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AMBRO TYPE ARTIST,
I _*’ OVER D. cl‘ N. DEPOT,
'Nonw.u.x, Co.\'.\'.
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.\lA.\’Ul"AC'I‘URElK AND
Ilflzolcsalc (mrl Retail Dealer in
Tin, Copper, & Sheet Iron Ware
- _NORWAI.l{, ()ONl\'.,
Opposite D. 6-. N. Railroad Depot, and-
nart to Step/1cn.son’s Hotel.
Dentistry.‘
Doctors HILL &. rrmcn,
Surgical & Mechanical
-D B N T I S T S,
Ofiloc over the Store of C. J. Gruman,
NORWALK, cons.
A. HILL. Cuxnnus Frrcn.
J. I‘. POOTE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
armor: OVER J!I.1LL01iY’S STORE
N 01-walk, Conn.
fiTE.*Iv?Ev-SITE?
Hats, Capt-.1;-ix-lVIen’~'s. & Boy’s
' STRAW GOODS, &c.,
A
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Unabrellas, doc.’
No. 2 Skiddvis Block.
C. J. GRUIVIAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS
Carriage Trimmings. Cloths. OM35‘
meres, Sal,z'netts,, Vestings, and Tail-
or’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package. .
Slil-IETINGS, SHIRTINGS, JEANS, BATTS AND WARP
A_ the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN.
0. &. nffnooxwoon, &. co.
NORWALK. CONN. ,
ssxsurxcrunnns or
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Fmvzaces. 074-5197’!/'
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kztcltcn F nrniture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead dc Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
and Ch'I,'na.
Ware.
1'. II. NASH,
Wuonr-:s.u.n AND Rnrxrr. or-:.u.1=:n IN
STOVES,.
MANUFACTURER" OF
Tin,‘Sl1eetIron & Copper‘ Wares,
Has constantly on hmzcl a large asJ07‘l-- V
general I~Iouse-keeping
ment of M.
Furniture, at So. Norwa
Conn.
A
General Pension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
tile several Departments and
the Court of Claims-
Vvashington, D. 0-
D.U3.~B0O'l'.'1I,V'~
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
6| VVALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
Wholesale
!
PAPER DEALERS,
MARSHALL BROTHERS,
58 Com-tlanzlt Scrcct, N. Y.,
(Between Washington and Greenwich-sts.)
Rom-zm‘ T. MARSHALL.
1y2-1 Bl-:.\'.I. L. IVIAI-:sa.u.r..
Orders and consignments respectfully so;
licited.
Hanford Scott,
Importer and Wholesale Dca.1e1- in
Brandies, Gins. Wines, Cigars,
,_ &c., No. 17 James Slip,
One door from South-st..
attended to.
N, B,——Imported liquors of all kinds for me-
dicinal purposes, kept constantly on hand,
which will be warranted pure.
PUBLISHED EVERY
Mail C'loses.—W)«:s'r.7.30 A. u.. 3.00 ,l'.M.
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
_ New York.
All orders by mail or otherwise promptly
Norwalk Post Ofi-ice.
do - do EAS'l‘,S.30 x.u.,4.30r..u.
do do I). & N. R. R., 8.45.
do do New York City, 4.30.
VVESTON, Tuesday dz Saturday at 2.00 I’.M.
Mail Due.——D. A: N R. R.S.00 A.M.
do do W1-:sr,9.30.~..M.,6.00 P.u.
do do EAST, 8.30 A. M.. 3.45 r M.
R. A. WILLIAMS P.M.
Saugatuck Bank.
BANKING HOURS
From 9 A. M. to 12 M., ‘
“ ll’. M. to 3P. M.
H. STAPLES, President.
B. L. Woonwonrn, Cashier; ,
Westport, June 19th, 1857 25
New Coal Yard.
HE subscribers have established a NEW
Con. Yxun at Norwalk, on the east side
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
article of Goal, of the different sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all_/resh and
pains have been taken to secure the best /minds"
Imown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lehigh, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash ; acknowledged by good judges to have
no superior. We have also the Pit-tston vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
munerating prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicite'd.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk.
tf35 GEO. H. RANDLE & BROTHER.
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL .81: HUBBELL have recently com
menced the Lumber Business at the old
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety of Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. HILL,
15 J, C. HUBBELL,
WM. ALLEN. WM. T. CLARK.
ALLEN &. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brokers and General Land Agents,
DAVENPORT , IOWA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
Farms Houses and Lots leased. Real
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Com-
mission. Money invested. Taxes paid for
non-residents. Money loaned on unencumber-
ed Real Estate security. H28
Removal.
HE undersigned would respectfully an-
nounce to his patrons and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to No. 3 Phoenix
Block, where he has fitted up a beautiful store
which is now opened with a new and splendid
assortment of Cloths, Cassimcres, and Vest-
lugs for the Summer of 1856. Garments
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fashionable sty_lc. A complete assortment 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.
Cheaper than Ever
At the South Norwalk
GROCERY STORE.
HE Subscriberhas on hand by far thelar.
gest and best selection 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 very lowest possible
price, and he would respectfully solicit an
examinationand trial of the same.
GEO. W. SMITH.
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
well fenced, and in a very eligible location.
got further particulars enquire at this Of-
ce.
’ Horse and 0x Shoeing.
HE 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
Oxen, for which he has unequalled facilities.
From his many years experience, devoting
himself exclusively to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased feet.
JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, 1857. 1:113
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WBSTPCRT !
HE Subscriber would rcspectfullyinform
hisfrieuds and the public generally,
that he is still located a f'ew doors north of
the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva
Gray, where may be found a geuera1assort-
ment of CABIN]-1'1‘ Ftm.\~rrun1~:.
Undertalcingin all its dcpartmcntsattem
ded to at the shortest notion and upon rea.
sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Norwalk Iron Foundry.
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvaninéd Chains,
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
ALEXANDER AUSTINEA,
lyl
Second Hand Piano For Sale.
mourns of
I 25 N. TUR x.
Notice----Extra.
The Subscriber will continue to
sell the remainder of: his stock of
Clothing,
for the few weeks now interve-
ning before his departure for
Europe, AT AND BELOW
COST! Now is your time to
buy. N. TURK.
Under Connecticut Hotel.
3'u'n'_.1)_ING MATERIAES.
rresgsed and Common Brick,
Lime, cement, calcined Plas-
ter, Hair, and Marble Dust.
TllE Subscriber having dissolved his con-
nection with W. C’. Srnm-rr, EsQ- 111 the
Corn Shellers. :-
E_W Dattcru Corn Shellcrs, a first rate ar-
ticle for sale by . W. C. STREET.
DREED Apples, P1ums,Pnaches and Cher-
rues. at Momma S; OI.us'n-:.ur‘s.
TUESDAY MORNING BY
VERY dcscriptionofC.asrnvo done at the 4
Chain Pumps_.Iron Fence,Posts,Railings,eto,-, , _ .
furnished to order. Patterns executed aiéixldlll ll 51? Will! Special reference to a General
‘ .' '_.‘l|{ac/une Jobbing
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.
CHAS. T. LEONARD.
15 _
Ofllce l'9m0V9d to Se1lick’s Packet Office.
OUNTRY Pork. clear, at
' S. E. OLMSTEAD’S.
TIMOTHY soup, at
S. E. 0LMS'.l‘EAD’S
ill ,iF1IIIIiIq Eirmupupnr--iiirurztth tn ifnrul Slinnn mm fiutunto,
A. H. BYINGTON,
<nmu5numtanmm,nun_nmun mum
Norwalk Emporium.
‘m"°‘Eiféi§’ll Esbi
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vcgctablcs, Fish of All Kinds,
Clams, Oysters, dtc.
As good as themarket affords. constantly to
be found at the well known establishment of
MEEKER. do OLMSTEAD.
=¢§‘Goods of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
Further Notice.
HE undersigned having extended his bu-
_ smess 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 Charles Isaacs.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW SPRING STOCK!
THE Subscriber hasjust returned
. from New York with a new Stock of
Fashionable Jewe1ry,Watches, Pla-
ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to his customers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired. I
Accordcons tuned and repaired.
Coffin Pl-ates,Spoons, Rings, &c.,neatly eu-
graved. O. S. CLARK,
S. Ii. OLIVISTEAD,
Wholesale and RetailDeaIer in Groceries
P)*ovi.s'ions,8,'c., ./\’'o. 14 and I6 Jlfain-st.
I lxsjust 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.1st,l857.
New Styles. 3
Tflhlew Goods &. low prices
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tle_men and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers, as has ever been presented to the
publiciu this market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful; while
the material is of the finest 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 l.ow for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. .. “'21
South Norwalk Hotel.
HE 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 d: New Haven Railroad
Depot, is now prepared to entertain transient
or permanent guests. As a summer retreat,
few places can compare with this location.
I.f20 JAMES LUCAS.
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lump
and Machine Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
pergallon, pure Neats Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best quality, and for sale by
the harrel. or retail by . W. C. STREET.
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT SOUTH NORWALK,BY
THOMAS 1.. P203.
UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
-" ber, all sizes; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, 190.000 ft. 1 1-4, I 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, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwnlk, May 16, 1857.
Notice.
“ TIIRO UGII B Y DA YLIGHT.”
Selleck’s Line of Packets
On and after Tuesday, March 17th.
____a 1857, the Sloop Mary A. Selleck will
" commence her regular trips for the
se won. leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday.
The Domestic leaves Norwalk every Satur-
day and Pike Slip every Thursday. One of
the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip
dock at all times. so that Freightcrs may ship
tl1elI‘l'1'el2l1l at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put. on board.
till . SELLECK do DEMMON.
N. B.---All freight to or from the line of
the Danbury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
ered at the Company’s Freight Depot, without
charge.
I u.{wLr.r & BARRACLOUGH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CLOTHING VVAREHOUSE,
102 Fulton-st., N. Y.
N extensive assortment of the most fash-
ionable style of Clothing, is kept cons-
tantly on hand. Also, Garments of every
description mode to order in the best manner.
HENRY B. Hxwusr,
BENJAMIN Bnmucuouon.
1
43
YOUNGS, Horrs 61. co.,
Merchant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to Jas. H. Beers,
, 1'74 and 176 Chatham Square, New York.
Cuxs. E. Youxos,
Lnwrs Ho:-rs,
Hnxnv M . l’nowI'r'r.
Norwalk Machine Shop.
THE.si1bsc1’iber having taken the shop here-
tofore occupied by Dimon Finch, and fit-
ll
_ aml Repazring Business,
would respectfully ‘solicit the orders of all
who ‘"33’ "‘3‘ll1,ll‘(‘-_ his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
cription. He has Lathes,a:!‘1ane1- egc_ for
‘ull work appertaining to his business’ and
from his many years experience in Manhfac-
turing, and his familiarity with all kinds of
Manufacturcr’s Machinery, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmaulike manner. Having had
much experience in the manufacture of Fur
Machinery, Building of Blowers, &c., be is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
2 ' A. C. ARNOLD.
Through in Five Minutes.
1‘, ASSEWS Five Minute Freezers work like
a chasm. Call and get a circular and
receipt at Locxwooos’ Furnishing Store.
I-IE BI.A(7K HAWK HORSE NICHOLAS, Nicholas is
out of the celebrated “ Winch” mare by Raven,
one of old Black Hawk’s best colts. He is four years old
In 31-13:. 15 1.2 hands high, of a. beautiful black color,
and with a. coat as fine as silk. He is considered by the
best judges, without controversy, the best Black Hawk
Horse Ill the State. _
Two Fmsr l’m-:.\1u‘.us of the Conn. State Agricultural
Society were awurdud him, one in 1855 and one in 1856.
_ Nl(}l-lOl_..-\S lspcrfcct. in form, ofgreat elegance of ac-
tion, ofjngh spmt, perfectly kind and docile, thorough-
ly hroken, and gives promise of great speed.
He Will stand at my stable in Canton from May 1st to
July 1st. Terms :--S I5 cash, single service, 325 for
the season ; payable Scpt- lst. Insurance by agree-
ment.
I shall be pleased to have the lovers of fine stock call
and examine him.
A limited number of mares only will be taken, and
those wishing to Secure the services of NICHOLAS would
POETRY.
W” For cITé”X'32-moat): &'Ez?{t§.M
Ambition.
With buoyant hopes we enter life,
Knowing but little of its strife,
Eager glory to o‘c-rtake
Without a thought of future fate ;
Never ling’ring to decide 5
Where our future life shall glide ;
Dashing headlong to the brink
Of Ambition’s waters drink ;
Maddened by the inspiring draught,
As heedless of the approaching blast,
Huston onward ! faster ! fly!
Is Ambition’.-1 fearful cry.
Onward press to science’a'hill,
Resolving firmly that we will
All obstacles, in time, o’o|-come,
And famous in the world become.
Such are our thoughts, but listen! hurkl
What vision does our senses markl
Looming in the distance rise,
A wondrous beauty to our eyes.
But hush! she speaks! how soft a voice
Bids us in accents sweet, rejoice.
It is contentmc nt, her sweet smile
All other sorrows can beguile.
She softly says, " oh, seek not fame
’Tis but a mocking hollow name;
Follow me, and you shall find
Couscience’s calm and peace of mind.”
Then as a vision she departs,
'l‘o minister to others‘ hearts.
Some seek again Ambition’s brink,
And of its burning waters drink‘
Others awake with contented minds,
And seek that peace contentment finds.
New York. S.m.m E. Posr, (Aged.l3.)
.>>o—-——-
The Old Continentalo.
The following lines stir the blood, and al-
most bring before us the picture of the fight.
The measure admirably imitates the sound of
martial music :
In their ragged regimental:
Stood the old Continentals,
Yielding not.
While the grenadiers were lounging,
And like hsilstones fell the plunging
Cannon shot;
Where the dies
Of the isles
From the smoky night encampment,
Bore the banner of the rampant
Unicorn;
And gr-ummer, grnmmer, grummer,
Rolled the “roll” of the drummer
Through the mom.
Then with eyes in front of all
And with guns horizontal,
Stood our sires;
And the bulls whistled deadly,
And the flames flashed redly,
Blazed the fires;
As the swift
Billows drift,
Drove the dark battle breakers
0’er the green sodded Acres
Of the plain;
And louder, louder, louder,
Cracked the black gunpowder
All umain!
Then like smiths at their forges
Labored the red George’.-1
Cannoueers.
And the villainous saltpetre
Rung a fierce, discordant metre
Round their ears;
Like the roar
On the shore,
Rose the horse guard’.-1 olungor
As they rode in roaring anger
On our flanks,
And higher,_higher, higher,
Burned the old fashioned fire,
Through the ranks.
Then the old fashioned colonel
Galloped through the white infernal
Powder cloud,
And his broad sword was swinging,
And his brazen throat was ringing
Trumpet loud;
. And the blue
Bullets flew
And the trooper jackets rcdden
At the touch of the leuden
Bifle’s breath!
And rounder, rounder, rounder, >
Roared the Iron six-pounder,
Hurling death I
MISCELLANE-
-.A.x- .szv.«-vuv.-vv.r _’_’\/ s’\P.f\/\/\/\J‘l‘
Posmos IN Sl'.EEPlNG.——It is better to
go to sleep on the right side, for then the
stomach is very much in the position of a
bottle turned upside down, and the con-
tents aided in passing out by gravitation.
If one goes to sleep on the left side, the
operation of emptying the stomach of its
contents is more like drawing water from
a well. After going to sleep let the body
take its own position. If you sleep on
your back, especially soon after a hearty
meal, the weight of the digestive organs,
and that of the food, resting on the great
veins of the body, near the back-bone,
compresses it and arrests the flow of the
blood more or less. If the arrest is par-
tial the slcep is disturbed, and there are
unpleasant dreams. If the meal has been
recent or hearty, the arrest is more deci-
ded, and the various sensations such as
falling over a precipice. or the pursuit of
a wild beast, or other impending danger,
and the desperate effort to get rid of it
arouses us; that sends on the stagnating
blood, and we wake in a fright, or tremb-
ling, or perspiration, or feeling of exhaus-
tion, according to the degree of stagna-
tion and the length and strength of the
effort made to escape the danger. But
when we are not able to escape the dau-
gcr, when We do fall over the precipice,
when the tumbling crushes us, what then?
That is Death! That is the death of
those of whom it is said, when found life-
less in their bed in the morning, “They
were as well as they ever were the day be-
fore ;” and often is it added, and ate hear-
tier than common. This last, is a frequent
cause of death to those who have-gone to
bed well to wake no more, we give merely
as a private opinion. The possibility of
its truth is enough to deter any rational
man from a late and hearty meal. This
we do know with ‘certainty, that waking
up in the night with painful diarrhoea or
cholera, or bilious colic, ending in death
In a. very short time is. properly traceable
to a. large meal. The truly wise will take
the safer side. For persons who eat
three times a day, it is amply suilicient to
make the last meal of bread and butter,
and a cup of some warm drink. No one
ca.n starve on it, while a perseverance in
the habit soon begets a vigorous appetite
for breakfast, so promising for a day of
c0mf01't.—.Tour'ual of Ifeal/tit.
-4.» '
38'-Marshall (American) has been ele-
cted to Congress from Kentucky, and po-
ssibly two other Americans. The rest of
the delegation are undoudtcdly the other
do well to npply early.
Good pasturage furnished at nmdcrute charge. M-o -
at their owncr’s risk. -- lIl"II‘.MAN..Pndrse, the
For further particulars concerthe Gazette.
owner would refer toflib-> ""
Canton, Marl "'
way, with a majority of thc Lerrinlnt---n
l6*The amount of gold now on the
way to England from Australia, is about
“23 five and a. half millions of dollars,
AT TWO-DOLLARS PER UM, INADVANCE.
From the Utica Herald.
Rats.
Rats have become an institution. Not
only do they figure in collars and sewers,
but in song and story. One of the most
thrilling of the legends of the Rhine re-
latcs to——‘Rats.’ Shakspearc frequently
makes ‘honorable mention’ of them in his
immortal dramas. An old poet says:
“Now, muse, let’s sing of ruts"’
Not only this, but ‘Rats’ are clothed
with divers moral attributes. The Rat
in the emblem of caution, of pusilianimi-
ty, of t1'eache1'y. To “smell a. rat,” to
“catch rats,” “rats desert a sinking ship,”
have severally passed into proverbs. In
English politics, a man who deserts his
party is dubbed a ‘Rat.’ Among print-
crs, a man who works under wages is dis-
graced by the same fragrant appellation.
The last number of the London Quar-
terly Review makes “Rats” the subject
of an elaborate and most interesting cs-
say. We cannot devote a column to a
better purpose than by following the
writer on his unique literary pilgrimage.
The origin of Rats, like most other
distinguished races, is involved in obscu-
rity. In England the Blacklist is sup-
posed to be “of the manor born,” while
the Brown Rat is said to have emigrated
from Persia. in the early part of the eight-
eenth century. A bloody warfare be-
tween the native and invader has been go-
ing on for several generations, until the
former is nearly exterminate-d: just like
the conquest of th_c Celt by the Saxon.
The Rat is a prodigious traveller. It
is nothing unusual for an old stager to
have made the tour of the globe three or
four times. Scarcely a. ship leaves port
for a distant voyage but it takes a com-
plimeut of rats as regular as passengers.
A colony of these four footed Wanderers
ride, say from Liverpool to Calcutta, free
of expense, and without the scrutiny of
the Custom House. Arrived there they
will go ashore, remain a while, and ship
for another port. The number of these
‘dead heads’ on a single ship is frequently
not less than four hundred. Occasionally
two kinds of rats will emigrate on the
some ship—one occupying the stern and
the other the stem of the vessel. During
the passage they will come on deck of a
rainy night, for drink, and even ascend
.the rigging to sip the moisture from the
sails. If driven to extremities by thirst
they will attack the spirit cask and get as
drunk as lords. They board a ship by
walking on the mooring line at night, and
leave it in the same way. If this fails
they sometimes swim ashore.
Formerly they existed by millions in
the sewers of London. The system of
washing these sewers, and the depreda-
tion of the rat hunters, have largely di-
minished their number. The mode of
catching them is peculiar. The ‘Catch-
ers’ generally going in couples, each with
a tin reflector, a bag, a sieve and a spade.
The moment the rat sees the light, he
runs along the side of the drain, the men
follow and catch him by the neck and
throw him into the bag. In France,’
sewer autho~.'ities hold an annual hunting
m_atch, at which there is a grand capture
of rats. Indeed a Rat Fur Company has
been established in the French Metropo-
lis.
The rats increased so alarmingly at
Montfaucou many years ago, that the in-
habitants became alarmed for their per-
sonal safety on learning that the hanack-
er’s yard was to be removed. \Vithin an
enclosure were thrown at night, the car-
casses of two or three horses, and in the
morning nothing was left but the glisten-
ing bones. A dozen of the vermin were
put in a box and so great was their feroc-
ity that they soon devourcd themselves-
all but three.
Sometimes, however, they show com-
mendablc tenderness to the aged and in-
firm. A writer relates the following
case :
Walking out in some meadows one
evening, he observed a great number of
rats emigrating from one place to anoth-
er. He stood perfectly. still, and the
whole assemblage passed close to him.—
His astonishment, however, was great
when he saw amongst the number an old
blind rat, which held a piece of stick at
one end of its month, while another had
hold of the other cud of it, and thus con-
ducted its blind companion. A kindred
circumstance was witnessed in 1757, by
Mr. Pardew, a surgeon’s mute on board
the Lancaster. Lying awake one evening
in his berth, he saw a rat enter, look cau-
tiously around, and retire. He soon re-
turned leading by the car a second who
appeared to be blind. A ‘third rat joined
them shortly afterwards, and assisted the
original conductor in picking up frag-
ments of biscuit, and placing them before
their infirm parent, as the blind old pa-
triarch was supposed to be. It is only
when tormented by hunger that they ap-
pear to loose their fellow feeling and prey
upon others.
Rats are the soul of cunning. They
have been known to remove hen’s eggs by
one fellow lying on his back and grasping
tightly his ovoid burden, while his com-
rades drag him away by the tail. They
will also extract the cotton from a. flask
of Florence oil, dipping in their long
tails and repeating the operation until
they had consumed every drop.
The Rat is ‘an artful dodger.’ A gen-
tleman who fed his dogs, observed through
a hole a number of rats eating from the
same trough. Resolving to shoot the in-
truders, be next day put in the food but
kept out the dogs. Not a rat showed
his head. He saw them peering from
their holes, but were too cunning to ven-
ture out except under the protection of
their canine guard. A short time after,
the dogs were let in, when the rats im-
mediately joined them. A rat and ferret
were put in the same room which had but-
one window. The rat took his position
of defense between his enemy and the sun.
By this means he was enabled to bafile
his adversary who was blinded by the
light. A fight between a. rat and a
snake is related by an African traveller,
in which they repeatedly closed and bit
at one unother—scparating after each
assault and getting up strength for a
fresh attack. At length the rat fell,
foamed at the mouth, swelled to a great
size, and died in a few moments.
.-- The mo observes the injunction to ‘mul-
tiply and replenish the earth,’ with 3, yen.
geance.
three years have thirteen litters, of eight
each at a. birth. The young will com-J
A Single pair of rats will in '
to, the no,
this calculation, the original pair will, at
the end of the period indicated, have
multiplied to the enormous figures of
56,808 !
The rat is an individual of social qual-
itics when domesticated and treated like
a. gentleman. The following anecdote
must close our illustrations.
The writer on rats relates an anecdote
of a tame rat which shows that he is
capable of serving his master as well as
of passing a passive existence under his
protection. The animal belonged to the
driver of the London omnibus, who
caught him as he was removing some hay.
He was spared because he had the luck
to be picbald, became remarkably tame
and grew attached to the children. At
night be exhibited a sense of the enjoy-
ment of security and warmth by stretch-
ing himself out at full length on the rug
before the fire, and on cold nights when
the fire was extinguished, he would creep
into his mnster’s bed. In the day time,-
however, his owner utilized him. At the
word of command, “Come along, Ikcy,”
he would jump into the ample great coal:
pocket. from which he was transferred to
the boot of the omnibus. Here his busi-
ncss was to guard the drivcr’s dinner, and
if any preson attempted to make free
with it he would fly at them from out of
the straw. There was one dish only of
which he was an inefficient protector.——
He could never resist plumb pudding,
and though he kept off all other intru-
ders, he ate his fill of it himself.
.4.
A Scared Affican.
The brig Flora, Capt. Yates, of N ew-
castle Maine, arrived on Monday from
Dix Cove, (\Vest Coast of Africa,) May
26, bringing among her crew a. native
Krooman, who had been taken on board
at Dix Cove, as a. foremost hand. The
fears of this native African had been ex-
cited on the passage by the sailors, who
gave him to understand that he would be
sold as a slave when he reached the white
man's country. VVhen the vessel hauled
into the Atlantic clock, a monkey on
board attracted a curious crowd, but
was forgotten soon by tl1c superior at-
tractions of the African, with a pair of
huge bracelets upon his wrists. Seeing
so many white and strange faces he be-
came alarmed, and running into the fore
castle threw oil‘ all of his clothing except
a blue jumper, and then sprung into the
rigging, and with the agility of a mon-
key ran up to the fore royal yard, where
he perched himself, and by his manner
bid defiance to all white folks.
A naked African in such a position
soon drew a large throng of spectators ;
the mate tried every means to induce
him to come down, but without cfl'ect ; to
the matc’s commands he would make but
one reply, ‘me dies, me dies,’ and by his
gestures intimating that he would cut.
his throat before he would be taken.—-
Hc remained on the yard for about three
hours, the excited crowd hooting, yelling
and throwing stones at the poor creature,
to increase his alarm of course. He fi-
nally told the mate he would come down
if “white mango way,” or “Cap’n come.”
The vessel was haulded away from the
dock to get rid of the mob, but at length
three “bumpers,” or longshoremen, went
on board, and in defiance of the mate’s
remonstrances, climbed the rigging to
f'orce the Krooman down. Their efforts
to catch him, however, were wholly in
vain ; he run from one yard to another,
and sprang about among the lifts and
braces like a cat, defying all attemflts to
reach him. At one time he dropped from
the outer end of the royal yard arm and
caught the topgallant lift, alighting safe-
ly upon the yard below.
These wretchcs, finding he was too spry
for them aloft, then descended to the
deck, and pushing the mate aside, seized
the topgallant braces and begean to
surge, to pull and slack up and swing the
yard back and forth in the most violent
manner, the negro clinging with might
and main to the yard and lift; the crowd
on the deck meantime yelling like fiends,
and awaiting to see him thrown from the
yard. The police were called, but would
not nor could not disperse the rowdies.
At last, worn out with his exertions to
save his life, as a sudden jerk of the
braces was given by the scoundrels on
deck, the poor fellow was thrown from
the yard, and striking the braces fell into
the water, adistance of seventy or eighty
feet. He barely escaped the rail of the
vessel in his descent ; had he struck it,
or fallen on the deck, he would have been
killed instantly. Some boatmen now at-
tempted to rescue him from the water,
but he dove as quick as a flash, and
swimming under water came up a long
distance ofi‘.
They pursued him, however, and seiz-
ing him by the ivory rings on his wrists,
endeavored to get him into the boat; but
be resisted withnll his might, and cried
out, “Me die! Me die!” He was finally
got on board, and to satisfy him that
their motives were friendly, one of the
boatmcn pulled off his own shirt and pan-
taloons and put them upon him. This
immediately quieted his fears, and be
surrendered himself to his new friends,
who, to escape the mob, rowed him to
the cutter Washington, where he was re-
ceived and cared for by Lieut. Lcllum.—
He is called J ohu Davis, and made our
reporter understand that he came from
Glentaboo-taboo ; that he had not been
paid his wages. Capt. Fauncc will in-
quire into his case, and see that the poor
African has justice done him.
New York Times.
—Too<Q>~
36“ A young man in Louisville, had
“ wooed and won” the heart and hand of
a. lady, and the marriage was soon to be
consummated. But an old fellow with a
fat purse ihterfered, and the young man
was jilted. Al: the wedding, the happy
pair were confronted by the first lover,
who overwhelmed them with anuthemas
for destroying his happiness; whereupon
the successful suitor pulled out $150, and
0fi'e1'cd it to the young man as a healing
balm. It was accepted and pronounced
“enough.” _
__.___——-,0-44.»-
&°'Hon. Henry,Barna1'd and Prof. D.
N. Camp, of this State, have been elec-
ted Vice Presidents of the American Asso-
ciation for the advancement of education.
————«<Q»~——-———
18" Troubles are like babies-—tl1ey
only grow bigger by nursing.
J mcncc littering again in six months. By
’iv6£6$.E XL.---NUM
lllimtutiun, lo. lIt.---LlTiuhlifiljth , in 1801].
. .,.,________ ____
BER 33.
BY J. 'l‘. HEADLEY
Days and weeks passed away weari-
some and lonely, until at length, as we
approached the Banks of l\'owfoundlaud
a heavy storm overtook us. It blew for
two days, and the third night the sea was
tremendous. The good ship labored
over the mountainous billows, while every
timber, and plank and door seemed sud-
denly to have been endowed with avoicc,
and scrcechcd, screamed, groaned, and
complained, till the tumult without was
almost drowned by the uproar within.-—
It did not seem at all possible that the
timbers could hold together for an hour,
so violently did the vessel work. I could
not keep in my berth, and ropcswcre
strung along the deck to enable the sail-
ors to cross from one side to another. I
crawled to the cabin door and holding on
with both hands gazed out with strange
feelings upon the wild and ruinous waste
of waters. We had a host of steerage
passengers aboard, whom the captain was
obliged to drive below, and fasten down
the hatches over them. The sea was
breaking madly over the shrinking, shiv-
ering ship, as if determined to crush it
down ; and at every shudder, the billows,
falling in thunder on the deck, the poor
wretchcs below thought themselves going
to the bottom, and kept up a constant wail-
ing, screaming and praying, at once pitiful
and ludicrous. Still I could not blame
tncm, for to one unaccustomed to the sea
the rush and roll of the w avcs on the
trembling planks overhead are anything
but pleasant, sounds. One moment, as we
ascended a‘ billow the jibboom of the
vessel seemed to pierce mid-heaven——the
next moment in her mad and downward
plunge, it would disappear in the sea, and
tons of water, come sweeping with a crash
over our decks. Once the second mate,
who was forward, was caught by one of
these furious seas and borne backward
the whole length of the deck, against the
after cabin. As the ship pitched again
he was carried forward, and the second
time born backward, before he could feel
the deck, although the water was running
in a perfect torrent from the scuppers the
while. Oh ! it was a fearful night——the
clouds swept in angry masses athwart
the heavens, and all around was the
mountainous deep, over which our groan-
ing vcssel straided with desperate efforts
and most pitcous complaints. I turned
in sick of the sea, butlcould not sleep, for
one moment my feet would be pointing to
the zerith, and the next moment my head
and immediately after, head body and
legs would be lying in a. confused heap on
the state-room floor. As a last resort, I
stretched myself on the cabin floor, and
bade the steward lash me to it with a
rope ; and strange to say, in this position
I dropped asleep till morning.
It was the soundest night’s rest I ever
had at sea. But it is startling to be
waked out of sleep by the creaking of
timbers and roar of waves ; and the spir-
its fcel a sudden reaction that is painful.
I staggered on deck, and such a sight I
never beheld before. The storm had bro-
ken, and the fragmentary clouds were fly-
ing like lightning over the sky, while the
sea, as far as the eye could reach, was
on vast -expanse of heaving tumbling
I11 untains——thcir bases a bright pea-green
and their ridges white as snow. Over
and around these our good ship fiounder-
ed like a mere toy. In our right, and
perhaps three-quarters of a mile distant,
(though it seemed scarcely three rods,)
lay a ship riding out the storm. \Vhen we
went dowuand she went up, I could see
the copper on her bottom ; and when we
both went down together, the tops of her
tallest masts disappeared as though she
had been suddenly engulfed in the ocean.
The sun at length emerged from a. cloud
and lighted up_ with strange brilliancy
this strange scene. It was a sublime
spect-ale, and I acknowledged it to be so
but added mentally, as I clung to a. be-
laying pin and braced against the bul-
warks to keep my legs, that I thought it
would appear muclz better from slzore.
Days and nights passed away, until
at length a. bird came and lighted on our
rigging, and then I knew we were near
my father land. I could have kissed it.
The last night came on with rain and
storm, and we flew on before the gale
with our white wings spared, thankful
that it bore us homewrad. At noon next
day the clouds broke away, and soon
after we took on board a pilot. The sun
went down in beauty and the moon saill-
ed up the golden sky, and the stars came
out and smiled on the sea, and all was
lovely and entrancing ; but soon other
lights flashed over the waters that far
outshone both moon and stars—thc lights
from Sandy Hook. My heart leaped up
in my throat at the sight, and an invol-
untary burst of joy escaped my lips. No
buy ever looked so sweet as New York
buy the next morning, and when my feet
pressed my native land I loved her better
than ever.
-—-<0»-o———
Mus. \VAsHIxc'roN.—In her life of
George Washington, just published, Mrs.
Kirkland gives us a little closer view of
that stately lady, Mrs. Martha. Washing-
ton, than other writers have done:
“If' we were to give our private opin-
ion,” says Mrs. Kirkland, “we should say
that Mrs. Martha Custis Washington,
with her large fortune, her strong domes-
tic tastes and affections, and her dutiful
common sense, exercizcd her full share of
influence over the Commander-in-Chief
of the United States of America. She
had a very decided way of speaking, and
as she never mcddlcd in public affairs, we
can easily imagine the General letting
her have her own way in pretty much ev-
erything else. A guest at Mount Yer-
non happened to sleep in a room adjoin-
ing thut occupied by the President and
his Indy. Late in the evening, when peo-
ple had retired to their various chambers,
he heard the lady delivering a very ani-
mated lecture to her lord and master up-
on semcthing which he had done, that she
thought ought to be done differently. To
all tlns he listened in the profoundest si-
lcncc, and, when she, too, was silent, he
opened his lips and spoke, ‘ now, good
sleep to you, my dear.’ This anecdote of
the great man in his night cap is quite
characteristic of him, but it is equally so
of most lords and masters, who, we imag-
ine, all receive curtain lectures as Mr.
Candle and Washington did, in profound
silence. Experience, probably, teaches
hrilling Descriptio:1bf a Storm at Sea. ‘ Curiou;1ld’-o:Ie—c~f
Getting a Wife. ,
One little act ofpolitcness will some-
times pave the way to fortune and prefer-
ment. The following sketch illustrates
this fret :
A sailor, roughly garbed, was saunter-
ing through the streets of New Orleans,
then in a rather damp condition from
recent rain and the rise of the tide.——
Turning the corner of a much frequented
alley he observed a young lady standing
[I] perplexity, apparently measuring the
depth of water between her and the oppo-
site sidewalk, with no very satisfied coun-
tenance.
The sailor paused, for he was a great
admirer of beauty, and certainly the fair
face that peepcd out from under the little
chap hat, might tempt a curious or admir-
ing glance. Perplexed, the lady put forth
one little foot, when the gallant sailor
wéth characteristic impulsivencss exclaim-
e : .
“ That pretty foot should not be soiled
with the filth of this lane ; wait amomeut
only, and I will make you a path.”
“ So springing past her into a carpen-
ter’s shop opposite, he bargained for a.
plank that stood in the doorway, and
coming back to the smiling girl who was
just coquttish enough to accept the servi-
ces of a handsome young sailor, he bridged
the narrow black stream, and she tripped
across with a merry “ thank you” and a.
roguish smile, making her eyes as hand-
some as they could be.
Alas, our young sailor was perfectly
charmed. What else could make him
catch up and shoulder the plank, and fol-
low the little witch through the streets to
her home ; she twice performed the cere-
mony of walking the plank, and each time
thanked him with one of her eloquent
smiles. Presently the young sailor saw
hertrip up the marble steps of a. palace of
a house, and di$x-ppear within its rose-
wood entrance ; for a full moment he
stood looking at the door and then with
a wonderful big sigh, turned away, dis-
posed of his drawbridge, and wended his
way back to his ship.
The next day he was astonished with an
order of promotion from the captain.-
Poor Jack was speechless with amaze-
ment ; he had not dreamed of being ex-
alted to the dignity of second mute on
board one of the most splendid ships that
sailed out the port of New Orleans. He-
knew he was competent, for instead of
spendinghis money for amusements, visit-
ing theaters‘and bowling alleys on his re-
turn from_ son, he purchased books and
became quite a student ; but he expected
years would intervene before his hepos
would be realized.
His superior officers seemed to look
upon him with considerable leniency, and
gave him many a fair opportunity of
gathering maritime knowledge ; and in
a year the handsome, gentlemanly young
mate had acquired unusual favor .iu the
eyes of the portly commander, Captain
Hume, who had first taken the smart lit-
tle black-eyed fellow as cabin boy.
One night, the young man, with all the
ofiicers, was invited to an entertainment
at the captain’s house. He went, and to
his astonishment mounted the identical
steps up which two years before had trip-_
ped the bright vision he had never for-
gotten. Thump went his brave heart, as
he was ushered into the parlor, and like
a sledge-hammer it beat again, when Cap-
ain Human introduced his blue eyed dough-
ter, with a pleasant smile, as “ the young
lady once indebted to your politeness for
a safe and dry walk home.” His eyes
were all a-blaze, and his brown cheeks
flushed hotly, as the noble captain saunt-
ered away, leaving fair Grace Home at
his side. And in all that company there
was not so handsome a couple as the gel-
lant sailor and the “pretty ladie.”
His homely but earnest act of polite-
ness towards his child, had pleased the
captain, and though the youth knew
it not, was the cause of his first promo-
tion. So that now the old man has re-
tired from business, Harry Wells is Cap-
tain Wells, and Grace Hume, according
to polite parlance, Mrs. Captain Wells.
In fact our honest sailor is one of the
richest men in the Crescent City, and he
owes, perhaps, the greater part of his
success to his tact and politness in cross-
ing the street.
~<Q>o
THE A121‘ or Yrslrmo, says the Boston
Post, is well worth a special t1'eatise.——
Whom to visit——how long to visit ; these
would from the staple of a. useful essy, if
any body would take the trouble to write
it cleverly. Some people visit nearly all
the time, and so waste their own lives and
their frieud’s substance ; some rarely visit
at all, and so deny themselves and their
neighbors one of the greatest pleasures of
social existence. Some people make
their visits so short that they are not
worth the trouble they cost ; others stay
so long that the visit becomes a visita-
tion,” like a. fever or a famine. As use is
always essential to excllence in any art,
only those who have a. certain amount of
practice, know how to visit well ; while‘
-those who visit too much sin in another
way, and become bad visitors from im-
pudence and carelessness. But we are
writing the essay which we begun by sim-
ply suggesting; and will only add, in con-
clusion, that all rules must vary more. or
less with the character of the visitor, as
the old epigram says :
What smiles and welcomes would I give
Some friends to see each day I live;
And yet what treasures would I pity
If some would always stay away!
j.._—o<<.>oo——'—_—
1%“ “Most travellers in Persia have
remarked the somewhat singular custom
of not alluding to a. woman directly by
name. A husband speaks to his wife as
“ the mother of All or Ahmed,” as the
case may be, her eldest son. ‘ Lady Sheli
tells us that the Prime Minister always
talked of his wife who was his cousin, as
“ the daughter of his uncle.” In Turkey .
the wife is always alluded to under the
general term of “the House,” and if you
are sufficiently intimate with a man to in-
quire after his better half, it is always
under this vague disignation that you ask
the state of her health.”
::———%O<
A Goon J oxE.—On a tombstone in the
west is the common inscription, “Prepare
to follow me,” under which a wag has
written-
“ To follow you I’ll not consent
Until] know which way you went.”
them that it is the best way.”
Norwalk Chronicler