Including Lubin’s
water in a variety of styles, etc.
his '
which are too nuuierous to particularize, and
which for taste and elegance are beyond all ri-
valry _in this vicinit .
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5- H-I 3YINGTz’=N, Editor & Proprietor
Odie?-"II’o.<.I ;E-.._-'- the Bridge in ‘ Le'¢mard7_9
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»; A. . .i.inl Post llirlers do same as above
living out ofniiv C-irii ' ' ‘ - I I
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W . 9 Oftice fpr then I’ap,eis, m ,_,d,.a,,ce. _ _ .-
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. ADIVERTISING RATES. '!
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V8! month, for coiitinuancc, tliereafter ~ - - 1 00
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':":"-‘(;"‘_:‘ Pf‘? -<:')1uare, iiicliidiiig paper, per yi-:ir l‘.’. 00
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p .\ iiusiniiss l)lREC'l‘0ltY.
J. _r.~"roa:i-12:,
Attorney and llounselor at Law,
OFFICE 0VERf,:/1{AEL§,'0RY’S :.;T01i/-2,
N0l'“'a.lk, Conn. ‘-
A I"érry,I
M-t0I'l!_ey‘and' Counselor at Law
‘N01-xvalk Conn.
f i JO!-IN Ansrnniis .
DAGHIE”-kl-Ail --scams
over 1)." 8. -N." Depot.
“"‘-‘NOR?Wi\7L‘l(--‘,’ . 2-3
; Lfi_.k‘e'n',e sis e 9 _,
lVai-ranterl_ 2.9‘ ])l€(L§L”;ull Good .Ti4.wgés-.‘
o ‘c. &. 15:. K. jnocxjwooni. I
' ‘ -'1 NORWALK, CONl~I.,.}-I
Mxxu FA cru R‘!-IR s or
SHEET IRON & corrign
TIN,
1- mwtam-ceLe:s9.‘»
. ' ' xxn DEALERS IN i ~ .
Stoves,‘ Ranges, 1*‘u'nzac'es,' ’ C,'!utlé2r‘_z/,!
Britamzia, Porcelam and Wooden
vi/Va’re, and Kitchen Furniture‘
in general, Pumjis, S/feet’? I A
Lead 4- Lead Pipe, _
Crockeri , Glass ,,
and China I
I Ware.
lllorwalk Post 0flice.!
$2 00
2 50
SERIES. i J
.- Building. Moving. .
I AVING taken the building moving busi-
ness of ’l‘i:i_iiis, the subscriber is prepar
ed to move, and raise Buildiu gs, with safety
and dispa'tch. They can have the assistance and
advice, of C Tl’-lllls, at any time.
inect wit-h prompt attention. ,
1y34 C II TUBBS, Noi-walk, Conn. ’
Scasonabl-3‘
I
DRY GOODS ' Y
‘lllld Sub.‘~:criber would return his thanks for
the very liberal patroiiagc .w_ith which his
Store lias been l‘-.ivorcd the you r past, and hopes
by a constant attention to the wants of the
trading public and by a .-ysti-ni of fair and hon-
orable dealing, to retain his sli-are of ti'ade for
the year ensuing. llis Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied sclccl~io'u of f-.isliioua-
blc and seasonable Il.)ry Goods, ofcvery quality
and price. Ilc is coiilnlciit that purchasers
will liiid every article purcliased at his store,
equal in qualit-_v, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elscwhcre. l‘articul-ar atteutioii
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestiugs,
&.c;, &c.. for G-entlemcns wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices. '
Jun. 16. , L. H. RANDLE. .
r.:iii-nag-.%c,oL.iziNc
and Paper Him.gi~n_g E.s't‘ab(i's7m‘icnt.'
T HE siibscribcr has takeii the Store recently
occupied by Messrs. Randlc & Flatt, and
has opciierl an extensive and general‘ Oil,.Paint,
Paiiitiiig and G.lasic1=y Depot. House, : Sign,
Plain and Oriiainciital_Paiutiiig, Gilding, i\Iar-
bliug, Graining, &c., done w_itli_nc-atiiess, cheap-
ncss and dcspatcli. Also, Banners, window
shades, designs, &c., skilfully painted toordcr.
He will also keep on hand a general assortment
of Paiiits,_Oi1s, &c., which wi1l_bc sold _ whole-
sale or by the pot, with the loan of brushes,-
Special attentioii paid to Paper Ilanging, &c.
By-a punctual fulfillment ‘-of all eiigageiiieiits,
and reasonable cliarges, he hopes to-zreceive a
share of public-pat.roi_iage., - _ . p
. _ . GEORGE MARVIN.
’l\"’orwa_lk, Au g. 9th, 1853 ' _tf15
caNORWA~Ll<,HA.'.l‘.
p and-Fur Emporium.
THE SI1b'.~‘Cl‘ll.)_e1‘S . having removed to No,
2Skiddy’s Blcck,.woiild say, that they have
_ just made very large additions to the former
stock, of new and fasliioiiable goods in their
liue,“w-ould now call the attention ofthe--public
generally, to the great advautageswhich they
are enabled to offer over their competitors in
Norwalk. Conliuing their whole attention to
this one branch ofbiisiiicss, they feel that they
can make purchases and secure a much better
"quality of goods, than those comparatively
uiiacquaintcd with the business. We have
-now on hand a line £1SSOl‘l’.l_.ll(»)lltH0f II.i~Ts,just
' suited to the season and the wants, ofihc com-
munity.—I~‘or further particulars, just drop in
and examine for yourselves. at No. 2 Skiddy’s
Block, Main street. RANDLE 8:. PLATT.
NGRWALIE EMF 3 RIUIVI I A
Hall CIuses—Wi~:s'r, 7 .40 A. M., 1.45 I’. M.
" “ . E.is'r, 8.45 A. ii., 6.45 r. M.
.Due——Wi:s1~, 10 A. .\I., 8 I’. M.
“ E.is'r, 8.30 .i. .\f., 3 r. .\r.
W. 1:. nrssnnr. ,
OULD invite the attention of this and
' the neighboring community to his "vast.
lfuil
stock "of goods, (to which additions are weekly
being madc,) comprising afull and general as-
sortment of - ‘ ‘ - '
FOREIGNAND DOMESTIC DRUGS,
selected with the greatest care, and from the
boat which the New York market will afford.
He has also a choice selection of
Perfumery,
extracts of all kinds, cologne
His stock of
PATENT .MEDICINES,
Comprises an immense variety, ‘principally of
‘ articles which have gained a reput_ation-among
the people‘, and are valuable medicinal prepara-
tions. -
He would invite the attention of the ladies to
‘V FANCY GOODS,
Very particular attention is paid to preparing
PH_YSICIAN’S PRESCRIPTIONS,
and supplying families with pure and unadulte-
rated medicines. _
vorably with those of any other cstablisment.
His prices will compare fu-
Piire Wines, Liquors, Scotch Ale and Porter,
el‘ected'expressl,v for medicinal use.
Q Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good land, near
.\Ia.iu-st., one mile north of the Bridge,is offered
for sale upon very reasonable terms. _
uni:-ably adapted tor_building lots, or fpr gard-
ening purposes, having a quick and rich soil,
and 9. large
manure thereon: 01'
first rate meado\v._
yery eligible _loc-atiou.
enquire at this '0_lTl00-_ .
It is ad=
bed of vegetable uioiild, or compost
it is well calculated foi' a
It is well fenced and in a
For further particulars
tf3
»- .- -' «Paper Hangings.
» ' PIECES of every style and pat-
tern from Tots. to 3.-'. a. piece just
l'€(h:IV€(.l, and now offered for sale by _
C. J. GRUMAN,
At the Old Bridge Store.
I Shirt Makers
WANTED. ;
A. iioiusox & I-IOYT are now giving .
T. out Sliirts,Boscms, Collars,&.c., to expe
ri -nced sewers. ‘
Iloiistant employment given‘ and CASH,
on delivery of the work. _ _ ‘
Norwalk, July 10th, 1803. 3111 20
monwnnn i .
Carpet Weaving Establishment
"HE subscriber would respectfully announce-
to the Public, that he is prepared to 8140
cute all orders for . j ,
RAG CARPET VVEAVING.
at the shortest notice and in the best possible
mantle!‘ and for very i-easonable prices, at his
residence near the Union Factory.‘ 7‘ - ' '
JACOB BLACK.
Dyeing Establishment.
. BIRIM Of 131‘1§lgc1ioi-t, silk, cotton and
0 “_r'00lL‘1} (13013 formerly of New York, dyes
and IllllSll(}S.lIl.tIle best style,1adi(_-S7 dresses. of
every description.
Al-50: '-“'09~§10l0tlIS and cassimcrcs, broadcloth
silk and merino cloaks, satins, lnstrings,craDes:
plush, lace veils, silk and cotton v¢1,.etE' sew:
lug silk, crape, merino, casliincre, ']‘1,i1,et and
cotton shawls, Italian and French capeg__ A150
smallerni-tic_le!~'. E11011 as hiuidkei-cliicfs, parasols’
uni-ih“ades, ribbons, gloves, hose, lace, gauzc
articles, &c., &c., which will be done on reason-
able terms. ‘
GEJV'TLE.ME.N"S G..1R.ME.N‘TS_
Overcoats, coats, vests, pants, &c., dyed with_
out ripping, and made to look as well as new.
He‘ will also cleanse and finish in the best man.
ner, coats, vests. pants, military garments, me-
rino shawls, tablc,clotlis, crumb cloths, &c_
, Also, carpets cleansed at short notice, and i.n
- the neatest nianner.
I .@" All orders left with Mr. JACOB BLACK,
Norwalk, who is agent for Mr. Birk, will be
promptly attended to. 30
CCORDEANS and Fliitcnas, a new lot, with
new Books that a mere child can learn.
paid
‘EVER ‘Ware, Plated Spoons. Forks. Knives
- &c., for sale at JAC'KSO.N"‘S. ‘
Old Pictures Copied &. Restored
‘J AUSTEN, has ‘recently iutrodiiced In-
. strumentsfby which he can ‘restore or copy
Old Pictures, Dagueri-eotypes,‘&c., givingtheni
' I mi1_ch,fii1er finish, than in the original.
Aug’iist»9yh,. ,1
.i
. 2. .‘, ‘.3’-.‘5~
goose;-may
PROVISIONS, FRUITS,
Vegetables. of Fish all kinds. .
clams, -Oysters, &c.
,As ‘good as the niarkct affords, ‘constantly to be
found at the well known est‘ablishm’cut- of
ALLEN, MEIGKER-& CO. .
fin? Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms. .
A HOUSE AND LOT,
of about One Acre,
FOR. SALE.
H E subscriber offers-for sale, upon reasona-
-ble terms, a House and Lot, situated in
Silver ilfinc, so-called, in the town of New Ca-
naan._and 2%; miles from l\'orwalk Bridge. The
House -is newly built, eoiitaiiis 5 large rooms,
and 3 bed-rooms, attached to which-is an out-
hoiise, coiitainiiig 4 rooms_. cellar. _&c., &c. _
The; above property will be sold-very low up-
on application to A. GLENDENIN G,
or ' STEPHFN HYATT.
New-Canaan, Silver Mine, scpt. 21,1853.-tf 39
Lime. .
100 Bbls. of L_im_e for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Laths
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Latlis.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just rcc’d and for sale
by _ THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, Aug. 2. l853. .
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FOR inc coirrimi-1 CURE or A
coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis,
. ~Spitting Blood, Asthma, ,
AND 'ALL OTHER LUNG COMPLAINTS
TENDING TO
.(l0NSlIIlIPTION!
“H, ,,g,,,\-,. ,.“\»,,,-(-[oi-zilit. 1.i'i-pared by an expi-rienced
11],)-_.-i._-,y;u, and f‘l:<§nii.<t. l.:i.< iiuw lvl'l‘l'IllC ‘I staiiiliird
P,-(.I,,1,;,:io»., and is oil‘:-rm] for the cnriiplclc crn'e (it those
d;,.»,.;,_g,...- of the ’1'.’i/‘cal-. ainl Limys. whicli, if iie__-,l-_:cte<l,
usuallv teriiiihate fatally iii C'nn.siu1ip',wn. lt cpntiiins no
fi})[1l7I.l.~!C(IIlllIlL’I. l‘l‘ any mineral ivliiiirvcr. but is compos-
eil ('llill‘l.‘.ly ofth so li’o(i!s, Ifcrbs. and Il’[}I![!ll1l€Xllflxfflllflfs
which have a specific influence upon the Lungs aml their
It.-: iiiiiueeliate effect is to allay all ir-
ve the phlegm and other inor-
fl11‘(IllI and Air-pas.-‘ages, tlius
,.,,1,,,‘.,,,., we Cough, by sulnluing the inllaniation_ and
other (‘:|bll.~'t'S \\'lii<'li give 17159 1-” IL l_t1511l'I"""'e‘_l 0! 3'“!
l‘0c0llllllf‘llIl(‘(l by l‘hy.-ici:iu.- ofthe liigliest standiiig, flilfl
,,.m_,. 1),. ,_,i,.,.,, win, 1-M-fact. .<:i fety to the youngest child
or the ino.-it delicate female. ». V
Pmpm-,3,1],.v _._r_ L__ SCO}'Jl.I. & CO., Gothic_Ila1l,i\o. 316
l3i'cail\'vay, New York. .
N:-m ];'1i_qImi(Z .DcpoL.-—Bcnn & PERRY, No. 1 Cornllllla
Boston, Mass. _ ' '
sulil in .\'ni-milk. bv J. A. Wr-cil, and Wm. E. Bissell ;—-
Dzirii-n,-S. W. ll:iymcin.l ;-—Wostpoct, Jno. W- Tfl)'l01‘i"
-VOW f‘:iii:i:iii. S. C. Silliniaii ;!—-lliilgelield, D.'I'I=1lf3ht 3
Rf-ililiiig. T. l’-. Fantoii ;—:iiid by Druggistsun Bridgeport,
slflnlfllrli. and i-lsc\\‘licre. ' 516'“
cminei-toil oi';;niis.
i'ifati'oii, and gently r(-m_0
bid» secretiniis from the
I/Va/c/zes, Clocks,
ND al kinds of Jewelry repaired. En-
,_ 31'-'“'i1ll'-‘J On Spoons, Rings, Coflir lat :
539- fxccllterl in a superior manner by L. CLARK
at i\o. 2 Skiddy’s Block, sign of the Red Watch
0. S. CLARK.
Window Glass.
BOXES‘ of the best F R E N C II
GLASS all sizes.
100 boxes do American all sizes.
For sale very ‘low _by Z, SANFORD
' Westport, ’July'25th.
All orders addressed to the subscriber, will
J ’iioiiiiii_,.i;Yii~:<3-TON.’
NORWA!LK,jCONN.!TU!ESDAY,j MAY 23,1854.
Unparalleled I Bargains l
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIONS I !
4 AT THE oni.i«:ni:.i:ri~:n,
LARGEST AND CHEAPEST,
CARPET‘ ES’I‘ilBLlSIlllIEN'l‘ ,
_IN THE UNl'l‘ED STATES, AT
Hiram Anderson’s,
No. 99 BOWERY, Nizw Yonx,
Impourfer of English and French Carpets.
BUYERS will find the largest Stock of Low
Price and Medium to the most elaborate
Aubussion, Mosaic, Medallion, and Velvet Car-
pets cvci‘ offercil in the world. >
TEN SPACIOUS SALES ROOMS.
Above ground, no damp Basements or Vaults
unilertlic sidewalk to endanger thc_ health of
Lady purchasers, each Sales Room is devoted
exclusively to one description ofCarpc'ts. _ The
Wholesale and Retail Departments opthis es-
tablishnient have been enlarged and an _addi-
tion of two extensive Sales Rooms, making a
wonderful and gorgeous display.
. Sales Room No. 1, _
Floor Oil Cloths. An Enormous Stock of
John Ilarc dz Son’s celebrated English oil
cloths; also, Americiin floor oil cloths pf mag-
uificeiit satin finish, Fresco, marble, Italian, and
Scroll Paintings, froiu 2s. 6d., 33., 43., §s., us,
to 9s. per yard, from 3 feet to 24 feet wide and
90 long. _
' Sales Room No. 2,
Ingrain Carpets. Two hundred and fifty
pieces of -English and American lngrain Car-
peting, all ncwstylc, manufactured expressly
t'or this establishnieiit.
"Sales Room No. 3,
Three Ply Carpets. English, Scgtch,’ and
American Imperial Three Ply Carpeting of our
ownlmportatiou ; gorgeous, splendid new style
of pattern. »
I . '1 Sales ,Room No. 4,
Low Price Ingram Carpets. Three Hund-
red pieces of Metlllllll quality Ingrain Carpets,
beautiful largemid small patterns, manufactur-
ed for the City. trade, incredible low prices of
2s 6d, 3s, 4s, 5s, per yard. .
Sales Room. No. '5, _
Rugs aml Druggcts- English Druggets 4
yards wide, 3000 yards of low priced Druggets,
1 to 3 yards wide at 3s 6d to 6s per yard, also
an immense assortment of Mosaic Landscape,
Axminster, and Tufted 1Iearth Rug; also 2000
Tufted Rugs at lfis to 243 each.
Sales Room No. 6,
Stair and Hall C'arpets.—50,000 yards of
striped and figurcd.Hall and Stair Carpets at
25, 2s 6d, 35, 3s 6d, 4s, 5s,_6s and 7s. _
Sales Room No. 7, -
'JVIedalli'o-n Carpets, with borders; Mosaic
and Axminstcr of one entire piece, can be fitted
to any sized room, from $350 to 1000.
Royal Velvet, Tapestry and Brussels, from
the celebrated Factories of John Crossly do Sons,
and Messrs. Henderson & Co., and others, Eng-
land, all of our own importation, some of which
are exclusively our own styles, and cannot be
found at any other cstablisbnieiit.
' . Sales Room No. 8,
flubusson C'arpets—They elicit the warmest
commendatioiis of every beholder, excel in
beauty and durability, are sold at moderate
prices, and introduced in the market at this es-
tablishment. _
Sales Room No. 9,
. Velvet, Tapestry, Brussels three ply and
twilled Veuitian Stair Carpeting, remarkably
cheap. ;
' _ Sales Room No. 10,
Patent Tapestry Ingrain Cdrpets—Gold,
Plain,‘White, Buff‘ and Scroll Window Shades,
at 6s, 12s, 20s, 40s, to $10 per pair ; Table and
Piano Covers, Silver and Brass Stair Rods, Par-
lor Door Mats, Coir Matting; also, 43 3d, 55 Gd
White and Check Canton Matting, &c.
‘ HIRAM ANDERSON,
' 99 Bowery.
E. V. A. CIIICI-IESTEIPS
MISCELLANEOUS
CATALOGUE.
Barn Door Rollers and Hangers.
‘ Dish Scrapers. Scrapers for wood do stone.
Sash Rollers.
Chain Pump Reels, (land 8 arm.
Pump Chain.
Wagon Boxes, 2 to 6 in. in setts.
Carriage Bolts.
Tire Bolts. »
Boring Machines.
Twine Paper.
Mason’s Scives.
Carriage Bows and Bands.
Lace and Damask.
Euamelled Car Cloth.
Window Sash, all sizes.
Patent Clot-hes Plus.
Well Buckets and Wheels.
Glue Pots and Kettles.
Mallcablc Castings.
Six barrel Revolvers, 4 and 5 in barrels.
Single “ Rifle Pistols.
Gaiuc Bags, &c., &c.
P.AINTER’S MATERIALS.
White Lead, all qualities.
No. 1, or snow white Zinc.
“ 2, silver “ “
3, brown stone “
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6:125
66
4,
Linseed Oil, boiled and raw.
Spirits Turpeutiiie. I
Copal, Coach and Demar Varnish.
Putty and Sand Paper.
hinese and American Vermillion.
Chrome Green and Yellow.
l’-aris Green, dry and in oil.
French llfai-iiie'and Imperial Green.
Burnt and Raw Umbcr. Terra de Seinnii.
Litliarge and Red Lead.
Drop Ivory and Lampblack.
Crotou and Bushwcll’s illetalic Paints, for
out buildings.
Pumice Stone, ground and in lump.
Window Glass, a large assortment of all
qualities and prices, both French and
American.
AGRICULTURAL IIVIPLEIIIENTS.
Bush Hooks.
Gardeii and Railroad Wheelbarrows.
Corn Shcllers, single and double wheeled.
Fanning Mills. -
Manure , Forks, Batchclor, Harper, Whip-
ple and Harrington makers.
Hay Forks, various makes.
I-Iorse Hay Rakes and Ilarrows.
Ploughs, made to order to suit the various
kinds of land in this part of the coun-
. try.
Straw and Hay Cutters, made by Hovey, the
most approved kind.
Road or Ox Scrapers. , .
Ox Bows and Yokes.
Bow I’ins.
Cow Tics.
Crow Bars.
Hay Knives.
I<‘ai'ricr “
Ox Baskets.
Scythe Stones and Rifles, &c., dic.
. clothing 2 clothing.
THE extensive reputation of the Mammoth
Clothing Ware House of P. C. BARNUM &Co.
194 and 6 Chatham Square, New York, being
one of the largest in the United States, embra-
cing every shade and variety of Clothing ever
kept in 9. Clothing Store renders advertising it
compliance with custom, more than ii. matter
of necessity.
A CARD.
To our Numerous friends throughout the
State of Connecticut, the undersigned is most
happy to return his thanks toliisfrieuds, for the
very liberal patronage with which they have
favored him during the past year, and having
made arrangements to continue at the old stand
of P. C. B. & Co. during the year 1854, hopes
and believes that good goods, well made. fairly
represented and left to the iinbiasedjudgement
of the purchaser, will merit a. continuance of
their favors, very respectfully.
ti?) BENJ. BARRACLOUGH.
T. B. GRIFFITH.
. SOUTII NORWAI 1:.
ALL and examine his assortment of Hair,
Nail and Tooth Brushes; also, good assort-j
ment fine and coarse combs.
HERBS all kinds at r. B. ciurrrrirs,
South Jforwallc.
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Fmm the Harlford Coimiril.
To 8pring—A Fragment.
I have ii strange wild song at heart,
That thrills my life while gazing deep
Into thine upturned wooing eyes,
0, young-and,maid’nly Spring. For thee,
Old Eartlr's chill heart has throb’d again.
Methinks she hath fair thoughts of thee
0, Spring, worded in flow’rs. Thy step
Falls mute as a wand’riiig zcphyr’s,
Yet thou bust a voice sweeter far
Than e’re ii maiden sang. Thou art‘
So full of silent music, all
The air seems haunted with a tone
Of melody from unseen harps!
Poor April wept herself to death,
And May comes like a maiden fair,
To strew her sistcr’s grave with flow’rs!
Hartford, May, 1854. F. K- W-
For the Gazette.
DIAY.
BY r. 1-‘AYI.'IIl.WEA’I‘HI-IR.
Hail lovely May! thou hast again return’d,
And broke the sluinbers of the flow’rs inurn’d ;
They from their winter graves are bursting
sweet,
Embolm’d with odors, deek’d in colors neat.
The face of Nature wears the hue of green,
Each shrub and tree is dreat in angel sheen,
Each nook and valley’s purer than a dream
Which lucid fancy shows in distant beam.
The fair, the beautiful, the young and gay,
Conic forth to meet thee, 0 thou smiling May!
To see, _and feel, ncwreuovated life,
While being all with happiness is rife.
Ten thousand insects sport on gilded wings,
While every bird in sweetest concert sings;
In cv’ry part of pleiisurc’s ample round,
Soft beauties smile, and notes of joy abound.
The dcws of morning, like the tears of love,
Sped in the night, by Cherubims above,
Impearl the rose, the lily’s spotless lip,
While blushing tulips the pure nectar sip:
The home of Angels paradiskl in song, .
Where Milton’s fancies did the theme prolong,
Ilad charms no higher in his vision’d lay,
Than earth presents us in the month of May.
The distant ‘stars, in Night’s soft crown of blue,
Beam forth like diamonds of exquisite hue ;
Like spirits’ eyes, that watch o’er thoughtless
youth,‘
And point to seats of endless love and truth.
The pure Elysian of the Grecian age,
Inold Mythology’: fair pictur’d page,
Wore not the charms thy balmy winds portray,
Thou real Fairy—unimagin’d May!
What heart but beats in unison divine,
With sweet pulsations numbering with thine?
Who lost to Mercy, deaf to human woe,
Absorb’d in thoughts of selfishness below-—-
(A compcund strange, a paradox of mind,)
Who bears the form, the name of human kind,
Thy beauties move not? nor thy charms of love
Can raise his thoughts to paradise above?
He’s doom’d to being fleeting as his breath,
His soul ? is mortal.’ it expires at death: I
How can he live where lieav’nly virtue reigns,
Who never felt one of its thrilling strains?
He-‘s that bare “tree” that cunibcrs human
ground,
Where sure destruction is complete-—profound ;
The stars proclaim it, on each turning pole,
That such‘ afeellesa being‘has no soul. !
Wilton, (Zion’s.IIill,) May, 1354.
MISCEI-I-.fi.E'i°..
How I Lost a Wife.
as EPISODE IN THE LIFE or A BACHELOR.
I am “ down” on dogs ! I have the
greatest possible antipathy to dogs, of
all breeds. Your " noble Newfound-
land," as they arc—inappropriately, I
thiuk—termed by their admirers ; your
¢~
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faithful St. Bernard; your wiry-haired,‘
active, rat-destroying Scotch terrier;
your long-legged, consumptive-looking
greyhound; your pug-tailed, piig-nosed,
and very pugnaciousbull-dog; your
sickly looking and snarling poodle—all,
individually-aiid collectively, I abhor.——
In short, and most emphatically, too, I
detest the whole canine race. It. is an
-old antipathy, and as deeply rooted as an
elm of a century's growth.
I am aware however. that the bow-
_wow tribe is an extensively-favored one,
and therefore am almost certain that “ I
am myself alone." figuratively speaking,
in the opinion I entertain in regard to
their respective merits. Even now, I
imagine I hear some Il0thlIlg’-elSe-l0-d0-
young lady, as she lovingly ‘manipulates
the soft and glossy curls of her long-can
ed and red-eyed lap-dog, exclaim, indig-
nantly, “Oh, the brute !” And a thou-
sand other equally ungenerous and quite
as complimentary epithets, I have no;
the slightest doubt, will be applied to
me by the fanciers of the “ noble race,”
in their indignation at my individual
aversion to-—dogs !
“ But why this aversion?” some will
doubtles, and quite na'ti_irally, ask. Ah !
“thereby hangs I tale." Listen and l’ll
' tell it to you.‘
The unhappy event occurred years
ago, when l was about twenty-three.-
.At that age I was as bashful as a girl
who has never indulged in a flirtation,
and as modest as a Quakeress. To look
a female square in the face, would have
brought blushes enough to my counten-
ance ro make beautiful an ordinary loo-
king girl. That I admired, loved, ado-
red the dear creatures, was true: but al-
ways silent and unobserved- However,
after a while I overcame many little pc-
culiarities that kept me aloof from the
charming society of dear woman.—-
Through the example, aid and encour-
agement of an old chum and room mate
—Charley B. I became initiated, ‘broke
the ice,’ and was ' going in’ with a rush,
when I was——unfonunaI.ely, I must ac-
knowledge——suddeuly checked by an
event brought about by a confounded
dog! an event that deprived me of a
lovely wife, a half dozen lively babies-
probably-—and a life .of blissful happi-
ness. Think of that, ye admirers of the
canine race, and pity. me; no, don't pity
me,b'.it exterminate the race ! wipe them
from existence !‘ Husbands who have
lovely and confidiug wives; wives who
have affectionate and faithful husbands ;
children who have doating parents ; lov-
ers who have the whole in expectancy
‘—" think of what I am now, and what
I might have beeu”—if it hadn’t have
been for an "accursed dog," and raise
your voices loud. and in unison, in favor
of the formation ‘of a Dog-Exterminzn
ting Association. l’l| invest my “pile”
in it. But to my very sad and llCVCl'-i0-
be-forgotten story. _
My friend Charley had any. quantity
of lovely sisters and cousins, to whoui
' he introduced me, and to whom I fell in
..love one of whom, I should have said
..-one of the sisters. Mary was her
4 name. Sweet name! An angelic pos-
sessor of that sweet name! Could but
those happy days he recalled—-could I
but once more gaze into those brllliaiitly
black eyes—coiild I once more press to
my palpitating heart that classic form——
could 1-“ Hold your horses !” W'hat
am I talking about ? I never got quite
so far as this , suflice it to say, however,
that I was “up to my neck” in love with
Mary, and I flattered myself she smiled
approvmgly on me. -
"What a delicious sensation one expe-
riences, at times, when he is in love-—
doesn’t he '3 If a man ever gets an idea
of Heaven, it’s about that time. It's
some years since I experienced its heav-
enly influences ; still,l1owever, time has
not wholly effaced its delicious recollec-
tion from my memory. Even now, when
I think of Mary, my rather aged blood
seems to course more rapidly and warm-
ly through my old veins, giving new life
and animation to my somewhat ‘ shaky’
frame. And then old recollections
crowd upon my brain ——the angelic face
of Mary is before my eyes, and then
comes the horrid image of that dog to
dispel the enchanting illusion. Q-‘ret out.
Avaunt, ye cursed-brute !
I would attempt to paint a picture of
Mar_v, if I was not fearful that my abili-
ties as an artist would prove inadequate
in an effort to do justice to so lovely a
subject. She was in my eye, a concen-
tration .of all that was beautiful. To
me in poetic language-
She seemed a goddess from the blest,
,Dcsccnded with a raven cloud
Of riiiglets falling o’er abreast,
Their richness could but half enshroud.
Her bosom seemed like snow iiiiprest,
Just newly fallen on the mead ;
The vestment o’er 'a swelling breast
Seemed proud of what it scarcely hid.
Her lips were like the buds of spring,
Just burst apart their sweets to show ;
Her checks like opening flowers that bring
A more subdued or sweeter tone.
Her brow—ah ! what was like her brow ‘.‘
Envcloped in its veiny skin,
Transparent as the cther’s glow,
Too pure to hide the thought within!
Iler eyes—a.h l what were like her eyes?
Their like to earth was never given ;
They, like the stars of dcwy skies,
Were fltly made to shine in Heaven.
There, that will do; although, so far,
I have done Mary only partial justice.
To do her full justice-—to do her full
justice, would exhaust all the sonnets to
blue eyes, raven tresses, and heaving bo-
soms, that were ever written by infatua-
ted man, and all the poems that Byron
and other admirers of the sex ever pro-
duced, descriptive offeminine loveliness.
In short, and in the expressive language
of a modern poet, " She was a charm-
er.”
VVell, as I said before,_I fell in love
with Mary. Of course I did ! How
could I avoid doing so? And I flatter-
ed myself that the very particular at-
tention I paid to her for a brief period’
—until the unlucky event (confound the
dog!) occurred which I have before allu-
ded to—\vas not at all objectionable.—-
Oh! what happiness was mine then!
What blissful anticipatious I revelled in.
lVhat-—what—uever mind now——it’s
useless to recall those pleasant. memo-
ries of the past—t.hoy only add to p the
miseries of my bachelor .ife, and render
more heinous in my eyes, a—dog!
Distance alone prevented me from be-
ing as frequently in the society of Mary
as was my desire. Her resideiice was
in the country, about eight or nine miles
from the city ; and as money was a limi-
ted article with me at that time, and a
“ team” rather expensive, my visits were
quite necessarily only ‘se‘nii-occasional.
About every two weeks, myself and my
friend Charley used to pay a visit. to the
farm, he to see his relatives, and me to
—of course the reader can imagine my
object. And here again is an opportu-
nity to episode a little. Oh, what-
Bati! that infamous dog. again! All
pleasant recollections of Mary vanish
from my mind when I think of that de-
testable dog.
Well, as [said before, we used to ride
out to the farm once about every two
weeks-; and it was during one of those
excursions that a coiifoniided dog knock-
5ed “into a cocked hat” all ideas of mat.-
rimony that I ever had, and, of course,
lost me a wife.
Ii III -X ' -Kr =1? #51
It was in mid-suminer that I paid my
lasivisit to the rural residence of Mary.
The weather was excessively hot, and of
course an opportunity to enjoy the re-
freshing atmosphere of the country—the
fragrance of clover fields, the perfume of
sweet seemed flowers, and other rural
luxuries—and above all the society of.
one so dear to me as Mary—au opportu-
nity to enjoy all other luxuries, I say, I
eagerly embraced. Myself and my
friend Charley secured a week’s furlough
from our employer, and with happy
hearts and anticipations of a pleasant
time, we left the city. That afternoon
we arrived at our destination. pharleys
parents, sisters, and the rest, and- Mary,
particiilarly, I flattered myself were all
delighted to see us. Ah, I never can
forget. how lovely the sweet creature
looked on that afternoon.
“ The very air seemed lighter from her eyes,
They were so soft and beautiful, and rife
With all we can imagine from the skies.”
To add to the. pleasautness of our vis-
it, also three or four female cousins had
beeniivited to spend a few days at the
farm. They were all beautiful girls too
but so enamored was I of Mary. that I
paid but little attention to their inauy
-charms. Charley rompcd and flirted
withlliem, while Iconfined myself ex-
.clusively, to the society of his charming
sister. How we picked berries, hunted
birds uestslaud four-leaf clovers togeth-
er ; what delightful zeta-a-tetes we in-
dulged in beneath the shade of fruit
trees I .:.:u' moonlight rambles through
the.g.-z-ls-2. . of all these and many oth-
AT. TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM---IN ADVANCE.
er luxuries, Ishall not speak of further,
their remembrance only serve to make
me feel gloomy, and increase my antipa-
thy to dogs.
But to the catastrophe I have so fre-
quently alluded to. At a short distance
from the dwclling, just at the turn of a
road leading from it, ran a fine stream
of clear, cool water. It was a charm-
ing stream to bathe in, and Charley and
‘myself, eaily iii the morning, before the
folks were up, used frequently to indulge
in the aquatic luxury. One morning,
however, Charley felt like sleeping alli-
tic longer, and I was obliged to take my
usual bath without his company. I
arose very early, just as day was break-
ing. It was a charming inorning-—the.
air cool and refreshing, The i'ose-busl1-
es were drying their dewy tears, birds
were caroling their morning lay, aiid-—
l was thinking. I was thinking of-a
dream I had the night previous. I had
dreamed that I was in Par.idise—sa.w au-
gels in profusion, and most conspicuous
among them all was—Mary. T he rest
of‘ the dream I will leave to the imagi-
iiationof the reader, I wemled my way
slowly-to the stream,_ thinking of my
dream and various other things. Dives-
tirg myself of my clothes, in I plunged
-—bathed, swam, splashed and flounder-
ed about, for half an hour, until day had
fairly set in. I went to the spot where
I had deposited my clothing, but instead
of finding every article there asI had
left them, and as I had reason to expect,
nothing but my hat, boots and coat, re-
mained. Here was a dilemma. I look-
ed all around faithfully and diligently,
but the missing articles could not be
found. “ Where could they have gone '!
[asked myself. “ Surely, there can't be
any thieves about so early "in the morn-
ing. Ha! ha!” Ichuckled aloud,coii
soliug myself with the thought that
Charley was playing off a practical joke.
At that instant I cast my eyes up the
road in the direction of the house. Hor-
rors! right in the middle of the road, and
but a short distance from the house I "dis-
covered a huge New-fouiidland dog, 21 gl-
gantic, shabby brute, sporting with what
I recognized as my new black cassimere
pants, and other portions of my apparel.
The dog had followed me to the stream
unobserved, and the result was asl have
mentioned. Oh how the thieving brute
was enjoying himself, tossing high in the
air my pants, shaking my shirt, and ap-
parently making merry over the perplex-
ing predicauient. his mischicvousness had
placed me in. What misery I was in‘
.[ feared to go into the road to recover
my pants, lest my rather immodest. ap-
pearance might. shock some of the female
folks, who could not fail to see me, if I
did so, from the windows of the house.
“Here, Pouto! Panto!” I called out
but Ponto didu’t come.
I whistled, coaxed, and made all sorts
of gestures usually used in such cases,
but Ponto was heedless of them all. As
if in unbounded ecstasies at my very Iii-
dicrous predicament, and apparently ex-
ulting over the trick he had served me,
he went to work with increased liveli-
iiess, tossing my cloathes high in the air.
Taking my fine cassimers in his tinge
jaws, he would run towards me, as if in
obedience to my call, but before he got
half way to where I stood, he would halt
suddenly, snuff the earth, bark and dart
back again like lightning, carrying my
pants in his jaws, tossing them high up
in the air again, and catching them, shake
them in a manner that appeared as if he
really enjoyed the sport. None but one
in the same position that I was then pla-
ced, can properly appreciate my feelings
at that time. What to do, I could not
possibly conceive. Every moment, I
expected to see Charley and some of his
female cousins——and probably Mary, too,
——issue from the house in search of me,
as I had been absent long enough to ex-
cite their surprise. Well, I finally came
to the conclusion to put on what por-
tion of my apparel the thieving dog had
left me. This portion, as I said before,
consisted of a coat, vest, pair of boots
and a liat—a scant supply, certainly, for
a modest inau as I was, to appear before
a bevy of females, as I momentarily ex-
pected, for I was positive that my ab-
sence would soon he inquired into.
I first drew on my boots, then my lin-
en, and next my coat, It was a dress
coat, too, made in the height of fashion,
with narrow tails, which, on the occasion
served only to hide a verysniall portion
of my nudity. Thus ludicrously attired
I awaited patiently, but anxiously, the
appearance of some person from the house
to whom I could make kuowii my mis-
fortuue, and thus get relieved l-l'0ll1_. my
very _uupleasaiit predicament. 1 iivaltedy
and waited, and began to tire of waiting.
and still nobody came. Voices I dis-
tinctly heard in the distance--inei'ry
voices and ringing laughter greeted me
as I sat. despondingly contemplating the
probable denauement of my coiitretemp.-'
The sound of the voices gradually grew
nearer and nearer; the laughter became
more audible ;- now I heard the sweet,
musical voice of Mary; then Frank’s
joyous and hearty laugh broke in. inter-
spersed with the more witcliiug and dul-
cet laiigliter of females. How I longed
to be with them! \Vliat fear and anxi-
ety I suffered, as nearer and nearer the
voices came. Again I looked in the di-
reclion of the house, with the hope that
I might. see some of the female inenibers
But such was not my luck. I looked
again, standing on tiptoe, and straining
my eyes till they seemedto be fairly burs-
ting from their sockets. Hope this time,
dawneil in the} distance. Charley, my
friend Charley, I distinctly saw emerge
from the garden info the road. I'laiigh-
ed aloud and danced for joy. I saw a
speedy release from my awkward pre-
dicamcut, and blessed the fates that. sent
it. But disappointmeiit—aiid such a dis-
appointment! soon stared me in the
face, for looking a second time, I saw a
half dozen girls——Mai'y, her sisters and
cousins—following, like young fawns. in
the wake of Charley's footsteps.
"' An agile llectness in their limbs,
A tint of morning on their brows,
Their postures f'ull of girlish whims.”
Down the road they bounded. . like}!
drove of frightened deer, crying out, in
shrill tones, my name. "
‘* Where is the runaway T
“ Where can he be P”
“ Frank! Frank!” sang out several
sweet voices, among whom I recognized
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VOLUME!XXXVII.---NUMBER 21.
Mary’s. All of a sudden however,'t|ie
joyous shouts changed to difl'e_reut ones.
“ We-e-e-e! We-c-e-e! We-e-c-e!"
scrcecheii a half dozen feuiiniiies.
" He's drowned! he's drowned !” cried
some oiie—a. conclusion they all seemed
to arrive at when they discovered aper-
tiou of my clothes.
Two or three fainted, and oue_oi' two
with stronger nerves, caressed Pouto-—
the dog-—for what they deemed his sa-
gapity in making my sad fate kno\vn_
I‘hc whole household were speedily
alarmed, and all came rushing toward
the stream and directly to the spot where
I was partially secreted behind asmall
clumpof trees. Here wa.s another di-.
lemma. My position was every moment.
becoming more critical. If I remained.
where I was, I was certa.in‘to, become
exposed.
I looked eagerly around for a place of
concealment. Oh! I felthas if I would
have given a kingdom, if I possessed one
for some friendly tree wherein I might
take shelter. I looked again, and thank
heaven, I discovered one.“ It was but a
short distance from me, and unobserved,
and with the agility of a squirrel, I
mounted it ; and just as I had fairly sea-
ted myself on an outstretching branch.
in a manner that perfectly screened me,
half a dozen gir|s—Mary among ‘?the,
number——arrived on the spot and halted
directly under the tree. ,
“Can he be drowned?” sympatliising
ly asked Mary. And then I thought I
heard her rob. Delighted at this evi-
dence. as I took it. of an attachment to
me on her part, my curiosity was exci-
ted, and anxious to catch every word
SP°ke“ bi’ I191‘, I Carefully and noiseless-
ly stretched my body forward on me
Iinib on which I was reposinn-_~ T,.ea(’,j,.
erous limb! Uiiluckymoveuieut! Just
as I did so, with a report. like the pistol,
the limb broke, and down I went head-
long, in the midst of my sympathetic fe-
male Il‘lell(ls.
' "’ What a. fall was there, my countrymen.”
The suddeii and unexpected catastro-
phe bewildered me for a moment, and it
was some seconds before 1 fairly recov-
ered froni the shock. The first recollec-
tions 1 had, was beiugsurrouuded by‘a
group of astonished iiiaiden.-:, each bear-
ing resemblance to a_statue, Mary was
nearest to me-—
“ And half in wonder, half in fear,
She gazed with blushes warm.”
But. she gazed for only a iuomeut;
then utteriuga scream equal in shrill-
iiess to a locomotive whistle, she darted
off like lightning, followed by the rest of
the astonished crowd. Such a flutter-
ing of muslin, sucli a screeching and
such a general stampede, I never heard
or witnessed. Away they went, like
young colts with unlimited pasiuruge,
and soon they were out of sight, I look-
ed arouud to see if I had been entirely
deserted, and discovered but a short dis-
tance from me, my friend Charley. rol-
ling on the grass in a paroxysni of laugh
tel‘. \Vith him the thing was a capital
joke. But it was far different with me.
VVheu [thought of my ‘ludicrous cos.
tume, its scam amount, hat, boots and
coat.—-and a narrow tailed coat, too—
when 1 shought. of. this, and reflected,
that thus attired, Iliad been seen by
Mary, none of the persuasious of my
friend Charley, could induce me to make
my appearance at the breakfast. table
that morning. No; I resolved instant-
ly to make my departure for the city,
and did so as soon as I obtained the req-
nisite wardrobe. I never saw Mary, af-
terwards. She was soon after married,
and is now the happy mother ofa happy
and quite numerous family, and I'm—a
bachelor. ' ‘
Yes, I’in “dowu’on dogs—the whole
canine race. . Dou’t you think my an-
tipathy to the brutes is justly founded?
From the JV. Y. Observer.
Religions Intolerance in Cuba.
Tlie following thrilling narrative is
from the pen ofa highly respectable mer-
chant of a neighboring city. It was ad-
dressed to the Rev. Dr. Fairchild, one of
the'Secretaries of the American and For-
eign Christian Union, a few days prior to
the public meeting held in the Broadway
'I‘aberuaclo* in this city, with a view to
secure the influence of our National Gov-
ernment, in the protection of American
Citizens, in the enjoyment of their rights
of Conscience, and of religious worship,
and to bury their dead, in such a way as
to tlieni may seem most appropi'iate.—
The facts of the Narrative are reliable,
and shou'.d be kiiowu by all the people
of this land. It is quite time to ask ofall
goveriimcnts with whom we hold diplo-
matic relation, that the same privileges
granted to their subjects when here,
should be no longer withheld from Amer-
icans.
,Jauuary I4, 1854.
REV. Du. FAIRCIIILD, New York. ‘
Mr DE.-lll. Sllt.——Ill the wiiiter of
the declining health of my wife seemed
lo make it imperative that I should» take
her to a warin cliuiate, with the hope of
lier restoralioii. The Island of Cuba
was St?-lL‘.t'.l.e(I. \Ve arrived there early in
December, and after uiauji alternations of
hope and fear in regard to her life, she
died on the 20th of lVlaich. During our
residence ofsoiiie six weeks‘ in the town
of Mataiizas, we became acquainted with
many American iiivalids and their friends
who accompanied them; as nearly every
State in the Union was there represented
and some States by many sufl'erers.-—Du-
ring the winter from Deeelnbef V-0 March
and previous to my wife s death. 3 num-
ber of Americans died there, and their
friends were anxious to remove the re-
mains to their own homes. This it was
soon found could not be accomplished,
except at an enormous expense, entirely
beyond the means of most of the parties
interested. The reason for these expen-
ses I will liereafter. explain. The de-
ceased persons and their friends being
‘Protestants, and no religion being-tolein
ated there, not allowed, under severe pen-
alties, except the Roman Catholic, the
rites of that Church were neither asked
not offered at the funerals. These and.
other reasons created a great antipathy
against the idea of leaving the dear re-
mains of friends in that strangelaiid, and
'of burying them in such circumstances
like dogs, without. any ceremony at all.
After witnessing the first interment, this
antipathy grew to a perfect abhorrence,
an
cribiug the first funeraljl attended.
A gcntleinziiifrom Kentucky having
(lied. his brother and myself made appli-
cation to the Church as directed, and af.
ter being detained several hours by a
ceremonies, we obtained a permit, for
which $17 was paid, including 82 extra
for the "privilege of burying in a,_ coflin,
This. coffin was made of pine boards,
stained black—-and to gain its admittance
into _the ground, we were required toplacé;
crosses on the breast and two ends, which
was done with simple white tape. On
proceeding to the ground, on the outer
suburb of the town,_we found an enclo-
sure, the area of which was about 1-4 of
an acre, with brick walls about 15 to 20
feet high, We entered with the body,
by going up a short declivity, through
the gate at the top of the wall—this rise
was necessary to reach I:he.top ,of the
mass which filled the entire enclosure. to
within some 5 to 5 1-2 feet of the top of
the wall ;. as I remember we could look
over the wall, as we stood on the mass
of corruption. On entering this terrible
place, we were nearly struck dumb with
horror at the spectacle it presented. The
whole surface of the ground was literally:
strewn with the smallenbones. of the hu-
man body, and so iliickly, that not a foot
could be set down, nor hardly, a finger.
on the , ground without placing on some
of the exposed bones of poor humanity.
In every direction, human jaws, -with
their naked teeth, seemed grinning in our
faces from the midst of fleshlees ribs, arms
and spinal bones, &c., while in two car-
ners of the yard play piled many cart.
loads of skulls, thigh bones, and other of
the larger portions of the humanframe.
These, we were told, were thrown there
to dry in the sun, and then to be burned
and we noticed the remains of many re
cent ti res on the ground,with their-charred
and lialf-buriied bones scattered around.
An old superannuated negro, sent from
the church, had preceded us, to dig -the
grave.
ward irregular hole, about 3 feet. deep,
out of which he had thrown no less than
seven skulls, with most of the other re-
umins of that many individuals. Some
of those still hadja portion of the skin
and hair upon their heads—also sinews
upon the frame. The sides and bottom
of the hole were lined with other skele-
tons, the whole emitting a most disgus-
ting and deathly effluvia, which forced
us to finish our wretched work with the
most indecent. haste. You can judge
what it would. be to stand in such a place
with the scorching tropical sun beaming
down upon you. and the mass of corrup-
tiou under your feet. The coffin was
-placed in the hole which being too short
would uot__adinit its reaching near to the
bottom; it was stamped down as low as
we could get it, and the old negro order-
ed to_fill it in, which he did by taking the
skeleton remains in his hands and stow-
iug them away with the greatest “sang
fi'ozd” imaginable. VVe could not wait
for him to finish, and left him to cover
the coffin, the top of which was within
1-5 to 18 inches of: the surface. Hardly
a particle of the original earth coufd be
observed. The whole stuff thrown from
the grave seemed a mass of human mat-
ter, with portions of decayed clothing,
850. Can you now wonder that the ques-
tion of being allowed to take away our
dead, became a most painfully exciting
topic of discussion among Protestant
Americans? Many were the promises
then and there made to have the matter
fairly represented to our government at
home, but since that time I have never
noticed any effort to that effect.
About three months before. the death
of my wife, we had remove from Mattin-
zas to a coffee estate 12 miles in the in-
terior, but belonging to the parish of Mn-
ianzas. There my wife died. A few
days before her death, she requested that
her body might. not be left. in that horrible
ground, but, if possible, be taken home,
to rest. beside her departed loved ones.
This,without hesitation I promised should
be done--and by the mercy of God,I
was enabled to accomplish :' but through
much tribulation and at great risk. A:
the end of six weeks after her death, my
sacred promise was fulfilled. Immedi.
ately after her death, had the body en.
closed in a metalic cofliu, and that pack.
ed in a suitable box—and then, through
the American Consul, (an excellent man)
I made application for a permit to re-
move the body, offering to pay to the
church five times the fees allowed by la W;
but all conditions were refused—except
that I must. first bring the body to the
town, and bury it in the usual way.—
Then I must employ a lawyer to draw
up petitions to the Bishop of Havana, the
Governor General of the island, and to
some three or four minor authorities.-
VVheii all these had agreed to do it, and
I had paid all charges, I would beallow-
ed to remove the body. These charges
they told me, would amount to some $1,-
500 to $2,000, and the time required to
get through the whole matter would be
a. month or six wzeks. Of course we re.
inoustratcil, and argued the case in eve-
ry possible way——aIl the influence of the
American Consul, (since deceased) being
used in my favor without avail. The
party to whom we applied, and who,
we were told, had the power to grant
permission for removal, was, I believe,
the Secretary of the Governor of that dis-
trict. Finding all arguments to fail, the
Consul kindly tried to dissuade me, say-
ing, *‘Wliat' possible diflerence can it
make where the poor dust shall lie '3”-
But in addition to my promise, the idea
of associating the last. of my beloved one
with that horrible place was too revolt-
ing to be borne ; and I i-esolved to accom-
plish it at all hazards. .The Consul warn-
'ed, uie against taking the course which
the authorities pointed out, saying there
was but one object in it, to wring from
me all the money possible; and that if -I
should pay the 81,500 to $2,000 named,
the object would not be accomplished,
and other impediments would be thrown
in my way as long as they tlioughtl
could raise adollar. or my friends for me.
I then told the Consul, that in that
case, I should take it away without an
thority. He told‘ me the consequence
would be tremendous, if found out. The
penalty would be $5,000 and imprison-
ment for five years, at the option of the
Church, and_moreover, if found on board
‘T ‘
The chief reason for, this abhorrence I.
must IlO\V_,explallI, and will do it by des-
great many (to us) uumeaning forms and»
This we found to be an awk-.
and portions of partly decayed flesh still '
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