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NORWALK, ca‘. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 184-5.
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Pllblislléd Every ‘Wednesday DIol']]ing, by C 4 L I “*%—
. - ‘ , at Two Dollars Per Annuln in Advance Office on Ho ' '
- - y 4 - yt’s-Dock, West.S1de of the Bridge.
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VOLUME 28—NUMBER 10.
'1‘ 2-ans of the Gazette.
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C:trt'ier’sdistrict, and who call for their pit-
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- tittt rs ll.lll:(:"fll.'{1l no one can compete with
the sqitare.
Yearly tItlt'ei‘ti.<ci's, on sqii:ti'e,_. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]()
payable qttttrtorlv.
HESS.
Ctistiztl ztdvcrtiscinciits sent to this Oflice. .\IUS’l‘ BE
ACCO.-\il‘.-l».\'IL-‘.D BY THX-2 CASH TO lt\'SUl‘.E iNSl$il’l‘l()N
H _ _ Oil
_ _ _ Ilita privilege of yearly atl-
vcrttscrs is limited to their own iininediatc busi-
C-lOB PRINTING,
on ALL KINDS,
Executed at the Gazette Oflicc.
ATTENTION THE WHOLE!
TIIE Citizlns (the Ladies in partictiiaz) ofNorwalk and \-;L.;,,,’,V are hereby nmificd ‘hm
. _, . .
I have this day reccivedfiiiy _/irsl invoice of
fFasEe’hE.e Spring
in whit-h their attcntioti is respectfully invited.
Fresh supplies constantly received, as tlte wants of my customers may require.
Country Mercliants who have heretofore so freelv favored me Wm, ,;,,,;,. m,;,,,., .,,,f, in,-mmpd
"ml I “"3 ”’C9”'l.V 5"‘-‘ed "P "W ll"l1t'c R-.om with direct l‘Ll’€l’t'l](.'C to their ’£fL"COuIln0Liali()l)
and now invite their inspection ofniv New Stock. ’
Br-inc rleterrninetl to Sl).~tl']ll1 my envied re ' O '
_ - - « putaiton of sellin the best Circa cs . l
IVIOSI: Dry Goods ofanv Mzrchaut in Fairfied County. on trouli’le. Ol"€Xl)(‘3li~,C will bbl)“-iI]t]}:€i-If‘
to render the visits of my friends botltplcasuril
Gentlcnitcn will find it to their ititerest to
Hairdsclnc Spring Ciotliis £5 Cassimcres
which are believed to be tlte best ever offered in this market.
Norwalk. March 4, I845.
€'r°acfecr°_¢.g;.
Fine assortment received this day at
L. Ci..-\tti(’s.
For fliew Efords.
_.__. WEN’i‘EEE Aritnngcinent
.'v‘;-»:- .- . , ,
:_ —l'lie sloop Julia, Lapt. (grum-
" _': n1an,will leave the landing at Five
W n . v
. Mile River. on l‘ut=sdzty Jan. 7th
1815, and again on Tlturstla_v Jzinttary 17th attd
will continue to make her Trips in about 10
days until further notice. W C SADIMIS.
For‘
@
J? are E/“o:i°i.°.
The sloops Mary A. Selleck
and Dotntestic. will leave the dock
_ \Vcst side the Bridge. alternately.
-. every Tuesdziy, and New York
every 'l‘hursrl;iy or Friday, until further notice,
N mvnlk. Der‘. lS-1-L. N Si’-ILL!-‘.CK'.
1) ERFUNEEERY.-—'l‘he cheapest. lot of
perfumery fancy articles (Sic ever before
ofI‘.tre.l in N trtvalk can be fonntl at ’;issEr.Ls.
DISTRICT or VVES'I‘1’OR’I‘. ss.§
1'nn]3:"i'i«; CoUR'1‘, I845.
130)} the application of Ozias M. Bennett
ofVVest port in said district, showing tolhis
Court that he Guardian to .Iose_pb T. Bennett
and Charity F. Bennett of said W estpori,mtnors
belongiiig to said District, and that said i'I:Jll'.‘l0i'S
are owners as tenants in common with William
Bennett, Adeline Chapman al.'l(lEllZi1l.)C.lll Ben-
nctt, of an undivided interest tn a certain tract
ofland lying in said \Vestport _inquantityTabout
-six acres. bounded South by higliway, \\ est by
Joshua Couch, and North and East by Ebene-
zer B, Sherwood, s'~i0\vil1'g just and reasonable
cause for selling said real estate: praying for an
order. and that he or some other me; t person be
empowered. to sell the same, as per application
on file, dated the I7tli day of February i845
more fully appears. Ordered that’ the forego-
ing application be heard at the Probate Office.
in ‘West port on the 21st day of April, 18-15 at 9
dclocl; forenoon; and that notice thereof be
published in some public newspaper near the
place \v'nere such real estate lies, three weeks
successively, at least six weeks before said time
assicned. — Er.ipn.u,t;'1‘ SWIFT. Judge. 3*S
'1‘ a Court of Probate. holtlen at Norwalk
A within and for the District of Norwalk. 00
the 14th dav of February A.D. 1845; Upon the
petition of Benjamin Iio\t,nl'Ne\\ Canaan.guar
(nan ofstephen Se-ely, Julia A. S.-ely. Emily
Seelya.-. Hannah Seely of said Norwalk, mi
"ms ,,,,de,. we age offal years, sliowtngio iltis
(‘Vluurl ‘hay said ”)in()|'§ O\'\'l'] IVVO CETIEIIII IIICCCS
ofland lying in New
Canaan. one piece in
quantity about three a
standing thereon. bounded North anti \VcsL by
Hiram Crissey. South by beirsol'Erastus See-
ly and East by highway: 9l50a 009 “ihef Piece»
in quantity about eight acres bounded East by
Benjamin’ Hoyt and John Lambert. S001“ and
-‘North by Sylvanus Seely and West by high-
way, and praying f0-'_
per petition oti file will appear:
the 2Isl day otAitrt| next» at
be assigned for a hearing on s
the Probate
said petition _ _
b publishing this order in a u
‘at Nm-walk, three weeks SUCC
six weeks before said tin)’ 0f a53l8“"‘°""
3, BBNJ. ISAACS, Judge.
Ordered that
aid pctiliiion, at
cres with t.be buildings
liberty to sell the same, as
ten o'clock, A. M.
Office in said Norwalk; and the
er was directed to give notice thereof
ewspaper printed
essively, at least
« OR Sale.-—A wooden built two story
House, with-brick basement. and 8 Baffl-
Garden Spot, 8r.c, on the premises. ‘The. houste
will accommodate two families.and is !’l°“5“,"d"
ly situated-on the stage. road, on the W¢$l‘3l _e
of the Bridge in Westpotl. If not sold at (pri-
vate sale previously,,Ihe PTOPWW W'” be ° er}.
,e,d at public sale on Saturday, the 1st day on
' March next at 2 o’clock P.
M. Enquire of
DAVIS TAYLOR-
KEELER NASH-
lll-iil, either it! ([ti'dlil_\’ (tr lirict-t, :E\-‘t-ry mrlir-Ia
will meet with the strictest Pxiimlllillitill. and no
articlcof an inferior quality will be ei her
bott,t_tl'it or sold.
_Pll!3’Si<'/ti8iit’s Pii'escit'ipEr*oiizs uill re-
Cvtvc the most careful attctttiuii at all hours of
the day and iiigltt.
A To those who have formerly patron;-,,,_..] mi,
establishment. the subscriber renders his pin
cere thanks. and tliitiks frotn his late arrange-
‘”9”' he “ill be able to ft.‘li(lt‘l' S:Jll.~ffl(‘lit>ll to
all those \\ ho “iii! to buy good artir,-lc.s at low
.It)H.\' A. \V}-ll-3|).
'-‘H ,4" :5.
-‘C T-
. S
t'.v‘.-..’.'.-3. '
ry é-‘seeds,
Partcular care will be li.'t(I to purchases, antl
llttafprq/iluble to them.
exaiiiine my new and complete assortment of
C. J. GRUMAN.
N. Y. 51* Eiarlelitti Raiiroand.
HIS Road was opened for travel on the
. 7?.Stli of-‘October to \Vhite Plains,a dis-
tance of 26;} miles. The \-Vcstcliesier trains
will run four times a day each way, as follows:
Leaving City Hall for Harlem. (l25ih street)
Morrisana. Fordlia:n,\Villiam‘s Bridge, Under-
liill’s Rn.-'itl.'l‘tit-kahoc. lIart’s Corner.-‘. &-.\Vl2ite
I’lains—7,{- A M 105 A M 1 P M 35 I’ M.
Leave White Plains for City Hall—S A M
11 A M 1.5 l’ M 4 I’. M.
The \\/estcliestcrtrains will stop only after
leaving the City Hall at the corner of Broomc
st. and the Bowery, Vatixliall Garden and :27th
st. An extra car will precede each train 10
minutes before the time ofstarting from the City
Hall and will take tip pztssengers alongthe line.
]1farlcm.—.Extra trains for Harlem and inter-
mediate pl:-ICES!
L’ve Cityflall for I‘Iarlem—I-Iarlem for CityHull
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 I844. 46
ENTAL Stiu‘gcry.—A. H ill, Dental
Surgqpn, offers his services to the public
in every department of'Dental Stirgery.
Otlice as heretofore. in l.'»urrall'sBuildin,t1s.
lfqfcrcncss-—J A. M‘Lcan. M. D; lra Greg
lry. M. D; lIun. T. B. Butler; Hon.Ben_j.
osaacs; Rev.:Dr Mead; Iev Edwin Hall; Rev
G N. Stnith.1\'orwal7r. Nehemiah l’crry,M.D.
Ricf2‘(_.‘/iclcf. R.I3.Bott.sford,M.D.Da‘nbu/ft/.
L\.l’i'.l‘:l0tVt?llRodgers Cale/Lester. Wm Witter,
LII. D . l-Viffimarific. C t .
Teeth !
Teeth !
R. Easton, Surgeon and Mechanical
Dentist, (Ofiicc opposite James Mallory
or. C0.) takes this opportuninity, after returiiing
frotn New York, to tender his thanks to his nu-
merous patrons, in Norwalk and vicinity for
their prompt calling and custom (say nothing
about the Rhino) and hopes that the year 1845.
will prove sticcessful as well as fruitful to all
his labors-therefore hurry up one and all tothe
mark, and yen will fiind yourself doubly paid
for all your groans as you rt-cline. in the Old
Arm Chair. All kinds ofTecth inserted in the
best manner, either single or in sells. Filling
done with gold. cemcat and tin. Decayed por-
tions removed, irregular ones remedied 65c.
N. B. To those who are not aware ofthe fact
Dr. Easton has been in his practice for the last
12 years, and he feels himself master of every
branch ofltis profeession.
Rcfetrcrzccs —-Rev. Edwin Hall. Rev. J. J.
Woolsey, Rev. S. B. S. Bissell, Geo. St. John,
Alfred Mallory, W. K. Lewis, C. J. Grtiman,
James Mallory, Jonathan Camp, Henry Thom-
as, Stephen Smith, Hon. Clark Bissell, George
Meeker, George Marvin, Andrew Turney,
Norwalk; Sulivan Moulton. ‘Westport.
Norwalk. February 19. 1845.
E) LANES.—A full assortmeniofbencli and
- motildiug planes, grooving planes. Sash
planes, Mallets, Gouges. Chalk Spools, plane
handles &c._just received and for sale by,
STREI-‘.T & CAMP.
1‘/IOLASSES.-—New Orleans Molasses dc
Sugarofa good quality for sale by the
Barrel or at retail cheap.
= Josxspu S MEEKER & Sou.
LOCkS.—Tell it all about town that we
' have Brass Clocks for 3 dollars-—now ain’t
that cheap? Wooden do. for 2 dollars. .
A large supplyof Looking Glasses this day
Sfdhfi
P OE T‘ RY.
THIS LAST FAKE\VELL.
How silent is that parting word,
. it tells of tiiticli despair,
\Vbcn breathed by one whose languid eye.
And cltcck that's pale with care,
It it-l7sol days we’vc happy been,
\‘v’hen all was bright and clear——
Aittl who could list to such " Farewell,”
Wiiliotit a sliddiug tear.
It iitiglii be said, by one soyoung,
A l‘tlll1(.‘.l”s()ul_y chili], ; -
And he life:’s ruguerl path had smoothed,
And watcliotl his l'ootst.t>.ps wild;
And stniled upon her infant talcs—
Tales told without a fear;
But when he heard that mournful word,
Then flowed the “ 'arctt:clf" tcar.
“ Goo.t-hye,” “ Atli"ll ! " may ,<_»rcct the car
But nought can break the spell,
\Vht=tic'er we grasp the ltantls of those
\-Ve've loved, and say "' Farewell !”
“Adieu" may S(-‘tV(‘. for lovers’ lay,
Aflection tliat’s .-tittcvrc, "
Breathe not the magic word “Fa'rcweZl,"
If you'd check the risirg tear.
Go watcli the pale and dyin;,_v, one,
\Vhose watchful eye is bent,
\Vliose brow is cold as the marble stone,
And list to thewortl tltaI’s sent;
No cold “Adit>u:" that formal word,
“Good h_vc,” we do ttot fear;
But when the \vortl“l"urc-wt:-ll”comes forth
We shed the scalding tear.
Kittd reader, wottld'st thou seek to learn
'l'herc’s magic in ' Farewell 7"
Go ask the l’atent——Witlo\.v—Friend,
And they :lie fact will tell.
Oh! treat tliaiiavord as a holy thing,
That's frauglit with love and fear,
That holy sound sliotild be clici'i.shcd well,
\Vliiuli costs us many _a tear;
.From. the London Literary Gazclfe.
A NEW SO;\'G TO AN OLD TUNE.
Yankee Doodle borrows cash
Yankee Doutlle spends it.
And then he snaps his fingers at
The jolly flat who lends it.
Ask ltiiii when he nit-ans to pay,
He shows no l.csi ation,
But says he'll take the shortest way,
And that’s I’vcpudiationl
Cfiorus : Yankee Doodle borrows cash, &c.
Yankee vows that every State
Is free and inrlt~pt:iitictit ;
And iftliey paid eat-li otl)er’s debts,
T ’l ‘ ' b l ' '
here I. never e an em on t.
They keep (liS!ii‘lJI till ‘settling’ comes,
And then tlirougltout the nation
They all become ‘United States’
To preach Repudiaiion !
Lending cash to Illinois,
Or to I’eiin.~<ylvania,-
Florida, or Mississippi.
Once was quite a mania.
fall the States ’ttS hard to say
V\«'ltich makes the proudest slinw, sirs,
Bttt Yankee seems bimsetfto like
The State of 0—I Owe. sirs!
The reverend joker ofSt. Paul’s
Don’t relish mttch their plunder,
And often at their knavish tricks
He. lturl’d his witty thunder.
But Jonathan by nature wears
A hide of toughest leather.
\Vhit:h braves the Sllflf"[)CSl-[)0il]l8(] darts
Atidcunons put together .'
He tells ‘cm they are clapping on
'I‘beir credit qtiite a stripper,
And when they want to goto war
Thcy’ll never raise a copper.
Ift|iai‘s the case, they coolly say,
Just as if to spite us.
They'd better stop otir dividends,
And hoard ‘em up to fight us!
\Vhat‘s the use of money’d friends
lf you mnst'nt blerd ’em'.’
Ours, I guess. says Jonathan,
The country is of l'ret-doni!
And what does freedom mean, if not
To wliop your slaves at pleasure,
And borrow money when yott can,
To pay it at your leisure?
Great and free Arncrikee
VVitli all the world is v_vin_J.
That slit.-’s the ‘land ofpromise’
There is surely no denying.
But be it known henceforali to all,
VVl.o holtl their I. O. U. sir.~‘,-
A Yankee Doodle promise is
A Yankee Doodle do sirs!
MISCELLANY.
THE THIRTEENTH CHIME.
A Legend of Old London.
BY ANGUS B. REACH.
It was in one of the earliest years of the
reign of Harry the Eighth, and on a glori-
ous sutittncr’s day, that two men sat in ear-
nest convcrsution together in the oak pttiinel-
led parlor ofa small house abutting upon
St. Paol’s Churchyard. The one wasa sol-
dier. the other a priest. The former was
habited as an officer of the yeonian of the
guard-—his niorion surmounted by a plume
of feathers lay before hitn on the table, and
his rich s'at'let and gold uniform shone
’And 5_0. Bully Friar! thou hast absolved
all my 3tnS——truly their name was legion—
but that boots not now; they are rubbed a-
Wilv like rust from a" S\.\’0I'(i.bl£-ICIe.’ ’
_‘D_0l1btless thou art. pardoned. Have Inot
sititl it .7’ returned the priest. And as he spoke
lllS'l‘tp curled more palpably than ever.
‘Ihat swaggerer pinned by the cross-bow
bolt at Thames ?' said he of the yr-oman of
ill‘: guard, beginning anew the muster roll
of his transgressions—
‘Think not of it,’ replied the priest.
‘And the murther done at the Bt'il'llt'Si(Ik' .7’
‘Forgivcn.’
‘And the despoiling of the Abingdon mer-
"cor?
‘I haveiztbsolved.’
And the vow broken to Sir I'Iil=.iCbI'Zlntl
Grey 2’
.It will not count against thee.’
‘And the carrying ofl the pretty Mistress
Marjory .7’-—
‘llatb been attcncd for.’
‘And oaths, lies, imprccations, innumera-
ble .7’ rejoined the captain. ‘Not. so much
that I care about such petty matters; but
when one is a‘. confession, one may as well
make a clean breast of ii.’
‘In the name ofthe church, I absolve ther-
And now, Captain Wyckhamme, thou must
perform a service for me.’
‘It is but reasonable. Thou art my help-
er in matters spi'ritual—‘I am thine in mat-
ters eariblyl We serve each other, Father
Francis.’
The worthy father Francis smile-d. It
is possible that he deemed the arrangement
a better one for himself than for his military
f|‘lt'l')d. — in
"l‘hcrefore.s:iy the word,’ continued Wyck-
hanttne; ‘and lol my bountiful forgivcr of
tratisgressiotts, I am thine, for good or evil.’
Father francis bent his keen black eye
steadily upon his cotnptnion—2azing as it
he would p6"€I' into his soul. At length he
spoke, slowly and calmly—-
'Thou host a yeoman in thy corr-party of
guards—one Mark Huntley.’
'Mtrry, yes. A fine stalwart fellow; he
draws a bow like Robin Hood; and I would
ill like to abide the brunt of his partisan.—--
“"h:tt of him T
The priest started up—his eye flashed-
his nostril diluted. Catching Wyckham-
me’s arm with his brown, sinevvy hand,
and clutching it convulsively, he said hoars-
ly-‘Ruin him i’
‘Ruin him l’ repeated the officer of the
guards, somewhat surprised at this unex-
pected outburst. ‘Ruin hitii l Marry roan.
betliink ye: he is the flower of my company.
‘I say, rtiin him,’ cried the priest. ‘Thou
art his officer. 6:. there are a thousand ways.
Plot——plot-—so that he may rot in adungt-on
or swing from a gallows. He is canker in
my heart.’
‘But wherefore art thou set against the
yeomap Father?’ asked captain Wyckbaintne.
‘He has crossed my path ;’ said the priest,
tnoodily.
‘Crossed thy pat.h——how ?’ demanded the
soldier.
Father Francis looks-.d wistfully at his
questioner, and muttered, ‘In love.’
Captain VVyckhatnme'struck the tabb-
tvith his fist, until the wine flttslis danct-d
again, and then starting to his feet, with r:
coarse roar of laughter, excl-aimcd——'Ho,ho l
hath it. come to this? And so a neat ankle,
and “buxom cheeks. and a gimp waist, were
tnore than a thatch for thy sanctityl And
thy cell was solitary and cold~was it not,
Pris-st .7 And a man even though a monk.
cannot always be praying, and so thou
wouldst take to wooing for an interlude.-
Brave, sir Priest. Credit me thoti art a
man of mettle—a bold Friar—tin honor to
thine order. Nay thou shalt be the founder
of an order—ofa family, I mean; and by
my halidoine, there will be a rare spice of
the devil in the breed. But Isay father,\.vho
is she .7 Do her cyes sparkle? her cheeks
glow----her ’
‘Silence, babblcr,’ said thcprit-st, bern;-tme
is too pure a thing for thee to take within
thy lips; for thee to speak of llt.I'——IIlel'e blas-
phemy. _
‘Ha I’ exclaimed Vvyckhamine, ‘Priest, I,
say unto thee. beware.’ '
‘Hush! I love her, love her uith a depth
of passion which things like ihcc cannot feel
or comprehend. I have wrestled—fought
with it—striven in the darkness and s'lenc_e
of my cell to crush it; but I cannot, she is
my light—my air -—nty life-—my-, God! I
have said it—I have sworn it——she sha.l be
mine, although I give body and S091 l0 Pu"
chase the treasure l’ i _
The captain looked surprised at this out-
break. ‘Wilt thou remove this man .7’ con-
tinued the pricst after a p-‘H159. and Spealtmg
in a voice of frighlul calmness.
-Hum, why marry, I would do
oblige thee,’ began the soldier
companion interrupted him. _
‘We are in each other's secrets,’ he Said.‘
The oflicer of the guard shrugged his
shoulders still higer.
much in
when his
gay and glistening in the sunshine. He was
a young man, but vice and llIlI)fitilt'd passion
was stamped. like Cain’s mark,upon his face.
His eyes were bloodshot; his mouth coarse Jr.
sensual, and his whole btaring fierce and
swaggering. His pristly companion had
thrown back his cowl, probably for coolness
and disclosed features, the expression of
which, like that of the captain of the guards.’
was evil, but which unlike his. was partially
redeemed by a lofty appearance ofi-n‘.ellectu-
ality. The priest’s forehead was high and
he glanced at his companion, his thin. pale"
lip curled involuntarily, and the scam of his
smile was withering. But. the soldier per-
ceived it not. as he carelessly set. aside the
silver stoop from which he had‘. been ‘faulti-
bing plentiful _d_i'aughts_ of sack, andl iiemar-k-
*3t'7_
Westport ;Feb- 11: 1345'-
,ec§;v3(_i, C E Dissnow.
ed-
massive, and his eye deep set and bright. As ‘
‘Art thou resolved .7 inquired FatberFran-
cis, quietly. ,
.1 am’! was the reply, ‘Mark Hunily will
not long live to thwart thee.’ _
‘Tis well,’ muttered the priest, ‘but lite
blow must beimmcdiate.’
‘It shall fall to-morrow,’ said VVyckliam-
me, ‘leave the means to me. But I say,
Father, how dost thou propose to get posses-
sion ofihe maiden, and. when .7’ _
‘To-night,’ replied the monk, and his eye
glistened, ‘I am her father confessor.’- _
Gupta-in Wyckhamme smacked his lips.
‘A sweetyduty. by my faith. to listen to‘ the
fluttering tbougbtsof youthful female hearts:
I almost would I were a monk." ' . .
‘Curses on thy licentious tongue,’ exclaim-
ed the churchman in a voice of supp|'€._5S9d
‘passion. ‘Listen—I have imposed on her it
lmidnight, solitary penance. At the dead
hour of the. night she is to kneel before the
shrine ofthe Virgin in the cathedral. I
shall be there.’ ,
‘And attempt to carry her off?-—sbo will
screritn.’ -
‘There are gags,’
‘She will fly.’
‘There are bonds and secret keeping pla-
ces the world wots not of. at my disposal——
while Mark Huntle_v——'
‘ls it_my part ofthe job. Prirst, it is a
well laid st:heme—-I think it may prosper.’
‘It most,’ answered the priest, ‘but the sun
hath passed the meridian, is it not time thou
won on thy way hotneward Cl’
‘Marry you say true,’ exclaimed the oth-
er, -and I will plot my share in the matter as
I ride.-.’
‘Do so, s-id the priest, ‘and farewell.’
In five minutes Captain Wyckhamme, at
tended by two young yeomen of his troop,
was spurritig down Ludgate Hill, on his
way tvcsttvard, while Father Francis, envel-
oped in his cowl, paced slowly and thought-
fully belt to the cathedral. The people
made ‘-\"~‘ty for him reverently and bowed
low, the father had the reputation of being
rich in the" odor of sanctity, and many coun-
tcd themselves happy in his ‘Benedicite.’
The hours passed away and it became
night—a lair, caltn,sumrner’s nigbt,in which
the moon and stars scented striving to out-
shine each 0l.hl‘I'. A deep hush was upon
London. The last of the crew of ’prentices
who had been wbiling away the twilight by
a noisey game of football in Cheape, had
been summoned within doors by the vigilant
master, and the streets were left to the occa-
sional home returning traveler, who either
paced along with tipsy gravity or made the
old houses ring with snatches ofthedrinking
songs that still buzzed in his ears The stately
mass of old l’nul’s rose majestically above
all hutnbler tenements, steeped in a flood of
moonsh'inc—its quaint carvings and sculp-
tured pinaclcs here standing out clear and
ptilpablffiln the sharp air, and there broken
by broad masses of deep black shadow.
It was near the hour of midnight when the
light figure ofa woman closely mtsfficd in
its draperies, glided cautiously and timidly
along the quiet pavement and tripped up.thi-
steps towards one of the side entrances of the
cathedral. The door of a chapt-lry, from
which 8(It’Hll.li_IIlCe might be had into the main
portion of the building, was open. As she
crossed the threshold the damp chill of the
air so difll-reritfrom the genial atmosphere
without, tiiade her pause. It was but for a;
moment and then she entered the cathedral.
It was an tlwfllllly solemn place. No work
ofmen"s hands could be more grand; its
sliadotvy vastness seemed not of earth. _Thc
eye could only dimly trace itsproportioris by
the georgeously colored light admitted by
the painted glass, and vast clustered pillars.
the echoing aisles, the groin d and arched
magnificence ofthe ropf, and over all ‘a si
lence of the dead; tbe.intruder crosstd llel‘
arms upon her bosorr_i_, for the place was chill
—and the next moment Mabel Lorne. knelt
before the shrine of the Virgin. She had
hardly passed a minute in devotion. when a
heavy hand was laid upon her shoulder;
with ti fluttering heart she started to her feet.
and bclielcl the lace ofFather Francis, dimly
seen, close to hers.
‘Father l’ she exclaimtd.
‘Daughter.’ returned the priest, in a voice
trembling with ptssionate eagerness, for he
thought he had his victim in his clutch,'thou
must go with me,’ and at the same instant..be-
fore she could make a motion to prevent hitn
he slipped a kerchief prepared for the pur-
pose, over the lower part of her face, and she
was unable to utter a sound.
‘Come, sweet one, come l’ said Father
Francis, in 31 low, tremtiloiis voice, as be at
tempted to—~seize her arm and waist. Sur-
prise and despair, however gave Mabel
strength—-making a frantic effort, she freed
herself from the rude grasp, and fled. Ut~
tering a muttered imprecation, the priest pur-
sued, but his flowing robes hindered his pro-
gress. V\’ith a reeling head, and almost in
sensible of tvhat she did, Mabel flew over
the pavement; she tried to make fortlie door
but her confusion was too great to enable her
to discover ii—she heard the footsteps of the
priest close to her. and fled‘ unwitting whith-
er she went.
_ ‘Ha! how I have thee,’ printed the monk.
as the fugitive appeared driven into a corner
ofthe building, and he made a plunge for-
ward to grasp her. He was disappointed.
A low browed door stood open in the wall,
leading to a stone staircase, and up it she
flew like the wind. As Mabel put her foot
on the first step, a loud clang rang through
the cathe(lral——-it was the first chitne of
twelve struck by the great clock. Up—up
—up--went pursuer and pursued. Fear
gave unnatural-swifiness to Mabel, and she
rushed upwards, round and round the spiral
st.tirc'asr.=, as though her feet left not the stone
steps. The priest was close behind, with
clenched teeth and glaring eyes—maddened
by passion and disappointment, ‘he. made
desperate efforts to overtake his victim, ‘and
ysometitneslt/label heard his loud ptmtings
close’ behind her. Up they wembigher and
higher and higher ; the gyrations ofthe
stairs seemed endless, and all the while the
clock rang slowly out the iron chimes’ _of
midnight. The place was dark, but there
was nothing to ititpede one’s progress; and
here and there bars of whilte moonlight, shi-
ning through loopholes. chequered the gloom
Up! up! higher and faster. but Mabel felt
that her limbs were failing her, she made‘-
l
4‘
,one more effort, one frantic bound, and’ lol
-she saw above her, in a space on which the
ntoon-beams fell, the complicated works of
-the great clock. She had no breath to raise
‘She listened‘ to the rapidly mounting foot-
steps oftbe priest, and her l3-‘ea.rt‘ sunk with-
fin her. I-ustt-‘hen the great: tron hammer
3-an alarm that could be heardfl')yi‘hose below. '
Which struck the hours, rang the last. stroke
of twelve upon the bell.
”’_“3 lighlnlflg llttough Mabcl's brain, she
might make that iron tongue speak for her.
Gliding through the machine ry, she moun-
bammer with both hands, She strained every
nerve and_t_nuscle of her white arm, and
5’°‘V’Y "'”5m.‘Z’the ponderous weight let. it.
talluponthebeii, and lo! with a clung.
. which rang through her very brain, Z/ze 1/,2’,-.
lean!/I. c/time fell upon the sleeping citv.
Breathlessly was the priest preparipn to seiég
lief.” when the iron peel for a inomcarit arres-
ted his hand. I-Ielookcd ttp,tht-re stood the
gentle creature amid il:e throbbing mechan-
ism; her white bands convulsively clasp.
mg the iron, and her face distorted with ter-
ror and fatigue.’ The moonlight showed
hit" all this. and showed him moreovci',- the
hammer again moving under the maiderfs
grasp. The danger of his position immedi-
ately flashed across l.im, he knew that then.-
wcre many within the chapels and cells at-
tached to the cathedial, sleepless waichcrscl
of tbe'hours, and he feared that the unusual
number of chimes would attract immediate
attention. Muttering a deep curse, he tur-
ned and Mabel heard him hurrying down the-
stair case. Cautiously she followed, and on
reaching the bottom, heard his voice com-
muning with a brother monk.
‘I am certain,’ said the latter, ‘that the clock
struck thirteen.’
‘So I dremed, Brother Petr-r, ‘replied the
low tones of the monk; ‘and I have come
fortb to inquire how it could be so.’
Cautiously keeping in the shadow Mabel
glided past the speakers; she saw the door
opposite her. and flew towards it. As she
ran Father Francis caught a glimpse of her
retreating form, and made a wild gesture of
rage and disappointment. The next mo-
merit Mabel was in the op-n air, and was
soon locked and bolted in her own
little rcom. Sinking on" the floor sh.-
cried bitterly. and then rising, she said,
‘I have no friends here, with the first blush
of morning I will procure a good palfry and
go forth to Windsor. Mark must know all.’
A bright llfvezy morning had succeeded
the fair calm night, and the sun was yet low
in the horizon when Mabel Lorne. mounted
upon a spirited palfry left behind hcrthe wes-
tcrn, outskirts of London and pushed merrily
on through the gyegn fields and hedges iii
the direction of,,.Wiri'clsor. Surely disquietcd
she had been__ by the events of the
past night,'the jocund influence of the fresh
breath ofinorning and’ the merry sunshine.
the rapid motion through a fair country, and
above all the thought of meeting her ‘lover,
made Mabel’s cheeks bloom and her eyes
sparkle. She caressed the glancing neck of
the bounding animal which carried her and
the palfry answered the touch of its mistress
by a loud and joyful neigh. and pressed mer-
rily and speedily onward; and away they
went amid leafy hedgerows sparkling with
dew drops and fields of rich rustling corn,
and by clutnps of gnarled old tress and jun-
gles ofsprouting saplings. and antique, rt-d
brick built old farm houses, and memorial
halls embossed in ancestral trees and the
peaceful walls of distant monasteries. And
the smoke was beginning to rise from men’s
dwellings in long spiral columns, into the
Clear tnorning air; and the laboring men
were alrrady afield and now and then the
fair traveler caught a glimpse of the broad
river with green trecs bending over its wa-
ters, and sedges open its banks. and swans
floating upon its bosom. Every thing look-
ed calm and brigbtand happy. Mabal’s cyt-
wandered over the grand panorama of hill
and dale. and brake, and coppice, stretching
out in all their green loveliness before her;
and as the massive towers of Windsor Cas-
tle rose over the rich expanse, her heart was
full, and yet so light that she felt as if she
could raise her voice and sing as merrily as
the birds upon the branches.
She would not, however,have as much en-
joyed her title, ifshe had known who was
pursuing in hot haste after her. Father
Francis, very much discomfitted by the bad
success of his attempt, and not being‘ alto-
gether easy about the consequences. had
watched the maiden more closely than she
was aware of, and on her setting out for
Windsor,-—-he had ascertained her destina-
tion through‘ a groom. determined, although
he hardly knew for what purpose. to follow
the fugitive. Suddenly rccolleciing. there-
.’-ztre some ecclesiastical business to be settled
with the prior ofa monastery near D'atc'het,
the priest provided himself with a pacing
mule, an animal ‘generally used by the
churchmen of that period and the better
breeds of which were little inferior in pow-
ers ofspeed and endurance to the horse, and
wasjspeedily ambling briskly along t.he great
Western road. He saw the fair country a-
round as though he saw it notand only look-
edgagerly ahead at every turn of the road,
expecting momently to behold the fair fugi-
tive. But he was disappointed; Mabei‘s pa}
frey carried her well, and when she drew
rein at one of the postern gates of the Castle,
the priest was still a good mile behind.
A yeoman of the guard was standing sen-
tinel at the little-studded wicket, leaning upon
his partisan, and whistling melodiously. To
hitn she adressed herself:,—
‘You have a comrade named Mark Hunt-
ley,’ she said; ‘fair sir, I would speak‘ with
’him.’
The soldier looked at her with some in-
tcrest,‘stopped his whistling, and said hastily,
‘Are you Mabel Lortie,‘,fair-mistress .?’
‘That is my name,’ said Mabel blusliingly.
‘Then by St. George, I am sorry foiflthee,’
replied he of the partisan. ‘Mark Huntley
_was a good fellow and it true—-and ’
‘I/Vas.’-" shrieked Mabel--'wasl
not dead .3’ _
ti ‘Almost as good,’ replied the sentineI;‘his
He is
A thought darted-
ttd among its frame work, and gripping the’
tcaptain hath accused him of sleeping on his.
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