THE sulisci-iliers are happy in lieiiig able toannouncc to tlieir patrons and the public gen-
erallv, that their first invoice of FA L L GOODS has just been l'(".C(‘.l\‘0-‘l.
ll‘lii=,_y would partit-ularlv i_r.viie the atti-iition of the ladies ofNorw
beautiful"assortment of DR ESS GOODS, coniprisiiig the followiiig new styles, viz:
Alpaccas, Cainclion Plaids and Stripi-s. Org.-iiid':es, Slrip'd ‘Clem-
'lnde .-.\lp;~.ccas. Cobciirg Clotlis, Twillcd Gingliains, Caliloriiia anfl
INUMBER.41T—NEW7
HO FOR THE
LAND S GE‘
’.'.5''
E.
THE attention of purchasers in this line is called to the great additions to our fori‘nei
Purcliascd with the strictest care as to li‘asliioi‘iable styles, and at un-
stock, received this day.
usual low prices, we are dcterinincd to make great sales by selliiig at very small profits. ,
fact the great. increase of patronage at thise-tablisliineiit has conipclied us (to keep pace with
the wants ofilie pubblic) to make arrangciiients to receive in-w goods every week until January.
\Ve sliall not. attenipt to eniimerate our large stock of new goods, siifiice it to say al-
most every desirable article in the Dry Goons line may here be found very clzoap for cash or up-
1848.
proved credit.
New Canaan, Oct. 18, 1847. 36
$9.422-‘«£i.;.i°*.i* BREEQE STORE i
THIS (lay i'cceivcd a large invoice of very
Dress Goods in all their varieties, Cloiflis, C:lSSllllG:'OS and Satiiietts, Millinary Goods and 1' an-
cy Goods-——all ofwliich will be sold at the lowest ;\cw 3. ork prices.
Norwalk, Sept. 1st, 1847.
R"ew..G-cede for.‘ the his-i.E;E ‘§Fre.de of 18%?
At the aid stand of"
CV-
Plaid and Silk St.rip’d
entines, Eglantine Plaids, J
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GREAT
the Star
Eublislied Every Vvednesila)’ illorningo by JAMES IKEEDQ at 'i‘ivo Dollia1s'P"éi"Ainiii1im’, ’ii1"'A¢l-v‘:‘1in‘cé'.
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SERIES.
GAE?£s..A3."*'§’ E l
In
T. & VV. RAYMOND.
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_ ___Poi3friiY._
THE BELLS ON SUNDAY MORNING.
Up, up, the day is broad awake,
The stars are gone to bed,
The glorious sun is spreading fiist—-
I-Iis banner is o’er our head ;
A nd, hark, from theheights the merry bells ring,
’Tis ii message from heaven to earth they bring;
‘ Up. up, from your sleep break away,’
The morning breeze wafts the chimes along,
Arousing the birds to their morning song;
‘ Think of the Lord——
Think of the Lord,
I VVho has given another day.’
The mother wakes her little one,
And teaches him to pray, .
And praise the Lord who has begun
Another blessed day. .
The night; has gone with its chilling fears,
And the warnith of the clieerful light appears,
And the bells ring merrily;
She beads with it pious heart to hear
The voice which the chimes are wafiing near-
‘ Praise ye the Lord,
Praise ye the Lord,
VVho has tenderly guarded thee.’
The sick man tosses to and fro,
Trying in vain to pray ;
RICH F.-‘\LL DRY GOODS. consisting of
Call one, call all.
C. J. GRU;\I.-\N.
alk and its vicinity to their
Oregon Plaids, CilSl'ltll(’.l’0, M dc Laines, &c. Also, some splendid styles of new 5: fashionable
‘$7?
.-—, ,3 . r.\AP!:\y9
The cheerful sun but comes to show
A sad and suffering day.
‘ V_Vho cares for a t'i'iéiidless soul like me,
\Vlio cares for the sick in their misery ;
Alas! t.her'e is none to hear;’
Then suddenly bursts from the heights above,
The chimes of the bells with their voice oflove,
‘ Resf on the Lord.
Rest on the Lord,
\V‘rio treasures up every tear.’
The rich man on his bed of down,
Is scarcely roused to hear
The merry cl'iiines——alas .' they fall
Unheeded on the ear.
Thou idler, awake, each moment ofthine
ls a talent but lent by a Master divine;
But: ready the bond to pay .'
Then hark to thecliimos as llicy’re floating past,
Tliey tell thee thy iiioiiieiits are flying fast.
‘ Think ofthc Lord,
' Think ofllie Lord——
And the awe ofthc judgment day.
Oh, holy, lilcssed Sunday bells, -
Ye bring us from above,
The tidings whicli each bosom swells,
Offioil, the fiitlier’s love;
Long may your eclioing chimes rebound
And over the heathen lands resound,
Till all in one liarinony blend.
Then arouse to the voice when the matin bells
ring,
For a nicssage of love from the heavens they
bring, '
‘ Think ofthe Lord,
Think of the Lo‘i‘d,
\Vho pities and loves to the end.’
3 :-
‘ca:-.‘—_.ul
among which may be found---Plaid and Striped Psult do Loics, Gro de Rhines, i\Iattoines,
VBHSCELLANY.
NOP_.WA.LK, or. WEDN«ESI)iAYi,NOV,EMlBER_1(l,.il847. ,
was no longer of any value. It was now
Mrs. C.’s turn to play her part, which con-
\ sisterl in practically proving that two hun-
dred thousand can be spent almost as fast , ,,i,,,,, we myemed Kale, was ,,_,,,0,.,,,,, of trees that grew upon the sidewalk, making
Balls, soirees,° and ffl,,,;; l,,,,,S,s 0,, me pm, of [fie ,,]e,,,,,.‘,, the spot. still" darker, might be seen an ele-
,suppers, followed each other in qnick’suc- N0}, N0_,,,,'_K,,,e km“, e,,,,,-.,.,h,,,,,.’ gant carriage and liorses, drawn close up
'cession. Morning levees were held, at--',.,,d ,,,,,(,,,,_, ,.,,h,_,,. things ,,he ,,,,(,,,,, Mn to the curb stone. ' '
‘ended ll)’ °"°“'d-“ Of bl"°*'l-‘- The elef-"ll" ;gllSl.l)S Nob tlior'iughl_v; and she resolved ,
as it can be made.
Augustus was always present, and always
dressed in the most. fashionable rig.
party at the house of Mrs. Crossley and
the elegant Augustus not present? Wiho
could bear the idea I Not Mrs. C.
herself, who was constantly exclaiming,
“My dear Aiigi.1stiis—be is ilie very life
and soul of us; how cliarming, how hand-
some, and how fasaioiiable; just the air
that travelling gives. How much l long
to call him my dear son," and in fact Mrs.
C. was leavin,rz no stone iiniurried to con-
snniate this maternal design. She was not
likely to find much opposition on the part
of the “elegant” liinisclf. Not only would
the two hundred tlionsand have been par-
ticularly acceptable at that time, but the
heart of the young gentleman, or, in other
words, his vanity, had become greatly ex-
cited, and be felt much disposed to carry
off the coqueue in triumph, in spite of the
agony and disappointment. of at least a
score of competitors.
But Where is our heroine, Kate, all this
time? Flirting of course, with :1 dozen
beaiix, each at one moment thinking him-
self most favored, and the next spurned
and d’espairing- Now she smiles upon
.\lr. Fitz-rush, and compliments him upon
the smallness of his foot. Fitz blushes,
siinpers, and appears not at all vain of his
ft.‘Cb‘—lfl fact, si-aniiiicrs out that they are
“large, very large, indeed,” to which can-
did acknowledgement on his part, should
the company appear to assent he carelessly
adds that “they are small for a man of his
size,” insinuating that it is nothing out of
the way to find small men with llllle feet,
and little credit should therefore be
attached; but when a man of large dimen-
sions is found with elegant little feet like
his, the credit ought to be quadrupled or
tripled at least.
Kate, the talented Kate, understands it
all, and after smiling quietly at [lie gentle-
in:in’s silliness, she turns her satire upnn
another victim.
“.-\lil m‘y dear Ur. Cressy, how your
eye sparkled last night at the Opera——tliey
looked like a ha;-ilisk’s.
A .
\
;pense—oli I it would be ba
w’bawous—’pos-
,‘itively -bawbmvoiis l” " ' —
I voL_iJM'E .30-I-NUMBER 45.;
‘Ann/~/~ rsris/s.-\r\.\s ,\,\,
:3
world-—lie had made tliei ‘two A lilnndred ’ was ver)’ 3’oiirt‘_l' to inairr)/‘\i-iiiltcl child‘ botel—sent for, and all right algain-—si‘m-,
tlionsand—had retired from business, and ——biit then to keep the dear sylpli in siis- ple, vevvy simple, and vewy romantic;too”
It was ii ‘dark night‘-‘-a very dark night
for the month of -iVlay— and a xery. cold
I, is no, ,0 be s,,,,,,,,Sed ,y.,.,,, the c,,,,_ one, too; and under the shadow of" some
‘Eon taking most exquisite vengeance upon
him.
Spring-—rlclig-htful spring ha: returned
.——and all nature looks as sweet as the
lips of a lovely woman. 'l he trees upon
our side walks,_and in our beautiful Sq'.1=ll‘(§S
are once more covered with green and sha-
dy foilaue, and from the windows of high
houses liang handsome cages, from which
those warbling pi-isoners—-the mockbird,
and the tronpial, and tl.e linct and canary
bird, send forth their notes, filling the
streets with music and melody.
Fasliionable ladies are beginning to
make ilicir appearance in the streets, iin
attended by gentlemen, as it is the shop-
ping hour, and geritlcnicn would be only
in the way. From the door of an el-‘gant
man.-ion, in the upper part. of Chestnut st.
issues a Q_l‘aCCfl)l and beautiful girl, who is
proceeding down the street toward the
busier part of the city. She dms not loi-
ter nor look in at the shop windows, as
ladies generally do at this hour, but walks
nirnbly along as though sl ame forth
upon some preconceived err: rid. As she
nears that part of Chestnut street which is
in the neighborhood of the State House
she lessens her _,qait,'and walks more lci
surely. She is heard to so|iloqnizc——
“in truth, it is as much as my courage,
c.-iy even my reputation is worth, to enter
the studio of my sweet painierthns alone;
but what can I do, since the dear fell0\v
had been bauislied from our house by the
aristocratic notions of my mother 1 Well,
I shall risk all for him, as he would for
me, I know. How liappy it will make him
to hear my errand. Only to think that l
am forccdito an elopement, or marry that
ninny whom my mother has chosen for
me. But 1 shall elope——I .3/ll)/Z. Henry
has so often proposed iL—lio\v happy he
shall be to hear me consent; but 1 shall
do it in my own way——iliat is fixed. Ilen-
ry will laugh when I tell him of my plans.
Some one may be wiih him at this mo-
ment, and (lo-~pri'.'e me of the pleasure of
conversing" wiih; but then it isall wiitten
here, and l can see him soon agiiin, ‘.Ucn-
'l‘liis gcntlciiian’s eyes were of a very
dull green color,.anil looked inure like a
cat’s than a basilisk’s. but not “seeing iliein
ry l/l7"i'lli'.S', .Illi'ni'ul'ure I’a.i'ntcr.’ Yes!
liliis is the sweet fe||ow’s place—-no mic
observes me cuter." So .-:iy'r,q the grace-
The driver was on the box, enveloped
in a great coat, a:.d _at a short distance
'from the carriage, and leaning against :1
tree, might be seen the figure of "a young
man, fashionably attired. He wore a cloth
cloak, loosely hanging from his'shoiilders,~
and be was evidently \waiting for some
one as arrive and enter the carriage with
him. There were no passers by, howev-
er, to cotijectiire his motives and actions,
as it was nearly two o’clock in the mar-
,ning, and the streets were quiet. He re-
peatedly took oiit a splendid watch. and
iseeined impatiently waiting for some fixed
lliour. Presently the great bell upon the
state house tolled two. A liglit. footstep
was now licardjn the distance, and a mo-
{ment after a graceful Woman came trip-.
lping along, and approaclied the carriage.
The young man who had been lea-ning
against a tree, recognised the figure, and
,Sl.t‘ei(5l'lei’l‘ out his liand to conduct. her to
the carriage. VVe will conceal the names
ofibe lovers no longer—they were Augus-
tus Nob and Kate Crossley. '
“My dear Kate,” said he, “I have been
waiting for you half an hour——how vewy
cold it is l”
“No, no-—not cold on such an errand as
ours! But, Augustus,” said Kate, changing
her manner, “we must be married by the
Rev. Mr. C.‘ , the good old man has
been like a father to me, and 1 could not
iliiiik of any one else; he has promised
me, and is now expecting us.”
“On, very well,’ replied the lover, “you
are sure be expects as “l”
“\ es; lwill give directions to the dri-
ver.” So saying she whispered a word in
the ear of the driver, who seemed to un-
derstand l.er, and entered the carriage,
followed by Augustus.
The driver immediately gave the whip
to his horses, and turned down Chestnut,
entered a cross street, and drove north-'
ward toward the district of the Northern
Liberties. V
The carriage drew up before the door
of ii handsome house in the upper part of
the city, and the driver disinounting from
the box, opened the door, let down the
<t.cps, and handed ilie lady to the pave‘-
nicnt. __Nob thought he saw the driver
kiss his bride’s little white gloved hand as
she stepped upon the cnrbstone; but it.
was so dark he could not be sure of this.
are manufactured under his own personal su-
Satin Striped, \Vatcrcd, dzc. &'c.
Eifle-Ami @:1c'i‘_L
such as Nctt, Mandariiic, Stradilla, Casliincrc, Ifeavy \Vool, &c.
They would also invite those geiitleinea who are in pursuit of an_v_ tliiag in the shape of
Cloths. Cassiineres or Vcstings, to a full and suburb assortment of l*‘i'cncli. Eiiglisli aiu An cri-
can Broadclotlis and Ciissiiiici'i.-s, licsiili-.s a great
full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
Also an excellent. ass-;ii'tiiieiit. of
'-=»~'r= .“.-_-3 em v-rc/3&3 9
', ,,<
varii-t_v of Fall and \Vinter Vestings. Also, a
THE
CLOTHHIKG I53?-‘i'i‘.«Si‘.:":Zi.LE§f-:'~§‘."i‘Ifi3I*:"i’:i"‘
IN BOSTON!
‘OR years the first and only house which
has adlii-red to that popular systsni of
LO\V' PRICES FOR GEN'I‘LEl\IEN’S
CLOTHING,
is that Widely known and universally celebrated
CLOTEEING EREPOREHJRE,
OAK HALL l
GEO. W. SIIVIIVIONS, Proprietor.
The excellence ofthe plan which he originally
designed, and which has been by him so
successfully prosecuted, is not only
AP PRE CIA TED B Y TLTE P UBLIC.
but, to some extent, approved by the trade-at
least so far as the 2'inii'al.z'0ns lately iiitroduced
give evidence oftlieir appi'obiition of the only
true and perfect. systeni‘, which ensures to buy-
ers every description of
flEi\l'l‘liEllili’S Cldliiikfl
AT irnn ’ .
Lowest §c_aic of Priors!
The elegant; display of Goods at
SlMMON’S OAK HALL,
embracing the latest importations from
LON DON AND PARIS,
perintc‘ndence and direction, and affords to
gentlemen who would save upon old
prices full
30 to 50 pea‘ cent.
in the purchase of a good suit of Clothes,
WELL C.UTand \VELL' MADE,
a complete opportunity ofselecting from
the largest stock every varii-ty of
ELEGANT CLOTHING and
DRESS GOODS
now in the United States, and \\'l]lCl1,l't'ifl)'b6l'lf1(l
by citizens and strangers—in addition to a.
Superb Assortment of
CHILD.REN’S CLOTHING ! !
AT
Lo.Wer Rates
than can be purchased at any other estab
lisliinent on the face ofthe globe, and at
R 12 1,0 E s L E s s
than ever before offered even at
, sliuivtoivs.
P. S.—W-holesale Traders,look to this. Thou-
sands of dozens of Coats, Pants, Vests and
FURNISHING GOODS, CHEAP.
I Entrance at No. 32
OAK HALL,’
Nos. 32, 34, 36 and 38 Anir-sweet,
I Near the headof Merchan_ts_’ Row,
.2,
_day, at.
E§au’!fo:’cE fi§ist:a:i: Eassiiirziiiiicc Cc.
JAMES REED, AGl£.\"I‘.
At the office of the Normal]: Gazette.
E!AEi1i‘\’Ei§}SEJS, ¢.'7£d3.
Ni”: «' ‘EZWIZ-'lii}!i5h3E}(!HI!
‘'5 ‘I113 attention of the public is invited to the
5 new Saddlery Estzililisliiiicnt.just opened
by the Sl_ll)S(:l'il)i’l' under the Connecticut. Hotel.
His stock and woi'kinansliip lie belicvs to lw ful-
ly equal to the l)(‘Sf, and his atlc.iition will be
assiduously given to meet tlic\vislics,aiid $l,‘.Cll1'e
tho approbation of all \vlio favor him with their
ptll‘I'0tl:lf_’(“.. \\"ork done at short: notice, and pri-
ces moilerate.
A rrood zissortmcnt of Ilarnesses, Saddles,
Bi'idles, \Vliips, Triiiiks, Valises, Carpctbags,
dcc. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap.
Repairiiig done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
pcditioiis mannoi'. Fni-'.ni»:uicic BRADLEY.
Norwalk, June 21, 18-17.
1
0.
~
Giangianuiias.
"'EVV Styles of Dmss Giiigliiiins consisting
of Turkey R ed, Plaids, Twillcd and plain
Gingiiams,i u all their varieties. Received this
C. J. GRUi\1AN’S.
Iiiaiid-or Shirts and Drawers.
FIRST rate as:<ortincnt of ihe above
goods just received and for sale as cheap
as they can be bought in New York. Also,
cravats, sciiiifs, bosoms, colla rs and shirts in any
quantity, at: M. \VAKEMAN’S.
SADDLES, IIABNESSSES, &c.
7 WI-IE subscriber would rcspectfullv iiifbrm
the public tha_t he has on hand a large
and extensiveassortment offlarncsses. Saddles,
Bridles, Mart:in_2ales, Trunks, Valises, Cm-pp,t,_
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-
vance from fiictory prices. ,
wholesale and retail. A good assoi'tiiieht of
saddlei-‘s silk. purse twist, embracing all colors
and qualities. Every article needed in theline,
may be found here, of the best. quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnislied by any one,
not. excepting the groum/.,/laor establishment on
the other side of the Bridge.
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best manner. VVM. B. SVVAN.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
Plows-—Hi\LL’S ‘Premium Plows’
and Castings for sale by S. E. O1.Ms'i‘i~:AD-
AMERICAN, Scotch and French Ging-
liiims, a large assortment. New styles
suitable for the season at
BISSELL &
Gdngh ams.
Moonvs.
OSTON- SOA.P.—A new supply of very
superior quality of No 1 Boston Soap
mcru..@==a=.*<.Iv?‘-*‘===1‘-c ,,
In ‘.2
I-Iarncss Collars -
THE LAST ADVENTURES OF A
COQUETTE.
A more (‘.l]pl‘l('lU‘iS coqiiette than the
beautiful Kate Crossley never played with
hapless hearts. She is now a sober mat-
ron, the wife of an elegant liusband, and
the mother of two beautiful children. VVc
hate to rake up the ashes of sitter rcmcm
branccs; (for, believe us, gcntlc reader,
iliis siory, though short, is neverilicless
lfllt‘; and we know one young genileinan
at least who will recogiiize the iinliappy
hero of it) But we cannot pass over in
silence the last episode in the unmarried
life ol'Kate. it may be a warning to future
unfoituniite lovers, and alforil a striking
instance of that utter hcarilessness which
a beautiful flirt alone can feel.
Kale was an heiress, that is, a moderate
fortune of two hundred thousand had been
accumulated expressly for her use—for
she was an only child. She had a much
larger fortune, however, in her face; and
that evening never passed, that the thresh-
hold of her father's dwelling was not cros-
sed by half a score of elegant blo..~-ls, and
some of them men of fortune. Kate
amused herself by making those young
genileinen jealous.
can cornmand even the small sum of two
hundred ilioiisand dollars, is a dangerous
and already on Kate Crossley"s account,
had two parties of the aforesaid youiig gon-
tleman crossed over to Camden with sari-
guinaryinlenlions. Fortnnaiel_',,liowcver,
we have the most vigilant police in’ the
world, and ii mayor, whose instinct is so
keen, that it has been known [0 forewarn
him of the time and place of a duel, the
arrangements of which had been kept
religiously secret from all but the prin-
cipals and their seconds.
By such efforts of genius on the part
of our worthy mayor, had the chivalrous
lovers of our heroine been spared the pain
of blood-letting, and having piiicbascd the
bound over, and thus procured the sweet
iprivilege of frowning at each other
hereafter without the necessity of fighting
for it.
Matters were progressing thus; lovers
were alternately sigliing, and smiling, and
scowling, when the elegant Augustus Nob
returned from his European tour, bringing
with him, of course, a foreign mustache,
and a decidedly foreign accent. Nob was
an only son of one of the first families.
He had been left. an independent fortune
by his parents, (deceased,) most of which
he had contrived to spend in Paris and
London. This, however, was still a secret,
and Nob was welcome every where.
But under no mahogany did Mr. Augus-
ins Nob stretch his limbs more frequently
than under the hospitable board of Mrs.
Crossley. We say ./Pl-rs. Crossley, for
although hgr good husband st.ill.lived, he
was onlyindeniified. in the house asa
piece of its plqinest furniture.
Just received and for sale at ' BUnALL’s.
'Norwalk Mach 5, 184,7.
- Crossley had served his purpose in. this
A beautiful flirt, who,
creature in the community of l“liiladelphia ;.
pleasing rcputation of cour-age,‘lliey were,
as others saw them,” he replied that “he
could not help ii—ilie music always exci-
ted him so.”
“Ali l the music, Mr. Crcssy;
perhaps——”
She was prevented from finishing her
reply by the announcement of a gentleman
who had just made his appearance in the
iloorway, and who was no less a personage
than the elegant Aiigiisiiis Nob.
To say that Mr. Aiignstus Nob was a
small list in this party, would be to speak
what was not true; on the other hand, he
was a big fi.-h——in fact the biggest in the
kettle. Any one who had witnessed the
sensation produced by this announceineni,
would liavejndged so. The coqiictte broke
off in the fl')l(lLll€ of her satire, and run-
ning toward the door, condncied him to
the seat nearest to her own, wlic-re, after
an elegant how, he seated l‘iiinself——a lull
grown lion. During the voniiniiriiice of
this welcome reception, varioiis pautoinine
gestiires were exhibited by different mem-
bers of the coviipiiiiy. There was a gen-
eral iiueasy shifting of cliairs-—dark looks
were shot toward the “elc;zant,” and con-
ciliatory, and even fi'icridl_\’ glances were
exchanged among the beaux, who, forgoi-
but
'coiicenti*atx-cl their united envy upon their
-common rival. If Cressy’s eyes never
lsparkled before, they certainly did upon
filiis occasion; and the right leg of Fitz-
lrnsh was flung violently over the left knee,
,where it continued to oscillate with an
locca.-ionzil nervous twitching of the toes,
expressive of a hardly repressed desire or:
Vilie part of its owner to try the force of
ltliose little feet on the favored “.-lcgant’s”
=h;mdsome person. It was all in vain,
‘ however, Nob was evidently the successful,
‘lever, for he sat close to the graceful crea-
tui'e—-tliat is, closer than any other-—and
lchatted to her of balls and operas; and,
’confident of his position, he did not care
in fig for the envy and jealousy which on
]all sides surrounded him.
And Kate showed all her attentions upon
;Nob, and Nob triuiiiplied over his rivals-
l lklatie-rs progressed thus for several
' ween s, Nob still paying marked aiieniions
to [lie coqnette, whose cliiefdelight seem-
oilier lovers, but occasionally the “ ele-
gant.” himself. _
Augustus, however, still continued first
in favor, and from the attentions which he
received at the hands of Mrs. Crossley, it
was conjectured by the family friends that
a marriage with her daughter was not fur
distant.
mer lovers had long since “hauled their
.vind,” and only a few, among whom were
Fitz-rush and Cressy, still continued to
liang on despairingly to what was evident-
ly a forlorn hope. ‘
Nob openly boasted that be had run
them all out of the field, and was heard tri-
umphantly to assert that he was breaking
the heart: of the “deaw creatuvv,” and that
he “would be under the positive necessity
of healing it at the hymenal altaw..” “He
ting for the moment their moiiialji=alonsiesl»'
ed to be, not only to torment her host of-‘I
‘in
lfIH1l‘t‘l2l9‘_e, that she was resolved that It
:8/i.0lZ/d be.
T, I S S “in” or Katevs f-0,._§g,rmt Augiistus l\ob, on the 1st day ofdlay,
ie e sa p 3 ‘ ,_., h
ll84.«2, knelt before her in the most i._is -
;ion-able manner, and made a most fashion-
lab|é‘declaraiion. qnitc contident. of being,« ed his nerves to steel, may, plunging fear-
ful girl entered a liirge hall, the door of
which stood open, and passing up a fliglil
of steps, she tapped gently with l er small
gloved fingers upon the door of a chamber.
upon wliicli was inscribed the name and
occupation of Henry \Villis.
In a moment. the door opened, disclosing
within the studio of an artist, the artist
himself, a fine loo ing youth, with dnrl.
hair and slight mustache, and dressed in
his paintei"s blouse, While in the back
ground could be seen a prini,siiffold lady
in liigli cap and curls, steadily and rigidly
sitting for her portrait.
At sight of the new corner the ariist’s
countenance became bright with love and
pleasure, and the €X(:l:in‘l‘dllUn‘ “ dearest l”
that almost involuntarily escaped liim, told
ilicy were no strangers to each otlier._ 'l be
young lady, on the other hand, perceiving
ilic si-ter through the half open-.vd door,
glided back a step or two, so as to be on-
peri-,.cived by the latter, and taking from
her reticule a folded paper, she hell it out
to the paiiiirgr, at-.i-onipiinying the act with
these words—"A incssagc for you, Henry;
it_wonld have been pleasanier, perliaps, to
have delivered it. verbally, but you she l
have been prepared for any emergency.”
So saying. she ileiivercil the p=IpeI—re
(_'t'lVt_’tl a kiss upon her little gloved hand
-—'sinile<l—-said “good morning l” and
graccfiilly glided back into lliC slt‘P._Ct. ,
The artist re entered his stnrlio—foiind
some excuse to dismiss tbe_stiff old lady,
and was sfmn buried wiih beaiiiiiig face and
he had just received.
He rose from its perusal like a madman
—mad from excess ofjoy—mad from love;
and hastily strirliiig up and down his small
lstndio, he exi-laime(l,-“Yes, dearest heart l
lany tliing,anytliing you wish shall be done.
'One week and she shall be tum‘-’5 “Ml
jsuch 3 misc,l)ie\'()us trii~k—biit the fool de-
.serves it, richly d..--sei'ves it, for aspiring to,
the hand of one so immeasurably his so-
‘perior. Niniiy' he little knew how deep-
iv she has loved, sweet girll How she
lias d -ceived Iliein—failier,motlier,fi’icnds,
all! l-low sweet and how powerful is first
level”
' Kate Crossley had often been heard to
say, that whenever she married, there
lwdnld be an elopemeni. She either had
la prcsciiiinii-ni that such would be her
fate, or she so de.-pised the modern, i.nro-
antic fashion of marrying and giving in
Consequently, when the ele-
accepted~—-wlio could have refused’! lie
was accepted, with the proviso that it
should be an elopement.
“All lriglii,” soliloquized Aiigiistiis, as he
closed the hall door behind him ; “all right,
and very simple! old lady decidedly in
mv favway— reconciliation easy--carriage}
and four-private clergv—two' days in a
beating heart. in the contents of the paper
He was sure, however, that was the most
oflicions and imperiinent driver he had,
ever seen; and from the slight glimpse of
the fellow’s face that he caught. bv the
léglit of a street lamp, he saw that he wore‘
a miistaclie, and was witlial a very hand-
some young man. ,
It was no time however, to study physi-
ognoiny, or resent imaginary insults. The‘
door of the house was quietly opened by
some one within, and Nob and his b_cauti—'
fnl bride entered, and were shown into
the di'a-.viri,-gr room. The servant desired
Kate to follow her to a (lre.-‘sing room,
that she iniglit take off lier bonnet, and in-
iiniaicd to Mr. Nob that the Rev. Mr. C.
would wait upon him in a minute. ,
Now it was a very strange thing that
that same driver, who kissed Kate’s little
hand-- for lie actually had kissed it.—in-
stead of staying by his horses, as every
after the bride and bridegroom. It was
also strange that the bride kept the elegant
i\‘lr. Augustus Nob impatiently waiting in
that front parlor for at least twenty min’-
ntes; but the strangest things of all was,
iliat when she did make her appearance,
she still had her bonnet on, as when last he
saw her, and was leaning on the arm ofa.
handsome young gentleman wearing mus’-
tai.-lies and while kid gloves, whom the stu-
pified Augustus at once recognized as the
imperiincni driver, and whom Ill}: reader
may recognize as Henry ‘Willis, the artist.
Mr. \Villis politely thaiiked Mr. Nob for
having kindly aticnied his wife tliither,
and assisted him in bringing the afiiiir to
its happy termination, and added, that as
he had driven the party thither, he liop-ed
that Mr. Nob would condescend to recip-
roca-te and take the box on their returri.
Nob, however, having got the stick, in so
cruel a fashion, felt no iiiclinaiion to take
the 1/31, and in a few moments he was
among the missing. He was never again
seen in the city of Brotherly Love.
The young artist and his beautil'ul~ bride’
lentcrediilie carriage and drove to Jones’
Hotel, where they remained until sent for
by Mr. and Mrs. Crossley, which happy
,event occurred a day or two after. Who-
iever should see the modest and matronly
,Kaie now, with her two beautiful children,
- would hardly credit the story that she had
iever been a Coquette. This, however, was
i . .
3 positively her last adventure.
Dive not too De(.pl_y.——In intellect, we‘
are like swimmers. He, who by long and
lpatient training has imparted to his limbs
' both strength and suppleness, and temper-
*lessly into the ocean’s billows, grasp and
bring to light, treasures undiscovered and
iinlhonght of, hitherto entombed, far, far
amidst. the great chaos of waters. But
the feebler and less expert, should keep
within his soundings, lest wading heedless-'
ly beyond ‘his depth, he drown. His pro-
vince is the surface; let. him play among
I
0
good dr ver should do, gave them up to ;
anoilier, and -.valked into the house close
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