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N ORWALK CONN ., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4 [862.
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VOLUME XLV--NUMBER 5.
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NORWALK GAZETTE.
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loMalk Post one...
arms cnosn
West 7.30 A. M.-—2.30 P. M.
East 8.30 A. M. --5. 00 P. M '
Danbury 85 Norwalk Railroad 8. 50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, 1 ues-V
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
inns nun.
West9.10A. M...—600P M.
East820A. M——3.30VP. M.
Danbury&Norwalk Railroad 800A M.
PM OFFICE HOURS.
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annns Omrsrnsn, r. x.
sis-unsure 3112mm,
Collector.
Office at the Store of S. & L. Curtis,
Norwalk, Conn.
ROOFING SLATE,
' :3er Vermont,
VERY OHIAP,
At South Norwalk by.
H. E. WING.
THE 11.1.15 Hon-SE,
‘(formerly Union House,) ,
Opposite N. .Y. & N. H. Depot, in Union-st,
New :Haven, Conn.
J L. ’P. ALLIS, Pnornm'ron.
N. A. HQVSMAN, M. D.,
Homeopathlc Physician 1k Surgeon.
Office over C. T. Cornwall’s Store, first buil-
ding east of Nerwalk Hotel,
NORWALK, CONN.
References.
Prof. J. Beakley, Dean of the Faculty,
Prof. S. R. Kirby, HommpathicMedieal Col-
l,egeV New York city,o
G. W. Swazey. M.D., Springfield, Mass. 21
JAMES G. 3.5.330“,
' SURGICAL AND ascension}.
D E- N '.'I'.' I S '1',
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
Architecture.
SIDNEY M. 81083,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintcnd the erection of
public and private buildings Office 111 Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st, New lgilHaven, Ct. tf‘ 2
GEO. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn. ,Man-
ufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
Iron Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
“7 E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
0 particular attention tp sales by Auc-
tion, of Real Estate, Personal Property and
Household Furniture: terms low.
on. 11. STREET & co,
Importers, wholesale and retail dealers‘ in
l A3DWA3D', 1301",
Steel Cutlery, Guns, Agricultural Imple-
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, &c.
o. n. 1001170011,
1 ashionahle Draper 81 Tailor,
and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPOBIUM i
N o 3 Skiddy. 8 Block. Maillot, N orwalk Ct.
31 I. “INSTEAD ‘60.,
.Wholesale and BEtaiI Dealers in
Groceries. Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
ETNA’ ~ 11130111111111: contra-10v,
» 01' Hartford.
incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Dash Capital $1. 000, 000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
011 Terms adapted to the hazard and
consistent with the laws of
compensation.
GEORGE Vii. CQWLES. Sole Agent '
1y8 ‘ . For Norwalk and vicinity. -
A FINE variety of Meerschaum, Lava
and China, Pipes and Cigar Tubes may
be found at the Corner Store. . ‘
New Meat Habitat.
THE Subsc1iber would respectfully inform
the public that he has
RE’MO VED HIS STAND 9'
to Curtis’ ‘ Building, Street, and
tends keepinoV acoustfintlyM 6%
cost of Beef, 4 . Mutton,
Having had Ion
be is confident go; . ' lease. A
share of tho publc _ res ctfully
solicited‘ Yfis’n.
Norwalk. swath. is 1‘
.,,.,--.....;.. sperm Oil. he
PURE SPERM OIL for machinery—41m
lhest article manufactured, direct from
New Bledfoi'd, for sol“? lg
C.STREET & CO.
”is only need to delay
THE purchase of it parlor or sitting room
Stove, ,ng wzs . will convince those that
{..er us with? V "call', t at we are selling at
about one- half usus rates, and if that is
Maud the choi—_
. ,&c’., Bic,
DRESS MAKI G.
HE subscriber would inform-1er friends
that she has again commence
Making Business, and would
patronage. She cuts by measm
either take work home, or
tf23 CHARL OT E“
INSDDANGD
HE subscriber havin taken :the agency
of _the New England ’1'7' e and Marine In-
mranee' 00. of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by fire, on as accommodating terms as any
other Company.
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a paid' in capital of $200, 000 and has a
surplus of $6, 295. 00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Ag cut; for Norwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk, .Feb. 1st, 1861.
Guttalercha '& Indianubber
CEMENT 3OODING.
HIS 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 m use. '
We call attention to the following fhcts:
1st—‘It' 1s 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 oi
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.
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 N orwalk
All orders by letter will receive prompt at-
tention. D..F HUNT, South N orwalk.
A. JACKSON a. 330.
No. 1 Gazette Building.
“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 sm'passed
in Fairficld Connty,’ 1n quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which' 1s lar 'er than ever before. —
_We have a fine let of adies’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, at prices varyin from $20 to
$75, which we can recommen as bein cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s atch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at an price fiom
$5 to $100. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selhng cheap could not be
eater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Wares was never better than at pres-
cut and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BR0.
2. QDIN’I'A3D £1. sons,
Cabinet Makers 1
At their Old Established Ware Rooms,
East Side the Bridge,
OPPOSITE PH (ENIX BLOCK
HAVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet Furniture,Ch
Looking Glasses Mattresses, etc., ever offers
for sale' 1n this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
Made Oofins of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plainest ever
used.
From our long experience 1n the Underta-
11111 Business, we are confident we can give
cct satisfaction to all who may need our
service's. 37
Grocery“
3 GAS 3;!
THE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still centinues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc, at his
old stand, No.4 Skiddy’ 8 Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great 1nducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any st01e in the countryfl
would invite the special attention of .l to his
stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. ghedpuliVlic like inv11ted to call
mine an 11 e or emse ves.
and exa J g AMORE-HOUSE.
SOUTH NORWALK
ladies and Gents’
Boot C” 81106 Store.
' ‘HE subscriber having taken the business
, and stand of lStevens 8: Trislvtrgm, is1 pre-
ared to en 1 eve artic e to e oum in a
£7?” class Bpoglyand lSyhoe Establishment, for la-
dies, gentlemen, or children’ s wear.
V00! goods are manufactured expressly for
our own sales. and Warrant all work sold by
us. Always on hand, or made to order at
short notice,
Genls’ Patent Leather Boole, Shoes, (to. ,
Ladies’ Gaiters, etc, do. ; Ohiklren’s
Gaiters, and Shoes, fie, (50., the.
Rubber goods; 11 large stock kept constantly
on hand. Repht'rln‘g done neYatly and expedi-
willy. HARVEY EVEN S
South Nerwalk V(No. 8, Ely a Block), April
7 1860.
DDIN’IDD3DI
THE subscriber 1s now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand as good an
assortment of
Cabinet Furniture
as can be fon' m Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, F ORG CASH, than the same
qualit of goods can be obtained at any other
Eatabhshmcnt.
he hstock consists in part of-
Marble :Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartette Tables, Bookcases, Bureaus,
Souls, 'l-‘ete-a-tete Lounges; Mahog-
any a 1% Cane seat Chairs, Gilt
and ahoganyF tame oak-
ing Glasses, disc, tim.
COFFIN WAREROOMS;
where ma be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which, will finished' 1n the best possible
manner, and at short notice.
0%” A hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. A.R EON UD.
Westport, May lst, 1858.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mechanic’s Tools, Farming Utensils, Guns,
Pistols, Iron and Steel, Window
Glass, Paints and Oils.
M. C. STREET& CO. have in store
fiom the manufacturers, a large supply of
Fereign and Domestic Goods, under the above
denominatim} 8, 13,01} makes tllpll‘ assortment
of articles smte 0 this markct, equal to any
in the State, and which will be sold either
wholesale or retail on as favorable terms as
can be purchased 1n New York
WILLIAM C. STREET
A. H. WILCOXSON.
Dancy Goodman
fine assortment of Fancy Goodall ket
A Cutlery, and a ew lot of Badge-£0915-
sum-just received an warranted to is fibril
cl Cl ksofall kins. chap
also E's agencyizi' Merrill- s Origm
nbt cheap 8110113119“! ill trig; sell still less.
\ xwoon & Co.
ma e,
some new, and need soul ti1 tried to
be appreciated. A. J ACK 0.” a BRO
ll
It“ 1s readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs, '
J Smith’s Carriage
. in endless variety.
Cheaper than ever .
and are constantly receiving direct '
New
HARDWARE s. PAINT sronr,
D! a i n S t r e e t,
Opposite I. H. Campcll’s Confectionery,
Maavuv & rsowrr'r,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oil's, Glass, Pa ager Hang-
ings, Window Shades,
TIMBER! LUMBER!
lath, Dime, Drick, Cement,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
BUILDERS‘ HARDWARE, £50., 850.,
AT THE
N ew Lumber Yard,
NEAR THE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Our Stock is new, bou ht for (huh, and
will be sold low. LLES do ELY.
South Norwalk Oct. 15, 1860. tf42
NORWALK ’
Steam Sawing and Plaining
DI: I :I'. 1'..
THE subscriber has fitted up and is now
prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
nin Scroll and other Sawin ;manufacture
ofDoors, Sash, Blinds, &c., ,in the best
and most expeditious manner, and at satis-
factory prices. Orders by mail prom tl at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHYB. F1 0
House a; Sign Painting,
(1111111111, GLAZING, &c.. to,
’ SOUTH NORWALK.
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and at reasonable
rices. '
p Also, For Sale, his present residence (with
his business if desired), comprisin a house
nearly new, with garden, trees,s
&c., and ashop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quintard 6‘1
Facto
(111113111111 HODGES.
May 7th, 1860.1y19
JEN. LOGVKWOOD & 00,
West Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOCK,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of L s’, Gents’,and
' Children’s
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, 850.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material and in the most
workmanlike-manner. Our assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and quality—a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar establishment' 1n
the County. In Gent’ 5 Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
.etc., we have a larger and better assortment,
we are confident, t an Was ever before offer-
ed' m Norwalk. we are prepared to manu-
. facture‘, to measure any arlee' m our line, and
at the shortest nolwe.
Misses’ and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, etc,
for Gents’ wear.
REPAIRING—in all its branches—done
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
Whitney’s
Photographic and Fine Art
GALLERY,
NORWALK, CONN. .
ATE E. B. Tnonrson’s. E T. Whitne
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, fi'om Miniatures, to life
size; colored or plain, ;EinT the hi hest st le
of the art. TWH TNE
'I'omb Stones e1. Monuments,
AT THE
NORWALK MARBLE YARD.
Near the Bridge, Norwalk, Conn.
EPULCHRAL Monuments and Grave
Stones of every variety of patterns, and
of the most skillful workmanship. The best
assortment of American and Foreign Marble,
kept constantly on hand.
Persons wishing to procure Monuments or
any kind of Marble Works, are invited to call
and give a personal inspection of his material
and workmanship, as this will be more satis-
factory than to purchase of agents without an
opportunity of testing the quality of the arti-
clVe contracted for
W The Lettering and Ornamental work
are executed by experienced workmen, and
can warrant it to give entire satiMsfaction.
J.M .MS ITH.
Important to owners of Horses-
wrnn‘am D. SWAN,
Saddler dl. Harness Maker,
Adjoining Danbury & Norwalk R. R. Depot
NORWALK, CONN. .,
KEEP-S constant) on hand and will make
to order every escriptiou of
Harness,
Horse Furniture,
Trapping: 01 Clothing.
Also Seddler’s Hardware
and outfits.
Trunks, Valisea, Carpet Bags, 611:.
' All 1n want of anything' 1n his line,will do
well to give him a call. Orders for any kind
of work promptly executed. Repairing done
neatly and cheaply, and at short notice.
Annual." xnrnn.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
ADJOINING Store of CKnapp & Lynes,
Main-st. Norwalk, C;onn The public
the large and varied assortment of READY
MADE CLOTHING, French Cloths, Cassi-
acres and Vestings, also a general assortment
Gentlemen’ s Furnishing Goods, consistin,
in part, of Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts, Co-
lars, Cravats, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, &c.
Cloths, Cass11(111eresfrandfVe'stirgaRigging~ yiird
or pattern an out eeo cbag 1 or
attention paid to, Children’s Garmentsrt Cli
For Sale.
A_ very desirable small Farm, on the turn
pike to NY” and about 10 minutes’
Ve from theN. Y & N. H. De ot. Said
11 contains about 14 acres has a 1 kinds of
Fru1t1nibbearin;large Barn and Car-
riage House 1n goo repair, and a very con-
venient House. Terms reasonable. Apply
to T. B. Griffith, So. Norwalk.
Also, a House and Lot on Flax Hill—terms
reasonable. Also, House and Store 1n South
Norwalk, The undersi ned attends to the
purchase and sale of Rea Estate on reason-
able terms 1134 '1'. B. GRIFFITH.
" ROOFING.
’I‘HEh subscriber is reputed to furnish par-
ties, building, w in Warren’s superior
' FEL1 AND CEMENT ROOFING.
This article of Roofing 15 in use upon the
Norwalk Lock Compa ny’s Building, and at
L'Vounsbury, Bissell & Co s, whore it gives en-
tire satisfaction, and is belie} d to be the
cheapest as well as the best to ing in use. —-
All orders Will receive prompt ttention. '
C 1 Leon
SUPERIOR achine for uttl g Hay,
. Straw'an ksfib'r yin tJheN New
Hardware Store 'qf A VI 62 PROWITT
Main Street.
BURNING FLUID 111% best, for sale at
onlusrnu’) a co. '5.
HE subscriber will execute all orders' 1n .
rubbery, . "
_A fine article of Slippers .
‘ whose two portraits
ai'e rospectfully invited to call and examine
The Farmer’s Wife to her Husband.
Don’t stop a moment to think, John;
Our country calls—then go;
Don’t fear for me or the babes, John,
' I’ll care for them. you know.
Lesvethe corn upon the stalk, John,
Potatoes in the hill.
And the pumpkins on the vine, John;
I'll gather them with a will.
Then take your gun and go, John ;
Yes, take your gun and go;
For .Ruth can drive the oxen, John,
And I can handle the hoe.
l've heard my grandsire tell, John,
(He fought at Bunker Hill,)
He counted all, his life and wealth,
His country’s offering still.
Would I shame the brave old blood, John.
That flowed on Monmouth plain ?
No ; take your gun and go, John,
Though I ne’er see you again.
Then take your gun, etc.
The armyls short of blankets, John;
Then take this heavy pair ;,
I spun and wove them when a girl,
And worked them with great care.
A rose in every corner, John,
And here‘s my name, you see; ’
0n the cold ground they’llwarmer feel,
Because they‘re made by me.
Then take your gun, etc.
And, John, if God has willed it so
We ne‘er shall meet again,
I’ll do my best for the children, John.
In sorrow. want or pain.
011 winter evenings I‘ll teach them, John,
All that I lehr'ned at school,
And to love our country, keep her laws,
Obey theSaviour’s rule.
. Then take your gun, etc.
- And now, good-by to you, John,
I cannot say, Farewell;
We‘ll hope and pray for the best, John,
111'- goodness none can tell;
May His arm be around you; John,
To guard you night and day,
Be our beloved country's shield
Till war shall pass away. .
Then take your gun and go. John;
Yes, take your gun and go , »
For Ruth can drive the oxen, John,
And I can handle the hoe. ' '
. ' Frmn the Atlantic Monthly .-
LOVE AND SKATES.
In Two Parts.
BY THE LATE MAJ. THEODORE WINTHROP.
pm 11. .
Continued.
CHAPTER IX.
LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Peter Skerrett came sailing round the
purple rocks of his Point, skating like a
man who has been in the South of Europe
for two winters. '
He was decidedly Anglicized in his
whiskers, coat, and shoes. Oherwisehe
in .all respects repeated his well-known
ancestor, Skerrett of the Rewlution ;
l. A ruddy hero
in regibientals,‘ 1n Gilbert Stuart’s early
brandy-and-water manner , 2. A rosy
et-and-water manner—haug-i-n ‘ _Vhis de-
scendant’s dining room.
Peter’s first look was a provokingly
slgnificant one at the confused and blush.
ing young lady. Secondly he inspected
the Dying Gladiator on the ice.
“Have you been tilting at this gentle-
man, Mary ?” he asked, in the voice of a
cheerful, friendly fellow. “Why! Hallo.
Hooray l It’s Wade, Richard Wade,
Dick Wade! Don’t look, Miss Mary,
while I give him the grips of all'tb'e se-
cret societies we belonged to in College.”
, Mary, however, did look on, pleased
and amused, while Peter plumped down
on the ice, shook his friend’s band, and
examined him as if he were fine crockery,
spilt and perhaps shattered. ‘
"It’s not a case of trepanning, Dick,
my boy ?” said he. _
“No,” said the other. “I tumbled in
trying to dodge this lady. The ice
thought my face ought to be scratched
without mercy. My wits were knocked
90!; of me ;'but they are tired of secession
and pleading to be let in again.”
“Keep some of them out for our sake i
We mast have you at car commonplace
level. Well, Miss Mary, I. suppose this
is the first time yen have had the sensa-
tion of breaking a man’s head. You
_ generally bit lower ” Peter tapped his
3‘
heart.
“I ’11; all right now, thanks to my sur-
geon,” says Wade “Give me a lift,
Peter.” He pulled up and clung to his
friend.
“You ’re the vine and I"m the lamp-
post,” Skerrett said. “Mary, do you
know what's pocket pistol. is f”
“I have seen such weapons concealed
about the persons of modern warriors.”
"There’s one in my overcoat pocket,
with a cup at the butt and a cork at the
muzzle. Skate off now,.like an angel,
' and get it. Bring Fanny, too. She is
restorative.”
. "A re you alive enough to admire tint
Dick 1’” he continued, as she skimmed
agwa J I
“It would put a soul under the ribs .Of
Death. ”
“I veneratc that young woman, ”says
Peter. “You see whats beauty she' 1s,
and just as unspoiled as this ice. Uri:
spoilcd beaches are ‘rurer than rocs’
eggs,” 1
l‘Shc has a singularly true face,” Wade
replied, “and that is the main thing—the
most excellent thing in manor woman”
“Yes, truth makes thatnuissncabeau-
ty, tolerable, ”
“You did not do me the boom to, pre.
sent me. ”
l .“I saw you had gone a great way be-
' ynnd that, my boy. Have you not her
initials 1n cambric _on your brow ? N at
M. T, which wouldn’t apply , but M.
Db‘ . ‘
: J‘le’l-fi—F?’
"DOW? v
I . kinswom'an.
Bags in senatorials, in Stuart’s later ' 'clar-rr
because I had been scratching its face .
“I like the name,” says Wade, repeat-
ing it. “It sounds simple and thorough-
bred. "
“Just what she is. One of the nice
simple hearted and thorough- -br_ed girls
on this continent.”
“Nine 1?”
“Is that too many? Three, then.—
That’s one in ten millions. The exact
proportion of Poets, Painters, Orators,
,‘Statcsmcn and all other Great Artists.
Well—three or nine—Mary Damer is
one of them. .She never saw fear or
jealousy, or- knowingly allowed an igno-
lile thought Or an ungenile word or an
' ungracefc! act in herself. Her atmos.
phere does not tolerate flirtation. You
- must find out for yourself how m'uch ge- -
nius‘shc has and has not. ButI will say
this—that I think of puns two a minute
fister when I’m with her. Therefore she
must be magnetic, and that is the first
c arm in a. woman.”
. Wade laughed.
‘ "You have not lost your powers of
analysis, Peter. Bn't talking of this he-
roine, you have not told me anything
ning.’
“Come up and dine, and we’ll fire away
side ! I’ve been looking in vain for a
worthy hero to set visa-ris to my fair
But stop l perhaps you
have a Christmas turkey at home, with a:
wife opposite, and a brace of boys wait-
ing for drumsticks. ”
“No—my boys, like chernbs, await
their own drumsticks. They’re not born,
and I’m not married. ” '
“I thought you looked incomplete and
abnormal; Well, I will show you a mod-
cl wife—and here she comes l”
ding round the Point, with draperies
floating as artlessly artful as the robes of
Raphael’s ' Hours, or a Pompeian' Bac-
cbante. For want of classic vase or pa
lera, Miss Damer brandished Peter Sker-
rett’s pocket pistol.
Fanny Skerrett gave her band cordial-
ly to Wade, and looked a little anxiously
at his pale face.
“Now, M. D., ” says Peter, '.‘you have
been surgeon, you shall be doctor and
dose our patient Now, then—-
' V ‘ Hebe, pour free!
Quicken his eyes with mountain dew,
That Styx, the detected,
No more he may view. ’ "
. ifThanks, Hebe!”
Wade said, continuing the quotation—
- “I quail m
In Pecan; I- cry!
The whiskey oi‘ the Immortals ‘
Forbids me to die. " ‘
“We efl'eininatewomen, of the nine-
teenth. century are afraid of broken
head's, ” said Fanny. -“But Mary Denier
seems quite to enjoy your accident, Mr.
Wade, as an adventure. ” '
Miss Damer certainly did seem gay
and _exhilarated.
“I enjoy it,” said Wade. “I perceive
that I fell on my feet,then I fell on 1me
crown. I tumbled among old friends,‘and
I hope among new ones.” .
”I have beenwaiting to claim my‘place
among your old friends,” Mrs. Skerrett
said, “ever since Peter told me you were
one of his models.” .
She delivered this little speech with a
caressing manner which totally fascinated
v Wade.
Nothing was ever so absolutely, pretty
as Mrs. Peter Skerrett. Her complete
prettiness left aothing‘to be:desir.ed.
“Never i” thought Wade, “did I s'ee
such a compact little casket of perfectiOn.
Every feature is thoroughly well done and
noneintrnsively superior. Her little nose.
is a combination of all the amiabilities.
Her black eyes sparkle with fun and mis-
chief and wit, all playing over deep ten-
derness below. Her hair ripples itself
full of glesma and shadows. The same
coqoetry of Nature that rippled her hair
has dinted her cheeks with shifting dim-
ples Every time she smiles-sand she
smiles as if sixty an hour were not half
allowance—a dimple slides into view and
vdnishes like ‘a'dot in a flow of sunny
wcter. And; 0 Peter Skerrett! if you
were not the best fellow in the world, I
should envy you that ' lateutkiss of a
mouth. ”
"You need not say it, 'Wade,--your
broken head exempts you from the busi-
ness of cempliments,” said Peter; “but I
see you think my wife perfectIOn. You’ll
think so the more, the more you know
her.”
. “Stop, Peter," said she, “or I shall
have to hide behind the superior charms
of Mary Damer. ”
Miss Denier certainly was a woman of
agrsnder order. You might pull at the
bells or knockers and be introduced into
the beudoirs of all the houses, villas. seats
chateau, and palaces -in Christendom
without seeing such another. She be-
lo§nged distinctly to the Northerngraces.
1gp“‘brave and true and tender” wOmen.
ere was, indeed, a trace of haul'eul' and
imperionsness in her look and Vma'nner ,
bit it did not ill become her distinguish-
ed figure and face. Wade however, re-
membered her sweet earnestness when
size was playlng leech to his wound, and
use to take that mood as her dominant
one.
“She must bays been demeratoly an-
noyed with boresendboobles he‘tllitight
distance. ‘I am afraid I shall never get
within her lines again—not even if I
‘1
about yourself, except apropos of pun-V '
personal histories, broadside for broad-_
. manity in our souls,” Fanny said.
Here they came, the two ladies, gli- _
,tion, Mr. Wade,” Fanny claimed.
, scribe 11.." .
' plate.
had had a trouble to dodge.
.me ” ,
“I .dont 1191149111» protect: their by .
should try slow and regular approaches,
and bombard her with bouquets for a
twelve month. ”
“But, Wade,” says Peter, “all this
time you have not told us what good luck
sends you b ore to be wrecked on the hos-
pitable shores of my Point.”
“I live here. I aid chief cook and con-
fectioner where you see the smoking top
of that chimney lip-stream.”
“Why, of course! What a dolt I was
not to think of you, when Charm told us
, an’ Athlete, a Brave, :1 Sage, and :1. Gen-
tleman was the Superintendent of Dun-
derbunk ; but said we must find his name
out for ourselves. You rpmember, Mary.
,Miss Damer is Mr. Churm’s war .”
She acknowledged with a cool bow
thatpshe did remember her Vguardian’s
character of Wade.
“You do not say, Peter,” says Mrs
Skerrett, with a bright little look at the
other lady, “why Mr. Charm was somys-
terioVns about Mr. Wade.” .
“Miss Damer shall tell'ns,” Peter re.
joined, repeating his wife’s look of merry
significance.
She looked somewhat teased. ‘Wade
could'divine easily the meaning of this
little mischievous talk. His friend
Charm had no doubt pnfied him furious-
ly. ‘
"All this time,” said Miss V'Damer,
evading a reply, “we are neglecting our
skating privileges.” , J J
T“Peter and I have a few grainsofv hu-
“We
should blush to sail away from Mr.Wade,
while he carries the quarantine flag at
his pals cheeks.”
“I am almost ruddy again,” says
Wade. _ “Your potion, Miss Damer, has
completed the work of your surgery. I
can aflord to dismiss my lamp-post.”
“Whereupon the post changes to a tee-
totum," Peter said, and spun off in an
eccentric, ending inVa tumble.
"I must have-a share in your restora-
‘11
see you need second dose of medicine.
Hand me the flask, Mary. What shall I
pour from this magic bottle ? juice of
Rhine, blood of Burgundy, fire of Spain,
bubble of Rheims, beeswing of Oporto, ‘
honey of Cyprus, nectar, or whiskey?
Whiskey is vulgar, but the proper thing.
on the whole, for these occasions. I pre.
And . she gave him another
little draught to imbibe. .
He took it kindly, for her sake—and
not alone for that, but for its own res-
pectable sake. His recovery was com-
He head, to be sure, sang a little
still, and ached not a little. Some fellows
would have gone on the sick list with
such a wound. Perhaps he would, if be
But herein
stead was a pleasure to follow. So he
began to move about slowly, watching
the ladies.
'V_ Fanny was a novice in the Art, and this
was her first day this winter. She skated
.timidly, holding Peter very tightly. She
"Went into the dearest little panics for fear
of tumbles, anquttered the must musical
screams and laughs. And if she succeed-
ed'in taking a few brave strOkes and fin-
ished with a neat slide, she pleaded for a
verdict of “Well donel" with such an ap-
pealing smile and such a fine show of
dimples that every one was fascinated
and applauded heartily.
Miss Damer skated as became her free
and vigorous character. She had passed
her Little Go as a scholar, and was now
steadily winning her way through the list
of achievements, before given, toward the
Great Go. Today she was at work at
small circles backward. Presently she
wound 05 a series of perfectly neat ones,
and, looking up,vpleased with her prowess,
caught Wade’s admiring eye. At this
she smiled and gave an arch little woman-
ly nod of self-approval, which also de-
manded masculine sympathy before it was
quite a perfect emotion.
With this charming gesture, the alert
feather in her Amazonian hat nodded,
too as if it admired its lovely mistress.
Wade was thrilled. “Brave!” he cried
in answer to the part of her look which
asked sympathy; and then, in reply to
the implied challenge, he forgot his hurt
and his shock, and struck into the same
figure... .
He tried not to surpass his fair exem-
plar too cruelly. But he did his periph-
eries well enough to get a repetition of
the captivating nod and a Bravo ! from
the lady ' ‘
“Bravo!” said she. “But do not tax
your. strength too soon.”
She began to feel that she was express-
ing too much interest in’the stranger. It
ans a new sensation for her to care wheth-
er men fell or got up. A new sensation.
She rather liked it. She was a trifle
ashamed of it. In either case, she did
not wish to show that it was in her heart.
The consciousness of concealment flushed
her damask check.
It Was a damask cheek. All her hues
were cool and pearly; while Wade, Sex-
on '.too, had bot golden" tints in his hair
. and moustache, and" his color, now return-
ing, was good strong red with plenty of '
bronze In it. _
“Thank you,” he replied. “My force
has all come back. Yo have electrified
V1 \
A civil nothing; but meaning managed
'all'about rings and edges, and heel and
'The negative part of a conversation is of-
.ten as important as its positive.
forts to be Fine Art also.”
to get into his tone and look, whether he '
to feel guilty.
Of what crime?
Of the very same crime as hers,—the
most ancient and most pardonable crime
of youth. and maiden,—-that sweet and
goiltless crime of love in the first degree.
' So, without troubling themselves to
analyze their feelings, they found n pl-
quant pleasure in skating together,—she
in admiring his tau/rs de force, and he in
instructing her.
”Look, Peter!” said Mrs. Skerrett,
pointing to the other pair skating, he on
the backward roll, she on the forward,
with hands crossed and locked ;—such
contracts are permitted in skating, as in
dancing. “Your hero and my heroine
have dropped into an intimacy.”
“None but thePlucky deserve the Pret-
ty,” says Peter.
“But he seems to be such afine fellow,
-—.suppose she should n’t”——-—
The" pretty face looked anxious.
“Suppose he should n’t, ” Peter othheV
masculine behalf returned. -
“He cannot help it: Mary“ 1s so noble,
-—.and so charming,-' when she does not
disdain to be. ”
“I do notVbelievVeVVshe can help it.
cannot disdain Wade. 1 He carries too
many guns for that. He was-a hero
'when I first knew 'him. His face does
know what Mr. Chnrm told us of his chiv-
alric deeds elsewhere, and how be tamed
and reformed Dnnderbunk. He is crys-
tal grit, as crystalline and gritty as he
can be.”
“Grit seems to be your symbol of the
highest qualities. It certainly is a‘better
thing in man than in ice- cream. But,
Peter, suppose this should be a true love
and should not run smooth ?”
“What consequence is the smooth run—
ning, so long as there is strong running
and a final getting in neck and neck at
the winning-post?”
“But, ” still pleaded the anxious soul,
having no anxieties of her own, she was
always always suffering for others,—“he
seems to be such a fine fellow! and she is
so hard to win!”
"Am I a fine fellow?”
“No, —horrid!”
“The truth, —-orl let you tumble. ”
“Well, upon compulsion, I admit that
you are.”
“Then being a fine fellow does not di-
minish the said fellow’s chances of being
blessed with a wife quite superfine.”
“If I thought you were personal, Pe-
ter, I should object to the mercantile 11d-
jeciive. ‘Superfine,’ indeed!”
"I am personal. I withdraw the ob-
noxious phrase, and substitute transcen-
dent.
cxperience in my own. ' I do not feel very
much concerned about him. He is big
enough to take care of himself. A man
who' Is sincere, self- possessed, and steady
does not get into miseries with beautiful
Amazons like our f1ieud.Ile knows too
much to try to make his love run up hill;
but let it'once get started, rough running
gives it vim. Wade will love like a dc!-
uge, when he sees that he may, and I ’d
advise obstacles to stand off.”
“It was pretty, Peter, to see cold Mary
Damcr so gentle and almost tender.”
“I always have loved to see the first
beginnings of what looks like love, since
I saw ours.”
“Ours,” she said,—'—“it seems like yes-
terday.”
And then together they recalled that
fair picture against its dark ground of
sorrow, and so went on refreshing the
emotions of that time until Fanny smiling
said,—
“There must be something magical in
skates, for here we are talking sentimen-
tally like a pair of young lovers.”
“Health and love are cause and effect,”
says Peter, sententiously.
Meanwhile Wade had been fast skat-
ing into the good graces of his compan-
ion. Pcrhops Vthe rap on his head had
deranged him. He certainly tossed him-
self about in a reckless and insane way.
Still be justified his conduct by never
tumbling again, and by inventing new de-
vices with bewildering rapidity. I
The pair were not at all sentimental.
Indeed, their talk was quite technical:
toe,—what skates are best, and who best
use them." There is an immense amount
of sympathy to be exchanged on such
topics, and it was somewhat significant
that they avoided other themes where
they might not sympathize so thoroughly.
So the four entertained themselves
finely, sometimes as u quartette, some-
times as two duos with proper changes of
partners, until the clear west began to
grow gold and the' clear east pink with
sunset.
“It is a pity to go,” said Peter Skéb
rett. “Everything here is perfection and
Which he perceiving, on his part began
. retts had discovered the methods.
V ing stamped with the general epithet,
-- the met ” said Mrs. Skerrett, as Wade: V
She .
not show an atom of change; and you ‘
. should be true. The proper pamsbmentto‘z 1
No, Fanny dear, I read Wade’s .
.withheld from prosecuting the war i Vth
“Ah!” said he. ' “'Here is the millet.
tripped me, ‘Wade, his marli’ '3qu
into it. If I had not this”——h mam ~
Miss Damer’ s handkerchief—“for I dun; ‘ E
venir, I think I would dig up tlléV our and ' a
carry it home. ” . J
‘ Let it melt out his float away iiigthe
spring,” Mary said.V_;V‘.‘It may be rch-
for a sea-gull or a buoy for a dr _ hing
man. ”
Here, if this were a long story instead
of a short one, might be given a descrip- = i”.
tion of Peter Skerrett’s house and the . '
menu. of Mrs. Skerrett’s dinner. Ptt'cr '-' .
' and his wife had both been to great pil-
lory dinners, ad museum, and learnt'slh‘at
to avoid. How not to be bored is the
the object of all civilization, and the Skprm
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Perfection.
, - “You will join us again to- narrow 0.3,
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rose to go.
;' “Tomorrow I go to town to report, to»:
my Directors.” "
“Then uekt day. ”
“Next day, with pleasure.” " ', ,'
Wade departed and marked this baI-‘M'J
cyon day With white chalk, as the whitest
brightest, sweetest of his. life. :5 egg.-
Concluded an earnest; ' ‘ ‘1'”
, ., . . V; ,4
@George W. Blunt speaks of Inent
Maury as follows- :——“He also says ‘ther ,
is a. price set on his head, ’ and that ho; 1V."
fights with a halter round his neck. The; 1
first statement is nntrue;tl1e' 8800111155
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be awarded to Mr. Maury, 1n can 11 IN"
taken after the rebellion is crushed— J J" I J
13:18 it may be thOught too cruel—would
be to sentence him to solitary confinement... .
with a copy of his book of directions, and
copies of wind and current charts," to
revise. ” , '
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WA yOung man who begins by as.
ving a few shillings,- and thriftly increases“ 2.‘
es his store—svery coin‘ being a repre- ' '1
sentative of good sohd work, honestly
and manfully done—stands" a better
chance to spend the last half of his life
in afiiuence and comfort than he who 111,, J
his haste to become rich obtains mom . ,4
by dashing jspeculations. Ainongr: thee-tr
wisest and most thrifty men of wealthj'L-J.
the proverb' 13 ,“Money goes .1. it ”15011188.“ ' 1"
Let the young make a note of fins", and" ,2:
see that their meney comes fairly, and {“11
that it may long abide with them .111 l’
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ta, A compromise”.- paper,‘: allfiiugefla
to the emancipation schemes urged in ii 9 3‘
rious quarters, says they “must not "W m»
carried into effect; the adoption of sue 1.1;:
fanatical projects would glow-Vin and 951' r.
granule the South. ’ How much 10113031 er
are we to support an army of six or ms: ii
e11 hundred thousand men in the fiiild‘ifii ’
a cost of two 11111110113“ 1? day, who 11.-1'13l V’V’:J
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fear that they may do something“ to
“claim and aggravate” their enemies;
w ‘
An Anecdote of Cassius M. Clay—Ba
Quarrel with Tom Marshall;
The following capital stery, told of
Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky, we behave .
has never before been, in print. It will _ .
be remembered that Mr Clay served as ‘
captain of a company-of KentuckmnsiIr-H '
Mexico until, taken prisoner by the chem?" ' ;
he was compelled to remain an lmfiIUOTJ: ;'
spectator of scenes in Which he would;}_,,
gladly have been an actor. Thomas.F. 1:... .
Marshall, the fluent orator and illimitablsi :-
imbiber, was also a captain in- the same: w 1!:
iment with Clay. Marshall was in the hub-3 U
it of coming drunk on parade, much to the ”fix";
disgust of all, and greatly to the cisorder
and breach of all discipline in the regi-_ V
inent. Captain Clay, though the-strict- ,.
est of all the captams 1n obeymgtbearfly 1
rulers and 1n requiring obedience, deter- f‘ l.
mined to give Captain Marshall a hint ofI 8
his disapprovel. So, as soon _as in be- i
came “officer of the day,” when his cum: .. -.-
mand was sccondonlyio that of the colonel;‘-
he put 011 his military paraphernalia, and;
riding up to the guard- house, cried out
in a loud voice. “Ofiicer of the guardl”
and when the guard officer appeared he;
said: “I command: you to empty the
guard- -house of all the prisoners, so long
I h: we command in
meat uo soldiers Shall be pumshed whilst
captains are allowed to violate the; girdles;
of war withimpnehy.” The guard—house
Was emptied; and a great expectation?
was excited to see the issue of this 'lla-V ‘
'.r-.r:n.evV;‘ .,.-
as
giant breach of duty. But no
was taken by the Colonel of the a .
At the next encampment the aliens i
quanel took place between Captamseiay
and Maishall, in presence of fhé‘wliold“
regiment. Chiy proposed td/fighi Mari
shall on the spot, with broadened; but
Marshal! pleaded that it would embroil
the; regiment. Therenpon Clay mast .bit-
teery replied, that “Marshall, at Lexing-
\\.
to dinner. Dinner would hails a right tr
punish us, if we did not” encourage its ef-'
‘lNow, Mr. Wade," Fanny command-
ed, “your most heroic series of exploits,
to close this heroic day. ” .
He uimbly dashed through his 1list.—
che' we Wes traced with a' labyrinth of 1a-
voluted cenvolutions.
Wade’s last turn brought him to the
would or not. ,.—"
1
Fine Art; but we must not be unfaithful; 1 ,
very spot of his tumble.
. did not fear to embroil, by his inlhim-
cry appeals the people in an sfiray
5 p re women ..."..1 children were endanger-
..5‘ ,
but here, where the two met on equal
terms, where min were: swords, with war as
theirprofessib‘nme' fearedto embroil othersI'
- It was the plea of ii poltroon and assassinih'
The next day Marshall tried to drown
himself 1,1111 his, mortificatlon in the :85...
Juan river. Such was Clm.’ Vs revenge .1
spin the leader of the mob of 1846!
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