1-ubiisiiea Every Wednesday Morning, by JAMES REED, Jr.
N ORVVALK,
NUMBER I76-—NEW
SERIES.
at Two Dollars
CT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, .1843.
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MJOB_PRlNT|iN or,
01-‘ ALL KINDS, ,
Executed at the Gazette Oliice.
ENTAL sin-get-y.—A. Hill, Dental
'~ Surgeon, ollers his services to the public
in every department ofDental Surgery.
' O1'lit._-is as lieretofore. in Burrall’s Buildings.
Referencss--J A. bI'Lt‘.ttn. M. D ; Ira Greg
nry, M. D; Ilou. 'I‘. I3. Butler; I-Ion. Benj.
‘lsiutrgs; I{.ev.'Dr Meatl; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Stttitli. Norwal/c. Ncliemiah Pcrry,M.D.
/filly»,/i¢l.»l, R. B. Bottsford , M. D. Danbury.
'I)i. --Iotvcll P.-tdgors. Colcchcster. W in Witter.
M. I). I-Villirrtrrnl-ic. Ct. '
1
For Sale-—A valuable tract in
Land, consisting of about 50 acres.
Sllufllfitl in this inv.-n.at West Rocks.
\ so called. near the resitlenceofdori
ziiiiaii I/‘amp. Sun. Said tract is well appor
lion.-rl into plow, meadow. pasture and wood.
and still be sold in one or more parcels as will
best suit p-.=rcliasers. on accommodating I€‘I'ltt8.
E. J. Sr. Joim.
.\Ior-unlit, Sent. 5. I842. 36
‘ixutitrons--Loon AT THIS:
For sale a Farm pleasantly sltua~
ted on the main road leading from
-a
New Canaan to R.l(It_trI’1eILI, and
Lewisboro. containing, 76 acres, suit-
ably proportioned in Meadow. plough. pasture.
"ft and wood-land. with a comfortable two story
Hoo~:e. Barn. and Corn House; fences general
ly goiitl. pnvinent m etle easy lllsuit a purchaser.
’I‘b»-. stock. farming utensils. hay and grain, (if
desired) will also be sold with ilie farm. Ulltl
iziiiiiedime posses.-:Itiit can be bad. Further
p%ll'l.I(‘.Ultll':l is deemed unnecessary.
LEANDI-ZR Hora‘.
New Canaan. Novcmbers. 1842. ’*3t-16tf
The subscriber offers for sale his
well known establislimeut for the
'iiianufar:iiire’ol'Oil Dressed Leather.
- ’l‘he preiitisescnntaiii about 12.acres
‘of good land, on which is a good D\V'CIlIIl,E_'
House. Barn, Shop. and other buildings-—a good
water power. and a line orchard. It is situated
on the Daubury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing-1. A further description is deemed uu
(|€t't.‘.‘-s‘iIl'y. - KLEBER VVORLEY.
Nttrwiilk. Atrg.I6. I842 33
For Sale, A small Farm con-
taining about twenty acres ofgoon
laud consisting of plow. pasture.
1 meadow and wood land. With a
' House. Barn and other out buildings thereon.
situated in the town of New Canitan. about 3
miles nortboftlie village. It is agood location for
a mechanic. and the property will be sold low,
and payment made easy. Ifa sale is not eflecI-
ed by the first of April next, the propetty
it will then be rented for the ensuing year. For
further particulars. inquire ofthe subscriber.
S1}-IPXIEN I’IAYI-ZS.
. Smith Norwalk. Dec. 26, I342. 2in5‘2
For Sale.--'I‘hat well known
valuable property called Gregory's
Point, situated at the n‘lOlll.Il of
-— Norwalk harbor. is offered for sale
, at a bargain. It consists of 7 acres 15 mods
~ I/' ‘rgfgood land. with a building nearly new and a
, goo-"I steamboat Dock. The land and building
will be sold together or separate as will suit the
,p.__;n:}-,a'ser. Apply to N. S. BAILEY.
West Sidethe Bridge,
Norwalk. Dec. 29. 1842. I
-'~. 0'l‘ICE.—-'I‘he Copartnership hleretofore
‘ existing under the name and firm of
,Q-iigley at Clark, was dissolved-on the 4th day
,of inst. February. The business ofthc late firm
will be settled by John G. Quigley.
JOHN’ G. QUIGLEY.
JAMES C_i..,uut. 3:9
.33
jNorwaIk, Feb.V2S'A. 1343.
REUND Pepper and Allsp_icc.—
A first rate article ofGround Pepper and
Allspice for sale by the subscriber at 12; cents
"per pound at retail. JOHN BURRALL.
RICTION Matches by the gross. doz.
or single for sale by Ligzvi (Zr.tiz_i_{.
A‘ IOIYIBS, Shell. Horn, Ivory and German
Silver. of all kinds. cheap. L. Cnaugc.
:~
'£EFBRIEfiY,—OtIo of Rose, Cologne,
Ruse Water. .\'_lacass,ar and oi her oils, yery
L. CLAiiii’s.
;fiTIH).——l000 pounds of Beeswax.
' ltlnipiire of W. E. BISSEL.
l.-Janutiry I0th. IS-'13.
"—-fir FOR sale Cheap—A
- quantity of Well made men’s
,1, ‘ rzoarseboois. for sale very cheap
In suit the times-price_$2,25.—
Also kipp do, $3.00-—.-t.loi:bIe soles and vamps
wme, ',m.,:f' _«__ga;;tl,eiit,e,i_i’s _d_o,for $5.09.
yum receimeil a hantlsitiiiepssortinent of Rub-
bers, consisting ofLadies.' trimmed and soled in
‘om; style. Also gentlemen’s do, of first rate
' I ‘I .
.;‘-!.’tlllI,.,y§,o_hscriber has'constan_tIy on hand an
..”;o;iment of Ladies and children's shoes. for
' ‘§l‘‘,,p, iow to suit the times. 50 pair of Mocka
isins. intended particularly for riding both for
',Gent-lemon and Ladies.
'l‘he thanks of the untIe_rsi9,ned are returned
m his patrons and the public for their favor and
gnpport during the past year, 1842. For the
‘.,.,;g year which we liave-‘now entered upon he
Itml-isifur continuance of their patronageacresolvet-'
0., a9§ltII|(|Ufi attention to the wants ofthe public
,,;‘ ,,,,.,;, gt"-jr support. I-lmtitv HAND!-:8.
"§bi'iitWaItI;'o I130: .1843‘ ’
”1;iKBubber Shoes just received and
1 ..
UG.4,I3.——A new supply of Su_v.:ar——just
received and for sale as (.‘llFl’l[) as ever—l4
to 20 pounds for $1. F. S1‘ Jomv.
Kegs No. 1. extra. and pure ground.
~ 0
2 Bellville and Union White Lead, for
sale at maiiufactureis’ prices by
W. (7. STREET.
500 lbs sttperior quality of Matlder.
500 " Logwoud.
400 “ Fuslic.
500 “ Aluizi. -
500 " Copperas, for sale cheap by
W It‘. I‘il~’Sl-ILL.
now in use, for sale and warraoieil by
J. \\’i:i~:n.
IVIERECAN Locks. (M3;-'l'll8 Sult
scriber ntli.-rs for sale at i\Iaiiuf'at:iiirers‘
prices. Picrpopi 6* I-I.-»I<~likiss' patent iloor lot-ks
and latches, with silver plstli-(I. lliIl|f.’l'lIl. ;tl.':iIt"tl,
jet, porcelain, glass and brass Iiuobs, which for
beauty or durability are not surpassetl by any
manufactured in the country. W L) b"riii-:i;'r.
Norwalk. Nov. I=I. I542.
EASE’S Clarified I‘:.~Se[I(‘P. of Hoarhooiid
Cauiiy._ji.-st recciveilby \V E Bissi-:i.r..
T his friends and the public. that he has re-
moved to the west side of the Bridge, at the
stand lately occupied by l. S. I’:-rino_ycr, and
havingpurcliascd his bltttli in trade, is now
ready to furnish the public with the best assort-
ment of articles in his line ever ofiered in this
market—soch as Saddles, Bridles, Islaruesses.
Trunks, Valises. Carpet. Bags, Martiiigales.
Halters and Collars. Also. a superior assort-
ment t~fCarria,r1e and Riding \Vhips.
Saddle atid IJEIFIIESS Tiiiizrnitigs of all kinds.
Szidtllefs Silk, and ti general assortinent of
articles usually called for in eslablisliinents of
this kind.
Also. a good assortment of Elastic, and \Vcbb
Braces of his own mat.-ufacture. made for
durability as well as coiiveiiicnce.
The above articles. the und..-rsi;,neil ple(i,t1Ps
hirnsclf to sell, as low as they can be found
elsewhere. The patronage of the public is
respectfully solicited.
N. B. 'I‘he strictest atlcnlinn paid to all kinds
of repairing. \Vii.i.i.titr B. SW.-‘i.\'.
Noiwalk. Feb. 13. 13-13. 7
Patent Truss.
IIE subscriber would call the attention of
the public to some ofthc many certifitriites
and editorial notices with whitth he is furnished
in attestation oftbe superior merits ol'I)r Flclcli
er’s recently invented Truss, for the relief of
those afliictcil with the troublesome malady.
Hernia. In Iiglitiicss, neatncss. in the. advanta-
ges of being altered to suit any alteration in the
figure of the wearer, and in gericral facility
of sitlaptation,‘ii is believed that the instruirteni
Cannot be surpassed. The siiliscriber would
confidently refer those .V.\/IN)‘ are desirous of
procuring the best Truss to the numerous
certificates ol' individuals who are now wear-
ing this instrument, for information as to its
practical elliciency. Niinieriiiis Iesllflltlflluli
I'ron_i Surgeons and Patieiits, may be seen on
application to toe subscriber. For sale at re-
duced prices by W. E. Bissi~:LL.
Norwalk. Marcli 1. 184.3. ;5lli_9
AlSINS.—I0(l Q and whole boxes, new
crop, bunch Raisins, for sale by
Pitt-tn. S1‘ Jouiv.
EGl,S-TEES for lS43.—'I‘iie Coti-
uccticut Register for 1843. for sale by
J A \Vl-ZED.
All a (..‘ourt ol'I’robate liolilcn at I'iItI.flt.’II!".'.lil_I,
within and for the District of Ritlgtcficld,
on the Gilt day of March. A D. 1842.
Present, Wii.i.itM Siii«:itwoon, Judge,
It is ortlcrcd. that the sixth day of April next.
at 1 o'clock in the 5l'ic.rnoon. at'the Probate
Office in said Ritlgelielrl, be assi,t_tned for the
appointment of C-nuims.-ioiiers on ilie estate of
A/p/ieus Caw_/icld,
late of said Ridgcfi--lil, deceased. represented
insolvent. and the Administrator upon said estate
is directed to give notice to all persons interested
by publishing a copy of this order three weeks
successively, in the Norwalk Gazette. and by
posting the same on the public sign post in the
first society in Riilgefield.
Certified from record.
3t*I1 (Z_ii,ut,L_i-is H. .IicNiv1Nos. Clerk.
QHOVELS and S|Iades—EngIish and
K; Aiuerican,by tue dtlzen, for sale by
’ W C STREET.
To Blacksmiths t
C O A In! C 0 A Ii I I
I00 Cltaldrons of Superior
VIRGINIA C,0A
- HE subscribers have just received the
above Coal. and are now prepared to
sell tt_t m the yard a superior article lower ilian
ever lefore o_f_I‘ered_, for cash, Those who are
In Wain. will do well to call and examine the
above for themselves. ’I‘ §L J B, P;:ci;_
South Norwitlls’. Dec.1842.
UFFALO R0bcS.—'I‘lie subscriber has
on hand aynumber ol'BufIaIo Robes which
* I, f,,, ,,,,i., by TL Gr. J R'P'itcx.
NK.—I{eiit's Blaclaand Blue Ink. the best '
‘this world to last much longer.
it specie currency, IIIIS bccouie. the most on-
common ofiill comrnodilics.
, after Iisteiiiiig: to :i |oii_t_,r Iiariaiigiie.
I fly, which l"lOI\.\'IIl1Sltlll('IIlI¢__Z' the world was.
SAYINGS.
I said to sot'i'ow’s pelting storm,
That beat against my breast,
Rage on--thou niay’st destroy this form
And lay it low at rest;
But still the spirit that now brooks
The tempest raging high,
Uudaunted on thy fury looks,
VVith steadfast eye.
I said to -Penury’s meagre train.
Coitie on-—your threats I brave ;
My last poor life drop ye may drain
And crush me to the grave,
But still the spirit that endures
Shall mock your force the while
And meet each cold. cold grasp ofyours
W'ith bitter smile.
I said to cold neglect and scorn,
Pass on—I heed you not;
Ye may pursue me ’till this form,
And beingare forgot;
But still the spirit which you see
Undaitnted by your wiles
Draws from its own nobility
Its highborn smiles.
I said to fricudsliip’s nicnanced blow,
Strike dcep—iuy heart shall hear;
You can but add one bitter woe
To those already there :
But still the spirit that sustains,
This last severe distress,
Shall smile upon its keenest pains,
And scorn redress.
I _58I£l to heatlfs uplifted dart,
Aim sure,——-oh why dcla_y’,I
You will not find a f'cai'l’ul heart,
A weak reluctant prey ;
For still the spirit, firm and free,
Triumphant o'er the last dismay,
Bright in its own eternity .
Shall smiling pass away,
THE END 01-‘ Tlllt) WUJ.-11.1).
A VISEON.
BY Jztsri-zs K. PAULDING.
I’1:lppt‘nII)gIlIf:()l.Iit’I‘ day, to meet with an
account ofa mighty gutlit-ririg of the disci-
ples ofa certain ,l:Il‘t'$lI prophet, who I bi-l:e':e
has, in spite of the prov:-rb, rather more hon-
or in his own country than any other. I fell
upon a train of tell--ctions on the probzibllly
of this world coiiiiiic to an end the fllcl. of
April next, as prietlicttd by that vent-rab'e
st-er. 'I'h:it it will mine to 2:1’) cud, some
time or other, is Ct-Tlitllt, for uothin:__r created
can last forever; and tli.-it -IIIIS event may
sleep ow-rpnu~i»i-i-il me, and the lollowiug
vision pas.~cd over my l)(}\\'ll(It!I'(.’(I brain.
i\‘Ic.thou;__:ht this eve of the first of April
had come, and with it every indication
IIHE the prediction of the pt‘0pl1t‘l W35
zibout to fulfilled. The waters of
'.h«- rivers. br._ml.~s and springs bccamc grad,
tH|lI_\’ \v.triu--r and tvai'mer, until sortie of
lll""tl3t'Lttiri I()_I)()Il; lint currents of air, issued
from the fishures of the earth, whose surface
l:i=t'amt> lientcd so that the barn footed urchins
ralllttt rlztnci-tl than tvallcetl upon it; a thick
-lou (‘()IOI‘t’!I vapor, bi,» dt-gret‘-s. involved the-
\l.'t‘.l‘llll‘!0lI1Iltt-3 horizon to the sltii-s, and
ti-t-fie prevailed n dc:-irl oppressive calm, Wllll-.
nu! a singlv stiring breath ofiiir. The t-attli
lwt'.;iint', as it \\'(_’ft". one vast hr-alt-d ovt=n.—
'l'ltt' air was dry and pnrcliirig; I.llI1‘Il]fIt't‘_\'S
lzy Sprtllllnfl’ on ihuir l1l't>n$IS. with e.\'pantl.;
Il'lQ'\\'ln'_1“; tb--docs strolled tvisifollv around.
seclting some cool I't'll't’l'Il. paritiog and loll-
in:_t tttit their t’tn<_tiit=.s; the little birds hid
thrtmsv-Iv.-s in the rm-csst»-s ofthe woods. and
“t'"Fl’(l I0 SIM’; lllf‘ lt‘l1\’f’F of the trees and‘
fl-‘li\'t-‘TS wilted and slirivi=IIe(l up ‘under the
c.t<ct-ss.ivr- ht-at of the burning stin--—:in(l the
tvorld ccast-il to revolve. either from a suspen-
sion of the laws ofnatttre, or for fear of dTs-
stilvlntt in =t lll't'tf|ISt‘ prcspirntion.
OI.IIPr fvvitltil au_gtirit~s proclaimed that the
.'-mur had (‘t'tt‘I)°’. 'l'ht- sun was like ti rt-(I
bill of living, fire; the tvhole firmamcnt
ltH'I\'9(I and tremblr-d, as if panting with the
throes ofsiifiocrztion ; cvcr and anon. lon__q
flashes of 7.IL-,"Z'IQ‘ lightnirig shot nthwarl the
ht>:.it'cns in 'lPii(I silcncc, for no thunder lo!-
lr.wi=il; and n.-iturp, rational and irrational,
abitviutv and Int1tllt‘{!ftlé’.SPt‘tTtP(.l:t\\’t'tll.Il'lQ' in
lIPi"t!ll-llltt’ silt iict-, the hour of their final (lis-
solirtinn. as prt.'CIlCIt-’(Il1.V the prophet.
i‘t‘I-'~lhout_thi I \\'tll1llI‘I‘P(I about in that un~
Iapnv and distract-.-d state of mind which
gt-nvr.tll_v ensues when we are liaitntctl by
snow dim. hall visible spectre oftindefined
be
fiirilicr on. I saw a _glutton tlevottring a pair
of canvass backs, and heard him at intervals
mumbling to hiiust-If-—‘9'l'hey sban’t cheat
rue out of my dinner." The next person I
particularly noticed was a staunch believer
in "‘pt'ogrcss," who was terribly out of hu-
mor that the world should be destroyed just
as it was on the high road to pcrfectibility.
He bid an essay in his hand, which he was
rolling to enclose in a bottle, hermetically
sealed, in the hope that it might float down
to posterity, and umlre him" iiui_aortal--for-
getting, as I supposed, that the world was
now about to perish by fire, and not by wa:
ter. In the course of my-farther peregrine:
tioas, I It'll in with a father, very busy in
making :1 will, dividing his property among
his chiltlren; and another disinheriting his
son for marrying against his wishes. A
nsurcr was laiucptiug that be was not aware
of \\ hut \\’£IS t-oiuiug, as he certainly would
have I‘i_Ol'I'OI\'(‘lI (1 good round sum. and thus
€56-ipt‘t.I paying the interest. A worthy deal:
er in political Il:II)(.‘I'(I.'lSlIt'I‘y, who had been
sccltiiig office. I I.)(!lI(‘\‘e. ever since the flood
was excluiiniiig agzainst fate for casting him
off, itatv, that he had acttially received 8
proiiiisc of succeeding a gt-ritleman who was
I'lYl;‘_\’t.’ill'SyGl1I'Igt’I" ban himself immtdj -l( ‘y
aft--r his death. 'I‘b'is example by the way
brought to my recollection ii circumstance
that actually happened in real life, and with-
in my o\\'n ktiowledgc, where an old man
of upwards of three score and ten actually
hanged himself on the iuarri-.ige of his
d:.iiig'li!c.', to whose foilune he looked for,-
iviird to becomiiiq heir. providt-d she died
without issue. It is somewhat singular that
people ltl\'.'O_\'S calculate on outliviiig those
by whose deaths they expect to be L-enefittcd,
In the course of my per:-grinations, I en-
countrrcd some of the discipli-s of the proph-
.i, who, one niight have supposed, would
ll-IVE be. it pi't-pared for the i:t-'cnt they had
so long corifidcrtlly ltl‘il.IClp«'tl.€t'I_. But it
=iiisPr\',tt'liose pres»-ni-e we fecl,but whose per-
.=ectttions =\'r~c=in’t nvoi-l, IlSt’f"lI‘.t‘(l :.li:itI:-troIi
ail to th«- river .<ide,in the liopcofinhaling the
tool, refrt-siting I)l'(-I z-Us from its bosom, but
itscnt forth iioiliiriu but sc.-ldintz vapor, lIIi’(~'
that tilt! stt-ant vn'_t‘ine. The fish liiy spraw-
happen to tl10l'f0\\', is for might we know,
just as likely as that it will take place it
hundred or a Ill()UStIIllI years hi rice. The
prccise hour is lI()\\'t‘\'l'l‘, \\ isi-ly hiddi-n {mm
. all but tho. .-_vt-s of our Ill>‘plt‘ttI prophet, and
the first of April is quite as probable its any
other day, :lIlIiOll_'_-‘II lttr tliccrtdit ofthc pre-
some other day tlmo that so specially coriscg.
grated to moi.-§_:;g fools. ' ‘
It a]')pt.'-|l‘t‘tI to me, liowet-er. on due con-
siileraitiou, that there were runny startling in_-
dications that tbis \\'oi'|-.l of ours was pretty
well worn thrc :d bar.-, an I that it was liigh
time to lay it iISIiIl', or get rid ofil tiltogetlicr
bv a SlllllIflill'_V proct-ss like the Bankrupt
L'tl\’. Nor um Itllllll”, among vi-ry LII:'CI'L"t'I.
reflecting persons. in this opinion. I was
lately convi-rsing with on old grultcman of
grout t’.\,'iel'l(’i.(‘.L’ and Sagacity, who has pre
dicted several hard \\-‘Illlt.'l'S. and who assured
me he did not scc how it was possible for
‘In tbcfirst
place,’ said II(’, ‘it has grouii it great deel too
wise to be honest, and romtnon sense, like
Now Imain-
t.;iin that without the ballast nfcomrnoii sense
the world must. IIlt'\’ll.illJI_\' ttirn upside down
or. at least, lull on its be am e-rid-3. and all the
passengers Illl‘.'il)l'c ()Vt‘l'I)OilI'lI, In the sec-
ond pl€lCt', it is perlt-ctly aippart-nt that the
balance wheel whicli rt-_;iili-ties Ilioii=acl1ir;t»,
and keeps all its functions in equilibrium, is
almost worn out, if not entire-ly dc.-trmcd,
There is now no li'lf:‘tIIlltt| in any tliiiig.-—
The love of moo:-y has be-come a mging
passion, ti in.-itii:t i-qiinlly (Ii-slrtictivo tomor-
iils and hiippint-ss. So with every pursuit
and passion ofour _l]‘t{l_]|‘t-, E,-...-y mm. is
‘like it heggiit‘ on IIt)I'$Ul)l|.'It';’ (mil [hie (ilil
pro.vi-rb will tell wlii-re he lI‘.l(:‘I‘.‘. All spur
away. until they I)l'(’.'IIi’ (loan, lltlt‘! over it
prccipicc,or tumble into the little’. Ila iuan,
as every maii does riow-it-il.i_vs. pines lc-rg
riches, itistcad ()fSEt‘l_fl]l‘;‘ them in the good
ol-I fil.~lII()flt‘(l tvziy of iiit_lusti‘_v, l'll’,Ll£_l,t‘I'l_CL’ :i_u.dl
economy, he plunge.-: heels ovcr IIPEHI in inmll
e-xtrava,«;r:int and visionary sclu-iiws, that It adi
inevitably, not only to his ruin, ‘out that ofl
others, and in all prob:ibilit_v, in the t-ntl,3
l'.‘:l\’E him as ilt-slittite of irlioracter as of for,-I,
time. Mr if he is Sflllllt-‘II with a tlr'5ll'l’ tol.
bent-fit his follow citizi-us. lit-' rariii-s his phi.-l
lanthropv into the camp of the cneiily, tli;it7
is, to the opyosittr extri-iiic olvit-i-. I-Its. .*‘l,,-’tl‘x-‘
pathics for one class of bumaii stiff:-riii-._t ‘cu-
iirely shot his cyi-s and his heart to the
claims and t'l_'__!lt:‘S of otlii is. and Im would.
sacrifice the world to an iitmii. His pitt l--r
the guilty Ilt-'gt'llt'I'~tl.f‘S into the eiii-ooi:ig_r.« .
inent ofcritiii-s and inst-ad of an avciigt r, lit‘:
becomes an stccomplici-.’
It is pi-rfr-trlly i-vi=li-ut lo mi-, that ll'Ii}lIt’lF;
are speedily coming to :1 crisis, and tli,r_it ii
W.Q,flt‘l, in which there is no other pursuit bpt
money. where all sympathy is monopolized
by guilt, and where common st-use and com-
mon honesty are consitlered as relics of the
dark ages, cannot his much longer unless.’
added he. with tl pectiiliar expression of his
eye, ‘unless Congress takes it in hand, and
brings about a radical reform, by speecbifi,-‘
cation. The truth is. it owns so much more
than it can pav. that the sooner it niods pp
its concerns the I)F'II(.’l'.
Saying this, my worthy and PX(‘£‘Ilt'DI
frientl, ttflttl‘ predicting a hard ivinii-r, left im-
to cogitzitcnlonn in llt_\"0l(_I arm chair. vert-
much inclined to a Imp as I gcnet'aIl_v Elli]
It \\'a.~
in it quiet back mutt-. .\\’l)t’t‘c‘ I could st-t~
nothing but the smoke of my opposite negh.
bor’s chitniivy; l1ril.IlI.[;)Q djgtprb.-(I me but 3
wide cnotJ_£._’l1 for us both. ~l'sho.u»ld have utter
ly extcrininatcd, ifI could; and I continued
be will sell very cheap. Wu. B. Swan
ling! and painting, and d\'iu_;r on its stirfacc;
'-tnil :1 httngry b:in'l.', that had pl|]l‘:flfle.l down
for his pr-.-y, b-'-int: ex-hciiistml by the consum-
ing hunt, lay Iluiitt-tint; helplessly on tlsc
w.iti-i‘s. F‘rom the iimiiritiiinsoftlie opposite
shore. coluruus of blood rt-d smolte and flush-
sizehwtl tho-y were as much taken by surprise
as l.lIt‘II' unbelicviiig nciglibors, and were
running to and fro in grant consternation,
or preparing Ill all haste for what they had
been cxpcctiiig at leisure, according to the
~.viiv.< of the wise people of this world, who
St'(:‘.I:H‘IIit'l' into futurity than their neighbors.
Entering the CllttlIllJI.'I' of ti middle aged
wILlU\tt,£t staunch follower of the prophet.
who had rclrcaletl $OlIlt'\\‘llt‘I'_C, I found an
. ' ' L. . I
es of sulphitrous fire lSSlIt‘(I win. an _aii_giy,
.(lictiou. I could wish it had been fixed for -ranting \’t‘lit’n‘It ncy; and in some of the dccpifililgt-‘ IFOHI -'t“0'~ll"-I dl5Cll‘lt‘. and lll .“t'lll°h-
fIS.~'.t't’$ o,'}thc rocks, inclhouglit cool-I see!
-,, a . I
- the raging fires, as throug,h the bats of a’
furmace. 'Pb9n came rollinqout ofthc I)t)\\'-:
cls of the earth torrents of liquid flainc: then,
cariie on the fII'r“.ltI strtigggle ofthc rebel ele-l
ITIPIIIS, I't‘It’5ISt"l from the ,[_TltltIlI1_' hind of‘
their great §\'I.is!-er. 'I‘hn dissolving earth
I‘lI5I'lt'(I into tho it-nte=i‘s; it noise like the liiss-
ing of millions of St’l';7t‘lIlS, stict'citd--cl, and
\\‘llr‘l'I I looltt-(I tiszain the river was dry.
I lie! from llIt"tipp‘llllltg Spt‘(‘I2tL'lt’, and
soucht the city, wli--rc all was dismay and
conlu.=ion_ some it-i-re slirii-king and tear-
ing their hair, in guilty apprehension of the
horrors of (lmth, and the soflflt.-rings of the
worltl to come-. Others as in mute despair,
atviri-'.ing' in dumb insensibility tlicfatc of all
the FPS! of their men; while other.-:. impelled
by the instinct ofst-lfpri-st-rvatiou, and for-
getfttl ofthc int-vitable doom that fI\\‘lIIIt‘(.I
tlten, wt-.-re di-rising \'«ll‘lttllS expciiit-uts lo:
rscnping, and securing, their most valuable
articles about their pcrsrrns. y/I little love
sick tTlZIIllt'I']d‘I:ld hung the picture ofhtzr lav-
er about her snowy neck; an anxious mcthi-r
Sat ive-i~pint_v and tvrithiug her hands by the
side of H crnillt-, ivhi-re lay a little laugliing
clii-rub plnyiiig u ith a ICIIIUD; while iinotht-r
was rushing iiuidly about. \\'IIIl a ('l'lIlt‘I in
her arms \\ lticb she bail, si;uee7Zi-d to death in
her convtilsli-e writhings. Thousands of
s_ct-iirs like lI1£'S;t’ prcitrrt-tl all nrourzd, but. I
il.-liglit not to d\\'t'lI on horrors, and will pro-
gt-‘t-tl to state tvlnii. I Su\\'0I1l1it exebitlons of
tho vaiious modo-s of grief, (lisappointint-nt
and fl:-Sp‘.-tir. .\\‘I'll(.‘lI SPl'\'t'(I to (:on\'ince me
tbztt the ruling p:issious will stru_,r_zr_tle in the
last aconiv-s of i-xisti-rice, and triumph at the
n'IO!IlL’rtI of the dissolution (lf[]:II.IIl't' hersvlf.
In the course of my —\\’:ll'lCIt-‘flHgS. me-
tliought I e-itci-titilett-tl the cel:-brated Fire-
I{Itl_’-_’, who \\':issittiiig nillioine, qiiietly smok-
ing his vi-_tar, and c;»lculatin_r_t flint being the
di-.~tint-d .‘lIl't'IV'()t‘ of all his race. he would
siit'irr_i-tl to an _iruiiwnst- laindt-d tstatc, and
ltt=t'()Il)t' lord pri.piie-tor of the whole cartb.
Ilaving 3lQl'(t'll upon the ti--rius, he llIl‘rllSll~
oil me with an antiiodc against the heat of
tho mo.~;t r:tgiit~1 :tot.briiriti- llH‘n:‘tL‘t', and bring
llltw assttrtd of salt-ty. I iiiadc my obsvrva-
lions \\Ill’I more coolutss and precision.--
3--tou t-I ratlii-r it prying tIISp(tSlIit)ti, I con-
ci-it-vd that as every tl.in,_t_r was in a “state of
llllt-‘!' i--tiifosioii, ilit- doors and \\'Il'llIt)\\'S all
open, and no police oflict-is on duty, there
w.i.< no ot.‘t'aSion to stand upon cerctncny.
_l etccoidingly made my waiy into the most
piivatc recesses of various babitations, where
Isaw rnapy things tvhich I would not dis-
close, “ere it notthat all this is nothing but
a dream. Entering tl handsome house,
rather spli-ntlidly furnished, Isaw an old
man of upwards of fourscorc, who was bit-
terly complaining of being thus cut off,
without time to irake his Will, and repent of
his sins; while an f'ldt‘l‘l_V woman, whom I
look to lie one of Job's coiiifortcrs, was up-
ltrfllilltlg him for not taking her advice, and
alto-i'idi_r_i;_,r to these lII8l._(t?rS long ag__ro.
ln3lnI)IIIt’I' miserable llollst‘, \\lIl'l0llI. furni-
t.-.m-, and tlttsiifutc of cvi-r_v comfort of life, I
fII.'~‘('t\\'r'l‘P~'l a shrivi lli-il, 4-_a.cI.tt'cr0tts spt-Ctrc.
litiggiiig :1 I'ttl__g' of <_-rill,‘ and l:tiit_t-titiiig the
li irilsltip of b in: ,C:lIlt-‘(I nwtiy just :1 (l ty I)t3'
fore the interest bexaipc pziyable onhis b.-ink
sstoclcs. I um-t'in t‘tt'l('ll.I‘tt‘I' place a spcculator
with tho ;-l‘l'5,'Ill:II.lItIl tolling down his face
in torrt-tits, who wits I‘lIlt'lIl-illtlg the I.’llIllt"fISt'
',)l‘~'JIIl.S he might hzive made if he had only
to ponder over the subject, till by degrees.
opt.-ii ll"liI:.‘l‘, not quite finished, which pur-
ported to be an i'IiIS\V€l' lo a proposal of tour-
the prudent. d-.tmc_ very iudiciottsly ;w.'_tst;.uiiéd
the final (lt't'lSlOl) until the first of April. I
own I psoceed to other U[l\‘v'iIl'I'ttnIilI)l8II':(IUI'
gcnces ofcuriosity_ only pardonable in it
person fast asleep, in the course of which I
ltItUIr' ct-itaiu discoveries, which. now when
I am awake, I scorn to disclose to the-_world.
All I will vcutiirc to say is, '.b t I saw
enough to convince me that if the widow
l’t‘tI_lly believed in Lac approaching dissolu-
tion of the world, she had tleterininetl to
in-.il.'e the most of it while it latsttd. It is
impossible to say what other discoveries I
might ‘have achieved if I had not heard loot-
.\l.t‘,;)S‘d[1pI‘O£ltIIllI’Ig’; _-‘lllfl _flpl>l‘¢?ll9|'t(lll1g1ll'c1l
ii iiiiglit be the lady herself} I retreated with
cniisiilcrablt: precipitation. in doing which,
enc_ountcri~d and ovi-r'._lirc\\~' a fat cook maid,
who was i-oiiiing. up in gl‘,t.‘:tl.l)flSle to apprise
ltct‘ iuistrvss that the kitchen was so hot that
she could not brcatlie in it any longer, and
who, notwizhstzintling the solcmnity of _the
occasion, gave me a most awful benediction.
'I‘ht.- _ne.\t _house I L‘[lLL’_I'L’(I was that of a
notorious usurer, who was never known I0
do a liiudni-ss to any human beintr. He
had acciiiiiuluted iuillioiis by it rigid, inflexi-
ble st,-5i_,c,_iii of prcying upon the wants of his
lclloiv Cl‘t'tsl.ltt‘cS and denying himself the
common nt3CPSSt’JI'It‘S of lite, t'.‘_(t‘€‘[JI on rare
occasions, when his vanity got the better of
his -.1.v_a_i'lce, and he would give some great
partv or ostentatious least, in order to excite
the E-my of his neighbors, and,get puffed in
the nei\‘spapt:|'s, _always making himself
aiiiends for his prodigality by squeezing ad-
ditional sums out of his unfortunate clients.
I found him busily employed in making his
will, and talking to himself by fits and starts,
from which I gathered there was a great
contest going on between the ruling passion
and the four ofthc future, which prompted
hiiti to make reparalltm. 35 I31‘ 35 P0.55lbl8.
for his past traiisgrcssions. From whatl
C0lil(l‘Q:;l,ll(‘l‘, he had cometo a determination
to re-store the priucipttl of all llle money ll,“
bad ,._ci-cued from his debtors by his usuri-
ous practicc, he could not bring himself to
give bat-_l_r the interest on tl;_t:st_: t'_XttCll0.DS.
Iyhich he said xvould utterly ruin him. As
the heat becaiu.e more i,t,tl€.nS9» he §B€m9d
grai.lii:.lly to relax; but the moment it sub-
sidi-il a little, relapsed again. This happen-
ed St‘VCl"dI times, until at length he quieted
his t'_ouscic-nce by leaving his tvliolc estate
for the purpose erecting a hospital for the
reception of the families of all those he had
reduced to beggery by his ffalllls l”l‘l_ l.l1llll'
uizmitv, at the same time saying to himself.
“I shall go down to posteriety as a great
public benef.ictor."_ As I looked over llls
shoulder, however, observe,c_I that the he-
quest was conditional on the fulfiilmeut of
the prophecy. _
Leaving the house oflhis repentant sinner,
I proceeded on my way without any definite
object, and met a fellow in irons, who
taken advantage of the confusion which
reigned everywhere around to mal<e_his es-
cape from prison, lie bail ¢0.l.1'll}lIll.ed 5‘
wonton atrocious. tnt.‘,l’!.lt.’l'; and his execu-
tion \V:IS fixed for the next day. He seemed
so elite at his escape, that I could not fotbear
rtaittiiidiizg hint that he had only got 6.111 0l
the frying pan iutothe firm He l’ll5l‘llt' 79'
plied, ‘'0, but you forgot I have escaped the
disgrace of ha_ngin:_,r,” On my reniiiidtag
hiiii that the disgrace was It‘. the crime iitt
the punishment, he answered, “I differ wllll
foreseen this sudden catastroplte, A little
4
on rattling his chain as if in triumph.
My next encounter was with "ti person
who Ital distinguished himself in several
controversies on questions which, admitting
of no di-monstratioii either of facts or argu-
ments. afford the finest scope forinterminable
discussion.” He had written more than one v
dissertation to prove that the prophet knew
nothing about what be had predicted, and
gone nigh to convince bis readt-rstbat he
was in the Sum!’ predicament. I was pro-
ceeding to converse with him on the unex-
pected catastrophe so rapidly approaching,
when he impatiently interrupted me: "Un.
expected, indeed I" said he, “I have been so
busy in proving it to be all humbug, that I
am altogether unprepared. But that is not
the worst. The most provoking part of the
ltisinessis, that this old blockbead should be
right, and I wrong. M_v reputation is en.
tircly ruined; and I shall go down to pioa.
terity as a teacher of false doctrines and it
bad roasoner." “Don’t be um-asy on that
score,” I replied, "posterity will know noth-
ing ofthc matter." Upon which he left
‘me in it great passion, affirming that I had
reflected on himself and his works, which
upon my honor, was not my intention.
The philosopher had scarcely left me,
when there approached an old man of rather
venerable appearance who seemed an excep-
tion to the rest of the world-—-being evident-
ly elated at what filled all others with hor-
ror and dismay. He was rubbing his hands
in great glee, ever and anon cxclaiming, "I
told him so; I predicted all this vears ago,
but the blackheads tt_'ould'nt believe me.-—-
They have got it now, and may laugh as
much as they pIe.s-:.” Anxious to know
the meaning of all this, I icntured to ask
an explanation: "Whatl” said he, "don't
you know I am the prophet who foretold
the destruction of the world by fire, the first
of April, I843? The clergy preached
against mein their pulpits; the philosophers
laughed; and the would-be-wise ones booted
at me as a fool, or an imposter, Bglplhgy
have got it noiv~—haI hnl ha!" and the
S‘.’0=‘IIly old prophet went his way delighted
at the fulfillment. of his prediction. He
had not proceeded far, however, when he
came in sight of the bed of the river, which
was now one vast volcano of consuming fire
and encountered such a scorching blast
from that quarter, that be turned round and
upproaclzed me again with great precipita-
tion. On inquiring where lie was going in
such a ‘hurry he replied. "Going; why to
prepare for this QWIIII catastrophe, which
to tell you the truth, I have entirely neg.
lectcd, being altogether take.-n up with pre-
dcting it, Bless mv soull I had no idea it
would be so hot I" At that moment it
scented he look fire, and in a few minutes
wascnpsumed to ashes, cxclztiiiiiug to the
last, "Well, well I it matters not, I shall go
down to posterity as the last ofthc prophets I"
, The last person I rctg'lect meeting, was
the worthy old gentleman who railed
against the world so copiously at the corn.
nit.-nccment oftliis vision. He was pulling
and blowing, and fanning himself with his
hit! at a prodigious rate. “Well, my iriend
said I. cooly and qttietly,-’,"ivell, my friend;
you were quite right in your opinion that
the world ‘was pretty well wo_r_ii out, and on
its last legs. It is in truth, an old. super.-iii.
uated concern, not worth mending; and as
you truly stated, so over head and ears in
debt, that the sooner it winds up its affairs,
and calls its creditors together, the better."-—
'I‘he old gentleman however, did not seem
nltogethi-r to agree with me in this opinion.
He hesitated. wiped his brow, and at Ientgh
replied : "Why. ay----yes—to be sure! I
confess I thought so yesterday. but had no
idea it was going to happen so soon; and
b€'SlClt‘S, really when one comes to consider
the matter cooly,” and then he puffed and
panned as if almost roasted to death: "when
one I say, considers the matter i:o_oIy, this
world after all is done, is not so bad but an
honest man might have made up his mind
to live in it a little longer. It might have
been mended so as to be tolerable; and con-
sidering the pains every body is taking to
make it better, I don't think the case was
a‘together desperate. RealIy.it has scarcely
had a fair trial, and with it few scores of
years more, what with the wonderful im-
provements in machinery; the wonderful
facilities in traveling; and the exertions of
a comprehensive philanthropy. I see no
reason to despair of the millenium. But it
is all over now: the advocates of ‘progress,’
will never Imoiv tvliether they were dream.
ing or awake; and I shall die without ever
predicting another hard winter."
How much farther my good old friend
would have carried his recautution. can new.
or be known; forjust atthis critical moment
me-thought he blew up with it prodigiotil
explosion : a glare of light, so inteusel
brilliant as to be beyond endurance, flashed
before my eyes, and a sense of suffocrition
came over me, with such overwhelming
force, that I struggled myself awake: and
the first sounds I heard in the street, were
those ofthc little boys crying out, "April
fooll April fool I''
An eminent phy_s_ic_ian has recently dis.
covered that the night mare. in nine case out
often, is produced ‘from owing it bill to 3*
newspaper man.’
When Judge Peters was Speaker of tho"
House of Assembly. one of the members in
crossing the room, tripped on the carpet and
fell down. The house burst into laughter
while the Judge, with the utmost gravity,
cried ‘Order, order, gcntlcmt-D, a member is
on the floor I’ ‘
Some of the bachelors in the Ohio Legis-
lature are for rt tax on lustlesl We neyer
knew it bachelor vet that had‘!!! Onllethtlpg
you entirely in this matter," and proceeded
to say against th_e'I,adiee klifld
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