\ Pu lished Every Wcclne-(1 13' iilvvrexinzg. by .I.—x'.VIES REI-ID, at Two Dollars Per Annum in Advance. \/\_f\/X/\f\ /\/\ NUMBER 372-NEW" SERlES. New Evy Ste-riei fio AT TEEE GEE Q? [email protected] sriis, i-.-use $1’. asaivsis, Contains a good assortment of Goods recently purchased, and Cheap. THE subscrilier would call the attention of purchasers to the pleasing ?!(I7‘fC.’_’I/ of his stock, and although he would not so liir ini;:ose upon the good seiise of this coiiiiiiiiiiity, as to boast of its being the “Largest and Riclicst, the Best. and C'l:capc.vf,” to be found in this extensive and on terprising world, yet he does believe, that in every point of iizc/‘II, it will bear a favorable com- parison with his neighbors. ‘ _ ._;i71' 1./.‘.‘-:}.i_D"3" are invited to an examination of his DRESS GOODS; plain and twille<LGINGHA MS ; Mus- lin, Rep’d, and Cashmere D’LA.lNEC ; plaid, plain, and fig’d, cotton and silk warp ALPACAS; c-}OMBAZI_l\'ES ; French and German MERJNOES; plaid (,'lria7rii1__i4~s ; Pr7‘nf,.s- to suit all fan cies ; Brocha, Printed Cashmere, heavy Damask, and coinniou winter SI-1A\VLS ; l’.i’us2'm'_v/; an extensive assortment Kid Gloves; cotton, silk and inerino do; fine Swiss, Book. JtlCl\'(’)ll('f, and check llIus[ins,' Fringes, Giinps and Buttons for ]))'(=.s'.5' '1.’/‘iii:/ii.iii.,t_r.s‘ ; beautiful Table Spreads; Table Linens; superior Hat Velvets, S-atius, Silks, and “1fiZz!1(lItcf.s',” Flannels, bleached and brown Muslins, &c. &c. &c. Ce3= L...-‘F 2313 LP.“ 17...-;i L_.i5° ix.‘/C3 3_.._i3:‘ 135!’ WILL oblige by taking a look at his Collars, Bosoins, Stocks, Cravats, Scarfs, Silk and Cam- bric H'DK’FS; Gloves, Socks, Jeans. Tweeds, Sattiiiets, Cassiniei-es, Beaver, Pilot, and BROAD CLOTHS; Ti'aveliiig‘Bags, Uinbrellas and CAPS. All the above Goods and Ill:1!‘._Y uiore, will be sold at the lowest inarket prices for Cash, or short credit to prompt customers. Frequent additions of fashionable Goods are made to the above Stock. For sale cheap, liandsoiiie OILCLOTIIS, C.~.\RPETS, and RUGS. ,_ - ‘wziinteal Iriiamealiateiy. 5,000 prs wool socks and stockings. 10,000 lbs. white and mix’d Yarn, at the Mammoth Sign Norwalk, Nov. 20, 1846. FEL.-1 er; SMR'1i‘fl’S cos. L /\/\/'\/\ 1° 0 -E '~!.‘...!;’~..Y.:__.,_,_.-_-_ fl()1\'Ol’» TO THE l’l.OU(i‘rH. Tliuugli clouds o’ercast oiii' native sky, And seem to dim the sun, “'0 will not down in languor lic, Or deem the day is done: The rui'al arts we loved liefore No less we-’ll cherish now; ' And crown the iiaiiquct, as of yore, \Vitli llonor to the Plougli. In these fair fields, whose peaceful spoil To faith and hope are given, \Vo’ll seek the prize with honest toil, And leave the i'(‘s't to fleaven. \Vc’ll gird us to our work like men \\"lio own a holy vow, . And ifin joy we incur. again, Give .['lUllUl' to the Plougli. Let Art, array’d in magic power \\"ith Labor, hand in hand, Go forth, and now in pei'il’s hour ’ Sustain a sinking land. Let never Sloth innierve the arm, Or Fear the spirit, cow : These words alone should work a charin—— All Honor‘ to the Plougli. The heath redress, the meadow drain, The latent swamp explore, And o’er the long-c.\:1tectiiig plain Ditfiise the qinckoiiiiig store; Then fearless urge the furrow deep Up to the inoinitain’s brow, And when the rich results you reap, Give Honor to the Plough. So still shall Ilcalth by pastures green And nodding harvests roam, And still behind her rustic screen Shall Virtue find a home; And while their bower the music build Beneath the neighboring liougli, Shall niiuiy a gniteful verse be lill’d \\"ith Honor to the Plough. THE I11S'.l‘OR.Y OF LIFE. Day dawned. \Vithin a cnrtained room Fill’d to faiutness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom. Day closed. A child had seen the light; But for the lady, fair and bright, She rested in uiidreaming night! Spring cauie. The lady’s grave was green, And near it ofteiitinies was seen, A gentle boy, with thoughtless mien. Years fled. He wore a. manly face, "And struggled in the world’s rough race, And won at last ii lofty place. And then, /15 died! Behold before ye, llunianity’s briefsuin, and story, Life, Death, and all that is of——(1‘~l0ry. MLSCELLAN Y. T1-in Sl-IAKER LOVERS. Concluded. lt was a mild and pleasant afternoon in November, just four weeks after the mel- ancholly event before described. Martha was sitting in one of the common wor iiig rooiris oftlic women, at wor. with several of the sisterhood, some of whom like her- self were engaged in sewing, some at the loom and some at the distalf. As she s t plying her needle, an air of deep pensive- ness, sweetly tempered, lioivever, by an air of resignation, was resting on her lovely brow. She had been viewing with (lis- rn yed feelings and gloeiny apprehensions the dismal prospect before her, and having schooled her feelings into submission to what fate Providence might allot her, turn- ed to the images of the past and her mind was now wandering among the dear-cst memories of her existence. She recalled the almost forgotten circumstance that the coming night was that proposed by her departing lover for his return to meet her, and a thousand mournful fancies took pos- session of her mind. She imagined how, had her lover lived, her heart would now be fluttering at the thought of the ap- proaching meeting; and then her excited imagination took wing, and she wondered if it were not true as she had sometimes heard, that the dead were permitted to keep the appointments made by them while living and come in spirit to the place to meet and commune with their friends, and, if so, NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY‘, DECEMBER 30, 1846. prototype for Bunyan’s Talka ive, he care- les-'ly~observed that, as for himself, he was now out of work and out of any home, and he really wished he coud find some good place to live where he could get enough to eat, for he set a great deal by victuals. lnstantly taking the hint from this obser- vation of the Vagabond, and believing him to be about simple enough to make them a good subject, the Shaker leaders were not slow to propose to him to join the fam- ily and at once take up his residence at their establishment. To this the fellow replied that he had often hearn say that the Shakers were ii mighty good people, and he sometimes thought he should like to live with them: but, never seeing them before, wished to go round and loo» at things before he told them sartin about staying; and if they would give him something to eat, and then let him go round where he was a mind to that afternoon, he woufd tell them at night what he would do. The man was accordingly soon furnished, with an excellent meal, at which be ap- peared highly grati"cd. Aft. r this, free permission having been granted him for the purpose, be commenced his rambles over the farm, through the barns, yards and out ’-"muses, inspecting the crops, stock and every thing connected with the estab- lislinient, with childish curiosity, and the greatest apparent interest—often leaving, the objects of his exaniintion, and running per, however, the fellow was unaccounta- VOLUME _LKGAZETTE.. 29-NU1\l Bl-1R 52. So siiying and leaving the disconifitted‘ bly inis ing; but the Shakers, having seen l .°ha7 ers to gather tliL’m.sel\'€S up in the so much of his- erratic movements anl best way they could, he bounded fcrward supposing him still to be somewlitrc about la fcw rods, leaped upon a horse which the farm or buildings, did not appear toistood tied in a nook of the fence, and gal- pay much attention to the circumstance, ;oped offafter the receding carriage now ,the steps, the foremost of the company, to judged of in the starlight, stood holding or think it worth their while to institute; any Search for him; and their evening’ in:-al through all the different departments of the family, passed off wiih customary quietness. . After finishing their repast as usual, the who'e family,just as the stars were begin- ning to twinkle in the clear blue 0f the, November's sky, took their way to the! house of worship, which was an unenclosed building open to the main road, a branch of which turned up directly by the doors. The ceremonies of worship also were at- tended wiih no unusual occurrence midi being concluded, the aseembly broke up to return to their respective lodges. But on opening the doors and coming out from. their surprise, beheld a horse and chaise drawn up within a few yards of the door allotted to the use of the female-s,tlie door for the males beingsomethirty feet toward the other end of the house. By the side of the house a man young and fashionably dressed, as far as his nppcararce could be the rcins and whip, with liis- face turned towards the door, and in the seeming at- titude of waitiiig. The women came hesi- to the Slialiers to.ask some question, and : tatingly down the stairs, and there coming then racing liq(:l( in high glee to his em to ii stand, began timidly and silently to ployinent. Vi hen he seemed to have s:it.~ sire-tch forward their heads and peer at '\vlfcre Martha was-at work with a islied himse'f with viewing everything out; of doors, hedwent to the elders and told’ them he wanted to see the wowen uorks. He did not, to lie sure, he said, think we- men were of much use generally, but as they had to get the victuals and make the clothes, he should like mighty well to go ‘n and see how they carried on awhile. Although this was contrary to their gen- eral custom, yet the leaders conceiving they had the ma'- ing ofa proselyte at stake and evidently viewing the fellow as a weak-minded, harmless creature,soon con- cluded to humor him in his freak, as they had in every thing else; and, therefore, told him to behave well, but go where be pleased. _ Quickly availing himself of the permis- sion, he began the rounds of the different female lodges, making, l'iowever.but a brief stay in any one, till he came to the remix small party of her companions. Here he leis- urcly walked round, reviewing, with an air of wondering simplicity, the work of these demure 3l‘i,lSflnS,ftlt1l(ll1{Il'llS silly comments, and, as usual, asking a variety of irrele- vant questions, and among the rest, the names of all the different females in the apartment. Although the conversation and conduct of the stranger went clearly to show him to be a very great simplcion, yet tliere was a certain something about him which soon led the discerning lllartha to (l0:ll)l whether he was quite what he pretended, and what the rest oftlie family obviously considered him; and illflt doubt was great- ly strengthened in a short time as, looking up, she caught him fixing a keen, steady, intelligent look upon her face, entirely at variance with the vacant or idiotic expres. sion which seemed to characterize his fen- titres. And it was with a sort of undefina- blc interest that she saw him approaching her, as he now did, with the remark that he wanted to see what this woman was making, too. Accordingly he took up part of the work lying in her lap, when, as he was flourishing about, under pretence of examining it, he slyly dropped 11 small, closely sealed billet into her open hand, and, with the eagerly whispered injunction, “Read and give me tokz.-72,” whipped off to look at something else which seemed sud- denly to have caught his attention. Fcigning some errand out, Martha soon whether she should repair to the trysting ‘be there to meet her. tree at the appointed hour, Seth would not, Faith and love an‘ rose and disappeared on her} way to her private chamber. In a few minutes, the stranger returned to finish his inspection the mysterious stranger. The men also_ °_°'_“"‘g °"t {ind Seeing the unexpected visitaiit and his equipage stationed across the_ path of. the. women, began with 10“; whispered inquiries, to gather toward the spot. In this stage of affairs, Elder Hig- gins, who had proposed to remain in the house till all had retired that he might pass unobserved to theroom where The was exPe‘}i”}g the next moment to meet the the victim of his designs. got impatient at the tardy movements of the people, and came bursting through the throne’ with a n I I D light in his hand to ascertain the cause of ‘he d°!“Y» When the stranger suddenly ““'"°‘! "°"“d and confronted h?rn. The !3“e_1'i the recoiling Elder uttered a con- vulswe slmekv "ml: with wildly glaring. ‘W95 and cliatfering teeth, stink diowin upon l the sugar-d in h01‘i'or and afiiiulit at iiie‘ apparition Whicli he had beheld. mfm‘’“ “'35 now observed among the bud’- dlmg and startled females, and the next! m°mem 5‘ light figure rapidly made her" ‘‘'‘‘.V to the front of the crowd. l ll 133 she exclaimed in low, eager ac-j cents. It is! Oh! it is he! she repented, ””‘d» SP"lU,9'inrI forward, threw herself into the_ arms of the stranger, who lightly swinging her into the seat of the vehicle, lurnfid “Quin toward the crowd. VlDPr! he exclaimed advancing with brnndished fist close to the appalled and nearly prostrate Elder; thou art baffled! “fith this he turned quickly about, leap- ed niinbly into his seat by the side of the fair companion he had just placed there. applied the whip to his horse, and dashed forward for the main road, leaving the _Wh0le assembled family of Shal ers stand- ing aghast and lewildred with astonish- ment and perplexity at what had so sud- denly and inexplicably passed before them. As dreadfully frightened as the guilt smitten Elder had been, he was yet the first to comprehend the mystery, and rally for the rescue. The fiend! he cried, leaping up and pointing with frantic gestures after the carriage. Oh ! the fiend! the ap0st-'ite-- the reprohatc, the godless reprohate, is carrying off Martha! Pursue him! stop him! Run! run for your lives, or he will escape us! Roused by the commands and the eager and furious manner of their leader, the men followed by the women, rushed pro- miscuously down the road in pursuit ofthe fugitives; but scarcely had they passed the line of the buildings in this disorderly A com- -- 3“’e1“-‘d Yea; 30'! Conscious Of not-“-inglof Martha's work, during which, though as which could make hcr fear such a meeting,‘ybnsy nnd talkative as ever, he might have at which perhaps heavenly counsel might.;been seen to throw many a keen and nnx- be imparted to gircle and direct her in herlious glance towards the door thro’ which threatened difficulties, she half resolved to l the fair absentee was expected to ,.et,,,.n_ brave the summons of the elder to ui_eet,Ag length she made her apnea;-nnce, A -him at the Same h°‘“'a“"d keel’ ‘he “PP°”"-' ’ close observer would have at once noticed lment. While she was thus indulging in ,,that during her absence, she had been ‘ithese sad, though pleasing reveries, hergagitmed by powerful emotions, and had fli.i8l'ltl0n “'85 arrested the sound Of ajvpept profusely ; gnd yet’ thpgugh the sub. l:lClll}gSl10f\Ve|‘, the firpt smile thatlhad lit up er ace or a mom) was stea mg over . . . i 3 now engacred in conversation with several:he,- lovely features while any [hind but lof the Shifter men. '1 hinking that there ' displeasure marked the general exprgssion was something rather peculiar in the care- of her glowingcnnmenance. {less,_rattling manner of the new comcr’s On entering the mom, she‘ went ignme. ‘discourse, she arose and went to the win- dingely to an eldress, and, with an air of id0W When It \}’3S With 3 mixture Of W00‘ one slightly annoyed, asked if she hadnot ‘dcr and surprise that she beheld the singu- beu;er‘hint to the man the propriety of his ‘strange voice in the iard bcloncrinrr to D 3 7 C C l isome one who had just arrived, and was i '—§.Tlfi)fl_3§; Bi-fitiir iii Eggs 5: .170 . at the Szoaiiaii Boat Lnauliang SOUTH l\'OR\VALl{. UBLlC Attention is invited to the lai'_e‘c and? T L: A’. .l. R. FECK will be discharging elegant,assoi'tiiieutoflrlariir-ssps, Siltllll(,'1~‘,! - . -’ tins week a c_a1'g0 Of §“l“3"101' B!*_l‘0!\" Bl,-“Hes, ‘Vb-ms. T,.,,,,kS, &,._ ,0 1,0 m,,,,,_] Ht 1],“, Sllllill? s Loal; those in wantof the above Loal establislnnent of the subs_cribcr, eiiilii';ii-,'z.=-:i;i‘. as it ‘_‘,'_0!,!_l_‘j ff!!! "ml ‘‘'7‘'“'‘'''“’ me -“"!m<’~ ‘!°95 eff’-!'.V "'"“'!9f.Y “f "”'t‘C!*‘ “W! -*‘.‘,'!l—" ‘if !“"""’, ‘lllvl suliscrilicr kei‘]).-: C0l1.*Sl3llIil_V On llnlldillll f“('-t“!"’- A’"°"g i‘!’e_ !°!3 "re 5”‘-“"‘! -*1’!-" ‘ii - tin‘.-'()’.'illlClli”. of Sliaker's herbs and prepar- double l-1arncss_es, which are \V0l'fll_\' the :iiteii— ,,,;U,,_-1., ,-17,; _g,,g,.1 Su,,,,,,,,,. Sm,-,,. -’ D;._,;t,,1;_s, . . . .- 3 c U011 01 $11059 fimnfs’ ‘Wt’ l’!"i‘_-‘7“!'0 <5‘-l‘«!'_i“‘."-”‘_"-"'-— l“(,‘.-llil('l and Mastci'\vort Seed, Tli_vine, Ex’t. Tllefe “'0 “I50 59‘'m'"! ""'3!'.Y llgl” ‘””! “"‘.";“l".'-‘li“ l)auil:ilioii, Cit-iita, Belladonna, Gurti:_in, &c. harnesses, designed for neatness but iii:iiiiitactui'- (;,,,,,,,.‘,. .,,,,,i Hemp Semi, for 5310 by ed ofthebestmaterials, and eiiiliraciiig the doulilc J. A. \V1~:I-tn. merit of security and tastcfuliiess. lilvci'_‘y article ‘ T _‘ H r _ _‘ needed in the line, inay he found licrc, of the lob-S11» .FL1l'liS lslziiiil Salt, for sale best quality, and on very inoderate tv.-.riiis. l’»e- C110-"P ll)’ (-1l‘30- ‘V’ - -5M1'l'”- pa_i_rin<r as usual. A \\'.iI. B. Sw_\.\‘. Ir}: :1‘ rs I ‘ Nofwiiiic. .li.ily~'2_$)_,fl1«f$_4.'I3__.___, 18 Lilfe .£1’.i.§:'.'l§.I°E1E1%8. A B1{[r.'.3N"5 T1119] 1\'A'l‘1ONAL LOAN FUND LIFE . 7% AssUn.i.\‘ei; SOCl'.ETY—or Loxuox, Liv1«:ii.i' S’F.iBLE , ,,"5‘,':‘,",,,;‘”‘,,f“’““" . fig? ‘ T _.w___, ... .~... , . 3‘. Agent. THE undersigned would ‘iespectfiilly iiiforiii H _ _ in F " W i~~"i 0”’ r,‘ his friends that he has on liaud a few clioico "Rt-NH“ “/i°—""" the -‘\*""“"“‘°" 0f ‘$309 Horses & C:l|'I'i'i:Ig¢'.s _wiii.-,ii llt‘, will lt:t- on 01: :1 siiagic Lift-. very reasonable terms. I-lo intends to keep -,;,. 5: > ;‘ r,-, 2 7) i-_-,4 -,3 none but the best kind of horses, and liaviiig pi.ir- 3; E 5-" E-_‘ .3 =_.-_‘_E' 3 5?, chased a number of New Cari'iages and lIarnes- = § "3 _: “g E E‘ :3 51 ses of fashionable and genteel styles, he would 7* :5 2' 5'3 ES <5 iiivitc those who inay want an establisliiiioiit a L;- .3 _;—:- F E ‘g ‘Q little superior to those usually kept in a coiniiioii 5': "‘ 5‘: is 5'2 livery stable to give liiui a call. f_‘ V- "- ”‘ 57 9, O 2 1\I.—\R(;‘.US BRUEN. 3“ *7’ E. E. Norwalk, Nov. 2, 1345. 44 Q‘. G O 5” ‘< 1‘: -—-*——————-- --——---- -——--~——— —--————-——-~-.--——— ; _“- 1 (1 _“- . _‘_ . Q »~-s P. I THOVHS _) 1) :1 _i >1 (34 $2.2 01 .0 is ‘.30 81 A . RH-a-Y. 16 1. ol 1 cs 32 61 0 .9 0 83 MERCHANT TAILOR, -§¢},‘-’3 389 08-5 , , , ., « 7 U. 85 s3 0 87 -. n]§l81[‘Ilf0D,l)E"1!_‘If’] ftllllls 1!) 1 04 1 34 48 0 85 0 88 ,.- ‘ -,920 103 187 351-2 086 090 p}i1.)llCll1H;llC hals taken 21 1 73 1 9,2 35 80 0 88 0 93 t ie store ormer y occu— so .~ - 2 , i .2 i 3; i; 3 22 3 is int more recent y y .7 , ~ .. l ‘ " . .2 i ii 2; 3 88 i 3% where he intends to car- .-,6 1 98 § no 3,) 1 02 1 13 A ry on ‘the f1tll.ilf)1‘ll1g b_usi- £7 2 03 2 56 46 1 O5 1 15 ness in 21 its various , , _._-:3 —=. branches; liewould teii- 3 2 40 8.‘) 1 19 1 29 - -- .. ..-J 239 4161 11-3 12:.) der to them his thanks for the patronage liere- 30 ‘-3 39 2 46 4‘~’ 37 1 21 1 30 tofore received and hopes by careful and nine. 31 2 28 2 53 43 13 1 26 1 35 vnitting attention to business, to secure from 39 9 34 9 G0 43 90 1 30 1 40 them a liberal support. He will assure those 33 9 41 9 68 44 G8 1 35 1 45 who may favor him with a call that his work will 34 2 48 2 '75 45 45 1 40 1 50 be done iula manner that will give entire satis- 35 9 2 83 46 24 1 46 1 54 faction. Garments will be furnished at as low 35 2 62 2 90 47 03 1 50 1 57 prices and on as reasonable terms asat any other 37 2 69 2 99 47 83 1 54 1 59 similar establishment. in Norwalk. 38 2 7 3 08 48 G5 1 57 1 60 Norwalk. Sept. 1, 1846. 40 39 2 85 3 17 49 49 1 59 1 62 - rm‘ 40 2 93 3 26 50 35 1 61 1 63 I -. 41 3 03 3 36 51 26 1 G3 1 66 e lscovel 4:2 :3 13 3 47 52 21 1 65 1 69 ECONOMISTS’ PAINT. 43 3 ?g 3 ff} 53 3° 1 67 1 72 HE subscribers having purchased the 3 17 :3, j j .15 . Right to make, sell and use, the above ar- 43- 3 59 ‘ 3 99 55 1 .~6 1 U018. Offer it to their friends and the public, as a 47 3 .~3 4 1- , 4‘ 1 I ” cheap and duralile substitute for white lead, (at 4 3 :38 4 O ‘:7 .8 80 1 86 two thirds the cost of white lead) for the paint- ,8 V 31 O8 64 1 84 1 92 ing ofthe outside and inside walls of houses, 4‘) 4 O4 4 4?. 59 84 1' 89 1 98 b9-1'05. fences. &c. Its durability has been tes- ‘E0 4 21 4 Ob 6.} 08 3 94 2 06 red, and we can with confidence rocoinmend it. 4 39 ‘,4 88 6:’ 38 3 00 2 30 It admits Of being mixed, as a lirilliant white or : ‘,3 g 2 . . , ,. 0 or in.) ~01 ttlifI1]_yg,CglL(():l. or shade oidiiiaiily usedin house pam- 54 5 03 5 59 66 43 2 30 2 73 ' Buildings and fences, which have been With- 55 é 28 5 86 67 82 2 B4 2 9'5 out paint 10 or 20 years (because of the great 56 L) 53 G 14 99 19 2 f8 3 19 expense of oil paint) are now painted with the 57 '). 79 6 33 10 54 3 0]" 3 43 economist’s paint. and are easily mistaken for f8 6 07 6 '4 Ll 90 3 25 3 68 new. Boards upon barns and fences that have ‘)9 6 36 7 OZ '3 27 3 48 3 96 never been planed are readily coated with it, 60 6 68 7 4; 74 63 3 73 4 25 and on such will stand good fiii'i1i:iiiyye2i1's. For EX.-\MPLIES.—--A person at the age of 25 (next covering white wash which rubs oll, upon inside walls, nothing equals it. It perfectly prevents the rubbing Off: and is "’e"Y b!'i!!!““t- pen within the period of one year from the date . birth day) by the pay-inen.t of 98 cents will have ‘ lar vagabond appearance of the man who insured the sum ot$100, should his death hap-‘had attracted her attention. His dress now retiring, and having received the per- mission to do so, she now approached him, and with a look which he seemed readily rout and gained the main road where it became enclosed by fences, when a rope suddenly sprang from the dust across the road against the foremost rank of the pur- suers; and the next instant a platoon of Shakers were rolling and sprawling, while those in the rear, unable to check their speed in time to save themselves, rank af- ’ter rank came tumbling and floundering -down upon the backs off their fallen com- pnnions, till nearly the whole bevy were fprostrate and scrambling on all f0’-HS in the road. At this juncture the wild rattling laugh of the missing Vagabond was heard from ‘behind the stone fence against one end of ,the mischief making spring rope; and the next instant a gaily dressed young man leaped nimble over the fence into the road, and made a brief pause a few paces ahead of the fallen and confused forces of the pursuing enemy. \Ve have also secured the right of making and using a varnish to lay over the same, where n gloss is desired, which is equally durable, standing cleansing the same as copal varnish. The above articles are always on hand, for sale in large or sniiill quantities. and every di- Jection given to purchasers for using the same. Samples of its effects can be seen by calling at the store of the subscribers. DIMON FANTON, & ()O., lIouse- Painters, &c. No. 8 Main st. Norwalk, Oct. 6, 1866. ' LOCUST SMALL lot of Long Island Locust suita- ble for Fence Posts. For sale by T. L. & J. R. Pi~:cit.. ‘Oct. 13 1846. of Insurance, or by the annual payment of $1,05 for five years, he will have insured the sum of , $100, should his death happen within the peri- | 0d of five years from the (late of Insurance. 01-, ‘by the single payment of 3538,59. he will have ‘l.l)Slll'Cd the sum of $100 at his death whczzcrer if N may Iiappczi. * _ OI‘. he Will secure $100 at his death, by pay- g 1_D.€ $1.93 fltlmtvlly during the remainder of his 1 life ; or by the annual payment of$2,14,iinstead .of 81,93, he will be enttled to participate in the profits of the Society at each division. VVit.h very slight variations, the Premium may be paid inhal/'-ye-u'rl_i/, or quatcrly payments, according to convenience. In all cases the Life of a FEMALE will be assured us a Life one year lcss than the actual age. 44 was not only tattered and patched, but ill- -fitted and whimsical, consisting of small lclothes, altogether too little; and these were surmounted by an old straw hat entire- ly riniless belore,& not much better behind. He was evidently quite a young man, but for :1 certain kind of foolish, staring cast of countenance would have been account- ed ve y good looking. He seemed much at home among his new acquaintances, and was not at all bashful about making inquiries, many of which were so simple and childish as to provoke a smile upon the visages of the elders thems..lves- Af- ter asking a thousand foolish questions, and ratling away awhile disconnectedly, witlcssly enough to have made a good to understand, observed , I May be, friends, he said in ahalf jovial, Thy visit has been very acceptable, and half commiserating tone, as he glanced at thy communications shall be heeded ; but the disorderly plight of his recent empr- we think that now, perhaps -thee wouldtniners, may be you don't know me with find more to divert thee among the men my Sunday clothes on’! Well, well,gq0d in the field. . ,people, perhaps it is rather a provoking With some careless remark, In good case ; but here is about twenty yards of keeping with the character he had beentgood new rope I will leave by way of re- acting, the man immediately left the apart-1 pnration for your hospitality this afternoon ment and proceeded to the field where the and your tumble this evening. It is the men were at work and where, in chattinglbest I can do for you now,Ibeli'eve though with them, trying hisyhand occnsionally_atlif you should ever cage another such in their work, and rumbling over the prcmlS- rare bird as the one just flown yonder, and cs, he spent the remainder of the afternoon should you be in want of more rope—but l apparently highly delighted with his situa- can't stay any longer at this time- Lo ltion. When the family assembled at sup-‘good bye, thee and thou ! ‘ rattling away in the distance. And what then"! l asked, perceiving that the narrator had come to a stand, wiil. the air of one who had arrived at the end of his story. VVl.at next happened '! VVhy, nothing very unnatural,-I believe, replied my host with a humorous smile, unless you make it out from the fact that an old Justice of the Peace, living some eight or ten miles from the scene of ac- tion, was called upon that night to do a little business in the niarrying line. And the bride on the occasion, I as‘ ed‘, somewhat puzzled ‘to comprehend the development, the bride was your heroine... M-artlia, of course; but the bridegroom! Not Seth, surely, for he was drowned, you know. ‘ l‘erliaps, friend, answered my host with a waggisli gravity, perhaps he was not drowncd as much as some thought; but rising to the siii'fii_c'e after his plunge, and seeing the wic7 ed attitude of the elder, suddenly changed his plan, and so sinking under again with some little sham of drowning, came up silently under a neigh- boring clump of bushes, crept away with the loss of his shoe and broad brim—wcut: to a young farmer of his 31 quaintance—— exchanged his wet Quaker gear for a de- cent suit of clothes, and set off for ‘the residence rf his late uncle, where he ar- rived ihe next. d-.iy,and to his agreeable surprise found himself in possession of one of the best little farms on the Meiriniiic, and where in due time, he, in conjunction with a young fri: nd, concocted the plan which you have seen executed. A romantic coming out, upon- my son‘! I exclaimed in delight; and you know the parties—are they still alive"! and do they resideniliis vicinity! I would go almost any distance to see them. ' You would not have a very se."iousjour- n_ey to perform for that purpose, I imagine, he replied significantly. Why !——-How! I asked, still in doi.bt respecting the toll dcvelopment. Why, verily, my friend, said my host, catching an arch loo‘; at my perplexed countenance, and Spaulillilg‘ in ilie Quaker dialect, verily, thou art not. so shrewd :7. guesser as I supposed thee, else thee would have smelt the rut long ago. Stupid! lcried; stupid, indeed! But I see it all now—the hero, Seth, is now be- fore me, and the heroine, the good Martlia. Run away.:he interruptel laughingly, as you might have noticed perhaps at the beginning of the description by which she was introduced; but the l.ero being more modestly described, made out to stand the racket without running. One more question only, said l; the young friend who in the character of :1 vagaboiid took your letter to Martha and so finely managed the affair— Was also from this ucigliborhood, he replied. You noticed, perhaps, as you came along,a mile or two beef", a two story wlii‘e house, with an office in the yard 7. I did, thinking 't a neat establishnicn!,I answered. VVell, he rejoined, that is tlie—thougla, perhaps Esq. VVentwortli would not thank me for telling of his pranks, uhcn he first started as a lawyer. It was the first mill.- ing of the man, liowevcr; people seeing how cleverly he had managed a love case, conc'uded he would be no slouch at a law case, if he had one. He rose rapidly after that. But enough of this Seth, and Martha, my children, he continued calling to his eldest boy and girl, still up and reading in the Litclien; one of you talceia’. ‘ mug, and the other a candle, and go doiiin;-‘_' and draw a mug of the best cider you can find in the cellar. This Shaker story has made my throat as dry as a tin trumpet. A ‘-Fms'r-RAT:-: No'rIcr:.”——The Louisville Journal gives the Editor of the Cincinnati En- quirer the following flattering recommendation 3 “He has the richest vein of silliness, without alloy, in his composition possess- ed by any aspirant to editorial Jionors that we know of. His bat-like blindness to any difference between good sense and exquisite nonsense, his delicious sea like greenness, and his wonderfully pan cake like flatness have often won our iiitensest admiration. He is a genius, of prodigious force. There is noone we know of who stands a better chance than he does of consummating those pyrotechnic and equestrian experiments, of which philoso- phers have dreamed so fondly, of igniting the waves of the beautiful Ohio and of riding through a crab apple orchard on a streak of lightning. If he fail to succeed in accomplishing these beautifui feats, we sliall ever class them among thingsimpos- siblp, with perpetual motion and the quad- rature of the circle. We hope he will take care of himself and not indulge too luxuriously in green fruit and thus peril his valuable health.” 1 S/tort C'omn:ons.—-An English provincial paper has an advertisement for “two appren- tices, who will be treated as are of the fain- ily.” . Samuel Johnson L. L. D. was a coarse.l'i- beller of the fair sex. It was he who said “Ladies set no value on the moral char- acter of men who pay their addresses to _. _ them—the profligate will be as well receiv-"' ed as the man of the greatest virtue, and-_'.f__A, this by a very good wornan, by a waning who says her prayers tlfir:--eiinies a day.
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