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‘THE NORWllLll» GAZETTE.
. A. H. BYING'roN.sl. no.
A. H. Blisoroll. H. W. Evin-'r.
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. Real Estate fir Sale.
HE _l'Bttl estate of Nllplniel Raymond.
_ dPc’d. lying in South"l\'olwa'lk. will be
Sold at Public Auction on tlil2'?.d day of April
"Ojirée at the foot of Mrfzin st.'——o‘ver the storc of "wit. lit 10 o’l:lol:k. A. M. l’ers‘oll.~z wishing to
C’. J . G'rum.a-nv.
Terms of the Gazette.
:Vi lage subscribers by carrier-—-pr yr
..l\lail do in advance do
0.'licn. subscril-lers, or those living out of
the Carrier’s (li~ztl'it3l’. and who call fol-
_ their, papers at the oflice
‘Compmliles offiveor more receivirg their
$2 00
2 00
V-5
50
‘ » -papers by mail, ifpaill in advance 1 50
Ternts of Asti‘Vel‘fiSlltg.
16 lines or less, 1 insertion 75
‘t u- - u 87
u _. u 1 00
?'ft"_§'-IIJOB Pcixrlno executed with ncaincss
_ nsl rZz=s;)a.lc/1., (tn.-'l at low prices.
H ailrcacl.
XVI-N'1‘Eli AR ’lANtllE-.\'lE.\'1‘.
coiiniizsclsc nice. 1, 1851.
» Leave Norwalk for New York. _
' ‘ommutalion '!‘rain 6 o’clock 38 mill. A M
— lccolulllollatlou 8 9
V “' 10 ,, 47
_Express ‘,3 ' 9.1 P M
v\cl:oll‘.nlollation 5 32
lExpl‘ess 9 49
, Ll-ave Norwalk for New Haven.
Acconlniodation train 9 o‘clock I3 lnin A M
“ 1' 36 - I’ M
Express . 4 53
Accommodation 6 . 15
Commutation 7 8
‘Express trains \Vcst stop only at Stamford.
“ East “ Bridgeport.
Leave New York for Nor'walk.
-}\cr:ommo-Ialiou train 7 o'clock,A M
i " ll 30
‘F.xpl'ess 3 P M
Accolnlnodaliou 4
‘Colnmutatinu ' 4 55
Leave New Haven for Norwnlk.
‘Uolnlniitlllilln train ‘.5 30 A M
Al-coulmodalion 7 . ‘ t
“ 9 35 _
-’Expre.~'s l 15 P M
Accolnlnodation 4 20
-Express 8 45
GEO. W. \Vt1ts'l‘LEti.. Sup't.
Iitry Goods 434. Garpeting‘. »
'7‘ l*l'lS Cay recaivell alld now ready for iii-
spetzltnn the llllgcst and best nssorllnellt.
of Qtlolls‘ l have ever had the pleasure of offal‘-
'i,__n2 the public. among the gtlnds may he found
‘it Vel'y'l=lrgn amount: stillject to sliglit _inlpel-fec-
‘lion ill tt'|'~tlll1f-tCiUl'8 w'lli'.-h will be soldat. one
:lltllftlf"_lll(*3ll' actual nrzllue ‘(all in want of two
‘dollars ‘for one would do well to call) my stock
‘is now full a nil conlpletl'e alldevery illdul-e=nenl
will he l»li'l*l‘etl to all in this or tlllfi ad_joillin__q
tmvlis, collie one, ‘come all and cxamilie for
'yonl'sc-.lves,as all my goods will be ft'c=¢=.l_v shown
and none nr.2ed'*t0 lluy.greate'r indu'cern9nt.s will
‘be off.-.red {lian over before. Remember this
‘and call at the Bridge "store. ,
C. J. GRLIMAN.
, Tilt: l.‘2Ll“.Bl{.'t'l‘I1.§,
" . OXYGENATEI3 BITTEIES,
CO.\l'l'AlNlNG NO ALCOHOL,
A sllrc fl’.relnr-/l_7/ for
DYSPEPSI ,
ht ALL rrs vaiuous rounts,
Such fl.\‘LP'llllt ill the Stoirlacll. l‘1earl.hnrn, Ha-
' [litual Cllstivatloss. Acid Stolirich, Head-
ache. Loss of Appetite. Piles. Nigllt.
Sweats. Asthma or l’hli.~lic.
Flaltulnnce or \Viud ill the Slom- —
acll. NBl‘V0u.~‘lleSS. Coldness of the
Extrcmities. \Vo:lkness of the- Limbs.
General Debility,
land all the illdesl-.l~'lbaillte symptoms of this uni-
versal disease. These are also the best tonic
known for the prevention and cure Of.
' Fever and Agile,
: Tliesc Bitre-.r.< have leceived llle HIGIHIST
'I‘i:s'rill1o.vi»\t.s eve-1' olferetl lo the public in fa
vor of ally lneliiciue in the lvorld. tllld "T6 "P-
pmvelflly some of the best. physicians. who use
them in their p!'actice.. For t he most. satisfac-
tory proof of_ the success of this remedy. see
palllplilets containing full parlicula rs and cor-
tificates from Mellilil~.l's of Clnlgl-ess and other
parties well known to the pulllic. A'ny individ-
ual wisliing'furtller infnrlnaliou respecting this
ii INVALUABLE MEDICINE,
are invited to (all on the Agents.and satisfy
themselves by reference to nulnerous, letters
rind cerlililzlltes of the highest. respcclnblllty._
, DR. GEO. 15'. GREEN, Pl-opl-letor. Wind-
sor. V
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REED. BATES & AUSTIN. Wholesale.
. I-)ruggist.s. No. 26 Mercliants’ ROW. B0-‘1t0Dl
General Agents. _ _ .
Pijice_$l~ilei' bottle; six lb)‘ '35.
A “ CA'U"l‘lON.-—Eeah bottle of the’ Genu2'm:
Orygenatell Bitlers, will have the outside
wlrappor printed in E|l2,llslt,FI'8ncll and Span-
sh. with the signature of Goo. B. Green, Pro-
1)l'ietor.,-upon ’=1‘lil-ee Sides. and in addition. a
finely engraved label upon the _lop of the bottle
with the signature of Reed, Bates 66 Austin.
who are the sole General Agents,aud to wholn
all orders must be addressed. .
For sale by W E BISSELL. and druggists
generally in the U. S. and Canadns.
view the property will enuiro at: '1'. B. Grif-
lvtlfs drug store for infornition.' ‘
ELNATHAN ,RAYMOND, --
10 _ Executor.
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Notifit _ _
9 herelly given that th ,S!]l)'SCl'll')Bl'§ liemto
. _ haw. bv the court of pilllate fortlie district
"l R!dg“fi¢-Ill. lwcn appoin .d Conilllissiom-l'sto
I'M-eivo and adjust the léllli is agaillst. the estate
of Julia J. Kvclcr. late of ,idgl=field. dec’d. and
that we will llttelltl to llteiusilicss of said up-
pollltlilcnl. at the dwellin, house of the sub-
scriber. 'l‘lladllcusKm-le‘.‘lil the third :\'londa,\‘s
0fl\pril and Scptta‘lnllcr, 852. at. '2 o’t-.lot§k, P:
M. on each of said tlaysmlielll and where all
pPl'Sl')llS a re l‘lUllfi(‘ll to pl-lsont their clnilns. le-
flfllly zltlcstid. against std estate: the time
tlierofor lllls been lilnitedlo six months final
date llercof. ’
THATDEUS t<l«:ELlr.R.
_ Jf‘l~lN H. BENEDICT
Ridgeiicld. l\lt!l'('ll 2753. less. am-4
EMPIRE (}'l'Y LINE,
Fol‘ San l*‘raiicis:'o, via Cliagrcs,
‘ DlRl2C'l‘.
The new an-l splendid lnttlile ensjina Steamship
Sierra ,l.\‘.'e'cada.
(l8ll0 ton burlllen.)
J. D. W]LS(l\', C(lMMA1\'Tl}'IR,
(Fornierly of tin “ Empile (‘.ily.")
\Vll.L l..l?.AVE F()R Cl-IAGRES ‘DI-
REC."l‘, on 'l‘ul=sd:ly.2l)«‘h April. at 3 o'clock.
from hear dock. Pia-r li1lt‘ll)Pl' 3 North River.
'l‘liis Slealnor has a:l;oln~n odalions for Ca ll-
ill nail Stet-l-age pasletlgers, superior to ally
ship in the lrtid.:. '
'l‘lle Sirzailx Ni:v‘.ao.-\ will leave again on
T/UI'rs(/ag. 717:1}; ‘20!l; conllecling at, Paliama
with the $])l(“l-Ylllll fitlalllsllip '
N ETV DRLEANS
An exi)ol'il-til_-ml Sui-goon is attacllcd to each
hllip. For ill-igllt. n‘ pas:-‘latzvl. apply to
J. fl()\VARD &SON. Agellls,
~ i 34 Bl‘f)0tl\\'tly»
New York. March ]'7lll, 1852.
Distrirtrf No'ru'alA' ss Probate Court, April
ed. 1852. _
‘ "V S'l‘.-\'l‘E of JOEL iiOY'l‘ lalc of New
..J Cunnall in said Dl.~=lril:t. (l9\3Pil5R(l.
Ura.'I3rca'—‘=-'l‘llat. the Allnlillislratllizs exhibit
their A(ltllllllSLl'?lllQll account to this Court for
adjusllm-lit. at the Pr-.lll:lto Office in l\'oiwalk
on lhefl0th day ofApril 1852. at 9 o'clock.
foi'enonli; and that all persons llll.(‘.l‘€!.~llF(l in said
V Estate may by nnl.ifu«‘t titer;-oi’. lllo A‘dtninis-
trators will cause this Ol'll'el‘ to ho plilllisllcll in
a nr-.wspape=r plltllP(l in Filll'i‘lE'lll County and
post a copy lllPl‘t'OfOll the sigll post in said New
Canna ll at.le.-list ten days befoie said 20tllday of
April
GEORGE A. DAVEPORT. .ludg'e. (*1
Wanted.
N active. oxperlcllcl-ll. and qualified male
tcaclier nrly find employ ill the public
.~'CltUtll_ of the \Vc.~t. .\'nli,9alll'('k distlil-.l, by up
plying to EDMUND \V. TAYLOR,
,Dis-lrict Colilmittee.
\Veslport, April 3d, '52. L3
LookiiigGlas<cs,Willotw VVa1"c, Sac
E QUINTARD A: SONS have at their
0 ware-rooms It fmv i‘nds‘east of the bridge
a large assortment of clninet furllilure. consist
ing ill part of sofas. centre. card, bo’ok. tea. work
ailp kilclieil i.lIl)lPS of various kinds. nlaliogally
and black walnut marble top 'llr'9‘ssi'ng bure-uu~
dlain dressing bureaus. mminon llurcaus of
prices, sollleiis low as $5 50. i\'lttl'lo'g':lll_s'. blllx
walnut and maple bodsteads of various patterns
antl pl'iccs.so~ne as low as $2 ‘25. Pal'elltbed-
stealls that can be put up ill three ll’tlltl1l‘."s and
without tt'l\Py. Mahogany. curled maple. b"k
walnut. kilcl'l'cn and ‘willd.~'url:llairs. Cllildi-en's
lable'an‘d low ‘(':liai‘rs. \Villn.w wnggorls. cm.
dies and cllnirs. Looking glasses of all sizes
and prices. from 25 (:9nl.s to 3510. Spring nint-
mszses the best. and (:llPltpf}Sl lleds in existence.
\V(-. will do-liver any furniture-. |)l]l‘Cllll5P(l of us
‘(to the anlnullt of $11) or tn-at-) in Ne-.\v Canaan.
\Vilton or Dalian free of cllarge and free flolll
dlllllllge. »‘ _ '
Rcatiy Jlfalie Cl-fil‘ns.—-Vt’_e have t:rl"nstat‘ltly
on hand frolli 100 to 150 coffins of nialiogany,
black walnut. l-lie-rl_\' and ixllitewond of all sizes
and dl=.scriplions.which can be fuinisllcd at a
ft’.\V minutes notice. “/9 also l‘nrnish shrouds
‘and cvel'ytliilig necessary for the intertn‘ent ol
the dead. and will see to the (liggillg ol graves
when requested. “few will atletld funerals in
New Canaan. \Vilton or Dal-icn. williout extra
(:liltl',t__{e,_ E. QUl.\l'l‘A RD Oz SON
N. B.—-f’ersons wisliing to purcllaso burial
lots in the l\'orwalk Conielery may make ap
plication to us. ’ 45tf
-Houses and Lots for Sale.
"I! THE si‘ll).~'cl~illcr__ has for sale several
convenient t.'0l'age houses with good lots and
itnprovl-.nients. whit-.|l he will sell upon reason
able terms, and very chl-.ap. -
1‘2tf , GEO. O. STREET.
Handsome Dress Goods
A-'1‘ W ES’l‘POR'l7—-cnlnpris ii}: a l.e»:lllt.iful
assolllnellt of new style bare-go delaines,
tnu.~llin delaines. printed law..s. extra fine ging-
hams, Fi'elu.-li Ellglisll and Anleril-an prints,
liellvy high lustre Oil-lll')l!£‘ll lllack silks. 8.1". écc.
received this day. and for sale at .
MOUI/I'ON’S.
March ‘.2ZZr!.
Paper Hangings
_ AND \VlND(.)\V .\'hADES.
Recoivell this day a full and complete assort-
, lllPlI!’ ofpaper llaltgiligs consistingof every
varil>.ty ofslvlc. quality alld price. Also the
largest assortmclll of Lace and Muslin cuitains
and \Vindow Shades all of which will be sold
at inallufacturefs prices
C. J. GRUMAN.
Damaged Broad Cloths.
A FEW pieces of very fine Blk French
cloths slightly damaged by salt water.
which will be sold cheap. Also, a ,llli'ge as-
sortment of fancy Cassilneres and Vestiilgs of
the latest patteins. '
N. B. All goods ill this line cut free of
expense. or lnnde up to rlrdl-r in the best
style at L. H. RANDLITS.
PIECES Paper Hangings and
Bogders. a great variety of pat-
terns and qualities for sale cheap at
MOULTON’S..
l WOStp0l't, Murcli 22.
NORWALKE, 20, i352. 4
r0,E'1§1rY.'_“
The Flreimm.
Out. on the misty air of nigllt.
Loull cclioiug through the sky;
Rings suddenly and t.ei‘-ribly
A wild and startling cl-yl
,Anll np“into the gloomy air
'l‘hero shoots a lurid liglttu.-, ,
Tlllll wildly in lll8‘llhl'liltl§S8 streams
Upon a fcaltul sight.
[low full of grief that awflll sound!
What sco-nus of Woo and fell r.
Rise thick and fast as that dread cry
Falls on the slartllald cur ! ‘
Ono lllllo hour ago. the stars
Shona c'all'nl_v and seronv--7
And on in quiet beauty moved
Slowly the ui;t,llt’s pale Queen.
A soletlin sllllllco t'ei£znt-‘c7 o’et' nll-'--
Above, llenent.ll. around‘;
No fearful cry the stillness broke;
No frat‘-inspiritig sound._ _
And now how clillligodtlint quiet scone!
Lo! flashing on the sight.
Coma clouds of vapor. (louse nll'd thick,
And sheets of blazing light.
The sombre sky is dark with clouds,
The stars shine dalk null red;-—‘
Aild lnen g me out upon the scene-,
With looks of awe and dread.
And louder grows the noisy din‘.
And briglitl-r grows the light;
The fire ieiglls triinillpllalllly,
Like '|ll0llil_l‘C!l in his inigllt.
Friend calls to friend. amid the din-,
And pllrellt "calls to child-‘-
if ‘Tile ulollrcr seokctli for her babe, ‘
And sllriclls in accents wild.
A thousand fcalful clies of woe,
Float on the gloomy niglil—
And wailing voices till the air,
Red with the lurid light.
The sigliing wind, in wintly blasts,
A solemn l'P(]Ull-tlll sillgs.
And out upon the llSlPlllHg ear
‘Its nillurllful echo tings.
Tliv t’lund—liko flame. from pile to pile-,
Speeds on its til-ry way;
Oh ! lzind liavll pits‘. and restrain
Willi trembling lips we pray.
But ll:lrL! upon the :<i2liil'ig breeze
‘A welcome t-(Hlllll l llPtll"-'—-
A tlurnsallll vlliccs fall like hope
Upon my lisl'uing car.
Tiliaz F‘_iili~:.\tt-ztvf Till: Flarzllti-:1‘-.'!
'l ill-(bl-;lve.s_t of, the l)ltlVt", »__
‘l‘s'lln nzlllly rislt l.l'a, lleallll. and ail,
'i‘l‘.l=.ir brother man to save. '
l‘,elot'e thcir offal-ts. stern and brave,
Low divs lllt‘ lire away,
And hope and joy return again
VVitll the returning day.
Oh! ‘lily Friend.-—nl_v Bl'l')lltP.l'S‘-,
Yo have liiugllt a llblllu liglit
Yo have circle-.d all your brows
VVilll a wreath of living light.
‘When the vast; multitude» is lluslled~,
'l‘hat deep. still hush of ln'eath.
In which the spirit. quail.-a. before
The coming of stern delltll.
And Vs hen agllillst tho tottering wlalls-,
Amid a thousand fr-nrs.
Tile Fireman. with giant strcnglll,
U 'l‘he po‘nderou‘s ladder rears—+
\Vllat (tl'lPFl ofjny-—wlla't wild huzzas
RH-Pl‘l10 to me sky !
\Vll:lt well-outings the Fireman greet,‘
‘What shouts ascend on high.
Oh ! noble heart‘-d Firemen.
May God preserve you all 3
May he receive each noble soul,
Tllat in his cause may fall.
Yours is illtleed ll ililllle muss,
A ctltise of holy love ;
Upon‘ ye with approving smiles-,
Look angels front ‘above.
Ard deigli—Uud of the patriot,
‘ May thy all-seeing «yo-_
PM-.sei've that band of noble» hearts
From hidden dangers nigh.
Oh! .c_l-ant liittl’, lllrollgll the wide exlmllsn
Of this our glorious land.
fvlay stand ilidrlfnsingz. Swellih.!z_ still.
The l"<‘ireulell’s noble band !
Anrl grant—'—f)li ! Falll‘et'. that to llamas
\Vhl=re death has hm-.n. be given,
Thy it-‘l‘ltlPl‘ gifts—'-—"thy pityirg care-
And endless i-e.~t. ill heaven.
Oh ! mllv this helpless poor lllerejoin,
After fha world's cold strife.
In songs of joy-of bllsslul joy,
Songs of eternal life.
Letter ‘Vi-itiug.
O silent herald! blessed in'v+-ntidn. -
'l‘hat ‘gives a lhougght to meet the eye.
Invests with form a kind intention.
Conve-ys a hope, and walls a sigh !
But. when thy faithful task is over.
That, thus can all lily tllongllts reveal.
Dismiss the rel-ord--ilor dist-over
To all—\\'hal one alone should feel.
So lf1l'0tt,t1ll the heavens, his orrluld bearing,
Some \t\’llllP-l'tIl)t':l tiles-seligel'ol‘ light
Perforllls his lask—-9and disappearing.
Eludes the gaze of mortal sight.
For why recall each soft emotion. .
Perpeetuate anguish. doubt or fear!
_Or' give each molnentllry notion
To live through every future year?
Or why permit each tender feeling
Again ill future years to rise,
The secrets ofthe soul rovellliiig _
To eoldcr hearts and stranger eyes?
To faithful love. ‘ti: profanalion,
And dumps true l'riendship‘s holy flame}!
They hate the useless ostenllltion.
And only seek their own acclaim.
Afl‘Tel:tion-A-—evei'y thought pervrlding.
Disdains the tedious lelter‘d scroll!
And stamps in characters‘-uilluding
Her living record—ou the soul.-
_ to-‘attack and _mun.'er the " Rebrl,"
f , .ll:I'I.SCELLANY._
, 3' From the 1’/Lil. Salurdatj Courier.
_ '."l‘he"t‘ory’s Dauglitl-.r._
A Reiéotdtioltary Legend of -Valley Forge.
BY GEORGE LIPPARD. ’
Hidden away there in__a deep glen, not
many.-iniles from Valley Forge, a quaint old
farm, lluse rose darkly over 8 wide waste of
suo\v_,_‘nn a I'old,‘da'rk winter nlgllz_ 0‘
persons sat there by the fire, ll llllhlgr
and llfcilild. The fltller who sits yonder,
_—_
' witli‘~'§!‘sol.lier’s bl-ll thrown over his fa;-lnler’s
drcssgzis a manof some fifty years, his eyes
blomlsliot. his hair;-h:lligcd to, an ulllilnely
' glaygghis f.lce wrinkled and hollowed‘ by,
care, and by dissipation more than care.
And the datlgllter who sits in the full light
of the blA2B opposite her ffllltef-431 slcndelly
formed gill of some seventeen years, clad in
the cnllrscllinscy skirt and ’ln-.l-chief, wllicb
made up the costume of it farmer’s daugh-
tcr, in the days’ of the Revolution.
She is not bealltiful==ah,‘no l
Care -—pelbap% that disease, consumption,
which lll.'i_lzrs the heart glow cold to name-
has b»-en busy with that young face, shar-
penedvits outlines, and stamped it with a
deathly paiencss.
_ Tlicre is no bloom on that ‘young chock.
Tl: blown hair is lain plainly aside froln
the pale brow 'l‘llcu tell me what it is
you sife, when you gaze in her face?
You look at that young girl, you see
nothing but the gleam of two large dark
eyes, that burn into your soul. Yes, those
eycs unnalul-al.y large and dark and bright
’-‘+'-pt’l‘h,i<tpS consumption is fuedillg lhcit‘
.
And now, as lltr: fllthor sits there, so moo.
lly and sullen, as the Ll7i|lglllPl' sits yolldlar,
so sad, sill-nt and pale, tl-ll me I pray you,
the lll.‘l.t)l‘y_0f their lives.
'l‘b:lt. farnll‘f, Jacob Manllciln, was '8
pcaceful, a happy tn.ln, l)+.-fore the R volu-
tlon. Since tbs war he has beclluic clrunk~,
en and i«lle—drive.u his wife brul-ren lll>ai'led
to the grave ——and worse than all. joined a
b-tllti of Tory refliezcees, who scour the land
at dead of night, burning and murdering as
they .
l'o niglll, at the hour of two, this 'l‘o‘ry
bind will lie in wait, in a neighb lrillg glass,
‘Vtl.~!1'
illgtoa, is-bllse .~t'atr\'lri£_! soldiers are yonder ill
!lle.l:t3‘$‘S'(if V-dll€_V Fllfge.
li’Wus,hln;;lbn on his l'0nPly journeys is
Wt)lli“lf) pass this idrllt house. 'I‘lle cnl
tll§_li.i_‘,__fli't‘. lhclc in the next chamber, drill-
‘ l.-L {;.}_A;llfleleisr‘,iig, sg .[~f:1"t'.°_;¢', 'wail,_‘_fur\ two
C.’c .--ritflal tzlgh ,
.An-l the (tllt"‘_rl,licr, l\"l:lry——f»r llnraname
was i\laly; they loved that nanle‘ in the
goal! Olll tinll-»s'—wlla*. lS the story of her
brill young llfr.‘-2 ° as
She had been reared by her mothcr, now
dead and gone home, to revere l-he man
\Vashin<_;lou, who to llight will be attal-kel
and nlurllercd-—to revere him next to Gull,
Nay, mole-T; that mother on her death bed
juillled the ll-JltllS of this daugrhter, in sol-
enln l.’)t'tr0ll’l2tl with the llllllds of a young
p-.lrtiz.in leader, Harry VVllliams, who nllw
sllares the ct'u.\i and the cold of Valley
Fllrsjfl. _ , _
\Ve'll may that nlaidonls eye flash with un-
natural llrlgbtnese; wl-ll may her pult‘. face
galhcr n .~ill,c_vlc hurtling flush, in the centre
of each cllcrk l For ye-zlerday afternoon she
went font‘ nlilrs. over l‘()l‘l(lS(.-ll ice and snow,
to tell Captain \Vllliams the pint of the ref
ii,-gces. She (ltd um roach Valley ‘Forge Dn-
tll Wasllingllln hall lift on our of his lonely
jnulnr-ys - so lllls night at two-lve, the parti-
'z.ln captain will occupy the locks above the
ill-ighllorillg pass, to ‘trap the truppers’ of
G,eorgl:_ llV.l=bingion.
Yes, that pale slender ‘girl, remembering
the words of her dying lnllihcr, bad bmkvn
through her obrdiencr to her fllhcr, alter a
long and bitter struggle. How Qlallt that
struggle in a _f..itl ful dail,qllter‘s heart! She
ball betrayed ills plllts to his enetnles=:stipu-
laiing first for the life, the safety of her trai-
lor ftlllPf. _ I
And now-, as f.lther and child are sitting
there.-_a‘stlle sblluls of the Tory refugees
echo from the next cllambvr-—us the band,
(f lheold clo'ck is on the hour of clevcn==-
l1al'l{!'--lllt'l‘e isthe Stlillili cl horses’ lloofs
without the farm house-—lhrt-re is a pause--
lhe dour opens-—-a lal! stranger Wrappt-(l
in a thick cl--ak. while with sn..w, cnlrrs,
alllanccs lo the fire, and in brief words so-
licits some rl-:t"reslillie_ols and an bour’s rca
pUSP.
Why does the Tory Manlleim start a-__z~
hast. at the sight of that strm-lger's blue and
gold unif.lrl'n—lllen llilllllblillg something
to his llzlngllter about “gcllillg food for the
.tt‘uvleler.~‘,"’ iuslles wildly into the next. rootn
vl here his brother Tories are feaslillg.
Tell llle, why does that ‘young gill stand
trembling-brforethe tall stranger-, veiling
her eyrs fl om that calm face, with its blue
eye and kindly smile? "
Ah--if we may believe the legends of
that time, fl-w me-nl few warriors, who rlailai
lh-~ lorror of battle with a smile, could stand
.nnalla.~hcd bl fore the solemn presence of
Waslliilgton: .
For it was Washington, exhausted with a
lllngjourney——his liulbll stiffened and his
lace llunlbed with cold—--it was the great
"Rebel" of Valley Forge, who, returning
to camp sooner than his i1.~u-ll hour, was
forced by the storm to lake lefuge in the
fariller’s house, and claim a little: food and
an houi’s repose at his hands.
in a few-‘lnolllenls behold the soldier,wilh
_his cloak tlirowll off, lsilllllg at an oaken la-
ble pallaking of the food, spread out there
by the hands of the girl, who now stands
treillblin-gal his shoulder.
And look !—ber hand is extended as if
to grasp him by the al’_m'——-he!‘ lips. move us
if to warn hiln of his clangcr, but make no
sound. Why all this silent agony for_the
man who is so ‘calmly there ‘I
m. l_- fats L—l|- <
. .. -__ . 3,...‘-., ..
One moment ago, as tho gill, in preparing
lbs llasty supper, opened yonder clnsci «'0-lr.
adjoitlingtbe netttroovll, she heard ihClU\V
lvllispcts ofher father and the Tories; site
/ward 17119 dice box’ rattle», as they were rasmlg
Im.-' who 8,8.t1ll:l_Sl(Lb George Washington in
his sleep ! ' V’ _
'And now the words--“ Beware, or this
niglit you; die !” trembled half formed fmm
her lips, when the fathrr comes hastily from
that room and bushes her with a look '
“Show the gentlenllln to his chamber, Ma-
ry !” (how calmly polite a innrllerer can be,)
“that chanlber afthc head of the stairs on
‘the /lft. On the left, you mind l”
‘Mary takes the light"; treiubling and pale,
Slit lends the soldirr up the onken stairs --
Thcv stand on the landing, in this wing ..f
the farm house, colnposéd it two rooms, di-
vided by thick walls from the main body of
door of !\’I:lry‘s chlltnber; on the olhel'.tl'le
ll~l'r-,lllt.= cllanlber of the soldiers“-to him a
chamber of.death. -
For a molne=nl,Mary stands there lrt=m~
bllng and confused. \«Vasliim1tlln gazes up-
on that pale gill with u ltml{ of SUlpl'lSt‘.,-—
Look! she is about to warn l",lt]|()fl1|s
danger, when sce there! her father’s rough
face appears above the head of the stairs
“Mary, show the gellllem-‘tn into the
chan.ber~on the left. And lolk ye-,girl—-it's
late-—-you’d ltE'l.lt’1' go into your own mom
and El) :0 .~‘l'PPp.’,’
While the 'l'ory vralcltes tlicm flora the
head of the stairs, Washington erlters the
chamber on the left, Mary the chamber on
the light. -
An hour passes. Still the snow beats’ on
the roof-—still the snow (lrlfi:-i onlhe hills.
Before the tire, in lhediln old hall of that
farm house, are seven drunken men, with
ll:fllt;lll 'l'or_v, Jacob l\'lanheltn, sitting in
their midst, lltc nlnrdcrl?r’s knife in his lillml,
For the lot had fal on upon hitn. He is to
go up stairs alllfslzlb the Sieeplflgtttafli _
Even this half-ltrunlcc-n ulurderct ls pale
rt‘. tbetilought-how the knife trelnbles in
his i1.lod’——lrelnbll=s agailist the pistol barrel
1 be jcclsof his comrades louse hilll to the
work-—thellgllt in one haud,'tlle knife in
the other-, he goes up the stairs ~; he listens-
first at the <l'Oul' of his daughlc-r’s chamber
‘on the right», then at the ‘door of the sold.,l=r’s
chmnbel on the left. All is still. He pla-
ccs llleligbt on the fiO0l'--lit‘. is gone a mo‘-
l‘nenl=- Sllrtlcel there Isa faint groati. He
comes forth again and rushes dovln stairs,
and stands lhéro before the fire, with the
lllnolly lmifo in his hand.
"' L'mk !” he Slll'!l:l(S, as its scatters the
rod drops over his comrades laces, aver the
hearth Into the tire. ,“ Look ! it is his b]oo,l_
the traitor Wa5ll'illgtn'n !” i ‘
His ct-mmlles galitmj arnitlld him with
yells l.fj..y, ulleally-, in faulty, they count
lllti‘ guld \«\lli(‘ll will be ptllcl for this deed.
vs hrn lo! that stair door opens, and ‘there.
without a wound-, without. even at stain of
a drop of blood, stands Cz‘l:c.rge Washington,
aslcing calmly for his horse.
“‘ Vt hut!” sltrieked the tor}? lllanhiem,
can ucithcl steel nor bullet harm you 3
Are you a living man ? is there no wound
about your heart, no blood upon your uni-
fotm E” _
'l.‘llat ‘apparition drives him land. He-
starts fllrwarll—lle places his hands trem-
blingly upon lhl‘ aims, upon the ‘breast of
\Vashtngton. Still no wolund. Tlfcn he
looks at lhellltlolly knife sllll cluclted in his
liglllliand; and stands there quivering as
with :1 death spasm.
Whilla W;l'sltiny_tott looks (Jilin silént won-
dcr, the door is flung (|p“‘ll, and the bold
troopeis from Valley Forge tltrong the ‘room
with the gallant form and visage-. of Ctpl.-Ill)
Williams in their finidst. At this nlmtielr.
the ‘clock struck twl=lvc-. Than :1 horrid
thought (‘l'ti.~lit.‘S like a llinndelb-.lll upon the
blaill “of the Tory l\"l~.lllbieln. ill-. seizes the
light, rushes up .~l:lirs-—unlo the room of his
llttl!glll.t“.l' Olllll("llgl‘l_l'. Solilellhc had just
risen from the bed, but the chamber was va’-
cant. Then tnwardstllai room on the ll-fl,
with steps of leadcn bvaviness. Link! llllw
the light quiveos in his hand. He patt=cs
at the door ; he listcns! Not :1 S4_)tlt'lll+'=a
stillness like the gialve. His blood CUl'(llES
in his ‘veins. Gathering CuUl'fl2P', he pushes
open the door. He enters-. Tolvarlls that
bell through whose curtains he stluck so
llli-idly it lnolnent ago! Again he pauses
—not a sound-—a stillness morn tcrrilllc than
the grave. He fllngs aside. the curtain '
'l‘hr=t't-.in thefull light of the lanlp-,be.r
young form lluthalfcovctcd, bathed in her
own blood, lay his daugliter, Mal-y.
Ali,do you look upon the fare of her fa-
lhcr, as he starts silently back, frozen to
.«=tlllle’.l but in this pause of lt0l‘l'ut‘ listen to
the lnystcry ofille deed. »
After the father had grille «lawn stairs an
hour a-_:_o, Mary silently stole from her cham-
lleron the rigllt. Her Sltul shaken by H
thousand feats, sllc npetlc-d the door on the
left, ‘dfldlltelleltl W£tthlnQl0ll sitting by It
table. Then, though hvr existence is wound
up in the act, slit-. askell him in a calln pu-
liteuess, to take her chamber on the‘ opposite
side Mary enlcredlhe chamber which he
ltfl. ‘
Can you inlagiiiethe agonyof that gH‘l’s
sllul,us laxyitig in the. bed intended for the
death couch of Washington, she silently
awaited the knife although that lmile might
be clenched in a father's halld.
And now that father, frozen to stone,
stood therr, the light in one hand, the other
stillclutchiog the red knife -
There lay bis chlld—-the blood streaming
from that wound in her arln-—*'~lael' eyes cov-
ered with a glassy film.
“ Mary l” shrieked the guilty f‘dlll8|'-‘f0?
robber and lory as he was,-be was still a father.
was all fbat. he could say.
. Suddenly, S!'le'Sef:tfle(! in awake from that
Sl.e_ sat up to the bed with her
stupor.
glassy-eyes. The strong band of d_l=ath_was
‘upall her. As she sat. there, pale andjghasb
ly, the room was thio'nge‘d with soldiers.-“-‘
E E E E * VOLUMEXXXV,--,1iI’UIltBERiii.-’
llll-3 ttlallaion. On one side, the right, is the.
“ :\-‘laI’v !" he ralledtn her, but that word"
. Qv---..-’.~v4 —'‘'~‘ 5
4...
Her lmer rushed fo_rwa_f_lt and c‘a’lled' hét‘ bf
name. No answer. Called agai';‘,_.poi"e~.
‘o her of‘ olden times in familiar tones -'
still no answer. She knew him not.-
Yes it wastruc ; the strong band of dam‘-
was upon her.‘ _ -
“ Has he escaped '3” sire said, in that bus-’
ky voice. . , ,
“ Yes l” shrielced the father. “ Live,=
Mary, only live, will will join the camp at
Valley Forge." " . ,
_ 'l‘llen that girl--that hero woman-dye-'
ing as she was, not so much from the wound
in her arm as froln the deep agony which
had broken the lust corll of life, spread farm
her arms, as though she behold a form float-
ing therc above her bed, beckoning her away,
She spread forth her arms as if to eml;ra¢§e'
that angle form. ,
‘‘M0ll1el‘!’’ she wblsperl=d--lvllilé there
grouped the soldiels —lhere, with .3 speech.-
-Iess agony on his blow, stood the lov'l-.r,ihnl-e
—bldlng his facewilh one hand, in hile the
whet 8r=tsnPr| the light, crouched the lather
“Illa! baht flashing over the dart; bed, with
the white form in the cl~ntcr=—“ Mother,
thank God! For with my life I have saved
hlnl”———
Lm_»lt,even as starting upon that blood
couch, she speaks the half formed wor ,
her arms stiffen, her eyes wide open,set in
death, glare in ll_l>_r fathl>r’s face.
She is/dead! From that dark room hot‘
spirit has gone home ! _
'l‘ha‘t llaif formed word, still quivering on
the whitc lips of the lxero woman--that
W0t'<l littered in a husky whisper, choked by
the death ranle—-that-wold was"-Wxsttixcn
TON.
Front the New England Farméfl
The N urscry Business.
BY GEORGE -.iAQ'Uil:'§.
'l‘he nlllnagenlent of ll nursery is a bust;
ness by itself. The cultivation of trees and
flowers for "market, it is true, is a species of
agt‘l(‘ltl_lut‘e; but the, education which a
New England farmer’: son commonly re‘-
l-'eiv~l=s does not at all qualify him for this
occltpation. The deeptillagc and generous
lnanuring-, the propagation-, transplanting,
budlling-.graltlng and pruning cf trees’; the
destruction of insects, the modes of ‘treating
what are called diseases, are labors to which
lhere is little that is allalgous in ordinary
fanning. Nor is this avocation by any
utnans eiciitpl from the hllzards to which in-
Pxlll rience c‘x,.‘o.=«~s itself, when engaging‘
in all untried business. Nevertheless, we
see, every year, ll‘lt'%lVlLlUal$ investing capital
and bestowing labor in getting up new nur-
srriesl 5"“’e‘!"’°? ‘~’l"°" unsuitable soils,
s()me!llTll:‘S ll'£tl)0lC from a malklgl», and ofien
in nt,térdl.«;t'l~_garll of other ulll"avoramo .:..-.~
cullistarlces ‘In a few years f.-ilure ensues,
call a lwggally account of trees dt-‘Rd or
llisellscd, or of worthless varieties, Winds up
the concern. _ , _ '
ll li-inq had sollleten years’ experience in
the cultivation of trees, &lc , for market, we
've_ntule to Oflel‘ a' few llinis by way of ads
vice It) those who may be cunlelnplzlling lo
l=n_iage ill the nursery business, the coming‘
spring. ‘ ,
In establisltihg a tttirscry, mally i‘mpor-’-
lant things are to be taken into consideration
——'—lll8 climate, soil. site, lo'c.ltlon with refers
cncc to H market, &c. ,_ _
The climtue has lullcb to eff-¢t lilo _'pi“os'-
parity of a nursery l'S!a'l‘.tll.~!1meDl., Upon
Long Island, or in Nl-w Jersey, other things
llqual, trees inllke as u-uch growth in two
sllnllllers as lhvydo in the interior ‘of New
Enliland in illro-‘cc. In one climate "trees are
pnculiatiy exp‘n‘st=d to blight ; in ahollior, to
being winter ki.lr.-ll; in a third, to be inju-,
red or llestroyed by insects; in a fourth, to
dlougllt -; in a lillh-, pelhaps to something‘
"else. , ' .
The soil IS of vial itltportahré. Some
land is too dry ; sonletoo clayey; ‘sonic too
sandy ; and alltt_.Sl all soils are too poor.—=
in the gl=n'elal,‘:t dleeply tilled, highly en}
riched sandy loutti is. the best fol‘ fruit trees,
lmrl form J5l. plants of an orlttltltenldl cli.lr=
actor. ,
Ellie site —A sontewhiil ‘el‘cvaleIl, gentle
slope, lllllking toward the south or south
west, is pel-hapslhe best aspect. Cherries
and peaches will grow best upon the lligh=
psi and (ll'y'(='st parts ; upon the next lowel‘
ground. apple-s alld pvurs; still lower it lwn
apples may be 'continued,and plums, quinces‘
and gzrnpt-s addt-l'-. I , _ _
. T/la /olrttlio--. wit/t 7'"efz'7"r7'icéz 12; 2: ttidrkri is to
be taken into careful cl-llsitlr-ratiuii. Land
costing from $500 to 81000, in the sulluil.§
of a flourishing town or ‘cl y, is far pl'efeta-
ble to a retired locality on much cheaper"
Iallll; fill‘ a uurseryrnall must sell as well
as Cll_l.lV2lle trees and flowers.
The \-.-hole anlltlal clsl of cotldttcting ti
Nmv England nuts-r_v ft-l‘ a series of ye_aI's,~
ll-lll tlnzflll shot! of $300 per new. We
give in round nnlllbers some of the items of
this l-xpense, v:z: Rent or intrlest of land,-
S330; labor. $90; tllllls, stocks for grafting,-
scedliilgs, &c., $35 manure, $l0§ fldV8t'll8-
ing, &c., and llllelvall no thvse ottgocs ac‘
cluing. b- flre the trees als soldléay 335’-
lotal, $200. ~
8,; many of the circumstances vary, that
it is not pract~l-able lo mdke tllese c.~ tllllates
acct-trately. The expenses would sometimes
oVeru0 and solnelimes flll considerably short.
ofllfc above sum ; we give‘ What we consid-=
er a fair average o »
Nursery trees are notgenerally sold at an
ale:-age age of less than five ylars; and
about five thousand saleable trees is the at-
most that an acre will produce. Hence but
one thousand trees, (meaning ‘Of the. U508!
size.-,) can be sol:l annually front:-.a ‘one-acre
nursery ;—in favdlable years more, in others,
lP.~8. Tblls it appears that by felling trees Uf
five years old at an average price of twenty
cents, a nurse-ryman will only defray his
necessary Pxpertses. AL H"v'e‘lll)"’-f:it'Ie cents
per tree, we have‘ filly dollars profit pt‘? 81 1'6:
__"v'\'-hltlli we ‘believe is titlllch more hlbfill
Ncvlf England nnrserymen have dveragfld
lduring the past ten yearst‘__
Norwalk Chronicler