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,NUiiBEii 160v--NEW SERIES.
Terms of the Gazette.
Villagestil)scribei~s bycai'rier——peryear$i2 00
Mail do. in advance do. 2 00
‘(Mice subscribers, or those living out of
the Cai§rier’s district, and who call for
.their_ papers at the office, 1 50
Compaiiies of fiveor more receiving their
pipers by mail, if paid in advance 1 50
3. S. Perry,
-ilttoriicy and Coiinscllor at Law.
liialioryls Building.
Ofiice hours from. 8 lo 12 o'clock, A. 11].; and
from 1 [0 G o'clock, P. Jlf.
c. 5. A. BISSELL,
.Ail.9l'E£0}'Sa" and coiuiselloirs at lair.
Oillice ever J. l'l'lalllo1'§' 5;. 09.95 Store,
’ I\‘ORW.-\LK, CONN.
George Es. Bavenpoxm,
Attorney anti t‘ci2nscllci' at law,
O_~‘/‘lite T’Vr.<t Side t/ic ]37"z.cZge,
1\iOl‘.‘.V.-'lI.I’.', COl\"i‘.’.
G. 5!. €3.§E.'€3'E‘vE£’i‘i.§tt'il,
DEAL1-ZR!.\' FUR!-Il§il\' AND D()Ml-ISTIC
staple «fiagfiiiirp 2.1 (‘boobs
CAR P E Tl N G
Cairn-i_agc Cloths and T:-iznmngs.
(lL0'i‘il.:l, C:l§?;lliiil'lltEf§, lfi‘ES’i‘l;‘lflS,
Shootings. Flauziels, Bests doc
E95 ,‘§{.ii‘__'.:,*_< : .93.‘:-_____
Wm. Vs‘. Edarramere,
b;EillllEd?ii.5lil dblldl
Ccii'iL’c-i"of Shite imcl .fl'I(L7:77-Sll'CelS,
l3l‘.lDGF.POR'I‘, com‘-.
- 3 ('9 H123’ A?.‘~’STE§I*.Z’S
= E I" <:' C.»
an alt —
Adilfbfirm Rd M3
- Over E’. St. Johnifis .°§to§'e,
.*.\’Ol1\\"ALK, CT. -
Eaillzenesses
'.l‘l"L‘L7‘)'(Z.3I/_8(l lo ])fP((-SE3 all good _7'u.(Igrs.
E{a:t'fo1*:1 Ceiixaty
liiuiiial l'?‘i:'c Caiiipany.
(H-ZORGIE .iou.\*, Agent.
H“
S:i1)lc(l_-gcil capitzil of about $800,000.
'Insiii'ance on 55100 about 7 cents per year.
March 12. ll'i0
-3.9 :3
\VllOLl7..°$.-‘1l.l'I Ex: l‘tl;"l‘.-\lL Dlf.»\L-EH3
In G'l'()(‘:‘.l‘lt‘.~', l’rovisioii.=.. ‘Float’. l5‘cc(i, Salt.
Fish, CI‘(‘.(:l{(‘.l'_V and (;‘lass \Vai'o. \‘s'oodei1 and
\Villo\v \Vai'e. Brooms. .\lat.~'., &c.. &c.
No. 2 lVdlcr 5/... i\'orwal/c, Conn.
George Esissell,
. AGl«‘.\"l‘ or THE
Aiiicricaii lilia sail life lnstiuancc €70.
QFFIC EN-U ALl.ORY’S BU’lLl'.}l;\'G.
, S. E. filmstosd,
\VHOLF.SALE it R.l£'l.‘AlL DICALER IN
Groceries. Floni'. l’i-ovisioiis. So It, Powder. &c,
No. 1-1 65 16 Main st., Norwalk, Ct.
Locinvootl, I-{night 8;. Ce.
-.-..,,-.~:n~.a-r:oi‘.-.c'i'um;r<s or
“TIN, Sf:ll§E"l'-IRON, 6: B {ASS VVARES
AND oi-:.ii.i«:us IN
Stoves. Furnaces. Heateis, Pianges, Drums,
&c., Sheet. Lead, Lead Pipe, Sad lroii. Cast-
,ii)§:{tllld Brick, Poi'cclaiii, Jappan and Britania
\VareIs, Ch'na. Crockei-_v. Glass, Flint Enam-
eled and Earthen \Vare, \Vooi_len \Vare, Mats,
iii-arches, Selves and l3i°iis-lies, Stove and Shoe
Blacking, V‘v'ushing and Yeast Powders, ézc.
1enE os.e5Emi’ae:—. .
V ‘HE subscribers have COl}Sliii)l.ly mi hand
_ a largi-. assortment. of Ready Made Cloth-
ing of all kinds, descriptions. and sizes. which
it. ill be offered at unpiecedeiited low prices.—
Any, person wishing a good suit of winter
ugglpllies at a less price than they can be pur-
chased at any other establisliineiit in this
town, is iespectfully inviicil to call at the store
«of Ll'[‘l-IAUER & TURK.
r"Ready itiiade Clothing.
4
THVE subscriber has tfllfitllltl and intends
ilieeping a good .a‘ssoiot‘inent; of Ready Made
Clothing of all kinds. Also, a good assortment.
of Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vestings, which
-he will make up to order in good style and at
“-chart notice.
N. B. Particular attention paid to cuttintr.
-' ' THOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk. Feb‘. ‘.25, 1850, 9
A fiard.
Elli] Subscribers would take this method
to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that: they have associated together in
the practice of Dental l3‘l1l‘ge1-y’ and will be
3 .happy‘ to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble m'=mneI'- It is their intention to perfect
such ai'rangement.s as will s-,-cm-e to their
friendsall the advantages that the Dental Pro-
fession affords. and to execute their business
in a style creditable to l1l1em5e|ve5_ \V;,h many
thanks for past favors, they would l‘eSpe(;Y,fl1llV
soliciba continuance of the same. i
(Ill.-\S. i-‘i'rcii.
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A cash surplus ofinoro than $~'23.000.-— .
.-’\. iiii. i.._ nn.~'~'. waion, Deceuiber 2.3111, 18.50.
Sale of Valuable Real Estate.
IN pursuance of an order from the court. of
probate for the district of WW-.stpoi't, direct-
ing the sale of the real estate of H. Allen, late
of \Vestpoi't. dec-‘d-—vvill be sold at auction on
the premises. on VVednesda_v. the 29th inst.,
(unless previously disposed of at private sale)
the followiiig real estate, viz:
No. 1. A tract of land in \Vcstport, above
Buvis’ l)i'irl;_;es, joining la lid of Levi Coley and
others, in quantity 20 acres more or less.
No. *2. The branch factory property with all
the inacliinei'y, embracing 1260 spindles, 30
looms. and everything necessary for making
printing cloths; dwelling houses for 8 or 10
families, and 4 acres ofland, A new and ini-
provcd 'aier wheel put in a year ago.
No. 3. 487 slia res oflhe stock‘ of the Rich-
niondville Manufactui-iiig Co. This property
consists of a large stone liuildin,<_r, 40x00 ft"-et,
with superior water power, mansion house and
other smaller dwellings, burn, shop, «kc. with
the niacliinery and tools in the mill, iind about
‘.25 acres of land.
No. 4. The large mansion house and store,
with the lot‘ near I-I. Nichols’ hotel-
No. 5. The house and lot in the village, a
few rods north of the bridge, occupiail by Mr.
Lloyd.
No. 6. The house and lot on the Conn. timi-
pilae, :} mile east‘ ofthe village.
No '7. The liomestcad place where Capt..
Allen forinerly rcsided——a convenient dwelling
house, barn. cai'i'ia_ge house. &c. with an excel»-
lenr orchard and a great variety of choice fruit,
about a mile east of the village.
No. S. A tract of land near Eli Bi'ot.iierton’s.
a mile north of the village. joining land of D.
Andrews, Met-.ker and others, in quantity 17
acres more or less.
No. 9. A tract of land near Bradford .lerrod’s,
joining land of David \Vliitney and others, in
quunt.ir_v 19 acres more or less‘.
No. 10. Two lols near ‘s-Vni. A. Battersoii’s,
in quaiitity 7 acres more or less.
No. 11. A lot of land near James Allen's,in
quaiitiry about 5 acres.
No. 1'2. The lot in the village, directly west
ofthe Cong. church, in quantity about ‘2 acres.
No. 13. Three lots south of the C-oiiii. turn-
pike, near Eph'in Lyons. in quantity 7 acres
more or less.
No. 14- The corner lot, adjoining land of
Chas \Vakeinan and heirs of E|iph’t Srratton,
in quantity a‘iout‘ 4 acres.
No. 1.5. The tract called the Disbrow land,
joiiiiiig la ud of Eliakim Elwood ,(;‘r'erslioin Guyer
and ollicrs, in qiiaiility about 14 iicres.
No. If‘. The tract opposite Eliakiin Elwood’s,
bounded on Conipo creek. in quantity about 13
aci'es——eiiibi':iciizg S(‘.V‘t?-l'2ll acres ofsall meadow.
No. 17. The tract callcd the island. at‘ the
head of Slit-.i'wo0d’s mill pond,ln qua ntiiy about
7 iu.-res———about half of uliicli is valuable wood
land. Sale to coiiimciice at 10 o'clock, A. M.
A. A. llU"l'Ulrll;\.$-ON, A(ll'll’l‘.’
\Vcsl'porl, Jan. 3d, 1551. 411:}.
€3.bea.;p, ‘.5-’..eady Fay,
Axe
One Price S.’oi'c.
The Subsci'ibei'. grateful for the pati'ona§.:c
heretofore received from his numerous friends
and acquaintances during the past. ‘.25 years,
would say to them and the public. ,<;oiicrally,
that he is now ciigzigml in biisiness on his own
av.-count, and on the c/zcajn, ’I‘(‘:(£(f_l/ 11(1)/, and one
price sy/s/.6211 .
li will be obvious to all reflecting minds, that,
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price S_I,lS/12112., mid that a very Ioicpricc, it must:
be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be made of season-
able goods, to his already large stock comprising
an uiiusu:il vaiicty. ,
The subscriber flutters liimselfthat from his
means anrl long B.‘~2])el‘lBllt‘.(_‘-, togctlier with the
help ofpolite and attentive clerks be will offer
gi'e:it_iiidiiceiiieiits to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
S E YMOU R. COM STOCK-
New Canaan, Jan. 31, 18.50.
I-’:".I.'-k§3‘.vE5'.®.i'.’t2'A.BE.:E E1VI?@RIUlVI
E. flurtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 .fl‘[l(ifI. Si’:-ccf, ()liii.s't.eucf's Biiilrlings.
[IE Su‘iscriber has received, within ii
few days past, a l=.ir_;;e addition to his as-
sortment. of Spi'iii;__v Goods, consisting, in part,
of l3i-oadcloths, of Fl'0n’:ll, German, English
and American inanufacture.
CASSIMER IS,
Plain Black and Doeskin; also a large assort-
ment, of Faiicy Goods. of a variety of patterns.
Vl£S'l‘I-.\‘(}S AND TRlMMlL\'GJ\';
A good assortment. always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an oii‘aiiiinat.ion froui my
friends and customers. and the public general-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
sonable terms as can be offered elsewliere.
Garments made. or made and Trimmed in ii
most fashionable and workinanlike manner.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
ELBER-T CURTIS.
Norwczl7c, April 8th, 1850.
Raymond &. Mead.
ii’/iolcsale and Relail D1-aicrs in
Grocerie s Provision sg Sac.
AVING taken the store No. 2 \Vatei'
, street. (west side of the bridge,) would
respectfully inform the inhabitants oftlic town
ofNcrwalk and vicinity. that they have and
intend keeping on hand the most extensive as-
soitiiieiit of t;ii'ocrics, Provisions, Flour, Feed,
Crockery, Glass, \Voo(len, and \Villow ware.
560. ever before offered to the citizens of this
place; \\'l'ilt,l1 they will sell for CASH, at pri-
ces t/ia/. cannot fail to please.
The public are respectfully invited to
calland evaiiiiiie for themselves. ~ 38
Boarding and Day School.
FOR YOUNG LAQ3lES—Noru.vct</c, Ct.
Jlfrs. Loriiso A. Siizillz, Principal..
H E \Vinter" session comincnces on the
first. \Vediiesday of Noveiriber. Terins—
[.‘,,.- Board, mid washing, ’l‘uitioii in the Eu-
glish bi'anr,-lies, Music on the Piano or Guitar.
Drawing, Painting, French and Latin langua-
ges-—$100 per session oftive inontlis-—wilhout
music $80 per session.
Day Scliolars——English studies and music,
3153 per quarter. English studies alone, prima-
ry, $S4—liighor $5 pei'qlmI't6l’. ;
Norwalk, Sept. 24, 1850. 33
Lost, _
‘ROM the waggon of the subscriber, on
Saturday’ evening, 21st inst., between
Norwalk village and VVilt.on (Bald Hill,) a bun-
dle c0ntaining~ three pieces of iomestic un-
bleached muslin,aiid halfa dozen tippets. The
,;,,d,_,,. Wm be reasonably rewarrled by returii-
ing, or by iiiforniing the subscribe!‘ Where It
may be found. S’ ‘EPHEN BUSCO.
[§,{,~;,im.(;e opposite the Metliodist Clpiircl:-f
1’-'53
-.v\
$_
,I’()E-TRY.
C fOl‘llil1Ll(3 with which women siistaln the most
’[‘liiere7s Rooim Enough For All.
\Vhiit. need of all this fuss and strife,
Each warring with his brother. '
VVhy should we in the ‘crowd of life,
Keep traiiipling down each other?
Is there no goal that can be won,
Without a squeeze to gain it?
No other way of getting on,
But scrambling to obtain it?
Oh, fellow nien, licar wisdom then.
In f;iendly warnin,g call—
“ Your claims divide, the world is wide-
Thcre’s room enough for all.”
\Vhat ifthe swarthy peasant lind
No field for hoiicst labor;
He idly need not stop bsliind,
To thrust aside his nei;,r,libor.
There is a land ofsunny skies,
Vv'hei'e gold for toil is given.
Where every brawny hand that tries
Its strength can grasp a living.
Oh, fellow men, reineiiiberthen,
\-Vliatever change befall,
The world is wide—-where those abide
There’s room enough for all.
From poisoned air ye bri.-.athe in courts,
A nd typlius-taiiitcd alleys,
Go fortli and dwell where licalth resorts,
In fertile hills and valleys;
Vt/hero every arm that clears a bow
Finds plenty in aiteiulaiice.
Up, leave your loathsonie cities now,
And toil for independence.
Oh. hasten then, from feve-red den,
And lodging cramped a ndsinizll;
The world is wide——in land beside,
There‘s room enough for all.
In this fair region far away,
\Vill labor liiid employmciit—-—
A fair day’s work. a lair day’s pay,
And toil and earn enjoyment.
\Vhat need then, ofthis daily strife,
\Vhcre each wars with his .irother?
\Vliy need we, through the croi-.'<l of life,
Keep trampling down each other’!
From rags and crime that distautciiine
Will free the pa upc-.r’s thrall.
Take f0rtuiie’s tidc—tlie world so wide
Has room enough for all.
MISCELLANY.
TIIE VVIFE.
BY WASl1l'.\'G'1‘0.\' iiivi~.\'o.
The treasures of the deep are not so precious
As are the concealed conifoits Ufa man
Lot’-k‘d up in woman's love. I scent. the air
Of blessings, when I come but near the house.
\Vliat a delicious breatli inarriage sends forth-
The violet bed"s not sweeter!
Jlfiz/cffL’(07i.
l have often had occasioii to remark the
ovci'wl'iclii'iin£' l'€\'el'S£‘S of fortune. 'l‘l‘.o~.:c
LllS:t$lcl‘S which bl't't‘.l{ down the spirit of a
man, and prostiatc him in the dust, seem ti’;-
:,....... .-».-rs-.-vac <.r.*m«;». ~:«.~.-:-'»tr.-as-a-«xuw;..\ 'u~0.‘!“"Y1l1."v~'t.-I-t'?«§s'*'*“~!".
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$7‘; _._,_fl-_‘_________,.,,,'..,...,..._..vo.—.«¢-u-V
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it ‘ ‘
NORWALK, CT. TUESDAY, JA1\irUAiiYi.o:i,.is5i. T
as ifhe doated on his lovely burtlien for its
very helplessness. Never did a couple set
forward on the flowery path of early and
well suited marriage with a fairer prospect
of felicity.‘ . .
It was the mishap of my friend, however,
to have embarked his fortune in large specu-
lations ; and he had not been lTltll‘flf:!f.l many
months, when, by a succession of sudden dis-
asters, it was swept from him,,and he found
bimselfi-cdiiced almost to penurv. For a
lime liekept his situation to liiiiisolf, and
went about with a haggard countenuncc,and a
breaking heart. His life was but a protr-.icI.e«l
fl,Q'0lly ; and what l‘t‘nfl€l'e(.l it more insup-
portable, was the necessity of keeping up a
smile in the presence of his wife; for he
could not. bring himself to overv.'he:lrn her
with the néws. She saw, lioivcvcr with the
quick eyes ofof affection, that all was not
well with lliirn. She marked his altered
looks. and stifled sighs, and was not to be de-
ccived by his sickly and vapid attempts at
chccrfnlness, She taslicd all her sprightly pow-
ers and tender blaiiciishmciits to win him back
to li2lpplllC'SS; but she only drove the arrow
deeper into his soul. The more he saw
caiis-2 to love her the more torturing was the
thought that he was about to make her
wretched. A little while, iliougiit he, and
the smile will vanisli from that clicekl-——tlic
song will die away from those lips-—tlic lus-
ter of those eyes will be quenched with scr-
row-and the liappy heart which new beats
in that bosom, will be xvi.-iglied down, like
uiinc, by the cares and miseries of the
world.
At length he came to me one day, and re-
latcd his whole situation in a tone of the
docpest despair. ‘.-Vlieii I had heard him
through, I inquired, “does your wife know
all this ?” At the question he burst lino an
agony of tears. '-‘ For God’s sake!” cried lie,
“ ifyou have any pity on inc do not mention
my‘ wife; it is the thought of her that drives
me almost to inadness -l’’ '
“ And why not?” said l. “ She must
know it sooner or later: you cannot keep it
long from her, and the intelligence may
break upon her in a’ more startlin_g_,r manner
than if imparted by yourself; for the accents
oflhose we love soften the harshest tidings.
l3csl(lcs,you are depriving youiselfofzlie com-
pany of her sympai'i'iy; and not merely that,
but. also el)Cliltllg‘t'3l‘ll‘.g' the only bond that can
keep ll€:1l‘lSl0gGlllGI'——til‘l uiireswvcd comm at-
any oftliougbt and fee-liiig. Sim will soon
pt.-rccive iliatsoiii-til‘-.iii«__r is sccrvily pre-yiri;_r
upon your mind ; and true love will not brook
reserve; it feeés uiidcrva!m~;i,! ni.--‘l riazi-raga‘-zi,
when evi-.-ii the sorrows of tlic-so it l0v'~s are
coiiccalerl from it.”
" Oil, but, n'=‘.~' fill-iiri! lo tlaink \'.‘i’ir.
i am 10 g'lV:‘: Loni! iii-:' l'Li'~.u:‘:2 girns, OCT:--li=".
I am to {=‘.',iil;-e ling-r rr-r_y .<oul1o tlzc (‘iti'ill,
tcllin_:_r"hci‘ that lit,‘-‘i’ .-.7.-"_-l~,::r.<l is :1 l.'l>%‘-_gi_{2il' 2———
V' .
in ulziv.’
.
call forth all the energies of the softer six’,
and give such intrcpidity and elevation to
their ('ll21l‘i‘.(‘.lt‘l‘, that at times it approac-lies to‘
sublimity. Nothing can be more touching
than to behold a soft arid lender female, who
had been all '-\'t’?flls'|’l€5S and depcndcnce, and
alive to every trivial roughness, while ll‘L‘.fli’.l-
ingthc prosperous paths of life, suddenly
rising in mental forc»=.,.to be the comforter
nine, and abiding, with nnshrinking fliin.
ncss, the biuerest blasts of advei'si‘iy. 2
As ihe vine which has long twine:l iii?
graceful foliage about Ilie oak, and l)L‘.€.ll lift-
ed by it into sunshine, will, when the hardy
plant is riftcd by the l.‘lillnClel'l)_Oll, cli'ng'rounr.l
it with its cai'e.<.sing tcndrils, and bind up its
sliattcred bouglis; so is it beautifully order-
ed by Providence, that woman, who is the
more (lcpendcnt and ornament of man in his
happier hours, should be his stay and solace
when smitten with sudden calamity, winding
herself into the rugged recesses of his nature
tenderly supporting the drooping head, and
binding up the biokcn heart. _
I was once congi'atulatin‘g a friend, who
had around him a blooming family, knit to-
gether in the strongest affection. “ l can
wish you no better lot,” said he, with en-
thusiasm, “than to have a wife and cliildreii;
if you are prosperous, there they are to share
your prosperity ; if otlierivise, there they are
to comfort you.” And, indeed l have ob
served that a married man falling into mis-
fortune is more apt to retrieve his situation
in the world than a single one; partly, be-
cause he is more stimulated to exertion by
the necessities of the helpless and beloved be-
ings who depend upon him for subsistence;
butchicfiy,becanse his spirits are soothed
and relieved by domestic cndearments, and
his self respect kept always alive by finding
that though all abroad is darkness aii(l hu-
miliation, yet there is still a little world of
love at home of which he is the monarch.—
Whereas a single '_man is apt to run to
waste and self neglect; to farir-y himself
lonely and abandoned, and his h.-art to fall
to ruin like some deserted mansion, for want
ofan inhabitant.
These observations call to mind a little
domestic story, of which I was once it wil-
ness. My intimate friend, Leslie, had mar-
ried a beautiful and accomplished girl, who
had been brought up in the midst of fashion-
able life. She had, it istrue, no fortune, but
that of my friend was ample; and he delight-
ed in the anticipation of indulging her in
every elegant pursuit and adrniiiistering to
those delicate tastes and fancies, that spread
a kind of ivuchery about the fair scx. “ Her
life,” said he, “shall be like a fairytale."
The very difference in their characters
produced an harmonious combination : he
was of a romantic, and somewhat serious cast;
she was all life and gladness. I have often
noticed the mute rapture with which he
would gaze upon her in company, of whicli
her sprightly powers made her the delight ;
and how, in the midst of applause, her eye
would still turn to him, as illtliere alone she
sought favor and acceptance. VVhcn lean-
ing on his arm, her slender form contrasted
finely with his tall, manly person. The
food confinding air with which she looked
up to him seemed to call forth a flush of
ti'iumph3ii.t.priilv3 and «:l1ci'l.<.liiiig teriilztriiiiss
, .
and siippo:'toi' of her husband, Llllalef misfor-
lllfll she is to for-c-;;_c all the v;’l(‘_£{'£i!"t'iI-‘—S_ m'"ll!}=:
.'-J. .3]! ihig ;’ilt’:‘ti-l_li‘i’,-.3‘ of so«:.ic‘iy-—-to .<i':i'ir,k ‘-vizh
l.,riir: into inr.ii_g:-.-nr:r* uni <-li.'~ci.ii'§!_t,'! 'l"o ti-il
hi-rr llitll l have iir-.ig§_ri_=<i licr do's.'n llozii ‘aim
Lspherein which Sllelllilfffllt have. coniiniie:-o‘
_.l to move in constant l.li'l_Q'l’ll-.'l(?é'S——-lllf: liglit of
every cye—thc admiratioii of every heart!
.7’ How can she bi-ar poverty! she has bi.-cii
lJ1‘0'-lght up in all the refinemeiits of opulerice,
ilorv can she. boar iicgzlvzcl !—shc has been
tlieidcl of Sflt.‘lP.ly_ Oh, it will brc.al< her
l18.ii't—it will break her hcz1rt!”—-
l saw his grief-was eloquent, and I let it
have its flow; for sorrow l‘t3llt‘.\'€‘.S itself by
words. When his p:-iro:<_vsrn had subsides!
and he had relapsed into :1 inoocy silcncc, l
resumed the subject gently, and urged him
to break his situation at once to his wife -
Hc shook his head mournfully but positively.
“ But how are you to keep it from her?-
II is nccccssary she should know it, thatyou
may take the stops pl‘O;')l_‘.l‘ to the {lllCl':il.l()n of
your circurnstaiices. You must change your
style of living nay,” observing a pang
to pass across his couritcnancc, ‘-don’i l--.-t inc
afflict you. I am sure you never placed
your liappincssin outward sl‘iow—-you have
yet friends, warm friends, who will iiottliiiik
the xvorse ofyou for bcing less splendidly
lorlgzorl : and sure it does not rcquirea palace
to be happy with Mary———-”
“ l could be happy with her,” cried he
convulsively, “in a hovel !—! could go down
with her into poverty, and 1bcdust!—l could
--—I could Got! bless her! God bless
her!” cried hc bursting into a transport of
gricfaud tenderness.
“ And believe me, my friend,” said i, stop-
ping up and grasping him warmly by the
hand, “ believe me, she can be the same with
you. Aye more it will be a source of pride
and triumph to hei'—-it will call forth all the
latent f;‘llt’l'glCS and ferveiit Symp«'lllll(!S()fl1t.'l’
nature; for she will rt-joicc to prove that she
loves you for yourself. There is in t',‘VBl.)"
true woman’s heart a snark of licaveiily fire,
which llC‘S(l0l‘I1'l.'1nt in the broad daylight of
pl'OSpPl‘lty ; but which kindlcs up, and beams
and blazes in the dark hour of atlvcrsily.-—
No man knows what the wife of his bosom
is——no man knows what a tTlll]lSlel‘ll1g'_flllg'Gl
she is——uutil he has gone with her ll1l'Oflgll
the fiery trials oftliis world.”
-Tliere was SO[IlCll’lll‘i,Q‘ in the earnestness
of my manner, and the figurative style of my
language, that caught the exciterl imagina-
tion of Leslie. I knew the auditor l' had to
deal with; and following up the impression‘
I had made, I finished by persua»d’ing him to
go home and unburthen his sad lre-art to his
wife.
I must confess notwithstanding all I had
said, I felt some little soliciiude for the re-‘
sult. VVho can calculate on the fortitude of
one whose whole life has been a round of
pleasures‘? Her gay spirits might revolt at
the dark, downward path of low humility,
suddenly pointed out before her and might
clingto the sunny regions in which they had
hitherto revellcd. Besides, rain in fashion-
able life is acccinpanied by so many grilling
mortifications, to which in otlir.-r ranks, it is
astranger. ln short l could not meet Les-
lie, the next innrning without trcpiulation.
He had inade. the disclosure.
“ And how did she brar it 2”
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“ Like an angel !,lt seemed rather to beta
relief to her iiiind, forshe threw her a_i'ms
round my neck,and asked ifthis was all that
had lately made me unhappy. But, poor
girl,” added he, “ she cannot realize tlic
change we must uiidergo. She has no idea
of poverty but in the abstract; she has only
read of it in poetry, where it is allied to love.
She feels as yet no privationeshe suflbrs no
loss of accustorrierl conveiiiiences nor elegan-
cies. When we come practically to experi-
ence its so_rtlid cares, its paltry wants, its
petty liumiliations—tlien will be the real
trial.”
“ But,” said I, “ now that you have got
over the severest task, that of breaking it to
her, the sooner you let the -woi'l<.l into the
secret the better. The disclosure‘ may be
ni0,:‘tii"yirg; but then it is a sii'igle-misery,
and soon over; wlirzre-as you ov.lferwi.<-e suf-
fer it in anticipation, every hour intlie day.
it is not poverty, so lunch as pretence, that
l‘.Gl'I‘flS&t’S a ruined man-—tli'c striiggle be-
tween a proud mind an'cl an empty purse-—
tbe keeping up a hollo\v'sho-.v that must
soon come to an cud. Have the coiiiugc to
appear poor, and you o'isai'in poveity of its
sh-a_i'pest sting.” On this point I found Les-
lie pci'f:-ctly pi‘epai'ed. He had no false
pride himself, and as to his wife, she was
only anxious to conform to their altered
forturics. .
Some days {ifiCT\‘.'?.l'LiS he called upon me
in the evening. Hi-. had disposed of his
divelling llOUSi‘, and ialmn a Sll]1lllCOli_:i_f__3‘L‘. in
the co:,inii'y, a f-w miles from town. Ho ha?!
been bnsicd all day in sending out furniture.
The new establishment l'c'qllll‘e(l fcwarticlcs,
and those _ of the simplest kind. All the
splendid furni?.ure of his ate residence had
been sold, exceptiiig his wife;-‘s harp. That,
he said, was too closely associated with the
idea of hex-sclf—-it belonged to the little story
of their loves-—for some of the sweetest nio-
menls of their COUl‘l2».~‘.l1lp were those when he
had leaned over that instrumcnt,and lisieiied
to the inciting tours of her voice. l could
not but smile at this instance of romantic
gallantry in a dealing husband.
He was now going out to the cottage,
where his wife had been all day, superintend-
ing its arrangement. My ll-clings had be-
come strongly interested in the progress of
this family story, and as it was a fine even-
ing, l'offci'ccl to accompany him.
he was wcarii-d with the fatigues of the
(lay, and as we walked out, fell into a tit of
loorny musiri5__r._
“Poor l\l:iry!" at length broke, with a
lioary‘ sigh, from his lips.
" And what of licr," asked l, “ has any
tliizig lzappcn-::-r.,l to her '3”
*‘ \¥’l‘:at,” said he, dartiiig an lll:}')iill(~‘l)i
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..- ,,_-lance, “ is it noiliing to be l'L'fl1lCL“tl to this
. paltry situation-10 l.c caged in a l‘nlSF:l‘€ll')l(‘.
gcotuigc——'.o be obliged to toil aifnfst, in
the uicnial concerns of her wrciclicd iiabi'.:.:—
tion‘?-”
“ ii-as ':‘~l'll3 than l‘s'3}"il3‘lL‘.<.'.l at the ciiziiigc 2”
‘- Rcpisicil I she has been iictliing but
saver.-tncss and good humor. liidccd, she.
S"ti’*lllS in better spirits than I have ever
known her; she has been to me all love, and
tenderness and comfort !”
“ Ailiiiirable girl !” cxclainied I. “ You
call yourself poor, my friend ; you never
were so ric_ ——-you never kiicw the boundless
trcasiircs of éigcellciicc you possessed in that
woman " l
“ Oh! but, ll1_'y'»i-l:-__l'!€nI.l, if this first nioctizig
at the cottage \R'(:l'd'irp\’C‘l‘, I think [could then
be comfortable. this is her first day of
real cxpcrlcnco, Slit; has been lllll'OClUC€fl
into a huniblo dw'cllio"‘g--—slie has been em-
ployed all day in arranging its iniserablc
t'qlll;)lTi€'.lllS--Slle has for the first time: known
the fzitigucs of domestic employment -—slio
has for the first time looked around heron 21
homo dc.stil.nt«: of t:\"£3l‘_Vll1lllg{ clc-,{:z1nt-—-aliiitist
ol'cvci'y!liiiig c-.oi'ivcnicnt; any‘! may now be
sitting down, exliiiiistcd and spiritless, brood-
ing over a prospcct of future poverty.”
'l‘hcrc was -.1 degree of probability in this
picture that i could not gainsay, so we walk-
ed on in silence.
After turning froin the main road, up a
narroiv lane, so thickly sliadcd by lb-z‘i:st
trees as to give it a complete air of seclusion,
we came in sight of the cottage. It was
humble enough in its :‘1ppCdl'21nCG for the
most pastoral poet—nnd yct it bad a pleasing
rural look. A wild vine had overrun one
end with a profusion of foliage; a few trees
throw their branches grar:ei"ully over it; and
I observed several pots of flowers tast.i_-fiilly
disposed about the door,:-1nd one on the grass-
plot in front. A small wicket gate opened
upon a footpatli that wound ilirough some
shiubbcry to the door. Just as we 8ppl"O£l(‘l'l~
ed, we licard the sound of inusic——Le-slie
graspctl my aim we paused aiid listened.
it was 1‘»‘iary’s voice, Slllgllig, in a style of the
most touching simplicity, a little air of which
‘her husband was [)(:Cllll‘rll'ly fond.
l fell. Leslic’s li-and tremble on my arm.
f-lc stepped f'or.vai-d,to hear more dlsllllclly.
His stop made a noise on the gravel walk.
A bright brautiful face glanced out at the
beard, and Mary came ll'lpplngfOl'll1 to meet
us. She was in a pretty rural dress of wliite
—-a few wild flowers were twisted in her fine
hair—a fresh bloom was on her clieek-—hcr
whole countenance beametblwith smiles--l
liad nevi-.1‘ seen her look so lovely.
“‘ My ‘dear George,” cried she, “ I am so
glad you are conic ;- l’vc been watching and
watching for you; and running down the
lane, and looking out for you." I've sit‘ out
a‘ table under-.1 beautiful tree behind the
cottage ;- and I've been’ gathering some of the
most delicious stawbcriies, for I know you
i are fond of th'em——-and we liave such excel-
lent cream ——ar.d everything is so sweet and
still here. Oh !" said she, putting her arm
within his, and looking brightly in his face,-
“ Oh, we shall be so happy !”
Poor Leslie was overcome. He caught her
to his bosom—-—ho folded his arms round her
--he kissed her again and ag,-aiu-—he could
noispeak, but the tears gushed into his eyes
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world has siiicelgone -p_ros\plero‘usl__v"w‘iilil‘lii_iii
and. his life ‘has indeed been-' a‘ l'ia'ppy_ ‘o_'rie,-
yet never has he experiériccdia’ 'i‘rioincnt*.5f
such unutterable fclicity.f"_ A "I. ‘ll’
Takhitj a Newspaper§"_’j_
4 Pl’.AC’l‘l(.'AL STORY, ,PLi:As.i.\f'rL)_r ‘roIL_ii.," "
“ Pltiasaiit day this, neiglibor‘Gaskill,”szii(f
one farmer to another, coiiiingqnto thebarn
of the latter, who was engaged_- in, s_epar_ai_i_r_fg
the chaff from the wheat crop, by'inear‘i_s- of
a fan. ' ' . , .,
“ Very fine day,fi-iond Alto_n—any news '23"
returned the individual addressed. ._ 5 . ’ _
“ Notliing of llIlpOflI1l)'.'_C, Iliavefcallecf
over to see if you woaldn’t join Ca'rpen_tei‘
and myself in teilcing the paper this year.--,-‘
The price is only two dollars.” if i
“ Nothing cheap that you don’t'vi-ant,” re"-
turncd Gaskill, in at positive tone; “I don’:
believe in ncivspapers; I never heard of one,‘
doing any good-:inil nothing can be got out
of tliein until it’s read through. They"
would not be good for a cent if a paper ‘c’am'e’
every week ; and, besides, dollars ain’t pick-'
ed up in every corn-hill.” _*
“ But think, neighbor Gaskill,l1ow niucli
information your girls would get if they had,
a fresh newspaper every week, filled with all
the latest intelligence The time they would
ilii-y would gain." -
"- And what would they gain, I wonder '2:
get their heads filled with nonsensical stories.
Look at Sally Black; isn’t she a fine speci-
men ofyoiir newspaper reading gals 2 Not
worth to her father tlirce pumpkin seeds. I
remember well enough wlieii sliewas one of
the most promising bodies about here. But
llel‘ father was fool enough to take a news-'
be worth soi'i'ictliing about home. And now
she has got a forty piano, and a fellow comes
every week to teach her music.”
“ Then you won’i join ' us, neighbor 7"
Mr. Alton said, avoiding a useless reply to
Gziskill. .
“ Oh no! that I will not. Money thrown
away on newspapers is worse than wasted.
time spent in reading a newspaper every"
week would be enoughto raise a hundred
bushels of potatoes. Your iiewspapcr, in
iny opinion, is a dear bargain at any’ price.”
left neighbor Gaskill to his fai.cii's.
Aljolll three inonibs al'iei'\vards, liowevar,
they rigziiii nit-i, as they had fuqucnily done
during the intcrnii-(liatc time. ,
“ lave you sold your wheat yet ?” asked
sir. Alton.
“ Yes, l sold it day before yc.=tci‘day.-”
“ Ho v much did you get for it '1”
“l3igli1y~[}ve writs.” ,
“ No more? Why I thought every one’
lt'l1£'\V that the price lzad aclvaiiced to ninety-'
live cents. To whom did you sell?”
“ To V.-’al.'c-fiil, the storckcepcr in R .
He met me day before yesterday, and asked
me if I had sold my crop yet. l said I had
not. He then ofii-rcd to tulis: it at ciglity-five
cents, the inai'ki=t price; nnsl I said he flllgllli
as well have ll, as there was no chance of its
rising. Yesterday he sent over his wagon
and look it away.”
“ This was hardly fair in ‘Wakrful. He
came to me also, and offered to buy my crop‘
at c-iglny-five. But I had just l't‘L‘C'l\'CCl my
iiew.~papei', in which 1 saw that in conse-
quence of accounts from Europe of a short
crop, grain had gone it p. la:'ked -him ninety-
fivr, which, -.ifici' some liaggling, he consented
to give.”
“ Did he pay you ninety-five ’l” exclaimed
Gaskill, in siirprise and chagrin.
“ He cr.-i'iainly did”
“ Too bad ! too bad lNo better than down
right cheating, to take such a shameful ad-
vantage of a man’s ignorance.”
“ Certainly \'Vakeful cannot be justified in
right for one man to take advantage of another
man’s i«_r,norance, and get his goods for less
than they are worth. But does not any man
deserve to suflcr who remains wilfully igiioraiit
in a world wiere he knows there are always
enough ready to avail themselves of his igno-
rancc Cl Had you been willing to expend two,-
for the use of a newspaper a whole year, you
would have saved in the single item of your
wheat crop alone, fourteen dollars! ' Just-
iliink of that. Mr. Wakcful takes the news-
prrparcd to make good bargains with some
liailf dozen others around liei'c, who have not
wit enough to provide themselves with the
only sure avcnueof information on all sub-‘
jec-1s——ihe newspapers.” .
""[-lave you sold your potatoes?_” asked
Gaskill with some concern in his voice.
“ Oh no, not yet. ‘vVakeful has been‘
making me offers for the last ten days. But
window, and vanisl-;eil——a light footstcp \vn5,,f,,,,m we ,,,;ce$ ,h,,y b,.;,,g ;,, ph;j,,de;,,h,-',,,[
am well satisfiecl they are about thirty cents
there.” "A ',
"About rimzy ! why, i sold to Wakerui
for about twenty-six cents.”
“’.A‘ great dance you were, ifl mustspeak.
so plainly: he offered me '1-iventy-nine cents
for four hundred bushels. But i declined ;
and was I right? They are worth .thrirty‘to-‘
clay, and at that price 1 am‘ going to sell.” l
“ lsn’L it too bad ? ejaculated the mortified
farmer, walking backwards and forwards,-
inipatiently. “ There are 825 literally Sunk
most outrageously.”
“‘ And all bezause you were too close '16
take a newspaper. I should call that saving’-
at the spigot, and letting out at
neighbor Gaskill .” y
“I should think it "was
indeédu This‘
newspaper‘ and if any one gets ahead of’ me
fig-'lll'l hi.-’ll have to be wide awake,-l-canto}-.1!
him.” ‘ * ‘
Spefltl in rcacling, would be nothing to what
paper. Any one could see a change in.
Sally! Sl10lJt1'gi1l)t0S])l‘llCe up and look
sinait. First Camca bow on her Sunday
bonnet, and ihcn gloves to go to meeting.-.
After that, she must be sent to school again,
and that at the very time when she began to‘_
I never heard of their doinw an ' ood. 'l'he'..
D 3 8
M r. Alton L‘.ll:1n;2‘t.‘.(l the subjcct, and soon .
his conduct," replied fvlr. Alton. “ll is not-
papers, and, by watching them closely he is -
in the sea. That’ Wakeful has cheated =ine‘--
the bunghole, ‘
very day l’ll send oil‘ themofiey for 8',
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