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VOLUME XXXVII.---NUMBER =42.

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 @ldZlE"iT"T.I”_E..

A. _l:'.,B!INGT0l,V, Editor t Proprietor
3;§c‘s‘,‘West Side the Bridge in Selleeks’
 Alfildmg, our store of F. St. John.

 

=*‘_.I‘;'sUnsc1u1-T1oN RATES :

i A Soasonablc , g
a * DRY GOODS.

(HE Subscriber would return his thanks for

~ ‘the very liberal patronage with whiéh‘ his
Store has beeufavored the year pest, and hopes
by a constant attention to . the wants of the

« trading public and by a a stem of fair and bon-
orable dealing, to retain is share of trade for

'&’..W8‘l:i'leirsicibtflp:i‘()l,lr(ikadnasic¢"i"’ ’.".l:“i I I '. I: the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
 find P¢i‘st'Rlder5‘doisa)n;‘a'a*bbov - - times a choice and varied selection offashiona-
v on c an rr er'e‘ d ‘ '

-1"-‘°‘=° *°' "'5' "--M " v-05"‘-'3-'3"! *0 -"'i‘““- '°“‘°£""‘i'i "‘2.’I.i§i‘I.‘I.‘1".‘i’.'..".'°'..’.§.’i.‘.'.’.'l‘.i
Iggubeeri tions for fractional parts of a year_,at 3 co Sn p"°9- e _ c P

-‘Sing o copies 5 cents, in wrapper for mailing, s will find every article purchased at his store,

ff’_'_? _. ADVERTISING ruvrms.

equeliu quality, and as clieep_in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere.“ Particular attention

aesquse, one insertion as o‘ devoted to the selection ofcloths, -Ycstlngs,
3 3 ,,“"° 3° 1 5,‘, &c., dtc., for Gentlcmcus wear, which will be
.5, ~,,,- "I 20,1; - } :5 sold at the lowest market prices. ' , ,-
do do two month'._ g .0 Jlli. 15. L- B. RANDLE.
do do three months, 4 o0 ‘ ‘ _ ' ' " "
do ,de six months, 7 00 ' ' V ‘ ' ‘ "
~ PAINTING GLAZINO
Tw.o,s_§na_r_ee do 18 00 '
Duh additional square, per year, I 00 ‘ . ’ » .- . , .

eelu_nin, one yea 15 00
g n lines of Brevier, or 1 1-2 inches make a -square.
eetional parts of a square, charged for as a whole.
Yearly advertisers have the privilege of changing their
lortiseuients once per month. Advertisements
_ llged oftener charged as transient.
inhalant advertisements payable on the Irst insertion.
7.9.8.31! Advertisements payable at expiration of six
Ibll‘-bl. "Yearly advertisers restricted to their regu-
b_r.i|aeiness..~ -
Jlhbietioes 25 per cent addition on the above rates.
__ ‘these terms will be inlexihly adhered to. '3

 I BUSINESS DIRECTDRY.

.. J. 1'. rooms,

Attorney - and counselor at Law,
oswtcs omen Jll.1LLORY’S STORE
fl" ‘ Nos-walk, Cossss.

 

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 ind Counselor at ‘has

 .o‘s'-walk Comm.

 

 -tonne ans!-1-sissvs
Mmleniis RO0M8
'_ ' _‘ ‘Over 1)‘. In N. Depot.
5, V j ‘ NORWALK,
 ;I-ilsonessos
Woe routed ;to. please all Good Judgu.

 

 )0. &. B. K. LOGKWOOD,
 ' NORWALK, CONN.,
.XAXI7FA0l'UlIRS or

TIN,-SHEET IRON & COPPER
 WARES,‘
_ AND DIALIBBIN
.¢5__§f¢7, ’_ Ranges. Furnaces, Cutlery,
§_r__ita_nnia, Porcelain and Wmdcu
s. . Ware, and Kitchen Furniture
 ’ ' in general, Pumps, Sheet
*‘ " .;..‘L.“.'d 4' .5044. Pipe.
‘ ' ' Crockery. Glass
and Cltina
Ware.
3;." __
_ WM. D. HAIG-ET.
your Side the Bridge, Jvomazlc, coma.
M xxxvucmnnn & nnsus pi
Stoves, Tin, Shoot Iron, and
r. ‘ -COPPER WAREI,
Kaltgcs, Furnaces, Britania 5- Crock-
 Wares, Chain Pumps, Lead
 Lead Pipe, Groceries,
China and Glass Wares,
4~c., 4-c.

—.:.__.

_A p P. H. NASH,
T‘, f%'ll0l.k8AI.E sxn llsrux. nnun ni
“‘ ‘g s '1‘ o v E s.

Iuuuracrunnn or

 mom a corrss "

if .1 ’W,8'ros,
"constantly on hand alargc assort-
. _ resent of general House-keeping
-7-Furniture, at So. Norwalk,
' -‘ -" -* Conn.

Norwslk Post ofioe.
, Closes--Wasr, 1.: o A. n., 1.30 i-. n.
"_ , “ Essr, 8.30 a. n., 5.30 r. n’.
 .Ifa‘il Due-Wits-r, 9.30 A. IL, 6.30 r. n.
I’ ’" v_ “ Essr, 8.30 a. x., 3 r. n.

 

‘T13. nrssnns.
' 0_U_I.D_ invite the attention of this and
‘the neighboring community to his vast

- itoek of goods, ,(to which additions are weekly

beiug3_ma‘dé,') comprising a full and general as-

. sortmentsof ‘

IOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRUGS,
selected with the greatest care, and from th°
best which: the New York market will alord-
Ie_ houelso a choice selection of ‘

. Perfumery,
Including Lubiu’s extracts of all kinds, cologne
water in o .varicty of styles, etc. His stock of
, .2 A .-PATENT MEDICINES,
Comp_rises_ anjmnsenso variety, principally of
articles which have gained a reputation among
the pe'o'plo‘,"and are valuable medicinal prepara-
t'ous. " ~ '
|. ewould invite the attention ofthe ladies to
his "FANCY GOODS,
which are too numerous to particularise, and
which for taste. andaelegsncearo beyond all ri-
!*1'I.iIithig~.V.i°i!-“!- . .
. Vgi-y,_ particular attention ll plld to Plflplllllfl
'._ 4‘ffg_YSICIAN’S,l’RESCBIPTIONS,
. ' '1 mi‘ plying families with pure and nnadnlte'
‘ "ted"'siodi'c‘incs..' His prices will compare in-
wltli those of any other establisment.
".-,p¢s‘e W-incs, Liquors, Scotch Ale and Porter,
gjggnd expressly fa medicinal use.

 f ‘Pa or Hangings.
' ' " VPI CES of every style and pat-
’ tern from ‘lots. to 3s. apiece just

, . HAN,
1 g At the Old Bridge Store. ..

Old ‘Pictures Copied 8:. Restored

D00

air"

' "“¢d= ndnow oiferedfor leb
‘" 7'. c llcsli

. ./
:";.-"*. -:-

 '-“51l'J'S_TEN, has recently introduced In-

, ‘*g'm';me'nts, by which he can restore or copy
Old -Pictures‘,4Daguerreotypes,&c,, giving them
I ‘ugh; iiuerilnish, than in the original.

_ August 9th. ~

 ~wo 9$r=s..t.u9vs.is....; 

;' .'i°-’l‘..’‘1.‘‘'.‘*.!.T1‘14‘:‘:5él-‘!‘ll'?7!7.3
. -..sritK9.1li!1f!i0&4.Dsrota.s
I ‘ A" iise hay‘ in‘ -iesseaunc elm: mn-
 'Hn:t’:|'?la !prepajre'd to 'reeeive“boIrders
and froniient visitors. The House is abundant}
1, .,.$f;_1i¢d'1vlth spring water, and has all the
oenvgsieuces

 

necessary to make guests comfort-
ai,|.....¢1-t.|ie.underslg11ed feels confident from
-the £'§,,e;ience that he has had in the business
ahofej keeping, that he can giiiveb satitsfaction
— * * '~ ' ' II t ' .
8' ’s'.'."..i.'*:.. ....°.r.'..i;.s.'.'.'.-*
 .1(.-B.-—Warm and Cold Water Baths ready
‘ otell hours. (Daubury, Sept. 5, 1853. “$6

._.... au-

 CI” for me If I.0cKWO0D’S.
~ .O0D.EN Were, Brooms, Pails, TIl|I.T|'0!|
.. Bowls, Ladies, MOIlKl:5.°O}3*a‘ons,'

‘.5

and Paper Hanging Establishment.
HE subscriber has taken the Store recently
occupied by liessrs. Raudle & Platt, and
has opened an extensive and general Oil, Paint,
Painting and Glasiery Depot. House. Sign,
Plain and Ornamental Painting, Gliding, lug‘.
bling, Greining, ‘etc., done with u'eatness',cheap-
ness- and despatch. ‘ Also,‘ Banners, window
shades, designs, dc, skilfully. .peiuted to order.
He will also keep on hand a general assortment
of Paints, Oils, .&4:., which will be sold whole-
sale or by'tli‘e pot, with the loau“of brushes.-
Speciel attention paid‘t_o Paper Hanging,’ ac.
By a punctual fulilllment of all engagements,
and reasonable charges, he hopes to receive a
share of public patronage, . . .
' .' .. GEORGE MARVIN. ’
Norwalk, Aug. 9th, 1853. ‘ A » ' gm;

- ‘ Non-wsi.K.uAT-.- .
. Im cap andrur Emporium.

2 Skiddy’-s Block, would say, that having
just made’-very large‘ ‘additions’ ‘to his‘fo’rmer'

stock, of new and fashionable ‘goods in his
line, would now call the attention of the public

Ncrwalk. ‘confining, psi-. whole. attention. to
this one branch" of "business, we "feel that we
can make purchases and secures much better
quality of goods, than those comparatively
snscquainted _with, the business. ..We .have.
now on hand a fine assortment of Hare, just
suited to the season and the wants of the com-

and examine for yourselves, at No. 2 Skiddy’s
Block. Main street. H. C. RANDLE. '

reonwaux, '£1VI1’OIIll1Vll
« PROVISIONS, . FRUITS,-
Vogctables. of Fish all kinds.
Ohms. ovltor-.. 590- C 
As good as the market ‘afi‘ords,consts_ntly to be
found at the well known establishment of _
AIJLEN, MEEKER & '
M‘ Goods of the above description received‘
daily, and for sale at; wholesale and retail "on
the most favorable terms. - - 2 » _ l

A HOUSE AND~ LOT;
of about One Acre, . . .
F OR SALE.

HE subscriber offers for sale, upon reasona-

ble terms, a House and I_..ot,_sltuated in
Silver Mine, so-called, in the town of New Ce-
naau, and 2} miles from Norwalk Bridge. The
House is newly built, contains 5 large rooms,‘
and 3 bed-roomsyettached to which is an out-
house, containing 4 rooms, cellar, &c., «be. i .
The above property will be "sold ve low, up-,
on application to I A.: GLENDE INC,‘ «
or STEPHEN HYATT.
New-Canaan, Silver line, sept. 21, 1853.-tf 39 »

_ Limo. _ .
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PEGK.

Timber and Lathe
AT SOUT-II NORWALK.

350,000 Plasteringbaths. ,

50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.

10,000 Pine Pickotsjust rec’d sud ‘for sale
y 1' ‘:THOS.' LPECK.

South Norwalk, Aug. 2. 1&3.

1’rotoction_ Oompeuy
HARTFORD, OT. -
Capital $300,000-with privilege to in
crease to a Million.
'W'l'LLlAll Ci STREET, Agent pt the above

named Company isnow prepared to In-
sure Houses, Stores, Hills, Factories, Barns, and
the contents of each, together with every other
species of property, __a_oaissr Loss on minor or
sin. The rates of premium offered, are aslow
as those of any other ' similar institution, _and
every man has now an opportunity,'for a trifling
sum, to protect himself against this destructive
element, which often in .a single hour sweeps
away thcearuiugsofso many years.
Norwalk, Sept. 5t_h',"_,,l8,5_3,. ,_

cheaper "thou Ever.
.1: the South .N'm_u_Ik ’ ' «

GIOCIIIY .8‘-l'.0.I. 3- .-
THE subscriber’ has on hand by far the

larges and best selection," of Family Gro-_
ceries and Provisions, ‘to be found‘ in South
Norwslk, which he offers to_ his customers and
the ublic, at greatly reduced prices. “His fa-.
cilit es are sue thathe will be constantly re-
ceiving new eud fresh supplies of goods, "a'_s'th‘c
wants of his Customers may require, which will.
always be of the best quality and sold at‘ the
very lowest possible pi-,ice,,snd. he would ‘re-
spectfull solicit an examination and trial ofthc
“'30- GEO. W. SMITH.
South Norwalk, May 15th, I854.

Hardware and cutlery, ‘ 0 
Mechanics Tools, Farming Utensils,
Guns, Ptslols, Ir¢’m'a'm1 smz_
Wsndow Glass, Paint;
HE b b and Oils. ' ,
suscri h ' " “-’-’
y - stantly rec'eei:in‘g' l:l°ll"8Ill'tI .ilroor:i' li:i:i?::‘
faetnrers, a large supply offoreign and aqgug.
‘I0 (00010. under the above denominations
which makes his assortment of articles gains’
to this market, ‘equal to any in the state and
which will be sold "either wholesale or {am}
on asfevorable terms as can be purchased ii;
New York. For list of articles and price.
purchasers are requested to cell and cxamiaé
for themselves. , , WM. 0. STREET.
Norwalk, April 17th.

, . . . .
Shirt Makers
WANTED. _ ,

T A. IIORISON & HOYT are now giving
. . out Shi_rts,Bosoms, Collars,&o., to expe-
rienced sewers. - _
Constant employment given and CASH,peid
on delivery of the work. 4 ‘ rs

~ 3m‘20

,~_;){orwelk,July iocii,iss3. ‘ 

.-..— . =Al30Iilfi’.'eisht.ecr¢s-ot:§na3i'*lsiidizsesr
lain-st.‘,Vo;ue' mile nogtb of the ridge, is g'i_l'e'r'ed

 

nilrably adapted for building lots, or for gard-
ening purposes, having a quick and rich soil,
and a large bed of vegetable nsould,or compost
manure thereon, or it is well calculated for a
lrst rate meadow. It is well fenced and in ,a
very eligible location. For further particulars

nquire at this ollce. ’ tfs

Marble Works _
I. SXITH having associated hiniself with

will continue to keep on hand, at tho old stand

223 £’.'?iI.° .?.§.".'.".'i.i’i'i}'.,f.;,£,’...'.:.i..‘-:'.‘.l ‘2,‘;!*""""
Tu A’. new .
April 24, ms, "15

subscriber; having_ removed to. N0: ‘

generally, to the great ‘advantages which he '
is enabled to oder over his oouspetitors, in '

munity.—I-‘or further particulars, just drop in '

for ’ie_lc upon "v‘ery-"reasonable" ’tcrm‘s.- It is ‘-1 ad- '

Jo TIOIAQ IOIGANVIII the Marble business.-

|'“' “'9 nfidfl in Main ' Street," Xonumeutl"

scorer.

, . The Song or Death. _,
Ay, tremble, frail mortals! for silent I comp,

V fair; _
Your heads bow in silence, in terror be dumb,
Ofall your vast numbers not one will I spare;
The high and the mighty, the learned and brave,
lust fall ’neath my blasting and withering
. breath ;. ‘
All journey alike to the cold, silent gravel —
- All yield them at last to the conqueror-
Deatlil

« I visit the infentl reclining in peace,
And slumbering sweetly in love’s tender arms;
A touch of my ilnger,—-the life-currents cease,
And faded and cold lie its infantile charms!
I visit the maiden,-still blooming in health,
With light on her forehead-the rose on her
check;
For treasures like these are the gems of my
;, wealth!
. The lovely and beautiful always I seek!

I visit the youth l who, in rosiest health,
Gives promise of genius and usefulness rare ;
Before him rise dreams of ambition and wealth,
That he with the loved and the gifted may

share ;

But at my approach all his energies fail,
His he_art’s blood is chilled and refuses to
:ilow— -
The pulse will grow feeble—the brow will

I grow pile! -

F. .

 The yimngond the gifted are soonest laid low i

The aged I visit’! whom long I have spared,
._Yet haduct forgotten I owed them a call;
The world they’ve enjoyed—in its pleasures

I have sliar’d,

And now for the coflln, the shroud, and the
. I : pull!

The heads of the holy, the just and the pure,
Or blaspheming sinner, by Time silvered

o’er-
llust how when I dicta.te—my pangs must en-
dure,
And go where I lead, to be seen here no more.

I visit the mariner! who, over the sea,
' In search of earth's riches, his course will
 pursue;
Courageous and skillful, and learned he may
. be. . —
In guiding his bark o’er the waters so blue;
While. thinking of home, and his own little cot,
That stands near the seashore, beside the dark
wave, _

I stretch forth my hand, and behold i—-he is not !
The ocean rolls over the mariner’s gravel -
I visit this‘-mi'ser‘l*who,; counting his gold, _
Exults in zh'e‘ir‘é'ssiue oflcoifers well filled ;"
For increase of wealth he "lies happiness sold-

That wealth which the heort’s best affections
: have killed.

My hand is upon him i from all he must part I
Z In fear and in terror he breathes his last gasp:
Bis gold was his idol—the joy of his heart,
' And dying, he clutches it firm in his grasp.

And tlerce is the coufiict, and fearful the strife
How many stout hearts at my name are dis-
mayed! -
Of those who there light for their country
and life;
They dream of their homes, where secure they
may.rest,
Surrounded by loved ones and all they hold
dear-
But with the reality ne’er to be blest,
They bow them in terror, and perish in fear i

Yes, all how before me-acknowledge my
pow’r’

The lordly, the lowly, the
slave! -

Awaiting alike the approach of the hour

When I shall conduct to the sleep of the
gravel

’Tis there 1 am lord, and my will is supreme,

For nought can exist ’neath my withering

"breath!

Then, mortals, be silent, and nevermore dream

That ought can escape from the conqueror-—
Death!

prince and the

Qt‘.
, Wn.i.Lui R. LAWRENCE.

_. .

gunners c mechanics.

_ A Good Recipe. _

Ric: Bsi.i.s.—-A_ few days since we
sat at the table of a Connecticut lady,
who has fortunately been rightly educa-
ted to look upon. the care of her own
household affairs and the proper instruct-
ion of her own children, as a higher and
nobler occupation than nursing poodles
and lap-dogs, or pursuing the gay baubles
of fashionable life. We need not say
that her house was in order, and that un-
der her superintendence food was prepar-
-ed and the table arranged to please both
ey'c‘a‘nd‘_taste. , But we did not commence
this to, write _ about household arrange-_
ments" in general—for, although we have
an cy_e' upon such matters wherever we

. .go,,tvo leave,-the subject to our fair cor-

respondents who have promised us old
in "this line—we now only wish to give
what we call the best method of cooking
rice to ‘our taste. At our request, the
lady above referred to, furnished us the
following recipe, which is simple and
‘good we know. _
Boil rice until it is soft, and. while
warm make it into cakes or flat balls.-
Dipjthesc bails into a beateiuegg. and
theuroll them into Indian meal till thor-
oughly coaied. This done, fry them in
lard, which is better than butter for this
Pllrpoee. Serve them with sauce, or
with butter or cream and sugar.
Am. Agricultu-n'st.

Soaked Cornfor IIorscs.....One of the
suns: successful and judicious farmers in
zbiafiyiciniiy oil; Bxliimore, efifectfslu saving
_, in one i ii’ to ouefiiai o is corn
‘W;-.'i°,|_|l,lilI,__g it ihoroughlxyibefore feeding:
lfllp met__i_i9_d is this :—Two:.empiy_.vesscls,
 

-~ ‘ r, w iere‘t iere is no au-
lfrqui iheffrost, audéiiled to thechiinc,
i is 0 com. c then me in
water until the receptacles areplille-d.—

horses, and when the contents of one cask
are consumed, it is again filled, and me
animals fed from the other. Even cobs,
soaked in a similar manner, but in pickle
instead of pure water, are eagerly devour.

euce of salt is witiiiieid. The corn cob
—contnius ularge quantity of nutriment,
and is by far too valuable to be thrown
away.

5

And touch with my sceptre the lovely and‘

When hosts against hosts are in battle arrayed,‘ ,

When well soaked, the corn is fed to the"

cd by cows, especially if the usual allow-

m~miS®El’.I..3AN r. 

- Mail-beach unis tlsc"-Mystibriosss
"Begs.

Mr. arnum has nearly completed'bis
Biography, and his publisher, Redfield,
has promised it __to the public early in
December. Thebook will hutie an im-
mense circulation not only on account of
the many extraordinary incidents in Mr.
Barnum's life, but it will be rendered pe-
culiarly interestiug’ by a great variety of

 

' original anecdotes which no man can tell

better than'Barnum,. We give below a
story from the forthcoming work :-

Iu the days of which I am now wri-
ting, (l824)a much stricter regard was
paid ioihc Sabbath in the State of Con-
necticut than at present. ' If a man was
riding on horseback or in a carriage on
Sunday before sundown. a tything man,
deacon of a church‘, or grand jurynian
was sure to arrest him, and unless he
could show that sickness or some other
occasion of necessity induced him to
travel, he was fined the next day.

The mail stage’ from New York to
Boston was permitted to run on the Sub-
bath, but in no case" to take passengers.
Sometimes the cupidity of the New
York agents would induce them to book
their passengers through Connecticut on
the Sabbath, but nearly every meeting
house hail its sentinel on the look out and
it was very difficult for a stage driver to

more passengers in his stage. In that
case, the driver, ii-is_horses, stage, mail

and passengers were obligedio “lie to’—.’»
until Monday morning, when driver and

passengers must each pay a fine before

being permitted to depart. "

On one occasion, Oliver Taylor and
Benjamin Hoyt, both great wage of Beth-
el, were in New York, and as the way
bill was filled with passengers several
week days ahead they went to the stage
office, No. 21 Bowery, early one Sunday.
morning, end asked to be carried that day‘
to Norwalk, Ct. ,

"It can't be done," peremptoriiy rc-
plied the stage agent. ' , ’

"It is very important," respanded Mr.’
Taylor. "My wife and children are dan-
gerously sick at Betbel, and I must reach
there before to-morrbw‘ ino_rning." .
“And my mother isn’t expected to liv
the day out," meckly» added Esquire
Ben, with a face considerably elongated...-
"It won’t do, gentlemenhthese period-
ical sicknesses are exceedingly prevalent
and I am wonderfully" sorry for you, but
we have been stopped’, fined.‘ Ind 00'!’
mail detained several times -this year. in
your State, and we have got considera-
bly sick of it, and will carry no more pas-
sengers in Connecticut on Sunday," was
the prompt reply. 

"They are not so strict now as they
were formerly," urged Mr. Taylor.
"Not half,” added Mr. Hoyt.
"Forrnerlyl" exclaimed the agent,
“why, it's only two weeks’ since we
were arrested in Stamford.” —

_ "Yes, and it cost me eleven dollars be-
sides the detention," added the proprio-
tor who had just come in. .
"Now, sir," said Mr. Taylor, addres-
sing the proprietor, our business is ur-
gent; we are Connecticut men and know
Connecticut laws and Connecticut dea-
cons-—yea, andliow to dodge them too.
We will pay you ten dollars for our pas-
sages to Norwalk, and whenever we
pass through a Connecticut village, we
will lie down on the bottom of the stage
and thus your vehicle being apparently
empty will pass through unmolested."
“Will you do this promptly as you
pass through each Connecticut village i"
asked the melting proprietor. ~
"Positivel‘y,"- was the reply of Taylor’
and Hoyt. '

"Well, I don't‘ think it any sin to
dodge your Yankee blue‘ laws,und I'll take
you on these conditions," responded the
stage-man. ,_ , '

The passage money was paid, the two
valices snugly packed under the inside
seats, and their owners were as snugly
seated in the mail coach. ' ‘
"Remember your promises; gentlemen
and dodge the Yankee deacous,” said_‘ihe
stage proprietor just as the driver gave
«his whip a thundering crack, and the
horses started off in a gallop. The pas-
sengers nodded a willing assent. Messrs
Taylor and Hoyt kuetvevery inch of
the road. ‘ ~ As‘ the stage ‘approachedtho
Connecticut line, they began ‘lo prepare
to stow themselves away. J us_i before
reacliing—Gi-eenwich, they both stretched
themselves upon their backs at the bot-
tomcf thecoach; The agents of the
law, and gospel too, were on the look-
out, the driver's face assumed a most in-
noceut look, the apparently empty stage
"passed muster," and was periiiitted to‘
move along uumolesized-,"a”_straight laced
deacon merely remarking to’ the tytliing’
man, “I guess them are Yorkers have
concludedit--'won’t pay to send their (pas-
sengers up this way on il_ie*Lord's‘ 0 av.

The tything man gave a word of anti
isfaction. At'- Stamford, -the genie of
"hide and book" was‘ successfully repea-
ted. ‘

At Darien, which izrwitbin three miles

.to leavc‘the'~st.a'g'e, and take their chances‘
for reaching — Bethel, solne ‘mi_lcs‘nor_th,"-
they once more stretched‘ themselves up-
on their backs, and the dr'ive’r,7assu‘ming
his demure look, let‘ his_ horses lake h
slow trot through tlioviilagc.-’ ' _.
“Now, Ben,” eaid_Taylor, "I'm going
to give the deacons a ch‘ance,‘finc-or no
fino," and instantly ‘be thrust his -feet a
‘good distance out of the side‘ windows 'of
the coach. "Oh, for heaven's sake, drew-
in your feet,” exclaimed Hoyt in horror,
"'as__lie:.suw e-pair of boots sticking a‘—‘cou-
pleof fee}, (no pun iutended,) cutof the
window.» " ' ’
"Couldn't think of such a thing," qui-
eily responded Taylor with a chuckle.
"But we agreed to hide, and new we
are exposing "the stage-driver as well as
ourselves," urged the co‘nscie'utious and
greatly alarmed Hoyt, _ ,
"We agreed to lie on our V backs, and
we all are doing it flat. enough but my
legs want stretching, and they must have
it," was the mischievous reply. _
Tiiey were now opposite the village

of the grand display his passengerswere
making, carried his head high up, as much

escape being arrested if he had one or- .

of Norwalk, wliere'oi'ir passengers: were’

church and the poor driver. unccnscious_

as to say, "you may
but it’s no use.” .

A. watchful deacon; horror struck at
beholding a pair of boots with real legs
in them, emerging ,fro_m the stage win-
dow, halloed to the driver to stop.

"I'm empty, and I shan’t do it,” res-
poqded Coachee, with a tone of injured
innocence.

“You have got a passenger, and must

do it,’_’ earnestly repiiednthe deacon.
,_ The driver turning his face towards
the body of his coach, was horror struck
at seeing a pair of legs dangling out of
the window, and with a look of dismay
instantly jerking his reins and bringing
his horses half a dozen smart cuts, they
struck into a fierce gallop, just as the dea-
con's hand had reacbedwithip a foot of the
leader's bridle. The coach sliglztly_gra-
zed the deacon, half knocking him over
and was soon beyond his reach. The
frightened - driver applied the lash with
all his might, continually haliocing
"Draw in thern‘infern"el°boots !"

A double haw-haw of laughter was
all the satisfaction he received in ‘reply
tot his commands. Jehu-like, the team
dashed a-head until not a house was in
sight.’ , ' p .

The driver then rained in his horses
andbegan remonstratingwith his pas-
sengers. They only laughed heartily,
and handing him half-a-dollar, bade him
be quiet. "In ten minutes it will be sun-
down," they added, "you can therefore
go into Norwalk in safety.” "But they
will pull me up in Daricn, and fine me
when I return,” replied the driver.

"Don't be alarmed,” was the response
“they can’t'finc you, for no one can swear
you had a passenger."

-"Nothingwas seen but a pair of legs,
and for ought that can be proved, they
belonged to a wax figure."

"But they moved,” replied the driver,
still alarmed. "So does an automaton,”
responded Mr. Taylor, ‘'50 just give your-
self no uneasiness; you are perfectly
safe.”

The driver, felt some relieved, but as
he passed through Darien the next. day
he had some misgivings. The deacon
however had probably come to the same
conclusion in regard to the rules and na-
ture of evidence as had Mr. Taylor, for
no complaint was made, and the driver
was permitted to pass unheeded. His
fright,'however, caused ‘him to send word
to his employers, that if they sent any
more passengers to Connecticut on a
Sunday, they might send a driver with
them, for he would see tiiem—,-"biowed”
before they would catch him: inanother
such is scrape! ,, _

look, gentlemen,

our Old Meeting House.
aivornsit cnsrrua rnon naxNuss’s auro-
niocnarnv.

I have before'said that ourold Meet-
ing House, without either steeple or hell
was .1 comfortable place to hold meetings
in summer; but my teeth chatter even

. now as I think of the dresiry, cold and

freezing time we had when attending
there in the winter. Such a thing as a
stove in a Meeting House had never been
heard of in those days, and an innova-
tion of that description would have been
considered little less than sacriiege.—
The old fashioned sermons were an hour
and a half to two hours long, and there
the congregation would sit and shiver,
and their faces would look so blue that it
is no wonder "the ‘world's people” some-
times called them "bliieskins.” They
were litteraliy so.
Our mothers and grandmothers were
the only persons who were permitted to
approach comfort. - Such as coiiid afford
it, hadia "muff and tippet,” and carried
along-a foot-stove, which consisted of a
small square tin-box perforated with holes
and inclcsed in a wooden frame, with a
wire handle. There was a _door in one
side in which was thrust a small sauare
iron dish of live coals, sprinkled over with
a few ashes. Those who lived some
distance from the Meeting House took
their foot-stove in the wagon or "cutter"
for there was generally good slcigliing
in winter—and on arriving "to meeting,”
they would replenish the foot-stove with
fresh coals at the nearest neighbor's be-
fore entering the sanctuary.
At last, and after many years, the spir-
it of reform reached the shivering, chat-
tering, freezing congregatious of the Old
Bethel Meeting House. . Some brother
who was evidently quite ahead of the
age, and not, as some of the elder breth-
ren thougiit, ‘-out of his "head,” hail the
‘temerity to propose that a stove should
be introduced into the church for the pur-
pose of-heating it. Many brethren and
sisters raised their hands and rolled their
eyes in surprise and horror. “A pretty
pass, indeed, when professing Christians
"needcd a fire to warm their zeal.” The
proposition was iuipious, and it was vo-
ted down by an overwhelming majority.
The “reformer,” however, persevered,
and by persuasion and argument he grad-
ually gained a few converts. He argued
that oueiargc stove for heating the whole
house was as harmless us fifty small
stoves to warm fifty pairs of feet belong-
_ing.to- the owners of said’ portable stoves
and while some saw no analogy between
the two cases, others declared‘ that if he
was mad there was “method in his mad-
ness-” ‘ ~
Another year rolled by; cold Novem-
ber arrived, and the’ stove question was
again mooted. Excitement ran high ;—
night meetings and church ‘caucusscs
were held to argue the question; argu-
ments were made pro and con in the vil-
lagestoree; the subject was introduced
into. conference meetings and prayed
over, even the youugsterl had the ques-
tion brought upin the debuting club :-
and early in December a great “Society's
Meeting” was called to ‘decide by ballot
whether there should or should not be a
,stove in the meeting house. _ '
' .'I‘iie..ayes carried zit: by.ar majority of
one, and to the consternation of the ini-
nority the stove was introduced. On the
first Sabbath afterward two venerable
maiden ladies fainted on account of the
dry atmosphere and sickly sciisation cau-
ied by the dreaded stove. They were
csrriedout into the cold air and-soon re-
turned to consciousness _ after being in-
formed Lhatin consequence of there not
being stove-pipe enough within two
lengths, no fire had as yet been placed
in the stove! .
» The following Sunday was a bitter
cold day, and the stove was crammed
with well-seasoned hickory wood and

brought nearly to a red heat. This made
most parts of the house comfortable, pica-
scd mauyand horrified some.

Immediately after the benediction had
pronounced at the close of the afternoon
services, one of tlIO:deIcon8, whoa. spur
was located near the door, arose and ex-
claimed in aloud voice, “The congxegg.
tion are requested to tarry.” -

Every person promptly sat down on
hearing this ‘common announcement.-
The old deacon drew near the altar, and
turning l»0'_tl|O people, be addressed them
in e whining tone of voice, as follows:
“Brethren and sisters, you will hear me
witnesstbat, from the first, I have rais-
ed my, voice against introducing a ‘stove
into the house of the Lord. But a ma-
jority has prevailed against me. I trust
they voted ih the fear of God, and I aub-
uiii, for I would not wittingiy introduco
scbisms into our church ; but if we must
have a stove, I do insist on having a lar-
ger one, for the one you have is not large
enough to heat the whole house, and the
consequence is,it draws all the cold back
as fire as the outside" pews, making them
three times as cold as they were before,
den we who occupy these pews are oblig-
ed to sit in the entire cold of this whole
house." . , X'_

The countenance and manner of the
speaker indicated beyond all doubt that
he was sincere’ and ‘ nothing would ap-
pease him uutil the ‘Businescominittce’
agreed to take thesubjcct into consider-
aticn. In the course of the week they
satisfied him ‘that the stove was large
enough except on unusually severe days,
but they found great difiicuity in making
him comprehend that if the stove did not
heat the entire building, it did not
intensify the cold by driving it all into a
corner.

Barnum, as A Pottirogger.
[The following anecdote, which has not
yet appeared in print, is from the forth-
coiningvclume, and shows that Barnum
is as good at story-telling as he is at me-
ny other good things :]

My grandfather, being a justice of the
peace, in my native village (Bethcl, Con-
necticut,) frequently had to sit in judge-
ment upon civil and criminal suits. On
one occasion a man_ was arrested, on a
grand-jury complaint, for assault and
battery. The case was to be tried before
my grandfather. A young medical stu-
dent, named Newton, was boarding at
my mother's, and he volunteered to de-
fend. the prisoner. Of course, pettifog-
ging was new business to Newton, but
he thought it would her": good olsllwl to
show off hiotalents to our villagor'e.——
Mr. Couch, the grand-juryiuan, came to
mc_ and said, that inasmuch aea pettifog-
ger was en ed by the prisoner, he
thought the tete ought to have some
person to defend its interests, and he
would give. me a dollar, if I would go
in and argue the case of the State before
my grandfather. Nothing icth, I accep-
ted. the proposition, and ‘received my fee
in ‘advance. ’ ’ ‘ ' ‘

The fact is two such eminent. counsellors
being engaged, ‘drew in crowds from the
hat shops and other portions of the vil-
lage. The guilt of the prisoner was es-
tablished-by‘ the direct evidence of helf_e
dozen witnesses, and ‘as no testimony
was offered on the pa_rt_‘ of the prisoner,
there wasno more need for arguing the
case than there would he to enlighten
the court rsgardingtho fact that noonday
is liglitcrthen midnight.’ ' A
However, young Newton was in for
the fight, and he arose with no small de-
gree of dignity, and addressed my grand-
father thus :—'-“May it please the honors-
ble court, etc., etc. He went on with a
set of rigmarole nonsense, quoting largely
from Shakspare, and repeating unknown
quantities of poetry, occasionally alluding
to the pitablo situation of “the persecu-
ted dcfendaut, the prisoner at the bar,
and the cruel vindictiveneas of the plain-
t'iil"—poiu¢ing his finger disdainfuliy at
the grand-juryman. .-

My grandfather maintained the utmost
gravity for half an hour, at which time
Newton, who was in the middle of what
he-intended to be a splendid perorntion,
having for probably, the twentieth time,
pointed to Couch (the grand-juryman) as
the plaintiff, was interrupted by my grand
father. Newton felt exceedingly annoy-
ed that he should be stopped at the pre-
cise moment he was about to give the
finish to his grand conclusion.

“What is the pleasure of the honoura-
ble court I" asked Newton, in tone of vex-
ation.

"You should understand, as the pleas-
ure of the court, that that gentleman is
not the plaintiff in this case,” answered
the judge. '

"Not the plaintiff ! Then, may it
please your honour, I should like to
know who is the plaintiff 1"’ said New-
ton, sarcastically. _

"If I had followed your argument it
would have been rather a diiiicult matter
to determine; and I was afraid, if I had al-
lowed you to continue your high-flown,
poetical language much farther, none of
us would have been able to make out
who the plaintiff is; ' but I believe I heard
fromithe grand-juryman that it was the
State of Connecticut," replied my grand-
father, with a smile. _

Poor Newton dropped into his chair
as suddenly as if he had been struck by a
twenty-four ’pouuder.

A titter ran through the crowd at
-Newton's discomfiture; and I who had
been busy taking notes during the speech
now arose, with great confidence. Af-
ter hitting Newton a rap on the knuck-
ice, -1 proceeded immediately to examine
the evidence and urge its demonstrative
proof the guilt of the prisoner. I bore
upon the fact that every witness had seen
the transaction, and all zagrcedin their
statements,‘ andiurtber. urged tlilt‘ noth-
ing in tho’ cross-examination ‘had boon
discovered 'i9;clash. with that of tho.di-
rect testimony-—-that no attempt lied been
made to impeach either of the witness”.
that. no tcs_tim_ony.whatever had been of-
ieied on the partofthc defence. that not

guilt of the prisoner could poslibli 911“-
ihat I
andaudacity of both prisoner and coun-
sel, in not pleading -. guilty in the int
place. Warming with In?‘ '“bl°°‘_o 1
soared aloft into space. where. after In-
dulging in numerous grandiloqucnt ma-

umvrcs, I began to look down from my

theolightcst shadow of a doubt of the gaze

was astonished at the indisctction _

giddy height, with coins trepidation 195;
I should not make a safe descent, when
all at once my greiiilfatber_interrupted me’.

~ "Y.oungmau," said‘ he, "will you have
the kindnoss_to inform the court, which
side you pleading for--the plaintiff or the
defendant 1". q , ' ' ,

Idropped ineu instant, amid a tra-
uieudous shout of laughter from every
portion of the court-room. 

Newton had been sittin’g',_'witii a down-
cast look ever since his diseomiiture ;—
but. on lllipriuciplc that “misery -loves
¢°'“P‘"Y_.’' 110 now. looked up with a
N0!" 'g|’In_ upon‘ hisfeeturcs. ' I did not
'n9“Y-'°l|l_h 310 lobe. and informed my
grandfather that] thought he mighthavo
had, some little regard for the sanctity of
U003,“ Of justice, hilt hi gave me no ggt.
yisfactory reply. After order was recto.
red the prisoner was bound over to the
next county court for trial, and the new
members ‘of "the'bar"v'vere both glad to
-sneak out the room with all reasonable
,celeri_ty_.-‘ ' ‘ - i

b National Baby Show .-

Tlis Rising Generation ea _Arms--In-
. 1 tense Ezes'tement.- '

We find in the Cincinn'e~ti_‘ Times of
Friday last, the following account of one
of the most remarkable Fairs of this go-
ahend country, held at Springfield, Clark
Co.,__0b_io_, on Thugsday, Oct. 5th. ' It is
a refreshing change from tho’ dry coi-
umne of political resolves and conven-
tional speechcs : ‘

. The Arrival of the Babies.

Dccidedly the greatest feature of this
Fair was the National Convention, that
took place yesterday. ‘ It attracted peo-
ple, adults and babies, fromeli parts of
the Union. No less than 12,000 or 16,-
000 visited the Fair to-day, (excluding
babies) all of whom appeared to be ex-
cited as to the display of innocence and
infantile beauty. The novelty of the ox-
liibition was of itself sufficient to create
a general intorest,‘but to this was added
three services of silver plate as prizes.
The managers of the " show,” ap-
peared to be taken shock at the
interest taken in the affair. They
had supposed that even their ' libe-
rel. premiums would not tempt more
than a dozen babies or so, and had made
arrangements accordingly. 10 o'clock
yesterday morning convinced them that
they had underrated..".tho importance of
the Occasion." . Devoted mothers and
doatiug fathers, with their little pets in
theirarms, camoipouring into the Fair

 

"grounou*eezn,n‘o ‘doubt, confident of

leaving it with one of: the prizes. A
small canvass tent had been assigned as
the receptacle. of the entries, and; into
that, mothers, bebies,.and nurses were
usbercdby gentlemen wearing rosettes
upon their breasts. Soon there was
“music within."

Young America’: voice is heard.
Astonishod, probably, at finding them-
selves in " " mass meeting assembled,"
the little ones sent up a cry, which
shook the canvass-top and pierced the
ears of the people. In vain did the
brass-baud toot their instruments to
drown-if possible " the piercing cry.”---
Young America was aroused, and sear-
uing to be beat, sent forth notes which
shamed the keys of‘ the bugle, and made
the trombone blush for its weakness.-
“ The babies!" " the babies!" was on the
lips of every one. Plcughs, embroidery
reaping machines, fancy ‘goods, mechan-
ical skiil and agricultural success, were
all forgotten in=a moment. Blood hor-
sesaud short-horned cattle were no
soliar! The peoplo—mon, women and
children, ladies, gentlemen, and growing
juveniles, made a" rush for the “ Baby
Tent.’-' Being-barred admission howev-
cr,~ they werofobiigodfor the present to
content tbemeeivca by listening to the
music. Somq who weromore _anxious
than the rest-l—geutiomeu we mean-
climbed the adjoining trees, and enjoyed
free gratis-for nothing, a stolen peep at
the Baby Convention, which, from their
expressions we judged was highly grati.
fying. ‘ _

Election of Judges.

At 1 1 o'clock allarga circle was form-
ed by a rope around the —tent, and out-
side of this the uninterested adults were
made to stand, which they did patiently,
under the promise that the babies would
soon be exhibited. The following jud-
gee were then elected, whose duty it
was to enter the tent,exainine the babies
and award the premiums :

Mrs. Hivling of Xenia; Mrs. Snyder
of Springfield; Mrs. Hunt of Clark
County; Mrs. Vance of Champaigue
County; Mrs. Wilcoxon of La. ; Mrs.
Robins of Springfield ;' Mrs. Baldwin of
Clark County; Mrs. Warder of Spring-
field ; Mr. A. DeGrafl’ of Dayton ; Mr.
L. Mount of Cincinnati; Dr. McElha-
ncy of Green County; Dr.‘ Martin of
Xenia; Mr. J. Phillips of Cnampaignc
County; Mr. Wiicoxon of Le.

More Babies ,C'onss'ng. .

The Judges were about proceeding to
their task. when a telegraph was receiv-
ed, announcing that a number of babies
were on the train from Dayton. 31"‘
would -be there at 12» o'clock, and I9-
questing a postponement of the exami-
nation untii said babies arrived. The
request was acceded to to the _ great dis-
comfort of the "Conventi0n,” 91°“ "1
session. A few minutes after 12. the
Juan.‘ ‘laud ghg tjfll, Ind hhfollgh
the kindness of the man88°"- “fl P’°b'
ably was the consent of the .b-l?1°°- V“
were permitted to enter the sanctum
sessctorsuss and look‘ 09°" ‘he '°‘“°-

Tlae Seeueiss the Tent.

Th. was presented a_-novel, amusing.
,,,-d,,,,',_.,’¢-.'__;__i,’.g _‘e\igln_-._'; v-The mothers and
i:‘ii'rse‘e.\_I'rlsfro:sse‘t _ -‘and -bad the " little
“‘,‘.;;,~,g,_,". aim y for inspection, that is
near ready:-.as.=could‘be. To see so
many babies together was novel; to
note the iuatoruelcforts topreseut them
in ‘the best_snood,' ‘w‘a'a a's'uusiug,- "audio
' ' upon ‘their innocent faces and pu-
rest of charms was certainly interesting.
There sat a mother, her eyes directed
alternately on the judges and on a little
cherub which lay in’ her’ arms. By 1101'
eat another holding. up proudly a IOVGIY
little girl, whose ilaxcn curls and SW09‘
blue eyes would soften the heart of the

gnqteat baby hater in Christendom.-

Next to her a nurse was endéavoring to
quiet astout, black-eyed, rosy-checked
“ one year old,” who insists on pulling
the jet black ringiets of another one or
its own size. One lady pointed with
pride to the chubby legs of her__ darling
boy while another glowinaly refers‘? to
the delicate but well-formelcal features of
her sweet babe. One boasted of having
the largest. of its acre‘ another-‘of’ the
smallest and smartegt. , Some of the ba-
bies seemed to feel their importance --on
this occasion, and in spite of the most
earnest entreaties, would he in mischief
and keep up a continued noise. Others
appeared unwilling to “ believe their?
eyes,".and lay quietly in their_- arms,
watching the the proceedings with ap-
parent interest, whilefothers insisted on
hidinv their innocent aces in their moth-
er's bélsoms, as if they knew their refuge
was t ere. ‘“"

Young Amerz'ca’s Vernacular.‘ 5" I

Then the expressions which fell on
oue’s ears !—“ Tome to mudder’s arms,
mudder’s ’itile pet.” “ Oh ! you dar-
ling ’ittle toad 3” " 'B’ess its ’iti:ie b'eart_
it shall have some tandy.” I “ Tot, t'_t.)_t‘,'to,
Baridyboss, on its mamma’s ’ittle hos§.'_’,,
4- Stan’ up’, rnuzzervs qme _pet._" .__:"I,gt.
sweet, so it is, mudder knows Ill. IS; 
es Dump ifit wants to, tau,se.1t tan dump,
" Tiss mamma now, won t it tiss uiam-,
ma Q” “ Bouncety bouneety bou;1ce.”,
as Now what a naughty boy, seq: mg,
gentlemen are coining.” “ That's a

d_ baby——nursc tan tomevits hair,‘ .
it don-’t’cry a bu’. ’ " Sweety. sxveety,
mother s sweet, uud an hundred more;
just such expressions.

Where the Babies came from._ . '

One hundred and twenty-seven babies‘
were entered for exhibition. And- they’
came from almost everywhere. Several
counties, including Hamilton, Ohio,
were well represented, and thenotherc ‘
were babies from Indiana, Lousiana, “
Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts’; We
would publish the names, but for the se- ‘
rious protests of the parents, who do not '
desire the world to know that their bn- ’
bies entered for the prizes and did not ‘
get it. We appreciate their feelings ;‘
and submit to their request. In such '
an immense crowd we could not with A
any propriety get anything like a person-
al description of the babies, but we will
mention a few which attracted general
attention. -

The Prettiest Baby. _

It was generally admitted that J deci-
dedly the prettiest child on exhibition,
was from Cincinnati; it is the daughter
of Mr. Henry Howe. It is really, a
sweet child, and, without pretending to
be a judge, we must coincide with the
general opinion.

Large and fat children seemed to pre-
dominate, One from Indiana, 5 months
old, weighed twenty-seven and a half
pounds. Another 4 months old weighed ‘
twenty pounds.

A pair of twins of Clark county, at-
tracted much attention. They were
very pretty, and as near alike as two
peas. ’ “

An elderly lady was present with her
Seocnteentli. Baby, only two months old
She claimed nothing extraordinary iutgho
child, but thought she was deserving-_' of
a premium—-and she certainly is. ' ‘

Without attempting to particulafizc,
we will just say that we think all tire ba-
bies presented were really pretty, and
that their parents have just cause to be
proud of them.

The Judges Deliberate.

The judges were a. long time in their
investigations. After they retired, the
mothers with their children in their
arms, walked into the Floral I-laliivhere
they remained, while the spectators
crowded past them to take a. look attire
babies. This ended the great Baby
Show—the first, but -certainly not ..i_he _,
last, in Ohio; ,

Though the “ show” was endei_l,,_tlio Q
excitement was not over. Everybody
wanted to know the premium babies.
and the judges were not ready to report.
Some ladies were sure that “this dubk
of a child,” or that "love of a baby”
would carry off the silver ware, While
every parent interested was sureuof a
prize. The judges not being A able,-.,"to
consult without interruption 'on' ‘the
grounds, retired to the Anthony =Huuse
in the city. There they were followed
by hundreds anxious to learn the result.
Prize: Awarded-—Namesof the Via-

tors. . ._ ., _.,
" The session was a long ohe, butabout 
6 o’clock in the evening the finaldecision ‘
was made, and the prizes awarded a‘s-*fi>l-
lows:
First prize, a splendid service 0fSi1Ve|'
plate, including a lprge salver} [50 311°
daughter of William Romner of
na, Clark county, aged 10 months. _

Second prize, a service of silver plate‘
to the son of McDowell Of 
Hamilton county, Oiiio. aged 13 momiis.

Third prize, apiain service of -silver,
to the daughter of Mr. A. Cannon--of
Philadelphia. ‘ ' ~-,-

Dissati.§‘factz'on— Volunteer Prize.

Great dissatisfaction was expressed at
the award of the firs: prize. It‘ ‘Eves
thought it would be given at once to‘ the
daughter of Mr. Howe, of Cincinnati,
and it was even proposed to like ,u‘ _, a
subscription on tile spot, to purchasifg 91’
a gift worth at least as much as the prize
It wasunderstoodi that her claim,’ lfad
been sttongiy urged, and that the prize
was awarded to the other child by a
majority of one vote. ' ‘

Those in the minority were determi-
ned she siiould not pass unnoiic'ed,__ _agid
after the awards hail been made k'n0_V_Pn,
waited on the little favorite, and through
Mr. DeGrafl' of Dayton, presented he!‘ a,
with a large and costly statllette Of 0'11’ .
Saviour Blessing Little Children. _'_I'liis
act was highly applauded-

Thus ends our report of the National
Baby show_ VVe understand it wiil"bc
gepeaied next year,when with the expe-
,;ence of this year before them, _t.he'
managers will be able topprepare all the
necessary accommodations for the_ " en- .
tries.” ___,_

A Letter from Fanny Fem-
Nnw Yoxx, Thursday. g
Sept. 28, 1854.
"'*' Mn. J. Ps1ss-—Sir; 111 thanking ~19“
for the compliment paid me. by °°n5‘"-“‘
ting me one of the committee to award

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premiums at the Baby Convention,’ I

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