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NORWALK, CONN.,T UjESDAY, EERRUARY 24, 185i:
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, Opposite D. N. Railroad Depot, ‘anil-
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comumsnnmumn,
VI. _ 3iANurAcfrnnas AND
Wholesale and‘ Retail Dealer in ’
Tia, 09ppe1Vr, vlfsheet Iron Ware
--'xonwALx, OONN.,
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, _ .to_Steplienson¥s Hotel.
' ’ CAMP,
* ‘ ‘succssson T0 .
S vS-I-IERW'O0D
; 13» "Bookseller, Ststioner & Binder.
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" " A.Hn.L.
‘ i 5|’ Main Street, Norioalk..
- --Dentistry. _
::'-ibectorse ?HlI'.l_'. di. 1'!‘-E03,“.
i1"‘3iirjgical ,& mechanical
N'T,I S T S, .
over the. store of G. .I.Griunsn,
NORWALK, CONN.
' CnAsLas Frrca.
J. Y:-. roon-1:,
and counselor at Law,
9Flj'I(_.1E OVER M./1LLORY’S STORE
Norwalk. Conn. -
A H. c. RANDLE,
——DEALEl'i IN-—
] STRAW GOODS, &c.,,
* Pars, Gents Gloves, canes,’
- umbrellas, ceo.,
' No. '2 saiciavéis Block.
.C.' J_.. GRUMAN,
:_Dealer in Foreign and Domestic . '
coons, -GARPBTIN as
if .:.; u'(?ar'¢iag,e Trimmings, Cloths, Cassi-
r ;_. )3 Satinetts,, Vestings, and Tail-
T-rimmings, by the Yard,
. ,or',‘ ..
‘ ' . Piece or Package.
_ 3- '7: 'sa's§'i‘ixes, snmrmcs; JEANs,“nA'i'rs AND wAR_
,E_s'l‘vs"-AI. -.
A- the lowest possible prices.
-NOR\N»ALK, CON N.‘
onionnsrsn,
islakarmtvvturer
, DEALER. .
VV1e"0R'WALI{, CONN9.
0. "C E. K. LOCKWOOD, U-V00.
NORWALK, CONN., '
x'Axui*Ao'runxiis or‘
= 3V Tin, Sheet Iron &Gopper Wares,
, . ..AND"DEA'LERS IN
Stoves, ..Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden
-Ware, and Kitchen Furniture -
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead if Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
andVC'lu'na
.Ware.
____._____,.__
V 3.3. BOOTH,
& Counsellor at 1.9. w,
Bl. WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
.
1'. E. NASH,
WaoLssALii: Axn RETAIL nsALaa III
S T 0 V ‘E S ,
. xA.vurAci'nRnR or _ Q
I
9.-. sheet Iron & copper Wares,
. constantly on hand a large assort-
‘ client’ of general IVIouse-keeping.‘
" Furniture, at So. Norwalk,
Conn,“ .
_______.____.__..
AMOS HUNT,
‘ Pension &-Pateiitlsant
And Prosecutor of Claims before
. several Departments and
the Court of Claims.‘
Washington“, D. C.
.;~I ' V‘ ‘I,-‘ei‘iry'Eudson Belly,
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' “’ 5’ A ‘L (1c‘oi-m_erl:y DUGGINIB HOLLY.)
.A.Ii‘A'RG'E'1'.EEC'.I.',
AND SUPEBINTENDENT, .
it
Moilat’s Buildings, 335.Broadwey, N. Y
(corner of _Worth, formerly Anthony-st.)
Residence Stamford, Conn.
, ..;-_...fli‘-'. Holly has, for some years, devoted
_._,,..al-self entirely
to country ‘evork, viz :F
' f Villas ottages arm
3l‘(l.:s;'|~',gt!d;el’lli.e'r with, general ’Embel-
B“-,,Vng,. .g_'o_1- Grounds, such as Out Houses,
?.».gc‘¢gV,_ Arbors, etc.
. Igefgrcuces‘ at .N'ortoaIk.
ii-of I B. Woodbury, Henry I. Hoyt. 3m1
....a-~
rairiiela com? 3*“-
"sANki'Nc' nouns.
From 9 A. M. to 12 M.
...II. - -
'd°' 1 P‘ MCHOAS3. iSAAcs, President.
4-. A. iiooRnsAn, Cashier. '
Jan. let, .1867, ; . . I ’
-'—=~~--*~8ousc !'o'r’Sale. '
CONVENIENT well built House contain‘
log '11 oi'1‘2 Itooms,situated near the con-
f
S. E. OLMSTEAD.
Fur-'
‘ AI Babscribei-s,_ by Carrier, Mail, PostBiders,aIid ~
2.00 Mail Dug.-—D. & N R. R.8.00 A. ii.
I 1
.ed_ Br.-al_Esta,te security.
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llbfiorwalk Post Oflice.
.Ma51,c1ms.—Wnsr.7.3o AJL. 3.00,:-.n.
do do EAST, 8.30 A. 1., 4.30 P. is.
do do" D. at N. R. R., 8.45.
do" do ‘ New York City, 4.30.
Wssrox, Tuesday ck Saturday u.t'2.09 e.ii.
‘Wi.-:s'r, 9.30 A. .Vt., 6.00 P. )1.
EAST, 8.30 A. 31., 3.45 P hi.
R._A. WILLIAMS 1’. M.
do
do
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do
’-Connecticut Saddle and llarness
Ell F C) E. I 13' 3C-
East side the Bridge, under Ct. Hotel
TEPHEN SWANN, successor to FREDERICK
BRADLEY,‘ manufactures and intends ‘to
keep constantly on ‘hand a full assortment of
Harness, of all descriptions,‘ light Buggy and
Coach, and light, double Harness": also, a new
style of Wagon Harness, of. superior make.-—
COLLARS of eiveijy_v'a'rie_ty, consislingofuonch,
-Buvy, Gig,‘Cart, Team and Bl'CaStl., all of the
bes materials. Also, Riding Saddles, Bridles,
Martingales, &c., together with a. large assert-V
meat of Whips of ‘every desc'i'iption, Trunks,
Valises, Satchels, Carpet Bags, Leather do.-
» for chool children,-which he intends tosell
chea . '
. P. .
“All in want ofiiny 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 descriptionof work promptly
executed. Repairing, done at the shortest
notice, and in the best and neatest manner.’ '
New Goal Yard.
HE subsci'ibers~ha.ve established a New
-CoAL YARD at Norwalk, on the east side
article of Goal, ‘of the differeii_t sizes required
for family use, suchas for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all fresh and
pains have been taken to secure the best‘‘lcinds
. ‘known in the market, such as Spring Mount-V
. ain Lehigh, 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-
muneratiiig prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
‘ Wealso keep the above varieties at our
"Yard in Winnipauk. » .
tf‘.i5 GEO. H. RANDLE cit BROTHER.
-casn,
PAID for Soap Grease, rancid Lard or But
, ter,taiiited Pork, die.
for Sale.
A superior quality of Soft Soup, for Cash
exchel'....€ for Soap Grease ; Also, on the same
terms, 100 bushels of Leeched Ashes for sale
by ' I ’ . V I. HENRIETTA.
2m’! at the Not-walk-Soap Factory.
LUMBER 4!: LUMBER!
ILL 85 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, V
together with every variety of Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any tllifing in our line at
liberalpi-ices. . IL ,
5 ’ ' i J,C.HUBBELL, '
A‘ First Rate Farm For Sale-
HE Subscriber desires tolscll the whole. or
a portion of his farm, situated in the town
A of Fairport,Moui'oe Couuty,N. Y., on the
New York Central Railroad, and l0'miles east
. 1 . of Rochester. The land is in a high state of
cultivation, and spccially adapted for a wheat
growing form. It isso apportioned with tim-
ber, grazing, meadow and grain l_e.i_id, as to be
particularly well adapted for division. and the
-owner would dispose of a portion if the pur-
chaser should desire. It contains about 130
acres, well fenced, good house and outbuild-
ings, and ‘very pleasantly located, as to situa-
tion aud access to Churches, Schools and Mar-
kets,belng within two miles of the Depot of
the1N‘.' Y. Central Railroad. and the N. Y. and
Erie Canal. If applied for con, will be soid
cheap. For further particulars, enquire of the
subscriber on the premises. '
' - ROBERT BRAITIIWAITE.
Fairport, N. Y., Nov. 28th, 1856. tf-19
Wu. ALLEN. Wu. T. CLARK,
, V ALLEN &. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brokers and General -Land Agents,
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
' AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
L Farms-- Houses and Lots leased. Real
Estate of all kiudsbought and sold on Com-
mission. "Money invested. Taxes paid for
uomresidents. Money loaned on unencumb{er-
t 28
, Removal.
HE undersigned would respectfully an-
, nounce tohis_ patrons and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to _
Block, where he has fitted up a beautiful store
which is now opened, with a new and splendid
' assortment of ‘Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vest-
lugs for the - Summer of 1856. Garments
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fashionable st_v,le. A complete oéscrtment of
Men and Boys’ Clothing ready made.
Grateful for long and continued favors at
my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed
exertion to merit their continuation. '
N. B.—Goods bought of me will be cut gra-
tis if desired. 27 THOMAS RILEY.
New Oyster Saloon,
_ Under Connecticut Hotel.
' HE subscriber having taken the store for-
‘. « = merly occupied by Win. E. Bissell, "pad
.V fitted it up with special reference to a tasteful
' “and ettractivesaloon. is. prepared to attend
to all calls from his friends. "Oysters of the
best qualities only, cooked in every style, and
servedup in the best manner. Families and
parties supplied at short notice, or shipped,
open or in the shell, in any. quantity accord-
ing toorder. Oysters at. wholesale also, to
Country and other "dealers. ‘A share of the
public patronage is respectfullysolicited.
tf5l . . H.H. BELL.
. South Norwalk Hotel.
THE Subscriber, having leased that beauti-
_ ful and central location recently occupied
by Fowler Ray, Esq., on the corner, a few steps
from the New York & New Haven Railroad
Depot, is now prepared‘ to entertain transient
_'0l' permanent guests. As a summer retreat,
few places can compare with this location.
‘ ' JAMES LUCAS.
South Norwalk, May 12, 1856. tfzo
0ils~! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed _0il, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
and Machine Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
per gallon, pure Nests Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best. quality, and for sale by
the barrel," or retail by ,, VW. C. STREET.
BIl’IIiDflI'G MOVDVG,
B! cnanuis -spans. ,
ALL orders for building raising a_iidmovi_ng
left with the _ subscriber, will receive
' prompt attention and be executed in the sa-
fest and most expeditious manner.
TIMOTHY B. FITCH Agent .
J‘ Norwalk, Jan. 1st, 1857. , l
POTASH, No. 1,,at _ _
’ 0LMSTEAD'S.
ACKER.ELin_Bbls.and half‘ Bbls.,at
OLMSTEAD’S- '
OUNTRY Pork. clear, at
S. E. OLMSTEAD’S.
Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Shéllers, a first rate er-
N ticle for sale by W. C. STREET.
gregatioiial Church. Enquire o
ms
1
,_ «Am .
....«:'.':_v;-,3‘ ;',
of the Bridge, on Smith’s Dock below the Pot-,
tery, where they intend to keep constantly on
"hand and are now delivering a very superior
01'.
No. 3 Phienix ‘
. subscriber.
Cheaper than Ever
"./lt the -South'.JVorwaIlc ,
G-‘ROCKY? S'.l'.OBE .
HE Subscriberhason hand by far thelar.
gen and best selection of Family Groce-
rice and Provisions, to be found in South
Norwalk, which he offers to his customers
and the public, at greatly reduced prices.
His facilities are such that he will be cons-
tantly receiving new and fresh. supplies of
goods, as the wants’ of his Customers may
require, which will always be of the best
quality and sold, at the very lowest possible’
price, and he‘ ‘ would respectfully solicitan
‘cxaminationand trial of the same.
GEO. W. SMITH.
Pressed and Common. Brick,
liime, Cement, calcined Plas-
ter, Hair, and Marble Dust.
HE Subscriber having dissolvedhis con-
— ncction-with W-. C. Srnsi-zr, Esq. in the
business, will continue it on his .own ac-
count, and will keep a good assortment of
the above named articles constantly on hand,
which will be sold cheap for Cash.
cuss. T. LEONARD.
e of W. C. Srnssr.
15
Ofllce at the {Star
E Land For Sale.
’ ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one mile north‘ of the Bridge, is of-
fered for sale upon very reasonable terms.
It is admirably adapted for building. lots,
or for gardening purposes, having a quick
and rich soil, and a. large bed of vegetable
mould or compost manure, thereon ; or it is
well calculated for afirst rate meadow. Itis
wellfenced, and in a very eligible location.
gov further particulars enquire at this Of-
ce. ,
5 Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT! E
HE Subscriber would respectfullyinforin
hisfriends 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 founi_a'general assort-
ment of CAin_vi:r Ftmxirunn.
_ Undertal.-ingin all its departmentsattem '
(led to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms. ' 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Norwalk Emporium.
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish, of All Kinds,
clams, Oysters, ac.
As good as the market affords. constantly to
be found at the well known establishment of
MEEKER do OLMSTEAD.
3 Goods of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for sale at‘ wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
No:-walk Iron foundry. '
VERY description ofCAsrixG 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,Ii'on Fence,Posl:s,Railings,eto
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Further Notice.
I HE undersigned having extended hisbu-
siness is now not only prepared to re- ' "
pair and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared to make the
same to Order. Tasteful Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in,.every style to suit the pur-
chaser, and at prices to suit the times.
. EDSON BEERS.
At the establishment formerly occupied
by Cliarleslsaacs.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW SPRING STOCK !
THE Subscriber hasjust returned
.. from New York with a new Stock of
Fashionable Jewelry, Watches, Pla-
ted are and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to hiscustomers very cheop.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
Coffin Plates,Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en-
graved. O. S . CLARK,
s. 1:. or.nss-n:a:o, «‘ .
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries
Prom'sions,&-c., No. 14 and 16 Main-st.
HAsjust received an entirely new and
extensive assortment of goods which
he will sell on as favorable terms as any in
the trade. The public are respectfully in-
vited to call.
Norwalk',Jan. lst, I857.
N St 1 . T
rflnicw Gzodsyaelhw pi-i111
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
' large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemen and Ladies’ Gaiters," Boots, and
Slippers, as has ever been presented tothe
publicin this market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful; while
the material is of thefinest‘ texture and
most durable quality. He has some very
elegant, plain and fancy" colored, Ladies
Gaiters ; also, Gent-‘s Patent Leather Boots
and Shoes, with an endless assortment of
Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which will be ,
sold very low for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-‘
selves. “'21
to
N O '.l' I 0 ll .
HE Subscriber having disposed of his stock
‘ of Stoves, Tin Ware, dtc. to 0. Iain J. S.
J ones, would recommend them to his friends
and patrons as well worthy of their continued
patronage and support.
All persons indebted to the subscriber are
also hereby notified that their accounts are
ready for settlementat the old stand of the
S. B. WAKEMAN.
THE Subscribers having purchased of S. B.
WAxi-:iiA.v, his stock of Stoves, Tin Ware,
&c., would respectfullyinforin the inhabitants
of'_ Westport and the adjoining towns, that they
Will keep (under the name and firm -or 0. I.
& J. S. J o.\'i-:s,) at the old stand, a complete
assortment of Srovss, Tm, Snasr Inox and
COPPER WARE, and every thing else usually
found in a shop of this kind, which they will
sell as glow as can be bought for cash at
this or any other place. Having had 9. long
experience in the business they feel confident
that-by a strict attention to their business,
they will be able to meet the wants and de-
serve the patronage of the public. » ’
TinV Roofing and all kinds of Jobbing done
in the best manner and at the shortest notice
by the best of workmen.
_0, I. at J. S. JONES,
West side of Bridge, Westport.
OSCAR I. J osss. , Joiix S. Jones.
Westport, July lst,l856. V _ V‘ .27
‘H0810!!! !» Hosiery! Hosiery!
CALL at CLAltKfS new Store in Main-st.
and look at his immense stock of Ladies
and ClI“(lI‘0n’s Hosiery Gloves Mittens’
H0059: C°'P95- BORE. Under Garments, duct
30 l1=15.l“9.‘,l‘°°9.lV3<1 the greatest variety of‘
these goods ever before offered in No;-walk
and invites purchasers to call and exfiming
disappointed.
,H.c has,,an assortment of -Needle's,Pins‘,
_Whaleboi_ie, Sewing" Silks, Velvets, Di-egg
Trimmings, Buttons, Thread, Spool ,c¢mon
Cords, Tassel Buttons, 'Ga'llooiis, 'l‘apes,‘Boi,.'
bins, French Cotton. Embroidery Leather
Linen and Cotton Floss, Pearl Buttons:
Linen Thread on Spools, Embroidery Silk,
Italian Black Silk and every article to be
fonndin a Fancy Store. Call and see.
P 0.E.1‘.RY.
V An English Greeting. '
Our readers will remember.th_at some months’
ago the British exploring ship Resolute was,
by an American whaler, found embedded in-
the ice, on the Arctic sea, "abandoned by her
crew, and was reached, and by great and per-
. i
vunrlvr
severing exertions, bronghtinto _tne,portV. _
N L d - d ad will be .
W on on’ an out re an ‘mum t ‘clipper-ship Neptune's Car, of Foster cit
also that the Senate most honorably
an act appropriating money for the ' purchase
of the English vessel from 4-lier7sllvo'rs, sad-
for her repair, and directing -that she should
then be freely restored to the Bl'lIllh_VG0V.el'lI-
meat. This handsome act drew fkoma well*
known English poet the subjoined felicitons
lines : -
' The Affair of the Resolute.
AN lN'l'ERNAl'l0NAL BALLAD.
A gracious and generous action,
\0llCWelglllllg all sins on each side,
Outshaming the treasons of faction;
Ambition, and folly, and pride;
No jealuupics now shall be rankllng,
Np silly suspicions intrude,
But round the remembrance of l-‘ssxxus .
001' brotherly lives be renewed! ‘
, The IiB0l.l7"l'l, lying forsaken,
The sport of the winds and the ice,
‘ By luck to America taken,
‘ ls--nobly restored without price i
D Not only refusing all ransom,
But-—fitteil anew for the Queen,
In a manner more gracious and handsome,
And kinder than ever was seen I
We, too, were not lacking of honor,
For, waiving all claim to the ship,
When Buddington’s fiag was upon her,
We flung away quibble and quip-
" “ He saved her, and so let him ‘-.ke her ;”
. But handsome America said, " " V"
. f‘ I guess, cousin, that we can make her
A prettierpresent instead ;
With thousands of dollars we'll buy her,
V With thousands of dollars repair, .
(Diplomacy cannot take fire,
, That hereat least all isn't fair,)
In honor of Britain's ice-heroes,
Of Franklin, and Ross, and M_cCliire,
To gentle ‘Victoria, the Sea-Rose,’
Her Resolute--thus we restore l”
Huzzah for this generous greeting i
Huazah, too, for GIiiNivsLi. and Kane,
And’ all the kind hearts-that are beating
So nohly from Kansas to Maine i
Our instincts are all for each other,
.. (Though both have a_ tincture of heat.)
And truly, as brother with brother,
Our bosoins in unison beat.
. When crafty diplomacy’s darkness
, Too often does harm in the dark,
One plain internationbl kindness
Comea—just as the dove to the Ark ;
O wisdom, above the astuteness
Of plncemen by cunning deiil’d ;
Obetter than inanhood’s acnteness
This kindness as of a child I
Aisnsv, July 17. man: I‘. Turns. :
o—-—i-
All on Hoops.
Hoopson barrels, kegs and pails,
Hoops on boxes, tubs and bales,
Are articles indispensible—
But hoops as they put out a woman's dress,
Making the woman seem so much less,
Are things most indefensible.
Hoops, when their sturdy clasp confines ,
In brown old casks the richest wines,
_ Are olijects _of admiration—- ' -
But hoops as a part of a woman’»- baggage, -
Are like the whoops of a painted savage-
‘A vile abomination, I
Hoops make useful, pretty toys,
. Foracttve,-littleVgirls and hora;
But hoops on woman gent;
Are things to sneer at and tifacof,
And like the whoop of a whooping cough,
Neither useful nor ornamental. '
For while dear woman bones her skirts,
‘And with a skeleton flaunts and flirts,
She has so much to carry, -/
Han finds it hard with her to talk‘
And harder still to sit or walk,
But hardest of all to marry.
» For when a smitten wretch has seen,
. Among the lost his crinollne,
_ ‘The one his heart-holds dearer,
‘Oh what a chill to ard nt passion,
To feel that thro’ this oliow fashion,
He never can be nearer.
That instead of tiinidly drawing near,
And pouring into the thrilling ear
The flood of the soul’: devotion, ‘
He muststand and bellow in thunder tones,
Across half an acre of skirts and bones,
As it hailing _a ship on the ocean.
And if, by chance. the maidof his choice
Shall faintly hear her lover’: voice,
And smile her condescension, ,
Why he captures a mass of hoops and rings,
Skeletons, bones, and other things ‘
Too horrible to mention.
Thus lovely wo_mai'i hoops to folly,
And drives poor man to melancholy,
. By her great frigid zones,
Then let her; hear a warning voice,
Between her hoops and hopes make choice,
And give the dogs her boner ,
.
We find the following beautiful little gear
floating about, uncredited. in our exchanges:
There’: maiiy an empty cradle, ‘
There's many a vacant bed,
Thci-e’s many a lonely bosom,
Whose joy and light has led,
For thick in every graveyard
Th! little hillocks lie-
Aad every hillock represents
Au angel in she sky.
. . MISCELLANY.
3* Hercis, s. fifty year old jeudc ts-
prit that is quite_“as goodas new_.”‘ A
rich old -gentleman of the name" of ‘Gould
married a girl not yet out~ofher " teens.”
After the. wedding he wrote the following
couplet to inform a friend of the “ happy
event”:—
“ You see, my dear Doctor,
Though eighty years old,
A girl of nineteen
Fallsju love with old Gould i"
To which the Doctor replied-—
“ A girl of nineteen
Hay love Gould, it is true, -
But believeme, dear sir,
It is gold without “ u’i”
Sir W alter Scott wrote: '" The:
I .
.1
:9
race of mankind would perish did we‘ cease
to help each other.‘ . From the ‘time that;
the mother’ binds the child’s head, till the
moment that some kind assistance: wipes
‘the, death damp from the brow of the
dying, we cannot -exisitwithout. mutual
help._ . All, therefore, that needaid, have
lli8‘Bt00lK. satisfiedthat no one will go away in right to ask it of their fellow mortals,
and.nopne, who has it in‘ his. power to
grant, can refuse without incurring guilt."
&‘When you see a. young man and
woman walking down street, leaning
against each other like a pair of badly
yoked oxen,_it is a pretty good sign that
they are bent on consolidation. - ‘
the ship nearer her course.
. Mrs. Patton.
V . A Heroincof the Sea.
Ainong_the noble band of women who,
y their heroic bearing, under ‘great trial
and suffering, have .won for. themselves
imperishable fame,‘ Mary A. ‘Patton may
claim a- prominent position. Mrs. Patton
is a native of Boston, and but 20 years
of age. Her husband, Capt. J oshua A.
of Patton, sailed from this port in July last,
for San Francisco, as commander of the
Nickerson’s line, and it was during this
voyage that his wife rendered herself so
distinguished. Capt. Patton is well
knownin this port, and at the eastward,
a‘s‘a young and rising‘ Seaman ; and the
‘-vessels-under his command’ have made
some of the swiftest ‘passages on record.
., -He took command of the Neptune’s Car
about two years ago, and made his first
_, voyage in her to San. Francisco’ 'in.90
‘ days.
Onthat occasion Mrs. Pattoii ac-
companied him to"San Francisco, China,
London, and back to New York. His
- next voyage _was that let year to San
, Francisco, inwhich hiswife again accom-
. = .;panied him. The Neptune-’s Car left port
at the same time with the clippers Ro-
_ iuauce of the Seas,. Intrepid, and _two
, ot_hers,.the_names of " which-' we do not re-
member. . As usual with commanders in
the Pacific trade, Capt. Patton‘ wished
_ to get his ship into port ahead of his ri-
vuls. Hesoou found, however,_tho.t his
- first mate, slept duringhalf his watch on
’ the quarter deck, while he. kept the ship
under reefedcourses, and after repeated
rcmonstrances had proved unavailing, he
‘ found it necessary to remove him; After
that he undertook to discharge the mate’s
duties as well as his own, and in conse-
quence of_ fatigue was taken sick, while
passing through the Straits of Lemaire,
around the "Horn, and in a short time
' brain fever developed itself’.
From that time, up to the period of
her arrival at San Francisco, Mrs. Pat-
ton was both nurse and navigator, When
her husband was taken sick, the ship [was
given in charge of the second mate. , He
however, was but an -iiidifferent naviga-
tor, and although he knew how to take
an observation, he could not work up the
reckoning. Mrs. Patton, who, on_ her
previous voyage, had studied navigation
as a pastime, now took observations,
worked up the reckoning by chronometer
time, laidpthe ship’s,conrses, and perform-
ed most of the other duties of the cap-
tain of the ship. During this time her
husband was delirious with the fever, and
she shaved his head, and devised every
means in his power to soothe and restore
him. To this end, she studied medicine
to know how to treat his case intelligent-
ly, and in course of "time succeeded in
carrying him alive through the crisis of
his complaint.
About one week after the Captain fell
sick the mate wrote a letter to Mrs. Pat-
ton, reminding her of the dangers hi‘ the
' coast, and the great responsibility she had
assumed, and offered to take charge" of
the ship. She replied that, in the judg-
ment of her husband, he was unfit to be
mate, and therefore she could not consid-
' or him qualified to fill the post of ' com-
mander Stung by this rebulf, the "fellow
tried to stir up the crew to mutiny
against her, but she called the other
mates. and sailors aft, and appealed to
them to support her in her hour of trial.
To a man they resolved to stand by her
and the ship, come what might. It was
pleasant to witness their cheerful obedi-
ence to her" obedience to her orders, as
each man vied with his fellows in the per-
formance’ of his duty.
By the time‘ the ship came nearly up to
the latitude of Valparaiso, Capt. Patton
had somewhat recovered from the fever,
-although far too weak for any mental
or physical exertion, and the mate, under
promise of doing better in future, had
artiallyresumed duty. But Mrs. Pat-
\
I. ton discovering that he was steering the‘
sl\ip.out of her course, and making for
Valpsraiso, apprised her husband of ' the,
fact. ‘The matc was summoned below
and asked to explain his conduct, which
he.did by saying that he could not keep
Capt. Pat-
ton then had his cot moved to a part of
. the cabin from which he 4" ‘d view the.
. ‘_‘ tell-tale” of the compass, a..
‘con found
that the mate was still steering .3 Val-
paraiso. ' He then sent for four mates,
and the sailors, and formally deposed}-he
first mete, promoting the second officer to
his place. hen he gave orders that an-
der no circumstances was his ship to be
taken into any other port than San Fran-
. cisco. Soon after he had a. relapse, and
for 25 days before the vessel reached port
he was totally blind. At length San Fran-
cisco was reached in safety, after 9. short
voyage of 120 days, the vessel beating
three out of four of her competitors.
- The safety of the ship and the present-
tion of her husband’s life were whoiy due
to the constant care and watchfulness of
On her arrival she inform-
ed the consignee of the vessel that for
fifty nights previous she had not undress-
ed herself.
Some time in December last we pub-
fn lished the only account of this remarks-
ble instance of female fortitude which
had been -given, in an extract from a
commercial letter to the owners in this
city. Yesterday we received a note from
Qlll' ship-news collector, stating that Mrs.
Patton and her husband were in this city,
having arrived in the steamer George
:- Law. - We found them at the Battery
‘ ‘Hotel, and obtained an interview with
Mrs._Patton. She was assiduously atten-
ding herhusband as heretofore ; but his
situation is such’ as to preclude allhope of
discovery." Before leaving San Francisco,
deafness was added to his other aiilic-
tions, and he now lies upon his couch in-
sensible to everything but the kind ollices
"cos of his beloved‘ companion,‘ and so
weak that he may expire at any moment.
Occasionally he speaksto his wife, some-
times lucidly, but oftcuer in a Wild and in-
coherent manner. Mrs. Patton’s brother,
Mri Brown, we believe, who is foreman
of a‘ ship-yard in Boston, is in attend-
ance upou his sister and brother-in-law.-
From him we learned that Capt. Patton
had been taken care‘ of by his brother
Masons in Sau'Francisco, and Dr. Harris
one of the fraternity, had watched over
him on his way home. On leaving San
Francisco, he seemed to rally considerably
but on reaching a warm latitude he re-
lapsed, andhas sunk to the hopeless state
in which we found him. The Masons of
this city, having been advised from S811
eyes, and very‘ pleasingt features. _
health is very much -impaired from the‘
‘entered upon his thirty-fifth year.
Francisco of his intended departure for
home, were waiting for the George Law
on her arrival, and brought him on a lit-
since watched over him.
» With that modesty which generally
distinguishes true merit, Mrs. Patton
begged to be excused from speaking
"about herself. She said that she had done
no more than her duty, and as the recol-
lection of her trials and sufferings evi-
dently gave her pain, we could not do
otherwise than respect her feelings. Few
persons would imagine that ‘the woman
who behaved so bravely, and endured so
much for her husband’s sake, is a slender
New England girl, scarcely twenty years
old. She is a. lady of . medium height,
with black hair, large, dark, lustrous
Her
hardships which she has undergone, and
she is very near the period of . mbternity.
Yet she- does not- spare herself in the
least, but is mos faithful andconstant in
her attentions to her husband. ' We have
been informed" that she is in straitened.
circumstances, and although she might
and doubtless would shrink from_ assis-
tance from others, yet it seems tops that
this is s casein which our merchants may
do themselves honor, by a liberal recogni-
tion of her heroic conduct. The Board
of Underwriters, we- understand, have
voted or will vote her $1.000. Conside-
ring that -the‘ship and cargo were worth’
nearly $350,000, and that to her skill and
decision they are mainly ‘ indebted for its
safety, under most adverse circumstances
--for the weather was unusually severe
we think, looking at the matter from a
purely pecuniary point of view, the least
they should have done would have been
to give her ‘a check for $5,000.; Not on-
ly did she safely take the ship from Cape‘
Horn to San Francisco, but both vessel
and cargo were in better trim than any
of her ‘competitors when she reached port
Of course the owners of the ship will do
handsomely by Mrs. Patton,‘ but were
the merchants of New York to make up
a liberal purse, it would prove highly ac-
ceptable to the widow (as she almost cer-
tainly soou will be,) and her small family.
Capt, Patton is a. native of Rockland,
Maine, and has risen from_the forecastle
solely by his own exertions. Mrs. Pat-
ton and her brother will convey" him to
their home in Boston. ‘ That she has the
entire sympathies of this community in
her trying afliiction she may be fully as-
sured, and also that by her good deeds
she_ has added anoqher laurel to the honor
of her sex.—N. Y.- Tribune.
From the JV‘. Y. Tribune.
Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.
The telegrapic dispatches received on
Monday leave little room to hope that
the death of Dr. Kane has not already
taken place, As our readers are aware,
he sailed from England to, Havana seve-
ral weeks since, with a view to the ame-
lioration of his impaired health, and at
one time it was announced that there
was a fair prospect of his recovery.-_-
The tidings that have now been received
will ‘awaken universal regret. . Dr. Kane
was a man of whom‘ the country became
more proud with every new revelation of
his character. He waswarmly cherished
as_one of its brightest ornaments, undo
feeling of almost personal affection was
mingled. with the profound respect which
be everywhere inspired. Gallant, brave,
heroic, smitten equally with a love of sci-
dijeams of imagination into reality. His
late Arctic expedition, of which he has
left such _a graphic. and beautiful record,
was ‘but the culmination of a career
which gave early promise of its- subse-
quent achievements. .
Dr. Kane was born in Philadelphia in
thcyear 1822, and had accordingly jilft
e
received his academic education. at the
University of Virginia, and graduated as
Doctor of Medicineat the University of
Pennsylvania in 1843. Soon after that
date he entered the United States Navy
-as assistant surgeon, and accompanied
the first American embassy to China.——
With his native thirst for observing the
manners and customs of strange coun-
tries, he visited different parts of China,
‘\he Philippines, Ceylon, and the interior
of India. He was the first white person
who descended into the crater of the
Tail of Luzon, accomplishing this enter-
prise at the hazard of his life. He was
sus nded by a bamboo rope around his
bo y, from a projecting crag, more than
two hundred feet above the remains of
volcanic eruptions. With bottles of sul-
phurons acid and other specimens from"
the mouth of the crater, he was dragged
up senseless through the scoriie. Upon
‘this expedition, he, was attacked by the
Ladroncs and savages of the Negrito
race, and exposed to other hardships
which proved fatal to his traveling com-
panion, Baron Loe of Prussia. After
this, he traversed a considerable portion
of India, visited Ceylon, ascended the
Nile to the confines of Nubia and passed
a. season in Egypt. He traveled through
Greece‘ on foot, and returned in 1846 to
the United States. He was immediately
ordered to the Coast of Africa, and sail-
ing in the frigate United States, visited
the slave factories from Cape Meant to
the River Bonny, and obtained free ac-
cess to the baracoonsof Dahomey. Re-
turning home in a precarious state of
health, he recovered siilliciently to visit
Mexico during the war as a volunteer.--
He succeeded in. delivering dispatches
from the President to the Commander-in
Chief, escorted’ by‘ the notorious spy com-
pany of the brigand Dominguez, and af-
ter gettiug the better of u detachment of
Mexican soldiers whom they encountered
at Nopaculg, he was forced_to combat
his companions single‘-handed in order to
save the lives of his prisoners, General
Torrajon, General Gaona and others, from
their fury. On the return of peace, he
was ordered upon the Coast'Survey un-
der Prof'. Bachc, and was thus employed
in the Gulf of Mexico, when he_ volun-
Expedition in 1850. He was accepted
squadron, and entered upon .his "duties
with an enthusiasm, Sagacity, and powers
of endurance which admirably prepared
him for the more arduous responsibilities
of the second Expedition, the results of
which are before the world.
teered his services to the. first Griunoll
ter to the Battery Hotel, where they have
ence and a passion for adventure, he pos- »
, sessed. the mental force to convert the‘
as senior surgeon and naturalist of the.
live‘ coals.
In his private character, Dr. Kane dis-
played a. singularly lovely and . attractive
union of qualities in striking contrast
with the boldness and resolution which
impelled him on his career of adventure.
The narrative of his expeditions present
traits. In this respect they. possess the
charm of unconscious autobiography..-
His modest simplicity, his refined tastes,
his tenderness of feeling, and his ‘almost
feminine sympathies are perpetually re-
vealed in connection with as dauntless
courage and constancy as ever nerved
heroic heart to lofty prowess. Hence the
magnetic power which he exerted over
the companions of his enterprise, winning
their romantic attachment, and . making
himself a center of ‘light’ and ‘encourage.-.
ment amid the darkest moments of the
forlorn hopein the Arctic seas. What-
ever the scientific results of -his perilous
voyages, theyare of still higher signifi-
cance in the example they have presented
a noble, persistent, and. uudismayed
manhood. _ I
LIFE or A RAILROAD E.vc1_Ni:sn.—The
life of a Railroad Engineer is graphically:
depicted in the following extract, which‘
we copy from the Schenectadystar: - *
But the engineer, he who guides the
most holds the lives of passengers in. his
hands-—his 9. life of mingled danger and
pleasure. In" a. little seven-by-nine apart-
ment, with ‘square holes on each side . for
wiudows,‘open behind, and with machine-
ry toslook through ahead, you find him ;
he is the “~Pathfinder';” he leads the _
way in» all times of danger,‘ checks the
iron horse, or causes. it to speed ahead
with the velocity "of the wind; at will.—.
Have you ever stood by the track on a dark
night, and watched the coming- and .pas- '
sing of a: train‘? Away oil’ inthe derkuess
you discover a light and hear a. noise, and
the earth_.trembles beneath your. fcet.———
The light comes nearer—-you can compare
it to nothing but the devil himself,_with its
terible whistle—the sparks you imagine
comes from Beelzebnb’s nostrils, the fire
underneath that shines close to the ground,
causes you to believe the devil walks on
It comes. close to. you——you
back away and shudder—-you look up and
almost on the devil’s back, rides the en-
gineer—-perhaps ” the’ ‘ ‘ machine’ shrieks,
and you imagine that the engineer is,ap’-
plyiug spurs to the devil’s sides. » A
during fellow, the engineer-,--you ,can’t
help saying so, and you wonder wherein
lies the pleasure of being’ an engineer..—-
But so he does, day after day, and night
after night. Moonlight evenings , he,
sweeps over the country—through cities,
ests and c1earing———he looks through the
square holes at his side, and enjoys the
moonlight, but cannot stopto enjoy the
beauty of the scenery. Cold, rainy, mud-
dy, dark nights, it is the same ; perhaps
the tracks are undermined, or overflowii
with water ; perhaps the Scoundrels have.
placed obstructions in the way, or trees
been overturned across the track, and in_
either case. it is almost instant“ death to
him at least-—but‘ he stops not. Right
on, is the word with him, and on he goes,
regardless of danger, weather, and every
thing savethe well doing of his ;dnty.——
fear, in the cushioned seat of the cars,
and get warm from the fire that is kin-
dled for your benefit.
A BALL IN KANSAS.-——The Kansas folks
must have a great passion for dancing.-
On New Year’s evening the U. S. soldiers
stationed at Lecomptou gave a ball out
doors on the prairie, and Lawrence sent
down a number of guests.
“ Only think of a ball on the open
prairie beside the frozen Kaw river—with'
t c supper table spread in a. , tent--of
d acing with overshoes and blankets-
(not shawls, but big coarse Mackinaws,
such as the Indians wear)- f gentlemen
slapping their hands around their bodies,
while dancing, to warm their fingers, and
ladies running to the camp fire at the end
of each cotillou to warm their nose.-
They got tired of it about midnight, how-
ever, and-all turned in to sleep under the
tents. In the morning holes were broken
in the ice, around which the ladies ‘col-
lected to wash their faces, and then, hav-
ing refreshed themselves with e. cup of
coffee, the merry dancers set out, on their
return home. The halls you have in the
States are tame, formal affairs, compared
with the dances we get up in Kansas.‘
.>.v
VERY AwxwARn.—Some of our readers
may remember the curious account of a
man, who died suddenly in this city, 9.
while since, over whose face, as his body
was exposed at the grave, a sudden shade
"and a light passed so strangely, that the
friends removed it back to the house, and
kept up friction all night trying to restore it
to" life. We learn since that some of the
anxious friends of the deceased visited
New York at the time, and tried to induce
the physician who attended the dead man
in his illness to go up, and try his skill
towards his restoration. Dr. S listened
awhile incrcdiilously, but at last seemed
to believe the story of his informant.
“ But,” said he, “ I hope that you won’t
be able to restore liim—I really hope you
wou’t.” “ Why ?” asked his visitor, in
amazement. “ Well,” said the doctor,
“ I don’t see how he would be able tolget
along-‘-it would be very awkward for him
-for his liver and heart are in that jar
on the shelf.”—N. Y. Times.
4.»-
,@ A railroad conductor having in-
_sulted a lady passenger, she said, indig-
nantly, that the company which owned
that road should not see another cent of
her money. "‘ How so?” said the con-
ductor; “how can you manage it ?”—
“ Hereafter," replied the lady, “instead
of -buying a ticket at the ethos, I shall pay
myfareto you I” ' ' ‘
———-co»-—-—
3'‘ Around the bed of the Sultan of
Japan, is conducted a current . of_ water,
which may be made to fall in trans-
parent curtains of rain completely encir-
cling the royal couch, for the double pur-
pose of keeping ofi' the mosquitoes, and
tempering the warm air _-to the delicious
coolness, which, in then sultry, climate, is
the consummation of bliss to. reposing
listlessness. '
e
4
a delightful illustration of his personal
train by guiding the iron horse, -and al- V
and villages—througl1 fairy scenes in for-' .
Think of him, ye who shudder through «
Men of. one Idea.
It has been our fortune, more
once, to‘ encounter menwhose minds.
vaded by one idea, that, whatever topic
might be broached in conversation, would
be sure to‘ bring in their petnotion. We
recollect a ‘farmer-who may.‘ serve as an
illustration. ‘ His~- hobby, ‘strange as it
may seem, was comprised in the plebeian‘
_word “ sausage.” Of these he used an-
nually to manufacture,a_large quantity,
and with ‘an absence of fslseV shame wor-
thy of all commdndotion, so far from
keeping out of v‘si7g'ht _fhe.‘.st_ufi' which had
aided him-}to Vcoiiipetence, was somewhat
'-too forward «in; obtruding
quaintances; ‘ Y
on one occasion." "‘ Fine w_c_ather.we.are
having for making _sausag‘es.“' ‘If things
turn out - well, Ishall have‘ ‘a hundred
pounds to carry to market.‘ You would
not like a."few,' woiildyou Z?" __ V_ ' .-
‘We’ hastened to inform“ _._llllll that our
larder was fully supplied, and ‘not feeling
particularly interested in the turn be had
given the-5 subject, endeavored to breach
‘unother topic. V ' ‘
5'--'»"’I'he Allies find it a difficult matter
‘to take Sebastopol,éMr. Jones. I sup
pose you have ;read the latest accounts.
(5 No.5!‘ ' ' '.
- “The Russians have‘ gained a decided
victory.’ - Itis ’,_thou‘gl'it,‘ however, that
there is a possibility of § the supplies being-
pelled, by"fca’r of 'starvation,’to" capitu-
lnte.”- * - ~ , Vv =
“ You don’t say so l’V’ ‘returned Mr.
Jones’, “ I wonder}?-he continued, after -a
p‘ause,‘his_ eyes ’1igh_tcniVng upwith a new
and brilliant idea. "“I wonder" whether
it woul_du’t be a good speculation to send
a. cargo- of sausages " to '_,Sebastopol ?-'—-
There ain’t *- n'othing. ‘V more‘ i ' wholesome,
and if they are in danger of being starved
out they’d-be likely to pay pretty well." '
squadrons; would’ bea. trifling obstacle in .
the way’of this ot_hcrwise_ feasible plan. ‘-
' The‘ nextvtiiiie we inet.Mr. Jones, was ‘
sorrow in his eye, and black cra -on his
hat: Our sympathies were ,to,iVi_‘c_ Ved. _-_'
“- Mr. J ones,?"said we, “ we*lVi‘a've heaifd
-of your-misfortune.’ ‘It is indeeda: .
cross to bear, but you must’ sunimoifjnp ,
all your fortitude.” ‘ '
“ You don’t know)’. ‘said he, grasping
our hand, “my grief. _'You' never can
know.» Such a treasure as she was,” said
he, concealing his face in the folds of
red baudsnna.‘ “ I shall ' never get any-
body that can make sausages like Iier-—-nei7- ’
er !” ’ " ' " ‘ ’ - .
Mr. Jones 'seen'ied- overpowered by‘. his
grief ‘and Walked s9d1yI.iewny;. ‘We felt
that we could olferno‘ 'a_déqua'te consola- '
tion to one whose sorrow, proceeded from
such a cause, and didznot attempt it.
, .
Mr. Webster t’o,Mr. Fillmore.
l["“"¢*“?.E-] — ’ -.
. A Bosrox, Nov.—13th, 1850. I.
_, DEAR SIR :——I took leave .of.'Mai'sh-
field yesterday, not without regret. . The
trees were leafless, but the fields were
g'ree'n,»and the‘ sea~wa's warm as sum-"
mer. - - * ~ -
Among the things. which detained ~'nije,
vault or a tomb, for the deposité’ 'of_”n'ie
andmine; = ‘ » '
I have lost one wife and [threé-I2hi_ld,tc‘ii.
Their remains are now under a:.cl5i_i_rchf.7in
thiscity, which the progress of chsngois
very likey ere long to remove. .
-At Marshfield, by my own land, atthe
margin of the upland, is-a spot" on which
a party of Pilgrims from Plymouth erect-
ed a church, in the very earliest pcriodof ~.
the Colony ; and here is the ancient
burying ground, It is quiet, ‘and’ sccnri
from change, and not far-from my house.
To this spot I shall be taken not many
years hence, and those loved ones, whose
spirits have ‘gone before me to another
world, will be gathered around me. _ ‘
I dwell on these things without
I love to see a cheerful old age; but there
is nothing I should dread more thanza.
thoughtless, careless, obtuse mind near
the end of life.
difference in our future state, on what
-spot we mingle again .witli our parent
earth; but it sobers the mind, I think,
and leads us to salutary refiectiousfto
contemplate our last resting place._
Yours truly. DANIEL Wsnsrsn;
..:__._...¢. I
Snoormc SrARs.—There is a man who-
when the stars are out ‘above, and the
municipal stars are complacent below, rigs
up a telescope at the corner of Park Place
and Broadway, wherewith to study
tronomy, at Sixpence u squint. 7 '
One night, as he was getting "tinder
way, two Irish “ gintlemen”- were-A soen
taking observation of his movements.-
Both were members of Mayor Wood’a
body guai'd,~ formerly known as police-
men. V .
' “ Jemmy,” said‘ one, “ what in» the
wurruld is our fellow afther“ with his ma-
chinery ?” ‘ _
“What, ycspalpeen '3” whispered. the
other, “ sure and can’t ye see that it’s an
air-gun-cannon that he’s got! He’s af-
thcr shooting stars, he is.”
“ Hadn’t we better be getting out iv
the way, then ?” inquired his friend.
“Sure an’ it’s not us” was the answer.
“ Didn’t yeiver hear of shooting stars Y"
' By this time the telescope man had ar-
ranged his instrument and squiuted through
it up at the stars; The policemen gazed
up likewise, in wonder. Just then, by
an odd chance, a largo meteor shot down
the sky. \
“ Bcdad, he hit it I He’s -fetched‘ it
down.” cried both the Paddies in a breath.
5‘ Sure and tha.t’s the greatest shooting I
iver saw in my life !” A -'
—:-——oo<Q>-
-3' The sheep of the British Isles
believed to number about 55,000,000.-—
England alone possesses ‘about'_2fl,900,
000; Scotland, according to the agricul-
tural statistics of 1854, has 4,'i8'i;235 ;
and Ireland, in 1853,- had 3,142,659.-
--Calculating the 35,000,000_as worth.80s.
a head, the sheep stock of Britain is worth
£52,000,000. ' *' - If
3“The Lord Mayor of Londouvhas
prohibited>Tom‘ Thumb’s carriage‘ from
parading the city.
-seemed“ so thoroughly ‘permeated and per- "
it upon hisac- :
’ " Good morning,‘ Mr; Jones,” said we, .-
.-from the seatof ‘wan ?” , ;.
cut off, ’ so that the garrison will be com- .“
I We ‘ventured "to Suggest that the allied .
after the death of5_his ’wifé." There was '
was the seeing to the 'completiop,,-ofj.;‘a -
Of course, it makes, .
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