I took them and
wiped offtle score against him. At last he
brought at large family bible, and I took that
too---thinking no doubt I could sell it for
sotuetlting. .
On the Sunday afterwards. having nothing
to clo—for I usrd to shut up my bar on Sun-
tla '. thinking it was not 7'espectttb.7e to SP“
liquor or; that day-I opened this poor drunk
ai'd’s fztiuily Bible, scarcely thinking of
\\'lltll. I was doing. The first place that I
turned to was the family rccortl. There it
was stutt-rl that on a certain day he had been
married to Euiily . I .had known
Emily, when I was a young man, very well
and had once thought seriously of offering
my myself to her in marriage. I remem-
bercd her happy young f:-ce, and sttr.ldt>nlV
seemed to heal‘ the tone of her lI‘lt'l'Iyli1lJglI‘
I03‘. ' '
‘Poor ci'e:'ttut‘el' I sighed iritsolunlaiy as
it thought of her pteseut ttt.-ntlitiou ciossetl
my triinrl——and then with no pltJ:lS¥tIIl. ftreling__rs
I turn:-d over the llt-‘XI lt-ttf. 'I‘ltt~rt_- was the
record oftl‘tt- birth of four ('Illl(Il‘t‘l.'l; the l.tst
littd I‘tt‘t‘ll tnatle t'ccciiil_v, and was in the
:notltei"s haritl.
I never l.itd-sut~h a strnrtge feeling as now
cao-e over nae. I felt that I laid rtohusincss
w.th this book. But I tried to stifle my
feelings. and] turned over several l€‘il\'€f.S
quickly. [stiff rt:-d my eyes to rest upon
an open page, these words arrested my atten-
tron.
‘\\"iue is a mot-lrer, strongtlriuk is ra-
ging; whoso is deceived thereby is not u’i~e.’
. "l'hLs was just the sulzjetft. that, undt-r the
feelitigs I tht-it had. I wisht-d to avoid, and
so I l't‘IUl'l'L‘(.I to another place. There I
read-—
‘\Vho hath woe? VVlro hath soi'row'.?
Who litttli wounds? Who hath bttbliug?
l.Vho hath re-lucss of r.~vt=s I’ Tlit-v that Larry
long at the \‘.'ltlt"-. At ‘the last it biteth like
a st-rpt-ut, it st.iri_;Jt-tlt like an adder.”
I lcltlike tl)t‘o\'. int: the book from m(‘..——
Butouce more I turrtetl the leaves and mi’
eyes i'cs't.-tl upon lIll‘St_! words: I
-\\’m- unto him who f_II\‘t~'l.I] his tit=igltbor
tlririk; that puttcst the bottle to hint and
tnaltt-st him <‘it'tir.ket't.’
I Clo:-ct} the book sudtJt=nl_v, and threw it
down. Then for half an hour‘ I p§lt'(’(l thr-
room b:tt-lrwartls and forwat‘tls iii :1 state of
Vt‘d their circuit after Jessie. had left her
f.-ttht~r's house, she was it changed wotnzrn l
Her pttratuour had dr-serted her. She was;
-.l--_st.i.' me in her splentlitjl hzthitation. I-ler'
bluet_-ye-s looked pitiful on all things :irotiutl_
her; the oval checks were inrlcnted by the‘
hand of misery, and the lace and person pre-
sented the pi ture of an unhappy but it-ni:t~
ble being. How changed was the figure
clothed in silk which moved on the banks of
the Forth from the. happy lively girl in
Dutublane,dresse.d in the rustic garb of a
pt;'..tS=nll
TIIE DRUNKAI-tD‘S BIBLE.
"Mr. President,” said a short s'out ntan.
with it good htituored countenance, and a
florid complexion, rising as the last spe.tkcr
took his se.tt,——“I have been a l.t)V(’l‘l'l kct-er.”
At this aunouncetnent there. nos 3 move-
ment through the whole. room. and an ex-
pression of increased iutert-st.
‘Ytts. Mr. Pt-sidttnt.’ he went on, ‘I have
been it tavern keeper. and many a glass have
Isold to you and to the Secrt~tar_v there, and
to dozens ofoihcrs that I see hct‘e’——glancing
around upon the cotttpnrty.
"I‘liat’s a fact” broke. in the President-
‘mtttty Z1 gin toddy and brandy ptiuch have I
taken at your bar. Buttitnes are cliangt-d
now, and we have begun to carry -the war
right into the enemy's camp. And our war
has not been unsuccessful. for we have tttkcn
prisoner one of the rum-sell.-r’s bravest gen-
ernlsl Brit go on friert-'1 W . let. us have
your experience.’
‘As to my experience, Mr. Presiclent,’ IlI('
ex tavern keeper resumed, "in rum selling
as rtitn drinking. for I have done it good deal
of both in my day. that would be rather too
longa story to It'll to rtight—-and one that I
had much rather forget than ‘rt-late. It
makes rue tremble and sick at heart, when-
ever I look back on the evil I hive done.——
I therefore, usually look ahead with the
hope of doing sortie good to my fellow inert.
But there is one incident that I will relate.
For the last five years. a hard working me-
chanic, with a wife and several small child-
ren, cante regularly. alntost every night, to
my-_ta'vern and spent the evening in the bar-
rooni. He ‘came to drink of course, and
many a tlollar of his hard earnings went into
my till. At last he became a perfect sot—-
working scarcely one fourth ofthe lime, and
spending all he earned in liquor. I-Iis poor
wife had to take in washing to support Iter-
selfaad children, while he spent his time
and the little he could earn at my bar. But
his appetite for liquor was so strong. that his
week's earnings were usually all gone by
Tuesday or VVednt-sday, and then I had to
chalk up it score against him. to he paid off
when Saturday night came. The score
grdually increased. until it amounted to
lhrce or four dollars. over his regular Satur-
day nights pay, when I refused to sell him
any ntore liquor until it was settled. On the
day after I had thus refused to sell, him. he
came in with it neat mourning breast pin.
enclosing some hair-—-no doubt, I thought-
of a (.I€Ct;ilS“(I relative. This he oflered in
payment ofwhat he owed. _I accepted it, for
the pin I saw at once was worth dottble the
amount of my bill. I did not think. or indeed
care about the question, whether he was the
owner or not; I wanted my own. & in my sel-
fish eagerness to get tny own, I hesitated not
to take a little more than my own.’
I had bt=cot‘oe p:1infull_y C0l'lSt'.lO'.lS of the
tlireful t-vils i't-sttltiiig from llil(.‘lll[)f'l‘ttDt‘(’,
and still more painfully conscintts, ll -1. I had
ht-cu :l willing‘ lllE‘.l.l‘UtI'|(~’l1l.ll'llIl<:‘ spread of
these evi.s. .ICitl.lftOl tcll how much I suf—
ft.-red (Illl'lIlQ that daty and night, not describe
the fearful conflict that tool.‘ plttcein m_v mind,
lie:-.vet~ii Il‘tP$('lIISl'I love of the gains of my
railing, and the plain (lI=‘litlL‘S of truth and
ltutttanity. It was about 0 o’clock, I think.
on th :t evening, that I op-tut.-d the diunkard's
Bible again, with at lt'lu»:l of dcspairirtg hope
that I might finl something todirtct me. I
opened at the I’s:tlms and 1'»:-ad two or three
elm; t.-rs. As I read on, \\'lIIlt.lIl. finding
ttnytlting that set-tut-d to apply (lirtctly to my
case, I felt an it't.-tea;-it't_r__r dt=sire to abandon
my calling‘, becao:-e it nus injurious to my
fellow tut-u. After I hail l'L‘:—)(l the Bible, I
retired to my Led but could not sleep. lam
every drunlteu mart to \\ hunt I had sold
liquor, and to all thrir I)t’t_Tg‘:tl'(‘(I ft-ttnilies. In
the brief sleep that I ()IIlzlIllt'tl, Idreittned that
I saw it long lot of tottering druuicards, with
their wivt-s and chiltlrcn in rags. And it
loud \'oi(.‘.t- said "who hath done this ?’
The answer, in it still l0lJt'It’f voice, direct
ed, I felt, to int-, smote upon my eat‘ like a
[will of lht1n(It't‘-—-
"Thou art the man !’
From this troubled slumber I awoke to
sleep no ruorc. that night. In the morning
the last and most powt-tfttl conflict came.-—
Tlte qur-stiou to be decided, wtts——
‘Shall I open my tavern. or at once aban-
don the (lt'cn(Iful trttffic in liquid poison ?'
Happily I (ItCl'jI’(lI'1(-‘VPT to pttt to any
man’s lips the ctip of confusion. My next
step was to trim the. spickt-t of every keg of
barrel of spirits, wine, I)t-'t-'I' or cider, and let
the contents escape on the floor. My bottles
and decanter's were likewise emptied. Then
I came and sight-d your total abstinence
pledge. and what is better, never rested until
I had p|ll'Sll:'tdt:‘d the than \\’Il0SP. Bible had
been of so much use to me, to sign the plt-dge
likewise, And now Mr. Ptesiclt-ut I am
keeping. at my old stand, it 'l‘eruperance
Groct-r_v, and not mtll\'lV]‘_’ restitution as f':tSl.
as pos.-ible. Thcre are at
a dozen faniilics that my tavern ltt-.'lp('(.l
to make poor and wrt-tchetl, to whom I
furnish a St'Tl‘|ll quantity of gI‘0cerir‘-s F.'Vt'l'_V
week, in many cases equal to the. amount
that nsrd to be Spt"[1I2tl. my bar, for liquor.
Four of n.~y'oldttst and lost custornt-rs have
already signed the plt»tl<__r«_=. by my peI‘$l1flSlHn:
and I am not going to fruit until every man
that I helped toruin, is restored to hirnst.-If,
his family and socitty. .
A mood of hearty applause followed his
address. and then anotlter of the reformed
drinkers took the floor.
A Tall Collector Outtwitted.-—A body of
Irishman, who were some time sini:etemploy-
ed to work on one side of the Thames.
lodged on the other, and ontheir return from
labor one evening‘, asked the toll-gtttherer at
the bridge they crossed, how much a man
was allowed to carry over. and was told in
reply to carry as much and V what they chose.
Taking him at his word. each man mounted
a comrade upon his shoulders, and paying}:
single toll. marched over much to the chagrin
of the collector. whose exposition of_ the lfi_W
proved so unprofitable. The story is told In
‘I laid the breast pin away, and allthings
London papers as an actual occurrence.
trtiud such as I nt-vt-r bt_t"ore t'-.\'p.ci‘itnccd ———I
sure that tluriug that night I thought of
lt'tl$I. a half
Entign-aliion lo Pcnnsg/It:ania.—Whilst
the tide of emigration in movingtowardsthe
West, and even beyond the Rocky M_ount~_«
ains. three fold_a_clvarit_ages are overlooked iii
Pentisylt-tinia.' , -No State in the Union poi,-'
sesses such facilities for allclasses of Society‘,
not only to acquire ‘a comfortable livelihood,’
but to amass a fortunef “The reason is ohvi-L
ous. The soil is good and when well. cull-:
l.IV£ll.t'(l yields more abttmlarttly all in all. the
various kinds of agricultural products than
any othtr State in the Union. I-Ier manu-
facturing interests, are so diversified that it.
ready market must be found for all her pro-
ducts ‘Watt-r power is to be foundin more
in any other section of the Union. The
streams are never failing and are rapid that
tn:-ichinery may be constructed in every two
or three tttiies.:tnd oftt-n within less distance
without any dt-ti'iutt-nt to each other.-Iron
ore is to be found in almost every county in
the State, in great abundance, and situated
in the IlIllIlt‘dIttl.k.‘ neigh‘ orhoo"tl ofthe strea_ms
Bitutttittotts stone coal is also €II|I)£'(I(I€d."‘IIl
Wet)‘ hill. and forms inexhaustable mines.
Not lltlil't‘(]llt‘nll_V are the iron ore and sfona
.conl mim-d front the same drift--thus afford-
ing the raw lllI1l.t‘l'ltll andthc fuel to smelt
the iron at the same spot and at the, very
ruotiih of the furn.-it-t=. The man tifacturing
of no one article afibrds so great ..§t*.'*ii_iarket
for the farnter"s produce as that of iron; so
great a number of hands, and so many hor-
scs are cm ploycd at each of these r:stablih-
meals as to consume a vast amount of grain
.b:tcon, hccf, cc. of the sitrrotiuding country.
./\t'=£l for the successful production ofiron, no
lstate in the Union can ever compete with
’ Pt‘Il!lS_\'l‘.’ttTllt1. Some counties already have
‘from twenty to thirty of these establishments
'\\'Il.ltlll their bounds, and give employment
.to two tltousautl men. I only speak of this
as one ofthe runny advantages possessed by.
i North wt'siei‘n Pt-nusylvauia over other States
gin ()IIt‘flIlg' rt market to the farmer forthc-fruit
{of his labor‘. Puhlit: improv_em(~nts are . ex.
5lt’l‘.fit‘(l1tltl]OSl to the farmer's door whereby
all he have an overplus of produce beyond
the constitnption of his own neighborhood.
:hv can avail hiuiself of the Philadelphia or
N:-iv York tnatkt-t. deducting carriage,
‘I which on our canals is r‘errtai‘l.'ahly low,thus
faffordingthe producer as uell, the advantage
gofan t.‘X’.t*l)Sl\'t.’ and almcstunexamplcd borne
itn trkct. as the benefits of the markets of our
leaslern cities.-—-P/tiltid. .Pt.’7l7lS_{'/.f_,t.‘_€l7ll:£17}.
Co/tl I-Valor and 1)"."()S])e7'2.I_7/.-—SOIII? few
( weeks ago, we litifl the pleasure of hearing,
_.l:t!l:C‘S L’-iit:liztir:tn, Eszp, British Consul for
ltltts port deliver‘ an :t:l.li'e.:'s before the How-
ltit--zl 5-.tr:i.~ty, on which occasion he related
lthc lollov.'iu_'__r trirctimstauce: '
, St‘_'\'£'l'£ll years ago a grutleoztin dined with
‘trim who had risen by his own industry and
integrity alone. front hutnble life to a proud
clcvtttioir in sticiely. Oll being invited to
take a glass of wine, the following conversail
tion ensued:
.‘Do you allow persons at your table to
(iririk what they please '1’ asked the guest.
Ct-rtuinly. replied the consul.
‘Then I’ll take it glass of water.’
Ah indecdl And how long have you
drank col-I watt-r?
‘Ever since I was eleven years old.‘
Is it possible? And what induced you to
adopt the principle of total abstinence.
‘Seeing ti person iutoxicatt-d.
\Vell. continued the consul, if you have
l had the firmness of purpose to continue tip
to this time without taking arty irttoxicttting
drinks, I do not wonder that you have reach-
ed your prrtsent position.
The consul afterwards learnt that the
person he saw intoxicated was hisfatlter.
Dow, jr., is ofopinion that :1 load was the
first animal created, and a woman the last.
Mark the improvement, says he. made in
six days, and bush up forever about your
steumships, railroads and balloons.
Gootl.-—A Southern editor publishes the
follpiwing paragraph weekly, in his ‘terms
ofa vet'tising:'
Religious obituary notices, (ifofa reason‘-
able length) inserted gratis. Cake should
properly accompany marriage notices-—but
118 we occasionally have it at our house. it is
not essential, particularly when the people
don’t have any themselves.
A Woman.——An exchange paper men-
tions the case ofa woman who is so large
round the waist that her husband cannot hug
her all at once. but when he takes one hug
he makes a chalk mark so as to know where
to comutcrrct.-. the next time going round!
‘Pr.-ty Mis C. (said a gt-ntlernan the other
evt-hing.) why is it that the larlivs are so
fond of oflicers? "How stupid! (rt-plied Miss
C.) is it not p-:rier.rtly natural and proper
that a lady should like it good afar, sir?
A .Br2'g/it C/iild.——‘Father, Ido wish you
would send for the doctor.’
‘Why so. my child,arc you sick '1'
‘No. I ain’t exactly sick.’
‘Then why do you want the doctor?"
‘Cause, I wont he should feel of my
pulse. a tell me whether I’m tired or lazy!’
B0r7'owi7t.g Babies.-All owners of inter-
esting children will be amused by the fol-
lowing, from the Boston Daily American.
A gentleman and lady of that city were
blessed with a beautiful child of abouta year
old, which-‘attractt-d so tnuch attention from
the neighbors, that the young ladies oppo-
site frequently sent over to ‘borrow the_baby.'
After being obliged to send for the child sev-
eral times Mr. , on coming home to
dinner, got out of temper finding it gone as
usual. ‘Here Jane,’ said he. ‘go over to the
Misses and get the baby; give them
my complitnents. and tell them I wish they'd
get one of their own, and not be obliged to
borrow 3’
abundance in Nortlttvest Pennsylvania than t
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