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JOB PRINTING,
01-‘ ALL KINDS,
ltiorning, by
t§'ali, t§alt.
bus-'nels of Grey Rock Salt, received
bythe subsci:ibers.an<.l for sale at tlicii
factoryfiat t.lie foot o'f;'I.‘l_’l»ilt Hill, ground, or in
the lump‘. 'l‘he groiintl:S,_a_l_i will he sold in
bulk. or neatly put up in T-Sacks and Boxe-, of
from 4 qiiartsto half a bushel, for the use of
families, either for the table or the dairy. As
they have entered largely into the business,
they contemplate supplying most nfilie stores
of the County, where the article wi.l:lf~ be kept
for sale. , This salt is tliorouglily screened,‘ and
will be_pt1_t up with particular regaril to"clean-
‘qé_ss,.i ' '_ ” E. Paton -62. Son.
if Norwalk.‘Feb. 2'., I814.
@or~g2oi.s .7 A @o5ry2er‘?.s f
‘T L. & J. R. Peek liasjust received a large
0 assoi'imi-ut of Carpetiiig, and will be
sold at prices that will pay those who are in
want of the above. to call and examine quali-
ty rind price for ll1(‘mSelV'(’S.
Also. a haiidsunie lot; of Rugs.
~")lll unusually low by T I. &
\Vltl(fll will be
J R P]-ZCK.
South Norwalk, May1.lS-I-‘I.
Tjxecnlteal at the Gazette omcc. l
Arrived
es? the
fiaeee Jfiafaeee use
ed.
J. GRUMAN can't be beat in selling cheap and Good Goods.
. a public have only to call and €X:1tl'llllG the very extensive cheap and elegant assort-
ment of Spring and Summer Dry Goods now offcritig
as $ §
IIQ’3zf End like B/'1'
Merchants and all others who wish to obtain
are requested to give me a call.
in qttititily an:l Clieapness. Iani receiving (5
For proof of this the
(fge, .1-\r0)'llL.(l]iI.., C2‘.
‘be greatest bargains ever offered in this State,
MY Sl0FE‘» has been doubled in size, as well as my stock ofgoods
On’-ls direct from the Auction I-‘toomsin New
r ' J - ~ 1 . .
port}; anylhwill selll gpotl goods much less than they can to; ,,umi,,,;,.(._,i ,,, ,i,,S ,0“-,,; and en,-,,,2|,
5 ‘ ' I ~ - . . - .. - . . -
9 S 3” 9y can "3 -"’“f-’.~' ll ‘ll 3”)’ °'l7'-l' 5l"“‘- l" ll-W my (.UblulI]t:l‘a for the trouble ofcoiiiing 50
miles to trade with me as many do. For proof
Of lllls. give me a call. for you will be cliai-gcrl
JAIVIES REED,
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MI SCELLANY.
From the Ladies’ .Nali'mal Gazelle. "
THE VETERAN. I
The old man sat by the way side, \\‘e.lI'_V
and travel soiled. His stick and scanty bun-
dle lay b Side him on the bank. I‘IlS_lllet1(.l
was uncovered, and his thin gray loclisblow-
ing about in the wind, appi.-‘alt.-d with ‘silt-nt
pathos to the passer by; for the old maii was
poor and homeless, and had \\t‘tn(lt‘!‘t‘.t’l from
a distant sea port, depending on the charities
fSl.fiiflgt:‘fS for his daily bread. He had
come from a foreign land, where he had
buried the last of’ his childrcn—coiitc back
to die in his native soil when itshoultl please
God to end his ,wcai'y pilgrimage. And for
all he knew there was not one in the wide
world of his nitrite and lineage.
The old man at length arose and rvsuinr-d
his jotirney. Towarrls evening he reachcd
the brow of ii gentle hill. A village lay but
u short disziiiice ahead. It was a. quiet and
beautiful place, approached by it told fringt-d
with willows, and crossed by a rustic bridge.
In the distance to the right was seen the
white spires of the old church peeping above
the dark old trees. The houses did not
stand on the street, but were built each in
their little garden, so the place had an irreg-
ul-ii‘ but very lovely €lppt':Jl't'll’l(‘.t.‘. It was
studded with fine old trees, through V.'llOS(‘
vistsisthe yellow aft:-ri*.oon sunbeaiiis camc-
drowsily doivn, giving it a quiet and dreamy
aspect, strangi-ly alluring to one who liiie
that old man, was wt-nry with lruvrl and
sorrow, and would fairi repose in some retired
corner-, until death released him. I
He paused at the entr..ince of the village,
and looked L1l‘t')tlt‘it.'l. Here and there at the
door females were sitting either knitting or
st-wing. Froiii the gardvii behind the hous-
es, carno tlieslvi-py hum of bees, occasionally
drownetl in the incrry voices of children
playing. The whole scene had an air of
such domestic quiet and happiness, that the
old man again laid down his bundle, and Sat.
on the railing of the bridge with faint hope
that some one would take pity on his grey
hairs, and offer him it supper and a bed in
this sweet spot. And as he sat there many
thoughts pass-d through his mind. He
recalled the time when he too h=id
been a careless boy, like those he saw
sporting through the village, with no
thought except that. soznetisncs he would be-
come a soldier and go forth into the world
notliin for ‘x ' ' ~ . . rt - .
8 L ‘““”““8 my G"°‘l°s”‘” l”£»’5‘l I” b”) - lhe following are but few ofaiy new Goods. to make a name and fortune, and then come
Siffre for res
10 ns Chameleon striped Silks, very rich
10 “ l’laiu Colored and Figured “
6 “ PlaidChaineleon “ “
Ladies’ Dress goods of all kinds. qualities and
172 ps Ijltlill, Black. from 56 ms to 3:31
T’ , g _ _ .
J») ‘ Blue, Blli.f3giireil and plain‘
10 "' plain gm do naps for 2-12} r.~t.-2.
_, ,A Spleadirl .Assor°‘tt?aetist of Eda-at Silks.
An elegant assortment of Neapolitan, Amaz in,
Tii.<can.I’tutland,Legliorii and Straw Bonnets;
]‘l'l('(‘S; Shawls of all kinds; Millinery Gtiiitls
in the richest prol't'~‘ion——-very cheap; the very cheapest assortment ofBroad Cloths ever offered
in this State, Suinmersiiills for ;‘i'1eii's and Boys
0
wezirofall kinds.
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The best and cheapest .'lS§0l‘ltl'lt“:‘;l in this country.
Prints, bleached and Unl)l€EI(.'ll8(l Muslin, by the case. bale, piece or yard.
VVe have here glaiirzed at a few of the more pt‘i')ttllLt£‘t’il articles, but our assortment comprises
Every thing that can be called for in our lire.
Our thank are due to our friends and cit siomsrs
for their liberal favors for the past year. From
the facilities which we have now of meeting the wants of the public. in a much increased stock.
and a variety never before equaled in richness and beauty, we trtist they tvillfiud it to their inter-
est and agreeableto their inclination, to keep up
their past business relationship.
TIl0N[.AS EASTON, Surgeon aura
1VIec§1anica.l Dentist, respectfully
uforms the citizens of Norwalk. that he has
taken an Office in the upper room of Curtis’ new
building, opposite the store of James Mallory &
Co. where he will be happy to attend tipon those
who may stand in need of his professional ser-
vices. All kinds of teeth inserted in the best
manner, either single or in sets; filling done
with gold ; decayed portions removed: ir‘egu-
lar teeth remidied. .
Dr E. is recently from the city of N. Y.
where he has been in the practice ofhis profes-
sion for the last. ten years. No pains have been
spared in perfecting himself in its various de-
parttneiits. Particular attention will be given
to correct the irregular growth of teeth in chil-
dren and young persons, which with proper
treatment may be made even and beautiful.
Careful parents will give this subject the consid
eraiion it deserves.
References.-Rev. Edwin Hall, Rev. J.J.
Woolsey, Rev. S B S Bissell, I-Ion Clark Bis-
scll, George St John. Alfred Mallory, V.-Vm. K.
Lewis, George Meeker, George I-]oyt, 2d. \Vm.
(il. Street, S E Grumari, C J Grumaii, George
Marvin. Andrew Turney, Capt. \V J Merritt,
all of Norxvalk; Sullivan Moulton, \Vesiport.
Terms reasonable, and all operations war-
ranted.
SADDLES, IEARNESSESS, &c.
HE best and most varied assortment of
Harnesses, Saddles and Bridles, Trunks,
Valices, Carpet Bags, Miirtingziles, Halters,
Carriage and Riding Whips, &.e. etc. that has
ever been kept in this place or vicinity, may
now be found at the Store of the subscriber,
nearly opposite the Norwalk Hotel.
This is no empty boast as any one may see
by calling. For workmansliip and beauty, as
well as service. the work which he offers can-
not be surpassed. Also :
Saddle antl harness Trimmings of all kinds,
Saddler’s Silk, and a general assortment
articles usually called for in estalalisliinents of
this kind.
Also. a good assortment of Elastic,and VVebb
Braces of his own manufacture, made for
durability as well as convenience.
The above articles, the undersigned pledges
himsc-lflo scll,'as low as they can be found
else .;re. The patronage of the public is
respe8ft'ii|ly solicited.
N. B. The strictest attention paid to all kinds
of repairing. \ViLLiAM B. SWAN.
Noiwalk. May, 8,1844. 19
'|V'O'I‘]CE.—\Vherc-as my wife Hannah,
.1. having willfully left my house and board,
witlioutany just provication,.'this is, therefore
to forbid any person harboring or trusting her
on my account. as I will ‘pay no debts of her
contracting, from this date.
of_
LEMUEL BROOKS.
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Norwalk, April 30, 1844.
Regular Linc Pate/sets.
TV
at or Worse Ef*ee°ir:.
1'1-—\ Sloop Mary A. Sr,-l- _ "‘——\
lock. Capt J. By:-ilice st.
leaves Norwalk every rt "
- .m_._.m_..'l‘iiestlay evening f'or:,f;C -A...
James Slip, and retiirniii;-: will leave New York
every Saturday. The Sloop Domestic. Capt.
T. K. lllcrrills. leavesNorwallt every Saturtlay
and New York every Thtirstlay.
The above Stoops are nearly new. and on
the lii'g7i.prcsszi/‘e principle, and will sail as fast
as any other man‘s Stoops ruiiriing as market
Boats. \Ve are glad to get aiiytieiiig to carry
either way that will help pay expenses, and
r_ion’t expect any body’s custom if we can't
iimiiiiiiiioilate them as well as any one else
a|on_<_r shore. Come and try us and szitisfy
yourself. NOAH Si3LLi-zcir,
W'est side the Bridge.
Norwallr. March 15. 18-14. I‘)
For Weep E7 rife.
5. "'L\ TH I‘) fine fast sailing Sloop
I J u l i a, Captain G. Grumman,
has commenced her regular week-
ly trips, and will continue to leave
t Five Mile River every Tuesday
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the la
evening. and James’ Slip, New York, on Sat-
.
riding a
urday, through the season. Freight and Pro
duee of every description conveyed on the most
reasonable terms. All orders thankfully
received and punctiially attended to. Apply
to the Captain on boartl, or at the Store at the
Landing. The subscriber returns his thanks to
tlie public for their liberal patronage during the
past year and hopes by a strict; attention to all
business entrusted to him to merit ar-oiitinuauce
of their favor. \V. C‘ SAl‘ili\llS.
illarcli G. 1844.
For Weep Efa-ric.
Trips for the Season.
The fast sailing, Sloop, 1‘lI:l1t‘y
V.‘B’iHiS, Capt. \Vil|is J. Merritt
will commence her regular tripsto
New Slip, New York, on Tuesday
Regular
next‘-—leaving Norwalk (East side the Bridge)
exery Tuesday evening, and returning will
leave New York every Saturday throughout
the season. All kinds of Marketing antl freight
will be received on accommodating terms.
Capt. l\’1erritt tanders his acknowledgments
to his customers and friends, for their patron-
age during the past season, and solicits a con-
tinuance of their favors.
Norwalli. Marcli 1, 1844.
AHLS.-—l00 Kegs Cut Nails assorted',from
2:1 to 6 inch, for sale by STREET & CAMP.
back and enjoy it in his native village. He
i‘emt-riil)t';i‘cd how he Lad sit out with sun-
guine nopes, to realize this dream, and how
years of happiness th t followed, until his
wife died, and he was left ruinr-d in his hum-
ble fortuues, with a family of helpless inno
c--nts. He saw again the day on which with
that little group, he had set forth to a distant
land, in the hope of there repairing his for-
tunes, and then, fast anal thick, subsi-qtieitt
events crowderl on him—how his otdest
dauglitcr had innrricd against his will, and
gone he knew not whether; how one by one-
his children dit-d——how his scanty property
wastctl away, and how at ltngtli dr-parte-'l.
old and in poverty to beg his way back to
his native‘ parish, and there die. As these
things came to his nicmory, as he remem-
bered how much he had _alr1-arly suffered,
and how far he had yet to go before he could
hope to see his journey’s end, the tears again
came into his eyes, for he had felt that he
could not "bear tip iniich loiigrr.
“To day,” he mtii‘tnuri=d, "I have gone
dinnerl-.ss,and God knows where I shall
find it meal to night. An old man’s hairs
cannot always win the crumbs of n table or
protect him from insult. Ah! if my poor
child was ytt living‘, I woulrl have some one
to protect and aid me. For she ever loved
mi‘. I was too harsh in forbidding hot‘ to
marry with Henry, who though at wild lad
wasa good one, and if he llVt'S he has ntade
her a worthy husband. Perhaps my curse
is notv resting upon myself God knowsl
But it willl soon be over,” he sziid uitli a
int.-lancliollv sigh as he rose fecbly and took
up his bundle. "1 furl this old frame giving
way. If I could reach my parish, I might
find some former acquaintance to afford me
a bed to die on; but that will never be,” he
said shaking his head despondingly. “on the
road side or in the ditch will be my last pil-
low.”
I-Ie staggnred feebly iilon£!. and Wits DOW
in the heart of the village. Nuinerous were
the glances cast at him, but none afforded
him a shelter. Now and thin the children
paused from their play, and their eyes fol-
lowed him for an iiis.t.-int as he passed down
the street; but that was all. His step grow
more feeble, and his heart sunk within him.
He. looked around in vain for some one to
apply to; but the faces were all forbidding,
and he moved on. At length he stood before
a sh.-idy cottage of the better sort, at the door
of which sat a boy breathless from beating,
his hoop around the village, while it mild,
matronly face was visible just inside. The
aspect of the cottage, and all around it was
quiet and soothing, and the old man felt
there if any where he would find compas-
sionate hearts.
"Motl1er,” said‘ one ofthe children inside,
a sweet girl of five, "do yoti see the poor old
man a the door I he looks tired and hungry,
mother—shan’t I give him some bread and
milk '2" ‘
The mother looked around, and for the
firsl time saw the old veteran. He stood
leaning on his stick, his hat in his hand,
mutely appealing with his look of weariness
and his thin, iinbared grey hairs, to her
sympathy. Her heart was touched, and she
at Two Doiiass I’e..1_'
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NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1844.
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lowing.clinging to her dress,and looking up
into the veteran’s face with a gaze of min-
gled pity and fear.
‘ Your face is sweet and kind dear mad-
am,” said the fatigued old man, with the
tremulous voice, for his heart was still stirred
by the memories ofothor times, “and though
happy and beautiful now, looks as if it had
once set-ri sorrow. I fuel that I shall not
zisl; in vain for a morscl of supper and to
sleep in some out house—or, for bread only
if _vo_ii have no humble place for an old ii-.an
to lie in. I have eitr-n nothing since morn-
ing, and am worn down with travel. God
will bless you, ma’am, for wliat you do for
me.”
The old man’s words ha'l been broken and
t-‘t'll'tlE’Sl, and listeiicd to by the woman with
strange interest. With her finger on ha-r
cl.c~elr, she stood di‘inkin<_z them as if life and
death (lt~‘p'.’l't(.l("(.l on her hearing eve-i'_v sylla-
ble. As he proceed:-il lict‘ eyes tx_r:i'i\.=se-it it
strange woiidcr and doubt, but wlien ill‘
Cl!‘-St'(l, she t.tlVttn(‘etl close to hint. and lay-
ing her hand on his .°hi.uld+-r, while she-
pectv:-d into his face as if she would l‘t‘::Cl
ovr.-ry lint-iisncnt there, she said lire-atlili-ssl_t'
"Is your name h‘lorton—John Mnrtoii .7"
The old man started an-.l lt)Ol‘:L"d at her
eagerly and with wild astonishiiienl.
"I-‘. is! it is 1'’ she said, “f:11llt'l‘ dou’t you
kno.v your daughter .7" and slieclaspt-d liter
arms around his neck and subbed hysterically
now loolring eagerly up into his filCt', and
now corivulsivcly einbrai-ing him. The
father was not less affected and wept alounrl.
"Oh l my child !"’ was all he could say,
His _$_Tl‘ett'}(lCl]lllll‘F‘l’l stood around, but half
comprehending the scene, yr-I joining their
tears with their moth»-r’s and his.
When all was more CO’Ilp0St‘(I each told
the history of their lives during the years
they had been Sf‘p=ll‘=.llr‘(.l. The fathr-r narra-
ted his lTilSl-t)t‘lt.tl)" S, and the drath of all his
fziiiiily, and at this the cl:iuglitr-r wept afresh.
I-Icr's was a bright story. She and her
husband had been prospered; and had often
written to her pan-i'it, but the letters mis-
cfirried, arid thinking hirn still unforgiving,
she had Cl‘i‘-$t‘Ll at lo-ngth to write.
That night was the first time for montlis,‘
that the veteran did not sleep among st.r:in~
TIIE IVAY TO THE NEXT HOUSE.
Some years since, ill’) arrpiairitance of otirs
set out on llOl'5t’Ilt1(‘,l{ from the eastern part
of Massachtist-tts, for the gi'een niouiitnins in
Vermont. While traveling through the
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You have been in these parts some tiine,I
should guess.
I guess so tew. I was born and got my
Tbrotin’ up in that ere house, b_ut my native
place is down in Pordunk.
Then you said it was about three and a
half miles to the next house .7
Yes sir, it was aspell ago: and I don’t
believe it's grown much shorter since.
Much obliged. Good bye.
Good bye to ye——that’s a darn slick horse
of your’u.
THE INFANT IN IIEAVEN.
Dr. Chalmers furnishes the following
touching expression of his opinion on the
sutject of inttnt S'c‘tlV:’tlltit'l. It is expressed
in strong‘ and beautiful laiigtiagc:
’l'l.is affords we think, soincthing more
than a dubious glimpse into the questi0n,that
is often put to a distracted inotliei‘, when her
babe is t..kt n :-.v.~u_v from her, when all the
Cf)ll"t'l'S?? it ever had with the world amoun-
ted in the gaze upon it a few months, or a
few smiles, which marked the dawn of felt
enj-iyruettt; and ere it l'6'f1L’llt-‘tl perhaps the
lisp of infancy, it all unconscious cf death,
had to \Vl't-‘Sllr‘- tlirough a period of sickness
with its power, and at lerigtli to be oevrcoiiie
IIV ll.
' Oh, it little knew what an interest it had
creaiid in that home where it was so passing
t ViSll.-Illl, not when cariieil to its early grave
what a tide of emotions it would raise among
the few acquaintances it left behind it! On
it too, htiptisni was iiiipressi-tl its a seal, and
as a sign it never was falsified. There was
no positive tinht-lit.~f in its bo.~om—no love at
itll for the d irkncss i'athei‘ than the light—-
nor had it yet fallen into that great condem-
nation whicli \\ ill attach itself to all that
eiish, bct:atisi- their deeds are evil.
‘.Vt:t-n we couple with this the known dis-
position of our great fort-rtiriner—tho love-
that he izianifcst-d to Cl]llLlt‘:,’ll on cuith, how
he SUflI.‘ft.’tl them to approach his person, and
l:t\'lSllltl’_T t-ntle.ti‘incnts and kindness upon
them in Jertisalein, told the disciples that the
pi‘csi-“nee and compziny of such as these in
P
I heaven formed one ingiwdient of the joy that
was set lvcfore him-—tell us if Cliti-tiaiiitv
does not throw a pleasing l':l‘-llt‘K}CC around
on inf.int’s tomb? And should any parent
who hears Ls, fr't.'l softerit-rl by the touching
i'emeinl.rance of {I light that twinkled a few
short months lIn(i|‘l‘ his roof, and at the end
of its little period expired; we cannot think
we venture to for when we say that he has
only to [)€'l'S'cVe't‘e in the faith, and in the fol-
lowing ofthe Gospel, and that very light
town of New Stllt-‘In, his ‘road letl intoa pit-ce-
he had IlIL‘l.(lIS21[lpOllll.!ll(3l'lI after disappoint-5;
m*'0l- “mil "1 l*‘“£-“ll S°’”"""'*l 3’-"d d"J“Clt“l ll.t‘.l“.:iln douts whether he should beblest with
he fwd Come back [9 3 ml’-W9 (l”lt‘l ll-£9--‘ zhc sight of a human haibitation; but as all
Then he thought of the fr.-w, the very few ,i,;,,g'§ mus, ;,,,,.,. an ,.,,,]_s,, at lust the w00(1,~,
of woods sortie few inilt-s in length, and lon_’_
b.~=fnt'P. he got out of which he l)t’!Ifll’l to cn-‘
and the neat. brown house of a farmer '_Tret-t-
ed his vision. Near the road \V?lSfll.?lll,l“t\"
honed, overgroivn, lanti-rn-jiwod boy, prob-
ably seventeen years of age, digging potatoes
He was a curious figure to behold. What
was lacliing in the length of his low hrt-i-cli-
is, was amply made up for behind; his ens»
p«‘ttdi't‘s appearetl to be composed of birch
btrlr, gripe. vine, and Sllt'9_D skin: and
as for his hat, which was ofa dingy ‘ white
fo_'lt—-poor thing. it had once evidently seen
bettrr days——but noxv. alas! it was the slud-
ow of its glory. “fhclhcr th tempest of
time had beaten the top in, or the lad’s ex-6
panding genius had burst it out, it was miss-2
irig-—and througli the aperture red hair in
abnndt nee stood six ways for Sunday. In
short, he was one ofthe roiighest specimens
of tlmnoslic miiniifnctiire that ever mortal be-
held. Our traveling fI‘lt'n.’l feeling an itch-
ing to scrape an acquaintance with the crit-
let‘, drew up the reins of his horse and be-
gart— -
Hallo, my frit-n l, can you tell me how far
it is t.o the next house?
handle—-rested one foot of the ganibel on
his sinister leg. and replied—--
Hallo yourselfl ho\v'd dew .7 VVt_-ll Ijcs
can. Ttiint near so far as it used to be aforc
they cut the words ativa},r,—tlrr-‘n twns gt-ner
ally reckoned four rriilvs, but now the sun
shrivels up the road &. don’t inalie more than
low. The ft2Sl. house you come to though it is
a barn. and the next is a hay stock; but old
Hoshin’s house is on beyant. Yoii’llbe sure
to meet his E-els long aforc you get there;
lt'll'l’ltll rompin’ critters, they plague our folks
nioi*’n a little. His sheep get into our pas-
ture every d iy and the gals in our orchard.
D.l(l sets the dog arter the sheep, and me ar-I
ter the gals; and the way we make the
wool and petticoats fly, is a sin to snakes.
I see you are inclined to be facetious,
young man, pray tell me hoiv it happens that
one of your legs is shorter than the other?
I never ’lows any body to meddle with my
grass t-anglers, but sein’ its you, I’ll tell ye.
I was born by ’tickler request, so that when
I hold a plow, I can go wiili one foot in the
furrer, and t’other on dry land and not lop
over; besides it’s very convenient when I
moes round a side hill.
Very good indeed; how do your potatoes
come on this year?
Theydont come on at all; I digs ’em out
and there’s an everlastiii’ snarl of-‘em in each
hill.
But they are small, I perceive.’
Yes, I know it----you See we planted some
whoppin’ blue nose on’s in that ere patch
there, and they flourished so all firedly, that
these ere s_topt growing jist out ofspite cause
the lmowed they couldn’t begin to keep tip.
You appear to be very'smart, and {should
think you could afford a better but than the
one you wear.
The looks aint nothin'; i'.’s all in the be-
haviour—this ere hat was a Sunday-go-to
meetin’ hat, and it’sjust as full of piety as a
dog is full of fleas. I've got a better one to
advanced to the door, her little daughter fol-
home, but Idon’t dig taters in it no how.
Jonathan sl.'irti=d up-—leaned on his hoe
will again shine upon him in linavcn.
The blossom which wizliert-d here upon
its stalk. has been titinsplanttid thrre to a
l‘ilt,lCL' of endurance; and it it'll then gluddon
the eye which weeps out the agony ofan af-
fcction that has been sorely wounded and in
the name of Him who if on earth would
have wept with them, do we bid all believers
present, to sorrow not '3Vrl’l as others which
have no hope, but to take comfort in the
thought oftltat country where there is no
sorrow and no st=parution. '
Oh when t1 mother ineet.-3 on high,
The hzilie she lost in iiiliiucy.
Hath she not then for pains and fct1t'—
The days ofwoe the watchful night-
For all her soi'i'o\\', all her fi~r.ir——-_
Aii over-piiyinciit ofdcliglit?
SI
Sif(1?Z..’lCl'.---—I‘It)\V frequently i he honesty
and iiitt-grity of :1 man disposed of by a
smile or a shrug. How many good and
gt-neroiis actions have been stink into obliv-
ion by it distrtistf-il look, or Slflmprd with
the itnputation of proceeding from bad ino-
tivcs, by a rn_vsterious and season-able whis
per !
Look into coinpanii-s of those whose gen-
tle natures should disarm them. we sh» ll find
no better account. How large. a portion
ofchartity is sent out oftha. world by distant
hints-—noi'lded away,and cruelly winked into
suspicion, by the envy ofthose who are past
all temptation of it themselves! How often
does the reputation of a helpless creature
bleed by :1 report which the party, who is at
Ethv pains to propagate it, bi-holds with much
;pity and fellow fceling——tliat she is heartily
’;sorry for it——hopes in God it is not trtie:
ihouever, as Archbishop 'I‘illotson wittily
observes upon it, is resolved in the mean
gtiine to give the report her pass. that at least
lit may have fair play to take its fortune in
fihe world—-to be believed or not, according
“to the charity of those into whose hands it
:'should ltappvn to fall.——Slcrne.
l
A Crumb for Old Bac.’iclo7's.—'I‘he fol-
’lowing anecdote, taken frorii a work officlion
will no doubt be thought gospel by all im-
,pervious to the bright glances and melting
ilooks ofthe sex. Well, poor fellows. they
l must have some enjoyment, so ue give them
‘this little sop to keep them from despair :---
"A man had a young wife-—took it into
his head to be jealous of ti friend—no cause,
tdare say. Was going from home one day,
mi-ant to tell her to avoid company of said
friend —but by good luck asked advice of
another Sl’nSll)l€ man—-—knew bi-tier-«said
never do th:it!——wny to make her think of
him, if never did before-—woma.n do any
thing tell not. Try her—-tell herto be sure
not to ride Towlt-r, great savage watch dog,
while you are absent-—see what'll happen.
Husband took frieri(l’s_advice—-gave particu-
lar charge not to ride dr.‘-g—\\'ife stared,
laughed, promised, never dreampt of such a
'hing—afraid of dog, too—soon have thought
of riding ti dragon, if had’nt been told not.-—
Husbancl gone-—-went to look at Towler di-
rectly-—gave him bones—got friendly by
degrees-—scratcbed his head—patted his
back—lost. all fear—got aslmddle—bad a
tumble—scratcherl her face—~no hidding that
—.-when husband came back, laid all the
blame on _him—said she fancied dog-riding
must have been something very pleasant. or
would not have been denied to herl"-—-Bee.
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22.
EIGIITEEN YEARS OLD! !
There isa period in the life of everv
young man over which to pass s-tfely, re
quires the most skilful navigation to clout‘.-
le Cape Horn. The whirlpool of pride and
the quicksands of selfdeceit yawn upon them
and are to the young man what Sc-ylla and
Charybdis were to the ancients. This pe-
riod is from sixteen to twenty-one veins of
age, and during this time a youngiman is
subject to what is commonlycalled the ‘eigh-
teen years old fever,’ though owing to the
precccity of some, they are attacked as early
as six-teen, The effects of this disease are al-
together different from those morbid com-
pluiuts to which the human system is subject
-—lDStc€t(l of wasting 21 dry, it produces a
general inflammation ofthe intellect, ifl may
so express it, which renders the subject more
like It bladder filled with wind, than a. ra-
tional being.
A young man under the influence of this
disease is a perfect wiscacre, he is too know-
ing to learn from the experience of age; he
knows best what is his own interest; his pa-
l'tDl.S and all who have gone before him are
in his opinion, fools; he imagines himself to
be the first ofa very wise generation, and
thertfore coiistrues every frit-ndly admoni-
Lion into an Zlllezl‘-pl to coerce hitn or to a-
bridge his privileges. He discovers the
down of ptzburty upon his chin, and believe.-
that the application of a razor to his phiz
would put on the finishing touch; for if he
has a beard andshaves. he must of course be
ti man.
He therefore obtains a razor and soap. and
Steals a'w;ty unobserved, to the garret or the
hay loft, and there undergoes that pleasant
and important operation; he comes back
with his chin mowed, a perfet paragon.-—
Next couimr-nces the operation before the
iuirroi‘———ur iftliis be wanting, he posts a
small fragriicut ofsotne unfortunate looking-
glass, before him-—-he exainiiies his shorn
phiz—cong.ratulatcs himself upon the im-
proveinerit ofliis looks, perfumes his hair
with sweet scented poinuttiin, or in the ab-
sccnce of this, t'lppllt‘Slt1ll0\V and cologne;
his ears are pl‘opp(=(l tip with a collar so stifl’
that if he mOVt'S his l]£'tl(l to the right or to
the lt.‘ft, he does it at their peril; his cravat
is adjusted as ..’a.mor1e, his l1€ln(Il(el‘Cl'llt‘fgl't1C€-
fully dtinglirig in his rear; his gloves in his
hands; thus equipped, the bachelor ofsixteen
insiko his gr.tn'.l entree among the ladies.
Splitliizg z/zc Diferencri.—A nice young
gentleinan. not a thousand miles from here,
(says the Siindcrsville Telescope) after a
long and assiduotis courtship; found him-
self, one bright evening, the betrothed of a
pretty girl. the Vvry pink of modt-sly. One
night he was about to take his dt-p:iiture,and
after lingering about the door for some time,
in H fidgct of anxiety, declared and protested
to Miss Nancy, that he couldn't and wnuldu’t
leave until she permitted him to kiss her.
Of course, Miss Ntucy blushed br-aiitifully
red, and protesicrl in turn that she could not
do that. She never had done such a thing
and never would until she was marritd--so
now he had it. _
The al'crcati0n and debate became deeply
exciting until the betrothed buffed outright,
ziiitl t.it'Cltll't'(I if he Couldull. kiss her be
wouldu’t have her, and was inrircliing off.--—
She watched him to the gate, and saw ‘the
fat was in the fire,’ unless soiriething ,,was
done.
‘Come back, then I‘ she said, coaxingly,
'I’ll split the difierenne with you-3/on may
sqiicze my /i.a2zd!'
' A celebrated coqnetto,while ‘ninking calls’
last week, chanced to find one of her female
friends absent from the fashionable boarding
establishinent where She resided. The co-
quetle left /icr "card," as she thought, but a
loud laugh among some of the gentlemen
over their wine, after dinner, proved that in-
stead ofher own, she had left the "commer-
cial card" of her father, who is it commission
mrrchant. At the bottom was the significant
tphrase (not_ totally inapplicable to the co-
quette hersell)—N. B. Consignments solici-
tcd, and arlvrznmrs made.
]l’.fnrlcrn I-Ion0r.—VVritten for the meridian
of 1742, but will answer for the succeeding
century:
"'I‘heri~ is nothing so whimsical as modern
-/imzor. You may debauch a woman upon
promise to marry her; you may ruin your
tailor or your bakei’s family, by not paying
them; but not to pay a common sharper, oi:
not to murder a man that has trod upon
your toe, is such a blot in your honorthough
you had in your veins ‘all the blood of all
the Howards.’ ”——IIomce Whlpole.‘
_ A Washingtonian tells us that he had no
idea that he was a drunkard, until one nigh:
he had been drinking very freely, and or,»
entering his house and finding no light, he
inquired of his wife who was in bed, wheth-
er ihere was any fire, and on receiving an
answer in the affirmative, be grouped at-ouri
until he found the bellows, and then went to
blowing. After exhausting much time and
wind, and not producing either light or heat
he called upon his wife for assistance. who,
"flier! She 8l'TlVC'l. found him laboring 8V\'t‘..}‘
at the key hole of the door, through whiz?"
the moon shone, and which he had inistalren
for a large coal offire.
There is one passage in the scriptures to
which all potentates of Europe seem to have
given their unanimous assent and approba-
tion, and to have studied so tboroiighlv as to
have it quite at their firzger cnds.—‘7Tli.-2:-'.=.
went out (L decree in I/ze days of Cla.ilcii:;s
Cerzser, that all the world should lie la.:ce.r1."
Its wery conwenient to find one’s
married not only to your vife, but to
relations as livis within fifty miles round. _ fl
Norwalk Chronicler