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q At the Old Stand of
BLACKMAN &. BETT$, idfilil ST. 5
N O R W A L K .
WIl€l’C Custoniiers
from the a.l)UF._ltl€BB'lt stock kept by
‘Upon. the Priiaoipie of
“ Zaire ‘ asset
AND CHEAP!
PO E T RY.
For the Gazette.
A N E N I G M A .
Mr. Editor :—The following clever and well
written enigma has been ascribed to the pen of
Lord Byron. Doubtless, it was written by the
_ poet in some of those Sportive moments when
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For New York I
, Till‘) sloop JULIA has coin-
nioiiccil hot’ regular trips and will
leave the Landing at Five Mile
River on Tuesday oveiiiiig, Llotli of_
March, and New York on Saturilay, April Sid,’
and will continue to sail on 'I‘iicsdays and Sat-
urdays of the season. li‘i'eiglit.aiul produce will
be conveyed as usual on the most favorable Lerins.
For freight or passage apply to the capt.".iii on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. S.-MVIMIS.
Five Mile River, March '29th, 1847.
For New York.
REGULAR. TRIPS FOR THE S JASON.
T WIIE Sloop i‘»IJ\RY \VlLI.IS,
Capt. \Villis .l. Mci'riIf1, hav-
ing coinincuceil her regular trips
,. ,, .. . for the Season, will leave N()l'\\'ftlk,
East side the Bridge. every ’I‘ucsilay Evening,
and New York every Saturday.
Any one liaviug business with the .I’ackot.
Office during the absence of the vessel. may
apply at the Cabinet. Shop of \Vaterbury &
Quintard, on the Dock.
\VILLIS J. MERRITT.
Norwall-i, March 29. 18-17.
Se11eck’s Line.
‘Vest side he Bridge.
TI-IE Sloop Mary
A. Selleck, Capt. Gru- 7
5,_ man, will commence
' '5' her VVeekly Trips for . '. I .'
New York on Tuesday the 16th of Nlarch, and
the Domestic, Capt. Merrill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwalk, March 9, 1847.
NE\\’ CIROCKEIRY
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. \V.u:i«:MAN’s
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Norwalk.
SPIIING Al}llANGElV[EN'I‘,
Commencing Saturday, .March 6th, 1847.
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
S TAIIIFORD AN!) NOR \VALK.
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'q;%‘s,L_r.
The New and
CATALINE, Capt. Curtis Peck, Jr.
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
-Catharine Market. Slip, as above every after-
noon, at two o’olock, Sundays excepted. Re-
turning will leave Norwalk at seven o'clo;k,
fitainford 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-, Southport, Fair-
Jield, Bridgeport. Danbury, Ridgefield, New-
Canaan and \Vilton.
E~?'.‘?'All persons are forbid t.rust,ing any indi-
vidual on account of this boat or her owners.
New York, March 6th, 1847.
P]-’o"‘rS-—HALL’S ‘Premium Plows’
and Castings for sale by ’ S. E. Oi..~isri:An-
A. fresh. su
rec’d, at
Splendid Steamboat"
Kid Glvoes.
pply of those superior Kid Gloves
\VARD‘S.
I Alpaca.
- OTTO-N Wa.rp Alpaca, from 28 to 62 cts.
pr. yd. Silk warp do. from 50 cts. to $5100
BISSELL & MOODY.
at
Garden Seed. .
TIIE Subscriber has on hand a large quantity
‘ of fresh Garden Seeds, comprising assort-
ments from all the Seed Gardens in this part of
the country, and warranted to be the growth of
last year. J. A. WEED.
OLMSTEAD'S.
Itli § ’E‘El’2~3 @941 E.
gar
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S U'l‘l:I i\7()ll\\*'Al,ii\'.
l’ ,1 L. i\’. J. l{. l’lC(‘l~.' will l)U(ll.‘5Cl2Ell'_.‘_‘{lllg
J- . this ivock a car_«_go of Superior lllai:k-
smitli’s Coal; tlio;-‘o in want oftlie above Coal
will «lo well to call and oxauiine the siiine. -
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IE‘? IIE SIll).‘~‘Cl’il;Ul' lius jiist rcci-ived large addi-
z._ tional supplies of ll.-‘\ ii’ I) \VA RIC, C UT-
Ii'lCi{.Y, llf)l.l.()\V—\\’A Ill‘-‘., GUNS, ll.{U.\'
AN l) S'l'l*Il*IL, .l".»\ L Pi-l lill-(‘S U 'l.‘F.l\'SlI.S,
PAINTS, ()1 LS, '\Vli\'1)O\V—(w‘LASS, &.C.
whicli are offered either wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
\V. C. S'rnEF.'r.
Norwalk, March 30, 18417.
Bry Q-sods I
1 IIE subscriber ll2l.\‘_lll.‘5l' rclurncd from New
York with an onf‘.ire new stock ofscason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
bracing as CUll11.‘l(-llP:l|l(l dc:-'irable assortment as
ever brought into l7'airfiold County.
I am rece-iviii_i: daily from my agent in N. Y.
the most. desirable goods in the inarket, bought
at auction and oftlie importers, which will be
sold on the most. liivorable terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
VVM. J. FINCH.
\Vest.port, March 20th, 1847.
Hyefs Pills.
TIIE AMI-IRICAN IMPROVED
flygcizua Veg:-table Medicine.
TllF.Sl'J Pills are one of the host lllcdicnl Coin-
pounds in use at the present day. As a common
family pliyi-tic, for administraton in all temporary
complaints of the stomacli and bowels, hcail-aclie,
colds, «Sac. they may be fully depended upon, and a
prompt use ofthein on the first appearance of indis-
posilion will invariably save much sickness. They
are peculiarly adapted to all cases of weakness and
general dcbility—any derangement of the system,
and c.-pecially with females-—and a steady, 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 disposition to give extravagant com-
mendations of them. What is here stated, is the re-
sult ofactual experience with them, and that through
a period offiftoen years. It is not supposed. or pre-
tended,that they will raise the dead! neither are
they designed to be used as we use our food! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine. Its only op-
propriate office is to assist nature in restoring the
system to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably, or through carelessness or excess, it becomes
deranged. Many are careless and hence need this
aid. And the most careful areliablc to irregularities
of the system It is needless almost to say, that a
prompt use of-safe and effective remedies, on the
first appearance of illness, is the part of wisdom.
Such a Medicine the Proprietor knows these
Pills to be. And he is certain that in lortv nine ca-
ses out offifty, where a fair trial is made according to
the directions, they will be used again as a standard
medicine. He has never known an instance, where
they have been thus used, in which they have not
met with unqualified approval .'
Numerous testimonials may be seen at. the general
Oflice of sale, and references will be given to sub-
staiitialliving witnesses of their valuable curative
properties. '
The Pills are purely vegetable, are of two kinds.
stimulant and pnrgativc, purifying the blood, and
producinga healthy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Anti Billions Medicine. and
eminently useful in all ling:-ring complaints—VVeak-
uess, General Debility, Dyspepsy, Pulmonary Af-
fcctions, Liver Complaints, Rheumatic and Spas-
niodic Alfectioiisi. Female Complaints, Palpitations.
IVo_/‘anvil,’/a (lfler (1 /‘air f.r7'.rzl, will be without t/iem.
They are put up in FIFTY CENT & DOLLAR
packages, each having a pliamplilet cinbrriciiig a,
valuable Trcgitise on Disease, with full directions for
use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the’
purchaser.
As your value HeaIth—'.§‘ry Them!
Sold I'Vholcsalc and Retail at No. 140 Fulton
street, 2:1 floor, N. York, between Nassau and
Broadway, N. Y.
From a personal knowledge of,:in(l use
of the above Medicine in my faniily.for aboiil. I5
years,I can commend it in the most unqualified
manner. P. PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY, west side the
Bridge, Norwalk; B. J. Daskain, Stamford, and
1. Beach, Wall st. Bridgeport. 48
'9! 9(-
INGlIAlWS.———Soinc choice styles of
Scotch and French Ginliains are now of-
fered to the Ladies of Norwalk, also a beautiful
article of Ginghams at 12 1-2 cts. the yd. 1 yard
wide, by J. MALLORY & CO.
the mind relaxes from graver pursuits to
daily with such comparative triflcs. Its so-
lution has afforded me an hour of pleasant
pastime, as it may to most of your juvenile
readers, if not to the senior class. 1-:. a. P.
”I‘was whispered in heaven, ’twas niuttnrcd in hell,
And echo caught faiulty the sound as it fell;
On the confines of earth, ’l\vas pcriuittcd to rest,
And the depths of the ocean its presence coiifcss’d;
"I‘\\ Ill be found in the spliciewlion ’lis rivcn asunder;
’Tis soon in tho lfglitiiiiig and licard in the thunder;
"l'was allotted to man fizoin his earliest breath,
It assists at his birth, and attends him in death;
Prcsides o’cr his liappincss, honor and ll(,‘.:lll.ll;
Is the prop of his house and the end ofhis wealth;
In the heap of the niiscr ’tis boarded with cure,
B at ’tis sure to be lost in his prodigal licir;
It begins every hope, every wish it must bound;
If prays u it.li the hermit, with monarclis is crown’d;
\Vitliout it the soldier and seuinan inay roam,
llut \voe to thc wrctch that cxpels it from home;
In the whispers of conscience ’tis sure to be found.
Nor c’on in the \\llll'l\\lli(l of passion is droivn’d;
".l‘\\'il| stifle): the heart thougli deaf to the car,
"l‘will make it acutely and constantly hear;
But in short let it rest, like a bc:iutil'ul Ilowcr,
(U Ibrealhc on itsoftly.) it (lien in an hour‘
MISC.ELLANY-
THE MARRIAGE CE RTIFICA'I‘l£.
By the author of “The Groonismzm,” L\:C.
“The good are better made by ill,
As odours crusliod are sweeter still.”
Conli/1 ucd.
‘Is it possible! You say the stranger was
full ‘I’ inqiaired Mr. Barry.
‘He was.’
‘I)id you see his l‘iair---the color ofitl’
‘It. was entirely concealed.’
‘But his e_'~,‘c.~; you say they were black ?’
‘Ycs.—--noi' did I over encoiintcr such sci'utiii-
izing looks as ho l,-cstowcd on me; I quzzilcd be-
neath his gaze.’
‘ ’Tis /tc .’
‘Ur, father.’ ’.'£‘l1() .7
A dc:-id silciicefollmvctl. To Louisa's tl!l}~;lOUS
interi'ogot.ion there was no reply ; her fa'i:'nc.i', if
I may be allowed so to express it, was suddenly
struck S[}L“..‘(,'lIl(?:s'S. llewilorc<l—--coiifuseil-—-ltc
the di'a‘.vi:‘ig-rooni and ascended to his
|,,.(4-
it"-All
clianibcr.
his changing coiiiitemiiicc---iiltermitely fluslicd
and pale. I noticed the fearful interest he un-
intentionally exhibited---the eager anxiety to
be informed. In the earnestness ofthe moment
too, he convulsively grasped his daughter’s arm,
trembling violently ; his eyes seemed as if they
would burst from their sockets, and be entirely
lost the comni:iud of liiin.-self’. \Vho was this
stranger ‘.7 Mr. Barry evidently know. His
unguarilcd explanation was a proof that he did.
‘\Vhy so sad, Louisa?’ I inquired, as up-
proaching her I gently placed my arm round
her waist and affectioiiately folded her to. my
bosom.
‘Have I not cause to be so?’ she interroga-
tively replied, as she raised her beautiful blue
eyes to mine, express?ng more thereby than at
the moment I was willing to coinproliond. It
was as much as to ask me where I had been
that evening with her father and what I had
witnessed. \Villingly would I have disclosed
to her all that had passed—but to her father I
had given my word that I would not.
My arm was still around her waist, and un-
resistiogly she yielded to my caress, as I drew
her upon the sofa near which we were standing.
For an hour we were uninterrupted. It was
an hour of silence and tliouglit—-—of love and joy;
joy unexpressed, but therefore the deeper felt.
The full light of the chandelier, that hung in
the apartment. fell directly upon the sunny
countenance ofher who reposed in my embrace.
Its brilliancy imparted an.addit.ional glow to the
bloom of her chceks—aud her dress, cut very
low in the neck, (2 la mode, showed to advantage
the graceful symmetry of a faultless shape.
Her throat, neck and shoulders formed a bust
which the sculptor or painter would have de-
lighted to portray. She was sad—it was the first
time that I had seen her so, nor had she ever
appeared more lovely.
Mr. Barry’s footsteps were heard ‘as he do-
scended from his chamber. I
‘Good night,’ said Louisa. hastily rising from
her incumbent position. ‘Excuse ine—I will
leave you.’
‘Not a kiss—not one ?’
She bent forward to receive it; then retired
by one door as her fl-ither entered by another.
Mr. Barry as he entered, placed upon the
centre-table a small trunk or-casket, and draw- 3 of my mother.
.I)Ul‘lll” what iassczl I had obseri'ed 9
-‘J
he continued to hoard up, to grow rich. His
children necessarily had the advantages of
education, but as they arrived at years of matu-
rity a wide difference of character was devel-
oped-——the boy grew up a wild, reckless youth,
devoted to sensual pleasures, regardless of con-
sequences. As a contrast, his sister was one of
those meek and gentle spirits who seem to be
the angelic beings of another world though
living on this. His name was Arthur—hers
was 'I‘hercs.'1.
‘I was myself something older than young
Fleming---perhaps as much as two years,
though my appearance did not indicate it. I
had been in his father's employment ever since
u more Ind, and since the death of my parents,
had resided altogctlier with the family. I was
consequently in Tliei'esa's company at meal-
times aiid of evenings---in every way and on
every occasion the same as her brother---more
so indeed than Arthur, who wholly occupied
with his pleasures, seldom, if over, bestowed a
thought upon his gentile sister. At this period
Theresa was but sixteen years of age, her
brother eighteen, I twenty. My place at the
table was precisely opposite to where Theresa
sat; and the first symptoms of a kindred feeling
were revealed to us in the blush that inevitably
crimsoncd our checks when either detected the
other’s gaze, or our eyes involuntarily met. In
the evenings-—-I know not how, but so it: hap-
pened, wo would be sure to meet in the
di'a\vii:g—room; and if no one was by we were
the better contented---a feeling the reader can
easily account for.
‘For a long time the suspicious of Tlicresa’s
lynx—oyed iiiothcr were not aroused. Eventu-
ally, liowover, she di.-rcovered our uttachinout,
and vclieinent. indeed was her rage. ‘\Vlio are
you, who aspire to the hand of my daugliter?’
she lniuglitzily exclaiinod, ‘-——you !—-—a clerk in
her f.-itlic-i"s employircntl You ‘.-‘~.'lio by the
recent dcsiili ofyour parents have haired the
trill» oftliirty tlioiisiiiiil ilollars---pi'esumo you
that she, who will iulicrit her liiindrcds thou-
sainls, c:ui be a wife of yours .7 No, sir, no.’
Uiii.l.~.::i.-ive yoiii*solf. lam only astonished at
your :is.~_:u:‘iit;cc, and shall in futui'e be more
c'.ircl'iil witli wlioin my daughter uSSU(.'ii'll0:i.
You have tauglit me a lesson sir. I shall ini-
provo by it. 'I‘l3erc5u--~’
‘i'\I:idai:i---’
‘Come.’
‘The checks oflic gen girl were flooded
with terms, and she subniissively followed her
inotlier from the rooin--—but fortunately, not so
quickly as to lose the \vord.~; which I whispered
in her car as she passed mo---‘send to the post-
oilice to-inoi-row by one that you can trust.’
‘In conscquoiice of this event my wounded
feelings would not permit; me to remain longer
under the same. roof---the bitter taunt had been
too keenly inflicted. My clothes, books, valua-
blos, 660. were brought from my chamber down
into the hall, and I had them immediately rc-
inovcd to lodgings that I obtained without diffi-
culty in the neighborhood.
‘This result was by no means a matter of sur-
prise to me-—-I had long expected it. I was
well aware of the purse-prour.lfeelings ci‘.tcrtaiu-
ed by Mrs. Fleining. Often had I rcasoncd
with myself, frequently had I resolved to break
ofl’ my intiinacy with ’I‘l1oresa, but then I
thought of the wound it would be likely to iii-
flict upon her gentle, her sensitive heart---the
time slipped by. and still it was deferred.
Though conscious ofhaving acted with pro-
criety, I lay that night upon a restless pillow
in my l]0\Vil1‘u’ll'l.lll(.‘lll;S, and awoke in the morn-
ing with a vague sense, an iiicliscrbable feeling.
of loneliness.
‘Mr. Fleming was indebted to me for a consid-
erable amount---six months’ salary; but the
same sensibility which actuated me in regard
to leaving his house, prcvoiitcd me from going
to demand it, or sending fifor it. During the
morning, though, one of my fellow clcrks came
to me with the amount, and a note from Mr.
E-‘leniing---who stated that he was sorry to lose
so good a clerk, but at the same time he entirely
approved of the course his wife had adopted,
and ifl had not left, as I wisely did, he certainly
would have discharged inc. Laying aside the
note, I penned a receipt for the money; and
giving it to the bearer dismissed him.
‘To Theresa I had already written. The
letter had been sent to t.ho post.-office---in the
afternoon I received an aswer to it. Here it is
---l’ll read it---’ unlocking the little trunk and
taking out a package of papers. -
May sisi, 1814.
II
LAC
Dear \Valtc.r,
I sent to the post-oflice this morning, agreea-
ble to the request which you whispered to me
lastcvcning, by one in whom I have partially
confided, and received your letter. The person
to whom I refer is my own cliainbormaid. I
think she is trustworthy, but of course shall act
with discretion till assured that she is.
‘Your letter is lying on the table before me ;
in it you speak of your feelings while speechless
you stood and listened to the angry denunciations
Feelings! what were mine!
ing up a chair seated liimselfbcsido it. During’ Itwas with difficulty I sustained myself during
the interval of his absence he had changed his: the brief but trying 50000-
He was now attired in coat and p:ni1a— ‘ sensation of dizziness caiue over me. and I felt
’ as if unable to prevent; myself from sinking,
calm-—u suit of, which together with the confusion oftlie moment
; and a sleepless night, has left me with an afflic-
' tive headuclle.
dress.
loons of deep black, together with a vest and
silk ncckclofli of the same
mourning. For what; was this’! Respect’.
for her who so lately had cursed him before
she died. _
‘I promised you to night that you should
know all—meaning the history of my own life,’
said he. ‘I am now prepared to reluto-it-—are
you to listen '1’ .
‘I am.’
CHAPTER in.
‘‘So smile the heavens upon this holy act.
That after hours nith sorrow clinic as not!"
‘That woman,’ said Mr. Barry, commencing
his narrative, ‘who you this night saw miserably
lstretclieil upon the bed ofdenth in a yet more
miserable hovel, was once the flattered beauty
of fashionable circles—tlie gay amidst the gay-
the wife of an opulent merchant. She was a
haughty, an ignorant woman ; but the crowd
respected her husband’s wealth, and her upstart
iusolenco was consequently sufl'ei'er,l to pass
unreproved. She was the second wife of Mr.
Fleming, an importer, who had been left a wid-
ower at. the age of forty-five. At the time of
the first Mrs. Flcining’s demise this one was a
servant in the family. Influenced by the girl’s
personal attractions, which as far as related to
a pretty face were not iucousiderablc. the wid-
ower married her. By his first wife he had no
clnldren; this second union produced him two,
a son and a daughter.
‘Mr. Fleming himself was one whose thoughts
were entirely absorbed with one oliject—giiiii,
the accumulation of riches. Ile, however, was
not parsimonious; on the contrary, his family
expenditures were oxtravagatly large; but still
More than once :1
‘Upon descending to the breakfast-table this
, morning, my parents instantly noticed my alter-
' ed appourunce---hollow eyes,pale cheeks.
Con-
sequently I have been enabled to keep my
chamber during the day without. cxcitiiig sus-
picion, but have very little oppori.uni!:y to com-
municate owiug to the frequent interruptions
that occur. To-nigiit, after the family have
retired, I shall again write and be more explicit.
Yours, affectionately,
Tuiziiiasa.’
‘This letter,’ continued the narrator, as he
'fol(lecl it up and replaced it in the casket, ‘was
the first from Tlic-rosa. It was followed by the
promised one the next: day, in which she
apologised for the brevity of the former, and
satisfactorily excuseal tlie-forinulity with which
it was written. To this I promptly returned an
answer. She replied again; and so it contin-
ued daily for more than six weeks. \Ve dared
not attempt. an interview, and our only relief
was to write---by the instru:iient.ality ofpcn, ll-.'l(
and paper to express ourtlionghts. But merely
to write was not sufficient; -tliero was 11 void-—--
11 cliasm—-an aching oftbc heart. Though the
warmth with which our feelings were e:<pi'osse(l
continued to increase, it must. be confessed that
the tenor ofoui' letters to each other began to
assume ii tone of desponrloncy, no longer bright
with the hopes that had liithorto cheered our
coi'respoiirlence. \Vhy was thi.-2? Both knew,
" gotten herappi'eliensioiis ofpu1'SUif-
‘In Theresa’s last letter but one to me, she’
writes, ‘Over the feelings of my bosom I have
heretofore exercised a iniistery, but have l’o'sfi
the power to do so now. \Vithout reserve I
acknowledge my unlimited affection for you,
and wonder not ifI express myself with proper-
tionate warmth and enthusiasm. I wish to be
where you are—by your sido—in your arms—
clasped, clasued in your embrace‘! But what
hope is there? My mother, with argiis-
eyes, still watches me! we dare not meet, and
tlicre is none—-—no hope, alas I’
' ‘In reply to the letter from which this is ex-
tracted I admitted a reciprocal desire, a mutual
longing, a ‘wish that we could meet. I ventured
to propose an elopcment; and marriage. - Two
days elapsed before I received an answer. I
began to apprehend that I had offended, or that
our correspondence had been detected. Both
surmises, however, were dissipated by the re-
ceipt of the following—-in which, in advorting to
the proposal of mine to elope and marry, she
says : ‘You desire me to consider the propriety
and practicability ofsuch a measure. To effect
an elopenieut, I do not think,would be a matter
of difficulty; and to he the wife of one whom I so
highly esteem as yourself would be the 726 _-plus
ultra of my fondest anticipations. It is a stop,
however, that should not be thoughtless‘-y taken :
lt is no coinniou tie that binds, that links t;o;_;oth-
erthe fortunes ofa r.;ari-icd pair; but an event
of the deepest importance to themselvcs—-it in-
volves their future happiness or misery I‘
‘It was finally arranged that the elopcment
should be att.empted—the spot whore we were
to meet desig'iiat‘od and fixed. ltwas a nightin
June, the woatner was mild and pleasant; no
nioon shone out, and but few stars; the atnios-
pherc was liuzy, not dark, and here and there a
mass oflicavy clouds presented an unfavorable
aspect. As the clock struck eight I repaired to
the appointed place. '.l‘lioresa was there be-
fore me, her mind filled with hopes and fears,
with doubts and alaims, hcre heart beating asif
it would burst. ‘
‘I‘-.7ot\vitli:;t::iidinglicrfears, at my appearance.
she unresorvedly sprang to my arms; and, lost
to evoi'yt.hing but llt’.l' foelir.g=, the lovely girl
was for if moment ocstatlcly eutwinzrd in my cin-
hracc. ‘\Valtei'.' (lmr ‘v'ziltei'!’ she 0.\.’Clt'.lUl-
oil, 17-i'elongii'ig with delight the words. I re-
plied with equal feeling, suffu-sing her warm lips
with my kisses, and prcs:~:ing her to my bosom
with uiiprecedoiitzcrl fervor.
‘It was our first me:-.‘ii:g after 11 separation of
six \‘.'(:t?l~:S .' Shall I e\'ei'fo:'got the thrill oftlir.t
moment ?
‘I’i'cs(-ntly, ho'.vevcr, Thei‘csa’s fcars return-
od. ‘V "l)(‘l'(.>’S the carriage '2’ she asked in hur-
ricd accents. It. is not here l’
‘fziczircoly bad she spoken when the tramp of
liorses was heard, and in less than a niiuutc the
carriage drove up to tho’ spot. I immediately
lifted Tlicresa in, and helped Susan the chain-
bci‘-maid, with the buiidles——tlic latter having
agreed to accompany the flight of her iuistress.
Repeating my directiozis to the driver, and hav-
ing iiiyselfniouritcd the steps of the vehicle, the
footinan closed the doors and the horses dashed
fiirward.
-Theresa was now with me, but still I folt———
not e.\’ucl'ly aprosentiinent of danger, but a sense
of insecurity. The marriage knot was yet un-
tied, and until legally mine, I knew that her pa-
rents had the power to tear her from ine—to
snatch her uway—percl1ance, forever.’
‘Nearly an hour had passed; suddenly the
profound silence, which had-hitherto been kept
by the three of as inside of the carriage, was
interrupted by Susan, who no longer could re-
strain her loquacious propensity. ‘Gracious!
I’m so tired! Here we have been a full hour,
and the carriage still goes as fast as it started.
I wish we were there, wherever the place is.
I’ve tried to fall asleep, but the road is so rough
lcan’t. Jolt——jolt-—contiuuully.’
‘Tho distiuice to where We are going is but
short,’ I answered ; ‘in fifteen minutes you will
be at the end of your ride.’
‘\Vell, if that’s all, I won’t complain,’ said the
girl. ‘I hope when we get there, they'll give
us something to eat—I’in hungry as a mouse.‘
‘Be not uneasy on that account,’ I rejoined
‘you will be amply shpplied.’.
‘Here the rattling ofthe carriage wheels over
the loose stones of a newly repaired part ofthe
turn-pike rendered our voices inaudible, and the
dialogue ended.
‘Theresa, when she entered the carriage, for
the sake of convenience, took her bonnet. off;
then coufidingly resigned herself to the protec-
tion of my caresses, while with urtless affection
she laid her soft warm cheek to mine. Our
journey was near its conclusion. Since we
started she had not spoken. Bending down to
her lips I pressed my own on hers with the si-
lent thrill of youthful iiffcction ; u.nd as I kissed
I asked her why she remained so silent I
‘My tongue has been inactive,’ she replied it
is true; but my mind has been busy---l;-usy with
its fears.’
‘Fears, is it possible!-'-'-of what ?’ I asked.
‘Of pursuit,’ she replied.
‘l.’ursuit." I repeated.
‘Yes,’ she continued; ‘but be silent for the
present; when the carriage stops I’ll tell you
more. I have my suspicions.’
‘Suspicious ." I again mpoateil.
‘Hush!’ said she, ‘hush!’ fainiliarly placing
her hand over my mouth, and by that means ex-
acting the silence she otherwise failed to com-
} mand. ‘No had spoken in an under tone, and
[what we had said was purposely inaudible to ‘
ltlie clianiber—maid-—-who pi'osenl:ly began to re-
lnew her uneasiness in regard to the roughness
’ ‘It’s a very long fifteen min-
‘I wish my \Villiani was
iof the roads, &c.
As she spoke the
»utes,’ she muttered.
_here to keep mo company.’
i carriage stopped.
‘At last 3’ exclaimed the gratified chamber-
maid. opening the door of the vehicle and spring-
ing out; before the footman had time to render
‘his assistance.
"I‘lieresa and I got out with less haste.
Mrs. Kay, the lady oftlie liouso, was ]'Gfl(I_')’
‘to receive us, ard iiuincdiatly led the three of
. as to an ab undantly spread table, which had been
. prepai"cd in expectation of oiii' ai'1'ival. Two
;SCl’\"illllS stood in wait,in,r,j. 'l’lici'osa and [sat to-
lgotlicr at tlietublo, and .l was pleusedto_find that
i her appetite was good. She hadappureutlyli)r-
' I was glad
ofit. For my own part I could not conjecture
by what means we could possibly be traced.
\Vhile in t.lie carriage she had promised to re-
veal the cause ofher suspicions. I had nopar-
ticular desire to know it—I was satisfied of our
safety myself-—-an_d ifit had escaped liere meni-
ory I dctorniined it should not be l'GVlV0(l by fife-
‘My intention was liowever ‘lI'I1Stl'Ii_i3f‘1l- bf!-
san, who, busily engaged witli the edible varie-
ty upon the table, had been for some time silent,
finally appeusod the gnawings of her appetite
both felt the re-asou—--a longing, a desii'o,_to be
within each others‘ arnis !
and found time to talk. _\‘\/'ith a half eaten log
I
iii?
of poultry in her fingers she suddenly exclaim-'
ed, ‘if VVilliam was here’ now how contented 1'
could make myself.‘ _‘
‘Theresa’s face became‘ suddenly very pu1"e..»»
she almost swooiied---aiid with a weak and trem-'
ulous voice desired to be led out of the‘ room in-
to the open air» I supported her as she walked?
out upon the piazza which surroundsthe house.-
Taking a seat, I gently took her into my a-rins,~
and rested upon my lap her almost inan‘ir‘nat'e*
form. Several. minutes elapsed before she re’-r
covered sufficiently to speak.- ,
‘\Valtor,’ she said, in a quiet and smothered‘
voice, ‘now is the time for me to disclose my
reasons for the suspicion I enterfainthat was-r'e',.
or will be, pursued. My sudden illness at the‘.
table was occasioned by Susan‘s mentioning the
name of a servant, who is at present employed
in my fathcr’s household. You recolloct._her"
observation--‘if XVillia2n was here how content-
_cd she could make herself’---do you not!’ '
I answered ‘yes.’
‘Between this \Villiam and her.’ continued’-
Thcresa, ‘a partiality exists. She seems en-
tirely dovoted to him ; and I firmly believe that
from her he yesterday received 1; hint of om-in-~
tended elopement. Going by chance into an‘
apartment where they were, I discovered them;
in close conversation, whispering and attaching.
more than ordinary importance to the matter,-
vniatevcr it was. That morning I had revealed:
to Susan my intention of eloping, and she hadt’
voluntarily profl'ei'cd her services, and announ-
ced her resolution to uccoiupany me. So in-
teiitly. too, were they engaged they did not at
first notice me. The noise oft1ie'd'oor‘a’s‘Iiclbs‘-
ed startled them. Iiofli redened in the face---
Susan especially---her face and cheek suffusedl
with the crimson tide as it gushed l$l)l'0Ugl'l‘- hbn‘
veins. Bo-tli were confused, their looks betrayed:
them, tlioy were guilty of something---but of?’
what I did not at the moment suspect, nor‘ d*'td’I~*.
think scrioii.'.=ly ofit until we entered the cnrri--
ago to night, when the fiict of what it very
probably was all at once struck me. In reply
to some trifling question which I asked at the:
‘limo, Sl‘ii’.‘.'.a‘l'll!l’llIl()I‘8f..l out an unintelligible an-—
swer. To-night too I perceived thatthe chain‘-
L-oi-nia:‘.<_l and niysclfwerc followed by some one‘
to the place of our appointment. The person
liowever kept at such a distance that his fea--
turcs were not dist'inguisliable, but from his size
and gait I am coiifidant of its being no other
than the ch:-.inberniaid’s “William.” To-be cer--
tain oftlie fact that I was followed I went oth-
ci'wi-_<e unnecessarily out of myway; turning to
look it was invariably verified---there was the‘
person still following me. Several times I vvas=
upon the point of returning; probably however‘
the family had already discovered my flight,
and in that case, at my return I should be again:
exposed to the reprehcnsions of my maternal’
paroiit, as well as to the several‘ rebuke of my
tiiciturn father, whose dark frown never failed
distinctly to imply more than the former express-
sed. I had my choice—the risk of an elop'a'--
meat or the latter alternative. Choosing the-
former I hurried on; my follower was still be-
hind us, but, turning to look when very near the-.
place of appointment, he was gone---not to be‘
seen.’
‘This was the substance of Theresa's disclo-
sure. I endeavored to quiet her apprehensions-‘-
with the possibility that it vvas not the person
she supposed.
‘No,’ she replied, ‘I lmve not a doubt of it,
\Valter ; not a doubt of its being him, scarcely
a doubt of his having betrayed us.’
‘If so, we must continue our journey at day
break,’ said I, ‘and trust to accident for a place
in which to lodge. I hoped to remain here---
‘ but Fate, whose victim it seems I now am, has
otherwise decreed! But you, Theresa, will
still be with me, and I uiust,"must be happy 1'
‘Mrs. Kay, let; me inform you, was the wid-
i ow of a captain who had commanded one of Mr.
, Fleiniug’s ships. \Vbile her husband was yet
living I formed an intimate acquaintance with"
‘him and his wife. They had no children and-
were particularly fond of me. After the death‘
‘ of her husband, Mrs. Kay purchased a_ property
,in the country, a few miles from the city, to’
which she immediately retired. \Vhen There-
sa and I formed the plan of an elopement, I
I wrote to her and frankly related the circumstan-
ces relative to our attachment, candidly disclosed
our intention to elope and solicited her advice in;
grogard to it. She returned a liberal answer;
‘and by the means of two or three more letters
on each side, it was settled that our destination
upon the night of elopementshould be her house.
' Now if Theresa was followed, as she supposed
she was, for that servant to mark the road we
t0Ul\'. return to his master, inform, and have a.
carriage in pursuit, would be but the work of
,_ lial f an hour.
3 ‘Theresa's apprelieiisions I still endeavored to
, calm, but unsuccessfully. She proposed that
we should go into the house again, which We
did. In the hall we were met by Mrs. Kay.
l ‘Ifyou wish to retire, Mr. Barr ',’ said she,
i ‘I'll show you to your chamber.’
‘These words, though addressed to me, were
intended for both, Mrs. Kay supposing us man
' and wife. Theresa blushed deeply, and abrupt-
ly hurried into a parlor on one side of the halli,
_ leaving the widow and myselftogether---the for-
l mer astonislied, inysc.lfdisconcerted.
‘An explanation ensued.
i ‘\Vliat, not married!’ Mrs. Kay exclaimed.
‘In one of your letters to me I’m sure you im-
plied flint you would be before you came.’
‘True, madam,’ I answered, ‘but unavoidable‘
circumstances have prevented us from entering
into that holy oond.’
| ‘Our not being married was unpleasant infor-
mation to the cars of Mrs. Kay, who, though
she did not verbally express her dissatisfaction,
l nevertheless took no pains to conceal it, permit-
ting it very distinctly to be visible upon the fret-
‘ful contortion of her features. Even her pal‘-'
jtiality for me did not act as a check upon the
impulse of her feelings. '
‘I must then have two beds prepared for you
instead of one,’ she pointedly remarked. Utter-
ing which she left me, and I turned into the
l parlour where Theresa, with rather a and ex-
l pressiou upon her countenance, was seated. A
few minutes only had elapsed when .Mrs. Kay
i'et.urned.
‘Good night, Theresa,’ I fondly whispered--~
-fear not, I shall be prepared ‘for any exigency
that may occur.’ Silently, but with unusual
warmth, did she return my caress, then follow-
ed l\;lrs. Kay to the apartment allotted for her
to pass the night in.
“.Vhen, after having conducted Miss Fleming
to her cliamber, the widow again returned, I
followed her to my own sleeping room- This
was about ten o'clock in the evening. Instead
of undressing,however, I took up a volume that
was lying on the table near the bed, and taking
woik of fiction by Charles I3-r.:..?.d‘e'.i Brown, 3
a seat conimencccl the p,erus.<_e!‘ of it---it was is .
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