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M “WW" ,W/ \ rsxax v'v’v y‘vafis
N or wall: Hotel.
D. STEPHENSON, Pnornmroa.
A first class Hotel,beautifully located at
Norwalk, Connecticut. and Open for the re-
ception of guests at all times. In connection
with the Hbtel is a large Livery Stuble,where
good Horses andCarriages can at all times be
procured. tf5
Connecticut Hotel.
EAST ' SIDE THE BRIDGE, NORWALK, CONN.
J. C. KELLY, Proprietor.
This well-known and popular House, while
under the management of‘lJames 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, .vc.
South Norwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, Pnornrsron.
This House has recently been thoroughly
rebuiltand greatly enlarged and is now ready
for 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-
sesses advantages over any other Hotel in the
town. A good Stable is kept in connection
with the Hotel. tf’5
' 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 Punlic gener-
ally. The Hotel is large. commodious,and
is fitted up with the conveniencies of modern
Hotels; it is abundantly supplied with pure
Spring Water,and is pleasantly located, on
the Main Street,within every few rods of the
'Railroad Depot.
c. s. Loczwoo-D,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
_.a n d—
GExTLEMEN’s FURNISHING EMPORIUM,
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block,
' Main Street. Norwalk, Conn.
S. E. OLMSTE AD
wnomssne asp RETAIL DEALEB'IN
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
No’s l4 & 16 Main Street, Norwalk,Conn.
il'. l‘. TOOTH,
Attorney and Counselor ~ at Law,
,‘ OFFICE o VER .AMLL 012 Y’ s s TORE.
N orwalk, Conn.
C. u'l'. GEM”,
Dealer in Foreign and Demestic
our GOODS, ' CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassi-
mere.r,-Salinetts, Vestings,and Tail-
or’: Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
SHEETlNGS, snra’rmcs, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN.
'1'. u. when,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER [N
S '1' o V E S ,
- nxsuucrunnsor
‘ _ Tin,She et Iron 81. Copper Wares
Has constantly/on hand a large assort-
ment of general House-keeping
Furniture, at So. Norwalk.
Conn.
3' _.; n. c. narrate,
Men’s and—Boys" Hats, Caps,
srusw GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Umbrellas, c1220.,
No. 2 Skiddv’s Block.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819. Charter Perpetual.
Cash Capital, $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adapletl lo the hazard, and
consistent with the laws of
compensation.
GEO. R. CUWLES. Sole Agent
133* For Norwalk and vicinity.
C. 61.2. H. Lockwood a Go»
NORWALK, coma,
HANUFACTUREIIS ‘0 F
Tm ,Sheet Iron & Copper Wares
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden .
lVarc, and Kitchen Furniture
in general,Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4‘ Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
and China
Ware
Dent1stry.
Doctors am. a. PITCH,
Surgical & Mechanical
DEN TIS T s,
'Ofloe over the.8tore of C. J. Gruman
NOR WALK , CONN.
CHARLES Frrcn._
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A.Hu.r..
D
r) you want a good Sofa cheap? Go to
TERRELL lk DOWNS’, Karine Hull. ,
AMOS HUN T,
GeneralPension in Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington. D- :-
D. 3. BOOTH.
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
6! “’ALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
Life Insurance.
A. H.321NGTON,
(At the Gazette Office)
Acsxr ron Tm:
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LlFE INSURANCE COMPANY
of Hartford, Conn.
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A. 3.W0.0DWABD.
Attorney at Law,
A ND
Commissiomr for the Slate of New York,
Norwalk, Conn.
'_ Norwalk rest Ofice.
sums cnosn.
West 7.30 A. M..—-2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.-—5.00 P. M;
Danbury and Norrmlk Railroad, 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding. and Bedding Ridge 12 M.
ners DUE. .
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.
rosr omen nouns
F ".00 A. M. to 8.00 P.M.
rom ‘ R. A. WILLIAIS, P. M.
HATS! HATS!
Palld. Winter Styles
HE subscriber has just received a large in-
Voice of Men’s and Boys Hats and Cups.
of every variety, embraced in the
Fall and Winter Fashions,
which will be sold as heretofore cheap [or
Cash,or approved Credit. “ Small profits
and large sales” we find the best policy In
trade, and upon this principle we mean to
“ push along, keep moving,” so don’t fall to
,give us a call at No. 2 Skiddy’s Block.
HENRY C. RANDLE.
Norwalk, Oct. l5lh, 1858. '
~ «THE .
Atlantic 0' ab 1e
Has Par:ed :
But it was some time sgo,and is “ allright”
now.
OLD :N T“ YOUR MONTE}f !
no longer, as I have now open for ms-
peetion the largest amount of Clothing ever
brought into this town at one time, consist-
in g principally.ofb the
Best Goods or. the best Work
that can be obtained, which I shall sell for
Caih less than the same quality can be
bought at any establishment in this pa rt of
the country, without exception, warranting
the purchasers entire satisfaction. Also
some of the cheaper gradeof Goods, which
will be sold for the Cheapest kind of prices!
Gem’s Furnishing Goods, a complete assort-
ment. Prices under everything.
“ Small Profits” is our ll’Iotlo,
I will not sell my Goodsless than Cost unless
[ am obliged to. but I am bound to sell you
Goods LESS than you can buy elsewhere,
anyway. Remember the place, under Conn.
Hotel, east side the Bridge. .
NATHAN TURK.
Norwalk, CL, Sept. 13th, 1858.
J. N.LOCKWO0D & CO.
(Successors to J. P. HANFORD,)
EEP constantly on hand a. large and va-
K ried assortment of LADIES’, GExr’s AND
CHILDnEx’s
Gaiters, Boots, Shoes. 6Lc.,
all made under our own personalsupervision
ofthc best material and in the very best man-
ner. Our assortment o: Laoxns’ Garrsns,
undoubtedly comprises, both lll extent and
quality.a liner assortment than can be found
at any similar establishment in the County;
In Guxr’s Boors. GAITsns, anss, &c, we have
a larger and better assortment,we are confi-
dent.than was everhefore offered in‘Norwalk.
We are prepared to manufacture to meas-
ure, any article In our line,promp1;u, at the
shortest notice.
MIssus’ AND CnILDnEx’s Snorzs, Runnnxs,
&c.,in endless variety.
SLII-rrsns for Gents’ wear.
REPAIRING in all its branches done neat-
ly, quickly and cheaply.
Groceries cheaper than ever
,I‘ O 3 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 invited to
call, examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
THOMAS RILEY,
Merchant ‘1 solar and Draper.
No. 3 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Conn.
HE subscriber would respectfullyannounce
that havingcmared out ull~ his old stock
at his auction sales,be has now on hand a
fresh selected stock of seasonnble Cloths,Cas-
simcres,Vestings, &c., which heis prepared
to make up in the best and most fashionable
styles. A complete assortment of Mens and
Boys’ CLOTHIJV‘G READYMJDE.
Grateful for long and continued favors,I
shall endeavor with renewed exertion, to
merit theircontinuance.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mechanic’s Tools. Farming Utensil.
Guns, Pistols, Iron and Steel,
Window Glass, Pamts
and Oils.
HE Subscriber has nowiu store .andis
constantly receiving direct from the man
ufucturers, a large supply of Foreign and
Domestic Goods,under the above denomina-
tions,whicb makes his assortment ol‘articles
suited to-thie market. equal to nnyin the
state,and which will be sold either whole-
sale orrctail,on as favorable terms as can
be purchased in New York. For list of ar-
ticlcsand prices.'purchascrsare requested
tocalland cxaminefor themselves
WM, C. STREET.
Norwalk Dye Works.
Foot of Zlfill Hill, Norwalk, Conn.
JOHN PICKENS,practicai 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 mnnner. Crepe. llroche, and Cash-
mere Shawls , Cleaned, Dyed, and Pressed,
To compare with new goods. Luce Damask
and Moreen Curtains, Table Covers, Rugs,
etc.. Cleaned, Dyed. and Finished. Gentle-
men’s Clothing and Straw Ilats, Cleaned,
Dyed and Pressed.
Agents, Joseph Shepherd, Norwalk. Ly-
man Platt,Main-st.. Danbnry.David Selleck,
West Norwalk.J. W. Reed, Stamford, Corn-
wall & Miles. Milford, Conn. 12
J W. HUBBELL, JIL, wouldrespuctfully
. invite the attention of‘ the public gen-
eralerally to their large assortment o f
Groceries, Trovisions,
' Flour, Peed, &c.,
which he offers for sale at the lowest possible
prices and warrants them to be of' the best
quality. Our stock of
Tea, Coffee, and Sugar,
ls of a superior quality. and will be sold as
cheap as the cheapest We keep a good as.-
aortmcnt of Flour of‘the best brands cons-
tantly on hand.
Groceries ! Groceries !
WESTPORT
Saddle, Harness, Trunk and
Whip Store.
HE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
inhabitants of the town of Westport,and
its vicinity, for the kind and liberal patron-
age he has received since his commencement
in the above business, and begs to inform his
customers that he intends keeping constantly
on hand a. full assortment of all urticlescou-
nected with his business and is now manufac-
turing a full stock of all descriptions of
Harness and Saddles
Al rcry Low Prices, and lhe best materials.
Horse Blankets, Buffalo Robes. Whips,Cha-
m0i5,&c..kept constantly on hand.‘
Particular attention given to Cleaning,0il-
ing, and Repairing Harness. .
JOSEPH GARDNER.
Westport, Oct.27th, 1858. 14
German Matches.
THE genuine article may be found at the
tore of KNAPP dz. LYNES.
A fine article of
a. rare: a. scarf
MANUFACTURERS 0!
Monuments, Grave Stones,
Mantlea the.
T Purdy’s Station, New York. Our stock
comprises the very beslquality of Italian
and American Marble. All work delivered
free of charge. All orders promptly execu-
ted, at prices as favorable as can be obtained
at any similar establishment in the country.”
I' 'II' B N I T U‘ R I !
HE subsciber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortmentof
Cabinet Furniture
as can be found in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, FOR 0J1 SH, than the some
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, Tetc-a-Teto Lounges, Mahog-
any and Cone-seat Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, &c. &c.
COFFIJV‘ IVflREROOaMS.
Where may be found a full assortment of
Collins, which will be finished in the best pos-
sible manner, and at short notice. .
,fia‘ A Hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. A. RENOUD.
Westport, May lst, 1858.
“ LUMBER! LUMBER!
ILL d3 IIUBBELL have reccnly com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Tmber, I-ath and Lime,
together with every variety of Lumber sold
in this market. We shall be happy to accom-
modate customers with anything in our line
at liberal prices. M. HILL;
32 J. C. HUBBELL.
COAL ! COAL!
H. 8: J. C. HANDLE, have been re-
_. ceiving direct from the Mines and are
now prepared to offer at. the lowest market
rates, the following kinds of COAL. from their
Coal Yard, East side the Bridge, viz :
Spring Jllountain Lehs‘gh, '
Sugar Loaf do
Mammoth Vein (While .dsh)
Locust .hfo'rnlain do‘
Scranton do
Council Ridge, (Pink flit/l)
Laurence (Red do )
Trevorlon Semi .dmhracite.
The Lolligh, Mammoth Vein,Locust Moun-
tain, Council Ridge and Trevor ton Goals. are
of the first class, and are acknowledged by
dealers to have no superiors. For furnaces
and all stoves with strong droughts. the Le-
high Cools cannot be surpassed, being hard,
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic purposes,the Mammoth Vein,Loenst
Mountain and Council Ridge Cools. stand un-
rivalled; burning more freely than the Le-
bigh, making no clinker, and leaving less ash-
es and slate than most any kind of Coal known
in the market.
As to the Trevorlon,wc can say to any
persons trying it,that if it does not answer
the recommendation and prove entirely satis-
factory, we will take it back again “desired.
at our own expense and rel'und'thc money.
Mr. O. H. Benedict. long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of the pub-
lic patronage is solicited.
P. S,—Jnst received, a cargo of very supe-
rior Blacksmith's Goal, mined by the Hamp-
shire Mining Company.
, Mr. J. Hessian,
.........._. Professor of Music,
Is prepared to receive a
few more pupils for ins-
. traction on the Piano Forte, Organ, or Melo-
deon.
TERMS.
For one Lesson a week, $6.00 per quarter.
Eor two Lessons 9. week, $9.00 per quarter.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders
left at his residence. Main-st, Norwalk. wiil
be promptly attended to. ly‘ 2
PIANOS 1'03 SALE !
NE handsome Rosewood, by Bridgland
and Jardine; one Mahogany by Munns
ls; Clark, both of which will be sold cheap for
Cash. Apply to J. HESSION,
Main-sh, Norwalk. Conn.»
Something New.
AM now selling GROCERIES, PRO-
VISIOJY'S, FLOUR, FEED 8; GRAIN
at astonishingly low prices, for the benefit of
those who wish to get thr- most Groceries for
the least mung] _.' I have tnkcuthe Store for-
merly occupied by George W. Jennings, on
the west side of the Bridge,where I am now
offering a lulland complete assortment of the
above mentioned articles at prices which can
not fail to suit the closest buyer.
N. B.-—My stock of Sugars and Molasses,
notwithstanding the late visa, is being sold at
prices that defy competition here or else-
where. ,
Goods promptly delivered within any reas-
onable distance. DIMON FINCH.
Norwalk, May lst, 1858. ms
Eisner-a1 cabinet ror Sale.
NE of the largest and mostvaluable Cab-
inets of Minerals in Fairlield County,
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
particulars enquire at the Gazette Olllce.tf15
0 you want a good Lounge cheap? Go'to
TERRELL lb DOWNS’, Merineflall.
.4
POETRY.
Dad is Girowxn‘ 5 Old, John.
or J. 0. A. wooo.
Aye, Dad is growing old, John,
His eyes are growing dim,
And years have on his shoulders laid
A heai-y weight for him ;
But you and l are young and hale,
And each a stalwart man,
And we must make hi. load as llgit
And easy as we can.
He used to takethe brunt, John,
At cradle and the plow,
And earn our porridge by the sweat
That trickled from his brow ;
Yet never heard we him complain,
Whate'er his toll might be,
Nor wanted o‘er a welcome seat,
Upon his solid knee.
But when our boy-strength came, John,
And sturdy grew each limb,
He took us to the harvest field,
To share the toil with him ;
But he went foremost in the swath,
Tossing aside the grain, .
Just like the plow that braves the soil,
0r slnps that sheer the main. , .
Now we must lead the van, John,
Through weather foul and far,
And let the old man read and dose,
And tilt h 3 easy chair ; , .
'And he‘ll not mind it, John, you know,
'At eve to tell us.o’er
The brave old tales of British times,-
Of grand-dad and the war.
I’ve heard you speak of Mam, John,
’Tis gospel what you say,
That earning for the life of us
liar turned her head so gray ;
Yes, John, I do remember well _
When the neighbors called her vain,
And when her hair was long and like
A gleaming sheath of grain.
Her lips were cherry red, John,
Her check was round and fair,
And like a ripened peach it swelled
Against her wavy hair ;
Her step fell light as the leaf,
From 03' the summer tree,
And all day busy at the wheel,
She sang to you and me.
She had a buxom arm,‘.lolm,
That wielded well the roll
Whens’er with wilful stops our feet
The path forbidden trod ;
But to the heaven of her eye
We never looks-d in vain,
And ever more our yielding cry
Brought down the tears like rain.
But that was long ago, John,
And we are what we are,
And little heed we, day by day.
Her fading cheek and hair :
Ah ! when beneath her faithful brca st,
The heart shall beat no more,
’Tis then, John, we must feel
We had no friend like her.
Sure, there can be no harm, John,
Thus speaking softly o’er
The blessed names of those ere long,
Shall welcome no no more ;
Nay, hide it not—for why should thou
An honest tear disown?
Tne heart one day will lighter be
Remember it had flown.
For (lad is growing old, John,
His eyes are growing cim,
And mam is treading softly down
The dim descent with him ;
But you and I are young and hale,
And each a. stalwart man,
And we must make their path as smooth
, And level as we can.
.-.-.
‘ The Smack in School.
[The following incident in a District School, descri-
bed by Mr. William Pitt Palmer, of New York, Presi-
dent of the Manhattan Insurance Company, In an ad-
dress before “ The Literary Society,” in Stockbridge,
Mass.. his native home will take many, whose heads
are now streaked with silvery hairs, a journey back to
boyhood and early life.]
A District School, not far away.
Mud Berkshire bills, one winter‘s day
Was hummin,r uith its wanted noise
0f three—score mingled girls and boys—
Some few upon their task intent.
But more on furtive mischief bent ;
The while the master’s downward look
Was fastened on a copy-book—
thn suddenly, behind his back,
Rose sharp and clear a rousing muss!
As ’twere a battery of bliss
Let off in one tremendous kiss I
“ What’s that?” the startled master cries ;
“ That, thir,” a little lmp replles,
“Wath William \Vlllith, if you plenum——
I thaw him kith Thuthannah l‘eathe 1”
With frown to make a status thrill.
The master thundered Hither, Will 2”
Like wretch o'ertaken in his track,
With s olen chattels on his back,
Will hung his head in fear and shame,
And to the awful presence came—
A great, green bashful Iimpleton,
The but of all good—natured fun—
With smile suppressed, and birch uprailed,
The threatener fallered—“ l’am amazed
That you, my biggest pupil, should
Be guilty of an act so rude!
Before the whole set school to boot—
What evil genius put you to't ‘2"
“ "l‘was she, herself, sir,” sobbed the lad,
“1 didn’t mean to be so bad—
And when Susannah shook her curls,
And whispered I was ’fraid ofgirls,
And dursn’t kiss a baby’s doll,
I couldn’t stand it, air, at all,
Bqt up and kissed her on the spot 1
I know—boo hoo —I ought to not,
But, somehow, from her looks—boo boo—
I thought she kind 0’ wished me to !”
MISCELLANY.
fir In one of the smaller cities of
Massachusetts, the colored population
held meetings to discuss the propriety of
celebrating the anniversary of the West
Indian Emancipation, August. lst. At
one of these meetings, a very conservative
gentleman was exceedingly surprised to
see some of the “ fair sex”,rising and ta-
king part in the' discussion. After two
or three of the sisters had "freed dar
mines” on matters under debate, he
sprung up in a greatly excited state, and
addressed the audience :
“ Feller citizens ! Ef' I’d n sposcc ’ot
dc lndees wood be p’mitted to take part'
in dis yore;’scussion—(sensation)——ef I’d
a node ’nt de ladees Cud jinc in dis yerc
debate—(all eyes turned on the speaker)
——ef I’d a belecved for one moment, fel-
ler citizens, ’at de feemale sect wood dnr
to raise deir voice in dis yere meetin’ I’d
—-feller citizens——(“ Wot l wot wood
you’ve a did, of you’d node it i” _ shouted
two or three of the strong minded sisters,
as the whites of their eyes flushed on the
speaker)—-I——(scratching his wool,) 1’d
a. bruug my wife along wid me.“ -
Here the discomfitcd crater drapped
into his seat, completely exhausted.
. -—-——40-Q..o '
A Sm: luvssrusxr.—-Dr. Franklin
speaking of education says, “ If a man
empties his purse into his head, no one
can take it away from him. An invest.
ment in knowledge ain'ays pays the best
, interest.”
. ken, his mother had jstarted forward and
added : ,
' when I reprove or punish, all my control
' curse his whole life. You don’t know
O
A-me. .drl-hur’s Horne .Mngazine.
SUCH A TBMPBR. .
“ That child will be the death of me
yet. Oh I he has such a temper! Just
see how he acts l 'You John 1 Hush
this instant, and do as I tell you l”
These sentences-were uttered in an ex~
cited voice, by smother who had‘come
suddenly upon .her little boy, a bright,
busy, active little fellow, ’who had discov-
ered a new amusement, and was enjoying
himself tohisfnll capacity. That amuse-
ment was p rude attempt at'castle build-
ing. The materials used on the occasion
were books from the library shelves.—
His mother in company with 'an aunt,
who had arrived that day on a short vis-
it, happened to come upon him in the
midst of his pleasant sport.
“ Dear little fellow l" was on the aunt’s
lips as her eyes fell upon the child’s ani-
mated face, but ere the words were spo-
seized him by the arm. With a sudden
jerk she drew him several feet away from
so, in angryltones,
“ You bad boy ! 'How dare you do
this l Just see your fathers book’s scat-
tered all over the floor.”
A moment or two she held him with 9
firm grip, then, pushing him from her she
"Put every book in its place on the
shelves, and don’t you dare to touch them
again.”
Released from his mother’s hand, John,
instead of obeying her, threw himself up-
on the floor, and commenced kicking and
screaming in an uncontrolled passion.
“ J ust see how he acts, Mary 1” repeat-
ed the mother. “That temper will be
his ruin. John, hush this instantnnd get
up as I tell you.”
But the child’s passion was a whirl-
wind, and subsided not until its force was
spent. In her blind anger the mother
stooped over the boy, and was raising
her hand to punish him, when her siétcr
drew her back, and whispered,
“ Don’t Anna ! A blow now will do
harm." And she drew the excited moth-
er from the room.
“ Mary ! This is not right,” said the
latter with some severity of manner as
soon as they were out of the library.—
“You must not come between me and
my children. .If you take their part
over them will be gone.”
“ Dear sister!’ replied Mary, with
much feeling, and great tenderness of
manner, “forgive me if I IIaVe erred;
and let the pure love I feel for you and
your child be my apologist.”
There was a silence for nearly a min-
ulc. A culm was falling upon the moth-
er’s spirit.
“ He has such a dreadful temper, Mu-
ry. If it is not subdued now, it will
how it troubles me.”
“ Your duty, it segms to me, is very
plain," replie dtlc sister.
“ I must break that temper whilche
is a child.”
“ You cannot. It will only gain
strength by conflict,” was the answer.
“ Is the case, then, so hopeless? I
will not believe it, Mary.”
" Oh, no ; not hopeless by any means.
How does the oak gain strength and
vigorous life, look at its rugged trunk ;
its gnarled and twisted branches, and
read the history of its strife with tempest
and tornado through half a century. So
ibis, by action, resistance and conflict
that our passions are maturtd. Do you
imagine that the exaltement through
which your child has passed will weaken
the bud temper of wnich you complain?
Has it not on the contrary, given it in-
creased strength?
The sister paused.
“ There was not-a sign of evil on his
happy little face when we entered the li-
brary.”
“ But he was doing wrong,” said the
mother.
“ Had you told Him that he must not
build houses with books?” °
“ Yes, forty times. There isn’t an
hour in the day that I don’t have to
check or reprove or punish him for one
kind of mischief or another. He knew
it was wrong.” -
“ Maybe you check, and reprove, and
punish him too much, Anna,” suggested
the sister. “ There is danger of' error in
this direction, when the child’s mind is un-
usually active. The stream that glides
along smoothly enough through the level
meadow, will‘fret and chats, and dash
madly forward if rocky obstructions
come in its way.”
“ But children must not be permitted
to do as they please. They would soon
be ruined,” said the mother.
“ If you put a dam across the stream,
or throw huge rocks into the midst of its
gently gliding current, you do not stop
its progress, but only swell its volmnc un-
til it overflows the banks, or distort its
surface with swirling eddies. Mere op-
position to a child’s desires effects about
as little good. It only gives them a mor-
bid force. We should not repress activi-
ty, but seek to give it a right direction.
I will venture to affirm, Anna, that if,
when we went into the library just now,
we had entered with some manifestations
of interest'iuto what John was doing
and then pleasantly explained to him
that the use he was making of his fath-
er’s books was injuring them, and that
he must return them to the library, he
would'havc rcpduced them on the shelves
without a word of objection. There
would have been, in that case. no mental
injury sustained through excitement of a
passionate temper. The sky of his mind
would have remained clear, and sweet
pence would now be in his heart instead
of sullen rebellion. Dear sister, a child’s
immortal soul is a more precious thing
than whole libraries of costly books, or
even the rich furniture in a king’s palace.
While we guard his external surround-
ings With a due regard to order, and pre-
vent, as well for his sake as for these,
disorder and blind destruction, we must
never forget that the jewel is more to be
regarded than the casket A scratched
table, a torn' or defaced book, or
even a costly thing broken, are small
things, compared with a scratched, de-
faced, or distorted mind. Forgive me
for saying it, my sister, but I have always
thought that parents are most to blame
for the bad tempers and passionate out-
his mimic building, exclaiming as she did ‘
trouble with John only confirms my Opin-
ion. I say it kindly ; nay, Anna, jn ten-
der love. Be not hurt, then, nor offend-
ed ; but, for the sake of your bright,
beautiful boy, lay up my words in your
heart ”
The mother looked sober and thought.
ful.. Her sister had not spouen in vain.
Truth had awakened conviction, Sad-
denly rising and leSlllg‘ hersisterlh token
of forgiveness, she left the room, and
went to the library. John was still ly,-
iug upon the floor where he had thrown
himself. But he had ceased crying. He
heard his mother’s footsteps, but did not
move. Experience had taught him that
reproof, it might be punishment, was in
store for him; and so he awaited, in
stubborn silence, for whatever unpleasant
consequence might come. '
“John.” It was a low, soft, tender,
almost sad voice, and the word was spo-
ken close to his car. He started in sud-
den surprise, nud raised his face fromfihe
floon
“ Come, dear.” ‘ The voice was even
tenderer ; and a warm hand grasped his
with a firm pressure.
“Oh, Mlther l” The child started
up with this exclamation, and, in a pas-
sion of tears, threw his arms about. her
neck, and hid his face in her bosom——
Tightly she held him there, and lovingly
she kissed his forehead.
“ I didn’t mean to do wrong, mother !”
said the boy. “ I love to build houses ;
and father said yesterday that if I did’nt
hurt the books, I 'might take some of
them.”
The mother only kissed him again, and
drew her arms in tokén of love more
tightly around him. What could she say
to words that came to her ears in ith such
cutting rebuke.
“ You love me, mother, don’t you ?”
asked the child.
“ Yes, dear, yes 1 Better than all
the world i” was the almost sobbing an-
swer. ,
“ And I love you, Mother. And I’ll
try to be good always. VVon’t you ask
Father to buy me some building-blocks ;
and then I’ll not want his book‘s ?”
“ Yes. You shall have a box full to-
morrow.”
"‘ You’re a good mother,” said little
John, “ Only sometimes ”
The child paused as if in doubt.
“ On'ly what, dear?”
“You won’t be angry if I say it, will
you ?”
“No. no, dear.”
" Only sometimes you scollruie so, and
jerk me up when I ain’t doing any harm
as I can see. And then I get so mad—
undI can’t help it. And I’m sorry.—
Oh, dear, I wish I never was mad.”
And with a. half shudder, as if some
very painful idea was forced upon. his
young mind, little Johnny buried his face
close down upon his mother's bosom
again, and lay there very still.
- N o more words passed between them,
but scales had been removed from the
mother’s vision, she saw that her pre-
cious boy had generous feelings and right
impulses, and that for his many exhibi-
tions of a naturally quick temper she was
most to blame.
“ "banks for your truthful words, dear
sister l” she said, after a little while. “ I
shall have cause to bless you for them in
all coming time.”
And it was even so.
-————-oo-¢..-oo———-——
Into the Sunshine.
“ I wish father would come home.
The voice that said th shad a troubled
tone, and the face that looked up was
sad.
“ Your father will be very angry,” said
an 'aunt, who was sitting in the'room with
a book in her hand. The boy raised
himself from the sofa, where he had been
lying in tears for an hour, and with a
touch of indignation in his- voice answer-
ed
“He’ll be sorry, not angry. Father
never gets angry .”
For a few moments the aunt looked at
the boy half curiously, and let her eyes
fall again on the book in her hand. The
boy laid himself dowu on the sofa again,
and hid his face from sight.
“ 'l‘hut’s father now !”
“He started up after" the lapse of
nearly ten minutes, as the ring of a bell
reached his ear and went to the room
door. He stood there for a little wlnle,
and then came slowly back, saying with
a disappointed air :
“ It isn’t father. I wonder what keeps
him so late Oh, I wish he would come.”
“ You Seem anxious to get deeper into
trouble,” remarked the aunt, who had
only been in the house a week, and who
was not very amiable not very sympathi-
sing towards children. The boys fault
had provoked her, and he considered him
a lit subject for punishment.
” I believe, aunt l’hmbe, that you
would like to see me whipped,” said the
boy, a little warmly. “ I must confess,”
repliui aunt Phoebe, “ that I think a lit-
tle wholesome discipline of that kind you
speak of would not be out of place. If
you were my child, I am very sure you
Wouldn’t escape.”
“ I am not your child, I don’t want to
be. Father’s good and loves me.”
“If your father is so good and loves
you so well you must be very ungrateful,
or a very inconsiderate boy. His good—
ness don’t seem to have helped you much.”
“ Hush, will you ?” ejaculated the boy,
excited to ange’r by this unkindness of
Speech.
“ Phoebe i” It was the boy’s mother
who spoke now, for the first time. In an
under tone added : ” You are wrong-—
Richard is suffering quite enough, and
you are doing him harm rather than
good.”
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left, the s0fa. and went to the sitting room
oor.
down stairs.”
“ Ah, Richard l”.was_thc kindly greet-
ing, as Mr. Gordon took the hand of his
boy. “ But what IS the matter, my son ?
you don’t look happy.”
“ Won’t you come in hero ?” And
Richard drew his father into the library
Mr. Gordon sat down,still holding Rich-
ard’s hand. '
“You are in trouble my son. What
has happened i'” .
The eyes of Richard filled with tears
as he looked into his father’s face. He
breaks of their'children; and this little,
tried to answer, but his lips quivered.—-
~ nary mind, “‘1 am not mistaken.
“It’s father !” and he went gliding
Then he. turned away, and opening the
door of the cabinet, brought out the frag
'ments of a broken statuette, which had
been sent home only the day before, and
set them on a table before his father, over
whose countenance came instantly u shud-
ow of regret
“ Who did this, my son
an even voice. '
“ I did it.”
“.How ?”
.“ I threw my ball in there,once—-only
once, in forgetfulness.”
The poor boy’s tones were husky’and
tre‘mulous.
A little while Mr. Gordon sat‘controlo
ling himself and collecting his disturbed
thoughts. Then he said cheerfully—
“ What is done,Richard, can’t be help-
ed, put the broken pieces away. You
have had trouble enough about it, I can
see—and reproof for your thought-lessncss
—-so I will not add a word to increase
your pain.” '
“ Ah, father l” And the boy threw his
arms about his father’s neck—“ so good !”
Five minutes later, and Richard enter—
ed the sitting room with his father. Aunt
Phoebe looked up for two shadowed faces
but'she did not see them. She was puz—
zled. ‘ .
“ That was very unfortunate,” she said
a little while after Mr. Gordon came in.
“ It was, such an exquisite work of art.
It is hopelessly ruined.”
Richard was leaning against his father
when his aunt said this. Mr. Gordon
only smiled and drew his arm around his
boy. Mrs. Gordon threw upon her a look
of warning, but it was uuheeded.
” 1 think Richard was a very naughty
boy.”
.“ We have settled that Phoebe,” was
the mild but firm answer of Mr. Gordon;
“and it is one of our rules to get into
sunshine as soo’n as pOSSlblO."
Phoebe was rebuked ; while Richard
looked grateful, and it may be alittle tri-
umphant ; for his aunt had borne d0wn
upon him rather to hard for a boy’s pn-
tience to endure.
In the sunshine as quickly as possible !
Oh, is not that the better philosophy for
our home ? Is it not true Christian phi-
losophy ? It is selfishness that grows
angry and repels, because a fault has been
committed? Let us get the offender in-
to the sunshine as quickly as possible, so
?” was asked in
grow vigorous in its warmth. \Vc retain
anger, not that anger may not as a whole-
some discipline, but because we are un-
willing to forgive. Ah, if we were always
right ourselves we would oftcner be right
with our children.
w.»-
Poursxsss Para—4‘ Seems, to me you
treat that ragged little brut with more
politeness than I should,” said a rough-
looking man to a young shop-kcopcr, who
had just done up three cents Worth of su-
gar very neatly in brown paper, and tied
it carefully.
The boy in question had presented a
marked physloguomy. From under his
rimless but projected a wide, full brow,
deep sparkling eyes and fcntues full of en
ergy and resolution. His face and hands
were scrupulously clean, but his clothes
were poor and patched, though not as the
man insinuntcd, ragged. His mother was
a woman possessing much force of charac-
ter, a hard working woman, who had been
reared in apparently better circumstances
than those that now surrounded her, for
she was the wife of a drunkard.
The grocer was DuSy, and he evidently
had not heard whatwas said so,the rough
man remarked again : “ I say, Wyman,
you’re a queer one.”
“ How queer, Gross?” asked the gro-
cer throwing a scoop of tea into the scales.
“ Why you treat all the .begars about
here with as much consideration when
they come with their pennies, as if they
bought by the wholesale.”
“ And why shouldn’t I?” asked the
grocer, looking up, with honest eyes,
wide open and clear. ’
“ Oh, I don"t. know it’s queer, that’s
all ; you’re the only man that does it in
these parts, I reckon.”
“ Well, I’ll tell you,” said Wyman, de-
liberately unwinding the spool of cord,
and twisting the string about a package
he held in his hand, “ the fact is if I was
not natdrally fond of children, I should
treat them the way I do from'motives of
policy. You see I’m but a young man.
and these brats, as you call them. are
growing up fast Many of them, of little
worth as they seem now, will become
men of character, and men of business—-
Now I want to retain their custom,” said
he lunghingly, “ their pennies in a few
years will turn into pounds; their three
by the barrel. I shall have many a good
customer among these brats, besides I
ilavc'always found that politeness pays
well.”
“Something in that,” ejaculated the
coarse mun, llll‘llstlll; his hands into
his pockets, “ something in that, but I
never looked at it in that light before.”
“The boy who bought the sugar,”
continued the grocer,” is one of“ no ordi-
If his
father was dead I’d take him with me in-
the store, and make a man of him——
though I reckon nature will do more for
him than I could.” and the fur-seeing gro-
cer smiliugly handed a ccnt’s worth of pins
to a little timid child whose top curl just
reached to she counter.
Time-verified the prediction of Wyman
the grocer. There wasn’t a shop in the
place where so much small change was
spent as in his ; for the children loved to
go where they were not afraid of rough
actions and rude speeches. They felt
themselves safe while making their little
purchases, they saw that their rights were
respected, and it is well known that on
such trifling sales much profit accrues in
the aggregate. ’Time had passed, and
Wyman the grocer was the most popular
m 'n in town. His pleasant face at forty
years was greeted everywhere. Young
men and maidens, always patronized Wy-
mun. It was strange to see the transfor-
mation which took place as graill a ly the
little dirty juveniles shot up into awkward
youths learning trades, and then grew to
be respectable business men. W yman
enlarged his shop and. built him a Splen-
did house, “ all the fruits of the children’s
pennies,” he often said loughingly.
It paid the grocer to be polite. The
rugged boy, the drunknrd's son, became
a great as well as a rich man. He estab-
that true thought'and rig-ht feelings may.
cent’s worth of sugar will turn into orders
fished his sad mother‘in’a‘ halid'solfie resi-
dence of her own and sent in :uhllfilitbd
orders. It was his influeuc? thf" ”We
him several posts of , honoriinf’ bii‘nlltiv‘e
city—for the town beéahle a‘thrithQ‘city
__nnd when siIVer 'hh‘ir‘" him‘g " h "the
shoulders of the old mah’,"§pd’ till! filling
congressman’s name’ra'lr'g' far and wide,
spoken. by admiring tongues, ‘. praised by
men of Wisdom and'stirlirig It'vSrth, it was
no idle boastfor himto say/withill hmile
of triumph, ‘I told you so; politeness-pa”!
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Our remaining 'time in LondOu Was
spent in visitingother'places of interest,
of which I cannot give-Lahyflvefy'defiiite
or interesting impressions.‘-‘j7’Cohstht
sight seeing dulls the lappetllfllforibdch
things, and It requires theistilnulanté‘of
some special object or ’assbciathIl'Twith
previous knowledge, to. comm'nndlfryoor
attention. .1 t ,ll..’.'.i in.
We passed a few hours at tbethionel
Gallery of Pictures in Trafalgeri'Squ'are.
The building and contents afeltheprop'er-
ty of the government and are free to the
public.- ' We here saw for the fifh‘t ltime
the works of such world renoyhe'd artists
as Murillo,R :pllaelgGuido, Refilling-Tit.
inn, Correggio, Rembrandt} SILT-Off all
these artists Murillo is this“ most’s’plcsa'hg '
to the visitor who is; .hheduca'tbéfiilfirthe
technicalities of art," and ’Ihfsfiworksrare
most beautiful in their aesigllsidfid'imr-
ing. The landscapes offRonbcnS‘doijlot
strike you at first sight, but- ra'pidly'grow
upon your admiration. . ’I‘heipor‘tmitt by
Rembrandt are very'peculiar; lobkibgfias
though the subjects had- had ithe‘it 'faces
blown up with gunpowder,.butécommahd
your attention and admiration. '_-'. There
are other paintings in‘ the hailidttributed
to him which are in a quitediflerent style
very smooth and beautifuls 1'.“- ~= -’- g‘
' ‘hrough the politeness ofgdifrieadly
member we obtained accessito-theIHonse
of Commons,while in regular-session?—
The Hall is asplendid one, andlwellada‘ph
ed for the purpose ; buttheseflrfbb-tho
members were singularly plainpiconsi‘st.
ing of long lines of benchesicoverediwrlth
geen leather. The rmcmbers hppearito
have no regular seats, exceptibgenerm
classification as to politics, 'and'lonnge
around upon the beaches with :lheirhats
on, in an easy and careless manuer.—The
speaking was quite deliberate'andi-‘general-
ly good. Lord J ohn.Rnssell.>.isi-what
would be called in America,-a5smart~look-
lug man, and made quite a long speechiin
a dignified and self-possesSed manner.—
Lord Elcho is a young memberpn' goal
speaker, and evidently. a arisingimana—
Lords PalmerstonaudStanley, Roebuck
Bulwcr and others, 'well. knownito public
life, were present, but took no activepurt
in the debate. D’Isroeli, the Chancellor
of the House, was ‘cnlm and'wntchtol, oc-
casionally rising and briefly defending the
«government from the attacks? of tbmoppo-
sition. , . ' T 1' .
We spent one day in therBri-tisthu'se-
um, in Great Russell street, that immense
gathering of wonders and. curiosities, The
library is summer to look— uponissimply
a question of extent. Several l‘argerooms
are devoted exclusively to volumes of
bound manuscripts. As it‘is‘ Eimpossible
to look into the books, youzcodtent‘yoar-
self with lo )king zit-them, is "they stand
in their almost endless. shelves, antimon-
deriog who under the sun: could have
written them all. The collectionbfanto-
graphs is very extensive; Therein: the
original copy of Magus Chartafialmosf.
obliterated by time, the originallscop'y of '
the contract for the sale of Itheicopyright
of Paradise LoSt in the. hand. Writing; of
John Milton, autographs ef'Shakspeare
Chaucer, Spencer, Hampden,-'Cbomwell,
due, with a..y quantity on autographs of
royal nobodies. There wercr 21130.51pr-
mens of ancient printing. book andbdok-
binding, very curious and interesting,
among which is a copy of the hmesbiblo
printed by Gutteliberg. - 'l‘hc'collections
of curiosities in all departments of natur-
:11 science are so immense, thatit is hepe-
less to attempt any description,..or give ‘
any adequate idea' of- theamazing cx-_
tent of the various departments..- The
collections of ancient mirb‘lesgand sculp- .
turcs,‘ are astonishing for'tlieirrnnmber,
and variety, but I must own-Jupto no:
particular admiration of mammoth figures
ll! all stages of dilapidation, some-minus
a leg some an arm, some anose,»and some
without heads. The Marbles are 80.6
of them, very fine and curious; but it'
would have been far better for oldLordEl-
gin to have left them whereihe founditliem
and saved his money andlabor fera.‘ more
useful purpose. If he had done. so, we
should not have had Lord Byron’s “Curse
of Minerva,” of which this desecration
was the subjec.: I . .
Among the long row of uninipdrtant
portraits in the Museum, was one ofrOIiver
Cromwell, the first we have met in Eng-
land,aud probably admitted inthis collect-
ion on the same principle as that of any
noun-ions highwayman. IL resembles the
potrui's usually seen of him, and itsltrong
features and self-reliant expression {look
as though it might be a likeness-V .1 '
Very few memorials exist-ofthe great
men of the 'Commonwealth. A-The" fins
statue of John Hampden a- smirk monu-
meat, and burst to John Payne, in West
minister Abbey, which seems? to have at
tractcd no attention, are the only memo
rials we have seen of that noble race Yo
true Englishmen, brought into‘aetiveifi
by that most justifiable of revolutions
which involved thejust execution?“ the
failhless Charles, and the unwilling as
sumption of thevgovernment by the gran
Protector. So long as Cromwellsidmin
istered the government, "lit'wa's'vwith :
singleness of purpose and-"energyof uctio
which exalted the patina above alliprev
ions experience. 113‘ untimely-idea:
threw the government back into the haul?
of the royulists placing at its'helld‘lhevh
capable and licentious- Charles ’Ilifv fed:
eing the kingdom to the *lov'resrebliof'ln
liticul powor and mora‘l‘degfitlitibn“ "1
was in his reign lllut theiinfdlhdu'siDuK
Admiral, Vun 'l'romp, s‘ailediith bisifle-
into the Thames as a bravado, fri hte
ing the imbecile-Charlesand his ‘ mo
court, almost out of their reuses.‘:54‘]inn
this expedition been backed by‘a'welln
2: Juno
pointed almy, the ‘re'irdldtioir’éfi‘lfif
would have been anticipated-and ti
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