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p ATTWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. '
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TUESDAY MORNING
I A. H. BYINGTON &co.
:—-—-F.
1_
2<t.---chnluhlirbih in 1801].
‘ oepiion.of guests at all times.
times be procured.
' Hotel in the town.
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,N,,.U’MBnn 580--NEW SERIES.
NORWALK, coNN., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1359.
it fumilxj ilinnnpxpir---Ilrnufih in iinml Shims uni. Ezitirirtr, iliinirul finitlligiuri, ilitttulurr, fjlulitiw, iilgrirnlturi, Jllnbnuirr, ilji Shir, lcfihnrutiun, 3<r.
voi.UME XLII.---NUMBER 7.
L3
INORWAALK GAZETTE.
. Omceln Wood's New Brick ‘Building.
Main Street.
_ A.lH.BYING'1'ON & co,’
_ A. H. BYlNG'l‘0N, J. B. ELLS, G. N. ELLS.
Subscription Rates.
Ml Sflbflcfiberfia ll! Clffier, Mail, Post Riders and
Wagoners, per year, ’$.» 9
Those living out ofauy Carrier’s District if paid
onv,year_ in advance, ‘ ’
Clubs of-six or more, sent to one address, to be
‘paid in advance, - -
5_“'K‘” “P193 5 ¢6IIt8—in yiapper, 6ccnt:.
Advertising Rates. ‘-
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One Sqiuar-o,,one insertion, " $1 on
‘ 0 two do v 1 25
. do three. do -3 1 50
_do one month,” ' 1 7:;
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"do three months, 4 00
:0 Ii; months, 7 oo
o .one e _ -
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°“°:h51|"C<'I.lnmn, one yéar, ’ 40 on
One Column, one year, 75 on
Advirtisors occupying three or more squares, are enti-
tled to the paper free of charge.
. Fifteen lines, or I00 words make a square. Fractional
‘Darts ofasquare, charged for as a whole.
Y°‘l_'l? 8*l\'O'rt_i_sers have the privilege of changing their
.'d_'*j‘¢,l_5eIn¢!_il_ti;i once per month. mlvertiseiiients
°h"P§°'d Oftérier clitrged as transient.
Tififigent advertisements payable lit of January and
. Y0u_l'|y-advertiser;restricted to the business contem-
plated at thetinie of contract.
_ Cards, Resolutions, Funeral and-all other Special No-
ticelf, 95. pet‘ centi. additional on the above.
3 These terms will be inflexibly adhered to.
T
'll_lli__SlNli,SS lllllEC'l‘t_lllli'. ~
, , ldorwalk Hotel.
D.STEPIIENSON,Pnornii-:'ron.
A flrst-class Hotel, beautifully located at
Norwalk, Connecticut, and open for me 1-9.
, In connection
with the IIotel'is a large Livery Stable,
where goodllorses and Carriages can at all
tf5
_ AMOS rririv-1-,
GleneralPension in Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Depcirtmeizzs and
the (loan: of Claims.
Washington. D. C.
Iii-t—c‘~Insurance.
A. II. BYIZNGTON‘,
(At the Gazette Oflice)
AGENT non viii:
MVIERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
offlarlford , Colin.
-1‘. W. WILSON,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
Connected in business with J. M. Carter, Esq.
and in his olllcc, Main street,
Norwalk, Couii. 46
.1. s. ivroomr, M. 13.,
H.OM(EOPATH,
Graduat.cY-nle Med. Instilute,Classl85l «h '52
Ollicc in llubbcll’s Block, Norwalk.
ni:i-‘i-zliizxckn.
Dr. Dennison. I-‘aii-field, Conn.
Dr. l’.C. Skill‘, New Haven, Conn}
Dr. Norton. Bridgeport, Conn. .
Dr. II. A. Collins, Springfield, Mass.
Dr. G. l’. Cooley. New llriluin, Conn .
Dr. Jae. ll. Austin, llri.-:lol, Conn.
Dr.G. A. Moody. Plainville, Conn.
W. S. S:iul'ord on Co , New Ilaven,Conn.
Architecture. _
SIDNEY M. STONE,
- .-\llClll'l‘l-‘.C’l‘,
Will furnish Plans. Specifications. detail
Drawings.,and siipr.-riiilc-ml the erection of
public and private huililingzs. Ofiicc in Mar-
blc Block, Chapel-st., New Ilavi-n,Ct. H52
46
; -Connecticut Hotel. '
_ EAST "SIDE THE BRIDGE, NORWALK, CONN.
C_.'KELLY, Proprietor.
'l‘his well known and popular llouse,while
under the management of James Stevens dc-
oeased, isopen for the reception of transient
or perm-.inent boiirdcr.s,auul no expense or
pain: will bcsparcd to secure the comfort of
_guosts_.
Good Stnbling for horses, ilsc.
,, South Norwall: Hotel.
~ JAMES LUCAS, Pnorniuron.
‘ "l‘his,Hou_se has recently been thoroughly
‘rebuilt and greatly enlarged, and is now
ready for the rcceptiou of guests. It is pleas-
‘iintly located, in immediate proximity to the
‘depot 'df’the N. Y. and N. ll. Railroad, and
,In this respect for permanent or transient
b isr ers possesses advantages over any other
A good Stableis kept in
-connection with the Hotel.
is
Wooster House, Daiibury, Conn.
WM. P. STEVENS, Proprietor.
The Subscriber, having purchased ‘the
above named Hotel.is prepared to receive
.perin.inent and traiisieut boarders, and to-
entcrtcin Travellers and the Public gener-
ally.‘ The Hotel is large, couiniodious, and
is fitted up wiI.h the conveniences of modern
Hotels ;. it is abundantly supplied with pure
Spring Water, and is pleasantly locnted°on
Main Strcel;,withiu a very few rods of the
,Railroad Depot.
0. rs. LOGKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
——-and—-
Gla‘.NrI.EMEN’s I-‘URNISHING EMPORIUM,
. No. 3 Sklddy-‘s Block,
,M'ain Street, Norwalk, Conn.
_ J‘. I__'. I'0OTE,.
Attorney _ and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE 0 VER MALLOR Y’ S S TORE.
I N orwalk, Conn.
G. J‘. G-ROMAN‘,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassi-
- meres, Satineus,Vestings,itnd Tail-
or’: Trimmings, by the Yard,
~ Piece or Package. ‘
snasrincs, SHIRTINGS, mans,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORVVALK, CON N.
I‘. E..NASII,
,Wiioi.lis.iLii:' AND RETAIL DI-SALE R IN
.S'.'l.'O.T7'ES
MANUFACTURE It 01-‘
‘I' in ,Shoet Iron & Copporwares
H as" constamlyon hand it la9'geassort-
month of general Ilailse-I.-coping
' Furniture, at So. Norwal/it,
Conn.
nrcri orsoiir,
E .. P
, KANUFACTURERS or
monuments, Grave Stones,
Inliantles «mo.
AT Pnrdy’s Station, New York . Ourstock
- comprises the very bestquality of Italian
and American Marble. All work delivered
free of charge. All,=ordcrs promptly cxecn.
ted, at prices as favprable as can beohtainea
at any similarestablishmentiu thccountry.27
-‘ Den.-tistry-.
‘Doctors HILL 6!. PITCH,
3 Surgical & Mechanical
Oflloe ov,o_r__tho Store of G. J ._Gruinan
" _NORWALl{,CONN.
A .Hi~I.I.. ,. CIIARLI-.‘S Fircri.
1t~lI‘l\|'A INSURANCE COMPANY,
, ' OI"_Eartt'ord.
Incorporated in 1819. C’/uirler Perpetual.
Cash Capital, -- - - - - $1,ooo,ooo
Inswreo-gai-nst loss and damage by Fire,
= on Term adapted to the hazard, and
collsislcnt with the laws of
= _ compcvisaliou.
- .R. COWLES , Sole flgcnt
L — For Norwalk and vicinity.
ly3’4~
I5.fl.yI._._-:"fl..I. Iioclrwood 6!. 00.,
No=-BwAi.K.coN-N.,
_i:-4..V'.u,1='.A,c 1' on In‘. as n p
Tin.,Sl1§ ill‘: lion & Gopher Wares
,._: :_. , ,i‘aj;n DE_ALls‘.ltB IN
S.-¢w'ef:.,, ..~I_,la2't’g.83. F7”'"“€€-9. Cutlery,
- Britannia :Eorcelai'n and Wooden
- W'iire; ahqlifitclien Furniture
in -,gre'7,ie5‘a;l,Pu:nps, Sheet
' _Le_‘¢i_'il.§- Lead Pipe, ' .
A 1 '6';-a¢;_l.-erry., Glass
-2 --=izit'ndv0~ht'na
A -..‘:--.--W'a'fé._ V
. ,
it0i‘lI_9r= & coiinscllor at Law
A — 6! 'WALL'S'l‘RE’E'l‘,
NEW YORK.
WM. 0. STREET & C0.
Iniporters, Wholesale and Retail Dealeils in
II ARDWAR13, IRON‘,
Steel, 'Cutlery, G uus, Agricul-
tural Iinplcmcnts, Oils,
P-aints,Windo\v Glass,
‘ &c,, &c., &c.
Nor walk , Conn.
Wu. C. STRIIET, A. ll. 'Wii.coxsox
JAMES G. nannoirnf
SU RGICAI: AND MF.Clii\NICAIi
]DIE3]Nl"I'IS'I',
Oflicc at Residence, East Avenuc,.Noi'—
walk, Conn.
s. i-::. or.Ms'r£iAD_;& co,
wiioi.i:s.\Li: AND RI-2'l‘AII. nl-:ALi-:l:s IN
GR-OCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
No’s 14 A‘: I6 Main Street, Noi'walk,Conu.‘
Noi-walk Post Ofico.
ii.iii.s CI.0Sl:l.
West 7.30 A. M.,--2.30 P. M.
' East. 8.20 A. M.—5.00 P. M .
Danbury and Norwnlk Railroad, 8.50 A. M.
Weston, lie-dding.aud Redding Ridge 12 M_
ii.iii.s nun.
West 9.10 A. M.—5,55 1’. M. »
East 8 90 A. M.—3.20 P. M .
Danbury. and Norwalk Railroad 7.55 A. M.
rosr OFFICE nouns
From 7.00 A. ill, to 8.00 P.M.
1 _ It. A. Wii.i.i.iiis, P. M.
Groceries cheaper than ever
I‘ O R O A 3 II I c
HE subscriber would inform the publi,
genci-ally,that he still continues to sell,
the best of Groceries. Provisions, il‘rc.,at h_i
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers grcati ndueemcnts to
Cash buyers,ns he has as large an assortmen
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 hiss took
of
coffees, Teas, and Sugars,
Which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to
cull,exa.minc, audjudge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
« THOMAS RILEY,
Merchant Tailor and Draper
No.3 Phoenix Block, Norwalk,Coiiii.
Ill-lsubscriberivouldrespectfullyannouucc
T thatnaviiig cleared out all’ his old stock
at his auction sales,hc has now on hand it
fresh selected stock ofseasonablc Clotlis,Cas-
simeres,Vcstiugs, il:c., which he is prepared
to make up in the best and mo:-rt fashionable
styles. A complete assortinen l of Mona and
Boys’ CLOTHI-./VG Rlv.'./IDYJII.-IDE.
Grateful for long and continued favors,I
shall endeavor with renewed exertion, to
merit theii-continuance.
Norwalk Dye Works,
Foot of Zllill .Hi/l, Norivtilh, Uu'Im.-
OIIN l‘l_Cl(ENS,prnctical Dyer and Re
finisher, would remind his friends andthe
public generally. that he still cairiv.-:~c.n the
Dyeing l}nsiiiess.in allits branches, athis
old stand. Liulics Dresses Dyed any
Colo:-,and Steam-Fiiiislied in the most ap-
P|‘0\'ed manner. Crapc. llroche,anil Cash-
mere Shawls . Cleaned, Dyed, and Pressed.
To compare with new goods. Lice Damask
and Moi-eencurtains, Table Covers, Rugs,
etc..Clcaned,Dyed, and li‘lni:-lied. Gentle-
meii’sClothing and Straw llats, Cleaned,
Dyed and Pressed.
./1,genls,. Joseph Shepherd, Norwalk, Ly-
man Plat-1-,M=\lD-St--Danbiiry .Dnvid Sellcck,
West Norwalk . J. W. Ri-.ed,Staml'oril, Cm-n.
wa“& Miles, Milford,Conn_ 19
Groceries l Groceries !
W. IIUBBELL, Jlt., wouldrcspec|,rn]1)'
. invite the attention of the public gen’
ernlcrallyto their large assortment 0 f
Groceries, Provisions,
I'lour, Peed, &c.,
which heoflbrs forsalc at the lowest possible
prices and warrants them to be ofthe best
quality. Our stock of
Tea, coffee, and Sugar,
Is of asupcriorqu»ality,aud wil lbe sold as
cheap as the cheapest We keep a good as’
iantly on hand.
IMPORTANT TO
All Persons owning Horses.
HE Subscriber hasjnst received a larg
invoice of Buffalo and other Robes, every
variety of Blankets and horse Cloths required
for winter service, and has constaiitly on hand
and will make to order anything in the Saddle
or Harness line, which he guarantees shall
samearticle can be purchased anywhere else.
Wcji-cspectfully ask tlicpublic tocall andsat-
isfy themselves of the fac, . -
' . STEPHEN SWANN,
~ -Unilercounecticut Hotel.
Oi.ii‘s‘-rnui Al Go"s.
SIIGAR ofevery description CHEAP ,at
I
sired.
I ‘II R N I T ‘I!’ R I l
Hlslsubsciberis now prepared to offer to
the public,at his old staud,as good an
assortnwntof
Cabinet furniture
as can be founiliu l«‘aii-field County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than the some
quality of Goods can bc olitaiued at any oth-
er establishment.
The Stock consistsin part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining,Card,aud
Quartctte Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
, Sofas, 'l‘ctc-a-Tetc - Lounge-s,Mabog.
any and Cane-sent Chairs; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, «kc. «kc.
OOFFIJV‘ W./IREROOMS.
Where may be found a full assortmentof
Collins, which will be finished iii the best pos-
sible manner, and at short notice.
no A Hearse will be furnished when de-
A. RF-NOUD .
Wostport, May 1st, 1858.
IVESTPORT
Saddle, Harness, Trunk ani
vvhip store.
HE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
inhabitants of the town of Wcstport,and
its vicinitj, for the kind and liberal patron-
-agehc has received since his commencement
in the above business, and begs to inform his
customers that he intends keeping constantly
on li-and a l'ull assortment of all arti3lescon-
uected wiili his business. and is now inanul'ac-
tnriug a full stock of all descriptions of
llarncss and Saddles
A! very Low Prices, a--ml the best niolerial 3
Horse Blankets, Buffalo Robes. Whips,Cha-
mois,&c.,keplconstantly on hand.
Particular attention given to Cleaning,0ll-
ing, and Repairing H arness.
sortment of Flour ofihe best brands cons-
not only be beller made, but as cheap as the
JOSEPH GARDNER .
Wesl:port,0ct.27lh,l858. I4
T II It
Atlantic 0 a b 1-e
Hfas Parted t
But it was some time ago,ai.d is “ ullright
DOW.
OLD ON TO YOUR MONEY!
no longer, as I have now open for ins-
pection the largest amount of Clothing ever
brought into this town at one time, consist-
ingprincipally of the
Best Goods 6!. the best Work
thntcan be obtained, which I shall sellfor
Jash less than the same quality can be
bought at any establishment in this pint of
the country, without exception, warranting
the purchasers entire satislhctioli .
some of the cheaper gradeof Goods, which
will be sold for the Cheapest kind of pi ices l
Gent’:-. Furnishing Goods, :1 complete assort-
ment. Prices under everything.
Also
“ Small P~rny’its” is our Zlfotto,
I will not sell my G00(lSlt.‘SEl.lli1DCOSI.lllll0EB
[am obliged to, but I am bound to sell you
Goods LESS than you can buy elsewhere,
nnyway. Remember the place, under Conn.
llotel, east side the Bridge.
NATHAN TURK.
Norwalk,Ct..Scpt.13tli, 1858.
HATS! HATS! .
Pall & Winter Styles
lIEsnbs.ci-iber hasjust recei vcda largein
voice of Men’s and Boys Hats and Cups
of every variety',einbracedin the
Fall and lVintcr Fashions,
whichaillbe sold as heretofore cheap /01
(,'asIi,or approved Credit. “Small profits
‘and large sales” we find the best policyin
tradc,and upon this principle we mean to
“ push along. keep moving,” so don’tfail to
' 1] in ,2_Sk'ddy’s-Block.
3“ "Mu 3 °11ENiiYc.a.iiinLE.
Norwalk, Oct. 15th, 1858.
' GOAL ! GOAL! .
H. & J. C. RANDLII, have been re‘
. ceiving direct.from the Mines and are
now prepared to.offer at the lowest market
rates, the following kinds of COAL. l‘rom thei_r
Coal Yard, East side the Bridge, viz :
tfispring .JlIounlain Lcliigh,
Sugar Loaf do "
Jllmnmolli Vi.-in (While fish)
Locust Moiintaiii do ,,
Scranton do
Council Ridge, (Pink ./Ish)
Laurence (Red do )
Trccorton Semi ./Inlhracitc.
The Lvhigh, Mammoth Vcin,Locust Mon n-
tain, Councilltidgc and Trcvoiton Cools, are
of the first class, and are acknowledged by
and all stoves with strong draughts.thc Le-
high Goals cannot be surpassed, being hard,
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic purposes,thc Mammoth Vein,Locust
Mountain and Council Ridge Coals, stand un-
rivalled; burning more freely than the Le-
high, making no clinkor,and leavinglessash-
as and slate than mostnny kind olCoal known
in the market.
As to the ’l‘revorlon,we can say to any
persons trying it,tha.t if it does not answer
the recommendation and prove entirely satis-
factory, we will take it back again ifdesircd.
at our own expense and refund the money.
Mr. O. H.- Benedict. long and favorably‘
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A shareofthe pub-
lic patronage i s solicited.
P . S.——Just received, a cargo of very supe-
riorlllai-.ksmith's Coal, mined by the Hamp-
sliireMining Company.
I'loiir atwholcsaie Price.
quantity of Flour,aiiii willcontinue to
receive directly from the mills atlhe \l’est,so
that it will be greatly to the adiautage of
cousumersto purchase of him. It does not
stop in New York for inspection,_bul comes
as near as possible from first bands to the
home of the consumer. The terms will inva-
riably be Cash, as be isselling as Agent l'or a
Wetcrn house. PCB opportunities do not
oltcn occur, then all not in your patronage,
and you willbe able to get Flour by tliosin-
gle barrel , at it holcsalo prices.
F. ILNASH. South Norwalk.
3. QUINTARD Gt. SONS.
Oa,b1net thinkers;
At their 0111 established lVare Rooms,
East side the Bridge, opposily
. Plus-nix Block,
AVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet F u r n i t n r e,
Chairs. Looking Glasses, Mattresses. &e.,
everolfered for sale in this place, which we
havejust purchased for Uasli,-at ex_tremely
low priees,and iutciid to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand Ready
Made Coflins of all sizes and descriptions,
from the mostcostly Rosewood to the plain-
est ever used.
From our long expegiencein thaUndertc-
king bllsinc-ss,wc are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may need our
services.
Norwalk,Sept.l3l.h, 1858. 37
Millinery and Dress Making.
MISS F. PILGRIM would respectfully in-
form her friends and custonefg of
N°"“'3"‘_ and Ylcllmyv ll! I\_l she has re-opened
her Mlllinery in the Post Ofllcebuilding,Wsll
street, entrance 2nd door west of the Po“
Office. In connection with her Millinery,
she has made arrangements to carry on the
Dress Making business in allits br:nclies.4§
_ “ Old Grey Incl: Salt.”
HE best article that has been offered this
year verysuperiorlfor r‘ di , t _.
' 3. ii. o'i.iisr°iiaivs.
dealers to have no superiors. For furnaces '
I 1-lEsubscribcr liiisnow on handalarge ,
guilty.-
James Russell Lowell’: Poem.
. Tuesday, the 26th ult., w:: peculiarly rich
in Burns’ literature. There are eloquent
speeches by Bryant, Banks, Emorlon, Dillard
and a dozen others, which, with the poems of
Lowell, Whittier, Sliillaber, &_i:., deserve to
be gathered to a volume and sold for the
benefit of the poet's. niece: who or: iii
needy circumstances, and in whose behalf an
appeal has,bcen made at many of tho festivals.
We cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of
giving entire the following poem by Jaime:
Russell Lowell, at the Boston banquet :
A hundred years I they’ro _quickly fled, '
Wflli all their joy and sorrow,
Their dead lenvos shed upon the dead,
Their fresh ones sprung by inorrow l
And still the patient seasons bring
Their change of sun and shadow,
New birds still sing with every ‘
New vlolels :pot the meadow.
"Ki
A hundred years I and nsture’: powers .
No greater grown nor lessened I
They saw no lloivers more sweet than our:
No fairer new moon’: crescent ;—
Ifslie woult treat us poets so,
Would so from Winter free us,
And set our slow old sap aflow
To sprout in fresh ideas l
Alas l I think, what worth or parts
Have brought me here competing
To speak what starts in rnyrisd heart:
_ With Burns’ memory beating ;
A theme like this would Bryant chooso,
Longfellow, Holmes, or Whittier ;
If my poor muse can't fill their shoes,
Pray pardon her and pity her.
As I sat musing what to say
-And how my verse to number,
Sonic elfin play passed by that way
And sank my lid: in slumber ;
And on my sleep ii vision stole
Which I will putin nietrt’,
Of Burns’ soul at the wicket hole
Where sits the good St. Peter.
The saint, inetliouglit had left his post
That day to Holy Willie,
Who swore, “Each ghost that comes shall toast
In brim.-itono, will he, will he-;
There's iionc need hope with phrase: fine
Their score to wipe a sin frac ;—
I’ll chalk it sign to save ‘their trying, ’—
A hand 3 and Ville infra !’ ”
Alas lilo soil’s too cold or dry
For spiritual anall potatoes,
Scrimped nature's spry the trade to fly
Of diaboli aduocutur,
Who lay bent pins on the penace stood
Where Mercy spreads a cushion,
Who’vc just one rule for knavo or f ol,
It saves so much confusion l
So, when Burns knocked, Will knit his brows,
His window-gap made scanter,
And said, “go rouse the other house,
We lodge no Tam 0’Sh:nter I.”
"Wel0dgc l” laughed Burns, “now well I see
Death cannot kill old nlturo.”
No human flea, but thinks that he "
May speak for his Creator I
“But Willie, friend, don’t turn me forth,
Anld Clootic needs no gauger,
And if on earth I had small worth,
You’ve let in worse, l’ll wager l”
“Na, mine has knockit at the you
But found me hard as whunstuno,
There’: hances yet your bread to get
Wi Au d Nick, gaugin’ briinstano.”
Meanwhile the nuco’ guid’ Lad ta’en
Their place to watch the proce- ,'
I-‘lattening in vain on many o pane
Their disembodied noses ;
Remember, please, ’ti: all a dream,
One can’t control the fancies,
Through sleep that stream with wayward gleam
Like midnight’: boreal dances. ,
Old Willie’: tone grew sharp’: a knife ;-
"Intpri‘1m's, I inditc yo
For makiu’ strife wi' the water '0 life
And preferiu"aquo vita ”
Then roared a voice with lusty din
Like ii skipper’: when ’tis blovvy,
“If that’: a sin, I'd ne'er ho’ got in,
As sum as my name's Noah l”
Sly Willie turned another loaf,-L
“There's man y here have heard ye,
To the pain and grief 0’ true belief,
Say hard things 0’ the clergy l"
Then rang ii clear tone over all,— ‘
“One plea for him allow me,
I once heard call from over me, ‘Saul,
Why porsecntcst thou mo ?' ”
To the next charge vexed Willie turned
And, sighing, wiped his glasses,-
‘‘I’m much concerned to End ye leaned
O’er warmly tow’rd the losses 1”
But David cried, “Your ledger shut,
E’cn Adam fell by women,
And hearts close shut with it and but
If safe are not so human l”
Tbcnsndden glory round me broke
And low mc_lod' us surges,
Of wings whose : role to splendor woke
Crention’s farthest verges ;
A croi: stretched, ladder-like, secure
From earth to heaven’: own portal,
Wnereby God's door, with footing suro,
Climbed up to peace immortal. .
I heard a voice serene and low,
(With my heart I seemed to hear it,)
I-‘all soft and slow as snow on snow
Like grace of the heavenly spirit ;
A: sweet as over newborn son
The croon of new mode mother,
The voice begun, “sore-tempted one l"
Thou, pausing, sighed, “our brother I’’
"If not a sparrow full, unless
The father sees and knows it,
Think I reek: be less his form express 1’
The soul hiii own deposits ? '
If only dear ti) him the strong
That never trip nor wander, -
Where were the throng whose morning song
Thrills his blue arches yonder ?
“Do soul: iilono clear-eyed, strong-kneed,
To him true service render,
And they who used his hand to lead,
I-‘ind they his heart uutender ?
Through all your various rank: and fate:,
He opens door to duty,
And he that waits there at your gate:
Wa: servant of His Beauty.
“The earth must richer up secrete
In time, could yo but know it l
Must juice concrete with tlorcer best
Ere she can make her poet ;
These larger heart: must feel the rolls
Of storinier waved temptation,
These star-wide soul: between their poles,
Bear zone: oftropio passion. _.
“Her cheaper brood: in palaces
She I‘IIIt : under glasses,
But soul: like these, heaven’: hostages,
Spring shelterliis as grasses ;
He loved much i that l: gospel good,
Hovv’er the text you handle ;
From common wood the crou w:: bowed,
By love turned prlceloulinndcl.
“If sciint his service at the kirk,
Hepaten heard and am ‘
I-‘rom Choir: that mi: in hedge sin": but
From hlnckbird and from lnnvin ;
The cowcring mouse, poor unroofod thing,
In him found mercy’: angel, .
Th: daisy’: ring, brought ovary spring,
To bin: Faith’: fresh ovangol l ‘ '
~‘"Not he the tlinatenlngtcxt: who deal:
I: highest ’mong tho preachers.
not bo_wlio fool: the woo: ‘and wait ‘ ‘ ‘ ' "
0'f'sll 'G6d"i idnditldi ;
He doth good work whose heart can find
The spirit ’nenth the letter ;
Who makes hi: kind of happier mind,
Leaves wiser me: :nd better.
“They make Religion be :bliorred
‘ Who round with darkness gulf her, '
And think that no word can please the Lord
Dales: it smell of sulphur ; . ~
Door Poet-heart, Oat childlike guessed
. ‘hie I-‘nther’s loving kindness,
Colic now to rat I tliomdid’st his best,
If hiiply ’twaii in blinducnl"
Tlion leapt Heaven's portal: wide apart,
And, at their golden thunder,
Iltli sudden start I woke, my heart
Still throbbing full ofwondcr ;
“Father,” I said, “ ’tls known to thee _
‘How thou the saint: prepnrost,
But an. rm Saint Charity
I: still the first and fairest 1”
Dear Bard and Brother I let who may '
Against thy faults he railing
(Though far, I pray, from us be they
That never knew ii failing l)
_ Ole toastI’ll give, and that not long,
Which thou woulds’t pledge if present,-
To hzni whose song, in nature strong.
lakes man of prince and peasant l
——:-—oo'<.>oo—-———
Words for Music .
nr oiionoii I’. xonius.
I.
I-‘arc thee well—we port forever I
All regret: are now in vain l
I-‘ate decrees that wemust sever,
Nc’er to meet on earth again
Other skies will bend above thee,
Other hearts may seek thy shrine,
But no other e’er will love thee
With the constancy of mine.
Yet farewell--we part forever I
All regrets are now in vain l
I-‘ate decrees that we must sever,
Ne‘er to meet on earth again.
I-‘a'ro thee well I
II. .
Like the shadow on the dial
Lingers still our parting kiss l
Life has no sevcrer trial,
Death no pang to equal this.
All the world is now before then,
Every clinic to roam at will,
But within the land that bore thee,
One fond heart will love thee still.
Yet l'areive|l—we part forever I
All regret: are now in vain l
Fate decrees that we must sever,
Ne’er to meet on earth again.
Fare thee well I
. , . ,
THE HIDDEN HAND.
‘BY EMMA D. E N. SOUTHWORTH.
Author! or ‘- run alum-: or AN EvlNl.\'G,” “ rns nrsi-nine
WIFE, rrc , irrc., ii-rc.
CHAPTER I."——'l‘ni-: Nocrunsn. Visir. ' -
' * Whence is that knocking?
How is’t with me when every sound iippals me?
O 0 I‘ I hear : knocking
Iutlio south entry l Hark !—more knocking l
-‘ ' Suzxmruiin.
Hurricane Hall is a large old family
mansion, built of dark, red sandstone, in
one of the loucliest and wildest of the
-mountain regions of Virginia. '
The estate is surrounded on three sides
by ii. range: of steep, gray rocks, spiked
"with clumps of dark evergreens, and
called,from its horeshoe form, the Devil's
Hoof.
On the fourth side the ground gradu-
ally descends in broken rock and barren
soil to the edge of the wild mountain
stream known as the Devil’s Run.
When storms and floods were high,
the loud roaring of the wind through the
wild mountain gorges, and the terrific
raging of the torrent over its rocky course
gave to this savage locality its ill-omencd
name of Devil's Hoof, Devil's Run, and
Hurricane Hall.
Major Ira Warfield, the lonely propri-
etor of the Hall, was a veteran olliccr,
who, indisgust. at what be supposed to
be ill-reqnited services, had retired from
public life to spend the evening of his vig-
orous age on this his p:ti-imonial estate.
Here he lived in seclusion with his old
fashioned housekeeper, Mrs. Condiment,
and his old family servants and favorite
dogs and horses. Herc his mornings
were usually spent in the chase, in which
he excelled, and his afternoons and even-
ings were occupied in small convivial sup-
pers among his few chosen companions of
the chase or the bottle.
In person Major Warficld was tall and
strongly built, reminding one of some
iron-limbed Douglas of the olden time.-—
His features were‘ large and harsh ; his
complexion dark red, as that of one
is as’-
- bronzed by -long exposure and flushed
with strong drink. His fierce, dark gray
eyes were surmonntedlby thick, heavy
black brows, that, when they gathered
into a frown, reminded one of ii. thunder
cloud, as the flashing orbs beneath them
did of -lightning. His harsh, hard face
was surrounded by a thick growth of
iron-gray hair and heard that met be-
neath his‘ chin. His usual habit was a
black cloth coat, crimson vest, and black
leather brooches, long, black yarn stock-
ings, fastened at the knees, and morocco
slippers with silver buckles.
In ’cllRf8QI.eP Major Warfield was or-
rogant, domineering iind violent, equally
loved and feared by his faithful old fam-
ily servants at liomc—-disliked and dread-
ed by his neighbors and acquaintances
abroad,‘who, partly from his house and
partly from his character, fixed upon him
the appropriate nickname of OLD HURRI-
cans.
There, was, however, other ground of
dislike besides that of his arrogant mind,
violent temper and domineering habits.
Old Iiurriciipc was said to be cu old
bachelor, yet rumor whispered that there
was in some obscure part of the world,
hidden away from human ight,a deserted
wife and child poor,forlorn,._and heart-bro
ken. ” It was further whispered that the
elder brother of Ira Warlield had myste-
riously disappeared, and not without some
suspicion of zoul play on the part of the
only person in the world who had it strong
interest in his “ taking of.” However
these things might be, it wasjknown for
I certainty that Old Hurricane had an
only sister, sick and poor, with her son
dragged on a wretched life of ill-rcquited
toil, severe privatiou and painful infirmi-
ty in a distant city, un:ided, unsought
and uncured for by her crhel brother.
It was the night of the last day of Oc-
tober, 1845. The evening had closed in
very dark and gloomy. About dusk'the~
wind arose in the north west, driving up
!lI|§l.es of._le,_Id'en lined clouds, and in ii
‘ fey? '.miniito:' tbegronndvwas covered deep
tvitlr now, and the air was filled viith dri-
ring. :leot. . -' _
. As this All Hallow’ Eve, the ama.
fol lnclcm'eticy_of the weather did not pro-
voiit tic of Ilia-i-inst Hall from
availing themselves ‘of their capricious old
|M8teI"8 permission, and going off in a
body to a banjo breakdown held in the
negro-quarters of their next neighbor.
Upon this evening then, there was left
_ at Hurricane Ilall only Major Wat-field,
Mrs. Condiment, his little old housekeep-
er. and Wool, his body servant,
Early in the evening the old hall wng
shut up closely, to keep out as much as,
possible the sound of the storm that roar-
ed through the mountain chassis and can-
noliaded -the walls of the -house as if de-
termined to force an entrance. As soon
as she had seen that all was safe, Mrs.
Condiment went to bed and went to sleep.
,It was about ten o’clock that Old Hur-
ricane, well wrapped up in his quilted
flannel dressing grown, sat in well padded
‘ cany chair before a warm and bright lire
taking his comfort in his own most com-
fortable bedroom. This was the hour of
the coziest enjoyment to the self indulgent
old Sybarite, who dearly loved his .own
ease. ‘ Very comfortable \vas- old Hurri-
cane ; and as he toasted his feet and sip-
ped his punch, while his black servant,
Wool, applied the-warming-pan to his co-
zy coiicli, he fairly hugged himself for en-
joyment, and declared that nothing under
heaven would or could tempt him to leave
that room and that house and go out iii-
to that storm on that night. Just as he
had come to this emphatic determination
lie was startled by ii violent ringing of
the door-bell. Ordering Wool to go and
see what was the matter, he hastily array-
ed himself in his sleeping habiiments and
jumped into bed determined not to be in-
truded upon or to be called out of his
room on any account whatever.
At this moment Wool re-appeared
“Shut the door, you villian! Do you
intend to stand ‘there holding it open on
me all night?” vociferated the old man.
Wool hastily‘ closed the offending port-
als, and hurried to his master's side.
“ Well, sir, who was it rung the bell ?”
, “ Sar, de Reverend Mr. Parson Good-
win aiid he say how he must see you
yonrsc’f, personally, alone !”
“ See me, you villain I Didn't you
tell hint that I had retired ?” .
“ Yes, Marse, I tell him you were gone
to bed and asleep morne’n an hour ago,
and he ordered me to come wake you up
and say how it were a matter of life and
death l”
“Life and death? What have I to
do with life and death ? I 'won’t stir I
“If the parson wants to see me he will
have to come up here and see me in
bed l”
“ Mus’ I fetch him reverence up here,
sar ?” — _
“ Yes, I wonldn’t get up and go down
to see—Washington—sliut the door you
rascal. or I'll throw the bootjack at your
wooden head l”
Wool obeyed with alacrity and in time"
to escape the tlireatebed missile.
After an absence of a few minutes, he
was heard returning, attending upon the
footsteps of another. And the next min-
utc-he entered, ushering in the Rev, Mr.
Goodwin, the parish minister of Bethle-
hem, St. Mary’s. _ . .
" How do you do? Glad to see you,
sir, though obliged to receive you in bed i
Fact is, I caught a cold with this severe
change of weather, and took a warm ne-
gus -and went to bed to sweat it off l——
You’ll excuse me I Wool, draw that
easy chair up to my bedside for worthy
Mr. Goodwin, and bring him a glass of
warm negus. It will do him good after
hiscold ride.”
“Thank you Major Warfield ! I will
take the seat, but not the negus, if you
please, to night.”
“ Not the ncgus ? Oh, come now,
you are joking. Why, it will keep you
from catching cold, and be a most coni-
fortable niglitcap, disposing you to sleep
and sweat like a baby. Of course you
spend the night with us ?”
‘C thank you, no I
road again in ii few niiuutes.”
“ Take the road again tonight i-
Why, man alive, it is midnight,‘ and the
snow driving like all Lapland.”
“ Sir, I am sorry to refuse your prof-
fered hospitality and leave ycurcomfqrta-
ble roof to-night, and sorrier still to have
to take you with me,” said the pastor
gravely. .
“Take ME with you l No, no, my
good sir l no, no, that is too good a joke
—lia l ha. l”
“ Sir, I fear that you will find it a very
serious one l Your servant told you that
my errand was one of imminent urgen-
cy ff)
“ Yes something like life and death
77 .
“ Exactly—-down in the cabin, near
the Punch Bowl, there is an old woman
dyin " —
“ There, I knew it. I was just saying
there might be an old woman dying.-
But, my dear sir, what's that to me ?—
What can I do?”
“ Humanity sir, would prompt you.”
“ But my dear sir, how can I help her?
I am not a physician to prescribe _"
“ She is far past 8 physician’: help.”
“Nor am I a priest to hear her confession
)1
O
“ Her confession God has already re-
ceived.”
“ Well, and Pm not a lawyer to draw
up her will.”
“ No sir; but you were recently ap-
pointed one of the Justices of the Peace
for Allcghany.”
4 “ Yes, well what of that. That does
not comprise the duty of my getting out
of my warm bed and going through it
snow storm to see an old woman expire.”
“ Excuse me forinsistiug, sir ; but this
ly but firmly.
“ I'll throw up my commission to-mor-
row,” growled the old mnn. _
“ To-morrow you may do that, but
meanwhile, to-night, being «still in the
commission of the peace, you are bound to
get up and go with me to this woman’s
bedside.”
"What the demon is
there ?” ‘
“ 'l‘o receive her dying deposition.”
“ To receive her dying deposition l—
Good Heaven, was she murdered then ?”
exclaimed the old man,‘ in alarm, as he
wanted of me‘
.:t:i"tcd out of bed and began to draw on
hi: nether garments. — . ,
ed,” said the piston.
“ Well then; what iiiit lg” Dyiagldepo-'
iitioiil it innit concern a critic," ox-
s
I must take the -
is an ollicial duty,” said the poison, mild-,
"Be composed, she was not murder-
claimed the old man, hastily drawing on
his coat. '
“ It does concern a crime.”
“What crime, for the love of Heav-
en ?”
“ I am not at liberty to tell yon,sho will
do tliut.”
“ Wool, go down and rouse up Jehu,
and tell him to put Parson Goodwin’s
male in the stable for the night, and tell
Kllllll to put the black draught-horses to
the close carriage, and light both the
front la.nterns—for we shall have ii dark,
stormy road Shut the door you in-
fernal !—~I bi-g your pardon, parson, but
that villain always leaves the door ajar
after him.” '
The good person bowed gravely ; and
the major completed his toilet by the
time the servant returned and reported
the cul'riage ready. ‘
“ To the Devil's Punch Bowl” was the
order given by Old llurricano as he lol-
lowed the minister into the carriagc.——
“ And now sir,” he continued, addressing
his companion, “ I think you had better
repeat that part of the church litany that
prays to be delivered from ‘ battle, mur-
(lot and sudden death,’ for if we should be
so lucky as to escape Black Donald and
his gang, we shall have at least an equal
chance of being upset in the darkness of
these dreadful mountains.”
“ A pair of saddle mules would have
been a safer conveyance, certainly,” said
the minister.
Old Hurricane knew that, lint though
a great scnsualist, lie was a brave man,
and so he had rather ris is life"in"a close
carriage than suffer col on a sure-foot-'
ed mule’s back.
After many delays and perils, the pas-
tor and Old Hurricane arrived at their
destination, called the Witcb’s Hut or
Old Hnt’s Cabin. In one corner of the
but, on a ragged couch, lay a gray-haired
and emaciated woman, evidently near an-
to death. On being informed that a
magistrate had arrived, she insisted on
everybody else leaving the room, as she
would speak with him alone. Her re-
quest having been -complied with, Old
lIiirricauc~drew -from his pocket a Bible,
administered the oath, and then said :
“ Now then, my good soul begin, ‘ the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, you know. But first, your
name ?”
“Is it possible -you don’t know me,
master ?”
“ Not I, in faith I”
“ For the love of heaven, look at me
and try to recollect me, sir l
sary some one authority should be able
to know me,” said the woman, raising
her haggard eyes to the face of. her visit-
or. - .
The old man adjusted his spectacles
and gave her a scrutiiiiziiig look, exclaim-
ing at intervals :
“Lord bless my soul l it is I it ain't !
it must i it caii’t he l Granny Grcwell
—tlie—tlie—t|ic—-midwil'c that_ disap-
pearcd from here some twelve or thirteen
years ago ?”
“ Yes, master, I am Nancy Grewcll,
the ladies’-nurse, who vanished so myste-
riously soinc thirteen years ago !” replied
the woman. , ,
“ Heaven help our hearts l And for
what crime vas it you run away ? .Come
—make a clean breast of it, woman ?———
You have nothing to fear in doing so,
for youare past the arm of earthly law,
now !” ' ‘ - ~
“ I -know it.”
“ And the best way to prepare to meet
the Divine Judge is to make all the rep-
aration that you can by a full confes-
sion.”
“ I know it, sir, if I had committed a
crime, but I have committed no crime,
neither did I run away.”
“ What? what? what ? What, was
it then? Remember, witness, you are
on your oath l”
“ I know that, sir, and I will tell the
truth, but it must he in my own way.”
. At this moment a violent blast of wind
and hail roared down the mountain side,
witch’s lint, as if it would have shaken it
about their cars.
It was a proper overture to the tale
that was about to be told. Conversation
' was impossible until the storm ravccl past
and was heard dying in deep reverbera-
ting echoes from the depths of the Devil’s
Punch Bowl. .
“ It is some thii teen years ago,” began
Granny Grcwell, “ upon just such a night
of storm as this, that I was mouutcil on
my old male Molly, with my saddle-bags
full of dried yarbs, and stilled waters and
sich, as I allus carried when I was out
’tendin’ the sick. I was on my way
ii-going to see a lady as I was sent for to
tend.” . ’ _
"Well, master, I’m not ashamed to
say, as I" never was afraid of man, beast
or spirit, and never stopped at going out
all hours of night, through the most lone-
somcst. roads, if so be I was called upon
so to do. Still I must say that jest as
me and Molly, my male, got ,into the
deep, thick, lonesome woods as stands
around the old Hidden House in the liol-
low, I did feel queerish, ’casc it wasthe
dead hour of night, and it was said how
strange things were seen and liearu, yes,
and done too, in that dark, dcep, lone-
some placc. I seen how even my mule
felt queer, too, by the way she stuck up
her ears still’ as quills. So partly to keep
up my own spirits, and partly to encour-
age her, says I, ' Molly, what am yc
afeard on ? Be a man, Molly.’ ‘ But
Molly stepped out cautious, and pricked
up her long cars all the same.
“ Well, master, it -was so dark I could-
ii’t see a yard past _Molly’s ears, and the
path was so narrow and the bushes so
thick we could hardly getalong; but
just as we came to the ?little creek as
‘they calls the Spout, cause the water
jumps up and jets along till it empties iii-
to the Punch Bowl; and just as Molly
was cautiously putting her fore foot into
the water, out starts two men from the
bushes and seizes poor Molly by the bri-
dle l” _
“ Good Heaven !” exclaimed Major
Warlield. , ,
" Well master, before I could cry out,
one of them willaius seized me by the scroll’
of my neck, and with the other hand on
my uiouth,‘he says: -' ‘ j : ' ‘
. ‘F Be silent you old fool, or I’ll blow
your brsins‘outl” ' ‘ . -— ,
" And then master,‘ I saw for the first
. P
It is neces-
aud rattled ngiiinst the walls, shaking the _
time that their faces were covered witbi
black crape. I conldn’t o-screamed if
they'd let me for my breath was gone and
my senses were going along with it from
the fear that was on me.
“ Don't struggle, come along quietly
and you shall not be hurt,” says the man
as had spoke before.
“ Struggle l I conldii’t a-struggled to
ii-saved my life l I couldn’t speak, I
like to have dropped right‘ ofl'en Mo1ly’s
back. One on ’em says :
“ Give her some brandy l” and t’other '
takes out a flask, and puts it to my lips,
and says :
“ Here, drink this.”
“ Well, master, as he had me still by
the scroll’ of thcneck, I couldn't do no
other ways but open my mouth and drink
it. As soon as I had took rswallow. my
breath come back and my speech.”
“And oh, gentlemen,” Iaid I, “ef its
‘your money or your life’ you mean, I
liaint it about me. ’Deed ’cla.ro to the
Lord-a-mighty I haintl its wrapped up
in an pld cotton glove in_,a hole in the
plastering in the chimney corner at home
and of you’ll spare my life you can go
there and get it,” says I.”
“ You old blockhead,” says they, “ we
want neither one nor t’other I Come
along quietly and you shall receive no
harm. But at the first cry or attempt
to escape this shall stop you I ' And with
that the williau held the mizzle of a pis-
tol so nigh to my nose that I smelt brim-
stone, whilc tother one bound a silk hand-
kercher ’round inyeyes, and then took
poor Molly by the bridle and led her
along. I c0nldn’t see, in course, and I‘
dissint breathe for fear of the pistol.-
Bnt I said my prayers to myself all the
time.” '
“Well, master, they led the male on
down the path, until wccomed to a place
wide enough to turn, when they turned
us ’round and led us back outen the wood
and then round and round, and up and
down, and crossways and lengthways, as
cf they didn’t want me to find out where
they were taking me.” I
' “ Well, master, when thoy’d walk
about in this ’fnsed way, leadin’ of the
male about a mile, I knew we was in the
woods again, the very same woods and
the very same path, I knowed by the feel
of the place and the sound of the bushes,
as we hit up against them each side, and \
also by the rumbling of the Spout as it
tumbled along toward the Punch Bowl.
We went down, and down, and lower,
and lower, and lower, untilwo got right
down in the bottom of that hollow.”
“ Then we stopped. A gate was
opened. , I put up my hand to raise the
handkerchief, and see where I was ; but,
just at that minit, I felt the mizzle of the
pistol like a ring of ice right agin _my
right temple, and the willaiu growling in
my ear: ' ' .
- ‘ Ifyou do-———‘ l”
But I dida’t—_I dropped my hand
down as if I had been shot, and aforc I
had seen anything either. So we went
through the gate, and up a gravelly walk
—I knew it by the crackling of the grav-
el under Molly’s fed~and stopped at ii.
liorse-block, where one of them willians
lifted me off. ,1 put up my hand again.”
“Do, if you dare,” says t’other one,
with the mizzle of the pistol at my head.
“ I dropped my hand like lead. So
they led me on a little way and then I up
some steps. I counted them to myself as’
I went along. They were six. Y on see
I took all this pains to know the house
again. Then they opened a door that
opened in the middle. They then went
along a passage and up more stairs, there
was ten and a. turn and then ten more.
Then along another passage, and up a
third flight of stairs. They were all
alike.” _
“ Well, sir, here we was at the top of
the house. One of the willians opened a.
door on the left side, and t.’othor said:
“ ‘ Thcre—go in and do your duty l’
and pushed me through the door; and
shut and locked it on me.__ Good gia-
cious sir; how scared I was I I slipped
off the silk haudkercher and ’fcared as I
didn’t forget to pay. it in my bosom. _
“Then I looked about me. Right
aforc me on the hearth was alittle wcny
taper burning, that showed I was in a big
garret with sloping walls.
‘ deep dormer windows, and a black
int bureau standing bctween'them.--
At t’other end a great tester
with dark curtain;
carpet on‘ the floor.
were so many dark objects and«so« liifhlly’
shadows, and the little taper-,bn_rncdr:o
dimly that I could hardly tell-*‘t’othcr?
from which, or keep from‘ breaking any ‘,
nose against things as I groped about-‘.
“‘ And what was I in this room" for to»
do ?‘ I could’nt even ‘form an idi'icr.=» But;_~_7f.;
presently my blood 'rsn‘ cold- to -t":_f
groan from behind the curtains--‘fthen—nn-
other-‘-—and-another—then the cry‘ of O .5’
child in mortal agony, saying : - -’
“ ‘ Foi-_the love of heaven save me !'
“ I ran to the bed -and dropped the
curtains, and like to have iI£IlDll6(I' ‘at
what I saw.”»_ . -
“ And what did you see?” -‘asked the
magistrate. ‘ "“ ‘ ’ -
“Master, behiudlthoso dork curtains I
saw a young creature tossig about ‘on
the bed’ flinging her fair’ and beautiful
arms about and tearing vi-ildly at the flno
lace" that trimmed her «night dress. But
mster, that was’nt what almost made I
me faint—it was that her right hand was
sewed up in black crape, and her whole
face and head completely covered with
black crape drawn down-andfastened :c-
curely around her throat, leaving only :.
small slit at the mouth and nose to breathe
through I”
“What I take care woman! remem-
ber that you are upon your oath l" said
the magistrate.
“ I know it master : and as I hope to
be forgiven, I am telling you the truth l”
"' Go on then.”
“Well, sir, she was a young creature,
scarcely past childhood, if one might
judge by her small size and soft rosy skin
I asked her to let me take that black
crape from her face and hand, but Ilio
threw up her hands and exclaimed :
.‘-,‘ ‘ Oh no, no I for my life no l’
.- "‘ Well, master, I hardly know how to»
tell -you what followed said the old '~ *5
woman, liesitating. in embarrassment.
There was it‘ ~ dark. ,.
And with tall ?i3tbcre‘.‘:-"if
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At one end '
ii
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If Ghright straight lonllike it our of .
Remember-—tho
“ Well, master, in . next two hours
Juggernaiit, woman I
‘whole truth l”
there were t'wins”'bo'rii‘ "in that room—o I‘
boy and ‘girl ; the boy 'vvo‘s,iIeild the ‘girl
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