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NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1856.
VOLUME XXX~IX.f++NUM»BEB 5 9
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mfinwangcnzsrns.
A. H. BYINGTON Editor &Proprietor.
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BUSINESS l)lRl}C'l‘0RY.
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G. &« J',GRAN'1"S
AMBROIYPE nooms,
Over D. 8:. N. Depot.
NORWALK.
I. i k e n e s s e s
Warranted to please all Good J udge s
Den~tiEé‘t;-‘fir.
Doctors HILL 8:. PITCH,
Surgical & Mechanical
DENTISTS,
Oflioe over the Store of C. J. Gruman,
NORWALK, cons.
A. HILL. CHARLES Frrcn.
J. I‘. POOTE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
9FFIC'E OVER .M.r1LLORY’S STORE
Norwalk, Conn.’
D. B. 300 TH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
61 WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
AMOS HUNT,
General Pension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Wasliington, l_). C.
H. C. RANDLE,
Hats, Capsiifllliiils & Boy’s
STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, , Canes,
'U':I:nJore11a.s, c&2c.,
No. 2 Skiddy’s Block.
C. J. GRUIVIAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETIN GS
Carriage Trimmings, Clot/is, Cassi-
meres, Satinetts,, Vestings, and Tail-
" or’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
BHEETINGS, sniirriscs, JEANS, BA'l"l‘S AND WARP
A the lowest possible prices.
NORVVALK, CONN.
0. &. E. K. LOCKWOOD, C0.
NORWALK. CONN.,
NLNUFACTURERS OF
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britannia .P_orcela.in and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furniture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4‘ Lead Pipe,
Crockery, G‘-lass
and_C'/zina
Ware.
E. V. A. CHICHESTER,
ZEIa.rdvva.re
DEALER,
NORWALK, CONN.
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.A.. I-I. CAMP,
SUCCESSOR T0
JAMES SHERWOOD,
Bookseller, Stationer &. Binder,
‘.7 lllain Street, Noru-al/c.
F. H. NASH,
Wnoi.Es.u.E AND RETAIL DEALER IN
S T 0 V E S ,
MANUFACTURER OF
Tin, She ct Iron & Copper Wares:
Has constantly on /rand a large assort-
ment of general IIouse—/keeping
Furniture, at So. Norwalk,
Conn.
Norwalk Post Olffiee.
‘I ()1 s s.—WEs'r. 7.30 A 3.00 P.M.
°‘,‘,",',’ (foe EAST, 3.30 A ,4 so I». M.
do do D. & R.
do do New Iork City, 4.5
Wlts'roN, Tuesday dc S-aturd
Due.-—D. 85 N R. R. 8.00 A. M.
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flit" do WEST, 9.30 A. :u., 6.00 P.M.
do do Elsi‘, 8.30 A. M., 3.45 r M.
R. A. WILLIAMS P. M.
S. E. OLIVISTIIAD,
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Wholesale and Reta:
Provisions ,5!’-'-7 N0‘
II.-xsjust receiv
tensive assor
will Sell on as favorab
trade. The public are respec
call.
14 and 16 Jllain-st.
Norwalk,March 5th, I855.
- NW
P ° 1’ “ 0LMSTEAD‘S.
1 Dealer in Groceries,
ed an entirely new and ex-
tment of goods which he
1., terms as any in the
tfullyinvited to
{:l¥W
Seaonable
DRY 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 the wants of the
trading public and by a system offair audlion-
crable dealing, to retain his share of trade l'or
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied selection ol'l'ashiona-
ble and season-able Dry Goods, ofevcry quality
and price. fie is confident that purcliasers
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, Vestings,
&c., &c., for Gcntlemens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices.
L. H. RANDLE.
Lime.
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Laths,
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just received and for
sale by THOS. L. PECK.
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL dc HUBBELL have recently com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old,
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime, ,
together with every variety ofLumbe1' sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. HIL ,
15 J, C. HUBBELL,
NORWALK am:-‘amour.
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds,
clams. Oysters, &.c.,
As good as the market afl'ords,constantly to be
found at the well known establishment of
MEEKER At OLMSTEAD.
fl$‘ Goods of the above description received
ilaily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
he most favorable terms.
Cheaper than Ever
fit the South ./Vorwullc
GROCERY’ S‘.I'."0RE.
J-‘HE Subscriberhas on hand by far the lar‘
gest and best-selection of Family Groce-
ries and Provisions, to be found in South Nor-
walk, which he oll'ers to his cu..~;toiners and the
public, at greatly reduced prices. His facili-
ties are such that he will be constantly receiv-
ing new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants ofhis Customers may require, which will
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price, and he would re-
spectfully solicit an examination and trial of
the same. GEO. W. SMITH.
fi Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight. acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge,is offer-
tl for sale upon very reasonable terms. It is
dinirably adapted for building lots, or for
gardening purposes,having a quick and rich
soil, and a large bed of vegetable mould or
eompost manure, thereon; or it is well calcu-
lated for a first rate meadow. Itis well l'enced
nd in a very eligible location. For further
articulars enquire at this Ofiice. tf3
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
STPCRT !
HE Subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public generally, that
he is still located a few doors north of the
turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva Gray,
where may be found a general assortment of
CABINET FuRNi'rnRE.
Umle7‘ta/ring in allits departments attended
to at the shortest notice and upon reasonable
terms. 3 ALLEN RENOUD.
New Styles. @
New Goods &. low prices.
HARLES FIELDS has. now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gentle-
men and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and Slippers,
as has ever been presented to the public in this
market. The styles are new ; t-he workmanship
neat and beautiful; while the material is of
the fiuest texture and most durable qiiality.——
He has some very elegant, plain and fancy
colored, Ladies Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent
Leather Boots and Shoes, with an -endless as-
sortment of Boys and Misscs_Shoes, all of which
will be sold very low for cash. 'l‘he public are
are invited to call and examine his stock for
themselves. “"21
Norwalk Iron Foundry.
VERY description of CASTING done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps,Iron Fence,Posts,Railings,&c.,
furnished to ‘order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Building Moving,
BY CI-IARLES TIIBBS.
LL orders 1'or building raising and moving.
lcl't with the subscriber, will receive
prompt attention and be executedin the safest
and most expeditious manner.
JOSEPIL SHEPHERD,
C-arria,.e Maker, flgent.
$0
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P
ly41
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Good;
NEW SPRING STOCK !
Tl-IE Subscriber hasjust returned from
New York with a new Stock of Fash-
ionable Jcwelry, Watches, Plated
c and Fancy Goods. which he offers to his
‘K
Vur
customers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
Collin Plates, Spoons, Rings, 560-, neatly en
grayed, O. S.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
' Pressed & Common Brick Lime
Cement, Caleined Plaster. Hair
and Marble Dust.
HE Subscriber havingdissolved hisconnec-
T tion with W. C. STREET, Esq. in the above
business, will continue it on his own account,
and will keep a good assortment of the above
named articles constantly on hand which will
be sold cheap for Cash-
15 CHAS. T. LEONARD.
Office at the Store of W. C. STREET.
Something New.
WNERS of llor:-ses will find a new and val-
O u-able invention in the way of Horse Col
lars, known as Briggs’ l’ateut llorsc Collars.
In their construction they correspond exactly
to the anatomy of the l~lorse’s neck, and will
neit,1;er scald, bruise,or gall the animal. They
give full scope and action to the shoulder-
blade and joints, and altogether are tlic most
perfect application ever applied 10 the neck of
the Horse. They have been fully tcstcil al-
ready,and are so constructed that they com-
mend themselves to the judgment of every
sensible and humane man.
Also, every variety, quality and quantity _of
Harness, Saddles and Horse Equijunents in
general, may be found at the Store of the
Subscriber. W M. S. JONES.
Westport.(Easl. side the Ilridgc.)
Gut Glass.
J
UST received an assortintuit of Rich Cut
Glass Ware,coiisistiug' of Sugar Bowls,
P i e Dishes Salts, Tumblers Goblets
,g,fi°_°m ’ E.A.BLANl(&CO. ’
NORWALII PAINTING
, —A N D-— ‘
Paper Hanging Establishment.
HE Subscriber would announce that in
connection with his House and Sign Paint-
ing, he now carries on a general '
PAPER H.f1.N‘GIJV'G BUSIJVES S,
and will _keep constantly on hand a complete
assortment of plain and ornamental Papers for
side walls. ceilings, halls, the. His establish-
ment is one door north of Skiddy’s Block,
where he will be happy to execute all orders
in House and Sign Painting,aiid-Paper Hang-
ing. Paints and Oils for sale, and Paints
mixed ready for use. '
GEORGE MARVIN.
'.l'.'o:n:|.1111son.
SPRING at AXI-II 00..
MANUFACTURERS or
SPRINGS & AXL-ES
BOTH COMMON & PATENT; ’
Of all liinda and sizes,
Cannon-st., opposite 'l‘onilinson’s Carriage Manufactoryv
Buinonronr, CoNN.
It is acknowledged that the above Establish
ment manufactures the best articles in their
line, to be found in the market. All orders
by Mail or otherwise promptly responded to,
RUSSEI. To.\ii.INsoN, Pres., S. B. FERGUSON ,JR.,
Treas’r, VVM. G. LINEBURGH, Sec’y. tf34
G A S H
PAID for Soap Grease, rancid Lard or Bu
ter, tainted Pork, ilzc.
Por Sale,
A superior quality of Soft Soap, for Cash or
exchange for Soap Grease ; Also, on the same
terms, 100 bushels of Leached Ashes for sale
by I. HENRIETTA,
at the Norwalk Soap Factory.
- Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended his busi-
ness is now not only prepared to repair
and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as usual,
but is also prepared to make the same to Or-
der. Tasteful Carriages or heavy Wagons
made in every style to suit the purchaser,and
at prices to suit thetimes.
EDSON BEERS.
_At the establishmentformerly occupied by
Charles Isaacs.
Connecticut Saddle and Harness
IE.‘ 1\I P C) IE. I ‘U’ 31 3
East side the Bridge, under Ct. Hotel
TEPHEN SWANN, successor to FREDERICK
BRADLEY, manufactures and intends to
keep constantly on hand a l'ul1 assortment of
Harness, of all descriptions, light Buggy and
Coach. and light double Harness ; also, a new
style of Wagon I-Iarncss, of superior make.-
COLLARS of every variety, consisting ofUoach,
Buggy, Gig, Cart, Team and Breast, all of the
best materials. Also, Riding Saddles, Bridles,
Martingalcs, &c., together with a large assort-
ment of Whips of every description, Trunks,
Valises, Satchels, Carpet Bags, Leather do.
for school children, which he intends to sell
cheap. ’
All in want of any of the above named arti-
cles will do well to give him a call, for he is
bound to sell his goods at satisfactory prices.
Orders for any description of work promptly
executed. Rep airing done at the shortest
notice, and in the best and neatest manner.
New Goal Yard.
HE subscribers have established a NEW
Con. YARD at Norwalk, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Smith’s Dock below the Pot-
tery, lvhere they intend to keep constantly on
hand and are now delivering a very‘ superior
article of Goal, of the different sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all fresh and
pains have been taken to, secure the best kinds
lmown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lehigli, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash; acknowledged by good judges to have
no superior. We have also the Pittslon vari-
ety, all of' which kinds we will sell at fair re-
muuerating prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Wiiinipuuk.
tf35 GEO. H. RANDLE & BROTHER.
Norwalk Dye Works,
Foot ofllfill Hill, .Norwalk, Conn.
OHN PIGKENS, practical Dyer and Re
finisher. of Sillr, Cotton, and Woolen
Goods, Of every description, begs leave to
return his sincere thanks to his friends and
the public for the many favors bestowed on
him since be commenced business at Winni-
pauk, and he would now inform that he has
removed as above, and fitted up a Dye House
and Finishing Room in the most complete
manner, with all the latest improvements in
the art of Dyeing; and having given up
Coloring l'or the Winnipauk Company. he will
now be enabled to do his work in a. manner
that cannot be surpassed by any other estab-
lishment in the Country.
Ofiices for reception and delivery of goods.
At the Dye Works, foot of lllill Hill, in the
rearof the old Bakery, and at his Residence,
Main street, Norwalk, Conn,
./IGEJVTS.
Shepherd's Bakery, Norwalk, G. H. Randle &.
Brother, Winnipauk ; Mrs. Mallet, Danbnry ;
Horace Lockwood, No.1 Summer-st., Stam-
ford; David Selleck, West Norwalk ; G. B.
BristplatD. Chapman’s, Coleman’s Block,
Pittsficld, Mass. _
Orders sent by Adam’s Express, or by
Waggoners, will receive prompt attention. 25
Something N ew.
GREAT DISCOVERY ! !
Science and Art Triumphant! I
Y the introduction of the Beautiful and
B Wonderful Invention of Dr. Langdel,
which Pliotograplis the Life Tints of (I10 Hu-
man Face and the Most Delicate Shades of
Color in the Dress, the most exquisitely beau-
tiful and life-like pictures ever produced can
now be obtained at the
.N‘0Rl/VALK EMBROTYPE G./ILLERY
Over the Depot of the Danbury & Norwalk
Railroad. The public are invited to call and
examine specimens now being taken by this
new process and satisfy themselves that the
crowning point in the photographic art has
been reached, and that a Pi-nu-'Ec'r likenesscan
now be obtained. Trial pictures will be cheer-
fully taken without charge whenever the ope-
rator is not otherwise engaged.
Special attention paid to the taking oflike-
nesscs of children, and deceased persons, and
in copying old pictures. In short if you (19.
sire an unsurpassed likeness, beautiful, truth-
ful and cheap, repair at once to the Nouwamr
AMBROTYPE G.u.i.EnY. 29
SOMETHING NEW.-
Under the (Sun) Ct. Hotel.
TURK has now on hand and is constantly
renewing one of the largest, and mostju-
diciously selected stocks of
F./‘ILL ./l.N'D WINTER,
READY l‘ilADE CLOTHING.
Ever exhibited in this vicinity. Those in
want of good substantial tasty and durable
garments, can find them of every size and va-
riety, rcazly made for less than they willhave
to pay elsewhere l'or the cloth alone. Remem-
ber the place l'or good and 4:/map clothing is at
TURKS under tlicCt. l:Ioti—l,Main-st., Norwalk
Tiuoruv SEED, at _
S‘. If OLMSTEAD.
For Sale.
4 TON, Second-hand, Coal or Ilay Scale;
nearlyas good as New. Price 50 Dollars.
MALLORY db CURTIS.
tf‘25
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Enquire of
Norwalk,June,1856.
I concur.
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The Old Man and the Children.
BY JAKE PRITCIFIT .100.
Spring was busy in the woodlands,
Climbing up from peak to peak,
A: an old man sat and brooded,
With a flush upon his cheek.
Many years preus’d_ hard upon him,
And his living friends were few,
And from out the sombre future
Troubles drifted into view.
There Is something moves one strangely
In old ruins grey with years ;
Yet there's something far more touching
In an old face wet with tears.
And he sat there, sadly signing
0’er his feebleness and wrongs,
Though the birds outside his window
Talk’d of summer in their songs l
But, behold, a change comes o’ei- him ;
Where are all his sorrows now ‘P
Could they leave his heart as quickly
As the gloom-clouds left his brow?
Up the green slope of his‘ garden,
Past the dial, he saw run
Three young girls, with bright eyes shining
Like their brown heads in the sun!
There was Fanny, famed for wisdom ;
And fair Alice, famed for pride ;
And one that could say, “ Uncle,”
And said little else beside.
And that vision startled memories,
That soon hid all scenes of strife,
Sending floods ofhallow’d sunshine
Through the rugged rents of life.
Then they took him from his study,
Through long lanes and tangled bowors,
Out into the shaded valleys,
Richly tinted o’er with flowers.
And be blessed their merry voices,
Singing round him as he went,
For the sight of their wild gladness
Filled his own heart with content.
And, that night there came about him
For off meadows pictured fair,
And old woods in whichgie wandei-’d,
Ere he knew the name of care ;
And he said, “These angel-faces
Take the whiteness from one’: hair i”
The Maidc-.n’s Prayer.
She rose from her delicious sleep,
And put away her soft brown hair,
And in a tone as low and deep
As l0ve’s first whisper, breathed a prayer,
Her snowy hands together pressed,
Her blue eyes sheltered in the lid,
The folded linen on her breast,
Just swelling with the charms it hid,
And from her long and flowing dress
Escapeda bare and snowy foot,
Whose step upon the earth did press
Like a new snow-flake, white and mute ;
And then from slumber soft and warm,
Like a young spirit fresh from Heaven,
She bowed that slight and niatchless form,
And humbly prayed to be forgiven.
O, God, if souls unsoiled as these,
Need daily mercy from thy throne ;
If she upon her bended knees-
Our holiest and our purest one ;
She with a face so clear and bright,
We deem her some stray child of night ;
If she with those soft eyes in tears,
Day after day in her young years,
Must kneel and pray for grace from thee,
What for more deeper need have we l
How hardly if she win not Heaven,
Will our wild errors be forgiven l
’Tis all one to Me.
FRO! TH] GREXAN.
Oh, ’tis all one to me, all one,
Whether l’vo money, or whether l’ve none l
He who has money can buy him a wife,
And he who has none can be free for life.
He who has money can trade if he choose,
And he who has none has nothing to lose.
He who has money has cares not in few,
And he who has none can sleep the night through.
_ He who has money can squint at the fair,
And he who has none escapes from much care.
He who has money can go to the play,-
And he who has none at home can stay.
He who has money can travel about,
He who has none can go without.
He who has money can be course as he will,
And he who has none can be coui-ser still.
He who has money can eat oyster meat,
And he who has none the shell can eat.
He who has money can drink foreign wine,
And he who has none with the gout will not pine.
He who has money the cash must pay,
And he who has none, says, “ Charge it, pray.”
He who has money keeps a dog if be please,
And he who has none is not troubled with fleas.
He who has money must die one day,
And he who has none must go the same way.
Ah, ’tis all one to me, all one,
Whether I’ve money, or whether l’ve none I
A young lady thus describes her feelings,
says the Boston Courier ;
“ My heart is sick, my heart is sad—
But, oh l the cause I dare not tell-
I am not grieved, I am not glad ;_
I am not ill, I am not well I
“ I’m not myself—I’ni not the lame ;
I am, indeed, I know not what ;
l’m changed in all except in name-— _
011 l when shall I be changed in that P” \
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‘ONE MORE DRESS.
BY oL1_vER orric.
“ To think of wearing the same dress
to church Sunday after Sunday!” ex-
claimed Mrs. Bradley, a young married
lady, to Mrs. Green her mother!
it Why not. Sarah '3”
"Folks will think it is the only one I
have which is fit to wear to meeting.”
“ It is, isn’l it ?" .
"I know it, but don‘: care about all
the world knowing it."
" You would not make the world be-
lieve that which is not true, would
you I”
" I don't care; I mean to have a new
silk immediately.”
H But Sarah your husband cannot af-
ford."
" Yes he can; at least we can curtail
our expenses in something else.”
" What!” ‘
“ Well I don’t know; we could make
our provision bill less." 1
Mrs. Green shook her head.
" I don’t think there is any need of
out having beef steak and mutton chops
every morning for breakfast."
'‘ But James depends upon it.”
“ 1 know it; ye‘. for the sake of let-
ting me appear a little better on Sunday
_ he would willingly dispense with it.”
4 ‘ 1
" Would you be willing to ask him the
question 'I’’
“ Yes; why not ?”
" Would you ask him to go without
his breakfast in order that you may have
an extra silk dress?”
" Go without his breakfast, mother?
Inever thought of such a thing,” said
Mrs. Bradley, with a disturbed look.
"But you know it amounts to the
same thing to him. He was brought up
in the country where he had meat for
breakfast, and he does not think he
could make a meal without it."
“ We will not say any more about
that then,” replied the young wife, who
I beg the reader to believe, would not
willingly have deprive her husband of
any real comfort. “ How do you sup-
pose Mrs. Farmer gets so many new
dresses T"
" I don’t know."
“ She seems to come out with a new
one almost every Sunday. She must
have at least half a dozen silks and bar-
ages." -
“ I hope her husband can afford
them," replied Mrs. Green, shaking her
head significantly.
“ He is not any better off than James.
They have the same salary, and in the
some concern."
“ A thousand dollars in these hard
times will not go a great ways witha
man who has a family to support, espe-
cially if his wife has a great many silk
dresses." ,
" But James saves two or three hun-
died. of his salary every year.”
" Every young man ought to save
something.”
" I think not at the rate his wife dres-
see.”
"But it is too hard to wear the some
dress every Sunday. If I had one more
I could get along very well.’’.
" You would want another still ”
" No, I shouldn't, mother.”
" There is no end to it when you un-
dertake to follow all these absurdities.
When I was a girl, I had only one dress
to wear to meeting, and that was only
a calico.”
“ The times have changed.”
'- Changed for the worse, I am sure
different dress every Sunday ever en-
tered a giri’s head, especially girls
whose fathers were not independently
rich."
dress all the time. Only one more—’’
you will never know when to stop.-
You could easily spend all your hus-
keep up with the demands of the times.’
silk. It will not cost much,”
"Do not think of it, child. Be pru-
dent, carefnl and contented, and when
James is rich, you may do difi‘erently.”
Mrs. Bradley was satisfied, after con-
siderable more demonstration on the
part of her mother, that she could get
hard to give up the idea of competing
no better off than hers.
9 0 in o it 4.
James Bradley and John Farmer were
clerks in a large house in the city, and
suburbs. Their fortunes had been thus
far very much the same; and perhaps
they might have continued the same
through life, but for the different charac-
ters of their wives.
Mrs. Bradley had been brought up to
live within her means. Acareful moth,
er, who realized the importance of her
position had rigidly inculoated the prin-
ciples of a sound economy, and trained
her up to habits of prudence and thrift.
And all these practical qualities she had
brought with her into her domestic re-
lations, when she embarked into a new
sphere of life. _
Mrs. Farmer, _on the other hand,
though her parents were no better off in
the world, had been brought up to be a
lady—io wear fine dresses, and play the
piano in the parlor. Her knowledge
and experience of household duties was
very narrow and superficial, and her
husband’: thousand dollars a year would
hardly support them. They were
obliged, in order to dress her as her hab.
its and wishes required, to “ scrimp" in
many of the real comforts of life. The
provision bill was kept at the lowest
possible figure. Mrs. Farmer thought
beef steak was unhealthy in the morn-
ing, and John found it necessary to be of
‘this opinion. Six dollars aseason for
ice would buy a new bonnet, hence ice
was the cause of a great many com-
plaints that prevailed in the summer.
The comforts of living were sacrificed
to the luxuries of dress. Beef steak at
twenty cents a pound was unhealthy;
but new bounets at ten dollars a piece
were necessaries of life. Mutton chops
at fifteen cents a pound caused the dys-
pepsia, but silk dresses at a dollar and a
half a yard were not only healthy, but
indispensable to the happiness of the la-
dy.
All the salary was spent-——and the
only question was wlietlier it should be
habit of extravagance was there, and
new dresses.
was frequently discussed.
Mrs. Bradley with her mother, her
neighbor was making a " call.” Mrs.
Farmer could talk of nothing but dress.
It was the study of her life- what she
lived for—-what the most hoped for in
future. As usual the conversation im-
mediately degenerated into dress—it was
all Mrs. Farmer knew.
“ How do you like my new silk '1"
asked she after several adroit passes, in
order. to introduce this matter.
" It is very pretty, indeed. You
come out in a new dress almost every
Sunday, Ellen,” replied Mrs. Bradley.
“ I wish I could.”
“I wonder how many nice dresses
you have in your wardrobe '3”
“ I have only one that is fit to wear,”
replied Mrs. Farmer, indifferently.
" Only one !”
" That is lit to wear anywhere."
" You have at least three silks.”
" All old fasliioned—made last fall-
and all out of date. I tried to make
John give me a new berage, but he
would not.”
" I am sure if I had your dresses, I
should think I were a princess.”
"Pshaw! If my husband don’: give
me another next week, 1 shun’: go to
church but once a month.”
rah T”
" I can't afford to do so.”
“Pooh !"
enough.”
“ Why, you have worn the same dress
to meeting every Sunday for a year !”
Sunday for the next year!"
"I wouldn't if I were you.’’
“I can’t afford a new dress every
month. I was speaking the other day
about having one more dress, but moth-
given up the idea."
" Tied to your mother's apron-strings
yet!” sneered Mrs. Farmer.
“ I am too thankful to get my moth-
" Nobody thinks of wearing the same ei-’s advice, to reject it.”
’ "' But get.the raw silk, do! It will
“ One is enough, Sarah. If you let become you so well ; and then we shall grateful to you for your wholesome ad.
such silly notions get into your head, have a little respite from that everlas- ,,;ce_ 1 am Sun, that wm,°u;;,,' 1 shuugd
ting fawn coler.”
“ No, I have made up my mind not
band's salary in dresses, and then not to have my
“ Put the money in your stomach in.
bargain," said Mrs. Farmer, in she took
her leave.
9 It
The " long run,” tells the story; so
I I O O
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into the counting-room of our clerks.
James and John are still there, and
“W3 “’l!h°“‘ 3 "cw d’“‘‘- B!" l‘ “'39 occupying the same relative positions.-.
Their salaries have been gradually
with Mrs. Farmer. Whose hllfiblmd WP‘ raised, and for three years they have
The first of January is at hand.-—
Harris 86 Co. are about to dissolve, and
both resided in neat litlle cottages in the the senior. who has made 3 prince“
fortune--and is a queer old fellow at
that-—is about to form a new coparmer
ship.
have been with me a long while, 1 sup-
pose you want to. get ahead and become
merchants."
The "boys” acknowledged the "corn"
and John Farmer winked significantly
at his associates. -
" But,” continued the patriarchal
merchant, " to get ahead in business re-
quires certain qualities of mind and
body. One must be industrious, eco.
nomical, and wide-awake, as well as
shrewd. Driving fast. horses, eating
champagne suppers, and sucking mint
julips, do not furnish the necessary
schoolings for a merchant. I won’:
preach however. In a word, the first
of January is close upon us. Those of
you who can put two thousand dollars
in the concern, shall draw a sixth of
the profits!”
James Bradley was the only one of
the number—-four in all—who could
face the music. The other three perfec-
ted themselves in the art. of driving 2.40
horses, drinking sherry cobblers. and
eating good dinners; which Mr. Harris
had hinted was nota necessary qual-fi-
cation for one of his partners. John
Farmer’s surplus had been spent in giv-
ing his wife “ one more dress.” As his
lat] was increased‘ from year to year
one morcdress was the oftener required
Beef steak, mutton chops, and ice were
m,;,e,,m,y ‘ma dyspeptic in their tenden-
cy as ever, and vet Mrs. Farmer, from
the costliness of her apparel, might have
been mistaken for the lady of a nabob.
O
0 #
Five years more. Old Mr. Harris is
dead, and though the firm is still Harris
&, (.70., James Bradley is senior partner.
He has already made a competence, and
put in the body or on the body. The
does ii very large business.
0
all the thrift and economy which Mrs.
Farmer knew, was to save money for
She and Mrs, Bradley were on inti-
mate terms with each other, and, as may
be readily supposed, the subject of dress
A few days after the conversation of
‘John Farmer left‘ the concern three
yelrs ago. It was supposed because he
could not endure the thought of being
clerk under his former companion. His
wife wore the greater part of his salary
on her back, and disheartened by his
ill-success he had increased the number
sherry cobblers in his per diem allow-
ance to such an extent that he had been
discharged from his place. Not being
able to get another situation in ‘New
York, he reached Boston in straiteued
circumstances. He was equally unfor-
tunate thore. The toddy blossoms on
his, nose were against him; his cost. was
rusty and his breath smelt like the fog
from a three-cent grog-shop. His last
dollar was spent, and his wife was pay-
ing a visit to a friend who had repeat-
edly urged her to spend a week with
her, and whom she would have been
very sorry to disappoint.
He was reduced to the last extremity.
His old friend and associate James Brad-
ley, was now in aflluencegand able to
assist him. Monifying as was the
thought. there was no other alternative,
but to apply to him for a situation.
James was shocked when he recog-
nized him. Sherry cobblers, a thriftleos
wife, “ one more dress,” and the want
of encouragement, had done their work.
“ Is there a vacancy in your counting
room, Mr. Bradley 9" askeilhe in hum-
ble tone.
" There is not, John, but I will cre.
ate a place for you,” replied the liberal
merchant, as he realized the situation of
his former associate.
-3.,“ Thank you," replied John, a tear
" I” had ym" d‘°"°" Ellen’ I'h°“!d starting to his eye, at this unexpected ‘his 9'9 P019 9"
" Do you suppose John Farmer does ll’ no‘: think of another, for a year atleast." kindness_,h¢ 6,,“ he had experienced V V
Why donl you dress better, Sn-_ anywhere. not excepting his own hon“ fellow witha red and dimpled“_o_h_in, who
—for many and many a weary month.
James took himhome to dine with him,
and John had an opportunity to contrast
“ My mother thim" I me” well his own circumstances with those of his ‘"3035 lhe I-W0 hundred "T"
thrifty friend. He was sick at heart-—
in short he was a ruined man.
‘__ He did very well for a few months in
old habits soon obtained the mastery
over him again, and he suddenly died of
a disease induced by dissipation.
" One more dress,” said Mrs. Green
—the old lady was now .a cherished
no such vanity and flaunting out in a er said so much against it that I have member of he, daughtervs fam“y_-__,s me
extravagance. “ One more dress, as
the type of a great bundle of bad hab-
its, was the ruin of John Farmer. Don’!
you know it, Sarah!”
"I do, mother, and I cannot be too
wanted another and another, until I had
The Greased Pole.
Showing haw Zeke Pbilpot got Sucked
in and then again bozo he didn’t.
somewhere near the head waters of the
Penobscot, and when he arrived at the
age ofnineteen he had got his growth and
-‘ cut his eye teeth," a circumstance
which was admitted by all who knew
Zeke placed his long body in a clean
shlrt an run his long, legs through, ii
pair of striped trowsers, wrapped a span
new woistscoat about his breast, hauled
up his stiff cotton dicky and tied a
checked gingham about his neck, and
then donned hisjswallow-tailed coat. the
newly risen stats. Zeke was literally a
pioneer in the “Bloomer” costume; at
least one would have thought so to see
him as he now stood.
have his trousers legs dangling in the
mud, or have the cuffs of his coat slop-
ping in the wash-bowl, so that his blue
stockings peeped forth from beneath the
tops of his cowhide boots, that looked
up full six inches to the trowsers bul-
tons, while his bony wrists had free
scope from either sleeve or cuff. Zeke’s
hair, which was in no color in particu-
lar, but bore all the lighter shades of
the vegetable kingdom, was down flat
with pure bi-ar's ila, and directly on the
top of his head he put a white hat,
somewhat resembling an "inverted but-
ter firkiu, and after gazing at his pre-
senliment in the glass for four and a half
minutes, was heard to say :
N Thar, Mr. Zeke Philpot, if you dont.
slide on that, then I guess what ain't
what, that's all."
Zeke was bound to Boston with a load
of genuine apple sass, and expected ere
he returned to make I slight commotion
if not more, in the gieat metropolis.-
The old maregwas harnessed, and in due
course of time Zeke and ms load arrived
in Boston, where the " sass” was dis-
posed of to good advantage, and with
seventy-five dollars in his pocket. Om’
hero began to look around to see the
nights. '
u H9140 2" exclaimed Zeke,--no he
‘gonna one morning before a blazing
placard, which adorned one of the back
walls in Flag Alley; " what’n turna-
timi's that? A Golden L-.ulilvr-—a Road
to Fox l-ll-ll-|.‘—-Ull, lonm,. lh-.u’s it.-‘I
road to forum.”
Zeke went on to decipher the reading
representative of the whole system of °
slipped back on tarra firms
ed trowsers.
_ hands strain and "then heraioed l -
have procured " one more dress ;” then , B ’ - G-‘gin’
He, disdained to I
. iii,
beneath, andigraduallyfllio guinea (fig
intelligence’th,atolii'B§ck‘ Buy than VD
to bea pole twenty'd'¢‘ot'high, Ind upon
the top of .whicli’t,h'e_ ‘piloprietor [would
place’ a prize of S206: lei-Abe obtained by
anyone who could’,-‘obtain it. Chance
$3. I I
" Well tew hunde'rd* ‘dollars lo III
punkins,” soliloquiked “Zeke. ."I'Io
clumb pooty skinny, in my day.-
I’ll- jest walk into‘ thit”le_ll‘ow'_o_tew hun-
derd, rot me ef I‘don“tf"'
With this‘ feeling o'f'i:iii»‘i’¢fi:"y“,’ zolio
started for the scene lot“-nulish,‘Eud II
was not until be‘l‘i|d‘rliii'
apple women '-that he remflfdlidfbd hll
entire ignorance of white,’ 1:3!“ Buy
might be, and when’ ihlliilipnslgn
was gained, he . Ippekredlttivf
that the old mute‘ h"aldri'f too.
Zeke was economicil"iii’ Llllwiijilflllfi
keeping. He hired‘ a"siii“g"le”’dl_k_IF in a
small shed near the 3Proiiden€d;,btlopot,
brought his own hay" and o§is_, midi took
careiof his own :I‘ll'illll'l‘.A""",1.'Ill'trD”¢J;l In
hastened his steps,’ and’havi’t'ig“5"f鑧 and
warerd his beast,-—h'e took‘ from
box an old. wool ietrd 'a‘nd'ri’k"€tl‘ down
the mare in the most u‘ppicv&c*’nlsiin...
To be sure the teeth’ moved a litt'l3‘iioro
harshly over:lh'e bones’ than uniiilfbut
then Zeke was in a hurry, for that" tow
liunzlred" 'iIla:s!ilrJhis'Ee2ye.",‘ _ ‘
At length by ‘W: .0.‘ imlcfrx ‘f ililiuiry.
Mr Ezekiel Piuipo':"ioii'nd i;_'i.,’, ,.j'..‘, to
the spot where the people had! already
begun to collect arround the " Golden
Ladder.” ' ' ‘ ' » 5"‘
" Hel-lo!” exclaimed Zekehyu he
came up " what’: the chap '-‘wot’ keep
c
" I'm the" man."’anowere'd
occupied a chair near the pole. ' "Want
to try a chance '3 Walk up, gentlemen,
walk up-— only three dollars! ‘ SW50
“ Hold on, old fellow," intéfifipgfd
Zeke; "dewyer meim ten ‘say i hop
there's tew hundred dollars in that no
“ And probably shall wear it every me coumino mom of his mend, but his bag upt’ the top 0’ that pole 'f''
O
" Yes, sir-ee.”
“ An’ ef I kin git it it’: mine 3"
" You can have a chance for tiny
dollars." " ' “
" Zactly. Well now, there's
three dollars; and neow here’: who
woes in fer the hull lot." I . .. . -
Zeke divested himself of his dosage)’;
led up his shirt sleeves, un'(l'’'gi_’vi1 ":1
powerful leap, graspedthe polo
feet from the ground, A single _,s\qoonj_
—no l0nger—he stayedthere, and than
, , ...Z9ke-iris»
Tlieu he look,ed,p:,pjg
0 his nose while adeep long omollggohg.
_ , ed to set his doubts and-qneriel at rug,‘ hi‘
spoiled all my l:ushaud’s expectations. uneredz “The duo“ Hog
, Poor Ellen Fsrtner! she is binding de, I"
‘I am sure James can aflbrd me ' "°w Stead. and 89‘ ‘_!‘° dY3P°P5l3 ""0 W9 shoes for her daily bread now." i
A broad laugh from the "crow-2) ’
brought Zeke to his senses, .nd‘ an.
vinced him that he had been Ioldi 2
are he could find his tongue agai;j,'_i_'n',.
old salt about " three sheetsin blip-—QiId,,’l' -2
et "3 step forward a few yams’ “(nook “Ezekiel Philpot was both in America paid for his chance and assayed to limb:
s‘_*. 4 . , , ; 5;
the pole. The sailor hugged *half my-
up, and then slid. The corowd laughed‘ _
again, but this time their attention Siva‘
turned from Zeke to the new uptrupg
and, after waiting a moment in I. -sort--
been the recipients of the handsome - - - - ,, .. .
sum of folmeen hundredayeu. him. One bright morning in June, of brown study, our hero quietly
slipped away, remaking to the red-nosed
man, " he was gain‘ to git three dollars
more and he'd be darned ef he didn't try
1: agin’ 2"
In an hour Zeke was again upon the
ground. '
"Neow, old fellei-,” said he to the
“ Boys", said old Mr‘ Hams’ “ you buttons of which looked like a row of man who took the entrance money, “* I
want to try that era thing once. more,
an’ I want you to understand that I jig:
take off my shoes this time." ‘
" Got nothing in your stockings!" sug-
gested the red-nosed man.
" Nothin’ but my feet," returned Zeke
as be planted thirteen inches of fleoli and
bone into the lap of the querist. V _ ,
Zeke paid his there dollars, and minus
coat, vest and shoes, he gtasyed the pole,
and by degrees he neared the top. His
hand was within a foot of the bag of
dollars, and he stopped to get breuIliL—
One more lift, and then another, undtllo
prize was within his grasp, Zeke elid to
the earth with two hundred dollars. I
" There! I kuowed I could do it. I
hain’t clum spruce: and white maples
all my days for nothin! Good byosfolh,
an’ if any on yer ever cum doown Elli,
jjst give us a call.” ,,
Zeke left the crowd in wonder, and
made the best of his way to the IIIIIIO.
He shut the door of the shed, and than ‘
pulling up his zrowsers, he untied from
the inside of each knee one-half of the
steel-toothed leather of his old: Ilolio-3
card. ‘
N Well, old Dobbin," said Zeke, pug.
ting the mare affectionately on the book,
while he held the pieces of card leather
in his hand, the scattering teeth ofwich
‘ford me buy you a new koard now.”
[[§- A Frenchman in Canada adver-
Liseshis better half as follows: ‘i No:
teIs—-My wife that’: Catrina-—ohe ‘ lel
my house——shan’f ax me—-any mu; It|tl__
Louis La Flamme.”.
, What should 3 penurio: man be
called E An econc-maker.
uad been filed shap, " rather guesol kin
him on my account that’: loss - for mu‘ ;
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