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MAILS CLOSE
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Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, lacs-
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Dnnbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
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Norwalk, Conn.
D. H. NUTTER, ......... PnorinE'roR.
THE ALLIS HOUSE,
(formerly Union Housc,)
Opposite N. Y. & N. H. Depot, in Union~st.,
New Haven, Conn.
L. P. ALLIS, Paormn'rou.
N. A. MOSMAN, M. 1).,
Homeopathic Physician tit Surgeon.
Office over C. T. Cornwall’s Storo,-first buil-
ding cast of Norwalk Hotel,
NORWALK', CONN. ’
fife/remiss : -
Prof. J. Beakloy, Dean of the Faculty,
Prof. S. R. Kirby, Homeopathic Medical Col-
lege, New York city, or , _.
G. W. Swazeth. D., Springfield, Mass. 91
CYRUS NORTHROP.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
' Ofllce opposite Congregational Church,
_ SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
1 JAMES o. HARBOUR,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
'D_ E N '1' I S '1',
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
non-chimeras; ' ' '
storm! as. scone,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintcnd the erection of
public and private buildings. Office in Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st.,'New Haven, Ct. tf52
. “ E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Canadian- ‘
ufacturer of Tin, Cop tor, and Sheet
Iron Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces Cutlery, Brittannia. Wooden and
Willow are, Crockery; and a full assort-
IRQIAIE of House Keeping articles generally.
E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
0 particular attention to sales by Auc-
tion, of Real Estate, Personal Property and
Household Furniture : terms low.
WM. G1 STREET 8; 00.,
- lblllQlif-isg wholesale and retail dealers in
nannwann, I now,
Steel Cutlery, Ginis, Agricultural Imple—
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, &c.
on s- nocnwoal
Fashionable Drafter & Tailor,
' and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPQFI UM I
No. 3 Skiddy‘s Block, Main-st, N orwalk, Ct.
0.3. GBUMAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimcres,
gatiuetts, VestingS. and Tailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard. Piece
or Package. Shootings,
Shirtings, Jeans, 850.
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN'
5. II. OIIMSTIIAD a. 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Fuecl, do,
4‘3 and 16. 1! lain-st... Nerwelk, Conn.
_ Wm—w- .1. _.. , ...__.__
urns INSURANOE COMPANY,
01‘ Hartford,
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
{cash Capital $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hazard,and
consistent With the Iowa qt:
compensation:
‘ HG . ‘QWLES Seleltgeut
955,9 ““R 1% {I For Nbl'willk and vicinity.
“”""“"”"f1vsunmvcn.
HE subscriber having taken the agency
of the N010 England Fire and Marine In-
surance (Jo. 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 Inga,»
if”; Conquiuy has been recently'efs’tablisliéd
d.
"it; I
' . , . ,1 . . . , l .‘ r {Iv
zi‘ilf lll =‘c.a;1‘iitat of $2001le alld'llilfi a
winder SGSRSDD.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent for N orwalk and vicinity.
Norwulh, Feb. lst, 1861. tf5
‘1 UGARS and Molasses at right prices at
OLMSTEAD & CO’S.
716--NE W SERIES.
«films and ignition, crucial gutrlligwu, guanine, goblin,
gallium», flirt/traits, &t,---d'5tatli5hrd in.
1800.
JACOB T1731! 61. 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dcalcrsin
READY MADE CLOTHING.
and
Gents’ Furnishing Goods
of their own manufacture.
REMOVAL.
HE oflice of C. F. Mocller’s Dyeing Es-
tablishment has been
R 11} ill 0 V
E D
from Mr. John F. Bennett’s, to 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 N orwalk, Chas. R. Bennett; Winni-
pauk, J 05. C. Randlo
Gutta Percha & India Rubber
CEMENT ROOFING.
r VIIIS 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 :
lst—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—T:-e cost is only about One-Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable.
It is readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs,
without removing the shingles, which is a
great desideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are readily re-
paired with Gutta Percha 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 N orwalk.
A. JAGESON 6!. 380.
‘N7 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 adics’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemcn’s Watch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
$5 to $100. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
renter. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
latcd Wares was never better than at pres-
ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BR0.
1:. cum-ram: a soars,
Cabinet Makers 3
At their Old Established Ware Romns,
East Side the Bridge,
OPPOSITE PHOENIX BLOCK.
AVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet Furniturc,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, ctc., cvcr offered
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, atextremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
Made Oofli'ns of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plainest ever
used.
From our long expen'cnee in the Underta-
king Business, we are confident we can give
perfect satisfhction to all who may need our
services. 37
Groceries Cheaper than ever
I' 0 R G A S H I
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries Provisions, etc, at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as iarge an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
he 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.
sournixonwax
. ladies and Gents’
Boot ck! Shoe Store.
Vl‘IIE subscriber, having taken tho. business
and stand of Stevens &, Tristram, is pre-
pared to supply every article to be found in a
first class‘b'col and Shea Establishment, for la.-
dies, gentlemen, ca 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
3 short notice,
Gents’ Paton! Leather Boots, Shoes, the. ,-
Laflles‘GaiTlcrs, (to, (to. ; Children’s
fiction, and Shoes, die, dc, di-c.
Rubber goods ; a large stock kept constantly
on hand. Repairing done neatly and cm ed3-
enlly. HARVEY STEVE S.
South Norwalk (No. 3, Ely’s Block), April
7, 1860.
runwrmunni
THE. subscriber is. now prepared to offer to
_ the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet Furniture
as can be found in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than the same
quality of goods can be obtained at any other
Establishment. ,
The stock consists in part (if
Marble. Top, Extension, Diuipgi‘ 0%,]; and
Quartotte Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Totes-tote Lounges -, Mahog-
our and: (hue seat Chan's; up,
and. Mahogany Frame Look.
ing Glasses, &c., &c.
C'OF’FIN WAREROOMS ;
where may be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which will finished in the best possible
manner, and at short notice.
if?“ A hearse will be furnished when (it):
sired. A. RENQUD,
Westport, May lst, 1858.
Hardware and Gutierr-
Mrclmlidfi 130.013, Farming Utensils. Guns,
" ' jisms. Iron and, steel, Window
Glass. Paints and Oils.
'M. C. S' ‘IDEET & 00. have in store
and are constantly receiving direct
from the manufacturers, a. large supply of
Foreign and Domestic Goods, under the above
dcnominations,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 all
can be purchased in New York, "
WILLIAM 0%383111'1‘;
A. H. WILCO. ' - 0N.
T Fancy Goods, ac.
flue assortment of Fancy Goods, Pocket
Cutlery, and a new lot of Rodgcr’s Scis-
sors, just received and warranted to be 21‘ first
rate article. Clocks of all kinds. We have
also the agency of Meri'ill’s Oriental Pomade,
something new, and needs only to be tried to
be appreciated. A. JACKSON & BRO.
At the Old Stand in Main Street
lars, Cravats, Hand
3 Cloths, Cassimercs and Vestings b ’the yard
‘ or pattern, and out free of charge.
HARDWARE 8:. PAINT STORE,
M a i n S t r e e t,
Opposite I. II. Campell's Confectionery,
MARVIN & rnowrr'r,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
ings, Window Shades, the.
TIMBER! LUMBER!
Iuath, Lime, Brick, Cement,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
BUILDERS‘ HARDWARE, &C., &C.,
AT THE
N ew Lulnbor Yard,
NEAR THE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Our Stock is new, bought for Cash, and
will be sold low. OLLES & 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 Oflicc, or with the Subscriber, will
receive prompt attention.
GEORGE PERRY.
References: '
W'in. K. Jainés, Win. S. Lockwood, Geo.
G. Bishop, S. 65 L. Curtis,Timotliy B. Fitch,
(Steam Mill,)JosephW.Hubbell, James Mitch-
ell, Hill & Hubbell, Jonathan Camp, 0. J.
Gruman. 3n115
Mr. J. Hessian,
Professorof Music
Is now prepared to re-
ncw his course of instruc-
tion to all those who may desire his services.
Instructions given on the Piano Forte, Organ
or Melodcon.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his rcsidcncc,Main-st., and store of A. II.
Camp, No. 17 Main-st, Norwalk, will be
promptly attended to. 1y32
NOR‘VAIJK
Steam Sawing 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, «Ste, &c., in the best
and most expeditious manner, and at satis-
factory prices. Ordci‘s by mail prompt] at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FITCII.
I-Iouse & Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, &c., &c.,
SOUTII NORVVALK.
IIE 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, slirubbery,
&c., and a shop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quintard &.
Smith’s Carriage Factory, to
GEORGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. ly1'9
J.N.LOCKWOOD a co,
West Side of’ the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOC ,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of Ladies’, Gents’,aud
Children’s
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material, and in the most
workmanlikeqnanner. Our assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and qiiality——a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar. establishment in
the County. In Gent’s Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
etc, we have a larger and better assortment,
we are confident, than was ever before offer-
ed in Norwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in our line, and
at the shortest notice.
. Misses‘ and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, etc.,
in endless variety. A fine article of Slippers
for Gents’ wear.
REPAIRING—in all its branches—done
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
E. '1‘. Whitney 6L Go.’s
Photographic and Fine Art
GALLERY,
Nouwanx, CONN.
ATE E. B. Tnoxirson’s. E T. Whitney
would inform the citizens of Norwalk
that he has established himself in the Gazette
Building, andwill furnish them with Photo-
graps, Ainbrotypcs, and all kinds of Pictures
taken b the sun, from Miniatures, to life
size; co orcd or plain; in the hi licst st le
of the art. E. T. IVH TNE .
D. B. Woonnunv. “29
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.
029 E. L. ARNOLD.
Ail-BERT ECRIEL,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
ADJ OIN ING Store of Knapp 85 Lyrics,
Main-st, N orwalk, Conn. The public
are respectfully invited to call and examine
the large and varied assortment of READY
MADE CLOTHING, Fren i Cloths, Cassi-
mercs and, Vestings, also a g oral assortment
of Gentleman’s Furnishing Goods, consistin ,
in part, of Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts, Co -
'erchicfs, Suspenders, &c.
articular
attention paid to Children’s Garments,
For Sale.
A very desirable small Farm, on the turn-
pike to N. Y., .udl about 10 minutes’
drive from the N, Y., 61: N. H. Depot. Said
farm contains about 14 acres has all kinds of
Fruit in full: bearing ; large Barn and Car-
riage. Please in good repair, and a very con-
venient House. Terms reasonable. Apply
; to T. B. Griffith, 8.0.. Nm'walk.
' A150, fl House and Lot on Flax Hill—terms
reasonable. Also, House and Store in South
Nm‘walk, The undersigned attends to the
purchase and sale of Real Estate, on reason-
able terms. tf‘34 T. B. GRIFFITH.
ROOFING.
VI‘HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties, building, with Warren‘s; superior
FELI AND GENE—NI" ROOFING.
This article of Roofing is, in use upon the
Norwalk Lock Compau 7'3 Building, and at
Leiiusbu,‘ ,, Bisscll & Co 3, where it gives en-
tire satis lotion, and is believed to be the
, cheapest as well as the best roofing in use.—
All orders will receive prompt attention.
0. F. LOOMIS.
SUPERIOR Machine for Cutting Hay,
Straw and Stalks, for sale at the New
Hardware Store ofMARVIN & PROWITT
- Main Street.
Merrill’s Oriental Roland-e."
NEW lot, just received, also a, fine lot
1' of Pefuinery, by ‘
' “ ' " - A.J,ACI§SON diBRO.
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The Brook.
The subject of this Poem is certainly not new, but
its treatment is remarkable for faultless melody and
refined taste.
A little brook went singing
Through the flowery lea,
“On, onward must I hasten,
The Silver Lake to see.”
The little brook runs merrily—
For nothing will she stay,
Through stones and pebbles winding,
She speeds her sparkling way.
The little brook impatiently
Creeps through the bushes green,
And through the tall reed forests
Where the sedge-bird‘s nest is seen. ‘
The little brook runs merrily—
For nothing does she stay,
Till she comes where the speckled fishes
Pursue their noiseless play.
“Stop, little brook 1" they call to her,
“Nor sweep us on with thee ;
Flow gently through our shady pool
Beneath the willow tree.”
And the little brook, all lovingly,
Flowed slowly through the pool;
Where her playful friends, the fishes,
Had their homes so deep and cool.
Then on again she hastened,
In cold, in rain, in heat;
Onward, and onward springing
With eager, twinkling feet.
Hastening, ever hastening-—
Untiring, bright, and free;
Now, little brook—be happy—
Thy Silver Lake, oh see!
Then the little brook leaped wildly,
And down the glen she springs ;
O'er ferns and tangled branches
A cloud of spray she flings.
It ceased—the wild sweet music
Of the rippling watch passed
Away—as on the lake’s clear breast
She found her home at lastf
o‘.-.
The Red River Voyageur.
A POE)! BY WRITTIEB.
Out and.in the river is winding
The links of its long, red chain
Through belts of dusky pine land
And gusty leagues of plain.
Only, at times, a smoke-wreath
With the drifting cloud-rack joins,
The smoke of the hunting lodges
0f the wild Assinlboinsl
Drcarily blows the north~wind
From the land of ice and snow ;
The eyes that look are weary,
And heavy the hands that row.
And, with one foot on the water,
And one upon the shore,
The Angel of Shadow gives warning;
That day shall be no more.
Is it the clung of wild-geese?
Is it the Indian‘s yell,
That lends to the voice of the north-wind
The tones of a far-ofl‘bcll?
The voyageur smiles as he listens
To the sound that grows space;
Well he knows the Vesper ringing
0f the bells of St. Boniface.
The bells of the Roman Mission,
That call from their turrets twain
To the boatman on the river,
To the hunter on the plain 1
Even so in our mortal journey
The bitter north-winds blow,
And thus upon life’s Red River
Our hearts, as oarsmen, row.
And, when the Angel of Shadow
Rests his rcpt on wave and shore,
And our eyes grow dim with. watching
And our hearts faint at the oar.
Happy is he who heareth
The signal of his release
In the bells of the Holy City,
The chimes of eternal peace!
0‘.»
From Godey's Lady’s Book.
Jessie, the Lame Girl.
In all the pretty little village of Snowdon—
ville, there was not a prettier or happier lit-
tle maiden than Jessie Harris. She was the
only daughter of.a poor, hard-working wid-
ow, who had lost her husband and received
a son on the same night. George Harris
had been a quarryman in the large stone
works that were a few paces from his little
house, and had been killed by a fall down a
deep shaft. His widow heard the news
while she was anxiously waiting his return
to bless his newborn son, their only boy.—
Little Jessie, then about three years old, and
George, the infant son, were thus left father-
less. Much sympathy was shown in Snow-
donville for the widow; and the wealthy la-
dies, Mrs. Ralston, Mrs. Howitt, and some
others, sent her plain sewing to do, paying
her a fair price, and thus enable her to sup-
port herself and children comfortably. At
the.time my story opens, Jessie was about
eleven years old, and George eight. Jessie
was the beauty and pet of‘lhe village school.
With dark, waving hair, soft hazel eyes, and
a rich, healthy complexion, she had a right
to claim the first; and her talent and indus-
try won her the last. “As pretty and smart
as Jessie Harris,” was quite a saying in the
village.
My story opens on a dark, blustering win-
fast, and the high wind threatened to shake
in the windows of the little cottage where
my heroine lived. Widow Harris was seat-
ed near the fire sewing; and Jessie’s nimble
fingers kept time with hers as she put a
patch on George’s school coat. George, as
a special privilege, lay on the settec, ready
to go bed, but permitted to stay with his
mother, because the wind made him afraid
to go up stairs alone.
“Mother,” said Jessie, “Miss Miles said
something very nice to me tolday.”
“What was it ?” inquired her mother.
“She said that, if I study very hard, and
improve as much as I have done, I will be
able to take the school when I am old
enough. She wants to give it up; but she
is so attached to the girls that she
will not do so until some one can take
her-place thatshe can feel commencem—
Mother! mother! what was that ?”
They were all on their feet with white fa-
ces and trembling figures. A fearful crash,
‘01th by a shriek of agony, had caused
Jessie‘s exclamation. With trembling fin-
gers, Mrs. Harris unlatched the door. The
wind blew it open, and drifted the falling
snow into the room. Nothing was heard
for an instant but the bowling of the wind;
then came a low moan, and a voice, cried
“Help!"
“Mother, some one has fallen into the
quarry." And Jessie sprang out. “I know
every step of theway; do not fear me."—
Then, raisingher voice, she cried, “Courage!
I am coming."
Her mother followed; and, headless of the
1raging storm, Jessie went forward to ; find
the sufferer.
“Call again. Where are you ll”
There was no answer.
ter evening, when the snow fell thick and‘
“Mother,” she said, turning round, “run to
the village for help, I am small and light; I
will go down into the quarry."
“God keep and preserve you i” said her
mother, “for you go on his errand.” And
with this blessing, she left the brave child
alone in the stofm.
Gathering her skirts about her, Jessy be-
gun to descend into the quarry. The huge
masses of stone, though covered with snow,
were uneven enough to afford her a foot
hold, and at last she reached the bottom. It
was a large hollow; and for an instant her
courage failed her as she thought for an in-
stant of the discouraging task she had under-
taken; then with a fervent inward prayer,
she began to feel for the person whom she
had come to seek. The darkness bewildered
her own voice was lost in the storm, and her
heart was sinking with despair, when voices
above reached her car. She stooped, and,
feeling, pushed aside the snow to lay her
trembling hand upon a cold human face.—
“Here! here l" she cried; “he is here i”
The lanterns gleamed brightly above her
at the mouth of the quarry; but no one
stepped forward to answer J essie’s call.—
The descent which her light feet and small
figure had accomplished was dangerous for
large, heavy men; and they were delibera-
ting what to do. A flaskjof brandy and a
lantern were lowered by ropes; and Jessie
was directed to raise the man’s head and
pour some of the spirit into his mouth. She
did so, and, with a great struggle, conscious-
ness returned to the sufferer.
“Mother,” cried Jessie, “it is young Mr.
Ralston.”
“Ask him, if we lower a chair, if he can
sit in it until we haul him out,"
“Yes, yes!” said the young man hastily.
“I was coming across, and the piece of stone
I stepped upon loosened and rolled down
here. I lost my balance and came after it.”
This was said in a low, weak voice to J es-
sie, who called aloud, “Lower the chair !”
Slowly along the snowy sides a chair, fas-
tened by many ropes, was lowered. It was
sometime before the wounded man could
get into it; but at last it was efl‘ected, “How
will you gegup ‘2” he said, filming to his
brave delivercr.
“I will come after you,” was the reply, in
a cheerful, hearty voice.
Seeing the chair safely on‘ the way up,
she began to climb the stones to go up as she
had come down. She was nearly at the top
and those above were watching her with a
breathless interest, when another stone gave
way, and she fell back. A cry of horror
rose on the air.
“I am alive!” she cried, “don’t fear, moth-
_ er; it has only fallen on my legs; lower the
ropes; I can hold on by my hands,"
With frantic eagerness she tried to rise;
but the heavy stones across her limbs held
her pinned fast. Awful visions of dying
there] floated with fearful distinctness
through her brain, and, with a wild cry, she
fainted.
Struck with admiration at her heroic con-
duct, and horror at her accident, one of the
men placed himself on the chair, and was
lowered to rescue her. When he again
came up, with the small, insensible figure
lying so still in his arms, there was a. unani-
mous murmur of sympathy through the now
large crowd. The squire‘s son, young Ral-
ston, had fainted again on reaching the
mouth of the quarry, and been carried
home; and all the rough men and sympa-
thizlng women who had braved the storm
to aid the “man lost in the quarry," gather-
ed about the little figure, Gentle hands lift-
ed her from the arms of her deliverer; and
she was carried to the little cottage. Her
mother, chilled and despairing, laid her upon
the little bed; while Georgey eiept from his
stool by the fire to gaze at his sister, whom
he had last seen so full of life and energy,
and who now lay so still and white. The
room was cleared of all but a few sympathi-
zing neighbors; and the doctor bent over
the little inanimate form.
I spare my readers the details. Five
weeks later, Jessie sat upon her little arm
chair, with the consciousness that that was
her place for the rest of her lifetime. If you
had raised the shawl that covered her limbs,
you would have seen that both legs were
amputated just below the knee. It was
hard—it was bitter, to have all her young
dreams of life end in this. Jessie murmured
loudly. Her mother in vain tried to check
the bitter tears that would fall from the poor
child’s.eyes. She had been sitting alone,0ne
afternoon, full of bitter, melancholy forebo-
dings, when a carriage stopped before the
window. A young man, wrapped in a large
cloak, got out first, then a lady. Jessie
knew them. It was young Louis Ralstou
and his mother. Mrs. Ralston had been
very kind in sending her messages and deli-
cacies, during her illness, but she had not
‘visited her before. Mrs. Harris was out—
hud gone to take home some sewing—and
George was with her; so the visitors, enter-
ing the little kitchen, found Jessie alone—-
They came to her chair, and stood, one on
each side. For a moment, there was a. deep
silence, and then, with a great cry, Mrs. Ral-
ston bent over the child. “My child! My
child!" and then she knelt down and buried
her face in Jessie's lap, while her whole
frame shook with convulsive sobs.—
She young man seemed as powerfully affect-
ed, and unable to speak. At last, bending
down, he said: “My prescrver, may God in
heaven bless and comfort you! Oh, Jessie !
J essiel that this should be your reward for
saving my life i"
“Mr. Balaton,” Jessie began,
“No, no! call me Louis; we are brother
and sister now; this has made us so. I
should have been here before, but the physi-
cians forbade it. I was somewhat injured,
but am well again."
“Jessie,” said Mrs, Ralston, “if a mother‘s
prayers and gratitude for the saver of her
son’s life can comfort you, oh, how truly they
are yours! But for you, I should be child-
less. You will think of this my child, and
let it comfort you.”
“I will ! I will! God forgive me for com-
plaining when he has let me save a life!"
And, for the first time, great peace shone in
the child’s face.”
From that day, there was no desire of J es-
sie’s heart that was not granted. Young
Balaton himself provided her with books,
pictures, and instruction ; and his mother
let no day pass without visiting the cottage,
They would have been very glad to ha vc ta-
ken the poor child to their own luxurious
home; but Jessie refused to leave her moth-
er. The child’s whole current of thought
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had changed since the Ralston’s first visited
the cottage. With prayer, with hopeful,
loving trust in the Almighty hand that had
seen fit to prostrate her, she stilled all repi-
nings, and was truly g rateful for love and
kindness showu to her.
Six years passed on; and again I wish to
take my readers to the little cottage. The
widow is at her sewing still in a chair by the
fireside; opposite to her is seated Jessie, who
looks older than when we last saw her, and
in other respects, somewhat changed. The
rich dark hair is gathered off from her broad,
white forehead, and falls in soft curls over
her shoulders. Her face is pale, bu? very
beautiful in its sweet, loving expression, and
tne large, soft eyes, shaded by long, dark
lashes, are full of intelligence and pure holy
light. Her small, slight figure is covered
with a white shawl; and the tiny white fin-
gers are busied in knitting. George, 9. tall,
manly youth, is seated beside her, bending
over a sum.
A low sigh from Jessie made her mother
look up.
“What is the matter, darling?”
“I was wishing, mother, thatI was of some
use in the world."
“Why, Jessie, you are of use. You help
me in my sewing; y0u draw now most
beautifully, so Mr, Ralston says; and you
knit a great deal.”
‘ “Besides helping me in my studies,”
chimed in George,
“Yes,” said Jessie, thoughtfully; “but I
have a great deal of useless time. You
know it wearies me to draw or sew for many
hours together; and I was thinking how I
could employ this time, and not be a burden
on my dear, kind friends.”
“ Jessie!” said her mother, warningly.
“Well, I won‘t say it again. Now, I have
aproposition to make. You know that in
the village, there are many children who are
too poor to pay for their education at the vil-
lage school; and they are growing up igno-
rant aud some of them vicious. Can I not
help to remedy this. Would it not be a good
work to have them here for a few hours ev-
ery day and try to instruct them ‘2"
“But, Jessie,” said Mrs. Harris, “they are
the very scum of the village. All the decent
children are at the village school.
“I know that.”
“Some of them swear fearfully,” said
George, “and I fear any of them would be
impertinent, if anything displeased them.”
“Will you let me try? I do so long to be
of some use in tliflorld.”
“Why, Jessie i” said a. frank voice at the
door, “is that you I hear talking in such a
plaintive tone? What is the matter ?"
“Oh, Louis ! are you there ‘2"
“Yes, half frozen. It is snowing.”
Jessie started, whispering: “It is the an-
niversary.
With admirable tact young Ralston bent
over her saying; “I left my mother praying
for the preservation of her son’s life.”
Jessie thanked him with a bright beaming
smile, and then told him her scheme. At
first he shook his head; but seeing her heart
was set on,the idea, he consented to act as
an ambassador in the village and collect all
the “little raganiufllns” that were willing to
come.
One week later Jessie awaited with a fast
beating heart the arrival of her first class.—
It was very small. One little girl only had
summoned up courage to come. Her repma
was so favorable that, the next day, three
little girls and two boys came, and in the
course of a month, the room was filled each
day. There was something in the pale, pure
face and slight frame of the teacher that
awed the class at first then won their respect-
ful love.
No profane word ever fell on the cars of
the young girl. Errors to correct she found
in plenty; but, with low, sweet voice, and
that indescribable holiness that encircled
her, she drove away all impiety, all profani-
ty. Rough boys went home with their
minds filled with higher ambition and purer
thoughts than they had ever before felt.—
Girls bent to her at their departure, with
their mind, blessing the sweet, gentle teach-
er who liad won them from ignorance, per-
haps from vice. And so passed her life.—
Trials she had among her class, but, with
gentle patience, she made rough places
smooth. Some ingratitude. too, came to
trouble her; but she never failed in her ef-
forts. It is now thirty years since Jessie
Harris fell down the quarry; and if, in pass-
ing through Snowdonville, you ask who is
the most useful and best beloved person in
the village, they will point out a little cot-
tage, and tell you its occupant, Jessie Harris.
fills the place. Mrs. Harris is dead; George
is a lawyer at the South; and J essic lives
alone, excepting her maid, one of her old
scholars, who almost warships her mistress.
Gentle, meek and hopeful, she lives an ex- ,
ample that none are so unfortunate that they I
can be of no use in the world.
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To PARENTS—Few parents realize how
much their children may be taught at home
by deverting a few minutes to their instruc-
tion every day. Let a parent make the ex-
perimentwith a son often years old for a. single
week and only (hiring the hours which are not
spent in school. Let him make a companion
of his child-converse with him familiarly—
put to him the questions—answer enquiries
—communicate facts the results of his read-
ing or observation—the meaning of things
and the reason of things—and all this in an
easy playful manner, without seeming to im-
impose a task and he will himself he aston-
ished at the progress which will be made.
—-—-———4d’<.>u
WA lawyer in Grass Valley, Cal., was
Consulted a few days since by an injured hus-
band, who complaincd of the unfaithfulness
of his spouse. Repeated acts of incontinence
upon the part of the wife could be clearly
proved, and the man of the law told his client
that there would be no difllcnlty in obtaining
a divorce at the next term of the court. “Di-
vorce next term of the court,” exclaimed the
now excited Benedict, “d—n your diiorce! I
don’t want any divorce, I only want to get
an injunction to stay her proceedings.”
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QUEER—A German writer observes that
in the United States there is such a scarcity
of thieves they are obliged to offer a reward
for their discovery.
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WOMEN Fours—To cure a pain in the
breast, procure a. well-made calico or delaine
dress, with an equally well constructed wo-
man insidc of it, and press closely to the part
affected. Said to be a kill or cure rpceipt.
- face of the enemy!
A Southern Democrat Supporting the
Administration.
The Bangor Whig has been requested to
publish the following letter from Mr. Charles
H. Foster who is one of the Union members
of Congress recently elected in North Caro-
linzh The letter was received by a. gentle-
man in New York:
SALISBURY, N. 0., Aug. 10 1861.
My Dear Sir—I was elected to Congress
from this state, by a large vote, on the lat
inst, that being the day designated by a stat-
ute of North Carolina, the repeal of which,
together with the abrogation of all the legis-
lative acts as well as constitutional provisions
recognizing the federal government, we the
Union men of this commonwealth, consider
null and void. I shall claim my seat in De-
cember next, as will also other gentlemen
chosen as representatives by the loyal citizens
of their districts. The vote I receivedin my
district, on the 12th of J one last, thrown upon
a day not named in any statute; and, al-
though in accordance with my suggestion,
was not seriously looked for.
A Piovisional Government, confessing its
allegiance to the union of States, will be set
on foot in North Carolina. before many
months. There is already a regiment of loyal
North Carolinians enrolled, whose services I
shall soon tender to the government. From
my observations for the past fortnight and
more, I am convinced that a large majority
of our people are in favor of adhering to the
Union.
Although for years a democrat and a sup-
porter of Mr. Breckinridge in the last Presi-
dential canvass, I was never a. disunionist;
and my present position, publicly assumed
immediately after the election of Mr. Lincoln
is in strict consistency with the whole record
of my life. As a man of Northern birth and
instincts, and entering the state of my adop-
tion as a citizen of the United States, and un-
der the banner of the stars and stripes, how
could I, or how can I ever, conscientiously
and with any self respect, repudiate the tradi-
tions of; my nativity, the nationality which
has invested me with all my political privileges
whether residing North or South, and the
protection of that beneficcnt flag under whose
familiar folds I have felt, everywhere within
the domain of the Union, that I was an
American citizen, limited to no provincial
birthright, attached to the soil of no single
state, entitled, in virtue of the express declara-
tion of the constitution erected by the fathers
to the rights and privileges of a citizen of
every state ! This larger and grander citizen
ship, believe me, no intimidation or tempta-
tion could ever bring me to relinquish.
The men of Maine will never falter on the
field, or tremble before traitors. I am no
longer a partisan. In the presence of the
dangers and duties of this trial-hour of the
great republic, I forget all part predilectious
and attachments. There are now only the
parties of loyalty and treason. The loyal
voice of the South, where my home is fixed,
and where are my wife and child, is all for
war—war not of subjugation or revenge, but
of deliverance and restoration. There can
be—there should be—no peace, no compro-
mise, no armistice of a moment even, until
this cruel rebellion is crushed. Based on
usurpation and a denial of the rights of
Southern freemen, and reaching forward to a
despotism, a despotism alike destructive to
the popular liberties of the South nnd con-
tumacious to the country, no democrat, in
the true and vital sense of that once honored
and potential name, should hesitate an hour
in his decision to strike hands with old party
foes in the holy crusade for its suppression.
Henceforth there should be no democrats, no
rcpublicans,but all Americans. But one voice
should be upon the lips of loyal men; and
till the integrity of our national empire is
again made good,and oppressed southem loy-
alists freed from a duress worse than
negro bondage, all political vocabularies
should be forgotten. This is no time for op-
position to the government, or carping stric-
tures upon its policy. Let all criticism be
postponed until this terrible crisis of our na-
tional life is past.
In October last, I made a speech before the
Breckinridge State Convention, in N orom-
begs Hall, at Bangor. I pledged my hearers
that North Carolina would not “secede” from
the Union. That pledge I have endeavored
to fulfill; and I shall never cease to labor
until the armed occupation of her territory,
accomplished by perjured men, which silenc~
ed for the time the emphatic utterance of her
loyalty in February, shall have been over-
borne by the delivering bayonets of the re
public. We have a people yet, and the ban-
n—er of the nation, one and indivisible, will
wave once more our hills and valleys.
Were I now in Maine, I would say to all
my democratic friends—Union for the sake
of the Union! Raise no white flag in the
Send on your hardy
legions for the deliverance of your southrcn
brethren now writhing in the daily tighten-
ing coils of a tyranny whichfunless now re-
buked forever, may one day bind your own
free limbs.
As a Union man, I for one shall support
the administration, in all its measures till the
war is over. I say this with a full sense of
the responsibility I assume before my consti-
tuents and the country.
I am, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
CHARLES HENRY Fos'rnu.
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AN INCIDENr.—The Newport (R. I.) News
tells a. story of a young man who had enlist~
ed, and who went .to his mother,a widow,
with his certificate, for her signature. She,
not being willing for him to go, withheld her
consent; but finally, after much persuasion,
:said she would agree upon one condition—
sthat her son should thrust his finger at ran-
dom through the leaves of the closed Bible,
and the language of the text upon which it
tested should decide her action in the matter.
He did as she requested, and his finger where
the Bible was opened was found resting over
the 16th and 17th verses of the 20th chapter
of II Chronicles. The tenor of the verses
(which the reader will please turn to) was
such as to induce the mother to consent to
her son‘s enlistment.
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[3‘ It is said that the most difficult army
regulation for the rebel soldier to conform to,
is that requiring passes for going to and from
camp. The rcpugnauce is owing to the fact
that the slave, to circulate freely, requires a
similar “pass the bearer.”
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mg" The gleeful laugh of happy children is
the best home music, and graceful figures of
childhood are the best statuary.
Camp Diseases.
Recruits and young soldiers should never
forget that those fatal diseases which attend
armies, and make more havoc than the at-
tacks of the enemy, are almost all prevent-
able; though often spread by infection to
older troops, they generally begin and are
chiefly confined to thosemen who are inferior
in experience or self-control, and take less
care for cleanliness, temperance, and proper
clothing. The mortality' which decimated
our armies in the‘ Mexican campiiign was
due, not so much to wounds received“ in ac-
tion, as to fevers, dysentery, diarrhoea, and
the consequent weakness resulting fiom
maladies. Thus after the return of our brave
troops to their native country, the diseases
they had incurred pursued them like are-
lentless foe, and hurried them to an untimely
grave long after they had been cheered by
the sight of home and friends. ‘ '
During the last Russian war, 16,211 men
died by sickness, and only 1,7 61 by wounds
in. the various hospitals, and exclusive of
those killed in action. In the ‘French‘and
Russian armies the difference is said'to‘ have
been still greater. During the last six months
of the campaign, in which the city was storm-
ed and taken, the French hespitals received
21,957 wounded, and 101,123 cases of disease.
In the disastrous expedition to Walcheren,
in 1809, the British lost one-third oftheir’fine
army by disease, and only sixteen per cent.
by wounds. During the Peninsular cam-
paigns of the Duke of Wellington, the losses
by wounds were about four per cent, while
nearly twelve per cent. of the troops Were
carried off by disease.
These facts show the permanent impor-
tance of such preventive measures as experi-
once has proved protective to health. Among
these are proper ventilation; scrupulOus per-
sonal cleanliness; the wearing of flannel
next the skin; the moderate use of fresh veg-
etables and fruits, especially oranges and
lemons; regular rations. and partial or com-
plete abstinence from spirits. It is also nec-
essary to separate the sick from their healthy
comrades. Scarcely any arrangement can
be named more important than this; and
universal eXperience has shown that the
crowding together of the sick andwounded
is one of the worst calamities that can befall
them. The slightest attacks of disease are
thus aggravated; and becoming epidemic,
have often caused a fearful loss of life,which,
under judicious regulations, might have
probably been altogether prevented—N. I
World.
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Revolutionary Defections.
A writer in the New York Tribune thus ro-
calls some incidents of the Revolutionary
struggle suggested byrecent events:
“This wide-Spread infidelity to the govern-
ment is no new incident in American history.
If a. modem serpent approached theheroic
Scott with infamous proposals, so " Duche,
whose sublime prayer as chaplain to theConti-
nental Congress melted the hearts of his audi-
ence as often .as he beat to repeat it, fell‘away
from his loyalty and enjoys the sole infamy of
having sought to corrupt Washington.—
While this wretch was praying to Almighty
God for the success of the Revolution, his
heart was black with treason. The Whigs of
Virginia were so alarmed at the idea of Inde-
pendence that they sent Carter Braxton to
turn the vote of that colony against it, if any
question on that subject should come upbefore
Congress. Though John Adams urged the
adoption of the Declaration with impetuous
eloquence, yet it was carried with great re-
luctance, and doubt and hesitation prevailed
even in Congress. Jefferson wrote thateven
after the commencement of hostilities, the
possibility of separation from England was
contemplated with affliction by all.”
John Adams went even further than. this,
declaring that ‘there was not a moment du-
ring the Revolution when I would not have
given every thing I possessed for a restoration
of the state of things before the contest be~
gan, provided we could have had sufficient
security for its continuance.’ Galloway and
the Alleus of Pennsylvania abandoned the
Whig cause. So, also, did the Skinners of
New Jersey, the Bayards, DeLancys, and
DcPeysters of New York, most of them com-
manding companies or regiments. William
Stark, the brother of the hero of Bennington
left it, and took up arms for the British.—
Wasbington’s friend,Mackeuzie, did the same
Zubly, a delegate in Congress from Georgia,
turned traitor outright. Gen. Reed, made
timid by Washington’s disasters in New
Jersey, had his timidity removed only by the
victory at Trenton.
Nathan Hale was recognized by one of his
own relatives while on his perilous mission,
and by him was betrayed to a death nponthe
gallows. Washington’s life was several times
attempted ; and cabals instigated andl‘shared
in by officers of high rank, were formod to
disgrace him. The symathies of even such a
man as Alexander Hamilton were at first in
favor of Royal side, as he himself admits in
his reply to Wilkins. The kinsmen of'Van-
Wart, who captured Andre were Tories-
Every State had its regiment of traitors; just
as many have them now. Arnold, who oom-
mandcd one, was no worse than Beauregard
or Pryor. He sought to give up only aaingle
fort. Archibald Hamilton of New York at
one time commanded seventeen companies
of Tories. When Charleston was threatened
by the British her citizens refused in a. body
to aid in her defense, and when captured
they flocked with disgraceful sycophancy to
the enemy's standard, eager to abandon prin-
ciple for safety.”
W
To CURE Gone is Bonanza—Mr.- John L.
Greg , of Missouri, says, in the Valley Far-
mer: “I can cure by the following receipo
any case of colic in horses in twenty minutes.
Take three ounces of tobacco, in small bits;
one drachm of red pepper; one and a half
gallons of boiling water; mix and simmer on
coals ten minutes, or till the properties of the
medicines are extracted. Administer by in-
jection with one-half pint syringe. Repeat
every minute till revived. By this method I
have cared more than fifty cases without a
single failure. The horse is generally fit for
use in an hour. The mod-us mandi of the
medicine is this: Tobacco is a powerful re-
laxant—Capsicum a powerful stimulant. By
the relaxation produced by the tobacco, free
exit is given to the collection of mud, or gas.
and the circulation is equalized; the'pepper
prevents too great a relaxation.”
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-—Castlc Pinckney, near Charleston, whith-
er the Federal prisoners at Richmond have
been removed, is said to be wrapped in mal-
aria, as with a cloak, in the Fall months.
Norwalk Chronicler