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Office at Whitney & Beckwith’s Photograph Gallery, Norwalk Ct. man s. memo, Erbnch DreSS Maker, OULD inform the Ladies of NorWalk,- 3 ‘that she can be found at her residence, 1st door south of Mr. Robert Elle, on River St. Having several ears experience, and of late with Madam emorest 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- broidering,'_ &7c., executed with neatness and - dispatch tf29 Ir. II.~ 1'0me BIRCH, Physician and Surgeon, Ofilco at the Drug Store of E. Blackman No. 112 Main Street, Norwalk. 32 v ,7..r-.,- o a. noonwoon, Draper A, Tailor, .1. ‘L. a—nlnxn GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING MORI‘U’M 1 ’I 4171., Nerwalk, Conn. S. IDWIAD ll.- 00., Wholesale. and :-Retail Dealers' in 'Grooe'riss, Flour, Feed, 66., 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. ETNA , insurance oomrmv‘,’ -2 2 7 = Qt : nartford, 111de in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Capital and meta, $3,128,820 insure. againstvloss and damage 7 by Fire 011' Iver-as adapted to the 'huzard,and ‘ consistent With the laws 2of compensation. scoliosis COWLES, Sole Agent 1 t 'i. For Norwalk and vicinity. A. JACKSON GL- 7330. 1‘10. 17 Gazette Building. _ 017171171171 :respoctfillly 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 hmgfield County, in quality or price. We would, gill particular attention to our stock of WmWhich isdar r than ever before. — We haven fine lot; of adies’ Swiss Watches, in gold' cases, at prices varying from 620 to $75,7yvhich we can recommend as bein cor- etch- es, in silver andsgold cases, at any price from Kai? 00 We buy of the best importers in out, and altogether for cash, so that our "fuel. ties for selling cheap could not be «murmur or JewaryfiSflvei and 1lifted s’never better than at pres- ent. end comprises all of. the latest styles that are 77 77 1 77 _ A. JACKSON & BRO. Groceries Cheaper than ever 51'. 0 8 C A S I l 'l‘HE' subscriber would inform the public gemrall, that he still continues to sell the best of roceries, Provisions, etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’ s Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great inducements to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort- 2 meat of groneries of the best qualifies as can be found at, any store in the country We would invite the special attention of all to his 00G ‘FEES, TEAS AND SUGARS, which are of- the very best quality, and will be sold cheap. The publicare inviwd tocall . and examine aild judge for themselves A. MOREHOUSE.’ IMQR'I'ID CUTLERY, Add Silver-Plated Ware. 'l‘HEISubscriuer, while' in England, recent- .fys'mdc arrangements with the Shef- ued Manufacturers for the sale of Thomas rial tuon‘ '7s celebrated Cutlery, and has now on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite the out Office, a large, and one of the most complete: assortments of Sheffield Cutlery ever 0115134111,..15251115 liability, including Car- ving Knives: land: ”Forks; Bread Knives; Butter Knitters; Table Knives and Forks; Pocket KuiVeS of every description, inclu- drug many curious styles; Scissors, &c., 850. Also, just received, an assortment of beau- tiful Silver-Plated Ware, made by a new patented process, by the same House, and 13 the first let imported into this coun- try. Call and examine for yourselves. . 1146] 2 JOSEPH SHEPHERD I Business Change 1 WATERBURVY d5 DUNCAN, VVOULD announce to the public that they have purchased the Carriage Ma- king Business formerly conducted by Mr. Edson Beers, and connected it with their Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es- tablishment. They are now prepared toexe— cute in the best manner, and with greater tlispattcb than ever before, anything in the 111 o ' 2 .L arriage Making and Blacksmithing Calriagcs made to ordel, and Painting, Trimming, llcpairing,&c., done by experi enced w.11k1ne11,with diapafch. WGubd Carriage timber taken in ex- 7 change bi] work 7.7 .,r -.1 'GOLD PENIS. E‘ULLEY’S celebrated Bank and Extla Flue Gold Pens and Pencils. Pliocs to suit the Pack tand Pens to suit the hands of 3 and Riddles, Brass Kettles, Sausage Cutters, _ gcst assortment of Pumps 1n the State. .Call Gr. & G. M. Holmes, DEALERS 1N Groceries, ‘ l‘lour, . , . .: . : Provision, 7 01.11., I.T:.,-:'l'.'.')‘l...." i' ". ‘ 2 ”MainStreet' V14 V «Norwalk, Conn 7 _- ' i J. FERRIS REAL ESTATE AGENT, Licssssn Convnriucsn, 55 ESTATES OR SALE in Norwalk, and vicinity from 1-74 to 1270 acres, with buildings theron, price, f10u1$800to $100,000 Also to rent or sell a house containing 12 rooms. including Va‘good Store, about. 1-4 new of ground, good variety. of Fruit. Trees, pleas- antly situated near the South N orwalk De- Ofllce in Tolle7s& Ely’s Drug Store, olith NorWalk. Notice for surveying, may be left at. the Gazette .Ofllce. . a. cunts-A311 a SONS, CABINET MAKERS 55 ARE . now prepared to offer to the public the largest and best assortment of Good Furniture, comprising every article usually kept in a Furniture Store, ever Oflered in Nol'k,wa1 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, ve1y cheap. Hair Mattresses made to order, and old ones made over as geod as new. ' UNDERTAKING, We keep on hand a very large assortment of Goflins of every desc1 lptlon, furnish shrouds, seal fs, carriages, and everything necessary fur the interment of the dead, and at very ‘low prices. We arcjust completing another splendid Hearse, which will give us two Hearses equal to any in the State, which We shall use whenever our services are required, ——1 7 without extra chaage. EQUINTARD dc SONS. N orwalk, March 15th 1862. NEW FURNISHING STORE, NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST. HAVE at my StoreV' 1n N orwalk the largest assertmentol . I Household Furniture in this county, consistin of Bureaus of all2 kinds, Lounges, Sofas, mere-Totes” 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- -el7sc‘ in th Furniture line cheap for Cash. . Mailing, done promptly and by e‘Xperienced workmen. 7 ~ Undertaking, I have on hand. a large, assortment of COFFINS, of the best materials, and .will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every- thing necessary for the. burial .of the dead, cheaper than can be Obtained elsewhere. I have as good a Hearse as there is in the county;- and will attend Funerals in neigh- boring towns, without exna' char $1.». ELBERT RA MOND. Norvvalk. Sept. 1131;, 1863. . 7 , 44 STOVE-IS, HEATERS, RANGES YER FOLRTY VARIETIES and Sizes. of Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir- ty varieties and sizes of Parlor and Juice Stoves, not excelled' 1n beauty of design, per- fection ofoperat10n,ot v.11 lety, by any Stove in the State. Manufactures 'l‘in, Sheet, lion and Copper Wares, deals in Jappa’n, Brittan- ia, Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated Wares, Stove Blacking, Coal Hods, Shovels Matte, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars, Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings, in fact, all that constitutesa well filled Kitch- en Furnishing Store. Books, describing prin ciple and management of Stove, flee. Lar 7 F.—H’. NA SH’ S, South Norwalk, Ct. at 1v4 Eammer’s Champagne Ale. THE attention of the public is solicited to _ the superior quality of ’122HAMMER’S Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale. This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year, and its keeping quality, especially of that brewed during the most excessive hot weather,‘ is guaranteed for any length of time. For sale in Barrels and half- Barrels, at Selleck’s Packet Ofllce, Norwalk. JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Agent for the sale of Hammer’ 3 Champagne Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2 Norwalk Machine Shop. THE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufacturers and others- using machi- nery,in Norwalk and Vicinity, that he is pre- pared to do all things pertaining to_ a gener- al machine shop. All orders for the making or reparing of every description of machi- am y, attended to with profuptness by expe- ricnccd workmen. Having added a steam Engine, (in addition to water-power) to his works he flutters himself that he is well pie- pared to do all kinds of work at very short notice. . . ISAAC CHURCH; Jr Machine shop, just back of' the Post Office and Horse Railway Building. N orwalk March 1st,1865.11 WILLIAM B. SWAN, SADDLEB do HARNESS MAKER, DJOINING Danbury and Norwalk R. A R Depot, Norwalk, Conn., keeps con- stantly on hand and will make to order eve- ry description of liarness,lio rse Purbitnre, Trappings or Clothing. Also Saddler’ s Hardware and outfits, T1 unl s, Yalises, Carpet Bags, &c. All in warn of anythin in hisline,willdo well to give him a call. rders for any kind of work promptly executed. Repairing done neatly and c: eaoly. and at short notice. NOTICE. THE Subscriber having purchased the CLOTHING AND GENTS FUR- NISHING EMPORIUM, 01A. Kmrpel, will continue the Business in all us branches at the old Stand No.3 Main Street, Norwalk. The Public are respectfb'lly invited to call ment of Ready Made Clothing, FRENCH CLOTHS CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS, which he will make up to or- d1 rat sllort notice and in the latest Fash— tunable Byie ’ ‘ GUSOWSKI. No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk, February 15th, 18651. 13710 J OHN G. saxn's roams, and examihe the large and varied asort- 7 In Blue and Gold. Other pocSEin the same story writer, at SELLECK S l attractive Style. A. LLECK. 11,.- NORWALK, CONN.. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1866. - \..rT1]—l )-;.2',_ f..‘,f..7[ VOLUME XLIX--N UMBER 1.87 WI Norwalk 77777777 15111111 11111111. nonwann CONN, Chartered Capital 3500.000 Paid up Capital 3100, 000 Wu. C. STREET, President. . . Gno. R.Cow1.ns, Secretary. EBEN; HILL, Treasurer. Norwalk, ‘J an 131.. 1866 Assets over $23,000,000. GEO. R. COWLES, S AGENT at NorWalk, and‘ Issues Policies for the following INSURANCE Conrxivnrs. 1y Home, of N. Y., Asset? Jan. 1, ’64 63, 286, 270' Etna, of Hartford ‘ 3,128, 820 Phoenix, of; N. Y, “ “ “722 ,2197 Home, of N. H., “ “ , 1 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 1113.51, Pittsfieid, “ 236, 42,4 Hampden, Springfield, “ “ 200,00057 ., People’ s, Worcester, “ “ 405, 593 and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, with assets of 613, 000, 000. At So. Norwalk application may be made to WM. '1‘. CRAW. NEW HARNESS STORE, finder the Connecticut Elite] EORGE S. BEERS, would respectfully “announce to the Citizens of Norwal k and vicinity, that he has taken the old Har- - ness and Saddlery stand under the Connecti cut Hotel and' 1s pre ared to furnish an thin in e shape of ARNESS, SAD LE H SE TRAPPINGS OR FURNITURE, of the very best quality, material and work- manship, at reasonable prices. All in want of anything in his line are invited to call and give him aunt "ill orders for Repairing promptly and neatly' executed. 2 411130 , FANCY Imfla. . THE subscriber respectfully announces to the Citizens of Norwalk, and vicinity, that he has established an Agency in Nor- walk of his well known Fanc Dyeing and Cleaning Establishment, at anbnry with all the Modern Improvements, which ena- ble him to do all kinds of Fancy Dyeing and Cleaning,‘ 1n the best manner and at the lowest prices. yeiug or Finishing of Ladies Silks, Satin and Merino dresses, Crepe Shawls, Cloaks Velvet. Garments, Ribbons, ,Veils -.,&c in the neatest style. Faded and Stained goods recolored, also cleaning of White Cra e Brosha, Merino and Cashmere Shawls, ano and Table covers &c. Pa'tli‘cular at- tention paid to the Cleaning and Dyeing of Gentlemen' 3 Clothing, which don’t need to ’ be ripped and which are done in the safest process. Dyed clothes warranted never to crock. The subscriber has bad since the com- mencement of his business in Danbury, 1860, 11 em cess never exceeded by any Dyeing Es- tablil 'hanent in this State or any other, he has been steadily engaged in practical Dyeing form 11c than 20 years. All goods returned w1thi n fourteen days. LOUIS MOEGLINGV . Proprietor of the Conn. Fancy Dye Works. Agency at HENRYH .WELLIMAN & Co. Musical Depot and Picture Gallery, 6m* 48 39 Main Street. Home from the War. FELLOW CITIZENS! having now got over the struggle for the Union and re- turned to the peaceful life of a citizen among you, I beg to state that I am now ready to fulfill any orders you may be pleased to favor me with , having suceeded to the business formerly carried on by my father, M. A. Per- D er. From the improvements lately made shall be enabled to carry on the busi- ness with more advantage and dispatch at moderate charges. Dyeing branches as for- [:27merly Goods of all descriptions dyed or cleaned.‘ Family Mournings promptly at- tended to. Velvets, Crepe and Lace carefully dyed and dressed. All goods returned with- in ten days. All noods left at J. F. &C. R Bennett’ s, South Norwalk, or 19118 Sllephrd’s opposite the Post I lflice, Norwalk, will receive prompt attention. ROBERT N. PERRY. Hardware, Cutlcrly, 61.5.1.7, 141‘ SOUTH NORWALK. V’ 'I‘HE Subscriber would inform the public that he has pulchased of Mr. Chicbester the old established HardWare Business, at South Norwalk and will continue the busi-2 ness at the old Stand. He intends keeping always on hand, a large stock of Hardware, Cutlery, A r:cu|tural Implements, Mechan- ics’ Tools, ire Arms, Builders’ Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnish, and all other articles usually kept 1n fil'sttclass Hardware Stores. 1t will be his endeavor to meet the wants of his customkrs, and merit the patronage of the public. WM. 8. FITCH. Notice. THE subscriber having taken the old Horse Shoeing Stand, at the foot of Mill 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 old Stand occupied by his father for the last twenty- -tbr ey f1)” DHN SHEPHERD. Norwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864. CARRIAGE MAKING. Horse Shoeing dc Black-smithing. LYON & AHERN, ' WOULD announce to the pu lie that they have taken the old stand of‘ Capt Henry Lamb, Main street, where they are prepared to ekecute n the best manner and gleatest dispatch anything' 1n the above line. Carliages made to order. and Horse Shoe- ing, Painting, Trimming, Repairing, &c. done by experienced Workmen with dispatch. Mr. WM. E. Burns has been engaged as Agent and Foreman of the Wood- -.shop Anous'rus Lyon Wu. Arman. Norwalk .luu.,23d,1865. . ly877 Real Estate Agency and In- teligence Oflce. _7 2 2 “35. ORNER Main and Wall Streets,up stairs . Properly Bought, Sold, Exchangcd or Let, on the most reasonable terms. Several Houses, Farms and Building Lots, for Sale, Situations provided for Mechanics, Clerks, Laborers, Servants, &c. Persons wi~bin 'to 'Sorry I lie Cons. Home; Father. Father, dear father, came home with me now! ‘ The clock' in the steeple strikes one; You said you were coming right home from the shop As soon as your ds'y’ 3 work was done. Our fire has gone out—our house is slldsrk And mother’s been watching since tea, With poor brother Benny, so sick in her arms, ' ' ' And no one to help her but me. Come home! come home! come home! ‘ Please, father, dear father, come‘homei - Father, dear father, come home with me . now l The cloc111n the Steeple strikes two, The night has grown c'older,—poor Benny is worse— - But he has been calling for you. Indeed he is worse—ms says he will die. Perhaps before morming shall dawul And this‘ is the message she sent me to brine. . Come quickly, .or: he will be gone! Father. deer father, come home with me ,6 FRANK BLUNDELL’S HIS- TAKE. _._ What’s in a. Name: “ In all our talks together about old times since you have 555112111516" said Flink Blun-. dell, " we have never touched upon a topic that was a frequent one at our sittings after. Hall and 01153121 suppose some delicacy fifufoellng-for- -I v'drily believe you have a t eo it'-h revented' our be 11671711 th subject.” h. y 8‘ g . .I was guin'g to protest against this modi- fled form of compliment, and to ask a ques- tion. when I was stopped by—:_ 2 “Dou’t bother, that’s a good fellow, or I shall never get to my story. You remember wcl! encugh, I have no doubt, how I used to talk of Mary Percival. ” “ Yes,” I said, “7 and I haveoften wondered what it all came to. The Christian name is a ‘honscbold word ’ here. Was it Mary 1‘ dell’s look. “ You promised to listen, " he growled, “ and now you are cross-exemiuihg.‘ Have a little patience, and forgive me too, if I repeat what I have already told you. Mary Perci- now, The clock“ in the steeple strikes three; The heuse is so lonely—the hours are so long For poor weeping mother and me '1. Yes, we are alone—poor Benny is dead 1 And gone with the engifi of light, And these are the very last words that he said: “I want to kiss papa tonight 1" Come home! come home! come home! Please, father, dear father, come home! Hear the sweet voice of the child, Which the night winds repeat as they roam; Oh! who could resist this most plaintive of P9999915, Please father, dear father, come; 71.3.1.1 i‘ .’ 0‘.-. The Crotch tn the Comet-.2 ' 711v JOHN no m'rosn. 7 “Why, Billy, your room is as cold as the but ' We bid by the swamp and river, Where we lost our Major, and Tim, you know, And sixty more with the fever.” “Wel, Tom, old fellow, its hard enough, But the best at times knock under; There’s nary stick of wood in the Muse But thatcrul'ch in the corner yonder. ? Don’tnlk me that, Tom, was again in deem Iflhe ‘I’d slot 6"" gun With this aching stump At the foe, were he brother, or stranger. But, I say, ought a wound from shot or shell, Or a pistol bullet, by thunder ! - :Forever doom a poor fellow to want With that er in the corner yonder? That crutch, old :comrade,o7ngl_1t_ ever to be A draft at sight on the nation 7 7 For honor, respect, and a friendly hand; 0 For clothing, and quarters, and ration. My wife. 9 She begs at the N uggct House Where the blgbngs live 1n splendor And brag o’er their wine of the fights that brought 3 Such as that in the corner yonder. 7 And Charlie? He goes to some place up town— ' ' Some ticket-for-soup arrangement. All well enough for a-hungry boy; ‘ But, Tom, its client is estrangemcnt, l‘d-sooner have kicked the bucket twice o’er By a shell, or a round fen-:pounder, Than live such a life as I’m doing now, With that ar in the corner yonder. There‘ s' nary thing left for to pawn, or sell ; And thewinter has closed on labor; This model is all that is left me now, With my pistols and trusty saber , And them, by the sunlight above us, T7om, No powerfrom my trust can suuder Save the Power that releases me at last From that at in the corner yonder 1 I can raise this arm that is left to me To the blessed heavens above us, 2 And swear by the throne of the Father, There, - . And the angels all who love us, That the hand I lost and the hand I have Were never yet stained by plunder. , 7 And for the love of the dear old fi‘s'g I now Use that er in the corner yonder. 2. 'Do I ask too mucbwh‘e’fi '771 s 17y, We boys, Who lost for the nation’s glory, 7 Now that the danger is past and gone, In comfort should tell our story 9 How should we have fought when the 'mad shells screamed And shivered our ranks, I wonder, Had we knowu our lot Would have been to beg, With that er in the corner yonder. There‘ s7 little we hear of now-a-davs But “pardon” and “reconstruction,” While the sojer who fought and bled for both . Is left to his own destruction, ‘Twould be well, I think, in them nipping times . For the Congress fellows to ponder, And think of us boys who use such things Alle are in the corner yonder. e‘.-. 2 Sessions Mama— ever taste an atom when you are not hungry it is suicidal. Never speak of your. father as “the old mill 0" Never reply to the epithets of e drun kard or a fool. rocure he] can be an lied at short 1101106.. For particglsrs sce Hillletin Board. Office. N75"? '99“ MWPWO‘I"! '09 Women- boursfromSa. m. to9p.m 2.:Vkin N ASH & IVES Never abuse one who was once your bo- Fitch’s Home for Soldiers. 7. V HE Trustees are now prepared to receive applications from those entitled, and wish to avail themselv‘és of the benefits of theinstitution. Applications In ay be made to Hon. Monoan MORGANS, Presidt t,Stamford, Campus Baowu, Darien, iExecutive War. A. Curmmos do _ Committee. ' ““0771? V7“, Josnrn B. How, Stamford, A l . Saddlery slid Harness Store. : (Opposite Horse Railroad Depot in Post Office Building.) ’l‘l—lE Subscriber has removed from his forlnr-rsfand and is now located as above, where he will be glad lo cxrcufe all orders in bislinc in the best and most satis- factory manner. A new stock of Goods will be on sale and special attention paid to Repairing. STEPHEN SWANN. tfl4 'sol‘n friend, however bitter now. .Never smile at the expense of your reli- gion or your bible. 2 A good word is assoon said as a bed one. The groat 1s 1!! saved 7thet shamee its mas-.7. for. 2 No one is steel always; every one some- times. Peace with Heaven is the best friendship. «bop-‘— —;:—-—Gen. Butler basj not closed negotiations ' for a valuable mill property on the James River, near- Richmond, intending toerect'er tensive cotton factories, T115599; iesmgcona‘ taiuing two thousand eightm hundr ,qpres, tbrbugb which runs 05151113516111 been ofiercd to the General,andp he has' in con templutiun its purchase. New England fam- ilies and mill operatives will be settled upon it. ——'l‘he Cincinnatti Gazette says of the three terrible steamboat explosions on the Western rivers, that “their aggregate tale of mortality is six hundred liv ' . here. When we came to be men and W6 , together, as we had played and quarrelled ‘ have heard all this before. I drink mean to want and saw the dear old rector and 11701-7 7 the place, were so conducive to health and val and I were friends from infancy. Our mothers were friends before us, and my ear- liest recollections are associated with her and man, we read and argued and were happy and ‘msde up’ again incur childhood. The. old frieudship had increased, but had not changed its character; at least I can speak for myself. You remember what Tennyson says in ‘Dore ’— ‘ the youth, because He had been slwa s with her 1 Thought not of Dyoi‘e.’ n “i". house, It was something like this with me. Yet I admired Mary very much, and loved her, ‘efter a fashion," very dearly, and would have done ol- snfi'ered almost anything to give her' pleasure or 'to spare her pain. You inflict any more of it on you. Now take yourself back to Cambridge for a moment, '1. end try to recall a Trinity m .uamen flor- ner--‘ Handsome Horner,’ they called him.” “ I remember him perfectly,” I said.“ He wins in the second Trinity, and rowed seven in their first boat when they ‘bumped us in the ‘Lou'g Reach’ A broad-shouldered man, with curly chestnut hair, and white arms.” “ Regardless of grnmmar, I cry ‘Thet’s him,’ ” Was the reply. “He and I had a slight acquaintance at the University, in the last term, when we both read with Smith; and meeting in town sfier' we lock our de- gree, we became very. good friends; Some time after this he wrote to' ask me to 'go and see them at' his father’s rectory’ 1n Surrey.‘ I 4 5511’s mother, and, more than all, .:I saw his; sister. Recalling her rbrother-Jimmy hi111‘7'7e woman-refined, brightened, luteniel'y beef? §tifled, and you can form some. slight idea of Mary Horner. zit” is impossible for. me to: describe filly the efl‘ect the produced upon me from the first; My acquaintance birdih- eluded some very pretty women; .111an have said of myself; if it were not conceited, Mitford no» em glow-pa; not as a flirt though, mind, but Ms‘ry Homer was a new experi- ence. She fascinated me, and I was a gone graduate. You may be sure that I did 'not get any better the longer I stayed within the charmed circle. I got onxfamously with all the people doWn there, and fancied that I was not disliked by her. You know What I .mean. But 1 could never detect anything like symptoms of—what shall I call it 9,-‘-rec- iprocity of afi‘ection. (Don’t laugh, there’s relief' in such a way of putting it.) On the contrary, she treated me with cordial but thoroughly self-possessed friendliness.- She was not the sort of woman to encourage any lover, however acceptable, in ‘ocular dem- onstratibn,’ 'and that kind of thing, and it' never occurred to me to try it on; and then the exercise, and the general atmosphere of spirits, that the lady had no reason on that first visit to suspect from my appearance the condition of. my heart. This was in the summer; but the following winter found me again at ShsIIOWford Rectory. I met some pleasant people there whom'l had not seen before; among others, Mr. Homer’s curate, Charles Oxenden. He was a really good fel- low, heartily devoted to his work, as well as an accomplished man and an agreeable com- peuion. All this I could but acknowledge, in spite of a shadow of a consciousness that there was something in the cbnfldentjsl rela- tionship subsisting between him and Mary "Horner. But then I consoled myself with the thought thflt they bed a cunmon interest in perish matters, which involved a good deal of discussion. And there was nothing in the conduct of either that I could complain of as lover-like, even if I possesud any right to complain at all, ‘ which I hadn’t any.’ I had never ‘fold my love.’ I am not pre- pared to state that on this, my second visit, I might not have, almost involuntarily, be- trayed myself; but there had never been the slightest approach to what I believe is called 11‘ declaration; Our friendly intercourse had reached the stage of but calling one another by our Ch'rtstiap names. Her brother called me Frank habitually, as I called him Fred, (which we should probably never have done if our intlm h'ed' ' dated from our Cain- bridge days.) and she naturally tell, as in- deed ell the fluffy did, into the lame habit. Equally natural it seemed for me to call her Mary. My stay at this time was short. We were an unbroken circle at home at Christ; mas; and 1 left, with ‘my secret undivulg'ed a few days before Christmas day. But I ought to hive told you that 71 bed seen the Percivals fréquently between these visifsto. Surrey. They were living tlien near Lon. ' 'don, the mother and daughter. MrsPorGiVai had been a widow 1701' someyesrs, and' I had. talked to in}, a little about my admiration 5111.2. otherrMary. Mary" Percival W'ss" 2716‘s terested in the subject, and seemed often 'in- conversation that I by any means objected to; but I didn’t belfen'loy it under 'thc cir-' ' cumstsnccs. There was something unlike, herself about nary, a certain constraint not to be concealed. It was not very noticea- ble; but I who knew herso well, noticed it, or rather fblt it, and Was uncomfortable ac-. cordingly. At tbe'same time I was perfect- ly sure that my friend was sincere both in the interest she expressed and in her manner toward me. 9” I was checked again by Blun- ' clined 3" return it. It was not staple of ‘V 21191171313315.1111 afl'eetaV7 tion in Mery‘ I ' Perci- val—fer from it. Looking back tram a later -' deynpo'n the events and feelings of that ' tlme,'_ IWas moge wise to the truth. Then I was only a selfish men who was not a co:- comb. Let me see where was I. 9 I told you I wenthoine before Christmas -. Iwas en- fared st-the-Inner Temple then ; and one day, early in the New Year, [was alone in mychembers, when an idea, which had been a long time simmering, boiled and bubbled into a deternfinstion. It' was to write,write 'slr, to Mary Homer and learn the worst or thebest. Ah,I can jest upon it now. I wrotd. The thermometer stood at twenty. There were blocks cf ice in the river like horshound candy , but I let my fire go out while at my absorbing task. I wrote. I have a bad habit of spoiling several sheets of pa- 'perwhen I write an important letter. I can show you efe'c-siuiilii of this, discarded be cause of the capital M's being of two varie- ties, There it is, read it.’ This was the letter ;-—7, , __ ‘London, J an. 3. ‘My Dearest Mary,—-I cannot call you ~by any other title and speak truly. Forgive me if the truth' is distasteful to you. Forgive too this method of making it known. In all our happy associations I have not . dared—yes that is the word—to tell you this. ‘A faint heart’ you will say ; but ‘the bright particu- lar star, always seemed so far above me. These are calm words, dear, when my love is warm; these are cold words when my heart is‘beetiug wildly. I would rather read my sentence, if it is to be banishment; but oh, I would ten thousand time rather hear it if it has one word of hope. Let me have but that word, and I will be with you. In any case I feel that you will deal tenderly as well as truthfully with me.’ ‘Your devotedly. FBANK.’ . “In that same hour,” he continued; “I de- cided to tell Mary Percival of what I had done. There' is a pretty accurate copy of my letter to her.” It ran thus .— ‘ London, January}. «I know, doar Marv, that I 'do not lock in rvain for sympathy from you. I need it Isreatly today. 7You7 will believe this when I tell you what I have done. 1 have writ- ten to ask some one to give me her heart. — Can you guess Who it' is 9 I am not hopeful, but I am not despairing. I cannot say more now than that in all my fortunes I. am confi- dent of your sisterly. regard, , _ Yours affectionately, rm; " When-2 I had read this without remark, Blundell went on With his narrative. neighbor. ‘Well, 17 .never 1’ was his excla- mation, ‘are you out of coal 9’ I looked round upon the black grate for an answer, :havlng first put the letters into envelopes and fastened them. ‘I came to see-if you were inclined for a2 skate,’n1y visitor said. ‘I tried the ice on the ‘Ornamental Water’ yester- day , it was pretty good. They say it is cap- ital to- day , but come and have some lunch With me :before we go. Your are miserable here. . I accepted the invitation, and, wish- ing to get rid of him, said, ‘You go and or- dérit. ’ When he was g0ne,I directed the envelopes containing my letters, and follow- ed him, taking them with me to post on my Way to the Park There was a great many skaters, and the' 71cc was for the most part strong. But here and there, as is always the case except after a protracted frost, were 'week places. On to one of these I skated at a rapid peceand went down, Without a warning crack, infodhe bitter cold water. The ice wee above me when I rose, but I could hear" voices near me before I sank again. I came up once more, but it was to feel a’heav‘y blow, to be inan explosion of fireworks, and then to lose all consciousness. The clumsily given aid was nearly being as fatal to me as the ice prison would have been. How I was carried hometo my fathers house and suffered for many daysfrom the combin» ed clients of the plunge and the blow,l'could tell you only as it was told to me, I was long unconscious and for sums time after the sy'mptons had abated I could take no no- tice of What was passing around me. I was gradually recovering however, both physi- cally and mentally; and one morning I be. came aware, upon awakening from a doze that I was not alone. Some one had come in while I slept, and was sitting by my side; ‘ A soft hand was laid on mine,and, as I look-7 ed around, a gentle, well known voice spoke It was MaryPercival’s. ‘I 'am so thankful dear,’ lt said; ‘so very thankful.’ I was still weak and cried. She stooped and kissed my forehead. ‘Bless you 1’ she whispered, and, with an arch smile, continued, ‘It was a fun- by letter for you to write to me. Besides, I thought,’-she paused, looking at me. Then she said, ‘I must talk to you about it another day, and scold you; but thank you for it now a thousand, thousand times i I. came to give you my answer, and found you here. Oh, Frank lHow could you be afraid of me 9 How could you doubt my love 9 But. that 1s all past now, and I must not tire you even with my happiness. Good by deerest,’ And she went out very quickly, the tears blinding her. ' ‘It is a shame to speak of this; but you are my friend. and it is necessary, if you are to understand my feelings. You can imag- ins them. What had come to me or her 9 I scarcely heeded; I made no response to her Words; but this she doubtless attributed to my weakened stale: and when she left me- I lay looking wonderingly at the door. At last a thought struck me. I rang my bell. It'w‘as answered by my mother. I asked her if there were any letters for me. She feared has not equal to exertion, but went to fetch them. As soon as I was alone again: I searched forone, I cared for only one.. I found it. You shall see it in the original! . He handed me the letter. It was Written in firm, clearly-cut. characters more '0er than ‘ltalisn,’ and was as follows : ‘Smnnowronn Rac'ronv, Jan. 4. ‘My dear Frank, —It was so kind of you to depend upon my sympathy. Be assured you: have. I do hope you will be accepted, but of course you wilkand be immensely happy. You can’t think how glad I was to hear about it. Do you know, I fancied, like a. vain thing, that you were just the least bit in; the world what Fred would call! ‘spoony,’ upon somebody here. I should have been so sorry—don’t be angry—for Charles and I have law-11 r-ngaged the last two years. We 11' ‘ . .. l ‘I had finished these letters sod folded them ? when there was step at my- door, followed 3 frequent use of the WW" immediately by the entrance of my opposite 7 afforded us by perception. sense of sight we call an idea. to papa end mumps; and the same post that brought your letter brought one for him ofl'ering him a long expected living. Now we hope to be married this year. Dear old Charley lhe is so good. I shall, we all shall weather ! Fred is skating. He says of ns,of' Charles and me and you, ‘Poor things ! peor things !’ We don’t think so do we 9 I hope some day to see and love your wife. I can guess whoit is. I'know you like the name of Mary. With the good Wishes from all of us for the new year, believe me your sincere friend “MARY Honlvna.” Blundell was standing by me, looking over my shoulder, as I read. ‘I took in the truth at once,’ he said. Don’t you 9’ ‘Wby,’ I gasped, ‘you had reversed the di- rections. I saw that at a glance, when yen gave me this.’ ‘Exsctly 1 To say that I was not confound- ed—shocked at first—would be untrue. How could itotherwise 9 But In the calm reflec- tion of succeeding days, (for I was left in quietness to gather strength) a feeling of satisfaction grew upon me, grateful satisfac- tion that I had escaped rejection—humilia- tion on the one hand, and the sorrow 'of in- fiicting pain on the other; fhatI lost no friend, but had found a noble hearts great ‘love. How I came to give my heart to Mary Percival I have no intention of describing. But 1 had done so long before I told her ev- erything—long before she became my wife. Then the letter she received but faintly ex- pressed my love for her. We have been mar- ried four years. and each year has found us more loving, and happy. Now, old friend, you shall tell me what you think.” I only quoted Hamlet’s words,— There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Bough-how them how we will. Once. a Week. «0;. For the Norwalk Gazette. . IDEAS. An idea is a picture in the mind, or, more accurately, it bears the same relation to the reality that a picturedoea to the object de- lineated. The word, idea, is derived from the Greek noun, idea. and the Latin verb, videre, to see, and therefore originally meant that which is seen. It has acquired, héwever, a much wi- der meaning, and is best regarded as com- prehending three distinct classes of mental phenomena, the products severally .of the perception, the imagination, and the judg- . ment. Hamilton, who, on account of its exceeding- This is the doctline of Sir William 1y vague and varying meaning, avoids the The first class of ideas are mentioned as A rose brought Within our sight produces on the retina of the eye an image. The mind, in some mys- terious, unexplained way, takes'cognizance of this image, and this presentation of the In like man- ner through the other senses we obtain ideas of sounds, odors, duvets, hardness, smooth- ness, &c. Not content with the scenes and acquisi$ tions of the present, the imaginatiOn is ever busy, representing from memory the event. ful pasr. or constructing the unsubstantiul fabric of the future. By this faculty the un- attained object of our life, be it wealth, fame, or a perfect character, has over us a present and controlling influence. ' It is sad to reflect that most of these visions of future good, through the perversity of our own natures, the machinations of enemies, or 'the unto- ward force7of circumstances, forever remain ideal. To this class of ideas belong at of a rose remembered and such pure cre tions of the fancy as the Pegasus of Grecian fable and the genii of the Arabian Nights. A third class of ideas are concepts or gen- eral ideas. The idea which we have corres- ponding to the word man is of this kind. Our senses give us a knowledge of individual men—of William, Henry, Charles, Caesar, Pompey, &c. Comparing these observations, we find that these, our neighbors, although having each his own marked peculiarities by which be is distinguished from all his fel- lows, possess certain' qualities in common. To this group of qualities which all possess in common we attach the name, man, and wherever we find an object in which all these properties inhere, we affirm, This is a man. 'The ideas corresponding to all common nouns are concepts. - They are reached by a comparison of individual objects, attending to the qualities in which they agree, and dis- regarding all others. If, therefore, we at- tempt to point out in nature, or even to pic- ture to the mind the exact counterpart of our concept, we shall certainly fail, for thus we retrace our steps. Select if you can from your garden of its summer ornaments the exact counterpart of the word flo‘wer.- The irregular monkshood, the scarlet verbena,. the variegated aster, areeacb, indeed,-a flow- er, but not this alone. Each blossom has, besides its general flower characteristics, pe- culiarities of structure, of form, and of color, which give it individuality and originality. Under ideas, then, we include the presen. tations of sense,the representations of fancy, and the concepts of the judgment. .0. L. S. -<.> Tm: Purva'ra Eononas or New Y on John Jacob Astor rides' in a handsome Lan- dau, draWn by thoroughbred buys. The As- tors are all careful to keep the proprieties of life, and their selections of equipages is .of a remark applies also to the family of William B. Astor, which makes its course in the park daily, and now advances undemonstratively. The fine black male of Frederick Kirkland, followed by the stylish double stud of Harry Greene (of Taylor Richardsdt Co ); intro- duces the quiet coupe of A. '1‘. Stewart, he drives from his residence In it every morning by 8 o 'clock, to_ his store at Broadway and Chambers street, and enters among the first of his clerks. He has a Kentucky blooded dark bay pair at occasional times. ‘ 2 Mr C. N. Jerome maintains the cleverest stable' in city, it is built beneath his private theatre in Madison Avenue, and in its aisles of Walnut stalls there are horses, the price of ' each of which might build a ship. Above all the rest of the horse gentlemen, Mr Jerome has taken rank; his drag cost two thousand dollars; his harness fifleen hundred dollars, and the whole cost of the team and four he turns out is not less than thirty thou and dollars This it' is to ride in triumph in the J 1.. Wing about it, except, of course. American Bab - lon. M be anxious to know. more from you. What. . buildingsin New York. solid rather than of a splendid character; this. team on these afternoon excufilohl is scrum 7 match, very valuable and regal. . ~ Whom have we here—dark, dashing, not all passe, but so disguised in the multiplicity of her wagons, that we are not submit in - she—but Mrs James Gordon Bennett; she ' drives every Ithing conceivable, and 71mm them all to .thsfto'p of their speed‘Inndem' drag, caleche,;ph:eton, victoria, jauntilg'e'er, dog car, willow, top buggyfiulky, et‘otlnlum Of all the Park‘frequenters this ls‘thtn’ioet devoted. The married deughers of the late . Col. Thorns follow in a beautiful Linden. Col. Thoma was the first of the Auctions toshow the equine superiorty of our lock on the continent of Europe. Asstoryj-He'floet that be incurred the Emperor's. dislike by outranking habitually the imperial livery'and postilions. His horses were the most won- derful trotters ever beheld on Chantplllyice and his former residence, now the Mn of his family,’ 1n Sixteenth sfrbet, Wei! ‘of Fifth avenue, is one of the grandest private 111.3911:wa Beecher, whose repeated accidents” Withl fiery bones have in no whit changed fondne- for them, takes her afternoOn airing in 6 6611116, and oddly enough the next - object 'th'et ‘ w'e behold is that of a Methodist preacher, dri- ving a three minute horse. This is the Rev. Mr. Here, or Newbnrgh, who unlimited his pony in 2. 38, and thinks, like Elim- er, that what a man or a horse is called to do, he should do it with all his might. ; , 3,,- 2 2 N. Y. Werld.7 .‘..-. A Bomnnce of the War. .22 A correspondent of the WW writing from J scksonvlle, 111., voucher for the truth of the following narrative. Stren- ger things have happened slid/2 are happening every day. If this story he not all fact, it is still a good- story; "'as' at- tractive as the tales told by half the m'oderlt_ novelists, and with a better moral to beck'it than they often give. It suggests s nice 11165 for a domestic, tears-and-smiles drama; A well-to-do fertile? of this bounty had a daughter who, beads being personally at; tractive, was well educated: ., and : possess- more than the usualamount of good sense. As a consequence she had many tailors; All but two of these she treated With no fa- vor; and between these two it weer impos- siblo for her to choose. She liked them both; but which she loved she could not tell.- When the first call was made for three years! troops 1n 1861, these two men, together With the younglady’s brother, enlisted in the "6 company. This event disclosed to her her Own heart, she accepted the man she loved, 1' . and on the morning he Is“ for the field they were married. The husband was the possessor of 1161117- tle property, and before he left he made 76 will in her favor. Whlle 1n thefleld tltr'ellg' friendship bound these three men together;L the rejected lover cherishing nil-ill feeling towards the husband of hislove or her broth- er. At the battle of Stone river, on‘ th6‘72d of Ju' nary, 1863, the company they Were' lit Was in the fiercest of. the strife. Whoa flint terrible conflict was over, the husbaildj Wes found with his head blown off and was only recognized by a letter found in his pocket from his wife. -.The brother was 111-737. and the disappointed suitor was wensded‘so severely that his life was desphired or. She. who was now maid' and Widow, mom band and brother. '''' covered, but was unfit for further service, was discharged, and came home. :His 76066; tion was still true and firm, and the But of his association with the loved and lost give him a strong hold spun the sympathies and regard of her who had received the lov’e “6177' his life. i x h As month after momh passcdi'eWaynhb wounds of her bleeding heart ware pert! healed, and she at last consented to “616% the wife of him she had once refused for en'- other. She told him, however, that 666 could never love him as a wife should love her husband, as her heart was buried“ in the grave of her first and onlylove. It westbe‘day before the wedding, and the two were to-'. gether arranging their plans for the dilute; Suddenly her father entered, and handed her a letter, saying: “Reed that quick endt'ell me What it means 1” The lettér bore 166‘. New York postmark, and was directed in her husband’s hand. She did not a155,, 5115 pale as death, she lore of the envelope and read: 7 ‘ “an Yonx, Jan. —,1806. My dear wifc,—I am at last exchanged Am very feeble. Assoon as I can bess7 the journey I Will be home.” The scene that followed ceunn Vbs den: scribed. The wretchedness of the twicedie». appointed may be imagined; bathe acted as a true man should and sincerely congrat- ulated her on the safety of her husband..,ln a few weeks the husband came, endthen ml; mystery was explained. 0n the morning of»... the battle he had given a letter front his wiles. to her brother to read. They soon Wbscsnsew separated. It was the brother that hid”??- killed. He, himself, hsd boon- severely: wounded, and taken prisoner. , Ham's-19.2.2- ten often, but the letters had W to. radix-.1 their destination. After two years of “HI- 2 ing worse than death, he hedbeen ex and now was at heme.- Sorrow for tile 1H,, of the martyred brother alone marl-ed 0176 7 happiness of the reunited couple. '.l'h‘eir no- 7 his and devoted friend remained [to 666 file one he loved happy with her huband, , then left home tobe awendeferlitth‘e World} He 1: now in the far West, and fliei'b' heseeks to forget the past in the excitement of front- ier life. \x r‘V «be ’ WA story is told of a man whoi in London one thousand cigars,- Valli 6200, against fire and water. After til“: lapse of six months he made hiseppsm-s m at the insurance oflice and demanded money, as the cigars had all bilen burnédE‘ “But not on board the vessel, sir.’ ’said the secretary, “for she is in dock? now. ” “Y on board the vessel; I smoked them,an therefore burned them all myself, and (kiln—i. surance says against fire.” seemed taken aback, but told the hesmoker to call again the next "day. He called at the ap- pointed time, but was met by the solicitor of the company, who told him if 71167 did 7n t rez- linquish his claim, be women fed; as one who had knowingly and willfully ta ‘“ fire to goods belonging to the company. «>0 -—Horsce Greeley has been elected dent of the American Institute at New ork, with Samuel D. Tillman as corresponding secretary and Sylvester R. Comstock as trees- urer. —-A contemporn 1 pilhily observe 'l...t the representation unendment to me Consti- tutlon is designed Io secure the equality of
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