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ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
gliding if Councilor at flab.
OFFICE: No. 4 Gazette Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS,
ginning at gm.
Orricn OverSword‘s Clothing Store,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
15
Removal.
DR. iESElMAN
fins removed his office and residence to the House
formerly occupied by C. J. Quinlan, opposite the 2d
M. E. Church Office hours till 5! Q‘CIOCK if is" and
from 1 to 3 oiclock. p. in. 0‘25
Dr. 3. POWDER. BIRCH,
Physician and Surgeon,
office at the Draw Store of E. Bluckman No. 11 Main
Sfreet, Norwalk, Conn. ’
W. R. OAEIS, m. 10.,
From the Royal Optlmlmic Infirmary, London
sician and Surgeon for the Eye and Ear
fix: Ca errhaldiscascs ofthc Lungs, Fancps
an iinJa‘l ssage's,‘ also‘lNervous maladies of
all kinds, particularly those affecting females.
All of which he has made his special study, and suc-
cessful practice more than thirty years. ’1 estimonials
in abundance of his sii erior and successful treatment,
can be seen at. his o co and Residence near the NOli
walk Hotel, and over Bfilden’g Tin Stdgeé “31%|? 112‘}in
‘ ' dail attendance, 'om . a. m., . .,
ginllemiember it is not OAKS, but W. R. OAKES,M¥
v]; .. .. .. ,
Patent ASeDOY-
\VM. VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
nhcnxuicxn DRAUGHTSMAN
AND
MODEL MAKER,
Winnipauk, Norwalk, Conn.
ntnnnT courts,
MERCHANT Timon.
CURTIS’B BUILDING Main Street.
iy’l
ate and Youfh‘s Clothing cut and unide to or-
deegt short notice, of the best materials. iii the. in-
test styles, by experienced workmen, and at isn-
aonable prices.
. newest. s
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishment.
Has been removed to Raymond’s Building, Main
Street, where
READY MADE CLOTHING
AND
FIJRNISHING troops.
Fain be hell is crest variety. and or excellent quality...
73. it. contain,
AGENT FOR
Rowe’s Sewing Machines,
‘f’lilhf hES‘i‘ MACHINE 1N MARKET
for Famil and Shoemakers use, Call and examine
them andy be convinced of their superiority to all
other machines. l
G. 51. G. M. HOLMES, _
DEAEEES IN
flroeeries,
Flour,
Provisions, ac“
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
3. fl. OLMSTBAD a 00.,
libelous and Establishes: ill
Groceries, Flour, Feed, do.
14 and 10 Main Street, No'rwalk, Conn,
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY‘
Of Hartford.
lili?"i'ltf’i‘ is laid. Charis? Earshot
UAi—fl'l‘alf. AND ASSETS, 953128.820
~.- - ins" loss and damage by Fire on Tex-ms
“E“r’ufiwd'm the hazard, and consistent With
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
8
‘fiii’éé’fiidixmsif
LIVERY ‘
Sales and Exchange Stables
an“ .—.. JIM
vOOD IIORS ES for sale cheap
’0’ r.\-— as:
lull [u all trains and to tilt! Steamboat
Weddings. Funerals, the.
The Ltul ies
of Norwall; .irogoing into ruptures about
- 'T‘HE subscriber havingi purchased the CLOTHING
i
as can be
‘city or coniilry. Also, a few secupddulnd
539.-
r‘es and Carriages to lot at all hours. Carriages
Coaches for
Coburu’s Washing (it Bleaching Fluid.
It ifilll‘t what they have always needed in the laun-
dry. No mechanical agency is lirceaoary wi h Ihis
Fluid to make'lte'cluthcs pcrf‘eé’tly claim and while.
Even washing-boards are of no use now. Dir.ctions
cg cazh Bouf’e. J. 0. warns a 00., Stamford.
NORWALK
INSURANCE COMPANY.
NORWAIIR, CONN.
case CAPITAL. $500 000
PAID UP CA. PITAL, $100,000
WM. C. STREET. President.
. GEO. R. COWLES, Secretary.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES.
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies for the
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. lst, ’04, $3,230,270
Etna, of Hartford, “ “ “ 3.128.820
Pliienix, ofN. Y., " “ “ “ 722,219
Home, ofN. lI., “ “ " “ 500,000
Norwich, ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 390,501
Lamar, N. Y.. " “ “ “ 389,375
North American, Ilt’d “ “ “ 334,010
City of New Haven. “ “ ” 330,419
Meichants, Hartford, “ “ “ 301,443
Western Mass.,Pittsiield, “ *‘ “ 236,424
Ham den, Springfield, " “ “ “ ,
Poop e’s, Worcester, “ “ “ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, iii Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New York. with assets of
$13,000,000. At So. Norwalk, application may be
made to Will. T. CRAW.
I Waterbury & Duncan,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot, are
now prepared to execute in the best man-
per and with the greatest dispatch, everything in the
inc of
Carriage-making and Bfacksmz'thing,
Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming
dlepflll'llillg, &c., done by experienced workmen, with
spate .
If‘Good Curriageiimber taken in exchange for
war .
__ constructs: manure
Horse Shoeing lit Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, di 00.,
onLD announce to the public that they have ta-
ken the old stand of Ca t. Henry Lamb. Main
Street, where they are room to execute in the best
manner greatest 'spatch anything in the above
line. .Ca es inadeto prder, and ”01‘s Shoe” .
Pam. ins. 'I.‘.rlu.lm.m.51 .e smug. «to. done Y «Kim -
ence . workmen W1. (1 s such. m4
Anonsrus LYON, V M. AHERN, Cnas. Fox.
\
’s. Bridgeport, for
cat-set. .nd is.
per Hangings, “ “
REAL ESTATE.
A First-class Residence
1'08 SALE.
EITHER with or without Furniture, within five
minutes walk of the Horse Railwa . Churches.
etc. For further particulars, en nireo
3t*25 HA VEY FITCH,
Norwalk, June 17. 1801.
FOR SALE.
The eligible and beautifully located roperty
known as “HILLSIDE," will be divi ed and
sold in Lots varying from ninety feet. front to two
hundred and fifty feet front.
Form Lo'rs fl'onting east on Union Park, ninety-
five feet front ; these lors have great advantages for
a never-failing supply of excellent water that
would rise to an elevation of at least twenty-fine
feet. Two Lots fronting West on Prospect Ave-
nue, each 90 feet front. command an extensive and
most beautiful view of .Norwalk valley and the sur-
rounding hills. ONE Lot fronting south on Hillside
road, two hundred feet front. commands a view of
the town and country for miles and of Norwalk riv-
er and Islands, and of the Sound. ONE Lo'r also
fronting south on Hillside road, two hundred and
fifty feet front, With fine, large House supplied with
Gas and fixtures, Furnace, Range, an excellent well
of water and large cistern; water canicd over the
house; all in good order: an abundance of fruit
and shade_trees and shrubbery, a good Barn, ch.
Th9 house 18. well arranged for a Bonrdin House or
a loung Ladies School. The whole of th a property
lies immediately in the town. within five minutes
walk to Cars Post Ofiice and Churches. It will
be sold at modem; prlices. Terms easy.
PP ‘0
RS. L.A. SMITH.
Hillside, Norwalk, Conn.
for Sale or to Rent-
AN elegant residence at South Norwalk. The house
is new and contains all the modern conveniences
situated on the lands of J. J. Ca 2. Es . It com-
mands an extensive view of Long sland onnd and a
landscape of great beauty. For further articulars
inquire of J. . CAPE. or D. R. USTIN.
For Sale or to Let
HOUSE at South Norwalk, near the Depot ; for-
3"Mmefly occupied by Mr. Dickerman. Enguire of
26M
R. AU TIN.
Homestead for Sale.
HE HOMESTEAD of the late John D. Lounsbu-
ry, deceased. situated in Winnipauk. is offered
for Sale. The Dwelling House contains thirteen
rooms. withali modern conveniences. and is very
Notice.
1. and GENTS FU SHING EMPORIUM, of A.
Koaprel will continue the Business in all its branches
at the old stand, No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk.
_ The public are respectfully invited to call and exam:
me the large and varied assortment of
pleasantly located on the Main Street, There are
etween three and four acres of good land. with Or-
cliard. Garden, Meadow. die. Out-building all in
good order. For further particulars app‘lfiqto MOR-
GAN SMITH. or Miss SA A13 A. L0 SBURY.
at the Residence of Geo. II. mile. Winnipauk, Ct.
For Sale Cheap.
Ready Made Clothing,
FEEINCII fiIOTES' CtASSIlMEIttE: and VESTINdGS,
wc cwi .ei‘,oo,,e_lsq 110,160,,
the only nsfloléilyle.‘ ‘ " ii, ehsoksxli. m
5’19 be. 3 Main. Street.
Notice.
HE subscriber having taken the old Horse Shoeing
T Stand at the foot oi Mill Hill, is prepared to do
Horse Shoeing 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-three
years. JOHN SHEPHERD, Nonvallg. my,
Groom-ion Cheaper than ever
1' 0 n 0‘. S n I
'I‘HE subsci icer would inform the public generally,
that he still continues to sell the best of Grocer-
ies, Provisions. etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Sklddy’s
Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers grout in-
ducements tq cash buyers, as he has as large an as-
sortment‘oi‘grocerics‘of the best. qualities as can be
found at any store in the country. We would invxte
the special attention of nllto his stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quaiity,and will be sold cheap-
The public are invited to call and examine and gndge
for themselves. A. MOREHQU E.
'l .
[DINING SALOON. _ 0
liliiililiiilii a
NEW Ydiiif HOUSE.
if
if
Meals at all hours.
,4 Oysters
ii
in every style.
2
IMPORTANT
TO GENTLEMEN
73‘ ENTLEMEN who'd save a. good
deal 01‘ mum-y in having their
clothes
Cleaned, or Dyed.
The belit of
Wines, Liquors & Ales.
Also. a first class
BBILLIARD‘ SALOON
attached to the House.
law LEE.
No. 28 Main St. Norwalli.
.33
in all fashionable mlois, without rip
ping them. Also All olhi-l- [finds 0,;
Dyeing and Cleaning,
done in the best style at
LOUIS mEGLIN’S
DANBIJBY DYE WDBKSo
Orders leilwnh ii. if. Wellnian 8500..
39 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. 44
DENTISTRY
1N SOUTH NORWALK.
Wi- KENTJALL Will continue the use or
Laughing Gas,
in extracting teeth as there is no longer any doubt
as to its perfect saz‘ety ' when administered by acarc
fill and ex icrieiiccd Physicnui, to which hundreds
in Norwal - can tel-lily. .
He will spend three days-ouch week. li'etlnes-
day, Thursday and lv'rz‘llaq imrealhr. in Not"
walk, that all who desire his services n ny be agcgpi;
modeled Blp. those “iii” wish you‘ll; gxlrficled are.
rcq tested ‘0' call on Wednesday ii pissilile.
'i‘cetli fllied in the latest and llllifil. approved
manner, those partially broken away by de-
cay restored to their l'orniorslac and shape, .
We are constant U making the best styles olArtifi-
i-iiil Tcslhiuul l'llli furnish them at short notice.
Room iioai lhc Depot, over Swords‘ CloihlngEm-
poi-lam.
Fl’l‘C II at R ENOU II,
Dealers iii
Groceries, Flour, Liquors. &0.
Main Street, Ntlf‘wtllli, (tulip,
Having had long snip-rouge, in film l,ll~ll_lt:§3 they
confidontl " filly upon their .‘l‘lllh'l'. to livcll'c. their
friend- iii-h customers. by lair «alias and siriol at-
tention to busine- a tit
“sliver Fri-cu. John W. RsNoun.
Glorious N ewe.
FLOUR. FEED,
SUGAR. MOLASSEH,
BUT'I‘Eli, TEAS, ‘
ROCK SALT. &c.. cheapo-luau logy
. We are receiving an entire new supply of
: (i It 0 U l-; l". i'E'C.
' at greatly rcdllpilfl lit-1:995. IlO’l‘Y 8: MOREIIOUSE.
H. H. BELDIEIIIN',
Westport, Conn.
People’s Store.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing,
IIATS, (TAPS and FANCY GOODS. Our BOOT
and SHOE DEPARTMENT coni )Ilfififi over a hop.
dred different Y‘meiif‘fl: CLO'i £0 cu free of
expense. Sewi gMachipc wui‘kd he at s on. no-
tice. ‘(x‘oods from Anctidn every few days. All the
nelvesi styles of Goods in Market constantly on hand
Prices asluwas any store in the County. Call
5 patronage.
Haanv SELLECK,
SEVERAL particularly desirable buildin lots. but
a short istauce from the Bridge. 11 uire of
A. H. vma'lou.
R For Sale.
Theiplacc formerly owned and occupied by Isaac S.
Beers. deceased. For further particulars, agfily to
tf5 MORGAN '1 . 1TH
Rare Chance.
TWO first-class Building Lots, for sale on the cor-
nor of Washington and Franklin Streets, front-
ing on Union Park. They are seventy-five feet wide
and one—hundred and seventy-five deep, with a bean.
tifnl grove in front, and an abundance of an es,
Strawberries and Cherries. in bearing. Conven out
to the cars, and in a firstclass neighborhfiod: ‘
ilt'; . YON.
January, 5th, 1866.
“AI. ESTA'I'I,
l‘or Sale and to Let.
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 9 le
to be moved 011‘; also a number of hillluing Iota I‘m
sale. Four farms and a difiptity of wood land for
valg. All of the above w l
gin terms. Apply to
S. . W
Employment Office.
NASH & IVES,
4 REAL. ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY Bought, Sold Exchanged or Let, on
. reasonable terms. We live a good variety of
desirable Houses and Farms in and out of town to
sale on nccommoda ting terms. 132 i
Wit. R. Nasn. NATHAN Ives.
J'- 'FERBI
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
50 Estates
OR SALE in Norwalk and vicinity. from 1-4 to
200acres, with buildin s thereon, price from
$450 to $100,000. Also, T0 ET. furnished and un-
furnished houses. Addriss J. FERRIS. at Tollcs it
Ely's Drug Store, South Norwalk. Notice for sur-
veying may be left at the Gazette Office,
Bottoms tars,"
F o n. s A. :r.. :m
SEVERAL very eligible buildin lots for Sale, in
the immediate Vicinity of t e Brid c. others
more remote. Three acres of nuimprovc land pleas
nntlylocated. for sale at a bar ain. A house and
five acres ofland, ditto. Apply tgo A. H. BYINGTQN
' nova. Flillll and cum
At Wholesale.
le subscribers having taken the store in James’s
building, Water Street, just above the store of
Win. 0. Street, are now prepared to furnish Flour,
Feed and Grain at wholesale, at the lowest market pri-
ces. They solicit,and will endeavor .to merit liberal
H. d: I. SELLECK.
(17) 1.5"}? SFH‘HCKK J3:
our warmers... or in.
Norwalk Grist and FlourMill, _
continue to sell all kinds of
GRAIN, noon and roan.
in quantities and at prices to suit purchaser-s.
Grist work promptly attended to. Cash paid for
(1min. MILLS a WHIPPLE.
. Temperance Dining Saloon.
AT THE OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. PARTRICK. having taken the above Sa-
loon, recently kept by Mr. Chas. II. Byxbee. is now
prepared to furnish hot meals. at all reasonable
hours. stters Stewed, Roasted. Fried, or on the
fhcll; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
allege to all arts of the country.
Homemade ies and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
Saloon open from 6 a. in. _to 11 o‘clock p. m.
(Closed on Sundays) Private mlng Room for La-
dies, entrance under J. F. Bennett s Store. Ge t'a
entrance under Carier‘s Shoe Store.
‘e HOME AGAI sit-u
COAL! COAL ! ! COAL !! !
AT
Steamboat Dock,
SUU'l‘I—I NORVVALK.
THE subscribe having resumed his old business as
above, is prepared to furnish the public with q
holler article, of COAL, than has ever before been
shared. nad'lltthslovestpossiblé‘rstrs- Also.
W O O D ,
ofiill descriptmns. [18] DAVID II. WEBB.
II. M. 6i. J. T. PB!)\VIT’I‘,
.
No. 33 and 37 Main St.. havejust received a full as-
sui‘tiili-iit. of
Wall. Parser:
u"n;h 'e ole at ver re s n we prices. .lase
g'nll‘l ‘nn uliuirifl e the Slockfi oPii‘per hung if dis red
at '.~'hoi‘t notice,
Not-walk Machine Shop.
lIE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
T turcrs and others using Machinery in Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is repared to do ail things per-
taining to a general ma inc shop. All orders or the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with dpromptness b experienced work-
men. Havin ad ed a Steam hie (in add tion to
water powiif to his works. he atters himself he is
well prepar to do all kinds of work at very abort
n tics. ISAAC CHURCH Jn.
qlli‘achipe Shfip just back of the Post Ofllce and Horse
(
and sec.
Ra way Bull fig. 11
ow , r Sale. ,
VERY Superior Mil and Butter Cow, young and
411““ come in, of best stock ever owned‘iii' this
Enquire at this office. 3:22
On ty. Price 8100.
e said on accom da-
oon? »
’ made fresh every day. To eihél‘ with
Bounties, relations, dtc.
HAVING just discovered that there has been a
report widely circulated that I have given ii
the United States Claim Agency business, whlc
has been believedb some. I would here state to
all ersons intereste thatlarn fully prepared and
wil attend to the collection of claimsagainst the
United States Government. the same as heretofore. .
1 am also fully prepared to make out applications
under all the late Acts of Congress respect ng equalJ
iziitlon ofBounty, Increased ensious, &c.. to. ,
tfil WM. T. BARNUM.
Danbury, 1867.
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees! 1.
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of .
Fruit lb Ornamental Trees, Vines, flat.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident in saying that we believe that our,
stock of AP PL I‘Ri 'llf‘L icularly, to be the Lar--
gest and Best in this Country. We are also positive}
that we can furnish Trees in better quality. better:
order, and for muss Mortar than they can be obtainedg
from distant Nurseries. -
1
our Nursery and make their own selections.
STEPHEN BOYT & SONS.
P: S. We take pleasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries. whether desirous of purchasing trees:
or not; and would cordially invite all interested to:
visit the Nursery. '
Boots and Shoes.
II Subscribers having bon ht out hm. E. L.
HENDRICKS, Shoe tore, y's Block, South
Norwalk, would respectfully call the attention of the:
public to their ‘
unw STOCK or GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, dun, ,
which will be sold very low for
C .A. s H -
BROWN &. STEVENS.
IIIRAM s. nnowu. nsavnv sTnvaus.
N. B. Havin returned to South NorWalk,to my
old stand,Iwo d respectfully invite my Honda arid
firmerccnstomiirshagiy: gin a call at Ely‘a Bloc 'l
orse arsruu e our.
34 g y HARVEY STEVENS.
, BWS’ .
Double root-Power rattan.
Patented Aug. 9th 1864 Ra-c'ssuodJan. 1, 1865 '
The best recommendation for labor-saving machines;
in this age of inventions is that they prove well. i
This machine amps Item if. to 3-2 gallons per «
minute, they are s mple,dnrablc. work very easy, and '
do not freeze. Being made of wood they are not 11- ;
able to corrode, rust. or in any «at impart an un-.
pleasant flavor; and can be rf-paiii'i: at a trifling ear i
euse. Samples ofthis Pump .: .n be seeuat the to - .
IIJWID" places; South Nurw-lll; l’lauiugMill; near l
the Note] in Westncrt; 2.: l5. Ra mond’s lace, i
CrabberryPlainmnd at Cyril. Morgan sNoi-th iltou 3
Mann factored and sol b -
Z. M. 001! TOOK Smith Norwalk.
All orders promptl attended to when accom a-
nied by the epth oaths well, measuring from 619'
platform down. .
CONFEOTIONHRI
onooona'rns or canomnns.,
x
l
I
TAPPA CANDY',
nansau Tow DROPS, also
GENUINE MOLASSES CANDY;
t f A 1 cl [1 Can? gfimm “t;-
tmen 0 9 _ “G 80 one. , '
801' m I can an :9 D. DAYTONys. I
N. B.—OYSTERS Stewed, Roasted or Fried, to.
salt, at short notice. OpenedOysters by the giant
or gfillon, at the old stand, Ely‘s Bi ick, South or-
wa . .
Notice.
HE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk .
T With all MW” and varieties fhr the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
forthe old and yoang, and with prices to suit the
times. Allkinds of
HATS ,SEWED OVER,
and new ones made to order. I am confident that
with my new and improved process of
Bleaching
that I can ive entire satisfaction.
Ladies g vs the a call at the old stand foot of Mar-
shall street. South Norwalk, '
GILES HAU LENBEFK-
N. B.—Tuscans, Panamas. horns. Neapolitans. ,
and all kinds of Braids,Bleacli , Pressed and Dyed. ,
Sprint 81716.8
MILLINERY and FANG? GOODS
- - B i . 1793 W “I“
use narrows». in
I I - . l - “
I .0 Sign 198911)qu dwill carry on .the businyess of.
cry. 0
,A
. it“ .
hasalso a good variety ofFancy Goods, :
Corsets, Hosiery, Dress Trimmings, an, and will do:
all kinds of Machine Stitching. Gents and Ladies,-
under Garments made to order, She has also a large.
variety of handsome ttems for Stamping Braidlqg‘;
and Embi‘ioid:.:‘i'1ng,fyvl’l ch Ellie will do to 91-13% 9,3 $39,;
notice. s reo epu c atron in .01 , ;
1y15 MISS s. A. BEEN. SEN-walk. Conn
Mtuiuery antisocial;
Mrs. I. IAmKOI,
DULD inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb Washington 8 refit,
Soot Norwalk wli re she will continue, the _ .
cs
LINERY and b ass-amino Business.
are invited to call and examine hct‘ assortment of
Spring Goods. ~ iy3iii..18
WATJachson ft Bio,
No. 1, GAZETTE Bummuo,
OULD invite the attention of their old cartons
era and the public generally to their var-lea an
extensive stock of '
WATcinis, J awanav. Siavaii Wane, Fau-
_ cv Goons, 8mm Pouch-Wane, &c.,
which was selected with great care and is not. to be
surpassed in Fairfield County, in quality or price;
Constant additions are made of all the latest a les
of goods. A. JACKSON it BR .
ROBERT ELLIOTT-
Practical Watch-.inaker lit Jeweller,
MAIN STREET. WESTPORT. CONN.
,e ler in A ericaii lugllslfiand Swiss Watch-
figs,gmeficagxmockliflewelrml’lated Ware, ac
ode to omen-Hair Work, Engraved and En-
a e e Silver Silver Forks, Spoons. Napkin .
ibuc‘. Also, Silier Plating. Galvanizing and Fire Gi d-
ing done in the best manner. Strict attention paid ,
to the repairing of Chronometor. Du lex and Lever
Watches, French and American Cloc a, J awe] and
Musical Boxes. All work warranted. Railroad
time by Regulater.
Wagon-making, Blmksfnithmg, dtc.
BF. subscribers re carrying on a general 174190".
'1' making. Erickson/AMY and Repairing Shop.
in the Capt. Merritt, Bui ding. a few rods above
Leonard‘s Coal Yard. Where they will be glad to
execute all ordfrs in thciii line. W th promptness and 1
m er r c s
m u 4313p e LOCKWoonannnns.
THE OLD BRIDGE BARBER snor?
GAZETTE BUILDING.
The undersigned would respectfully inform the
public that he will continue the business of
Shaving and Hair'Drossing,
Ha I! .SuA.o, c.&c.,&c.
“flag“ Imdofiene hr. niiiixn um, i
it .
, and trusts
close ention to ewantso h s atrons will an-
sureh msnccess. He has able an capable assis-
t nts from New Yor unis e :3? inattend to
exce ~e'u't articles constantly on ban
' oaonoa season.
Norwalk. Jan. 28th.
“cannons-n noon,"
I C E !
AMILIES, Saloons, Stores, Meat and Fish Mar-
kets. doc" supplied with good Ice. in any qualiti-
t , on reasonable terms. Orders mufibe left
Gynn'r'ru Daniel. R. [.148 & SON
Something; . New.
Ail“ at the same time the meal ornament-l PI!-
or Stove ever exhibited inthiu lace made or
so or “naminm'mr .a fight:
‘3" °‘ °' 0.0; ' oonoco.
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do. .'
well to send their orders early—oi- still better, visit, ',
I The penny-postman w
3 tonnes.“ It'wa‘a'tim‘e-I
* to feel well acquainted with me.
., fl'iends etety where.
~ l nlliiiig sentimental. but she receive
' confi‘hngiu you strangely.
16. had been too much for her.
' with absorbed attention at my-Clyl. c.
' l'nini Was slight and girlish.
a dim not 03:- ivate 9.,
Whaling: Bldmmraa Ind more Twin. both.
at the .
If you Wantu Igloo, Take it.
Ther‘es a Jolly Saxon proverb '
That is pretty nincli ' like this.
That a man is halt in heaven
When he has a woman‘s kiss ;
But there‘s danger in delaying—
And the sweetness may forsake il :
So I tell you bashful lover.
1 f you wanta kiss, Why take it.
Never ietanother fellow
Steal church on you in this;
Never let a laughing maiden
See you spoiling for skin;
There’s 5 royal way to kissing,
And tbejolly ones who make it
Haven motto that is Winning—
lf you Want a kiss, Why take it.
Any fool may face a cannon ;
Anybody wear a crown;
But a man must win a woman,
If he’d have her for his own ;
Would you have the golden apple,
You must find the tree and shake if,
if the thing is'worth the'bavlng,
Andyou want a kiss, Why take it,
Who would burn upon ii desert,
Wflh a fore: t smiling by f
Wl’l would give his sunny Summer
For a bleak and wintry sky?
Oh! I tell you there is magic.
And you c innot, cannot break it ;
For flu- sw-u lv-t part oflf'IVIIILr
Iz- In w .w a kiss. nrd tulle it.
...,..........
lie. 10 Blank Street.
(58‘: I‘liiilil‘i can be :ic.-o.ii.llliduted with it
‘ i' p In“ iiii' suit of mono, at No id Blank street.i
'l‘n house mutains all the modern improvementa.:
References required.
The advertisement seemed to me to rout:
ise well. I was tired of my present _ _‘e.§
For five years I had occupied the same!
room and. sat in the sameseat at the table!
not betterkn'o'diié
on his heat than I on in . waylo dinner. I"
didnot objectto boarding :housss. ‘ I was
willing to eat baked beaus'ou a Smith , but?
I W'iahed to partake of fthe'rntin a nawh'icaii-l
ty. Blank street loads out ofBljcon, then-l
fore it muafbe genteel..' Probably a lift of!
. room that-swoon! inexpensive but 1 social
1, M to, kidulge myself a little; 'II was "III-i
: fiylfive, alone in the world, very well ed, and:
abusinesa which promised as y'i
Iittlomore on the sunny
I went to No.10 Blank Street on my way‘
down town. The landlady. Mrs. Lee, was a;
Widow; handsome, stylish, app _, ti , not:
more than thirty. -I heard. smiling: that?
she would never see forty again {but aa‘niyi
informant was a boarder to whom ahe'had'
been under the frequent necessitygof sending
her “small bill” a second time, it was doubt-i
less a malicious slander. She was a vary at-'
tractive looking person, and I was at home
with her at once. I had no sooner told her
myLna'me and my business. than she seemed
She bow-
ed and smiled.
“I shall be most happy to accommodate
you, Mr. Prescott. This way, if you please.“
Her black silk dress rattled before me up
two flights of stairs. > Hei- tail. light curls
shook With a coque’ltiab grace as the tux-mu .
her head. The rooms were, do ' iii—spa-
cious’aud handsomely furnished.- ~_ in terms ‘
. wero‘a little exorbitant—atlas” should
have thought so had I been dealing with
a man of business' .but‘ surely one would
willingly pa a trifle extra to sit at the same-
table with 3 rs. Lee. Her family, she assai-
ed me, was of the most select demgptlon;
some three or four single'geutlemen high
. standing. and as many. gentlemen With their
wives. To be sure, she had been obliged, to
fill her attics With cheap boarders, as She
could not afiord'to-keep any vacant room:
but they were very quiet, and, aha trusted,
no annoyance to any one.
I went there, bag and baggage, the next
morning. I moved-lily pictures. I loved
'Art in a mO-lcsl, ‘hnlt-iiiflldent fashion, and
’i had some line [win-s and a few choice oils.
When 1 bad hung. them to my satisfaction,
and put lhc hum of I‘ Hie, the dreamy face
I loved so veil, a, n. insulted looked about
my parlor mu. 3- i. ii. ~oll satisfaction
I met Mrs. Lee‘s f-l ~ Iy at dinner. Some
ot the gentli iii-1i svgl. business acquaintan-
ces of mine. The bulb s aeemcd companion-
able. and “ all went worry as a marriage
bell.” Mrs. Lee did all the honors of her ea-
tablishmcnt so graorinzly, that I. was more-
charm with her th u ever. I pi fed the
dead haddeus-elbmi 5"4'“ his name in the
family Bible-vbecause he had been‘obliged
to resign so much youth and beauty, for she
‘vvaa‘but a young thing, ahe‘ iold’me, 'thn
she Was left to depend upon herself. The
very winds. abs aaid,lnid never been allu wed
to touch her roughlyi Mi. Lee had warship-
ped her as the indoo does his Mill-J
thought it an idolatory at once parilumihle
and pleasant—but he died suddenly and in
some way she was defrauded of all his pinn-
erty. and had been obliged totake can: of
herself ever since. But then, she said smil-
ing with tears still in her eyes, eVery one
had been so kind to her—she had found
Who could help be-
ing ready to befriend one so lovely'a’ud in
winning ? I thought, as I iilltened in her.
Do not imagine all thiscoiifldeuce was be-
stowed on me at our first meeting. It came
out gradually, when I had got into the hab-
it at lounging for half an hour after dinner,
of an hour in the evening in the “family‘par-
lor,“ of which she and I were oflen the sole
occupants. I certainly had no matrimonial
intentions toward Mrs Lee. i had liked my
freedom, and Was determined to remain a
bachelor; still, I was in crested iumy laud-
hidy. and congratulated myself daily on hav‘
ing found a homo w here my buckwheats were
alwa s but, and my cup of happiness and of
tea aIlke sweet and full.
“What a happy man your husband should
have been i” I said to Mrs. Lee, as I Watch-
ed, admiringly, her nimble fingers—she bail
insisted on mending m! glovea. I W“ bl“
expressing a frequent thought of mine. I
site no call for niy—landlady toblush, though
it was not unbecoming. I had surely meant
my re-
mark with a flutter of pretty, playful embar-
rassment. ‘
"i hope he was." she sighed; “I trust I
made him so, and yet I did not love him as
he lured me. He was a great deal older than
i, and 1 think I was too young then to know
wlmt love was I believe our afibction is
truer and fender when we have seen more of
life. and learned what a precious thing it
It ally is to have some one to care for and to
protect in. But what am I saying? I am
Your gloves
arr done."
She battled from the room. It Will my turn
t i be embarrassed. Had I said anything to
move Mrs. Lee‘s sensibilities in so remarka-
hie a manner? I thought not. Perhaps the
memory of the dead Thaddeus, and his love.
I felt uncom-
humble, and I belook myself to my own
iooui. [always left my door open; it was
one of my old bachelor ways—it seemed
moi-e social. As 1 went up stairs I saw a
girl standing before it, looking up arcntly
I could not
SLI: her face, but her dress was of a cheap
material, and simply fashioned.
works “
glanced at me with a confused and distressed
air. _
“Forgive me, sir." she faltered. "I was
taking a liberty, I know but that face is so
beautifii.”
“So are you," I longed to retort, but I did
not. [had had enough of complimenting
for one day. Her face wminguiarly lovely.
She had a low, broad forehead—the very
forehead of the immortal Clylie.
moat wistful expression! evvr incl. Her
facclvwas very youthful—she could at" have
been more than sixteen—mid be; in, NH
lips had something the look of u grieved
find her in to dust my books, under my per~
length I asked, “was there any one in the
began to take e a}
If e. ’ H
‘ met, as we usually did, in the parlor after
"Que 0f the attic boarders.” I thought,
or psi hips a seamstress bringing homegaomc .
When i approached her she turned and '
Her eyes-
Wcrc large and blue, but full of the saddeshi
child. I had seen and felt all this in the in-
stant my eyes met hers. I bowed courteously.
"Not at all a liberty l I am rewarded for
leavmg my door open if it has afforded you
any pleasure. I wish you would step in a
moment, and look at my pictures. If you
iancy the Clytic, i am sure you would like
some of them "
There wasa singular absence of all prude-
ry or aflectation in the child. I suppose she
saw in me simply a middle-aged man—for
so I must have seemed to her youth—of bon-
est face; and she bestowed on me at once a
trust thatwas the most delicate of flattery.
.She came in unhcsitatin ly, and lingered f0:
slew moments. w'bile ftold her about the
pictures. I could see the fibre of her mind
by the expression of her countenance, and the
tone of her remarks as she looked at them.
She had large ideality. strong love for beau-
ty, which had probably been starved all her
life. It was such a pleasure to sea the light
grow and deepen in her great eyes, as she
stood With that wistful face, those parted
lips, that I Wished the resources of the Louv-
re had been at my command. When she had
seen them all,she thanked ice in that simple,
childlike way of hers.
“You have given me a great pleasure, sir.
I must go now ; but I shall have something
to think of which will make many a day’s
work easier."
"Do you live here Miss—“
“Hastings," she supplied. “My name is
Nora Hastiii s. Yes, sir, I live here—up
stairs. I brea fast and dine earlier than you
do, and I sit at the corner table ; so it is not
strange that you have not seen me, though
of course I had seen Mr. Prescott, the new
boarder. Good evening, sir.”
She moved from me up stairs as she spoke.
It was not quite sunset, in the long summer
day, and. as she went up, the rays struck
through aside window, and kindled some
gold lights in her brown, wav hair; and
somehow my boyish fancies of acob’s lad-
,dcr,‘ and the angels going up and down it,
came into my mind and I went into my room,
saying to myself, “Heaven bless the child."
fisher myself that I made use of a de-
greeof diplomacywbich would have done
"Cl‘l‘filt to the Chevalier Wykofi‘, in question-
'-inp the chambermaid theraext morning. I
am: iI supervision, and I drew her into eon-
vl isation about several of the boarders. At'
house I could get to do some sewing for me,
did she think P Had I not heard of a Miss
listings, who was a seamstress ‘2",
“Perhaps so; but Miss Hastings did not do
stub work as gentlemen wanted”—with a
hearty Irish laugh. "She finishes of dresses
and trims them. and makes niantlllas. Most
likely this was not what I wished to have
done.“
“ Most likely it \vasn'l. But pcrha s the
young lady was not always busy. I she
were out of Wurk, she might like to do what
I did want in her spare time."
Ellen thought she did lint have any spare
time. She made every thing look so beauti-
fully that the ladies kept her always busy.
“And she‘s a rule lady licrsel’," broke out
the warm-hearted Hiberian. in a gush of ir-
repressnblc pancgyric. “She’s so afraid of
making any trouble, thong It sure To work,
my fingers to the bone to spare those White
hands of here. When I was sick. and like
to die with the fever, who but she took me
into her room and nursed inc, and sat up
with me nights, al'ler Working hard all day;
and when she thought I was asleep I heard
lu-r prayih’ for me. Her prayers wasn‘t out
0‘ Hit: prayer book, but I know the saints.
heaid 'em." .
She stopped and wiped her eyes on the
corners of lift calico apron. Man though I
was, I could have went with her easily. it
went to my heart to think of the poor young
thing doing patiently and secretly such
works of mercy. I was not supprised. I
had read the true, earnest nature, the’power
of self-sacrifice, in her eyes. “God bless and
keep her!" I said to myself, every time I
thOught of" her, and those times were not a
ow.
That day I purchased a Clytic, the fac-
simile of my own. At night I took it home
with me, and lwrota; to go with it. these
Words: -
“Will Miss Hastings permit her fellow
boarder to oli'er'her a gill, the acceptance of
which will coulu' iuuch pleasure? Her ad-
miration of the Clytie was so hearty and
genuine, that he thinks to possess it, may
contribute slightly to her happiness."
I rang for Ellen, and begged her to take
the’bust and the little note up stairs,—pres-
ently she came back, bringing with her afew
lines, written in pencil:
“I accept your gift, as I am sure it was
meant You have designed to give pleasure
to (Inc who possesses few resources for
amusemenl, and be sure you have succeeded.
I thank you more than 1 can say."
.Slic had received it, as I was sure she
would, with a simple dignity and gratitude
which, had my motives been evil, would
have repelled me far more effectually than
any sarcastic refusal. I respected all women.
It was a part of my early training at the
hands of one of the best of mothers; but al-
ready 1 reverenced that young sewing girl
more than any woman I had ever seen.
Mrs. Lee puzzled me not a little when we
tea. One or two of the other boarders were
there at first, but presently they went out
and we were alone. It seemed to me that
her manner toward me was far more like
a young girl to whom I had been making
love. than like a laniilady's simple courtesy
toward her inmate. ' '
“I am not sure that I had better stay here
with you," she began. “You do beguile me,
as you did last night, into saying such un-
Waffhfiliillit: illlllgs, levealing all my heart
to yo ."
I was utterly confounded. What had I
been doing 2* l belhought myself of Mrs.
Bardel‘i‘s suit against the respected President
of the Pickwick Club, and trembled in my
patent-leathers. Mr. Weller’s advice to
Saniivel came into my mind, and I answered
a little slimy--
“1 did not mean to force your confidence,
dear Ma-Iuni, and I did not know that you
had ewr Salli anything to me, which the
whole house might not properly hear.”
Perhaps she thought she had been progres-
sing [on first. She smiled, shook her long,
fair curls, and rustléd the folds of her black
silk. She said I was a “naughty man,“ a
very naughtypnan, to take up things so. Of
course she [lull rot said anything to me of
consr qoeiice ; only it was just possible some
people might ibink it a little queer that she
had rlilllt'fist‘ll not to have loved Mr. Lee
quite as alluringly as he had lov:d her. But
why liEf'd she trouble herself. when she
knew it Would go no farther 2‘"
“Of'mm-se ii. wdvld not," I answered.
“Any thing that she did me the honor to con-
fide to the was sacred."
Thrn there was a pause and I felt very
awkward. it would be very difficult to say
any thing more, I thought, but lira. Lee did
not final n so. But then the fact of women
is wonderful 1 In five minutes We had gone
bgck xwo day s, and were lalking log that on
our ul-l It rins of pleasant, easy, familiarity. I
was somewhat more absent minded than
formerly, perhaps. for many of my thoughts
were Will. the little girl in the attic.
It was three days alter I had sent her the
Clytie before I saw her again. Then Imet her
on the slabs If. was 8 o'clock.or past, in the
evening. I was going out, after my custom-
ary Cllfll with Mrs Lee in the parlor, and I
met her coming in. Her face was very pale,
and she stepped weariiy. She smiled a lit-
tle' when she saw me, and, stopping, held
out her hand.
“You are very kind, Mr Prescott. and I
am more gratelul than I can say." ‘
“I only Wish," I responded eagerly ‘ that
I could, that you‘d let me contribute to your
leasure now and then. You look tired.and
can't bear to see a young girl like you
wearing herself out ” ‘
“It can't be helped, sir. I _am only too
thankful that 1 have something to do.
need nothing; all my wants are supplied. It
is pleasant to feel that I have a friend, and
I look on you as one, thoughIhave 110 Claim
“Would to Heaven you had a claim on
me i” I thought, as I watched her toiling so
weariiy up the stairs. Would that she were
my sister, my niece, anything that would
give me a right to take the work out of her
hands, and prescribe for her change of air,
and scene, rest and a little pleasure! Then
I fell to thinking, as l strolled across the
common, what a and, strange tyrant Custom
is. Society would let me do what I pleased
for my second cousins—smile on meif I sent
clothes to the Sandwich Islanders, or arith—
metics to the Hottentots—but would by no
means let me lift the burdens of this poor
girl, who was my neighbor, with one of my
fingers. I cried out against the absurdity of
such a decree. Why must I pile up useless
wealth, and she suffer? But for her sake I
must submit to laws I could not change; for
her own sake I must not seek to help her.
As I came home, though. I did indulge
myself so far as to buy a lea-rose in full
bloom, and a pot of licliotrope. They stood
in my room over night, and the next morn
ing I sent Ellen to her with them, and the
request that she would take care of them for
me. I had taken it on trust that she loved
flowers, and I was not disappointed when
Ellen came back and told me Miss Nora Was
so overjoyed to get them that she almost
cried.
I happened to meet her that day as I went
up from dinner.
“I have to thank you again," she said earn-
estly. I am grateful. The flowers will be
such company for me."
I asked her then if she would find time
the next afternoon to go and see some pic-
tures with me. It was when the English
collection was at the Atheneum, and there
was onevpainling of “Hindu" which I long
ed to have her see. It was the face of one
who waited and watched. and somehow I_-
had compared it with her‘s. She could not
refuse, she said; it would be such a rare
pleasure she must make time somehow.
While we were talkin , Mrs. Lee came
through the hall. She no ded to me, but she
cast on my companion a look of singular
distrust and dislike. I noticed it then, and
remembered it afterward.
She spoke to me that evening about Nora
Hastings. She had observed me talking
with her she said, and would I tell her if I‘
was going to marry her? I might think it
a very strange question. one which she had.
no right to ask, but if I chose to answer it,‘
she would convince me that she had good
reasons. ~
I had no cause for hesitation. The thought
of marrying Nora Hastings had never occur-
red to me, and I said so frankly. I related
to her the beginning of our acquintance, and
its slight progress, including my invitation
for the next day. Then I waited for her re-
l .
p xI hardly know what to say, Mr. Prescott,"
she began, in her soft, insinuating voice.
shaking gently her head, with its long fair
curls. "I‘m sure it would be kinder to say
nothing, and it’s not at all necessary, since
you do not think of marrying her, Mr. Pres-
colt.’
“But what if I had been intending to war-
ry her, Madame ‘3" I spoke a little sternly
perhaps, for 1 had satisfied her curiosity,aud
I was determined she should make the ex-.
planations at which she hinted. I think she
was unwilling to refuse me, still shespoke
with hesitation. '
“It is nothing: at least if any other gen-
tleman in my family had been going to mar-
ry her, I should have said it was nothing and
kept silence; but I have looked on you as
my personal friend, and I should have told
you that I considered her an zirtful,designing
girl, who had tried to entrap several of my
best boarders into marrying her, and had
failed hitherto."
I halt wonder that this did not shake my
confidence in Nora, bill. it did not for an in-
stant. Her him, her pure. noble face, was
her best advocate. It rose before me then,
and I replied unflinchingly.
“I am sure, Mrs. Lieu, that. you must be
mistaken. As little as I know Miss Hast-
ings, I would be ready to answer for every
act of her life; though she has a frankness
and simplicity of manner which might pos~
sibly mislead some, I am certain that you do
her injustice." ,
“ Let us hope that I do,” she said, with a
smile.
“It has ceased to be of interest to me,now
that I know she is not likely to affect the
happiness of one whom I considercd my
friend.”
She diverted the conversation into other
channels; bill. I believe I had been a little
vexed by her pertinacitv in reminding me
that 1 ball assured her I was not going to
marry Nora Hastings. I had told her the
simple truth, when I said that the idea of
such a marriage had never occurred to me.
But now she had put it into my head, it dill
occur to inc-again and again. I took such
an interest in Nora as I had never taken in
any one before. Perhaps I could not Win
her; but it I could—I hanged, and strange,
sweet thoughts drifted‘llirongh my mind. of
what it would be to be loved and watched
and Waited for by such love and beauty , to
have her altogether my own. How she
would love her husband. I mused—she
with no other nuir tie in the world! ~My
dreams that night were rosier than any of
the hopes of my bygone youth.
We had a couple of pleasant hours the
next afternoon, looking at the pictures. Now
that I had begun to think of Nora as one
who might some day make my world, I saw
new charms in her eyer hour. It was a
pleasure to show her war a of art._ She had
seen so few, and she enjoyed them intensely,
and appreciated them with such a fine, inborn
taste.
It was not the last afternoon we spent to-
gether. Oftenest wewent to see some new
bust or picture; but once or [Nice I persua-
ded her to let me drive her out into thecoun-
try, and new life seemed to bound in her
pulses. and youthlul brightness and hope to
tinge her pale face, as the trees shook down
their odorous blossoms upon her head, and
the wind kissed her cheek, and lited the
hair from her brow. I had begun to think
of her as mine, and to dream fond dreams of
how I would cherish her.
I went home one evening, when I had
known her two months. 1 had intended to
send for her to join me in a little walk. I
went into my room, and presently Ellen
tapped on the door. I opened it and she
placed a little note in my hand. She had.
been crying, and she said, as she gave me
the paper. “That’ll tell you about it, I sup-e
pose, sir. Miss Nora’s an angel and aotlnpg:
else, and I've given the mistress notice. I in
going next week. I won't stay where they-
have treated her so, poor darlin’ l" .
I tore open the note, and bade Ellen wait
while I read it. The handwriting was hur—
ried and irregular: the words went to my
heart: .
“Mrs. Lee tells me she has let my room to
a person who will pay more. I am obliged
to go today. She intinnites that I have low—
ered myself in your estimation by my for—
wardness, and that I have lost the respect of
the boarders. This may be so, alas! I fear
it is. I wold bear all else. but to have lost
your respect i's terrible. You were very land
to me, and it was so sweet to have a friend.
Do not think any worse of me than you can
help. If I have been forward and presum-
ing, it was because I knew so little of life. I
shall remember your goodness, and be grate-
ful to you forever. Nona HASTINGS.
{My poor, wronged, innocent darling i If
I had neVer loved her before, I should have
loved her then. and longed to shelter her
from acold world in my heart.
“Where has she gone i" I asked, turning
to Ellen. “She dOes not tell inc."
“She has gone to Mrs. Miles’, on Dei'ue
Street. The lidy had given her a great deal
of work. and been very kind to her, and
when Miss Nora found she couldn’t stay here
she went to her with her trouble, and so
Mrs. Miles said she should stay there till she
could look about for a new place."
So there were still some kind hearts in the
world, I thought, gratefully, who could show
pity to the orphan and the triendless. God
bless them all 1 But she, my poorlittie love,
should never need to seek another boarding
on you."
a
house it she could only love me, and let me
care for her. - .
"I am going to see her,” I said to Ellen, as
she seemed to wait {or my comments.
.“Bless you, six ! The very. sight of you
Will do you wind. She took with her the
white head you 5;:ch her, and the two flower
pots. I wish you could see how she’s tend-‘
ed them flow-rs. They never had a '
leaf; and IO-LIII)’ she cried over them enough"
to water ’cm.“ ...
I found No Mans without difficult . I'
asked for Mi..- Hastings at the door? and"-
presently she mum- to me in the little recepi
tion room where I had been shown. She
looked as if 9h”- iml almost wept herself
blind, poor chi'cl .'
“You do not «ll-spine me, Mr. Prescott, or,
you would hul. have come to see me i" Her
voice trembled. , 4 .
“Despise you! Nora, I_ love you Willi all
the power of loving which God has giv» l
me. I have come to ask you to be my “i -
You hold my fate in your own hands. * W M
you make me happy or wretched ?"
No matter about her answer. She to) i
the all my heart craved to hear. Looking in .0
her truthful eyes, I knew that she was mine.
my young, innocent love i '
After a while I sent [Dr Mrs. Miles to come
to us. I recognized in her a lady Whom I
had sometimes met in society,and for whom
I entertained. a sincere admiration. I told
her in brief. the history of my acquaintance
with Miss Hastings. and that I desired to
make her my wife with as little delay as pos-
sible. Did she think the needful arrange-
ments could be effected in a week?
“They should be, she said. ' Nora should
be married in her house, and a week would
belong enough in which to provide all that
was immediately necessary. 80 it was set-
t e . -
The next day I gave Mrs. Lee notice that
I should vacate my rooms at the end of the
month. ' -
I never exchanged one word with her on
the subject of Nora's sudden ejection from
her house. She had an undoubted right to
let her rooms as she pleased. I sepaher my
wedding-cards—it was my only to go.
Three years have passed sincemndNora.
as bride and wife, has been to me all that I
hoped, and more.
,
.«o».-_.__..
The Model Soprano.
Ladies who sing in church choirs have'
considerable to try tin- ll] ; but, as a general
thing, they makeit cw n by domg consider-
able to try others. Ir '5 often very incon-
venient for them in 4.. up their engagements
by trudging through I on. ice and snOW. They
think so. too, and co . equently compromise
the matter by staying tit home. That is a
frequent view of compromise—having every- ,
thing one’s own way. It is very convenient.
The model soprano dot-s exist, however,
audit is a pleasure to dlaW her picture. She
is pretty and amiable. She dresses in cham-
ing taste, and has the most rotund water-
fall and the most cunning little saucer of a
bonnet ofany one in church. She has eyes
either of black, blue, or iiozei. and she knows
how to use them. She is load of music, and
has preferences, but never urge! them with
obstinacy, though the careful observer will
notice that she generally li-is them gratified,
Why? Because she in... such fascinating,
coaxing, charming a aye, and because the
choir director is but human, 29nd often has a
great soft spot in lilaCe of a heart. Moreov-
er, the model soprano wins lhe organiat'a
heart by prelendmg in date on the music he
composes for her. When he gets cross she
looks up in his 4-3 cs. and he thinks he is a
monster not to do precisely as the sweat
songstress desires. When not engaged in
these little duties. she flirts a little with the
tenor. The alto never “thinks muc ”of the
soprano. .
Once in a while the model soprano makes
a mistake, but she acknowledges it so readi-
ly that she is excused at once. By and by a
young man who has hitherto only escorted
her to the door, comes a few times into the
choir with her, She don’t care much for '
him-—oi course not. She never means to be
married, oh! no. She likes an independent
life; at which announcement the tenor
groans in despair.
By and by the young man becomes more
regular in his attendance. being a stranger
in the choir, good manners makes her sit by
him so he will not feel bashful. Often she
has a neat little mud on her lap. It is a very
handy mnfl.
At this dangerous stage of proceedings the
organist, if he be prudent, begins to look for
another soprano. So when the model lady
resigns her situation and becomes Mrs,
Young Man, he is prepared for the event.
The tenor W0uders what the lady can see
to like in that young man. For his part, he
never saw saw an insipid person. He is
convinced that the model soprano will die
of a broken heart from lack of sympathy and
appreciation. When a year later she pays a
visit to the choir, it is surprising how aha
bears up nndtr her broken heart. She real-
ly looks happier than ever.
But these model sopranus are very few.
0f other kinds, however. there is a powerful
variety. ,
There is the giggling soprano. She is very
young, and spends most of her time in lab h-
ing. To make a blunder in hersmging, lla
her with the most irrepresible mirth. ‘ ine-
times in a pause of the service the congrega-
tion is edified with an audible litter, Which is
easily traced to the giggling soprano.
Opposed to this is the grim soprano alady
who dresses in depressing mndécolored
brown. She holds herself aloof from the teat
of the singers, and casts a gloom over the '
whole choir. Bhe usually sings well; but .
will neither resign, die not get married.
Every one says she is “very much of a‘ lady”
but nobody at. all enjoys her company.
The experienced soprano is one who. is a
terror and a scourge. She has sung in all
the leading churches.of the city since the
year 1829. She was once. she says the lead-
ing soprano at Trinity, and left becausef‘iihe
music did not suit her. She has received
propositions from various clergyman to Sing
in their churches but she will not accentua-
hss she has her own way, she says. She is
correct and prompt in her performance, and
views the other singers with mingled disdain
compassion. She will tell the tenor how Mr.
Bellows used to sing a certain .
1834, and will regret that he is not with
them now. She declares that choir singing
has vastly deteriorated of late. She turns up
her nose at every thing except Handel and
Mozart, and deplores the bad taste of organ-
ist. Her voice is sharp and wiry. but sheer-
idently thinks herself to be in the plenitude
of her vocal companions. In musical tech-
nical ability she really is. Also, in preten-
sion and meddling. . ,
A Very numerous class, slack l is that for
which we can devise no moreexpreaaive and
truthful title than that of the impndent'so—
prano. This c‘ ealure usually sings witheri-
ergy, vigor, and often Withgood taste, and in
popular with the congregation. In thcchoir,
however, she is a bosom of destruction. ' To
be associated with her own there into be tied
up in a coflee-bag with a scorpion. She
knows, in her owa opinion, far more th’qn
anybody else in the chair. She wants toning
all the solos, and is bitter and uncharltable
to every other singer who attempts one.“ A:
to other sopranos she is pitileas. Shown
never known to say a kind Word of any pro-
fessional sister. '
.~————. .<.p.
—The Surralt trial has commenced in ear-
nest. The testimony thus far adduced is not
new, except one veg important :tem, m
by Joseph Dye, a ergeant )1! the nitod
States army, that he recognized Surralt as
the one who conferred with Booth in the
Theatre, just previous to the murder, and the
One who called the hour. If this testimony
remains uucontradicted, it makes Sun-ft
equally guilty with Booth.
-—Gcn. Neal Dow, in his recent speechin
London, said an old gentleman had lately
asked him when the United States govern-
ment Were going to pay off the rebel bonds.
His answer was, “When you pay off the Fe
nian bonds.”
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