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Great
3 weeks since.
For GENTLEMEN I have real
ineiitioii.
Thibet; Cloth. Satin Levantiii, t\'c. with triiiiiiiiiigs in all their varieties to iiiatcli.
Eveiiiiig and Party dresses, I have white and embroidered Robes. Jenny Lyude Crapes (an en-
tire new article, very rich,) white Satin t\Iuslins, &c.
For Millinary ‘Goods my assortment consists in part; of Silk Plush, uncut Velvet and Satins of
all colors, with trimmings to match, also Fatliei':~:, Flowers, Laces, Blonds, &c. In IftIl)(Ty
Goods 1 have a very heavy stock at. greatly reduced prices; in fact my stock is coinpletcd', and
all are invited to call and examine for tlieiiiselves, as all will be received and used with polite-
ness and atteiition, and none urged to buy, as I believe my goods will recommend tlieniselves in
quality and prices.
Norwalk, Nov. 15tt, 1847.
H0 FOR THE
LAND I OF
The GREAT EEPGT
At the Store of
8; W. E.
NEW DRY GOODS
This day received at
C. J. G
I have now received my full stock of Fall and \Viter Goods, consisting of every article that
-can be called for in an extensiee dry goods establisliiiieiit.
cash prices, and many of them at 30 per centless than the same goods could have been sold for
bargains in the way of Cloths, Cassimercs, Satinetts.
Vestings, Cravats, Colars, Gloves, Hosiery, Suspenders. Braces, Under Garmciits, &c.
For the LADIES I have Cashmere, Square and Long Shawls.
Plaid Long and Square Shawls, Heavy \Voolen do; and they will be sold at prices so low that
I nave the best: assortment. of Rich, Plain and Fancy
Dress Goods ever offered in this State, coiisistiiig of Silks, Satins, Plaid and Plain l.«‘rei'icli Me-
riiioes, Alpaccas, De Lanes, Higlilziiid Plaids, I<‘rencli Lusti'es, and otlie
For Ladies’ Cloaks. .lt‘i'encli '.‘«lerinoes, Tliibet Cloth, Highland Plaid, Satin Striped
Pttblislied Every Wetlinesqlaty Moi-ni g, by BYINGTON &_lIOYT, at '1‘wo'])o||a.s pg.-',g..n;j.., in Adv,‘“ce
./K/‘
co
DDLES, IlABNESl3Sa &
7'
. 3..
F WIIE subscriber would respectfull_v inform
the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment offlariiesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Mart:in_«.1ales, Trunks, Valises, Carpet’-
Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand.
Also a first rat.e assortment of Carriage and Rit
ding \Vliips, which are for sale at a small ad-
vance from factory prices. Harness Collars,
wholesale atid retail. A good assortment of
saddlt-.r's silk, purse twist, embraciiig all colors
and qualities. Every article needed in tlieline,
may be found here, oftlie best quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the g'7‘()l(.’l.'(f_fl00’l' establishnient on
the other side ofthe Bridge.
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best manner. \VM. B. S\VAN.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
'("‘f:ii”n§T" "”
Caps 1
1‘; EN and Boys’ Cloth, Plush aim For
I . .(‘aps for sale by _
Jan. 17, ’-18. T. . 6: J. R. PIECE.
'_"~“‘"” —WC1llliDll(‘.lN‘- _
RESH every week, in quantity to suit pur-
chasers. \Ve sell it cheap for cash only.
N ORWALK,
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POETRY-
CHARCOAL TO SELL.
A PORODY on i«:xci-:Lsioa.
The shades of night were falling fast,
\Vlien through a Yankee village passed.
A youth who drove through snow and ice
An ox sled, with the strange device,
Charcoal to sell.
I:Iis brow was black, his eyes well told
’l‘liat‘ not a bushel he had sold,
And like a silvery tin horn rung,
The accents of that well;"_‘.kno\vu tongue.
‘ Charcoal to sell.
In happy homes he saw tlie‘liglit:
Of waliint tires gleam clear and bright;
Near by the tavern windows shone,
But on he passed without a groa ii,
Charcoal to sell.
“ Haw too your sled,” the, landlord said,
" Dark lowers the teiiipest ovoihead,
Tnrii out your team and stop awhile.”
But still he answered with a smile,
Cliarcoal to sell.
“ 0 stay,” the dangliter said, “and rest;
Your dusky head upon this breast ;"
‘A tear stood in his coal-black eye,
But still he answered with a sigli,
idea!
C. E 1)lSBRO\\".
HE 0
My goods will be sold at the lowest
Printed Cashmere,
r goods to iii.imerous to
For Ladies’
C‘. J. GRUMAN.
UANAAN I
of
RAYMOND.
Cliarcoal to sell .
“Beware the pine stamps on your road,
Look out, or you‘ll upset your loac ."
This was the old man's last: advice;
" My coal” he cried, “ is good and nice.”
Charcoal to sell.
At break of day, when rowdies shout,
\Vhen watchmen sleep, and lamps are out,
There Lhaunting faint that same old song,
A tipsy youth came stiiggeriiig’on,
Charcoal to sell.
The team had stopped for down the road,
But nought to him were team or load,
For fast he held with grasp'of vice,
A bottle with that strange device,
~ Charcoal to sell.
There in twilight cold and grey, -
Most beautifully corned he lay,
A tarnished, dimmed, and fallen star,
\Vhile boys were shouting near and far,
Charcoal to sell.
For the Norwallc Gazelle.
TO SARAH.
Sarali, my muse in unassuming lay,
A votive tribute niito thee would pay,
Receive tlierefore the chaplet that I twine.
A mental wreath I offer at thy slirinc——
Homage I give, but flattery I withhold;
Jewels no gilding need when wrought of gold,
And loveliness ofpersoii and oftiiiiid
No praise reqiiire in poesy i'elined——
Eulogium superfluous would be,
So I, instead of that, would offer thee
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CT. VVEDNESDAY, MARCH 1,184-8.
lservant girl might be of whom we have
been talking.’ Well, listen, and I'll tell
thee. Didst then ever hear of William
L , once :i wealthy shipping merchant
of New York, who through multiplied
losses, was called from the dominion of
the wealthy and l'ashionablc,aiid for many
years dwelt obscurely in a conntrv village,
with the only remnant of 3 large farnily——
a charming daughter. This was the very
child. At the age of ten, she became an
Orphan, but not friendless. The gentle-
manly conduct of her father, even in pov-
erty, had won the esteem of all, and this
last Sur\’lVOI' Of his accumulated misfor-
tunes found a home and a friend with a
wealthy country gentleman. She grew
up to womanhood, beautiful and accom-
plished, and beloved by the family as it
sister and a child. But deatli claimed her
adopted mother as his, and her prospects
changed. The woman who supplied her
place afterwards was her antipodes, and
Ainanda I. stepped into the wide
world dependent upon physical strength
alone for subsistence. But the good wish-
es of her adopted family went with her,
and a situation in the family of Captain‘
Bacon was secured to her, in which place
the reader found her. But to resume.
At an early hour the ball room was
filled with a truly brilliant assemblage.
There were red checks in profusion, some
painted _hy nature, others by art ; bright
eyes in abundance, seine sparkling with
intelligence, others with nervous excite-
ment, and among the rougher sex many
with wine. Mirth and hilarity bore regal
sway until it discovery was made—a dis-
covery considered by that assemblage
as of equal importance. with Herschel’s
ltiiiar observations. The dance was sus-
pended, notliwitlistanding Sambo still
sawed his catgut, and a whisper ran thro’
the crowd. The purse proud, vinegar
faced Mrs. Z _ had the honor of making
the discovery, in which was involved the
reputation ofall present. It was nothing
less than the lamentable fact that Amanda
L , the servant girl of Capt. Bacon
had impertinently intruded herself into
the company of her betters—actually
danced two cotillions with them before
the fact was known.
“Did you ever see such impertinence 1"
says one.
“ What. a brazen thing!” says another.
“ Why, see how she is dressed 7.” says
a third.
“Such a character! ’ whispered a fourth
—“ out never mind now.”
My true regard, and breathe for thee a prayer,
That thou niayestlive with holy pleasure rife,
Have hope in death, and share eternal life.
Ronirro.
Ml.SCELLA.NY-
A GOOD STORY.
'1‘)-IN '1‘IIOUSA.\'D DOLLARS, ox, wuo’s THE
LADY?
All was hustle and confusion among the
fasliioiiables of a quiet little town in one of
the western counties in our State, on the
day preceding the evening of a select ball.
The ladies became great pedestrians, and
were on foot for hours together, while
husbands and fathers were at home wait-
ing in awful suspense for the respective
shop-l.'eepei's’ bills. The shop-keepers
were more polite than usual, inasmuch as
gauze, lace and ribbons, were bought,
without the irritating question, “ Can’t
you take less!” and not a milliner could
TI-IE attention of purchasers in this line is called to the great additions to our former,complain that night of a want of custom
stock, received this day. Purchased with the strictest care as -to Fashionable styles, and at un- I and 3 full p,m~Se_ Evening advanced and
usual low prices, we are determined to make great sales by selling at very small profits. ‘In , thebustte increased. Beau,‘ just from the
'fact the great increase of patronage at this establishment has compelled us (to keep pace with j bandbox might be Seen WM] a glove on
the wants ofthe pubblic) to make arrangeiiieiits to receive new goods every week until January. 3
i 1848. \Ve shall not attempt to enumerate our large stock of new goods, suffice it to say al- .
most every desiralsalc article in the Dry Goods line niay-liere be found very cheap for cash or tip-I
proved Cl'€l.Ill'.
New Canaan, Oct. 18, 1847.
i1\'l'ew Goods for the
n
O
6
At the old stand of
ii” Mtflflofi
T. &. \V. E. RAYMOND.
&W @@t;.
one hand and courage in the other, tap-
ping -at the door of the wealthy, and tip-
ping and bowing as if made of vibratory
niaterial, with as much cash in their pock-
lets as brains in ‘their noddles, and more
gbrass in their faces than either.
Fair Trade of 1847.!
lhad the faculty of nonsense, had captiva-
One of these mushroom gentry, who
ted the charming Mehitable Clarissa
Adelia Bacon, third daughter of Captain
Klacobus Bacon, oftlie invincible volunteer
company of heroes, vulgarly caller “ bare-
foois,” who with remarkable valor, during
THE subscribers are happy in being able to annotiiice to their patrons and the public geu- the late war, made a bloodless (not a
raelly, that their first invoice of FALL GOODS has just been received.
They would particularly iiiyite the attention oftlie ladies ofNorwalkandits vicinity to their miles’ with the enemy at their heels. A,
beautiful assortment of DRESS GOODS, comprising the following new styles, viz :
Plaid and Silk St.rip’d Alpaccas. Cainelion
Plaids and Stripes, Orgaiidies, Stirip‘d Clem-
entines, Eglautine Plaids, Mode Alpaccas. Cobourg Cloths, Twilled Ginghains, California and
Oregon Plaids, Cashmere, M de Laiues, (See. Also, seine splendid styles of new 6: lasliionable
§EE_’lE3%9
uinongwhicli maybe found---Plaid and Striped Poult. dc Loies, Gro do Rliines, Mattoines,
Satin Striped, \Vatered, &c. &c.
Also an excellent assortment of
E$'e2.l1D. eziuucél W9‘i‘I.r'_o1G<.=3-m E‘[email protected]:-trtlasg
such as Nett, Mandariue, Stradilla, Cashmere,
Heavy \Vool, &c.
They would also invit;e_tl1ose gentlemen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of
Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestiiigs, to a full and suberb assortiiicnt of French, English ar.-ti Ali’ cri-
caii Broadclot.lis and Cassimeres, besides a great variety of Fall and VVinter Vestings.
Also, a
full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
ll.-IIINESSIJS, &c.
New Est:_tblishmcnl.!
HE attention oftlie public is iI}Vlt6d I0 ll"?
new Saddlery Estalilislinieiitjust 0,')(lti£2:_!
by the subscriber under t Connecticut lIot_ei.
His stock and workmansh p he believs to be ful-
ly equtil to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wislies,an_d secure
the approbation ofall who favor him with their
patronage. \Vork done at short notice, and pri-
ces inoderate. ' 0
A ood assortment of Harnesses, Saddles,
Bridles,-Whips. Trunks, Valises, Carpetbags,
ézc. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
cheap. .
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
peditious manner. FREDERICK BRADLEY.2r
J
g Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
— NOTH ER large lot of Selina Saitin small
bags, at
OLMSTFAD'S.
Under Shirts and Drawers.
FIRST rate assortment of the above
L. goods Just received and for sale as cheap
as they can be bought in New York. Also,
01'flV?1tS- scarfs, bosoins, collars and shirts in any
quantity. 1113 'l\I. \VAKEMAN'S.
' 6 I BOXES Window gins, assorted from
6x8 to 24x30 for sale at manufac-
turers’ prices, by WM. C. S1-mm-1-.
OSTON SOAP.—A new supply of very
superior quality of No 1 Boston Soap
Just received and for sale at _ _I3Ua.u.1.’s,
Norwalk Mach 5, 1847. '
LAMP OIL.
EW VBEDCFORD Lamp Oils of a very su-
, I perior quality, for sale by the barrell or at
rctailliy “I. C. STREET. NOV. ‘.?d- -
mudless) retreat through a swamp two
lthe appointed hour, and according to
promise, this sprig of the bean monde al-
luded to,pulled the bell at the door of the
redoubtable captain, which was answered
by their female servant, \\l10, among the
rest, was preparing for the ball, and in
her best “bib :1 tucker” made a polite
bow, and invited the young coxcomb in.
Twilight deceived his already defective
vision; for it is sometimes said that love,
.likc wine, will make men see double, es-.
lpecially if they run against a lamp post;
and he mistook the servant for Miss Ma-
liitable. Doffing his hat, describing with
his body all the figures of Euclid, such as
circles, squares and triangles, he at last
completed his how a la monde, and lisped
the fact that he had the “ oiinah_ of being
in radineth to ethcort her to the assembly
room.”
“I am engaged, sir,” said the kitchen
belle. _
“ Engaged l” exciaimed the youth,
chopfallen, “ Miss Bacon engaged?”
“ 0, it is Bacon you wish to see, then I”
replied the girl.
“ Why, ycth-—I am mistaken faith ! the
death! bowing and scraping to a servant
girl. Whereth your mistress?”
“ Walk into the parlor, sir,” said the
insulted girl. “ l will-call her.”
Reader, woaldst then know who this
I would that thou ca rtli’s hi'cst bliss may sliare,
“A pot. slewei‘ in our company! the
wencli !” chimed in M rs. Z , with that
glance of expression which characterized
her; and turning up her nose, advised
the ladies to leave the room, and no lon-
ger be insulted by her presence. This ad-
vice was assented to by the intelligent
company, and the poor, but infinitely su-
perior girl, was lcft alone, abaslicd, con-
fused and almost overcome witli,emotion.
He who invited her hither was the son of
her adopted father, \vlio, united with iiitcl-
ligence a gentliemanly and graceful deport-
ment, and the command of extensive pos-
sessions in one of the most fertile psrtions
of the State. He was absent when the
revolution in the ball room took place——-
but retiired as soon as it. was evacuated
by the ladies. Astonished at the change,
and perceiving Amanda standing with her
face sufiused with blushes, he hastily in-
quired the cause. A friend drew him
aside and communicated the facts as they
have been stated. The young man was
enraged, and with an emphasis adequate
to hisjust excitement,_exclaimed:
“ What's that purse proud fool, the ig-
norant parrot of fashion worth, who
seems virtue because it is coupled wit.h
poverty 'l’’
‘‘ Ten thousand,” answered his friend.
“ Ten thousand dollars, eh! VVel|,
Amanda is worth that sum and the heavy
fool into the bargain against respectabili-
ty. Here, Amanda, my girl,” said he tak-
ing lier hand and bowing respectfully to
the gentlemen present, “let us leave this
place, where ‘haughty pride,’ pampered
and fed with the crumbs of wealth, exer-
cises an influence superior to the dictates
ered.”
So saying, they left the place and re-
turned home.
The morning after the ball, Amanda,
the poor, sliglited and abused girl, who
was denied the boon ofinixing in society,
because she wore the russet gown of pover-
ty, received from the indignant young man
an instrument of xvriting, securing to her
possession the full amount of ten thousand
dollars. The gift, and the motives which
prompted it were soon made known to
the haughty Mrs. Z. and revenge more
latter. Nor was the cup of bitterness yet
full. With all the solicitude of 8 design-
ing mother, she laid traps to ensnare the
young man in question, as a husband for
her own gay-eyed daughter, and fondly
imagined that his urbanity gave evidence
that she had caught him in her meshes.
But alas! how soon do the most towering
expectations fall. Ere two months had
elapsed the humble Amanda became the
wife of the wealthy Edgar N.
Time rolled on its silent course, hear-
ing on its fleeting bosom sweet flowers
and beaming sunshine to the youthfulpair,
and those who turned their backs upon
Capt. Bacon’s servant girl, became the
courtiers and fawning sycophants of the
wealthy Mrs. N. who in her new station,
was no more worthy of esteem, no more
beloved by the truly good. Twenty sum-
in
of good sense, when virtue is endang-‘
painful than disdain took the place of the!
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mers have scattered their blossoms around.
her quiet mansion, and the slight toucliesj
of the fr'ost'have gathered upon the team:
ples of her fond husband, yet love, pure
and holy, still warms the domestic circle.
wherein the altar of true benevolence is
reared.
What an instructive moral lesson may
be gleaned from incidents tftliis h’ll1(I—-;
incidents wlii_cli occur‘ almost daily in the
great mass of society.
The simp_le tale l have told is not the
filagree work of fancy, \\-'l‘OIigl1l. tip from
the tinsclled material of fiction——it is
based upon facts. How often are such
facts exhibited to our view, to the great,
discredit of intelligent wealth.
Virtue, beauty, intelligence, moral
woith—tlie highest attributes of inlelli-,
gent creatures are often forced to bow
before the gilded throne of mammon,
whose altars are often built up amid the
monldering ruins of genius, and whose.
sacrificial rites consist in the utter pros-'
tration and detraction of all that is great,
and noble in nature, all that is bright and:
beautiful in humanity. ‘
The good things of this life are poured
into her lap in abundance, while she dis-
tributes witli ti prodigal hand, their bles-
sings among the children of clieerless
poverty, and it may be truly said that her
children shall rise up and call her blessed ;.
her husband also, and he praisetli her.
P/iilade/p/iii: J\"w‘t/1 flmerican.
TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY.
BY JOHN J0‘-.\‘F.S. DI. D.
I was once sent for in great haste, to
attend a gentleman of respectability,
whose wife, in lady of intelligence and re-
finement, had discovered him in his rootn,
lying senseless on the floor.
On arriving at the house, I found Mrs.
in great distress of mind.
“VVhat is the niatter wifli Mr. H ?”
I asked, on ineeting his lady, who was
in tears and looking the picture of
distress.
“I'm afraid it is apoplexy,” she replied,
“l found him lying upon the floor, where
he had, to all appearances, fallen suddenly
from his chair. His face is purple, and
though he breatlies, it is with great dif-
fciilty.”
I went up to see my patient. He had
been lifted from the floor and was newly-
ing on the ‘bed. Sure enough his face
was purple, and his bretithiiig labored, but
somehow his symptoms did not indicate
apoplexy. Every vein in his head and
face was tinged, and he lay perfectly stu-
pid, but still I saw no clear indications of
an actual or approaching congestion of
the brain. ..
“Haida”: he better be bled, Doctor I”
asked tln anxious wife.
“I don't know that it is necessary,” I
replied, “I think if we let. him alone it
will pass offiu the course of a few hours.”
“A few hours! He may die in half an
hour.”
“I don't think the case is so dangerous,
madam.”
"Apoplexy not dangerous
“I liardly thii-ik it apoplexy,” I replied.
“Pray “hat do you think it is, Doctor 1'’
Mrs. H looked anxiously_ into my
face.
I delicately hinted that he might possi-
bly havc been drinking too much brandy,
but to this she positively and almost indig-
nantly objected.
“No, Doctor, I ought to know about
that,” she said. “Depend upon it, the
disease is more deeply seated. I am stire
he had better be bled. Won’t you bleed
him, Doctor’! A few ounces of blood
taken from his arm may give life to the
now stagnant circulation of the blood in
his veins.”
Thus urged, I, after some reflection,
ordered a bowl and bandage, and opened
a vein from which the blood flowed freely,
relieved him ofabout eight ounces of his
circulating medium. But he still lay as
;insensible as before, much to the distress
of his poor wife. -
“Something else must be done, Doctor,”
jshe urged, seeing that bleeding had
accomplished nothing. “If my husband
is not quickly relieved he must die.”
By this time, several friends and rela-
,tives, who had been sent for, arrived, and
lurged upon me the adoption of seine more
‘active means for restoring the sick man
,to consciousness. One proposed mustard
"plasters all over his body; another a blis-
,ter on the. head; another his immersion
iin hot water. I suggested that it might
,be well to apply the stomach pump.
“Why, Doctor 'I’’ asked one of the
friends-.. '
l “Perhaps he has taken some drug,” I
rephed.
“Impossible, Doctor,” said the wife.
“He has not been from home to-day, and
there was no drug of any kind in the
house.”
“No brandy?”
again.
“No, Doctor! No spirits of any kind,
not even wine in the house,” returned
Mrs. H- in an offended tone.
I was not the regular family physician,
and had been called to meet the alarming
emergency because my office happened
to be nearest to the dwelling of Mr. H
Feeling my position to be a diflicult one,
I suggested that the family physician had
better be called.
“But the delay, Doctor,” urged the
friends.
'1)
l
I ventured this suggestion
sored,” I replied.
“No harm will result from it, be as-’
But my words did not tn.-sure them-.-—
VOLUME 3i—NU1\ii3i;.R -9.
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However, as I was firm in my -resolution
not to do anything more for the patient
till _Dr. S came, they had to submit.
I wished to make a call of importance in
the iieighborliood, nnd:pi-oposed going to
be back by the time Dr. S ’ arrived;
but the fiiends of the sick man wouldwiut
suffer me to leave the room. . -'
_When Dr. S————— came, we conversed
3S".le_for a few minutes, andl gave him
my views of the case, and stated what I
had done and why I had done it, “'3
then proceeded to to the bedside of our
patieiit. There were still no signs of zip-
proaching consciousness. , ~
“Don’t you think his head ought tobe
shaved and bll.~:leI't'(l I” asked the wife,
anxiously. V -
Dr. S thought a momcnt,and their
s:iid—-“Yes, by all means. Send for a
barber, and also for a fresh fly blister, four
inches by nine.” «
I looked into the face of Dr. S
with surprise. lt was perfectly grave
and earnest.
of the good that iiriodc of treatment would
do. But he spoke confidently of the re-
sult, and said that it would not only cure
w
the disease, but he believed take away
the predisposition thereto with which
Mr. H was affected in a high degree.
The barber came. The head of H
was shaved; and Dr. S——-——— applied the
blister with his own bands, which com-
pletely covered the scalp from forehead
to occipnt. .
“Let it remain on for two hours, and
then make use of the ordinary dres-
sing,” said Dr. S. “If he does not re-
cover during the aclioii of the blister,don’t
feel uneasy. Sensibility will be restored
soon after.”
I did not call again, but I heard from
Dr. S. the result. I '
After we lcft,our friends stood anxiously
around the bed np'oii which the sick man
lay; but though the blister began to draw,
no signs of returning consciousness man'-
ifesteld themselves further than an occa-
sional low moan, or an uneasy tossing of
the arms. For full two hours, the burning
plaster parched the tender skin of H ’s
sliorn head, and was then removed. It
had done good sertice. Dressings were
then Qapplied ; repeated and
repeated
again; but still the sick man lay in a
deep stupor.
It had done no good. “I*Iiidn’t.' we
better send for the Doctor 1” suggested
the wife. -
Just then, the eyes of H opened,
and he looked with half stupid surprise
from face to face of the anxious group
that surrouudi;-d the bed. I
“What in the niiscliief’s the matter I"
lie at length said. At the same time
feeling :1 strange sensation about his head
he placed his hand heavily thereon.
“Heavens and earth!” He was new ful-
ly in his senses. “Heavens and earth!
What ails my head I”
“For inercy’s sake, keep quiet,” said
the wife, the glad tears gushing over -her
face. “You have been very ill. There,
there now !” And she spoke soothingly.
“Don't say a word; but be very still.”
“But my head! What’s the matter with
my head. It feels as if scaldcd.——
Where’s my hair! Heavens and earth,
Sarah! I don’t understand this. And
my arm. Wliat’s my arm tied up in this
way for I”
“Be quiet, my dear husband, and I’ll
explain it all, Uh, be very quiet. YOU!‘
life depends upon it I”
Mr. H sunk back upon the pillow,
from which he had risen, and closed his
eyes to think. He put his hand to his
head and felt it, tenderly all over, from
temple to temple, and from nape to fore-
head.
“It is a blister 1” he at length asked.
"Yes, dear. You have been very ill.—--
VVe feared for your life,” said Mrs. H-——,
aflectionately. “There have been two
physicians in attendance.” .
H closed his eyes again. His lips
moved——those nearest were not much ed-
ified by the whispered \vords that issued
therefrom. They would have sounded
very strangely in a church, or to ears po-
lite and refined. After tbis,he lay for
some time quiet.
“Tlireatened with apoplexy, I sup-
pose?” he then said interrogatively.
“Yes dear,” replied his wife: Ifound
you lying insensible upon the floor upon
happening to come into the room. It
was most providential that I discovered
you when I did, or you would certainly
have died.
[I _ shot his eyes and muttered
something, with an air of impatience.
But its meaning was not understood.
Finding him otit of danger, friends and
relatives retired, and the sick man was
left alone with his family. a
“Sarah !” he said “why in Heaven's
name, did you permit the Doctors to
butcher me in this way I I’!!! laid.
up for :1‘ week or two, and all for noth-
ing.”
“it was to save your
life, dear.”
“Save the —-- I” ‘
“H-u-s—h! There! Do, for Heaven’:-1‘
sake! be quiet. Everything depends
tipon it.” I.
With a gesture of impatience, H _
shot. his eyes, teeth and hands, and lay
perfectly still for some minutes. Then,
he turned his face to the wall, muttering,
in a low, petulant voice-
“Too bad! 'I‘oo bad! Too bad I” ' _
I had not erred in my first and last tmv‘
ptessions of H-——’s disease‘, neither bad
Dr. S-—-—-—, although he used 1. very
Ihintcd to him my doubt -
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