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“fill doubtless be reiferrcd to in coming time as a year of
UNUSUAL"BU.SlNESS ACTIVIT
IN‘ NQRVEJE->..LK, _ '
F.’EB(B§'€- pa.i°tic‘ularl y at the
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copied by its numerous custom ers.
It is with feelings akin to pride, but with more of gratitude, that. the subscriber here ten-
ders his tlianks to those friends who have helped to susta-iii him in this oriterprisc, by their lib-
eral patorniigc and good will——(m the nbscencc. oftbe first, the latt'or goes far,) for the short time
he has been a candidate for their favors, niodcstly continuing his solicitations for their liberulity
in the future.
It is perhaps a misfortune that this stand has not the advantages (7) of one of the many high
sounding cognomeus so much in vogue——"I-lead Quarters,” yet "wliat virture is there in a
name.”
\Ve must needs be content with seeking a reputation for CIIQ‘-l't‘.(.'iCl'. integrity, trz.-.‘. incrit, by
which we expect to stand or fall ; be judged by the people. i
ii i" A c s =
Efessv Sepsiirig -sec . ...e
are being alanost weekly added to the iili-c-.:i:'l_y large stock on hand, so that purchasers may rely
upon finding at_/2u'.r1.n'iccs, nearly every’ tliing to satisfy tliezr \\'ui'its 1!] the line of
- GOODS at. \\/'Al.Z.l_)‘S.
For syzcci/icalioyzs of G'o0c.’.s‘ scc insz'a’c (£(fL‘€I'ff&'i‘?Il€?2f8.
DRY
April 1st, 1 8-17.
1"‘-
E)UI3LIC Attciitioii is invited to the large and
ele_t_:aritassoi‘tiiie1it of Ifarnesses, Sziddlcs,,»
Bridles, Vl«"hips, Trunks, fee. to be found at thol
establishment: of the subscriber, cinlmiciiig, as it
does every vai'ic.t'y of article and style of manu-
facture. Aniong the lot are several sets of
double I‘Iill'i'l(“.S$GS, which are worthy the atten-
tion of those lititng out pl_casui'e eq‘oip;igos.—-
Tlicre are also several very light and airy single
harnesses, desiguezl for neatuess but iii:iiiuf:ict'.'.r-
ed ofthebest.mat.erials, and embracing the doublo
° merit of security and tastefulness. Every article
needed in the line, may be found here, of the
best quality, and on very moderate terms. Re-
pairing as usual. VVM- B. SWAN-
Norwnlk, July 29, 184?. 18
Bi{UI3I\”S
T E undersigned would respectfully inform
his friends that he has on hand a few choice
Horses 5% CaI'l'iiagcS which he will let on
very reasonable terms. He intends to keep
none but the best kind of horses, and having pur-
chased a number of New Carria,r_{es and I-Iarnes-
ses of fasliionable and genteel styles. he would
invite those who may want an establishment a
little superior to those usually kept in a common
livery stable to give him :1 call.
. - i\I.-XRCUS BRUEN.
Norwalk, Nov. 2, 1846. .
For New Ezfork.
‘REGULAR TRIPS FOR THE SEASON.
HE Sloop MARY WILLIS,
Mu‘ E
4-"I
Capt. \Villis J. Merritt, hav-
ing commenced her regular trips
. for the Season, will leave Norwalk,
East side the Bridge. every Tuesday Evening,
and New York every Saturday.
Any one having business with the Packet
Office during the absence of the vessel. Uiziyl
apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vatei'bury Ct
Quiiitard, on the Dock.
VVILLIS J. MERRITT.
Norwalk, March :29. 1847.
New ciiocnnnv ’
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
13
~ ' .UST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Casl
Oct. 13, 1846. -
‘Vaulted Imnaicdiatety _
5 _ More Shirt Hands. The hitrliest
2 . prices in C.-QSII or trade wfll be
paid on delivery of the work at
M. \V.ii<i:ii.\.V’s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. \Veed.
Norwalk.
SPRING ARR.-1NGE1V[E1\"l‘o
Commencing Salurduy, J!/[arc/i 61/2, 1847.
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
s '1*AMiro1:c AMI) Nora VVALK.
The New and Splendid Steamboat
CA'l‘ALll'€H3, Capt. Curtis Peck, J1’-
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
-Cnthariiie Market. Slip, as above every after-
noon, at. two o’clock, Sundays excepted. Re-
turning will leave Ilorwalk at se_ven o‘clo:k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at hall past 8, and
Port Chester at quai'ter before 9. _
Stages will be in readiness at the Laiidiiigto
comey passengers to \Vestport, Soutliport, Fair-
field, B,.-,dgepm-1-,, Danbury, Ridgefield, New-
Cunaan and Wilt'on. _ . _
52-§'°All persons are forbid trusting any indi-
. vidual on account; of this boat or her owners.
New York, March 6th, 1.847.
- NOTICE. I
TIIE public are notified that the deeds and
other papers in possession ofthe late Ben}.
Isaacs, Esq. are left in the care of Doct. SAM’L
LYNES at his office, opposite the ,NorWflll<
Hotel, and can be had on application to him.
Plowsi-—HAL L’Si ‘Premium I-’lows’
and Castings for sale by
E. 0LMS'l‘EAD'
THE QED §‘T.5.‘.»;:.i\.?.i*§fi fiifi‘
§Ls5ii3iihi§.if ‘éliffg, Sf.
\VHICH has already become so no noted for Ri£.\L I.‘\’DUCi'C-.\Il“..\’"I‘S proffered to, and ac-
ERIES.
" ‘Ti’ ‘'3'.’ '
ll3§...?‘u£“’:'-'ti Ii’E’t3’H‘l§'il’I-'3 COAL
at the Séiasiiiisi E.-‘-.0221 P..::tai1‘.‘£i:::_.;
SO13 '.l‘II 1\’(”lI.’.,\V.-‘..l.I{.
L. 5.’. .l. I-’.. I’l§f,'I{ will be dischiiigiizg
_liI c this week a cargo of Superior Black-
smZtli’s Coal; those in want oftlie above Coal
will do well to call and cxiiuiiiio the same.
rsi
_ aw "i ...7 ‘ '=
Easeiieeh. gs liaise.
‘e‘?.l"cs!. state. he E§i'-ildgc.
TILE Sloop Ilfary
A. Selle-ck, Capt. (_lru—
man, will comineuce _..‘.';5'..",':;
..,,,__,-' _,,,.., her \Vcckly Trips for -
New York on Tuesday the 16th of Marcli, and
the Domestic, Capt. I\Ici‘i'ill, on_ the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwulk, Marcli S). 1847.
For New York l
TIIE sloop JULIA has coin-
mencod her l'(‘.;~:llIitl‘ trips and will
._ leave the Landing at Five Mile
I-’\.iver on Tuesday E-V9-_l’]It}g, 30th of
i‘iIai‘ch, and New York on Saturday, April 2d,
and will continue to sail on Tuesdays and Sat-
urdays of the season. l"reightand produce will
he (.'0llVE‘.yE"(I as usual on the most fui'oi‘al)lo terms.
For freiglit or passageupply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. Si‘. .\l.MI-S.
Five Milo Rivcr, Mai-cli 29th, 1847.
H e3“’S Pills
y I I
THE AMERICAN IMPROVED
I! y_gei:1n Veg.-talili: Medicine.
, THESE Pills are one of the bust Medical Com-
pounds in use at the present day. As a common
family pliysic, for adiniiiistraloii in all temporary
complaints of the stomach and bowels, liciul-ache,
Colds, (be. they may be fully depended upon, and ii
prompt use oftliein on the lirst appearance of indis-
position will iuv:iri:ibly save much sickness. They
are peculiarly adapted to all cascs of weakness and
general debility—:iny deraugcincnt of the system,
and e.-‘pccizilly, u itli l'cinalcs—-aiul a steady, uninter-
rupfed use of them, in strict conformity with the di-
rections will very soon i‘cstoi’e the organs of the
stomach to their natural tone and action, and regu-
late the bowels. and renovate the whole systcin
There is no disposittoii to give cxtravzigaiit com-
nienilations of them. \Vliat is here stated, is the re-
sult ofactuiil experience with them, and that through
a period offiftceii years. It is not supposed. or pre-
tended, that they will raise the dead! ' neithcrare
they designed to be used as we use our food! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine. It»: only op-
proprizito otlice is to assist nature in restoring the
system to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably, or llirougli carclcssiicss or excess, it becomes
- _{_______ .
deranged. Many ale careless and hence need this
aid. And the inostcarcful nreliable to irregularities
of the systein It is needless gilmost to say, that a
prompt use of safe and effective remedies, on the
first appearance of illness, is the part of wiisdoin.
JP Such :1 Medicine the Propiictor knows these
Pills to be. And he is certain that in forty nine ca-_
scs out offifly, where a fair trial is made according to?
the directions,1liey will be used again as a standard
medicine. He has never known an instance, where
they have been thus used, in which tlicy have not
met with unqualified approval!
Numerous testimonials may be seen at. the general '
Oflire of sale, and references will be given to sub-l
stantialliving witiicsses of their valuable curative,
properties.
The Pills are purely vegetable, are of two kinds.
stimulant and purgativc, purifying the blood, and’
producing a liealiliy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Aiili Billions Mcdicinc,and,
eminently useful in all lingering coinplainis—-l‘.’ouk-~
iicssi, General Debilily, Dyspepsy, l’uluionar_v Af-I
fections, Liver Complaiiits, Rlieuniatic and Spas-l
inodic Affections. Female Complaints. I’alpitalious._i
Nofamil]/, after (6 fair trial, /will Iuzwit//outt/ieni. ‘
They are put up in l’lF'I‘Y CENT &. DOLLAR.
packages, each having :1 phampblct embracing 0.!
valuable Treatise on Disease, with full directions for_
use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the’
purclinscr. ‘
As you value He-.all§a—’E‘ry Them!
Sold Wholesale and Retail at No. 140 Fulton
street, 2d floor, N. York, between Nassau and
Broadway, N. Y.
From a. personal knowledge of, and use
of the above Medicine in my l'aniily.for about 15
years, I can coinineud it in the most unqualified
manner. ' P, PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY, west side the
Bridge, Norwalk; B. J. .Daskam, Stamford, and
J. Beach, VVall st. Bridgeport. 48
INGIIAMS.—Sonie choice styles of
Scotch and French Ginliains are now of-
fered to the Ladies of Norwalk, also a beautiful‘
article of Gingliams at 172 1-2 cts. the yd. 1 yard
wide, by J. MALLORY & CO.
it ‘X-
NORWALK, er. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. 18-I7.
\POETRYu Q
T0 BI Y MOTH E R.
My hen-t is with the time, inotliez‘,
\Vheu I was by thy side
\Vlieii childlioo(l‘s years went gliding on,
Ere yet. one hope had died.
Thy words were ever kind, mother,
And gentle was thy prow;
O, can I bless those happy days,
Through years of sadness now.
I'v‘I_Y heart. beat lightly then, n':othei',
Thy love made earth so fair;
But, Oh, dark years came sweeping on,
Shadow‘d with grief and car ..
IVI ' heart is hoiiv v’ new, mother—
3 , .3 _
It knows no Joyous thrill ;
But, chill’il and weary, longs to iest
Vv’hcre all is deep and still.
The household banrl is gone, rnother.
\Vliich gatber‘d round thy hearth ;
The crickeL’s lonely song is l:-ea rd
\Vhere mingled social niirtli:
A church yard group ofclici-isli’(l narnes
_Tells of our broken band,
\Vhilst others pine for “home, sweet home."
In a far distant land.
I am far away from thcc inotlier;
Li'te’s fondest joys arc o'er;
For well I ween thy cheering smile
Vifill glad these eyes no more.
But Ifcol not all alone, mother,
\Vliilo yet thou art not gone;
For Iknow one licnrt:, ‘mid cold ones, burns
For inc, thine absent. one.
And at thy matin hour, mother,
Sacred to prayer and praise.
A holy trust comes o'er my heart,
The trust of c.liil.ll‘io0d’s days .
I know thy prayer is heard, mother:
Though dark the storni clouds lower,
I fear tzliein not; for well I. know
A mo‘ilici"s [2l':l}".'il' hath power.
Thy hopes are not of earth, mother,--
A brighter lioine hast t.l:ou :
E'on now its liallow’d I‘:‘.(li0l'3(.'e‘. rests
Upon thine agcii brow;
And a light. is on my way, mother,
A hope is in my brcast,
'\Vlii«-li tells me we shall nicct again,
\Vlie-re wc:ii'y spirits rost.
I‘vIl‘SCIC.l_.LA N Y-
TIIE L‘Al§'.l{IC'_l‘ OF .liI‘!\‘."ELS.
Ci_I7iCf£lt[L’£f.
Tl:-.is, for several years, we lived. O_ur
ueiglibors grzidiizilly neglected us, till, at
last, the title of ‘tile drun!.aril’s family,’
universally given to us, seemed to sl'iul.up
what little commiseralion had previously
been shown us. Procuring this low cab-
in, I removed to it with my dependent lit-
tle family, where we suffered almost every
thing that can befall the most wretched-
But thanks to a kind l’i'ovicl(-iice, added
Mrs. Willis, wiping away a tear or two
that had started from her not eyes, iny
circumstances received almost a perfect
restoration, at the time when my dear
Margaret became old cnougli to render
me assistance. From that day, she has
been my earthly support. No language can
describe her faithfulness. Sometimes I
look upon her, and imagine that she can-
not be my child, but my giiardian angel,
permitted to live in the flesh for tl.e more
perfect fulfillment of her mission. For
the last year, all we have eaten, all we
have bad of;-anything, has been the fruit
of her ingennity,toil, and perseverance.
in what way she obtains so inucb is at
great mystery. She says, however, that
God blesses her, and it must be so. A girl
but fifteen years of age, and so delicate
and slender, could not endure what she
endures, without the Divine blcssluo‘. She
often speaks of her enjoymcnts, as if a
being like her, compelled to live and labor
as she does, could have any experience
but that of the deepest misery. Slie knits,
and spins, and sews, and, walking all the
way to town, she sells her little wares, and
always does better, she says, than she had
expected. Not only has she supplied our
wants, but has even procured us many
comforts. This easy chair sli_e‘purcliascd.
Nearly every week she has brought me
some choice eatables from the city. \Vith
her own hands she has clothed her little
brothers and sisters, so that they seem to
look quite comfortable; .while, as you
may have noticed, her own dress is mean-
er than that of the rest of us. Often
have I remonstrated with her on this point
and especially as she alone visits public
places; but she replies, that she does not
live for herself, but for her mother and
the children. I ‘
But Margaret does not confine her be-
nevolence to mere animal wants and grat-
ifications. Young as she is, she seems to
recognize the mental condition of my oth-
er children. Procuring, from time to time,
a variety of little books, she has some-
times turned our cabin_into a st-liool-house
and has started her little brothers and
sisters on the road’ to knowledge. l'he
Bible is her favorite; and she gives les-
sons from it, which, I have tbouglit, would
do no dishonor to "persons well informed
in religion.
Nor is this all, gentlemen.
has found time to act as a sort of mission-
ary, in the neighborhood. ‘Obtaining, I
know nothow, several bundles of tracts,
.she has scattered them all over Granberry;
and the fruit of them, it has been told me
by a couple of my poor neighbors, is al-
ready beginning to be manifest. But,
dear sirs, it would.be impossile for me to
tell you in how many ways she makes
herself useful, and how deeply I am in-
debted to the faithfulness of this myclittle
guardian angel.- '
I know not, my reader, when Mrs VVil-
lis would have satisfied her feelings of
tliankfulness to God, .for‘having given her
such a protector had not the object of the
i and my ll('tll‘l. nearly ran over with emo-
Margaret .
deserved eulogy just then come in from
some out-door employment; and as Mar-
garet was passing back and forth through
the room, seeing that every thing was
made comfortable for the night, forgetful,
apparently of her own 1 wet and disagreea-
blc condition, I could not but follow her,
lion, while I was contemplating her angelic
icharacter.
My dear Margaret, said Mrs. \Villis, just
at this moment, “come and sit by the tire,
and dry your clothes. lam fearful you
,p'ill_ make‘ yourself sick by this day’s
' usiness.
I\Iargaret was accustomed to yield im-
pllcit obedience to lit?!‘ mother, and so
came and sat down without m-.il.ing any
answer.
Now, l‘.Iargaret, added the mother, while
,you are engaged in drying ygourself, these
yfriendly gentlemen might in e a pleasure
yin looking over your box of "jewels. If
,you can affoicl then‘) any diversion, in re-
,turn for their great. kindness to you, it is
lcertainly tliier due. Besides, my dear
lyzirl, not having seen them myself for-
la long time, it v.oulrl afford me a real sat-
iisfaction to look price more on that only
ervmniniug inemenio of your Llccfjzlsed fa.
!tlier’s lore. 5
! =.‘iIai'g:ii'eL looked very much (‘.OnfuseCl..
Ellcr color went. and came witliout any:
[apparent cause. At lengtli, starting ratii-l
;cr quickly, but with innocent dignity, from
"bar cb:.ir, she stepped forward ii few
gpaucs, and fell before her mother, resting‘
illCf l.eu«.l upon her motlierls knee. ‘
, '.'l_-,-' clear t‘l'l(i:ll€i‘, do not be sevcre with;
line, and I will confess to you all my fault.
i'I'l;c_ic\\els are not here. I-Iow could I!
ce you and [Le ('l|ll(ll'€H suffer, when ll
ind in my power that which could afford.‘
'-ou and them l‘t‘llt3l? But Mr. Miller!
ngaged to keep them till I could redcenil
l:cm from his l'l'.ill(.lS.
My prccioufi girl, have you sold youri
je\\’cl_s to bIr.;‘Iiller? 5
l No, mother, l have only pledged them,
lto him for a part of their real value, and’
be is to give them back when l redeem ti.-cl
pledge. _ l
' Redeem" it ! how, my child, do you‘
exocct ever to raise so large a sum I 3
Has not the I-ut'd blessed me, mo*.licr"l
'0 lie blesses me more and more every;
_day. Every thing I do seems to prosper ;’
and I have great confidence in his prom ;
ises to the orphan. Besides, mother, he
is the widoivis God!
Yes, my child; but you must lmow the
reputation of insny of tlicse city traders.
Should Mr. Millet’, wear-ied with waiting on,
you, sell your_ji~:wels, they would then
gone from you forever! ~ |
‘Well, mother, I have only lent these
jewels to the Lord. His ways are won-
lderfnl. Sliuuld Mr. Miller sell them, God;
ecan bring good out of that misfortune ;'
and, if he sees fit,‘ be can even rcturnpthcl
jewels, to us before I SIlOllltl waiit them !‘
True enough, my dear girl, before you
may want them; for a poor girl like you!
is in no danger of ever being led to the
inatrimonial altar. I must add, nlso,be-l
fore these gentlemen, that, as the jewelsl
were entirely your own, you had a per-
fect right to .(llSp0S£‘- of them; but bowl
could you part with the l'iirl.li-dnyl
lpresent of your poor fatlier—the onlyl
inheritance you are to receive from him '!'
Have you not always told me, mother,_
that my father, with all his faults, was at,
heart a noble-minded man’! And would ,
he, were he now alive and in his right:
mind grudge you such a trifle as a box of:
jewefs, if, by disposing: of them, he could
,lmake'you happy I \Vell, I am my father’s'
jrcpresentative; and, though I relied l)lil.I‘l_V
gtears, mother, when I. was parting with
ltliat precious keepsake, l felt much assu-
lfed, l1l'l8bt, ip seine way, I should get my
ewe .5 ac: again. . _ -
iJ,. Rise, my dear child, you need not kneel
to me, as though your disinlerestedness,
though almost marvelous in so young :1
being, could be charged as a fault npon'
you, No, no, l\’Ia_rgai'et, never think your
mother could be um ungrateful. l
a With a serene look, the gentle littlei
creature rose from her knees, and proceed-
ed again to her domestic operations.
' Good ,q'£-‘|1l.lelYle|), said Mrs. I-Villis, fol-
lowing Margaret with her eyes till shell
l-
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passedquite out of the room into the next‘p0,,,., d,.,,nke,,,begga,. as he “-35, to buy 35
-.‘'‘P‘"!3menla “3 3'0” ‘"9 clefglfmefis and l‘9l'.wliole box ofjewels of me; and buy them!
'toils and sufferings have satis ed all my be w,,,,1d_ and buy them he did, sir, and,
pay the money for them all. VVhat he,
wanted to do with them, he would not tell ;,
earthly wants,-your greatest act-of kind-'
ness would be to teach me how to avoid
worshipping so pure, so sweet a spirit.
I never look upon her without ,n strange‘
feeling, as if, though I know her to be.my_
offspring, she were some celestial being.
‘ l/Vere I writing, my good reader, a mere.
,fancy sketch,I should have the present
;_seeti'on quite different from what it will be.‘
‘But I must follow the facts, and not alter
them to make my narrative more novel,?
though less truthful. I must confess, that
along time elapsed, before I had the <.:0n-I
cluson of these interesting incidents given.
me. One circumstance, however, may be
looked upon as fortunate. My young.
friend, at the time above spoken Of» rather
a licenate than a preacher of the Gopsel,
was afterward ordained as a minister.
Having passed through his first year in a
distant field of labor, his second appoint-
ment, as Providence strangely ordered it,
was at G-ranberry. My subsequent-coin
respondence with this youthful minister
furnished me with occasional notices of
the “di‘_unkard’s family. The following
extracts from that correspondence will
give the reader such particulars, as will
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lead his mind along toward the termina-[down his eye brows, read aloud, Jlfi.vs
tion of my little story. _
. Granbez'r_1/, June 12.
“My Dear l3rotb‘er,—l'l’lrs. Willisisstill
living; and Margaret continues to be her
fostering angel.
“Yours affectionately, , _ L.”
— “G1'anberry, Dec. .10.
.“Dcai' Frirnd,——You wished to know
more about Mrs. Willis and little Marga-
ret. The former is very ill, and would
have died long since, had .it not been for
Margaret. Isee you speak of little Mar-
garet, as though she was yet a child. You
must know, that two full years added to
fifteen will make wonderful changes in ‘the
personal appi-arance of a young lady.
Mairgaret is no longer a little girl, though
her disposition is as childlike as ever.-
She is the sweetest creature I ever saw.
“Yours, L,”
"G-rani’2er'r_i/, June 8.
“My Old Friend,-—-You seem to have
retained your interest in the *drunkard’s
familv.’ "I boldlv but confidentially con-
ifess to you, that I have los.‘ none myself.
But I ought to have told you before, that
strange things have happened to them of
late. From some unknown source, they
have been wonderfully provided for in all
the c nvenienccs and comforts of this life.
-Scarccly a week passes,. that does not
bring them a letter, or a package, always‘
inclosing quite an amount of money.-
Whence all these favors, no one knows.
But, under the influence of a better con-
dition, tlic health of Mrs." Willis has
gre-utl_v improved; and Margaret, relieved
from her slavish toils, and happy in the
lrealization of her strong faith in God, has
become the most perfect and finished be-
ing I ever saw. If she was an angel in
her poverty, what shall I call her now!
“Yours in haste, L."
“Granberr_.y, Ocf. 5.
"‘.‘.Iy dear old Fricnd,——-Your late letter
was rather a searching one; but I will
freely and frankly confess the whole. I
lsnowyou will approve my choice. An
itinerant has no need of an estate, and he
ouglit not to seek it. His greatest legacy
is the clniracti-.r of her, whom he makes
the partner of his joys and sorrows.-
liliough the casket in jewels is gone,:tlic_v
are of little-value compared with her, who
sold her only patrimony, to provide bread
for her orphan brothers and sisters, and
comforts for her widowed mother. So
now you understand it all. Yours, I.”
“G7'a.n.l;c»rr_i/, Nov. .12.
“Rev. and Di-ar"3ir,—'I‘he conipliments
of your I... and Miss Mai'garet Willis, who
would be happy to see you in Granberry,
at 6 o’clock, P. i\l., Dec. 25, at ill‘ resi-
dence of Mrs. VVillis. Yours respectfully,
G. L., M. VV.
“P. S. Please to excuse the apparent
coldness of this -note. Friendsliip can
take no exceptions, when lJusSz'nc.s';matters
are expressed in the ordinary terms. L.”
Good evening, Mr. Miller, said a gen
tcel_ ivell-dressed, noble looking man, as
he stepped into the front room of tliejéw-
eler‘s shop before named.
-Llood evening, sir, A very pleasant day,
sir. -
Yes, sir, it is a very pleasant day——mucb
more so than it was about three years zigo.
Three years ago! Indeed, sir, I can
hardly recollect so long; but it seems
your memory is very good.
My memory, Mr. Miller,_is none of the
best; but there are seine things a man
cannot easily forget.
Yes, indeed, sir; as drunken Bill used
to say, ‘A man can never forget his wife,’-
tbougli the poor wretch had no wife; and
it would be hard to tell how he knew.
Then you knew drunken Bill, Mr. Mil-
ler"! '
Knew him! VVouldn’t you know your
wood sawer, sir, if he sawed for you all the
wood you burned! Know drunken Bill! I
should know him if I should see his face
in France!
“VV'ell, Mr. Miller, where is that fellow
now ;' for tliei-ie were strange things in
Bill 7.
Strange! Inever knew quite so singu-
lar a being my life. Icould tell you many
a marvelous thing about him; but his last
strange feat with me was, perhaps the
-'W.!I?‘gu7'c‘t Will-2.'s, and started back with
evident surprise. Looking the stranger
fairly and fully in the face, he excla'med,
Is it possible, Bill! Is it indeed yourself!
Leaving, in this section, Mr. Miler and
drunken Bill to make their own cxplaia.
tions, and draw out their talk as such an
occasion would demand-, I hasten loiwdrd
toward the conclusion of my narrative. It
will be easy enough for the reader to fill
up this chasm by his own imagination. He
man of_liberul education, with a lucrative
profession, rnighl, by'a strict adherence to
good resolutions, however "suddenly form-
ed, redeem his character and pecuniary
condition. 'I he temperance refom.~atiou
has done wonders in tl;is_goo(I work; and
this poor wood sawer,incited by the touch-
ing incident before related of little Mar-
garet, resolved to be a better man. That
such a man, with a naturally generous dis-
position, and with smiling prospects,
should occasionally remit a portion of his
gains to the author of his recovery from
the lowest misery, IS no great wonder ; and
that, on hearing that his little benefactresa
was about to enter the fairy land" ofhope
and promise, he should feel a desire to
share ihejoys and festivities of the event-
ful period, is not to be gainsayed. So, all
things being explained and converted, the
reformed, reminding the shop keeper of
his original design of presenting that box
ofjcwels to some fair ladyat her marriage,
spent the time intervening between the
city and Gra_nbe_rry, in instructing Mr.
ii-Iiller how to conduct himself, after they
should arrive at the house of Mrs. Willis.
A writer bf ficiion loves to dwell upon
matrimonial scenes; but I, almost“ afraid
to relate actual occurrences, only because
they happen to touch upon the marvelous,
will hasten over them as rapidly as possi-
ble. -Aud yet, apart from nll thoughts of
fiction, there is no scene of life, in which
I am accustomed to feel a deeperinterest,
than in that where two pure spirits blend
their fortunes for woe or weal for ever.
The widow’s cottage, on the evening of
Margaret’s marriage, was tbronged with
guests. The whole neighborhood felt an
interest in her future welfare; and, _be-
sides, their minister was one of the inter-
ested parties. On all such occasions mirth
and gayety are apt to be carried to ex-
~tremes'; and bad it not been for the pres-
sent. at this festival would doubtless -‘h
lgone to some excesses. _ I
But the moment has now conic:
the guests crowd back from the 'a6'or- of
entrance. The parties, attended by the
ordinary right hand and left hand suppor-
ters, make thein» appearance. As they
stand before the minister, how various
are the emotions of this mixed company!
While tlieysofemn ceremony is advancing,
how strangely does every one’s heart cease
its beating, and the act of breathing sus-
pend its operation! When the concluding
prayer is being offered, how the bride and
bridegroom lose themselves in the high
realities passing upon them, and how the
lone widow weeps in solitude, that she is
about to lose her darling! And, when. all
is over, and the parties and spectators are
all seated, bow irksomc is the impressive
silence. which binds by a sort of spell all
speech and action! But, there is always
some one bold enough to break it; and
why, after all that I have said to prepare
the way for it, may not the jeweler now
step_fqi'ward, from his concealment, and
preseiitflto the happy Margaret her long
lost‘b‘ox'-ofjcsvelsf , ' .
W._l1;aiever objections the. reader may
confi'i’ve to raise against. such an incident,
they probably were not thought of by Mr.
l\‘Iill‘er; for, making his way along through
the dense mass ol spectators, and walking
directly into the presence of the happy
couple, be begged the privilege of pre-
senting the well known casket to the fair
heroine of the evening.
Margaret, at once recognizing her old
acquaintance, was amazed at his generosi-
ty, and poured upon him a shower of hen-
edictions. The widow, too, stepped for-
ward, and gave him her warmest blessings.
But to one person present the scene was
8V0
most wonderful of all. He iindertook, sir,
though, poor wr tch. he used jocosely to
say, that he intended them for some fair,
lady on her wedding day. But, sir, some;
liquor concern has, no doubt, got them as
long time ago. Bill was a great drunkard,
sir.
Do you know, Mr. Miller, where Bill is
now I ‘
No, sir. _ Soon after his purchase of the
last jewel, and the casket with it, he left
the city, and I have not heard of him since.
In fact, I never knew Bill’s real name, it
was so common to call him drunken Bill.
I-lereupon the strange gentleman, taking
:1 few turns back and forth through ~the
room, with a step of mainly dignity and
conscious worth, finally, slipping off his
kid gloves, turned to ‘-\ ard lllfi Sh‘)? k_eePe.f
with a countenance full of some interest.
ing thought, which spoke through his
eyes, while his lips were closed.- Holding
the little finger of ‘his left hand close- to
Mr. Miller’s face—for the. _]ewel_ei' was a
little short sighted—he asked him if-..lie
could see well enough to read the engra-
ving on that ring.
lwild embraces.
becoming almost painful. His heart had,
all the time, nearly broken forth from its
clay tenement ; and now, bursting out into
an agony of weeping, when he could en-
dure what he saw no longer, clasped both
the child and her mother in his almost
No wonderltbat at first
Mrs. Willis, and then, after a moment’:
bewildering pause,Margaret berself,should
‘hang upon the neck of the weeping stran-
er-—for‘ that stranger, gentle reader, was
no less than William Willis, the husband
of the one, and the father of the other.
.4 Sailor’.g Wz:fe.—It is the custom of '
affectionate seamen, when they go On long
voyages in government ships, to leave a
portion ofltheir wages to be drawn by
their wives. The paymaster here thought
a while ago that ii certain woman came
often for the domestic share of be!‘ hus-
band’s wages, and on examination of the
matter, he found that she was the wife of
no less than five different seamen.--J. Qf
Com.
.4 Gallant Irz'.3lzman.—-An Ifish g€D1l€'
man remarkable for his devotion to_'_the
fair sex, once remarked, “neVe|' be 073103!
on the ladies. Take it for granted that
they are all handsome and good. A true‘
gentleman will never look on the faults of
' be shop kccpcr,isqi_iintingi and drawing
a pretty woman wit/tout shutting his eye:-f”
O
can easily conceive, in how niuny ways in -
enco of Mrs. Willis, the young people p'l'é“’
; iii A
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