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and qualities. Every article needed in the line,
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Iact, shall pay a fine offour dollars; to be recov-
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of the reginicnt in the limits of which such per-
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Such persons as may wish to commute must
pay in their commutation money at their own
instaiice to the collector, as the law makes no
provision for looking after its payim-iit.
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To AARON, IN YO.\’~KER.S. ',
I quite lately have been thinking
That I would give you an inkling
Of my tlioughts. since last we met.
'I‘ln'oug‘.1 our friends, Norwalk Gazette.
Dearest Aaron :—-As a river ' . «
Towzirds the sea glides. so do over
'.I‘lioughts of mine glide towards thee;
Ever flying fancy free.
Much I’ve missed thy smile so cheerful,
And my cup ofjoy, so near full,
\V.-is o’er turnetl when first I know
You had come to say “Adieu.”
ll-Inch I've missed thy voice so pleasant;
Oh how sweet. it were at present,
Could its cadence reach my car:
But alas! thou art not not near.
But why sits I I]i‘tll' rcpiiiiiig.7
Tlii'oiigli the dark cloud Hope is shining
\Viil1 ii briglit, a blissliil ray,
Telling of :1 ha ppicr day.
A nil I now on hope believing,
It has stopped all iisclcss grieving;
Oh! let not. Ilope shine. in vain,
Soon oh.’ soon return again.
, L -is a a_
Ridgefield, March 23, 18-18.,
nr 1‘. C. woonwor.'ri—i.
O ('lll(l6 me not for we-oping—
Sl1e’s still the same to me,
Tll()t‘.gl’l she Il7l5:ll()l1 long been sleeping
Beiieath the willow tree.
That name so lightly spoken,
Falls sadly on my ear— g
Deein not that Death hath broken
A spell so strong, so dear.
Can the cold grave e’er sinotlier
r-Fl _ In’ ‘ 7
lat ht-ait s first, warincst flame .
That heart enshiiiie another,
And still love on the saiue?
Say not, she early perished,
As flowers in autiililn die ;
Say not the form I clierislied
I)wells where her ashes lic.
No——oft when tears are flowing,
As tears are flowing now,
And Lifc’s chill wind:-2. are blowing
I*‘iercely upon my brow,
That loved one, who before me
Flew to her native sky,
Is bending fondly o’er me,
As in bright years gone by.
I'IQ\V_llllll the curtain hiding
The spirit; world from me I
How oft: like shadows gliding;
That cherished forin I see!
My God! I thank thee over,
That friends so loud and true
Not: e’en the grave can sever,
Or shroud from human view.
Now comes she near and nearer.’
\Vclcome, my spirit, bride!
I\IctI'iiirks she would be dearer
Than crst lieforc she died,
\Vhat though she has been sleeping
Long ’neath the willow tree,
Yet cliido me not for wcc-ping—
Slic"s still the same to me!
iiiistcllizirp.
T II I‘) C O N V I N C‘ I’. D.
ax mas. M. L. G.-'tRD.‘\‘l~jI‘..
Oh! tell me where ye got those soft mild eyes,
:50 nnicli like those in ivhoin my young heart lived,
My si:<tcr’s lieaiiiiiig-eyes, hhic like you heaven;
Wlicthcr awake or closed I know not, now.
-' “ Iwould not have my husband become
an Odd Fellow for all the world,” said
Mrs. Ashton, as she left the Lodge room
with a party of ladies, among whom were
wives of gentlemen who were members of
the society.
“ Why not I” inquired Mrs. Belmont.
“For very many reasons.”
“Please name them.”
“lathe first place I do notilike the idea
of having a secret withheld from me bv
my husband, to feel when folded to his
bosom, as if there were something‘ Within
Imust not know, perhaps a dearer than
myself. I am naturallyjealous; a rival I
could not bear, and I know not his heart
is wholly and entirely mine.”
“Very well, this is your first objection;
pray what is your second 7.” '
“ All those mysterious characters
around the room; the chairs, the beaches
the thrones or desks, the platforms in the
centre of the room, with trap-doors, for
aught I know, to let the disorderlv mem-
bers down through into some subterranean
cavern; :then the closed
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NORWALK, or. Wi3DNEs”1)AY. APRIL 5,184.8.
mind. I hope you w°ll go home with me
—-I will show you some periodicals con-
tainiiwr excellent addresses on different
occasions. I have ‘ The Symbol,’ ‘ The In-
tlepeprlent O-"ld Fellow,’ ‘ The C'JllI'lC(1l.lClll
Odd °Fclloiv,’ _ ‘ The Ark,’ ‘ The Golden
Rule,’ and two ht-auti,ful little annuals,
called -‘ The Odd Felloi-."s Offering.’ You
will find much in them to admire; one
oration in particular, on the ‘ Supremac_\_'
of Principle,’ by the Rev. E. II. Chapin,
who is a favorite writer of mine, and in
whose worcls you can see his soul, and
feel your own thrill as you read his ad-
dresses. I. will show you a statistical ac-
count of the immense sums distributed by
the various societies in our country;
showing how many widows and orphans
they have relieved; how many children
have been raised from bitter want and de-
gradation; how many. p0Ol'_Sl.l‘2ll’lg‘8|‘S have
found an asylum from a poor, :1 cold and
unpitying world; how many sick have
been comforted, how many dying, parch-
ed lips, have been moistened by the hand
of-cliarity; how many decently buried,
honored and mourned, by members of
these societies.” ’
“ How long since your husband became
united u=ith them 7.”
“ Six years.”
“ Is he as kind and attentive to you as
he was before he became connected with
this band I”
“ More so; he loves me bette-r——I love
him more; he is so consistent, so correct,
so prompt to do his duty when called up-
on to aclininistcr to necessities of a broth-
er, and how Ii": loves the little boy we
have adopted I”
“ A 3;, l recollect liearing something of
that foundling. Wlicre did your liusband
pick up that fi'ien(lless thing I”
“In II-avana, when he was
there.”
“Pray tell me the particulars.”
“ As we are near my house, and fatig-
ued, you shall go in with me; we will
have a cup of tea, and in the evening, I
will tell you the simple story. Mr. Bel-
mont has gone to VVasI1ington,Iam lone-
some, and shall be glad of your company
for a few days. It is along time since
you have been in the city,‘ and I have
much to say.”
consul
ll/Ii-s. Ashton concluded to accompany
her, partly promising to spend the night.
As they entered the parlor, a sweet, rosy
faced boy came jumping in and ran direct-
ly to‘. Mrs. Belmont, who stooping down,
lcissr-:'l him again and again ere shore-
moved 'her veil; and parting the rich
curls that shaded his beautiful brow, and
tiirniiig his cherub face towards Mrs.
Ashton, slic exclaimed.
“ This is our pet I”
i\‘Irs. Ashton giized upon the little fel-
low with evident surprise; taking his
hand, she drew liim nearer and sinking
upon the sofa, cried—-
“Merciful Gocll I-Ioiv like some one I
have seen I .Pray tcll ivliere you got tlfose
soft blue eyes!”
“ Come here. Julius,” said Iilrs. Belmont
much surprised at M i's.Aslitoii's emotions;
“come, téll me what you have been doing
in my absence 1”
“ I have been ’iding my ’ittle horse,
mama.” _
“ What do you call him.”
“Jimmy Grey; here is my little whip,
to make him go fast.”
“ Wliicli do you love best, your hobby
horse, or your, mammal”
“I love my horse, best, and my momma
best I” and jumping into Mrs. Belmont’s
lap he wound his cliubb_varnis around her
neck and kissed her forehead, cheeks, and
lips, as she pressed him plosely to her
bosom.
Mrs. Ashton sat confounded; a strange
sensation took possession of her. Was it
lpossible that Mrs. Belmont could love a
{child so well.- He was a dear little fel-
lloiv, truly--quite an uncommon child.
,She had no children_ of her own, and had
Toften said she did not wish any; they
I
lhauling curls, rufiles, etc., nothing could
be kept in place where they were. Still,
,a more lovely picture she never beheld
,than the one before her. Mrs. Belmont
:was a handsome woman; the glow upon
{her countenance was heightened by ex-
lercise, her eyes beamed with delight, her
loop was untied, and her curls fell in beau-
ltiful disorder over the rosy face of her
;were troublesome comforts, pulling and;
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and beautifiil asithe morning, and in whom 'softly to the bed, and found the little bo'v'
their warmest aflections centered. In
consequence of her devotion to her bus-'
hand and child, she had grown pale and
languid; had a cold, and at times her
('-llftllk assuineda hue he trembled to be-.
ho r .
the feelings of the pliysician, and together
they soiight the Sltf‘I‘ef'8l‘S. Agrain and
agiiin they went, and like true Odd Fel-
lows watched over him, attended to all his
warits, closed his iifliiirs, saw him die and
decently buried; then turned their atten-
tions to the heart-broken wife, who, it was
evident, would soon follow him. I can-
not,” said Mrs. B., wiping the tears from
her eyes, “describe the _:<ceiie, although
my liusbaiid has often diielt upon it; but
:i more l.Ollt'.l‘lll’l,'f1 one cannot be conceived.
Like a summer flower the young mother
faded away; _[_‘l‘:lIII.ll(lG~ to her friends:
gleamed ill her every look. She gave her,
little boy to my husband. Often \‘.‘ll(‘n|
seated by her bedside, he held the babe in‘
his lap, and resting it upon her hand, she
would gaze calmly and silently upon tlicm.
As her dissolution approached, she yielded
up all in the. sweet hope ofa gloi‘ioi:s,im-
mortality, and the consoling thoughts of
meeting once more her beloved husband in
the home of the holy, took frou: dcatli
its sting, and- robbed the grave of its vic-
tory.
“Bring my child Z” she one day ex-
claimed, as the cold dew gathered upon
llEl‘«-“Ii‘.-'1l‘I)le brow. Long and closely she
held him to her bosom, and, altlioiigli
gasping for breatli, still; retained him, kis-
sed his diinpled mouth, gazed wistfnlly
into his decpblnc eyes until she fainted.
.'l.’l_v husband took the child, while the phy-
sician administered the restoratives. She
opened her eyes, once more fixed them
upon her darling boy, and looking to Mr.
8., she said in trembling accents, ‘He is
yours,’ and expired.”
M rs. Belmont cove-red her face; a con-
vulsive sob swelled her affctztionate breast.
After a moment, she continued; “ the
property left after all the debts were
paid, was five hundred dollars.‘ The
bills were enormous, but could not be dis-
puted. I was sitting by the centre-table,
i'eadin_,q, on the evening IIII‘. Ilelmnnt,
,came home. He entered the room with
lthe child in his arms, followed by a colored
woman who was his nurse.”
Mrs. Belmont stopped ; wliile Mrs. Ash
ton, who had not moved _,si_nce the coin-
fmenccmcrit of the story, lay’ gazing into
:her face as if awaiting a furtlivr (levclope
lment of the little bo_v’s liistory.
“ Why are you so silentl” inquired
IV rs.
.
3.
"' I do not lcnow,” replied Mrs. A.; but
I feel like one ma state of inesmerism.——
That child’s looks have paralysed my very
soul. l’i'a_V tell me his name; I long to
l-not’, for he so much resciiiblcs one very
dear to me.”
“ Ills fatlier’s name was Ilcnry Benton;
his—-” seeiiigj Mrs. Ashton turn deatlly
pale, she inqnireri :3;--:2 :-.r=a.se.
“Proceed,” said the €‘.‘-;.':il(=(l woman;
“tell me his nioilier’s name, if you know,
before her n'iai'i'ia,q'e.”
“ Julia Ci‘a\i'foi'(l.”
“ Merciful God I my sister!” cxclaiinetl
illrs. Ashton, and clasping her hands, she
wept bitterly. Mrs. Btlmont tenderly in-
quired the‘ cause _of her (‘l_2‘iltl[l0n and
sweetly soothed her. After Mrs. Ashton
became calm, she said to Mrs. B.-—
“ My elder, and only sister married con-
trary to my fathci-’s wishes, and thereby
incurred his displeasure. She loved her
husband with all the strength of her young
heart; nor was he in any respect unwor-
thy of her afli-~ctions. My father, who is
.9» proud, liigli-_spii‘iteLl man, aristocratic in
his views, and fixed as the north pole in
his politics, has an idea that he is right
and every one opposed to him is wrong.
Mi‘. Benton was opposed to his views—
‘and was as firm, as fixed in his principles
as my father, and as unyielding. During
the contested election of 18-, in conver-
'sation one evening, they became very
warm; many words passed between them,
and iny father being highly excited, in an
unguarded moment insulted him. Mr.
',Benton could not brook the offence; he
lhad borne much for my sister’s sake, but
itllis he deemed a point beyond which for-
jbearance could not be called a virtue. Ile
lthonght a separation of all parties for a
doors——locked little Droteoe. as he returned her endear-lfe“' Yeillis “"°“l‘l “ll“Y ll“? billemess 0f.’
D
and barrcd,l presume. Ishuddered as Iling caresses. Tea was brought in, thejmy liillllelis "l“‘ll°tl“'e lemP(“': Wile“ I“?
viewed tbeiri, fancying they were full of
spectres, hobgoblins, and goats, and the'over, and the little boy carried to be(l,:“'°“l‘l be well’
This is my secondiafter saying his prayers, as he knelt like
mercy knows what.
objection.” .
“Very well, what next 1.”
,statistics were read, the books looked
a cherub at the feet. ofil-Irs. Belmont——the
:would again return with my sister, and all
“They embarked on board a packetl
,ship for Europe, and arrived safe. He had}
“ .7\"I_v husband’s kind heart enlisted with
sleeping upon the bosom" of his aunt, her'
arms closely encircling him. Her face‘
was pale with weeping, and Ilel'I0l1g‘., loose‘
curls were wé't with the tears of sisterlv
love. Mrs. I3. bent over them till they‘
awoke." Her first words were’——
“ Wliat think you now’ of Odd’ Fol-’
lows 1" ‘ '
" Oh! I will go home and tell my has-'
band to become one immediately. Where‘
would this sweet child have been, but fol’
this institution’! You must permit me to’
share with you in thépleasnre of bringing’
him up. VVe will together iristil into his‘
mind the principles of Friendship, Love’
and Truth, and when old enough he too‘
will be initiated into the society of Oddl
Fellows.”
rorrnvo 'rn1—: QUESTION."
The next flight of old Janus over cltli"
heads will usher in that (to: maids) wol-
come q'na'drennial—lca_p year, and we an-'
ticipate “an unusual demand in the mar-'
ket” by way of bachelors.‘ The old Anglo’
Saxon law, which should still be enforced‘
saith— “ Albeit, as often as I.rea'pe Yeare
(loathe occurrc, the woman‘ holdeih’ the'_
prerogative over the incnne in in'att'e‘r' of"
coiirtshippe, love and matrimonie-—soe'v
that. when the ladie proposeth, it shall not
be lawful for merine to say her nae; but
shall receive her prop"osal'_ in all good
courtcsie.” So we cannot but expect to‘
sce—-
Iii slizirt, at. a hugely extravagant price.
The bachelors all to go off in a t.i'ico’:‘
And every old maid—be she younger or older,-
\\"ill lug an old bachelor home by tho‘
sl.-oi.iltlei'.’
“ But why don’t you get married I”.
said :1 bouncing girl with a laughing eye,-
to a smooth-faced, innocent looking youth,-
who blushed up to the eyes at the ques-
tion. ‘ I
“Well, I-—” said the youth, stopping?
short with a gasp, fixing his eyes on va-'
cancy with a puzzled and foolish expres-‘
sion.
“ 'Well go on-—you what I” said the fair’
cross-questioner, almost imperceptibly in
clining nearer to the young man. “ Now'
just tell me right straight out-you’
what 7.”
“ Why, I—O psbaw, I don't know !”
_“ You do, I say you do; now come; [-
want to know.”
“ O, I can’t tell you I” ‘
“I say you can. Why you know I’lll
never mention it, and you may tell me of’
course, you know, for haven’t I always‘
been your friend 7.”
“ Well you have, I know,” replied the’
belligerent youth.
“ And I’m sure.I always thought you‘
liked me,” said the maiden iii tender and
mellow accents. -
“O, I do, upon my word—yes indeed!
Ido, Mary,” said the unsophisticated youth.‘
very warmly, and he found that Mary had‘
unconsciously placc(I her hand in his open‘
palm. Then there was a silence.
“And then-—well John I” said Il’Iary,v
droppipg her eyes to the ground.
“ Eh 1 oh--well I” said John, dropping‘-'
his eyes, and Mary’s hand at the same‘
moment.
“I’m pretty sure you love somebody’ '
John—in fact,” said Mary, assuming again’
a tone of railery, ‘‘I know you’re in love,-
and John why don’t you tell zine all about“
it, at once I”
“ ll-"e/Z I I ”
“O, you silly mortal, what is there to‘
be afraid of I”
“ 0, it aint because I'm afraid of any’
thing at all, and I’ll—well now-—”
“Well now, John-”
ul __n
“ Eh ’I’’
¢cI__17 -
“ Yes.” ‘ _‘
“I am in level now don’! tell—yoi1‘
won’t, will you ’l” said John, violently
seizing Mary by the hand and lookinrr in’
her face with a most imploring expression.
“ Why, of ‘course you know John‘,-I”lI
never breathe a word of i*.—you know I
won’t, dont you John 1" This was spo‘-‘
ken in a mellow whisper, and the cherry
lips of Mary were so near John’s car when‘
she spoke, that had he turned his [head to’
look at her, there might have occurred an‘
exceedingly dangerous collision.
“ Well, Mary,” said John, “I’ve told you’
now, and so you shall know all about it.
I have always thought a great deal of you,
and-—”
“ Yes, John.” , , _
“ I’m sure you would do anything for’
:me that you could.”
“ Yes, John, you know I would.”’
“ Well‘ I thought so, and you don’t'
personification of love bending over its la handsome capitol, which be invested in know lioiv long I've wanted to talk to you‘
“Why, Mr. H. himself—hc who is al- idol.
ways so cheerful, so full of repartee, so
“ Now for the story ofthat lovely child,”’,
i
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ess in Liverpool, where they were when,
ifloods‘. and entered the mercantile I)l_lSl-i3b0Ut it.”
“I declare John, I—— you might have‘
II last heard from thcm.~ I wrote to herltold me long ago if you wanted,‘ for I’m‘
want; praising up. It is advantageously situated
on the corner, in front of the square. where all ;
the New York marketiiig business is done. V
The reasons for selling out will be given by
inquiring of the subscriber at the store on the
corner, next door to Chas. N Cloel-:’s.
JOHN BURRALL.
Norwalk, Feb. 9, 1848.
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Positive that our business facilities enable us to
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Flour.
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'.I.‘ElE'l‘liIl '.l.‘EE’i‘Ei 1 l
Editors :-—From a variety‘ of cir-
cumstances I have been led to see the
immense importance of keeping the teeth clean, f
Parents do their chil- V
‘all the world; Ishould not want him near
and in a healt.hy state.
drcn an irreparable injury by permitting them
to neglect the second growth of their teeth.
By the advice of Dr. A. Ilill, I have pre-
pared a powder for cleansing the teeth and
gums, which is very much liked by many who
have tried it. Persons may save theinselves
much pain and much expense by using a little
powder, and a good brush.
Also, a largo assortincnt of Teeth Brushes,
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quick with a remark on every occasion,ssaid Mrs. Ashton, as she drew her feet
was so demure, so solemn, while we wereiupon the sofa, and placed the pillows be-
in the room; and when Itold him [want-
ed to look into those three little rooms,
he looked as sober and as nervous as a
priest; I could not make him laugh—no
not even smile. He looked as if‘ he be-
lieved the ‘ All-seeing eye’ painted on the
canvass above him took coyznisance ofall
his actions. I am confident ‘there is some-
thing dreadful about an Odd Fellow for
me, after being in these ' mysterious
rooms.
“ And these are your objections to the
Order, Mrs. Ashton, are they '2” inquired.
Mrs. Belmont, seriously.
“ Yes.”
“ Then the good originating from them
has no iiilluciice \vbate_vc_r upon.,.- your
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hind her.
in her large easy rocking chair, begun;
“ VVhcn my husband was consul in I-lava-
na, in 18—, Mr. H., :1 physician, coming
in one morning, remarked that he daily
visited a very interesting family, who had
drawn deeply upon his sympathies for
many reasons;
selves, he- was an Odd Fellow. He had
been on the Island a year. prosperousl-y
engaged in the mercantile business, and
for the‘ last six weeks ‘had been much in-
fdisposed, owing to a- hemorrhage of the
lungs, and was gradually sinking. His
:\Vlf‘8, an amiable-and accomplished woman,
perfectly idolized her husband and little
"boy; of ‘six months old, who was bright
Mrs. Belmont, quietly seating herself-
and first, that like them- ,
often, and, oh! how I have longed to see
her I Altlioiigli my father has never men-
tioned Iilr. B::nton’s name, I know he is
sorry, and would give all the world, did
he possess it, to see Julia. VVl.en I on-
tered your house and beheld your child,
his expression was like a flash of light‘-
ning across my soul. It was my sister’s
own image I”
lead her to the child. Kneeling by his
bed-side, she gazed upon his sweet face,
as he lay unconscious ofevery thing, kis-
sed his forehead, cheeks, and lips, with a
mother’s tenderness, raised his little hands
to her IipS,.n0t‘, could Mrs. B. fprovail up-
on her to leave him. She slept with him,
and when. M7rs._'_Bc-ilinoitt arose, she walked.
Mrs. Ashton covered her face with her, .
hands and wept, She begged Mrs. B. to ' young people are married the better, when-‘
‘sure I never was angry with you in my
life.”
“ No, you wasn‘t ; and I’ve‘often felt a‘-
great mind to, but—” _
“ It’s not t-oo;_late now, you know’John.”.
“\Vell' Mary,» do you think I’m too’
young to get married 11"’ I A
“Indeed I- do not John ;’ and I know’
it would be‘a- good thing for you too, for"
you too, for everybody says the sooner
they are prudent and inclined to love one"
another.” _ _ _ _ _
“ That is just what. I think ;? and now’_
Mary, I do want to get married, and
you’ll just--”
“Indeed, I will John, for yon‘_know
was always partial to you, and I’ve said‘
so often behind your back.” ’
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