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VOLUME-XLIV--NUMBER 21. !
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Norwalk P05t Office
MAILS CLOSE.
West 7.00.11. M.—-'2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.—5.15 P. M. -
Danbury 5: Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, 1‘2 M.
nuns DUE.
West 9.10 A. M.——-6.30 P. M.
East. 8.00 A. M.—3.30 P. M.
Danbury a Norwalk Railroad 7.3 A. M.
POST OFFICE nouns.
From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
H. W. SMITH, P. M.
NORWALKHOTEL,
(LATELY THE ALLIS 11013815,)
EDWIN PECK, Pnormnron,
LEASE of this well-known and popu-
a . lar House having been purchased of
Mr. Allis, will be continued, as heretofore, as
a first class provincial Hotel. No pains ta-
king or expense will be spared to render
this'in all respects a quiet and genteel, as 1t
is a. beautiful rural retreat. Permanent and
transient guests accommodated upon reason-
able terms. . - .
W A good Livery Stable connected with
the Hotel. -
GREGORY’S POINT
1—1 0 T E L ,
l‘lbrxvalk, Conn.
D. H. N UTTER, . ...... . .Pnorninron.
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. 'I‘HE‘. ALLIS HOUSE,
‘ (fOrmorly Union IIousc,)
Opposite N. Y. d; N. H. Depot, in Union-st,
NeVV flavor}, Conn.
L. P. ALLIS, Paormrrron.
CYRUS NORTHROP.
Attorney. and, Counsellor at Law,
Oflice opposite Congregational Church,
SOUTH NORlVALK, CONN.
_ JAMES o. Bannoun,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
D E N ‘1‘ I E '1‘,
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
Architecture.
SIDNEY M. STONE,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail.
Drawings, and superintcnd the erection of
' ublic and private buildings. Office in Mar-
gle Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. 1.152
‘ E0. F. BELDEN, Norwulk, Conn.,Man-
,, ufacturer of Tin, Copgcr, and Sheet
Iron lVare; and dealer in _ - tovcs, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittanma, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Kecpingarticles generally.
V E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
' o particular attention to sales by Auc-
tion, of Real Estate, Personal Property and
HouseholdvFurniture : terms low.
' ' WM. 0. STREET & co,
Importers; wholesale and retail dealers in
HARDWARE, IRON.
Steel Cutlery, Guns, Agricultural Imple-
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, &c.
c. s. nocmwoon,
Fashionable Draper 8L Tailor,
and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISI-IING '-_
No, 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
wamonumam,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETIN GS,
Carriage 'l‘rimmiugs, Cloths, Cussimcrcs,
Satiaetts, Vestings, and Tuilor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Shot-tings,
Shirtiugs, Jeans, doc.
At the lowest: possible prices.
. Nonwamt, Coxx‘
S. I}. OLMSTEAD 61. 00.,
\Vholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 10 Main—st, Norwalk, Conn.
EDI tusunaucn comrauv,
Of Eartford,
Itlf‘ol‘pomifld in 18“), Charter Perpetual,
Cash Capital $51,000,000
insure against loss and daumge by Fire,
on 'l‘t-rnu adapted to the lmzard,and
.‘onsiateut With the laws of
comp msation.
GEORGE R COWLES. 53016 Agent
For Nor-walk and vicinity.
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.s.____.——-——-——-——— ’
. Pancv Goods, are.
fine assortment of Fancy Goods, Pocket.
4 Cutlery, and a new lot. of Rodgcr‘s Scis-
sors, just rci-civcd and warrunlmlto he a first
rate :lt'liclc. ' “’0 have
Clocks of all kinds
also the agency of M crrill’s Oriental Pomadc,
something new, and needs only to be tried to
be appreciated. A. JACKSON & BRO.
At the Old Stand in Main Street
33? and Straw Gutters.
‘1 ELF-Slmpcuing Yankee IIayaud Straw
Cutters, the best article in use for sale by
W. o. STREET & Co.
JACOB TUB]! 6!. 00.,
lVltolesale and Retail Dealer-sin
READY MADE CLOTHING l
and
Gents’ Furnishing Goods
of their own mamuacturc.
REMOVAL.
rl‘HE Office. of C. F. Moeller‘s l’lyeing Es-
tablishment has been
,[i’ Iv} .lf 0 l’ It} I)
from Mr. John I“. Bennelt‘s, to Bunting’s
Bakery;Mainst, where he. will be glad to
see all his old customers as well as many
new ones as will favorhim with a call.
South Norwalk, Chas. R. Bennett; “Finni-
pauk, .Ios. C. Rundle.
Gutta Percha & India Rubber
CEMENT ROOFING.
r \HIS article has been thoroughly,teste(l by
builders, Architects, and others, and the
experience ot‘years has proved it to be the
cheapest and most durable roofing in use.
We call attention to the following facts :
lst—It is fire and water proof
Qd—From its great elasticity it is not inju-
riously affected by extremes ofheat 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—Thc cost is only about One-Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable.
It is readily applied to OldShingle Roofs,
without removing the shingles, which is a
great dcsideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are rcadil y rc~
paired with Gutta I’crcha Cement, and
prevented from further corrosion and leaking
thereby insuring'a perfectly water-tight roof
for many years.
Specimens of the Rcofing can be seen by
calling on the subscriber, at South Norwalk.
All orders by letter will receive prompt at-
tention. 1). l“. HUNT, South Norwalk.
INSURANCE.
1‘HE subscriber having taken the agency
of the New England lvl'rc and fllarz'hc 1n-
amrmzre Co. ofI-Iartlbrd, is'prcpared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by fire, 011 as accommodating terms as any
other Company.
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a paid in capital Of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH \V. II UBBELL,
Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk, Feb. lst, 1850. UT;
1:. owns-nun a. some,
Cabinet Makers ;
At their (It’d Eslublishctl ll'urc .It’omux,
Jaxi Side the Bridge, -
0 l’I’OSI Z‘E' PIIGJNL ' 13L 0 (1K.
AVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet I“tn'nitnre,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, etc, ever offered
for sale in this place, which we have just pur—
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly.
\V'e also keep constantly on hand, .It’eady
Mule Collins of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plamcst ever
used. _ .
From our long experience in the bndcrta-
king Business, we are confident we can give
perfect. satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 37
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Greceries Cheaper than ever
' F O R. C A S E i
r ‘HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best. of Groceries, Provisions, etc, at lns
01d stand, N O. 4 Skiddy‘s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. 110 offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best quahtics 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.
SOUTH NORlVALK
Ladies and Gouts’
Boot (Sb Shoe Store.
VI‘HE subscriber, having taken the business
and stand of Stevens A: Tristranl, lS pre-
pared lo supply every article to be found ill a
first 011183 Boot and Shoe Ettublithcnt, for la-
dies, gentlemen, or children's wear.
Our goods are manufactured expressly for
our own sales, and warrant all work sold by
us. Always on hand, or made to order at
short notice,
Gents’ Patent Leather Boots, Shoes, (to. ;
Ladz’ea’ Gaiters, (219., die. ; Children’s
Gaiters, and Show, dis, (£13., (£10.
Rubber goods ; a large stock kept constantly
on hand. Repairing done neatly and coped:-
wily. HARVEY STEVENS. .
South Norwulk (No. 3, Ely‘s Block), April
7, 1860.
I
1" U R N I '1' 'U' R E !
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 Fairficld County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than he same
uality of goods can be obtained at any other
tstablislnnent:
The stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartette Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Tcle-a—tete Lounges ; Mahog-
any and Cane scat. Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Framu: Imok.
ing Glasses, dc, (to.
00 [MTV W A If I“)! t’ OOJIS ,-
whcrc may be found a full assortment of Cgf.
fins, which will finished in the best possible
manner, and at. short notice.
' (593” A hearse will be furnished \th‘b (10-
sired. A, RENOL'D,
chstport, May lst, 1858.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mechanic's Tools, Panning Utensils, Guns,
Pistols, Iron and Steel, Window
Glass, Paints and Oils.
\RIM. (.‘. STREETLIS CO. have in store
> and are constantly receiving direct
from the nntnufaclurcrs, a, large supply of
Foreign and Domestic Goods, under the above
(lenominationswvhich makes their assortment
of articles suited to this market, equal to any
in the State, and which will be sold either
wholesale or retail on as favorable terms as
can be purchased in New York,
WILLIAM C. STREET,
A. II. \VILCOXSON.
Notice.
’l‘ilE subscriber having secured the agen-
. (:y for the sale oflt‘incklcrb Lyons Sew-
ing Machine for the Towns of Norwalk,
Westporf, liedding,Ridgelield, Wilton, New
Canaan, llarien and Slamlbrd, he will be
prepared to exhibit and operate said Machine
in the course ofthc coming week, The Ma-
chine, considering its great range of work-
manship, is probably the best Family Sewing
Machine in existence; and any person wish-
ing to get one will do well to wait a few
days, whcn’he can see and judge for himself.
GEO. H. RANDLE.
P. S.—The Machines may be seen in oper-
ation at the Store of George Hoyt.
THE UNION,
THE CONSTITUTION,
and the
FLAG OI‘ OUR COUNTRY!
isthc motto at.
Nurtlu-op’s Saloon.
Families, Parties, Picnics, Fairs and Fes-
tivals furnished with Oysters, Ice Cream,
Confectionery. Jellies, lllanc Mange, &c., at
short notice, on reasonable terms at
NOR'l‘l—IROP‘S SALOON, Main-st.
. N e W
HARDWARE 8:. PAINT STORE,
M a i n S t r o e t,
Opposite I. II. Campell‘s Confectionery,
MARVIN 8t PROWITT,
‘VllOlC‘SfllO and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints,'0ils, Glass, Paper Hang
ings, Window Shades, &c.
TIMBER ! LUMBER !
Latin, Iulme, Brick, Cement,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
BUILDERS‘ HARDWARE, &C., &C.,
AT THE
N cvv Lunlbcr Ifal'd,
NEAR THE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Our Stock is new, bought for (lmh, and
will be sold low. TOLLES & EL'Y.
South Norwalk, Oct. 15, 1860. tflfll
A. JACKSON 6:. BED.
V. 7 OULD respectfully announce to the
public and their old customers, that
they have recently made extensive additions
to their stock of goods. “’0 are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairfield County, in quality or price. \Ve
would call particular attention to our stock of
W'atchcs, which is larger than ever before.—
We have a fine lot OfLudics‘ Swiss “fetches,
in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s “'atch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
$5 to $100. \Ve buy of the best: importers in
New York, and altogether for (WWI, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
reatcr. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
’latcd Wares was never better than at pres-
ent, and comprises all of'fhc latest styles that
are munufhcturcd. A. . ACKSON d: BRO.
j, Mr. 3'. Hessian,
- f ProfessorofllIusic
. Is now prepared to re-
' , now his course of instruc-
tion to ullthose who may desire his services.
Instructions given on the Piano Forte, Organ
or Melodeon. ‘
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his rcsidcncc, Main-st, and store of A. H.
Camp, No. 17 Main-st, Norwalk, will be
promptly attended to. ly32
I'IOIISC 4%: Sign I’ainting,
GOLBING, GLAZING, &c., &c.,
SOUTH NORWALK.
r 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), comprising a house
nearly new, with garden, trees,sln'ubbery,
&c., and a shop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quintnrd d:
Smith's Carriage li‘aclo‘ry, to
‘ GEORGE llODGES.
1y19
J. N. LOCKWOOD d: 00,
“’cst Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NE W BLOC ,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of Ladics‘, Gents’,and
Children‘s
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material, and in the most
workmanlike-marmcr. Our assortment of
Ladics‘ 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. “’0 are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in our line, and
at the shortest notice.
Misscs‘ 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.
Whitney’s
Photographic and Pins Art
GALLERY,
Nonwxnx, CONN.
LATE E. B. Thompson’s. E T. Whitney
would inform the citizens of Norwalk
that he has established himself in the Gazette
Building, and will furnish them With Photo-
graps, Ambrotypcs, and all kinds of Pictures
taken by the sun, from Miniatures, to life
size; colored or plain; in, the highest style
Of the art. ' E. T. lVl-Il'l‘NES.
D. B. W ooDnunv, Operator
May Tth, 1850.
tf‘39
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of \Vagons
made to order, and ten per cent. cheaper than
any other shop inthe county. All, kindg 0;
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in excluptgc for work.
tlef) . E. L. ARNOLD.
ALBERT KEEPS!”
MERC {ANT TAILOR,
DJOINING Store of Knapp d: Lyncs,
Main-st, Norwt‘dk, Conn. The public
are respectful] y invited to call- and examine
the large and varied assortment of READY
MADE CLOTHING, French Cloths, Cami.
mores and Vestings, also a general assortment
of Gentlcmcn‘s Furnishing Goods, consisting,
in part, of Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts, Col-
lars, Cravats, Iandkerchicfs, Suspenders, &c.
Cloths, Cassimercs and Vcslings by the yard
or pat tern, and cut frcc of charge. Particular
attention paid to Children’s Garments.
N OI§WV41IIIK
1 ‘P . I I
Steam bawmg and Plammg
M I I. I. .
Vl‘llli subscriberhas fitted up and is now
. prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
ning; Scroll and other Sawing ; manufiicturo
of Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c., dc, in the best
and most expeditious manner, and at satis.
factory prices, Orders by mail prom it] at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FI CH.
, Window Shades ,
And Paper Hangings.
1‘ NEW and large assorlmcnt, just re-
. . eexved, and for sale b '
MARVIN d: PROWl’l‘T.
SUPE {10R Machine for Cutting Hay
Straw and Stalks, for sale at the New;
Hardware Store of MARVIN & PROlVI'I‘T
Main Street.
*‘INE .variety of hleet‘schahitz‘iav;
and China, Pipes and Cigar Tubes may
be found at the Corner Store.
ml in a dozen senttnces.
From flw Indepéndcat.
To the American People.
BY BATARD TAYLOR.
That. late, in half-despair, I said:
“The Nation‘s ancient lifeis dead;
licr arm is weak, her blood is cold :
She hugsthe peace that gives her gold-—
The shameful peace, that sees expire
Each beacon-light of patriot fire,
And makes her court a trailors‘ den"—
Forgivc me this, my Countrymcu!
()h, in your long forbearance grand,
Slow to suspect the treason planned,
Enduringr wrong, yet. hopingr good
For sake of olden brotherhood,
flow grander. how sublimer for
At the roused Eagle's call ye are,
Leaping from slumber to the fight
For Freedom and for Chartered Right!
Throughout the land there goes a cry:
A sudden splendor fills the sky:
From every hill the banners burst.
Like buds by April breezes burst:
in every hamlet, home, and mart
The fire-beat of a single heart
Keeps time to strains whose pulses mix
Our blood with that of Seventy-Six!
The shot whereby the old flag fell
From Sumter‘s battered citadel
Struck down the lines of party creed
And made ye One in soul and deed—
One mighty People, stern and strong
To crush the consummated wrong;
Indignaut with the wrath whose rod
Smiles as the awful sword of God!
The cup is fall! They thought yc blind :
The props of. State they undermined;
Abused your trust, your strength defied,
And stained the Nation's name of pride.
Now lift to Heaven your loyal brows.
Swear once again your fathers‘ vows.
And cut through traitor beans a track
To nobler fame and freedom back!
Draw forth your million blades as one :
Complete the battle then begun 1
God fights wrth ye, and overhead
Floats the dear banner ofybur dead.
They, and the glories of the Past,
The Future, dawning dim and vast,
And all the holiest hopes of Man,
Are beaming triumph in your van!
Slow to resolve, be swift to do!
Teach ye the False how light the True I
How bucklered Pcrfltly shall fuel
In her black heart the Patriot‘s steel ;
Ilow sure the bolt that Justice wings;
IIow weak the arm a traitor brings ,
llow mighty they, who steadfast stand
For Freedom‘s Flag and Freedom‘s Land!
April 30, 1861.
~m¢~>~4~ _
EE'Oliver Wendell Holmes has added the follow-
ing appropriate verse to the “Stat-~Spangled Banner",
When our landis illumined by libcrty‘s smile,
Ifa foe from within strike a blow at her glory,
Down, down with the traitor that dares to defile
The flag other stars and the page of her storyf
By the millions unchaiued n nt'n our birth-tight was
gained,
We will keep her bright biazon forever unstaniedl
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wavu
While the landofthc free is the home of th. crave!
.'I‘_l1e following is an additional verse, sung at a
Lmon meeting in l’ennsylv:.liia:
If rebellion, invoked by full treason, appear,
Human rights to invade and our nation to sever.
Let the might which the world's hostile armies now
fear,
/
Crush each traitor whose deeds stain his foul-name ‘
forever.
Eternity‘s wave, nor oblivions‘s dark cuvc,
Shall cover the shame of the viper and knavc;
And the Star-Spangled Banner unfurnished shall
wave,
O‘er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
ade..-._.
From Peterson’s Magazine.
WHO CAUGHUIIE PARSON ?
BY MRS. S. D. WYMAX.
“How long has the Parson’s wife been
dead ?” said my aunt Elsie.
Why did the red blood flash so quickly in-
to my face? Because the quesrion was one
which I was solving that instant in my own
mind.
“ Three years this spring,” I replied, and
then followed a most annoying silence, bro-
ken only by a very emphatic “ Hem,” from
Aunt Elsie.
A singular personage was this mafileu
aunt of mine, a woman of many ideas, but
few words; we were accustomed to say that
she could express more by a gesture, in look,
ora single syllable, than any ordinary mor-
Her silence now
was very aggravating indeed. .
I reread my letter. It was from a former
school-mate and dearly loved friend, who
was then residing with her brother, about
fifty miles distant, and contained an invita-
tion to visit her; thus it ran:
“I am very lonely. The house has never
been more gloomly since brother’s wife died.
My health is poor this spring, and our dear
little Willie is pallid and thin: his moaning
breaks ‘our hearts. Innocence and suffering!
—why must it. be? And my brother resem-
bles his former self little more than ghosts
are said to. do. We need lively society ex-
ceedingly, to ‘chirk us up,’ as aunt Elsie
would say. Next week, brother goes to the
‘Association,’ and you must be here during
his absence. We have a fine horse and car-
riage, a saddle too: so bring your ‘habit,’
and we will have some guy doings at this
grim and glum old parsonage yet.
“Saving my dolorous presence and the
total want of‘beaux,’ I think I may promise
all the accessories of a pleasant visit. But I
forewarn you, don’t indulge in the faintest
anticipation of finding even a transirnt ad-
mirer here; the race is extinct in these
parts, the last forlorn specimen died a year
ago, a bachelor of seventy. Come as soon
as you can, and without fail: the mere an-
ticipation is reviving. And bring your cou-
sin Kate with you. ,
“Peo begin to think,” she continued,
“that it IS quite time their ‘Parson’ took to
himself another spouse ’l‘lnrty females, en-
joying ‘singlc cclibacy,’ (aunt Elsie again,)
have joined the church during ‘llo past
year. The sewing society flourishes like a
‘grccn bay tree,’ and the female prayer-meet-
ing was never so wch attended. A great
many hints have been thrown out, by cer-
tain ‘mothcrs in our Israel,’ to the effect that
the influence of a pastor’s Wife is much
needed in the church to ‘takc the leud,’ as
they say. Brother receives so many ‘tokens
of afi‘ectiOn’ in the shape of books, slippers,
bouquets, and such triflcs, that I fairly shake
in my shoes at the sight of a female visage
near the premises. My future sister-in-law
is a great terror to me. There is a certain
‘insiuivat'ive viddcr' in the church whose
‘eternal interests’ and temporal too, perhaps,
render frequent private interviews desirable
with the shepherd of her soul, as she calls
brother. She gives me the horrors every
time she comes. Yesterday brother gave
me a private sermon, greatly to my cdifica—
tion and comfort, on the text, ‘Fret not thy
self, etc,‘ assuring me that he had no
thoughts of marrying again: it was a great
i relief to me."
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And with a renewed invitation to visit her
the letter closed. , ~ ~.
I replaced it in its envelope and took up
my sewing, but still aunt Elsie preserved her
silence and continued her knitting“; but the
spiteful strapping of her rapid‘hcedles secm_
ed to say what I knew was in her mind,
“Who will catch the Parson f—catch, calch,
catch the Parson?” _
I knew, from previous experience, that
when her thin lips did open, after so ominous
a silence, it would be to emit some exceed-
ingly unsavory remark; and ' thinking that
the better part of valor would justify a re-
treat, I threw down my work, saying that I
would go over and deliver the invitation to
cousin Kate.
1 saw Kate on the piazza, when I entered
the gate. As she ran down the garden walk
between the rows of fragrant shrubbery, to
meet me, in her snowy morning dress, with
its crimson girdle, and her brown floating
curls, which were never disarranged or quite
in order either, I thought, as I had done
many timés before, how exquisitely sweet
and graceful she was! Her figure was airy
symmetrical, and when you looked in her
face you thought of all sweet, pure things, of
the lily among flowers, and the “rose in
sn _ .” And there was an exhilarating at-
mo here of healthful vitality about her:
Imagery presence was like a keen, fresh
bred'ze, as it comes through the pines down
theitmountaiu- sides, and tosses the long
branches of like old maple trees, and bends
the tall poplars that skirt the roadside by our
grazedfather’s door in the old Green Mountain
Sta .
Very lovely indeed was cousin Kate, but.
neither highly intellectual nor educated. It
was much to be regretted, I thought, that she
had no taste for literary or scientific pursuits.
She would never make a congenial compan-
ion lfor a man of intellect and education; shcf
could never appreciate or sympathize with
exalted aims and noble efforts. I had taken
some pains to elevate her tastes, but at last
relinquished my object, concluding to let her
womanhood ripen after its own sweet will,
and a very sweet ripening it promised to be
indeed. , .
I read her that portion of my letter which
contained the invitation from our mutual
friend, but for some motive, not quite clear
to my mind even now, I withheld what she
said of the future “Parsoncss.”
Kate hesitated a little. “I should dearly
love to visit Helen,” she said, “if it was not
for that awful Parson ; he frightens away
my breath with his doleful visage. ButI
can play with the baby while you discuss
theology with him; and besides, we needn‘t
stay after his return from the Association.
Yes, 1 will go.” So the matter was arranged
and the day after the I'arson- left home, we
arrived at his house.
Our warm-hearted friend gave us a cordial
welcome, but the hand we clasped, and the
check we kissed were thin and wan, and
there were deep lines of care and pain where
the brow should have been smooth. And
,the baby, as every one called him, although
he was three years old, was a puny, weak
child, a victim, as I at. once surmised, to over
anxiety and nursing.
The first week of our visit we spent very
agreeably. Kate took immediate possession
of Willie, and the poor little boy, who was
shy of all other strangers, “gathered 11p” to
her, as his old nurse said, in a surprising
manner. _
Helen and I spent the time in delightful
rides and rambles, or in reading and literary
pursuits generally. We read German. “’8
botanized. We geologized. In short, we
pursued each of the sciences, for an exceed-
ing short distance, of course; although a
scrupulous regard for the truth in the matter
prevents my recording the capture of any.
It was all agreeable, very—but still I was se-
cretly glad when the week was ended—and
the time for the Parson’s return had arrived.
I had not seen him for five years,and remem-
bered him an embodiment of intellectual
and manly vigor. I had listened, spell
bound and awed, to the brilliancy of his con-
versational powers, when youth and diffi-
dence made me only a listener. I could not
conceal from myself the fact that his 'was
the voice which first awakened tastes , and
aspirations, which had opened to me a life of
intellectual enjoyment undreamed of befOre.
I longed, therefore, to acknowledge the grcat
obligation; to listen once again to the noble
sentiments which fell from his lips; and to
receive from him solutions to the bewilder-
ing problems of life, which as ~yet wore the
stare of the sphinx for me. I
On the appointed day the pastor returned.
Ills reception of us was grave and chilling
—to say the least—“ As though we had come
to his wake prematurely," Kate said. He
seemed utterly prostrated, both in body and
mind, and for several days we saw him only
at table. I could not. understand it.. This
was not his natural temperament I knew--
Formerly he was agreeable, evcu facetious.
I could not believe him thus grave-visagcd
and mannered frOm principle or hypocrisy.
It must be the result solely Of depressing cir-
cumstunccs.
The weekly lecture I attended with pleas-
ure, hoping to find something of the former
charm of his eloquence. But the sermon
was cold and dry. I was disappointed and
saddened, far less by any want of cordial at-
tention to ourselves, than by a great change
which I perceived in my friend.
The next Saturday afternoon, the Parson
entered our cheerful sitting-room, some time
before tea was announced, seeming unusual-
ly depressed. He complained of a distres-
sing pain in his head.’ I think his misery
had at last made him gregarious, and glad
even of' our poor society. Little was said by
any of us. however; there seemed to be a
“bush upon us, to borrow Helen’s ingenious
excuse for unsociability; it was quite a relief
when tea-time came. At table, the Parson
exclaimed, “Oh, my sermon 1” Saturday night
and not one word written: not even a text
chosen as yet! What shall I do ?”
As he left the table, he said, “I think I
will take a short ride, and ‘if either of you
ladies can endure my dismal presence, I
should be glad of your society : I shall be at
the door in ten minutes, and shall probably
be too ill-natured to wait an instant."
“You must go, Kate," I said, after he left.
then checking herself}. added, “Willie
couldn’t spare auntie at bed time, could be?
She must sing him to sleep.” The little boy
answered by a pouting lip and a sweet
caress, and both Kate and Helen insisted
that I should accompany the Parson.
“No, indeed !" she answered quickly, and _
I was secretely pleased to do so: it was
the golden hour that I had wished for. I had
so much of my own experience to tell him,
so many quefitious to 'ask, there could be no
better opportunity.
u But every effort that I made to introduce
any subject of conversation failed, or if he
seemed to be interested for a moment, his
mind soon relapsed into its old apathy.
After repeated efforts, which became ex-
quisitely painful and mortifying to me, the
idea slowly dawned upon my mind, that; it
was not intellectual entertainment that the
Parson needed. This had become a weari-
ness and satiety to him. He needed to be
amused. Anything which changed the ba-
bitual current of his thoughts, and by sooth-
ing his over excited nerves, aroused a healthy
flow of animal spirits, was what was re
quired to renew the vigor of both mind and
body. '
Thus I reasoned.
amuse the Parson ?
I felt fully able to discuss with him the
doctrines of “Predestination” and “Election,”
or the “Foundation of Moral Obligation,” or,
even “Infant Baptism.” I had my own
views on the subjects of “Human Depravi-
ty” and the “Future State," which I should
have been delighted to have presented to
him. I was somewhat familiar with the an-
cient schools of philosophy, and the funda-
mental principles of the Chinese, and could
repeat Emerson‘s “Brama,” if not under-
stand it. In history, both Sacred aud’Pro-
fane, I was passably well read, and there
were none of the “ Ologies” which I could
not at least talk about. I could quote poetry
also, if necessary; and of all schools, from
Milton down. But of what avail was all
this? ‘ therewithal, could I amuse the Par:
son? Forthe first time inmy life,I was
obliged to admit to myself the unflattering
truth, that a woman, whose mind was
stuffed with poetry and inflated with philos-
ophy, might not be able to afford all the
companionship that an intellectual than
might need; that there were mental condi-
tions into which the highest and strongest
might fall, when a warm flow of simple hu-
man affection, or a contagious vivacity of
spirits, would be worth all attainable lore.
“Let us ,visit her grave,” he said at last:
and at the gate of the cemetery we met Hel-
en and Kate. '
Not one word was spoken by any of us,
as we stood by the tomb. It was a high,
smooth mound on which grew many white
blossomed plants, and, at its head, a simple,
white slab bore the words: “OUR szron’s
WIFE.”
The Parson leaned upon the railing, quite
overcome with emotion, until we turned to
go: then he laid his hand upon the turf
above her head, with a movement; of affec-
tion as though he were caressing her hair,
and wept audibly.
After our return, Helen was attacked with
a paroxyism of distressing pain, such as she
was subject to, and, for an hour, Kate and I
were at her bedside. When, at last, she
slept, we returned to the parlor, and there
sat the Parson,leaning his head upon a stand,
a lamentable picture of suffering and dejec-
tion. He raised his head, saying, “You have
come to a gloomy house, ladies; I re-
gret that it is not in my power to make
your visit a more agreeable one. Then he
spoke of his dead wife, and of his grief
for her loss. “There was a mingling of self-
reproach in it,” he said; “the welfare of his
people lay ever nearer her heart than his
own. She had sacrified herself—he had
sacrificed her to his church ; and he felt that,
but for this, she would b 6 been spared
years longer to him.” Aucggain he wept.
I must own that the Parson’s grief did not
touch my sympathies very deeply. I wish-
ed rather to reason with him: to tell him
that the departed one would not wish his
manhood to be destroyed in availing sorrow:
that she would bid him emulate her own
noble endeavors. I shrewdly suspected that
his digestive apparatus was out of order, and
desired also to recommend an alkali.
The Parson was no longer my ideal as
formerly. He had violated one of my “Fun-
damental Principles,” which is, that no ,hu-
man soul is worthy the sacrifice of the hap-
piness and well-being of another. But I had
somewhat less confidence in my philosophy
than formerly. Having nothing else to offer,
I was silent. But I looked up at Kate. She
was weeping!
I could generally read Kate in her face.—
But I could not do it now. There was a
strife in her heart, I thought, between inclin-
ation and some strong sense of duty. What
could it be?
At last inclination yielded, and her sense
of duty triumphed. Kate left her seat and
went directly to the Parson. Without hes-
itation or timidity, she laid her soft, cool
hand on his forehead, and said, quietly,
“You need care. Helen is sick, and I will
take her place to-night."
Without waiting for a reply she brought
his dressing-gown and slippers, and bade
himput them on; then she found pillows
for the lounge, and made him lie down upon
them; and then she gave him some simple
medicine, and bathed his head,mesmerizing
it in the most soothing manner possible.—
thn she spoke to him, it was in a dignified
style. quite unlike herself; and he obeped
in a dazed,unrcsisting way,as though he had
no power to do otherwise. Kate had never
voluntarily spoken with the Parson during
our visit: the awe in which she held him
amounted almost to dislike. Hence the
feelings which could haVc induced this
change mnst have been exceedingly power-
ful.
There was no mistaking their character,
however; for although every word and
movement was gentle and solicilous, still it
was plainly mercy c compassion for a suf.
fering fellow-mortal, and not personal inter-
est, that prompted them. I thought, as I
watched her, of the “cup of cold water," of
the “oil and wine,” of the angel-troubled
waters and the healed bothers; and I knew
that she was one of those for whom tin; be.
atitudcs were in reserve. ‘
It may seem a small thing to some; 'but I
believe that strong souls, inspired by the
true martyr spirit. have gone shouting to the
stake, with less reluctance and self-renuncia-
tion, than this timid girl went to her duty at
the Parson‘s side.
After a little time the Parson seemed
somewhat relieved, and then Kate left the
room, returning soon with a dish of hot tin
and a few tempting dainties, saying to her
patient, “You took no supper tonight; now
you must eat." He hesitated a. moment..—
But what could I do to
“You will feel better for it,” she. said. At
this he resigned himself, and made a hearti~
er meal than I had ever seen him take; after
which he was permitted to return to the
lounge, and Kate resumed her soothing at-
tentions.
“Sing to me,” he said, “and, perhaps I can
sleep.”
“What shall I sing?"
“I would not live alway.”
Kate‘s voice was sweet and low, and when
she had finished the hymn, the Parson was
sleeping. He lay very still for a feW mo-
ments, and then suddenly clasped ‘one of her
hands in both his own, “exclaiming, “Oh!
my wife! God bless you i" ‘
A crimson cloud swept over Kate‘s face,
and she disengaged her hand, saying, “You
have been dreaming; it is only little Kate
Berry.”
The Parson was very much agitated, and
Kate also; but she quickly composed her-
Self, and began singing the sweetest of all
modern hymns :
"Shall Jesus bear the cross alone
And all the world go free i”
The Parson did not dream again. After
some moments of silence he said, “Now read
to me a. chapter from the Bible; any one—
no matter which.”
Kate did not leave her seat, but repeated
from memory that beautiful and appropriate
chapter beginning, “Let not your heart be
troubled,” etc. Truly, thought I, my simple
hearted cousin possesses the inestimable lore
When Kate had finished, the Parson arose
saying, “I am quite relieved. My head is
free from pain, and I am furnished with a
text and a whole sermon also. My gratitude
to the kind heart, which prompted these at-
tentions, is greater than words can express.
I shall never forget them. Good night.”
When we were left alone, Kate’s self-con-
trol left her, and she wept like a child. I
drew her head to my shoulder, and tried to
sooth her, but it was with a painful ‘se of
unworthiness,as though she were one “whose
shoe’s latchet I was not worthy to unloose.”'
For I had caught a faint glimpse of that
higher. sphere of moral purity and excel-
lence, to which no cultivation of the intel-
lect alone can raise us.
Cousin Kate and I remained at the par-
sonage many weeks. Meanwhile, the ac?
quaintance, so favorably commenced, pro-
gressed in sweet idyllic measure. By simple
unconscious wiles, Kate won him back to
sweet attuncment with all harmonies; to
peace and health and manly aspirations.
A medical professor of my acquaintance
frequently begins the first lecture of his an-I
nual course with this curt aphorism, “You
will find, gentlemen, as you go through the
world, that human nature prevails pretty
generally 2" To many weaknesses of this
universal inheritance I am an heir, and I
think I am relating no exceptional experi-
ence, when I say that the sight of the daily
increasing love of the Parson and Kate awa-
kened feelings, not wholly unmingled with
pain and mortification. No person of either
sex, conscidus of attractions, sees them en-
tirely ignored without similar-emotions. But
the Parson was not as formerly my ideal;
so Isaid to myself calmly, “This code my
dream I”
One evening, as Helen and I entered the
parlor, after our return. from a short ramble,
we found Kate and the. Parson seated upon
the sofa together. The latter rose, saying,
“Come in, both of you, I have something to
tell you.”
When we were seated, he said very quiet-
ly, “Helen, Kate has promised to be my wife.
How will you receive her ‘9”
“As a dear, welcome sister,” was the reply
and Helen kissed the sweet, blushing girl.
Little more was said. As we sat in the
gathering shadows, I doubt whether four
hearts often beat together in silence, filled
with more conflicting emotions.
The Parson‘s plans were very simple, and
they were plainly told. .
“ You know,- Kate," he said, “that in con-
seating to be a Parson‘s wife, you accept
apostolic poverty and humble ways of life.
We can spend one month at the sea-side,and
then we must return to our duties here.”
“But perhaps you do not know,” said
Kate, “that I have a small fortune of my
own ; I believe it is fifty thousand dollars;
and you must leave your studies, for six
months at least, while we travel all over Eu-
rope together, aud then we will return here,
if you wish.”
A strange look broke over ' the Parson‘s
,face, one of surprise, regret and self-depreci-
ation, struggling together. He dropped the
hand he had been holding, and said, “You
are very rich, Kate. I never thought of that
——it is too gr eat a sacrifice, and you must
take back your pledge to be a humble Par
son's wife." ‘
Kate put her hand to his,and said, “thith-
er thou goest, I will go; thy people are my
people, and thy God mine l" And so it was
arranged.
After we had left the parlor, Helen was as
full of exclamation points as a. brier-bush of
thorns. “Who would have believed it four
months ago! Kate Berry wed my brother!
And in his own house too ! Well, well, you
or I may marry the King of the Cannibal Is-
lands yet, for all anybody knows. What a
funny little Parsoness she will make l"
When Kate and I returned, after our visit,
aunt Elsie met me with her unfailing co rdial-
itv.
.“Who caught the Parson ?" she asked,witb
characteristic abruptness. “ Kate,” I ans-
wered, and nothing more was said about the
matter.
Incver make what might be called “heart
disclosures,” and had I wished a confidant,
aunt Elsie would not have been chosen.
The following October Kate was married.
or preparations were so simple that no one
suspected their object. A few weeks previ-
ous, the Parson had announced his proposed
trip through Europe and tendered his resig-
nation, which the Church refused to accept,
no one, however, supposing that a wife was
to accompany him. His parting with his
people was very tender and affecting, par-
ticularly to the female portion of the Church.
It is more than three years since my eons-
in‘s bridal. The married pair returned from
Europe in due season, the Parson bringing
back with him renewed health and vigor,
both of body and mind; and I listen to his
preaching and conversation with more than
old enthusiasm. -
Kate also was changed upon her return.
Perhaps not changed, only developed; the
sweet bud had bloomed into a flower of' even
rarer beauty and fragrance than it had pmm-
_ised. I can but faintly express the change
when I say that she seemed to have brOught
away from the solemn shrines and temples of
olden art and religion which she had visited
the halo of the Madonna in her soul.
The Parson’s second wife neither presides
at sewing societies, nor at maternal meetings;
nor leads in the prayer circles. But in spite
of many prejudices against her, she has won
to herself, by her sweet charities and consis-
tent life, the hearts of all her husband’s pur-
ishioners, and is, in the fullest sense, “Theo-
dora," “a bearer of precious gifts to her fel-
lows.”
Even the old Parsonage has met with some
thing-like a rejuvenation. On the late cheer-
less walls the sunlight finds rare pictures,
and about the room are vases of exquisite
sculpturing. Where weeds once ranklcd
sweet flowers bloom. There is sunshine
and fragrance for gloom; and for silence
music and soft laughter. I see and feel a
strange, weird charm and change in all.
And now I hear Kate’s singing, as by Wil-
lie’s little bed she rocks his baby sister.—
Hark! It is the same perfect hymn she sang
on that evening when the Person called her
his wife in a prophetic dream. Is she think-
ing at this moment of that time? '
Down in the cemetery thé“Hunter’s moon"
lays Ibroad, bright beams upon two graves
for by the first wife thesister sleeps. Oh!
my best' friend, my heart is’ldne and sore
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Confederate States Loan in London.
A SHARP REBUKE.
The following letter from Slope & 00.,
Bankers in Landon, was addressed to J. 8'
Crawford, a Broker in Charleston, S. C., in
answer to a propositition of the “Confedera-
ted States of America” for the negotiation of
a loan of fifteen millions of dollars, will be
read with great interest at ,this time. It has
been published in the Nashville (Tenn) Pat-
riot, which can have hardly failed to strength-
en the patriotism of that. loyal State.
Dear Sir :—We have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your favor of the 28th ul-
timo, asking from us our views as to the pro-
bability of the successful negotiation'of aloan
of fifteen millions of dollars, soon to be issued
by the Confederate States of America, in this
market, and offering to our house the agency
of that Government for the purpose. We
feel duly honored by the offer you have made
but in the present condition of things in your
country we must respectfully decline your
propositions. We are net in the habit of ac-
cepting proposition of this nature from per-
sons unknown to us, and as we never had the
favor of any previous communication from
you, and do not know anything of the char-
acter and standing of your house. we feel jus-
tified in declining your offer.
As to any success of your Confederated loan
——as you please to term it-——in the London
money market, we advise you at once to
abandon all hope or expectation c 1 that point.
The people here have already sacred losses
enough in the taking of the hour... of Florida
Mississippi, Ecuador, Pernambuco, Patagonia
Arkansas, and other of your “Gulph States,"
and they are not at present inclined to renew
their acquaintance with you in money mat-
ters on the generous terms heretofore pro-
poscd,—cven if you were not as you now are
in open rebellion against the legitimately
constituted Government of the United States.
We therefore repeat that you can have no
success here, in-London, in the negotiation of
your proposed loan. Our senior had an in-
terview with Lord Palmerston on the subject
of your letter, and he' assured him that it is
the unanimous determination of Her Maj-
esty’s Government to discourage any efforts
on the part of the C. S. A. to procure money
here, and you may rely on it that he is in
earnest. It is lamentable that a person of
your apparent sagacity could entertain, for a
moment,an idea that the security to be offered
for the loan by the “C. S. 'A." would enable
you to negotiate it here, and by Englishmen
too, who have the greatest abhorrence of dis-
honesty.
The mortgage your propose upon the forts
arsenals, custom-houses mints,'aud all other
property, which has ~“f‘allen into your posses-
sion,” is intensely ludicrous. How this prop-
erty fell into your hands we are informed by
your papers, but we have no idea that our
money shall fall into your hands without
some better pledges than the ones you pro-
pose. The transfer of Florida to trustees!
and the pledge of the “faith and honor” of
Mississippi, are equally ridiculous. Indeed,
all persons to whom we have exhibitedcyour
letter regard the propositions as the best joke
of the season, and propose to get up a farce
at Drury Lane Theatre, to be entitled “The
C. S. A." or a New Way to Secure New
Debts." The facts is, if your banking-house
is not a fictitious creation, then we conclude
that its head is destitue of” those principles
which would justify us in holding further
communication with him. A. few words
more, and we shall conclude all we have to
say on the subject.
The British people can have no confidence
in a Government at. the head of which is a.
man who approved and justified the vileat
repudiation of State faith and bonoron record
We have his written and printed declarations
of the fact, and we are perfectly cognizant of
all the circumstances connected with that
violation, we feel at liberty to invite your
closest attention to it, and now send you
copies of the decisions of your courtsand the
reports of your popular meetings sustaining
such decisions. The judges who made them
the popular orators who sustained them,
have since been Governors, diplomatic repre
sentatives to Europe, and last and least, one
of them is President of a Confederated Gov-
ernment that deludes itself with an idea that
a vegetable fibre which no American can eat
is the pabulum upon which Englishmen feed
and which sustains them and keeps them all
—noblemcn, and bankers, and peasants—
from the wurkhouse. There’s pluck enough
in England left, thank Heaven to live with-
out slave cotton and to refuse “(‘.~ S. A.”
bonds. We can hardly end here; for we
have something more to say, and therefore
extend our correspondence wizh banker,
“the character and credit of'wb -se house we
have no information of.” Let r-s a rd:—
There is nothing so revolting to an Eng-
lishman‘s loyalty as treason. Tin re .. 5 nothing
so unpardonable to him as th: guilt of him
who could fire on his country's flag. We
have the assurance that one M n'gaa did that
deed. Had he been elected PI esident of C.
S. A. We should not have been .urprised, as
all that is true and loyal to a :iux'ion seems to
have met the same fate as he claims of
the British bondholders of Mississippi and
Florida. But the race is not t» the swift——
Repudiators are honored when: traitorsare
neglected. Ifyou do not rcga‘t ouropimons
with respect, send your loan to some more
pliant banker here; a— learn,as very s_ nyou
will, the value of honesty and the opinion of
our countrymen.
With small respect, we are as ever,
SLOPE & Co. . ..
Bunkers, London Bishopsgate St. Within.
-——'.M0beuo—-————
William: Louise ,Victoire, widow of Ed-
ward Duke of Kent, and mother of the pres-
ent Queen of Great Britain, died at her resi-
dence, near Windsor, on the 16th ult. She
was the daughter Francis, Duke of Saxo-
Saelfeld-Cobourn, and was born Aggust 17,
1766; was married to the Duke of heat, the
fourth son of George 111., at Cobeurg, on the
29th of May, 1818, and at London on the 11th
of July ensuing. She died of cancer, a dis-
ease which had long afflicted her, but which
assented and alarming character only a few
days before her decease. She was a most
excellent mother, and example and care foo-
tered the development of the many virtue-
which adorn the character of the reigning
Queue.
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are m a temporary clfetws'cence.” The “ef-
fervescence" :may. be “1;:mporary,” but the
“fountain” is ofir‘on.
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