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‘POETRY-.
A HYMN OF THE DAY THAT IS
DIAXV-N IN G.
If the promise of the present
Be not a hollow cheat,
If true-liearted men and women
1‘Prove faithful and discreet,
llpoge falterdwlio are hojfingl
. Q -5;-":'s-s 5 g, g 5 .. 5 ii conten inor for the ig it
.:,-'¢ él 5 Then a time is sire-ly coming, I
E "“' ‘*7’ ' I “ if 9 2 As a day-beam from the night-—
Contains a good assortment of Go
THE subscriber would call the attentioii of [‘l=
although he would not so far l111}?():<(‘. nitoii tl (‘ izjuoil .<oii:<e of this commuiiity, as to boast of its
being the “Larg‘e.sl and It’icln~.s-/. the 1;»’m-! illvll (,
tei-prising world, yet. he (loos believe, that in i-n:i-5; }‘()ll!l. of 7ILC7"ll, it will bear a favorable com-
parison with his neighbors.
5.?-4:
are invited to an exainiiiation ofhis DRESS G()(')DS; plain and twilled GINGI-IAMS
lin, Rep’d, and Cashmere D’L.-\I.\"l§S ; plaid, i_
BOMBAZINES ; French and German .\l'ER.l
cies ; Brocha, Printed Cashniere, heavy Damask, and coinuioii winter SHAVVLS; I-Iosiery;
an extensive assortiiient Kid Gloves; cotton, silk and merino do; fine Swiss, Book, Jackonet,
\and check Jlluslins; F1'iiiges, Gimps and B uttoiis
Table Linens; superior
brown Muslins, &c. &c. &c.
WVILL oblige by taking a look at his Collars, Bosoms, Stocks, Cravats, Scarfs, Silk a.iid Cam-
bric H’DK’FS; Gloves, Socks, Jeans, Twec
BROAD CLOTI-IS ; Traveling Bags, Unibrel
All the above. Goods and many more, will be sold at the lowest inarket prices for Cash, or
short credit to prompt custoiiiers.
Frequent additioiis of fashionable Goods are made to the above Stock.
For sale cheap, handsome OILCLOTI-IS, CARPETS, and RU-GS.
‘Winfred! Immediately.
i5,000 prs wool socks and stockings.
Maiiiiiiotli Sign ill?’-E?
Norwalk, Nov. 20, 1846.
SADDLES, IIAIRNESSES, '0.
P UBLIC Attention is invited to the large and
elegant assortment of Ilarnesscs, Saddles.
Bridles, \Vhips, Trunks, die. to be found at the
establishinent of the subsci'ibc!', cuibracing, as it
clues every variety of article and style of ma nu-
facture. Among the lot are several sets of
double Harnesses, which are worthy tho attoii-
tion of those lititng out pleasure cquipages.——
There are also several very light and airy siiigle
harnesses, designed forneatiiess but iiiaiiuliictiir-
eel ofthe bestinat.erials, an dcinbraciiig the double
merit ofsecurity and tastefulness. livery art:iclo
rieeclcd in the line, may be found here, of the
best quality, and on very nioderfi terms. Be-
pairing as usual. \V.ir. B. SWAN.
Norwalk, July ‘.29, 1846. 18
BE'§[lHiN’S pg
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. _ LIVERY STABLE in 9:11}
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THE undersigned would i'espect'fiill_y inforin
his friends that he has on haiirl a few choice
llorses & CaI'I'i:l:_.;‘(.'.*~' which he will lot on
very reasonable terms. He intends to keep
none but the best kind of horses, and liaring pur-
chased a number 0fNew Cai'i'i:ige.s and Harries-
ses of fashionable and genteel styles, he would
invite those who may want an establishincnt a
little superior to those usually kept in a COll'll'll()i.-
livery stable to give him a. call.
MARCUS BRUEN.
Norwalk, Nov. 2, 1846. 4
.1
'I‘ii0;T§A.S RE LEE 3‘ ,
. n ‘fl:-:3_?.fi:§
Hat Velvets, Satins, Silks, and Ribbons, Flannels, bleached and
\Vhen the landless shall have foothold
In fee upon the soil,
And for his wife and little ones
Bond to his willing toil:
ods recently purchased, and Cheap.
]‘Cl‘.:1.“t‘.l'.\‘ to the pleasing 'z:a7°'ieI_2/ of his stock, and
’.«*'.~.-;«.',--mt,” to be found in this cxteiisive and en ‘V,
- ’ ion the wanderer, no longer
In sorrow forced to roam,
_ Shall see around him spring and bloom
‘ The blessed things of Home:
; Mus-
ilain, and lig’d, cotton and silk warp ALPACAS;
NOES ; plaid C'lot17cirI,r,j‘s ; Pr7'nls to suit all fan
VVhon the poor and widowed mother
Shall fit recompense obtain,
For her days and nights of toiling,
From the sordid man of gain :
fo1'])rc.s‘s fIl'I'I‘I)l7N.’lf77g'S ; beautiful Table Spreads; Vvhen the bl-away jimbs of Labor,
And the hard and horny hand.
For their strivings, for their doings,
Meet honor sli-all command:
\Vhen suffering hearts, that struggle
In silence, and endure, _
Shall receive, unsought, the earnest
Ministrations of the pure :
(ls, Sattinets, Cassiineres, Beaver, Pilot, -and
las and CAPS.
\Vhen the master with his bond men
For a price shall divide the soil,
Add the slave, at last enfranchised,
Shall go singing to his toil:
\Vhen the bloody trade of the soldier
Shall lose its olden charm,
And the sickle-hand be honored more
Than the sword and red right arm :
\Vhen tolerance and truthfulness
Shall not be under ban,
And the fiercest foe and deadliest
Man knows, shall not be Man.
Be firm, and be united,
Yo who war against the wrong!
Though neglected, though deserted,
In your purpose still be strong!
~ To the faith and hope that move ye
In the things ye dare and do,
Though the world rise up against yo,
Bo resolute——be true !
BDSCELLANY.
From Gr'o(lc_7/’3 L’l'l(f‘_lj’S Boo/c.
IVIANAGING A BLUE.
Not long since there arrived, in a cer-
tain western village, a young lady from
Boston, who, not naving been thrown in
the way of better employment, had spent
nearly all of her time for years in reading.
‘Circumstances had brought her into the‘
i":iniily _p|iysic, for adininistraton in all I(’.‘ll1pOl':ll'y‘SOClCly of intelligent classes Of persons,
coinplaiiiis of the stiiiiizicli aml bowels, llCZl.tl-t".CllE,ia[)d the CO|’)\'erS;|[]()n of the-Se gave he,-
“"l‘!~“v 55°‘ “my ‘"33’ be !"!!Y.‘l"P‘”"l°‘l "1""" ‘?"d. “ 1 mind the habit of thinkinrr on siibjects of
prompt use oftlicni on the tirstzippcaraiice of lllllls-1 _ . . ° .
positioii will iiiv':ii'i:ibly .~,‘il\'(: niiigli sickness. They more than mdmary 'mere_5t7 and_ Induced
arc pcciiliarly adapted to all cases of wcakiie.-‘s and . her to read works of ti philosophical char-
geiniriil (.l(,'l)llll_\’—_2!ll_\: dorangcincnt of the S_}':<lel]l,la(-,[er' Kant, Carlyle, Deg-e,-ando, Goethe
and c-pt-cially \\llll lcnial_cs—and a steady, unintcr- , S,_h,”e,. became her favoriw amhorg and
riiprcd list: of llicin, in strict coiiforniiiy with the (ll-l ’ . " .'
l‘vl‘.llt)ll.\‘ will very soon restore the organs of tlieishe read them until SE16 had quoimlons
~l(Ilu:lCll lo int-iriiaiiii-at tone and acliizn. and regu-,en0ugll on her tongue 5 end to frighten
late the bowels and renovate the whole systeiii. lawa y l H‘ 1} .1 h d h
_ ' _ , _ 5 3 l8 l8 men \\ )0 ilppl'0€lC 8 81'.
’l‘hore is no ilisposiitoii to give extravagaiit coui- .\, - 3 1 V ,
Hi(‘llIl2|lll)li.\' of them. \'Vll1tllSl1el‘() stated, is the re-,l 1 USS I hoebe Gray’ (that ‘I as the lady S
.-an ofactual i:xpcrieii(-e with tlicin_.aiid that through I nflmea) was collsldered even fl‘ h_0m9 3 ‘I9’
.-. p. rioilot'.‘il'Ici:ii yciirs. Itisnotsupposed.orprc-'ci(leCl blue. She had early In life‘, so she
‘--usitil, that they will raise the dead! ucitlicr urejsflid, been disappointed in love’ and from
10,000 lbs. white and mix’d Yarn, at the
WARD’S..§2:3l
I§L:llCK£ Sll'IlTE'E’S CQPAL
at the Sienna: Boat E.-andinig
SOUTH I\’OR\VALI{.
T J... &. J. R. PECK will be discliarging
0 this week a cargo of Superior Black-
smitli’s Coal ; tliose in want of the above Coal
will do well to call and examine the same.
‘ HE subscriber keeps coiistaiitly on hand,an
assortment of Shakcr‘s herbs and prepar-
ations,vi'/.: Sago, Suinnior Savory, Digitalis,
Feiiiicl and Mastcrwort Seed, Thyme, Ex’t.
Daiidalioii, (Iicuta, Belladonna, Gurtian, dcc.
Canary and Hemp Seed, for sale by
J. A. \VEI«‘.n.
Ifh
BUSHS’ Turks Island Salt, for sale
cheap by GEO. XV. SMi'ri-i.
.7 '
Eieyea s Pills.
THE AMERICAN IMPROVED
Hlygcissn Veg.t;:l91e llleiliciane.
Tl'lE.'SE Pills are one of the best Medical Coin-
pounds in use at the preszeiit day. As a coiniiion
IVIERCHANT TAILOR,
I TVOULD take
method to inforiii
public that he has ta 1 v
the store formerly occ»
but more l‘(’('(‘-llll_\'
Scriliiicr and .li»z«-
where Ill‘ ii.-tc:,.ds o u
ry on the tiziiloriiig l;lt:-l-
ncss in all its \'ul'='0LiS
'.i
.-.*4.
(let to the
ni hi
them a liberal support. ITIC will assure those
. who may favor him with a call that his work will -
.*be done in ‘a manner that will give entire satis-
faction. Garments will be furnished at as low
prices and on as reasonable tcrins asat any other
:similar establishment in Norwalk.
Norwalk, Sept. 1, 1846. 40
Opposition to ]llIp0.‘s'ili(lnl
Old Line and No lluimlmg!
Old “Rough and Ready” 1:71.13/I.(’_fiC'f(l.'.’
THE subscriber offers to the
public at large, ladies’ and geii-
tleuiens’ SLIPPERS, at reduc-
ed prices; also, ladies’ Buskiiis;
-also Gaiters of all kinds, which he will sell at
wholesale or retail. Those wanting the above
articles will do well to call before purchasing
elsewhere. Come one, come all and behold the
reduced prices.
AARON S. BENEDICT & CO.
A. S. B. would inform his old friends to not
forget the old stand.
Norwalk, Nov. 20th, 1846.
CIIEAPI
3 ENRY Handes has just received his stock
of Fall and \Vintcr work, which is unusu-
ally large. superior and cheap. Men’s Boots,
Shoes and Brogans, and womens and cliildrcns
shoes comprise the leading articles of his assort-
inent.
India Rubbers.--A fine assortment of various
sized India Rubbers suitable for men, women
and misses. Those who call first will stand the
best chance. They will be found as cheap as
they are superior. Oct. 5, 1846..
NEW CROCKEIIY
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
JUST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1846. -1
LOCUST POSTS.
A SMALL lot of Long Island Locust suita-
' .@.°t_-,13.1.345.-
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47
s
ible for Fence Posts. For sale by
T» L- .56 J. R. PECK.
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iii. '-j
i: - ’ '
« . - :‘r -.:-oiigii carelessness or excess, it becomes
. . f . ftla ii ' are careless and hence need this
pied by hlallory -S’. .l3.-: ~ I
‘ .3l'.~ :.i.lIL‘ill'illlC(’. of illness. is the part of wisdom.’
branches‘ he \\‘(t1l(I t -. --' .. . . . .
’ i l I’ , .-‘ma niier-1ioiis.tlicy will be used again as a slaiidard Bliss Gray
s thanks for the patroiiage lien-,—§
tofore received and hopes by carefiil and uiirc.- 5
mtting attention to business, to secure from I
. in-.-iguctl to be iised as we use our food! Such that time had felt no more of the tender
'-'l.‘..'_l'.7 ' ' S ‘ . . 5 -1
. .'.'..'.'.lii...’.’l!.-r".‘.’. §i.§i..~§'.l§§iiiL"i.. .-I.l.mi-iiniir iIi)e;n=ission- Why she removed to the West
‘l proper tone and action, when iinavoid- 5 was never clearly understood, Some were
[so malicious as to hint that marriageablc
the lll().<[C:ll'el‘|ll2ll'CllitlJl(3l.()ll’l'CL;l1lill‘lllCSlyPung men “'_ere more Plemy I" that re’
'--"y'~li?lll It is needless almost to siiy, tliata,g‘l0n- B111 lhlb‘ I must mfllie bold 30 ques-
~,..,.;-x-. !l.~i: of safe and effective remedies,on the , Lion, although some who knew her better,
seriously averted that she had no other
motive for going \-Vest.
Be that as it may, the advent of
into Floravill created a
Suit-ii a Mediciiic the Propiietor knows these;
- ..l.< :o be And he is certain that in lorty nine ca-
,» our oi lifly, where a fair trial is made according to;
oi.-.ticiiic. He has never k_nown_ aiiiiistaiice,wliei-e good deal of sensation. The young
ilioy ll:i\'(.' been thus used, in which they have not . C‘
met with nnqiialilicd approval! amen “iere atfirst Very mtenuve ‘O hf”: an_d
NIlllIt‘l'()llSl€5llIllUlllillS may be seen atllie general Warm 111 Praise Of he!‘ beauty and Intelli-
tllli pe ol sale, and references will be given to sub- gence, whilst the ladies looked at her ask.
.~)l;'l'l‘lE:):lllill\’|llg witnesses of their valuable curative Mme and could not be induced ,0 Say any
' i.i‘ -is. - . .
l 'l"l.e l"lll.~‘ are purely vegetable, are of two kiiids. . thing m her fifvon ” _
iimiilaiit and purgative, piirifying the blood, and: “She talks like a book, said It young
pmiluciiig a liealltliy lacti/(‘in _tl1i3rtlili_igli lllfi pliitire sysd- man to his friend, in speaking om-1355 G.-ay,
mm; are a va iuiie nti i ions 1‘ e icine.an - -
l'llIillOllll_Y ii.-‘cliil inalllingcring coinplaiiits——\Veak- a fiilort “me after her arrival}, .
Or rather like ten books, replied the
iii-..-.<. (ii-neral Dcbility, Dyspepsy, Pulmonary Af-l _ _ _
:l'ections. Liver Complaints, Rheumatic and Spas- friend. "She uses me right up to nothing
nipdic At_l'cciioiis,F.;uiz_1le Coiiiplaints, Palpitations. in no time with her Kant and Carlyle, and
I-\'0_‘f(£77I.ll_7j, aflcr at/‘air t]‘znl,1o1llbewzlhoutt/rem. what does she can i,,_G,,,.t,. ?n
'1 hey are put up in Fll' 'I Y CENT & DOLLAR.» , , - n
‘ Yes, that s it.
packages, cacli_ liaving_a plianiplilet embracing a‘, _ _
; valuable Treatise on Disease, with full directions for‘ “And the mischiefknows what all.
use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the fact of the case is, I can’t stand her.”
purchaser. , . I
As you value Health—'I‘ry Them! “Nor I °"her' She 5'5"“ es me feel as
* ll as a seed potatoe.
" From a personal knowledge of, and use 5m“
of the above Medicine in uiy fainily.for about 15 “Do you think she knows who
years.I can coininend it in the most iinqualilied manners 3,-e 3*’
niziiiiier. P. PRICE. “I don», know. Vvhy 1,,
Sold by NOAI-I S. BAILEY, west side the “ _
13.-;dge,No.-w,,ii;._ com, 43 lshelignade me feel as cheap as dirt last
' t. f th h I '
NE“, FALL AND ‘VINTER GOODS! :%I’ou’v: Orrtfad eD:2g(;reaii(d'd],pdf‘yc:lifi'ssti“'fl
AT COMSTOCK ‘V H-“‘LL’s land then coolly waited for me to confess
Cheaper than Ciel‘! my ]gnorance,’’ ‘
HAVING been induced to purchase largely, l “Did you do it 1”
- both Ofsmlll‘? “"1 fancy DRY GOODS», “I had never heard of Degerando.
from the extraordinarcy low prices that have could] say «pa
_ ' h , . , t L: . ‘,1 .' 79 '
;:.¥ii1.‘*;..:.‘i..%;?.;,.., ..f:*:.:%:::.t.'.:. ,—E.:1i:::.:::r:.« up c«:-,1-1,3.--v,«; p---naea to be
exhibit to the public a beautiful assortment of Ian?‘ ‘M W”, ml‘
Rich as Fashionable Fancy Goods ‘ Humph . _And been made to expose in
suitable fol‘ the 8885011. and ignorance still further, for she would have
_ S Eflé lg 9;‘ -$1 1‘; S asked in the next breath if I remembered
In 11 ill] S 0 00 S 0 (ISL UTC users.
_ this or that passage. Has she ever served
We feel it altogether unnecessary to enumerate on so 1.;
articles, but simply say, that the rqmlalzon t/2-219 y '
establishment has honestly carnal, not only by ::Not ye“, ,
selling chm , but in keeping a large and well L°°k ‘mt them I V9 599“ he’ c°"'e"
selccte stock, shall bcfully sustained. “V0 W three: “ml W°“'Y ‘hell’ “V93 half 9"‘
Those who favor us with an early call, will Of them ”
have the satisfaction of selecting from an assort- “Perhaps they were particularlv green.”
ment unrivaled In extent and variety, and at pri- “Not more so than you or |. 0,“, was
93,? ‘t"h,i°1:"‘t’;’ l’1‘°idg°“t’“’g‘,°!_;’9%51m11 P1'0Ve 59-15‘ young Purdy, the lawyer, who knows a
15 ‘*0 ‘"3’ ° ‘° *3 °S°5 “° ‘ '“Z'/”3- good deal about books. She exposed him
s‘,Z:k‘:,(;-u,igfif}_),‘ic1ij1Ii31i;i3i;vi(t;,e(;13B]§E"::;tl,(;r:s°(fl:’,l:g cruelly He was terribly mortified. He
large, and a branch of the trade to which we
pay particular attention. '
New Canaan,_Oct. 1.3, 1846,
The
t good
What
by JAMES
increased
tried his best to appear to know all about
the authors whose names and books she
introduced, but she -understood that it was
1:unn,'at
‘NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1847.
Two Dollars Per Alllllllll in Advance.
iall sham, and stripped him have in little or
no time.”
This is but a specimen of the conversa-
tion that soon became current among the
young men of Floraville, by whom Miss
Phoebe Gray soon came to be held in fear.
There were three young physicians and as
many yonng lawyers in the village, besides’
a scarce of young men who were cler-s
or storekeepers. In his profession or
calliiig, each of these had enough to think
and study about, and of course had little
"or no leisure for reading or transcendental‘
'pliilosopliy. In law, the lawyers were
thoroughly read, and the doctors in medi-
cine; and the store keepers and clerks
were reasonably well versed in the princi-
ples of trade, and followed dilligently the
calling to which they had devoted them-
selves. But for Kantean philosophy and
Carlyleisms they had no taste, and always
jlooked a little blank‘ when they were in-
Etroduced, as they invariably were by Miss
‘Gray, who secretly enjoyed the annoyance
she occasioned. -
' The effect on the mind of Miss Gray
was as might be supposed. Before she
came to Floraville, she had a very good
opinion ofherself; this good opinion, since
her residence there of a few months, had
very considerably. She felt
lierselfsuperior to the common mass around
her. In fact, she looked down upon the
very eh’/e of Floraville.
No matter how skillfully the doctor
managed a tliflicultand dangerous case of
illncss——no matter how profoundly versed
in legal science the lawyer might be—no
matter, in fact, how estimable in C-ll|.ll‘flClel‘,
and useful in his social sphere the individ-
ntil who came in contact with Miss Gray,
he was an object of contempt if not as
thoroughly versed as herself in all the lore
of modern authorship.
Like all whose selfestimation is based
upon attainments not used for the public
goo l. Miss Gray considered herself of ten
times the consequence that really apper-
tained to her.
Among the dwellers -in Fleraville was a
young pliysician of quiet habits and reti-
ring manners, named Phillips. He was
ambitions of professional distinction, and
therefore a hard student. For literary and
miscellaneous reading he had neither time
nor taste. He went into company only
occasionally, and then kept aloof from the
gayer circles. His reputation was that
ofa man of intelligence and a close think-
er. Most of the young ladies held him in
a kind of awe.
Some months from the time Miss Gray
arrived in Floraville elapsed before she
obtained an introduction to Doctor Phillips.
Frequent allusions to him were made in
her presence,all tending to give her an
idea that he was a personage of ti higher
intellectual charactertlian any with whom
it had been her fortune to meet in that be-
nighted section of the country. All this
made her anxious for an opportunity to
measure swords with him and show him
her superiority. Such an opportunity final-
ly came. They were thrown together one
evening in a private circle, into which Dr.
Phillips came without suspecting the pres-
ence ofMiss Gray. He was altogether
unprepared for the meeting. But a few
minutes were suffered to elapse after the
introduction, before the young lady open-
ed her battery with guns double shotted,
in order to cope with s supposed stro.ig
antagonist.
“You have read, of course,” she said,
very early in the conversation, “the article
on moral suasion in the last number of the
Quaterly. Don't you think the writer has
made his case perfectly glear '4”
Now, Doctor Phillips ln-id not looked in-,_
to any “Quaterly,” except some medical’
Quaterly, for the last five years, and hardly
knew the meaning of moral suasion. He.
was an honest, straightforward sort of a‘
man, andcould affect norhtng. All that
was left him was to reply, with a __slight
blush, that he had not read the article to
which she alluded.
“Ah, indeed! Then you have lost an
lintelleclual treat. I have not enjoyed an
‘article so much for a long time. I have
been trying to make out the author. It
must be either Macauly or Lord Brougham.
I'he former I should think, from the elo-
quent style in which it was penned. What
a clear thinker and brilliant writer that
,Macauly is! You remember his article
"on Milton 1” .
A To this question followed a pause, and
,the Doctor was compelled to say that he
hal never read the paper to which she al-
luded.
“Have you not? I thought every one
had read Macauly. You, of course, have
.his Miscellanies l” E
“No; I have not the pleasure of being
all familliar with him."
“So much the more to be regretted.—-
You do not know what you have lost.-.
Macauly is the most brilliant reviewer of
the day. His articles glitter in thoughts,
jewels with the brilliancy of dl8m0fld8-
"He and Carlyle stand out prominently, yet.
each has a peculiarity distinctly his own-
I need not tell you, Doctor, what those
peculiarities are.”
Miss Gray looked smilingly at the Doc-
tor, and the Doctor loo ed at her and
smiled in return, but the smile of the lat-
ter was blended with confusion. He wish-
ed the young lady were distant a thousand
miles. Tliereuvere half a dozen persons
present, and all were silent listeners of
what was passing. For an hour at least
Miss Gray continued her attacks upon the
doctor—they could be called nothing else
l
at
l
‘That is not western good breeding.”
lsingular idea contending that all sensation
more and more anxious ID
-much aftertbis fashion, completely dis-
‘s
comfiting him, every time. VVlien he got’
away he was in a fever of excitement, and,
avowed that he would in some way “pun-.
ish the ill-mannered girl.”
“Miss Gray was too much for you last,’
night, doctor,” remarked a friend who hadi
witnessed the whole scene,on meeting him,
the next day. I hardly think she was po-1
lite.”
“Polite 1” No; she was downright ill
mannered. lftliat is a specimen of eas-
tern goocl breeding, save me from it, 1 say.
But l’ll punish the hnzzy, see if I--don’t.”
“Hush, doctor, don’t call hard names.,
“It isn’t, I admit; but I felt outraged.‘
She I. new very well that l was a physician,
not a literary man, anil that it wasn't to be
supposed that I could be familiar with‘
Brougham, Carlyle, Maccaulay, and n:llOSl.|
of others, both modern and ancient. I
have something else to do. If she were
dangerously ill, she would think much
more highly of me were I to spend what
leisure I had from my many pr'ofessional
engagements in reading about and study-
ing her case instead of poring over her
favorite authors.”
“No doubt of that in the world.
how do you intend punishing her?”
“I can’t tell yet: but l’ll study out some
method, depend upon it. I will neither
forget nor forgive her."
As Doctor Phillips, who was particular-
Put
ly sensitive, took this matter a good deal
to hearthis friends enjoyed the thing much
more than they would have done, and
annoyed him by constant allusions to it.
His usual answer was, that he would “re-
turn the favor one of these days with inter-
est." '
Only a few weeks elapsed before he was
again thrown into company with Miss
Gray. As eagerly as a spider watches a
fly did the young lady watch for her
victim, and pounce upon him with almost
as hearty a good will. Several who had
themselves been victimized, gathered
around, and other iriernbers of a pretty
large party swelled the circle and became
eager listeners.
"' lliere is to be sport here,” said one to
another, as he saw the aspect of aff-.iirs
——-“Vliss G-ray has caught another victim.
It is Dr. Phillips. Poor fellow! I pity him.
Come, let us hear what is going on.”
And they moved up and liolped to in-
crease the number of listeners. The sport
proved to be a little different from what
had been excepted. Dr. Phillips had fully
prepared himself for another attack with
weapons equally as offensiie as those
which had been used against him. Before
the lady had time tointrodnce any of her
particular themes, the young doctor said
——‘‘Since I had the pleasure of seeing you
last, I have enjoyed a rich in'ellectual
treat.”
“Indeed !” The countenance of Miss
Gray brightened.
“Yes,” he resumed. “In the British
and Colonial Medical Review of July, is an
article that has interested me deeply. It
is a philosophical inquiry into the causes
why a man who has had his arm or leg cut
off feels his fingers and toes in the exact
place where they had previously been.
You are no doubt aware of this curious
fact, Miss Gray 1”
Miss Gray looked blank, and gave a con-
fused and reluctant negative.
‘Pardon me for having asked the ques-
tion,” the doctor said; I know it is rude
to ask such questions in conversation, but
this fact is so commonly known that I did
not dream any one could be ignorant of
it.”
The young lady bowed and looked still
graver than before.
“You are aware, of coursiu’ resumed
the doctor, “that the cause of this phenom-
enon is variously e.\'plained——sonie favor-
ing this theory and some another. I have
even heard the existence of a spiritual
body within a natural body urged from this
well known fact——tlie advocates of this
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was in the spiritual body, and that this
remained perfectly oiganized and suscep-
tible of feeling even after its material cov-
ering was removed—tliat, in fact, it was
the spiritual hand or foot that felt after the
natural hand or foot was removed. Doubt-
less there is truth somewhere in this re-
gion of assumed, not fairly argued, COH-
clusions. That our natural bodies are
merely the clothing of, or machines by
which our spiritual bodies act in the mate-
rial world, I think may be true. Vlfhat is
your opinion, Miss Gray’! You have,
doubtless, as your mind is highly philo-
sophical, thought a good deal on this in-
teresting subject.”
The young lady was cornered again, and
had to own that her reading and habits of
thinking had never led her to look at this
subject.
“It is a highly interesting one,” resumed
the doctor, “none, in fact, can be more so.
For ages the connection between spirit and
matter has remained a problem; and this
problem, as time advances, we become
solve.-—
But I am wandering from what I had in-
tended saying. I mentioned the writer
in the review. You are aware, of course,
that sensation has always been supposed
to reside in the s-~ in or outevmost and
extreme parts of the body. This strange-
ly enough, is denied by the writer alluded
to. Feeling, he says, is in,the sensoriuxn 5
the perception of this is the skin. That is
when I lay my hand upon an object, it‘. is
my brain, notmy hand that feels its form.
My hand seems, it is.ti-ue, to «feel, but this
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brain, he says, there is an epitome of the
whole man. In fact, that the man resides
in the sensorium, asto the minntest partic-
lulars, and merely communicates with the
external world by means of the external
senses, which male no part of the man
really. The type of the hand, he says, is
in the brain, or rather, the man’s real liapd
is in the brain, and this is the liand that
feels when the physical appendages to the
body bearing the same name come in con-
tact with any object, and appears to feel.
This is his main position, and he brings in
the fact that after a man has lost his hand
he still feels the hand to be in the same
place, as one of its proofs.”
With the most consummate tact and cool-
ness did the young physician continue to
worry his victim, for full an hour, and he
did it with so much apparent good liumof
and unconsciousness, that she dared not
show any symptoms of being offended.
She understood, too, his meaning fully, and
felt humbled. More especially was this
the case afterwards, when the sober reflec-
tion came and she saw how easy it was
for any one to direct his or her mind to a
particular course of reading and study. and
thence be enabled to put to the blush
another who had devoted an equal time to
study, but in 0. different department of
knowledge.
As for the auditors who were present
durin,r_r the con’versation,tliey were delight-
ed. Miss Gray’s habit of victimizing
every young man who ventured to con-
verse with her was well known, and had
been carried so far that almost every one
felt outraged. The incident soon became
'-nown through the village, and Doctor
Phillips was congratulated on all hands.
He had fonglit the conceded fair one with
her own weapons, and completely discom-
fitted her. .
For a time, Miss Phoebe Gray was ter-
ribly mortilied. But she had some good
sense left, and this kept her from running
away from Floraville.
Many weeks did not elapse before the
Doctor and Miss Gray again met, and, as
on former occasions, in company. So
complete had been the discomfiture of the
young lady, and so marked had been the
effect upon her, that Doctor Phillips half
regrettedthe severity oftlie lessons he had
felt compelled to teach her. His victory
had satiated him, and he was disposed to
submit to the loss of the few laurels he
had gained, in order to let the young lady
recover in some measure the self satisfac-
tion she had lost. But Miss Gray felt no
disposition to measure swords again with
so skilfnl an antagonist.
They met, and all waited with interest
to hear the commencement of another
wordy war. But all were disappointed.
The young lady was reserved and polite,
and so was the young physician. Neither
introduced subjects, except of common
interest, and on these they convcrsed
without any effort at display. Upon the
whole Doctor Phillips was pleased with
the interview and Miss Gray was not oth-
erwise affected.
Soon afterwards they met again, and
parted not only pleased with the interview,
but pleased with each other. Alter this
they met more frequently, whether by
design or not cannot be.-aid, but this much
was certain, Doctor Phillips read a few
hours every week on subjects of general
literature, and Miss Gray a few hours every
day on scientil c subjects, and those: rela-
ting specially to animal and vegetable
physiology.
It was not long before peoplebegan to look
at each other knowingly, when the young
lady was seen on the doctor’s arm, or the
doctor seated by the lady’s side. Certain-
ly, they had become quite intimate in the
space ofa few months.
This intimacy steadily increased, until
the doctor ventured to make propsals of a
very serious nature. A malicious spirit
whispered in the lady’s ear, that now was
the time to get her revenge; but love was
stronger than pride —she yielded a blush-
ing and glad assent.
Mrs. .octor Phillips, who has been a
wedded wife now for about a year, is as
little like the blue, Phoebe Gray, as can
well be imagined. She is becoming quite
a favorite with the people of Floraville,
young and old—wliat she was not former-
Iy, by any means. Some said the doctor
was a fool for marrying her; but that, we
ratlior think, was a mistake, and he, we
are very sure, will heartily agree wish
us -
the occasion of this marriage, is one that
is worth a passing record. It was made
by u very,yonng lady who had set her cap
in vain for the doctor
“No matter who or what a young lady
is,” she said capitously, “if she hail from
anywhere on the other ‘side of the Alle-
glianies, and especially if from New Eng-
land, "she takes the pick of the beanx, in
spite of us. It is too bad! All acknowl-
edge that the western girls ma e the best
wives, and all take. them when they can
get no others; but let an eastern girl show
her face among us, and see what profess-
ion is worth. She is snapped _up in less
than no time. It is too bad l”
Latent JV'ature.—Our strongest qualities,
like fire in steel, are concealed, and require
the dash of opposition, or collisions with
circumstance, to bring them out. Thus
the French and our own revolution made
a great many great men out of 1 great
many ordinary men-
Dullness laps-.v.:6r itmnortal P999. !°'l’»59 I
he argues is only an app.-stance. In the
contrary-, notwitl:,§,t_2iz1¢\ling’gé'_- ' ..
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