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Contains a good assortnicnt of Goods recently pui'cliasc(l, and Cheap.
TI-ll’. sitbscribcr consulting the interest ofliis €,‘us.!c2.=.§ei'§. and his; cart: interest in
p:sit'ticzilaI', is coiistmiiied to issue the following
5
BE it. known unto all I\IEN (and I.aCi'.es,)
that froin and after this (late, and l.‘.2.lil the full
and triiiinphaut opening oftlio 39'!’ KEFFJG 'E‘B.-EH35? for 18-17, Iwill offer :2 good {‘ui“.iuii of
my stock of Dry Goods at ackiioivledged
Stair Carpetnig, at 133 C?-‘
Floor do " 3'9 “ '
Muffs, ” cost l
Sattiuetts. (_::ood worth 50c ” 373:‘ ’ ,
do fine, black, ” $1,172-jl ” 81 ii -
Fancy Cassimeres, ” 1,12§ ” 81 ” l
isro-.ui.;it.i.ii,atie bl’k " " l
All wool Iflaniiels, colored, ” 2'3 ”
Boys’ Caps, ‘ ” 1953 " 4
Comforters, ” 005E l
And divers other articles, and de:~;ii‘ablc, wlii
nevertheless are to he secn and bad at: the
Maiiiinoth Sign
Norwalk, Feb, 18tli,1E.47.
S.-‘éE'$E3‘lI.;‘£.§, E§.~§.Fr§'.‘;l§§
E}; UBLIC Attention is inipIted to the lisirfitilpnd
leqantassoitiiiciit of ‘:'t1‘ll8SSGS, . :1 es,
Bridlees, i\‘Vl]ll')S. Trunks, «Sic. to be fouiid at the
establisliiiieut of the subsci'ibci', eiiibiaciiig, as it
does overy vaiiety of ai't':_clc and style ofiiiaiiu—_
fiicture. Ainong the lot. are several sets ol
double I‘I:ll'll(‘SSf’.S, wliicli are woi~tii_*,* the att:cn—
tion of those fitittig out pleasiii'e oquipage:.——
'I‘here are also several very light and 2lll'yV‘Sl:'lgl(‘
liariiesses, do-sigiie-.i for iieatiiess but ll):1l]Ul:2Ctlil‘-
ed ofrhe best iiiaterials, and ciiibracing the doubler‘
merit of sccurit‘y and tastefulness. Every article-
best quality, and on very l110d£¥:tllC i’l3l‘llllS. Ro-
pairing as usua.l. Wilt. B. Sv\*-\N.
N0l'W:llli, July 29, 1846. 18
BEIIUEE-fi’.‘3 ,,,V
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ass.
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El? LIVERX sr.iBLi«.
THE undersigned would respectfully inforin
his friends that he has on hand a few choice
Ilorscs éc C:::'ri:zgcs wliicli he will let on
very reasonable terms. Ho intends to keep
none but the. best kind of liorscs, andliaving pur-
chased a number of New: Carriages and I.Iarnes-
ses of fasliionable and genteel styles. he would
invite those who may want an establisliiiieiit a
little superiorto those usually kept in a coinnion
livery stable to give him it call.
DIARCUS BRUEN.
Norwalk, Nov. 2, 1846.
C 3 = E .l\ E’ Z
TCNRY I-laiirles has j ust received his stock
53
ally large. superior and cheap.
of Fall and \Viut.er work, which is uiiusu-
Mcn’s Boots,
Shoes and .Bl'()_£I:lllS, and woincas and childreiis
slices comprise the leading articles of his assort-
merit.
Irtdizz Rubb/:r.s.——A line assoi'tnient' of various
sized India Rubbers suitable for men, woinen
and misses. Those who call first. will stand the
best :liancc. They will be found as cheap as
they are superior. Oct. 5, 18-16..
4 -I
1 V
-.'\V CEKOCEIEEQY
AT PECICS BRANCH STORE.
]UST Received a large and splendid assort-
o ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
0°_“:_},3v .1§4_."?
o tots
balll llillili & ll ll its ,
AT NE\V CANAAN.
‘1 (55 E. AYRES have received :1 veryi
L . large stock of DRY GOODS, GROCE-
RIES, CROCKERY 6.: HARD-\VARE,
which they offer at. greatly reduced prices for
cash. Below are a few lc.a:,liiig articles.
French, English and American Broadcloths
6.’, Cassiineros, of all prices and colors. Cash-
mere Vtistiiigs, a very great. variety; Dress
Goods, Cashmere DeLanes, Alpacas and Lus-l
tres, Meriuoos, French & English ofall colors;
Broclia, worsted and cotton Shawls; a great va-
riety of Calicoes, &c. &c.
Alsn, A general assortment of Groceries,
-Crockery &. Hardware, all of which will be sold
-very cheap.
New Canaan, Oct. 31st. 1846.
\Vanios! immediately
6 , More Shirt Hands. The lll"llC‘SlI
.2 prices in (3.-ESH or trade will be
paid on delivery of the work at;
M. \VAKi~;iuAN’s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. \Veed.
Norwalk.
SPRING ARERAl°«'GEIiKEI\"T,
Contmcncing t‘f'a.‘urdr/y, Jlfarc/z. bl/1, 184-7.
PORT CI-IESTE—I_{—,—ROC1{Y NECK,
S TARIFORD AWE NOIRVVALIX.
44
The New and Splendid Steamboat
CATALINE, Capt. Curtis Peck, Jii-_
Will leave New York from the Pier east side
Catharine Market Slip, as above every after-
noon, at. two o’clock, Sundays excepted. Re-
turning will leave Norwalk at seven o’cl0:l~'.
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at halfpast 8, and
Port Chester at quarter before 9.
Stages will be in readiness at; the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vestport, Southports, Fair-
field. Bridgeport. Daubury, Ridgefield, New-
Canaan and Wilton.
_ B§i‘f"All persons are forbid trusting any indi-
vidual on account of this boat: or her owners.
.é.7.EE'~‘§"5;35l
\\'iuter Shawls, at cost
Fine Cain II’dk-f's, worth 950 " 195.0
Calicocs, worth “ 8c
I\Iu.-:.liii D'lancs, “ cost.
C2‘.sliiiieres, “ cost
ll’ t‘l‘ll2(IC.‘-T “ COSt
Vliite cottonllose worth l-SL3; “ 106
D row ii do -* tic
Cotton Gloves worth 1% “ tic
C'ol‘d lfid do woitli C9 “ 2:3
ch space will not permit to he iiiciitioncd but
WARD’S...,
‘£lS'..-‘:t<‘~.“i'.’2§ 5‘:-I'i’?i§’fi‘§L'i’EE5 (363.9. 5.
at the E-‘titan: i':3o¥= E.:urc*té:i;;
SOl.7"l‘lI I‘{OI-t\Vz‘.I.l(.
Will L. 5:. J. R. I’f<.'Ci( will be (.llt'('l'ifl!"‘,__-jlI2_;';
.3. o this week a cargo of Superior Black-
sniitli’s Coral; those in warit oftlie above Coal
will do \\‘(".ll to call and exaiiiiiic. the same.
VIE,‘-I-III sub.-t-i~ilicr keeps coi‘is:ai:tl_v on liand,an
2'l.\‘:~t’;i‘lEllt'}lll. of Sli'.il;ci".~: l:ci'l,:.< and prepar-
:it§oii:;:,i'i:<: Siige, .°:':iiiiiiit.=‘z' .7-:ii'or}.-', Digitalis,
1=‘e2im_-l ::i:d I‘.la.~;tt,-i-wci't' Seed, Tliyirze. Fx’t.
l.laiidalion, ('7ic‘:I.t'ii, Iicllatlotiiia, Giiitiiiii, Etc.
C.=iziair_v and Ht.-.:ii "
p tit.-ed, for stile by
1.;
‘I 9.. (:l
”.‘1"3'Z-"
J. A. \"v’r.'r.n.’
as ..._,,. 55-3
'1‘ 11 ll A M 12 (3 “\ N
EIl3'gc§i::a ‘~Is":3::;'-. t:i'i;22e
' ‘IIEISE Pill.-' are one of the best Medic-:il Com-
pounds in use at ll‘:(‘.1)l'l‘.'-'(!lll. day. As a coirinion
fiimity pli_v.-:ic, for adiniiiistratoii in all tetnporai‘y
C0l:)plllllllt~1 of the .~toinacli and bowels, head-iiche,
colds, tic. they nia_v be fully depended upon, and ii
prompt use oftliern on the first appei_iranr:e of indis-
positiou will iiivziriably save iiitic.h 2-it-liiie.-is. ',l‘lic_v
are pcculiarl_v adziptr-.d to all c:-was of wcakiicss and
generaldcl\ility——:iny dcniiigciiiciitol the sysleiu,
and e-'pcciall_v with fcinalc.-——aiid ii .~:tcad_v. uninter-
l’ll',)lC:(l use oftlit-in, in strict conforiiiity with the di-
rections will very soon restore the or_:;aiis of the
stoniarb to their iiatnral tone and anti ii. and i'r-gii-
late the bowels. and rt.-novate the whole systciii
'.i‘l:ci'e is no dl.<[,10Sll!0ll to ,r_-rive extravagant coni-
inciidatioiis of them. l-Yliiit is here stated, is the
stilt cfaciual expcriciicc with thciii, and that through
ii pcrlorl ofliftccii ye;ir.-. it is not siipposcd. or pro-
tc-ndcd,that they will raise the dead! neitlirrare
they designed to be used as we use our fooel l Such
is not the true ptirprisc of nicdiciiie. ta only up-
propiiitc office is to as:-'l.<l nature in rt-storing the
systoiii to a proper tone and action, wlicii unavoid-
ably. or through carclcssticss or excess. it becomes
(icraiigcil. i\lan_v are carelc:-s and ll(‘l!('C ll(‘.t‘t’l this
aid. And the inosi careful are liable to ii'i‘e;;ularitics
of the sy.-tciii It is iiccdless almost to say, that ii
prompt use of safe and elllectivc rcincdics, on the
firs! appeariinee of illness. is the part of wisdom.
l.:S.II.'$' 'l.‘urks Island Salt, for sale
ieap by t_.i~i:o. \‘v'. .‘:'.i.:i'rti.
-r,=~:;.. war:
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cizic.
Such a Mctliciiie the Propiictor knows these
Pills to be. And he is ct-rtaiti that in lort_v nine eti-
E85 out offifty, wlici'c a fair trial is made accordiiig to
the fli:‘cclioii.<_.tlic_v will be ll.~‘€(l iigziiii as a Slflll(lnl‘d
ineilic-inc. He has llC:\'Pl' kiiowii an insiaiice. where
they have been thus ascil, in which they have not
met. with unqualified approval!
I\'unieroiis iestinioiiials may be seen at the generttl
Olli. c of sale, and refeieiiccs will be given to sub-
statitial living witnesses of their valuable curative
propenicsi.
The Pills are purely vegetable, arc of two kinds.
stimulant and plll'gilll\'(,‘. ptti'ifviii_g the blood, and
producing a licaliliy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valtiablc Anti Billions Mediciiie. and
eminently useful in all liiige-.riiig coinplaiins—\Vcak-
tress, General Debility, Dyspep.-‘y, l’iiliiionar_v Af-
fcctions. Liver Complaiiits, Rhetiinatic atid Spas-
inodic Atfcctioiis. Female Coniplaiiits. Palpitatioiis.
Nofumil]/, after at fair trial, will bezI.=i£/zozztt/zem..
They are putup iii FIFTY C F.-N'I‘ & DOLLAR
pm-.kar,z,e.=, each liaviii,r._r a pliamplilet embracing :1
valuable ’l‘reaiisc on Iliscase, with full directioiis for
use.
purcliaser.
As yoga value 1l£le:ilttl:—-'i"£‘:'y T529333 !
of the above Medicine in my fainily.for about 13
year.-.1 can coinineiid it in the most iiiiqualificd
inanner. l’. PRICE.
Sold by NO."\I‘I S. I3.'\__lLl:Y, west side the
Bridge, Norivalk. Conn. 43
Opposition to limposilionl
Old Line and No Efiaizaainagl
Old “Roz1,g.’i and Ii‘cud_y” in l}2cficld.’.’
’I‘I-IF.’ siibsci‘iboi' offers to the
a_ public at; ltll’,<,{f‘e, ladies’ and gen-
G§ «$35 tleinens’ SLIPPERS, at. reduc-
ed prices; also, ladies’ Buskins;
also Gaitots of all kinds, which he will sell at
wholesale or retail. Those wanting the above
articles will do well to call before purchasing
elsewhere.
reduced prices.
AARON S. BENEDICT 6.’. CO.
A. S. B. would inform his old friends to not
forget the old stand.
Norwalk, Nov. 20th,_1846.
PJ.]§..
47
Subscriber takes this
THE
hands four weeks longer for se.t:t‘lement. If they
are not settled up by that; time they may expect
to pay a cost. This is the third and lasi call.
The subscriber may be found at; his oldstand
at So. Norwalk, where he is ready to wait; on
all those in Want of Clothing, both cutting and
making, which will be done in the best style,
and at the shortest notice, for cash.
New York, March 6th, 184 7.
S. \V. RAYMOND, Merchant Tailor.
So. Norwalk, Jan. 18, 1846. ' 3m§;
The Dollar packages are the cheapest lo the .
From a personal kiiowlcdge of, and use.
Come one, come all and behold the I
_ l6l3I]0(I to inform those indebted,
to him that he will keep his accounts in his’
For the Gazette.
fl].-'. Eu?-itor-—-Tlic following poetry is select-
cd from a work in my possessioii. Thougli the
story may not be new in rc."orence to the sub-
ject, yet it is sornewliat amusing when con-
viwted into i~lij.'me, and in this aspect inay be
ncw to seine of your readers. I would offer it
full’ the Gazette. If you shoul-..l think proper to
g'.\'e it a place tliere, I may offer you fora future
n:tii.l.~ei', t‘I2r.‘e Blczck C'1‘ou's, :1 piece of sini-
‘-la.rcliai'actei'. M- W-
THE COUNTRY Ii‘EI.I.O'\VS AND
THE ASS.
A country fellow and his son tltey toll
In ‘moilr-rii fables, had an ass to sell.
For this intent‘ they turned it out to flay,
And fed so weiltliat by the dest.iu‘d day,
,’I‘liey brou_9,lit the creziture into sleek rep=1i1',
:And dr.:'.'e it. gently to a Ilt3iglll)Ol'ltig fair.
Eris tiiey were jo;jf_riug on. a rural chap
3 \Vas lir=ard to say ‘Look! look there at that ass!
' ‘A ml tlio:-to two bloclilieads trudging on each side,
I ‘That. have not either of ’em, sense to ride:
, ‘Ass.-s all tlirce !’ And thus the couritry folks
On man and boy. bcgaii to cut their jokes.
, The old fellow minded nothing that they said,
‘ But every word stuck in the young one’s hetid ;
3 And thus beggaii their comment the-reupon——
“i\’e‘er heed ‘cm lad.’ ‘Nay, father, do get on.
,‘-Not I. indeed.’ ‘VVliy then let me, I pray.’
l‘ Veil do; and see what pratiiig tongues will say.’
I The boy was mounted, and they had not. got
} Miicli farther on, before another knot,
1 Just as the ass was pacing by, pad, pad,
Jried ‘O tlisit: ll‘.?._V booby ofii lad I
1 ‘How uiiconcernci‘lly the gapin,r__r brute
‘Lots the poor a,<:etl fellow walk it foot ;’
l Dtiwii came the son, on licaring this account,
And b_ogg'cl, and priiy’d, and made his fatlior
mount ;
_ Till a third party, on it farther stre.tcli.
1‘S€3G; nee ;’ exclaimed, ‘that old hard hearted
wrelcli I
-How like a justice there he sits, or ‘squire;
‘V.'liilc the poor lad keeps; wat.liii,r{ thro’ the inirc.
‘Stop, cried the lad still deeper ve\"d in niiud,
‘Stop, f.:tiiei'; stop, let me get on behind.’
'l’lii.-3 done, they tlaouglit they certainly should
please,
Escape !'cpi'o:;clics, and be hell: at case;
For ltriviiig tried cizcli pract’cnl.-le way,
"\V'iir.t could be left for jokers now to say ‘I
Still disappoiiited by SUC('(‘(.l rig tone,
‘llark ye, you fellows! Is that ass your own .
‘Get Off. for sliainc ! or one of you at least,
‘Yon l')_0lI’l deserve to c.ai‘i'y the poor beast,
Rmitly to drop down dead upon the road,
"‘.Vitli .‘.2l.‘.(;l] ii liurze niic-oiiscimiable load.’
7
Cfintrived to carry like a. truss of hay,
"lie ass betweeti them; Piints, they add, are
seen,
‘\Viib man and lad, and sliiiging ass between:
Others omit that fancy in the print,
As 0vei'sti'aiuii2g an ingeiiions hint.
The copy that we follow, says, the man .
R ubb‘d (l(‘='.Vll the ass, and took to his first plan ;
.-trail gave his son this pertinent advice;
‘list talkers talk; stick thou to what is best;
' To think ofplcasing all—--is all a jest.’
tusoELLANY.
A SLEIGII RIDE.
By “Jeremy SZ.*_yligh£.”
The shop windows were brilliantly light-
ed, and we drove merrily on, although it
was past ten, when we should have been
at Cypress Hall. In the suburbs of the
city, some juvenile democrats were drawn
up for a pitched snowball fight on each
side of the street. As we were rapidly
approacliing, the signal was given and be-
the gauntlet between the furious beliger-
ents, who hurled from each side their
white missiles in defiance of their throats.
One, Well soul-:e(l, sti'lt('l.' Jacob between
ance, and he supined between me and
Miss Cynthia.
hands.
and unrestrained. Counsellor ()’Brien, in
plement of the congealed element, and
Miss Fla’ e’s bonnet was k'nocked into a
coc ed hat.
know, for all attention was absorbed in
the flying steeds: the lines were under
the boys had aroused all their mettle.
Mrs. Norway was silent, Miss Cynthia
grew pale, the Count gave directions in
?Frencli, while O’Brien liolloed wo! wo!
lin our woful situation. Jacob hiccuped,
-and Miss Flake melted away in a swoon.
,On we Went; the suspense grew awful
iand the air out like cupping laizcets; _the
lend their blood good and wind long. Up
lwe went, and, reaching the top of the ac?
,clivity, they veered to the left; ’t. was
,quick as thought and down we Went over
the other side. Ilow many feet was our
descent, I never measured; but retaining
my senses, it seemed we were on the
banks of the bottomless pit. The sleigh
and I had parted, and I was rolling, solus,
over and over, and at length doubled up
tight in’ the snow. Right lustily did I call
but no anwer fell upon my ear. \ Ilistened
and heard the bells jingliug, and, like a
lost sheep, would have returned to the
flock; but there I stuck, tangled and en-
-veloped in my cumbrous garments. Again
I called.
‘There,’ answered the counsellor at" a
l
l
l
dead! I hear him calling, unless I am de-
ceived.’
The Worthy Mr. O’Bi-ien found me out
——buried, but not dead, as he had suppos-
ed. With no little straining was I disen-
It-.’l'l‘:'(I; but my fur cap and pendant nose
case were no longer visible. '
On this, they built disiiioiiiited; and, some say, .
V‘/ialk'd to the fair. and sold liini——got his price, l
fore we could be aware of it, were running’
the eyes, which easily destroyed his bal-j
I seized the reins, when a’
ball, like a stone, knocked them from my;
Away the horses went, unguided,
opening his nioutlnreceived therein ii com-.
How the rest fared,I do not'
their feet and inccovcmble; the shouts of,
horses began to mount a hill, and I hoped_
,tbey would there tire, but they were four,‘
distance—-‘there- is poor Mr. Fitzague
‘Hang the cap, Mr. FiLzagi:e—come and
see howthe rest have fared.’
‘You iiinst lead the way.’
‘l3rotl':er! it’s what I can’t do, tbat—'
there, do you hear a call 7.’
We waded towards the spot whence the
sounds proceeded, and inuch Confusion
and fright did the scene present. The
horses were not in siglit—-the sleigh \\'l'l.\
bottom iip\vavds—-articles ofdic.-‘s in every
direction.
senses, was dissolved in tears: Mrs. Nor-
way, nothing daunted, was adjusting Miss
:-‘t. Bern-ard’s sl awl; Jacob and the Count
were missing, but hearing a noise under
the sleigh, the Counsellor, tma.-:.sisted, turn-
ed it over, and there lay the twain in each
oilier’s at-n:s—a lesson in the levelling
system and rcjniblii-an equality which, I
venture to say, the nobleman could never
forget. Happily, the soft cushion which
nature had spread made the concussion
easy, though the (I;--scent was tremendous.
I went to comfort Cynthia, which I did in
tremendous accents; my head was bare.
land looked veiicrably bleached. Jacob
Igatbered himself up, and the consternation
and regret of the patriarch of old was not
yet greater for the loss of his team. 'I heir
3tr§ul was discovered, and leaving Count
,:San,=__vfroid to comfort the ladies, we set
ioiit after the truant Sl("€(lS; and l, rever-
,eritly uncoveied. plunged on \\'ll.ll the rest
For more than a mile, borne doivii with
my fear-nought Cont, Boston wiuppcr and
Spanish mantle, l strug;_>lcd on; and then
we found the equestrian quaitei, quietly
faciu,-_1,'a fence, which had stopped their
career. We -acre too glad to see them
,to vent any spleen on the tlisiaiice we had
come, and mounting each ti liorsc, we re-
traced our steps.
'I'he rest had waited in the deepest anx-
iety and snow for our return; and we all,
ladies excepted, set to work to gear the
horses. All the harness had to be taken
‘off, and to uubuckle the straps required
‘bare hands; of course, greatly lotli, I laid
aside the trcbly lined gloves and woiked
‘away. Count S:irigft'oid toiled manfully ;
lJacob directed, and M r. O’l3ricu, lcnowing
|more of cases than traces, got. the straps
;inside out and wrorig end foremost so of-
lten, that we sent him to compose the la-
ldies, and hunt for a stray basket ofcli=-m-
,paiii__rn--too important to be lost without
l an effort. Mrs. Norway, to do liei'jusLtce,
behaved with fortitude and rcsigiiation.
It was appri.acliin;_; midnight wlieu we
were re-scaled and covered tip as well as
circumstances would peimit. My cloak
performed double duty, for head and body ;
but when the word was given, a serious
question arose about the way. As to te-
gainiug the bill, that was impossible; Ja-
cob aflirmed that he knew the w.iy—tliat
this was the old lower road. It was cer-
tainly lower, as we had al.undaiit. reason
to t now, but wlicther there vans‘ any
road at all, no eye could discern
through the coat which covered the
ground. The atmo.<pliere became more
and more (‘Ul'l;_2'€'dlll'lg' while we remained
in SllSpr'llSt'. The Count suggested some-
thing about returiiiug to the ci; '; but
the other.-, and even myself, overrule-d Lb.-
proposition; it would not be respectful to
Mrs. Norway’s guests: tlierefote as the
only thing to be done, we relied on Jacob s
fuddled memory and started on.
We truly appeared on a road, anl moved
on fleetly and smoothly enough. There
had been clear star light, but (:tl'IU(.lS began
to gather and show symptoms of descend-
ing upon us. For an hour we had gone
on steadily; the driver, sobered a little by
this time, affirming still he knew the road
—no mistake about it. By Cyntliiu’s side
Ibegan to feel a little Cl'lf;‘eI£‘(l, and we
i
l
.talk'ed what I never will tell; for on this
1 ;
point I am paiticulurly sciupulous.
thought the Connt's e) e, as he heard as
wlii.=pering, flashed like a coach lamp,
termining which of the two cross roads
\ve should take. Mrs. Norway profcs. ed
her ignorance. VVe had passed several
small taverns; but they were shut up, and
no house was in sight, the night being dark,
except from the glimmering of the snow.
I was upon the left side of the hill from
which we had tallen; therefore the right
fork should be taken to regain the high
road. This was agreed on all hands, and
on we pushed, while Mr. O’Bri:-iii, at the
particular request ot Miss Ariel Flake
made the (llsltlnl, woods resound with ‘The
last rose of Summer,‘ which in truth he
sang with no less pathos than appropriate-
ness.
The last rose of summer had scarcely
died away, when our notice “as attract d
; by the attitude of doubt assumed by Jacob
5-——he was e\‘l(l£'n‘ll_v at fault. We were in
‘:1 norrow lane; uheiher it was in a direct
‘_ continuation of the road, or \\ e had turned
‘into it inadvertently, was quite uucertain.
lThe end of it could not be far distant, and
the word was given to dash on as fast. as
,possible. Jacob was not one of those lazy
‘knights of the whip who need constant
urging; his frequent lash cracked over
the straining horses; and looking sagely
round him, he cried out, ‘All right, ladies
and gentlemen—-I know, every inch of
ground here! This is Smith's lane, that
goes by Duci.‘ling’s tavern and round old
Simon’s farm, a quarter of a mile to Cy-
press Hall.' This very elating intelligence
had an excellent effect upon us all. I
poked out my head,expecting every mo-
i
the broad road-—cou'd not see it, sneezed,
and drew my head in again.
Jacolfa quarter of a mile seemed to have
Miss I“luk'e, restored to her
and consequently with some good effecnf
Jacob came to a halt, tor the double pnr-,
pose of letting the horses breathe and de-.'
merit to see the broad road.-.—.—could not see-
grown since he was last travelling, and
even to be in the down hill of life, for we
began to descend with unabated speed a
tleclivity of lliit1_\‘ degrees. The cry was,
‘Stop the horses !’ btit the impetus was too
§I"f‘llt. nnd a stop could not be effected.
lzlow many blessings ucre poured on the
driver’s bead, and how rn-any be poured
on the dumb beasts before him, would oc-
cupy on paper no little space. At last he
came to 11 level, a perfect level—-ue were
on ice! and lcfore we realized the fact,
the leaders full in, the others folloued
them, and the same in—s.tant sleigh, driver
and company plunged into the coldest. wa-
ter that ever flowed unfrozen. 'l he scene,
in the langzuagc of many modern writers,
is better iinagined than described. Idou'i
say felt, for I never felt worse in my life
—the flesh was shivering from my bones.
Ivspeak of myself, because one answers for
all, and for a inontcnt I shook off every
other idea. Such a situation!-—we had
gone over head in the horr.ble fluid. I
lhought of the imperial, condensed, polar,
gelid lotion. The horses floundercd on.
and the sleigh, ‘with all its burden, except
Jacob, who had been standing up, was
dragged to t(:l‘l'F. tiruta. The poor drive:
hung on to the reins and was pulled along
outside.
Our teeth cbattered like grist mills; for
two or three minutes no one could speak.
At last Mr. Counsellor O"i;ricn seized the
trembling Jacob.
‘Your base lililcl-’g'llfi|‘(Il you \\Ol'llllCSS,
besottcd, indecent, tiianiaiitcrly knavel—
illay you be roasted and lJltt'r.G(I--bl()pl
tb..t’s too good a wish. in your present
state; I mean, you dirty scouudrel, “hen
youhe ivarni. But, ladies. it’s yourselies
that requiic more attention. I beg pardon
—but in good faizh, a tlilcimiiu like this is
enough to heat any man’.- temper.
We had gott u out of the steigli, and
stood with every limb spzetid out and
sbakiiig li e garments before a scooter’:-
door. Count Sangfroid, not nieiiniiig to
a.-.-ert anything agaiv-St our country, insin-
uated that the climate was very severe.
.-\ll l! e rest. were mute, except the chat.-
tcriug aforesaid. ‘By my soul,’ said Mr.
O Brien, at last, ‘it is not here we must
stay all night, unless we n-.ean to ride
away in a hearse. If any one is asleep in
this neigliborliootl, I'll make him hear;
and suiting the action to the word, as he
would have expressed it, the (.:Ollll§'ellOf
began a shout, long and load, that iniglit
have waked snakes, if any h:id been lying
torpid within a furlong of him After re-
pealing his tliundering snmnioi-s several
titties, a light glimmcred in ii distaiice, and
by a kind of iiistiiict we moved towards it ;
how, it is iiripossible to explain, for every
article upon our persons was like the (lie
pcry of ll Parian statue-. A few steps con~
Vlll(.‘t'(l me that my fear nought coat, Bos-
ton wrnpper and Spanish mantle weie ol
no more use, and I dropped them, as the
Counsellor observed, like a hot potato.
Quivering and qiialeing, I gave what assis-
tance I could to Miss St. Bernard, who
seemed greatly dejected. t\lr. O Brien,
without asking, or effort, raised Miss
Flake in his arms and led the way. The
Count and Miss Norway followed, and
bade Jacob leave the horses and come
along. But he would not do so, and was
left alone. A fence arrested our course
and there we paused, while Mr. O’Brien, us
before addressed himself to the surround
ing country.
‘Aye, aye!’ answered some one up
preaching us; and after a chilling sus-
pengea manczime up and inquired the
cause ofalarm.
"l his vagrant mid thief of the world,’
said Mr. O’Brien, ‘has murdered us all
outright in cold blood; for we have just
been rescued at our imminent peril, and by
our own exertions, from the river, where
be emptied us, bad luck to him.’
‘Vl/ell, iftliat ain't. rather iinctinfortable,
I don t know,’ said the stranger.
‘Can you, sir,’ I sliook out the words——
‘can you take us to ii firel Here are three
ladies almost dead with cold.’
‘Oh, sartinly; follow me, and we’ll try
what we can do for you I’ So saying, the
countryman turned round, and we moved
after him. He led us patiently enough
for one who had been r-.used
bed to trump through the snow on such a
night, and finally we reached a farm house
and entered the principal room. ‘You will
excuse the fire, said be; “it has gone
ratlier-dowii. '3 ake chairs. l’il bring
some wood. Take chairs I was like a
hipped patient who thought himself made
of class; I was sure if 1 But dUWf| 1
should crac all to pieces.
‘Bill I llill! Fatlierl Susan l‘fll‘(-.‘SS your-
tlelves and ('()e:.€ down: iere's a party of
to“ n folks get upset in the creek!’ This
call broiiglit on an ex}.lanation of some of
us to the faintly above, while the young
man went. out for wood. One afieranoth-
er the good people came hustling down
stairs, and very kindly began to assist the
‘ladies. It was long before the wood
which was wet began to blaze. The ‘in-
mates of the house were two young .men.
a young girl, and the old people.
"Why, liuaoand,’ said the dame, ‘perhaps
the ladies and
change their clothes.
through.’ _ ,
‘That is just what I was thinking of
myself, madam, replied the Counsellor ;-
but devil a bit. of our ivarcgobe is here,
except what you see on us,‘ ,
‘For the mater of that, sir,I guess we
could muster among the gals and boys
cloth.--s enough for a dry cliang =.’
‘My dear sir,’ mid Mrs. Norway, who 0
patience and fortimcle were-. I;}_iItt.or1__i for
They must be we!
from his_
gentlemen had better_
a Greenland missioiiarv, ‘we will relin-
-quish now all tlioiiglitis, except of our
liealtli. How do you feel. Cynthia’! How‘
are you, Ariel 'l’ and Ariel wept.
Miss St. Bernarcl was silent, save the
rattling of hex shat iug dress. The good
woriian hustled abotit, and the old man
procured his ‘genuine rye,’ which, with the
ucltlltion of hot water and sugar, was by
no means unacceptable, even to the ladies:
It was arranged by the Ul(.l‘p8ll"' that the
gentlemen should go tip stairs, and our
fair fl‘lt'l‘ldS effect a dry change by the fire,
while we should thaw by degress. Ac-
cordingly we mounted as well as we could
to the second story, and the ‘boys’ spread
out befote us nlfcricty of apparel, which
we set to putting on. If We were not wet
at the first plunge into the water, it had
by that time quite soalicd through, and the
scanty \vardrcb of the kind frustics was
nearly all in requisition. Mr O'Brien
the old maz_’s Sunday trousers were the
longest pair of the lot; and when he got
them on. with a pair of grey stockings and
heavy Jefferson boots and a linsey coat
too short in the arms he looked as if he
had grown some half yard out of his gar-
ments. I had a rcpuylican domestic cov-
Cl‘lll:<2‘, rather taruisl.ed and rather thin;
but I thought beggars should not be choos-
ers, and was guilty of an excellent pun to
the Counsellor about his suit. 'I he Count
lool:e-.'l most ignobly. ‘lnis coat was red
and his bi-eeclics were blue,’ as Coleridge
says; bothdingy enough. By the time
these opcrzitioris were performed, I was
stiff, and the tears started in my ej es and
cours-.-d, despite every effort, down my
innocent. cliceks. I was jt st in that con-
dition of returning sensat on when every
joint and muscle seemtd as if they were
under tl.e blows of u sledge hammer.
We were C.=l.l8(l down stairs.
Oh! C_\ntlia, did I behold thee! Thee,
the young, the beautiful, the accomplished,
the ‘admired of many admirers, in a gown-
of calico, crimson as :1 tomato ! It was too
much. I almost forgot to go to the fire.
‘Is it you I see, Mrs. Norway '1.’ asked
Jr. O Brien; ‘and is it you, Miss Flake 'l"
he added, tenderly: ‘and is it you, you
miserable murderer I’ he concluded to poor‘
Jacob, who was huddled in the cliirnney
corner. the moisture oozing from him as
it did fio.n the backlog. He might well
ask these questions of the ladies in their‘
rural attire. Mrs. ‘\lorw:-._v was enveloped
'i: a short gm-:a of the old \voman’s; and
Miss Flake had a froc. belonging to tho
tall Susan, pinned up all round, after the
fashion of a washer woman eqippd fen‘
professional labor.
-Where is the sleigh Jacob-?’.
‘All safe, sir, and the horses at the door.
‘VVliere are we, Jacob?’
Jacob spake not ; but the good folks in-
formed us we weie about Lfteen miles‘
from the city, and, as we discovered upon-
c.-alt.-ulation, an equal distance from Mrs.
Norway’s country house. A refreshing
piece of news, which we mcditaled upon.
in silence. 'I be ‘boys’ went out to attend
to our jaded horses, and their unhappy‘
driver was consi:!ei"ately offered fresh
clothes by the old man, which be consid-
erately agreed to wear. When you want
the core of politeness and hospitality, the-
very seed of it, go to the country: in the
city, it is true, you find the pretty flower,
more inviting, but not more worthy esteem:
and cultivation. ’
After an hour or more spent in talking.
of our mishaps, the question was proposed.’
what we should next. do. Miss Flake said
.-he felt ill and must return home. This
seemed reasonable, but it was impossible
to put on our own clothes, and to return:
as we were then clad, might appear un-
fasliionable—a worse predicatnent than:
any we had been placed in. Our watches:
were consulted, but the excessive cold and
damp had given theui the tie doloreux;
the wooden clock on the mantel informed
us it was after four. I took Jacob’s vacant
seat in the the chimney. and for the genial?
heat :acrificed my eyes to smoke. No man.-
knows what. I suffered. Miss Ariel insi.-ted
that, as soon as it was light, she must go.-
liome-—ber Ma would be frightened: to-
death. This was too serious :1 catastro-
phe not to be prevented, and it was deter-
fmined that, in do once of ten, We should‘
‘g- I back to the city as well as the nature-
ofihe case would permit. Meanwhile,
the household showed preparations for the;
vulgar occupation of eating, which, hum.»
bled as we were, aroused our sunken spir-
its. AI six, we sat down to a well spread.
table for people who had fasted twelve
hours, \\ ith all the aids to speedy digestion.
which had been received, from the somer-
set down the hill to the exchange of our
froven garments.
It u as determined without difliicufty
that our own clothes should remain “ml
the worthy farmer till they should be S801
for, and the em-e opes then about us sup-
ply their place for the time being. ' The
- morning was very cloudy, and tbe_ai.t not
so piercing when we set forth, having first
been duly directed as to oureoui'_s_e. -The
horses were vvearied and could not move
fast. I‘hey had gone, perhaps, two milel
'-—and we felt about us proud and happy
fins I1 criminal reprieved under the gallows,
Iwho rides back to his quarters in an open: "
‘cart-—whena few vagrant. drops of rain
began to descend. Mr. O’Brien, who.
lwore the old fat-mer’s broad brimmed -bat,
voliintcered to place it on Mi-ss Ariel’a.
'1 lreados no mean sub-titute far an umbrella-
Tliere was not an over coat or c-‘Oak. Of
,cours-e among us, and the cushions of the
seats had been taken from our hapless.
.vshic'e, so that there was no P?!IiC2lE!'
could find nothing suited to his dimensions; ‘
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