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SERIES.
PLHNTIFLIL
At the @id Stand of
Bidfilfividti ;§IIé§,
E3
WIiei'e Customers
abundant stock: kept by
A fi'oin the
‘Upon the Frizicipie of
“ Live and
arse earner i,
Aiii SI. ’
are daily supplied
Essa Eaihffiff
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For Edens Y%1‘I§. 2
TI ll‘) sloop J ULIA has com-
menced her regular trips and will
leave the Landing at Five Mile
. . I River on Tuesday evening, fllllli of
Maich, and New York on Saturday, April 2d,!
and will continue to sail on Tticsiliiys and Sat-
urdays of the season. l7'rciglitand produce will
be conveyed as usual on the most favorable terms.
I901‘ freight or passage apply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. SAMMIS.
Five Mile River, bfarch 29th, 1847.
For New York.
REGULAR T.l{.l'l’S FOR THE S EA SON.
HE Sloop MARY \VlLLIS,
Capt. VVillis J. Merritt, hav-
ing commenced her regular trips
, for the Season, will leave Nor-walk,
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. may
apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vaterbui'y &
Quintard, on the Dock.
\VILLIS J. i\11§I~‘.RI'_l"l‘.
Norwnlk, March 20. 1847.
a I
Selleekfls Lane.
\Vest side he Bridge.
THE Sloop Mary
A. Selleck, Ca pt. Gru-
man, will commence
- _ her \Veckly Trips for ._ ,.
New York on Tuesday the 16111 of March, and
the Domestic, Ca pt. Merrill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwalk, March 9,_1847’.
NEVV C.'I{0CI{EI{Y
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
UST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 18-16.
‘-Svaiiiied Imzaacd iatel y
6 _ More Shirt Hands. The highest
prices in CASH or trade will be
paid on delivery of the work at
M. VV.ii(i«:nI.i.v’s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. “feed.
N orwalk.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing S'a.'urdr/y, .March 6th, 184-7.
PORT CIIIGSTISR, ROCKY NECK,
,5 '1‘ AIYII-‘ ORE) KI) NOR VJALHC.
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The New and Splendid Steamboat
(1.k'l‘ALlNE, Capt. Curtis Peck, Jr.
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
Catliru'iiie blarket Slip, as above every after-
noon, at two o'clock, Sunilays excepted. Re-
im-niog will leave Norwalk at seven o‘clo;k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at half past 8, and
Port, Chester at quiirter before 9.
Stages will be in readiness at the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vestport, Southport, F air-
field, .l5l‘ldgi\p()l'l'., Danbury, Ridgelicld, New-
Cannau and \Vilt.on. _
i;;_.§7'°A_ll persons are forbid trusting any indi-
vidual on accoinit of this boat or her owners.
New York, .\1arcli _b'tli, 1847.
Plows-—I‘IA L L’S ‘Premium Plows’
and Castings for sale by S. E. ()LMS'1‘EAD'
Iiiil Gvoes.
A fresh supply of those superior Kid Gloves
rec’d, at \VARD’S.
Alpaca.
A OTTON \Varp Alpaca, from 28 to G2 cts.
' pr. yd. Silk warp do. from 50 cts. to $100
at BISSELL & MOODY.
Garden Seed. _
HF. 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.
LOUR.——By the load or less quantity, at
- . OLMSTEAD’S.
BL!-\‘L‘!£ lIIl§'H‘l'i’S CGAL
at the §;ii~.:::i:ii Hiieiat Lzsniditag
SOUTI-I I\7OI{.\VAI.I{.
YEW L. CK’. J. Ii. I’ SCK will be discharging
_ c this week a cargo of Superior Black-
smilli’s Coal; those in want ofthe above Coal
will do well to call and examine the same.
I-'59‘-.=.-' 6100135.
7‘ ‘HE sub.-tcriber has just received large addi-
tional supplies of ll.-\ll I)\VA RIC, CUT-
LEIIY, IIOLLOKV-\VAlllfl, GUNS, IRON
AND S'I"lC.l<2L, '1".-\I.=.\l l<)lt’S U'I‘l‘li\’SlLS,
PAINTS, OILS, \VlNDO\V—GLASS, &C.
which are offered either wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
\V. C. S’1‘RE1-‘.T.
Norwalk, March 30, 1847.
Ex fsoods V
y . .
1 IIE subscriber hasjust1'cturncd from New
. York with an entire new stock ofseason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, cm-
bracing as complete and i.le.-irable assortment as
over brought into Fairlield County.
Iain receiving daily from my agent in N. Y.
the inn:-t i.lc.sirablc goods in the market, bought
at auction and ofthc importers, which will be
sold on the most favorable terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
\VM. J. FINCII.
\Vestport, March 29th, 1847.
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fly es s P1 s.
TIIE AMl3I’tICAN IMPROVED
Ellygeiiuii Vegt-talbic Medicine.
THESE Pills are one of the bust Medical Coin-
pounds in use at the prc.-’ent day. As a common
faiuily pliysic, for adniinistratoii in all toinporary
complaiiits of the .-:tomiic|i and bowi-ls, licail-aclic,
colds, the. they uiay be fully depended upon, and :1
prompt use ofthem on the first appearance of indis-
posiiiou will iiivnriably save much sickness. They
are pcciiliarly iulaplod to all cases of weakness and
generaldcbili1y—auy (lcl'1lll;[f.'llIL‘llt()f the system,
and c.-'pccially with feinalcs—aiid a stciuly, uninter-
rupicd use oftlicin. in strict conformity with the‘ di-
reciions will very soon restore the oitgaiis of the
stomach to their natural tone and action. and regu-
late the bowels. and renovate the whole system.
Tlicro is no disposition to give cxtmvagiiiit coni-
lll.£lltl2lll0llS of tlioui. \Vliat is liere.-:1:ilcd, is ilic re-
sult ofactual experience wiili them, and that through
a period ofliftecn _)'t‘.:ll’S. It is not supposed. or pre-
teiuled,tliat they will raise the dead! ncithcrare
they desigimd to be used as we use our food! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine. Its only op-
propriate olliccis to assist nature in restoring the
systein to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably. or through cai'clcssiicss or excess, it becomes
di.-ranged. Many are ciirclcss and hence need this
aid. And the mo.-t careful arcliable to irre;.fularilies
of the system It is needless almost. to say, that a
prompt use of safe and effective rcmedics, on the
first appearance of illness, is the part of wisdom.
(1? Such a M cdiciuc the I’ropiictor knows these
Pills to.be. And he is certain that in lortv nine ca-
ses out ol'fil'ty, where it fair trial is made according to
the dircclioiis,tbey will be used again as a standard
medicine. He has never known :iii instance, where
they have been thus used, in which they have not
met willi unq-ualilied approval!
Numerous le$lllll(Hllill>.‘ may be seen at the general
Office of sale, and rcfer(~.-ii(:cs will be given to sub-
stantialliving xvitncsscs of their valuable curative
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. NoaWALK,. CT. WEDNESDAY. JUNE '16, 184-7.
POETRYw
‘- Be kind to each oihvr!
'l‘lie nigbt’s coming on,
‘Wlieii friend and wlic-.n biotbcr
licrcliance may be gone !”
Oh ! be kind to each other!
For little yo know,
- Ilow soon ye may wcep
The sad tears of wo,
Fora brolber,or sister or a friend loved and dear, ‘
leposing in stiilness, on Death’s sable bicr.
I30 kind to each other!
Ere in sorrow you roam
Tlirough the tenautlcss rooms
Of a desolate home,
Or yearn for the forms that have passed away
To dwell in the light of a happier day.
Be kind to each otlior!
And strive day by day,
To render some l-'.iudness
To soften Lifo’s way ; ‘
A nd remember that friends the last ones should be
To point out the faults in each other they see.
Be kind to each other!
For short is Life's span,
\Vo must. crowd in its compass
All the good that. we can ;
EtlClll10l.ll‘ sboi.ild recall as it passes away,
Some being made glad by Love-’s kindly sway.
bUSCELLANY-
TH E MARRIAGE CER/I‘I1<‘ICA’I‘E.
3y the author of “The Groomsman," &’c.
“The good are better made by ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still."
Coiililzuccl.
‘So then, you did betray the trust confided
to you!’ Iexclaimod with a feeling of disgust.
‘She blubbered an affirmative; but to the
girl‘s excuses, rpologies, and solicitations for
pardon, who now began to entertain apprehen-
sions of my re-.=c-iitiuent, I paid no attention.
Cominanding her to remain in lied and keep si-
lence, I descended to the apartment where the
coachmon slept and awzikcncd him, too as well
as the foot:m:in, who was his bedi'ellow. They
were surprised, but directing them to got up,
whilst they were dressing I disclosed to them
the possibility of our being pursued, mid gave
them orders to put the horses to the carriage
and station it in the rear of the IIOPSO, so that
easy access to it could be obtained from the back
door in case of emergency. Scarcely had we
effected this arrangement before the distant roll
ofa carriage was heard sounding through the
stillness of the night. This was doubtless
Thoros-a’s father in pursuit ofus. Judging from
the sound, the pursuers vere still some consid-
erable distance bcbind—the _road in the neigh-
borhood was circuitous, and while they must
necessarily wood through its sinuosities, plenty
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of time would be afforded us to escape if
promptly attended to. My desire was to efibct
it without‘ awakening M rs. Kay and her house-
hold, who would consequently be ignorant of the
our pursuers with any information. Ascending
again to the sleepingapartment of the chamber-
maid. I bade hcr rise and dress hersclfquick in"
order to continue our journey; she prepared to
comply but very reluctantly. 1 next apprised
the gentle Th:-resa ofour danger, and stationed
myself at the door till she should be ready.
Susan soon appeared in the gallery with her
bundles ; Theresa a moment after joined us,
and we caution:-rly descended the stairs together.
I’assingtbi'oiigli the backdoor we found ourselves
as by the light. oftbo lantern with which I had
furnished mysclfl could see,npon a giavol-walk.
A few paces brought us to a gate wlicro stood
the carriage mid _l'ootman in attendam-.-o. “'0
entcrcd and took the road to a coiintry-lowii,
eiglitoon or twenty milcs distant, which we
reached at daybreak, and were accommorlatod
with lodgings at the better of the two hotels of
any importance in the place. ' '
‘After breakfast Theresa put her arm in
mine, and we walked to the residence of an
Episcopiil clergyman, by wliom we were mar-
ried ! He was a young man——palc, attenuated,
and nppareiitly in a precarious state of health.
He seemed to be of ii cheerful disposition how-
ever, and entered into affable conversation. In
reply to an inquiry of his,I stated that our
stay depended upon circumstances, but that
we should very probably remain a week or two,
if not longer. He then tendered us an invitation
to hear service with his congregation on the
following sabbath. which we accepted, and
subsequently to some further civilities we par-
ted wilh him, promising to call on him again
as soon as possible. His name was Boyd.
CHAPTI-:11 IV.
“No home, no hope can bring relief
'l‘o her who hides a blighted name ;
For hearts unbowed by storiniest grief
‘vVill break beneath the breeze of shame ”
Bulwcr.
‘I was now,’ said Mr. Barry, in continuation
ofliis narrative, ‘a married man. The feeling
was ncw——it was impressive. But Theresa
route we should take, and be unable to assist‘
ease is gnawing at the root. of my existence and-
that I must. soon sink to the grave, but’——and,
as he elevated his eyes, a momentary halo
seemed to flicker around his expressive face—
‘I am prepared! I am waiting !’
‘Ilis voice ceased, but his gaze was still up-
ward, and his lips continued to move as if in
prayer. II‘ was cvening—siinset—and the cool-
ing S‘illllln(‘.l'-l)l'f‘(‘ZC, as‘ it xvaftcil through the
opened window, fanned the polish ofhis expan-
sive brow around which the curls of his dark
hair cluslo‘:'ed. ’I‘licre.'-:a's gazeiind mine were
ii'i'esi.-ttibly riveted upon his c'Gun:enance; he
scoiiicd to us more than an earthly bcing—so
pale,‘yet so lninilsoinc; not the lltlfill of hope
nor the bloom of health, but the spirit-like hue
of disease and the holy calm of resignation. In
connexion with subsequent. events, how painful
to me is the l‘(‘lllC!lll)l'tll‘l(‘.(‘. of that. hour!
‘Our iicqu:iintance and friendsliip with l\Ir.
Boyd necessarily lllll'OlIl.'(‘.(.‘(_l us to the circle in
which he was intimate, or rather in which he
stood as the centre; and in the short space of
three \vneks Tlioresa iuid I became so much
attached to the society in which we mingled at
C—-———— that we concluded to make it our per-
manent i'esideiice and rented a house for the
purpose, the situation of which was in the im-
mediate in-igbourliood of Mr. ‘»oyd‘s dwelling,
and coiiscqiieiitly the more dosir::blc. \Vit'li
the ready cash which I possessed Iwas enabled
to furnish our abode handsomely, and even to
iillhrd sovcml hoiise—l1old luxurii-.s. The build-
ing itself was of fraiuo, two stories in height,
with a large hall and double parlours on each
side, licsiiles a kitchen l.~ac.l-:, and a stable at the
end of the lot. One sci. of p.'u'lours I fiiruisliod
as a place of study for iuysolf, having resolved
to devote my hours to pursuits of a literary na-
ture, for which I had a taste, instead of enga-
ging in the bustle, activity, and care ofconunei'-
ciai lifo. Tho thirty thousand dollars that I in-
herited from my father yielded me an income of
two thousand a your. and that sum as we sub-
sequently n.=:cci'taincd was more than doubly
sullit-':cnt to answer our douninds. The liouso
stood back froin the street, and was surrounded
by inoro than an acre square, .‘\'\'lll(.‘il had been
tastefully arranged so as to present a variety of
artificial gzrottoes, arbours, groves and fountains.
Flowei's in delightful profusion were scattered
over the scene,’ and the deliglitcil eye but wan-
dered from beauty to licaiity. And there, in
that. ltaly—liko place, lying at ease upon the
green sward or walking ai'in-imd-arin through
the shady path, did Thercsii and I pass the sum-
mer. ‘.Vo were in the habit. of reading to cm.-li
other, and, among the leugtlienod shade of the
tall poplar, we would sit during the mid-day
heat, and 1 i'e.meml2er well how I loved to listmi
when the musical rythm of ‘_i.'oung’s Nighti
’J"houghts was rendi-red trebly harmonious by
the tones of Theresa’s sweet voice.
‘Thus the time passcd ;---we were happy—
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which ushered another into being proved fatal to
her.
‘Atthe time Theresa and I took up our rosi-
deude at C———— the rector had been about.
six months a widower. The origin of our ae-
qiiziiiit:iiice with him I have already related,
and, blessed with the affections ofa wife upon
wlioin I doated, and the society ofa frieiul,liow
could I be otherwise ‘than happy? This
fricndsliip was fatal though; it ended in guilt,
in (.’“i.s*/uirior . ‘
Here Mr. Barry was deeply agitated.
‘Guilt! disliouor !’ I unconsciously echoed,
intently gazing upon his coiintonancc, where
was faithfully delinatcd the oinotions of the soul
wiihiu. -
‘Yes, dislionor!’ he ompliatically repeated.
‘Is it possible .7’ I excliiiiucd. '
‘Too true ! loo true !’ he re.-‘pended. In the
anguish of the moment he rose from his scat,
and,with his hands pressed 0n(-‘.l'g0l.l(‘&tll_V against
liisforelieail, paced the drawing room with a
hurried step. lie-.siiiniug his seat, ho becaine
calm again and continued his liistory.
‘Tlicy olopod, my wife and my false friend !
I had not cntertaiiicd a single suspicion of it,
and the whole truth flashed at once upon my
mind! I was stunned as it were»-stupified by
the sudddennoss oftlie blow. Anger succeecl-
ed; and fearful resolutions of i-ovongo, like
gliosts ofllie dv.-parted, stalked boforo nio—liko
l~‘.anquo’s shade they came and wont. Retro-
spcction inai.ldencd me; it brouglit back to my
mind the happiness that had been mine, the
love and peace of other days! \Vhat :i contrast
was now pi'c.-*eiit'od----iny wife on adulIi'css---
that friend a villain ! ’
‘I’urs-uit of the lugitivcsl did not attempt;
but, cloistering myself within doors, rcmaincd
brooding over the calamity which had befallcn
mo, inconsolablc, almost insane. Time though
vill wear away the deepest traces of anguisli.
Alicr the teinpest ofiuyfeclings Ilil(l1ll)1ll()-i, rc-
flcciion seilieti into a i«'.inil of iiioi.-otoocus sor
row, and I became more reconcilrid to my fate,
more like the being 1 naturally was.
‘Amidst the first shock of grief my intention
was to leave C , and iininuro myself in
some secluded country village or town in the
\Vest, scarcely to be known, and never to c-
mcrge from obscurity. ' his resolution was
abandoiicd and I remained with Susan and
another servant in the same house, busy among
my books, and strenuously eiiilcavoring to bear
up against my fate. The alliiir ofmy dishonor,
as a matter of course, became the theme of
conversation ainong the inhabitants of tlicplace,
and ali"oi'ded an ample topic of scandal to the
g()SSlDlll_"’.
‘liighteen months passed away ; I was still at
, closeted with my silent companions,
books. Susan was my housekeeper, and her
assiduity to please amply atoned for her former
iiiiiueasiiivilily so. Recollect'ioii dwells upon
the thought of it. It was the briglitcsl; spot in 3
my existonce—and the heart that is subdued, ‘
not broken, by its sorrows, delights to trace
the sunshine of the past, to muse upon remem-
bered joys!
‘St. I.’aul‘s Church at C—-—————- was the only
one in the place ofllie same denomination. The
structure was of stone, and had been reared in ,
1730 at the private expense ofa wealthy gcutle—l
man, who died shortly afti-r its completion and
left it by will to the small but: SEl(,'CI'- congi'ega-
tion who, with liiinself, had been in the habit of
worshipping within its walls. Augustin Iioyd,
who was rcc-tor at the time of which I spcal-2,
was a young man, twenty-tlirce years of ago,‘
but to appeariiiices four or live years older. At
the age of twelve he had been admitted into
Yale College, and at sovcntccn received the
(It-‘gl‘CC of Ilachelor of Arts. Ilc remained
nearly two ycais longer preparing for the min- 3
li-ft an orphan in infanc_v——his father and mother-
dying within a. your of cacli ollier. He was
not deslzitiite however, nor depciiilant upon the
kindness of relations. The property that de-
volved to him on the death of his parents
yielded him more than a competence. ;
Shortly after his return from Europe, while
at a watering place, he fornu-.d an acquaintance _
with a lady of wealth, which resulted in marri-
age.
had no pretentious to beauty, but. was a woman
soliciting her hand, but slie knew what was
their object, and had discretion enough not to be
sions. They dared not flatter her, it would
have been an insult to her good sense. Tbi-y
did all else, but in vain---she still remained sin-
gle, and hcrrejection of so many exposed her to
pable. As mistress ofa fortune and unmarried,
she was nccessarily liable to offers ofmatriiuony ;
and by no means ofa cold or reserved disposi-
tion, how was it possible for her to rebuff‘ the
attentions that were ])l'()fO1'l'L‘.(l. Nor, though
courage it; but simply and dispassioiiately de-
clined v.‘hen,inarriage was proposed. So in-
was mine—-by inarriage mine. No power on
earth, save death. could part us!
‘After our return to the hotel from the cler-
gymaifs I paid for the hire of the carriage and
dismissed it, exacting from the driver and foot-
man a promise of secrecy.
‘One week passed away—anolher—and the
third ; we were still boarding at the hotel, but
properties. _
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packages, each having ,a pliamplilct embracing a.
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use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the
purchaser.
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Sold W7i0lcsalc and Retail at N . 140 Fulton;
strccl, 2cl _/loor, N. York, between Nassau and
Broadway, N. Y.
From a personal knowledge of, and use
of the above llllcdicine in my f:imily.for about. 15
years,I can commend it in the most unqualified
manner. P. PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY, west side the
Bridge, Norwalk: B. J. Daskam, Stamford, and
J. Bench, VVall st. Bridgeport. 48
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lNG‘IIAl'v‘IS.—-Some choice styles of
Scotch and French Ginhains are now of-
fered to the Ladies of N orwalk, also a beautiful
article of Ginghanis at 12 1-2 cts. the yd. 1 yard
- wide, by
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co.
longed for a change of residenoe. During this
period we had three times listened to the pulpit
eloquence of Mr. Boyd, and had cultivated his
friendship with ‘mutual satisfaction. Theresa
particularly seemed interested in his welfare,
and when she spoke of him_ to me, with tears
in her eyes, extolled his talents and amiability,
lamented the fceblcness of his health and the
impossibility of its restoration. ‘But. the sweet-
est flowers fall earliest to the ground,’ said she.
‘The brighter our hopes, the likelicr they are
to encounter disappointment. There was in
her voiceland manner when she uttered those
words an unaccountable tone of despondcncy—
despairing, but inexpressibly melodious. She
must have felt at the moment a presentiment.
of fut.nre sorrow, an anticipation of the calami-
ties thnt subsequently fell to her lot. From ex-
porience she could not have spoken—sho had
as yet participated in no suffering. and, with the
single exception of having incurred parental dis-
pleasure on my account, her existence, like the
insect of a day, had been passed in uninterrupt-
ed sunshine. Mr. Boyd, too, was fully aware
of his situation-—he knew how frail was the
nature upon which his earthly being depended.
Speakingiof it one evening as the three of. us
satlogetbcr, ‘I am withering,’ said he-—-‘daily
wasting away—I know that the worm of dis-
genuous too was the manner of her denial, it
‘was in no instance known, in the slightest dc-
rco, to injure the feelings of the i'cjc(-tecl.
it lost her a l:ve1' it secured her a friend. Fi-
nally among the rest, as a suitor,caine Augustin
"Boyd, who, more fortunate than those that had
. preceded him, was accepted. I-Icr hand was at
ilast solicited by one whom she believed disinter-
ested : nor was her impression crroni-on. ; he
sought her affections only--.-not hcr wealth.
‘Mrs. Boyd, like her husband, was an or-
lg
I have spoken as the founder of the Episcopal
church iit. C . The rectorship happened
to be vacant at the time of her marriizge. and
which it was easy for her husband to obtain.
__Both had mingled much in the world, and, as
retirement was an object, she respectfully so-
licited him to apply for it. C was her
native place; the home of childhood is ever en-
deared to us, and there, surrounded by Old
scenes and the recollections they recalled, did
she desire to live. He applied and was accep-
ted. At C therefore they established
tlionisclves, and Mr. Boyd, who W115. by 113Tl"'9
and education competent, entered upon the du-
ties of his new situation with a cheerful heart,
and ii. determination unbigotcdly to uphold the
precepts and the sanctity of religion.
‘Rich themselves. the humble salary which
the congregation afforded was important to Mr.
Boyd and his wife, only as additional means to-
getlier with a large income, by which to (liffuse
around them the blessings of unosteiitatious
charity. They lived happily, but the duration
of their wedded joy was brief. Mrs. Boyd gave
,bling hand I broke the Seal, and read.
istry; visited various couiitrios and improved
z‘.'... . . 'T‘-1". '
himself by tiavcl; ietuiuod to the I,:llliO(i States
about the time of his majority. He hail been .'
I
She was his senior by several years, and 1
of extraordinary altaimnents and depth of mind. '
Suitors had flocked around her in abundance, l
blinded by their assiduous and insincere profes-'
an imputation ofcoquctry, of which she is inca—’
she did not at once crush the hope. did she en-'
phan---a descendant ofthe gentleman of whom:
indiscrclion in regard to the elopement. All at
once, in the midst. of my solitude, I was surpris-
cd by the receipt of a letter from my crrlng
wife. I knew the ll3.Il’_l'\'u"I'IbllI°'. \‘.’iib a trem-
Oh God!
Oh God !’
Here Mr. Barry again broke oil, and rising
froiu his seat paced the drawing room. In a
minute or two he resumed the tlirvad of his
narra tivo, but continued on his. foot, and appear-
cd more at ease in the dclivei'y of words than
while in a scd: n‘ary position.
‘After receiving this letter,’ said he, ‘I did not
remain at (I , but making a sale of house-
hold cffccts caino back to the city, where I had
been but a few weeks rcturiie.'.l when my falli-
er's only brothci', licirlcss and... intestate, died ;
and I came into the possession of his wealth, to
the amount of eight thousand dollars. hit this
acce.<_sion oi fortune brought no aililition ofcoin-
fort, it only made me more desolate, she was
not there to partake of it!
‘The time still passed on; I heard no more
from Tlieresa. I knew not wliere she was.
\Vhethcr still with the partner of her guilt, or
whcthc ‘ alive, I. knew not; and it was nearly
three years since her desertiou, when one eve-
ning, as seated by the fireside at my loilgings, a
person brought a note to the door supercribod to
me. It (lesii'(-.d me to follow the bearer willi-
out delay, and intimated that matter. of deepest
impo'rtance depended u;~ou my compliance with
the request. I did comply, and was conducted '
to the bedside of my wife who was dying ’
‘Dying l’
‘Yes. There too sat the wasted form oflicr
guilty companion, Augustin Boyd. I was calm
-—iny thoughts were roused into action, but the
sight ofliiin gave rise to no emotions of ire. I -
mi-11m piticd him, for I gazed upon the wreck of
what I once considered to comprise every virtue
and all that was'liyuature noble. But shr,----iiiy
uii/‘c---tliose hollow cheeks, those sunken eyes !
IIow lmggred, bow altered since I last sa\v her!
How painful was the conti'::st.'
‘The splendid garnitnre of the apartment
scemedto glare with unnatural mockery; and the
velvet curtains their crimson shade over the pa!-
lid countenance of the dying. I-lei‘ attenuated
fl ngers were shadingthe feeble sightof her lustre-
less eyes, and from beneath the border of her;
cap fell a ringlet. of dark hair. As I approached
the bedside she withdrew her hand, and our.
gaze mot--~is it unmanly to confess it? with a '
,mutunl look of tenderness! The past---we
thought of the past, and xiiciiioiy recallcd‘our
former feelings; our days of happiness rushed
back on us, and old associations thronged upon
‘the heart, like wave on wave as they dash tu-
f n'iult.uouslv against the sea—.-:liore!’
‘\Valteii’~——sliearticulated; but with n V0360.
, when contrasted with the tones which I had been ,
{used to hear from those lips, how shrill,‘ how;
weak, how unlike tilieharmony of former times.
‘Tlieresa! Theresa !’ I falteringly respon-
ded.
Her hand lay upon the white counterpane,
and at that: moment my eyes fell upon our wed-
ding ring -the ring which I had placed upon
her finger at the time of our marriage. Oh,
the feelings that rushed, swift as an arrow
through my heart, at the sight of that-—witli
that Iliad wedded her, staked every hope upon
the die, and the result was shipwrecked happi-
ness!
‘Oh, do not. upbraid me,‘ murmured Theresa,
with quivering lips, ‘do not upbraid me;’ and
with an accent still more subdued, ‘I know how
guilty I am,I know how much I merit your re-
proiich; but pity me, spare me!’
‘Upbraid you, Theresa I’ I "responded ; I
have never upbi-aided you.’
‘Never,did you, never?’ with a tone of in-
cert.it.ude ; ‘not when I deserted you? did you
not then curse me ?’
‘I answered no, thatl then pitied her.
‘This reply, so in contrariety with what she
anticipated, caused her to shed tears. ‘You
did not then curse me,’ said she: ‘but when I
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man frailty and pitied me!’ She again closed
her nt_tenuated lingers upon her eyes which
were dimmed with tears, and I, no less agitated,
leaned for support against the bed post. _ A
deep groan startled me, it was from Boyd,whose
conscience was coiling itself around his heart,
whose soul was writhing beneath the sting, of
reinorso. One other oxclainutioa of agony es-
caped from him, and unable longer to endure
the sorrowful scene he tottered from the room
as fast. as his weakened fraiue would admit of.
‘Tlieicsa again witbdrc.-.w her band from her
eyes, and again lixcd upon me a steadfast gaze,
uttering empliiitically with a tone of self re-
proach, ‘and y_ofz. are tlie: man that I have so fa-
-tally. disgi'a<_:e'd.‘*. _dli! forgive me, I was
_'y’0I1llg, foolish; I knew not the treasure I pos-
sossed; 1 did not know your worth. Forgive
me! I ma dying, mercy! pardon! You loved
me once‘
‘And love you still, Tlu-:i'csa,’ I added.
‘Thou by that love, forgive me ?’ she eye’-
claimed.
‘I do, from my lieart!’ I answered. ‘Yous
are still dear to me---you are st.ill my ~wi;/‘e.’
‘No, no,’ she hurriedly and vehemently cried,
‘I have lost that name; I am no longer a wife;
my honor is gone! The sacred name of wife no
more is mine, I have forfeited it!’ ‘
‘\Vitli this painful scene, however, I will not
detain you, Mr. llarrisou---I will not dwell up-
on it. Much CUll\'0l'SZll;l0!l of this nature-passed
botivccii ’l‘lierc.<ii and myself, and I endeavored,
as far as it lay in my power, to administer con-‘
solation. But my feelings at the time can be
better imagined than described. There, before
me, dying, emaciated, pale, was the wile that
three years previous I had wedded with the
briglitost of hopes. '\Vl1o, to have seen There-
sa then, in the flush of beauty and the bloom of
health, would have conjectured such a. result 3
Such a i'csiilt in so short a space of time!
‘It was midnight; I \ still at tho beside of
the dying; her broatliing became more difficult,-
and the stillness of the hour was interrupted by
nothing save the monotonous tick of the time-
piece on the mantle. The nurse cameinto the
room at intervals with a quiet, noiseless tread.‘
to ascertain if her services were required, and
retired witli the same silontand measured pace.
For the la.~:t half-hour the invalid had appar-
ently sluinbered. Her‘ hand was resting in
mine, a movement of which indicated that she
no longer slept, and I prcsse:l to her lips a ves-
sel containing an anodyne of which she sipped
ii portion, but spoke of her sui’Tering as being too
acute for her to derive scarcely any relief from
it. ‘Death can on'y assuage this pain,’ she
murmured as she pressed my hand upon her
bosom, ofwhich I felt the feeble throb ; "death
alone can relieve mo, and the grave hide my
sorrows and shamo.’. \Vhilst she spoke I ob-
served a change, a feai-ful alteration, in her
countenance. I-Ier pale checks assumed a more
asliy hue---deathly, spectre-like ; and her eyes,
which had hitherto retained a natural anima-
tion, grew diin and glassy. She felt the change
licrself---"felt her dissolution, mid adverted to it
in a tone of feeling that reached the inmost 1'0-
cesses of my heart.
‘I am dying,’ said she, ‘dying ! I feel that the
vital spirit is leaving me! My eyesight fails, it
flickers, fades; and feeble nature nolonger can
support itself. I have been an erring woman,
but hope for mercy at the tlironie of Heaven !
I know that ignominy will rest upon my name.
but in you my memory will have at least ii.
friend. And when no longer talked of, per-
haps forgotten by all the world beside, you still
will think ofme, will still occasionally bestow
the tribute ofa tear.’
‘B y sobs answered her.
‘You still weep for me,’ she continued, ‘this
is kind. You, whom most. I have injured, are
kindest at the time when friends and sympathy
are needed most. You have__.retui:nei_.l good for
ovil; you have repaid ‘ ii'ij'ury with_kinduess.
But. I am almost gone-;. my bi'c'atli —'-fails, dear
\Valter---husband.’ She continued to speak,
but the wo‘.'d.~; that fell from her lips were unin-
telligilile. Perhaps she was cngagedin prayer.
Her hand was still closed in mine. I boot for-
\vard---those lips had ceased to move. I im-
printr_-.rl a kiss; the last feeble energies of her'
frame relaxed, and without a struggle s11ocaliu-
ly.sunk into the sleep of death.’
cu.-u*"ri-ta v.
“I ll‘lOllgl)l.f0l'glV'clleSS of injuries had been ilie
Clirisiian’s precs-pt; thou scd’st, at least it is the
I’cruviau’s practice.” PIZARRD.
‘Such,’ continued Mr. Barry, ‘such was the
fate of Theresa Fleiniiig; the victim of a fatal
error, (not twenty years of age)---she perform-
ed but a brief career in life’s eventful scene. I
---her husband---Whose protection she left, who
in a thoughtless hour she deserted, had never-
theless the self-consolation of being with her at
the last moment: ofher existence, and yielding
'lIr<
nu:
-comfort to her broken spirit. After the vital
spark had fled, I still held her hand in mine, I
still gazed upon those features fixed in death,
and, as faithful memory withdrew the curtain
from the past, the days of happiness came back
on me, tbronged with the joys, delights and
hopes that once were mine. The summerltime.
when together we passed the idle hour, when
together we roved through the shaded avenue or
sat by the cooling fountain, the winter evening,
the fireside, the music tones of her young voice,
the song, the harmless jest, the joyous laugh,
all old associations on my remembrance crow-
ded, as tbcize I stood and gazed upon me dead!
‘A footstep interrupted ine---it was the quiet
tread of tlie‘jnurse who had entered the a3
. partinent. Slie observed the change that had
taken place, but no exclamation of sorrow es-
caped her lips, nor tear started in her eye---to
nurse the sick was her vocation, by it she pro-
cured a livelihood, and scenes like this were fa-
miliar. " '
‘Go to Mr. Boyd,’ said I, ‘tell him that The-
resa is now no more C”
‘Poor gentleman ! he will not survive her
long, and I doubt whether he is able to leave his
bed at this moment.’
‘He was here two hours ago,’ I rejoined, ‘I
noticed that he was very feeble ; but is suddenly _
so much worse 7’
‘She answered that he was.
‘I inquired if she had sent for a physician.
‘She replied, ‘I Wished to do so but he objec-
ted. He says ’tis his desire to die undisturbed
-- that he is past cure, and wishes to sink in si-
lence to the grave.’ -
‘Vt7here is he ?' I inquired.
‘She answered, ‘in his chamber.’ .
‘Tell him, "if you please,’ said I, ‘that I desire
to speak with him.’
‘She left the room,'and after, a few minutes »
returned with an answer from Mr. Boyd, C0111"
plying with my rouuest. I followed the nurse
to his chamber, where an interview of Several
birth to a daughter, but almost the same moment
dislionored you, imputed my weakness to hu-
hours duration took. place between us, and it-was
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