EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY
' A. H. BYINGTON & 00.,-
AT Two DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
1
PUBLISHED
g group glowapaprt Quote! to $22
NUMBER 647--NEVV SERIES,
oral igloo“ an! guitarists, 0mm! grammar». Quantum, Melitta. gariwhm,
NCR’WALKg CONN. TUE
SDAY, MAY 29, 1860. .
Shamans, &t.===éiatat1iatcdiu 18m. 1
' ' VOLUMEXLIIIuNUMBER 22.
NORWALK , GAZETTE.
OPPIca..I_N'.t.sszsrrs insurmo-
A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLS, G. N. ELLS.
. .fiubsoription Rates.
an Subscrib‘ers‘hy "Carrier, Mail, Post
enema or Your, . . . . .
Thoggllvinggut ’of any Carrier‘s District, if
id one year in advance,
0 ubs othix-or. more sent to one address, to be
paid in advance, .
SJnsle caries smir- .
‘ Advertising Rates.
Riders and
50
One Square, one-insertion. $1 00
" two infierthPBi 1 25
“ three insertions, 1 5o
. ‘one month. 1 75
two months, 3 00
three months, ; 4 00
six months, , 7 00
.. one year-withpapcr, 15 00
Two 8 acres, one yeah—with'paper, 25 00
Each ditional, Square, per year, 8 00
One half-columnpone‘year,‘ ‘ 40 no
one Column; one- ear,- : . 75. no»
Fiftecnilines, m“ d , ;words,makc a square. Fraction-
-.-2;.;r.:& ”our. “tam”-
' , “five, e'pr ' e‘eofchan in
their advertisements 011091.961" mmigth. Adveriisig
_ments ch oftene ' asitransient.
{early adv, , cements payable 1st of January & July.
1 earlghadveitisers restr Cted to the business contem-
‘ plat at‘-the:thne of contract. -
L ards, Besolutions,.Funeral‘-,andall other Special No—
tices, go-pq‘cent. pdditional on the above.
fl?“ These terms Will be' ,infi‘exibly adhered to. .53
Blimmsfiasoroar.
H ours or A T H,
Graduate or" Yale‘Me'dical Institute; Class
, . ,1 -‘ Of~1851 and ’52. ' . ;
Office in the old Belden Place, second house 5
below, the "new Methodist Church, on West
. 'j'll-Iémmv Norwalk, Conn.-_
panoramas-
;‘ooc'ms HILL armors.
l
S URGICAL (S MECHANICAL
D r: n T I s T 3.
Office over the Store. of C. J.,Gruman,
. . NORWALK, CONN.
AsA HILL, '. . CHARLES Frrcn.
amuse. Samson‘s.
'4 auiidrcnt. AND MECHANICAL
DEN '1', I s ‘1',
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
.icsnnect-icnt.
. minimum.
SIDNEY M.» STONE,
ARCHITECT, _ .
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Office .in Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. «52
. WEE-3m?“ snarl-n,
ENGINEER" and ‘SUR-VEYOR,
Office at Chichcstcr‘s Store,
Norwalk, Conn.
“i E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
.ufacturer. 0f Tin, Copper, and Sheet
Iron Ware;.andvdea’1er in. Stoves, Ranges, _
Fumacus, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and
\Villow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
‘ E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
0 particular. attention to sales by Auc-
tion, of Real Estate, Personal Property and
Household Furniture : terms low.
wm. carat-ET & co,
Importers; wholesale and retail dealers in
naugwann, Inon,
Steel Cutlery, -Guus, Agricultural Imple-
ments, 0ils,"Paints, Window Glass, «be.
c. s. Loanwoon,
"93311193351991”?! \.& Tailor:
and“ 1
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING .
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
'o. I. or n unrnnr,
Dealer in Foreign'and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satinstts, Vestings, and Tailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Shootings,
Shirtings, Jeans, &.c.
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWAL‘K, CONN.
s. n. OLMSTEAD «on,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main-st, N orwalk, Conn.
P. '8. N A S 3,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer, in
s u.- o v m s ,
' and Manufacturer of
Tin,Sheet Iron,& Copper Ware,
' Has constantly on hand a large assort-
ment of general House Keeping
Furniture, at 'South‘ ‘Norwalk, '
Conn. '
rerun HISUR NOE OGMPANY,
0f Hartford,
Incorporated in 1819, Charter" Perpetual. ‘.
Cash Capital $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hazard,aud
consistent with the laws of
compensation.
GEORGE u. COWLES, Sole Agent
1y34 For Norwalk. and vicinity.
' Norwalk rest Oilice.
‘ MAILS CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.—2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. ill—5.00 P. M.
Daubury& "Nol‘walk Railroad 8.50 A, M.
Weston, Redrhug and Bedding Ridge, 12 M.
.. ‘ MAILS DUE.
Wesi‘9.10 .a M.—5.55 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.——3.20 P. .M.
Danbury do Norwalk Railroad 7.55' A, 11'.
POST OFFICE nouns.
From 7.00 A. M. t0'8.00 P. M.
H. W. SMITH, r. M.
Gas Piping, fitting, ac.
SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED.
THE subscriber is prepared to attend all
. calls in the gas-fittin line, and will also
be in readiness to repair swing or other Ma-
chine-1 Charges reasonable and work thor-
oughly and promptl done. '
otfll 'I‘ EODORE GLOVER.
50 ' THE subscriber is prepared to execute all
~ walk; Bennett& 00., South Norwalk; orJ.
.ciali'teeth of- the verv best manufacture, full
. I
- Looking Glasses, Mattresses, etc, ever offered
the most costly Rosewood to the plaincst ever
’33
; rare Natrve Wines.
THE subsc’ribur’has always on'hand of his
I own manufacture,x(}rape, _ Currant and
Elderbmvwlscsel’rice $1.50 per gallon--
Also Quince and'apple'Syrups, Pure. Cider.
All are warranted purcan'd equal to any in
Address C.’ S. MIDDLEBROOK,
7111*43 . Box 422, Bridgeport, Conn.
.4 inveihgflstablishinent.
, ,Orders in the" Fancy Dyeing and Scour-
ing Department—Garments of every descrip—
.tiOn,'y and goods, of all kinds and qualities,
neatl finished to any tint or color desired.—
G'o'o slett at the Storeof John Bennett, Nor-
0. Handle, Winnipauk, will receive prompt
attention. 0. F. MOLLER. tfl3
Gutta Percha & India Bubbe‘l
CEMENT ROOFING.
THIS article has been thoroughly’tested by
builders, Architects, and Others, and the
experience of years has roved it to be the
chea est and most durab e' rOOfiug in use.
A re call attention to the following facts:
1st—It is fire and water proof.
2d—From its great elasticity it is notvinju-
riously affectedby extremes of heat and cold.
3d—It is adapted to all kinds of Roofs,
whether steep or flat, and is not in want of
constant repairs, as is the case with metal and ~
other roofs.
4th—The cost is only about One-Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable.
It is readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs,
without removing the shingles, which is a
great desideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
Leaky Tin andMetal Roofs are readily row;
paired with Gutta Pcrcha ' Cement, and
prevented from further corrosion and leaking
thereby insuring a perfectly water-tight roof
for many" years. .
Specimensof the, Roofing can be seen by
calling on, the subscriber, at South N orwalk.
All orders-,b'r letter will receive prompt at-
tention. I). F. HUNT, South Norwalk.
mamas.
THE subseriber havingtaken the agency
of the New England Fire and Marine I71-
sm'am'c 00, of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or'damage
by fire, on as accommodating terms as any
other Company. .
The N ew. England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Companyhas been recently established
with a paid in capital of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00. ' . '1
JOSEPH W. .HUBBELL,
Agent for N orwalk and "vicinity.
NorwallgFeb. lst,-1850. ~ tf5
’- $5—A-MERICAN. _
ARTIFICIAL TBI'I'I‘I. 60,,
ENTISTS, 384 Bowery, ”opposite 5th st,
- New York; 15 St. John st. New Haven;
168 Main st, Bridgeport, cor of Union; West
ave. corner of Love Lane, Norwalk. Artifi-
sets for $5, $19, $15, $20. Single teeth, 50
cents. Atificial bone filling put in while soft
without pressure or pain—'ithardcns the same
color as the tooth, adheres firmly to it, restor-
inv even old shells to comfort and usefulness.
oston, Philadelphia, and Albany, see local
papers. This is a company Of practiCal dent-
ists combined for the purpose of uniting large
facilities for manufacturing altificial teeth on
a large scale, in every variety, which they are
thereby enabled to‘ furnish directly to the
wearer at about one half the usual prices.
W Norwalk. Office Open every Friday.
11.5 QUINEABDI IL SONS,
cabinet Makers ;
' .At their Old Established Ware Rooms,
' 9 East Side tho‘Bngc,
OPPOSITE PH QL’NIX BLOCK.
AVE now on hand the largest and best
assbrtment of Cabinet Fiu'nitin'e,Chalrs,
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly. .
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
Made Cofins of all sizes and descriptions, from
used.
From our long experience in the Underta-
king Business, we are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 37
Groceries Cheaper than ’ever
1' 0 n G A S I! I
THE subscriber would inform the public
. generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc, 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 country. He
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
GOA!"- ! GOAL 2
‘l EORGE H. RANDLE has been recei-
ving direct from the mines, and is
now prepared to offer at the lowest market
rates, the following kinds of coal, from his
Coal Yard, east side the bridge, viz :
Spring Mountain Logigh,
Sugar Loaf o.
Mammoth Vein. (White Ash)
Locust Moon («in do.
Scranton do.
0011.72cilR2'dge, (Pi-n}: Ash)
Laurence (Red Ash)
Trevorlon Semi-Anthracite.
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
public patronage is solicited.
_PURNITURE!
HE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of .
Cabinet furniture
as can be found in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH. than the same
quality of goods can be obtained at any other
Establishment. . _
The stock conSists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartette Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Tete-a—tetc Lounges; Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses,'&c., &c.
OOFFIN fianoom ;
where may be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which will finished in the best possnble
manner, and» at short notice.
W” A hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. A. RENOUD.
Westport, May lst, 1858. '
“HOME AGAIN!”
Returned to Norwalk.
THE subscriber takes pleasure in notifying
the public in general, and his old custom-
ers in particular, that he has rc-purchased his
former business, and is as ready as ever to
serve them in every department of SADDLE
AND HARNESS MAKING. '
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto-
fore cxtended him while a rcsiden} of Nor-
walk—hc hopes by renewed efforts to please .
-‘—to merit a. continuance ofthc same.
Remember our motto, Better than the best,
andcheapor than the cheazmt: at the old stand
weast end of Connecticut Hotel.
STEPHEN SWANN.
GNPIWI‘Y- China, and'Glass.
JUST received, some new styles of the
. above, by the last steamer. At
BELDEN’S.
For Salecheap.
LIGHT, top buggy wagon, will be sold
cheap, if applied for soon.
A
s. E. OLMSTEAD,
market. -
. I‘OIIS.
. of the
DJ;
¥..
Paper Hangings,
And Window Shades,
For sale by
GEORGE MARVIN, Main-st.
'I'EII ALI-IS IIO'O‘SI,
Fornnerly Stephenson’s,
Noawntx, Conn.
L. P. ALLIS, Pnormnron. ~
This'well-known "and popular Hotel, has
been thoroughly repaired and re-painted,new
furniture, &c. added, and the entire establish-
ment put in the best possible order for ensu-
ring the comfort of permanent. or transit
guests. The cuisine department will be equal
to any first class Hotel, and every department
carefully superintendcd and arranged with a
view to the substantial enjoyment of its pat-
The beautiful drives in and about
Norwalk—with its beautiful rivers, and har-
bor—makes it one of the most popular sum-
mer seats in the State. Terms moderate.
WA first Class Stable, in connection with
the Hotel.
STEAM
Marble Works.
No. 1001, Broadway,
' Corner of27tiz. Street, New Tor/1'.
THE undersigned has purchased the above
extensive arid well known stablish-
ment, formerly owned by Mr. J. W. owden,
and having had 20 years experience in the
MARBLE Busuvnss, 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-
ments and Head Stones, of Foreign and Do-
mestic_Marble. Plumbers’ Slabs, and Cabi-
net Work neatly executed. All orders
promptly attended to. E. B. PRICE. 1y36
A. JACKSON CL 380.
vv OULD respectfully announce to the
public and their old customers, that
they have recently made extensive additions
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to 'ofi'er an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairficld 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 adies’ Swiss Watches,
in gold ca5es, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s Watch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
$5 to $100. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Wares was never better than at pres-
ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of-Wagons
made to order, a. ten per cent. cheaper than
any other shop in the county. All kinds of
,Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Pla'uk taken in exchange for work.
tf29 E. L. ARNOLD.
Mr. J. Hessian,
- Professorof Music
Is now prepared to re-
. new his course of instruc-
tion to all those who may desire his services.
Instructions given on the Piano Forte, Organ
or Melodeon.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his residence, Main-st, and store of A. H.
Camp, No. 17 Main-st, Norwalk, will be
promptly attended to. 1y32
House 8r. Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, do, do,
SOUTH NORWALK.
HE subscriber will execute all orders in
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and at reasonable
prices. .
Also, For Sale, his present residence (with
his business if desired), comprisin a house
nearly new, with garden, trees, s rubbery,
&c., and ashop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quintard do
Smith’s Carriage Factory, to
GEORGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. - 1y19
J..N.LocKwoon & co,
West Side of the Bridge,
LYNyES’. NEW BLOCK,
EEP constantly on hand, a large and
‘ varied assortment of Ladies’, Gents’,aud
Children’s
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material, and in the most
workmanlike-manncr. Our assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and quality—a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar establishment in
the County. In Gent’s Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
etc, we have a larger and better assortment,
, We are confident, than was ever before offer-
ed in: Norwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in our line, and
at tho shortest notice.
Misses’ and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, etc,
in endless variety. A fine article of- Slippers
for Gents’ wear. '
REPAIRING—in all its branches—done
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
House Painting,
GLAZING, GRAINING, GILDING, ETC.
C. C. BROTHERTON
IS prepared to execute all orders in the
above line of business with neatness and
dispatch. All orders for
PAPER HANGING,
will be executed in the best manner, by an
experz'emed workman.
Orders left at the Store of E. Va. Uhi'chester,
or at the subscriber’s residence, on Mer-
wiu Street, will meet with prompt attention. ,
C. C. Bno'rnnn'ron.
General Blacksmthing.
CARRIAGE MAKING cf: REPAIRNG ;
And Home Shoeihg Erehange.
HE subscribers have made arrangements
for carrying on a general'Blacksmithing,
Carriage Making and Repairing; and also,
for the Shocmg of Horses, in which depart-
ment, we have the services of a man thor-
oughly competent and experienced, whom
we will warrant not to be surpassed ' this
line of his vocation. A share of the lie
patronage is respectfully solicited.
E. M. MERRIT’I‘ & CO.
E. M. MERRI'PT.
Watcr—st., Norwalk, Conn.
Whitney’s
Photographic and Fine Art
GALLERY,
Nonwamr, CONN.
'LATE E. B. ’I‘nonrson’s. E 'I‘. Whittle
would inform the citizens of N j
that he has established himself in the'Ghme
Building, and will furnish them withPlioto-
graps, Ambrotypes, and all kinds ofo/ictures
taken_bil*.,.tlac.sua1.fmn Mimfih. tare; tO‘ life
size; coore or pain; int c ' estst e
wt. E. T. WK TNEY?
. oonaunx, Operator. m9
G. W. Munm'r'r.‘
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Smile upon the Fallen.
Oh, smile upon the fallen! ‘
It perhaps may heal a smart ; '
It may 'cause a flow of gladness
To warm a frozen heart;
And cause a gloom to change into
A smile of other years,
When everything was happiness,
And all unknown were tears.
on, smile upon the fallen l
Think not because ’tis so,
That in their hearts no feelings live,
No sweet affections glow !
Think not because their deeds are dark.
Grim feelings haunt them still;
Remember thou, repentance true
The darkest heart may fill.
0h, smile upon the fallen! -
The heart that's sufiered scorn,
_ Though crashed, has‘tender impulses—
Though trampled on. may own
Rare gems as ever lived
In hearts that'ne’er have known
. The pangs, the pains, the hopeless hours,
The fallen one may own. '
0h, smile upon the fallen!
Who knows, but from above
The angels may be looking on
With smiles of happy love!
And then, perchance, the fallen one
May offer up a prayer
That Heaven may bless thee in thy plans,
And make thy life be fair.
Oh, smile upon the fallen!
Remember, drooping flowers
Do raise their heads when suns do smile—
Are nourished by kind showers.
Then smile upon the fallen onel
it perhaps may heal a smart;
It may cause a flow of gladness
”To warm the frozen heart.
Qu-
Speak No Ill. '
Nay, speak no ill !-a kindly word
Can never leave a sting behind,
And, oh! to breathe each tale we’ ve heard
is far beneath a noble mind.
Full oft a better seed is sown
By choosing thus the kinder plan;
For if but little good be known,
Still let us speak the best we can.
Give us the heart that fain would hide—
Would Iain another’s faults efi'ace ;
How can it please e’en human pride
To prove humanity but base i
No! let us reach a higher mood,
A noblcr sentiment of man;
Be earnest in the search of good,
And speak of all the best we can.
Then speak no ill, but lenient be
To others’ failings as your own ;
If you‘re the first a fault to see,
Be not the first to make it known.
For Ife is but a passing day,
No lip may tell how brief its span ;
'l‘heu, oh! the little time we stay,
Let’s speak of all the best we can.
Spittrllaug.
.r‘.’\‘- ».‘~.‘.~.x-.«. V». ». Ya“. ~.\-v—.—.-.\ xxu‘ .~-.\-.~-.s.~~v«. s.-.\.-.~~‘
From the Ladz'es’ 0am Journal.
A LEAP-YEAR WOOING.
RY MELVILLE BELL.
1—3'ron Prmmi AND 1.
Ton Ptocnu and I are old assoéiates. He
was one of my earliest school companions
and I loved him like a brother.' My heart
became so full of love for Tom that it could
not contain it all, 901 disposed of the surplus
by falling violently in love with his sister—a
very nice young lady, about a head and shoul-
ders taller than myself. I recollect sending
her a valentine, in which stall, military-look-
ing man was depicted kneeling, in-a green
lawn, before a lady, to whom he was making
apassionate declaration of love in a fat bal-
loon which issued from his mouth—in which
balloon I took the precaution of inserting my
initials to prevent the possibility of mistake
Miss Pidger presented me with a large pink
heart made of sugar, (which Tom and I ate
that same afternoon,) but her own heart she
reserved forrone Baines, a banker, to whom
she was married long before I left schooh
When Tom and I grew up we removed to
Edinburgh, he to collbge and I to a bank—
and We took rooms together in Queen street.
low, but now he became intolerably so. His
hat gradually became limp and napless, and
thoughI threw out very broad hints, and at
length openly remonstrated with him, the
same hat remained in constant use. I tried
to shame him out of it by assuring him that
he would be taken for an Irishman; and I
once bribed the milk-boy with a penny to cry
after him, “Who’s your hatter ?" but all in
vain. His old greatcoat, too, he wore till it
became quite white along the seams and
glazed at the elbows. ' It was a very signifi-
cant fact that, though I passed the college
with him times without number, the seedy
old gentleman who used to step out from the
corner of South College Street, and say, in a
mysterious undertone, “Any ole cloes, sir ?”
invariably addressed himself to me. And it
would have been a very gratuitous assump-
tion to have supposed that Tom had any
clothes older than those he wore.
As for hislinen, I doubtif he would ever
have changed, had our landlady, Mrs. Pritch-
ard, not made a point of taking a clean .shirt
into his bedroom every Sunday morning be-
fore Tom was up, and carrying the dirty
one off.
Tom’s hair, from sheer neglect, w long
and frouzy. One day, I remem . when he
sat down to breakfast, it seemed so very dry
and matted that I could not forbear reman-
strating. . .
“Positively, Tom,” I said, “ you must pay
some attention to your personal, appearance.
Why, your head is like a mop.” '
“ Is it I" said Tom. "Let it be so; it saves
time and trouble."
I would have urged that the ladies would
never look at him if he went so shabbily, but
as I knew Tom to be awoman-hater, or rath-
er a womn-scorner, for he didn’t think them
~ worth hating—I waived that point. Sothings
went on as before. '
I was not a woman hater, for Ihad become
enamored of Family Lowndes—such a. dear
little thing, had wooed her, and, last Decem-
ber, proposed and was accepted.
“ Tom," said I, one night when We" were
having our usual pipe by the fireside before
going, to bed, “ Tom, you know Fanny
Lowndes ‘2“ '
“ I’ve Item-d enough about her,” replied
Tom.
“Well, she and I are to be married next
mon .” ' . - -
Tom gave a "short laugh, as if he consideréd
it. rather a good joke.
“ On my honor, Tom, we are.” ’
Tom’s face became grave inan instant;
l and odor looking at me steadily for a few
{he slowly took his pipe from _
’ "laid it on the mantel-piece. “Well, Dick,”
' served that he looked very abstracted. I did
. not pay much attention to the circumstance,
"the fireside for an hour, I am sure, before re-
as to the identity of the party. In return,-
Tom had always been rather a slovenly fel-_
minutes. to assure himself that I was serious,
his mouth and
said he, in atone" ’of‘ great. solemnity, “I' did
not expec- ft-thibbfyou.” ”He leakedmoliifn? .
’ hillyintoth'é fire'fora While, and then-rev
sinned—“Hays you thought on this subject ?
Don’t you know as well asI do, that once
married you are done for—there’s. no backing
0, again. Atyour time of life, too, with
t world all before you—why, it’s ‘Suicide—
m1 and intellectual suicide. Oh, it can!
not be l—you aloe joking.”
“I assure you, my dear fellow, I am quite
serious.” ‘ '
“Then you are demented,” said Tom,
hitching himselfback in his chair. You think-
it is all poetry, I suppose. , Wait till the cur-
tain lectures commence; you wont find
much poetry inthem. Children, too; why,
my dear fellow, you’ll have your ‘house'
summing with them before you know what
yen-are about. The rate at which children
multiply is prodigious. Have you read Mr.
Malthus’book—his ‘Essay on Population ‘3’. ‘
Read that book.”
“I have read it.”
“Read it again, and apply it to your own
base. Poetry 1 you’ll find precious little. po-
etry about Children. It’s hm enough having
these young, Pritchards caterwsuling night
and day in the nursery there, but wait till you ,
are in the midst of the Babel and can’t es-
cape. Wait till you have to wipe the child-
ren’s noses like that poor wretch Pritchard,
and be budgeted out of bed in the frosty -
nights whenever" a child so much as" squeaks.
Youlll know what the poetryof loversi's then,
my Trojan 1”
Tom concluded with a prophetic jerk of his
head, and proceeded to relight his pipe.
“:I always" feared it might come to this,”
continued he, since that time you fell in love
with my sister Maggy. Her marrying
Baines was clearly a providence in your be
half; it was another providence that we
came here and saw the life that poor wretch
Pritchard leads between his wife and Children.
For any sake, Dick, think again before you
take this insane step.” ,
Tom smoked quietly for a minute or two,
then proceeded to illustrate the miseries of
weddedilife by passages from the lives of
Milton, Shelley, Coleridge, Byron, and I
know not how many more. He then began
a brief abstract from Mr. Malthus’ book, in
the middle of which I fell asleep, and nearly
tumbled forward into the fire. So I got up
and told him it was no use talking, as. the
thing was all settled. Tom bade. me geod-
night with an‘ air of profound compassion,
and evidently gave me up for a lost sheep;
IL—A vacuum: wagon Is sartsmcronnx
sotvnn.
- It might be about a fortnight after that
Tom had occasion to be in Glasgow fora day
or two. on the evening of his return I Oh-
but it struck me that he was. He smoked by
tiring; yet all my efforts to get him to .talk
were frutless. When I turned, alter telling
him anything, ' and said, “Don’t you think
so ?” or, “Strange, that, wasn’t it ?" Tom
would start and ejaculate, “ Eh ?” as if he had
the remOtest idea of what I had been speak-
ing about, as I really believe he had not.
When Tom came home to dinner next day
I was amazed to see that he had got'his hair
cut. ' I would hardly have known him in the
street. ' I ' i
“ Halloo, Tom ! Got your hair out i”
“ Yes,” replied Tom, with something of ir. »
ritation in his tone, I thought. “Did you
never see a fellow with his hair out before?”
“ I haven’t seen you very often, Torn.”
. He made no reply, and as it seemed to an-
noy him, I said nothing more about it. But
really it didastonish me; and my astonish-
ment was by no means diminished when I
found next morning that he had brushed it
carefully—oiled it, too, I was convinced. In
fact, I found a bottle of hair-oil in. his drawer
one day when I' was hunting for a pocket-
handkerchiefi What next should I find him
doing but appearing in a clean shirt every
second day or so, and actually quenching
with Mrs. Pritchard once for not starching
the wristbands! Then came a fashionable
hat, then a pair of new boots, so very small
that I could have sworn Tom’s feet would
never get into them. I ”discovered, too,
(through Mrs. Pritchard,) that Tom had taken
to shaving in secret, and was daily on the out-
look for whiskers. My amazement was un-
bounded, I could not for the life of me ac-
count for it; but as the change was a good
one, and as I remembered the rebuff I got
when I spoke about his hair, I considered it
best to keep quiet. _
“Dick,” said Tom to me one day at dinner
"this is Dccembrr, is it not?”
“ December? Yes.” -
“ Very cold weather for December?”
“ Well rather.”
“ I think,” said Tom, “I would be the bet-
ter of something warmer than that old great
coat of mine.” .
“ Of course you would. I’ve said so often.
You should get one of those Highland cloaks;
they look very comfortable; they ar'e fashion-
able, too.” And Tom actually came home
that evening in one, presenting, I must say, a
very imposing appearance.
And now Tom, who formerly could not be
coaxed out of the house except in college
hours, evinced a sudden propensity for after-
noon walks—a positive passion for them.—
“Dick,” he would say at the very time when
I used to enjoy a read by the fire :' “Dick,
put on your hat, and let us have a stroll.” It
was vain expostulating. “ Confound it !" I
used to say at last, tossing aside the book; “I
wish you had thought of walking in summer.
This is most unseasonable weather for it.
“ That’s a gross mistake, my. dear fellow;
you should read Hall on that point. Why,
this is the most bfacing season in the year.—.
Come, let us have a strol .”
I went, but it was not a stroll. It ,wasany- "
thing but a stroll. It was a regular unvaried
walk to Royal Circus twice round the circus:
and back again. It was the coldest and.
bleakest and most dismal round which could
possibly have been selected. Yet this walk
Tom would take," and no other. Soon,yh6w-l
ever, he gave over asking me to go—iseemed
anxious, in fact, that I shouldn’t go. One
day, in particular, he suddenly appeared, fully
equipped, and "said, “ Well, I 'am offifor a
stroll.” ‘ . . ' ‘ .
' “ Wait one minute,” I- said, “and Ishallbe
with you.”
It looks as if it were going to rain,” and hur-
.1" 38d out. . The afternoon wore,-_away—tea
time came, yet Tom ‘had not returned. He
didn’t return till half-past ten. '
;“Halloo, Tom, you have taken» a tolerably
lung stroll to-night ?”
'-“Ah! I looked up to see my aunt. She’s
not very well just now.”
2“ Your aunt?”
.“ Aunt Paterson—mother’s sister. I don’t
think you know her.”
"I "certainly did not—had never heard of her
to my knowledge.
; Next day when wehad finished dinner, we
drew out our chairs to the fireside, and I pro-
oeeded to make some observations on the
condition of Italy.
‘ '“ 0h, hang it!” cried Tom, clapping his
hand to his coat-pocket, “ I have forgotten to
post that letter !”
"He threw on his hat and clock, and was
off. Half-past ten again before he returned.
“ Halloo, Tom,” I said, "‘ you have taken
telerably long time to post that letter.”
“No; I was up seeing my aunt.”
, ‘“ Oh, yes! by the way, is she better to
night ?”
“ Not decidedly so. Rather worse, I should
say, if anything.”
“I am sorry for that. Well, come and let
‘us have a quiet pipe.”
“Not to—night, thank you.”
“"What l” I exclaimed, in considerable as-
tonishment, for Tom smoked every night
with the regularity of clockwork. “ Not a
smoke before going to bed!”
. .“No; I find it’s not agreeing with me. I
see :Dr. Prout shows that it ruins the con-
stitution.”
SO Tom retired, and I sat and smoked
alone, wondering whether Tom could be in-
sane, .and where this very extraordinary
change might be expected to end.
Next night I was up making some arrange-
ments with Fanhy, for our approaching mar~
riagc.
“ 0h, Dick!” she said, “ what a merry fel-
alow Tom Pidger is !”
“Tom Pidger! where did you see him?”
, “Why, he took tea with us at Mrs. Purdie’s
last. night.” '. ' . r?
“ Mrs. Paterson’s, you mean.”
“ Mrs. Pugdie’s Royal Circus. J ulia, you
know was a school companion of mine. We‘
had such fun breaking the pipes in Tom’s
pocket; and at last Julia made him go down
on his knees and promise that he never
would smoke again.”
“Ah !” said I, as the secret of Tom’s meta-
morphosis, and the illness of his aunt (?) be-
gan to dawn upon my mind; “how does Tom
come to know Julia?”
- “ He met her in the train coming from
Glasgow some weeks ago, and fell in" love
with her, I suppose, and she—(but you must
Tom. Poor thing! she loves him to distrac-
tion, I believe. 0! ‘ Tom is there almost eve-
ry afternoon.” _
This was precious news. Keeping it to
'iuyself; however, I went home and. .found
Tom sitting ruminating over the fire.
“ Ah, Tom !” said I, “thought I should
have caught you smoking.”
“ No, Dick, you won’t do that again. I
find,” he said, gravely, tapping himself all
over the waistcoat, “that I am better without
it already.”
“ Dear me, already! Then Dr. Prout must
be quite correct. Oh! by the way, I have
sad news for you, to-night.”
“ What ?” inquired Tom, with a very long
face.
“ I hear that your aunt is dead!”
“Eh ‘3” cried lTom, wheeling round on his
chair, and fixing upon me a look of curious
sin-prise, which is quite indescribable.
“ Dead and gone, Tom, is your poor aunt
—y0ur mother’s sister, you know! Mrs.
Paterson—not Miss Purdie—oh, no !"
You should have seen Tom’s face all this
time. Shame and merriment, curiosity and
chagrin, chased each other ofl‘ and on so rap-
idly that they sometimes appeared to be all
mixed up in the same expression; At last'
the ludicrous prevailed, and Tom broke into
shouts of laughter which it Would have done
your heart good to hear. He looked very
red in the face, though, being clearly a good
deal ashamed of himself He made me tell
him how the secret had come out, and finding
that it really was out, he became quite gush-
ing. He made me sit by him at the fireside,
and gave me a minute and circumstantial ac-
count of the whole transaction—how in re-
turning by express from Glasgow he found
himself in the same carriage with a fine old
gentleman and his daughter—“ such a beauti-
ful girl, Dick !”—and how he and the old
gentleman conversed, and she listened—lis-
tened with such interest that he thought with
in himself, “ Well, here is a sensible girl for
once." Then how the old gentleman enscouj
ced himself in a comer and fell asleep, and
Tom found that he could not keep his eyes
off the young lady—“ the most beautiful girl,
Dic ”—and more than that, he caught her
every now and then peeping slily at him, and
when he caught her, how she blushed! “And
I do believe,” said Tom, “ that I blushed, too
I felt such ' a—sort of funny all over," you
know,” said Tom, with an explanatory wave
of his hands. '
Then how the old gentleman woke up
when the tickets were called for,.aud chat-
ted again, and presently discovered, to the
surprise and delight of all parties, that he and
Tom’s uncle—not Mr. Paterson, but a real
uncle this time—had served together inIndia.
So he made Tom shake hands with his
daughter, and gave Tom his card, and told
him topall whenever he happened to be in
the neighborhood of Royal Circv. Tom
then proceeded with the subsequent details,
which he had got about half through, When
I prevailed upon him to stop, for the time be-
ing, in consideration of the extreme lateness
of" the hour. It was actually past two in the
morning. “ Now, to-morrow,” said Tom, as
We parted for the night, “ we might call ‘0’
night and see Julia. You will be sure to
like her, she‘s such a beautiful girl, Dic ."
Next day we did call, and Julia turned out
to be really a most beautiful girl. . I don’t
think I have ever seen'al sweeter little girl
—-Fanny, of course, excepted. The week
after Fanny and I were married, and left town
on our marriage jaunt.
I III—A DIFFICULTY SATIS FACTORILY
OVERCOME.
The morning following our return, I had a
note fi'om Tom, stating that he would call
that afternoon on very particular business.—
I mentioned it to Fanny, who laughed, and
appeared to know intuitively ‘what this “very
“ Don’t mind,” said he; “ I shan’t belong.
particular business” was. Tom came in time
'tagc !’ she said, pointing to it.
not tell him, remember)—shc fell in love with.
for dinner ; but he ate next to nothing, and
seemed uncommonly "nervous. When the
things were cleared away, and Tom and I
were sitting alone With a tumbler of ne'gus
before us, I broached the subject.
“This ‘very particular business’ of yours,
Tom, what is it ?”
“ Well,” said Tom, fingering his glass ner-
vously, “I shall tell you "what it .is.' You
know—Julia ‘2”
“ Of course I do.” , .
Tom gulped down a quantity of neguaand
resumed :
‘ “Well, I have been thinking—7am think-
ing, in fact—that is—I .want to marry Julia
—that’s all about. it ;”_andUTom, who had
blushed the deepest crimson to the very
roots of his hair, made another, gulp at the
negus, and nearly choked himself. It was
with great difficulty that I. could keep from
laughing at his embarrassment—bud did.
“ Tom,” I said, very solemnly, “I did not
expect this of you; at your. time of life, too,
with the world all before you ! Why, it’s
suicide—moral and intellectual suicide. You!
think it is all poetry. Ha ! my boy, wait till
the curtain lectures commence-4’
“ Oh ! come, come, Dick; this is too had,”
said Tom, stirring his negus,.violently.
“But tell me this, Tom; have you calcula-
ted the prodigious rate at which children
multiply ? Have you read Mr. ‘Malthus’
book ? Ho ! Tom, Tom !” I could refrain
no longer, and laughed right out, to the infi-
nite relief of Tom, who laughed, too, and got
excessively jolly at his own expense.
“Now, then,” said he, at length, ’“you
know what I want. Tell me how to go
about it.” V
“ Why, propose.”
“ Propose! of course; but. how to propose.
There’s the rub. I attempted it on four dif~
ferent occasions, and always stuck - just at
the ticklish bit. I thought to propose by lot-
ter, and began half-a-dozen different sheets,
but could not write one to please me. I
tried pOetry, and failed there, too. , Now,
Dick, what I want is this—I want you to tell
me exactly how you managed it, and perhap
I could do it so, too.” -
“I popped the question in a very simple
way—quite unpremeditated, too. I had been
spending an evening with Fanny, and at last
got up, and said, (pulling out my watch—this
one,) ‘It is late, I must be ofl‘.’ ‘Oh, no,’ she
said, ‘it can’t 'be ten yet.’ ‘Look for your-
self,’ I said, turning the watch toward her.—
She looked and observed this landscape on
the face here. ‘Oh, what a sweet little Cot-
‘Dear me, so
it is; I never looked at it particularly before.
What would you say, Fanny, to our taking a
nice little cottage like that for ourselves, eh,
and settling down there ‘?" Well she blush-
ed, and I kissed her and said, ‘Shall I, love?’
and "she. squeezed my hand, which means,
‘Oh, do ;’ and so the thing was settled.” .
“By Jove !” cried Tom, jumping up and
striking the table with his hand, “that’s ad-
mirable! I could manage that, I think.—
Diok,give me your watch for anight; there’s
nothing on the face of mine." The watches
were exchanged at once, and Tom, who
would not wait a. minute longer, put on his
hat and started for Royal Circus in a stateo
intense excitement.
It seems that on, the way Toin’s nervous-
ness became so overpowering that he was
obliged to fortify himself with two separate
glasses of brandy. He reached Colonel Put.
dies about six o’clock, and in the courseof
half an hour found hilnself alone with Julia.
Apprehensive that if he lost this Opportunity
he might get no other that night, he pulled
out the watch and said; “Getting late, Julia;
I must be off.” “Late’! why, it’s not seven
yet.” “Isn’t it? Look for yourself,” said
Tom, turning the watch toward her; “ Ah!
your watch is not right; look here." Julia.
looked. “Why, it isn’t seven on yours eith-
er.” “Dear me, said-Tom, with an assump.
tion of great astonishment, “ neither it is.—
Pretty landscape that ?—this here.” “So it
is; very sweet cottage l" “ Very sweet cot-
tage !” repeated Tom, with startling energy.
tinned in soil; and persuasive tones; “I say,
Julia, what would you say it would cost to
engrave that ‘2” Alas! forpoor Tom, he had
failed once more.
Of this, however, I was ignorant, and
called next morning to ascertain how he had
succeeded. Tom was out, and as I could
not wait, I sat down to scribble a note invi-
ting him up that evening to tell me the result.
I took his desk, and was rummaging for a
scrap of paper, when my eye fell on a sheet
scribbled and blotted all over with what I at
once perceived to be Tom’s matrimonial pro-
posals in verse. 0n the first page he had
colleCted a host of rhyming words, to be in-
troduced as they might happen to suit his
turn.
There were “bliss” and “kiss," “sing" and
“ring,” “life” and “wife,” and many other
sentimental monosyllables. Then there was
“ J ulia” and “peculiar,” with a query after it;
also “Purdie,” with “sturdy,” and “hurdy-
gurdy;” but he .had drawn his pen thrOugh
these. He had even attempted “ Pidger,” but
apparently without success. ‘ On the next-
page were his numerous efforts to put these
together after various models :—
“To be or not to be,‘that is the question.”
Then a blank line ending with the word “ di-
gestion” scored out. After that came
“Not a word can I speak, not a letter or note
CauI write. to convey my suggestion ;”
followed by two blank lines ending with the
word “question." Then came an adaptation
of part of a popular song :—_
“Beautiful star! for star thou art,
Twinkling o’er m smitten heart;
0, that I could ca 1 thee mine!
Star of my bosom! star divine!"
After this were some curious hexametersabout
“ His heart being cold and black, and his
home full of sadness and sorrow ;”
and at least half-a-dozen copies, with varieties
of his greatest and final effort, which was
fairly copiedout by itself in the centre of the
last page :—
“ I am thine;
Wilt thou be mine ?
Tell me, tell me, sweetest Julia.
Sayithe wordie,
Darling .Purdie!
None can love you more or trailer.
My heart is fond,
All parallel beyond,
Although my poetry’s-peculiar.”
There were many other verses, and frag-
ments of verses, but this was evidently the
favorite and the masterpiece. ~ ‘
I" had scarcely finished my note when Tom“
came in. His dejected look told his story at
once.
“Remarkably sweet cottage, Julia !” he con:
“ Come, come, Tom,” I said, “youlmustn’t
while there’s a" shot in the .lOckerP'”
Tom shook‘his head despairingly, as if coli-
as best‘I could: and lefthim-", . . . - -
“Fanny,” I said, when'1 got home: ‘3‘"
must manage this business for Tim: '_‘The
poor fellow is getting worse and WOT”: An
leap-gear, you know. Now, don’t you think
you could persuade Julia to pop“ the quest-
ion ?” ~ _
Fanny was excessively shocked attheiidea
at first, but- when I had exhibited it ill-its
most favorable lights,»she admitted the pro-
prietyof the plan, and we‘ consulted town
could best be carried out. It was finally" ar-
ranged that Fanny should go and tell Jfilia.
all about it, show ,her Tom’s lettters on the
subject, and tell about his censulmtion with
me—fliat, as Tom was who there that night
Julia" should watch her opportunity, Tandyin
an rid-hand manner, ask him to" let horse
that cottaget 6n the watch fake again-2th“
when Tom expressed himself unablé to “sat-
isfy production,” Julia should ‘say, “"‘Never
mind, Tom, we can get one just like it for
ourselves, can’t we? This is leap-year," you
knew; so I propose we should”—or some-
thing to that effect. And I felt sure, from
the mischievous expression of Julia’s eyes,
that she was" justthe one to do it'though' it
were for nothing but the fun of the thing.
cus, and I expected to hear nothing more of
it til! her return; but just as ‘1 was sitting
eye Tom burst into the room in "a perfect
transport of delight, with his head more like
a. mop than the day I’ told himit wa's,and a
hat far to small for him—Colonel Pnrdie’s it
must have" been—stuck on the very back Of
his head. ' . . ‘_
“ Shake my hand, old fellow,” cried Tom,
ing the tea-things; “ shake away, it’s all right
—it’s all settled.”
“ What’s right ?”
“ Julia, of course. What year is this l—the
year—be quick, man! Coufound it! don’t
you know what year it is ?” and-Tom in his
impatience accompanied each word with a
fresh poke of his knuckles. \.
“ Why, 1860.” ~-
“ Leap-year !” cried Tom, giving me a
frightful dig in the ribs that sent me‘stagger-
ing against the wall. - “ Leap:year, you" old
foOl, and Julia popped the question. ~—‘ Ha!
ha !" " ' '1‘
“ You don’t mean it?” 1,. _
“ It’s a fact, I-assure you. She asked Hit a
look of the cottage—on your '; watchpfyou
know—and I thought, ‘ O! what-aspli‘iiidid
chance, if I had-it.” But, of course, I hhdn’t.
*Never mind,’said J ulia,getting very red in the
face, and bending dewn to pick something off
the carpet, “ this is leap-year, you know; so
for ourselves. She "did, Dink, upon-my word
Did you ever hear of anything so extraordi-
nary? The very thing, you know, that I
was to have said! Well, I felt something
jump right up into my thi’oat, and not a
word could I utter, but Iran over and-J”
Tom could say no more 'fOr chuckling, but
he made a violent demonstration of claiming
some one in his arms, which was sufllciently
expresssive;land then in the exuberance. of
his joy, began to beat a. devil’s tattoo on Co!
onel Purdie’s hat, and to execute adance"; a
shade or two. wilder than the Highland- fling
round and round the table. ’ ' _ - «
To which exhilarating exerciseI shall leave
him, to advise, all young "ladies who have
beaux like Tom Pidger to glean the‘rhoral
from my story, and not forget the date.
Panama Rooms—The Scientific Ameri-
can remarks that many lives have been lost
from the laziness or ignorance of paper hang-
ers, who have laid one paper above another,
instead of tearing oil" the old before hanging
the new. There was a very handsome house
near one of our best provincial towns which
could never keep its tenants. At last it stood
empty and became worthless, because a de-
testable fever seized upon every family that
lived in it. A ready-Witted observer promo
ised the owner to find out the cause. "He
traced the inischief to one room, and present-
13’ conjectured what was the matter there.—
He let a slip of glass into the wall, and found,
it next (lay dimmed with fmtid, condensed
vapor. He tore down a strip of paper, and
found abundant cause for any amountof fe-
ver. For generations the walls had been pa-
pered afresh, without the removal of , any-
thing underneath. And there was the putrid
size and the fermenting old papers inches
deep! A through clearance, scraping and
clearing, put an end tothe fever, and restored
the value of the house.
.».————-
EFFECTS or CnLonoromI 01v Buns—Mr.
Annan, of Downfield,wishing to have the
honey taken from a hive without killing the
bees, and having before heard of chloroform
being used, felt anxious to try the experiment
He first closed the door-way, thencovered
the hive with a cloth to shut out the light as
much. as possible, after which he commenced,
to blow chloroform into the hive. When it
was discovered that the bees had fallen asleep
they were easily removed to another hive
withoutharm to any one, and next morning
were all awake and in a lively state. hum-
ming around their hive.
PW
‘ FEMALE Puu'rrvr-All the influence that
women enjoy in society—their right to the
exercise of that maternal care which forms
the firm and the most indelible species of
education: the wholesale restraint which
they possess over the passion of mankind;
their power of protecting us when young and
cheering us when old, depend so entirely up‘
on their personal purity, and the charm which
it casts around them, that to insinuate a
doubt of its real value is wilfully to remove
the broadest corner stone on which civil so-
ciety rests, with all its benefits and all its
comforts.
E...»—
Hoxn—A man’s house should be on the
hilltop of cheerfulness and serenity, "so high -
that no shadows rest on it, and where the
ries so late, that the day has twice as many
golden hours as those of other men. . He is to
be pitied whose house ,is in some valley cf’
trio 'bs'tween the hills, with the longest night
uni shortest day. Home should be the cen-
In of joy, equatorial and tropical.
scious that the locker '_ had been oompletely'
emptied the night before; ‘I‘ ch'e‘eredhim up '
stumbling over the cat, and nearly overturn— '
get down-hearted. "Never saydie,'y0illm0W' .
idea struck me on theway home._'_fl.‘hli_,i9 _
Accordingly, Fanny set out for Royal Cir- »
doivn to tea, a cab pulled up at the door, the -
bell rang furiously, and in the tWinkling'of'an -
I propose that we get a cottage just like it 1
morning comes so early, and the evening tar- _
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