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NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30.1845.
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VOLUME 28-NUMBER 18.
V
roamed the \Vestcrn \Viltls.
Silks, llloliair Dresses &.:. atitl wc.’rc bound in
we are "Scl(ziig Ufl." as our nt-ighl,-ors say. at
and call at the liinious old "I3rlIlgt: Store."
_April 8. I649.
ERE the Words ofthe ill l‘att;tl,uiucli la:
Easy Grosser 3
“Be sure yor;a’r° r°§gl‘it:, than go altcatl !”
nented Crockt-t, than Wlloln a braver man never
N0“. we are sure of being M'_.q“/If-":l-lglll in buying our got (lg (‘-l;Q,'ip__;}[i(l rip} i in 5-,;[[,'.,,g ilmn,
clIe:lpel'.ilian anv house rti l- airfield County, nul\V’llltslflti(llt'ig uliat tilll('l'S may say to lllt.‘
‘-‘0H""1!!'.Y'?~'l.'l.’ l""'l le kiiow tl.is.——tl;e Latlit 5 know it for oi.t- ‘Laura.’ lias llllll ihtni all abotit
“- ‘- -' ‘t _ _ -. - . . .
us, and our rich (7: lu(.lS.-_0l;l' Orgairdy tiiipes, ,c,.l,-mini p,,,,,,L, 5. pp ,i L,,,,,,.,_._ _,\ip,,(.,,S,
rit-lt
go ahead. tht-re is no riiistaltte about it. Frir-uil.-
_ _ 'titllii;_,»tlil:r~t:tt’tltr;ttti.-.i-iirittallult
\\‘0Uld f‘ll('O|H’fl2l: it tetlucltntt of prttfts, who would have their nioncy‘s wmtli or 7ll()I'(’, to he surr-
C. J. UIiU_\l.-IN.
'fl‘ca'tit1s of the Gazette.
Vrll_agcSarbscribct's byc:rri'ici'—p¢,~y,,,,,._ __ _$-2 oi;
M:r_rl -do_, in atlvaiicc do do..... :2 Oh
-Oigce ‘S tt'bs"1ci'rlict's, or tlitisc living out of the
arrier s istrtct, and who call for’ their pa-
pers zit the ofiice . . _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ , _ , , _ _ _ . _ , 1 50
’Comp:ritrcs of tit‘ t_tiot'c receiving their pa-
pers by mail, rl paid tnadvnnce . . . . . . . . -. 1 50
Rates of Advcrtisiliig.
One sqrtat'e—I(ilirics 01' t'-.tidci'—] insci'tiou-. O 57
Two itrscrtioirs, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 0 37
Three in.-ertioiis ..................... - . 1 00
Each followinginsertion _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ , _ , _ _ __ _ 20
I~‘.xecutot°’s aiitl .-'\tlrniiii.<tr'ator’s Notices.-. - . I ()0
Conttiiis.~:ioirer’.~: notices. _ _ _ , _ , _ , . _ _ - _ . _ , _ _ 1 Q5
Utrartliirii, Divorce, and other notices . . . . . . . I 00
the sqir:rr'e.
Yearly i'ltIVCl‘l;l.s‘Cl'.<t'0n sqrtnre, _ . _ . . . . . _ . -.]0 00
payiihlc qttrri'tei'ly. The privilege of yearly atl-
vcrtiscrs is litiiitcd to their own iinmctliate busi-
tress.
Casrral atlvei'tisetnerits sent to this Oflice, -.\IUST nt:
AC(‘().\ll'.\.\‘ll-21‘! rxv 'l‘t-IE CASH 't‘0 rssrznrt. i.\'snrt'r'ro.~t.
77 JOB PRINTING,
01-‘ ALL rrrsns‘
Excctittcd at the Gztzcllc Oflit-.c.
. Notice.
- T HE Utidcrsignetl desire respectfully to
itil'orm the lltifrchilnlst and ci'iz ‘us of
Norwalk and its riciglibtiilioorl,throu;gh this rue
<t'l'itint.1l'rri1 they have tiirriictl a copartncrsliip.
:and ltave taken the comuioilious and very cen-
‘tral Store House, No, 19-1 \Vcst. Street.’ New
Yt)rk. lifili -.lo.or above Duane st. and tlirt=~ctl_v
t'f'rntitt_g the New York antl Eric Railroad Lari
-ding, for the purpose of’ tratisatzting a general
business in I’rovi.<ions, Salt and Fish. It istlieir
‘intention to ‘keep always on hand, and to dispose
ofai the lowest market prices. for Ctts/i. a good
assortnieri: ol'ilie the llillndltlg articles: Pork
and Beer, Mtass and I’rime.pcrsonal|y SPIPCIPII
l'rorn the luspet-tors'yartl~i with care. lianls
City cured. l'ioni the well known Sll‘ll'llilll_L'
houses of Leland, Ilatris. Cragen, 'l’ilton, and
-others. Lard, Ohio, and city rcnderctl, iu
-kegs and barrels. 'l‘0an;.:t'.lcs, Smoked Beef.
and Smoked Salmon. Butter’, froru Orange.
‘Chetiangti, antl Delaware countit~s. C/tease from
vibe most approved Diirie-z in the some counties.
-including Herkimcr autl otlit-rs. Salt, Ashton’.-
Factory filled. Liverpool Grotind. Syracuse. iti
-cases. bags antl bai'rels.arrtl coarse salt in bulk.
.1-‘fish, Mackerel. Salmon, Shad. Cotlfish. dry-
untl pickled, and Ilcrrintz, box and pickled.
All orders, by mail or ()lllrl'WlS8. for any oftlic
above. Sllflll be faillifolly and speedily executed
:and shipped in good order and season.
WARD do I:VIlI'l‘l\'I-IY.
New York. April 2, 18115. *3u'il~l
HAREW&RE.
Cuttlcry, Guns, Iron, steel, Vvinelow
Glass, Paints aiirrd Oils.
\Vll0LESALE «SI. RETAIL,
Opposite Hoiyl’s Landing, Norztra-I/5.
TH lt} subscribers are now receiving dirccl
from the manufacturers an cxtensive as-
: irtmeutol'l'oreigr'i and tlomesticHard\\'are,<Scc.
which tltcy ofI'er,ciilier wholesale or rt-‘tail. on
as favorable terms as can be purchased iuNcw
York. Dealers and other purchasers are
requested to exauiinc our assortment antl
prices liefire purchasing elsewhere. Among
the assorlmcnt may be ftiiintl.
American, antl Euglisli rirn. knob,upright.and
mnriice Locks. with mineral, glass,porcelain
and brass Kooks.
Pad, chest, draw, desk, box, trunk, llll and
night Locks.
Norfolk, Atnerican, malablc, long. square and
escutcheon Latcltes.
Parliament, broad, narrow, table, loose and
brass Butts.
Wood Screws, assorted from g to 3 inches ;
Flat, oval, 5 rountl. mill, tapcrand round Files
Horse, wood antl Slitie Rasps;
Ange.-5 nsswrted from g to 2; tuclies;
E,,gi§_.~n and American Shovels ts; :-padcs;
Cast steel, 66 platcd Hoes;
Long 555110.-t handled .\la_nure Forks;
Ploughs antl Plough Castings; ‘O
Hooks and Hinges, plate Hinges. b*_'"‘l Faslfii
Mill, {Ac-ut, Webb, hand, back, whip and key
hole saws; A
Broad and narrow xesl
Carpenters and Coopers Adzs; _
Brace aritl Bins; bench and rnouldI".‘—Y Plans?
platte Irons, Steel and |"’ll.b(l“5~‘\$’5 3_'
A, full assortment of Iron Ilollow are .W
Brass Kettle-5’ Fliyltig Pans, Fire Dogs. * ag-
gon and cart oxesi
A large assort mcntof Fa
Real stub and wire twist,
Imitation . (I0 _
Fine antl low priced single
English, American Sweeds 8: 0
assorted sizes :
Cnst, English blister, German.
Spring Steehnssorled sizes;
American antl French VVindow Glass 953°|’l°d
from 6x8 to 18x24; _
‘xtra andNo 1.\Vhrte Lead:
Pure. - _ , .
English Red, Yellow Ochre, Paris,lt.nglrsli and
Chrome Green.Vcrdegris, and Lamp black;
C band Cabinet Varnish; do blue;
one , _
sperm and Refined Lamp Oil. Linseed and
Whale Oil. &c. &c. S'rru-:1-:'r &. CAMP.
Norwalk. March 25. 1845-
Toys Toys !
" BENCH, German and English TOYS: Will’
ble and Pocket Cutlery
double barrel Grins;
do do;
do (I0;
ld Sable Iron.
American, and
a great variety of
a general assortment of
Almonds. Maderia Nuts,
‘mu, Mace. Currants. Figs.
anges and Lemons, Soda
assortment of Confectionery,
Geo. W.
Norwalk, April_1, 1815- -
Peanuts.Filbetts. Cit
Prunes, C loves,Or
for sale by
'oiher fancy ariicles.and
Ff[]i[ and Nuts. such as
Biscuit and a general
Jr-;NNrNos.
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Rbfi STQRE
THE slll).~(:l‘ll)Cl' having just rL*lllfll(’tl from
New YOI'l~, is NOW ttpctritig, and is pre-
aparetl Ioollcr on unusually inviting terms a
Drugs". Mctlit-iucs. Clit--mit-zils. l’t-rliiincrv,
Brushes. I)_\e Woods and Dve Stilts. The.
entire siotk ufthis €Sl£ll')llSllllt(:Dl has ht-r-n pitt-
cliascd at the lowest uiarkci prices, for rash
‘”‘l5’. and all or whit-h arc dirt-t-t l'rt~n'i the irri-
Iioitcrs and nianufacturt-i’s liantls; he tlit rrli re
flatlcrs liiitisr-ll'ilirit no one can t-ortipete with
ltini, either iii quality or price. Er.-my nriinle
will meet with the strictest examination. and no
article of an inferior quality will be either
bought or sold. '
I’hysiciain’s Prcscriptioiiiis will re-
ci-ivt-. the most careful aitt-nnun at all hours of
the day and night. '
To those who have formerlv patronizctl this
estahlishmciit, pie sulisr-riber ‘renders his siti-
t-crc tliaults. antl thinks from his late arrange-
tricrit be \\ill be able to render Ei'vill.~'l’Ei('lltnlt.ln
all those it ho wish to buy gontl articles at low
.Iotr:~t A. Wi:r~:n,
E are this day. (March 2-')tli) opening a
fresh supply of New Gootls. whit-li we
have taken pains to ptircliase at the lowest cash
price. and we think we can sell as low as any
mher csiablislirncnt, we care not where it is —
\Ve liavea large supply ofnew Gold and Silver
\Vatt:lii-s of various styles. \Ve have some
elegant cheap Jewelry. Some very hantl.~:.~me
Ladies’ Breast Pins for 75 cents. Gold and
silver Pencils. gold and silver SpCctac‘lcs,wholc
sale atitl rt-tail.
Combs and Brushes.
Fine. Coarse. Dress. Back, Side, Shell and
Horn Combs. Hair. Tooth, Cloth audShavirig
brushes.
Fine Cutlery.
Fine Ilaznrs. Ptickct Knives. best kind of
Scissors. Razor straps, Soaps, Boxes &c.
Looking Glasses and Clocks.
A large supply. antl we are selling Clocks for
nothing (almost) and looking glasses as low as
we can.
Spoons.
\Ve have all kinds of silver Spoons made of
the fincst ofcoin antl as good as can he fouutl
the "country tlirorrgh,” do Britariizi, Gcrinriri
silver. plated &.c. Butter Kiiives, Sugar Ttiiigs.
&C. etc.
Sttmtlrics.
Tea Waiters. 'I’capoI.~'. Castors. platrtl a_ntl
brass Candlesticks, Soufiiers and Trays. \\’e
have every thing usually kept in a Silxer
Smitli’s shop. Call and see. at
CHA’S E. Drsnrzow’s.
N. B. Personal attention is given to the re-
pairing, of all kinds of watt-lies. \Ve warrant
or return pay. C- E D-
Lamp fill-
IIE best Bleached Winter Strained Sperm
Oil in Norwalk is to .‘iiuntl at
\V. E. (Y H. N. l"ils.<I-‘t.L'S.
vtry large antl well sclcctetl ass()rln](rit oi‘
’.-I _ 0 \\\
. I“. Di"*§§§" \§:
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POETRY.
For the Gazelle.
TO M A R Y.
Oh. Mary tl:ou’rt my gentle moon.
And iliy light so shines aliotii ilicc.
As to turn thy midnight into noon,
And cast a halo round tlicc.
‘I guess l’ll come next Suriday night.
Ufcourse you know what l‘rn ailcr.
But ifyou tlt-iri’t,I‘ll set you iigin.._
It's you l'atlicr’s only darlcr.
II.
THE DEP.-_\R'I'Ul‘tl‘J.
Alas! Julia 'l‘yter, Sons & Co. have from
W hilc Ilouse passi.-tl : -‘
".\'larcli l'ourth" the alurariacs prot-lairncd, and
they've niarchetl liirtli at last, ‘
But an 3 the palace oriiaructits they took, the
picaroon-.'
Bob t-arried oil‘ the goli/'ert lac/.'s—Jolni followed
with the spoons.
the
,r1ateti!'ytirc :
'l be ex executive ca me fiist—\vltal dignity was
there,
As witli his ex-ollivial nose, he snulI'cd cxtcrnall
air l
Upon the lowest step but one,_lie paused, and
whet ling round,
'I‘lircw the vast shadow ofhis nose, to its
trt:inc.~'t houtitl:
\Vitli duck-in tliiiridcr-likctflcct, rolled up his
pen green eyes,
Sircichctl forth his ex-potential arm, and spake
afu-r this wisc:
CK-
env and now to
"I’was I who laid the Tt:xas ct’
tliitik tlial Polk,
\Vliile I receive the empty shell, devours the
goltlcn yolk.
No matter. my great soul per se, pcrceives he’s
but a fool :
(Here, Jones his snub prnhost-is blew, arttl
\\lil$p€rt d "pray keep cool."
“I am a father !—he is not ;" (hart: 'I‘ylcr fetch-
cil a sob.)
I am the !'..ihcr uftwo sons, and one of them is
Bob.
I am a husband ;" (.\lrs. 'I‘. here made a sudden
. stun.
\Vliit:h SPCllIC(l to say I wish you wasn't. at
least sir. not of mine.)
‘I am a linsbatitl. (he went on.) just I-look at.
Mrs. 'l‘.
"I‘is for her lovely sake, I mourn this sad ca-tas-
tro-plie. \.~
Ilcr state, like Cinderella’: fled. lier patronage
despised ;
Alas that ever 'I‘_vler’s vrife should thus be
Ty/cri'zctl .’"
Just at this moment, ilie front door flew open
with it slam, -
Antl Polk steppctl forth .WiIll greeting brief, that
sonnilcil like a dariiii.
Sou Robert tore his hair, and fled; Jones fnl-
lowcd tliterupon,
And Tyler shrunk to half his size—.Iulin into
clemi-johti.
1trIsCi§i.LANY.
HARD TO PLEASE;
on
Site Must be Perfect.
A 'r.u.r-: or P.l-‘AL LII’-‘B.
It was the rnisfottune of my brother. Hun-
ry Calvert, to lose his wife, a most amiable
and intt-rcstirig woman, and as he had not
conic into the popular doctrine that the true-
way of proving aflcctiou for the first “lie, is
by instantly rti:rrryin_r_r a second, I uus invi-
lt(l to take t-liarge of his frirriilv. It consis-
tcd, beside himself. of two children: Ci-ail:-s
of the age oft-jglit, and Julia some two years
younger. Were I vcriting for cfl’cct,l should
dt-scribcihcui as prodigics of liralllly and
goodness. but truth [wing my object, I shall
not ltlvcsl them with iltril.ult>s to which thcv
could lay no claim. Julia was aqtiiet,aflec-
tiorizite little girl, tvilh a l'e;lS(‘n:il)lt:‘ share of
comliness andysznotl sense. and Charles was
manly and iriielligi-nt, with art l’l0nt'SlV and
singleness of purpose that argued well for
Like our bctlcvillctl sire &; tlall1,llll’0Ugh Eden's’
as an early vision of your would be-lover ‘a
sitting on a rail.’ munching gingerbread
‘with it b.iro door r.-pr-nirtg in his trout. t.--i-th.
ll But to return to our hero. Years brought
their usual cliangcs :——in due time the kink
got" otit of his bick. the nia_t_ric games if
Flul-girl and Time Mt-n Mani:-s ct-as-tl to’
interest, antl he could he llltlUCt‘(.l to pay.’
sortie trifling civilitivs to his sister, without’
invoking the parental rriundatr-. His collt--l
giiitt: course was an honor iile one, and!
u hen hf‘ gflt'll).tl.o-(I, with the highest honors;
of his Alrnzi .\'lati~r, our piidt-. was not a little]
S-_’l"‘l,lflml. He had _ginwn tip tall——-'.--n e.\'-§
ct-lli-rit tliiiig in man ;’ and tlit-.u_9,'h he could’
lay c.aiui to no ':llp‘3l’iI)l‘ bi-:tn'._v. yet with his
tzilvnis, his (.'()l’l't-‘Cl. habits. and his frank andl
gtrutl rn=:nl_v m-rririi-rs, he was a \\'t‘lCr)tt-Bl
gut-‘SI in every circle. But. for who is not
i-brinxious to at but .7 be had his \i\'0'ill\'ntSStS_l
I)05S"SSt'(l with a strong taste for rcatlio_t_v.lii-5
hurl devoured evtarytliirig within l.i< rt-at-h._
ilfl(l'iIl'llOEllJl'l'llt‘ht_.’ the popular lllt.‘l'itllll'8 of,’
the dry had claimed it lllgl‘ share of aticn-l
tion. 'I‘i‘:e result was an unhappy ()nt';——lit':
was ffl.‘lll.ll0ll$ in his tastes, loathtd every-l
t-hing th it was drill and comrrton-place. and‘
was lookirig for a dt-grce of _[)"I'f"l‘l.lt)t), at
l¢'t1.~'. in the lr-male world, that never was,’
and never could be rrrilize-d.
The lntnbciing ruacliint-ry of lt-gal sci-=
cncc, it was hoped, would act as a sedative
upon his airtlerit irnagimnion; btit he passed
through the initiatory studies. and t-ntcrctl
upon its [ll'_3L'.llC1tl(lt~'l.illl, without its havirig
any p(‘tC' ptiblc cllect; and he would iridite
ti snnrict upon the very hecls of a case of
tracer, or concoct one of his ‘mist (‘.‘flTll\':l-
grant i-ssays upon this back of that erubo.'li-
fi‘tei'it Cl(IUlll)t'SS anil tautol-tf_zt,', a bill in
Ch-tncery. He was not, howi-vcr, :1 meri-
ideiili.-I; he was fond of fcrualv Si7t‘.lr'Iy and
in-qrwritcd it, but none cqtiallud the beau
ideal of his iin:r_;giti:itton. One was to short,
anoth--r too-Int, and though occasionally ht-
ruight met! with one who iipprtixiiriaterl
rcasnrizibly near to his ideal stand-tird of per-
fection, yet there was always Sfllllt-‘ inaterual
objection in short, he secnii-d in a fair‘ way ol
l‘t‘ttlfllflltlg a bachelor for lift’, for the want ol
sortie perfect specimen of huhrani:y upon
whom to bi-stow the rich treasure of his til
ft-ctior-s.
that weakness of character stirndslittlc chance
pt'o'per'ly cxposctl, and Mash-r Cbarlt-s’ sub-
lirriated nonsense was trt-ated with it degree
of ridicule that would have arigt-red it less
1llnlilbleI“lTtp('l'. His father, t'(l‘ilnPnlly ra-
tional ttrid practical. had little sympathy with
such rt-fint-tl ilbSUl’diilPS, and was loud in his
wishes that ‘he would St ll.lt' in llft',’ form it
fsuilttblc rnatritnonial connection,’ ctc. t-tc
it/l’tJ'ite+'.:lhal were pcrfcct gall and worm-
t\'0(t(l to his son's rorusiritic e.ir, and
led to IllIl:lIIl!'!'-lI)l’.‘ discussions.
‘But,’ Still Ion-2 daiy, after a iriore than
USt1:]ll\' brisk tlt~batc—‘il such CtiIl_SllIIlIIl:tl(‘I
beauty is essential to wetltlt-d life, what is to
become of th it vast army of ordin try womvn
that we are surround- d with .7 Are they to
ttc .7’
‘Wliv you seem to forget the prornisc.’
said be: ‘there swims nri _«__niosi- so grey.’ etc
and lnlt-'nt'Ir'tl cxpresslv to comfort your st.-x.
You int.i:~.t reiricrribcr there is an tqtial rrutti-
ber of my own sex of pt‘:-cisr-ly the store de-
scription. who stands rt~atl_v to appropriat
lhP('Il. Brit yo't women have unjust t't:’\\'S
on this subjt-t:t—-you rr~ct.-ivc our dcvoirs as
a ni:ill.t'!‘ of course. wlicrezis it is no Sm‘-tll
thing to nfli.-r to support, absolutely ttltllllltllf)
a worrtao during hvr !l’llU|"l|l lift‘. 5lCl€ “I
well, just as it comes. Dt'pEll(l upon it. you
have t|tUClI to answer for on the score of iri-
gratiiudc.’ _
‘\Vcll, wt-ll.—-the more merit th-'-n or:
vonr pat't,since you rnwct wi h so few rt-turns
but SK‘lf-llIIpl)Sl‘(il rials aim not mtich Uflllllrd
in sympathy. I]U\\'t‘Vt‘|' Iadmit that sut:h
,j;s;,,,,.,,.,1,.,1 g0u(IG(’SS would be unncc0ririta-
big and perfectly iritolrrrablo to 11 getltfrfllls
mind, were it not for a sort of cqtt-l'§|fI.L’
process going on in the world. You bellcvv
in the ddctrine of cornp--ns-rtions. Is it noth-
his success in life, but still—he- was a boy.
(DOD I\'(:\\'s. -Latlies I can now show
you the largest assortment of very rich
chcapand fashionable Dress Goods you ever
had the pleasure ofexamining in this county or
state. consisting of
75 pieces Dress Silk all kinds
00 " ' Mouslin de Lanes
I0 ” Organdy Stripes
30 ” Berrages. very rich, all wool
20 ” Gitigiiitrris
30 " l’riiitetl Monslins
Allofwhich will be sold very cheap at.
C J G RUMAl\'s-
ARDEN Sce(ls.—Shakers, \Vethcrs-
field and Fretlonia Garden Seeds, war-
ranted good, for sale at the store of
Jcsrcprr S. M I-2]-2KF.R &. Son.
S
and for sale by.
C. PECK’S STORE.
South Norwa.lk Landing.
HIS Establishment has recently, from re.
spect to public opinion. abandoned the
litptortrade. and taken ground that will com-
mend it to the patronage of the Te.mperauce
community. Its stock of Groceries. Provisions-
acc. has been in coosequ
ence. much increased,
until few concerns of'the kind offer the advanta-
ge here held out. I0!’
family consrimption.
'l‘he goods are of the clioicest and best qualities
as we” as nbnndmtin quantity. 'Idbe facilities
ofthe proprietor for purchasing an tra.n_-P0’ '
ing his goods enables him to put C_0:“P‘_3‘“‘°“ 3’
- ' I -
defiance. An eniiineratton of artic es .s uunec
essary. Beef and Pork hatns for present use,
cured in the most approved manner a_lW3Y9 0“
hand or procured at short notice direct from
the Smoke House.
T. Cl'0iX ltIolasses.—A few Hhtls. of
very choice St. Croix Molasses just recv'd
Jons BnrrttALr..
second call.
South Norwalk, April 8th 1845.
Those who take the trouble
to examine will find inducement. to make the
, Politcucss and _.qood bi'ci-tlirig do not come
lby nature, and if the observance of the cont-
1
with a touch at the classics,) and though’
such continuous drilling cannot brit be won-
risome to the flesh, yet. doubtless it is benefi-
cial to the SPIIII,-—-HS it certainly was in my
own case, since it kept me in one pPl‘pt‘l.l)ttl
hymn ofthanksgiving that the sphere of my
exertions was not more extensive. Charles
was probably neither be-tier nor worse than
most of his cotetnporaries. He Cl7tlIPN‘Cl
about in shoes no way l'PlIi3l'l{8l)l£’. for their
small size or high polish, and his fondness
'-for personal neatness could not,strictly spea-
king, be said to amount to a passion. In-
te-rested in the auxiliaries ofctlucation, rath-
er tban in the cause itself, he was an adopt
in the manufacture of lead hatchets, red ink,
and pounce, and gave practical proof of his
belie-fin ltome intluslry. since his pockets
were never free from choice bijouteric. in
the shape of old nails, black wax, and elder
pinboxes. ‘Let not grandeur bear with a
disdainful smile’ of these simple pleasures;
they at least were innocent and life is made-
up ofsmall occurrences. At all events they
contributed to his happiness, and his smile
was always pleasant, with the exception,
perhaps. of that particular period when den-
tal science levied her tax upon him, when it
could not be denied, that it was more open
than becoming. This special point in early
existence is the least interesting portion of
childhood, and furnishes a clue to the singu-_
lar fact why so few marry those they have
known from infancy since there is nothing
so killing to sentiment and young romance,
iwhnm you can exercise your spleen uith
rnori courtesics of life required such constant 178';/‘N5 30f€‘.7/ -’
-i-nforccnit-nt, what must it be with the con-l
ventional usages of polite society. ‘Hot: oymsl
1,1}; gab” ext’ (indulge me. ],.a,~m.d reader, l if such conduct took place anywhere but at
jng in have a person always at banal upon
To I)PlIlg,,lttrnt'd neck and
heels out of doors, no being incarce-ratctl in a
rglnnmv priscn, which you surely would be.
her own h...,,-ih_.toni». Answer me that.’
‘Conic my PSl.t'eIIlt‘(.l atinly.you are gcllmg
rpiitetoo ferocious. You are a .lOIlt’ woman
,and have been treated very ill, in your day.
’;I’ve no doubt. but lt“l. bygoncs be bygones.’
lVVbat Isay, is the same that I have said a
«thousand times before, that _I shall never
lmnrry it plain tvotnan; I couldn't love her,
‘at least in that relation.’ be added, hastily.
in compassion, doubtless, to the old puckcrt-tl
visage that was gazing at him; ‘and I shall
never consent to ‘sign, and deliver.’ tiritil I
have seen some person more attractive than
I have met with yet.’ - 4
Oh, very likely your time has not come
yet, but mark my words, young man. 3'0"
will never meet with such a being ."’s 3'0""
fancy paints. for the best of all possible rea-
sons, that such an one never had an exis-
tence.’
‘Well then there will never be 8
Charles Calvert that's all.’
-0111 what pre-eminent selfishness, such
an agreeable creature as you are, and Such
an ineffable happiness as you could confer-
,he only thing is, it would be too much fpir
any one. H0tV8VeT.]USl recollect my W01‘ 5
you will not only marry 8 Plal“ “'°""“"”"’
vou will confess to me on your bended kness
ihe absurdity of your former _noll0n8-
‘Never. never.’ Said he gallyt ‘hm’ m°”g”
for the present.’ _
Poor Charles had no better success khan
the cynic of old_ who went. tibput W)!‘ at
lighted lantern in the day time 10 P‘"5““ °
M rs.
It is one of the advantages of domestic like as a g title. deperide-nt crt-inure, formed only
_ I0 l_0\’£‘ an] be loveil, and who would hang,
of becoming [)t‘I'IllIll'lt‘nI front want of l‘-ting .is ll. were, tibntit their necks all the d..vs ol,
l.li6'lr ll\'r‘S; but MISS l\'ltirr.iy was none of
:ht‘St?. for lll0”_L',ll no It'l'lI'lilg'.IIll and St.'llI;'lt’lil-
'3' l‘-""l"lllt’. Silt‘ had her own opitiions and
could m:iint.iin the.-u:
and originality in her rcmatlts, that might
have tlvgcnt-rrited into satire had it not bccn ‘ Murray, charged rvith special it.stt'uctions,
con|t.rollcd and checkt-tl by a severe s ll di.-.Ilioin the home department, touching the IC-
cip ll’)l:'.
which her l‘r.<p0l'tSlI)llll.lPS as n l‘allt)l'l'tl and acccut‘it-
r*fIct'l Slit‘ would pI'()tIt1c(_- upun ‘on;-n(aphe._v"
arr-l I was kept not long in suspi-nsc, for he
rt-arhcil home a few days aflrl‘ her arrival,
‘remain mere U5t:lt'SS drones in the body poli- (ll-ll, as one of whom She had
and -.r'i:h non.» 0fll'1'<‘tl. siinpcririq congcinns.-'
ncss which St’l‘|n9 in 3,,“ v-Qh: 1,...-.35
—-what \\'lll he think of tire?’
SW" "°""9’-‘lfls with the e-..t.=e and t:iiuili.iri-
lltlttt‘. Charles sp--nt the remainder
day and i-vi-um: at horn:-, and a mp“-fer
si-ciiivd disposed for ctsnvi-rs:ition.
dispaiaqinglv of such qualities .7’
an honest man, and yet so earnest was he in
hlSt'le‘ltiSlDn, that I verily believe he never
took his daily walir without believing some
angel face would beam upon his p=tth, or
lc'a\'c the city without a secret expectation
that in souw sylvati nook or secluded dc-ll, a
cottage maid would burst upon his siglit
wiih the U5U'tl .-ap:i'.'ating llCL‘OIIlpa0\’II\(“nlS
ol gipsey-bat, sunny ringlets, and wild flow-
ers.
It was t.’uring a ti-mporriry absence of his
from town. ll]-tl Juli-i rt-ct-iv:-tl :i le-tticr from
a lorincr school-fc-lloiv, accepting h- r oft re-
pent:-d itrvitation to visit her. irliss Mtirrav
Wile‘ lb!‘ d ittgltter of a retired country gt'tI-
llL'lIl .n,:iud ilzorigli a constant C(H‘l't'Sp0ntl=’[lCt'
had been ni:tiut—.iitit-tl l)tI\\’(‘t'II them as be
S‘.’t3tltS :i liosirtling-school fi‘i»-ntlsliin, yet cir-
cuinst:-irict-s had pi-t-vcutted their holding any
more dirt-ct lt‘llI'l'L't.)lll‘St.‘. The €1tlf’lt’llJt.Ct'|llt‘Ill.
was l‘t’Ct‘l\’('tI v.i.lt Ullft'lgl'lt‘d tlt.-lfglit, and
Iulia was never ncary ol the pr.iis_s of her‘
ltit-nil.
‘I “Ore Cliarh s will llkc her’ she cxtrlairricd
a- she read, lor the l\\'t‘llllL’ll‘. time hi-r l. net‘;
and I out siiri: he will; but I should hope
fit‘ it sltniriger f«*r'lll'lg', \\'(‘l€"ll.f1't)l. for his ab-
stirtl -.-ii:::ti'i'- s as to p"l‘S-)itJil bl only; but Mu.
ry. t'ttitigl‘i .~lllIlClt'ttllt,' \\'l‘li looltiu«_y, is not
bL-:t'tti:'ttl, and '.von'd not he C0tlSl«l(.'l'G(l so.
anl has moreover, none of the larigtiisliing
graces of a heroine. ‘ller i-duc.-ition had
been solid rather" than .<liow_v. ar.d the only
accotiiplislitit-nt Slit‘. pOS‘L’SSt’S is that of triu-
sic, and this t to, not in it way to please a
fasliionublo to r, for she. has none ofthat 00
oo-anzng style» ol singing, like blowing thro’
:1 lulu-. so universal among rnodcrn perfor-
triers.’
Miss ;\lurr:i_v nrtivcd in a few days, as per
0T<lt'I', and o y first inip-rt-ssions rt-‘cafe agree-
ahlc. Slit: slruclt III!‘ as well-brctl and lntlv-
like, with no particular‘ IJ€‘.ilUl,\7 of f(,‘illUI'l;"S‘
btit with a rtfirtcrl and ltllr,'ll(‘L'l.flfll cxprt-ssion
A short tirrte conrinced me she had not been
.
any \\r0m:ln7S
safe rvzth him,’
; .
All that .- ; .» -
be one tr.” ndi_r ‘be true'and yet it may nnt
on-r mC;VdSie stllriltxs of fricridshrp tin provide
I ' . ”” l’‘’”_'‘¢''S. for lllt’. Most
penp fit-ltllln that privilege for thcnisvlves -
“"d M155 iltltlfrav too she may not like? t’
‘be so unc x " . ' - °
_ ’ erunouiously transferred to your
fovoriti-.
I. , . , _ _
OJ tlt€tl‘l I perceive you are m anflhlng.
but a blcsscd frame to-nirrhi so w,. W,“ Pu,
:, .
an end to the whole innit.-r, M,-, G,.,.,y Spa“
not have Miss i\’lurriiv shau't have Mr Gray
ouch shall ‘act conjtincily for hj.,,s,.]t lb.“ is
. . , .‘ 3 I
ll you will let them.’
It rtquircd no great penetration to (llscov-
er what would be the result of all this so I'll‘
as Ch-.irles.was concerned, but it “as not so
easy to arrive at a s;1ti,,-fncrnry cO,,,.;,,S;0n
with rt-spr-ct to Miss Murray. It c,.na;,,|\_.
would not have been surprising if a young-
Slrl. brought into constant proximity with an
:tg'rec:iblie 3./rung man, an-] nnn mo’ “ho, do
ills l3t‘Sl.<‘0uld not conceal thul;hc was getting
‘-l‘’SP‘'““‘’l)' 1“ l0V<’. shotild make the discove-
ry that some people were vastly more inter.
cstingttliaii others; but however this might
59. MISS L‘-lurrriy had too mricb maid:-nly re-
serve and delicacy to voluntarily ,,{{,,,,1 mg
-‘l'gl"1*‘Sl clue as to the cstiinaliori in which
sheheld httn. \Vlioevt_-r wit-hi-d in m-,,,-3.
her, must ask her. and she would scarcely
ill"-'_e be?" Willing. even for the sake of se-
curtng that mcsiimablc treasure (rvhiyn n
irrasurc at all) a busbind, to follow the ad-
vice ol a Reverend author, that if a lover
hung back’ longer tlianwas nccdful. ‘to throw
_voursc.fu fair enclianting obj-ct upon his
generous protection.’
not given for nothing. and old bodies often
sre and understand more than is suspectcd.
There was a mighty shaking of hands one
night previous to separating, in which
Charles’ flgtll‘t'Cl some-.vlia't. conspicuously,
OVPI e5lllIIitl.'.'lI: She \V;|3 0! [Hind and
“"<"‘g)'. Will) grcitt warmth and critliusiastn
0l‘Cl')ttl':lt.‘lt"l‘. but \\ll.ll an utter abliorrcricc of
fIc.'Cl.:)llOfl in all l'.S l!ll'£IlS, and p:irtit-iilarly
thiitol_ftl.~:r- i-ritl sicklysirititricrit. Wcrc I
ltilt'ltIllttg it faricv skctcli instead of a verita-
ble history, I should priint her to suit the
last.» ofa class of my gentlemen l't'fl(lt'fS,
and there was a poitit
Wllvn I add thccrowning graze of
her tIll:‘ll‘t]('lt‘l'. ti down and _habitua__l so use _of
iblc b- int’. our visitor is leforc you.
I was not a little curious to observe the
him was frank and
Oils. I]
Hot‘ rt*(‘cp;ion of c,,,-_
lieu rd,
a bean
_ _ 'I‘ht'rt: was
little occasion for reserve, and they \vi~r.~
‘y of old acqii:iirit:inccs. (‘outrarv to his
. I . . z. . '
llsflill prdLl.(.(*’, llI1tlP|' [he pl.-3 of unusual (L
(if thr-
party never gather‘-tl round the social fire-
sitlt-. \’\v7llr‘lI the usual adietis lor the night
l’ “l b"““ "-’“-'h‘*“.‘-R'l'l. hf? l‘?s:‘ntt*d liinisclfaritl
‘Sui Murray has been gt you a
wet-lt '2’ "
‘V05, and is to remain :i fortnight lnngi-i-_’
‘lHilt‘-‘ti-—-I wrvnder Julia did not write me.
‘"3’ S*'l'Viccs tiiiglit have bccn some use to
them’
‘Why. in the .‘ir~t plar:i- we were isznorrin-.
ol'_vour \\'l'lt.‘l‘t>‘-’|bOUlS, and in the 5.-i-and we
mtglit have intcrrtipterl rr delicious affiir with
some i|D£_’l'I bciuty and rec--ivetl little thanks
for our pains; and as to services, there is no
want of those wlii-re Miss I\’lllI'l°-ly is, to say
nt-thing of Julia.’
‘Is there any body in particular .7’
‘Oh, ho: brit she is a very agrci-able girl,
as you p»-rccive, pity she is not a little-
handsomer.’
‘Why she is not striltingly O!l'lert\'Ist-‘, I
am sure. and no one can ktiotv her witlmut
considering it a in titer of little cons.-que-nee
whether she is is beautiful or not. Slower-
tainly is as you say tincornrrionly int:-resting
Oh. there is nothing like mind and talent af-
ter all.’
‘Of cours». [think so; but some persons.
you know, have an aritipathy to plain pen-
ple, and can tolerate no one unless l.l!(‘V are
l’)P:’itlllllll. But how long is it since you be-
came so cnamoured of good sense. and such
everv day qualities--since to~day noon .7’
‘\Vhy, when did you ever hear me speak
‘Novel’ perhaps in terms; but this is not
what I wished to s-av. We-‘are all so de-
lighted with Mi.-:3 Murray. that we are anx-
ious to retain her here. Who do you think
I have selected for her .7’
‘I cannot imagine.’
‘John Gray.’
‘Has he ever seen her .7’
‘No, he has been absent; but Iwant your
co-operation. Do invite him here. I am
sure she would just suit him, neither too
handsome. nor too plain. butjrist right.’
‘Well indeed, I believe I must decline the
honor. I never have turned my attention to
matchmaking. and I think I never shall.—
But. why are you so solicitous for Mr. Gray's
happiness .7’ '
‘I told you my reasons if you had attended
to them biiL.[ supposed you liked Mr. Gray.
[am sure I once heard you say that you
and when it came to Mt’. Calvert, senior, III;
in tbefrrzitpitlt Sfld. p_lenit'ride of his affec-
ior2.—- or tie un cviattng good temper and
sprtgkhtlirliess of Miss Murray had complctelv
won its It'al‘l—l)lt1!ltlet‘(-.'(l forth sornt;-tliinir
.-rbout adopting her as his second daugrhiei-,_a.
Now it was an old muti’s spccch, and non}.
mg more; ant yr-t Miss Murray must needs
t'plor and aver: her face, and as to I‘.’.'a;.tei-
Charlts, he St’(‘n1l.(I wholly absorbed in con-
templating the toe ol his boot, just as if he
div! not know before that it wanted a patch.
But while we young folks were thus en-
joying ourselves, to our hcai't’s content, our
happiricss received a cruel’ intcrrtiption bv
this arrival one morning of a young Mastcit‘
turn of our young friend. His reception
was not p-irtictilarly cordial; brit nonsciou.-t
rectltutc and self respect [)l‘Pi’t:’Ill.L‘Cl hint Iron:
f- cling it the least. The dinner hour pass-
-ed gloomily enough; an unwonted tacitur
uiiy previiilt-d, and poor brother and myself
\Vt‘Tt‘ at the expense of the whole conversa-
tion, siistrrinetl in a way I would lain trust that
rva< not suggrstive of second childhood ant’
’g&ll'l'Ul0US old age.’ At two it was not nmdi.
hotter, and again we took the field, and bv it
series of rapid and brilliant [Iltll’lt'¢ut'l'(‘S suc-
ceedcd, in some degrt-e, in restoring the spit-
its of the party.
At length, like old King Cole, we callrd
for some music; and Charles for the first.’
time, roused himself, IIDCILIIRXHCICCI Miss i\'Itit‘=
my to the piano, and prcpartd to do the
ricctlfiil. Now it was natural, at such a trio-
uicrit, when otir young guest tvas so soon to
leave us, that I should lay aside any knitting
.riid look at her. I appeal to the reader if it
were not so; and vet, innocent as a larub as
I was, and tliiriltirig of nothing at at all, I
saw,despitt- my failing vi<ion, soinctliing
that looked the least bit in the world like in-
t‘lplt-‘Ill. love rnalring. Whatever it iriiglzt
portcnd, of this I am cert»-in. that Charles.
after giving it hasty search among the rnusic,
at length sclt-cte-l a song, and quietly cal ing
hcr irttt-ntion to the title, placcd it, with some
Sl;__-,7Illfi.‘il'ICt', bi-lore her. Now whether it,
was the senlirnerit which pleased liiin——.-
“Lady. farewcll! but ere we part,
Accept my vows so true ."’—-
or whether it was the vignette, which repre-
.-entt.-d a lover knelling before his rriistress,
with his band on his heart, place-cl some-
what lotver,‘antl more central than physiolo-
gistsusnally assign it, Iatri unable to say.
I only know that Miss Murray sting with
less self-possession than usual, and that when
she had finished it, she rose and left the
instrument.
The next day Miss Murray left us, and
the very spirit of dullness took possession of
the family. Charles secured to make himself
over to a sort of tender melancholy, which
lasted several days; till finding it excited no
particular solicitude, he very wisely conclu-
tlerl no longer to let C0l'lCe‘-tlllIF.’nl. prey upon
his Vitals, but to come forth and ‘own the soft
in')pe.lCl')fXI(-‘Ill..’ A favorable rnorricnt soon
occurred, and after considerable beating about
the bush. which I was determined not to un-
derstand, he continued: '
‘Yes, Julia is, indeed, most fortunate in
her choice ofa friend. Ah! if she could
only be persuaded to make us another visit.’
‘Perhaps you could persuade her,’ said I,
carelessly.
‘Do you think 1 could .7 Dayou think I
could 2’ said he, with much more animation
than my remark scented to call for. ‘Can
you give me any hope 7’ . _ _
Hope? for what .7 If it's a visit you
mean, certainly. She is an obliging girl.
and if she knerv you had set your heart upon
.her spending another month with us, I dare
say she would strain a point.’ to accomodate,
you.’
-But, then. if that visit was for life !’_
‘For life!‘ said I, laying down my work
and looking as it the idea had for the first
happiness would be‘
H0W0\'Ct‘. spectacles and c.\'pci'i'riice are '
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