Published Every Vvednesclay lilo:-niing, by JAMES REED, Jr. at Two Dollars Per Annuin i
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, MAY: 17, 184-3,.
NUMBER. l83—NEVV
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' EN’.H‘.~\L siu'gery.—A'. Hill, Dental
Surgeon, otlers ltis services to the public
in every departmentof Dental Surgery.
Oifice as heretofore. in Burrall’s Buildings.
Referencss--J A. i\']’Lcan. M. D; lra Greg»
ory, M, D; Hon. '1‘. B. Butler; Hon. Benj.
lsaacs; Rev.‘Dr Itlead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G. N. Smith. Norwal/c. Nehemiah l’crry,l\l.D.
Ridgqfield. R. B. Bottsford, M. D. Drzribury.
Dr. Ilowell Rodgers, Culcchcstcr. VVm Witter,
M. D. I-‘Vii/.imrmlic. Ct.
" F01‘ S:1§c——A valuable tract or
Land, consistiiig of about 50 acres.
situated in this rown.at. West Rocks.
so called, near the residence ol'Jon-
Said tract is well appor
athaii Camp, Sen.
tinned into plow, meadow. pasture and wood.
and will be sold in one or more parcels as will
urchasers, on accomrnodatiiig terms.
E. J. ST. JOHN.
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Nortvalk, Sept. 5. 1842. 30
The subscriber oflcrs for sale his
. well known esiablislitnent. for the
manufar:iiireol'Oil Dressed Leather.
-5 " . The premises contain about 12 acres
of good land. on which is :1 good Dwelling
House. Barn, Shop. and other buildings-—a good
water power, and a fine orchard. It is situated
on the Danbury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing. A further description is deemed an
necessary. Kr.i~:i3i~:n WORLEY.
Norwalk. Ang.I6, I842
RSDUND Pepper and A_!ilspice.—
A first rate article ofGround PeppPr and
Allspice for sale by the subscriber at 12; cents
per pound at retail. JHHN BURRALL.
ERF UlIIEI{'Y.—Otto of Rose, Cologne,
Rose VVaier, Macassar and other oils, very
low at ' L. CLAnit"s.
best suit p
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FOR sale Ciuearp—A
quantity of well made rnen’s
coarse boots. for sale very cheap
, . to suit the times-—price 32,25.-
Also kipp do, $3.00—doi:ble soles and vainps
water proof gr=.iitlenien’s do, for $5.00.
Just received a handsome assortment of Rob-
bers, consisting 0fLadies.’trirr1tited and soled in
good style. Also geutlenieii’s do. of first rate
quality.
The subscriber has constantly on hand an
assortzneiit ofLadics and children’s shoes. for
sale low to suit the times. 50 pair of Mocka
sins. intended particularly for riding both for
Gentlemen and Ladies.
The thanks of the undersigned are returned
to his patrons and the public for their favor anrl
{support during the past year, 1842. For the
new year which we have now entered upon he
looksifor continuance of their patroiiage&.resolves
by assidiious attention to the wants ofthe public
to merit their support. HENRY Haxnrzs.
Norwalk, Jan. 3.1843.
1719 LA I S.
Hbrls Prime New Crop Portorico. and
, 25 barrels Prime New Crop New Or-
leans Molasses, for sale by the bird or bbl at
prices that defy competition, just landed.
' Uaagg .
Hbds prime St. Croix Sugar anrl 10 do
prime New Orleans do, for sale by the
hhd. bbl, or hundred, at less price than can be
had at any store in this village.
RICE.
10 from 2 194 to $3 per cwt.
Clover Seed.
Tierces first quality Rice, for sale at
Tierces New Crop Ohio Seed, entirely free
-. from plantain, for sale at from 4 1-2 to $5‘
per bushel.
Flour.
50 bbls superfine Rochester Flour——Ely
, Brand—for sale low. The above goods
have just been received from New York, and
will be sold for cash, at prices to suit the hard
times. by Fauna. ST JOHN.
Norwalk, Marcli ‘.22, 1843.
ARRIAGE Sp1'ings——Eliptic Springs
assorted sizes, warranted. for sale by
W C STREET.
’ PIERICAN Locks. ¢\}Cc_.-—'l‘he sub-
scriber oflers for sale at Manufactizrers’
Lprices, Pierpont (Sc Hotclikiss’ patent door locks
pnrl latches, with silver plated. mineral, plated,
get, porcelain, glass and brass knobs, which for
‘beauty or durability are not surpassed by any
inanufac-tured°in the country. W C STREET.
Norwalk. Nov. 14. 1842.
3.
500 lbs superior quality of Madder.
500 “ Logwood.
400 “ Fustic.
500 “ Aliirri.
500 “ Copperas, for sale cheap by
W E BISSI-ZL_1a.
NK.—Kent’s Black and Blue Ink. the best
new in use, for sale and warranted by
J. A. WI-ZED.
HE Court of'Probate for the Dist. ofN-ir-
walk, hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof.for the creditors to the estate
of Susanna/1. Midcllebroolc.
late of Wilton, deceased, to exhibit their claims
for settlement. Those who neglect to present
their accounts, properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons
idebted to said estate, are requested to make
immediate payment to GEO. Minimizimoox,
_ Executor.
Norwalk. April 24, 1843. 3117
MY hy! (says I, as through the street
I walk'd ; and Wondering. cl‘ranc’d to meet
My better half)—how now fair dame!
Where in conscience, where in .lchu’s name,
Ye been! why who is now to blame!
\Vhcw ! ye look so gay I iiiust confess,
0 Thy robes,my dcar,rloth mock the parrot's dress,
Not many days or hours have passed away,
Since aged gloom in all her grim array,
Beset thy brow; tiow with food deliglit,
Isee thee (l(:'(‘.l\"tl in beaniing robes of light.
Sure some magician has with riiagic art
Dock’d years from tinie-.—iiiadc young thy heart,
In sporting glc-cs, in less than halfa week
Has iak’n the furrows from iliy aged cheek !”
“Fie,,t;ood husband! ill tell you where l‘ve been
And whyl dress, you will not count it sin:
Did thy prophetic fancy lci thee guess
As well as tell, my various itiorles ofdress.
I need not name the place I cl'iaric'd to roam.
Or where the store I fain would make my homer
You see me rlrcssc’vl as ne’cr I tlr‘(’SS’(l hr.-fore.
Yet cannot guess !—l’\'e been to (r”rmri(zn’s store.’
“But ye know good dame, such beaming rays
ofliglit
As you reflect, doth dim the poor man's sight.”
“No, no. good husband, did you but know
Iistrifliiig cost,yoi.- would not for your life say so.
At G_rurnan’s store I chanc cl to give a call,
VVhere one dollar bought this robe, this dress
and all.
Now my oracle with thy frowning face.
Go there——he’ll surely light it with a clieerful
grace.
That aged, s.oil‘d and holy coat,
That old cravat around thy throat,
That grey. that dull, and ugly vest,
That hangs so meanly on thy breast,
Shall be exchanged to thy desire,
Then none will hate. but all admire
My huslianrl-—.-tliou wilt tlcliglit,
Nor rudely thus disgrace my sight."
“I will, my wife, since such a trifle tends,
To make for rudeness, such happy, bright
flITlt‘ll(lS.”
it-iIsoi3L’i]AitY.
THE PARTNERS:
A Story of New Enrgiarrd village
Life. ’
BY H. HASTING w.si.n.
New SToun.—Siiiitli .& Browii respectfully in-
foriii the public of Ccdarville and vicinity, and their
l'i'iciir.ls gciierally, that they have takcii the store on
Main street, a few doors front the Mcetiiig-I°Ioitse,
where they have on haiid and for stile every descrip-
tion of goods, at prices as low as any other place,
in city or country.
The above, with the customary abundant.
sprinkle of italics, capitals, and full-faced
type, was the only new advertisciiiciit in the
columns of the Cedarvillc Universal Ai'.lvi=r-
tiser, on the morning ofthe 5th of May, l8—.
“\-Vho is Smith & Brown ,7” inquired the old
ladies of the village, as their eyes wandered
front the record of the deaths to the adver-
tisement below; and “Who is Smith 8:.
Brown?" echoed the young ladies, who
after studying the I-Iyinenial register, glanc-
ed also at the €1tlVL‘l'llSt’lTlt‘l'll.. Methinks the
reader is inquiring too —who are Smith &
Brown, introduced by you so abruptly ?—
Patience, gentle sir,—-ifsir you be,—-if mad.-
am, it is of no use to preach paticnce,—pa-
tience, and you will in proper time, become
acquainted with THE PARTNERS.
Smith and Brown had dt cided to connect
ll']etI)St.!lV€‘S in business, and astonisli the tia-
tivcs of some country town. with a store a
touch above any thing ofthe kind out ofthe
limits of the Metropolis. Ceclarville hap-
pened to be._tlie place pitched upon, and so
rapidly was their migration cflbctr-d, and the
business of opening performt_-d, that until
they were ready for‘ customers, not more
than halfthe women within t» n miles of the
store knew that such a thing was in contem-
plation. The C('Clt|fVllle Universal Adver-
tiser llild the merit, for once, of containing
some thing of which the universe was not
previously advised; and the gossips of Cei--
darville were nearly distracted—such a
march had been stolen upon them! They
fell in readily with the opinion of Old Pi-
mento, at the old stand, that as the new
Store, “spriing up like a mushroom, in a
night, it would disappear too, between two
days. Cominence business without in iking
six months preparatory talk! the thing was
preposterous andgunpreccdented. But they
succeeded.nevei’theless. The young women
had become tired of shop worn coriiinodities,
especially when sold by a crusty old Bene-
dict, and the temptations of new goods and
the new faces of the two young bachelors
were irresistable. All the influence of the
editor of the Universal Advertiser was on
the side of the new store, for the “trader” at
the old one never could be pnrsuadcd, that
in a town where there was but one store,
there was any need of advertising. Even
now, that there was two, he would not be
provoked into a paper war with the new
comers, whose Advertisements added some
ten dollars to the annual income of the Ad-
vertiser—-no inconsiderable item, by the way
in the receipts ofa village editor. For-',this
sutii they were allowed a s,q"rr.a7'e, which, in
the country means a page of the paper.
Awful was the schism created in Cedar,
ville by the new store! Old Pimento stopped
his paper, because he liked an independent
press, and the Advertiserhad had the imp”-
deuce to publish Smith &. Bi'own’s adver-
tisements, to his manifest injury. Such is
the, general idea of newspaper independence
~-siibscribc_i‘s wish to see an editor unti'am-
melled, and therefore relieve him of
their names, upon less grievous causes
than that which induced Pimento to discon-
tinue thc Cedarville Universal Atlvertiser.
The old ladies sided with Mr. Pimento, the
young ones belonged to the other faction,
and the men stood neutral, or moved as dri-
ven by wife, daughter, or wife inteiided.—
Such was the posture of things in the town
of Cedarville, the parties alternately going
up and down, as Old Pimento sold the best
riiolasscss, or the other house the best bar-
gains, when affairs began to _comc upon the
carpet more directly interesting to Smith
our veritable history. The star of the young
firm had been some days in the asccndant.—
After a day’s work, both parties \\'dll.t'(l in
the store, as if each had something total! the
other, with which it would not answer to
trust any walls but their owti.
Each made awk wa rd work of his commu
nication; but we shall omit the _stainrnct‘iiig
preface, and state only the substance of both
their confessions, which was that each had
come to the conclusion that when it was said
"it is not good for man to be alone,” part-
ners in business were not the onlyassocizites
dt-eiiied nr-ct-ssary. Though Satan is ever
fond of rt.-baking sin, yet neither party could
condemn the other for the intended crime of
matrimony, in the abstract; but each i/iozrg/it
his disapprobrition oi the other in the choice
of an accomplice,
‘lrlumpli i’ said Smith, to himself; Brown
is dcterinined, then to throw himself away
on that low bred dowdy. She is as poor as-
she is avaricioiis.
“Well,” said Brown, with a shrug, “Mr.
Smith may yoke himself for life to purse-
pride and expcctrrrlions, if he chooses. It is
no business of mine.” And so parted for the
night. '
1: ac * at:
I\I.mnii;n.——Iti B ,hy Reg. Mr, Tliiinip-
ciisliioii, Mi'.Johii Smith of Cedarville, of the firm
of Smith &, Brown,‘ to Miss Aiiii Matilda, only
daiigliter of Hon. Croesus lgiiot, off}
In E , Mr David Browii, of Ccdrirville. of
the firm of Smith & Brown, to Miss Mary Tidd.
Another feature floater] in the capof the.
editor of the Cedarville Uni‘ ersal Advertiser‘
—loi'the above interesting item of intelli-
gence beained first upon Cerdarville through
its columns, so silently had every thing been
conducted. In dilating upon the square
inch ofcake which backed the request for
insertion, l\’lr. Editor ground out the only
original article. which had appeared in its
columns since, six weeks before, Mr. Allr-n’s
toy supplied a “Narrow Escape,” bycuttiog
his finger with a case knife.
The cfl»-rt ofthe announcr-mcnt upon the
irihabitaiits of CL’(li.Il'Vlllt“, was the breaking
up in a great incasure, of the party divisions.
The old ladies were indignant thatthis news
had burst upon the corniiiunity, without
their having had so much as a nibble of it
in advance of the general promulgation;
the lJI'lCfl_f__Tf’tg(3(l young ladies, each of whom,
had secretly,and in her own mind, appropri-
ated one of the firm to herself, began to have
a manifest leaning to the Pimento party;
and the married, and engaged young ladies,
who stuck to the firm in liopcs of being in-
vited to their parties, were in the minority.
Things began to look squally, when, as is
often the case in emergencies, it something
was found to stem the current, and save the
failing fortunes of the house of Smith &
Brown. Faster than the slow heels of the
carrier boy circulated the Ce-darvillc Uni-
versal Advertiser about the village, the iri-
tclligcnce flew orally, that Smith &; Brown
were “giving a treat.” This at oi.ce formed
a new accession to the new store party, as
every man in a New England village, in
l8—, would drink where liquor ran Without
money and without price; and every boy
would be on hand to eat the sugar from the
bottom of the tumblers, stick the toddy sticks.
and long to be rnen—tliat being as near
drinkin;; as boys were permitted to go-—tlieir
elders sagely backing their‘ own examples,
by warning boys not to drink spirits. Thcy
manage these things better now-a-days. The
editor gained much _Cl‘€_(,’ll: by an irirprorrzplu
toast, concocted during all the night before
in which he hoped the "house of Smith &
Brown would fare none the worse for having
taken sleeping partners.” Pimento, who
found his way into the store for the first
time, growling that they "would spoil the
tr-ade,’if they did not reduce their spirits
more.” Upon reaching his own store, he
put another, gallon of alcohol into each of
his bar-casks of water and alcohol, swept a
peck of flies from his windows, and some of
the (lt1St0lT his shelves.
“Will they give a party, I wonder?” here
the Celarville Universal Advertiser could
not forstall the women, who are the exclu-
sive vendors of this sort of news; and the
women soon got hold of circumstantial evi:
dence. that at Smitli’s house something was
in preparation. Mrs. Smith had sent to one
neighbor for eight quarts of milk, and her
‘he! s’ had borrowed anothei"s “hearts and
rounds.’ ‘Shall Iget an invite ?” was the
next qtiestion—-but the worthy folks were
kept but little in suspense. The Shpp _boy
of Smith Sr. Brown soon_ left printed "invitcs”
at every house in the village, not excepting
those of the Pimento-ites, and that ofold Pi-
mento himself. Business.-like, these invita-
tions were issued in the name of the firm.
its ii 4‘
It: was over. Old Piinerito, who had ‘lin-
gered, tlie‘last of the guests, as if determined
to do his share of the eating out of the
substance ofthe young men. had at last la‘
ken his hat. Mr. and Mrs- Smltli Sat alone.
.tMy dear,’ said the lady, “I don’t see why
you would invite all that canaille to our
house.”
e-poiicv, Matilda; _I wish to become pop-
ular with the Cedarville people_.
‘Well, I don’t like to be bored to death.-—-
I hope you have not so soon forgotten my
feelings and my standing in society. My
father, Mr. Ingot, was never so anxious to
please the rubble.” _
c-M,-5, smith [ hope you have_not so far
forgotten my interests as ro’_stai_i'd in the way
or my business, The distant jingle ofyour
fatber’s gold will not support us.” '
Mrs. Ann Matilda Smith sobbed hysteri-
cally.
9}
arr =l= *
"Drivid,” said Mrs. Brown to her lius
band. as they walked home. "I am afraid I
have done you no credit to night—I always
told you 1 was unused to society.”
and Brown, and therefore to the readers of
‘Why, Mary, _I thought youfsucceeded to
admiration with the villagcrs——rnolhers and
daiigrhters.”
‘Oh, yes. and I have many pressing invi-
aims to visit them. Bet l’m (IN-'a(llllllV
afraid of Mrs. Smith. fihe came and sat by
rue to night, and said something about the
Great Uri known. Idir'ln’t make any aiisiver
& hen slic saidtlr tWave'rly alone is enough to
sethim up. VVliat did she int-an, David ? Is
there another store in the village? I’m
sure I’rri sorry ifthere is. Itold her I did
not know Mr. Waverly.” _
Brown gently explained her mistake to
her. It was a bitter evening, in conclusion
for both parties——-one had to drive away his
w.ifc’s hysterics with volatile salts and prom-
ises of indiilgence—the other to console an
amiable, though nnciiltivatr-d mind. for the
lack of information which one evening had
convinced her was all essential to. her cred:
itable appearance, '
On the morrow, Mrs. Ann M:-itilda Smith
went back to the house of her father, to re-
cover as she said from the cf} r-ts of an ex-
cessive infliction of rusticity. She was not
missed. except by her husbnntl, for truth to '
tell, she did not win many hearts at the par-
ty. IVceks passed and simple Mary Brown
grew daily in the good graces of the dwell-
ers of Cedarville. The p2il‘S0fl’S wife,
“thought it a pity she had been neglected,
but deemed her an intelligent lady-like
young woman, nevertheless.”
might have made the some rcmat‘k—but all
loved her; and through her popularity,
added to pre-existing ('Il'(‘UmSI2‘lt'lCt‘S, the tide
set sadly against the store of Mr. Pimen-
to. At the end of a few weeks Mrs. Ann
Matilda Smith returned.
‘My dear, I have brought you a present.’
‘Thank you for returning yourself, Matilda
before I open the package, lest you should
accuse me of selfishness, in thanking you
rrfterward.” The direction was in the comp-
ting-house hand of Mr. Incot. Smith broke
the seal, and found instruments posscss?ng
him ofa large landed property, and a check
for several thousands,
‘Matilda, alter the unthinking rind cruel
tautit I gave you a few weeks ago, I cannot
accept this.’
‘Mr. Sriiitli !—Mr, Smith!’
There was something hysterical in her
tone,—anrl Smith hastily interrtipterl, “allow
me at least to secure this to you; l—”
‘No, no I take it as I offer it, or-—’
Poor Smith! He plied his wife alternately
with volatile and'suga.'ed words; the latter
of the two remedies brought her to, because
they imported an acceptance of her f:ithei"s
present. It is said of his Satanic lldzijesty
and the wiglit who accepts his favors. that
the lattvr becomes bound to him. I do not
intend to compare Mrs, Smith to the devil;
but her present was the ptircliase money of
the-—.inexpressibles. Sriiith was sold to her
from that day. -
* 3: st;
‘These people pay a great deal of atten-
tion to your partner's wife. Mr. Smith.’
‘They would pay you the same my dear,
if you would accept it.’
‘But I shall not. VVho can endure
drink yopon tea, out of earthen cups—an(l
hear disquisiiions upon sage-cheese, stocking
y:1rn,tl:e price of eggs, and the raising of
poultry '2—---I cannot Mr. Smith.’
‘M rs. Brown does.’
‘Mrs. Brown I It is her elcmr-nt——the
hateful ignorant creatii re. I desire you will
not ask her or her husband here again.’
‘He is my partner, my dear.’
‘I don’t see why you need such a partner.
You don’t want his capital, certainly.”
‘His capital is experience. He owns no-
thing, but receivesa share of the profits for
his services.’
‘Indeed! ‘Veil, I’m sure you can hire a
good clerk cheaper, and not be obliged to
court Brown or his ignorant wife. I wish
you would dissolve, Mr. Smith. I do not
like the idea of finding Mr. Brown capital
to trade upon.’ Poor Smithl
Dissoi.U'rioN—Tlie coiifiexioii in business, here-
tofore cxistiiig under the firm of Smith &. Brown,
is this day, by nintual consent dissolved.
Mutua.l—Yes, that is the word, when a
strong man kicks a weaker out of doors;
and the above is a literal transcript from the
Cedarville Universal Advertiser.
One of the sleeping partners had upset the
house, thus making our editorial friend’s
toast as mala. propos as were his editorials.
Mr. Brown and his poor ignorant wife made
their round of calls-—stepped into the stage
with light hearts, and purse which honest
gains had pretty well ballastcd, and bade
adieu to Cednrville. Nothing worthy of
note occurred at their departure, except that
the editor of the Cedarville Advertiser Stop-
ped the stage before his door, to ask Brown
if he might not send hirii h-is paper, to which
the said Brown. maliciously answered, that
he would pay him the price of it, ifhe would
keep it away. Mr. Editor, as a guardian of
public morals, was not profanely inclined,
but upon this occasion, he could not refrain
from giving his opinion, that Brown ‘was a
d d uncivil fellow, and as illiterate as
his wife.’ Every bodyin the tfillage regret:
ted their departure except Mrs. Smith, Mr.
Editor, and Old Pimento. The latter had’
reason to be pleased, for Brown’s withdraw-
al would he knew, essentially weaken the
new faction,
The-tide turned into its old channel, and
Pimento soon saw the old faces back to his
counter,-—-except perhaps, a few whose
wives trimmed their bonnets and caps like
Mrs. Smith, and esteemed it an honor to_ get
a nod from her. In proportion as business
lessened, she, thinking the portion she
brought inexhaustable, increased her expen-
ses. She figured in the streets of Cedarville
in dresses which would have attracted notice
for their expensive quality, in VVashington
street or Broadway. Clouds of the family
connexions, connexions, of the Ingots. settled
-gn Srnithto rusticate, devgiiririg his sph-
_....--
Some others ~
to.
s‘_ance like a swarm oflocusts
city carriage which rolled‘ to his door, rolled_
away the patronage of some \.'il_lirger, who
preferred purchasing’ sugar of Old Pimento,
to being hrirricdly served by the now exclu.
sive and genteel Mrs. Smith.
at is
36 i
As Pimento was spelling out the Cedar-
ville Atlvertiser,—lor since the editor had
returned to his allegiance, he had again sub-
spribed,—-he chuckled over the following no-
l.lCt' :—'All persons indebted to John Smith,
areiiotificd that his books and accounts are
assigned to Crcesus Ingot, to whom immedi-
ate. p‘tyll')-"tit must be made. Creditors may
become parties. by signing the assignment.’
‘Hulloa! neighbor, he shouted to a passer-
by, who had lrecn one of the new store par-
ty, ‘why can’t you tell me how Smith 4.: 'Wife
39” Lu.n.<loo and Frcncli Prints?’ Smith &.
Wife's store had become the cant term. ‘
914‘ its * it
Two persons acciden-
There was a look of
Yea rs hzid passed.
trily met on Change.
uucr-rtriiii rccogiiitioii.
‘I3i‘own ?’
‘Smith '.l’
A llt‘:lTly shaking of hands followed,
‘How is your lady, Brown ?
‘Well. She is now acquainted with Mr.
VV-averly.’
And mine has forgotten her bysterics.’
The four rnct at the city residence of Mr
Brown, who had, by industry bi-come pos-
sesscd of st handsome prop:-rty. Smith, also.
taught wisdom by his rt-‘vet'st*S.' had retriev-
ed his pecuniary affairs. The husbands
came limit the library together.
‘Latlits.’ said Smith, ‘we have again en-
tcrcd into ccpartni-rship. Matilda. do you
think you can now invite that hateful Mrs.
Brown to our house ?’
‘Mary,’ said Brown, ‘are you now afraid
of Mrs. Smith '3’ "
It is unnecessary to say that explanations
had taken place. Mrs. Smith was not irat-
ur.-illy vain. nor was Mrs. Brown ever a
rlm=..'l_7/. though once ignorant. ,.Both were
placed by marriage. in situations for which
they were unfit, and each had learned to a-
dapt herself to her siluatioii. Mrs. Smith
learned the thrift and pleasant riianncrs of
Mary Brown —and iftlie latter did not ac-
quire all the sliining accomplishments of
Mrs. Smith, she at least btcame deeply read
enough to make her an agree-able corripan-
ion for her husband an:l to place her above
the danger ofappcarin-gr to ridiculous disad-
vaiitage. Of the two, M rs Smith had in
her education cost her husband the niost.—
One partner married above, the other below.
his station in life.
In the last connection in business, the sleep-
ing pamlrzcrs have proved such valuable. aux.-
iliaries, that their husbands’ paper is quite as
good as thatof any ingot on ‘Change. Old
Pimento buys his goods of the importing
houses olSrnitli &. Brown, who advertises
to country traders in the columns of the Ce-
(.l:tI‘Vlll8 Universal Advertiser, and the edi-
tor of that respectable paper carries his head
higher than ever.
"Be Something,” says thctalcnted Kings-
biiry, ‘no matter what. Throw aside all
collatteral aids—off with your coat——and de-
termine to work your way tip. Providence
has provided the ladder; there it is before.
you ; come mount, mount! Don't fold your
arms until you can find something that suits
your _t,rrle,rits. Take tlis chisel—the saw——
the axc—the hammer.
VVe recollect a young gentleman—an in-
tiinate fi‘iend——who was a few years since
wealthy, being worth some $50,000. He
was in excellent business; but the last panic
like a whirlwind, swept his whole property
overboard, and left him a bankrupt. Did he
remain idle? No. He braced himself up
for afresh struggle. He mindrd not his
delicate hand, but worked his passage front
a western port to New Orleans. Finding
nothing to do there, he worked his way up
to New York. There we found him busy
and contented as of old.
"What are you at now, Bili ,2’
‘At !—oh, I'm porter to a broker in“-lall st’
‘Pay well, ch ‘.3’
‘Why enough to live on. I receive nine-
pence a dayfaiid have the privclcge ofsleep-
ing on a counter at hight.’
‘But Bill you ought not to live thus.-
Your talents should make you look higher.’
‘Ay, and so you would have me run the
risk of starving, out of respect to my talents?
I mtist. do something. All I want is a foot-
hold. Inquire for me in a year from now.’
In a year he had worked his way tip to
be a confidential Book keeper in a large
New York establislimerit. He will be _ad-
mitted as a partner soon, and will acquire
another fortune. I-le adopted the true meth-
od to keep out of misc/riefi
The Will ofJa.cob Ririgway/.——The U-
nited Statcs Gazette gives the folloning
sketch of the will of the late Jacob Ridgway
the richest man in Philadelphia. The will
is in the hand-writing of Mr. R. and was pre-
pared about two years since.
Mr. Ridg-way bequeathed to Messrs. Carl-
ton and Bloomfield Moore, two sons of the
late Mr. Samuel Moore. formerly his plas-
terer, ten thousand dollars each-having
treated them with more than all the kindness
which, twenty years before, he had promis-
ed to their dying father. '
To his clerk, Mr. Thomas Craven, who
had been most faithful and attentive, he gave
the sum o_fsix thousand dollars.
To his housekeeper an annuity.
0 To Mr. Bethuel Moore, his carpenter, the
house in which Mr. M. resides,
I To his mason he gave one thousand dol-
ars.
To his corichrnan, a faithful servant one
thousand dollars.
’l‘o all the other servants small legacies.
To several other persons legacies of five-
And. everylhundred and it thousand dollars each.
Making in all about fifty lh(tl1Sflnd’d_(_3ll€lI'5..
The remainder of his immense wealth-—
supposed to be between three and four mill-_ _
ions of dollars —.-Mr. Ridgway divided equal:
13/‘ among his three children, M r. John Ridg-
wuy.~ll'] rs. Dr. James Rush, and Mrs. Both,’
:72. fag. '
‘AT HEART.‘
R. E. Homer, who was Postmaster at
Princeton, N. I. has been removed by Capt.
Tyler. As Mr. H. attended well to his du:
ties and kept himself above reproach, some
difliculty was experienced in finding a pre-
text for his removal. The thing however
must be done right or wrong, and done it
was, upon the following accusation, as set
forth in Postmaster General \Vickliffe’s let.-
ter: ‘
"Sir: you are accused of being at beam
Opposed to the National Administration.”
We do not think it very profitable, as 4
general thing, to make any comment upon
the acts of John Tyler, or his subordinates,
But occasionally there will occur something
ma rlrr-d by such a sublimity of impudr=nce,o;
such gross folly, that we are compelled to
note it as one of the monstrositics of the age,
A man has been removed not because he
had by word or deed opposed John Tyler,
but ‘at’ heart’ be was inimical to the traitor.
Stand back Mahomcd of Turkey, and
Nicholas of Russia! Here is a refinement
of tyraiiy to which you can lay no claim,
The knout, the bow stripg, the bastlnado.
and Siberian srio\_vs are the lot of the poor
fellow whom ye know or suspect to be guil-
ty of acts contrary to your power. By this
limit your authority is bounded. But rc-
publican despotism is gifted with the attributes
pf God and can lay bare the secrets of the
heart. In America a man is punished for
being ‘at heart’ opposed to the powers that
be. Well, we were prepared for almost 8V:
lust edict staggers us.— Ulica. Gazette,
Irirllusifry/.-—1}jvery young man should re:
m“mbci‘ that the world always will honey
industry. The vulgar and useless idler,
whose energies of mind and body are resting:
for wantofexercise——the mistaken being who
piirsues ariiusenicnt as a relief to his enerva-
ted muscles, or engages in exercises that pro;
du(.‘.e no useful end, may look with scorn on
the smutty laborer engaged in his toil. But
his scorn is praise. I-lis contempt is honor.
Honest industry will secure the respect ofthe
wisearid good among men, :5 givethat hearty
self-respect which is above all price. "
Toll on then. young men. Be diligent;
in business. Improyethe hc_rti‘_t and mind.
and you will find the well:spt'ing of enjoy:
meat in your own souls, and secure the con:
fidence and respect of all those tvliose‘respe§_:§
is worth an effort to obtain. '
The English papers are all making 1;
terrible fuss about a “flying machine,” in;
vented by a gentleman in London, which is
not yet completed, but which the said paper;
affirm will “go” beyond a doubt. We fear
Mr. Bul|’s firstexperiment in flying will
turn out some what like Sarnb_<_)_’s, when he
undertook to fly from the garret window,
by means of wings cut out of a leather aprop.
The honest negro struck the ground liari
enough to break a sledge hammer; and
springing to his feet with a kind of rebound,
scratched his pate, and exclaimed, “Dcm’s
fuss rate /fr/ing, but dey’s pesky hard liglrg:
mg. ,
Defirtition of Drun/remress.—As the
praise worthy er'forts of the temperance so-
cieties have well nigh banishedilrunkenness
from the land, we preserve the following
definition from an old magazine, for the hen:
fit of posterity:
DRUNK, a (from (l'rz'nk.)-—Over the bay,
half seas over hot, high, cornered, cut, cock-
ed, half-cocked, shaved, disguised, jammed,
sleepy, smoky, top-heavy, fuddled, groggy,
sniashcd, tipsy, swipy, slewed, crank, salted
down. how fare you, on the lee, lurch. all
sails set, three sheets in the wind. well an-
der way, spreeing, battered, blowing, boozy,
stewed, soaked, comfortable, stimulated, jug-
steamed, tangle legged, hawk eyed, phlegm,
00!. l0‘.Im8llC. blue eyed. a passenger in the
Cape Ann stage, stripped, all oyer the bay,
shot in the neck,bamboo_zled, weal; jointed,
sick, astone in the hat. "
A Strong Temperance Argzrment.—Pi'a-
fessor Silliman is reported to have stated, du-
ring a recent lecture in Boston, thatin the
course of a few years it would be as common
a thingto. see persons one lrmzdred years of
age. as it is now to see those of seventy-fivp
years, and this probable result in favg; of
long life he attributes to the templerani-.3
movements of the presentday. ' i '‘
American printed Calicpras.——Qur own
P,“'“e"S= from §m3ll and imperfect begin-
n_mgS_. have arrived at extraordinary perfec-
EIOH. in producing this article. No Printers
in the world can now equal them in beauty
or permanence of color. The i_m ortatioq
of the article is almost entirely ‘abandoned,
while the exportation isggpipg on to; cogsjd,
erable extent. "
No less than 20,000 packages of various
domestic cotton goods have been sold within
a few days for export to China, and a consid,
erable quantity have been shipped to Eng,
land. ‘ i
A new kind of Onion has recently been
introduced into this country, It posseggeg
the singular property of producing from one
onion, six or seven in a clump,u_nder ground
similar to potatoes. - It partakes of the mild;
ness of the_onion of Portugal, gr-gwp ‘ye;-I
large and is easily pultivpted, _; ._,'
cry thing, but the reason assigned for tliig I
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