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Cttuitr i-1-' Plt()BA'l'l-2 -Dts'i'tttc'r oi: i\‘ui;w.-u.x.
S'i'.tt'ri-: HF (-.’tu\'."I-2C'l'lCL'T.
I’r¢-st-tit, CYRUS .-\. Mt-2.-t U. .lttilgi-.
T at Court ttl’ Pritltziw liulilrti at N‘tr“'Jtll\y
within aiiil for the District of Norwalti, on
the 19th day of .Dt'(‘£’l1tbt-I. A. u lS4:)_. Upon thi-
Petition of Fatztty Cttiioott. of said Noni-alk,
Guardian ofJattti-s Li G. (.';innoit. of said Nor-
“llllh it tttitmt uttilertlte ageiifttvi-iitv one years.
sliuwing to this court that said lllliltit’ ovi-its as
ti-tiaiit in ioiiitiioii u ith the other lii‘-irs ol'.lobn
(.’illl!ll'tll, lutc ofsttitl Norwnlk. tIl'(‘f?}lS(’ll. (.‘f‘fl8ill
lf$)l'l.- or part-i-ls of land lying in suit: Nor“-alli,
its full:-ttts: viz the honii-.-ti,-ail. .~itiiati.-il near
the First. Ciittgri-giitiuttal Cliuri-l). Ill quau:it_\
one acre. be- the Stunt’ inure or It-S~', unit the
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Ct!lIItl')IS$It)!lBf,S riittici-.5, $l -‘l‘“?t 0*’ tit» Mtillett l-Iill, so i-.al'cd- ll’ ‘l“‘”"".\'
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the s‘(‘uure_ ltltlltltllgfl !ll(!«'(-.'ttll .-tatiiliitu. biiuriili-cl north by
Ymirl)‘ ail-.'ertiseis.one square. $10 00 D=tVttl littult and vtifi-. cast utttl '~\‘t'S' by lllt-‘ll
payable quarterly. 'l‘he privileg of yearly
iiilvertisersislittiiieil totheirownituiiicdiute
busines.-=..
Casitttl >)(IVCfII$B|'Y'|Pnl9 sent to this Officininusi
be accontpmiicif by the cash to insurc,insr'rt1'nn
JOB PRINTINCDS-,D
or ALL KINDS,
E-xeculed at the Gazette (Elfice.
. ENTA
II! _cvt'-r, tlu;‘iLlt'lllll1'l"tl of .I’)v'lJlitl 2‘itir2t‘t\_'«
()i'II(.‘;2 as ll-‘..‘rt‘l.UI’t)f’(‘.. in l‘ltti'rull‘s litiildit-t,v.-i.
li’e_/izrcncss-—.I A. M’Lcan. M. D ; Ira (tngg
lloii. 'l‘. B. Butler; Hon. Bttrtj.
Isaacs; I{ev.'Dr Mcail; Rev Eilwio Hall: Rt-v
G N. Sinitli. Norwallc. Nt.fl18flII:il] Purry.M. D.
Ridzcficlil. R. B. Bovsforil, M. D. Du-iibuiy.
Dr. Ho .Ut'll Rtdgor .
M. D. l-Villimitnlic. Cl.
0. \V. Raymoiul, Draper as Tailor.
‘.-'Hi!‘ll a stitreitt lI:l,'. sttttllt mitt-
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.;i:. l.)liristieil':-' Iiuililigig. east sidt-rtl'tl1* itltluv»
is-' 7"):-t~'l\' to -1l\'t‘Hlliftllliil‘YtlflllllrflfirgI”IIISIII-5
at .-short. ii..ti-.2,-.-. no ';:vo-':;lil~ ti-rut . am?
"it.-'i.’.".-'1»! Baa‘! -7..-t.! .’lIa-:l. Fa..¢!iiiiim.lt.’<' .<l;t;.’i.'
xi-.‘--1-r--= in lit“ litt-!tt~~~.‘.-.
Fl’-ml ":’ii.~: e*.\;~~.
t‘.-ii1i‘It_l::itI is, .ti
lo .-ill ‘.'.'lI’t "t.~j.= l’-=~'-=5
fill :1;-irrtt:-tit.-‘. :2: l-’l- to -.r-l--r '1
l’:irti.'-. tl-gr :]'l‘_‘!tHrt'| p-.ti«$ It.‘ ('~.t!i;:_‘.
glilil‘ -:.
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l‘:ii-. -5-t‘-I-‘i--*i‘i.--r has on ii'ttt-.i It gm-i-i *'tt,‘t~i_’\ it’
Vestirtg-.
Cl..t:i., (Ii.-ii=i1i»ri--s. S-‘llllllt‘ll.~‘ :.tttt.l
wliiol. he-. will -nakie up In iirtlrtr in u uttttlttrr I-
(-_h'-g'li-‘.gr_' f'|"I|l)PlI!I{)ll.
Ptl-‘J! ~'Ill'I Ii ‘av-‘tr Cltilll-S l
slip-Tt'lt)l' 'l‘ritiiutitt,tzs.
Also, it line iissiirtitteiit o
stvlns iinil putters. iii the lowest cash prices.
IF‘ ill FEl$lll(llts‘ received.
P.—.r.«o:t~t wishiti-_r aariiieiits of any descriptior
"will find it to ilieir advantage to cull.
Norwulit, October IS=lI-
'IAILORI.-".VG ESTAf3L[.QH.I‘.i'_.‘.’.i’ '1’.
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his l'rir:tiil- -Jlltl tht-' ,tt:|tlt~" ‘t’
L Surgery.--.-\. Hill, I)i~:ii:s’
S-._.rtcri,siii:, ollirrs his st't‘\, ices |~t tltc ttt-"v K‘;
s, Colccliester. Wm \Vtttcr.
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'or Overcoais. with
f Stocks of various
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I'll‘) $llI)S('.l‘li'll‘.t‘ woeiiil rt--i‘t«'-:‘!!'uii_'_-J iol2':.'i‘t-
W3.‘ 9 "ml ~*tttt‘li by the heirs ol'Eli liaet I.t.ick-
u_'(ti‘»d.ilct:eas~d. Al.-o. one ()llN'l‘ trrii-t iiflutid.
situated in Clztphoaril Hill. so called, in quanti-
ty l\\r'l'Jly one acre». be the 5‘3ltt‘lP. more at less.
houtideil nortlt. by Mattliizts Hiiblte.ll.east by
David C4|ulslt)(:l€. Jr. south by highway. and
.t-iest. by Est-r:k Ki-llogg : also, one other tract
0' li'!lt(iSllUEllt'(l near the last £llill'r.'S3Jl(I tract, in
quantity one acre, be the satin: more oi less,
l)i‘Ull(l('(l lt0rllN,‘l’l\_' by highway. cast by Iiilwartl
’l[ll."~t£,'
l.-iii?! I‘iFt'tt.'I-I. ill s::iil .=\'i;.rvi:-.ll;:
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I-_\,' -lttiiz Put} itttiittl, i*:~t.~t by l;lL'lt\\ >.t_\, !~t!Ulll l-yj
I-Lzra lr.lo_vt. and wt-st by Ezra lloyt in part. llliili
in part by Pitttt F. Rityiiiiititl : :ti~o. one l|lIlf‘l';’
tract of lzitiil situate-l at Ezist I’~-tilts, so ('.'iJllt'll.’
lll quantity two at.-rt-s be the saute more-. or lo;--s. l
IJUUll(Il"(I north by Charles Oliii<teail. cast by’
heirs til’ \\"llli:llt’t St..litlln. (lL‘('t*u.~'iti'l, stiulli by
Henry Ptirtrii-l<,anil .liuirti|tati C:lll‘lp‘ pod west,
by lieirs of 'l'liziilili:i.-s Betts. ili~creasr4l. and pray-‘
itiu for liberty to SP“ tliir stitiw. :-.s pr-r pr-titiitttl
on lilo “lil:5lllti-$1!‘:-—-()rtIt-|'t'tlllliil thi: 23th ilayl
of PH Tll:‘..'.\ next. at l0 o'i-loi-li li-tr-ttiii~n, lair-,
.‘-ts.‘-ii_-iii-il for :i bi-zartttuoit s-«iil [tt‘IIiElIll, :1! the;
I’tt-lt:.»=t,- (’lII’lt‘t‘ in .-util NI'r\‘iIiI\: and the said
pi ttttt-tr r w:.i.~ lIll‘t‘l‘lO‘(I to -_tivi- ttntii-e the ri-of,
iii i.i»lilt.-liir,t_t tltlu‘ itril'*r in it iii-v.-.<impi-r printed
at i\’t.=r\\alk. llIl’P(-‘ ui-t-k- sttrrci .~.-iv»-Iv. at least
~i\‘ wt: e-Ls before said .i:ty of :t.*i.-lt_-llll!""-I.
l .-‘tttcst. R. A. \\’tt.i.t nus ('.‘|i-rk.
up an
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B O Y H O O I).
in CIYARLES HAMMOND.
Ilow oft amid the sordid strife
Of worldly wisdom have I turned
To iiie-niory’s scenes ofcarly life,
And o’cr uiy joyous bityltiiod itioiirned:
How of: have wished ’inid care and pain,
To be that buoyant boy again.
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To $l('('}))I)€l1eZlIIl the slanting roof,
And but the pattering rain drops fall,
Or li.-:t,C-5.'.,-tu the ltvciy proof
Of t'agjratits rottnd my airy hall:
Yet rise ht tiiom with wonted glee,
To wade the brook or climb the tree.
To join the sturdy reiipcr’s strain,
\Vhat time the lark her inatin strains
‘Vixen iiiotintitig with iiiipassioifd strain,
Slte batlics in light her glittering wings, -
And pois’d in air is scarcely seen,
So high aiitid the dazzling sheen.
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’Twas mine to trap beside the stream,
Or angle ‘iii.-atli the alder's shade,
To lend the plow, or drive the team,
Oi‘ seek the hard in distant glade,
Vi-’l:ci'e oftrfroiit clitstcriiig thickets shrill
‘Hang out tlzc uotcs oftli’ whipporwill.
he has "pened a ,.,h,,|._ ‘W... lg”. .2 .:‘ 't.\'.~.~ ix. 'I‘l'o;'c tt*i.-ii‘.lil_iii_t__ritii’.c.-r. so long. so wild,
B_ L,,,.k,,m,,,t_ ,,,,.,.,,,h ,,(,,.,,,,;,-._,t .,\. \i_ l’..u;:.~. Vl ore iittisic to inv_ bo_vi.-h eats: _
' t,-,_._. Thought backward flies—::iiil as a cl-.ild
where he wuulil be happy to l‘('2(.'F-l\i't! all on
He l'i-.els coiifiilcut in sa_vin,z trtttt.
in his line.
ad in New York as at
the experience he has It
Cutter. that whoever wi
custom can dependon havingtheir work tnanu
Not-walk. April 20. Josi-;Pn E Ct'tttl\'t'_R 23
F6!‘ Salt,-—.~\ xaluabtie tract in
Land, consisting of about. 50 acres.
situate-rl in this town. at VVcst Rocks.
, _ so called. near the residence ol'.loti
athun Camp. Sen. Said tract is well appnr
-tinned into plow. meadow. pasture and wood.
and will be sold in one or more parcels as vtiil
best suit pt.-ri.-liaser.-t. oti accomtiiitilmitta lt‘r't'S-
Z. J. S1‘. JUIIN.
Not"-valtz. LS-=tit 5. IS~I'?¢ 36
FA fi§BIEl§§—-LOOK .-l'l' Tlllfi I
For salt: it I“%H‘ll| pl-,-itsitt-ll»: Slttttt
ti-il on the main road lctiilittg front
New Canaan to Rid-_-i fielil, and
proportiotii-.il in L
wt)ittI-ltmtl. with
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House. Barn. and Corn House; fences g“llt"flll
.1,» gmut, pa\trn_enl in .»de easy to suit: a purchaser. I
a coirtfurtuble two story
The stock. farming utensils. buy and grain, (if
dcgjfgil) will also be sold with the farm. and
_i:nmeili:ite p0S§08Sll)I| c:iti be had. Further
particulars is deemed uiinecessary.
Lniuvmzrt I‘IttY't‘-
New Canaan. November S. 1842.
The subscriber offers for stile his
well known establishment for the
«~‘ The |)l’t.‘ttllSf:S i.-oiitaiit about I2 3-.".re5
nil. on which is it gotitl
Shop. and other ltutlilittgs-—ii _,','1)t.itl
orchard. It is .-ilutttr-ll
inf good I?!
I-Ioui-tie, Barn,
water power. and a fine
on the Daubury road, three m't|es_ftoin Norwalk
lginding. A further description ‘.8 iii-.eit'ieil uti-
‘ ’ Kmtixtizii Woiinizv.
town
Norwalk. Aug.
50o"lbs'superior quality of M8006?-
5()() ‘t. Logwood.
400 “ Fustic.
500 “ Alum.
If sale cheap by
500 “ Copperas.fi
, W F. BISSI-'.LIv.
. Nj{,:_Kent's Black and Blue Ink. Ilte best
d warrauteil by
- now in use, for sale on
J. A. \Vi:i:n.
WIEAN Locks. kc.-'|‘tte stilt
A stfftltef iifl--rs for stilt: 8|
p'i(:t_'t-2. Picrputtt 6‘
anal lutirhr.-5. W‘-I
jot. piiri-celtiitt. Ell!
l‘n'.‘i'lt,tlV ot'_ itiirabitiiv are not 8
fllillllllliiltflllfvfl ill the tfttlttttrv.
NWWh&:&E£_
I EAS.E’S=Clarifloil ltlsseuce 0
Cttuiiy.just received by W E B"'”“‘I‘
W (3 S-'t'tti~:t:'i'.
ll favor him with their
Lewisboro. corituitiittg 76 acres. suit-:
iertilow. plough. paslurr.-,’
"3t46tl't
intiitttfuctttro of(_)il Dt‘csst:tl I.r=atl':er. '
I)-'.i>ll§itL_"
,\|,;npt'ai-ttiii-rs’
,H,,,,.hl,~i3;.-' pulelll tlottr li.-t-l-;.~'
ll silver pl:tlre(I. tiiiiii-trttl. til-'-13"‘-'9.
t~'8'llll(I brass ktitilts. Wlllclt It"
' |)Y[t7,t89i“(I by att‘.
fl-Ion rlioutttt
Ee’en now niethiiiks the sound I bear,
V‘/'hile fancy spreads before my eye
The dewy glade and moonlit sky.
The “lowing lterd,"’ now wending slow
Along the wood their homeward way;
The witiding stre%itii’s dark glassy flow,
The lilicd vale, the woodland gay,
Still float in visions bland and bright,
As on that balmy summer’s night.
VVhcn standing on the distant hill,
W'ith boy-born fancies waii’d'ring free,
I saw no spectcr’d form ofill
Rise in bright fiititrity ;
But all, instead, was joyous clear,
Buoyant with hope, ttntoiich'd with fear.
Oh, these were boyhood’s cloudless hours,
And sweet on wings itnsullied flew ;
But pride soon di'eam’d ofloftier bowers,
And wealth her golden lustre threw
O’er tempting scenes, as false, as fair,
And bade my spirit seek her there.
And I have sought hei'—nor in vain,
I might have piled her treasures high
But that I scorned her sordid reign,
And turned me from her soulless eye,
I could not delve her dirty mine.
And would not worship at her shrine.
I would not stoop to flatter power
For any vile or selfish end;
I would not change with every hour
My faith. my feelings, or my friend :
And least of all, would I entrust
My hopes to the accursed dust.
The God that reared the woodland heights,
And spread the flow’ry vallies wide,
And waked within my delights _
That spurn the lures ofhiiman pride;
And stern forbade. in accents known,
To worship aught beneath his throne.
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HARVEST MORNING-—AN Inn..
The early morning sun had already tinted
the distant mountain tops. announcing it bright
harvest day, as Micon approached the window
of his coitrige. The sky was unciouded-—a
dense vapor lity along the vale. front which the
hil‘-.4 stood out like islands front the sea. with
their so-ukittg ciittages. and in their gay harvest
tlrcss‘. 'l‘rces were scattered here and there in
beaiitifol relief. rolwil in purple and gold. a few
will t_trec.n. laden with matured fruit. Mii-on,
-mmptured. 2llZ\“(l on the outspr-=ad landscape.
ll~,'l(‘ltP(I to the plail lowing of this herd, to the
'llFilill hnrnsauil pipes ofthe lt(‘.f'.I.~!2)‘tP.II far and
...-_.:,i, in the song -ifthi- _1iiyoits.lark,now soaring
‘.\'llll it.-t iii-h tin-lowly ll|)W3—:l‘(I ttll it reacheil the
(,‘’(’..'-:f brzttiis of the sun, uow gully tlescendittg.
to bathe in the silver mist ofthe valley. Silent
and long stood he enjoying this scene ; then. as
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ifitisptriil, sttati-lsitig his lyre from the wall, he
snug :— v
"Might I, ye gitils! oh, might Isiug to the
as thou ileservesi. iiiv ruptures and my thanks!
all. all around is ziirayeil in thefullness of beau-
ty. all ovetflows in benediction; peace and
the year suiil. frosu every tree and every vine.
I'Iow beautiful is all around; I-low rich the ves-
to re ofthc fielils! ,
I-Iuppy is he whose heart is not torn by past
evil (lt’.(‘(lS2 who is receptive to the enjoymeitts
of all lififs ltlessiiigs, and finds delight in doing
good. 'I‘o biin Upells the clear morning in joy;
the whole day to hint is oatt,t_t,ht but bliss, and
tight. Every beziuty. every goudiicss is realized
by his glail spirit: the changing seasons bring
him new pleasures, anil he rejoices in all the
bouniies of nature. .
But doubly happy is he who has a gentle
compatiioo to share his eiijoyinents—a wife like
thee my. Delphine. VtI)()' posscsses rare beauty
had every virtue. Since we have been united
each lovely object ltas been made lovclier by
participation; ay. since Hyiiteti made us one
'I’:tyior. Jr. south and \\'(‘..\’l by .lii.~:eph Lot.-kwiioil;l
iiitr: Obi Stow, so i-itlli-tl. statzilitig over‘;
Fli,\ll' one other i air, no discord to tnar the sweet harmony.
‘in ..,l',.,.. ‘ ‘z’. , ‘,. ...~ -. , 3 . . . . . .
l ‘ "";"’ "‘*'-’~ " """"‘ ’-”’- l“ '2“-’-‘“ ‘ 'l”"‘. he who hears II is fil ed with delight. Dtd my
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..,l 4. II t(. hflllit. Illtllt til . .‘~,. U ltl (lt fl ltt.f II E (‘ye evkr beH_a.v u “qsh ‘hat ‘hnu dlds‘ not ans‘
l ll(‘\'f‘f more to
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our life has been like unto two flutes of perfect
unison, which play in the softest tunes the same
and
war I;_ Did my heart ever dilate with an etnotiort
Wlllttlt was not initile sweeter by thy sharing it‘!
\\'ltcti any r-loud liuitg over my mind has it no,
hero cltaseil away by thy sympathy like the
l ilews ofthe lllttflllllg' before the beams of the
sun? Yes. wltcii llttill caincst beneath my roof.
cvery cltarii. ()I’t'Xl$l‘8D.f8 came with the. Pla-
cing tltyss:lf'aii’t.-vttg our friendly household gods
li.-inc tlteui, order and cleanliness.
’lIlllll-.lry riiiil chi eifuliiei=s have been the graces
of our alto «lo. and prosperity has been the rc-
ward of thy lal:iirS.
Slflt't' thy lt(‘lti\ ed ptcseiice, blessings have
ilwi-It ruuiiil my cut. my l)f‘l(I. my crops. Ht)
Joyful is the
work of cacti day; and when at eve I return
f'ti;_ru:-.il t.o itty liu iitble dwelling, oh, how thy
iiiixioos r.‘Xr"fllt)llS for my._eoinfort captivate me!
More boaiitilitl appears the spring; lovelier
is sutiiuter uiiel aututiitt, atiil when the stortns
of winter bctit upon my cot. seateil by thy side
fruii——l have been blessed in all.
’be!'ore the llfttlrlll. engaged in some light labor,
books and stittlt‘ sweet ili.-:ci_iur_se_, I, realize all
tl.e tlcligltts of our islielti-red security. Shut in
with thee. let tltc wild wind race, and sno
storms rulr: without, then do I first ’f'e’e.l that
thou art all to me.
Atid you my dear children. rich in all the at-
tructiousoftlty mother, ye fill the cup tftiiy fe-
licities. \Vltut. joys; of fl'[2llC:p’r'.l.ll_:0D in thy
opening buds of protnisc’! "By her in-
structed, thy first articulations were thy father's
name. 'l‘hy fcatutes breathe ltilarity and
ltealtlt,&t_:ay ,t_t,ood nature reigns in all thy sports.
Ye are the cbartr:-_s of our young corijugal years.
and your prosperity will one day be the bliss of,
our old age. Ilow ileligblful thy prnttle when
thou mcetcst me at my cottage gate returning
friztn my ficlils anil flicks. Fastening to my
skirts. thou f€Ctfl\'CSI iu cltiltlisli transports, the
’ 1 - . o
;lrutts and wild flowers whtclt I ltave gathered
tor thee. Oh. how reviviitg to my fatigued
fraine is all thy itiuoccttl mirth and froliclt!
And now agaiti see, with a babe in her arms,
appront.-lies my Delphine. her eyes moistened
wiibjoy; beautiful is she as tlextt-_i.:iipcarled ruse
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uftbe mornittg. _
From .Sarge1it's Magrizinc.
THE BLUE-STOCKING.
When Madame de Stael asked Napoleon
who he thought. was the greatest woman
IIIHI. ever lived. he protnptly replied . ‘she
who has borne the greatest. number of chil-
dren.’ My friend Mrs. Flutter - differed in
opinion trout the First Coiiiisul. It would
sci-tu to have been her conviction, that the
greatest \\’0lIl:tn was she who had written
-the greatest number of st-iinz:-is, no matter
what. might be their quality. Front this
you will perceive that Mrs. Flutter was a
blue stocking.
I feel a certain delicacy in approaching
this subject; for, to let the reader into a se-
cret, it was in my editorial capacity that I
first became acquainted with the heroine of
my narrative, which, by the way, is every
word true. She would send to me large rolls
of mnnusciipt tied with blue ribbons, accom-
panied by a triitngular note, which contained
a request that I would read and inwardly
digest her effusions, and publish them with
‘sttch corrections in punctztation’ as Ithoughi
pI'0pI.‘-T.
an editor. While gallantry urges him to
admire. how often will discrimination coin-
pcl hitu to condemn l
I"rofessional confidcnce should be espe-
cially sacred. But it is my foible, when I
have hit. upon a good thing, to be reluctant
to keep it to myself. I must—-I will tell you
all about the affair at. Flutter’s; for it “made
‘quite a laugh at the time," as it diner-out. of
my acqustiutitnce is in the habit of saving
when ltis ji-st. misses fire.
The shortest way of arriving at a compe-
tent. knowleilge of the domestic history and
position of the Flutter family at.the period
to which I refer, is to listcntoaconversatton
be-tt\\'t?t'lI Flutter bimselfand Colonel Plugg
(you kno
house of the former, while he and his friend
were waiting for the appearance of dinner
and Mrs. F,
-Well Flutter my boy,’ said Plugg as he
glailoess reign throughout, and the blessings of
sweet. are his .~luinbi:rs in the soft embrace of
W C
\
Hit rd and perplexing is the fate of
iv Plugg ?) which took place at the
seated himsclfia an arm-chair before a com-
fortable wood.-fire, and drew both hands from
his .-mi-l-‘-s up mt‘ his lmi-es, as if i~ncour
iigitftg them to get tvnriti--'\~Vi-ll Flutt-t‘,|
yoii’-,,arc the most i-nvi.-ibli> dog of my ac-'
qiiaiitiauce. A snug‘ propeity, Sufi: busiui-ss
‘lint: house, pretty wife. iiiize biby, good
health, '.t'oups of friettds—wbzit itt creation
do you w.~.ut more to iimlie you happy? Ah
l-‘latter! I wish I had got lt1al'l'll’d twenty
years ago. Nothing like imtritnony, I am
convirii-.i-d, to smooth the down-hill path of
life! Nothing like a S\Vt’l‘l.Ielltp€I'€(I, cheer-
fiil, uttenlivi-, dome-slit‘, affectionate wife to
fit it man tor heaven! Zounds! ifit. wasti”t.
for this coulouniled wig, and these grey
whiskers. I would propose for somebody to-
morrow.’ _
’I“llJll.f‘l‘ sudi.lenl‘y plat-id his hand on his
frieiiil’s shoulder, and hi-avi-d it sigh. 'l‘tien
putting him gently, he said in ii ntisterious
tone: ‘Pliigg takc tny advise and keep as
yot_L:\rP.’ ,
‘Keep as I am l You are tlie last. man in
the wo'i'l.'l, Dick. from whom I should ex-
pect sticb counsel. Are you not the happiest
ofhusbands ?’
‘Colon:-l,’ sniil Flutter, lowering his voice
and casting a furtivc _<_rl-ance around him, ‘I
doubt if there is such it thing as a happy
husl:-iind. Depend upon it, ’tis all it fable.
He no more exists than the plcenix or the
tneritiaix.l. “flit-ii ii pour devil is once ciiugltt
iii the conntibial noose, pride, policy, and a
‘thousand obvious indiiceiui-nts. prevent his
letting the world see his il'isappoiut.iiteiit tll‘.1l
rliscoittc,-tit. But, 0! believe ltlt‘, tlicre is
not orii:-, who doesn't sigh bitterly and often,
for his free, gay, careless bachelor life. I
speak coufiili-iitiitlly. for we are old friends,
and you are not quite so poorly off for sol.-
jects tot‘ iui».rt*iiiie_itt, as to fIliIl(t.' a ji-st ofwbat
I not ti-lIiiig- you iii sine-trily of hi-art.’
,'l‘o bi-sun: not, my dear boy. You a-
maze me, l)0‘.\'t’V(‘l‘, by wltitt you say. As I
Stope to be savi-tl, I have looked upon you
till this lltOll'lt'fll as one of the most fortunate
of men.’
‘Ah, Colonel, if you could take a look be-
hind the iloiiti-stic curtain, you would see
that :ill -.-.-.i;- not as it should be. ,I’luggl I
caimoi \\'t'."ll iiiiituiiie it woutan more unfittid
to be a wile and at tttuthi-r than Mrs. Flut-
ll‘l'.’
‘Good gracioit.-l
What can b..vi-. happcni-d?
ll'l€lIlr‘l' ?' .
‘Y_ou iitit‘_v possibly l‘t’lllt'lItl)t_‘|", that when
I was an un-iearri.--d young titan about town,
I was itffll-'l.t‘tl like many other worthy young
men with a sort of rliytiiing lltalllit, which,
like the ltuopin-_:»coit«_-h and the ritcasles, at-
t.-tcks certain lui-i-'i‘iili= coi'tslitiitions.- S()lIlt‘
wi‘tb more and s.?ii’iic"wi it less viruli-nce. I
had it.i-er_u badly for it time, as many an al-
-bum and many at cotintry newspaper will
yet. bear witness. In the height of my cout-
plaint l t'IlCt)ltlll.L‘l'r".I my present wi'fe., thi-ti
Miss M_\'i'tl«-, a pretty. roittantic girl.-in
short a congenial spirit, u ho admired my
poelt'_v (poc"tr_v inili-ed l) ind played Eloise to
my Ab:-laid. I uiiirricil her. Wictclied
blunder! fiittil error I’
‘Explain yotttself.’
‘Di you not see? My wife was a blue-
stocking; and El blue‘ stocking she is still.’
‘Priiy what is it ltliic-stocltutg .7’
"Alas l-I can ;_rivi- you it whole vocabulary
of (.lt:.'fItllll()llS. She is a uotnau Plugg, who
wears blut -stiiirliiitgs lfllt':lfI of it bite, because
they do not show the dirt so soon ; wbcri.-by
she is S:t\‘t'(I the trouble of changing tlti-m
as often as Cit'fllllll"l"SS would suggest. ‘She
is a literary cli.ir2.ctcr-—aui'l it precious litti-r
SIN‘, lii-cps about her to be. sure. Shc is no
iti-'lividu:tl who is too much absorbed in he!’
own sublime ituagiuinus to attend to the
vulgiir di.-tails ofa household. She is carc-
ll’5S and slatternly in her attire, because she
has hi-arcl that indifference to dress is a mark
of genius. She neglects her children, be-
cause she better loves the offspring of hi-r
brain. She prefers the venial praiscofsotne
dance of a critic to her busb-.ind's affection.
She would rather have you Citll hot‘ :i had
[wile than liul fault with her Odeto Despair.
She butt 5 her visitors by reading her pro-
ductions aloud, and is too mttch lost in her
own complacency to witness their iiiipaiiwnce
tlfld their sneers. In short is a sort of
Lady Macbeth, who instead of plotting
against the life of Duncan tnurdcis the
Q,ueeu’s English.’
‘And is it possible, Dick, that your wif
such it wotnao as you describe?’
\\"lta'. is the
ying that a fine;
she must riotcf
and lit. tbei
' l
l.
mu tip from my first doze, sit
idea had eiitei-ed her head, and
it down. She rose lroiu the bed
lamp-—-nct, however, before she had kuockei
down :1 book or two, and waked the labyl
by the noise. \Vithoul taking the slightest:
notice of its crying, she sat down at a writ-T
in table, and was soon in a ‘fine fretiz_v,’
over SOIIIP trashy productions, wliichC'she;
calls an ode. And there, was I sitting up-l
right and shivering; in the bed, with the bu-'
bv screaming in my arms, while Mrs. Flut-
[CT was jotting down her ‘line ideas.’ Fine
fooli-ry! By George it is too bad.’
‘So it is Dick. We tuitstfiitd some way
of relortuittg it. I really believe your wife
is at heart ‘ttll correct,‘ as politicians say.’ _
‘I can't help laughing when [think oftlte
ridiculous figure Icut, rocking the b-by to
and fro. in m_v night clothes, while the mo-
I.I‘.t’I' was tvriting poetrv—‘piling up the ag-
niiy.’ as the \\'t-'Sl.l'.'l'l'I the-atriciil critic said of
Forest It was a rich scene for a painter.
What a thing Criiikshank would make of it.’
‘Ha, ha, ha! I see you can extract some
fun from your tnis:-ry. What a subtle chem-
ist is it sunny If.‘.tIl[lt'l' !’
‘Auv other man but inyself would go mad
I am sure, with such a wife. My dcai
friend, it was but the other day, (the ilay ol
the Croton celebration.) that on _'t'oiiiint.*
hm"... fmgu.-d and sleepy, I learnt that all
the servants in the house had been permitted
You i-onfuiinil mi-_ 2 right shoulder instead of on h- r bosom. Al
e is; paper publisl
‘Without exageration she is. Pluggl It,
was no later than last night that she woke{
to go'tO th+rthe.it.t'e.- Etilfring my chamber
I found the bid utiniiide; and will you be-
lleV.t' it, Mas Flutter insisted on my iiinliing
it iuyself. becituse she u~asjus'. in theyinidst.
ofa story, which she had promised to coin-
plete for S0tite sickly ttia9;azlnt‘.’ ’
‘You made the bed of-course.’ 4
. ‘WbatcouldI do- but: submit? Every
day, I am subjected to siuiilut‘ iinpositions.
Ifa washerwouian is to be hired, or a bau-.
ble bought for the baby, I have to executi-
the COlIltltlSSlOD. My will-’s genius soars
above such paltry dumi-stic. :-rraugeiuents.
She will have to take but one step u.ot'i.- to
set Int‘ to mending stockings, or washing
dishes.’
‘But Dick—-who encourages your wife in
these preposterous practices?’
‘A few sectly gcntletucu in black, hang-
ers-on upon newspapers and periodicals.
\\'llOll) she invites to dinner; and who pay
for their grub in pufls. One of them called
her lhc other day, the Mzidanie de Stael of
America; and they all inalte her out the
greatest lite"-rary phenomenon of the century.
\’Vlta'. hearty laughs they must have among
lht‘lIlS£’lV(‘S at her infaluatiixvn and credulityl
By the way, she has iuviti-d smite of them
to supper this evcuitig. The poor devilsare
willing to swallow l.el' poitry for the salic-
of the agiémeuzs which accoinpmy ' it—
stewed uysti-rs, cltic|iiu's salad, =l'|f.l ClI2.1lll'
pag_tni~-.’
‘Is there no way of iinrmisking the para-
Sll.t'$ .7
‘I can think of none--can you‘?
‘Yes. Suppose we’
Here the cttterance of Mrs. Flutter check-
ed the conversation. ‘flit-. l dy's manner
W is 2lI)a'll"dCI&‘(I, as she eon-tel the rooru, and
it was not till her Illlsltttnal said Coloiti-l
Plugg, my deat',’-—tl!at shu abruptly start: d
as if lroiti a reverie, and lookiu;_v at her go. st
with 'lai:li'—lustrc cycs,’ (.‘Xl'l‘illll:t’Ll in il tone-
that would have done no (ll.~‘Ct't (lit to Mrs.
Sidons, ‘I-low litre you sir?’ Then without
waitint__r to hear his reply, she oallii-d ti,-
wards the winilott.-',-iind folding her arias,
gazed up at the clottds. 'I'heCuloni-l, iii the
meta time, took a survi-y of hi r person. I‘.It.!f
dress was costly, but (‘.i!l’(.*lt.'5Sl_\’ etrrattged;
and an t‘lPf_”ilnl lace: cape \\':l.~. purl--d at. l1l‘l'
rich handkerchief. \\'lll(‘l‘l she held, was soil-
placing the manuscript behind the newspa-
per so as to conceal his design, he. recited
some stanzas, ‘written by a voting Miss of _
thirteen for the Cbunkville Clarion.’
It is difficult.-to describe the estacy, into
which Messrs. Dzibster, - Don and Drone
were thrown by this PfluSlon_ No it...-m.
seemed _adequate for the expression oftbeir
admiration. They clapped Iheif hand,’
cried ‘beautiful! superb! sublime!’ and
seemed almost disposed to roll on the carpet
in the excess of their transport. Mr. Drone
whose eyes had been fixed adoringly upon
some chainpaign bottles and decanters on a
side-table,suddenly looked up towards’ the
ceiling. shook his head, and heaved a deep
sigh. His enthusiasm was obviously too
deep for words. P.intomiine could alone in-
terpret it. ,
A contemptuous smile began to settle upon
Mrs. Fluttc-r’s lips. It. was unnoticed by all
except the Colonel, who resumed his elocu-
tiortary task, by saying; ‘Now, gentlemen,
I will, with your permission, read you some
lines, which I think extremeiy clever, by a
young female friend of mine. Ido not
consider them unworthy to follow even {he
published stanzas of our fair hostess.’
The blue stoc:kini:’s heart beat high as the
Colonel curiitttenced reading her own elab-
r..te ‘Ode to Despair.’ She could not but
admit that he did perfectjitstice to it in the
recitation; but notwithstanding this, he had
not half completed it when the reverend
Mr. Drone gave a yawn, and said, in an
audible whisper, to Don: Sad sniff! 33.:
staff!’
Dott nodded his ncquiescince. Dabster.
played lut patiently with. his watch-ko-v, lilld
catching Mrs. Flut.ter’s eye, Sl‘lt‘ll‘_’£7(:(I his
should.-rs and made a wry face. The Col-
onel continued to read. Mr. Drone hemmed
laughing siieeringly, and suddenly interrupt-
ed him with---
‘Stop there a moment if you please, sit-_
\Vhiit Cl0£-‘S the writer say ?
W'ith frenzied eye he lifts his spear,
And calls the listening spheres to hear ;
Allow me. to expose the absurdity of those
lll'll'S. The writer, after making despair go
tl'irou_r.__rh a varii-iv of abstird antics, repre.
sciits bitn as lifting a spear with a frenzied
eye. Now it strikes me that n bratvny arm
would be much itiore useful to lift with.--—
id with iiil;-.~pi.ts; and her shots \\‘r'l't‘ so
worn its to exhibit. the whole of the heels of;
her stockings.
‘Alli-ctiitioti l the grossi-staffi--ct;itioi’i l’ mot-,
tered tlio Colonel, as he fiuishid his iiispcc
tion and tutiicd away.
The Colonel was sincerely attached to his;
friend Flutti-r, and scriotisly revolved in hisi
mind Vall‘l()t.lS projects for curing the l«lui.l
stocking of bi.-r inftituation. \-\_',iilt this intent
he took particuliir pains to tttiike himself
agreeable to her at table, and the dinner’
passed off cheerfully artdacceptably to all.
Plugg, to whom no topic cameantiss, amus-
ied his friends with anecdotes oftheir mutual
acquaint-.incc——(.'iscusseil the last new novel
(he had never read a word of it b_v the way)
will) Mrs. Flutter, and finally cntcrid upon
a disipiisition in regard to the merits of Pro-
fi-ssor Cobweb and Mr. J. D.>ieftJl Drivel,
\\’ll(‘.S:‘ contributions to the magazines seemed
to PXCIIC the special adzitiratiiin oftlte blue‘-
stttL'l{itt_t_}‘. Although [hi-Coloticl (‘Qnorant
fellow!) had never before I)t't’_.I aware of the
existence of those treii.eniliio' is ll]lIllDfll‘lt'S, it
wits amazing to see with \\';"‘lill. spirit be en-
ti.-ri~d into it contioversy in regaril to their
writings. Cobweb scented to be the lady's
lovorite, but her giiest took up the ctiilgels
lo; I.7rit'el. and iuaintaineil the superiority of
that prolific author, in the most iininiated
ICTIIIS.
At length the Colonel ailroitly broached
the subject of Mrs. Flutter's own delectable
productions.
‘You cxpei-.t sonic literary friends to
you this evening, I believe ?' -asked be.
‘Yes; some gPfIl,l(‘.tlIt‘n cotini-cted with
the press, who ar-- anxious to read some new
pieces of mine.
‘I have a pli1n’for putting their good taste
and critical honesty to tbe.t.i'~st—\vill you
bear it?’
‘Certainly.
The Colonel drew a
;fl'0lll his pocket, and said: ‘Here is a copy
lof the Chunkville Clarion.’ a smart. litttc
)t'(I in a town out west, which
I bought at auction the other day. The
poet's corner is filled with the productions
ofthe Chunkville bartls. Now I wish you
to give me your poems. and allow me toreail
them aloud, as if coming from Chunkville,
while the Chuoliville poems shall be at-
tributed to you.’
‘You may try it,’ said Mrs. Fluttcr, alter
a pause; ‘but I am surv that Diibstcr and
Don will know iny style. They have OIIHI
told me, they could dt‘l.t'CI. it among a thous-
arid.’ -
‘\Vc will SP8,’ rejoined the Colonel, strug-
gling to repress a smile.
‘Eight o'clock brought with it Messrs.
Diibster and D -tt. accompanied‘ by a gentle-
man in a rusty suit of black, with rather it
suspicious tinge of crimson on his face, whom
they introduced as the Reverend Mr. Drone,
author of the ‘Virgin's Vow,’ and other
poems.’ -
Mrs. Flutter rcci-ivvd her new acquain-
tance very Q'fat‘l()ll$l_\’. but was obliged cari-
cli.lly to confess that she hutl never before
heard of the ‘Vir-2iti’s Vow; whereupon the
reverend gt’-‘Ill.l€ll':tll soleoiitly informed her,
that it had been printed utetely for private
t'llSlI‘ibull()n. As his said this. Mr. Dutt. was
SP.6"n to pufl out hi- che- k with his tongue.
and trend on Mr. Dzibstt.-r’s toes.
The litr-rar_v ¢_7t‘nllt‘|t|t-‘ll being all seated,
the Colonel said, ‘I will first read to you a
little poem called the ‘Forsaken One,’ the
;tut.hio-ship of which you will of course re-
cognizit ,’ and here be gl -need significantly
Q
L.
00
\Vbat may it be 2’
shabby newspaper
‘And calls the listening spheres to bear,’-if
thc Spheres are listening they must of course
hear. 'I‘atitolo,r_,r_v that. Then why have
two wotds so nearly allied in sound as spear
and sp/te-re? I think sir. if the author is ll
friend of yours, your friendship should in-
duce you not to expose her frailties any
farther.’
‘It is too sickening,’ exclaimed Dott.
“Why dose as with such stuff tiller feast-
ing Zr cars with ‘The Forsaken One .7’
asked Mr.‘ Diibster.
Here the blue-stocking whose color du-
ring the last ten minutes had been rapidly
varying frotn white to red, and from red to
white, rose. put her bandliercbiefto her eyes
and rushed out of the room. She did not
appear there iluring the evenintr.
It is not difficult to anticipate the denunc-
iuent ofour story. W’e found Mrs. Flutter
a blue-stocking,‘ but we do not leave her one.
A fortnight after the occurrencejust describ-
cd. her husband called upon Colonel Plugg
anl said: ‘My dear friend. I can never suffi.
cientlv express to you my obligations for
your lesson to my wife. It. has entirely
cured her of the metromania, undier which
she labored. She thoroughly abltors the
sight of pen, ink and paper, and never wears
her shoes down at the heel. She is now
ihe best, the most attentive and a.'r.i.ib le of
wives, and I am the happiest. dog that ever
trotted Broadway. Come andidine with us
this afternoon and you shall see how effect-
ual has been your prescription.’
Is the reverend M r. Drone to be present ?'
‘No more oftbat, llal. VVhy do you ask !’
‘Because if you want to find him, I may
be able. to inform you as to his whereabouts.
The last time I saw him, be was standing
at the corner olCbamber street in the capacity
of a peripatetic advertisentent, covered all
over behind and bi-fore with placards, an-
nouncing the place of exhibition of the pre-
miutn ox,’ '
‘Ha, ha, ha,! Any thing for an honest
living. You will come ?’
‘Yes. \’Vith all my heart.’
'I.‘I‘IE PARADISE OF CONTENT.
in isms. E. 1». i.i'rrt.i:.
The rosy horizon beyond which youth
cannot si-c—-lhe- gay rainbow that overarches
f-.tncy's lilll(I>'C:l|)t3-—-l.II9 halo that. genius
spreads :tl‘0ttn=l the barren pathway of exist-
ence-—the cri-eii and fairy ring cncircling
ever the bi-lovi-il, what are thi-y, in their
glory and their gléiliiess, tothe fireside glow
of a contented spirit—to the smile that is no
mockery of bitterness within--to the laugh
that springs not tip front the restlessness’ -‘of
a hidden woe? Beautiful as an island in the
tvideiheaving ocean to the sea weary voya-
ger-—tvelcouie as the lone fountain, with its
few waving p‘.-1lll|S, and its verdant brim, to
the desert—_fpilgriiii’s aching eye, is the para-
dise of content, which a happy few make-for
themselves in the wilderness of a desolate
world. Suns roll swiftly onward above
their blestabode; but no feverish eagerness,
no heart-sick dread, would hurry or delay
their course. Sorrows and cares and priva.
tions mingle in their social circle, but have
no power upon the adatnantini; chain which
brightly binds them to some fill‘ of} sphere
I
of bliss. . I .
The above is from the Cincinnati Rt.-pub’.
ltcan. It is it beautiful picture of domestic
b,appiriess—one _of those soft delicate toitchcl:
such as Suliy throws off from his brush,
when the goodness of his heart. swells tip and
cotiimunicatcs a new delicacy to his littlid-Q
a delicacy only his. Docs artyl .
at the blue-stoctiiiig and bowed. Then
there are more hues in Mrs. Little’;
ink _ that-
., . .
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