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1. El. i!.~'s"ii.'ii"i‘.-'4’.-is. IEN, Editor 2; Proprietor
I-‘fl =5} 12:?’ .».: . 1. 9.
IL‘;/ice ll". ,.-. .‘~'.-.4’.-7 []lL' Biizlge in Selleclrs’
1i"u.'.v'ili'e.-.-_,¢. ('L’4 r "-1'u)‘(’ of F. 3!. John.
.917 E’-3$_~1i‘_‘.‘i-‘.I’§_‘-‘TIOl_\T ‘RATES :
‘ li;i»;i- Jail; .-,1-iii.-rs. by Carrier, per year, - $2 00
.l.. .10 _ 2 50
\\'lix-in Eliil paid in t'!'lU-.(:].'_'¢
1-. l'n~:i liiili-r-. do sziiiie as above
" 1‘ 'riei‘'s l.‘-i.-rtrict, and culling,‘
us, if paid in eulruncc, 1 50
ii.il parts ufii. _ve:ir,:it ‘l 00
:3 .., in \\'i;ip',.-er for (nailing, 6
._«‘.ET{.'i_":l S ING I} A’I‘ES.
$1 09
1 ‘J9
. 1 50
. - 1 75
do do two llli‘ix)lli:;, -"3 00
tl-J do t.!-.ree inuii‘.!i.:. 4 00
do do six lilI|!ll.il~l. 7 00
do do one _w~:ir, 1'-3 09
’l‘\'-'u.-‘-gii:iie.s‘, do 13 00
l;‘:u:Ei :id.l‘itimi:il sq: :' '-, per )6. i.r 00
To 00
or 1 1-2 iiielic-.-‘ make a square-
’ i.l' .l. .<ip.iiire, 1-.li:ii-god for as :1 whole.
. haw the pi'ivih-_i.:n,- of cliangiuf: tlii-ir
' i-i per lllfilllll. Ailvertiseiiu‘-xiii:
‘ mgn-.. ‘ -~-. i:ii:ll",_'4"il11Sll':|lISll‘llI. _
Tl':ll).~‘ iit :iiivi~r'.isi :::l‘lll..~' piiviilile oi: the first liisertilin.
‘.'c:irl;.' :-.-lv--riiseiiii.-iits 1:iy:ilile at expiriitinii of six
‘i'i-:irl_v :.lll\'('l‘il.~‘.('l‘.~i restricted to their NE-’“’
' (.!!l“.‘
Sllvltllll. .\'otii-i-. :. 2L‘l' en-iit addition on the above iwites.
I-.33. 'l"nese 1. . ms will be iiiilexibly axlliereul to. ‘£3
iiIIZS‘i.‘\.‘.l:ilI*3.S DIRECTORY.
'3. ‘score,
lttteriiey and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE OVER Jv{.r1LLORY’S STORE,
Nor-walk, Conn.
C-‘. S. Perry,
.Ltt.ci'zii~.y and Counselor at Law
New-walk Conn.
.rorr;.z .e.u's'r3r-rs
RDDMS
Over 1). 85. N. Depot. '
N O R \Vl\ L K,
E‘... II I: c n e s s e s
iVa.7i'a..-alerl to please all Good Judges.
C. 39 K. LOCKWOOD,
.\'oi:iv.u.i(, CONN.,
BIA XV i".L(‘.'I‘llRERS OF
SIEZET IRON & COPPER
V.’ A R E S ,
.t.\'l) l)l£.\l.EltS IN
S/0.39.9, ZZ:i.7z;:r.v, Fu~/'7zaccs, Cutlery’
Z2’rz.fcuz'/'zz'cI., f’m'(.'cluin and I/Voodcn
ll/'m'c, rmrl Ifilchen F urniture
‘l/z g.":ll.L‘»/'(lZ, P-u.mp.s, S/wet
Lem! ¢§- Lea./l Pipe,
C/‘oz:/cc/"_7/, Glass
‘Fifi,
' suited to the season and the wants of the com-
MBui'lc-ligng lvroving.
ed to move, and raise 1‘-uildings, with s-.if‘ety
and di.-tpatcli. _
advice. ofC TURNS, at 335' t'“‘‘‘- _ _
Au i)]'(lel'S addressed to the subscriber, will
t 'th )l'0mpt attention. ‘
1nye3e.; W‘ I (3 II TUBBS, Not-walk, Conn.
Season able
DRY GOODS. ;
the vei'y‘lil_ieral p-.iti°oua_L;'e with which his
Store has been favored the yeaupast, and hopes
by a eoustaiit attention to the wants of the
trading public and by a system of f-.iir:iiid hon-
orable dealing, to retain his ._share of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises‘ at all
ble and seasonable Dry Goods, ofjevery qiiiility
and price. Ile is confident that purcliasers
will find every article purchased at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in pricc_. as can
be obtained elsewhere. P‘a1l‘I-lClllt1l.' iittciitioii
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestiiigs,
&c., &c., for Gentleniens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices. '
Jan. 16. L. H. RANDLE.
rAiiiiii.u,emzii-it
aud Paper Hanging Establislngicnt.
T occupied by Messrs. Randlc & Platt, and
has opened an extensive and general Oil,l’aint,
Painting and -Glasiery Depot. llouse, Sign,
Plain and Ornamental Painting, Gilding, Mar-
bling, Graining, &'c., done with neatness,clieap-
ness and despatch. Also, ' Banners, window ‘
shades, designs, d;c., skilfully painted to order.
He will also keep. on hand a general assortment
of Points, Oils, &c., .which will be sold whole-
sale or by the pot, with the loan of briishes.'—1‘
Special attention paid to Paper Hanging, die.
By a punctual fulfillment of all cngiigeinents,
and reasonable charges, he hopes to receive a
-share of public patronage.
' GEORGE MARVIN.
Norwalk, Aug. 9th, 1853 t
flo
E O Noa\_VAjLi<, n‘A'r..
Cap and Far Em'p'orium., g
THE subscribers having removed to No,
2Skiddy"s Block,would say, that they have
just made very large additions to the former
line, vrould now call the attention oftlie public
generally, to the great advantages which they
are enabled to offer over their competitors in
Norwsxlk. Coiifining their whole atteiiti_on to
this one branch of business,tliey feel that they
can make piircliases and secure a much ' better.
quality of goods, than those comparatively
iinacqiiaiiited with the business. We have
now on hand a fine assortment of lI.\'rs,jiist
munity.—For further particulars. just drop in
and e.‘:aminc for yourselves, at No. 2 Ski_dily—’s
Block. Main street. RANDLE 5; PLATT.’
NORWALIE BIVIPORIEIIW. I '
-4- .1‘---
ESDAY IIIONNING, BY
rifrh iii illicit! Efiletiis
I l AVING taken the building moving biisi- -
mess of 'i‘cni-.:s. the :-:ubseribc-r is prepar .
’l‘hey can have the assistance and
’ III} Subscriber would return his tlianks-for
times :i choice and varied selection of fasliion:i- -
IIE subscriber has taken the Store recently .
stock. of new and‘ f'ashion_able g0O(lS_-‘Ill their v
t
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NORWALK
chair, while he} long, beautiful; lashes»
®l‘§3"’§f‘l‘Etif'.
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For the Gazette.
-To Cousin Anna.
nv WALTER.
lletiirii loved one, once more, return;
Oh, how our hearts for you do burn ;
_ I Come grace our humble cot.
We iniss you at the hour of night,
We miss your voice so gay and light,
We miss you ever. from our sight ;
. Come bless this quiet spot.
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When ranged around our little i'oom,
l "l‘i.~: tllell we feel a silent gloom .
i . . One vacant seat is there.
And when we sing our vesper song,
One voice is wanting in the throng; -
Whose tones would melody prolong ;
Come fill the vacant chair.
I Return loved one-—Autu.mn is here,
Thy voice will make each day more dear ;
I Come breathe our fragrant air,
Come taste the peach and melon sweet,
Conic sit within our loved retreat,
Come join our circles when we meet;
Return our joys to share. *
August First, 1854.
Br 1’. FAYERWEATHER.
Hail to our freemen, Connecticut brightens,
Deep moral darkness is fleeing away;
The dawn of her day-star, now widens and
brightens,
Birthing a promise of happier days.
Where are the cravens that pampei-’d the rub-
N_iir_tur’d theriot, and mutiny vile ; [b1e,
1_Iam_iigu’d.tl1c drunkard with hypocrite gabble,
B'ow"d to deceive, with a base hollow smile‘!
Seek them, they cower before the uprising,
Mai-k’i1 with the guild-spot, of old banish’d
Cain ; _ ‘
How they have fallen to them is surprising,
Temples denio1ish’d, their Idols all slain._
Victims degraded to raise them to power,
Voting the ticket their nod has decreed,
Some will arise from their bondage——and lower
Veiig-eauce, on them who can no longer lead.
_ Great in the ages of our future nation,
, Shall the pure-hearted who rescued our land,
Rising on piuions ‘of Glory’s creation,
Models of courage, and excellence stand.
Now the bright. pathway of hope is before us,
Widows will bless us, and orphans rejoice ;
Tll0llSflll(lS on thousands, will almost adore us,
Join in Love‘s Anthem, with heart and with
voice.
Vice is supplanted, his stronghold is broken,
Yes, his chief‘ engine is thrown from its base ;
:7‘ H " ,6-i“"::--' ’ _
g-"3\E-fl! E 5,3 flflgli-‘Mar -'
cuul C/Lina
l’V(&7'6.
"§.7'.7v'I. 33. IIAIG-HT,
'csf .‘-Iiilrc L-'ic .13.»-iilge, J\-"orwzu’/.-, Conn.
_\l.\.\'L'l".‘.C'I"i'l{l-IR (Ta DEALER IN
teve.., Tia, Sheet Iron, and
C"G3?}?'E-R WARES,
Rrmgc.-9, Fzzrnuccs, Br-ila'7z.z'a Crock-
ery lVzz.7'cs, C’/za2'-21. Pumps, Lead
and Lmrl 1"'ipe, G7'oce1'ic.v,
(7/ii‘/ui aml Glass l'Va7‘c.s-,
it-c., ¢§‘C.
S
F El. TIASH,
Wiioi.r:s.4.i.‘r: .\_\‘n Ri~:T.m. nn.u.rn IN
S U? 0 V S _
_\i_\.\‘l‘l»‘_=.CI‘l‘llElt or
Tlfvl, SEEIET IRON & COPPER
3 r e s ,
Ifas cc72.s'£a72ll;1/ on /iaml alarge assort-
ment cf ,_L;"mzcI'al Home /.'ccp”2'1ig
F mm ilure, at S0. N07'wall:,
Conn.
F§cr=.'v9.lk Post Ofiice.
Mai.’ C’/o.&'z‘.s' Wlzsi‘, 7.3 0 A. .\I., 1. 0 P. M.
’‘ " _li_i.<'r, 8.30 A. .\i., 0 I’. 31.
.[)i€L"-—-‘fl 1-2.-"i', 0.30 .i. .\i., 6.30 P. )1.
“ Er.-:'r, 8.30 A. .u., 3 r. 31.
3
3
new
Vii. BISSELL
T_ -f,')Ul'.l) lll'.'il.'(‘. the attention of this and
the iltfiglll)-‘)l’ill_15 coiniuunity to his vast
stock ofgoods, (to which additions are weekly
being ni:id'e,) comprising a full and general as»
sortineiit of _
FOl’.ElG N .-‘lZ\’D DO)lES'l‘IC DRUGS,
selected with the gieatest care, and from the
be.~;t ‘.‘.'lllCll the .\’ew York market will afford.
lie has also a choice S(:i(.‘CllOIl of
Is‘-."’crfi.1mery,
l.iclii:1iii5;- Liihiii's c.\Z‘.'l':lCi-S of-all kinds, cologne
watci- in ii vr.i-icty ofst_v1es, etc. His stock of
P.-&'l‘lS.\*'l‘ .\lL§DICl.\*ES.
C-)zupi'ises an llllll](:ll2~‘(2 variety, principally of
articles which have gained ii reputatioii among
the people, and are valuable medicinal prepara-
tluus.
lie would invite the attention oftlic ladies to
his I".-‘INCY GOODS,
‘.i'hieli are too niiineroiis to particulairize, and
which for t:i.~=.t-: aiiil elegance are beyond all ri-
valry in this viciiiity. _
"V-,~i-y ‘,)‘.‘.‘i‘.’-lC2|l.".l‘ :ifteiition is paid to preparing
l"i.VY.‘%lUl.&.\"'S PRESCRIPTIONS,
iiiiiiiiies with pure and iinadiilt-c’
llis prices will compare fa.-
.: Ill¢').~'i~! ofany other estiiblisiiiciit. .
' E.-;iioi-s, Scotch Ale and Porter,
l’ure '\\'iii-:.-_ 1,
0‘-‘~“~"“"~i “-"5'u'1"‘=“ _\—' for niedicinal use.
,\ _ 1.’ Hangings.
6) 53-9 5., gl,‘-x . ...:i‘. of every style and pat-
L,. in -; -,1 ~- ll‘-llll Tats. to 23s. a-piecejust
rec 1'-‘CU 1li'lfn.;\ ..:'.'.,-i-edi‘iir sale bv
c. J. Gri‘i;i.i.rN,
At the Old Bridge Store.
,_.._..-_... -.
(3.-‘.~;'i_ Eictiiress Copied égifiestored '
‘E ‘-‘xi-»‘\i‘i:"~"‘iil1l$‘l't‘CUlll.ly iiitroduced In-
E 9 sum. .1,-if by \‘.'illt.‘ll hi. can ,.CS,,,,.,, 0,. copy
.)lJ Pi y').i lli"l'l‘(3'l[)'}l(‘S.&C., giving them
f[;l1El=_:i' ' 'f'l' :lil:.4.:. tnsiii in the oi-lg-imlx
August filth. ‘
E35.-$‘Ii‘§E.I§ ZIGWSE,
COll.\'liit ()1-‘ .‘al.»\li\' A.\'l) \\'lll'l‘l‘l STREETS
1*!" ear Rail Road Depot-,_
Tilli .siii,.-'ci‘il,w_-.1" huviiig lea:-‘ed the alim-L-m,,,,-
_ ell iioful, ll-1]il'l,!]):ll'(,!ll to receive ‘boarders
{mil l]“.‘,ll-li,‘lll» \‘l.~‘llL'l‘.N'. The lluiiseis ;1l)l.lll(l:lnl,-
1_y s-.imilie.l with spriiig \-.'-.‘itei'. and has all the
ci):l\'Ulll'.‘i'l(!-‘:1 ut,-ci_.~..-'.iiI‘_v to llltllicg'll(!SlSCUll:i0l'l..
able, (Hill the i1Ii:lei'.-'i;_;iie(l feels confident from
the r.*..\'p«-i'ie:ici: that he lias had in the business
of hotel k-~i-pin,-_r. that he can give siitisfaction
to tlioae who ;‘:1vor him with their p:iti'on:ige.
JOHN R. FOR Rl‘lS’l‘ER.
l3.——".'i':«.r:n iiud Cold l\"atci' Births ready
at all lioiir.-. (l)f’tlllJlll‘y, Sept. 5, I853. tf36
T} IRD for A I I.
Jt) LOCK“/'O0D’S.
mil; l-2.‘-C 'i‘i'rii'e, ll rooms, Pails, Tubs,Trays
Bowls, 1.-.;dli:s, Measures. ctc., at
LOCKWOODS’.
iv
. f'nctiirers,a large supply of foreign and domes-
. tic goods. under the above deiioininiilioiis.
- son delivery of the work.
PROVISIONS, Fli.Ul’l'S,
Vcgctiiblcs. of Fish all kiiicls.
Clams, Oysters, &c.
As good as the market ati'o1'ds, constantly to be
found at the well known est-ablishineiit of
ALLEN, MEEKER & CO.
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms.
A HOUSE AND LOT,
of about One Acre,
F OR SALE.
HI‘. subscriber offers for sale, upon reasona-
ble tcrms, a House mid Lot, situated in
Silver Mine, so-called, in the town of New Ca-
naan, and 25 miles from i\‘orwalk Bridge. The
House is newly built, coiitaius 5 large rooms,
and 3 bed-rooms. attached to which is an out-
house, containing 4 rooms, cellar. &c., &c.
The aboveproperty will b'c sold very low up-
on application to A. GLENDEi\‘Ii\G.
or S'l‘El’IIFN IIYATT.
. New-Canaan,Silver Mine, sept.2l, 1S53.—tf 39
Lime. _
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Laths
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000 Feet Pineland Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Picketsjust rec:"d and f'or sale
1,, . ~'r1—10s. L. PECK.
‘South Norwalk, Aug. 2. 1353.
Protection “Insurance Company
HAB.TI"ORD, CT. ,
Capital $300,000——wiz/L privilege zo'm-
crease to Izlalf a Zllillioiz.
LLIAM C. STREET, Agent oftlie above
. ' named Company is nowpi-cpai-ed to In-
sure Houses, Stores-, Mills, Factories, Burns, and
the contents of each, together with every other
species of property, AGAINST LOSS on m.\i.ici~: BY
‘rinic. The rates of premium offered, are as low
as those of any other similar institution, and
sum, to protect himself against this destructive
element’, which‘ often in‘ a. single hour sweeps
away the eariiiiigs ofso many years.
N orwalk, Sept. 5th, 1853.
Cheaper. than Eve ~
ill the South ./Vorwril/c
GROCERY STORE.
HE subscriber has on hand by far the
' larger and best selection, of Family Gro-
ceries and Provisions,‘ to be f'ound in South
Norwalk, which he offers to his cusfoiiiers and
the public, at greatly reduced prices. Ills fa-
cilities are such that he will be coiistaiitly re-
ceiving new and fresh supplies of goods, us the
wziiit-s'of' his Customers may require, which wi_ll
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price. mid he would rc-
spectfull solicit an exaininatieii and trial ofthe
same. G-1'30. W. SMITII.
South Norwalk, May 15th. 1854.
Hardware -and Cutlery,
Mac/iavzics Tools, Farming UI.c1zsz'l.s',
Gmzs, Pi-.3-I,ols, Iron mu! Steel,
I'Vi7z.r.Zow -Glass, Pwints
. . (and Oils. 0
UE sub.=.cribei' has now in store, and is con-
l~‘lZ€I.l)I.lyl‘U('3(L‘l\-'lllvg direct froin the iii:inu-
which makes his assortnicnt ol“ai-izicli-s suited
to this market,» equal to any ll1‘.l.llf)Sl1ll.(:. and
which will be sold either wholesale or retail,
on as favoi-able terms as can be plll'Cli‘.1S('(l in
New York. For .- list of articles and prices,
purchasers are requc.‘-:ted to call and exaiiiiiie
l'oi"tli‘eiii.selves.' W“. C. S'l'lll£l§'l‘- '
Norwalk. April 17th.
’ 1
is Land For bale. ,
-5- ABOUT ”ei'glit'ai_*.i-es of‘ goml land, near
§.[;1in-st,,oiie mile north of the ltrid-,;e, is offered
for sale upon very i‘c:isoii:ible teriiis. It is ad-
mirably adaptecl fo . .
suing purposes. l1a,viiig_.:i quicli and rich _S()ll,
ina.iii=.i'c thereon. or it is we-.ll culolllfl-“"1 I01‘ *1
first ilhte iiieadoiv. It is well fenced 11.1111 in 3
vcry eligible location. ' For further particulars
enquire at this oflice. . U3
a I _
. $1111 1: Make: 3 .
WAbl'£'1lD.‘'
A. MORISON dz fl()Y'l‘ are now giving
_ 0 ‘mt Shims. Bosouis, Collars, &c., to. ’c.\;pc .
_r,ieiiced sewers, , , _
Constant ciiiplriyiiieiit‘given‘and CAs11,paid
Nor-walk, July 10th, 1853. 3m*2o
fit!" Goods of the above description received '
every man has now an opportunity, fora trifling ‘
ril)l1il(llng'lOl;S,01' for gard-.
aiid -.i.la1‘:.:c bed of \"b‘1-"“’l"‘l’i‘i3 111011”.0"C“l"l>05l "
Laiigiiaigc of Frecinen is audibly spoken,
They sued for arescuc—sccur‘d is their case.
Beacon of Freedom ! it flames on our mountains,
See how it burns in the distance afar;
0! it is fed from the purest of fountains,
'_l‘he-re let her bl-.ize——a trqe national star.
Other Republics, each State, and Dominion,
I‘las.fens to copy what Maine has begun ;
All the true-hearted, are joined in opinion,
To the great battle, in armies they come.
Soon the Far West, and the South, in election,
Will have declar'd that they live to be free;
Reaclaing to all the strong-arm of protection,
Vfli-.it the whole world, shall in Jubilant see.
Wilton, (Zions IIill,) Aug. 10, '
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l ti 3? 3.. iv .6. If Y.
Froin the New York People‘: Organ.
The Nervous Invalid.
BY T. S. ARTHUR.
“ Oh, my poor nerves!” sighed Mrs.
Merrivale, as the flush came back to her
pale cheeks. “VVliat is to become of
me".”’
A bright-winged humming-bird had
glanced among the honeysuckle blossoms
that clustered about the window, close
by which she was sitting, and this had
so startled her that she came near faint.-
ingu
. i‘ What is to become of me '."’ she re-
peated, half de.-pairingly, as she laid
her head languidly back’ against» the
crimson cushions of the chairiii which
she \\’aS=l'e('-lll]ll‘lg. “I am frightened at
shadows, au_d disturbed by the flutter of
a \vill_,g‘. Tliere is that child begun
again. The noise will set me crazy!" '
The low, distressed crying of a child
came distinctly borne on the air from a
poor looking tenement on the opposite
side of the way. ‘
‘I’ For three days this has gone on al-
most incessantly, until it seems as if the
sound would make me go wild. Why
don’: the woman keep her bra: quiet?
Shte musldo it! l’ll bear it no longer!"
And as Mrs. Merrivale said this, in
rising iiidigiizitioii, she reached her hand
to the bell-rope and gave it an‘ impera-
tive jerk. The effort flushed her cheeks
still higlier, and set her heart to beating
violently. - .
"Margaret," said she, as her waiting
maid came in, “something must be done
to stop that child's crying. It will set,
me crazy.” '
The girl made no answer, but stood
lookingat the lady fixedly.
"Do you hear what 1 say, Margaret?
That cliiid’s crying must be 'stopped.——,
IL is destroying my very life.”
*‘ The child is sick, ina"am,” said the
girl. ‘ , _ , , _
“I can’: help flint,” replied the lady.
“ Crying ‘does it no good,:uid me a’ great
(llfill of harm. A My n:;rv,es, are so shat-
tered now that I can har‘di'y‘bea_r to heat
21 pill full. Go over,‘aiid' tell the wo-
inaii iliatslie iiiiist s.op the crying. It's
a iiuisziiice ~lo the iieigliborliood, and
iiiust. be abated. " ‘ ' I ‘
The girl did not iiioveto do the , bid-
ding of her iiiisLress,iior take her eyes
froiii her face.
“-’D'ii_l you hear me, Margaret?" asked
.Mrs. l\‘1eri-ivale, Willi sonic steiiiiiess in
her V0100.‘ _ _
‘,‘ I did .nia'um, was the calm answer.:
“ ’l‘nen'wliy do you hesitate? Why
do you suiiid lookiiig at me after that
fiisliioii ?” _
" if you lied said,” replied the girl, in
a re.speci_ful lone. “ Go over and see
what ails the child, and try to comfort it,‘
I would not have hesitated a moment."
“.’i_‘licii_go!” answered the suffering
lady, waving her hand iiiiputis-.ntly_—
" Anyihing to stop that dreadful noise."
And as she spoke, she laid her head
back languidly on the cushions of her
' the condition
.22:
drooped slowly uponher checks.
For some mil|il!9.|;.‘i1°.‘li°U.°‘.“'.'E Mics
of the child rang in her ears. Then the
sound gradually. diminished,f_ until it
ceased altogether, ,and nolonger fretted
from experiencing that sense, of relief
which she had anticipated. The ex-
ternal cause of disturbance was removed
but there came stealing in to take" its
place an internal self. diss|liufactiou.-
’l‘he words of. Margaret, lingered in her
mind, excited image: of a sick._neglect-
cd, suffering child, whose cries hadbeen
in her ears for three’-whole days, without
exciting is single throb of pity. Marga-
as one inferior. had rebuked her want of
humanity; and the -rebuke, as Ih¢__bc-
came more andmore conscious -thereof,
humiliated her deeply.
" Poor child!" she at length said‘. half
audibly, " I wonder if It'll very sick '2” _
She listened for the crying to be re-
newed, and would even-have felt a sense
of relief. had the nine comoagain to her
. ears. ' But Margaret’: adorn to comfort
the-unhappy little suficrer. had been luc-
cosnful.-aud in mono no longer grieved
the--air. _: 1 w -- I. ..
Half an hour afterward, Margaret en-
ieredihe rooinwbete Mu. Menivalc re-
clined, iil_ly,,l,i,,ct__lgng‘,and unhappy, amid
her downy c'i'Iohion"I". ' C
-" I rang for - you three times,” ‘said
Mrs; Mei-rivals. in a pctful voice. "I
wish vou would always answer my bell
iinmediaiely.” '
" I only ‘came in from terms the street
this moment,” answered the girl.
" Oh! Well; vvbatof that poor child.
Is it very sick I" - - ‘
" Indeed, ma'am, it in ;- and what is
more, shamefully neglected. ’ It would
have, made your heart ache bad you seen
in which I found it. I
don’: wonder that it cried all the time.”
" Why don't its mother . attend to it
_ properly?"
" Ah, Ma'am! if you had seen the
mother!” ' - '
" Whit‘ of her, Margaret 2"’
‘ " A poor, sick,it may be dying woman
with a mother’: suffering heart, but no
strength in the mother’: hand."
l = There was an eloquence in the voice
of Margaret that surprised Mn. Merri-
vale. A
"Has she no_at_te_n_dancc '2” -
I‘ None but whatiu grudgingly bes- J
towed." _ _ , , . V .
" Where is her husband ‘P’
'‘ Dead; so she, told me.” _
" Has she up friends to see after her I’
“I asked_lier.. The" near; came into
her eyes as she answered, " No -friend
but God.’ ” i
" Wino is she l"
" I don’: know, ma’am. She’: young
and delicate. Her hands are small and
thin. She doesn't. seem to be one who
has‘known much hardship. She looked
so grateful when I lifted her child in my
arms. Poor Iittlethingl »- It-is almost a
' shadow. I washed it and put oaclean.
clothes, and then nursed it toslecp. 1"
blame myself for not having gone over
there before, ma'am;'Ido. .I might
have known the, poor Jliule thing was
suffering. Children never cry unless
soinetiiing ails them." ' , -. .
" Do they look very! poor '3" asked
Mrs. Mcrrivale.
" Poor, yet notof the poor,” answer-
ed the girl, , .
_ Mu.’ Men-ivale queuicned no farther,
but what Margaret had said, left her
thoughts busy. The latter, after ling_eI(-
ing for a short time, went out of .tha
room. She had been summoned by. the
lady, but the want, real or imaginary.
which had occasioned the summons. was
forgotten in the newly-awakened sym-
pathies for a fellow-being thatqnow nir-
red the long stagnant _waters of human
feeling. "I _ _ . _, _,
And now-the humming-birds . played
amid the honeysuckle blossoms," and flin-
iered the leaves with their busy wings,
without startingfor the lady ,as,i_ngle
finely-strung nerve. ‘ Even Ihemcwing
of "a cat-—the lady could not‘ endure a
cat-—aud i.ll0"bIl'klIl'g of a- neighbor’s._
dog from which iomething like‘ martyr-
dom had been suffered, were unheard or
uiihecded. , _ Self was, for,_t_hc_timc being
in" 5 "state i of, iiiqconsciounnésu, 4‘ . and ’ all
the little thing: from which.‘-it bad.suf_-
fered so gr‘.-;_ annoyance i iinperceivqd.
'l‘he'_images of suffering which the word;
of Margaret ,had.,conjur¢d_ up in. her
mind, held their plicec I.b_e_u. . The pale
young mother, hclplqu, ,fri¢ndless—dy-
ing it might be—the,sud'cring. ' neglect-
ed chiid‘—she could got turn her t3io'ts
from the'in‘an instant. ;. .
“ If," she said to herself, at ‘length,
" the sick child's‘ crying disturbed me so
greatly, what must it have been to that
ui'iliappy‘iiiotIier!" _ " _ - .
This awakened a deeper sympathy.
_ f'‘ If Ifelz equal to it, I would go and.
see this poor woman'.".- _ .» _
Thus” thouglittsucceeded thonghnborn
of humane atfectiom that were awaken-.
ing from their long sleep in the .lady_'s
mind. . , , p -
"But, Iain not’ equal to the effort,"
she sighed. ".,My poor weak; nerves
would never beat me through. Never
--never." . . ‘ _ A —.
And now thought _tu_rned again, with
an easy movement, upon héuelf. and
her’ own sufferings. She felt in tremor
running along iier-nerves", and \vas_',con-
scious of a pain! iu.,-h¢‘1|ef[,‘ ¢'empl_¢‘ gin‘;
grew sharprreverygiiomeut. . , .
"Oh~!: mercy P.’ - She started and
turned pale.‘ " What-was that-E" .
A piece of furniture, shrinking-',in;th’e
dry at-nospliere, had cracked. _. The
sound was ominous. Something would
surely happen. . ‘Scarcely had the flu!-
ter of her nerves subsided, :- etc). on
sprang through the-»\vilIdow_s, and _ 315";
co.-d across the rooin,.a|mout touching
her person as it went by. -Another in
omen !.: Unhappy :Mrs. Merrivali.-.2 Her,
hear:~fliiitered-againlike a-timid, fright-
ened billd-dylllg her checks to El deep
crimson ; and then leaving it as ;p.le as
ashes. Sharper ‘the pain grew in her"
temple; sharper and sharper, until ii.
seemed as if a knife was piercing the.
brain. ._ .This.changed at length to a vi-
uleut throbbing. increased by the slight-4
est motion, until the sufl'er’eri grew -faint,
and the cold pel'!plI’aIl0Il stood in, great
1
lips. ‘ She had scarcely sufficient strength
to summon her attendant. who assisted
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the nervous iiivalid." But she was far.
ret, the servant upon whom she * looked-
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bet tofbed just in time to
ing.: ' ' '
u.
liam must go for the doctor. . I'm I.
gteatdeal worse to day, and don’t like
my feeling: at all."
So William was sent for the doctor.
For an hour M'ni.'Merrivalc lay in great
_siifl'ering, momentarily expecting her
physician to arrive; bathe ’_kne\v his
patient, and did not hasten. ’ , ,
" What does" keep him '.' Why doi'i’t
he come? I shall die before he gets
prevent faint
eitclamaiions fallen from the lips "of the
impatient Mrs. Merrivale, who” fretted
herself until her condition was really
becoming serious.
_. 3‘. 0li,_dear!” she sighed, faintly, rou-
sing up from a temporary letliargy—-
" there’: that child again ! I never can
stand it in the world," .
;i--And the-turned her face to -the wall,
lpd drevvzher elegant, lace-fringed hand-
kerchief against her eir, in the effort to
shut out the sound of the poor child's
voice. _
‘I51 But theittempt was fruitless. Stead-
ily that g‘r’i_e‘ving-"'cr'y was poured upon
the air, reaching even her muffled sense.
blot long, .however, did it disturb her
p’Iinful|y., The sympathy which a lit-
tle whilc before found a place in the
‘heart, had not died fruitless. Sooncarue
back" to her the’ii_nages of the nick young
mother and her neglected, suffering-
child, and pity again awakened.
‘ The crying went on, but is no longer
disturbed her as before. It did nottlirill
along her delicate nerves, not increase
the throbbing pain in her temples. So
far from thin, pas she listened. and her
‘pity and comfnisention grew - stronger,
her‘ aching head "become easier, and
there was, altogether, a diminished _con-_
sciousness of suffering.
’ " Poor-child!",she at length murmur-
ed, turning her face ‘ from the wall. and
partly ruining. hei'self_ in a listening atti-
Iude.
" Does it seem very weak and sickly,
Margaret 2"’ she asked of her attendant.
" A little shadow, ma’am."' replied
Margaret. . “I'm sure its arm is no
larger than my two finge_n."
" How old is it P” _
" Not a year old ma’am.”
"And its mother look: young ?"
‘‘ Almost 3 child herself, ma'am.”
“ She looks delicate, you say '."’
" As delicate as any lady inlthe land.”
“ M3I’gl|§eI."—Mrs. Merrivale had re-
_mained leaning on her arm, in a musing-
I_lf.lf.|_l¢_l9,‘_I0l’_ some moments-—“ get some
«cold water and bathe my face and tem-
_»,ples.i I feel something better. The
pain iu'né'arly'-gone." Water was bro’:
and:the face and temples of Mrs. Merri-
vale laved in the refreshing fluid, , “ Oh
that poor cliild, Margaret, how distres-
singli it’c'ri‘es’-!' ,1‘ wish you would step
over, and see if you cannot do some-
thing to comfort it.” _
There was no impatience in the voice
Mrs.-‘-Mér-rivale, but a womanly ten-
dernesi instead. Margaret needed no
second word. 7 As she left the ‘room,_
Mrs. Merrivale arose and took her seat
in the great cushioned chair, where so
much of‘ her time was spent in idleness
and self produced -suffering. Soon the
crying ceased,‘ and the lady felt a‘deeper
pleasurethan she had known for u long
time, in the reflection that she had=be_en
instrumental in soothing the babe’: troub-
lciaud relieving its pain.’ l:Iow7evenly
beat her pulses now—ho.w calm, yet
subdued were her feelings_—how free
wuahe from bodily suffering ! . She
wondered Wi§fI'in- herself at, them, change,»
'., .
niade active, had brought hernind into
the sphere of higher and purer inflnen- .
can, and thus" re_lieved_her‘ nerves from
the disco'rd'ant jar of mere selfish, ends
and efT9_i'lB. _To meet in ‘a right spirit
_whut followed, sh‘ was now entirely
prep_''uje_d.j , - ‘ I " H 4
‘Mu. __Merrivale was still thinking of
‘the iiegle_ci_ed babe and its sick mother,
wiicn ‘the 'door'of bpr roomhwas pushed
open,“and_Mai'garet_canic iniholding ten-
derly a" young child _in her ‘arms, . A ,
"I tliouglit. I would bring it over,
ma’am,'f_'she. said, in ahalf apologetic-
voice. "‘ It's afsweet baby, if it . does
crya‘g_re"a__.t_ dea_l_. Look what beautiful
-¢Y¢I.' and -fd-ai"k,_ g|'o_asy_ hair‘; ' and did you
ever see inch perfect eye-lube; in no
young: child? It’: w_ast_ed away al-
most‘ to’: _ohadow," _ g
o‘ 9501’. dear .baby,!".. murmured the
‘nervous invalid, forgetting herself, and
all: that, pertained to herself, in a strong-
ly awakened tenderness_ for the child-
and Ihegexteuded her arms, and took the
lllll€‘0lle gently to her bosom. A low,
plea‘s'a'nt§tii,_rill went through her heart.
as ei.ie‘f__'eEl,t__itc’ pressure against her ; and.
aquigkly gpripging desifcto ' ‘protect it-
lf°'.',‘. ‘ll,-.¢Vil found: place _in her mind‘.
W .",Ion'_t it_a_’, dear, sweet baby,, ma’ai-n,"
aaqidqlvlargaret, bending _pv_e;-jibe. lime
sti'angci'._ _ p‘, “ ' f‘ ‘ .
' "SW€3‘ 53bY.l'' , Mi... Merrivale ech-
,9e.d the Words 6f Margaret, and stoop-
uig ,d9svn touched with he!’ up. its pure
I9f¢l|¢'3d:-T“ ‘As she did 'eo,":‘th,e' deep blue
.eyes of _ she, baby looked lovingly into
hers, fitsf'i_l_'iiii‘ lips curved, "and a smile
_went,'\v,i_"o.-atfiing over its face. ' With 8
’6|Iil.denI‘y'_inspire‘d, _emotioii,“ahe clasped
ifie, teiidcfr innoc-'e‘_'ni. io' hér heart. .
She wacstili sitting with me child in
her 8fllIQ,:',WlIell the doctor came -in. ’~
Ah :‘*;jsaid ‘he, ramiiiiuiy...--what’:
the meaning of ibis? I thought you
“were sick, Mts,‘MefllVIl§; but, it seems
youjlibave foundianother patient for me.”
:..''.so one that needs your attention, ]lISf.
,n6,w, more than I»_do,” answered '-the‘ la-
-,¢y,' {y_|_;q_ Iwas:‘no: Uconscioiisof asingle
ma, symptom ; a_lthpugh,' anlliovurgbefore
she :fe|_i. as if she couldvbardly live that’
:'the d-v.-[..-:- ‘ i -
5 'l‘hojdoctor took the lhin.,almoct skel-
ieton hand bf the child in his, iindgazed
for some inonientl intently upon its shran-
kéii face. , , _ 4 ‘
“Winona, is it '.".' he euquired,- glancing
up at Mrg..Merrivale. _
“The child _of a poor neighbor. It has
_ cricdpulmosl incessantly for the last three
for four days. - Margaret ivcnt over a lit-
tle while agoto see if she could do any
.U!l¥'8:-I9‘ it?’ . ~ .
_. '. ".Ani_i broughtit in for you to look at ’l’’
.' .“_Y_,eI. And now, doctor. let your vis-
it. be to the child. I am better than I
'___i.v3s,.when I sent for y.o_u," H. I
The doctor looked’ at Mrs. Merrivale
for some moments, even until he saw
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a_ret,l’ she sajd, feebly. “Wil-'
rherc !” Over and over again had these '
notidrcaniing‘ that unselfish‘ "purposes, ,
. looked bewildered.
_ Margaret.
tr;
“-
the blood mount to her forehead. ‘If he
had been in any doubt as to her case, all
doubt was now removed.
"Good nursing and nutritious food,”
said be. after a careful examination of
the child is all that is wanted here.”
But why has it cried so incessantly,
Hector’! - There must be some disease
hanging a at the child.”
"Its chief disease, I think is hunger.”
"No, doctor, surely that can't be !” A
shadow "fall i‘fd'tl_re‘cou.ntenancc of Mrs.
Merrivale, '
The child now commenced crying in
that piteouo-tone which had at first so
enraged _:hc.l_ady, but afterwards awa-
kened her sympathies.
"Get a bowl of bread and milk, Mar-
garet.” said the doctor, "and let us see
how far that will meet the present trou-
blo.”
At the words bread and milk, the child
partially hushed its crying, raised itself
in the arms of Mn. Merrivale, and
stretched out its hands eagerly, while its
whole body Qivered with excitement.
"The child is literally starving !” ex-
claimed the doctor.
rHastily Margaret prepared some food,
of which the babe at almost voncioiisly
Iu hunger satisfied, it nailed down in
the lap of Mn. Menivale. and was
quickly asleep.
"To do good, and to communicate, for-
-get‘ not," aid the doctor, in a for voice
to Mrs. Mcnivale.
cue, I cannot of» 1- better prescription.
God has given you a heart to feel for,
and the ability to do good to your suffer-
ing fellow creatures; and even in this
simple case of active benevolence, 3 mea-
sure of health, both for mind and body,
has come. Do not let your general):
sympathies play around this child. Let
them go forth to its poor mother. Who
is ‘she I" _, M
“Margaret say: till! she in neglected
young creature. dying. it may be. and too
weak to minister to the want: of her
child. Won’: you go over and see her,
doctor .3"
"I certainly will,” aid the doctor, ri-
sing.
"Margaret will point you to the house”
"She is in the second story, from, of
that blue frame house opposite," said
Margaret. “And if you please. mn’am,
I will step over and tell her that the doc-
tor is coming.’-'
"Do. Margaret," answered the lady,
and the girl left the room. A: the en-
tered the mengrcly furnished apartment.
"In your particular ‘
voi. .i:i§x
too shattered a conditioii,” Mrs. Merri-
vale said, a little fretful.
“I don’t think,” siigge-siecl l\I?.ll‘gE\l'el.,
“that the doctor would (lEl\' you to do
any think likely to prove iii_iiii-ioii-:."
"Well, take the baby, then. it has
fallen to sleep, dear little tliiiig’. I feel
stionger than usual just now. Fii'st,
hand me a shawl. Ifl fake cold, it will
be the doctor’s fault. O dear! I wonder
what he wants ‘with me’? I wonder
who the woman can be ? Florence '.’—-
Florence? I can’: make it out."
Mrs. Merrivale was begiiiiiiiig to grow
nervous.
“Doctor Edgar knows her very well,"
said Margaret. “And she knows him.
I saw‘ that llic moment I iiieiitioned
his name. And she knows yon,-I am
you, she started, and said, ‘My; Mom.
vale ?’ in the strangest kind of {l way.”
The lady stopped to hear no more, but
forgetting the delicate iierves, and the
great risk she ran from over effort and
excitement, went. hastily down :-:tairs:ind
across the street to the blue frame house.
The doctor met her at the door as she
entered.
"You remember Florence Cook '3” said
he, with his finger on his lip.
"Who married her father’s clerk L5”
"The same.”
“It cannot be her, surely !”
"Too true, Mrs. l\/Iei*i'ivale.”
The lady paused to hear no more, but
went hastily into the sick chamber. The
sound of her footsteps and the rustle of
her garments had already reached the’
sufl'erer’s ears. The latter had raised
herself in bed with an effort, and was
straining her eyes towards the door. 1-lei‘
shadowy face. so deatlilike in line, almost
startled Mrs. Merrivale, who, the instant
the saw and recognized her, sprung for-
ward, exclaiming :
“Florence! Eloreiice! My dear
young friend! Is it thus we meet again?’
In the next moment :1 weeping face
was hidden on the lady's bo.-om. A lit-
tle while the doctor permitted the sick
woman to lie on the breast of Mrs. Mer-
rivale, and then gently placed her on the
bed, saying as he did so: "You are too
weak, my child, to bear exciteiiient.”——
Florence closed her eyes, and lay very
still, but there was a feeble smile about
her lips and a slight flush on her wan
cheeks.
Mrs. Merrivale spoke for a few nio-
ttt.---Qfisitililislgth iii 1-SUEI.
; - ‘ ‘~' 1]: ':L~ff‘F::.; :3 i‘.E;;: :E:‘ "“
sure, for when I said that I lived with;
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herself. for endurance with all tlie_ brave.
ry which “helplessness. at ii_mes_inspires,
yet with a consciousness that the trial
would be more than she had the strength
to bear. And so it proved. ' g
In a few years her .1u.]pr~i[']'c_jP.[ed hug-
band deserted her among strangers; and
to the kindness of strangers __Sl__lC-W39 in.
debted for the means of returning with
her child, to the city from _wh.i_c_h_she had
gone out with painful forebodings, now
all too fully realized.
“I hadonly two dollars left when I
reached here,” she said, her large bright
eyes fixed upon the face of Mrs, Merri-
vale. “I was alone except my babe,
stricken with disease, and seeking a
place in which I might lay me down to
die. VVhere, but to my father’s house,
could I go? And thither I went, hoping
and believing that I should atleast, not
be repulsed in my desertion and extremi-
ty. I knew that my father had married
since I left the city, and this I_thought so
mucii in my favor, for I believed a wo-
man’s heart would melt towlards me in
‘ tenderness and sympathy. . I
“It was late in the gloomy iifternoon of a
dark, wintry day, that I \'va§‘§et down
at the door of my father’s house. A ser-
vant admitted me. She was a stranger.
How my weak limbs trembled as I step-
ped over the threshold. My. veil was
down, and the tears almost blinded me.
I tried to speak, but had no voice, and
so with bowed head, 1 sunk sobbing into
a chair. My babe was in my arms, and
I had only sufficient power to hold its
sleeping formngainot my bosom.
“Who do" "on wish to see? VVhat
name shall I give '1” The servant’s in-
quiries ‘partially aroused me.
“ ‘Tell my father,’ said I, ‘that I am
here.’ .
“ ‘Your father! .Who is your father?’
“The servant looked bewildered.
“ ‘Mr. Cook is my father. Is he at
home ?’
" ‘He is not. But I will call Mrs.
Cook.’ And the servant went hastily
from the room. '
“How long it seemed before the sound
of approaching feet reached my eagerly
listening earzi! At last there was _a. slow
footstep on the stairs, and soon the ser-
vant who had admitted me came into the
parlor. - ..
“‘Madam,' said she, not harshly, but
with a subdued manner,.that showed
her pity for the poor outcast, ‘Mrs. Cook
ments to the doctor in a low miie. The
latter shook his head and answered ;—
when the nick woman was lying, the
latter turned her eyes upon her with an
enquiring look.
“What have you done with my poor
child I” she asked.
“I left it with Mn. Merrivale," repli-
ed Margaret.
"With whom '3" The woman spoke
in a surprised voice, and partly raised
herself in bed.
"With Mrs. Merrivalo. That is the
lady’: name with whom I live."
“Mrs. Merrivale!" was the low ejac-‘
ulation, an the pale young creature clo-
sed her eyes and sunk back upon the pil-
low, from which she had lifted her head
with an effort.
"I stepped over," said Margaret, ":0
tell you that Doctor Edgar is coming in
to see you. Mrs. Merrivale asked him if
he wouldn't give you some medicine.”
"Doctor Edgar !" The sick woman
raised up again, quickly. "Doctor Ed-
gar, did you say '3" She seemed much
excited. _ ‘
"Yes, ma'am," answered the kind
girl. "He's Mn. Men-ivale’s doctor.—-
-And there he is now.". _
The firm stead of a man was heard be-
low. «
For a few moments the nick woman
Then ciouchirig
down in the bed, she drew the clothes
about her face, as if with the intent of
concealing the features. She did not
stir when the doctor came in. nor with-
draw the covering. '
"This is the mother of the child," said
"And she is very sick.”
The doctor drew a chair to the bed-
side. and gently removed the coverlets
from the woman’; face. As he did so,
the patient, whose eyes remained tightly
closed..tnni¢d towards the wall, a move-
ment that canned the doctor to look at
her with a close scrutiny, leaning over,
so as to no I portion of her countenance.
"Florence!" he at length laid, break-
ing the stillness of the room. The ten-
der earnestness of his voice but partially
concealed his evident surprise. But there
was not a sign that he was heard.‘ Al-
man as still an «loath the pic young crea-
ture lay.
“ Florence The doctor’; voice had-
in in low tremor. "FIOIOIIGII P003
child! Can it, can it be you ."’
Then come no answer yet; not even
a sob. not quiver of the woman’: body.
The doctor laid his band gently upon ha
forehead. and once more reputed the
name. "Florence." As he did so two
large tears shone frombenealh the closely
shut eyelids. and slowly found their way
to her uheu chucks. Her lips moved,
tightening their coniprenion, as if the
‘were making a strong effort to subdue
yn
- emotion.
“F|orence," very tenderly and sympa-
thisingly the doctor spoke. To think of
‘finding you thus!" They said you were
friendless and neglected. That can be
no no longer. Be of good courage, poor
child! ' But why do I find you here E"
The remained feelingl of the sick wo-
man could be held no longer. A flood
of lean gushed over but face; her whole
frame was convuloed, and she wept vio-
lently.
"Margaret," whispered the doctor, "go
‘over to Mrs. Men-ivale, and say that I
would like"t'o ‘have her~'to'-come here im-
mediately." '
Margaret left the room.
‘ Doctor Edgar," aid the, on return-
ing to Mrs. Menivale, "want: )0“ ‘°
come over there.
"Me I" queried the lady. 30 10"“ 5""
prise. ’ _
"Yes. ma'ain. The nick Woman 18
somebody that he knows. He clued 11%|’
Florence.”
"Florence? Florence? Vvllom 0811
‘be h, ‘gfr Mu, Met rivale searched
about in hair mind for some moments.—
"Want: me to come over there, Marga-
ret‘! ' she added.
"Yes. ma’am."
“But I'm too mnchof an invalid. I'm
afraid of the efort. _ My nerves are in
“No. no. She is altogether too weak,
and cannot be removed at pref-exit.”
"My poor, sick baby ‘.” said Florence,
suddenly opening her eyes, and ilirowiiig
an appealing look on the face of Mrs.
Merrivale, That lob!-: was lllltlt‘l'Sl.OO(l,
and the answer came from the lady’s
heart.
“It shall be cared for as tenderly as if
it were my own.”
“God bless you!” was the low, tremu-
lous answer; and the long lashes of the
sufferer fell slowly again upon her shad-
owy cheeks.
It was now time for the doctor to ex’-
amine the case of his new patient profes-
sionally. lle found her in nearly rlieilast
stages of a rapid decline. All her symp-
toms were of the worst clivract'er, and
little remained for him to do but to give
a few palliatives, and thus make siii0uth-
er the path along \\-‘l:lL'-ll she was me-
ving to the grave. _
“I leave our young lrieiid in your care
for the present, Mrs. Mei'i'ivale,” said he
after writing two or three pie.-:criptioiis.
"Let the medicine he sent for’ imiiiedi-
ately, and give according to dircetioiis.
I will see you again togmorrow iiiorning.”
For more than two long hours did Mrs.
Merrivale remain with Florence, miiiis-_
tering to her wants, both of mind and
body, with an earnest self‘-foi-_;«:-ifiilness
that brought. its reward of licaltliy action
to her own body and her own spii'it.———
During that time she learned much of
the troubled history of her 3.-'oii1i_«__§; friciid,
who had tried the always doiiiufiil ex-
periment of marryiiig against the will of
her father, a. stern, strong-iie:_ided, unsyiii-
pathizing man. The ino:lier of Flor-
ence had been dead several years at the
period of this irnpriulcnt siep. Angry
with his child. and disappointed in his
purposes regarding her, Mr. Cook, soon
after the event, siiflered liimself to be
led into marriage by :1 cold-lienrted, de-
signing wbman, whose many ans he had
for a long time resisted. This cut of all
chances of a reconciliation, for the step
mother failed not to keep alive the zinger
of the father against his child.
Harry Lewis, the llllSl)Ll_ll(l of Florence
was a young man pO>‘.~Z€‘.:'Slllf__1_' no solid
virtues or sound principles. lie \\‘'.is a
clerk in the empioynieiit of Mr. Cook,
and won the daughter’s liand only with
a view to her fortune. But he erred in
hii calculations. Instead of gaining
wealth and position by the alliance, he
lost oven the fair income he was receiv-
ing, for Mr. Cook instantly rlisclizirgetl
him from his einployiiient; and us he
had never saved any tliiiig from his sala-
ry, he found himself l)llI'LlL‘llL‘(l with the
maintenance of a wife, his piii-se empty,
and all resources cut off. ll/lt:‘Llllly did he
require his young bride to sue, alnlost
daily. for a reconciliation with her father
until the self-respect of Floreiice so rc-
volted at the humiliating task, that. she
refused a longer coiiipliuiice; arid then,
with cruel basencss, ere the llfs-.'. moon
of their married life had \'i'ilXL‘(l and wani-
ed_ he laid me want of Sl'!f.‘CL‘:S at her
door, and blamed her \\’llll .-nizirting
words.
From that moment the lieart of Flor-
ence beat even witii a feebler stroke. , A
new aspect of her liusb-.ind‘s character
was presented, and it showed a moral
deformity that shocked her deeply. Not
for herself, alone, liad'he sought, with
words of tenderness and devotion, to win
her young affections‘, but with base and
mercenary purposes.
Uiiwilliug to lose the good he badde-
signed to secure by the alliance, the
mean-spirited young husband ventured
himself to approach the aiigry f'-.iihei-,
doing so under cover of a pretended
message from Florence; hut.l\.l1'. cook
repulsed him with bitter invectives.
' The offer of a sitiiaiioii at the ‘V651
being made about this time, it was ac-
cepted, and, without l)L‘lll_'.;‘ pCl'lllll[t‘tl I0
look upon her fathers fzice, or t0Vl‘!‘t'8.1‘
that voice she so longed to hear. 1‘-OF
with sad heart and wet ‘-‘W5: “'91”
ence
' She schooled
forth to meet her fate.
has no daughter.’
“ ‘Oh!’ I exclaimed, starting-' to my
feet; ‘VVill she not see me just‘for'oue
moment’! Go to her and say that I am
sick and dying, and have nowhere-to lay
my head!’ - "
“The servant went to my fathe:’s'\vife
a second time, but soon came back with
an order forms to leave the house instant-
ly, or I would be handed over to the po-
lice, as an imposter. I know_ not ‘wheth-
er it was despair or indignation that gave
me strength ;- but Irose up, feelipgszron-
get than I had felt for a long while, and
gatiieriiig my .child tightly in m'y“arms,
went with firm steps from the house.—
But, as I heard the door shiifbétiind me
the old weakness returned. My"'|imbs
trembled, the feeble knees gavefivay, and
I was-compelled to_ sit down’ u'p'on the
stone steps in the chilling atmosphere_._
Ere sufliciently recovered to arise", I saw
my father approaching along the street.
His eyes were upon me, and "I lifted my
face, eagerly. Nearer and nearer he
came, still looking at me intently. But
his stern gaze did not soften -no smile
played among the dark shadoxvs of his
fa <39. there was not a sign of recognition.
I tried to utter his name, as hepassed so
near as to brush my garments"; but my
tongue refused to do its office, and are I
Could amclllaie. he had entered the house
shutting the door behin-d~ him, with a
h9a"Y lab I have often wondered, since
that I did not fall, fainting, in that mo.
ment, upon the bud pavéifient. The
shutting of that door“‘extinguished the
last hope in my heart. I could not doubt
that my father knew me, changed as I
was, and unprepared as he must have
been for such a meeting. Not Know his
child '3 Impossible! _
“A poor woman, a stronger, at whoss
door I applied, in my great extremitv,
took me in for the night, and on the neg.
day procured for me the room I now oc-
cupy, for which I have paid a small rem
Earning What I'coul_d ‘with my needle.
But my strength is all gone now, No
rent has been paid for two‘ months, and
yesterday I was told that, unless my
friends took charge of me; I would be
handed to the guardians of the poor!”——
“Poor, suffering child !” murmured
her auditor, as she passed her hand ca-
of the sick woman,--.“-You are in the
hands of friends now, I wished
to remove you to my house at once,
but the doctor said not for the present.
Let all care cease in your mind, from.
this moment. I will be your nurse, sus-
tainer, and c0mforter.__”
“Heaven will reward you ;' I cannot,”
sobbcd Florence.
“I have my reward alrzeadypr said Mm
M<=1‘!'lV3l,9:.P3UlY Speaking to her.self.—
She thought. of the wonderful change in
her own bodily feelings and state of mind
and did not err in tracing it, in quick per-
CEPLIO“ to it‘ ‘Tue °l"T.3e. She had for-
gotten herself» in seeking the good of
another. Thong.ht'had taken a new di-
W‘-"l°"» 2""-I the. Ssagpant Waters of her
heart had been stirrxed by the rippling
breath of be_nevolen_cé.’ "To do good
and to.‘commnnicate*, forget not.” Into
her mind Doctor Edgar cast these words
‘at’ the right monieht; they had fixed
iliemselves there,-and were now seen to
have a higher. signification, and a broad-
er meaning than were ever perceived be-
fore.
A ‘ C'o-ncmaled next week.
Q? The mischiefs produced by spirits
are thus summed up by the late Dr,
Rush ;
“ They fill onr,church-yards with pre-
iiiatllregt‘-'=1V€S--tlley deface the image
of God in the soi1l—tliey:de,-ange owes-
troy the intellectual power9_they fill
£1“: 5l1eTifr’5' docket with execuLions-
they crowd our hospitals with patients,
and our jails with criminals—they lead
to places of public ignominy and punish-
nient,and lastly, they people the regions
of ; but it belongs to another pro-
fession to show their terrible conseqneu.
ces in the future world.”
ressingly over the forehead and temple ‘
Norwalk Chronicler