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NUMBER 173--NEW SERIES.
THE NORWALK GAZETTE.
- A. H. BYINGTON 8‘. (to.
A. II. Biisoroic. H. W. Hun‘.
Oflicc al the fool of Jliain st.-—oz=e7' the store of
C. J. Gtruma-rz.
Terms of the Gazette.
' Village sub.-cribcrs by CIII'I'l(‘t'-—-]|l' yr 3'2 00
"Nail do in iirlvnm-e do 2 ()0
Office SltI)SCt‘lI)Pl'.°, or tlzose living out of
the Currie-i-‘s district. and who call for
their papers at. the i.t'fi(.-9 1 50
Companirs offivt-~ or more recnivirg their
papers by mail. if paid in advance 1 50
Ternls of Advertising.
10 lines or less. 1 insertion 50
-c 3 so
16 u 1 .5
us 3 H 1
(lg: Jon PRINTENG r:ccci.-ted with m-atness
and tit-s]u..lc/2, anti (1! low p-riccs.
1:. s. G. A. BISSELL,
Attorneys and counsellors at law.
Omce over J. Mallory 82. Co.’s_Store,
NORWALK, C.)NN
SOHN .oos'rniii=s
IIAGIIERRIAN RQEMS
Over F. St. Jolufls Store,
NOI’.W.~\LK.C'1‘.
Likenessee
Wa.rra2z£ed to please all good _;i'-it./.’__<zc:
Wm. W. Narramore,
DAGl.lER§§i§ti°l Aii:'i"lS'l'
Comer of Slase and .7lI:z£7:. Szfrccis,
RI-‘.IDGtZI‘OBT_, CONN.
M.
woNDI.:1i1*UL onuzisi
. .; If on it’
' 7-2:;/-:'-/.:’.'.l-1 i'E'i"’f‘i’ -"'
. -1. - . n.. ‘_
AND E
CANUH i..A€i-UA;
FOR THE compccra cone or
Coughs, Colds, I:.i£l.uenza.,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Spitting
of Blood, 2.1141 all other Lung
Complaints tending to
GDNSUMPTIDN.
VJ‘ HIS sj,'i'np contains no O‘,-Ji'tnn. Calrmzcl.
or any mineral winitovci. but is compo.‘-:-
eai ontiiw-:l_',‘ oftlxmzsa routs. I2&*t'ii.~', and i's-gctzilsle
substuiiccs wliit-Ii liiave in specific infiiicntze up-
on the lutigs, and theii'comiected <;~rgiins. Its
izzinzetlitzte eject is to ti lluy all irritiitimi, til (i goit-
tly remove Ilia/2t’.».l-';r::i. and Ulll:":I‘ iiiorbid socro
tions from the-.thi' ...t and nit‘-pzias-;2iges; thus ro-
lievinz the congii, by .5'l1.:’I:f‘Il'I'.II.1-"'1:/I(_'ffljilllillllz-(Zffl.'7l
and other tzaiiscs which give rise to it. Italsn
stimulates and imparts ii lir-aliliy toiieto the
lungs tliomselvos. lIt('I'€‘lJ_‘/' cneibliiig them more
thoroughly to rctnovc lrnm the-. blood I hose impu-
rities and tliseziseati piii'ti!:lus. which. if i'i-.taiin(-.d.
do so much niiscief in tho _SySI0l?t.t1 d lay the
foundation for incurablo Cortsumplicm. It. nlso
exerts it decided iaction npon the skin, and its-
eists nature in expelling, throii,i_-_h the exhnlonts
much of that morbid miitter which would oth-
erwise be thrown back upon the lungs, thtis re-
lieving them ofa part. of their wot‘!-:, and ren-
deringthe system pure and ln=..::lili_',~'. \‘.’Iien
tubercles are forming. it clzs-.cl«;s tlit.-.ir develop
ment and further progress: or if ulceration has
taken placn. it assists the luiigs in tlii-owing off
the corrupted in=itter,sonili.~i the irritation, heals
the ulcm'ntc.d cavities. and l'8:~:I-T}l't-‘-S them again
to haaltliy action. ’I‘hi.-a umdicine. therefore,
is not it pallitztivc merely. which onl_y relieves
for the time being. but is H. thnroug/i. cttrativc.
an it strikes at the-. vary root. of the tlismiso, and
by removing it, removc.~x at once all its remote
and nttomlznit Ci)IlS0q'l8I‘I(T9.‘l. This is its dialin-
guilshing c/zaracter2'si€iz:—ii property possessed
in equal power. by no other inoc'icine of like
nature now before the public,
CIRCULA RS. &C.A
As no ordinary-sizetl :irIvc.i‘tiscni«=-tit. can fully
oxpliiin'tho nature and merits ofthis nrtic-lo, t.he
Pi‘oprii-.tors haven [)llI.llI$llP(l :1 new circular. giv-
ing the his/.or_y oflfzis rnc(.lict'.nc ; the descrip/ion.
r:aI,ur¢-,.g-.:.. of is principal ItlgI'8LIINiIS, the tifllsct
they are designed to have upon the lun$_z:t and
Iivor, and a copious reference to the persons
who have been cured by z'.f—,r,_:iving their names
and reiiidonccs even to the-,ir number. Tliose
who are troubled with a coitgfz, or whoa» lungs
are in tile. least effcctetl, are csirnostiy «la.-‘si'ed
to call upon the Agents name} below. and pro-
cure one ofthose plizmiplets. It. can be had
gratis and will wait repay :1 perusal. The
" hints on health,” and ‘* about /ulcing cold,"
ma he worth to yourself and family.
HUNDRE [)8 OF DOLLARS.
in the shape of Doctors‘ Bills siivotl. besides be-
ing to means of prolonging many a vziluizble
life.
IVAR R.-k;\"I‘Y.
Such is our coiititlaiice in its virtues, that we
3", wiinng m warrtlnl this medicine in every
ya“ Qf;-gcgng cold, (where used according to
the directions on page 7th oftlie pnmplilat. in-
side the wrapper of each bottle.) and where
the person is not satisfied that he is deriving
benefit from it, by returning the bottle within
24 hours time,
THE MONEY
will be return d. 52'?“ See page 3d of the
pamphlet inside the wr:ipperol' eauzli bottle.
@‘ Be sure to ask for Dr.. A. Rogers’ syrup
of Lioerwort. Tar. and Canchalagua, mid let
no other be piilmed on you.
CAU’ iox.-—-None genuine. unless there is on
the buffwrnpper. a note of luzml. signed with
317572, byA L. SCOVILL CO.
For_S:ilo, wholesale and retail. by A. L.
SCOVILL 6; CO.. Proprietors, at their prin-
cioal. Depot, GOTHIC HALL., No. 316
Broadway. New York, to whom all orders for
V the Medicine, and Ieters relating to agencies.
should be addressed post paid.
Also, for sale in Norwalk by J. A. WEED,
and,W. E. BISSELL.
George A. Distal].
AGENT OF THE
Amcricanl Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OFFICE IN MALLORY’S BUILDING.
0. 8. Perry,
Attorney and Counsellor at lair.
Mallox-y’s Building.
Oflice hours from 8 to 12 o’cloc/r, A. M. ; and
from 1 to 6 o'clock, P 1W.
George A. Davenport,
Attorney and Counsellor at law.
Oflice IVest Side the Brzrlgc,
NORWALK, CONN.
G. J GRUMAN,
m:.u.i-:r. IN FOREIG-.‘l AND DOMESTIC
Staple Séifflll-tI_) llIlri_i Qimobs
CAR P ETI N G
Carriage Cloths and Trimmings.
CI.0'I‘IIS, CASSIIIIERES, l’ES'I‘INGS,
Shootings. Ilannels, Butts &.c.
N 0 R w A LK, CT.
Raymond &. Mead,
VVIIOLESA LE 6.: RETAIL DEALERS
In Grocerie-.s, I’rovi.~‘.ion.-1. Flour, Feed, Salt.
Fish, Crockery and Glass \Vare. Wooden: and
\Villow \Vnre, Brooms. Mats. &.t:.. dcc.
No 2 lVatcr 5/... Norwalk. Conn.
S. I}. Olmstead,
\VI‘lOLF.SALE 8: I3't'c.TAlL DEALER IN
Grnceiies. Flour, I’i'm'i.-iions. Siilt. Powder. &c,
No. 14 6.: 16 Mail: st., Norwall-:, Ct.
Holcomb &. Lyon,
Iiirtiitrizns AND Ctth-[MISSION
IEARDXVAREC MEE’tCHA..'.\"['S,
OULD i'(-sgwctliilly call the attention of
mercliiints and nmnuliicturers to our
extensive iuasortuicnt of ilaiwlwari-, comprising
altno.-t e.vci'y article of English. German iind
Ain::i‘i:.-.z=.n iiiaiiiitizcture, and we guarantee to
you that our p'e'it'-i-it taro as low I55 any house in
Bo.-zton or New York. Of this you can satisfy
your.-:elf by calling on us at 83 Water street,
Bridge:-poit.
Lockwood, llaight 8:. Co.
M«\.‘«'UI"AC'I‘UP.i-IRS or
TIN, Sl.IEE'I‘-II"tOI‘3. Co: BRASS \VARF.S
A50 m:Az.i-Ins IN
%'l‘OVES. ranges, furnaces. heaters and
L‘, (Il'Uii1!l, hollow ware. eszid irons. cizstings,
.-slice: lead and lend pipe. stove pipe and zinc.
I)I‘t{!iS kettles, <:i2!l.-r_i,', porcelain, izippiaii and
l}l‘llIiII)l':«t \‘.-'tiI‘:32-3. chiiia. ci'ocl~:ery and gloss
‘.‘.’EIl'F!. Fcntoii onamellz-d wares, brushes and
tt'tt:l(‘lit‘.-I. gzlnss lanterns, cliiiiu pumps, Miller’s
water proof oil p:i.~:t.e lilackingz. iiesli canipliene
and burning fluid. wzisliing and yeast. powders,
store and shoe bliicking. wmppiiig piipar,
we=.i_<_:ht.-c, brooms. pails. tt'a‘.'r3, ho\vI:s_iand tubs.
s:-ivos, mat.ts_ wnsli boards, indies. '5ll!II‘Ip.'.l,
spoons. clothes baskets, bellosvs, &c., &c.
BRO.-\T)C I.(_)'I‘HS.
GASSIIVXERES,
AND VESTINGS.
HE lzirgt-.st'.. be.-it nod clic-apt-.st assortment
ever offered in this town is to be found at
the :-‘tnt'e of IIIH subscriber, and all goods pur
rliascd will he cut. by one of our first-cliisa tailors
free ofeexpense to the purciiaser.
C. J. GRUMAN.
LEI’-.O°\V 6.: BLODG E'l"’S
Patent Sewing Machines,
ND Riulits for using the siime.for sale by
the subscriber. The unprecedented speed
and perfection with which sewing can be done-
with these macliinos is astonishing. One of
them can ho see-ii in oporeitioii at any time at
iny house in Gl‘68IISIltl’Itt9. Tlit-ty t-an iilso be
sent: on the corner of Elm and Canal st.nnd at
33 Gnhl st. N. Y. . Its iidvzintziges over other
.\iachinos are in fastening the ends both when
it commences and stops, and pulling in or
strefc/zing either sitfc of the cloth at pleasure,
and stitching both sides alike. and will accom-
plish double the work of any other machine.——
nmchines and ri;_flits for stile for every town in
the county of Fail-liald, except tlie towns of
é\‘Ionroe. Newtown, Redding, \-Vestnn and Ens
ton. All persons are cautioned against buying
or using any machines that ii re infriirgmnents
on this pate-nt.. DANIEL BURR.
Vvestport, M.-arch 1st. 2851. lzltf
Ready Made Clothing.
TUE subscriber has on hand and intends
keeping ll. good assortment. of Ready Made
Clothing ofall kinds. Also, :1 good assortment
of Cloths, Cnssitiicms. and Vestings, which
be will make up to order in good style and at
sin-art notice.
N. B. Particular attention paid to cutting.
'I’IIO-MAS RILEY.
Norwalk. Fob. 525.1851. 9
Ready Made Clothing.
7 ‘H E subsciibcr has token the store lately
occupied by Mr. B. F. Bates. which
he has filled with a choice as!"-iortment ofready
made clothing, caps. hats. umbrellas. kc. Por-
snns intending to purchase will do well to call
and examine his stock, for he will sell goods as
cheap as can be found elsewhere.
H. MAGNER.
2
Norwnlk. Jan. 13th. 1851.
Arrival of New Spring Goods.
7 ‘II E subsci'tbeis have consumtly on hand
,, ta,-,1‘, ag_q:)1'In]enI. ot Ready Made Cloth-
ing of all kinds. descriptions. and sizes. which
» ill be olii-.i'ed at niipi-ecetlented low prices.—
Any person wishing a good suit of lipring
clofhes at it lass price than they can be pur
chased at any other establishment in this
town, is respectfully invited. to call at the store
of LI'I‘l:1AUER «Sc TURK.
. Teas. .
P UBLIC attention is called to the large
stock of green and block teas now offered
by
RAYMOND 6:. MEAD-
AZORS.—\V. dc S. Blltcllelt’ and Joseph
Elliott's celebrated Razors of almost ev-
ery pattern, wholesale and retail by
HOLCOMB dc LYON.
83 Water st. Bridgeport.
Parosols. ,
RECEIVED this day a large and splendi
. assortment of pn'i-asols which were pur-
chased at nuction,iind will he sold at a bargain.
C. J. GRUMAN.
Piice—In large" bottIe,’$l,00; or ‘six bottles
{oi-85.00 ‘ ' ' ' 9
BY A H. BYINGTON~& co.
NORWALK, or. TUESDAY,AI’RIL 22, I851.
POETRY.
E?‘ The following lines. addressed to the
American Un_ion, are by Martin F. Tuppet‘.
who is now in this country.
The Union.
Giant aggi'egnt.e of nations.
Glorious Whole of glorious parts,
Unto endless geiior:it.ions,
Live united. Iizmds and hearts!
Be it storm. or summer W8iII’.II6l',
I’c:iccful calm. or lnittlo-j:ir,
Stand in bonutcous SII'8lI}__'tll together,
Sister States, as Now ye are I
Every potty cliiss-(lisseiisioii.
Heul it up, as quick in; thought ;
Every paltry place-pi-eteiisioii.
(,‘ru;-‘Ii it, as it thing of nought;
Lot no narrow ptivate treason
Your great. onwu rd progress bar.
But remain. in right and reason,
Sister States, as Now yo me.
Flin,2awu_v absurd ambition I
People. leave that my to kings:
Envy. jealousy. suspicion.
Bo above Such grovalling things I
In each other’s joys tloliglited,
All your bate bo—joys of war,
And by u‘I nieans keep United
Sister States, as Now ye are I .
V/ore I but some scornful .~.2tranger,
Still my counsc-.l would be jiist;
Break the hand, and all is dan_4ei',
Mutual fen r and dark distrust,
But you know me for a brother
And a friend who speaks from far,
Be as one then with (MCI! other,
Sister States, as Now yo are I
Ifit scams :4. thing unholy,
I“i'eeLloni'.~.i soil by slaves to till,
Yet, he just I and sngcly, slowiy,
Nobly, cure that ancient ill:
Slotvly.-—ln::;te is fatal ever ;
Nobly,—-lest good faith ye moi" :
S‘zigel_v.——not. in wrath to s-Mei‘
Sister States, as New years I
Charm’d with your commingled beauty
Eng’and seiitles the signal round,
" Every man must do his duty”
To redeem from bonds the bound :
Then indeed your l)iIllII8I‘S briglitucss
Sliiniiig clear from every star
Shall proclaim yonrjoint uprightness,
Sl.*:I8I' States, as I\’ow ye are I
So, a peerle-.ss constellation
May those stars forever blaze I
Three and tcii-tinies tlireofold nation.
Go-aliead in potvi-rand priiise I
Like the iiiziiiy breasted goddess
Thronatl on her Eplic-siziii car,
B:-.——one heart in ninny bodies I
Sister States. as Now ye are.
Be Icindo
Bokind tollt*'latlici'—for when thou wertyoung.
‘Who loves] thee so kindly as he 1’
He cauglxt the first accents that fell from thy
tongue.
And joined in thy innocent. glee.
Be kind to thy f.ithor—for now he is old,
His locks intermingled with grey ;
I‘IlHfU0lSI.€é[)S are feeble. once f(‘.liI'I8BS mid bold ;
Thy father is passiiig away.
Be kind to thy mot.lio.i'--for In on her brow
May trmzes ol sorrow be seen ;
0, well mayest. thou cherish ‘and comfort her
now,
For loving and kind hath she been.
Reine-mlier thy inotlie-.r—for thee will she pray,
As long IIS God gin-.t.li licr lirmith ;
\Vitli IICCBIIISttfl-sit1iltI€$st:Ile5'l'IIPI‘lulle way
E'en to the dark valloy of death.
Be kind to thy brothe.-r——his Iienrt: will have
(lPlIl‘Il’I
Ifthc smile of thy joy be withdrawn ;
The flowers of feeliiig will fade zit the birth,
Iftlie (law of iit'fi-.ctioi‘i be gone.
Be kind to thy brnther—wIierovoi' you are‘,
The love cfn brother shall be
An or nament purer and rich:-.r by far
Tlian |tearl>; from the depth of the sea.
Be kind-to thy :-'i.-:ter—not. many may know
The depth oftrne cist:>.i'Iy love ;
Tho WPHIIII of the ocean lies iiitlioms below
Tho snrfzico that sparkles above.
Thy kindness shall biing thee many sweet
hours,
And lilessiiign tliy pathway tocrown ;
Afi‘+~ctiuti sh:-ill we-eve than it g_iu'laiidoftluwers
More pret-ions than wealth or renown.
mHIiIIS(,)E’L7L}tt\’if.
A Change or Fortune.
On the 8d of January, I838, during the
cold which reigned so severely in Paris, at
the moment when the snow was falling in
heavy flakes, a stoppage of p3SS(’l"lgt.‘l‘S,
horses and vehicles took place su-ldenly at
the corner of Rue St. Honore and the Rue
de l’ Arbre Sec.
‘ What’s the matter?’ asked it young man,
whose accent fllclsiftlll him to be an inhabi-
tant of the Sulllll of France.
‘I really can't inform you, Monsieur, I
was going to ask the question mysell.’
‘ lt‘s only a man who has fallen on the
ice,’ said an orange woman who had over-
heard tlic colloquy. ‘ Nothing more. Two
sous apiece—-come buy 1’
*It’s a man dead drunk,’ said u porter,
pushing his way out of this crowd.
‘Bub!’ cried an old woman, ‘I bet that
it's one of those cursed omnibnses which has
overturned some poor wreich. [had my lug
broken by one, two years ago.
‘ No such thing,’ cried a stout mun, warm-
ly wrapped up in a thick wrap~rascal, a large
liaiidkercliiefiip to his nose,nnd his hands
fixed in his side pockets. ‘li‘s no such thing.
It's a man struck with cold and hunger.-
He is-dying—-that's evident. Poor man !—
These things quite affect me! I should have
stopped to lend him some assistance, but the
fact. is, I am too late as it is for my wile is
waiting dinner for me. Pardon, Monsieur,
perniit me to pass.
The stranger, however, to whom this re-
quest. was addressed, pushed the stout. man
in a contrary direction, and pressed through
the crowd of gazers until he arrived, not
without difliculty, at the spot where the cause
..I' this assemblage was lying. There, near
the fountain, was extended on the ice, an old
stranger yielded only to the dictates ofa kind
heurt,stoopcd down and was in the act. of
raising the unhappy man, when a cry broke
the silence of the crowd, and a sweet voice
exclaimed, with deep emotion, ‘ It is my
poor Old man I’
At the same monicnt a young girl, pierc-
ing the crowd, came forward to join her fee-
ble aial to that of the stranger.
‘You know him, then '2’ he demanded,
without looking at the new comer, but in
trying to prevent her from having any share
of the burden.
‘ Yes and no. Monsieur,’ she replied in
tilting out it smelling bottle. ‘ I know him
by sight but am ignorant of his name.’
A third person came to add his assistance
to the efforts of the young people. ‘It is
old Gerald I’ said he. ‘ He must have gone
out this morning for the first time these four
days. This way I\‘Ionsieur,’said he speaking
to the stranger. ‘ He IlVt‘S at No. 30, and I
am the porter of the house. Come let me
take your place my little woman,’ continued
he to the young girl : ‘ This gentleman
and I can take him to his room at the top of
the house. It is slicer w.mt that has reduc-
ed him to this state. They say he was rich
once,und I believe it; for it 3.: only the rich
who allow themselves lu inrnish with hunger
when they are pt,-or—-we have still two
stories to go up-—I would not be guilty of
such a. foolish act; I would at once go to the
Mayor and demand aid. Take care—the
stairs are so steep, there’s a step; it is so dark
you can't well see it. It is different with mo,
Iain used to the place—thai’s the door.-
Pusli. He never needed a key to lock up
Ins property, poor man. They say Gerard
is not his real name---Diable I how cold it. is
up here under these titles!’
They placed the old man on some straw
in one corner"ol lite gai-rci, and the sti'ango.=.r
hastened to fecl his pulse. ‘ He is dying of
cold und want,’ cried he; ‘ here, my friend,
here is some money for you ; bring up some
soup, some wine and a tire.’ The porter
he-Ill (JUL his hand to take the money, when
the stranger suddenly exclaimed, alter hav-
ing scarcheil his pocket, ‘ Good hczivens! -
thcy have taken my purse. I’ and his features
expressed most vividly vcxation and fear for
the old man’s recovery.
‘I will get them.’ cried a gentle voice; it
was that ofthe young girl, who had follow
ed them UIlpL'fCt'I‘«'£*.Ll. She hurried out of
the room and i":-turin.-d speedily, for the per-
ceived that the slightest LII lay might be fatal.
A womati l0Il0\V.‘."tl he-r, bringing fire and
wood, with v.-liich’ z-be lit 2. fire and then
retired. Tho young rm‘-ssenger was
loaded with 21 bottle of-wine, a small loci
and awing of b. fowl, tvmppcd up in a tie-war
paper She planted the whole near the old
man and than l~:ne-cling dotrii, arrangcl the
fire. and 1-tired it up to a blaze.
The old man by dc-grei-5 recovered his
senses; he vz-is presented with food in small
quantities, and in a short time animation was
restored. Too vi eat: to thank his lJvneI'artors,
he could only PXplES:i his feelings by looks of
the most touching grzitituilt-,particulurly when
they rested on the young girl, SIIII occupied
near the hearth. 'I‘o the straiiger she ap-
peared nothing else than it cl.zii'ming and mys-
to_-rious vision. Who could I.IllS young crea-
ture bc, who so earne.stly and cflisctily devoted
her time to a work of t.'lt.'lt‘lI_v, when her own
attire gave every indication of privaition and
penury Cl Cold as the vseatlic-r was, her bon-
net which encircled her delicate and beauti-
ful features was of black straw; thin silk
gloves, mended in several places,sei-ved to
cover her hands, but certainly not to guaran-
tee them from the cold. An old cashemere,
worn to the last exrrcmity, was thmwn over
a faded gownof dark silk, and her whole:ip-
penrance bt;'l.')l{ellt:l-I the absence ofany warm
garim-nt. The man would iindoubtevlly
have been struck by the extreme beauty of
her fentures had ilim-e been no Olllt-‘T (‘ll-'II'IXI
to attract him, but there was about. her that
inclescribeible somehing which pleases man
more than mere beauty ; and that is a union
of goodncs and clc:-mice, which is indeed but
seldom met with, but ivhcii St'('I’l is iriesisti-
blc. At lu~t her self imposed task was over;
shaapproached the old man, and stooping
towards him, nodded her head kindly t she
uttered the words, ‘ I will soon return.’
She then took up a small case uhich she
had ptllvdowti on her entrance, and saluting
the stranger,slie left the room and descend-
ed the narrot=.' stairs with a rapid step.
The young man gazed at her for .'-I mo-
ment, then turning towards the IIIVHIILI. ‘I
on the contrary,shz:ll not return, for I leave
Paris this evening; but you shall soon hear
from me.’ He then pl'eSS€.‘(I the old man's
hand kindly and departed. Vlfhen he emerg-
ed from the door of the house into the street
though hopeless of seeing his young assist-
ant in the work of benevolence in which he
had been engaged, he still could not avoid
looking round, if by chance. she was still
in sight. As if chance would have it she
was sianding,as if umlccided,at the door of a
jewellei"s shop at some distance. At last
she appeared to have formed her determina-
tion for she opened the door and entered —
Without exactly analyzing the cause of her
curiosity the stranger approached the win-
dow of the shop, and observed what was
passing inside. He saw the young girl tak-
ing off her glove ; and whilst he was admir-
ing the dazling wh teness and aristocratic form
of the hand, she drew, with some emotion, a
ring from her finger, and presented it to the
person at the counter. He took it, examin-
ed it carefully, rubbed, and tested the stone,
and methodicallv took out. a small pair of
scales, ‘and having ascertained the weight
otlbrcd his customer a price which was easy
to see she accepted, from the movement of
assent with which she bent. her head. The
jeweller opcned a drawer, and counted out
some money, which he pushed over the
counter; andbaving written down in his
book her name and address be cast the ring
into another drawer, amongst a heap ofjew-
els of all forms and colors. [The girl
man scarcely covered with a few rags. The I the shop.
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In a short. time afterwards she turned into
a plain looking house, in one of the streets
of the Rue St Honure; and opening the
door of a room on the rez declza-ussce, she en-
tered, hastily crying, ‘ Here I am dear moth-
er. You must have been uneasy at my
long absence?’ ~
Madam Re.-vial, the pf-T501] to whom these
word were addn.-.ssed,appeared infirm,though
more from trouble than years. _She was
stretched on a sofa, and appt.'.tll'e(l in delicate
hcallh. I-Icr features usually pale assumed
an appearance of animation when her
daughter entered, and then immediately be-
came more sombre than bi-fore.
‘Dear Anna,’ said §he,‘I have an un-
pleasant piece of news to acquaintyou with ;
it was this, perhaps, that made me rather
to fear your return than to take note of your
prolonged absence.’
Anna having cast. on a chair her shawl
and bonnet, immediately seated herself on a
low stool near the end of the sofa, which
suppoited her mother’s head. The latter
passed her hand allcctionately over the
dark hair of her daughter, and then con-
llnucd—
‘ You know that your father had promis-
ed your hand to the son of M. Barsac, of
Bordeaux, his oldest friend. The death of
your tather—the Ienglhene(l illness which
has so much reduced me—-had not overcome
mv courage, as long as I could live-in hope
of seeing you rich and happy, under the pro-
tection of a worthy husband. This very
morning the scatlolding of happiness, which
I loved so much to build up for you, fell to
the ground. This letter addressed to our
old hzzbitution, ought to have come to haiid
yesterday. Herc read it yourself.’
Anna took the letter which her mother
held out to her, and looked at the signa-
ture, remaiked, ‘ It. is from M. Jules Bat‘
sac himself.’ She then read the contents
aloud : ,
“ MAn.~.Mc—As long as fortune smiled on
me, I thouglit with delight on the alliance
which M Rattle] and my father had con-
'.I'«'l.('I.€'-d for me; but the late failure of the
firm of Daznderlias & Co , has drawn on ours;
and as a man of honor I dc.-em myself bound
to restore you your promise. Ifyour dangli-
ter and myself were acquainted, and if mu»
tual afléction had "been the basis of this pro-
jected union,l would have bout my knee
before you, Madame, and prayed you to
wa:t until I Ilild repaired our disasters; but
have I the right to call on another to partake
in my poverty, and to join in my labors?-
I30 I even know what space of time it may
take to acquire a fortune worthy of that
ivhich you have losstl He that is above can
only tell. Your daughter brought up under
your protecting care, is, I am inforniod, both
amiable and lovely. Who is there, then,
who will not be proud and happy to give
her an honorable name, and a position in so-
ciety equal to that in which she was born ?
As to me, I have nothing Ieft,and unwilling-
ly I am forced to ienounce the favor design-
ed for me You will pardon me, Mad:.-me,
for leaving Paris without paying my respects
to you; but I should fear alter having seen
your ituughter,lo carry with me a keen regret,
which might trouble the calm of an existence
now consecrated to labor
Farewell,then. madame; believe me to be
penetrated with every sentiment oi’ respect
for you, and to re main.
Your most humble
nnd obedient servant,
JUL. ES BARSAC."
The young girl paused a moment after
reading the note, and then raising her eyes
to meet her mother 5, she reniarked, as she
placed it on the work-tablc——‘ Do you not
think, mother, that this letter is pe.rfcct,ex-
ccpt the too high opinion expressed of me?
I really think that M. Bars-ac writes with
the utmost good sense. I almost regret
that I have not seen a man whose conduct
is actuated by such honorable niotivcs’-—-
‘ This letter,‘ said iilazlaine Revial, mourn-
fullv, ‘ certainly augments my regret. I
feel that I could have loved this young man
as it son Now what a. different lot awaits
you! Are you not it-rrilied at the idea of
being obliged to work for your poor moth-
er '2’ ‘How unkind,’ said Anna, ‘how un-
like yourself! Why, what is it, after all?
Formerly I embroidered to amuse myself,
nowl do the sanietc. contribute to your
comfort The latter will be surely the more
agreeable. Besides I can do it now the
much more cheerfully. Look, I have dis-
posed of the collar,’ and she showed the
empty case which .~be had brought. in, ‘ and
here’s the price obtained for it, placing three
peiccs of money on the table
A light knock at the door interrupted the
conversation ; Anna cast a look of unquirt-
ode at her mother, for since the loss of
their fortune, no visit. had broken their soli-
tude. --
‘ Go and open it,’ said the lady, with a
smile. She obeyed, and the opened door
gave entrance to a main, whom she immedi-
ately recognized as the stranger who had as-
sisted the poor OIiI suflerer
The countenance of Iviademoiselle Rcvinl
at. once assumed a grave and severe expres-
sion. Her mother perceived the change,
but bi-fore she could make any inquiry into
the cause, the stranger advanced, and salu-
ting her with respect, said, ‘ M-adanie, you
are, I presume, the mother of this young Ia-
dy ?’ _
Madane Revial made asign- of assent,
and pointed out a chair to the stranger-—-
He took it, and continued ;
‘ Chance this morning brought Mademoi-
selle and myself together in aiffordirig assist-
ance to an unhappy--’
‘Oh! inother,’ interrupted the young
girl, whose neck and face were covered
with blushes at this allusionto the morning's
adventure, ‘I have not had time to tell you
it. Do you remember the
poor old man who generally took’ up his
station at the door of our hotel formerly?
He always woi"¢ga grecn'ba’u>dage over his
:h d (I dtb '- uentetqdi _
I an einme an 6 young ma _ - eyes, to conceal his face from-the-p,asse,rs,-by,
2
and held a small basket of matches. in .hil
_hamI--’ . ' - ‘
‘ Yes,’ intrerupted ‘Madame Retrial in her
ture, ‘I remember him well; your‘ father
always dropped some money into his basket
when returning from the Bouase. You
used always to call him _t/ouripoor old man,‘
and you, little as you were, delighted in‘
giving him everything you could scrape
together.’
‘ V‘VcIl, since our departure from‘ the hotel,
we have asked each other a hundred times
what could have become of him.’
‘ Yes,’ said Madame Revial with interest.
‘ Well, mother,’ I found him to-day, at
last, but in such a state of wretchedness that-
I was really shocked. Stretched on the
snow, dying, absolutely, of cold, and hunger;
and, without the kind assistance of this
gentleman, he must have perished where he
lay.’ _
‘Say, rather, without yours,-’ said the
young man, earnestly. ‘ I could do 'n‘ot.h-.
lug. furl had lost my purse, To you, and‘
you alone, is he imlehte-d for life} t Bu, :-
continued he, in a di,Ifo_:'ent tone, seeing [h’g-.
bright color again mounting rapidly to An-
na’s face, ‘it is not for the purposeof disclo-
sing to this lady the secret of your good.
€1f'lt0_I}s that l have followed you here; it is:
to request you to take the trouble of buying‘
a bed and some other little necessaries for
this poor child of misfortune. Here are
a hundred francs, that you will have the
kindness to employ for this purpose-. I pray
you to believs that if I was -not a stranger
in Paris, and on the point of quitting it this-
vcry evening, I would not take this-liberty
with persons to whom I am not known. I
trust that you will excuse my request.’
‘ There is no necessity to offer any apo-
logy,’ said Madame Revial; ‘on the contra-
ry, we ought to thank you for having
selected us to complete a benevolent ac-
tion.’
‘ Now, Madame,’ added the young man,
with a Iiesitating and timid manner, ‘ it only
remains for me to enquire the name of my’
young siszer in this work of kindness.’
‘ Matlemoist-lle Anna Revial.’
A cry of astonishment broke from the
stranger—‘ The daughter of M. Revial, of
Bord:-aux,who lost his fortune by trusting in
a fricmI,und died of grief?’
‘Alas! you have but too truly stgted the
case. How does it happen that you are ac-
quainted with these facts?’
‘I am Jules Bursac,’ said the young man,
in a voice scarcely audible.
Anna grew pale, and v. on: and placed her-
self near her mnther’s seat. A mournful
silence suCI'ee(I(-(I for a -short time, and it was
Jules who broke it.
‘ Ah I Madame,’ said he, suddenly rising,
‘ I perceive that I yesterday sent you my tea
nuncintion of a life of happiness. This Iet=
ter,’ and he took it from the tablc——‘ this let-
ter,’ he rrpezited. as be slightly touched it
with the finger of his right hand with a look
of disgust -—‘ permit me to destroy it and to
forget that it was ever written.’ Looking
from one lady to the other, and seeing no
sign of opposition, he tore it down the mid-
tile, and threw the portions into the tire.—'-
He watched them until the flame had seized
on every part; and then, as if content that it
was wholly and irrecoverably destroyed, he
approached Madame Rt-vial, and bent his
knee belore her, as she regarded alternately
with the utmost satisfaction, her daughter,
and him whom she could have chosen for
her son-in-law, if the choice had been in her"
power. ‘ Or, if the memory of this lettet‘_
cannot altogether pass away, and if part of
it must still remain in your remeinbrance,
think only of these words which ‘If your
«laughter and myself had been acquainted.’
We are acquainted, and know each other al-
reatiy as if we had never been apart. Do
not srparnte those whom charity has united:
I_]USt now called Mademoiselle by the name
of sister; let me call her by another name,
not loss kind but more sacred——-that of wife.
I have no fortune to, offer her, but I feel
myself now animated by double courage
and hope. For he-r—for you.Mac.’ame, who
will never quit us, I viill vvoik with energy"
and <letcrmination,ano I feel that I shall suc=
need in my cfliiits. Ob! Madame, deign to am
swe-r me! But you we-op-—you give me
your hand——you consa.-nt to my request. ?’
‘ And you, Anna, what. do you say?’ ask-
ed Madame Revial, as she held out the other ,
hand to her daughter.
‘ Have I ever any other will than yoilra‘,-
dear mother?’ and she pressed the hand to her
lips. _ _'_
" You consent, then, Mademoiselle?’ said
Jules; ‘then you will allow meto present
you this ring as a mark of our engage-‘
ment.’
He handed her A little ring set round with
IUI’qUOI5(’S. _
‘ It is Anna's ring I’
with surprise.
‘ Yes. mother, said Anna, quite confused ;'
‘I was obliged to sell it to replace the mon-'
ey I had received for my embroidery.’
‘ It was in purchasing it that I discovered
your address, although you entered in the
jeweler’s book only the name of Anna.-'—3_
ltis to this ring that I owe the happiness of
again beholding you’ He took as he spoke,
the u'nresi'sting hand of the young girl,
and placed on her finger the pledge of their
union. A _ ,_ ,
The same evening, in order to fulfil the"
benevolent intentions ofM. Barsac, who was"
obiiged ti I-ave town for Bordeaux, Anna'-
rz-it.-rned to the old man’s lodging. I-le‘wa’c_‘
no longer to be found;-' be had disappeared
without pointing out his‘ new abode! " "’ '
said Madame’ Revial,
contract before the no‘ary, who soon_l'!'lf8d.0_.‘ ’
‘his apprarancegbe was followed by ‘:'in','gI-“ '
derly man, richly attired. As the ‘latter
inot ‘ i_ntro_duced,- no person took much notf ~
‘of him, for each was too much o£7c_i!”pied'w ,,_ ‘V
the ceremony‘ for _which
gather. Madame‘ Revial‘ tjnVaIid',}:;..
A month after, in thefhunible lotlging__oI' , _
Madame Revial, affeiv friends, W_"‘(»:,I'é’_'.fi,SB;GT‘;l_!If,’H.'
bled to witness the signing of-th'o.=.‘tt'na_ifr-n’i,_1';'§_;-"-
and had her daughter,.s‘e"itf& ‘ii§éé‘r{L31F5fiirz-4-" ii.
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