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TUESDAY MORNING, BY
A. HOMER BYINGTON,
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gliflllilm. Efillcclgmiits, ll: gm, flotation,
ifs. tfi.--Cstililiihii in 1800.
UMBER 360---NEW SERIES.» 0 NORWALK, CONN . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1854. VOLUME XXXVII.---N UMBER 47.
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A. H. svmerou, editor a Proprietor
Qliirse VVest Side the Bridge in Sellotke’
Building, over store of F. St. John. ' ’ , _
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fine column, one yes ' ‘lb 00
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Fructioiial parts of a square, charged for as a whole.
Y”~“‘l.V advertisers have the privilege of ehoflliul "wk
' ‘ Advertisements
:ul\'6'l'Il!wln>('Iltn once per month.
\ elui_nged ottener charged as transient. ' . ,. .
'1 Filfllléllt advertisements payable on the first insertion.
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"“"‘”“‘- ‘WW1!’ ||dVII't!,oe:e rostf$¢t¢_<| 30. 339933’. PW?‘
her business.
special Notices 25 per cent addition on the above rate!-
was. These terms will be ialoxibly adhered to. ‘K
I-M
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BUSINESS‘ niiiscrosv.
~ ' \ '\“\’\-'\-‘x’\.'\r\’» -\.—\z-V--.-.-v<./\a
J. 1'. rooms,
Attorney and counselor‘ at Law,‘
OFFICE’ OVER Jlf.dLLOR}"S STORE‘
_§IVorvv'nlk, Corns. '
o. 8. rers-_y,A
Attorney and 0ouaselor..iat I-av‘
N or-walk ‘Conn.
soniv nus-I-liars‘! -
AGUERIAN ‘ ROOMS
Over D. 8;, N.D¢pot._
: NORWALK,O_'_‘, ,
Li keno,'sso's
W'au ranted to please a.ll.Goml. Judges-
C._ &. E. K_.fI.iOO,K_W.-ODD,
Noaw'AL'x, c'(')N'NI, 1 ' -
x1lxurac'ru’n'l--x‘s or ‘
TIN, suunr mon iii. COPPER
-WAR-ms,
om na.u.ss‘s Ill
Slaves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery. A
Britannia, Porcelain and Wooden
IVare, and Kitchen Furniture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead if Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
and China
Ware. -
WM. D.
H’est Side the Bridge, .N'orwaIIr, Conn.
xsxvracrunsa it DIALEIL DI
Stoves, Tin, . Sheet .Iro_n, and
COPPER WARE8,
Ranges, Furnaces, Britania §- Crock-
ery IVare:, Chain Pumps, Lead
and Lead Pipe, Groceries,"
China and Glass Wares,
4-c., 4;-c.
r-. H. "NASH,
Woonssrns up Rsnn. nuns IN
S T O V II S .
iuxuiucriiaiss or
TIN, SHEET mom is corrnn.
W a r e s ,‘ ~
Has constantly on hand alarge assort-
ment of general .H,’o_zcse-‘keeping
Furniture, ' "A! 1;‘ -.
I
.83
i ! GOODS.
_HE Subscriber would return his thanks for
' the very liberal patronage with which his
_.Store has been favored the year past. and hopes
by a constant attention to a the wants of the
trading public and by a system of fair and hoo-
orable dealing, to retain his share of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied selection of fashions-
bleyand seasonablo Dry Goods, of every quality
and price. He is confident that purchasers
will find every article purchased at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere. Particular attention
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestin s,
&.c._, &c., for. Gentlemcns wear, which will In
sold at the lowest market prices.
Jan, 16, ’ L. H. RANDLB.
and Paper Hanging ‘Establishment.
‘occupied by Hsssrs. Randlc do Plait, an
.- has opened an extensive and general Oil, Point,
Painting and Glasiery Depot. House, Sign,
ness and d , tch. ._..-Also, Banners, window
He’ will also he on hand a general assortment
of Paints, Oils, .—,._which will be sold whole-
sale or by the pot, with the loan of brushes.-
Special attention dto Paper Hanging, to.
Byza punctual llmeut of all engagements,
and reasonable charges, he hopes to receive a
share of public patronage.
' , GEORGE MARVIN.
Norwalk, Aug. f_9th',_ 1853. I‘ ' ' , ‘ tfl
I NORWA_LK, HAT.
Cap and Pu: Emporium.
TEE subscriber " having‘ removed to No,
2 - $kiddy’s Block, would -say, that having
just made vcrylarge additions to his former
stoek, of new and ‘fashionable goods in his
line, would uowcsll the attention of the public
6
I generally, to thegreat advantages which he
is enabled‘ to ol'c'r' over his competitors in "O
Noi-walk. Confiningiour "whole attention to
this one brslIch:of-business, we feel that we
can make purcha'scs'and secure a much better
quality of goods, -than :those comparatively
now on hand-e"fine' elssortmcut of‘ Ha1's,juet
‘suited to the season and the wants of ihe coni-
munity.—-Fer further particulars, just drop in.
‘and examine for yourselves, at No. 2 Skiddy’s
Block. Main street. H. G. RANDLE.
' iiionwhlg-I ‘BMPOBIUIKI
1>RovIsI0Ns. FRUITS,
Tcgctablcs. of Fish all kinds.
clams, oysters, doc.
As? good "as the market‘ affords, constantly
found at the well known establishment of
ALLEN, IIEEKER & CO.
fl‘ Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms.
Lime.
tobo
b
ySouth Norwalk,Aug. 2. 1858.
g 100 Bbls. of Lime forsale by T. L. PECX.
Timber and Lathe
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000, Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just rcc’d and for sale
THOS. L. PECK.
New Goods at Southport.
' UGUSTUS JENNINGS has opened durin .
the past week a large and well selects _
assortment of DRY GOODS, DRY GROCIIIII, ,
Caocxaicr, Fuavrruaii, CHILDREN8 AND Lamas best-authority.
Suous, Hare, Cars it Luims Boxxrrrs, Looking
Glasses, Paper Hangings, PVindow Shades,
Umbrellas, Par‘-esols, Trunks, Warp, Batting,
ac. A weekly supply of fashionable goods.-—
All orders promptly filled at the lowest cash
prices; Satisfaction given or goods may be run as follows :—
returned.
SEWING,
Coats, Pants, Vests, Drawers, «kc. , constantly
on hand for all good Sewers. Those in Nor-
«walk can be supplied everv Monday from the
dwelling oflr. Lewis Smith, in South N orwalk,
between 9 and 12 o’clock, A. M Those on
Reading Ridge _ and vicinity can be supplied
from Samuel Osbori_i’s every, other Wednesday,
18
C'om3l.- 9. IL, comincncinglot-h of -May.
. ‘ Southport, ¥_oy_ Rd, 1864.
WW-_F—. F... ' I - ’ 4' ‘J.’ ,
Norwflk Put Moo. ‘S The . Norwalk Book.
‘vim’! C1oses—WI8T, 7.? 0 a. 1., 1.30 r. x.
‘* “ ELIT, 8.30 A. u.,5.30 r. x.
1)ue—-Wasr, 9.30.A.l., 6.30 r. x.
.l{a'iI
-~ "' Eur, 8.80;. is.,..3 r..ar. . ..
W. Ii. BISSIILL. '-
KVOULD invite the attcntiou—o_f this and
the neighboring _c_onn'nunity to hisvast
stock of goods, (to which addition are weekly’
being made,) comprising a full and general as-
.-iortment of _ , _ V _- I g '
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRUGS,
selected with the greatest care, and from the
best which the New York market will al‘ord-
lle has also a choice selection of -
Pornusiory, i .
Including Lubin’s extracts of all kindsgcologno
water in a variety of styles, etc.‘ His stojcky of
PATENT MEDICINES, -- --
Cuinprises an immense variety... principally of
articles which have gaine¢1.‘l.f‘2R!lt_'|.3,I9|| 913°“!
the people, and are valuable medicinal prepara-
tions. ' "I «A ' "
He would invite the st'tention.ofthe ladicsto
his FANC'Y"_GO0D8,'
wliich are too numerous to particularize, and
‘A high for taste and elegance are beyond all ri-
\".llI‘Y in this vicinity. ’ ' __
Very particular attention ispaid to preparing
Pl.T.YSICIAN’S PR1-BGRIPTIONS, '
lllil supplying families with pu'rc‘amd_unadi1lte’
rated medicines. His prices will '’¢¢.5l||l5'|l'' 53'
vorubly with those of any other C.“3Im9_m¢nt-
l’m‘e Wines, Liquors,‘ Scotch Al'e"o'lid Porter,
r,-lcctcr‘. expressly for medicina_l'u‘_sc.‘ "f "
99 Paper Haiigin ‘s
‘5 «. -- - V.
I ‘CES of cverg‘ style endpoi-
.ived, and now offered for sale b ‘
J . G36
2
l‘ U 1:
tern from ‘lots. to 33. a piecejust
. HAN,
At the Old Bridge. Stoi'.e..
‘ . AUSTEN, has i_-ccently introduce; 1.-
C . strsmeuts, by which he can restore or copy
Lllal Pictures, Daguerreotypcs,&:c., givingihem
u much finer finish, than in the original. ’
A n gust 9th .
WOOSTHR HOUSE
CORNER or MAIN AND WHITE srimsrs
Near the Rafi Road Depot.
riwpypg mbscribcr having leased the above gun.
, My Hotel, isprepared to - receive boards,-3
mid ti'u'n8ie'nt Vi3_“.91'_3- Th‘ H9"-59 I“ ebundanq
iy siuppliecl with spring Witter. anglghaa all nthe
conveniences necessary to make guestsc,omfbrt-
able, and the undersigned feels confident -from
the experience that he has had in the business
1,!‘ 1101,91 keeping, that he can give satisfaction
1.) those who favor him ,with their atronuge.
J OIINR. FORR__ STER.
N. B.——Warm and Cold Water -Baths ready
at all hours. (Danbuty, Sept. 5, I953. ‘H36
BIRD Cages for sale at Locxfiobnaé.
‘OGDEN Ware, Brooms, Pails, Tubfl/1'rB7I
. Bowls, Ladies, leasur',es..ete‘:’.--st u. v . .
IJOCKWOODS’.
I
Ii,M~?«O-It I U M-
ALL Kinds of plain’ and fancy stationery ;
school old miscellaneous books ; the latest
publications; every American eriodical, &c.
can be h at , _,.A,..§ELLE K’S Book and
Bindery Establishment, Main st. Norwalk.
Cheaper than Eve-. '-
,_.dt the South Jyorwalk _
630.9133! as-onn.
THE subscriber" has" on hand by far the
ceries and Provisions, to be found in Sonfi
Niorwfilk» vh.icI.:lu_-.ofl.e.rs.to his customers
tl_ie_,pub,lic, at __stly reduced prices. Ills fa-
cilities are so tliht he will be constantly re-
ceiving new and frcsh~‘supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may require, whichwlli
always be of the best_qi_iality and sold at the
very lowest possible price, and he would ro-
spectfull solicit on examination and trial of the
fifilneg . ' * " " ' GEO. W. SMITH.
Booth Nor-walk. Hay 15tli,,1854.
Hardware and Cutlery,
Mechanic: Tool:,'Farmz’ng Utensils,
Guns, Pistols, Iron and Steel,
Wiridaw Glass, Paint:
. 084 0,173..
THE subscriber has nowin store, and is con.
stantlyreceiving direct from the menu.
facturers,a large supplyof foreign and domes.
tic goods, "under the above denominations
which makes hisassostmeut of articles suited’
to this market, equal to any in the state, and
which willbe sold. either wholesale or retail
on as favorable terms as can be purchased in
New York. For list of articles and prices
purchasers are requested to call and examine.‘
for themselves. WM. C. STREET.
Norwalk, April 17th.
1. Shirt Makers
- ‘WANTED.
AIDIORISON dz HOYT are now giving
" . out Shirts,‘Boeoms, Col1ars,&e., to expe-
rienced sewers.
Constant employment given and CASH, paid
on delivery "of the Work-
N orwalk,July_ 10th, 1353- 8is‘2o
E Land For Sale.
.IIl‘Ht mic meadow. It is-well fenced and in a
very eligible location. For further particulars
enquire at this office. tf3
_~-U Mirble ,W_orks. _
fwlth
11- Slllflfhaving associated himsel
me Tllqllao Masons in the Marble business:
W 00lll’Anue to keep on hand, at the old staid
nearéhe Bridge in Main Street, Monuments
3" NW9 33-0118!) of every variety of patterns,
and of the most skillful workmanship. '
.;- '4 ' ' SMIT
. April 24, I854.‘ ' ‘ ' H &
PAINTING, GLAZING
THE subscriber has taken the Store rccentl '-
Plain and Ornamental Painting, Gilding, Mar-'
bling, Grsining, £43., done with neatuess,cheap-’ .
shades, designs, J-::., skilfully painted to order.
unacquuintod with the business. We have «
large: and besi’.iel'ect~ion', of Family Grow -
ABOUT eight acres of good laud, nep.
Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge,is offered-
for sale upon very reasonable terms. It is add
inirably adaptedfor building lots, or for gard. ,
suing purposes, having a quick and rich soil,‘
and a large bed -of vegetable mould,or compost‘
manure thereon, or it is well calculated for s.-
u-a-rv'>v
What is a Year.
What isa year? ’tis but a wave
On. life’s dark rolling stream,
Which is so quickly gone, that we
Account it but a dream :
"l‘is but a single earnest throb
Of Tlme’s old iron heart,
As tireless now, and strong as when
It first with life did start.
' What is a year? "fis but a turn
Of Time’s old brazen wheel,
Or but a page upon a book
Which death must shortly seal:
"Pie but a. step upon the road
Which we must travel o’er—-
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life’s weary road no more. -
What is a. year? "l‘is but a breath
I-‘tom 'l‘ime’s old nostrils blown,
As rushing onward o’er the earth,
We hear its weighty moan; I
’Tis like a bubble on the wave,
Or dew upon the lnwu— ' .
As transient as the mists of morn
Beneath the summer sun.
What is a year? "I‘is but a type
0! life's oft changing scene-
Youth’s happy morn comes gsily on,
With hills and valleys green :0
Next Summer’s prime succeeds the Spring,
Thou Autumn with a tear, -
Then comes old Winter-death and all
' lust and their level here.
Saturday Evening.
How sweet the evening shadows fall,’
A Advancing from the west,
‘ - As ends the weary week of toll,‘ ’
Ami comes the day of rest.
- K Bright o’er the earth the star of eve
Her radiant beauty sheds ;'
And myriad sisters calmly weave 1
-rm‘: light around our heads. ~
Rest, man, from labor! resthfrom sin!
The world’s-hard contest close :_ .
The holy hours with God begiu—-_
Yield thee to sweet repose; ’ ’
Bright o'er the earth the morning ray *
Its sacred light will cast,
Fair emblem of the glorious day 1
That evermore shall rest.
M I S’ 43 E I. I. A N Y .
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Ibom the Greenwich mm.
, Advertising for a wife.
or 'room.ss, m.
“ How charming! how romantic!"
exclaimed Miss Prudence Primrose, as
she sat reading the daily Herald in her
little back parlor in street.
Miss Prudence Primrose was omnid-
cn lady of 30, according to her own ac-
count. Hcr Family Bible (which she
always kept locked up for fear of its get-
ting injured, most likely,) indicated her
‘agent. 45, but of course she was the
The exclamation: which are above
recorded, were called forth upon reading
an advertisement in the Herald, which
A YOUNG gentleman, 26 years of
age, of prepossessing appearance,
and agreeable manners, desires to form
an alliance with a young lady of plea-
sing countenance, amiable disposition,
and possessing a competence of notlless
tbsn two thousand dollars. To such, a
good offer is presented for settling in life.
Address all communications to
' " HENRY Mommas,‘
Box No. ——- Post Office.’ ”
-It it it an: e o 0
Jonathan Scraggins was a young man
of about 26 or 27, who had nvery-small
amount of cash. He had resorted to
every expedient that he could think of
to support himself, and having exhaus-
ted them all, was despairing of getting
along, when a friend suggested to him
thegiden of advertising for a wife. The
above udvcrtieeincnt shows the result of-
thc suggestion. In 24 hours "after the
paragraph, appeared in the newspaper,
our hero received ‘no less than 24 ‘notes
from as many representatives of the fair
sex.‘ . He read and cast them by, one by
oue, until his attention was arrested by a
three-cornered, ‘scented note of pink pa-
per. which read as follows :-
- -‘ HENRY Monrmvu. Esq.,
Dear. Sir. :—It is rare indeed to meet
with a person who is imbued with the
true spirit of Romance and Poetry. _ The
old-fashioned, common-place style of
courting is so tame, and void of semi-
ment, that my heart throbs with gcnile
emotions towards a kindred spirit who
disdain: treading the worn and dusty
paths of society, and strikes into a new
and united road. My age is 30. I have
an annuity of $400 a year,-and no to
personal appearance, I flutter myself I
am not devoid of beauty.
If you will be at Thompson’: saloon
at one-half past two on Thursday after-
noon, you will see a lady with a white
moss rose in her left band. The: lady
subscribes herself Islmozu." '
'‘That’s it, by Jove,” exclaimed Jon.
nthan, when he had perused the epistlc.
“Let’s see, to-day's Wednesday, I'll go
right to work to brush up my best coat
and pants. Then Pll give my hat a nap
and take one myself.”
0 O # 2} 5- ..
At one-half past two precisely, Iona
than Scraggins, Esq., walked up the
_tight hand passage way of Thompson’:
saloon in all the pride of a black cloth
coat and n flashy waistcoat. He wand.
fed his way through the myriads of mar-
.blc V tablcs,, uut_il he noticed a closely-
veiled female sittinggnear the upper end
of Abe room, with a more raise in her
lgfthdnd. - She kept her face‘ modestly
averted, and when our hero sat‘-down be.
side her and took one of her
hands in ,
silence between them, when " Manta-
gue" broke it, by exclaiming in a low
tons :
"Oh Isadora! Can I, can 1 call you
mine T"
"Dearest Henry.” was the sole res-
ponse.
"My love ! my life! why hide the
gentle radiance of a beaming face be-
neath that veil '!"
Isadora raised her veil and modestly
turned her face towards her intended
with downcast eyes, but they were
quickly raised when her“Henry” ex-
claimed :-—-
"Why! Aunt Prudeiico ! How un-
der the sun! Jehosophat! By Jime-
nys ! Why, what on earth does this
mean P”
"Mean--you rascal you,” exclaimed
his aunt, Miss ‘Prudence Primrose, now
fairly enraged, “Mesn—why what do
you mean, air, by advertising and corres-
ponding under an assumed name? Tell
me that, air. telll me that.”
“Come, come, Aunt,” said Jonathan,
who now saw’ through the whole affair,
"You signed yourself Isadora, when
your name is Prudence, so as to that we
are quite. So let's keep things to our.
selves,”
She took his arm and they walked
-home, he resolving that he will never
more try Advertising for a wife.
' Ikoni the Bridgeport Farmer.
From Bus-num’s Autobiography.
[Owing to the large edition of this
book which it is necessary to print in or-
‘do: to meet the demand, the book will
not be ready forihe public until about.
the middle of. December. Mr. Redfield
the publisher, has furnished us some ad-
vance sheets, giving anecdotes pf Bar-
num in his boyish days]
While I was a clerk at Grassy Plains,
(Bethel,) I boarded with a very excellent
family, consisting of Mrs. J eiuslia
Wheeler, and her two daughters, one
named Jcrusha and the other Mary. As
nearly everybody in these parts had a
nickname, Mrs. Wheeler was known as
Aunt Rushia," while her eldest dangli-
tor was simply called Rushia Wheeler.
My employers, Messrs. Keeler &.
Wiiitlock._sold out their score of goods
to Mr. Lewis Taylor in the summer of
1827. ' I remained a short time as clerk
for Mr, Taylor. They have a proberb
in Connecticut, that "the best school in
which to have a boy learn human na-
ture, is to permit him to be a tin peddler
for a few years." I think his chances
for getting “his eye teeth cut.” would be
equally great, in a country barter store
like that in which I was clerk. As be-
fore stnicd, many of our customers were
haiters, and we took hats in payment for
goods_ The large manufacturers gene-
rally dealt. pretty fairly by us, but some
of the smaller fry occasionally shaved us
prodigiously. There probably is no
trade in which there can be more cheat-
ing ihsn in hats. If s. but was damaged
“in coloring” or otherwise, perhaps by a
cut of half a foot. in length, it was sure
to be patched up, smoothed over, and
slipped in with others to the store.-
Among the furs used for the nap of hats
in those days, were beaver, Russia, nut-
ris, otter, coney, muskrat, etc. The
best fur was oiisr, the poorest was co-
ney.
The batters mixed their inferior furs
with a little of their best, and sold us
the hats for “ otter." We in return
mixed our sugars, teas and liquors, and
gave them the most valuable names. It
was " dog cat dog”—" tit for tat.” Our
cottons were sold for wool, our wool and
cotton for silk and linen; in fact nearly
everything was different from what was
represented. The customers cheated us
in their fabrics, we cheated the custo-
mers with our goods. Each party ex-
pected to be cheated, if it. was possible.
Our eyes, and not out ears, had to be
our masters. We must. believe little
that we saw, and less that we heard.——
Our cslicoes were all “last colors,” ac-
cording to our Ieprescntaiione, and the
colors would generally run "fast" enough
and show them a tub of soap-suds. Our
ground coffee was as good as burned
peas, beans, and corn could make, and
our ginger was tolerable, considering
the price of meal. The ‘ tricks of trade’
were numerous. If a peddler warned to
trade with us for a box of beaver huts
worth sixty dollars per dozen, he was
sure to obtain a box of ‘- coneys” which
were dear at fifteen dollars per dozen.-—
If we took our pay in clocks, warranted
to keep good time, the chances were
that they were no better than a chest of
drawers for that purpose—ihey were
like Pindar'I razors, 1‘ made to sell," and
if half the number of wheels necessary
to form a clock could be found within
me case, it was lucky as extraordinary.
Such a school could cut “ eye teeth,”
bu; if 1; did not c"ut conscience, morals,
and integrity all up by the roots, it was
because the scholars quit before their ed-
ucation was completed! -
On one occasion, a batter named Wol-
ter Dibble called so buy some furs cf us.
For certain reasonsl was anxious to
play a joke upon him. .[ sold him sever-
al kinds of fur, including " beaver" and
H coneyf’ He wanted some " Russia."
Itold him we had none, butMrs. Whee-
ler, where I boarded, had several hun-
dred pounds.
" What, on earth is a woman doing
with " Russia?” said he.
I could not answer, but I assured him
that there were 130 pounds of old Ru-
shia, and 150 pounds young Rushia in
Mrs. VVhccler's house, and under her
charge, but whether it was for sale I
could not say. -
Off he started with a view to make
the purchase. He knocked at the door.
Mrs. ‘Wheeler, the elder, made her ap-
pearance. ' '
‘ " I want to get your Russia,” said
the hotter. ‘ '
Mrs. Wheeler asked him to walk in
sliia.
“ What do.you want. of Rushia 9”
asked the old lady.
" To make hats," was the reply.
"To trim hats, Isuppose you mean ’:"’
responded Mrs. Wheeler.
“No, for the outside of hats,” replied
the hotter.
" Well I don’t know much about
hats," said the old lady, “ but I will call
mydaughtcr."
Passing into another room where Ru-
shia the younger was at work, she infor-
med her ihata man wanted her to make
hats. . ‘
"Oh. he wants sister Mary, probably.
I suppose he wants some ladies hats, re-
plied Rushia, as she passed into the
parlor. .
"This is my daughter,” said the old
lady. .
"I went ioget your Russia,” said be,
addressing the young lady.
“ I euppos you wish to see my sister
Mary ; she our milliner," said the
young Rushla.” .
"I wish to see Whoever owns the
property," said the hotter,
Sister Mary was sent for, and soon
made her appearance. As soon as she
was introduced, the better informed her
that he \-.'ishe'd, to buy her Russia.
" Buy .3."'»uohia!” exclaimed Mary in
surprise; “I don’t understand you."
"Your name is Miss Wheeler, I be-
lieve,” said the batter, who was annoy-
ed by the dificulty he met in being un-
demand.
“It is sit." .
"Ah ' very well. Is there old and
young Russia in the house '2”
"I believe there is,” said Mary, sur-
Prised at the familiar manner in which
he spoke of her mother and sister, both of
whom were present.
"What is the price of old
pound 3” asked the better.
"I believe, sir, that old-‘Rushia is not
for sale," replied Mary iudignantly.
"Well, what do you ask for young
Russia!" pursued the batter.
“Sir,” said Miss Rushia the younger,
springing to her feet, “do you come here
to insult defcncclees females ? If you
do, sir, we will soon call our brother,
who is in the garden. and he will punish
you as you deserve."
“Ladies!” exclaimed the hatter,in as-
tonishment‘ "what on earth have I done
"to offend you? I came here on u busi-
uess matter. I want to buv some Rue-
sia. I was told you had old and young
Russia in the House. Indeed, this
young lady just stated such to be the
fact, but, she says the old Russia is not
for sale.’ Now, ifI can buy the young
Russia I,-want to do so-——bui if that can’t
be done, please to say so and I will trou-
ble you uo further.”
"Mother open the door and let the
gentleman‘p's'ss out; he is undoubtly cra-.-
zy,” said Miss Mary.
"By thunder! I believe I shall be if
I remain here long,” exclaimed the hat-
ter, considerably excited. “I wonder if
folks never do business in these parts,
that you think a man is crazy if he at-
tempts, such a thing ?”
"Business! poor man,” said Mary
sootliingly, approaching the door.
“I am not a poor man,” replied the
batter.
"My name is Walter Dibble; I carry
on hailing extensively in Danbury: I
came to Grassy Plains to buy fur, and
have purchased some "beaver" and "co-
ncy,” and now it seems I am to be cal-
led "crazy” and a "poor man.” because
I want to buy a little "Russia" to make
up my assortment ”
The ladies began to open their eyes a
little. They saw that Mr. Dibble was
quite in earnest, and his explanation
threw considerable light upon the sub-
ject.
"Who sent you here i” asked sister
Mary.
"The clerk at the store oppooit.e,”\vns
the reply. .
“He is a wicked young fellow for ma-
king all this trouble,’.’ said the old lady
"He has been doing this for a joke,” she
continued.
“A joke!" exclaimed Dibble, in sur-
prise. "Have you not got any Russia,
then '3” he asked.
"My name is Jcrusba, and so is my
daughter's," said Mrs. Wheeler. and that
I suppose, is what he meant by telling
you about old and young Rushia.”
Mr. Dibble bolted through the door
without a word of explanation, and made
directly for our store. “You young
scamp !” said he, as he entered; "what
did you mean by sending me over there
to buy Russia '!”
“I did not send you to buy Rushia."-—
I supposed you were either a bachelor
or a widower, and wanted to marry
Ru-hia," I replied, with a serious coun
icnance.
"You lie, you young dog, and you
know it," he replied; “but never mind,
I’ll pay you off for that, some day ;’ and
tak‘i:g his fur.-, he departed with less ill-
liumor than could have been expected
under the circumstances.
0 I it h
u
Russia per
1? fir
"As drunk as a batter" has long since
passed into proverb There were some
sober liaticrs in the time of whi_ch I write
but there were also many drinking ones.
The liaiters from out of the icwn bought
their mm by the keg or barrel, while
those on Grassy Plains kept a man whose
almost sole duty it was to go to and from
the store and shops with a half a dozen
rum bottles of various sizes. Some of
these bottles were replenished several
times in a day. My business, of course,
including the filling of rum bottles. I
suppose I have drawn and bottled more
rum than would be necessary to float in
ship.
As it required a man of superior intel-
ligence to be a liquor carrier, the perso
nage filling that ofiice was usually a half
wiited sort of fellow, or sometimes a
broken down toper, whose honor could
be relied on not to drink until he had or-
rived at the hat. shops with his precious
burdens. The man who carried the bot-
tles from the local hat shops was nickna-
med "Soft Case.” He did not resent
this title, when used by the journeymen
and other men, but would not permit the
boys to make use of the epithet. He
was a iiannlese sort of a chap, usually
about half drunk, with just about brains
enough tofill the station to which be
him; but coming in one day while I was
in a hurry, I called out, "Well, Soft
Case, what kind of liquor do you want
to-day I"
"Don't call me Soft Case," said he, in.
dignsntly; "I’ll not allow it. I wam
you to understand, sir, that I am as hard
a case as-you or anybody else.”
0 I O O I is
Among our customers were several
old Revolutionary pensioners. who usu-
ally traded out the amounts of their pen.
sions before they were due, leaving their
pension papers with us as security. It
was necessary for us, however, in order
to obtain the pension money’. that the
pensioner should appear before the pen-
sion agent when his money was due, and
sign a recept therefor. As some of these
old men were pretty hard drinkers, it be-
lioovedus not to suffer them to trade out
all tifcir pension long before it was due,
as instances had been known where they T
had refused to appear and sign their
names unless their creditor would present
them with a handsome bonus.
The name of one of our pensioners
was Bevsns. His nickname was "Un-
clc Bibbins." He loved his glass, and
was excessively fond of relating apocry-
phsl Revolutionary adventures. We
could hardly name a battle which be had
not been in, a fortress which he had not
helped to storm, nor any remarkable
sight which he had not seen.
“Uncle Bibbins" had nearly used up
his pension in trade at our store. VVe
held his papers, but three months were
to elapse before he could drew his mon-
ey. We desired to devise some plan to
get him away for that length of time -
He had relations in Guilford, and we
hinted to him that it would be pleasant
for him to spend a few months with his
Guilford friends, but he did not seem in-
clined to go. I finally hit upon an ex-
pedient that I thought would'efi‘ect our
design.
A Journeyman hatter, named Benton,
worked for my uncle Nichols. He was
fond of a joke. 1 induced him to call
“ Uncle Bibbins’! a coward, tell him he
had been wounded in the back, etc., and
thus provoke a duel. He did so, and
at my‘ suggestion "Uncle Bibbins" chal-
lenged Benton to fight him with musket
and ball at a distance of twenty yards -
The challenge was accepted, I was
chosen by "Uncle Bibbins," and the duel
was to come off immediately. My prin-
cipal, iaking me aside, begged me to put
nothing in the guns but blank cartridges.
I assured him it should be so, and there-
fore that he might feel perfectly safe...-
Tliis gave the old man extra courage,
and caused him to brag tremendously.-
He declared that he had not been solong
in bloody battles for nothing, and that he
would put a bullet through Beuion’s
heart at the fitgt shot.
The ground was measured in the lot
at the rear of our store, and the princi-
pals aud seconds took their places. At
the word given both parties fired. "Uncle
Bibbins," of course, escaped unhurt, but
Benton leaped several feet into the air,
and fell upon the ground with a dreadful
yell, as if he had been really shot. “Un-
cle Bibbins" was frightened. As his sec-
ond I ran to him, told him that in my
hurry to take the hall from Benton’s gun
I had by some mistake neglected to ex-
tract the bullet from his, and that he had
undoubtedly killed his adversary. I then
whispered to him to go immediately lo
Guilford, to keep quiet, and he should
hear from me as soon as it would be
safe to do so. He started up the street
on a run, and immediately quit the
town for Guilford, where he kept him
self quiet until it was time for him to
return and sign hispspere. I then wrote
him that "he could return in safety, than
almost miraculously his adversary had
reco /cred fom his wound, and now for-
gave him sll, as he felt hirnseif much to
blame for having in the first place insul-
ted a man of his known courage.”
"Uncle Bibbins" returned, signed the
papers, and we obtained the pension mon-
ey. A few days thereafter he met Beu-
ton.
“My brave old friend,” said Benton,
"I forgive you my terrible wound and
long confinement on the very brink of
the grave, and I beg of you to forgive
me also. I insulted you without a cause.”
“I forgive you freely,” said “Uncle
Bibbins;"" “but,” he continued, “you
must be careful next time how you in-
sult a dead shot.”
Benton promised to be more circum-
spect in future, and "Uncle Bibbins”
supposed to the day of his death that the
duel, wound, blood and all, was a plain
matter of fact.
Hog Story.--We heard a capital an-
ecdote about the hogs the other day. In
Madison and other counties moss and
acorn are very scarce. It abounds, how-
ever, in the county of Estill. Many hogs
were driven there, which the Esiill peo-
ple considercd as an infringement on
their rights. Councils were called to de-
liberate how to rid themselves of the nui-
sance. Many plans were proposed, but
finally, after a good deal of debate, one
was adopted. It seems that hogs have a
great fear of bears. Accordingly the
skin of a bear was procured, and a large
sow was caught from one of the droves.
She was covered with the bear skin and
then let loose. She immediately return-
ed among the droves, but on her ap-
proach all the hogs took flight, pursued
by the cow with ilicjbear skin. It. is stu-
ied that since this experiment, not a hog
has crossed the confines of Esiill county.
Loztisville Journal.
A Novel Pledge.-—Iu Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., one of the candidates for Coun-
ty Clerk is pledged to give one half the
proceeds of the officc to the widow of
the late clerk, and the other promises, in
the event of his election. to marry the
widow.-—Middlewwn Whig.
33- A Chinese widow, being found
fanning the grave of her husband, was
asked why she performed sosingular an
operation. She said she had promised
not to marry again while the grave re-
mained damp, and that as it dried very
slowly, she saw no harm in assisting
the process.
W
[G‘ A brass band in Chicago, Ill., of
Germans, have taken in performing in the
streets, a la organ grinder.
Interesting Letter from one of
the Passengers.
- We have been favored with the follow-
_inr_: -exirecis of a letter from Mr. G. .A.
Hart, merchant of Son F rsncisco, but
formerly of this City. The leiterwse’
written by Mr. Hort to his wife, now in
Brooklyn, and is of that familiar nature
9 which an affectionate husband might be
; expected to write to his wife after such
ilau escape from shipwreck, and cannot
3 be given entire, but the followingiis the
substance of that part which relates to
the sad scenes of the wreck :
On Sunday at 12 o'clock, we had made
about 180 miles of our long journey to-
ward the IIIOIIOI I III! I0 unxioug one.
more to meet. At 3 o'clock I wear (0
ihe office to settle for the passage of a
man I had engaged as ssorvam, and mm,-
met Capt. Randall, who invited me to
go to the salooirond drink with him.-
He remarked that we were making fine
headway, that we were runuingihirieen
revolutions a minute, and at that speed,
while we were talking, our ship went
upon the rocks, without one moment's
warning to the crowd of-« human beings
upon her deck, who rushed out of the
cabins to the open deck in the wildest
alarm; and with reason, too, for there
we were tired, fairly impaled upon sharp
rocks, in the midst of -the foaming brea-
kers ; no one knew where; and so foggy
that we could see nothing beyond the
deck but mist and water. It wasa time
for alarm, and a scene of terrible confu-
SIOII.
"I found the ship was fast sinking, and
ran back to my state-rooll for a life pre-
server. It was already appropriated.-—
I then hurried to the forward cabin,where
there should have been an ample supply,
but. all were already gone; not one was
to be had, and perhaps not one in ten of
the passengers were provided.
As soon as the sliipotruck. Capt. Ran-
dall 1eft,sa he said to find land. He
found it, and found it convenient. tostny
on it. The int and second mates also
left, with other boots, old ' than we were
left with no officer on board but the third
male, an old Scotehman, who did all he
could to quiet the fears of the passengers
whowerc driv on from the cabins air, by
me water, and had to all huddle forward
to ihe number of full eleven hundred,
men, women and children, as thickas
they could stand. A great many, wild
Wil ll alarm, thinking they were abandon-
ed by the officers to o merciless fate,went
overboard, in the vain hopoof being able
to swim ashore. Of course, all who at-
iempied it were lost. The number that
were aboard was unknown, and, of
course, the number that have perished,
or iheir names, can never be ascertain-
ed.
"The old Scotchrnsn assured us that
the ship could not sink any lower, as she
lay firm on the rocks, only moving slight-
Iy with the waves and grinding away
her bottom. at every motion, but in no im-
mediate danger of going to pieces. Sat-
isfied with Hill, and in company with two
friends we sat down by the wheel-house.
patiently to await life or death as fate
iiinglii decree. It was no use to try to
take me of the remaining hosts, as we did
not know the way ashore. While siiiing
here we witnessed a most heart-tending
scene. A party loaded one of the boats
upon the daviis, with men and women.
bin in attempting to lower away, one of
blocks fouled, and the other end went.
down, pitching everybody into His water
\'S’Il.ll an accompaniment of iernfi : sitrieko
born lrom the ship and boat. It was
said that all was saved, though one wo-
man was badly hurt. The boat was
riohted and filied again, was swamped,
and four persons drowned.
"Passengers now begun to give up all
hope, and were seeking our friends, and
lmlding each other good-bye, and sending
muiual tokens of ‘remembrance to those
they loved, if either should survivc—
Tliese were sorrowfui hours, never to be
forgotten. Thai word, "good-bye,” is a
hard one to say upon such an occasion.
Ii. 15 dreadful to think that every surge
we feel may carry us where we can nev-
er see those we love again. Some
of the boats new began to return, and
reported the shore not far ofl, but ve-
ry difficult to land, and that it was noth-
ins: but bare rocks iuisnd,high and steep
The women were to be first taken ofl,
but it was a slow process; and, as a boat.
lay very uneasy, and threatened to go to
pieces under our feet, and if not, we ex-
peeled every moment when the smoke-
siack would be shaken down upon our
heads, crushing many to death in its fall
Some of the passengers went to work mo-
king rafts, to which iliey might cling like
the drowning man to his straw.
“One of my friends jumped overboard,
and swam to one of the boats, and when
I saw him picked up, I felt sad to think
I had not followed his example, as I was
a good swimmer, and began to despair of
life, if I stuck to the wreck, as there was
such a crowd of people to be saved by
the boats. I then determined that I
would take that course the next boa.
that came oi, as I could not see any oili-
er chance for me to get away from the
place Ioccupicd.
"IL was now getting dark, and the
night damp, and very chilly, and then.-
me mosi of that crowd must remain, ex-
posed all night, if the wreck should hold
together. Some of the Weakest might
have found shelter in the forward cabin.
but the strongest. had possession, and, ll
was said, would not let others enter.
"Just about dark a boat came. Md my
friend and I thought we would try and
get on ho‘;-d, ma jumped down to the
1 .wer dock for that purpose, but hundreds
were ahead of I10. 3"‘ ‘V5 cm?‘ back
L-.4.-mu to our old places. I was now sui-
ffnug very much with cold, for, when 1
cxpecled to save my life by smuiing, I
pulled off my long coat, boots, &c., hav.
ing; nothing but shirt and pants. I knew
I Ililisl. perish ii I remained on me wreck
u.-. 1 cannot withstand such exposure, am.
[said to my friend: "Will you gowiiii
me, if I will try for my life the next. best
lie said: “Yes, I will stick by you."
I thought if I could get hold of the gun-
wale of a boat, I could swim ashore -
\Viieu the two last boats came, we slip-
pcd down again to the lower deck, and
1 said come, and pitched lI'll0 the sea
and swam for a boat. It was so dark
that I could hardly see, but a sailor put
friend, but afterward found tha,‘i",iie'li,sd
been able to juinpiton "the! boat as it ca ,e
for me" as he was dry, and was of great
service in keeping me warm. Ido think
_I ‘houldhsve perished that terrible night
_if it had not been for him.
-‘When we got ashoro we clsmbered
up the steep rocks’ and found a crowd of
men, women and children who, only a
few hours before, were so happy and
died together around a fire, shivering,
hungry and miserable. You came. im-
agine when a dreadful night that was.-—
Triie, we were safe on shore, bu! we all
had friends upon the wreck, and it was
too dark now, to render them any assist-
oncc till morning All night, the solemn
tones of the ship's hell come tolling over
the waves through the thick gloom, is
assure us that they weie still alive. If:
few minutes longer than usual elapsed
that we didgnot hear the bell, a shudder
ran through every heart, and ,ever_y one
thought though none "said it above a.
whisper, "all is over, she IlB8‘f5ui.l-‘: <la\=;:i
we never shall bear that mouriiful, tho’
welcome sound again." Then our hearts
would partly jump into our throats as_’we
heard its tones again and again. So the
night were away, and such a night, my
dear wife, may it never be your lot to ex.
porience.
new to think of.
"Morning dawned at last, and the fog
had cleared sway so that we could see
the wreck, covered like a hive with bees
I send you a drawing that gives you a
correct view oftbo wreck as she appear-
ed, with her bow only out of water, with
part of the reef in eight, and‘ the rugged
rocks on shore, up‘ which we had to climb
Those were put to work landing the pos-
sengers. as fast as poseible,.but it was a
slow operation. ‘ .
“By and by we heard a great shout
from the people on the wreck, and for a
time we were in great suspense at the
cause, but in a little while we were
equally Sladdened by the eight of the
steamer Golish, on her way from San
Francisco to San Diego. -
"She ran in as near as it was prudent
to send her boats for the passengers on
the wreck. It took them all day to get
them of, and she had no room for those
on shore. I perfectly desolate, desert, us-
inhabited and uninhabitable shore.
‘-"We all felt, however, what a great
blessing ii. was to all the survivors of this
dreadful disaster, that the Golish arrived
just as she slid, as it would have been im.
possible for our boats to have got all on
shore before the Yankee Blade Went to
Pl¢¢¢l. Ind they might all have perished
with hunger after being llnded. If in
had not been for the Goliah, 400 or 500
persons would probably have perished,
when the wreck broke up that nignl.
"We now hoped that the Goliah would
run down to Sums Barbara, and land all
on board and return for us, but that hope
failed. We lived on till Thursday noon
having nothing but meat to a-si,snd that
growing scarce. and fears began to be
entertained that some de.-peruse charac-
ters among us would shed mood to se-
cure food for themselves. when a portion
determined to reach Sonia Barbara on
foot. though none knew me way,
“That nigni a Calilnrman came imo
camp with twenty horses, and ..fi.»,ed to
plan! so many as wousd go 1.. Sujjia 15,”.
bars, for S25. WW at.-.ce-pu-d
and started, and node an mgm and an
next day F~w had sadillc-s, I among
the number, and I thought I -.huu.d cef.
ioinly have to give up and lay down 10
I“? upon “II! IJCECII Ilellife "“_)r“|"l_
Our route isy saong I-lJOl’t','¢tli(l the c-nlv
bolt we made in the whuie li!ut'ty .,-,,,e;,
was to wait at one point for the nae (0
rscciie. Not a drop of water or mouth-
ful to es: had We upon this .i'n.;. =..:-my
Such a journey I am sure I ‘never would
take again, only to save my life, and in
the hope by so doing that 1 might meet
you once more. It was that thought
that kept me alive. 1 was chafed and
bruised oh that I could hardly stand. On-
ly think of riding a California untamed
horse ninety miles bareback, Willi only
the clothes on that I had when 1 swam
from the wreck, and the fever that such
a fatigue must naturally induce, and not
a drop of water for more than twenty.
four hours! This brought the rims
down to Friday night. On Saturday
night the Golish returned and took us
on board, and on Monday night landed
us safe at. San Francisco. I hope I may
never be doomed to spend another week
of such misery. ‘
"On Sunday, the 15th of October, the
Brother Jonathan brought up the re-
mainder of the passengers, many of them
in a very destitute condition, while a
great many others never will return, and
it never will be known by their far-off
friends who: has been their law in Cali-
fornia. »
“The Steamboat Company refuses to
forward the pas-eugers who paid for their
passage, and many of them cannot pay
the $300 new asked by other lines, and
therefore will have to remain. Some
will never trust themselves upon such 9,
perilous voyage again."
Mr Hort had informed his Wife that
he should come on in the Yankee Blade,
and she has, with many others, suffered
much anxiety since the first sunm,-e ma;
probably some uccidi.-ni. had belailen her
'9 3'19 did I101 arrive. Yesterday she
3.0% 8 tltltgropliic dispatch that the
George Law was coming up wiili some
of the survivors of the Blade, winch was
°“‘“'°1'J 1001- She hastened over to the
ofiicc of the Company, but they insisted
that the story could not be true, and
would hardly believe it when 8 man came
and told them that he was one of the sur-
vivors of the wreck. Ii. may bu ima-_»m.
ed with what auxiciy Mrs. ll. Qlle:liUn-
ed every one for lniorimiilml win.-tllier
her husband was sovrd or not, but muld
not get: word of salieliiciiuli. His name
could not be found iii any of line heir, of
saved or lost. ll was res:-unable to con-
ciudc that be was nut ailiulig the saved.
What a ingli‘..-lie i-pent may i..- uh-ii‘;-d,
Vvllll Whlil juy lllu~‘I she lung 1-, (3, W.-(I.
lIl|Hl1iUI'U|lJ_‘4,lI0llI u..- i5x,.,,._., ,,1-g,,...‘.1,.,
lt'|lt‘f W'l|t‘lll‘-t‘-‘ Wt‘ have ninile mm above
a-xiracu!—-.N. Y Till/up/e.
~——..__ —_..—-.—--
ll§"I-ady clerks in iuegrnpl. offices
are coining iuio vogue in Engmud.
near "the“guards; sud fortunate "it. wife 4
comfortable in their cabins, now all hud- ' '
It was terrible, awful even"
"Out of seven boats only two remained ,‘
the offer ,
Norwalk Chronicler