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A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLs, G. N. ELLS.
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Norwalk Post Office.” M
HAILS CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.——2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.—5.00 P. M.
Danbury d5 Norwalk Railroad 3.50 A. M
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, ’Iues-
dayS, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
NAILS DUE.
West 9.10 A. Mes—0.00 P. M. ‘
East 8.20 A. Air-3.30 P. M.
Dunhury & Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
POST OFFICE HOURS.
From 7.00 A. M. to 9.00 P. M.
CHARLES OLMSTEAD, P. M.
GREGORY’S POINT
H o '1‘ E L,
Norwalk, Conn.
D. H. NUTTER, . ........ Pnormn'ron.
THE ALLIS HOUSE,
(formerly Union House,)
Opposite N. Y. & N. H. Depot, in Union-st,
New Haven. Conn.
14. P. ALLIS, PROPRIETOII.
N. A. MOSEfiAN, M. 3.,
Homeopathic Physician d5 Surgeon.
Office over C. T. Cornwall’s Store, first buil-
ding cast of Norwalk Hotel,
NORWALK, CONN.
References .-
Prof. J. Beakley, Dean of the Faculty,
Prof. S. R. Kirby, Hommpathic Medical
lege, New York city, or 1
G. W. Swazey. M. D., Springfield, Mass, 521,
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Col-
CYRUS nonrunos.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Office opposite Congregational Church,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
ems G. ransom,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
D E N 1E I_ g m,
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
M-.._.- ”tang"
' Architecture.
SIDNEY M. STONE,
, ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Office in M l."-
ble Block, Chapel-sh, NGW Haven, Qt, t ,2
1.53% IA EELBEP}. Norwalk, Conn. Man-
“ 49ml?! 0!. Tm, Cop er, and _ out
has Ware; and dealer in, loves, Ranges,
{T .M. Query, Briiiduma, Wooden and
“511le are, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
Wholesale and Retail Dealcrs in
READY MADE CLOTHING!
and ,
Cents’ Furnishing Goods
of their own manufacture.
i
REMOVAL. '
HE office of C. F. Mocller’s Dyeing Es-
tablishment has been
REIIIOVED
from Mr. John F. Bennett‘s, t0 Bunting’s
Bakery, Main-st, where he will be glad to
see all his old customers as well as
many
new ones as will favor him with a call.
South Norwalk, Chas. R. Bennett; Winni-
pauk, Jos. 0. Bundle
Outta Percha & India Rubber
CENIEN'II ROOFING.
THIS article ‘has been thoroughly tested by
builders, Architects, and others, and the
experience of years has proved it to be the
cheapest and most durable roofing in use.
We call attention to the following facts :
1st—It is fire and water proof.
2d—From its great elasticity it is not inju-
riously affected by 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, whilerepairs are being made.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are readily re-
paired with Gutta Perclia Cement, and
prevented from further corrosion and leaking
thereby insuring a perfectly water-tight roof
for many years.
Specimens of the Roofing can be seen by
calling on the subscriber, at South Norwalk.
All orders by letter will receive prompt at-
tention. D. F. HUNT, South Norwalk.
A. JACKSON 6!. BRO.
“7 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 offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairfield County, in quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which is lar er than ever before.—
We have a fine lot of adies’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, 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. “To buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not he,
renter. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and ‘
’latcd Wares was never better than at res-
cut. and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. J ACKSON 85.3110.
1:. ours-rennet some,
Cabinet Makers 3
Al filo-Q1: 01d Established “‘th Rooms,
Em Side the Bnge,
OPPOSITE PHGINIX BLOCK.
A E now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet Furniturc,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, ctc., ever offered
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly. ,
We also keep constantly on, hand, Ready ‘
Made Cofins of all sieosaud‘tlescriptions, from
“1051103” Costly Rosewood to. the plaincst ever
use . '
Faun our long exnerience. in the Underta-
191:1? 13.11.519.058. We are confident we can give
.e, ,ect satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 37
Groceries Cheaper than ever
1'03 CASH!
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to, sell
the best of Groceries, ProViSiCmS. $40.. at his
old stand, N0. 4 Skiddy‘s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offérs great inducements
to cash buyers. as he has as in an assort-
ment of sinceries of the host qualities as can
he found at any store In the coun . , He
would invite the special attention of al 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 themsel
A. Nonrnbei‘rsn
“7 E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
a particular attention to sales by Auc-
tion, of Real Estate, Personal Property and
Household Furniture; terms, lgw. I ‘
importers; Wholesale and. retail dealers in
sonnwann, snore,
Steel Cutlery, Guns, Agricultural Implc<
meats, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, &c.
c. s. soonwoon,
fashionable Draper Oil Tailor.
All
QENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPOB 1‘0"“ 3
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
0.3. GIVMAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimcres,
Sotlnetts, Vostmgn and Tailcr’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Slicetiugs,
Shirtings, Jeans, (be.
At the. 10V'.':-.;-:‘. possible prices.
NORWALK‘, CONN'
S. E. OI-MEiTEAD 6!. CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries. Flour. Feed. to.
1A quq 1“ Main-st, NOW/01k. 091-111
Edda msunaucn comranv,
‘ Of' Hartford,
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Cash Capital $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hogard,gpd
cranium Witt "R We of
‘ compensation.
e “on ER. 9 LES Sols‘Agent
nil "G “ ‘0 Torii‘orwaik and nullity.
WWW on.
THE subscriber having taken the agency
of the New England 11’ch and Marine In-
surance Co. 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 New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
A
witha join. c_ not“. 00,0 ,“j't‘l', 7
shield is 3;?” ’5 I“ " $21,... ’
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A nt for orwalk and viclnlt
Norwalk, eb. 18t,1861.
y'us
‘! UGARS and Molasses at right prices at
OLMSTEAD& CD’S.
sonsn'NORWAhn
Indies. and Oonts’
ngt, & 31106 Store.
V 11E whom-flier, having taken the business
and stand of Stevens & Tristrum, is pre-
pared to supply every article to be found in a
first class Boot and Shoe Establishment, for la-
dies, gentlemen, or children’s wear.
Our goods are manufactured (3.); ~ s .for
us. Always on hand, or made to, order at
short notice,
Gene? Wm W m:- Boots, Shoes, on. ;
LWS’GaWN. “when; QAW‘D
Calms, and Shoes. «to, «be, «to.
Rubber goods; 8 large stock kept constantly
on hand. Repam‘ng done neatly and expedi-
sally. HARVEY STEVENS.
7 S3301 Norwalk (NO. 3, Ely’s Block), April
, 0.
I
FURNITURE!
HE subscriber is now pmpnred to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as. good an
attachment of
Cabinet Furniture
as can be fliund in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, CASH, than the some
unlit of goods can be obtained at any other
stab islimcnt.
The stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartcttc Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Tctc-a—tcte Lounges; Mg], -
any and Gone seat Choirs ;, Gilt“
nndMahosonyI‘. Incisock- .
ing Glasses :.c... doe.
where ma he found a mu assortment of Cof-
fins, which’ will finished in the best possible
manner, and at short notice.
W“ A hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. A. RENOUD.
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
Hardware and Outlet—Ts
Mechanic‘s ' 0.1.3 Eu: ing Utensils Guns
‘l’alsfolgflroh outfgteel. Window '
Glass. Paints and Oils.
M. C. STREET 6; 00. have in store
and are constantly receiving direct
from the manufhcturers, a large supply of
Foreign and Domestic Goods, under the above
denominations,which 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. H. WILCOX‘SQII,‘
Equip; Goods. are.
- fine assortment of Fancy Goods, Pocket
Cutlery, and a new lot of Rodger’s Scis-
sors, just received and warranted to be a first
rate article. Clocks of all kinds. We have
also the agency of Merrill’s Oriental-Pomade,
something new, and needs onl to be tried to
be appreciated. A. JACK 0N &. BRO.
At the Old Stand in Main Street
our own sales, and warrant all work ”son by :
HARDWARE 8t PAINT STORE,
M a i n S t r e e t,
Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
MARVIN & rnowrrr,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
ings, Window Shades, &c.
TIMBER! LUMBER!
loath, Ilime. Brick, Cement,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, &C.. &C.,
AT THE
N 0W Lumber Yard,
NEAR THE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE, -
SOUTH N ORWALK.
Our Stock is new, bou lit for Cash, and
will be sold low. T LLES & ELY.
South Norwalk, Oct. 15, 1860. tf42
Building Raising and Moving.
THE Subscriber would give notice that he
is fully prepared to raise or move any
Buildings, either of Wood, Brick, or Stone.
He has all of the necessary tools, and feels
qualified by experience to conduct the busi-
ness in a proper manner. Orders left at the
Gazette Office, or with the Subscriber, will
receive prompt attention.
GEORGE PERRY.
References :
Wm. K. James, Win. S. Lockwood, Geo.
G. Bishop, S. & L. Curtis, Timothy B. Fitch,
(Steam Mill,)JosephW.Hubbell, James Mitch-
ell, Hill A'. Hubbcll, J onathon Camp, 0. J.
Grunian. ' 311115
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
NORWAIJI
Steam Sawmg and Plaining
M I I. I. .
THE subscriber has fitted up and is now
. prepared to execute all orders for Pla—
ning; Scroll and other Sawing ; manufacture
of Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c., &c., in the best
and most. expeditious manner, and at satis-
factory prices. Ordcrs by mail promptly at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FITCH.
I-Ibuse 8: Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, &c-, an,
SOUTH NORWALK.
HE subscriber will execute all orders in
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and a: reasonable
prices.
_Also, For Sale, his present residence (with
his business if desired), comprising a house
nearly new, with garden, trees, shrubbcry,
&c., and a shop thereon. Terms easv. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quiritard &
Smith’s Carriage Factor , to
GEORGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. ' 1y19
VJ.N.LOGKWOOD& 00,
West Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOC. ,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
' varied assortment of Ladies‘, Gents’,and
Children’s
GAITERS, BOOTS SHOES, &0.,
all made under our own. personal supervis-
Ion, of the best matcriah and in the most,
wax-lananlikemunnen Our assortment of
Ladies Garters 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,
wclsre confident, than was ever before ofl‘er-
ed in Norwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in cm line, and
at the shortest 1201122.
. Misses’ and Children’s Shoes. Rubbers, etc.,
in endless variety. A fine article of Slippers
for Gents’ wear,
REPAI 11??th all its branches—done
neatly, quit IX, and cheaply.
“NET. IWhitney a Co.’s
Photographic and Fine Art
GALLERY.
Nonwapk, CONN.
LATE E. B. TnonrsoN’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, Ambrotypes, and all kinds of Pictures
taken by the sun, from Miniatures, to life
size; colored or plain ~ in the hi hest st 1c
ofthe. art. ‘E. T. WH TNE .
D. B. Woonmmr. tf29
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of Wagons
made to order, and ten per cent. cheaper than
any other shop in the county. All kinds of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
tf29 E. L. ARNOLD.
KEBER'I' E-RPEE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
ADJ OIN ING Store of Knapp & Lynes,
Main—st, Norwalk, Conn. The public
are respectfully invited to call and examine
the lar e and varied assortment of READY
MADE CLOTHING, French. Cloths, Cassi-
meres and Vcstings, also a general assortment
of Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, consistin ,
in part, of Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts, C -
lars‘, Cravsyt~ Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, &c.
Cloths, QuSgimcres and Vcstings b the yard
or lutttcrnmndcut free of charge. articular
. attention paid to Children’s Garments.
Ear Sale.
A very desirable small Farm, on the turn-
pike to N. Y., and about 10 ininutcs’
drive from the N. Y. & N. H. Depot. Said
farm contains about 14 acres has all kinds of
Fruit in full bearing ; large Barn and Car-
riage House in good repair, and a. W, con-
venient House. Terms reasonable pply
to T. B. Griffith, 80. Norwalk.
A150. 0 House and Lot on Flax Hill—terms
reasonable. Also. House and Store in South
NOl'Wdik. Th0 undersi ncd attends to the
purchase and sale of Rea Estate, on reason-
able terms. tf‘J4 T. B. GRIFFITH.
ROOFING.
VI‘HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties, building, with Warren’s superior
FELZ AND CEMENT ROOFING,
This article of Roofing is in use upon the
Norwalk Lock Company’s Building, and at
Lounsbury, Bissell 6Q Ck)... where it gives en-
and is believed to be the
tire satisfaction
01100'.‘~§i as well as the best roofing in use.—
All oi rs will receive prompt attention.
C. F. LOOMIS.
A SUPERIOR Machine for Cutting Hay,
Straw and Stalks, for sale at the New
Hardware Store of MARVIN & PROWITT
Main Street.
Herrill’s Oriental remade.
NEW lot. just received. was doubt
of Painterly. Xv
' ‘ ‘ , '. JACKSON & BRO.
THE LITTLE GREEN ISLE.
BY B. B. S.
A little green island oft floats In my dreams,
Where softly descend the morning’s bright beams,
Where sea-shells lie strewn on the white sandy shore,
And waves tumble in with a surge and a roar;
Where in the deep shade of a wood, ever green,
A spring bubbles up from rocks messy and clean,
Where sweet-smelling flowers, and every choice fruit
That tree ever bore, man‘s palate to suit,
Pour out their rich gifts through all the long year;
Where winter is blooming and autumn not sere,
Where birds of bright plumage and loud gushing
song
Fill the ear with their music the dark forests among.
No dull, dreary days spread their curtain of gloom
To throw o‘er the life the and pull bf the tomb,
But a deep azure sky, unbroken and clear,
Save where a few clouds stain the blue like a tear,—
A tear on the check of the fair loving girl.
Her beauty not soiled by so sparkling a pearl.
There high hangs the cliff, steep, jagged and gray.
'Gainst its sides the full tide beats itself into spray,
While o’er the blue waters that stretch far away,
The white caps go dancing like children in play.
And from balm-laden shores, where rich spices grow,
The breezes, thus freighted and cool, ever blow.
There streams from the sun as he sinks in the west,
A glory all golden like that of the blest,
And burns on the deep like an ocean of fire,
Blazing up the heavens, still higher and higher,
Till sky, sea, and isle in cfl‘ulgence are wrapped,
And the thin fieecv clouds, fantastically shaped,
Bright with every guy color and soft tinted hue,
Seem forests, then castles, like love‘s dream untrue.
There the sob of the wave in the evening‘s still hour,
Stealing into the soul with a christening power,
And the cold, pale moon-light across the chill deep,
Make the heart with pensive sadness to weep :—
An Eden of beauty where sin has no place
To cast one dark shadow 0’ er nature’s f‘alr face.
And the Great Father looks with no frown, but a
smile, ’ -
On all who have home in this little green isle.
Such then is the island my dreams have revealed,
But from my fond sight it is ever concealed,,
In all the wide oceans from, ’quator to pole,
This spot I‘ll not find, though I roam o'er the whole,
When Jesus shall free every heart from its grille,
Then—then I shall find my little green isle.
Nonwrcn, On, July 12th, 1861.
m.»
For the Gazette.
To My Darling Cousuis' .
BY 0. S. R.
Joys of the past: have they vanished forever!
Flow'rets soon gathered and sooner decayed,
Ripples oflight upon time‘s flowing river
Lost with the breath o’er its bosom that strayed.
Visions of glory, half cloud and half splendour,
Flash o’er the soul looking back through the years,
Hopes that were lofty, and loves that were tender,
Gleam through the haze of our passionate tears.
No, there are hours in the heart‘s happy sadness,
When they return amid sunshine and rain,
Memory bright as a rainbow of gladness
Spaiis the dark sky with their beauty again.
Vainly, oh! vainly my heart would restore them,
Fair though they glittcrcd how quickly. they’re
gone!
They were echoes that died with the music that bore
them,
Lights that have darkened the moment they shone.
Joys of the past: have they vanished/braver !
Flow’rets soon gathered and sooner decayed,
Ripples of light on Time‘s flowing river,
Lost with the breath o’er its bosom that strayed.
ON BOARD Tas U. S. SKIP “Gum," Navx YARD,
New Your. August 12th. 1801.
N.--
BONNET.
The prayers I make will then be sweet indeed,
lf Thou the spirit give by which I pray.
My unassisted heart is barren clay,
That of its native self can nothing feed :
Of good and pious works Thou art the seed,
That quickcns only where Thou say’st it may.
Unless Thou show to us Thine own true way,
No man can find it: Father, Thou must lead.
Do Thou. then, breathe these thoughts into my
. mind,
By which such virtues in we may be bred.
That in Thy holy footsteps I shall tread.
The letters of my tongue do then unbind,
That I may have the power to sing of Thee.
And sound Thy praises cvcrlastingly.
—llfichacl Angelo.
Slips fromlanity Pair.
Authentic about Jeff. Davis.
There is somuch conflicting intelligence about
the death of the Rebel leader that V.F. felt it
necessary to go to head-quarters for informa-
mation, and, all other reports to the contrary
from the sulpliurous smell of the telegraph
we are no doubt on the right scent. The
correspondence will explain itself.
N EW Yonx, 5 Sep.
DEAR SIR z—As nobody seems to know the
whereabouts of JEFF just now can you en-
lighten us? Yours, truly,
VANITY Fans
Hon. BEN W001), Clifton House, Niagara,
Falls, Canada.
CLIFTON House, 6 Sep., 1861.
My DEAR VANITY :—In reply to yours of
5th inst, as I was also very anxious about
JEFF, I telegraphed below, and I enclose my
message and the answer.
' Yours, win or lose,
BEN .Woon.
[Per Brimstone Telegraph 00., to Hades.)
CLIFTON House, 5 Sep.
Any news of JEFF Davrs yet down there?
BEN Woon.
To OLD SCRATCH, Hades.
Hanna.
Not come along yet. Expect him shortly
have a nice warm place for him. Drop in
and see me soon yourself—brin VAL and
BURNETT along. OLD CRATCH.
As this is the very latest intelligence from
a kindred spirit, we have every reason to be-
lieve it is to be relied upon.
Questions and Answer:
Questions—Is JOHN BULL's motive, in be-
friending the South, one of mercy?
Airmen—Mercy? Nary !
The Fleet of Foot.
The Gun-boat Fleet in the Mississippi is
under the command of Captain FOOT, of the
Navy. Does Foo'r’s Fleet consist of ten-toe
boats 2‘
The Daily N ewsance.
Why is the Daily News like Coal 1’
Because it has BE(e)N W001), and is fos-
silized.
A SOUND or REJOICING.—Aibemftrle.
—————o' e<.>.
WThe Transcript speaks as follows of
the dry goods trade of Boston:
“There is not only a great improvement,
but much activity in the dry goods trade of
this city. The demand for goods from the
West is brisk from houses of the first class in
that section of the country. The prices of
many leading articles have advanced within
the past few weeks, and many of the fac-
tories will not be able to fill all their orders
for fall goods.”
. New York, Philhdelphia, Chicago, and
other cities, all speakof great improvement in
business, and of the prospect of a brisk trade
this fall. Manufacturing establishments are
daily starting up, and almost all descriptions
ofgoods are in demand at advancing prices;
It is said that nearly all descriptions ofdry
goods are advancing in price, in consequence
of the holding up in importing and mannin-
turing, and the increase demand.
The Little Heroine.
BY MRS. CAROLINE A. BOULE-
“Morniug again I" And the weary, wast-
ed invalid lifted his head from the pillow
and looked pitifully over the dim room. “0,
that the night had been longer. To the
wretched, sleep is dear. My poor, poorwife
-—my darling babes—must they freeze and
starve! 0 God! it is too much! And with
tears gushing from his eyes, the pale man
buried his head in the scanty covering and
wept.
It was no wonder he was out of heart on
that cold, dark December day. At best, he
had a hard struggle to get food and clothes
for his family, and for the past six months,
the struggle had been almost desperate, for
his wife had been unable to assist him in the
least, being confined to the bed with a slow,
wasting disease. His little daughter Marie, a
pretty child of twelve, kept the one room ti-
dy, and herself and two little brothers like
wax. By the aid of her mother’s directions
she also cooked the scanty meals, and even
managed to do up the weekly washing and
ironing. ,
“My little sunbeam,” the father fondly call-
ed her, while the mother would say, in her
low, sweet tones, “our angel.”
One night, the young housekeeper waited
until it was pitch dark for her father to come
home to his frugal supper, and then with
fearful forebodings at her heart, undressed
the little boys and put them to bed; and tied
on' her head and cloak to go for him. A
crowd met her at the very threshold. With
a wild cry she rushed toward the inanimate
form they carried upon a board. It was her
father, brought home to them with.a broken
leg,
A week had passed since the misfortune.
By the sale of their few pieces of furniture,
the wolf had been kept from the door. But
now, nothing remained save the same bed on
which the dtstressed ones slept. No coals
for the littlé grate; no tea for the feverish
'lips; no crusts for the furnished children.—
What should be done? ‘
It was a question little Marie asked herself
again and again, as she lay there watching
the few pale sunbeams that struggled through
the windows. And she asked it oftener af-
ter she had arisen and dressed herself and
brothers, and smoothed the two beds.—
Brcad they must have that day. They were
all faint even then, and the boys clamoring
for their breakfast. Suddenly a bright
thought came to the little daughter. She
remembered having seen in some coffee-hou-
ses, no taller than she, waiting upon the cus-
tomers. Perhaps they would try her. “If
they only would,” she murmured, softly, “I
am handy, quick and patient, and would try
so hard to oblige." “I am pretty, too,” she
might have added, had there been a spark of
vanity in her heart, for she was a sweet child
with a brow like a sunny snow-drift, and
eyes like the spring violets that nestle in the
woodlands. “I will try, at least, and see
what I can do ;” and after watching a few
moments the weary sleep of her parents, she
whispered to the little boys that she was go.
ing out to get some bread for them, and bar-
ried away.
She did go to the baker’s, but her pitiful
story failed to touch his hard heart, and
there were tears on her cold checks as she
turned away. Even if she secured a place,
she could hope for no wages till Saturday,
and there were four weary days between
this and that. Bread would be too late if
she waited till then, What should she do—
“beg 2” She asked herself the question with
a quivering lip. Never before had their pov-
erty driven them to that strait, and it was
hard, even now, with the picture of that
wretched home fresh in her vision, to plead
for charity. But she did it. Again and
again she said to the passers-by, “please sir,
please me’am, give me a penny to buy bread
for my sick parents.” But the gentlemen
had their overcoats buttoned to their chins,
and theladies were enveloped in furs, and it
was too much trouble to find their pocket-
books or purses just to supply a beggar’s
wants.
“Go to the soup-house," said one at last
more churlish than the rest. “The city pro-
vides for such asyou.
It was a new idea to her, and fast as feet
could carry her she went, and entering in
breathless haste, told her story to the atten-
dant matron.
“I will report the case to the committee,”
said the woman, quietly, making a memo-
randum of the name and number of the
'street. “Come in tomorrow morning and I
will do what I can for you.”
To morrow.! She would be too weak to
walk so far by that time, and-what would be-
come of the rest? With a heavy heart she
went home, having no courage to present
herself as a waiter at any of the coffee-houses
she passed on her way.
“Did you get some ‘3” cried the boys, and
gathered about her, pulling off her cloak to
see if it were hidden in her apron or on dcr
her arms.
“Did you get some i” said two faint voices
from the bed in the corner, and the coverlct
was thrown off and two pairs of thin white
hands put forth.
“N o, no,” she answered plaintively; "but
I will try again. Keep up good hope.—
There will be plenty out of the even now.—
Yes plenty,’ she said to herself, as she button-
ed her cloak on the threshold; plenty, and
I’ll have some too. They shall not starve.—
Men and women forsake me; God doesn’t
hear me any longer; there is nothing left for
me to do but steal.”
Her face paled as she spoke it, and for a
few moments there was a wild wrestle in her
heart. Then she went on quietly, pausing
an instant before each baker’s window, and
looking anxiously within. By-and-by, she
found one that seemed empty. A whole
pile of steaming loaves lay upon the counter,
She rushed and seizing one, and hiding it
under her cloak, fled madly up the street.—
But the baker had seen her from the little
sitting-room door, and was after her, crying
lustily, “Stop thief i stop thief!” A crowd
followed her, and the poor child was soon
run down.
“A clear case,” said the police officer, who
took her in hand—“property found on her.
She must go to the court-room.”
In vain she pleaded with them and told her
story. “They must do their duty; she might
have begged; she might have gone to the
soup-house, there was no excuse for stealing
at any rate." 1
N o cxcme, and her mother was dying for
,foodl
...:.se~wm
An important trial was just closing, and
all the avenues to the court-house were
thronged.
“They’ll be through soon," said the ofilcer
to the baker; “we‘ll wait here a few mo-
ments. No danger of her getting away
while my grip is on her," and be tightened
his hold on her shrinking arm, till the flesh
quivered with pain.
“Take me home first,” she said sadly;
"they will worry about me so. My poor
mother will die it she thinks I'm lost,”
“They’ll soon find out where you are,”
said he, grufll'y. “Bad news is like lightning
it travels fast.”
“0, dear! O, dear! What iwill become of
them '2” and she sobbed aloud.
A little girl about her own age was passing
\by, a rich man’s child; you would know it
by the embroidered dress and cloak, the rich
velvet hood, and costly fur tippet and muff.
But there was no false pride hidden under
the expensive raiment; a warm heart was
beating there, and its sympathies went out
largely toward the peer little prisoner. For
a moment she paused as if irresolute upon
her plan of action; then laying her mitten-
ed hand gently on the ofilcer’s fingers, she
said politely: . -
“May I speak with her ?”
“0, yes, she’s not committed yet.”
Putting her soft rosy cheek close to the
purple cold one, she whispered very earnest-
ly. Marie told her touching story, and beg-
ged she would, by the love she bore her own
mother, find out their humble home and
comfort the distressed ones.
“I will, I will," ,the stranger replied, ear-
nestly; “and don’t you cry any more; my
father knows the judge, and he’ll get you
away to-morrow. Goodbye—keep up a good
heart ;” and off she ran.
She knew her mother to be one of the most
charitable of women, and hastened home to
tell her the story of Marie; but unfortunate-
ly, she had just gone to ride, and would not
be back till near dinner-time.
“What can I do '3” she cried, and wrung
her hands. “They want coal, and bread,
and tea, and so inany things, and I have on-
ly ten cents in my pocket.” She sat down
on the marble steps and pondered. All at
once her eyes brightened, and a beautiful
color flushed her face.
“I'll do it,” she said, resolutely; “mama
will forgive me, when she knows
all. Without fire, without food, nearly
naked, quite starved—O, she will be glad I
thought so far !” a e bounded down the
street and rushed r d the corner.
Pushing open the plate-glass door of the
most fashionable hair-dresser in the city, she
went quietly up to an attendant, and asked
to see Monsieur B. He ushered her into the
inner room, saying he would call him. Her
heart fluttered while she waited, but her res-
olution did not fail her.
“Ah! c‘est ma belle Therese,” and Monsieur
B. took her hand kindly, “Good morning,
dear. Come to have your ringlets dressed
for the ball to-night—no,” as she shook her
head, “ct pourquor—you go certainly; you
are one of monsieur’s best pupils. What is
it, then, ma petite f”
For a moment her lipsquivered, then she
* spoke up quickly. “You said once, sir, you
would give me an eagle for my curls. Will
you do it now, today, this minute ‘2”
The hairdresser was astounded. What
could the child mean? To cut off those
curls, long silken and gold colored, the pale
gold of a stray sunbeam—it would be sacri-
lege almost for a mother to have done it; to
sell them was surely a crime.
“Does she, Tom macro—does she know you
come here i”
“No sir; but she will not blame me when
I tell her how it was. Oh, no, she is too
good."
“And how is it, ma belle—make a friendiof
me, and tell me how it comes you ask me to
buy your hair ‘2" And he stroked the glossy
curls as tenderly as a father might.
She hesitated, and then opened her heart
to him. There was a mist on his eyes when
she finished her plaintive story. He walked
the floor a moment as if irresolute, then stop-
ping before her, he took out his pocket-book
and handed her two-half eagles. She put
them in her purse, and quietly took off her
hood.
“Not now, ma petite, mere ange,” he said,
huskily; “not now, I am too busy, to-mor-
row will do as well; or stay, I will come in
this evening. Till then, do not mention it
to any one. Go now on your mission, me
souer de charlie, and he led her to the door.
How quick the little feet flew over the
pavements. She could hardly speak when
she had reached a baker’s shop.
“Two loaves sir, large ones, too,” she
gasped, and threw down one of the gold pie-
ees.
The man stared at her curiously. The
color rose to her brow, but she said nothing,
and hurried away with her warm, fragrant
bundle.
“Is it you Marie ? What kept you so long,
daughter? Quick, break me a crumb, I am
faint.”
Like an angel the little stranger looked to
them as she glided in, her cheeks like apple
blossoms, and her hair falling over. her shoul-
ders like ripples of sunshine.
“Marie cannot come home yet,” she said,
in a voice that was sweet as a robin’s in May
time. “But she will return tomorrow, per-
haps this evening. She has sent me with
the bread. See the two nice leaves I’ve
brought you,” and she to”: them in frag-
ments. Tears coursed down her face as she
saw how eagerly they clutched them. She
had never known of poverty like this; nev-
er know liow hungry folks can be and live.
“I must go now," as she opened the door;
“but I will come again soon and make you
comfortable," and she hurried to the nearest
grocer and bought a basket full of provisions
and engaged him to send in some kindlings
and coal.
The little boys helped her build a fire in
the cold stove, and when it blazed merrily.
she put over the kettle and soon had a re-
freshing cup of tea for each invalid, and a
platter of smoking potatoes for the children.
“Where is Marie, do you know, little an-
gel 1’” asked the sick mother, as she gave
back the cup.
“Oh, yes, I know,” she answered, cheerily.
“Didn’t I say she would be home early to-
morrow. Don’t worry. Better days are
coming. I’ll bring her in the morning.—
Good-by."
It was as though a fairy had come and
vanished - a kind-hearted fairy, too, for be-
side supply of coal and food, a half eagle lay
in the sick father’s hand.
R
jectives in the French language, the good
hairdresser immediately hastened to the
court-room. The judge was a friend of his,
too, and he hoped to save the child from pris-
on. She had not yet theen brought in, the
court having adjourned for half an hour.—
He asked for a private interview with the
judge; as soon as it was granted, he told
him all, Marie’s distress, and the generous
kindness of the little Therese.
“Poor child, good child,” said his listener,
wiping his glasses. She must go to prison»
I suppose, but it shall be a chamber in my
own house. Go into court and tell the same
story over. It will be better than a lawyer’s
plea.”
He did so, and there was not a dry eye in
the audience when he ceased. Even the ba-
ker hung his head and seemed to muse.—
Before the breathless silence had been bro-
ken, he looked up, and said to the judge, "I
withdraw my complaint; let her go with me
and take all she wants.”
The spacious room rang with applauses,
and while the enthusiasm was at its height,
a thoughtful old man went about the crowd
with his hat. People’s finger’e found their
pocket-books as by intuition, and when be
poured the collection into Marie‘s apron, she
screamed with joy. No more cold, no more
hunger, no more nakedness that winter; they
were rich.
The baker took her home himself, and
told her at the door not to worry about
bread till spring, for his wagon would leave
them all they needed, every nibrning. How
lightly she bounded up the staircase. It was
like a bird’s footfall, a singing-bird’s in the
time of flowers. -
“Have you come, Marie ? Two voices
spoke at once.
“Yes, mother, yes, father; and we are rich,
see !” And she emptied her apron on the
bed. How merrily the silver and gold coins
jingled. It was like the echo of a harvest
song, the distant echo brought back by sum-
mer breezes.
“Bless you, my little sunbeam; bless you,
my angel child l” And two hands were laid
upon her head, and tears and smiles strange-
ly mixed together.
“What does it mean, Therese ?” And the
mother looked wonderingly at her beautiful
little daughter, as she came into the parlor
in obedience to a message brought by a ser-
vant. “Mensicur B. says you promised to
see him to-night.”
“I did mama. Did you bring your scissors,
sir ‘2” And she carried a footstool to the so-
fu upon which he sat, and quietly nestled at
his feet.
“Yes, ma belle, see !” And he took from
his pocket a shining pair.
“Therese! What means this ‘3” - The
mother spoke sternly.
“I have sold my hair to him, mama, and
he has come to cut it off.”
“Sold your hair—cut it off-wore you cra-
zy—are you in earnest ?" And she gathered
her to her side and laid hands protectingly
over the precious curls.
‘ “Tell her how it was, sir. She won’t be
angry then. Please, sir, tell her.”
He did so. Closer and closer to her heart
was the child dream by the tearful mother,
as the narrator proceeded with his touching
story. And when it was finished, she cov-
ered her face with kisses, and said, with a
broken voice, “Of such is the kingdom of
heaven.”
A single ringlet was severed from the bean-
tiful head that nignt; one long, soft, golden
curl, which the hair-dresser carried home as
though it had been down from an angel’s
wing. 0n the morrow, he had it woven into
a heart’s-ease, and the sunny, shining, human
flower was ever afterwards worn next his
heart, a talisman against beseting sins.
N.».————-
NoT Loss—No one acquainted withHenry
Ward Beecher can doubt the warmth of his
affection for the children around his fireside
but Divine grace has enabled him to say,
“Thy will be done, when any have been ta~
ken away by death and to feel that it was
better for him and them. He says:
When God gives me a babe, I say, “I thank
God for this lamp lit in my family.” And
when after it has been a light in my house-
hold, and it pleases God to take it away, I
can take the cup of bitter or sweet; Tenn say
my light has gone out, my heart is racked;
my hopes are desolated, my child is lost? or
I can say in the spirit of Job: ‘The Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed
be the name of the Lord." It hath pleased
God to take five children from me, but I nev-
er lost one, and never shall. When I have a
child that Christ covets, with a Divine cov-
eting, and he says to me in words of tender-
ness, “Will you give me the child and let me
take care of it instead of yourself f" my flesh
may reuionstrate, but my heart says, “ Lord,
take it and adopt it.” I have lived long-
enough since the taking away of my children
to find that it is better as it is, than that they
should have lived with me. I have seen a
great many cares and troubles for a person of
my years, but I bear witness that God has
put no trial upon me which it has not been
good for me to endure.
As believers in Christianity which reveals
God as our Father and heaven as our eternal
home, it is our privilege to feel that when our
children are taken from us, they are not lost
to us but only pass on before us to the spirit
world, to become angelic beings around the
burning throne‘of God and the Lamb, Jesus
declared that of such is the Kingdom of ,
Heaven. Our departed children are in heav-
en. Thcy have gone up to live with the
crowned immortals to be watched for and
cared for by angels of light, and we doubt
not. that they will be among the first to we!-
come us among the shining courts on high.
—————-Oo-‘.»
Emily old nurse, Mrs. Patrick O’Toole,”
said cousin Jerry, was a woman of logical
mind. I was sick once, and the doctor left
me an atrociously bitter drug, which I rather
declined taking. But Mrs. O’Toole carried
the day. “It’s the doctor’s m'dc-re," cried that
good lady, “and of you don’t go by the doctor’s
orders, it ain’t no use for you to be az‘ck at all.”
The Richmond Whale sarcastic article
on the loss of FortHatteras, .It says: “The
most important point on our cent for priva-
teering purposes is in the enemy’s builds and
the gallant State of North Carolina is now
liable to invasion. Still, it is a small matter.
It will take 30,000 men to regainuiefdrt. but
that’s nothing. What do we wantwifih it?
It was evidently built for fun. 5 Had .webeen
in earnest notice would have been taken of
the warnings given by Northern papers. It
would be the hight of folly and treason to ac-
cuse any member of the Cabinet of‘negli-
gence in the premises We who live at the
seat of govemment know too well the super-
human energy, sleepless vigilance and finite
culous promptitude of every department, to
entertain for a moment a shadow of suspi-
cion of any short-caning on the part of any
one nearly or remotely connected with the
administration. Picayune Butler can now
leave as many men as he pleases in the forts
of North Carolina. 0f course-we will whip
them, for haven’t we the greatestabundance
of unarmed militia ‘2” ‘ . ,
a.»
W Since the Union men in East Tennes-
see have been so hemmed in by the rebels
that it has been almost impouible for them
to communicate with their friends outside,
special pains having been taking to create the
impression that prominent Union men there
have renounced their allegianceto the Gov-
ernment, and given in their adhesion to Jedi
Davis. Parson Brownlow, for instance, has
been represented to have taken this, course.
We now find in the Cincinnati limes, how-
ever, a letter from a reliable man in East
Tennessee, dated the 2d inst.,in which this is
positively denied by no less a persOnage than
Mr. Brownlow himself. The envelope of a
letter, written by him recently, was indorsed
with the following words, which are worth
remembering ; "Let no man into whosehands
this may fall believe for a moment I will do-
sert the Stars and Stripes. They may hang
me, rob and burn my poscssions—be you as-
sured. Let not their lying, traitorious ton-
gues rob me of my good name.”
«Q»-
WHAT A KENTUCKIAN THINKS or FRE-
MONT’s PROCLAhL-tTION.——Tlle Cincinnati
Commercial of the 3d inst. says:
“Yesterday, in a public house in this city,
some gentlemen were discussing the effects
of Fremont’s proclamation. Everybody
liked it so far as he was concerned, but
thought there were some nervous people
somewhere who would be unfortunately
scared. One remarked that he felt uneny
about old Kentucky. A stalwart individual
who had not joined in the conversation, and
Was a stranger to those who were present,
here interposed, saying: ‘Fremont's procla-
mation will do no harm in Kentucky. Mark
that. I am a Kentuckian and I know. It
won’t do any harm.’ Inquiry was made as
to the grounds for this opinion.’ The Ken-
tuckian said that the Union men of Kentucky
‘knew devilish Well that peace was of more
value to them than all the niggers. BesideS,
there was not many persons in Kentucky
who owned negroes, and those who did were
mostly loyal men. The nigger, interestwaa
nothing beside the preservation of theUnion."
8.1,
.‘.p.
Tim. Anvnn'rrsnvo Room or mLonnon
Truss—How THE PATRONS or m Pam
ARE Runnin—A London correspondent
has the following in relation to the advertis-
ing rooms of the “Thunderer:"
“Turn to the counter; there isquite a wide
space beyond, and many clerks. writing, al-
ways writing. Four favored, or unfavored
ones—we know not how to deem it sresetc
ting on thrones beind the counter, to take
tribute of the advertising suppliauts; mun
these four we maychoose our oracle, and
then judge—but it matters little whonnve
take. How silent is the room; scarce. any
sound but the clink of money, and the low
uttered flats of those throned arbiters of ad-
vertisers’ fates. 0f no av“! remonstrsuce
here; the advertisement has hardly reached
their hands—scarcely has time enough elaps-
ed to skim it over before the quiet utterance
of their judgment; if one should venture to
remonstrate at the charge,.his lines are given
back a: the next comer served; no words-—
they have no time for words; the first decis-
ion is the final one; we mean, of course, in
the busier portion of the day—from eleven
till two. And how use doth breed a habit in
a man; these peremptory petty officers of the
Times rarely or never err; seldom will the
printed lines fail to bear out their charge;
their practiced eye fathoms the mysteries of
every conceivable chirography, and like seats
of the mighty press, a field of the type rushe.
black on their sight, soon as their weird orbs
rest upon the screw]. Then they take them
they give a pr’ nted acknowlegment to the ad-
, vertiser, and he then beholds his composition
impaled with others which have preceded
upon a wire. As We leek at the business of
this office, we wonder w hercitis to end. AI-
ready, in the London season, when the town
is full, the Times issues, not uuf‘requently, ten
pages ofcloscly printed advertisements of six
columns each, and each column a long col-
umn. Yet there are always enough on hand
for several days to come; an advertiser can-
not expect to see his lilies in print for three
days, sometimes a week from the period he
gives it in. We ask ourselves why people
will consent to wait so long; why pamper
still this over grown favorite of fortune pay-
ing duties to the government, as it does, for
advertisements and stamps, and paper, alone
amounting to $500,000 annually, besides giv-
ing a livelihoood to so many families.
«0» .
ILLUSION.-—Thel‘e is nothing so real in this
world as illusion. All other things may de-
sert a man, but this fair angel never leaves
him. She holds a star a billiOn miles over a '
baby’s head, and laughs to see him clawing
and battling himself as he tries to reach it.—
She glides before the hoary sinner down the
path which leads to the inexorable gate,
jingliug the keys of heaven at her girdle,
The Aufooraf.
0‘..-
W Au awkward man, attemptingto carve
agoose, dropped it on the floor. “There
I swallowed my own scruples and the doc-
tor’s also.”
W
(3‘ “Colonel will you lend me a hundred
today 1’" Can’t possibly do it, sir. I never
loan a man money the second time when he
disappoints me the first.” “Some mistake I
reckon, colonel. I paid you the fifty I had
last week." That’s just it. I never expected
it back. So you disappointed me. Can’t do
it, sir; sorry to say, un‘t do it on prmcr-
e.
now l"——exclaimed his wife, “we have lost
our dinner.” “Oh, no. my dear l” answered
be, “it’s safe—“I’ve got my foot on it!”
-——The Providence Journal says: “A let-
ter from Gen. Leslie Coombs to one of your
leoding citizens says, “Kentucky still. stands
firm, and is arming rapidly for the Union.
——By orders of the War Department, the
grand camp of instruction at Hempstead has
.3
been named in honor of the Lieutenant-Geno
eral, “Winfield Scott.”
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