P
.1-,onvcy passengers to \Vestport, Southporr, F air-
\,—
PLENTIFUL
At the Oh
Vifherc Qustonicrs
free‘: the a.huiiuiant stock kept by
'3. -.
Upon the Prtncipie of
“A Entire and
i Stunti or
Publi-shcd Every Vveclnxesilay Morning,
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NORVVALI{, CT. VVEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 184-7.
by JAMES REED,
at"Two Dollans Per Annunn in Advance.
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VOLUME 30—NUMB ER 26-
AND I
POETRY.
Lalbows 'fl‘Eaanl:.sgiving lfiynnzz.
BY MARY IIO“’X_T'I‘.
That I must work I thank thee, God!
I know that hardship, toil and pain,
Liko rigorous winter in the sod '
\Vhicli doth manure the hardy grain.
Call forth in man his noblest powers;—
are dtiily supplied
.Esi,tre*.f’
Hess York I
TII IC sloop JULI.-\ has com-
nicnccd ‘ncr regular trips and will
leave the Landing at Five Miie
, __, ‘ lliver on Tuesday evening, .‘l():h of
l\Iaich, and i\'ew York on Siitiinlziy, April 2d,
and will continue to sail on '.I‘ii.')s<.l:iys iiml Sat-
urdays of the season. l"reight; and produce will
be conveyed as usual on the most farorablc tcrnis.
For freight, or passage. apply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. S.-\f\:I;‘~IIS.
Five Mile River, March ‘20tli, I847.
I”E'or New “forts.
REGULAR T.RIl’S FOR. THE SEASON.
.\ WIIE Sloop MARY \V.lLLlS,
Capt. ‘Willis J. Illerrilt, im-
Ea
ing coinincnced her regular trips
,_,,,=,,, ,_,,_,,,f'or the Season, will leave Norwalk,
East side the Bridge. every Tuesday Eveiiizig,
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 \Vaterbury 6.’.
Quintard, on the Dock.
\VlLLIS J. ‘d.ERR.ITT.
Norwalk, March 29. 1847. 1'3
7 " ‘
Selleck s Lme.
‘West side he Bridge.
TIIE Sloop Mary
A.. Sclleck, Capt. Gru-
man, will couiniciice ”=.
» her \Vcekly Trips for ,;,_'i,;4"‘),.;,.,
New York on '.l.‘uesday the 16th of March, and
the Doniestic, Capt. Merrill, on the Satiirilny
following N. SELLECII.
Norwiilk, March 9, 1847.
NEVV CROUIKERY
AT PECICS BRANCII S'I‘O.Rl<I.
UST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1846.’ '
Vvalnlcd Hmmcdi:1t.ely
More Shirt: Hands. The highest
prices in CASH or trade will be
paid on delivery of the work at
- - M. \VAi_~:i:n.~i.\"s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. \Veed.
Norwiilk.
SPRING AI{IlANGE1V[EN'l‘,
Commencing -S'a.'urcIuy, Jllarc/1. 6!/2, 18-‘I-7.
.-
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
‘ARIFORD AND 1\’0l_l\'l’ALK.
(3/\r'l‘ALlNE, Capt. Cursis Peck, J:-.
’\Vill 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 0'clo :k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at halfpast 8, and
;Port Chester at quarter before 9.
Stages will be in readiness at the Landing to
field, Bridgeport, Danbury, Ridgeficld, New-
Canaan mid \Vilton.
5’fz?All persons are forbid trusting any indi-
vidual on account of this boat. or her owners.
New York, March 6th, 1847.
Plows-—I*IAI4 L’S ‘Premium Plows’
and Castings for sale by S. E. Oi.us'rr:A1)-
“ Kid G voes.
fresh supply of those Superior Kid Gloves
rec'd, at ‘VAR.D’S.
Alpaca. '
OTTON V/'arp Alpaca, from 28 to 62 cts-
I ' pr. yd. Silk warp do.'from 50 cts. to $100
at ‘ BISSELL & MOODY.
Garden Seed. ,
I-IE 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. VVEED.
F LOUR.——By the load or less quantity, at
sinElli’s Coal;
will do well to call and CI\’ill1ll'Ll(‘-::llle- same.
E3L."stCE~& l’:‘Il!"‘.I.’&’§ €3€.‘A L
at the .‘§t<,-zine: Bozat jL2u:a‘i§:z_:;
S O U T H N OIR.-\VA L K.
FT“ .Tl- &. .I. II. PICCIC will bediscliarging
.E. a this week a (:zii'_«__;‘o of Superior Black-
tliosc in want oftlic above Coal
7‘, Illl I33 siil):.<ci'il;ei' has just i'cccivcd largo addi-
l.ioIi;il supplies of lI.~XRD'\V.«\.l{.E, CUT-
L I-I RY, IIt)I.L(‘)".V-\VARl£, (,il..-";\"S, IRO-.\’
:\;\'l,) S’.l'lClCL, li‘ALi\Il=I'1‘S U-'l"l-lNSI.I..S._
l’.\lN"S, OILS, VlNI;)O\V-GLASS, &.C.
wliicli are oft'crcd either wliolesalc or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
\V. C. S'1‘RF.}Z’1‘.
Norwalk, I\Iai'cli 30, 1847.
fl .- 5
Er y €'.»r€%Q:§;S I
TE‘ IIE subscriber liasjiist returned from New
- York with an entire new stock ofseason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
lirnciiig as completeand,desir:ible assortment as
ever brought into Fairfield_County.
I am rcceiviiig daily from my agent in N. Y.
the most desirable goods in the market, bought
at auction and oftlie importers, which will be
sold on the most‘ favorable tcrifls for cash.
Please call and judge for yoiir.~,:clves.
\V;VI. J. FINCII.
\Vestpoi't, lllarcli 29th, 1847.
Q spa’ « um
E37355. s Paris.
TII1-‘.AMl:‘.P.lCAN IMPROVED
Kflygeiaaan ‘Vega-t:uE9!c Hctlicisac.
TIIIISIS Pills are one of tlic l1(}Sl.IlIL‘(ll(itl.l Coni-
pouinls in use at lll(31)l‘(.‘.~'6lll. day. As a coiinnon
family pliysic, for adiniiiistratoii in all temporary
complaints of the stoniacli and bowels, licail-aclic,
colds, &c. they may be fully depended upon, and a
prompt use oflhcin on the first appcariiiice of indis-
posifiou will invziriably save niuch sickness. They
are peculiarly adapted to all cases of weakness and
general t|ebility—ziny deuiiigciiiciit of the system,
and especially with l'ouialc:‘—-and a steady,uiiiiiter-
ruptcd use of them, in strict conforuiity 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 systi.-in.
There is no dispositton to give e.vtravag:int coni-
incndatioiis of them. \Vliat is here stated, is the re-
sult ofactual cxpcriciice with them, and that through
a period offiflccii years. It is notsnpposcd, or pro-
tended, that they will raise the dead! neither are
they designed to be used as we use our food! Such
is not tlietrue purpose of medicine. - Its only op-
propriate ofliccfl to assist nature in restoring the
systeni to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably. or through carelessness or excess, it becomes
doraiigeil. Many are careless and hence need this
aid. And the most. careful areliablc to irregularities
oftlio 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.
3*‘ Such :1 Medicine the Proprietor knows tlicse
Pills to be. And he is certain that in forty nine ca-
ses out oflifty, where a fair trial is made according to
the dircctions,they will be used again as a standard
medicine. Ilc 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
Office of sale, and references will be given to sub;
stantialliving witnesses of their valuable curative
properties.
Therefore I hold_ my head erect,
And, amid life‘s severest hours,
Stand steadfast in my self-respect.
I thank, thee, God, that I must toil!
You crniincd slave oflineage high
The game-law lord who owns the soil,
Is not so free a man as 1!
He wears the fettcrs ofhis clan;
\Vcaltli, birth and rank have hedged him in;
I lieoil but l.lllS,,l;lll1l. I’m a M;.x,
And to the great in mind akin I
Thank God, that like the mountain-oak
My lot is with the storms of life;
Strength grows from out the tcinpest’s shock,
And patience in the daily strife.
The horny hand, the furrowed brow,
I)egrade not, howe’ci' sloth may dcem ;
’Tis this (lcgradcs---to cringe and bow,
And ape the vice we discstcem.
Thank God for foil, for liardsliip, whence
Come courage. patience, hardiliood,
And for that sad c.\'pericnco
\Vhich leaves our bosoiiis flesh and blood ;
\Vliich leaves as fears for others’ woe!
Iirotlicr in toil, respect tliyself;
And let thy steadfast. virtue show
That man is noblcr far than pclf!
Thank God for toll; nor fear the face
Of wealth nor rank; fear only sin
That. blight, that mars all outward grace,
And dinis the light of peace wilhinl
Give me thy hiuid, my brother, give
Thy lnird and toil-stnincil hand to me;
“'9 are no dro:iiiioi's, we shall live
A brighter, better world to see!
MISCICLLANY.
'I‘_IllCMAR1-IIAGBJ CER'I‘IIi‘_ICA'l‘E.
Cb-Izliliucd.
By the author of “The Groomsmun," écc.
‘Chesterficlil was a fool,’ replied Lewis,
gravely; tlier‘s more visdoin in one proverb
than twenty such heads as his would contain.
II:iving by this timesatisliictorily arranged his
hair we returned to the saloon.
"'\\"lio,’ I inquired, with an air of indifi'erence,
is this Mr. Fleming you introduced to us ‘I’
‘Fine fellow, met him in I'{e\v Orleans win-
for before last, line follow,’ answered my volu-
ble l;i'oih‘er with rapidity, ‘ho was fornierly a
resident ofour city, born here, brought up here,
fiitlicr died, left him rich, spent it all, got into
and has returned to his native city to pay his old
debts and contract: new.’
‘lint by what mcans,’ I inquired, ‘has he ob-
tained his wealth I’
‘Don't. know, never asked him, no busiiiess of
mine; all I know is that he has it and spends it.
like a prince ;’ lowering his voice to ii wliispcr.
‘bye the bye,’ he continued, ‘I think he would
make ii good match for Ellen——licy—what say
you '1’ ‘
‘Never!’ I exclaimed, ‘never!’ with a thrill
of ulniost. horror as the thought of my sister be-
ing united to a gainblcr pcrliaps, and one of
whose history I know so little, or rather so much
that was discreditable.
‘Never,’ repeated L cwis with mock solemnl-
ty, ‘why, what do you mean by that? Sc(—‘—-
you have so loudly expressed yoursclftliatt the
eyes of a hundred are upon us ; like myself
tlioy are at a loss to conjecture what you incan.
l<'ic, I’m ashamed of you, George, aslianied of
you.’
So saying, my brother, with his accustomed
levity, snunt.ei‘ed away, leaving me to the indul-
gcnce of my tl’ioughts—if think I could amidst
the scene around iuo. Instead of indulging in
a reverie howevcr I went towards the spot
where I had left Louisa with Fleming; they
were not there; and looking around the saloon
in quest of her I encountered ii party. composed
ofladics chiefly, among which she was seated,
with Fleming and others engaged in conversa-
t.ion.
‘Ah,’ exclaimed one of the ladies as I ap-
proached, ‘here he is now. Mr. Harrison, ac-
count for yoursclfl Miss Barry here has been
wondering at your abscence, and, had you not
appeared just as you did, would have chided
you. I could plainly distinguish dissatisfaction
in her countenance ; luckily howe.vor, you came
at the critical moment, anti the sunshine of
your presence has dispersed the cloud that was
gathering upon her brow and which else would
have bursted into storm.’
I answered ironically that I left Miss Barry
in such good society that l. mademyselfperfect-
ly at ease, convinced that she and her company
would derive a mutual gratification from each
other.
The unusual austerity of my look and the
ambiguity of the language I made use of, caused
Louisa to turn her eyes uponniine with ii glance
of mingled distrust and tiinidity. The keen,
dark eyes of Fleming too gazed upon me as if
he would thereby penetrate my meaning. I
encountered his gaze unabashed, and, in spite of
The Pills are purely vegetable, arc of two kinds.
stimulant and piirgativc, purifying the blood, and -
producing a healthy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Anti Billions Medicine. and.
eminently useful in all lingering complaints—\Vcak--'
ness, General Dcbility, Dyspcpsy, Pulmonary Af-
fcctions, Liver (loniplaints, Rlicumatic and Spas--
niodic Affeclious, Female Complaints, Palpitations.
IVn_famil_ij, (r/7,61‘ (1 fair trial, will bcivit/tout them.
They are putiip in I-‘IFTY CENT &. DOLLAR
packages, each having a phamphlct embracing a
valuable Treatise on Disease, with full directions for
use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the
purchaser. _
As you value ]Icaiih——'_l.‘ry Thorn!
Sold IVholr3salc and Retail al. No. 140 Fulton
street, 2d floor, .N. York, between Nassau and
Broadway, N. Y.
From a personal knowledge of, and use
ofthc above lllcilicinc in my family.for about 15
'1!‘ 76
manner. P. PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY. west side the
Bridge, Norwalk: B. J. Daskam, Stamford, and
J. Beach, \Vall st. Bridgeport. 48
[NGHIA lWS.——Son'io choice styles of
Scotch and French Giuhams are now of-
fered to the Ladies of Norwalk, also a beautiful
article of Ginghanis at 12 1-2 cts. the yd‘. 1 yard
OLMSTEAD’S,
wide, by J. _MA LLORY 5; co.
' . , . ' ' t zl'f d
years I can commend it in the nice unquiiie ‘pod me Oftlm presence of thelmter.
me, I could not surpross the’ sarcastical smile
that for an instant rose to my lips and vnnislied.
He observed it, retortcd with a fir-nd-like scowl
and muttered something between his teeth
which was unintelligible. His florid counte-
nance bccame suddenly ashy pole with anger,
and turning abruptly aside he addressed his con-
versation to one of the ladies who composed
the group.
At this juncture Lewis approached us, saying
‘Come, Fleming, I don’t like to tear you away,
but positively our engagement is imperative; it
wants but twenty minutes of the time, and for
fear you should become completely facinated by
some of the many charms around you, come at
once.’ VVith this my volatile brother seized
the arm of Fleming, and they disappeared
among the crowd. Nor was I sorry---it reliev-
,_ But a sub-
ject of the deepest regret was the fact of my
brother being intimate with Fleming; it might.
lead to an unpleasant, perhaps to a fatal resiilt.
Scarcely had Fleming turned his back before
the spirit of detraction was at work among those
whom he left.
‘\Vho is he 1’ inquired the first. -
‘Your question is one that cannot easily. b
answcrd,’ was the reply of another,
‘An adventurer, perhaps,’ uttered a third,'apply. Here, this summer, Iacconipanied Mr.
half afraid to let the wordspass her lips, yetlBarry and Louisa to pass the season. \Vitli
anxious to hear scandel and ever ready to pro- the house and grounds I was delighted, and the
mote it. . sconcery of the surrounding country, though not
‘He keeps the best of society,’ laconically re— striking or magnificent was nevertheless attrac-
marked a fourth. ‘ tive to the eye and pleasant. The roads in the
‘Yes,’ responded the fifth, well advanced in : neighborliood afforded a delightful ride upon
YCIIFS. but still as lively as a cricket and as talk- horseback, and were well calculated to render
live as a parrot with two spinstor-like daugh- - a drive and tctc-a-(etc interesting. The stabling
ters under her matronly protection who were ' ofthe place was in excellent order, and affor-
anxiously on the lookout for husbands, but as- ded facilities for enjoynients of that kind, of
jealous of each other as wild-cats---each fearful which Louisa and I availed ourselves, driving
oftlie other getting married first, without at the ‘ out into the country almost daily. Our excur-
same time there existing a likelihood for either. lsions would be frequently extended for several
‘Yes,’ said the old lady, unexpectedly espousing ' miles; from these we always returned delighted,
the cause of Fleming, ‘yes, he does keep the not without novelty but with the mutual pleas-
best of society, and he is entitled to do so both I ure that we afforded each otlior. A pleasure-
by birth and education ’ barge also was constantly in readiness upon the
Ere Sl‘.(‘ could finish the sentence she was in- shore, into which, towards sunset, we occasion-
terruptcd by it surly but staunch old damocmt, ' ally entered and launched out upon the unruf-
ofthc Jefl'erson school, the territory of xyhose ' fled bosom of the stream, where not more than
principles she had unconsciously invaded. Ho a century and a half previous the light canoe of
was dressed in the antiquated style of kuec— the Indian had glided over the same waters.
l)l‘ce(;]1(:S and slioc-bucklos_ qdirth,’ said he, lBest of all, a judicious selection of books formed
‘zouiids, niudain, do you talk of birth as afl'oi'-fan invaluable library which had been collected
ding any privileges in a country lll-‘.0 ours——in a ' togt‘-tllcr by M13 Ba1‘i'y during the last twenty
republic ?’ years. The library. as it is called, is an oblong
bristling up to the advocate of deiiiocracy, like ' s1tyle—]it1islin ‘(lie Fepond stiory and occupies
an ari5_rr ' uriinalkin bidding defiance to one of EH5 W 10 3 ling“ 0 I19 1301'! 13“ Wlllgi It 00"-
the czihiyiirf species. ‘Mr. I«‘lg.mi,,g is of good meets with the mainstaircase by means ofa cor-
family ’ lridor, and is so arranged as to be isolzitcd as it
‘Pnh! nonsense!’ the other again interrup- were from the other rooms. The side fronting
ted. "l‘lie govermnont of those "United States ‘the north is ornamented with windows, live in
is, I tell you, republican. It mkiiowledges no ; number, the center one of which opens out up-
distinctions among men. Thcaccideul: of.birtli, OH H bi1lC0H_Y- D0t‘vV06fl 03011 0f H1830 WlHtl0\VSa
I admit, may place a man in affluent circuiii- i (or caseinents as they are mo"c l)l'0,-'.‘e1'ly call-
staiiccs---talcnts too may render a man prc—cin- ed,) is a recess and corrosponiling ones in the
inent aiiiong his fellow-mcn, but that birth in ,0l)pUSll0 W=Ill- Here again is the propi'ictor’s
this country shall confer such a priv':lcge us that < 111518 t0 I18 S0011--In 951011 Of Wlllcll IS eltllcl’ it
to “~l,},_-1, you ,~Q{,,,. I I,,.c,,,l,,,,,-‘lly (1,-H).-,’ |lSl'l1l'.llO or bust ofsoine one distiiiguslied in the
»] 5,,_y it 409,-,’ 1-cm;-(Cd the lady, 1-Cd in the republic of letters. 'Bcaut:iful paintings by na-
face with aiiger. tive artists adorn the walls—and at the time of
‘No, inndaiii.’ which I am writing, while at Barry Place as it
‘I say it does, and I'll innimain it,’ cried the - is called, many of Louisa’s hours and my own
lady; ‘I knew Mr. Floziiiiig’s parents well were occupied in this intellectual retreat among
when they were wozililiy ‘ the volumes of t;lie collection which it contained.
‘I-‘mh 1’ cinplm1,i(-;;|l;,.- uttering \\'hi(;h 1-lmdem- In addition to which our publisher in the city
ocrat l'll1'Il€‘(l upon his heel, with a sneer of con- fUl'lll-Sllefil U3 promptly Wllll the "CW \'v‘0l'li-5‘
tempt Ulmn the stickler for aristocracy, and which so rapidly emanate from the prolific pens
left the group. of our popular authors. \Vitl1 iiowspapers, too,
‘The old Turk I’ muttered the lat.fcrbotwe.en and |ieI'lUdiculs we were daily supplied.
her teeth, as she gazed after him with a look of
bitter hate and self-clizigi‘in.
Amidst the fcrincnt, tittle—tattle and clash of
tongue that followed, Louisa and I slipped away.
I had ordered that‘ the carriage should be in
1'()t:Lllll('.SS as early as twelve o'clock, and as it
was now past midnight I called for it.
letter of Tlieresii to Mr. Barry (chapter tliiril)
will pcrceivothat it is dated May ‘.2151’, 1814.
In the course of his narrive too, he states that
when liearrived at C— tlieRcv.Mr. Boyd
had been about six months a widower, his.wife
tor Louisa’s birt'n—coiisequently the latter was
now, at the time of which I write, in her twen-
ty second year. I was two years her senior.
T ‘ . ' .- - . . .
I. he day had been uncoinfoitably wai ni (says
she thought of her new acquaintance, Mr. Flem
lug?’
‘Indeed I scarcely know what to think of him,’
she l’€[‘lll(-‘.(l. ‘At first I was pleased with him;
‘I do,’ was the concise answer of the old lady, ' apartment fitted up in a substantial and original_
This, be it rcuiembaretl. was in the s'.inim.er were
‘J1. 'I‘li ' Ir 2'‘ .. . . ~. .
0f 1b 9 19*” Us I’) 19““"‘.'s’ “‘ l‘ V’ the \\ .12 mth of the season they completed the dis-
\\r1,i1e)-elp, 1-113%,-,-;,,_g.., 1 “lied Louisa wlmt ~ having died at the moment almost ofhis duugli-l
since ti'ans_pir_cd, and therefore determined to
to keep it inviolable. ‘Arthur Fleming,’ said I
L - 4 o n ' n .
Is fdl fioin being the man whom 1sho_uld desire
‘as a brother-ni-law.‘ .
‘Or I ‘;’ observed Louisa—‘and I commend
your efforts to prevent his being so---I have a
poor opinion of the uian. Return then to your
fatl1er’s faniily---but’ and she lowered her voice
to a whisper, ‘you will not be long absent? will
you?’
‘Not more than a week at most.’
_ ‘A week! separated from you it will seem
like a year.’ " _
‘Ne wendeil our way towards a peculiaaly
romantic part of the grounds where athick clus-
tor af trees formed an arbor, and seated our-
selves near the natural gushing of a fountain
through the fissure of a small rock. There,
while by the fountain and in that arbor, calmly
and dispassionately did Louisa and I plight our
vows! -
Having returned to the house, I communica-
ted my intentions of leaving, and ordered my
valet to be in readiness at an early hour.
In the hall I kissed Louisa fondly and bade
good night and good bye.
‘Good bye,’ said Mr. Barry as he grasped me
by the lnuid——‘good night ’
‘Good bye, sir,’ I responded—‘good night,’
and we separated.
C MAI‘ ’l‘F.ll VIII.
“WW U0. Were as easy as to know, what were
good to do, cluipel.-i had been churches, and poor
inc-n’s cottages prnice’s palaces."
‘It’s five o’clock, sii',’ said Jerome, who stand-
ing at the bedside, the next morning as I open-
ed my i-yes from ii profound and refreshing sleep,
lie, lmviiig awalccnetl me. ‘All’s ready, sir,”
he ll(l(l:.‘tl as he drew back the window curtain,
adiiiittizzg into the room the morning's light
which strcanied tlirongh the slats of the venitian
shutters. I leaped from my bed and having
quickly dressed myself descended from the
chamber to the hall at the door of which was
the curriclo ready. Jerome held the reins.
to start.
It was about twenty miles from Barry Place
to the country-seat where my fatlicr and family
were residing. The horses \v_hicli Jerome drove
liigl‘.-iuettlcd, and notwithstanding the
’t.ince, :1$..Ie1'0llle ficetiously remarked, “in less
:th=.in no ‘time.’’ As my fears had predicted" I
and learnt from my fiithcr, who communicated
it to-ine in anticipation of his intelligence being
agreeable, that: lie was also an assiduous ' suitor
,ofEllcn’s hand in innrriage. “IIe is rich,”
laddcd my father. signifn:l1ntly—“rich I" and
[there was soinetlnng in his tone that, though
he was my father, caused me to turn aside to
and luiving entered the vehicle I gave the word -
I found that Fleming was intimate with the family ,
difficulties and absconded. Nowlie is rich again i
he soon however became too ussidously atten-
tive and used such e;piivocal language, that
his meaning was either obscure or inco:npri-.-
' licnsible. There is about him an air of libertin-
'isni too that. I do not like. \Vlio is he? do you
know liiiu ?’
‘Ycs—-tlint. is——no’ I corifuscdly stutterod, but
iliickily at that nioincut the carriage stopped at
the door of Mr. Barry’s dwelling and the sub-
jcct of discourse was broken off.
ClIAI"I‘I“.R. VII.
"There is a daiigc-rnii.~i silence in that. hour.
A stillness, which leaves room for the full soul
To open all itself, without the power
Of calling wliollv back its sclfcoiilrol;
The Sll\ or light, whicli liallowing tree and tower,
Slu.-ds beauty and deep softiicss over the whole,
lrcailies also to the heart, and o’cr it throws
A loving languor which is not repose "
Bvnos.
As I feared he would, Lewis introduced
Fleming into the family, and about a week af-
ter the foregoing he dined with us. I treated
him with civility but coldly, merely replying
‘ i ' - - I - '-c r i -’ . - . . .
:11°t.g“S”‘U'f[‘3*)!-1)!1*“-(H1-1‘: Ll]’}~']‘5\~v‘i3{lhil’lYdgl(l):’S ‘:1 ,conceal the expression of my lips which curled
Ill! . )' " NC ‘- "‘- '. S -1- ‘ __' . ..
atl'ordinrr al cdiilcr retreat froin the intensity "\"Li1'l disifrust lseemed so ubh-One“ to my
of mo 831135 benms firm emu ‘he flm+‘]e_n__e" I00.ll1gSI‘l.ll‘. a‘fat.iei should thus incousiderately
_ , _ “ ‘ ) 3‘ J‘ ,-look only to toe wealth ofa man as a husband
foliage of the trees. Mr. Larry was in the li- for 1,33 duuirljfep
biaiy ,' Louisa. and ‘I ‘lounge-..l listlessly ublouti I asked ,1 hue" was at home?
the pll(lilOl5, at iiitei'\als icsoilpig tq inusic, ‘t icgi He ,,,,SWm.,,d, nm,_sj,e and M,._ Fleming
l:’n‘r‘;;:el!:§;L:’;:x"::i*:)‘:;d‘::;$ ,drove into the city this morning; but they will
,‘ ' , ‘ ' ‘°’ ' ’ ‘ ‘j‘ , be back to dinner.”
§sclll\Erl_l‘(:1l.zl]ll;(t)}(.) (‘Iroitiilsa \yla’srrdic1assetl cn _(lc;h:zlul- My next ;,,qu;,.y was for LewiS_
I * . in. not are moi-uni "own - . - ,. . ,
ofs io'lessl white caiiilific Mv toiletfeh held ‘H0 B 10u‘1gl.”g S°mew’"“’.e “bout the p"l°°"
‘l ‘ * Y , ‘ ‘_ 1 ~ _ g, V _‘ nnsWc1'cd my father, “but like a needle in ll
been equally simple, consisting nieiely of white '1m).St,,Ck, he is d-lfl-mu], to find when sought; at
)‘lUll1lUOilS'll:t.lCO'l.t sli )iors'iiid stockings with‘; - . , , . - , . . . , -
SW COMM (‘jf mw‘ ]1_nml]lm1_0‘w“ 100‘ 8'5; iopén ~dinnei hop C‘\ e1 he will be sale to make his ap-
-‘ ' .v - - - * - v pearance.
V. - .- u j . . ' I 7 ‘A - , -g ' . .. . ,
“ .’:'i”"‘t °’;_“‘_‘.’l’l "ml "‘l"f’“‘°ld ‘]’,’)”l”) ‘"3 ‘h’°‘"‘t So, my biothei s scheme was in full operation
“"1?! “_“t‘ '”]’°’’ W‘ 3 1,“ "‘ 31/'3’ jv Pl -1‘ lemmg and Ihllen taking a drive together—-
: is‘ ', z'- .1 .. _ .
t I “d_”‘ “L: .{’)l‘‘‘‘’'.',‘1;}’‘3!“‘ “* ‘ t _’ “.1 my t.ithei’s consent and appioval——and Llleu
. - _ _ . -. _) ._ 1 ' I ,\ I . ,
‘I, ‘I0 ‘_'l"_‘‘l ‘‘ 1 , ‘L “'’”‘O‘”‘-’ 9! ‘5 “ doubtless captivated by the assumed good quali-
"":‘."-Y‘_”"‘ m the 5 ““_‘3' 1 I I _ , _l_ d i ties of one whom I had reason to believe neith-
I L_l“"° IE0“ h_3i“‘l i1‘“_“t ‘($110 “to 3» ‘lb ‘-0 ,cr more nor less than a gamester. I managed
J0““*"!’"‘ ‘OW *5 3'0“ 515 “'15 5however without utter'n0 n ' r ' -
This question startled me ; it reminded inc of" ,,t',,.e Se,,’te,,ce, to Smo,'1,g,.°,n;p}3;?fi,3S adte'3';‘!’6
Ellen whom I had forgotten. ‘Six weeks ago,’ mo,ne,,t, resolved to weigh we“ bef0,.e° I acted‘
I replied, ‘I received a letter from my sister in
when liciidtlrcsscd me. My fears were for _ _ _ _
which she informed me that the family would
to think twice before I spoke once. VVith this
resolution I seated myself, and having grontod
Ellen. Lewis appeared not to, or did not ob-
serve my denn».-anor towards his guest ‘and
laughed, talked andjestcd with his usual spright-
liness. Not so Ellon—slie noticed my con-
straint and cast, upon me a lock ofminglcd sur-
prise and curiosity. F min the remark of Low-
is in the ball—room I was aware of his wishes
and intention ; he was anxious for a union be-
tween Ellen and his companion, and this intro-
duction and dinncr was doubtless designed as his
first step towards effecting his object. Of
consequences might be was a mystery. His
words and actions had already indicated his hos-
tility towards IvIr. Barry; and his indistinct
muttering upon the night of the ball very likely
forbodcd danger to myself. As it was, howev-
or, no decided incasuros could be taken on my
cuinstar-ces. I determined in the mean time
to watch his movements narrowly—-to watch
strictly over the fate of my sister; and also to
defend, as imich as possible, Mr Barry from
the machinations of his enemy. But how to
reconcile the narration of Mr. Barry in regard
to his marriage with 'I‘liei'c:-'a—lio\v to recon-
lcile it with the casual assertions of both Fleni—_
ing and his mother I knew not. \Vas I to place
‘implicit reliance upontlie truth of his narrative?
\Vliiit reason had I to doubt his veracity ?
, None?
‘certificate haunted my thoughts. \Vhet.her
‘merely lost or entirely destroyed he knew not.
i It was stri1nge—~was it incredible?
The winter passed away—Fleming occasion-
ally dinod at our table, but nothing occurred to
arouse my fears in respect to Ellen. He and
my brollier were giddily pursuing, like the boy
chasing the butterfly, the pliaiitoms ofilicir vi-
cious pleasures—conipletely entangled in the
‘vertex of fashionable dissipation. The spring
months too had passed by, and it was now suin-
iner in the month of J unc, at which season it
‘was Mr. Barry’s invariable ciisloin to leave the
city forhis coiintry-seat, situated upon the slop-
ing sliore of the Delaware. The white turrets
of this mansion peer above the deep shaded
greenwood by which the main building is inter-
cepted froin the view ofthoso who pass and re—
pass up and down the river. The liberal taste
of its owner has bestowed npoii it every neces-
sary to make it wli-at it professes to be, of Goth-
ic architecture ; the interior tools in every way
adapted to its pre.tent.ions——eniblamatic carvings,
mouldings, devices, &c. appropriately selected,
without. the absurdities, and frequently the men-
strosities that disfigure, instead of ornament,
this style of buildings in Europe, con_structcd
during the middle ages. The grounds are neat-
ly laid out; statues of our Revolutionary lie-
roes are interspersed with here and th ere a bust
ofa distinguished orator or statesman of the
present day—lions couehant—water—nymphs—
fountains, &c. and every luxury and variety
that wealth, liberality and taste can consistently
.Fleming’s dark and secret malice, too, what the l
"93!’ diiy 19”“ !°‘V'” 1:0“ ll!“ C°!“’“'.V"‘5l!!°'° my mother, who now entered the room, replied
which I have not heard from her or them. All 1,0 the mtg,-mg,,to,.;es of my futhel. as Ghee“-uuy
ii ro however enjoying good. healtili‘ I presume as I coup].
01' 1‘ Sl{‘X0U1l‘l 1“l‘_}'l° l’_°°!' “l;l’“be’l ?_ 1:: ,fl My niotlier too commenced iiiforming me of
‘. i . rt iur 4 €)ll”llll"' on cruise in mi-icvwi i w . .- i. '. - . .
)Ol1:fll’)lllV do you Ifnow 1’ inquired l\‘Ir’ Bar ljiucluis bnnmnti p1wS‘pl3cjS In mgmd to mm 1f!?l\(%[e.
’ 3 . ' - - ' ' '. ro: . ‘ 't1 ' '.
ry——‘I undei'stand that he and your brother are 1,~l5J,,],-,e,,5éaiS ‘,:Cxc0,,::j;S(1}::;::,r;::,‘i::,(:1n S851“;
‘ .. ' .
l!l‘°*?'l’“!‘ll"e" . . . . uneiits, my heart; was in my mouth and several
‘I ill“ “‘V’1"° "f the "_""",7"’°y 5"bS'3l!”g ”°' , times I was upon the point of vociferously con-
tween my brotlier and him, was my 1'e_l0lll(l0l',' tmdicting 1,0,.’ but Wm, an effort restrained my
‘but as regards his acquaintance with others 0 ‘feelings. &,:1cn,ing, as was evident, had i,,Si,,u_
{the family I am unable to answcr—I hope how- j Med 1,-,,nse]f.imO the f,,,.0,. of my p,,,.ent5_both
part, and the only alternative was to await; cir—‘
But still the mystery of tho niarriage—»
‘ ever that it is limited.’
This briefdialogue awoke Loiiis,u’s curiosity,
lwhich Mr. Barry perceiving, he with adinira- ;
blc tact clizingnd the conversation to another
subject. But, as I have said it had the effect of
calling my attention to the situation of my sister,
.over whom I had promised mysslf to keep a‘
l protecting eye but had entirely neglected to do
!so. I at once determined to start home the
’ next morning.
j Towards sunset heavy clouds began to gath-
or in the wt-stern liorizon, the air became sud-;
'denly cooler, and we experienced a welcome‘
lrolief from the heat and nerveless feeling wit
_ which we had been incoininoded duringtlie fore- 1
,part of the day. It did not rain however as the:
‘appe':irance of the atmosphere indicated; the;
' masses of clouds swept away toward the south
‘and diszippeared, leaving a clear but variagatod
sky. The shades of twilight followed the set-
lting of the sun, evening came and ‘the moon
arose in all her splendor, castiiiga rich golden
- light over the wave, gilding with its beams tree-
top and turret.
, Upon the shorn, beneath the shadow of a
«iwide-spreacling oak, Louisa and I were stand-
;'iiig—-wo were still in ncgl‘I,.'.T8.' my arm was
' around her waist—lier’s encircled mine.
’ ‘Ilow calm, how beautiful,’ said she," pleased
‘with the pictui'c—like view before us, and glow-
ing with beauty, as we stopped from the shade
iinto the full light ofthe moon.
‘On such a night,’ whispered I, ‘in the bow-
er of love, Lorenzo and Jessica snt——on such a
night did Romeo woo fair Capulet.’
After further conversation and endcarmcnts I
.gont.ly iniparted to her my intention ofleaving.
l ‘Leave me!’ she quickly spoke, with a look
lof incei'l.itude and inquiry. ‘Leave me ?’
‘Yes, to-morrow, but;’——and before I could
I again finish thesentenco ‘to-morrow !’ she ech-
oedwith a tone of surprise and maidenly alarm
‘leave me to—morrow! why?’ _ _
I then explained to her my’ misgivings and
fears for Ellen, informing her of my l1l'0tl1e1"S
desire that a niarrifl.-‘-Z9 Slmllld be effocted be‘
tween my sister and Fleming, and my reason
for objecting to such a ur_iion, but carefully a-
voided any allusions to aught that referred to
Mr. Barry. ‘ It is true, he had exacted from me
but the one promise of secrecy, but that I
considered binding in regard to much that had
approved of the match, both considered it desi-
rable; and Fleming was precisely upon the
same footing in my fathers family as I was at
Barry Place—with the exception I hoped how-
ever that he was not actually the affianced hus-
band of my sister as I was of Louisa.
Thought followed thought in rapid succession.
How was I to act? There would be danger
in being precipitate, and my final conclusion
was not to divulge what ‘I knew of Fleniing‘s
ch:-iracter to my parents immediately; but first
to have an iterview with my brother who, after
I should represent his companion to him in
his true colors, would doubtless, as I thought,
be ' as active in preventing his union with
our sister as now he was anxious for its con-
sumationl _
l\Iy father was now “declined into the vale
of years,” and had latterly grown extremely
corpulent; he was seated in a large,stuffed-
seat, arm chair, inert and heavy, like another
Daniel Lambert,-—he had always lived the easy
life of a gentleman of fortune, and was ‘conse-
quently very little disposed to exert; himself.
\Vith a yawn, and an ejaculation so peculiar to
these advanced in years he inquired how Mr.
Barry was?
I returned him a satisfactory answer.
‘And-his daughter how is she ?‘ smilingly
added my mother. ‘You can better answer
for her I presume than for her father--—can you
not ?’
‘She is in the enjoyment of goorlhealtli.’
‘Such a cold answer for so warm a subject!’
remarked my father jocularly, ‘Pshaw! why
so bashful ? You are engaged to her- -are you
not?’
‘\Vhy ask him the question’ rejoined my
mother good-humouredly. ‘Engaged! to be
sure he is---we have it from indisputable
authority.’
‘I cannot conceive,‘ said I, ‘how any one
could inform you upon a subject so intimately.
and I may say, so entirely connected with
myself.’
‘Are you not engaged ?’
‘You say that I am.’
‘Your words though they do not imply the
contrary, are calculated to leave us in doubt.
-It is not doubtful-—-is it? I understood you to ‘
say that your authority was indisputable. Or
was I mistal-:en I’
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