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Terms of the Gazette.
Village subscribers l)ycai'i'iei'——pei' yoar$‘2 00
Mail do. in advance do. 2 00
Office subscizibers, or those living outof
the Cai-rier’s dist.rict, and_ who call for
‘their papi-.i's at the "office," 1 50
Companies of five or more receiving t.heir ‘
papers by mall, if paid in advance 1 50
j 0. S. rerry,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
l'lIal!ory’s Building.
Oflicc hours from 8 lo 12 o’clock, A. Ill. ; and
‘ from 1 lo 6 o'clock, P. Ill.
_o. is G. A. BISSELL,
Attorneys and counsellors at law.
Office over J. Mallory 83. Co.’s Store,
NORWALK, comv.
George A. Davenport,
Attorney and Counsellor at law.
‘ Oflice I/Vest Side the Bridge,
NORWALK, CONN.
Jan. 1st. 1850. ‘
Wm. W. Narramore,
Mfillfififilnh AETl3T
Corner of State and Zlfanhr. Streets,
BRIDGIZPORT, CONN.
& i:-mmnmosts,
MA-.\'UFAC'l'Ul{I-Il'{£$ AND Dl*IALl-IRS IN
Boots, Sil00S, Leather, and Findings
No. 13 Main-Street,
N0P.\V.A.LK, CT.
Hartford County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Agent.
AS a pledged capital of about $800,000.
A cash surplus of more than $3,000.-
Insurance on $100 about7 cents per year.
March 12. _ll'10
Spring and Summer Clothing.
‘ ITHA-U-ER &: TURK have received their
: stock of spring and summer ready-niade
clothing, w'liic;li they will sell at city prices.
which is much cheaper than can ‘be purchased
at any other establisliment in this pliice.
Norwalk, April 1‘2t.li. 1850.
Ready Made Clothing.
THE subscriber has on hand aiiu intends
keeping ii good assortm-out of Ready Made
Clothing of all kinds. Also, a good assortiiient,
of Cloths, Cassiiiieres, and Vestings, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
short notice. 4
N. B. Particular attention paid to cutting.
THOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk. Feb. ‘.25. 1850. 9
rasmoninnnn maromum
Ii. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 illoei-rt‘ Street, 0lntsteact‘s Buildings.
HE Subscriber has received, within a
few days past, a large addition to his as-
sortment of Spring Goods. consisting, in part.
of Broadcloths, of French, German, English
and American maiiufacture.
CASSIMERES,
Plain Black and Docskin ; also a large assort-
ment of Face Goods. of a vai-icty of patterns.
VESTINGS AND TR1Yl;\IING.\‘;
A good assortmeiit always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an exniiiiniition from my
friends and customers. and the public general-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as ren
sonable terms as can be offered elsewhere.
Garments made. or mgde and Trimmed in a
most fashionable and workmanlike manner. .
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
_ ELBERT CURTIS.
_ Norwallc, April 8th, 1850.
Removal.
MRS. TINDALL has
i'einove'd her Millinery
Business to the House
receiitly~ occupied. by
Mrs. Gray, ovei' the
jewelry store of C. E.
Dis‘ii-ow,wliere she is
now opening a handsome
Spring Bonnets, Rib-
.bons, and every thing
lpertaining to the Milli-
' nery Business. '
. »@._g. «.7 Norwal/c‘,' April 9th,
‘~°~“-’-*--‘J-'-=3’IL.l850. - 14
A Card.
‘HE Subscribers would take this inetliod
, . toinforni their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated iogeilier in
the practiceof Dental Surgery. and will be
hilppy to serve their pa.trons in the best possi-
ble tnanner. It is their intention. to p_erfect
such arrangements as will secure to their
friends all. the advantages that the Dental Pro-
fession affords. find to execute their business
i_n~a style creditable to tlieiiiselves. \Vith many
thanks for past favors, they would i'espectifiilly
solicit a continuance of the same., i I
._f._3HAS. FI'I‘C,H.. A. BILL, DDS_._
I Cytherean Cream ofsoap
- NEW: preparation for washing and bath-
ing, just received and for Slllt‘. by
i C. E. DlSBRiOW-
;HITE-WASH and Scrubbing Bi'usl_ies,
9' . ' for sale at
- _s. BISSELL’
NEW DRY GOODS.
Hitchcock &. Leadbeater,
A70. 347, B’/'oadwa;i/, New York,
' AVE in store and are pre_pared to serve
their customers with new Goods, of the
most elegant patterns and styles. including
Grenadines, Org:ii'idies, silk tissues, printed
jaconets and caii'ibrics. beautiful calicoes. bam-
ges, silks. and indeed everyiliing adapted to the
season. wliichnilded to their‘ previous immense
stock of every kind of. Fancy and Staple Dry
Goods, makes one of the lill'gt‘.él. most. varied,
and general assortments in New York. and
giving their attention particularly to the retail
bus.'iiiess. being themselves in constant commu-
nication with Ilieir customers, learn their wants
and will supply tliem if any pains, and the
markets of this or any other country", will ena-
ble them to do it. Their stock embraces every
thing useful and ornamental in the Dry Goods
way, for either ladies’ or gentlemens’ wear, or
family use, and are determined to be able, at
all times. to so far supply every want. that a
liidy shall be able to sit down and select every
article she desires, without the fatigue and per-
plexity of running about town, to make up her
assortiiieiit; and that too at a lower price than
she could get them by promiscuous shopping.
Their terms are cash, and only one price.
fioin which they never vary. and tliereforo the
most inexperienced purchaser. oi- even a child.
will buy just as cheap as the most expert shop-
per. In the selection ofiheir clerks they spare
no pains or" expense to obtain those who are
I.ll()l‘Oll_\.__l1l_V experienced, polite and attentive,
enjoining the free exhibition of their goods, but
ll('-V0!’ urging CL stoniers to buy.
In eveiy department of their stock they
keep plain low priced goods. which they sell as
cheap as they can be purchased in any store
in any part of the city. as well as the richer
and finer qualities of which they mean their
stock shall be equal to any in New York which
Ci-ape Shawls, and Caslmiere, Woolen, and
, Tliibet Long and Square Sliav ls. Lace and
Muslin Window Draperies. Linen and Muslin
Sheetiiigs and Sliirtings, ’l‘alileCloilis, Napkins
and Diapers, VVoolen Blankets and Quilts,
Table, Piano, and Toilet Covers; and indeed
a full assortment of fort-.ign and domestic house
wife articles. of oveiy variety and kind. Also,
ll full assorizment of Mourning Goods. together
with .a full and perfect assortment of Gentle-
ineii’s Uiideisliiiis, rlrawers, scarfs and cmviits,
silk and linen pocket. liiiiiilliwcliiefs, gloves,
suspenders, hosiery. broadclotlis, cassiineres,
VeSl.ll],QS. &3c. &c.. at prices far below the usual
rates of Geiitlem-c.ii‘s Furiiisliiiig Stow-.s.‘
Hl'l‘C[lCOCK 6.-'. L EA DB EATER.
347 Broadway, corner of Leonard st.
3. G. VJARREN
Cabinet Maker fl; Undertaker.
Two Doors East of the Bank,
STAMEORD, CONN.
Vg OULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
anlzs of this, and the adjoiniiig towns,
tli:it being satisfied from the urgent iiccessiiy
which has frequently existed in cases when
death has been caused by putrid diseases, and
in almost all cases ofdeath occurring in warm
weather, that more ample provision in the line
of:irt;icles necessary for the interments of the
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‘ dead than lia.-7 lieretofore been made in this sec
tioii of the country, is called for, he has been
4 induced to make the necessary urrangenieiits
l a V o n
for..and that he is now prepared to furnish Cof-
fins. Shrouds, Caps, Scarfs, &c.. of every des-
cription that may be desired or that can be ob-
tained in the :ity of New York. at a moments
warning, day or night, and on the most reason-
able terms. He is also prepared to furnisli
Hearses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave, and to attend to any other arrangciiients
that. may be wished for the funeral procession,
«Sac. Those who may wish to keep the body of
a deceased friend several days. can be furnished
with an ice-box in which it may be preserved ii
week, or longer ifnecessary.
The subscriber has also on hzrnd and for sale
Ledoyen’s disinfecting Fluid—-an article which
will effectually remove from the sick room, oi
from rooms wliere death has occui'red,all offeii
sive smell. and completely freshen and purify
the air. This fluid is far superior to chloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell. whizh makes it doubly
valuable. E. CHAUNCEY \VARREN.
Stamford, Feb. 19th, 1848. 7tf
Cheap, Ready Pay,
AND
One Price Store.
The Subscriber. grateful for the patronage
heretofore received from his numerous friends
and acquaintances during the past 25 years,
would say to them and the public generally,
that he is now engaged in business on his own
account, and on the cheap, ready pay, and one
price system.
It will be obvious to all reflecting minds. that,
to conduct. the mercantile "business on the one
price S‘_7/Sfcln, and that a very low price, it must
be done for ready pay.
Adi.litioiis will constantly be made of season-
able goods. to his already large stock coiiiprising
an unusual variety.
The subscriber flattei's liiinselftliat from his
means and long experieiice, togetlier with the
help ofpolite and attentive clerks be will offer
great inducements to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
SEYMOUR COMSTOCK-
_ New Canaan. Jan. 31, 1850. ' 6
Carpets at Westport.
Yards Carpeting, consisting of
Siipe-.rBrussels . Superand "Com-
mon Ingrain. all wool; Cotton Ingrain Striped
Vellllllllla Stair do. i'eceived this day from auc-
tion, and will be sold at much lower prices
than those of the first part of the seasoii.
S. MOULTON.
l’Vestport, June 14th, 1850.
ECEIVED this day, a new lot of Clocks
Looking Glasses, Lamps, Gerandoles
plated Cake Baskets, Brushes, &c.,
C. E. DISBROVV.
_ “Patent Paint.
Paint, or artificial Slate.
dinary substance is found in a st.i'ati.ini of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \Vheii taken
from the mine it hasall the ll])|)0lll'illl(f(‘. of the
but ii few rlziys to tho at.iiiosphu_rc turns it to
hard slate or stone, protecting wliatcver cov-
ered from the action ‘of tho weatlier mid from
fire. A supply just received and for sale by
\V. C. STE EET,
Agent for the Pateiitec.
will include uiiiongst. other articles Canton»
ronrurx
Rnnembrances.
Oft at the hour when_ evening throws ,
lts gathering shades o’er vale and hill,
\l/liile half the scene, in twilight; glows,
And half in suuli_uht. glories still,
The thought of all that we have. been,
And hoped aiid'f'ua red on life’s long way,
Remembrances ofjoy and pain.
Come mingling with tlie- close of day.
The distant scene of youth’s bright dream.
The smiling green, t.lio lu.-teriiig tree;
The murmur of the grass fringed 'stream,
The bounding oftlie torrent free;
The friend whose tender voice no more
.‘~hall sweetly thrill tlie listening ear,
The glow that Love's first vision wore;
And Disappointment’s pangs here.
But soft o’er each reviving scene
The chasteiiing hues of Memory spread;
And smiling each dark thought between,
I-lope softens every tear we shed.
0 thus. when deatli‘s long night comes on,
And its dark shades around me lie,
My p'ai'ting beams from Mcmory’s sun
Blend sofily in my evening sky.
Matriinony.
A couple sat beside the fire.
Debating which should first retire;
The liusliaud positively had said-
“ \Vife YOU shall go and WARM the bed;”
“ l never will,” she quickly replied,
“ I did so once and nearly dieé ;"
“And 1 will not.” rejoined the spouse,
\ViIh firmer toneand lowering biows;
And thus a war of words arose,
Continuing till they nearly fi'oze——
\Vhen boili grew iniite———an-.l hovering nigher
Around the faintly glim'ring fire.
They trembled o’er the dying embers.
As though the ague had seized their members
Resolved like heroes ne'er to yield,
But force each other from the field;
And thus this once fond loving pair
Iii silence shook and shivered there,
And cocks were crowing for the dawn;
\Vhen all at. once the husband s=iid—
" \Vife, liad’ut. W1-: better go to bed ?”
]lI1SCELLANY.
Foes of t/zc Raltlema/.'e.--—The Rattlesnake
has a snperioi fee in the dcerand blacksnake.
Wlienever a buck discovers a raitlesiiake in
a situation which invites attack, he loses no
time in preparing for battle. He makes up
to within 10 or 12 feet of the snake-——tl1cn
leaps foiivard and aims to sever the body of
i.lie snake with his sharp biscurated boofs.
The first onset is most commonly successful,
the buck ycpeais the trial until he cuts the
snake in twain. The rapidity and fatality
of his skilful moncruvre leaves but slight
chance for his victim either to escape or eject
his poison into his more alert antagonist.—
'l'he blacksnake is also more than equal
competitor against the rattlesnake. When
be black and raulesnukes are about to meet
for battle, the former darts forward at the
height of his speed, and strikes at the neck
of the latter with unerring certainty, leaving
a foot or two of his oivn body, at libeity. In
an instant be encircles him within five or six
folds, and then stops and looks the strangled
and gasping foe in the face to ascertain the
effect produced on his corsettcd body. lfhe
shows signs of -life, the coils are multiplied
and the screws tightencd—the operator all
the while narrowly watching the counte-
nance of the helpless victim. Thus the two
remain thirty or fori.y minutes-—thc execu-
tioner then slackens one coil, noticing at the
same time whether any signs of life appear,
if so the coil is resumed and retained until
the incarcerated wretch is completely ‘dead.
The -moccasin snake is destroyed in the
same way.-— Scientific American.
Gatling I/zsurerl.-—'l‘he Boston Post re-
lates a “good one” of Jacob Barker, the
Quaker, who hearing of the loss of one of
his vessels which he had omitted to get in-
sured, wrote to a broker with whom he had
spoken on the subject,ias follows:
“ Dear Friend :—If thee has not filled up
the policy which I bespoke on Saturday, thee
need not, as l have heard from the vessel.”
The broker, in fact, had not filled up the
policy, but presuming from the tenor of
Jacob’s note, that his vessel was safe, and
tempted by what seemed a good chance to
clutch his pet ceniage without risk, he filled
it up forthwith and sent it to Jacob with the
assurance'iha't it had been madeall ready for
him on Saturday; On Monday morninrr,
the first thing that met his eyes on opening
his newspaper, was the loss of Jacob’s vessel,
which he had so wickedly insured on Sun-
day. -'l‘hen also he discovered the cunning
ambiguiiy of Jacob’-s note——“he had heard
from the vessel !”
Attrocious.——'l‘he -perpetrator of the fol-
lowing attrocious pun has not been arrested
but we are happy to state that. the. police are
making close search, and have strong hopes
of discovering the offender :-A stranger who
came into a hotel the other day, apparently
fatiguecl with walking and oppressed with
heat sat down to hisilinner. On being ask
by a lady whether he would have some of
the egg sauce, he answered, “ No-—don’t you
see I am already egg-sa2t‘ce-Ieti '2” The. faint-
ing of the lady aided the escape ofthe rascal
who has not been since seen.——Boston Post.
Scicnti/icaliy Cool.—-A love" smitten, pro-
fessor in one of our colleges, after conversing
awhile with his dulcinca on the interesting
topic of matrimony, concluded at last with a
LAKE’S Patent fire and water proof;
This extraor- |
finest Iiidigo and is no liziiili-rtliaii cold fallow. ‘
. licr pliilosophical lover,’ ‘F and now suppose ,
',declaration,.and put ‘—t__he emphatic question
' of-
‘ .“ Will you have me\.l” .
, .“ I am sorry to disappoint you,” replied
llhe lady, “_and.hope my l’(;‘fllSLll will not
igivc you pain. But I must answer no.” .
“ Well, well, that w_ill do madam,” said
we change the subje(.t"’ .
_ §i:;.—’=Noiic but the cohteiiiptiblo are map-
prehciisive of conteinpt. _. -- _
’DEi_.Ic ATE )iTTEN’i‘1()'NS.'
When the five Miss Blinks were young;
that _wa_sa “ long time ago,” before the mem-
ory of the oldest iiiliabitiiiiis, they were posi-
tively beauiiful, the toasts-‘of thebloods, the
bells of the balls, the beauties of Commence-
mcnt.‘ There was Miss Julia Blinks, Miss
Sarah , Blinks, Miss Balinda Blinks, Miss
Wilhelmina Blinks, and Miss Sophronia
Blinks. They all sang divinely, and played
divinely upon one of those queer little old
fasliioned pianos, with lean legs and four
octaves, that were Chickering’s grands for
forty yearsuago. They were very fastidious
young ladies-—those Miss Bliiiks—aiid were
tutored by a very ancient maiden aunt to set
their caps at the magnaies of the land, the
“college learned” young gentlemen who
wore galoshes and spectacles, with the com-
mercial young men who wore tights and
spenccrs. Countless were the offers they
rejected—numberless were the hearts they
broke—innuinei'able the cases of consump.
tion that were directly referable to gin and
water or to disappointment in love. But the
cruelty they practiced was destined to recoil
upon their heads—jiist as the liydrocyanic.
acid contained in the “poisoned chalice” is
returned to the lips of the compouiider.—
They “ ivouliln’t when they could, and
couldn’t when they would.” Time rolled
on, and suitors became scarce. Vcrdant
young gentleman from the upper tier of
States (I id the agreeable occasionally, but,
like pill-broken sporting dogs, they never
came to the point. Their matrimonial hopes
withered like the roses from their cheeks,
and though still as gari-ulous, as gay and as
young at heart as ever, they gave up the
dove chase, and like sensible girls settled
without a murmur into a very chatty, plea-
sant and agreeable old maids. '
But the oldest maid of all,‘ the maiden
aunt of the fair five, Miss Pcterkin, clung to
her matrimonial hopes with the tenacity of
five and forty.
lVhcn she looked in the glass she never
thought of “ what she used to was," for she
still seemed to be ciiclianted and ll'l‘(’.Sl.:'lil)l€.
She still predicted, as she liail done for forty
years, that she should niaike a great inaich—
a maich worthy of the sovereign queen of
love and beauty. This prophecy was fully
believed by the fair five, and hypocritically
assented to by Mr. C. Lake, a young artist
who was on confidential terms with the
whole family.
At last came the crisis. During a certain
stage coach journey from Portsmouth to
Boston, after a pleasant visit to that pleasant
’f\‘ewI Hampshireburg, Miss Peterkin made
the acquaintance of a certain wool-dealing
widower of middle-age, named Ozias Green,
whom the old maid, according to her own
account, had succeeded in fascinating at the
first glance, as was shown by his “delicate
attentions.”
It was a triumph for the maiden, and great
news for the Blinkses. Mr. Green had been
invited to call, and promised to do so as soon
as his urgent business in town had been
transacted. Of course he would propose-
should he be accepted? There was :1 fami-
consultation, and after a very warm discus-
sion, it was agreed that Miss .Pt‘ICl'kIl'l should
throw herself away upon the wool-dealer.
It was true that he was a man of no edu-
cation whatever, addicted to the intemperate
use of grammatical snlccism; but then be
was well to do in the. world, had no children
and would undoubtedly be a good match.
'l‘ben he was a wool-grower and2M_rs. Green
would be a shcplierdcss. Enchanting idea!
Of course he would not be rejected.
The very next day after this decision,
came :1 letter addressed to Miss Peterkin.
It was eagerly opened by the old maid, and
read as follows:
“ dere madam:
this is Hopin’ you will Xkuse the libbaty
i take on so short an Akwaintance. but ihe
impressliun u made on mi Hart implodings
me to Prepose that we shall Younight our
4iunes if yu ar agreed let me know when i
icawl which will bee soon.
Y rs. till doth, Lovier.”
From the moment of the reception of this
precious episile, the Blinks were on the qui
vice. They started at each knock at the
door and were ready to rush out of the room
on the entrance of‘ the visitor, leaving the
field free to the ardor of the lovers.
At length, one morning came a thundering
knock. Ml‘.‘OZl8S Green was announced
and ushered up. He followed his knocks
so rapiuly that the Misses Blinks were una-
ble to escape into the entry, and so took re-
fuge in the china closet, where a sisierly
contention took place for the key-hole during
the whole duration of the interview.
Miss Peterkin “BS uncertain how to act
Modesty counselled her to remain in her
faulcuil, and extend a ‘coy welcome to her
suitor. But the sincerity:aud enthusiasm of
her nature prompted her to act a more gen-
erous part. So she coniproinised the matter
by rising.
with the grace ofu domestic drake, his bell-
top on his head, and a light cheroot sticking
in one corner ofliis mouth.
“ Wal, Miss Peierkin," said he, “I tbo’t
I should find you in hum—and I’m darned
glad on’t.
“ Glad of ii!” screamed Miss Petei-kin,
“oh you dear, dear man ! ’ and she rushed
upon the astonished wool-dealer, threw her
chaste ttfflls around his neck, and imprinted a
thousand kisses on his lips. A
“ As sweet as inaplesugar ll’ said the
wool-dealer ’\Vllll imperliiable, pblcgm.——
“ Much obleeged to you Miss Petcrkin, but.
ih:it’s enough. You've squcnclied my cigar,
apd tolrc my lpoat, and jammed bell-top to
c crna smas .
, our self?” _ ,
_“ \_Vell—w,c-ll-—biit you, dear man '2”
“ l’m pretty; well consjderin. ,.VVool’s
risen 2;. cents, I’ve,s_old out, all slick,"aiid
salted down tbe_rnopt'ises. _ ,And now l’m
going bum to spread p'i"ett'y lnrgc"l“tcll you.”
— '9‘ Ah! lipw fqrtupatc‘»youV are. A calling
Mr. Greenwvatldledjin. the room _
4. Wall, heovv do you find-
the most honorable-ample—--health-wealth,
and all that makes life comfortable.”
“ All excepting one thing, Miss Peterkin;”
“ And that is yours,” said the lady, blush-
ing. ,
“ l can’: get rid of it,” said Mr. Green,
with a deep groan. '
“ Do you wish to
proacbfully.
“ Sartain, sure.”
“ You allude, of coui‘se—to”—-
“ My rheumatiz, darn it!” said _the wool-
dealer. '
“ Strange man,” said the fbir one. “ I,
thought you were speaking Lenigmatically,
and referring to the contentsof your le
“ What letter '2” ,
" “The billet doux you wrotc"ine.”
“Billy what? What on airth,-’s the the old
girl ialkin’ on 1 haint wrote you no lettei'—
nor bill, nor nothing of that airi” A
“ False! false man,” cried Miss Peterkin.
“ Did you send me a love letter l”
“ No l”
“ Did’nt you propose!”
“ No I”
“ Don’i you intend to mary me '2”
“No! no! no!’
‘.‘ And what was the meaning of those del-
icate attentions you paid me in the coach ’.3”
“ Coiiimon civiliies. I marry again !——no
you don’t. l’vc been there once before.-
I’m green by name but not by nature. I
only just called in a friendly way, but if
you are going to freeze to me like a possum
to a pine, l’in O P I-1-—off!” i
“ The last spelling corresponds to the or-
thography of the note l” cried the five Miss
Blinks, rushing out of the closet. “ He’s
an infamous man ! He ought to be ashamed
of himself.”
Mr. C.‘ Lake was consultcd,:as he was a
bit of a lawyer; but he thought an action
fora breach of promise would not ‘lie, be-
cause the offer was anonymous, and it was
difficult to prove the hand writing. So Miss
Pctcrkiii remained unmarried, and (lied as
she had lived an old maid. But it was al-
ways observed when Mr. Lake told the story
he put his thumb to his nose and winked in
an appaliiig manner, which induced the
knowiiig ones to think he knew more about
the hoax tlian he was willing to acknowl-
edge.
2" inquired the lady re-
tier.”
llfror/.:man S/ioulit Stiulg/.——-I respectfully
counsel those whom I address (the workmen
of Aniei‘ica,)l counsel you to labor for a
clear understanding of the subjects which
agitate the community-—-to make them your
study instead of wasting your leisure in va-
= gue, passionate talk about them. The time
thiown away by the mass of people on the
rumors of the day, might if better spent,
give them a good acquaintance with the con-
stitution, laws, history, and interests of their
country, and thus establish them on those
great principles by which particular meas-
ures are to be dctei‘mincd- In pioportion
as the people thus improve themselves, they
will cease to be the tools of designing politi-
cians. Tlieir intelligence, not their passion
and jealousies, will be addressed by those
who seek their votes. They will exercise
not a nominal buta real influence in the
government and destinies -of the country,
and at ihesametime will forward their own
growth and virtue.—-Dr. C/mmiing.
Mrs. Francis D. Gage, in a letter to
the The Ohio State Journal, gives her sex
the following fair hints. "~ Two years ago I
made a journey to New England, accompa-
nied by my husband and also my father in
law an old man of four score years. Ibave
often seen that good old fnan offer his seat to
some hale woman of half or less his age,and
seen her accept it as if it were a right, wiih-
outevcn a passing notice of his grey hairs,
or the right of years that entitled him to her
kindness and attention.
Once, and only once, a--lady of queenly
grace and beauty sprung frombcr seat as we
entered, and with a voice that was musical
in its very tone, said “Father take this arm
chair.” How my heart sprang to meet her
in her “angel goodness." Such has ever
been our idea of a lady, Vl‘hlcI1‘_lS synono-
mous with a true woman."
21$?" “ Villiam I vant my vig.” “ Vich vig,
sir ?” " Vy, my vite vig, in the vig bok, vich
I vore last Vcdnesilay vas a veek, ven l vent
to the vidow Vaddle-‘s vedding.” “ I am
wery much wcxed at your wulgar pronunci-
ation, Mr. Walenline. You should say wig
not vig. But if you are going wisitiiig you
had better take your we-lwet cap that you
had on the last meeting of the westi‘y.” “Vifc
you are alvays vorrying me vith your criti-
cism npon my vorcls. I am not going a
wisiling as you have it; but I am going to
take a valk along the varves and around
Vashington Square, and perhaps l shall vend
my vay to the voter works, and amuse my-
self by visiting the hoveture to the hopera of
the Hevil Hye.
(3%. The Episcopalians in this city, owing
to theincrease of the Society, have formed
another organization under the name‘ of
Christ Church. We understand that for the
present, it is their intention to use as a place
ofworsliip, the building situated in John st.
formerly occupied by the-FirstCongregaiional
Soci.ety.—Britlgeport Staoctlard.
Swratoga Ijelts.—IVe hear'mu'c.h of the
gambling rage at Saratoga this season, by
which some of our New York gentlemen
have been terrible p/Ifcbolomizecl. ft‘ is ‘said
that one rashjold youth lost $200,000 in one
night at brag! It was “ compromised” how-
‘ever, as the story goes, for $4000. lVe know
of no'comment more appropriate than the
old 'maxim—“ a fool and his money,” due.
- " i -‘ ' Mirror.
To wipe all tenrsjfroin offall faces is
a task‘ too lia_r.l for i_iiozu_1ls,; but to alleviate
.,.in_isfor!une is \\'llf_ll!l»-lh-9-Ill-Cat limited poivcr. '
, New Englanil Epitaphso -
Inibe villages of New 'En’glaiid, almost
every graveyard bears some qnaint_a'nd
characteristic memorial of the simplicity of
ancient times. The pilgrims and their dilu-
mediate descendants inscribed, with‘ gi-"eat
pains, on the tomb of the deceased, ‘every
important event in his history. So if the
deceased had brought over to the new coun-
try any useful animals, as cows, horses, sheep,
the number and kind of which were fre-
quently mcntioned, this circumstance formed
at the earliest period one of the most favor-
ite subjects of eulogy. in one place may
be found an epitaph, mentioning the name
of the desceased, beginning thus ;
“ He was a most capital doctor.”
and on another person who had been ' re-
markablyfhfortunate in life, we have seen
this inscription :
“ The hand of Providence smiled upon him.”
Frequently the grave stone contained some
excellent advice, some warning example, as
if the monuments of the dead should be the
constant study and meditation of the living.
In the old town of Newburyport, in Massa-
chusetts, are some very ancient stones, con-
taining inscriptions of this nature. The fol-
lowing is one : -
-“ As _\_=ou are so. was I;
‘(':iod did call, I did die;
Now, cliildreii, all whose name is Noyes,
"Make Jesus Christ your 0i.ly choice-”
If the death happened in an unusual man-
ner it -seemed to be considered a duty to re-
nord the peculiar circumstances of it. At
Dorccster may be seen an epitaph on a
young woman, who suddenly fell down
dead, in those words: 4
On the ‘Jl_st of Mai'ch,
God’s angels m:ide a search;
Around the ll00l' i;liey stood—-
They took a maid,
It is said,
And cut her down like wood.” A
lngthe town of I5'aii-iiiiiigl'iaiii is a double
gl‘l1VCSl()l’lC,l‘(!C0l‘(llt'lglllclleillll of two per-
sons struck dead by ligliliiing at the same
time. The author of the cpiizipli thinking,
pci'li.ips, the oiio was killed by lightiiiiig, the
other must have been by iliundci‘, aficr incu-
tioning‘ the death of the first procccds—-
“ My t.rcinbliii_<_: heart w'lh grief' o’erflo\vs,”
\Vliile l. record the rlerzlli of lliosc.
\Vlio‘dierl by thunder sent from heaven
lii1777.” _ I
The singularity of. the following lines, in
graveyard at Pcppei-ell can only be accoun-
ted for by supposing that they‘ were written
by the deceased himself, while laboring un-
der the malady which occasioned his death.
The last line is particularly pathetic; .
"lii youth he w s a scliolar bright,
ln leiirnig he took great delight ;
lie was ii inajor's only soii—
IL was forlove he was undoiie.”
On a stone near by, we have another spec-
imen of skill at epitaph making probably by
the same “scholar bright”:
“Beiijaiiiin Parker, near 83.
Respectable you 0| ce did see;
His grandson now lies over liim——
ltVe all mustfccl the cfii.‘-(:13 ofsin .”’
At ihecburch yard in Cambridge Massa-
cliusetis is a tombstone containing no inscrip-
tion whatever, bui only the device of a vase,
and the sun carved, on the face of the stone,
the name of the person intended being Vas-
sol-—tlie word Vtbs in Latin meaning a vase
and Solibe sun.
As an instance of the propensity for pun-
ning, which, strange as it may seeiinexhibits
itself on so grace a subject, Cotton l‘v'Iatliei"s
epitaph, on one of his cotcmporaric-s stands
unrivalled. The epiihaph consists of the sin-
gle word,
“ Avolavit.”
Reader the name of the deceased was
Ralph Pctrt2'¢LgE.
The Exercise of Diligence.-——lt is wonder-
ful how much is done in a short space, provi-
dcd we set about it pi-opely, and give our
minds wholly to it. Let every one devote
liimsclfto any art or science ever so strenu-
ously, and he will still have leisure to make
considerable progress in half a dozen other
acquiremeiits. Leonard de Vinci was a
mailiematician, a musician, :1 poet and an
anatomist, besides being one of the greatest
painters of his age. Micheal Angelo was a
prodigy of versatility of talent-a writer’ of
sonnets (which Wordsworth thought worthy
of translating) and the friend of Dante. Sal-
vator was a lutenist and satirist. Titan was
an elegant letter writer, and a finished gen-
tleman. Sii‘ Joshua Reynolds’ discourses are
more classical and polished than any of his
pictures. Let a man do all he can in any
one branch of study, he must exhaust himself
and a dozen over ii, or vary his pursuits, oi-
clse lie idle. All our real labor lies in a nut
shell. The mind makes at some period or
other, one Herculean effort, and the rest is
meclianical. VVe have to climb a steep and
narrow precipice at first, but after that the
way is broad and easy, where we drive seve-
ral accomplisbinents abreasts Men should
have one principal pursuit, which may both
agreeably and ndvantagously be diversified
with lighter oiies.—[-Iazlz'lt. ;
3% Some chap says that grain is. treated
like infants—-when the head becomes heavy
it is cradled ; and generally it is \\'ell'l}I.T(lS/LC'(l
to make it fit f0l‘.USO.
]’Zea.sztre.—'l'o be intent on pleasurc,=yct
negligence of happiness, is to be‘ careful of
what will ease us for a few moments of our
life, and yetivitliout‘ regard to what, may dis.
tress us for many years of it.
ifi‘ The Dowlestown Democrat says, that
at one of the iron mines in-Lchigh county,
where‘-the water is drawn out ‘of the iuine
by riiulepower, one of the mules refuses to
work unless he is ridden. to save ahand they
have mounted an ari ficial monkey on him,
and he works steadly perfectly satisfied.
{if-,$Look no inournfully sinio the past, it
cannot return ; wisely improve tlie_-prcscnt,
it lSll.1ll'l._(._3;‘ go_foi'ih to meet the shadowy
future without fear, and with 21 manly lie%.irr,_
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