- every kind, some very handsome iuiitatiu. gold,
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{j()Z\"l‘;\l;\‘-S a good t:.“SOI’l]:')(‘t:I of Dry
Gooils, lately p1n'<-lia:-‘ed. and' cheap. A
good 1‘-()l'lIt)ll haviizg been jturcliased at :i In-avy
discount from in.p.r1at':on prites, enables the
proprietor to o:l'er his cusloiucrs inany things at,
1‘e.-ill}.-.\l{(z‘Al."\'S!
This fact will be proved by an inspection of
the goods. to whieli all are invited.
etticel
P UBLIC Attention is invited to the largeaiul
elegant assortment of I',lt‘.‘l'Il{3SS()S, Szidzllt.-s,
Ilridles, \\"hips, Trunks, (ice. to be found at the;
tgstalilisliiiiciit of the subscribc.r, e:uliraciu_;r, as itj
{Ines eivcry variety of art"zc!e and style ofniai:u-
factm'e. Among the lot are several sets of
double Ilarue.sses, which a re wort.l:_v the atten-
tion of those lititng out pluas1ii'c (::p:ip:ig<-s.——
'I‘here are also several very light and airy single
ha rucsso:.=, designe.'l IIll‘llL‘2llltC5S but iiiaia:factur- '
ed ofthe. liestnuiterials, and e.inlirac'-;iig the double
iuerit. of security and t:istcl'ulness. livery article
needed in the line, may be found here, of the!
best ( ualit ' and on verv 1llL)tl(‘.l'tllU terms. Ille-
- o , d -
pairing as usual. ‘.Vm. I3. S'.vA_\'. |
Norwalk, July 99, 18-16. 18,
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7 I C I‘ 1 I I I
LLLS Double, Single, and Clnlilrcus;
Trusses, tar sale by J. A. \\'r:i~:n.
HE S11I)S(’.I‘lI7(.‘l' has made arrangciiients to:
keep a good tt.‘~'S()l'l'llI£‘liT of \‘»'ATCI'liCS,
J ICXVICLIKY, S.lL\'l-Ill SPO(_)t\'S and all ,
the various articles in the line of Fancy floods,
and the strictest atteiitioii will be paid to the ,
repairing of \i\’:-.tclics, Clocks and every varictyj
of jobliing.
The following is but a small saniple of the:
articles now on haud—addiiio1is will be IIIEKIC;
weekly.
I'Va((:i'u*s.——\Ve hav;-. but a small assortment I
of them at. present, but shall receive. during the;
week a complete stock of every variety 6: price.
lVafc/i.Kc_i/s aml C/iru'n.v.—\\"e have a fair
lot of Keys of dil'l'e.rcnt. patterns, such as l5‘oli,
Guard, c\'C. Also, Silk, _teel, Silver and Hib-
bou Chaius——Gold Chains during the week.
ldingcr It’ii1g.~'——~.»\ii<l here we think we can
suit. the most diflicult,as we have .l'e.t, Paste,
luby, Emerald, Aniythist, '_l‘opa;I.. Scale and
plain Rings. Also the (z'~t1lz'aIr[c lliiig‘ for the
care of all diseases.
Breast I"i'iz.s——I.*‘i'(iiii 4 cts. to rf almost.
I
very cheap.
'1'/ii/aliIcs.—Silver, German Sil'.'er,Steel,P :1-
ted, Brass, (kc.
BrusIic3.——Cl0tli, Hair, l‘ec!li, Shaviiig, Nail,
&c. &c.
ConLbs.—.—\Ve have the row patterns of La-
dies’ Twist Comb, the neatest. in market, line
Ivory, English I)i'e.s.~.:iiig, Shell T\vist, Shell
Side, Horn Twist, lloru Side, some as hand-
some as Shell. (I-crinzin Silver, Dressing, Pock-
et. and Fine Conilis. \\"otiil I)rossing._ and Pock-
et Combs. Gold Pencils, Silver and Gcriinin
Silver Pencils.
Pcn.s-.—Gold Pens. J. P. Snow‘s find point.
Diamond Pen, Stenograpliic, Boston Mercan-
tile, \\":irren’s, Gillott;’s, \Vindal‘s, l.’ei'i'y‘s, Ball
6: \Valkor‘s patent .Ii‘lixon Pe;i——this Pen is
superiorto any in use for e.as_',' and e..\'pcditioiis
\V‘ritin_';, being shapzid in sncli a way that the
point cannot. catch the paper, and also nevorfiils
to make a iuark——,—tl1epoorest.pcnnian can write
with it, and many who have tried them are as-
tonished at the case and facility with which they
can put their thoughts on paper, Ilrass and
Coznposition Pens.
Ladies and Gc:itlcmc:i’s Drc:;sing Cases-—
aeme very liaudsome and convenient. \Ve
have also a beautiful article coiita ining l’erfuinery
fora I;adie’s Toilet. All kinds of Stizips, Co-
ogiie, Pomade, Rose \‘s"a‘i‘er, Otto of Iliisc,
Musk, also the ])r,-ji.7l.<I..'rii-]/ I’riit-(In/', for those
who are afflicted with superfluous hair.
Fine Caller]/.——\Vc have llodgcr’s I7.lliot.’s,
\Vade 6; I3utcher’s fine .l?.zr/.ors, Pen and Jack
Knives. Scissors and Shears. Poincroy’s, '
Chapman’s, l‘II_Illl):-l1)’S and .lCmcrson’s lizr/.or
Straps and Paste. Sliaving Boxes, some very
fine with looking glasses in lid. Pocket Books
and Purses.
.Fanc_2/ A.i'IZc.’r:s.——Ii'oi'y '\Vhistles; \Vax
Beads; Toy \V:itclics; Snuff and Tobacco.
}5oxes-soine with S})l'lEl_<_§, a new article ; Steel
’.l‘weezers; Tooth Picks; Percussion Caps;
Hooks Ex: Eyes; Nccdlt-..<, Piiis, Vi'c.'o.i-ia. Din,-
])cI‘ Pins ; Hair Pius, some ornamented; Pock-
et: Ink Stands; Thcrinou‘.et.cr.~‘.; Silver, Steel
and Gilt fiends ; Court l’laister_; Indeliblc Ink ; I A
German Silver and '
Silk and Bead '\Vristlets ;
XVICICICLY additions received to the Ni-zw
S'I‘0L‘l\‘ of Dll Y (‘I(){il)S latcly opened by
A. M. \\'All_I). _,.g,_,;
The public are invited to call and notice the
pleasing varict_v of his purcliasos, as particular
atteiztion is gin-,ii to a selectionofdcsirable pat-
terns to the exclusion of 3l1(‘II as are unsi_:_:htly.
llcre, niay be found a pretty assortment of
l“AI.I. (lll\'GIlA.\lS, i\iUST.lN.
Illil” ANI) C.-\lIMl*I'lll£ DIC I1:\INI‘:S.
l.’.l.{li\"I‘S worthy the attention of all.
The faaliioiailile article of
Plain and Fignrcil Cotton mid Silk wa.ipcd
ll()Ml},‘ZlNl‘IS, l\ll*IRlNO]*IS.
‘ PLAII) Cl‘.(’).\l{I.\'G-S, S.-\'l‘l;\’l<I'l"I‘S,
C.-‘.SSII\ll~)'illCS, ITRO.-\])CI..O'I‘IlS
IIOSIICR Y.
And to closc—u ffHf(,'Q/.€l'(3I',l/ifflfllg.
All of which will be sold at the lowest niurkct
price for C.\sn or Suoirr Car-:m'r to prompt
cti.~;tonicrs, at the old store of l3lacltmau c\’. Betta.
i‘.\'n:-walk. Se]-t. £21’, 1346.
.b'US'.ll‘ RN” TEN E.
§_”f- IZCIC IV]-JD this day an assortment of Rich
5.3‘. Goods for it-‘:..s?inaouahie V5’inu_-r
’.is':a!s.——lll'k Mode, Satitzs, cut and uncut vel-
vcts of various eolers——and in quality the best,
with ribbons to mach ; at
\V.-\ao's New Store.
The Iaulies are invited to cxaniine.
lib".-1 RE}
AS a full assmtiiiciit’ of Satinctts and Cas-
sinieres——ofthc. latter, some (.I'fTIl fnie.
if
A. 17.3. V3’.-3235)
EEAS rec‘d. llrown Linen Table Cloths.
~ white Damask do.: colored Table Co\'-
ers; heavy bleached Sheetiugs ; common brown
and white do.; also Tickings.
LISX. BI. \VA RD invites the ladies to a
I trial of a new “sewing needle,” introduced
by him into this market.
Sans: E€i'c‘c‘.'. at the N533?’ S'l‘0RE.
,,_"‘: LUE, Drali 6.’. lllack Alpacas; extra line
'-I 3" Plaid do.; Plaid 1‘-'Ierinoes;.1 Plain Black,
Blue. Drab, Mnlliewy, L\'c.do.; very fine Thibet
Cloths; Muslin l)'Laiue.s, and Caslimercs of
newstylo; Prints and (}ingliauis—very rich
patterns. VV.-\np_._‘
5’ "- A RPlC'.I'S, Oil Cloths, and Matting, to be
\./ had cheap, of A. M. \VAan.
r-E1 (Moves!
_ IIE be.-.:t quality and the largest: assortment.
of KID G LOVES may be I‘L)l1E_(_l_»t_l_l';‘E:’_::‘Il_l_‘l:-*-
NE W.’ E’£l.I'R El i-ES EJE€A;“\5CE(?0.
Ctagiitatl F§:3G(.‘,<}0<3‘.
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Am-:.\"r.
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FBETRY.
TIIIC \VORN-C)U'I‘ FONT OF TYPE.
]’u_1 sitting at my desk, George ;
I’»eforo me on the floor,
There lies a worn-out font of type,
l“nlI twenty thousand score;
And many months have passed, George,
Since they \\‘t:t‘e briglit and new,
And ma_ny are the tales they've told—
The false, the strange, the true.
Tlicirjheauty has all gone, (ll'oI'g<‘,
You scarcel_\' now may trace,
Upon the snowy medium,
The likeness of tlmir tiice.
They mind me of a man, George,
\\"liosc morn of life was full
Of promise, but at,',cvcniiig’s close
\\'as desolate and dull.
\l'liat tales of horror they have told,
Of tempest mid of wreck;
Ofmurderin the midnight hour.
Of war, full many a “speck ;”
Ofships that, lost :iway at sea,
\\'ent down before the blast;
Of stifled cries of agony,
As Iife’s last moment passed!
Of eartlitpiziltessjzind of suicides;
Of failing crops of cotton;
Of batik defaultcrs---broluin banks,
And banking" systems rotten :,
Of boilers burstiiig---stcamlioats suagg’rl;
()f riots, duels fought ;
Of robbers with their prey escaped"-
Of thievs with booty caught.
Ofland slides, and of water-spouts;
()f ants and alligators;
Of serpents in the briny deep;
Of giant svveet potatoes;
Of children lost, and children found,
I*‘inances in disorder;
Of tiglits among the tircnicu,
And troubles on the border.
Tlicy’vc"tcld us of a nation, George,
Bent sorrowing in the dust,
For one whom she had called to fill
l-Ier highest, dearest trust;
Of sparkling crowns for youthful brows;
Of royal coronations ;
Of plans to rid the earth of kings;
Of temp’rance rcforinatioini.
Of flood, and fire, and accident,
Those worn-out types have told ;
And how the pestilence Iias swept
The youthful and the old ;
Of marriages, of births, and deaths;
Of things to please or vex us ;
Of one man’s jumping over-board,
Anothr gone to Texas!
I
Tliey’ve told how long sweet summer days
Ilavc faded from our view;
Ilow autunin’s chilling wind hath swept
The leaf-crown’d forest through ;
How winter's reign hath come and gonc---
Dark reign ofstorm and strife---
And how the smiling spring hath warm’d
Tlie pale flowers back to life.
' I ca u’t pretend to mcnt.iou half
My inky friends have told,
Since, shining, bright. and beautiful,
They issued from the mould---
How unto some they joy have brought,
To others gricfand tears!
Y¢itf~'tiiitlit'iilly they record kept
Of fast receding years_'
MCISCELLANIIY.
ll-fl-I public are hereby informed’ that the,
Age-iit still continues to insure policies andl
effect insurances upon buildings variousl_v loca-
‘KI and occupied ; and upon \\"arcs and hier-
chandize, family stores, c\’(:. contained in them.
Persons wishing in.~.<urance, will please call upon
the Agent at his residence.
Delay not doing till to-niorrow, what. should
be done to day. If property is worth owning
and l‘.o(‘,ping, is it. not worlli insuring 3
Norwalk, .lanuar_v 1846.
Protection llnizsuranicc Co.
HARTFORD, Ct.—\\".\i. J. S'rai~:1=.'r, Agent.
'l*‘l<‘I“..RS to In~:ure. I.lo1‘.scs, Stores, Mills,
l*‘actorie.s, and the contents of each, to-
gether with every similar species of p1'01>CI‘l)'»
_/fa-aiiist Loss or Dummre 1) Fire.
O C
The rates of premium oll'ercd are as low as
those of any other similar institi.t:on, and every
man has now an opportumt_v, tor a trifling sum,
,to protect, himself :lg:1inst' this destructive ele- Pf
‘i—-a
,' ment, which often in a single hoursweeps away
the earnings of many years.
Norwalk, January 1846.
CURlOSITIF.S, AND NO MISTAKE.
To the Eclitor of the Journal of Commerce;
Feeling an interest in the National Museum
whose formation you have annonncod,I beg
leave to offer the following curiosities for the ac-
ceptance of the managers :
The tail of an Irish Bull.
Some sand from Time's hourglass.
A torn ruflle, from -Love's last shift.
The iron, from the plane of the ecliptic.
A quandary, with a man in it.
Part of the patch with which O'Con.
nell's rent was mended.
Half a dozen feathers from a gin-cock
tail.
A fishing-rod and two walking-sticks,
made of hurricane. .
A knock-down argument, and the inf-
essioa it made. i
The world in miniature; very old copy,
dad.
I A pound of butter from the cream ofn
joke, and a cheese from the milk of human
Ivory Tooth Picks; Liniien Collars: Scgar’, J_\'OR\VALK ENGLISH AND CLASS- a'k,ndneSS_
Cases; Steel Dress lluttous; Jet. Buttons ; 3
Steel Clasps for Bags; Tooth Powder; Bone
and Metal Inlet. Rings; Iialidcscopcs, L\'(:. 1
Cloc/.'s.——\Ve think we can suit; all, both in}
quality any price, as we have them from '7.3cts. :
to l
Looking Glasses, Crockery and Glass \Vare.,
\Ve have a small assortin:-.nt. which will be sold :
at cost or less, to close the trade. Silver,
Spoons, Sugar Tongs, Butter Knives, c\'c.. '\Vo ,
intend keeping silver work of our own ma nnfac- i
ture on hand and at the prices foruierly charg-
ed. (No advance on account of the Tariff.)
German Silver plated Spoons. Copper pla-
ted, Piritannia and Iron Spoons. Sugar Tongs
and lluttcr Knives. ;
Silver and Plated Coffin Plates always ready
at xi few minutes warning, and the o,i;gi-mving isf
*vv'arranted to cause no shame. to the friends of,
the deceased. l
Clocks and \Vatches repaired and warranted. 5
\Villiam A. Clark’s Matches by the gross or
dozen. American \Vax Tapers, a new article
of Matcl1es——lV7ll liuriz sriiizc iizriiiulcs. Pm--
fumed Diamond l.<‘usces for lighting ciga1's.——
Every Smoker should carry a box.
Biitl.0izs.—Bi'(i<::nle, Silk, Lastiiiig, lIoru, Jet,
Sporting. Gilt, Steel, Agate, Pearl, Paper, Tin,
\VQ,o;1, Plated, Bone, Ivory and all kinds of
buttons by the gross or retaIil.FVr (‘T U3]?
4.1’. .2 A:,.\ \-
East. side the Bridge adjoining the Dry Goods
Store of C. C. Bctts, Norwalk.
N. ‘B.
T HE Subscriber having mostly regained his
health, and owing to some other circum-
stances has again placed hiinselfat; the \Vatch
Repairing Business. From our success in for-
mer years we think we can suit, all who favor
us with their work. \Ve intend to do our work
Good. C. E. DISBRO\V.
ll,
ICAL SCHOOL.
IE next. quarter will commence on they
first \Vcdncsdziy——tlie. 7th of Octolicr. j
TUITION.
TI
4.1
In Conimon English Branches, -_ 00 pr qr.
Languages, - 5 ()0 “ “ j
I"re.ncli—-extra 2 50 “ “
Music on the Piano, including use
ofiustrument—oxti':i. 12 O0 “ “ ‘
Incidental expenses, 25 “ “ I
A Teacher’s department will be opened at‘
the coniiiionccnicnt ofthe qr——in which lectures;
I . . . .
‘will be given upon teachingaud such studies and a table sh
pursued as are adapted to the wants ofteacliers
ofcomiiioii scliools. Coi't‘ilic:itcs of .scliolarslnp,
will be given to such as sustain their examina-
'oii. S'.I.‘Ol.llrlS IIALL, I-’r2'uci1ial.
Norwalk, July £37, 1846.
iumbe 1\';a!’nE Dzagucrizul Gallery
A ND
PIIOTOGRAPIIERS’ FURl\"ISI-IING
DEPOTS 3
VVARDICD the Gold and Silver L\Iedals,
Four .l.*‘irst. Premiums, and Two Higlicst
fl on ors, attho National, the Massacluitetts, the
New York, and the Peimsylvania ]'Ixliibit.ions,
respectively, for the most. splendid Colored Da-
guei'i'eot'ypcs. mid best apparatus ever exhibited.
Portraits taken in exquisite style, without. re-
gard to weather,
Instruction given in the art.
A large assortment of App-aratius and Stock al-
ways on hand, at. the lowest. cash prices.
New York, 251 Broad'.vay; Pliilziclelpliia, 136
Chestnut. St. ; Boston, 75 _Coui.-ti, and 58 Ilanovcr
St.s.; Baltimore, 205 Baltimore St.; \Vashiugton,
Pennsylvania Avenue; Pctcrsburg, \"a., Me-
chanics’ Iltill; Cincinnati, Fourth and \Valnut,
and 176 Main St. ; Saratoga Springs, Broadway;
Paris, 127 Viei1Ie‘Rue‘du- Teinple; Liverpool,
v
.
lo
I
The march of mind, arranged for a full
orchestra, with Trumpet obligato,by Fame.
Some bristles from the last brush with
the Mexicans, and a little of Gen. Ampu-
dia‘s dander on them.
A fluke from the anchor of Ilope.
Whiskers and noses from a masked bat-
cry.
The shadow of the meat that the dog
saw in the water.
A pair of sculls from a white-Hall boat,
owing the plirenological de~
t
velopmcuts.
A bottle of the smoke that Mr. Polk’s
messages ended in.
Some ten penny nails, made from a frag-
ment of the Iron Duke.
A finger-post. from the road to ruin.
Music of the spheres, original score.
The cap ofn climax.
ililusket and powder-born of a shooting
star. ’
The faith that Henry VIII. defended;
rather the worse for the scuflle.
A boot. made on the last of the Mohicans,
with one of the spurs of the Rocky Moun-
tains on the heel.
The pearl that Cleopatra drank; and
the two diamonds that cut one another.
A silk tassel from the staff of life» ‘
The afternoon of the Dey of Algiers.
Some of the eels that were used to be-
lag skinned.
A pair of pointers, from the Great. Bear;
well trained. ,
A hinge from the gates of death, and
some of the snuff that the child vvas’r.t
32 Church St. 1y27.
quite up to.
JAMES REE”; =1! ’l‘wo Dollals Per Annum‘ in Advance. 0l‘l'icc on- the Dock,
"’rn‘1~: YANKEE PEDLAR.
In the fall of 18-, on my way from N.
York to Was'nin__qton, I stopped fora couple
of days in the pleasant city of New Bruns-
On the afternoon ofmy arrival, six
iwick.
or eight of the townsmcn were congrega-
ted in the ‘.Vliite Hall Hotel, discussing the
clmracter and anitnadverling upon the hub-
its of one of their citizens, a Mr. D
who was notorious for his cunning at a
bargain and cIosc"stedness in money mat-
ters. As the conversation was carried on
‘in a pretty loud key, I may as \vcll let the
actors speak for lhcmseli-'es:——
Close, did you say, remarked one, why
you might as well try to fish a dollar out
of the ocean, as getfairnesss out of him in
a bargain.
A perfect s' inflintll uttered a little, dis-
Isatisfied looking fellow. I knew him when
i he \\'as’at worth a doIlar,and now he counts
'thousands where I do hundreds, and all
'made by note shaving and taking advan-
tage ofthe necessities of others. Oh! he's
a sharper!
True, said another, he's the keenest fol.
low I ever knew. Look how he did Smith
in the House and Lot business—and
Suiith’s not slow at a bargain, either. A
man should rise early to trade with Smith
I can tell you!
There's no mistake about D
a sharper! added a third.
He \vunld out-yaa ce yankecdom, and
not half try, put in a pletlioric individual,
who seemed determined to add his testi-
mnnv.
I would give ten dollars to have Iiim
Inmdsomely taken in, said one of the patty.
So would I, replied two or three.
During this conversation, I had observ-
ed an individual with a strongly marked
yankee face, who was pnyingzstrict atten-
tion to the speakers. He was atin pedlar,
and had three wagons loaded with tin lan-
terns, then in the tavern yard. When they
began to talk of giving money to have
their neighbor out wilted, lie arose, and
putting on the yankee pretty strongly said:
Gentlemen, I don’t know that ere iridi-
vidual about whom you are 2-pea ing-—l
say I don’t know liim- but if you've a mind
to subscribe a little grain of something,
just to pay the ventur' like, why I would’nt
uiind tryia‘ it. on—I say I would’at mind
it. I calculate it might be done. |’ve
beam on such people afore, and I don‘t
-now but what I might be able to fetch
him. I’m mostly in the tradin’ line, and
its all in the way of trade.
Just the dandy, gentlemen, exclaimed
one of the party, this is the “ticket for
soup.”
You’re in the trading line, are you. en-
quired another.
Yes, centlemen—tradin’s my occupa-
tion. l'm clean from Bangor, way down
in to the State of Maine. I can do alittlc
of most anything. In the summer I stay
to ham and help the old foIks—-in the fall
and winter I peddle tin ware—m0st.ly lan-
terns-
You don't sell lanterns’! said the pleth-
oric citizen, inquiringly.
I’d like to know ifl haint got three hun-
dred of them in my wagon in the yard ?
Oh! you have, ch’! Well you're the
very man we want.
Ye-es, said the yankee.
VVe will make up a purse of twenty dol-
lars for you, if you will bamboozle our
friend D 3.
When will you do it?
I calculate it can be done to morrow.
Very well-if you succeed the money is
yours.
artain sure! said the ynnkee.
_ The twenty dollars were immediately
‘collected and given to the landlord, as an
earnest, of their seriousness, and the party
broke up to meet the next evening. On
the following morning, our Yankee ac-
quaintance, who was a shrewd, intelligent‘
fellow, put on a genteel §uit,_apd after hav-,
ing made a good many inquiries respect-‘
ing the habits, manners, appearance and
residence of Mr. D s, mounted a horse
and took a roundabout course for his house,
with the intention of stopping on his re-
turn, as ifjust from Philadelphia. As good
luck would have it, old D——s was stand-
ing in his front door as the Yankee ag-
proached.
Sir, said the latter, will you be good
enough to inform me how far I am from
Brunswick’! '
Two miles sir, replied D——.
And how far is it to New York?
About forty miles, I suppose, by stage.
Arethere any tin smiths in New Bruns-
wick’! continued the Yankee.
Why, yes, there are two or three small
affairs.
lam sorry they are small—I was in
hopes of being able to fill an order there
which our house has received for lanterns.
Lanterns! said the old fellow quickly,
eagerly taking the bait, for he had seen
athc three wagons loaded with them only
'the day befoie.
Yes, added the other carelessly, we have
a heavy order, and I was told tImt_llie ar-
ticle could be had in New Brunswick.
You are from Philadelphia, then!
Yes, we do business there." You have
probably heard of our firm—Hyde, Cook,
Sage Donnelly & Co’!
I can’: say that I've heard of that firm,
but there appears to be a good many of
ion.
Oh! yes, it's a large house !
'How many lanterns do you want ‘I en-
quired old D.
Three hundred will do.
What do you pay a hundred ‘E
s_being
S .
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T. VVEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,
I846.
The Yon’ cc stated the sum considerably
above the marketable value of the article.
I Do you wish them delivered in I‘hiIa-
_'delphia'!
I No, I will attend to that.
I Add another dollar a hulitlretl, and I will
’furnish them for you, said the greedy
' sharper.
I Agreed, replied the Yankec—uow when
can you procure them!
In two days.
All riglit. I must go on some ten miles
further; and I will pay you for them on
my return.
After some other conversation about the
-si/.e, make and quality ofthe article, wliicli
served to impress old D-——s with the le-
gitiniaey of the transaction, the Yankee
returned to town, put on his old clothes,
and otlierwisc altered his appearance, _so
that he was fully prepared to superiatcrid
the sale of his own lanterns when old skin
flint arrived In due time D——s reached
the tavern. and after much screwing and
jewing, the bargain was struck——iiionc_v
paid down, and the tin ware d.-liveaed.
A broad grin of satisfaction might have
been observed all this time in the faces of
some six or eight bystanders but nothing
was said. The Yan' ee got a full price for
his lanterns, pocketed his twenty dollars,
mid that night slatted homeward.
Old D————s waited all the next day, and
the following one, and two more, but the
Pliiladclpliia Merchant came not. At
length the lanterns began to grow hateful
in the old man's sight, and with a dozen
round oaths, reflected severely upon the
mercantile community in general, the tin
ware was ordered to be put in the garret.
The joke got wind, and soon every body
in the town knew of it, and from that day
forth the niiser was known by the cogna-
men of ‘ Old Lantern.” Many yerrs after-
wards the old man died, and the handbill
that announced the sale of his effects con-
tained the following nola liemr—
“Also at the same time and place 300
Iunt::ri:s, almost as good as new, which
will he sold at a bargain.”
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I
BIARSHALL SOIILT.
Born of humble parents, entering t‘.e
He early exhibited his wondeiful coolness
in the hour of danger.
At the battle of Fleurus, Gen. Marceau
commanded:the right wing under Lcfebre:
was routed and forced to fall back. In his
agony he sent to Soult for four battallions,
that he might regain his lost position.
Soult rcfused.
‘Give them to me,’ exclaimed the indig-
nant and morti ed Marceau, ‘oi-I will blow
m ' brains out.’ '
)Soult cooly replied that to do so would
endanger the whole division. Being then
a mere aide-dc-cnuip, and unknown, his
refusal astonished Marceau, who a.~l.¢d in
ra e—-
‘Who are you I’
‘Whoever I am,’ replied the impertura-
ble soldier, ‘I am calm, which you are not ;
do not kill yourself, and lead on your men
to the charge, and you shall have the four
battalions as soon as we can spare them.’
His advice had scarcely Iilcen givgn bde-
fore the cnem were upon 1 cm, an si e
by side these Two men raged through the
battle like lions. After the battle was
over. Marceau held out his hand to Soult,
saviou-
‘CoIonel, foygive the past, you have this
day given me a lesson which Inevcr shall
forget. You have in fact, gained the bat-
tle.’
This is-a fine illustration of Soult’s. char-
acter. ( ool, collected and self reliant, the
itnmult of battle and chaos of defeat, never
fdistrrbed his pcrceptiops or confused his
ijudgment. At Austerhtz, he did the same
jthing to Napolean. As Bonaparte gave
him command of the centre that day, he
simply said :-
‘As for you Soalt,I have only to say, act
‘as you always do.’
I In the heat of the battle, an uide-de-
camp burst in headlong gallop into the
presence of Soult; bearing orders that he
should immediately carry the heights of
Pratzcn.
‘I will obey the Emperor's
,asl can,’ replied the chieftain,
‘not the proper time.’ _
Bonaparte was in u perfecffury at his
answer, and sent another aide-de-camp
*with peremptory orders, but before he
,could deliver them, ‘the propel‘ Um? llttd
arrived,’ and the column of Soult. was in
motion, and the next moment IIS head
was enveloped in the smoke of cannon,
and in a few moments afterward, torn and
;mangled, npp
‘hill where it. strugg
ry and won it. Soult ha _
charge because the enemy were extending
their centre. Frinajiarte saw at Once the
reason of his delay,
orders as soon
‘but this is
to him, and in presence of the who
exclaimed, ‘l\iIarsha'l, I account you the
best tactilinn in the empire.
IIeadley’,9_N0poletm-
Grout]/.—Get. mad——jaw like the evil one, if
you please—-but then come to yourself and be a
man. \Va beg of you. don't b°§"°“tY ‘mil 5“!k
for a week at a time. If there is a dispicable
wretch on earth, it is your sulky devil, who
will not give you a civil answer for a mouth af-
ter you have displeased him. Heis worse than
a brute‘. Tread on a dog’s tail and he will snap
at you" at once. The next moment he forgetsit
and is as loving as-ever. 'I‘_read upon-the toes
of a human dog. and he’-will wall: away to treat:
VOLUME
cured upon the crest of. the;
led two hours for VICIO-i
d delayed the",
and struck with admi-i
ration at his behaviour, soon after rode up_
le stafI,'
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I
K‘.
Side of t.lne"'iB ridge.
29-Nuiiintza 45.
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From (lie New I-.f(l'L'€'An Chwrier.
PL‘:"’S RC-CK.
It was a beautiful morning in the inofififi‘
‘of October; t'i'——, the sun shone with am.
dienl splendor, that rivalled that of an Au‘
gust noonday; the forests, whose verdant;
foliage had been ezicliangéd for fl. dress of
‘yellow, a‘ud:r.~d, and brown, looked happy
‘in the jnyftil coming of the King of Day,‘
the merry birds, whose twittering songs‘
lead been succeeded by flu‘: wIiisfIiiig' of the’
Autumn blast, again appeared st.
'aboui. upon the pliant branches of lbd
trees,aad filling the resounding woods with
‘their echoing notes: while the waters of
.the placid lake rolled themselves onward,
'uncousciocs of the beautcous scetfi‘: save?
,as they reflected from their liquid surface
‘the bright. image of the golden sun. , .
I It was on such a" r'no'rriixig that‘ Major’
iGeneral Israel Putnam found himself upon
the yet green banks of Lake Champlain,
three fourths of a mile north ofa little vil-
lage at its outlet, then called Skeensbora
oagli, from Major S eene who founded it,
and now Whitehall. Those who have
assed down the lake, will recollect that
about one half a mile nortli of this 9iIlE'r'gé',-
is what" is called‘ the "Elbow," being an
exceedingly short: turn in the lake, which
is there st)’ narrow as t’o'rendcr it difficult,
almost impossible for stea-mboavs of the
present day to pass it. About'oué'(;‘uz‘I‘r(ér
of a" mile below the “Elbow,” is situated
t'lie‘s.‘pot'oa which Major Putnam with 15
of his brave companions had sat down, in
part. to recove from the fatigue of a toil-
some journey, and in part as the morning’
was fine the Major anticipated that some
of the Indians who yet ramained hostilein
those regions and who were'tI'rirsty to ‘re-
veagc the deaths of their lost‘comra'd¢=?s‘,-
would attempt to COIIIITIIII‘ some depreda-
tions on the peaceful citizens, whom they
might find engaged in their domestic oc-
cupations.
It has been often remarked, and the oh-
that the American Indian, when enraged,
is the most blood thirsty creature that
bears the name of man; when his anger is’
once aroused, when his desire for vén-’
geance is once inflamed, he knows no lim-’
array as a private soldier, mus'..ct iii haad,lit. to his cruelty; defenceless age, childish!
he rose tg be l_\'Iarsliall of the Empire,.innoceace, fem.-ile parity are alike the vic-
Duke of I.JalIl|8IIEI, and Peer of France.— tims of his lawless brutality. .And who
i
that better knew this fact than Major Put-
nam’! He himself had suffered all t.he so’-"
verities that savage injustice could inflict;
,he himsdelf had _t;r_:weIl»ed rgiglit after night,
‘WIIIPPC on b the lush o tI'r‘é”.lrrdian, his_
‘uncovered baf-ik exposed to the \vi’r‘i’d§‘ and’,
lrains of heave-n,his naked feet _torr':’ arid’
bloody by the sharp thorns and cutting’
rocks over which he was compelled tp walk,
gag gt-Iienbat lijisjoupneyds Ierjd, he,lnmself,
a con oun to tie ma e actors stake
had seen the dry wood heaped around him‘.
the torch lighted,and had felt the lam-'
bent flames lick his body, while a savage’
. . o I
yclllgrgsc over his agcjlmeg. bW.ell,indee.d,-
cou ea reciate w at in antics await-
ed any’ of countrymen who might fall
into the Iiands~of3l_iis relentless foes; and
with that determined bravery and heroic
patriotism which ever distinguished him in
times of danger,» he was fixed in his [ur-
ploseldofi boldkly hri-pelli.ng. the ggressor,
siou e ma e IS a éa'ranc'et is morn-
ing. 'I lie Major andpphis comrades had
not been sitting‘ long on the ‘bunk, when
the former ever watchful to the" interests-
of his friends rose to see if_bis expected!
visitants were yet in sight, ' ,
He stood upon the bank, looking down
the placid lake as far as eye could reach‘,
but non ht a cared in view. Rejoice
that thegeneriilyi didnot appeer, yet disap-
pointed in his expectations, he turned his
head to make the announcement to his
friends. He said, as yet, no foe was seen
—thnt though the expectations which he’
had excited in them seemed to fa=i=I-in be-
ing realized, he himself felta slight pre-
sentiment that the crafty engmy W(]JuI(I yet:
show himseIf—that he won] not et pass
so fair an opportunity of attacking his=
white skinned brother, at a time whend be
well knew he latter would be en a e in
the necessary avocations of the‘ dEiyg.d By
this speech his men were encourage 7, for
ztliey were eager to spend the‘ force of a
well aimed ball upon their cunning adver-
sary, and they knew their leader seldom
formed a falsejudgment: with respect to
the future; that when he told them his
belief that any thing \vouIdB‘come togings,
the result almost invarm y prove is
‘opinion correct. ‘
I Thus elated they sank back upon the‘
green grass, from whichlthey had arisen
in honor to the major, wien' be‘ commenc-
ed speaking. The latter had scarce turned!
his head nga-into‘ watch for tlte‘ adversa-
ry,-wlien he saw in the “dim distance”
what seemed to him a small band of ca-
noes, moving, he could not tell which di-
_recl‘~ion. Keeping his‘ eye steadfastly on
them, he soon perceived that he was not.
deceived", and‘ t=l’ia-t three canoes filledgwitlii
dndjians, were hslmyly and capltigusly grip"-
cee inc 1: 1 e a e towar. im. ' ei
major,’ sigpnificantly motioning to his
men,_silent|y approached dthemh and an,
nouticinnr the discover ; an nst eenemy
were nol. far distantyit became him to
make quick preparations to receive them-
The spot on which he had determined to
awairtliem was an immense rock’ Eh“ 93'-
tended along the lake some thirty or forty
feet, amlback frog: lg about.thirtA’y. ‘Eat;
and slo ino‘ towur ‘t 6! Wflleh ' 3 01'
dismncg 13 thenorth of this,,and- in the
direction from which the enemygwere ap-
iproiching, there was a number‘ of half
f you like an outcast for-a twelve-rrionfhperbaps.
ggrowa trees, consisting of shad plum,
servation is no less true for being trite, _
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