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SERlIES.‘
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11.184-5.
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VOLUME 28-—NUM]3ER 24.
Davy Crookes l
“Be sure youi’r ii'iglit, then go ahead !”
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roamed the \-Vestcrri \-‘v'ilds.
LRE the words of the iii faic-d,mucli lamented Crock:-‘I, than whom a braver man never
Now we are sure of being ‘r7'g/r£—-tiglit in litiyittg ntir ,r_vot:d5 r-lreap and rigl‘_I in sclling thein
¢3N3aP0|'ll|3" anv house in it‘:-iirlieltl Cntinty. notwiibstamling_'uhat. (tlll(.'l'S may say. to the
C‘”“””)’ 3. ‘hf’ l”"" lf‘ liHOW tl»is.——Ilie Ltitilvs know it for one ‘Laura.’ has told thim all about
its. and our rich G mtls.--ni;r Orgtttitly Stripes. splviitlitl Barag. s. M. tl‘L:iii’-vs. Alpacas. fit-h
Silks, Mtiliair DfPs€(‘s 6:,-, am] \\-¢»’,-9, |_,,,m,d H,
go aht.-ail. there is no mi.-take about it. l«‘rier.tl.s
we are "Selling ()_[f.’‘ as our neighbors say. and t~llii 9 I fl t':.st ilfzfi t |.ta| it t‘ v. t- lt \l'l :‘-Ii v in
\\'mtltl cticuttrtiuc a rcductinii of prices. ivlio would have their money's worth or man‘. to he sure
‘and call at the f.'llll0US old "liritlgt: Store."
April 3. 18-10.
C. J. Gl{U.\l:\N.
T_ei'niirs of the Gnazettc.
Vnlagestibscribcrsbyc:ii'rier——peryear. .. .$‘.2 0t.
(lo. .-.. 2 Gt-
Mail do _ in atlvaiice do
0 lice S:i':iseriliei‘s, or those living out of the
Cziri'tcr‘sdistrict, and who call for their pa-
lm” ‘lt ll“: Olllce - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 50 I Carriages of
Couipaiiies oft") or more l'CCI.‘l‘»'l!Xg their pa-
pers by iiiail, ifpaid iiiadvaiicc . . . . . . . . .. :9
Rates of Adven'ti:.i1s~.
Oiiesqtt'.ii'e——16liiics or niider—] iiiscrtioii.- 0 7.3
'.l'wo iiisertioiis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . -. 0 8:
Three insertions . _ . . _ . . . . _ . . . . _ . _ . . . .- - ] (it)
liuclt lollowiiigiiiscrtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Excctttor’s and .»\tl:iiiiii.<ti'ator’s Notice.-'... . . 1 (ll)
Coti1inis.~:iotiei"snotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l €35
Giiarrliaii, Divorce, and other notice.-: . . . . . . . 1 00
the sqttarc.
Year-l iivlvei'ti5ei's, on st uare . . . . . . . . . . ..]f) 00
V
payable qiiat'tci'ly. The privilege of yearly ad-
vci‘ti.~:ers is limited to their own iimiictliate busi-
ties.-i.
Casuzil advcrtiseiiiciitssent to this OliiCD.i\tUS'I‘ r:r:
AC(‘0\H'.-\.\'lr2D BY viii; CASH 'ro I.\‘SL't:l-Z l.‘v'SP2lt’l‘l().\'.
JOB PRl“bl’TlNG,’
0 F A L L K 1 N D
Executed at the Gazette Ofiice.
Notice.
l H {H} Uadersigned desire respectfully to
T iiifortii the niercliauts and Cl'l?."£HS of
N.ir'.v.ilk and its neiglibor!ioud,throngh this rrie
diuui. that they have fortiied a copartnersbip.
and have taketi the commotlinus and very ceri-
fyal S[()fc ‘Junie, Nil, \VE‘Sl. Street. NPR‘
Yum, fimi Jon: above Duane st. atitl dirt“ctl_\
fmting the New York an-l Eric Railroad L‘-in
ding. for the purpose of lriltlsflttllt-g a general
buciness iii Provisttms, Salt ant! l’i-li. la is their
inteiition to keep always in hand, and to t.llspt)~‘t'
oi’.-ii the lowest market prices. for Cu:/z. a 9.0"“!
1.hSt)l’!tl1Cl]T ofthe the follow iug articles: I’o‘n“k
and Reef, Moss and Prlf!‘If‘..[I(’l‘St)n'lll_\_ sol.-ctr-d
from the ln.~‘pectors' yards with care. Ilruns
City cured. from the well known Sll‘t(il§lll.‘.'
houses of Lelantl. llarris, Cragen. Tilton, and
others, Lard, Ohio, and city rentlert-tl. ii»
kegs and barrels. 'l‘ong:!cs, Sinokt-tl Beef".
and Smoked Salmon. Butter, from Orange.
Clicnan«_ro.antl Delaware coutitics. C/Lccse from
the most approved Diries in the same counties.
incltitlitig f-lerkimer and others. Sallt, .-tslitori’.-'
Factorv filled. Liverpo ll Ground. Syracust‘. in
pp,§9_s_ fmgq and barrels. and coarse salt in btilk.
Flsho Mackerel. Salmon, Shad. Ctitllislt. dry
and pickled, and Herring, box and picklt-d.
All orders, by mail or otherwise. for any ttflht‘
ab’-.wc. shall be faithfully and speedily executed
a'tid shipped in good order and season. I‘
\V.\rio ti.-. Wm'i‘.\'r.r.
New York. April 2. 18-15. *3m1-1
EIARBKHAE
€lllIcl‘)', Guns, Ii-on, steel, ‘Winslow
Glass, ’aim.s aiiul 0-iis.
\Vl>lOLESALE & RETAIL.
Urypasite Ho‘;/[ls Laurli/cg’, Nortca//5.
H E subscribers are now receiving tliretl
T from the tnaiiufacturcrs an extensive as-
3 irtment riffsircigti and donicsticl-lardi\arc,<S:c.
which,|,cy,,fif;r,rgitl1cr wholesale or rfitszil. on
as favorable terms as can be piircliascd in New
York. Dealers and other purcliusers arr
feqiiesleti to examine otir assortnicnt and
prices befire pUt'CltIlSlli'—_' elsewhere. Among
the as's‘o’rtm‘erit may be foiiutl. ‘A
K-t‘t'eric’a'a. antl Langlish rim. ltt)"t)l)','tlp'ill,‘2llTl.Zllttl
manic;-, L-')Cl{s‘, with mineral, glass,porcclatii
and brass Kooks.
Fail, chest, draw.
tiizlit Locks. ,
Ndrfilk. A uerican, mrilable, long, Sq~'|lE1TCfll‘lll
csc,,g(;:-mtin Latches.
Parliamerit, broad, narrow, table, loose and
brass Butts. n _
Wt|~)t! Screws, assorted from § to o lt1(:ltf"$i,
F431, nun], é roniitl. mill. taper and round lt iles
llorse. wood and Shoe Rasps;
Angers ass irtexd froiii 3102.! irit.-lic‘S3
English and American hlitivels .1: Spades;
Cast steel, 66 plated H0853
Long .S.:shirt handled .\la.ntire Forks;
1)p,,,gr,5 and Plough Castings; I
H.)-iks and Hinges, plate Httigcs. hhntl Firsts:
Mill, Ncut, Webb hand, back, whip and key
hole saws:
Broad and narrow Axes 3
Carpenters and Coopers-Atlzs: _ -
Brace anti Bitts: bellch and mtpiltling Planes;
plane from. Cleel "ml "ml _b_(l“"”fSi ,
A full assortment of Iron Hollow Vt are . ’
Brass Kettles, Frvittx P3‘-‘Si F”° D"8S~ W 1'3‘
goo and catl B"x95,i‘ _ (.,
A large assortmcntof [able and Pocket .‘t1ll€‘-T)’
Real stub and wire lwhl, double barrel (runs;
Im-m,,,0n do . do Flu;
Fine and low P1_‘l.<'€d §'"¥l"' ‘l" "T
};,,gtigb‘, American Sweeds r.-. Old Sable ron.
assorted sizes : , I
cast, English blister. German. American, ant
spring Sieelmssnrted sizes; ' 1
American anti French Window G.ass assortec
from 6x8 to 18x24; _
Pure. Extra OWN" 1 Wl’"° L°‘l‘l ‘- .1-1 t
Engnsh Red, Yellow qcllfe, Pans. lbll1,¢|2,- tskiant
Chrome Greeii.Vertl8g'|§. mid L951?!’ M 9
Coach and Cabinet Varnish; do (:lu_€ . d d
Sperm and Refined Lamp Oil. Lnisee an
Whale Oil. &c. &c. S'rn.r-:1-1'1‘ & CAMP-
Norwalk, March 25.1345-
Toys Toys .
RENCH German and English Toys, with
F a ‘rent siarietv ofoihcr fuiicy ot'licles.un(l
« oneragl assortmerit of Fruit and Nuts. such as
ifmonds Maderia Nuts. Peanu'ts.FilberIs. Cit
on Mania Currants. Fl29--l’"1"€9- C".’V°3'0"
ldnglec and Lemons. Soda! Biscuit and a general
hlsorlnidnt of Confectioti(=;i::)(7).' ft{,fV?8lJ*3£l;3gmGs.
Norwallt, April 1. 1355' 1
964'?’
desk, box, trunk, till and
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_, _ ——'l'hc we-ll l=.iiowii Livery Stable
' . .-. belonging to thesubscribcr,situatcd
a few reds East of the Bridge, on
' Gibb’s Lane, consisting ofS Horses,
varic-u.~:~ kinds, Sleiglis, }-larnesscs,
l5Ztt. in c-trruplezc order, and well cstzzblislictl, is
, offered for sale on moderate terms. Among the
' Horses are some very valuable ones. and the es-
;tablishtuctit considering its f:icili:ics for business
and the complete rquipnieut of all its parts, reu-
dcrs it (l» cidcdly the first in the place, and affor-
ding a chance forari investment, wliich is seldoui
to be met Wltlt. F,J. ]_\'0[)y',\'E,
l\'oi'walk April 18-15. is
A tiiihoirre i~‘:aii'i::ii for State.
_, A Plot ofgrouiitl ofrcgular form, (an
;*—‘~ oblong) cml.ui'aciug 30 acres with a
. ..k.. broad level from on the Dartbury,
road, about 3 1-2 miles front the horougzh ofNor-
clicapati-l fusliiniiahlc Dress Gotitls you ever
50 " Mniisliii dc Lanes
it) *9’ Orgaritly Stripes‘
‘Sh ” it-?rr?t_uf‘S. very rich, all wool
20 ” Giugiiairis
30 ” l’rintt.-tl Mouslins
walk, is offeretl for sale ata price which will
render it an object fora person liaving the means
and wishing to procure a small farm for the ptir-
pose ofelcgniit improveriient. On the premises
is some six or eight acres of wood and lllHl_t('l',
some fruit, under good fence and in a high state
ofcultivatioii. There is not a pface on this road
and few in the vicinity, that lies so f-.ivorabl_v.
that can he obtained on so easy terms. Any
person wishing to purchase can obtain any in-
fornintion by inquiring at this office.
SABDLERY.—Tlie attention ofthe pub-
lic is invited to the large and clcgantassort-
meat of Harnesses-, Saddles, Bridles, Whips.
Trunlcs, Eve. to be found at the establisliment of
the subscriber. It is‘ believed to be no exagei‘a-
tion that this place, nor any other in the vicinity
has been able to produce so rich a variety, par-
ticularly in the Harness line. They are rt-.-tidy
made and complete at a inomcnt’s notice. \Vho-
cvcr will take the trouble to examine, will find
that the worknianship of these articles cannot be
surpassed. Among the lot are several sets of
double Harnesses, wliich are worthy the atten-
tion oftliose fitting out plcasurc cquipagcs.—
There are also several very light and airy single
harnesses, designed for neatness but lt)2tllLlftl(‘.lUl‘-
ed ofthe best materials,aiid cnibraciug ilic double
merit of security and tastcfulncss. Every article
needed in tlzc line, may he found here, of the
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n . -N1;..-'-'u--- -i .9‘
l)(3.'<t quality. and on very moder-.ite terms. P.0-
pairiii-__r as usual. \\ M B 3*.‘-w_»\..\'.
Norwalk, April 29, 1345. 18
Comics and E3i'au.-shes.
E“§.=.i~.c‘ Ce'I:tea'y.
Lookinxg Glasses : stat Clocks.
Szactms.
Surintiii-it-.s.
@009 Il’i'(.“a’.’.'§. -—Lzttttt-s I can now show
-.on the largest assortment of very rich
bad the plea.-ure ni'C-xatiiiniiig in tbiscourity or
.-tau-. coti.-i;-titig of
75 pieces Dre.’-s Sill; all kinds
Allofwhicli will be sold very t-lwap at.
C J GRUllI.’t.'\'s.
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POETRY.
‘ TI-IE BOWL.
O shun the bowl, thy hand withhold
Tho’ bright and ruddy be is glow,
VVitli rare device ofgems ofgold,
Like roses in a bed ofsnow.
Oh shun the bowl, tliere’s danger there,
More fatal than the Circeaii shore;
The syren lures thee to her snare,
Then quaffthc maddening cup no more.
The’ friends-liipwarm shall grasp thy hand
And strain tbccyto his manly breast,
Be firm the circling bowl withstand,
ltcan but add a transientzest.
imvtsiw §!:!l)€(‘. re:-sate."
Tho’ mzirtial strains thy pulse may move
Recall thy days of old renown,
Arid bcauty’s hand and smile approve
\Vitli myrtle wreath, the goblet cru-wn—'—
No olive wreaths at this false shrine,
Nor garlands hung—-lib.itions poured-
The dciiion’s now no more divine,
But falleii—h.itcd——-:iiir.l abhorrcd.
The forming clouds that deivs distil,
And shed the soft diffusive rain,
Tliat sparkles in the crystal rill,
And robes with vcrdurc all the plain-
Tlicthousimd bursting, bubbling springs,
The suiiliglit gi ds with silver gleam,
With miisic like Eolian strings,
From purling brook, «'5: m'.iriii’ring stream.
Front limped wave, and deep cool well,
Draw the pure gift from Heaven above,
Nor richer draught the poets tell
The blushing Hebe gave to Jove.
Then shun the bowl, thy hand withhold,
Tho’ bright and ruddy be its glow
With tare device of-gem and gold,
Like roses in a bed of snow.
AN HOUR AT THE OLD PLAY—GROUND
I sat an hour to day, John,
Beside the old brook stream-
VV here we were schoolboys in old times
\Vheii manhood was a clrcnrn;
The brook is clicked with fallen leaves
The pond is dried away,
Iscarcc believe that you would know
Thc dear old place to day!
The school house is no more, John;
Bcueatli our locust trees,
The wild rose by the window side,
No more waves in the brccse;
The scattered stones look desolate,
The sod they rested on
Has been plowed up by stranger hands,
Since you and I were gone.
The chestnut tree is dead lolin,
And \vbat is sadder now,
The broken grape-vine of our swing
Hangs on the withered bougzh;
I read our names upon the bark,
And found the pebbles rare.
Laid up beneath the hollow side,
As we had piled them there.
Beneath the grass grown bank, John,
I looked for our old spring,
That bubbled down the alder path,
Three. paces from the swing;
The rushes grow upon the brink,
The pool is black and bare,
And not a foot, this many a day,
it seems has troddcn there.
look the old blind road, John,
'l'h:it wandered up the hill,
’Tis darker than it used to be,
And seems so lone and still;
The birds sing yct upon the bouglis,
Wliere once the sweet grapes hung,
But not a voice of human kind,
\‘.’herc all our voices rung.
I sat me on the fence, John,
_'l‘hat lies as in old tiiiiie.
The same liail'panut'-l in the path,
\Vc used so oft to climb.
And tllutlgltl how o’ci‘ the bars oflife,
Our play-mates liad passed on,
And left me, counting on this spot,
The faces that are gone.
l‘i'I1SCELLAN'Y
A VVASHING DAY.
“A time for all tliiiigs.”—So7omnn.
“An hour before worshipped sun
Peered forth the golden window ofthe cast,
A troubled mind drave Inc to walk abroad.
S/taltspearc. -
Perhaps it is not known to all the Ben-
edicts who magnanimously live, (as Cap-
tain Dalgetty hath it) ‘for their own pe-
culiar,’ who wizely shut themselves out
from the common perils of domestic ca-
lamity, and snore as long as they plsase
every morning in their own hired houses
---perhaps it is not I-.nown to such most
comfortably situated gentlemen, what an
event a washing day is; how, and when
and how it ends. A washing day at home
then, is the longest day of the week; it
generally begins at 7 o’clock on the even-
ing of Monday—anr.l continues foul weath-
‘J/‘V'A'E‘ClHEs.—Tlie subscriber has now.
on hand a large assortment of gold andl
silver \Vatches at very low prices, also, soniei
good second hand silver watches extremely,
cheap. \V:itchcs of all kinds carefully repaired?
and warranted. Work and jobs of all kinds,l
tlianlrfully received and done at sliortnotice.
C E DlSBP.O\V.
RUTI-I_—\Ve’ve a lot ofgood Britannia
. Teapots, the cheapest ever offered in this
marl-:ct, try us, and see ifthis is not true. Table
Matts. for preserving Tables and table covers, a
useful article, at Disimows.
\ Large lot of Gold Spectacles this day fin-
li islied, also Silver, of every style of glass,at
wholesale or retail, do. Silver Spoons as good as
can be made. Looking Glasses, Clocks, and
Tea Waiters in abundance, all.at Dissnows.
ALL at C E Disbrows, for all sorts ofCombs
Tooth, Nail, Cloth and Hair Brushes, all
sorts Shaving Tools, Faiicy Soaps, perfumery,
Penknives. Scissors the best kind, Jewelry of all
sorts—every thing usually kept in a Furnishing
store.
Building Stone.
50 LOADS very handsome Building Stone,
V for sale. Enquire at the Packet Office of
Sellick’s Line.
E. H. STREET.
Nori._vPal,l,r-,a-1l,_’.[ay 20, 1845. 21
er with breezes, till the afternoon of Tues-
day.
The dreadful ‘notes of preparation’ are
first sounded by the splashing of buckets
full of water, on the evening previous to
the ill fated day. It would seem as ifthe
second sack of Troy had commenced ; the
liitm of buckets andkc-ttles——tlie familiar
‘household words’ of Pollyand Thomas
and Nabby, reiterated from one extremity
of the house to the other, all indicate the
force of the enemy, and that the battle_is
waxing hot. Polly is wanted in the name
of the brass kettle, Thomas is required in
behalf of the tub, and Nabby is principal
engineer ofempty buckets. Poor grimal-
|-in is turned out of doors; and Porito
wisely chooses the barn,instead of a scald.
All.sorts'and sizes of human dress are
collected from their lodging places, and
(as Miltonmakes his devils throw dirt at
each other ‘in jaculntion dire,’) thrown in-
to a mass in the kitchen.
But these, alas! are the only prelimina-
ries of the business. Before,
“Aurora, now, fair daughter of the dawn,
Sprinkles with rosy light the dewy lawn ;”
yes! and before you have done with your
;
.ofjusticc‘.’
. ‘~ISi_t' \vli,‘o,um,I;I: Surgf,
jazz
first riup—you hear strange sounds, above a dacent boy as e’er :1 won (one) in the‘ CATCHING AN HEIRESS IN KENTUCY-
beneath and around; you start up; you
storm, rain, bail and earthquake‘; now you
are wide awake and realize the return of
washing day; and accordingly jump me-
chanically from the bed, hang on your
clothes and make a precipitate retreat.‘
You secretly determine not to re-enter
the liotise till the end of the campaign,and
,most resolutely and desperately do you
lset out on your morning travels. But
litmgei',tliat sometimes ‘e’en the gods over-
take,’ overtakes you, with omiiiotis fears,
you return torecoiiiioiter the strength and
position of the enemy, and at eiigtli march
‘boldly into the camp.
‘What do you want here 1’ cries the bet-
tet‘ half of yourself.
l ‘My bi'e.'ikfast., love!’ (a soft answer
turneth away wi'ath,) 'my breakfast, love’
—you reply.
“Breakfast! brea' fast! (cl. vating the
head to an awful altitude)———bi'ea fast on
at vsasliingtlay '!’
3y and by you sit down alone to your
prtcious t'(‘p:1St of burnt toast, muddy ca.f
fee, eggs boiled to the capacity of grape
shot, or pei':tdventui'e not boiled at all-
you ‘pick clean teeth’ for 18 minutes, and
in :1 huff make another desperate sortie
from the house.
Afttr suficring the ‘aching void’ ofan
empty stomach through the forenoon,yoii
make another clinrge at one o’clock-, with
renewed impetuosity. On going into your
(lining room you see no preparation for
diniicr; you incontinently ringtlie bell-
l10t‘tnS\V(‘1'. In utter dcspondency you fly
into the kitchen.
‘3 ‘.-\ud'\vliut do ydii \'vi‘inf here '!’ cries
otit at once the whole battalion of scrub-
bcrsand scourers. _, ,_
‘My diiiner’—you inouriifitlly reply.-
‘lt’s \Vasliing day.’
‘I know it..’ You take a liandkercliief
from your pocket to allay pei'spiration.—
Unlucky deed! One of the sylphs who
preside over the wash tub claiiris it as her
lawful victim.
‘My dinner !’——you cxclaim in faultcriog
accents.
‘The handkercliicfi’ snouts the waslier
ofclotlics, louder than Othello.
‘My din——’ you faintly articulate.
‘The bank ~—-—’’
You mediate an escape,-——you attempt
to run-—you fall upon the slippery floor—
’ t_t,rou darnztgé your broadcloth, and you are
rifled of‘ hand cl’I.‘-i‘A;ef~- you loose"
your dinner, spirits, handkerchief, and all.
After meditating tipon your forlorn con-
dition, in this state of deep :ifllictioi1——you
make a dinner, if dinner may be called
that's none, (i. e.)—You range the closets
and eat witliotit method or discrimination
5701)?
-of butter and cake, and bread and apple,
and cheese and sugar.
You seize your hat, and rtin yourself as
much out of breath, as (lid the Bolicmiuri,
Hayracldin i\'laiigi'abin in the story ofQueii-
tin Diti'tv‘ard, when the dogs were loosed
upon him.
————“I-lopc enchanted, smiles,
And waves her golden hair.’
. Your wife smiles, and you smile. Even
Ponto growls pleasure, and grimal in
wliispers satisfaction. Every thing is re
generated ;’ not a slired remains ‘unwhipt
You éizclaim, sweet are the
uses of adversity ;’ you are comforted
with the reflection that your last meal is
better than your first.
You had lost. your dinner, y0ur‘breakfast
yotirtenipcr and your liaridltci'cliief, but
now you have found them all. You feel‘
asa traveller, who after many hardships
antl misfortunes is at last restored to his
friends, his comforts and his home. You,
(pardon me, most kind and gentle reader,
and reverened seigniors all,) kiss your
wife and exclaiin,
t_Thus should desert, in suds—be crowned.’
Itlfom the New lvlonl/ily Belle Assemblance.
THE POST OFFlCE—AN IRISH SKETCH.
nv MISS rowan.
it is a peculiarity of almost all Irish
towns, that the tourist who strolls through
them with his eyes and ears open, can
hardly fail to return to his inn with mate-_
rials for rt pen or pencil sketch, furnished
by the lower classes of its inliabitantt,
iiioic especially the beggars: their pictur-
esqiie faces and costumes are well worthy
the attention of the artist; while'lie who
wields the quil (agoose quil isineligible for
the service,) will find many occasions to
use it, in noting down the scraps of con-
versation that are carried on, for the bene-
fit ofthe public around him. During a
visit of some weeks at the town of N
in the north of Ireland, I strolled down the
‘big street,’ according to my daily custom
to inquire at the post-office for my letters,
and finding there were none, I stopped to
reg-d,']e my eyes and cars at the expense of
the various querists who came on the same
errand. Among the rest, was one who
particularly attracted my attention ‘by the
eagerness with which he pushed his way
through the other applicants and advanced
to the window, where behind the halflow-
cred blind, sat ensconsed the pretty daugh-
ter of the post master, whose duty it was
to give out the letters when her father was
away. No sooner arrived at the goal,th_an
pulling off his hat with the instynctive
good breeding which an Irishman displays
towards the the beau serve, he demanded
in a rich brogue,
’If you plase, Miss O’Brady, have you
iver a letthcr for me’!
‘Who are you?’ inqiiired the_ damsel,
sorting oven the, heap,-‘ ' ' l ‘l " ‘
"and trait». 1"“
.. ...?
;parish, tho": it'.s myself says it; and Mis-
ia right good cracteher any day-—faicks,
and _be will.’ - »
‘Yes, but I must know y’r name.
My name! an’ welcome! Sure it’-s no
secret! Tbere’s not :1 man, \\ oman or
child in the town that dosn’t know it; and
it.’
‘\Vell butl don't know it; can’t you
tell me who you are, at once '1.’
‘Arrah, now, Miss Honey, ifyou haven’t
got a letther for me, it ’ud be a dale kinder
iu ye, to tell me so, and not be div'.1i'tiii’
ycrself '! axiii’ me questions.
Diverting myself! it isn’t to divert my-
self, I ask you. ‘Sure I must know y’i'.
name to know who the letter is to be di-
rectcd to.’
‘To me. VVho else would poor Thady,
that's faraway, write to but me 'l-—me
that’s his own brother.’ ,
‘Once for all will you tell me y’r name’!
‘Wid all the pleasure in life! I said be-
fore and l say again, I never done iiotliing
to make me ashamed of it; and if it war a
sacret even, sure, \vouldn’t ye see it on
the lettlier.’
‘But don’t you understand. I must
know your name, to see if there is aletter
directed to that same name 1’
‘ln course, it ’itd be directed to that
same name; that is to my name. Dye
think Thady ’ud be afther directing it to
Father Miittliew or Dan O_(-._3oiin-e'l ‘l’
The unfortunate Miss O"Bra'c’l"y was near-'
ly driven to her \vit’s end; and she paused
to thin’: of some expedient to‘2'nsz't:se,’ the
obtuse iriquirer into the necessity of giv-
ing his name. At length atliouglit struck
her. ,
‘Where is y'r brother?’ she inquired.
‘lutroth, an’ he’s in Pliiltidelphia this
two year, come lllichaelinas.’
‘Oh, in Philadelphia? she said, turning
over the letters, and at last selecting one
of which the post mark led her to hope,
she had now finally hit the mark.
‘Mr; Jimrny l\'owlaii!’ is this it 7.’ she
inquired. __
-'i‘im.a.,- an’ it is jest itself. Ah! i
thought it was ma-iiig game of me, ye
war, all the time'.’ said the fellow, his
pocket, he walked off, probably in search
of some one who was more learned than
himself, who cotild decipher what was
about as intelligible as Arabic to him.
VIRGINIA.
E:r.‘ract from (/13 F armer’s Jlfont/ily
Visitor.‘
“The change that has gone over the
Washington and Fairfax estates, is but
too sure proof of the disastrous cultiva-
tion that. has nearly prostrated the farming
and planting interests of whole‘ i'e‘gidi'rs of
country in parts of Virgitiia, and .\‘ary-
larid. '
to,- in several places near Washington;
some t‘-riterprising citizens are doing it.
with the aid of the labor ofslavcs. Indus-
trious Ucrntatts have in some instances
come'in to do the work themselves. But
the more important change is titkftigfplfics
in the county of Fairfax, in the very vicin-
ity of the Wasliington estates. lnto that
county within the last four or five years
about one hundred families have removed
from the North, principally from the river
cotiiities of New York, and frori‘i_thc west-
ern parts of Connecticut. llicse lands
have been purchased at from five to twenty
The principle of renovation has.
however been very succ ssfully, resorted-
dollars to the acre. Wliite labor has
been made to take the place in many in-
cases have been hired.
that they have :1 much longer season in
which they can prepare their grounds;
to aid in the fertility of the soil.
resort to deep plowing, and to the clover
cultivation to improve their lands. The
climate and soil, are congenial to the
production of wheat, of lndian corn, ofall:
the useful vegetables and of the fruits.——
The high positions of the rivers and creeks
are nearly as healthy as any part of New
England. They are near to marltets for
the sale of all their surplus products 5- and
they only want the excellent NewEngland
roads and New England neighborhoods to
become a happy, and as they cannot fail
soon to be a wealthy, respetable and heal-
thy community.
A western editor say it was very impo-
lite for the New York Assembly to invite
the widow of Alexander Hamilton to take
(1 seat on Ilzcjloor, when she made her ap-
pearance .in the legislative balls a few
weeks ago. The editor thinks it would
have been more to their credit to have
offered her a chair.
_._._______.__._.
The Swallow.—-It has now been ascer-.
tained by the owners of theS.wallow, after
a delay of a month and a half, that nothing
but her machinery is worth saving.
Hudson Gaz.
Mr. Caleb Cashing it is‘ said, is now en-
gaged in preparing a work descriptive of
the countries, people, and scenes falling
under his observation whilst engaged in
stances of slaves; free blacks in other:
r i . ; . , ..
“*0 li“'m01'5 Md 1 he had lllS oivn.——Bosto/z Izmes.
they find abundance of materials for ma-‘l
iiures in the oyster beds‘ aircl mud of tliel _
rivers and'creeks——abuiidance oflimestoiielBull, It few days ago, and thus briefly al-
Theylliides to the wonzlevs of the place, and the
"musical powers of his companion:
The Cincinnati Commercial tells the following
flI‘SlZ:llllnlC of thieves, then ofa thunderitlier Fleean, that -1 last sarved, ’ll give me-story: '
H ‘About two months since a novel cir-
cumstance’ took place back of Lovingion
in the State of Kentticlty, the parties hav-
ing numerous wealthy acquaintances’ in
ylllls "l__t)"l:,,,l_<,) whom the story has been told
.by our triend Lacy of the Newport Chan-
' . v, . - g . . _
in thiotli, I to no iaison to be a-liaiiied ofl(1.,.1,e,-, (wincl, ,,,,,,e,. W,” be 500,, f0,.”,_
coming,) be having learned it while on a
tour in the practice’ or law at the late sit-
ting of the court in that State,
It appears that a very rich old lady by
the name of M , had an only daughter
who was a most beautiful creature, and
could have conimanclcd the hand of the
‘proudest of Kentucky’s .sons, but she,
strange to say, loved a little gentleman
ltailor by the name ofD , who had
been so fortunate as to woo hor
flier mother’s liuowledge. At length the
fact came to the parent’s ears, and she for-
bade young P. her house. A few weeks
‘after, the old lady had occasion to be ah-
_scut one evening till a late hour. Of
course the lovers did not slip such an op-
portunity of spending the evening togeth-
er, and when they heard Mr. M. return-
iiiig, the lover not being able to escape,
was put safely in a large closet.
, On the entrance of Mrs. M. she, liaving
,a hint from a faithful servant, made bold to‘
question her daughter about the presence
,of her lover, declaring that he had gone
,?,llt'0f;,ll1£3 hquse.‘ This the damsel stoutly
enic ,- ut ier momma would not believe
,'her, and as a terrible ptinisliment, ordered
_her to be locked up in the dar-‘t closet
_thcre to remain till broad dav light! Or;
,her opening the closet doctr iicxt morninrr,
:Mrs. was tliuridersfruck to behold llgf
ldauglitei‘ asleep in the young tailoi°’s arms!
{It is needless to add, that the mother no
'longer opposed their union, and on that
very day the lJltlSltl't‘.g girl was united to
llienlionorablc lover, and they are now en-
jyoying all the bllsses and lsisses of their
5 romantic l'xO_nc:, .moo,,_
l A RECOGNITION.
It is presumed that girls are for kissing,
,says the Cincinnati Eriquirer, but then
;they may have some choice in what mah-
inter and from whom they will receive a.
broad face distending into a good hum-or--l“‘55-' A kiss in llle (l'tu'li is said to be ex-'
ed smile’. And putting the letter iiito‘ his, .
{authors say, is very sweet—but we shotild
frcrriely e:i’c£iting—a stolen kiss, some
think a compulsive kiss in the open day
light, upon the public pavenients, planted
upon the cheeks of a pretty girl whether
she will or no, by a man sheunevcr saw
before, which we saw done yesterday mor-
riing, was a‘ saltitation anything but pleas-
mg to‘ the receiver. Passing tip Vine
street, we saw a young gentleman clasp a
lady whom he met, around the waist, and
utteringa cry ofjoy, be implanted several
kisses upon her lips with the qtiic' ness of
thought. The young lady struggled to
release herself, and as soon as she did,
she asked him, in a tone of ext eme indig-
nation, as well as in great astonisliniedt,
how he dared “to take such an unwarrant-
able liberty.” "VVhy Mary,” said be,
looking at her with unfeigned surprise,
“don’t you t~n'ow m"-e,—is it possible you
have forgotten’ me '2” “No, sir, I do not
kno“w yo‘u,- iiiid you haive behaved very
ungentlemaiily.” A consultation then eti-
sued——the secret of the young gentlcman’s
conduct was soon solved. He had courted
and was betrothed to the_ young lady’.s
twin sister, but the sister he had saluted.‘
so tmceremoniously he had never soon be-
fore. Matters were soon reconciled, and
they went on their way rejoicing. VVe
should think it dangerous to marry ri lady
who had a twin sister, as strange things
sometimes do happen, a man might be kiss-
ing somebody else’s wife when he thought
./’ll am at/L Ca _i:e— n t ic e,
of the‘ Lotiisville Journal, paid a visit to
the Mairimoth Cave, in company with Ole
\Ve passed 16 hours within the cave,
during wliicli we travelled 18 miles. We
intend shortly to spend two or three weeks
there, and then we shall probably endeav-
or to record a sketch of what we see and
feel. No language however, can ever
give even a faint idea of the visiter’s im-
prcssions. For years we have been read-
ing descriptions of the cave given by dif-
ferent travellers, many of them eloquent
and powerful, but we felt, on seeing it for
ourselves, how poor and vain were all
efforts at description, and how infinitely
all preconceived ideas must fall be'ow the
tremendous reality.
Ole Bull took his violin into the cave
maiices, at the points most remarkable for
their wonderful echoes. The music was
like no earthly music. It seemed, indeed,
superhuman. The whole company were
as mute and motionless as statues, and
tears, copious and gushing tears, streamed
from every eye.
"Strange afi'az'r at L3,-nn JVIass.—As some
men were blasting a rock at Swampscot
on VVednesday, Mr. Joseph R. Millet went
to it and told him he was going to touch
it off with his segar. They tried to per-
suade him not to do it, btit finding him
determined,'_'they ran. He immediately
set fire to the powder, and as instantly his
his late mission to China.
Connecticut Ellsworth, the tall walker,
was still on his legs, at last dates, in New
-Orleans, accomplishing his thousand miles
‘in a. thousand h0.u_1‘.8-.
head was blown to pieces, and ivhcn the
men came up he was dead.-—-Bos.'on Bee.
J. Finnimore Cooper is about to‘ com-
mence another. libel suit against. Thurlow
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and gave us some of his noblest pérfor- ,
Norwalk Chronicler