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Yearly advertisers restricted to tbs Easiness contem-
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ractioual
_ room's numerous.
oasis, House,
- Formerly Wort—walls finial,
.Iiavlng been leased for a torus of ye
HORWALK, CT...
are, has
been thoroughly renovated and greatly im
proved, and is now open for the reception of
company, and will be kept one first class
house. Nopains nor expense will be spared
to make it pleasant for its guests.
' It is believed that: the village of Norivall;
audits environs afford more inducements to
the pleasure seeker and the man of business
than any, town in the State. lts splendid
Churches, Seminaries and Schools, with their
surrounding scenery—nits magnificent drives.
‘ its superior facilities for sailing and fishing.
‘ tel in the town.
and last, but not least, its fine Oysters, are
sufficient, it is believed,to tempt the most fas-
tidious. Hoping for a share ol‘ibe public pat
ratings, I "am its humble servant;
- L. P. ALI.‘IS,'I'roprielor.
South Norm-all: Hotel,
JAMES LUCAS, Proprietor.
This House has recently been thoroughly
rebuilt and greatly enlarged, and is now
ready for the reception of guests. it is pleas-
antly located, in immediate proaimily to the
depot of the N. Y. lb N‘ H. Railroad, and in
this respect forp'ermuneut or tronsient hoar-
ders possesses advantages over. any other Hm
A and Stable is kept in
connection with the otel. . -
—._.__. _-,___,..;,____.-._.——
. Wooster Housmfiauburyflt.
A.CIIICHESI‘ER,Pi-oprletor, ,
The Subscriber, having purchased the above
named Hotel,is prepared to receive perturb
neat and transient boarders, and to entertain
‘ travellers and the public generally. The
Hotel is large, oommodious. and is filled up
. with the conveniences of modern Hotels. it is
abundantly supplied with pure Spring water,
'fsndis pleasantly located on Haiti Street,
within a very few doors of the Railroad depot:
o. s. mushroom .
Fashionable Draper d Tailor,
, and
Gentleman’s Furnishing Emporium,
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
DEN SEISTRY.
Doctors am 6!. I'I‘I'OH,
.3 UR GICAI. .y l ‘MECHA N] CA L
II B N ~ T I 8 T S'.
Oflice over the Sims of 0.1. Grumau,
NORWALK, costs. .
Gianna Fires.
Ass. Hum,
0.3. GRVfilN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY nouns, csursriucs,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satinetts, Vestiugs, and 'l‘ailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
'or Package. Shootings,
Shir-tings, Jeans, die.
at the. lowest possible prices.
. uonwanu, Golan. .
f .
3. ii. GWSTEfifl co,
'i'bolesslc and Retail Dealer in
Groceries. Flour, Fecal, he,
16 and w Slain-st, Nos-walk, Conn.
s. :2. Is a s st,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in -
sis-1' vows,-
Aud Kanulac loser of
‘ Tin, sheet Iron,& Copper Ware
Hes constantly on hand a torus assort-
me‘nt oil-general House Keeping;
Furniture. at South Norwalh,
' ' Cane.
O. a ll. 8. Eockwood 6!. (30.,
Norwsllt, Coun.. llanufaetulers of
_ To. Shoot Iron, & CapperWare
And Dealers in
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brit-
, anuia, Porcelain, Wooden Ware and
Kitchen Furniture in general,
Pumps, Sheet. Lead and
Lead Pipe, Crockery,
fllsss and China
Were.
hill—£63 3717?;
Conceal .
Pension and Patent Agent
several ”apartments, and the Court
of Claims,
WASHINGTON, DC.
.Daulim'y and Norwulk Railroad 7.5
.1. 5.1110032, .n.,
HOMCEOPATI—I,
Grad unteYulc hicdlnstifutefilass185l a ’52
Office in Isuacs’ lllock,Norwalk, adjoining
Duubury Railroad depot. '
JAMES G. BABBOU'R,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTIST,
Office atRcsidencc, East Avenue, Nor-
wnlk, Conn.
Architecture.
SIDNEY M. STONE,
‘ ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans. Specifications, detail
Drawings,aud superinteud the erection of
public and private buildings. Office-in Mar
ble Block, Chapel-21.,New IIuven,Ct. “’5?
WM. RAWDEE Smli'fi,
ENGINEER and suuvsvou,
Office at Chichoster’s Store,~
Norwulk, Court.
is . W A R W E R ,
Attorney &‘ Counsellor at. Law,
Office in Itinllory’s Building, East side
the Bridge, .
NORWALK, CONN.
. 3. f‘. fOOTE, -
Attorney and Counselor at. Law
JF’FIC‘E or-‘ERuMLLOR The s T'ORE
' N orwalk, Court.
I I” T). is. BOOTH,
Attorney, & Gpuusellor at Law,
til ,WA LL STREET,
NEW YORK.
WM. 0. STREET & 00.,
Importers,erolesalr and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, 1303“
Steel, Cutlery, Guns, Agricul
tnrnl Implements, Oils,
Psifits, Window” Glace-1,.
&C,, 35C, SEC,
NOIVI'EIIII, Conn. .
Wu. C. g‘l‘l’tf-‘ET, A. ll. Witcoxsm
Norwalk fost Ofliee.
trims moss.
West 7.30 A. M.,——2.30 P._M.
East 8'20 A. M.—'5.l)0 P. M. '
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, 8.50 A. it!
Weston,R,sddiug.nud Bedding Ridge if: M
‘ nuns our.
West9.lOA.M.—5.55 PJI‘.
liasl 8 L'il.A. hip—3.20 P. M.
5 A . II.
. Pos'r mr-rmu nouns
From 7.00 A.M.i.o 8.00 P.M. _
. II . W. SMITH. P. M.
Oflice open from 7 A. M. ’l.i|l 8 P. M.
I}. QUIN‘I‘AR‘D 6L SONS,
Cabinet Maker ;
'At t/Ifil' old established . ll’a're Room;
East side the Bridge, opposile
P11071231: Blor/t‘, .
AVE now on hand the largestand best
assortmeutof Cabinet F u r n i t. u r e,
Chairs. L't'mking Glasses, Mattresses . .hc.,
river-offered for sale in this place, which we
havejust purchased for 0118/1 , at extremely
low pricesandiuteud to sellaccordingly.
We alsokecp constantly on hand Ready
Made Coffins of all sizes and descriptions,
from the mostcostly Rosewood to the plain-
est everused.
From our long experiencei u theUnderta-
king business,we are confident wecan give
perfectsatisfacfion to all who may needour
services.
Norwalk,Sept-.13th,1858.
Graces-less Cheaper than ever
. f O R C A. S I! !
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, thathe still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, doc, at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block. as cheap as
the cheapest. lie offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as be has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best. qualities as can
be found at any store in the county. lie
would invite the special attention of all to
hi 5 stock of .
Cofees, Teas and Sugars,
Which are of the very best quality, andwill
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE‘
Whitney’s
Photographic and Fine 'Art
.GALLERY,
NORWAIX. Cr.,
‘ATE E. B. ruoursou’s. E. rfwnlr.
NEY would inform the citizens of Nor-
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I
And Prosecutor of Claims before the
walk that he has established himself in busi-
ness at thevold stand over the Post. Office.aud
will furnish them Willi Photographs, Ambro-
l’y‘pes. and all kinds of pictures taken by the
Sun, from Miniatures to life size. colored or
. pluiu,lu the highest. style of the art.
p;_ 'l‘. WHITNEY.
D. Ii. Woonnunv, OPERATOR. lf'29
GOAL ! GOAL!
‘t H,& J. CHANDLE, have been' re-
I. rowing direct from the mines, and are
now prepared to offer at the lowest market
rates. the following kinds ol‘conl, from their
Coal Yard, east side the Bridge, viz;
Spring .Molmtain Ll'hlgh,
Sugar Loaf do.
M'ummoth I’rin (”Ville fish)
Locust .Mmmtaiu du.
Scranton do.
Council Ridge, (Pin/r 315/1)
Laurence (Ru! do.)
Trevorlon Srmi .flntlu ui'itr.
Mr. 0. Ii. Benedict. long,r and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of the pub
lic patronage is solicited. '
f" if R It? i T If i. E l
7' WEE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the publicmt his old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet'f‘urniture
ETN 1." . _
' , Of flartford,
Incorporated in 18 Ill, Chartsr Perpetual,
Cash Capitol
on Term adapted to. the lisvard,and
consistent with the laws of
remuneration.
' GEO. R. COWLEF, Sole Agent
1)“ ‘
Info Insurance.
A. is. ours. amour,
(M the Gazette who.)
Agent for the
of Hartford, Conn.
SCRAIIGF GOMPANV.
$1,000,000
insure against loss and damage by Fire,
For Nor-salt and vicinity.
fluent TEMPERANCEIIFE msurimcr company
as can be found in Fuiificld County.and at
lower prices, FOR C'flS'H, than the some
quality of'Goods‘can be obtained at any oth-
er Establishments. ,
The Stock. consists in part of .
Marble Top. Extension. Dining, Curd and
Quarteloe Tables; Bookcases, Bureausr
Sofas, 'Teteou-Tete Lounges. Mohog- '
any and Cane seal. Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, «810., die.
0 0 FFIJV "'flRE R 0 01! S,
Collins, which willl'be finished in'the best pos
sible manner, and at short notice.
fl A Hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. ‘ . A. RENOUD.
- Westport, May lst, 1858.
Wheremay be foundu full assortment of
Paper Hanging,
FIRE comm PRINTS,
Window Shades and Fixtures.
7 HE subscriberhas now on hand a large
and well selected assortmentolthe above
minted goods, which he will now offer for
sale cheaper than ever before thought of in
this market. ,
raper Hanging, _ .
House and Sign ramtmg,
lxemited 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.
_ =ROOPING. ,
IIE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties building with Warren’s superior
Fr/t and Camp! Roofing.
This article of Roofiugisjn nseupon the Nor?
walk Lock Compziiiy’sBuilding,alid at Lonns-
bury, Blssell ,&Co’s.. where it gives entire
satisfaction, and is believed l0 be the cheap-
est, as well as the best roofing in use. All
orders left with John W.Hubbell ,ut the ofllce
of Wm. K. James, will receive prompt atten-
tion. M41. J.N. HILL.
STEAM
Marble Works,
fin. 1601, iroadway,
Corner of 2m. Street, NEW YORK.
THE undersigned has purchased the above
extensive and Well known Establishment,
formerly owned by Mr, J. W. Bowden, and
having had 20 Years experience in the Mn.-
BLE Busmsss,he flatters himself he can give
ample satisfaction to all 'who may favor him
with their Patronage.
Constantly on hand a large assortment of
Plain and Sculptured Mantle Pieces, Monu-
. meutsand Head Stones,“ Foreign and Do-
mestic Marble. Plumbers’Slabs, and Cabi-
net Work, neatlv executed." All orders
promptlyattcndedlo. 'E.B.PRICE. 1y36
.a. 'sacssson G: 330..
V OULD respectfully announce to the pub-
.- lie and their old customers that they
have recently made extensive additions to
their stock of'goods. We are now prepared
to offer un assortment not to be surpassed iu'
(“airfield County, in quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our Stock
of Watches. which is larger than ever before.
We have a fine lot of Ladies’ Swiss Watches.
in gold cases, at prices varying: from $20 to
$7.3, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect lime keepers. Also.C—entlemen’s Watch-
es.iu silver and gold casesmt any price from‘
$510 SIOO. We buy of the best importers in
New York and altogether for Cash. so that
ourl'acllitius for selling Cheap could not be
greater. Our Stock of Jewelry.Silver and
Plated wares was never better than at pres
cut and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. Those who intend to make
a. fine holiday present. we would particularly
invite to give us a call. as amongst our large
assortment of goods ey could not fail to be
suited. A. JACKSON d: BRO.
INSIIRANGE.
I \l'lE Subscriber having taken the agency of
. the. A2010 Eng/am! Fire and Mamie hi-
,mmflfl, 00,, of Hartford, is prepared to in-
sure all kinds of property against lossor dam-
age by Iire.on as accommodating terms as
any other Company. .
- The New? England. Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established,
with a paid in capitalot'3200,000, and has a
surnlus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Argent for Norwalk aud vicinity;
Norwulk, Feb. 151, 1859. 5t!
‘ Wagon unfiarriage'
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the sub
scriber. livery description of Wagons
mode 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 0ak,Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
tf'29 E. L. ARNOLD.
Mr. 3‘. “session,
-_ , Professoroflllusic
- ~ Will be prepared to re‘
new his course of instruc‘
tion—to all th use who may desire his servi~
ces—-in Instrumental Musicmiand after Wed-
nesdny, the 19!!) inst. Instructions given on
the Piano Forte ,Organ or Melndeon.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders
left at his residenceJIain Street,Norwalk,
or at N: Turk’s Clothing Store, will be
promptly attended in.
Norwalk Jun.17i.h, 1359.
South fies-walls
366'? at SHOE S'I'Oii.
E would respectfully call the attention
of the citizens and public generally,
to our large and varied as=ortment of Ledies’
Gaiters,Shocs,and Slippers, Genls‘ Patent
Leather-and Calf Boots, Gaiters and Shoes.
Misses, Boys, and Children’s Gaiters and
Shoes of all kinds. We are prepared to mam
ufacture to measure any article in our line
at short notice. Repairing In all its brunch-
es. STEVENS .k TRIS’I‘RAM,
ms Ely's Block, South Norwalk.
1.
House Painting,
GRAINING AND GLA ZING.
HE Subscriber would respectfully .an-
nounce to his former customers (and as
many new (men as will give him a call.) that
he is prepared to exgcute all ordersiu his
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their patronage.
Jobs token and stockfurnished if required.
He can be feund at his old stand, Union St.,‘
opposite Quintanl _& Smith ’s Carriage Factor
y_ GEORGE HODG ES.
South Norwnik,April 1st, l859. lyl‘.’
The world is puzzled mucb'to know
How HANDLE can sell Hats so low,—
And same 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 soliciluder.
But beg that they'll not be alarmed,
Since. we’ve no fear of being harmed.
Some other time we will confess,
‘l‘he srr-ietof-oui‘ great success,
And tell ;hem more about our labors,
And how we -" csnsnsnu.” our strenuous.
At present we will merely say
To young and old, to gravo and gay,—
If you upon us please to cull,
We’re sure that. we can suit you all.
. _,..._ L”,—
flour! vicar it slow i I I
F If NASH , as agent, is now prepared to
o ship flour directly from the West. ill
quentitieerom one load upwards. Parties
so ordering can have the flour consigned di-
rectly to them, freight paid to New York,et.
10 days notice. Samples-of the flour con-
stantly on hand at the store of the subscriber,
Terms Cash. . F. H. NASH,
South Norwalk,Conn.
DISHBOW
S selling the balance of his stock of FURS
AT COST.
NICKERBOCKIIR Cooking Range for
- sale by c. a E. K. LOCKWOOD eco.
HE AMERICAN CHIEF Cook StoveJo'r
HE STEWAR'I"Cook Stove, for sale by
C. 8: E. K. 'LOCKWOOD &. CO.
.sale by C. &. E. K. LOCKWOOD it CO.
line with neutuess and dispatch, and solicits
first”...
~~ . s \ \~\~. ‘.\’-/\I‘r ».- .’\\\‘\H -.-. wN‘., w- , N. ‘2“ ,‘VV. .,
Charge of the Medical Lightheadld
Brigade. '
[runes vents um: rsxsvsoxl
Right from the jaws of Death
Rushed the mad section-isla—
Wretcbed dissectionists,
All out of breath. ,
Letting the fee go, down to the depot
Rushed they—three hundred 1
Medical sawhonu all-—
Endless of jawbones all l
Thinking of ruwbones all !
“ Curse the North” was their cry—
Theirs not to reason why,
Lost the grim ghost of Brown
Tumble the Union down 1
Oh funny three hundred 1
Done to the right of them
Urging the flight of them I
Landlords to the left of them,
Laundrosses ’reft of them,
Debit ties sundered l
Warrants pursuing them,
Sherid’s undoing them— -
Titus rushed the secessionists,
Rabid processionists,
Funny thre: hundred.
Grinncd the Professor’s phiz :
Pnpil’s sole loss it is ;
Paid was the entrance fee,
No were their gold they’d see,
Would the three hundred.
Disunicn in college,
Confusion of knowledge,
hllsnsicn of porridge
Was well for a forage, .
Had fathers not wondered !
Flashed the parental damn: :
Senatorial telegrams
(Eintiug at youthful shame)
From Washington thundered ;
‘Yet since Osuwatomie -
Northern phlebotomy ‘
Lures like “jack-0’ lights,”
‘ Over the border bogs I
So the pill Jucobites
Physic-had the Quaker dogs—<
Doves—three hundred l
W by have we wondered
"V'I‘hat thus they blundersd ?
Three hundred burning
For Southern learning,
Thinking that block-letter
Was better, fir better
Thu- free press and speech
Which Northern Professors teach.
So the‘train thundered l
North keeps the rich fund—
’Iliey go to Richmond
II. 1,. less three hundred l—Iv‘. I'. Part.
v4.6»
'1 AM DYINGI
The following beautiful poem, we copy' from Tin
Hemphis (Tenn )‘Bnlletiu it is rarely we find such
in the columns of a newspaper. It is sweetly, beautim
fully sud.
r
Raise my pillow, husband dearest—-
Paint and fainter comes my breath ;
And these shadows stealing slowly,
Must I knew be those of death.
Sit down close beside me, darling,
Let me claspyour warns, strong hand;
Yours that ever has sustained me
To the borders of this land.
For your God and mine—our Father,
Thence shell over lead me on,
Where, upon a throne eternal,
Sits liis loved and only Son,
I’ve had visions and been dreaming
O‘er the past ofjoy and pain ;
Year by year I've wondered backward,
Till I was a child again.
Dreamed of girlhood and the moment
When I stood your wife and bride—
How my heart thrilled with Iove’s triumph
In that hour of woman’s pride.
Dreamed of thee-«and all the earth cords
Firmly twined about my heart—
Oh I the bitter, burning anguish
When I first knew wc‘must part.
It has passed-fond God has promised
All thy footsteps to attend;
He that: more than friend or brother,
He’ll be with thee to the end.
There’s no shadows o’er the portals
Leading to my heavenly home-
Christ hath promised life immortal,
- And ’tis he that bids me come.
When life’s tri 1s trait ground thee,
And its chilling billows swell, .
Thou’ll thank heaven that I am spared them.
Thou’lt then feel that “ all is well.” .
Bring our; boys unto my bedside ;
My last blessing let them keep-—
Bu'; they’re sleeping. do not wake them—
They’ll learn soon enough to weep.
Tell them often of their mother, ,
Kiss them for me when they wake,
Lead them gently in life’s pathway,
Love them doubly for my sake.
Clasp my hand still closer, darling,
This the last night of my life,
For to-morrnw, I shall never
Answer. whon'you callme wife.
F are thee well, an noble husband,
Faint not ’noath this chasteuiugimd ;
Turow your strong aim around our children,
, Keep them close to thee—and Gon.
__—<.+.>—'
“ I Dave The. to Forget."-
You think because you fly from me,
My fem will cease to flewf'u H ' I
You can not fly from memory, .
Wherever you may go.
It may be, I when thou art ions,
In silence may repine,
But if my heart no peace mayown,
It can not rest in thine,
lo where thou wilt for, far away, "
From where so oft we met,
I care not where your footsteps stray,
I dare thee to forget.
l‘erchsnco you'll strlvoto wreathyour sooll’.
Round one than me more fair ; .
The thought of‘mc my heart shall toll
How false your flutter-in were.
And when the songs I used to sing,
From other lips you hear, .
The melodies will leave a sting
That once but won a tear. ~
Then go I would-not have thee stay I- -
I would we never had met ;~ '
You can not banish thougit'atvuy,
l dare thee to forget.
.o-o
58" A man named Lanster, living on
Sam’s creek, Tenn, . recently returned
bar, and wishing to test the courage of
his son, a boy 13 years old, the father
crept cautiously to the door audknock-
'ed. The lad inquired several times to
know who was there, and receiving no
answer look down his father’s gun and
went out by the back way, and again
called out to know who was there. . Re-
ceiving no answer he fired the weapon
and inflicted such wounds as to endanger
his father’s life.
. . . .We .have heard of an economical
than who always takes his meals in front
of a mirror—he does this to double the
dishes. If that isn’t philosophy,we should
like to know what is. ,
,. . . .Is' it just to say of a man who likes
a glass of old Monongahela and feels
that it tastes good all the way down his
throat, that he has a ere neck? '
with his wife from a' visit to a neigh- .~
3&1 i at 2 ll an 3 .
A SLIGHT MISTAKE .
One cool afternoon in the early fall, I
—Chester F. Leroy, a. gentlemen—stood
on the platform of the Albany depot,
watching the procession of the passengers
just arrived in the Hudson River bout,
who-deliled past me on their way to the
cars. The Boston train, by which 1 had
come, waited patiently as steam and fire
might, for their leisure, with only occa-
sional and faint snorts of remonstroncc of
the delay; yet still the jostling crowd
hurried past into the cats, and flitted
through them in search of seats, their
increasing number at last warned me that
I might find it difficult to regain my own,
and I followed them. .
“ I. beg your pardon, sir.”
I turned in obedience to a touch on
my arm, and saw a respectable looking
negro man before me, who borethe trav-
eling bug and shawl, and was evidently
theattendsnt of a slender and stylish
girl behind him. , .
“ Do I'speak,”,he said, bowing res-
pectfully. and glancing at my portmnn-
, teen, on which my surname was quite
legible, “ do I address Mr. LcRoy.”
“That is my name, at your service ;
what can I do for you I"
-“ The young lady, Miss Florence Dun-
durd, who was to rejoin you at Al-
bany, at six o’clock this evening,—I have
charge of her.” He turned to the young
lady behind him. - -
“ This is Mr. LeRoy, Miss.”
The young lady, whom dark blue eyes
had been scanning me, as 'I could per-
Ceive, through her ' blue silk veil, now
lifted it with an exquisitively gloved lit-
tle hand, and extended the other to me
with a charming mixture of frankness and
timidity.
“ I am very glad to meet you, Mr. Le-
Roy,” said she. “ I thought I should
know you in a momsnt,—Jenny des-
cribed you accurately. How kind it was
of you‘to offer to take charge, of me. . I
hope 1 shan’t trouble you.”
In the midst of my bewilderment at
thus being addressed by the sweetest
voice in the world, I managed to see
thatl must make a proper reply, and
proceeded to simmer out what I thought
an appropriate speech. when the servant,
who had left us for a moment. returned,
and I abandoned it unfinished.
” Did you see my baggage, Edward ‘3”
asked his mistress. - .
“ Yes, Miss ; it’s all on.”
"Then you had better hurry to reach
the 7. o’clock boat. Good bye, and tell
them you saw me off."
I stood like one in a dream, while the
man handed me two checks for the trunks
and indued me with the light baggage he
had carried ; but I was aroused by the
young lady asking me if we had not bet-
ter see'hre our seats in the cars, and I an-
swered her by offering her my arm. In
ten minutes we were seated side by side
and truudliugr out of Albany at a rate
that grew faster and faster.
I had no time to reflect, with that
lovely face opposite me, but what was
the use. Some strange mistake had no-
doubtedly happened, and I had evidently
been taken for another phi-son of the
same name ; but how to Comedy this
now, - without alarming the innocent
young lady in my charge—how to find
the right man, with the right name,
among several hundred people, and how
to transfer her, without an unpleasant
scene and explanation, to the care of
some one whose person was no less strange
to her. than mine. While these thoughts
whirled through my head, I happened to
encounter those smiling eyes fixed upon
me, and their open, unsuspicions gnze de-
cided me.’ “I will not trouble or dis-
tress her by any knowledge of her posi-
tion,” I concluded, “but will just do my
best to fill the place of the individual
she took me for, and conduct her where-
ever she wishes to go, if I can only find
where it is.” I turned to. her with an
'nfl'ectution of ease, which I was far from
feeling, and snid,—" It is a long jour-
ney l” '
“Do you think so? But it is very
pleasant, isn’s it 1’ Cousin Jenny enjoyed
it so much.” -
“ Ah, indeed I”
. “ Why, what u queer mun T” she said,
with a light laugh. “ Doesn’t she never
'tell- you, as she does'me, in all her letters
how happy she is, and that St. Louis is
the sweetest place in the world to live in.
Deer me i that I should have to tell her
own husband first. How we shall laugh
about it when we get there.”
So it was St. Louis where we were go-
: ing to, and I washer cousin’s husband.—
I never was so tha‘ukful‘for two pieces of
_ information in my life.
“ And how does dear Jenny look? and
what is she doing? and (low is deer Aunt
Bemen '? Do tell me the news."
. “ J cuny,” said I, mastering courage
the world, you must know, only too far
fond of her scamp of a husband. As to
' .her looks, you can’t expect me to say
anything, for she always looks lovely to
me.”
‘ " Bravo i” cried the pretty girl, with a
ma ' ‘ons smile, "but'a'oont nunty’s rheu-
mal ?" I '
“Miss, I mean, of course, Mrs. Beman
is very well.” . . .
" Well 7” said my fair questioner, re-
garding ms with surprise, "I thought
she had not been well for a number of
years I”
“I mean Well -for her,’ said I, with
some trepidation, “the. air of St.‘ Louis
(which I-hsve since learned is of amisty,
moisty order,) has done her a world of
good. She is quite a different women.”
' “ I am very glad,” she uid.‘
She remained silent for a few moments
aud'then a gleam of amusement began to
dance in her bright eyes.
“ To think,” ghe said, suddenly turn-
ing to me with a musical laugh, “that in
all this time you have not once mentions
ed the baby."
I know I gave a violent start, and I
thought I turned pale. After I had run:
the gauntlet of all the questions trium-
phantly, as I thought, this new danger
stared me in. the face. How was I our
to describe a baby, who had nevernoliced
one ? My courage sank below zero, bin
in the same pr'opbrtion the blood rose to
, s ., - ,....., . ..-:;r.».~"“~'~
‘ ”WW, . ,. ., . . . . ..
and words, “ is the dearest little wife in -
tered in my head. . .
“ Don’t be afraid that I shall not sym-
pathize in your ruptures,” continued my
tormeutor, its I almost considered her ;
I .am quite prepared to believe anything
after receiving Jenny’s letter—you should
'see how she cares for him.”
Him ! Blessed goodness, then it is a
boy i '_
" Of course,” said I, blushing: and
shimmering, but feeling it imperative to'
say something, " we consider him the
finest fellow in the world, but you might
not agree with us, and in order to leave
your judgment unbiased, I-sball not des.
cribe him to you.” . ' ,
" Ah I but I know just how he looks,
for Jenny had no such scruple—so you
may spare yourself the trouble or happi-
ness, which ever it is ; but tell me what
you mean to cull him ?”
“ \‘v’e have not decided upon a name,”
I replied. ’ _
“ Indeed ! I thought sbé intended to
give him yours.”
The deuce she did, thought I. “ No.
one of a name is enough in a family,” I
answered. .
The (lemon of inquisitiveness, that, to
my thinking, had instigatedm'y cempan-
ion heretofore, now censedto possess her,
for we talked of various indifferent things
and I had relief of not being compelled
todraw‘ on my imagination at the ex~
pense of my conscience, when 'I gave the
particulars of my recent journey from_rBos-
ton. Yet, 1 was for from feeling at ease
for every sound of her voice startled me
with a dread of fresh questiohsmecessary,
but impossible to be answered, and I felt
a guilty flush steaming upon my temples
every time I met. the gaze of those inno-
cent eyes.
It was late when- we stopped for sup-
per, and soon after I Saw the dark fringes
of my companion’s eyes droop long and
often, and began to realize that she ought
to be asleep. I knew perfectly well that
it was my duty to offer her a resting place
on my shoulder, but I hardly had cour-
age enough to ask that innocent face to
lie on my arm, which was not, as she
thought, that of a cousin and a married
man. Becollecting, however, thatit was
my duty to make her comfortable, and
that. I could scarcely deceive her more
than I hadnlready done, I profi'ered the
usual civility. She Slightly blushed. but
thanked me, mid accepted it by leading
her head lightly against my shoulder,and
looking up into my eyes with u- smile,said
—“ As you sromv couisin.” Soon after
her eyes closed, and she slept sweetly and
calmly,as if resting in security and peace.
I looked down atthe beautiful face,
slightly palcd fatigue, that rested against
mine, and felt like a villain. Idared
not touch her with my arm, although the
rebounding of the cars jostled her very
much. I sntremorseless until-the sleep-
er settled the matter by slipping forward
and awakening. She Opened her eyes
instantly, and smiled.
"It’s no use for me to 'try to sleep
with my bonnet on,” she said, “ for it is
very much int-he way for me, and 1 am
sure it troubles you.” So she remowd
it, giving me the pretty little toy, with
its graceful ribbons and flowers, to, put
on the rack above us. I preferred to
hold it, telling her it would be safer with
me, and after a few objections, she re-
signed it, being in truth too sleepy to
silk veil over her glossy hair, she leaned
against my shoulder and slept again.
This time, when the motion began to
shake and annoy her, I stifled the re-
proaches of my conscience, and passing
my arm lightly round her slender waist,
drew her head upon my breast, where it
lay all night. She slept the sleep of in-
nocence, serene and peace, and it is need-
less to say that I could not. close my eyes
or case my conscience. I could only
gaze dowu on the beautiful, still facepnnl
imagine how it would confront me if she
knew what I was, and how I had deceiv-
ed her; or dreaming more wildly still
reproducedit in a hundred scenes, which
I had never before paused to imagine, as
the face of my wife. I had never loved,
unless the butterfly loves of Sarntoga
and Newport might be so dignified, and
still less had I ever dreamed orthought
of marrying, even as a possibility and for
contingency Never before, I solemnly-
aver, had I seen the woman whom I
wished to make my wife—never before-
hai Iso longtd to cull anything my own:
as, ] did that lovely face lying on my
ieurt. No, it was impossible for me to
sleep. '
In the morning we reached Buffalo,
and spent the day at Niagara. If I had
thought her lovely while. sleeping whet
Was she when the light of'feeliug nun 'ex-
pression played over her face, as she (:10-
quently admired :tlievscene before us, or
was even- more eloquently still. I don’t
think [lookednt the cataract as’mneh as I
looked nt‘her, or thought the. one crea-
tion more beautiful than the. other. .
She was now quite familiar with me
in her innocent way, Calling me“ Cousin
Frank,” and seemed to trike a certain
It was delightful to be greeted so gladly
by her, when'l entered ‘the'hotel parlor,
to have her come forward from the lonely
seat where she had been waiting, not un
observed or unnoticed, to receive me—
to have her hang on my arml—look up
into my face—tell me all her little ad-
ventures sloue (how long it seemed to
me), while every word, look and smile
seemed doubly dear to me, because I
knew the precarious tenure by which I
held my right to them. She busied her-
self, too, while I was gone out, with our
joint baggage,and rummaging all over her
trunks to find a box which I had express-
ed a desire to see. She mended my
gloves. sewed the band on my traveling
cap, and found my cigar case whenever
Iliad lost it, which w about twenty
times a day, while she salded me for the
carelessness which she declhrcd almost
equaled her own.
Long-ego she had given over into my
possession her elegant little porte mon-
naie, “ with all the money, in .it, which
she was sure she would lose, as she could
never keep anything,” and us she had
ordered‘me to take out what she wanted
for her traveling expenses, I Opened it
with trembling hands when I was alone,
and exeiuined~the contents. There were
besides all the bank bills with which she
my face. and I think my teeth fairlycliat-
contest the. point; then tying the blue -
pleasure in my society and protection,—' me
had probably been furnished for her jour-,
it'll, with pious care, she had
any, and wh
band I was ; a very fortunate discovery
for me. Indeed, thus far, I had not
found the way of trunsgressor hard, in
external circumstances at least, and
when with her I forgot everything but
cousin should be ; but out of that charm-
ed presence made me miserable. ,
_1 nm afraid I must sometimes have
betrayed the conflicts of feeling I had
had by my manner ; but when I was re-
served und ccremonious with her, she
always resented it, and begged me so be-
witchingly not to treat her so, and to
call her by her sweet mime, “ Florence,”
that I dreamed us much as I longed to
do, I could not have refused her. But
the consciousness that l was not. what
she ' thought me, but an impostor, of
whom, af'er our connection had ceased,
and she had diSCoveI-ed the deception
practiced upon her, she could think or
remember nothing that would not cause
unmarried self-reproach and mortlflcation
all innocent and trusting as she was, this
reflection, more than any other, I confess
and the knowledge of the estimation in
which she wuul‘d forever hold me, after
my imposition was diacovered, IlgODlZEd
me, and I would have gIVeu all I posses-
sed to own it to her and I leave her
[sight at once, though the thought of
never seeing her more was dreadful. .But
that could not be. '
At last we reached St. Louis. Do I
say at last? When the sight of those
spires and gables warned me that. my
brief dream of happiness was over, and
that the remorseful reflections I had been
staring ofi' so long were now to commence
in earnest, thu' thought of the coming
banishment from Florence Was dreadful
to me, and the time seemed to fly 0n
lightning wings as it drew near. '
‘ She was all guyety, and was astonish-
ed at my sadness and absence of mind
when so near home a- Jennie,and when we
entered the carriage that was to convey-
us to our destination, I had, a mind to
take a cowardly flight rather than encoun-
ter the scorn and disappointment of those
blue eyes; but I mustered courage and fol-
Imved her in giving the address I' found
in the ports-manuals, which, fortunately,
was the right one, to the driver.
"AlmOst home I” said she, turning
her bright face towards me—wc Were
rattling up the street and my time was
short—“ how can you be so quiet?” '
“ Because,. Miss Florence,” I answer-
ed, “ the time has come in whch‘I must
confess to you that I have no more
right in the house to which we are now
hastening, than to the name by which
you address me, and that. my only claim
to either is that of an impsotor and de-
ceiver.”
She turned her lovely face, wondering
and puzzled, towards me.
Thank Heaven I I did not read fear
and aversion in it. '
” So right I- uo claim 1” she repeated;
.“ what can you mean ?”
I confessed the whole truth, as nearly
as I have set it down here, denying uotli-
ing and concealing nothing, not even the
useless secret of my love for her. When
the brief recital was ended, we both re-
mained silent, but. she had hidden her
face, I could see she trembled violently
with shame and repulsion. The sight of
her distress was agony to me, and I tried
to say a. féw «lords of apology.
“ You cannot blumc or hate me, Miss
Duudurd, more limit I blame or hate
myself,” I said. “ for the distress I liu'vo
unwillingly caused you. II euveu knows
that “'1 accepted the charge of so much
innocence and beauty too lightly, l have
heuvuy stoned since-Au having occasioned
this suffering to you,und my own punish-
ment, is more than I 'cuu hear.”
The coach stopped as I spoke; she
turned towards me eagerly, her fair»
hearing traces of tears and said In it h w
voice—” Do not misunderstand me if i
was so silent.”
'l‘he couchman threw open the door,
and stood waiting. I was obliged to
descend and assist her out. I hardly
dared to touch that little hand, though it
was for the lost. time, but I watched her
graceful figure with sad distress. She
was already rcco;znized,'for the door Wus'
thrown open; and a pretty woman, fol-
lowed'by uline looking, black whiskerad
gentleman, whom I supposed to be my
"nine-sake, rushed down_ the steps.—
fl‘liei-e wet-euloud-exclamatlons of aston-
‘shment and pleasure, a cordial welcome,
and some rapid questions to which Flo-
rence returned very low and quiet on
swers, and quickly extricating herself
~frdm the confusion, presented me as “Mr.
LeR-o'y; your husband’s namesake, and
the gentleman who kindly took charge of
., ‘
I glanced at- her face to see if she was
mocking me, but it was pale and grave.
Mrs. LeRoy opened her eyes widely, but.
was too well bred to express surprise,
and after introducing me to her husband
in the same terms, invited me into the
boom Hardly conscious what I did, or
of anything except that I was still in the
presence .of Florence, from which I could
not. endure to banish ,myself, I followed
chem into a handsome parlor, where sat
on old lady whom my conscience told me
was the rheumatic aunt I had so cruelly
belied. Florence herself presented me to
this lady, who was a fixture and unable.
to rise from her chair, and before I’ could
stemmer out an apology and retire, relu-
ted in her own way (how different from
mine) the mistake by which she had been
placed in my care, and the history of our
journey. in which it appeared our host,
Mr. LeRoy, had been a fellow passenger.
When she had ended, they all crowded
about me warmly expressing their thanks
for my “kindness and cohsideration,” to
my utter bewilderment and surprise, and
cordially inviting me to remain with
them, and makethe acquaintance of my
~unmcSnke and family. ‘
I detached myself from all this unex-
pected kindness us soon as I could, for I
fancied I read aversion in the flushing
and paling face, and drooping eyes of
packed into the nastiest possible compass
as much gold as her pretty 'toy could
carry, a tiny pearl ring, to.) smallto fit
my finger, but. not hers—which I am
afraid I kissed—o card with her name
on it, and 'u memorandum in a pretty
hand,—“ Nos— Olive street, St. Louis,”
which I rightly conjectured was the resi-
idence of her cousin Jennie, whose hus-
her grace and beauty, and my firm reso-
lution to be do more to her than her
. Florence, and with one'lust;-‘_look3at her
left. the room. A momeut4.oftcr,.uud I
felt-the touch of-a lighthflflzfln lithium
and turning, saw with mutmsnrprise,
31?: she had followedlnc, ists‘tbe .vesti-
De. 1 , {232 ",.':3..
“ Mr. LeRoy,” she saidfihurriedlyf“ I
cannot let you go away mis’nn‘da‘stillding
me, as I see you do. Iffllfiiwzbllem
while you so humbly dpdoM'iblfifllr
noble, generous, and houoratflh Sdmduct,
I was not angered, believe me,llbne.be-
cause ,1 min too muchmusloiiisfled, after-
Wards too:much movednndxg'rateful tn
speak. I ’owezyon more Ithan: Iicsn so},
and should bcmiserable, indeed, if a fair ‘
shame, which you see $15,995, nted
my telling you this, ,shouldyprevent yen
from continuing . all , acqpalptunce so
strangely begun. 'l'rustmcflslhl’speuk
the truth. ‘ ~ . -. , - rm: "
I don’t. know what'an‘swelr Whit“? for
the revulsion of feeling ”stiff. .3". ”if ;too
great for Words, audthefuplhtfiof: iron—
iug, as I looked-down into. that slohly
face, that it wasn‘ot, for the rm f, limo.
‘ I “had
quite took away the little Splice :'
remaining. ‘ ' ' ' V ' .f, ”fr“,
If you want to knowhosr Ifeltyfulk a
man Whois' going to be hung how he would
feel to bereprieved; ‘, . I. .,
IVcll, how time flies. It "édrtuinly
does not seem‘five years since‘e-ull'“ this
happe lied, vycticglli‘llli insulin] conlill
J enny now,) so bitterly, reproqchegup' in
her lust. letter, fer uddditlthfgvfiiii’ull
that time, we lmveaguinuud‘eflahl the
journey, but under different augpmfinco
Florence is Florence Dnudnrdnngflgfl,‘
and sleeps upon my arm no mgr-giggli-
ingly, but with theconfidencepg,I 33,3“.
of nearly five years standing-and, ..
isterod our names in the' hotel ' hog
.. Mr. and Mrs; LeRoy,” turn his?" f,
lucky stars as I' feud it "over? , Mun
while I write, Florencef‘lolv'eliér“‘thau
ever, as I think, milkesa gru ud‘p “no.
of arranging our bagghge ’ilt‘J‘vthe‘ifllbtcl
where we stop, (which has ré’nt‘itftladl'hlo
by past trunsactionst'o wt’i‘t'e “dowli‘thll
story), or comes leaningovel' int" to“- dull
me " denriChestei-r”: incised-9b? fencer
Cousin Frank,” as fivoyeurs'lbetoveyind
to scold me for being so stupid usdouitund
write instead of talking with hug-f?"th
ever man so happy undone slightlrlll-
take I ‘ , ,. .. . .._....
——..‘.» ' _ . ’
Opening of the Great Natl, Oi
Waikl'. I
The business of letting fill-‘15.“, '_.
from the Grand National fan‘s-fit}
was commenced on ,M‘ohdg’y, pyfqfill 1‘
5th, at twelve _o’clock,’ ' My 'V'Iheiii‘ nicely
all of the sixty-six gt’enter‘edd Within:-
dred and thirty—seven less’eri‘pip’eirlfiu
“ set.” The arrangement-cf thig‘ihs'tltue
tion is decidedly unique: "it"‘li‘ lil‘fict
.mi generic. The shape and q-dilltitlfilénl
of the establishment are-us folldlné‘iTho
ancient edifice consists of‘aicircuiur’fébn-
in: building", u'nd tfiowitigsfit’tlfiflltel'
about onegllundred and twentyd'eet‘ Mop
by three hundred "and fifty feet alol’fto
which additions are being mating-sire-
quired. - - 2' 1.x} -'
The Cent-rascal is ninety-six-feettiu 'di-
ameter by one hundred feet lax-height,
crowned by a dome or telescopic-.pOPI’I
head, one hundred and, forty-fiveafoet
irom the ground, to hold.,extruordiuary
ebullitioris of the lighter and more vola-
tile gases from the lower ducts.
The precise situation of this mammoth
gas-holder is at theendof a village-eul-
led Washington, in the District of. Col-
umbia, on the East branch of the Roto-
mac River, and seventy-two feet above
tide-water, full of magnificent distances
and uot.much else. ' 5 ‘ ,7 ',
The supply of gas into this vtlstg'l‘eser-
voir comes through sixty-six .udtps' of
about fifteen inches diameter each dulled
Senators which conduct the Subtilllfiiiid.
two from such of the thirty-three filer!-
lmuscs, situated in the respectiveléspltuls
of these United States. These thirty
three pairs of mains are not iii-‘i’u'll‘ir'hises
parallel ; some are tortuous iln‘flléi’r‘pfo-
gress to the great cerium-while mu by
cross each other abruptly"i h'ti’slid'fp’in-
gins, although emanating from {Willie
suurers. There are also two'ihull'drcd '
and thirty sevrn serrice-piptscallea life;-
1‘cselntallres, which receive the? lijb'tel’
gases from an almost, infinite number of
still more diminutive brniiclies,sreekohed
by some to be as many as thirty millions
in number, vu-lgarly called people twilcs- ,
iguate their insignificauce in comparison
with the greater borer which emote
from them. . ' _»;;
The chemical properties of they“
evoIVed by these three hundred and three-
mum's or service—pipes vary from several
pauses. The volume and quality of III.
gatsis unreliable. Sometimes it is full,
luminous and explosive, especially fut’sl
to foreigners, English in particular—
tl:at is culled patriotic gas. At- other ,
times it is thin, volatile, iuodoroul and
escapes without offending the- nosc or our
-—thut is termed. huncouib’e.‘ Then pin
it is highly charged with ummonis or‘iil-
phure‘tted-A fricun, a cross between” the
Western polerat and Irish tom, slid gou-
lll bursting, roaring, tearing, rushing,
whirlwindish sort of gusts,*‘feii'epiu‘
away in its course all political" sud , fre-
teruul land marks. covering3 the ' '-
tion hencheswith a blackish'sort of” for”
and the Administration sestswitnu light-
er deposit termed " glory.” r-This' gull
called sectional. . . . 1 i..
It- is this latter description .of gas that.
has be: it let 03' since the openhgof tho
great Ilolder, having beengenentedvdn-
ring the summer months in.- variousapultu
of the country, at tho locul,g_u,e:._w_qr)sg,by
a species of stokers calleddqfljficjgus.,~, .
The smell from this gas iany guinea.
ting the Union. We hopetbut juggle
cy some of the gas men of Wushln : n
will vary the c/mrges of 'tlleirilocom-
torts, and give us a difiel‘cht‘fiuvoi' du-
ring the remainder of .tlie's'essipn." We
can stand anythiug'but wh’a‘twc unset-
ting, as the Dutchman said 'after touting
the coffee made of roasted peanuts, " give
us do odor ting, whatever liebe.” -
As to light, very little, if any is emit.
ted by these gases. An ordinary Scolds
tip will .do more. towards illuminating a
whole city like NeW'York than these,
303 bores, big. and. little,- can do for the
rooms they meet in. und-mxtttrllurt’s
patent economizcr, which is aundmiru-
ble low-pressure burner, we would advise
the immediate :tpplicptiou offing; ,Encu.
tive stop-cock to put than all-out.
American Gas Light Journal.
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