Office over J. Manlory so Co.’s Store,
,'TARD,’tlli(I tliey will crrirtinue the Ilitl‘tI\\'&l|'l",,
I -all.-ii-t. notice.
' :,'‘- ;"§.e $74”-'.'-'
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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MOI.-l.NING
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NUMBER
9. S. 1"erry,
Attorney and Counsellor‘ at law’.
Mall01'y’s Building-
Oflicc flours from 8 lo 12 u‘rlor/.', .A. Ii]. ; and
from 1 lo 6 o'clock, P. HI.
c. s. rri.“;i;'. "l’$’i’.":tt*'3’I§‘I.I.,
llttonicys and coiinsciiirits at law.
.\*onw..ri.1<, co.-\'.\r.
George A. Eavenpozrt,
Attorney and Coiuiscllorr at law,
Ojice I-Vrsl Sirie I/ii! Br-zrlgc,
!\'0ll\\".»\LK, CO.\’.\'.
o. is. é}%iti§r7rA§t},”
DE.\LI".I1l.V FOREIGN AND D())IICS'l‘IC
staple $531111-.‘r_r Bra (Emacs
CAR PETI N G
Carriage Cloths am! ’l.‘ri1nmngs.
CLf)'iI II t, (l;Ii§§;lflIERE.’f‘i, l’ES’l‘lN€£S,
Sh-eetings. Flannels, Baits éi-.c.
NORVVALK, CT.
Wm. W. Narramore,
DA§iiEddlAi’*§ Ahfl-§i’
i;,«,~,,-,..,,,-,_h;.,.,C(22'2zer of Slzzlc aml .7l1'a,i7r.Slr'ceds,
BR IDG l-IPOIIT. ('Ol\'N.
JQE-Em’ flUST'3F‘§’S
é
L164--NEW SERIES.
HF
E§oE,
Increased Stock.
f ~ \VE have been doing
business in this community
for ten years. \Ve are
gratcful for tlierci'_i/ lilwral
patr'oiia;;r-. hestowcil upon
us, and we trust our cus-
, tonic-‘rs have been well sat-
i-fir-rd with the burgaiirs at our store. \Vc.
puri-lrasc our gnoils ibr ('.~\sii——irml our rent rind
store PX]‘.(‘ll>‘(‘..H‘ are sucli that we can sell goods
less than city stores can atlin-ii lhcm. V‘/e have
eirliir'_gi~il our .-‘l()l'(‘. arril now have the _fll'f‘tlfS~‘Sl
vaiiot'y and the l;rr';:c;<t stock in lfaitfii-.ld Coi.in-
ty. \Ve will irrrrke it. t.lie irrtei'est for the poo-
plo iuthe tirljoiiriug towns to come to Nor-
walk.
\V.r'i'ciii-:s.—‘.Ve keep constantly on hand
the i:ii';{PSl .=:s.<oi'tiircirt ofall kinds of Gold and
Silver \Virt(-lit-gs we have over lr:id———nrany kinds
at about liall'tlrcii' liiiiner prices. V'\-"Ito could
not have a writrlr Z’
.\l[.\"l'ZR \V.»xrii~:.—l’iri'i:l':rsi=rs will find in
-niui-/'1 to their irrter'(-st‘ to piii'i~.lra<e silver of u-.
were you can have it; \\':]l't'tl||lP(l and i-~iigi'aved
at the sonic time and price. \Ve have silver‘
cups, firr'l<s tea and table spooirs. butter kiiives,
lailli-s. (Vac. Also, a _<_vi-ezrt variety of galvanized
work. very good and (‘ll(":tp.
lliiusrii-ts.-—llair-, tootlr.cloth. flesh, dust‘, and
bath brrr.-‘lrcs-—a _SII'(‘tll varicty of wasliiiig and
sliaviirg soaps: hair oils‘, tooth powder'——:i fine
:it'ii(:l(2; track and ilr-ass i-mirbs.——ric\v ])tiilt‘.I‘i‘tS;
purses. ])(il'llll()ttl('.<. wall.»-.15. die.
Account-‘.oNs.—-.-\ vi-ry large lot, with In-
strcuiion books so :rn_‘,' child can learn urusic.——
Airy (purirtity of looking gliissi--s; clocks. war-
l'PlIl(-‘.tl. for ; tea lroards cake ’)t1S:{f‘.l.~‘, castors
ioa pots. poi-kct. knives, scissors, table knives
and fork.-':. Cw‘.
Lioi—i'r !— \‘\7n lrave made .’Iit‘ttttf:€'.lTtelll'S to
sell all kiirds of I.’£«"lI}7S and shall keep the most
Bfigfiif. D 713
Over I-‘. St. Jo!ux’s -Store,
NOl’»\V:\Ll{. CT.
Eaikenesses
W'7z7‘7'a;rle(Z to phase all good _7'rrrlgrs.
Raymond élo Efl’ ezd.
\VHOLI§SALl§ éc IIETAIL DEALERS
In Gf'()(3Bl‘lt‘S, I’rovisions, l~‘loui', lfoed, Salt.
Fish. Ci-oi:kt—rry and Glass \V;iic. \Vuo(lcir and
\Villow \Vni'i-,. I3r‘oiirii.:. .\Iats. &i:.. écc.
No '2 lVutcr s/., .\"oi'I.0al/i‘, Conn.
George A. Iéfiisseil,
AG «I-.\"l‘ oi? 'i‘i'-ii:
Aiiicrican lliataiil Life I5.’i.’=§iti‘.‘2IicE} €30.
OFFICE IN i‘.l_-\Ll.()ttY’S ltUlLDi.\’G.
S. tfilmstead,
WHOLESALE 5: iii-:'i_‘.-‘.11. DE.»\L-ER IN
Gi'ocr=i'ic.-:.. Florrr, Pr'o\'isions. Salt. Powder. 6:0,
No.14 6: I6 Main :.t., '.\’orwalk. Ct.
Lockrwoesl, IIai:_:,£:;t 3; Co.
i\iA.\'i;r‘Ac’i'uiir-:iis or
TIN, SI-IE 3'1"-lIl().\'. & lil-IASS \VAI-{ES
AND rm.-ri.i~:iis l.\'
Stoves, Furnaces. Iloatms, Ilziirges. Drums,
(‘Cc., Sheet Li-ail. Leail Pipe. Sail Iron. Unst-
ings and I’»r'ick, I)t)I‘(:PltlitI. Jappau and llritairia
VV:ii'es. ()li na. (;‘i'oi:l<cr'_v. liliiss, Fiint l§narn-
(glad and E-rrtlieii \Vill't‘-. \Viro:li-=.ii \Vai‘c, Mats.
Matches, Selves and l3r'rrslii=.-‘. Stove and Shoe
Blocking, \Vrisliing and Yr-ast l’owili_-rs, Kc.
Gopartzlership.
H E siil)scr'il)er has this day rrssocirrti.-.rl with
him in lriisirrcss. l~‘i:i«:i.ri:i:ici< A Quix-
Paint and Oil lrusiricss, undcr the that of
b"rar;i-2'1‘ & Qui.\"rAao. at the old 5-‘ltilltl.
\V.\l. C. S'l‘l.’.l-ZlC'l‘.
N. l}.—I’ersons iirdelrtcil to the sLtl).~(.'l'il)(il’
will please maki-. iinrnr-iliati-. pziyim-.rit'.
Norwalk, Jan. 1st, I851. \V. C. S.
Union of the States.
NE \V cook-stove by the above name has
just been |'f‘CI"I\'(‘.f_l by us; it is the union
of all the gooil qriirlities l'(’.(llti.~‘il(’. for a coinpletc.
kitchen stove. It has the ltll'§1(‘..<l. oven of airy
stove in rise. and is cy;pr'cssly for wood.
LOCl{\VOUD. IlAlGI‘l'i‘ <3: CO.
READY GE.rr‘»%‘iIIa."3‘Z-Eiii G.
7' ‘HE suliscrrbois have consizintly on lranil
a l2ri'«_u-. assortment. of R cady Made Cloth-
ing of’ all kiiiils. ilosciiptioirs. and sizes. which
\. ill be off-.r'eil at irrrprecerlcirti-Ll low ni'i(:e.<.—
Any llersoii wishiir_«_; a good suit of winter
clothes at a less price tlrair tlri-y can be pur-
cliziserl at any other estalrlislrrirr-.rrt' in this
town, is i'espectfuily inviii-tl to call at the store
of Ll'l'I'l.-XUE '1 6:. T U Rh.
Ready I’v‘.!i—.=i.d.s éfdthing. _
THE subscriber has on lraud illltl intends
keeping tl. good assortirrent of Ready Made
Clotliiiig ofall kinds. Also, a gooil assortment
of Clot.hs, Cassiineres, and Vestirrgs, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
N. B. Pai'ticulai' attention paid t-0 cutting.
’l‘I-IOMAS RILISY.
Norwalk, Feb. 25. 1850. 9
.41 Card.
HE Subscribers would take this method
to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associateil tocetlior in
the practice of Dental Siir',<_r;.=.i-y. and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
-ble mrrnner It is their intention to perfect.
such ai'ranr_rmnerits as will s--cure to their
friends all, the arlvantages that. the Dental Pro-
fession affords. and to execute their business
in :1 style creditable to themselves. VVitli many
thanks for past favors, they would i'espect.f'nlly
solicit a continuance of the same.
extt-irsive assortnri=iit in the i'oiint.y. \Ve in
vite attention to our burrrin_:1 lluiil ai.d fluid
larnps——a beautilirl. clean light. You can
try it and ref urn thi- lamps if you are not satis-
lied. A _;r-r--at raiir~.i_\,- of iylass candlesticlts and
larnps. ,:;ii'iiiriin.’u.=, flower vases. (Vic.
\Vii.i.ow \V.\ir.r-:.—I"2rir<-y work baskets. for
clrililrorr, Cl'32(ll(‘S. togctlier with a great variety
of f=:iic_v artit-ii-s.
Mir. L. CL.-\i:i'< will _uivi=lri.< entire attentimr
to repairinrg all l.iirrl.< of \Vtil('ltf‘F. All kinil.-inf
r=rr_r_vr'a-virrg tn-:rirtit'irll_j; (lt)lH’»!. .lo|rlrin;rilrro attho
slrortcst uoticc. \Vc invite the public to our
stock. in qtizrirtity qiiality and price.
(ZIIAIIIQICS DlbiI3RO\V.
Norwalk, Feb. 4th, 18:31.
2311;-T-i.'.‘:-.":'3-*.r.z'r_r,.* vii’.-. '.'f@€.'91‘Vt.7'2ttIIE Railroad.
' l)'l‘l(JI£ is lrcri-try ;_v'rv(-.ri to tho si.r|rsci'ilrers
to the Capital Stock of the Diiribui'_v and
r.\’nr-walk lailro.-id Cornpan_v.tliat; the l’r(-si-
dent and Dirt-i-tor.-: at ii niecting hold at. '.\'or'-
\\:rlk, on the 13th rl.r_\j of Septertilir-i‘. 1850, to-
lcrl that an iiistrrlrrwirt of It) per cent‘. on the
capital .»-to:-.k. iirclr.:ili:.=;_j the iriuouert paid at the
time rrl'si:lrsi:r'iliiirg. bis paiil to tho 'I‘i'eiisurer on
or l)(‘fiil'C the '20th Oct". tlt'I~Zl.
And that: f'nrtlri>i' iirsirrlirreiits of 10 per cent.
be paid on or lrefor<~. the first i\lnirila_\'s of Du-
('('tHli(’-l‘, January. I‘*’+-lr"l.r:rr'y. March, April.
Mar. .lr ire, .lnl_v, and .-kligltfil. next.‘
The sirlrscrilri-i's l'GSi(lIl),t_{ at ~.\'orwalk and its
vicir'.it_\’. will please call and pay to \Villiain S.
Lot-l\\\‘oiiil, IC-‘q.. As.<i<t:rnt 'l.‘i'easiir'ci'.
Ccrtificatr--s of stock. and amoirirt paid, will
be ready at the tinrc of paynretit of instahneiils.
for delivery.
A.-‘iR(‘)?\’ ._‘.l~Il'I LICY. 'I‘rcasur'ci'.
D:iirl>iir'_v,1btlr S("|)l(’liIl)(-‘l', I-"S50.
§"‘RE?E’?Z" TREES,
.A.'r Tm-:
SOUTII l\'()R\'\":\Ll{ NURSERY.
7 "ill ll sirlisi-.i'ilmr's i'i-spc(:tl‘irl|_\' solicit the at-
' tentinn of l“r-rrit gr-nwci's. to lllt‘lI' stock of
'l‘i'i-cs. i-oir~‘i<tir:_g of choice Ap;:io. Pear. Cher-
|'_l'. Plirnr, =\prii-oi and I)Ptlt‘ll 'l‘rces. tngctliei'
wiilr a gnarl v:rr'ii.-ty of Ur-narnental 'l‘i'ccs and
Sliriibs. siicli as. l£ver';.1i'ci-iis, :\Ioiintain Asli,
Iloixsc Clio.-‘nut, &c Also, a vcry fine lot of
l'.<abi-.lla and Catawba Grape-. vines. Also. on the
first of l\’ovi’-nrlrc=r'. a l:rr'ge lot oflhat large deli-
cious lri>i'r'y tho 'l‘rue Ix’ ed :\ttl\\'('.‘l'[) l‘lasplreri°y.
lflt-tslt firni. rich. jiricy, with a fine. sweet. lri;_=h
flavor. 'l‘lit-re is a small Rod Airtworp, which
has lrccn l:ir',«_rr-ly ilissenrirr:iti=d: it. is poor
:rnd wortlrlcss in COllttt:ti'i>'(tli with this noble
bi-rr-_v. (I1 r-:o. Sr-zruoim 8: Co.
._\‘ou[7L .".'orzcrif/'.‘, (Id. 26, 1850.
44
Raymozarl :3’.-:. Biased.
II’/l.0f(’.\'(l/L’ (Hill I’: [nil 1)rd('crs 2"/i._
G'l'0C€]I‘i{-3 s, Prrovis ions» &.c.
.-\V'I-.’\'G taken the store No. ‘.2 \Vater
sire-ct. (\\'t‘.\‘l side of the bridge.) would
i'cspi-ctfiilly inforrn the iiiliabiiairts ofilro town
ol'l\'oi'walk and viciiiity. that they have and
liitend l\i'_-cpiiztz on hand the runs: oxterrsive as-
sortnreirt of (z‘rocric.s, Provisions. Ifltilll‘. Feetl.
Cl‘()(:li€l'_y, filziss. \Voir(leii. and \\’illow ware.
&c. er‘:-i‘lrefiri'e offor'eil to the citizi-irs of this
place; wliii.lr tl-.r=y will sci! for CASH, at pri-
ccs I/LIN irciziriolfiiil lo plr.-u.~:c. '
523° The public are i‘c.-‘pc(:tfrilly invited to
callaird cxainiire IIll'l.ll€‘.!ltSClt’(ES. 38
Boar-..:=.n.g and flay Sctaool.
Ir‘()I'l, YOUNG LADIlCS—i\’oriraM‘. Cl-
III./'s. Louz'.su A. bfirril./i. I-’ri1icr'/iaf.
IIIC \Vintor' S(’.£~‘Sl()l1 (:t')lltltI(‘Jl(3('!.~‘ on the
first. \V('(,l.'IGS(Itly of Nova-rirbcr. 'l‘or'nrs———
For Board, and \\'iisliiiig1. '.l‘iiition in the Eu-
glish l)l'ill‘tt'.lH‘-.\‘, i\'Iusic on the Piano or Gurta r.
I)rawing. Pairrting, l*‘i'i-.nch and Latin ltllI_:_'_Lltl-
gr-s—$1()t) pet’ si-ssion of live inontbs—wiiliout
music &£.‘5(J per S(3~‘:~'ltili.
Day .Scliolai's——Eii;1iislr studies and music,
$12 per quarter. Itlriglislr studies alone. prima-
ry. $4——lriglror $5 per (piartcr.
Norwalk. Sept. 94, 18-30. 38
Crockery and Glass Ware.
1‘ U ST r'i-ccivi-cl a ltil','_t_[(B and splendid assort-
~ inc-nr of c.xtrzi and common ct'ocke_ry and
glass wacs.
L()CK\VOOD. HAIGI-1'1‘ & co.
, Victorines.
UST i'ec’d, a large assortment, and for sale
0 cheap. [-1. C. RANDLIC.
, Hides.
CASH paid forCattles Hirlos, at
E. OLIVISTE AD’S.
Gold and Silver Ware.
ILVIE Ii cups. spoons, knives. forks, pencils,
L pens, watclies, chains, koys, rings; pins,
&c.—n great. variety of goods suitable for the
liolydiiys. - Presents of gold and silver Wlll last.
BY A. H. BYIN-GTON & CO.
IIORWALK, CT. TUESDAY, FEBIIUAIZY 18, 1851.
POETRYA
From the Ha rt/ord '1'ioics.
A Clzild’s Evening Prayer.
“Jesus, tender Shepard. lrea r me,
Bless thy little lamb to-night;
Througli the darkness be thou nca r me,
\Vatcli my sleep till morning light.”
Guardian angels hovering by me,
Let me in my 'Il‘C‘fllItS behold
Your bright faces beaming o’er me,
As you touch y rur harps of gold.
Of Our Falher, sing ye to me,
Sweetly siu_; tlllgt-Elli: band:
Sing of lreavenly joys unto me,
Tell me of the Spirit:-land.
No\\»' my sleepy eyes are closing,
Aiigels, leave me iiot,I pray,
Close beside me, wait. my waking,
Angels, sweetest spirits, stay.
Bond and kiss me--angi-ls kiss me,
O, I feel that I am blest;
Spirits, in my sleep Cill‘(-‘.53 me,
\Vl:ilst I take my quiot rest.
A Lady’s Valentine.
\Vanted——:-i hand. in_v path to guide,
As onward in life's vale we glide,
And stay me, should my feet c’er slide
From wisdoin’s narrow wiry.
\Vantcd——an arm on which to lean.
\Vlien dark and lowering clouds are seen,
\Vitl'iorit a ray of light between,
In sad afllict.ion’s day.
\Vanted-—a licart, all. all iny own.
To whom iriy joys and gi'iefs are known,
That in its turn would niake, alone,
Miui.=—-and high Heaven its stay.
\Vanlcd——an eye, wlirite’er its hue.
\Vlioso depth reveals ufl'ect.ion true,
And over beaming with a new
And sweet. and christened ray.
\Vanted—a voice. whose sweetest tone
Shall ever, ever be my own,
Tliouglr innate kiirdness may be shown
By all that it shall say.
\Vantcd——a soul to mine a twin,
To help me loathe and leave all sin,
And while on earth with me begin
The nver'liistiiig lay.
IIIISCICLLANY.
From the Baslon. Olive Bram:/i.
THE COIT,L\"l‘RY SCHOOL.
BY Mus. s. M. HURIIPHREY.
C'o'7iclurfc(i.
‘l’vedut a tunnicrr little letter for Mir
I-larlow,’ cried It-'Iary Lee, as she held up u
neatly-fnliled note. The doctor t.llV it to rm»,
and bi: trsscd inc too,’ and she bounded into
the .~,CIl()0l lron.~:c, her bonnet thrown back,
and her‘ laugliing face just peeping fr..nr
urniilst a profu;-ion ofgoldcn curls.
Annie put back the ili.sor'ilr.-mil hair, and
l\'lSSt‘:(l her fondly. As she perused the note,
her face inirroii;-if the feelings of a gratified
heart. It was a pressing, yr-t polite riqnr,-si
to sup with the doctor's family. Mary, who
had been gazing GilI‘nt.’..$Ily at her, said, ‘ M.t
I-ilarlow itoir’i cry nirw. Slic Iias dot zi good
lcticr. I-lcr loss olil mi/.cZr/er ilitln’t St‘I’](I rt.’
Annie looked with surp.risc at the little
prattlor, but lD:l.'iI1lly she i'ei:-allctl anoccosion,
when the perit.-al of a letter from home,
l)r'irrging a c-rrrvd of fond recollections, hail
quite overivhe-lriied her In re‘-ply to the
cliilrl‘s iirqnirir-s, she had simply‘ informed
b.-rr that the letter was from her mother.
She C()UItl not rcpress a smile, as she (‘X-
ttl:tiri0(l to '.he iirnoccnt one the true suite of
the case.
‘A13; mudi_ler is toss,’ said Mary, mourn-
fully,‘ and Ned Fishi.-r says she thinks wine.‘
Annie ttVI'_’l‘l.t‘(l her head, to hide the blind-
ing tours. for too well she knew II1ttl.S\'t.'t3l:l. lit-
tle Mary Lee bail an inicinpieraie mother!
Drrliglitf'rilly spcd the evening at Dr
Grccn’s, in music and conversation. The be-
nevolent old gentleman, whose lieart had nev-
er bccn chccrcd by son or daugliter, and who
consr-qucnily had spent many lone-ly hours,
looked with deep interest. on Annie and For-
ltlsclll‘, so young, so fair, 50 full of hope; and
from the evident satisfaciion‘of his guests, he
derivt-ct a happiness not less than their own;
wlrrle they thought him the most agreeable,
the bust, and liinitcst old gentlcurun thcy had
ever seen. As they concludeil a sweet plain-
tive air’. and the mingling melody of lI1t‘l2'
voices dri-.-(l away, the doctor rcinuvcd his
glasses from his eyes, and lrrusliing away a
tear, said, ‘ My r'hildi‘en, whilv: you have
bi‘-en singing, a little plan for ainirsenient,
and maybe bencfit has occui'reil to me.-—
I\'evr.-r, to my linorvlcdgc, has tlirre been a
pic-nic hero; but several times, in my travels
in other places, I have been favorcd with an
opporirinriy for attending them; and I think
them the pleasaiitc-st and most natural enter-
tainmi--nts in which I have ever participated.
My idea is, that we get up something of the
kind, say for the children, with permission to
invite their pments. Like you, Annie, I be-
lieve in rt.-ndering cl1ildi'ei'i happy.’
‘Oh, deligbif'iill’ cried Annie; ‘just the
thing!’ and her eyes beamed pli>.asure.
‘And what cliarining groves you have for
the purpose,’ said Warren.
‘Clrarminrr, indeed,’ _rcplied the doctor.
‘ And how sweetly the WOUUS will echo the
music of the chilitren’s happy voices, as they
sing some of those good cold. water songs,li-d
hv Warren and Annie; and then we will
hiive some large swings suspended from the
iall trees, and likewise a generous repast of
cakes and fruit.’
As Annie was leaving the doctor’s door,
attended by Fortcsciri-., the old gentleman
whispered in her ear, ‘Remember, it will
devolve upon you to assist me in entertaining
my guest while he remaiiis with us; and
who knows bur. you may find a recompense?
Stranger things have happened.’
‘I am confident that I shall be recompens-
ed,’ replied shc,sccrelly rejoicing that the
pale moon had not power to reveal her
blushes.
And Annie did.,find a recompense, and
effectually indeed was Mr. Fortescue enter-
CHAS. FITCH. A. HILL, DDS.
Call at Dl..‘3BR.0\V’S.
tI'lI*3.RMANS Cough and Vt/oi'in Losenges
for sale by J. A. VVEED.
tained by her. Annie asked no other recom-
vV
pense than the society of so winning and in-
telligent a gentlcman,and she never wearied
of his vzirieil, instructive and ainusing con-
vcrsation. Together they sought out and
analyzed mosses and flowers, of which were
found in these parts many rare and beautiful
kinds. Often, from the summit of some
green bill, they witnessed the most glorious
of all scene-s—a summer sunrise. With
ft!(‘lil)2‘S of awe and 2l(IKllll‘fll.l()n, ihi-y contem-
plated the gorgeous hues and silvi-ry floating
clouds of the wide arching blue, as it bent to
the fair horizon, while they inhalud new life
and fresh brsaisty from the healthy morning
breezes. Annie i'cpcat<-rd to Foitescue many
little inciclr-ms of interest CODDPCIBLI with her
school, aird he soon learned to i'eg:ird her
favorites with an interest only equalled by
her‘ own.
‘A party in the grove!’ shouted happy
voices, as the children rushed from the school
house. ,
‘A party in the grove,’ reiterated Job
Brewer, ‘and r\/liss Harlow is going! 'I‘hat
don’t seem much like old Blarney, does it,
Mike’! Don’t you remember, she said we
were lazy, g[O0(l-lOl‘-I1OIl'rll'lgS, becziiise we
wont to a . clam-bake Saturday afternoon —-
She called us grown-up babies, and said vie
bad enough better be to work. I wonder
what she would think of {iris !’
‘Sure enough,’ sairl Mike I-lastings. ‘And
what would she think if she was to see my
wise f-itlicr, and Dr‘. Green, and Mr. Lark-
AT TWO
VOL
power of moral Sl13SI0l‘t, in the very midst of
the happy ‘assembly, Ned Parsons’ father‘,
who had not before had the opportunity of
greeting Annie, advance.d,and grasped her
her hand with such warmth, that ullll diffi-
culty she suppressed an exclainulion of pain.
‘ How dy’e do, scboolinarm,’ said he, ‘I
have been trying to get :1 chance to see you
all day. I wanted to tell you what :1 good
boy you have made of my Dick. I am so
much olrlcc,r1cd to you for that tlirashing you
gin him To be sure his mother f-rltconsid-
erablc bad when she. saw the blood, butl
told her that you had sarved him i'ight,jcst
right.’
Annie rctrcutcd a few steps, and looked
him in tire fact: with bewildi-rcd astonish-
ment, whilc Dick, poor Dick, groancil alou-J.
The doctor and his fl‘I€l'l(l, rroticiug hcr
cmbari'assmcni, though grcatly surprisi--d, en-
cleavorcd to clrangiz the sulrji-ct by :1 proposi-
tion to swing. But Mr. Parsons was in
earnest, and would not be interrupts.-d.———
‘ Dick,’ continued hc ‘roared, I tr-ll you, and
(lcclarcd he would never go to school again
I didn’t know but I should have to gin him
another basting, to make him come A bet-
tcr boy 1 never see, than he is now, and I lay
it to that, for you know Solomon says, “ Spare
the rod and spilc the child.” I’m his way
of thinking, and I don’t believe in playing
with boys itothciz’
"I‘i-ue, ncigh I)0|‘ Laikins,’ remarked farm-
er Gooilwcll, ‘and l‘l_Q,‘lil. glad was I to see my
Job come Ironic with a bloody nose. You
ins, and worse than all, farmer Gooilrvcll’s
cane, go limping to a party. My father will
go, I know he will. He likes Miss Harlow
so wcll.’
‘ And fai'rncr Gooclwell shall go, too,’ said
Job, ‘and his wife. Ponrolil folks! they
don’t take much comfort in life.’
The day for the pic-nic arrived,and a fine
day it was. Tire clirltlreu in their. clean
clothes, with their clean, bright, laugiiiiig
faces, were assembled, at an early hour.--
Annic, dressed in pure white, with :1 single.
moss rosi;-~bud peeping from her wavy
brown hair, reininilcd one of purity and love
embodied.
‘Aim our schoolmarm prctty ?’ asked Job
l3rewcr, for the linnclrerlth firms; and ‘aim
she ?’ was repeated with strong emphasis by
the boys.
‘She is coming this way.’ said tl1e_v,,f-3i‘
she had not yet recognized them, althougli
they had done their best to attract hcr atten-
tion.
Then such a brushing ofhair and i:lcvi'rting
of beads was SPILIOIII sccn, plziiiily proving
that ‘no common CIIill”:lClt"l' was or-.~::r. And
the_v,as she kindly .0ok them by the har'ril I
and gr-eetcd llltfitt cordially, t\’t.‘ll kni-xv that
they were olrj-3-;-ls of itil.é,‘f'!'SI to her‘. Kindly
slie smilcil on all, both old and young. .lob’s
dark eyes bi-aincil his «__rr'at.fic:riion, as she
sr-atctl IIl?l‘S(.‘lf irctwct-n the i‘oirgli (ZIKI t'arrncr
and his wife, and C\ir[IllI(‘l2C€Ll COfi\’el‘SltIg' in
gay and pleas;-irt tours, as if rcsolvcd that
they should be led to fuel the joys of the oc-
casion And he knew that ilrc “Ill nrau’s
heart grerv l(:'ttt.l(3l‘ while listening to her, and
be was gzlad; for often had Job spoke her
praisr-s at borne, in glowing tcrms. Sourc-
timos, too, they looked at him, and he l(lI-.'\V
tlrny were S[)t‘.i'ils'll'tg of him. His heart heat,
but not with inortitication or fear.
‘My nrudiler has turn, Mil. I‘]arlo~.v,’ said
M'.u'y Leo, joyfully, as she presented 21 pale,
l]ttggi‘|i".l~l()0l{lt)g rvoninn, though in carlicr
days she must have been strrkin,qly lrand-
somc, for each Ii-t]Il1l't_i was lItUlllt.‘éS ‘ ;\luiJ-
dcr, herc’s my pretty, (l00t'I little toolm-arm,’
continued Mary; and Annie extended her
band, :1 bright blush crimsoning her‘ cheek,
called forth by the child's artless prai.~:e.
‘I am happy to see you here, Mrs. Lee,’
said Annie. ‘ Brit you look tired and \’fll‘m.
Go with me, and sit ’ncath that shady oak,
and rest and i‘i~l’r'i?sl'i yourself’
‘I'l'ow kind, how innocent, how beautiful,’
thought Mrs. L99, as Annie led the way,and
the poor‘, in-glccicil woman, so little used to
the voice of kindni-ss, wiped away a tear
with hi-r‘ coarse. ltarrilkcirliicf. "
Mary Lcc’s mother had seen otlicr,and far
better days. Once she was as innocent, and
fair, and happy too, as Annie Harlow. in:
he to whom she had given her young heart
be-caure =1 rlruhkard. Poverty fruit 'ftill0\\’('(l,
friends had dr.-serteil, and the l't2]plt‘SS one. in-
sirail of seeking for comfort from the right
source, had turned, in tho wildi'ress of her
despair, to the intoxicating cup. Now slept
lrcr lrusband in a ilrurrkuril’s gravc,an<l only
'r‘v'lary was left her, and though she loved the
child, the force of lorrgr-coutiiruéd habits
clung tenaciously to her. 'l‘heri- were no
temperance.-. societies ll1ci‘t', and the case of
the corrfirured incbriate was viewed us hope-
less.
But Mrs. Lei-.t’s heart was not at all hard,
and as Annie tallreil so t‘CSpeClfull_\', even ton-
Llcrly, to licr, :rnd spoke in glowing terms of
little Mary’s loveliness a feeling slightly kin
to hope and pride, crept thronglr her desolate
heart, and site wished (oh l how vainly) that
sheconlil forget her own clcgiadation. And
then, when Annie’s swan-like notes floated
out upon the air in words that breathed of
new life and hope for the poor‘ incbriate, she
wi=pt—yi-s, and hers were. repentant ti-arsl
Mr. Larkins, too, who, when it hail first
been announced that Annie would sing, had
turned suddenly away, declaring that he
would not liearany of that nonsense, not he,
indc-oil, as the soft. sweet sounds fell upon his
ear, had been drawn near and still nr-arur, as
though under the iirfiirimce ofa fe-.irful psy-
chologist, and now he stood close to the spot
from whence the sound procccded, bending
forward xvi l1 bi‘c:ill)leSS itflxlttly, one car up-
turned as if fearful of losing a single note.-—
'.\'ot till recently had he learnt the new ar-
rangement ofsiirging during recess, and not
till to-day had he requested the ‘ committee
man’ to put astop to‘such nonsense.’ It
seems nizcclless to say that the request Was.
never repeated; and though M r. Larkins did
not say it publicly, lie‘acl:nowli-dgr-d to him-
self, that of all the good and plirasant things
of that day, the singing was the best.
Just as Dr. Green, Mr. Forte,-scue and An-
nie wero discussing, in an under tone‘, the‘.
did jest right, s'chooliirar'rn; hell no business
interfering when you undertook to give a
bad boy a decent tlirashing, and it. (lone um
good, every soul on um. If they had got the
uppcrliand ofyou llli n, we should have had a
broken school, that’s for sartin.’
‘ Bur I don't untlersiand you,’ said Annie,
recovr.-ring somewhat.
‘ Ab, you’ve forgot it, then, but the boys
aint, I’ll wai'i-arr! you,’ said farmer Goodwell,
lookii‘r,r_,rat her with a pzitiurnizing smile.
‘ \Vhat shall we do 7’ said boiling Bill.
‘Its all out, now, and we must do the best
we can,’ replied Mike. ‘ Own up.’
‘ Boys’ asked Annie, turning to them
with a look of perplexity, ‘what does this
mean '2’ Tire moment she saw their pale and
anxious cni1rrti~nances,slre was coirvinccd that
they well understood the inystmy, and .~lIC re-
solved not to press on invi,-siigation, for she
felt unwilling: that a day opening lllI(It.'l‘ such
bright auspices, should tc-i'nrinat.c sorrow-
ful.y.
But the hold and f:ir'-senirrg Mike l«:ne-w
very well that an i-xplairiitiou must r:ornc,,
and be-licvirig this to be the most fizvorable
opportunity, I'f_'I(ll.((l the whole story, in his ,
usual witty and comical stylr-, only intcrrpt-
vd by the ir'ri=pi‘cssiIrlc lauglrtcr of his aniu.<eil
auditors. It was all qrrite new to l.iI(‘. doctor
and his friend, as well as to Aniric,antt at
€il(.'Il fresh di.-closur-c thr-y lookcd at car.-li
other with inerihucnt that
boumls. The doctor cvcr and anon £'X(3l11lln-
cil, ‘ Capital l lniglii boys, brave boys! well
tlrouglii of I I’ll risk them any wlir,-rcl’—- '
When Mike had fini.-lied his story, and the
pools of laiigliter which hail ulnro.~.t rocl.'cil
the trees had died away, t'.rrm+~r Gti.-oilwi»-ll
struck his cane good-uaturcilly into thi-
ground, and cried,‘ Ha, ha, ha, tbat’s a good
onr-fur sartin.’
‘All of that, and no mistake,’ said Par-
sons as be wiped away the tvars which his
violent laughter had procliiccd.
‘And now,’ Said the (loc‘.oi', sinilingr, as he
laid at hand on a shoulder of each, ‘ I shall
never again expect to hear you ailvocating
the “cowhide,” and I pray you, .fon’t send
off Miss Harlow, because of the great truth
that SOIYIt:'lIIlI'lg beside blistcred hands amt bro-
kcn noses has made your boys what they are
-ornaments to the place.
‘No danger of that,’ they replied ; ‘Shc’s
one first-i'ate sclroolmarm, and we want to
l\'t‘C[‘t her here always.’
‘ Fine boys, fine b<»_vs,’ s-.-rid Dr. Green, as
be looked round upon then, layirrg a lranrl
The boys returned from rhc ivic-n.0, rc‘oic-
ing, at the uni xprctcrl result of their t0:__1t)i.~ll
plot, :1 result which hail only increased the
merrimcnt of the occa.-ion.
in Mrs Lvo, visiteil he-r often, an-pl by re-
spcciirrg her, tatight the ptor woman to re-
spect hr--,rsi:lf. She drew from hcrtbe p1.ll'tIC-
ulurs of hcrsail history, only probing the
wounds that she lIil_t_]III ailmziristi-i' liealiirg
balm. I-lcr ifihrts were crovviied with suc-
toxicating cup, and peace. and coutentmr.-1:1 i
visited her humble homo. I
With an anxious heart, Annie hastened to
her.
Mrs. Lee was stretched npon her coarse
yet clean bed, pale and enraciatcd ‘ Angel ‘
oflighi!’ she exclaimed, extending to Annie
hcr thin band, ‘ I knew you would come.--
lzrn Sick‘, very sick,I cannot live but a
little while ; yet do not wt-ep——r‘.-itlier rt.-joicc.
My sins are forgiven; I shall soon be at
rest.’ '
From that time Annie devoted hr,-.r e'ver'y
leisure moment. to the sick woman. Slit:
ministered to her temporal n(‘CCS.\ilIt?S with
i'eady skill. She sniotiind her pillow, and
cooled her burning brow, with her own soft
hand. She read to her, prayed with her, and
the same gentle voice whose sweet songs had
called her from a fearful li—:that‘gy,s00tlt@tl
and cheered her passage to the grave. 'I‘lic
bcnevolent. Dr. Green, too, was constant ‘in
his attentions, and Mr. Fortescue, who, new
that Annie was so deeply ettgflgetl, felt quite
lonely, visited the sick woman often.
-Ah,’ said Mrs. Lee to him, on one of
these occasions, ‘shells an angel, and ihmiglr
I may not hope to rcward her, Heaven surely
zvill; Night after night has she hung over
me, refusing‘one moment s._i'est, for \V'c‘ll she
knows that no hand can deal so tenderly
\\ ith this wasted frame, as her own. Other.
are kind, but ah! there are none like Annie
Harlow, with her patient, loving lace,-never
weary of doing good.’ " I
a 1
.139 ‘
liu__f;ci'cd too lorrg.
to settle which di-.manii's my earliest attention,
.-ind \\‘lil:.?ll is rmrmirtr.-ly connected with my
future intcrc.-ts.
.<i—:p:ri‘a‘ie us, but only assure me once that
clrangc of st-ntimcnt never can, and I will
ask no urore.
DOLLARS PER ANNI,liM."i’.’
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UME XXXIV.--NUiriBii1r7. if
Mr. Fortescue, who “ had long -felt,’ with»
Mrs. Lee, that there were none like Annie
I-Iarlorv, was never so happy as when hear-
ing her praises, and though he had never na-
med ihc snbjr=ct~, his imagination delighted to
picture a. future blessing with her constant
companionship, although he -scarce dared
hope that he should ever realize such
liappiness. Both were young ; business
would soon call him from the place, to visit
foreign climos; and he was one who felt the
once rtainty of earthly hopes. He knew
that Annie was not indifI'e.rent to him, for
the eye has a language that speaks to the
hen rt, and W-.irrcn and Annie, who had com-
muneil much, well understood each other.
Mrs. Lee was dying. The moon beams.
streamed with full radiance through the low
windows, and seemed to look inoiirnfully
upon the scene. The doctor, aided by Mr.
Foriescue, supported her in an upright posi-
tion, and the teiirful Annie waved a siiow-
white fan, to aid her difficult respirations.
The little pratiliirg Mary was now quite
silent, gazing with childish grief and awe
upon the strange scene.
‘Fear not,’ rvlrispered the doctor kindly;
‘while I live,/little I\"Iary shall have a home
with inc, and I will be a father to her.’
‘And should I outlive you,’ said Mr. For-
tcscue, ‘-I will see that she has a home and
friends.’
A smile of gratitude played over the face
of the dying woman.and without a struggle
or a groan, her worn and weary spirit found
an eternal rest. When the last sad rites
were performed, Mary was removed from her.
humble home to the residence of Dr. Green.
As his wife u as too for advanced in years to
In kc cliarge of the little favorite, he gave An-
nie a home. under the. satire roof, as governess
forhis adopted daughter. The airangeim-n‘.
was extremely ,qr;itifyirr_:,r to Annie, for be-
sides iiflirr'ilim__r her, next her orvn, the pleas-
arrtc-st house in the world, it enabled her to
lfICl't?ftSf:!, considerably, the quarterly remit.-
tance which it had been her habit and pleas-
ure to bestow upon her mother, and which,
aildeil to Mrs. I-larlow’s (efforts, had rendered
tlir-in quite easy and coinfortabli-, and enabled
her to give the children the benefit ofan ex-
ccllr--nt school, at a short distance from the
cottage.
Late in September, one fine moonlight
i)r-'c-iririyg, Fortescue and Annie wandered
forth together‘. The eyes of the former
rvcrc sad arid downcast, and fora time he
was silent.
/‘.1 lcirgtli he startcrl from his reverie, and
prodirciirg a lett.-;.-r, said, ‘This summons me
i"ri:nr all those delightful scc-nes——tlrc purest
' and fairest of my life-~and carlv tomorrow
I must go.’
* What! so soon l’ cried Annie, impulsive-
ly, and a cold slinddor crept over her, and
Fortcrscuc fclt tho hand which rested on his
scarce knew :1i‘nrtri.-.inIrle violently.
‘ Yes, Annie, to-morrmv. Alri-ady havel
I have foreign business
Time and distance must
Say, Annie, can I hope that
wlrcn monilis——yezii's pci'chance—havc flown
that you will greet my return with a glad
heart, flllcd with sentiiirents as kind as those
you now cntcrlain towards me?’
Annie’: bead droopcd upon his shoulder,
and those sweet, yet bittcr tears replied.
He had gone. Her check was ashade
p:ilci',and her voice more touching in its
sadness.
contentoilly she filled her allotted station,
But quir.-ily, ,pcrsevi-ringly and
As month after month rolled on, improve-
ment and progress wore visible, even to her
own t:-yes, oiirnng the members of her inter-
'i.-siiirg school, and she had the satisfaction of
feeling that hcrs was a path of usefulness.
ficiri-atli her watchful care little Marv grew
afli*ct.ionat.i-ly upon the head of ~.\l.ki-:an='l Job. in wisdom and in every grace of urind, and
the doi~tor’s home was never before so jor_zfn.;
for youth and childbrroil were there, and the
rii"t‘l'_V sorrg and ringiir<_5 laugh echoed tbro’
tire one: quit.-t hsills.
Annic. who had become ilccply interc:-ted Annie visited the home of her mother, and
or ! with what dcliglrt were the seasons
wclcrurccl by the glad family!
once lrttlc Henry had groivn and improved,
and how prclly and pleasant looked the
younger our-sl I ‘
Twice in each year
How the
Thus, three years have rolled away. For-
cess, and Mrs. Lr.-e I-'3f)f)l.lnC(f(l forever’ the" in- tescric, liaviirg adjusted his business satisfac-
orily, has returned to glacldcn the hearts of
ris old f'rien(ls, and refresh his own, amidst
‘My inudder is sick,’ said Mary Lee, sor- those dear‘ familiar scenvs. And he has come,
l‘0\\-‘ftllly, ‘and she is doing to die.’ too, to claim his lovely Annie.
nrc annrversi=.ry.
but fcw exceptions) are gathered, that attend-
ed their firs: pic-nic.
diffuses as bright beams .as before.
same green trees are bending their shady
branches above them.
the ropast and music. But they are changed.
The same company (with
The same bright sun
The
The swings are there,
They are far lessjoyful than bcfore‘—-why is
it? She who had been to them as some min-, -
i.<.tcring spirit of peace, is to depart on the_.
morrow, and they are assembled to breathe
the unwilling adieu. The children have‘
_;rat‘nered in the school-house, under her gen-‘i’
lie and faithful teachings for the last timé,’
and vain are all their efforts to appear
cl1(2'.*I'fl1I. ' '
‘Nip father,’ said Mike Hastings (now‘V
quite a young man) Says t.ha_t Miss Harlow
is going borne in be married; and that is
what I thought when Mr. Fortescue first
came back here. If she must be married,
he is the only one in the world, good enough
for her-—but what. will the district do, without
her '3’ ' _ I
‘All I can say,’ said Job, ‘is, that I wish
he had staid at home, and attended to his
own busiui-ss—-forlum sure she can domoro
good here than anywhere, and though I do
not expect to go toschool much, more my-
self, I should feel really bad to have the
3-oun_s_zer ones’sulrjeci3d.,to'j_-the severe treat--
il1(3{‘rll.I];-11 embittered our former days,malci‘og’
us brutes, instead of men.’ , '
’Tis the pic‘-,
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