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N ORWALK, CONN ., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1859.
VOLUME
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. ' Main Street.
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. BUSINESS murmur—IT“
'VW\/\ W \JV‘VV' N4 x,
- ALI-IS HOUSE;
trot-merly Norwallr Hotel,
NORWALK, cr.,
. AVING been based for a term of years.
has been thoroughly renovated and
greatly improved. and is now open for the re-
ception ofcompany,and will be kept asafirst
class'h'ouse. No pains nor expense will be
spared to make it pleasant for its guests.
It is believed that the village of Norwalk
audits environs afford more inducements to
the pleasure seeker and the man of business
than any‘towu iu_ the stale. Its splendid
Churches, Seminaries and Schools, with their
surrounding scenery—its magnificent drives,
its superior facilities for sailing and fishing,
and last but not least, its fine oysters, are
sufficient it is believed to tempt the most fas-
, tidious. Hoping for a share of the public pat-
ronage, ’I am its humble servant.
. L. P. ALLIS, Proprietor.
,Norwnlk, May 20; 1859.
South N orwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS , Pnoruisron.
This House has recently been thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged, and is now
rendy‘fo‘r the reception of guests. It is pleas-
antly located,in immediate proximity to the
depot of the N. Y. and N. H. Railroad, and
in this respect for permanent or transient
boarders possesses advantages over any other
Hotel in the town. A good Stubleis keptin
connection with the Hotel.
Webster House, Danbury, Conn.
A. CHICHESTER, Proprietor,
The. Subscriber.having purchased the
above named Hotel.is prepared to receive
permanent and transient boarders,and to
entertain Travellers and the Public gener-
ally. The Hotel is large,commodious, and
is fitted up with the conveniences of modern
Hotels ; it is abundantly supplied with pure
S ring Water,and is pleasantly located on
ain Street,withina very few doors ofthe
Railroad Depot.
c. s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
._.a, n d—
GEN'I‘LEMEN’S FURNISHING EMPORIUM,
No. 38kiddy’sBloek,
Main Street. Norwn‘lk,Conn.
. , , Dentistry.
(mortar-sum ct I'm-cu,
Surgical 8t Mechanical
VDENTISTS,
L , . .E-rfice over the Store of C.J.Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. HILL, CHARLES FITCH.
_ c. .1. Gunman,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
"Carriage Trimmings, Clot/as, Cassi-
meres, Salmons, Vestings,mzrl Tail-
. or’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
snssrlxcs, snmrmcsosms,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK. CON N.
S. E. OLMSTEAD & co.
’ ‘WIOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
"gGROOERIES, FLOUR, FEED, 3m,
' . lfo’s 14a 16 Main Street,Norwalk,Conn,
1'. H. NASH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALE I. IN
.' at {no v E S ,,,.,
. ' unsurxc'runmsos ’1'
* Tinfihe et Iron & Copper W Ares
. Has constantly on hand alargeassort
‘ ' mom of general House-keeping
‘ L Furniture, at So. Norwalk.
Conn.
'G. .GI. E. H. Lockwood, 6!. 60.,
. . NORWALK, CONN.,
MANUFACTURERS 0F
Tin,Sheetlron Mapper Wares,
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Bri-
tannia Porcelainaud Wooden Ware,
and Kitchen Furniture in gen-
eral, Pumps, Sheet Lead
& Lead Pipe, Crock-
ery, Glass and
. China Ware.
. AMOS HUNT,
ConeralPension a. Patent Agent
' Add Prosecutor of Claims before
the renewal Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington . D. 0.
WM
ETNA. msnnancs company,
Of' Hartford.
.fmpomted iii-1819,- Charter Perpetual,
Gash Capital, - - - - - $1,000,000
.E'Isme against lossn'nd damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hazard, and
‘whsislcnt with the laws of
' compensation.
GEO. R. COWLES, Sole flgent
3y34 For Norwalk and vicinity.
Life Insurance.
3. 3 trues-oar,
‘(At the Gazette Office) .
AGENT FOR 'rnn '
AMEnIclIt TEMPERANCE LIFE msuntuct COMPANY
. of Hartford, Conn.
. A.
HOMGEOPATH,
GraduateYale Mcd.Iustitutc,Class1851I: ’52
Office in Iiubbe l‘s Block,Norwalk.
. JAMES G. HARBOUR,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTIST,
Ofiicc atResidcnce, East Avenue, Nor-
walk, Conn.
Architecture.
SIDNEY M.'S'.I.'ON
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans. Specifications, detail
Drawings,und superinlcnd the erection of
public and private buildings. Office in Mar-
ble Block, ClIapcl-st.,New Haven, Ct. tl52
WM.~RANDEL SMITH,
S U R V E Y o R
Surveys and Maps of every description
accurately made. Earthwork measured
and superintended, 350. Office at Chi-
chestcr’s Store, Norwalk, Conn. 39
1.. wanxnn,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
Office in Mallory’s Building, East side
the Bridge,
NORIVALK, CONN.
J". 1‘. TOOTH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE o VER .MflLL OR I” s s TORE,
Norwalk. Conn.
D. B. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
61 WALL srnun'r,
NEW YORK.
WM. C. STREET & C0.
Importers, Wholesale and Retail Deale’rs in
HA.RD'WARIE, IRON,
Steel, Cutlery, Guns, Agricul-
tural Implements, Oils,
Paints, \Vindow Glass, '
&c., &c., 820.
Norwalk, Conn.
A. II. WILcoxsox
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WII. C. S-rauur,
N orwalk Post Office.
IIAILs CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.,—2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.—~5.00 l’. M.
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, 8.50 A. M.
Westen,Rcddiug. and Bedding Ridge 12 M,
MAILS nun. '
West 9.10A. M.,—5.55 P.M.
East 8 ‘20 A. M.—3.20 P. M.
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad 7.55 A. M.
' POST OFl-‘ICE nouns
From 7.00 A.M,to 8.00 P.M .
ll . W. SMITH. P. M.
Ollicc open from 7 A. M. ’till S P. M.
I THOMAS may,
Merchant Tailor and Draper ,
No. 3 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Coun.,
HE subscriber would respectfully announce
that having cleared out all his old stock
, at his auction sales, he has now on hand a
fresh selected stock of seasonuble Cloths.
Cassimcres, Vestings,&c., which he is pre-
pared to make up in the best and most fash-
ionable styles. A complete assottnII-nt of
Mens’ and Boys’ CLOTHING READY
.MJIDE.
Grateful for long and continued favors,I
shall endeavor with renewed exertions, to
merit their continuance.
E. QUIN'I'ARD 6L SONS,
Cabinet Maker ;
At their 31d established I'Vare Rooms
East side the Bridge, opposite
thniz Bloch,
HAVE now on hand the largest and best
assortmentof Cabinet F n r nit u r c,
Chairs. Looking Glasses, Mattresses . dc,
ever offered for sale in this place, which we
havejnst purchased for Cash, at extremely
low prices, and intend to sellaccordinply.
We also keep constantly on hand Hulda;
.Made C'oflins of all sizes and descriptions,
from the Iuostcostly Rosewood to the plain-
est ever used.
From our long experiencein theUnderta-
king business,we are confident wecan give
perfectsatisfaction to all who may needour
services.
Norwalk ,Sept.l 3th , 1858.
37
Groceries Cheaper than ever
1' O n G A. S H !
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, thathc 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 assort-
ment 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,
W hich arc of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE'
GOAL ! COAL !
H._& J. C. RANDLE, have been re-
. chving direct from the mincs,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 Mountain Lehigh,
Sugar Loaf do.
.Mammoth Vein (IV/rite flrh)
Locust .Momtlain do.
Scranton do.
Council Ridge, (Pin/r flslI)
Laurence (Rod do.)
Trevorlon Somi Jlnthracite.
The Lehigh, Mammoth Vein, Locust Moun-
tain. Council Ridge and 'l‘revertou Conls are
ofthefirst class, and are acknowledged by
dealers to have no superior. For furnaces
and all stoves with strong droughts, the Lee
high coals cannot be surpassed, being bar, 'I
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic purposes. the Mammoth Vein, Locust
Mountain and Council Ridge Coals, stand un-
rivalled; burning more freely than the Le-
lIiglI, making no clinker, and leaving less
ashes and slate than most any kind of Coal
known in the market. .
As to the Trcvcrtnn. we can say to any
pcrsOns trying it, that if it, does not an-
swcr the recommendation and prove entirely
satisfactory, we will take it back again if dc-
filled. at our own expense, and refund the
money.
. MF- 0 TI. Benedict. long and favorably
known In the Coal Trude, will be always on
hand to servo the public. A share of the pub-
lic patronage is solicited.
r'or BSl--3l‘“8t.f§geiéedi a cargo of very supe-
I no sun. s on min .
shire Mining Co. , Ed by the Hamp
» New Work.
BAYARD Taylor’s Travels, GREECE do
RUSSIA,just out and for sale by
A.H.CAMPJ
manner, and at reasonable prices.
Paper Hanging,
FIR-E BOARD PRINTS,
Window Shades and Fixtures.
HE subscriber has now on hand a large
and well selected assortmentol‘the above
named goods, which he will now offer for
sale cheaper than ever before thOught of in
this market.
raper Hanging, _
House and Sign Painting,
Executed in all their branches. Bidwell’s
Patent Wagon Grease for sale at my store,
next door north of Wood’s Building. Main-
st., Norwalk. GEORGE MARVIN.
ROOFING.
IIE subscriber ls prepared to furnish par-
ties building with Wan-en’s superior
Fe]! and Cement Roofing.
This article of Roofingis in use upon the Nor-
waik Lock Company’s Building, and at Louns-
bury,Bissell .&Co’s.. where it gives entire'
satisfaction, and is believed to he the cheap-
cst, as well as the best roofing in use. All
orders left with John \X.I]ubbell,at the office
of WIII. K. James, will receive prompt atten-
till};
J. N. HiLL.
Notice.
General“ Blacksmithing and
IMaclIine Jobbing.
1113 Subscriber having established himself
in the above line of business, at the old
stand of his Father, Wm. Glover, is prepared
to execute all orders in the Blacksmithing
Department, in a thorough and workmanlike
Special
attention will be paid to the repairing ofma-
chinery , &c.
THEODORE CLOVER.
Norwalk, March 14tb,1859. lltf'
INSURANCE.
THE Subscriber having taken the agency of
the JV‘ew Eng/am! Fire and Marine In-
surance 00., of llartf‘ord, is prepared to in-
sure all kindsof property against lessor dam-
age by lire.on as accommodating terms as
any other Company.
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
runec Company has been recently established,
with a paid in capital of $200,000, and has a
surplus of $0,295.00.
JOSEPH W. IlUBBELL,
Accnt for Norwalk and vicinity:
Not-walk, Feb. lot. 1859. 5tf
lion.
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDlNG AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the sub-
scriber. Every description of Wagons
made to order, painted and repaired at the
shortest notice, and ten percent cheaper than
any other shop in the county. All kinds of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash,and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for vork.
tf29 E. J. ARNOLD.
Mr. J. Hessian,
Will be prepared to rc‘
new his course of instruc-
lion—to all those who may desire bis servi-
ces-~in [nstrumental Mnsic,onand after Wed-
nesday. the 19th inst. Instructions given on
the Piano Forte ,Oi‘gan or Melodeon.
PianOs tuned and repaired. All orders
left athis residence,Main Street,Norwalk,
or at N. Turk’s Clothing Store, will be
promptly attended to.
Norwalk Jan. 17th, 1359.
NORTHHOP’S
LA DIE S’ A ND GEN TLEMEZV’ S
I C E C R E A M
And Refreshment Rooms,
RE now open for the Season,ut the cor-
nor of Mei-win Street and West Avenue.‘
N. B.——Icc Cream furnished for Families
at
50 Gts. per Quart.
Norwalk, May 7, 1859.
South Norwalk
3001' a. SHOE STORE.
E would respectfully call the attention
of the citizens and public generally,
to our large and varied as-nrtnient of Ladies’
Gaiters, Shocs,aud Slippers, Gents’ Patent
leather and Gulf Boots, Gaiters and Shoes,
Misses, Boys, and Children’s Gaiters and
Shoes of all kinds. We are prepared to man-
II facturc to measure any article in our line
at short notice. Repairing in all its branch-
es. STEVENS d: 't‘lifS'l‘RAM,
tllS Ely’s Block, South Norwalk.
ly32
House Painting,
GRAINING AND G'LA ZING.
HE Subscriber would respectfully an-
nounce to his former customers (and as
many new ones as will give him a call.) that
he is prepared to execute all orders in his
line with neatuess and dispatch, and solicits
their patronage.
Jobs taken and stockfurnished if required.
He can he found at his old stand, Union St.,
opposne Quintard d: Smith’s Carriage Facto-
ry. GEORGE HODGES.
South Norwalk,April lst, 1859. lyl?
I'ish and Vegetable. Market.
The undersigned hav-
‘ .~ iug purchased the stand
formerly occupied by Mr.
Charles Murray, would
, inform the public that he
keeps constantly on hand
the best kind of Fish and Vegetables the mar-
ket affords, in great variety. He will always
be ready to serve the public with such kind
of fish as can be had in any market. Remem
her the old stand on the bridge.
2m‘21 JOSEPH MOORE.
The world is puzzled much to know
How RANDLE can sell Hats so low,—
And some there are who think t’will tend
In final bankruptcy to end.
We thank all those who are so good,
To feel such kind of solicitude,—-
But beg that they’ll not be alarmed,
Since we’ve no fear of being harmed.
Some other time we will confess,
The score! of our great success,
And tell :hem more about our labors.
And how we “ UNDERSRLL” our xmonnous.
At present we will merely say
To young and old, to grave and gay,—
Ifyou upon us please to cull,
We’re sure that we can suit you all.
-yI'URNI'I'HHEl
HE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of
. Cabinet I‘urmture
as can be found in Fairficld County.und at
lower prices, FOR C'JISH, than the same
quality of Goods can be obtained at any oth-
er Establishmeue.
, The Stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card and
Quartetoc Tables; Bookcases,Bureans,
Sofas, Tctc-a-Tete Lounges, Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs :, Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
‘ ing Glasses, dc, «Inc.
C OFFIJV' WJIRER 0 0.)" S,
Where may be found a. full assortment of
Collins, which will be finished in the best per
sihle manner, and at short notice; ~
fl A Hearse will be furnished when do-
A. REN
ired , OUD .
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
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From the Lilchfleld Enquirer.
WAITING FOR THE TIDE.
Two mothers sang this lullaby,
Each happy as the other ;
Two little hearts beat joyously,
Two boys grew up together.
Two men by life's ocean dreur,
Stood watching side by side,
Each with his staunch and well trimmed bark,
A waiting for the tide.
They launched them out upor. the wave,
’Mid all its stormy din ;
But ah i the wind was right before—
The tide was coming in.
One pushed ahead, as quick ahd strong,
The bending oar he plant,
The other with his anchor out,
Sat waiting for the tide.
Years pass, and time’s relentless wove
Keeps rolling on the some ;
Our hero’s names'are sundered far,
Upon the roll ofFaIue.
The one has gathered treasures rare,
From regions far and wide,
The other rides at anchor yet,
A waiting for the tide.
"Tis ever thus : while one ascends
Where Fortune’s smiles are given,
Another looks upon himself
As doomed of earth and heaven.
He blames his foiinne, blames his stars,
And half the world beside,
And all the while keeps blindly on,
A waiting for the tide.
Then wonder not when towering high,
Some mortals name doth shine ;
The light that beams upon his brow
Might just as well be thine.
He was not raised to such a height
By any fearful stride ;
Be climbed aloft while other men
Were waiting for the tide.
The sea oflife is not the place
To slowly jog along ;
For there the race is to the swift,
The battle to the strong.
And though it seems a pleasant thing
Upon its waves to ride,
’Twill never do to live and die,
A waiting for the tide. MERRILL.
, -————¢O+O>—-
Come In and Shut: the Door.
Oh i do not stand so long outside,
Why need you be so shy ?
The people’s eyes are open, .lohn,
As they are passing by ;
You can not tell what they may think,
They’ve said strange things before ;
And if you wish to talk awhile,
Come in and shut the door.
Nay, do not say “ N . thank you, Juno,”
With such a bashful smile ;
You said when ladies whispered “ No,”
They meant “Yes,” allthe while i
My father too, will welcome you—
] told'you that before ;
It doesn’t look well standing here—-
Come in and shut the door.
You say I did not answer you
To what was said last night ;
I heard your question in the dark—
Thought on it in the light ;
And now my lips shall utter what
My heart has said before.
Yes, dearest, I—but stay awhilE—
Come in and shut the door.
bfliatriluug.
wvvcxx s. ., ‘(.\.\.\‘M\‘.‘.\“N\K ~.-.\x.x~.-_m.~.s.~.wvs-\~r.--
Bishop Donne’s Appeal to Women.
The late Bishop Donne, of New Jersey
in an excellent address to the grad-
uating class of St. Mary’s Hall, at
Burlington, in that State, after a
a characteristically poetic Exordi-
um and a brief allusion to the commence-
ment of their worldly career, spoke as
follows:
“ The times are out of joint. Corrup-
tion’stalks in our high places. Licen-
tiousness has well nigh lost its shame.—
Infidelity is'bold and brazen faced. The
wave of barbarism is rolling back upon
us. For these things your sex is greatly
answerable. Women are not true to
themselves. They wink at vice. They
make a compromise with worldliness.-—
They tolerate irreligion. And they are
the victims of their own unfaithfulness.—
The stronger sex look up in best things
to the weaker. They have all had moth-
ers. They have all had sisters. They
owe them in the sex to which they owe
them. And if women were but true to
God, true to their position, true to them.
selves, they would have strength from
Him to hold the world in check. No
woman fell but by her own consent. As
at the first the woman is the tempter.——
There Is no man that has not passed into
a. brute to do as the tigers do, that can
resist the matchless majesty of a resolved
woman. And stronger than all law,
stronger than anything but God, when
It 13 strong in His strength, would
be the power of woman to put down
rudeness and lay the bridle upon li-
cease. But the age is self indulgent.—
And self indulgence grows by what it
feeds on.
“ Women are occupied by fashion.—
Women' are slaves to dress. Women are
willing to be flattered. Women are
careless of their companionship. Wo-
men are unscrupulous in their amusements.
Young women set up for themselves-—
They lockupon parents as old fashioned.
They are impatient of domestic restraint.
They are averse to domestic occupation.
They vote their home a bore. They con-
gregate away from its control. They in-
dulge in unseasonahle hours to meet the
other sex more than half way. They
make themselves debtors for their escorts
to places of resort. They permit the ap-
proaches of familiarity. They tempt the
hidden devil of his nature. They neglect
their Prayer Books. They forget their
Bibles. They are women of fashion-—
They are women of the world. What
else they are is rather shaped by oppor-
tunityothan by themselves. In this way
home Is stripped of its sanctity. In this
way the female atmosphere loses its fresh’
ness and its fragrance. The woman is no
longer what she was made to be, ‘ a help
meet' for the man. And man ceases to
be what God designed him for, her part-
ner, her prop and her protector. ‘
—-—oo‘.—oo———-
5“ Unbustled ladies, pure and nude-
filed christiano, disinterested friends, com-
mon honesty, sound potatoes, first rate
butter and rich printers are scarce.
—~—‘l‘he Quinnebang Hotel Putnam, has been
visited by thelfaine Law committee: Alittle
brandy was seized and carried off, together
with the glasses necessary to drink it from.
' spire where he did love ?” These were
From Harper’s .Magazme.
A RAINY 'DAY,
—-AND—-
WHAT CAME OF IT.
[ConcluderL]
VII
Meanwhile, Arthur, in a very different
frame of mind, was exulting over success
Of his experiment. He had been wander-
ing about the house,‘whistliug and sing-
ing, and in the restlessness, of his delight
quite unable to settle himself to any quiet
occupation, ever since Rose had left the
nursery. Miss Hartley took possession
Of him at last, to try a new duet with
her. He could make no excuse for refus-
ing, and had to put himself at her dis-
posal ; but if poor Rose had known how
sorely unwilling was one of the voices
whose mingled strain she listened to, her
lonely vigil that evening would have been
kept with a for less heavy heart.
For Miss Hartley's smiles and wiles
were all in vain. Mr. Leighton had no
eyes for her fascinations, and no cars for
her fiatterics, this evening. He lounged
about the parlor after dinner, trying all
the seats in the room but resting in none
and finally, to the astonishment of every
body, sprang up suddenly and declared
that he must take a walk. And go be
would,‘although his mother expostulated
and Marion scolded outright, and Ella
Hartley poutcd expressively, without say-
ing a word. She was both astonished
and indignant at his behavior, and show-
ed it so plainly that, for the first time
since Arthur’s return the party in tlic
drawing-room was a silent and uncomfort-
able one. He—scllish fellow ! did not
give theta a thought as he battled with
the wind and rain in his whimsical wulk.
He only looked back once as he clanged
the gate behind him, and that was not to
the parlor windows b:fore which Miss
Hartley’s figure llittcd but to one higher
up, where a single light shone dimly, and
were a shadowy face and form, only
seen for a moment, caused his heart to
thrill with a sudden and strange delight.
“ Did he love her—this Margaret, or
Rose, Whichever she were—or was it only
the mystery and romance with which he
had invested her that kept her firever in
his thoughts? Would he have cared for
her if he had never suspected her to be
something different from what she seemed
And was there any likeliood that her old
childish love for him could deepen into
such afeeling as he would wish to in-
‘the questions that he turned over in his
mind and viewed in all aspects, growing
so absorbed in them that be neither look-
ed where he went nor thought of how the
time; was passing. Up one street and
down another, narrow lanes and dark
alleys—wherever he happened to turn-—
be trudged along without purpose, unless
as the state of his garments when he did
reach home at last. would seem to prove,
to collect as much mud as be possibly
could in the given time. _
It was ten o’clock when he made his
appearance in the parlor again—such a
dismal figure that Miss Hartley shrank
away from his approach for the first time
in her life and Marian exclaimed, pct-
tishly.
“ Why Arthur l what a sight you are!
If you will be so rude as to spend the
evening out of doors in such weather as
this, you might at least have the grace
not to come into the parlor in that plight.”
Mrs. Leighton looked up anxiously.—
“ My dear, where hare you been 1’” she
asked, for Marion’s sully had won only a
smile in reply.
“ I don’t know, mother,” he answered,
briefly.
“ Don’t know l Why Arthur, what is
the matter with you i” .
“ I don’t know that either—at least I
am not prepand to give a diagnosis of
my complaint at present,” he said, gayly,
and stooped down to kiss her good-night;
adding as he did so, “ VVIieu I find out
what the matter is 1 will tell you, be
sure. Good night, Miss Hartley ; good-
night, Marion. I will not shock your
sensibilities any longer with such an ex-
hibition .” ’
And so he went up stairs, leaving Ma-
rion really provoked by his cavalier treat-
ment, and Miss Hartley in a fever of
mingled vtxation and curiosity What
could he mean? she asked herself most
anxiously. Was any thing really the
matter? and if so, what was it? He
could not be in love with any body—
there was no one here but her self and
alas! his manner proved any thing but
love for her! Poor Miss Hartley ! she
was obliged to feel that. truth i ll its
keenness, as every day developed more
fully. For Arthur, having but one pur-
pose in his mind at this t' e—aud that to
obtain a private intervi with Rose—
gave no more of his time or attention to
Ella than his duties as a host and a gen-
tleman obliged him to. She arrayed her-
self in her most coquettish morning-robes,
her most irresistible “baby-waists,” her
most voluminous flounces - she smiled and
posted by turns ; she sang dashing,'cure-
less melodies one evening,and dI'OOped pen-
sively in a corner of the sofa another; then
she quoted sentimental poetry about the
heurtlessness of men, and talked of going
into a nuunery, with a most bewitohingly
significant air—-hut it was all to no purpose
whatever. Arthur Leighton took more
notice of Rose's plain black dress, w9rn
ullduy and every duy,than of Ellu’s whole
elaborate wardrobes: paid more attention
to one simple word from her lips than to
Miss Hartley’s varied ullnrcmeuts.
How he longed for an opportunity to
see her alone, growing daily more impa-
tient and eager as every attempt was
frustrated! He could never get a min-
ute with her, even to ask for the interview
and he would not ask assistance from
any of the family, because that would ex.
cite surprise, and involve explanations
which he did not wish to make until he
had first met Rose. He began to think,
after a few days of vain attempts to ac-
complish his object, that she avoided him
purposely, for his appearance in the nurse-
ry seemed to be the signal for her depar-
ture. If he took a seat, or showed any
intention of making a stay, she was sure
to find an excuse for going out of the
room, and let him watt as long as he
chose she did not come back. Even at
night when she was generally alone with
the children, if he managed to escape from
evil spirit seemed to be in league against
I'll". for her place It as always empty.—
JM‘ emptied, it would appear, from the
hook or work thrown down carelessly,
and perhaps the rustle'of retreating gar-
ments in the back hall 1
At first he thought it all accidental,
and only fretted at his “ bad luck,” but
by-und-by he could not help feeling that
she acted with a purpose. Which was
the truth indeed, for poor Rosebud come
to this determination at last in her dis-
tress uud perplexity. She was convinced
that be neither recognized her as Bose
nor cared for her as Margaret, and that
for the sake of her own peace she must
avoid him as much as lay in her power.
Once having made up her mind to this,
not with pique or vexatiou, but with a
calm recognition of her own weakness
and a. conviction of the necesity fOI' over-
coming it, she carried out her plan stead-
ily, notwithstanding many a heartache,
and many a secret longing alter the pleas-
ure that she so sternly denied herself.—
Undcr these circumstances there seemed
to be small prospect of any right under-
standing betweeu them, for, with the pro
verbial blindness of love, they appeared
bent upon a mutual misapprehension—7
Rose was convinced that she was forgot-
ten and disregarded ; and Arthur, per.
ceiving her avoidance of him set, it down
to personal dislike, and was not a little
piqued and provoked thereut. It did but
add intensity, however, to his curiosity
and desire, and the more that he was
bullied in his schemes the more pertine-
ciously he persisted in them.
An acCIdcnt favored him at last, and
the Opportunity that he had waited and
watched and Iunnccuvred for came to him
unexpectedly. He had strolled out for a
walk one afternoon, and passing through
the count-house yard-u. green and shaded
inclosurc, the only thing like a park that
Edgehill could boast of—he suddenly
came upon Rose sitting beneath a
willow-tree whose slender, swaying stems
still retained some faithful leaflets. It
was a soft Indian summer afternoon, the
sun vailed in mists that added a dreamy
beauty to its brightness. Most of the
trees in the yard were stripped of their
foliage, but the bore interlaced branches
made a graceful net-work, through which
the blue sky shone serenely, and the sun-
light. glanced in broken, wavering liIIcs
upon the close green turf below. Rose
was quite alone ; no one else was in the
iuclosurc, and no one to be seen in the
quiet street around. Her head was turn-
ed away from the gate by which Arthur
had entered, and neither one was aware
of the‘neighborho 3d of the other until he
came directly before her. Both started
with surprise, and Rose’s clIcck grew
scarlet with mingled confusion and pleas-
ure. But Arthur was too overjoyed at
his unexpected good fortune even to no-
tice that she blushed, and her heart beat
faster still with a tremulous delight at his
eager greeting, and his evident satisfac-
tion in meeting her there.
“ Who would have thought of finding
you here?” be said, geyly, after the first
exclamation of surprise and pleasure.—
“ I don’t. believe 1 ever saw you out of
nursery bounds before l" '
“ And I have been too long out of
them now,” she answered, raising up from
the bench. “ Mrs. Rivers insisted that
I should take a walk this afternoon,
but it is time now that I went back.”
“ No indeed, it is not,” he retored;
”and you shall not go for half an hour
at least. Sit down again—do—and let
me stay a. while to enjoy this beauty with
you.”
“ As long as you please, Mr. Leighton,”
she answered, somewhat proudly, for she
would not yield without a struggle to the
weakness that she felt stealing upon her.
“You have time enough to enjoy the
beauty, but I "have already given it as
much as I can spare. I must go back.”
“ I don’t believe in that ‘ must,’ Mar-
garet,” he said, detaining her as she would
have moved away. “You were in no
hurry until I came up ; and if it is I who
am driving you home, I will take myself
06 directly. Say so, and I will go at
once—thought 1 can’t deny that I want
to stay.”
For one moment he had been piqued
at her refusal, and tempted to let her go,
but he quickly remembered that this op-
portunity was too precious to be given up
lightly, and determined to make at least
one more effort. Which was Well for him
for his last words won Rose to stay;-
They fell upon her heart like sunshine,
and she could not resistltlie. genial influ-
ence, dangerous as she knewit to be. III
spite of inward rcprouclies and misgivings,
she suffered herself to be seated again.
“ That's right,” said Arthur, apprOv-
ingly. “ May I sit down, toof’,’ and‘ta.
king the permission forgrante‘d he estab-
lished himself at the, other end of the
bench, leaving I: respectful‘little distance
between them-,- whicb would not, however
prevent the most confidential conversa-
tion. _
“ Do you know, Margaret,” 4 he began
“ that llllS‘IS just the opportunity I have
been wishing for these two weeks? IOIIg’er
than that, tOO ; ever since tho-first night
I came home. But you keep y‘Ourself so
close in that nursery, and those children
are such exacting little angels, that one-
never can get a clflnce to say six words
to you.” '
“ If one has no occasion to say six
words, what matter 7” asked Rose.
“ But there was occasion in this case.
I wanted to know you.”
“ I am not in a position to be honored
with your acquaintouco, Mr. Leighton,”
said she, gravely.
" Nonsense 1 what do I care fOr your
position? It is not that I want to know
any thing about, but yoqrself. You have
been a wander to me, Margaret, ever
since—”
“ You found me making a baby of my-
self thut night,” Rose interposed hastily}
“ You wondered how any woman, not a
fool entirely, could behave so foolishly.—
But you need not speak of that, Mr.
Leighton ; it is not pleasant to remember
that 1 exposed such weakness to a.
stranger.”
She spoke impatiently, and her cheeks
glowed with vexation and‘shame, for she
remembered too well what cause had
moved her tears that night. Arthur was
surprised at her excitement, but he took
no apparent notice of it, and answered,
quietly :
the drawing-room and slip up stairs, some
0
“ I did: not wonderful: any such thing,if
you will excuse me for contradicting you
Margai'et,antl,moreover, I was not going
to speak of that incident at all. Sine:-
you have alluded to it, I willconfess that
Iny unexpected interview with you under
those circumstances added a great deal to
the interest which I felt at my first sight
of you. Ask my mother if I did not—
cvcn in the excztcment and bustle of my
first hour at home—inquire about you,
and listen eagerly to all of your his-
tory that she could tell me, especially to
the enthusiastic praises that she lavished
upon you You need not smile so scorn-
l'ully, as if my words or thoughts about
you were matter of no consequence what
ever. I am aware that such is your feel-
ing, but in Spite Of it I have persisted in
forcing myself upon your attention. Shall
I go on now, and say what I wish ? or is
it really disagreeable to you to have to
listen ?” »
“ What does he mean?” thought Rose
for he spoke proudly as one who had a
right to be offended, and yet put restraint
upon himself. “ I no not understand you
Mr. Leighton,” she said, aloud. "I was
not conscious of ‘ smiling scornfolly,
and I do not see how you can in-
terpret my feelings toward you. If it
plenscs you to speak, it will please me to
listen,” she added, gently.
“ Truly '3” and a bright look shone upon
Rose winch more than repaid her for her
admission. “ Then I can speak freely,
and I tell you at once why it is that I
have. so earnestly ,(lesired this interview.
You do not knew how many attempts I
have made to Obtain it, and how constant-
ly I have been disappointed. If you did
you would not wonder that I began to
think you were really avoiding me from
personal dislike. Tell me now before I
go any farther, was I wrong? did I do
you injustice in thinking this ?”
He wai'ed for an answer, but Rose
trembled and was silen‘. I do not know
by What sudden inspiration the truth was
made manifest to her at this moment, but
it stood clear before her at last. She no
longer wondered at his strange language
to one so far below him in the social scale
He knew her—yes, and [oral her; the
whole blissful truth flashed like lightning
into her soul and made her speechless
with unutterable joy. And Arthur did
not wonder, either, at the sudden paleness
which oversprcad Rose's face, at the
downcast eyes and mute, trembling lips,
nor yet at the quick-returning blood,
which rushed in waves of crimson over
neck and cheek and brow ; for the same
electric flash had revealed all her heart
to him, and he knew that no words were
needed between them.
Yet one little word he must ask to
make love’s assurance more sure, more
blissfully perfect : “ Margaret—«Rose .'
you know that I know you—you known
that I love you ! give me one word 1” he
pleaded.
Butshe was slow to answer, though
he waited with passion and eagerness
glowing all over his face, with impatience
trembling upon his lips, with hope and
fear alternating in his eyes. Her head
was heat low, and her hands clasped over
her face. 'l‘ears fell through the linked
fingers and she had no pOWer of utterance
in her sudden, unlocked-for, overwhelm-
ing happiness She lifted her head at
last, but turned it away from him, with
trembling fingers unfastend a ribbon upon
her neck, and then shyly, without speak-
ing, and with still averted face, held out
something for him to take. He seized it
eagerly, unclasped it (for it was a little
worn gold locket) with tremolous haste,
and then, with a cry of gladness, Snatch-
ed Rose to his heart, utterly regardless of
place or circumstance, and indifferent, in
his first rapture, whether all the world
looked OII or not.
“Is it so? Is it really true, Rose,
darling?” he cried, when he could find
voice for his delight. “ You have kept
that little locket all these years—you
have never forgotten ute—you have loved
me always!
Rose l how can I tell you howliuppy you
have made me 1’” and as if words could
not tell, he straiucdtiier more closely to
his heart and covered her face and hair
with passionate kisses. .
It was a thousand wonders that no pry-
ing eyes from streets or house-top peered
through the light screen of willow-boughs
to discover the strange, imprudent scene;
that no passcr~by witnessed what was
done with such thoughtless openness, and
'what would have furnished such precious
scandal to the gossips of Edgelnll. But
no one saw—more thanks to the lateness
of the hour, and the quiet uufi'cqucntcd
street upon which that side of the square
fronted, than to Arthur Leighton’s pru-
dence or self-control .
Rose W118 the first to awake from the
avild, delicious dream, and to remember
outward proprieties. Shedrew herself
away from Arthur, glowing and bounti-
ful with-her happy blushes, and declared
that she must go home directly; she
could not stay another moment. And
she was hurrying off, but. Arthur held
her. “ NOt so fast,” he said ; ” you do
not go alone now, Rose," and he drew
her arm Within his and clasped the hand
so fondly and so proudly, with such a.
happy triumph beaming in his eyes, such
a tender love radiant in his smile, that
Rosebud not, power to resist him, but,
resigned herself to his pI'otecticII,_untl
suffered her heart. to rest content In its
deep and full delight.
A slight. misgiving came over us they
drew near Oak Lawn : “ What will Mrs
Leighton think '2" she asked, anxiously ;
" it will seem so strange to see me walk
ing up to the door with you.”
“It is a sight she will see very Often
after this, my darling. The sooner she
gets accustomed to it the better,” he re-
turned, coolly.
“ And Marian—and Miss Hartley,”
Rose continued, “ whatever will they say
of me? I know they will be so much
disappointed. Marian has set her heart
upon having Ella for a sister.”
“And so she will, unless she and Charley
fall out bettvcen this and Christmas. I
have no intention of forbidding the bans.”
_ “ You know that is not what I mean,”
said she with a blush. “ It was not as
Mr. Hartley’s sister, but as your wife,
that Marian'wishcd for the relationship ;
and Miss Hartley herself— -”
“ Well, what l”—for Rose had stopped
suddenly. _
“ Nothing at all ; I have no right to
OlI, Rose, my Own little .
speak of her ; don’t think of it,” she ex,
claimed, hurriedly, ashamed of herself for
having given expression to what seemed
now an ungenerous and unkind suspicion.
But Arthur only laughed.
“ My dcarlittle Rose, I know all about
it; you need not lool‘rs if you .had said
such a mean thing. I know if '-I asked
Miss Hartley tonight to marry me she
would say yes very prettily ; hermit-doesn’t
follow that she will feel so badly: if I
don’t. No, indeed l She cares no: more
,for me than she would for any body else
who might happen to stand just in In)
place. So hcr disappointment, if shr
feels any, will soon be forgotten inisom‘i-
more billliant conquest. Do you doubt
it i” he asked, mischievionsly, as the little
troubled look lingered still on Rusefs face
“ l f you feel so remorseful for‘the wrour
you have done lIcr,suppose you make res
titution—oh ? Take back the lo'ck'et, and
all it was meant to signify, and me?
over your prize to Miss Hartley 7”
“ SO I will, as far as the locket is con-
cerned,” she I'etorted, reaching out her
hand for the trinket. “ Give it back to
me, I want it.”. '
“ And for the rest ?”
“ For the rest. I have uo’i'estitution to
make for I had the prior claim”. And
with a bright mirthful smile which .left a
sunbeam in Arthur’s heart she ran hasti-
ly through the open gate and up the Me-
nue to the house, before he could. overs
take and join her again. .
That evening she kept 'w'nltcliiin the
nursery as usual. The children slept,
and she sat beneath the light‘hvith her
work-basket beside her, but she Was not
sewing. Her fingers were idling with
the little old locket ; her face was radi-
ant with the wavering play of smiles and
blushes, and a tumult of delights, and
anticipations swelled and stirred her hap-
py heart. It had been hard to repress
all these outward signs of her inward
glnducss until she could be, alone and
give them vent. Now there wasno one
to wonder at her, and she could smile or
cry, according to the varying moodof her
joy, without having to given reason why.
The house was very quiet ; even from
the drawi‘ng‘room there Seemed to come
no sound of music or of voices. '. She no-
ticed it at last and wondered .why they
were so silent down stairs, and began to
listen to see if she could hear any one
speaking. She thought she distinguished
Arthur’s tones by-and-by, and soon there
sprung up a murmur of voices, growing
louder and more eager, as if from some
sudden excitement. Rose listened trem-
ulously to this little commotion, and she'
drew her breath more quickly as she heard
the parlor-door open hastily and someone
come flying up the stairs. She knew the
sound of Marion’s light feet, but she had
hardly time for wonder or apprehension
before Marian bud burst into the room
and throwing her arms around Rose’s
neck, crying out in excited in'cohernt ex-
planation. ‘
“Oh, Margaret ! oh Rose ! how could
you? To think you should have been
here so long and Wt: never knew you l-—
To think. that you would not tell me I”
quite headless of the children or the dis-
turbance she was making in their quiet
domains.
Rose was saved from the necessity of
answering, otherwise than by kisses and
close embraces, by Arthur’s appearance
the next minute.
Marian, you are to come out of the
nursery at once, Clara. says, or you will
have both the children :IWuke. Bose,
come down stairs—they all want you—
tlIey know everything. ane, my dar-
ling l”
And Rose went with him, hardly
knowing where she was or what she
was doing, feeling as if she were in some
strange dream, and yet sure of 'one glad
reality—that she was clasped and sup-
ported by his dear arms, comforted and
encouraged by his loving words. And
this certainly gave her strength to me);
whatever else she might have toencoum
ter. Not that any thing terrible await.
cd her, for Mrs. Leighton and Clara
were as ready as Marian had been to
receive her with open arms.. Just as she
had seemed to lie—neither more not let!
poor Margaret Murphy, seamstress and
nurse—they loved her so already that
they could hardly have refused to wel-
comc her as Arthur’s wife ; and when it
was discovered that she was littleRose——
tlif: dear little Rose of old—in addition,
there was nothing more to ask or desire.
There is no need to picture the scene
that followed Rose’s entranceL—to repeat
the explanations OII one side, and the ten-
der reproaches on the other or to dwell 3
upon, the perfect happiness which at last
crowned the young girl's life of sorrow.
It will all be easily imagmed, especially
when I tell you that from this time till
Christmas-day, when the two fair girls
bore their bridal honors and were their
bridal blushes together, not a shadow of
h’cloud came to darken the light of joy
which shone so gloriously upon her. Ella
Hartley was bridemaid for both. radiant
as ever, and, to Rose’s great comfort,
showing no sign of a broken heart. She
took her disappointment charmingly, say-
ing to Rose“, ,
“ If it had been any one but you, you
dear stately, romantic Maragret, I should
have been dreadfully jealous ; that I will
confess.‘ But as it is, the story is perfect
I would not have had it altered for
the world l”
And Rose was info to confess that she
would not either.
«<0»
mThe Milwaukie News tells of an
Irishman who, while at work in a stone
quarry near that city, saw an animal,
which he recognized as one of his neigh-
bor’s kittens. glide under a large flat
stone upon which he was at work. He
called to a comrade to hold up the stone
while he got the poor thing out without
hurtingiu Getting down upon his knees
he reached gently under the stone and
drew the cat gently forth ; then dropping
her instantly. be clapped both bands to
his nose, and exclaimed : " Howly moth-
er, what has she been ailing ?" She was
a skunk. V
MO».
-———Fivc years since, a farmer in Illinois,uot-
withstanding all his neighbors insisted hey"!
playing the lool,sct out on his farm one
thousand peach trees, and this season he wall
: offered ten thousand dollars for the crop,
which he afterwards sold in the lot for tour-
’; teen thousand dollars. Any many, that will
be fool enough to raise fruit o'u’ght‘to be len-
ed just so.
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