, S NEWS FOR rim Aiiiiiiz
$s‘uas.s.
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Nut-innit =4l3——NEW saunas.
‘THE FALL CA]lIPAIGI’V FOR 1847 _
Bids fair to surpass all others in degree of interest. in the Zlfcrcatilélc .Bl.’£.Ll'IlC«S‘8 of this V illagc
l In fact, we mean to make it so!
0 O I g ' '
z’I72.iZC'I])(lt’&?2g z‘/ac above, we have first 7°ec.a2.z>cd
A LARGE Assoeaasatsa o
Einbracinglas great a variot._v as can be found elsewliore. piircha"-rcd at cxcecdiiigly Low Pi'2'cc.¢.
and many oftlieiu for CASH, wliicli will enable us to sell them I‘(’I'_7/ lozi.~_/oi‘ Cash. or (‘lj.?_[))'0L‘C(f
C'l'(.’dIl[-l‘tll’igll1g from 5 to 30 per cent lower than those who buy on long credits.
LA DIES’ DRESS GOODS, a great variety.
SU1’E.Rl()RiFRENCII AND ENG l.lSl‘l CLOTIIS, at very low prices.
CASSli\Il“.R.ES, SATINISITTS AND VlCS'I‘i'N(}S, ii very large assortiiiciit.
DO;\IES'l.'IC GOODS, &c. &c. «.\'c.
As the piiblic: are tojiiilge of the prices we offer our goods at, they are requested to call before
purcliasiug_. “"0 are indebted to the 1‘-ublic’l'or the iiicmiisc of trade since our doing busiiiess
under‘ the pi'eseiit firm, and hope by strict atteiitioii, and selling goods at fair prices, :1 contiiiu-
ance of tlicsiiiiiiv. Fall l*’:islii:»ns of Hats and Caps just rcccivi-d.
New Canaan, Sept. (5, 1847. 36 T. it ‘V. I9. RAYMOND.
Hark! the war cry!
To the Echo listen.
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Estates Sass,
NEW Din Goons
In Qiiaiitities Complete,
In Qualities Unique.
~ l Are stew effe:i:ec"'i
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VVHO in view ofthe rapid approach of an inclement season is abi.iiidaiitly providing for {tho
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necessities of his friends and C11St0m(’.‘:'S to whom he already feels under many past obligations;
air] will at all future times take pleasure in tliirsi:rvice.
N. B. Shaving done for none at this cstablisliiiieiit. . -
Norwalk, Sept. 18-17.
5
FAEJEED BREEILTEGE STORE l
TIIIS day received a large invoice of very RIC [1 FALL DRY GOODS. consisting of
Dress Goods in all their varieties, Cloths, Cnssimcres and Satinetts, I\Iillin:n-y Goods and I‘ an-
cy Goods—all ofwhich will be sold at the lowest New York prices. Call one, c:ill nll.
Norwalk, Sept. 1st, 1847. C. «l- G'RUMAN-
1‘? ever Goods for the Fall Trade of 18%?
I At the old stand of
fl éé
THE subscribers are happy in being able to announce to their patrons and the public gen-_
erally, that their first invoice of FALL GOODS has just been received.
They would particularly invite the attention of the ladies of Norwalk and its vicinity to their
beautiful assortment of DRESS GOODS, comprising the following new styles, VIZ :
0 Plaid and Silk Strip’d Alpaccas. Camelion Plaids and Stripes, Organdies, Strip‘d Clem-
entines, Eglantine Plaids, Mode Alpaccas, Cobourg Cloths, Twilloil Giiigliiiiiis, C:1lll:()l‘llltl and
Oregon Plaids, Cashinere, M de Laines, &c. Also, some splendid styles of new 36 fashionable
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among which may be found---Plaid and Striped Puult do Loies, Gro do Rhinos, Matt.oincs,,
Satin Striped, W;1tei'ed, die. die.
Also an excellent assortment of
ENQELB @1i:§_i.eTL %iil.:o‘;C*.®r.e ‘c?:’3ms::3.W?D.&39
such as Nett, Mandarine, Stradillii, Cashmere, Heavy VVool, dcc.
They would also invite those gentlemen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of
Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestings. to a full and suberb assortment. of French, English are Air eri-
can Broadcloths and Uassimeres, besides a great variety of Fall and VVinter Vcstings. Also, a
full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
Ilartfortl Mutual [insurance Co.
JAMES REED, AG}-:i\"r.
At the office of the Norwalk Gazette.
' IIARNESSE-IS, &c.
New Esuiiblisluneiiit!
-rfi‘ I-IE attention of the public is invited to the
SADDLES, IIARNESSES, &c.
r”'*‘-‘. l ‘
i._ -
7' WHE subscriber" would respectfully inform
the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment oflrlarncsses, Saddles,
Bridles, Martingales, Trunks, Valises, Carpet-
.
Pliiblishcgjd Every ‘wednesciay Morning, by J.-§.l?IES lREED, at"i‘,_wo Dollaus Per Aunum in Advance.
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Vl7ALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY.
CTOBER 13,‘ I847.
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TA’i{ii\'(: IN A N.-x'rivi«:.
A lFi.s-/i Ste/'_7/.
A ludricious scene occurred the other
day in Anthony street, near where the new
theatre is in the course of construction, a
brief description of which is well worthy
the telling. A
,_ E T RY.
TIIE BLIND BOY.
BY Tu:-: REV. DR. ILU\'IiES.
It was a bless’-.d summer day,
The flowers bloomcd—the air was mild,
' The little birds~ poured forth their lay,
And every thing in nature smiled.
I
l
der the influence of a hot sun, went hastily
over to the nearest hydrant for a drin ,
and clapping his capacious month to the
spout, iinbibeil the Croton just as it came,’
in the most foijcible and plcnteous manner
imaginable. Hardly had poor Paddy,
In pleasant. thoughts I wandered on
.l5cnc:ith the deep wood's ample shade,
Till suddenly I came upon
Two children who had hither sttniyed.‘
Just at an aged birch troe’s foot
‘A little boy and girl reclined :
His hand in her’s she kindly put,
Aml ‘hen I Sill" the h°.Y ‘W5 hhh‘l- tented his checks, \\’llt’l) he started bolt
T110 chm,-,_.n lmew not 1 was ne,,,.___ upright, and with a look of agoiiizcd hor-
_ A tree coacciilcd me from their view ;
But all they said I well could ll(’i’ll',
And I could see all they might do. to wimess_
Dear Mary, said the poor blind boy,
That little bird sings very long;
Say do you see him in liisjoy,
And is be pretty as his song.’
sivsly, at the same time clawing at his
threat in a frenzied manner, while he spir-
Y0-S. Ell\\’=U‘<l.?_X,'es, rcplied;,'the maid,
I see that bird on yonder tree;
The poor l)()_\’.Sl,gllt¥Ll,__;i1llil gently said,
Sister, I wish thatal could see.
‘Och, murtherl but he's gone, it’s all,
over wicl me now!’ l
The fl,,“.,,,._,, you Say, are ,,,,.y f,,,,., ‘\Vhat’s gone '2’ exclaimed the crowd '
And briglit green leaves are on the trees,
And pretty birds are singing there——
gone I’
How beautiful for one who sees!
‘l’vc swallowed him! Oh, howly Saint
Patrick, l’ve swallowed him!’
‘And what the deuce is it you’ve swal-
lowed 7.’
‘A sna'.;e! a muithering snake! oh, St.
Patrick protect me.’ ‘
‘Sure, then, you’ve made a savin’ 0’ your
dinner,’ said a fellow laborer, more alive
to fun than sympathy, while a shout of
mingled laughter and incredulity followed,
in which the poor sufferer could hardly
refrain from joining.
‘But was it alive, man 1’ inquired a sym-
pathizing individual, when the confusion
subsided.
‘Alive, did ye say’! by the blessed pow-
ers you don’t think I’d be after eating him
dead? Alive is it, and didn’t he jump
down me throat in spite of me teeth l’ then
clasping his hands to his stomach, he ex-
claimed ‘Och_honey, he’s sqnirmin’ now!
_ Oh, howly St. Patrick ! 0, why didn’t ye
do your work entirely, and kill the snakes
in this murtherin’ country, too. Ilelp—
DRUMMING_ he will bite the insides ov me. ,Oh, howly
In New York the wholesale stores em‘ MllsllSl—_lllllll—lllllllllell— lllllll llllll lllll
lilo)’ clci-l.s whlclise business it is to no to ! pool Pllll lllslllllcllld by llelllll lllll mole all
. , _
the hotels, and make acqiiiiintaiicell wiihi eil'§‘,,,, be quiet, man’: remmed another,
western merchants in order to_ induce (how do you know it was ,, snake -p .
Ilia.“ to, buy g°¥LS Of lb?’ fikllm “lhhlh em’ ‘How does I know, is it'l Didn’t I fale
lil/l'l'1l1lmiiilelr:‘l.l’ll The eSlilin(llla:rll Iuilzilsll tglllslehllggnvglfligglyl llls llllll Oll llowly sllllll’
good story of u waggish merchant who l l
played the following trick on one of his.,_,,,,,ges,ed ma, it miuh, be ,, fish‘ 0,, per
“‘3,l§:’hh°l'S: "°t”"l"h3 rm‘ ‘lhlhg hhslhess lh , hapsan eel ;and rcmiilrl. ed that there ought
this W3Y- He had bee“ “"‘“le‘l 0" hy hity be a filter attached to every hydrant in
greet; Yoghéf fel!°_‘:’ llllthm the °°hht".V» ‘lhX' T the city, as the water was full of all sorts
ions 0 0 am o si an ion: 3 ; ,,|,,e_
ll dmllt “lam ah)’ h°dY just how: my ’ Oll‘Ill’sllzliliilliiil it’s an all !’ shouted lol-
youncr friend ’ he said at first. . . .1‘ l 1- ‘d t\r"[ ' ll l ‘lit
‘Why. I glass. with an these one t1iingsllilil.l:’rl.l§lrll.§ ‘,3’:-'.i"’..i..’? ‘.31’,-..~§i".§.‘i’.'i.l Ililell 3.1.1
and heaps of goods, you must find some-‘C31 prisinfly g’ l
. , _ . ’ ' ,
tlll‘lIl tfgli a clizIip(iilili,e nrie to den, nqu ? u «A filper‘ ,, fiherp was the genera] cry,
3 Y0“ , °“ I ‘f'‘‘,"” ‘my 9'39‘ ‘Run, ilviilie, for a filter.’
Why: there 5 h°lh”l 1 mm‘ mm m)’ Without pausing to inquire into the fea-
ll."t:1\(%T:?|\‘l:.e“ me Whqt you can do “aid the slibility of us-ing the grtilcle in qujstion fog
_ _ ‘ ‘ 2*-' ,1 ie ur oscs rei uire , t ie oor istracte
‘mP°”e[f':h‘_1 l",l’_9 hhhoyed at ‘he P°‘lSe"e’lson ldf Idrin starled with tlile speed of a
lllll‘llllNllal’l:il ll.llll:3lIllI!ll('II1l’)tl‘\’ I can hoe and l lllffll llo}~l,lSe{‘ llllll lllfllfillfice llld'Blll°llllllllily
I I 3 t d ‘I._,_ I ,w.eret 2: igure 0 eve stan ing ip tie
l’ P‘-lg‘: U1 ‘V00 3“ bl“ ‘9 "PP *3 "995: , window, pours her never ceasing foiint.
milk the cow and butcher hogs, thrasli =A what diye c,,11ve,,,,v cried he, ,.,,s[,,,,g
“lheal am] lend,“ elder ml”? '3“?! then» m frantically into thecstablislmicnt.
the ,way of music, I can drum like than-' .A Snake ca,c[,e,., (0,. the 10%. ,,f God!
def‘ , - .A snake catcher, oh, howly St. Patrick !’
Oh - 3'0“ 93“ dfhmi “WOW 3 film that he continued snatching up one and plying
“mms 9‘ df"”’m,c" , _ _ it energetically to his lips. ‘Come out
«Then I in the chap; Ive practised at ll; . wid ye, ye thief O: the wO,,]d___a
foil our trainers since I was ten year old. .My good f-e”(,w,» Said the amonished
cit)l,'I,“"e You got 3'0"" drum here: "I the ' son of l)iqplirngms, ‘what is the matter
' 9 7
‘Yes, it’s down aboard the slupe tlieiwlfil/1 ’,l,llll - -,1 - v 1.‘ h
Nunc Ca V Himri , 2, 1 . a lel‘,’lS l isnt ‘every tang t e
Ya P h ,3 ns. matherl. Ive got an nil in me belly; och,
O
l'he Importer wrote on a piece of paper b,,]],,b“,, b,,”,,bo0 p
‘An eel! howficame an eel in your sto-
the names of a dry goods _firm in Pearl st.i
well known for their employuientofdruin--,,,,,ch1’
me'5' ‘An’ didn't the Varmint jump into me
Yet I the fragrant flowers can sinel I,
And I can feel the green leaf's sliado,
And I can hcar_ithc notes that swell
Froin those dear birds that God hath made.
So, sister, God to I11-'31,‘-,lSll:l(lll(I,
Though sight, alas, He has not given ;
I;lit_:li9ll me, are there,any blind
Aiuong the children,up in heaven?
No, dearest Edward, tlieregall see ;—
But why ask me a thing so odd ‘I
Oh,§Mary, l:Io’s so good to me,
I thought I’d like to lookfiat God.
Ere long, disease his hand had laid
On that dear boy, so meek and mild ;
His widowed mother wept and prayed,
That God would spare her sighdess child.
He felt her warm tears on his face,
And snid,—Oh never weep for inc——
I’m going to a brigl1t,‘;briglit§place
\Vhere Mary says I God sluill see.
M1SCELLANY.l
A benevolent looting gentleman here
Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand.
Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-
ding \Vhips, which are for sale at a small ad-
Vmlce fl‘0.m lllctory prices. Harness Collars,
wholesale and retail. A good assortment; of
' Stldtllf-‘-l'lS Silk. purse twist, embracing all colors
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 groimd_/[oar establishment; on
the other side ofthe Bridge.
' - Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the ljest manner. IVM. B. S\VAN.
~ Nprwalk, June ‘.21, 1847.
I
N SUI.-$1).
, O. 1 & 2 from Connecticut River, at
' S. E. ()1.ms'ri-:An’s.
t.- A -.Sol.ur Lamps.
‘HE subscgiibcr has just received and made
2 arrangements fora consant supply ofSolar
Lamps, both for parlors and stores, with cut.
glass shades. These Lamps are beautifully
finished and will give 8. brilliant light with the
loiivest priced Lamp Oil. 0 Prices very low.
_§ept- 1 WM. C. STREET.-
’ ll.‘ IIILL will be happy to see his
friends. and respond to all tl.eir calls in the
way of his profession.’ ‘ I
new Saddlery Establishmentjust opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut; Hotel.
I-Iis stock and workmanship he belicvs to be fril-
ly equal to the best, and his ntteiition 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-
ces moderate.
A good assortment of H arnesscs, Saddles,
Bridles, VVhips, Trunks, Valiscs, Cnrpetbags,
&:c. will be kept constantly on luind, and for sale
cheap. 4
Repairing done in a. neat, substantial, and ex-
peditious manner. Fill-jl)E|1ICl{ l3imnLiav.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
NOTICE.
A-LL persons indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of more than 3 months
standing are requestedto make immediate pay
ment. C. J. GRUMAN.
Ginglnams.
NEW Styles of Dress Ginghams consisting
of Turkey Red, Plaids, Twilled grid plain
Ginghams, in all their varieties. Received this
day, at C. J. GRUMAN'S.
OR. Carpets pretty and chcao, go to
9-5
‘wmms
t ltlfhflelal Sllldtsea -‘gel Y0!" dghlh lmd ‘$0 month, without sayin’ ‘by your lave’ !’ said
0 in ace ' c owners are amous or .' ‘ . .'
druminiliig upl customers, and you"ll suit ;gl,.3el\)ve‘tl1»,lédfl-l'l,l]llteel:-t:u}i:l:lllli:;5ell(lea‘ollng lll
. , . '
them lo a h“”" D0“ ‘ lhlli 35 S00” "3 3””! ‘But my man that won’t do any good
89‘ ll‘: *0 Sllllie “P 3 “me M“! £50 ll l““'d'l lnow it should have been attached to the
The coumllyman as directed: equipped hydilant and then you micrht have drank
himselfwith his drum, and so as soon as ' WM, pejyect safety) l3
he found the store according to the paper, cAnd won’, 3, Catch him now 1’ asked
in he “lehlv Plhylhg “Yankee Doodles” ll‘ 3 Mike in a pitelons tone turnincr aghast as
ivayvvtlp ftjlm a dez‘1Yf,li'ai;’nlmodst. f th he droppe'd the instrumlent in dllespair.
3 0 You ea" ' 53' ohe ° 9 ‘Of course not——how shoull it 1’
fll‘(l“l;tl(3,a:l1?‘l]S'O:;:‘1l]t:TS‘.Il,e was able to silence that £(?),ch, ,,,,,.,.,},:,.],.I;/l_;{,.h,,t. ,lv,]1 becomte
Wvhy Mr that mqn “ there me. exc aime i e,witi an agony ru 3
_ 9 ' “""_s * P , a painful to behold.
at if:?.E"Z‘L‘,?i‘l.I.?.?.§?.”“2.l..‘:.;’.§“".1'.?.f".i.. »’
‘ ‘ ' - a a wa rom -tie crow .
whole came out. The Pearl street firm sR’E,, for ,3 doctor’: said another, (and get
were glad to give tlie_Yankee a ten doliar ,, smmach pump)
fhllla Wllh the Plhmlsf 9f hi} l5hh3l;]°“ hlhte This suggestion was instantly followed,
,£‘'llSl.°PP°”‘‘"”3s 30 ‘eel’ '5 mm” _ 5 “ ° arid he started for a drug store.near bv.
*9 5l°"Y 3095 that ‘hell have '10‘ hell‘ 3 ‘l he apothecary, however, applied an e‘-
d“”hm°l' 51”“! metic instead of the stomach pump, and-
the poor fellow after violent retching ejec-
ted a live black eel, about six inches long.
‘Oh, howly St. Patrick!’ he exclaimed,
experiencing immediate relief. ‘Why did
n’t ye make clane work of it, and kill the
ails as Well; sure, and they‘re first cousin
to the wicked sarpints. Divil a throp of
water I iver dhrink agin in this blessed
counthrykwithout a snake catcher in me
.mouth_.’f ' l “
K
Andlw
shouted
Disti'essing S/nTpwreck.—-Ship Auburn,
Capt. Hoyt, from New Orleans to N. Y.,
went ashore on the night of the 25th ult.
at Barnegat Inlet. There were 26:souls
on board—of these, 16 or 18 found a wa-
tery grave ! Among the lest, we regret to
hear, says the Brideport Standard, 3 young
gmangniined I-I,eln'ry _Seeley,~ab'9i,it.j—,1_f_;,i years,
son of Mr. scinryier‘see.ie,#~bi=B-rjdgepsa: ,
Capt. Hoyt was aiso drowned. The ship '
with the cargo was valued at $75,000, and
was insured in Wall st. The ship went
to pieces, and but a small portion of the
itlflslundry otherlresolut-io’n‘s,=which
would have shocked the ears of tempe-
rance men, Mike, palejgnd trembling with,
exhaustion, returned tofhis work.
./1 Jhforal Sto'r_i/.—\Ve have become con-
gvinced lately that there are still some peo-
ple in the world who have neier read this.
little story, which we reckon among the
classics. \Ve print it to be remembered,
as a sort of talisinzinic aid in those cases
this toiling world.
THE DISCONTENTED I’l.Ii'DULUM.
An old clock that had stood for fifty
years in a fariner’s kitchen without giving
its owner any cause of complaint, early one-
stirring suddenly stopped.
dial-plate (if we may credit the fable)
each member felt disposed to lay the blame
on the others. At length the dial institu-
But now a faint tick was heard below
from the pendulum, who thus spoke: ,
I confess myself to be the sole cause of,
for the general satisfaction to assign in
reasons.
ticking.
so enraged that it was on the very point
of st)'i/ting. -
Lazy wire! exclaimed the dial-plate,
holding up its hands.
have always, as every body knows, set
yourself up above me-it is vastly easy for
you, I say, to accuse other people of lazi;
ness!-—you, who have had nothing to do
all the days of your life but to stare people
in the face, and to amuse yourself with
watching all that goes on in the liitclien!
Think, I beseech you, how you would like
to be shut up for life in this dark clolset,
year, as I do.
As to that, said the dial, is there not a
window in your house on purpose for you
For all that, resumed the pendulum, it is
to look through ‘I a
OMNIBUS TALK.
Beta-‘ecu’ luv boys on the Step;
‘\Vho’s your boss. Ned 'l’
’IVIElSl8l' Vvl)ipp]c_’
‘ls be clever '2’
‘Cleve’! 30")’, I guess you’d think so.
If hc’s not the crlossest critter in the ’tai-null
One of the laborers growing thirsty un- of m,-m;{‘o](] pemiexity whgc}, We meet in l world, 1’ll give up.’
‘If he's crosscr than ourn, l’ll give in.——
Bl I DOW, l.\l8-‘I, :35,’ fairly, you evél.
hear ofa right down cli-‘er school master '1
out and out clever, no mistake ‘Q’
‘Why-n0—yes—I reckon I have-—’-Tom
Corners says his master is reg’lar clever.
howei-‘er, tasted the gusliing flood that dis. sm..me.-’s mm-ning, before the family wnslllllle h0,VS (I0 just as they like; play arter
U,,,,,, this the ,--—cntch flies and raise Hob, and he never
. 7 1
ogs. Ive been coaxin’father to move
ror, commenced a series of pantomimic clmnged countenance‘ with ,,j,,,.,,,; ,he'into that Wii.rd—bulhe won’t.’ (A solemn
(‘.()_nl0l'l.lOnS which were absolutely painful imnds made a vain effort to c0,,,;,,,,e theirtpause.) ‘Dick’, did you ever know of a
' . . i . ~ ,. . ' .3»
’course; the wheels remained lll0ll()nless's(’hC,’U’ m“5lU 5 d,Vl".1_':,-’
‘OW-'0\V'-'11-f,’l1l’ lie gm-"med C0"VUl' with surprise; the weights hung! as if dead § O”e~'
I mean across
‘N0-110? you neither.’
7 _ o
'N‘J.— Cause they don’t die never—.-bug
ted the water fortlragain with the energy : red a formal inquiry zisto the cause of the 0”!‘ mast?" come plaugy nigh it once——b_v
ofa wounded whale; then siiildenly 1'0-,lsta.grn:1[.ion, when hands, wheels, weights, Georg?! lf he only liad. Last summer he
(‘0V€l'lUg‘l.llC' use ofliis speech, he shouted: with one voice protested their innocence, “'35 5W!‘ a few days, and stayed from
School. and evvry body else ,',.was sick, so
lhe <30Uldll’t get anybody else to keep; and
the "She? didn’t know how, so we went it
tlltlt had gathered around him. ‘\'Vli&1l.lS ' the present, stoppage ; and I am willing‘ lone “leek, anyhow. We drove ll'll'E8 pigs
"P Slfllrs, right through the school room—-
The truth is that 1 am “red of piit.ci‘ackers into the usher’s desk, so they
woul-:l go off the minit he opened it—tied
Upon hearing this the old clocl. became Illhllllllll lllllllsll to SW3“ T"lPPl5 himnela 50
=t
fl bottle of ink all over the School Regis-
ter, and I can't tell, what lwe didn't do. .
at She screechedherself into fits—upset
ne S::t=.:r..’ay after school, I was sittin’ to
Very good! replied the pendulum, it is§(linner-—- father had moved back, and was
vastly easy for you, Mist,-955 D33], “-hO'll'(’t1'.lllll a paper, andl was tellin’ Ben what
glorious times we was havin’ when all ofa
sudden father speaks up, and says, ‘Ah!
Dick, liere’s sad newsfor you.’
what, father I’ says I.
read out aloud : ‘Died yesterday, univer-
sally i'cgi'ctted, Mr. Zcdekiah Whipple,
late principal of the Pelten School.
ncral this afternoon, from the house of his
brother.’
and to go backward and forward year after Cles hald 3‘ me» 50 I dilssent l=1fll3*'hU‘ 85
soon as I could get out, I streaked it for
‘For me,’
So with that he
Fu-
Father looked over his specta-
the mill pond, where u lot on us had
agreed to meet—’cause we were plannin'
fight with the ‘choakies.’
‘As soon as I told ’em the news, they set.
up a whorrnh ! and then we all concluded
to go to the funeraljiist for the fun of it.
So we fixed ourselves up with ropefiyarns
for mom-in’ weeds and marched off in a
body to the house. VVhen we got there,
’twas all still——no carriages nor hearse,
nor notbin’-—we didn’t kno_w whether we
was too early or too late; so we consul-
ted ; and finally we agreed that we'd make
as though we didn’t. know he was dend,and
very dark here; and although there is a
window, I dare not stop, even for an in-
stant, to look out at it. Besides, I am re-
ally tired of my way of life; and, if you
wish, l’ll tell you how I took this disgust
at my employment. I happened this
morning to be calculating how many times
i should have to tick in the course of only
the next twenty-four hours ; perhaps
some of you above there can give me the
exact sum.
The minute hand being quick at figures
presently replied, Eighty-six thousand four
hundred times.
Exactly so, replied the pendulum; well,
I appeal to all, ifthe very’ thought of this
was not enough to fatigue one; and uh. n
I began to multiply the strokes of one day
by those of months and years really it is
no wonder if I felt discouraged at the
prospect ; so, after a great deal of reason-
ing and hesitation, thinks I to myself I’ll
stop.
The dial could scarcely keep its conn-
tenapce ,;during this harangne; but, rc-
suming its gravity thus replied, Dear Mr.
Pendulum, I am really astonished that
such a useful industrious person as your-
self should have been overcome by this
sudden action. It is true you havedone
a great deal of work in your time; so
have we all, and are likely to ‘do; which,
although it may fatigue us to t/Link of,{the
qxgestlicpn is whetlciler it will fatigue usto do.
on ‘on now 0 me the favor to ive
about hiilfa dozén strokes to illustrntegmy
argument’!
The pendulum complied, and ticked six
times in its usual pace. .
Now, resumed the dial, may I be allow-
ed to inquire if that exertion was at all
fatiguing or disagreeable to you’!
Not tfhe least, replied the pendulum, it
is not 0 six strokes that I com lain nor
of sixty, but of 7/n'llz'(m.s. ll ' l
Very good, replied the dial; but iecol-
lect that though you may think of" a mill-
ion of strokes in an instant, you are requi-‘
red to execute but one, and that, however
often you mayhereafter have to swing, a,
moment will always be given you to swing,
in.
That consideration staggers me, I con-!
fess, said the pendulum. 5
Then I hope, resumed the dial-plate,’
I should go to the door and ask -after the’
health of the tarnal old dragon.
marched, as bold as a sheep, and pulled
the bell~—nnd,_thunderution! who should
come to the door but Master Vllhipple
himself.
‘I was so diimfounded somehow, that I
blundered right out-—=‘VVhy! why—we'
thought you was dead, Master Whipple,
and we come to the funeral.’ With that
the boys set up a regular yell, and pulled
foot. I legged it arter ’cm, like all crea-
tion. I run straight home and searched
the newspaper all over, and there wasn’t
the least sign of such a death in it. It was
a hoax of dad’s. Now wasn't that blame-
nation cruel’! Next week old crossbones
came into school again.’
‘VVhat did he say to you then, Dick l’
‘Say! VVhy I don’t want to say anything
particular about that; but some of us did
catch it, I reckon. Now, Ned, I want to
caution you. If ever you hear ofa school-
master’s dyin’, don’t you believe it——it’s
all gammon. Sc/ioolmas./ers don? never
die .”
Too Guod Loolcin" for Servicc.—One of
the boys what’s just come home from ser-
vice in Mexico, was tellin’ a crowd of fel-
lers tother evenin’ about the war, and how
he fit at Monterey:
‘Thunder,’ says he, ‘you may talk abcut
your ycarthquakes and sich, but I cnnjtell
you what, boys, the real genewine scrim-
mage like we had at Monterey,Eis worth
all the Fourth of Julys that ever was,
knocked into one. Thar ar'nt nothin’ in
all creationf,like it. Getting tite on bran-
dysmashes makes a man feel pretty con-
siderable clevatee for a while—its very
inspirin’ to a man of active imagination.—
But if you want to feel taller than a shot
tower, bigger than an elefant,stronger than
a jm-.kass——if you Want. tu feel like you
So up I’
for tjlie maids will lie in bed if we stand sweep alll) crgationd into kingdom come
i ing t us. 1' with the rus en —if ‘on want to 6
Upon this the weights, who had never, further,jump hlilgher, henlr better, and std;
been accused of light conduct, used all,further and quicker, than you ever did in
their influence in urging him to proceed ; ' your life, all you’ve got to do isjest to take
when, as Wllll one consent, the wheelsia hand with old Zack at them infernal
began to turn, the? hands beganto move, Mexicans, and be ordered up to the pints
the pendulum began to swing, and to its'of their lances and bayoncts like we :'was
credit ticked as loud as ever, while a red at Monterey.’
beam of the rising sun that streamed thro’ ‘Did you feel a skeer'd;§I3ob 'l’
a‘hole in the kitchen shining full upon the ‘Slieer’d, the thunder!’ ses he; ‘I didn't
dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing-have no -‘.irrTe to feel skeer’d. 'l‘o be sure
had been the matter. ,. ’I did feel a little skittish when I seed. we
“Then the farmer came down to break- ware gwine to have it sure euufli Per-
fast that morning, upon looking at the haps Idid feel a little weak in the jints
clock, he declared that his watch had when I seed the officers unbuttoning their
gained half an hp_p_r in the night. shirt collars, and the men throwin’ away
-’ their canteens and haversacks, as they
were marchin’ up to the works, what the
greasers were waitin’ for us, every devil
with his gun pinted and his finger on the
trigger, I knew’ they was gwine to let us
have it, and I felt mighty oneasy till it did
cum-—when I heard the balls whistle round
A judge said to a lawyer who was more
remarkable for the number of words than
for the sense of his speeches, that he was
“very much like necessity.” “How do
you make that out “l” inquired the loqna-
cious attorney. “Becaiise,"’,sni.‘. the judge,
cargo can be saved.
.N'. Y. »Sp'ir¢'e of the Times.
“necessity knows no law.” my head, and seed the dust fly from the
we shall all immediately return to our dn-,could pull up a tree by the roots, and ’
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