1;
-that iiici'easo l.ll(‘.ill3l'/.El.l'(l; or on uiacliinery ren-
' His stock and workinansliip he believs to be ful-
' ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
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NUMBER 4-08--NEW
Se11eck’s lime.
\Vcst s idc he Bridge.
THE Sloop Diary
. A. Seileck. Capt. Uru-
inau, will coininence
1"“-‘,2.
her \Vccl-;l_v 'l‘i'ips for I
New York on '.l.‘uesd:i_v the Ilillt of Miucli, and
the Domestic, Capt. Mi-rrill, on, the b‘:iturday
following N. b'EI_.LECl{.
Norwalk, March 9, 1847.
"‘7'\"""’ ,,
Fez‘ .i:«>.i one Yes. 1:.
.R.lL’fiIJ7.[J."’\ It ' ‘B. ’b' FOIL '.l‘l..iltI .‘1l'Z.i\ SON.
—\ Di‘ Ill‘) Sloop ?ii’.\.l{ Y \\7lLl..lS,
Capt‘. \Villis .l. Meri'itt:, liiiv-
iu_-..; roininciicod ll(‘l' regular trips
_..__,,,.,_._;.,.,.liii' the Season, will leave .\’oi'walk,
Iilast siile the liridge. every 'l’iii‘sdny I‘i’~’U!|l|lg.
and New‘ York every Saturday.
Any one having business with the l’ai-!.ct:
Olfice during the uliseiice of the vessel. inay
-tlpply at the C.-tliiiiot Shop of \\’at(.-rliiiry dz
(,l_uiiitt:ii'd, on the Dock.
\VlLI.I.‘3 J. M.l£I’\Rl'.l.‘T.
Norwalk, l‘~Iur(:li 29.
Eden‘? ‘Yo; is i
'l.‘l.l.lC sloop .lULl_-\ lius coin-I
nu-iiced her ri-.gulai' trip:-' and Will‘
leave the Landing at l"i\'e Milo
*' River on 'l.‘uesday' evi-.ni:ig, iitllli of,
.'?01'
. '1:
Maicli, aiul New York on Siituiilay, April ‘id,-
uiul will coiitiiiuc to sail on Tiicsilays aiul Sat-‘
urilays of the st-asoii. l*’i'i-.iglit and prodizrc will
be conveyed as usual on the most farorablt-.torins.
l“or freiglit or pzisszige apply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing.
\V. C. S.-\.\l.\llS.
Five \Iile Rivcr, l\lui'cli :.’!)tli,_l.\'~l7.
Si’1iZ.lt\'i}‘r ..uai:..{§*c:i3u1i-:n"i‘.
Commcnchig .‘.'zi.-‘uiiluy, .’l.’urc/2. tit/i, 181-7.
I’OI’..'l‘ ClIlCS',’l'!—l.i, ll.{OCI\'Y Nl*'.C’l\',
'I‘ AIYIFQIIKD 1133) N013 ii’ A LES.
The New aiul Splciiiliil Stciiiiiliiuit
(3,\'l!‘A‘i.l-.'~’€§_~I, (.‘.::pl. Cur-Iis l’c-cic, .5 r.
\Vill leave New York front the Pier east side
(,I;uli:u-inn l\lai'lu-.1, Slip, as above ever)‘ after-
iiooii, at. two o‘clock, Suiula_\'s i-.xi-.i-ptetl. Re-
turning will leave Norwalk at seven o'i.-lo zk,
-“.'ti:iiiifoi‘il at 8, Iiocky Neck at lialfpa-.=l 8, uiul
]’i)r|, (’_'.l|(*,stoi- ut, flllill'lt‘.l' l)(.‘li)t‘t‘- ‘J.
Stages \vill be in i‘c:iiliiic:;s at the Laniling to
(-,()nv(\,yI);15y~;():|;_';(\]'$l‘ti \Vcst.port. Sonthport , Fair-
licld, _l¥i‘idgoport, l)aiibui'y, llidgclielil, New-
Cunaan and \Villon.
!'t-'.-§':'1\ll pci':~:oiis are forbid t.rust.iiig any iiuli—
vidualoii account. of tliis boat. or liei' owners.
New York. I\1ill'cll (5th, 1847.
l’i'otect.ion In:-aui-:uice Company
_ Of Il.~\l‘1'l'l"OI'lI), CoNN.
Capital $2{)0,000~wiLli privilege to
iiicrease to lIal f u M i l l i o u.
.l I’. LIAM .l. S'l’lllClC'l‘, Ageiir. offers to
‘' insure llouses, Stores, Mills. l*‘:ict‘oi'ics._
Barns and the contents of each, togotlicr with
every other Sp(_‘i.'ll‘.S of pi'op0l‘l_\', _
,,7g,u'n,g-5 Loss or 1)n.wr1gie by FIN‘.
The rates of preiniuin olii-.i'oil, are as low as:
31,059, of any o|,ln~.i- similar liist'itnt'ioii, and c.\‘ory
man has now an opportuiiit.y, for a trifling stun,
to protect liiiiisclfiigaiiist this dc.~:t'i'iictive cle-
lllOtllI, which oft on in a single hour, swccps
away the eai'iiiii_.'_;‘s of so many years.
It is incumbent on all persoiis applying for a
reiiewnl or policy on liiiililiiigs, to inform the
agent; of all changes in aiul about: the pi'eiiii.~:i-.s,
dered unproductive by new inventions, or itse-
less by changes in business, as no iiisuraiice
oflico is bound by their policy, to pay any more.
than the cash value of property, at the time of
its destructioii.
Norwalk. April 1st", 18-17. 15
At the .Pcople’s Store
*1 ON S'l.‘A!\"I‘LY on hand a beautiful assort-
niont of Dress (loods, such as I’:-iiitod
I\Iuslins, Einbroidered Luwiis, Frencli, Aim-.ri—
can and Scotch (iiiigliaiiis, lfrcncli and lilnglisli
Pl'Illl'S, De Laines aiul almost evi-ry style of
Dress Goods usually called for in a .l{ct'ail Store.
l’urcliascrs can rest: assured that all the goods
offei'cd at the I’eoplo’s Store, are of the best
quality and st) I05, and what: is iuore dt-sii'ahlc,
ni(ii'cl_i/ new---liaviug no old stock of several
years standing to work off, we can take for our
motto “Small profits and quick sales."
.lil5>‘.t-2t.l. & Moonr.
ULL’S Double, Single, and Cliildreii‘s
'I‘i'usses, for sale by J. A. \Vi-:i~:n.
SADDLES,_ IIARN ESSSESS, (kc.
"6
-Licwis I’nii.i.irs, Si-i.-.
I317. 13‘):
Published Eve 1')’ ‘V‘311l|05*1flY
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NORVVALK, CT. IVEDNESDAY. S“EPT- 8, I847.
, -._-x,/\_-\_.-x Ix '\/\r\./\/‘-..
SERIES.
HIUVVA E3!) lN§UI{ANCE C0.
Office No. 69 \Vall st., New York.
TIIIS (Eu pita), iinpaircd by losses in l845,
was filled up in June, ’47 to $250,000,
by the payiiicut ofall the subscriptioiis in (task.
Insurances agaiiist loss by fire and inland nav-
igation, are made. by this Co. on lil\’Ul'tll)lt‘I0l'lllS.
I)ir.i-:c'rni-.s : '
Najah '.l‘a_\floi',
\\’in. \V. ’l‘odd,
l"anning C. 'l‘uckei‘,
.loliii liillllxllt,
l"criliiianil Siiyilaiiii,
ll. (l. 'l’lioiiip.~'oii,
R. Iiavoiis.
J. l’hilips l’llu'[*ltl7\‘,
’\\/Ylllltltll C‘-oiicli,
John liavid \\’oll'o,
M. I). it‘.It_litllllll,
i‘Ill\VilI'll Aiitliiiiiy,
'l‘lios. \\’. l_’(-ai':<:ill, John lla_QL"l"l'ly.
[,luin'_y lil. I);i\‘I-i-.5, (laliI‘l(‘l \Vi.~‘tt('.l',
llenry .l.’t. ll:-iiiscii, (ill:tl‘l0$ N. Talbot,
.lnpl;ot‘. llisliop,
"R. ll.\Vl-INS, l’i'c::.
t£l«I()llt.?.l‘I ‘.- .l(,)l.lN, At:i«:=.\"r.
Norwalk, (_'ouii.
IE1 N()'5’l(}E. -
_ llli‘. .~:iil:.<ci'iboa'liaviugtakcn the stand for-
incrl_v oi-ciipit-il by \\"lll. tllinsti-.:ul, aiul more It'-
ccnil_v I.-_y W‘. (2. l.im-liiir,-_vli. asffaiiuaii and (i(‘llI'-
ral l-'or~.\‘:iiiliii_:,v’ Ag:-iii iii i\il§\\' York cit)‘. l:il~;cs this
incilioil of iiil'oriniii_'_; the ('iti'/.i-its of I":iirlii-ld floiiniy
_£t'lll.'l‘€lll_Y.llllIi ho li=isi'cino\'i-d to the city.:iiul i::
-6;, f‘
in
I WI-IE subscriber would respectfully inform
the public tlnit he has on hand a large
and extensive assoi't,1iiciit ofl-Iai'_iicssos, Saddlcs, f
Bridles, t\Iartiiigales, '.l.‘runks, Vailisos, Carpet-
Bags, c\'c. which are ready niarle and on hand.
Also a first rate assortiiieiit of (Jarriage and Hi-
ding \Vhips, which are for sale at a small ad-
vance from factory prices. Ilarncss Collars,
wholesale and retail.
_saddler's silk, purse twist, enibracing all coloi's
.:and qualities. Every article needed in the line,
may be found here, oftlie liest quality, and will
‘be sold as low as can be furiiislied by any one,
:ll0l’. excepting the gi'(mml_/loot‘ establisliment on
the other side of the .l’5t'iLlgc.
Repairing done at the sliortest notice, and in
the best. inanncr. \VM. B. S\VAN.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
IIARNESSES, «to.
New Estublishinent!
HE atteiitioii of the public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishment. just; opened
by the subscrilier under the Connectzicut; I-Iotol.
assiduously given to meet; thewishes, and secure
the approbation of all who favor him with ttlieir
patroiiage. Work done at short notice, and pri-
ces moderate.
A good assortment of I-larnesses, Saddles,
Bridlos,Wliips. Trunks, Valises, Carpetbiigs,
(Site. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap.
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
peditious munner. FIUi‘.Dl£!llCK Ba.-wuzv.
Norwulk, June 21, 1847. 25
A good assortnieiit; of"
now rc:ul_y to alt:-ial to all oi'ili~.r.~:iii his liiu-. (Youn-
try .\lcrt-liaiit.- oi‘ ;‘.laiiiifactiii'c.< wi.~liiIif.: lIi>‘ =~‘<‘i'\'ii'(r.<
will p!«:.'i<i- i-oii.<i_<_;ii their j.-_ood.< or letters to his care,
ciiln-r by Stu-ainboat or t-iloop. ainl they \\ill l’|'f'f'l\'()
his iiniii.:«li.~ito ttll.1'ltllt)ll on itu-ir :n'ri\:Il. |‘cI'.~‘oiI.<
wisliiiig tla-ii‘ gooils sliippml to any otlu-i‘ port in the
.‘.\'i:iti:s_. inay dt-pi.-iul upon liaviug llit'Il’ liiisiiii.-ss
done co."i'ci:tlv and \'-llll ::ll |.o.~:.-ililc (l¢‘>']‘i|ll‘il.
' (.‘t)l.l".Y l.i.\i{'l'l{:\ M.
l\"orwall.. July lTili, l-T’--l7. ‘-35!
T Er‘? €-%~o:o:’d.s I
l’ ‘u l l l<I .\‘lIli:4(.'l'lli()l' luisjiisl l'(,'ll|l'llt‘tl from i\'cw
York with an (‘llll|'('. new slock Ul’S(‘.:l5S(Ill~
able gooils suitable for the {\'priiig trade, cin-
l)l'il(‘ll|_J, as tftillllllt‘-l(5tll|(l;(lUSll'lll)l(Y iissorlinciit as
evcr brouglit into l<‘nirlield (.'ounty.
l aiii l't'(tt‘.i\-'lll_L'<l2lll_V front uiy iigniil in N. Y.
the most dt-sii':i|ili-giioilsin the niarki~.t, bonglit
at aiutiioii and oftlio iinporters, which will be
sold on the most lil\'()l'illll(l terms for cash.
Please call and judge for _\'oiii'solvns.
\\’-.\I. .l. I*‘lNCll.
\Vestpoi't. iilari-Ii ‘_‘$)tli, lr~‘.~l'7.
To fil:iiniit'.~u::t:si'ci's or flII:l13llilEiSl.'.-5.
i~'< i ii. 5). L is or T0 "LEASE. =1 hu-go.
_ ,,,.“- :} :<loi'y lniililiiig. 235 by :35, with a 12
gm";-,.~i-,‘ pmx-or i-iigiiio, boiler, sliaftiug, lalhcs,
drills, vices and all iii-(:o.<5=iii‘y tools for n firs Irate
:\I::cliiiic Shop, and well calizulated for alinost
any kind of iiiauiifai-.tui'iiig purpose. Situuti-il
lllillli‘. liusiiicss portion of the town of Norwalk,
«to inilos froiu New York. and within a few rods
,,g‘ ]>,,,,[,_ct. uavigatioii and about a mile froin the
New York and New llavcu 'iailro:ul. The
facilities for i'i-ceiviiig or seiiiliiig fi'c-iglit. to or
from -,\’t-.w York, eitlicr by sloop, steamboat or
Railroad is uiisiirpasscd. The biiildiiig has
been used it short t.iine as it iiuicliiiie shop,
foundry and screw factory.
-33 }. A.
LA LLY.
BU! Li)l.\'G LOTS, For Sale.
NUMl’»l'§R of line liuilding Lots are now
oll'ered for sale, on Mi-.r\viii I’laco, situa-
tod lwtivccii the two villagi-s in I\’orwalk in
views of the liailroad, i\’oi'wiilk .l-larbor, Air.
Now is the lllllt! to st-<-iirc. a good liuildiiig Lot.
as llu-so lots will be sold very low. liiiupiire of
('llAb’. ISAACS.
Norwall-1, July 20, lr‘»l7. .99
L0.‘:i'E‘.
Q N St. .lolin‘.-. day, June ‘.3«lth while riding
front llediling to Niii‘\\':ilk. in the \'iciiiil’y
“(Elm lien, a Slt‘i|)('il silk Suit-Sliade, lilac aiul
gri-oii with deep l'i'iiige. The liiulcr will be
suitably rmvai'di-d by lcaving itat l\lr. (’il‘UlI‘l:tll’S
Store in Norwalk, or applyiiig to Dr. Donci-1, of
l.{<-diling. ‘3t30
as
\V:IlII.(‘(].
good lililtzlifiltlllll to occupy a new stand’
three milcs distant froin any otlier shop-
A good llt(‘('.ll:tlll(: iind one who iuulci'staiids
well liistrailc, would be liberally siipport.ed.——
For further particulars, enquiro_of Alon’/.0 \V.
Street, llenry.Clark or David .‘4cllccl( at: Sel-
leck’s Mills, \\’est i\'orwalk, Ct. of the subscri-
ber, 37 Nassau st. N. Y.
‘;3tpilr27 DA V.l.D II. Sl<‘.LI.ECI\'.
1' ii E siilisci'il)cr has just.1'eceived large addi-
- t.ional siipplies of IIAII .l)\VA.I}.lC, CUT-
LICRY. lfl()I.LO\V—\VA lll*‘., GUNS, lR()_\'l
AND C\"l‘l£.lCl., l_"AI.:VIlC {TS U'l‘ENSlT.S,l
I’.-\lN'l‘C\‘, OILS, \VlNl)C)\V—(l[.ASS, &C.'
which are offered eitlior wholesale or retail at
the lo\\'esl_‘ t\'e\v York prices.
V. C. S'rnici«:'r.
Norwalk, Dfarcli 30, 1847.
New Books.
' A.’\'IllN(x"l'ON and his Ceiierals, by J.;
'l‘. llcadloy; 'I’ayloi' and his (ileiiciwils,
clieap edition; liiogrzipliies for Cliildreii, com—=
prising Life of Gen. Taylor, Scott. \Vorth,
lirown, llonaparle, \Volling1on, \Vusliington,
l’ntnain, La Fayette, '.l¥'ranklin, \Varreu, i&c.
liandsoinely bound aiii_l illustrated- .Iiisti'cc’d
by J. A. wic ED.
T‘,v11N'I‘ED. A Lad to run (If errands ifbd
to be generally useful. Apply to
CHARLES Sciui;:\'i~'.n.
\VCstport', July 6, 18-17’. 27
' EL Bill.-L will be happyito see his
frieiuls, aiul respond to all their calls in the
way of his pi'ol'c.~:sioii.
ll:u'll'ord lti'i'uIu:iI lnsur:uice (30.
JAMES RIQEID, AGE‘-.\"1‘.
At the office of the No7"u:al7: Gazette.
NO 1 & s:Iii.i D.
2 from Connecticut River, at
S. E. OLMS'l‘l~ZAD’S.
To Close
THE TRADE FOR THE
A. M’. VVARI)
ILL sell the reinaiiider of his stock of
l’riut;ed Muslins, Lawns and Berrages,
at reduced lil‘lC€‘»S. June 29th.
NOTICE.
LL persons indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of moi'e than 3 months
standing are requested to inako immediate pay
m0Ut- C. J. GRUMAN.
10 DOZEN Clark’sbest Spool Cotton,
warranted 200 yds——slig,htly imper-
SEASON.
fect, for sale by the subscriber, at ‘.25 611 per
dozen.
\V M.J. FINCH, \Vestpo2.'t.
Morning, [by
-_ _I_’_O RY. ,
STANZA S.
The spring oflifo is past,
\Vit‘h its budding hopes aiul fears
And the autiiiun time is coming
\Vitli its weight of weary yea rs.
Our joyoiisiiess is fading,
Our hi-arts are lllltlllllifl with ca re,
And youth’s fresh drcanis ofgladnoss
All perish darkly there.
\Vliilo bliss was blooming iicar vri,
hi the hc.art's first birst of spring,
\Vliilc many hopes could clicor us,
l)ili_-. >‘(.‘(‘,lllt!tl a glorious thing!
Like the foam upon it river,
\Vlu-.n the lm-c’/.e goes rippling o‘c'r,
'I’li(*.~'e liopvs are fled forevm'
To come to us no more !
"’l’i:< sad, yet’ .~<\vm-.t‘, to listi-ii
To the soft wind‘s gentle swell,
Aiul think we lu-artlie inusic
Our cliildliooil knc\v so well;
To ,g;;|7,(-. out on the 0\'t‘.‘l.
And the l,-oiindless fir-lds ofair,
And f(‘0l iigiiiii our lioyhood’s \\'l‘5ll
To roniii like aiigels, there!
’_Fll(!l‘(? are many drca ms of glailness
'l‘|ial cluiig around the past,
And from that tomb (llif(,‘(‘.l’lllg
(_)ld tliouglits came tliroiigiiig fast--—
Tlic li)l‘lll.-i we loved so dearly,
lit the happy days now gone,
'.l‘lu-. beautiful and lovely,
So fair to look upon.
'.l‘lio;-e l)i'i;.),l:t; and goiitlo inaiilciis
\\'lio sccined so l'orir.c(l for bliss,
'.l'oo glorious aiul too lii-avonly
l."or such a world as this;
\\’liose Soft" dark eyes :=ccnic.d swiiiiiiiing
In it sca ofliipiid light,
And whose locks,ol'golil were streaining
(_)‘cr brows so sunny briglit.
\Vlios(-. smiles were like the sunshine
In the spring time ofthe year---
Liki-. the cliaiigeful gleanis of April
'l‘lu-.y have passi-d—--like hope---away.
Likc the liriglitost buds ofsununor
'I‘lu-.y have lallen from the stem---
Yet oh ! it is a lovely death
To fade f‘i‘Ollt cartli like them!
And yet---the thought is saddeiiing
'l'o muse on such as they--
Aud fccl tliat all the beaiitiful
Are passing far away !
’I‘lmt the. fair ones whom we love,
Like the lendrils oftlie vine,
Crow closely to each loving heart,
Tlien pcri:sli on their shrine!
And can we but think of these
In the soft and gentle spring,
\Vlic.u the trees are waving o’ct' us
And the flowers are blossoiniiig;
For we know that wiut.er’s coming
'\Vitli his cold and stormy sky---
And the glorious beauty round us
Is buddding but to die !
IVILISCELLA NY-
From the Union Magaziiio.
THE CITY CLERK.
BY MISS C. M. SI‘I’.Ki\\'lCI\'.
‘You remember his exclamation when
the clerks were to be searclicd. Charles
has an iniprc.-sioii that he then fclt some-
iliiiig at his coat -pocket, which we both
feel sure was Otis tliru.-.-ting the parcel into
it. But we know this would be no evi-
deuce in court; so Cliarlcs wont tell even
Mr. Hcnshnw or Sandley of it. He says
time will bring it all out, and meanwhile
let Otis have a chance. Is he not just like
fatlierl Let it storm ever so liorridly, he
always believes it wil be fair weatlicr to-
morrow. Mr. Hcnsliaw fccls certain that
Otis will prove the rogue at last, ‘and,’ so
he says ‘he don’t see the use of sacrificing
an honest fellow to him in the mean time.’
He watches him as a cat does a mouse.
Tlie reasons of Mr. l.lensli:i\v’s suspicions
are these: Otis is out late at night. He
dresses far beyond his means, and goes
often to places of ainusemcnt, especially
to the tlicatrc, where, Mr. llcnsliaw says,
clcrlis never should go; and l\’lr. llcnsliaw
says he has been seen with “not the best
of com]m.n_i/” at the tlicatre. I don’t know
quite what he means by that; but I sur-
mise that it is something awful. The
pvoplc where Charlie boarded were very
fond of him; and they will give their tes-
timony that he was perfectly regular in
his habits; and Mr. Sandley will call on
Messrs. Brown & \/Vilson to testify as to
his conduct in the shop. All this, Mr.
lSandley says, may not overbalance the one
great circumstance against him; but this,
with the documents from Mis-‘Emma, Mr.
.Sandlcy says, will go a great way with
,tlie Governor. So, if Charlie is sent to
the Island, I shall go straiglit to Albany;
for the living'voicc, with a throbbing heart
under it, motlier, is better than a dead
writing. And ifwc (lon’t get a pardon,
why then patience, dear father and mother
—hcavanly patience !———sucli as you, clear-
cst father, have shown us ever since we
can remember; and you, dear mother,
too—only just borrow a little hope and
cheerfulncss from father, and be sure it
will all come right ' and Charlie will shine
._ 3 _
out to the world as he shines to us, who
are above the clouds, and can see the
sun all the while; and if the world never
know still cannot we be content and thank-
ful 7 VVe will. So, dearest mother, take
eourarvel God will help us all! and I
shall goon be with iyou.’
‘P. S. I could not feel easy not to make
one effort with Otis. I thought if he had
plunge-d us in this trouble, he would feel
when he came to see me, and think of the
days when we were playmates, and happy
together. I saw him. I don't know what I
said. My heart was full, and it poured itself
out, but I got no satisfaction. He denied-—
.-‘.‘ , \_»._.-.\,.\,\-\_
, Ruth would leave Nciv York in an after-
JAIYIBS REED, at Two Dollars Per Ailllllllll in Advance.
rx/\./\/\/\/\/\/\/x/N '\.\r\/\r\r-«/\J\.r\/\.»~
But oh! dear inotlici‘,l feel
‘surer than ever that he is the guilty
one. His eye did not once meet
mine; and be looked red and pale by
turns; and when I came away, the tears,
;wcrc running down his cheeks. Who"
'would not rather be Charlie 'l’
Ii’: =x< ii: is 9
‘refused.
It is ‘Tlianksgiviug day’—a day of old
consecration, in New England, fo family
-festivity and family union—a day of merry
imectings and merry makings——a day for
frustic weddings, and all sorts of pleasant‘
doings and starting points in lifc——-a day
-like other anniversaries, fi':iii_:i,'lit with en-
rjoyincnt to the voting, who have not yet
.l'clt the st-vcring of heart cliords.__
The Tliiiiiltsgiviiig day connected with
lour story came in ll(‘ttVlly cnougli to the
'llatliaways. It was 'l’liiirsilay. Rutli’s
last. lcttcr was dated the preceding Tucs-
day. The trial wasappointcd for \Vcducs-
(la ' lnf)I‘liIlt_Q‘, and, as it would be deemed
a Sslllilll affair by the inuuicipal authorities
(albeit iiivolviiig tlic li:ippincs:: of an entire
f:iinily,) it. would probably occupy but an
hour or two; and if it went against them,
noon’s boat for Albany.
The (lay had come in with an easterly
snow-storni. Mr. il:itlia\v:iy was re folding
llutli’s lcttcr, after rcadiiig it for at least
the tweiitictli time, when a sleigh stopped
at his door; and Colonel Miles, sliakiug
the snow from his feet opened the door.—-
‘A pretty tedious storm this, neighbors,’
he said. ‘No news, of ficoursc, since the
letter l bronglit you from the l”osl. ofiice
ycstcrilay ?'
‘No sir; nonc,’ rcplicd Mrs. Ilatliaway
‘we could not cxpcct it, could we-
Colonel I’ I
‘Of course not, ma’-am; and I mistrust
we shall have no mail to-day. The river
will feel this cold snap. Rntliy, poor little
girl, should be, according to her letter at
Albany to day; but I tliink that t.lier’li be
no heat up. llowcvcr, if there is a mail,
_vou’ll be sure of a letter: so I shall go
on to the Post office, after Int cting, and
wait till the stage comes in.’
‘llow tliaiikfiil we ought to be for such
a kind neighbor as the Colonel,’ said good
I-l rs. I-lailiaway, as the door closed after
him.
‘Ycs, motli--r, we have a great deal to
be tlianlcful for, on the right hand and
on the lefi., and we must not make a poor
month if we have our share of trouble.’
‘I know I ought to feel as you do, fath-
er, but I cau’t help iliiuking all the time
what is Rntliy to do after Charlie is sen-
‘waters, they have not ovcrwliclinncd them;
icnccd to that desolate island.’
‘Do I why slie’ll do the right thing.—-
Now motlicr, wipe off your tears, and
don't forget it’s ,'l'lianksgiving day; let
us keep it. ‘And who has more reason.-
is not it Rutliy’s birth day I’ .
‘To be sure, the children have been on
a troubled sea, but have not they lain their
course well I You know I have nothing to
do but to sit here, and {road and runiinate;
and a happy life it has been to inc, since
I was quite ovcrsct as to outside prosper-
ity. lhavc got a habit of looking inward ;
and I have come to the conclusion that it
is not the circumstances that we arciu
that matters, but how they find us, and
what they make of us. Look at our dear
children, mother, how they have hold fast
their integrity. Look at Charlie ; calm
and manly, and so generous about Otis.-
He is not of those that hold to misery
loving company; a mean company that.
And dear little Ruthy; her love for her
brother has carried her, as it were,
through fire and water! I tell you,
mother, we did not know the children till
now. A real Tliaiiksgiving day it shall
be to us.’
Poor Mrs. Hathaway would have sini-
led her assent, but it was a sunbeam vainly
struggling through clouds. ‘l’ll try to
make it seem like thanksgiving,’ she said:
so she brought forth a provision basket,
sent by their kind friend, Miss Gardiner.
‘\-Vliat a lovely plump tiirkey,” exclaimed
Ilatli-away, as his wife proceeded to iiup:ick
the basket, “and craiibcrry-sauce, I dare
say, in that little jar '! Yes; just like
Miss Emma to think of that. What is in
that covered disli'!—Oystcrs,l declare!
just wliat I told her I liked best, when she
asked me the question. Mince pie !-—
pumpkin pie! apple' pudding! tarts !—
Wlial’s that '!——what’s that, mother I’
‘It feels like a loaf of cake, and it’s mar-
ked ‘for dear Ruth 7.’ ’
‘Well; no disrespect to the l‘(‘Si. of the
world. But Miss Emma is thorough in
poor folks. A bottle of wine, too! Well;
Miss Emma and I are of opinion that its
.right for temperate people to take a
,eheerful glass once in a while. You
.'are a tectotallcr, mother; but you won’t
object to my “making” my heart glad
-according to scripture. Now, would it
,not have been a shame for us not to keep
‘the day’!
Mrs. Hathaway assented by proceeding
;to get the dinner in progress ; and when
the turkey was fairly roasting in the little
istove oven, I’It1l.l,1.'tW3y jlsaid, ‘cpme l)i3,I‘€?,
mother,-—-l can t knee , you ‘now, ve
never had that satisfaction sii_ice_m_y leg
was broken; but I trust my heart is in the
right position——kneel down here _on my
well side, and we’ll have our worship, tho’
it be a dark day out side and in.’ The
wife knelt, resting her troubled brow on
the arm of her husband’s chair. Hatha-
way’s spirit of cheerful gratitude shone
like a sun on all the salient points of their
lives. God’s mercies seem to be sewn at
‘broad-cast around them. He thanked God
for the peace, prosperity, and progress of
_on the arm of her husband’s chair, listening
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lie’s pardon, she’ll be paid for it all.’
‘Pardon!’ exclaimed Mrs. Hathaway, in
the ‘only proud tone that ever came from
her; ‘I’d not ask pardon for the innocent
boy.’
‘Good!’ mother, good !, keep to that
brave feeling, and vre’ll weather the storm.’
But it seemed that the motber’s courage
had spent itself in that one outbreak; she;
again sank into desperate motionless si-
lence. ‘It is a bad night,’ murmured
Hathaway, ‘and worse in doors than out !’
and sad it was to see the miseries that. be-
long only to ill doing, gathering over this
family, where patience and pious content
had so long reigned.
Suddenly Mrs. Hathaway i-aised'hcr head
—her heart again fluttered. Sh’e dared
not speak, but as the wind for a moment
lulled, she thought she heard approaching
bells. Her liusb.xnd's slower scenes heard
them too.
She started to her feet. ‘They have‘
stopped here! it is the Colonel!’ she ex
claimed; in another instant the outer
door ofthc little rorch was thrown open,
and the inner door, and Ruth rushed in
threw herselfinto licr motlicr’s arms ex-
claiming, ‘cleared! cleared !’ Softly and
slowly after her came Charles, thouglifnl
and "considerate even at this moment, and
holding back lest he should overwhelm his
mother with sudden joy. What followed
can scarcely be described. Tlicre were
loud exclamations and hysterical bursts of
emotion, and ihcn deep silencc——first brok-
en by the Colonel, who stood aloof, tears
of sympathy running down his cheeks fast
cnougli to melt away the ice that stiflencd
his wliiskers. ‘Goodness, mercy, I.latl'm-
way!’ he exclaimed. ‘Youi withered mini
is round Cliarlie’s neck !’ And so it was,
that arm that had hardly a perceptible‘
inoveineot for years had received 11 myste-
rious energy from the current of feeling
that st.iri‘cd his whole being. Every eye
was now turned to ‘fatlicr;’ mother and
children gatlicrcd round him, and embrac-
cdl1iin,ilic wiilicrcd arm fell, but from
the tongue rose as joyful a thanksgiving
as ever burst from a grateful, rclievcd,
faithful lheart.
‘VVcll-—good night!’ said Col. Miles.-
‘I go home the happiest man in 1.’-erkshiro,
excepting you, l'latlia\vay.’
‘Oh, no, stay with us and cat slipper,’
replied Hathaway. ‘We’ll have the best
Tlianksgiving in Massachusetts.’
the country—for tlicirnboiinding political
advantages and gospel privileges; not in
an inexpressivc mass, but in such detail
tliateacli seemed to have made its impress‘
on his heart. He spokefiof the-rich liar-
vest of the year with 21 glow that would
have left. no one to believe that not an ear
of it had been turned into his garners.-—
He thanked God for his pleasant home,
and his well-covered board——for kind
neighbors and bountiful friends—for the
dear mother, with industry that never tired,
and love that never abated. He thanked
him for his own licalih——for painless
liinbs——for a contented mind, and a spiih
ofenjoymcnt. Ills voice trembled slightly
when he came to mention his children-
‘liis dear, absent children.’ He paused
for one instant, and then added with a sin-
cere tone of ,couragc, and heavenly glad-
noss, ‘we thank Thee that they have man
ifestcd tlicinsclvcs Thy cliildrcn too.-
Tliougli they have‘ passed tlirougli the
and tlirougli the fire, it has not scorched
them. We thank Thee that Thou hast
given them thus early to see the value of
iuiiocciicc, and the power of affecti:m.’—
When he finished, Mrs. Irlathaway rose
coinfoi'tc.d, and said, ‘I almost forgot it
stormed, father.’ And she (lid proci-ed
with :1 step soincwhat. lighter, and :1 heart
somewhat less faint, with her prcparatioiis
for dinner, or, as our coiinh-3.-follrs still
call it, supper. Her eyes turned often and
anxiously to the clock. She looted out
on the ro:ul the Colonel was to comc—rc-
marliccl that. the storm grew lie:1vicr.—anil
wondered again and again if Ruth were on
her way to Albany. Presently :1 sleigh
bell was heard; but it was not Colonel
Miles’, but another neighbor, returning
from meeting, who called, with a message
from the kind Colonel. ‘The mail was
not in,’ he sent them word ; ‘it might not
come till dark; but he would wait till it
did come.’
' "I‘hc7Coloncl is wine and oil too,’ said
llathaway. ‘It has been so from the be-
ginning of this trouble. If we have a dis-
aippoiiitincnt, tliei‘c’s £1 comfort goes hand-
in~liand with it.’
The days. as we have said, were at their
shortest. Mrs. Ilatliaway moved slowly;
the afternoon was very dark, and the shad-
ows of astoriny evening were thickening,
when the father and mother sat down to
their Tlianksgiviug meal. Mr. Hathaway’s
grace was much longer than usual, but ‘The table is set already,’ be added,
there was no allusion to their nllliction. with his habitual chuckling laugh; and
He could not now trust his voice for this ‘do stay—do stay, dear Colonel,’ came
—-his body and mind were beginning tolfrome mother, Charles and Ruth. But the
feel the pressure. It was only half past,Colonel could on no account stay. ‘His
three; he wondered it was so dark! and own wife and children were waiting at
again and again be wiped his eyes. He.home,’ he said; ‘and now he‘ begam to
suffered ‘mother’ to cut up for him his fa. think considerable of them; and what dds
voritc bit of turkey. He took, according-cent father ever stayed from his own chil-
to our rural custom, ‘a little of all’ the va—,drcn Tlianksgiving day ?’ And with the
rious vegetables and condiments, and tho’,-sli0\vci'ing thanks and blessings of the
he remarked ‘there was never a tenderer Iiatliaways, he departed. There are mo-
turkey,’ there seemed never to have been mcnts when the outer crust of the undo-
Ct tougher one in the cliewiug. As to the monstrative Anglo American breaks away,
poor mother, she could not e-.it—slie loatli- - and shows the glowing fires beneath it.
ed the sight of food; and when her hus- Now it was, that all Miss Emma Gardi-
band, who had tried not to observe licr as,ner’s bountiful provisions came into play.
lie moved the dishes on the table, first outlTlie re heated turkey, oysters, mince pic
of their places and then into them, and nail pumpkin pie, tarts, and sauces,
turned her food over and over on her pl-.itc,‘inelted away before the keen appetites of
without tasting it—said : ,‘I’oor mother,,our happy family. Rutli’s cake alone was
there is no use in trying!’ she moved ‘set aside. ‘Mr. Henshaw,’ she said in a
back her chair, and took refuge in her lit- ‘ low voice to her mother, ‘talked of coming
tle, adjoining bed room. There she sat .up the next day.’ Hathaway averted, as
by the window, looking up the road as:-he asked for another and another bit, that
long as she could discern fence or tree as , he had not eaten a full meal since Ruth
landinark. The night settled down on tliewent away; his good wife said every
earth as it had on her spirit. The snow mouthful had tasted bitter; and Ruth did
no longer fell, but the wind rose,and gusts_n0t believe aiiything could taste good in
came sweeping down the hill side, and New York. But these were only paren-
roaring down the cliimney, and penetra- l tlietical remarks, while every particular of
ting every crevice of the slight tencinciitjthe late experience was related. Our brief.
She shock as if an ague were on her, as.summary must be in strong contrast to
slicreturncd to her husband, and drew lIC‘l‘ll.I)C diffuseness of our friends.
chair close to him. ‘ You had best light a It seemed, that on the day preceding
candle, mother,’ said he; ‘ Colonel Miles ; that on which Charles was to have his trial,
will want alight to guide him in this (lriv-la treacherous friend ofa noted young wo-
ing storm ; light two and set them in the , man, one Matilda Johnson, came to Hen-
windows.’ She lighted and placed them, Eshmv, and told him, that if he would go
and sat down again"; the table was left to the theatre that evening, he would see
standing. A woman accustomed to per-‘Otis Jackson in the pit—tliat Otis would
form the domestic offices through all the join Matilda Johnson as she came down
rotine of life, to go steadily on come whatffrom the gallery, when the play was over
will, joy or sorrow, with the periodical l-—-and that this Matilda would wear a cer-
prcparations that sustain and solace ani- tain shawl, which had been missed from
mal life, must be paralyzed before she neg-,I3rown 85 Wilson’s a few days previous to»
lects them. And so was poor Mrs. Hath- Charles Hatliavray’s committal. Henshaw
guvav, The thoiiglii of her good, honest, xaccordingly went to the theatre with
true, ever cheerfiil boy, among the motley Suridley. A police 0fIicel',,Well acquainted
gang of culprits and committed vagrants,witli Miss Matilda, was directed to keep
on Blackwcll’s Island; such as she had ‘his eye on her.
l'lCill‘(l lt(.lCSCl'll)C(I,\Vll.h l.llC l'l€glCCt, YTIISTIIIC Evergvthjng “vgnt right_ The njjscfablc
and \"1‘9!0h9‘l“eSS that l”'°"“!!5 !h°"C—!l1e parties were followed to their lodgino.-
tliouglits of herlittle Rutli—wbcrc was she [-Jenshaw i,].;.mifie(1 the shaw)_ Va,-mus
this 01""-‘ll 5!°“"‘Y "l.‘Jl‘!i N0 ‘V0m_l€1' other articles, subtracted from the shop
the poor woman had left tlietable standing of Messrs. Brown St VVilson, were found
as -it was when she and her husband rose among Miss Jo[mson’S fine clothes; and
from it. No wonder she sat now leaning she, aind the wretched young man whom
she had caught in her toils and ruined,
were committed to the _'I‘ombs. Jaackson
confessed that he thrust into Charles’
pocket. the stolen goods found there, and
Charles was ofcourse dismissed honorably
without a trial. ‘Even Mr. Brown, and
VVilson,’ Ruth said, in concluding the
story, ‘had the grace to say they were
sorry for what had happened ; and they
oflcred Mr. Henshaw and Charles much
better terms than they were on before, if‘
if they would return to them; butf Mr.
Henshaw is not a man to be whistled
on and off at the pleasureof Messrs.
Brown and Wilson. He is already en-
gaged at the first shop in the city, where
they have fixed ;irz‘ccs~—wlierc, he says,
they despise the Brown dc Wilson fash-
ion of having two prices, and teaching
for the Colonel’s sleigh bells, and hearing
only the bowling storm, and not liccding
it, she heard her husband’s consolation
dropped in every now and then, ‘if the
Colonel comes at all, lie’ll come soon ;’
should not wonder if he drove tlirough,
bad as it is!’ A long pause. ‘That’s a
sleigh bell !’ Another pause. ‘They’rc
gone by ! I do wish the Colonel was well
home. His people will feel dreadfully,
and its all on our account. It was a pity
he stayed, we might have known there
would be no news from them this night.’
Another pause, and a bowling blast of wind
and the poor mother asked, ‘what will be-
come of Ruth, if she is on the road this
weather?’
‘Motlier, look to him who tempers the
wind to the sham lamp. If she gets Clinr the poor boys to lie for tile!“ i. I! I5 B0
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