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A. H. BYINGTON & CO.,
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AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANN UM, IN ADVANCE.
l’ UBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY
3 gating glutinous gonna to goal ”glow and gamma, drama grandma, gumbo, griffin, ggrirnltm, gallium, M.---Mtatli5hml in 1300.
N UMBER 892--NEW SERIES,
N ORWALK, CONN .. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.1865.
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VOLUME XLVIII-eNUMBEna.
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NORWALK GAZETTE.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
Ali. BYINGTON & co.
J. B. ELLS,
A. ll. BYINGTON, G. N. ELLs.
Advertising Rates.
Une Square, one insertion, $1 00
“ two insertions, 1 25
“ three insertions, l 50
“ one month, 1 75
“ two months, 3 00
three months, 4 00
" six months, 7 00
" one year—with paper 15 00
Two Squares, one year—with paper, 25 00
Each additional Square, per year, 8 00
One half column, one your, 3(5) 88
One Column, one year, ‘ '
Fifteen lines, or 100 words,m:ike a square. I‘ metron-
al parts of a square charged for as a whole.
Yearly advertisements payable 1st Of January &July.
1 early advertisers restricted to the busmcss contem-
plated at the time of contract.
('9‘ These terms will be inflexrbly adhered mm
BUSI
N orwalk Post Office.
MAILS CLOSE.
West 7.50 A. M.—".30, and 8 P. M.
East 8.30 A. ill—5.00 P. M.
lmnbury & N orwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tucs-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
MAILS DUE.
\Vest 9.10 A. M.—-6.Ct‘ P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.—3.30 P. M.
Dunbury St N Orwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
POST OFFICE HOURS.
Fluln 7.00 A.-M. to 8.00 P. M.
CHARLES OLMSTEAD, P. n.
D. PngTCHARD, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
___.—____._.___l_- _ 1....-.
MESS macaroni.
, ("A \. \_\/\r~
Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store,
0-
MAIN STREET,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. .
Dr. 1:. POWER amen,
Physician and Surgeon,
Residence Levi Clark’sioppbsite the Congre-
gational Church. Office at the Drug .Store
of E. Blackman, NO. 11 Main Street; Nor;
walk. ’ 32
m. .r. s. moonn,
Has resumed the practice of Medicine
and oil‘crs his professional services to
the public. “
Office at the residence Of Mr. Cole,
Opposite the Methodist Church, South‘
Norwalk. ‘ .
Office hours, 12 .‘d to 2 P. M., ’and 7 t0"
8 P. M. tl‘44
JAMES G. BARBO'UR,
SURGICAL AND MECWICAL
. E N tr I S» a: .-
Tecth extracted without pain by the use
of Nitrous Qxide or Laughing Gas.
Office at Residence, East Avenue,ANorwalk,
Connecticut.
. 1110,. E. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
L ‘hfac’threi’ of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
110.1 Wage; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally. ,
0, 5- IIQGKWQQD.
I‘Atshionable Draper & Tailor,
and .
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMP OBIUM !
Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. ‘
ll- 3: QIMSTEAD a. 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Peed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main-st, N orwalk, Conn.
IETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
a: Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
easiest afid‘ASSets.‘ ‘ $3,128,820
Insure against loss and damage by Fire
on Terms adapted to the hazard,and .
,QOnsistent with the laws of'
' ' FOiDPCHSIIEIOP-
, crooner. IL COWLES, Sole Agent
[3’3
For’Norwalk and vicinity.
Business Change I
WATERBURY“& DUNCAN,
' OULD‘ announce to the public that
.— . they have purchased the Carriage Ma-
kln Business formerly conducted by Mr.
Ed'son' Beers, and connected it with their
Blagksnilth Shop, making one complete es-
nbhshment. They are now prepared to exe-
cute in the best manner, and with greater
dispatcb‘than ever before, anything in the
line of ‘ ‘ ‘
Carriage Making and Blacksmith-
' ’ Ing- A l '-
Cgpriages made to 'v'erer, and Painting,
Trimming, Repairing, «be, done by experi-
énclz'd‘workmcn, with dispatch.
"W Good‘ Carriage timber taken in ex-
change for Work.
" Norwalk, N 0v. 23d, ’63.
9,. Jackson? a 330.
N9. 1 Gazette Building.
W OULD rcspectf‘dlly 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 Fairficld County, in quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which'is larger than ever‘ béforé.—-'-’
We‘have tinne- lot of Ladies’ Swiss. watches,
lil gold cases", at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as b‘ein cor-
rect» time keepers.
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
3!” to $-00. We buy Of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash so that
0.1!; (col. ties for selling cheap could not be
ill-BENT: Qur’ Stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Blasted 'Warcs was never better than at pre's-
cut, and Comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Groceries Cheaper than ever
5‘ 9 3 G A 5 H I
r HE subscriber would inform the public
, generally, that he still continues tO sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his
old stand, N o. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
by; {Bu-ll“ at any store in the country. He
wo, Id'iiivitc the special attentioniof’all toliis
s'to k o'l' ' ‘ '
‘ pOFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap The publicarc inviled focal]
82nd exmniuc and judge for themselves.
Also, Gentleman’s atch- .
G. 8: G. M. Holmes,
DEALERS IN
Groceries,
I'lour,
' Provision, ac,
Main Street,
14 Norwalk, Conn
JAMES SHERWOOD,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
OFFICE IN
E- M. 61; J- T. Prowitt’s
Hardware Store, SHERWOOD’S BLOCK,
Main street,
NORWALK, CONN.
Real Estate bought and sold
on the most favorable terms. 1y1
MORE THAN FIFTY HOUSES, LOTS
AND FARMS FOR SALE
NEW FURNISHING STORE,
NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST.
East Side of the Bridge.
HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest
assortment of
Household Furniture
in this county, consistin Of Bureaus of all
kinds, Lounges, Sofas, ete-a-Tetes, Card
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.
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,
:chea er than can be obtained elsewhere. I
buy as good a Hearse as there is in the
county; and will attend Funerals in neigh-
boring towns, without extra charge.
ELBERT RAYMOND.
Norwalk, Sept. lst, 1863. 44
1:. Qumran]: 6:. sons,
CABINET MAKERS, &c
A RE now prepared to Offer to the public
the largest and best assortment of
Good Furniture,
comprising every article usually kept in :1
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
Mattresses, made to order, and Old ones made
over as good as new.
UN DERTAKING,
We keep on hand a very large assortment of
(Jofins of every description, furnish 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 ecplial to any in the State, which we
shalluse w enevcr our services are required,
without ewt'r’a chaage.
' ‘ E. QUINTARD & SONS.
N orwalk, March 15th 1862.
s-rovusmsrrns, RANGES,
VER FORTY VARIETIES and sizes _Of
Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir-
ty varieties and sizes of Parlor and Office
Stoves, not excellcd‘in beauty of design, per-
fcction 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,
Mutts, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad
Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars,
Fluid and Coal'O‘iI Lamps, Stove Castings,
in fact, all that constitutes a well filled Kitch-
en Furnishing Store. Books, describing prin
ciple and management of Stove, free. Lar
gest assortment of Pumps in the State. Call
at F. H. ASH’S,
1v4 South Norwalkflt.
Hammerls Champagne 'Ale.
HE attention of the publicwis solicited to
the superior quality of
H A M ME It’s
Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.
This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the
ear, and its keeping quality, especially of
that brewed during'the' most excessive hot
Weather, is guaranteed for any length of time.
'For sale in Barrels and half-Barrels, at
Selleck’s Packet Office, No walk.
JEHIE’L GR MMAN,
Agent for the sale '01 Hammer’s Champagne.
' ’ Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2
Notice.
THE Subscriber has the pleasure of inform-
ing the public that he has purchased the
interest of Ebenezer Crisse‘y in'th‘e' Bbot‘and
Shoe Business lat’ely carried On at the Store
corner Of Wall and Water Street, where he
will continue the business. He trusts that
the liberal patronage given to this Store
while under his control as partner and man-
ager, will be continued to him as prOprie or.
9 J. N. 'LQOKWOOD.
4
NOTES:
THE Subscriber having purchased the
Hardware business, formerly conducted
by Edwin V. A. Chichester, hopes by fair
dealing, and close attention to business, to
retain all the customers of the Old stand, and
add many new ones. , -
‘ THEODORE FITCH.
A CARD.
HE subscriber takes this method of
thanking his friends for their good will,
during the past ten years. At lhe same time
requesting them, and the public, to extend
their patronage to his successor, Mr. Theo-
dore Fitch,
. CHlCHESTER.
_ . . 5
EDWIN V- . _
Norwalk; Dec'. 15th, 1863.
Laughing Gas
IN RIDGEPIEED.
1
Drsg Kendall (it Paddock
Extract tteth entirely without pain or injury
to the patient, by the aid of
NITRO US OXIDE GAS.
tf46
r“ YEARS EXPERIENCE in putting
l—l up Pliysicians’ Prescriptions has ena-
bled the propl‘ictol‘of SILLIMAN'S COUGH
BALSAM to select the very best and most
A. MOREHCUSE, ll epic-lent articles for the compound, Gum—6,
“a,” fiv 5.. ,- .
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N orwalk
Illllllllllllll llllllll'lllll,
N ORWAI-E CONN,
Chartered Capital $500000
Paid up Capital $100,000
WM. C. STREET, President.
GEO. R. Cowms, Secretary.
~ EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.
Norwalk, J an lst. 1864
INSURANCE.
'1‘HE subscriber havin taken the agency
of the New England 're azid 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
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. lst, 1861. , tf5
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies
for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES.
1y
Home, of N. Y., Assets J an. 1, ’64 $3,286,270
Etna, of Hartford, “ “ _ 3,128,820
Phoanix, 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. CRAW.
William C. White,
Graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory,
INSTRUCTOR IN
MMSUCC AW® QERMAREI,
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
"nfimovnn!
MRS. 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.
MILEYNERY.
MISS PILGRIM
Has Removed
to the new Store between the Bank of Nor-
walk and the Danbury R. R. Depot. ltf
n. r. urban,
Agent for the sale of
WHEELER Sp WILSON’S
Family Sewing Machines. .
Ojflces—Danbury, Conn., opposite Savings’
Bank. Norwalk, Sherwood’s Block.
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. VYill
teach you thoroughly to use it, warrant it to
be perfect, and keep it in order for one year
free of charge. 35
"‘ now. A. B. NORTHROP,
GUN AND LOCK SMITH,
And Bell Hanger,
ISAACS’S BUILDING, (next to Norwaik
Hall,) Norwalk, Ct. Jobbing of every de-
scriptipn, Pniii'cu or attention paid to re-
pairing Guns, Pistols, &c., Mortice, Rim,
Cabinet 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.
THE subscriber having taken the old
Horse ShOeing Stand, at the foot
of Mill Hill, is pieparcd to do Horse Shoe-
ing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on
the most reasonable terms.
He also carries on till; Carriage Business
at the old Starts occupied by his (timer for
the last twenty-three years."
JOHN SHEPHERD.
Norwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864.
gardwilm Gutierly, 61.0.,
AT SOUT NORWALK.
THE Subscriber would inform the public
that he has purchased of Mr. Chichester
the old established Hardware Business, at
South Norwalk, and will continue the busi-
ness at the old Stand. He intends kee 'ng
always on hand, a large stock of Hard arc,
Cutlery, Agricultural Implements, Mechan-
103’. Tools, Il‘iro Arms, Builders’ Hardware,
Iii-puts, Oils, Varnish, and all other artic1es
usually kept in firSt—cl‘ass' Hardware. Stores.
It_w111 be his e'ndenvOr to meet the wants
of hm customkrs, and merit the patronage of
the public.
15 WM. S. FITCH.
WILLIAM ll. SWAN,
SADDLBR c HARNESS MAKER,
DJ OINING Danbury and Norwalk R.
R. Depot, Norwalk, Conn., keeps con.-
stantl y on hand and will make to order eve-
ry description of
Harness,Hcrse l'urmtureflrappmgg
or Cl t inc. ISO Saddler-’5 Hardware and
email, r3nkéValiscs, Carpet. Bugs, due.
All in want of anything in hishne,wnl_do
well to give him a call. Orders for any kind
of work promptly executed. Repalring done
neatly and cheaply, and at short notice,
IMPQE'I'ED CUTIE-£33:
And Silver-llated Ware.
THE Subscrioer, while in England, recent-
, ly, made arrangements with the Shef-
fled Manufacturers for the sale of Thomas
Harrison’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now
on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite
the Post Office, a large, and one of the most
complete assortments of Sheffield Cutlery
ever‘olllercd in this Country, including Cur-
ving nivcs and Forks; Bread Knives;
Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks;
Pocket Knives of every description, inclu-
ding many curious styles; Scissors, &c., (be.
Also, just received, an assortment of beau-
tiful Silver-Plated Ware, made by s
new patented process, by the same House,
and is the first lot imported into this eoun -
try. Call and examine for yourselves.
tf46] , JOSEPH SHEPHERD.
“35
AM, MY BOY, get up the old horse and
go over to the Drug Store and get some
thing for my cold, my throat is sore and I
cough all night. Why, Futlier,l bought a
bottle of SILLIMAN’S COUGH BALSAM
day before yesterday, and it has cured me
already. Try ‘ . e of it. 6111346
Two.
Two buds plucked from the tree,
Two birdies flown from the nest.
Two little darlings snatched
From a. fond mothers breast.
Two little snow white lambs
Gone from the sheltering fold,
Twolittle narrow graves
Down in the graveyard cold.
Two little drooping flowers
Growing in purer air,
Blooming fragrant and bright
In the Gardener’s cure.
. Two little tender birds, .
Flownfar frOm fear and harm,
Two little snow white lambs
In the Good Shepherd's arm.
Twolittle angels more
Singing with voices sweet,
j Flinging their crowns of gold
Down at their Saviour’s feet.
Free from all earthly care,
Pure from all earthly stain,
0h, who could wish them back
In this drem' world again .' '
Chamber’s Journal.
_ «0»
From our Young Fblks for Feburary.
Christmas Bells.
BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
Their words repeat
or peace on earth, good will to men !
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
or peace on earth, good will to men!
Till, ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime '
A chant sublime
0f peace on earth good will to men !
Then from each block, aocursed mouth,
The cannon thundered in the South, 1'
And with the sound ,1.
The carols drowned '91" .
Of peace on earth, good will to men !
It was as if an earthquake rent
The esrthstones of a cohtinent,
And made forlorn
The households horn
Of peace on earth, good will to men I
And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth," I said ;
“For hate is strong
And mocks the song
0f peace on earth, good will. to men!"
Then peeled the bell more loud and deep;
“God is not dead; nor doth be sleep I
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men!“
«0».
The Intel-censor.
17TH CHAPTER ST. JOHN.
Father, I bring this worthless child to thee
To claim thy pardon once; yet once again
Receive him at my hands—for be is mine,
He is a worthless child; he owns his guilt.
Look not on him he cannot hear thy glance,
Look than on me ; his vileness I will hide.
He pleads not for himself—he dare not plead
His cause is mine—I am his advocate,
By each pure drop of blood I lost for him,
By all the sorrows graven on my soul,
By every wound I bear-I claim it due,
Father Divine,I cannot have him lost,
He is a guilty soul, but he is mine,
Sin hath destroyed him; sin bath died in me
Death has pursued ;I have conquered death,
Satan hath bound him; Satan is my foe.
My Father lbear him now—not him but me.
I would not have him lost tbs all the world,
Thou for my glory hast ordained sndmsde,
Because he is a poor and contrite child,
And all his every hope—on me reclines,
I know my children, and I know him mine,
By all the tears be weeps upon my bosom,
By his lull heart that beatetb against mine,
I know him by his Sighing and his prayers,
By his deep trusting love which clings to me
I could not bear to see him out aw'ay,
Weak as he is,fho weakest of my flock,
The one that grieve: me most, that 10ch the
least,
I measure not my love by his returns ;
And though the stripes I send to speed him
home,
Drive him upon the instant from my breast,
Still he in mine, I drew him from the world,
He has no right, up, home, but in my love,
Though earth and hell againt his soul con-
Spire,
I shield him—keep him—save him—we on
W!“
0 Sinner lwhat an advocate hast thou !
~Metbinks I see him lead the culprit in,
Poor, narrowing, shamed, all tremulous with
fear,
Prostratc behind his, Lord, weak, self-con-
damned,
Clad with his chiour’s spotless righteous.
ness, ,
Himself to hide, and bear the Fathers words
“My son l his cause in thine and thine 3's mine,
Take up thy poor lost one—ho is forgiven."
‘4.-.
. . . .The Boston Commonwealth calls at.-
tention to the fact that in 1834, when
the State constitution of Tennessee wos
undergoing revision, petitions were sent
in from sixteen counties, signed in mcuy
instances by slaveholders, praying that
the slaves might be freed by the year
1866. The time and the event have
come together,
. . . .The new Isle of Man—Petroleum.
, . , ,The Portland Press announces that
therewill be six eclipses this year, two of
the sun, two of the moon, can of Jefl'.
Davis and one of the rebellion.
. . . .Isaac Funk, the great Illinois far-
mer who owned 40,000 acres of the best
land in Illinois, and was taxed for nearly
$2,000,000, is dead. His wife also died
in a few nours after her husband. Mr.
Funk's will, provides that his vast estate
shall remain in his family undivided
«Ob-o
n- The Rochester Democrat is respon-
'aible for the following :
"Thomas still moving,’ very good,
He doesn‘t like his neighbor-hood!
.4.-.”-
fi. Why are widows like smokers ?
Because they often find solace in their
weeds.
_J 081A]! WATSON,
on
The Unfortuate Youth.
Br CLAUDE.
nab‘ Nicbtl, mfch drln zu freuen,
Bin dumm und nose-tut,
Obnc Hutb’und obne Gewalt ;
Hem spotter: und mlcb whence
Die Mencken jun; and all ;
Binweder warm nocb knit!
' Du Eula Pro».
It would have been difficult, nay, impos-
sible, to have convinced Josiah Watson ho
was not born to he laughed at. '
He always hated to see any one laugh un-
less he Was cognizant of the cause of merri-
mcnt, foi- he was sure to imagine himself the
Subject, snd'between you and I not always
without just cause.
Now I don’t go about with my eyes shut
—-no tailor eon “take a measure” quicker
than I, :31 pass along; but family could see
no cause for his being such a “laughing-
stock'," unless it was his abominable bashful-
ne‘ss. Nor could I see any reason for his
bashfulness. .
' That it was not hereditary was certain. . ‘
' Hereditary? wbyany one in the village
would laugh loud and. long ifyou intimated
such a thing of his father, who was s walking
thundercloud looking with extreme con-
tempt upon any one who held sn’ opinion
antagonistic to his own. .
It was one of his pet phraseo, which he
never neglected an opportunity to make use
=Of-‘-y0u can’t reason with a woman; wo-
, men can’t argue, though if any one tried to
meson with bim,like Dicken’s Dora, be con-
‘sidercd it a greater insult than downright
fault-finding. He was not as Cervantes has
mid of some one else—“a; plump man and
consequently a good one.”
Though the former assertion would not
be misapplied, he was once full of sympa-
thy for traitors, and borer Struck at the idea
of- wsr, but he obtained a government con-
tact- so he is for the war. Understand ?
And his mother ; call her bashful I
You wouldgbave thought so I guess had
you Seen her Monday morning. At pnciw
ly five o’clock she was up. No sleeping af-
ter that hour, and her rules were as fixed as
the laws of the Medea and Persians. Up
stairs she flew, with a stick in her band
which was almost as insepenbly her com-
panion as was the tub to Diogenes, drag-
ged the children out of bed, threw a mug of
water in that lazy J odab’s face, and intimate
in a shrill Jezebel like, snap-dragon, high-
j
, pitched voice,—only five minutes to dress
in—washiug to be done to-day ; them new
bundkercbiefs to hem; butter to make ; that
vest to mend; pickles toscald ; my new cap
to fix for the minister’s comin’ this after-
noon; up all of you, and away to the burn-
yard she flew, to get the eggs, her cap strings
flapping in the breeze.
0b, a stigring woman was she and she al-
ways made it a point to ask strangers wheth-
er they were orthodox or unitarian. Josiah
was her special favorite.
Now be had grown up like Jack’s bean-
otslk and was I0 thin that the stars might
have shone him as through Ossian's ghosts.
- The general expression of his face was as
gentle as a. lamb. Indeed, he always looked
as if he were saying “ I won’t do nothin’ to
nobody.”
His hair had originally been red, but dis-
liking the color be obtained a recipe said to
change it to a glossy browu. So, following
the directions be rubbed the compound over
his head and retired to rest satisfied that it
was “ died in the true faith,” but alas, the
wish was a mineral solution of the most do-
terminate blue—“darkly, deeply, beautifully
blue." Poor Josiah ! He raved and rubbed,
and washed and scrubbed, and stormed and
swore, but all to no purpose; it was the true
blue and refused to strike its colors.
But in thecourse of time it turned to a
grizzly grey, and so I introduce him to my
readers.
Now as I said before,-he was exceedingly
bashful. Why, when a school-boy he never
was able to answer the question—“ If Mary
had four sticks of candy and Sarah took
away three, how many would Mary have
left l”
Not because he failed to understand the
sum, but because a pretty girl. at the other
end of the room was looking at him, coming
him to wish that all the Mary's". in creation
were at the bottom of the Red Sea, and him-
aelf at the bottom of another.
He had a bad habit of falling asleep in
church during the second prayer. ’ Not that
it is at all strange he should for the second
prayer was always so long thnt before the
minister was through, half the congregation
were dosing, but I mention it because he
looked so indescribably. ludicrous, with his
head hanging on one side, his mouth wide
open, suggestive of a snore that we fancied
we heard.
Now I am proverbial for my gravity, but
I never could look at him without thinking
of what the Scotch person said to his wife,
“ Jennie i you baa no beauty as a’ th’ con-
gregation may see, but if ye has no grace I
has made but a. air bargain.” Now when
this interesting youth had reached the age of
twenty he fell in love.
It is not my intention to do what I
never have done before—write a love story,
so I, will merely remark those who have
been in love my imcgine—we, who have
not, cannot delineate the feelings of Josiah
Watson.
He was uncomfortable that was certain,
for the object of his afi‘ections was a bright
rosy-checked dome], and to whom moreo-
ver s young soldier was very attentive.
It required all his mother’s persuasions.
and the promise of a whole custard pie for
his supper, to persuade him to put on his
best clothes and go call on “J ulia.”
But finally with an air of desperation be
acquiesced in her wishes, and started scrolls
the fields with s gait which caused his father
to lean upon his hoe as his son approached
and exclaim—“That boy’s got an idea in his
head now if he never had afore. Ail-aid I‘ll
never make much of him.
When I was a boy, if a man was a farmer
his son was one after him, and would as soon
have thought of visiting the valleys of the
moon, as of being anything else. Nowadays
a boy’s taste is considered. All stufl' and
nonsense. If they don’t like it, make ’em;
that’s my opinion.
But what’s the boy got in his band ? flow-
ers, as I’m a living man. Now I never could
see any good in them. Even the Bible says
[“tbcy toil not, neither do they IP15"
Whatever the idea was Josiah bad in his
head it certainly made him deaf to all around
him, for his father’s surly voice he did not
bear, nor the warning of the men as they
drew near, top of aloud of bay, until the
neigb of old Bess over his shoulder caused
with the .exclamation—“ good gracious.”—
But on he. went never stopping'until he reach-
ed a- little cottage near a. turn. of the road .—
Tben glancing round to be- Sure no one saw
him, he gently knocked. -'Noione came; so
raising his hand he again tapped even more
timidly; but this time it was opened and the
ruddy face of the good looking widow was
before him. . . - . . - _
' “ Why J osisb, is it you 1?” she exclaimed;
“ come in, come in. You knocked so softly
we thougbt_it was the out after a mouse.—
But sit down, sit dovm.” Now the. widow’s
cordial reception was even more embarras-
sing than the cool nod J ulia vouchsafed to
him. . ,
“ Why,” continued the talkative widow af-
ter she had seawd the visitor, “we head you
had enlisted, but-ls! I couldnltzbelieve that
no how, you wouldn’t be so foolish. They
do shoot so carelessly down there.”
“But goodness, I promised neighbor Grey
I would show her. how to use that new
washing fluid. There never was anything
like tbstto get clothes clean. Since'lrish
help has got so poor and" they ask from ten
to twelve dollars a month, and are good for
nothing, and saucy at that, besides carrying
things out of the house faster than one can
bring them in. I have done without a. girl,
and this washing fluid helps me along amaz-
ingly;" and tying on her hood ‘the do or
banged. and she was gone. An unpleasant
silence followed.
Now Julia Lawrence was very patriotic,
she had knit great piles of stocking: for the
soldiers, and should [begin to tell you of the
jellies and dainties she had sent to the 'sick
and wounded, of the sewing she had done,
I should not know when to stop.
Moreover, she had been heard to declare
that she never would marry a man whoqu
not true to the old flag, and who was not
willing to lay down his life if needs be a wil~
ling sacrifice upon the altar of his country.
Therefore Josiah thoughthis chance was
a poor one, as be twisted and twirled his
thumbs, and glanced bashfully across the
stove at her whose fingers flew round the
sock as if life depended upon her reaching
the heel in five minutes ; resolved to learn
his fate, be cleared his throat and commen-
ced—“Miss Julia !” “well what,” was the en-
couraging reply. This was a damper es-
pecially» to bashfulness, but again summon—
ing what little courage be had be‘ exclaimed
“Miss Julia I came,—I came,” “Well I know
you did, was the reply ina sarcastic tone.
“ Yes; but I came to-to—to—” here a
loud, heavy knock was heard upon the
door. ,“ 'Tis the’ca'ptain," ejaculatedJosish
in u horrified tone; “ hide me—rdon’t let him
fln‘fi me here 1" Now whether J ulia was ac-
tuated bye feeling of pity for the unfortunate
fellow, or a desire upon her own account to
shield him from the captain’s observation,
“ nobody knew ;”- but certain it is that Open-
ing the stair door she motioned him to as-
cend, then opening the other door she admit-
ted the ‘Nboulder-straps.” , ,
Poor Josiah stumbled up the stairs and
seating himself at the top soliloquized some-
what in this wise—-
“ A pretty mess I have got into now; a
confounded fool I have made of myself,” and
be ground his teeth angrily.
: Now I can assure you it was no very
pleasant thing to sit at the head of the stairs
in the dark, especially such an unpleasant
night as was this. The wind whistled fear:
fully, the rain- poured down in torrents.—
Dark clouds swept by, in quick succession
venting their fury in deafening electric dis-
charges, each succeeding one apparently
louder and more crashing than the former.—
That was bad enough, but as some perhaps
know it wasa slight aggravation to be aware
of the fact that his lady-love was sitting in a.
comfortable room . below engaged with a.
Finally a bright ideastruek bim,and jump .
ing up he exclaimedgprefacing his remark
with the classic ejaculation-4‘ Jerusalem l
I’ll hear what they say anyhow.”
“I know there’s a «drum up here in the
room over the sitting-room," and groping
around in the dark he found a knob, turned
it, stepped into the room, crossed it, up two
stops into another room, and then bolted
muttering, “I must be about over that room
by this time.”
But no dru'm could he find, though in his
journey around the apartment he knocked
over a mug of water, nearly dashed his brains
out against the mantlepiece, thrust his fin-
gers into a bowl of jelly, and committed and
havoc in a. closet by tumbling in, catching
the dresses to save himself from falling,
bringing them off the nails, and himself
smashing half a dozen bottles. _
Finding another ”door he tumbled down
two steps, muttering all sorts of imprecations
against the house and everything in it, pass-
ed through a narrow entry into a larger one,
so you see be had taken a circuitous route
and was just where be had started from.
But, poor fellow he didn’t know that, and
gradually step by step he nesnd the fatal
stairs. Nearer and nearer he drew looking,
us be lifted his great foot and set it dOWn,
like an elephant walking a tight rope, but as
be approached the stairs be lifted one, set it
down upon—nothing, and down he went
head first, with noise enough to have arous-
ed the “seven sleepers" striking the door
with such force that it flew open, precipita-
ting him at the feet of the good looking cup-
tain, while J ulis impulsively exclaimed—
“tbat great, green, awkward, simpleton."
Had the earth suddenly opened and swal-
lowed bim, Josiah would have thanked for-
tune, but be had been told “in case of an
accident it is betterto make the best of it,
so staggering to his feet he stammered—
“I came down 1" I should think you did
drawled the captain ending with a hearty
laugh, but where under the sun—Josiah
did not wait to hear further remarks, but
snatching his but be rushed from the house
nearly knocking down the widow who was
entering, and who raising both bands ejacu-
lated—“what upon earth 1” That was the
last of Josiah Watson's love-making; you
‘ ' may be sure he never sang often that
“The sweetest hour that o‘er I opend,
Are spent among the lessen—0 l ‘
He was also a most abominable coward
if he heard not in the wall he would
“tremblnnomw pale." It more to
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him to spring about a yard from the spot‘
rival, while he was a left" up u in the dark." floss and well nigh maddened with fright.
landlord, now what is it ?”
' marked upon his hair being gray, while
otherwise he looked so young, he was
- known to declare it tobe the effect of a. terri-
ble fright he once received.
As some of my readers may in the course
of a life time happen to come across J o-
siah, I will relate the story of the terri-
ble fright. About half a mile from the
village inn stood an old deserted looking
house. Many years ago a murder had been
there committed, and the body dragged some
distance and left among the rocks. Since
that time ’the house had remained uninhabi-
ted, and was left to the ravages of time-
During the summer flowering vines, which
careful hands had once planted, ran in wild
quuriance over broken fences, through the
windowless easements, and even to the tOp
of the old broken chimney. The supersti-
tious declared it to be the abode ofsupernat-
ural beings.
“ O'er all there hung a shadow and I. fear; .
A sense of mystery the spirit doubted,
And said, as plain as whisper in the ear,
Ibo place is haunted l"
A tall form robed in white was said to be
seen at midnight wandering around the house,
and hovering over the yawning chasm, in
places where no martial dare trust himself,
while strains of wild unearthly musrc had
been heard mingling With the roar of waves
beating against the beach, making the strong-
est heart quake with terror. Over the whole
place there hung a solemnity and loneliness,
which obliged one to believe the house “ un-
der some prodigious ban of excommunica-
tion.” . _ .
Now Josiah was a firm believer in spirits
visiting this world: he was a believer in
ghosts. Well, incredulous reader why
shouldn’t be be ? Hasn’t Walter Scott writ-
ten a. volume on apparitions ? and the calcu-
‘ lating Colton, although he expresses his dis-
belief in ghostly influences, entirely upsets
his theory in a note acknowledging their ex—
istence. Even Boswall has left us an upo-
tbcgm of J ohnson’s in favor of ghostseers.—
The birch of the pedagogue has not yet driv-
en all the spectres from the churchyard.
One cold winter night, Josiah was return-
ing home from the village, via the rocks and
haunted house. On he trudged over the fro-
zen ground repeating verses he had learned
while a schoolboy to beguile his loneliness,
until he reached the edge of the woods.—
Drawing his coat up around his ears he star-
ted on a run, glancing fearfully around the
while, his eyes starting from their sockets.—
Passing the spot where the village pastor fell
and broke his neck, on past the dell where
was found the murdered babe, past the place
where crazy J one hung herself, then emer-
ging from the dim aisles of the Old forest the
haunted house was brought into view. J O-
siah halted, then drawing his bat down over
his eyes to shut out any uncomfortable sight
he might otherwise see, he whistled loud to
assure himself he was not afraid.
Thus he reasonedz—“It's too plaguey cold
for ghosts to be out to-nfit with nothing on
but a Shirt”-—-and he thrust his hands in his
coat pockets and stopped short,—probably,
the thought struck him that her or his ghost-
ship might possibly break through their usu-
al custom this night, and adopt an overcoat;
for surely their supernatural powors would
enable them to do so. But his reverie was
broken as a shrill, piercing, unearthly sceam
smote his ear, and a thin white figure swayed
to and fro in the midnight breeze, a few
yards before him. Ichabod Crane was not
more frightened when pursued by the head-
less horseman than was Josiah as be turned
to the right and run as he never had before.
Had it been in “the good old colony times”
somebody would certainly have been arrest—
ed on charge of having bewitched him, for
he turned neither to the right nor to the left
until a low groan and the rattle Of chains fell
upon his ear, and with a demoniac yell he
dashed back where he was before. A white-
robed figure before him, another on his left,
the haunted house upon his right, so turning
‘he flew along the road toward the village,
never daring to turn round,doubtless thinking
like Orpheus seeking Eurydice, to look back
virus both fearful and hazardous, and burst
into the kitchen of the village inn breath-
In the room above a. wood fire burned
with a right good will, lighting up the dark
swarthy faces gathered around the table.
The servant unable to discover the cause
of Josiah’s abrupt entrance, and alarmed at
his Strange conduct bolted into the room
above exclaiming—“Josiah Watson is carry-
ing on dreadful down there, a wringin’ of
his hands, lookin’ pale as a ghost, and, goin’
round the room like mad."
A hearty laugh followed this announce—
ment and one remarking—“What’s the mat-
ter with ’Siah now, I wonder," they hurried
below.
“Come Josiah what are you making such
an everlasting fuss about “exclaimed , the
landlord in a. pompous tone, giving the
frightened fellow a hearty Shake. “ O-h ;
0-1), I can’t I—I—" “Come-out with it or I’ll
help you out of the house. Is anybody dead?”
“O—b wus nor that.” stammered the poor
fellow.
“Well what under the sun is it then” re-
torted the now thoroughly exasperated
“I—Ive seen a.
31108 ” was the faint reply.
“Seen a g-h—o-s—t l” ejaculated the host in
a mocking tone, letting go the arm Of the
frightened youth, and drawing him away to
a distant corner with a. shrug of his broad
Shoulders, and sarcastic elevation of his eye-
brows. “Seen a ghost 1” and he eyed him
from head to foot. “You great big block-
head ! I really did’nt know you were a born
fool, If you ain’t got no sense I hope you’ve
got some decency left. Now clear out and
don’t come here with any more Such stories”
“Do’nt—do’nt be wrathy,” and the now
really pitable fellow went down on his knees
before the landlord, “If you only knew all
you wouldn’t make me go home. It was
dreadful” and a shudder convulsed his whole
frame.
“Well, well, you may stay” replied the
landlord, “but don’t for mercy’s sakes"—he
was interrupted by a. call from the room, and
poor Josiah staggered up to bed, but not to
rest, for ghosts, witches and hobgoblins. vis-
ited him in his dreams to the great discom-
fort oftbc boarders who declared that fel—
low was an escaped lunatic. Hardly had he
left the kitchen when considerable noise
might have been heard. The two merry fel-
lows who had given Josiah such a mortal
scare, by adopting white sheetghad followed
.him to the inn, and witnessed the interview
from the window, laughing as they express-
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Were all the adventures of this union.
note youth chronicled, and his history dru-
matized it would form a comedy of _ rm
He still lives, looking hopefully forwnmw
the time to come, and be is povifivé It will,
when some benignant Fox will «nonto-
him in anew book of martyrs.
Norwslk, Jan. 319:, 1865. ,
Mom the
" I WANT m.” 4',
1.}
BY HRS. P. H‘. PHIL”. - -
‘I want her! lief." cxclcimcd I".
pale‘faced, sugniSh-strickon' , boy, in“ on.
of the Philadelphia hospitoll. "1‘!!!“
her I, r H ' ‘ .‘k.a:'l
Who? Whole that. . ‘ hor-I’1~inlo,
that in such torture and .ug'ony- filktho
heart—is the first thought? U I»
Nay, be patient, poor boy I Hardin.
tenderness, pity, sympathy, womanly
grace and gift, in excellence and fullne-
—will they not do? , . , _
‘ I want her ?' Ah 1 yes; vie. know
you do. Hu- ! the tendereu, gelling
loveliest being you ever howl-Jujitsu:-
gel. Whom you see to be unungclnbw
you can see her no more. ‘ Yeti. fwiut
liar. Yes her band would still blink-pin,
her kiss would cool. those hot .‘ lips,“ but
breath of love would ease that's-finch:
biog heart, her prayer would bring relief
Yes, love is all powerfulrlhc one thing
here, all of earth worth smug. when
peril and conflict and death com... 1:1“; I
No wonder you want her I / '1' mt
her i her whom I best loved, our! 'vflfom
best loved Inc—to soothe-sud» st ,1'
and lift me up—and feed me with... hope,
and rest me with her ' holy peace, and
carry me on the beautiful. wings of.- be
faith, to the blessedness of her hand)”
bosom of her God. I want her I_ _' What
No matter to name her—either “tel,
mother, wife, or love ; 511361 is enough;
an angel, each one of us have known-bar
knows her now, dead -or living ; .ondjill
ever, time and eternity through. ' '
We all have had, yea, have our pug
gel—one—one only, and near ,moy hm
more—one, shrined, worshiped in better
moments—some day, a dark and zptormy.
day, a dark and hopeless day, a. doytoo.
late, idolized or to beidolized, loved with
such a strain as well nigh burst-l, the
poor fainting heart, such yearningmi
makes all else nought, an intensity like
power that demands and will not be (lo--
nied. _
‘I want her !' The touching hart-
breaking cry, how it comes up from,”—
ery camp and hospital, in our lands '- In ,
weariness and waiting, in lonelinessoud
suffering, the heart cries out for thous-
gel of its life. Yes, the angel—but drop
that high and holy name—too high Ind
holy—and give us instead the ill-mo
within our reach—the name we tutti--
love, mother, or wife, or. other corthuy.
name ! _ 7
You want ‘ lier,’ Yes, I want her for
forgiveness. I wronged her, Iliglitédjjr'
her, neglected and wounded her.‘ MI].
God, as well as she, forgive me, for I who .
mad to do it 1 She held no buck fM'
sin—I would not be held back; Wists
pleaded—I laughed. She proyedé-‘r'jl" —.
sueered. But she would forgive 1110.1
know she would, could I but poor my.
wail of sorrow into her ear. -
‘ I want her for love. She only? con ,
meet my want. She loved me truly,gnii-
selfishly, sscrificingly—give me. her love.
once more! I perish for it I _'
‘I want her for‘hOpe and strength.._,
The day is so dark, the night 1310’ long,
the burden so heavy. She curried our; -
s hine, dispelled cloud, and in her heart
was unfailing strength. 3.. - j 3.
‘I want her purity. Never min
could I be base or vile with her part _,
breath around me l ‘g , , l
‘ I want her prayer. How Ilo'ntifl. .
So full of needs, so ruined by sins, so
wretched with woes, yet I cannot pay!
If nothing else, at least, give me‘ her
prayers I Let me hear that voice lba'I ,
know can open heaven—can move nit”
pity of her God 1 She can pray. . She,
would pray for me.’ . . ..
.a Boy 1. man ! soldier in camp or hos-e.
pits], on marcbor fearful bottle field If
You have her forgiveness, her love; and
Strength, and prayer, And she is‘witll ‘
you ever with you in spirit, though you; :
see her not. Be strong and pure no .
manly then, be penitent and prayerful: ..
for her sake i do you never feel 3 Ion,
hand laid gently in yours, when . you ’
would rush into sin ? Never close; your .
ears to a whisper that breathes,|‘IDon’t,I .-
ob, don’t 1 for my sake l—for your all; .
sake l for the sake of God, who lovu'; -
you I’ Do you never hear the echo of o" ,
prayer, ‘ Help him 1 save him! tbol‘i.
God of love and pity, who dost loveuudlz- .
pity all 1 Save, by tby power, by thy,
grace, by the blood of thine own ‘deor
Son l’ ’Tis her hand in thine, by! voicoy,
her prayer. . , . ,, . .
‘ I want her I’ Then'bo worthyof her,
soldier! Love like her—sacrifice, pray
like her, that her sacrifice and pnyor
may not be vain, and the want, nun-l
swered now—perhaps unansv‘vere'd boré— .
shall be answered in the; great hereafter; .
Bless God that you want her I In the} .. :
want is her hope, and confidence, and
consolation, , _ . a " ,. ._ ,: ii
And to that mournful, heartbreaking; -_
cry from camp and hospital, withwm ~
ly heart and voice, I answer, loud as o
woman’s strength can sound it,.: toldérlyl'w
as her tenderness can utter it, withrolli“
.; n‘. u
.g .
new of her devotion, I answer, ‘SIIO
was“ you! -
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the sincerity of her truth, all tho-«nut» V »
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