Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, January 3, 1865 · page 1

 

 

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NORWALK CONN. TUESDAY, JANUARYIS. 1865.

VOLUME XLVIII--NUMBEB1

 

 

 

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OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDINIG.

LEEYINGTJN & co. I
A. ll. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLS, G. N. ELLs.
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Nos-Walk rest Ofice.

_. MAILS CLosE.
West 7.50IA, flI.—2.30, and 8 P. M. .
East 8.30 A. TIL—5.00 P. M. ‘
Danbury do Forwalk Railroad 8.50 A. Mi. _
Weston. Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues- '
-days,_Thwsdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
.. MAILS DUE.
West39.10 A. M.—6.CG P. M.
East 8.20 A M.—3.30 P. M. -
Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
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M. to 8.00 P. M.

stein rod A. .
. CHARLES OLMSTEAD, P. H. .

 

D. PRITCHARD, M. D.’,
Ehysician and Surgeon,i ,
' Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store,
MAIN STREET,

sOUTn NORWALK, CONNIE

 

nr. I.I;'I,OWI.EBI smog,

. ;-'.Ph!3.i°ian and Surgeon;

Residence LeviClar-k’s opposite the Cobgre-

.gational Church. Ofllce at the Drug Store j
- ofaIE‘. Blackman, No. 11 Main Street, N or2-

w~ .. 3

2 nr. .1. s. mount,

Hes resumed the practice of Medicine
and odors his professional services to

I the public.

_ Office at the residence of Mr. Cole,

Opposite the Methodist Church, South

Norwalk.

Office hours, 12 M to 2 P. M., and'l to

,. ' 8 P. M. Iu'44

knoward H. Smith a. 00.;

. \ " Dealers in

c j China, Glass, Earthen, Wooden
I , I . And Tin Ware,
TAIL}: articular,

' - Kerosene Oil and Lamps.
4 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Conn.

 

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f JAMES e. 314330173,

“SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL

'D E N '1' I S '1‘ .
Teeth extracted without pain by the use
of Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas. ,

Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.

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, .‘EO. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-

,(J ufacturer of Tin, Copper, and {Sheet
110.1 Ware; and dealer in IStcvcs, Hinges,
Furnace Cutlery, Brittanma, Woode, and
.Willow arc, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generaily.

 

 

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I... Lo. 3. nocnwoon, ;
Fashionable Draper 8r. Tailor,

and ‘ . ,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHIN
i . EMPORIUM ,2

Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. 1

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; i IgWIhaIlOlaale and .Retail Dealers i

 

 

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.‘Grocenes, Flour, Feed, 1&c.,
i ' . .14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, ConI .
. resins mechanics comr NY,

. A Of!- inertford.
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Pei-)9 11,11,
Capital sud. Assets. Ssh ergo

1 sin or seaboard damage b Fire
“gm-fig: Eadapted to the hazard and

consistent with the laws f
compensation. ' ,
' GEORGE R COWLES, .Solc Agent
178 F

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. . azure-ran can.
I. _. AN impression having gone abro dtha

the undersigned has relinquislud his ’

i profession, this is to inform his friends and

the public that he stillIcontInues the FaCtice

01 his profession at 1118 Old stand, 0t of

Main-st, Norwalk, Where he Wlll b happy

to tender them his bestservrces, In W, .0,

\ temporary absence,a skillful assistahItI Will 1335

found in attendaurfig tat: tI'IIlIiIe (3,131ch re ' .
- . ' in 'td's‘e veaII ”a ma ca .-,

I, It ”mu-lg II .‘I. A. HILL, D,

 
 

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1 i A. JACKSON er 3

’ N o. l Gazette Buildi g_
OULDI respectfully announce to the

or Norwalk and v cinity. ‘

 

 

M. Holmes,

DEALERS IN
Groceries,
Flour,
Provision, ac,
Main Street,
14 Norwalk, Conn

 

NEW FURNISHING STORE,
NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST.
East Side of theBridge.

HAVE at my Store in N orwalk the largest
assortment Of

I
Household Furniture

Iin this county, consistin of Bureaus of all
,kinds, Lounges, Sofas, ete-a—Tetes, Curd
i Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center
”Tables, Wash Stands, ’

EXTENSION TABLES,
CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds,

Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, and everything else in the
Furniture line cheap for Cash.

I Repairing,

done promptly and by experienced workmen.
Undertaking,

I have on hand a large assortment of

COFFINS, of the best materials, and will

" furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every-

thing necessary for the burial of the dead,
cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I
have as good a Hearse as there is in the
county; and will attend Funerals in neigh-
boring towns, without extra char e.
ELBERT RA MOND.
Norwalk, Sept. 1st, 1863. . 44

n. outrun-nan 6:. ”seats,

 

CABINET MAKERS, ac

: ARE now prepared to offer to the public

the largest and best assortment of

Good furniture,
comprising every article usually kept in a

' Furniture Store, ever offered in Norwalk,
; which will be sold ‘

' AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.

Our customers and the public generally who
Want anything we keep, will find it to their
interest to give us a call. Spring Mattresses
of 3 or 4 different kinds, very cheap. Hair

over as good as new.
UNDERTAKING,

We keep on hand a very large assortment of
Q’ofins of every description, th'fnish shrouds,
scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary
for the interment of the dead, and at very
low prices. We are just completing another
splendid Hearse, which will give us two
Hearses equal to any in the State, which we
shalluse whenever our services are required,
without extra chaage.
E. QUINTARD & SONS.

N orwalk, March 15th 1862. ' '

s-rovrs,HrATI:Rs,RANeEs,

VER FORTY VARIETIES andsizes of
Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir-
tsy varieties and sizes of Par or and Dfiice
toves, not excelled in beauty of design, per-
fection of operation, or variety, by any Stove
in the State. Manufactures Tin, Sheet, Iron
and Copper Wares, deals in J appan, Brittan-
ia, Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated
Wares, Stove Blacking, Coal Hods, Shovels

 

.and Riddles, Brass Kettles Sausage Cutters
‘Matts, Brooms, P

Bells Fire lace Grates, Sa
Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit - Jars,
'Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings,
in fact, all that constitutes a well filled Kitch-
en Furnishing Storc. Books, describing prin
ciple and management of Steve free. Lar
gest assortment of Pumps in the State. Call
at F. H. NASH’S,

1v4 South Norwalk, Ct.

Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made '-

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INSURANCE .flflMl’lNY,

NORWAIIE CONN,

Chartered Capital $500000
Paid up Capital $100,000

WM. 0. STREET, President.
' GEO. R. COWLEs, Secretary.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.

Norwalk, Jan 1st. 1864

INSURANCE.

THE subscriber having taken the agency
of the New: England Fire and Marine In-
surance ‘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

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with a paid in capital of $200,000 and has a .

surplus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
. Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk, Feb. 1st, 1861. tf5

Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
IS AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies

for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Home of N. Y., Assets Jan. 1, ’64 $3,286,270

 

Etna, of Hartford, “ “ 3,128,820
Phoenix, of N .Y., “ “ 722,219
Home, of N. H., “ “ 500,000
Norwich, “ “ 390,501
Lamar, N. Y., “ “ 389,375
North American, Ht’d“ “ 384,010
City of New Haven, " “ 330,419
Merchants, Hartford, “ “ 301,443
Western Mass, Pittsfield, “ 236,424
Hampden, Springfield,“ “ 200,000
People’s, Worcester, “ “ 405,593

and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in
Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York,
with assets of $13,000,000. At So. Norwalk
application may be made to WM. T. Cnaw.

William G. White,
Graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory,
INSTRUCTOR IN

[WEBSDCC AW© @ERMJAR’],
LOCKWOOD’S BUILDING,
NORWALK, CONN.

Mr. White can be seen at his Rooms, from
7 till 11 o’clock, A. M.
References—the Clergy of NorWalk. 26

REMOVAL!

RS. J. E. HOYT, would respectfully
inform the public that she has Remo-
ved her MILLINERY ROOMS to Curtis’s
Building, (directly over the Store of Mr. Bat-
terson,) Main St, where she will be pleased
to meet all her old friends and patrons.
Attention is called to her new. stock of

Winter Millinery Goods,

which are now on exhibition and Sale.

MIHINEBY.
M 1 s s P I L e R I M
‘ Has Removed

to the new Store between the Bank of Nor-
walk and the Danbury R. R. Depot. ltf

n. r. mrnnn,
Agent for the sale of
WHEELER & WILSON’S
Family Sewing Machines.

Ofioes—Danbury. Conu., opposite Savin 8‘
Bank. Norwalk, Sherwood’s'Block. g

 

 

 

 

' N. B.—I will sell you a machine delivered
at your house for the same price that you
would have to pay at the Factory. Will
teach you thoroughly to use it, warrant it to
be perfect, and keep it in order for one year
free of charge. 35

 

Hammer’s Champagne Ale.
THE attention of the public is solicited to
the superior quality of

HAMMERS
Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.

This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the
year, and its keeping quality, especially of
that brewed during the most ¢XC€SSiYC' hot
I weather, is guaranteed for an, y leugthcf time.
For sale in Barrels and' half-Barrels, at
Seileck’s Packet Office, Norwalk.
JEHIEL GRUMMAN,
Agent for the sale of Hammer’s Champagne
Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2

 

Notice.

jTHE Subscriber has the pleasure ofinform-
ing the public that he has purchased the
interest of Ebenezer Crissey in the Bop, ari'

Shoe Business lately carrie on at {he . tore
cqmerof, Wall. and; Water treat. where he
iniil continue the business. He trusts that
t_ 9. liberal patronage given. to this Store
While under his control as partner and own-
ag'er. Will he continued to him as cameras
‘ 9 Jr N: LOOK _. 0D.

”11.3.... change:

_WATERBURY & DUNCAN,

: OULD announce to the public that
they have purchased the Carriage Ma-
rking Business formerly conducted b Mr,
Edson Beers, and connected it with their
g Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es:
tablishment. Their are my ’regtrtiitocxe-
tine is “3,8 first antenna .ith greater
physio}? hail ever store. anything In the
l9. 0 '

f

, (lounge Matigg and Blacksmith-
n

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Carriages made to order, and Painting,
Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi-
enced workmen, with dispatch.

W Good Carriage timber taken in ex-
change for work.

 

 

s ' ,
W public and their old custom s, that NOIWalk, Nov. 23d, 63. My
.V they have recently “dade airmenswe a ditiong ,, . ,_ -
to their stock of 00 s. e are now rc or.
. I Iepmynfi'er an aséhrtment not to be so 25353.11. ”I NOTICE.
‘5 “mime“ 001mg, “1 “Willi! 0313.“. *V'l a 111;“ Subscribe; raving purchased the
’ would call pm in at; attbnticp to our lock of .ade‘ll'e bflslflfissi formerly conducted
‘ Wits WhiC- ‘13” “the” arable-es bx sun. Y- A. Chlt‘hester. hope. by r...
2" §éhfié d‘mafld’ Of adlgstslllss ‘ males ideal ".13 all‘l Close attention to business, to
I ’ gold‘caSes,‘at"p1l‘iIt_5.§S'vu,I,'ym,g_ HOWS‘QO'IQ' petals "a," the CliStOmers of the old stand, and
‘ 75.‘Whic'fi'iil."caiir com. sud as Ingram. .add many new ones,
” e'ci’tih‘e keeper. 4 so. entlcmen’s. amp 3 THEODORE FITCH.

S be sil e'and old cases at an prim fro
F R: $.30? Wegbuy of thbbest lb m
, ew York, and altogether for compo that

 

renter. Our stock of JeWelIy, Silver and
We": Wares was never h if: = at pres~
cut, and comprises all or thr- :~ 2-; ,; ~
are manufactured. A. J ACix 3" ..‘\

 
 

 

 

. Grocohfifiigéfiw
.I "I . e *1; V‘. : -.'"-._ .' ’;_‘ VI
1* . ‘rua oz.
r SI THE subs“fiberwould 22.12:,»
V Flurry, that he star: ,.

 
 

‘ ."he ~ roccrles, Pr.
{ . . old . - . 4 Skiddy'i: ‘01“ ' i
, I the cl He offers .5 --- ~' ‘ .
i to (2.. :, as he has - -
, meL-I I-‘ - Pics of the i‘w“ ~’ l
he Iii-Iii?! ‘ any store in - 3'
Work: “I no special : , .‘ fruit

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' ‘-'=’»- ., ' . Thogliu? "' 1"; ..., 1]
and HT“ ‘-"' .nd judge .
u- -:- .
. l
i
”mi; "H ..‘n'. I Traffi‘."

lpu'lers in ,

our fac2.1ies for'selling cheap couldtnot be .

. itheir itching? 5.9.99.3 Sticwsaor, in.

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i A CARD.

r ‘HE subscriber takes this method of
thankinghis friends for their good will,
during the past ten years. At the game SW?
ircqncsting them and. the plllylig," ‘e' tend
hen-

c‘ozc Tito, .- _ .
"' " " EDWIN V-A-CHIOHESTER.
Nurwalk, Dec. 1601,1863. 51

“ll-Lnughing Gas“
nu mrnenrrngn,

 

hrs. Kendall d}. Paddock
Extract tooth cntirel y without pain or injury
to the patient, by the aid of

NITROUS OXIDE OAS.

 

 

EDW. A. B. N ORTHROP,
GUN AND LOOK SMITH,
And .Eell Hanger,

SAACS’S BUILDING, {next to Norwalk
,Hfimd, Norwalk, Ct. Jobbing of every de-
scription. Particular attention paid to re-
gluing Guns, Pistols, &c., Mortice, Rim,
abiuet and Trunk Locks. Saws filed and
set. Sewing Machines, Clocks, and Pumps
repaired. . Platform and Counter Scales put

 

in order. Skates repaired and made to or-

der, &c., &c. . tf44
Notice.

taken the old

THE subscriber havin
Horse Shoeiug Stan . at the foot
of Mill Hill, is prepared to do Horse Shw
ing and all kinds of 'oh Blacksmithing, on
the most reasonable erms.

He also carries on the Carriage Business
at the old Stand occupied by his father for

the last twenty-three years.
’ J 0 N SHEPHERD.
Nor-walk, Aug. 29th, 1864.

Hardware, Gutierly, dim,
AT SOUTH NORWALK.

HE Subscriber would inform, the ubllt}.
- that he has purchased of Mr. Chi ester

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ness at the old Stand, Hie intends keeping

always on ban a] r estock of Hardware,
Cutlery, A, couture mleement Mechan-
ics ools, are Arms. Builders‘ ardware,

;Pain, 3, Oils, Varnish, and all other articles

usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores.
Ith‘ill he his endeavor to meet the wants

of hiu customkrs, and merit the patronage of

the public.
WM. S. FITCH.

15 \
WILLIAM B. SWAN,

ISADDLER e HARNESS MERE.

ADJ OINING Danbury mud Norwalk R.
R. Depot, Nor-walk," Conn, keeps cou~
stantlyI on, hand and W1“ make to order ove-
ry description of

Earnessdlcrse Furniture, Trappings

01?- Olothiug. Also Saddler’s Hardware and
. outfits, Trunks, Valises, Carpet Bags, &c.
All in want of anything in 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.

 

 

IMPORTED me3,

And Silver-Eloisa Ware.
r ‘HE Suhacriuer,while in England, recent-
] , made arrangements with the Shef-
fie‘d fianufacturers for the sale of Thomas
i arrisou’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now
on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite
the Post Office, a large, and one of the most
‘complcte assortments Of Shefiield Cutlery
ever offered in this Country, including Car-
ving Knives and Forks; Bread Knives;
Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks;
Pocket Knives of every description inclu-
ding many curious styles; Scissors, «be, &c.
. Alup, . gt received, an assortment of beau-
ulai mi’vwmatea Ware, made by a
1.1.61YIputeuted process, by the same House,
and ls the first lot imported into this coun -

try. Call and examine for yourselves.
tf46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD.

‘t AM, MY BOY, get up the old horse and
. go over to the Drug Store and get some-
thing for my cold, m throat is sore and I
cough all night. W , gather, I bought a
bottle cfSIhLlMAN’S. OUGH BALSAM

 

 

day before walkway. and it has cured me

the old established Hardware Business, at .
South Norwalk, and will confines the busi-

For the Gazelle.
THE COBBLER or BRECK-
ENZIEL.

 

In the rude little village of Brechenziel,
There lived a poor cobbler, close under a
hiil;
His but it was homely, and homely his fare;
But he was a bachelor,,whst did he care ?
His only companion a sleepy black cat,
That purred as he hammered his. rat-a-tat
tat; - ' '
They both were merry as merry could be,
For the the cat and the cobbler'could ne’er
disagree. . '

One morn as the cobbler was working away,

A stranger stepped in and bid him “good
day.” ' -

Said be, “master cobbler I’ve work for you,

And within just one week the whole you
must do, ' ' ‘

One hundred pairs of stout goodshoes,

Must be done in that time or 2' your ' head
you’ll lose,

I’ll have one or the other where ever you be,

If you wait till the time why. then you’ll
‘aee'n , I _

“Mein got! Mein got!” the cobbler said,

“‘I canII’t make’the shoes and I’ll sure lose my

head.”

The old cat purred loud as she sat on the
floor, .

But the shoemaker, mad, kicked her out of
the door.

The stronger had gone, and the cobbler
alone

Cast about him to see how the work might,
be done. ' ' ' - '

And then with his hammer, and leather, and.
aw], . - - ' 4

Sat down on his bench now to work with a'
will. > ‘ ' . '

And the big drops of sweat stood out on his
brow, ' » ~ .

For ne’er was such work as he had now.
And he worked through the day, with never
. a bite, .
But still he worked on ’till ’twas late in the

ni ht; .

Then erru out and weary with scarce one
pair done, ' -

He Ifell fast asleep as he tried to work on.

And he dreamed as he slept, of his prior old

. cat,

That he so lately got angry at.

He dreamed that the poor old cat was dead,

And he himself was without a head.

On, on he slept until morning dawned,

And at early sunlight be ‘kae and yawned.

With sleepy indifference gazed on his‘last,

And thought on the stranger and day gone
past.

As he ate his'crust and looked ’rouud the
shop,

A sight caught his eye which caused him to
stop.

For on his old bench stood pair by pair—-

A row of good shoes all finished with care.

With wonder, amazement, and vacant look,

The cobbler stood thinking whence come
this luck,

‘By J ovel’ said be, ‘this is very queer,"

‘On the strength of it all I’ll get' me some
beer.’

So went with his jug to the village inn,

Got plenty of beer and came back agairt

“This luck is entirely too good to be true,

So on this good day no work will I do.”

And the little cobbler without thought or
fear,

Gave up the whole day to revel and beer.

In the night he awoke with an aching head,

And laid himself down on his old straw bed.

In the morning he rose and looked around
the room,

But the shoes were all gone, there was left
not one. ' "

Poor cobbler, be rushed round the room in a
fright, .

He remembered his drinking-and sleeping all
night. i ‘

He quickly swallowed his scanty rspast,

Then hurried to work with a will, on his last,

Worked hard all the day and at night went

I to sleep, ' "'

And arose On the morn at daylight’s firs t
peeps ' ' I A 9

0n the bench there were ranged pairs of
shoes, many more,

Made up quite as neatly as those before.

“I must look into this,” the old cobbler said,

“I’ll watch one night and see how they’re
made.”

So he Worked all the day but at night was
so tired, '

He could not stay awake even had be de-
sired.

The next day was the same till his work
done, '

At night he retired and awoke on the morn;

On his bench again more shoes he found,

All finished and each pair together bound.

Now this was the sixth day, and the last one
he had, ‘ ’

To. finish the work so the stranger him bade.

And many ”human were yet to be done,

But the cobbler undaunted still'worked on.

‘I’ve heard of fairies but ne'er in my life,’

5 ‘Have believed they could use a cobblci’a
knife.‘

‘But to night I’ll be certain towatch and see,

‘If such things as fairies could ever be.’

W03

That night in his cot, after working all day,
The cobbler in silence but watchfulnefu lay.
Just at the low midnight all silent and still,
He heard a low putt on his window sill.

of night,
Beheld his old cat in the broad moonhght.

. The cat looked about to see all was safe,
Then jumped on the floor and as quick as a
gift '

Changed into a fairy so mystic and white,
That it scared the poor cobbler most into. a
fright. .

But quiet he lay and waited to see,

What she would do, and what she could be.

She waved her wand through the darkness
there,

And the room lit up with a suullke glare.

Then opened the door,such a sight was ne'er
seen,

For gob’lins by hundreds came dancing in,
Some sat on the bench and some on the
floor, '

And they filled the room till ’twould hold no
more. .

, In the midst of them all the fairy stood,

While the goblins worked in a jolly mood.

Some hammered, some lasted, on sole, and
on welt, .

They would laugh and chat, as the leather
they'd pelt,

 

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i A set of right merry cobble» were these

...“..-q—g-u-acr w—m we; Tue-v: r7:..nu-nm—..-—.. .. ._

For you are the Baron of Brechenziel,

And looking that way through the dimncsa '

Not one of them reaching above 'a man’s
. knees. ,

As they sat working, the fairy spoke then,

“The hundred are finished, now all of you
run,

We’ll revel to night in the gilded hall,

For the queen of the fairies will give a grand

' ball.” ' '

Theylaid all the shoes on the cabin floor,

Then headover heels tumbled out of the l
déor.

Witha wave of the wand went’ both fairy
and light,

Left the cobbler alone in the darkness of
night.

The poor man amazed at what he had wen,

Soon slumbercd in silence and all was se-
rene.

And at early day break the cobbler turned
out, -

He finished his breakfast, and then looked
about. '

All ranged on the floor they stood pair by
pair, ‘

The shoes,as the goblins had left them there.

He counted the pairs and be counted them
o’e —

Just one hundred in all, no less nor no more.

And he put them all in his great oak chest, '

For there he thought he eculd keep them

best. .
if“ the cObbler was happy, he whistled his:
glee, '

To some long remembered melody.

As he whistled on and paced the floor,

Aloud rap he heard at his cabin door. ,

Come in, said the cobbler, all merry and loud,

thud in walked the stranger, so haughty and

. proud.

i‘T’is one week to day, Just asI said,

-‘You’ve not got the shoes so I’ll have your
head.’

And he drew his sword to take his pay,

But 10! the white fairyi stood just in his way.

The cobbler ”meanwhile frightened out-of his
wit, . _ ~ . . .

Dropped down on the floor and was seized
with a fit. .

‘And you,‘ said the fairy, ‘are the gnome
Kobold, ' ' ~

‘Who inhabits the mines as I am told.

‘To frighten poor miners as you've frighten’d

‘And drive them from honest work back to
8m, :

‘Henceforth forever, your reign is o’er,’

‘You’ll frighten poor work-weary mortals no

. more.’ ' _

Then waving her wand, as quick as a flash,

A thousand goblins on Kobald dash.

They kicked him, they cnfi'ed him,*they tore
his hair,

They cut him to pieces
share. . .

Each one with a skip and ahop disappeared,

For old Kobold was dead and‘uo one they

feared.

0n the floor of his but the poor cobbler lay, .

For the flight took his senses completer
away. '

The poor man awoke from his fit of fear,

On the very first day of a new born year,

For that was the day he had his fright. _

But it seemed to him as though ’twere a‘
night:

The fairy was by him and bid him arise,

To go out with her to view the skies;

The cobbler bewildered, knew not what to
do, ‘

So at her good bidding got up to go.

And as he stood up what a sight met his eyes

Not cabin, nor cat, nor bench, nor skies,

But a beautiful castle allbuilt of stone,

and 'each took 9.

When his cabin once rested'so still and

alone:

“This castle is yours,” the fairy said,

'fAnd in it is everything you will need,

Henceforth and forcverno danger you’ll feel

Perseverance has conquered and brought all
you see.

To that "give your thanks and not to me. ‘ '

Be temperate, be kind, ammonia,» area,

And you’ll live to are many a Ems New-

YEAR."

 

“cf——
Goil save the Flag.

3! 0m WIND!“ noms.

Washed in the blood of the brave and the
blooming,

Snatched from the altars of insolent foes,

Burning with star-fires, but never consuming,

1‘1th its broad rlbands of lily and rose.

Vainlythe prophets ofBaal would rend it,
Vainly his worshippers pray for its fall ;
Thousands have died for it—millions defend

it— ;
Emblem ofjustice and mercy to all:
Justice that r‘eddens the sky with her terrors,
Mercy that comes with her white-handed
train,
Soothing all passions, redeeming all errors,
Sheathing the sabre and breaking the chain.

Borne on the deluge of old usurpatious,
Driftedour Ark o'er the desolate seas;
This was the rainbow of hope to the nations:
Ton from the storm-cloud and flung to the
breeze 1

God bless the Flag and its loyal defenders,

While its broad folds over the battle-field
' wave, ' '-
Tlll the dim star-wreath rs-klndle its splen-
dors,

Washed from its stains in the blood of the

brave! [Atlantic Monthly.
——-—.c<.>o

 

17hr the 0mm.

Self-Conquest.

He who would conquer men or things
must first gain a victory over himself. This
is the law of success. The soldier is able to
do and dare because he has learned to endure
hardness. Out from quiet households and
the avocations of peace have gone young
men whose past lives ' have been attended
with all the comforts and many of the luxu-
ries of ordinary society. Not many months
pass and we hear of them making forced
marches, storming batteries, withstanding
stubbornly for hours the furious assaults of
impetuous enemies, and re-enactin'g" i with
brilliant dash the many heroic achievements
which in all ages have invested with so much
glory. the bloody details of war. Whence
have come the boldness and the dogged, in-

vincible courage. of these youth that with
wild enthusiasm they can rush into the thick
of the conflict, cool of mind, obedient to or-
ders, fearless of danger, though the ground
is wet with the gore of dead and dying com-
rades 1’ When we see them return home af-
ter the expiratinu of their period of service

 

the answer is clout. Bearing through north-

 

ern streets the torn and smoke-stained ban-
ner, witness of many a hardfought field,
they show in their bronzed faces and sinewy
frames that though they went "out tender
youths,.the'y come back men of iron. They
have learned to endure hardness. '

A scldier’s‘Ilife' tends to make him rugged
in frame and resolute in character. 'The
hard ground is his bed; wrapped in his
blanket he often finds sweet repose though
the winds blow over him, and the stars keep
watch over his head. Perhapsyou have so
tenderly. lived that you cannot sleep except
in a heated apartment,,Whose 'air,‘ deprived
of vitality, is secretly p‘Oison'mg your blood.
You'mu'st have your easy ehair to support
you, your well-stuffed lfin‘ge, to recline up-
on, yon must have every delicacy of ,food
and'drink to stimulate your flagging senses.
In this way you'will become the'wcak Slave
of a weak body. ’ '

“ He that ruleth his spirit,” says Solomon, . >

“ is better than he that taketh a city.” To
gain and hold the fortress, of the soul is a
greater achievement than to secure posses-
sion of an enemy’s capital. We never can
tell how much such successes cost. The
person now even-tempered who was once
irritable, or who was formerly selfish and
mean-spirited but is now kind and charita~
ble, or is now" pure, while once his mind
was as a cage 'of unclean birds, such a one

has got to his present position as Richmond

must be won, by hard fighting.
The letter and spirit of the Bible indicate
that it is no easy,soft life of luxurious indul-

gence that the gospel calls us to. Do- you
on this account shrink from accepting its in-

vitations ? Yet you will: find no sphere in
life in which you mustwork out-success for
yourself, that does not require much difilcul-
ty and many toils. Whatever is worth get-
ting costs something. Men will go through
great physical hardships to secure their ob-
jects of desire. They will endure toils,brave
dangede give up pleasures to; re‘achwealth

'or power. "And when it was thought that

religion consisted. in doing penance, there
were not wanting multitudes willing to in-
flict upon. their embodies the most cruel
tortures, that thus they might gain the favor
of heaven. And not .a few now would
choose such a road to salvation in preference
to the path of heart culture,-watchfulness,
and prayer, which is understood to be the
way. There are many who would setout
at once on a weary pilgrimage to some dis-
tant shrine and consent to practice many an-
sterities, it thus they could make their re-
demption sure. Like theancient crusaders
they would gladly wear a flaming cross up-
on their outer garments. but think it very
hard that they should be asked to wear it in
their hearts. Hence the clamors of so many
for formal religion, for forms of worship
which shall provide abundant ceremony, but
have nothing in prayer or preaching that
shall trouble the conscience or awaken thg
slumbering fears of the, bearer. If I am
traveling on a stormycoastJ choose to take

. passage in a staunch sea-worthy steamer,

rather than in a gilded floating palace,.built
for show, and profit, and liable any moment
to be a prey to flames or breakers. So would
I commit my hopes in life to a plain strong-,
built'gospel-scheme, though it promises no
luxuriousstate-rooms and gilded saloons.

It is especially because: our religion de-
mands of us'thiswork of self-conquest, that
it is so well adapted to develop strength in
human character. In the world generally,
those classes have the best qualities in them
who endure the most. You would hardly

expect to find much manliness in a city dry-

goods ’ clerk, who spends his days in waiting
graciouslywith many smiles upon languid
fashionable ladies. But in, the young stal-
wart farmer you will discover a rugged com-

mon-sense and an; independent honesty of

thought which his practical life.hash.elped

'tocultivate. . The sailor is known, the world

over, to be generous, frank-hearted and. kind.

The gales of economy have browned his,
. visage, and his hard labors built up a bodily
‘ frame that seems tough as the timbers of his

ship; but under bisrough pea-jacket beats a
tenderheart. He is every inch a man. The
soldier who has stood out many long nights
of picquet duty, and waded through swollen
streams and miry roads, and lived on hard-
tack and slept on the cold ground without a
tent, is in many cases superior in all the ele-
ments of manly character to the dapper little
omcer in broadcloth and gilt buttons, who
has known nothing of such endurance. ' Na-
poleon’s best marshals were those he took
from the ranks. It is a common proverb '
with sailors that the captain who comes in
by; the cabin window is not so good, a
commander as he who comes up to that po-
sition from before the must. Be who has
learned the lesson of obedience himself is the
best fitted to teach it to others. It can ex-
cite no surprise, therefore, to be told at once
that to become good soldiers under the ban-
ner of Christ we must learn to endure hard-
ness. The restraints, self-denials and vari-
ous duties of the christian life give a tone to
the character—put iron in the soul.

Let not. then, the anxious question of your
life be, “ How shall I find the most comfort,
how shall I best pamper this body, and live
with the greatest case i" But say rather
that you will reach intellectual and moral"
aims at whatever expenses of mere bodily
comfort; that you will have knowledge
though you must brave storms and trudge
through deep snow: to get it; ' that you will
have position and influence though you must
rise early and work hard to qualify yourself
for them; that you will be benevolent and
generous thougthou must go without some
things which selfishness'hankers after; that
you will put down the wicked principles of
your heart though it cost you many prayers
and much watchfulness; that you will have
the friendship of God though it bring you
the smears of the world and the opposition of
your evil nature. If thus you say and thus
you act, there is no name on the roll of the
great and good ,of earth that yours may not
come to have a place beside.

And not of this world only is the reward.
The promise is yours that he that is faithful
over a few things shall be made ruler over
many things. Unto him that overcometh
shall be given a crown of life. Conquer self
and. you gain the universe. Fight as a sol-
dier here and you shall be made a prince
there. Submit your wicked heart to Christ
and through his grace reign master over ev-
ery hateful lust, and mines of happiness,
truth and purity shall be yours to explore
and palaces, richer than the glittering gold-
fields on Pacific shores. R. B. s.

 

The Widow’s Only Son.

‘ Mother, I will be everything to you

that I can be ; I promise you that.
4 The boy lifted his head. A. look of
high resolve made the young brow man-
like in expression—Not yet had ten sum-
mers deepened the gold on those fair
looks. The earnest blue eye looked
fondly in the face that bent over him
There was a world of love in this son—a
love that was not only’lip-deep, but was
proved by acts of self-denial. ,

They were poor—that mother and son
-—oh, how poor they were i You cOuld
almost see how poverty had drift-
ed over everything about them—drifted
whitely over the pine chairs ’ and table—
drifted over the humble quilt that had
grown so faded—drifted over their
clothes, and through them, till patch of-

that pitiless, drifting want bad'made.
But in holy heart love they'were richer
than the Rothschilds; yes, out of their
bank in heaven—that bank directors

day, every hour, uncouuted treasure.
‘ Mother, I will be everything to you
that I can be ; I promise you that.’

repeated. Henry Locke smiled, because
as he spoke there came tears to his moth-;
er’s eyes. He had that morning been
promised a place in alittle coun.
try store—five miles from the cot, or

beta small pittance; but of late the
mother had grown so feeble that she
could earn nothing; could scarcely do
the'little that order and neatness called;
for other bands. ' ;

One dollar a week i It was a» very lit-
tle sum, but better, much better, than
nothing. Besides, Henry. was to have
his meals with his employer, and could
if he chose, sleep there. But he did not
choose. .Foragladsmile from mother;

the tender, Christian words that came
from those pale lips, he was-bravely W":
ling, after his day’s hard .work, to walk
the five miles, dark and tedious though
the way was. Often he came bringing

and which Was sweet to the invalid," be;
cause he brought it. ‘ - - ~ '

One night the sky was curtained with
clouds: The widow looked from her lit.
tle- window facing the hilly road along
which the hay wagons went on their way
to the city, and Said, as she saw the twi-
light deepeniug earlier than its wont,
‘ He will not .come to night ’

No ; he would not surely come that
nignt.——The wind blew ficrcely,,andsent
the branches of the old apple tree rats.
tling against the clapboards, and threw
the rain as with Ispite, overthe little win-
dows, sheeting them, and making dreary
music. So the widow, quite confident
that Henry would not venture out in that
storm, read her Bible till her heurt kid
died with the holy words, and, putting
out her little light, went to rest.

She knew not how long she had slept,
when a voice awakened her. The sweet
voice so dear to her. was crying, ‘Moth-
erl motherl' At first she thought it a
dream, but, listening intently, she heard,
blending with the wail of the wind, that
cry, and a sound against the latch greet-
ed her. .Instanty rising, she graped for
a light, nnfastened the door, and, behold,
there stood Henry, a piteons sight, in
deed, covered with mire, literally, from
head to foot. His face was wet ;. but
the honest, happy smile was by no ways
abated. ~

‘My boy, how could you come on such
a. night? exulaimed the widow.

‘ Why, mother, storm could not keep
me from you,’ was his hearty response.
I’ve had the greatest time, though, you
over did see—lost my way, got into a‘
creek and it must be midnight; but I
meant to come, for S. gave me a trifle
over tonight, and I knew how much you
needed it.’ ‘ 1

FMy dear boy !’ sprang from the moth-
er’s full heart, with a tear or No that
trickled down her pale cheeks.

‘ I wonder I havn’t thought before,’
she said, musiugly. ‘After this, I’ll put
a light in» the .window.’ To be sure, 'it
won,t show for ; but when you get to
the top of the hill, it-will be pleasant to
see it, and know that I’m watching for
you? .

For three years the lamp was placed
in the little window every night. People
often remarked it ; and ‘as bright as
Mother Locke’s little window’ became a
favorite saying. .

At the end of that time, young Hen-
ry Imm Offered a good chance on board of
a whaling vessel and be resolved to ac?
cept it. It cost him none knew what" a
struggle to part from the being he loved
with an almost worshiped afl‘ection. But
he knew‘that the time had come when he
must go forth into the world to do battle
for himself and for her ; and .a sailor’s
life was his coveted calling. . -

' It seems to me, Henry,’ said the moth-
er, when, with a trembling lip, she parted
from him, 'as if I must still put the light
in the littleywiudow. I shall think some.
times I hear the sound of your footsteps,
the click of the latch and your pleasant
voice. Oh Henry, Henry, if I could but
light you over the stormy waters l’

‘ Mother, God will do that,’ said Henry,
pointing to the glowing heavens. ‘God
will light me through storm and through
calm; but, mother, I shall think every
night that the lamp is in the window;
that you sit near it ; that somebody
blesses you for the guiding ray, and,
above all, that you are praying for me.’

 

The long voyage was almost ended,

but another voyage was to end before
that. The widow Locke was taken ill.
Yet, with unfailing regularity, with fee-
ble step and tremalous hand, nightly the
dear woman trimmed the little lamp, and
placed it in the window. Still, when the
cottage, when the bended form could - no
longer totter about the cottage, when she
lay helpless upon her bed, and the neigh-
bors came in to care for her,’ she would
say ,Put the little lamp in the ' window ;
my Henry will be thinking of it.’
Night after night.and oven until her eyes
grew dim, she would watch the radience
of the flickering light only saying, some.
times, 'Shall I live to hear his footsteps?
Will that feeble flame still born when my'
life’s light has gone out i’ ‘ ,

'Pray with me.’ she murmured, ‘that I
may see him before I die. on for this
most precious boon !’

 

 

tor patch was placed in the sad havoc VI , I . I .-
' ‘ ed ;' ‘tell him’-—they"bentldtver:’t¢‘

the failing words—'tell‘ him .1: '10 put“.

his footsteps there.’ :

here might sneer at—they . drew every" I

‘ken when the shadow dropped fromnzthe

I majesty of death.
. ,The words are beautiful enough to be. '

graveyard, she was buried.

rather cabin. where they lived. It was .

for a pressure'of that feeble hand; for.
dead. . It did not, «chi-Itching“,
'haps,her silver locks] ,wgl'e {ginger

some little delicacy’that‘be had earned, . '-

'tomed road. '

‘ afresh. But he took-his

 

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In vain all prayer. Slowly,fm;oge 31.2!
ly, the wheels went round,‘ind tbe"_u1iél
like ebbing drods, fell forum and" Eider,
until, one calm night in summer, the we
ters were scarcely stirred; . ,

. She lay quietly, a-ulnileu'pmiE ber‘fillpl,
her eyes closed,'her bande- folded: - -

‘I’ve longed to see- him,’vilb'll‘ila'ld,'=9l
have prayed earnestly; : but Thrive-given
it all up now. I shall notmeefirrhimo In
this world. . ; =; ., ._ .r- u 3.

“Have you put the light. llihOriU'ilr.
dow i” she asked, suddenly, earnestly, a
few momsnh. after-- ...-3.19:5? 3mm
dark.’ I_ l ' ’

Alas IlI‘it washer the light that fives
growing‘hark. ' _ ' 73’} "i”

Her fiends were cold; Over he} and.
tenance’ came "that mysterionefl lhldb'w
that falls but Onceon any glint“?

"Oh; my‘ boy! my‘b‘o‘y’f ”Che” '_ ‘-

{iii

light inithevwindow of: Ihsa‘vgn'ffdi guide
The thrilling Sentence washardlynqie-
suffering face, and it smiled in r then“

A funeral followed ; humble headlini-
tended the body of one. who was -.loved

for her sincere goodnessall. througbmtbe

hamlet; and on the hillsideL-iagahdigtle

. .- L4.\

._.___., - sz-s: ':::3.-_.-.

Not many days ’ after, a 'égreat‘éiohip
came into the port of a busy! city; Among
all those who stepped from :bel'ide'cme
were more hopeful, :more- joyous " ,iflnn
young Harry Locke; .-:Ha::~_,la'd<'
through the ordeal :of a'searrliMIIOgrhr
unscathed. No blight of-imnorslityibad

1L:

..fallounpon-jim. -He;hadtkept'bimdfzn

spotless as if fit every nightfali..ihhg~fsot
had been. turned- WWN'Q‘ “.19, Modified!“
mother’s.cottage-~ 39%!!me
ed 1.1.8 he : “0.08M Slit-{ME [13$ ‘
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lidot‘ théficonn. ,IQlilneihaénl‘ , .25. t
of the pleasant tightniths‘sta =3?»
her hands'trimmed‘for‘hinr‘; rjj‘ijjf ,___
_ . Beautiful and'bland"frills“tll'e'fiilbffbn
‘which he; tmveled'again‘I thelllllg‘ . needs-
HOW" pleasant“ Win” 0
home with suflicient to provideji’fé'l‘ijét Io
comfort of that door mom‘s: 1“ ’She
Would never want again;- €3H’e‘ ammo
take her to a better holne,‘uud""glw3iller
the luxuries he had once. :longed‘t'to-‘oies
her in possession. The bld‘arurl'ufieic;
she sbould have‘o'ne,‘ eus’y *ih'slsotiomsejo-
gant in material. The fadedsh’awkzfiat
be had seen folded and_rs~foldedyeav;,,af-
ter year ; andthat old fashioned bonnet
with its one band of_- crepe; 019933109,
everything should be replacedwitbi ..nIew
and better. The flower-soothe. §°§Q:;PII
smiled as be looked toward themiithevery
kins seemed to'him turning}.'tlieit meek

. eyes'at the sound of Strange footstape,to
' know that his heart 'was "g'lad"”witii'_”16ve
’ and anticipation

Hope on; foreman-l
Yonder comes one who tr'udg'és'f I'dli Whig
gin'gly—a farmer, in heavy boots“ fiend
ltOck, his whip in his hand. Hi"; (Eileen
the lazy‘oxen, but suddenly stops "ama-
zed. ' ' '
‘I see you know me,’ said- the young
sailor, smiling. ‘Well farmer-'Brown

is —— = ~
‘Know ye ’.’ why, how ta‘llyeiarol So’
—-his eye drops, his mouth tremble‘s—‘so
you have got home.’ - ’ ..
'Yes, and glad enough. to get back,
again—how’s my mother ?’ - , . :
‘Your—mother—’ he says it in that

slow, hesitating way that telegraph: ill

tidings before they are toldIm;words,. .
. - ‘Yes—is she well! Is she-,mpectiug
me? Of courseshe is ; we’re .latgjb’y'. a
mouth, full.’ f 'I ' " L "
‘Your. mOtber, Henry, well-Like fold-
lady—’ : He plays I_'IWith_ his; whip,lor,
rather strikes it' hI'a‘i‘d "on the dusty". read.
How can' he crushIthatI'ha pyI' heart I

. ‘There’, you need'not‘s‘p‘ea ‘P’c'riéd’thc
young’man in'li veicé'of' sudden‘a’nfi'hlih ;
and he recoilbdf almost tapggsriugzli‘nom
the farmer’s side, and burisdli‘rhiswfld in
his hand; .‘ " .‘ff“'.‘-"l“..". :. ..
. 'Henry, my. poor lad,~-5your=zrmotber
|s___’ .. ,, ' _» ‘zé.’.5,:;,r;-,-

‘Doa’tl don’t!’ cried: thesnthenzshom
ing now a face from which DunchOli-“i had
fled. ’Oh, my mother] .mywmtllflll—
she is gone, gone—and I- coming home so
happy -" .. . ’3 1.: .-.:-;'

For some moments. he sobbed astn ag-
ony. How dreary the warranting.“ ,
The flowers had lost fragrance, theIIlsuu
warmth; his-heart seemed den ._ ‘

‘Henry, she left a ‘mesaagé‘lfbr‘fjoul”
said the old farmer, wiping'bis dyes ‘ with
the sleeve of his frock. “ " .

‘A'messag’e for'me T"‘it asthma is if
the" white lips could hardly speak:

‘YesI; sayssheLi-‘so my; ‘dlithe'tbltlf me
and sO'the‘ minister ‘saidL-‘TblP' Hinry I
wileut a light ,in the ‘WindwaM'jIlIie’bveu
to guide his fobtsteps‘thereI’VI f‘“

' ‘Did she,ob,did she-say'tbat IASGodibless
you for tellingim‘e’l 'All-my long-”mags
I’ve thought of the light. inth'e‘c littlaiwin.
dow. I’ve seemed to 'se’erht sue-min
along down to the foot-Olitbe-hill,‘itill it
grew brighter and brighteriml Andrew
nearer. A light in' the «Mom-piano"-
en ? Yes mother, I’llth‘iuk. stillgthatfyou
are waiting for me. Al could-untrgc you
in these long years; butil know 'ihltrllght
Was burning. I caunotrseeyoufiowmut
I‘know the light is burning,.Ij.,wili ,Icome
mother.’ -3. .; Ir.‘

Slowly and rcvereutly‘he Width“), the
hillside graveyard,and Iheré'heknel and
wept open her lonely gruve;f.f;]§n't not
there he thought herl A‘ sweetyhrqs was
vouchsafed him. All restaurateur,
garments, he snw’the“ benutifulj‘i‘k'ndl he
had called mother, Iandf‘I stratum “Wraps
the brightness of‘hei" gldi'ioui e, a
slender beam- seemed tt‘r’f” _,"tl‘dmbling.
to his very feet. “Thelmhfknéti' th'i‘t the
light was placed ‘in the "irriliddw’épleev-
en. ‘: -‘~"a=.':‘i Till El

Once more he knelt in itli'efilitttrléwroom
where he had last left her. '_ Nothing wal
remOved, but, oh, fhowlinucb’whi’f-“Itvant-
ing!’ There, on the ”windowiéillflstood
the little lamp, that brought" “tbb'Wears
i‘notlle’r’sn well
worn Bible, and kneeling-by: twosome.
as if she could'hear‘ him, be songn’t her
Saviour, and consecrated blinselftlra life
and work of righteonsnossx - From that

r,

cottage he went out into theworldgfcarry

ing his grief asks sacred‘memorialmut lee
ing always, wherever .lllS'IOl'ku‘Ifld,‘ him,
his; waiting mother, and the lamp-rain the

window of heaven.-—-.Sailoc’s'Mejazim.