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NORWALK,’ cons, . TUESDAY, JANUARY '3. 1860. ,
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XLIII.f-I-NUMBZER 1
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., -. ENORWALK _GAZETTE.
' .‘Ofiec in Wood’: Brick Building,.Mnm-et.
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A} H. Bvixorou. J B. ELLS, G. N. ELLs.
' if}: Sabscription Rates.
'1? Subscribers by Carricr, Mail, Post Riders and Wage
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,_ ,_ NOR LK,CT,,
, . vlug been leased r a term of years, has
theroughly . _ voted and greatly im-
, . . .vod, end ls‘now. en for the reception of
_ ..'§Mpeuy, and will 'kept as a first class
We. , Napalm n expense will be spared
.5- a
Vn‘auyatown: in he State. Its splendid
. es, Somiua and Schools, with their
' ~ outpitis bel ed,to tempt the most fas-
._ s- ,vflopiu‘g. a share of'thc public pa t~
,1: emits ble servant.
1;,- -- P. ALLIS.Proprietor.
,. eutly been thoroughly
asp-“am and gre y enlarged, and is now
Li fly for the rec ion of guests. It isple‘as-
" _ located, in mediate proximity tosthe
' N' H. Railroad, and in
uncut or transient boar-
uteges over any other Ho-
good Stable is kept in
Hotel. '
' M I‘ “‘3‘ : 1 ' w
. ,. .figootlon with
hires},- - .
“A, tor use,*Danbury,ct.
’ ” ii a. care srns, Proprietor,
gha- Subscribe aving purchased the ane
unfilled Hotel, is epared' to receive perma-
. -leat.ahd trauai boarders, and to entertain
trayellors and e public generally. The
2... .l-., Hotel is- large, . modions, and is fitted up
as: aim: the home, can of modern Hotels. it is
;ehgndautly sup with pure Spring water,
and is pleasant located-s'm Main Street,
' hll eatery to core of the Railroad depot.
l
m, .o.s. , swoon,
, . hionab Draper "b. Tailor,
,0 w. , so: and;
all! ill-‘15.?)
., g, , pagiflentiemen’l
d'! one. 3 Skiddy’sl
.u‘ inhibi-
Liu-nislu'ng Emporium,»
ick, Main-st., Norwalk, Cl.
1 .i‘} sw,:.?. n , . IsmY-
" - ' norm. or noon,
S URGQCA __q~MECHAN1QAL
Mar: r l s T .s. j
“3:, Oder t, torciof C’.J. Gremlin,
“W a a sun, coals. .
- {firm first, ‘ Caesars Fri-ca.
’o.r.- n-onsarr,
' . Dealer oreign‘and Domestic
. any. on s, CAR-PETINGS,
_ . . Midge, Tri ings, gCloths, . Cassi-mores,
,7 . , ,afigSatiuotts, estings, and 'Tailor’s
~ ~ ‘:5f:!l_—Tl'immi by the Yard, Piece,
' age. Sheetings, , '
) .1fiiii I
.' i‘ s It.
. 1“,, ~
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Whole and Retail Dealer in
Sports Flour; ' sigh, &c.,
‘ 1A and l aih-st., Norwalk,’“?Couu.. .'
.r. NHL. 5 n,
., 1, , Whole and Retail Dealer in
3 a' . '1' V0 8 ,
f' . Manufacturer of
as; ,che ron,& Copper Ware
: as cousta on hand a large assort-
filmeut of neral House Keeping
Furni at South Norwalk,
' ' .Conn. '
.___—
.Norw oun., Manufacturers of
Sh on, & Copper Ware
. ' ad Dealers in
‘_._Storce, It s, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brit-
Pfiliencia, P ain, Wooden Ware and
Kitch Furniture in general,
Sheet Lead and
Pipe, Crockery,
ass and China
Ware.
General
- 2319’.
j gefinsion nd Patent Agent,
,,,,.,~'Anav:Pr or, of Claims before the
‘ rtments, and the Court
of Claims,
INGTON, D. C.
ltUMBEB 626--NEW SERIES.
DENTIST,
id to the business contem- I
* Merchant Tailor and Draper ,
ishall endeavor with renewed ' exertions, to
» _. n. o. estimation.
Groceries Cheaper than ever
.- Gr. 3. . Iiockwood 6!. On..-
' firm nuance comrsnr.
.. .~ , . Reward.
' Q,‘ 3 hcorpor in 18l9, Charter Pfl’PEi'uflL
('ya ., ' . . , ‘31,000,000
. Z; ltisure a ‘t loss anddamage by Fire,
g. ,«z ton Ter daptcd to the hazard,and .
cons't with. the. laws -of-
compensation. .
n. COWLES, Sole Agent
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is!) 3
"fair ‘*
$13213.“ For Norwalk and vicinity.
a? if“ Insura‘ ace. , -
’ the Gazette Ofiice,)
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». :1 Agent for the .
‘ fitness E
RANCE LIFE INSURANCE 00"”
Hartford, _Coun. 4
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HOME 0 P 'T H,
GraduateYale Medlnstitutefllass 1851 a ’52
- Office in Isaa'c'h’ Block,Norwalk, adjoining
Daub ury Railroad depot.
JAMES G. HARBOUR,
. SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Nor-
walk, Conn. I I ‘
Architecture. .
3131']! M. STONE,
_ ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans. Specifications, detail
~Drawings,nnd superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Office in Mar
“”52
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I
ble Block, Chapel-st, New Haven. Ct.
was. adrenals. soars-rs,
ENGINEER and ' SURVBYOR,
Office at Chichcster’s Store,
-Norwalk, Conn.
r.. wannn‘n,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law”,
Ofiice in Mallory’s Building, East side
\ the Bridge,
N ORWALK, CONN.
, - .‘l'. 1'. TOOTH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
JFFIOE o VER MAIL on ins s TORE
, Norwalkg'Colan. '
n. 3. scorn,
Attorney 81'. Counsellor at Law,
. 6l- WALL STREET,
NEW YORK. ‘
Will. 0. STREET & co, -
Importers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, IRON,
Steel, Cutlery, Guns, Agricul-
tural Implements, Oils,
Paints, Window Glass,
&c., &c., &c.
Norwalk, Conn.
A. H. WrLcoxsos
WILC. Srnrzsr,
Nos-walk root Oflce.
IAILS - CLOSE.
West 7.30 A.M..——2.30 r. in
East 8.20 A. M.—5.00 P. M.
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, 8.50 A. M.
Weston,Redding.and Redding Ridge 12 M, '
ruins our.
West 9.10 A. M.-—5.55 P .11.
East 8 20 A. M.—3.20 P. M.
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad 7
nos-r orrrcs nouns
From 7.00 A'. M.to 8.00 P.-M .
~ I] . W. Slum, P. M.
Ofilce open from 7 A. M. ’till 8 P. M.
THOMAS mar,
.55 A.M.
No. 3 Ptmiix Block, Norwalk, Conn., ‘
THE subscriber would respectfully announce ’
that having cleared out all his old stock
at his aucti passion, he has now or hand a
fresh s ‘ed stock of seasonable Cloths.
Cessimeres, Vestings,&c., which he is- pre-
pared to make up in-the best and most fash-
ionable styles. A complete assortment of
Mens’ and Boys’ CLOTHING READY
MADE. ' ~ ~
Grateful for long and continued favors, I
merit their continuance. _
B. QUINI'ABD a SONS,
Cabinet Maker I
At their old established Ware Rooms
East side the Bridge, opposite
Phwniz Block,
AVE now on hand thelarges‘t and best
assortmentof Cabinet F n r u i t u r e,
Chairs, Looking Glasses, Mattresses . the”
ever offered for sale in this place, which we
havejust purchased for Cash, at extremely .
low prices,and intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand Ready
.Madc Coflins of all sizes and descriptions,
from the mostcostly Rosewood to the plain-
est ever used. ‘ ‘
From our long experiencei n theUnderta-
king business,we are confident wecan give
perfectsatisfaction to all who may needour
services. ~ .
N orwalk ,Sept.l 3th , 1858. 37
1'03 DASH!
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, fhathc 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
hts stock of
Cofi'ees, Teas and Sugars,
Which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public areiuvited to call
and examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE'
GOAL l GOAT-l
G 31.85 J“ c. MDT-IE. have been re-
. celving direct from the mines,and are
now prepared to offer at the lowc st market
rates, the following kinds of coal, from their
Coal Yard, east side the Bridge, viz :
Spring Mountain Lelu'gh,
Sugar Loaf do.
Mammoth Vein (White Ash)
Locust Mountain do.
Scranton _ do.
Council Ridge, (Pink .dsh) '
Laurence (Red do.)
Treeorton Semi Anthracite.
The Lehigh, Mammoth Vein,-Locust Vonn-
tain. Council Ridge and Treverton Cools are
of the first class, and are acknowledged by
dealers to havel'io superior. For furnaces
and all stoves with strong droughts, the Le-
high coals cannot be surpassed, being hard,
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic purposes. the Mammoth Vein, Locust
Mountain and Council Ridge Coals, stand uu-
rivalled ; burning more freely than the, Le-
.high, making no, clinker, and leaving less
ashes and slatethan most any kind of Coal
known in the market. .
As to the Treverton. 'we can say to any
persons trying it, that if it, use not an-
swer the recommendation and prove entirely
satisfactory, we will take it back again if de-
sired, at our own expense,, and refund the
Mr. O. H. Benedict, long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of the pub-
lic'patronege is solicited.
P. S.—Just received. a cargo of very su pei
'ri’or Blacksmith’s Coal,mincd by the Hamp-
shire Mining Co. ‘
_ flew .Work.
B
AYARD Taylor’s Travels, cannon a
.any other Company.
rance Company has been recently established,
shortest notice, and ten percent cheaper than
Paper Hanging,
FIRE BOARD rnIN'rs,
Winlbw Shades and Fixtures.
, HE subscriber has now on hand a large
- and wellselected assortmentdfthe above
named goods, which he will now offer for
sale cheaper than ever before thought of in
this market. .
Paper Banging, . - . .
- House and Sign Painting,
Executed, in all their branches. Bidwell’s-
Patent Wagon Grease for sale at my store,
next dpor north of Wood’s Building,Maiu-
IL, Norwalk. ' _ GEORGE MARVIN.
3001'!" G.
HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties building with Warren’s superior
Felt and Cement Roofing.
This article of Roofingis in use upon the'Nor-
walk Lock Company’s Building,and at Loans-
bury.Bissell ,& 00’s., where it gives entire
satisfaction, a dis believed to be the cheap-
est, as well not e best roofing in use. All
orders left with John W.Huhbell,at the office
of Wm. K. James, will receive prompt atten-'
tion . tf4l.' J. N. HILL
Notice.---'.I.‘o the ladies.
188 F. PILGRIM would inform her old
. friends and patrons that she has just re-
turned from New York with the Lerner
Srrcus or ran Season, to which she would
invite special attention. She has now a com-
plete assortment of ready made Hats, for fall
and winter, and a stock of Milliuery Goods
which cannot fail to suit the , most fastidious.
Young Ladies of the first talent are employ-
ed. From her well known oxporience.and by
strict attention to the wants of her customers.
she hopes to continue to. receive the liberal
patronage of,the_Ladies of this vicinity.—
Rooms over the Store 002. P. Wood... rm
mm A. I‘ABIR’S
EUREKA OYSTER SALOON
Wood’s Building, Main 81., Norton (Ir.
THE subscriber having bought the Saloon,
formerly conducted by G. C. Gibson, has
had the rooms newly renovated and arranged,
and will be ready at all hours, to serve up in
the best style, Uvsrsns, Srsaxs. Cnors, do,
Ac. The public are respectfully invited to
call. - ' ff4'f
N. B.—Private Supper Rooms for Ladies.
msumol
U
HE Subscriber having taken the agency of
the New EnglandFr’rc and .Marmeln-
eur‘ance 00., of Hartford, isprepared to in-
sure all kinds of property against loss or dam-
age by fire, on as accommodating terms as
The New EnglandFire ,and Marine Insu-
with a paid in capital of $200,000
surplus of” $6,295 .00.
. JO EPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent f r Norwalk and vicinity:
Norwalk, Feb. 1st, 1859. 5t!
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
- N New Canaan, at the old stand of the sub-
scriber. Every description of' =Wagous
made to order, painted and repaired at the
, and has a
any other shop in the ocunty. All kinds of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
“'29 E. L. ARNOLD.
Mr. J‘. Hessian,
.Professorof Music
Will be prepared to re‘
~- - v , now his course of instruc-
ticn—t’o all those who may desire his servi‘.
ces—-in instrumental Music,ou and after Wed-
nesday, the 19th inst. Instructions given‘on
the Piano Forte ,Ol'gan or Melodeon.
Piano‘s tuned and repaired. All orders
left at his residence,Main Street,Norwalk
or at N. Turk’s Clothin
promptly attended to.
Norwalk Jan. 17th, 1859.
~ South Norwalk
3001‘ 6!. SHOE STORE.
E would respectfully call the attention
of the citizens and public generally,
to our large and varied assortment of Ladies’
Gaiters, Shoes, and Slippers, Gents’ Patent
Leather and Calf Boots, Gaiters and Shoes,
Misses, Boys. and Children’s Gaiters and
Shoes of all kinds. We are prepared to man-
ufacture to measure any article in ourline
at short notice. Repairing in all its branch-
es. STEVENS It TRISTRAM, '
tf18 Ely’s Block, South Norwalk.
m,“ —:fllllh
- v-w-w mum-at...
I
3 Store, will be
ly32
- House Painting,
GRAINING AND G'LA ZING'.
HE Subscriber wonld‘ respectfully en'-
uounce 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 neatness and dispatch, and solicits
their patronage.
Jobs taken and stockfuruished if required.
He can be found at his old stand, Union St.,
opposite Quintard do Smith’s Carriage Facto-
y. GEORGE HODGES.
South Norwalk, April 1st, 1859. ly12
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 secret of our great success,
And tell Lhem more about our labors,
And how we “ usnsasau.” our erroneous.
At present we will merely say. '
To young and old, to grave and gay,—
If on upon us please to call, . ,
Ve’re sure that we can suit you all.
TURNII‘U’III
HE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public,at his old stand, as good an
assortment of -
Oabsnot ture
as can be found in Fairficld County,aud at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than the same
quality of Goods can be obtained at any oth-
er Estahlishmene. . '
The Stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card and
Quartetoc Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
30f“, Tet-e-a-Tete Lounges, Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ;. Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
lng Glasses, do, «to.
comm WAREROOMS,
. Where may be. found a full assortment of
Coffins, which will be finished in the best pos-
sible manner, and at short notice. ,
. F A Hearse will be furnished when de-
sired, A. RENOUD.
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
flour! Flour 1 ! rlour l l i
ll. NASH, as agent, is now pre ared to
a ship flour directly from the est, in
quantities.from one-load upwards.’ Parties
so ordering can here the flour consigned di-
rectly to them, height paid to New York,'et
10 days notice. Samples .of the flour con-
stautl y on hand at the store of the subscriber,
Terms Cash. F H
1'
RUSSIA.just out and for sale by
A CAMP.
. _ South Nbrwalk,Cohn.
15 CIDER Caske cheap-at .
S'. E. OLMSTEAD ch 00.
S’Pto zo‘ha ' _
m-v-v. ,
' an r t lg
A Sick Bed".
as wink, I cum senior.
And smoothed. the pillow oft
For this poor aching head, . ,
fifth touches kind and ”soft.
‘ Oh i smooth it yet again,
As softly as before ;
Once—only once and then
- I need thy hand no more.
Yet hero 1 may not stay,
Where I so long have lain,
Through many a restless dey
. And many e night of pain.
But hear me gently forth
Beneath the open sky,
Where on the pleasant earth,
'l'lll night the auuboems lie.
There through the coming days,
I shall not look to thoo
)fy weary side to raise
And shift it tenderly.
There sweetly shall I sleep,
Nor wilt thou need to bring -
And put to my hot lip.
Cool wafer from the sprlut.
Nor wet the korchiof laid
Upon my burning in ow ;
Nor from my eyelids shade
The light that wounds them now.
Nor watch that none shell tread
With noisy footstep, nigh ;
Nor lletouhy my bed V
' To hear my faintest-sigh.
And feign e look of cheer,
And words of comfort speak,
Yet turn to. hide the tour
That gathers on thy shook.
Beside mo where I rest,
Thy loving bands will set
The lowers I lovo.tho beet,
.Ioas‘rose and violet.
Then to the sleep! crave
Resign mo till I see
' The face oflnx who gave
His life for thee and mo.
Yet with the setting sun,
Come now “(then at evo,
And think ofmo as one
Who when the kind release .
From all end hollering cease,
Passed to tho‘appointod peeoo
lu’ murmurlag thy name.
Leave, as my'sido a spice, ’
Whore thou ma come at list,
To find a resting place,
Whoa many years are past.
—. .<.>9..——_
A80“ 0! I‘ll sum.
Their light 0 er a world sublime,
Like stars o’er the cloudsfiofti-e ;
But among the deeds that are sung or told
In the legends of new aud'then,
Than the deeds of Marion’s-en.
And her friends were scattered in flight
Wore huuto'l through cavern and glen-—
At the deeds of Marion’s men.
Will not crumble in tempest or wave ;
la the hearts of the noble and bravo ;
Giving light to the deya that have been ;
And the deeds of llarion’s men. ,
Whenever a gun in the glad morning sun ;
Whoa the stars of our banner unfurled,
Gave freedom'e lrst hope to the world ;
From ocean to mountain top—then
Romero the grandeur of Merton's soul- -
And the deeds of Marion’s mop. '
Trip Lightly.
Trip lightly over trouble,
'l‘rip lightlyevor wrong;
We only-sake grief doublo
By dwelling on it long.
Why clasp woo’a head so tightly
Why sigh o’er blossoms dead I
Why cling to forms unsightly ?
Why not sock joys lustoed f
Trlp lightly over sorrow,
Though this day may be dark,
The sun may shine to-asorrow,
And gully sing the lark ;
Fair hope has not departed.
Though rosesmey have fled ;
'l'hoa never be down hearted,
But look for joy instead.
For whom thou'sbouldst not grieve ;
In, the gloomiost strife of our country’s life, -
When her dawning wa's darkened by night ;
When tyrants were found on her holiest ground,
W~M.,a.ww’a~v~+m‘ m' "av-W '
Long hast thou watched [my bed M A.
A _ every moment. The can weegoiog- down
not the 11m Journal.
The needs of Horton’s Ion.
Our posts may sing of the lives that ring
And sages may tell of the names thst dwell
There are none more bright,thero ere none more bold,
e
I
When the beat of her children, unarmed and unfod,
The rod reuks of Albion trembled with dread ,
Ahltho emblems we raise to aeknowlege their praise
Their monuments stand thro’ the length of the Lad
For their memory will shine and their glory will last
And long shell our freedom be proud of the past,
Proolal- the great day whoeo beautiful rpy
When the shouts of our heroes likodoopthuudor roll
?
fi- Wlieu Frank Blair was at
place :
said ". that it had been charged
Hooker press that Frank Blair
held slaves,” and if he would not
tobc enlightened. Mr. Blair
tutions in his own way, subject
led out upon matters so entirely
of to himself, there' was nothing
ceel.
slaves from a kind and merciful
only to prevent the separation of
and ultimately to free them. [6
[Here the audience rose» ands
pluck off; that all hispow
that bore her down, and that he
ed to live- to see Missouri flee
peaceful and prosperous abode
men. .- ' .
H..-“ -
‘Th have ota steam si- e
Hartford.” '
I
misttlluugf
umpiag
Minnesota, at the close of one of his
meetings, the following scene took
A gentleman in the audience rose and
by the
himself
consid-
,er it impertinent, the audience would like
replied
that-he was embarrassed to find that the
Democracy would not permit him “ to
form and regulate his own domestic insti-
to the
Constitution , of the United States."—
But while it was painful to him to be cel-
person-
to con-
[Cheers] He said he inherited
father,
that he had-purchased slaves himself, but
families
rest apo'
please] That he had emancipated more
slaves than he now owned— [cheers] '
and he now only owned such slaves as h;
was forbidden to emancipate by the laws
of Missouri, they being either to young
or too old to take care of themselves.—
gave him
three hearty cheers] He said that for
four long years he had fought the slave
power upon its also ground, carrying his
. me upon his sleeve for any ruffienf to
were con-
secrated to the emancipation of his native
South from the chains of degradation
expect-
eoil,§ the.
of free
“a. in
' York, and bound .to Copenhagen, had
I horizon to the" eastward, ever and anon
reising' his head to feel if there was
. and spoke tohim: -
your broad Ocean-poll's, with nothing but
' ‘wetcr to hatch wind‘from; but we'll have
' behind. -
« watching thosedsrk places."
' ins ; and when this was done those who
- still not a breath. The ship lay upon the
’ bowling with terrific fury ; and the broad
.. Wougarroi
, no: wracm's BEACON.
iCHAP-rllk 1:
across. ran cans.
The good shipParnrmosn, of New
entered the North Sea, having left the
Straits of Dover two days behind.
The commander of the ship was a
young men, not over-eight-and-twent .
and his name was Mansion Lrsrsa. c
stood by thc'ta'fi'rail, gazing ofi upon the
any wind stirring and as often casting his
eye aloft to see how the canvas hung.—
-As he stood thus his mete approached,
“What 'd’ye-think of this Capt’n i”
' “I think we’re in 'for a stornf,‘ an," the
master replied. ' “ And I tell you what
it is, Griffin," he added, after sweeping
the horizon again with .his eye, “ when it
comes it will been earnest one. None of
'it right fresh from some of those place
where they know how to make things
blow." ' ' . '
_ “Then you think we’ll have a hard
one i” said Griflin. - ‘
"Aye,” answered the captain, with
almost eshudder, “ I feclzit in my bones.”
'In the meantime, Captain , Lester had
been watching the sea and ‘sky'ea‘ before
and he fancied , that the signs bf the stem
were growing more and more palpable
in a thick bank, giving to the whole was
torn horizon a dull, purplish-rod, bloody
hue, with here and there spots of a dark;
or tinge, like openings, through the fiery
cloud, looking upon at’fearful blacknese-
“ Do you see how strangely it looks
ofl' there i” said the captain, raising his
finger towards the point where the sun.
was setting. '
“ Aye,” returned Griffin, “ I have been
And others noticed the same thing and
spoke of it, too.
Seven o’clock came and went. Eight
o’clock came, and the first watch was set.
- “ Don’t go below,” said the captain,
as the men of thirst dog-watch left their
stations. “ This calm can’t last a great
while. You had better batten down the
hatches now, while there is“ nothing else
to do ; for I am sure there will he: need
of having them close before the earning
'of another day.” ' ‘ .
The men had had no thoughts of going
below, for they could see and feel ; and
they were not wholly ignorant of what
was'coming'; so they went at work and
secured the hatches with thick tarpon]-
had no particular station collected about
the wheel. Another hour passed away
—and another. Ten o’clock came, and
water like a dead thing, with the rapes,
and blocks, and sails, rattling and flap-
ping as she was swayed to and fro by the
lazy swells of the see.
“What does it mean i” cried Griflin,
as the boy struck five bells.
“ Hark i” said the captain, almost in-
stantly. “ I guess you’ll soon see. Did
you feel that f—Ha l—i'snd that f”
It was a pufl' of wind anda‘ light flying
of spray ; or, perhaps it was a spit of
rain.- At all events, the pad was felt;
and the drops of water felt; upon other
cheeks than Maurice Lester’s ; and other
oars than his heard the dull moaning
which came over the dark waters. So
other cars heard the roar which followed
and other bodies quivered beneath the
shock of the storm-giant when he came in
his might. .
"Aye—the storm had come. It came
with wind and rain, and with an angry
heaving of the sea. It came with a dark-
ness like Erebu's, and with the voice of
thunder. The gale continued to increase
in fury as the long night passed away.—-
When the morning came the scene was
one of ‘ewful grandeur. The wind was
sea was lashed into huge mountains, that
foamed, and tumbled, and leaped along
over the bosom of the deep, seeming eve-
ry moment ready to whclm aud‘ engulf
the frail bark that struggled within the
demon grasp. -
When Captain Lester had observed the
signs in the morning, he feared that the
storm would continue through the day,
and so he told his men. The sky wore a
hoe of horror, and rain was now driving
down, mingling with tho lashing sea.—
At noon it was still worse.
At length night shut in again, and not
a sign' yet of the passing away of the
storm l The frightful howling of the
tempest seemed rather to have increased
than abated. The men gathered upon
the quarter-deck, clinging for support
to the racks and rails—for the life-lines
swayed so much that they were afraid
of them—gathered as near to the light
of' the binnacle-lallp as they could, as
though even from such feeble beams they
might find some comfort. But ‘uot all
were there. Nor—not all ! Four stout,
truehcarted men had been swept away
by the storm. Near a score were left ;
but how many shall see the light of an-
other day?
At nine o’clock Captain Lester went
below. He took down a chart of the
North Sce,~and having spread it upon
the table, he sat down to examine it.—
He was thus engaged when Mr.'Griflin
came down ; but he did not look up until
he had finished the calculation.
' " How is it i" the mate asked, as he
saw his commander lay down the dividers
“ I have been making a reckoning and
I find that wehave but little more see-
room left. The course we have made"
since wc wore, has been, as near as I can
calculate, uorth-west-by-wcst, so. that we
must have been driving towards the coast
of Northumberlsnd. I think we have
plenty of room to stand on until midnight;
' at we, cannot stand on much longer. If
the gale does not abate by that time I
know not what we shall do.”
The captain started up from his chair,
and would probably have walked across
the cabin, but at that moment a heavy.
sea caught the ship, and gave her a itch
forward, which caused him to catc his
seat as quickly as possible. As soon. as
‘of all its earthly hopes l—Do youzbelie’ve;
the- Vessel had struggled up front the
“Wk, lie looked into his companioa’s face
“d ““1. in a’ voice made tremalone by
deeper emotion than he had before man-
, ifested: _. . '
("‘Grifiiu, I have something upon my
mind more than you know; and I am
anxuous‘to communicate it, too. I must
tell it now, for I have a strange forebod:
ing of coming ill. _ Something is to hap-
pen that will bear‘great calamity to some
of us. I am not creaking—I am only
reading what the Unseen has written in
my soul. However, you shall hear my
story. .You have heard that my parents
were both lost at see i” '
“ Yes,” said the mate. A
“ And perhaps you knew that they
were lost in this sea I?” '
” I have heard so, sir.”
“ Aye—so it was. I was a boy,then.
They were on their 'way to Copehhageu,
as we should be now. My father come
‘manded the ship—she was called the
‘ Clara Jane.’ 'She was named for my
mother ; end-she was a staunch, noble
craft 1* was at school then, in Troy ; and
when I knew that my parents were dead.
"I was" well nigh mad' with grief. I fan-
cied- then, in my first hours of orphanage,
that my heart would break ; and, I think
such would have been the case if they
had kept me at school. But some of
those who cared for me came to see me,
and it was finally arranged that I should
go to sea. And I prospered—prospered
so well that, when I was twenty years
old, they gave me command of a ship.
“The mauwho owned the ship which
I first commanded was named Thornton.
He had a daughter; named Carrie—one
of the sweetest, purest, asdloreliest cred;
tures that ever, graced, this poor life of,
myself ; but even when I first knew her--‘
and she was not'then more than fonlteen
she was a woman in» intellect and grace;
though a" child in simplicity .of love and
confidence. Mr. Thornton ’did not object
to my suit, so I, lOVcd‘her with all my
mm, and was blessed to know that she
loved me in return. It had been arrang-
ed that we should be married when she
was twenty years old,—that had been our
plau'for more-than two years, Mr. Thron:
ton having set the bounds himself. It
lacked two months of the time, and I had
arranged to remain at home until we were
married. But—Thornton had a heavy
ship freighted for Copenhagen, and her
captain was dying. He could find no
one to take his place but me, and he ask-
ed me to go.- I could not refuse ; but I
asked that I might be married first. . Mr.
Thornton shook his head, and said no.—
But he had another - lan which he said
would be better. e had been plan-
ning to visit Capenhagen, where Qie
had two brothers in‘ business—they
were in company with him—and he said
he Would take the next ship, and bring
Carrie out with him, we should be mar-
ried there. 'I finally consented to take
out the new ship, and Mr. Thornton, with
his daughter, was to meet me in Copen-
hagen, and there we were to be married,
and all three come home together. The
evening before I sailed I spent with Car-
rie, and when I left her I felt that I was
leaving my very life. -,
“ Well,” continued Lester, wiping his
eyes, ~“ I went to Copenhagen. I waited
a month—then I heard that the Ameri-
can ship, ' l/Wiite Fown,’ with William
Thornton and daughter on board, had
touched at Dover, and that all wcrcsafe
and'wcll when she left. I waited anoth-
er week and then I crossed over to Ham-
burg; but I could learn nothing there.
'N ext I went to London and there i
learned enough to assure me that the
ship had been lost l On the second day
after she left Dover a severe storm had i
arisen, and several vessels had been re.
ported lost. I sent my ship home in
charge of the mate, and spent four months
in searching after the lost ones ; but I
could gain no trace of them. Not even a
piece of the wreck could I find—not a
mark of the ship nor of one of its crew l
I came home with a sad and heavy
heart.”
Maurice Lester stopped a few mo-
ments,aud bowed his head upon his hands
for his feelings had almost OVercome him.
In a little, while, however, he looked up
again, and added, in a touching tone,—
“ Ah, my dear friend, you do not know
what I have sufi‘ered—tongne cpnaot tell
it, nor can pen write it. That blow did
break my heart—broke it in the reading
of its tenderest cords, and in the crushing.
in dreams ?” , . h,
The mate started, not so much at the,
character of the question, as. from the
sudden manner in, which it was put.
“ Well.” said Lester in is low‘er'tone,
“I have had p."dfiam Hr‘epeatcd_.mauyi
times; but’iicver' has’it come townie so
directly and so vividly asvwithin'the past‘
three or four days; Cdijr'ie- Thor-Mont:
not dead 1’ ‘I kno‘v'r'sh‘c is‘hot ~l-l-slie' has”:
appeared "to me? repeatedly ‘in' adreamg: \
and calls upon ,me to'siivo 'her'l- . To—I
night, as I‘Stoodi'a‘ll’aloue. by'thc’mizzeu .
riggin'g‘vto pour out into theihick gloom, '
I heard her voice as" plainly as yoo'now ’
hear mine, and’ she called but" form; to
save her. Of 'conrse'what followed was"
mere fancy, though even that afl‘ect'ed me
much: I ‘ thought I saw"her,.-’standing‘
not far off, upon a huge sea, with'her '
arms stretched imploriugly towards me—
saw her then, with my eyes open, as; I
have often seen her in my sleeping dream i”
At this point the captain was cut short
in his speech by the cry of " Lionrno l”
from the deck. They hurried up and
found the men crowding forward.
“ What is it i” Lester asked.
" I think itis alight, sir,” replied Par-
ker. " Herc, sin—just stand hale.—
‘Now turn , your eye about .four points
upon the larboard bow. ,Wait, now, till
she rises.—Ha—there l—therc ?—‘-See l
—Did you soe’it sir i” .
Yes—he had seen it ;‘:eud he knew it
must be a light upon the shore :' but it
was a great way off. He watched until
he had seen it several times, and then he
remarked to his mete that it must be a
light-house. The light was bold and dis-
tinct, .aud evidently at a considerable
height above the level of: the sea ;'.for,
bad it not been so, it could not have been
unmet that distance. After a short_con-
snltation, during which reference was
had to the chart of the N orthnmberlaud
the flood had gone from the dock, and
earth. She was four years younger msg#though it had been a hempcn string, and
coast, it was decided that this light must '
_ .. ,_ _ fig!
nothing for whichhe was ,,loekiug, and
he. sank back again. Had he not made
this effort he might havespokent further, '
but the act of rising had cxhamtcd him,
and the last grain ofstrengthw'es leaving
no. , _ , _‘ .1 .
“ What do you mean f” crichester,
he he saw that .the poor, fellowrwds sink-
ing. . “ Has anybody harmed; y'oui?" .
Dick managed. to raise his ahead to
his head—toe point above the-left ear—
and, as he did so, he .whispcredfi .1 '
“ Look out—they asked for the cept’n.
That’s where they struck» l” . Hui trim
to Speak further, but his voice foiled him
What could, this. mean f: Maurie.
Lester started to his feet and .gazed
around. Who had killed his men ?
The captain was disturbed inshis medi
tation by the sound of-yoiccs, not far of]
and upon turning, he. beheld ,four‘ ,mei
coming-up from the ,watcr.;--~;H'e" who
came in advance was a. Etalliia muscular
man ; with a gaunt, heavy frameipsomr-
where about fifty or fiftyfive .chers of
age ; and habited in a garb ofblao cloth
cut into a frock, or shirt, which» (was se-
cured at thewaist by a broad pistol-belt,
Maurice Lester wss startled ”when he
beheld the ,stglwart leader and hisithree
ruflianly companions, and, considering
'all the circumstances, it isno wonder that
he was startled. .- However, hc.;ha'd not
much opportunity fora reflection; for by
the. time be bad fairly made but theiperty,
they were upon him. ,4; f
. " Hallo,” the leader cricdeasnho saw
our hero, " here we have another."—
And, as he came up, he added .: :n'i"AlId
I guess we’ve found a live one, too—om
that knows something. Say—owls) are
ye?” .. j :37 ,1
This last sentence was addressed to
Maurice, who quickly answered, ,
, “ My name is Lester. Aud'now, tobo'
fair, what is year’s i’” .. a
“ Well, I guess you’ve heard it before.
Dorton, as the captain knew from per-
sonal experience, as well as from the
chart, there was a snug harbor, of easy
entrance. These things were settled.
‘- As soon‘ as’ it had been determined
where the light was, Captain Lestei
made all posible haste to determine his
course: of action. Had the thing been
practicable, he would have laid his ship
to ; but that could not be done. No one,
even gave it a. Serious thought. So it
was determined that the 'ship should
stand on, at least till something further
was discovered. '
At half-past twelve the. gale had mod-
erated considerably. The light was now
to be seen very plainly whenever the ship
rose, and the captain and his officers felt
sure that they were right in their calcu-
latious. . .
“ At all events,” said the former, f‘ we
have ’uo choice but to stand on, at least
. He was interrupted by a cry from the
bum that made every soul start with
horror :
“Bananas i BREAKERS l”
, Captain Lester leaped forward, and in
very few moments he was satisfied that
the warning had- not been a false one;
for he could not only boar the awful roar
of the breaking seas, but he fancied that.
he could see the gleaming of the white
foam as it flew‘ high in the air. .As
quickly as possible the tapsail was taken
ofi',and the anchors cut loose. The poo-
-derous grapplings plunged into the his-
sing sea, and the iron cables were Spun
tirough the hawse-holes like lightning.—
Snap went the starboard chain ; and in
a mamout more a shock was felt as the
larboard anchor found bottom; but it
could not hold. The cable‘ parted as
ion swept the devoted ship.
“ In heaven’s name i” gasped Griflin,
“ what does this mean I See l The
light is still burning as brightly as ever— Men call me Ryan . Wolfgang.”
at least a league away—and yet here are “ Woman“ 1” .repeated'Lester-‘with p
the rocks directly under our bows 1— start. . - , A
What can it mean ‘2” " Yes. That is my name.” ' l. :1
Maurice Lester did not answer ; but Then Wommscwas notatmyth after
an old, weather-beaten sailor, who stood all. That mysterious,‘ wrecker, {3'th
at the wheel, and who had looked athou- name was a source bf terror , 10':rhoucat
sand dangers in the face answered for sailors, Wait a, being of flesh :eodelood,
fhim : like other men. ' Maurice gasoline" upon
" Ir’s A .Wancxsn’s Beacon 1 I’ve him with .wonder ; and, as he. gazed, he
seen such things afore. There ulnt no felt that he gazed upon a fiend incdrnete.
use in firin’ the gun, sir. That light was He had often heard of the pirateLwrecker
put there to lead poor Jack to his death and so dark and mystic had. been the
that the coast-sharks might pick his tales which the North-Sea sailOrsl i told,
bones l” that he had been inclined to believe that
“ BREAKERS l ROCKS l— 01: the the whole theme was a fabrication.—
starboard bow! No !—0n the for: Now, however, be had no more-doubt, .
board !—Poar l” I. for the man before him looked as 3 dark
But it was too late for mortal help—— and bloody as were any of the pictures
The ship had met her doom. She went he had heard drawn of him upon thefore-
upon the rocks with a' crash that sound- castle. ' .
ed high above the roar of the elements. But our hero was not " alloviéd much
time for reflection. - Wolfgang plied him
CHAPTER II. with questions, to all of 'which«2Lester
wonrcssc. gave straightforward answers, well-'knowé
Maurice Lester was near the starboard iog that evasion-would serve no practical
gangway when the ship struck, having purpose, and hoping‘ by his-frankness to
started aft to look to the helm. The propitintc the merciless fiend .‘lll whoa
shock throw him upon his back, and he nurestrained‘powcr he knew himselfto be.
tried to get. up ; but ere he could regain When the wrecker chief had elicited
his feet the flood of mad waters came all the information he could,’ and lédrned
sugring over the bark, and he was thrown with what a rich cargo the , vessel: was
—iic knew not where. He only knew freighfed, and that she had 340,000 in
that the flood came —that it caught him specie on board. he smiled grimly; and
in its giant-grasp—that it hurled ”him as remnrked'to one of his confederates'that
.the gale hurls a feather—that his head she would perhaps be a richer prize ‘even
was hurt—that his body was tossed and than the White Fawnhacl been a few .,
bruised. And then the lamp of his con- years before. The name. of the 5 ill-fated
sciousness went out. When he came to ship in which Carrie Thornton and her
himself it was daylight, and the rays of father had'beeu lost, gave‘Meuricb:.:Les-
the sun were beaming above him. At ter such ashock that he ngarly fell to
first he did not attempt to move, any the earth. He grew deadly pale, and his
further than simply to assure himself that frame ‘quivered convulsively. '
he was really alive and sensible ; but " What’s the matter,” said 'Wolfgang
sought to recall the events of the past, You don’t. seem to have much strength
which he did, very clearly, up to the time left l Bring him along, boys, where we ‘,
when the ship struck ‘upon the rock—she can doctor him.” ~ - i
could get no farther. After this he raised The sinister glance which accompanied
himself upon his elbow, and tried to gaze this remark struck a chill to. our" hero’s
about him. He found himself .upon abed heart. But he could not give hid-'row'n
of sand, between two immense rocks.— safety much thought, while he-wasaihrtly
He had been landed there in that deep forced and partly carried .elo‘ng’tf'hfter
nook, and the tide had gone out and left Wolfgang, who strode rapidly..}.b’n for
him. In a little while he roseto his feet, nearly half an hour. He 'couldf-l-thinx
and managed to crawl up, by the- aid of only of the White Fawn that :had been
a stranded spar, oycr a low part of one wrecked on that coast, and of his- beloved
of the rocks. ' Carrie whohad, perhaps, in company
After seeing all thfi was to be observ- with those some men, trod the same path
ad from this point, he moved on towards he was now treading. What had been
where he thought he should soonest find her fate ? Had she been murdered by
an open beach, for he felt faint and sick, these wretches, or been reserved for some
and he wished to find help as soon as pos- more deplorable doom ? These thoughts
sible. After climbing over slippery, sli- filled him with unutterable agony. .
my rocks, and cruel, tearing crags, until Wolfgang had now drawn. near' the
his clothing was all torn, and his flesh water’s edge; and soon coming. to the
bijuis‘edjand lacerated, he finally reached mouth of a cave he entered it, followed
'h‘n dp'c'fiing'among the rocks, where many by the three ruffiaus who had charge of
—pie‘ccs”o’f th'e wreck-had been lodged, and our hero. The bottomofthe cavefsloped
whcrc'h'e found the bodies of three of his upwards from its entrance for’ some dis-
men. He hastened to the spot» where tance, and then become almost level.—
they lay, two of them being clasped in The captive, (for such Maurice Lester
each other’s arms, but he found no signs now felt himself to be,) frequently ~ hit
of life. ,_ his feet against what he thought were
; With a sad, heavy heart, Lester passed human bones strewn around the cavern,
on, and presently he found two more but he could not clearly make them out
dead ones, and one of them was David in the dim light. He also noticed that
Crifiiu,;his chief mate. He kueeled down the bottom of the cave was very wet, as
by the ofiicer’s side, an (I raised the head ; though it had recently been covered with
but it‘ll?“ cold'and lifeless, and the skull water. The wrecker Chieftain stopped at
"was’ljrok‘én if Gently he laid it back last, near what seemed the end. of the
upoii'thc sand,"a‘i'id thnn moved on again. cave, and making a sign to his followers
And: he Saw more dead. men also. Could they clapped manucles on the wrists and
it be possible that he had been the only ankles of Maurice before he had time to
one left alive ? ' notetheir intentions. '
_ :Ha l—wait—whnt is this? It moves “ Now, Captain Lester," . said Wolf'-
.-_itvhas life l gang, “ you must remain in this place for
Captain Lester hurried forward, no fast it short season; You are perfectly safe
as his feeble strength would permit. and here- Silence l Saynot a word I If
found two men lying by the side of a hea- you attempt to leave this spot, you will
vy spar. One of them was dead but the be slain the moment you set foot outside
other gazed up into his commendhr’s face, the cave " ' ' ' .
and stretched forth his hands as though Thusspeaking, the Chieftain and his
he would ask for mercy. His name was followers silently but rapidly withdrew,
Dick Mangle, and he had been one of the leaving Maurice nearly stupefied with as-
best seamen on board the, ship. tonislimeut. As they passed. from the
“ Poor Dick l” said. Lester, kneeling mouth of the cave, their feet were .wet by
by his side, and lifting his head. ‘ " Are the rising waves. The tide toasfost wat-
you badly hurt i” ' ' ‘
“ They’ve done it for as l” the sailor
answered, in a we: akening voices——
“ They’ve killed Tom.‘ Aint lic‘ dead 7”
It was the body of (stout Tom Bricket
that lay close by, ends when the captain
had made himself sure): there was no par-
ticle of life it, he reported the same to
Dick. , - I ~
“ But,” he added, ‘, "what do you mean?
Who has done you I' iaim ?”
“ Haven’t you see ill ’cml” the man
asked, struggling for,- breath.
"Scen whom? —-.l N hat do you mean I”
demanded Lester, e sgerly.
Dick stai'ted up to his' elbow, and
‘t to.
After a shortstime the captive looked
abouthim with eyes somewhat accustomed
to the dim light, ssaw that what he had
supposed to be liumanbones were really
such. There were many of them. And
moving among themlwere huge rats seek-
ing for prey. . The flip of the cavern, in
some places, was but a few feet above-hie
head, and in one-place, he discovered
a small aperture, through which a faint
light struggled, and on going underneath
it, 'he thought he‘ smelt the‘odor of vege-
tationand flower‘s.‘~ . ' .
On turning, from the contemplation of
this aperture, towards the month of the
be upon Dortou Point. To the north of
M around; bu/t he seemed to findI cave, Captain Lester observed, with
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