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NUMBER S35-NEW SERIES.
J.N.I.0CKWO0D&C0.s
(Successors to J. P. HANi«‘oRn,) _
KEEP constantly on hand a large and va-
ried assortment of LADIES’, G-EN'l"S AND
Ciiii.niu.:N’s
Gaiters, Boots, Shoes. &.c.,
all made under our own personal supervision,
of the best material and in the very best man-
ner. Our assortment of LAIDH-ls’ GAITERS,
undoubtedly comprises, both in extent and
N,0R,WA-LY GAZETTE.
A. HJBYINGTON & Co. Proprietors,
Josmva B._ELLS, Gnoncr. N. ELLs.
Siibscription Rates.
All Subscribers, by Carrier, Mail, PostI_tiders,aud
w per year [82 0
Thos“e'gl°iv.'ied:,out of any Carrier’s District, if paid
1
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O0
NORWALK, CONN., TUETS;I).AY, APRIL 6, 1858.1
net Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT !-
%‘ Gabi
T hisfriends and the public generally,
that he is still located a few doors north of
the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva
Gray, where may be found a generalassort-
merit of CABINET FURNITURE. .
Undertalcingin all its departmentsatten-
one year in a.dvance,_ . U
Single copies 5 cents-in wrapper, 6 cents. qunnty. a finer assorltfilnfilnt ‘ban C2: 1,8 fougld sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENO D.
at an similar esta is ment in e oun y‘ .
Advertising Rates. pricesytherefor ranging from 9 shillings to $4: c0I|Il9¢.tlcut
on-gen-re. gne in-grfion. 3} gg according toalqunlityi] In GfNT’SB°°§S~bGft"' Saddlery, Harness and Trunk.
c we 0. ~ . e er ' ' '
do as ; :2 ::‘;.;.%:.*;';=.:- .2--.2: .::.:.;..*:,"-;;=.::':... in A is u r A c -r on 2 --
d one iuon , “ ’ . . . . . ". ' ’ ’
.3: two ‘months, 3 00 before offered in Norwalk, ranging in price Eagt 314]; the B11dgO,’ll’ll(le‘7' Conn. Hotel,
do three rnnlcths, 3 3g from $2 to $10. We also are prepared to TEPHEN SWANN’ successor, to}-.~,,E,,E,
ii: 51.’: ',?.~?e‘i~t, Sl3,—with paper, 1.3 oo "!““'“'a°“"'° *0 measflrlfe “[7111! “’‘’t'.‘’‘ "‘ °“' RICK Biunrsr, returns his siucerothanlis‘
r-osq-mes. do’ - s23.—wm- paper. '-’~’> 00 ’""’~P’°"‘-”"’- “‘ ”" ’ "’,’ ‘*3 "" '“' to theinhabitantsol' Norwalk an . neI3libor-
Eachalditionalsquare, per year, 3 oo _ MISSES’ AND CHILDREN s Suons, R1383!-‘R5. 1, ,1 d h- , - ticnlnr ,- , me
E lf col _ 40 00 . V - t A fl e a tlcle of 00 ,3“ 18 pa T0115 in pa!’ 3 .
0"“ “ “""" °“° "ea" - &°-= "1 “M1955 “"'e Y‘ " 1' very liberal patronage bestowed upon him
One Column, one year, .
Advertise_t_S_ occupying three or moresquares,areentitled
to the paper free of charge,
Fifteen lines..or;l00 words make a square. Fractional.
parts of a. Sp-rare, charged for as a. whole. _ _
{early advertisers have the privilege‘ of changing their.
advertisemeutx once per month. Advertisements
changed offener charged as transient. ' '
Transient advertisements must beaccompanied with the
cash t_o;i_i_isui-e insertion. '
Yearly ailvertiaements payable lst of January and July.
Yearlysdvertisers restricted to the business contempla-
ted at the time of. contract. _ _
Cards, Resolutions, Funeral and all other Special Noti-
ces, 25 per cent. additional on the above.
. 3 'l‘lieso_t_ei;ms will be infiexibly adhered to, ‘Q
Si.irr—1’i-tits for Gents’ wear. Several cases of
superb l’.\TENT-LEATHER Boors, GAITERS, and
OXFORD TIES, for Gents’ wear, to which we
would invite special attention. A splendid
article of Patent Leather Boots. for Fall and
Winter wear, for Gents, only $7!
Special Notice to the Ladies.
We assure the Ladies of Norwalk that we
can supply them with Gaiters for themselves
and children, of as good quality and exquisite
workmanship as can be procured at any store
in New York, and at much smaller prices.
52: _ . 4': A REPAIRING in alllits branches, done neat-
— l ' kl nd che y.
yilggifhaggh nothiiig) for showing our Goods,
~""’""""‘.""~“"’V‘-V~'*"-\’VV“""““ and invite the Ladies and Gentlemen of Nor-
'Iioi‘walk Hotel. walk and vicinity to give us a call, whether
they desire to purchase or not. *
J. N. LOCKWOOD it CO..
Opposite the Post Ofilce, Norwalk. .
Sept. lst, 1857. 35
Norvvalk Machine Shop.
HE subscriber having taken the shop here-
tofore occupied by Dimon Fiuch_, and fit-
ted it up with special reference to a General
Machiiie 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, etc., for
all work appertaining to his business, and
from his many years experience in Manufac-
turing, and his familiarity with all kinds of
Manufacturer-’s Machinery, he feels confident
‘that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmanlike manner. Having had
much experience in the manufacture of Fur
Machinery, Building of Blowers, &c.,hc is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
D. STEPHENSON, PROPRIETOR.
A first class Hotel, beautifully located at
Norwalk, Connecticut. and open for the re-
ception of guests at all times. In connection
with the Hotel is a large Livery Stable, where
good Horses. and Carriages can at all times be ‘
procured. “'5
South Norwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, Pnorninron.
This House‘ has recently been_ thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged and is now ready
for the-reception of guests. It is pleasantly lo-
cated, in immediate pi-oximty to the Depot of
the N. Y. and N. H. Railroad, and in this re-
spect for permanent or transient boarders pos-
sesses advantages over any other Hotel inthe
town. A good Stable is kept in connection
with the Hotel. “'5
J. 1'. rooms,
graved.
during the past year, and hopes by strict
attention to business, to merit a continuance
of their support. ‘
‘Every description of articles connected.
with the trade, kept constantly on hand, of
the very best material and workmanship, and
at the lowest prices.
N. B.-«Jobbing neatly and promptly at-
tended to on the shortest notice, and most
reasonable terms.
Norwalk, April 13th, 1857.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW SPRING ST OOK !
THE Subscriberhasjust returned
from New York with a new Stock of
Fashionable Jewelry,Watches, Pla-
teu ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to hiscustomers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired. _
CoffinPlates,Spoons, Rings, &c.,neatly en-
‘ O. S . CLARK,
New Ooal Yard.
HE subscribers have established a New
COAL YARD 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. _
painshave been taken to secure the best kinds
/mown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lehigh, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash; acknowledgedby good judges to have
no superior. We have also the Pittston vari-
Our stock is all fresh and
HE Subscriber would respectf iillyinforin '
dedto at the shortest notice and upon real-__
attorney and’ counselor at Law,
oriucn OVER M.aLLORY’S STORE
Nor-Walk, Conn. '
B. B. '.I'.'HONlrSON',
AMBRO TYPE ARTIST.
OVER N. DEPOT,
NORWALK, Cons.
C. ‘J. GRUMAN,
- Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, OARPETINGS
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassi-
mercs, Saliizeltsn Vcslings, and Tail-__
a~r’s T2-lnzvnlngs, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
’ Si-IEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible priées.
NORWALK. CONN.’
. . I‘. I-1. NASH,
, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
S T O V E S ,
IIANUFACTURER OF
‘Pin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares:
Has constantly‘ on hand a large assort-
ment of general House-I.-eepzng‘
Furniticre, at So. Norwallc.
Conn.
{--¢...._.——
‘H. c. RANDLE,_
Hats,’ Caps,---Meals &, Boy's
STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, canes,
Uxmbrellas, cbc.,‘
N o. 2 Skiddy’s Block.
Dentistry. ', .
Doctors 311.1. 6!. PIECE,
Surgical. & Mechanical Y .
D E N T I s- ‘I’ s,
Oilice over "the ‘store of G. J. Griiman,
, NORWALK, CONN.’
A. HILL. Cnsanss Fircn.
c. q, 5. 3- I-ioclswoon. it co
‘NORWALK, CONN.,
LSANUFACTURERS or
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares
g _ AND DEALERS IN
Slaves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery-
Britanniu. Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furm'tm‘e
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4- Lead Pipe.
Crac/cery, Glass
am_l_C/iizza
Wave.
‘ isriuj INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819. Charter Perpetual.
Cash capital. $1,000.00‘?-
Insurc against‘ loss and clamage by Fire,
on Terms atlapletl lo the hazard, and
consistent with ‘he laws of
coinpcnsalion.
GEO. R. COWLES. Sole ./Igent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
Wholesale
ly34
P APER DEALERS,
. MARSHALL BROTHERS,
58 Coiwtlaitdl Serccl, N. Y.,
(Between Washington and Greenwich-sis.)
Rom-:n'r T . MARSHALL.
A. C. ARNOLD.
. Bunches Shingles.
New Styles. 1
2
vmnlew Goods &. low prices
HARLES FIELDS has now onhand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemen and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,as has ever been presented to the
publicin 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, allof which will be
sold very low for cash. ,The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. tf21
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT SOUTH NORWALK,BY
THOMAS 1.. P368.
UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
ber, all sizes ; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, l90,000 ft. 1 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.
l-lemloek Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 16, 1857.
Irife insurance." S
A. E. BYINGTON,
(At the Gazette Ofilce,)
AGENT rou ran
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY!
. of Hartford, Conn.
1
Wu. ALLEN. Wu. T. CLARK,
ALLEN 8!. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brokers and General Land Agents,
» DAVENPORT , IOWA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located
Farms Houses and Lots leased. Rea
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on _Com
mission. Money invested. Taxes paid to
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
munerating prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited .
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk .
G. H. 82: J. c. RANDLE.
Norwalk Emporium.
r,,go\cr-r.‘i-?‘_*-"3 fi
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds,
Clams, Oysters, &c.
As good as themarket affords, constantly to
tf35
befound at the well known establishment of
MEEKER db OLMSTEAD.
_@‘Good,s of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale an
retail on the most favorable terms. _ -
Cheaper than liver
Jlt the South Norwalk
GROCERY STORE.
THE Subscriberhason hand by far tlielar.
gcst 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 rcceiving new and fresh supplies of
goods, as the wants ofhis Customers mdy
require, which will always be of the best
quality and sold at the very lowest possible
price, and he would respectfully solicit an
cxaminationand trialof the same.
,GEO. W. SMITH.
0118 ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
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 b
thebarrel, or retail by W. C. STREET.
Worsteds! Worsteds!
VERY SHADE, by the Pound or single
skein, at‘ the Jewelry and Trimming
Store, Main street. LARK.
Old in-own windsor Soap. .
OW dz SONS. genuine for sale by thegross
VERY descriptiono tCAsrnvo done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other_es--
tablisbment in the State. Galvaniged Chains,
Chain Pump.-a,Iron Fence,Posts,Railings,etc
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Horse and 0x shoeing.
HE subscriber having taken the oldstand
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 be 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. tf13
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL do HUBBELL have recently com
menced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intendto 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. J’-cldlfi-IIJafiBELL ,
15 ,
Notice.
HANDES having furnished himself with
J g a suitable team for a general Cai-man
Business would respecfnlly solicitthe patron-
age of those wanting Gi11‘l1“f5_ d°“eF-,, Elfiers
left at the store of_Chas. Muir)’: ( 15“ (1315
ket)willbefaithfullyam1 prompt‘! =1 9" 0
1724 Burn. L. MARSAALL.
Oi-dersaud consignments respectfully so-
licited.
D. 3. BOOTH.
Attorney & Counsellor at Law
-31 WA!-1.-, STREET:
‘ NEW Yoair. - '
' AMOS-HUNT,
canal-mansion;ersreiit£2hni
And Prosecutor of Claims bqfa7"e
the several _Departments and-
‘ the Court of Claims.
to.
Norwalk,June 22nd.1857- “Q5
@ New Carriage Shop-
IJV‘ JVOR WJLK !
HE Uudcrsigned having opened a Carriage
Shop on Camp street, is prepared to re
ccive orders foy all kinds of Carriages, Wag-
OIIS. S‘eighS9 «kc. Hols also‘ prepared to ‘do
all kinds of repairing and re-painting. «inc.
All ordersleft at the Harnessestablishment
of Stephen Swann,will be punctually atten-
.aed., to .- .-{Work .\VdTBfIht§’d7g0dd; a_t‘rea'sdnablé
prices, and done when promised ! . *
, JOHN SHEPHERD, V‘
Norwalk,Jan. 4th, 1858. yrl
URESilvcrLeadforstoves andmacliine
non-residents. Money loaned on unencumber dozen or single Cake, by
ed Real Estate security ., H2 ’ KNAPP &'LYNES-
Norwalk Iron foundry. , Just Received.
NEW supply of‘ those fino Pocket Books
and Portmoneas, which will be sold at
KNAPP di LYNES.
A
very low prices by
A
""I’ateiit Chain Pumps.
NEW and superior Chain Pump,the best
in use,for sale by W. C. STREET.
Selling Off
LARGE lot of Dress Trimmings, Vel-
vets, Moire Antiques, Fringes. Moss
Tri‘mmings,sc.,at extremely low prices.
0. S. CLARK.
Salt 1 Salt !‘ _
SACKSofprimeLiverpoolSalt,jus
received and forsalc ;also,
3118
10
Cheaperthan ever, by ‘A. MOREHOUSE.
Self‘-Sharpening Premium
HAY‘ C'U"l.".I.‘ERS.
THESE Cutters are the best in use, being of
_ |ittle_or no expense to keep in repair, and
doing their work with less power than any
now made. This cutter took the first premium
at the late State Fair. For sale by
WM. C. STREET.
700
BUSHELS old Rock Salt, superior
quality,just received and for sale is
A. MOREIIOUSI-I.
Hubbeli &. 00., .-
“’«..1, Would respectfully invite '
the attention of the public generally
to their large assortmcutof Gr0cel‘le8-Pl'0-
visious,Teas,Sugars,sc. Also Flourof the
best brands,etc.,ctc. -
Paints and Oils for Cash.
IIE subscriber has now in store a full sup-
T ply of Paints and Oils. which will be
sold at reduced prices, for cash only‘.
Dec. 1st, 1857. WM. C. Si REET.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mec/iam'c’s Tools, Farming Utensils
Guns. Pistols, Iron and Steel,
W'indow Glass, Paints
. and 9%“-
HE Subscriber has nowiustore.andia
’ constantly receiving direct from the man
uf'acturers,a large supply of Foreign and
Domestic, _G‘rooI_1_$.l_ll1<1,9T ..“‘9.§‘.-b.9.".°- +‘.l.‘—"‘."'."'.l,“-."-.'
tififigy {viiich‘mii esihisassortment"of'ai-ticles
suited to this market,‘ equal to anyin the
state andwhich will be sold either whole-
sap, In-1-etni'1,on as favorable terms as can
be purchased in New,Yo'rk. For list of’ ar-
tide, and 1,,-icehpnrchasersare requested
ry at F. H. NASH’S,
Washinstflls D» C-
So.JV'orwelk,0t.
to call and examiu e f'o{v|:ll}.¢.3%f8éfr<=1:-EET.
3' such essentials.
POETRY.l
;_ MISCELLANY. m
From the Christian Advocate and Journal.
Unutterable Things.
in mi. .4. am.
“ God keeps his holy mysteries
Just on the outside of man’s dream.‘
a 3 at s o
Abstractions are they, from the forms
' or his great beauty f—oxaltations .
From hisigréat glory! strong provisions‘
Of what we shall be? intuitions g
Of what we are—in calms and storms
Beyond our peace and passions.” _
- . - - Mrs. E. B. Eivioning.
:l.ike-twilight shadows, thick ind rm they come, - ‘
Before our mental vision flitting on, .-
As fragments of a scarce remembefid dream.
in vain the soul, "was anxious -labor, seeks '
To mold theminto form or taligibilltyi. = ‘:
These spectral figures in their motions seem ' 3.
To prompt to something, yettwo scarceknow whit ;
To move us onward, yetgwo know where.
They come like spirits from the other world, ,
mm in their outline, misty in their form,"
And undeflusbls to mortal eye.
Within the inner temple of the soul - .
They seem to dwell, like solemn worlhippprs.
They stir the'soul to its pi-ofoundest depths,
And oft beget, immortal louglngs there. -
They whisper faintly in the spirwi err,‘
Begetting consciousness of something strange, '
Some. indistinct, and undefined desire ;
Some deep aversion or appalling fear’, . ’ ,
We feel the thought, yet know not what‘ we feel, '
We hear the voice, yet know not what wcliear. _
That these are real existences we know ;
No shadow comes wliere’er no substance is,
No motion where no moving power exists.‘ '
Who hath not seen these shadows filttinfbyf
Who hath not felt thisrptelsure on hifi soul Y
Who, in the depths of his own consciousness,
Hath never owned some superstitious’ fear 1’ ‘ '
Are they not those unuttei-able things ',
Which only speak in tears, and groan, and sigh: ?
To me they seem the fragmentary parts
Of a forgotten tongue. A language which
Wss once vernacular, but now, alas I ’
Vernacular no more. A medium .
Through which man, in his pristine stone communed
With God. A subtle vehicle of thought,
That once conveyed to spirits like our own
The faintest stir of sensibility. _
like antique pictures on the gloomy walis
Of Thebes proud temples, here they seem to hang,
As untranslated volumes of the soul.
Or, like the golden clouds that play around
The setting sun, in autunin’s sober time,
Their dying radiance anticipates
The untold splendors of the coming morn.
In the sonl’s car they have a gentle sound,
Like some sweet snatches of a favorite song
From memory psss’d away. And when we bend
The spirit‘s ear, to listen more intent,
We seem to catch angelic symphonies.
The come in dreams, and leave upon the mind
A pleasant consciousness of something there,
As though angel’s footprint might be traced.
Yet who can tell such dreams 7 In vain we strive
To bind those dreams so broken anilfilctaohed.
Those golden links which make consistent thought
No longer glisteii our mental sight.
Kindred to dreams, who hath not known
Of strange presentimeuts, of good or ill,
Pressing the soul with a presistent power,
While understanding, reason, j udgmeut all,
In meek abeyance stand, voiceless and still?
Wlicnce comes conviction where no reason is?
This curious tracery upon the soul,
These strange liieroglyphics of the mind
Make up the spii-it’s archeology.
FARMERS & MECHANICS‘.
HORN AiL—Hoi.Low HoiiN.—-There is
no such thing. This is our settled belief ;
or at most it is merely an incorrect name
for some ailment, which has no more to
do with the horns than with other parts
of the body not particularly diseased.‘-—
The horns are at the bae exceedingly 3
thin as we all know, they are very good
conductors of heat, and they cover a bone,
the pith, which with its iiitegnments is ex-
ceediugly vascular, as is evinced whens L
horn is broken and the blood vessels rup-
-J-.~/\/'.\.rJ-4v\4\.-4-.‘\PJ'¢
7 tured, the flow of blood is vastly greater 2
than when any other bone is broken or
bruised. H..uce it is':.th'at‘by. feeling of '
the horns it is easy to ascertain the gen-
eral ,temperature of the anii‘nal+if_ it is
feverishand heated the horns are hot,‘ if
debilitated its energies in a measure pros-
trated, the horns will not be so warm -as’:
usual. Standard writers on ‘veterinary
practice either deny the existence of the
disease‘ or say not a word about it. The
symptons are those of general tlebility. or
this as count!-‘ted with some proetratiug.
disteinpter. ' '
-:——4 _ '
Q. A compost bed of muck and lime
may be safely used in one week after it
has been thoroughly mingled ; but it
would be riper and better if sufl'ered to
lay a longer time. On clayey lands ‘five
or six bushels of lime to a cord of muck
would not be too much, but on common
loams one or two bushels will answer
very well. It is said that shell lime, when
well burned, is stronger than stone lime.
The lime should be water slaked because
in this condition it is quite soluble, but
very slowly so afterit has been exposed
to the atmosphereand. becomes like chalk.
Prepare the compost heap in layers, and
after it hasremained so for several days,or
weeks, according to the time when it is
wantedfor use, overhaul thtwhole by cut-
ting down perpendicularly through it, and
pulverize and mix it thorougly; It is
then ready who applied to the soil.
.>o->—-——:
Q, Have you a good ladder? These
are the days to be employed in providing
Every farmer shou_l_(_l»
have two or three, long and 8110!‘-ii. about
-his house and baths,‘ ' e may save his
buildings in consequence They are bet-
tcr instruments than some insurance poli
cies.
fir No farmer is a good economist
who neglects his harness. A horse feels
as much better in aclean pliable harness,
as a man does in clean linen, and he is
proud of it too.
“co-——j_
3‘ Do you not expend time enough
each year running after your neighbors’
tools to pay for a complete outfit? Some
men do and, exhaust the ,aticnc‘e and
spect of a good oeighbor eside. ‘
—-—-—-ov.¢Q>ov———:
Teach him to regard you as his friend,’
and while he has proper respect for you,
it should not be-the.gi_-es’ult;of: fear created’
by ill-treatment. ‘The horse has affection
1 -"*—""'°‘.>o¢-—-——- _
l 3- Carry nails in youiipockets if you
are a farmer. '.l‘hough,they wear the
out forward. ’ '
as best you can.
nearest port, and with Goifs help, we'll
3.. Make your horse your friend.—‘ _
From the ’ ‘cw Yorl: Mercury.
Three‘ Escapes of fa Clipper,
' " -0 a_.
-« men or MON_DROI'.l.'."
A TRUKSKETCH OI-‘ RECENT OCCURIIENCEB.
. SCENE '
: Night upon the ocean-ii fresh: gale
blowing, heaving up theblue waves, and
capping them, with snowy .-drift-—filling
‘ ‘the white ‘canvass until it seems as if it-
would -burst’ from its hempeu fasteniugs,
‘ bending. the‘ tall spars as never -tempest _
T bowed them when they stood upon their‘
- native mountain sides. . And over that-‘
‘ ‘blue’ sea"a swift barqne careering, a gal-:
laut, joyous, watchful‘ crew ‘on’ board ; a.
captain every-inch a man, whoiknows his, ‘ ddncing school ,
duty from stem to stern, from track to
keelson.
ly freight—-outward bound, leaving many
brave heaitswhich beatsti-on'g above her.
OII-ken planks—-the perils ‘which, thick ‘as
drifting cloud sweep to and fro across
the watery desert. . '
"“ Sail, ho !” shouts the
watchfnll look
“ Where away ‘P’ cries -‘ Dunham, the
daring skipper of the Adriatic.
“ Ahead, sir-—dead ahead 1”
“Port your helm, there, show lights
op both bows l” is the answer.
Obedient to her helm, the noble barque
info to the wind. . .
“ How does the stranger bear now ?”
“God sir ! she seems to alter her
course to strike us I Lad‘ more air,
‘nut!’ , . . '
Luff it is—the sails shiver—-they are
- aback—Dunham springs forward with his
trumpet, and shouts :
or you’ll run us down I”
. But what heeds the sleeping look-out,
or the drowsy helmsman, who cannot
even keep a steamer on her course, but
steers as wild.as a. New York city coun-
cilman returning hoiue from a public din-
ner.
On sweeps the‘ Lyonnaise, the great
French steamer, driven as fast as fire and
water can make her, go. On, until with
a crash, Wl]l(‘ll'kll0CkS_l sense of danger,
if not of life, into her officers and crew-
her sharp bow meets the strong hull of
the Adriatic, cutting deep through plank
and timber, and sending more than one
splintered spar down from its towering
height. ‘-
Did_you ever see a farm-yard woke to
sudden life by some dire irruption in the
night-heoosquealiug pigs, gobbling tur-
keys, quacking ducks, discordant geese,
and bloating calves all give note at once?
If so, you can appreciate the noise on
board the Lycnnaise at that moment.*
Orders from officers and men indiscrimi-
nately, with trumpets and without trum-
pets, the shrill treble of the steam pipes,
the cry of fear, and the more of anger,
all in one jumble. I
The steamer backs oll‘—she appears-to
e sound. Then is hei_ird the manly voice
of Dunham, who, finding his deep-laden
vessel badly injured, shouts :
. “Lay by me, if you please, I fear that
I am sinking l” .» .
Whatis the.answer that he gets ? what
-sound comes across the waters to cheer
the hearts of those who know not how
soon the last plank may sink beneath
them? Not a word, hot it sound, save
the waters dashing in the distance as the
steamer sweeps proudly-away, her cap-
tain and crew believing that she’ isall.
right. What care they for the shattered
barque astern? _ Nothing l Selfish as
Frenchmen ever are, and not as polite as
they generally are,-not even a friendly
adieu is waited back upon the willing -
wings of the wind. - -
I “ To work, boys, and repair. damages
I shall steer for the
set there. since we denies it I” cries the-
gallaiit Dunham, as he sees the steamer:
vanish in the distance, keeping her course
as if’ nothing had happened.
, And to work went the brave crew,
some to patch up their shattered hull as
bestthey might, while others manned the
pumps to keep her strained hall from fill-
ing with water. Such soil as she could
beer‘ was made, and her head put away
for the nearest port. ”
And even then, while these brave men
were struggling to save their ship, the ill-
fated steamer went down within a few
miles Of them. half of her crew or more
oing with her. Had her commander on-
)’ heeded the request of the brave Dun-
ham, to "Stay by him,” when he (Dun-
ham) supposed his own vessel to be sink-
ing, not only himself, but his whole crew,
might have lived to thank an- American
for doing what he refused to do.
But back to our sketch. The Adriat-
ic reached an eastern port, reported the
collision with an unknown steamer, enter-
ed protest to save insurance, and after re-
ceiving repairs, went once more upon her
voyage. -
Meantime, a boat or two, from the Ly-
onnaise is icked, u ; a tale of suffering
follows, and) then a l the blame of collis-
ion, desertion at sea, etc., is heaped upon
the devoted head of the brave Dunham,
who, far away, cannot hear the damning
obloquy which nearly every press in the
land is striving to heap upon his name.—-
From the one-sided and evidently false
statement of the Lyounaise, a fear-
ful murder is charged upon poor Dunham,
and the land rings with the infamy of his
name ; until, at last, sleepy friendship
wakes, and begins to show the other side
of the story, and to paint it nearly as we
have told it in this sketch tl_ii_i_s far, His
entry into port--his eeeditios-his 1.'°£:"‘
of the collision-mall c.ai,i,i,e to light; ii.
i“ the egd, we find hiln not siiiuing, but
fearfully sinned against. .
SCENE 11.
Over many a troubled ' sea——through
many a heavy gale--by many a rocky
‘shore-_—past many adanger, on her‘ vari-
oiis.éoiirses,- flew the gallant barque, and
' 0 The writer does not draw upon his imagination in
upon tlioscwho were as nufoi-tl_i'|ist'c'a‘s they were upon
-their own ovlde _
-with the barquc. In 1838 or ’39,‘on board of sullnitol
States schooner which came in contact with a French
pockets out, you may save a crop or an
animal by their use.
brig of war in the Gulf, he heard Just such 3 Bsbolliaii
nolso II be here describe:
1
,_ .._-,,,.;-_..v.-;.i.u.':c'.';...'.. nun, ..... -.‘..";.. .:.»~'. .. .
Outward bound, with. a good-‘
a sad heart behind her, laden with A sor-: -
row for the dangers which may befal the-.
“ Put up"your helm, put up your helm, 9'
this matter, nor does he wish ._.unuocossai-ily to reflect.
Criminallyiuigléctfnl in colliI.Il0I|=
At last, laden with a cargo, she reaches
a port in France.. All unconscious of
ever having done a wrong, the American
captain enters his vessel at the custom
house, complies with all the rules of the
port, lands his cargo, , engages another,
and anticipates no trouble. But the evil
eye is upon him. ‘ There are -those in
France who bewail- not the loss of -life
so much as they do. of property. The
mate of the Lyonnaise, _and the rescued
men, well cared for by Americancharity,
have beeii.retnrn'ed in safety to their na-
tive laud ; and. the Adriatic is recognized,
not-by any remembrance that they have,
but through the statementsof Capt. Dun-
'i'iiau’s ownself. ‘ f c _
Aud- now'in'iagine‘_ a _scene with ' me
dear. reader. . Capt; .~Dnnham is superin-
tending.the.;loading of-his vessel, when a
dapper .li_ttle gentleman comes mincinglly
up, as if about to solicit" his patronage for
.14‘ Zis is ze barque Americaine‘ Adriat-
ic, is it not Messieur Captaine ?”
“ Yes sir.”
_ “ And you are ze captaine, if you
please ?” '
- “I am, sir.”
“ Ah sure, I am ver please to be ac-
quaint wiz you. . You have one ver beau-
tiful barque, how much cost she make in
your country, sare ?’_’ . -
“ Somewhere between forty and sixty
thousand dollars-" Do you want tobuy ?’-’
“ No sure, no sore, but yet it is possi-
blc_,t_hat_'_I may possess your beautiful
barque. Has she not been damage ;—at
sea some several weeks gone by ?” _
"‘ Yes; she was run into‘ by the ‘Lyon-
naise, but those damages-were till repair-
ed before I left port.. -She is as good as
new now, if a purchaser wants her.”-
“ Ab, ze poor Lyonnaise, she has gone
'—gone—gone to where you call him-
Davy Shones’ lockare.”
So you knew _the, steamer, did you.
I‘? , ’ * l -
“ Knew her ?” [Here begins a French
tornado] “ Knew her, sure‘? Sucre
uom de Dieu ! mill toneres ! knew her ?
Sure, you dam Yankee Doodle captaine,
I washer owmzre. And by gar, I vill
be ze ownare of your grand Yankee Doo-
dle barque. Yes sure, and you—YoU
shall die in ze - prison——in ze prison I You
onnerstand ?”
“ No I don’t understand ; nor do you
I think !” -
“ Ah, ha, you shall see——you shall see!
Ah, zere come ze prefe’t wiz ze process
verval. Now Messieur Capt-sine, you
shall see if you can escape me 1”
True. The officer was approaching
and to his astonishment, the captain
found his vessel seized and himself con-
fined. Appeal to consular aid was of '
but little avail, for not one comisel in ten
attends to American commercial interests,
but strives, during his four years of polit-
ical tenure, to ensure his own conrfort, by
ingratiating himself with N the people
amongst whom he is residing and to fill
h's [o:kets as best he can. This he can-’
not do by re .isting the impositions which ’
they from long impunity are ready to
practise upon a nation which, though it
has the largest mercantile marine in the
world, has -a miserably small, and there-
fore inefficient navy, to protect its interest '
and honor ‘abroad. This is as truth to_
which every shipping merchant and cap-
tain who reads this sketch’ will attest.-
And there is a remedy for the evil. It
is to cast politics overboard in the choice
of consuls, rather in their appointment,
and not have a change with every change
of administration ; but keep t_hem_ in office
just so long as they do their duty‘ to their
country and countrymen, and no longer.
Give them -salaries suflicicnt to - place
themabove the temptation on .-necessity
of peculation, and it is accomplished’! .
Captain'Duuhain was not suffered by
his friends and consignees to linger in a
French prison, but his vessel was put an-
der guard, and all egress from the well“
fortified harbor refused ; while, under, a
false pretext, with no chance for justice, _
and neither consular or ministerial aid,
the casewas sent before a French tribu-
nal for decision. Duuham know, every
one knew, what that decision would be ;
and he, for one,’ believing in that. favor-
ite Freuch motto—“ Dim at man droit”
—-God and my rz'ght—determined on ta-
king what has become proverbial
“French leave.”
His crew had still stuck by him, and
willing friends were near ; and in himself
he was “a host.” The time caiu_e-—a
night dark and cloudy, with a gale fresh
and fair. It is true‘ that guard-boats
patrolled the harbor ; that watchful sen-
tries tood by the batteries on shore.-
Bnt what cared he. He was ready to
risk life for the sake of saving his owners
property, securing his own rights, and
showing the world that a finkee skip-
per was hard to beat.
The sails had been unbent, and. stowed
below, by the cautious French authorities
but it was an easy task for Yankee sea-
men to bend them again, and that so si-
leutly, as not to arouse suspicion. To
have weighed the anchors would have
been another thing-. Too much time
would have been occupied, and too much
noise made in doing this ; therefore when
all was ready, the chains were unshackel-
ed, the outer ends lowered without a
splash into the water, sail gradually made,
and, in it short time, she was quietly gli-
ding out of the harbor ; and long ere day
dawned upon the blue waters of the sea
she had left the -French fort astern.
Better can be imagined than described,
the astonishment and indignation of the
French authorities, when they found that
the caught bird hadslipped through their
fingers._ The owner of the Lyonnaise was
in absolute d_es gir, He had not got pos-
sess_i_o,n of “ g_e eautiful Adratique !’ _
Quickly, however, a steamer of _war
was‘ dispatched to ‘the Straits of Gibral
ter to intercept and capture the bimlue 5
orders were transmitted from port_ to port
by telegraph, and as much excitement
made as if the-barqne contained a dozen
or two of escaped conspiratorsagainst that
imperial life, of which Americaii Repub-
licans think so highly, that, aping mon-
archical custom. .t.hey._lis<.i to 29 99.4
§rhtulate_-a peijured rephblicnn upoilhis
salvation from the hands of his former as-
.-gficiatesg in sccrcsy and ‘criminality/—if to
.desiré‘-friiedom be a crime-for that Louis
Napoleon was a sworn member of sec!-'e,t=
‘red republican societies is a well-known
fact.
no new peril brought harm to her or her’s.A
lauiw, the flltlfi, tlllmrutinii, lo. lcr.---cliitiililiiihili iii 1300. ~ g 3
VOLUME
the very a_ction of those whose scorn for
spicuous -every da‘y,‘thy name, and that
of thy brave commander,-will? be known
worldwide. - . »
SCENE III. .;
, ',l‘he,bnll-dog was in the Straits; no
tlic.W”:f_7"og I mean. In.otber words,
_the"steainei‘ wasthere which had. been
sent to intercept the Adriatic, for the au-
thorities of the port whence she had‘es‘-
caped well kne_w~_tha_t~she could not ..ven-
ture upon a voyageacross . the Atlantic
,without more ‘water and provisions than
they hadleft o‘n‘board. _ ' '
There she lay, drifting“and paddling to
and _fro,- pnfling and blowing like the
king frog of a pond and full_as,d_ange_rous.
Not a‘ vessel that passed _but,,muat be ex-
ly knew in questionable ‘shhpe the -' Yan-
kee skipper. might coiueupou. him;‘— - — 3
It was night-darl_r,. stormy, the -wind
blowing so fresh_ right into the chops of
the Strait that it kicked up a most troub-
lous-Seu'.—-especially to those who have’
weak stomachs: and dine on soup meagre
rud claret diluted. , I ~ .
”Ze dam Yankee Doodle capitaine no
steamer had anchored in close by ’ the
-English batteries to keep-out of the swell
as much as,-possible. -. -
Ah, little_ id he know what stuff was
in that Yankee ‘captain and that Yankee
hnllwhich-he o coveted. ' V '
At that very moment,’ under reefed
sails, almost burying her lee-rail in ,the
water, the gallant barque was beating
out through the Straits ; and long before
he had taken ‘his night-cap off in the mor-
ning, she was out on the Atlantic, and
winging her way home like a long-prisoned‘
bird seeking its nest.
Briefly, but plainly, these true -scenes
have been described, in justice to a. brave
and thrice-wronged seaman ; and in" tri-
nmph that, when our rights are neglect-
ed by our national protectors, we, as A-
mericans, know how to take care of them
ourselves.
-—-—<o<Q>o
Where are the Yankees?
We copy from the Springficlcl . Repub-
lican the following article open the social
changes of New Englandpvhich must be
apparent to the most superficial-observer.
It is within the memory of the young-
est of us that the majority of operatives
inthe factories of New England were
Yankces—daughters of farmers and ine-
chanics. The same fact obtained in rela-
tion .to the employees in families. The
“hired man of the farm was, fifteen years
ago, a Yankee, nineteen cascs iuhtweiity.
Factory operations,’ family service and
farm work were all pcrforined by natives’
Now, however, the case is -entirely differ-
ent. N 0 house keeper thinks of .-thg¢p_os-
sibility of obtaining American help. The
farmer operate with an Irishniau,and only
in rare instances can obtain the service of
of an American upon the former." The-
heaviest classes of manul'actui'iiig estab-
lishments have gradually changed the
constituents of their operative force,._uiitil
fow, from seventy to eighty five per cent.
is foreigii—-Irish, Scotch and German‘.4’
The published statistics of the -industry of
Massachusetts for 1855-give us no inferio-
tion upon this point,_ but .we areinformed
that in the Glasgow mils at Hadley Fails
70 per cent. of the operatives are foreign _
and that in Holyoke the proportioiris
greater: We persunie Holyoke presents
a fair standard for the mass of cotton es-
tablishments throughout New _England.—i
The facts in relation to the farm and
kitchen are notorious. The supposition
that the Yankecs—-nieii and women-—ha‘ve
ceased t_.o.‘work-is.not to be admitted, and
the-question as, to what, has become of
them isone of curious. interest. . Our_ ob-._
ject ‘is to suggest’ the principal chaniiels
of labor and enterprise into
have been-diverted-.' ' ' - -
In the first place, new interests have
been developed in a few year swhich have
absorbed a large mass of American labor
The manufacture‘ of boots and shoes in
Massachusetts, which in 1845, amounted
to only $14,799, 140, had grown in IS55
an aggregate of $36,489,923, occupying
74,326 hands, an excessover the number
employed in 1845 of 28,439. It is under-
stood that the great mass of the labor
employed in this manufacture is American
Here, then, is a notable aggregate of
labor transferred to another held. The
ready-‘made clothing business sprang into
existence in the decade under survey and
which they
‘reached an aggregate product of $9,061‘,-
896, employing nearly 2,000 hauds—pro-
bably more than this number, counting
those who did thei_rwor_k in the family and
not in the shop. Sewing machines and
daguerretypes are branches of inanui‘ac-
ture unknown in the statistis of 1845.-—
They, together, have occupied from four
to five hundrcdr hands, all Americans.-—
Thus, if we take the figures of l8_45 and
1855 and place them side by side, we
shall see that to those branches of_ man-
ufacture which require superior intelh_-
and skill, at largeamount of Ameri-
mibor has been drawn to the cotton-
mill.
But this accounts for only a portion of
the change. The universality of educa-
tion and the early planting in the Yankee
mind of independence, the love of money
and the spirit of enterprise, have raised
the mass of young men above the willing-
ness tolabor for others especially upon the
farm, If they must liluOl‘ for others,
they prefer to do it in villages and cities,
in mechanical employments. Thus we
find in several different branches of iron
manufacture, embracing machinery and
steam engines, which, _iu V 1845, employed
on aggregate of 6,493 men, there .wcre
254 men-, or more than two to one. We
suppose there is nodoubt that|the great ma-
jority of_' this addition is from our more in-
telligent American population. But the
majority of the floatiiig young 11100.30 to,
the West. = The fncilties for getting hold‘
of money and the comparative ease of‘
=trensportatip_ii- hag9.t8k9.!1,§h¢l}1.°flt from
eaten; as, and pl'£_|:|’1i;‘¢‘g(Vl-‘:.tll"el.l1'.ll'l.bl}e'¢ltlQS.
and upon the prairies of the West. New
England suffers an immense draft” upon‘
her population every year. The young-
.m,,., of twenty-three Willuot workupon.
a farm now for $150, per year, when that
sum will'buy him a better farm at the
é
El
Fanial Adriatic ll Henccforth through"
the American flag is becoming more con-.
auiined, ‘ for the‘Fi'cncli' 'c'oiiiinauder scar cc-, .
can go by ze Strait zis night 1" said the-
captain ‘of the Lyonnaise, after the war‘
employed in "1855 an aggregate of ‘l3,-‘ '
.‘._‘
‘:.’7'
West than his employei§;<iwns4.; .A,n,I_i;_h0 '1
7-ighta '. . . 7i: E,-‘:?-; hii..::
But the; girIs——where‘.hsv.e .tl-01:39:: 1‘
They were formerly a great.mul_ti,tgi1Q.——
some 9f. these. as TY?-hfliV.°~xl1l'.¢!dI laid.
are employed in other -bl',t|-I_'lcllQv_,0_f..*,l_l§nll-
facture. Some go west as thc‘,,‘wiii_u' of
main at home. This .__fact,is.o,t,trjbItablo
to two causes ; the’ fi_l',s_t;,- ,tbat;;tllg,f'a_¢_:tpry
is. somewhat lower in tlie its sou’-
ety by the infusion of .-,t_lie .jfc__roigu.;_ele-
meat ; and the second, tliat. t_lie_1'oi1ning
and mechanical interests.of_' ow;-Englllld
have, under the stimulus of railroulland
the increased value ,of.r,eal estategaud the
Prices of products-. bec°n_-amor°isd9r!nd-
eat. The farmer and the mcclia‘nic,_i_i_ow
keep their daughters at home. Theygan
now, very i_iiiich.i_i_ioi'g,tl_1,,I,l1;_,.fol,'iii,er_ly, af-
ford to retain the. societygpf. their glapgh-
,ters, and their ’service:i_ii_i,_tlie - family, as
Iwclluas bestow upon them
essary for a better style~of.e_ducatioIr_.
These changes are of". interest as
they ‘affect the civilization of the 1, region.
A great general good. is r_ar.gly_ effected
without iiidividual
while_;we_ find our Ainerican,papuls.ti_on
ad'van'cing in . intelligence and. devoting
_tb:e'msel,vcs to the highcr. .arts,- -or
ing_ landlords, or in comparative‘. ease,
elevating the tone of general ._fau,iil_y life,
it is evident that in many of the manu-
facturing localities, where - foreign sr has
been substituted for American .“jl_re_]pr,”
trade lias| declined, the, ,tone.o_f,.s__oci__ety
"has been lowered, and the general institu-
tions ‘of Pl'0lest1,tn't'l31n,,,8l'e
strength and thrift. This is unavoidable
but we’ hope that the American inhabit-
ants of ._ these, localities will realize, that _s.
heavy -and most honorable responsibility
‘rests i'ipon’them. In fifty years thislsirgp
infusion of foreigners will be. "Americani-
zed. ' Their’ children will occupy, their
places ; and if _ these cliildr,enare., educa-
ted pi-operly,‘there will be no
Thei-e__should, ‘go on Eu these -placepsj
steady im rovement. rom year. to car‘,
until all’ iihall call themselves _YanLe_e,
and be Yankees in all desirableor essen-
tial particulars. ' ‘ ‘
.>-o—-—i- ‘
'1‘he_Capi:ain who wouldn't Race.
‘ BY rm»: xonxd folk. _ I ,
Early in the Spring, 5 magnificent new
steamer was launched [on the Ohio Itiveg,
and shortly afterwards made her appeal:-,
an_ce'at the Levee oppositethe flourishing
city of Cincinnatti. Gilt-edged covers,
enveloping the captain’: respects accom-.,
‘panied with invitations to ..‘,‘se__e.. lien
through,” upon her first trip down the
river, being forwarded to the editorial
corps in that vicinity, the chalked lists,
were ‘,‘ niimerous” on - the occasion. ,. It.
was agrand "affair this debut of a _float-‘
ting palace, which has "since maintained-
her’ repute untaruished as. the “ crack.
boat,” par excellence," upon the West_eru_
waters. Your humble servant was among
theinvited guests-and a nice time
hn'd'ofit! . _ _ .
‘ I found myself on board _this.beautifnl:
craft in‘ “ close" communion” with a. score
of unquestionable" beauties. The compa
ny proved, to be ‘a heterogeuous cougloiii-,,
eration of chai'actei'——iuade_ up of editors,
lawyers, auctioneers, indiscri,bables__- and.
“l‘a'ncies’,’-—'with a sprinkling’: of “,noii,o.;
snch’s.”' There was a stray parson, too,_
in the crowd—but as his leisure time. be- -
tween meetings, was spent in trading hor.-_,
ses, ‘we’ dispensed with his “grace before _'
merits.” ’ ; ,
._ ’’We left our moorings an hour before
sunset, upon a clear, cold afternoon,
pa'§s_ed rapidly down the_stream for _a com, I
siderable distance without experiencing
any out_'_of the way o‘ccnrrence.,.
“sons of temperance,” and the, person _
aforesaidamused themselves over a_- qno- —._
king whiskey" toddy—-the “ boys” wle
relieving each other of their superfluous
dimes and quarters‘ at eiichrc, w‘l‘iei_i-'_'
gentleman. who was '_ “ some”; (wncn- 311-0‘ 1?
was sober,) stepped 7‘S"l1(ldellly_ ‘into tho"
cabin and imparted the’-information’ 3tbit*r‘
a well known “ fast boat” had-just '3hov'o -4
er-—the puiiclies, disappeared—-and3 the:
_“ mourners” were soon distributed-iuknots’ A
upon thepromenade deck“to' watch, the ‘-
progress of events. -
however, and the craft behind-' us gave‘ '
as early evidence that she should oi't'er nu
childs play. The “ fat was in-the lire” at
once’-ahuge column of black- smoke’
deal of excitement existed among the
party as the rival steamer was clearly
gaining on us. A craft like ours, with’
be beaten. - - -
As the boat behind us fell in under our
a. sort of an impression came overus, that 1
by some mistake, we had got upon the-
wroiig boat !
ble fellow—he paced the deck quietly,-
with a constant eye to the wind’ard, but
he said nothing. A bevy of the mourn-
ers stepped up to him with-—
“What speed, cap’u ?”
“ Fair gentlemen ; I may say very
fair.” ,
“ Smart craft, that behind,” ventured
one. . - .
“ Very,” responded the captain, calm-
ly, as he placed his hand upon a small
brass knob at the back of the pilot house.
This movement was responded to by the
faint jiugling of a bell below, followed
immediately by a rush. of cinder: from
.the smoke-pipes, and an improved action
of the paddles.
“Now we move again.”
' “ Some,” was the response, and
mentary tremor, prevaded the boat as she-.
“ slidgalong” right smartly. I -
: But the craft in our rear moved like
we shot down the river, itseemcd as -if .
ly did she follow in the wake. . " :
; - The excitement of the coiigregaiioll
upon déi:kl.had-.by thisitime become »in--
tense, _and it-‘was pretty plain that.’ ' tlio
boatsmust shortly part-company or “ split ‘
soin.eth.i.n&!.’.’_ . - v
of a turn in the channel, and “ lie}:-Q
starboard I" was clearly hear‘
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the young men. But very_.IluI§iy,iI,o__w,~ .
in sight at the mouth ofi-the ~1«:entu‘c'kTy* _‘
"River. The cards were“ d'ropt”*inst'aiit- 2
Ourbully boat sped away like a bird,’ 5
curled up in the clear atmosphere—-not ;
extra turn or two was visible upoir out '
own boat, and away we went I - A good ‘ ’
such a company and such a captain, mush’: '
stern, and we could count her ‘passengers,’ _ "
At least that was the ex- ‘
pressed opinion of the person, as he threat» -- ‘
cued to go . “ down stairs” ‘ and take -
another drink. Our captain was a 'no- —
EHO’
ourshadow on the calm waters, . and as ,
we had ‘her in tow, so calmly and IllIif0l'lI- -
. ; The rascal behind us took .advantag*o1,-1 ‘
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