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SERIES.
P“b“5h°‘1 EV“-1')’ \Vednesday Morning, by JAMES REED, at Two Doll-ans ll
NORWALK, CT- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1845.
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let‘ Alllllllll in Advance. office on Hoyt
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’s Dock, 'West— S,ide,ot‘ the Bridge.
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L-VOILUME 28—NUMI3ER 4.
‘ Terms of the Gazette.
Mail do
Utlice Subscribers, or those living out of the
Carrier’sdistrict, and who call for their pu-
pcrs at the Office . . . . - - . . . . . . . . . . . - . .. . I 50
Companies of 5 or more receiving their pa-
pcrs by trtail, ifpaid in advatrce.. . 1 .9
Rates of Advertisi rug.
One square-]Glittes or under—1 inscrtion.. . 0 75 B , D
. . . , , . . , .
rpm, ,,,se,.,,m,S _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ __ O 87 rus l(S. _\e_ Woods and Dye mulls. lne
Three insertions _ . _ _ _ . , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1 ()0 ellllffi 5l0(.'l\' Ul lltts establishment [);1,-been pr”-
liaclt following tttserlton . . . _ . . . . . _ , _ _ _ . , _ 2.0 (‘based at the lowest rnnrlmt prices, for (‘ash
F.xectttor’s and Adurittistrutor’s Notices. . ] 00 Only. and all or whit h are direct from the im-
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t he
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the sq"-We t ‘ “°‘"-9’----u - l 00 flattrrs rrtttrsetf that no one cart cotttpcte with
( . .' ' ; ,_ - , . . .
. . hurt, either ..n l]llr.tlll_V or price. Every article
Iearly advertisers, on square _____________ , _10 no will meet with the strut-tr-st -.-xnrnirration. and no-
payable qtta_rte'rI_v. The privilege of yearly atl-
verttsers ts ltttttlcd to tltetr own inttnetliale busi-
H855.
Casual ndvcrtisetnents sent to this Ollicc, .\tus'r Bl:
A'cco.\tr-.t.~rtt<n BY "nu: CASH T0 r.\'sum-; INS!-JR’l‘l0N
_ Village Subscribers by C:trriet'—pcryc:tr. .. .$'2 00
iii atlvance do do..... 2 00
0 pared to offer on unusually inviting Ierurs u
JOB PRINTING,
A L L K 1 2-: n s ,
Executed at the Gazette Otfee.
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Title
EEIIE STEE
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WHVI‘. :ltl)’._t..!‘l.)C'l‘ lt.-rung ‘lust rctttrrtetl from
- 1 5'” X‘’l'l‘r '3 HOW I-pentug, arttl is pre-
"W l-'1T.'—‘*‘ and well selected assortment of
DVUQS. Mt-tlit-ines. Chcntit-als
arttt-lcof an inferior quality will be ether
bought or sofd.
_l’lIysician’s Prescriptions will re-
ceive the ntost careful attention at all hours of’
the day and night,
To those who have forrttcrly patronized tltis
establisltmcnt. the .~ubsr-riber renders his sin
cere thanks, and thinks froru his late arrange-
mcnt he will be able to render suti-fat-ti=»tt to
all those to ho wish to buy good articles at low
.ltrit:es. Jot-r.~t A. Wt-zt-zn.
News for I845.
a.1aE.t'r A'E."'E‘ERA€1’i‘ION
FOR THREE WEEKS ONLY,
, the Cclcltratctl
I
purchase.
'I‘ltcref.»rt-., one and all. wltether for Polk or for Clay—whether in favor of Texas, Armat-
alion. or Oregon Illllllig’I'{lli0ll, come \villtout dt.-la_v to the Bridge Store. \\ here you will
find Goods at prices astonishing to _\_~ont'selves, as well as to my envious cotcmporaries, \\ ho
e_,g g_;.Cc,‘_1§_§-y3'.l,‘,,'t(:l_1_.,g:a_l‘1'.2.I'(.l,S.lI18 .un 8" iii» --+I2e~—-90197-1:VII1€‘t'2’IfUlf
lo-t2.k__\s:itl_t-w;ontlcr..u.pou
the good of l.is customers.
Nor’-valk, January S, 1845.
I’:-rlltmcry,
l HARDWARE.
Cutlery, Guns, Iron, steel, “’indoW ‘
Glass, Paints and Oils.
\VHOLESALE &. RETAIL,
Opposite Hog/(‘s Lanrli‘/lg, Nora-a/1:.
HE subscribers are now receiving dirccl
- front the rttanufacturers an cxtcttsive as.
sortment ofl'urt=ign and (I()H1(’Sll('II8l'd\\Ill'€‘,(N('.
which they offer, either wholesale or t‘P.lail. on
as favorable terms as tan be purchaser.‘ inNcw
York. Dealers and other purchasers are
retprestétl to cxautinc our assnrtntent and
prices befitre purcltasing tlsevshere. Among
the assortment may be found.
American, and English rim. l.nob,’upright anti
mortice Locks. with min:-ral,glass, porcelain
and brass Kooks.
Padwltcst. drawodesk, box, trunk, till and
trigltt Locks.
.\'orfolk. A znerican, malable, long, sqnarcattrl
cscntcitcon Latches.
Parliament. broad, narrow, table, loose and
brass Butts.
Wood’ Screws, as-‘sorted from g to 3 int-hes:
lflal. (Will. ,1, round, mill, tapcraud round Files
Horse, wood and Sltoe Ra.-aps;
Angers assorted from .5; to 2.1; ll'll'll(‘°;
Ertglislt and American Shovels 5: Spades;
Cast steel, (55 plated Ilocs;
L0ng&Sl1t)Tlllan(ll8tl Mattorc Forks;
Plougbs and Plough Castings;
Hooks anti Hinges, plate Hinges. blind Fnsta;
.\.li|l, Mcut, webb hand, back, whip and kcy
hole saws;
Broad and narrow Axes;
Carpenters and Coopers Ad7,,s:
Brace and Bitts; bench and moulding Planes;
AVING the interests of my friends always at lit‘-'t!‘l. and being tlcsirotts of proving my English Red, Yellow Ochre, Paris,Englisltantl
sincerity by some long}//e demonstration. in return for the liberal patronage. so freely Chrome Green.V:>rrlegris. artd Lamp black;
bestowed upon me. by my numerous customers tluring the past year (and {tr winch I will take Coach and Cabinet Varlllall; do Glue;
this occasion to proffer them my -hr-artfelt lltanks) I propose for the ensuing three weeks to sell
the remainder of tny large stock of Fall and If-"irr(er' Goat/3 at cost.
found of Broadcloths, a hantlstsnte assttrtrttettt; Pilot and Beaver Cloths. plain anti
fancy Cassimeres; fancy and plztin Sattinetts; Itlerinocs, l<‘rench and Euglsslt,
plain and figured Plartls; Cttsltmere. Crape urtd-I\In<ltnc tle'Laines: Dress Silks; Cach-
tttcrc, Brocha. French Cabyle, and other Shawls; Blankets ; red and \\’hite, plain twil-
led and domestic I-‘lanuels; Comforters, Gloves, Hosiery : Int-—n’s. b0_y.~t', and In
fants’ C-Zips, and many other articles which I shall make it for the interest of nty friends to
Atrtong which will be
()I—IOL’\-Y ELL J. GRU-MAN.
ISI‘ of Letters remaining in the Post Of-
fice at Norwallt. January 1stIS-15.
Miss Rachel B Allen D K Nash
Mrs Sophia Allen Mrs Deborah C Nash
Mr Jultseplt Annables Edward Nit-hols _
Sturges Bt=.nnette' Edmund VI" (llllfiltf?
\Valters Bussing James Patterson
Mrs Mary ~Burr Frances Phillips
Daniel Dctts flurry Partrick
Mrs Sally Burritt MissLv~;lia F Rockwell
Morris F Buckley Joltrt Riorr
Mrs Hannah Brown J \V Reed -
Charles Croflut George Ilayntond
Isaac Cuwall Capt Thomas Sanders
Mrs Nancy Crawfur Amos Stzhonumakcr
M rs Lt-grand Craw G \-V Smith
Eliza Denney ‘Rensselaer W Stnith 2
Minott D.-rrling S \V Street
IV] [5 F C D3\Vil( IT Sfllllll
D Finch Miss Julia A Sutith
Miss Mary Giluly G H Selleck
Edtrtuutl B Gregory Miss Jane E Smith
Sally B Godfrey Lorenzo D Stevens
J.)l1fl Hitchcock Lewis Turtle 2
Franklin Hoyt Miss Sarah E Todd
Miss Eliza I-Iandford S \V Turner
Riclturd P Jerolametr \V H Ttislram
Edwin E Knapp Granville Mead
Orlautlo Mead E Meetl
Isaac Murehousc James G Willie
2 Sr:-zrrrnx Srtrrrtr. I’. M.
[ST of'Letters Remaining in the Post Of-
fice at Ridgefield, January 1st, ISI5.
Bangs David Mead Stephen 0
Banks R,-iselea H Mead M rs. Ellen
Jones Alva 4 - Morris E
Jones Isaac lmstead Jerred N
Judue Ex Probate Putting Abel
Louasbury Nathan Smith James B
President of the \Vashington 'l‘emperance Soc.
3,~r3 RUSSELL Jnxrzs. P. M,
O.\'l MISSIONEWS N0'I‘lCE.—We the
subscribers. having been by the Hon.
Court of Probate for the District of Ncrwalk,
appointed commissioners, to receive. examine
and adjust the‘cl9ims against the estate of
Roswell Bells,
ofsaid District. who has assigned the same for
t he benefit of his creditors, hereby given notice
that we will meet for the purroses of’ ouwrl op‘
pointment. at the hpusc of Joseplt I. lurch.‘
in said \Vilton, on .Saturday_the 13th day of
iirstatit January, at 1 o'clock. in the afternoon,
of which all persons interested will please take
notice. The time for the presentation of claims
against said estate, has been extended to the
said 18th day of January, 1845.
Enasrus S'ruat;t:s,
Josnru I’. Frrcu, .,C°mmi
Wilton, Ian. 4, 1840. 2:2.
Crockery.
A I*‘int-. assortment received this day at
L. Cr.Aax’a.
Meat ! Meat !
EAT ofevery kind in its proper season.
will hereafter be found at the store of the
subscriber. _ W H CLEVI-JLAND.
N. B. All Goods delivered free ofcharge.
' EMONS.—l5f)0 Lemons for sale whole
N. Y. & llarlenl Railroad. ‘'
HIS R-mtl was opened for travel on the
- 23th nfOctober to \Vhite Plains.a (lis-
tance of 2t3_.g miles. The \Vestcltester train-‘
will run four times a day ettclt \\I1_Y, as follows:
Lcaving City Hall for Harlem, (I25th street)
Horristtrta. Fortlha:n.\l’illiam's Britlgc,Unrler-
hill‘s I{oatl.'I‘nt-ltalme. Ilart’s Corners. tn-.\Vhite
Plains—7,J_, A M 105 A -.\l 1 P M 3% I’ M.
Leave \Vltite Plains for City Hall-8 A M
II A-M1,; P .\l 4 P. M.
Tlte \Vcstchcster trains will stop only after
leaving the City Hall at the corner of Brooms-
st. and the Bowery. Vanxltall Garden and 271%:
st. An extra car will precede each train 10
minutes before the time ofstarting from the City
Hall and will take up passengers alungtlzc lirtc.
IItzrlem.—ltIxtra trains for Harlem and inter-
mediate places:
L‘veCityHall for Harlem-Harlem for CityHall
9 A M 8 _ A M
10 A M 10 A M
2 I’..\.I II A M
4 30 I’ M 3 P M
' 5 301’ M
\Vhite Plains Nov. 12 I844. 46
LOCKS.-—Te|l it all about town that we
have. Brass Clocks for 3 tlol lars-—nnw ain't
that cheap? \Vooden do for 2 dollars.
A large supply of Looking Glasses this day
recciv=.d. C E DISBROW.
ENTAL Sur_:;ery.—A.‘ [1 ill, Dental
Surgeon, ofiers his services to the public
in every department of'Dcntal t‘-"urge-rv.
Office as heretofore, in Burrall's Buildings.
Rt;/‘ere-ncss-—J A. M’Lcnn. M. D; lra Greg
Iry, M. D; llon. 'I‘. 8. Butler; IIon.Benj.
osaacs; Rev. ‘Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Stnitlt.1\’orwaI/c. Nehemiah Pcrry,M.D.
Ridrrqficlcl. R.B.Bot'sf'ord,M.D.Dtmbu.r3/.
I\Ir.HowellRotlgcrs Colc/tester. Wtn VVil:ter,
M. D . lVillimanlic, Ct .
Farrns For Sale.
NE Farm containing about 36 acres with
a dwelling house, milk house. two barns
and a well ofextzclleut water.
Also. one farm north ofthe above,containing
about 60 acres.
The above farms are ahont5 miles from
Nortvalk, west of the river. and divided from
each other by the road leading from \Vilton to
New Canaan. On each is a large proportion
ol'\V0otl Land.
Also, about 10 acres of Landon which is a
fine growth of Maples. situated in the great
Swamp. near the house ef Mr-3 Hannah Brown
Also, about 3 acres of ext.-llent Laud north
of tbelate Zadock Ravmnnd deceased.
Enquire of SAtu'r. F. LAMB!-‘.RT, Executor.
\Vilton, September 17, 1844. 33
0 The Afilictcd.-Hulls’ Double and
Single Trusses. also a very neat article of
Childrens' Trusses. for sale at BISSELLS.
AIVIP 0il.—Pure bleached Sperm
\Vinter Oli, believed to be equal to any
ever oflbred in this market; for sale by the
retail, as‘ cheap as articles of the same quality
, .
anum, Salt Petre. Epsom and Glauben Salts
plane Irons, Steel and iron Squares;
A full assortment of Iron Hollow \:Vztr8l
Brass Kettles, Frying Pans, Fire Di-gs. Wag-
gon and cart Boxes;
A large assortment of Table arttl Pocket Cutlery:
Real stub and wire twist, double barrel Guns;
Imitation do do do:
Fine and low priced single do‘ do;
English. Amerir.-an Swcetls as Old Sable Iron.
assorted sizes :
Cast. I-Ingli.-h blister, German, American, and
Spring Stecl.assor'ted Si’/.t2.~','
Amcricatt and French \Vittdow Glass assorted
from 6\5 to ISx.‘.’-I; ‘ ‘
Pure, Extra anrlNu 1 White Lead;
Sperm and Refined Latnp Oil. Lirtst.-etl and
Whale Oil. &c. 650. S'l‘Rl~:l:'.l‘ & CAMP.
Norwalk. April 17. I8-I-‘I.
Drugs, llletlicines, die.
THE subscribers beg leave tocall
the attention of Physicians, Mer-
chants, and others to their stock of
Drugs.Medicines.Chemicals,Paint,
Oils. Dye Stuffs. Perfumery, Paten,
‘dedicines, (kc. which they oflcr at wholesale or
ll? __0l)1ainetl._cIscwh’ereY: -r.;.,t .-
Jlledtctttcs —Optu m.Ca mpnor.Snlphur. Laud
Parigoric, Castor Oil. Rheubarb. Calomcl
Magnesia, Castor Oil. Quirtine Pipcrinc, Mor
phene, Iodine, Tartar Emetic, écc.
Paints.—\Vhite Lt=ad,Litharge, Lampblack,
Verdigris. Prussia Blue, Chrome Green and
Yellow, Umbe r. &t'. _
Dye Sfufi's.—-Matltler, Indigo. Logwood,
Fustic, Red \Vootl. Copperas. Allum, Blue
Vitrol, Annatto, Curcuma, Oil Vitrol. &c.
Also. Pr-.arl:tsh, Salaratus. Soda, Alcohol.
Gum Shellac. Gum Copal. Gum Tfflgfi('flnll:
Turpentine. Resin. \Vhiting, Glue. Chall
Refined Borax. Cloves. Cinnamon. Nutmegs
Mace, Sponge. \Vafers. Scaling \Vax. Tooth
Powder, (;‘u-nuine Court Plaster, Harlem Oil,
Brittish Oil. Opotleldotz, &c.
The above stock has been selected with
great care, and port‘lta.=cd on the most advan-
tagous terttrs. Physicians. merchants, and
others, desiring fresh and pure articles. can
Wm) have an opportunity of supplying :hem-
.e|v,.5 at mp, cstltbllslllneltl, rtpon as good
erms as in New York. All orders entrusted
to the subscriber, Vtlll be put up at the short-
est possible notice. \-V E 66 II M ‘ts-‘t-:Lr..
P. S. Particular attention xvii re paid to
putting up Pltysician’s prescriptions. Medi-
t-ines,dcliverctl at all hours.
Norwnlk. April 9,1844. .
fl‘
lte subscriber tenders his
acknowledgements to the public
flfortlteir patronage during the
year 1843. and oflers his assur-
ance to the public, that he is still desirous of
serving them. His shop is at the old stand
npposile the store of James Mallory (51. Coi
where he will be happy to see the faces of
his old friends and to supply any at their
wants in his line, either from the shelf or
measure. His work is of the best quality, anti
comprises every article of men and children’s
wear.
, A good assortment of Rttbbers, and other
Overshoes, c:tn be fottnd among his stock, from
whtrth tt'te public will have no difficulty in
making a selection.
FindiIIgs.—-Findings of the first quality.
and in any quantity, suited to the wants of
the craft. HENRY HAND!-ZS.
Nar walk. Feb. 1844.
Q I
Sawmg &Tu-1°n1ng.
HE subst-ribigrs have commenced the bu-
siness of Sawing anti Turning. Having a
complete set of machinery, driven by .- n
and having employed a practical Joint: r. who is
well qualified for the business of those
branches, they feel fully authorized to say that
all orders will be met, ttot only with prompt.-less
and despatch, but with that accuracy which
follows perfect acquaintance with the objects
and applications of the work. Slats for blinds,
fence and sash stuff, écc. &c. in sawing. and in
turning, columns, caps and bases for do..newel
posts, baunistera. 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. Prucr: 6.’. Son.
Norwalk.’ March 4, I844. 10
NDELIBLE Ink, An Improved article
for Marking linen, muslin, silk etc. at
J A 'Wr:r;o’s.
AHOGANY Knobs.—1OO doz. Ma-
ltogony Knobs, assorted sizes, jusl-rcceiv-
ed and for sale by STRI-II-21‘ dc CAMP.
HERMOME'1‘ERS.—-Farenheivs Ther-
i
barrel or at retail by Stanza‘ éc -Curr.
sale or Retail,cheap. by J. B’rnuuu.L.
mometors for sale at Btss1:1.r.'s..
l POE T RY.
-. THE BIBLE.
' Att:—-" Woodrnan spare Ihat tree.”
Scr-ptic, spare that book,
la 'l‘ouch not a single leaf.
if Nor on its pages look
[_ \Vith an eye of unbelicf;
l .
I
‘To as my fort-fathers‘ stay
,t In the hour ofarzony:
l , S(.'("|)ll(", go thy way.
i And let that old book be.
That good old book of lift‘,
For t.‘EDll)rlr’S has stood
Uuhartn-ed amid the strife,
\Vhert the earth was drunk with blood.
.-‘\ud wouldst thott harm it now, I
And have its ttlllhs forgot?
St-eptic. forbcar thy blow.
Thy hand shall harm it not.
l
Its very name recalls
‘The happy hours of yotrh.
Wlren in my grttntlsi.'e's halls
, I heard its tales oftruthz
; ' I've seen his white hair flow
l
l
O‘:-r that volume as he read.
But that was long ago,
And the good old man is dt ad.
5 My tlcargrarttlrnotlter. loo,
When I was but a boy,
I've seen her eye ofblue
\Vcep o'er it. tears ofi--y;
Their traces linger still,
And dear tht-y are to me:
Sceptic, forcgt) thy will,
GU. let that old book be.
_____tt/IISCEL-LA NY.
"From lhc N. Y. Jllcrctrry.
A DANGEROUS MAN TO RUN AT
, LARGE!
There is a terrible fellow somewhere
‘dottn East,’ who ought not to be pt-rmiurd
to -run loose-. He threatens to play the VPIV
devil and break things, in conscqucnce ofhis
fattltless go]. It I-» should happen to put
his threats into execution, the Lord have
mercy upon us! His first threat is,
.. I'll grasp the l0U(l thunder,
Vt/itlt liglttniugs I'll play.
I’.l rend the earth assunder
And kick it away.
That's attempting COllSldt‘l’flI)lt‘, for one man
-however if he has a mind to take the re-
sponsibility. and pay darnuges, let hi-n smash
away ~ we are nol. alcard.
Ho.-. next says,
The rainbow I'll straddle
And ride tothe moon,
Or in the ocean I’ll paddle
In the bowl ofa spoon.
bun-.-_.tn_y-b6d3t.'_ Go 1!‘-he-‘ad. old
chap, we like to encourage a lau dalalc spirit
ofadvenlurc.
I'll set fire to the fountain
And swallow up the rill,
I'll eat up the mountain
And be hungry still.
Goodness gracious! is there no way to up
peasc his wrath and stay his stomach .7 Must
we stiff-r all this be-cause he and his girl
haven't anything to say to each other at pres-
«nt .7’ No-—ncvcrl Down with hirnl down
with hitnl we say.
The rain shall fall upwards
The smoke tumble down
I'll dye the grass purple
Arttl paint the sky brown.
Hear that! a pretty world this would betro-
ly, with the rain falling up, the smoke In It-
bling down, the grass dyed purple, and the
skv painted brown. We might as well live
in an old boot with at dirty sole for the earth
beneath, and brown upper leather for the
heavens above.
The sun I'll put out,
\Vith the whirlwinds play,
Turn day imnnigltl
And sleep it away.
. There is no doubt, if he cuts that caper.
the sun will feel as much put out about it as
we shall. \Ve leave it to the whiltlwinds to
say Wllt-the!‘ they are to be trill»-d with or
not; and as for his turning day in'o night,
DOMESTIC ENTEPJI‘.-\INMENTS,’,v.
or A~.\‘Cll-2.\"’2' 'rt_\tt;s.’,;_ ;'
The paintings on the Egypt,ia';ttorn‘bs"=,-re-
ferring to a pt.-rio_:l some four-'tlitt‘us-u5tit.‘r‘l-‘years
bypast, give us a curious and perfect idea - of
the nztlure of dorm stic entertaining-nts’io‘lIhat
interesting country, the nurse of hutna‘u_civ-
ilizatiun. The Egypti in houses of tbc'"bct-
ter class were usually built in the formal a
square‘ having a large court‘—in'- the center,
with n well and rows of trees. 'I_‘hc rooms
opened imo the main court, or into a”§‘riiall
court bcttvet-rt the buildings along. thelisidcs,
and were lavishly decorated with. paiuzfin-.s.‘
tvhilcthe furniture, chhirs, tablrs, and‘ the
like. were of fine wood. iula-id: w_.'t,h ivory,
and covered with leather or rich stuffs‘ and
were not In be excelled. in beauty and‘ j_con-
VL‘{llt’ll.'B l-y the rrttttst luxuriously fortttetl
articles of the kind in modern times,‘ ‘i ‘In
their crrtc-rt.t:'nrnettts,’ says Mr. ‘Wilkinson-,
‘lhr'_\' appt-‘atrtd to have outmittt-d nothing
which coul.l promote festivity and the amuse-
rn--nt t l the guests. Music. songs, dancing.
bull‘ronr_v, ft‘-I'.S of agility, or g=.mt'>'.-; of
charm-, were g'r"llt'l".tlly' introtlacerf, andthey
welco.rtt-d them wi b all the luxuries
which the cellar and the table coultl a._fI'.;rd.-
The party, wltcu invited todinncr, ptct'a~':.lout.
mid-d..y, and Iltey arrivcll successively in
thcr charriots, in ptiltttt(,Itti[lS‘bt'tl"nt‘iltyliiliclr
scrvan's. or on foot.’ M ny pai-sag_es”iu the
sncred writings show how closely the man-
ners of the Jcws bad -conctrrred with
those ofthc Egyptians. We ‘hear of the
‘burp und the vial, tbc tatbret and the pipe,’
at the feasts of the Jews, and are also ‘told,
that they (‘lined at noon.’ An Egyptian pain-
ting shows us the arrival oi a cltariot._at a
house of feasting, with it fu'ot.ma'n lmtjcking
at the door. just as srzighl be done I'|0\$'-‘£1-L_lil_VS
at the wt 5'. cud of London. As was tltctase
with th"r"- J;-ws, water was brou: ht to" the
gtrests to wash their l- ct, if they desired it;
Ihrll‘ hands were ttl‘Vt1_\'S washed before din-
ner. -The head oftach guest was also an-
noinled with a swet-t scented oil or ointment
u<'Cl(ia('t’S and garlands of lotus "flowers. sa-
cred in the eyes of the Egyptiarts, were
ll]l’t')\\t) around the brows and neck and eve-
ryguest rrcrivcd a flower to hold in his
left hand during the feast. The Greeks,
who l.Jt:lIVr'Ll most of Illrll‘ customs frotn
E;__vypt, also pres.-vmed water to their gucsts.
and tlccked them with flow:-.-t's as appears
front many passages in Homer,‘ and other
tttll.-l'0flIlt‘S; and the Romatts took the saute
customs frotn the Greeks. Likcthc Greeks
the Egy, ti ins cousid.-rrd it a,’3,vnn="0l_g00d
l)l't't'(lllIg to sit dovt n l:r:mt-diatgly l.0 llllmtlf.
but the ‘[|)t*l,in(_'_boly inlt'l“v'nl., I-I'll Zgiorely to
,t,;_, d,.y_ .3-as unlit-.-n-.-d by wine=,"wf‘rtrch thr-
servan's poured from Vast-S into cupsfor the
use of the yulsls. The Uhint‘se,at the pres-
ent time. offer wine to all guests as they ar-
rive-. Tltt-_E::yptians, at the same interval,
kept up at cotttitruous flow of ltlti3lt‘. ‘In the
tnr-t1llllt|C,'S-t_\'S .\/l r. \Vilkin.<on, draw tug his
al&l.t-‘fllt'l]lS lrotn actual t‘:-presentations in the
scene, and the cook with" many assisants,
was engaged in making ready for dinner;
an ox. kid, wild goat, gazelle, or c-zyx, and
and a quantity of geese, ducks, widgcons,
qnails, or other birds, were obtained for the
occasion.’ Mutton. it is supposed, was un-
law ful food to the inhab rants of the The’:-ais~
Beef an I goose constituted the staple animal
food," and vegetables ofall Itin-ls, with fish.
were largely used. A‘. the party men and
women mixed together at ‘the store table, a
privilege not C0nCt’d:'(l to females among the
(ire: ks, cxcr pt when near relations: and
this argues it higher degree of advancement
in Egyptian Cl\'lllZil'.l0ll. With the Romansi
It was customary for women to sit with thel
men, and Cornelius I\'t-pos ridicules the
Gzecks on this point. '\Vhich of us Romans’
says he, ‘is aslntned to bring his wife to an
erttertainrnt-tit?’ The Egyptians sat either
on ‘chairs or stools at meals. or on the ground
resting on one limb bent under them. with
,l.ltc other raised angularly. The Greeks
land Rotnar.-s did not take from Eg} pl. lbet
lcuslom of rccllnlttg on COIICIIKS at table.-
' ' v t - ' ' a ' . . .
“ml 5l"el7”’3 ‘I a“"“I'v W” “""l‘l 1"“ “5 l'‘l:Tltc- Eg_vpt.t.rrts ate with their fingers, the
he would as not.——if he can do it.
I=lrl‘flog the young earthqualze,
Ihe earth I ll plty.-rc,
Volcanoes I'll strangle,
Or choak with the phthisi-2.
Oh, hol he dares not clinch irt with an
old he earthquztlre. and so he threatens to
flown 'voun0 ’un.' o"'lhe neuter murder!
3 -a O , D
Coward! why dontyou take one of your
size?
The moon I'll smother
With nightmare and wo,
For sport. at each other
The stares I will throw.
Serves ’ern exacty righ;-—th-'=y have no
business to be out when they ought to bc a-
bed.
The rocks shall be preachers,
T Thq trcics» (:0 It'll: singinlg.
be c out s s ta e teac ers,
And the comets go spreeingt
That's all well enough. ex«'eptt,*vl15ngllte
comets upon a spree. We dont ltltc that
‘pretty well.’ ’
I’l| tie up the winds
Ina bundle together,
And tickle their ribs
With ‘an ostrich feather.
Oh,'crackey!_ now he does it! We dvttl
not think it lay in the gtzzard of mortal man
to do halfas much. _ ,
Reilly, we think such adcsperate tnt_ltvtd-
ual ought to be caught. cttsl t0l°- 3 3P‘d"" 5
web, and safely guarded by one fl_-~a, two
lnusquiloes and n. Vlgllilni. \\'O0d'l0u_Se.-.
There is no knowing \vbt|t the chap may do
A CLERGYMAN’S HOR iE.
The horse bit his master,
How came it to pass?
He heard the good pastor
Cry, ‘All flesh isgrass ?’
l ..
tntt-at I):-lug carved to them on platters N81
ing on small round tables. From the state-
lmeut that Ins-ph nlc apart \\ hilc his broth-,
tren were present, and arranged them, ‘thvl
ltirst born according to his birth right, and
{the youngest according to his youth,’ we
;may conclude that an etiquette rel alive to
grank and age was preserved in Egypt. Af-
tcr the sol tl repast. fruits and t-‘specially figs
graprs and dates, were served; nodal the
close of all, the guests again washed their
hands——ain operation, intlced.almost indisprn-
sible previously to the use ofknives and forks
or even chopping-stiks like those of China.
While the paintings show the whole
modes of preparing for an Egyptian enter-
tainment. frottt the killing of the animal to
its pro 'uction on the table. they also show
very curiously that excesses in wine occas-
ionally followed. One painting exhibits in-
dividuals-—latlies_ we fe.:t'—-in a state of un-
qucslionable inebriety; and another pictures
a person in the act of being carried home in
a similar condition. Butit. would be wrong
to charge them with habitual over indul-
gencc ;,and indeed a strange custom mention-
ed by Plutarch militates strongly against
such a suposition. They were in the habit,
at the end of feasts. of introducing a figure of
Osiris. in the form of a mummy. on a bier.
and showing it to each guest, while art at-
teudant took care to lecture upon it as a me-
mrnto of mortality, and the transitory nature
of human pleasures. The Greeks perverted
similar exhibitions to a purpose not dreamed
-of the Egyptians. Petronins tells us.
that at an entertainment where he was pres-
ent, a finclyijointc-d silver model of .3 m_aD
was displayed, on which Trimalchto cried
out, ‘Alas, unhappy lot! Such as this we
gfiall by and by he: therefore while we_ are
l1llo'wédto'live, let. us live.’-
paintings. ‘the kitchct: ‘prcsentédan artimalrd,
In the very early ages of Greece.a break-
fast and a meal after labor formed the diet of
‘lie day; b_ut.four,meals were taken in later
ttmcs, the prttrctpal one being three or four-
hours after noon. The bath was altnost uni-
\'.ersally_used before meals; and the annulu-
ttng which followed, was most probably to
close the pores. or preserve the skin front
"°"gl""~’S3- The guests were offered all
those conveniences by the host previous to
an entertainment. At table, they sat occas‘.
ronally upon chairs with Inclined backs, but
much "I0"? frequently upon couches, as did
also the Romans. It was at first an honor’ .
'0 be 3ll0W<‘d I0 enjoy the luxury of the
couch. In M tssadttnia, no man was allow.
ed so to stt upttl he hal lrillrd a boar by the
prowess of hts.ar_ms. The manner of lying
at meat was this: the table was placed in the
center, and around it ‘the couches cove,-ed
tvttlttttpeslry, upon which the guests lay,
leaning upon their left arms, with their limbs
Sl.l'tl.CIl€d out at. length. In Greece, three,‘
four and five persons lay on one coucl‘, the
legs of the first being stretched out behind‘ .
the second. and the head of the latter in front
of the forrne_r’s breast, and so on. This cus.
tom w8S.(.leCldt'Cll_‘," of eastern origin, ‘Phat
rt prevailed among the Jews, may be infer-
red from the position of the beloved disci-
ple rt-sttog on the bosom of our Savior tttilhe
C6lt'l'Jl‘tlllGl}- oft.l're_ passover. In Persia and
other eastern countries a similar mode ofsit-
ting at table prevailed from the earliest times
'I‘ne place of honor at these entertainments
was not everywhere the same. In Persia
and Rome, the middle was the place of hen-
or, in Greece, the first or nearest the table.
Men were careful of pro.-cedency in Greece;
and at 'I‘imon’s famous dinner, we find a
haughty noble retirirtg because no place was
firfor him. Couches made for individuals
were a refinement of the Romans. Both in
Greece and Rome, tables were usually made-
't-ithcr round or oval, and the couches curved
to suit-them. The Table was accounted a ‘
very sacred thing, and the statues of the
gods were placed upon it. Before any por-
tron oftite food was tasted, it was universal-
ly the custom to ttffcr a part to the Gods as
the first fruits; and even in the heroic ages.
Achillrs when roused suddenly, would not
cut. till the oblation was made.‘ In Greece,.
all the guests at a party were appart-led in
white; in Rome. the same custom was prev-
alent; and Cicero charges itas a sin against
Verres that be appered at supper in IJIJCIC.
'l‘l”9‘3 COUTS-<’S.lhe first consisting of light
-ilelbs. eggs, oysters, and suchlike ' whats;
the second ofthe sold meals; and the third
of the desert, formed the repasl which I:-einrr
done, the gods w:=rt=:’IiianktLl, and the" great),
a"tcr-busintss of a set entertainment was
drinking; for any food taken afterward was
scarcely to _be called a meal. That the I
Greeks drank deeply, many historians prove
and above all, is the fuct established in the
annals of Alexander the Great. That con-
qu.-rer himself pledges his friend Proteus in
a cup containing two congii (somewhat less
than a gallon) and Prott.-as did the same. It
was in attv mpting to repeat the pit dge, that
Alexander it it is said caught his fatal ill-
uess.
An anecdote is related by Louis Blane, in
his History of Ten Ycars, which if true, is
piquant. Louis Philtppe paid a visit to the
Prince of Tnlleyrtnd on his death bed. ‘You
suffer,’ said the king to the dying diploma-
tist. ‘Yr-.=.,’ replied the prince, ‘like one
drained.’ ‘Already!’ murrrturr-d the king
in an under tone, but which the sufferer
heard, and for which he was determined to
be l‘(:Vt‘l)gclI revealing, to the persons about
him some horrible 3t"Crt ts which he might
otherwise have carried with him tothe tomb.
CONSEQUENCES OF UNCONTROLL-
ED TEMPER. ,
Two men both husbands and fathers, went
out in the morning as astral to their work.
One was a teamster, the other a common
laborer. They met. at a stable. The team-
ster bargained with the laborer to throw in
a load of manure, for which he was to be
paid twenty five cenls. After working a-
while, he left the-job unfinished, yet demand-
ing pay for what he bud done. This being
refused, the question was left to the bystand-
ers, who decided that he was entitled to no
pay till the work agreed on was done. Dis-
satisfied with this, however, he declared he
would have nine-pence for what he had done,
or revenge. The teamster finished the work
himself, and started oil. The laborer way-
laid him and undertook to stop his team._
Angry words were given and returned. In
tl.e excitement thus occasioned the teamster
struck the laborer with a heavy stake, drawn
from his wagon. He fell to the ground, was
carried senseless to the hospital, and from
thence to his house. where in a short time
he breathed his last. Thus by one rash indul-
gence of temper, two families are thrown in-
to deep distress. The head and stay of one
is removed by a violent death, whiletbe wife
(and children of the other, grieved with bit-
terness which no tougne can express, nor
imagination conceive, over a husband and
father torn away and imprisoned as a felon.
z
BURYING HERS .-.LF ALIVE.
A gentleman was lately inquiring for a
young lady of his acquaintance. ‘She is
dead,’ very gravely replied the person to
whom he addressed his inquiries. ‘Good
God] I never heard of it -— what uas her
disease .7’ ‘Vanity.’ replied the other; ‘she
buried herself alive in the arms of an old fel-
low of seventy, with a fortune, in order to
have the glorious satisfaction of a gilded
tomb l’
Peach T7'ees.——Plant tansey around the
‘roots of peach trees. The peach worm will
not trouble them afterwards;
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