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NORWALK GAZETTE
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311'. ALEX. S, GIBSON,
(Organist of the First Congregational Church,)
EACIIER of tile I‘IAxo Fours. ORGAN AND Mu-
EICAL COMPOSITION, Not-walk, Conn.
Ilsrsnsxcss .'
Mr. E. C. llisscll, “ E_. B. Price,
“ Henry 1. Hoyt, “ F.5t.Jollil Lockwood
Geo. L. Nichols, "(S Broad St.. N. Y.
Rev. R. S. Storrs. D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Circulars containing information as to terms, &c..
may be Oblillllcd at Mr. Sclicck’s Bookstore. 3m*16
ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
filtering it dtltlrselltrutfilfttttt.
OFFICE: N0. 4 Gazette Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS,
gunmen ill gait.
Orricn Over-Sword’s Clothing Store,
SOUTII NORWALK. CONN.
lo
Dr. William A. Lockwood,
{ ORIlEltLY House Surgeon and House Physician
in ltcllevnc Ilospital, New York City.‘ Ofllce
over C. .l. Grumau’s Dry Goods Store. Oliice hours
from 9 to 10 a. in., from 3 to land from 'i to S p. m_
REFEIIENCES i—Dr. W. H. Draper, Physician to
New York City Hospital; Dr, J, W. S. Gouley, Prof.
Isaac E. Paylor, ant Prof. Lewis A. Sayre, Physi-
cians and Surgeons to Bellevue Hospital, N. Y. Clly.‘
Removal.
It. MOSMAN ,
Has removed his ofiice and residence to tile House
formerly occupied by C. J. Gruman, opposite the 2d
M. E. Church. Ofilcellours, till 9 o‘clock, a. m., and
from 1 to 3 O‘clock, p. at. tf25
A Slate can be found at 11. II. Baker‘s store, South
riorwallr. '
l‘llYSlC‘lAN AND SURGEON,
Main Street, next door to Byxbcc’s Hotel,
4t‘3l
J. A. BIGELOW, M. D.,
Physicals.“ and Surgeon,
stlU'rlI nouwstx, CONN.
tillrs- Scars on West Avenue.
'ttll'ililiil given to Surgery, and Chronic
3ui*-i'3
South Not-walk, Ct.
Dr. 3:2. FOWLER bsfibfi,
Physician and Surgeon,
Olllce at the Drug Store of E. Blackmail, No. 11 Main
Street, Norwalk, Conn.
Patent Agency.
‘WM. VINE, '-
Agcnt and Solicitor of Ea’teu’ts,
atheitautcaL DRAUGHTSMAN
AND
f‘e‘iODEL MAKER,
1y'f Winllipauk, Norwaik, Conn.
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G o KEELER & BROTHER.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, do,
12. 14 and 10 Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
'ELBER’I‘ CURTIS.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
CURTIS’S BUILDING Main Street.
Gents and Youfh‘s Clothing cut and made to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials, in the la-
tcst styles, by experienced workmen, and at rea-
sonable prices.
Removal.
o o R, is" W A I. I. ’ s
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishment.
‘ Has been removed to Raymond’s Building, Main
Sf,-,:t;ct, \l’llerc ‘ ' ' ' ' "
READY MADE CLOTHING
AND
FURNISI—IING GOODS.
Can be had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
G. tit. G. M. HOLMES,
DEALERS IN '
Groceries,
Flour,
Provisions, &c.,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
101i Hartford.
lll‘cmrol‘aed in 1810., Chartcr Pc ctual.
CAPll AL Alto ASSETS, 33mm
Insure Si'fllllFt loss and (mm c '
‘ f L', b F T ms
.iuaptetluto tIllChazard, and COllg'lStclllf woi't'li Cl
GEOI‘ICEDMH of compensation.
» .l R. OOWLEs, Sole Agent,
__ A For Norwali; and vicinity.
SE Sinclair‘s HAIR IIES'TOIlATIvE.
held by III-Inn BROS, Norwalk.
t NORWALK
. IN SURAN GECOMPANY.
wonwnzn, comm.
CASH CAPITAL, ' ' *- $500 000
PAID UP CAPITAL, $100 000
WM. C. STltE ET. President. \
GEO. R. COWLE ‘-
EnEN. HILL, Treasurer. STemm’"
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FITCII .9 RENOUD, j- a
Dealers in , .f‘ "
Groceries, Flour, Liquors; &.
H Main Street, Norwaik, Bonn
avillg llllfl long experience ’n tl 's' . ' "
confidently rely upon their alillityctti)lp'l':lfss:' ttlii'e'lli
friends and customers, by fair dealing and slrlct at
tention to business. 4,, .. . 4
I braver FITCII, JOIIN W. Rnxontlirsi 't
0.}
It will pay you to go to
BERNI-IARD ' BROS.’S
OncPrice Fancy Store,
To buy your Shawls Sf '
, inta ' '
Hoods, Jackets, &e., at 50'cents gascbfqut'lfisi
-- :white. and have beeli C(‘lll
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
SAGENT at Norwalk, and issues Folioies for tile
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home. ot‘N. ., Assets Jali.1st, ’61, $3,236,270
Etna, of Hartford, “ “ “ 3,128.820
Phoenix, of N. Y., “ “ “ “ 722,219
Home, of N. H. “ “ ” “ 500,000
Norwich ’ u “ " 390,501
Lamar, N.Y., “ “ “ “ 389, 75
North American, llt‘t “ “ “ “ 334,010
City of New Haven. “ “ “ “ 330,410
» Merchants, Hartford, “ “ “ “ 301,443
Western Maes.,1’ittsfield, “ -* “ 230,424
Ham )dell. Springfield, “ . “ “ ; 200,
People‘s, Worcester, “ “ “ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mlltlialhin Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New Yol‘k,'\\'llll assets of
$13,000,000. At So. Norwalk, application may he
made to WM. T. CRAW.
DENTISTRY
IN SOUTH NORWALK.
DR. KENDALL will continue the use of
Laughing Gas,
in extracting teeth as there is no_longer any doubt
as to its perfect safety when administered by a care
fill and experienced Physician, to winch hundreds
in Norwalkcaii testify. .
He will spend three days each week, ll'ednes-
day, Thursday and Fridau hereafter. In Nor-
walk, that all who desire his services may be accom-
modated But those wllo wish teetliextracted are
re ‘iested to call on Wednesday if possible.
'.I eeth filled in the latest alld most approved
manner, those partially broken away by de-
cay restored to their formersize and shape.
We are constantly milking the best styles of Artifi-
eilll Teeth and, can furnish them at short notice.
Room near the Depot, over Swords’ ClotliiilgEm-
pox-tum.
Waterbury & Duncan,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot, are
.» now prepared to execute in the best man-
ner and with the greatest dispatch, everything in the
line of
Carriage-making and Blacksmithing,
Carriages made to order, and Painting. Trimming
Repairing, &c., done by experienced workmen, with
dispatch. '
ca?"Good Carriage timb‘cr taken in exchange for
wor :.
CARR! AGE MAKING
Horse Shoeing dz Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, & 00.,
OULD announce to the public that. they have ta-
ken the old stand of Capt. Henry Lamb, Main
Street, where they are pIcoaI'ed to execute in the best
manner and greatest dispatch anything in the above
lille. Carriages made to order, and Horse Shociiig,
Painting, TrimminmRepairing. &c., done by experi-
enced workmen wlal dispatch. 1y44
nuersvcs LYON, \VM. Annmi, CHAS. Fox.
Notice.
""1115 subscriber having purchased the CLOTHING
'1. and GENTS FURNISIIING EMPORIUM, of A.
hmprel, will continue the Business ill all its branches
attlle old stand, No. 3blaiu Street, Norwalk.
. The public are respectfully invited to call and exam-
ine the large and varied assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTIIS, CASSIMERES and VESTINGS,
which he will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI,
1y19 No. 3 Main Street.
3'. In. HOPKINS,-
Livery, Sales and Exchange Stables,
No. 2 Marshall Street, South Norwalk, Conn.
H ORSES constantly 01] hand for sale Horses and
. Carriages to lot at all hours. Carriages run to
all trains and to the Steamboat. Coaches for
Weddings, Funerals, &.c. ‘1
Passengers taken from N. Y. &N. If. Depot to
any part of the village for 25 cents, .
'Uniou Livery Stables!
Next to Ilyxbec‘s Hotel, South Nor-walk.
Car-
riages run to all ttietraius and to the Steam-
boat. Ceaclics for Weddings, Funerals, &c.
A few good Horses for Sale.
Horse Siloelng and Jobbing,
with neatness and dispatch.
Also, for sale, HAY by the Bale.
HORSES and Carriages to fetal; all hours.
of all kinds, done
WILLIAM II. WILCOX.
Groceries Cheaper than ever
I‘ O R G A. S H l
711
DE subset leer would inform the public generally-
. that he still continues to. sell the best 0,1” rocer-
les, Provisions, etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy‘s
Block, as cllt‘flip, as the cheapest. He offers great Ili-
dllcun‘iolits to Cash buyers, as llellus as large an :15-
sortlnclltol‘ groceries of the best qualities as can be
found at any store in the country. We would invite
the special attention of all to his stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best qllailty,and will be sold cheap.
The Public are invited to call and examine and Judge
2r themselves. A. MOREIIOUSE.
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DINING “Samoa.
intuition
at the
NEW YORK HOUSE.
Meals at all hours.
Oysters
o in every style,
bl Thé'hesi of
Wines, Liquors & Ales.
Also, a first class
BILLIARD SALOON
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attached to the House.
_ ISAAC LEE.
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IMPORTANT
To GENTLEMEN.
No. 28 Main St. Norwalk.
ENTLEMEN would save a good
deal of money in having their
clothes
Cleaned, 01‘ Dyed
in all fashionable colors, without rip- '
plug them. Also all other kinds of
Dyeing and Cleaning, .
done if) the best style at
LOUIS MOEGLIN‘S
' DANBURY DYE WORKS.
Orders left with H. H. VVcllnian&Co., '
'39 Main Stl'ee , Norwalk, Conn. 44 '
i _ h, A,
NET: YORK, March, 4th, 1867.
This is to certify that my hair and whiskers were
natllrllcolor by ll'iilr Sl‘l‘l'lcl"l'tybrcsmmd to their
.-. sg.tu‘“. -"—
\{ATIVEi’ ll lllt RES'IO
,Cllt No. 1, above is a correct likeness of me before
0 mg, and Gill No. 2. is a corn ct likeness of Inc after
as ng the Restorative 1_ had also been very much
an" ‘Cd‘WIllll Dandruff. which has been entirely crud
g bwiiigi'SlNUER‘S liAlR RESTOIIA’I‘IVE’
' ’53 ‘ ' . erv. THOMAS DAVIS,
City Missionary, New York.
- ~. ,iI-‘T .
“SINGER’S HAIR RESTORATIVE" (is not a dye)
errldlcntes dandruff. prevents the falling out of the
{ll?;rfi;;‘:)§‘tl31‘_l;l.lll)l IlilCl‘t‘llS‘ll‘S its growth, restmcs both
. 'llscoir. ' "lo"
dl‘gsillllfi' llbtllel‘i'mfltl an is dLCIcedly the best hair
or y lug ~lsts and I“. ll‘ -' - —
where. ,9 '1 Ly hoods dealtrs every
DEPOTfiff) NASSAU,ST,, N. r,
' and Horse Cars,
.COAL! coin.” COAL!!!
REAL ESTATE.
A RARE CHANCE.
THE House and Yard, occupied by Wm. White, on
the Wilson Point Road, opposite the new Depot
South N orwalk, will be let from the let day of April
1808 ; with or without furniture. for a term of years
or from one year to another. Is well adapted for a
Private Dwelling, Grocery or Boarding House. Y
For terms apply on the premises.
5t*52 WM. WHITE.
Farm for Sale.
NWIL’I‘ON. Conn" consisting of about Twenty
acres, formerly owned by Maj. Samuel Beldcn,sit-
hated op site the Episcopal Church, and extending
to the aiiroad Depot ; near the Schools and
Churches. Finest Building Locations in the town.
For apagtjiclllara enquire of F. BELDHN,
. mar.
Norwalk, Ct.
To Whom It May Concern!
ROM and after January lot, 1808. I. M. BULLOCK,
Esq., will have entire charge of the letting and
collection of Rents for all apartments appertaining
to the GAZETTE Burmmodn consequence of the con-
templated engagement of the Proprietor in New
Yor . 8:52
OFFICES TO LET !
ROM and after Jan. lst. TWO FRONT OFFICES
In the GAZETTE BUILEINO. Rent, $1250 and
$15 per montn. Apply to I, M. BULLOCK. 52tt’
A House for Sale at. $0
Norwalk.
ITUATED ou'Washfngton St., within three min—
utes walk of the Depot. AFor particulars enquire
nth
LFRED KNAPP. 5]
of
. For Sale.
ATRACT pf Land, (50,000 acres) in Tennessee,
located in Sequatie County adjoining Sequatie
Valley (all surveyed) This land was located in 1834,
by actual settlers and a clear title can be given.
Theproperty is rich in Coal and Iron, and a large
portlpn elm be adapted to Farming purpose. It is
Within six miles ofa railroad depot. For farther
informattonnddress letter to AMOS S. GRIFFITH,
Jus er. MarlonCounfy,Tenn.. or enquire of CHAS.
L. I AYMOND, South Norwalk, Conn. 2m50
West Avenue Building Lots_
For Sale.
A LAST CHANCE.
W0 Log 74x23 opposite the residence of F. Di-
mon sq.
Also, two in the rear of the above 80x186 fronting
on Elm Street. Terms easy. Apply to
611147 0. T. WEEKS.
Houses, Lots and Farms
FOR SALE AND To RENT.
qOME twenty FARMS, from 15 to 140 acres, for
L sale, orto CXClIfllln’C for property in Norwalk. A
good variety of HO 'SES in and out of town. for
sale onliberlll terms. Thirteen first-class houses for
sale; two first-clrss houses to let; one; furnished
House to let. A number of small tenements for sale.
to suit persons of small means—terms liberal.
6 S. T. WOOD.
N. B.~Good servants, furnishedat short notice.
For Sale Cheap.
One of the most
COMPLETE, CONVENIENT
3mm
Desirable “Homes”
in the village. But three minutes walk of the Bridge
Terms accommodating and pos-
session given when 'desired. Apply to Editors of
GAZETTE. tf41
BUILDING LOTS !
neuritic Loses l
For Sale Cheap.
'0
And upon the most
l'
ACCOMMODATINC TERMS
as to time payments. These lots are located on
“Spring Hill” overlooking the water and surround-
ing country, and are unequaled in beauty, by any lo-
cation in Norwalk. Lots for $400, $500, $750. $1,000
to $3,000. Apply at GAZETTE OrrIcE. tf41
For Sale.
The place formerly owned and occupied by Isaac S.
Bgers. occeascd. For further particulars :1 ply to
to MORGAN T; MITH
NASH & IVES,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
,ROPERTY Bought, old, Exchangcd or Let, on
reasonable terms. We have a good variety of
desirable Houses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms. '7
Wn. R. Nasn.
NATHAN Ivns.
:r. "fifififixé.
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
50 Estates
OR SALE inNorwalk and vicinity, from L4 to
200acres, with bulldinvs thereon, ‘price from
450w $100,000. Also, To LET. furnished and un-
uriiislled houses. Addriss J. FERRIS, at. Tollos &
Ely‘s Drug Store, South Norwulic. Notice for sur-
veying may be left at the Gagetto Office.
BUILDING LOTS,
F o B. s .A. I. E
EVERAL very eligible buildin lots for Sale, in
the immediate vicinity of t. e Bride'c, others
more remote. Three acres of unimproved’land pleas
autly located, for sale at a bargain. A house and
five acres of land, ditto. Apply to A. II. BYING’I‘ON
SE Smoltu‘s HAIR Rs's'rona'rtvu.
Sold by UHLE BROS, Norwaik.
FLOUR, FEED and GRAIN
At VVholesale.
THEsubscribers having taken the store in Janies’s
building, Water Street, just above the store of
“Hit. 0. Street, are now prepar to furnish Flour,
Feed alld Grain at wholesale, at t to lowest market pri-
ces. They solicit, and will endeavor to merit liberal
patronage. I. lit. 1' SELLECK.
Isaac SELLECK, JR. (1'? ' FRANK SELLECK,
Temperance Dining Saloon.
AT THE OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. PARTRICK, having taken the above Sa-
loon. recently kept by Mr. Chas. H. Byxbee. is now
repared to furnish hot meals. at: all reasonable
tours. Oysters Stewed, Roasted. Fried, or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs to all parts of the country.
Home madel’ies and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
to. 11 o’clock p. m.
Dining Room for Lu-
Ssloon Open from 6 a. in.
(Closed on Sundays) Private
dies, entrance under JJ‘. Bennett‘s Store. Gent’s
entrance under Carier‘s Shoe Store. 16
.. HOME AGAIN.”
AT
Steamboat Dock,
SOUTH NORVVALK.
HE subscribe having resumed his old business as
abovc,is prepared to furnish the public with a
better article of COAL, than has ever before been
offered, and at tlielowest possible rates. Also,
WOOD,
ofall descriptions. [18] DAVID II. WEBB.
BEMIS’
Double Poet-Power Pump.
Patented Aug. 9th 1864 Ila-issued Jan. 1, 1865
The best. recommendation for labor-saving machines
in this age of inventions is that they prove well.
This machine pumps from 16 to 32 gallons per
minute, they are silliple,(lllrable, work very easy, and
do not freeze. Being made of wood they are not. li-
able to corrode, rust. or iii any way impart an un-
pleasant flavor ; and can be repaired at a trifling ex-
pense. Samples 91' this Pump can be seen at the fol-
IUWlll" places; South Norwall: Planing Mill; near
the I otel in. Westport; at E. Raymond’s lace,
Cranberry I'lain,alld at Cyrus Morgan‘s North ilton
Manufactured and sold by
Z. M. COMSTOCK. South Norwalk.
All orders l'oniptly attended to when accompa-
nied by the I epth of the well, measuring from the
platform down.
Just Received,
A splendid assortment ofall colors
VELVET masons,
At the
New York Fancy Store,
so the Gazette Building.
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees! !
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit (in Ornamental Trees, Vines, 6:0.
to unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident in saying that. we believe that our
stock of APPLE TREES particularly, 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 LESS MONEY than they can be obtained
from distant Nurseries. .
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their orders early—or still better, visit
our Nursery and make their own selections.
STEPHEN HOYT a 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.
Notice.
HE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk
T with all styles and varieties for the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
for the old and young, and with prices to suit the
times. All kinds of
HATS snwm 0v ER,
and new ones made to order. I am confident that
'with my new and improved process of
Bleaching
that I can give entire satisfaction.
Ladies give me a callat the old stand foot of Mar-
.shall street, South Norwalk,
GILES HAULENBEEK-
N. ..—Tuscans, Pauamas, Leghorns, Neapolitans.
and all kinds of Braids,Bleached, Pressed and Dyed,
SE Smcnn’s HAIR RESTORATIVE.
Sold by UHLE BROS, Norwalk.
I I
MIllInery and Dressmaking,
Mrs. D. LAWRENCE,
OULD inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb, Washington Street,
South Net-walk where she will continue the MIL‘
LINERY and DRESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
are invited to call and examine her assortment of
Spring Goods. 1y3m,.18
Notice-
THE subscriber would respectfully call the atten-
tention of the ladies of Norwalk and Vicinity to
her selection of
Fall and Winter Millinery Goods,
which she is constantly receiving, consisting of Vel-
vets, Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers, 650., w iich she
will sell aslow as can be obtained elsewhere, Bonnet;
and Jockeys made to order. She has also a good vari-
etyof‘Fancy Goods, Corsets, Hosiery, &c., and Will
do all kinds of Machine Stitching to order at short
notice. Give her a call.
1y15 MISS S. A. BEERS, Norwalk, Conn.
READ THIS 1
House and Sign Painting,
at
SOUTH NORVVALIL-
Particular attention given to Gralnlng. Blind
Painting and Glazing ; also, to Paper Hangjna and
Calcemincing, by J. n. a A. H.Kl Niall.
WShop North of new foundry, opposite Wm. H.
Montgomery’s Coal yard, foot of Marshall Street,
South Norwalk, Conn. 1y25
'SE SINGER‘s HAIR RESTORATIVE. .
' Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
A. Jackson St Bro.,
No. 1, GAZETTE BUILDING,
OULD invite the attention of their old custom-
ers and the public generally to their varied and
extensive stock of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER Wane, FAN-
cr Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &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 styles
of goods. A.JACKSON & BRO.
N cw Jewelry Store,
1.. WEED,
Practical Watchmaker & Engraver,
EALER in American, En lish, and Swiss Watch
es; American and Fre c I Clock-l, Solid Silver,
and Plated Ware, &c., ; nex door to Main entrance
of Gazette Building, Norwalk. Wedding Rings,
Gold, Silver and Hair J eweiry made to order.
Special attention given to
Repairing
and all work warranted t9 give satisfaction or no
pay required.
. Pianos, Organs, Melodeons
and all other musical instruments Tuned and Re—
paired '
ESTABLISHED 1829.
EDWARD 1’. WEED,
Druggist and Apothecary, '
Coriler Wall and Water St., (under Norwalk Half.)
A good assortment of Pure Drugs, Medicines, Chem-
Icals, Patent Medicines, Dye Staff's, Perfumery, &c., .
constantly on hand. Particular attention paid to
Physician’s Prescriptions.
@Will remove 15!. Janllany to the new store op-
posite, with a full stock of goods.
Stoves, Heaters, Ranges, &c.,
AT -
F. H. Nash’s
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
ANUFAC'I‘URER, Jobber, and Dealer in Tin,
Sheet Iron, Copper, Lead and Zinc Metals. Has
constantly on hand a general assortment of Kitchen
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of Jobbing in his ine, with good stock, and at fair re-
munerativc prices. Orders solicited, and the public in-
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month, at which time (all bills) are dtte and payable.
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convince every one of the superior advantu es we
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and Vicinity, that he is reputed to do all thinws per-
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making or repairing of every description of'Machinery
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AT the News Depot. South Norlvalk. The sub-
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ting Library and invites tile patronage of the pub:
lic ; he intends to increase the number of books as
fast as the enter rise will warrant. He has also
constantly on ha a good assortment of Stationery,
Books, Papers, School Books, Slates. Pencils, Pens,
Forlhe Gazette.
DOWN TOWN.
Where Norwakcs spires southward look down,
Lietll the hamlet of Down-town.
Two centuries since, a shallop bore
Brave Ludlow to its sedgy shore.
With him there came, his fortunes to share,
Willing to do and ready to dare,
Noblest of men, and matron: staid,
Siaewy youth and beautiful maid.
Griggorie, since well known to fame,
Sentions, proud of their ancient name.
Seamer, Hanford, Marvin and More, -
Their children are scattered the wide world o'er,
But their names we remember still in our pride,
And love the homes where they labored and died.
Lands to them the Indians sold,
For strings of Wampum (better than gold)
Here homes on the beautiful shore they made;
And here, neath the sod, their bones are laid.
Here with patience'th'e acres they tilled '
And with the harvests their barns were filled
To the wars they shut true men and brave
And to the State they rulers gave.
E’er worshipping Him, who dwellcth on high,
They always kept their powder dry.
. And left behind, free from foul blot,
Memories, to endear and hallow the spot.
But. the spirit of progress goes ever its way,
And the hamlet has changed since their day.
O’er its plains, once so silent and fair,
The shriek of the iron-horse breaks on the air.
I
And by the household over its iron road
Speeds the train, with its ltvingload.
The hamlet, has now to a city grown
And its ancient ways are almost unknown.
Yet oft.’ I wander In each pleasantlaue,
And sigh for the olden time-in vain.
It chanced one Indian Summer's day,
When bathed in light, the landscape lay ;
Tired of my walk through field and wood,
I rested, where once their meeting-house stood.
I slept, and a vision o'er me stole-
I heard a drum beat its rattlingmoisy roll, ,
And looking up, I saw, ‘twas wondrous strange, {1;
The face of all had undergone a change.
Before me rose the meeting-house ; and the drum .'
Told all, that time for prayer had come. -t
l
1:
The iron track had vanished ; and in its stead
Had Nature, her grassy mantle spread. 5:
I saw the houses moss-roofed and low
Just as they looked two hundred years ago.
From their door-way issued forth a throng, ,5
And toward the meetinghouae moved they alps-
And like a river that increased volume gains 5
Front snow-drifts, melted by springs warm rais-
,.
As by they passed, upon their silent way, I.
To numbers vast increased that strange array.
They reached the house, its portals passed ’w-lllfl.
While without, ceased the drum‘s discordar am-
With decorous mien, slow step, and iengt ' Ml face,
I followed them into that sacred place.
There solemn prayer froni every heart up!”
To Him who givcth life, and healeth all or W005.
Though some were in rude speech oft glen.
Yet such as these are soonest heard in paven,
And words of praise. how joyfully the sang,
Until the notes among the rafters rarfi
How different did that sweet music scm
Fromfmodern discord, and operatic ;ream.
No voil base, with its many strings groan;
Nor organ‘s thousand pipes, wlnqlown-
Unaided all, and clear, those tilnélf voices rang.
Ml-lodious each, except the (le
{:15 nasal twang.
Parson Hanford preached—I re her his text—
About the sill of this world, thg'ioll-fire of thencXt-~
First and second, beginning thethirdl)’.
He was dwelling on pleasures f'nt were WOtldly
When outside loudly beat the} rum,
Aild the cry arose—“The Indlns come i"
To meet their fee in open airj,
Rushed they from the house 1 player.
Rushed that God-fearing, flg‘ting band;
Prayer on lip, and gun in hail.
Left there alone in the species pew.
Which way to turn I scarce; knew .
Alone? Ah, no, for then Ispied
A beauteous maiden’justi my side.
Her eyes were blue, her It“ was flaxen.
Iler blood, I'm sure was 'jnrest Saxon.
Moved to pity by those cwy tears,
Bravely I strove to calmler fears.
And while outside raga the direful slaughter,
Inside I defended the queen's daughter.
And deemed that my slate in the fight,
Some recompense descved, however alight,
And rewarded would b, with a loving kiss,
.On the crimson lips or the Puritan mils.
Sir t such act of mine in this holy place,
Would surely causeay fall from grace.
Dear maid, said I, ’tvould be no sin;
For love did over inheaven begin.
And there, clapsedm my arms she stood
Innocent all, in licfmaidenhood.
Our lips they met I closed my eyes ;
And stood for a miment in paradise.
When dcscendingwith a mighty whack,
Game the dcacon's musket acres: my back .’
I woke from my dream to see what was the matter;
When went by the thin with Its terrible clatter.
By went the train “th its living load,
Over my hat that faith its read,
And I barely escapu'l being run down
By an express trail! on the track Down-town.
My dream it. was older! by that noisy train ;
And I shall never Ilsa those lips again.
’ MsnnILL.
Chelsea, 'Dec. Is; 1807.
' .<.-...
WHAT WE SltALL GET FROM ASIA.-W hen
trade once fairll opens between our Pacific
states and thei‘ opposites in Asia, we shall
find that the swarming laborers of the vast‘
hive of population will furnish us a thousand
things to eontrlmte to our comfort and en—
joyment, at rates that appear exceedingly
small compared With prices that are paid for
similar articles of use and luxury made in
Europe and in this country. Asllip-load of
Chinese warcri' was recently seized by the,
custom officers, at San Francisco, and the
invoice contained articles like the following:
Handsome sets of porcelian, bought for
four dollars'a set. '
Beautiful fans, painted by hand in brilliant
colors, with figures of dragons and Chinese
beauties, purchased at. a cent each.
Spades for garden use, bought in China at
the cost. of a few cents each.
Straw hats 01a good quality, invoiced at
a cent each.
Nice baskets, in sets of four, coating, in the
Celestial Kingdom, but four cents a set.
And other commodities, the product of
Chinese industry, procured in that country
at prices proportionately small.
We hear that some of these articles are to
be sent on to the Atlantic coast, as illustra-
tions of the abundance of labor in the mar-
ket of China, the marvelously small cost at
which all cOmmodities of Chinese llandiwork'
can be procured, and the still more mar vel-
ously small cost at which a family can make
a shift to subsist in a country where labor is
so exceedingly cheap.
«<.>oo~
-—In the French blue lrook,just published:
the following is given as the effective force"
of the Imperial troops: “The active army of.
France on the lst of October. 1807, the date
of the last returns that have reached the Mill--
ister of W'ar, consisted of 358,709 men in the:
interior, amid 65,267 in Algiers; making a.-
total of 424,032. But from that number is to.
be deducted about 30,000 on leave, which re--
liners tho lurce to 584,032. At the same.
The general total
978914 murmur, by UIILE site's. go
Iii.
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BERNHARD BRO‘S.‘
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Pocket Books, &c. The patrouagse of the public is
solicited. A. S“ QRDS, outh Norwalk.
date the figures for the reserve were 226,466.. i
_of the active army is there—j
Frmsjirney’a Weekly Press.
A CHRISTEE MISTAKE.
nv CAPTASI‘MAYNE 1mm.
Three days Defoe Christmas I stepped
from the P, and Tteamer at Southampton,
and took train toLIhe metropolis. A pro-
traeted spell of sqfiiee with my regiment on
the hot plains otiflndostan had made me a
stranger to mostly the friends of my youth.
Even the homes my childhood was in the
hands of one y") knew me but by name.
Close at band 6,3 the happiest day in the
Kalendar of ulrEnglish year, and I should
have to pasts iii the dingy coffee-room of a
London bolas r the equally dull chambers
of the clubt " still-bore my name upon its
books. of; and wagons rolled past my
window 1 ‘n with evergreens, butcher’s
shops gave idence of the proximity of the
. festive 88$", while fair girls tripping it
through . streets, smiled with expectant
pleasure heir eyes rested on the pale green ‘
leaves. a ipelllicid berries of the mistletoe.
I felt filewbat dissatisfied as I regarded
the meld}; panorama, in which every per?
sona'gc darned stirred by pleasant anticipa-
lions. g’fcould take no part in it. For me
there is. no domestic hearth—no cheerful
circle jimake me a shaver in its joys—no
misllée under which I should-be permit-
ted {snatch the sweet kiss of Christmas. I
almi regretted the leave of absence that
hadéven a chance for my return. .Better to
bag stayed among my juvial comrades,
"5. ing pigs" in the jungle, or swinging in
a (fuss hammock with a hookah between
nfiteeth. Somewhat despairingly I salin-
tfid‘ towards the old club. I had but the
fittest hope 1 might there find some fellow
finisorable as myself. It was just faint. I
'3:qu hardly expect that any one belonging
5'0 the country could be quite so friendless as
goliave no family fireside whom“. to enjoy
hé festivities of the coming holiday. Still
there might be some old acquaintance to
smoke a cigar with me; and as my name had
appeared in the passenger list there was but
the chance that some former friendship
might be resuscitated by reading it.
“ Any letter for Captain Fleetwynd ?" I
asked of the club janitOr as l wiped my feet
upon the cocoa matting.
“Captain Fleetwynd! Yes, sir. One just
come in by the his: delivery. ‘Long time‘
since we‘ve seen youliere, sir. Hope you‘re
in good health. Just in time to enjoy the
festivities of Christmas. May it be a merry
one to you, sir." .
I thanked the obsequious ofilcial, although
I almost fancied he was mocking me. Mer-
ry Christmas, indeed! Such was the sar-
donic reflection that escaped me, as I passed
on to the smoking-room.
With a regalia between my teeth, I opened
the letter and read it. Its contents changed
the tenor of my thoughts. From being the
most miserable dog in the streets of the me-
tropolis, I became all at once comparatively
happy. A transcript of the letter will satis-
fy you of this: '
KINcscors: PARK, Dec. 24, 18—.
DEAR FLEETWYND: I see your name on
the Simla's passenger list, and,llierefore, con-
clude that you are by this time in London.
I address to the old cltlb, where I hope this
will reach you. It you are not booked for
your Christmas dinner, come down here and
eat. it with me. Take the 5 P. M. train to
. Slough Station, wuere'yuu'wm find some
flunkeys who will pilot you the rest or'tne
way. Don’t. disappoint me, as I long to
haves talk over old times, and hear your
tales of tiger shooting.
Yours, as of yore,
HENRY BLOUN'I‘.
Captain Francis Fleetwynd,‘ R. A.
The letter was delivered to me on Christ-
mas-evr, and on Christmas day, at 5 P. M.,
I was on the platform of the Paddington
terminus, carrying In one hand a leathern
bag, containing a change of linen, with a
dress suit, and in the other a ticket for the
Slough Station.
Ensconced in a‘eorner seat of one of those
luxurious carriages for which the Great
Western “broad gauge" is so justly celebra-
ted, I was soon lost in sweet reverie—indulg-
ing in dreams of the long gone past—of han-
quet, song, and dance and wine—of golden-
llaired girls-—of ripe ruby lips standing pa-
tiently to he kissed undlar the mistletoe—and
now and then the reflection that a heart
hitherto unscathed by the charmers of India
might yield to the mystic influence of the
season, and become enslaved to some maid
ofthe colder English elime. Only half an
hour was I permitted to speculate in this way-
ward fashion; for precisely at half past five
the carriage in which I was seated was drop-
ped behind the express train, and following
the imlfius already imparted to it, rolled
silently into the station. Then was I awak-
ened from my dream by a loudlvolce pro-
claiming our arrival at “Shugb.” Bag in
hand I stepped out of the carriage, and saun-
tering along the platform, looked out for a
fellow in livery. There were several stand-
ing near the entrance, one of whom, a foot-
man of somewhat pretentious appearance,
came forward, and with the usual salute ac-
costed me:
"Mr. Fleetwynd ‘2"
“Yes!" I answered, though not without
noticing the omission of my military title.
The man may have been carelessly instruct-
ed, or forgotten his instructions.
“The carriage, 51‘" he said pointing to a
chariot and pair drawn up outside the rail-
ing, with a coaetiman upon the box weigh-
ing at least a quarter of a ton.
Harry must have prospered thought Ins I
stepped into the chariot and sank back on the
soft morocco cushions. His father’s equip-
age, no doubt, and I supposed that to the
old Squire‘s house I was being taken.
I had never been there, and my acquaint-
ance with the Blount family was confined to
Henry himself-a college friendship, inter-
rupted by my being suddenly called 011‘ to
service in India.
The renewal of it so opportuucly appeared
promising. I knew that my friend had a
sister. whom I had never seen, but of whom
rumor spoke pretty things. Was she still
unmarried—still disengaged! If so there
might be a chance let: my becoming a Bew-
dict.
As these pleasant fancies fitted across my
mind I pulled ofl‘ my travelling cap, passed
my fingers through my still unsilvered curls
gazed at my suu-embrowned visage, reflect-
ed in the plated glass of the carriage windows
and gave an additional twirl to moustachios.
We were nearly an hour upon the road,
which appeared to be a very uneven one. I
could tell by this that Kingscote Park must
be a good distance from the Slough Station,
and most. probably among the spurs of the
Chillern Hills. The night was dark. and I
could only see the trees and hedges border-
ing the road, as they came under the flash of
the carriage lamps. There was frost upon
the fellage; and the boar, sparkling ill the
clear spermligbt, gave forth its myriad: of
glittering cortiscutious. But for the cold air
around me, I might lnlvu fancied myself
among the fire fl es of a tropical tort-st.
The calriage stopped. A word or two
was exchanged with some One in from; a
massive gate swung round on its hinges, and
the horses moved on between two trellised
lodges seen right. and left through the win-
; dows. .
Five minutes on a soft gravelled drive,
: with huge chestnuts rising on each side, now
fore 650,408."
l and then awinding sweep throngh evergreen
copsewood, and the wheels of the chariot
stood still before the hall entrance of a noble
mansion.
A lamp outside threw light on the steps and
the farting space in front; and I could see
several other equipages just taking their de-
parture, having delivered their fair freighter
upon the steps of the portico. .
I entered the spacious hall, where by a
sign and some cabalistic speech the footman,
who had met me at the station, consigned
me into the hands of a portly servant in plain
clothes, so handsomely appareled that. I
might easily have mistaken him for the mae~
ter of the mansion dressed ready for dinner.
By thig individual I was conducted up
stairs into a large chamber, containing a bed,
with dressing-room, cheval glass, and all the
appurtenances of a luxurious sleeping apart-
ment. '
My conductor carried my bag inside and
deposited it. by the dressing-table.
“Your room, Mr. Fleetwynd," said he on
entering. “Dinner, air, at seven. You will
have bare time to dress, air."
And as he uttered this admonition, he
-drew forth a gold watch'and consulted the
dial.
“Just twenty minutes, sir. When you are
ready please ring this bell, and I shall show
you to the drawing-room."
With a salute he left me to my reflections.
They had nothing to do with the style of
my introduction. It was no surprise to see
the butler of an English squire dressed in
shining black and wearing a gold watch, with
massive chain and seaL- None either that I
was not met upon the thresholdbe-the mus-
ter of the house, or any member of the fami-
ly. It seemed a little strange to myself, com-
ing direct from a country where the fashions
are so different. I thought it rather odll, too
that my friend Harry did not show himself
a liztle more forward in welcoming me, after
such a long separation; nor could I help
again remarking the remis‘snesa shown gs tp
my title. The butler, at least should!“ ',
been told that I was Captain, not lji _ . ,
Fleetwynd. But what mattered ? It was
but the cold ceremony of English aristOcntic
life, that would soon melt into warmer dent:
onstralions under the genial atmosphere 01
the dining-room.
I dressed with due care; and, as I had been
instructed, rang the bell. The gentleman in
black once more made his appearance, and
after conducting me;down stairs, and along a-
spacious corridor, opened a wide door, and
announced “Mr. Fleetwynd."
A drawing-room was before me well peo-
pled with guests, male and female—the gen-
tlemen, like so many mules at funeral, in
black coats, trowsers, and waistcoats, with
neck-ties of spotless white; the ladies gor-
geously apparelled in all the colors of the
rainbow, with a score of tints besides, grand
in circumferenceof skirts, decode!“ in neck,
shoulders, and arms, bewreatbed and bejew‘
elled.
There was the usual pans. of embarrass-
ment—longer I presumed from the fact of
my name being strange to most of the party
—which I expected would be terminated by
my old friend Harry rushing forth and taking
me by the hand. Instead of this I was ap-
proached by a portly, white haired old gen-
tleman, who did this much ;-and who, after-
wards conducting me into the presence of a
lgdyof‘ equally venerable aspect, introduced
"me as to'lrisrwif'o. "
“My daughter, Mr. Fleetwynd," were the
next words that fell upon my ear, and I found
'myself face to face with a tall, blue-eyed,
golden-haired girl of great beauty—just such
as I expected the sister rt‘ Henry Blount
would prove to be.
I was about asking after my old friend,
still speculating as to the cause of his non-
appearanee, when this was explained by the
old gentleman himself.
“I am sorry, Mr. Fleetwynd, that my son
is not here. He will not be with us at din-
ner, but we may expect him over the wine.
An awkward accident has happened to a
friend of his in the hunting field, and he has
ridden over to see what can be done. He
left a thousandapologles for his absence, and
has charged Emily here to take care of you
till his return.”
The smile with which “Emily" received
the avowal removed any regret I might
have felt at the absence of her brother ; and
I fear Idid not feel much sorrow for the ac—
cident that had befallcn his fox-hunting
friend—a displaced shoulder blade, as they
informed me.
I was introduced to several of the guests
—some bearing titles—still as plain Mr.
Fleetwynd. Others arriving, at similar pro-_
case was gone through with them‘. till the
stentorian voice of, the butler announced
“dinner served,” and we filed off two and
two into the dining-room—the fair Emily
“taking me in charge," as her father jocular-
Aly phrased it.
Long before wehad come to the chem-
pagne, l was as much a captive to her
chains as the oldest of her admirers—of
whom I _ could ‘recognize more than one
around the table. ‘
She was in effect a splendid specimen of
English beauty—of its most aristocratic
type—where to a fine personal appearance
are added those intellectual grace- derived
from the most careful cultivation. Like
many of her countrywomcnuespecially those
who reside in the country—she was an en-
thusiast about horsemanship and hunting.
This gave me a good opportunity of carry-
ing on the conversation, as she seemed to
talq: great interest in our sports as carried
on in the jungles of India. On such mat-
ters I could claim to speak as an authority.
The dinner was served in a style of ex-
treme elegance, such as can be eaten only in
the heuse of an English country squire, and
warmed by the choicest wines. These soon
thawed the ceremonious air that bad hither-
to hung over the company, and the conver-
sation became more general and unrestrain-
ed.
I was'surprised to herit- our host spoken to
as Sir William. I was not 'aware that the
father of Henry Blount was either knight or
baranet. At all events he had never told
me so. This was nothing however. He
might have been so at the time of our college
acquaintanceship, or the title might have ac-
crued to him afterwards. It' did not mat-
ter much. I only thought of it when I be-
gun to feel thatI was fast falling in love
with his daughter; and that if things were
to go on as smoothly as they then seemed
deing, I should have either a knight or a
baronet for my father-in-law.
In the midst of Inch pleasant speculations,
I could not help an occasional spell of des-
pondency, which even the champagne failed
to dissipate. It was InoIe than presumption
—it was the extreme of absurdity—to sup-
pose that sucb a fine fortune was in store
for me. To think that I, Francis Fleetwynd,
a simple captain in her Majesty‘s service,
with no other support than my pay, shonld.
coule,see, conquer and carry off the only
daughter—I had already learnt that she was
this—of apich English squire, knight, or
baroneto—tbe surroundings spolle eloquently
as to the riches—to fancy I might achieve
such a feat was, to say the least of it, not a
little ludicrous. -An,d when I looked around
the table, and saw the elegant “swells" seat-
-' of England’s Christmas cheer—had been re-
_moved from the board; the blue blaze of
'the plum pudding had gone out. and its
' debn'l been carried away; the fruit had ap-
- peared upon theZunderclotb, along with the
trembled at my insignificance. What most
surprised me was the very great attention I
was receiving, not only from my pretty put-
ner, but Sir William himself, and his stately
wife, who was addressed by the title of
“ Lady Mary.” Others, too. of the more dis-
tinguished of the diners Were lavish of pleas-
ant speech ; and I might have felt myself
the honored guest of the occasion. I could
only attribute this to that high consideration
shown by the English aristocracy to one who
comes among them as a stranger. It is true
that to deserve it he must come under cor-
rect introduction, and mine was thoroughly
so. No doubt my friend Henry had spoken
quick intimacy that, had sprung up between
myself and his sister. With all my grati-
tude to him for this, 1 had rather have be-
lieved it spontaneous.
Dinner was at length ended ; the roast.
beef and roast turkey-the piece: dc raialanu
port, sherry and claret; the nuts had com-
menced cracking, and the hon-boas were be-
ing pulled, when all at once there came I
change over the hilarious scene, as if a wet
blanket had been lowered down from the
ceiling over the bright candelabria that
stood upon the table.
Sir William was about rising to propose
the usual toast of a Christmas dinner, when
the butler, entering by the dining room door,
slipped something white in his hand, accom-
panying the act with a whisper.
We, his guests, could see that it was a card
—evidently the card of a gentleman who
might be waiting outside; but why should
it bring a cloud over the late smiling face of
our host was less easy to comprehend. A
writ served by the sheriff, in propria
persona, could not have caused a greater
change on the countenance of the worthy
squire. ' _
For my part, I supposed it to be some
communication from his son—the card of
some gentleman sent as a messenger to an-
nounce either the death, or its near proximi-
ty, of the unfortunate Nimrod with the (lil-
plaeed shoulder-blade.
Of course every eye Was turned upon Sir
William,’every our on the alert to hear what
he wuuld say. That of the lovely Emily
was no longer open to me.
“ Ladies and gentlemen 1" said our host,
rising to his feet, “may I ask you to pardon
my seeming rudeness for leaving you a no-
meat? A gentleman, whose card I hold in
my hand, is outside. He comes upon press—
ing business, and it is necessary I should at
once see him, please fill your glusses,and
make merry till my return."
Saying this, Sir William strode towards
the door; as he did so, casting a look across
the table which seemed to comprehend me
and his daughter Emily, in a glance both
strange and incomprehensible.
“ What the deuce does it mean l" was the
reflection I made to myself, while others
seemed engaged in similar speculations.
No one attempted to answer the inter-
rogatory ; and although glasses were filled
afresh, and an effort made to keep up the
conversation, it proved a failurenond; was
succeeded by a death-like silence.
It was - relief; to all, when Sir William
came back into the room ; though it was
somewhat. embarrassing . to me when I saw
him take a stand on the opposite side of the
table. with his eyes fixed upon me as though
I was to be made answerable f or the late ac-
cident that had befallen the fox-h unter.
a tone of ansterity clone bordering upon in-.
salt. "
“My name is Fleetwynd.
“Jasper Fleetwynd, of her Majesty’s Civil,
service, late resident, in Madras Y" :
“ No; Francis Fleetwynd, of Her Majes-g'
ty’s army, late serving in the Presidency of:
Bombay."
“ Permit me to ask, sir, how you came to;
be here i" l
“ By invitation from your son.” ,
“From my son i This in very strange.‘
Permit me to say, air, that I have some dif-i
ficnlty in giving credence to your statement.j~
My son,‘gentlemen," continued be turning
to his astonished guests, “had invited to be.
present with us, at our Cbrisunas dinner, on:
old college acquaintance, of whom you have:
all heard—Mr. Jasper Fleetwynd. By a,
strange accident, Mr. Fleetwynd has been;
delayed upon the road ; but he is now here;
as I have evidence to satisfy me he is out-‘
side. Who Captain Fleetwynd may be re-
quires explanation ; and I hope lit, for your
own sake, you will be able to furnish ft.” ;
I need hardly any that I was as much an
tonished by this speech as any one around
the table, and quite as unable to furnish the
explanation demanded. I was chagrined,
sufficiently to cause me some confusion; of
the same time I had some comfort in per:
ceiving that there was one among the guests
who did not as, as might have been expect-
ed, shrink from me with horror. In the
eyes of Emily I saw something that spoke of
sympathy.
“Sir William 1" I said, rismg to my feet,
and preparing to vacate the pleasant place I
had hitherto held, "I regret, very much the
misapprehension which has occurred, and
which, I confess, I am quite unable to explain.
I am, as I have said, Captain Francis Fleet-
wynd, of H. M. —th Regiment, and if your
son were here—" ,
“He is here i" answered a tall youth, at that
moment entering the room, and accompanied
by a much shorter man of pale hilious com;
plexion, whose name I had never heard, but
whom I at once recognized on very unsocial
fellow-passenger on board the P. and 0.
“He is here; and, I am sorry to say, sir, has
no remembrance of ever having met you he‘-
fore, much less given you the invitation you
speak of." . _
I was 'now in a condition to be tied with a
couple of straws. What the old Harry could
it mean? Where was young Harry-Horn
Blount! The sprout I saw before me here
not the slightest resemblance to blunt Had it
been he the enigma would not have been less.
I certainly received an invitation from Hen-
ry Blonnt. His family crest. was upon the
note that conveyed it I had come down as
per instructions; had been met by a carriage
as expected; and ushered into the presence
of, as I supposed, his father, heartily glad to
receive me.
And now;-
How long I should have been shelved to
stand still in my surprise, and speculate upon
the awkwardness of my position, I am una-
ble to say. It might not have been long. I
wuld sugar from the dark looks amend me
that I stood a fair chance of being pronounc-
ed a swindler, and getting kicked out of the
“91‘? avoid such unpalatable desert to the
good dinner I had eaten, I was about enter-
ing upon my version of the afl'air, when the
skirl of wheels grated on the gravel outside;
and, almost at the same instant, through the
open door of the dining-room, a voice was
heard exchanging speech with the butler in
the hall.
In a moment after this impaiunt function-
ary made his appearance in a state of flur-
ed there, several of them addressed as “my
lord," I felt my heart sink within me, and
-. rmtvnr-v . . .
no N‘- m.wQ-.‘Mnh..,.
rice agitation, and placed a second card in
well of me; and to this I might accredit the .
_ assembled guests.
“ Is your name Fleetwynd ?" he asked, in . _
“Mr. [Henry Bloun't.” mechanic“, not
tend our host, reading from II- card.
“Who would have expected him» 1h. hour!
I ask him to dinner to day; but i. couldn't
come on account of some friend I. expected
from London. Tell him to step . and join
us over a glass of wine." '
“Blountl Blonnt f" inquired In, Hiaw-
pauenger of the Road 0. “The. I lb.
name of the gentleman to whose howl vi
jtakeu, having mistaken his clinic for your:
Sir William. Not a bad follow, I. the way.
But for his politeness, and his dry-cut, I
might still boot: the Light-oodles” of in
your dining-room."
“Mr. Henry Blount i" cried SI! ‘Ullliun,
holding out his hand lathe no! comer;
j“hsppy to see ycu, Iii; ballerina than my.
ex. Come in and join us” .
“Thanks i" answered my old coll. oc-
quaintance, whom I recognized the normal
he entered the room ; “I hope Ihelodi. will
pardon this intrusion; but if I mistake not
you have a guest here, who by right blongi
to me. You and 1, Sir William, cppur to
have made an exchange, through bdupld-
ity of our servants; and as for u I can elect.
min the delinqu'éney has been mull. Do
you chance to have a gentleman may you
by name Captain Francis Fleetvynd 1'
"We have," answered the Squirt 'And
now that we know Captain Fleet'ynd to be
a friend of yours, we have only to bq of him
that he will not allow you to carry him 08
from a company that will be but too hp”
to have him, grid a hoot ready to apologise
for the lncivility that has arisen out of I
somewhat singular mistake. Cong Mr.
Bloom, ask your friend to forgive ill; and, if
not positively engaged to 0 return home, b,
contented to remain with ill. Look around;
you, and see whether it be not worth your
while to stay for a kiss under the mm”
“In the teeth of such a challenge on that,
Sir William, I should be sorry to rob you of
a guest, who, I’m sure, would not that III.
for transferring him from each opt-rial ot-
‘mosphere to my bachelor 1112:1111..th in
truth 1 had no guest: invited, love the one of
whom chance has cheated me. Ill" no
doubt Captain Ffeetwynd will he maths}:-
py to accept your invitation. What my you
Frank f" '
“That you have given a very cow tum-
pretation of my sentiments."
“Thanks i” cried so William. menu,
Captain Flectwynd, for your from. forgive-
ness! And now, ladies and gentlm. my
I beg you to refill your sins, and drink I
toast I am about to propose: 5 ‘Our flu
stranger guano, equal honor to (M m alto in
herebyma'uaka, abhim-Mhanmby'ia-
citation! ”
And amidst the elicit... of I” no
hell‘d all around the table, “Our two W
guests!"
As might have been expected, tho incident
from its very bu'zarrofic, had the effect of mo-
king the company more than ordinarily hil-
arious; and perhaps a merrier Chang
party could not have been found 11‘ night
in all England. There, may have b. ex-
ceptions—a few individuals who did not per-
take of the general joy; and one, nth-pa,
should be mentioned—my non“. of 11:.
cadaverous complexion. I could observe
that be was far from satisfied with the part
he had been made to play in the little comedy
of errors, and more than once I ought him
in a glance directed upon myself “not I.
anything but friendly.
I soon discovered the clue to Ihh Impo-
ken hostility, as also to the grand eon-iden-
tion that had been shown me of on earlier
. part of '.he evening by Sir William lid his
Before the party had separated, I learned
that Mr. Jasper Fleetwynd was «Tie. a a
. rajah; being the reputed pounce: of not
Anglo Indian estates and whole busheb of
rupees. In short, [found out an: “cellar.-
ing Emily had been designed to have been
his partner in the out of the evening's
performance. But. before the performance
was over I dincovered, or fancied!” made
that Christmas for me the metric! .d hap-
piest. of my life: that Jasper Fl‘wd Ind
arrived too late, and that Francis N‘Dynd
had forestalled him. -
The fancy proved to be well found.; for
despite some slight opposition on 'lho pm
of SirWilliam and Lady Mary, cobbled by
the thought of losing whole be. of rupee;
the beam tilted in my favor, and I succeeded
in becoming possessed of the prise. .
I have never had reason to m that
Chroma: mural“. It helped me to 9 worth;
wife much sooner than I should have found
one.for I discovered next day than, friend
Harry's sister had long before become both
mother and matron.
It helped me to something more—my col-
oneley—much sooner than by flout, I
should have reached it. ,
May you, my unmarried reader, not. no
worse mistake under the mistletoe.
«QC—fl ,
Won-rs: or IXITAIOKw-WO node. In 0
Western paper the fact that Ibex. '9 my.
ell-tit in the Iggy} in which the m ”min
combo, whenever a nun buys a mod bill of
goods from him, makes the porch-lgpreor
ent of the village paper, in which hoodv ’
tiles, for one year, and thus be We.
keep the customer constantly minded .
his business-and he will never forge. '0'
a present. Should» that mu give hb can
men two dollars in greenback. or I.
it might soon be forgotten; but oh.
once a week for fifty-No we“ plot: 1» -
receipt of his friend's bounty, an a;
doubt its being a good way to Mimi .
This is worthy of imitation by b . ~
—Ezcham. .
. l‘ A“ - I . .. _ ' J,
—1‘he N. Y. World up that In“. ..
ty thousand female. on lichen“ .
and in Brooklyn earn their own .nd
livelihood by honest toil. Their v
age five dollars per week. So .
four timel that amount. and Iomouo of
it. Mast of them are girls between .10
of fourteen and twenty years, ;_ are
women sixty. and seventy your. 0
than twenty-five thousand m on-
various departments“ lowing.
hundred are compoqto‘ ' , (I in publ
printing offices, ~_ _ Threelhouuud ;-
manut'hclure hoop . skirts. The r ,
:sféventy‘thougand moccapiedleu N°
* hundred different won.
—.\1. Xavier Gmnno asserts the
ren lands in the south of France
’ly reclaimed by sowin nettles.
that. the world is so find to the
wliicli'it possesses in the nettle. ‘ '
tle tops are excellent eating for
like them and thrive on them; - . 1.
best. Inedicire which I broken-d
can like. Besides. the plant has n -
i
commerce u a textile. _
Mi
“me TnELm new on 531:
there is a chance for restoration“ cok-
therefor the constituti’dn ha I“ "hat-
‘ened by isease or excels—the 3'... ' tit.
loved—the stomach weakened-9,999“ __
gone, and all the world appeal ”fut,“
pour some fresh oil into you r, n to
shape of Plantation Bitten“! ‘ “‘6'“
the flame of lifting“: burn ‘ “it“ F0,
laminate a once wretched e ‘¢°9°'n‘am.
India; it is in jel‘ehant on? g 9‘33“,“
exact ,3ch ‘n't eyrequ re.
will ncyit'be without it. It in u when”
sale throughout the world. ‘
Ransom WK-igih;._; delighfi ,
urticle—nnperlorus comm, and at
price.
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toilet
elf M .
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1 the hand of Sir William.
' " 0 «Venus:
w The lost com embnce . _
million of women. Who you“?! be .
census 5 .
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