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IIARNESSIIS, &c.
New Establishment!
THE atteiitioii ofthe public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishmeiit just opened
by the subscrilier under the Connecticut Hotel.
His stock and workinausliip he believs t.o bu ful-
ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wishes, a nd secure
the approbation ofall who favor him with their
patronage. \Vork done at short notice, and pri-
ces moderate. -
A good assortment of Harnesses, Saddles,
Bridles, \Vhips. Trunks, Valises, Cnrpetbags,
6:c. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
Repairing clone in a neat, substantial, and ex-
peditious inaiinor. Farzoanicii Baanmzr.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
SADDLES, IIARNESES, &(:.
V ‘HE subscriber would respectfully inform
the public that he has on hand a large
:1 ud extensive. as.soi‘tment offlariiesses, Sad-(llcs,
Bridles, .\‘Iai-t.ingales, Trunks, Vulisus, Carpet-
Bags, &c. which iire 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 factory prices. H-.~i'ncss Collars,
wholesale and retail. A good i1SS()l'ht‘lCllt of
aaddlni-‘s silk. purse twist, embracing all colors
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and qualities. Every article needed in theline,
he sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the _g"r0un(f_/foor establishment on
Repairing done at the slioi-test. notice, and in
the best manner. \VM. B. S\VAN.
TI-.\IO'l‘ H Y,
(JLOVER and Red Top Seed of superior
E. OL.\IS'I‘EAD.
HEALTH, HEALTH.
Health Insurance
COIVIPANY.
NO LIABILITK7-"FoilsSESSMENTS.
A Large Proportion‘ of the Profits Returned
A LL Male persons between the ages of 15
and 65 years, insured by -this Company,
paciated, by accident or sickness, from attending
_to their ordinary business, as follows :
may be found here, of the best quality, and will
the other side of the Bridge.
Norwalk, June 21. 1847.
quality, just received.
Essex County
Secure Vourselves against want before it comes.
to the Insured.
are entitled to a weekly benefit whenever inca-
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which males are liable, or by accidents, from
attending to their ordinary business, as follows :
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The insured also receive annually, a share of
the profits, which thus fiir have been 50 per
cent on premiums received.
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to insure it. Provide against sickness then
while you are well.
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I-‘ebrnnry 9, l8t_18.
ANOTHER supply of Stewart's Sirup
just received and for sale at
I3URRALL’S
Wanted to sell out.
‘HE Stock and fixtures of a well fitted up
Grocery and Liquor Store, in the most
public street in the borough of Norwalk, and is
. doing a very good business. This store does not
want praising up. It is advantageously situated
on the corner, in front of the square. where all
the New York marketing business is done.
The reasons for selling out will be given by
inquiring of the subscriber at the store on the
corner, next door to Chas. N Clo(:k’s.
JOHN BURRALL.
Norwalk, Feb. 9, 1848.
BOOKS.
IUST received a new supply of miscellane-
0 ' ous books, adapted to the tastes of all-—
Positive that our business facilities enable. us to
buy our books cheaper than any one else. in this
vicinity,we pledge ourselves to sell them cheaper.
Asmu-:w Si:LLr:cL.
Flour.
BBLS. FLOUR, Telegraph Mills
Extra, just received _for sale at
S. E. OLl"«IS'l"E.-‘ID-, .
NOTHER large lot of Salina Saltin small
110
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I 1Doctri_i.
GIE ME THY BLES.S.lI\’G. MITHERX.
BY oru=."r.i.
" Gin me thy blessing mithor,
For I must now away, .
To meet my bonnie Agnes, mithor,
Upon her bridal day. _
I’vo loved her long and wool. mither, .
And thou my love has known :
Then lay thy hand upon me. initlicr,
And bless thy kneeling son."
“ Ah ! \VilJie, how my heart o'orfl0ws
\Vhen thus I hear thee speak ; .
My tears are glistening on thy hair,
And dropping on thy cheek.
And oh! how memory calls up now
The days of nuld lang syne,
W’hen I a winsoine bride first called
Thy sainted father mine.
" Ye look sap like him, \Villic dear,
Ye look sac like him now;
Ye hao the same dark, tender can,
The same broad, noble brow.
And sic a smile was on his face
\Vhen he that morning name,
To bring awn, as ye maun do,
A lassic to his home.
“ Pu'ir child, her heart is beating now,
As it never beat before;
Puir child, I ken her hazel eon
\Vi’ tents are running o'er.
She luvcs thee, \Villie, but she feels
To wed’s a solemn thing-—
I weel remember how.I felt, \
\Vhen looking on the ring.
“ I.weel remember. too, the hour
W'liaii, wi’ .1 heavy sigh,
I turned, a wife sac young and sad,
To bid them ii good bye.
The tears were gushing then. I know,
For I luvetl my kindred weal,
And though my ain was by my side,
I could nu‘ help but feel.
"But then, how kind he took my hand,
A ud gently wIiispercd——Come,
The same sof star shines o’er my cot
That shines above thy home.
And, \Villic, afteu, since he's dead,
I’ve watched that. distant star,
And thought I saw his gentle face
Smile in it from afar.
‘- \Vo luved ilk ither weol, '\Villie,
“"6 luved ilk ither laug;
Ali me! how happy was the heart
That thrilled the even sang.
‘We loved ilk ither, \Villic, right;
And may God grant it so
That ya maiin lure as we twa lured,
In days lung, lang ago.
“ Oh ! fondly cherish her, \Villie,
She is so young and fair;
She has not known ii single cloud,
Or felt a single cure.
Then,ifa cauld worl<l’s storm should come
Thy way to overcast—-
Oh I ever stand [thou art a man]
Between her and the blast.
“ \Vhen first I knew a mither’s pride,
"l.‘was when I gazed on than :
And-when my ither flowers died,
Thy smile was left to me.
And I can scarce believe it true
So late thy life began.
The playful bniru I fondled then
Stands by me now a man.
“ Then tell thy bonnie bride, Willie,
She has my first born son :
I took the darling from my arms,
And gie him to her own.
Oh l she will cherish thee,\Villin;
For when I maun depart,
She, only she, will then be left
To fill the lonely heart.
“I dinna fear to die. \Villio—
I ever wished to gang;
The soft green mound in you kirk-yard
Has lanely been too lung.
And I would lay me there, \Villic,
And a’ Death's terrors brave,
Beside the heart so leal and true,
If ’tis within t.Iie grave.
" Then gang awn‘, my blessed bairn,
And bring thy gentle dove,
-And dinna frown if a’ should greet
To part wi’ her thy love;
But if tear fills up her een,
Then whisper, as they part,
There’s room forthee at mither‘s hearth, ‘
There's room in niither's Heart.
“ And may the God that reigns above,
And sees ye a‘ the while,
Look down upon your plighted troih,
And bless ye wi’ His smile.
And inay’st thou ne'er forget, Vlfillie,
In a’ thy future life,
To serve the Power that gave to thee
Thy kind and guileless wife.”
filisttllaiip.
The Happy Gz'rl.—Ay, she is a happy
‘girl-we know by her fresh looks and
buoyant spirits. Day in and (lay out she;
has something to do, and she takes holdf
of work as if she did iiflt fear to soil her?
hands or dirty her apron. Such girls wel
love wherever we find tliem——in a palace?
or a hovel. Always pleasant and always
kind, they never turn up their noses before
your face or slander you behind your
back. They l)i!V€L more good sense and
better employment. What are flirts and
‘bustle-bound girls in comparison with
gtliesel Good for nothing but to look at;
land that is rather disgusting. Give us
,tbe industrious and happy girl, and we
{care not who worships fasbionble and idle
gsimpletons.——Boston Post.
ff Young ladies who are accustomed
to read newspap--rs, are always observed
to possess winning ways, and most amia-
ble dispositions, invariably make good
wives and always select good husbands——
a fact.
(jg? Delieacy is to the affection: what
grace; to. beauty. . .
‘ties, and made it a matter of conscience to
- ret, and throw the other end out of the
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDA
From Carley‘: Lady‘: Book.
LOBSTER SAUCE.
BY 'rm-:oriiiLi:s Par:<ot.r:.
I never eat. lobster, and a cat is my
aversion. Not that anyfparticular lobster
or any particular cat ever did me any
wrong-—-not that I aui troubled with what
is called an idiosyncrasy——n0,it is not that.
Let me give you a reminiscence, reader——
one at whichl have laughed heartily a
hundred times—notwithstanding I cannot,
get over the cat and the lobster-and you?
will comprehend the nature of my antipa-I
thy. - 5
In my ‘younger days, I had to rough it
in the world. At thirteen years of age, I
was sent to the severest of all schools for
a boy, the work-shop of a mechanic, and
had_ my lot cast with half-a-dozen as wide
awake apprentice boys as ever tried the
patience of a master. As a matter of
course, we looked upon our master and
mistress as common enemies, and every
domestic arrangement that did not give,
‘ us the freedom of the house and especial-l
ly of the pantry, as unjust and oppres-.9
sive.
Among my fellow-apprentices, were;
two, named Joe Grimes and Bill I-lender-i
son, who were generally the ringleadersf
in all miscliicf, and stirred our spirits in-l
to revolt whenever we were disposed to?
bury the hiitcliet, which was not often.,
Of the patience and long-suffering of our;
master, I now often wonder. He must‘
have been a man of great self-control or
calm temperament to have borne with us
as well as he did, notivithstanding we
then looked upon him as ill-tempered and
captions. One of his rules was, that
every-boy should be in the house at ten
o’clock at night. It was not only a good
rule, but one that he was bound, as the
legal guardian of his boys, to make.
Against this we each and all rebelled as a
most tyrannical infringement of our liber-
stay out as late as twelve o’clocl.’ at night,
xvliencver we could-do so without the risk
of being discovered. The uay_we man-
aged this, was to take turns in being out,
say two at a time. At ten o’clock, our
master generally took the pains to see if
all were on hand. If we were in the shop
when he appeared, and inquired for those
he did not see, the answer was-—“Gouc
to bed, sir.” _
Or, if we were in the “sky parlor”
when he came to the door and asked if
all were in, we promptly replied, “Yes,
sir,” although but four out of the half-
dozen were actually in bed. .
For months this went on without a
suspicion that there was any unfair play;
but one night we were found out. The
modes of gaining access by the “ ont-
siders,” as we called those who happened
to be enjoying themselves on the street
after the regular hour of ‘shutting up the
house, were various. Sometimes a single
rap upon the tin spout, the sound of
which could be distinctly heard in the
garret, was the signal for one of the “ in-
siders” to go quietly down stairs and un-
fasten the door; ~ or a peculiar whistle at
the corner opposite, gave notice that the
same service was required. Joe Grimes
and Bill Hetulersoii, however, were more
independent than the rest; they never re-
quired to be let in, preferring always to iet
themselves in. Bill generally obtained
free admission, after the house was lock-
up, in this way. The house in which we
lived was three-storied; adjoining was
one only two stories high. By means of
a fence, Bill could easily clamber to the
roof of the back part of the two-story
house, aiid from this get upon the roof of
main building. Above this rose our own
house, a full story high, with its gable-end
window opening out from the garret
where we slept. In’ order to get into the
window from the roof of. the smaller
house, Bill provided bimselfwith a strong
rope, and when it was his turn to be out
late, would, after nightfall, make one end
of his rope fast to a bed post in the gar-
wiudow. Up this rope he would clirrib,
hand over ha_nd, like a sailor, and then
draw it in and coil it up snugly in his
trunk for concealment and future use.
Joe Grimes, as we said, was also inde-
pendentin the matter of letting himself
in—independent as well of Bill as of the
other boys. His mode of entrance was
rather more difficult and I'l3Z.li‘(lOUS, and
had he not been almost as light and sup-
ple as a cat, he never could have accom-
plislied it. It was eflected by climbing
up the tin spout, and thus getting access
to the t00.f, from which he entered by the
dormar window. The first time Joe tried
this, he failed in accomplishing the feat.
He found no great difficulty ingetting up
'as far as the roof, but when there the flat
surface offered nothing upon which he
could tai.e hold and draw his body up
over the projecting edge; so he had tol
3° ‘l°“'“ imd S“b'"5'- ‘O be I“ ll“ Butged the delighted hero of this successfukfastened to the shelf by a strong cord. It
during the next day, be procured three or‘.
four strong spikes, and drove them into’
the roof at convenient distances from the
edge. This established his inclepentlencc.
On that very night he tried the feat again,,
and succeeded to his entire satisfaction. l
One night it was Joe’s turn to be out;
our master came to the doorof our bed-
room a little after ten o’clock, and asked
if all were in.
“ Yes. sir,” was promptly replied.-
“ ls Joe here I”
“ Yes, sir,” answered a voice, that
sounded like that of Grimes.
The old ma-n,a-i-. we called him, although-
his age was not over thirty-six, was saris-
ficd, and went down stairs.‘ '
About twelve o’clock we ‘were all
startled from our slumber: by a crasli,
that was followed by a loud cry of pain.
We sprang from our beds, and hurriedly
drawing on a part of our clothing, ran
down stairs, by this time more than half
guessing what wasthe matter. Our man-
ter, whosc name was Turner, had also
been awakened by the noise, a_nd joined
us at the front door. '
VVc found Joe lying upon the pavement
with about two-thirds of the tin water-
pipe torn from its fastenings and stretch-
ing half across the street. To us the
mystery was at once solved, but it took
Turner some time to understand it. A
broken arm was the extent of Joe’s in-
jury. After that, ainore rigid embargo
was laid upon our proceedings, but we
still managed to violate it, and with great
regularity,
In the matter of grumbling, we were
indefatigable. Nothing was done just to
please-‘us. Our principal cause of dissat-
isfaction Iay in the fact that every
delicacy the house contained was not
shared with us. \Ve saw fruit come in
from market, cakes made in the kitchen,
and kegs of table beer came in full and
went out empty, without by any means
bcing satisfied with the share we obtain-
cd of these good tliings—espccially as if
was our candid opinion that our labor
paid for almost every thing.
Feeling thus and thinking thus, it is no
matter of wonder that we did not look
upon nocturnal depradaiions on the pan-
try as peniti-ntiary offences. Apples dis-
appeared mysteriously, plates of cake di
minishcd, and kegs of beer came in and
went out more rapidly than was consist-
ent with the overt acts of drinking that
took place in the family.
“ That keg of beer is gone very quick;
I’m sure it isn’t three weeks since it came
in,” we would hear Mr. Turner say to his
wife sometimes.
“A keg of beer used to last six weeks,”
replies thewifc.
f‘I know it did.”
“Somehow or other, everything seems
to go wonderfully fast. I baked a large
plate of cake yesterday, and this morning
there is hardly any of it left.
“Do you lock it up .7"
“Yes. If it wasn’t for that, I could un-
derstand it."
\Ve understood it very well, even if
our, mistress did not. 'I here was a large
pantry under the main stairway in which
all the delicacies of the house were kept,
the beer barrel and its creamy contents
included. This key was, of course, al-
ways in the pocket of our mistress.
To effect an entrance into the tempting
repository had long been one of our prom-
inent objects. Dozen of times did we
search about, after all the family were in
bed, in hopes the key had been accident-
ally left behind; but our careful mistress
was never guilty of such culpable neglect;
she kirswtoo well the character of those
with whom she had to deal. There was
not a key in the house that had not at
one time or other been tried in the pantry
lock, but all were either too large or too
small. Efforts had be'en made to pick it,
but with no better success. At last, how-
ever, our perseverance in the matter was
rewarded by success; the door yielded
to'our “ open sesame.” No it was not
the door either; lam a little too fast in
that. But. we got in.
One night we were all wide awake in
our garret room, long after the rest of the
family were in the bed and asleep. On
that very day, a barrel of fine Nevvtown
pippins had been brought into the house
and loclted up in the pantry. One a piece
had been given to us after supper, but
these only whetted our appetites for
more.
“A paltry apple 'I’’ said Bill Henderson,
contempiuously.
“ Yes, one apple out of a whole barrel
full 1” responded Joe Grinigs. “I think
that old woman of ours is about the mean-
est Christian that ever darkened a church
door.” ,
“ If I could only get into the pantry,
I’d make that one a dozen,” remarked one
of the boys.
“ Can’t we get in '2” said Bill.
“ We ought,” remarked Joe, brighten-
ing u ; and we must. Now, how is it to
be done’! I have it, by jingo !” and the
lad suddenly sprung to his feet.
“Howl how "l" we all eagerly in-
quired.
“ Hold on a minute, and I’ll give you a
feast,” replied Joe, slipping off his shoes
and taking up the light. With a motion
of the hand for us to keep back, and his
finger on his lip for silence, Joe glided.
from his room.
and then returned with about half a peck.
of apples tied up in a handkerchief.
“ Did’nt I tell you so, boys 7.” exclaim-
exploit. "' Look here!” and be held up
his prize, and danced around the room in
an ecstacy of good humor. ‘
From that time we had the freedom of
the pantry, though it was some weeks be"-
fore Joe would tell us how he was ‘able
to effect an entrance. We then learned
that he had thought of the small" Window
over the door of the pantry, by which
light and sometimes air were admitted.
The window swung open on a hinge, and
was fastened outside by a button. By
mounting on the’ back of a chair, Joe
could open the window and freely inspept
the promises with-in.5 bf-in noinglio-.1
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the land ltfl‘ on the first occasion, he
placed his lainp:npon a shelf,and tlzen tried
if he could not creep inthrough the open-
ing. This was no difficult matter. _ He
was soon inside. The udveniurrr hastily
tied up as many apples as he thought it
prudent to take, and retired, closing the
window and turning the button as he had,
found .it_. .
Very few nights passed after this with-
out having a little feast in the garret,
somewhere between the hours of twelve
and one o'clock, to which was usually
added a good mug of beer. To prevent
detection from the fumes of beer in our
room, we bought a half gallon pitcher and
halfadozen mugs, which we rinsed out
after using them, and locked up in our
trunk orboxes. I must on-n"~tliai. after
ihis, it was rather more difficult to get us
out of bed in the morning than it was
before. ‘ *
One day, after this had been going on
for seine time, and frequent remarks were
made in our presence about the strange
rapidity with which every thing went‘, our
good lady spent an afternoon in baking
cakes and pies, which, at supper time,
were tcmptingly displayed upon the side-
board when we went into supper. A mod-
erated sized plate of cakes was upon our
table. , j
“ We shall have first rate times to-
night,” we remarked to each other as we
returned to the shop after supper.
“Now, Joe,” said Bill Henderson, rub-
bing his haiids, as we entered our bed-
chambcr about 11 o'clock, “ now for the
ies and cakes.”
“ But Joe, for the first time, dcmurrcd.
"Let somebody else go,” he replied;
I think I have done my share in this busi-
ness. Why don’t you go, Bill 7.”
“ I'm too stout—-I can’: get in,” said
Bill.
“ You can get in just as well as I can.
It isn’t fair to put it all on me.”
“ Never mind, Joe; you go this time,”
was urged, “and \_ve’ll arrange to take
turns afterwards.” _
‘F But Joe held back and positively dc-
clined.
Here was a dilemma. Oar right hand
man had failed us. But the cakes undf
pies must be had, and if Joe would uotget
them, some one else must.
“ Vlfliy don’i. you go, Pringlc 3”
Joe. But I shook my head.
“ Cast lots then,” suggested Grimes.
.3
asked
“ Agreed l” ran round the circle of
worthies. ,
Joe broke six pieces of straw out of anl
old broom, and after cutting them into
unequal lengths held them in his fingers,
and said—“ Draw.”
One after another drew. The shortest
piece was to be the lot, and that fell on
me.
.“ Pringle’s got it! Hurrah for Pringlel
Go it Pringlc ! ” were the wliispererl con-
gratulations I received upon my accession
to the ofiice of purveyor for the night. I
inustown that did not feel very much
flattered by the distinction, but as I had
consented to the lot, I could not hold bzck.
So, with as good a grace as possible, I
took up the light about twelve o'clock,
when all had been for some time still in
the house, and silently went down stairs.
I felt a little queer; I could not liclp it.
But there was no going back ; the propel-
ling force behind was stronger than the
repelling force in front.
On gaining the pantry, and looking up
at the small opening above, I felt that I
had rather a difficult task to perform, and
thought of being locked inside of the nar-
row pantry, and of the ppssibility of being
discovered there, with no very comforta-
ble sensations. I brought a_chair from
the dining room, and mounting upon its
back, opened the window and put my lamp
upon one of the highest shelves, among
jars of preserved fruit. Then drawing
lmyself up, I managed—not, however,-
fwitliout some difIiculty——to insert my body
into the small opening, and drop down
,npon the floor of the pantry. The. light
ibeing upon the top shelf, left those below
jin deep shadow. I could not see dis-
Itinctly what was upon them. But I sought
to make up by feeling what was lacking
‘in sight, and so ran my. hands: hurriedly
around upon the shelves for the objects of
-my search. All at once there was a sharp
‘click’ from something I touched, and in
the next instant my hand was seized with
ya vice-like grip, causing me great pain as
‘well as alarm. Thrown ofi my guard, I
uttered a cry, and in starting back from:
the shelf, knocked over something that
‘"was upon the floor, which in faliing made
‘a :loud noise. Satisfied, by the instant,
jmovement over head, that all this was’
heard, and perceiving at the same moment-
_that I had been caught in the sharp teeth
‘of a large steel trap, I made an efiort to
retreat as hastily as possible. But, alas!
this was not permitted. The trap was
took nearly half a minute for me to re-
coverpresence of mind enough to press
down the spring of the trap and thus re-
lease; myself from pain and imprisonment.
But it was too ,late. By this time the
key was in the door. It opened, and my
master and I stood confronting cacti
other.
“ You Pringlel ”
The tone of surprise in which ‘this was
uttered cut me seierely. It was evident
that he had not suspected me.» hung
my headxinsbame. _ .
“Come into the‘ dining-room and let
me tie up youi=liaud,?’ he said, locking’
at my wounded member, and with thou"
kindness in his voice that) l_ex‘péét'ed. _ ,
. I followed him, pa:-isivcly. Hé pin"
iS()llIB balsam on the wounds made by tho‘;
trap, bound up my hand, and then saying,‘-
wiihout any liflrsltfiéfifl,‘ but’, I thought,-j
with soinetlriog of pity for me--“Now
go up to your bed, 'I liéopholis, t'_I_nd let thin‘
be It good lessuii for the I-lll|Ivl'8."
When I reached ray 1’0hiptlltIul’tS.ifi ms‘
garret, iintl rt-_la'tcd my adventure, Joe‘
said, very coolfy--—“I was/at so for wi'ori§
after all. I thought there was so'metlii‘ri{f
in the wind; by the way the old lady did‘-‘
played her pies and cakes. I'm like an
old rut,and can smell the trap. He didn't-
catch me.” _
My hand was so sore the next morning"
tliat lcould not "work, but my feelings‘
were much sorer. I was truly cut down,
and could not ’look either Mr. or iu..'..-
Turner in the face. ,_ _
On the second day, I took my place in‘
the shop as usual. I saw a smile pass‘
through the room as I entered, the incan-
ing of which I did not clearly understand.
But I was not long in doubt, for just over
the bench where I worked, I found, that‘
some one had tacked up a graphic draw-
ing of a cat caught by a lobster while at-‘
tempting to steal a fish from the lai‘ci’er.'
Under it was written in large letters-—-‘
“ Lonsrra S.it:cis.”
As I tore the obnoxious drawing from‘
its place, there was a roar of laugliiet‘
tlirouglioui. the shop, in which Icould not
help joining, notwithstanding my bad rel-‘
isli of the joke. I knew very well who‘
had done this. Joe Grimes was good at
almost ercrytliirig. _
On the next morning, high up beyond‘
my reach, was a copy of the pi’ct'ure,'
twice the size of the oi c I had dcstroyed._
It caught my eyes the moment I entered‘
the shop. -
“ How do you like lobster sauce, Pring-
glc "l ” inquired one of the journeymen,=
with a serious face. I
The shop was instantly in a roar}
“ Uonfound you and your lobster sauce,‘
.tool” I returnt-d angrily.
There was another roar, which brought’
in Mr. Turner. He saw the drawing as
soon as he entered, and understanding its‘
meaning instantly, also caught the infec-
tion, and retired holding his sides‘: _ ,
It was long ere I heard the la's‘t' of loii‘-'
stcr sauce. It was in vain for the to tear’
down the drawings, for if I removed one’
today, another would be in its place”
to-morrow, Joe relishing the matter so
well as to keep at least two drnwing't'
ahead in order to supply a sudden demand.
It was a new amusement. for him. I at’
last gave up. In about six months the’
dust hid the figures of the drawing last
nailed to the wall, and the story connected‘
with it was nearly forgotten by all but
'lheopliilus Pringle. It is no matter of
wonder that his memory was tenacious‘
on the subject, or that he never eats‘
lobsters on any occasion, or suffers‘
grimalkin to find a quiet home on his‘
PTCIIIIECF.
S€l.[CfZ Orders.-——Early this week, a gen‘-‘
tlcman of our acquaintance,and an attac/xi:
of the press—wlio sports a heavy pair of
wliiskers, which are not block, nor, it
must he confessed, of any well defined,
decide-d color, found liimse-If at one of our’
neigliboririg towns. While there.lie't‘nado
the pleasant acquaintance of a very agree-“
able young school mistress, and was‘ iiivi-‘
ted to visit her school. He diil so,-olisérved‘
the progress of the scholars as‘ well‘ as the‘
beauty of their mistress'aface ;» andf ribiiigi
to goat the end of half an hour, was nsketf‘
for his opinion of the school. Feeling-"
the fit upon him, he sat down and wrote’
several stanzas, very complimentary tie-
the scholars, but much more so to» their‘
instructress. Giving the lady these, be‘
solicited from her in exchange some sim-'
ilar o:<'press'i'on of sent’imént.- , _
She promised to give him one in the‘
evening. Bearing, with what fortitude he‘
might’, the weariness of “ hope deferred,"
he awaited the approach of the twilight‘
bour,and thcn claimed the promised token.
He received it; but oh, vexatious delay P
only on one condition—-that he should not-
look at it until he had left the town_.- This‘
was hard to bear; but, thought be, how’
modest! ‘She could not bear that I should-
read her tender confession "while near"
enough to see her blushes. Curbing hilt‘
impatience as well as he could, he put the’
delicate note carefully away unopened‘.-
Moriiizig come. He was on his way.-,-
With trembling hand ‘and beating heart he‘
broke the seal, and read-oh horror
he read only, “Cut off your H'lzisker.v !”
The disappointment was astonishing; but;
lie rallied. Philosophy triumphed; and‘
he laughed till the bills rung with the‘
echo.——Cr'72. fit/as‘.
Price of a ](2's.<:.-—A French girl at a’
store, being solicited to allow a kiss, dc-
clined except at the price of a Iittle bag
which lay on the cnamoured cavalier’s‘
counter, and which, as he said, was filled:
with cents. The bargain was struck ;-
but to the surprise of (lulcinea, as to her-
satisfaction, on opening the bag it was‘
found to contain, in the place‘ of cents,-
good full weight fi0t‘iT'iS._ 'I he gentleman‘
claimed the bag; but the‘ girl was un-
yielding. Thereupon resort was had to‘
the tribunal, the plaintiff alleging that‘
there was evidently a mistake, and that-
a simple kiss could’ not, by far,-be appris-
ed at such a‘ sum. The triburial,-h_ow¢v'er'
gave the case to the girl-—l‘st,-Iilbcnule’
what is given is given; and 26, bceaueq‘
t‘-lie value of n-,ki'ss cannot be ostimitéd. '. .
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