"\/'\/'~./\J\/\4’\/‘\,\/\/
NUMBER 286'—NEVV
Publislned Every Vvedncsday Morning, by JAMES REED, at Two Dollpans P3,. ‘A
SERIES.
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESIA
‘:1’,/,__.. _
» -s- .-.
-z~.i-;~- ~ i
x/\/\.
Y, MAY 7, 1845.
Davy fireciset i
“Be sure you’r‘rig:ht., then go ahead!”
V
roamed the \Veslorii \\"ilds.
Now we are sure of being fig"/tl—tighl in liiiyirig our goteils cheap and rigll in selling them
cheaper than any house in lfuirliezil (jouniy, u()l\vilhs|a“liiil_g \\ hut. others may savi to thi-
131111111115’? 1119 l"‘"1'19 1""““' 111-“-"'-11:9 Ltiilit 3-‘ know it for or-c ‘L:inra.' has lltltl iliim till about
us. and our rich G mils.-—-oisr ()rgar.rl_v _$.,],,e,., S,,](,,,d,,, Bmuw S. 3,‘ ‘,.LniWS. A,pamS. rm‘
Silks, Mohair Dresses &c. and iv-c’te bound to go ahead. llt£‘l‘(?1 is no tnl~[al{(-3.'1l);)|l[ ii,
we are "»'5Cflirtg (.lfl'." as our neighbors say, 22
would ell(:0ul':l;1i: a reduction of piiL't-S. who would have their iiiouey’s worth or 7I10."£‘.. to be sure
and call at the f'ainons old "Briilgc Store."
April 8. I845.
ERE the word<ol‘tlie ill l'aicil,miicli lazuented Crockei,
A T A L E,
Translated from the German of _7lIt:si2us,
for the .N'orwal/c G.'1zette—b_i/ T/V.-
chant of Bremen by the name of l‘v'lelclioi-
ll-,8” ,,.i,,,,,, 3 i,,,,vc, man never who" would always stroke his beard with
He so aboiintled in solid currency, that he
caused his entire din’ng.room to be paved
with hard dollars. Alihougli his ostenta-
tious hearing was highly offensive to his
fellow biirghcrs and associates, they view-
.l“flt‘ll(l§
l.(l illit-gill fret :=i t1t l 1%.} .1"! i? no ii.\itr all V. I r
C. J. GRUBIAN.
'1‘ci-air; of the Gazette.
ed it more as being assumed for motives
of gain in business, than any real feeling
C. PECK’S STORE.
Village*".h=ci'ibcr=byc'ii'i-ie‘~t>ei'_vi*'ii' $°‘()t , . ‘ ‘ - - -
. ~' ' *.- ‘ ‘ - “ ' r . . . - of 'tl‘i‘00‘in('.e. 'Ihc shieiid l11Ci‘(?ll'\fll’.
Mail do in advance do do..... 2 O(. ‘~‘’”’-’[/’' A”’“’""/‘ La’11d11‘§- 1 D. ,- 1 i
.- - - - - .. . clearly saw that tliev who em led and loin.-
0-1108 S111351{1'11’f51'-9:01’ 1110$011V111g 011t of the lllb E.~z';ililisln'nt=-rit has rcci--ntlv. from re- 1 ‘d , - ‘1- I _ 1 _ ) d _d
Czu'rier’sdistrict, and who call for their p:i- _ ,,,,..ci in ,,.,i,|lc ,,,.l”l..n, zilm.-,(t,,,,.~tl the .V 0011 °11111c(1 1- 115 ( 15l1 “.1 s (111 .V C-“"11 ‘-
. . " .. r _ - _ ' . ' - . . ' -' - '
pcrs atthi. pirate. ..... o lulu”, ,,,“,c‘ and mm,‘ flm“,,,, mm W,“ mm_ his fame for we.iltli,_tl.ereby incrr-rising his
Com1m,1,ncb 0-lo-,1” 1-“lo-re ldcchnmg mu‘ 1”‘ 1 r0 mend it to the patrori:i.niz of the Tem,-it-:tatit.‘e C1e(111' A11 1113 11115111955 Schemes “.0119
1181? '1ln£1” '1 1”", In d!V11m'L:': ' ' ' ' ' 1. O tcommiiiiity. lts stock ofGroccrir-s. l’ro\‘isitit S, 3113095511111 3 1110 dead 911131131 of Old 11111111115
u ;~- r u an‘ , _ . .
‘111'_” 1111 A11 1 011115111?’ 0 r__ &.i.‘. l.:i_.- lice.-n lll coins:-ti-it-iii-e. mt:-rli int:rt.=ast-il, which paved his apartment produced cent
of-1{.3\:((1,11i1::1f3e_lTtll(()1l111§'1C.”°11‘11dc1_1 111°e111°11" 0; until low cont.-r-rits oftlie Lind nti'r:r the atlvanta- per cent interest by its weight in b2‘tl'g{tlll_\‘,
.1 , -3, , - ‘ ' ’ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' " I’ 11910 111'l1l 0111- 1'11‘ 11111111)’ C011S1111'Jl’1€1>H- [ill at length :1 shoal n nearetl on whicli the
lliiee insertions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. 1 110 T, 0,.” .“,-l, P, -1” H, C‘ ,,.. t t: , ll !
Each f,,u0“.‘mgmse,-tin" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 1e .1111’ 1" '-:11‘ ) "3 1111‘ 311‘ (I"‘|1~ ‘_l11f1l11_1f5 welfare of [us l]()u§;c was stranrlerl.
EX8Cl1t01‘1SIllltlA(llnllllStl'tlt0l'1S Notices.---- . I 90 :f5,“;e1 ;1° 'rJ.11:111',l111 111 1l'1I'11'1,113;' M ,11‘1r1l‘1‘:1 131:” choir‘ of Bremen (lied ofa haslV l10tali0n
‘=0 7- ' .- 5' _ ) ) to i r I) tirt: t'I.~ltt r ‘.l .'. st - . - A‘ -
1°111111.1~”1"11.°1“1°11°°° ' - - - - - ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ' " 1 "1 . “.11 U1 1 ' r,11.- ‘ " ‘ _ . . 1 1 at a turbot feast, vrithoiit having time to
(1l1ill’Llli1ll,DlVOl‘(:e,3.nd0lll(}l‘lxt)[lcc5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 ()0 ing his goiiils ctiulili"-s mill to put CH.'lll;(’llllt)ll at _ t I .ql Q . .1 X 1" Y. (r ~, .g W10,“
the st u:ire. (l(‘l‘lI.ltt(.'€- An entiinernlinn of articles :sl:nnet:- Se 11‘ 1011*‘: 111 OM91”: ‘*1 111» 11 1 1'
1 - - ° - l~ .1 - -l l-
Yearly advertisers, on square, _ . . . _ . . . _ . ..]0 00 .._,5,,,),_ 3,...r "mi purl; i,,,,,,S gm. ,,,,._.,_.,,, ,_,_\.,.,,estate to his only son who in rent let an
payable qiiarterly. The privilege oi’ yc.iirly ad-
vertisers is limited to their own iinuieiliate btisi-
ne.-ss.
Casual advertisements sent to this Ofli':e, r-‘IUST BE
AC(‘0Ml‘A.\'I1iD BY THE CASH TO INSURE h\'Sl£R’l‘lO.\'.
JO B P R l N I IN
G ,
or ALL K)ND
Executed at the Gazette Om:-e.
Notice.
1' HE Uiidersigned ilesire rr.~spt2.clfiil'ly to
inform the tnerclianls ant] t‘l1lZ".‘llS of
Norwalk and its iieigliliorliouil,t'tirou;;li this me
diiim. that they have t'oruied a C('p‘Il’ll)t‘l'Sl]lp.
and have taken the commoilions and very cen-
tral Store House. No, 194 \Vest. Street. New
York. fifth door above Duane st. and (lll'PCll_\'
froting the New York and Erie Iiitrilriiail Lari-
ding, for the purpose of iratisat.-ii«~g a general
business in Provisions, Salt and Fish. It istbeir
intention to keep always on hand, and to dispose
of at the lowest market iirii.-es. for Cash. it good
nssorimen: oftlie iliefeilloiiinggariicles: Pork
and Reef, 1‘-‘less and Primepersotially St-',li'(iI(-‘ll
from ilie Inspectors’ yards with care. llams
City cured. from the well known stnokiug
houses of Leland. Harris. Ctttgeii, Tilion, and
others. Lard, Ohio, and city" rcnderetl. in
kegs and barrels. Telugu ‘:59 31111111011 Beef.
and Spmpoked Salmon. B!lti‘el‘, frotri Orange.
Cheriango. and Delaware L'O'il!.lll(?5. C/£6688 from
the most approved Daries in the same counties.
including Herkinicr and oiliors. Salt, Ashton’s
Factory ‘filled. Liverpool Ground. Syracuse. in
cases. bags and bzirre|s.and coarse salt in bulk.
Fish, Mackerel. Stilrnon, Shad. Cot'll’i$lt- dry
and pickled, and llcrriug, box and pickled.
All orders, by mail or otherwise. for any of the
above. shall be faithfully and speedily executctl
and shipped in good order and season.
\V.ir.o db Wmniiav.
New York. April 2. 1845. *3lTl]1l
Essawsas.
Cutlery, Guns, Iron, steel, Vvindow
Glass, Paints and Oils.
\V[-JOLESALE & RETAIL,
Opposite Ho;/£13 Landing, N0'rwa.ll;.
?:[lilE subset is are now receiviiig_dircc1
from the in-ziu-ufaciiirers _an extensive as-
nrtm-ent of foreign and (l0lll-CSll(.‘l".lZ2r(l\\'fl.l'(’,(SLC.
w"n"i<:li they olfer,eiilrer wholesale or retail. on
as favorable terms as cati be piircliased inl\lcw
York. Dealers and other
requested to cxaiiiirie our assortment anil-
prices lief‘-ire piircliasing elsewliere. Among
the assortment may he found. _
American. and English rim. knob.upri_9,hi.and
mm-lice Locks. with mineral, glass,porcelaiu
antl brass Kitoks. _
Pad,ch'esi, draw, desk, box, trunk, tilland
night Locks.
Nurfijlk, A.-nerican, malablc, long, sqiiareaiiil
esctiicheon Latches.
Parliament, broad, narrow, table, loose and
bras-3 Butts. _
W(,.,il Screws, assorted from § to 3 inches;
Flat, oval. Q round. mill. taper and round Files
Horse. wood and Shoe I~'c:isp‘.;
Angers assorlefl ff_0111 3 1‘12é 111‘'11‘’_5
English and Amertcziti Shovels 8: Spades;
Casi steel, 6:. plated H095?
Long ggslmn hanillctl ‘M apure Forks;
Ploughs and Plough Castings; .
Hooks and Hinges, plate Hinges. lfilinil Fests;
Mill, lxtcui. webu. hand, back, whip and key
hole saws;
Broad and narrow Axes;
Carpenters and Coopers Adzs ;
Bruce and Bills; bench and mriiililing Planes;
plane hogs, Steel and iron Sqli:-Jvrvfsi '
A full assortment of Iron Hollo_w are -
Brass Kettles, Frying Pans, Fire Dogs. ‘Vag-
l cart Boxes; .
8°11 311' . . .
A large assortmeniof Fable and 1’ricl.(-iC‘lI11‘11')
Real slut) and wireliwlsls 110111116] 11‘111e11:]1L1)11_° 1
Imitation 1 0 1° ’
Fine and low priced single do . 111‘) 9
English, American Sweeds 5: Old S-111113 1011*
assorted stzes_:
Cast. Englisli blister, German. A
Spring Sieel.assoried sizes;
American and F-rench Window Glass asso
from 6x8 to 18x24; _ L d
Pure, Extra andNo 1 White ea ,‘ ]_ h d
English Red, Yellow O.chre, Paris,Eng IS. an
Clirotne Green.Verd€S”5~ 311d L11_11111 black ’
Coach and Cabinet Varnish ; do (110.8 ;
S arm and Refined Lamp Oil. Linseed and
P . "‘ . ~ &. CAMP
Whale ()lLlv.léC(.‘;‘6:(;. l84?'.|‘RE1‘.'l
Not-walk, arc - - ' -
_________________
l
Toys Toys - . h
. - d E r hT0)’9 W"
R£lEgl‘rlg:1‘;aCr1il:,1;g,11:,1i1’ii1t1her f[d%J(l:' ariicle1s.and
. - ‘ , l
a general assortment of Frull and N1115 111103.15
’ ‘d ‘M“aderia‘NulS. P911“1115‘F1111°118' 11
A1m0n' $1 Currants Flatt; Prunes, Cloves.0I‘
N-m1esMiaaiictl31l’4emons, Soda. Biscuit and‘ 11 89119131
glsgorlniaiii ot':Cont’ection8'.Ys 1111' 511111 by
11,,‘
lint.
9
mericaa. 31111
rted
purchasers arc,
cured in this rnost npni-nvt=i,l nizinucr tilways on ;age 1111113 €n111l€(l lllm 10 1l1€1C0Y11-'1'01 0111110
hand or prrwiircil at slitirl nnzii-.c direct l'mmlinlicritancc. Frank l\'lelclioirson was an
the Sut01&c1lUlt<P- 'l‘1t0=e Wlm lztliellie Ironltlvlattractivc youth with fine natural abilities.
to €f.‘\’E)lDlllIP. will find inducement to make the 5 His person was erect and “-911
511211111 ‘'‘“l' , _ lithe and muscular. I-lis disposition warm
“"1111 1\1"“'“111' A1"'1S11' 1819' and jovial, as if he had long been on the
-best terms with smoked-bcefand old fath-
‘er Rhine. I-Iealtli bloomed upon his cheek,
.and his brown eye was full of mirtli and
gladness. He seemed like a vigorous
plant which requires only water and a
meagre soil to be thrifty, but which, in
rich ground willibe of rank overgrowtli,
and unproductive. As it often happens in
such cases, the large inheritance from the
father proved to be the ruin of the son.
Si-arcely had Frank begim to feel the de-
lights of possession, before he commcncctl
'disburdcning himself of its heavy pres
sure, playing literally the rich man in the
Evangclists, faring sumptuously every day.
No bmqiiet at the bishop’s table surpassed
Frank’s, in pomp and profusion, and so
A'DDLERY.-—Tlie attention ofthc pub-
lic is invited to the large and elegant assort-
ment of Harnesses, Saddles, Bridles, Whips. - 1
. . . “ ~ _ - - - stand. no
frunks, &c. to be found at the establishment of; l-0ngtaq.H1c 1’1t1g0111.’11emen Q’
o 1 n 7 V O y I V
the subscriber. It is believed to be no exagera-i 935 “1 _°‘e1 9 5111911 10 °°111P*11‘e ‘X111
tion that this place, nor any otlierin the vicinity,-111059 “'1111'~11 ‘V019 111111111111)’ m11de_11.V 111111-
lias been ableio roiluce so rich a variet ~' iar-?E\’0l' b11l'L‘llel' ii on these occasions was
, _ P _ 3: l 1 .. t_ _ , 2 _ .
ticularly in the Harness line. They are ready , promptly supplied with a roasting piece
made “,“‘1 13°'11P1°19 31 11 11101111’111'5_"011C9-, ‘V110’ and a flask of Spanish wine; hence the en-
ever will take the trouble-to exam_ine, will find t lire Ci, d,.,,,,k the success of “,0 S,._,,_
that the ivorknnnsliip of these articles cannot be l y -
‘ ‘ “ cessor and Frank was the famed favorite
7
surpassed. Among the lot are several sets of: . -.
- - : . .. - ss tridd tcourse
double Harnesses, whicli are worthy the atten- of 111°(1,1.V , 111 11115 °ease,1e C -1
of prodi9;ality no reckoning was thought
tiou ofthose fiiiiurr out pleasure equipagcs.—i __ _ _
3 H of: and it was not until the flight of some
There are also several very light and airy single
harnesses, dt-signed foriieatness butmanufaciur- years that his attention was called to the
ed ofilie bestmatcrials,aud embracingtlie double diminution Of‘ his finances, The greedy
merit of security and tasiefulness. Every article herd ofmbye friends profliaatcs, loan.-_,e,-5,
11ee‘1°‘1 1;1.11‘e11(1,1e' 11111-11 he gonna here’ of ,1,1:_e and all who could iniike us: of the falling
’ 7 § n .-I
very mo el’:‘1{’Yt:Il%l‘l’.ISl«‘-“:'Ar;. ' Ison, bog-p him on from pleasure to pligaaspre,
Norivalk, Apl‘1l2_9, 1345. 18 110‘-’_P1"S 11"“ clot in motion. -1 °“_me
no interval for a sober moment which might
awaken his reason, and tear their plimder-
ing fangs from their hold of the booty.—-
But the sources of prodigal life became at
length suddenly exhausted; the inherited
chest of solids were now drained to the ,
idrcgs. A draft for a considerable sum
lwhich he made upon his cashier was dis-
honored. This caused the young spend-
tlirift to contract his brows, but did not so
,0’
¢- 0 1 1
’ ’/I2-4,, tag. -53%; W. V _ _ _
speedily cause him to contract hrs‘ expeti.
'- r x,/' / ,«,', I ' H. x, \ ‘\\_\ p‘ . p u
' " 1ll'1l‘1~‘l1\‘~\ \u§ ces. He was vexed at the presumption of
‘his agent, to whom 4 ‘be attributed this
I E are this day, (.‘-larcli25ili) opening aistrungu disorder in his funds. Yet be
fresh Supply of New G't0<1S.- M11011 W0 i took no trouble to investigate tlie.matter
havetaken pains to purcliase at the lowest cash and afier 9,,-,‘ng: uuemnce to the custom-
1111°e'“11‘1 “.'° 11111111 111° C1111 51-111 "S 11111’ .115.11113' : ary litany bfreproacli, and having thun-
"11'°1 °5"11’111111r"“11' 1111- "1110 1101 1111111" 11 '1 dereid forth a‘ few dozen execrations, he
\Ve have ‘i larne so I il"1ofnew Gold and Silver . . . _ .
W-nu_,‘wS L, \_f;ri”U1g1S,'1/yles we have ,,,m.e1gave to the silent and submissive cashier,
,.i,,g_.,r_, ch..,,,, Je...,.i,_\_,_ _g,.me Very i,,,,,,ls5m., | this laconic ordei Make a raise
Ladies’ Bretisl Pins for 75 cents. Gold and Loafers, brokers, usuieis, were now ap-
silver Pencil.-, gold and silver SpCClacles,Wl10le ,_ plied to, and by means ofhigh interest the
sale and retail. lempty coffers were again, to a large ex-
. - r . .'
Comli.-5 ant} Brushes. ltent replenished. Fhe Salooupavcd with
I,-imp Cmrse, I)res~‘. l3:ir.-Ii. Side, Shell and , dollars had their more weight in the eyes
Hum Combs, Hair, '[‘m;ih. Cloth audStiaving' of the money-dealers than any open let-
brushes. ters of credit would have, in these days,
Fiyllc Clll-101'}? _ ion the whole United States. For :1 time
Fine Razors. Pocket _Knives. best kind of, it rendered subgigmjal sen.-ice; hut it was
S'!1550F5- -RHZW 51“1l’~“s 5"3l’~‘- B11395 &C° lwhispered on Change that the silver pave-
Looking Glasses and Clocks. ‘"19T1t1111f1r;'l€°e111t1tY m‘1‘1‘3_1'°°11t1,r1;::e31{)e‘ U111:
- w - . 1 'i S I
A 11111-11‘ 511111113“ ‘11111 “'11.1"° se11”1-g (’1”c11‘1 "11 i S10“-e - 1? cl” “(l'1i.llm:EsIn()Dl‘ was fiviund
nothing (almost) and looking glasses as low as‘I1‘11't1)19:1111°1e;\Te “Pt eld not be denied
we can. to e rue. 1 ow,_i cou
Spoons. that a floor of various marbles was far
Vl7e have all kintls of silver Spoons made of,m01'€ appropriate for a dining si]xl0t()]n than
the fiutrst ofcoin and as good as can be: found , one of pale old dollars, yet the 911 GT5 1'8“
the “colllllry ilimugli." rln_ Britapm. (ze‘tman. spected the elegant taste of the possessor
silver. plated &°-<=- Butler KNIVES: SUE“ 10985» so little that they at once demanded a set-
kC- 910- - tlement, and, as this demand was not com-
plied with, a. creditor’s process-wa.s imme-
drately issue _ d
with all its annearzs, outhouses, gar _ens;
c-hattels, and all the furniture, were se‘ize_a
by lighted taper, and the occupant J.11(11'
cially exwittert. _ '_
It was too late for any philosophical
proceedings of Frank, upon his reckless
career as the soundest reasonings could
now bring no relief, and the W1|0150meS15
resolutions could not heal past disorders.
According to the refined notions of _the
present age, our hero might now with-
draw with notoriety from the stage,.might
terminate his existence in the most con-
venient suicidal manner, or set about mak-
ing the grand voyage of the_ wide world,
as-he could no longer dwell in his native
city as a man of honor. But he did not
Sundries. ,
Tea Waiters. 'l‘eapot.~_. Casters. plated and
brass Candlesticks. Snnfiers and Trays. V_\Ve
have every thing usually kept in a Silver
Smiih’s shop. Call and see. at ’
CriA’s E. Di.sai-tow s.
N. B. Personal attention is given 101118 re-
pairing ofall kinds of watclies. \Ve warrant
or return pay. ‘ L C‘ E‘ D‘
Lamp Oil.
T
HE best Bleached Winter- Strained Sperm
Oil in Norwalk is to found at
W. E. 66 H. M. Bissi-:u.’s.
001) News. -Ladies l, can now show
you the largest assortment of very rich
cheap and fashionable Dress Gioods you. ever
had the pleasure of examining in this county or
state, consisting of
75 pieces Dress Silk all kinds
50 " Mouslin de Lanes choose to do either the one or the other.
10 ” Organdy S"1P85 The q—u’tm dim ton? which Gallish ‘mo-
311 ,1 111311111 £65’ very M11’ 1111 W001 rality had invented as a restraint to folly‘
20 1’ G1"g1111111s and misdemeanor, had not been thought
99
Printed Mouslins
There was, long since, a wealthy iner-
great self-complacent-y whenever‘ the rich
man in the Evangelist was named in the
pulpit, for he dcetried him, compared with
himself, as but a very small shop keeper.
l
t
l
fori'rietl,1w
d‘, and‘ the ancestral’ mansion -
.¢._— _...___.. - _ ._e.... __ -_._- --__. __.
nnum in Advance. Office on IIoyt’"s D"o‘_cl:, “fest Side of the ‘B:-idge.
\/\JJ-/
VOLUME 28—NUl\/IBER 19.
cretle my shame for his course of mad vision, relinquished at once his i‘s=leteo'ro- - wish to her mother to place a feiv flower
extiivzigance. His feelings were not im-
likehose of the toper just recovering
'fI‘0n_liis cupsand has no distinct idea of
wliahad happened.
logic studies, and substituted therefor,
observations of much more exciting and
interesting nature.
He pumped his land- .
I-Ielived after tlielord for information concernino his fairlonce window occupation to Meta; the
pots in the window, which was readily ’
granted as the old lady had now no fear‘
of the long unseen starer. This gave at
lnanigr -of other reduced spcndtlirifts, neighbors, and learned from him that,-for -plants require-:1 water,——rcquired change,
he lid saved from the wreck in few family
relic. ivhicll protected him for a time
f'roiiipincliitig distress. I-le withdrew to
:1 l'tal'o\v street in a retired quarter of the
ca,-,«...i,.,re the sun never appeared save
in tlielongest days, when he pceperl into
it for}, (c1 moments, between the lofty
btlilinss. lere he found sufficient to satisfy
his prtsenfiinited wants; the frugal kitch-
en of the ost kept him from starving; the
[urf.str)nqfl’OIl') cold; the roof and four
walls fl-of storms and winds; but from
the mos ppressive ennui he had nought
to relie him. True, in those days wan-
dered ill bravest knights—miglit_v in toiir-
nament iDieilricli of Berne: l-lililcbrand:
The llul-rilil Seigfrctl : Rcaward the Strong,
hnnetl izylllc Dragon chase, and who slew
‘the giaflls of twelve-mun power. Aitil
’.[‘ll'.le1l'(lfilli', who realized the highest
ideal (,f,Crertnan art and genius, but /.'.I.’,
was only these elegant; spirits, the po-
‘cis and t_lll]li’CI'S of his century.
' Fi-:iiilc_éeloiiged to ncitlier of these class-
S, his giile employment was the tuning
’ and pm ‘“lCll’lg the guitar, and fora cliaiige,
'lookiiig1lut of the window to observe the
eatlié which yielded however, about as
arren esidts as the patient observations
of our hie tympanic meteorologists. But
his spirit of investigation at the vvintlowat
length fouiid other niitriinent by which the
aching v 'd of head and heart became
speedilyand completely filled. .
in lhis'narrow street directly opposite
Frank’-s ‘ipartment dwelt an honest inatron,
who in the hope of better times, now ob-
tained a.'st‘-ztnty support by making thread,
in wliichemploymciit she was assisted by
her beautiful daughter. _ They daily pro-
duced aithread quite sufficient in length
to girdle the entire city of Bremen, ram-
parts, tlltith, and all the siibitrbs included.
They were not properly born for the spin-
dle, being of respectable parentage and
had once lived in affluence. The father
of the handsome Meta, had been the own-
er of a ship which he himselffreiglitedand
conducted every year to Antwerp: but the
vessel finally went to the bottom in a se-
vere gzile, together with man, mouse, and
the whole cargo, wliilc Meta was yet in her
cliildliood. The ino'.licr was a strong
iniutled, resolute woman, and bore the
loss ofher liiisbatid and fortune with corn-
mcnd.-,blc fcrtitiide: she declined with a
proud feeling all the offers of assistance
from her friends and relatives, and would
receive no humiliating alins from any quar-
ter so long as she had strength and skill
to earn subsistence by her own labotrs.
She relinquislied her spacious §lwe‘l’ling
with all its costly fiirniture, to" the bard
creditors of her urifortiinate husband, and
withdrew to a cheap apartment in this
narrow street, where she spun from the
early morning till late at night, earning
her bread by rmceasing toil, oft moisten-
irig her thread with bitter tears. Yet: by
this pe‘rsc.vei'ing industry, her end was at-
tained-—frcedom from dependence, from
indebtedness to the bounties of her
friends. She instilled the same feeling
f e
taught her the same labors; and they
managed it in such a manner as to be able
to lay by a small amount with which the
old lady made a successful operation in
a flax purchase. But she had little ideaof
remaining in her present reduced condition
to the end of her life. On the contrary,
she contemplated the future with buoyant
merit of Cll‘Ctll]1St'-1l'lC(.‘.S, and in the fall of
life expected still to enjoy a bright summer
of wotnanhood. This hope u as not the
of her daughter's charms, like a flo-1 er of
Spring; sa-.v her possessed of modesty
and virtue; of a bright intellect and a
feeling heart. So much comfort and satis-
faction did
her stomacli, that she might gather a suffi-
cient sum' to provid'e her girl ~- ith proper
instruction, for she believed that ifa maid-
en could but reach that high ideal which
is sketched by the wise friend of the sex,
Solomon, in his last chapter of Proverbs,
such a rare domestic pearl could not fail
- to captivate some man of u orth, as these
qualities in 3 fem-a-le \\ ere as much sought
in=our times. The beautiful Meta it is true,
bloomed only like a. scarce and choice
flower int tr conservatory, not in the free
air of heaven; she lived constantly under
the eye‘ of her mother, it quiet rettredlife,
was never seen either in company or On
the suburb promenade.
While neighbor Frank W11-S_ One day _&1
the window making observations, be dis-
covered Meta, with her mother,_ as they
were entering their door, on their return
from Church. In his days of abundance
the wild youth was wholly unpeceptive to.
tender impressions from female lovliness ;
the soft emotions were ever sleeping with-
in his bri--ast during that incessant tumult
of all his senses in the revel of high life.
The raging billows of license were now
calmed, and the gentlest zephyr-_ v as
sufficient to agitate the smooth surface of
his soul‘, He was aroused by the glimpses
of. this object. \\ hich hethought surpassed
OA“or'which.Wm besgld Very cheap at. of by our independent wight, and his
Gm. W. JEi\‘NlNG8.14
Elbrwalk, April 1’, 1845'
,1 (glummg. sensibilities were not yet fine enough to
t 2
in beautyany. that had ever crossed his
3 .1-4 :4. .-I1 -.~.-.
into the mind of her developing dauglitei';-
hope; had all confidence in an improve-,
after in the days of mother Bridget as are.
fortune andthe lighter accomplishments
izicquainted. He no-v experienced the first
lpang of severe penitence for his past reck-
illess extravagance, 11 secret: benevolence
;sprung up in his heart toward the neuron
lqiiaiiitance, for v hose benefit he ardently
‘longed for the re-possession of his squan-
lldercd inheritance. His quarters in.. the
narro v street had no v become so attrac-'
‘rive that he \\ ould not have exchanged
them for rooms in the noble Breme r Shud-
ding. The entire day u as passed at his \\ in-
do \ that he inight lose no opportunity of
getting a sight ofhishandsome Meta, uho,
«hen she met his vie v, a takened greater
delight in his soul than \\ as felt by the
fuined Liverpool Astronomer when he first
discovered Veniis passing through the sun.
Unliickily the wary mother saw fit to
establish a coiiuter observatory, and was
not long in ma ing out the charges upon
the shield of her 't'-is a 7:218; and as his row-
ily renown had reached her ears, she lost
little time in cutting off all visual influ-
ence by raisin’ before her window an ample
curtain of eye prooftextiire. Meta receiv-
ed imperative orders not to approach the
window at when her mother went out with
her on business, a rain-guard was hung
over her face, and she‘ was as thorougly
concealed at all poin's as any favorite _of
the Grand Dukc’s.
Sagacity, was not the prominent faculty
in Fr-.ink’s organization; but love‘ aroused
all the ca abiliticspof his soul. He saw
that his iiriabrislied gazing had betrayed
him, and determined that nothing short" of-
lire should again bring him to the win
,dow. Nevertlicless he set about contriv-
ing a plan‘ to gratify his visual organ and
he hit upon the following.
Obtaining a large mirror, be suspended
it in such tl part of the room as enabled him
to see all that was passing in the opposite.
Many days liavitig passed witliout any ap-
pearancc of the intruder, the curtain was
gradually withdraw-n, and the mirror now
and then, caught the handsome figure for
which it was set, and delivered over
a true copy to its watchful admirer.
His attachment became daily more ar-
dent and his increasing wishes urged a
speedy disclosure ofhis feelings to the
sweet original of the Maid of the Mirror.
But how was this to be donel Mother
Bridget had neither rnari'ser'7.'mt- normaid
sliancless ,-and indifferent. Fortunately the most part, uith which we are already tprotection from winds and storms, and it
watchful atteiidance to their growing ne-
cessities. VVith unspeakable delight. the‘
ardent lover interpreted the meaning of
these hieroglyphics, and the eloquent lute‘
delayed not to convey his blissful sensation
to the listening ear of the beautiful flower
friend. The long table discourses of
mother Bridget touching the habits of the
inusiéus over the way, wlmtrt’ she cnnzpai-'-
ed to the lost son, began to be exceeding.
ly irksomc to the (laughter. She ulwny,
strove to excuse him; attributed his past:
habits to seductive associates, and laid
nought to his charge save his unmindful-
ness of that golden proverb——“youthful
bloods, spare your goodsl”. Yet she de-
fended him with such artful precaution as
to make it appear that colloquial enter-
t_ainr_nent wits her mo'tiv'e, rather than any
feeling‘ of interest in neighbor Frank.—-
Casual information had reached our‘ hero,
that Meta was awaiting a may dress, but
that her mother could not,-command suffi-
cient means to gratify her. He viished to
present her “ith one, but rightly judged
ed that it it ould be unacceptable,imy,blast
his hopes, if it came‘ to her from his hand;
neither would pride allov it :1 \\ elcoine
reception from any anonymous giver.-
Accident however soon afforded him it
prudent opportunity to accomplish his
wish.
i\'.'otl':er Bridget made a loud complaint
to a certain neighbor about the exhozrbi-'
tant price of flux; asserted that at the price
she hadybeen‘ paying for th e raw material,-
no surplus moncyremained after the sale
of the sp‘t'1'r’i :'irtic:e'. Ft-mil: \\‘ai’t_e'(l not for
this assertion to be repeated. He ran to it
broker and pained a pair of__ ear drops
‘dlllc it ere once his mother’s; bought
several stone of flax, and employed a per-
son to dispose of it to the old lady at a
very reduced price. The bargain was ef-
fected v.ith such profitable results, that
.\-iata appcarcd the next holiday in 9. new’
"ml tflslefttl attire. In. this she so enam-
ored her observing neighbor, that had he
now been offered his choice from the
gx hole eleven thoiis:"in;d virgins of Colotgnizf
be u ould have’ p‘a's‘s~e'd t‘hé‘i'n all for the mere
hope of obtaining at s'o".m"e future day his‘
Maid of the Mirror. Yet uhile he “as
enjoying this happy issue of his innocent
servant; all‘ her flax and yarn biisiness
was conducted by herself, and her daugh-
ter was as constantl-y with her as her
spectacles. Under iliese circumstances,
it was quite impossible that neighbor
Frank could open his heart to" his beloved
vleta either by pert or tongue. Ilis neces-
sities however, soon suggested. a vehicle
of communication uliich seems admirably
adapted to express the passions. True, he
could not claim the honor of being the
first inventor. Long before his titne, had
the sentimental Seladons of Wales and
Spain uttered in this language oftlie heart,
melting harinonies in the ' soft moonlight,
beneath their donna1s balconies, and this
melodious pathos was seldom fruitless in
its tender declarations; indeed the fair
have confessed that its appeals have been
more lieart-siirritig and irresistable than-
ever was the language of the impressive‘
Fatlier Clil‘y:SOlZOtnllS, or the polished elo
quence of the school famed Demothenes
and Cicero.
But Frank had never read of troubadors
and night minstrcls, so that the intention
of conveying the emotions of the heart to
the object who created them, by tones of
‘music, was quite his own.
In a plirensy of tender emotion he sei-
zed his instrument, and not as heretofore
.of another month, love changed the‘ musi-
Ecal tyro into a complete second Amphion.
1 His first essays appeared to pass unnoticed
lbut ere long the narrow street became all
Meta bring to her mother that ear,—\vhen the amateur struck an accord ;
the latter \\ illingly stinted the demands of‘ mothers floged their child ren',fathers drove
ithe noisy boys from their doors,ari(l he had
itlre pleasure ofobtsevving in the mirror that
;the delicate hand of Meta sometimes rais-
'ed the window when be commenced‘ his
preludes. Vvhen-ever he succeded in fix-
ing her ear, his phantasy would revel in
thejoyous allegro, orleap toward her in a
sportive dancing melodv; but when the
ispindle or her mother c‘1alle‘d her away, he
ter modulations the anguish of dcbarred
love. '
Nleta was by no means a dull scholar,
and soon learned to understand this em-
phatic language:. S-he mwe various - ex-
periments to ascertain whether her inter-
pretations were correct, and fzmci'ed- that
she could rule at pleasure the virtuoso-/m-
mar of the invisible performer. Th-is
flattered her woman"s vanity not a little,
and she was pleased to exercise her secret
magic power, in producing from the ex-
pressive l‘ute,—now the lively tones‘ of joy
-—now the mournful cadence of sorrow.
Mother Bridget was too much wraped up‘
in yarns to observe what was passing, and
the daughter didnot; see fit to hold the
candle to her ignorance. On the contrary
either from a- kindly feeling toward her
imusical-neighbor or from vanity, she sat
about devisinga scheme for making some
syn bilical communication in reply. A
plan was soon. devised; she expressed a
frsziid. the flax sec‘re‘t was betrayed.-—
Fr'a'n'-\’s agent proved lea‘-y. Meta was
Pxeeedingl-y 'tIl'i1'l‘l1t’re(l at this discovery, :1
f1l'Sc'0Very v-hich \\ ould have delighted later
if it had been concealed from her mother,-
vvell kno \ ing that her strong sense ofdig-
n-ity and propriety would jeopargl the loss‘
of her dress. ’I‘he-strict old lady’ i-.a's en‘-'
raged at the intelligence ; she, too, regretf-
ted that her daughter was in possession of
the secret, for she \\ as .appi'elig‘”s‘,ve that
1111S11e1_g1_111°11Y,g911‘31‘osity might make a
tender impression on the susceptible maid-
would draw a lamenting aiidante‘ over the ,
‘bridge of his sighing lute‘, breathing i-n bit-f
iP.n1S heart; she therefore determined to
:destroy at once the noxious seed before
tilt at'ained a gro-itli there. Tears and in-
ilteatlcs were of no avail ; the garment W88‘
:disposed of, and the proceeds, together
it ith the accurately reckoned profits int he‘
iflax negotiation‘ u ere enclosed as from-
%H_-ainburg nitli aybrief line “for the settle-
._ment of an old debt,” and zrddressetd to
-"‘l-lerrn Franz i\’lelclierso'n, flrernenfiy This‘
,rcmittance was received without susp'i-'ci5o'n
and regarded as a timely wi‘ndfa'll.-_ He’-
; wished that all the old debtors of his fa-r
rther would as conscientiously liquidate:
itheir balances as this honest stranger had:
done. . _
I-‘u’ the m‘ea'n time his mirror informed‘
‘him that there had been an alarming
change over the way in a single night.——'
creation of an idle dream of the fancy, but idly thruming upon its strings, he di-ew1The flower pots had vanished in a body,
\\ as a ti ell founded and reasonable antici- j from its harmonious chords a somewhat I and the cloudy curtain was again spread‘
pagion, ‘She saw the daily development: touching melody. and before the expiration ’ across the late sunny horizon of the famil-
iar window. Meta was rarely vi'sabl'e,and1
'wlien,like the silver moon from the sombre’
night cloud, she did make‘ her appearance,-
her face seemed troubled and her move-'
ments heavy. This pained him exceeding-
ly, and his lute was made to express in its
softest cadences a sympathetic sadness.
VVhat, thought he, can be the cause of the‘
grief of my beloved '2’ But thought bro’t
no explanation. A few days had passed‘
by, when,judge his dismay, his dearest-
article of furniture, the large mirror,- be-'
came entirely useless. Having stationedl
himsclfat the customary point de vice‘, one"
pleasant m‘orni3n‘g,-he'discovered' that the"
opposite cloud had disappeared—“the'
wash tub has gathered it in,” said he‘ to-
.l'iimself'consol'ingly, but on deeper ‘obser-
1vation- he saw that t-he chamber was quite‘
empty and forsaken, the endeared neiglt-'
ibors had removed in silence, the night‘
1previous, to other quarters.
He could now with all siiflicient liesure,
and convenience, resume his old stand at»
the' observatory ;‘ though seriously,- it‘ was
a sorry blow. The blissful object of his pla-'1
tonic affection was hence! There stood
he in speechless agony‘ as erst' stood his
brother in art, Orpheus, when the loved’
shade of his Euridice vanished for‘ the‘
Orkus: But in our times, he could‘ not,
follow further the example of his br“Ot‘her.
He could not wander over the earth, tear
out his eyes,-‘ run- his head against the’
wall, nor shiver his windows and mirror.-
All this was avoided for the plain reason-
that true love does not make fools, but on
the contrary tends to cure the folly of
sick and errant dispositions, lays its soft
fettcrs upon extravagance, and conducts.
Norwalk Chronicler