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i§'cll<éiig Qfli
A Large Stock of Dry Gopds!
JAS. MALl__ORY&.’CO.
.\VI-NU l'I t-oiitetttplatititi, a (change itt
~lll"lf iitisi ii.--,s. would ofli-.r to the public
llltlt' entire stock of Dry Goods. er-tnptistt:,t,: a
and pllptfrltif zi-sitt'iii'it'til til. Fttiicy and
at .1 trifling au'\-ance front Cost,
large
Stullli: G toils.
lint’ t'a.~lI.
'1‘ icy wotiitl say to ilto.-r> who may he in want
ttf’t_1uIt(l~‘f. -.-ttiterl to the present and t]|lltf0fl('ll~
ing 5.-,-dsirn.-, inat we have oti hand every ar
iti:lt-fthit- may he (Iillli-‘tl lot. and that, if a y
ttrt: tlcsiroiisiuli bityiitg Dry Gtt“'l~‘'a 1” llH‘ll'
.(l‘.\'ll .ri::r-.-. the it; pi.ri.ui.ity is now afforrlt-tl
uh.-tn. \vVt-‘ll i-ttg:-igt-. Il‘t.-it arty t,-itll-ztig on us.
-with toe t'.\'pPt‘l.’1|lt)ll of llt.'_\dll,‘_’_ c/reap, shall not
go away -li-agtpoititi-tl.
\Vi: lti|\'t' _pt.<i l'I'(_‘t'l\’t‘.ll in atltliiiott to--itr
.fiiflnr'( sltwlt. rt v---v large -is.~oriiitt-oi ol Nexv
(ii-.nnl_<_ :|l]|lIlIg \\'l|lt'll wt‘ llll“llllUlI tlte flIllit\\~
Ll'll;1 artit-le.-. viz:
.\'am,,.»rr.- Cm-si1i:cI'es.
Beat.-4,-r C/ul/t..-, Britt/tic/.u//is
V=-ti//gs
F/.7,n_uc/5, I)’eti.l.‘er[ee./i..»‘. Br.Ln;3'1I.y7 C0/‘ff
'1'/.c/rings. Li/ten. (1./1./I (Julio/i. I)'i».'7;er.<. AI’-
]7'I.CI.‘IL.s‘, C/I.Ll,.\'(l.u..s'. .llu,.s-/in. I/C La/tcs. .'li'eri'
‘Ir/Is, (3.).-ii/it:/inc.»-. an-’ Gt-tgftrwzs.
Also. spletttltil lot of Silksttf t-very style. and
in {am almost evyry thing else in tltt- via). of
Dry Gmttl.-'.
Ti[0W[AS EASTON, Surgeon and
i Itlechanical Dentist, H'.~,it-'t'tlttIl\
u.l‘..rm_.; [l|o=(;ll.’(,r'.ll$ of N--rwalk that he h.t-
taken an Utiit:~- in the upper r||H.’lt of (fur is‘ new
lmiltliitg, op;tti~itt: on store ()l Jtllilt S M illt-r 6:‘
Co. \\'|It,‘t't1ll('.‘ \\'Ill be happy to a-It-oil upon tho-e
who lIlPlV’Sli|llll in need -ti his itVIIl.t‘~.\ltitt;il st-r
vine,-_ All i.iu.l< of teeth ins»-rii-tl in the best
m,inttt-.r. riilitcr single or iii sets; lilliit tl-rite
win. gold; tlt.‘l'?tyr‘tl pttrltttiis retiitiv:-tl: trwgn
[gr teeth r-etuiilii-il
Dr E. ii re.-.cntl_y front the city:-f N. Y.
where he has been in tllt-'. pritttlittéé oflti-' prof--.-
sinn lor the last ‘l'<‘tt years. No prtiiis have hr-.ett
spared in pt-.rl1-tttiug ltititself In its various ile-
parttnents. l’artictt_J,zi'r.atiention will be given
to correct the irregii-liar grow-tlt of it-e'lt in chil-
dren and young perstttts. which with prt-per
ireattnent may he .'it:itlv- even and beautiful.
Careful par.-.uts will give this subject the cousid
eraiiou it tle~‘t.lt‘\.'f-’.~i. g
Rcfcrencr-s.—R»v. Etlwiti H all. l'{.»v J. J.
\\7oo'.st:y. Rev. 5 B S Bi--ell. Hon ‘.ilark Bis-
sell. G:-.orgt-. St John. .‘\i!’i‘Ptl ..‘.".:tllor_v. \-\-"in. K.
Latvia-,Gt'Ot':18 t\’lt*v'ltf’l't George flriyt. 2tl. Witt.
(-2. Street. 5 lt‘. Gritmati. C J Grotuau. George
Maiviii. Aiitlrew Tiirtiey. Capt \V .l Merritt,
all of Norwalk; Sullivan t‘«‘lottfion. W(’Slllf)Tl-
Tertits reasonable. and all DpBl":Illt)llS war-
ratitctl.
subscriber would respectfully inform
T his friends and the public, that he has re-
tinoved to the west side of the Bridget 3‘ ‘he
.:stand lately occupied by R. P€Yl”0)’_‘3-'t 3"‘!
haviugptircliased his stock _In lrfldei '5 ”"“'
tready to furnish tlte public with the best assort-
tment of articles in his line ever ufiered 10 lltls
'fl'ltlfli8I.—-SUCll as Saddles. Bridles» Hafnessest
".[‘runks, Valises. Carpet Bag-3. M_9l"'"2‘*le5~
Halters and Collars- AlS0- 3 5Ul’f5"'°' assml’
.menI of Carriage and Riding Wll'l’3-
‘Saddle and harness Trimmings of all kinds.
general assortment of
tariicles usually called for in establishments of
- ' k’ i. ‘
Qhliilsrinh uood assortment of Elastic, and Webb
Brncesiofa his own manufacture. lnade {Of
durability as well as convenience- _
The above articles. the U0‘l¢'5'-'.“e‘! Ple“»‘1‘?"‘
himselfto sell. as low as they can be found
elsewhere The patronage of -he t-"l-“° *5
, .
, .. ., ii I‘ -‘ted. _
re3[iieLl;’:”'{‘)l1(3s(;li‘(i(’:l8Sl attention paid to all kinds
of ,,:,,,,;,',,,..-, WILLIAM B. Swim.
- o
Nmwaik, Der-anther 1, I843-
.’ EN ._u, §,,,.g.,.-y._A. Hill, Dental
Surgeon. offers his
‘tin even departmentof Dental Surat-‘(V-_
Olfit-B as heretofore. in Burrall’s B“""””.qs'
Refeirencss-—.l A. tVl'L09-"- 51- D 3 {'3 (‘reg
1.y,’M, D; ti..u. '1‘. 8. Butler;_
<-isaa.r-s- Rev "Dr Mead; R“ E"“"“
I 1 ‘ '
er} N_ siniih.Norwal/c.
Ridszqfield.
1‘ .«,,-{u V--ll R tdgcrs Colchester.
‘_ . D. l»Vi£liinanlic. Ct.
Wm Witter
RZE-EN’S Connecticut Register for. 1544
,_ -for sale by W559‘
services to the public
Hon. Ben].
Hall; Rev
Nehemiah Perry,M-D-
R. B. Bousroni-.M. D. Danbw3/-
Published Every Vilednesday Morning, by JAIVIES REED,
SERIES. ’ ORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1344,
Dist/*ic£ of l\’()TZl}I.'l[/L‘, ss.
I’iioizA'i'i: COURT, Feb. 2!, A. D. lS4f.l..
E ST.-\TlC of Noah Olntsiea ', late of Nor-
wallt. in said district tluceased : Ortlerctl.
'l‘h.-it the Azltnittistrators or: said Edam, exhibit
their Adutittisirttiiori account to this Court for
"'“’.l"Slnl£‘lll and final .settli'-nieti:. at the Probati-
()lfi(fe lll Sflltl Nt‘tI'\\nlk, nn [lye 201“ flay 0'
February, A. D. 1844. at. 9 o'clock, fort-noon
and that all persons lI'lltTt‘Slt’(l in said eszate,
may l)tt‘llt)lll‘lt*tl t.|tr-reoll said administrators will
cause this order to be publtslted in a tir:wspa_ner
printed in Ftirifield county, antl put it copy
lltt.'t'ettt' on the signpost nearest the last rcsi
tlt-ttce of said ilrrci-aseil. in said Norwullt. at
lea-I twelve days before said 20ih «lav of Feb
ruary. G1-2"=l'tGE A. l)i-\VEi‘~'POR'1‘. Jtttlge.
Ui3f7'lCL of i'\'orwal/c, ss.
PROB.-\'l'E C()L'R'l‘., Feb. 10. A. D. 1844.
E STATE of \\"il iain Selleck. art insolvent
deltior of Norwallt. in said District. 83'
sigut-tl in trust for the ht-iii-fit of his creditors:
0rrfcrcd.—ili:tt the trustee of said estate ex-
hibit his £lt.‘('0Ulil to this Cotirt for ad';tts=meni.
aitd final setilr-ment, at the l’roba-e Ulii e in
sat-l i\’orwtilk. on the 5 h day of Marclt next.
at 9 c‘t-lock in the forettoon. and lliut all persons
itiit-rested in said tsiate, may be itotifit-tl
tltt-reof, said Trustee will cause, this order to
he lllllillSflt.‘tl in n llt‘\\'S[i2)ltf‘l' printed in said
i\’ot‘wa|l;. and post It copy llteri-ofon the sigii
post tlt‘.'ll't‘.~_'l the last tt':~‘l(lt.’lll'P of said .lt-htor.
in said Norwalvt. at least three weeks before
said 5th day of March.
7 Gtcottcis A. Dxvrzisi-urn‘. Judge.
—"0'l‘lCE.—-Tlie Court of Prohitte for the
di.-tiict of Ritlgt-field. has limiietl and
ttllowetl six trtonths from this date, to the
t:r(-ilii-.-rs ofthc esiiite of
Sarah Jar:/rson,
late of said district, ilt-ct-a.-ed, to exhibit their
respetrlive claiiiis against said estate, to the
l‘:\‘:*(‘ulr'Ir of the last will and it-stuniettt of
said rleceascd. All rltiitns not etthihttetl “ill!
in that time, are by law rlebarn-il a rtrrovi—r_y.
All pe.r.-on;- ituh-‘_ut:il to said «stat:-. are reqiit;-sled
to inake imtiieiliate piiytmrtit to
ABii.\tt Rt-:.<.ei:cuit;. Executor.
Ritlgtfi--ltl. Jan 29 lS=lil. *3-7
POETRY.
THE PAST.
BY nttmv CORNWALL.
This cotttinon field—this little brook-
VVh:it is there hidden in these two,
That I so often on them look,
Oftener than on the heavens blue 7
No beauty lies iipoit the field;
Small inn.-ic doth the river yield;
And yet I look and look again,
\Vitli something ofa pleasant pain. '
’Tis thirty—can’t be thirty years-
Since last I stood upon this plank,
Vvltctl o’er the brook its figure rears,
And watched the pebbles as they sank.
How white the stretiin ! I still renfeiiiber
Its margin glassed by hour December,
And how the sun fell on the snow ;
Ah! can it be so long ago 1
It coitteth back; so blitlie, so bright,
It hurries to tny eager ken,
As though but one short winter’s night
Had darkeited o'er the world since then.
It is the some clear dazzling scene;
Perhaps the grass is scarce as green;
Perhaps the river’s troubled voice
Doth so plainly say “rejoice.”
Yet nature surely never ranges-
Ne’er quits her gay and flowery crown;
Btit everjoyful, merely changes
The pritnrose for the thistle-down,
’Tis we alone who, waxing old,
Look on her with an aspect cold,
Dissolve her in our burning tears,
0|‘ clothe her with the mist ofyears.
Then, why should not the grass be green?
And why should not the river's song
Be merry, as they both have been,
W'hcn I was there an urchin strong?
Ah! true, too trite! I see the suit
Through thirty winters hath run,
For grave eyes, ntirrowed in the brook,
I Usiirp the urchin’s laugliing look.
So be it! [ have lost aitd w on!
For once the past was poor to me—-
The fiiture dim; and though the sun
Shed life and strengtli. and I was free,
I felt not—kiiew no grateful pleasure,
All seemed but as the common measure;
But now, the experienced spirit old,
Turns all the leadeit past to gold!
District of Norzrrul/c.ss.
Pu IRATE (,'ot'a'r. Feb. 8. A D. lS-14.
ES'Pr\'l‘hI of Daniel Hoyt l:IlP, of Nt)l’\\'tili
in sztitl District. tlt-ct-.a~etl: Ordered-—lltal
tl; Es;-r-ntors ofiho |;t<i will and te.-ttiittt-til of
-aid tlr-t-t-a-til, r-xliihit their atlrttinistrutiort
:-t('t"ii|tlll to lhis (‘non for atlinstnieitt and final
-t-tilt-mp tat the [’rttii:ite(lli-it-9 in snitl Norwtilk
on the 15th day of Mart-h._ A. D lS4~l. at 9
u'Cl:-r-k. foreiixiott. and that all persons iritercsted
Ext-i-titttrs uill ('1-Jltst‘ this order to he publish
t-‘ll in it new-.~:papt«r prititeil in Fztirfit-ltlcottitty,
;i~ tl put :1 copy tltt-rent‘ on tho‘ sigtiposi nearest
the I:-t~t rt-stilt-it--e of sitiil .\’tH'\\'Hll\‘. at least 2
or-rks lit-fire -aitl l5th «lav of .\larch.
(:iEt'):.G.|-L A. DA\ t-:.‘P- RT. .lt_iil_;r-.
l—ll<j (,‘ootrol‘ Pt'till;tlt' for the District of
lttlgefit-ltl. hath ltutited and allowed 6
tlttitillls from the date hereof for the tzretlitors of
the vslate of
AILRZ Jones,
late of Ritlgt-fieltl, rlet-easatl, to exhibit their
t'l‘lltllS for .-ettleittt-tit. Those who neglect to
iiri-.~'(‘l|t their t-laiitts within said time will be
tlrllllfft-‘(l a recuverv. All persons inrlr-hi.-rl in
Silltl (‘!.~lHlt’. are rtqtiestctl to make irnnictliaie;
pnytittrnt to
l‘3D.\!'.3\D \V. LOCK\Vt)()D. Executor.
Hltlii-fi-.-ld.l*‘t-u 5 l8~14 *3I7
V alu ableli and
, 6.2;.
_ -’, FOR SA LE.
3 -UT Six Acres of Land situated ii:
fx l\’orwall<. (Down Towstt) atljoitiitig the
huittesteatl of Jabez Ravtnnnil. and lately be-
longing to the estate, of B.ir~kiu,qliam St John,
tleceasotl. is oflt-‘red for sole. lfsziitl Land is
not sold by the 4th day of l\-larcli next, it will
on that day, at 2n'clock. P. M, be sold at pith-
lic auction. on the preriiises. For terms, die;
whichwill be very liberal,call on George Lolly.
or on the stihscriher. CHAS. ISAACR.
Norwalk, Feliruaty 6. 1844. '
»‘.‘t.‘-lg
iv"
T0 CARRIAGE III.-I KERS.
For sale or to Rent.
The Carriage Melting establish-
ment. recently 0(‘Cltplt‘.tl by MCSST6°
Satnmis & Collins. The above
"- establishment is situated in the
he flourishing village of South Nor-
walk. and near the Steamboat Landing. frotn
which there is a daily commtinicaiiun through
the season. with New" York city. The main
building is 9.7 by 65 feet, with a stout and
heavy frame, two stories high, and a cellar under
the whole building. A Blacksmiili Shop is at-
tached atid all sufiicieui tor-arry on an extensive
business. The l)uSinf-‘£58 locality is sitcli.thai
it is worthy of an examination by those who
wish to erigage in the Carriage i\'!at.in,tz. or most
any other mechanical business, for \\ hich the
buildings are suitable. The whole will be sold
at a great bargain. or rented on very reasonable
terms. Apply to the subscriber neat the prem-
ises. A. E. Bizium.
South Norwalk. Feb. 13. 1844-. 7
A fine Store to Let.
To Let-a fine Store in No.4.
Burrall’3 buildings. It is very suit-
,‘ able for Dry Goods. or arty other
1 respectable mercantlle business.-
Possession can be given immediately ifrequired.
Rent reasonable. Enquire of John Burrall on
Nurwalk, Feb. 13. 1844-‘
the premises.
For Sale or to Let.
The place on which
scriber resides near Five Mile Riv-
For particulars enquire of
SAMUEL Sr. Joan.
Nprwalk, Feb. 154$.
t
the sub-
-, er Landing. containing 21 acres of
-— land. with a convenient Dwelling
lion.-e. Barn. and other necessary buildings. .
Alamo. Dwelling House and Burn. adjoin-
ng the above premises. containing, 3i} acres of",
’ laud. formerly occupied by Socrates Raymond.
*4t6
MISCELLANY.
THE ROBBER IN “IlDOTS.”
01- the Mid nigh t Al arm.
BY THP. AUTHOR OF ‘L.-U-'lTTE.’
‘Art thou .1 robber”! speak !'
Va.rian W'allar.e IVCHS was it very well
born young gentletrtstn of nint-teen, at the
.in fitltl t-‘SHIN’ may he ttotifii-it there:ot’., .-iitrl pa-t‘iti(l we irttrotluce him tothe acqtiaintance
oflhe reader. Hi-. had a ftitlier and ti mulli-
.-»r, as most ycting gt-ntlenieit have had. ex-
cept those who have been found in Chaut-
pagiie baskets ut bacltelors’ front doors! His
lather was an lll(lt‘[)t‘nClr't’tt farmer in the
county of Orztngze. and lived in it very pretty
villa like i'=irm-house, within it mile of "the
Hudson: his mother was a notable house-
wife. and by her tbrilt brought and kept
more money in the house than went out of it.
She \Vi\S not so modernized but that she.-
could spin at her \\‘t‘ll-\\'0l'fl wheel: and
when short handed, milk her own kine.-l-
Variun was her onlv son. and she felt it ma-
ternal pride in hiinl During his boyhood,
she kept his clothes neat'_v pzttchetl. and led
him on buttt-rtttilk and bominy! Varian
t_i_rreu- thrivingly on this, and at the in_teresl~
mg period in which be is now about to pro-
llm-,_. l.im5.3ll, h.» hut! got to be it tall, slitn
youth, with an incipient beard, and a voice
like it penny whistle stuck inside of a
French horn! He had never been away
from home, but had grown tip tall, green
and dr-liglllfnlly tinsophisticnted l At length
the idea entered his mother’s head, that its
her son was by and by to become the heir of
the homestead. it was necessary for him to
see the. world and get a little polish!
‘Yes.’ said she. taking off her spectacles
and wiping tht-in on the corner of her plain
sill.‘ handkerchief, while seated one twilight
in the door beside her lord gazing upon the
Hudson, with its moving panorama of soils
and steamers. ‘yes, husband. it’s time our Va-
rian st-e’d a bit. 0’ the world! He’s been to
school ever sinec he was nine year old, and
knows enough! Now ’spose we let him go
to York and make it visit! All other young
gentlemen go thereto finish! You are rich
and Vari:in's got to have all we’ve got! I
want hitn to live and spend it like it ge.nle-
mun,for I'm sure we’ve worked hard enough;
to make it! VVhat say you, husband ?’
'1 think the boy'd be it greatdt-al better off
to stay at home! These large cities are thi-
devil's found tics.’ /
‘But. Varian, the dear child, never saw
a bigger place than Poughkeepsie. and I
want him to see York! Conn.-, husband
give him his grand-father's old silver watch,
Mr. Van Snip the tailor, will soon make
hint a nice coat of your old one turned: I'll
cut. and make him a waistcoat and paritaloons.
He's got a bran new ltat already! and I
think he'll be fixed uffso that he'll do crt-dit.
down in York to Orange county, and to them
as born and bred him. Cotne,now my heart
is set on it l’
‘It'll cost money l
wife,’ answered the frtrmenstoully.
has been no dividend this year.
‘You needn’t draw money out 0’ the bank-
l've gota hundred dollars I've been savin’
up jist. for the boy, when he should go to the
city. , Now 'spose we let him start ofl next
week l’
'BuI"suppose the boy don’t want to 2’ said
Mr. Jacob Wells, taking his pipe from his
mouth. and looking very ill-satisfied with
the perseverance of his better half, on this
unwelcome theme; ‘I had’nt heard him say
any thing about itl’ .
‘He does want to go! and when Itoltl him
I was going to ask you if he might go, the
dear boy was so happy I wouldn't he should
miss going for the world.
He must have money
‘There
cob, with pertinacioua obatinacy.
\ , _ _
I
Here he comes, let me ask him,’ said Ja-
N0RvuLK.GAZE
J;-.‘ at Two Dollars Per’ .t;..'..tm‘in Advance. office -on
. At this crisis the young gentleman made
llls ttppt-arance coming up the path leading
from the virlage road. ‘He was about five
.-i-et eleven inches In height, standing in his
stockings, and HS slendemis a Ltd of ten.-—
Hc wore st btlL‘l(lSll looking black fur hat
!’l:;.‘l0fl|“Slic titantifucture, purchased of the
frtlltige hatter. who risserverated on his block
that it was the latest Parisi in cut! 'Wlietli~
t-rtliis were so or not, Mr. Varian \Val|uc-
“ftrlls had no opportunity of deciding, and
tvitliout his expressing any doubt of Mr. Ben.
it-r_s assertion, the but passed into his pos-
session. It wtisbell-shaped with an exct-ct‘l-
log fl’-tl'l'0\V britti Ltsiefiilly curled up at tht‘
tides, the for was long not waive-.l richly in
thp tvirtll It was ti very singular looking
lftll to say the least! but the wearer “as it
very singular looking pr-rson! His hair
was white with it tinge of yellow; p.-rhaps
soin-2 folks might c tll it alone it faded yellow.
, [t was straiglii and worn long behind and at
the sides of his face; for having St.‘{'n two
tlitshingsoap—|ocks from Chathani street at
the village inn who styled th--mselves gen-
tlemen from New York, with their h iirtbus
tvorn, he forthwith let his own straight locks
~groiv till now they touched his’ shoulders
with their bushy ends. This ztptno-ss at fol-
lowing fnsiiiorts betrays, on the part of Mr,
Vttri-tn Wallace \Vel|s, a (lccitlt-d bins to-
tvtrds ultra i.-xquisitisrn. This incipient love
Ofp€’l'SOl'!:tl arlornsni-nt was what probably
put the ideal into his fond mother’: bend of
sending him to the city, so llI.ll, what gt-rm
of gertttlity lty covert in him might there be
brougbt out! Our hero bad a very light
Stxon cotnplt-xiou,\vhite e_vebrows,and white
eve! ash--3, an! very light blue eyes with lit-
tlt,-“expressi--n in them. His nose w.ts, short
turned up anal tipped with pink and down.
His upper lip was long—a Henry Clay lip
——an=l his mouth l0-il(t‘(l as if, after all the-
rt.-st of his face was cotn_3le.-ted. this teattire
had been tnztde by drawing a knife across
rtbouttxvo inches below the nose, as one
would op.-n arioyster; to which, or n')0l'e_
. correctly still, it clam. this orifice bore a siit
gtihtrly striking resemblttnce. He h.td no
wliiskcrs, but it proniise of these di:-;tingui.<h-
ediappendagcs to manhood in it proper
gréwth of full hnir about the eighth of an
inch long all over his upper lip. chin, and
especially that region of the anticipatel crop
the rear part of his cheeks. Around ti long__r
neck he wore it green cotton crin.-at carried
twice around and tied in a hard knot stick-
ing to the right and left over his waistcoat
coll:ir,—-an ittiprovemcnt on the ordinary
method of \\'eiIl'll'l'_{ the knot in front, as any
0t‘.f: who has had the h-tppiness to behold it
thus illu.=tr.ttt-d by this interesting young
m:iti, cotild not help s--eirtg. He wore it
rotindjacktt of grey cloth which he was fast
;{,(),t)2&.“.91_\‘lng, ,lt'.‘.'-tstnlltlll its three inches of the
‘skin of his wrists were visible between thr-
end of the cuffs and his long dangling hands
while behind, it desi-.--ndid but thrre inches
below his Sl'lOllldt’|‘-l)lit(lt‘S. His pantiiloons
however were gallowsed up so high :=s to
compensate for this deficiency, though they
left the lower part of his legs half way up
the cal.‘ to sufier by this ingenious expedir-rtt
but as his mother furriished him with long
hliie yarn stockin':_1s reaching above the knot-
this brevity in the legs of his trowsers was
uut of so uuuch importance, as the stocking
quilt covered the limbs, which with ordinary
socks would have displayed full five inches
of its brawny flesh! they served besides, to
show to advaitt-age his worthy mother's la-
bors with the knitting needle. Yet, would
you, could you. can you believe it. dear rea-
der, these paritaloous had straps! Yes
straps. straps of green morocco leather to
imtlch the cravatl Straps nine iuchts i:i
length down one side, under the foot and tip
the other side! and fastened by a single but-
ton.hole to a single button! They were
one inch wide. Such straps to such [rows-
ers were never seen before.
On the little finger and fore finger of-each
hand he were certain and sundry i'ings.brass
gilt, paste and gold, thirteen lll all,while the
ends ofhis short well gnawed nails were
di-licutely shaded by it black line beneath
theft-dges. The principal beauty of this in-
teresting young gentleman consisted in a set
of firm white teeth that gliftered like those
ofq lynx. though without any thing like fe-
rocity. No. no, there could be no person
better tempered or more unofie-ndiogw With
all this outre appearance Varian Wells had
fl good share of common sense. He was no
fool. though superlatively ignorant of the
world, and gifted with a large share of cre-
dulitv. His biitnp of wonder was prominent.
and if he had fear of any thing on earth it is
war of brinditti and bloody pirates Willi bltlcli
finds ornamented with death's bead Gr. cross
bones. Not that his experience had partic-
uliflv led him iii the way of such wicked
pfllplt‘, for the greatest landil of the region
in which Providence had placed him was a
rol.ber of hen roosts, and the blbodiest
pitates young amateur gentlemen in" boots
ml the Hudson fishing for lobsters with
a fly.
Having never been from home our hero's
ideas were limited. There was not a penny
paper ragatnuffin in the city he was tibnutto
visit but knew ten times more than he knew
orilreamt of. In brief Mr. Varian Wallace
“falls, to use a very expressive as well as a
cofiiprehénsive word, was very green. It
wrls spring time of the year with him and
did verdue was ltixurinnt.
lWell, now,’ he said seeing them both
twitching his approach with more than usu-
til interest; ‘I should think you ‘never see a
new bell topper afore. A’nt it han’some
noiv ?’ and the delighted youth took of! his
Parisian cut and placed it in _his mother's
hands to look at it tor the twentieth time
that week.
‘It's a nice han’some one, child. Now
look here an’ dont be thinlting,too much a-
bout it. Tell your father you want -'-——'.
...: -.s.\.»... .
--to-- ~....-. _.........
'N01he_Shill)i tell, nor you shoot tell him
to tell, cried the former; ‘let me ask the boy
‘_ myself. Your mother sttvs you want to go
7 _ . - .
‘to Y ork a gallevantin. A’ut home good e-
nough .7"
‘Yes father. Btit I never seed York.’
‘Nor l nevi-r seed London-—-and shot:ldu’t
[be it fool to go poking off there now ."’
‘But York is close by. Jerry Dibble-'5
been down with pork. and he says he want
but six hours gem’ in the boat ; -and he says
it's an all nature big place, tin’ the only way
to keep front gr-ttin lost in it is.to have it
good long string and tie one end to where
ye start from when’ ye get ashore, and then’
hold on the other and keep unwinding and
so when you ivttrit to _r__ttt back again, all it
ft'llt=r’.$ got to do is just to follow back A the
String. '
‘lnr, do tell,’ ejaculate-d his mother with
profo--nd. surprise; and buff reprinting in her
heart Illul. she h:td (lr-lt~’l'tlllt]t‘d to lt‘ll1t‘l‘llll.l€‘
snri go to :t pl- cc where he was in such dari-
ger of being lost.
‘wrlly boy, you may go if your mother
will fit you out,’ said the old in:tn, it itmy
cure you for all your life as it did rue. 1
little 11 City. Ill give ye your food ftithi-.r’s
old silver watch if you will go, for Isuppose
you must have a watch. You may st.-ty two
weeks. ttnd [hope when you get back you
will say, vi u have hitd enottgh of tln-,cit_\'.’
’\Vitlt,-t_hr-st-. words the math r was settled
and our hi-ro’s mother began to prepare him
for his depattiire-. At the end of .i we’:-lt Mr.
Van Snip sent home his blue coat g:irii_is,h+.d
with bright gilt buttons, rind mode after a
fashion peculiar to couutr_v tailors, with a
short high colored velvet collttr,-and very long
pointed skirts with cufls ofc pacious breadth.
The fit was adritiratble by comp-irison—for
compared with t! cont stuck on-a lit-nov.itor’s
cross arms to show the power which ‘old
clothes wt-re cleaned withinoinade as good as
new,’ it was a very admirable fit. ills vest
his tnolhcr cut and made otit ofa turned old
brown bombazine one his filll’]t‘T had worn
twenty years ago and which she tirade tip
after the same fashion. The pantaloons
were also cut. and made: by the hands of‘his
anxious mother,’ and were so light a fit frotn
scarcity of trintetial that his mother told him
wa roitigly that he must not sit down sudden,
as it might burst ’em out! but always un-
bulton bis straps fll':l!
The utorniiig for his departure at length
arrived, and the interesting lravellt-I‘, Varian
Wall--ce Wells ritndt-. his appearance from
his rootn in full costume as above detailed,
and wiiha green cotton umbrelltt bvncutlt
his arm. The green Cfflvnt was exclutnged
for a white one, above which his trirtiigtilttr
shirt collar rose erect even with his cars, so
that to the eye of the uninitiated observer his
head bad the appciiraiice of restiri-g emit by
them. It was ii.-d in a double bow in front.
the ends of which were spread. out and dis-
played to great fl(l\':IDl€lg". Hts shirt-bosom
was orn:-intented by a huge plaited double-
ruffl“, as broad as his hand, which being
well stnrched, stood otit in front like the
dorsnl-fin of a mackeral when full sprcad.—
ln this cxtrztordinary ruflie was stuck a green
paste‘-pin, as large as half a dollar, wliich
sum it had cost his careful tnotherl His
hands were 9t1C:tS'(l in anew pair of white
t-oiton gloves in vt hich bis ftngi rs in-pt mov-
ing and corttracting. as if in want of room or
of bre.ilh—being all unused to such confine-
ment. The rings of his hand having inter-
.‘-.-reil with the getting ofthem on, his fertile
tnind struck out anew expt-dieiit, and he had
placed them on the outside over his gloves
--ll fashion as unique as it was convenient
and which our hero has the honor of origin-
ating. From his fob which his mother had
made on the left side. (lt’pt.‘l'l.lt‘(.l his silver
watch chain, tr-riiiinatiiig in ii huge oval cor-
nelian seal and a steel key.
He now made his appearance to undergo
the inspection of his parents. Old Jacob
looked at him. shook his head and muttered
something about .good old tiiries,‘ and ‘folly
of modern days l‘ His mother surveyed hint
with maternril delight. She ftll. truly proud
of her son. and truly the trtight, for never
mother had such a son.
D.m’t he look genteel. and acroslic, hus-
band? she said, iialking round and round
him, and making hitn turn round and round
in her desire to have a good and thorough
survey: now picking off a little lint here,
brushing a spot there, pulling down in this
place and hauling round in that place, till
she had fixed hill’. to her mind. A’rit he a
darlin notv .7
You'll makea fool ofthe boy, said Jacob.
gruffly: if he is ready, let him start off to
rneet the stetttitboai at the landing. Now,
Varian. see you keep in good company, and
doti’tdrink anything, not go out nights, said
his father, shaking hands with bitii. Good
bye.
God bless you, my dear baby, cried his
mother, throwing her arms around him and
kissing him with tears in her eyes; 1 hopes
you‘ll not forget your poor mother, but soon
as you get finished up, you’ll conte right
home again. Be careful of robbers; for
York is a bad place for ‘em. Be sure and
keep an eye on your trunk, and not let 'em
steal it.
Yes, marm. don’t ,be feared, answered
Varian, as his fatht=.r’s ploughtrian, Hans
Van Glum, took up his trunk and carried it
out to the wagon that was to take hint to the
steamboat, which could already be seen five
miles off. steaming down the river. I'll be
back right soon. , _
Now that.‘sn good boy. Here now is
your pocket book, and a hundred dollarsin
it; don't. lose it, Varian, she added ‘Willi
cautious warning, as she placed it in his in-
side coat pocket, and buttoned it safely in.
Good bye, mother, now cried the youth.
anxious to get away, I‘ll lose my passage.
Well, well, I ant e’enamost sorry I let
you go dear. But don’tget lost-now. Stop
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at the Astor House, for that’s the best place-
they tell. ‘ '
Tlius ac-cotitred, our hero pf, the house
and hastened to the wiigoii : but before he
I-f0ultI_get into it, his mother came running
Uvt Willi :1 ‘life preserver in her hands, the-
tube of which was in her month, which she
was blowing-.Up as hard as her breath and
running would lel. her. _
Sl_°P- 5101). here is your life preserver,
V"”_““’- Oll. lordy lord, if you had forgot-
ten it now! She cried, ttiliiog it from her
niouth and screwing ll. round to retain the
air. Come let tne buckle it around you.
Our young gentleman, in whom so touch
maternal ltil.t‘l'eSl. was tuaiiift~sted,’stopped by
the wagon and patiently lilting his artns, he
stood with them stretched at rig ht angles
while his most anxious mother buckled it
round his body beneath them_
There, now, you‘re safe if the steam boat
should blow up. Don’t take it off till vou
S‘?! put 0’ the boat safe on the shore. '
'l_hr-. youth now got. into the wagon,
which drove off towards the river, the tear-
ful eyes of his mother, in whoui iiiaterual
Pm!‘-‘ liad proved stronger than ntatcrnal
l0V€. fvllowiugyhim ’till he was out of sight.
D9-'1! bot’. I hope he non’! get hurt not
lost, but coine lioitie sich a gentleman its I'll
make 9\’.t‘l‘_V body take off their hats to him.
1 hope he’ll come home with a little more
cotutnoti sense than he goes away with, said
Jacob; you've made a looliof ltitn, by your
fondm-ss and weak indulgence. It’ll be a
good lesson for him to go from home and
learn to be indi-pi ndaiit and take care of
liiiitsclf. W by, the boy is afraid to go to
bed in the dark unless you sit in his room
till he falls asleep.
An’ its natural he should be, the (lcitr
child. He ll(:‘V('l' had no brothers nor sister:
to keep ltirii company. and it stands to natur’
he should love his mother. ldo hope lie’ll
not come to harm. J
He’ll have his pockt-t’s picked, and will
teeth stile, answered Jacob, going in the
house to take his morning pipe. ‘
Well, well-a-d ty, York is :1 brid place, I
know. But I wanted him to s-.e the world
as well as Judge Bailey's sons, and Senator
i\'li2dge’s boys. Ah I guess lie’ll come back
as big as any on ’em now.
VViih this ambitious reflection, the worthy
and sitiiple mistress Deborah \Vells took it
position before her house from which she
could comirtand a view of the landin". At
length, she saw the steainboat touch the
wharf, delay a tiiomeitt to land and receive
passengers, and put off on her downward
course again. How earntstly her eyes fol-
lowed its receding outline, for her heart w
oo board where she bi.-lit-ved her idol sun .5
be. At length the boat was hidden front her
rnouient Harts-the ploughinau, Ctlflle bani.’ in
the wagon. ' .
And did he get on board in ‘-imt’. Hans?
she anxiously inquired, rtmulng I0 me€'l flim-
Yaw, answered I!‘-: faciluru Dutchman.
And didn’i f-.'.i'ovc.-rbo.-tt‘d.
Naw -- ‘
And'didn’t they all say, Hans, he was a
nice young geniletiiaii .7
Now; and Hans went silently to work to
take the horse out of the lIt1l’D€-SS, while the
solicituus parent cast a lingering glance after
the unseen steamer that had borne away her
heart's treasure, gazed tenderly an instant
upon the cushion of the wagon where she
had last seen him seated, and then went into
the house to month over his departure, and
indulge her numerous maternal hopes and
fears.
The appearance of our hero on board the
steamer Swallow produced, however, it sen-
sation that would have delighted his pride-
ful mother. Tall, slender, ungainly,and so
evidently green, he could not have passed on
his own merits Wll.hOlJl.al.lI'.'lCllng attt-ntion,but
the additional bizarre of his costume; his
bell-shaped hat; his flashy rings over the
fingers of his gloves; and more especially.
his blown up life prcserver buckled on the
outside of his coat about his waist, filled the
passengers with no little surprise and curi-
osity. The first impression was that he was
a humorist, acting a part; but this idea was
instantly corrected by the gravity of his
features and his unsophisticated looks.
[Concluded next week]
Yankee tSpeculit.lion.—Soine two months
since a small company of .New Yorkers
hired a poor fellow who had suffered ampu-
tation oi both thighs, and set him up at the
corner of Broadway and Leonard strei.-.t.--
They paid him 72 cents per diem for his
services, and so successful did he riiake his
mute appeals to the sympathies of the char-
itable and humane that the lessees divided
about five dollars daily. Matter were in
this train when it cunning Yankee ruined
the business by setting up an -opposition on
the opposite corner.
' He immersed himself to his waist in a
cole-hole, concealed his lower limbs, and
having the gift of gab and plenty of soft saw-
der. he took in money with a perfect rush
from morning to riight—aod succeeded in
breaking the original company, and might
have been humbuggingthe New Yorkers to
this day, had not he received a hintlfrom Mr.
Justice Matsell, which caused him to bring
his heels into play. andexhibit it specimen
of ‘tall walkirig.’—Bastoii. Times.
The desire to marry a woman for wealth
is a bad kind of cupid-ity. To marry her,
and spend all her money at._the tavern, is
thought to be a still worse kind of cup-idity.
It is stated in the Journal of Commerce
that ‘the flour used for starchirig in.,,»s2'zin-g
in Massachusetts, was equal to the iziriotint of
‘flour taken from us by England. _., _
be fortunate if he comes hotiie with his eye- '
view by a distant head-land, and at the same
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