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NUMBER 172—NEW
SERIES, INORWALK,‘ C11?’
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‘- EN-l‘_~\,[4 s,_rgt'gcry.—-\. Hill. Dental
, Surgeon. tillers 'lti.-"I~'r'r\.’lt:_~*s to the put-lit‘
’l1(fV|}I'_\ tleparttp_crrt ttf°D.-tritztl .\fitr-_-t-rt’.
Office as liert:tol'orc. in l_$_ttrrall’s littiltliugs.
Ifqfcrcncss--‘J. A. i_\l’Lcatt. ill. D_; fro tt‘rrt»,g
pry, M, D; felon. B. I.’ptt.ler; l-Inn. Bonj.
lsaacs; Rev.Dr 't\Ieatl; Rev l1itlt\'iit lnlzillz Rev
G. N. Smith. Norwal/c. NI,5llGt1ll:lll l’crry,M . D.
Rizlgrqficftl. R. B. Bottsf'ord,M. D. Dtmbury.
r. Howell R-tdgcirs, Cc;fccf;cst;r'. VVt‘,t Witter,
I. D. l-Vi_,flinm7;lic, Ct.
MILL Site at Auction.-—
\Vill be offeretl at Ptiblit: Veittltte.
on Monday. the 20th day of tllttrclt
' next, at 2 o'clock, P. M. on the
- premises. if not prt-.viousl_v tlisposetl of, the nu-
ttividetl halfof the Mill, and mill priviliges.
situated near the D‘;-it‘il;_ory road, aiitiut 2 miles
D0fll| Of N-trwrtllt Bridge. now iii the ot:i'upan-
py of the Union tllanufziciprirtg Co. of ‘Nor-
walk, antl used forthe manufacture of‘ felt cloth.
The premises are valttahle. for any tlcslrlplitill
pfmilling purposes. Conditions matte known
at the time of sale. Should no purchasers ap-
per. the property will be rented for the year en-
Suing. Pitt-2131-: Co.\isTocK.
Norwalk, Feb. 14. 1843. Q7
F0): Sale—.-\ valuable tractitytr
" Laud, consisting of‘ about. 50 acres,
situated in _thi_s town. at \Vt,-‘st Rocks,
_¢,..-:5 so called, pear the resitlertce of .lurr
_athao Camp. Sen. Said tract is well appor
tinned into plow, nieaduw. pasture and lg»-‘nod.
and will be soltl in one or more pa_r_cels as will
best suit purchasers. on accotrirpotlztiiiig lt'.’.l't'tt§.
~ E. J. 81‘. JUIIN. I
Norwalk, Sept. 5. 1842. 36
‘ I-‘ARIYIE 325--LOOK 'A;'i_i‘ ".i‘EiI.‘§i
For sale a Farm pleasantly shoa-
_ A ted on the tnaitt road leading from
I New Canaan to I‘i.l(li1t‘l'lelt], aritl
1.-so
Adl.vcnuiu'c3
OF A MID,-SUMMER TOURIST-..
CIIAl"I‘F.R I.’ it i "i ,
It was a sultry afternoon in August at
was sitting or my office in Court street, ’)|‘~
ing over tho lust riumltci‘ otthe Jurist. 33"};
T.-11'L OR LVG; ES TAB.-LIS'I:I.t‘lIEN'I’.
_lll£ sttlisttrfilttrr wooltl rt>spct~tl'ull_y infornt
his l'tjierrt.l.~: a:_ttl the publit: itt gettcritl. lltfll
he lists opettetl ti shop UVPF the store of’ \Vit‘i. «XL
B. I;t)!'li\V'0-lll. {P._t"‘tlll_\‘ t)_(.‘(.'tt-pietl try bl. Banks,
t_wltert-: llt.‘ wottl_tl‘:tt~-, ltappy to ret:r‘;iye all Uljtltfrtg
_ _ ’."‘ ”"_"’*" """i-l-f’C“'_ I“ 5‘’.‘'’’’-‘~’ l""”-’ s tlitucle lizrtl it short time ht for bath iv;§--
the t‘?Xt)(‘.iflt_,'ll(.f? ll!’ nag had in New York (IS a dad by an ;;.;.upL;(m of [fish Che-“IS-,' “‘h*'-t|nf.'
tCutIer that \\'llt)t;‘\'('l' will f~tvoi him with their - . . .
I ’ .' . t-r bortntr ii;e wt‘ - . o'( -» - .: .
tffllaltttllf!3lll(l(‘|)(‘titlt)t|l)ZlVlll;1ll|(!|r\v()|’l(lll£lllll- ’ ‘- ”’ " ””’-2 *"""’.l lg“ =~‘-1-_
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il\.’oru-:o’l.'. April 2'20. .lt).~'l-.1’ll E. (i.’»ORl(l"R 23 “is! h"d lelt We ‘Vllllfll-ll 3 l“'3- ""3 ll"-‘-ll
. £2 litttpot.! and llt'Jl~[l:l.\t tiped of my hi-it-ll‘es5’(:x{t3-'
ll
l)o'/.. Cast Steel Axes, various patterttst
just reccivctl and for safe to tlt~alei's a,
.-tmoot':it-.ittrer’s [ll'lt‘P.’~‘. by \V. C. S't‘iti-:i-:'i~.
UG.-\§E.—-A new supply of Sugar—jti.st
rcceivetl and for sale as clienp as ever--14.1
to pounds for $1. F. St! Joiiig.
Kegs No. 1, extra, and pure ground.
20
_ Bellville and Union \\"hitc Lead, for
sale at maiiufacturets' priccs by
\V.“C. S't;i‘.i:is'r.
.9; of my baren, mu.-ty, and u'novttilittg’\tu Is_
‘I must l':avc some recreation,’ I excl’
rd, flit,<_1irtgthc Jurist into a corner+'
respite from this coirtinttctl tlrtidpg-5-p__ n,._.
rebound from this ttmertiittt-d torision of ht.
facttlties. l.-t'e_re'lt:tvo fbcen pent up
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whole sttmtrier in this ll'llS(‘l'ttlll'.‘. twelve to-.
Cict-ro ()\'t'f my desk, and in box of git ,5‘
with Lucifer matches on my mantra] picct
I'Icl‘e have I t.-can cabinet], Ct’ll’il)§:,'t.‘.l, chn
ed; while the foam and the sparkles if
the bright goblet of existence have been ‘.
subsitting and disappearing! \
svs have lll0Olll(’(l. but not tor us-_
IKESIIH 'B,‘e;?;.S.-—--Five chests Hyson,
Yoting l‘lysorr, and Souchong Tcas,jtt.-tt
rccetvetl and for sale at low prices by
‘l‘ L ck J R Puck.
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n.‘
The
$09 llts .~‘tt;~-rtittr t;-ralily of Nlagltler.
W F. Iii-st-:i.t_».
Nifty-I\'t~itit’s lllattk and B_ltre ltik. the best
new in use, for sole and warraiiit-tl by
J. A. Wt-it-zn.
FIERICAN LOCIKS. ¢."f£(!,—'l'lie sub-
scriiter ollvrs for sale at .\lunul'at:ttrrt>.rs‘
prim-s. l’icrpnnt 6‘. lltrtcliltiss’ paterrt door l()(_'ks
final lill(‘l|Ps, with silver p_l_.ttte_tl. titiner.-tl, l)l.‘llt’.t'l,
_]t.‘.l, trtgrtrelairi. glass and brass knobs, which for
ht-a_ut,v or tlurattilitxy are not snrpassetl by anyl
tttatttrf'at’:tnrctl in the copntry. \V U S'._t'ttt-.‘i-:'.t‘.- I H‘ _ _ - - ‘ ,.
i\It’irwt.tll{. N...-.1i.1s42. ' W“ ‘l"e‘V “'3' P’”‘°‘P"S out of the tw-
‘E , _‘ _ ‘ _ dew; sent the Lucifer matches to the clt-.vi.'t-,
Sui;l:tet(t.:l:3;l‘§-ESEttfewl lljltfitrlttttttttl‘ kicked. Chitty on Bills into the corner‘; tlirt-it
Y'J ° -- Y ‘~5*-'-1" Coke into the coal hole; and finished nit-'
illiltittldml InSlllt':].H2C§3 C(>H=I‘.-i§1‘ttll§)'. ex”“"”g””ClP5 by s””’?"Il§ l°£>"3ll“"' "'3'
* ‘ " " hands, ttlasptrtg tlttim over nt_\'lht=ad a i£lI{(!'-,5'l
t~tAn'rt«‘oa.n, CONN. . . _ . ,
HE suhscriht-sr is still agent for said Com- 3-.n~’ l"”i”l”a’” l-‘*3’ mom 5” l°“§ Slrldest and 33'
pony for this. antl the ad_ioinir:g ttgwp-,;.—— ”’(’-.(_l"”z”’.’~I "’_°”d 5 _ -
Any person wishitig it) be insured in said com- ‘Yes’-I ‘Vlll lr’t'lV€ llll5 feled ‘?’m05Pll‘-‘ll-‘
‘ I --—tltese paved and dusty streets-—this hlzi-lk
party. by leavingr word at the store of Grntnan E
& Co., or at the subsct‘ioer’s l’(’.$lt.l(§IlC'C, will be little Ol Citl(‘|t'tlit- 1 Will 90 Offon a pleas-
ant tower. I will. My mind is made up.
attended to without tlclay. Those who have po-
lit-ys expiring in ¢t1l(lCtlll‘tp‘ln\,' in the towns of But tvltitl‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ '
- - - L \ I. y , .1 :1 gt 1 2 I ,. _,
Norwalk New ('-in'i'1it \Vlllt)tl’ \Vesion \V'=‘l- ' Y A Qh 1” lgo . '10 ti]? “ Lit‘
. . Jr ft . . - s .-5 I'Illls?_ 7—tbt:y are too fainilim'_ ’_t _j:
Like G€0l‘f_T(‘.3 Itnay take it in my way.
unrt. a_utl Dzit‘icii duririgilie winter, will be
called (tn by‘ l-lle Stlltrcribcr previottstt) their ex- r I *- . , ,
plralitrn for _rt:tit:t\at. L. M. S'rr;vi-;.\‘s. ii’ gm S”’l’l’?Ul SJ)! tttgs I\.ot the .sc::snp.
;\-mwap,' Dec‘ -13_1S_;-2_ ~ 3m_5Q “(')..t..‘g‘t'll‘-Z‘tlO;g:.t. Lt-cidtedly too 1-Ottvdylsll. '10
. . . " " "llIl)l£~".f‘* '? )- ' _
B_ mm $,,,,,,,.,;t,,.,. W,” g,,.e1g%C,5per Am [I l.(U:',E:t RII._..al.o~_ 7 beautiful, but ttnfre
bushel for wood ashes and take them from " L“ H’ 0” ’‘’g’'‘’'' P"’i””l’sS°' ””’a’
tlwt-lliugs within at reasonable distance from the
Brttl,t_tc. \Vortl ntoy he left at >itt-phtan Olm-
st0atl’s. L. M. S,
ed them all.
mil.
ward of my atstinrncc !’
As I tutntd round suddenly after iis sen
Slblr It‘-tmologne, Cicero appeared to
ing at me with such an impertincnt
“POD his lip. lilul. I ipcontincntly dash
fist in liis fltct-, lllt‘l‘('l_)_V brealting his pad,
and ‘gtrewing my floor with fragrnepg_
\‘l](‘t‘l'
think you of Quebec? Capital! I have
VV()lfe_ fl.-’lo.ntculn1, ZVlOr.l~_-
never been there!
gorriei'y—_-_-wtmt associations are cool‘
\v\itlt [l1t'.‘_pl2.'_(‘el ./\..nd t.’~.-cu tli.pSt. F
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-. Lewisboro. cont_niuirt:; 75 -'u:res, stilt-,
gtbly proportionetlit; lllezttlotv. pidttglr. pasiurt:-,
pod wood-lantl, with a com ortable two story
I-louse. Barn, and Corn House; fences general
Iy good, payment made easy to suit a puicltaser.
The stock. farming utensils, hay and grain, (if
desired) will also be sold with the farm, antl
iznmetliate possession c:tit he had. Furtlier
particulars is deemed unpeteessrtry.
' Lint-.\'nt«;_tt I-lorr.
New Canaan. No.vcmlterS. 18-12. "‘3t-l6il'
The sttbscritier offers for sale hi-
, _ well known establishment for the
' manufat:inreot'0il Dressed Leatlier.
~ ~ - '~ The premises contain about 12 acres
of good land, on which is agootl D_wellin_;
lt)\\' ill
iamrtt ,-.. --. _z,a.:r-2; ice,-i . , ,. .
- I - sh PS-"‘7”5"-’ 1'" and -.‘donttttorc-nct, and the tails of-
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A" first-rtlttir tt‘:‘lt-. pfGroorttt-*l>eti'pt=r and ; d . . ,,. ,t,.. ‘
Allétiice for sol». DY the subscriber at 125 cents em‘ An I can ”.’S” “\“’.”3gra M’ ”’Y’\“""‘.t’l
‘ home. 0, the exhilaration of freedom! I
per pound or retail. JOHN BoitnA1,L.
already revive.
IRECTIION Martclnes by the gross, dog. “Bl. on pg ihrone.
or Slttflltt fi.-i‘ sale by Lt-‘.Vl CLAt‘.K.' vems [h;.';H with’; g
I l0IVIE3Sg Snell. Horn. IvorY nod German My rlmllsodf “'33 l“l‘—’“'ul”"d- A3 1mm‘
Silver. of all liltltls, cheap. L. C_r.,tp.r;, ed abruptly around, I came in collision with
" "“ I ire of In" Irish barbarians who coolly wish-
21.; p _ 7-___ _> u _ ' .V_ _ ,‘t ., ,., _
"3 ‘ll{,RI~URI-31%‘: .0-"" "I .B“"’°'(_’,""’>’-"""‘ ed the ‘top of the mornin0" to me, thontrh it
- .lu=se Watt:‘r, .\1at:assar atttlotlterotls, very ~ ‘ '° ' - - ° -
— L CL“m,s must have been perfectly apparent to hint
-' ‘ - that the sun had long since passed its merid-
V , - _ . . ~ ,
All‘l'l_ED°“l090l""""l~‘ j’llll}3!‘3e5‘VdX- tan. This was beyond human enourz_1nce.—-
4 . Q 3 - " ’ .
""l""°’ ”’ W‘ "' .‘S‘LL' F'ortunately the door was open and the stair:
My b-osom’s lord sitslight-
My brain expands, my
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House, Barn, Shop. and other lit.jltl§i_ig§—_r_i gout!
water power. atttl a fine orchard. It is .-ittt'atetl
on the Daubztry roatl, three miles from Norwalk
lantlitig. A furtlter description is tlt-ett'retl ttn—
Norwalk, Ang.lG. I842... N 3533
F01‘ Sale, A small Farm con-
taining about twenty acres ol'gootE-
meadow and wood land. with a
House. Barn and other out btiiltlitlgs’ tht.-Ercon.
_situated in the town of New Catlttittl. about 3
miles north oftlie village. It is a good location for
a mechanic, and me property will be _st_>ld tow,
and payment t_r_iade easy. lfa sale is not effect-
ed by the first of April ttegzt, the propveryty
it ‘will then be rented for the ensuing year. For
further particulars, inquire of tl‘test,tl5scr_iber
' — STEPIIEN I’IA_&'l-2'5.
South Norwalk, Dec. 26, 1842. 2m52
‘ _ NOTICE !—Will be sold in
pursuance ofau order from the Court
5“ 4; of Probate, so much of the real es-
_ ._ tale of Philander Rockwell late of
Wilttrn deceased, as will 'raise the sum of 533.,"-
60 2'1 with incidental e,xpences of sale. The"
property for sale consists ofaboot fifteer. acresof
land under good improvement with a comforta-
‘bl:-. and convenient Dwelling House sttirttliog
thereon. On the premises is a goth! tgartlen 2_)l'lgl
Iotchard, and a well ofnever failing water irear
the door. Said property is pleasently situated
In VVilton on the Balden’s Hill roatl,one mile
from the Congregational Church and abotit five
and a half n‘._iles"fro:n the yi lyage of Noryvalk.
Should saidiproperty not be sold before_the 1st.
;day of Marci} negtt. .it,w-_,1|l t_t),e_n ‘he offered
public VeI)Ql_113. 31 (1.0 0‘-'l9‘-El‘ 31-.
‘ G;,r._v:s Grtneomr. Administrator.
Wilton, Jan."23d 1843. ' .5!-I
" - . - For Sale."-That well knrnytt
’ valuable property called (g‘rregn'r.y’__s
Point, situated at the mouth of
_ Norwalk harbor, is offered for sale
it aibiiargainf It consists of 7 acres 15 rootls
,;£g'99d land, with a building nearly new and a
‘good steamboat Dock. The land and building
ill be sold together or separate as will suit the
urchaser. Apply_to N. S. _Bt;tii.t~:__Y.
West Side thefI3ridge.
Norwalk, Dec. 29, 1842.
LIVIANAGS fvoi-‘ 8 1]. 3--Unitcd
Sta'te's'l§eg'ist'er.-—'l‘he Whig Alina-
nac for 1343,iconiait)fag a Calendar adapted to
Clay and other valuable matter-
The Family C:liristain Almanac for 1.343-
The United States Almanac for I843. con-
_aini-ag the ceSsus of 1840, 8_Lc. for sale by
I J. A. Wi«;r~:D-
l‘i1.t::Bi-;rt \-\-’oitLt-:v. Also kipp (lo, y
water proofgeittlettterfls do, for $35.00.
bcrs. consisting ofLadies,’ tritnuted and soletl in
.- . gtttitl st.yl_e.
_ lantl consisting of plow, pasttire. f-.,,,i;.;/_"
as-ortrnent of Ladies and children’s shoes. for to Vermont for rntignifiuemscenerv.
5f"*‘- l,°“' ‘t’ 5“ll ‘ll? llm*‘—3- 5.0 PQlr_ Of M0Cl%t1- is ti stream which runs into the Conncctictit,
-‘l"5~ '““—’“‘le‘l t".3"""_“l3'lY ft" “d'“»‘:’» _l.""l‘ (“I known on the map as White river; and the
-(*'e”””"I’e” am‘ ""“"°S' scenery along this beautiful tributary is one
.Iaritr:try _l(ltlt. 1313- were near. I am not an indifferent b0xt't‘——-
i ‘ FOR s_arl_c Clgeaip-—-A thttnl_.'s to John Hudson, the prince of Amer-
tptatttity of {tall made men’s ican pugilists. The next momentmy unfor-
coarse boots. for sttlevery cheap tuuate client took leave of me in a very pre-
" ,",’ 5"" ”'e ""’e5"’l’”°° Si,3=25-“' cipitate manner, perforrniurr a rotarv motion
§""00—””C”’° 5””’S ””" -""“’l’S down stairs which scented Io facilitate his
tlepat'ture. i i
Early in the morning I quittcd Boston for
Concord, from which place I passed through
Vermont to the delightful village of Burl-
tptnd an ington on Lake Champlain Commend me
Tht-re
Just received a handsomeassorttrient of Rob-
Also gentlemet:’_s do. of first rate
The subscriber has constantly on
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tl th ls f tle ‘ _ i ~ - - - -
’e 8”‘ O ’ ’~’"’l'e’5’’'’’e’’a’e ‘'6 ’’-’’’e” of the most lm_DOSl_Dg description. The
he.
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foui'lect_'t ttp:ti'itn_e,:it, with a brtiist-d bttrst til’-ilir, and the volume of \\'3t§i:'l'
t‘.SlS‘_> hrtve. l‘lt-“:t;'l_f.’(.l high their ttinpps Oflfotii view
j‘he5trg.,,,,5 here the some
530. I:-text-’-ttttl -'Ig't'. but notto bless irty sight.
" /trtstttt. ll:-‘IVE. fla.-ltctl, an-.l zht-. cataracts ave l'0Zlt"t.'(l, t ll”-‘ ”~'”’fi° I’
500 J CJ‘:-':t"r'l< M “M mm H -ftrtfl Ill‘-‘ 1-""41? sea has l‘Olle(l i'ss ’."l_{3(l wax-t-g
-- .~ l l ' ’ - ’Z‘ -- ' l’ ’3. "Ml. l0S§§t‘(l ll’l;‘ll‘ w ltl[(‘ f(.‘ltll'l(-‘ff’ upon the
ltvtzclt; lttt_t—C}otl of Nata re !——I~»liave miss- {'5 ll" ‘V
I ll:-IVL‘ lived as if ey were-'
And how lfliltlrqlléllc has bet the rc-2 “em
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to his patrons and the public for their favor and
support «luring the past year, 1342. For the
new year whicli we have now entered upon he
looksfor cont;iit,uance oftheir patroriages.-.resol_ves
by assitloous attention to the wants oftlte public
to merit.;.t.~;.,eir support. I'IF.NP.¥ HANDES.
Ntrrvfia k, Jan. 3.1843. 4
’ g ’_ t:lli_ll’ll-l\’\I;\"’.’lt\\‘.’\’\;._T-’ Q“ .\..
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- HE snliscriber would respectfully inform
_ his friends and the public, that he ha_s re-
moved to the west side of the Bridge, at the
stand ;late|y occupied by R. S. Peiinoyer, and
ha_vingpurc,h.a_sed _hi_s stock in trade; is now
ready t_o fuirnish the p_,ubl,itr_,w,it,li,tlie best assort-
ment of articles in his line over offered i_n th_is
market-—suich as Saddles, Bridles, Harnesses,
Trunks, Valises, ‘Carpet Bags, Ma‘,rtinga_l_eS.
Halters and Colla_r_s.
ment o,f.Car'riage and Riding 3.Vhips.
Saddle _aii_d ha_rnes_s Trimmings of all kinds,
;— . ' ' .
Saddler’s Silk, and a general assortment of
articles usually called for in establishments of
this k_ind.
Also. a good assortment ofElastic, and VVebb
Braces of his own manufacture, made for
durability as well as convenience.
The above aijti.clé_‘s._tlte undersigned pledges
himself to sell, as low as they can be found
elsewhere. The patronage of the public is
f- respectfully solici‘ie,d_. i '
N. B. The strictest att_e,ri_t.io_n paid to all kinds
of repairing.‘ Wtt.r,t.t,M B. Sgvnu.
HAY.—Tt~'5 or three tons of May for sale
at the market price. Inquire at tbisofiice.
. 'Febo 13,
banks are hedged in on €‘llllt."l' side by an im-
mcnse range ofstupendtious hills, sortie rock-
rjbbed, frowning, and crowned with sombre
pines; but many of them cultivat_ed to the
very top, verdant. fertile, and so precipitous
and high, that it is with the utmost difficulty
the ploughman pursues his ltazai'dous task
upon the niost impending s_lop_,e. The road
at the base of these bills and along _the mar-
gin of the White river, (which is appropri-
ately named, for its waters are like crystal,)
is extremely narrow, and in many places
formed by the timber hurled down from the
hills and inibedded in the edge ofthe stream.
Shall I ever forget that delicious journey
',t_h__roug,h the gorge of those green iiibuzntains
on that still slumberous aftcr__rt_oon, when the
forests \\'ere mutely undergoing the re_splen_-
dent transmutation caused bythat successful
alchemyst, the frost;—when the blue sky was
unfylcclreredy, save byp few pearly, ,tra,nsl.u-
cent clouds, majt-stic in their repose--when
the river poured its silver ,t_ri,bu_t,e at my feet,
& the diversified hills passed like a‘glorious
Also. a" superior assort-
pageant b'.e.fot'le my view-and nature ani-
mate and inanimate, seemed instinct with the
subdued joy of passive existence—s'nall for-
get it?
But a truce to rhaps0_.dy, which tvhen the
fit is over strikes me as very insane
crossed Lake Champlain in the night time,
gazed on ths Brit_ish eyricatnpnient of Isle aux
Noix at sunrise, landed soon afterwards at
the Canadian town of St. Johns, an_d before
evening was safely deposited at Geode,-
nough’s I-Iote inMontreal. Idid._not_remain
here long. The same night I embarked on
board the noble steamboat St. George for
Quebec; and when I issued suddenly,ftiom
the cabin the next day about noon, behold !
we were overshadowed by Cape Diamond,
which rose with its impregnable battlements
_ like an egrhalation from the edge pfthe riv-
-, _
(I ’ cmuvrran it.
It wasthe tltigrd day of my residence in
' (;1_UiCDCtliil_‘t.'l.(.l one of those balm, stinshiny
days with lrlitlt‘ skies and soft airs. when the
iintn, who does not irtstirtctivt.-ly bless his
,L7rt»att;u', has no music in his soul. liihircid
Ia c..ltacht=. and rode to the falls of Montino-
rrenci. My first view of the cascade was
from the pl..tlorm on the rigl t "side ‘before
lcrossirtg the bridge." From this height the
4,-[tr-gt is“ grat1tl'aiirl imp‘os:_ing, and it makes
the I-ruin giddy to look down iuponthe foam-3
ing abyss, where the precipitated waters
‘strike upon the jagged rocks, rolling up a
lclohtl of fine white rttist, on whose’ frop’t a
ntinhotv coi'qttt5t"is set by the sunshine. The
frills of l\;.'lotttti~.or'cnci tttié h'tgh‘er'by‘ seventy
--put thnri 1‘; iitgrtt, but they are much narrow-
thutswceps over
it at course vastly inferior. Nearthe footof
-L-;-,1, ;.,,t_-m,¢‘,, the wlzolu foam of the falling
watt-rs appears to inettlilte drifting snow.
and forntiitg two initnctisc revolytng tvheels,
tlience-’itito spray or sent lash-
to be scetttt.-red
The Wild 0 ed into froth 0\’t!l' tlte bed of the torrent.
‘Crossing the hfltlge, 1 lli.lSl.E‘l'lt‘(.l to take a
Ofme [altsfrom the opposite side; and
I hold sweep of the river, and
nge of its waters oi.'er'tlt_c pre-
tcipg,-E.’ mu t= seep to great _advant.-tge._._
,‘q~h,._ ton .t’s smoothness ere itdash _belo_w,’
i -re more beautifully exemplified.
path to the foot of the falls is ex-
y steep and precipitous; a_n_d as there
“ few bushes or shrubs to break y,o'ur de.
5 -’nt, ten chances to one, if you have the
Kffncrity t_o_ inake the attcnipt, you will pitch
'1’ li
lrlgwnthe declivityltead over heels into the
By dint of great precatztion ldcsct=nd-
sziftty—,--got drenched with the fine
iug spray which is scattered from the
drori of foaming waters, and then under-
p i 6
ca
‘Sed revocare gra"um !’
twas in climbing th-- htights of Mont-
oirencii that line; with t.l'lt‘ adventure it hich
‘-.’tS destined to beat metnerable event in my
'stcnce. I had accomplished two thirds
0 he assent, and was resting, with one foot
it a small projecting stone, and the other
oi;-t into the earth, while. with my left
bod Igraspad -.1 clump of stout looking
.tss,'wlte.". I heard a scream and loking up
b teld a young lady, who upon my vgrrttcity.
\ _s the most beautiful being I ever saw, en-
d '-.'orii'ig in vain to stop herself from being
l tcipittted down the declivitv. I3:-hind her
lw. a middlegaged gentleman, who I con-.
’cltldet'l was her father, making an ineffectual
gzftempt to render her assistance. -Down she
t:amt=, and she looked to me like an angel "
of‘.i;_=htdt-scet'idirig from the clouds. She-
it\'a:~‘-Isr-esse-'l in a siptple nanl.1in.ritling..habit,
,—.
fl“
;-.L;rit.-.tr.v.-"cl witlt ‘gr:-ce:_.., (1 recolect it as well as
lif_it were yesterday, and li=ttl...nn. a .li.ght
straw bonpt-t, whic the wind hard tliroy-_.'n
back upon her shouldcrs—rather an odd cos-
turns for an angel, Lut at the same time not
an ttnbecoining one.
Wlittt was I to do? It was very evident
that if I remained in the positttin in tvlrich I
stood, l sli_oul_t_l be directly in her‘w_a_v ;i and
then the shocl,‘ pf collision might be s'evet'e
to both parties. ,_But if did not _rcnd_er her
some assistance she would in all ' pro_bzibility
have her hl‘tt_ittS(,lt]§l1t?(l out, or be hurfed into
the rii-_er, or be bruised ordisfigured in some
way. Bttt how could I help her .7 My foot.
ing seemed so unstable, that it fcatht-r waited
against me might St’l'l(l me reeling down the
hill. How the-nicould Isustain the threat-
ened collision ‘.3 i i
I had not much time for reflt.~ctio_n. I
braced myself as firtt.ly as could upon the
shelving ground, t\'.‘irr;=tl my left hand about.
the cltimp of grass which supported me, and
then with my right arm otitstrctchcd, gallant-
tly awuitetl the descent of the fair creature
in the nankin riding habit trimmed with
(green. Down she c:-tine, and Ish_ut my eyes
close, as _I have seen people do \then pull-
ing the trigger ofa’ gun pretty ht-avily char;
ged. The next instant the shock was recei-
ved, and it quivcred through me like electri-
city. '_l‘w_o arms were thrown ra'thc(r im-
peiuously over my shoulders, a cloud ofdark
tit-sses brushed my cheek, and a gentle heart
was pressed throbbipg attdibly agaipst mine.
My eqtiilibt‘iunt was tnarvellously preserved.
Iltood the shock manfully, I.ik,e a fright-
elfxfl dove the lady rested panting on my
Sl'Duldt‘l‘. She trembled in every limb, and
wis half sinking up_on her litiees. '!I-lcr
blttck _cl_ustering curls were in awful contrast
wth the marble pallor of her forehead and
cfzek. It was with difficulty I could up.-
Ei d her lrotn falling. For about a minute
es a whole minut.e—we rcntairtetl this
sttlatlion tvithout __sp_e:tk_ing a word, and I
colld have been Colllt-‘flit-.‘(.l to continue in the
sane position for some minutes longer; but
unlortunatelv the treache_r_o,us clump pf
gr, 3 by ,.,.h';ch of-,1: weights \t'ere'sustaipéd,
begin to show symptoms of giving way.’ _It
wa_ being deracinated by inches.‘ I gently
dirycted the lady’s attention to the fact. She
slat cld. looked ‘upon _me for a momenta lit-
tle lvi'ld;ly,‘a_nd then recovering herself, bent
upolt me a smile, which shall remember to
my ying day. It was so appealtngly elo__-
qne t of gratitude, confusion, a_ppre_he_nsion
and a thousand ‘name ess and lflittipg emo-
tion , that gazed into her face as if ‘I were
sea ing the features of some gorgeous and
diversified landscape, the sight of wyhicltl
wat to enjoy but for ,a m_om:en_t.
a trtnce.
I have recovered from my rid.ic,ulous fright.’
strength was as yet unequal ,t|o,the effort;
and to with my aria a.bot1t,he__r \V_§._l_SI_, half
lifting and half d',ragging- bet‘. W28" Climbed
the acclivitv. As a faithful chronicler, I
must ’r,onfeis_s that _I was unnecessarily long
in ‘getting to the top; buttlten Iexpressed so
7; er. 'JI‘he'ef§t;,c;t was decidedly melo-dramatic.f
,2
ntuchtapprelytierltsion le_st'she "should fatigue
She spoke, and _I royuscxd rnyself as if from.
'Sliitll we make an efibrt to ascend /I I believe‘
Slitiatt_emptedt_o _mo,ve'upvvar_.d, but her.
herself, and enjoined the necessity of so ritttch
caution in steppiiig that she seemed riccoincil-,
ed to delay. Her fatherireceived her at the-
top of the height, and ’l,'i_ssing her, led her
to the trunk ofanoverthrown tree, ‘and di-
rected her to sit don-‘ii’. Z He then approach-
ed me, grasped my hand in both of his, and
expressed his acknowl,e‘dg'met_il_s' in a mttnner
so cordial and heartfelt, thathe almost per-
suaded me into the belief that I. had perfor-
med an act, which to say the least, ‘\vot'ild_
entitle me to receive a gold medal ‘from the
Humane Society. '’ " ' ’ ' '
We exéliangtid cards: his bore the words,
.Mr._ 'I‘arleton,“o'f Qeoi-gia_;’ and mine told
hitn'tliat rejoiced in the ilttme "o'f ‘ Horace
Berkley.’ . - ' ' .
‘Br.-rl.°ley.€ Berkley 7.‘ mgttered Mr. 'I‘arle-
ton in an interrogatory tone. ‘Any rela;
tion to the B’:-rlileys of Albany?" '
‘A branch of the family is, I believe, set-_
tled there, but I am lrom Boston.’
‘A, rid your father's name was——?’
‘V_Villiatti.’ “ " ‘ ‘
‘A_utl your mother was from— .?_,’
‘Maryland.’ '
‘And-her maiden name was— .7,’
‘Ah, yes 1’ ex'clain'it:'d’M r. Tarlcton. taking
off his hat, and turning his forehead to the
cool breeze——‘Etrtily Claret sweet,” sweet
Emily Clitre !" ' ' I
‘Tell me,’ he said, grasping my hand, and
half averting his face, ‘tell me does your
rnntlter live 3.’ '
' ‘Alas, sir,'I have beep an ptphan these
ten years.’ ' '
Mr. Tarleton dropped my hand—walked
a few paces ahead of me-——'and taking up a
pebble, pl'f.’It"{}_dt‘(l all -at once to bf; absorbed
in takin'g a fatal aim atma little sparrow
which was hopping about a few rods distant.
He suddenly turned, hotvt-ver, threw the
pebble in an] opposite" directio;i','and pgtning
back to the spot where I stood, sutiled faiht-
ly anil;sa’id—‘I-lorttcc Berltlev, you should
ltave been my son." I" ' I I '
‘Sir?’ '
‘Ye-.3, I mean what I snv. Ilear me,and
then tell me if you are at all snpprised at th-
emotion which Iapprt.-_hend I have betrayed
at this cclaircissf-tnent, Your mother was
my first love; I was her first suitor. S_.3_/e
met sortie twenty _fi;.'e yea rsago at Baltimore.
Sheivttg a radianficreattire. I haunted her
for weeks like her shv'tdo\v.' At last a prom:
iseoftriarriagt: was iritcrchartgr-d hettvcctr»
us, and we mutually agreed to keep our en-
Qitgetlfenl. a scent. She’ was seventeen, and
I but a few vears old--r. The death of my
fatfhct‘ t‘ei";ttlli=ti me to Creorgia.
Emily and I—with ‘the custotnttrfifproniises
of fidclitv. Iassurerl her I \\’0llltl‘lrff’lltl‘_[i ip
21 month" It is up old story r‘;lv.t.=n ix‘-L
peated. Clircumsitances forbade the fulfil-
ent (if ‘my prorrtisc. I_\vI0te ollpp, but
learnt afterward that my letters did not reach
her. I was compelled to sail for Europe
without seeing her. I could not return till
the closeiof the war with England.
‘On arriving in New York, after an
abscence oftwo years, a friend casually in-
formed me that Eyliss Clare was engaged to
a Mr. Berkley. I’ believe I did not _t;tir_n
pale or assume a tragic stare on hearing this
agreeable ‘news. That hope deferred which
maketh theiheiart sick, had too long been my
portion, and [had acquired a mastery over
my feelings. I simply asked, ‘is he a good
fellow thatishe is engaged to! and satisfied
with the hearty reply in the 2'lfIlllTl8ll\'€’,'I
made no more inguit‘ies respecting: her.
‘Cu reaching Baltimore I resolved ‘upon
calling on Miss Clare, and congratulating
her on her prospects. I wag not heartless,
but piqued; and I wished to appearto hcrias
mttgnnninious and as little concerned as pos-
sible. I arrayed myself with care, and sal-
lied forth to see her. She was not at home,
gain called. She was at home. V
cred into the parlor. Miss Clare would be
down in a minute. .I walked to the mirror.
and as I took off my gloves and tbrcwthem
forefinger was on her lips—sbe looked very
pale but very _beautiful_-—a,nd as she faltered
strength for a painful interview. _I tttrned
and advanced to meet her—
‘Oh Horace—I had heard;----th _th_-that you
had arrived. am v.ery_-—-veryglatl_to see you.’
‘Her eyes filled wit_h tears- I was deter-
mined not to betray any emotion, and taking
her hand witbParisia_n gallantry, I remarked
that ‘it was indeed flattering to [ind that
Miss ,Cla_re had not quite forgotten me after
so long an a_bs’e,ri_ce.'’ ’
.¥Ve sat doivnupon the sofa. I conversed
with infinite plea_santry—told Emily a vari-
ety of odd adventures which had befallen
greegtlile. I broke out with: ‘By the way,
Miss ,Clare, thpy tell’me you are engaged.
Est;ilorai .7 Every body says it is a fact.’
ment with a look of pathetic and —;mournful
should be cliristened Emily.
for years.
said, ‘Good evening, Miss .Clare.-’
She followed me into theyentry.
the street door.
and I left my card. The negt evening la-
I was ush-
upop the pier table, I saw the opp_osi_te door
opened, and a figure entered which Ii‘mm_e,-
ditttely recognised for your mo'tb‘e1_-. Her
in her steps, she seemed to be ,v:a.the'ri‘_ng
me~—-and after making myself unusually a-
‘She bent her dark e es on me for a mo-
snrprise; and then in low accents replied.
‘What every body says must be true.’ I
rattled pa in the rnpst reckless gnariner ima-
ginable, as boys whistle in pa_s_s'i_pg through _a
a grave yard to ’co_nceal hlteirterror. lathe
course of my extravagance I made her pro-
mise to name her first boy after me_; and as-
sured her, if I ever had a’ daughter, she
_ I rose toytakye
my leave. ..The next morning I was to de-
part for .Georgia, not _to ret_,ur_n north again
‘I took my hat, and with cool formality
I opened
I Lutfined _tp_tak'e_a last look.-
She was actually sobbing with ‘grief, and her
face was hurried in both ha_r_icls.' .1 Walked
back towards her. I took her ;hand in _
n‘15ir,1_e_; I parted the darlzyculrlsyfrpai l=tier;fore_-) titan;
-head ; I implanted one fervent l_<,is,;s upon
her lips, and exclaimed, ‘Dearest la farewell
forever ;- you will never see rne_,i:_nore. Gpd
bless you t’ I left her, and she stink ’fllm(iS_f
prostrate upon the stairs. I darted‘ frciiriwtbie
house, and never saw her more l, But it
it seems th tt neither of us forgot our prbriiise.
There was an awkward pause of nearly a
minute after. 'l-‘a,rleton had finished his
story. I;lP’pus_s:'(.i his huijtdkercbief hurried-
ly nci'oss' his eycs,_ and then apologizing for
holding me by the button so long with a love-
sick tale, he said, ‘Come, Horace. let me
introduce you to my daughter Emily. See,
she is lashing the flies with her riding whip,
and is evidently in a pet with me for prosing
to you so u‘nconsci_onnbly.’ '
(JIIAPTER IXI.
‘My dear, this is I-lornce Berkley. I
find in him the'siin'ofa_p old and very ‘dear
friend. But if I say more to recommend
him to ydur favor, after he has shotvn him-
selfso trpe cltiyalrous a knight, I fear
he will prove altogether i_'rz_jcsistible.'
‘I am doubly proud,’ replied Miss Taile-
ton, ‘to triaikeghe acquaintance of M r. Berke-
ly; but [suspect he thinks that the intro-
dtiction he has already had is all-stifficient.
Did [not run to meet him in the most affec-
tionzite, not to say percipitate. manner possi-
ble? Did I not t'iirotv'my"at'tns about his
neck, and-——nay, father, could not have
greeted an old friend more enthusiastically.’
A slight blush tinged the cheek of Miss
Tarleton as she concluded. I assured her
thrit the casualty which made me acquainted
w'i_th hot‘ was gpe of the most gratifying
events of my life; it was a bright silken
thread in the l'l0n_‘t_eSplln tissue of my existence.
‘A h. sir,’ said Emily, ‘these are occurrences
which come like shadows. to depart. You
will soon forget the forlorn maid whom you
saved from tumbling into the St. Lawrence.
Was there coquetry in this speech?
‘Forget yoti, Mi.rs‘.’ITtt‘r|t-'_t';qn._3 It is abso-
lqt:-ly impossible l’ '
I" "l"ut—iut—don’t talk of forgetting before
'ou are well acquainted,’ spid Mif. Tarleton.
‘I-lorace, where do you put T
r -
‘AI th'e Al’bion.’.-
‘We are there lil(f3t_.\’i$t’._ Come, Emily,
as yp_tt d_ou’_t like the frtétfttl little pony who
boreyptt ltithcr, perhaps‘ Mr, Berkley will
take COtYi[)tt$§l0Il do you, and give you a seat
in his caleche; and this ragged little Auto-
ine here shall mount your vacated saddle,
and follow us into town.’
I seconded the proposition,and Miss Tarle-
ton, who was really fatigued, assented
without further importunity.
that delicious ride into Quebec! The
weather‘ was warm, but tlterei wtis a soft
hretgy air stiring, which was refreshing to.
thc senses. As weleft the dirty little village
of Beatipdrt, the scenery became‘ superb.
Qrt otir left rose the Ailnericani "Gibraltar,
with its walled battlements, its houses and
lofty spires roofed with tin, bla_zing,"flaming
in the sunshine; while for below, its but-
tresses spurnrd the _St. Lawrence." On our
right spread 11 prospect ‘of yast. extent; culti-
vatt-d lawns‘, gardens, verdant plains, forests
and hills expanding far, far away, till the
e re _conl(l see nothing but _a range of blue
moutttains delicately liinped against the ho-
Yigon. I pointed out every object of interest
to my fair companion, and her enthusiasm
was hardly inferior to mine, ()ur hearts
woie overtiowipg with rupture, and our lips
with sentiment." i
The caleche drew up in front the Albi-
on. I handed Emily out of the yelticle into
the hotel, and her father followed.’ i
‘Horace,’ said Mr, 'I‘atflot_o_n, ‘if you do not
prefer the table d’hote, s;itppos5_:" you mess
with us while we are here?’
'VVith all my heart.’
‘I promise you,’ added Emily, ‘that our
next meeting shall be conducted with a little
moreperetnopy thap was observed at our
last and first encounter. Horrible ! What
wouldM rs Farrar have said had she seen me!’
‘I beg you _to’us'é ‘tio more ceremony on
m ’accpti'pt,’ was my reply.
'I‘hat'everting I dined with my two new
and delightful :icqua_i;itapces. Emily ate
with a propriety which even Lord Byron
could not have found fault with; and she
took cham'pa;igne'whep'sbp was asked. As
she sat _opposite'_to _rne, attired in a plain but
elegant dress of pure white, with a simple
black’ ribbon about her waist, and a muslin
scarfclasped with a rich diamond about her
neck; I thoyugltt I had __nev_e; beheld ‘any
thjrig _t__m_imat_e"ro',r ijtanintate half so lovely
and"‘divine.
Old Tarleton called for cigars, and Emily
rose to depart, saying, ‘Mr. Berkl,ey,'}z.fi.°. hold
a levee here every £_V_etiipg'till eleven. I ‘do
"do not go, and do not he no desespoir at my
leaving you, I shall be back by the time
you have undergone your fumigation and
st.valloyv,e_d your coffee.’
a_r_n 'to_o’proud itliat Miss Tarleton is not
disposed to have our acquaintance end in
smoke. I shall have the honor to remain.’
I rushed to the door, and opened it for Miss
-Tarleton as she advanced hastily toward it.
§he _no_dded _he‘r ‘tltapks, and as she retreated
‘flectly up stairs, I stood gazing after the
beauteous vision. It vanished, and I shut
the door. " ’ ‘
We sat—the beatity’s father and myself——
alone, putfing our" cigars. Mr. Tat-lemon
.tal_kt;d on'w'it’h lt'is_us'i1'al su’;tvi‘ty and piqunn-
cy of "style; but I was silent and abstracted ;
and many of his good things fell oti an unob-
‘§erva‘nt' ear. at last, when he fapnd that I
made n_o replyto a";f.]u;8S.i.i!(iiI)i::t.i\"_l1’i'C,Ii he had
._ pot to pie _httl_f a’do_z‘e_n times, he threw the
"stump of his principe into his plate," and a
, moment after stretched ,hi,t'ns'el,f it} a—comfort-
able attitude upon thesofti, ' A \'r"a"g'tie suspi.
cibin c_r.oosed my mind that Mr‘. -';{‘a_t'l,.eton.bad
jusf asked me a question. ‘Did you not
§p_éal{,§il' ,7’ I inquired abruptly. A1-heart r
snore was the only reply to my interr0gif-
‘(To be concluded acct tuck.)
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