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' Y9'_'I,(‘_‘d!,_9_3'“_lfiIII_¢ll‘I-pfiylble lat ofJiiiiuary and July.
‘ hfiisers.
‘ ’ T." ‘,.¢Il."2-5;‘p.e‘l3t:enl:~f. additional on the above.‘ ' _
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-L“;-‘marinas,’ siiisriscs. mans, BAITS arm wane
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‘ _ "A__.’_l:i._‘-1'3"1‘_',Il\*GTON, Editors Proprietor‘
.' .n|*.s(.b‘g¢-.s-ibers,‘ by Carrier, liail, Post RiderlI,_a
Wagohcrs. per i ' "32
> 7 ,:_‘_"p copies 5 conts—in wrapper, 0 cents.
. ' ’ Each additional Square, per year,
: One Half Coluinn‘,;one'yesr, .
’ 'Advar,ti.-ers"o_ccup_vinz three or more squarca,aresntitled
‘ Yearly .adv3rt_i§e'rii ‘have ‘t_ ‘e privilege of changing their
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"& Slicst Iron Ware
' Odes over the Store of 0. J.Gruman,.
-Attorney and counselor at Law,
‘ osrrzcu omen .MJ1LLORY’S sroru:
miwcoons. ac.
.m.- Goons. cssrnrmos
cue-sage Trimmings, ,Clo_ths, Cassi-
,“ fizi,¢_':‘-es", S atz'r_ie‘tts., Vestmgs, and Tail-
- -or’: T-rtmmings, by-the Yard.
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I Shoat Iron & Copper Wares,
' ‘_x,,,-, c,,,,,,'._wss-r.7.3o A.ll.. 3.oo,r.a.
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£f’;U,BI.ISIIEDj1El7ERY TUESDAY MOB‘-NING BY
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A. H. BYINGTON,
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AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. G
' ii fumilq %BIH£i{I['q121‘..-.llilIllllll" in liurul items out Sllltitfilfi, (l5tI,It1’,lIl j51_tttlligint, ‘iZittraiun,,l pnlitiri, ilgtirnltnrr, Zilirhuuiw, the illlfi, dilatation, 3<r. 3Ct.---dfifiluhlifihtll in 1800.
48.7-C-NEW SERIES.
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NOR-'W‘ALK, CONN-.,s TUESDAY, M.lv5,j1s57.
VOLUME XL.---N UMBER
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__—._
Subscription Rates.‘
_nd
ear. - - . .- . '09’
, ',|fhou‘ii\r.ing.out of any Carrier-‘s District,“ -paid -* -»
' one year in advance. ’ 1-'50
9 ..
tn-issc:~i-u-n--- :. ..
;Ail_vert_isii_s: Rates. .
L Sq'iiaro,..oue' ins:-rtiou, '
an ‘two do.
.three do.
' ' one month,
‘two months,
three months,
. six months,
_.' f . 0ii_B yell‘, 8l3,—_-with paper,
Squtu'95.. 110, $23,—with paper,
a.g.__‘- __ .. .
sssssssasss
‘Two
ulfi
046
8
0ns,Coluin_n, on_o;yaar, -
to the paper _.fre.0. of charge,
I-‘ift;-en lines. oi‘-loflwordslmako a square. Fractional
parts of a tlpuore, char ed for as a -whole. -'
_a-lvertisoineiitii -‘ once per month.‘ Advertiseniepts
changed oftener charged as’ transient.
' ' .G!i!|i,;to asiirs=.l.I'is.r-.I'.ti0n.. .
- , ‘ "restricted -to. the business contouipla-.
ted It the time of contract. _ .. ,
(hi-ds, Resolutions"; Funeral and all other SPQCIII: Noti-ho
. t8ry,_wh_ere.they inte_n.d-.to.keep constantly on V
‘. ‘pains have been taken to secure the best kind:
.‘ known in the market, such _a_Spri_ug Mount-‘
" ain Lehigh, and the Locust Mountain White
_ -.HE;:subscribers :have ;established a "Nrlw,
Con. Yum‘ at.—Norwalk, on the east "side"
:0f.tho.-Bridge, on -Suiit_h’s.Ilock below the Pot-
hand and are now delive_r_ing.a very superior
arIi'c‘Ie_.._of. C'ool,.of the difl'er.ciit sises,requi_rcd
for family use,_such_ as_ for _the furnace, parlor
audkitchen stoves. Ourstock is all jr_esh_and
Ash; acknowledged by good judges.to‘ have
no superior. We have also the’Pittslon vari-
ety,‘-all of which kindswe will sell at fair re-
munerating prices. A share of the public’
patronage is respectfully solicited. ' . A.
. We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk. ~ ' 1
ms « V GEO. H. RANDLE it BROTHER.
LUER! LUMBER ! .-
ILL at HUBBELI. ' 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 everyvariety of Lumber sold in _
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any tl‘i{ing in Bur line ‘at
liberal prices. _ .4 . ,
5 . J,.C. HUBBELL,’ - ..
T
Iususssrnisscioiii; , .
vs-s¢<s:ao,-rVirr- All Trsr.
- .. —Ol’ER' 1).‘-.y»1\r. DEPO_T,_ ' "
- .. : ,N_oavv_si.x,~ Cons. ‘
', .)l.«kVUI-‘AC'l‘URl-}l't AND
: Tklfholesqlerand Retail Dealer in) I
'. ‘j.No”sw.i_i.x‘, 00NN._,
0' merit to 'Stephénson’s' Hotel.
" ' Dentistry. _ _‘
. , it I'll‘?!-
fi“surgica1 8:‘. liléchanical
'IlEN.TIS"I' S,
NORWALK,-CONN.
3, HILL, Camus Fircil.
J’. I‘. I‘00'l'E,r
Norwalk. Conn. ‘ ‘
H. C‘.-RANDLE,
—&DEALER IN—-
Hamcaps.-T--Men’8 & Bow 0
rllailies -Furs, Gents -Gloves, (lanes,
-’ No.2. Skid‘dv"s1B|00Il-
Co "JO
* Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
Piece or Package.
the_lowcst' possible prices.
uo3y,v_A,LK. CON N.
Nonwsi.-K. icoNN.,
'u‘_s.sz,’u"s7.s’cr'oas:iis o r_- _,
Asn iiic_.s_i.s:iis IN
“ flritannia Porcelainond Wooden
".IVarfe',.onil Kitchen" Furniture
. 'tn.?g¢r:'é‘r-at," Pcmps,. Sheet
:'L.ead Lead‘ Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
and China
: Ware.
. . 1‘..-.'j..3.....-...NA3E.
, ; WHOM-lsAL_E AND RETAIL nssura Di
' ‘VS",T‘_:0 V E S,
’ ' iuxiaracrunnnos
' 6°99“ 99:
__]1¢;_ c_.,..u;.m;y.‘_o5. ‘hand a large assort-
. Hsrscnt "of, general House-keeping
' =- 51-‘urniturcpat So. Norwalk,
Court.
A casein Pension it Patcntdgsnt
.BANKING nouns.
.to sP.M. S ,
IE-‘do .1 P )«‘CHAS.ISAACS, President.
' A ,J»._-A. MOORHEAD, Cashier. '
Jan. 1sl2..1857, V-
‘ ‘Norvvalk A Post Oflioe.
do do --.Eas'r,t8.3.0 A..\(., 4.30r.ii. , _ _ _ A (V _ _
do, , go , V 1), do N. R. -R., 8.45. . tablishmeut in the State.‘Galva‘nize_d.Chains,
' ~ db’ _' o’ H New,York.City,4.30. Chain Puinps,IrouI-"eucc,Posts,Railings,etc
"Ws‘.srox, Tuesday it Saturday at 2.00 r.ii. furnished to order. ’ Patterns executed at‘
3,,“ ‘ flue .—_—,D-dr._ N .R..R.,8,.0o A. it. short notice and upon reasonable terms." ~
do do Wusr, 9.30 A. 11.. 6.00 r. it. 1Vy1 ALEXANDER’ AUSTIN.
‘O V; 41°. -E.is~r',8.30 s.ii.‘,3.45r ii. p ,
= - “ 'R.”'A.WILLIAMS,P.lf. V Corn Shellers.
‘ _ ‘" ,NEW pattern Corn Shellers, s first retest-
‘ ticle for sale by- . . W.C.-STREET.
and ’Li.n.tels-
".5". 3.1".‘ .J. ILSMITII.
. : oiivcoii.
ss..-.wea-9--.~°»."!-
.
. A .. ,vERY superior article for Tableuse, war
For‘ 0
' c_ultivstio_n,‘as_d' spec‘ially,ad_ap"t_ed'for a wheat
. particularly well adapted for divisionfaud the.
’ -the N.'Y. entral Rai_lroad._and;the N. Y. and
A non-residents. Money-loaned on unencumber-
“‘I8
I my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed
>onoc1nr.ir. s-roan.
“ . the above named articles‘ constantly on hand,
‘ It is admirably adapted for building lots,
" s .oofNorthRiverFlag-.
U:l£:'cSet::eI?i°St:.gps,»—=Coping ‘and Curb
_A.!'irst natorarm ror sale,
HE Subscriber desires to sell the whole-.'“or'
- a portion, of his farm, situated in the town: :
of Fairport, Monroe County, N. Y‘., ~ou__the
New York Central Railroad’, and 10 miles east,
of Rochester. _ The land, is in a high, state:of‘ '
growing farm. . It is so.Vapp‘orti‘oned with tim-
ber, graziug, meadow and grain land, as tobe,
owner. would dispose of a portion if -the pur-
chaser shoulddesire. " It contains about 130
acres, well fenced, good-house and outbuild-
lugs,’ and very pleasantly located, as to situa-
tion and access to Churches, Schools and Mar-
kets, beln within two miles of. the.Depot_ of
Erie..Canal. If applied‘ for 'soou,jwill_ be ‘sold “
cheap. For further particulars, enquire of the
subscriber on the premises. . '
, ROBERT’ BRAITHWAITE.
' Fairport, N. Y., Nov.‘28th, 1856. ' tfla
W¥.ALLEN.‘ C 5 WI. T. Cunt’,
ALLEN’ do OLA-BK, "
Attorneys ‘at Law. Real Estate
Broker: and General. Land Agents, _
..DA_VENPO_ RT ,‘IOWA. '
0 Farms IIou'scs,ai_id, Lots_leased. Real
.Estate of all kinds bought. and sold on Com’-
mission. Jloney invested.= Taxes paid for
ed Real Estate security. .
Removal. -
THE undersigned would respectfully an-
-nounce to his patrons and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to No. 3 Phmnix
Block, where he has fitted up a’ beautiful store
whichiis now opened with it new and -splendid.
assortmentof Cloths, A Cassimeres, and Yest-
iugs for the Summer of 1856. Garments
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fashionable sty;le. A complete assortment of
Men and Boys’ Clothing ‘ready made. .-
Grateiul for long and continued - favors at
exertion to merit their continuation. .
N. B.—Good's bought of me will be cut gra-
tis if .desired. . 27 THOMAS RILEY.
Cheaper than Ever
.1! the South, Norwalk
- HE Subscriberhason hand by for the Iar.
geat and_best‘seIectc'on of Family Groce-
ries 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 ofhis Customers may
require, which will always be of the best
quality and sold at the verylowest possible
price, and he would respectfully solicit an
examiuatiouand trial of the same.
~ ' GEO. W. SMITH.
‘Brcsscd. Common Brick,
. -Cemeutmalcincd Plas-
ter. Hair, and Marble Dust. I
— . HE Subscriber having dissolved his con-
T uec'tion with W. C. Srizm-zr, Esq." in the
business, will continue. it on his own ac-
;count, and will keep a‘ good assortment of
which will. be sold cheapfor qflsh. .
15 . 1 ' CHAS. T. EONARD.
Office at th_e Store of IV. STREET.
2 Land For Sale.
ABOUT _ejght.a_ci-cs of good Land, near.
Main-st_., one mile north of the Bridge, is of-
fered for sale upon very reasonable terms.
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 ‘slii-st rate meadow. V Itis
wellfenced, and in a very eligible location.
For further particulars enquire at this Of-
lice.
Horse and 0x shoeing.
THE subscriber having taken the old stand
formerly occupied by Waterbury and
Duncan. in the rear of the old Bakery, foot of
Mill Hill, devotes _his entire attention to the
careful and judicious shoeing of Horses and
Oxcn, for which he hasunequalled facilities.
,_41_“d Prosecutor of C'ldims,ib.efor'¢" F b. . . z
"the WW1 D€P“""'€"“ ‘.”"‘ n:'.§’.L'I;1r'§.éi.?§a’€.iy°“3u?§f.":fI£?.'2i.°3r‘i.?.2?.fé§
the Court of Claims. he is confident he can give entire satisfaction:
, to all who may favor him with their patron-
WasItiI!§t9n9 D- 0' age. Particular attention paid’ to shoeing
' ’ "*"""" Horses with tender and diseased feet. -
p,._;,_.;1!ooln, V . ‘JAMES D. suns.
j t Noi-walk, March 27th, 1857. m3
‘ 0 -ounss ora - . . ~ 3
. ~-‘nfimfy V_ ~ --: ~0abmet--Warekooms at
' oi WALL STREET» . WESTPORT! ’
NEW .YORK- Tun Subscriber would respeotfullyinform
7 hisfriends and'the, public generally,
rairfield, County Bank. that he is still located a’ raw doors north of
. the turnpike, opposite the-Store of Alva
Gray, where may be fouuia g‘eueralassort-
.-ment of Cnixrr Fonxiruau. V . '
. Undertakin in_ all V its departinentsattem
ded to at the s ortest notice and upon rea-
, souable terms. 13. . ALLEN RENOIID. .
; Norwalk Iron‘-roiindry. .
VERY description ofcasrixo done at the
« shortest notice and in the -best manner,
as cheap. as can-be obtailletl It any other es-
THE Conquest of Kausasby ‘Missouri and
hei Allies, by Wm.P_hillips. 5 Just receiv-
ed by .. . Ksurr do-Lvxss.’
Night Tapers. at Dispensary,
j=;'g_x;.erA;1y1P;g'|v..[,YNES. _ _ _ j V ._-_'Biis:,ns&Sox.
- _ - Di‘‘:~i5§?.‘1‘.‘’-'-’'‘‘’''‘i’:‘é'..£'7x-‘’.-{.5' i‘3'i°£.%“.l.?3.'?"
:- ficghd-hgnd--_cpppten suitable for A . . ,- - .
- ' -iii-y‘ coonsor Fancy u-in°!"»°'“Igi'e 3* COHNTRY’Pork.clcar‘. st.’ " '~
9,. 1;1_.,,v,_,..,.*..,_.-_-,__.,,_,' ._..,. Bu!“ 08- _ i _ _ , - is; E. 0LlfSTEAD’S. V
RS.W‘Iiislow’si8ootlIllI¢‘«5¥i’“P"'°“l“ orfiiirssnp at V i 3 ~ _
...*‘.i.9;.1’l*l*!|.I'!*!v'-"'V=‘ ""!"""9':'”"“..i'...:‘:': ' 1‘ '”.5-‘l- 0l4ll3fl3A.3'fl
~ most durable quality.‘ _
A AND Warrants bought, sold and ,loé3le!l-i .elegant’ plum and “My I “loud, Ladies
and Machine Oil.
I the barrel, or retail by
.to all calls from his friends.
"ing to order.
FPROVISIOLNS; FRUITS. 1
Vegetables, .Fish— of All Kinds,
.. ‘C.
A3; good asthemarket affords, constantly to
be found at the well known establishment of
- - - MEEKER. & OLMSTEAD.
»_g“_(:l~oods of the above description" re-
ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
' - ~ lfurthor Notice.
THE undersigned having extended his bu-
_ sincss is now not only prepared to re-
pair and reipaint Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared’ to - make the
same to Order. Tasteful Carriages orheavy
Wagons made in every's_tyle to suit the pur-
chaser,‘nnd at prices to suit the times. ‘
‘ * s - ‘ EDSON BEERS.
At the establishment
by Charles Isaacs. V
Watches. Jewelry and Fancy Goods
: xNE_W SPRING STOCK!
formerly occupied
-. .. .~:XTHE Subscriber hasjust returned
‘ from New York with a new Stock of
Fashionable Jewelry, Watches, Pla-
ted ,are.an,d.Faucy Goods.'which he offers
to lilscustomersjvery cheap.
' ‘Cloc'k'l7 and ‘Watches repaired.
n‘ "Accordeons tuned and-repaired.
-V ,.Goflln Plates ,S,po‘ous, Rings, &c., neatly eu-
graved.__ __ _ V j . (_).s,.—CLARK,
, ,. S. E." QIHSISAD, '_ .
Wholesale and Retail Deolcr in Groceries
frosisions 5,'8r'c.; Jt"o."I4‘ ‘and I6 Main-st.
Hssjust received an ‘entirely new and
' ' extensiveassortmeut of goods which
hewillsell onas favorable terms -as any in
the trade. The publicare respectfully.iu-
vited to call.
Norwalk',Jan. lst, I867.
New Styles. ” . 1
' cw Goods &. low prices
, HARLES,FIEL_DS has now on hand as
’ A large and varied an‘ assortment of Gen-
‘. tle,_men'Vand- Ladies” Gaite_rs,_ Boots, and
Slippers, as_,has ever been presented to the
publiciuthis market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful; while
thematerial is of the flnest texture and
He has some very
Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent.Leather Boots
and Shoes, with an endless assortment of
Boys and Kisses Shoes, all of which will be
sold‘ very low for cash. The public are invi-
'tcd'tovcall and examine ‘hisstock for them-
selves.’ tf21
- South Norwalk Hotel.
. . . HE Subscriber, having leased that beauti-4
. ful and central location recently occupied
by Fowler Ray, Esq., onthe corner, a few steps
from the New York J; New Haven Railroad
Depot, is now prepared to entertain transient
or permanent-guests. As a summer retreat,
few places can compare with this-location.
IP20 V JAMES LUCAS .
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
pergallon, pure Nests Foot Oil; ‘The above
Oils are of the best quality, and for sale by
W. C. STREET.
New Oysterfsaloon,
Under ,_ Connecticut Hotel.
THE subscriber having taken the store for-
‘ merly occupied by Wm. E. Bissell, and
fitted it up with special refereuceto a tasteful
and attractive Saloon. is prepared to attend
Oysters of the
best qualities only, cooked in every style, and
served up in the best manner. Families and
parties supplied at short notice, or shipped,
open or in the shell, in any quantity accord-
Oysters at wholesale also, to
Country and other dealers. A share of the
p_ blic patronage is respectfully solicited.
tf51 H.H. BELL
" 0 The Domestic lcavcs Norwalk
0 the above vessels will be at the
‘dock at all times, so that Freigbters may ship
YRENGES of all sizes and material,also. 2
Great Bargains in
.1'.a'U:nd:B.'El:EI.,
AT souru NORWALK,"BY
THOMAS 1.33.38.
. UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
‘bcr, all sizes ; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, l90.000 it. i 1-4,1‘ I-2. and 2
inch Plank. 30,000 ft. Siding, 25 ,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
Hemlock Boards, 60,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
Cheaper than ever I
The Subscriber having a Steam Planing
and Sawing Mill in connection with his Lum-
ber Yard, is prepared to sell worked lumber
at such prices as -will make it a great saving
of money and labor to Buildersand others to
purchase their Lumber ready dressed. Doors,
Blinds, Window Frames, Sashes, Mouldings,
Fence Pickcts, Railing. &c., etc. Scroll Saw-
ing a Turning done ; and Lumber worked
to order at shore notice. ‘
Lime, Brick, Nails, Glass, Paints, and Oils
at reduced prices.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, January 6, 1857.
- Notice.
“ THROUGH BY DA YLIGIIT.”
j. Sslleck’s Line of Packets
On and after Tuesday, March 17th.
1857, the Sloop Mary A. Sellcck will
, ‘ commence her regular trips for the
se |E0ll, leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday._ S, I _
ver a ur-
day ‘and Pike Slip every‘ T_liursdsy,._iOu§lof
l c ip
their freight at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board. ‘
SELLECK do DEMMON.
IIAWLEY pk} BSRRACLOUGH,
wuoi.i:sAi.i: AND anus
CLOTHING WAREHOUSE,
j .102 Fulton-st., N."!‘.
'. N extensive assortment of the most fash-
, , ionabie style of Clothing. is kept cons-
tantly on hand. Also, Garments of every
description made to order in the ‘best maime;
'43 ' ' ', Hana? B. Hawuizr,
Buxninx Baiuzacnouau.
lI’oi-walk Machine Shop.
HE‘subscrihe_r having taken the shop here-
‘ ‘tofore occupied ‘by'Dimon Finch, and lit-
ted it up. with special reference. to a General
Machine Jobbing and Repairing Business,
‘would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his‘ services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
cription. He has Lathes,a Planer, eic., for
all work. gppertaiuing, to his business, and
fr_oi_ii"his many years experience in Manufac-
,tur_ing, and his familiarity with all kinds of
Vllanufacturcr’s Machinery, he feels confident
that hcican execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmanlike manner. Having had
much experience in the manufacture of For
Machinery. Buildiugof Blowers, &c., be is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
A. C. ARNOLD.’
. seuingoir ~
. LARGE lot of'Dress Trimmings, Vel-
vets, Moire Antiques, Fringes, Mon
Trimmings, tc.,at extremely low prices.-
till
. OODEN Ware and If
tits, Sheet Lead and
. . South ' :
O s
P 0 ET B Y . 0 . ~
Trust On.
It cannot be, ’tis but an idle story,
That deep deceit does every bosom fill ;
It cannot be, oartlihis some lingering glory,
And many an unseen‘ spirit jwalks here still.
v-.-\.z-vevmn
It cannot be that all we met: are faithloss,
That fondest wordsact but the falsest part,
Love may be found, lav? firm, and strong, and deathlosi
And pure enough to fill a sci-apl_i’s heart l
Ah I well I know that faith will often languish, ‘ ,
When those we trust, with Janus-looks we see;
None have mourned this, ‘fare friend, in deeper anguish
Than he who whispers now‘, trust on to thee. ..
But wouldst thou turn, nor watch the glory beaming: ~
hi you fair sky a sea of wavy gold, -. _
Because some cloud‘ there with its gclrgeoul gleaming, "
May nurse thi lightning in its fleecy fold! " '
When friend meets friend, affection’: look.re_tiirniiig,‘ . ‘V
When hand claspslhand in pressure soft and warm, .
Why must we‘fc_ar a hiddoirhatc is burning? ' '
Why in the winds low breathing hear the storm?‘
Ah I who could deem the we see around us,
So clear, so kind, sofaithfnl, and so gay,
Whose lingering glances witht spell have bound in, --
Cliarin, like the serpent's gate, but to betray P ’
Who could live thus? I'd rather far be ‘lying
Unknown, unwept, in some forgotten grave ;
With naught but zephyrdlrge above me sigliiug,
Than thus to live 'suiipiclon's' gloomy slave.
.- -tr .l
Dream not that_.’l‘airr;I_I has spread her snowy pinious,
And winged her way for from the homeof earth ";
That this glad world ls‘b'ut a fiend’: dominion, ‘
Whercnought but svil thoughts and things have birth.
Truston, trust on. trust ever'l'. fearful-hearted,"
Let’ no such droid thy generous bosom fill, ' . .
Trnston, though I‘.den’s_ glory had departed, ‘
Full many a bud,is_le_ft toblossom still.
Believe, be true, he g_sy,__ be glad as ever,
Leave these dark fancies, and their gloom forgot ;
Fear not, those ‘live whocould betray us never ;"
Kind "hearts, fond hearts, dear hearts are left us yet“
‘ . r".
, _ The Wife. - '
She who sleeps upon my heart
Was the first to win it ;
~ She who dreams upon my breast
~ Ever nigni within it.
She who kisseI'oft my lips
' Wakes their warmest blessing :
" She who rests within my arms
I-‘eels their closest pressing.
' ‘Other days than these shall come,
Days that may be dreary-
~0ther hours shall greet us yet,
' ‘Hours that may be weary ;
Still this heart shall be thy throne,
‘ _ Still this breast thy pillow ;
Still these lips shall meet thine own
As billow meetetn billow.
Sleep, then, onniy happy heart,
Since thylovs has won it-
Dream, then, on my loyal breast,
None but thou hast done it ;
’ And when age our bloom shall change
With its wintry weather,
May we in the self-‘same grave
Sleep and dream together.
FARMERS & MECHANICS.
Farmers not the worst"Bdi_ioato‘d_h¢eu in
7 the World.
From,-an address by Dr. Stevenson in.
the Indiana Agricultural Reports, we
take the following paragraph: '
_ “ So much has been said on an occasion
like this In regard to the education of far-
mers, that the inference is almost irresis-
tible, that they are deplorably ignorant.
A great error. prevails in regard to the
knowledge of laborers "- gcneraliy,.and _es-
pecially In regard to the knowledge pos-
sessed by the agricultural classes. The
belief is very common, that in knowledge
they are verymuch inferior to those " who
belong to the lcaruedprofessious. ’ _
The knowledge possessed by many
creditable scholars is frequently‘ quite
limited and confined to particular. bran-.
ches._ « A respectable physician may know-
nothing ‘of law, ‘and’ the lawyer. may
know very little of -medicine, and both
are apt to ‘know still less o‘f7theology,
and either might take the ‘ potatoe ', vines
for tomatoes, or the pens for.;beans_,‘as
once happened to a friend of mine of very
respectable acquirement. , ‘ ' ‘
It is not an acquaintance with" particu-
lar things or.the acquiremeut of certain’
branches that should entitle one to be
distinguished as learned. 'l‘o know the
names of the planets is no more than to
know the names of asmany. varieti'es'of
potatoes,-and knowing-the one would just
as much‘ entitle one to the appellation, of
learned as theother. Knowledge is but
the_ “clear and certain perception-“of that
which "V exists’, or of truth and ‘fact, the
, perception of the ‘connection and agree-
ment, or disagreement and rcpuguance of
our ideas. ' _ ' ' -
Betty’s ability in the kitchen, to ap-
portion the iiour, butter, and salt so as to
make good bread, entitles her to as high
a rank in the arts, as does her.-. mistress
ability to so ply the chords of an instru-
ment as to make‘ harmonious‘ sounds.-
Nor does the manner of obtaining
knowledge alter its character. -The
knowledge torestore a diseased limb to
health, may be obtained by it course , of
studies at college, whilst to change _ the
top of the sour ‘crab into a top.benring
the most delicious fruit", by grafting, may
have been learned ‘by..observatiou- ini the
nursery. The one" is .-as much knowledge
as the other, and entities the possessor as
much to the title of learned.” . f -
. o t — ~
PAINTS sun VARNISB.-—If your house
is nice, and you " wish to repaint within
doors, do notfsilto get the zinc paint for
the last cost. It costs more, but is vast-
ly more durable, has 9. polish, and is very
easily cleaned without soap. But-if you
are building a'nice house, by all means
have the wood ‘work-varnished, ‘and dis-
pense with paint entirely. Almost any
wood is handsomer varnished than any
paint can make it, and a simple damp
cloth will then remove all dirt. . '
All the old varnished furniture, bed-
steads, chairs, tables, &c., can be made
to look almost. like new, if well, ._ rubbed
with turpentine and oil. ' ’ ‘ ,
se- The‘__0.'nm'e_'r says that’ Phillips,<‘a§
colored W0lIBlI,,di.9d, in New Haven’, on’
the 28th instant, ', atthe remarkable a
of 109 years. She ‘was undoubtedly ‘the
oldest person in the‘ State." ’ ;
. I
3‘.Tne weather was favorable for
the Sunday School Conv_entiou,'at Hart-
ford, and. there was a fair .attendeuce.—
Hon. _Albcrt_ Day, was Presidgnt, and.
Rev. Mr. Merwin, of Southport, one of
the Vim
" J
M,:scm.m. '1
I 'Norwa.Ik Gazette.
S , A tho Diaryofan Invalid.
l_ several days» I have not
-. , beeii_‘“able,.to write in my diary. The ba-
— _ ,by._l_ias.been very sick (“ a.untie’s baby,”)
fall._the time, -and to use an . expression of
—. _Beech.er's.“it.-has seemed as if God was
_uowhere,’."..a, remark, however,» which he
I Imsdc goodhuse of by showing. that He
. _; never forgets us_ in all our trials, that af-
flictiousgarc for our good, and should by
. .i_i_o_means be looked upon as marks of
3 ,.God’sdisple_asure.V It is so diilicult for
mg to .“Vlive by faith.” When the storm
ragcs,.aud-my frail bark is rockiugtoand
seeing-Onc,.comingV to me, and hearing
_Him__ say,-'“.It_ is I, be not afraid,” will
_ ,.qi_i_iet.isy /fears. Alssl, for such trem-
. -_ bling, hoping, fearing, doubting oncsl
.Life.to.thcm is a fearful heritage.
_. «_It'is a" great . relief to me when I can
-A“-think aloud” iumy journal. .The spirit
_-, .of..V, restlessness . never quitsurging me to
-. --do soinething.-;V and scribblingis the‘ only
..thing I;cau,_do.at all. It isquite impor-
' -_l.II.»n.t for me to bet» agreeably,_if not use-
fully; employed. A poet lhassaid of the
.. ~, whol,e.fraternity.that-they are “ the mere
: _. ’was_t_,c-paper of mankind.” So the soiled
pages of my journal do not present a
solitary .c_xainple of, waste-paper. ' I
should prefer toV read . much of the time,
but my. norvcsgwill only admit of my
glancing at a book-or. paper as, few min-
A utesat a -time. ,.'l,‘he.nervesl ah, thereby
_ hangs a tale”--a sad one—-one I may not
rehearse. I do believe they are ,a set of
petty tyrants and if ever I get. out of
_. -theirpower, I -will say just what I think
-. of them. At” present I can only mur-
: 'mur yes to. their unreasonable. demands,
- nor dare to think no. They have taught
. _ me one lesson, which may bc,of service to
me. It is this, There are bounds set to
.the exercise or indulgence. of every pow-
. er and faculty of the" mind, which we
may uotpass with impunity. Like a
, piece-of indie rubber, the nerves will bear
azgood‘ deal of stretching and abuse with-
out. losing their elasticity, but once gone
there is littlehope for the future. Some
writers are of the opinion that nervous
afl'ections are diseases of the mind. Be
that _as it may, I sometimes “ smile.
through a tear” at my own sufferings,
whichgl know to be purely imaginary._-
(Note—-nervous sufferers might as well
resign-theirjdignity at once, they cannot
support — it long.) A new prescription
wnsmade one day, and I refused to take.
it until ashamed to do so any longer. The
fact was it was new to me, it might be
too strong "or. too weak, it might suit oth-
crs and not me, and so on. - Finally a
spoonfulwas handed to me,’ it looked like
water, but then it might be powerful. I
swallowed’ it! -Gracious!‘ in an instant
_I felt itsje‘fl'ectsV to the end of my fingers
and toes, theperspiratiou started out "of
every pore l ' What could be done? Oh,
be quiet, says one, it was nothing but a
spoonful of ‘cold water, just to try you i
Now the above fact does not tend to al-
leviate my sufierings one particle, but on-
‘ly_ to involve still deeper in mystery, the‘
connection between mind and body, the
influence which they mutually exert over
each other. Who can understand or
discriminate betweencausc and effect. I
shall notwritc any more today, the sub-
ject has bcenan; unfortunate one, and I
must try to “fling forgetfulnsss around
it" for the future.
. _ 14t}t,—Awoke this morning and found
it raining. I relished my toast and cof-
fee, with the prospect of a stormy day,
for -I enjoy a real rain storm very much.‘
_I cannot tell why, unless the commotion
without acts as a counter-irritant on my
‘spirits. How soothing the music of the
rain drops pattcring against the windows.
"I think, most of our likes and dislikes
‘grow out of early associations. H——-
and I used to talk about having a room
furnished in the attic, where we might
listen to the rain on the roof as we used
to do in childhood. * * Alone I lis-
ten to the storm. A kindred spirit has
taken its flight, and dwells far away above
the storm. and tempest. “I love to see
" And slight withal may the things which bring,
' Back oaths heart the weight which it would fling,
Aside for over ; it may boa sound- ~
» -A tone of music‘-‘_-summer’: eve, or spring,
A lower, the wind, the ocean, which shall wound,
Striklngthehcloctrie chain wherewith wean darkly
'_ bou_ud."’ ' ' ,
It docsseem as if there was no channel
left ‘into which I may direct my thoughts
without awakening painful recollections.
.'l‘o_me, thewildest imaginiugs of the po-
ets appear tame when compared with
life's realities. ~ Some» timeago I thought
to divert my thoughts and interest my
mind. if possible in the ' study of‘ Geolo-
gy. 1 Hugh Millei-.’s ' justly celebrated
work entitled, .‘? FootprintsVof the Croa-
tor,” happened to .eugage my attention
first. It wasjiiitensely interesting, and
.foi_-”stiiné'I.iread s littlein it every day.
since. , . ._
The sun is nowsetting.‘ It shines out
more beautiful for having been all day
are good and true, shill ever - profit by
fro on-the. deep waters, nothing-short of »
‘the rainfall, it comes from above. * *_
Soon’ came the‘ startling '-intelligence that
3° .1..'....m hadifailed, and too =v- .- * =-
That work has "remained unread ever‘
‘ A A A . and cabinets,‘aud, as we sometimes flat-
clear and bright, and to me looks all the-
obscured by clouds. . Natnre’s teachliings.
them? -
» .'l’ltli——Rested badly last night. My
eyes refused "to stay closed, and the dark-
ness appcaredto be alive. There .is lit-
tlc diflcrence between my day dreams and
my night dreams, both are so much affec-
ted by. myhealth. I begin to attribute
all the wrong that people’ do in the world
to the state of their nervous system. A
hcalthypind cannot exist in an unhealthy
body. I find it is much safer to be gov-
erned by principle than feeling, as the lat-
ter is so easily disturbed, while our ner-
vous sufferers maycontrol the former. I
think, too, that nearly, if not all the
faults, foibles, and crimes of mankind,
may be traced to a cause which calls for
pity rather than censure.
There ‘comes the broom and dust pan.
Why ! to. day is Friday-thorough
sweeping day-—and -my room is to be
swept all over! ‘Oh, dear, stay I must,
there is no way of escape. “ Existence
may be borne,” even when one is choking
with dust. “ For mercy’s sake, Bridget,
don't sweep so hard, remember you are
not digging Vpota'toes.” “ Shure, Mrs.,
an if ye would let me sweep it oitenei-V
yer carpet wouldn't be so dusty." “ I
know it, Bridget, the fault is mine, but it
is such a dread to me." . “ I know, ma’am,
it is very hard, ye cannot go out to-take.
a. mud‘ .of the-fresh air, an I feel very
- sorry for ye. Surely, ’tis too bad.” “ N 0,
Bridget, it is all right.” “ An how long
have ye. been in this here room?” Al-
most two years." “ Two years i My
God l” and Bridget went out of the
room muttering something that seemed
to sound very much like genuine heart-
felt sympathy. ;
My room looks real nice now, and I
suifered much less from the purging pro-
cess than I anticipated.
' P. M.—-Feel quite refreshed. Ate a
_bit of nice broiled chicken for my dinner,
and drank’ one cup of black‘ tea.—~
Suifer less from the pain in my side to-
day. I must remember that this is it
trying month for invalids, and kecp.up
good spirits if possible, because it makes
others feel so_ much better‘. I have as
much left meto call for gratitude as any
onecould possible have, that has-lost so
much. Lost —! no, not lost, for
' “I know transplanted human worth
Will bloom to profit, otherwhei'c.”
18tIz—It looks cold out this morning.
I am sorry to see Spring meet with so
chilling a reception. She approaches so
modestly and timidly with her new and
beautiful dress of green, that I do not.
see how old.Winter can look so dark and
frowning upon her. . L-
.--.—--‘.°“vvv -
From the Knickerbocker for Jim’!-
‘JOHNS ~W1P!l.
BY W. W. HOWE.
I was sitting the other evening with
my friend John at his own dinner table.
His wife had just left us to our colfee——
neither of us drank much wiue——and we
-were-both musing pleasantly, as men are
apt to do after a good dinner. All at
once I thought of J ohu’s wife.‘-—a right
pleasant subject--who, as I said « before,
had just left us. V I" suppose she went to
hush the-uproar of her blessed baby. _
A most loveablc woman is J ohn’s wife,
with a pretty name-—Nelly, and an eye
as clear as a trout-brook, and a face so
‘full of beautiful honor and truth that I
never tire of looking at it, and find some
new charm every time I ' look ; and yet
dare not look save with honest thoughts.
I had known her but a short time, and
was curious about her history ; and I said
to John quite suddenly:
“ John where did you get your wife ?”
“ What?” said J ohn, starting from
his reverie.
“My dear fellow, I do not wish to pil-
fcr any of your heart-treasures ; but really
I would like to know something of the
wooing and winning of such a noble
spouse as your own. “ I hope I don't
intrude."
My friend John is a methodical young
fellow. With a heart as tender as a girl’s
he unites an intelect as keen and as cer-
tain as a Damascus blade ; while he has
dreams of purple poesy, he is very exact
and -straightforward in action. He is,
therfore, a very success business lawyer in
.Wall street; whereas some of his friends,
who knew only the romantic side of his
cliarcter, thought him apromising recruit
for enlistment in the “ shoe black-seraph
army” of poor devil authors. In reply
to mylast question, John pulled out his
watch, looked at it carefully, put it back
in his pocket, and said :
“We have half an hour to spare. I
' ‘will tell you something of my courtship.
You will excuse me if my story sounds
egotistical for you and I, Will, are one in
feeling.
I was seventeen when I entered college,
so that I had grown to be quite a man,
fin feeling at- least, when my class reached
the dignity of Junior year, I used to
try desperately to be a great student, for
my sister’s sake moreV especially ; but some-
-how Icould-never make myself a satis-
factory book worm. _
One fine day in October of my Junior
year, I was lying tretched out in one of
those cushioned windows, of the college-lb
.brary.,pharisaically thanking Heoven that
I was not a book-worm,- and M3108 0°19
ri_dge’s "Biographia Literaria." (1 W008“
then that I understood-that work.) when
of a sudden the door opened. and I11 ‘POOP’
edia small battalion of belles and beaux.
1 did not notice them especially, for it was
quite. common for- parties -of visitors to
come on College-Hill to ‘view the libraries
tered ouselves, to see the students. So I
readon for a few moments, when, as the
party approached where I was seated, I
looked up to seewhether the girls were
pretty, (for -I hold it as proper and in-
strao ‘veto look at and admireevery pret-
- greens and flowers to deck the feast.-
-We strolled oil‘ together to a solemn cor-
.ple of II. rapid. Why _we wandered to-
"by my side.
ty woman one meets, us to study every fine
landscape one may chance to see. Why
should we stare at cataracts and sunris-
es,‘and paintings, and never look at the
loveliest of"all created things, women ?)
By Jove ’? as I looked up, behold my ‘eyes
met those of my ideal woman—-the reali-
zation of my imaginings, my dreams in-
carnate. I had never seen her before,
yet I knew her in a moment. I seemed
to be swept towards her. I could hardly
resist the impulse that told me to jump
up, and grasp her by the hand, and cry
out :
“ Frieud—dear friend—thank Heaven,
you have come at last 1'’ ‘
But a second thought said that such a
demonstration might seem rcdiculous in
this matter-of-fact life, so I bowed. my
head reverntly as if to say: “ I have
not the honor of your acquaintance, but
nevertheless remain your obedient servant.
As she glided past me, I saw that her
form was noble, her features fine ; but
that was not all, she looked as if she were
honest. I had dreampt a whole year
about an ‘honest womau—-a girl honest to
herself and therefore courageous ; honest
to others, and therefore unafl'ected ; pas-
sionate yet pure ; seeking to obtain no
admiration under false pretences; with-
out guile or craftiuess, gentle as a dove,
yet hold for the sake of truth ; ever doing
her duty, quietly, yet calmly ; and I
thought that if I could meet such a wo-
man, and recognize her I would bow
down and worship at her feet. though I
should. chance to be in the middle of
Broadway with two rival omnibuses racing
toward me. But fortunately I did not
meet her in such an inconvenient locality
for devotion. I met her at last in the
silent old cottage library.
I haduo difliculty in finding out her
name-—it was Nelly Appletou—and in
gaining the honor of a formal introduc-
tion. She was just what I expected ; her
noble face being but the noblet %oul-tem-
pie. The ‘sweet influences of her com-
panionship were‘ as delicious to me as
cold water to a thirsty man. I did not
stop to consider the composition of a
ach. I feasted, asking no questions.-
N elly’s father (her mother was dead) had
taken up his abode temporarily in the lit-
tle village over which the college was su-..
pcrjaceut. So I saw her very often.-
\Ve soon became, intimate, and had pleas-
ant little plans, and even confidence of
our own. We rode and drove together
up and down the beautifull valley of 01'-
iskany. Idid not read the “ Biographia”
any more, for. I had pleasauter life to
study. .
One day Nelly and I went with a party
of a dozen of friends on a trout-fishing
and pic-nic excursion. The day was as
long and bright as a. J uue sun could make
it. We were all gay and happy and
lucky The trout bit as if they were bent
on felodese. The birds over our heads
sang as if they were wild. As for the
party, assuming the fact that they all
were young and free from care, you may
immagine the jolity that bubbled up in
our midst. About noon we reached a
little cascade in the brook, which came
‘through a great gorge in the hill side ;
and this noble dining-room of ‘nature our
pic-nic lunch was laid ‘beneath a wide
spreading beech, and near a. cold spring.
Nell; and I were deppted to gather ever
ner of the glen, where the silence was
broke only by the music of the cascade, ,
and the darkness was relieved only by a
broad ray of light which fell through the
thousand glittering fragments on the rip-
word this spot, Heaven knows ; certain-
ly no flowers could bloom in so dark‘ 9.
nook, save one of hope for me. Uncon-
sciously, I sat down on a broad slab of
moss-grown granite, and Nelly sat down
Some how we both forgot
our errand, to wit, the ever-greens and
flowers. We talked for some time quiet-
ly of our six months’ acquaintauccship ;
and gradually, in a lover tone, I came to
tell her some old story--you know what
it is—which I suppose Jacob told to
Rachel, and Romeo to Juliet, and Steph-
on to Chole, and which -will be whisper-
ed by youth iu beauty’s ear to the end of
time. She. turned her face and looked
steadily in mine for one moment, as if she
would read the last letter on my heart’s
tablet ; then bowed her head with a true
womanly blush, and laid her right hand in
mine. For further particulars of that
pic-uic, you must inquire of the rest of the
party.
Days and days rolled on, and natural-
ly enough Nelly’s father was made ac-
quainted with onr loves. He was a man
I could not like—the dear girl must have
inherited her goodness from her mother
-—and as soon as he heard the story, a.
great quarrel blazed up.__ E thought I
was.poor, as indeed I ‘had been, until
the demise of an uncle I ,uever saw, left
me with a snug little fortune. Of this
windfall I had not told the daughter, for,
like a romantic young man that I was, I
wished to win not to buy her heart ; and
I was quite too proud to tell the father of
it, when be accused me of the crime of
being penuiless. High words passed be-
tween us in Nelly’s presence ; and in my
madness and cruelty I accused her of sor-
did motives, because she hesitated between
love and filial duty. She answered me
with indignntion—I liked her better for
that afterward—-and I left the house in a
rage. It was the old story again, old as
lovers, and one that will be re-enacted
half yearly till doomsday. A stern pa-
rent—-a hesitat-ing girl—a foolish boy——
these elements will make up little private
theatribals, and enact tragedies thereat,
until the world melts.
The next morning I woke up with a
horrible'suspiciou that I had been acting
in a very silly manner. I, rushed down
to the village, in a very disheveled state,
to see Nelly and pray forgiveness. The
maid at the door told me, with aggrava-
ting calmuess, suggestive of a fee receiv-
ed at parting, that Miss Nelly and her
father had left town that morming.-—
Whither they had gone she had not the
faintest idea, neither had the landlndy.—-
They had simply paid their bills and gone.
What was it to Mrs. Jones or Briget ?—
They Rd got their money. I returned
to my room, and occupied half.au hour
profitably in cursing myself for a dull and
mettled rascal. Then I wrote a long let-
foliage above, and was shivered in a -
‘No ? Then go next summer by all means.
tears, and mailed it to Nelly-, directed to
‘the town where she had lived before her
mother’s death. To this I received no
answer. In course of time,I_fell into a
melancholy that strred the sympathy of
all the old women in the neighborhood
—smoked myself into a. state of shocking
leanness, read the whole of Wordsworth’s
’Excursion ;’ studied some in self-defence ;
god made myself very disagreeable to all
_my acquaintance. But youth and health,
in a man at least, cannot be conquered
by disappointed love. By the time that
June began to deck the valley with green
and gold, I went so far as to make one at
a small tea-party.
On ‘the. morning of the tenth of this
June, (I marked the day with a white
stone,) our class, now Seniors, assembled
by a‘ fellow instinct of idleness, congenial
in ‘a fine summer morning on the. college
green ; and as it was the season of flow-
ers, not fruit, we were ready for every-
thing except study. It was a. balmy air
we‘ breathed, fun-inspiring, adventurous.
At last the flower of the class, Charley
Foster, (he is dead now,) spoke up :”
“ Boys—let’s go to Trenton Falls l”
“ Capital !” cried all.
“ How shall we go ?” sugggested a pru-
dent young man.
1 “ Walk, of course,” said a. rash young
man.
So off we walked some in dressing-
gowus, some in slippers, just as we had
come from our breakfast. "We took no
thought for the morrow, for. the conse-
quences, or for the wrath of the faculty,
than the lilies of the field, . It was a
trump of twenty-four Irish miles .to Tren-
ton, yet it seemed nothing in the prospect.
However, when we had gone eight miles,
and reached the sleep-awake town of Welt-
esboro and got our dinner, it became evi-
dent to the more prudent that pedestri-
anism would not do. It was more tire-
some than jolly. A committee was ap-
pointed to ransack the village for means ~
of transportation. Shade of Bucephalus _!
what nags were found i And what wag-
ons were whelled out I The calvacade,
as near as‘I recollect, was arranged as
follows : My humble self led the van,
astride an ancient pony impressed ‘from
the town common ; a pony whose age
was a theme of traditiouary discussion in
Whitesboro,_ and. whose iniquities had de-
developedand matured with his years.-
Ncxt came a “ democrat-wagon,” as rhu'
mantic as democratic, with three seats
and nine occupants, propelled by a. pair
of lugubrious mules, with rediculously slim
"tails, and magnificently large ears : then
came our mad wag, Charley Foster, seat-
edqin gorgeous state in a doctor’s sulkey,
an emaciated Major Edosouian concern,
that loked like the skeleton of a vehicle
that might have flourished grandly in the
previous century, and was drawn by a.
spectral horse eighteen hands high, with
bones like a mastodou’s ; next came a
family carriage, with its centre of gravity
six feet from the ground : next two bug-
gies of more modern pretensions ; and
last of all, a “solitary horseman,” with-
out any saddle. You may suppose that
the procession naturally clicitedthe won-
der of the good farmers who were hoeing
corn in the valley’of the Mohawk ; and that
children from school _houses, and rosy lasses
from daries ran out to stare at us. We
got on so bravely, that just as the sun
was kissng the bill that encircled Trenton,
we entered in imposing phalanx, the fine
grounds of mine host Moore. The dust
of travel brushed off and washed down,
and a good supper discussed, and we
were oil‘ to see the Falls.
Have you ever been to Trenton ?—
As my friend Delia used__t,9,say,~it—-is" a
“ sweet place.” Did you ever see a hu-
morous rustic preseut to a young steer a
whole, pumpkin, and watch the eager
manner in which the ravenous beast would
roll the huge fruit around, lick it, and bite
it, and at last with impotent rage, give
it a great toss, and run away in much
disgust? That is my idea of Niagara.
It is too great and hard. I. cannot get
hold of it, give it up in despair. But
Trenton is pleasantly sliced up in four or
five different cataracts, and I can rumi-
uate over it leisurly. ’
For a good description of the sight
that met us as we reached the foot of
the long staircase, I must refer you to
N at Willis’ charming letters. It was ex-
ceediugly beautiful. The moon a. little
past the full, was hanging just over the
gorge, and her mellow light came drip-
ping in a. silver shower through the trees
that overhang the walls of rock on eith-
er side. Post as, as we threaded the nar-
row path lencling up the glen, ran the
dark stream of most unromantic name,
swift and mysterious as “ Alph the sa-
cred river.” Here its waters were choked
up between hostile rocks and fought their
way desperately : there they gained their
victory, and rolled on in deep, stately
grandeur ; and far above we could see
them dashing in great battle over the
ledge of the first cascade. A walk of
halfa mile through this wonderful corri-
dor brought us to an amphitheatre, hewn
out in some pre-Adamitc convulsion,
where the huge rocks scattrcd about
suggested that we should sit down and
enjoy the prospect cozily. I had strayed
oil‘ from the companions in search of an
eligible slate-sofa, when my attention was
attracted by a pleasing sight—a young
lady sitting alone at a little distance, and
looking as romantic as you choose. Of
course I made it necessary to pass her in
my search for‘ a seat. As I approached
she turned her face toward me in the full
moon-light. Judge of my surprise, Will,
my confusion, my tempest oi emotious.—--
I could have sunk into the ground ; but
fortunately the foundation where I stood
was flinty. She looked at me a moment
iuquiringly, with the same glance of earn-
est questioning she hadgiven me a year
before. '
“ J ohn?”
it lei ‘.257
And then, as she rose up a blessed ray
of forgiveness wreatlied her face with
roses, and illumiued it like a glory.
' “ Dear J ohn-——”
“ Dearest Nelly !”
I forgo? for a time the beauties of Na-
ture as manifested in moon and cataract,
for there was living beauty and good-
ness uearer to me, clasped in my un-
worthy arms ; and all was forgotton
that was gloomy and cruel in the past ;
and all that was hopeful for present and
future stood revealed in the light of love
ter that would have moved Caligula to
is
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