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NUMBER 584--NEW SERIES. NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, MARCH 15. 1359. VOLUME xLII,---NUMBE1t_t1.
’: NORWALI_(_ GAZETTE. |
Oifice in Wood's New Brick Building.
- Main Street.
A. H. armcrron & co.,
A. H. Bvmorox,J. B. Ems, G. N. Ems.
Subscription Rates.
All Subscribers, by Carrier, .\tail, Post Riders and
Thlfagoners, per year, _ ,3: 00
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paid in advance, 1 50
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Changed oftener charged as transient.
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2-_ _ , ,_
- BUSINESS lllREC’l‘0llY.
, Norwaik Hotel.
D.STEl'HENSON,Puornn:'roa.
~ A first class Hotel, beautifully located at
Norwalk, Connecticut, and open for the re-
ceptiou pf guests at all times. In connection
with ‘the Hotel is a large Livery Stable,
where good" Horses and Cavriages can at all
times be procured. H5
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AMOS HUNT,
G eneralPension an Patent Agent
Am] Prosecutor of Claims bcjfbze
the several I)epartmems and
the Court of Cldinzs.
Washington. D. (T.
’"”r”.iiéi Insurance.
A. H. 3!INGTON,
(At the Gazette Ollice)
AGENT FOR run _
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ol Hnrtfot-d,Coun.
J‘. w. wnsorv,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
Connected is business with J_. M. Carter, Esq.
and in his - ollice, Main street,
Norwalk. Conn. 46
ll’. s.1\soon!, 1u.n.,
H O M (E O P A T H,
Gr-aduateYnlc Med. Iustitute,Class 185i 0: ’5'2
Otiice in Hubbell’s lllock, Norwulk. '
ni-zrn-:|u:.wr:s.
Dr. Dennison. Fairfield, Conn.
Dr. P.C. Skill", New Haven, Conn
Dr. Norton. Bridgeport, Conn.
Dr. H. A. Collins, Spl‘illQ,‘llcld, Muss. ‘
Dr. G. P. Cooley. New Britain, Conn.
Dr. Jas. Ii. Austin. Bristol. Conn.
Dr. G. A. Moodv. Plainville. Conn.
W. S. Sanford Jr Go , New IIaven,Conu. 46
Architecture. -
SIDNEY M. STON,
sucmrncr,
Will furnish Plan. Specifications. detail
Druwings,and superinlend the erection of‘
public and private buildings. Ofiico in Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st.. New Haven. Ct. M52
Connecticut Hotel.
EAST SIDE THE BRIDGE, NORWALK, CONN.
J. C. KELLY, Proprietor.
'_’I‘his well known and popular House,“-_hile
under the management of James Stevens de-
ceased, is open for the reception of transient
or pgrnnnent boarders. and no -expense or
pains will be spared to secure the comfort of
guests. -
1 Good Stabling for horses, &c.
South Norwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, Pnornn-:1'ou. .
_ This House has recently been thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged, and is uow
re xdy for the reception of guests. It is pleas-
antly located, in immediate proximity to the
depot of the N. Y. and N. 11. Railroad, and
in this respect for perm-.ment or transient
bnrdbrs possesses advantages over any other
Hotel in the town. A good Stableis keptiu
connection with the Hotel. '
15
Wooster House, Daiibury, Conn.
WM. P. STEVENS, Proprietor.
. The Subscribcr,'haviug purchased the
above named‘llotel.is prepared to receive
permanent and transient boarders, and to
entertain Travelfers and the rublic gener-
ally. The Hotel is large,commodious, and
is tilted up with the conveniences of modern
Hotels; it is abundantly supplied with pure
S ring Water, and is pleasantly located on
ain Street, within it very l'ew rods of the
Railroad Depot.
0. s. LOGKWOOD,
Pashionablebraper and Tailor,
-— a ud-
Gl-:NrLEm-:N's Foaxxsnmo mtroatun,
No. 8 Skiddy’s.Block,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
.1‘. 1‘. POOTE,
Attorngy and counselor at Law,
orrwzr o VER MALL on Y’ s s roan‘.
N on-walk, Conn.
c. .1. ununaan,
, Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
Carriage Trimznings, Cloths, Cassi-
meres, Satineus, Ves¢ings,and Tail-
or’: Trimmings, by the Yrtrd, -
Piece or Pac/cage,
sun:-zrxxos, snmrmos, .n-mus,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN.
I‘. II. NASH,
Wuou-:su.r: AND Rnrsn. DEALER IN
S'.1'~()'V'ES
‘ XA.\'U_I"ACTURE.Is0I*'
‘_I‘ 1u,Sheet Iron & Copper Wares
1,14’, ..con,stantlg/an hand a la2°gea.s.sort-
ént Qf general House-keeping
. Egcrmflturc, alt So. Nora-allc,
Conn.
3. rates: a. son,
, MANUFACTURERS OI"
Honuments, Grave Stones,
- Jldiantles «£9.
AT Purdy’s Station, New York . Ourstoclr
comprises the very bestquality of Italian
and American Marble. All work delivered
free of charge.‘ ‘All orders promptly execu-
tcd, at prices as favor-ablens can beohtained
at any similarestablishmentin thecount-ry.27
— _‘ JDe,n.1:1stry..
Doctors 3:51: & PITCH,
Surgical & mechanical
D E N T I S T S,
NORWALK ,CONN.
A .lIim.. Cusanss Frrca.
"nu-as rusonsucn comrsmr,
Of Hartford.
I ncarporated in 1819. C/Iarter Perpetual-
Cash Capital» - $1,000,000
I astute against loss aml damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to Me lmzurd, and
. consistent with I/re laws of
compensation.
‘Geo .n. cownns, Sole sgm
For Norwalk and vicinity.
1,3‘.
0.1!. .8. Lockwood dLco.,
Noaw.u.K.coNN.,
s:"suor'.io'run::ns o r
uvn nan:-tns xx
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britannia Porcelain and Wboden
“"4 re, and Kitchen Fm'm'tw're
in general,Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4- Lead‘ Firth
Crockery, Glass
amZC/zina
Ware.
:1. 3. noo-rn,
Attorney & counsellor atI.a'w,
on ‘WALL srnmzr,
.——R.._
WM. 0. STREET & C0.
Importers, Wholesale and Retail Dealer’s in
E ARDWARII, IRON,
Steel, Cutlery, Guns, Agricul- I
tural Implements, Oils,
Puints,Window Glass,
&c,, &c.-, &c. «
Nor walk , Conn.
Wu. C. Sriu-zrzr, A. H. Wucoxsox
rhesus G. masses, O
SU RGICAL AND MECHANICAL
IJEJWTIST,
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Nor-
walk, Conn.
s. 1:. OLMSTBAD & co,
WlI0l.l'2S.\LE AND RETAIL DEAL!-SIRS IN
GIIOCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
No’s 14 & I6 Main Street, Norwalk,Conn.
Norwalk Post Ofloo. I
u.tn..~; cnosn.
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, lledding.and Reddiug Ridge WM
n.m.s nus. '
West 9.10 A. M.—5.55 P . M.
llast 8 20 A. M.—3.20 P. M.
Daubury and Norwalk Railroad 7.55 A. ll.
rosr orrrcn nouns
From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P.M .
R. A. Wruuus, P. hi.
Groceries cheaper than ever
1' 0 R G A S ll !
HE subscriber would inform the public
genc‘rally,that he" still continues to eel
the best of Groceries. Provisions, &c.,at- his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block , as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers grcatiudueemeuts to
Cash buyers_.as he has as large an assortment
of Groceries of the best qualit.ies,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
call,examiue,andjudge for themselves.
' A. MOREHOUSE.
‘ _ THOMAS RI!-BY,
Merchant Tailor and Drape t
No. 3 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Conn.
IIEsubscriberwouldrespectfullyauuouuce
T thatnuving c.carcd out all hisold stock
at his auction sales,he has now on hand a
fresh selected stock ofseasouablc Cloths,’Cas-
simeres,Vestings, &c., which heis prepared
to make up in the best and most fashionable
styles. A complete assortment of Mona and
Boys’ CLOTHING RE.I1DY.M.dDE.
Grateful for long and continued t'avors,I.
shall endeavor with renewed exertion, to
merit theircoutinuauce.
Norwalk Dye Works,
Foot of Zllill Hill, Norwalk, (funxn-.
OHN l‘IGKENS,practicalDyer and Re
finisher. would remind his friends andthe
public generally. that he still caxrieron tlzc
Dyeingliusiuesmin allits branches, at his
old stand. Ladies Dresses Dyed any
0olor,and Steam-Finished in thclnost ap-
proved manner. Crnpe.Broche,und Cash-
mere Shawls . Cleaned, Dyed, and Pressed.
To compare with new goods. 14100 D mask
and»MoreenCurtnins, Table Covers, ugs,
etc..Clcnned, Dyed, and Finished. Gentle-
men’sClothing and Straw llats, Cleaned,
Dyed and Pressed. « -'
./lgenls. Joseph Shepherd, Norwalk, Ly.
man Plutt.,Main-st..Da_nb_ury David Selleck,
West Norwalk.J. W. Re-ed,Stamford, Com.
walltln Miles,Milford, Conn .- 1-;
' Groceries! Groceries!
W. IIUBBELL, JR., wouldrespcctfully
. invite l.h_e attention of the public gen-
eralerally totheir‘l-urge assortment o f _
Groceries, Provisions,
Plour, Peed, dl.c.,
whiclibeolfers forsulc at the lowest_ possible
prices and warrants them to be ol the ‘best
quality. Our stock of
Tea, Gotfee, and Sugar,
1sof asupcriorqualitymnd willbe sold a5
cheap nsthe cheapest We keep a good as‘
,ortment of'l~‘lonr ofohe best brands cous-
tantly on hand. '
::\Iron':'AN':' 1'0
All ‘Persons owning Horses.
[IE Subscriber hasjust received a larg
_invoice of‘ Buffalo and other Robes, every
variety ol' Blnnkctsnud horse Cloths required
for winter service, and has constantly on hand
and will make to order anything in thesaddle
or Harness line. which he guarantees shall
not only be better made. but as cheap as the
samearlicle can be purchased anywhere else.
We respectfully ask the public tocall and sat-
isfy themselves of the fact.
STEPHEN SWANN,
' Uudercounecticut Hotel.
;l..zJ.n.
‘But it was sometime ngo'_.at.d is “allright
l ‘ . ceiving direct from the Mines and are
FURNITURE!
HE subsciberis now prepared to olfcr-to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortmentof '
cabinet furniture
ascau be l'ouudiu Fairiield County, and at
lower prices, FOR L‘./lSH,t.han the same
quality of Goods can be obtained at any oth-
erestnblishmeut. .
The Stock cousytsin part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining,Cnrd,and
Quartette Tables; Bookcnsos,Bureaus,
Sol'«.is,Tete-a-'l‘etc Lounges,lllahog-
any and Cane-scat Chairs;Gilt.
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, the. dc.
COFFIJV WJIREROOMS.
Where may be found a full assortmeutol
Collins, which will be finished in the best pos-
sible manncr,and at short notice.
fir A licarse will be furnished when de-
sired. A.RENOUD.
Westport, May lst, I858. .
WES TPORT
Saddle, Harness, Trunk and
'VV'h.1p Storé.
HE Subscriber returnshis thanks to th9
inhabitants of the town of Westport,aud
its vicinit/, 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 arti3lescon-
nected with his business aim] is now manufac-
turing a l'ull stock of all descriptions of
Harness and Saddles I
At ‘very Low .Prices, and the best materials-
Horse Blunkets,Buil‘alo Robes. Whips,Cha-
mois,&c.,keplconstantly on bond.
Particularattentiongiven to Cleauiug,Oil-
iug,und Repairing Harness. '
JOSEPH GARDNER.
Westport,Oct.27th,1858_. I4
T I! 3
Atlantic 0 a b 1 e
Elias Parted I
now.
HOLD ON TO YOUR MONEY!
no longer, asl have now open for ine-
pectiou the largest amount of Clothing ever
broughtiuto this town at onetime, consist-
ing principally of the
Best Goods 0!. the best Work
thatcan be obtained, which 1 shall en.-lll'oI'
Cash less than the same quality can be
bought at any establishment. in this pallof
the country, without exception, warranting
the purchasers entire satisfaction. Also
some of the cheaper gradeol Goods, which
will be sold for the Cheapest kind of pi icesl
Genl’s Furnishing Goods, a complete assort-
ment. Prices under-everything.
“ Small 1"r0_fi7s”.is‘ our l|’Iotto,
I will not sell my Goodsless thauCostunlcs8
I am obliged to, but I am bound to sell you
Goods LESS than you can buy -elsewhere,
anyway. Remember the place, under Conn.
lloti.-l,easl; side the Bridge.
NATHAN TURK.
Norwalk, Ct.,Scpt. 13th, 1858.
II ATS I HATS!
Fall & Winter Styles.
lIEsubscriber hasjust receivcda largeiu-
voice of Men-‘s and Boys Hats and Caps-
ot every varietyu.-mbracedin the
Fall and W"z'nler Fashions,
which will be sold as heretofore cheap in’
CaqI1,or approved Credat. “ Small p_l‘0fi_t5
and large sules’~'_ we find. the best policy In
trude,und upon this principle we mean to
“ push along.keep moving,” so do’u’tfsIll0
give us a callat No. 2 Skiddy’s Block-
IIENRY C. NANDLE.
Norwalk, Oct. 15th, 1858.
GOAL ! GOAL!
H. & J10. RA1IDIaE,bave been re’
now prepared to offer at the lowest. market
rates,the following kinds of Colin. from their
Coal Yard, East side the Bridge, viz :
Spring Jl{ouu!_ac'n Lehigh,
Sugar Loaf do
Marnrnorh Vein (White Ash)
Locus! .Movmlain - do
Scranton ' do
Council Ridge, (Pink J1.-Ii)
Laurence (Red do )
Trcoorlon Semi Jlnlhrarite.
The Lvliigh, Mammoth Vein,Locust Mona‘
tain, Council Ridge and Trevoiton Cools, are
of the first class, and are itckuowledged by
dealers to have no superiors. For furnaces
and all stoves with strong draughts.thc Le-
high Cools cannot be surpassed, being hard,
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic plII‘p08t'B,l.Ile Mammoth Vciu‘,Locust
Mountain and Council Ridge Goals, stand un-
rivalled; burning more freclythan the Le-
high, making no clinker, and leaving lcssasb-
es andslate thnnmost any kind otCoal known
in the market.
As to the ‘l‘revorton.we 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 if desired.
at our own expense and refund the money,
Mr. 0. H. Benedict. long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade,'will be always on
hand to serve the public.‘ A sharcof the pub--
lic patronage is solicited.
P. S,—.Iust received, a cargo of very supe-
riorBlacksmit_h's Coal, mined by the Hamp-
shire Mining Company.
Flour at Wholesale Prices.
'1\_liEsubscriber has now on hand alarge
quantity of P‘lour,aud will continue i”
receive directly from the mills at the West .3”
that it will be greatly to the adsantageo
cousumersto purchase oi him. Itdocs no‘
stop in New York for ‘lnspL‘(:tl0ll.blll come!
as near as possible from first bonds to the
home of theceusumer. The terms will inva-
riably be Cash, as he is selling as Agelnlfor a
Western house. Such opportunities do not
often occur,then fail notin your patronage,
and you wlllbe able to get Flour by thesin-
gle ban-_el,al. wholesale prices. -
F. ILNASH. South Norwalk
-3. QUINTARD Gt. SONS.
Cabinet lblakerdi
At their old [established IVare Rooms,
East side t/re, Brzdge, opposzle
Plumiz Bloc/c,
HAVE uow onhund the largest and best
assortment ol' Cabinet F u r u i t u r e,
Chairs. Looking Glasses, Mattresses , &c.,
everolfered for sale in this place, which we
havejust purchased for Cash, at extremely
low prices,.aud intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand Ready]
Jladc Coflins ot'_- all sizes and descriptions,
from the mostcostly Rosewood to the plain:
est. ever used. .
From our long experjencei n theUuderta-
king business.we are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may ueedour
services. .
Norw,alk,Sept.l3th. 1858. ° 37
Hsllsnery and Dress flaking.
D ISS I-‘. PILGRIM would respectfully i a‘
form her old friends and customers of
Norwalk and vicinity, that she has re-op ued
her Mlllinery in the Post Ollce building, all
street, entrance 2nd door,‘\vest of the Post
Omcc. In connection with her Millluery,
she hasmade arrangcmentsto carry on the
Dress Making business in still tsbrancher 43
"H 01¢ Gr-ey.Rock salt."
..--,uvvv\~_»v\ v»~
For the Nerwallc Gaze! ct.
The Eternal 1-‘lower.
Eternal flower, why bloomest thou here,
Where everything is dark and drear,
Where sculptured piles and grave-stone: rear
’lhsir heads on high ?
Why dostthou not dwelliu sunny lauds,
’Mid spicy groves, and where breeze: bland.
And sweet perfumes on every hand,
Seem to make earth a paradise?
Eternal flower, Inethiuks I hear thee say,
I love to bloom in the churchyard, near the graves of
yesterday,
I love to hold my vlgils o’er the cold and silent clay
Of the departel.
rrn well, bloom on eternal flower,
I-‘it emblem of an heaven‘ y bower,
And of the soul’s immortal power,
To live eternally. t‘
May the broken flower: of earth, which we so highly,
prized, -
When the lust trump shall sound, from their grave:
may they arise,
Transplanted be to Heaven, and bloom in Paradise,
I-Iternull-‘lowers. J. 9- D-
“‘
The Apples of New England.
Iii‘ INS. II. A. DE.\‘lS0.V.
The apples of New England !
How hung their loaded boughs,
Over the gray stone fences,
In reach of the dnvpled cows ;
0 l every red checked Baldwin,
Hath a merry song to sing
Of some old moss roofed cottage,
Where the farmer is a king.
Yes, king of his bursting acres,
Whose grain takes a thousand hue:
In the wonder-tinting sunshine ;
Yes. king in his cobbled shoes ;
King of the sturdy ploughshure ;
King of the sickle keen ;
King over God's full meadows,
Budding in white and green.
The russet: of New England I
What ruddy tires they see
Where the crack of the veiny walnut
And the crack of the pine agree ;
Where the herbs bung high in the chimney,
And the cut purrs on the hearth,
And the rollickin-g_boys guess riddles, '
With many a shout of mirth.
And they hear the fearful at’:
That troubled the children’s sleep,
Ofghosts seen in the valleys,
And spectres on the deep ; _
And they burst their sides with laughing,
And tiiug their rich wines round,
Or dance to a cunning pi ping,
A: the corn pops white at a bound.
0 E the swectmgs of New England l
Of the old Rhode Island stock-
Brought from the English gardens
To grace the land of rock ;
As fair as Briton‘: daughters,
As hardy as her men,
But fairer lads and lasses
Have plucked the r fruit, since then.
» D l the Pearruain of New England, -
With its blended milk and rose,
There’: a smell of Alblon‘n orchards
Wherever the -good tree grows ;
A stout old pilgrim brought it,
And to cradle its seed he broke
‘ The sacred soil of Hartford,
By the roots of the Charter Oak.
0 ! the pippinsof New Englaind,
What. lover's smiles they see,
Wben'their yellow coats in letters
Tell tales at the apple bee ;
What rosy cheeks at the quiltiugs l
c What kisses in bushing time i
That soon lead oil to the parson,
Or end in u wedded chime.
O I the apples of New England I
They are famous in every land ,'
And they sleep in silver baskets,
Or blush in a jeweled hand ; '
They swgll in delicious dreaming
on a beautiful crimson hp,
And taste of the nectnrcd blisses
No lover has dared to sip.
Theygo to the southern islands,
They go to the western wild,
And they tell of their glorious birth-place,
To every frolicking child ;
Of the home where men are noble,
And women as good as fair—
0 I the apples of New England,
They are welcome, everywhere I
cflginrrlliug.
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From the Jllan tic .M¢m!In'y.
I: O 0 I: O O.
A Few Scenes from a True History.
It was a simple phrase, but his kindly
tones produced a mighty effect on that
suffering little soul. Her pent up affec-
tions rushed forth like a flood when the
gates are opened. She threw herself in-
tovhis arms, nestled her head upon his
breast, and sobbed out, “ Oh, I have no
one to love me now I” This outburst of
feeling was so unexpected, that the young
man felt embarrassed, and knew not what
to do. His aversion to disagreeable
scenes amounted to a weakness, and he
knew, moreover, that if his hostess should
become aware of his sympathy, her vic-
, tim would fare all the worse for it. Still
it was not his nature to repel the afl'ec-
tions that yearned toward him with so
overwhelming an impulse. He placed
his hand tenderly on her head, and said,
in a soothing voice, “. Be quiet now, my
little girl. I hear somebody coming; and
you know your mistress expects you to
clear the table.”
Mrs. Jackson was in fact approaching,
and Louisa hastily resumed her duties.-
Had Mr. Noble been guilty of some cul-
pable action, he could not have felt more
desirous to escape the observation of his
hostess. As soon as she entered he took”
up his hat hastily, and went out to ascer-
cared for.
He saw Louisa no more that night.-
But as he lay awake, looking at a star
that peeped in upon him through an open-
ing iu the log wall, he thought of her
beautiful eyes, when the sun shone upon
them, as she emerged from the shadows.
He wished that his mother and sister
were living, that they might adopt the
attractive child. Then he remembered
that she was a slave, reserved for the
New Orleans market, and that it was not
likely his good mother could obtain her,
if she were alive and willing to undertake
the charge. Sighiug, as he had often-
done, to think how many painful things
there were which he had no power to rem-
edy, he’ fell asleep and saw a‘ very small
girl dancing with a pail of water, while a
flock of white doves were wheeling round
her. The two pictures had miugledou
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tiouto resume his journey as soon as light
dawned. All was silent in the house
when he went fortb,and out of doors noth-
ing was stirring but a dog that roused
himself to bark after him, and chanti-
was, therefore, surprised to find Louisa
o‘t_i.lhe crib where his horse was feeding.
Springing toward him, she exclaimed-
‘: Oh, you have come l Do buy me,
Sir l . I will so good i I will do eve-
rything you to me !
happy! Do buy me, Sir l’’
-1119 patted her on the head, and looked
downcompassionately into the swimming
eyes that were fixed so imploringly upon
his."
."‘ Buy you, my poor child 1”’ he replied.
" I" have no house, I havenothing for
you to‘ do.” -
' "My mother showed me how to sew
some,‘ and how to do some embroidery,”
shes-aid, coaxingly. " I will learn to do
it better, and I can earn enough to buy
something to eat. Oh, do buy me, Sir !
us take me with you !”
" “‘ I_-cannot do that,” he replied. “ for I
-must go another day’s journey before I
return to Mobile.”
‘ “Do you live in Mobile?” she asked,
eagerly. “ My father lived in Mobile.—
Once I tried to run away there, but they
set the dogsnfter me. Oh, do carry me
back to Mobile!”
“ What is your name ?” said he, “ and
in what part of the city did your father
live I” ' '
. "My name is Louisa Duncan ; and my
father lived at Pine Grove. It was such
a beautiful place, and I was so happy
there 1 Will you take me back to M0-
bile ? l’l’iIl you ?” .
Evading the question. he said,
, “ Your name is Louisa, but your father
called you Loo Loo, didn't he ?"
'l‘hat pet namc brought forth a passion-
ate outburst of tears. Her voice choked
as she sobbcd out,
" Nobody has ever called me Loo Loo
since my father died." 4
lie soothed‘ her with gentle words, and
she, looking up earnestly, as if stirred by
0. sudden thought, exclaimed,
" How do you know my father called
me Loo Loo?”
He smiled as he answered. “Then
you don’t remember a young man who.
rsn after you one day, when you were
playing with a little white dog at Pine
Grove, and how your father called to you,
“Come here, Loo Loo, and see the gen-
tleman’?” 5 ,
“I dout remember-it.” she replied ;
“ but I remember how my father used to
lasghnt me about it, ;lh'pg‘ .gft_erward.—-
‘He said I was very yod‘u'g"to have gen-
tlemen ruuniug after me.”
“ I am that gentleman,” he said.-
“ When I first looked at you, I thought
I had seen you before, and now I see
plainly that you are Leo Loo.”
That name was associated with so
many tender memories that _she seemed
to hear her father's voice once more.-
She nestled close to her new friend, and
r ,;.ted in most persuasive .tones, “ You
Wll buy me, won’t you ?” ’ .-
“And your mother? What has be-
come of her?” he asked.
“ She died of yellow fever two days be-
fore my father. I am all alone. Nobody
cares for me. You will buy me,—won’t
you I” _
“ But tell me how you came here, my
poor child,” he said.
She answered,¢‘ I don't know. After
my father died a great many folks came
to the house, and they sold everything.
'l‘hey said my father was uncle to Mr.
Jackson, and that I belonged to him.-
But Mrs. Jackson won't let me call Mr.
Duncan my father. She says if she ever
hears of my calling him so again, she’ll
whip me. Do let me be your daughter I
You will buy me, won’t you ?”
Overcome by her entreaties, and by
the pleading expression of those beautiful
eyes, he said, “ Well, little teaser, I wil
see whether Mr. Jackson will sell you to
me. If he will, I will send for you before
long.”
“ Oh, dou’t send for me !” she exclaim-
ed, moving her hands up and down with
nervous rapidity. “Come yourself and
come soon. Tl.ey’ll carry me to New
Orleans, if you don’t come for me.”
“Well, well, child be quiet. If I can
buy you I will come for you myself.-
Meouwhile be a good girl. I wou’t for-
get you.”
He stooped down and sealed the prom-
ise with a kiss on her forehead. As he
raised his head he became aware that
Bill, the horse-boy, was peeping in at the
door, with a broad grin on his black face.
He understood the meaning of that grin,
and it see like an ugly imp driving
away a tr of fairies. He was about
to speak angrily, but checked himself with
the reflection, “They will all think so.—
Black or white they will all think so.—
But what can I do? I must save this
child from the fate that awaits her.” To
Bill be merely said that he wished to see
Mi‘. Suckson on business, and had, there-
fore, changed his mind about storting be-
fore breakfast.
The bargain wasuot soon completed,
for Mr. Jackson’ had" formed largo ideas
concerning the price L*o‘o':Loo would bring
in the market ;‘a;nd= 'sBill had told the
story of what he witnessed at the crib,
with sundry jocose additions, which elicit-
ed peals of laughter from his master.-
But the orphan had won the young man's
heart by the childlike confidence she had
manifested toward- him, and conscience
would not allow him to break the solemn
promise he had given her. After a pro-
tracted confereuce, he agreed to pay eight
hundred dollars, and to come for Louisa
the next week.
The appearance of the sun, aftera long
storm, never made a greater change than
the announcement of this arrangement
produced in the countenance and man-
ners of that desolate child. The expres-
sion of fear-vanished, and listlessncss gave
place to ‘a springing elasticity of motion.
Mr. Noble could ill-afford so large a sum
for the luxury of benevolence, and he was
well aware that the ollice of protector,
which he had taken upon "himself, must
necessarily prove eusive.
-be witnessed her diant happiness, he
could not regret that be obeyed the gen-
erous impulse of his heart. Now, for
the first time, she whs completely iden-
tified with the vision ‘of that fairy _child
who had so captivated his -fano four
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«cleer perched on a stump to crow. He .
Oh, I am so on-
But when ,
tone of her voice, and the expression of
,her eyes, when she kissed his h ind at par-
tins. and said, “ I thank vou, sir, for buy-
ing.me.” '
SCENE III.
In a world like this, it is much easier
to plan generous enterprises than to car-
ry them into effect. After Mr. Noble
had purchased the child, he knew not
how to provide a suitable home for her.
At first, he placed her with his colored
Washerwomen. But if she remained in
that situation, though her bodily wants
would be well cared for, she must neces-
sarily losc much of the refinement infused
into her being by that early environment
of elegalfce, and that atmosphere of love.
He did not enter iu.o any analysis of~»his
motives in wishing her to be so far edu-
cated as to be a pleasant companion for
himself. The only question he asked
himself was, How he would like to have
his sister treated if she had been placed
in such unhappy circumstances. .He
knew very well what construction would
be put upon his proceeding in a society
where handsome girls of such parentage
were marketable; and he had so long
tacitly acquiesced in the customs around
him, that he might have easily viewed
her in that light himself, had she not be-
come invested with a tender and sacred
interest from the circumstances in which
he had first seen her, and the innocent,
confiding manner in Mich she had im-
plorcd him to supply the place of her
father. She was always presented to his
imagination as Mr. Duucnns beloved
daughter, never as Mr. J uckson’s slave.
He said to .himself,‘“ May God bless me
according to my dealings with this or-
phon I May I never prosper, if I take
advantage ‘of her friendless situation ?"
, As for L00 L00, she was too ignorant
of the world to be disturbed by any such
thoughts. “ May I call you Papa, as I
used to call my father?" said she.
For some reason, undefined to himself,
the title was unpleasant to him. It did
not seem as if his sixteen years of senior-
ity aeed place so wide a distance between
them. " No,” he replied, “ you shall be
my sister." And thenceforth she called
him Brother Alfred, and he called her
Loo Loo. - .
His curiosity was naturally cxcitejal to
learn all he could of her hist_ory, and it
was not long before he ascertained that
-her mother was a.superb!y handsome
quadroon,from New Orleans,thc daughter
of a French merchant, who had given
her many advantages of education, but
from cnreles;-'ness_liad left her to follow the
condition of hcr_mother,_ who was a slave.
Mr. Duncan fell in love with her, bought
her, and remained strongly attached to
her until the day of her death. It had
always been his intention to mnnumit her
but from inveterate habits of procrastina-
tion, he deferred it, till the fatal fever at-
tacked them both, and so his child was
left to “ follow the condition of her moth-
er.” Huving neglected to make a will,
his property was divided among the sons
of sisters married at a distance from him,
and thus the little daughter whom he had
so fondly cherished, became the property
.of Mr. Jackson, who valued her. as he
would a handsome colt likely to bring a
high price in the market. She was too
young to understand all the degradation
to which she would be subjected, but she
had once witnessed an auction of slaves,
and the idea of being sold filled her with
terror. She had endured‘ six months of
correcting home-sickness and constant. fear
when Mr. Noble came to her rescue.
After a few weeks passed with the col-
ored washerwomon, she was placed with
an elderly French woman, who was glad
to eke out her small income by taking
niotherly core of her, and giving her in-
structions iu music and French. The
caste to which she belonged on her moth-
er’s side was rigorously excluded from
schools, therefore it was not easy to ob-
tain for her a good education in the Eng-
lish branches, These Alfred took upon
himself ; and a large portion of his even-.
ings wus devoted to hearing her lesson; in
geography, arithmetic and history. Hud
any one told him,a year before,that hours
thus spent would have proved otherwi~e
than tedious, he would not have believed
it. But there was a romantic charm
about this secret treasure, thus singularly
placed at his disposal ; and the love and
gratitude he inspired gradually became a_
necessity J life. Sometimes he felt sad
to think that the time must come when
she would cease to be a child, and when
the quiet, simple relation uow existing be-
tween them must necessarily change.-— -
He said to the old French lady, "By
and by, when I can afford it, I will send
her to one of the best schools at the
North. Then she can become a teacher
and take ‘care of herself.” Madame La-
bnsse smiled, shrugged her shoulders, and
said, “Nous re:-roots." She did not be-
lieve it. '
'l‘he years glided on and all went pros-
perously with the young merchant.-
’l‘lu-ongh variousconflicts with himself,his
honorable resolution remained unbroken.
Loo Loo was still his sister. She had.
become completely entwined with his ex-
istence. Life would have been very dull
without her afi'ect‘ionate greetings, her
pleasant little songs, and the graceful
little dances she had learned {to perform
so well. Sometimes, whcuhe had passed
a peculiarly lmppy.,evening in this fashion
Madame Lnbusse would look mischievous
and say, “ But when do you think you
shall send her to that school?” True,
she did not often repeat this experiment,
for whenever she did it, the light went
out of his couutcuonce,as if an extinguish-
er was put upon his soul. "I ought to
do it, be said within himself, “ but how-
cau I live without her" ?” The French
widow was the only person aware how
romantic and how serious was this long
episode in his life.
Some gentlemen. whom he frequently
met in business relations, knew that he
had purchased a young slave, whom he
had placed with a French woman to be
educated ; but had he told them the true“
state of the case_,.they would have smiled
icreduleusly. Occssioually,they uttered
some joke about the fascination‘ which
made him so indifferent to cords and hor-
ses, but the reserve. with which he re-
ceived such jests checked conservation on‘
the subject, and all, except Mr. Grossman
discontinued such attacks, after one or
two experiments.
wish grew stronger to place Louisa in the
midst of such elegance as had surrounded
her in childhood. When the house in
Pine Grove was unoccupied, they often
went out there, and it was his delight to
see her stand under the Gothic arch of
trees, a beautiful tableau 1.-z'va'nt, framed
in vines. It was a place so toll of heart-
memories to her, that she always lingered
there as long as possible, and never left
it withoutu sigh. In one place was a
tree her father had planted, in another a
rose or o jessnminc her mother had train-
ed. Bnt dearest of all was a recess among
the pine trees, -on the-side of a hill.-—
'l‘here was a— rustic garden chair, where
her father often sat with her upon his
knee. reading wonderful story-books
bought for her on his summer excursions
to_New York or Boston. In one" of her
visits with Alfred, she sat there and read
aloud from “ Lalla Rookh." It was a
mild winter do y. The sunlight came mel-
lowed through the evergreens,a solt carpet
_of scarlet foliage was thickly strewn be-
neath their feet, and the air was redolent
of thebalmy breath ofpines. Fresh and
happy in the glory of her fifteen summers
how could she otherwise then enjoy the
4
poem ? It was like sparkling wine in a
jewelled goblet. Never beforé had she
read anything aloud in tones so musically
modulated, so full of feccling. - And the
listener ? How worked the wine in him ?
A voice within him said, “Remember
your vow, Alfred, this charming Loo Leo
is your ndopted sister ;” and he tried to
listen to the warning. She did not no-
tice his tremor, when he rose hastily and
said, “The sun is nearly setting. It is
time for my sister to go home.” '
“ Home?” she repeated, with a sigh,
"this is my home. I wish I could stay
here always. Ifeel as if the spirits of
my father and mother were with us here
Had she sighed for an ivory palace in-
laid with gold, he would have wished
to give it to her,—be was so much in
love l .
A few months afterward,’ Pine Grove
was olfered for sale. He resolved to pur-
chase it, and give her a pleasant surprise
by restoring her to her old home, on her
sixteenth birthday. Madame Labasse,
who greatly delighted in managing mys-
teries, zealously aided in the preparations.
When the day arrived, Alfred proposed
a long ride with Loo Leo, in honor of the
anniversary, and during their absence,
Madame, accompanied by two household
servants, established herself at Pine
Grove. When Alfred returned from the
drive, he proposed to stop and look at
the dear old place, to which his compan-
ion joyfnlly assented. But nothing could
exceed her astonishment at finding Mad-
ame Labusse there, ready to preside at a.
table spread with fruit and flowers.-
IIer feelings overpowered her for a mo-
ment, when Alfred said, “Dear sister,
you said you wished you could live here
always, and this shall henceforth be your
home.” ,
.“ You are too good l” she exclaimed,”
and was about to burst ‘into tears. But
he arrested their course by saying play-
fully, “ Come L00 L00, kiss my hand and
say, ‘ Thank you, sir, for buying me.’-
Sny it just-as you did six years ago, you
little witch 1”
Her swimming eyes smiled like sun-
shine in an April shower, and she went
through the psntomine, which she had of-
ten before performed at his bidding-
Madume stepped in with her little jest :
“But,SEr, when do you think you shall
send herto that pension ?”
" Never mind,” he replied, abruptly ;
“ Let us be happy I” And he moved
toward the table to distribute the flowers
and fruit.
It was an inspiring spring-day, and
ended in the lovliest of evening.-. The
air was filled with the sweet breath of
jessnmines and orange-blossoms. Mad-
ame touched tho piano, and in quick obe-
dience to the circling sound, Alfred and
L00 L00 began to waltz. It was long
before youth and happiness grew weary
of the circling maze. But when at last
she complained of dizziness, he pluyfuliy
whirled her out on‘ the piazza, and placed
her on a lounge under the Cherokee rose
her mother had trained, which was now
a mass of blossoms. He seated himself
in front of her, and they remained silent
for some minutes, watching the vine-sliad-
ows play in the moonlight. As Loo Loo
leaned on the balustrade, the clustering
roses hung over her in festoons, and
trailed on her white muslin drapery.-
Alfred was struck, as he had been many
times before, with the unconscious grace
_f her attitude. I u imagination he re-
fialled his first vision of her in early child-
hood, the singular circumstance that had
united their destinies, and the thousand
endearing experiences which day by day
had strengthened the lie. As these
thoughts passed through his mind, he gu-
zed upon her with devouring earnestness.
She was too beautiful, there in the moon-
light, crowned vi itln roses l
“ Loo Loo, do you love me ?" be ex-
claimed.
The vehemence of his tone startled her,
as she sat there in a mood still and dren-
my as the landscape. ‘
She sprang up, and, putting her arm
about his neck,.answered “ Why, Alfred,
you I.-now your sister loves you.”
“Not as a brother, not use brother,
dear Loo Loo,” he said, impatiently, as
he drew her closely to his breast. “Will
you be my love‘ ? Will yoube my wife
In the simplicity of her experience,und
the confidence induced by long habits of
familiar reliance upon him, she replied,
“ I will be anything you wish."
No flower was eve: more unconscious
of a lover’: burning kisses than she was
of the struggle in his breast;
His feelings had been purely compos-
sionate in the beginning of their inter-
course ; his intentions .-had been purely
kind ofterwa rd ; but he had gone on blind-
ly to the edge of a slippery precipice.-
Human nature should avoid such danger-
ous passes.
Reviewing that intoxicating eveningin
a culmer mood, he was dissatisfied with
his conduct. In vain he said to _himself
that he had but followed a universal cus-
tom ; that all his ncquaintanceawould
have laughed in his fuce,lIad iufioio them
of the resolution so bravely kept during
six years. The remembrance of hismoth-
er’:s counsels came freshly to his mind;
and the accusing voice of conscience said,
u .. ‘~ ‘
‘l P
Wliat til you is.tli"s§seuctiou_. of: custom ‘.7
H ave you not a. higher law within your
own breast ?” ‘ .
He tried to silence themoniterby say-
ing. “ When I have u'nnd‘e77‘i~littIe*:lnor«
money, I will return to‘ the North. ..I
shall be acknowledged to -the:.wo'rl_d= us
my wife, as she now is in my soul.” _
Meanwhile, the orphan lived i be"
fore her. She never aided the voice .i..
to make.her his wife ; for she was -con.
pletely satisfied with her coudltiou,'aiu';
had undoubtiug faith that whatever he d‘...
was always the wisest and the beat.
, A scans‘ ‘xv. -'
They had lived thus nearly a year.
when one day as they "were, riding our
horseback, Alfred saw Mr. Grossmau a'_p-
proaching. “ Drop your'veil,” be
uickly, to his companion; for be "cooki-
uot bear to have that Satyr even
upon his hidden flower. The cotton
ker noticed the action, but~silently_tou€_l_t‘__-;
ed his hat, and passed with a aigdificagt
few days afterward, when ‘Alfred,
gone to his business in the city, Loo
strolled to her favorite recess on ‘the hill:
side, and, longing on‘ the'_rustic'seat-._
gun to read the second‘ volume of “Thad-
deus of Warsaw.” She was so deeply in-
terested in the adventures ‘of the noble
Pole, that she forgot herself’ andiall her
surronndings. Masses of glass "i dark
hair fell over the delicate_hand‘l, at sup-_
ported her head ; her morning-grown, of
pink French muslin, fell apart, and "re-
beneath which obtruded one small feet,
in an open-work silk’ stocking; the slip-
pcr having fallen to the ground,
absorbed, she took no note of and
might have remained. until summoned‘-._to
her. She looked up, and saw a
boughs, with amostdisgustiug'e' , ) ,
She at once recognized the uni
met during their ride ; and startiufto
feet, she ran liken deer beforethe hun-
ter. It was not till she came near
the house that she was aware of having,
left her slipper. A servant was sent for
it, but returned, saying it was not to be
found. - She mourned over the loss, for
the little pink kid slippers, embroidered
with silver, were a birthday present from
Alfred. As soon as he returned, she told
him the adventure, and went with him to
search the arbor of pines. The incident
troubled him greatly. “ What a uoxion
serpent, to come crawling into out’-‘Efdeull’
he exclaimed. ~ " Never come here
again, dearest; never go far from
house, unless Madame is with you.”
Her circle of enjoyment: was already
small, excluded as she was from society
by her anomalous ‘position, and educated
far above the caste. in which the tyranny
of low and custom so absurdly placed her.
But it is one of the blessed laws of com-
pensation, thnt the human soul cannot
miss that to which it has never been ac-
customed. M:idume’s motherly cure, and
Alfred’s unvarying tenderness, suflced
her cravings for affection ; andl’or»amuse.-
meat, she took refuge in books, flowers,
birds, and those changes of natural scene-
ry for which her lover had such quickness
of eye. It was a.privst_iou to give up
her solitary rimbles in the grounds, her
inspection of ‘birds’ nests, and her readings
in that pleasant sleeve of pines. But
she more than accqnissced in Alfred’:
prohibitton, She said’-at ouce',.tlIat also
would rather be a prisoner within the
house all her‘ days, than ever aeetliat odi-
ous face again. ' '
Mr. Noble encountered the cotton bro-
ker, iu the way of business, a few days
afterward’; but his aversion to the un-
clean conversation of the man induced him
to conceal his vexation nndgr the veil of
common courtesy. He knew what sort
of remarks any remoustrauce would elicit
and he shrank from subjecting Loo Loo’:
name to such pollution. For a short
ime, this prudent reserve shielded him
from the ‘attacks he dreaded. ‘ But Mr.
Grossman soon began to throw out hints
about the - sly hv pocrisy of Puritan
Yankees, and other iunueudoes obvious-
ly intended to annoy him. At last, one
day, he , drew the embroidered slipper
from his pocket, and, with a’ rakish wink
of his eye, said, “ I reckon you have ‘seen
this before, Mr. Noble.”
Alfred felt an impulse to seize him by
the throat. and strangle him on the spot.
But. why should he make a scene with
such a min, and thus drag Loo -Loo’:
name into painful ‘notoriety? The old
quarrel witlfiiim. Thoroughly animalin
every department ofhis nature, he was
boastful ofbrute courage, and prided
duels. Alfred conjectured his line of
icy, and resolved to frustrate it. e
’theret'o’r_e coolly replied, “I have seen
such slippers; they are very.pratty ;”
and turned away, as if the subject were
indifferent to him. ‘
‘ “ Coward l” muttered Grossman, as he
left the counting-house. Mr. Noble did
not hear him ; and if he had, it would not
have altered his course. He could see
nothing enviuhle in the reputation of be-
ing ever-ready for brawls, and adead-shot
in duels; and he knew that his life was-
to be thus foolishly risked for the grati-
lication of u villian. This incident renew-
ed his old feelings of remorse for the false
position in which he had placed-theyoullg
orphan, who trusted him so entirely. To
his generous nature, the wrong seemed
all the greaterbecausc the object was so
unconsious of it. “ It is I vgho have sub-
jccted her -to-*3-the insoleuce of this vlio
man,” he said‘ within hiulselfi “But I
will repair the wrong. , Innocent, coal-
ding soul that she is I will protect her.-
The sanction of marriage'shall*al|ield her
from such~utl‘routs.” v
Alas for poor human nature I ‘He was
sincere in these‘ resoluhons, but he val
not quite‘ strong enough to face the preju-
dices’ of“ t'he‘society is which
Their sueers would have fslleii "harmless.
Tliey could not from him a‘ simple
thing be really v”.lue‘d:' 'But"he'lIad not
learned to uuderstind that the dreaded
power of public opinion is purely fabulous
when uusustained by the voice of consci-
at
will marry L00 L00 on the way, a'nd3s’ln- V
lathe:-’s house as her mother had livcdbc .
Alfred's conscience by. pleadingwith l|i_'n~..
smile on his uucomely countenance. ,# .
vealed a white emliroideredfikirt,
dinner, had not a slight rust2iag;tiistIrl)_:d.
face peering at her between. the
row was evidently trying to fomcnt a J
himself upon’ having killed several men in"
too important to the friendless Loo Led '
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