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‘O:lice subscribers, or those living out of
‘Companies of five or more receiving their
I Oflicc hours from 8 to 12 o’cloc/r, A. Ill. ; and
‘Carriage Cloths and Tiriniiaiiriiiigs.
‘isheetings. Flannels, Baits. &c
['-Boots, Shoes, Lcatliero and Fiiidiiigs
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING
I AT '1‘ we ‘DOL'LARS- PE P.
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NUMBER 153*-NEW‘ SERIES.
‘NORWALK, CT. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, I850.
voL‘iiiiiE ‘XXXIII.--ISIUIIIISEII
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Village subscribers bycarrier—per yeai'$‘3 00
Miil do. in advance do. 2 00
the Carrier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, 1 50
150
0. S. Perry,
Attorney and Counsellor at Lair.‘
1VIallory’S Building.
papers by mall, if paid in advance
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Co & Go A0
Attorneys and counsellors at law.
‘Office over J. Mallory 8;. Co.’s Store,
NORWA LK, CONN.
George A. Davenport, _
Attorney and Counsellor at law,
Ofliee I/Vest Side t/ie Brzrlge,
NOR\VALK, CONN.
G. J. euurviaai,
. DEALER IN FOREIGN AND DODIHSTIC
-?$taplc 85ifai1ri_i %r,i_i.(i>‘oaoe'
CAR P ET I N e,
CLC'I"llS, CiISSli'iIEl{ES, VES'I‘lNtls,
NORWALK, CT.
Wm. W. Iixl’-azrrramore,
DASIIEERIAN ARIES?
Corner of State (mil llIai77. Streets,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
EGHM ADSTBN
A...
Over 1". St. J'eh1a7s Store,
I\'OR.\V:\LK, CT.
Eaiiaeness-as
I-Va.-rr(w1le(.l to please all good jiulgcs.
rnnnns &« HEHDRIGKS,
MANUFACTURERS AND D.l-Z.-KLERS l.\'
' No. 1 3 Main-Street,
NOPt\VALK, CT.
IIartt'91-d County ’
llliitual Fire IIiSll’ttE3.(1() Ceinpany.
GEORGE ST..IOHN, Agent.
E_EAS a pledged capital of about $800,000.
A cash surplus ofmore than $3,000.—
Insurance on 53100 about?’ cents per year.
March 12. tf10
READ’? CEQTE-E153 @-
V HE subsc-i'ibei's have constantly on hand
a large assortinent of Ready Made Cloth-
ing of all kinds, descriptions. and sizes. which
\.ill be offered at unpi'ecedented low |)l'i(:PS.--
Any person wishing a good suit of winter‘
clothes at a less price than they can be piir-
chased at any other establishment in this
town, is respectfully invited to call at the store
of LITHAUER & TURK.
Ready Made Clothing.
. ___.-_____.__._._,.
ias on nd intends
lkeeping a good assortment of Ready Made
‘Clothing of all kinds. Also, a good assortment
.of Cloths, Cassinieres, and Vestings, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
-short notice.
-B Particular attention paid to cutting.
I THOMAS RILEY.
.{. Feb. 25. 1850. 9
EiS'HIONABflE 'E1VII’0RI‘§.i'I’vI
'3. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 11.-Irzin SI/reel, Ol-ni.slear.l's Builzlings.
- [IE Subscriber has received, within a
few days past, a large addition to his as-
sortment of Spring Goods, consisting, in part,
of Broadcloths, of Frenrzh, German, English
and American manufacture.
CASSIMERES,
Plain Black and Doeskin ; also a large assort-
ment of Fancy Goods, of a variety of patterns.
VESTINGS AND TRl.Mi\C[ING.'\‘;
A good assortment always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an examination from my
friends and customers, and the public general-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
onable terms as can be offered elsewhere.
Garments made. or made and Trimmed in a
most fashionable and workmanlike manner.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
ELBERT CURTIS.
Norwalk, April 8th, 1850.
A Card.
HE Subscribers would take this method
to inform their friends and the public gen
5;-ally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Surgery, and will be
puppy? to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble:manner., It is their intention to perfect
guch arrangements, as will secure to their
friends all the advantages that the Dental Pro-
*f5ssion'af‘fords.-and to execute their business
in’,a,'StyI0 creditable to themselves. Witli many
manks for past favors..they would respectfully
‘olicit a continuance of the same.
I}. G. WARREN
Cabinet Maker it Ullltl0l‘i1flliZCl‘.
TLUO Doors E astoj t/ic ]3a.7t/c,-
STAl\IEORD, CONN.
WOULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
ants of this, and the adjoining towns,
that being satisfied from the urgent necessity
which has frequently existed in cases when
death has been caused by putrid diseases, and
in aliiiost all cases of-death occurring in warm
we.ither, that more ample provision in the liiiu
of articles necessary for the interments of the
dead than has heretofore been made in this sec
tioii of the country, is called for, he has been
ind-uced to make the necessary arrangements
for, and that he is now prepared to furnish Cof-
fins, Shrouds, Caps, Scarfs, &c., of every dos-
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. lle is also prepared to furnisli
Ilearses, Carriages. 590 I-0 the digging of the
grave, and to attend to any other arrangements
that may be wished for the funeral procession,
&c. 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 in
week, or longer if necessary.
The subscriber has also on hand and for sale
Ledoyen’s disinfecting Fluid—an article which
will effectually remove from the sick room, oi
from rooms where death has occurred,ull olfen
sive smell, and completely freshen and purify
the air. ’I.‘liis fluid is far superior to chloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free from smell, whir.-h makes it doubly
valuable. E. CIIAUNCEY VVAR ‘LEN.
St:.anifoi'd, Feb.’ 19th, 1848. 7t.f
Cheap, Ready Eay,
AND
One Price Store.
The Subscriber. gmteliil for the patronage
lieret'ofore received from his numei'oi.is friends
and acquaintances during the past ‘.25 years-
would suy to them and the public generally.
that; he is now engaged in business on his own
account, and on the c/leap, 7'C(l(f‘_7j17(ly, and one
price .v_i/sle-222..
It will be obvious to all reflecting ininds. that:
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price .5-y/.5-/eii2., and that a very low price, it must
be done for ready pay.
.~’\dditioi'is will constantly be niade of season-
able goods. to his already large stock comprising
an uiiusunl variety.
The subscriber fluttershimselftliat from his
nieaiis and long experience, together with the
help ofpoliteanil attentive clerks be will offer
greatinduceinents to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
' SEYMOUR COMSTOCK-
New Canaan, Jan. 31, 1850. 6
Patent ".-‘Paint.
LA-I{E’S Patent fire and water proof
Paint, or ftl'l'.lfl('.itll Slate. This c.\‘traoi'-
dinary substance is found in ii stratum of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \Vheu taken
from the niincit has all thcappoaraiice of the
finest. Indigo and is no liardertlian cold fallow.
but a few i.la_vs to the atmosphere turns it to
hard slate or stone, protecting whatever cov-
ercd frozn the action of the weatlier and from
fire. A supply jiisticci--iveilzinil for sale by
VJ. C. S'.‘l{.l§ ET,
r\_3(!llI' for the Patcntee.
Carpets at ibifeseport.
Yards C:ll'i\(-‘.‘l‘il‘.;1, consisting of
SupcrBrussels.Superand Coin-
mon Ingraiii. all wool; Cotton Ingrain Striped
Veuitian, Stair do. received this day from auc-
tion, and will be sold at much lower prices
than those of the first part of the season.
S. DIOULTON.
IVcstport, Jo-no 14th, 1850.
ECEIVED this day. a new lot of Clocks
Looking Glasses, Lamps, Gerandoles
and Cake Baskets, ‘Bruslios, &c.
C. E. DISBRO\V.
l'§\ABER’S SCY’l.‘HE-Rl'l~‘LF.S. at
- OL-.\l."’I‘EAD‘S.
H. G. Randall.
AS just received a new and beautiful ar-
ticle in his line—a fancy-shaped silk
gazed cap, of the finest texture, the assort-
ment of which he will rapidly i'educe by the
daily sales. Also a complete variety of every
kind of cap, which he offers surpassingly
cheap for cash. ,
He is manufacturing as good a hat for_$4
as can be procured at Bebce (Sc Co., N. Y.,
for Any person desiring a hat, light, easy
and waterproof, and made by careful measure
to fit all the side-bumps of the head, had bet-
tor call without delay, as he is rolling off the
present edition of Spring Hats like hot-cakes.
Silk or Fur hats finished as per order. 18
_.___.-_. ______._..
Cheap Carpet Establishment.
_ N o. 99 Bosvciry.
F-we Large Show Rooms at l‘IlRA‘.\I ANDER-
soN’s -to/iolemle amt 1?,eta/ll Store.
AMILIES and housekeepers furnished at
wholesale prices.
LIST or PRICES.
English Three Ply Carpet, 7s. to 95.
Do Double Superfine, 85.
Double Ingrain Carpet, Gs.
Coniinon Carpets, 6d. and 1s.
Stair do 9d. and 3s.
Brussels Stair, 6s. and 85.
Adelaide Mats, (is. and 85.
Large, Tufted Rugs, 25.
Do Axminister, 45.
Door Mats, 6d. and 4s. -
Table Covers, 8s.. 12s., and 203.
English Floor Oil Cloths, 3 feet to 24 feet
wide, 3s.. 4s., 53., and 8s. per yard.
English Druggets, 3s. 6d., and Gs.
\Vindo\v Shades, 8s. to 40s.
HIRAM ANDERSON,
611125 No. 99 Bowery.
RUSlIES.—Sci'1ib, Stove, Shoe, Hair
and \-Vhilewa sh Brushes of a superior
quality, for sale by LOCKWOOD, Hnicirr 6: Co.
E'or Sale.
V ERY chon p, a good Shower Bath, nearly
ll6W- Apply at the store of
' C. E. DISBROVV.
. XTRACT of Vanilla, Lemon, Rose,
’ Orange Flower \Vater, Peach Water,
‘&c. For sale at B[SSELL’S.
Barn for Sale.
I-IICI1 willb’e sold at a bargain.
euire of W'. E. BISSELL.
E ii-
719:
CHAS. FITCH. A. HILL, DDS.
PCETRY.
The following is the celebrated Echo Song
sung by Jenny Lind:
Come hither, come hither, my pretty herd,
Huah, hiiali, huah, huah, huah,
Come. ox and cow and weanling brood,
And liasten to taste of the morning food.
For night; wit Ii hersliade creeps darkening on,
Ling shrill horn on the mountain round,
And follow my cattle the welcome sound.
Huah, liuah, huah,to grateful abundance my
flock speed ye.
Long besides where heart-fires burn,
My love has waited my return.
Soon I clasp the treasure,
In an extacy of pleasure,
Paradis’d upon her arm,
N0 care can grieve, no ill can harm.
The following are the words of the Bird
Song, which Jenny Lind sings:
The Bird Song.
COMPOSED I-IY 'i‘.«\uizi-tin"
Birdling .7 \Vhy sing in the forest wide?
Say why ! say why!
(‘.all’st thou the llridegrooin or the Bride?
And why! and why!
“ .I call no Bridegrooin——call no Bride
Although I siiigiho forest wide,
Nor know I why I’in singin'g.”
Birding! \Vhy is thy heart so blcstl
Uh say! oh say!
Miisic o’erflowing from thy breast ‘.7
Oh snyi oh say I
“ My lieart; is full and yet is light,
My head is glad in day or night,
Nor know I why l’in singing.”
Birding! \\»"hy sing you all the day?
Oh tell! oh tell!
Do any lisicii to thy lay?
Oh tell! oh tell!
“I care not what my song may be,
Now this, now that I warble free.
Nor know, yet must be singing.”
It-IISCELLANY.
couvausawo,
A Roiaaaunce in I-Iistoicy.
CI'I.-\I"1'l‘IR IV.
“They shall be married to—morrow, and I
will bid the duke to the nuptials. But, oh how
bitter a thingit istolook into happiness through
another inan‘s eyes.”-—./I5‘ you like It.
Let us return again to the castle of Con-
versano. Several weeks had elapsed since
the events related in our first chapter, and
llobcrt was still an inmate of the castle.-
T\VlC(_‘. he had yielded to the solicitations of
the uneasy Odo, and prepared for an imme-
diate departure, but some new scheme of
pleasure for the mori-ow had detained him
one day longer, and yet another, until at
length, with the natural mobility of his dis-
posirioighe hail a(_'.c()lllll'l0(.late(I himself to his
s.tnation, and become transformed from the
active warrior to the careless and idle courtier.
One afternoon, as Robert was listlessly
pacing the, hall, when all had been detained
from their usual field sports by a storm, Odo
approached and proposed a turn upon the
battlcnicnts, as he said the clouds had passed
away, and the sun was setting in great splen-
dor. Robert gladly consented, and they ac-
cordingly ascended the great staircase, and
went out upon the walls. Here they were
agreeably surprised at finding the battlcmeuts
occupied by the ladies of the castle; they-
were clustering around one of their number,
who was singing to the lute an eastern bal-
lad. But the first object of our hei'o’s atten-
tion was the beautiful and iinprcssive pros-
pcct which presented itself. In the west all
was bright and beautiful, the sun had just
set, and day was fading away in that mild,
swcct light, which always sheds a calmness
over the soul, and fills the free heart with
thoughts of H cavcn and of God. \'Vhilo in
the cast, the black clouds of the retiring
storm hung like a pull over the Adriatic,
casting upon its deep waters a hoe so dark
and ominous, that one might almostdistiir
guish the sounds of howling teiupests and
maddencd waves, and fancy he heard the last
voice of the sailor borne upon the wind.
‘ One of the ladies had withdrawn herself
from the careless group, and as she stood
gazing out upon the beautiful scene thatprc-
sentcd itself in the west, seemed to be coin-
muning with her own thoughts. Robert im-
mediately recognized the faultless form of
Sibylla, arrayed in her usual dress of white,
and approaching, addressed her:
“ What, lady ! musing, and sad, too 2?
That brow, meihinlrs, were rather form§d_for
sunshine, than for clouds.” ‘
“ No, my lord,” answc1'ed Sibylla, “I Wa§
not sad; and yet,a shade of melancholy had
stolen over my spirits, for I thought of child-
hood, and the recollections‘ of its teeming
joys and hopes always makes me soine.-xvhat
sad.” ,
“ Pardon me,” said the duke, “ but what,
pray, may I ask, can there be in your present
life, which leads you to regret the past '9”
“ Ah! I know not how iris,” answered the
lady, “ but sure I am, that the present is not,
and the future cannot be, blessed as were the
days of my childhood, when I was a merry,
thoughtless girl, free from care and Blair? Wllll
hope, when to find a bright berry or 21 new
flower in the wood was an era in my exist-
ence, and the sweetest pleasure to rumble un-
restr-.iined through the olive-groves on the
hill."
At the recalling of these old associations
of her childhood, the Iacly’s bosom heaved,
and a tear started to her eye which she could
not repress, and she turned again to the scene
before her, to conceal her emotions, so that
she lost the piercing look of love that Rob-
ert gave her, as he answered—-.-
“Did you never imagine, lady, in your
day-dreains, that these sweet hours might be
renewed? Know you not that there is an
era in our lives, brighter, even, than the
halcyon days of childhood?”
The maiden, though formed for love, was
as yet but a novice in love’s language and
wiles, and she answered, with perfect art-
lc:~sness,as sl1ctu1'D.e_<.l towai'ds 1l.if.I1-—-
“ You are a true knight, my lord,to whom
the neighing of the war-horse and the clash
of steel are the sweetest sounds. I have been
told of the wild pleasure of the rush and ex-
citement of battle and of victory, to which
you doubtless refer as that brighter era. He
who fought .the Paynim can indeed speak
from proud experience. But from all these
Scenes our sex are free, and for that I thank
Providence, as for a b_lessing—for the carnage
and-anguish of the battle-field would be but
sore pleasure for me. But, liark—is not the
storm returning ;- or is that noise the sound of
the swollen brook, borne by the- breeze to
our ears 2”
The knight listened for a moment, and
then answered, with asmile, “ You have not,
indeed, the ear for a soldier, or you would
distinguish in that sound the clash of armor,
the rattling of the mail of knights and the
trappings of steeds.”
“ Ah, yes I” answered Sibylla, “ I do now
know that sound, like the far off tinkling of
a thousand liitlc bells; often have I heard it
before. But who, I wonder, can they be Cl”
“ Aye, and there they come,” said the
kiiiglit,asa small band of cavalicrs issued
from the wooil,and came gaily prancing up
the steep. “ And now, for you must know
better than mysi-lf,I iterate your question,
‘ Who can they be '3’ Their careless move-
ments, and their shields hanging at their
banks, betokcn them friends.”
“ Oh, yes,” answered Sibylla, “I know
them well. That is the banner of our neigh-
bor, Lord Giiiscanl; he is my”—-the maiden
I)6Slldl(‘:tI and blushed——“ my kinsman—our
cousin”
A cloud came upon the brow of Robert,
but it instantly fled, and he answered, with
assumed carelessness, “A goodly train, in-
deed, your kinsman brings, and that noble
fellow in the green armor,[ would be sworn,
is the leader, Guiscard himself; he is not
altogether unknown to fame.”
The band had now almost reached the
castle, and our two friends stood in silent ad-
miration of the movements of the leader.
Evidently proud of his superior liorscninn-
ship, he came caracoling‘ on, managing his
noble steed with perfect case, and as it were
by his own will, rather than by any move-
meat of the bridle hand; his visor was up,
and the short black curls that struggled from
under his helmet and fell about his face, sci
off to fine ailvaiitaigc his high, proud features
—whilc to cnlizincc his beauty, his cye
beamed brig'hti:-.r and his lip cnrlcd yet more
haughtily with the r-xcitc-i'n:_int ofthc i'nomcn'..
Swccping swiftly f(ll‘\\':ll".l, an-..l clearing the
bridge at a single bound, he sprung gaily
from his horse, and t"tltel't,‘tI the castle, with
the easy faiiiilia;-ity of Ul.'C who was well
known and rcspcctcd.
“ Well, by my faith,” saial Robert, “a
noblcr man cannot be found in Europe,
whether for couching lance upon the battle-
fi'cId,oi' whispering love in lady’s bower, and
I would stake my life upon his success in
either.”
“ His name and his deeds, my lord,” an-
swered Sibylla, with a sigh, “ do not alto-
gether belie his looks ; but pardon me, sir, I
must leave you, to receive our guest.”
"‘ Nay, but ' stay one moment,” answered
Robert, hastily; “I have something of the
last importance to say, and this may be my
only opportunity, for soon I must away to
other lands and rudcr sccncs. My looks, my
words, my love, sweet lady, cannot have
been unheodcd by thee. From the first mo-
ment of our meeting, I have adored thee
each hour, with an ardor that has only been
surpassed by the increased love of the suc-
ceeding‘. Lady, you are the day-spring of
my hope, the star of my fate, and at thy feet
I lay my name, my fortune, my kingdom,
my all.” And assuring himself, by a glance,
that the rest of the ladies had descended from
the battlemcnts, the knight caught her hand
in his, and, kneeling, impressed upon it a
burning kiss of love. Once he thought those
soft, taper fingers returned his ardent pressure,
and then, in his moment of hope, her hand
was hastily withdrawn, and the lady turned
from him and burst into a passionate flood of
tczirs.
“ Ah! tell me, tell me,” she sobbed, “ that
I have not encouraged you, that I have not
led you on to this, and I shall be happy.”
“ Dearest lady,” answered the duke, “it
has caused me weeks of anguish, that you
have not returned my looks and signs of
love; but hope whispered that nothing but
maiden modesty and reserve was the cause,
and with thy matchlcss beauty beaming be-
fore me, how could I cease to hope and love.
Tell me lady, by one word, one sign, that 1
have not loved in vain. '
“My lord,” answered Sibylla, “think of
my situation, and you will desist from your
suit. I am the only child of an agent father,
I might well say his only stay and compan-
ion ; and think you I could leave hiin? No,
not for sccptrcs and jcwcllcd crowns. Others
ihere are, far nobler and more beautiful than
I, that would be proud and joyful at thy
suit; but 1, oh! I cannot leave my worn-out
sire”
“ And is that all 2” said Robert, springing
to his feet, and again catching her hand in
his, “ and if that be all, I will hide here, or,
stay—the good old count shall go with us, to
even a sweeter home than this; he shall
spend the evening of his life by the graves of
his fathers. The skies of Izan are not more
bright than those of Normandy, sweet lady,
nor the plains of Yemen half so pleasant;
we will away to Normandy.”
“ Ah, my lord, you do but afflict me,” an-
swercd Sibylla, with averted face; “I must
not deceive you, I can never be thy bride-—
from my cradle I have been affianced to
another.”
"' And that other ?”——
-“ Is the knight who just entered the
castle.”
“ I feared it, I feared it,” said Robert, with
a most. sorrowful tone and look ; “ his claims
are before mine, and your co-nstancy I can
but respect, while at the same time I regret
it. I-lad that knight, lady, come hither as
my rival, hi,s,l.at1cel1ad needs been strong and
I
his sword keener than blade of Damascus,
but now I yield. Your happiness, in this,
as in everything, is all that I desire, and
while I resign you gladly, and yet with sor-
row, to another, I only pray that his homage
may be faithful and ardent as mine has been.
Lady, I shall never love another, and by
this token I swear never to wed.” So
saying he pressed her hand respectfully to
his lips and left her to descend with her
maids.
“ Ah !” thought she, as she slowly passed
down the staircase “ how much more noble
and magnaninious than /rim. Oh,tbn hated
espousals! I am sure that I can never love
Ralf Gniscard,sure as I am that he loves not
me. Fear and love can never be mated, and
his very look I dread as it were a sei'pent’s
glare. If only”-—
“ My lady,” said a pert page at her elbow,
whose approach she had not, in her reverie,
noticed, ‘-’- my lord count,‘your father, desired
me to say,your presence would not be needed
in the l’t"C6pl.I0n room; he is closeted with
lord Guiscai'cl, who sends his respectful coin-
pliments, and wishes you good health.”
“ I return the count my thanks,” said
Sibylla, ‘* but, stay, know you—or, nothing,
nothing ; if wanted, I shall be in my
chamber.”
“ VVL-ll, well,” said the page to himself, as
she dcpiii'tcil, “ what can be in the wind now?
Cortes, I never saw my lady sad before. St.
Peter, but if I were a lady,I would not be so
sorrowful that I could not see my lover, an he
were such an one as that.”
As Siby la entered her chamber, she was
met by her tiring woman, who, with the clat-
tering officioiisness allowed her station, began
offering her services
" Which dress will my lady please to wear
this evening? Here is the new one brought
over the mountains from Florence by the
merchant, a fabric rich and fine ; and here,
too, is the bright Venetian silk, that we bar-
gained l'or with the shipman,a queenly (tress,
and of bi'avc_ colors, was not that a right
good bargain, my lady.’ But I was always
too sharp-wiitcd for these traders ; my life
upon it, he lost by that sale. I-‘Vell, we will
have this last for tonight; it will bccouie you
well, my Indy '3”
“ No, no, do not trouble trouble yoiirsclf,
good maid, answered Sibylla, “.1 shall not
need your services now.”
’* But, my lady,” answered the woman, “I
may at least arrange your hair ; the good lord
of Lucinna, you know, is in the castle. I
saw him as he came up the hill, riding on
his gallant black sti-er.l,aiid, faith 0’ me, how
beautiful and like a king he looked. But I
will dress you, my lady, so that you be not
behind him in beauty, l’ll venture.”
So saying, the gzirinlous tiring woman
commenced arranging her lady’s hair. But
Sibylla, in a tone of petulancc that she was
never wont to use, declining her services, bid
hcr retire, and then threw l'lCl'.’~‘clf upon a
couch, and was soon lost in mournful rcvcric.
She could not but rnake comparisons bctwccn
the duke of Normandy and him who was
$0011 to be her liege lord and master, and cv-
cry light in which she viewed the subject,
only made the virtues of the noble Robert
seem more bright, and the character of the
haughty and arrogant Guiscard appear more
and more repulsive. The latter she had
known from her childhood, and his imperious
temper and fearful bursts of passion had ter-
rificd her from perceiving and loving the
few i'cdceznin;r traits which he posscssIed.~
Robert, the favorite of fortune, and most
fanicd of all the famous knights of his day,
had appeared to her in the romantic peridd
of her life, and with his engaging manners,
noble person, and brilliant coiiver lion, had
more than realized that beau idcaflif mascu-
line excellence which her youiliful fancy had
painted to her. Against her will she loved
him, and, what she dared not own to her own
mind, she coulcl not love, nay, she cordially
disliked his more fortunate rival. Revolving
these thoughts in her mind, she was so lost in
the consideration of her troubles, that she
heeded not the bustle of the departing visitors,
nor even the sharp cluttering of their horses’
hoofs upon the pavement below, and a knock
at her door was twice repeated before she
heard it and bid the applicant enter.
“ I wish youjoy, my daughter!” exclaimed
the old count, as he appc.arcd. But how is
this? What a loug,sad face! And you have
been weeping, lovc—wh-at, what! Nay, but
l’ll make those pretty eyes sparkle again -—
The time is fixed—one week from this, you
are to be wedded; it is all arrange]. Is not
that good news for you, ah. my daughier .7’
But little joy did the words the kind old
man deemed so acceptable, bring his (laugh-
ter. 'I‘hey fell upon her ear like a death-
kncll, daiiipcning ll(3l' l1eui‘t’s last hope.
“ But, father,” said she, “I am young yet,
too young to marry; and how can I leave
you, dear fa-ther'.¢” And she twined her
arms about the neck of her old sire, and
buried her head in his bosom, to hide the
tears that would gush forth.
“ Nay, child, you were seventeen a half
year since. But is that all‘? are you sure you
have no other reason for delay '2" asked the
father, as he raised her up, and regarde.l in-
tently every motion of her countenance.
“ But what matters any other reason, my
father?" unsu-'cre(l Sibylla, “I am betrothed
to Ralf, and his I must be, come what will,
what may; what boots it to object?"
“ What boots it to object?” iterzited the old
man, impetuously, “ what boots it l0 object’!
'I‘hink you, if you disliked, nay, if you did
not love the Guiscnrd, that that old compact
should bind any more than a flimsy web of
spider? He might fume, he might threaten ;
nay,” said the old man, his blood rising at the
thought, “ he might fight, and he should find
one who could repay him blow for blow and
blood fof blood, I would myself hurl th-c
gauntlet in his face--my old armor should
be clearcil of its rust and once more buckled
on, and the thought that I was striving for
your happiness, dau-ghter, would nerve my
arm and give me success in my last fight,
and, by this head that never beat to_foe,1
. would congucr for thee ’
“ Nay, father,” cried the maiden, hastily,
alarmed at the very thought of . his danger;
“but did I say I loved not Ralf? What
could make you imagine I disliked "our hand?‘
some cousin? ]fI be old enough, let us have
the wedding quickly; what maid would not
wish to marry '2” And she laughed a strange
laugh in her hollow attempt at gayety. But
this, the old man, in his. agitation, did not
notice; and his suspicions lulled into rest,the
happy father ‘went on to tell his plans‘-"=-hoiv
that the good duke of Normandy had ihliéiidi
ed to have departed in the morning, but had
been kindly forced to stay—how that the
noted bishop of B-aycux was to ofliciate in the
coming ceremony ——that a new band of mu-*
sicians was to be summoned fiom Florence,
and gay dresses and bright jewels broifght
from Naples. And thus the kind old father
forgot his fighting and became all happiness
in planning schemes of supposed happiness
for his daughter.‘ ’ , , _
Soon supper was announced, and the lady
Sibylla remained in her room, pleading want
of appetite as her excuse ; but iheold count
made up foi' her absence by his joyous and
even noisy lnlarit.y. “ Ho, there!" he cried
to the attendants, “another cask of wine;
none of the poorer sort, as ye value your
lives, but a barrel of the mellow Gascony,
sealed a half century ago. More cheerily,
ye knavcs ; We must have nothing but pleas-
ant taccs for the next three moons.” The‘
generous wine flowed without stint, the jest-'
cis, as if inspired by the humor and gayety
of their lord, loosed their tongues in bright
and ready wit, and the song of the harper,
and the oft repeated lay of love and chivaly,
protracted the joyous feast to ii late hour.
To be eonti-nuccl.
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To the Authors, Editors, and Publi.shc7'iI of tie
United Slates :—
The inhabitants of the Territory of Utah
through their authorised Agent, desire to ad-.
dress you on a subject \\hel‘L‘Il‘) you have the
power very greatly to assist them, and the‘
importance of which as an intelligent Repub-
lican, they are assured you will at once ac-
knowledge, the cxtcniion of education
throughout their 'I‘erritory. \Vhatever the
difference of religious opinion between us,
or however extraordinary they may appear,
we know that we take the same view of all
essential points with our other Christian felt
low-citizens, and that we all agree that edu-
cation is the birth-right of evei'yAinerican cit-
izcn, and the foundation on which hisliberty
must rest, if his country is to be protected from;
anarchy and disorder. ’I‘he undersignedal-.
ludes to those differences, because it has been
believed that not only our religious senti-
ments difl'cred from our friends in the states}
but that it was our intention to array our-
sclvcs against the governnient:of the Union,
We trust that the late mission of our people.‘
to Congress (by which they ask to have ex-
tended ovcr them, the laws and protection of
their great country) has dissipated this illu_-
sion. As a people of a State we look forwai"d.
and tliat at no distant day, to be received into
the Union, enjoying all the rivilcges and
performing all the duties of our happy and,
prosperous brcthcren. I ‘
But they would present tliemselvcs at
that auspicious hour, as an enlightened and
educated people, familiar with the labors and
genius of their countrymen, and fitted by-
rcading and reflection, to take their just share
in the councils and defence of their great
country How shallthis be without Libra-
rics and Newspapers? How shall our child-‘
ren, situaiecl at so great a distance from their
fellow citizens, who enjoy these unspeakable
privileges, store their minds with the noble,
intellectual efforts of their countrymen.
Our soil is productive, our climate not un-
gcniat to our habits of labor, and our people
united and happy. VVc worship the great
and omniscient God; many of our fellow
citizens whose ideas of duty and hfi]')pfl'IeSIl
have impelled them to seek their realization
in California, have found in their perilous
journey thither, that our convictions of Chris-
scource as manifested through the holy
Scriptures, although we receive and acknowl-
edge the divine command also from a later
revelation. While we claim the privelége
of ministering to the wants of the body of
our ivayfiiririg brother, we would confidently
and earnestly entreat the means of refreshing
our own and our childrens minds from the
great Fountain of Light that will ever prove
“ that though there are differences ofadmin-
istration, there is the same Lord.” Through
the Press we have our chief access to this
Fountain, without it, neither the Cliris;ian
nor the Philosopher could hope to li'ansm’I
his faith in God, and his manifestations inthe
discoveries of sciencc, or to improve the con-
dition of those who are living in the depths
of superstition and bodily degradation. ’
'I‘he position of our 'I‘erriiory cuts us off
from the depositorics of learning accessible
to others and we can only rely upon the dis-
tant periods of arrival of our mails, to learn
what is transpiring in our common country.-
A library for constant reference and mental
culture in the more abstract intellectual
sciences it more than desirable ;. it is vital to
our existence and prosperity.
Congress with enlightened sagacity that-
should always characterise the views of the
true American in matters of education has
appropriated Five Thousand dollars for‘ the
commencement ofa Library for the citizens‘
residing in the Territory of Utah, and the
the undersigned to procure it. He will re-
main in the city of New York a considerable
portion of the winter for that pnrp_o_se,.¢-,
Whilst thus appropriating his time it has oc-
curred to himself and his friends, that a most
agreeable and profitable method of further-
ing this design, would be to acquaint authors
and publishers of books and newspapers»
throughout the United States, with the ivants-
of his constitutents, and to assure them,o_f
the sincere gratitiide with which donations
from them will be received. j
All will files or papers and copies of
Lian duty were derived froin the same great,’
President of the United States has appointed" .
works can be forwarded by mail,iac,ldr_es,s_i3,g1l .
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