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Village-subscribers by'cat'i'ier-—-per year $2 00
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Ilfail do. in advance do. do. ‘.2 00
Office subscribers, or those living out. of , ' _. _ , _ “ _ . _
the Carrier's distric.t, and who call for ' ‘uh Sullgiillllgl “mlld "’5l""’lfUll_\ iiifoi in
._ , _ ,- the pulilic that he has on hand a large,
the" I-MPH” M the “mm” - 1 '00 and extensive ussortnicnt ol'IrI:ii'iit-set-s S--dtllcs
Companies of five or more receivingtlieir .' ' ' f ‘. ,,_ , ‘I "" ‘, _ '
papers by um“ -ll-paid m advance , 1 50 Bridles, i\Iai'tiii_4ales, .[IuIIl\S. Valisos, (,:npet-
' Bags, &c. which are ready iiiade and on Iiatid.
, , , - , Also it first rate nssoi'tnie.ut of Carriage and Ri-
_ , To. In‘ ‘If “_"v‘" "’~i“g° F ding \Vliips, which are for sale at it Stilt-ll ad-
‘1‘l|”€3 0|’ 1839. .1 |||~"9‘|’l|0|ly------ - Vance froin factory prices. Hairiicss Collars,
6 ,: if u "" " ‘ 37 wliolesiile and retail. A good assortine.iit. of’
,_ ,_ . ,, " ' " ‘ 6,, smldlt-i-‘s silk. purse twist, ciiilirmriug all colors
10 .. .. 50 and qiiiilities. Every _:irtit.-lo necded in theline,
.. .. ; u ,_____ _ 75 may be found hero. of tho l)0.~'l’ quality, and will
15 .- 1 u __________ _, , (:2 he sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
" " 3 “ . 87 not exce itiiig the _g"I‘0llII(/ loo'r ostablisliineiit on
20 i " I ll‘! t‘t B‘!
“ “ ------- - - '0 tic ot iersite. o t to l'.l( go.
“ " 3 " ' ' ' ' ' °l 00 Repaii-iii_:_v done. at the shortest notice, and in
. per wcck.20 in-r cent. on the
For coiitiiiuaiicc one quarter-
the host miinuer. \VM. B. SVVAN.
Norwalk, June ‘21. 1847.
S
I Goods for Ladies‘ (.3loaks——such as Alpac-
cas, Pliiid t\'lerino, Ashlaud Plaids, Mode Lus-
trcs, Blk, Royal Purple, Niiziireiio Blue and
Mode Colored I*‘reuch Merinos, &c. «Sic.
BISSELL di: MOODY.
For continuance.
price ofii insertions.
or over. I5 per cent.
"Yearly atlverti.-'crs allo
liege of I7 Ci‘lt|l]2t’.¢. ‘#12.
paper not included) per your, tv
changing qu:irtcrl_v. .f-‘cl.
._.-_..._.__—_
wt.-d 9'2 lines. with the priv-
~()nc .-‘qtltlftf ('20 lines-
ith the privilege of"
N0 adveriiseiiieiits will beinserted gratis Oliit
ttar_v notices exccctliiig 5 lines in length unless ofgen
cral interest, will be clizirged as advcrtiseiiicliti-‘.
'l‘rausient zitlvertiseiiiciits, to Ill.~‘ltl'e in.-:ertion
must be accouipiiiiied with the‘ cash.
Gl'('5tll Exliihitiaii! '
NEW DRY GOODS
This day received at
C.l G‘UMANS
full stock of Fall and \Viter Goods, consisting of every article that
e.-tabl'ishnient.. »My goods will he sold at the lowest
less than the same goods could have been sold for
“ The Peoplcs’ Storc”
I have now received my
can be called for in an extcnsiee dry goods
cash prices, and many of them at 30 per cent
3 weeks since.
For GEN'I‘LE.\'IE
Vestings. Cravats. Colars, (;'rlove.s, Hosiery,
For the LADIES I have Casliiiicre,
N I have real liargains in the way of Cloths, Cassiincrcs, Satinetts.
Suspenders. Braces, Under Garinents, &c.
Square and Long Shawls. Printed Cashmere,
Plaid Long and Square Shawls, Heavy \Voolcu do :_-‘ and they will be sold at prices so low that
all will be iistoiiished to see the quality. I nave the best. assort.ii'ioiit. of Rich. Plain and Fancy
Dress Goods ever offered in this State: cousistiiig of Silks, Satins, Plaid and Plain French M o-
rinoes, Alpaccas, Di-. Lanes, Higlilaud Plaids, Ii‘rencl1 Li1sti'-es. and other goods to numt-.rous to
mention. For Ladies’ Cloitks l"rt-nch ‘.\Ieriiioes, Tlnbet Cloth, Highland Plaid, Satin Sl’|'i]‘P(I
Thibet Cloth. Satin Le.v:intin. die. with triiiiiuiugs in all tlicir varieties to iiiatch. For Ladies’
Eveuiugaiid Party drt-.sses, I have white and eiiibroidt’-i'e-.1 Robes. Jenny Lyiide Criipes (an en-
tire new article, very rich.) white. Satin Miisliiis, &.c.
For M:llitia.i'y Goods my tISSt)t'Iln(:tll’ consists in part of Silk Plush, unctit. _Ve.lvet. and Sitting of
all colors, with trimiiiings to match, also lfatliers; Flowcrs._ Laces, Blonds, (kc. In Fancy
Goods I have. a very heavy stock at greatly reditced prices; in fact my stock is completed, and
all are iuvit.c.d to call and oxainiiie for tlie.iiiselvc.s, as all \\'ill be i'e(-e":ved and used with polite-
ness and attention, and none urge} to buy, as [believe my goods will recoiniiieiid themselves in
quality and prices. C- -l- GRU'-V1AN-
. Norwalk, Nov. 15tt, 1847.
H0 FOR THE
LAND OF CANAANI
The GREAT DEPOT of
-seven
s 2
At the Store of
'.'l'.'. & E. RAYMOND.
the place to find a bountiful assortment of
THE attentioii of purcliasers in this
stock, received this day. ’urchiist-d with tli
usual low prices, we are detertniue.d to make gt
fact the great. increase i
the wants ofthe pubblic.) to make ari'angcinc.nts
1848. \Ve shall not attempt. to eiiiitnerate. our
most every desinilile article in the Dry Goods lin
proved credit.
New Canaan, Oct. 18. 1847.
New Goods for the
36'
f patronage at this e~tahl
line. is ciillod to the great additions to our foriiinr
o strictc.st care as to Fasliioualile styles, and at u
it-
‘eat sales by selling at. very small profits. In
ishiiient has couipellod us (to keep pace with
to i'eceive. in-w goods o-very week until January.
lar,t:,e stock of new goods, suffice it to say al-
e iiniy here be found very cheap for cash or up-
'I‘. & \V. E. RAYMOND.
Pall Trade" of 1847.
At the old stand of
in modem? e e.
THE subscribers are happy in being able t
rnelly, that their first invoice. of FALL GOOD
larly invite the attcntioii oftlie ladies of
They would particu
beautiful assortment of I) RE
Plaid and Silk Strip‘d Alpaccas.
entines, Eglautiue I’laids, Mode Alp-accas.
Oregon Plaids, Cashinere, M de Laiues, «Sic.
SS GOODS. tzom
Camclion
. O. .
among which may be found---Plaid and Striped
Satin Striped, Watered, &c. &c.
E?-‘aflit e3:i:~.c-fl macnikcaae
such as Nett, Mandarinc, Stradilla, Casliiiicre,
They would also invite those ge
Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestiiigs. to a
cart Broadtzlotlts and Cassitiieres, liesitlcs a great
full assortiiient of every thing usua
I’I\llNIZ§"§-SIS, &c. r ,
N 4w l$~t:||.ilisliinc it 1 '
E‘ atteiition of the public is invited to the
E\‘lttl)IlSl]llI0llf- just opened
by the suliscriber under tlxi Coi'iiiect.ictit Ilotcl.
His stock and workinans p be belie.vstob_+-. tul-
ly equal to the best, atid his attention Will lift
assiduously given to meet the wishes. illlfl 5“~C“l:9
the approbation of all who favor him with tlicir
patronage. \Vork done at short notice, and pri-
ces moderate. v
A goozl assortment o
Bridles, \Vhips. Trunks, Valiscs, Cai'pet.liii_1.-‘.
ézc. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap.
Repairing done in it neat, substa min], and ex-
peditious inaiiner. FIIPIDIEKICK BILADLEY.
' Norwiilk, June 21, 1847. 25
~— NOTHER large lot of Salina Salt in small
A ;...,;.....t A .o.I.i.i.sri«:Ap'»s.
H
new Saddlery
..»_. 4...._4._~.-p-__,4
Coliourg Cloths, '
Also, some sp
E}ET'L-.51’?
iitleinen who are in pursuit. of any
full and suberb assortincut of I<‘rt-ticli, English .it t. Au ori- ,,bs,,]m,_,_|y um-i,.,,|]t.d in
My called for in the Dry Goods liii.
f Ilariiesses, Saddles...
o amiotinceto tlieir patrons and the public gen-
S has just beeii received. ' .
Norwitlk and its vicinity to their
prising the following new styles, viz:
Plaids and Stripes. Organdies, Sl‘l'ip'(I Cletu-
Fwilled Giugliains, California and
leiidid styles of new 5: liishioiuible
$99 I
Pault dc. Loies, Gro do Rhinos, Mattoines,
Also an excellent. assortment of
%&:.eaw:7D.s:39
Hoavy \Vool, dzc.
thing in the shape of
variety ot'l"all and \Viuter Vcstings. Aiso, a
Umlcr Shirts and l)i':Iwc.rs.
FIRST rate assortmeiit of the above
goodsjust received and lor stile as cheap
astheyciin be bought. in New York. Also,
cravats, sc:ii'f<, bosoiiis, collars and shirts in any
quantity, at. M. \VAKEi\'IA;\°‘S.
6 BOXES \Vindow «vlas,assoi'ted from
6x8 to 24x3 for gull: at. nuniufitc-
turors’ prices, by \Viii. C. S'rm:i:'r.
)OSTON SOAP.——A new supply of very
) superior quality of No 1 Boston Sou;
I3ur.iiL1.’s,
Just. i'eceivetl and for sale at
Norwalk Mach 5, 1847.
N
.;.. M I’ 0] L.
E\V BEDFORD Lamp Oils ofa very im.
perior quality, for
tijettlil by
vv. 0. STREET. N,ov._2d.
saleby the barrell or at
For the Gazette.
A VALENTINE 'I‘O CAROLINE.
Fair maid, my artlcss muse would twine
For tlieea incn'aI iinademe,
And lay it votive at tIi_v shiim‘.
An litiiiilile tribute of esteem.
Not only of esteem nnfeigned,
But of tininiiiclcd griititude,
For solace when my limirt was pained,
And citlumiiy my niiuie pursue-d.
I’ci'chaiice it entered not thy mind.
\Vhcn grief and anger fillcd my lireitst.
That thou by syiiipiitliy rclinerl-—
Didst lull ii troubled soul to rest.
'I‘hy words it nlcnsnre did impart.
And cliceri-d full oft a fll0l)l'I|fl"l hour.
And their refreshed mv fainting heart,
As (low revives the drooping flower.
Tlicv wnkcn pleasure cvcn yct.
Still to the. mist in transport give,
And ne'er shall I their power form-t,
Although the slaiitlcr ct-use to live.
Thou wet-t ii faithful friend in need ;
Thy friendship as it sent I prize.
TDP tat‘or's H101] didst not not ‘heed.’
But faithfully re-proved the lies.
0 never mm’ thy virtuous woi-th
Ba tariiished by detrm-tion's breath.
But loved and Iiniioreil live on earth.
\Vhen sliindt-.r’stoiigiie is mute in death.
For thee ascends mv fei-vent prayer;
May highest em-ihlv bliss be thine,
And may it be thy lot to sliare.
A bliss eternaland divine.
Adieu, God bless thee, Caroline!
' Roiitito.
A
”“”tnscrLuANY.
From Gndcjifs Lady's Boo/c.
,ti:.ihtly-tittiiig jtlr
~ richly piinined with black ftir.
-her praises of his little child
perfot-going her gract-ful evolu ion thereon
for hoirs together. Her skill and swift-.
ness b came proverbial, and uiany were
the dcliglited uitiies.-es of her varied and
extraordinary feats. But it is titne she was
introduced personally to my readers.
On the afternoon of a keen but sunny
day in .laiitiary. Eugenie and Henri Leroux
laugliingly desz-ended the bank of th« St
Lawreiice, and mingled with a smill coin-
pauy of skaters. is ademoisselle Eugeiiia,
then a strikingly beautiful brunette of
eighteen, was suit.-bly, though someuliat
c0quetti~hly, attired in a short skirt and
ket of dark blue cloth.
Upon her
head she wore a small fur cap;
hair was put plainly back ; the iicli brown
of her complexion was brilliant with a
glow of pleasure, and her large dark eye
were fin’.-hing back the sunshine.
After amusing herself as usual
awhile, Eugenie observed a burly English
corporal, with whom she had a slight ska-
ting acquaintance, progressing leisurely
toward her, draviiiig .a miniature sleigh.
TIIIS, she presently saw contained the first
born of the corporal’s liousc, ti stout boy
of about halfa year old, well wrapped in
forts and flannel, and rosy checked with
the healthful wintry air. Eugenie glided
along by the little vehicle. chatting pleas-
tintly. and delighting the proud father by
, till sudden-
ly ii wild thought tlarting tliroiigli her
brain, she caught the infant from the cush-
ions, laid it on her head, after the Swiss
manner, putting up one hand to steady it,
5
ATALANTA UPON SKATES.
gar GRACE GR!-2)-Zt\’\\'00D.
Somewhat more than thirty vears a¢_ro,;
in a fine old mansion on the St. I.au-rciicc,
near Montreal, lived General Paul Lerou3,,
fm-nu-rlv of the French army. and a d !'o-_'
ted Ronuniirtist. On the final fall of Na-‘
pnlpon, he had emigrated to Canada with‘
his familv, and ti portion of his once.
priiicclt‘ fortune.
Gen. L:-roux was a wirlower. with two
twin children. I-lcnri and Eugenie. at your.
service, n-‘v reader. 'l'be-se two having;
lost their inotluer in childhood, had spent;
some vears with relatives in Switzerland.‘
ln Ihai wildest countrv. in the midst of a;
large household, herself the especial pet;
of her granduncle, ti teternn soldier-,;
Etigenie Leroux was allowed all the wild.
land healthful freedom of a peasant. girl-
At the age of sixteen. when she accompa-
nied l-er father and brother to the New,
\\'orld, she could boost but few lady-like:
act-o-iinli-hinents and aristocratic airs ;-
lbtlt .-he was lovely. with the promise of
lpxtmnrrlin-ir_\' beauty, l've\\'itcl-ing naive in
}m~innpr_ and as brave and _ \ ignrniis as it
I.‘-ourigr Zingarzi. She was passionate in"
fspirit impetoons and wayward _; ti-err and
ir9fll‘l9‘lS in her rcscntn-cnts, but quick and
lgcnerous to forgiv. : ardent and devoted,
‘sto the death in her loves and her fri-iid-E
lships. Henri Lerotix tvas possessed of :‘I'
ifine intellect, but was of a delicate phys-
iical organization ; ccntle in spirit, sensi--;
ltive, studious and l'PllgIll‘llS,lIlfl fair beauty,
lof bis fa:-c, the stihtltied tone of his voice,
and his quiet. manner, all went to render:
him it most l'(ff'l‘-flt‘I{:\l)l(‘. contrast to his
sister. But I will not duell further upon
his cliaracter. as his future life i to form
the stiliject of a sub-‘equerit sketch.
lln reaching! his Canadian home, Gen-‘
eral Lei-oiix procurcd ti governess :ind
toasters for his daiiglitcr. I\'Iademoisclle
Eugenie soon at-quircd it good knowledge
of English, and lli:I(lt-' rapid progiess in
music for which she possessed reiiiaika-
blc talent ; but she inclignantly t-ver-t.urn-
ed her embroidery frame, tossed her paint-
brushes into the river, and sent her La'in'
gmminar after tln.-in. Her poor govern-'
css soon resigned, in despair, all hope of
making a fine lady out of the wild girl of
the Alps, wl out an indulgent fa'.he_r,gU0ll.
easy man, permitted to follow, in all
things, her own tintramnielctl Illtplll.\'(.‘Sa
Our lieroiue's early residence in Swit-
zerland b_ad colored her entire after-life
and character; and the «laughter of a
soldier, she was, perhaps, not iinnaturally,
soldier-like and somewhat masculine in
her tastes. rhe neither treinbled, fainted,
. nor shrieked with exquisite sensibility and
ldelicaie in-rvoiisness at the roar of ord-
nance, the peal of musketry, or the sharp
cr:ick of the ritle. She loved them railier,
land at the gleam of arms arid the exultiiig
,s-.\ ell of martial music, there ever flats-lied
‘from her kltidling eyes the bold spirit of a
.I«;i.tn d'Arc. As a horse woman she was
all the Canadas—-
at least, so said her riding master. She
could row like Grace D:irliii<_r, swim ti e
a iiieriiiuid, and then her sk:ititig—-“ Her
s ating ? Good gracious !” cries my
,fair reader, in feminine consternation.
-,w..it ii bit_ honey, and consider. Skating
is an aniusenient which has been too long
unonopolizctl by ‘_our natural enemy,’ as
some lady tvriter-—i\-‘Ii.~s \ artincau, Miss
ttiinnuh '.\‘lore, or Miss Robinson Crusoe-~
call.-‘the sterner sex. It is a graceful, a
delightful. and most invigorating exercise.
I speak notnuadvisedlv, for in my early
girlliood, I too, acquired this siiigtilzir ac-
coniplisliim-ut, and I now only blush for
the false delicacy which has since pre
vented me from keeping myself in pruc
ice.
But Eugenie, fearless of the ccnslircr
l
I
'wii.h fearful rapidity.
and was of'I'lil£e a fiasli' As for the Cor-
poral, “his sensations were more ciisily
imagined than described.” to use a novel
expression. He stood stnpefied and trans-
fixed for A moment, then gave a cry, be
tween a groan and a _\ell. mid started in
pursuit. He avasa tolcriible skater, but
he knew not with whoiu be bad to coin-
pete. - Eugene was new rods ahead of l.iiii
looking back and laughing provokingly ;
now passing so near that lieiiltn st grasp-
ed her dress now circling ul-out him
At lit»! the poor
man became furious, swore roundlv at
the mischievous girl, and called for aid in
rescuing his child. Three or four, Henri
among the number, laiigli-i,ng lteartily, set
out in eager pu:-suit; but Eugenie, after
eluding them at every point, flew back to
the little sleigh, lowered the child from
‘her he.=.tl, kissed him hastily, laid him smi-l
ling and tinliarnied upon his pillow, and
was offagain.
Among the interested though inactive
spectators oftliis strange scene. were two
British officers. then stationed at l\7lontre-
nl—--Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant
'I‘liut'ston- The former was highly cori-
necicd and the heir to considerable wealth
and had a soldicrly apppearance, it sym-
inetiical form, and a fine manly face, hap-
py, and withal, innocent in its expression.
'I‘liurston u as a man of the world. with
a peculiarly Engli.-Ii pliysiognoniy; nas
consideredliautlsoiner than his conipaii-
ion, to \\ll0tlI he was an attached and de-
"voted friend.
of her ~‘wiss winter-life; and no‘ sooner I-Iamilton, like every English soldier, was: more liesurelv
did the ice of the St. Lawrence become .11 \\'0I‘sliiper of \Velling_vton, and could nev-l moment of tlifilling rapture to the -lover
Ol. 3 Ttfllillllt‘ ll'll'l<l-€58. lliun m't'otnp'-iiiied or be brought toudmit that the g€’tl8.I".tl“i\Vltt'3l'l he utatchctl tliat iinigni-‘ceiit creatiird
‘by her t\vin.bi‘other, slic miglit be seen ship of the conquered surpassed that of, i I " i "
the conqueror.
Such (list-ussions sometimes add a pi-
qtiar.c_\' to friend.~l'iip, but nodegree of dis-
cord is lit-altliful to lot.-e-and our lovers
had some serious tliszigrecnients. But
;l'€C0l’ICIIl:ll.l0tIS always followed, Eugenie
usually concluding in licr calmer ino-
ments, that a live friend was better than a
dead emperor, and frankly sending to the
agricved gentlenizin some p
sage.
During the summer and fall, Gen. Le-
roux was absent on a tour throu_r__rh the
States; and, as Henri was much
‘grossed by studies, (‘aptaiu Hamilton w
left a fair field for his wooing operations.
her raven He rode and walked, suncr and read Eon- ice!
-. 3 :-
‘l)t‘ll()l(l Eugenie pausiiig at a little distance-,'
‘Iisll with inudeinoisselle, and all would
have gone on sinootlily bad he not also
talked.‘ But the ghost of Iionap-.ii'Ie was
lnever laid ; and that unfortunate last bat-
ed b_9fntu, not by Wellington, was fought
,ovcr again almost daily.
On the return of the General, Capt.
Hamilton thought best to consult with him
before ni:-king a formal proposal to En-
genie. To” liisgreat joy, the kind father
_niade no opposition to his suit--leaving
the matter wholly in his daugh'.ei~‘s liaiids.
But Eut Eugenie was too arch a coquette
,to decide at once-—again and again re-
quested time for consideration, until weeks
slipped by, and the merry skating days
had coirie round again.
5 It was a clear, luniinou_s moonlight
‘night. late in I.‘-e--ember, when Captain
H imiltou iind I. ieut. '3 liurston met at the
house of General Lt-roux. 'lhur.~ton Lad
but that day returned from Quebec, where
he had been spending some montlis; and
was, therefore. not altogether au fuit of
the state of affairs between his brotlie-r
soldier and '.\'l-adcuioiselle E-xgeuie. 'l be
friends, though they did not come togeth~
er, fotiiid they were bound on the self-
saine errand-—to solicit the‘ honor of‘ ai-
tendiug upon Matleinoisr.-lle to a military
ball which was to be given on New Years
eve. As neither gentleman uould resign
his claims in favor ofthc other, a playful
altercation ensued— Eugene declaring her
self unable to decide. At this point, Hen-
ri latigliirigly proposed that as the night
was uiagnificcni, the important question
should be decided by a skating match; or
that Eugene should play “Atalanta upon
Skates.”
The gentlemen joyfully assented; Eti-
liands with childish
don her skating cos-
ltuine. 'l his was soitiewhat diflerent from
ithe one \\lll(:ll she had worn a _\e:ir eforc;
§lll0 tritiitiiing being of white fur. and for
jtlie sake of greater conspicuonsiiess on
éllll-*‘ occasion, she had placed in her cap a
;long white ostrich plume.
3 this dress was to render l.er more lieu itch-
iingly beautiful than ever, as she came
ibounding into the drawing room for her
icompauions. General Leroux, after ga-
fzing on her proudly for a motneiii,enibra-
iced her tenderly, and declared his inten-
ltiun of joining the little party, to see that
no harm belcl her, and that all went. fair
fgenie clapped her
glee, and retiied to
t n-l
as quic ly alas, for his feet slid from under
fliim, and be measured his length on the
,energy of desperation.
garnetl upon his treacherous lady-love.’
S!) H’
I
Irozeii over; the thick
‘,cui and rcmoi ed on that very day.
and '_coqtieitiiili"ly. 'i Ah,‘
coiriing .-‘lowlv, but steadily i0i\"2lI'(I.iIlIiIft‘q-i
with her head archly inclined to one side‘;
her luxuriant llttir loosed froin her"cap,'
.. y ,
iund falling over her shoulders - her arnis
l - v’ -' t L
‘crossed upon her bosom; her lips apart,
Land her eyes fla.sliin__q', gioriotisly, and not’
junlovingly, upon him‘ '
the reachctl forth his arms with a cry of
'juyful welcome I A
4('()ul(l see her breath, silveied {mo sm_,nl
acific mes-Iclouds, by the frost of the still ‘night !
Nearer, nearer ;
Nearer. nearer ; be
when she bowed her head, and: shot be-‘
’neaili his extended arm, like it winged‘
arrow I
The baffled officer turning quickly, too‘
He suddenly recovered liitnself, to’
and resigning herself to extravagant mer-
riment, her wild laugh ringing like a peal,
of bells on the clear frosty air. Vcxatioii
I 5: . ‘ I Q 0 .
for tle, when the "little corporal" was defeat and mortihcation gave our hero new
strength, and he again set otit withall thé
' ‘ ‘
fhts tim- he
Eugenie became really alarmed, when,
loo lug backuartl, she saw him dasliing
on like an eagle in pursuit of_u devoted"
Woti(l-plg‘et)tl. She strove eagerly to
reach the ban‘--, but in vain. Hamilton
with exultrrion that the prize would
he alrvady stretched otit his
fillies, when—- she was gone, gone! and ad;
his feet yawned a chasm in the ice!-
Ft'.ilt‘lt;'Ss of death and the rlie'mti‘atisin",
the gallant Ciiptain leaped to the rescue ;
and, as Ilcaven would have it. l‘..tlg(’lllt'
iose in the .-aine place where she sunk,’
and was safely lifted from the water, and
borne to the haul.’ by her alarmed lover.’
She liad_ c.iai:t-ed tipptl a spot but thinly
ice having been’
soon be his;
', The poor girl was chilled into partial
liinctitiscitiiisiiess, and Hamilton knelt by
g her side, aiidteiiderly strove to revive her. .
;Her father, Henri and the Lieiitenant had
greaclicd the spot, but no one interfered
‘with the otfice of her rescuer. He seem-
not to notice the presence of others, as
‘be bent over the fa-nting girl, aiitl cliafed
iher l.a».tl:c and temples. A At last he pres-
lsed l.is lips to hers, and called tipon her
tnaute in an agony of love and fear. As
ltliough she had received a powerful gal-°
vanic sliock, E-igcnie instantly sprang to
her feet, rejecting with iiidigiiution and
/iauteur the further assistance of her pre-
suming lover. Supported by her father
and brother, she proudl_v and silently
walked homewtiid, litirt and mortified by
ithe tragi-comic teruiiiiutioii of the eve-
giiiiigha amusement.
I 'l he adventurers reached the house,
with icicles depending from every point
~and edge of their attire, and found it em.
The offer! ofisr-Ives pretty tliorouglil_v chilled; but a
‘change of clothing. and Q trifle of eau de
vie, soon set all right agaitl. -
Eugenie maintained her proud and silent
reserve, until, as Captain Hamilton was
about leavin_<_r, Gen. Lcroux, grasping his
liantl, said in a treinulous voice——
"My dear young friend, you have saved
the life of my child; receive at father’:
Oti leaving the river, after Eugene and 2 in -the race.
her brother had disappeared, Hamilton, In their way
iiiaiuluined a tbtitiahtful silence tiniil he iltoii. uliuse arm Eugenie
to the .-iver, Captain Ham-
had t:il.'en,,
of the over-reyfined, BD(I,§G0|’I1ll}g the im-
reaclied his quarters, when he e.\c.laiiuetl
“'I'hurstou, we must make the at-quain
tancc of General Leroux, for, by the pow-
ers, I would give my cotumissinn to know
that girl’! She is it glorious creature-a
glo -ri-ous creature l”
“ Fudge, I’IutIilllOl'l; she is a merciless
little savage-a very egress, t'uniiiii,r_r away
with babies, and 'friglitciiiiig worthy fa-
lll(;.fl‘S out. of their wits.”
Our officers found little difficulty in
gaining an tntre into the hospitable inan-
siou of the courts-ous Gen. l1("l'()liX, and
ere many months were past, they \\ ere on
a footing of familial‘ intercourse with his
family. Captain H=.ituiiton's admiration
for Eugenie finally deepened into love.
and many things seemed to augtir favora-
bly for the success ofhis suit. The lather
and brother of the lady were both
over by the many excellencies of the
young soldier’s character, his intellectual
qualifications, and the charm of his man-
ner; btit the heart of Eugenie herself was
not so easily conquered. Her lover soon
ascertained that many of her feelings,
tastv s, and early prejudices, were opposed
to the interest which he sought to create.
amor pat i.2 was fa
most women; she passionately loved la
belle France, and as passionately hated
her em-iniv-s. Then she cherislied in the
depths of her soul, that wild enthusiastic,
adoring love for the memory of Napoleon
iiliich none but a true Boniiparust. can
5fully understand.
When It mere child, she had seen the
great her0—she'had a distinct recollec-
tion of his face, of his winning smile. as
he atldressed a few playful words to her.
Henri Leroux even declared to Hamilton
that her right cheek, \\llll.'.l: had received
the imperial salute, had b en 1 homd from
that time, no loss august lips liaving press-
ed the sacred spot. To her fallier and
brother Eugenie never sptikc of the glori-
ous days of the empire but with mournfnl
enthusiasm-— of the Emperor bit! with
tears ; yet. to Captain Hamilton, she tall.
ed proudlyof the deeds and reign of the
great king-maker, and entered into many
won’
looked with sutldeii seriousness ini.o the
rugtllsll eyes of his coinpauioii, and whis-
pared-
“May not a question of more moment
than that of escorting you to this ball, be
also decided to tiiglit I"
“In the same uianner, Monsieur I”
“Yes, and uiay the swittness of my
heels avuii where the eloquence of an
adoring heart has failed I"
“As you will,” she replied,
merrily. '
l “Oveitake me, and I siirrender prisoner
for life; but lail, and it is the lost “Tater-
I loo ot yourwooing. Remember .’ "
’ 'l he mount was .-t its toll, and the ice-
bound St. Lawrence lay like a broad sheet
of glittering sitter.
l The race was soon
laughing
fairly pt-gun.——
Tlitirston at first seemed li eliest to \\in,9
but laying otit all his _strengt|i .n desper-
ate efforts to head Eiig»-uie in her marvel-'
ous evolutions, at length sank (lo\\ ti, utter-
ly exluatistt-d; flll(l\II|C provoking girl
turned iiud flcw past him iilte a wild bird
:on the wing. 'I'he field was now left to
Hamilton, who had infinitely more ill.
stake. and he swore a inigliy oath (to
liiniself.) uexcr to yield until the victory
r stron-_7er than that of was his.
a scene of singular excitement.
though an arnirabe skater,
d to gain upon Eng: nie,cxcept
by Iier oun permission; for she would
now and then flag, as though about to
pause, place her hand on her side, and
drop her head, as from weariness. Ham-
.ilton would redouble his efiiiilsflm‘-l llle
next moment she would be flying about
him in bewildering circles, nearer and
nearer, till the ring of her skates. and lie?
merry laugh were in his ear; pod ~lll(.‘tt,
away shot her lith
s iftiiess, till far uduwn the
long white plume was flouting
tii0onli_l‘il.
At length, Eugene ca
"I am getting tired of this,
It was
Hamilton,
never seeme
river her
in the
Iliad back—-
Capt. Ham-
ilton. You can n.1,-cr _overt:il~e mt‘; bull
.-top where you are, and I will come to
you!” '
Hamilton pane
e forin- with iiit-redible;
blessiiig I"
Eiigeiii ’s lteart ti as touched; she
sprung forward inipetuously, seized Ham-
iitonis other’ lianii, and looking tip with
tearful eyes, said, in a tone to be heard
by all present :- .
“Let me also tliank you, my preserver;
I have been ungrat.-ful, unwonianly; for-
give me!” '
A short time subsequent to the little
‘adventure which we have narrated, Cap-
Etain. H.imilton was ordered to another
station, where he rcinnincd (luring the
iwinter; his tfliiire dc cczur coiitinniiig in
the mean time pietty much in stutu qua.
Iln the Spring time be returned, but only
gio hid his friends adieu, as his company
had been recalled to Englantl. A y
T On his announcing -this to Eugenie, she
ftlirew aside her reserve at once, exclaim-
,ing-—- ' , '
Holy Mother, going! and I—how am
,I to endure the parting l ’
“Great Heaven, Eugenie!
blc. that you love me at last I”
"I do, truly, tenderly ; I can never
love anotlic-r—will never wed another! I
tell you this my friend, because I cannot
wed with you.” ' '
"Say not so, clearest; be my wife! go
with me to Englaiidl I will uiake any
_sacrifice for your love. Say the word
and I will leave the army, that I may nev-
er he the active enemy of your native
coutry. Tell me, my love, will you not
be persuaded?"
“Oh, do not urge me, I entreat you, I
cannot listen to yo'u—I must not leave my
father! A stranger in a strange land, his
country, his emperor, his daughter, all
lost to him; would he not die of a bro-
ltei heart I No, no, I will neverforz-aka
him !“ and the poor child burst into
tears. . .
Captain Hamilton strode tip iinl down-
the apartiiierit, pale and heart-wrung?
_witli t-untentliiig emotions, but he was too
'lionorable, too truly noble long to hesitate,
and respectfully taking Eugenics hand in
,_his, be ’S:tl‘(l--
"I honor you
you the more tenderly for
exhibition of filial piety.
it
is it possi-
for your decision, I love
-this beautiful
May God give-
ed, and ‘soon beheld his in strength tolendure our common trial,
O
Norwalk Chronicler