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. EA. H. BYINGTON 5: co. _
A. H. Bviivcroiv. ' H. W.- H,YA'l"I‘.
C’ J. G'ruman.
Ofice at the foot of Main st.—-over t/tegstorc of ‘
Terms of the Gazette.‘
Village subscribersfiby carrier-—pr yr $2 ()0
Mail ' y do in advance do .2 00
Office subscribers, or those living out of» _
the Cai'riei"s district. and who call for
their papers at the office . 1 50
Companies offiveor more i'eceiving their '
papers by mail, if paid in advance 1 50
Ternns of Advertislllg.
16 lines or less, 1 insertion '75
u » 2 u
-- 3 -* 1 00
I Jon PRINTING rxcczttctl with nealncss
dnl dcs/mtcli, and at low prices.
WORD ..
roe THE COMPLETE cuss OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Spitting
‘ of Blood, and all other Lung
Complaints tending to
C01‘\ISUli’i?‘l'.‘i0l‘i.
'I‘I-IE GREAT
CGUGII REIVEEDYI
Reader! have you a Cough, which you are
neglecting to cure, under the idea that it is onlv
a_ common cold, and that it will soon wear ii-
sjelfoutl Let a friend tell you, in all kindness
whatiwill soon be t.he result.
In a short time'if you continue to neglect
yourself, you will begin to feel a sense ofti-_-ht-
ness and oppression across the ohesl, accompa-
nied-with frequent sharp darting piiins. Then
it dry,hacking Cough will set in,and when you
raise aiiytliing it will be a thick and yellowish.
or white frothy matter streaked perhaps with
blood. ' If you still take no m€‘.(Il(;lflB, these un-
pleasant symptoms will increase, and you will
soon have hectic fever, cold chills. night sweats
copious expectoration. and than great prostra-
tion. If you still neglect yourself, it few
weeks or months will see you consigned to the
grave. leaving your friends to mourn how rap-
idly CONSULVIPTION did its work, and hur-
ricd you away. Friend I have you no cause
to be alar.med '1 In the above sketch, you may
see as in a glass. how every case of Consump-
tion progresses, witlt more or less riipidily,to a
fiital termination. Of all the thousands and
millions whom this great destroyer has gather-
ed to the tomb, every single case began with a
Cold! If this had been attended to all uiighli
have been well ; bntbeiug neglected. undertlie
fatal delusion that it would " wear itself off," it
transferred its deadly action to the substance
of the Lungs, exciting t.here the formation of
tubercles. Another. and imotlier cold added
fuel to the flame. until these tubercles began to
soften and suppurate, leaving by their ulcera-
tion great cavities in the lungs. At this crisis,
the disease is very difficult of cure. and of-
tentimes sets at dc-.fi.-mce all human .meaus.
In the latter or worst stage, this medicine
will oftentimes arrest the disease, or check its
progress_, and will always make the patient
more comfortable, and prolong his life, and is
therefore worthy of a trial ;—-but in its incipi-
ent or formtug periods. Consumption is as cu-
rtible as any other disease,and Dr Rogers’ Syr-
iipof LIV!-ZRWORT, TAR AND CANCHALAGUA,
if taken at this time, will cure it ll72.?'°As SURE-
LY A311‘ is '1‘AKI~).\' ! kg} . This is strong lan-
guage, but we can refer you to numberless liv-
ing witnesses to prove that it is True! And
therefoie, we earnestly exhort every man, wo-
man and child, who has a Cough, or is subject
to Colds, to keep this medicine by you in the
house, and whenever you take cold, do not let it
alone to work mischief in your system, but
eradicate it tlioroughly, and at once, by this
powerfull_v healing compound. and leave your
Lungs uninjured, to carry you in full vigor to a
‘ good old age!
_,-
MOTHERS.
Have you delicate, weakly children, who ai'e
always taking cold, and subject to Cronp ?—
Retneniber! there never was a case of Cronp.’
which did not originate in a Cold .’ And when
your child goes to bed wheezing and coughing.
you know not that. before inoining. Cronp may
"01; get in,:md'ere you can get a l’liysiciau,pour
dear child may be beyond the reach of help.——
\Ve, beseech you. tlierofore. as you value the
lives of your children, keep this medicine by
you in the house, and when your little ones
take cold and commence cougliiiig, give it. to
them at once, and rest not until the cough is en-
tirely subdued. \Ve conscientiously aver, af-
ter the most extended experience, that if this
advice were followed, no child need ever
DIE OF CROUP.
. for the cold would be cured. before it. could at
rive at this aggravated and fatal stage. Let
every Mother, especially, heed well these re-
marks that; she may not liereafter, when mour-
ning over the early blight. of some cherished
blossom. have occasion bitterly to reproach her-
selffor her criminal neglect. It isan old adage
that tobe forewarned, is to be l'orearmed.—
Parents! so,‘-lot it be in your case. .
E?‘ Be sitre to ask for Dr A. Roger‘s Syr-
up of LIVERVVORT, TAR and CANCHA-
LAGUA, and let. no other be palmed on to
you. ,
' CAUTION.-— None genuine, unless there
‘to on the buff‘ wrapper, a note hand. signed
- with a pen by A. L. SCOVILL & CO.
.' For sale, wholesale and retail, by A. L
SCOVILL 66 CO. Proprietors, at their pi-in-
,_cipa.l_Dep0t:.GOTHIC HAL L.3l6 Broadway,
' New_York, to whom all orders for the Medi-
‘ cine. and letters relating to agencies, should be
- adtlressedpost paid. ‘
Also, for sale in Norwalk by J. A. WEED,
and W..E. BISSELL.
, . Price.——In large bottle, $1,00 ; or six bottles
_ for $5.00. '
j and Mince roni for sale at
i;--1:: 3;. ‘. ~., .‘ A
., ,t§tssELr.~s. j I
. ,~,."’ ‘. -__'..: ;.- -.:.-. . . . __ ,
5, -~4t....... .-..-. _‘,.,. 5,”.
L
in?--NLEW SERIES. i
, CI.0'rHiiNG ! A CLOTHING :2
TPUBLISHEI) EVERY f17UiaisDAY MORNING
cg--.
Alfred. .Munroe &. Co.
44! BROADVVAY,
Between I-Inward and Grand -Sls., N. Y.
' OULD I'e.<pectfulIy invite persons visit-
ing the city to inspect the assortment of
Ready-made Clothing and Furnishing Goods
contained in the five stories of their extensive
esti_:blisliment._ Below is a partial list of their
Goods 1 I '
FROCK AND DRESS COATS-—-Of all
qualities, black, blue. brown. olive. Dublin cloths.
P ROM" E NADE COATS——Of vat ions colors
and qualities.
BUSINESS COATS—~Uf French and A-
merican Tweed, Fancy Cassimere iind Cloth of
several colors and qualities.
OVERCOATS-—'Of black and colored bea-
ver, castor. pilot, petersham', devonshire kersey,
himmalaya cloth. for. coatings, dzc. &c.
C LOAKS-«OfLlifl‘et'ent styles and quiilities.
V ES'l‘S—-—Of fancy and black silk and velvets
plnshos, blank and fancy cass silk. bombazine.
white marseilles, cashmere, &c. both single and
double breasted.
PA NTA LOONS———Of black and fancy dod-
skin. fancy colored cass. 42d plaid.
BOYS’ AND CHILDI-’t.EN’S CLOTH
lNG.—Toga and other Sack Cotits,Velvetaud
Cloth Jackets, &c.
Shins, Drawers. Gloves, I-lalf—hose. dcc. dzs.
Silk and Satin Critvats, Linen, Cambric and
Silk I‘1ill1CIliE-.l'I‘.l'll(*-f>‘.. 550. die.
TERMS CASH.
fiy An extensive assortment. of Cloths, Cas-
sinier'es and Vestings, which we will make up
in the best manner for those who prefer being
uiea.~=ured.
One Price for Goods and no (/aviation.
ALFRED MUN ROE.
VVM. D. ABBATT.
_____.__
Biiii)oi~:1>oii'i'. June 25th, 1851.
‘, E, the sul)sci'ibers.nacli having purcliased
of Blakemau at Tomlinson. in \Vall st.
liridgoport. opposite City Hotel. one of their
fine Gold \Vatches. called the Railroad \Vatch,
and having tried and proved the same to our
satisfuctioo. do most cordially recommend them
to the public, and particularly to superintend-
ents. conductors and engineers. feeling assured
that. in their Railroad \Vatches, so termed,
they will find a tnost accurate time-keeper.
Pliilo Hurd, Sup’t Nangatuck Railroad.
R. B Mason, Sup’t N Y and N H- Railroad.
Horace Nichols, Treas Housatonic 6.’. N’k R R
A D Abbott, Conductor Naugatuck Railroad.
Chas VVat.erbury do do do
I has Comstock do N Y &; N H do
VVm Segue, Engineer Naugatuck do
Uriah Douglass, do do do
L E Gore. do do do
.1 S Smith. Cashier I4‘armers’ Bank.
Jonathan Beers. .l \V Sterling, San Francisco.
E A Lum. \V.'itorlniry. Ct. '
RAILROAD \V.+‘s'I‘CIlES.—VVe have on
hand at this time a large assortment. of those
beautiful \Vatclies, made and cased in beautiful
Hunting Cases, 18 carat fine gold. 'l'liose per-
sons who are about purchasing themselves a
good \Vatch, will please bear in mind that
\Vntchcs made for us will not vary a minute per
month, on the railroad or off--—and no other
dealer in this city can sell this maker’s VVatch.
Please read certificate above.
43 BLAKEMAN & TOMLINSON.
Dan bury &. morwalk Railroad
Company.
T it meeting of the Piesirlent and Direc-
tors, on the 4th inst. it was voted :
Thait. the instalment which was tnade paya-
ble on the 1st ‘of Jan’y last, and postponed un-
til further action of the board, be due and pay-
able on the 15th inst. and that. notice thereof
be given by the Treastirer in the Nt.rwalk Ga-
zette and Daubury Times.
Sept. 5.
AT a meeting of the President‘. and Direct-
ors ofllie .Danb'.1ry & Norwalk Railroad
Company held on the 1st Tuesday in Decem
her last it was voted that the 'I‘i'eiisnrer demand
and receive interest from all the subscribe1's
that neglect to pay their instalment five days
after they become due.
GEO. \V. IVES, Treas.
Danbury, August: 28th, 1851. 35
Paint your Buildings & Fences.
Z SANFORD has just rec'd a quantity of
O superior Mitiei'ii l Paint, warranted equal
to any Paint over l)efoi'e offered to the public.
It is proof against fire, water and weather——it
is unchangeable in its color——it mixes readily
with any kind of oil, and is a beautiful dark
brown or freestone color. This Paint rec’d
the premium at the N. Y. State Fair held at
Albany in 1850, in competition with the Ohio
Fire- proof and several otlierminei'al Paints as
superior to anything of the kind in use:' or
cheapness and durability. Numerous certifi-
cates ofits superiority have been given by those
who have tested it. of which these ate mo:
“ We have‘used your mineral paint in paint-
ing cars and houses and upon our road, and we
can safely reconimt~.nd it as a very superior
cheap and durable article of pa'tiit.”—Hi-:MAN
H. Pt];-31,133, Superintendent Syracuse dc Utica
Railroad. Oct. 30. 1850.
“ I have used a large quantity of your min-
eral paint, and I find it to be far preferable to
to the Ohio or any other paint now in iise—it
is impervious to water, and unchangeable in
color.”—Hor.Acis JOHNSON, Painter for the S.
64‘. U. Railroad Co.
This Paint is for sale by Z. SANFORD,
Agent. for the inanufacturers.
Westport, March ‘.24, 1851.
Books! Books!
UST rec’d, a large addition to my formet
extensive assortment of Books, Stationery,
ézc. of every possible description, which I will
sell at prices which I defy any one to under-
sell. I purchase of regular dealers for cash
and make it my business alone to select. and
purchase for this market, and am coufidentl
can sell for less than any one else in the county.
All orders, either of wholesale or retail, from
abroad promptly dispatched. l\'Iagazines and
the current literatureof the day received as
soon as issued from the press. Binding in all
its branches executed as heret.oIore. '
A. SELLECK. 17 Main St.
- Books ! Books 1 I _
THE subscriber is nowreceiving extensive
additions to his stock of;Bool;s, Station-
ery, Blank Woi'k, écc. A complete assortment
of Scli~ool.Books at less prices than ever before
of’f'ered in Norwa-l'k~. Cap, Letter, and .N<_>t9
Paper, Envelopes, «Ste. A few reams of choice
English Laid’
12tf
Paper and small size French‘ .
I 1 AT.‘ ti-isviwérou S
. “ Notice.
H E stockholders‘ ofilie '“ Norwalk -Ceme-.
tery Association" are hereby notified that.
their annual meeting will be holden, pursuant
to the 8th article of association, at the Town
House in said Norwalk, on the fii'st Monday of
December, at 7 o’clock evening, to appoint. the
officers of said Association-.—to provide means by
a sale of a portion of their land_, by assessment,
by loan, or otherwise, for meeting the ballance
of expenditure, and completing the improve-
ments on their grounds,aud transact any other
business necessary and proper. .
GEO. O. S'I‘P.EET, Seci'etm'y-.
Norwalk, Nov. 7th. 1851. 4t-15
1‘tIealio’s
Ji8llI.l.€)1l10l1’S. Model Hats
or 'riii-2 « A
Fall ll/'i1zler Fashions oft/represent Season,
E AVING been got up under the most favor-
ableanspiccs that his knowledge of the
modes of Pants
AND Loivnmz. combined
with his well known tasteand skill as it Me-
chanic and as an exp«.n‘ieuccd '
ARTIE-.‘»"l' OF FASHION
could bestow, and it is his care and study, and
he spares no expense to keep pace with
THE PRESENT AGE
in his line of business, he can therefore, with
lione:-:t. pride and pleasure call the attention of
his customers and the public in general to his
STYLE OF HATS FOR 1851-2,
which cannot be excelled in any part. of the
world in points of for m, equipments and finish.
arid which he offers at. his establislitneut. for the
sale of Hats and Caps. No. 416 Broadway. cor.
of Canal st. adjoining the depot of the N Y 6;
N H Railroad.
6 m4‘2
1.
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, ,:‘~ ?:,~.-:' ‘
;’-' ._
E PERIENCE
EOVES thatit is contrary to nature that any smut:
A_}{’l‘ICLE O!‘ C05II'OU\'I) CAN CURE EVKIIY DISEASE
and ittilso roves that N()'l‘llIN(} HAS 1-IVER need
:3 0 so E1-EEC’ ‘UALLY ERADICATE ms-
DR. STEPHEN JEWBTT’S
JUSTLY AND HIGHLY CELEBRATED I
FAMILY MEDICINES
Prepared by Stephen .1cwott.son of the late Dr. Stephen
Jcwctt, ofltindgc, N. 1.1.,
each nitstotritn for and ll.\'l’AltAl.l.l’.l.l~2D in the PERMA-
NENT Rl~]l.1I-IF and CURE of‘ all diseases for which they
are rccoinnicndcd.
ORIGINALLY PREP.-\Rl~‘.l) BY ONE 01-‘ Till‘! ‘MOST
SUCCESSEIFI. AND !~).\Il.\'1-2~.\"1‘ IHIYSICIANS
’1‘ll.-\'J.‘ EVER LIVED.
Used a.)n'_l Recommended by Eniineslt
Physicians of the present day.
During u long arid continued series of‘ years they have com
tinned to do their ooon'i\‘oi:t: it quiet and sure manner,
and probably so .\ll£l)lCl.\'t2S iuvt: pour. oi: Am: I)0l.\’(l so
llL'Cll1't)Rl‘.LIE\'I‘} and (.‘Ul{l~2 those pronounced niiroxo
not-ic,oi: s'r.\.\'ns so FIRM AND i.\ii-i-.'i:i.-:ii.uii.i: IN Tn:
noon iisT|3iA'rio.\' oi-‘ Tllli‘. i-i:ni.ic. '1‘lu-_v are recour-
mcndctl by DlS'.l‘lNGl71S1II<.‘l) and I~2.\lIt\'I-_‘N'l‘ CITI-
'/.E_.\lS.,u-lm I1l.'l\'(! riiiisozv/ti.i.r in tlicirfinuilies and among
their friends seen their um:/t'r i:r:.\‘t;rict.t.i. i:i‘t=':c'i‘5.
No Family should be without them,
701 UPON THE)! FIRM .'..N'D TIIUE RELIANCE CAN I.
YI.AC}}D.
To the afflicted we say " l~‘.iii. ::o'r 1'0 Tiiir Ash nlcnvl
RE14IEI:"' in the tlioroiigli trial of these
G REAT AND CELEI31tA'1‘I-ID
TRUE I{IlS'I‘lil1.A'I‘IVllS.
The Celebrated TRUE
Health Restoring Bitters,
A Miioiciivh run EVERY SEASON iiv THE YEAR,
Remove all morbid secretions, purify the blood. give great
tone and vigor to the ])igcstivL- 0r_i;nns. cure diseases that
nlrcnily exist. for-tit‘y the systcni against. future dist-asc,at
no time dcbilitatim: the patient. Being grateful to the
most delicate stomach, their ciit:i:iii.sn. ivtvtuoii/i'riNo,
51'!!!-2.\'l7TIlt-;.\‘lNfi, and 1:i:s'i'oii.u-ivv: I'ltt)l'l-ZB'l‘I|-:5 inuko
them an invaluable and SI.'ltl’.-3 REMEDY in
Liver Complaints, J aundice, Dyspepsia,
Incipient Consumption,
ISO ALL OTIIEIC DISEASES CAUSED BY AN l3lI‘UIlT. STAT.
or rut: S1'o_tiAcii. l3o\vr._i.s. Bl.t)()D, Livsii, ctc., which
tend to dcbilitntc or weaken the system.
c...
THE IIIGIILY CELEllR1\'l‘ED
Pulmonary Elixir,
PROV!-ID THE BEST (501701! MEDICINE EVE}!
KNOWN.
This Elixir cnntninii many of the moat liinlilv approved
cough or expectoraiit‘. tncdicmcs, bi-imzrpi.-i'.iiliiir1y and fa.“
tunatclv combined. and is truly wondc iii in its good re-
sults. ‘The multitude who have used this Elixir us l€QlIl\'U'-
CALLY pronounce it to be superior to any other preparation
in use for similar purposes. ’AliTlCUI.Altl.i' siioui.n THIS
Micoicixic me in i:vr:iiY irAMii.v wiiitiir. Tiiiziiir. ARE
CIIILDREN, as thi: delay in procin-ing ti physician Itll
often proved fatal to those whom 'rmi:i.i' ASSISTANCI
woui.n HAVE SAVED. A valuable remedy in
CONSUMPTION OF THE LUNGS,
Sore 'l‘ln°oat, Asllnnn, Bronchitis,
Group and other Diseases of the
Respiratory Organs.
TIIE .IUS'1‘I.Y Cl’-1LEBRA'I‘I-II)
S'I‘RENG’I‘IIEl\’Il\‘I} PLASTEII,
In universally acknowledged to be the best. plaster ever
known.
This Plaiitci-is composed of quite I1. number ofvegetabla
mbutnnces. eciilinrly compounded. Tqcrc ncvcrlms been,
and is not aftlic present time, I! better p astcr made, for the
various purposes for which plasters are used. It has no
superior for removing
PAIN I1\"I‘ERNAL INFLAMIIIATIONS, RHEU-
IIIATISM. VVEAKNESS IN THE SIDE, BACK,
BREAST, STOMACII, &c.,
and when used in
LIVER AND I’UI.i\IONARY DISEASES
will prove very beneficial to those suffering with such coin-
plain .
For further iiiformntion regarding these valuable ‘Med!-‘
clncs, see Pamphlet, to be had oftlic agents, where tcstjniony
from the highest quarters will be found, among which an
letters from
Hofv. ISIARSIIALL 1’. WILDER, .Boston,Mnn.
Ilo.\'..lAl\tl-)5 (‘ CIIURCIIILL. Portland. Me.
ENOCH PA I"l‘ERS()N¢ Eso.. Boston, Mass.
CAPT. CIIAS. II. COLE, Riudge, N. LIZ, late of NGV
Bcdford, .\I:\<s. .
EPI-I It.-\1;\I IIIURDOCK. .13., Esq., Winclicndon, MAI.-
IRA RIVSSELL, M. 1)., Wiuchi-ntlon Mass. ‘
N. K1l\'G.H‘Bl.-‘RX’. M. 1).. Temple. mi .
E. DAIIVVIN ABELL, M. D..,Rindgc. N. 1'5
GEO. JICWE'I".I‘. M. I).- '.l‘ot_'nplcl0Y1v» M1153-
sv. A. W. BU]-tNllA:\ . ltmdzc. fl.
I-zv. RUFUS TI]/I‘0.\'. Pcterboro . l\. H’.
CALEB S. CARTEIL ESQ-1 Portland. ME;
GEO. w. MCLELLAN, Esq., Deputy Collector. Cnlfou
House, Boston, Mass. .
VVILLIAM NICHOLS, ESQ., Townsend. M33‘-
For Sale, Wholesale 'and Retail, at
Principal Oflice, Scollai/’s Build-
ing, Tremont Row, Boston.
AGi:i\"rs.——.l A \Veed, Norwalk; \V J 6:: E
‘Shelton. Bridgeport; Thos B Fanton, Redding:
Wm B Haight. Stamford ; Isaac Hatch. Sher-
inau; John Banks, P M. Banksville; Ed Ho-
bart, Fairfield; Augustus Jennings, Southpoit;
Wm Bradley Jr, Greenfield Hill’; L Tattle,
Westport; -H S Weed, Stamford; S ,C Silli-
tnan Jr, New Canaan; G B Middlebrook. Wil-
ton ; N D Haight. Blidgefield; H Benedict,
Diinbnry; Ezra Morgan.’West Newtown ; D
_I.yon, Newtown Sandy Hook; _
Newtowu;-‘ Samuel Baldwin, Brookfield ; A N
Hitivley, Hawleysville; Allen Hall, Stepney-—
and_ by. agents in almost every town and village‘
of New England and by dealers in medicines
‘generally in other States. 1y-I4
Gloths,Gassimeres Satinetts
T unheard of low prices.- A few ‘piecesof ~
those Sn.-ti-net‘.-ts left at 44 cts -per yard('-.3"
v
on}
' Letter Paper.‘
. A
V _a12 BISSELL.
'v
f.,.
H Sanford, '
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f_ .. NORWAL-K, 0'1‘. TUESDAY,» DECl111i1,iER'é~, .8...
',r0ETaY.--€-’
,. _ YOUTH’ AND AGE.
I often think each tottering form
That liinps along in life's decline,
Once bore a heart. as young. as warm,
As full of idle thought as mine!
And each has had its dream ofjoy,
. His own unequaled pure romance;
Commencing when the blushing boy
First thrills at lovely woman’s glance.
And each could tell his tale of youth ;
VVould think its scenes of love evince
More passion, uiore unearthly truth,
Than any title before or since.
Yes! theyicould tell of tender lays
At. midnight: penned in classic shades;
Of days moregbi ight than modern days——
And maids more Iairthan inoderu maids
Of whispers in a willing ear—-.
Of kisses on a blushing cheek;
Each kiss, each whisper far too dear,
For modern lips to give or speak;
Of passions too untimely crossed,
Of passions slighted or l1ettu_‘,'ed-—-
Of kindred spirits early lost,
And buds that blossom but to fade ;
Of beaming eyes and tresses gay.
Elastic form and noble brow,
And forms that. all have passed away,
And left them what we see them now!
And is it thus !—is human love
So very light and fraila thing '!
And most youth’s brightest visions move
Forever on time's restless wing ‘I
Must all the eyestthat still are bright,
And all the lips that talk ofbliss,
And all the forms so fair to sight,
~ I-Iereafter only come to this T
Then what are earlli’s best visions worth,
If we at last must lose them thus?
If all we value most on earth
Ere long tnust fade away frotn us?
Col.,Urittcndien7s Last VV0l'd5-
" A Kl£i.\"l‘UCKl_At\‘ KN!-2El.Si'1'0 N0't\‘E BUT non.”
All! tyrants force thy chains at will-
Nay! gallthis flesh of mine;
Yet, thought is free, unfetIer’tl still
And will not yield to thine!
Take, take the life that Heaven gave,
And let my heart’s blood stain thy sod_;
But know ye not Kentucky's brave
Will kneel to none but God '!
Ytiu’ve quenoh'd fair Freedoufs sunny light,
Her music tones have stilled;
And with a deep atid darken'd blight
The trusting heart has filled!
Then do ye think that I will kneel
Where such as ye have trod ?
Nay! point your CUIII and thi-eat’ning steel,
I'll kneel to none but God.
As summer breezes lightly rest
U] on ll quiet river.
And gentle on its sleeping breast
The moonbcanis softly qitiver—-
S\Vt‘CI. thougltts ofliome light up my brow
\Vht-n gnatletl with the rod;
Yet, tliese cannot. iininan me now-—-
I'll kneel to none but God.
Ami tho’ a sad and mournful tone
Is coldly sweeping by;
And dremns, ofhliss f0i‘e\‘¢&t' flown
Have dimmed Will-ll lf'tIl'S '"l”*’- °.V°"“
Yet, mine’sn heart unyielding still-'
Ileap on my breast the clod;
My soaring spirit sizoriis tl1V W1”-"-
I'll kneel to none but God.
tttsci;,t.t.ANY.
ELSIE GRAY;
Or The Ministe1"s Daughter.
BY CLARA Mon ETON.
Concluded.
Another month, and in a neat but small—
very small frame tenement in the outskirts of
New Haven, the mother and daughter were
domesticated. A graceful elm flung its cool-
shade over the doorway, and a few scattered
vines and shrubs adorned the small yard. —
'I‘he little swinging sign suspended by the
do tr, bore the words “ Mantau-making and
Plain sewing,” but a week had passed. and
no work or encouragement had they receiv-
ed. eside the little open window they sat,
recalling the days so different when they
depentled upon the one now slumbering in
the grave for support as well as for happi-
ness. Dark storm-clouds were gathering
over the blue sky, and the red lightning
(]I1I‘.e'.'8CI.fll1(I flashed through the wrcathing
mist—but afar in the past had their memory
wandered, and they heeded it not, until sud-
denly a tel-rific peal of thunder seemed to
sl'.a'te the cottage to its found;-i‘.ions. This
was followed by a scream of alarm from the
rralside, and Elsie hastened to the gate in
time to open it for two young girls, just. as
the thick rain poured down in torrents-
Sheltered beneath the roof of the little dwel-
ling, the girls soon forgot their fears, and
talked merrily to each other of theirtnamma’s
anxiety and wondered if she would send the
carriage for them. Mrs. Gray gathered
from their conversation that they were rich,
and after the shower had passed over,and
- they began to talk of hastening homeward,
she told them that they were strangers, and
that they sought employment, and showed
them some of the needle-work which Elsie
had done, the elegantly stitciiecl bands, and
‘the neatly hemmed rufiies; and the girls
promised ta tell mamma, and left. The next
morning a showy equipage Stopped in from
of the little cottage,-and a splendidly dressed
woman beckoned to Elsie to come to the
carriage’. ' _
“So you are in want of plain sewing, tire‘
you, Miss---Miss—what shall {call you 3”
“ Elsie Gray, ifyou please.”
“ Aad'yoi1 sew n'eat’I‘y, IVIISS Gray, my
daughter télis m'e—what are your prices?” ‘
“I have received ninepen-c'c,” replied EI-
sie, “ for making shirts, and twenty-five cents
for cutting and making dresses ; but We
fouml we could not live‘ ‘upon that,- and I
came here in hopes of getting more”
“Ninepeace for shirts?" exclaiirred the
lady, in astonishment‘ ; “live upon that?
goodgracious, I shou~li£_ thii_ili. not. _Hei-e,
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John,” f she said. ' calling 7 to tt_1e*“fd‘ouiian,
“ take,this’piece of linen and these-‘bundle's'
out in_t'crthe,'cot_t_a’ge,” then looking back to
EIsie',she added, “I willcgive yott seventy-
five cents for ‘every shirt you make after the
pattern which you will findin one of the
bundles.” _ j '
“ Oh, it is too moch——too much,” said El-
sie, breathless with pleasure.
“ Not any too much, child,” replied thd
. lady,“ for I am in a great hurry for them ;
when do you think you can let me have half
a dozen E”.
" Well, with mothei-’s help,I think I might
say the last of next week.” -
“ Very well, 1 will call for them myself,”
and the magnaizittzous lady rode front the
cottage, saying to her companion, “there is
a clear gain of seventy-five cents upon every
shirt, for I have been paying a daltar and 3
half fol‘ their making ” The lady smiled
and bowed, but made no answer—.the expres-
sion of "her countenance was, “‘yoU. have
made a very good bargain with an unknown
seamstress,and I have a nice bit of scandal to
retail about you.” One would scarcely think
a countenance could express so much, and
yet Mrs. PitwelI’s did, I can assure you,as
she bowed to Mrs. I-Iamilton’s remark.——
“ Was there ever anything so fortunate,”
Mrs. Hamilton continued ; “ I mean to keep
her entirely to myself, as I have discovered
her.” ,
Again Mrs. Pitv.-ell bowed, and this time
her face expressed “ not altogetlier to your-
Self. I fancy.” In r1(_'L‘Dl‘(Ic'.1l’1(‘e with this last,
res0lUlion, Mrs. Pitwell communicated to
some half a dozen oflicracquaintances,in
less than a xvcek, that morning’s incident, but
Mrs I-Iamilt-.m was one ofithe‘ upper ten,
and all were too much afraid of offending
her to interfere with her new-found seam-
stress. Al length the rumo-' reached the
ears of one who fcai‘ed n0llll{l_;!_ so much as
sin, and receiving the direction from l‘v‘lrs.
Pit\vell’s lips, Mrs. Dcvering went in Search
of her.
Meanwhile, day after day'—evening after
evening by the light of the dim candle, poor
Elsie stitched and stitched the fine linen._
drew the threads of the tiny plaits, and sewed
and sewed until her blue veined brow seemed
almost bursting. I-lour after hour she bent
above her work,and still without murinuring,
although she had never dreamed that the
fine linen would prove so muc}; more team“,-
than the coarse muslin to which she had
been nccustoined. The shirts were finished.
In a little more than a wee.k,she had earned,
with the help of her mother, four dollars and
a halt Happy EIsiP——'l12tppy in earning by
unwearietl exertions the paltry sum which
thousands houily squander—happiei' far than
any amidst those thousands.
It vtas now the last 0f_August, an.-l Elsie,
after laying aside, her work, ualketl into the
sccluded grave yard within sight of their
(lwelling. A thousand memories stole tltro’
her heart as she wandered along beside the
grass green graves. She passed near a tub-
let of stone, and leaning over the iron rail-
ing, she read upon it that it was err-,c;etl to a
faithful pastor by his affectionate congrega-
tion. Before her rose the mound of emerald
turf where her fiaiher slept.——no stone to
mark the place, and dropping upon her
knees, she subbed wildly and passionately.
Titiie and place new forgotten, all save
the memory of hot great loss, and she started
in surprise when she felt the delicate pres-
sure of a hand upon her shoulder. She
looked up through her tears into eyes beauti-I
fully mild, but inournful. A bonnet of crape
shaded the serene brow, and the long wid-
ow’s veil drooped front the crown.
“Why do you mourn so bitterly, child 2'’
said a voice earnest, but tenderly low.
Elsie’s heart was touched by the kind
questioning, and she told ‘the inquirer how
early she had learned a most grievous sor-
row, in tones so pathetic :hat more than one
tear forced. its way through Mrs. Devering’s
lids. She followed Elsie to their neat cot-
tage, and there she told Mrs. Gray that hear-
ing of them through a lady of their acquaint-
ance she had come in Search of them, and
stopped on the way in the ,f_T_l'itV(3-yt1l'(I,Wl’lcl'e
she had found El.-sie. S'I18IfJlel're.\‘l,(’.(I lie:-self
very much in their plans, and fOI'I)'(1(le Elsie
to make any more Shirts for the price which
Mrs. Hamilton had offered.
“ You shall have as many as you can do
at a dollar and a half,” she added, “ and I
will bring Laura around, and if you fit her
well you shall leave this plain sewing, for
manta u-making is far less tedious.”
Elsie’s eyes gleamed with pleasure, and
she could scarcely refrain from clasping her
arms around the neck oflier new-found
f.-lend, who had mingled so much sympathy
with her proffered kindness.
The next day Laura Devering came with
her mother, and despite the trembling
of E-lsie’s hands, the dress fitted admirably.
And so dress followed dress, and customer
customer, until Elsie was obliged to employ
several young ?_r,irls to assist her, and all ow-
ing, as she said. to "dear, rlcliglitful, Mrs.
Devering.” Mrs Devering was indeed 11
real angel of goodness——ncvei' had a fairy a
better mode of making a mortal happy.-—
Wherever she. went prayers and blessings
followed her, and even the dust of the ave-
nue w here her summer residence was situa-
ted, was alwnstsacted to Elsie Gray's en-
thusiastic temperament. Well might she,
and well m'ig'nt many‘ another say, “ dea‘r‘,de-'
lightful Mrs. Devering,-”'for the riches with
' which she was blest were dispensed with a
»bou’ntiful hand to the deserving.
Years flew by, and in all this time had
not Philip and Elsie once met? Before she
left her home she had felt neglected, and shit
was too proud to seek him when be'had ap-
parently avo-idod her,-and so all this weary
while had passed, and only once . bad Elsie
gazed upon his face, and then whenghe bot'e
proudly the honorsof his class, Little did
he dream that amidst that sea of uptu’rne‘il
faces was that of the drooping lily bud,
‘lose form he-still yearned to clasp to his
osom; - Oh; how eagerly did she drink in»
. matter ?
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vein, But even’ this was new amidst the
memories of by-gone days, and she pressed?
through her toilsome path, cheered by [ha
the devoted fondness of her precious mother
It was now five years since. they had let}.
their village home, and not once had Elsm.
heard from Philip since that ‘commencement
morn.
Her face Was 8 little,-:1 verv little thinner
butthe outlines of her form vt7as still as fault:
less as those of some beautiful piece of statu-
ary. «She still wore the simple mourning-
dress, and still fresh in her heart wastbo
memory of herdepartedtfather, ' ‘
One day Elsie was vainly striviuo to fin.
ish her work She sat by the open ewindow
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they seemed so happy she almost envied
tber\ /I hen she would glance at a cluster
°f fl“W9TS 270W-mg in a pot, the only relig
beside her father’s chair and table of their
once happy home. Her head thiolibed hea-
_vIly. A carriage whirled along and stopped
in front of the cottage, Mrs_ Hamihon deS_
ceudeil the steps and hastened into the work
room, followed by her eldest daughter,
“Miss Gray,I am in a terrible hurry-—-'
Heleo has to have this dress made by to-
morrow evening,” and she, tossed a bundle
of blue tissue on the table. “ It is to be
made low neck, short sleeves,and three fold»;
bound Vv'llI'l blue Silk on the skirt,” 1
“ Impossible, Mrs. Hamilton, I could not
e_‘-ten make a plain dress I am so much bu,-.
mad, and besides I am feeling quite ill, and I
am afraid I shall have to disappoint some
whom I have already promised, which you
know is always a very great trial to me.”
“ But you '1)!-11.5‘! do it-—you had better dis-
appoint others than to disappoint nte,t".,r you
know I was the first person who employed
yoq.” She must have it, and l’ll take no do.
ma .
“But I Cflnil, itideed-e-z'!72.dcezl' l c.‘ii'i’I. I
would do II with pleasure for you if Icould
but I am too unwell to take any more work.”
“I shall leave it Miss Gray. I shall insist
upon its being done. lfyou are We“ enough
‘O S" “P: 30“ ‘"3 ablt‘ 10 cut one dress I am!
so re, and you have Miss Helen’s pattern 50
it will not. be much trouble after all_ Co,m3
Helen, we must go.” .
“It IS i_mpossible—utterly impossible for
me to do it,” said Elsie, gazing up into Mrs.
Hamilton’s face with so mm and wearied 3
look that it would have mt-lied, any h,-art
less selfish and worldly than Mrs. Hamilton’s.
“This comes of patronizing young girls
and giving them floods of work, and then
see how quickly thcy turn their benefactors,
andglory in disappointing them I tell you
MISS Gray, if you do not make that dress if
is the last piece ofwoik I will ever give you
and Itell you too, that I will publish you all
over the city as the most ungrateful creature
in the world, and then We’ll see how yoo’ll
make your living”
80 saying, Mrs. I-lamilton swept from that
room, followed by her promising daughter,
who said, “you (lidn’t'isay half enough,
inotiier. _ I declare I never saw such impu.
deuce. I wonder what these sewing people
will come to. It’s a pretty pass now it" they
IHIVE got so indepondentithal they can affbn]
to refuse their customers’ work.
And why werethey in such a hliriti for
Hclcn’s blue tissue? Had she no other di-essi
Dress after dress was piled over each other
in her wardrobes andfclosets, but blue was
very becoming to I-lelen’s wax doll beauty,
and she had not a single blue dress that had
not been worn once or more.
They had that morning ascertained that
an old acquaintance just retu rned from his
European tour, was to be at a musical party‘
which Mr.-:. Pitwell was to give, and as she
was young, ac-coniplislied,and more than all,
wealthy, Mrs. Hamilton was anxious that
Helen should jmake an impression; so the
dress must be had even if Elsie Gray, thy
dress-_maker, sat up till midnight over it.-—-'
And Elsie did sit up, not only till iiiidnight,
but until the sti*u;_>;;;llng morning light trem-'
bled through the vines. Then for_one short;
—-—one troubled hour, she prcssetl her head,
her aching, throbbing head upon the pillow,
striving in vain to won the sleep that would
not (YOIY19;
She arose and went to her work a§a'in.--'
The girls sewed diligently with her, and the’
dress was finished. With a long sigh she
left her work-tab.'e, and re-arranging her
hair, she put on her simple cottage hat and
silk mantilla,and kissing her mother afI'ec-‘
tionately, went out to take her accustomed
evening walk. ’ I i .
Trembling and weatied she at length
reached Mrs. Devering’s collage. V
“ My cbild——my child! how clianged you’
are,” said Mrs. Devering. as she met her in‘
the doorway, “ how very miserably you look
your eyes are hollow, and the lids almost
black; and your cheeks are so pallid ;’ and
your lips so pale and dry—*-'-wiry what is the‘
You shall not work any tff_3t‘e—-'
you shall come and live with me, and rest-
until the warm weather is over,” and Mrs.-
Devering drew her into the wide and matted
hall, and seated her upon a Persian lounge,
at the Same time requesting a servant to bring
some wine and cake. Elsie revived after
‘dritiking agfass of wine,ancl told Mrs. Dev-'
ering of her night’s work.‘ .
“It was only that, I shall soon‘ be better".
but it is so hard to work all day and all nighfi
too,” she added. '
“S'hameful!'.sh_aui=eftxl1"’ exclaimed Mrs._
Devering, forgetting her usual prudence.
‘Mrs. Devfering left their youngest daugh‘
-ter with Elsie, wEiil'e Laura and hersr.-if
went to their rooms to prepare themselves
for the musical soiree.
“You know momma wiil set you down at
she'g.oes along, so you won’: have to‘ walk-
home,” said Emma, “but wouldn’t it but
grand if wegvtdre going to
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every ujndulation of that deep tou'e(!"voice_.'
how" it thriIIed'the pi1Is‘e's_ of her: heart and 1'
madetbe blood leap madly from veih '16);
approving smiles of her faithful friend, and-‘
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