Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, October 24, 1865 · page 1

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_NORWALK GAZETTE.
.OF-FICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.

A. H. BYINGTON & CO.
G. N. ELLs.

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, lst door south "of Mr. Robert Ells, on River

date - with

Eridanus, riour, Peed, ac,

f ”we have a fine lot of Ladies’ Swiss-Watches,
‘figlzg'old'cases, at prices varying from $20 to

.1“ ”groceries Cheaper than ever

. ('- H=-E subscriber would inform the public

' :thev’bestof Groceries, Provisions, etc, at his

One Column, one year, 75 00

at arts of a square charged for as awhole.
yidx'ertisemontspayable 1st of January &July.

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,§ BUSINESS ,DIRFQTPRY-

s. RICABD,
Prof. of Vocal 80PM!!!) Music,
' ALSO
TEA CHER OF ME
French and Spanish Languages,
Engagements made with parties for Scirees.

Iianos Tuned a. Repaired.

Office at Whitney &. Beckwith’s Photograph
Gallery, Norwalk Ct.

MADAM S. RICARD,

French Dress Maker,

' I OULD inform the Ladies of Norwalk,
: thatslie'can be fouud'at her residence,

 

St. » Havin several years experience, and of.
adam Dcmorest of New York,
"she has no hesitation in thus introducing
herself to the Public. Dresses cut and made
to order, plain and machine sewing and Em- '
' executed with neatness afiég
. t '

 

'. filhysician and Surgeon,
_Qfli‘ceat the Residence of Sherman P. Fitch, Esq.
WILTON, CONN.

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References .°

Samuel Lynes, M. D.,
Ira Gregory, “
J. A. Mc Lean, “

air. a. rownnn anion,
Physician and Surgeon,

'Ofilce at the Drug Store of E. Blackman,
No. 11 Main Street, .Norwalk. 32

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f N orwalk, Conn.

 

 

~ Le. “announcer,

and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPOB-IUM I
‘ 7' Main-st, Norwalk,'Conn.
s. n. onus-ram) a. 00.,
'4 {Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

 

14 and 16 Main-st, N orwalk, Conn.

resonance. company,
‘ 'Of "Hartford.
Incorporated in'1819, Charter Perpetual.
capital and'Assets, $3,128,820
insure against loss and damage by Fire
' ' bu Terms adapted to the hazard,and
consistent _ With the laws of
, compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent .
i 1 v3 For Norwalk and vicinity.

, A. JACKSON ‘61. 33.0.
No. l Gazette Building.
- ‘ . _0 ULD respectfully announce to the
, . public and their old- customers, that
they have recently made extensive additibns
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
edto offer an assortment not to be surpassed
$11.1? airfield County, in quality or price. We
--"Would*call particular attention to our stock of
_.Watches, which is larger than ever before.—

 

 

5, which we can recommend as bein .cor-
atch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
if to $-00. We buy of the best importers in
ew York, and altogether for cash, so that
our fuel. ties for selling cheap could not be
renter. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
latetl Wares was never better than at pres-
ent. and comprises all 01 the latest styles that-
are»=manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.

 

z¢fimoncasnl
.2 generally, that he still continues to sell

old gstand, N o. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
.tocash buyers, as he has as large an assort
. ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
'be‘2foun‘d at any store in the country. We
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of ' 7
, COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
whichare of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves
. ; . A. MOREHCL'L'E.

..:xiiirron'rxi:o coo-ulna,
And Silver-Plated Ware.
' l-llil Subscriber, while in England, recent-
, .,ly, made arrangements with the Shef-
fiud:Manufacturers for the "sale of Thomas
Harrison’s ccieliratcd Cutlery, and has now
on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite
the Post Office, a large, and one of the most
complete uss‘u‘tments of Sheffield Cutlery
:evcr offered in this Country, including Cal'-
‘ving nivcs and Forks; Bread Knives;
Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks;
Pocket Knives of every description, inclu-
ding many curious styles; Scissors, &c.,&c.
Also,:jusl received, an assortment of beau-
,tilul SA] vet-Plated Ware, made by a
.flnew'. patented process, by the same House,
gum! is the first lot imported into this coun -
'_¢ry Call and examine for yourselves.
tl'46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD.

 

 

Inns iness Change !

WATERBURY & DUNCAN,

.. .,0ULD anuoulice to the public that
\I ‘- they have purchased the Can-inge ’Ma-
kingBusilieSs formerly conducted by Mr.
Etlson Beers, and connected it with their
Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es-
Lubllalllllt'lll. They are now prepared toexe-
cute in the host manner, and with greater
dispatch than ever before, anything in the

line of
Carriage Making and Blacksmithiug.
Cul'riagcs made to order, and Painting,

'l‘riuilnlng, Repairing, «he, done by. experi-.

riiccd workmen. with dispatch. ,.
33" Good Carriage timber taken in ex-

All. Quinton!) édi-fiS'ONS.

”We keep on hand a very largeassortment of

‘ without extra. chaage.

G. a e. M. Holmes,

DEALERS IN

 

Groceries,
Flour,
Provision, ac,
Main Street,
14 Norwalk, Conn
J. FERRIS, ,

REAL ESTATE AGENT,

AND

LICENSED CONVEYANCER.
50 ESTATES

OR SALE from 1—2 to 100 hundred acres
each, price, flom $800 to $100,000, with
buildings thereon,Stores and buildings to let,
Rents collected. Office in 'I‘olles & Ely’s
Drug Store,Squth Norwalk. ,Notice'for sur-
veying, may be left at the Gazette Office.

 

CABINET AM AKERS, it c
z 4 RE now prepared to offer to the public
the largest and best assortment of

Goodl'urniture,
comprising every article usually kept in a
Furniture Store, ever oflcrcd 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.
‘UNDERTAKING,

Ooflins of every description, furnish shrouds,
scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary

 

fer 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'tlle State, which we
shall use whenever our services are required,

.—

E. QUIN'I‘ARD a, SONS.
Norwalk, March 15th 1862.

NBW'FURNISHING “STORE,

NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN'ST.
East Side of the Bridge.

I HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest

- assortmentof - '

Household Furniture.
in this County, consisting of Bureaus of all
kinds, “Lounges, Sofas, Teteh—Tetes, Card

 

,Tablcs, 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.

. airing,
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 » thedead,
cheaper than can he 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

STOVES, HEATERS, RANGES,
OVER FORTY VARIETIES and sizes _of

Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir-
ty varieties and sizes of Parlor and Office
Stoves, not excelled in beauty of deSign, per-
fection of operation, or variety, by any Stove
in the State. M'anufactuxes"1‘in, Sheet, Iron
and Copper Wares, deals in J appan, Brittan-

. 'ia‘, '-‘Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated

Wares, Stove Blocking, Coal HOdS,"SllOVelS
and Riddles, Brass Kettles, Sausage Cutters,
Matts, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad
Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars,
Fluid‘and Coal. Oil Lamps, Stove Castings,
in fact, all that coastitutcs a well filled Kitch-
en Furnishing Store. Books, describing p'rin
ciple and management of _Stove, free. Lar
gest assortment of Pumps in the State. Call
at ‘. H. ASH’S,
‘1v4 South N orWalk,Ct.

Back Bay and "Penelons.
OSEPH W. WILSON is an agent for
collecting Back Pay, Bounty and Pen-
sions and is so connected with the Depart-
ment at Washington that he can collect these
more speedily than ally other in this vicml-
.ty. ’ _ _' , m4

Hammer’s Champagne v file.
A. THE attention of the public is solicited to
’ the superior quality of

’ HAMMERS

Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.
This Ale is .brewedfresh‘ at all seasons of” the
year, and its keeping quality, especially of
that brewed during the most excessiVe hot
weather,is guaranteed foriany length of time.
For sale in Barrels and lialf‘Barrels, at
Selleck’s Packet Office, N orwalk.
JEHIEL GRUMMAN,
Agent for the sale of Hammer’s-Champagne
Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2

Norwalk Machine Shop.
VI‘HE subscriber would respectfully inform
Manufacturers and others using machi-
_nery,in Norwalk and Vicinity, that he is, pre-
pared to do all things pertaining toa gener-
al machine shop. All orders for the making
or rcparing ofcvery description of ,maclll-
nery, attended to with promptliess by expe-
rienced Workmen. Having added a steam
Engine, (in addition to water-pOWer) to his
works he flutters himself that he is well pre-
pared to do all kinds of'work, at very short
notice. _ ISAAC CHURCH, Jr.
Machine shop, just back ofthe- Post Oflice
and' Horse Railway Building.
Norwulk, March 1st, 1865. ll

tritium B ,VI-SW-AN,
SADDLER 6t HARNESS MAKER,

ADJOINING Danbury and Norwalk R..
R. Depot, Norwalk, Colin., keeps cou—
stantly on hand and will make to order eve-
ry description of . '
‘ Harnessdic rse l‘urmture, Trappmgs
or Clothing. Also Saddler’s Hardware and
outfits, Trunl s, Valises,vCarpet. Bags, (lac.
All in want of anything In hislino,Wlll_do
well to give him a call. Orders for any kind
of work promptly executed. Repairing done
- neatly and cleanly. and at short notice.

REMOVAL.

Saddlery and Harness Store.
(Opposite Horse Railroad " Depot in Post
Office Building.)

‘HE Subscriber has removed from his

' former stand and is now located as
above, where he will be glad to execute all
orders in liisliilc in the best and most satis-
factory manner. A new, stock of Goods.
will he on sale and special attention paid to
Repairing. STEPHEN SWANN. tf14

 

 

SHTON, Marshal, and all other .kinds of

 

gpange for work.

~ . Salt, at S. E. OLMSTEAD & CO‘S.

‘ Paid up Capital

: Norwalk'

--;nonwar.ir come, ’
Chartered Capital ' Lasooooo
$100,000

WM. C. S'rnnn'r,President.
GEO. R. Cownus, Secretary.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.

Norwalk, Jan lst._-1864

Assets over "$23,090,000.
GEO. .R. COWLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies

13'

 

for the following INSURANCE'COM'PANIESr

Home, ofN. Y., Assets Jan.

1. ’64 $3,286,270
Etna, of Hartford, . u l .

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, " “ 330,410
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 ,ork,
with assets of $13,000,000. At So. Norwalk
application may be made to WM.’ T. Cuaw.

 

‘ SWQBDS’

.zlllllllllii llll’llllllll !

’NEAR THE DEPOT,
South Norwa‘lk, Conn.

[HE subscriber has opened a Clothing
and Furnishing Goods Store iuthe store
formerly occupied by J. F. & C. R. Bennett,
at the crossing, close by the depot, and-in-
tends to keep on hand and for sale as good
and cheap a stock as can be found in the town.
All kinds of

Ready Made Clothing,

(or made to order); also Cloths, Cassimeres,
Vestings, &c., Hats, Caps, Gloves, Umbrellas,
Trunks, Leather Bags. &c., &c.,—in fact ev-
erything in the line. The patronage of 'the
public is most respectfully. solicited.
' W..H. SWORDS.
South Norwalk, December lst, 1864.

ROBERTSON BROTHERS,
PRACTICAL Boonmunnns,

AND MANUFACTURERS or
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS.
Plain and Ornamental Jobbing,

49

 

N o. 3 Gazette Building, Nomalk, Conn.

WMAGAZINES, MUSIC &.c., done up in'
the best styles and OLD Booxs rebound.

.An‘oa'ron Suns.
New Auction fl Commission
5‘ “'1' o R E .

HE undersigned have opened the store
' in James‘ Block, Norwalk, lst door from
State St.,for the purpose 'of transacting a
general
AUCTION &. COMMISSION BUSINESS,
and are prepared to dispose of all kinds of
wares at liberal rates. .

 

specially solicited.
tf'19 NASH & MOREHOUSE.

Fitch’s Homefor Soldiers.

 

applications from thesev'ventitled,‘ "and
wish to avail themselves of the benefits of
theinstitution. Applications may be; made to
Hon. MORGAH Moneaxs,f P3é81.d’h' Stamford,
JOSEPH B. o'Y'r Stam or f '.
Cuaamts Baowr}, Darien, ’ 8:12;}!!thng '
‘WM. A. Countries, do' , '
, now. a. B. NORTHROP,
Gumsm- cutaneous-n,
- "fAi'id‘Bell Hanger, '
SAACS‘S BUILDING, (next to Norwalk
Hall,) Norwalk, Ct. Jobbing of every de-
scription. Particular atteiiti‘onxpnid torc-
pairing Guns, Pistols, &.c., ‘; Mert’icc‘, “Rim,
Cabinet and Trunk Locks. ' .Sa'wsfiled and
set. Sewin Machines, Clocks, and Pumps
repaired. . latf‘orm and Counter Scales put
in order. Skates repaired and made inor-
der, &c., &c. [ tf44

 

 

Notice.

THE subscriber having taken the old
‘ Horse Shoeing Stand, at. the , foot
ofMill'Hill, is prepared to do' Horse 'Shoe-
ing and all kinds of job .Blacksmithing, on
the most reasonable terms. , .
He also carries on the Carriage Business
at the 61d Stand oCcupied by his father for

the last twenty-three years. ‘ ‘

J DHN SHEPHERD.

N orwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864. tf35

 

Hardware, Cutlerly. 616., .
AT SOUTH NORWALK.

VI‘HE 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 keeping
always on. hand, a large stock-of Hardware,
Cutlery, Agricultural Implements, , Mechan-
ics’ Tools, Fire Arms, Builders’ HiirdWare,
Paints, Oils, Varnish, and all other articles
usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores.

of bin custmnkrs, and merit the patronage of

the public.
WM. S. FITCH.

15

 

CARRIAGE MAKING,

Horse Shoeing 65 Black-smithing.
LYON & AHERN,
V

OULD announce to the pa lie that
Henry Lamb, Main street, where they are
prepared to execute n the best manner and
greatest dispatch anything in the above, line.

Carriages madejto order. and Horse Shoe-
ing, Painting, Trimming, Repairing, &.c. done
by experienced workmen with dispatch.

- Mr.
'Age‘nt‘u‘n’d" Foreman of tlie’Wood-sh'op.
accesses LYON, WM.'AI1ERN.

Norwalk, Jan., 23d,1865. ' 1y3’i’

NOTICE.
THE Subscriber having purchased the
CLOTHING _ AND . GENTS FUR-
N ISHING EMPORIUM, of A. Koerpel, will
continue the Business in all its branches, . at

 

The Public are respectfully invitedito call
and examine the large and varied usort-
ment of

,Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTHS. CASSIMERES AND
VESTINGS, which he will make up to or-
der at short notice and in the latest Fash—
ionable Sylc. E. GUSOWSKI.

, N o. 3 Main Street,
Norwalk, February 15th, 1865.

NOWICE.

CHEAP OIL to be used either in Fluid

and Kerosene Lamps.

‘ine the article for your‘own benefi War,

 

 

ranted not explosive. W. B. S AN:

 

 

 

N. B. Second hand furniture, carpets, &.c.,'

Vl‘H-E Trustees are now prepared toieccive '

they have taken the old stand of Capt ,

WM. E. Barns has been ‘engaged'as’

the old Stand No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk.-

1y10 ~

Call and exam- .

NORWALK, CONN" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1865.

VOLUME XLVIII--NUMBER 43.

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India Correspondence.
SAN'roDomNoo, Sept. 19,1865.

In my last I gave you an account of the
doings of the Spanish authorities on evacua-
ting this country, on the 11th of July, and
of the proclamationvof the Captain General,
of renewing the war, and of-‘blockading the
whole coast; but as I predicted, the Capt.
General of Cuba, nor the Spanish Govern-
ment, have taken "any notice'of it. Com-
mercial intercourse with 'Cuba and Porto
Rico has been resumed by permission of the
authorities in these Isles, as lhough nothing
had occurredvto disturb them. I am happy
thus to be relieved {rem any further com-
mentslupon’the conduct'of the spaniards;
and to take up a more agreeable, and more
interesting subject, the resources and pres-

1 West

which must soon command the attention of
the people of the United States. But in clos~
ing accounts: with the Spaniards, I will give
you _my {first attempt at rhyming, a sort of
spontaneous production, while roaming
among‘tbe vast' ruins of the churches and
convents here some of them occupying
commanding views of the magnificent coun-
try around the city.

Butwould ye more of Spain and‘Spaiurds know,
01‘ Priests and Monks, that nation's greatest foef
And early history of this'fair Isle,

What means were used, the people to begulle—

The treasure wasted, and the wrongs eudur’d,

‘Aud the retribution, so long deferr’df

Then 'come and see the ifo'ofle's's, ‘tot’ring Walls

Of Churches, Con‘vents,-1!onhertea and balls ; -
(Monasteries, I mean excuse the word

Substituted, nor deem it too absurd),

Where once revell’dlu luxurious ease,

4 Espanfa’s host‘of licéntiou's ,‘I‘Padres ;"

The apostles of the devil, not of_Christ’s.

,What wicked hypocrites those Spanish priests;

They made religion is soundal and’a' shame,

And destroyed theirconntry‘s ancient fame.
But new, despite of war, and wasting fire,

And vice, that caused true wbrship to expire.

God‘s vengeance satisfied, and peace restored,

Andliberty of conscience too, adored

Be thy holy name. Dominicans : .

To you a glorious future opens.

' Kind Heaven will bless your favor’d land I

What cheerful prospects (in your bills expand!

What fruits of fragrance blush-on every tree,

Vine and shrub, almost spontaneously.

Your soil too, producing three crops 11 year

With 'a little management and some care ;

While some fruits are made perpetual bearing

Bya timely pruning, and good “nursing.”

Indeed, nature has made life so easy,

That we here soon incline to be lazy.

The Spanish or Dominican part of the
Island of St. Domingo, or Hayti, (as it is

_ sometimes called, which was the Indian

name, and is now assumed by the Republic
in thewest end of lhe‘Isle), iii-destined soon-
or or later to belong to the United States, or
to beoccucied bytlie people‘from there. Its
salt and varied mineral and agricultural
Wealth; its immense forests of valuable
cabinet wood, ship and house timber, &c.
and the advantageous geographical" position'
it occupies, must soon cause an active immi-
gration from there; now that a Republican
form of Government is again established,
which encouragessuch immigration in pref-
erence to any other. Like mostother Spanish
American Colonies, it- has been subject to
frequent revolutions and internal commo-
tions,—a sort of spanish inheritance, and re-,
sulting chiefly from their intolerance and
misrulc; but unlike'other Spanish American
Colonies, Spain has occupied its second and
athird time; and this'is‘ perhaps the chief
cause of its having beeufli'itherto neglected
:by the people of ' the United States. The
periods of the Spanish occupation were, from
the? time of its discovery in 1492 to_1795,
from 1809 to 1822,'and from March 1861 to
July 11, 1865. _ _

The whole Island has .an area of 30,000
_ square miles, about {Wo-tllirds of which be-
long 'to the Dominican Republic, and the
other to the Haytian Republic. The . popu-
lation of the two sections is in reverse pro-
portion to the territory of ‘cach. The Hay-
‘tisln portion being-‘esitimhtddbt 550,000, and
the Dominican at 180,000. ' The latter, too,
has an advantage of about 800,1niles of sea-
board, with‘ numerous bays, rivers and hat-
bors. The river Osama, ‘on Which'tliis city
stands, is navigable for vessels 13 feet draft,

“la‘rgc‘. boat 3 t0. the Lake Rincon, with which
ll 09mmuuicates 2.5 miles,- from its mouth’

are floated down.» The river Yuna, 'whicli
empties into SamanaBay, has Sto 10 feet of
water, 70 to, 80 miles frbm‘ its ‘mouth,’but; is
there obstructed by a sand bar. 1The Gack-

the North West Coast of the Island, is nav-

rivers have'their sources in the same locali-'
ty, one plowing east and the other west.—
-There are many other smaller rivers in this
part of .the Island, upon‘ which mahogany
and other woods are floated down to the
seaboard. , ' , -- I

The only exports of any note from this
part of the Island, during the preSeiit centu-

' ry,lhave been mahogany, lignum-vitm and
It will be his endeavor to meet the wants"

tobacco. Geld, copper, lead, iron, salt and
coal have all been found here; and most of
them known to be extensive. in is matter
of- history that, the' amOunt of ' gold sent
from here to Spain; during thefirst century
after its discovery was, enormous; and. in
proof of this We needonly estimate the Iabu-
lous amount squandered1 in :this city by the
Government: and - Church ;’i’i'n‘ the wall
"fil’Oll'lJlj the city, fortifications, barracks, and
numerous public buildings, all on a gigantic
scale ; and the '32 churches. and 6 convents
- and monasteries. They were" all built Willi
gold, for there was no other resource at that
lime. And it must have beenlsfound chiefly

- upon the sunface‘aud in the beds of the riv-

ers, as there is no evidence ». of any systemat-

' in mining lathe gold regions ;._ where small

particles are occasionally found and brought
in byrtlie natives. _‘ Scientific men have given
it as their opinion that there is more gold in
the Country now than has . been abstracted.
‘The copperinines however, are of more val;
ue than the gold, being very extensive and
convenient to the seaboard. A *

But a small portion of the mahogany and
liguum-vitaa lands have yet been cut over, as
it is only upon the seaboard and near the
banks of the rivers Where ; they. have been
touched, for the Want of means of—trauspor-
itation’, as there are no roads, and I am told
by far the must yaluable wood is further
from the coast. ‘Injthé’Vega Real, or Royal
Plane, which extends from? Samana Bay in
the east, toz-Monte Chfihti‘in'the‘ fiwest‘énd of‘

 

. like manly;- nearly-mo ‘iiuncued’ miles in-

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it

cut and prospective condition of this country, .

.40 miles from. its mouth. “The Neyba, or
Gaki, as' it is Sometimes V-called, 'which snip-h
ties into the bay of 'Gul'lana, is navigable Ior .

upon which great quantities of mahogany!

gus, whichzemptics into Manconitte,,Bav, on‘

igable for small craft nearly 100 miles from
its mouth, when his shallow. ~ The last two '

 

extent, there are? extensive tracts of pine
timber of enormous growth; and the two
rivers, Yuan. and Yacque,‘ whiCh have their
sources near the centre of this plain, afford a
cheap transportation. But the sound of the
axe has never been heardthere. The Vega is
famous too, for the extent and quality of the
tobacco culture. V '

In climate taken as a whole, the Domini-
can territory is not surpassed by. any country
Within the tropic for its. :salub'rity; whilea

considerable portion of it may justly be com?

pared with Italy. In this cit at I
for those of Northern‘lbirth't’; hostile???
tious in their diet and'avoid exposure tothe
sun and. night, air. during the rainy season

if not'acclimated to‘souie “similar region:
and this is the case, generally in the tropic;
near where the beak. and salt'waters inter-
mingle. A short distance from the city it is
ggsfdsafe for strangers'to' reside; all the year
This part of the Island has been likewise
favored in having a much larger proportion
of level fertile lands than any other Island
in the West Indies. .4 “Los Llano‘s ”‘ or level
landsfextending about 125 miles IO the east-
ward of this city, and the great Vega Real

before mentioned, contains seven or eighf .
times as much level fertile land, suited for
Cane, or almost any other agricultural pur-

pose, as the whole Island of Porto Rico.

, and is capable of supportin ' ’
. g a o hint
of four or five millions of inhabitagts‘.) » Th:

a country having so many attractions, of
such vast proportions, and ofiiuch unlimit-
ed i-esources—within a weeks’. sail of New
York, should remain so long almost unin-
habited—there being butjabout nine persons
to the square mile—seems almost incredible--
and can only arise from the causes before;
indicated. .

The altered ‘ on of agreat portion
of the lube _ fi \__ ulation in the United
States, _by. the“; d the burdens it has
imposed uponttflm, will no doubt cause
many to seek .new homes in other countries
and to .such I would recommend this in pref:
erence to any Ihave ever visited,for with
which I am acquainted. But don’t come
singly or in single families, but friends and
neighbors club together, and come out and
start a settlement upon. one of the many
fine locations, where you may obtain a
grant of land from the Government or obtain
one from some one having a title, for almost
nothing. The Fall or Winter months are
the most favorable for strangers to make a
beginning here.

The National Convention is to meet here
on the 24th inst. to reorganize a Government,
it being new only Provisional. As they will
have allgthe forms presumed .to exist in such
primary national assemblies, it is generally
understood that they will elect the first ‘per-

 

manent President, and provide for future

elections by the people. This will be the
better course in the present state of the coun-
try, as it will save. a gre‘at‘deal of time,
which is of the first importance to them
now. If they elect a President, the choice
will undoubtedly fall upon the Provisional
President, as the members are nearly, of
quite unanimous in hisfavor. 'Mr. Cabral has
spent a great deal of' time in the United
States, and is very partial to the country and
people; and in the present Executive Coun-
cilsv there are none of different minds upon

. that'suhject. Mr. Cabral was one’of the first

to take up arms against the Spaniards, and
has been one of the most successful Gener-
als during the war-.7 'He Was‘pppBSed to the
annexation to Spain, and never'gave in his
adherence to it, but always refused all offices
of honor or profit under that Government.-
He is every unassuming and 'u'npretending
man, and had much rather be engaged in

his. business of getting out mahogany, and

looking after his landed property, than to be
perplexed with the affairs of Government,
but the intelligent portion 0f the communi-
ty thought that‘he was just the man to rec-
oncile the old parties, and thefindications
now are, that lie is well calculated for‘it.—-
The Convention will f‘orm'anew Constitu-
tion, or modify and’adopt the oldone, giv-
ing foreigner's greater privileges than have

. ever been :given to foreigners inany country;
The people have the good'senseftois'ee‘where ’
:the Spaniards failed in cul‘onizin'gf, in Amer-L.

ca,and are'avoiding some, at least, of their
antiquated ideas ‘of government, especially
papal supremacy, and permitting the church
to 'e’xerci'se-authority in State affairs; In my
next monthly communication, I hope I may
be able to=glve you an account of the per-
»inanentorganization of a government, and
some encouraging'sigus of its permanence,
liberality, &c.

The business of getting out mahrigany
and other cabinet wonds has been resumed,
and is pressed with more than usual activity.

' ' , Pusa‘uo.

 

.‘.>.

From Chamber’s Journal.
THE WI FE’I SECRET; _
on, now ‘o‘NE MAN Wascuano or manner.

 

 

' Jealousy! Why, I had been married six-
teen years without entertaining that passion,
so that it was not very likely, howeverwell
acted, that passion should entertain me.—
Misunderstanding! The thing was impossi.
ble, for whenever there promised to be a
“row in the pantry”—-and every married
mauWill understand me whenl make use
of that metaphorical ~expression—I brought
it to a head, and had it cut, and off we start-
ed again (speaking of self and Mrs. R.) on
the smooth current of _ our lives, with the
little fracas buried forever in its depths. As
for the mother of eight falling in love with,
another man—it is all very well for a stage
play, and particularly (with all due deference
to Miss Anna Dickinson), where the husband
is a black man, and, as I have said,-Dcfitting
enough among persons of quality; but upon
the Notting Hillside of Bayswater any such
chance would, I felt, be out of place and ri-
diculous-a social presumption, as well as a
grave domestic crime. ‘ Imagine,”therefore,

'iny astonishment when my opposite ’nie'gh-
, bor‘ Peabody, who also calls himself ”my

friend, did me the honor to call upon me a
few weeks ago, to speak in confidence of the
alarming conduct of my wife. Having de-
inanded'and obtained a private " interview,

- this scandalous old person who ' who once

an indigo merchant, and yet' retains the
trace of his calling upon his nose, set before
me in detail anumber of curious circumstan-
ces connected with the “goings on,” as he
Was pleased to call them,‘of my wife, which
he was not, indeed, prepared to say “‘might
not possibly be only coincidences; after all’,’

but which he felt it his duty as a fellow-crea-
ture, and one who had been a husband in
_his time—here his lips madea dumb-motion
of gratitude—to let me know. ' Even as a
neighbor and an inhabitant of a common
Crescent, hitherto remarkable for its respect-
ability, and which as I doubtless remem-
bered, had declined to permit Mrs. Jones to
put up “Apartments” in her-window, lest we
should be confounded with the lodging-house
incalities; nay, whith,by the'inere force of
its public epinitm, has prevented No. 484
ffom'being let to'a 'play-actor—even in this
_ character, ”said Peabody, he would have felt
it his duty to make me aware of what was
being said, though doubtless falsely, respect-
ing the behavior of-Mrs. R. Here I should

have locked the door, and informed Peabody
thathis last hour hadcertuinly arrived,and that
he had better make his peace with Provi-

dence before I cut his threat, but from igno-

rence of the proper conduct to be adopted in
‘such exceptional circumstances, and per-

haps from the knowledge that there was
nothing but a paper knife in-the room to ef-

fect this righteous punishment, I only burst

out'laughing, and called him ameddling and

impertinent old fool.

“_ Very true,” returned be, for he always
makes use of that form of words—“ very
true ; but still the facts‘are worth investiga-
ting, even from their singularity. Do you
know, for instance, that at eleven o’clock,
three days in a week, your Wife goes out in
a cab herself.” ‘

“ No,” said I, “I do not, though,if she'dde-s
it is surely better than if she had any ineligi-
ble companion. As a matter of fact, how-
ever, she does not do so, for I have offered
to go shopping with her twice this week,
and she has declined to accompany me upon
the ground of her having a sore throat.”
“Upon what day did she give this excuse?”
inquired Peabody taking out his pocket-
book. '

“Last Monday and last Thursday,” return-

ed I.

“Well, here’s a memorandum. Monday
4th—Saw Mrs. R. start, as usual, at 11;
Thursday, 7th—Ditto. She could not be
going to a morning concert, because she had
no whitegloves On.”

“I will‘grant that much,” quoth I sardon-
ically, and yet not by any means unmoved
by this unexpected intelligence. “My wife
does not go to morningconcerts.”

“Very true,” observed Peabodyt “Then
the question arises where does she go to
Now, as an inhabitant of the cresent

)’
n

. “Peabody,” interrupted I, severely, “I ac-

knowledge the right of no man—no, not the

man in t1" noon himself—to meddle with
my‘afi‘airs, ' ,v, t subject. I am obliged
to you for t. ;.'o%e I?“ have taken in this
matter,but the 46;- '1 act is, that it has been
entirely misplaced. I have been perfectly
well aware of my wife’s movements and they
had my fullest permission and approbation.
I only wanted to see to what length your
impudence and love of interference would
carry you. That is your hat, I believe; your
umbrella is the alpaca one, I wish you a
very good morning.” '

I ushered my visitor out, and then sat
down in my private parlor with my elbows
upon the table, and both my hands thrust
into my hair. I had temporarially extin-
guished Peabody, but I was on fire with
jealous apprehensions myself. What could
it all mean? For sixteen years my wife had
never taken any excursion unless in my
company, upon which, she had always giv-
en me to understand, she doted ; and yet,
after refusing to go out with me upon Mon-
day aud Thursday last, on the plea of a
scre throat, she had. started, the instant my
back ‘was. turned, in .a hansome—or. even
Supposing. it was a four-wheeler—‘iu a cab,
without gloves on, and—~confound it,
here was a row in the pantry, and one which
my peace of mind demanded to have cleared
up stunce. “Anna Maria,” cried I rhuskily,
from the bottomiof the stairs—,- “Anna Maria
I Wish to speak'with you immediately.”

“Lor’ bless me,” answered my wife from
the top Story, “it isnt one 'of the children is,
it, John? Pray tell me the worst at once.”

“No, madame, it is I,” replied I stiflly.

“Then” it is the kitchen chimney,” ex-
claimed she in adramatlc tone. “And didn’t
I tell Mary to have it swept a week ago,
and’now the fire engines 'will spoil every-
thing, even if we are not burnt out of house
and home.” _

Was it possible that this woman could
have deceived me, as Peabody had said and
yet talk so simply of‘ her children, and of
,house and home ? By the time Anna Ma-
ria had got down to the drawing-room flight
I began to be rather ashamed of . myself.—
Whenthe' mother of eight reached my sit-
ting-room door, with her , honest face all
aglow with animation, and her voice so
earnest aboutthe soot,I did not dare to men~
tion what I had in my mind.

“I called you down, to say that I am going
to give myself a holiday to-day, and
; to ask you to come with me to Hampsteah,
Heath,and dine at Jack Straw's castle this
afternoon, it-being such a. beautiful day.”

A ray of joy passed for an instant over
her features, then, as if recollecting some
thing, she began to stammer that she was
very sorry, but really she had so much to
do about the house just then, if I would on-
ly wait till Friday week, which was my birth
day, then we would go somewhere, and she
would enjoy it above all measure. This
afternoon however, the thing was impossi-
ble. . = , ~ '

“Well,” said Igravely, “we have not many
holidays together, and I am sorry. You
had’a sore throat on Monday and Thursday,
when I offered you a similar opportunity.”

- "0 yes,” answered she, shaking her little
head, which is very pretty—could it be too
prettily’?+set upon her shoulders; “it is
[quite imprissible that I could go out with
that threat.”

out with her sore throat, is some dreadful
falsehood; but Peabody may have told it,
and not she. V

just satisfy myself with my own eyes.

you Cannot come" with me to day, I shall
go to the city as usual. I don’t
holiday by myself.’ '
“ Poor dear fellow,” said Anna Maria

 

“Here,” thought I, for she could not go ?

Should ‘I not rather believe .
the wife ofmy bosom than, .that scandalous '
old retired indigo merchant'?Was it not base I
even to suspect Anna Maria» of deception ‘? 5
Doubtless it was; but yet, I thought I would ‘

“Very well,” observed I quietly, “since-

 

coaxingly, as she helped me on with my
great coat, “I am quite grieved to disappoint
you. Good bye, John, mind you have a
good lunchoen; it’s very poor for you eating
those buns and rubbish.” ,

“Ah what a tangle wed we weave,” says
somebody, “when first we practice to de-
ceive,” though after but a'little trying, there’s
nothing easier than lying. I protest, I felt
like a pickpocket, as I dodged and lurked
about our crescent,watching in the distance
my own door, to see whether Mrs. R. would
cross thethreshold. I suppose I have none
of the attributes necessary to the profession i
of a‘ detective, for whenever a passer by cast
his eyes on me, I felt myself blushing .all'
mist, and hanging my head on one side, asa’
dog hangs his fail. I dared not, of course,
stop in the crescent, butI loitered at the
corner of a street, which commanded it, now
trying to dig up the tops of the coal-cellars
by inserting the nozzle of my umbrella in
their circular holes, and now eliciting mourn,- 4
in], music by dragging it against the area
railings. Exhausted with these exercises I
had been leaning against a lamp-post for
about ten minutes, when the door of a house
opposite opened suddenly, and a widow lady
of vast proportions came swiftly out upon
me with her cap-strings streaming in the
wind.

“Now just you go away, my gentleman,”
said she in a menacing voice‘ “before the po-
lice makes you. I know who you’re looking
for, and I can tell you she ain’t a coming,
for I’ve got her locked up in the cealacellar.
I know you, although you have not got on
your red coat to-day; and mind if you get
another slice of meat in my house, I’ll pros-
ecute you as sure as my name’s Mivins.”

“Gracious Heavens, madame! cried I
“do you take me for a common soldier l”

“N o, sir," answered she maliciously; “but ‘
for a tuppeny ha penny life-guards-man,who
never saw a shot fired in his life; and if you
come after my J emmy again—”

I turned and fled— into the very arms of
the abominable Peabody. “Make haste i”
exclaimed be; “there is not a moment to
be lost. No; the cab is coming this . way,

you may see for yourself whether I am not ,

right this time.”

And, sure enough, who should drive by,
but Anna Maria, in a four-wheeled cab, and
without her bonnet, and with a flower in her
hair ! This blow, coming so close upon the
attack of the widow lady, was almost more
than I could bear. “Where can she be going
to ?” gasped I, half unconsciously. “I’ts
the most extraordinary thing I ever heard
of.” -

“I have heard of similar things,” returned
Peabody, quietly, “although I never expe-
rienced anything of the sort myself. Of
course I dont know where she is going to,but'
the direction she has taken is toward St.
John’s Wood.” " . ’

I hastened back to my own house, and
with the air of a man who has forgotten
something, began to search in the pockets
of a greatcoat hanging up in the hall. “By
the by,” said I, as the ,servant who had let
me in was disappearing, “I think your mis-
tress must have got it after all. Just run
up and tell her I want to see her for a min-
ute.” .

Emily Jane, who had been in our service
ever since we were married, turned as red
as her cap ribbons, '

“Sir,” said she bolder than brass, “Missis
has just stepped out; she has taken two of
the little girls for a morning walk)“ . _

“ Which two,” inquired I, looking this
abashed young person fulljin the face. Her
subtle spirit was cowed by this course of pro-
cedure. She replied that she did not:know
—she didn’t recollect—she hadn’t paid par-
ticular attention, but. she rather thoughtit
was the two youngest, allin a breath.

“In that case,” rejoined I, pointing with
withering scorn to the preambulator, “how
comes this here? No, Emily Jane ; your-

mistress. must have taken out thesame two -

children that she took out on Monday and
on Thursday, when her sore throat ‘was so
bad that she could not go out with me.”

“Yes, sir replied she,” “it was the same
two.” 3 . 2

“Emily Jane,” said I solemnly, “ always
tell the truth, I know all, Where isyour
mistress gone to, all by herself to-day, with
her hair 90 neatly arranged, and a flower
stuck in the left hand side other head? and
that after telling me she was too busy ' to“
move out. Concealment is worse than use
less. Where is she?

“Wild horses shouldn’t do it,” returned
the domestic resolutely. “I told her I would
keep in the dark, and I won’t betray no con-
fldence as has been reposed in me. You-
must find out all of your oWn head, sir, O
dear, t) dear!

Here to my confusion, Emily Jane cast'
her apron, by a sudden and dexterous move-
ment, over her features, and, in that blinded
condition, rushed down the kitchen stairs
like a bull stung by bees.

At that moment the front door ,bell rung
with a violence such as none of our visitors
except the captain, ever dared to use. My
wretched heart seemed to experience a little
throb of joy. He at least then-sand I con-
fess my suspicions had been turned in his di-

' rection, for was it not his profession to guard

us from foreign foes and to destroy our do-
mestic peace—he at least, I say, unless there
was more than one—. I dared not trust my-
self to finish the reflection, but opened the
front door with my own hands.

It was something in uniform, but not the
captain. “ Telegraph for Mrs. R,” squeked

'the .boy, in his shrill, thin voice; “please to

sign on the'right, and side.”—Then’ dancing
a double Shuffle on the doci‘ stepi in order to
keep himself warm, he broke forth into a bal-
lad, “ There’s is ' somebody in the house with
Dinah, therels somebody in the houseI know;
there's somebody in the house with Dinah.”
I didn’t like his impuden'ce, and I didn’t
like his song, but there was nothing for it but
.to submit. What could AnnaMaiia be do-
ing with telegraphs? “From Rupert Mer-
rington, 6 Cupidon Villas, St. John’s Wood.
Pray, be punctual this time. ,I am engaged
after twelve. I trust you will be' looking
your best, not pale, as on Monday and Thurs-
day.” ' . . 4 .
“There’s somebody in the house with (Di-

nah, there’s somebody in the house I. know.” ,

I rushed out with the receipt in. my hand,
and the boy snatched it, and took to' flight,
for he'saw that I was dangerous. What

. could this dreadful message mean ‘? or rather
care for a. ‘

what meaning icould it have but on'e‘? Ru-
pert Merrington 2 not stalls steady sound-l
ing name to begin with: the sentientoo, was

evidently no bosiness man, or ho~ would not
' have exceeded his twenty words so foolishly.
It had a military smack in over (and Ididn’t
like that notion—a military smack h—Mer-
rlngton was-ofcourse an assumed‘iialne: The
handwriting was good, and so far unlike th.
captain’s; but then‘people can’t write their
owu telegraph . measages. ,I feltthat some
immediate action was necessary‘ _ , Or that I
should be suffocated. Iii a ' couple 9‘ min~
utes I was in a han’some ', cabbdnnd for Cu-_
pidon Villas, in a state of mind Guitar im-
agined thandescribed ; and yelfI'iifid often
read descriptibns of am, ’i'i'c'ivéls which pro-
fessed to describe aristocratic ll'fe,a'nd often
had seen upon th'estage (although principally
in forces) the husband racked by jealous
pangs. ,' '

What had there been to‘la’ughatin that I
wondered now :2 , Why should are iguana-t
emotions of the human heart be made the
subject of bufi‘o'on—. But What a' iiiicked
looking" set of honSes Were these Which I in:
now passing ? If bricks and 'iiiorthl’fi—and
especially stucco—can idol; vicious:‘o’§rtaiuly
St. John’s Woodpossessos a Went flit;-

“ What number, sir," shouted I my driver
through the hole in the roof. “ITliis'il' Cupi-
don Villas.”

“ I am sorry to;hear it,” groaned I, passing
my pocket-handkerchief over my brow.—
“ Don’t mind me, my good man, (for: his’coun-
tenance: evinced much dismay at myvoico
and manner); I know that it is notfyour'fault
that I am miserable. ~Ple‘aSe to pull up, at
No. 6.” . l
. Of all the wicked looking'housesin Cupi-
don Terrace, No. 6 Was, it seemed to me, the
wickedest. The round eye Which'formied it.
staircase window winked viciously in the
Sunlight, and in the garden was a littleigrat-
ing, as though'for the purpOse of reconnais-
sanc‘e before admittance,'w1iich was-nag; lit.
the grating to me. The drawingucbiii shut-
ters were closed, This little circumstance
gave me some satisfaction, since itmiglit lig-
nify that Mr. Merrington was "admiral a
glance at the gay attire of thesei'vant girl
who answered mysum‘mons‘ cut away this
ground cf consolation,

-‘ Is'Mrs. R._Within ?” inquired,
tone of , indifference. ’ , ~ 3: .
' “ Well—yes, sir—but you cantsee her just
at present, __ r. Merrington has agent-ob-
j'ection trim—4 . ,- . ;

“ Confonnd Mr._Merriugton i cried I, dash-
ing my Way in. I' wantto see my Wife.”

“ Oh, . your wife is it, sir I?” replied the
maid with a- giggle. “ Then, of coutsqyon
can go up, if you please, although"—g it’s'al

I with a

.31.“? as my, place is worth. You“ -vviil~“find
them in the drawing-room.” 1’ .

“ What i there ?” exclaimed I, pusion‘aiely,
Pointing to the closed windows. 9 1 \

“,Yes, of course sir! That’s the roomthey
always sit in.” . V

“They always sit in ? Then this sort of
thing must have been going one-fort Some
years ?” " I ‘

I cleared the two flights of stairs in a'cbnp-
le of bounds, and hurled open the iii-living-
roomdoor. like a catapult. ' - ' ' ‘
. “Irfound myself in a large apartinent, dark-
ened, indeed, upon one side, but vv'ellf‘lit'bya
huge window (invisible from the host's! the
. house) at its northen end. In the centre of

the room was a raised structure, hung ’With
purple, and rathérfreSembling a scaffdld dec-
orated for the execution of royalty, and upon
the scaffold sat my wife in an uiidshifdi‘tdbls

1. attitude, and withan exprm“ " nigfscgm' te-

nauce that she only wears: upenthdfi'a‘csre.
monious occaSionswhi'ch demand Whit‘are
called “Company manners.” Béthén 11181'
and the window stood a gémieuiail With
moustaches, andi'n'a velvet cba'tfat all easel,
and evicently’painling‘ lier pertrait. 'H'e ’ele-
'vated his ‘eyeprowy's at my peculiar mode of
entering the mom; and" looked owners,
,Zvnigli, as if for an- explanation ofthe phent'im-
“It is. only my husband, Mr. Mfiflfiglon,”
returned she. , “ 0,.J6hn,‘I am SO'SOI'IyIIiat

. ,you found me out, for- I=haij ‘tfléifi‘f *fify‘pic.

_ture to be a pleasant surprise toyed-upon
your birthday-,iiext‘week; This 'wasfb be
”my last sitting but one ;- and :holiday loam
the trouble I- have: taken to limp you lifto-
rant of mycom’ing'zher'e. 1 Thatstup‘ldEmi-
,1y Janemusthav'ezlct it’but,” '—" .

“ No,.my dear,” =said=I;-I-dis¢6v‘éie‘d?thc
_fact for myself,'through the telegraph, ind
. really, I—-I could-’ns- help ' coming new to
see how the picture :was 'gettihg‘on.‘ ‘ It'i'vu

so very kind 'of - you. 'A'n‘d,‘dear mb’, Sir.
Menington, what'a‘ charmingilikehess i”:

» “ Well, it’s not a ’very goon-ugti‘cyéu see,"
rejoined he deprecatingly. “th‘liavlng a
room with a skylight, I am obliged 'Io block
upthose Windows and manage infirm.
It makes the house dark, and I amiafi'iid,
caused you to tumble at the draWhigiIOOm
door.” ‘ ‘ ‘ l

“ Yes,” said I, “that was just italic-y

« nearly came in5head first. I'-‘-I duly'flioufiht

I’d look in, Olj'my way to the ‘cit"y'.‘. "I'iriuir:
‘interrupt you aucther mom-eat ;au'd Indeed,
I have myself no to time to'IOse.” . ' ‘ '

. I gave the maid 'five' shilling; and think-
ing it would be'moi‘e likely to inaur'e‘h'ei" iii-
lence, a chuck under’the' chin. Then 1‘!!!th

toPeabody,‘ filmmnunhnl now, Where ‘iny
place of business is shunted, to tell lilin that
I would not make a fool of him any'longor ;
but the ' fac‘t lives, than "uni-lug the" hatch
wet-ks, I had been making _my wifejit for
her picture, which he was tocomeand‘po-
hisjudgment on as soonf'a's It Wis“ finished;
therewas a questiOn‘s's to Whethcr fife; iIlliw-
er in her hair was un'improvement‘oll‘fib‘t.
But I knew that Emily Jane would tell —
Ann Maria all about it. ' Hoivove‘rf idling
wassai‘d until my birthday "arrived, sue you:
it the portrait, for which the em cream
had saved up her piuzrnoiiey, ind‘pdt billion
to the greatest inconvenience I declare my
heart smote-me fariny'ba‘se suspicioai when
'I looked upon: that hunest‘fuce, 3w1§ichv had
never worn paint; before. -' Up'o'nthit 'di'y
she said : .‘- By. 'thé-by,John,‘wliefi unite):-
graph arrived for me from Mr. Merrington,
i; aiding-make you jealous at all idldiit‘i'”

1“; Oh, dear, no, -,:my darling! 'Jeaiéusfof

you -?.. Impossible t ; Not, of course-r lflint
you are , not beautiful enough? to-ml‘kwill
the world fall in love with you; but I never
dreamed of such a thing.” ‘ -:‘ :
_ U“ That’sall right, John,” silicon, ill-ung'
me; but there Was a wicked twinkle: inali-
kind eyes, as she added dryly: .“ I 111ng
When; you say thaglfor, do you. knotty-my
dear, I almost thought you were just IBM.
jealous.”

 

 

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Troubles are like babies, they grow bigger
by nursing.