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l‘ \\\,~\.t._// W‘ a,
.w'’
.'.ru. * _..
lie is invited to the large and elegantassort-
ment of Harnesses, Saddles, Bridles, Whips.
Trunks, &c. to be found at the establishment of
the subscriber. It is believed to be no exagera-
tion that this place, nor any othcrin the vicinity
has been able to produce so rich a variety, par-
ticularly in the Harness line. They _are ready
made and complete at a inoment’siiotice.. \Vho-
ever will take the trouble to examine, will find
that the workmanship of these articles cannot be
surpassed. Among the lot are several sets of
double Harnesses, wliicliare worthy the atten-
tion oftliose fitting out pleasure cquipages.—
There are also several very liglitand airy single
harnesses, designed for neatness but manufactur-
ed ofthe best materials,and embracing the double
merit of security and tastefulness. Every article
needed in the line, may be found here, of the
best quality, and on very moderate terms. Be-
pairing as usual. WM B SWAN-
Norwalk, April 29, 1845. 18
Fall G-oods.
Couistock G: H all.
‘, ,'OULD say to their numerous customers
and tlfe public far and near, that they are
offering quite a large stock ofnew and fashiona-
ble Fall Goods embracing a greater variety
and richer goods, than is often found in any
country store. ‘
We would say it is our intention to sell goods
at e.rtremely low prices lorready pay, and in fact
vvemean to make it an object for all to_ call on
us,both in respect to our assortment, prices and
the rich style of our goods.
COMSTOCK 8:. HALL.
New Canaan, Oct. 1, 1845.
Probate Notice.
‘ HE Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk, has limited and allowed six
months from this date for the Cl'C(.lll.Ol'S of the es-
tate of
Samuel Olmsleaal,
late of Wilton in said district, deceased, to pre
sent their claims for settlement. All persons
neglecting to present their accounts properly at-
tested within said time, will be debarred a -re-
covery. All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment to
NATHAN OLMSTEAD, Ex.
Norwalk, Dec. 99. 1845. 53
Important Notice.
R. REED :—There are so many superior,
elegant, extensive, and flourishing adver-
tisementsin the Gazette, that we would just
mention that we are located at the old stand,
east of the Bridge, opposite T Lt;-J R I’eck’s
-Branch, where we have on hand and intend to
keep a general assortment of choice Groceries
The following articles comprise a part of our
extensive stock :
500 bushels of superior Rock Salt. at whole-
sale or retail.
38 large sacks ofLiveorpool Salt of a good
quality and at a low price.
Mess Pork, of our own laying down, ofa good
quality and cheap. .
‘ Clover, Timothy and Red Top seed, Candle
\Vick, Young Hyson,Hyson-skin and Shouchong
Teas, Loaf and Brown Sugars, Pickled Salmon,
. assortment ofart_iclcs in their line, and as cheap
SERIES.
G-1'oee1'y, Girockei-y,|
Flour and Feed Store.
A! Sour/i ./Vorwal/tr.
Y I-IE subscribers would inform their friends
._ and the public that they have enlarged
their store and are now ready to oll't-r a good
as any other store in town.
Among their assortment may be found Groce-
ries ofall kinds, flour. feed and crockery, con-
stantly on hand, and they warrant their prices to
be in accordance with the times.
[ill kinds ofcountry 1'I'0t.lLlCB taken in exchange
for goods in their line.
All goods delivered free of expense.
Gno \V Siiirrn
ALFRED KNA1-‘I’
N B All persons indebtel to the subscriber
on book, are requested to make immediate set-
tlement. GEO \V SMITH.
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Nov. 10, 18%5.
EV? goods this week from New York.——
The sub.<.cribei' grateful for past patronage,
and finding that people buy where goods
are cheap, has this day receiv- d a very large
stock ofall kinds ofgoodsin his line. '
A largelot ofdifferent kinds of watches, all
sorts ofjewelry, some very cheap—fine cutlery,
such as knives and fdrks, pocket knives, scissors,
a fine lot, razors, and all sorts ofstrap~', brushes,
soaps, etc. for shaving; a large lot of wallets,——
hair, tooth, nail and clothes brushes, as many a
any one wishes to select fi‘om,~ a sma_l_l_ _lqt _pf_
perfumery, silk and colon purscs,.,;'steel'7‘pensa
fine article, shell and horn side" and liacvlt--.-fcombs,
fine and dress combs a first rate article. Evcrv
thing usual at a silver sinith’s, may be found
here.. C. E. Disnnow’s..
N. B. All kinds of watch work, and all kinds
ofjobs ever thought of being done at a silver
sniitli’s sliop,done, and at short notice. C. E. D
3Iereliant.’s Stand, at Auction.
IVILL he ofl'ei'ed for sale at
-*'»"'_ Public Auction, on Tuesday the 3d
1, day of F ebi'ua1'y next, at 1 o'clock
P. DI. on the proiiiises, the place
belonging to the Estate of Edward Starr, d’cd.
and now occupied by Edward Starr.
It is situated on Reddiiig Ridge, near the
Church, and consists of 2 acres of Land, Dwell-
ing House, and Store, and convenient. out-hou-
ses. Terms made known at; the time of sale,
and possession given on the 1st; day of April
next. J OHN B. STARR, Administrator.
Norwalk, Jun. 5, 1846. 1
FEIYIALE SISIIIIN.-1R3’.
ISS CHARLOTTE E. RAYMOND will
open a Female Seminary in the Lecture
Room ofthe Baptist Chttrch, on Mondav, Sep-
tember 8th, where instruction will be given in
all the English branches, and French if desired.
Terms. For English studies, $2 per quarter.
For French and English “ 4 per quarter.
Fuel ‘.25 cts pr. qr.
References. in New York, Rev. Jacob Abbott.
In Pliiladelphia,James J. Barclav, Esq.
Norwalk, September 1,1845. '
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‘VENT ER Arrangement.
——The sloop Julia, Capt Grumman,
' . having discontinued her weeklvtrips
.. ._ ., will leave the landing at Five Mile
River on Thursday evening Dec.l9tli for Pike
ilip, N. Y., and will coiitinue to make her trips
n about ten days until further notice. Frieght
ofall kinds and produce carried on the most rea-
sonable terms.
W. C. SAMMIS.
Five Mile River, Dec. l6tli 1845.
Over Shoes:
THE subscriber has laid in his usual supply
ofoverslioes for the fill and winter trade.
He can accommodate with the various sizes
from mens’ to boys’ together with a very pretty
article for ladie’s wear both trimmcdand plain.
Also boys’ boots. All of which will be sold
very cheap. HENRY HANDES.
Norwalk, October, 1845. 44
Notice.
toiiinecticut River shad in half barrels
Cavendish plug Tobacco ofa good quality
A new supply of New Orleans Molasses cheap.
Shad and Mackerel, \Vrought and Cut Nails,
Cotton_ Batting, Sperm and Tallow Candles,
wheat and Buckwheat flour, Corn, Oats, etc. l
.Also, a general assortment of China,Glass'
and Earthen ware, wholsale or retail.
The above articles we would offer to the public
and also tender our thanks for their liberal pat-
ronage, lieretofore bestowed on us.
JOSEPH S MEEKER 4- SoN.
A ew Line.
“ I.
- N Accommodation Line of stages will com-
' ‘mence this day, (and run every day, Sun-
days excepted,) from Norwalk, by way of tam-
ford, Horseneck, Crlenville, and Kingstrt_et, to
Whitéplains, arriving at VVhiteplains in time to
take the lkl o’clock train of-cars for the cily\of
New Yor. .
Returning,--will leave Whiteplains on. the»
arrival of the l dclpclfrltrailn gem tliltl: city. 6 1
Leave Stevenson s ote , orwa , at -
o’¢lockin the. morniiig, fare to Whiteplains.=l‘s1 Q0
Leavejstage House, Stamford, at 8 o’clock—tn.
the morning, fare to VVhitt:-plains, . 50!
, Fare from Horseneck to W_hiteplains, 38
Fare from Glenville and Kingstreet, do 25
A. Sizi-:r.v,
50 November 7, 1845. D. STEVENSON.
~,E1\"']‘AL sin-_v._;cry.-—-_Dr. Hill offers his I
‘services to the public in every department
ofD‘cntal Surgery. His Oflice continues where
it has-been for the lastseven years,-—a few doors
West of the Bridge. A ' '
_No 'personalconsideration or private prejudice
Jvill d'eter him from faithfully serving those who
’I‘readwell’s Buckwheat Flour, Constantly on
hand. Another barrel oflarge no. l,l\/Iackerel,
just opened. J.. MEEKER 6: SON.
I .
Garpetings-.
“7 E ask the attention of persons in want of
carpets to the elegant assortment of im-
perial, ingrain, and venician carpets,just receiv-
ed, together withfloor oil.Cloths, of all widths,
mattings, bockiiigs, etc. I as Mallory 85 Co.
Timioei‘ and Lash.
75,000 feet of 'I‘imber assorted sizes’
100,000 I-2 inch Plastering Lath
10,000 Pickets for sale by .
T L 4- J R BECK
, Caps l
HE largestaissortment of mens’boys’ cloth
and fur caps, in the county is to be found
at the store of Jas Mallory 85 Co.
Muffs, Illiuffs !
OR sale cheap at Pcck’s Branch Store -
call and examine. ‘
Muffs, Muffs,
At 0. J. Gnunms.
Muffs, Mufis,
if ROM two vdo_llars tweiity five cents, to
twelve dollars, ‘at CI-IAS C BETTS.
. Muffs, Mnifs.
large and beautiful assortment, this day
Ika.i-solicit his professional aid. '
_-l- receivcdiby Jas Mallory 83. Co.
Published I-livery We_dnesday.,.1YIorning, by JAMES It-El3,!’)I,””I”£‘1:i'it’:"1‘ivo Dollars Per Aniiiim
POETRY.
. THE PILGRIM’S ROCK.
BY MRS. AMI-ILIA B. VVELBY.
\Vlicn first the lonely May Flower threw
Her canvass to the breeze,
To hear afar her pilgriin crew,
Beyond the dark blue seas,-
Proud Freedom to our land had down,
And chose it for the brave ;
Then formed the nation’s corner stone,
And set it by the waves,
That; when the pilgrims anchored there,
Their stepping stone might be
That; consecrated rock of prayer,
The bulwark of the free.
And there they stood ; each pilgrim brow
VVas wan with grief and care,
And bent’ each manly form-——but; oh !
Another sight was there :
Fond women, with her sweet sad face,
All l3l‘01l1l)IIl)g, pale and chill;
But oh ! there within that lonely place
A sight more touching still———
The check of childhood patio with fear,
And hushed its voice of glee ;
And they are gone, and we are here,
A bulwark of the free.
Our pilgrim sires are gone, yet still
A nation in its pride
Hath poured o’cr every vale and hill,
In a bright: uiilirokcii tide;
And still their sons shall flood the land,
\Vliilc that: old rock appears,
Like it pilgrim spirit born to stand
The inightly wreck of years ;
And 011! while floats the wind and wave,
That hallowed rock shall be
The tliresliold of the good and brave,
The bulwark of the free.
MISCELLANY.
_ For the Gazette.
ADVEN'I‘UR_ES, OF A MEI{CIIAN'I"S
CLERK.
:cnAr‘rr.n vii.
It is now necessary to go back some-
what in my narrative, in order to account
for the unexpected occurrences related in
the latter part of the preceding chapter.
It was about sunset of a clear summer
afternoon, that the two men, Jenkins and
his former companion, sprang from a small
skiff upon the shore of the little island
that I have already described. . After hav-
ing,_anchored their boat, they took from it
a basket containing a number of fish re-
cently caught, and a bottle of some strong
liquor. '1 hus equipped they advanced di-
rectly to the ruined house and entered by
a weather beaten door—the only apart-
tnent which the building could boast. It
was an uncouth, grim-looking room, with
its wide and smoky fire-place, its cracked
and rugged walls, and itsdalackened ceil-
ing formed simply of the roof and clumsy
rafters. There were no chairs or furni-
ture of’ any description, except two or
three large blocks of wood, and in one cor-
nor of the fire place lay a heap of broken
pine sticks.
‘Come, Bill, stir around, and tnake a
fire, while I dress some of these fish for
supper, will you 1.’ -
‘Aye, aye,’ was the reply ‘where’s the
matches 1’ i
‘In the closet there,’ said Jenkins, poin-
ting to a small door on_‘ one side of the
hearth, which V\"atson, ‘for such was the
othcr’s name, opened and displayed ti few
shelves on which were some rusty knives
and forks, half a-dozen wooden plates,and
a box of biscuits. The fire was made, the
repast prepared and hastily devoured, and
the two men sat down by the still glowing
embers to discuss their plans.
‘VVell,’ said Watson’, ‘we didn’t give
that youngster any thing more than a duck-
ing t’other night, after all.’
‘No,’ replied Jenkins, ‘arid be’ frightened
me horribly the next morning. I s’posed
the fellow was dead, and I was standing
by old Royston’s, close where the lane
turns off to go down by the creek, when
who should I see but this chap coming
along up the lane, jabbering away with
Doctor Mattocks and as lively as ever,
only ‘a little pale. I stared as if, I had
seen a ghost, for :1 minute, and then dove
down into Royston’s. The fellow noticed
me and I believe know me, though I
could’nt tell for certain.’
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY!’ 21', 184-6., *
nocent,sweet face and merry laugh.
I loved her ! But she liked another man
better than she did me',._and would have
married him, but I put. affstop to that—I
did.’ He sprung from his seat again, ‘and
how do you think Idid it, Bill, how do
you think it was’! Ililled her! I did,
by ——l I tell you I killed her! Look at
my bands, they are all over blood——/ier
blood I’ and the wretched man sank down
upon his rude seat with it convulsive shiv-
er. The face of his companion was a_shy
pale and he remained silent till Jenkins
spoke again. ‘Yes, I killed her, and then
bosom, and I caught up the body———/ier
body—-dead— and, Oh ! how heavy it
seemell And [fled tilll came to the
river’s edge -—’twas hundreds of miles from
here, Bill, and then Itied a‘ stone to it,i.iiid
threw it into the swift waters;——b_ut it
came up again, Bill,it did by —! and the
eyes were‘ wide opcn,and the head seemed
to nod to‘ me, and one hand beckoned,
and tlien——I turned away and ran, forl
thought it was coming toward me, coming
to the shore; and aftcrwards——I can’t re-
member very distinctly, but at last I.€t_1!nE‘
here, and became what I am, a drtinken,
miserable Vagabond !’ -
‘No, no, Jenkins’ said his companion,
‘not so bad as that; you never told me
this before/indeed; - but it can’t be helped
now; cbeey up and be yourself again.’
‘VVhy don't you kill me, Hill’ said, the
other, raising his liaggard face, ‘I shall be
killed at last, I ltnow. I shall, and the sooner
the better, for I can’t hear those glassy
eye 3,and that bcckoninghand; it seems like
—hark! my —! what’s that ‘l’ and he start-
ed to hisfeet ‘thztt laugh l——did you hear
it! It was just like hers. There ! again——’
‘Hush! Jenkins! for heaven’s sake be
quiet! there’s some one landing on the
island; here, come here to‘ the window
and _look—boys and girls] believe; thun-
der! one of them :_‘j_,s the‘ counter-jumper,
and old Harcling’sfgittl, too—’
‘VVhat.'!’ said ‘Jenkins eagerly, ‘give me
the bottle then, quick; it’s time- this fit
was over, and I myselfagain.’
It was it strange alteration that took
place in that bloody man. A moment be-
fore, stung with reinorse, and humbled by
the remembrance of his victim, and con-
scious of his own degradation and wretch-
edness, it seemed a fitting time for the an-
gel of mercy to intervene and calm the
struggling soul to penitence: and hope.——
But when he heard his corn‘pa‘fiion’s words,
and had drunk the maddening draught for
which he craved, his countenance again
assumed its expression of settled nialigiii-
ty, the demon entered his heart and the
guardian spirit fled forever.
‘\Vhat are they doing, Bill,’ said he;
‘They’ve left their boat and—liai-kl I
can hear them talking. They’re going
around to the other side of the island.’
‘How‘many are there of them 1’
‘Only four, two boys and two gals.’
‘Bill, will you sticltby me now ’!’
‘Why, Tom, what do you want 1’
‘Knock these fellows down, carry off
the gals, and make the old folks pay a good
ransom to get them back again.’
‘We should certainly be caught.’
‘No, we would’nt, man ; I’ll explain
how it’s to be manag'ed~after we get the
girls; will you do it 1’
‘Yes; but, Tom—recollect—no murder;
I don’t want any blood on my hands.’
‘No, no; we’ll only rap the youngsters
over the head, just enough to make them
quiet, and then take charge of the girls
ourselves.’
‘Well, I’m ready then.’
‘Take this stick, Bill. I’ll leave the fel-
low we don’t know, to you; the counter-
I
on.
CHAPTER viii. ,
. ‘Thunder and lightning! \vh,a_tI'-‘s this !’
sail Jake brandishing an oar over his head.
‘Look otit, Tom,’ shouted--VVatson. My
‘assailant turned, in time to parry a blow
, which the negro had aimed at him, and at
“Valli let him 30. Y011’V€ Paid him_ Offiithe same moment cried to his" companion,
pretty well, and it was d—d folly to pitch
him into the creek, as it was, for it’s no
use to be getting yourself into in scrape
when you can’t make any thing by it.’
‘I know it, Bill, but then, blast him! he
interfered where h‘e.’d no right to, and"I
hate a man who interrupts me‘ with the
‘drop the gal, Bill, and be off. We’re
whipped this time.’
‘Reckon you are, Mr.’ said Jake, drop-
ping his oar, and springing at his oppo-
:nent.’s throat, ‘guessyou did’nt think of
i . . ,
the old nigger, did you '!
There was a fierce struggle for n ma-
women. l’ll get a chance‘ at that "girl yet gment; but before I cottld disengage myself
and pay him off through her, at any rate.’
‘Pshaw! man, let the gal alone! ti pret-
ty looking chap you are, to be talking in
that way of one of old Harding’s, daugh-
ters! Ha! ha! ha l’
‘What the devil do you mean, Bill, said
the other springing up fiercely, ‘you ought
to know I’m not a ma'n'jto- he laughed at.’
‘So I do, Tom, so I do,’ said the other
soothingly, ‘I beg your pardon, I’ll not do
it again.’ ,
‘Oh! God! Bill’ said Jenkins',7in a tone
of deep anguish and sinking down upon
one of the blocks, ‘how old times are com-
ing back upon me now; they will come
sometimes and Ican’t drive them away.
l’ve never told you about it, Bill, have 17.
No, I know I never have ;’ and he bowed
his face upon his hands and was silent for
some moments. At last,without changing
his position, he continued in ii hollow
voice, ‘yes Iremember it all, just as it
looked—thei-e is my mother’s house, for
my father died when I was but a child,
and there’s the old~appl'e‘tree, and the
meadows, and the brook, and’ thcre"s.tlie
‘ from the lifeless form of Ellen, Jenkins had
freed himself from _tlic the grasp of the
negro, and with Watson, fled to their boat,
which was moored only a few rods from
us, and ere we thought of pursuing them,"
they had left a wide space of water be-
tween themselves and thekshore.
‘Jake,’ said I, clasping.the hand of the
honest African, ‘you’re' a hero.’~ Above all
things, I despise this mongrel aristocracy:
which we are but too apt t__o meet on this
side of the Atlantic. That'.mawkish pride,
that disgusting conceit which can See
nothing noble in man but wealth ; whose
dearesrlove is centred ‘on feill estate ;
whose highest affections are lavished upon
bank stock, and which turns away from a
brother (clothed in humble garments, not
because he is dishonest, or vile, but solely
for that he is-—poor. God help such men!
with nothing better to boast of than ‘dol-V
lars, they are hardly worthy of contempt,
but most sincerely_.~_ai';e they to be pitied.
Give me the man who has a soul that can
discern whatis truly, noble in his brother
ten thousand devils seemed raging in my] ‘So I thotiglit, as I grasped the negro’s
jutnper,I must takecare of myself. Come _ _
’ - said I, half inttsingly; ‘it seems as ifl had
in; Advance. office on the Dock, \V’e’-stjfside of the Birifdirgc.
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wherever it may be found——whetlier -it
beat behind rags, or silks and velvets———
whether the face, which is its index, be
black, yellow or white, beautiful or‘ ugly.
To such gladly would I extend the right
hand of fellow‘sl.ip, while from the pamper-
ed cbildrcn of, afflucnt» vatiity, I would
turn away lningled St_§t)’t‘f]"'nli(I com-«
passion.
“A prince may makea belted knight,
A miirquis, duke‘, and a’ that;
An Izoncst man’s aboon his 7it.ig}it,'
Guid faith.’ he maunna fit’ Il'tt1I.”’
hand, and said, ‘Jake, )'Ou,I(:l_’_il‘-_ll£‘l'0.’
‘Well, M r. Lovell,’ \\":},§.r_i,l;-lt"(;‘ reply, ‘I
don,t l.now' about that, Dtl§$?’?i§.l,§,ll'lulldePIn,
hard to have l.l't(‘l’T‘l fellers git”ii\\ja_\r., -.-Ah !
you ain’t mindin’ what I S,tJy—.l1_'t‘tt_ you’re
right though, and while you’er" bi'i'ngin
Miss Ellen "to life, l’ll see to Mr. Maiiton,
here, and /its gal.’ _ ~
By the united exertions of .-lake and
myself, we succeeded in restoring the
other members of the party to conscious-
ness, and found no special liaijm done, ex-
cept a slight contusion on Manton’s hetid.
‘Come,’ said‘ Jake, suddenly, ‘tis time‘ to‘
be off; and making the best of ottr way to
the boat. \Ve were speedily on our home-
ward route.
‘Jake,’ said I, after I had for some time
silently watched the ripples curling around
the prow of our little vessel, while Ellen
was half reclining in uiy arms-—‘.I:tke, how
happened it, that you came so opportnncly
to our assistance 1’
‘\Vhy, you see, Mr. Lovell, while I was
moorin’ the boat,I heard you say some-
tliin’ about :1 light; in the old Iiouse, but I
meeting-house too—'—evet‘y Sunday I went l shrine of wealth or station ; that in g the hills, broken, and at present mostly cleared
there ;’ he paused a moment, but soon re-iconscious dignity of his nature knows liim- of forest trees. The summits of these bills:
sumed ; ‘I can see /Lei‘/KOO, how beautiful self not bellul//I, and considers himself not,ttre Projectirig masses of.-rock, from the,
she looks, just as I knew her, with that in-fabove any human being; that claims liin- Iappetirantre of which,‘ the whole. locality"
Howidred with the brave and honest heart-'
has received it co_rr_imon appellation.
, It was a week subsqeueiit to the events»
last related, and about the sunset hour.
Seated upon one of the eminenccs which I
have described, side by side and with an
arm‘ of one encircling the waist ofthe other
_/were Ellen I-Iarding-tfnd myself. It was a
quiet and lo-vely,scene. In the Valley be-
fore us lay the Village half hidden by the’ .
fo&’agc' of the trees; further on; the wind-
ing wa'tei"’s of the creek and the bay glit-
'tered in the ‘golden sun-light, and-the tree-
clad islands in that peaceful sti-llness,~
seemed like those fairy regions that we
read of in stories of the‘ olden time;
while beyond at intervals the white sails
of vessels were gliding over the calm '
surface of tlie,_."So_u_nd land afar in the dis-
tance the blue Iiills of Long Island rose
in relief against the glowing sky.
‘I am never merry when I hear sweet
music,’ said gentle Jessica, and thus have
I felt that I am never merry when‘- I5'be-,
hold a lovely landscape. , I know not why
it is, btit at such moniénts the heart seems,-
too full for tittei-ancc,-and an, influence,
pleasing from its very powe,r,:-settles down
upon the spirit and hushesthe thoughtless
leviiy and discordant feelings of earth to
rest. It is at such times that incmories of
childhood and youth and mature age come
tliioiiging t‘tpo'i'i the miiitl, with :1 might
never felt before. Things that had been
forgotten in the turmoil oflife; tones once
dear, but now silenced forever, glances
that spoke from heart to heart in by-gone.
days but whose ligli has long been
(3.\"ll'tfi‘£-;‘l.llSl1‘e'(l,~ words, spoken pe‘rhap’s in
idle mood, or percliance in angc_r. or in’
love, that‘wer,e scarce thought of when
ttttcrcd but now assumed a deep or fear-
thought; nothin’ of it, till all-of it sudden,
after yoti had got out of sight, I heard al
voice up there, and pretty soon, I sce’d Eli
couple of men come out and kinder crawl~
along up the hill; hallo! said I, softly,
of me, and were over the hill, afore I got!
to the top; all of a sudden, I heard some-
body scream like all natur. Lord! says
I, old Jake what are you ’bout! and up the
bill I went, and down ‘agin on the totlieri
side, fetched up my oar, mcaiiin’ to give
that fellow a thunderiii’ rap,» but lie=
was too quick for me, and got away. Youl
know the rest, and-wan’t it a pity tliotigli,
that them chaps should get away? hey '!"
‘lt’s well enough, Jake, as.~i_t"is;’ said the
soft voice of Mary Willis, ‘I arnlstifficient-.
ly thankful thal:I have escaped from that;
horrid grasp-—und that sight, Richard life-'
less at my feet!’ and she sliuddered as she
spoke. There was’-Ia whisper, the sound of
a kiss, and then i\’I1fnton said—‘why, Harry-
you must have felt rather awkward there.
before Jake hove in sight,from the account
of the matter you -both give; I believe
hair from my wounded forehead. ‘Did
ou faint, Mary.’ ’
mati’s arms.’
.‘VVell ’ said I, ‘I believe we all owe our
preservation in a measure, to Ellen; for I
saw or heard nothing, till her scream made
me turn, and then she shielded me frotn
the scoundrel’s club, atid caused Iiim to
hesitate till the arrival of Jake.’
devoted girl. ‘I heard a noise, turned and
member no more, till the danger was over.’
‘W'liat can be the motive of these men,’
seen one of them before, but I can’t tell
where. Do you know them, Jake '!’
‘Did’nt sec ’cm plain enough to tell, Mr.
ter let old Jake come across ’cm agin.’
we walked down by the shore of the
creek 1’ . ‘ l
‘The evening we walk by the shore ? If
see—yes——the man that insulted you; ycs,l
I remember now; the ‘same figure and
voice. Iflang the scoundrel! but hc’s per-
severing.’
‘Be careful of yourself, Harry,’ said she,
looking up in my face, ‘will you not’! For
my sake at least.
‘Yes, Ellen,’ said I, ‘I will,’ and I press-
ed my lips to her pale forehead, ‘butl
should like to catch the rascal neverthe-
less3
‘Here we are,’ said Jake, as we brought
man 5. that ofI'e_t!s,fp'ot his homage on",the
L.
.,\
the boat up to the landing place, ‘now,
gentlemen, take good care of the gals goin’
home, for you won’t have the old nigger
along.’ . i
‘We will, Jake,‘ we will,’ and with a
hearty good-night from each, we left him,
and sought our homes.
CHAPTER. Ix.
T_here'is a spot in- the .ot;t~sltii'__ts of the
village ofN ' , which Etised to be one
of my favorite places,of resort. It ‘is a
wild, rugged eminence nearly or quite a
mile in a north-eastern direction from the
centre of the town and affords from
its highest point one’ of the best niiniature
views I ever behold. I have callcd"'it an
eminence; theife is rathe&a' cluster of
_ ..s
after all I was the most comfortable of the /
“V0: for I f°l‘"°‘hl"8'~ e"I‘i"?P‘ 3 5e“5“"°“ l but lately, I have had to tremble for you
as if Id‘V‘,}§u:]l('i"‘.°Il‘kbeYPl‘l].‘l=’]li‘rl]"lniia ‘ill I W°l‘te as well as myself and I am grown a little
up an at g a nycrava,' . -
and lV.Iary bending over me and partingthel,
‘I hardly know; but if I did, I recover-.
ed as soon asI was released from tliatland be a villain, I am Sure-_. The sight of
sa_w the blow about to fall on you ; I re-'
Lovell. Know one thing, they had’nt bet-I
ful m’c.'tiiing,- all rise to remembrance,
bringing with them atliottsaiidassociations
ofjoy or sorrow, "now mellowed by time
and subdued to t_]. pleasurable melancholy.
But then, asl sat there with Ellen, a
thcre’s sometliin’ goin’ on liei'e——and sol im01'0 tI‘0l1bl€Cl feeling Weighed heavily
takes tip an oar and creeps along after ’ein. upon me. I struggled to shake it off, but
But, yousee, they’d got some ways ahead ,'in vain. It seemed like a dim foreboding
of coming’ disappoiiitmem‘. and from‘ its
very vagueness was the more oppressive.
‘Ellen,’ said I, ‘I am unaccountnbly
dullthis evening. Ikiiow not why’ it is,
I feel saddened almost bc’yo‘n‘d endurance.’
_‘lndced,;Harry,’ said she, ‘I share the
same feeling; It is strange but I cannot;
think of any cause‘ for it; yet I have been
apprehensive of danger of some kind since
our visit to the island the other evenjing.’
‘You think too much of that, Ellen; it
was a chance encounter, I imagine ; ‘it is
probable that the two men who attacked
us had stopped there . to pass the night
preparatory to their fishing the next mor-
ning , and seeing us come to the same spot,
excited by liquor, and a desire for revenge
they made the attempt, _in- which——thanks
to honest Jake—-they failed. I_ apprehend-
ednotliiiig further from them.’
‘VVell, Harry, I will hope for the best,
, cowardly,- I‘ believe.’
‘I ought to be proportionally brave then,’
said I laughing, "to make up for your want
of courage ; but’ l'oo‘t, Ellen, what. a glori-
ous sunset ! No‘ man could look on that
the magnificent liantlitvorle of the Creator,
,should make the vilest ashamed of their
iowii guilty hearts.’
‘It is indee'd,glori’ous,’ said Ellen, and a ‘
‘Jsigh pftrted her lips, ‘but it is changing
every moment to darker hues, and even
while I- am speaking, a shadow seems to
‘I know not what I did, Harry,’ said the l Settle. Hike a pa” "P0,, the “,a,e,.s_v_
to-morrow’s
Zen hues that have just disappeared.’ _,
‘No, I do not forget th'a‘t;' but to-mor-‘H
,‘row’s sun may rise in cloudsvand storms,
;Harry, and although the radiance will at
{last return, it may not be for us to behold
;it.?
_‘True, true; others have sat where we
are now sitting, and felt all the hopes atgd
‘IVS 5‘“g“l‘"‘a’ Said I: ’b“t_1 can,‘ "°°°’;ifears that we feel‘; but they with t'h'e,i,'i'.‘
lect where I have seen that figure before. ‘happiness and gnef aye gone, as we must_
‘I can tell you, ‘Harry,’ said Ellen, in a,go_
low tone, ‘do you remember the evening;
It is a melancholy thought, ElIe_I1,,',
that over the very spots"'}~hat \ve,no\v-lov,’e€,
best, others will walk allfcarelessly, 'when?:
we perhaps are passed away forevert;‘tha't ’
other eyes will look upon these scienest,
when we are forgotten. But, be it so; life
has thus far been pleasant to me,iand with
you, Nell, how can it but be pleasant al-
ways? And, so, I’m‘- ever content to be
forgotten.’ .. - _
‘Oh ! Harry,’ said she, as her headgsunk
upon my shoulder, ‘I never ‘loved this
world half as well as I’ have (ZfOtie'0f late,
and no_w—don’t think me f0.0Iish—it
seems as if it were slipping away f_'_r_Qtn_.I_Iie,_
and would soon be gone.’ .
‘Dear Ellen l’ Iexclaimed, ‘suflfeij not-
such fancies to follow you. Areyyouilnot
young and beautiful and beloved’? .
‘It is weak, I lmnw,’ said she‘, "and Iwill
yield to‘ such gloomy thoughts no r'r'io‘re.i‘v
But see, Harry, there.-_ half a dozen’?
stars in the sky already,“tiiid me must go.’,,
As she spoke‘;-we rose and turned 0 '-
footsteps toward the village." Before ,_
departed, [gave a parting glance at t
scene. My eye rested upon sea andt.
lands, and the silent village, and-the A _ _
cliffs around me, but I saw not the form’-
crouched behind a mass of';ro’cks,',nea_r' by:
/the haggarpd face, the corriipt5es,_s.e_d' lip'_§8,;_
and the malignant scowl of ti hidgden.
enemy. ' 1 , ' ' '
To be Continued.-
g ‘You’ talk sadly, Nell; you forget. that :-
sun will bring back the gold-‘,
hp ‘.
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