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_ J‘. P. TOOTH.
Attorney and G lor at Law,
armor one .i Lrozms srroms:
Nor-Walk, Conn.

H. s. B n 1-: R s ,
SUCCRSSOR TO

A. SE1'.sI.nEOK,
Bookseller. Stationer & Binder.

17 Mair; Street, Noru‘~alIi:.
some A.USTBN?S_

IIAGIIERIAN ROOMS

Over D. is N. Depot.
_ NORWALK.

L i 1: o n o s s as
II’a7m'/zzrzri to please all Good fmlgcs.

 

G. & E. K. LOOKWOOD,
NORIVALK. CONN.,
}f.\1\'UF.-\C"l‘I]RERB or

TIN, SHEET IRON & COPPER



W A R E S ,
.i.\n nurses I.\' .
Stoves, Rangps, F247‘-riaccs, C'ut/cry, 
Br3'tmmiTa, }’m-irelairz and I-Vooden ’
lVare, arid Ii'i'a;-lien t'~"ai7'ii'£ti¢¢e
2'/‘I.-general, Pumps, S/aerz
L-ead Lead Pipe,
(J-"i'0(‘]£€i‘7, Glass
aml Ch1'72a
lVa7'e.

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_ P. H. NASH,
Wiioi.ssAi.i: _«.::n R1-:r.siL Dl2.u.i:r. 1:-
S T 0 V E S .
.\lA\'lIF.U}‘T‘URER Oi"
TIN, SHEET IRON'& COPPER
W a r e s ,
Has coiistmztlgy on Ila’/zd a large assort-
ment cy“ general House-keeping
Furzziture, at So. Noruvalls,

Conn.
Norwaik Post Office.
.t[.sa'I C‘.’oses—~Wi:sr, 7.? 0 .=i...\I., 1.30, 4.30 7.3
- " ssr, 8..0 .1. 11., 4.30 r. Li.
6-‘ ‘- D, 52 N. R. R., 6.00 .-L. 
_mz.—'z 12>...-——n.a: R. 12., 2.00 .1. Ni.
-‘ " WEST, 9.30 .-x. .u., 6.00 r. Iii.
6‘ " E.-sr, 8. 0 .a_. 11.. 3 P. M.
ll. A. WILL A)IS, P. M

 

‘ W. E. BISSEI-I.-
OULD invite the attention of this and
W the neighboring community to his vast
stock of goods, (to which additions are weekly
being made,) comprising a full and general as-
sort merit of
FOREIGN .-\.\*D DOIESTIC DRUGS,

selected with the greatest care. and from the
best which the New York market will afford.
He has also a choice selection of

Perfiunery,
ncluding I.ubiii’s extracts ofall kinds, cologne
water in ii variety ofstylcs, etc. His stock 0;
I’.-\TI‘)-.\"l‘ .\IRDIClNES,. _
Comprises an iuiniense variety. principally of
articles which have gained a ropiitation among
the people, and are valuable riicdicinnlprcparn-
tions. _ _
He would invite the attention oftliclmlioiito
his l-‘ANCY GOODS.
whjgh are too numerous to particularizc, and
iviiich for taste and elegance are beyond all ri-
vslry in this vicinity. _ . . _
Very particular attention is paid to pl"‘-P=“'”18
)I}}_YSICIAN:S l’RESCRIP'l‘l();\'S,

and supplying lfaiiiilics with pure and unudulte‘
“ted medicines. His prices will compare in-
'm-ably with those of any other eslablisnient.
W 0 0 STE}! HOUSE
GORNER OF .\l.~\.l2\' A-.\’D .WHI'I‘I€ S'l'ltEE'l‘S
Near the Rail Road Depot.

HE .'llll):s‘Cl'Il)€l' having leiised the above nam-

- ed H0101. 135 pfrpurcd to rccv,-Ive boarders
and transient vii-.iiter_s. The llousc is Jbuiidunt
ly mri>h°<1 WW‘ 89'1": water. and has all the
conveniences iieccssary to niakegiiestscomfoi-t-
able; ‘"0’-me u""°"*“£{H0t1l'ecls confident. from
the ,,xp6,.,,3,,¢-,.c that he has had in the l.u,,-1m=_5,_.
of hotel kecpiiig. that he can give ,,.,,“s,-ac,,0,‘_
so those who favor-hlin_ with their ntronii e.
' J({H?~ R; 1,-ouu £S'l‘h2I:.

N, B.——\‘v arm and (.-old‘ ll 2\Ll_'[' 1;“,-1,3 Wad ,

t all hours. (DnnbI||‘.Y- Sent. I853 ' 3

o ooizx Ware. Brooms, rail;

“V.

 is xi‘ r av
Bowls. Imllles. Measures, etc-., sit '

- tl'1~’i(; .

Ti:-Zoasonablo

DRY GOODS.

VIVBE Subscriber would return his thanks.-fol‘

the vow liberal patronage with which hil
Store has bccii favored the year pust,nnd-hopes
o the wants of the
trading public and by a system of fnirnnd hon-
or-.1.ble deuliiig. to retain his share oft-ru_d_e for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises 'It.:,nll
tiiiics :1 choice and varied selection offa'shIoIIs‘.-

-- E.-_.,..--.lDGd.f. I
A‘“__eI_tising Rates‘ bl. and ‘'01 on'1b e ry 00 s, o everyqna lty

and price. lie is confident that purchasers’

'3 I will find evai'y article purchased at his store,
-5 1 equal in qiiality, and as cheap in price", sscsu
.50 E be obtaiiieil elsewhere.
idevoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestlngs,
i &c., &c.. for Geutlemens wear, which will be

Particular attention

sold at the lowest market prices. . “
Jan. 10. L. H. RANDLE.

SOMEHTING NEW. -
.8/’a.r:l.'sr/iztli-ing and IVagon Repairing
AT THE BRIDGE. -. 
"VHE subscribers have recently made’ jar.
rangements whereby they can exccutossll
orders for the complete repairing of Wagons,
Carriages. &c., at the shortest ziotire 'an'dTu';
reasonable’ prices, in addition to‘ blacksmith;
ing. which will be continued as heretofore‘ in‘
all its branches. Special, attention.-paid’-'to’,
Horse and Ox Shoeiiig, lightand heavy Forg-'
ing, &c. All work executed in either depart
ment will be well and promptly done; ' ’ "
10 ii‘ Wsrsssnar ‘bf -Dnucu.

c. rrnnns,

lvianufhcturor and 'Doalor'{£Is
-'800‘1'3s 38035 ANDBUIW I ’
THE subscriber has onhand and is«I;endy.1-‘out

orders of all kinds of Water Proof Boots,

and Dress Boots, of French Call’ for Potent -

Leather. From his long practice in thlsbrdnch-
of the trade. he is confident that his-‘work will
compare favorably with that of city =.munnfu‘¢-
ture. He has also a general. assortment-got
Congress Shoes, Oxford, tics, bro ans; . . “

For the Ladies, he has a comp etc’. st'o'¢k'_ of
Gaiter and Morocco Boots, Buskins, kc. " "

Children's work of all descriptions‘ on-"hind
and made to order. India Rubber'BootI and
Shoes of all kinds, at C. FIELDS, opposite
Daubury &- Norwalk R. R. Depot._

Norwalk, Nov. 19', 1954. H ' ' ly47

NORWALK, HAT. . '
cap and Fur _Emporiuni.~ .-
THE subscriber having removed to. N0.
2 Skiddy-‘s Block, would say, tbs$_;-:ho.V.l,l|3
just made very large additions to hII.fol'lIIeI'
stock, of new and fashionable *go0d.9."l‘,|. .5}!
line, would now call the attention of the ‘public --
generally, to the great advantages which he
is enabled to offer over his compststors in
Norwalk. Confinlng our whole attention so
this one branch of business, we fool -that W0
can make purchases and secure a much. MSW;
quality of goods, than those com%tQt_|‘!.Qly
unncquainted with the busintsfl. 
now on hand it fine assortment o__!»_-F-.HL_l,I’.'_J,I!lll.
suited to the season and the wants ofllibi oom-
muiiit_v.——-Forfurther particulars. just-Amp‘ In
and examine for yourselves, at No.2 Sklddfll
Block..\Iainstreet. H.C. RANDLE. ,. ‘

NORWALK nmrohrunnzf

‘‘‘‘‘ " E-op; 

i>ii(ivis‘IoNs, FRUI-TS;
Vegetables. of Fish ‘all ls|n‘Il,'s.*

Clams, oysters, 00¢.-

As good as the market affords, _constautly to be
found at the well known establishment of _ <

ALLEN, MEEKER do C0. -

zit? Goods of the above descriptiofisoelvsd
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favc-r:ible terms.

I Limo.
I00 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.

Timber and Lathe ..
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350.000 Plastering Lathe.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10.000 Pine Picketsjust rec'd and for sale
3- THOS. ILPECK. 
South Norwalk; Aug. 2. 1853. . . - —

New Goods at Southport. 3
UG USTUS JENNINGS has opened during
the past week a large and well selected _
assortment of DRY GOODS, D37 G3°C33I3,'»' '
CROCKEBY, Frszvircnu. CHILDRENI 82313 141.013!
Snore. Hus, Cars 53 L.s.nii:sBo3_€.\‘i='Fi.1,-00l_6.i'II¢
Giasses, Paper Hangings, IF andau ‘Shades,
Umbrellas, Parawls, Trimlrs, FVarp, 3830713. —
5».-. A weekly supply of fashionable good_s.—‘-
All orders promptly filled at the lowest cash
prices; Satisfaction given or goods may 

returned. SEWING,

Vests, Drawers, &c., constantly
Thou ‘in 3 Nor-

b

Coats, Pants. d ‘S
on hand for all goo '€u'"'-’-
walk can be supplied eve_rv 0101338! f|'0l!l.-W‘.
dwelling of .\Ir. Lewis Smith, in South Norwalk,
between 9 and 12 o’clock,_ ‘A. M." ThoIe»>‘_0:'
Bedding Ridge and vicinity can be supp I0
from Samuel ()sborn’s evory otherweduesdlyo
P. }.I., commencing l0th' of Mn . ' 1
Southport, May 2a, I854. .18

cheaper than Ever-
Jft the South ./t"or1D.aIL‘ l.. -e .. .
GEO G ERY 
Willi sii‘osci'ibor has on hand by‘ TI!‘ “.0
large: and best eclectic
ceries and Provisions, to be found _in;_$_0|I“|§
Norwalk. wliicli he offers to his custo'me_rs an _
the ptll)IIC\ at greatly -reduced prices.-: is 7,0-‘
cilities ax-esuch ‘Jiiit he will bc.-constantly; 1'0;
ceiving new and fresh supplies or goods; I3 “N
wants of his Ciistoiuers may require‘,“vvhIchvvlll'
always be of the best quality and sold ‘It .150.-
very lowest possible price, and he would re-_
spcctfull solicit an examination and trial ofthe
umo. GEO. W. SHIT-B,
South Noi-walk, May 15th, 185-t. '

U.‘

Hardware andcutlsry’,
Jlfea/ianz'r:.v Tools. Farming ‘Utensils,
Guns, .7."2sto[.r, Iron and Steel,
IV2'.mlow Glass, Paints
and Oils.

111.; »_.ml)s(:.l‘ll)(%! has iiowin store, and is con-
staiitly receiving direct from the manu-
fucturc.-rs, ll large supply of foreign and domes-
tic goods. under the above denominations,
which makes his assortment pf articles suited
to this niiirket, equal to any in the state. and
which will be sold citlicr wholeiale or retail,
on :isl'n.i-oi-iiblc terms as can be purchased in
"sew York. For list. of articles and prices,
pui-cliasei's~.ii-c ri-qiiesteil to call and examine
for tlieniselvcs. WM. (7. STREET-
NOI‘\\':llI{, April 17“!-

Paper Hangings. - _
g9( PIFICES of every style and put-
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LI for sale by -

i.ockw' oops-.
Marble Works. ‘

.\I . S.\fI'I‘lI haviugussoclated himselfwitli i
Q . Tuoiiss .\tui>.i; LN in the Marble lmair..-,,-,,,_;‘
will continue to keep on hand. at the old stand, ‘
near the Bridge in Main Street, .ll:Ot]llment3 : 1
and Grave Stones oi‘ cvusry variety ofpattr-r~iis,

f the most sl:illfnl workmanship.

“"" ‘' SMITH s MORGAN.

Apriiz-i, 1354.
E? Land For Sale.

2 - . one mi _ _
u'“:',,_: {IP09 very reasonable lC‘I‘lu.*. it is ad-
mriihly adapted for building 1*-‘~?~‘.~ “P 1'0? sard-
Ining. purposes, having a quick and l'lC.II soil,
In I 3 -mrge bed of vegetable mould_.or compost
“‘§',me thcreon.or'it is well cal-minted for a
In M .
avst

 ,.,,,,3o—,,-_ fenced and in a

5

. UT ' ht acres of good land, near
A30 Iégnorth of the l5rii.lge,is offered

tern from 7cts. to 35. a pieccjuat
rcr:-;-lved, ziudfnow 0fl6!‘¢

o. J. (-‘-RUMAN.

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is °““‘“€la‘i’a?i3n'¥’?f'?‘ 

' III‘. .~‘lt'a).i('f‘IiJ(.‘I'S would re5Péaf"fi§ i“f°"‘
their friemls and the public 89“°1'3"Yv "ml
they are still located a few doors north of the
turiibike, opposite the store of Alva Gray,
wlime lll:'l.V be found a large and 59190374 93*
sorlmeut i'yi‘l_‘.Ini.\‘i'-:r Wain: in $039731-

L-'ii.lu-rciki‘/ig in all its departments attended
to at the .-:lic.rie.=.t notice and upon'reaso‘n‘abls
ti:-rm:~:. v

.-in l':.\'-.lllllIllli.lflu of our stock and prl£‘t‘.'i is
pegspr-Ptf'i‘ill_\‘ .=..'ilicll.6?d. as we are dcterniiucd not
to he uullrei-sc-l.-l,liv any similar establishment
in the County. RENOUD & BRUEN. 311113

ORCE L AIN Ware, Brass-kel,!!€$}'FIy-pa.nl.l
. .§,h-“€18 and ‘°“5.Ez,.§E!15£9E!z...97?l!.,II?‘3I&.

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NORWALK, CONN. TUESJDIIY, .'IANUAR'YMB3, 1855.

BY.

A-V‘-V.-Von.-..v JV.-V.
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For the Gazette.

Lines written on leaving Guam.
BY .C. B. C0.\'l1.

Farewell 2 sweet Isle, like gems set in the ocean,
, Thy verdant bills at first appeared to me;
dud yet, I feel no saddeuing emotion,
When now sweet Isle I look my last on thee.
I feel that every league I leave behind me,
Brings me a league the nearer to my home _;
'.And when on sweet Coluinbia’s shoi-es I find me,
From her dear clime I never more will roam.

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I’ve. seen these Isles where the bright sun smiles.
As a tropic sun alone can smile ; _
The sky was clear, and gentle came the zephyrs
That wafted perfume from each coral Isle,

And yet I felt the bitter recollection-—
That though ’twas lovely it was not my homc.;
And then arose the pleasing, sweet reflection,
From Freedom’: shores I never more will
roam.

I go where Winter ever holds dominion.

Where bitter blows . the piercing northern
, wind,

And yet I would ’twere with an eagles’ pinion, _

Guam, I left thy blooming hills behind;

Our gallant barque is now so lightly throwing

Across our path the snowy crested foam,

Ithink while o’er the waves we’re swiftly going

This and this only hears me, to my home.

"Hood on Duelling.
Tom ‘Hood describes an intended duel, which
was prevented by an amicable arrangement
made .upon the. ground. The parties-—l\Ir.
Brudy. and Mr. Clsry—rivals for the affections
of Miss Lucy Bell,;fiud it necessary to appeal
to arms: _ '
,But first they found a friend apiece,’
This pleasant thought to give-—— '_
That wh’en"they both were dead, they ’d have
Two “ seconds” yet to live.

To'messu're out the ground, not long
The seconds next foi-bore,

And havingitakenone rash step,
They took adosen more.

' They next prepared each pistol pan,
Against the deadly strife ;
By putting in the prime of death,
Against the prime of life.

. Now all was ready for the foes
.But_whe_u.they took their stands,
Fear made them tremble so, they found
They both were “shaking hands.”

Said Hr. Cfto Mr. B.,‘
“ Here one of us must fall,

And, like St.Paul’s Cathedral now,
Be doomed to have a ball.”

“ I do confess I did attach
Misconduct to your name;

If I withdraw the charge, will then
Your ‘ rsmrod’ do the same ?~"

Sold Mr. B., “ I do agree ;

But think of Honor’s coui-ts,
If we be off without is shot.

There will be strange ‘ reports.‘

But look! the morning now is bright,
Though cloudy it begun ;

Why can’t. we aim above as it‘
We had ‘ called out’ the sun 1*”

So up into the harmless sir
Their bullets they did send !

And may all other duels have
An “upshot” in the end.

Tflfiiidhb «ii: ii>liE<i§El:i1liiI<E§3°:.

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The C2'rcuZ'-fa.-—A Succes.<_.'f'ul Reme-
d_2/.-—-Mr. Charles Jewett, of Niles,

Micliigan, waites to the New York

Ev'ening"Post', the following successful

remedy against the curcuiio :

A neighbor’: plums were destroyed

for five or six years by the curlio. Last

spring, when in blossom, he dug the
earth from the body, and out as far as
the branches extended. The dirt taken
out was covered over deep away from.
the trees- ‘The space excavated from

the roots was supplied to the depth of
four. inches with leached ashes. A
bucket ofweak lye was sprinkled <‘
the ashes,’ under each tree, for five or
six weeks, once a week. Result, no
damage from the insect, and a full crop
of fruit. Another used the above renie-
dy also’; made a mush of grease, lime
and rubbed over the body, and far out
‘on the limbs of the tree. This one has

Izrgood crop of plums.

Acams kill Bulloc}cs.——B.. J. Lam-
born,*of~ Chester Co., Pii., says the N.
Y. Tribune, lost fifteen head of bullocks
worth I tliqusaiid dollars, as it was tho’t
.from eating acorns, the tannic acid of
Iwhicli produced ccnstipatioii and a dis-
‘ease resembling dry msirraiii,

-‘\V'i‘lted‘ cherry leaves, which contain
Prussic acid, will produce the same ef-
fact.
’ Csu‘e.—Mix a pint of molasses ‘with
a 'pint"of melted lard. and pour it down
the animal's throat. If the body is much
_bloated,_udd an enema ofsoap suds.
Moral.-—'I‘liis item may cost‘ you a
would

sixpence, It may save you—it
hnve saved Mr. Lnmhorn ii thousand
dollars;

 

Poud-rutc.—-'I‘lie article made by the
Licbig Manufacturing Co. in East Hart-
ford, is pronounced equal in value to
that from any other similar establish-
ment, und we «lo not hesitate to recom-
mend it to those. wishing a valuable
concentrated manure.

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0:? The best mode of preserving
Grapes for winter use, is to put them
down in the leaves of the maple tree.
Theec leaves, gaihe-red soon after they
have fallen, are perfectly cleaii and With-
out scent.

133397106 ef C'eIer3/.-—»Steep an ounce
of celery inlialf a pint of vinegar. A
few drops of this gives a flue flavor to
soups and sauce for fowIs_

Tamze'r's Back is now understood to
be capitally adapted to the strawberry;

will keep the fruit clean and the soil

moist. This is_ the true mulching for
the strawberry. There is no doubt of
this.

TlIc—Ili__fc_lifield I:T.§{{i}2r of the
4.u;Hinsi.__,“sa_ys that 18 ripe _pumpkins-,
’a'v'era"'g’iiig"’l5"'l"-2 lbs! ,‘were" raised from

 

spread it coinpleiely over the soil; it"

-one_..-,e_.d bv.:-is--. B. .1_’.e<.:!s_. of. S_f1ar9n.. t_l_i_e.

; niscccsnsr.

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 From the Pictorial Dvrau.-ingroom Coillpailioll

HARD TIMES-

av MRS. M. E. noamson.

“Jesse needs a new cap, Mr. Browne-
llis old one is quite slinhby, and unfit to
wear to church."

"He must wear it if it is-.
great expeii:-e certain."

"But you forget, husband, that he has
worn it a long time ; he really desei've
a new one."

"Hard times, Nlrs. Browne, lianl iirme.-;~..'
Money is as tight ns—-as the bark of II
tree. I have hard work to get a cent, or
to keep one after I have got it."

‘-I don't think Jesse has drawn very
heavily on your purse, for the child has
scarcely uiivihing this winter," added
the wife.

"Mrs. Brown, coal is ten dollars a ton?
Don‘: speak of new caps, in these liar-I
times."

"High, certainly, but--"

"And wood the same a cord! IL‘.-
exorbitant!” interrupted Mr. Browne,
growing’ warm with the subject.

"But the children must have boots and
shoes, and clothes, just the same as
though fuel was lower. Those are nec-
essary articles that cannot be dispeiiserl
‘with."

"You must economize, wife! Mend
up the old clothes, and send the boots to
the shoemaker; a patch or two wo11"i
hurt the looks much, and makes them al-
most as good as new,’ advised Mr. Brown
who was very particular about wearing
mended clothes himself——-a dam in his
estimation, being sufficient to condemn
a coat or vest.

“I was hoping to be able to get the
girls new bonnets this winter, for their
present ones have been in wear two sea-
sons already; but I suppose they will
have to go without," continued the wife
in a disappointed tone.

"Of course they will! Clarke tells
me that flour was twelve tsveiity-five,
yesterday- I wonder what the country

Boys are -.i

3.

I by mistake."
I It. is all right; 1’ll tell you liowit was
{he resumed. "I looked in at Leonard's
f when this was being knocked off to some-
; body for a trifle, and so I overbid him a
ldollar and got it myself. Only twenty-
fgsix dollars for an elegant sofa that cost
‘fifty originally‘. Do look at. it Mrs.
' Browiie—-—fine silk velvet !”

I Mrs. Browne did look at it, but with- I

‘ out getting out of her chair, or exhibit-
; lug any more interest than she would
I have done iii glancing at a two shilling
I cricket.

; “IL was too gooda bargain to lose,aiid
} so I secured it. It occurred to me that
} it would be a capital thing to lounge
Oll when I smoke, and feel sleepy, stu-
pid, 850., besides being so convenient for
you, when you feel in the mode of ta.
king a nap," he continued.

Mrs. Brown looked at the baby sitting
on the floor, and then at the deep work-
basket piled up high with the family sew-
ing. (which Mr. Browne had decided he
could not afford to have done out,) and
thought her naps would necessarily have
to be short and a great ways apart. She
had shrewd suspicions, too, that he had
consulted his own feelings more than her
own comfort ; but having a little scheme
in contemplation, she prudently forebore
to say so, listening without offering much
comment to his eulogistic remarks con-
cerning the sofa. That evening was a
fair sample of several following evenings
Mr. Browne, smoked, lolled, and dozed
alternately, and Mrs. B. sewed diligent-
.ly in order to keep the juvenile Brownes
in whole clothing.

"I saw a man who had some fine ap-
ples for sale, and I told him to bring up
9. barrel; has he done so '?" inquired the
former, a week or two afterwards.

“A man called with apples, but as he
demanded the modest sum of five dollars
per barrel, I declined buying any, remem-
bering that times were hard and money
scarce,” Mr. Browne readily replied,
bending a droll look upon our “econo-
mist” who wns remarkably fond of apple

is coming to Y” _ ,
"But the poor will leel these high pri- ;
cés more than we do. Think how much 
less we shall be incommoded by theml
than poor widows with large families of...’
small children. We must try and help
sick Mrs. Wilson this month, the last
time I was in, she had but a miserable
tire, though the day was bitter r:0ld.—- --
She would feel very grateful for :1 |_it_tl~_=
wood," rejoined benevolent Mrs. Brown
who had given the woman in question ii
good dinner.
"Charity begins at home, especially
when beef steak is n shilling a pound,
and other meats in proportion,” replied
the husband, emphatically, leaning over
and lighting a cigar by the glowiiig un-
thracite, and then tipping his chair back
to an easy position amused himself by
piifliiig smoke out in fleecy columns
“Mr. Browne, how much did that ci- ,
gar cost?” asked his wife. 5
The individual addressed didn't appear
to be sensible that he had been spoken
to, until the question was repeated.
"How much did that cigar cost, did
you ask 2" Four cents only, and cheap
at that. Exquisite flavor! Smith said
he never had the luck to get such a deli-
cious brand before, and I mean-—-”
“You never smoke less than five a day
husband, and sometimes more," she con-
tinued in the same quiet way,
"'I‘liat’s a moderate number a ivory
moderate number, Mrs. Brown. Some
people make nothing of smoking :1 do7.en
Wliat would you say if I-—-"
“Five cigars at four cents each, *
amount to 20 cents, and seven limesj
twenty is a dollar and forty. Almost
twelve shillings a week for smoke ! Mr.
Browne Did it ever occur to you that
the money might be more profitably
spent, in purchasing a new cap for Jesse
for instance, or buying Mrs. VVilson a
few groceries every week 7'’
Mr. Browne suddenly bethought. him-
self of a very pressing engagement, and
left the house without answering this
pertinent inquiry. His wife smiled
meauingly and went on sewing. She
had heard a great deal about ‘hard times’
for several months, and had had econo-
my preached to her, until, prudent. and
saving as she undoubtedly was, the word
had become disagreeable to her ears_——-
Mr, Browne was entirely willing :0
practice’-this commendable virtue when
he could do so without interfering with
his comfort; but unfortu ately for his
wife and children, this doften occur.
In fact, he loved his ease, and would do
without nothing that gratified his palate,
or administered to his enjoyment in any
other way. His clothes must be of the
best material, and made up in the most»
fashionable style, no matter what it cost;

wear theirs t.ill they were threadbare, :11-
ihough their manufacture originally was
no outlay to him, his wife being ‘handy’
at her needle and not unwilling to turn
tailoress, or dress-maker once or twice a
year to save expense. But now Mrs.
Brown queried (as she had often done
before,) whether her husband ought not
to economize his sliare-—wlietliera liiile
self-denial on his part would nofdo raili-
er more good than the coutiiiunl cry of
“hard times, and you must practice Ecol]-
§0Illy my dear."

She uslaeil herself if a few practical
hints would not serve a good purpose
in reminding him that practice was bet-
ter than preaching, and exainplc went
further with most people than advice-.———
The subject was still lll licr tlionglits,
when a domestic entered the room and

but Mrs. Browuand the children might. 

dumplings. Of necessity, he had no ar-
gument at hand half so cognent and powi
erful as this, and so the apples were not
again referred to.

"I thought we were to have a toast to.-
day," was the next remark, when the
family were seated at dinner, as he took
off first one cover and then another, with-
out exposing anything that seemed to
look inviting.

"A good roasting piece, Mr. Browne,
would’ have cost you one dollar and a
half, and I was not so extravagant as _to
suppose you would pay that amount for
:3. piece of meat, when fish is so much
cheaper. Don't for :1 moment suppose
husband, that I am so thoughtless and
improvident as to spend money in that
way, when I’ve had so many lessons on
retrenchment," responded roguish Mrs.-
Browue, demurely fixing a plate of fish
for the youngest boy.

“But I love roast beef better than this’
grumbled the latter, gathering courage
from his father's discontented expression
to express his own dissatisfaction.

"But it’s expensive my dear," said the
mother. ‘,Your father has no money to
waste, :30 we must be as saving and con
tented us we can.

}‘ilr. Browne suddenly helped himself
pleutifully to the piscatorial food; an act
that greatly stimulated the boy’s appe-
tite, which was governed in a great
measure by the father's example.

"I'm ready for pie, mother,” said the
lad, after he had despatclied the second
allowance of the principal dish.

"No pie to-day, my dear. The apples
cost so much, I couldn't buy them, and
eggs are twenty-five cents a dozen. We
must go without pies and puddings until
things are cheaper. Think of the little
Wilson boys, Charlie, and how glad they
would be for a plate of that nice fish."
"VVhen am I to have my new cap .7”
broke in Jesse, ,

“Soon as your father can afford to buy
you one," replied Mrs. Browne. "You
inusn’t be impatient, my son, for he has
a great many things to get, and don't
like to be troubled with our applications.
Recollect that these are "hard times,"
and we must do without what is needed
very much, and not find fault with sim-
ple dinners, because it will make it easier
for him if our market bills are not so

to sleep by the snapping and crackling: of
the brands in an open grate. But nbw
there seemed a fair prospect of his loos.
ing this small gratification, as his better
half protested “that another fire was use-
less and wasteful ; when fuel was so in-
ordinately high, aud there was so much
need of ecouomizing in wood and coal?’
Mr. Brown submitted—what else could
he do? He could not complain with :1
very good grace, so he went to bed shiv-
ering, wiiha firm determination to give
Mrs. Browne no more lessons in reti'eiich-
room, if that was the way she practiced
them. Before he slept, he fell into :1
train of thought of this nature : If it is
so disagreeable for me to give up a few
grntifiostions, pleasures, luxuries, or
whatever they may he termed, how much
more difficult must it be to exhibit true I
self-denial in matters of greater moment l
]fI have expei-ieuced disappointment at I
the absence of a cheerful blaze, or favor-
ite‘, kind of pastry——Jesse must have
felt the denial of a new cap still more
keenly. ‘ If I have inclined to murmur
at a dinner ‘less palatable than ordinary,
surely my wife has a harder trial in com-
plying with my (I begin to suspect) sel-
fish and thoughtless demands on her time
and strength. Mrs. Browne is a prudent
woman, and I wish——I wish I hadn't said
so much about economy; I'll buy her a
new dress to-morrow, and for the future
do without something myself, when our
expenses need curtailing. And with this
excellent purpose strong in his mind‘, Mr.
Browne fell asleep,

"Mother, when are we to have new
bolinetsi I think we ought to have
some soon," remarked the eldest daugh-
ter," the next day."

“So do I, my’ love, but I fear you will 1
have to wait awhile longer," replied the
parent, kissing the pleading face that
was eagerly watching her own. “Fath-
er has no‘ money to let us have, times are
hard, and-—-”,_.

"Mrs. "Browne, oblige me by never re-
peating that remark .again,"— replied our

 

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' “No, for I supposed it was sent here I rooms, and particularly liked to beiulled l nie and I grew up ; she was one of the

l loveliest creatures of female beauty I
had ever seen. She was as gentle as
the wliisperings of the white winged
zepliyrs among the April flowers, and as
pure as the lily that bent beneath the
summer breeze to the kiss of the rip-
.p1iiig waves of the meadow rill; and
I yet she was reared among the wrecks of
a father's fortune, and had heard, time
after time, the rude, coarse jest, and
drunken ribaldry ofdrunkeii uieii wound
the little bar her fntherlkept, '
Nannie was happily in possession of
the virtues which eunoble and beautify
woman's character. She was kind and
cheerful, neitlier wild nor nielnnclioly,
yet the IOVBIY calm of her countenance
was tinged with :1 shade of sndness—-
mor.ioii,.look', tone, deed, were gentle as
the spring-time sunbeams shimmering
among the garden jfiowers. Nannie
_Neall was the loved one in Brookville.
loved her when we were children
playing on copse and heath—-on rock
and dell, and now, that we were grown,
I loved her with all the, passionate idola-
try of my young manhood. Not a
whisper of love had ever passed our lips,
and yet the secret was written in and
fondly cherished by each hidden heart.
Ah ! we were happy in this secret wor-
ship. VVe were often ,together-,- in the
wild nook where we had gathered bar-
ries when children; along the brook
where the waves danced o'er their pub-
bly path that led to the river; in the old
woods where oak and pine pointed their
taper spires up to heaven, we rumbled
and dreamed and loved in silence, with
none but nature with us. For hours
we have sat on the brook brink watch-
ing the frisking fish gliding like golden
creatures among the crystal waves and
the clear wavelets hastening away, and
the mellow sunlight trembling on the
tree tops and fading away behind the
hills, and all the time we felt that our

- hearts held sweet converse in breathless

whiapers-—-thus a holy tie was weaving
woof and web into our life, and hopes,

"economist." “The boys shall have new |
"cups, and the girls new bonnets, and you I
a. pretty’ silk this very day! You took a ;
woman's way to show me my mistake, ‘
but I own that you did it cleverly, Give
us a piece of good beef to-morrow, and !
I'll cure my selfishness, andhelp you
economize. I am not so ungrateful as
you may think, nor will I again as}: you
to make all the sacrifices, or struggle
alone with high prices and hard times.
‘Mr. Browne was true to his word.

NANNIE NEAL.

I am Ii bachelor! Don't smile or pass
judgment rsslily upon me--I must tell
why I am what I am. A
I can scarcely remember when my,
father removed to the new village of!
Brookville. It seems, too, that there l
a dim remembrance of an old house by j
the lake. It is all vague, dim and uii- '
certain however. YetI sometimes find '
lingering within me a vision of an old
house with elms in front and a sleepy
lake down in the vale, and such, I have
heard my faiher say, was our home.-—- 
These impressions seem to me as much l
like dreams as realities, and no wonder,
either, for the footsteps of long years
have matched over them. But I do re-
member distinctly n broad river that we
crosssd on out way to our new home,
that is, the most distinct of all : its sil-
very waves flashing around the flat we
crossed over are not to be forgotten.

The streets of Brookville were not
cleared of stumps when we entered a lit-
tle cuttage on the main street. The
was a newness and a freshness about ev-
erything there. It was not long before
it begun to assume is busy character, as
new settlers came in, and new stores
and shops went up, My father was a
bricklayer, and I carried some of the
brick and mortar, and went into what is
now called the old Court House at
Brookville and I helped to rear its brown
walls. Time lies!

Among others who came to Brook-
villc was a man named Nesll. He had
been a merchant in one of the seaport
C,iti¢5. but failing by injudicious specula-
tions, he had retired with a little wreck l
of his fortune, to the new village, either
to recruit or to spend the evening of his
life in quiet. I never knew which. He

large as they used to be. Self-denial,
Jesse. is a good quality, and cannot be
too much practiced by little boys.

Mrs. Browne talked to the children,
‘and at Mr. Browne, a method, we be-
lieve, which has been practiced before.
But though every word she uttered had
a meaning, and he felt the full force of
them, he could hardly suppress a smile
at the facility with which she employed
his own mode of reasoning, and her apt.
iiess in turning the point ofhis own weap-
.ons against himself.

Mi‘. Browne got no roast beef or poul-
try thar. week; soups, vegetables, and
other simple and cheap dishes, made up
the bill of fare,and Mrs. B. began to talk
{seriously of substituting less expensive
‘coffee for the delicious Mocha which‘
the prudent head of the family took so

The iiice sandwiches and tongue that
géiie-rally graced the tea-table, had mys-
icrioiisly vaiiislied, and the rich cake and
fiiie-flavored preserves had probably kept.
their company. Common tub butter
was also iiiude to take the place of the
S\‘.’(‘El, neatly stamped lumps which he

said : _ ’
"'l.‘liei'c’s a sofa come, um um ; v.-Em;-i;

‘ will it go?"

“A sofa! tliere’ssome iii'istske,l tliiiik‘
replied Mrs. Browne, stepping to the
door; but the man was so sure that it
was the right place and she allowed
' him‘ to bring it in, although puzzled to
know what Mr. Browne wanted of an»
ollier sofa, as they already owned a good
one ;' and as times were hard and mon-
ey scarce, it did not look reasonable that
he would spare twenty-five or more dol-

But her doubts were dispelled when
tea time came, and with it Mr.
Browne.

"So the sofa got here before inc,” he
remarked, as his eyes rested upon his new
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lars for a needless article of fiiriiil.iii'c.--

lslie would save precisely thirteen oeiirs

- place. Every day or two hejwus called

I

, It positively

I she could retrencli. His linen which

‘ nil always prided himself on the polish-

I

'nus the gloss.) And why? "Because
money scarce," it was sheer nonsense-to
have s. fire lighted in his sleeping spurt-

niucli comfort in sipping every morning .

had been in the habit of eating; for his -

hsi been in hard drinker during the last‘
few yours-_-tlie demon in the wine-glass

had been the main rock on which lie

wrecked his all; and his wife he left iii

the city, in the-‘grave-yard behind the

steeple church--sent there by his abuses

and cruelty. So said the old shoemaker

who came with Neal] from the city.

. Nannie" Neall was like a bright star
gleaming" in the stormnight among the
clouds. ‘She was the only child of the
comer, and a lovely being she was. She
was just my age, or nearly, not quite——
from April to June was the difference, I
believe.

Neall managed to get a house a few
‘rods from ours, and he with his‘ dangli-
ter, a sour old dame of a housekeeper,
-and the old shoemaker, both of whom
.c:i‘me with him, constituted his family.
Nannie and I were not long in becom-
ing fast friends, we met one sunny al‘.
tcrnoon down in the clearing by the
brookside, after wliicli the ‘village was
named, and there for a full hour we
‘played "csptivo’s base" among the broad
walnut and poplar stumps that stood like
watching sentinels in the vale."

The very next day we went out to-
gether on the hills with our baskets, and
gathered whortleberries, and talked and

and destinies.

(lid Neall became aware of our grow-
ing intimacy and became enraged. One
evening when I had gone to spend a
few hours with Nannie at her home (at
an inn as it was, I could no longer stay
away) the old man came to the little sit-
ting-room where we were, and sternly
ordered me away. I arose and a tear-
drop hung upon Nannie's eyelid. I took
my hat, and I as I went out, the old
man sang out after me :

"Hod Carrier !"

The old ‘house-keeper flattened her
ugly face against the glass door between
the two rooms and echoed the chorus—-
"hod carrier!" - i '

The old shoemaker stopped hammer-
i-iig his leather as I went out, and spoke
low and said he would see me that eve-
niiirr.

The rabble in the dram shop, through
which I had to pass, cauglit the notes of
the derisive taunt and shouted it after
me-..-“Hod Carrier.” The infernal taunt
riiigsiii my ears yet.

Tliut evening the old shoemaker saw
me, and told me Nannie loved me and
we should see each other clandestinely.
[ thanked him, and through his interfe-
rence, Nannie‘ and I met almost every
«lay, and talked and loved.

And in this way we spent some of our
happiest hours, dreaming of the bliss
that was to be ours, in a few short
months, for when the summer was pass-
ed we were to be married. Love with
us now was :1 reality, and in the so '-
tude; about Brookville we dreamed
iis bliss, as together, we watched the
drifting of the white clouds riding on the
blue ocean of the sky.

Our dreams were like the clouds. A
._-loud was in the sky with a storm in its
bosom too, but we saw it not.

Christmas day we were to be married.
None knew it, however, except the old
shoe-maker and Rob Lincoln. 3-05 Was.
to convey her to a neighboring house in
his new sleigh, and I was I0 meet him
there with the village pardon. Such
was the arrangement.

The day before Christmas the hills
and houses were white with snow.-
Brookville was all life for the enjoyment
of the season. That morning two strun-
gers appeared in our midst. None
knew from whence they came. I met
them on the streets early on the day. I
disliked their looks and turned aside.——-
Therewas nlurking look of sin linger-
ing about the face of the eldest-—-a heart-
less looking wretch. The younger sp-
pearcd but little better.

All day long the revel increased in
and about Neall’s house. Once or twice
there came near being a fight. Just at‘-
[or sundown, I met Rob Lincoln run-
ning towards his father’s house at full
speed, I had no time to ask Iiim a sin-
gle question. There was the wildest
terror flat-liing from the brave young
nmiila eyes. “Run with me to Neall's
.-—rim, dreadful times there,” and he
grasped my arm and started to drag me.
I tor.-. myself from his grasp, and started
away with hiiu. _

I-I'i~t! the wind blovs now just 85 1‘
shi-ieked by my ears as Irun UP ‘he
snow covered street of Brookville 0})
iha; fatal evening. Draw .V°"" ,‘-''’a"
closer : I wish to speak in whispers
now_ " wgmiii Nezill’s when we reached
it, was this scene _

'.l_‘lie old lioiisekc€P°’ 5‘°°‘l .w"" "er
chapped hands folded in her yellow apron
Wm, her face flattened ngainsta dirty
,,,;,,,e of ,, glpss door lookiiig into the
,,,,.9,.,,. A sew of the village sots were

played among the rocks, and when we

l_ierinother—--of how she used to weep’
while she sat at her feet, and then died
in the cold night with consumption a_I1d
a broken heart, and that the Priest said, 3
she went to Heaven to live with the 3
Virgin Angels. I have since thought. I
that her‘ mother was perhaps 9! CBIIIOHC
but, of this I am not certain. _
Nenll put up an a tavern in Brookville
and the new settlers gathered there and
‘drunk. " I remember the first night there
was a ndise and laughing, fiddling and 
dm,c1’ng'§ud singing there, and I thought i
it must be something very nice, but my
mother told me it was a very wicked
place, audthut I must. never go there.

grew tired she sat down and told me of.

staggering :ii'ouiid the room, or half
dozing on the pine benches at the fire ;
me‘ old shoemaker seemed pledged with
Neal], who was nearly drunk, to revoke
some decree of his; and my own Nun-
-nle sii-iiggliiig iii the arms of one of the
two strangers while the other stood a.
little way off grinning with grim satis-
faction. My blood boiled in every knot-
ted vein ! VVtieii Isprang--into the are-
na, old Neall stanimered into B drunken
slang:

“So, ho! Mister Hod Currier. 1'"
sold Nan to a city gentleman 3" and he
held up a roleau of gold coin. A 10W
laugh gurgled up from the throat of ti“
infernal purchaser.

Nannie sold ?

Ioften wished my mother lindnevel' ION
me that, for my Nannie was-there; and

l czm-.ful wife had hit upon the fact that.
oii the pound, by the cliaiige.
Of a truth, Mr, Browne was iiia light
1 upon to give up something that tended
 to his gmtificatioli, although perliapsnol:
I essential to his happiness.
; appeared as if Mrs. Browne had put her
i wits to work to see in how many ways
 had formerly been sent to :1 laundry, (he
i it
E and smoothness it was there sure to re-
,r:r:ive,) was now washed at home, (mi-
it could be done at the house at no ejm-3
expense," and as “times were hard, and
pay it out to a laundress. That wgsgll,
Mr. Browne had been accustomed to
meat previous to retiring, during the
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edy seemed to whirl-aroundwith‘ ‘mt-"'
I heard the familiar, votes of
3.’.-L -uuv-«I-av’ n.'v'- an? - I
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VOLUME XXXVIII.---NUMBER 4.

"Mr. Neall, how can you barter your
own pure child away to one-whose heart
is to-day as black as any purgatory, af-
ter promising your poor dead wife to be
both father and mother to the dear
child .3”

A drunken curse came from the ho!
lungs of the father against the shoema-
ker and his own child: “better that than
the wife of an ‘infamous Izod carrier ."'

I saw the old woinan‘s pitted lace
grinning against the glass. And then I
saw the mild blue eyes of my poor. half
distracted Nannie almost starting from
their sockets, and her right hand, that
was free from the monsreflsgrasp, held
om, imploringly to me for h lp, She
screamed my name. I rushed to the
rescue. Rob-Lincoln was before me.

Draw your chair closer.

Old Neal! was enraged that we should
dare to rescue his child from the infamy
to which he had sold her, and grasping
the old shoernaker's hammer from the
bench, he hurled it at us. The weapon
flew close by Rob's ear and struck the
head of my poor Nannie. VVith a low
murmur of "mother, mother !" LI16 sank
in my arms to the floor. The two strarfi
gets fled forever from Brookville. I
called again and again to Nannie to tell
me she had not fled from earth to
heaven, but she kept her blue eyes fixed
upon me, and .a changeless smile rested
upon her damp face. And all this time
the oldhousekeeper kept her hideous
face pressed against the glass grinning
through. the scene. And old Neail stood
with his arms folded, clutching in one
hand the roleuu of gold. I called again
and again to Nannie, and like a child
whispered in her ear that I loved her
still, but the ohsngeless smile was the
only snswer. I held her head in my
arms and wept, The old shoemaker ran
and brought the village surgeon. its
came and knelt down by her on the tav-
ern fioor, and took her pale hands in his.
I loved him more than ever for holding
It so softly and tenderly, examining the
livid spot half bid by her auburn hair’,
where the hammer had struck. I could
bear it no longer. I whispered, "Doctor
is N:inn’ie gone,”--I could not ny dead,
but worse.

A nd he laid his slender fingers signifi-
cantly on his noble brow.

Rob Lincoln, the Doctor and the old
slioc-ariuker carried Nannie from the tav-
ern :o the Doctor's house and I followed.

And the blood of the victim fell drop
by drop on the pure white snow.

The next day old Neall went to eter-
nity The Angels of Rezributiou had
wan-hedhis steps and had marked his

last going out, The shaft of the Pale
Arclierliad struck him to vex and then
destroy. In the battle strife with the
demon of delirium tremeiis he was over-
come, -and his spirit shrieking with
fem‘.-', went to be judged by Him who
Weighs Immortality in the eternal bal-
ance of Truth.

lie was buried beneath the snow-web
that lay on the yard behind the village
church, and no eye in Brookville wept.
Day after day I watched by me bed-
side of poor Nannie and whispered to
her, and wet her dry lips with water.-
She mostly lay with her languid eyes
closed, but when she did open then.
they started out after me with such ter-
ror that I shrank from them. And she
would point her finger at me, and cull
me a monster, and command me to car-
r_v her back to Brookville, to her own
dear Oh 3 how agonizing that
was! To hear her call my own name
amt link it with the foudest eudearmenis
yet look upon me as the monster who
hail battered gold for her loveliness.
Thus days and nights passed, and the
faithful surgoon all the time endeavoring
to call back her wandering mind.

It was all in rain.

The cloud that had drifted in our
summer sky had burst upon us in a win-
tefr storm that knew no spring-time in
ii e.

My poor loved and lost Nannie Neall.
She sits in the broad flock of sunbestris
that fall through her window in one of
the little rooms at the D Asy-
lum, a harmless, dreaming Lunatic 3

And there she will sit and chatter to

her bird and her straw untilthe good
Angels beckon her away.
I have sat by her side in that neat
little cell, looking into the dreamy eyes,
many a lonely hour, but she has never
known me.

She sometimes calls to her kind hesi-
ted matron and bids her “take the stran-
ger away.”

And now. fair readers, do you wonder
that I am a bachelor?

Believeihis for me, there never was
but one Nannie Neal}, and she yet lives,
but a MAfi[‘c, Rum did all this,

 

 

“ Nobody but a P71}-ter, Anyhow."
.—Such was the sneering remark of n
Pusan residing not 9. thousand miles
from the door of our sanctum, in refer-
ring to the profession we follow in pride,
--Nobody but-a Printer.” In sooth. it
makes_our blood run rampant through
our veins to hear such expressions from
the lips of those nursed on a republican
soil. "Nobody but a PRIN'r1-:n,anyhow '.
Who was Benjamin Franklin ‘? "No-
body but a Printer!" Who was VVm.
Caxton, one of the fathers of literature 7
“Nobody but a Primer!" VVho was
Eurl Stanhope? “Nobody buts. Prin-
ter!” Who was Samuel VVoodworth,
the poet? “Nobody but a Printer!”--
\Vho was Gov. Armstrong of Massa-
chusetts? “Nobody buta Pl‘llliBl"."—-»
Who were Gov. Bigler ofPenii.<y|V'anl-'1.
and Gov. Bigler of California‘? “Ni-
body but Printers!" VVh0 W3-° GOV.
Hill of New Hampshire '3 “Nobody
buta Printer!" George 1’. Morris, 1\'
P_ Willis, Joseph Gales, Charles Rich-
ardson, James Harper, Horace Greeley,
Bayard Taylor, Robert Sears, and Sena-
tors Dix, Cameron and Niles-—Wlio
were they? “. Nobody but Printers,
anyhow!” (fine thing is evidené, every

arson that c ooses, can't be a timer.
grains are necessary.-Ex.

 

Novel Argument.
, If wine is poison, so is res,
Only in another shape I _ _
what may“, whether-one is killed

By,can'h‘l'vSJ£7' or grape ?

"f “If you don't give me a penny,"

 

I grew dizzy--the room with its t:ng- -

said a young hopeful to his mamma, "I
w s boy that's got the mcssles. and

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