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Published Every Wednesday Morning, by JAMES REED, at Two Doltars Per Annum in.Advanee. office on lIoyt’s Dock, West Side of the Bridge. ‘,-. .,
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NUMBER 275 NEW SERIES. NORWALK, CT. W,I'i_DNE SDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 184-5. VOLUME 28-,-NUMBER 8.
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.otfice Subscribers, or those living out of the D R E} E S From the N. Y. 'jt/ue Stat glAnd then Ill: mU}SlC pfaltistlw: d E: ah e .0 tgveky olu seen , ogank, ate ’y ? wlplit shedhud peg,-d_ ‘d , h :.
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pers a-“he 50 BE subscriber havino _ I I, if ' BY m“ N AM“ it Ilial'w,ould have IIll8tll]lSS()Ul with bhss. No—I dtd not IKPOW it.’ said Ellen. her den on his broad breast. ‘stay at home and
Companies of 5 or more I-ecegvim, their ,,a_ New Y k. . e .l”_5 "8 ‘”"S‘ '0"? A 0R ’ But oh . «was vain; she gasped and died. heart beat violently. leave you to this peril. Father is old and‘[
- pcrs by n,,,i1,“-paid ,nadva,,ce__‘=_“”,___ 1 50 0r . IS HOW opening. and Is Pre- Whether there is any other re foundation And. when the anxiouswatchers came, -1 believe he and Briggs are no great was afraid he could not be here in time‘—?
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pared to ol‘Ier on unusually inviting terms a
Very large and well selected assortment of
D7023. Medicines. . Chemicals. Perliimery,
Brushes. Dye Woods amt Dye Stuffs. ‘' Tlte
entire stock oflhis establishment has been'p'ur-
him, either in quality or price. Every article
will meet with the strictest examination. and no
article of an iiilertor quality ‘will be either
to know.
bought or sold.
_1"|YSiCi:ln’s Prescriptions will re.-
ceive the most careful attention at all hours of’
the day and night. '
To those who have formerly patronized this
establishment. the subscriber renders his sitt-
cere thank_s. and thinks from his late arrange-
ment he will be able to render sati.-faction to
all those who wish to buy good articles at low
.InHN A. Witt-Jo.
AYING the Interests of my friends always at heart. and being desirous of provinrr my
sincerity by’ some tangzf-/e demonstration. "
bestowed upon in‘ e by my numerous customers durino the past year (and for which I will I 1.
this occasion to proffer them my heartfelt lliarilts) I propose for me ensuin “nee weeks to aeq’;
the remaindeaof my; large stock of Fall and Winter Goods at. cost. I\l‘t1g0l'ig which willsbe
found of Broadciletlzs, a handsome assnrin
' ‘fancy Cassimereilz;
- purchase.
“'70”? ‘Of 01‘-05°03 11' mlfligration, come will
the good nfliis Custorn ere.
Norivalk. January 8. 1845.
ost;a.t't* A’E."'E‘EA®d‘€BN
. FORITHREE WEEKS ONLY,
oft the Cclcinwterl
"fancy and plain Sattinctts - Mcrinoe - ‘
«plain and figured_Pl:’I1lIls ; Cashmere. Crane and Musl’inc de‘Lainess:’l”)’l"’(l’sLs”S’ii’&s’I%’,:ft:’:
vmere. Brocfia. Frcnc, li Cabylc, and other Shawls; Blankets ‘ red and White ila’in twil-
.-‘led and domestic Fl:_~lIlllclS; Comforters, Gloves, Hosidry : meu’s bo’ L’ and I
‘fonts’ Caps, and man‘ y other articles which I shall make it for the interest ol"mvy’fi:ieuds
l._ Th°l'_€.f_rlre.. one and. .¢lll~"_VlWller for Polk or for Clay-—-whether in favor of Texas, Armat-
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find (roads at prices a tstoutshing to yourselves, as well_ 8S,lDL...l.’l:7’§'"‘CDVl0US cotemporaries, who
look with wonder upo. ri the success,_wl~.iz-t._.-........-«ts the untirimr exertions of it... enb<r:rlDPr, for
in returti for the liberalpalronagc. so freely
191": Pi“)! and BeaVcl'Clotlis. plain and
'9'" d*=l"_V to the Bridge Storgé. where you will
LI-IOLWELL J. GRUMAN.
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Croolcery.
A Fine ztssortrnent rt aceived this day at
. L. CLARK’S.
A Fa_jrm for sale,
Containing about 60 acres well pro-
portioned iuylo lneadow, plow pastu re
-’ and wood land. Also, about 20 '
acres of woo cl and pasttsg re land lying about half
a mile fronzi the abovt-. On the firsl men-
ziioned premi Ises, there is a large two story dwel-
tlicg house, wagon house. barn. and a well of
fgoud water n ear the door, together with a never
tailing streas n which runs through and waters
rthe farm. 'J .‘his property is situated in the east
apart ofNew Canaan. about 5 miles from Nor-
walk, land? ng, and belongs to the estate of,
Frederick}? icliards. dcc'sd. Inqttire of Samuel
.L. Richard t, living on the premises, or of
I )AP.lUS ST. JOHN, Administrztor.
New Car iaan. Dec. 30. 1844.
FOR._SALE—At.Public Auction
-on Saturday the 15th of February
next. on the premises. at 1 o’clock.
‘P. M. a House and (3 acres ofland,
situated in New Canaan. near the Four Corners
«on what is called Clapboard Hill Road. leading
‘to. and ab _oiit three miles from Norwalk. Said
t-properly l ielongs to the estate ofLyman Brown.
_. Daniusa ST Joan. Trustee.
,- New ( ianaan. Dec. 311. 1844.
“Valuable Farms !
.. NE. Farm containing about 44 acres. late
l’ tb .e residence of Julia Jas. Lambert, with
=a good Dwelling I-Iouse..‘,Barn, Corn House and
«other 0 at buildings.-two‘, wells of -tvaicr—-a va-
tiety o fFruit Trees. (Sec.
Als_o.; one Tract of aboutt 14 acres of Wood
and Pasture Land. 1,
Also: one Tract of abotut. 21 acres situated
morth ofthe Episcopal Clllllfcll on the east side
»=of thv: Danbury Road. ,
Also; one Farm of about 37 acres ‘south east
-ofthe Episcopal burying g. round.
E rich ofthe above CtJI]l8.Il_;_l a portion of Wood
'3La'nd. El _
Also; a large Dwelling’ House with about
two and a halfacres of lan‘(_l near the house of
Dr. Willard. ll
For particulars, enqtiitge c -fT. B. Butler Esq.
of Norwalk, or oftlie-subscri her near the premi-
ses. Smut rm. F LAMBERT.
\Vilton,-Nov. 5, I844. 45
‘For’ .N'ew’ ’York.
‘‘‘I.\’ WlN’l‘EI{. Arrangenient
—'I‘he sloop J‘ ulia, Capt. Grum-
"- man',will leave I he landing at Fi-ve
Mile River. on Tuesday Jan. 7th
1845, and again on ThU.¥§(Ia} ' January 17th and
will continue tonaake her '. [‘rips in about 10
‘- -:. days until further notice. W C SAMM|5-
For New‘ York.
The sloopa I /Iary A. Selleck
and Domestic,_w Ill leave tb.e d'ock
West side the Bi idge. alternately-
, , every Tuesday-,' and New Y_ork
every Thursday or Friday, ut ttil further notice.
Norwalk. Dec.”I844. ' N - SE1‘-I-P7°.1.‘-.
PERFUnBny,_Th¢. cheapest lot of
'- perfumery fancy articles écc. ever before
t «-
N. Y. .1; Harlem Railroad.
-‘ ~.t
THIS Road was opened for travel on the
28th of‘October to White Plains.a dis-
tance of 265 miles. The \Veslchesier trains
will run four times a day each way, as follows;
Leaving City Hall for Harlem, (l25th street)
Morrisana. Fordha:ri.\Villiam’s Bridge, Under-
hil|’s Rnarl.Tuckahoe. lIarl’s Corners. scwhite
Plains-74 A M 105 A M 1 P M 35 P M.
Leave White Plains for City Hall—-3 A M
11 AM]gPl\'l4P.M.
The Westchestertrains will stop only after
leaving the City Hall at the cortier of Broome
st. and the Bowery. Vauxliall Garden and 27th
st. An extra car will precede each train 10
minutes before the lime nfslarling from the City
Iialland will take up passengers alongthe line.
Harlem-—Exua trainsgro: Harlem and inter-
rrzeclizzm places: ’ .
L’veCiIyHall for Harlem-Harlem for CityHall
9 A M ‘ 8 A M .
10 A M 10 A M
2 P M 11 A M
4 30 P M 3 P M
5 301’ M
\Vhite Plains Nov. 12 1844. 46
ENTAL Surgery.—A,. H ill, Dental
Surgeon. offers his services to the public
in every departmcntof'Deritnl Siirgerv. “
Office as heretofore. in Burra|l’s Buildings.
Refe'rcncss——J A. M’Lean. M. D; Ira Greg
Iry, M. D‘; Hon. '1‘. 3. Butler; Hon.Be.nj.
osaacs; Rev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Striith.NorwalIc. Nehemiah Pcrr'y,M.D.
Ridszc/ielcl. R .B. Bottsford .M. D. Danbury.
Mr.HowcllR.odgcrs Colchester. Wm Witter,
M. D . l-Wllimantic. Ct . -
Farms For Sale.
NE Farm containing about 36 acres with
a dwelling house, milk house. two barns
and a well of excellent water.
Also. one farm north of the above,c9ntaining
abnut.60 acres.
The above farms are about 5 miles from
Norwalk, west of the river. and divided from
each other by the road leading from Wilton to
New Canaan. On each is at large proportion
of Wotid 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 aeres of excllent Land north
of the late Zadock Raymond deceased.
Enquire of SAM’.L F. LAMBERT, Executor.
Wilton, September 17, 1844.
0 The Afllictcd.-Hulls’ Double and
Single Trusses. also a very neat article of
Childrens’ Trtisses. for sale at BIESELLS.
A _AIlIP 0iI.—-Pure bleached Sperm ,
' Winter Oli, believed to be eq,u.a.l. to any i
ever offered in this t_narket.fnr sale by the‘
-barrel or at retail by STREET 8: Cxmr. ’
RANDRE DTH PIELLS.-The subscri-
ber is still. agent for the sale ofthis. valua-
— O$)Jfidj’_I9,fI§p§fl3IK,fl§h be fort! .d at Bissn1.r.,s-
/
b,[e m_qdir:ing,, V LEVI! CLARK.
5
for the following tale, than the fact. let there is
a small river Shetucket, near Nor
uecticut. and the existence of a nut al excava-
tion near its banks, wherein dwel for many
years a mysterious old woman. it b is no one
h, in Con-
It is enough that the iticid is 1 have
related might have occurred. and have fin
indistinct recollection of hearing the
childhood.
in my
I \_N\ ..
VVhere old Slietuckct rolls his tide
By mossy plain aml rm-ky steep, ,
And dashing up the mountain side 1
A ceaseless shower of spray doth weep,
There dwelt within a hidden cave '
A Sybil withered. gray an] old,
VV ho long seemed trembling o’er thcgrave
Yet lived when ninety years were 'told.,
II
No one her lineage ever kuew— .‘.
To none she spake of former years-31- '
Her words mysterious were and few. T ~
And never uttered save with tears ; "
Her simple wants were all supplied I
By those who dc-em’d her halt insane,
And no one to the hour she died
Ere lietlrd her murmur or complain.
III
But often by her lonely cell
The passing traveler stayed his feet.
To listen totliesounrls that fell
Melorliously wild and sweet
From her old lips. atid wept to hear
The language of her earnest prayer;
And little children felt no fear.
When night surpris'd lheui tarryingthere
IV
The passing years no change revealed.
Save on her deeply furrowed check:
The mystery that her heart concealed
Her fait.hf'ul tongue refused to speak,
And when. at last. she felt the chill
Oftleath steel thro' her withered frame,
And her sad history told. she still
Kept back her lineage and her name.
V .
An hour before she died she prayed
That all would leave her gloomy cell,
Save one to whom a sign she made.
And she to him her tale would tell.
With noiseless step they all obeyed. [tears
Though scarce restrained their flowing
None but the village pastor stayed-
A meek old man of seventy years.
VI
Now there were some wltoedared to Say
‘Then his bad heen a restless youI.h—-
That on his sonlsome secret lay.
Like Error on the breast of Truth.
His blameless life had served to blot
The record where this venom fell.
And. iflhe tale were true or not,
His congregation loved him well.
VII
To him the dying datne now signed,
And whispered that he first should pray.
That her poor eyes now dim and blind
Might open in eternal day,
This o'er. she. slowly told her tale.
In broken language whispered low:
It madetlie paslor‘s cheek grow pale.
Though used to scenes ofdeath aiiil woe.
VIII
“ ’Twere useless to reveal my name-
I have no kith nor kin to weep,
But 'tis not frotn a sense of sharrie
That I the precious secret keep.
I wedded early. and my life
Was placid as the waveless sea,
But soon I was a widowed wife.
And but my boy remained to me.
IX
“He grew apace. I sought to rear
Him as a Christian tnother should;
But ah! he was to me so dear.
1 half forgot his greatest good.
His reckless spirit scorned reproof.
And filled my ltearl with anxious fears.
And soon alas! he stood aloof
From all his mntlier’s prayers and tears.
X
“’Twas on his twentieth natal day.
Oh God! blot otit from time those I10ll!8,
When by his couch I knelt to pray.
And summoned all a mother’s powers
Tn urge him from his wayward course:
He sought to leave me and at last
Repulsed me with a brutal force.
And furious from the chamber passed.
_XI
“How long I lay I do not know :
I wake to find myself‘ alone.
Remembring but that cruel blow
For which no ‘life could e'er atone.
The horrors oftbat fearful hour . e
Drove Reason from tny whirling brain:
I yielded to their fearful power.
"And never saw my child again.
-— ~ XII .
“Distracted, from my home I fled.
Unconscious of the days that passed,
And by some secret impulse led
I foiind this quiet cave at last.
And here within this lone retreat
Some hours of calmness I have known.
And I have prayed once more to meet
Him who was still my son—my own.
xiii
“ I know not for how long it time
I've wept and prayed that he might be
Forgiven of his fearful crime.
And. penitent," restored to me. _
But, all unheard have been my prayers-—
My life is done--I've seen not I‘l’!l'1|l--— -
I bless you for your generous cares,
‘ And die. forgiving and forgot l" A
XIV .
She ceased. but in an instant more.,'
Sprung upward with convulsive tbwer.
And stood erect: upon the floor :. -
What moved her thus at that
Upon the aged pastor"s face
The tears were streaming
He claapediher in a close embrace. __
A nd; cried’-—‘My mother fblass (hit cltztd !'
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Ill,
drcadhourv?‘ ’
fast and wild; =
They found her. and by her side
Was slreched the pastor’s rigid frame
XVI
But still he lived. and to the grave
He saw her dear remains consigned;
His confidence to none he": gave,
Btit nursed the sorrows of his mind.
And from that ltour hislanguagetook
._ A sorrowful ‘and eaddening strain:
g They say he wore a mournlul look.
And-that he never smiled again.
Misc);-:L_LANY.
m From Pater.ro7t‘s Illagazincfor December.
THE REFUGEE;
4 Thrilling Tale of the Am. Revolution
'3 BY JAMES H. pass.
I During the war of the Revolution. the
-tower counties of New Jersey were infested
_y.,.-a set of desperadoes, passing under the
Vnapie of refugees, who, in the. absence of
Americans in camp, plundered and in
so t:'(l’l.llt5Il' defenseless families A ’O'lDd of
th e men becaiiie particiilnrly notorious on
_. Little Egg River. and that section ofthe
c intry is yet rife with the legt-ntls oftlieir
,n'_tsdeeds. A party, equally numerous and
itch more lawless, for a long time devasta-
‘ d the settlements along the Maurice river.
§)ur story relates to this latter.
It was at the close of a beautiful day I::
.'he early part of October, that an athletic
,/’young man, whose frank and good huinorerl
countenance was a passportto the acquain-
tance of sttangers, approached a clearing not
far from the present decayed villiage of
- rchester._ The house was of but one
sixryt, built of thick, liewn logs, and surroun-
detl by scanty fields. in which the stumps of
the original forest trees were yet visible.
Bit everything about the place had an air
oftneatness. which was increased, when push-
ing open the door he entered the large coni-
for_,t:il.le kitchen, with its-nicely scoured floor.
and its dresser on which were arrayed in
bright rows the pewter plates. His font-
st-:l_~ps hail scarcely sounded on tl:e floor, be-
fore a light figure sprang towards him, and
the next instant was locked in his arms.
‘God bless you. Mary,’ he said. as he
parted the hair. fondly from her forehead,
anelstooping. kissed the fair brow.
""!;.‘The.'gl,V"~I0I'YI'\'l'lI up into his face, and said
ball iniqtiiringly. half posiiiw-‘|_v._
‘You have come to stay—h:ivc you not .7
Do now. give up running your sloop until
things become more settled. You will be
captured yet,’ she continued, _ as her lover
shook his head, ‘and then. ifthrown into those
dreadful. prison ships at NewYork, you will
never get back.’
Notwithstanding the imploring tone in
which she spoke. her lover still shook his
head.
‘Nay, den rest, your woman’s fears alarm
without cause. There is no danger. 'l‘he
English ships have left the Del--ware, and I
must make the old sloop pay now, for your
sake.’
She buried her face in his bosom to hide
the blushes at this allusion. He continued,
cheerfully—— -
‘Now, can you find inc a supper? You
boast of your housekeeping, you know; and
yet I’ll bet we're almost as good cooks on
board. At any rate we are a little more
hospitable when we see a visitor who has
come miles to meet us. and walked all the
‘way.’
He said this in a playful tone, and the girl
immediately hastened to set the supper table.
His eye followed her griiceful movements,
and they conversed together, as lovers only
converse, during the halfihour in which the
pri-pirutions for the meal was going on. At
length the other members ofthe family came
in. and the conversation bee;-tine general.
;It was yet early however when the young
man rose to go. The girl followed him out
of the door. 5
‘VVhy so soon ?’ she said.
-‘It is high tide, and I have already over-
stayed my time.’ he said. ‘But in -a few
days I shall be back. and it may be I will
be so successful that there will be no ne_cessi-
ty for going again.’
'- ‘God grant it may be so.’ she said fervent-
ly. ‘I felt a presentiinent of some danger
impending over you. There is Hogan the
refugee’-—
‘He owes me ill-will I know’ said the
lover. ever since you preferred me to him.
But he has left this part of the country. and
I should never fear him in a fair fight.’
‘Bathe was always stealthy and mean ;
and wo‘tild attack you secretly.’
‘Oh l but there is no fear of him ’ gaily
said the lover. Believe me, I shall be back
in less than two weeks, and then—’
He pressed the blushing girl to his bosom.
kissed her again and again. and then ‘Vllh 3
hurried enibracetore himselfaway. when
he had crossed the road and was just enter-
ing the woods. he turned and waived his hat.
The girl was still standing there on the watch.
She kissed her band to him. and the next
instant he had vanished from her sight.
But for many minutes sbe_ continued. to
gaze on the spot w_here be had disappe_a,t_‘ed ;
and so intent was the revery into which she
fell. that she did .._not notice the approach of
,a third party. in the person ofa young man
-of the neighborhood. whom popular rumor.
declares to be one of her st:ito_rs_;:_ , V
'G‘ood’-evening. ‘Ellen,’.he,s’a’id‘.’, ‘You are.
?late out tonight.’ _
‘A-h it -it isyon James ?’
hind rfle frankly extended. her! hand;
Good’-ev'etiing':’
"VVill
you: walk. in
friends. Hog-«in swears he will have re-
venge on him, although I don’! know for
what. Do you ?’ . '
Ellen l'etI(l_l.l'le mans heart in those words.
I-le was a rt-jécted suitor. a'nd.suspecting her
love for Briggs, had visited her expressly to
torture her by this intelligence. ~
‘How knew you this '!-’ she said. affecting
as much calmness as possible. ‘Have you
seen Hogan lately .7’ "‘ ~
> ‘He was about this morning, but he has
gone down the river to hisol_d place. They
say he II-IS a dozen men there, refugees may
he. like himself. By the bye, have you seen
Briggs to day ? I heard he sailed with the
morning tide,’ e
. Ellvll lu|'nt'd pale at this intelligence, for
her womau’s quick wit perceived at once. by
the m(3tll'llflg'.0f19 of her visitor, that Hogan
had determined to woylay her lover, and
that her informant, from it feeling ofbase re-
venge. had come to apprizc her of it after he
thought it would be too Lite for anyvnottiie of
the attack to be conveyed to Briggs.-—She
had presence of mind enough not to Show
her agil.a'.lon, nor did she undeceivn the
speaker as to the time who.-2n'her lover sailed.
She atlroitly turned the conversation.
‘Won't you walk in .7’ she said, ‘the nights
are chilly. Father and mother are "yet up,
I believe.’
‘No thank you.’ said the young man. mo-
viug. ‘I must be going. Good bye l’
Ellen watched hiui with a flattering heart
until he had disappeared in :be darkness,
when she burst into tears. But suddenly
dashing them away with her hand, she en-
tered the house, and cautiously approached
the door of her little room. The family had
all retired. Taking a pen and ink she
wrote, with some agitation, a few lines and
placed them where they would be seen the
first thing in the morning. _ _'
‘This will tell them where I have gbue,’
she said. still weeping. ‘It would not do to
wake them, or they would not let me go.-
But how can I stay here, when he is in dan-
ger .7’ She paused and mused. ‘Yes! it. is;
too late to overtake him at the wharf I
uiust go down the river and intercept him.
God will be my protector.’
With these words slie,haste.ned to attire
-herself in her bonnet and cloak. and .th_e_n
kneeling down she prayed for a fewmoments
sileritly, aflcr. wliicb she l‘OSEf,,\\’I’P1’§,é.lIlE tears
from her eyes. and set forth unattended on
her long and very perilous walk. More
than. once she started as she wound her way
noise, or a distant shadow assumirig sudden
y the appearance ofa human being, would
cause her knees to totter. but after leaning
for a space against a tree and summoning aid
from on high by a hasty prayer, she would
recover confidence and go on.
At length she reached the shore” of the
river, after more than half an hour’: travel.
Sherrcoguized the place at once, and fol
lowing the bdlllf soon arrived at a solitary
farm house. All was still around. and she
did not awake the inhabitants, for they were
suspected of being unfriendly to the Whigs,
so she merely unlosed a boat which she
found lying by the water side. and entering
it, waited breathlessly for the appearance of
her love-r’s sloop.
A quarter of an hour passed, which seem-
ed an age and yet no signs of the vessel
were visible.
‘Surely it cannot have passed.’ she said
anxiously. ‘Yet the wind is fair, and the
tide strong.’
Another interval elapsed which her alarm
magnified into an hour; and at last sheburst
into tears.
‘He has passed and I shall never see him
again.’ she sobbcd. ‘Ohl God of mercy.
spare his life I’ and clasping her hands" con-
vulsively she looked up to heaven.
Suddenly a sound met her car which she
mistook for the creaking of a block. She
started up in the boat, every feature of her
face radiant with hope. and looking eagerly
toward the bend of the. river above. But
she was doomed to rlisapppintment. For
five minutes she gazed in vain. A
-It was only the sigbing of the wind.’ she
sobbed, again overcome by tears. ‘Obl
what shall I do '.l—what can I do I’ she said
pittenusly wringing her hands. '
All at once the apparent sound ofthe sheets
traversing their iron guide. broke the still-
ness; and this time she was not mistaken.-—
brusbing the tears hurriedly from her eyes’.
a sloop rounding the point in the river above.
‘It is him-—it is him,’ she exclaimed agi-
tatedly, and falling on her knees with glad
tears she returned thanks to God. Then
hurriedly and nervously taking the oars,she
pushed offinto the stream, and suffered the
boatlto drop down with the tide. As she
expected, the sloop soon overtook her.
’ Boat ahoyl cried a well known voice, that
made her heart leap. as the stout vessel came
surging down toward her.
James don’t you know me ? she articula-
ted faintly, all the modesty of her nature
suddenly aroused at perceiving. now for the
first time, the apparent indelicacy of her be-
havior, _ " _ ~ _'.
’ ' ‘Ellen l'_' cried it voice from the sloop. in a
tone of surprise. and immediately. the vessel
-was ‘rounded? too‘. and the athletic arms of her
lover lifted’ her on deck ;' for overcome, with
lshame, she could neither stand nor look up.
I What is the‘ matter 1’ said her lover as he
held her in his arms, ‘has anything happen-
;ed’ at home 2‘ Speak--you dontlttknow how
i
‘-you al‘a.r_m= me;
through the solitary forest. at the cry of a _
night bird, and now andtben some unknown
she was now ableto discern the shad’y fortn of '
‘God in heaven bless you. How can I
ever‘ repay you for this? But I must find a
shelter for you inthe cabin. for no time lo
be lost—-We are already in sightol Hogan’:
Dlace,and‘,i! is too late to retreat.. Even if
We-8_n£.h0rithey will come after us; but now
that I know their intentions there is nothirig
*9 I93’. and our best course. therefore is ‘to
disarm suspicion by going on.’
Ellen would have remonstraled, but at
that. instant. the moon broke forth, and '3
large tool was seen pulling ‘W! into the
Slfliflfll some distance down the river. She
suffered herself therefore.'to‘b'e.l-d into the
cabin, where she waited, with a breathless
heart. the termination of-the contest.
Tradttioti tells us how, in II few words.
their leader informed the crew of the ‘up-
proaching attack. and of the vigorous meas-
ures taken to defeat it. The sloop’: t_:o_u|'se
was retarded as much as possible,‘ while the
wood, which formed a part of her cargo.wiis
hastily arranged in piles around the quarter
deck as well us forward, so as completely to
barricade every side of the vessel. Fortu-
nately there was a double supply of musket:
on board, and these were ranged ready for
use. In that critical hour the hand and
voice of Briggs were every where. He ‘felt
that not only his own life.but what was dear-
er even than that, depended on success in the
present struggle. '
For some time. the refugees, who contin-
ued pulling lazil_v_up the river, as if not
carting to excite suspicion, did not see the
uiovemepts on board the sloop; but when
preparations for defence became visible in
the growing bulwark on every side of the
vessel, they gave a loud cheer and pulled
lustily towards her.
‘They are coming,’ said Briggs. placing
the last armful of wood on the pile along the
quarter deck. ‘Take your muskets. lads,
and be ready for a volley--the bloody refu-
gees!’ ' '
Quick and shiirp came the rollicking of
the oars and even those manly hearts heal
faster, as theycounled the fearful odds ti.
gui'n§t.them. and recogniz--d the burly fig-
ures of Hogan. and one or two of his more
desperate associates.
‘Pull away—-around by the stern. mv lad:
shouted the refugee leader. rocking in the
stern sheets with t.hé"m‘otioa ofthe -boat.
‘Now-’s your time,‘ said Briggs. energeti.
callv. ‘Pick your men. I'll take Hogan.
A The musket: were raised and it breathless
instant ensued.
Are you ready .7 whispered thier leader.
Ay! was the prompt,stern answer.
Then fire!
The volley was not a moment too soon. -
Three of the men in the boat fell. but almost
immedi itely she struck the sides of the vea-
sel, and her crew began to scramble over the
barricades erected between them and her de-
fenders. Firing was, now impossible; the
conflict was was hand to hand. It was then
that Briggs remembered Ellen. with each
blow of his sturdy arm. Clubbing his mus-
ket. he met the assailants at every point
cheering and animating his scanty band.
even more by his example than his voice.----
Short butbut terrible, Was the conflict.—-
Most oft he outlaws never reached the
deck of the sloop, but fell back woun-
ded or dead, into the boat; while the few
_who gained at last a foothold on the. vessel
sunk finally. before the athletic arms and in-
domittible courage ofthe defenders. In less
than five minutes after the attack began the
refugees were repulsed at every point, tiller
leader killed, and the few who remained a-
live were in full flight to the shore. T-bro
oftheir number remained prisoners in the
hands of Briggs and subsequently met’ the
deserved fate of their crimes.
No sooner had the enemy left the vessel
than Briggs hastened to the cabin. Ellen
was alreadyascending the gartgway alattm-o
‘ed by the cessation of his voice. which
throughout the strife had risen over the noise
of the conflict. and sustained ‘her during its
terrible suspense
‘The meeting we shall not attempt to‘ de-
scribe. It is sufficient to say that long al’-fer,
they were accustomed to refer to it as the
happiest moment of their lives.
‘But now dearest,’ he said, at lo-rigtb, ‘I
must see-you safe at your father's; cite I
proceed, let me hope for you still more.’
Briggs accompanied Ellen home, and ere
he returned to his vessel he had pressedibe!
to his "bosom as his wife. A
For many a long year, the old mnskiet.
with its shattered stock used on that rn'e'mo*i'«
able day by the hero of our story was wont
to be exhibited to the visitors of the hap-
py household that grew up around’ El-I
len. It may be in existence. a treasured? rte!»
ic among her grand children.-
SAD CONDITION OF THE JEWELRY
BUSINESS IN VVAPPING5.
Asa friend was passing along Sliding
street a few evenings since, his attentionwas
attracted by thedisconsolate appearance‘ ofa
rustic youth, apprenticed to one of our‘
jewelers. familiarly called Nedden. With
hands stuck into his jacket pockets. he was
ta most ‘mournful psalm tune. Presently he
,was met by a pert post office boy, who said
eto him brieflsy in passing :- "Fher”s a letter
;for you, in the office, from Bull‘ Frog Coun-
ity.’ But‘-the information" appeared not to-
'.add to the cheerfulness of the apprentice, as
appears by the soliloquy which followed, tit-
-tered in u drawling tone: ‘Well. now, if here
‘aint a regular fix, then I; never seed one,
-walkingslowly, whistling at the same‘ time ‘
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