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NUMBER 550--NEW SERIES.
NORWALK GAZETTE.
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BUSINESS DIquToRI.
M‘\,’ W
N orwalk Hotel.
D. STEPHENSON, Pnornm’rou.
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 timcsbe
procured.
, South Norwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, PROPRIETOR.
This House has recently been thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged and is now ready
fer the reception of guests. It is pleasantly lo-
cated, in immediate proximty to the Depot of
the N'. Y. and N. H. Railroad, and in this re
:spect ,for permanent or transient boarders pos-
. sessesudvantages over any other Hotel in the
”town. ' A good Stable is kept in connection
with the Hotel. tf5
Connecticut Hotel.
EAST SIDE THE BRIDGE, NORWALK, CONN.
J. C. KELLY, Proprietor.
This well-known and popular House, while
under the management of James Stevens, de-
ceased, is open for the reception of transient
or permanent Boarders, and no expense or
pains will be spared to secure the comfort of
guests.
Good Stabling for Horses, &-c. 15
Wooster House, Danbury, Conn.
WM. P. STEVENS, Proprietor.
The Subscriber, having purchased the
above named Hotel, is prepared to re-
ceive permanent and transient boarders,and
to entertain Travellers and the Public gener-
ally. The Hotel is large, commodious, and
is fitted up with the conveniencies of. modern
Hotels; it is abundantly supplied w1th pure
Spring Water,and ls pleasantly located,on
the Main Street, within every few rods of the
Railroad Depot.
, :C. S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
—--a n d— .
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING EMPORIUM,
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block,
Main'Strcet, Norwalk, Conn.
3.1:. OLMSTEAD,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
No’s 14 do 16 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
J. P. TOOTH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE OVER MALLOR Y’S STORE
Norwalk, Conn.
c. J. GRUMAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
,_ DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassi-
mercs, Satinetls,‘ Veszings, and Tail-
or's Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CON N.j
l'. H. NASH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER no
S, T O_ V E S ,
MANUFACTURER or
‘I‘in, Sheet Iron & Gopper’Wares:
Has constantly on hand a large assort-
ment of general House-keepzng
Furniture, at So. Norwal/c.
Conn.
H. C. HANDLE,
.—DEALER IN—
Hats, GapS,---Men’s & Boy’s
STRAW’GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Umbrellas, we”
No. 2 Skiddv’s Block.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 181-9. Charter Perpetual.
Cash Capital, $1,000,000-
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adopted to the hazard, and
consistonl with the laws of
compensation.
GEO. R... COWLES, Sole Jlgent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
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0. 81. B. K. LOCKWOOD, 81. GO
NORWALK, CONN.,
MANUFACTURERS or
Tin, Shoot Iron & Copper Wares
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furniture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead g— Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
AMOS HUNT,
GeneralPension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
l’Vashington, D. C.
B. B. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law
or WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
Dentistry.
Doctors arm. a PITCH,
Surgical & Mechanical
D E N T I S T S,
Oflioe over the Store of c. J. Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. HILL. CHARLES Frrcn.
Life Insurance.
A. n. DYING-row,
(At the Gazette Oflice,)
AGENT FOR run '
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE llFE INSURANCE COMPAN Y
of Hartford, Conn.
J. N. LOCKWOOD & CO
(Successors to J. P. HANFORD,)
K EEP constantly on hand a large and va-
ried assortment of LADIES’, GENT’S AND
CHILDREN’S
Gaiters, Boots, Shoes. ac"
all made under our own personalsupervision,
of the best material and in the very best man-
ner. Our assortment. ox LAIDIES’ GAITERS,
undoubtedly comprises, both in extent and
quality, a finer assortment than can be found
at any similar establishment in the County;
5 In GENr’s Boors, GAIrsns, SuoES,&c., we have
a larger and better assortment, we are confi-
dent, than was ever before offered in Norwalk.
We also are prepared to manufacture to meas-
ure, any article in our line,promplju, at the
shortest notice. '
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S Suors, Ronnuns,
&c., in endless variety. A fine article of
SLIrrrEns for Gents’ wear.
REPAIRING in all its branches, done neat-
ly, quickly and cheaply.
New Styles. In
’mNow Goods &. low prices
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemen and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,as has ever been presented to the
publicinthis 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 PatentLeather Boots
and Shoes, with an endless assortment of
Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which will be
sold very low for cash. Thepublic are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. tf21
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mechanic’s Tools. Farming Utensils
Guns, Pistols, Iron and Steel,
Window Glass, Pam“
and Ozls.
HE Subscriber has nowinstoreandis
constantly receiving direct from the man
ufacturers, a large supply of Foreign and
Domestic Goods,under the above denomina-
tions,which makes hisassortment ofarticles
suited to this market, equal to anyin the
state, and which will be sold either whole-
sale or retail,on as favorable terms as can
be purchased inNew York. For list of ar-
ticlesand prices,purchasersare requested
to ca‘lland examine for themselves.
WM. C. STREET.
& New Carriage Shop.
1.7V NOR I’VflLK .’
THE Undersigned having opened a Carriage
Shop on Camp street, is prepared to. re
ccive orders for all kinds of Carriages, Wag
ons, Sleighs,&c. He is also prepared to do
all kinds of repairing and re-paintlng, «he.
All! work warranted good, at reasonable
prices,and done when promised !
JOHN SHEPHERD,
Norwalk,Jan. 4th, 1858.
Connecticut
Saddlery, Harness and Trunk
MANUFACTOBY,
East side the Bridge, under Conn. Hotel.
'I‘EPHEN SWANN, successor to FREDE'
RICK BRADLEY, returns hissincere thanks
to theinhabitautsof Norwalk an neighbor-
hood,and his patronsin particular,f l hte
very liberal patronage bestowed upon him
during the past your,and hopes by strict
attention to business, to merit a continuance
of their support.
Every description of articles connected
with the tradc, 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,1858.
lyr
Roma—1k Emporium. ‘
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish of Allliinds,
Clams, Oysters, ac.
As good as themarket affords, constantlyto
befouud at the well known establishment of
MEEKER do OLMSTEAD.
fl“ Goods of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
Norwalk Bye Works,
Foot of Mill Hill, Normal/c, Conn.
OHN PICKENS,prncticnl Dyer and Re-
finisher, would remind his friends and the
public generally, that he still carries on the
Dyeing Business, in all its branches, at his
old stand. Ladies Dresses Dyed any
Color,and Steam-Finished in the most ap-
proved manner. Crepe. Broche, and Cash-
mere Shawls, Cleaned, Dyed, and Pressed,
To compare filh new goods. Lace Damask
and Moreen Curtains, Table Covers, Rugs,
etc.. Cleaned, Dyed, and Finished. Gentle-
men’s Clothing and Straw Hats, Cleaned,
D ed and Pressed.
yflgents, Joseph Shepherd, Norwnlk, Ly-
man Platt, Main-515., Daubuly, Dawd Selleck,
West Norwalk, J. W. Reed, Stamford, Corn-
wall A: Miles, Milford, Conn. 1
LOUR . in choice brands at
F ’Some ex 1 OLMSTEAD’S.
Beware of ImpostorS!
THE wonderful success of Lvos’s poisonlese
. Magnetic Powder for the destruction 0f
Insects, has given rise to scores of counter-
feits. Look out for them. .
Be it known to the nation,
By this proclamation,
That counterfeits of Lyon’s Powder,
(Of which each day the fame swells louder,)
Are selling now, the country through,
By rogues to whom a halter’s due.
Remember that the enninc can alwa s be
andHChz'na.
Ware.
OOTSJISHOES a lot esssortment at
B ' g Omen-art’s.
lhad of APP do LNN S.
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Norwalk Boat Ofléco.
' NAILS CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.,-—’-2._30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.—5.00 P. M.
Daubury and Norwalk Railroad, 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Redding. and Reading Ridge 12 M.
MAILS Dos.
West 9.10 A. M.—5.55 P. M.
East 8 20 A. M.—3.20 P. M.
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad 7.55 A. M.
ros'r orrIcr. nouns
From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P.M.
R. A. WILLIAIIs, P. M.
Norwalk Savings Society}
NORWALK, Nov. 4th, 1857.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Deposits
made in this Society on or before the 5th
day of January, April, July, and October,
will be put on interest on the first day of sold
. respective months.
J osnru W. HonBsLL, Treasurer
Norwalk Savings Society.
Ivonwm’
Paper Hanging
D E P O '1‘ ,
One Door North of Gazette Building.
The subscriber would give notice that he
keeps constantly on hand, a very large assort-
ment of
Wall and Ceiling Paper,
Including Oak and Marbled Paper, for Halls,
Offices, Dining Rooms, etc., which will be put
on at short notice, and the best possible man-
ner. Having received his Spring Stock, hers
now prepared to furnish Paper Hangings as
Cheap as the Cheapest. Also
P A I N T I N G , .
In all its branches, carried on as heretofore.
GEORGE MARVIN.
Norwalk, April 3d, 1858. 14
FURNITURE!
HE subsciber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of 0
Cabinet furniture
as can be found in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, FOR 0.4 SH, than the same
quality of Goods can be obtained at any oth-
er establishment.
The Stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartette Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas; Tete-a-Tetc Lounges, Mahog-
any and Cane-seat Chairs; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, dzc. the.
COFFIJV‘ WAREROOMS.
Where may be found a full assortment of
Collins, which will be finished in the best pos-
sible manner, and at short notice.
fl A Hearse will be furnished when de-
tf45
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sired. A. RENOUD.
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
A. m n :a o a- ! r a s ,
TAKEN in a style which for durability and
execution cannot be excelled.
The subscriber having taken the old Austen
Dngnerrean Rooms in the Dunbury Depot, at
Nor-walk Bridge, takes this method to inform
the people of Norwalk and vicinity, that he
is prepared to take their pictures by the Am-
brotype process, w 'ch is universally acknowl-
edged to be for s perior to the Daguerreo-
type, and equal to a Steel Engraving. All in
want of a Superior likeness,are invited to call,
examine and judge for themselves.
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE! First
class pictures taken by this new process from
50 cents upwards. E. B. THOMPSON.
,. THOMAS III-EU,
Merchant Tailor and Draper,
No. 3Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Conn.
THE subscriber would respectfully announce
that having cleared out all his old stock
at his auction sales,he has now on hand a
fresh selected stock of sensonnble Cloths, Cas-
simeres,Vestings, &c., which he is prepared
to make up in the best and most fashionable
styles. A complete assortment of Mono and
Boys’ CLOTHING READY .MJIDE.
Grateful for long and continued favors, I
shall endeavor, with renewed exertion, to
merit their continuance.
ALBERT HGMBB.
Merchant Tailor.
NORWALK, CONN .,
THE Public are respectfully invited to call
and examine the large and varied assort-
ment of
READY MADE CLOTHING,
French Cloths, Commerce and Vestings,
Also, a general assortment of gentlemeu’s
furnishing goods, consisting in part of Hats
and Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts. Collars, Cra-
vats, Handkerchiefs , Suspenders, dzo.
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings by the
3rd or pattern. and out free of charge.
Particulir attention paid to Children’s Gar
meats.
Groceries cheaper than ever
1" O B C A S H !
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, &c., at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements to
Cash buyers, as he has as large an assortment
of Groceries of the best qualities, as can be
found at any store in the County. He. would
invite the special attention of all to his stock
of
Coffees, Teas, and Sugars,
Which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are hauled to
call, examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
At a small advance from cost!
nmrofi‘sco'r Ir,
Importer and Wholesale Dealer in
Branches, Guns. Ruins, Wines,
Champagnes, Cigars,
&c., No. 17 Catharine Slip,
(East side the market, near South Street,)
New York.
The subscriber having moved to the above
number, will keep on hand both Foreign and
Domestic Liquors, which will be warranted of
the best quality and at the lowest prices.—
All orders through the mail, Capts. of sloops,
orsteamboats Confidence, Stamford, or Geo.
Law, will be promptly attended to. tf21
Mineral Cabrnetl'or Sale.
NE of the largest and most valuable Cab-
O inets of Minerals in Fairfleld County, is
off-:red for sale for much less than its value.
It would form a rare and valuable addition
to any School or Gentleman’s Library. For
2 particulars enquire at the Gazette Ofllce. “15
Pure Medicine's.
AN always be found at the Corner Drug
Store of KNAPP do LYNES.
C
nnnr, coon.
THE Coolest place in town, and the best
8 -
may be founR the Corner Store of
KNAPP a LYNES.
N. B.—If you don’t believe it, call and try
it for yourselves. K. «k L.
Molasses.
XTRA Porto Rico, new crop, several
hhds ver low for the qualit at
l y outlines.
(Adjoining Store of Knapp «b Lynes, Main st.)
POETRY
Molokai-erasure,”
. . amorous-And _,
Right jollie in yo tailor-man,
As annie man my); ; .
And all ye day upon‘ye bench.
He worketh martini»:
And oft ye while in plant. wise
He colleth up his limb",
He slngeth Isong‘e’s 'ye like whereof
Are not in Watts hlsrhymns.
And yet he tolleth all ye while
His merrie catches rolle ;
As true unto y‘e‘ needle as
’ Ye needle'to ye pole. -
What cares ye valllant tallyor-man
For all ye cowards fears ?
Against ye scissors of ye Fates
He pointen his mightie shear-es.
He heedeth not yo ancients jest:
That witlosse'sinn‘or's use ;
What feareth ye bolde tailyor-man
Ye hiring. of a goose ? -
He pulleth at ye busie threads,
To feed his lovinge wife
And eke his childe ; for unto them
It is ye threade of life.
He cutteth well yo rich. man’s coate,
And with unseemlie pride
He sees yo little waistcoat. in
Ye cabbagebye his side.
Meanwhile ye tailyor-man his wife,
To labor nothing loth
Sits bye with roadie hand“ to basic
Y0 urchin and yc'eloth .
Full happle in yo tailyor-man,
Yet is he often tried,
Lest be, from fulneue of ye dimes,
Waxe wanton in his pride.
Full happie is ye tailyor man,
And yet he hath a foe,
A cunniuge enemie that none
80 well as tailyors known.
It in yo slipperie customer
Who goes his wicked wsyes
And wearer ye honest tellyor’s costs,
But never, never paycs l
' Growing Old.
Miss Mulock, in a chapter on Old age, quotes the fol-
lowing beautiful thing. Wc do not know who the lines
were written by _: _
“ Do yo think of the days that are gone, Junie,
As ye sit by your fire at night?
Do ye wish that the morn would bring back the time,
When your heart and your step were so light f
I think of the days that are gone, Robin,
And ofall that I joyed in them ;’
But the brightest that ever cross on me,
1 have never wished back again.
Do ye think of the hopes that are gone, Joanie,
As ye sit by your fire at night 1’
Do ye gather them up as they faded fast
Like buds with an early blight ?
I think of the hopes that are gone, Robin,
And I mourn not their stay was fleet;
For they fell as the leaves of the red rose fall,
And were even in falling, sweet.
“Do ye think of the friends that are gone Jeanie,
As ye sit by your fire at night ?
Do ye wish they were round you again once more
By the hearth that they made so bright 7
I think of the friends that are gone, Robin,
They that are dear to my heart as then ;
But the best and the dearest ameng them all
‘ . I have never wished back again 1"
MISCELLANY. _
u F170;: Harper’s .‘Ilagazine.
m ran! DONA BELLA.
A'TALE 0F CORDOVA, IN SPAIN.
“ Adelonte, Senior l It is necessary
your Excellenza goes forward l It is
two and a half good leagues to Cordova
yet, and the‘ shadows have crept up two-
thirds of the height of the tower of Santa
Maria del Alma l Mira l” and the speak-
er, who was an Andalusian. muleteer,
gayly dressed, and mounted upon a fris-
ky, lion-colored ass, with ears of enor-
mous length, extended his right hand,
gay with gold rings, with a dramat-
ic air toward the city, the lower por-
tion of which was wrapped in soft twi-
light, while the tops of the spires-and
loftier towers were glittering in the splen-
dor of an Hispaniau sunset. , ,
The person addressed was a young
Spanish cavalier—his fine, large, Spark-
ling eyes, olive complexion, and extreme-
ly handsome features, betraying clearly
his Castillian blood. 7 He was notmore
than five or .six-nnd-twenty, and; well
mounted upon asuperb Andalusian steed,
and his air and general appearance, the
richness of his dress, and the elegance of
his trappings, showed that he belonged
to the first class of Spanish grandam.—
He was attended by a servant, also on
horseback, ashort, swarthy-looking Span-
iard, with grisly beard, and long, grayish
looks. The Castilian had been lingering
on the hill over which the road wound as
he came insight of the city, to survey
scenes more familiar to his eye, and so-
cred to the memories of earlier days.
“ Use thy whip, then, Gallacio, and go
forward at what pace may please thee,’
anSWered the horseman. “ The way thou
hast pressed on all the evening, one would
well guess thou wert under a pledge to
some nut-brown maid of Cordova to meet
her at sunset by Fountain del Moro,
where all the pretty young women meet
at eve to draw water and make love to
their sweethearts. Well, I am the last
man to mar a lover’s happiness. So let
us forward, for I fain would enter .the
city, ere it grow dark.” -
The three horsemen now galloped rap-
dly forward, the Castilian now and
then half drawing rein to gaze upon the-
beautiful landscape of valley, hillside,
vineyard, garden, and villa, mingled in
rich profusion before him on either side of
the road, while in their midst flowed, like
a necklace of minute lakes, the irregular
and meandering river from which all bor-
rowed their beauty cnd glory.
As the guide drew near the town, he
pointed out with hisgwhip, from the back
of his galloping ass, now the ruins of- the
castle, once the prison of Don John of
Portugal, and now the summer abode of
the Princess Isabella de Cordova ; and
he would have gone on pointing out oth-
ers, but the Castilian, whom he had es-
corted from "Madrid, bade him ride on
in silence, use]! these places were well
known to him. ‘
“Si, Senor l I perceive you are no
stranger about Cordova l” answered Gal-
lscio, discomfited, for it was his delight,
as it is of all guides, to play the intel-
ligent showman to poor, ignorant travel-
ers. .
As they drew nigh the gates of the city.
they encountered large companies . of
peasants and market folk comingout, hur-
rying to reach theishomcs are deep night-
fall. . ..
Having shown his passport at the por-
tal of the ' great gateway, the Castilion
._ .thepeculiar delight .of s. longrnbsent cm--
Ye Talisman-Laicdnte‘mpuc" ”VOW -, ,.
- ride on leisurelythroughthe Prado.’ He
. thebeauty-and chivalry inr'Cordovaa-
l
- cavaliers beckoned,,who, obodiently Spur-
-:corriages,,and merrily talked
' . loved tointroduce into his landscapes..—
I. cover to that which wished not a third
. vanity)thought passed across the mirror
rode slowly forward, looking - about - him ,
.-isen.-pleces__fsmilisr whiamemm- . ‘
He had sent. his servant forward with"
the Andalusian, to preparea room for
him at the chief hotel, saying he would
soon turned from; the Col [del Pedro,
the city. It was,,'as he expected to find
thronged atthat. twilight hour, with all-
Around theifountain, crowds wererstand-
ing gazing upon-the , long lines of open.
carriages, filled with tastefullyottired la-
dies, glittering with.jewels,;os if dressed
for... boll, who, as they rode past, drawn
by horses),or, mules richly caparisoncd
along the avenues of gazing, and admiring
friends, npdded to some in recognition,
smiled on others, signalled secretly with
their fans to their lovers, and to other
ring up, walked their'horses along by their
andlau‘ghed
with them. _ ' . . ‘ ‘
. .. It was a brilliant and gay scene, such
as only a Spanish city can present to the
eye. . -
“ I am almost too travel-worn and'dust
covered to mingle in such fair company as
this,” said Don Francisco de Alvarado,
the Castilian, as he drew rein on the" out-
skirts of the throng, and, seated in his sad-
dle, watched the living panorama as it
moved by. . . .
. Although the sun had just set, the, twi-
light was gorgeously light, and the splen-
dor of the western sky, piled up with
clouds of gold in o. firmanent of glory,
shed over all a soft, clear light of that ex-
quisite half-tone which Claude Lori'aine
By this heavenlylight the beauty of the
lovely women of Cordova were enriched,
and even the plain donnas appeared to
advantage. , ,
Don Francisco enjoyed the scene,
seated upon his horse, within the shadow
of an orange-tree. Cabriolet after cabri-
olet of Spanish women rolled Slowly by,
the gallants lining the way, bowing, kiss-
inghands, and throwing boquets at their
favorites. . ..
All at once the music of the royal baud
struck up in the full splendor and power
of trumpet, drum and sonorous horn. in
front of the palace of the general-in-chief,
and the procession of carriages stopped,
in order that their occupants might list-
en to the music. The friends of those in
the cabriolcts took this occasion to crowd
up and surround their favorite acquain-
tances, and converse with them. In a
few minutes, the whole Prado, for half a
mile in length, presented the aspect of a
fete or ofa ball-room. The music gave
both spirit to general conversation and a
party to hear. .
Our hero, for such he will prove to be,
though the handsomcst man, dust-covered
and sunbrowned as he was, that was then
within the Alameda, had kept in the
shade of the tree, not thinking himself
sufficiently well attired for such a holiday
arty.
But he had not been unobserved. To
his surprise more than one gentleman
bowed to him, and more than one lady
smiled and nodded, as if he were a famil-
iar acquaintance met daily. ‘
“. This is very odd,” he said to himself,
as he civilly responded _ to the courteous
bow of a fine-looking old Spanish gentle-
man. “I am evidently taken for some
one else, for note soul in Cordova has
seen me since I was twelve years old,
and now I am twenty-six, and wear a
beard ! Truly it is pleasant to the heart
of a long-absent wanderer to be thus kind-
ly noticed on his return, but they. cannot
know me. Ah, I have it! The Cordo-
vianos are distinguished for. their courte-
syand their hospitality to strangers.—
They see I .am a stranger, and these sal-
utations are but the usual civilities which
they extend to such.” . . . . »
Just as he had satisfied himself with
this conclusion, his eyes were suddenly
drawn, as if by fascination, toward a car-
riage that stood at his right. As he
turned his head his looks rested full and
direct upon a. pair of glorious eyes, dark
as the night with its diamond-glittering
skies. _
Those superb and passionate orbs
which his own encountered so unexpect-
edly had been for some moments steadily
regarding him with the earnest. attention
of one who would draw the glance of
the one gazed at ; and it was, without
doubt, that mysterious mesmeric influ-
ence which the eyes can involuntarily
command when intently fixed upon aper-
son, which caused Don Francisco, cons-
cious of being regarded, to turn so
quickly, and in the right direction.
He remained an instant enchanted with
the beauty of the lady whose gaze he met.
His heart bounded and warmed with a
glow of surprised delight. He returned
her looks earnestly and inquiringly, when
to his amazement, she smiled in the most
charming manner, and fined hertwo fin-
gers to him, tasting the airy kiss to him
with the most graceful gesture conceivable
Bewildered and captivated, our handsome
Castilian instinctively returned the de-
lightful salutation, and then examined
more closely the features and surround-
ings of the beauty. She was not more
than twenty, if so much, with that noble
and voluptuously-developed form which
distinguishes the fair senoritas of South-
ern Spain. Her features were as regular
as an Arabians,and aristocratically-mould-
ed, the nose being exquisitely shaped and
-.that rare thing—marvelously beautiful!
Her mouth was proudly and sweetly full,
the lips richly tinted with the brightest
cherry, revealing, as she smiled, teeth
like milk. Altogether she was the hand-
somest woman in Cordova ; and Don
Francisco, as he gazed on her, said to
himself, “Of the world! Heaven ne’er
shaped and breathed the breath, of life
into any creature this side of the upper
skies so incomparably lovely. But who
can she be? Who is she who; smiles on
me, and throws Inc kisses from the tips of
her fingers! Surely this also is not a
part of the programme of Cordova hospit-
ality. in receiving strangers into their
courteous city l”
Here the vain (young men, especially
heroes of romances, will sometimes evince
of his self-love ‘ that perhaps it was his
fine personal appearance which had cans-
ed- her to shew him than sweet amenities
:with the looks «on. .ncosuiiinsy With:
,which'led from the gate: into thehcart of ‘
and that he had, not being yet twenty-five
minutes in Cordova, made a conquest of
one of its most beautiful women 1 He
now began to wish [he were‘not so dust-
st'aiued any'unfit to present ' himSelf, for-
getting that the increasing twilight ' ren-
,dered and detectionof neglect 'of apparel
very improbable. ' ' ' ' ‘ f
“She must be noble and rich l" he re-
flected, as he looked at the liverics of
scarlet ‘and ‘gold' of the two servants, and
surveyed the beauty of the two mules,
and the elegance of the phaeton. There
were also in the carriage two other-ladies
one of them richly dressed, andsdvanccd
in years; the- other a lovely girl of fifteen
with golden hair, and-chestnutcolored
eyes, soft in their expression as a gazelle’s
which they resembled in size, and gentle
beauty, and timidity. . ‘ . ,
“All these surroundings are of the high-
est mark! Whoever she is, the lady is
above suspicion! This is very extraor-
dinary. , I will. not. lose sight of the car-
riage until I know whither it conveys this
beauty, who has, from this hour, my heart
anddbsppincss in the palm of her little
on .
nally, increasing trot, for in a few min-
utes the thunders of the eight‘o’clock gun
would awake the echoes of the city, after
which the Prado was dared to‘ all ex—
cept foot-pussngers ; and many 'were
these, who, in loving pairs, walked up
and down, arm-in-arm, beneath the trees,
whispering loveowords, some of them
even until the tolling of the midnight
mass bell from the tall, dark tower of the
church de Santa Maria de la Estrella.
When the phaeton on which Don
Francisco kept his eyes rolled rapidly
out of the lofty archway of the Alamo-
do, he was gallopping close behind it, one
of a score of young gallants who hover-
ed about the carriages as they reentered
the heart of the city. He could still see
the faces of all around, for it was not
yet dark in the happy land of long and
loitering twilight, where night’s delay
makes of a large portion of the twenty-
four hours a sort of dreamy intermediate
day, which is neither day nor yet night,
but a luxurious, fascinating time, sacred
to love, to amusement, to happiness, and
to romance—a holy twilight day, dear to
the children of the South, who alone are
blessed with it.
The carriage rattled along rapidly thro’
the city, followed by our hero, whose nice
sense of honor could not reconcile him to
this playing of the spy upon the fair stran-
ger’s movements ; and more than once he
drew upon the bit to give up the pursuit,
but an irresistible desire to know who she
was who seemed to treat him as an inti-
mate friend—nay, with the gracious hon-
ors due to a lover—led him to keep on. ’
At length it was stopped in front of a
high and massive portal. A servant flung
wide the leaves of the studded gate, and
passing beneath the stone arch into a spa-
cious court adorned by a fountain, it dis-
appeared from our hero’s eyes.
“ Senor,” he said to the porter who
was closing the gate, “ whose palado is
this 7” '
The old man looked up at the horse-
man, bowed as if to an acknowledged su-
perior, and smiling, said,
- “ Your Excellenza would, I see, make
pastime of an old man. A week’s ab-
sence has not made thee forget this house,
Senor. Entrez noted, Sénor' Caballero!
I did not see thee coming behind; but
gyneyes are not as sharp as they used to
As he spoke the gray-haired gate-keep-
er ro-opened the heavy leaf he was shut-
ting ogainst the other one, and stood
aside, as if expecting Don Francisco to
ride past him into the court.
" It is my duty to follow, I see, for
Fate opens wide my way,” he said gayly.
“ But anciam min, for whom do you take
me ? Answer me this, since you do not
choose to say who lives here .” '
“ Art thou not Don Francisco f Ride
in—ride in—good Senor, and jest not
with a man of my years,” answered the
porter, moodily.
“ Am I then known so well—and ought
I to enter here ? There must be some er-
ror, or I am in enchanted land l But I
will not thwart my destiny ! I will see
the end of this ! It will not be long if I
‘cnter, before I ascertain who is the mas-
ter of this cosa. grands, with its groves,
fountains, statues, and marble terraces.—
Love and beauty beckon ! Adela/ate !”
As he spoke he rode through the gate,
and found himself following a circular
road that led amidst statues and tropical
foliage to the door of a stately portico.
which shone like silver in the rising moon.
As he came up the carriage drove off,
leaving the two youngest ladies standing
upon the steps as if waiting for him. A
servant sprung to his horse’s head, and a
page held his stirrup. He unhesitatingly
yielded himself up to the enchantment
which he verily believed was upon him,
resolved not to resist the course of events,
but commit himself to their direction un-
til the mystery of all this should be un-
reveled.
Scarcely had he olighted when the
youngest of the two—the maiden with the
golden heir-bounded down the steps,
and catching him warmly by the hand,
imprinted upon his check a kiss of we!-
come and frank affection, saying,
“ I am so glad, dear Francisco, you are
returned ! You have been gone so long,
and we have missed you every day !”
These words bewildered him, and he
began to fancy he was in a dream.
“ I must have fallen asleep in my sad-
dle, and am dreaming all this l” he said
to himself. " That it can be real is im-~
possible ; for I haVe been absent in Cuba
and Mexico fourteen years, when this
golden-tremed seroph u as an infant at the
breast l Per Beach)! I am in a dream l”
He had no time for further reflection,
as the noble and beautiful senorita who
had tossed the kiss to him from her fin-
ger-tips welcomed him with a loving pres-
sure of the hand, and half presented her
check, as if she expected it to he kissed.
“ I am certainly the happiest, and the
most enviable, and the most mystified cav-
alier in all Spain l” He pressed the prof-
fered check with his audacious lips. “ If
it were not for these sweet kisses, in'which
there can be no deception, I should fancy
myself—being, as I believe 1_ am, awake
—-the victim of some practical amusement
at my personal expense. If so, I am a
l
’ The music of the band ceased, and the
line of carriages moved onward at a grad-
willing victim. Dian and Hobs i It is a
sweet jest l” ‘
“ We are so delighted to see you, Ruin;
cisco," said the beautiful lady, placing her
arm in his preparatory to entering the pa-
Iaa'o. Why did you sit ofi‘ there in your
saddle, and not come and join our car-
riage? I thought you would not see us
at all ; for I tried ten minutes to draw
your attention before-yen saw us.”
. “ I was so covered with dust that I was
on the eve of leaving the Prado, in which
I had only sto pen for a moment, to has-
ten on to my otel ; and I beg you will
excuse .mieznow. I have been riding all
day-.-”- ~ .. , , ‘
-“I cannot lot.,yougo,”.said thalady,
laughing. .. ‘.‘ Imean to detain you a close
captive ! - We have~ had. no music. no
walks, nothing since you left. You have
no idea how dull a house is without a gem
tleman l” .' ;
As she spoke she drew our hero into
the mansion. Unresisting he submitted
to this sweet captivity, but unable to ex-
plain ,thc m story by which he was sur-
rounded. he more he tried to guess at
the, key, the mere he was perplexed and
confounded. ' At one moment he thought
of abruptly leaving, lest he should COB)!
promise irremediably his honor and him-
self by continuing to be a party to=the
circumstances in'which :he. was so remain.
ably placed; art-another, be resolved to
remain and await the. issue; andmore-
over, as it was, he was in the presence of
the womanwho had taken his heart. by a
coup d’m’l from the cartiage,{and ,he. felt
so happy in her presence that to continue
to be near her he was willing to, risk his
life. ' . '
‘She led him into a neble hall, and here
he beheld several persons, all of whom ad-
dressed him by his name, alluded to his
return, and treated him as a friend. Don
Francisco, feeling the impossibility of re-
tiring from his present attitude, healtated
no longer, but gave himself up to the di:
rection of the current of circumstances.
What an evening of .“perfect felicity
were those hours to him 1 By moonlight
he walked with her amidst the garden’s
arbored avenues, listened t the sparkling
waters of the falling founta s with her by
his side, and drank in from her glorious
eyes the intoxicating droughts of a pas-
sion that intertwined itself with every fie
hrs of his heart l .
At midnight they parted as lovers whose
hearts are one in sympathy and undivided
in affection part. To a gorgeous cham-
ber he was then escorted by» a half-asleep
servant, who, on leaving him, bode him
good-night as if he had long known and
served him.
. Alone, Don Francisco stood for sever-
al minutes in the midst of the floor, and
seemed buried in deep reflection. His
fine face expressed doubt, perplexity, anx-
iety, and happiness all mingled together.
At length he soliloquized :
“ How marvelous is all this l I am
wide awake—it is no dream! I know
not how to interpret all this mystery 1—
Am I myself? If so, howls-it that I sin
known, and honored, and loved in this
palace as if I had never been out of Cor-
dova, but, on the contrary, had lived dai~
ly among these people, and were the be-
trothed lover of .this noble and beautiful:
' creature-Jar such she and her young gold-
en-locked sister, Estrella, regard me !—
Her name, too, is Dona Bella ; so ‘they
call her. . How isit that all know me,
and address me by my name, from her
mother down to the meanest servito'r {—
It is impossible that I was ever known to
them ! It is impossible that I can be
mistaken for another !' that another 3 man
can so resemblemc, even to the ’very fact
of coming from a journey, too, as for me;
tobe taken for him even by a lady-love !
How shall all this be explainablc ?. I fear
I have not behaved like a man of honor ;“
yet how could I have acted differently-- ?:
Half ascorc of times I would have with-
drawn from them ; but whatexclamations
of. surprise andregret met my proposition
to take leave l I 'Would.have,_refnscd to
hear the expressions of afi‘ection from Do-
na Bella’s sweet lips of love ; but. when
my coldness moved her to tears, what was
I that I could withstand her? I trem-
ble for the issues 2 ’ There must be a dis-
covery by-and-by l I will break the spell
at once l I am madly in love with the
mystery that envelopes, myself. I must
break through it ' by escaping. and seek
by other means to pursue my passion.—
There is a balcony beneath my window.—
It communicates withthe garden by steps.
I will fly 1 Did ever Spanish cavalier be-
fore voluntarily fly from such 8. Paradise?
Yet, as a Spanish cavalier and true gen-
tleman, I cannot stay. The whole fami-
ly, with Dona Bella, labor under some
inexplicable delusion. It is barely possi-
ble that I have my double in Cordovo;
and that one Dromio has shared the love
and honors rightfully belonging to the oth-
er and true Dromio. I will escape to my
hotel, and tomorrow investigate calmly
this whole afl'oir.”
As he spoke, he dropped lightly upon
the balcony and descended to the garden.
Going to the stables, he aroused the hos-
tler to get pos.ession of his horse. The
old pate-keeper, growling at their being
disturbed, let him out into the narrow
street ; and after losing himself three or
four times, he finally gained the broad
Calla dc Prado, and soon afterward found,
by inquiring of a sentinel at a corner of
the street, the fonda. or hoslm'a. to which
he had sent forward his servant. He had
to knock several times loudly before be
aroused" the inmates. At. length, when
the porter came out, and by the full bright
moon saw him seated in his saddle before
the ports cochere, he started, rubbed his
eyes ; his face betraying at once surprise
and bewilderment.
“ Santa Maria bless us 1 Por todos
canto: of Holy Church, but I let your Ex-
celleuza in, and your horSe is put up, and
you are gone safe to bed i This must be
thy ghost ! for thou hast not gone forth ;
bolt nor bar has moved since. An hour
agone, thou didst ride in, gave thine horse
to J uanito, and thy clock to thy servant,
and I lighted thee to bed! The Blessed
Virgin save us I And the porter crossed
himself, and closed the door in afi'right.
“ Thou art tipsy, fellow ! Call my ser-
vant!” said Don Francisco, impatiently.
The rter of the fonds hurried to the
small amber albng. side the portal,
where servitors slept, and rousing 'up the
criado of Don Francisco, called out, “Up
with thee, man? I shall be thankful if
, reason of. the confusion..,,N,o
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exercise him with back, bell’h‘n'd holy
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little impatiently, “ I should be extremely
obliged to you to explain what!!! thin
means ; and why I am refused-admittance
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