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Ofitre at the foot of Illrzin 8f..—-()l‘£’I‘ the store rf
C. J. (:'rttnt.aIt. _
Terms of the Gazette.
Village sub.-.~crilrcrs by ca l'|'lPl'-—]ll' yr .."2 ()0
Mail do irt attlranr-e do E2 00
Office st.ib.-:cr'ilrt=r';-‘. or ll-.o.-9 living out of
the Carlie-r‘s (ll\'ll'l('I. and who call for
llh-.il‘ paper‘.-I at tho ttflice 1 50
Courp:tr.ic-s offivt-or tnorc. recciviv 9, their
papers by mail. if paid in advance 1 50
'l'et'lms of Ad-..'ci'ti~:.in°'.
10 lines or less. 1 insertion 50
at 3 u
16 u 1 .5
as 3 u 1
Jon PRl;\"l‘lE\’G I‘IlTL’Cllft'(l with tit-at/tess
and rf«s].sa.lc/2, tt.n..'l at low prtrcs
. Si. G. A. I3l§;‘§'.i:if_.L,
.lt.torncy.~i and cclmscllcrs at law.
Ofiice over .3. Elllzilory 5;. (.‘.o.’s_Stox-e,
i\‘0l‘.'wAI.l{, (:..=I\'N
.'£‘1'€iiE5'.?.'li“t.«'l’ l::E'&?S%*."EFaI”S
- ." 4?‘. .-: 1 W‘. .
Over 5-‘. St. John’s Store,
l\'Olt.‘.V.—\ LK. CT.
~. Likeuesses
Irlfttrrazttctl to ])f(’(LSC all gonrl jttrlgcs
Wm. W. Itzarramore,
-‘ 7:
Cametr 0/ Slate .’I,)I..Tf III/u?n.Street.v,
nr.mcE1‘or.'r, CONN.
D E. R F
‘ ‘ = =llr.:-'
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AND
(Iii llifl;
FOR THE COMPLETE CURE OF
Cough.-3, Colds, Influenza,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Spitting
of Blood, and all other Lung
Complaints tending to ‘
U '"l"" P ‘M’ E 3 Ill
(3 0 bl S 1 1 .l. .
YE ‘ II lb‘ s_\'lup r~onlait:.s no Opittm, Crtlotttel.
or any utilrt-ral whatc.voi. but "is cornpo-‘-
ed (‘.lllll'l'I_Y'()l‘limit’ roots. In-rbs, and \'t’}_'_t*-litl)lf‘
Sl1l)Sl:tlll.'(‘.s which have ll spr~t:ili(: itrflrtcuce. up-
on the lurrgs. and lllP.ll'(:()llll(’t:lt!lI oI'::=I|t.~‘- ll-'
ittrtrtrrlitz/eqflcr-t r-' to allay all irritation, at (l;1en-
tly remove the pltf-‘grttt and other nnrrbid scr:t'r-
tions from ihetltr ,..t and air‘-p:ts.<:tg«-.<; thus re-
lirwiug tho couglt. l2_t/ .stt./2:/ttittgl/tcittflttntrttaliutt
-and other ca rises Wl‘:i(:Il give rise to it. Italso
.st.irnulat.es and imparts a lrealthy tonelo the
Ill‘rgs llicrm-ply.-.5. IlN*t'(-'lJ_y‘ ctialiling them more
tllorouglily to rornove front the blood I lrrtsc-i|1ll’U'
rilins and rIi~‘mI$Pll particle.-'. which. if rotainr-d.
do so much tnisrief in the sy~:tmu.:t d lay the
furrrrdalion for iurtur-alrlo Cttttstttrtplitttt. It also
exerts a tlccirlt-.d acliort upon the skin. and as-
sists n-«attire in expelling, lIll‘l)l.l£1IllIl(~'. r"-xhalr-rrts
much of that ruornirl tnatler \\llIt'll would oth-
erxvise be tltrown back upon the ltrtrgs. thus rc-
lievirlg tlwm ofa part of limit‘ work. and ran-
dr-.t'irr,<_rtll¢= >.‘_V_’Slf*lll pure and lit?-altlry. \Vlreu
lul)er'clc.< are fortrrittg. it ch»-c.ks their devi--lop
intent and fru'lIit-I‘ pro-_;rr>ss: or if ulct-ration has
take-rplaci-,. it rrsstsls the lt.llIu.\' in llrrowirt-,,r off
the cnrr'uplcd tn tIlP|',S(HIIIl.\‘ the irritation. lroals
the ult-.orrrtt-tl cavities. :tud r'estot'e.< tlmrn trrpritt
to lit-nrltliy action. 'I‘lri<' rue-xliciuo. llrt-i'eliu'c.
it not a pttl/.itz-'.t't:e t.'rc,t~c-fly. \\‘Ill('.ll only l'ulicrt-.s
for the limo bcurg. but. is a f.fI.I)I‘I)II;_f'.]£ cut-a/irc.
as it stt'il<es at the very tort of the (ll~‘t‘_tVlSt‘-. and
by removing it, r'ortrt;vu.< at once all ils"rr-tnoln
an-:l atto~i«l.rnt elitist-qrttxrrrzas. 'I‘his is ttst/islitt-
g~.-t,t',.»-lzitrg t:.'r.1rtzc£cri.stir:—.r properly pos<c.<sr>.rl
in equal power. by no olho-r tnr-:c'icino of like
nature now licforo the public.
CI RCU L.-\ RS. &C.
As no ortlin-.rry--‘i’/.url llllvl-‘.l'll.s't.‘lnPlll can fully
explain the nature and nrcrir.-‘ oflhi-‘ artir-I--. the
Pr‘o;trit-lor's have pnblr.~;ht-d a new t.-ircttlttr. civ-
inz tho /t,t,‘.s-/oty of/Iris ttLr3.<licittt:; tlln t[e.s't't'i/ttirttt.
vtrufttt't'..\'.'.. of is prtnrziprrl itr;;t'ctlir=itl.~‘. llIw'lii—*«:l
Illi‘-_V are rlesigtmrl to have upon the lunar‘ HIHI
liver. and a copious rt—l'rer'ertt-0 to /./te persons
who Iutcc /)('(3n cttrctl by 2'./.—r_vivin_<_r‘lteir name.-
uuzl r'esitlr~trct.-..~: oven to the-ii’ uurnlmr. 'l‘|io.-‘c
who :u'.-, /rrttt.-ltflirf rm’//r ll r.:m.I,.v_,r!'t.. or‘ WIIUSP lH|I,L’~‘
_nro in tho least e-.ff.=-.(:tc-ll, are r'lIt'l1l’.~‘lI_y tIE‘..~‘.s‘l'(',ll
to call upon the Auarrls narnr-.l below. and pro-
cura orra oflhosr-. plrriuplcls. It. can be had
gr‘IU.lSlll|»l will woll t-epry a porrrsal. 'l‘hr-.
" hitz.’.-5 wt. fl.tZ'£/..’.:'Ly" and *- rt/mitt /tr/citrg cold."
may be w:)~'t.ll to your-r>.lt' and fatrnly.
IIU \’ DRE Db‘ Ul" l)(.)L LA IIS,
in the slime of ,I').r(:lfH’.-z’ Bills stlvull. bosirlns be-
in: to means of prolonging many a valuable
life.
\Vt\RRA\"l‘Y.
Such is our corrlirlurrco in its virtues, that we
are willing to lI)Lr‘t‘(UlI this tuedicinr-. in t-very
case qft'ccr:tz/.ct:lt1. (where llsl-‘Ll according to
1*; the directions on page 7th oftho pamphlet. in-
side the \vl'appnt‘ of saclt bottle.) and \\'lleI'e
he l)t\l‘.~‘t)lt is not satisfied tlnrt. hr». is deriving
lbmlefil from it, by returning the bottle within
4 hours time.
'I‘IIE MON EY
.-‘will be return (I. £27‘ Son page 3d of the
pa mgrhlet iosi lo the \\’l'tllllN-'.I' of ear-ll bottle.
13.?’ Ba snrc to ask for Dr. A. I7l,ogt-rs’ syrup
ofL7.t1crtt;errI. "tzr. and (.‘ttttcft.ufagua, and let
no other he palmerl on you.
" ‘ \u I -_\'.—- Vnzc _g‘(3."lIt/i./Ill. uttless lhoreis on
-‘itie buli'\vrappor. a mic of /rttntl. sigtred with
it pro. hv A L. SCOVIIII; _& CO.
For Sula, xvlrolos:-lo and retail._ by A. L.
SC()V'l L L c\'. C0.. Proprietors, at their prin-
ci ml. Depot, GOTHIC H A LI... N0. 316
Br-mz«lttm_t/. Vow ’Yorlt, to wllom all or'tlol's for
tbe ,\'lo=licine. and lelers relating to agencies.
should be arltlt‘tess'ed post ptzitl. , .
, ;Al,~r_o', 'for;sale» in-Norwnl-It by J. A-. VVEED,
and \V. E. BISSELL.
-_. l’.rice--In largo bottle. $1.00; or six bottles
3*‘:-'s...90 I 9
George A. Eissell,
AGI-2-N'1‘ or run
.lmcrican llintrial Life lasuratlcc €0-
or-‘H313 I.\‘ M.-\l.l.()l<Y’S BUILDING.
0. .‘~3..Ferrv,
t'II.i(tl'l!(‘y rind Ccunsrrllorr at l.a=.w.
M:1licx'~y7s Building.
(‘mice hours jirfrtll 8 lo I2 o’t-for-/t‘, A. IIJ. ; and
from 1 to 6 o'clock. 1’ Bl.
"gorge A. Davenport,
tlttcrrrcy‘ and fl0ims:cilor' at law-.
Ofice I-Vt-st Sirlc lite Brulge,
I\'0R\V.-ILK, CONN.
F_F‘5.—.r” "o.s*.u1vr3A1§i,_—°F’
Dl".\LI'IR IN l-‘0P.I‘IIG.\' AND IIUMI‘I.~"l‘lC
Staple $5.;?fcrrcig Eng 05002122
CAR PETING
tfzurriugev Cloths and Trinususgs.
Cl.li'i‘.ll§, Crlliiillllliiilrlffi, I7 l§5'l'il‘{filS,
€.‘.hoctin.gs. Fishnets, 332.i-is fee.
__~l‘\_IQRV\/ALK, CT.
Etayntonzd & Tfflood,
\Vll0LI}SALI£ & ‘RI§'I‘AlL DI£Al_.F.RS
In f}r'occlir-s. Provisions. Flour, Foctl, Salt.
Fisll. Cl'ockr=r_\‘ and (.llass \Varc. \Voudt-.u and
\Villow \Varo. Iirooms. Mats. &(‘.. rS:c.
No. 2 lVul.r:r s/.., t\'ortcttf/c. Conn.
S. E. fitimstead,
\VI-IOLFXSAI. 3 & R £'l‘.-\IL DICA LI-‘.R IN
Grocr=ries. Flour. I’rovision;<. Salt. Powder. &c.
No. 14 5616 Main st., N-orwalk. Ct.
Holcomb <39 Egon,
I.\rron'l‘t-zns AND ()o.\r.\tlssloN
IIARDWARIC I\II‘.‘.IlCI‘.I.‘Xl\"'I‘S,
1§‘7OULD rcspr-ctfully call the attention of
' merclrants and rnauulirctutcrs to our
exterrsivo ass.orttrreut of Ilar-dwarc. coinpri.-‘log
nltno.-t revcry article of Iflrtglislt. (Ir-.ruran and
Atnerir-an lrtrtnuf-.tc,lrtrc, and we ,¢__'ulll':llll'(‘P to
you that our priccs are as low as any ll()l3S(-‘. in
Boston or .\P\V \"ol'k. Of this you can satlisf_v
_vtrrrr.<t-.lf by calling on us at 83 Water street.
l_irnlgt-port.
Lockurood, llfaig at E: Co.
M.-\.\UI~‘.~\C'l'l)ltl-2ltS OF
'l‘l.\’, SHE £’l -lll().\'. éc BRASS WARES
AND ltl-Z.»\I.I~IIiS IN
@'l‘OVES. ratrges. lurnacc.s. lrcalcrs and
drum.-‘. ltollow wat'c. sad irons, tzttslirrgs.
slrcct load atrd lead pipc. stove pipc and zinc.
lirass ltelllos. cu:lcI'_l'. porcelain. iappan and
brlllania \vrtr'es. chitin, ct'ot:kt-r'y and glttsx
warn. Feulorr f‘lt=lllI(’Il('(I wart-.~‘. brusllcs and
nialches. ,‘_"l3lSR lunlcrtrs. chain puntps. Mitler’s
wall-.r proof oil par.-‘to llIilCI\ill,'-_l. lioslr carnphcut-
and lrutuin_:1 fluid. waslling and ycast powrlcrs,
store and slloc lrl;rr:l.itr;_r. \\‘r.r;.-pit.__' papt-r.
wt-i«_>ltt.-, lrrooms. pails. lravs, bowls and tub.-'.
Sl>‘IV(’..\‘, malls Wash board-, ladies, Slautps,
spoons. (_'Il..llIN'S Ira.-hols. bellows. &c., &c.
BRIH I‘)CI.f)'|‘I.Ib'.
AND VESTING5.
7EVl~]l1l l:rr'_;_mst. best and clteapt-.sl assorltncrrl
. (‘Vfll rrf"l'e_-.l'ml in this town is to be found at
the store of thc sub~'cribor'. and all goorls pnr
cliascrl will he cut by one ofour first-class tailors
free of expense to the pur'r-lrascr.
C. J. GRUI\lAN.
LF.IlO\V {C IiLC)D(:‘-l~'.'l"‘S
Patent Sewing Eviachirnes,
NI) l'li'.'Itl.~' for rising the same. for Stilt’, by
lhe stllrst:r'il)oi'. 'I‘lie tit-pm-.t:c(lr-.rrle-rl S[t(‘t"ll
and pc:'l'ccfion with wlriclr st-lvittg can In’ dono-
with lllestl tnat-lrino.< is aslonislrirrg. Orr» of
the-ur can be soon in opt-ration at any litnc at
Ill)’ llnuse in Gr'eorr.-lirr-iris. 'I"lrr~y can also he
~‘r'(>ll on tho corrwt of I‘.II|l| and Canal starrrl at
33 Gold st. N. 1'. Its ttrlvrtrtrttrgcs owr ntlrcr
.\]:rclrir.os arc in [IlSfflI1I.,I1._{/11¢’ c-tit/.9 both \\ hon
it‘ ttornnwuces and stops. and pul/t'n_v_r in or
.s'l.rc’c/tt'ti,«_r ci//tct‘ sit/tr of the cloth at pleasure.
and stilclling both sirlos alilu:-. and will :-rct:mtr-
plisll rloublc the work ofalr\‘ olhcr lll2lCl|lllP-.——
rnartliincs and riglrls for >‘lIIt"f-')l' ovcry town in
the ('()llItl_\' of Farirfic-lrl. oxccpt the towns‘ of
.\Iouroc-. N t=wtr.rwn. Irlcrldimt. \Voston and Has
too. All per-ous tll‘t’- can‘-'iotrer~l ttgttiirst lutyilrg
or rising any utzu-hiues that arc itifritrucnierrls
on this palcut. Dt\l\"II4iL BURR.
\Vestporl. March 1st. 1851: l'.’lf
Ready 'tttIa:d.o Cliothing.
'I‘lIIil srrlrsr-.r'ilrcr has on ltand and intonds
l<ecpirr,t_r a ,‘_‘t)l)(I a.-sorllncnt of Really Madr-
Clollritig olall kinds. Also. a good llSS()|'Illl(‘lII
of Cloths. Czrssirrrtwes. and Vcslirigs, which
he will rualte up to order in good style and at
-‘Ir-rt notice.
N. I}. l’articular :rttont‘on paid to cutting.
'l‘llO.\IAS I".ILI£'Y.
Norwalk. Feb. ‘£5.15-.‘5I. 9
Ready Wiade Glothing.
7 ‘ll IC subsrzliltt-r nas talxerr thc stole lately
r'rr:r:rtpimI by Mr. B. F. Bales. whicll
ho has filled with a choice assortment of ready
nrade(:lol’hiu;_r, caps. hats. llllllH'PlltlS. r\'c. Per-
snlis intcndiug lo purcltase will do well to call
and examine his stock, for he will sell ,¢:_,ootl.s as
cheap as can be found elsewln-rt-..
I]. MAGNER.
o
A-r
Norwulk. Jan. 13th. 1851.
Arrival of New Spring Goods.
7 ‘II E subscrrliors have constantly on hand
a large assorlnrent ol Ready Mzttle Cloth-
ing of an |,im,]s_ (le5c|'iplil)l|S. and sizes. which
~ ill be oil‘:-.l‘c(l at unprecedeutcrl low prices.——
Any person wislriug a ,'_vood suit of Spring
rzlrrllws at a loss price than thcy can be pur
clrascd at. any other establishment in this
t.o\\'n, is respeclI'ul|_v, invited to call at the store
of Ll'I‘I’I:\UE R & TURK.
. Teas.
UBLIC attention is called to the large
stock ol'_gr'een and black torts now oll't=r'ed
RAYMOND 5.‘. MICA D.
.-\Z()R.S.—’—-\V. 6.: S. Bulclien.’ and .losr-pli
E|lioll’s celebrated Ilazors of almost ev-
ery pattern, wholesale and retail by
. HOLCOMB dc LYON.
88 Writer st. Bridgeport.
by
!Paraso1s.
IUCEIVED this day I]. largo anti splendid
. assortment of par-asols which were pur-
chased at uuctiomand will be sold at. a bargain.
C. J. GRUMAN.
NORWALK, or. ’.l‘UESDAY, MAY l851.
POETRY.
lllozrning in Spring-
BY Gi~:ot‘.G1~: n. I’REl\"l‘lCl-2.
Ilows\\'ect the landscape! I\loruing twines
lle-r l’l‘PSS-‘PS round the brow of Day,
And lit-iglit rnists o’c=r the forest pines,
Like happy Spirits. float away
To revel on the inountain’s crown,
\‘\"lierrr-9 lhc. glad strpmn (-omes. shouting down,
Like clouds agaiitsl the deep blue sky.
Tire woven sounds of bird and stream,
Arc fzrlling lrt-mrlifiilly and drop
Upon the spirit like a dream
"Of music on the hour of slnep——
And ,<:ot.l|_v from tho dr~-wy Irowers
.‘-'-oft. murrrurs. like the breath of flowers,
Are winding: llu'our_vh the purple grove,
And blending with the notes ofLove.
The $.Il'(’t‘lll1S in veins ofsilver flow-—
'l'ht-. sunrise ,g:rIl- o'er flower and free
So liglrlly I)I'Ptllll0.~‘. it sc:il'cc would JIOW
A fairy lx3l!'ls' upon the scn.:—-
It routes so froslr. so calm. so slvoct,
It draws the Iimrrl from ifs retreat,
'l‘o min_9,le with Illl-‘. glories born
In the first holy light. of morn.
A cloud is on the .-k_v al)ovr=—-
And calmly o'r-r the young _‘.'t".:1l‘S blue.
"I‘i~' r-outing lil.t> n tlrrtrg of Love
'l'o ularltlcu in the ri<in;1rlc\v—--
Ils wltitc wavcs withlhc SI.ltlll}_'lll' blend,
And ,‘_'_l‘l‘rllt’ $l)ll'llS somrr to bend
From its uuro‘lin_g fold-‘. to limit‘
'I‘hc glzrcl sounrls of our joyous sphere.
The lake unrufilcrl by the lrrarazn.
Stuilas in its (loop utrhrokr-n rest,
As it wt-rc «Ire-.arnilr_«_1 oflho trr~t=.s
And Irlrtssoiiis ltl(_‘ll]l'P(l on its I)l'casl’—-
lls dcplhs arc glowing lrri,<_rlrt a rd fair,
And tho fair skies scorn hollow:-d there,
S‘oft’trmnlrlin<.1-—as they felt tho thrill
Oftnrisic (’-Cll(tP.(l from the MI.
'I‘hc living soul of heant_v fills
The air with glorious visinus———In-ight
'l‘lu-.y llllQl*l' round the sunny hills
And war.rlm' in tho clear blue light—
Off to the-. l)l't*alhin1[ Heavens tliey go,
Along the Irlrrilh they live and glow,
She-d o'er the lake their Itappy smiles,
And lrcckon to its _r_;liltcriug isles.
Oh at this lrour. when air and earth
Arc gushing lovc. rrlrd joy mp] l'p_;1~,1>,
And strtrgs of ,glarltrcss Iltlll HIP birth—-
Of all lhat'.< lioaulifttl and brir_-ltt——
Eat-Ir hcart boats liigli——cacl1 lIl(tllL'_Ill’. is blown
To fI:rmc—llrc spirit drilrka the lone
Of l:l'i1,_tItl(>r \\'nl'lll.~’. and lllt-'llS away
In vis.ons of clcrnal Day.
luscEr.LANY.
‘lion’ Pliilip (3la§.'t‘on put his ftiouey
out at I3!€c1‘<‘St.
GI'2f)l‘.GI.-‘LVA C. MUNRO.
BY
“I shall be vcry happy—worr’t you?
\\-‘Il“ll wc have a lrttlc mom-y laid by,” rc-
rnarkr>tl I’h.lip Cla_vlon’s prt-try wifc, as shr-
l'.l)l1l’l.'(.l our tea for him in lhcir cheerful Illllc
p:ll'I0l', through whose opt-n window stole-
thc soft I’)l'r-all) (itfSllnln1(‘l',l:ll.l('ll with the
fragrance of the swt-t~l-btirrr that fl‘ll1I_'[Pll the
grass plnr,aml the honey sucklc that (lr‘rrpm'icrl
ilrc l‘l)eill.‘ porch. ,
"* I am very happy no N,” rcplicd Clriyton,
stnrling, as he glarrcr-tl from the fair face that
looked on him to the Iauglring boy who \v-as
rompln_g with a spanir.-I on tho grass.
" \Vt-ll, and so am I.” said .\lr.<. Clayton
..<rnilin_;r also; it would llavc bu»-n .~tratr_;_rt-
If she: was not Ilarppy, with a lll.tSuZll’l:l who
loved her rltrvnl:-.ll_v,-.rrrd no SUl'l'l)\\' or dan-
ucr glorrtnitrg on the sunny llortzun of her
life “ But you know what I in--an—it will
be: a great comfort and satisfaction when we
arc able to lay up soinr-thing as a provision
for tl.o fulurrs. And think ,whal at lJIv'.'.i1."uI't"
it \\ill be to find the interest corx1it'rg in at
oi.-cc to help us” I
“ No, it -1” luliqllcrl Clayton; “ to carry
out the. thing‘ properly we must not spend
rhe inlcresl, but lay that up al.-0 to :t".‘.l1llIU
late into a lar2'c fortune by the time we are
lltrcc or fourscore years old But court-,
I-Ictly, It-l usnot con\:o_=ru ours:-Ives so much
about at fntrrrr- that may tn;-vol‘ come. lf rl
docs come, Clod- will, I trust, enable us to
provide for it; but the blc.-sitigs ol‘ llre pres-
ent arc. ours to t:-lljriy and be lllankful for.-
Sogive me another cnp,and then let me lieur
that song pou sung me ycstrartlay; II has
lJ'l't"l'l ecltoing Ill my cars all day; and cvcry
line I \vlotl- st-cured to be accotnmodaltng it.-
sell to the tune.”
So the song was so tr;,:1tir'l others followed,
drawing the child dancing from his gzunbols
lo hour the music, and lhc cvcuing passed
pl:-asrrully as it was wont to do, tnuking Mrs
Clayton frirgcl, in line I]'rlpplllCSs‘ of the pres-
cnt, her anxiety for the fulu-‘e. ‘
Years passed by, and found and left as
grt-at anl yet greater liappincss at the little
flower wrcarlti--tl Co=.lagt‘; for other childish
voices made its walls l't‘S()lIl’I(l with merri-
mcnt, and nolonc blessing bad bccn rcc:rl-
lntl, to leave a shadow on remembrar.c-.—
And, ill0l'e~OVcl‘, the cln;-I‘ishe(l wish of Hen-
rir.-na S(.‘t‘lTH3lI on the point of’being' realiz-
ed; fortlrc first hundred pounds \\'ct'e very
nearly arnassed by llterr care and frugality,
out of Philrp’s salary from tin: Banking-
llollse wlir-re he was a cloth; and already
his ovcI' anxious wife reckoned the five per
cent interest in those days. given, as the
small yet WPICOIIIP addition to their income;
which should enable the second hundredto
be more (prickly c.olIr-rclerl.
Even Philip knew not. how great a hold
the dcsire of providing against contingen-
cirs had on tho mind of his pretty and atnia.
ble I-Ient'iclta. His own nature was gPneI‘~
Olls‘ and hopeful; and bt=‘_vond doing every-
thing for the bust, he did not much porr-
der ovcr what irriglit be the freight. and for-
tunes of the coming years, chcerfully trust-
ing that if they brought him misfortune,
they would bring him the means and the
strength to struggle against it, or endu_re.~—.
I-1-3 had at the outset insured his life, which
sucuretl some provision for his family,
no cause for doubt that his -exertions would
maintain them comfortably while he livetf;
'Wilori,qIi woozls and rocks that hang on_ high. ’
should he be taken from them, and he saw" "
and plua'sant ivcre his thoughts, as evening
air-.-r evening he walked a mile tilroucb
the quiet lanes, where the trees met and
the birds sang sweectly abovcbis head, to
the trilltrgc where he dwelt among scenes
so lIlfli:|'t'l'll from the large town vvherc his
. 0(‘Cllpl".IlOl'l lay, _
On the other side of the clear spring
xvhich glided quietly through the village.
stood a house whose inmates had known for
luss of prosperity than was the portion of
the Claynms. Yet there had come a
briglrtncss ova:-,r pit-ir prospects; and after
the clouds had passed at length, and die
long do-laycd sunshine was ‘<_v‘Ir.--arming forth ;
for a situation as mrrnagc-r of a Itl‘e\\’Hl'_‘,’
promised Intn not rm-rr-Iy a competence,
but the means of setting his son up in the
world I-1-3. had been but six months in his
siru-.=.liorr,anrl twice that time in the neigld»or-
l]0()ll,WIIl-'Tt'.'l1e was of course but little l<n0'-vr.,
llinuglr that liulc. was crrlculalcd to win re-
spcct; and of all, Clayton ltucw and liked
him l)l.?:I.
One evcning lhcy were leaning over the
britlge lll‘ll. -.=punned the slrr-am, watching
Frank Allen as he allercrl, arid work»-d at,
and l;1uncbcd,aud guided on its course the
little boat. whiclr I-larry Clayton ~—.-zix
years his jnnior—\v:-is unable to make sail
down the stream; and lht-y srnzled to see
how the chxlel (-Iilppcd his hands with dc-
liglll, and bow plcastd Frank was to aid
the ignorattcc and awkwardness of hisllllle
coanpanron.
"SIl'zll’lgt>,” said Allen, “ that as men we
shoulzl lose the feelings which sccm inhe-
rcul in us. in childhood and in boyhood. In
those years our first impulse is to help lbosc
who are weaker or more itrexpcrictrccd than
ourselves. But as time pa-ses, those feelings
(lie an ay and are fulgollcrt; and bow scl-
dom is it that we find mt-n plcasrd and eager
to eXi."ll(I a lit-.-lpin§._r hand to those who are
lcss fortunate titan thetnsclvc:-I And if they
do aid :1 fee-blc I)l'0lIll:)l‘, is it not usually dour:
coldly one r+=.lucl=.tutl_v, as an acku_owlcdgcrl
but rlisagr'c.r«ablc duly, inslcarl of with the
[ll-:21-‘IIIl'e and alacrily which characterised
our b.o_vlioo~.l’s exertions to help those who
ncodr-d '9'" '
“ 'l‘he=rr; are excr=plior.s," replied Clayton ;
“ and I would wish to think they art: llI1IIIt'I'-
on.-.” ~
“ So would I," said Allen, “ and they
ought to bc nurrrcions ; for suit-ly cvcry
hour of our lives sli-nvs us more an-.1 more
how dcpettdent mm are on lllcll‘ fr.-lloiv crea-
turns, in some sltzrpc or anollrr-.r; it sccms
desigtrccl 0 t uch ll.-‘ mutual Iilll(lllr'SS,(‘Ilul'Ily
and fi;rl)c.nz1t'icc ; but llic Ir‘Ss(‘ll is too nflcn
unIrccr‘le-l, an-;l sornetaut-s rcad Ira;-lruartls to
serve a r_lifIlan-:11 cu:l Bat rlon’l think rule a
grutnbler ora nri;~‘:rtrl'nt'opr: br-cause I say
this Ikuow llterc is much good in lllll.‘
worl-.l ; but I cannot btlp srryirr-f: that llrcre
rnigla bc, arid ought to be much rrrorc ’
“ I suspect we need onlv look into our
own Ill}:ll".S lo owrr lhc lrtilh of that,” said
Cl:l_ylot‘l, smiling “ But ltcre comes Mrs
Allen, and I know my good little Ilr:lIS.t?Wll£‘
has bet,-tr impatiently waiting for us this
hour past.”
Anrl so she harl born; for with all her
prlldcncc and frug:rlil_v, Mrs. Clayton was
very proud of her calccs and her preserves,
and the Ailcns were at all limcs among Ircr
most wclconm gucsts. “I'll.-to were but
lbcrrrsclvr‘-s this r:\’(?llllr{_T, and lung: \‘.~’us it re-
nr--mbct'ed at the coltagv , llml ofir-u in a.lcr
days Ilcrtriretla would tell how, whcu lltcv
were going aw:r_v, =.\'Irs Allcn went back
l.o his. lhrr children a st_:(‘ol)rl time as tlrcy
slept. and how Mr. Allen said, as he shook
Ill:l‘ haud———
'-‘ VVhal :1 very, very happy evening we
have passctl.”
She and Philp stood at the door until their
frir-':n(ls crossed the little lrrirlge lrorneu-nrds :
they watcltcrl the crescent. moon sink behind
the distant hills, and then. t-losing the door
upon llictlirrmr-r light which glcarnerl in
‘arry rays. on lrolllgh and slrr-run, there soon
was l‘t'.'Sl and silence in the collage, as every
where around.
It might lr-ave been two hours after when
the loud bark'irr: of a dog awakr:-no-.l Clajtrln.
His first idea was that it was broad (lzrylrglis
so bright a light was sliiniao; lIll‘ol.l_'_1’l”l the
window. But. in another moment he was
conscious that the glow was redder than
that ofllic rcddesl tnornirtg And springing
to the windoxv he saw flrrtncs bursting from
the Allcn’s house.
Clayton l1nrl‘ied-I0 Ill". spot. A crowd was
brgarming to gather around the house, but its
inmates still slcpl. Elllzuts were made to
arouse them too knrr\x'letlgc of their danger,
which l)ccarrtecvet'y irr~:t'.mt more immiur.-nl,
so rapidly the fI.r.ncs spread and slt.cngthen-
Oil, and the door was forced opcn at the same
inornr-nl that a wild shriek rose from within;
but sul'l'ocating smoke rolled through the
dootwvay, and flames rlartcd their forked
tongues around the staircase, andnobody dur-
ed to enter.
Mrs. Allen was spcerlily scan at a window.
"' A ladderl——-a ladder!” was loudly called
for, but there was none atihand : and while
some one ran off to the nearest place to got
our, the. unhappy woman cast herself down
upon the graveled walk to escapetlhe fiery
dpath she dreaded. he was taken up insen-
sible, and carried to the cottage which she
had quilted in healtli, and happiness so few
hours previously. In =rnolher minute Allr-n
who had gone to arouse his son, came with
him to auollrcr window. The‘ ladder had
at-ived, and was quickly at it, and he was ob-
served desiring Frank to descend.
“ Allen! Allen! save yourself; your
wife has escaped I" cried Clayton.
The last" words never reached the cars
they were addressed to; but were lost in
Allcn’s answering cry of “-No.nol -my
wife, rnywvife !” as he disappearerl to seek
the partner of his many years’ wanderings
anxl, misfortunr-s ' , _,
' ""1‘.1len!' Allen I” \vas“ecIio'ell‘in twenty
voices to call him back. But a crash follow-
mauv misfortunes, Ric-'nat'd Allen thouglrt,
ed-'—_-so\Vm_e,,par,t-of the flooring had_f‘alle_x_r in
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——-and he was never seen again.
Wildly the flames rose ‘and fr-zll,despite
the quantities of water from the islreatn
which had been so lavishly cast ‘upon them,
flickering, and dancing, and soaring up to-
wards the sky,whose stars were now invisible,
and casting a broad, rcd radiance on the
crowd, the wide,smootb meadows, and lite
waters of the stream. Frank Allen sat on
the grass. gazing on the fiery mass, which
blazed, and hissed, and crackled above the
form he had so loved and honored. Just old
enough to feel to its full extent the anguish
of that moment, without the capability of
cnrlurance which added years niiglrt have
irnpartcd, he watched the remorseless flames
which forbade all attempts at consolation,
and resistncl every endeavor to draw him
from the spot. ' - ‘-
'i‘hr- night passed, the fire. began to die
out, an::l the rising sun founcl a.» heap of
sniouldur-ing ruins \VIll*l‘f‘. he had left a happy
tlwclling; while beneath them lay wlrat.
had once been a living and brcalhin«_,r form
in full hr=alt.h, and all the strength and coer-
gy of manho'rrl’s prime. Then Clayton led
away the sorrowing boy to his own home.
whcre forthc fist time. he lcarncd that. his
molhcr, whom heharl thought safe. and well,
wassuffi.-ring greatly —it soon proved dyinr_r—‘
bcncalli the sonic roof; and the dawn of an-
other day found Frank Allcn alone-—z1n or-
phan, and destitute, without a relative or rt
friend from whom he had a right L0 claim
protection or assislatice. ‘
But this tlmnglrt did not at first come to
grricve him, for all considerations of self were
lost in deep and overxvhelmirrg sOl‘l‘ow, and
he alone was careless of his future lot, while
the whole village was busy talking over it,
and wonlering what it would be. '1'ht2t-c
had been some doubt, too, about the funeral,
when it was known that the Aliens had left
notbin_,q; but Clayton set that at rest at once
by charging himself with the expenses; and
when that (lav was ovcr, Frank Allen's fate
was the undivitlerl subject of conversation.
Seveml of the mO..~‘.l. prosperous inhabit-
ants were lallring together‘ on the subje-:l.——
None of them were rich, but all were capa-
ble. of spending a good many pnundson any-
thing they chose-, without caring if it were
wisely done or not; yet not one, while won-
dering Wllul should be done with the boy,
ever ‘spoke of doing anything for him be-
yond the mcrc.-:1 trifle.
“I wonder what‘ he is fit for,” observed
one.
“I think his f.ll.I1P.|‘ thought of sending
him to sea,” said allolllel‘.
“ And the best thing that could be done
u.-"lib Irim.”addcrl a third; “ I dare say wr-
cnuld collr:-cl uioncy enouglt to fit him out, I
.-xlmultl not mind a few shillings urysclf tc—
\\‘lll‘rlS_ll, and Ishould think the parish urrpgllt
do :1 little.”
“ Ah, his father thought of sentling him
in a very difli.-rt.-ul manner! said the first
sperrl{c:', ptlyingly. But all that's one now,
and Frank must be content to get his living
as ‘he can ” ’
Philip Clayton stood by in silence. I-It-.
could not join in those remarks; their tour:
and manner j-.rrcd upon his fcrrlitrgg; and
as he wallrcrl alone. along the strcamlcl’s
book he thought of AIIL-n’s words on lhr.
last cvcning of his life. 'l'ruly they seem-
cd soon vcrif'le'.l'; a few pounds from each of
those men, and Frank might be given the
power of working his way up in the world
“ But poor Allen was right," sighed Clay'-
ton; -‘ the impulses of our tnalurter years are
not to aid the weak and lrelples .”
It was a long walk which Philip Clayton
look that niglit. \‘r7I1cn he rclurned he found
Frank Alli-n still watching the heap of ruins
with which he Illollglil all the llappirrcss of
his life had fallen forcv-cr. And even so
Clayton n'rusc.d ; his own '1-lorry, yet younger
and more lll*I,,It'.‘SS, might have ,—mourncd
over the desolation of his home, and been
cast upon the coldness and the charity of
.<ti‘an,qcrs But his mind had bcen made up
frilly duringlitat long and solitary w.rlk,
thougll indced Illl".pltl'_p0Sl')i1aLl barn gather-
ing there SIl‘0llgl?l‘ and stronger all the wl do.
‘.01 he fcaredlo tell his gentle, loving
llcnriella, for he knew that lhnuglt she had
tcndcd Mrs. Allen as lhoughshe had lJe’e'n a
sister, and wept with Frank, and strove to
soothe and comfort his grief \\'lIIl all a wo-
rnan’s letrricmt-as and softncss,still money was
too dear to hcr to be easily parted with. even
ll)!'lI1P sake. of one ‘whom she pitied and
;~yrnpalI‘.izr=.rl with so deeply. But Philip
was resolvr-.d. And though, on hearing that
he was qoinglo pay fifty pounds as an ap-
prentice.-fcc for Fraalr, to secure for him
proper instruction in the line for which his
firtlier destined him, his wife slletl more tears
than words of hishatl ever causr-t.l her to shed
brgforc, and rcproachcd him bitterly with
- throwing away the money -that had so slowly
gnllrnreal, he still was firm ; for the memory
of_§\llen’s words came as a bitter reproach to
human nalurc, in which he could not bear to
share.
“ You ought to think of your children I"
S.‘]l(I Henrietta, pressing the youngest to her
ho3um,as if to guard-it from some evil which
his f.nhnr’s act was drawing down upon him.
“I do think of my children,” replied
Philip, with much emotion, as he tools’ the
r;lI1cl'litlle one in his arms, and glanced out
at the field oppo:~ilr=, where Harry was vainly
slrivin_1 to draw Frank from his sorrowful
contemplation of the Sad. dark spot before
them. " I do think of my children; and
that, if there were nothing else, would bill
me act as I am doing. For I think, Hctly,
that one of our belovéid ones might have been
left desolate as Frank has been. And I
think also, Helty, that we knoiv not how
much they may yet. be dependent on the
kindness and bountv of others. And this
mouaht alone would make me do to Frank
D
as I would should be done unto my own
children.”
“ But this will only make them poorer,
and more likely to be so dependent,’-’.,.,p.rged
Mrs. Clayton in _a tone of lecblcr re-_
monstrance.’ _ , _ __ ,
,_ mcmbered as go h¢ppy.”_,_ I
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:1
“ Oh, Helly," said her husband, “'1 \‘vor.der
that with so much love there can be such de--
volion to Mamrnon in thin. kind little heart!
Do you forget that poverlyand riches depend
on a mightier will than ours ?" '
I “ Then I suppose it must be so,” sighed
Henrietta. “ But it must be a long while
yet. before we can have any money out at
interest." '.
Clayton did not answer ; but he had
learned to know this was inrlced a bitter dis-
appointment. I-lowe-ver, the letters we're
written, inquiries were made, and by using
every exertion he got Frank most. advanta-
ge.-ou.=l_v placed on board a ship trading to
the East.
Five or six months after, Clayton received
a letter by some encountered, Vvessel, full of
the out-pourings of ayonng heart’s gratitude;
and a year after there came another, but it
was the lust. In another year Clayton wrote
to the owners, when he heard that the ship
had been cIlarter'ed and_ employee in going
from one part of India to another, but that no
accident to Frank Allen had been reported.
So, as his own letters to Frank remained un-
unswererl,Claytottsrrpprrsed that his young
charge had groivtr weary of gratitude. Yet,
though Henrietta sometimes drily intimated
that it was an unmeriled return for all his
kindness, Philip never lrgrelterl the part
which be had acted, for he wanted not grail-
l.I1(.It‘. and thanks, but merely the conscious-
ness of having done rlgbt,and the approval
of his own heart. 'I'his was pleasanter to
hitn than the gratification of her darling
wish-—-the having money at interest, which
had born at last atlained—-was to his pretty,
gentle and amiable, but anxious and calcula-
ting wife.
How quickly years glide away, and how
soon people. are forgotten when they are
no longer seen It took little time for
Frank to pass from every one’: remembrance
but the Claytrrrzs. And then Clayton rnuved
to a dismnt seaport. town,where a higher sal-
ary was given him by another bank, and he
and his were soon forgotten.
The flccllrrg yt=.at‘s were pleasant to the
Ulaylons. Their children grew up fair and
promi.~*rag. Already Harry was in a solicit.-
or's of‘lir:c, an articled clerk; the younger
boy, William, was to be :1 medical man;
and the Lille Violet was as lovely and mod-
estus ht.-r nd_me~flower. And I-Icnrella -had
another Irappincss—-they had laid by many
hundreds now; and it was not mercly the
usual inlcre:~.l that was received for lht-m, for
Clayton l‘taci‘ber-n admitted to a sharc,lhougI1
21 very trifling one, in the concern, and the
sum, small as it was, that be invested, return-
ctl him a per Cclllflgc for larger than that
given to depositors.
But srin:-hinc cannot last forever. The
fIl'.~I clc-ual was a cIt:rnt_rc in CIayl'rn’s health.
A severe illncs.-‘, followed by a stroke of
paralysis, left him with his powers of mind
trrrirnptriraal. but so infirm as to preclude all
hope of future l’:Xt}l‘Ill)n 'I‘ben what com-
for: it was that they had been so well guard-
ed against an evil day. And what asal.isfac-
tion that Clayton had obtained the small
share in the banlcmg concern, now that he
could do nothing for their support But.
within a couple of years llrebank broke,and
all was lost, the trifling share which had
scented such a blessing only serving to make
ruin more complete; for he was involved
in the liabilities and the policy of insurance
which had always rr-ndered his mind r-asy
on his wifr.-‘s zrccormt, was takcn from
them.
Still there was their sons—Harry, two-
anrl-livcrtly, and \Villiant, seventeen—wh0
were (“Elg‘t~'l‘ to exert lbrsm.-:r:Ivcs for their pa-
rents and sister. The voungcrs prospects of
C.slll’$e were altered; but a situation in the
custom-house was obtained, enabling him to
be at Once an assistance to the family. And
Harry xx as in high hopes that he slmual get
into practice as a solicitor, for which he was
now qu.rlified- He appeared to be doing
so for a few months; when an election came
nn, during which a portion of the huslings
tell, and Henry Clayton was carried home
living inrlecrl, but with a spinal injury with
which he rnigltt linger on for years, but only
to grieve. over the thought of beluga burlhen
to those he hoped to have supported
Vv’iIliarn’s .-mall salary was now their on-
lv resourcc. To add to it, Viol»! went out
.»{s :1 morning-govr:r‘nesS. though her youth
made her reivartl but trifling. So passe.-d an-
otlrnr year, and still I-lorry, at mxarly foul‘-
andmvertty. lay :1 dead \vei,c,rl1t on the strug-
gling efibrls of his _young brother and sister
without a hope of rccovt=r_v.‘ur—-he would
often have said, but for fear Of grit-ving
those who loved bim——cven hope of death.
Clayton rr-tsrine-I much of his former cheer-
fulm-ss, anti strove to support tbc spirits and
courage of his son under this pallllul trial ;
vvhiluw for his sake also the food mother
checked her own re-pirrrngs, and strove I0
give their lrumblo (lwelling the comfort and .
the Itomclook wbich_ it formerly WW0»
One day the captain _0f =1 5l“P ‘ll ‘be °"3'
tom house quay came in the lon£I"’"°_mr 35
it was called w bore William was wrlnng.——
.1.,,e_c,,,,m,n -as transacting some business
concerning; his ship, and while thus engaged
the clerk he was speaking to, aslied Clayton
by name for :1 paper that was required.
t= Clayton!" repeated the captain. “ It is
a long time since I heard that name,
though I know and like it well. . I hope
you wou’t trunk rt curiosity, if I ask. your
futher’s name '2”
“ It is Phili_o Clayton,” _
“ It must be the same——-and you are VV1I-
liam Cl”. exclaimed the sailor, grasping his ,
band. ‘
“ Tell me only that all are well.”
A shade came over Willi-arn’s face.
“ My father is not in good Irealtrr, and my
brother is ill,” be answered, sadly. _
The joyful look of the sailor was dimmed.
nlso. » _
tr you will take me to,se_e_the,m, he said. V
I have often Iongcd lo? 3-“ °PI_’°”““”.V 3 “I'll. .
hopccl',if ever this hour arrived, I should
find no sorrow with those Iliave altviIys~i8-
replied the youlh._ '
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