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Norwalk Hotel.
D. STEPHENSON, PROPRIETOR.
Aflrili class Hotel, beiiutifully located at
Norwalk, Connecticut. and open for the re-
ceptioiii of guests at all times. In connection
with the Hotel is a large Livery Stable, where
good Horses and Carriages can at all times lg
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procured.
South Norwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, PROPRIETOR.
This “House has recently been_ thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged and is now lteady
cated, in immediate proximty to the Depot of
the',N. Y_. and N. H. Railroad, and in this r,e-
spectf for permanent or transient boarders pos-
sesses advantages over any other Hotel in the
A good Stable is kept. in connection
with the Hotel. “5
c. s. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
--and———
GeN'rI.EiiEN’s l’-‘UR-NISHING Eiiroiuusi,
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, ‘
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
. wnorassna ixn RETAIL DEALER IN _
GROOERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &C.,
No’s 14 & l6 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
J’. I‘. POOTIE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
armor: 0:71:12 .M.dLLORY’S STORE
Norwalk, Conn.
C. J. GRULIAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, OARPETINGS
Carriage Trimrniizgs, Cloths, Cassi-
rncres, Salinetls“ Vest-ings, and Tail-_
or’: Trzmnzings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
sussrixcs, SE1-RTINGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NoRwAL..ls. 9oNN.,‘
I‘. E. NASH,
Waoi.i:s.ii.E iNn RETAIL DEALER IN
S T O V E S ,
HAND!-‘ACTURI-‘..‘£ 01-‘
‘Pin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares:
Has constantly on hand a large assort-
ment of general House-keeping
Furniture, at So. Norwalk.
— Conn.-
H._ C. RANDLE,
Hats, 0ap—s,---Iilenls & Boy’s
' STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Pars, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Umbrellas, cbc.,
N o. 2 Skidslv’s Block.
Dentistry.
_ Doctors BEL & I'I'.l.'Gll,
- Surgical & Mechanical
DENTIST_S,
omce over the Store of G. J. Gruman,
NORWALK. CONN-
A_ 3,1,," CHARLES Firou._
o. _a. 1:. K". Ldcxwoon, 3.’ co
NORWALK. CONN.,
)2ANUI-‘AOTURERS or
Tin,Shest Iron & Copper Wars is
AND DEALERS IN
Slaves, Rang,-23, Furnaces, Cutlery.
Brz'zanm'a. Porcelain and Wooden
lVare, and Kitchen F urnilu-re
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead Q~ Lead Pipe,
' C’ rocker? , Glass
a7ul,C/i2'na,
I'Vare.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819. Charter Perpetual,
Cash Capital, $1,oog,00o_
Insure against loss and (lrimage Fire,
on Terms adapter] to the hazard, and
consistent with the laws of
compensatio-n.
GEO. R. COWLES. Sole ./Igent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
Wholesale
P A P E R DEALERS.
MARSHALL BROTHERS,
58 Courtlandt Screet, Y.,
—(§°§‘f99b Washington Greenwich-sts.)
goigunr T. Minigulpn.
ENJ. L. MARSAALL.
ly34
3124
Orders and consignments respectfully so-
licited. ,
NEW SERIES.
AKOS '1',
General Pension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before,
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
hwasliington, D. C.
D. 3. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law
6| VVALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
J. N. LOOKWOOD & 00.,
(Successors to J. P. HixroRi),)
KEEP constantly on hand a large and vii-
ried assoriment of Liniiss’, GE.\‘T’S AND
CHILDREN'S
Gaiters, Boots, Shoes. &c.,
all made under our own personalsupervision,
of the best material and in tlievery best man-
ner. Our assortment OI LAIDIES’ G.irri.izs,
undoubtedly comprises, both in extent and
quality, a. finer assortment than can be found
at any similar establishment in the County;
prices therefor ranging from 9 shillings to $4,
according to quality. In GENT’s Boo'rs.G.ii-'r-
Ens, Suoi-:3, &c., we have a larger and better
assortment, we are confident, than was ever
before offered in Norwalk, ranging in price
from $2 to $10. We also are prepared to
manufacture to measure, any article in our
line pronipli/, at the shortest notice. ‘
Missus’ AND CmLnai:N’s SHOES, llnizenns,
&c., in endless variety. A fine article of
SLIP:-Pans for Gents’ wear. Several cases of
superb PATENT-LEATHER Boors, G.iirEi:s,'ancl
Oxronn 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 I
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.
REPAIRING in all its branches, done neat-
ly, quickly and cheaply.
We charge nothing for showing our,Goods,
and invite the Ladies and Gentlemen of Nor-
walk and vicinity to give us a call, whether
they desire to purchase or not.
J. N. LOCKWOOD & CO..
Opposite the Post Ofilce, Norwalk.
Sept. lst, 1857. 35
Norwalk Machine Shop.
HE subscriber having taken the shop here-
tofore occupied by i)imon'Finch, and fit-
ted it up with special reference to a. General
Jlfachine Jobbing and Repairing Busirifess,
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
cription. He has Lntlies,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
Manufncturer’s Machinery, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmaulikemanner. Having had
much experience in the manufacture of Fur
Machiuery,Building of Blowers, &c.,he is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
A. C. ARNOLD.
2 .
pm NOW Styles. 2
New Goods &. low prices
IIARLES FIELDS has now onliand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemen aud Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,ashas ever been presented to the
pubiicintliis market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful; while
the material is of the linest 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. Tliepublic are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. tf21
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT SOUTH NORWALK,BY
THOMAS L. .3303.
UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
ber, all sizes ; 150,000 SpruccLaths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, 190,000 ft. 1 1-4,] l-2,and 2
inch I link, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boardu’, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
Hemlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 16, 1857.
Life Insurance.
A. II. 3YIN'G'.l.'O'N',
(At the Gazette Ofiice,)
Aorsr run run
’AMERlCAN_TEllllPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
of Hartford, Conn.
1
WM. ALLEN. WM. T. CLARK,
ALLEN &. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brolcers and General Land Agents,
"‘ DAVENPORTJOW A.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located
Farms Houses and Lots leased. Res
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Com
mission. Money invested. Taxes paid fo
non-residents. Money loaned on unencumber
cd Real Estate security. ti 2
Norwalk Iron Ioundry.
VERY descriptiono ICASTING done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pnmps,Iron Fence,Posts,Rnilings,etc
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Horse and 03.! Shoeing.
TIIE 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 ears experience, devoting
himself exclusive y to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire satisfaction
to allwho may favor liim Wil.ll_I.l1eiI‘ patron-
age. Particular atteitilbilqn piqldftot shoeing
' 'th tender an sense cc .
H°“‘°° W‘ JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, 1857.
W
LUMBER I LUMBER ! .
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with everyvariety of Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
M
liberal prices. . ILL,
15 J,C. HUBBELL,
Notice.
J HANDES having furnished himself with
e abui-table team for ii ‘general Carmafi
Business,‘ would respeci‘ull y so‘licit.'tlie patron-
389 01' t1l0.se“wa,nting ca,r‘ting"doi'ie. Orders
left at the store of Chas. Murry, (Fish Mar-
gret) will be faithfully and promptly attended
pains have been taken to secure the best kinds
H13
ILL 85 HUBBELL have recently com
menced the Lumber Business at the ‘old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WEST PORT‘
THE Subscriber wouldrespe'ctfullyinfoi-m"
liisfriends -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 gcneralass_oi-t-
meat of CABINET FURNITURE.
Undertakingin all its depart'mentsatten-
ded to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Connecticut
Saddlery, Harness and Trunk
MANVPAOT 03?,-
East side the Bridge, n.-ndcr Conn. Hotel.
-TEPHEN SWANN, successor to Funne-
aicx--BRADLEY, returns his sincere thanks
to theinhabitantsof Norwalk an neighbor-
hocd,and his patrons in particular, t‘ x hie
very liberal patronage bestowed upon him
during the past year, and hopes by strict
iitlenticr. to business, to merit a continuance
of their support.
Eveiy 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 sllortest notice, and most
reasonable terms.
Norwalk, April I3i-ll, 1857.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW SPRING STOCK !
THE Subscribcrhasjust returned
from New York with a new Stock of
Fashionable Jewelry,Watches, Pla-
ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to hiscustoiners very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired. -
,.CoflinPlates,Spoons, Rings, &c.,neatlyen-
graved. O S. CLARK.
New Goal Yard. _
HE subscribers have established a NEW
COAL Yum at Norwalk, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Suiith’s Dock below_the Pot-
tcry, 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 kitche nstoves. Our stock is all fresh and
known in the market, such a_s Spring Mount-
ain Lehigli, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash; acknowledged by good judges to have
no superior. We have also the Pittston vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
muucruting prices. A share of the public
patronage i s respectfully ‘solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk.
tf35 G. H. 8; J. C. RANDLE.
Norwalk Emporium,
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vcgctables, Fish of All Kinds,
clams, Oysters, die.
As good as themarket affords, constantly to
befou ud at the well known establishment of
ME EKER & OLMSTEAD.
fit?‘ Goods of the above description re-
ceivcddaily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
cheaper than Ever
.4! the South Jt"orwaII:
GROCERY STORE».
HESubscribcihason hand by farthelar.
gas! and hestselecliun of Family Groce-
ries and Provisions, to be l'o1ind in South
Norwalk,whicli he offers to his customers
and the public,at greatly reduced prices.
His facilities are such that he will be cons-
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
cxaniinationand trialot the same.
GEO. W.SMITH.
Oils I Oils I
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 by
the barrel, or retail by -W. C. STREET.
Worsteds !- Worsteds !
VERY SHADE, by the Pound or single I
, sliein, at the Jewelry and Trimming
Store, Main street. O._S. CLARK.
Old _Brown Windsor Soap.
LOW J: SONS, genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake, by
. KNAPP d: LYNES.
Just Received,
NEW supply of those fine Pocket Books
and Portmoncas, which will be sold {it
very low prices by KNAPI’ & LYNES.
Patent 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
Trimmings, i:c.,at extremely low prices.
0. S. CLARK.
Salt I Salt I
SACKSofprimcLiverpoolSalt,jus
received and for-sale ;:~.lsc,
100
Sugars.
Cheaper than ever, by A. MOREHOUSE.
Self-Sharpening [1’i=eniiuin
H::'!' G'U".l.".l.‘E3S.
. HESE Cutters are the best in use, being of
little or no expense to keep in re air, 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.
BUSIIELS old Rock Salt, su erior
qualitymistreceived and for sin e by
A. Monsuousr.
I-Iubbeli 81.00., , ,
. Would respectfully invite ' —
' ’ the attention of the public gems:-ally
to their large assortment of Groceries. Pro-
vision:-,Teas,Sugars,.ic. Also Flourof the
best brands, etc._. etc. ,
Paints and Oils for-Cash.
THE subscriber has now in store a full sup-
ply of Paints and Oils which will be
sold at reduced prices, for cash only.
Dec. 1st, 1857. WM. 0. STREET.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Il'Iec/ianz'c's Tools, Farming Utensils
Guns, Pistols, Iron and Steel,
Wiizdow Glass, Paints
and Oils.
HE Subscriber has now in store .and is
constantlyrecciviug direct. from the man
ul*I'cturers,’a large supply of Foreign ‘and
"Domestic G_oods,undei-ivhe above denomina-
t‘lUil_s,wllic‘b' ’m-likes his assortment of articles
siiiled to"t"li'is market, equal to. any in the
state, andwhich will be sold either whole-
s£i]’_o oi-retail,on as favorable terms as can
béipqpchggcfl in New Ybtk. For list. 0.1’ ar-
ticles and prices,purchasersai'.e requested
tantly i'eccivIig new and fresh supplies of —
._,V\,\-4»-
POETRY.
Sandalphon.
Have you read in the Talmud of old,
In the _-legends the Robbins have Told
Of the limitless realms of the air,
Have you read it,—t_li_e marvellous story
Of Sandalphon, the Angel of Glory,
Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayer.
Bow, erect, at, the outermostgiites
or tile; City, Ce_lesti,al.he_' waits,
With his feet on the ladder of light,
That, crowded with angels unnuinbered,
By‘ Jacob w'asse'en', as lieslumbered
Alone in the deseft at night 9
L.
The Angels of Wind and of Fire
Chant only one hyinn"an_d expire
With the soars‘ irresistible‘ stress,-
— Expire in their rapture and wonder,
As harp strings are broken asunder
By the music they» thi-ob to express.
But serene in thqrspturoiis throng,
Unmoved by the rush of the song, .,
With eyes nnimpassioned and slow,
Among the dead angels, the deathless
Saudalphon stands listening, breathless,
To sounds that ascend from below,-
From the spirits on earth, that adore,
from the souls that entreat andiinplore
In the frenty and passion o_fpi'~ayer,-- I
From the hearts that are broken‘ with losses,
And weary with dragging the crosses
Too heavy for mortals to bear.
And he gathers the prayers as 'he's_tands,
And‘ they change into'fiow3rs in his hands,
Into garlandsof purple and red ;
Add beneath the great arch of the portal,
Through thestreets of the" City immortal,
Is wafted the fragrance they shed.
It is but alegend, I know,-—
A fable, a pha_ntom,.a show.
Of the ancient Rabbinical, lore ;
Yet the old medieval tradition,
The beautiful, strange superstition,
But haunts me and holds me the more.
When I look from my window at night,
And tholaielkinlabove is allwhite,
~ All throbbing and 'p..'..u;.g. with stars,
Ainongitheni majestic ' is‘ standing
Sandalphon the angel expanding
His pinions in nebulous bars.
And the legend, I feel, is a part
Of the hunger and thirst of thelieart,
The frenzy and tire of the brain,
That grasps at the fruitage forbidden,
And golden pomegranates of Eden,
To quiet its fever and pain.
o4.v->o-————-
Over the way.
sr D_R._ caiairs zncxar.
When cold-hearted Poverty knocks stmy door,
And robs me of blessings I gathered before,
Takes a glass from my table,,a coal from my tire,
And robes my dear Nelly in meaner attire,
I envy sometimes in the heat of the day
My very good friend who lives over the way.
But when I sit down at my pleasant fireside,
And connt_o'er the joys l was never denied-
lly sweet little wife, and the babes at her knee,
My health and my conscience unsullied and free-
No longerl suffer my wishes to stray,
Or envy my friend who lives over the way.
He’s wealthy, but feeble ; he’s titled but old ;
His son is a spendthrift, his wife is a scold ;
Suspicious of others, ill-pleased vrith bi_inself,
His only delight is to reckon his pelf. .
Were be ten times as rich, I'd refuse, night or day,
To change with my friend who lives over the way.
Though Poverty, frowning, peeps in at my door,
I‘ll neither be beaten nor vainly deplore ;
I’ll scare him away by hard work ifl can,
And look in his face with the heart ofa man ;
And, hiving at home all the joys that I may,
Forget my poor friend who lives. over the way.
MISCELLANY.
s
E"
A.Woii.iN’s Gnowrn IN -Bsicrr,-'—]f
women could only believe it, there is a
wonderful beauty even in growing old.-
The cliarin of expression arising fi'om'sof-
toned I(:ll]p(‘l‘ or ripened intellect, often
amply atones for the loss of form and col-
-oring ; and, consequently, to those who
never could boast either of these latter,
years give much more than they take
away. A sensitive-person often requires
half a lifetime to get tlioroiighly used to
this COl‘porea1 machine, -to attain a whole-
some iudiffereiice both to its defects and
perfections—-and to learn at "last what
nobody would acquire from any teacher
but experience, that it is the mind ‘alone
which is of any consequence; thht jwith
a_good temper, sincerity and a- moderate.
stock of brains.-—or even the two“ former
only'—any sort of body ' cgin in time
c made _ useful, respectable and
agreeable, as a travelling dress for the
soul. Malaya one who ‘was absolutely
plain in youth, thus grows pleasant and
well-looking in declining years." You
hardly ever find anybody, not ugly in
mind who is rcpulsivcly ugly in person af-
ter middle life.
‘So with the character. If a woman is
ever to be wise or sensible, the cliaiipes
are that she will have been so somewhere
between thirty and forty. Her natural
good qualities will liavu developed ; her
evil ones either been partly subdued, or
have outgrown her like rampant weeds ;
for, however, we may talk about _ people
being “ not a whit altered——just the some
as ever”-—not one of us is, or can be, for
long together, exactly the same, no more
than that the body we piirify with iis is
the identical body‘ we were‘ born with.
or the one we supposed ours seven years
ago, 'I‘hei'eiii, as in our spiritual sell’
which inhabits it, goes on a perpetual
change and renewal 5 if this is ceased,
the result would he, not p-miuueiice. but,
corruption. In moral and mental, as well
as physical growth, it is impossible to re-
mnin statioiiary ; if we do not advance,
woretrognde. Talk of “to late to im-
prove”—“ too late to learn,” &c. Idle
words! A human being éllollld 138 im‘
proving with every day of a lifetime ; and -
will probably have to go on learning
through all the ages of immortality.
.9-c-0---———
Fon E\’ER\'l30DY.-——-I.let'I.lle business of
everybody else alone and attend to your
own ; don’t buy what you don’t want ;
use every hour to advantage, and study
to make leisure hours useful ; think twice
before you spend a shilling, remember
that. you have another to make for it,
find recreation in looking after your
business, and so your business will not
be neglected in looking after recre-
ation ; buy low, sell fair, and take care
of the profits ; look over your books reg-
ularly, and if you find an error, trace it
out ; should a stroke of misfortu’ne_ come
upon you in trade, retreiich, work hard-
er, but never fly the ‘track; confront
difliculties with unflinching perseverance
and they will disappear at last, though
you should even fall ill the strnssle. 370“
will be honored; but shrink‘ from the
task and you will be despised.
0.
, Norwalk,-Iiine 22nd,l857.
--
tf25L
to call and examine fo§.vt,‘liIeuc1iie§fre,:-EE_,, ‘
., ,.za-r.xIB":P|i‘-2- ~-:9.-.. _... _....._.... ..
From the Atlantic Monthly.’
__]j_'rom the United ’ Stules Magazine
The Young . Phrenologist.
'ni"JoiiN NEAL.
A The mysterious vail "has been lifted!-
. ,-There’ lie the blighted -roses-there the
; bridgl wreath-—trampled and. torn I
Afar and apart from all the rest of the
wo_rld,.the_playfellows~ of her youth, the
innocent, the childish, and the _ happy--
the happy, they know not why, and they
, care not wherefore, thechildish who are
> innocent, and the innocent wlioare child-I
ish—4o.t a ‘pale, dark-eyed girl, with dis-
ordered lia_ir_, a ‘night-robe gathered up
about her bosom, both elbows upon the
lid of an open secretary, over which trail-
feet on a. wreath of wliiteroses--bridal
It was long-after, midnight; and the
low, harmonious wind stole’ through the
' chamber, toying with the snowy drapery
of a large open window as with a vnil it‘
would lift if it knew how, playing with
the shadows of a night-taper before a su-.
perb mirror, and filling-the whole house
with thepsultry breath of orange flowers,
_lavishii:g t‘neEi- golden (last by starlight.-
uponthe trembling air. ,
The starsfaded ; the warm, passionate
jimitliing of the orange blossoms‘. died
‘away, and the tears that gathered slowly
underneath be; white palms fell, drop by
drop, like the dews from overcharged
flowers, among a handful of scattered
pearls and the fragments. of two or three
torn ostrich feathers lying about over the
floor, like ii shower of mingled liailstones
and half-melted snow-flakes. ’ I
_ Not _a murmur was to be heard from
her pale, parted lips——not so inuchiis; a
hurried breath. Grief and coiisternution
were there, unspea_k_iib,le terrorand blight-’
.ed- love ; but no fierceuess, no flashing of
the eyes, no trembling of the mouth-
nothing but resignation, pity untold sor-
row, who has never been at play, not
read a book to be ashamed of, and who
has, therefore, no language whercwith to
tell her sorrows, what ever they may be,
' She was a wife—-wooed an’ married
an’ .a,——and her husband was a p/l.reaiolo-
gist! ny, a phranologisa! and she, poor
thing, never knew a- word of it till she
found him feeling her. head and pretend-
ing to be asleep, the very night after‘ her
marl‘-iage.w No wonder she was half fright-
ened to death.
She had often read of such people at
the North ; she had even heard it wliis-
pered, about ‘a. month before, that a , live
phrenologist had: passed through New
Orleans one morning, before the people
were up, on his way to the Columbia Riv-
er, the South Pole,or the Upper "Missouri
sliecould not for the life of her remember
which. And now, only to think of it!
that Edward, her own dear Edward,
whom she loved so passionately, so dis-
, trnctedly, that he.should be :1 phrenolo-
gist and nothing but a plirenologist, after
all I Oh ! it was too much I '
Her heart died away within her on
making thediscovery. She pretended to
be asleep, thought of hobgoblius and or-
gres, and tried to pray. But she could
not ; his very breathing disturbed bei'.——
Hc breathed like a_ pliren_ologist I And
so, after considering the matter all over
anew, weighing all the consequences, and
imagining all sorts of excuses for one so
young, so haiirlsome, and so good_ nat,n1'e(I
.——they are so easily led astray, you know
——slie-determined to slip out of bed the
moment he began to breathe naturally,
and write a letter to her mother ; to have
one more look at her bridal paraphernalia.
the roses, and the jewels, and the ostrich
feathers ;, and theii——to be governed by
circumstances. .
Having made, up her mind, she held her
breath till satisfied he was asleep, and
then withdrew so quietly as not to disturb
him thrust her little, naked feet into a
pair of stray slippers, and stole to anoth-
er chamber, where she had hardly seated
herself, and begun attlie very top of a
page, “Oh I my dear mother I’’ wlieiilieit
tears blinded her, and she was obliged to
stop. That beloved parent! Oh I what
a blow it would be to her I And then,
too, there was her fatliei'—her poor, dear
father !—it would be the death of him I
To have niarried a plireuulogis‘i.I to be
the mother of a little plirenologist, per-
haps! Oh I it was dreadful to think of I
Why it was only a few months before,
but the other day, as it were, that slie
had seen it stated in a newspa pr, tlint
phrenology was nigiteriqlisin I f so, she
had mnrivied, not only a phrenologist, but‘
ii materialist. Merciful heavens I that
her own dear Edward, the hope of her
young heart, the handsomest fellow in all
New Orleans, and the best dancer, should
be a materialist I Only to think of it I
But, then, what was a materialist I And
down she sat again, to write 5‘, long letter
to her father, instead of her mother, he-
giiining with, “Oh, my poor father I”
At this moment, while reaching for-
ward to dip her ‘pen for another para-
graph, her finger happened to touch 9,
small ivory knob, and is secret tl_l,'a\\’el‘
flew open with a loud report. Up she
jumped, and took one ‘ peep—just one
psep, and what do you think she saw ?—
« by, as true as you are sitting in that
chair, it was full of little children's heads
with the faces of old men, about three-
quarteiis of an inch long! They were
not exactly babies’ hends——they appeared
very much like plaster of Paris--and yet
sliehad her misgivings. Pool‘ soul I how
could she help it I _
But her trials were not to end here.——
Having read the history of Blue Beard,
in the original, and of little Red Riding
Hood, in a capital translation by a late
President of the United States, whereby
the dangers of unhallowcd curiosity were
painted to the life, with a view to Sub-
bath schools, and a new edition of Moth-
er Goose, the unhappy wife lost no time
in trying to restore the drawer to, its
original hiding-place, b,ii_: the more she
tried, the fui=tli’e'r she appeared from her
obiect, she pushed and painted, and pant.-
ed and pushed ; but all to no pui'posc.—
The drawer would not move ; there it
stuck ; and there she was. obliged to
stand, with the five-and-forty little mous-
ters all staring at her, as if they enjoyed
he!‘ perplexity. Oh, what would become
of her? Anotliei'efi‘oi-t——aiiothei- I and
her little finger touched another ivory
knob, and another drawer started open,
to the sound of low music, with a run-
ed a magnificent shawl, and her slippered
roses-—witl'1 a faint, blush-colored tinge,
' at the core.
NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, APRILIRI3, .558.
.h_a_q set it a-going, I should have tliouglit
‘very hair hephiirl fondledlso alfectionatly,
save what there was left of it. Was that
pearls worth two thousand dollars, every
cent of it ?
ostrich feathers ?
ed forth her hand to the inagnificeiit.
_Sll_i1‘,‘iI that hung over a chair, half cover-
ing the secretary, and trailing along the
floor, the only thing she had not dishon-
ored, with a determination to bcmore
wary in future,plircnologist or no phreuo1-
ogist.
shawl, it slipped away, and before she re-
ow of a man stortecl up at her elbow, and
took the shape of her liusbiindl
and in tlint abominable flowered calico
dressing-gown, too,jnst as she had been
thinking of him, with a night-lamp in one
hand, and a—slie never stopped to see
whnt in the other, as she flung away from
him, shaking her fingers, and crying,
gist, you know you are I” No won
matter with you 7:’
all out of breath, and covering her face
ning nccoinpiiuiment of bells, puppy-dogs
and pop-"guns ; enough to alarm the whole
neighborhood, she thought, as she ran off
to a far corner of the chamber, and
_stopped her ears, and stood crouching
and trembling, till the beat of her young
heart grew audible, expecting every mo-
ment‘to‘see the door fly open and the
‘bridegroom of twenty-four lioiirs feeling
after her in 9. flouuced calico dressing-
gown, with a night-lamp in one hand and
a knife or skull in the other. Poor thing!
he had not sleptso soundly‘for a twelve-
month before. ‘
At last the impertinentlittle hubbub
died away ; and after unstopping her ears
and looking well at the door she ventured
to steal toward the" desk a tiptoe'—(letei'-
mined to have one more peep if she died
for it. «‘ One peep I—and‘ a smothered
scream--and down she dropped into a
chair; literally gasping for brcatli.———
Would you believe it I The very first
thing she saw was a miniature of herself,
with the hair wiped off, and the bare,ivory»
skull, written all over with unntterably
strange characters. There'wa's' no bear-
ing this. The neautiful hnirslie had been
so proud of, and so celebrated for; the
I~i..I'.~u:'.. '
v/V-L\IA 5:,
not a nioutli iii‘.:.>‘i":-.'<_::':.-.'iiig,' white
roses‘ and pearls, and chains of gold, with
‘every undulating mass, when all the time '
—ui:, the wretcli I could it be possible 5-
may be he was only looking at the‘ head
as a phrenologist, all the time he sat there
by the sofa pretending to play -with?‘ ‘her
hair. It was only the very night be-
fore their marriage, her little sister, who
had been left to take care of _ her, fast
asleep on the other end-of the sofa, and
she herself pretending to be asleep, just
to see what he would say. . Oh’-0-h I
flesh and blood couldn’t bear it I‘ And
up she" jumped, and tearing away the
pearls, huge orient pearls, from a tiara
of ostricli feathers, that she had -worn the
night before, and; ieft upon that Very sofa
she scattered them far and wide over the
floor, and then happening to look up and
see the faded bridal wreath now twenty-
f'our hours old which had. been put aside
so reventially, by her dear Edwai'd—wet
as it was with tears, and warm with kis-
ses——slie tore it away, flung that also to
the floor and trampled on it I And then
dropping in to a chair, covering her face
withlicr hands,'tlie poor girl begun to
weep. as if her very heart would break ;
though without rocking to and foro, as
they do in story books, or breathing hard
or stamping or dashing away her tears
with an imperial moment of the head, or
sopping her face with her pocket-liund-
kercbief, as they-do on the stage. N o ;
there was nothing of all this ; no pettish
upgntliering of a shawl about her, no
tearing of her dislievclled hail‘ ; but quicty
and with a feeling of bitter self-i'epi'oucli,
there she sat, in the solitude of her bridal
chamber, literally bleeding at the heart.
And what if her husband was a niatcrial-
ist, or even a plireuologist was that a
rcasoufor tearing her bridal wreath, and
trampling it under foot? She stooped,
with a feeling of shame and sorrow, to"
a reason for scattering a bandcnu of
And for spoiling four superb
And lime she stretch-
Biit as her hand nppronclied the
covered from her astonisliineut, the shud-
A3‘.
“ Don’t touch me ; you’re xi plii'eiiolo-
' dei‘
they blushed and tingled as if she had
been playing with a lighted thunderbolt.
“ IVliy, Nelly, what on earth is the
How long have you
been here ?”
“ And how long have you, been there?
I should like to know that before 1 ans-
wer you,” said she, dropping into a. chair
with her hands.
"‘ Ever since the running down of that
alarm-watch.”
“ What alarm-watch, Edward ?”
“ That,” pointing to the open drawer.
“ That, an alarm-watch ; why, it sonn-
(led to me like a-cannoniide. You have
no idea how it frightened inc. If I had
not known what it was, or rather what
the world was coming to an en(l—or
somebody breaking into the house."
“Umph l”
“Oh, but I have been so angry with
myself ; you doii’t know.”
“ Um .h I” .
‘-‘Au now I’in ashamed of myself;
you can't think.
“ Uiupli I"
“ Umph! And is that all you have
to say, when you find me sitting ppm at
this time 0’ night, all alone by ysclf,
and sobbing as if my very heart would
break ?”
“ Yes, dear, for the present—mnph. !
But answer me one question, will you ?".
Slie bowed, without uncovering her
face, or looking up, and a beautiful shoul-
der glimmered tliroiigh a mass of way-
ward hair, that she disengaged in recov-
ering her position. It made him catch
his breath.
“You called me a phrcnologist, I be-
lieve ?”
She bowed.
“ A materialist?"
" 01,, ]u_d i then you were here all the
time 3”
“ A Yankee, perhaps Y”
“ A Yankee I mercy on us I"
“ Well, then, tliei'c’s my hand ; I for-
give you.”
“Why, Ned, what do you mean by
that ; I always had an idea that you
were proucl of being a Yankee?”
“ And so I am denrest—t/mt I am I--
and I have reason for it my dear girl I
my beloved wife I But you are of the
South, and you have all the passionate
feelings, and let me add, all the prejudi-
ces of the South toward Yankees.”
Yankee, Edward; never aitogctliei-' a
lIII3IBfiIfi,' mm: Sntelligrntr, ilitiriituri, hulitirs, Slgriinllurt, lllrrbutiiw, tbi Iltlfi, IIl5llIIl’[lIIlllI,, Zct.---tlllstuhlislgri in 18130.
New Englauder.”
and brought‘ up there ; and I always
by everybody, friend or foe.”
believed myself alone?”
unforgivable said or meant. Are we
friends now ?” stooping to kiss her, and
pointing to the chamber door with one
redundant hair with the other.
“ What a fumbier you are !” disenga-
ging herself, jumping up, and running
off toward another door. On the way,
she trod upon the pearls, and stopped,
and her eyes filled with teiirs- “ Oli,
Edward, Edward I can you forgive me I”
she cried. “ You must have thought
me possessed.” -
“ Possessed I Umph I” I
“ I do wish you would leave off that
nasty word ; 1 hate it.”
“ Any thing, dear, if you will give up
that word nasty.” ' '
“ Will you, though ?” jumping up and
clapping ..ez' banalzs, “will yo-.i.‘.’ ‘ sartiii
true, black and blue ;’ there’s a dear lit-
tle husband I’’
I. V7
“Will you give up materialism?”
“With all my heart.” ‘
“And phreuology ?”
“ And phrenology ? Why, yes, if you
say so, after you know what phrenology
-n--
W
“I know what it is now !”—-humming
thc air, ‘Toolnte for my peace.’ Audi
don’t wautto know any more about it.”
“And what is it?”
“ What is what ?” .
“ Why, phrenology, to be sure ; what
is pbrenology ?”
“Why, plirenology is materialism ;”
tapping the floor with her too, and speak-
ing with considerable cmpbasis. ’
“ Umph I And what is uiatcrialism ;”
“ Why,” folding her arms, and stoop-
iug so as to hide her foot with her dress ;
for she caught the wmicleriug of his eye,
and began to think seriously of escape ;
“Why, materialism is phreuology, to be
sure ; wliatelsc can it be '3”
“And who says so ?”
“ The C-hristiiui Exumiiiciz”
“ Wlicw I nay, nay, my dear girl, one
word before we part—-you to your chum-
bcr, I hope, and I to—wliere shall I be-
take niysc-ll'?”
“Where you please.” . .2
“ I2-,(ln’t I better lie down here on
the sofa ?” -
“ Oh, certainly, by all means I” run-
ning off.
“ You’il be Wandering‘ this way in your
sleep, may be.”
“ N at while you are here, I promise
you.”
“ Nay, nay ; one word I beseech you.
Do you see this paper? I want you to.
read this before you decide against phra-
nology.”
“I c:in’t read it ; it's all Hebrew to
me ; wlmt’s the nieaniug of all these
figures? And all these words of foul‘-
aud-twc-nt.y syllables apiece? I should
really be glad to‘know.”
“ I I: is your horoscope, my love.”
“ '.\‘Iy 'w/iut ?”
" A plirenological estimate of your
cliaructi-i‘, before mnrrizigc. Do you
know, my dear, tliatyou are indebted to
plircnology for a liusbaiid ?”
" R051“._l’.” Clroppiug a profound courte-
sy, “and you mean that I slinll now be
indebted to a husband for plirenology,
hey !”
“ Pretty much. N ow let me read it
to you ; and that you may see whetlier
I read it fairly or not, suppose you look
over me,” drawing her to him. ’ I
“ Proceed ; the stars are fading, the
air blows cooler, and I begin to feel
sleepy.”
Hc reads :
"Fix-muess——moderate. Conscientious-
ucss full. Appi'obativencss——large.”
“ Approbaitlveness, indeed I I should
like to know what that means I’’
“ You ought to know, my dear. It
means love of approbation. In women,
or in men who r-sscmblc women, it may
bccome what is called——niay I whisper
it ?——va2iit_i/.”
" Umph, as you say, and that I have
it large ?”
U Umph pa
“ 1’i'occed.”
“ Desti'uctiveness——vcry large,” glan-
cing at the torn ostrich feathers and scat-
tered pearls. " Murvelousiiess——lurge,
and—-” ’
“ No, no ; stop there, if you please.-
I' don’t see how that can be—l don’: be-
lieve in ghosts.”
“ No, but you do in tlie.Cln'istian Ex-
aminer.”
“Very true. Proceed.”
“ Self’-cstecni—-deficient.”
“ Deficient I Why, everybody tells
me I am the vainest creature alive ?”
“ That may be, l!CV't?l'tll0l€SS ; nay, for
that very reason, with more sell’-esteem,
Ol‘ self-i-espect, you would be far less anx-
ious about the opinion of others.”
“ Hope-—inoderate,” laying his hand
on liopc-..— Idcality——fnll.”
“ Or full-isli, hey I”
“ Iiiliabitiveness—modei'ate.”
“‘ Goodness me I how you do skip
about? Yon’ve been all over my head
now three or four times I ‘What is the
menning of inliabitivciiess ‘?” l
“ No wonder you ask ! Had it been
large, my love, you wouldxft. be here
now."
“ Where would I be pray I”
“In your own bed.” '
"’ Wily, Edward,” jumping away, and:
trying to escape, “what are you laugh-
ing at ?"
“ At a little mistake of yours, tliat.’s
all, my dear. But. hear me through.”
“ Well ! proceed.” -
“Oompa1'ison—fair. C-.iusalit_v—full,
quite full. Now, my dear, that charac-
ter was drawn for you before marriage
All that I have seen of you, or heard of
you, confirms it in every particular ; and
it is upon this I ground my hope.”
“ What hope, Edward 1?”
“ The hope of your turning out a rea-
sonable woman, after all--—and perhaps a
K .
“ But we have never considered you ii
phrenologist.”
“And why not? Iwas born- there,
have insisted, I do noW. insist, and I al-
ways shall insist, on being so considered‘
“ ’l‘lie_n, why should you care whether
I called you a Yankee or not, when I
“ Because, dear, your Southern preju-
dices arc a part of yourself; and so long
as you did not call me ii Yankee, or ii
Down Easter, I knew there was nothing
hand, as be adjusted the stray mass of
.__‘4‘
" Wretcli ! but. what-is meant by coin-
-pui-ison ?” v ‘. . .. .
“ Conipiirisonpmy’ desif, is »-thg distin-
guisliingpowcr of superior,in__iads.. _',It is
that quality which detects ,d,iII'§renées
where the multitude see only "i_‘ejseii'iblan-
ces, and resemblaiices wherejth_b'y‘j'only
sec differences.” ’ “ j
“ And that, you say, is‘ lar'ge;.‘with
me ?” "
‘ “ No, my dear, not large‘, ‘DEW fair.”
“ Well, if you have done vritli-‘iii*e7~how,
I’ll go to bed. But;-first; what,-};i§§ihat
great bump your hand is on now?” 2
“ Pliiloprogenitiveness, my dear.”
“ Philo'-'pro—'Pliilo—’-—w‘hat'7” : -
"‘ Phi-lo-pro-gen-i-tive-uess.”' . .
" And what‘ does all that meau_?’’: "-
“ A love of children ; the .inst_ii_i_ct;.of a
-.stop I stop I don’t break yQ_u_i:.neck—.-
of a——ol ii mother for her ofi'spring.”
“ Oli I-—is that all ?” i
"To be sure it is.” . . , . .
“And how did ' you say’ it was with
me ?” I ’
“Large—-very large I” . , p, '
“ Well ! of all the. lillplldellce"I ever
heard of ! Give me that paper.”-'
_ “For what purp0Se"I” vex-i:. ' ‘
“ That you’ll see presently,’,’ tryiiig to
snatch it. “ Come, come, hand it over‘ I"
“No, my love, notltill I.-know, what
you want it for. I wonldift ,‘lia"'v‘c that
paper destroyed for,” flourishing it" iii the-
air, and speaking with decidéd-elilpllasis; '
“ for-——foi'—ev’er-so-mucl_i l’’', _ - .,
’ .“Wouldu’t you, indeed! No_rIneith-
er, let me tell you,” imitating liis"flbiirish,
nndspeakiug with"a still ,m0i'é“' decided
emphasis ; “ no I not’--for ‘oi-‘g'reiit75‘=deal
more than cvcr-so-much l‘-';‘—n0',=*i no, . I
want it for another purp_os_e.,entirely'.” I
“ And for-wliut purpose, _dea_‘_i' ?” ,
“ To read off your cbai*actcr'froln‘it.—
So, you begin to feel fi-igbtenecl,-hey-'?”
“Not much ; only a leelle kind 0’, as we
say Down East. There l”~handing the
paper, and strctchiiigliimself at hiswliole
lengthen the -sofa. “And I'liope you
begin to feel a leetle l.'iml 0’, too.” .
“ Kind 0’ what 27”’ ~,
“ And now that you may have ‘a ' good
opportunity of seeing for yoiirself,‘-and of
satislyiiig yourself, allow‘ me to.—” ofl'er-
ing to lay his head in her lap. - , ,
“ No, no, if you please, not here. I
don’b like that way of studying’ pl‘i‘r'eiiolo-
gy. Come, now, be ‘quiet I” béginnihgto
read from the paper : . i -
“Anducit_v—-nnpar alleled ,And_ here
lies the organ, you perceive,” laying her
hand on his mouth. “,-l’lioI 'yc_'u’i_'e‘_vei'y
inucli mistaken ifyou think 'I‘pIit'ii==tbere
to be kissed. Bo quiet, I'53l'l'y-‘I.".‘.-‘S€lf-
complacency—ver_v large, ‘prodigious.-
Be quiet, will ye! Obstinacy—-_nnspeak-
able I Lnnguage——4.litto. And llefe lies
the organ, accoi'ding‘to all the best an-
tlioritics,” covering his eyes with both
her hands. " You know you néverconld
be ‘persuaded’ to talk ~'Fl'8ilCll. nor any
tiling close worth hca:-ing, witliyour. lips.
Ambition——fi'iglitful, iiiordinate, 'insup-
portnble. U:iptioiisiiess—-f-.iir, wliat you
call" full-isli, may be! .\:lodesty-—wunt-
ing. Yankceisni——ii:icqunlcd. , Piéty——
so so; nOt'lllllCll to brag of. 'Fibntive-
lleSS-—~llmpll I as you suy.- And all the
rest of the developeinents in proportion I
There I there’s a chaii'acter for you I—
Tliat was your hoi‘i'or-scope, as you
call it, the lirst day ‘I ‘ ever" set
eyes on you land I . niu.~t' iisay,”
escaping to the door, and sl.i.ippiug_'~tliere
and looking over her slioulder, and .mim-
icking his llltl.llllEl', “ I must say, I've
licard nothing, and I cuuiinngine nothing
since, to alter my opiuion—-—lie l’”hc I be I”
“The baggage ! Wliew I--—ew—'—ew I
what a witelrit. is! lint I must after
her, and have an 'expl£uia-tioii with her,
and put a stop to these tau:r.iiiis,or aban-
don all hope of a young phr_enologist.”
*<O
E‘ The early brenkingdown into In-
vnlidisin of our Aincricau woméii is the
frequent l't‘lll{Il'li'. Our youug"‘maidens
arc, as,a class, beautiful but .delica,te,',and
linrdly do hosts of them get out or. their
teens before they become more orless the
victims of disease.‘ Several of but con-
toinporarics, we perceive, are calling at-
tention to one cause of this ‘evil; viz :—
'I‘lie over working of girls Ill.'_’ school.-—
Wliere the blame of this is to be laid we
are not prepared to say. IVe doubt,
liowever, wlictlier it is all to be put at
the doors of the tea(:_ll€l'S, for we have
lienrd many of I'.ll(‘Ill lninciit it, espec-
ially those having charge ‘ of tile‘-{public
schools. The docility, love of appro-
bation and emulation, quite cliariicter-
istic of the sex, taken in coiiiicctioii with
the early age at which they are seated
zit the desk, and the early age at wvliicli
they are called from their - studies,» may
ncccouiit for uiucli of the error. -Not
only the acquisitioii of the coniuiou bran-
ches of educatioii, but likewise the acqui-
sition of acconiplisliiueiits, isilcrowded in-
to a few years ; and this, too, witlia pre-
mature elllfzillc ‘, iu:o the excitement:
of society. Nutiiriil consequeiicesc-f this
are liondiiclies, crooked spines, disorder-
eil nerves, weak eyes, (lebility, “cliroiiic
complaints. that occasion more niisc-bi_‘ef,, '
moral as well as physical, than many may
iinnginc. What must follow where the
wife and mother is the ‘victim ofill health
can easily be imagined. And how many
instances are there oftliis ill health trace-
able to the grievous inistake of parental
vanity or tliouglitlcssiioss, iii subjecting
more children to the inevitable deleterious
effects of ovci-tasking the brain, keeping
to sedentary pursiiits, involving ‘confine-
ment in unnatural positions, unrc-lievcd
by vigorous open-nir exorcise ? This is
not a subject on which it is our T province
—were we competcnt—-to speak" in de-
tail. lint it is ii subject which ‘(l,(.‘lllilil(IS
very serious coiisidemtion. It concerns
the prosperity and happiness of thous-
ands. It concerns the conifort iiiid joy
of numbei-less homes. I t concerns ' the
cmise of humanity ; iiiusinulzli as the abu-
ses alluded to tlircaten to bring on, in some
respects, an alariniiig: (Ieg9BéftIcy,.ln pos-
terity——aml that posterity _‘only"a’ genera-
tion or two behind us. The l'iost’s'of , phy-
sicians, the statistics of the (loath of iii-
fnnts, daily occurring facts within the ob-
servatiou of every one, are all indicative
of a great wrong, which threatens to pro-
clnce bitter fruits, to disnpoint uinny of
the hopes of a progressive i_iud,prospei‘ous
'civilization.——Bosto~:i Courier. » "
~§.>e
3. Guano contains salts oftaiumonia,
alkaline pbosplmtes, etc, necessary to
produce the grain of wheat, but IIOITIG
form roots and straw. ‘ . l I ‘ - «
M, IN ADVANCE.
Norwalk Chronicler