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ISRAEL M. BULLOCK.
gimme; if? Counsellor at flair.
OFFICE: No. 4 Gazette Building.
LEWIS F: SEEKS,
gluing at yaw,
Orrics Over Sword‘s Clothing Store,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN,
5;?“ a... gasses niacin.
Physician and Surgeon,
Oflice at the Drug Store of E. Blackman, No. 11 Main
Street, Norwalk, Conn.
1.5
'. W. 8'," (DRESS, H. 3.,
Fromthe [loyal Opthalmz'o Infirmary, London
Ph 'sician and Surgeon for the Eye and Ear
and Catarrhal diseases of the Lungs, Fences
and nasal passages, also N ervousImaladics of
all kinds. particularly those affecting females.
All of which he has made his special stud , aInd sIuc-
cesstiil practice more thati thirty years. CStlnlOllluIS
in abundance of his squerior and successful treatingiiy,
can be seen at his Chico and Residence Item? tlic’boj.
’p‘elk otel,‘iind o‘n' glider}: Tmstgmg, wbefic “2333
'e“ 'il in use cm. a. m., o '. p ., '
dafnnénlax’iiilefii‘is riot OAKs, but W. R. OAKESJI.
I).
atent Agency.
WM. VINE, ‘
Aget and Solicitor of Patents,
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTSMAN
AND
MODEL MAKER,
Winnipauk, Norwalk, Cantu .
ELBEB'I‘ CURTIS, .
MERCHANT TAILOR,
CURTIS‘S BUILDING Main Street.
ly'l
Gents and Youfh‘s Clothing cut and mpde to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials, in the la-
teit styles, by experienced workmen, and at reg
tenable arises.
“H“- B. '4 Icon oval.
. 0 O n 1' W A I. I. ’ S
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishment.
this hoeu removed. is toward” finil‘lmg’mm
stylish when
"READY MADE cLo'rnING
FURNISHIAIIE‘1G . Goons.
Gabe had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
3. ‘0'. CARIBR,
AGENT FOR
Howc’s Sewing Machines,
THE BEST MACHINE 1N, MARKET
for Family and Shoemakers usc,_ Call and Iexamine
them and be convinced of their superiority to, all
other machines. [34
o. t":.;“ii:mnns,
DEALERS 1N
Groceries,
Flour,
Provisions, Guc.,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
E 1:. onus-man a. co..
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in .
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main Street, Norwulk, Cmni,
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Hartford.
' Incorporated in 1810. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, 33.128.820
lnsure against loss and dams e by Fire on Tcmis
adapted to the hazard, an consistent with
the laws of com nsation.
GEORGE R. COWLE , Sole Agent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
WILCOX & HOPKINS,
IIIVERY
Sales and Exchange Stables
SOUTH N
be
nought in city or country. Also, a few second-hand
Carriages.
Horses and Carriages to lot at all hours. Carriages
IL , , l . ,, , ‘ .
FORTY GOOD HORSES for sale cheap as can
run to all train.- and to the Steamboat Coaches for
Weddings, Funerals, doe.
INSURANCE.
'EIJNV‘II'IISMI
l or INSURED IN THE NEW ENC .. ‘ ‘ .
‘ 6' ISSUE \NUE COMPANY, of Hugh-‘3.“ FIRE
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL, Agent,
At the Office of the N orwalk Savings Society.
1
A
‘L
Street. where they are
manner and greatest
lliInIc.IICanIiiIages imIIadc}:2 to order, &and
name rim 0 e airino, c. done b x en-
enced W’drkmcn Wlfl’l p .° ’ y c If
inc the large and varied assortment of
THE subscriber having taken the old Horse Shocing
Horse Shociug and all kinds of job Blacksniithing, on
the most reasonable terms,
stand occupied by
years, -
Groceries Cheaper than ever
(1:!
Block, as chca as be. en T est.-
duccmcnis to dish, W
i,orftaicnt'ofgroccrics of the best qualities as can be
on
Itlehich are ofthe very best quailty,aiid will be sold cheap.
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NORWALK
INSURANCE COMPANY.
NORWALK, CONN.
CASH CAPITAL, $500 000
PAID Ul’ CAPITAL, $100,000
WM. C. STREET, President. I
GEO. R. COWLES S crelar '.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. ’ e 5
Assets over $23,000,000. —
GEO. R. COWLES,
S AGENT at Nm'walk, and issues Policies for the
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home, of N. Y., Assets Jilll. lst, ’f'sl, $3,286,270
Etna, of Hartford, " “ “ “ 3.128.820
lPlitenlx, of N. Y., “ “ ‘ 722,219
Home. MN. I{., “ “ “ “ 500,
Norwich. t . i . t t I l 3901501
Lamar, N. Y.. “ “ “ “ 389,375
North American.llt‘d “ “ “ ‘* 384,010
City of New Haven. " “ “ “ 330,419
Merchants Hartford. “ “ “ “ 301,443
Western Mass.,Pittsfield, “ " “ 236,424
Ham den. Springfield, “ "' “ “ 200
if H it u
.000
Poop o's, Worcester, 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
glilg.(&{f:§i)llcllll§0tlss ling NewII York. with assets of
:. , . . t o. orwa ' t cation in
mode to WM. '1‘. anw. ’ “w“ W he
Waterbury & Duncan,
~< . Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway no 0t, are
_ fl -. now prepared to execute in the bcsg man-
per mid with the greatest dispatch, everything in the
me o '
Lliz‘ra'o‘ge-mulquig and Blackmzz'thz‘ng,
Carriages made to, order, and Painting. Trimming
dicmlirging' 8:0“ done by exocricncod workmen. with
S ' l.
wgfi'Good Carriagclimher taken in exchange for
cannthce MAKING
Horse Shoeing & Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, & 00.,
OULD, aunoucc to the public that the , have lav
ken the old stand of Capt. Henry Laymb, Main
. coar tocxecutc in the best
ispatch anythinfi in the above
orse Shoeing,
""'—.r'
dispIatc y4
Aneusrus LYON, l a. Anan, CnAs. Fox-
and Pa.
per'HafiEiE‘gs: "
REAL ESTATE.
Homestead for Sale.
THE HOMESTEAD ofthe late John D. Lonnsbu-
ry, deceased situatedin Winnipauk, is ofi‘ered
The Dwelling House contains thirteen
rooms. with all modern conveniences. and is very
pleasantly located on the Main Street. There are
etween three and four acres of cod land. with Or-
chard, Garden Meadow, &c. tit-building all in
good order. Eor further particulars app] to MOR-
GAN SMITH, or Miss SARAH A. LOD’NSBURY.
at the Residence of Geo. H. Randle, Wiunlpauk, Ct.
Farm for Sale
N WEST NORWALK, of about Twenty-five
Acres of Lead, With House, Barn and outhouscs.
For particulars and terms flpflfl to
MRS. CARO [NE SELLECK
South Norwalk
or of D. R. Sellcck. 312 Broadway, N. 'Y.
To LET, a Large House. Enquire as above. [lmld
FOr Sale.
ONIIIE of thpI mtIiIst mggg-IriIIiflrilgnt plIzItfesl on West Ave—
ie, on ie ne 0 e orse ai wa , belon '
to Mr. A. C. Brush, which will be sold at a {ll gin
for Sale.
I
. rgain, an
on accommodating terms. Apply to
. NASH & IVES
tflb No.1, Water St. Norwalk, Ct.
For Sale.
A valuable wafer-power on the Norwalk River near
Cannon‘s Station. Building sixteen by Fifty, Iron
TurbincI Water Wheel in end runnin order; one
house wmbe sold with the I’mpert if esired. For
further particulars enquire ofG. & W. NICHOLS,
Wilton, April 8th; 1867. 3t*15
‘Eouse for Sale.
CONTAINING 12 rooms, with Barn and Carriage
House attached, and 1 1-2 acres good land. Very
plciisaéitly sitli‘ateId peas;I tlIiIe 11,3 (gig: aéggurvc‘h, West-
por can. 0 . . . es r
or w. n. SAMEBIIDommi National Bank, N.\t’l.)3?tltli
ORENT InCranbury Plains, Norwalk, the it per
rt ofa house. A small fhtnily referred. gent
40 offers a year. Enquire-of Chas 3? Hyatt on the
premises. 3t*16
To Rent.
A. DWELLING HOUSE, with twelve Rooms, loca-
ted within ten minutes walk ofthe churches. Pos-
session given immediately. Enquire of Alfred Jack-
son. , 15
for Sale or to'l‘ot.
Notice.
mun, subscriber. h vi w urchilsod tho CLOTHING
K1. fillld 0,1 , TS Fallilfis‘hmo EMPORIUM, of A.
ospro . W1
at the old stand, No. fl Main Street, Norwalk.
continue the Business in all its branches
The public are respectfully invited to call and exam-
Roady Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VEs'rlNQs,
winch he will make up to Ql'tlfil‘ at short ‘noli’ce and in
dig-litter disilléli'hlile‘sn’lc- GUEIOWS I
U i. '
v
No. 3 Main Street.
Notice.
Stand at the foot of Mill Hill, is prepared to do
He also carries onIthc Carriage Business at the old
his father fez-Hills last twenty-three
iIQHN 51W 123D. Norwalk. ft35
FOR CASH!
HE subscriccr would inform the public generally,
thatIhe still continues to sell the host of Grocer-
05, Pmnaions. etc.. at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s
119 «Soul . great Ill-
uyers, as he has as large an as~
n atIat‘iy store in the country. We would invite
be special attention of all to his stock of
corrsss, TEAS AND SUGARS,
public are invited to call and examine anqujudge
A. MORENO SE. '
or themselves.
I
f-t
DINING SALooN.
oni-iiipiilii
grow YORK HOUSE.
Meals at "all hours.
Oysters
in every style.
i
l'l‘he best of
”Wines, Liquors ft Ales.
Also, a first class
BILLIARD SALOON
attached to the House.
ISAAC LEE.
No. 28 Main St. Horwalk.
YO
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0
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IMPORTANT
1'0 GBNTLBMEN.
\i ENTL JMI‘I‘J WI-llltl snveiu good
deal of mom-y in having their
clothes '
Cleaned, '01' Dyed.
in all Illslilllllllhil: i-nlois, without rip-
plug them. Also all other kinds of
Dyeing and Cleaning,
done in the bust style at
LOUIS MOEGLIN’S
DANBIIBY DYE WORKS.
Orders left with ll. H. Wellman &Co.,
39 Main Stu-cl, Norwalk, Conn. 44
DENTISTRY
’iN son'rn NORWA Ln
DR. KENDALL will continue the use of
Laughing Gas, '
in extracting tcetliau there is no longer any doubt
as to its perfect safety when administered by ucarc
to] and ex ierienced Physician, to which hundreds
in Norwal can testify. _
He will spend three days each week, "bellies-
day, Thursday and Friday hereafter. in Nor-
walk, that all who desire his servicesemay be accom-
modated But those who wish teeth extracted are
rcq tested to call on Wednesday if possible.
't'cctli filled in the latest and most approved
manner, those partially broken away by de~
cay restored to their former size and shape.
We are constantly making the best styles ofArtifi-
cia] Teeth and can furnish them at short notice.
Room near the Depot, ‘over Swords’ Clothing Em-
porium. '
Something New.
ND at the same time the most ornamental Par-
A lor Stove ever exhibitedIin this place made or
$001) stone and as finely polhshcd as the nest maf-
bleI Both ornamental and useful. Examine theta.
C. it E. K. LOCKWOOD & CO.
The Ladies
Ot‘ N orwalk are going into ruptures about
Coburn’s Washing (it Bleaching Fluid.
ll ifijust what they have always needed in the laun-
dry, N0 mechanical agency is necessary n th IlllS
{laid I" make the clothes perfectly clean and white.
i'ven Washing-boards are of no use now. Dir. ctions
on each Bottle. J. U. LEEDS .b 00., Stamford.
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Business Cards. Tickets. flea
Printed in Colored Inks, Broncos, or plain black ink,
on while or colored cards, in the best nianuer at the
' GAZETTE Jon OFFICE.
pitch'a Home for Soldiers.
“Emmswpg are now prepared to receive applica-
tions from 111099 “lullabmld. “:15“ ‘9 ava'l‘them
selves ot‘tlic benefits of the Institution. Applications
made to Hon. .‘IOIICUA‘NI AlongANsI, Pfsidcnt, Stamford
Just-it‘ll .. l on Cltllll 'urc . _ ,_ .
CHARLES Known: Darien. ' { anhwalz’vc
\l'n. .-\. Costumes, ‘ l ml 86'
[Ii-ARIN l’U'l‘.i'l‘0ES.v—Eai'iy Goodrich, Western
1
White Mei-curs, Dykcmans, and other kinds for
, . For Sale.
Union Park. Possession
next. Apyly to MR. CREE
MR. CREEVEY willsell or rent his house on
a
COII’II.
Y, at Westbrook,
14.
For Sale.
ABUILDING LOT, located on the easterly side of
Union Avenue. between the residence of C. N.
Case and Harvey Fitch, Esq’s, Said lot is about
951250 feet destrably situated, and of size sufficient
for aIfirst-class Dwelling, Barn and other outbuild-
ings if required. The place is stocked with a varie-
ty of fruit trees, young and thrifty, of several years
growth. For further particulars enquire of the sub-
scriber. CHAS. P. TURNEY.
Norwalk, March 18th, 1807. 19
To 'nent.
A. Furnished House,
Containlnz twelve rooms. pleasantly located, near
the Churches, Post Ofllce. Depots, &c. is offered to
rent for the Summer months. A very desirable resi-
dence. Enquire at the Guerra Orrica.
For Sale Cheap.
SEVERAL particularly desirable buildin lots, but
a short istance from the Brid e. uire of
. H. firms 0N.
Building lot—For Sale,
HE fine Building Lot on the corner ofWesthI.‘
T cane and the new s 'eet running, West it
opposite the residence 0
erick Dnuon, Esq, i
xassIfeet; lsoa uautityquuildlng Stone on the
premises. fur her particulars If”; to
‘. . WEEKS.
Norwalk, Feb. 11th, 1867. 31:11
The place formerly owned and occupied by Isaac S.
Beers deceased. Forfuriher articulate a l to
to ' ifoncAN '1‘. KEITH
If not sold within four weeks, the house will be
rented for the season.
Rare chance.
TWO first-class Building Lots, for sale on the cor-
ner of: Washington and Franklin Streets, front-
ingI 011 Union Park. They are seventy-five feet wide
an one-hundred and seventy-five deep, with abeau-
tiful grove in front, and an abundance of Gra es,
Strawberries and Cherries, in bearing. Conven eat
to the ears, and in a firstclass neighborhood.
January, 5th, 1800. 9t? . E. LYON.
BUILDING Lo'r, Fon SALE.
BUILDING LOT 70x130 feet situated on Centre
Avenue, for Sale. Enquire of '
, a. SELLECK.
“All ESTAI'II,
For Sale and to Lot.
NUMBER ot Tenement Houses for Sale and to
Let. Six first-class houses for Sale or to let
four of them furnished; three small houses for sale
to be moved ofi‘; also a number of building lots for
sale. Four farms anda duality of wood land for
sale. All of the abovew llbe sold on accommoda-
tiringI terms. Apply to S. '1‘. WOOD'S
8*... Employment Ofllce.
tf9
lven on the first of '
Bounties, Pensions, ac.
HAVING just discovered that there has been a
report widely circulated that I have given it
the United States Claim Agency business, whlc
has been believed b some. I would here state to
all ersons intereste thatlam fully prepared and
wil attend to the collection of claims against the
United States Government. the e. as heretofolfe-
I am also fully pr and to man out .agplleatlons
under all the late Ac 5 of Congrefii‘i-osp’ee as equal-
izatlon of Bounty, Increased enslono,-&c.. ac.
tfli WI. T. BABNUM.
Danbury, 1807. .
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees! !
AT Tait
NEW cerium mm.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the.
public that their stock of
Fruitd’tOmaiuental Trees, Villas, to.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident in staging that we believe that our
stock of APPLE TREE particularly, to’ be theLar-
est and Best in this Country. We are also positive
t at we can finalsh Trees in better quality. better
order, 'and formrss atom than they can be obtained
from distant Nurseries. ' ' — ~ , , ~
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vince will ‘do
well to send their orders early-oi" still better, visit
our Nursery and make their own selections.
‘ . STEPHEN HOT]! 35 SONS.
P. S. We take pleasure in showln ' persons through.
our Nurseries. whether desirous o purchasing trees.
or not ; and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.
Boots and Shoes.
THE Subscribers having bo ht out HR. EIL.‘
HENDRICKS, Shoe, Store, ,ly‘s Block, South
Norwalk, would respectfully call th attention of the
public-to their ‘, . . "
NEW stock or Goons,
consisting of a generalassortment'of ,.
Boots, Shoes," Gaiters, he"
which will be sold very low for
BROWN dt STEVENS.
ninAu s. naowa. nanvnvs'ravlits.
N. B. Having returned to South Norwalk, to in
old stand,Iwou d respectfully invite my fi'lendaim
former customers to give me scallat Ely”: Black.
Horse Cars run right by the door.
34 HARVEY STEVENS.
. .. mtg
Double root-five:- Pump;
Patented Aug. 9:); 1864 Re-fasuadJan. _i,' 1865
The best recommendation for labor-savingrmaehines
in this age of inventions is that they prove .well.
This machine maps from 16, to 3: gallons per
minute they are s mple,durable, work very easy, and
do not lreoae. Being made of wood they are» not ll-
able to corrode, rust,oi- in any an impartial: lin-
pleasant flavor ; and can be r' .ata trifling ex-
pense. Samples of this Pump can be, seen-t the fol-
owinrr places ; South Norwalk. 1" ' Mill; near
the otel in Was : at B. Raymond's lace,
Cranbe Plain,and of Korean INoi-th llton
Manufac tired and lo
TOOK, South Norwalk.
2. H.018
Allorders rom tl atte dad towhen 'aceom a-
nied by the depthpolthe 3e11, measuring from tphe
platform down.
. cons-nonmetal:
CHOCOLATES & CABOMELS.
'1' A r r A c A N D Y ,
peasant roan DROPS, also
GENUINE Monassns cairn!
made fresh every day. To ether with a general as-
sortmentof American and reach Confectlougy at
D. nszro s. ‘
N. B.—0YSTERS Stewed, Roasted oi- Fried, to
salt, at short notice. Opened Oysters by the ’ hurt
or gallon, at the old stand, Ely‘s Bl ick, South or-
wa k. '
A. Jackson ft; Bro.,
No. 1, Gazit'r'rn Bin-Lame,
WOULD invite' the attention of their old custom-
ers and the public generally to their varied and
extensive stock of '
Warcnas, JEWELRY, SiLvEn WARE, FAN-
cv Goons, SILVER PLATED Wane, &c.,
which was selected with great car d is not to be
surpassed in Fairfield County, in allty or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest I lea
A. JACKSON a BB .
ROBERT ELLIOTT. _
Practical watch-maker _& Jeweller,
MAIN STREET, washron'r, CONN.
Dealer in American,Engllsh,and Swiss Watch-
, es,American Clock-Jew Plated Warn the
hate _
of goods.
» mm order-memo- traveling-gin-
-Sil el’, aner.F0rkl.s ». lNlpilR' ' I ,
ow. ‘Also‘ Silver Platingaslveulwglbignnd ,FlrefGélId-
in done in the‘heal mannersxfltrlctjattentlon ‘pqld
it letm‘life‘lfifffammmfibi’éll’fifih “£5
ndaicaeiifaoxeg. an 'work‘w'arraate'd. : nifnoui‘
timobyBegulater., . ', ‘ .
NASH a IVES,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY Bought, Sol Exchanged or Let, on
reasonable terms. We ave a good variety of
desirable Houses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms. “32 '
Wit. R. Nasn. NATHAN Ives.
J'- Films,
50 Estates
0R SALE in Norwalk and vicinity. from 1-4 to
200 acres, with building? thereon, price from
to $100,000. Also, TO ET. furnished and un-
urnishcd houses. Addriss J. FEBRIS. at Tolles a
Ely‘s Drug Store. South Norwalk. Notice for our-
veying may be left at the Gazette Ofilce.
BUILDING Lo'rs,
F o n s A 1. E
EVERAL veIry ell “ble buildingI lots for Sale, in
S the immediate av clulty of t e Briggs, others
more remote. Three acres of unimprov land pleas
antly located, for sale at a bargain. A house and
five acres of land, ditto. Apply to A. H. BYINGTON
H. M. 81. J. T. PROWITT,
No. 33 and 37 Main St., havejust received a full as-
sortment of
Wall Paper,
which they offer at very reasonable prices. Please
call and examine the Stock. Paper bung if desired
at short notice,
A Card to the Public.
HE subscriber would inform the public that he
has left his former placeof has liens, and has
opened a
New Hair Dressing lb Shaving Saloon
next door to the Norwalk Hotel, where he is now pre-
pared to do all work in his line of business in the
est manner. He has engaged good assistance. and
will do his best to lease h 3 customers and merit
their patrons e. c respectfully solicits the custom
of his many ricnds and the pub lc enerall .
5 JOB DOR ANNS.
Hammer’s champagne Ale.
THE attention ofthepublic is solicited to the su-
perior quality of
H A M M E R ’ S
, Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.
This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year
and its keeping qualities, especially of that brewed
during the most excessive hot weather, is guaranteed
for any lenght of time.
For sale in Barrels and Half-Barrels. at .Sellock’s
Packet Office, Norwalk. ‘
JEHIEL GRUMAN.
Agent for the stile of‘ IIammer‘s Champagne Ale, Wil-
ton, Conn. 2
Normal]; Machine Shop.
subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery in Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is prepared to do all thin per-
taining to a, general mac his shop. All orders or the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with romptness b experienced work-
men. Ilaving ad ed a Steam n the (in addition to
water power to his works, he alters himself he is
- well prepare to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ISAAC CHURCH JR.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Ofilce and Horse
Railway Building. 11
REAL ESTATE AGENT, '
_ Grain.
' mm‘ DblLDiNc. .
The undersl led would respectfully inform the
public that be $111 continue the business of '
I ‘v o . ' . ' .. - o
Shams and Hair Dressing,
HAta Corrine, Shanoomc, do, ac" the“
at the old stand Gazette Building, and trusts that a
close attention to the wants of-hls atrons will on-
sure him success. , Hobos able an ‘capablo suit
tents from New York and f1 ’repared to attend to
chat Itiortnotice.~ Private mfor'Ladles.
Schanb'a Rtexmaron andvmqic Twin. both
excellent articles, constantly on hand
GEORGE SCHAUB.
Norwalk, Jan. 28th.
FITCH dz BENOUD,
Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Liquors, to.
Main Street. Norwalk, Conn,
Havl hadlon enco in the business the
comdlgatly relygumelr ablll .to p me ill
Meade and customers, by fair den and strict It-
te ti tobul on.
a Ilia"! Ellison, JOHN W. Renown.
Notice.
E subscriber can accommodate the ladies of
Norwalk with alltbo btyles ofthe ransom—from
e sublme to the ridiculonI;—~Bonnetl and Jockeys,
‘ rot-insomniac young, all classes and conditions in
life. and with prices to suit the times. All kinds of
Hate sewed over and new ones made to order. I am
confident that with my new and im roved process of
. Bleaching that I can ve entire ta erection.
hla‘lllmte. glvg manN '5'?" old stand foot of Mar-
eet on cm 4
a ' r ’ omits HAULENBEEK.
N. B.—Tuscans,Pauamas, Le horns, Neapolitans.
and all kinds of Braids,Bleach . Pressed and Dyed,
THE PROPRIE‘I‘ORS OF THE
Norwalk Grist and Flour Mill,
continue to loll all kinds of
oasis, rLoua ‘ and run,
in quantltles and at prices to salt purchasers.
Grist work promptly attended to. Cash paid for
HILL, 8 a WHIPPLI.
Wilcox & Gibbs’s
. new
SEWING MACHINES.
C. B. D‘AR’I‘OIS, Agent'for Norwalk. '
Instruction given if required.
Glorious News.
FLOUR, FEED,
SUGAR, MOLASSES,
BUTTER, TEAS,
ROCK SALT, be, cheaper than ever
We are receiving an entire new supply of
G R O C E R. I E S i
at greatly reduced prices. DOTY lb MOREHOUBE.
7-30’5 and 540’s. -
Noawaur, Feb. 18th. 18". '
ARTIES wishing to exchang: 7-wNoteI, mm
P tnrlng 15th of Au nst,noxt, r 6,- ” Bonds, can
be accomuiogateid‘gta 1de Chant mo termn,by
l i a t e e . mm a o -
flip y "g one. a’inaua, easel».
HELSEA RANGE, sold
‘Eerly planting at a. E. OLMSTEAD At cos.
i!
C. & E. .LOCKWOOD & CO.
LOUR FLOUR, FLOUR, also Feed and Grain In
F any qi'zaiitity, to suit purchave'rs, at HOLES‘S
,
shut up.
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{sensor the cast...
A catxaAN INCIDENT, 'i'av- ultra» warms.
f'GiVe as .1. song." theaoldiers cried,
The outer trencbcsigtlarditlg,
When the heated gunsio the: Camp allied-
Grew weary of bombb'rdin‘g,
. ~The dark edanin'siléhl'ficolf
l .u y grim and threateningtunder,
And the law uy mound of théthilakoff
No longer belched as thunder}
There was a pause. A guard a.“ All said
. WI'e storm the forts to-nioifrow.
Sing while we may, another: d .y
, , Will bring enouglivof‘sorrow.
Then: my along the balleiyfs side.
_ Below the smoking cannon—
Brave hearts from Severnand from Clyde
And from the bau'r'k‘siiol Shannon.
They song all love, and not of fame :
Forgot was Britain’s glory-
Each heart recalled 'a different name,
But all snug Annie Laurie.
Voice all: r voice caught up the long,
. Until its tender-passion
Rose like an anthem quick and lining.
Their battle eve confession.
Dear girl, her name be dared not speak,
. ,3 .Yet as the song grew louder,
Something upon the soldier‘s cheek
' ' Washed oil the status of powder.
Beyond the darkeningocean burned
The bloody sunset'e embers ;
While the Crimean; valleys learned
flow English love remembers.
And once again a fire of 'Hell . '
Rained from the Russian quarters,
With stream of shot and burst of shell
And bellowing of mortars,
And Irish Nora’s eyes are dim
For a singer grim and gory,
And English Mary mourns for him
Who sang of Annie Laurie
Go, soldiers, to your honored rest,
‘ Your truth and Valor beating,
’l‘be bravest are theitenderrst,
' The loving are the daring.
.— - .—~-‘.p.
Correspondence of the Gazette;
Enrroits or THE GAZETTE :— ‘
We hear occasionally of a spas-
t-
,tngdic .efl‘ort to introduce the name (if "Ro-
wi-ton," [or Five-Mile River, which forms
the southwesterly portion of this beautiful
town. Now, while itnmy be a desirable ob
ject to get rid of this tripple name, we have.
a decided objection to the above substitute.
We have already within a radius of three
miles or less, a Roton, - Roton Point, Roton
waton” with its likenessrtb-lthe others, and it
will not be difficult to find a confused mass
of meaningless names; indeed, some wag-
gish fellow may write us down-as Rotten.
Has this name been generally submitted
to the judgment of the. inhabitants of the
district around and about Five Mile RiVer 1'“
We did not hear of it, and with great. differ-
once to the opinions of, the gentlemen who
hail this matter under consideration, think a
better name may be chosen. S. -
Spread the Bible.
The subscriberleeis it. due to himself and
a few friends who have sympathized with
him, to' State publicly what those friends:
haw known for more than thirty years. In
1828 1" took the ground publicly that the:
Church was bound to see that portions of:
the Bible sufficient to reveal the name and1
“Mill fitness; ought to be and could be;
published in any written language on earth,
w thin a limited little, and ‘plaeed'on sale in
emy 'mart of'commerce visited ‘ry Ameri-_‘
can orIEritish shipping, Iotltat all (‘v Id buy
it as readilyIand as cheaply as ilwy would a
pound of bread or meat for the v- - irritation
of the physical body.
This belief has led to adeliu’n- plan, or-
ganizingaeaociatious on bush“:- principles
to (awry out this-thought, as "My In: seen in
the N. Y. Evanggb'u for Feb. llib or 24th,
1832 "f, 3, This was a pf0|ltl~elltlll to Fair-
fiehi C Iunty to take the Itful in organizing
an associations in. New England. and the
state of New York, (the wast was not then
born) with each a- capital of fifty thousand
dollars to engage in such business «s would
bl! most profitable, and after paying six per
cent interest upon the capital tu manufac-
ture books of sedge, to the extent of the
profit upon the business; using one of the
fastest printing presses. These portions of.
the Bible Iltus printed being committed to
pious sailors, to he sold everywhere in ex-
elmnge for such goods as are export—d from
such places. Dr. Lenvitl, Dr. Hall and S. W.
Benedict, Esq, will verify this statement ~
But my plan, like li.e Siblyne Outage”
tracts in time as the work is delayed, and I
believe now that the work can and will be
once in two years; and I hereby invite all,
without distinction of age, sex, color, or pre-
vious condition of prejudice against doing a
good Work in a hurry, to meet me at the
house uf Juliette Betta, on Wednesday
owning the 24th lost, at 8 o’clock,
for prayer and conference, where
I will endeavor to show that in this
way “the Gospel may be preached to all
mutant" below the close of this decade of
years, an i the devil effectually chained and
Hanoi: Burrs.
.. ._. .4“... ._.—L—
—-Nntiee has been given of the com let-
in." of flu Seventh section of 24 miles «I the
Union) Pacific iailrtmd, and "the goVernment
connnissit'mvrs have been instructed to ex-
amine nllll report upon the same. .
—Gen Sickles has issued orders in South
Carolina prohibiting imprisonment for debt,
sub-s of propert by sheriffs, etc, in order to
lighten the bur one of the people in the gen-
eral tlestitulion which prevails.
—The iron bridge recently erected at the
interns-enun‘ of Broadway and Fulton streets,
New York, was opened for travel on Mor-
day tnairniug, and the facililities it otlers are
bt-inguvaih-d of CXII'IISIW‘I)‘. it is doubtful,
however, Wllt‘lllt‘l' ladies, for whose-accom-
modation it was more especially; intended,
will make use of it asuneans of crossing, to
any Isl‘cnl extent; ' . -
‘ —'I‘Iw Duke nl‘Avgyll. ata recent educa-
tional tnreltng held at Mile-End, is said It}
lmw- expressml the following - pinion :
“Tl-elitltuis drawing Lexu- at band when
the people of England will press for thc
A-v t'llt no cyan-m ; where education II sup-
ported by the public ram. Iran as the relig-
ion-.- llC'tllHll to Stint‘ay so. --u. He did
I...- -ll'nl\ a purely smut-tr education on
Weekdays c- llitldn tut) linl'll. t‘ilhi-tlld Decon-
sills-l‘ctl antagonistic h: u ”out, teaching.
but rather helpful to it." .
—Edward Everett’s son Wi" am has his
gun the practice of law at Boston.
' whistled as
' From the New Haven Com-icrf
How an Artist Wooed and Won.
It was during the early part of the month
of J one, not many years ago, and on a sunny
cheerful morning, that I double-locked my
studio door, and turned my back upon the
busy town.
AlterI weary months of hard painting—tired
of the sight of pictures and siek of the smell
of‘ drying ail—I was eager for country air
and food, and almost an kind-of lazy relax-
ation. More from the orce of habit, than
the expectation of painting much “out-doors"
I took my colours with me.
talking politics and spitting round the tavern
rattlin country wagon, while my “traps”
seeme to interest them all—uncommonly.
I am accustomed, however, to find my col-
our-boxIan object of never-failing curiosity to
tbe_unitiated ; while carrying it, have been at
various times mistaken for a strolling juggler
a “bummer," and-—my wrath-receptacle pop-
ped out its-cork with an explosion worthy
of the best Jersey cider, upon being mistaken
for a watch and my r.
: After a glorious supper in the' best country
style, I strolled out, and about the village,
and by the aid of a cigar or two judiciously
presented, obtained sundry useful hints, and
valuable . bits of knowledge respecting the
HEIfithflllg streams and trout.
. :lth the intention of making a very early
start the next day, I was seated quietly in
my room that evening. busy with rods and
reels,.se]ecting “tips” and “files," and getting
everythmqunlte ready. so as to be off in the
moaning Without dela ,ovhen a voice—rich,
cultivated, and contra to, apparentlyeoming
from the adjoining room—arrested my at-
tention at the very first plaintive note, and
fixed me motionless where I sat, with idle
fingers. And now the band—that had been
linger-in over the strings of the guitar in
the snap er preluding harmony— quickened.
in the impassionedforfo stanzas further on,
or passed on boldly struck explosive chords ;
while the voice—now rippled through the
melody, or now, gradually swelling with the
more emotional passages of a favorite Ger-
man liede, the song-wave rolled grandly up
fllld on, and burst into foam at top, of charm-
ing cadences with trill and shake, until at
last a most sweet, liquid tone marvelously
gushed forth ; and again, sadly and slowly
sank away into the si once it had broken,
with skillful loitering over long-drawn notes.
_After a pause, and a few notes of interlude
upon the instrument, sheeting another verse,
and then changed her song. I listened for
whom or more, fascinated with this very
,unex cted serenade, and hardly dared to
ibreat e or move until I heard the jangle of
the guitar asit was laid down, and felt that
the spell which had been thrown around me
for an hour was broken—the fairy with the
golden voice had vanished,taking the charm
of her presence with her, and leaving every-
,‘thing behind to seem more rude and coin
nwwplacethan ever.
dazed ofl‘ into peaceful sleep, picturing to
,myself all sorts of happy images of the fair
,songstress, and resolved to explore the mys-
fte‘ry that I felt sure must accompany the
gpresence of such musical talent, and so rare
fa cultivation, in the uncongenial and unsym-
pathizing atmosphere where I found it—a
priceless pearl hidden in the
Inn of a village tavern!
However, I soon
great rough oys—
Six o'clock the next morning found me in
the water more than a mile away from the
H II, No-Roton, and now add to these “36‘: g tavern, and protected by hip-boots, wasslow-
‘ ly wading down a brook that had many a
shady hole under its banks, or among the
itself-washed roots ofsome old tree—whose
youth and middle-age was passed untroub-
led by the noisy ypungster that now splash-
ed about its base—among which the wily
trout securely hide, and dart out upon their
prey, as it floats down past their lair.
Frequent smaller pools lie in the middle
_ of the brook, and just below their quiet sur-
face, glitters and clialters and flashes a “rip-
ple"—lhe kind that makes the skillful an-
glei’s heart beat quicker with strong expec-
tation of a “strike" as the treacherous“flies"
skip Iretnhliugly from side to Side across the
brook: Now they float swiftly dow the rip-
ple tossed by the tiny bilows. and now—
drawn rapidly back against the current—
muke their own little foamy wake, and tempt
the greedy epicure to seize upon ' the daz-
zling about that soon WIII tear him from his
home, and lay him gasping and dying in
my "creel” beside his brothers and sisters,
and sundry relatives and friends, who were
there before him.
So I fished on down the brook—stopping
now and then to admire the beauty 'of vari-
ous nooks in this romantic spot, feeling some-
what lonesome in spite of nature’s charms
and wishing for some one to talk with and
share the pleasure—until nearly noon; when
a sudden curve of the stream showed me a
pool much larger than any I had met asyet.
Just above, the rocky bed of the brook led
. down by easy, broad, almost even steps, to
its vety edge, when there was a fall of quite
two feet, into the quiet water below, and
over these stairs the brook flowed its pretti-
est and strongest.
The pool was mostly shaded by a bank
and overhanging trees; its surface looked
dark, and bubbles of scam and flecks of foam
with here and there a stray leaf, or an unfor-
tunate grasshopper—whom the trout were
sure to rescue from a lingering death by
swallowing him at a. .gulph—slowly drifted
over its sluggish disk, gradually moving
faster as they neared the outlet, where the ‘i
tumbled again headlong into desperate spec .
A clum of thick and friendly bushes enabled
me to rop in my line unnoticed by the wa-
ry fish. Taken altogether it was certainly
the spot for an angler to dream of.
I took out several trout, in succession when
happening to turn and look about me in un—
hooking the last fish. I saw— to my surprise
and pleasure, and only a short distance from
inc—a neat little easel, shaded by a white
sketching umbrella; a port-folio laid ' upon
the grass beside it, while a lady-like looking
Ball. of straw-colored gloves and a blue veil
ad been left upon the. camp chair before
the easel. I put it to my reader—if such a
slight was not enough to have made ham for-
get. for a while even the delights of trouting ?
at any rate it made one drop my rod just
where I stood. ,
1 advanced cautiously—having somewhat
the sensation that I imagine ‘suecessful bur-
glars feel when once fairly inside a house,
_with everybody sound asleep and the silver
snugly within sight and grasp—towards this
exposed pr0perty of some fair lady and
walked, to let her know I was
coming, but saw nothing, heard nothing.
Here 1 had a violent fitof coughing—getting
still nearer all the while-«and by the time
that I had made my throat sore and my face
red, I stood unchallenged before the easel.
On it there was quite a creditable sketch
of the view before me; the distance wasper-
hops a trifle hard and blue. and the sky a lit-
tle col. the middle distance, with farm
houses dotted here and there, and the village
spire rising among and abdve the trees,—was
nicely painted, and the fore-ground Well
“robbed in ;" the lady had evidently been
well taught, and had gone away, intending
soon to return and finish the sketch.
.How I should to touch up that distance,
and in he it “go ofi" more 1 Suppose I
warm up that distant sky' with some “lake"
and "cadmium," and deepen the shadows of
those nearer clouds! If I only knew who
she was ! How lucky it is that I can paint !
I say, “Jim, look, here i" calling to an imag-
inary person by that respectable patrony-
mic: but neither “Jim," nor anybody else
answered to my inquiring hall. The only
sounds I heard were the sharpening of
scythes, the cry of the cat-bird, the hum of
the locust, and the incessant bubble of the
busy brook. Becoming impatient, I thought
how provoking it is, no one come! If the
lady were only here, I would respectfully
represent to her that I atn an artist whose
name it is possible she may be familiar with;
that I am much pleased with her efforts—and
that with a few slight alterations, the pict-
ure would be a much better one, but—as she
isn’t here—I've positively a real mind to,
—b JoveI will! and downIsat.
he peculiar circumstances in which I
The usual number of loutish loafers were
steps when 'I allghted about dusk. from a
me in my very best vein. I speedily im-
proved the distance and sky, and becoming
interested in the work, painted rapidly on
until, rising to step back and study the effect
I became startled at seeing how much I had
already done. No one come near me yet, no
new sound was heard,—only the mowers
continued to whet their scythes, and the
brook murmured carelessly on; so taking
fresh courage, at, it I went again, and this
time finished except the final touching up,
which could be better done the next day,
when partly dry.
“Well, the picture is certainly pretty! I
wonder the lady owner don’t come back ; I
must contrive to see her surprise when she
does come. I am sure it will be only civil to
lea her my card I" So, without disturbing
her portfolio, I extracted from it a scrap of
paper, on which I wrote as follows :
“Will the fair unknown kindly pardon the
liberty taken with her picture. and paints ?
The writer has no excuse to offer, except the
irresistible temptation of occasion and oppor-
tunity. His studio is at No. — Tenth street,
New York, and will always be open to the
bearer of this note, who will also be at liber-
ty to take revenge therein whatever manner
she may select. Respectully,
(Signed) N. A.
I had just succeeded in placing up the note
where it would be certainly not overlooked,
and was about to resume my fishing, when a
large Newfoundland dog bounded up to me
with a kind of roar, ending in an unmistaka-
bly angry growl. When quite near be ob-
ruptly checked himself, and commenced
walking towards me in the stilfest conceiva-
ble way,—licking his chops in whatI shuld
call a blood-thirsty manner. He stepped as
if suddenly and severely seize with rheuma-
tism in all his joint; at once, especially in
the fore legs. which might have been cast
iron, for all the power to bend there seemed
to be in them. His tail, also, was a remark-
able feature, that I remember to have partic-
ularly noticed ; it had the same cast iron ap-
pearance that was so remarkable in his legs,
and stood tip, inclined at an angle of forty-
five degrees, from his body, while the soft
long hair that depended from it, shone like a
silken “guidon” in the sun, as it fluttered in'
the breeze from its natural flagstafl'. Under
somewhat different circumstances I should
doubtless have admired it, but for the mo-
ment, it had quite too much the appearance
of' u battle-flag “nailed to the most,” to be
Verv pleasing. -
Having moved himself in the manner
above stated, keeping his head pointed just-
past and back of me, while his eyes rolled
tip and were fixed on mine with an expres-
sion that struck me at the timc,as being both
savage and sanguinnry. As an artist, I con-
sidered his p036 superb; as a man, I think I
slightly shivered. If I stirred hand or foot,
his lips were instantly convulsed with a curi-
ous twitching motion, that displayed much
more of a very fine set of teeth, —iucluding
four incisors of indefinite length and unpleas-
ant sharpness—than I cared to look at. ;
while he growled with a depth and volume
of tone that seemed to my aroused faculties,
like the lowest pedal note of a great organ,
that. when sounded, makes every window
rattle, the very building quiver, and every-
body lremble, with its vibration.
Very fortunately—just at this moment and
quite near me, t'60—a cheery, pleasant, lady-
voiee called out, “For shame you rude Fi-
deilc ; come here, sir, at. once 1" and, to my
great satisfaction, the surly brute obeyed—
slowly. and with evident reluctance, grow]-
ing as he went. Rising hastily. I raised my
hat to the lady, who—acknowledging the
salutation with well-bred ease and just dig-
nity enough—said, simply, I hope you will
excuse the rudeness of” my dog; he was with
me here this morning, and knowing that
these things are mine, does n’t like to see a
stranger near them ; I out extremely sorry
he"——just at that moment her eye fell upon
the canvass, so altered since she left. if, and
with a slight flush of color upon her cheeks,
and more animation in her tone and man-
ner, exclaimed, “ bow cert; pretty ! I scar-
cely recognize my hutnble sketch among the
masterly touches of this now beautiful pict-
ure ;" and then turning towards me, “I sus-
pect you, sir, were at work upon this when
Fidcle surprised and annoyed you.”
“I must confess I was,” said I, “I had been
fishing in the brook, and by good luck espi-
ed your easel and everything here so tempt-
ing and convenient; at last—unable to find
the owner-my sense of politeness and pro-
priety could not restrain a longing to add a
few touches to the sketch, only, that I hoped
to have slipped away before you came back
and caught me.
Whilcl was speaking the young lady
found the note, glanced over it, and with a
pleasant smile said 2 _
“I have often heard my friends in town,
the Flemyngs, speak of" you, Mr. -———-, and
as I have before me an unmistakable
voucher—in this charming picture—that you
really are the distinguished person whose
name is signed in this note, if you please, we
will consider the acquaintance made in due
form,.:iud I introduce myself as Miss Emma
Rutherford, living at. No.--Madison Avenue.
The doctor has ordeted for my mother,
months of absolute rw and quiet; he enga-
ged a cottage for us here, that we take“ pos-
session of in a few days. In the mean time
we are staying at that odious tavern, though
I try to see as little of it as possible, and while
mamma sleeps or reads in her room, I have
explored‘the neighborhood. I am not in
the least afraid, as I always take Fidele,"
and looking archly at me, “you perhaps
know that he deserves his name and takes
good care of me.”
” A man-servant in livery now approached
and took away the easel and its belongings,
except ihe,picture,——thaf Miss Rutherford
insisted upon carrying home with her own
hands. -
We leisurely walked back to the tavern,
talking Art and mutual acquaintance, while
I fervently blessed the lucky star that
brought me to the village just when it did,
and the happy chain of circumstances that
had led me a willing captive throughout this
long summer day.
Miss Rutherford was a blonde of the purest
type. a trifle above the average height. Her
glossy golden hair having in it barely the
suggestion of a wave ; eyes of a dark blue
—the zenith on a cloudless day is not more
deeply, clearly blue ; nose slightly aquiliue,
and square rather than pointed at the end
when seen in profile ; lips large enough and
red enough to form a charming. dainty
mouth; while her figure was of the round-
ed lithe and unadulating kind that is sure to
accompany a satin-skinned, taper-fingered,
(limplc-knuckled,boneless, plump, mam toteleo.
She was dressed simply in while, with, a
blue ribbon mined in her hair; a piece of
a some made in a tasteful knot with many
aging ends—taking the place of a breach
in a neat linen colcr; while a belt of. this
blonds-becoming color encircled her round
waist. A neat Leghorn “bat." with no trim~
ming but blue strings, was gracefully pOised
upon her head, while - the straw colored
gloves and u pongee sun-umbrella completed
ihe picture of a beautiful girl, fascinately
lovely. .
This description of the young lady is, I am
well aware, imperfect and sk tchy ; but who
eversucceeded in portrayin ie likeness of
real beauty by any word—painting, however
elaborate, without the help of imagination,
bonus colonic of the friendly reader ? This
aid I now solicit ; that my ideal maybe par-
tially realized. . . '
In the evening I was presented to Mad-
ame Rutherford, and after a pleasant chat,
her daughter sang for me. If it had been so
agreeable, the night previous, to listen to
her delicious voice through the partition wall,
what was it now to see as well hear her sing
to turn over leaves of her music.and feel my
heart leap and throb, oralmost cease to beat,
as it repeated the varying cadences of her
impassioned music: nowI (1‘11“?an WWI “I?
pulsation of her soul-stirring song, or hushed
again with the touching sweetness of her
soul-stirring voice ? .
When later in the evening I said “600d
night” and withdrew, I felt that my heart
was gone. I knew that I was deeply, 51110018-
1
lips, when there came a dazzling, blinding
flesh, followed instantly by a terrific thun-
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flame, that burns fiercely for a while, “a
goes out, or kindles afresh at the attraction.
of some new face and form ; but a love, born
on the sober earnestness of manhood’s pm
A one that Would tinge with its ros' hues,
and illuminate every cvent qt after Ii 9, soft-
eqmg every sorrow, intensi in every.
With the lifelong companionghipgot the. 11:1,-
ed 0110; or it unsuccessful, would cut in
shadow over every sunny spot of the
Would nllngle its bitter memory with the
proud moment of art-triumph and prooporl.
ty; and untemper the spring of honorable
ambition in an aimless existence. To havo
Miss Rutherford for my wife l seemed ' such
an unspeakable, unutterable joy, that I duh
ed not hope for its realization. That Illa
should ever love love me seemed so improb-
able, if not impossible, that I could not but
feel gloomy. In astute of feverish deepen-
ency I went and walked in the soft moon.
light, through deserted and quiet streets, for
an hour or more, sighing wretchedly. I have
since learned that in the condition I then
was, such sighs invariably accompany i'io ‘
malady, and are rather a favorable syrup 1:
of the disease. After finishingacigar. rel. . 1.
ed my Steps to the tavern and was let in by
a sleepy stable boy—who was endently nu-
tortured by love's alternate hopes and fears
—and soon retired. .
The next day we sketched, or rather Miss
Rutherford sketched while I read aloud giy.
ing her now and then a little advice is itwu
needed, and from time to time takinghtb‘gpfl.
let and brushes in hand, helping on e -‘
are. And so We passe'many aploasam . .1
together. . -, _ ,
Some six weeks after making Miss‘mm.
erford’s acquaintance, we had driven-inter
mother’s carriage a few miles fromour vil-
lage to a romantic spot near In neighbo '
hamlet, and had sent the catriagf to notch 9
there, while we sketched for an outer two,
when it was ordered to return and take no
back in time for dinner. .. .‘
We were cosily at work, Miss W50“
painting, and I reading to her In a new
and favorite book, when my fair companion
interrupted me, saying, . . - .
“The shadow are so variable, and the
sunlight is so broken, that I cannot paint
the light is nowhere two'miautes alike."
I looked up, and sure enough, a' eat lead
colored ‘cloud was working aroun fromtlio
northwest, throwing the middle distancointo
shadow, though the spot where we were sit-
ting was still in bright sunshine- We were
located in an open field that skirted I con-
siderable extent “woods, and haltily col-
lecting the several articles Ila use, we canton
them to the woods; finding more an old
tree that had a convenient hollow in its trunk
near the ground, we bid our port-folio and
color-box in this dry spot—leaning thence!
against the tree,—and opened the . white
sketching umbrella over as 6004.
Just as all was thus made snug and ready
for the storm, the first great tops came .
splashing down; the windIblew gustilI y and
made the tree-tops bow to its superior force.
The thunder, though now distant, had a rat-
tie in it that promised a sharpfigifick atom:
and the intervals between the hesofviVI
lighting and the peeling crashelgrewnotia-
bly shorter. Now the-wmdhowled through
theforest with ill-temperedIViolence, and the
rain poured down drenclnngly.
Sheltered by the friendly trees from the
force of the storm, and thoro y shielded
from the min by our timbre . I enjoyed
the day’s amusement._ As we stood there
close to each other, talking very little, and
somewhat awed by the effect of Nature’s
artillery in this battle betweenIthe clouds and
earth, a sensation of calm but intense fecihty
seemed to envelope us. an Iatluosphere of
tranquil and unruflled serenity hung over
us. In another minute an avowal of the
love that had been for days. trembling on
my tongue—and which then seemed easy
and almost natural—would have scam my
o
der-clap, that changed and cluttered over-
head and struck a stately elIm standing alone
in the open field in clearIview from where
we were, and splintered it from top to base
into a dozen jagged fragments, still united at
the roots as they came crashing down.
During the first fearful instant .I thought
that we Burselves had been struck, but was
re-essured as my senses—bewildered for a
moment—again composed themselves. ..
Miss Rutherford looked upIat me, raising
her lovely, startled face from its hiding place
between her hands, that were now leaning
against my breast, and it appeared-so perfect-
ly bewitching—so unutterahlyJovely, that I
suddenly caught her to my breast, and gave
her twa tarnishing kisses on her fair forbead
and then—as she gently freed herself from
the imprisonment of my armé—lny tongue
was loosened and I told her of my love.
“Emma. darling I have, loved you ever
since the first day we became acquainted—
all I am and all I have is as nothingeompu.
ed with the priceless treasure otyour‘ love—-
still, if you can only say that you do love no
a little, I shall be too happy—I know_I can
make you love me if Iyou-I will only try—
Won’t you make me who With Joy, and» say
that you will be my wife 2" .
“William,” said she looking at me. most
tenderly, without theslightestblush ufin her
face, only her eyes moistened and her 1th
slightly quivered, “I do love you now. and
have done so ever since—I can t even mem-
ber the time when I did not , it seem. to me
that I have always loved you. t
that such an avowal to any man would be
painful, or at least confusing, but now I glo-
ry in it, I am not ashamed to tell youI-nor all
the world, that I love you and am Willing to
become your wife." . .
Once more I fold her—now Innresmting—
to my heart, and can only whisper "Mine f
my own foreverl" .
And all this time the rain kept pouring
down ; but, in the new world which lheput
few minutes had opened to us, there was no
such thing recognized as rum; in this on-
chanted land, the elements have no power
over the dwellers in it; if love be only there,
they lack nothing—wish for nothing—regret
nothin .
Unhgeded by us, the rain gradually ceased,
the sun came out again, and seeing the car-
riage drive rapidly up the road in search for
us, we walked to meet it as demurely u if
the events of the last hour were every day
and common-place occurrences—as if our
hearts were not bursting with blisg- and our
mighty secret. How snort Ibut how delic-
ions was our drive back again, as, speechless
with happiness, we leaned back in the carri-
age and lived over again the dream-life of
the past six weeks. . » - :
How many pleasuig thoughts crowded
and jostled each other inIotir busy bra:
only the constantly recurring reflection an
ceaseless joy that henceforwai'Id ourdeatinioa
were linked together while life! shall last,
was ever present and never changed. ,,
During the winter following that memora-
ble summer, Emma and I were married. It
certainly is very pleasant to have .my wife
sit with me in the studio while I work; our
occupations, hoover, are now reverde, as she
reads aloud while I paint. .. , '
Our boy Willie—aged thirteen months-
tottles in with her sometimes and shows hll
remarkable predilection for Art by sucking
the handle of my “blender" by the hour to-
getlzcr. Our united efforts are necouaryI to
prevent him from making his little whit:
dress rival J oseph’s“ccat of many colours,
with streaks of drying oil, turpentine and
varnish thrown'in—of which we have no
authentic record as being part of the orna-
mentation of, that famous garment.
17w picture that I “touched Up, as above
related, hangs—handsomely framed—in our
drawing-roam, with the note in MW
11 en fed to it. . .
s The bther unfinished sketch that the thun-
derstorm interrupted, so fortunately forIul,
as events have proved, hangs oppoulle—Jult
as it was left on that happy day by-Im dear
wife. These two pictur are the m
tion and hopeless envy Jorge circle of
- friends. Fleming _ h"
sketching “out ers' all the past summer.
found myself, roused all my energies and put
ly in love. Not with the transient boyish
Emma says, Mar
\As yet, she has not married“ farm
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