PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY‘ MORNING ' -
\
AT
TWO DOLLARS PER i ANNUM.; ,
Village subscribers by carrier—per ycar$'2
{M til
0 lice subsci'il)ers, or those living out of
NUMBER 158--NEW SERIES.
Terms of the G-azetvte.
00
do. in advance do. :2 00
the C.ii-rier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, 1 50
Companies of fiveor more receiving t.Iiei1'
|)l|)f.‘-l'S by mall. if paid in advance 1 50
,___
0. S. Ferry,
— ilttorucy and Coiiuscllor at Law.
' IlIalio:‘y’s Building.
Ofiice hours from 8 In I2 o’iloi~/r. /I. III. ; and
- from 1 la (3 o‘clac/.'. P III.
c. & G. A. BISSELL,
Attorneys aial C-ti-'d!t.S€I§()E'.‘ at. law.
Ofliice over J. Mallory 8:. Co.’s Store,
I\'0R\\'ALK, C.)N-N.
George A. Davenport,
Attorney and Ciiuiiscllor at; law.
Ojicc I’I‘r(.‘Sf Side I/ic B7’Z(f$'C,
CONN.
NORWALK,
c. J. eaumaw,
DEALER IN I-‘UREIGN AND no.\Ii«:s'1‘ic
$taplt: 8$friiirt_) t.']_) Q*Tmi:it.'5
-CA R P ETI N G
(jam-iage Cloths and Trimunings.
iturrtn, f3;tS.§!;tIERE.'S, vas'i‘i:-:i;s,
Shootings. Flannels, Bette. &c
HNORWALK, cT,____
‘ Wm. W. Narramore,
Ablii”-'.h%l,ai‘€ I’-*.iil”li3"l'
Corner o/ISlatc (mil IlIa»i21. Streets,
' BR ir.c:i:ror:T. ('0t\';\'.
_____._._._...__
«3'@E§'.iT‘§
tq ..
Bdbllbhiildté Fifi
Over 1-‘. St. J0l.lll7S Store,
NOR.\V.-\LI{, CT.
Ltllienesses
I7Va7'mnle(l to pl:-ase all goozl jII,(g4‘S.
Cw”?
Hartford County
Mutual Fire liisimiiice flanipauy.
GEORGE S'l‘.JO[-IN, Agent.
a pleil}_',eil capital of about 3800.000.
A casli surplus of more t."§‘.iii S.';’,_()00.——-
Insnrani-i-. on $>‘1()f) about-7 ceaitsager ,\'i-if--.
March 11?. ‘-53- Ill‘)
I Raymond élo liafeiad.
KVIIOLESALE & RP3'I‘.‘\IIJ DIG‘-ALERS
In Gt-oi-erii-s. I’rovi.<ioii.<. Flour. l“f‘-NI. Silli-
Fi<h. Ci~r_icke.ry and (ilass \Varo. \Vnndi-n and
\Villo\v \Vari-. Brooms. .\lats. &i-.. &i:.
No 2 lVa(cr sf... .\"orii;i1l.li'. Conn.
George A. Eissell,
AGl*I.\I'l.‘ ()l7 'I‘IIl?.
llmcrican Mai ail Life IIE§l‘zi’2‘il’-(‘Q3 €0.
OFFICE IN M.-\Ll.Ol{Y'S l3IlILI)ING.
S. E. Qlmsizead,
\VI-IOLESALE 5: R.E'l‘.-\lL DE.-\I.lCR IN
Gi'ocerie.s. Ifloiar. Provisions. Salt. I’owr,lci'. &c.
N()_ 14 & [6 Main st , Niu'\\'zill{. Ct.
Loclnvooil, llaight 8;. Co.
1\1.\NUl-‘AC'l'U ni-tits OF
TIN, Sl:IEE'I‘-lR().\', 5.: B ‘I.-"ISS VVARES
AND ni-:_-\i.i-:Rs ix
Stoves. Furnaces. Ileators, I'Ifll1,9_'t'-‘.5. D"iinis.
&.c., Slieet Li-ail, Leail Pipe-.. Sail lrnu. Cast-
ingg and 1;.-ick, Pm-igi-.l;iiii. J-.ippan anil Brifaiiia
\V-,..-.45, (jh mi, (,'.roi:|.'i-i'y. Glass, Flint. I£n:itn-
eled and E-irtheii \~Vari-.. \Voo.li-ii \Vai‘e, t\Iats.
M.-.tches. Selves and Bruslies. Stove and Slime
Blacking, \Va.~.hing and 1rBilSI‘PU\V('l(?l'S, iltc.
READY MADE CLOTHING-.
7 ‘H I‘) subsi:ril)eis have constantly on hand
a lai'<_ri-.:issoi'iineiit ol Reaily i\Iaile Cloth-
ing of all kinds. ilescriptions. and sizes. which
\ ill be Olli-'-l't‘.(I at unpi'ece_ileiiteil low prii:es.—
Atty person wishing a good suit of winter
clothes at a less price than thi-y can he pur-
chase-i_l at? any othei estsiblisliitieiit in this
town, is i'especiI'ull_v inviii-il to call at the store
of Ll'l'I'IAUER 6.’. TURK.
Ready Made Clothing.
keeping it ,<__;ooil assortment. of Ready Mails-.
Clotliing ofall kinds. Also. a gooil assortine.nt
of Cloths, Cass-imei-es, and Vesriiigs, wliicli
he will make up to order in good style and at
shart. notice. A
N. B. Particular attention paid to cutting.
'I.‘HO.\'I.-XS RILEY.
Norwalk. Feb. 25. 1850. 9
A Card.
I-IF} Subscribers would take this method
. to inform t.heir friends am] the public gen
erally, tlltlti they have associated togeilier in
the practice of Derital Sui-g=.i'y. and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble manner. It is _tliei_r intention to perfect
such. at-rantzfiinents as will 5f'cure to their
friends all. the adviintages that the Dental Pro-
fossion'af?orrls.an?l to execute their business
in a style creditable to themselves. With many
thanks. for past favors. they would respect.fully
colicit a continuance of the same. ’
and cheap gooils.
‘E. G. W'fiRR§3N
Cabinet; lllaker as Uuilcitailicl-.
Two Doors East of I/ic Baa/c,
S'l‘A.\lEf)lID, CORN.
TOULD i'espi_-.i~tt'ully inf'orin the inhabit-
W ants of this. and the a.'ljoiiiiii,i__i to\vns._
that l)elll‘-J satisfied front the ~ urgent iiecossity
wliicli has lrei|iioiitls' existed in cases when
ileaih has been caused by putrid diseasi-s, a nil
in alniost all cases ofdcatli oi_-i:i.irriii,u iii warn:
wi-,.ither. that mote ample provision in the llllfl
()I‘ill'll(2l(“S iioi-i-ssairy for the iiiiernients of the
dead than has lierotoforo been niaile in this sec
tion ‘of tho cnniitry, is called for. he has |)cen
indiiccd to make the iit—-cessary iil'l‘:lll}_'9lll('lll>‘
for. anil i:lmi' he is now prepareil to fi.it'nisli Cof-
fins, .\'liroi.ids. Caps. S.:ai'fs. c\’c.. ofevory ili-s-
cription that lll:i_\‘ he fl(‘.\‘ll'(-‘(I or that can be ob-
taincil in the :ity of Nexv York. at a ll'lOll1i‘til.<
wariiin;_r. day or lll_2l!l", and on the most reason-
able tornis. He is also pi'i-pzircil to fiirnisli
‘L IIeai'scs, C:ii'i'i:i_gi-s, sec. to the (liggiiig of the
9;i'ave, aiiil to atfi-nil to any other :ll'l':lIl;_It‘l’il€‘I]l.\‘
that niay In-. wislicil for the. l"i'inei':il procession,
&c. 'I‘liose. who may wish to keep the lHlfl_',' ol
a iloceaseil frieiiil se,vei'al days. can be I'urnislie(l
with :iu ice-box in wliich it may be preserved a
week, or longer ifne.i:oss:ii'y.
' The su|)scrilie.r has also on hand and for sale
l:ft'~‘.tl()\'(‘.l]'.\‘(llSl|lfi’(:llll§_{I?lllI(l—-illl article which
will iitfocttizilly rcniovi front the sick room, in
from rooms wltore deal It has occurreil.all oll'ei.
sire SHH-?ll.lll)(l ('.()lY‘i|ll(‘.l(%l_V» freslien a nil piirll)'
the air.
lime or soda. it l)Bl!l_2'_ ll]lltfll°|ll0l'e powerful aiiil
entirely free from small. whi :li inaki-s if ilonl)l_y
I I3. CI} .5. UNCICY \VARRlSN.
va luahle.
7tl
Stamford, Fob. 19th. 1848.
Cheap, ‘Ready ‘.‘i?‘ay,
A.\’l)
. 0/1c f"rii:c .5'Io':'c-
The Siiliscrihor. <_ri'aiolii| l’or the patroiiage
lte.i'otoI'oi'i>. reizeivi-il fioni his iinniorons frii-nils
and aoipia-iitaiices (lf|I‘lll;1 the past 9-3 ye-;ii‘~‘.
would say_lo IIl(’Ill and the public. ,‘,L(‘-lH‘l':Ill_\',
that ho is now (!ll:;fl;__Vl¥fl in liiisiiiess on his own
account, and on the c/icitp, TCi'1(/"_l/j}(‘(;i‘/,, and one
pwicc .s-_i/s/1-ni.
It will be obvious to all ri=flectiiii_i ininils.th:it,
to i:oiii_lni:t the iiiei'caiitili-- business on the our
prior; 5'1/.5’//ZIII, anil that a very low price, it must.
he done for reaily pity. ,
Aililitiinis will constantly be inailo of season-
ahh- ;1ooils.to his already large stock comprising
an iiiiiisiisil vaiiety.
'l'|ie siib.<i:i'ihor flutters hiniselfthat from his
means and long expi-i'ioiii-.i=. l()_1_'f‘lIl(-\l' with thi-
hi-lp ofpoliteaiiil attontivi-. clerks lie. will offer
_<_ri'i-atinilncomcnts to all who may "want good
Sl7.Y;\IOUR (IOIUSTOCK
New Canaan. Jan. 31. 1.~‘..30. (;
E; R3 just l'(’(‘l’l\'(‘ll a new and hr-aiififiil at‘-
J. .ti»‘ lo in his line a fziii-_\'-sli.ipi-il silk
5: Jl7.£'ll c.:ip.oftlie finest texiiirn. tho pssort-
intent of wliii.-li he will rapiilly i'eilni-e by the
Also a i.-oninli-to vai'iet_\' of ever_\'
which he offers surpassiiigly
as; a.’i—
a‘tS‘S.'s-111.8 -
daily sales.
kinil of cap.
t'lll’tl p for i-.ash.
Ho is maiiiil'actiirin;r as good a lint for -34
as can be procured at I’;i-In-e 6.: Cii.. N. Y..
for Any persoii flf‘.<]]'ill,'_" a li:it. light. easy
and’wateI'l)i'oofZ aitil inaile ll)’ C‘=ircfiil incasiii'i-
to fit all the siili-.-humps of the head. hail hot-
tor call without ll(‘l:I_V. as he is rollin;: oil‘ the
present eiliiion of Spi'iiig llats like lint-caki-s.
Silk or Fur hats fiuislieil as per order. 18
E‘;-I-‘3."=I-E31 €.9'E‘\-§.c":i."'3E.1E ENZPQREEIEEE
E. Curtis. Z‘!Eerch9.n‘é: Taylor.
No. 10 ;lf-‘llll. Sficcl. Of/iisfijili/'3 13/1/‘fl/fI',.'."-5'.
I’ III‘) Suiscrilier has i'ecoivoil. within a
fmv ilays past. a large tl'lllIll()ll to his as-
sortineiit. of b'pi'iiic: Goods. cousistin-'_—Is in part.
of I3;-imiliglnilis-, of Fl'l‘.ll’2ll. Gerinaii, Eligllzll
and Aniericau inaniif'ai-tiiro.
' C.-\-‘\.'.\.'I.\I IIIICS.
Plain I’;lai:k and iDf)f!~‘l\lllI, also a largo :is.=m't-
men! of Fancy f1‘noil.-‘.ofa varii-f_\‘ of p:iItei".ts.
VI‘)->_l'l‘l .\'('iS A ND 'I‘RI.\l .\l l t\'G\';
A Q‘0()ll‘ilSsl)I'lIllPlll' always on lianil,.fo all of
u-mi,-h I would invite an exaniiiiatiini from :n_\'
Ii-ii-nils and (-|t_s'f()||](’,I'.~‘. anil the public ;:eiiei:il-
I5-, ’|‘hi-. almve, gooils wit] l)(-I. sold on as ri-.a
.<imabIi-, mi-nits as can lie ofl'erod cl.-‘e\vlirI'<=-.
Garnieiits ni:iili-.or Ill:IfIP anil 'l‘riniineil in it
most fasliionahle. anil w_orkinaiilike niaunei‘.
Cutting done as usual."
l7asIiious received every month.
IC LBIC IT CURTIS.
Norzcrilk, April 817:, 18:30.
Fania faunas,”
AT THE
SOUTH NOR\VALK NURSERY.
7 ‘H IE siibscriliers_ i'ospccIfiill_\' solicit the at-
tention of I“|‘lIlI growei's. to their stiii-k of
'l‘i'ei=.s. ciiiisistiiig of choice Apple. Pear. Cher-
ry, Plain, -\pric-or and I’eai:h 'l‘ri-es. l()_L{Plll(-‘.l'
with ;. good variety of Oruaniental 'I‘re(=.s and
Shrubs. such as. Evetgrei-its, l\I0l1llliilll Ash,
I*lor.se Cliesnul, &c Also, a V(‘.l'_y’ line lot of
Isabella and Ctitiiivltti Grape vines. Also, on the
first of Novenilier. a large lot ofihat large (,II.~'ll-
cious bi>.rry tho ’l‘rue Red Antwerp Rzisplieit-y.
Flesli firm. iich. jiiicy. with a fine. sweet. lll_'~_'ll
flavor. 'I‘lici‘e is a small Rod Ai'it\\'c.i'p, wliicli
has been l:ii'i_=e.|y_ (lisseiiiiiiateil; it. is poor
and worlliless in coniparisini with this noble
[mi-.-y, Gt-zn. Si«:r.\ioim & (Jo.
Soiilfi Norwal/c, Ucf. 26, 18.50.
Cloths.
ROAD Cloths. Beaver Cloths, Pilot Cloth,
C3lSilill9l‘(!S, l)oe Skins. Sattiitotts, Vest-
iiigs, &c.. of all qtialilies, and a laigo assort-
Illi-‘Ill. for sale clieap by the _\aid. or made tip
to order in the most siipe.i'ioi' style and warian-
ted to fit. at prices lllll(.‘Il below the usual i'ates.
Ciittiiig done free of cliarge. S. MoUL'i'o.\‘.
it/‘i~s/.,;or/.. l\'oL‘. .1. 12:‘.-3o.
Bye St-.ufi'sl Eye Etufi”-3!
O ‘.V i'ei'eiving a hinge. supply of Dy.»
Slilllfs, i-onsisting in part of the followiiig
articles: I1()g\V(Nl(l. Nicwooil. I*‘ustic. Ca iii-
wooil. Potasli. Iniliuo, Coppi-ras. .‘.luin. Blue
Vitriol. f\laililei', Hyperiiic, Red \Vood, Ver-
iligris, *c. &i:.
Also. on hand a _aooi?siipply of every article
in the Dyers and Matiufiii-tni'ei~’s line. at prit
ces which cannot fail to suit lniyei-s (‘all a-
J..A. VVEED’S.
44
X’1‘.RAC’l‘ of Vanilla, Lemon. Rose.
Orange Flower ‘Water, Peach \Vater,
&c. For saleat BISSELL’-5'.
Window Sashes.
CHAS. FITCH. A. HILL. Dos.
A,-SSORTED sizes, for sale by
W. C. S-rnzm-.
'l‘hi.< fluid is far siipe.i'iorto chloi-iilc of
1\‘ORWALK, CT. TUESDAY, JANUARY '7, 1851.
POETRY.
The Burial of Love.
BY WILLIAM CU_l.Ll'2N BRYA..\"l'.
'I‘wo dai k-eyed inaids,aI shut of day,
Sat, where a river rolled a way.
\Vitli calm, and brows, aiiil raven hair,
And one \\ as pale. and both were fair.
Bring flo\\‘eI's. they so ng, h ring flow ors unblown,
llring loii-st blooms of name unknown,
I3riii;; building sprays from wood and wild,
To st row the bier of Love. the Child.
Close sofilv. fonifl_\'._ whi'e we weep.
His eyes. that death may scein like sleep;
And lay his lianils,in si,i_-ii of test,
Ilis waxcn liands, ai-ross his breast.
And make his grave wliere violets biile,
\\'lu-re star-hiiwers strew tho rivnlec’s side.
And lilue-liirils, in the llIl>lS of Sprliig,
Ufcloiiillcss skies auil Suimner siiw.
I"ace near llllll. as _\e lay him low,
his iilli.-. sliafis. his loosened bow,
'l‘lie silken band tliatoli around
His wa;__igis_-Ii eyes in inirili he wound.
’;ut we shall iuoiirn hint long, and miss
His rt-ail_\‘ stnilo. his ieaily kiss,
'I‘he.. pallet of his little feet,
Sweet frowns. and staiinnered phrases sweet;
And gravcr looks serene and lll_:.'_l1,
A light‘ of In arch in that. yiitiiig eye;
All those will haunt us, till the he-irt
Shall aclie—and :iclic——-and ti-ars shall start.
The bow, the. hand, shall fall to (_lust,.
’l‘he -liiiiiiig zirrows waste with rust,
Iiui he wlioin now, froin siglit of men,
We hide. in 6.-art|i,slieill live again;
Shall lireali tliese cloils, a form of light,
\Vitl1 nnliler niii-n and cleari-1' sight,
And in the i-loriial glory stand
\'\'iih those. who wait at izod’s tight hand.
MISCELLANY.
Caught in a Qliiclisfllllal.
VVc hail l'lilt'l‘f~‘(l the couniiy of lllf.‘ J9/(€-
mi.x-z'ii.; and with the cx--i-piion ofsn:.kes,and
an oi-i~asion:il sitgzt‘-('0L‘l\’——lm'lL'l(I as iI'ii-In-i'i‘v
upon which III‘ fi-cds——nnt an animal \\'-as to
lit‘ sii-n. \Vi- had f"llC(iUl’llt‘l'Pfl ihc last huf-
f::lo, an old bull, ilirec days before. Him
we had killcd; but the meat was tough and
.~ti'9iig_v, and taking out the ioriguc and, hnnip
tubs, we lllill lf'lI the l't'll”l2lli‘i(I('l' of his llll£_I('
i-arcass to ilic wolvi-s. We In-gziii to ii-pi--ni
of our gcni-r. siiy as we rode fllll.Ilt'l‘ into the
(lt‘S(‘l'i. We wcri-, alii-ady on lia.f l‘:illt')llS of
the “ji-i‘lied,” and as the lllll'lli'l'S l'L'HlLlll\’t‘fl,
ih'_\' *‘ cbawins” ll. \\'aS. Wu niiglii, i-rc long,
lit.‘ glad of a steak from that sanic olil bull.
-.~.--.1-
As we rode a'on,r:, fl‘.-reading our way
ll)l'Oli_QI) the wininwnod Iill>llf’S’, an anii~lopi'-
sprang up in Bill‘ path. Ixlalf-..-dozen l'lfIt’S
wt-:'i-. iaiscil, but before a ‘head’ could bc
iliawn,thc shy animal was far bi-yonil i'ai'igi-,
tltt.~llllI,I'_I‘Ill€‘v\\'Il.llf;‘ lcavi-S fioin his shitting
fl.-inks. 'I'l=.c rifli-5 came back to thcir rest
:i('l‘iiSs the poninii-l of the saddle; while ll'iI-‘ll’
iiwni-is wi.h looks of ili.~appoiiitmi-in, {night
bi- heard aposuopliising the ‘goal’ in not
very l't-Fl'lf‘L’IllllI ti-rnis.
About a mil:-s l'nrilici' on, anil at some dis-
iaiici.-to III“ i1iglit,l llliillglil I oliscrvcil a
pt‘iiii;1ecl llf':lil disappi-aring I)t,‘lllllLl a swell
of tho pi'aii'io. l\‘l_V companions were scep-
iical; and, \\'Il(‘i-'llllQ' out of the trail, I started
ali»i'ic. i\'l_v horse was fri-sh and willing, and
wliiilii-r succi-ssliil or not, I linow iuai I
could easily ..vi-i'ial.e them by caiiipiiisz llllltl.
l siiui-k dirccily toward the spot. '.\ llf'l'(‘, I
hail si-i-n the ivlijei-i. It appeared to be only
half a llllll.‘ from where l hail left the trail.
I fnnnil it ni-an-i' a t'nile——u cuiumoii illusion
in the crystal and cloudlcss atiin_isplici'e of
lliese cl:-vati--il regions
A i-ui'iousl_v ll)l‘(llf-‘(I ridge traversed the
plains from _i'-.a.~t to west. A iliicket of cacti
covi-~.i'i-if part of its summit; this ihirkci \\aS
the point of my ifcstii'iaiion. I_)isniouiiiing',
I lt.‘fl iny horse slowly up the szope, and on
reacliing thc. cai-ti, fastciicil the lari-at to a
bi-aiii-h. I then crawlcil i-aut.iou.~l_v tliiough
the spiky 0\’alSl0\\':1l‘LlS the point where I
f'X[if’C'(-‘.il to find the game. To my joy, not
one anti lope-, but a brace of iliosi.-. bu.-utiliil
animals were quit-ily giazing bi-yond—but
alas! too far l)t‘_yf)l1(l for the carry of my
rifle. Thi-y wiero full ihrcc huni'h'cd yards
distant, upon a smooth grassy slope, without
i-vcii a >fl}__{('-l.iU~ll to serve me as cover. VVbat
was to bc ilniio? '
I lay for several minutesibinkingrovcr the
iliffciwiit trii.-ks known in Illlflliifl‘-(.'l‘illl for ia-
kin,<,_r ihcantelopc. Should I liTlll.nl.L‘. their
call'!_ Should I hoist the hariill.'ercliicf? No,
they were too shy-—l knew iliis from the
fact that, at short ll‘llel'\»'5.lS, they threw up
their graci-fiil ncc-ks and, struck the sword
with their hoofs, looking wildly around. I
have no altci'naiive. I shall steal back to
my horse, t;kc the red ‘1\'lacl.'ina"i’v’ fiom my
saildle and i_;isplay it over the ‘nopals.’
I bail come to this ri-solution,’ whi.-n all at
oncc my eye rcsicil upon a clay-colori-d line
in the prairie, about a liiinilii-i_l_, yards beyond
the point whi-ro the aiiinials wi-‘re feuding.
_J_t was P\'l(l(‘lllly a break in the surfaci: of the
plain —a bufliilo road, or pcrliaps the hied of
an arroyo. In either case, the Vffly sliclfcr I
wauii-d, anil the igllllltf was approacliiiig ii,
sii-p by stop as tbi-_v fl-d. The qui-stion was
no\\'—-could I reacli the hollow in that»; and
givirig upiihu plan of spri--.iiling my hlaul(ctS,
I i'i-solvcd to make the attcnipt. Creeping
back out ofilie IllI(’l\'f-‘ll-,i1l'lLl having my horse
where I hail iicd Iiim.l ran along the side of
the ridge towards a point \'l here I had noticv d
it u as dopn-ssed to the prairie level. On
i-cacliinq this point, to my surprise I found
myself on the bank of a broad arroyo, whose
watci"s, clear and shallow, ran over a bed of
sand and gypsuin. Thc banks were low,
not over three feet above the. suiface, except
where the ridge iinpingcil n non the sircain.
Here there was a high bluff, and hurrving
down to its base, I eiitercd tho clianncl and
commenced wading upward. As I had an-
iicipated I soon reached a bend, where the
sireain, after running parallel to the riilge,
struck upon :1 huge rock, and sweeping
round to the right, bad canoned the hill.-—
the bank. The 3lllf'If)pPS hail opproachi-d
within fifty yards of’. the arroyo, but ihi-y at
least wt-i'e_ f‘ tr Iiundred above my position.‘
’l‘Iii>_v ix’:-t‘t.‘,.__.“ ill quit-_ll_y cropping the grass ;
and once inori-. bi-niliii,r_r my ba:k.l pl'0Ct‘P(IetI
up stream It was (llIII(‘.l.ll wading. The
bed of the arrn_vo was so i“an«l yii-lding, and
I was compclli=.il to‘ lift my fer-t with caution
lost their splashiiig iniglit disturb the gainc.
Af”""“1l.‘-‘filly drag 0I'sc\'ei'al hundreil varils
I caine to an arteiuisia bush, that grc-.\v' soli-
tary upon the top of the bank "fl must
lllflll l‘n0U_:li,” tliought I. I clutched my
rifle firinly, bringing it in the level. I then
slowly i‘ais--d lXlySl‘lI, and looked iln-ougb the
leaves of the :n'icini.~ia. I was in flu.-.’ right
spot, and sighting the heart of the buclt,l
fired. H lcapcil three feet from the ground,
and fell back a,_zain'a l.f(‘I(’SS heap.
lwas about to rush forward and sccuris
my prize, whcn I observi-d the (loo, instead
of bounding away,'as I i_-xpei-ieil, run tip to
her fallen partni:r, and picss bet‘ tapcring
nose to his body. She was not more than
twenty yards fiom rue, and I could plainly
si-e that her look was one of inqniry'and lic-
wililcrincnt. Ail at once she sccun-d to com-
piehcnil the fatal truth, arid ihiowing back
her hi-ad,commenced uticriiig: the most pitc-
ous Cl‘lf"S,€ll the same time running in ciiclcs
round the ilcail boily of her inate.
I>li)0(l wavering bi-twi-cn two minds. I\~‘ly
first inti-ntion was to i‘i'-load and kill the doc;
but her sti':iri,o;e and plaintive i.-tics enteri-il
my licart,coitipli-ti-ly di.~.ai'tnin_9,‘ me of all
Iio.~tilc.fci-lii'i_g__r; iiziy, niori-,l began to feel
l'L'fll0l'Sf‘ for what I had :il:‘i~ad_v done. Had
I dri-aini of wiiiii-s;-ing a sp:-ciai-In so painful
as the mic bi-fore nu‘. l shoiilil ncvcr have
li-fi the trail. ‘*.Ii rkcil bu.’ ” for 21 month,
and half rations attliat, would have l)('(_’ll
happiness to what I ciiilu:‘ei.l as l lisicneil and
lUOl\’f‘(.l upon this strangi-: sci-ue. _ ‘
But the niischii-f was now done. “ I havi-
worse than l\'ill('d hi-r,” ihonglii l ; “it will
be better to ili--spaich her at once, and in this
way ro-lii«-vn her of all pain."
Aciuaicd by IIIPSP principles ofa common,
but to hot‘ fatal, liumaniiy, I l't‘5I(‘(I the butt
of my rifle and l'l"lOil(ll‘(I. Willi a guilty
look and faltering hand I rai.-‘cd the piece
and fired. My hand was steady i-niiupli to
do the work. VVlii-n ilic 5-miikc floated aside,
I coiilil sec lllf‘. Iiiilc cri-alure lili-i-iiiiig upon
the grass, hi--r In-ail resting upon the body of
her rniirile:i-il mate!
I slioiililcred my rifle, and was about to
movc furwaril, when to my a.<toni.-Iinri-nt I
found in_\'sclf llt‘lf_l by tlii- loci, and fiiiniy, as
if my boots hail bccn scrcwi.-il into a vici-l l
maili- an «film to raise my I"g.s, but could lift
ilf.‘llll‘.’l’ one not‘ ,ihi.- i:tlii-r——::::cilii-i‘ iffori
more v’ioli~nt was iqunliy iiii:-in-.3.-s_~ful_.;i
ll.ii'd still inori: (ltf“‘.l‘lil7i‘. arid liistiig lI'i“,' bal-
ance, I In ll I):‘if‘l{ with a swla-Ii ll,"‘ii)ii tlfc w-.1
tel‘. HalfSuliliicated, l \'lifl‘.'ii\'Hl't‘{_I to lf'i"OVt‘l‘
my upriglit position. 'I his I i-asily ai-com.
plnlicil, as iny kn: cs ‘.\‘f'lt' alt‘: :1-ziy lit low the
siirfacc of ihi.- sand, and, in faci. now bent
with iliffictiiiy. (‘In my fi-i-l :i_~_-ain, what
could I do ‘.3 I was still as filél as bi-fore. I
could lit‘l:hF:l‘ movie forward nor baclnvai-ii‘.
to the l‘l,f_,Tl]l or li-fi—anil I hecaini.-. sensible
that I was grailuall_v going down, deeper and
ileepei! 'l'hi--ii the fi-at-fiil truth fl.-islicil upon
ini-—I uvis Si7I]JI:7I,£,“ in (L l1l1'I:(‘/i.'.\'[(-Il(f !
A fueling of horror ran through me. I
renv-wed my cflints with the i*i’ii-my of dus-
pcration. I bent to one sidc, then to the
oihcr, almost pulling my l\'llt‘(‘S fioni llicii‘
sockets; but my fi-it-1 —I could not move them
an inch 'I'lii-2 soft cliiigy sganil hail alrezzily
ovi-iioppcd my hi<_»'h l‘iorsi--sl.'in boots, \\’L”flg-
ing l.ll('lll aiound my legs, so that l vainly
cn.-lcavored to draw tlicm forth ; and I could
frcl that I was still sinliing, slowly but sure-l_v,
as tI’ioit_gh some Iiorriil iiioiistci‘ was la-isuri-l_y
(lioggirig me downward. The very thought
causcil inc :1 ni-iv fei-ling oi‘ horror, and I
cried aloud for hi-lp. '1'.» whom’! ’l‘hi-re
was no one within miles-—no living thing.
Yes! the nr=i,r_rli of my liorse answered mc
liom the hill, mocliing my cl.-spaiin
I I)t’l'|l finwaril, as well as my consiraincil
position would allow, and with fi'ci'iztcd fin-
gers, coinmcnccd tearing up the. sand. I
could bari-l_v touch the surface, and the little
liiillow I was able to sciapc out fillcd up as
quickly as it hail boeii forniod.
A thouglii occurred to "rue. “I will place
my rifle In-iwcen my thi;__hs, horizonially—ii
may support mo for a time.” I looki-(l
ariiu rid for the object. I had dropped it in my
lIl‘$l ellbits l0,,lIt’l. free. It was beyond my
ri-at-Ii; it had (lISLlp[)£‘i‘ll‘t'(l !
This next ilioughi-—-“ Tan I throw my body
flat. and thus by C(IY'l>I.?lIIl. c.xci‘ti_on, pri--vent
myself from siiiliiiig dcepcr 2" .\'o, the sui‘-.
face of the water was two fee’. above that of
the sand. In this position I should have
bi-cu glrnwneil at once. I ]\l'()\’t'(l that by
bi-ailing: forwaril and resting my hands upon
the bottom. The running strcani swept my
face anil shoulders, and I rose again half
choki-il with the water. This last hope llliil
left me; I could think of no othci'—I madc
no i-ffori to think; a strange stupor $t‘lZt‘(I
upon me; my very thoughts \vr-I'D pai'al_yzci,l.
I knew that I was going rnad——foi' a moment
I was mad 3
After an interval my senses returned; I
inade an efI'oi't I0 rouse my mind from this
paralysis, in order that I inight meet my
death, which I now icll was certain, like a
man, lstood crcci; my eyes had sunk to
the pi'aii‘ic level, and rested upon the still
blccilirtg victims of my ciua-.l:y; my heart
smote me. at the sight, and I could not. Ilt'I[)
feeling that my fate was a retribution from
God.
With humbled and penitcnt thoughts I
turned my face to heaven, almost. dreailingr
that some sign of Oinnipoii-nt anger would
scowl upon me from above. But no; the
sun was sliining as bi'l,\‘,’Illly as ever, and the
blue canopy of the world was without a
cloud I ,Q'HZ(’.(l upon it, and prayed with an
(~‘fll'l'lE‘$l.ll(-‘SS known to the heart only in sim
ilar situations.
As I continued loolcing up, an object at-
tractcd my attention It was but a speck
when my eye first rested upon it; but every
Here I stopped and looked cautiously over ' moment it grew larger, until against the sky,
’2l'faiiiiit_i New-paper-~-Elcvutch to fiitcraiurc, ®t21It21'l1I iliitclligciite, lllalitirs, 17-lgiririiltiirc, 2-lrtsaiih ftliiiiiifitrtiircs.
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.VOLlIME XXXIV.--NUMBER 1..
l (llél3Ill;:_r_l'llSl'IPdi the outlines of a huge, dark
bird I knew it to be the obscene bird of ilie
plains—thc buzzard vulture. \\“Ilt'l'lCB had
it come? who kiiows? Far beyond the rcacli
of hninan eye it had seen or sccnied the
slaiigliii-i'ed antelope, and Will) broail,-silent
win_i__: was rii.w it. SC(‘llfIll)g' in spiral gyrations
to the feast of ili--zith. Presently another, and
anoihi;-r, anil another, and many others, mot-
tlcil lhe ilei-p azure, curviiig and whi-elin,i1
sili-ntly ('i'lllll\\ul‘fl, and then the Il)l'I'lIll)$l
swooped down upon the bank. and after ga-
zing aroiinil, flappcd off toward the prey —
In a few scciinils the surface of the prairie
was black with filthy birds, who clambered
over the ' dead animals. and bcui their broad
wings against each 0illf‘l‘, and tore out the
tongue-s and eyes with their fi-tid bi-aks And
now ramc gaunt hungry wolves-the white.
aud co_yotc—sic-aling front the cactus-iliickcts,
and loping, cuward—liki=, over the gri.-i-n
swells of the prairie; i'ni=se drove away the
vultures’, arid dragged forth the cmrails with
the quii-liiiess of thou,-_ihi, and growled, and
snarl:-d, and snapped \"t?‘l'lg'("l‘llll_V at each oth-
iii, and licki-d ilii-ir blood-cloiicd jaws wiili
the looks nfguiliy (“Ylj9_\'fIle'll.
“ 'I'hank Ilt‘iIVb‘I) l l‘f§hall at least be saved
from this.” I was soon relieved from the
sigiii of it; my eyes hail stink below the
lo.-vil of the bank, and looked my last upon
the fairgrccn (.‘:ll".Il ; I could sue only the
white gypsum walls that contained the river,
and the water that ran heedlcss bi-1 vi-en
ihi-in. Again I IIXf‘(I my gaze upon the sky
and with prayi-iful heaii eiidcuvorcil to re-
sign niy.-i-lfto my faiia. In spite of my cu-
_di-avoi's, the llItlll0ly of cuithly [ilt.“itSlll'€‘S,
and frii-oils, and home, would come SIPEIIIIIQ
upon inc, (i'fU:Il g inc at "intervals to bri-ak
out into wild proxy.-ms ofgrii-f, and shouting
for hi-lp, I iiiade ll'('.\ll and ll‘lllllv‘5S Sll'U_'.I‘.’lt'S
During one ofihcsc inoniciits my horse
zi_;_'iilH iieiglii-ii, answei'in<_z my shouts. A
thought struck me : I shail see him bi-f-ire
I tllt‘. Joiii'iii-yiiigs, shari-d lianislitps, had
inailc us known to each other; He would
come at my call; ilio li'll‘lill. was I0:‘()f'l_V iii-c|,m
il1-- soft can-ins would I)l‘t‘ilI\' aia single ji-ik.
I-la! dllfllllt-'l' thought quick as tho foi'ii:ci',
but far moic bri,r;lii and thrilling, rushed into
my inind ; it ilio'figIii—-a hopi--—u plan. I lost
not :.- lllUIlll"lll. to aticinpt its ('Xl‘CllIlOn. I
raise-d iny vo cc to the liii__-lit-sf piicli, and cried
" i\'Ioi‘ol Morol I\'lot'o I” A loud ncigh was
my aiiswi-r——a ncigb of ri-cof_rniiiun that
coin» burl.’ quick as echo. l ilgillll SIl()l)l€(l
——"Pi'o! Moro! I’roltl I li.-icni-.d with a
bounding ltcarl. Fora iuomi-in l.IIf‘l'e was
'siliiii:c. only a moincut and Ilit'l'l came the
hollow sounds of the prancing hoof, at first‘
rapid and ii'i'egiilai', as ofa SIEHI sttiiggliixg
and ri-a.in§_§_io gi-i fri-e, then anoilii.-.i' li(‘lgll.
and tliih aft:-r that thc sitokc ol the Ii(i[]
her.-l in a mf‘iléllI'e(l and ii-gular g.-illop—
l.V(’ii!Cl‘ :ippi-urcd the sound-—iicui‘ci‘ and
ncarci' until the gallsiiii biu=.e bonnilcil out
upon the bank; lirrc he IliiIl(~‘(l, and fliiigiiig
back his iossrd nianc, utti-r.r;g anoihcr shrill
ncigli. He was bi~-wilili-red, and leokcil on
cvcry si li-,snoi'.iii_i_rlou-..l_v. I kni-w that. hav-
ing once set-n inc, hi.-. would not stop iiniil Iii-
hail |')l‘e:SEil his nose ugaiiist Vmy L'Ilf‘('ll\'-—lll~‘
usual custom; and holxlin;_r up my l‘iand,l
oncc inorc callcil out the magic word, " I’:*oi
Moio! Pioli I ’
Now for the first time looking downward,
lic poi'cci_vcd my hi‘-ail and shoiililcrs above-
the water: aiiil ~§ll'(_‘IClIIllg liiinsi-ll Iic sprztiig
into Ililt.‘ clitinncl, and canto towards me
'I'be iicxi inoiiieni I I1t'ILl him by the bri
dlo.
There was no time tibe lost I was ttill
going down; and my ariii pit was fast lll‘Ell‘-
iug the siiilaci-. of thc quicksaiid. Ii-zicliiiig
up, I t'all,l__[Ill the luriui, :nid p:i.ssing it under
ihi:sailifli.--giitlis,liis1ciic.i it in a tight firm
knot. I thcn looprd ihc ti'ailin;__r-criif, llli3iI\Ill,l_’
it :r.-cure aioiiiid my body, and uci"o.-‘s my
ribs. I had It'll i-iiiiagli ofilie rope br-
iweon the bit ring and the giiilis, to i-nablig
inc to chi cl-: an 1 guide the uniinal,in case. the
iirag uqim my body should b".‘.ieioo pain-
ful
All this while, the dumb brute scenic-il to
C(irIipi'f'Il(.‘llfI what I was about, as well as the
nati.it‘e iaftbo ground noon which he stood‘
for during the opi-ration be ki pi lifting his
feet 1-I-I’lfI l‘t’f‘ilili'lll_:_flIl('l'1l aliei"nati.ly, wiihciii
ctilici plntiging OI‘ i'carii'ig!
My ai'rangi-incri'.s were at length comple-
ted ; and with a stiange ft~elii'ig of awe, I
gave my horse the signal. Hi-rc giig:iii’i thc
fuiihful c.ri-aiure bore evidence that lIi}"l.lI](It:l‘- , _
lbi-bind each other as far as the eye could
stood the duty he was to p@1'li)l’IIl. Instead
of inoving olfwith a start, I felt the rope
iightcn upon iue. slowly and g._zi‘ailuall_y, as if
it had been drawn by human harids.‘ I ex-
pe irncd the wild dclzghi to fuel that, slow-
ly and ,i_ri'adiially, too, I was moving.
The lariat cut paitifully, and I chi-ckcd
the l'iorsi- for a IT]()(ll(’Ill. to to aitjiist the thong
This was done, and piviiig the signal a sec-
ond tiine l was drawnfioin the tciiactous
ilemi-iii, and fi-li in_vsclf—a fecliiig I Cilllllul
dc-sci'ibe——saiIing along the wait-i‘. l s}r-ang
to my my feet with 21 sltoiitu'_of_joy, I i‘ru.~.licd
to my brave steed and iliiowiiig my aims
around his ncck, kissed him with as much
di-light as I would have kissed a beautiful
girl. I-ie answcri-d my embrace with a low
and isiiigufai‘ neigliing, that told me I was
uni'lei'siooil
I looked for my rifle. Fortunately it. had
not sunk deeply, and I soon found it. My
boots with their spurs remained in the quick-
sand ; and doubtless by this time, have
reached the gl'2lml.L* fomiaiion, to be fossi.i-
Z,f"Cl and throw it up by some future convul-
.-ion. I made no attempt to recover lIIt:m——
being smitten with a wfiolcsoriio dread of the
place where Iliad Ii-li the.-m——bui iuouniinq
my gallant Moro, I was >I’J0(l Scoiiriiig lllf-3,
prairics in the trail of my compag no/1.7 do
7.'0_I/izge. ,
I reached camp at sundown, were I was-
inci witn wondering looks and such ques-
tions as “ Did yer cum acro.-st the goats ‘!"--
"' VVliur’s yer bootss ?" “ Wllelllei‘ ,hav ye
been huniin or lishin '2”
- I answered these questions by relating my
adventure; and for that night, at least, my
horse and self were looked upon as the ‘tall-
e—.~t bufllers in that gang ” Should the reader
ever wander to the Rocky mountains, he
may hear the story much better told of “ that
at‘ felle-1' who wur fetched right out 0’ his-
boots." — .Di.'.bl'in fl’Iagizine.
Inklings of Irish Life.
Martin Carey was the boy sure enough for
frolicking, fighting, dancing or drinking.-
But soiin-iinies Mai-tin used to get so corned
that II was totally impossible for him to de-
fine the exact difference between the full
moon and a new made cheese.-
li was one ofihose nights on which Martin
desired to have a real thundering spree, that.
he found his way to the sign of the "' he-n’s
tooth and cats feather,” where around a
table sat as merry a set of devil~may-care
boys as ever be"-at an exciseman or threshcd
the floor of a barn to the tune of “indeed
then you shan’i.” . ,-’
Down sat Martin, and on\'vent the spree
for two good hours, but their money was run
out and the little cock-nosed, crabbecl-faced
best. would give out no more liquor until old
scores \VL'l'e settled. In this dilemma. a hap-
py thought shone in upon the merry mind of
Martin Care-y._
“ Ar-‘ah buys, said he, “ is it money yee:
want?” ‘
“ Aye, is it.”
‘- Why thin, ye poor benighted set of cre-
olcs sure ii’s aisy enough to get all the
moni--y required to make us all as drunk as
Bacciis’ sows.”
“ How, Maitin? Come boy, tell how.”
“ Wlii-csi—spalce tinileily now,” said Mar-
iin, leaning over the table, “ sure ye all know
oulil Doctor Strong?”
“ 'I‘.. be sure we do, the bloody ould resur-
rcciionisi I”
“ Be aisy now and listen. Just you get. a.
sack anil pa: me into it body and bones, and
(‘EH ry me to Sii'oni_r’s; you’ll get ready money
for the body and have the rest to me.”
No time was to be lost—ihe bag was got
_,il’lai-tin duly bagged, and the boys were
not .~lO\\' in conveying their funny burden to
Doctor Sirong’s.
A riivirig at the door, they vi-ry cautiously
knocked and were ascautiouslyanswered by
Mrs. Strong. The Doctor was away from
lioine He was gone to Dublin and would
not be home for a week. The body would
not liiai-.p, but l'2ll.lll‘I' than let them go, she
would givc them half a guinea for it. The
litiipteiii was settled and the bag with its
In-uvy i-oiifcnis conveyed to a small room at
the back of the kiichi-n The boys took
their have in liusic, but waited at the corner
to sci: the EllLl'3Of the spree.
The door being cautiously closed after
them, M rs. Strong. wlio always lind for her
pi-rquisiti-s the tci-ih of hi-r husband’s sub-
jects, which she. sold (0 the dentists, approach-
ed the bag VI iih her pincers. Martin, quite
ovi-rcomc with iliink and the joliing of his
_journi~y, haii falli-n a.~li'ep. Mrs S. untied
thc bag_g——i‘vluriin’s inouili was partly open-
>I](-2 il'ioiiglit she heard breathing, but no, it
could not bi.-, it was only her neri'ou.~ness.
With it ili-spi-ratc effort, she thrust ilie pinccrs
bi-iwi-i-n his teeth and gave a tug. Martin
jnmpi-il up and yelled out. Away ran ilie
I’i()l‘l'llIf‘iI i\'lt's. S. and away siuniblcd the bag-
g£’(l lllai-tin. Slic fl‘.-1llll('Ll.' Martin came to,
ariil go-itirig out of the bag, he soon got out’
_ofthi- Ii(iu:t' and ri-joined his merry comrades,
anil ilii-y Lad a wild iidlificaiion over the
ui-ll (ill'Ilt(I I'lilll.glJll'lt-"8. Maitin sworcihut.
thc Di»cior’s old \‘.-'0llliIl'l gave him the tooth-
flL'llf', but he iuai.ugcu' to get glorious in spite
of his ii-eih.
Doctor Siiong returni-(I from Dublin next
-day, but on licai'in,r_r the well spri-ad story of
iontli-(lrawing, he quickly disappearcil, with
his ilisi.-imci-i'icd lady, froin the nci;.rIib0i'h0od
of Maitin Carey and the boys of Kilkcnny.
The Frozen Ship.
Attliis period, when so much anxiety
pri-vail..- respecting the fate of Sir John
Franklin, i-.vc-ryihing l'eI‘<1lll’lg to the Polar
regions is ofintercst. The following sketch
is one of the most. thriling we have ever
read.
One serene cvr-nin“g_ in the middle of Au-
gust 1775, Capt. Warrcns, the master of the
Greenland wbalcsltip, found himself he-
calmcd among an iinnicnse number of ice-
bcrgs in about 77 (lt'gl'€€S of north laiitiude.
On one side and within a mile of his vessel,
ih.-se we.-i'e closely wedged togetbit-r, and a
succession of snow cofoicd peaks appeared
teach, showing that the ocean was complete-
ly blocki--d up in that qua;ti‘er, and that it
had probably bi-cn so for a long period of
time, Capt. V~Jari'ens did not feel satisfied
with his situation; buithere being no wind
he could not move one u ay or the other,
and he lIlt£‘I‘('f(H‘P kept a Sli‘i!.'l watch, know-
iiig that he would be safe as long as the ice-
bci':_:s continued in their icspei-tive places.
About midnight the mind rose to a gale,
acconipanii-d by thick showers ofsnow, M liile
a SllCC(‘s‘él()ll oftremi-ndous t.hunclcring,grind-
ing and crashing !)OlSt‘$,,¢_18V8leE]lfUI eVf(leIlCB-
that the ice was in motion. The vessel re-.
ceived violent shocks every moment: for the
iiazinesscfihc aiinospeere prcveiiied those on
board from discove.-ring in what. direction the
open water lay, or if there actually was any
at. all on either side of them The night
was spent in tacking as often as any cause of
danger happened to present Itself, and in the
(IN) rning llie storm abated, and Capt. War-
iens found to his griai joy, that his ship had
not sustained any eeiious injury. He re-
marked with .~ui',.rise that the accumulated
ic. bcigs, wlii-rli had on the preceding even-
ing foiini-il an impeiieirable bart'ici,had been
St‘pilI'iIlt‘ll and disarrangcd by the wind and it
in one place, a canal ofopi-u sea’ wound its
ciairsc among them as lili‘ as; the eye cou.d.
discern. ..
It was two miles beyond the entrance of
this canal that :1 ship made its appeai‘an:I6
about noon. The .-un shone brightly at me
time, and a gentle breeze blew from the
noi-t'n. At first some7iniei'vening icebergs
previ.-ntcd Capi.Warrcns. from disitinctly see-
ing anything but her ‘masts; “ bm~'he' was-
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