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PUBLISHE o EVERY -TUIESDAY MORNIN
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NUMBER 145--NEW SERIES.
E.'G. WARREN
Cabinet lllaker & Ulltlefttlitel‘.
Two Doors E as! 0} the Bank,
STAMEO I’. D, CONN.
ii OULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
ants of this, and the acljoining towns,
‘that being satisfied from the urgent necessity
which has frequently existed in cases when
Edemh has been caused by putrid diseases, and
"in almost all cases ofdenth occurring in warm
weather, that more ample provision in the lino
’ofarticles necessary for the’ interments of the
:-dead than has heretofore been made in this sec
tion of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to make the necessary arraiigemeiits
-for, and that he is now prepared to furnish Cof-
fins, Shrouds, Caps, Scarfs, &c.. of every des-
cription tliat may be desired or that can be ob-
‘taincd in the :ity of New York, at. a moments
_warnin<r. day or night, and on the most reason-
able terms. lie is also prepared to furnisli
Ilearscs, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave, and to attend to any other arrangcnients
that may he wished for the funeral procession,
&c. Those who may wish to keep the body of
II. deceased friend several days, can be furnished
with an ice-box in which it may.be preserved a
‘w'e1>.l<‘, or longer if necossa ry. 9
, The subscriber has also on hand and for sale
Ledoyen’s disinfecting Fiuid——-an article which
will effectually l'Bii'lOV(‘ from the sick room, oi
’fi'oin rooms where death has occurrc(l,all olfen
‘sive smell. and coinplelel
y fre.'~'lieu and purity
‘the air. This fluid is far superior to cliloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell. whi 2h ina‘kes it doubly
valuable. E. CIIA UNCEY \V.'~\RREl\'.
Stamford, Feb. 19th, 1848. ’7tf
Cheap, Ready Pay,
AND
One Price Store.
The Subscriber. grateful for the patronage
hei'et'ofore received from his numerous friends
and acquaintances during the past 25 years,
would say to them and the public generally.
that; he is now engttgetl in business on his own
account, and on the cheap, ready _pay, and one
price sg/sI.em.
It will be obvious to all reflecting minds. that,
to conduct. the mercantile business on the one
price s_1/sir.-nz., and that a very low price, it must
be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be made of season-
able goods, to his already large stock comprising
an unusual variety.
The subsci'ibei' flutters liimsclfthat from his
means aml long experience., togotlier with the
help ofpolite and attentive clerks be will offer
greatinduceinents to all who may want. good
and cheap goods.
SEYWOUR, COMSTOCK.
New Canaan. Jan. 31, 1850.
Patent Paints.
.—\l~'.E’S Patent fire and water proof
’aim, or al'tiliciaI Slate. This extract‘-
dinary substance is found in a stratum of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \Vhen taken
from the mine it has all the appearance of the
finest Indigo and is no harderthan cold tallow.
but a few days to the atmosphere turns it to
hard slate or stone, protecting whatever cov-
ercd from the action of the weather and from
fire. A supply justrecr-ived a ml for sale by
\V. C- ‘_3'l.‘R.EET',
Agent for the Patentee.
Carpets at Westport.
Yards Cai'pet'ing, consisting of
SuperBrusse.ls.Superand Coni-
t_non liigrain, all wool; Cotton lngrain Striped
Venitian, Stair do. received this day from auc-
tion, and will be sold at imich lower prices
than those of the first part of the season.
S. VIOULTON.
I/Vcstp‘ort, June 14th, 18:30. ,
In
ECEIVED this day, a new lot of Clocks
. Looking Glasses, Lamps. Gerandoles
and Cake Baskets, Brushes, &c.
C. E. DISBRO\V.
71‘ ABER’S SC Y’I‘HF.-RIFLES. at
OL.\‘lS"EAD‘S.
H. G. Randall.
:[&AS just received a new and beautiful ar-
ticle in his line—a f.incy-sh.ipe(l silk
gazed cap. of the finos-t texture. the assort-
nreiit of which he will rapidly reduce by the
daily sales. Also a comnlete variety of every
kind of cap. which he offers surpassingly
chea p for cash.
He is manufacturing as good a hat for S4
as can be procured at Bebce «Sc Co.. ‘*1. Y..
for Any person desiring a hat, light, easy
and w-.iterproot', and made by careful measure
to fit all the side-humps of the head, had‘ liet-
tor call without delay, as he is rolling off the
present edition of Spring I-Iats like hot-cakes.
Silk or For hats finished as per order. 18
Cheap Carpet Establishment.
No. 99 Bowery.
Five Large Show Rooms at Hiium ANDER-
so_N’s wholesale and Retail Store.
AMI LIES and housekeepers furnished at
wholesale prices.
i.is'r or PRICES.
English Three Ply Carpet, 7s. to 95.
Do Double Superfine, 85.
Double Ingrain Carpet, 6s.
Common Carpets. Gd. and 1s.
Stair. dov 0d and 3s.
Brussels Stair, 6s. and 85.
Adelaide Mats, (is. and 85.
Large Tulited Rugs, 25.
Do Axministcr, 43.
Door Mats, 6d. and 4s.
Table Covers, 8s.. 12s.. and 203.
English Floor Oil Cloths, 3 feet. to 24 feet
wide, 33.. 45., 5s., and 8s. per yard.
English Druggets. 3s. 6d., and 6s.
\Vindow Shades, 85. to 40s-
HIRAM ANDERSON,
0 No. 99 Bowery.
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‘ 1{US,HES,—Sci-uh, Stove, Shoe, Hair
and Whitewash Brushes of a superior
quality, for sale by LOCKWOOD, I-lluoirr 65 (Jo.
For Sale.
ERY cheap. it good Shower Bath, nearly
new. Apply at the store of
C. E. DlSBRO\V.
AXTRACT’ of Vanilla, Lemon, 12...,
Orange Flower Water, Peach \Vat.ei-,
‘dzc. For sale at; BISS'*" " _
.. =-auzns.
Barn for Sale.
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HIGH 'llb . Id; . - .. , . . .
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Office over J. Mallory 8; (30.75 Store,
Staple $43.'lft’ttIf1_) (boobs
Cam-iage Clerks and Tirinuininiigs.
Shootings. Fianneis, Bette. &.c
.e;€ibES§ll%..il ASIIST
Ekfiiiiilfii-lilitl
Terms. of the Gazette.
Villagesuhscribers bycarrier———per year$@O0
‘lail do. in advance , -do. :2 00
Office sul)sci'il)ers, or those living out of
the Cat-rier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, 1 50
Companies of five or more receiving their
papers by mall, if paid in advance 50
0. S. ferry,
Attorney and Counselloi' at Law.
llIal!oiry’Bu'iitl ing.
Qflice hours from 8 lo 12 o’clock, A. Ill. ; and
from 1 to 6 o'clock, P. III.
c. 33 G. A. BISSELL,
llttorncys and coanse_llors at law.
NORWALK, coixiv. _
George A. Davenport,
ttorncy and ikiiinscllor at law.
Oflice T/Vast Side l/Le Bruge,
NORVVALK, CONN.
Jan. 1st, 1850.
G. J. €'i’~.‘“."~3E3'.‘i'.ivZ’.'.c'-‘.1 N,
DEALER IN FURFIGN AND DOMF..‘.’l‘lC
CA R P E T l N G ,
GI.-0'I‘iIS, C;i§.§lllIEi€E§, I/’ES'I‘lNl}s,
NoRwAL.i<, CT.
‘W'm. W. Marramore,
Corner of Slate and Ilfaiiz. Slrcels,
Buiuc.-i~:Poa'r, CONN.’
3% BEBE .5-3.‘€}'.‘.'~5'F.‘EZ3f‘%E’S
Over 1’. St. Jolliiiin7s Store.
Elli? messes
nan‘;
lVarranflc(Z to please all good jiulgcs.
l§eots,Siioes, ilcatbci-, and lilaziings
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Insurance on $100 about 7 cents per year.
(coping a good assortment of Reiuly Made h
Clothing ofall kinds.
of Clot.hs, Cassimeres, and Vesti _
he will make up to order in good style and at
sliwrt. notice.
PASHEGNAELE EMPQREUM
sortment of Spring Goods, consisting, in part.
of Bi°oa.dclot.lis, of French, German, Isnglish
and American manufacture.
Plain Black and Doeskin; also a large assort- i
ment of Fancy Goods. of a varietv of patterns.
A good assortment always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an exauiination trom my
friends and customers. and the public general-
ly.
sonable terms as can be oll'ererl elsewl'iei'e.
Garments made. or made and Trimmed in a
most fasliionable and worknianlike manner.
PEELBS £1. §‘llI.?‘§.li.i§.?§RE$7E§.$,
MAl\'UFAC'l‘URl‘2RS AND Dl£AL]~IllS IN
R? . Z3 Ti%’.ainnF3*trect,
l\EOl{.\VAL.l{, CT.
IIar.'t£="ord Coliiuty
lilatual Fire IB§;itl'l1l2C(3 Company’.
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Agent.
AS a pledged capital of about. $800,000.
A cash surplus ofmore than $3.000.—-
March 12. tf1O
Ready Made Clothing.
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El Jfatttily Nc1n5papcr~~~iT.|cvottb in flitcraturrn, Qimatcral LEi1t_el=lig‘ci1’t:e‘,= 1;Lio-l~i§ti3rs,- El-gtititltufé, ’2\?rtis"=
NORWALK, CT. TUESDAY. ocrogtn 8', lot,
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POETRY.
3 out iwill forget me.
Forget thee ! when the valley stream
Forgets its pebbled pat.li— -
The flower that droops above the wave
Each pleasing hue it hath;
VVlien morn forgets the eastern sky,
Or noon her glorious god.
Or eve the soft, (lcliciou.~i dew
That cools her fragrant sod.
If 'llPfll'lS are held as blessings be,
Thy inemory shall pass from me.
s.
Forget. thee! ‘time a thought unkind,
It bicatlied not fi-iendship’s strain,
But rather told of fickleness,
Of vow and promise vain.
Recall it.’ for a future ll0Ul'-.-
God speed it bright and nearf——
Shall prove to thee liow false it was,
And I how all sincere.
For only when I silent be,
Thy memory shall pass from me.
To ‘V110! To VVho!
’Twas on a? cold autumnal night,
A dismal one to view;
Dark clouds obscured fair Venus’s light,
And not a star appeared in sight,
As the thick forest tlirougli
l\Iuggins—as usual—“ blue"
Beat liomewa rd “tacking” left and tight;
\Vlien all at once he “brought up” right;
Agaiiist an old dead yew;
At which lie “ rounded to.”
And "squaring off” as if to fight,
Said, willi an oath I slian’t iudito,
" ' Infei'nal scoundrel you!
Light and I’il lick you, black or white !"
Just then above him flew
An owl. which on a branch did light,
A few feet o'er the boozy wight.
And then commenced " Ta 101100-
Tu-u'lIoo—- '1'u-w/Loo—- Tu-whoa .”’
Qlwtll Muggius—Don’t you think to fright
A fellow of my weight and height
\Vith your (er urlmo-{er to/zoo
You cursed bug:lbno!—
An’ if yo u’re Be-izebub. it’s quite
Oii-iiccess:ii'y you should ’light.—
For Muggins ain’t your ‘- due. ;"
For money matters are all 7'igIzc !—
T/re Prinlc-'r’s paid 21p—l1onor b'right.”’
'I'hei'eat the owl withdrew ;
‘ And liluagiiis inizzled too.
But theie are otherchaps who might.
Be caught out late some uisiiizil night,
\~\"lio Iziw’-/it paid 7c/icz.'.'s due .’
'I'hey know—lo ‘£l.‘lL0———l0 u;/10.’--
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A sw'ai1'im of Bees iwortia I-living.‘
13 patient, B prayerful, B liuinb!e, B mild.
B wise as it Solon. I’: nieek as a child;
stuclions, B tliouglitful, B loving. B kind:
sure you make matter subservient to mind.
‘ cautious. I5 prudent. B trusiful, B true,
13 coitteous to all men, B friendly with few,
teniperate ii; arguiiient, pleasure and wine,
careful of conduct. of money, of time.
cheerful. B grateful, B hopeful. B film,
peaceful. l)(’.ll+-V'0l(‘.[ll’, willing to learn;
B couzagcous. B gentle. B liberal, J3 just,
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of fleas.
dig tatcrs in it no how.”
my broughlin’ up in that ere house, but my
native place is down in Purdunk.”
half rmles to the next house?”
b‘licve ii’s gi'ow’d much shorter since.”
hot so of youth.”
asked M l‘. Bun, as he struggled and strove
with a desperate attempt to cncase himself in
a clean shirt that Mrs. Bun had laid out for
him the night pt't:VlOl1S.
into it?
“wliat’s in it unless it is yourselI"’
had hardly get her eyes open, it was so early
in the morning; she had, in fact, been
awakened from’ her slumber by Mr. Bini’s
anxious qut'$l.l0t)S as to what there was in
his shirt.
_ spectable lady of foity to hear at so solcnm
an hour in the morning as four o'clock, and
she didn’t half coiiipit-li’ez'i‘d it; but wZ'i‘cn
became fully conscious she smiled as she
turned the question over in her niir.d, and
then she. turned herself over, a_nd looked at.
Mr. Ii'».’s operations, dimly revealed by a
&lCl(l_\', consumptive luukiiig‘ lamp.
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Mrs Bim had cai'efnl.y laid out the aforesaid
garinent for Iiim [0 put on for tile jouinry.
hlverytliing had‘ been got ready over night
“I never ’lo\v3 any one to meddle with
my gr-ass tanglers, inistur; butvseein’ it’s
yew, l’ll tcll y_e. lwas born so at mv tickler
request, so that when I hold a plow,_I can
go with one foot in the furrer, and’ toth‘er on
land, and not lop over; ’ besides it is very
convenient when I mow round a side hill.”
“ Very good, indeed ; how do your pota-
toes come on this year?”
" They don’t come at all; ldicrs ‘em out ,
and the.re’s an everlastin’ snarl of -‘em in
each hill.”
“ But they are small, I perceive.”
“ Yes, I knew it; you see we planted
some whoppin blue noses over in that etc
patch there, and they flourished so 'allfii'ed,
that these ere stopt growin’ jist out of spite
’ca used they know’d they could’t. begin. lo
keep up.”
“ You appear to be pretty smart, and I
should think you could afford a better hat
than the one you wear.”
“ The looks ain’t nothin’—it’s all in the
behavior. This ere hat was my religious
Sunday-go to-meeting hat, and it’s just as
chocklul of goodness now as the dog is full
l’ve a better one to-hum, butl don’t
“ You have been in those parts some time
I should guess '2”
“I guess so lew. Iwas born’d and got
“ 'l‘l‘icn you say it is about three and a
“ Yes, sir; ’L\vas a spell ago, and I don’: ,
“ Much obliged. Good by.”
“Good by to you—that’s a darn slick
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Mr. Bin1’s Dis’Eicult‘,'.
“ What’s got into this shirt, Mrs. Biin 7”
“ \‘Vhat has got
I don’t know” said she 'awnino
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She
It was 21 qoecr question for a re-
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Mr. Bun was going to £X'llJd.i'l‘_V that mom-
ng by the first train, and the night previous
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.B aspiring, Ii liunible, because tl_iou‘art dust; for an emjy 51m~1_b0o;3 were blag],-ed, spa..-
E I"-”l'l"'”,’ °"'°",‘”‘°l,""‘,-'I,~ °""“”_l '” !‘“'l'i ing had been performed, the valise packed, ,,
‘.'CI‘“*’(.‘,"°l°(_ ’ ”‘"”l“! I!” d"’“”" and the shirt would most undoubtedly have .
B uouest, L holy, tiansparent and pure; b , x , , , l, , y. , I, , . _ . d
B dc-peudent,l3 christ-like,aiidyou’ilIs’-secure Mn (onnu .19” “Hi 18 01 ‘er pnipdldtlpm
had be not feared of rumpling it during
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Also, a good assortment
ngs, which
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N. B. Particular attent’on paid to cutting.
THOMAS RILEY.
Not-‘walk. Feb. 25.1850. 9
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E. Curtis. Wllerchant Taylor.
No. 10 ll/Iain S/.rccl, Ol/)I..slcurl'.s‘ BLl‘lltllIIg‘S.
HE S'u'iscriber has received. Wlllll" 51
few days past. a large additioii to his as-
CASSI=.\‘Il<1RF.S, i
Vl«3S'l‘[NGS AND 'I‘R.IMM.l.i\‘G<; ,
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’I"ne above goods will be sold on as rea
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
. ELBERT‘ CURTIS.
IVorwa.l7:, April 8th, 18:30.
A Card.
I-IE Subscribers would take this method
. to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Sui'g<.=.i'y. and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble iiianner. It; is their intention to perfect
such ari'angeu'ient.s as will s--cure to their
friends all the advantages that the Dental Pro-
fession affords. and to execute their business
in a style creditable to themselves. VVith many
thanks for past favors. they would respectfitlly
solicit a continuance of the same.
CHAS FITCH. A. HILL. DDS.»
Gytherean Cream of Soap.
NE“? pl'eptll'll.l.t0iI for washing and bath-
[1 ‘ '
ing, just received and f‘r~-- '
~.. Au! t_‘fllU u
C. E. DISBli.YO\V-
- Elime.
;§«.9.u§1.i—£\I9iirutk,.Jrn¢- 1.0,,1.a5o...
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says the Sunday l\'lcrcu,ry, and notices the
fail to be amused ; and may derive many
sity of character.
set out on horseback from Wlassachusetts to
he Green Mountains in Vermont
travelling through the town of New Salem
man habitation; but as all things must have
nut brown\house of the former greeted his
vision.
was a curious figure to behold.
lacking in lcngth of his tow breechcs was
amply made up for behind ; his suspenders
appeared to be composed of birch bark, grape
vine and sheepskin; and as for his hat,
which was of dingy white fclt_—poor thing!
burst it out‘, was difficult to tell; at any rate
red hairs in abundance stood six ways for
Sunday.
est spccimcus of domestic manufacture. that
ever mortal beheld.
‘ feeling an itching to scrape an acquaintance
with the crittur,-drew up the reins of his
horse and began:
me how far it is to the next house?”
handle, rested one foot on the gr-ambrel of his
sinister leg, and replied.
juss can.
,5h0Fl'20\‘-'nS fly is a sin to snakes.”
A Real Live Yankee.
’i'l1oever travels through New England,
ccentricities of some of the natives, cannot
ew ideas in respect to etymology and diver-
Some years since, an acquaintance of ours
While
is read led into a piece of wood some five
"tiles in lcngzh, and long before he got out
fwliich he began to cntl;~i'tain doubts wheth-
r he should be hlcst with the sight of a hu
ti end, so at last had the woods, and the
Ni-ar the road was a tall, raw-boned
ver grown, lantern-jawed boy, probably
eventeen years of age, digging potatoes. Hc
VVhat was
t had once seen better days, but now, alas!
t was only the shadow of its glory.
\Vht-ther the tempets of time had beaten
be top in, or the lal‘l’s expanded genius had
twas missing, and through the apert'u’re
In short he was one of the rough-
Our tiavelliiig friend
“ I-lallo, my good friend, can you inform
Jonathan started up, leaned on his hoe
“ Hullo, yourself! How’d dew! VVell,l
’Tain’t near so far as it used to be
afore they cut the woods away-—then, ’twas
generally reckoned four miles, but now the
sun shrivels tip the road, and don‘t make
more’n tew. The first house you come to
though, is a barn, and the next is a haystack;
but old Hoskin’s house is’ on beyaiit. You
will be sure to meet his gals long ufore yew
get there ; tarnal rompin’ critters, they
plague our folks more’n a little. His sheep
get into our pasture every day and his gals‘
-in {hp npnbxnv-rl W: . . .I I .
--. ..-av vguuulu,
1-.’u.Ue. 5.31.5. 10.3 (Log arter, ID8-
gals, and the-way we makeyhe wjood-and;
H s ' - _ . .
I see you; are inclined to. be facetious
young man; pray tell me how it happens.
sleep. At four o'clock he had awakcd, and
fairly got on his pants in haste, be
rccollected his shirt.
the eyes, which one experience before the
morning ablutions are performed, and every-
thing was seen :through a- cloudy medium,
which was not relieved by the lamp most
disuially burning. Ul'l(lci‘ this disadvantage
Mr B. sought the garment where it had
rested the night previous.
now in a great hurry he seizes upon it;
ih'ru'sts his head within the folds;
desperately for the. arms, and gets it on some
how.
hiiiiselif, at first gently, and then louder;
where-is the b‘u'ttons’.l and he fumbled away
desperately in the dark ;- and Illt-3i’l'“~\"‘f/'llt]l.
has got into the shirt 2” c
ejaculations, and Mrs. B., answering in form
and manner, as above, t'u'rued over.
isn’t any stiffening in the dicky,” growled
he, “and the buttons are all on‘ the wrong
side ; I can’t make head nor tail of It.‘ Here
he gaveanotlier plunge through" the cotton‘.
“ It seems as if the Old One himself was in
it.”
B. rising on her elbow.
been that she wished to convey the idea that
she thought her spouse the veritable being.
whom all good l.I1l1'lgSIi0I'd in such holyiho’r-
ror “ but she wished to say Siollletlllllg, and
this was an acquiescent response to tire sug-
gestion of M‘r._B.' Sympathy goes for in
soothing trouble. i
c heard the car-bell‘ rinvrio-.1in'tIie"assen-
. =-: is I’,
gets, and he heard the shrill notes‘ of the eu-
gine, as‘ it gaily travelled over the ground,
\VI1lSl.llng as a ploug-hinan
whistles ;
eats turning away from the depot, cti'i'>:iin’g
his deliiituenc and here was a hundred
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a“ doubtful prububilityr of getting his shirt on.
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He had that strange woolly feeling about
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pushes
“ Blame the thing ;" muttered he to
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losed t‘l'1efsfi-iiig of
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“I should not be surprised,” said Mrs.
It couldn’t have
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His face was red‘ and steamy. He, in fan-
’ e
pt‘ovci'bially
and he saw ex‘p‘cc'Ling= correspond-
miles away, dancing about his chambei' with 5
“Bring the light,” said Mrs. B., “ and let
me look at it.” Mr; En, did as she desired.
He strove no longer—his‘ master S_pll'lt‘,l1'd(I_
strove zi"gainst' the wave of adversit'y, and it
had ovei'wh‘el'uied him; and humbly be
obeyed, child-like, that simple direction to
bring the light. It was 0.‘ ihisnomlar by the
way, for never was baptismal appellation
more inaptly bestowed, that struggled there
for existence, :1 light’.
He brought himself and light before his
then, in truth, helpmate. '-‘ Why, for Heav-
$!1’$ sake l" (Mr. Bim did-‘nt exactly see the
relevancy of the ejaculation,) “for Heaven’s
sake, Mr. Bun ! you’ve got your shirt on
bottom side up I’’
The truth flashed upon him at once that
I I .L.. In»! and strajg-huvay Pro.
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s.ucn.i_nusi.ne l.ll.BIi»~L.'--;.,u_--~-.~- .. ,. as
c‘e‘ed‘ed't'o feineily the dlfiicuillyli '1'h*s"w‘
one of your legs is shorter than tl1e,oilr,,.
‘speedily. done,.and he arrived‘-fill the far jusl .cooI'ne's‘s.’-”
in season. fllbe W!l°l° l9“r”e3.l‘!fhe,,,,‘,‘,’,t. , ‘ . " H I" H . . g ,,
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Eipioit of Sheridan’.
-Tom Sheridan used to tell a story for and
against himself, which we shall take leave
to relate. '
He was staying at Lord’ Cravenie, at Ben.
ham, (or rather I-Iampsted,) and one day
proceeded on a shooting excursion, like Haw-
thorn, with only his dog and his gun,”on foot,
and unattended by companion or keeper; the
SI
)0! was bad—the birds few and shy—and
he walked and walked in Search of game, tin-
til unconsciously he entered the domain of
some neighboring squire. A very short time
after, be perceived ad vancing‘ towards him, at
the top of his speed,-a jolly, comfortable-look-
ing gentlleman, followed by a servant, armed,
as ll. appeared, for conflict. . Tom took up a
position, and waited the a‘pp;roach of the ene-
m ‘ ‘
Y- . _
“ Hallol you sir ;” said the squire, when
within half-earshot, “what: are you‘ doing
here, sir, ch '2”
“ Pin a shooting, sir,” said Toni‘.
“ Do you know where you are sir .7” said
the squire.
“ I’m here, sir,” said Tom.
“ Here, sir I” said the squire. growing an-
gry, “and do you know where here is, sir ?”
—thes.e sir, are my inaiiots; what d’ye think
of that, sir, eh ‘F’
‘‘ Why, sir, as to your manners,” said Tom,
“ I Ci1l'l’t S8 the ' seem over airreeable.”
3 .-.7
“I don‘t want any jokes sir,” said the
quirc; “I hate jokes. Who are you, sir—
what are you P”
“ Why, sir,” said Tom, “my name is Sher
.'lan—l am staying at Lord Craven’s—l' have
come out for some spoi't—I have not had any,
and am not aware that I am trespassing.”
“Sheridan ! said the squire, cooling a lit-
lc, “oh, fioui Lord Craven’s, ch? Well,
sir, I could not know it/ml, sir-—l-—”
“ No, sir,” said 'I‘om, “but you need not
have been in a passion.”
“Not in a‘ passion, Mr. Sheridan l” said
the squire; “ you don’t know, sir, what tliese.
preserves have C0:t me, and the pains and
trouble I have been at with them; it’s all
very well for you to talk, but if you were
in my place, l should like to know what you
would say upon such an occasion.”
“ Why, sir,” said Tom, “ if I H. ere in your‘
place, under all the circumstances, I should
say—l am convinced. Mr. Sheridaii, you did
not mean to annoy me; and as you look a
good deal tired, perhaps you’ll come up to
my house and take seine rcfreshinent.”
The squire was hit hard by this n0nchal-
ncc, and (as the newspapers say) “ it is
endless to add,” acted upon Slierid-an’s sug-
gt-staon.
“So far,” said poor Tom. “ the story tells
for me—Lnow you shall bear the sequel.”
After having regaled himself at the sqnire’s
house, and having said five hundred more
good things than be swallowed ; having dc-
lighted his host, and m'oi'e than half won the
carts of his wife and dz1ti§_5l'itet‘§,‘{lte sports-
man proceeded on his rt—-turn hom‘e\vaiw.'ls.
In the course of his walk he passed tlirougli
farm yard : in front of the fai'in-hoii:a'e was
green, in the centre of r-.~hich was a pond
—in the pond were (lurks ‘inniii'x'icra.l;ilo‘,
on its‘ verdant baiiks
motley group of gallant cocks and pelt
cirtlets, picking and feeding— the farmer was
ailing over the liatclf of the barn, Wllirh
stood near two cottages on the side of the
teen.
Tom hated to go back with anempty bag;
nd having failed in his attempts at higher
ame, it struck him as a good joke to ridicule
the exploits [of the day himself, in order to
re\'cnt.:_1l‘fy one else fiomdoing it for him ;
rid he thought that to carry home a certain
umber of the domestic inhabitaiits of the
end and its vicinity, would sjeive the put“
ose admirably. Accordingly, up he goes
to the farmer, and accosts him very civilly-—
“ My good friend,” says Tom, ~‘il”lI make
on an offer.”
“ Of what, sir '3” says the farmer!
“"\-Vliy,” replies Tom, “I have been out
ll day faggiiig after birds, and haven’t had
sltoi; n_ow,-both‘ my bc.i'i‘cls' are loaded, I
‘should like to take home SOmt*l'l.’1'lrlg_; what
shall I give you to" let me‘ liavc a” shot‘ with
ach ba'r'i'el' at’ tlrose du‘clZs and fo\vl‘s—'—-‘l stand-
ing‘ here, and to have whatever I kill?”
“'What’ sort‘ of a shot are you 2'” said. the
fariiiér.
ii F..in.«h." said Tom, « fairish."
“ And to have all you kill?” said the farm-
~,._:c'e.h '21)
“' Exactly so,” said Tom’.
“ Half a guinea,” said the farmer. ,
"‘ 'l'hat’s too much," said Tom. “ l’ll tell
you’ what.‘ l’ll do_—l’ll‘g'ive you a seven’ shill-
ing piece,‘ which happens to be all the men-
y I" have in my pocket.‘ _
“'VVel'l,” said the man, “ hand it over.”
'I"h'e payment vv-.is'rnade——'I‘om, true to his‘
bargain’, took up his" post‘ by the barn door,
and let fly with one barrel, and then with
the other ;’ and such quacking and splashing,
ahd screaming,'a'iid fluttering, had" never been
can in" that place before.
Away ran Tom,-and,-delighte'd at his suc-
cess, picked up first a hen, then a chic‘-ken,
hen fished out a dying duck or two, and so
on, until he numbered eight hc-ad of domestic
g'ain'e,- with which’ his bag was nobly distend-
ed.
“ Those were right
good shots, sir,” said
“Yes,” said 'f‘om; ‘leighttliicks and fowls
are worth more than you bargained foi',__old
fellow—‘-—woi".h rather" more,-I su‘spect‘,- than
seven shillings"-eh ?”
“ Why, yes,” said the man, scratching his
head,_j‘I think they be, but what do I care!
for that—tIi.ey are none of" mane 1"
“ Here,” said Tom, “ I w.'¢is l'.c.r. Once in my
life beaten, and’ made off as fast as l" c'ot'i"l'd',-.
for fear the right owner of my game might
make his appearance-—not but that
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I could
nave given the fellow who took me in, S.PV/TC!)
"inch t1§.I,(I,l(l, for his cunning and
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TWO IDOL-LA-RS‘ .
mid liianitfastnrte.-I
‘llO'L'tIME ,xxxii1.——maiBEa
of .ilNINu'M. I I
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41.-
Yinnkee Ingeinuity} .
Among the great human» family that?
sprung from the egg-shell of nothing, thd‘
Yankee shines as A". No. K, _ Queehj_ _Vic"
heastonishes at the sight of ti‘ pa'te'nt_, chiirn ;i
while her “ dear Albert" and the rest of the‘
iiobility wohder at the mysteries of a patent:
corn cracker. He sells mouse traps to Met-'
ternich; tooth powders to Orleans branch ;3
'.ll'l were to the Arabs; Ander.~on’s best to‘
the refined nobility ; prescribes 'l‘ov‘vnsend’s"
Sasap-.1rilla to the Pope of Rome; Sherman's‘
Lozenges to the Duke of Wellington, Hun-'
ting’s Dyspeptic Bitters to Queen Vic.-, Dav-‘
is’ Pain Killer to the Manuarins of China}?
Mofl2n’s Life Pills to Louis Philippe; and‘
Brandrl-tli’s‘ to the famous Czar of Russia —-’
He makes a foreign bully run like .l‘ehu,i
just at the doubling up of his fist; talks a‘
three huiulred thousaiid dollar job right into‘
the Go‘vernor of Jamaica, in the cash‘ plan ;5
sells wooden combs of any cjuairitity to the
gr-andees of Timbuctoo; in a gale heaves:
over a cook stove when short ofan' anchor ;-
presentshimsclf to Lord Brougham while his‘
credentials remain in his trowsers pockets ;=
kisses a Spanish belle when no one else dare‘
nridei-take the delicate job; appears before‘
the Quceii of Portugal as the celebrated
\ ankee corn doctor, on the scientific" plan,~
tools in hand ;’ offers to sell in‘ a" gentleman-‘
ly way, the very l)est. magnum bonu‘m"‘r'a-”
zors to Sir Robert Peel, ju.-tas he is descend-
mg the steps of Purliaiiient; sells Cowhide
boots to O’Connell; makes love to the Florence’
ladies; sells cakes of real Yankee sitaviiig
coup at the main door of the Royal Ex-'
cliaugc; takes off his hat and makes a ship-'
shape bow to Lamartine, and then‘ gets his
candid opinion of Brancroft; boasts of Yan-_
keeism right on the steps of the banks of
England; in an independent way he’ ivulks‘
before the Czar of Russia, pi'esetits hiiii‘ v."itl1’
an acorn fioin Mount Vernon, and ride-s" differ-'
ent times in the Royal carriage; rolls up the’
white of his eyes like a’ duck in a‘ thunder
.~torrn to a celebrated Vl('Dfl8 hello, and says"
how do you do" inarm '2” and what caps all,
iiiakes several Dublin grandees actually be-
lieve by “Yankee conviiicing proof,” that he
can scoop up the water of the Thames with‘
a seive ; change the wind at his call‘in‘g; run‘
an ordinary horse seven miles in seven inim-
utos ; live forever, and then turn into a white
oak post! Whew l what u genius.-—L'.7:.
Owned Baal.--In reply to our call ori’
WedncsiJay,*"'tl1-at if Genin doescn't. send’
lllll], (Dodge) a but, he is not the genuine’
L71.-niii we believe him to be." Mr. Dodge
I'(.‘C(:‘lVt'(.l this morning, the lollowing laconic‘
dcspatch l'i'om New York :——“ Mr. Ossian E.
Dodge. I’ acknowledge the corn. J. F.
Gcnin; Vice la J€/i7'I._7/ !—Scn'd me the mea-
sure of your head.
Dlmv YORK, Sept, 28, 1850. [Bosh Trans.’
{?,l3.a A tlistingtiislied man, whose early life"
was cln-'qu'ei'i-«J with follies, which, in his‘
more main‘:-c years he had occasion to regret;
rt-niai'l.'l»d, that he never committed a folly in‘
the wh’ol'e course of his life except when un-‘
dcr the influt-nce of liquor," and then no fool‘-
had done worse.‘
A PARSON in the course of his sermon, re-'
cently asked : “ What is the price of earthly:
pleasures ?” Seven and six-pence a dozen,”
said a half aslccp gi'oce.r, who was somewhat‘
startled from his snooze by the qucstion.——-
“ Well l’ll take the lot,” rejoined‘ a specula-
toi‘, who was anything biit wide awake when‘
he made the oft".-r.-
{’§(§= An Irish student was once asked, what‘
was meant by posthumous war/cs .7 “ They
are such works, “says Paddy, “as a man‘
\Vt‘ll.CS after he is dead.”
at
3:7 Lieut. Lynch, in! his notice of the‘
Jews of Tiberius, on the sea of Galilee, says,
“ The females marry very early. There",
was one in the house, then eleven and a half
years of age, who, we are assured, had been
married eighteen months. Mr._ Wiseman
pointed out another, a mere child in appear-‘
ance, ten years of age," who had been two’
years‘ married. It seems incredible.”
37:. A little girl meeting’ a countryman
with o lr‘i'ad of slaughtered hogs,dropped the"
conrtcscy. The rii"stic‘ laughed without. re-
turniing the civility. "‘ V\7hat said he, do‘
you l:ou‘rtesv to dead hogs?”
“ No sir,” repiiecl the little miss, “ I cour-‘
tesied to the live one.”
§]Z1';T-’l‘»’lrs. S\vi'ssh.l-lm says it is riiarvicllous-',
ly strange how 2'.‘ wonian can‘ think herself
contaiiiin‘ated' the sliglitest intercourse"
with the victim of a sedncer,but cover her
face all over with smiles to receive the sea
dncer himself. Mrs. S., talks like a woman
of good sense.
R EMARKABLE M'r:uoiiY.——“Wh'o made you?’
inquired ahlapy l.'c*‘¢,1,(‘lit:.-’.,t‘_(?l'(i£1‘ hgreatrlubbegly:
IJD’. who it late ' jome er c ass. -
dolift‘ lrriow,” said ‘* Not know? You,
ought to be ashamed of yourselfl, A boy
f_otlrteen years old l_ Why there's’ little Dicky
Filtoii—lic’s‘ only tliree—he can tell‘, I dare,
say. Come here, Dicky—-who made you 2”
-“ Dod I” lisped the infantprodigy._ There,"
said the teacher triumphantly, “ I knew he’d'_
remember I” “ Vell, he" oughter I ’taint but‘
a little while since he was made!”
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it 0 via! 0 yis I" cried an Irishman in the;
street. a: few. days sipce, ringing a tell, “post.
beiwanc twilve o’clock and
store on Market strate, a large brass kay.
pp not be after tellin‘ ye what. ll. was, for It
1)
was the kay to tii5=.B.=1i>.|<»;5“’e+. '
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