_ Marci
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406-NEW"
NUMBER
: 7 I
Selieck s Lme.
‘Vest side he Bridge.
TIIE Sloop Mary
A. Sellcck, Capt. Gru-
man, will commence
her \Veekly Trips for ._ ..
New York on '.l‘ucsday the lfith of March, and
the Domestic, Capt. Merrill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwalli, Marcli 9, 1847.
For New York.
REGULAR TR [PS FOR THE SEASON.
HE Sloop MARY \V.lLLlS,
Capt. ’\Villis J. Merritt, hav-
_ ing coinmenced her regular trips
. . for the Season, will leave Norwalk,
East side the Bridge. every Tuesday Evening, ,
and New York every Saturday. '
Any one having business with the Packet
Office during the absence of the vessel, may
‘apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vaterbury &
i-Qiiiiitard, on the Dock.
\VILLIS J. MERRITT. 1
Norwnlk, March 29. 1847. “
t) l
V _ l
New York . I
TIIE sloop JULIA has com-
menced her regular trips and will
leave t.lic Laiiding at Five Mile
' . River on Tuesday evening, 30th of
i, and New York on Saturday, April ‘M, I
and will continue to sail on Tuesdays and Sat- '
urdays of the season. l!’reigl1t‘ and produce will l
be conveyed as usual on the most farnrablcterins.
For freight or ‘passage apply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. SA MMIS.
Five l\Iile River, March 29th, 1847.
SPRING AR'iRANGI'.‘.lV[EN'i‘,
Co.7zmcncz'ng Sa.'urcIu_1/, Jll arc/1. or/2., 18-L7.
-L ..
PORT CIIIESTER, ROCKY l\'l<‘.Cl{,
s '1‘ AMI-* ORE) AND NOR \1’ALl£.
C,\'r_;L3NE, ‘apt. (Ina-sis Peck, Jr.
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
Catharine Market Slip, as above every after‘-
noon, at two o’clock, Sundays excepted. Ile-
turning will leave Norwalk at seven o‘clo :k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at half past 8, and
l’ort Chester at quarter before S).
Stages will be in readiness at the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vest'.po1‘l‘, South port , Fair-
field, Bridgeport, Danbury, lidgelield, New-
Canaan mid \Viltou.
L"§"i\.ll persons are forbid t'rusting any indi-
vidual on account of this boat or her owners.
New York, March (5th, 1847.
Pi-oteetian lnsalraiiu-.c Company
Of IIAR.Tl<‘OB.D, Coxx.
Capital $‘200,000——witli privilege to
increase to lIal f a i\I i ll ion.
ILLIA WI J. STRl<‘.E'.‘. Agent. offers to
insure Houses, Stores, Mills, Factories,
Barns and the contents of each, together with
every other species of pi'opC-FT)’: _
./7gIzirzst Loss or Drz.mag'c by F127,’.
The rates of premium ofl'ci'ml, are as low as
those of any other similar .l.li$ill'ul.it)ll,tl1l(l every
man has now an op;‘.ortunit‘.y, for a trilliiig sum,
to protect himself against this destructive ele-
ment, which often in a single hour, sweeps
away the earnings of so many years.
It is incumbent on all persons applying for a
renewal or policy on buildings, to lUfOl'lll. t.he
agent of all changes in and about the premises,
that increase the liazard; or on machinery ren-
dered unproductive by new inventions, or use-
less by changes in business, as no iiisuranco
office is bound by their policy, to pay any more
than the cash value of property, at the time of
its destruction.
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SERIES.
IIO\VAl{H) lNSUl§Al‘\'CE C0.
Office No. 69 \Vall st., New York.
V Il‘E Ctlpitul, impaired by losses in 1845,
! ‘ was filled uiti iilil Jlnne, l’47 to $‘.25i_),00(]),
iy t: ie payment o a tie suiscriptions m (..'as 1..
lusurances against loss by lire and inland iiav-
igation, are made by this Co. on favorable terms.
I .l.)ll‘.l:2C’l‘0nS:
R. lIavens, Najali Taylor,
J. Philips Phtnnix, \Vm. \V. Todd,
,\Villiam Couch, Fanning C. Tucker,.
Jolm David \Volfo, .lohii Rttl'll£lllv
,M. D. Bi-.njamin, lferdinand Suydam,
Edward Anthony, ll. G. Thoinpson
’I,l]‘hos. \]\{. ]I)"eai'sall, J:>lp1.lll:ipic,\I,.,,.,,., ’
; enry 4.. avies, -a me isner,
Ilenry R. Reiusen, Charles N. Talbot,
Japhet Bishop,
LEWIS l.“nii.i.irs, Sec. R. lIA‘\'l-INS, Pres.
GEOl_’t(jE ST. JOIIN, Auic-.\"i'.
Norwalk, Coii_i'_i_.__
NOTECE.
subscriber having taken the stand for-
merly occupicd by \\''m. Olinstcad, and more re-
cently by \V. G. l.ini-burgli, as (Iarinan and (Rene-
r:il l“orwaiding Age-at in f\'ew York city. takes this
method of informing the citizens of l“aii'ficld County
generally. that be has 1‘(—!Ii)()\'ml to the city, and is
now ready to attend to all ordcrsiii his line. Coun-
try .\lcrchants or .\launliict.ures wisliing his services
will please consign tlieir goods or letters to his care,
either by Stcainboat or Sloop. and they will receive
his iminctliatc attention on their arrival. Persons
wishing their goods shipped to any other port in the
States, may depend upon having tlu-.ir business
done correctly and with all possible dvspatcli.
C OLE Y BA RTRA M.
Noitwiilk, July l7'lli, 13-l7. 539
y I n
Dr Geode '
T HE subsi-riber liasjnstfreturned from New
_ York \vitli an entire new stock ofseason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, cin-
bracing as completeand,desirablc assortment as
ever brought into .lv‘aii'field (Jouuty.
I am receiving daily from my agent-in N. Y.
the iiiostilesiralilcgoodsin the market, bought
at auction and oflhe importers, which will be
sold on the most favorable terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
\VM. J. .l*’lNClI.
\Vestport, March 20th, 19-17.
To iTIaiii:t‘;icim3:i's or Itlacliiiiists.
FOR SALE or T() LEASE, a large,
new 23 story building, by 5:’), with a 12
.._..A._.___.__
.1’ .
horse power engine, boiler, shafting, latlies,
drills,vices and all iiccessaiy tools for n firs lrate
Machine Shop, and well calculated for almost
any kind of nianufacturing purpose. Situated
in the business portion of the town of Norwalk,
40 miles from New York. mid within a few rods
of Packet navigation and about :3 mile from the
New York and New llavcn fRailroad. The
facilities for receiving or sending freight to—or
from New York, either by sleep, steamboat, or
Railroad is unsurpassed. The building has
been used a short time as a machine shop,
foundry and screw f:ictor_ .
G. A. LALLY.
BUlLDl.\'G LOTS, I-‘or Sate.
‘3-3
A NUMBER of fine Building Lots are now
offered for sale, on Mcrwin Place, situa-
ted between the two villages in Norwnlk in
views of the Railroad, Norwalk Harbor, &c.
Now is the time to secure a good Building Lot,
as these lots will be sold very low. Enquire of
CHAS. ISAACS.
Norwalk, July 90, 1.5517.
LOST.
N St. John's day, June 24th while riding
from Redding to Nm‘walk. in the vicinity
ofthe Den, a striped silk Sun—Sliade, lilac and
green with deep fringe. The finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving it at blr. (}ruman's
Store in Norwalk, or applying to Dr. Donut-:, of
Redding. 2t30
Q good Blacksmith to occupy a new stands
three miles distant from any other shop-
20
Vviuatcil.
Norwalk, April 1st, 1847.
At the People’s Store
ON S'1‘A;\"TL Y on hand a beautiful assert.-
ment of Dress Goods, such as Printied
A good meclianic and one nho understands
well histrade, would be liberally supported.-—
For further particulars, enquire of Alonzo \V.
Street, Henry Clark or David Selleck at Sel-
leck’s Mills, \Vest Norwalk, Ct. of the subscri-
.l\luslins, Embroidered Lawns, French, Ameri-
can and Scotch Ginghams, French and English
Prints, De Laines and almost every style of‘
Dress Goods usually called for in a Retail Store.
Purchasers can rest assured that all the goods
offered at the Pcople’s Store, are of the best
quality and styles, and what; is mo1'e desirable,
entirely new---having no old stock of several
years standing to work off, we can take for our
motto “Small profits and quick sales.”
lissi-11.1. 6: Moonr.
ULL’S Double, Single, and Children's
Trusses, for sale by J. A. \Vi:r:i).
SADDLES, IIABN ESSES, «Ye.
%
7 HE subscriber would respectfully inform
F the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment of I~-larnesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Martingales, Trunks, Vflllse-9, C"1'P<’»t';
Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand. '
Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-J
ding \Vhips, which are for sale at a small ad- 1
vance from factory prices. Harness Collars, -
(wholesale and retail. A good assortment of
.saddler's silk, purse twist, embracing all colors 7
and qualities. Every article needed in the line, ,
may be found here, of the best quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the ground floor establishment on
the other side of the Bridge.
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best inannor. \VM. B. S\VAN.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
IIARNESSES, «Yo.
New Establishment!
HE attention of the public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishment just opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut; Hotel.
His stock and workmanship he believe to be ful-
ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wishes, and secure
the approbation of all who favor him with their
patronage. \Vork done at short; notice, and pri-
ccs moderate.
A good assortment of I-_Iai-nesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Whips, Trunks, Valises, Carpetbags,
écc. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap.
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
ieditious manner. 1«"m.~_m;mc;g BRADLEY.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
25
ber, 37 Nassau st. N. Y.
2tpd27 DAVID R. SELLECK.
I-IE subscriber has just receivetl large addi-
. tional supplies of HARD\VARE, CUT-
LERY, [IOLLO\V-VVARE, GUNS, IRON
AND STEEL, FALMER’S UTENSlLS,
;PAINTS, OILS, \VlNDO\V-GLASS, &C.
which are offered either wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
\V. C. STREET.
Norwalk, March 30, 1847.
New Books.
ASHIN ETON and his Generals, by J.
T. U eadley; Taylor and his Generals,
NORVVAL
ed Every “fednesauy lliorning, by JARIBS REED,
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K, CT. VVEDNE
P O E T RY- .
TllE TILLER. OF THE SOIL.
‘BY DAVID L. ROATII.
A hardy, sunburnt man is he,
A hardy, sunburnt. man ;
No sturdior man you'll ever see,
Though all the world you scan.
In suminer's heat, in winter’s cold,
You’l| find him at his toil---
Ol1,far above the knights of old,
Is the Tiller of the Soil.
No weighty bars secure his door,
No ditch is dug around ;
His walls no cannon bristle o'er.
No dead lie on his ground,
A peaceful laborer is he,
Unknown in Eart;li's turmoil ;
Ii‘rom many'_?crusliing sorrows free,
Is the Tiller of the Soil.
Ills stacks are scen on every side,
llis barns are filled with grain ;
Though others hail not fortuue's tide,
lle labors not in vain.
The land gives up his rich increase,
The sweet reward of toil;
And blest with happiness and peace,
Is the Tiller of the Soil !
He trudges out at break ofday,
And takes his way along;
And as he turns the yielding clay.
He sings a joyful song.
lle is no dull, unhappy wight.
fllound in misfortune’s coil;
The smile is bright, the heart is light,
Of the Tiller ofthc Soil !
And :when thcjorb of day has crown'd
\Vitli gold the \Vcstern sky,
Before his dwelling he is found,
\Vith cheerful faces by---
\Vith little laughing duplicates,
Caresses will not. spoil ;
Oh, joy at every side awaits
The Tiller of the Soil I
A hardy, sunburnt. man is he,
A hardy, sunburnt man;
But who can boast a hand so free,
As he, the Tiller, can?
Nor summer’:-1 heat, nor winter's cold,
The pow’r has him to foil—--
Oh, for above the knights of old,
Is the Tiller of the Soil.
M1"scnLLANY.’i
SCRAP S.-—For the Gazette.
In the middle of the sixteenth century, soon
after the conquest of South America, while an-
archy and confusion prevailed in Peru and its vi-
cinity, Gasca, a Spanish priest, took upon him
the task of settling the disturbances, without
army, fleet, or funds. 'I‘Iio only means appar-
ently in his hands was a. grant of unlimited
power from the Castillian Govt-rnineut. \Vith
this means he subdued a forinidiable rebellion
without the shedding ofblood, and by his wis-
dom and sngacity, settled the Govcrmnent on a
pt-rinancnt: basis, 5.’. returned to Spain with spoils
equal to £1,300,000 sterling for the public
treasury; without demanding any reward for
his services he retired to private life. Ilas his-
tary a parallel to this '1
Mexico fell into the hands of Cortez, a Span-
iard, in the summer of 1.521, after a siege of 75
days--—the most memorable event in the con-
quest of America. Guatimozin conducted its
defence.
An Inca of Peru, taken by Pizarro in 1533,
\v:'.:; ransomcd with golden vessels sufficient to
fill the room in which he was confined (16 x 22
as high as he could reach. After this he fell ii
victim to Spahish pcrfidy.
Flattory (says Silliinan) is delicious but un-
substantial.
Pleasure saps moral courage.
Adversity is but a rugged nurse of virtue.
Strength of purpose and steadiness of appli-
cation accomplishes wonders.
Virtue is happinoss—I-Ioaven is with her al-
ways.
Time is the great; calmer of human passions.
Love is the business of thoidlo---the idleness
of the busy.
Yale owes its birth to ten worthy fathers who,
in 1700, assembled at Brunford, and each laying
Cllf‘-'_‘P P-dl_ll0"§ Bl0{.{1'flPl1lCS fol‘ Clliltlren. C0m- ,a few volumes on a table said “I give these books
l’"S‘“g L‘f° 0f Gen‘ T".l’1""v S"°”' \V°"l'hv‘ for the founding ofa College in this colony.”
Brown, Bonaparte, VVellington, \Vashington,
Putnam, La Fayette, Franklin, \Va1'ren, &c.
handsomely bound and illustrated-
by .J. A. Wi«:ED._
l
l
Sebastian Cabbot gave to England a Conti-
-Tl1St1'0C’d neat, and no one knows his burial place.
Soto, the fii-st: of Europeans that; saw the
ANTED; A Lflll l01'l11l(;f<-‘I‘1'fln<lS and "Father of \Vatcrs”——-the discoverer of the
to be generally useful. Apply to
CHARLES SCRIBNER.
\Vcstport., July 6, 1847’.
' 1!. IIILL will be happy to see his
friends, and respond to all their calls in the
way of his profession. -
II:u'tfoI'(l lllutual lIiSllI':ll3l:0 Co.
JAMES REED, Aomwr.
At the office of the Norwallc Gazette.
SI!/ll).
O. 1 86 2 from Connecticut River, at
S. E. OLius'rr:An’s.
'l‘o Close
THE TRADE FOR THE SEASON.
A. 1'}. VVARD
ILL sell the remainder of his stock of
Printed Muslins, Lawns and Berragos,
June ‘20th.
V
at reduced prices.
LL persons
N0'l‘lCl3.
A indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of inoro than 3 months
standing are requested to make immediate pay
m0Dt- C. J. GRUMAN.
10 DOZ EN Clm-k’s best Spool Cotton,
warranted 200 yds——sliglitly imper-
fect, for sale by the subscriber, at S25 (ill per
dozen. \V M. J. FINCH, \Vestport.
l
Mississippi—slept beneath its waters. fle had
27 crossed a large part of the continent in Search of:
gold,and found nothing so remarkable as his
burial-place.
St Augustine, Fla. is the oldest town in the
U. S. by more than 40 years. It was founded
in 1562, by Malendez, murderer of the Huge-
nots of St. May.
Infidelity proceeds from a morbid passion for
notoriety---or the malice that finds pleasure in
arrogance.
The best medicine for intcmperate grief is
compassion; the keenest rebuke for ribaldry,
contempt.
Placid resignation diffuses grace around the
the bed of sickness---makes death too serene for
sorrow —-too beautiful for fear.
It is not singular for the world to reject the
voice of truth---because its tones are strange.
Folly has its corner in thohoad of every wise
man.
In 1637 the Poquods as a tribe became ox-
tinct. By the intrepidity of John Mason A: Co.
a nation disappeared from the family of man.
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SDAY, AUGUST 25.,
THE MAN \VlIO KISSED Tl-IE
Tlll’»EE (HRLS.
A man who boarded at a house in the
tcoantry, where there were several coy
.damsels who seemed to imagine that men
are terrible creatures, whom it was an un-
lpardonable sin to look at, was one after-
'noon accosted by an acquaintance, and
asked what. he thought of the young ladies
with whom he boarded"! He replied that
they were very shy and reserved.
‘So they are,’ returned the other, ‘and
so much so that no gentleman could get
near enough to tell the color oftlieir eyes.’
‘ That may be,’ said the boarder,
‘yet l will stake a million that I can kiss
all three without any trouble.’
"flint you cannot. do,’ cried his friend;
it is an achievement which you nor any
other person can accomplish.’
. 'l be other was positive‘ and invited his
friend to the house to witness his triumph.
They entered the room together, and the
three girls ufere all at home sitting beside
their motlicr, and they looked prim and
demure as John Rogers at the stake.
Our hero assumed a very grave aspect
even to dojcction, and having loo7 ed wist-
fully at the clock, breathed a sigh as deep
as Algebra, and as long as a female dia-
logue at a street door. His singular de-
portmcnt now attracted the attention of
the girls, who cast their slow opening
eyes up to his countenance. Perceiving
the impression he had made, he then turn-
ed to his companions and said:
‘It wants three minutes of the time!’
‘Do you speak of tlicdinnerl’ said the
old lady, laying down her sowing work.
‘Dinner if’ said he with bewildered as-
pect, and pointing, as if unconsciouslv,
with curled forefinger at the clock.
A silence ensued, during which the fe-
male part of the household glared at the
young man with irrepressible curiosity.
‘You will see me decently interred,’ said
he again turning to his friend.
His friend was as much puzzled as any
body present, and his embarrassment ad-
ded to the intended effect; but the old
lady being unable to contain herself, cried
"Mr. C———-, pray what do you speak
of 1’
‘Nothing,’ answered he in a lugubrious
tone, ‘but. last night a spirit appeared unto
me!’ Here the girls iosc to their feet
and drew near. ‘And the spirit gave me
warning that [should die exactly at 11
o’clock to day, and you see it wants but
halfa minute of that time 3‘
The girls turned pale, and their hidden
the doomed youth.
to the spot, looking alternately at the
clock and the poor doomed youth. He
then walked to the oldest of the girls, and
taking her by the band, bade her a solemn
farewell. He also imprinted :1 liiss upon
her trembling lips, which she did not at-
tempt to resist. He tl;en bade the second
anl third farewell in the same tender and
affectionate manner. His object was
achieved, and that moment the clock
struck. Hereupon he looked around, sur-
prised, and ejaculated, ‘who would have
believed that an apparation would have
told such a lie! It was probably the ghost
of Annanias or S.-iphira.”
It was some time before the sober maid-
ens understood the jol.e, and when they
did, they evinced no resentment. The
first kiss broke the ice.
...j___?j_.
Honey Bees.-—An acquaintance of ours,
‘ in this city, who is quite a Bee-fancier, and
has closely observed and studied their
habits for several years, placed a new
swarm in a hive of his own construction,
on the 25th June last. This hive is made
to conform to the natural habits of the in-
sect in its wild state. It is of the usual
form, but closed at t}i.e'I;cIlom, with a close
fitting lid, covered with wire cloth, about
8 meshes to the inch. This allows all the
dirt, and chips of comb made’ by the bees
to sift through; and admits sufficient air
for ventilation. it is hung on butts, and
can be opened to brush off any dead bees,
or any other substances too large to fall
through the wires. Near the top, directly
over the drawers, is an inch augur hole,
for the passage of the “workers.” This
aperture, being" at the top of the swarm,
has always a cluster of busy bees about it,
so that no miller can enter; and as there
is no other mode of ingress, our friend
thinks that the hives may be kept: from
worms, which are the great enemy of the
apiary. Nothing larger than anls, can go
through the wire bottom; and they are
easily kept away by .5-a.'t. I'be swarm in
this hive is the most. busy its owner has
ever witnessed, and as evidence of this, he
lfinds the hive on the tenth day, two thirds
full of comb—nearly double what is usual
for so late a swarm. He has no patent,
and will cheerfully permit any pne to con-
struct duplicates.-—-./\"orw2Tch J\-’ews.
The Potato rot has made its appearance
on the island. NVe have not heard how
extensively it prevails, but we know that
several persons are digging their potatoes
in great haste, that they may not lose tlicin
entirely. VVe have heard of one case in
which half of those dug were entirely
wertlilcss.—.N'antuckct Enquirer.
Locofocoism relies upon the war in
Mexico and the famine in Europe to keep
up its popularity by maintaing good prices
in this country. We hope the war is
drawing to a close, and the famine cer-
tainly is. What will locofocoism do when
its grim allies, war and famine shall with-
draw from the concern’! Can it not inan-
age to form a holy alliance with pestilence ‘l
at Two Dollaxs Per Annlun in Advance.
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VOLUME 30-—NU1\.lB ER
1847.
MR. CLAY IN Pl‘llLADELPl~lI.'\.
The Philadelphia correspondent of tho flew
‘ York Tribune, under date of the 10th, writes as
‘follows in regard to Mr. Clay's departure from
I Pliiltidelpllitl :
It having been ascertained by our citi-
zens, through the morning papers, that
.~Mr. Clay was to leave the ‘city for Cape
il\'lay, this morning, long before the hour
lof the steamboats departure the wharf
land Dock st., the surrounding piers and
:lll0 entire streets in the vicinity were
:packed with thousands of his friends to
lcatcli a glimpse of him. I have never
seen enthusiasm run so high; there was
more manifestation of regard and esteem
expressed in ten minutes, than Mr. Polk
receved during his whole recent tour.—
Thq pgople werle fully aware that Mr. Clay
wisic to trave as a mere private citi-
zen, but it was impossible to repress their
ardor.
When he came down the street in his
carriage it was with difficulty the driver
could make his way tlirougli the crowd,
and shout. upon shout, cheer upon cheer,
were raised. At. last he gained the boat,
and as he appeared in the full view of the
assembled masses, :1 shout arose loud and
prolonged enough to awaken the dead.—-
l\'Ir. Clay’s heart was too full for utterance
——l;q essayieddto speak—fhils tongue fafilelil,
ant ie too { a vantage 0 t ie escape o t e
steam from the pipe to wave on adieu.
On every pier down the river the same
spectacle was seen, and as the boat pas-
sed each one the shout was repeated, and
the whole Delaware front of the city was
one wave of tossing hats and handkerchiefs.
It was :1 delightful sight, and Mr. Clay was
indeed a man to be envied, for he is the
object of such deep seated enthusiastic
fidelity. Until the steamboat was lost to
sight below the Navy Yard the crowd
remained, and some would cry ‘‘I see the
smoke yet there he goes! Huzza for
Harry Clay l”.
lt was a pleasing feature ofthe attention
Mr. Clay has received here, that many
Locofocos participated, and a prominent
oflice-holder was seen waving his hat
Wllll the rest, and cried out “Well after
all, Harry Clay is a glorious old coon.”
MERITED REBUKE.
Alexander Dumas the great French dra-
matist, is of colored origin. A capital
story is told of him in a very late number
of Blackwood’s Magazine. It seems that
a person more remarkable for inquisitive-
liberty to question M. Dumas rather close-
ly concerning his genealogical tree.
‘You are a quadroon, M. Dumas l’ he
began.
‘I am sir,’ quietly replied Dumas, who
had seen enough not to be ashamed of a
descent he cannot conceal.
‘And your father 7.’
‘Was a mulatto.’
‘And your grand father 1’
‘A negro,’ hastily answered the drama
ist, whose patience was waning.
‘And may 1 inquire what: your great-
grand-father was!’
‘An ape sir,’ thundered Dumas, with a
fierceness that made his iinpertinentinter-
rogator shrink into the smallest possible
compass. ‘An ape, :ir—my pedigree coni-
mences wliere_ yours terminates.’
'1‘/ie Se7'e7za(1c.—The eccentric Dr. Val-
entine is not only the most. amusing man
alive, but an excellent performer on the
flute. Among the follies of his youth was
an attachment to a beautiful young lady
all musical lovers be determined to treat
his idol to a serenade. Accordingly, in
company with some amateur friends, (the
Doctor abhors soli1ude,) he proceeded to
the domicil of his adored—but the dark-
ness of the night led to a mistake as to the
house and the melody designed for the
young lady was pouring into the unw D
ears ofa solemn Quaker. Obadiah bore
the infliction as long as he could. Time
after tune drove slumber from his eyelids,
till at. length, as the serenaders were in the
midst of “Home, sweet home,” he threw
up his window and protruding his vener-
able head, thus addressed the astonished
Doctor. ‘ Friend, thee sings of thy home
—of thy sweet home. And ifl understand
thee aright, thee said there was no place
like thy home. Now, if thy home is so
sweet 21 place, why don’t thee go to thy
home. '1 hee is not wanted here. Fare-
well.”
It is needless to say that the serenading
party departed without delay or cei'emony_
Dr. Emmons on Preac/n'ng.—A young
man having preached for the Dr. one day,
was anxious to get a word of applause for
his labor oflove. The grave Dr. however,
did not introduce the subject, and his
young brother was obliged to bait the
hook for him. ‘I hope, sir, I did not weary
your people by the lengt/1. of my sermon
to day.’ ‘No, sir, not at all; not by the
depth either.’ Lastly the young man was
silent.—.N'o7follc Dem-.
C’/iurc/i Dz.'scz'pline.-—Tbe New York
Observer suggests that cliurchcs should
compel their members who are able, to pay
their honest debts, and make it a matter of
church discipline. This is right. No
man who is able, and refuses to pay his
honest debts, is tit to be a member of any
church, nor can he be much respected by
any society or community in which
ilic lives.
_ ness than for correct breeding——one of"
S)’mPflllN€‘S W0“? ill Once 0\\‘3lien9d_ fol‘ those who, devoid of delicacy and reckless
They 510°C] Chamedlof rebuff, pry into everything—took the
in Philadelphia, and after the manner of
illinrr.
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From the N. Y. Globe.
A TOUCHING REPRQOF.
“There dwelleth in the sinlessness of youth,
A sweet rebuke that. vice may not endure,
And thus she makes an atmosphere of truth,
F or a ll things in her presence grow uiore pure ;
She walks in light---her guardian angel lflings
A hole round her from his radiant wings.-”
EMMA C. Eiunoiw.
This no less truthful than beautifully"
poetic passage, brings to mind a little in-
cident wliicli occurred under our observa-
tion, some two years since, and which
most pertinently and graphically illus-
trates and confirms the truthfulnessof the
sentiment so poetically expressed.
A little boy, some three or four yiiézirs’
old, was standing by his father, upon the '
porch of their dwelling, in one of the wes-
tern cities of this State, when :1 middle
aged man, respectably clad, passed by on
the side‘-walk, so intoxicated that he stag".
gered badly. The little lad, turning to his
father, ina tone of surprise and unless
simplicity, exclaimed: “Pa, that man is
drunk. The brute had not yet full inas-
ter over the man—-he had not become’
scared and hardened to reproof; be ever-
heard the remark of the lad—it touched
him to the heart-—be stopped suddenly,
and turning toward the little m'on'ito'r, he‘
stood gazing at him for some time, in male’
silence, so choked with emotion that he‘
could not give utterance to‘ it s‘yllab’le.—-‘
At leng-tli he spoke out in kindly accents,
evidence of the deepest contrition under
a just and pointed rebuke: “My l‘i‘ttlle' fell-'
low, iL’s true——I am drunk——I know it is‘
too bad—l hope l may never be so again.”
And with tears of penitence glistening in‘
his eyes, he passed on, giving evidence of
a firm resolve in hisown mind, to “go,-and
sin no niore.”. Truly may it be said :’
‘Tliere (l\V?3'llBlJl in the sinlessness of yo'uth~.-
A sweet rebuke that vice may not endure‘.-
Tho following inscription is on the" tomb
stone of Elihu Yale, the founder of Yale Col-
lege at New llaveu. IIo was buried at \Vex-4
han.i, \Valos‘.
“ELIHU YALE, Esq., was buried here the
22d of July, 1721 :
Born in America, and in Europe bred—
In Afric travelled, and in Asia wed-
\Vhero long he lived, and then in London dead;
Much good, some ill, he did‘-—-so hope all’s oven,
And that his soul through mercy’s gone to heaven.-
You that survive, and tell the tale, take care
Fortliis most certain and to prepare.
\Vhen blessed in peace the actions of the just:
- Smell sweet and blooinin the silent dust.”
IV/zat is the Sign ?——-It is said, that no
annual meeting of Cliurclies, South or’
North, has been held, in which slavery,
‘in one form or another, has not been dis-
.cussed.
What is the sign? That our whole S
l
-people are discussing it—tliinking about
it——preparing to act upon it. A letter
from a friend of ours in Georgia says:
l "“ * "“ * "“ ”“ “No matter what is said.
the impulse to Tennessee, so that she,
could act, all of Western Georgia would
«,go for emancipating. Such counties, as
"Habei'slmm,are made up of small farmers,
-and they detest the institution. We‘ all
look to Kentucky and to you with hope.”
We have similar letters from Tennessee,-
-East. A writer from Jonesboro’, says,-
“Give the word in Kentucky and we will
answer you instantly. We are ready”-4
-A friend from Jefferson, Ashe County,
.North Carolina, declares-—“Slavery exists
in name here, but we have all its evils
‘forced upon us, and don’t know but two
"leading men that would oppose the doing
,away of it. Away down to middle North
,Cavolina, the feeling is the same.” Other’
,letters from the Slave States are equally
strong.
VVe may understand, therefore, why it
tis that Churches have this subject up be-
,fore them so constantly. The people are
discussing it. It is the theme, almost
everywhere, ofsocial debate, and zefigious
'men’s '(liscoui'sc.—Louz'sm'llc Ex.
W/ruling Gu2i—W'e saw the other day’,-
says the Nantucket Inquirer, ti very curi-
ous contrivance for killing whales. It is
a short gun, weighing some twenty five
fipounds——the stock being of solid brns’s—
ffrom which n harpoon is to be fired into
'the animal. The handle of the harpoori
goes into the barrel of the gun about a foot
and a line is fastened to it—of course out-
side of the gun—by which the whale is to
be held.
Then is also a bomb lance for the par:
pose of killing the animal‘. The iastrn-‘
ment. is loaded with powder, and 11' slow
match is led from the magazine, through
the handle, to the end which goes into
the gun. When the lance is fired into
the whole, the slow match ignites; and
in about half a minute the fire reaches the
powder in the head of the instrument,
which instantly explodes, killing the uni-
inal outright. At least this is what the
article is intended to do.-
The whole apparatus is certainly very‘
ingenious; whether or not it is really an
improvement. on the‘ present mode of kill-
ing whales, is a question which must be
settled by the Wlialemen themselves.
l
The nicest Fourth of July toast we’
have noticed this year, is the foallowing,
given at a celebration in Ohio, by L. Bar-
ker :-- ‘_
“Our country xvomen-——inay their Breast-
works ever afford a shelter to the American
Infalzt-i‘y."
Ifyou in Kentucly could move, and give I
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