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Published Every ivedncsday Morning, ‘by JAMES REES), at. Two ibollais Per Annuu1.'iii Advance.
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\’Vill doubtless be referred to in coming time as a year of
UNUSUAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY
IN NOBWALK, -
morepurtieularly at the
A‘? THE GED SE‘
Btstkstiiitl rats, sii.l Si.
\V IIICII has already become so no noted for Ric.-xi. I.‘u'DUCIJ’.\Il-2.\"l‘S p:'ofl'crcd to, and. ac-
cepted by its numerous customers.
It is with feelings akin to pride, but with more of gratitude, that. the S.l1l)SCl'll)tt1' hero ton-
ders his thanks to those friends who have helped to sustain him in this enterprise, by their lib-
eral patornage and good will-—(in the abscence oftlio first, the latter goes far.) for the short time
he has been a candidate for their favors, modest! ' continuiiw his st)llc1[21lI()!]S for their libcralitv
h f O u
int e uturo.
It is perhaps a misfortune that this stand has not the advantages ufone of the many high
sounding cognomens so much in vognc—-“ lead Quzirtei's,” &c. yet "wliat virture is there in a
name.” ~ , .
\Vc must‘. needs be content with seeking a reputation for ch:tractet'. integrity, [rue merit, by
which we expect to stand or fall; be judged by the people.
= - ' em as
flew Sprszisg as ..s
arg_,being almost weekly added to the already large stock on hand, so that pnrcliascrs may rely
upon finding atfuirpriccex‘, nearly every thing to satisfy’ txlioir wants in the line of
' East side the Bridge. every Tuesday Evening,
’ I ,F_LOUR.—By the load or less quantity, at
DRY GOODS
at. w..\.a'o*s.
April 1st, 1847. For S17CCljICaffU7IS of Goods scc iiisizlc uclz'crti.<c72zc2z!s.
For New Yerkl
TIIE sloop JULIA has coin-
mcuced her regular trips and will’
, leave the Landitig at. Five Mile,
" _' ' River on Tuesday evening, 30th of:
March, and New "York on Saturday, April 2d,:
and will continue to sail on Tuesdays and Sat-!
nrdays of the season. I"reightand produce Will‘
be conveyed as usual on the most fiirorablc tcrms.,
For freight or passage apply to the captain onl
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. SAMI‘-IIS.
Five Mile River, March 29th, 1847.
For New York.
REGULAR TRIPS FOR THE SEASON.
HE Sloop MARY VVILLIS,
Capt. \Villis J. Merritt, hav-
ing commenced her regular trips
for the Season, will leave Norwalk,
and New York ever * Saturday.
‘Any one having business with the Packet
Office duringthe absence of the vessel. may
apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vatcrbury <3’.
Quintard, on the Dock.
VVILLIS J. WIERRITT.
Norwalk, March 29. 18-17.
Seljleeks Line.
1.Vcst side he I§ri(’.';._.;c.
13
,." THE Sloop Mary ’''i—\
,‘‘'-‘i":‘ - _ A.Selleck,Capt.Gru- "1
man, will commence ~
‘*-£5:-.g.'t .--r "‘_’?$sl
_.,,,__,_ _ her Weeltlyr Trips for . ..
New York on Tuesday the 16th of March, an
the Domestic, Capt. Merrill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwalk, March 9, 1847'. '
NEVV CIEOCKERY
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
UST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1846.
Wanted Immediately
More Shirt Hands. The highest
prices in CASH or trade will be
paid on delivery of the work at
M. \VAi{r.MAN’s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. \Veed.
Norwalk.
SPl§It\'G ARR;LNGEBIENT,
Commencing Saturday, Jlfarc/z 6t/i, 1847.
0
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
S TAIYIF OR!) AND NOR WALK.
- .,;\i .V_\_ 3;:
.
The New and Splendid Steamboat
-'-Its‘
CATALINE, Capt. Curtis Peck, J 2-.
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'cl03k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at half past 8, and
Port Chester at quarter before 9.
Stages will be in readiness at the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vestport, Southport., Fair-
field, Bridgeport. Danbury, Ridgefield, N ew-
Canaan and \Vilton.
E?‘All persons a.re .forbid trusting any indi-
vidual on account of this boat or her owners.
New York, March 6th, 1847.
P]-0'“7_5-_—HALL’s —P.-mum Plows’
and Castings for sale by S. E. OLMSTEAD'
Q Kid Glvoc__s.
,_ fresh supply of those superior Kid Gloves
1-ec’d' at ‘ _
‘F
Alpaca.
OTTON Warp Alpaca, from 28 to 62 cts.
' pr. yd. Silk warp do. from 50 cts. to $100
at ’BlSSELL 65 MOODY.
Garden Seed. _
THE subscriber has on hand a large quantity
, of fresh Garden Seeds, comprising assort-
ments fromall the Seed Gardens in this part of
the country, and warranted to be the growth of
last year. J. A. \VEED.
BE..A%.C}K Ii’Hll'lI‘Ii5’S COAL
at size §E(?.‘a:§¥t Boat Liziidiaag
SOU'I‘Il NOR\VAL.l{.
L. &. .I. R. I’ l§C.l{ will be discharging
. this week a cargo of Superior Black-
smith’s Coal ; those in want of the above Coal
will do well to call and examine the saute.
New floods.
IIE subscriber has just received large addi-
. tional supplies of lIA'l’lD'\VAIl E, CUT-
LERY, HOLLO\V-'\VAl{lC, GUNS, IRON
AND S'I'EEL, FA L\l'l<IR.’S U’.l‘l,Cl\"SlLS,
PAINTS, OILS, \VII\'I)O\V-GLASS, &C.
which are offered either wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
\V. C. S’l‘P.]ZET.
Norwalk, March 30, 1847.
Dry Goods l
'1 HE subscriber hasjust returned from New
- York with an ei.I:ire new stock ofseason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
bracing as complete and desirable assortment as
ever brought into Fairficld County.
Iain receiving daily from my agent, in N. Y.
the most desirable goods in the market, bought
at auction and ofthe importers, which will be
sold on the most favorable terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
VVM. J. FINCI-I.
\Vestport, March 29th, 1847.
, I
Hyer S Pills.
THE AMERICAN IMPROVED
Eiygcian Vegetable Medicine.
'I‘l‘lESE Pills are one of‘ the best Medical Com-
pounds lll rise at the present day._ As a common
family _pliysit:, for admimstraton in all temporary
complaints of the stomach and bowels, head-ache,
colds, the. they may be fully depended upon. and a
prompt use oftlzcin on the first appearance of itidis-
position will invariably save uiucli sickness. Thcv
are peculiarly adapted to all cases of weakness and
_ general dcbilily—-any derangement of the system,
and especially with female.-‘—and a slcadv, uninter-
rupted use of them, in strict conformity with the di-
rections will very soon restore the organs of the
stomach to their natural tone and action, and regu-
late the bowels, and renovate the whole system.
There is no dispositton to give extravagant coni-
mendations cf them. \Vhat is here stated, is there-
1
P O E ’I RY.
\VOMAN. rnoirivi: I-ZXTRACTS.
From lIVoo:Zworth.
And she hath smiles to earth unknown ;
Smiles, that; with motion of their own
Do spread, and sink, and rise;
That co_meand go with endless play,
And ever as they pass away
Are hidden in her eyes.
-is an as ea:
She dwelt among the untroddcn ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A maid whom there were none to praise,
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Ilalfliiddcii from the eye ;
Fair as a star when only one
Is shitiing in the sky.
!|:~ at:- its it
Let other bard:-: of angels sing
llriglit. suns without a spot;
Ilnt thou art no such perfect thing, _
Rejoice that thou art not!
Such ifthou wcrt. in all men’s view
An universal show
7 :- ’
Vi but would my iancy have to do---
My,’fccliiigs to bestow ?
II eedlnot tho’ none should call thee fair,
So, Anna, let it be,
If nought. in loveliucrss compare
To what thou art to me.
True lfeauty dwells in deep retreats
\Vliose veil is unrcmovcd,
Till heart with heart in concord beats,
And the lover is beloved.
She was a zhantom of delirrht
n G , 0
V. hen first she gleamcd upon my sight;
A lovely apparition sent
To be a momeut.’s ornament;
for cycsus stars of twilight fair,_
Like twiliglits too, her dusky hair,
But all things else about her drawn
I"rcin May—time and the cheerful dawn;
dancing :l1ttp(.‘, an Image gay,
'10 Iuiunt, to startle and waylay.
I saw her upon nearer view
A spirit yet a woman too;
Her household motions light and free,
And steps of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A crcz-.turc not too biight. or good
For human nature’s daily food ;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smile-3.1
And now I see with eye serene,
The very pulse of the machine.
A Being breathing thoughtful breath
A traveller between life and death ;
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, f'ore.'-:ight, strength and skill ;
A perfect. \Voman, nobly planned
To warn, to comfort and cominaiid;
And yet a spirit'still, and bright
\Vitli something ofan angel’s light.
as ilk sis as
Three years she grew in sun and shower;
Then Nature said "A lovelicr flower
On earth was never sown;
This child I to inyselfwill take;
She Shall be mine, and I will make
A Lady ofmy own.
Myselfwill to my darling be
Iloth law and impulse; and with me
The Girl, on rock and plain---
In earth and heaven---in glands and bower
Shall feel an overseeing power '
To kindle or restrain.
She shall be Sportive as the fmvn
That. wild with glee tlCi‘0>S the lawn
Or up the mountain springs;
And her's shall be the breathing balm,
And her’s the silence and the calm
Of mute insensatc things. _
The floating clouds their state shall ‘lend
To her; for her the willow bend.
Not'sliull she fail to see
E’en in the motions of the storm
Grace that shall mould the maidon’s form,
By silent sympathy.
MISCELLANY.
THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
By the author of “The Groomsman," &c.
“The good are better made by ill,
i . . .
gstood, admiring; she unconscious of my pres-
ience, continued the music and song.
-conclusion, however, she started, confused and
turned the fi'ame round, and my admiring gaze
was immediately riveted on the unfinished like-
ness of a young female, the. painting of which
was s-ufiiciently advanced to show that the orig-
inal was possessed of incomparable beauty.
Compared with other likenesses in the room,
this one was at once :i.ttractivo and interesting,
distinguislied by its beam of intelligence and the
mild though brilliant: expression of the eye.
I was still gazing at the portrait when -the
music of a piano was commenced in an adjoin-
ing apartment. The instrument was rennirka-
bly rich-toned, and the voice that followed it
equally so. “"1111 almost breathless admiration
I listened, and was never in my life so cnrap-
hired by the sound of a woman's voice. Be-
tween the apartments folding doors intervened
——thcy were ajar and on ti;-toe I approached
them. Peeping through the interstice, what
was my ast'onisli1uent to see the original of the
portrait I had been admiring. She was seated
at the piano atid singing. I saw the rise and
full of her finely developed bust, as with the
alto oftho voice it expanded or the cadence
permitted it graduaally to subside.
the nearest to the beautiful ideall had ever
seen.
Ilaving ventured thus far to gratify my curi-
osity, I dcteriniiied to take a step or two farth-
er and abide the result. Pusliing the door
wider open, gently, so as not to be heard,l
uoiselessly insinuatcd inysclf into the sitting-
room or parlour where she was. Ier bonnet
and shawl were lying on a chair, carcle;<.sly, as
if just thrown off. In, ftirtlier in, I slowly
stopped, guilty I own, but determined to proceed
and advancc.d directly behind her; so near iii-
dced as to look over her shoulder. There I
At the
agitated. The silence, which followed when
she had finished the song, rendered the ticking
of my watch audible--—it was that which alarm-
ed lier---she had not noticed me before.
‘You will pardon inc, if you please,’ said I,
commencing an apology. ‘Sitting in the next
room, I was attracted by the music I heard and
ventured to enter this apartment---faciuated as
it were by the magic of sweet sounds. I feared
that if I spoke I should interrupt. you, and
silcntlyaud insensibly advanced to your side.
Ilad I spoken, it would have dissolved the
charm.’
She did not seem offciitlud ; iuy excuse was
apparently satisfactory, and I followed up the
coiiversation, determined if possible to become
acquainted. I managed to pass off a compli-
meat or two—--spoke of our accidentally having
met and the pleasure it afforded me---hoped
‘that it would not be the last of our acquain-
tance but t.he commencement of a lasting friend-_
ship. She replied and .I responded, but the
excitement, lest I should feel myself entirely
favor me with another song, a popular air from ‘
an admired opera.
My hopes were that she would voluntarily
disclose her name. As yet however she had.
certainly matcrial' that I should l\I‘.(.'\V
acquaintance was to be extended.
song was concluded, and, after praising both the
sentiments of the author and the execution of
the air by herself, I tried, but was unable, to
muslersu."ficientconfidence in myself to ask
her name. ‘That is your unfinished likeness,
is it not---which I saw in the adjoining studio?’
‘Yes, sir, I have had two sittings, and am
here this morning for a third. Mr. B-——-.
the artist, is from home, a l.'(I to pass the interval
till his return I sat down to the piano.’
Here we were interrupted by the presence
of the artist himself. After a brief desultory
conversation, ‘you must excuse me, sir.’ said
t.ho artist---‘this lady is to sit at ten o’clock, and
Iimust. therefore ask your indulgence for the
piesciit. You ‘remember you spoke of coming
at eight o’clock. I waited for you till almost
nine, and prc-.suming that ‘you had deferred
your visit. till another day, went out upon
businesss.’ ~
My reply was in confirmation of what he
said. Taking up my hat to go. I assured
him that I would be there on the following
morning---’
‘At eight?’
‘At eight precisely.‘
‘Ifthat hour is inconvenient,’ he continued,
‘I can accommodate you in the afternoon-—from
three to four I am disengaged ’
‘No, sir, the morning will suit me as well,
I’ll not fail to be here.’ I bade him good
She was I
, latter was plain, of the ‘sest material.‘ am’ a la; - and with fervcncy return the kiss with which I
ted to the form of HS wearer. The 10 )l', smal‘, _s:r< eted her. \Vith my arms around her waist
neat, pretty, clad in silk stocking and kid sli;.- we would sit by the hour, and pass the time in‘
per, at; once arrested the moinentary glance of, endcarments, which those of my readers that
my eye as it uupresuiniiigly pecped from under l have experienced the delights of courtship can
the skirt. of her dress. _ readily imagine the nature of. —
To be brief---or as other scr';blers would 0th— l He 9 let me notice an incident.
erwise express it, not to dwell upon the subject! My own residence was a considerable dis-
too long---the young lady and myself formed an tance from that of Mr. Barry's—consequent:ly
acqnintance at the artist’s. It is not. necessary , I had a long walk to visit his daughter. One
to detail particulars. Her name was Barry. ’cold night——it was very cold I recollect; but.
My portrait was finished at the third sitting-n , wrapt up in the ample folds ofa cloth cloak I
ltcr’s was coinplt-.t.ed the same day. She ingen- A was wcnding my way as usual to Louisa’s. I was
uously told me where her residence, was, with rather later than cominon-—it. was eight o’clock
an invitation to call upon her, of which I gladly Turning the coruer,ofa street I met. Mr. Barry,
availe;l my self, and paid her a vist a few days ,likewise enveloped in a mantle. Our eyes en-
aft H‘. The servant who opened the door show- lcountcred, but neither gave the customary nod
cd me into a set. ofliztiidsotiicly furnished par- ‘of recognition. Both passied on, yet instantly
lours, and in a minute or two Miss Barry enter- ialmost I whet.-le_d al;ot.t and hurried to the oth-
ed. Bows passed, and the weather as usual or side of the street, and keeping on the opposite
was discussed; other topics followed, one sub- ‘side followed Mr. Barry until I saw him disap-
ject led to another, and I spent a couple of pear up a dark alloy. Crossing the street again
hours in intellectual nnddeliglitful conversation. :to reconnoitre, I perceived, by the dim light. a
As I was leaving she impressively desired me lamp emitted at the other end of the alloy, 55’
to renew the visit. I did so. The second visit row of dilapidated flame houses, so shattcred
'was equally pleasurable; the third and fourth gindeodthat it seemed scarcely possiblefor them
no less so, and I discovered her to be not only ,to stand amidst the gusts of wind that swept
- a handsome woman but an intelligent. and _re- ‘howling around thcin. Into one of these Mr.
,markably gift ed lat’.y—equally fitted to adorn Barry must have gone. Upon closer observe
‘the saloons of fashion and elegance, or to rcn- tion I saw that the houses in the middle of the
der the evening fireside ngt'ee:iblc, r:‘~.::ge were moretonantable than those at either
I visited the house several times before I had . end. More than once I was upon the impulse
' an opportunity of seeing Miss Barry‘s fatl;cr ; , of threading my way down the alley to hear or
her niatt-rnal parent was no more, as in the i508 \"~'l-‘Hf I CUUIKI, but its dark gloom and cheer-
coursc ofcoiiversation I had been informed from I053 fl-$79013 ti0l9l'7'C£I mC——and I finally contin-
,'tbe lips of the young lady herself. One eve- 6 EH1 HI)‘ Steps to the brighter abode and warm
iniiig, however, upon my entrance intotbe draw- 5 ieception ofone who had been atixiously await-
liug-roozn, a middle aged gcntlcman was seated , ing 1116» W01-‘C"0l‘lI?g wlzat _had detained me so
at the cczitre.-table, readinrr. He rose from his ' 1011:; lJ<.=_\'0H(l my usual time. ' I
seat: and Miss B-irry introduced tire. to her fa- 1 =‘i1l<l nothiiig to Louisa of what I had wit-
tlicr. His countenance at once arrest'ed my ; n(‘~5i‘0t.l. lihh Ilssumitig an air of more than ordi-
attentioa. It bore a strong reseinblance to that I1’§i1!'3'_Vi"~iCllIv'»iflllicdaliluglleduflnd 3”“z‘-l- “Tl!!!”
ofour pre.-out Chief Mz‘igistt‘:itc’**'——there was 1 L011!-5i1 ‘-‘-'€1S 211‘ ll-‘G piano, however, instead of
the same baldness upon the forehead and a sim- iizifmiittg to her song, my thoughts would fre-
ilar expfcgsion upon the f3ut[_1‘_'0g_ Ho -,-ms , quently wanderito other objects. That lone-
011*?" "ed in the perusal ofa letter from a distant 301210 3iil=')‘ I Wits it there Mr. Barry spent his
Dita I V ’.
correspondent, and presently excused liimsclf !“2!"l-‘i-I Wllut was there there to lure him
from the room to answer it. After he had gone
I took a seat beside his daughter on a sofa. I
§felt no reserve, no diftidence, and took ltcr
hand familiarly in mine---spoke without the
restraint of ceremony, and took the liberty of
reverting to her father.
‘He is a kind fatlier—a generous parent,’ she
remarked, ‘but has much to trouble him I’
‘Indeed!’ said I, surprised at her words as
well as interested by her manner.
‘Yes.’ she continued. ‘he has much to disquiet
him as it appears, but the cause of it, is to me
entirely a secret. Ho reveals nothing, and, lest
he should think me ofliciously inquisifive, I re-
frain from questioning him. Once indeed I did
venture an inte'rrogatory, but the coldness and
conversation began to lag, and to keep up the "evasion of his reply, so unusual and unnatural
to him, was like a chill to my heart. Ilc is not.
at less for something to say,l asked her to_l1Hppy---I know heis not!’
Her father unhappy! why? what was the
cause ?—--surrounded by wealth, luxury, and
even magnificence!
Here followed a long pause, durinrr which
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not uttered a syllable in regard to it, and it was , U0lfl1£_%i' interrupted the silence of tho othe;’s
our l )‘l3VBI'lC.
Here thellllm 50?
Unhappy, thought I, what can make
Simultaneously and in connection
with the thought my eyes wandered over the
.~:plendid apartments before me; in each par-
lour hung a chandelier. Statues, vases, can-
delabra, ottomans, paintings, &c. the gloss and
polish of the marble adding the glitter of reflec-
tion to every ray that they received.
After a short. interval, con'versatiou was resu-
med and a full hour had passed when the foot-
steps of Mr. Barry were heard as he descended
the stairs from his chamber. Ile half-opened
the door of the apartment in which his daugh-
ter and inyself'\vcre seated, and speaking to
her, said, ‘Louisa, I may perliaps not return
before midnight. You need not wait up for
me. as you sometimes have done, but retire at
your usual hour of rest.’ Then bowing to me,
‘good night. Mr. I'Iarrison.’
‘Good night, sir,’ I responded.
lle closed the door and left: the lgous-:3, I
looked at tl1e clock on the mantle-piece---it
Wfls but 11 few minutes after nine. \Vl1ei'e and
how was Mr. Barry to pass his time till mid-
night? True. it was no affa 1‘ of mine, but it
was impossible not to surmise, and my unfavor-
tlble impressions I could not discard. Louisa’s
‘ tll0ug"tl“S and my own iippca1'c.(l to be so intense.
that neither felt inclined to talk: both relapsed
again into a reverie, atid a degree of sadness
evidently pervaded the feelings of each. Rising
from the sofa, however, she repaired to her
piano, whither I followed, taking my station at
an intt-lliggcut daughter? But conjectures were
‘fruitlc.~;.-' ; and my discovery served only to throw
‘around his character a deeper mystcry—a dark
er, darl.or shade. ,
A few nights subsequent to the above. while I
was in the drawing room with Louisa, Mr. But‘-
ry came in and asl-;i.-d me ifI would accompany
.llltll upon an errand of charity-—-to visit the
bedside of a dying woman? I answered in the
affirmative, and immediately put my hat: and
cloak on, ready to (lepart. He did the same,
and, taking leave of Louisa, I followed him.
“ ’Tis a cold night,” remarked Mr. Barry,
, when we were in the. street, as he drew the
tfolds of his mantle closer round his body, at the
same time quickeniug his pace.
“Yes, very,” was my rejoinder, as following
the e.\:ample set me, I wrapped my own mantle
about me and trotted along to keep up with him.
“How many poor wrctches. half starving and
iuiserably clad, are at this moment shivering in
I the blast,’ said he ; ‘and how true a saying it is
_ that one half of mankind know not how the otli-
ler lives.’
‘TH10. too true !’ I responded.
‘Hark! hear you that ?’ he continued, as
the sounds of innsic and dancing saluted our
ears. \Ve stopped for a moment, on the oppo-
site side of the street, before a large public buil-
ding. “There, for instance,” said be, pointing
up to the gorgeous drapery of the windows and
through the halfdrawn hanging of which stream-
ed the glaring brilliancy ofa festive hall. ‘There,
for instance, revellers till themorning's liget, not
a thought is bestowed upon the suffering poor—-
not a thought. They will spend. their dollars
in unprofitable pleasure but grumble to bestow
a cent in charity.’
V\'e continued our walk; I was conjecturing
as to where it would probably-end, when pres-
ently we turned tip the same alley into which I
had seen him enter a few nights previous. He
gave a slight knock at the door ofa house about
, half way down the range, and casting my eyes
upwards I saw that there was a light in the sec-
ond story which shone faintly through the mus-
lin curtain at either window. Footsteps were
heard descending the carpetless stairs, and a
voice demat d d, ‘who’s there ?’
‘Me, open the door,’ said my companion.
‘This answer seemed satisfactory, for the
I door was unliarred and we entered a room on-
Bttrely without furniture, where, holding a can-
,dle in one hand and the bar ofthe door in the
!other, stood a tolerubly decent; dressed female.
' who fastened the door again while she replied
Mr. Barry’s ii1terrogatoi'ies.
from a comf'ortable lioine——from the society of
null ofactual experience witbtbcm, and that through
a period offifteen years. It is not supposed. or pre-
tended, that they will raise the dead! neither ai'e
they designed to be uscdas we use our food! Such
is not tlielrue purpose of medicine. Its only op-
propriate oflicc is to assist nature in restoring the
syste-in to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
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As odours crushed are sweeter still.”
cii/ir'ri-ta i. left-
"HumDh?—handsome!—handsome is this. am At C’-uh’; “dock mo nex.t momm’-I Idxhls
band.-'ome is that. I could sooner tell the absence l’u”°I'“"!!.l' lll01'0a,3nd the mils‘? °°!“"’e”°° my
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I think I dare ironounce her handsome—ver i talked ofllen amin West" and Sir Thomas Law-
,. -I -I . . . _ .
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morning, respectfully bowed to the lady, and
her side. Her light fingers swept over the .130
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‘How is your mistress, Catharine?’
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sunken, to look upon a likeness of what we
were in the days ‘of our yout;l1—the bright eye
beaming with anticipation, and the mautling
bloom yet fresh upon the painter’s canvass.
Having heard of an artist who resided in the
suburbs of the city, and who had executed re-
; inarkably correct likenesses of some of my
friends, I determined to call on him for the pur-
pose of having my own taken. It was in the
afternoon that I first spoke with him, and the
following morning at eight o’clock was the time
' decided upon for me to sit.
Accordingly I set ufl" the next morning for the
.35 I liesurely walked along I listened with de-
,light to the varied notes of many a feathered
,songster, making music of the air, as, sheltered
iby the verdant foliage, they wat-bled their me-
lodious strains. “Then arrived at the residence
of the artist, to my surprise, it was nine o’clock
' and aft.er—-more than an hour past the time fixed
upon for me to be there. His wife, a good-
looking woman, received me and asked me to
I20 seated. Her husband, she said, had gone
,out upon business. but: she expected him home
1 every moment. Taking up a newspaper, Itold
‘her I would wait till he came, and seated my-
‘self. She'left' the room.
artist. The place of itself was not remarkable,
but I thought: of Raphael, Titian, Corregio and
the rest, as I sat; there, and their very names
seemed to diffuse a halo around the scene.
About the room were several portraits,Skctched,
finished and unfinished-——an easel—pallet.te—
paint. brushes, (Ste. Bythe easel stood a frame,
the painting of which was turned from me.
Curiosity, of which I believe I have as much as
awcniun, prompted me to take a peep atit. I
I now found myself alone in the studio of an "B
deranged. Many are careless and hence need'this It is doubtless ,1 pje,,Sm.e in ,,ftc,._];f(,_, wh(,n' p]eus(a,d by his endeavors to do so. I, as may
aid. And the most careful arcliable to irregularities age has fuwowed the brow and the cheek is 1-eadfly be expected’ rm-G,-ted to the young lady
whom I met there the morning previous. I
' questioned the artist concerning her, but could
glean no information from his evasive replies.
, ‘She. came,’ said he, ‘a few days ago and enga-
' god to sit for her portrait. She has had three
sittings, successively, and to-morrow will make
the fourth and last but one.’
I He continued with his painting whilst Iasked
'a question or made a remark, talked of be'aut.y,
of accomplishments and of ‘the young lady.---
The artist acquiesced in all I said, and was so
affable, so very good-natured, that I finally ven-
, tured to ask. if, the day preceding, she had
9tiInul:1_nt and pnrgativc. pIII'i[viiig the blood, and paiuter’s. It was the month of April and beau-l made any inquiries in regard to myself This
producing a healthy action through the entire sys- tiful weather. The sun shone out with cou- I he did not appear willing to answer---he hesita-
concluded that she had. At last. 110W0V9l‘» he
managed to ejaculate,with a long pause between
the words---‘why---yes—--she did ask who you
were, but all the answer I could make was
merely to tell her your name.’
‘VVl1ich you did?’
‘Yes.’
Here the time-piece in the corner struck
nine—my first sitting was through. I asked
how many times he thought it would be requi-
site for me to sit? He answered that four
times would sufl‘ice—_nerhaps three. For half
an hour we continued in conversation, when we
were interrupted by a knock at the door. Mr.
opened‘ it, and, as, 1 expected. the
young lady made her appearance. She an-
swered my token of recognition with a similar
slight but respectful obeisance; I passed the
compliments of the morning, said it was beauti-
ful weather, &c. and she replied, but, having
no possible excuse to prolong my stay, was
obliged to leave, reluctantly of course.
Cursory as was the glance afforded me, I
remarked the lady-like manner of her address,
‘yi
and the ccusuminate ncatness of her attire. The _
pity, as a rivulet: meanders through its margin
of floavers. '
The clock struck ten---I left at eleven.
Barry had not yet returned.
CHAI’T,F.Ii. II.
‘*0 God! it is a fearful thing
To see the bum.'m soul take wing,
Inany shape. in any mood ;—
I've seen it rushing forth in blood,
I’ve seen it on the breaking ocean
Strive Will) a swol'n commotion;
I’ve seen the sick and ghastly bed
Of sin delirious with its dread!”
Mr.
BYRON.
Thus the time passed on. I continued to
;visit: Louisa---daily---twice a day ;---every eve-
! ning I was at her side, and every evening she
expected me. The consent of Mr. Barry to
‘ wenial warmth—-all nature seemed glad—-and ted and from the fact of his besitancy 1 at once woo his d,,,,ghte,. I had not asked‘ nm. was it
requisite; he countonauced our courtship, and, 5
eventually, in the course ofa conversation, when '
I ventured to advert to it, expressed his entire I
approbation. The more I became acquainted
with him the -more I liked him—but his mys-
terious abscnce from home at nights, recurring
so frequently, 1 could not no‘ ount for. He was
ordinarily of a cheerful disposition ; but not
unfrequently could I discover in the moments
of his gaiety, a dark shade pass over his brow,
like a passing cloud obscuring for a transient
interval the sunshine of a summer's day. To
his daughter he seemed devoted. Indeed I nev-
er before witnessed such a. display of intense
parental affection on the part of a father.
Thus it remained till the approach of winter
---winter with its long evenings spent: by the
fireside, where Louisa and I nightly whiled
away the time. affection and happiness combi-
ning to beguile us of the passing hours. There
no longer existed any formality between us ; as
soon as I entered the parlour of an evening, into
my arms she would unreservedly throw herself’
" Martin Van Buren.
‘No, sir, but the doctor, who has just: left,
says she can't possibly live till morning, and may
perhaps die in an hour.’
‘Lirvht us up, quick,’ said Mr. Barry, in a
hurriedly tremnlous tone of voice, which Cath-
,a:iae did, requesting us to make as little noise
as possible. by leading the way up a narrow and
toitering flight of stairs into---what I did not ex-
pect---a clean and comfortable chamber. The
floor way covered with a substantial rag carpet
and a large wood fire was cheerfully blazing on
the hearth.
Looking around the apartment my eyes on-
icountered the glare of the invalid who had her
gaze fixed on me. She was a woman evidently
, past the meridian oflife---a pparently sixty years
ofage. “\Vho are you come to witness my mi-
sery, poverty and degradation?’ she exclaimed
‘and you, \Valter Barry! whatbrings you here
again? Have I not repeatedly told you to stay
from the house---to stop your visits? V-Vhy
come where, you are not wanted? Go---your
presence is but an insult.‘ V
‘No madam ; deem it not such I entreatyou,’
respectfully answered Mr. Barry. ‘I have
come, as I always have, not for the purpose of
insulting you with my presence, but to afford
assistance, to relieve your sufferings.’
yet. to support me while I live and to afford me
a respectacle sepulture after death. Go home
---home to your daughter; take care of her, or
she may share the fate that mine did. My
curses upon you, Walter Barry ! _n_1y'curse!
my everlasting curse !’ These wordsfwere ut-
tered in a strong,a passiontelv tre_m__ulous voice;
but the exertion that it had fequired overpow-
ered the invalid, for, sinking back exhausted, on
her pillow. from which she had partially raised
herself. she breathed with extreme difficulty
and when spoken to by Catharine r6_l}_g_rned no
answer. ,--*"'°’
‘Your assistance is needed not. Ihave enough .
Norwalk Chronicler