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NUMBER 270-I-NEW
SERIES.
Terms of the Gazette.
Village Subscribers by Cai'i‘iei'—pei'ye=l1'- -- -$2 00
in advutice do do.--.- 2 90
Mull (I0 _ _
Oflice Subscribers, or those living out of the
Cai'rie1"sdistrict, and who call for their pli-
pers at the ofiice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . 1 50
Companies of 5 or more receiving their pai-
pcrs by mail, ifpuid in advunce.. . 1 50
Rates of Advertising.
0l‘te5ql1:ll‘e—-1GllneS0rll.n(le1'—IlllSel’ll0ll.-. 0 75 Drugs‘ ”"3”"""es' C”"ml"“l°'- P"l'lllm"')’i
Two iiisertioiis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- O 87 B”_l5ll(‘3- D33 WUIJUS flntl Dye Slttlls. The
'l‘hree insertions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1 ()0 entire Stuck uftliis establishment has been our-
Iiucli followttin‘ insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . 20 chased at the lowest nw-~--' - . ' .
, to _ . , _ __ .-...-«ct prices, Ul cast
F.xeCt1t0l' s and AtImll1lSl.l't1l'.0l‘ s Notices. .--. - 1 00 only, :‘.;‘,ti all of which are direct (‘mm the im-
Coinntissioner’snotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ] ‘Z5 . 2 l '
Gtiurtlian, Divorce, and other notices . . . . . . . 1 00 llmlprsalri” mimu’dc’Ure”s.”””d3l ”e ”"”""”.’r
alters ttmse.fthat no one can compete with
the sqiiai'e.
Yearly udvertiseis. on square, ........... . .10 00
. _ _ The privilege of yearly atl-
vertisers is limited to their own immediate busi-
pttyuble qiitii'tci'ly.
I‘-(‘.55.
Citstial :idvei'ti.<ciiieiits sent to this Oflice. MUST BF.
CASH 'ro INSURI-I l:\'SER'I‘IO.V'
ACC().\Il'.l.\'I1£D BY THI’.
’The { Cheap
SIRE
1 - - .
HI‘. SUl)rSCl‘ll)el' having just returned from
New ‘Orb. is now opening, and is pre-
pared to offer on unusually inviting terms ‘cl
him, either ‘in quality or price. Every article
will meet with the strictest exztminatioti, and no
article of an inferior quality will be either
bought orsold.
_1’5lS’sician’s Prescriptions w-ill re-
; r l. ,, ' -
C(.l\€ ins most careful attention at all hours of
the day and nigrlii_
JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,
Executed,-;at the Gazelic ojioe.
GREAT A’E."E‘RA'E‘E€EN
FOR TIIRE E WE EKS ONLY,
./fl’ Hie Ceiebwrieti .
AVINC th ' - ' » .' - - .
" e ’“l°’e°’S Of my f"e”d3 ~‘l“3.V3 61' IN.‘--'lI'l. and being desirous of proving my
sincerity by some langil/e tleniorisitr,-_,:;,—,
bestowed upon me by my rittmerous customers
this occasion to proffer them my heartfelt tbanits) I propose for the ensuing three weeks to sell
the remainder of my large slack of Fall and [,1/'.,j,,je,. G00,/3 at cost "
found Of Broadoloths, a handsome assort
fancy Cassimeres; fancy and plain Sax
plain and hguretl Pizutls ; Citslitiicrc. Crnpe
mere‘ B”’°l‘a- F”‘”"l’ C“l‘.Vl‘*. and other Shawls; Blankets red ‘ind White- )I-' iv.-‘l
led and domestic I-‘lannels ;' C0nlf0l‘!(3l‘S, Gloves, KEOsI,el'y : mcn’s l)ti\'ls’dzli’r]i.l Iii
lants’ Cztps, and many other articles which I shall uiake it for the interest of’niy’l’r’ieuds to
purchase.
Tlierefore. one anti all, whether for Polk or
alion, or Oregon Immigration, come wi
find Goods at prices astonishing to yourselves,
look with wonder upon the success which reiva
the good of his customers.
Nonvalk, January 8, 1845.
To tltose who have formerly pattoni'/.et.l this
eslabllsliment, yhe subscriber renders his sin-
cere thanks, and thinks front his late arrange-
ment he will be able to render satisfaction to
all those \\ ho wish to buy good articles at low
P“CCS- JOHN A. Wizizo.
$6
ii. iii return for the liberal palrom1ge.' so freely
d‘”'”8 ll"? Past year (and for which I will take
Among which will be
“_‘€’—ft': Pilot. and Beaver Cloths, plain and
tlnetts; Iilerinoes, French and Etiglisli,
atid Musltnc tlo'lJ:iines: Dress Silks; Car-h.
for Clay—wheiher in favor of Texas, Annex-
Vrry large and well selected assortment of
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NORVVALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, I845.
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jVoLUMi-3 28—i\TUMBER 3.
IHARDWARE.
Glass, Paints and Oils.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL,
Opjiosile Hog/l‘s Landing, Nolrwa/ls.
THE subscribers are now receiving direct
from the manufacturers an extensive as.
sortment of foreign and domestit-Hardit-are.&e,
as favorable terms as 33:: .;.= j‘l]rCl).'.tSEtl in New
Iortt. Dealers and other purchasers are
requested to examine our assortment and
prices before purchasing elsewhere. Among
the assortment may be fountl.
Atncrican, and English rim. l.nob,upright and
mortice Locks. with mineral, glass, porcelain
and brass Kooks.
Pad, chest, draw, desk, box, trutik, till and
night Locks.
.\’orl'ull«., American, malable, lotig, squartzaud
escutclieon Latclies.
Parliament, broad, narrow, table, loose and
brass Butts.
Wood Screws, assorted from g to 3 inches;
Flat, oval, 5 rotiiid, mill, taperand round ‘Files
Horse. woot.l and Shoe Rasps;
Atigers assorted from g to 2; inches;
English and American Shovels ts: Spades;
Cast steel, <56 plated Hoes;
Long &short handled Manure Forks;
Plonghs antl Plough Castings; E
Hooks and Hinges, plate Hinges, blind FUSIS;
Mill, V.-'ctit, webb hand, back, whip andlkey
hole saws; -
Bread and narrow Axes;
Carpeiitcrs and Coopers Adzs;
Brace and Bitts; bench and moulding Planes;
plane Irons, Steel and iron Squares;
A full assortment oflron Hollow \Varel
Brass Kettles, Frying Pans, Fire Dogs, Wag-
gon and cart Boxes; V
A large assortment of Table and Pocket Ciii'lt>,ry;
Real stub and wire lwlsl, double barrel (Jtms;
Imitation do do do .
Fine and low priced single do do;
English. Anterican Sweetls 5.: Oltl Sable Iron,
assorted sizes :
Casi. Eiiglisli blister, German, Americaa, and
Spring Stcel.:-assorted sizes;
Auicricziti and French \Vind0w Glass assorted
front 6\S to 18x24; -- ..
Pure, Extra andNo 1 White Lead; ‘
English Red, Yellow Ochre, Paris, Englisiiaritl
Chrome Green,V.-rdegtis, and Lamp black‘,;'
Coach and Cabinet Varnish ; do (:‘lu_e;
Sperm and Refined Lamp Oil. Linseed antl
Whale Oil. (Sic. &c. S'riu;i;'i' & CAM .'
Norwalk, April 17. I844-.
Drugs. Medicines, etc.
THE subscribers beg leaveto all
the attention of Physicians, - cr-
chanls. and others to their sin: i of
Drugs.M-edicities.Cheniicals.I"int,
Oils, Dye Stuffs, Perfumery, P ten,
Medicines, dcc. which they offer at wholes’ e or
i
t
thout delay to the Bridge Store. where you will
as \vell as.to my ahxtons cotemporaries, who
"d9‘l‘° u'?l¢I‘i'n.‘.‘.‘ '1-1"-'-A=£z'o:‘2.s of the 3l.ll)~‘t"lll)El'. for
CAHOLWELL J. GRUMAN.
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G. PECIi’S
N e WE stalolishmeiit
‘ At South Norwnlk.
H E subscriber having opened a Grocery
Flour and Feed Store, at the
Steamboat Lartding. intends selling those
articles, tvliolesale and retail,at very low prices
for cash. Having tnany advantages for sell
ing low, which few others enjoy, he is confident
that those who buy of liitn will be satisfied with
the price and quality ofhis goods. Ifthey are
not. they have Olly to return them, and have
their money refunded. His stock consists in
part, ofthe following articles, viz:
New Orleans, Porto Rico, St Croix and
Ilavanna Sugars, in Hhds and Bbls.
L_timp. Powdered and Crushed Sugars.
New Orleans, New Iberia as other Molasses.
Coffee.
Old St,_LDotningo
Burnt ‘
African
Old Java
“ Laguira
“ Rio
Teas.
Prepared Coco Hyson Skin
Hyson Gunpow-let‘
Young I-Iysnti Chocolate
Oils, Candles and Soap.
Souchorig
Pouchong
Winter straiuedOil ' Mould do
Fall do do Bar Soap
Summer do do Castile do
Spertn Candles Fancy do
Spices.
Ground Ginger Cinnamon Cayen: Pepper
Cloves Nutmegs Black do’
Nutmegs Allspice Mustard
Ess. Pep’inint
Ammunition.
Precussion Caps English Powder
Flinis Shot
Sundries.
Table Salt Dried Apples Sal Eratis
Sack Salt Wafers Letter paper
Rock Salt Segars Tobacco
Snuff Rice Starch
Sallad Oil Raisins Matches
Lamp Wick Bay Water Brooms
Blzicking Qnills
Provisions.
Butter Eggs Mess Pork
Cheese Lard Pork Hams
Beef!-Iatns
Fish. '
Shad Mackerel Codfish
Herring
Flour of various Qualities.
Pilot Bread Butter Oat & Corn do
Navy Bread Sotla Biscuit Cornnelle
Bost.Crackers Corntneal Fine Feed
Ship Stuff
,N. B. All goods delivered free of expense
within three miles. '24
Crockery.
Fine assortment received this day at
L. CL.iiii<’c.
’l.I,_I’eat ! Meat !
MEAT ofevery kind in itsproper season,
I _ will hereafter be found at the store ofthe
subscriber. W H CLEVELAND.
I B. All Goods delivered free ofcharge.
' nMoNs.‘+15oo Lemons rot sale whole
sale or Retail,”cl'lueép‘,"b:y Bni}itA_Li..
N. Y. .t- Hui-tom Railrotul.
Rfoaod was opened for travel on the
it It ctober to VVI it Pl ' . d’ -
tance of 26¢ miles. The \)V:SlCll(é3]dln(:Sl’ Irailrsis
will run four times a day each way, as follows;
Leaving City Hall for Harlem, (l25th street)
II'It)i‘rlSfll10. Fordlia::i,\Villiati'i's Bridge, Under.
hills Roatl,’I‘uckahoe. Hart's Corners, 8.-.\Vhite
Pla:ns—7.} AM 10; A M 1 P M 35 I’ M.
1l[:‘f:a\\l’e] l:|z[iins\ for City Hall—S A M
1 § . I ’. II.
The ’Wcstchester trains will stop’ only after
leaving the City Hall at the corner of_'Broome
st. aiilil the Bowery, Vauxliall Garden and 27th
. nextra car will .l . .h t" 10
l minutes before the time tl’frsei‘z:1’ili‘iigPfz’r(otii trlijdrbity
Ilalllratjd will take tip pztssengers alongthc line.
ar em.—Extra trains for Harlem and inter-
mediate places:
L’veCiIyIIall for IIarlem—Harlem for Cit_vHall
9 A M 8 A M
10 A M 10 A M I
2 I’ M 11 A M
4 30 P M 3 P M
5 30P M
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\Vhite Plains Nov. 12 I844.
,LOCkS.——'l‘ell it all about town that we
' have BFQSS Clocks for 3 tlol|ars—nuw ain't
that cheap '1 \Vooden do for 2 dollars.
A large supply of Looking Glasses this day
received. C E DISBROW.
ENTAL SiII'gci'y.—A. I] ill, Dental
Surgeon, offers his services to the public
in every department ofDental Surgery.
Oliiee as heretofore, in Burrall’s Buildings.
Rcfcrctzcss-—J A. M’Lean, M. D; Ira Greg
lry, M. D; lion. 'I‘. B. Butler; Hon..Benj.
osatics; Rev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Smith.Norwallc. Nehemiah Pcrry,M.D.
Iliclzrcficld. R.B.Bottsford,M.D.Danbury.
l\fr.HotvellRodgcrs Colclicsler. Wm Witter,
M. D . lVillimanlic, Ct.
Farms For Sale.
0 NE Farm containing about 36 acres with
a dwelling house, milk house, two barns
and a well ofexcellent water.
Also. one farm north ofthe above,conlaining
about 60 acres.
The above farms are about5 miles from
Nortvalk, west of the river. and divided from
each other by the road leading from Wilton to
New Canaan. On each is :1 large proportion
of “food Land.
Also,_about 10 acres of Land on which is a
fine growth of Maples, situated in the great
Swamp, near the house ef'Mrs Hannah Brown
Also, about 3 acres of ext.-llent Land north
of thelate Zadock Raymond deceased.
Enquire of SAM’L F. Laitini-:i1'r, Executor.
Wilton, September 17, 1844. 3.
0 The Afllicl:cd.—I-Iulls’ Double and
Single Trusses. also a very neat article of
Childrens’ Trusses. for sale at Bissi-:LLs.
H’ AIVIP 0i.I.—-Pure bleached Sperm
V Winter Oli, believed to be equal to any
ever offered in this markehfbi: sale by the
retail, as cheap as articles of the same qu,lity
can be obtained elsewhere. A
Jllerfir-inc;-.__Opitim,Camplior,Sulphtir,‘Laud
anum, Salt Petre. Epsom and Glauben Salts
Parigoric, Castor Oil, Rhcubarb. Calomcl
Magnesia, Castor Oil, Quinine Piperine, Mor-
phene, Iodine, Tartar Etiietic, dcc.
Paints.-—\Vhite Lead,Litharge, ‘Lampbltick,
Verdigris. Prussia Blue, Chrome Green and
Yellow, Umber. &c.
Dye Sluflis-.—Matlder, Indigo. Logwood,
Fustic, Red Wood, Copperas. Allum, Blue
Vitrol, Annatto, Curcunia, Oil Viirol. (Sic.
Also, Pearlnsli, Salaratus. Soda, Alcohol.
Gum Shellac. Gttni Copal, Gum Tragacatitli
Turpentitie, Resin, \Vliitiog, Glue. Chalk
Refined Borax, Cloves. Cinnamon. Nutmegs
Mace, Sponge, \Vafers. Sealing \\7'ax, Tooth
Powder, Genuine Court Plaster, Harlem Oil,
Brittish Oil. Opodeldoc. 65c-
The above stock has been selected with
great care, and purchased on the most advan-
tlagous terms. Physicians, merchants, and
otliers, desiring fresh and pure articles, can
woo have an opportunity of supplying :hetn-
selves at this establishment, upon as good
erms as in New York. All orders entrusted
to the subscriber, will be put tip at the short-
est possible notice. \V E & II M : isst-:Lt..
P. S. Particular attention wilt re paid‘ to
putting tip Physician's prescriptions. Medi-
cines, delivered at all hours.
Norwalk. April 9,1844.
’ The subscriber tenders his
acknowledgements to the public
i ifortlieir patronage during the
year 1843. and offers his assur-
ance to the public, that he is still desirous of
serving them. His shop is at the old stand
opposite the store of James Mallory & Coi
where he will be happy to see the faces 0
his old frientls and to supply any of their
wants in _liis line, either from the shelf or
measuref
comprises every article of men and children’s
wear. _
A good assortment of Rubbers, and other
Overshoes, can be found among his stock. from
which tne public will have no ditficulty in
making a selection.
FiI1(lillgs.—Findings of the first quality,
the craft. HENRY HANDES.
Nar walk. Feb. 1844.
THE subscribers have commenced the hu-
siness of Sawing and Turning. Having a
complete set of machinery, driven by t~'n-
and having employed a practical Joiner, who is
well qualified for the business of those
branches, they feel fully authorized to say that
all orders will be met, not only with promptness
and despaieh, but with that accuracy which
follows perfect acquaintance with the objects
and applications of the work. Slats for blinds,
fence and sash stuff, &c. &c. in sawing. and in
turning, columns, caps and bases for do.,newel
posts, bannisters. and almost every species of
work which properly belongs to such an estaba
lishtnent, will come within their province.
Shop at the foot of Mill Hill.
E. PRICE & SON.
Norwalk. March 4, I844. 10
NDELIBLE Ink, An Improved article
for Marking linen, muslin, silk etc. at
J A VVEI-2D’8.
AHOGANY Knobs.—100 doz. Ma-
M liogony Knobs, assorted sizes, just receiv-
.ed and for sale b.y STREET 6: CAMP. _
H-EARMOMETERS.—-Fnrenheivs Ther-
Aharielor at _rct&_il- by ' Signnirr 65'. CAMP.
.._; :", »,V . I - '
rriomcters for, sa__l__e at, I§'.t,s£E1g_1«_'5,-
Lutlcry, (Emits, Iron, steel, Vvintlow
which they offeneither wholesale or rt-iaii_ on,
His work is of the best quality, and 3
and in any quantity, suited to the wants of
Sawing &Tui'1iing..
POETRY.
Divi.§;E IMPRESS.
Tliere’s not a tint that paints the rose,
Or decks the lily fair,
, Or streaks the humblest fI.;wer that grows,
t But Heaven has placed it iliere.
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‘ At early tla.wn there’s not a gale,
. Ar toss the landscape driven,
And not a breeze llial sweeps the vale,
That is not sent by Heaven.
1
There's not of grass at single blade,
Or lrflf of lowest mien,
\Vhere. heavenly skill is not displayed.
And heavenly wisdom seen,
There is not a tempest dark and dread,
Or storm that tends il;e air,
Or blast that sweeps o’re ocean's bed,
But H eaven’s owti voice is there.
'I‘here’s not a star, whose twinkling light,
Illuiiies the distant earth,
And cheers the soleinu gloom of night,
But mercy gave it birth.
'I'liere’s not a cloud whose dews distil
Upon the part hing Cltitl,
And clothe wi.li verdttre vale and hill,
That is not sent by God. '
There is not fl place in earth's vast round.
In ocean deep. or air,
Where skill and wisdom are not fotind,
It or Clirtst is every where.
Around. beneath, below, above,
VVtierever space extends,
There Heaven displays its boundless love,
Atid power with mercy blends.
MISCELLANY.
THE YOUNG MAN.
There is no moral object so beautiful IIS a
conscientious young man. I watch hitii as
I do it star in the ht-avensl Clouds may br-
before hint. but we know his light is behind
them, and will blaze again; the blaze of
others’ popularity may outshiue llllll, but we
know that though unknown, he lllumctl his
sphere. He resists temptations, not without
It struggle. for that is not vir:ne——he does
resist, and conquers: he hen rs the sircasm
of the profligute, and ll. stings him, for that
is the trial of virtue——but he heals the wound
with his own ptirc touch. I'Itf h. eds not the
.t\-ntchward of fashion if it le.ids him to sin.
The atheist. who says not only in his heart.
"but also with his lips, ‘there is no God 3'’
controls him not: he sees the hand of at
creating God, and be I:‘_l()lCt’5 in it. We-
man is sheltered by food arms and loved
counsel: old age is protected by its experi-
riertce, and manhood by its strength. but the
‘V ’nn«__r rnnn stands amid the I.»-Inplcuitrn of chr-
world like self-balanced powcr——h:ippy he-
who seeks and gains the hope of irnmortuliiy.
Onward! thin, conscientious _\-outh-—-rais-
the Slul'iL'lt1l‘d,:'ll')d nerve thyself for goodness.
I
awakeititit in that cause. Never let it be
said of thee “he helped to swell the tide of
sin by pouring pis influence into the chan-
nel: and if thou art feeble in mental strength
throw not a drop into a polluted current.—
The mced of praise and the d-light of occu-
pacy, attending all the way, and the final
tccompt-use of reward. all taken together,
will be found to ttirn. there can be no doubt,
rather in la vor of him who posscsse-d the-
n-ore or the greater, and has to show there-
fore noproportional greater results. Awake.
arise, then, young m.'in—-assume the bt-anti-,
lul garb of virtue. It is easy to err-—-it is
difficult to be vrittious, to be pure and to be
holy, you must strive! Put on your strength!
Let’ the chivalry be aroused against sin I
Let truth be the lady of thy love l-—defend
her l——Rcv. M7’. Simms.
LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS.
The manner in which the Pilgrims spent
their first Sabbath in America, aflords a stri-
king illustration oftheir character:
‘The Mayflower,’ a name now immortal,
find crossed the ocean. It h id borne its
hundred passengers over the vast deep, and
after a perilous voyage, it had reached the
tblealr shores of New England in the begin-
lning of winter. The spot which was to fur-
lnish a home and a bural place was now to
{be selected. The shzillop was unshtpped,
but needed repairs, and sixteen weary days
t-lapsed before it was ready for servicc. A-
mong ice and snow, it was then sent out,
with some half dozen,Pilgrims, to find a suit-
able place where to land. The spray of the
sea. says the historian, froze on them, and
made their clothes like coats of iron Five
days they wandered about searching in vain
for a suitable landing place. A storm came
on, the snow and rain fell; the sea swelled ;
the rudder broke; the mast and the sail fcll
overboard‘. In this storm and cold. Without
ti tent. ti house, or the shelter ofa rock, the
Christiin Sabbath appl'n:ICl'It‘tl--lll€‘}/' day
which they regarded as'- holy unto God-—-a
dav on which they were to do no work.-
What should be done ? As the evening be-
fore the Sabbath dretv on, they pushed Over
the surf, entered a fair sound, sheltvred them-
selves underthe lea ofa rise of land, kin-
dled a fire, and on that island they.spr-nl the
day in he solemn worship of their Maker.
On the next day their feet touched the rock
now sacred as the place of the landing ofthe
Pilgrims. Nothing more strikingly marks
the cbaractrrof this people than this act.-
Tne whole scene—-the cold winter——the ra-
glng sea——the driving snow—the bouselcss.
honielt.-ssisland—tbe ftitni-lies of wives and
children in the distance, weary with-. ttl‘-ieiir.
voyage and i-inpatient to land—-and. yet: the
sacred observance ofa day which they kept
from principleand not from mere feeling, or
because it was a mere form—,of.i'.eligion shows
how deeply imbeddedl true religion is in the
-,soul. and how l»iit-le»il.:i8_ effected by surroun-
lf God has given thee intellectual power. -
From (lzc St. Louis Reveille.
SWALLOWING OYSTERS ALIVE.
Su€k€_7'—Hi>‘_fiI‘sl Oysler—---Swallouting it
Alive-— Terrible Silualion—- Ylie Rescue
--—Disappea.ra-nae.
At a late hour, the mist night, the door
of an oyster house in our city was thrust t-‘pen.
and in stalked a hero frotn the Sucker State.
He was quite six feet high, spare, somewhat
stooped, with a hungry, anxious countenance,
and his hands pushed clear down to the bot-
tom ol his breeclies p0Cl(t'lS.-- outcr cov-
(‘Hug was hard to describe, but after survey-
ing it tnitiutcly, we came to the conclusion
that his suit had been tliiltlc in his bovhood_
of ti dingey, yellow linsey wolsey, 8lf(lll)t1',
having sprouted up with astot'ii.~lii_iig rapzdity.
he had b- en forced to piece it out with all
colors, in order to keep pace with his body
In spiicjof his €‘Xt'l‘ll0llS, l'i0\\'l-‘\'t‘l', he had
lull:-t: in arrears about a foot of the tiect=ssa-
ty lt‘l’lg'.ll,.fl[l(l, ccnsequetitly stuck that for
through his inexpressibl-vs. His cro_p of hair
was eurniountt-d by the funniest _- little skin
cup itiiuginablc-.——Aftcr taking :1 position, he
ll'Illl.llj1t'd in a long state at the than opening
the bivailces and slowly rj tClJlu1t’_(l-'l.~lt.‘|‘S .7’
‘Y: s. sir,’ rt sponded the attc-nti:vc operator,
‘and fine ones they are too.’ I
‘W. ll, I've lIt.'.1Z'(.ll.L‘ll of lst--rs a.’ore.' says
he, ‘lint this is the fast time l’ve seed ’t-tn,
and prelta-ps l’ll know what t/tar made of
ulore I get out of town.’
H:ivitig’e-xpressed this dt-spemte intention.
he cautiously approached a plate. and scru-
tin'zed the unciised shell fish with it gravity
and interest. which would have (lone honor
it) ;he. most illustrious s_carch+*-r into the bid-
den niystcrit-s of nature. At length he be-
gan. to soliloquize on Illr. .'l:.ffiC_l?l‘)’ Of getting
them out, and how queer they tci‘om-a'—--:'.1ber‘,
OUI
‘I never seed any thin’ hold on so—’take.s
an ziruaziti’ site of screwin,’ boss} to get ’em.
ont—aint they slick and slip’ry ‘when they
does come? Stnooth as an Bell ‘I'VE 8- good
mint? to give that fcller lorig’ns, jest to real-
ize the eff--cts. as uncle Jess usedto say about
Sp Ck lsttlnn.’ .
VVell, sir, was the reply, ‘down with two
bits, and you can have a dozen.” ’
‘Two bits l’ t‘},(‘lltlfi'iPf.I the S’ll‘Cf.’c7', ‘now
come, that's stickin’ it on strong__.lios.=. ll” '53‘
lers. A dozvn on em'nin’t nothiu’ to a chick-
cn, and lhc‘Te’$ no giitin’ more’n ta picuyune
for t/zcm, l’ve on.’v l't‘E‘illZt'Cl fot‘t_5'y-five plt‘ay-
ynnps on my firs! ventur’ to St. ‘Louis. I'll
tell you what, I’ll gin you two chickens for
.1 (J, ‘zen’ if 3-on’ll conclude to deal.’ _ _
A wag wife was standing by lDCl'1l%''“3 '“
dozen. wlnkcd to sltell out, and the offcr was
acceptetl. _ 1 , fl” -.
"l\o\v mind , repeated the .5‘u,cl.er. 8 N“
—two Clllt‘ls‘Pl'lS for it dozen—-you're witness
mister’, turning at the same time to the wag;
‘none of your tricks, for I’vc hero tell that
you citv ft-llr-rs are tnity slip’ry C0005
Thelbnrgain being fairly understood, our
Sucker squared himself for the onsct,——dcltb-
crate-lv put off his seal skin cap, locked up
his sloevcs, and fork in hand, awaited the
nppearnncc of No. I. It came—he saw-T
atid quickly it was bolted! A tnomfims
dr--adful pause ensutd. The wag dropped
his lrnile and fork with a look of auiazeiiient.
and horror.-—-somtthing akin to Sh:ikspear’s
Hamlet on seeing his d.td<ly’s ghost,-—-wliilc
he burst into the r-xclam’.tion---
‘Swallmved alii-e, as I'm :1 (‘.lil‘l§l:at't.’
Our Sticker here had opened his mouth
with pleasure at uionn-ut brltH"~“'i lllll l‘‘‘’‘'‘' ‘l
5-[god open, Feat’-a horrid dread of lit‘.
di(ln’t know wliat——ti consciousntss that all
tv:tsn’t right, and ignorance of the exit‘!!! 0
the wron_g'.—-tlie uncertainty cf the niotitcnt
was terrible. Urged to desperation he lul-
tered out-
‘Whnt on aittb’s the row.’ . _
‘Did you swallow it alive .7’ In(1‘HF€d lllc
tnnn. _ _ ,
-I swallowed it jest as he gin it 10 mel
shouted the Sucker. _ _
‘Your’e a dead man !’ excl-aimed his anx-
ious friend: ‘tbe creature is aliz-c ‘and Will
ea‘. right l/trougli 3/0%.’ added he. In 3 mo“
hop:-less tone.
. - it
.G,,, a p,z,.n pump _and ptirnp it out.
screamed the Sucker. in a frenzy. ll‘3 9395
fairly starting from their sock:-ts. ‘Oh fa’-'3‘
cious l’—what’ll I do?--It’s got hold Of "IV
—do somethin’ for me. do——don’t let the in-
farnel sea-toad eat meafoie your eyes. _ T
‘Why don't you put. some ofihis on it f
inquired the wag, pointing to ti bottle 0
strong pepper sauce.
The hint was enotigh——the Sucker. "P09
the instant. seizing the bottle and, desperately
wrenching om the cork, stvallowed half tlhg
contents at a draught. Ht’ fairly 5‘l”e“ ed
from its effects. and gasped. and bl0W0<l. <_H‘-
pitchcd, and twisted, as if it were coursing
through him with electric effect, whileiattlie
same time his eyes ran ‘a stream of tear:
At length, becominga little more compose ,
his \Vi'l0’0I>l] adviser approachtd, almost
bursting with suppresed laughter, and en-
quircd—- ' V ,
'[_],,w are you now, my old fellow—did
you kill it?’ s _
‘Well, i did, boss.’ ——ugh ugh-_o-0-0 my in-
nards. If that ister critlCl"S dytm 3309'”
didn’t stir a motion in me equal to 11 Small
. . . , . .
earthquake. then taint no use in sayin it--it
' ' h th t killtn’
squirmed like a srirpent w en _a
stufl touched it; b21.t.-illld hefe wllh °°"“""
nanee made up of suppressed agony and de.
termination, he paused 83 ll l°d 83“?
force to his words. and $l°_“'lY all h, 1:‘
,li.berately remarked—_‘“ Y9“ gel l,‘”° °b,’° "
cost from me for that live animal 1 in Q)‘-
ed l’ and seizing his seal-skin cap be ‘M1-711-Sh
ed. ’
The shouts of. laughter, and the contor-
,tl0nS of the company at this finale, wool:
‘have made a spectator believe that they ha
idirig difficulties.”
faltl been 's.walloi'oing live oysters.
l l
. ' r
zntmrds already, and I’tn dead as :1 cltzcken . I
m‘:
ANECDOTES OF THE BENCH AND
I BAR or VERMONT.
.i...§.‘l.“i.‘i’."l’ii.‘}’.-’ ‘...°‘:‘°:t ‘ a‘-
\Vlit‘{:I r ‘ p ”c ice.‘ for a "‘“’.V""-
D omote _to the dignity of the bench,
to ‘follow up his old retainers" and accor-
dl"{-’lY Wll€net'cr a case came bn in which
ilrirlsnfsidonor’ was concerned _as counsel, he
tatt-ly dofli-d the ermine, resumed the
gown and battled away among the attomies,
iq the old sly le. Apropos, ‘of the metamor.
p.iose in question; a story is told of Judge
Chase, now many years deceased. The
Judge was a man of ‘very 8l‘(lt’Dl tempera-
mm‘ and in debate was cxcecding vehement
and rot-ift=rou.=. In an important cause he
was riiztking the closing argumrnt to the ju-
ry and with much warmth and earnestness
of manner, insisting on a ‘verdict for the
plalntlfl.’ A friend of the defendant who
had been listening to the concluding part of
the attoone_y’s address. and who supposed that
he was acting in his judicial capacity. ran
out of the house declaring that ‘he never saw
such aboiiilnablc ptlitiaility in his life.’ Meet-
ing the defendant in the street, he told him
he might as well go home it .oncc, for ‘tire
Judge Itazl cltargcd /tis case to lite devil, and
the plaintifl was sure to recover !’
Judge Chase was a man of excellentsense
and withal a great stickler for the dignity of
courts. A case of very trifling iniport.-mce
having tvcll nigh run the gauntlet of legal
adjudication came up at length to the high-
c-st court in the State. The counsel for the
plaintiff was opening with the usual apolo-
gies for a frivilous still, when the subject
matter, ‘to wit, one turkey, of great value,’
etc. crircliing the ear of the judge he cried
,0tt'.: ‘Mr. Clerk. strike that case from the
docket; the Supreme Coml of the State of
‘ Vermont does not sit here to determine the
ozt~7te2'§/zip Cf." ”‘7'f""?/-
'I‘lie.re lives in the .'}C'll"’-I" l"”_l °l ‘he
State a lawyer and ex-jud-__rc. ‘who is ;';I,' ..
,mous for his wit. _He has kept a respecta-
ble law school at his chambers, ‘on and off,’
for the last forty years; and is still teaching
the elements of his profession to a ‘knot of
legal limbs,’ having survived SL‘.‘Vcl'fil suits
begun with his remembrance in the English
chtinccry, and arrived, through an honorable
ctirccr, to the advanced age of eighty six.—
Many instanccs‘of reparte are related of the
‘old judge.’ which for genuine epigramma-
tism are scarcely inferior to some of the best
of Payton '1’-.-lleyriind.
IVhcn ti practising attorney, many years
ago, he happened, while arguing a question
of some difliculty to illustrate ti point in his
case by a pretty free use ofthe vocabulary of
the card table. The presiding judge abrupt-
'ly tr:q'itt'ed what he ‘meant by addressing
such language to the court?’
‘I meant, your I-Ionor, to be understood,’
was the reply. _
On another occasion, a judge, vexed with
the difii«:ulty,oi‘ iri'it:itcd by the insignificttnce
ofa cause which T was conducting,
cried out: Sir, why do you bring such a case
as this into court? Why not leave it out to
some ofyour honest neighbors .7’ Because
your Honor,’ replied the btrrister, we don't
lehoose that honest men should have anything
'to do with it.’
In the early days of Vcimont jurispru-
deuce. the strict decorum which now very
getter.-tlly distinguishes the New England
but was C0fllpflffll.IVt 1'-y unknown. Nothing
was more common than sharp altercations
between the bench and the bar; such wrang-
llings indecd as would now be deemed ‘con-
tempt of court,’ were they to occur only be-
tween the lawyers l.lltmSt‘l-‘i’t‘S. O.i one oc-
,casion Judge '1‘ , who was then plain
"Esquiref had addressed a sound argument
to the court and sat down. The judge, who
chose to argue the Qll(~‘SllOl'l rallier than de-
cide it at once, rep’i-.-tl in :1 feeble argument,
whicli the lawyer in his turn demolished.—
The judge rejoined by repeating, withoutany
material variation, his first reply; and then
‘closed the pleadings’ by an adverse: decision.
‘Your Honor's two arguments,’ said '1‘ ,
,addressing himself partly to the court and to
the bar, ‘remind me of a story. A foolish
old woman in Connecticut, being one even-
ing at. ti party, was greatly at a loss for some-
thing to say. At length she ventured to en-
quire ofa gentieman who sat next her,
‘whether his niothei had any children ’§’——
The gentleman politely pointed out the ab-
lsurdity of her inquiry. ‘I beg pardon.’ ex-
,claimed the old lady, perceiving her mistake
lyou don’t understand me; I mean to inquire
‘whether your grand-mot/zer had any chil-
dren ?’
I remember an anecdote of Judge O---,
father of the distinguised president of the
Wesleyan University, which is very charac-
teristic ofthe man, and is, I have no doubt,
authentic. Atfia session ofthe court in Addi-
son county, Judge O was violently at-
taked by a young and very impudent attor-
ney. 'I‘o the manifest surprise ofevery body
present, the judge heard him quite through
unconscious of what was said, and madehno
reply Aftertbe adjournment for the day
and when all had assembled at the inn where
the judge and many ofthe _cot-irt folks had
their lodgings, one ofthe company, referring
to the scene at court, asked the judge ‘why
he did not rebuke the impertinerit fellow?’
‘Permit me,’ said the judge, loud enough to
call the attention of all the company, among
whom was ‘the fellow’ in question; ‘permit.
me to tell you a story. My father, when we
lived dowti country, had a dog; a mere pup-
py, I may say. Well, this puppy would go
out every moonlight night and bark at the
tnoon for hours together.’ -
Here the judge paused, as if he had done‘
with the story.
‘Well, well, what of it ?’ exclaimed half ti.
-dozen ofthe audience at once. .:,-
0! nothing, nothing whatever; the mac
-‘kept right on, just as though nothing had
happened! . _
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