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.E!ai'.tford lllutual lnsurzniiee Co.
JAIVIES REED. AGF..\"1‘.
Qflicc over tlzc I»VcsI. end Q/'Pcnn.o_1/or Jlfcrrill
Slorc—‘2d door East of the B'r'i(I_.gr/3.
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J. I'll. SIYIITIPS
Pllarble Maiini:f:ietoi'y,
' I\7car the Biiclgc, Norwalk. Conn.
‘ EPULCHRAL Monuments and Grave
' Stones of every variety of patterns, and of
The most sliilfttl workmanship. The best as-
-‘SOFT-liielili -of A-l’l](-,1'1lCtll3] and Foreign Marblc,
ékept constantly on ma .
.'Persons-wishing to procure Monuments or
;a ny kind of ‘Marble \Vork, are invited to call and
give.-a personal inspection of his material and
‘workmanship, as this will be more satisfactory
ithan to purchase of Agents without an oppoi'tu-
inity-ofztesting the quality of the article cou-
? tiactell = '-fo r.
.'E?«'Il‘lie“Lettcring and Ornamental work is
¢e'xecute‘d!»liy.aii experienced workman and can
’=wai'iiaut?itite=give entire satisfaction.
‘No‘i'w:iik,.-¥‘uig. 21, 1848.
RANDLE & R.LY1h'[0NI)’
l‘.EIat and Cap Store,
XVEST SIDE THE BRIDGE.
to , - HE subscribers would inform the public
. thhailitliey Iiavejust received from the city
none of the "largest assortinents of Silk Hats and
<~Caps=of'»e'vei'y description, cver brought into
itliis Iowan, which they are prepared to sell at
:pi'icoswlii0h will give entire satisfactioii. \Ve
wvould also call attention to our assortment. of
lPalinleaf, Straw and Panama Hats for suin-
imer wear. Also a large assortment of Fur
Hats of our gwn making, which we warrant. as
very superior. Those in want of a Hat will
do well to give us acall. Any person buying a
hat of us can have the sanits Ironcd over‘ at any
time free of charge.
Norwalk, April 18, 1848.
NEW cgocnna.
Charles '1'. Leonard
' AVING taken the store No. 13 Main st.
recently occupied by Mr. Levi Clarke,
has laid in an entire new stock of Family Gro-
rccries, Crockery, Solar Lamps, &c. &c. which
‘have been bought; at the verp lowest state of
?the city market for carli. As he has taken
.7-time to select his assortment of goods he feels
°confident; that they are cheap, as well ‘as good,
and would invite his friends and the public in
Sgeneral to call and examine for themselves.
He has also on hand an assortment of Boots
‘and shoes which will be sold 25 percent cheap-
er than heretofore.
All that is asked is a fair exemination of his
goods and prices and he trusts that a share of
public patronage will be extended to him.
Norwalk, April 17, 1848.
Ice Creain & Refreslnnent Saloon
L S. BENEDICT, has opened his Ice
0 Cream and Refreshment Rooms for the
-‘season (private entrance to the Ladies Refresh-
mient Saloon from the street) where may be
Lfound various kinds sfPies, viz:
$Custard, Raisin, Pumpkin,
Rice. Apple. Mince,
.ofall kinds in their season.
Families supplied with Pies.Domestic Bread,
‘Tea Cake. Crackers, &c.
gger Pop, Cream of Nectar and Soda Watei‘,
«constantly on hand cool from the Spring. .
Lemon,
Fruits &c.
Removal.‘
5 HE subscriber has removed his stock of
Groceries, Paints, Oils, &c. from the
.=TBridge to Centreville, about midway between
!the Bridge and South Norwalk Landing. oppo-
:site his dwelling house. He intends to keep a
good assortment of family groceries, flour, (to.
Also, of Paints, Oils, Glass, Brushes, &c. &c.
A share of patronage is respectfully solicited.
JOHN S. SAMMIS.
5Centerville, (Norwalk,) Oct. 18, 1847. 1
New Arrangement
-7 II-IE subscriber has purchased of C. L.
- Raymond his stock of Lumber, Timber,
&c. at Five Mile River Landing, where he in-
tends to keep a good assortment of Lumber of
all kinds for building purposes. Also on hand
Lime, Lath, and Nails of all sizes. All of
which will be sold as cheap as can be purcIias-
ed at any other yard along shore. For the
truth of which, please call and see.
tf19 ' \V. H. CLEVELAND.
Norwalk, (Five Mile River) May 9, 1848.
Vvantecl Immediately.
A JOURNEYMAN cabinet.-maker.
E. QUJNTARD.
Norwalk, Aug. 8, 1848.
Spruce Beer, Gin-ism, Betts_
31 L 21:1"
Nov nitinitiiiirrr.
Francis Brady,
\Vatcli Maker, Jeweller, and
Silversmith,
AS opened a shop on the west side
of the bridge, adjoining the store of Chas.
Isuacs, Esq., where he may always be found on
hand to attend to the wants of his friends and
customers, who may be assured thattheir work
will be done up riglit and cheap. He has for
sale a variety of F'zincy Goods, Clocks, Look
ing Glasses, &.c. He inanufactures Silver
Spoons, Sugar—tongs, Ladlos, Knives and Forks,
and every variety of Silver \Vaie.
Silver Coffin Plates made to order, and Brit-
tauia Plates always on hand and liaiidsoiiiely
engraved at short notice.
Clocks and \Vatches repaired and warranted,
and every kind of mending and jobbing done.
Norwalk, May 2d, 1848. 18
E. C. ‘SVARRE-IN,
Cabinet liiakcr and Uiitieitakcr,
Two Doors East of the Bank,
STAMFORD, CONN.
WOULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
ants of this, and the adjoining towns, that
being satisfit-.(l fi'om the urgent necessity which
has frequently existed in cases when death has
been caused by putrid diseases, and in almost. all
cases of death occurring in warm weather, that
more ample provision in the line of articles ne-
cessary for the interments of the dead than has
heretofore been made in this section of the
country, is called for. and that he is now prepar-
ed to furnish Coffins, Shrouds, Caps,'Scarfs. écc.
of every dc.scription that may be desired. or that
can be obtained in the city of New York, at a
moments warning, day or night, and on the most
reasonable terms. He is also prepared to fur-
nish I_Icai'ses, Carriages, see to the digging of
the grave, and attend to any other arrangements
that. may be wished for—-tlie funeral procession,
&c. Those who may wish to keep the body of
a deceased friend several days, can be furnished
with ice-box in which it may be preserved a
week or longer if necessary.
The subscriber hasnlso on hand and for sale
Ledoyen’s disinfecting Fluid. An article
which will effectually remove from the sick
room where death has occurred, all offeiisive
smell, an(I completely freshen and purify the
air. The fluid is far superior to chloride of
lime or soda, it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell. which makes it doubly
valuable. E.CHAUNCEY VVARREN.
Stamford. Aug. 20, 1848. 311134
G-utta Perclia Boot and Shoe Soles.
HE COMP.-\NY’S AGENT offers for
sale a new article of Soles for Boots and
Slices, which he sells cheaper than leather.
warranting them to do three times as much ser-
vice. Also, GUTTA PERCHA W'A’I‘ER
PIPES, supei'ior in all respects to the common
lead pipe and much cheaper. The public are
invited to-exainine these articles at my office, at
the Jewelry store of IT‘. Brady.
CHARLES A. DURAND.
.Etna insurance Go
iiiarroaii, coNN. i
JAt‘lIES REED, Agciiit.
HIS old and well known Company has
established an agency in this town, and
duly appointed the subscriber its agent, who is
prepared to enter upon the duties of that ap-
pointment, to receive applications for insurance,
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nies of this character.
Norwalk, Aug. 28,1848.
3-Stf
Notice
S hereby given to all persons, resident, or
non-resident, liable to pay taxes in the town
of New Canaan, that I will meet them for the
purpose of receiving said taxes at the Town
Clcrk’s office in said town on \Vednesday of
each week from 6 to '7 o’clock, P. M., previous
to the 1st of October, and through the day of
the 1st Monday of October, at the Town House.
All taxes are required to be paid on or before
the ‘first Jlfonday of October.
A. K. COMSTOCK.
Collector of State and Town Taxes.
New Canaan, Aug. 21, 1848. *3t34
Clark G; Street,
illatzzzfacturcrs of Blinds, Sashes, Doors, «Sc.
At Selleck’s Mills, VVest Norwalk. I
I'IE’.\'RY CLARK, A. ‘\VAimi-;N STREET-
LESSONS IN FRENCH do GERIYIAN
By a Native Tcaelier.
R. THEODORE STRCESSER. a grad-
uate of the institution of Lnxeinburg,
Germany, proposes to give instructions in the
French and German languages to all disposed
to join in a class now formed—meeting at Miss
Belts’ school room every Tuesday and Friday
evenings, at 6 o’clock precisely. He will also
teach private classes or individuals at their
residences if requested. For further informa-
.tion inquire of Mr. Storrs Hall, or Miss E. Su-
Terms $2 50 per quarter of twelve
‘ lessons.
P. S. The next meeting takes place at Miss
Betts’ school room on Friday evening of this
week—al| persons desirous of attending are re-
quested to be present.
Norwalk, Aug. '7, 1848. 32
‘Wanted
NE or two young men from 18 to 20 years
of age who have had some experience at
the masonry business to whom good wages will
‘be given. \V1n. S. BOUTON.
South Norwalk, May 29th, 1848. 22tf
’ R. HILL will be happy to see his
frieuds,and respond to all their calls in the
way of his profession.
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Protection Insurance Company,
Somerville, N. Jcrsey.——Capz'tal $200,000.
HE subscriber having received the agency
of tlie above named company is now
prepared to insure Houses. Barns, Mills, and
Factories, against loss or damage by fire.
'J. C-AMP. Ja., Agent,
Norwalk, Couu.
LUXU RIBS.
ONEY & Tamarinds—a choice lot just.
rec’d and for sale by L. S. BENEDICT.
ijloctrp.
Mollie:-, Home and Heaven.
BY 3. D. ANDERSON.
“ The three sweetest words in the English
language are Mother, Home, Heaven."
Mother,
The first fond words our hearts express,
In chilclhood's rosy hours ;
\Vhen life seems full of liappiness,
As nature is of flowers;
A word that manhood loves to speak
\Vheii time has placed upon his clieek,
And written on his brow,
Stern lessons of the world’s untruth,
Unliceded in his tlioughtloss youth,
But sadly pondered now,
As time brings back. ‘mid vanished years,
A mother’s fondest hopes and fears.
Home,
The only Eden left: untouched,
Free from the tenipter’s snare;
A Paradise where kindred hearts
May live without ii care:
A wife’s glad smile is imaged here,
And eyes that never knew a tear,
Save those of happiness, -
Benin on the hearts that wander back
From off the long and beaten tt':'.ck
Of sordid worldliness,
To ask those purer joys that come,
LILC angels round the hearth at home.
‘ Heaven,
The end of all a mo‘.her's prayers,
The home of all her dreams;
The guiding star to light our path
\Vith hopc’s enchanting beams;
The haven for our storm tossed bark,
From out a world where. wild and dark
The teinpests often rise;
But: still in every darksoine hour.
This hope will rise with holy power,
And point us to the skies,
\Vliere Mother, Home and Heaven are
seen,
\Vitliout a cloud to intervene.
From the Ix.’n-ickcrbockcr for September.
Reminiscenecs.
“ T he sorrows and tears of youth are as bit-
ter as those of age, though they are sooner
wiped away.”——- IVas}2ington Irving.
Ah I tell me not that memory
Sheds gladness o’er the past;
\Vhat is recalled by faded flowers,
Save that they did not last?
\Vere it not better to forget,
Than but remeniber and regret '1
Look back upon your hours of youth——
\Vhat were your early years
But scenes of cliildisli cares and griefs?
And say not childish tears
\Vero nothing; at that time. they were
More than the young heart well could
bear.
Go on to riper years and look
Upon your sunny spring;
And from the wrecks of former years
VVliat will your memory bring?
Affecttioiis wasted, pleasures fled,
And hopes now numbered with the dead
Mj
iilffittllultyi
Anne:-ican Cities.
The Editor of the Herald thus dis-
courses upon the peculiarities of some of
our American cities. His remarks, tho’
not river much elegant or polished, have
yet considerable force and and point, and
are well worth copying. In spite of his
prejudices against Quincy, Turkey, and
all the stern I-‘uritanic enactments touch-
ing the matter of “drinks” and “cigars,”
he cannot help owning that Boston is a
great city, and wisely concludes that it is
not to be sneered at or sncerccl down.-
He says:
“ Of all the cities on this universal con-
tinent, a stranger will discover more inter-
esting curiosities in Boston, than any
where else. In New Orleans one sees
cotton bales and sugar hogsheads, jolly
negroes and tropical fruits. In Cincin-
nati he sees hogs and pretty women, each
enjoying themselves beneath the beautiful
shade trees with which almost all the
walksfof that place are adorned. In Pitts-
burg he sees black houses, inhales the
smoke and soot from the numerous forges,
and hears the continual tink-a-clink of
the black-smith’s hammer. In Pliiladcl-
phia, the stranger is pleased with the clean
streets and the staid and sober quietness
of its shad-bellied inhabitants. In New
York, one is aroused by the untiring
activity of the people—everything appear-
ing to be on the move—-the people do not
walk, but run——in fact, all appears to be
founded upon the double and twist-’em
turn-over, creep-under and dodge-around
principle. But, when a chap gets along
as far as Boston--oh, my lamb! he can’t
see anything at first, the streets are so
crooked; many of them not being mark-
ed, he-is afraid to go beyond the sight of
his hotel; he dare not smoke _a cigar or
take a drink, because it is against the
law; (1) indeed, he is at first almost dubi-
ous about drawing a full breath, for fear
of being hauled up and fined for so doing.
Yet, notwithstanding all this, Boston is
considerable of a place, and hard to beat.
Let a stranger once become acquainted
with the intricacies and mysteries of Bos-
ton, and, if he be unprejudiced, he must
acknowledge that the “ Cradle of Liberty,”
is worthy of being snoozed in.
In the hurry of a daily business, little
mistakes will unavoidably happen now
and then. Nothing is perfect except one’s
first baby.
[13,-‘—'Ho\v long did Adam remain -in
Paradise before he sinned '2" said an amia-
ble spouse to her loving husband. “ Till
he got a wife,” answered the husband
calmly. .
NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY, SEPTEIVIBER I3. I8“-I8-l-.-P
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From. the Boston Traveller.
Thomas lie-adalI’s First Night in
the City.
BY EVA MILFORD.
On a bright and sunshiny morning in
June, there was a little group standing at
old farmer Keiid:ill’s door, watching to
catch the first glimpse of the Boston
stage, coming over the bill; for Thomas,
the farmer’s son, was gong to the great
city, to purchase the goods with which
to stock a new store, which was to be the
wonder of his native village.
I This had long been a favorite plan with
.FlIOt'll{tS, and now that he was one-and
tWt.‘lli_\-',,ll'3 seemed so much bent upon it,
that the old farmer had at last consented,
and even borrowed five hundered dollars
for him, on his own personal security.
To this loan was added a thousand dollars
which had been left t.o Thomas by his
gr-andfatlier. and which had been drawn
from the bank of the neighboring town
only the (lay before that on which the
young man was to commence his jour-
ney.
The stage at last appeared upon the
brow of the hill, and little Ned was im-
mediately dispatched to look for his
brother in the gardc-n,where he was saying
farewell to his betrothed, the daughter of
a neighboring farmer, to whom the young
embryo merchant was mncli attached.
This parting fete-a-tete, no doubt very
interesting to the lovers, but not so much
so to the reader, was now cut short by
the abrupt communication from little Ned
that the coach was coming and that his
brother must hurry to the house, or he
would not be in time.
“ Good-bye, then, dearest Mary,” said
the young man; “I shall be back in a
week, and then in another, you know
what you have promised.”
The lovers were at the bouse——there
were parting speeches and admonitions,
from father, mother, brothers, and sisters,
a tearful look from Mary, and the young
man was gone.
Leaving his happy family at home, to
their pure and quiet life, let us follow the
young trader to the great emporium of
learning and, business, and, alas! of vice.
Thomas had never been in Boston, nor
indeed out of his native State of Maine,
and many were the cautious injunctions
laid upon him by his father, and among
others, to be sure and deliver his letter of
introduction to his father’s old friend, Mr.
Simpson, as soon as possible after his or-
rival. ‘
.“ For then,” said the old man, “ he can
give you advice about selecting your
goods, and the best merchants to go to,
for Boston is a dreadful place, and a
young man may go astray there very
easy.”
Thomas promised and intended to fulfil,
but when he arrived in Boston, at about
noon the next day, he found that he must
dine and rest before he could go to Mr.
Simpsonls house. As he sat in the coffee
room after dinner, looking at the curious
current of life which poured past the
windows, he was addressed by a respec-
table looking and middle aged man, who
observed to him:
“ Rather an interesting scene that be-
low, especially to a gentleman who has
not seen much of the city.”
“ Very true; but how did you know
that I had not seen much of the city 7.”
A slight smile of exultation curled the
lip of the stranger, but was instantly
gone, and he carelessly answered:
“ Oh, I can generally tell. But come
up to my room, won’t you, and take a
glass of old Maderia with me I”
“ Thank you, sir, replied the young
man, “ but I never drink any thing intox
icating.”
“ You mean, my dear,yonng friend, that
you never become intoxicated. I pre-
sume that at home you drink your moth-
er’s nice root beer, don’t you 1”
“ Yes, sir,” said Thomas, at the same
time wondering very much how this
stranger could know so much of his pri-
vate affairs. :“ Yes, sir, I drink that; but
what I meant was, that I never drank
brandy, or rum, or anything of that sort.”
“ No, indeed, I hope not,” gravely re-
plied the stranger,” and I should be the
very last person to tempt you to it; but
this Maderia of which I spoke, is ex-
tremely mild—a complete lady’s wine;
you might drink a whole bottle and not
feel it in the least. But what I principally
asked you up for, was because your face
reminds me so strongly of some old friend
of mine, but who it isl cannot for my life
remember. May I ask your name 'I’’
“ Thomas Kendall, sir.” -
“ Good-heaven! you must be the son
of my old bosom friend and companion,
Kendall—l heard that he had settled
down into a steady, sober farmer, how is
that ?” .
“ Why, I didn’t know that he was ever
any thing else. But. what is your name,
sir’! Perhaps I have heard him mention
you.”
“ My name is Green—Charley Green,
but I guess your father would not be likely
to mention me to you, for he and I used
to have some gay times together, and he
would not care to tell vou, lest it might
weaken the effect of all the good counsel
that he gives you, I suppose. But come
along up with me; I want. to hear all
about your father and yourself, and where
you live, and all.” ~
'I‘hornus accordingly followed Mr.Green
up stairs, mentally congratulating himself
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upon finding so soon a friend of his fath-
er's, and when Mr. Green produced the’
bottle of-wine, and told him that his faili-
er had drunk many a bottle of tIie'kind
with him, he no longer hesitated, and
when the first glass was gone, and Mr.
Green filled it again, Thomas made no
objection.
It was really marvellous to see in how
very short :2 time the host had extracted
from his guest all the particulars of his
business in Boston, how much money he
had with him, and to whom his letter of
introduction was addressed.
“ Ah, yes, my good friend, Simpson,”
exclaimed be, when the letter was pro-
duced. “lsknow him well, and shall be
happy to accompany you to his lio‘u'se, if
you like.” ~
“That’s you, my fine fellow!” said
Thomas, who had become highly-exhili-
rated with his unusual potions. And we’ll
go right off, too.” '
“I think we had better have um‘ first,
shan’t we I”
“Just as you say. I suppose the old
gentleman will be taking tea himself, now
so I don’t know but it will be as well to
wait a little.”
“And in the meantime, resumed Mr.
Green, “ I’ll take you with me if you
please, to a place where I have appointed
to meet a friend, at just about this time.
You will find it very entertaining there, I
dare say.”
“ Why, whereiis it 1”
‘‘Oh, a place where mostof our fash-
ionahle young men go, to spend to their
spare evenings.”
“ VVell, what do they do there I"
“ Some talk, some read the newspapers,
some play cards, and some eat and
drink.”
“Hurrah! let’s go at once. Go it!
l’ll be fashionable, too.”
“ I-Ie’s getting on,” muttered Mr. Green,
gazing at his protege with a speculative
expression of countenance; “but I
must get him a little quieter before I car-
ry him into the street.”
“ What’s that you’re saying 7.” asked
the victim, in a thick voice.
“I was saying that We should have
some tea before we went out, for I like to
be regular at my meals.”
“ Charley Green” accordingly rang the
bell and had some tea brought up, and
then as Thomas had grown a little more
quiet, both gentlemen sallied forth, and in
a short time entered a fashionable looking
house. On Mr. Green’s saying a few
mysterious words to the man who opened
the door, they were shown into a large
saloon, magnificently furnished and light-
ed, where were assembled a number of
young men, all busy with different games
of cards. But the interiors of gaming
houses have been so often described by
those better l:tted for the task than my-
self, that I do not attempt it—as my ob-
ject is only to tell a true story in as few
words as may be.
As soon as the two men entered the
hall, a dashing looking person, with a
cigar in his mouth, came up, and holding
out his hand to Thomas’ companion,
:aid———
“ How do you do Oakcs '1.” _
“ My dear Cutting, why do you presist
in that. thread-bare joke of calling me
Oakes because my name is Green. There
are many things greener than oak trees,
my friend; and by the way, let me intro-
duce my friend Mr. Kendall, to you.”
Mr. Cutting winked almost impercepti-
bly at Mr. Green, or Oakes, and field out
his hand familiarly to Thomas. He was,
however, soon separated from his new
acquaintance by his first friend, who ask-
ed him if he would not like to play “ po-
ker,” as the friend who had promised to
meet him had not arrived.”
Thomas readily consented, nor did he
even start when his friend proposed that
that. they should stake dollars instead of
counters. A decanter of wine was upon
the table, and M r. Green was careful that
Thomas’ glass should never be empty.
They had played several games and
Thomas had already won and lost ten
dollars, when the man who had opened
the door for them, rushed into the room
exclaiming—— ’
“ The police l—the police !——Thcy are
at both doors and will be in, in another
minute. The passage through the cellar
is the only way left to escape.”
There was now a general rush for the
cellar. Thomas, hardly able to walk, was
dragged along by his friend, Mr. Green,
but upon emerging from the cellar, the
fresh air deprived the young inebriate of
his little remaining sense, and he sank
upon the ground.
Mr. Green, who was a strong man,
seized him in his arms and ran with him
for some distance; but finding that the
police were hotly pursuing him, he put
his burden upon the ground and began to
rifle his pockets, but before he had found
any thing more valuable than a pocket
handkerchief, two police officers turned
the corner, and Mr. Green betook himself
to his heels, and the worthy guardians Of
the city’s peace followed so fast that they
did not perceive the insensible _form of
the young man lying upon the side walk.
When Thomas-Kendall next became con-
scious of any thing, he found himself ‘ly-
ing in a nice bed, and in a room in which
he had never before been. Every thing
was very neat and clean, but also'_ ‘poor
and coarse. Upon a chair nea’r_th_'e' fire
hung his coat and pantaloons; wl'I,l'l§ 8! 8
table in the-middle of the room‘, a,"gi‘_a_v_e
looking woman, of about thirty, was
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noise, but lay silently eiiaf’r‘ii’r'iii"i‘§ ,lii"s hos-‘
tess. She looked llf1iIéllfgéfIf,F'l"‘IT(I ,ré'spec'-'
table, a'n.d'—‘—to"u’se a’ iiefy lia'€j‘kiii'éd‘ phrase’,
—like “ one that had seen bét;t’é'i" ‘days ”
The "F-‘Ty expression of herlface was surf
and grave. , _
After regarding her for some time,‘
Thomas made a slight noise, which-cans-'
ed the woman to tdrn towards him.
“ Good morning, -sir,” said she, sadly’.-’
“Good morning, lmadam," returne
Thomas in some confusion. “Will you‘
be kind enough to tell me" how I c:Ir'r.e'
here, and where I am 7” ,
“ You are in my room sir, and iidfniei
is Sarah Smith, or as people generally’
call me, "widow Smith.’ _I bet’ to’
work by day, and as I came ,hoti1,é' last
night, I found you lying in the street’, 120?
many steps from this place. _.Thelar'hps‘
slione full upon yq.3_,--amt _I'_I«;u.évv_ the’
look of your face you had ,not béén used
to it; for, God help l’Yi£J",’I have §é'ér'i al
the s:n'g.»s from the first glass‘, fakenon‘
our wcizlding day, to the time’ tlvhéfi I saw’
him in his coffin, a bloated mid’ i'hi=sé‘rable'
drunkard.” And the widow wiped the,
tears from her eyes and went on. “And’‘
so I managed to get you intb the house’
and put you in my bed, for I was going‘
to sit up ‘.1-‘l’.li my nei'ghbor’s éhi’ld_iu the’
next room. And your élofliés I have’
spunged and hung to thegfire.‘ And’ your,’
shirt will be aired in another moment, and’
so I will leave you’ to" dress yoiirself I-e-'
fore }'<3u eat sbttié bi'téakfa'§:t,‘ fI’i'i‘i'f I have’
there by the tire; ke'_épi'rig' hot f6r“.you.”,
Sc‘ sa"‘ying,_' fhéf kind’. iiifizhau’ left fhg
room,'an<l 'I‘Iiofna's, ri"s‘in'g froth’, liisi bed,‘
began slowly to put on his clothes‘. But:
suddenly the thought came into his mind‘
——wbere was his money’! I-lehad put it‘
into his pocket on going out, the day be-’
fore, by Mr. Green’s advice, and iioxv as‘
he I1-irriedly felt first in one pocket, and;
thén another, the conviction came upon‘
his mind, that it was lost,-and that he was’
ruined. J _ I, . , , , _
lileclianically hé finisliml dressing, and
throwing himself into a chair, began to’
muse bitterly upon his prospects. ,
“ I should not mind,” said lié,‘alolud,'
“my own thousand" (‘lo|li‘:'rs—'—i’t‘ is'i.that'
which my fatlier borrowed for r'n,é‘.' Now,‘
a part of the farm’ will have to be‘ sold to'
pay it. And then I cannot iiialrry this‘
many a year. Perhaps Mary will have’.
no more to say to me when she hears of
this. How could I be so foolish as to’
trust that man’! How could I forget all‘
my good principles and all the good’ ‘in-'
structionsl have had ‘I, I_woiiLlé_'t"' if it“
was he that robbed me '!‘ It ‘could not be’
this woman. Oh,_no,'she' is too kind and:
good; and yetit would bé’a‘,s‘tr'orig tempt-’
ation to one in bet‘ circ'umstances.” . .
At this momenf the object of his‘
thoughts cameir'i,afid's'aid:', . , -,
“I forgot to tell you that I took your’.
wallet of money and your other things’
out of our ocket, and iii! tlierh in m '
bureau ydrawldr ;” then olpénihg that? re}:
positlory, the good woman produced the’
artic es. ,, , ,
“ Thomas snatched the wallet from her’
hand, and eagerly counted the money.‘
All was there, and the young man’s heart!‘
swelled with joy at the averted calamityi
He could not speak his gratitude, but_‘
silently pressing the \\'oman’s'lia'ud’, and‘
throwing ti note of same value upon‘ the’
mi.i.»,,_ be seized his hat and left tbs’
house.’ . . , , _
He soon found his way back to the’
hotel, and his first inquiry was for Mr.‘
Green ; but he was told that the gentle-'
man had that morning left the house, in‘
company with a constable,‘to answer for‘
knocking down one of the policemen who’
had pursued him on the previous night:
The first thing Thomas did was to present‘
his letter of introduction ;' and so well’
was his business forwarded by Mr. Simp-:
son, that at the end of tbeweék he left‘
the city with all the goods‘ he had expect-'
ed to obtain. and several hundred dollars‘
in his trunk.‘ . , ...
Soon after arrivingat borne, Thomas‘
carelessly inquired of his father if he hadl
ever been acquainted with Mr. Charles‘
Green. The old gentleman answered in‘
the negative; but it was not for two:
years afterward,‘ when Thomas wasi wlpllf
established as a merchant, and ha is’
first childcrowing and laughing upon his,‘
knee, that either the father or wife heard:
the account of his “first nig/it in t/zei(':z't_i‘/.”
Giddings’ Opinion of Van Buren.—"-.
Giddings, of Ohio,‘ made the following‘
empbatic declaration in the House of Rep-'
resentatives in reference to Martin Van‘
Buren. We commend it to our abolifioif
friends: . . .
“Sir, I may be led to confide in tbd
honor ofa slave-ho‘,ldcr_; _but_ a_ “servilei
doughface” is too destitute of that a_i;ti_cle°
to obtain credit with me. Mr. Van Burch’
has placed the evidence ofhis servility_
conspicuously upon the records of our
country.
be regarded as an enduring memento of
the degeneracy of the age, and of the’
men who filled our public stations.”
-A P/zenomeno7'2.—Tbe Wiishténaw Whig"
says there is in that village a lusys _natu.rtz,;
bearing a strong resemblance to Cass’
many lives, and, his political principles.’
It is a dog, with‘ two heads, four eyes,‘
two months, tiooiiongues, and a‘ body per-'
feet in every other respect. I
The great Mormon Temple at Nauvogi
has been purchased for I Potestant‘CoI-§'
lege.
There it will remain, and will.
Norwalk Chronicler