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ALEX. S. GHBSOK,
(organist of the First Congregational Church.)
. ACHER of the Piano-Forte. Orcan and Musical '
’ Composition, Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
(‘irtula containing information as to terms, &c..
may he obtained at Mr. Selleek’s Bookstore. 5
left with Mr. Gibson will be
3'2" Orders for tuning .
‘cw lurk tuner. Snt‘f i
executed by a lil‘ri cl: _
“'9'. RANEIEL Sft‘iil'li‘fii.
Attorney at
Law.
Lockwtiod‘s Building. Norwulkflloun.
ISRAEL Bi . Bl? LLOCK ,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, l
Uliicc. No. 4 Gazette Building.
LE‘VKS l“. REE-DEBS,
Attorney at Law,
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(mien over Sword’s Clothing Store,
1:"; South Norwaik, Conn.
DR. “’33. A. LOCK‘VOOD,
NOItMEIlLY House Surgeon and House Physician
in Bellcvuc Hospital, New York City. Office over
J. (:ruman‘s Dry Goods Store. Office hours from 9
' trom 3 to 4, and from 7 to S p. m.
11:; ...:.:—.Dr. W. H. Draper, Physician to New
York city lio~pital; Dr. J. W. S. Gouley, Prof. Isaac
1-). l‘aylor, and I’rof.‘ Lewis A: Sayre, Phys' “ans and
Surgeons to Ilellevuc Hospital, New York City.
DB. N. . . MOSHAN,
Has removed his Otlicc and residence to the house
formerly occupied by C. J. (lruman, opposite. the. M
M. E. Church. Ollice hours till 9 u. m., and I to3
o‘clock, p. in.
A. slate can be found at H. H. Baker‘s store, South
I-Iorwalk. trio 1
NA’E‘IIAN §. ROBERTS, ill. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office in Dibblc’s Block,
4t*30l Main Street, South Norwulk, Conn.
PATENT AGENCY.
\VlLLlA—fi VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsmau and
MODEL iVIAKER,
1y? \Viunipuuk, Conn.
G. 0. KEELER 8; BROTHER,
_ Wholesz.
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &-(‘.,
‘ . A.l2:‘.sim‘ 12,14 and it} .‘i: ~'--‘cct.. Norwulk, C‘oun.
murmur; a. swarm,
AGENTS FOR Kuvsmt's
Hot Air Fur-t
&c‘. No 4 James’ Building, Norit'alk, Ct.
and Retail Dealers in
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2111‘ ' 2311395. I
s, stoves, lit:
Curtis's Building, Main Stan-ct. I‘J'orwalit, Ci. 1‘
Geots' and Youth‘s Clothing out and made to oider, ;
at short not‘.ce,_of the best uiutct' . in the latest :'
styles, by expet-tcnccd workmen. Prices reasonable.
(ll. & G. Tl. HOLBHES,
humans 1:;
GROC ERI HS,
FLOUR,
PROVISIONS, fix,
Main Street. Not-walk, Ct.
Emu Insurance Co. of Hartford, 3
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $3,128,820
Insures against loss .I‘tld damage by Fire, on terms
adtipzed to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES,
Sole Agent for Norwalk and vici ' '
Norwnlk Insurance Culturally.
, xouwam. coxx.
Cash t‘apltai, 500,000
Pald'up Capital. 100,000
Wu. C. SIEEET, President. Gm. ll. (‘O-\'l.l‘tl, Fec‘y,
lines. HILL, Treasurer.
S;
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ASSETS ovnn $23,000,900.
GEO. R. COVVLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
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Norwich,
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Home, of N. Y., Assets Jun. ist, '64 S:l.3§6,‘270 ;
Ema, of Hartford, ‘ “ “ “ 3,138,820
Phoenix, of N. Y., “ “ “ “ 722,219 I
Home, of N. H', “ “ 500,030 ;
Lamar, N. Y., " “ ' . I
N. American, Hart’d “ :' ‘f ‘f :19 ,010 i
City of New Haven. “ "- " "~ $30.41!) 5
lerchan's, Hartford. “ “ “ ‘f a; 1,443 l
Western Mass, Pitts’d “ “ ' " 236,424 g
Humden. Springfield, “ “ “ ' 200,000 j
Peo le‘s, Worcester. “ “ “ “ 405,593 :
An other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti- i
cut, Massachusetts and New York, with assets of '
913,000,000. At So. Norwalk. application may be 3
made to WM. '1‘. CRAW. ‘
GROCE R l ES .
Cheaper than ever, for Cash. 3
BE subscriber would inforni' the public generally, .
that he stillcontinuts to sell the best of Groceries, I
Provisions, &c., at. his old stand, No. -t Skiddv‘s Block,
us cheap as the cheapest. He offers great inducements I
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assortment of gro- ,
caries of the best qualities as can he found at arty store l
in the country. He wouldinvite the special attention 2
of till to his stock of :
UOFFEES. ’I‘EAS, AND SUGARS l
which are of the very best quality,
cheap. The public are invited to call and examlu
Judge for themselves. A. MOI'tEllOl’.
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WEST SIDE GROCERY. ‘_
at. the old stand,
NO. 3 JAMES'S BLOCK, NORWAIR, CONN.,
West side of the bridge.
THE Subscriber would invite the attention of the
public to his stack of
Choice Family Groceries,
whlch he will sell as cheap as they can be bought at '
any other store in town. They are of the best quali- ,
ty, and will be sold in any quantity, large or small, to _
cult purchasers. Thankful for past favors, he wouldrc-
speetfnily solicit a coutimuncc of the some. ;
FREDERICK F. FINNEY.
WILLIA‘M B. S‘VAN,
Saddler and Harness Maker,
ADJUIN NG the Daubury & Norwalk R. R. Depowi
Norwalk, Comp, keeps constanil ' on hand and '
will make to order every description 0
Harness, Horse Furniture, Trappings, _
or Clothing.
Trunks, Vatises, Carpet. Bar's, kc. .
Allin want of anytliiugdn his, line. will do well to .
five him it call. Orders [Or any kind ofwork prompt- 3
v executed. Repairing done neatly, and cheaply, at f
' lhort notice. 3
Prince’s Metallic Point.
I- arts Iron and '28 parts Cement Lime Stone—the
42 l.
est Paint. known for ’I‘in, Iran or Wood. For 1
Isle by the single lb or in 50 or 100 in kegs.
RAYMOND d: KNAPP,
No. 4, Water-Street, Netwalk, Ct.
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A. Sword’s Circulating Library.
1‘ the News Depot, South Norwalk. 'I‘he subscri-
tcr has made large additions to his Circulating Ll-
brary and invites the patronage of the publi
tends to increase the number (i
enterprise will warrant. .
hand a cod assortment of Stationery, Books. Papers.
School ooka, Slates, Pencils, Pens, Pocket Books,
m, The patronage of the public is solicited.
A. SWORDS. South Norwulk.
For Sale.
UILDING STONE of a superior quality. Apply
' , at the Gazette Chloe. 13
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' ' Med, and at the lowest possible rates.
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: port; at E. Raymond‘s place, Cranberry Plain, and at
i Cyrus Morgan's, North Wilton.
1 sold by
by the depth of the well, measuring front the platform
i down.
' and (‘alccntiniug by
I GEE-UHEMAN’S JEWELRY STORE
; iui
‘ Crosses, Armlczs and Necklaces for Children; Silver
‘ usually called for in :1 Jewelry Store, all of which wll
: and Jewelry Repairing (I: no as usual.
. have teeth extracted.
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, pared to do all kinds of war
; Railway litildin'r-t
, mautfcr and with the greatest dispatch, everything iit
, the line of
and will he sold I ’ ,,
Also, Saddler’s Hardware and outfits, :'
c; be in- .
f books as fast as the I
He has also constautlv on ;
'i
“ Home Again.”
0
COAL . 2!
COAL! COAL! 1
AT THE
Steamboat Dock, South Norwalk.
cribcr hai lug resumed his old business as
. is prepared to furnish the public with a
e. or COAL, than has ever before been of-
Also
WOOD OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
DAVID H. WEBB.
HOYT £1 IIAYDIOND,
Manufacturers of
Sash, Blinds, Doors, Mouldings,
1‘ RAUKETS. «be. Scroll, and Fancy Sawing, Tau-n-
5 my, and Matching,- b't'ti't'ng made to order. ”'ilh
dour Frames, Packing Boxes, .f-c.. of every description
made ipromptly and warranted to give satisfaction.
Please give. us a call at the Swan) Milt. west of the De-
pot near the Nursery, South Not-walk.
R. N IIOY'I‘, (tl:ii*;'.) J. R. RAYMOND .
Benito" Double Foot-Power Pump
Patented Aug. 3th, 1864, lie-issued Jan. Isl, 1865.
f ill E best recouuoendat ion for labor-saving machines
‘ I‘ll this age. of inventions is that they prove well.
’1 his machine pumps front 16 to 32 gallons per min-
me. they are simple, durable, work very easy, and do
not freeze. Being made of wood they are not. liable to
corrode, rust, or in any way impart, an unpleasant tla-
vor; and can be repaired at a trifling expense. ' Sam-
ples of this Pump can be seen at the following places:
South N orwalk Planing Mill; near the Hotel in West-
Mamifactured and
Z. M. COMS’I‘OCK, South Norwalk.
All orders promptly attended to when accompanied '
READ THIS! READ 'I'lIISll
Zhéii‘tfi’fi AND SRGN PAIR-'1‘ Edi,
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
AR'I‘ICIYLAR attention given to Gruiiiing, Blind
Painting and Glazing; also to Paper Hanging
J. H. 6: A. H. KIDNEY.
E’B"‘Shop North of new foundry, opposite Wm B.
Montgomery’s Coal Yard, foot of Marshall Street,
South Norwalk. Conn. Iyfi’o
E‘s-ion Jewelry
AT
SOUTH NORWALK.
i..»\ RGE assortment of Ladies' and Gents’ fine
.1 Gold and Silver Watches, Plated and Solid Gold
and Silver Chains, Ladies’ and chts‘ Finger Rings,
Solid Gold Seal Rings, Solxl Gold and Plated Sleeve
Buttons, Studs, Gents Pins, Solid Gold and Plated Sets
I: rings and Real Coral Sets, leal Garnet Sets; also
ttion Coral, J ct and Pearl, J ct and Steel, Gold and
and Plated Knives, Forks, Spoons, Nut Picks, Napkin
Ring, Cups, Clocks of all kinds. in fact everythiu
be sold at prices to suit the times. All kinds of Watch
U. M. GRUMMAN.
uooars AND S nous.
HR subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion at the public to their New Stock of Goods,
consisting of :\ getter-J assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, &c.,
both for Gentlemen and Ladic" wear. which will be
sold very low for Cash, at the olu stand. Ely‘s Block,
South Norwulk, Court.
All kinds 0f_Ce:it. and Ladies, Boots, Shoes, &c.
made to order. in the most workumulikc manner, and
at tair prices
{fi‘liorse cars run right by the door.
BROWN & STEVENS.
llillAM 3. BROWN. HARVEY STEVENS.
" DENTISTRY,
South Nbrwalk.
Will be eontinuedin all its various branches as last
year by
C. I]. KB. 'DALL dc A. N. IIABT,
The. principal Operator in Cblton’s Dental Association
has reputedly declared that South Norwulk is the best
place within his knowledge, (oitt of Cooper Union) to
DR. KENDALL, has reduced his price of
ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
so much as to make it to the advantage of all who
want the article, to call on him before procuring them
elsewhere.
Office hours. at all times from Tuesday morning tIll
Friday evening.
Monthly and calm-day will be spent in Ridgetield.
J an. ist, 1953. C. II. KENDALL.
Look here Horsemen.
Persons wishing to try the
GOODtSNOUGH HORSES SHOE.
can do so by calling at the shop of the undersigned,
whe‘.e they can get- them or our own make, just as
good, quick, and as cheap as at any other shop in the
town of Norwalk; and every shoe warranted to 1give
satisfaction. JOHN MoQUHA ..
South Norwulk, April, 1858. ‘ . tl't‘)
NOBEVALH MACHINE SHOP.
HE subscribe? would respectfully inform M auu fac-
turers and others using Machinery, in Norwalk
iciiiity, that he is prepared to do all things. per-
; to a general machine shop. All orders for the
makingr or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with pi'otnptness by experienced workmen.
Having added :1 Steam Engine (in addition to water
power) to his: works, he flutters himself he is well pre-
vcry short. notice.
_ ISAAC CHURCH, Jr.
Machine Shop just. back of the Post Olllcc and Horse
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LVATERBURY & DUNCAN,
saw Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot,
E25334“ _ _ are now prepared to execute In the best
Carriage Making and Blackstnlthlng.
Carriages madc‘to order, and Painting, Trimming,
Repairing, &c.. done by experienced workmen, with
dispatch.
Good Carriage timber t
CARRIAGE MAIKING,
Horse Shocing and Blacksmltlaing.
Lyon, Altern 6c (30., ,
\ OULD announce to the public that they have fit-
keu the old stand of Capt. Henry Lamb,
Street, where they are. prepared to execute in the best
manner with great dis :itch, utiytliinwin the above line.
Cariiarcs made to or er, and Horse bhoeing, Painting,
'l‘rmmiug, I’egairiug, &c., done by experienced we'l -
mt n with dispatch“ iv-t-t
AUGUsTUS LYON, WM. AHERN, CHASFOY.
NOTICE.
lift: subscriber having purchased the. CLOTHING
and tlEN’I"5 FURNISIIIN'G EMPORIUM, of A.
Kaeorel. will continue the Business in all its branches
at the old stand, No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk.
. The - ublic are respectfully invited to call and exam-
ine the large and varied assortment of
READY DIADE CLOTHING,
FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTINGS,
which he will make up to order at short tiotlce and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI.
1y 1'.) No. 8 Main Street.
akcn in exchange for work.
£5 ', DINING SALOON ,-
5 REFRESHMENTS g
A A'l‘ Tm: xuw roux noose. .-
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l: MEALS AT ALL nouns:
: Oysters in ct'ot-ystylc. :
g THE BEST or g
= “'ines, Liquors, and Ales. 3
W also, a first-class P4
“v Billiard Saloon ’
5 attached to the House. a
,.. tsaac LEE, _.
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No. ‘23 Main St. Norwalk.
.‘(I-g' than... ”
Fashionable Draper &'l‘ailor
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s
First Premium Sewing Machine,
The test Machine for general work.
FINE CARRIAGES.
; “ The Phoenix Company.”
I Oi Stamford, offer to the citizens of Norwalk. and vi-
; many, a very large assortment of FINE CARRIAGES,
I roer-mude or to order. of every dcscri' tion. of the
t bust tiizliezl .l and as circa}. as Many of crestab'lsh-
nicut. . OHN ll. REED, Agent.
Stamford, May 112th, 1801. 1y'2l
CRO:,KEI“: direct from Europe. Persons dealing
With us Will have the advantage of the cal styles,
finest quality of ware, and at as low nice as other
j goods. are sold at, and :1 large stock to select from.
1 E. K. LOCKWOOD. ‘
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00D. substantial knivesand rocks. for every day
use a: low prices. E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Main _'
- call at. the South Norwalk Real Estate Agencv, over
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1868.
ESTAT E.
R 3151:.--
To Let or For Sale.
IllHE well built, and pleasantly located house, cor-
ner Spring and Washington Streets, South Nor-
walk. Possession given immediately. Euquirc on
the promises, orof I). It. AUSTIN. {it‘ll}
Building Lots Cltcup.
ALARGE number of Building Lots, pleasantly loca-
ted about half a mile from South Norwalk. For
sale on easy temis. Also, a number of Lots on Reed 9
Island, so called, for sale cheap. Ouc.of which has a
large House on it, suitable for e Boardingllonse.
Enquire of WM. T. CRAW,
Real Estate Agent, South Norwalk.
CHOICE BUILDING LOTS,
FOR SALE NEAR THE BRIDGE. -
NUMBER of beautifully located Lots, near the
bridge, 011 Avenue just laid out, commencing on
Main Street, near Capt. Henry Lamb’s, and running to
(‘ntharine Street. 8. E. OLMS'I‘RAD.
Mat-eh inst, 1569. "13
FOR sat.
T WILTON, Collin, a
about three acres of
E, on To LET.
Double Frame House, with
ood land. Orchard, Garden,
Fruit, &e., with barn. floated on the main road to
Datibury, ab at five miles from Norwalk; Within im-
mediate vicinity of Churches, Schools, Post Ollice, and
Depot, &c. A handsome location aiidtlrst-rhte neigh-
borhood. Possession given Ist of April. A {ply to
.1 sit & I ES,
No. 1 Water Street, Norwalk.
Building Lot. for Sale
0.\' EAST AVENUE.
AID Lot is 100 feet front, by 385 deep, with a good
well of water thereon and 3 Salt meadow in rear.
Enquire of A. JACKSON & BRO.
To Let. in South Not-walk.
HOUSE AND BARN, on the Wilson Road, 1'; intu-
utes walk from the Depot. For further particu-
lars inquire of“ C. ’1‘. WEEKS, West Avenue. tfl‘l
For Sale at “’estport, Count.
I‘ OUSE. Out-houses Burn, and 4 acres of ground,
including Orchur . Price $8,000.
At) y to DANIEL BIIRR, .Westport,
pl or H. W.
BAN 'S, 81 Front St.., N. Y Imll
For Sale Cheap,
EIGHT BUILDING LOTS
I’I‘HIN tori minutes walk of the Bridge.
particulars, Inquire of
CHARLES F. SHERWOOD,
Near Union Factory.
For
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COUN FRY SEAT at NOR‘VALK,
TO LET.
TO LET or to lease for a term of years, furnished or
unfurnished. the fine Country Seat of Geo. Flatt,
Esq., one mile from the depot, at South Norwulk or
Rowaytou, 1% miles from Darien, 7 miles from Stam-
ford, with 10 or 50 acres of land,
Lawn, Garden, Fruit and Shade Trees, with
good Barn, Carriage House, Gardner's
Cottage, Green-house and Grape'ry,
all the Small Fruits, (be.
Comprising everything desirable for a gentleman's res-
idence. ’I‘hc Carriages. Horses and Stock can go with
the place If desired.
Inquire of JOSEPH COX, near the remiscs, of the
owner, 326 Fourth Avenue, or of S, l’. BENEDICT.
thO 10 Pine Street, and 556 Sixth Avenue, N. Y.
' To Let,
“ filoss Hill,” South Norwalk.
1 HE full Gothic House and Burn, built of Stone,
most eli'dbly situated less than one-half a. mile
front Depot, 3118 view of Lona Island Sound and the
Town, occupied for the past. our years by Mr. D. Ii.
Webb; 24 acres of or any ortiun, consisting of Gar-
den, Grove and Grass-Ian may be had, the House
standing in the midst thereof.
A ply to D. H. Webb or 'I‘olles & Ely. South Nor-
wal ', or Nathan C. Ely, 9th Street and 3d Ava, N. Y.
March Ist, 1863. 9tf
For Sale,
N Center Avenue, a Iar c, nearly new Dwellinv
formerly owned by O. H. enedici ; the house an
grounds are in pet-feet order. Price 53,500.
Also a Dwelling House on Chapel Street now occu-
pied by the subscriber. Price 86,000.
Enquire of ELBER'I‘ RAYMOND
if: At his Furniture Store, Main St.
Farms for Sale.
HAVE two good Farms in Barton, near the Depot.
One contains 62 acres, good buildings, tine fruit,
good location and snioothlaud. One contains 16
acres of garden with buildings and fruit; also one
near, Stamford village of 6') acres of tint-rate land.
Also seven tine farms in New Canaan, all within I X
miles of New Canaan Railroad Depot, containing
from 32 to.120 acre-i, all first-rate farms and nicely lo-
cated. For particulars inquire of ,
2m'lu S. M. LOCKWOOD, New Canaan, Ct.
FOR SALE.
FEW desirable Building Lots near the Noroton
Depot, with views of the Sound from each lot,
all within five minutes walk of the Dc 0:. Size of
lots 50x200 feet, prices and terms excee Ingly favor-
able to parties oestrous of building within the year.
For particulars enquire on the. promises or address by
mail .
’ Dr. C. w. BALLARI), Durieu, Conn.
Guilt
West Avenue Butldmg Lots for Sale.
A LAST CHANCE.
r ‘WO LOTS 74x2i8 opposite the residence of- F. Di-
mon, Esq.
Also, two in the rear of the above, SOxlSG, fronting
on Elm Sticct. Terms easy. Apply to
Em” C. 'l‘. WEEKS.
A DOZEN LOTS
Most cllgibly situated on Hillsldc,
At 8400 each, worth $50!), and only 550 down, balance
in {5 or $10 monthly payments. Apply to
ti I. M. BULLOCK, Gazette Building.
Mans" a; was,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 1 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desira-
ble Houses and Farms in and out of town for sale on
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accommodating terms.
WM. R. E‘Ixsu.
"' W _ ‘Tfrm,’
Real Estate Agent.
ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwalk and vi-
cinity, from 14 to 200 Acres, with buildinws
rice from 9450 to $103.00.). Also, TO LET,
and unfurnished houses.
Address J. FERRIS,
at Tolles & Ely’s Drug Store, So. Norwnlk-
Notice for surveying to be left at the. Gazette Office-
NOTICE. -
THE subscriber has in hls hands, for sale, Stores
and Lots; Dwellings and Lots and vacant Lots,
suitable both for business and dwelling purposes.
Also a large number of Building Lots, situated within
one-half mile of Scum Nor-walk, cheap, and on easy
terms. Ouc dwelling with two acres of land, and
an other with U6 aces of land, and another with
)4 an acre; all within one-fourth of a mile of the vil-
Iaoe, for sale cheap.
ersons wishing to purchase or sell are invited to
NATHAN Ives.
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thereon,
f .irnlshc
WILLIAM T. cnaiv,
Real Estate Agent.
1y6 3m”
the Drug Store.
South Norwalk, Feb. IO, I868.
HOUSES, LOTS AND FARMS
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
‘t OME TWENTY FARMS, from 15 to 140 acres. for
l sale, or to exchange for pro erty in Norwalk. A
good variety of Houses in an out of town, for sale
on liberal terms. ~Thirteeu first-class houses for sale;
two first-class houses to let; one furnished house to
let. A number of small tenements for sale, to suit
persons of small means—terms liberal.
S. 'I‘. WOOD.
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N. B.—Good'servants furnished at short notice.
Ofllcos to Let.
W0 very desirable Rooms to let, in 2d story of the
Gazette Building. Front Room, 51.50, rear one
315 per annum. Apply at. the Gazette Otllce.
FOB SA LE CHEAP,
NE of the most complete, convenient, and desira-
ble. “Homes" In the village. But three minutes
walk of the Bridge and Horse Cars. Terms accom-
modating and possession given when desired. Apply
to Editors of Gum-tr. tfll
Fruit Trees! Fruit. Trees 2
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit dc Ornamental Trees,Vines, tire.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence. We
feel confident in saying that we believe that our stock
of APPLE TREES particularly, to be the Largest 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
Nut-semen. .
Those wlshin ' to purchase Trees and Vines. .will do
well to send the r orders curly—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make theirown selections.
STEPHEN IIOY’I‘ & SONS.
P. S.—We take pleasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries, whether desirous of purchasing trees
or not; and won] I cordially luvi'c all interested to
visit the Nursery.
NOTICE.
VIIE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk
with all styles and varieties for the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
for the old and young, with prices to suit the times.
All kinds of flats Sowed Over,
and new ones made to order. I am confident that with
my new and improved process of
BLEACIIING
that. I can give entire satisfaction.
Ladies give me a call at the old stand foot of
Marshall street, South Norwalk.
' _ GILES HAULENBEEK.
N. ll.——'I n , Panamas, Leghorus, Neapolitans,
and all kinds of Braids Bleached, Pressed and Dyed.
In
NE!" GOODS!
Just received, a good assortment of
Cassimcres mm Coatings,
HICH will be made into garments in the most
improved style and best manner. Also, a tar e
lot of PaperCollars. of the best make; will be so d
very cheu ~—clieaper than can be bought elsewhere in
this vicinity, together with a general assortment of
Gents, Furnishing Goods,
at very low prices.
Shirts made to order at short notice.
Particular attention paid to cutting gal-mg
J ' '
utu of
all kinds. ‘i
n A
At the old stand, No. 4, Ely’s llloék.
South Norwulk, March. 1363.
P. S.—-—Agent for Schwartz 8i; Clues, Dyeing Ee-
tnbllshment Bridgeport. Garments of all kinds
dyed in the best. manner at short notice. (Is) I). I).
"""“‘imro‘xiti. K
On “’ednesduy, April 1st, 1868,
C. T; CORNWALL,
DRAPER AND TAILOR.
ILL remove to the Corner Stork, under Norwnlk
Hall, Wall Street. His old friends and custo-
mers are invited to call and examine his new stock of
SPRING GOODS.
Removal.
Mrs. s. u. VANDERBILT,
OULD announce to the Ladies of Norwalk and
Vicinity that she has removed her MILLI-
NERY to Wall Street, over Weed’s new Drug Store,
where she will be happy to meet her former friends
and patrons. DRESSMAKING by Mrs. Edwin Hoyt,
of New York. Dress Trimmings furnished for custo-
mers. 3m'13
Millincry and Dressmaking.
RIBS. B. LAWRENCE,
‘ OULD inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb, on Washington Street,
South Norwalk, where she will continue the Millincry
and Dressinaking business.
Ladies are invited to call and ex tiniiie her usanrt-
ment of Spring Goods. lyma'ls
a A. Jameson 5; nno.,
No. I Gazette Building.
“TOULD invite the attention of their old customers
and the public generally to their varied and ex-
tensive stock of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILvER Warm, FANCY
Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, cm,
which was selected with great care andls not to be
surpassed in Fairtleld County. in quality or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest styles of
goods. A. JACKSON 37 BRO,
NEW JEWELRY STORE.
1.. WEE»,
Practical Watchmaker (it Engraver,
DEALER in American, English and Swiss Watches'
American and French Clocks, Solid Silver, on
Plated Ware, &c.; next door to main entrance of Ga-
zette Buildlu , Norwalk. Wedding Rings, Gold,'Sil-
vet: and Hair ewclry made to order. p
Speclul attention ulveu Io Bepalrlng.
and all work warranted to give satisfaction or n ) pay
required.
Pianos, Organs, Melodeons
and all other musical instruments ’I‘uncd and Repair-
ed.
FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN,
AT wnomssamn.
HE subscribers having taken the store in Jame-1’s
Building, Water Street, just. above the store Wm.
C. Street, are now prepared to furnish FLOUR, FEED
and GRAIN, at Wholesale, at the lowest market
prices. They solicit and will endeavor to merit liber-
al patronage. I. .c F. SELLECK.
OSTE R HOUSE,
SOUTH NORWALK.
N the Wilson Point Road, kept on the European
( plan. Rooms to let to gentlemen, with or with
out board; meals at. all hours; a small bur attached
stocked with the. fittest of Wines, Liquors, and Old
Burton Ale. Mr. and Mrs. Foster will endeavor to
supply their table with all the best eatahlcs in market,
including Fish and Game In their season.
3m‘13 L. W. FOSTER, Proprietor.
Tm; 01.!) SPRING
Temperance Dining Saloon.
ULIUS F. PARTRICK, having taken the above
Saloon, is prepared to furnish hot meals, at all
reasonable hours. Oysters, Stewed, Roasted, Fried,
or on the. Shell; also, shi pcd in kegs to all parts of
the country. Families or artles supplied.
Home-made Pics and Cake constantly on hand. Ale
drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe used.
No Liquors kept.
Saloon opened from6 a. m. to II p. in., (closed on
Sundays). Private Dining Room for Indies, entrance
mider J. F. Bennett's Store. Gem's entrance under
Carter’s Shoe Store. 16
NORWALK STEAM DYEING '
AND
SCOUBING _BSTABLISHMENT.
FOOT 0F MILL HILL.
All Kinds of Securing and Bleaching
In the best style and at: the shortest notice. Ladies'
Dresses, .S’acqtum, Capes, Man-tics. Shawls, Ribbons, 1'2!-
with, Fri'nges, Veils, the, Cleaned, Dyed and Pressed.
Particular attention paid to the Cleansing, Dyeing and
I’ressintr of Gentlemeu’s Garments; they do not: re-
quire to e ripped: we also Clean or Dye Kid Gloves.
so that they look almost equal to new. We invite
comparison with goods done at any other establish-
tnent,
FOR BRIGHTNESS 01" COLOR,
Sultans of finish, or with less Injury to the Fabric.
9‘ Call and see samples done at: the old stand foot
of Mill Hill. Agencies at J. Shepherd’s, opposite the
Past Office, and J. I". &- C. R. Bennett's. South Nor-
walk, R. N. PERRY.
[RON CASTING-S.
'l‘lic Norwalk Iron Works,
ARE now prepared to furnish, at short notice Cact-
tugs of all descriptions, including Pulleys, plain
or clamps, from four inches diameter to twenty feet,
and any width face, at lowest prices. 3m9
A Good Tailor Wanted.
Apply to GEO. H. HANDLE,
Winnipauk. Conn.
10
SC
HOOL NOTICE.——A few Day Pupils will be
received at. Hillside, for the S rln v and Summer.
BUILDING: Lois,”
BUILD IN G IIO'I‘S,
For Sale Cheap,
l
- l
And upon the most
.woomuona'rnvc. min-mus i
as to time of payments. These. lots are located on
“ Spring Hill,” overlooking the water and surround-
ing country, and are unequalled in beauty. by any lo-
, cation In Norwalk. Lots. for 8400, 8503, 9.750, $1,000
if“
to $3,000. Apply at Gazette Otllec.
Building Lots for Sale.
1
b the immediate vicinity of the Bridge, others more
remote. Three acres of unimproved laud leasantlv
located, for sale at a batgaln. A house an tlve acres
’of land, dim). Apply to A. ll. DYING'I‘ON.
NE‘V GROCERY STORE.
7 “IE undersigned having purchased tltc stock, Jun,
of Duty 8: Moreliousc, No. 41 Main Street, is now
prepared to sell
GROCERIES.
at the lowest. market. prices. They will endeavor to keep
constantly on hand a good stock. and would respec-
lull solicit the patronage of the people of Norwalk
tin vicinity. I). A. NEWUOMB & BRO.
“PLYMOUTH ROCK” ICE.
SEASON OF 1863.
THE Subscribers are now prepared to furnish Fitm-
ilies, Stores, Butchers, and others with pure Ice.
Sold and delivered in quantities to purchasers, either
by the pound, hundred weight or ton. Orders left at
the Gazette Ohlce will receive attention.
R. ELIS & SON.
Passa‘d‘n-iio AND rnou
GREAT BRITAIN tit IRELAND.
TAPSCOTT BROTHER Jr CO.’S,
86 South street, New York,
Continue to home Pussaoe Tickets av il bl
'I‘welve‘months, from LONDON, LIVERPOOL f2;
QUEENSI‘OWN. and DRAF'I‘S, payable on demand
or any amount from £1 and upwards.
II. It. CLOVER Agent Sav’n- Dank -‘ '
FelrdeIdJCounty, Conn. J, ‘ gs at \emol‘;ftl
I friends to all luxuries in his line.
EVEBAL very eligible Building Lots for sale, in
' For terms, &c., inquire of J. C. FI' C. , Principal.
SAM. PAKULSKI’S
Hair Dressing Saloon, So. Norwalk.
HAVING titted up a Saloon in Dibble’s Block, in
style not exceeded by any similar establishment
In the State, the undersigned is prepared to treat his
He rides himself
(I ueatuess of is place. He
has in his employ two well known Artists from the
Prescott House Barber Shop, in New York, and will
devote himself assiduously to the comfort and stills-
faction of his customers. Nu pains will be. spared to
please all who know how to enjoy the comfort of a
well regulated saloon, children’s Hair Tasteful’y Cu'.
. Hair and Whiskers Dyed In the best manner. Pn-
Cclcbrated Hair Regent-rotor, kc ton hand
SAM. PAKULSK . [1y9]
upon the cleanliness an
i kulski’s.
l for sale.
9031 ET}! ING N E“’ !
A FIRST CLASS (.‘l’l‘Y
Illl‘alllll' alltl Tailoring Establishment
At No. l, Gazette Building, (up stairs)
71‘}! I subscriber who has for the past year or more
been cutter for J. 'I‘urk,i\'oitld respectfully inform
the citizens of Norwalk, that he has made arrange.
ments to open a first-class, New York City Establish-
ment, as above where he pledges himself to give sat-
i isfuctiou to all s customers.
He will give special attention to Boys Garments as
5 wed as those of gentlemen. Persons bringing their
own cloth cim have the some out or made up, ln an ar-
tistic manner, at. reasonable prices.
FRANCIS J. McKEON.
. _ o y
35 Read This . M
t EORGE PERRY'S PATENT Fe‘ . 11th, 1305.—
IMPROVEMENT IN GRAPE CULTURE—An
abundant crop every year, and no BOT nor MILDEW.
We do not. hesitate to pronounce It for in advance of
any system of Culture now in practice. l-‘ullpartim-
i tars and One 00er1 Concard‘Grape Vines sent. upon re-
1 ceipt of 83. Agents wanted. 'I‘ertitory will be sold.
3 Address GEO. roman SON,
Georgetowmouii.
DOOR M
cheap.
FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR, also Feed and Grain
L. K. LOOKWUOD.
in any quantity, to suit. purchasers, at HOLMES'.
his“; list; a an... .\a
' TOA BEAUTIFUL STRANGE“.
lll’ JOHN GODFREY BAKE.
A glance, it smile—I see it yet i—
A moment. cre the train was starting:
How stunge to tell l—we scarcely mct.
And yet I felt a pang at parting!
And you—alas! that all the while
”I‘ls I alone who am confessing—
Wliat thought was lurking in your smile
Is quite beyond my simple guessing.
I only know those beaming rays
Awoke in me a strong emotion,
Which, basking in their warmer blaze,
Perhaps might kindle to devotion.
Ah! many a heart as staunch as t'..is,
By stalling lips all red from ditty,
Has sunk in Passion’s dark abyss——
"Wrecked on the coral rec-iii of lleauty I"
And so, ’tis well the truln's swift fligliL
’I‘hat bore my charmidg stranger,
'l‘ook her—God bless hart—out of sight,
And me, as quickly, out nftiunger!
*— 4.» ..
SHOPPING.
“She stood behind the cuticle:—
The day I'll ne‘er forgot——
She thought the muslin dearer "
Than any she’d seen yet;
I watched her playful fingers
The. silk and satin toss;
The clerk looked quite uneasy,
And nodded at the boss;
‘Show me some velvet ribbon,
Barege and satin turk,’
She said ‘I want to purchase 1’
Then gave the goods ajerk.
The clerk was all obedience.
He traveled ‘on his shape ;'
At length with hesitation.
she bought it yard of tape."
I'll-om the Galasy.
PROM Mia TILL MARTINMAS.
I have noticed that, in reviewing their
lives, people usually retain distinct impres-
sions of all those trivial circumstances which
cluster, barnacle-like, around the crises. I
know that this is. especially the case with me
in the story I have to tell; but I cannot ac-
count for it, unless, indeedhthe senses grow
acuter when they catch a whitl‘ of destiny.
Be that as it may, there was a little breakfast.
room upon the May morning when my story
dates, and the spicy freshness of that very
wind, as well as the scene it. crossed, are all
most clear in my memory.
We were waiting for Miss Mason to come
to breakfast. I had taken my place at the
head of the table, and was trying to fix my
mind on the form in which I should word the
blessing I asked on the morning meal; but
my attention would wander, first to the pat-
tern of the table-cloth, the chasing of the cof-
fee-urn, the glass of erocus in the center of the
table, to the sunshine filtering through the
syriuga bushes outside the window, and spat-
tering the carpet with great gold blots, to the
color of Jenny Brewster’s brown hair, as she
and Jack Clues stood (somewhat closer, I
thought, than there was any need for) look-
ing over her French exercise, and then away
from all these to Miss Mason. Why did Miss
Mason keep us waiting breakfast? She had
never kept us waiting before. Where had she
been the evening previous, when she went
out so quietly, just at dark and did not get
home until ten o’clock, and gave no account
of herself either going or ramming—where
had she been that she must delay our usually
punctual meal inorder to get over the fatigue
of her expedition?
I had a right to be curious, both because I
am an old maid and because Miss Mason
boarded with me and was in a manner under
my protection. She, together with Jennie
Brewster and Jack Clues, whom I have men-
tioned, comprised my family. Jack was my
nephew and adopted heir, and the handsom-
est, clevcrest fellow (in my opinion) that. the
sun ever shone on. He had returned home,
the night before, for a shortvisit—his first
since he left its, six months curlicr, to go into
business at Riverbend. It was justal‘ter his.
departure that I consented to have Jenny
Brewster to board with me. I felt some-
what lonesome, and Jennie this like one of
ourselves, for her family had always lived in
Thorpe until within a year past, when they
moved down in the Hollow, three miles
away; and as it was not vc'ry convenient for
them to send Jenny in to school every morn-
ing, they were glad to have inc take charge of
her. And I was glad to do so, even though
Jenny was no great favorite of mine. She
was pretty and nice girl enough, just past her
seventeenth birthday, and as fresh-looking
as a flower ; but she was one of those demure,
milky-blooded, iiiiinmuvritig little minxes
Whom people in general call “so child-like
and artless,” but whom I find to be twice as
deceitful as girls of quicker temper and less
self control. But. perhaps I was prejudiced:
Jenny had managed to secure more of J ack’s
attention than suited me. That, I must co'n-
fess, was where the shoe pinched.
Miss Mason was a stranger in Thorpe-
She come there early in the Winter to teach
music. Not only was she a stranger in
Thorpe, but she seemed to have neither
friends, home. tics nor antecedents. She was
endorsed, however, by the Ortons, of Boston,
a family well known and well connected in
our village, and who, having crossed the
ocean on the same steamer with Miss Ma-
son on returning from England, spoke in
high terms of her musical acquit-cinema
and lady-like manners, and by so doing
enabled her to secure a large class of
pupils, as well as the position of organist in
the Church of which I am a member. It
was under such circumstances that I receiv-
ed her into my family,yielding to the solicita-
tion of those who interested themselves in her
settlement among its, and were anxious to se-
cure ller an appropriate home. At first. I felt
some misgivings; for mysteries—and every
one had to admit that Miss Mason was a little
mysterious—have a disrelish in our clear,
crt'arde New England atmosphere; but I
found her so well-bred and so dignified that
at last I blushed to remember how I had once
suspected the prOpriety of her lone woman-
hood. Miss Mason wns a very handsome girl.
Her features were like those ot‘a cameo—fault-
less but. inexpressive. She had blue eyes—I
used to think they might as well be two tur-
quoises as two eyes for all they ever betrayed
—and fair hair; not the wavy, lustrous hair
common to beautiful blondes, but silky and
straight, of a pale, opaque amber color. But
these details do not represent her; they con-
vey no idea of her icy elegance and grace and
style. She was reserved, but the little she
said was in admirable taste; and she was
haughty, not in the way of “putting on airs,"
but as if, being superior, she could not help
knowing it.
But in the meantime Miss Mason’s light,
quick step sounded on the stairway. Jenny
Brewster flirted back the one thick, long ring-
let she wore. behind her car, and shut her
book.
“Now,Jack," she sait,“you‘re to see the
wonderful Miss Mason !”
“I hope I shall survive the ordeal,” Jack
had time to answer, carelessly, and then the
door opened.
“Miss Mason," Isaid, “this istny nephew,
Mr. Clues—my boy, as you have often heard
me call him."
Miss Mason bowed in her culinary stately
way. Jack came forward a step, looked,stop-
ped, colored, and quite amazed me by the
awkward manner in which be acknowledged
my introduction. No one seemed to notice
him, however, but me, and in a moment more
we were seated at breakfast, the blessing ask-
cd,thc buttered toast brought in,r-.nd Jenny
BreWster chattering in her pert, provoking
little way to Jack, to the exclusion of any one
else gem .a word in.
As soon as hr as! was over Miss Mason
\
got herbal and shawl, took her roll of music
and went off to her morning duties ; I busicd
myself washing the silver, as was my old
fashioned custom ; and J cnny dilly-dallied on
one pretenCc and another, awaiting, I knew,
to see if Jack would not offer to walk to
school with her. I asked presently, just to
tease her:
“What ailed you, Jack, when Iintroduced
Miss Mason ?—smitten :it first sight weren’t
you ‘2‘}
A peculiar expression went over Jack’s
face.
“No,” he answered, “not that precisely, but
—-" he hesitated an instant,“I have seen Miss
Mason before, and I was rather surprised to
see her again, here."
“You have seen her before i” I asked. And
‘ then I felt a sudden repugnance to discuss the
matter further before Jenny. I couldn’t have
accounted for this repugnance; it went
through my mind that: if Jack was really go-
ing to be fond of her, of course he’d tell her
everything; but, for the time, some instinct
put me on my guard against admitting her,
into any eontidcnces concerning Camilla Ma.-
son. I felt like defending the one against the
other. I turned the subject, saying rather
sharply, to Jenny, “seems to me you‘re going
to be late to school this morning-aren’t
you ?"
When Jenny had finally gone we went
from the lircakthst-rooui to the garden, and in-
to the Summer-house, where I began tacking
little‘straps across the new shoots of the
Michigan rose which ran over it. He
brought the morning paper out there, and
stretched himself on the seat.
“And where did you see Miss Mason be-
fore ‘2"
“I saw her last evening.”
“Last evening t"
“Yes.” He waited a little, as though reluc-
tant to say more.
“Did you know who it was when you saw
her ‘2” I asked.
“Certainly not, but she is one I should not
have to meet more than once‘ to remember."
“Very trite.”
“I will tell you all about it," he went on, at
the end of a moment’s irresolution. “I jump-
ed off the cars, you know, where they ‘slow’
at the corners, and a man who had sat near
me did the same. I noticed him particularly
for two or three reasons—one was that I fan-
cied that he was following me, another was
for his evil eye. He kept a. few paces be-
hind me as I struck across through Holt’s
woods, and suddenly I came face to face with
a woman who was walking towards us. It is
impossible that I should be mistaken in rec-
ognizing Miss Mason as this woman. I no-
ticed even her clothes: she was dressed in
black, and carried a long spray of arbutus
buds in her hand. There was something
pinched and hard about the expression of her
face, which it did not have this morning.
Tito man stopped as she approached, so I
did not see the meeting, but I looked back
and saw them talking together, walking slow-
ly back toward the corners.”
“It is certainly singular," I said,“I should
think she must have known you this morn-
ing.”
“Of course she must—as well as I her.”
“Was the man young or old, and what sort
of looking man ?”
“Bad.” He sat scribbling reflectively on the
margin of the paper he held. “What do you
know of Miss Mason ‘2" he. asked.
“Why," I replied, “the Ortons spoke of her
in the highest terms.”
“Oh,well,” said Jack, “I dare say it. was
some rascally dog of a_brother or censin
whom she has to help out of his scrapes, and
she don’t want it talked about, which is nat-
ural enough.”
But. I couldn’t accept this version so readi-
ly. I felt troubled. “A bad-looking,r man,
you say. How bad ?—evil, or vulgar, or
what 1"”
' “Something like this.”
He pencillcd a face upon the margin of his
newspaper. It was a man’s face, of a certain
beauty, but sinister, treacherous, “bad,” sure
enough, in its expression.
“Dear, dear," I said, half in fright and half
in eonimiseration of Miss Mason's connection
with such a person; and, in my interest in
the matter, I let fall my ball of twitie. The
circumstance divertEd our attention. Jack
stooped for the ball, and we turned our faces
toward the door of the summer-house. fliere
stood Maia Mason. I felt so guilty, that fora
moment I could not speak; Miss Mason was
not a person with whom one would willingly
have taken a liberty. I stamtncred, at. last:
“Were you looking for me, my dear ?”
“Excuse me,” she said, in an unconscious,
icy way, with her eyes on the unlucky pen-
cilling, which Jack, in his consternation, held
toward her. “I have come home with a bad
headache. I shall not be able to give any
' more lessons today, and I wanted to ask you
if Nancy might make the a. cup of tea ‘2”
“Of course. Shalll go to see to it, or will
you tell her ‘3”
“I will tell her, thank you, and I will not
get up to dinner." She kept her eyes still on
the pencilling, with the same unconscious-
ness in her manner. Site was turning to go,
when, all at once, Jack sprang up:
“Miss Mason—a moment," he said, with
confusion.
I detected some surprise and more scorn in
her face, as she waited, and I thought that, if
he was going to attempt. an explanation, he
would make a. bad matter worse.
“You have overheard me discussing your
affairs, Miss Mason.”
“They are open to discussion, Mr. Clues,"
she answered, a little hurriedly.
“Nevertheless, it- is very annoying for me.
to feel guilty of having taken such an unwar-
rantable liberty, and I wish to explain—”
Site interrupted him, saying, pointedly :
“Between strangers I do not think expla-
nations are ever necessary," and she moved
as if she meant to go.
Jack was slightly excited; he stepped for—
ward, even put out his hand to detain her,
and said, firmly: '
“Nevertheless, you must permit me to
make one. It was my fortune to meet you
last- evcning, and thus become aware of a cir-
cumstance which is none or my business.
You have discovered me discussing this cir-
cumstance. The explanation I wish to make
is this: Miss Denby is the some to me as a
mother, and you must. discriminate between
my having spoken to her of your affairs, and
having made them a matter of ordinary gos-
sip, which I am incapable of doing.”
I confess that I didn’t see as he had mend-
ed the matter much, but it was J ack’s way to
outwith the plain truth in just. this straight-
forward fashion.
Miss Mason listened with a kind ofchiselled
arrogance. I expected one of her short,
stinging replies. To my surprise, though, a
soft shadow stole over her face, and she said,
quite gently:
“Tlie'mattcr is not worth mentioning, Mr.
Clues, but I thank you." She bowed slightly
and went to the house.
“She certainly is beautiful !" Jack com-
mented, with enthusiasm.
I rather liked to have him admire. her, as
an antidote to his admiration for Jenny
BreWster; but it would occur to me, and un-
pleasantly, that it was very odd of her not to
account for this mysterious meeting, when so
direct. an opportunity was afforded her.
The day passed, and Miss Mason did not
reappear. In the evening we had a visito,
through whom I had a revelation. This vis-
itor was Mr. Holt. Mr. Holt is, in_ a figura-
tive sense, the big man of Thorpe. Literal-
ly he is little. The balance of his ledger is
heavy—ditfercntfrom the balance of his head.
He is quiet and modest, with a. slight chron-
ic cough, like the cough of a out. He had at
that time been for five years a widower, and
(I hope to create an impression in his favor
by reserving the best. for the last) he contin-
ued to wear black gloves! Mr. Holt was no
great visitor,but it occurred to me that he had
called on us just six times. within the past
three months, and while I was making this
alculatiou lie inquired a second time if Miss
Mason \ 'us at. home. It was at this point I
had my rcvclation;and it was owing to it
that. I replied that. I would go and ascertain
if Miss Mason was not. able to come to the
parlor. I found her sitting in the twilight.
by the open window, resting her head on her
hand. In reply to my inquiry she said she
was better and would come. down, As I
was leaving the room I noticed, jhrown
across the bureau, a withered spray of arbo-
tus buds. In a few minutes she. joined us in
the parlor. I watched her sharply, to see if
she suspected what had just- occurred to me
respecting the object of Mr. ilolt’s visits, but,
as usual, could tnakc nothing out of her ex-
pression. I was never more struck, howev-
er, with her dignity and exp/ml, and I wonder-
cd how Jack, who really liked intelligence in
a woman‘s talk, could sit off in one corner as
he did, listening; to Jenny Brewster’s chip-
poring.
Jenny was in high f‘cuthcr that night; she
always was when she could monopolize
Jack; and to be doing that and slighting Miss
Mason at. the saute time gave the feat a pecu-
liar relisli. Jenny Brewster and Camilla
Mason were natural-born contruries—oppo-
sites, I should say, if it won’t for Dean Trench.
Miss Mason bad thatcivilly-supcrior manner
toward people she did not like which was ex-
aspcriiting in spite of its politeness, and Jen-
ny was one who felt herself of a great deal of
consequence. (her family were well off), but
had none of the tact or knowledge of society
whereby to make others feel it, too. Miss
Mason, atMr. Holt‘s request, sat down to the
piano, and Jack, deserting Jenny’s corner,
came over and stood beside the instrument.
As he did so, I saw Mr. Holt cast fut-live, anx-
ious glances at him, and my suspicion was
continued. I was just so much of a match-
maker as good-natured old maids are usual-
ly, and I was in quite a flutter of spirits at my
discovery. It was just the destiny for Miss
Mason, so I thought, to make some such
match!
The fortnight allotted for J ack’s visit slip-
ped hastily away. The two girls and he
went a great deal together, and his attention
to Jenny began to be generally remarked.
Since that morning in the summer-house I
had never heard him expressing admiration
for Miss Mason, and yet I sometimes suspect-
ed he felt more than he was himself aware of.
He was quite a musician, and loved music
with passion; so Miss Mason’s playing was
naturally very attractive to him, and he went
every evening to the parlor andlistencd as
site practiced for a couple of hours. To that
iuuch encroachment upon her monopoly
Miss Jenny had to submit.
Regarding Miss Mason’s impression about
Jack, I had no idea until the evening before
his return to Riverbend. That evening we
were invited to a party at. the Ortons, cousins
to the Ortons of Boston, who had endorsed
Miss Mason‘ They were among our leading
people, and entertained in considerable style,
and Jenny was seriously engrossed with her
preparations for some days beforehand.
When the day arrived she came home from
school at noon and began her toilet, which
occupied her for the rest of the day. She lit-
tle knew what she risked by being thus off
ditty, for Jack and Miss Mason had a two
hours’ chat. that afternoon. sitting in the bay
window of the breakfast room, through which
the sunshine had drifted so‘rightly into my
memory on the morning after his arrival
home, while I sat by, trimming a head-dress
and thinking what a rarity a sensible, spirit-
ed conversation, such as I was listening ttys
was. They talked of books and music, art
and character, those wide topics, through
which, as through open windows, we see in-
to souls; and I wondered again, as I had on
the evening of Mr. Holt’s visit, how_Jack
could content himself with Jenny, when he
might be talking with Camilla Mason. I
presume they learned more of one another du-
ring that two hottrs’ chat; than during all the
previous two weeks. Jenny came down to
tea with her hair in crimp and otherwise in a
Chrysalis-like condition ; and even Miss Ma-
son was not wholly party proof, for she seem-
ed to be preparing to omit her usual after-tea
practice and to go directly to her room.
Jack interfered, however. “This is my last.
evening, Miss Mason,” be said ; "are you not
going to play for me ‘9" There was an un-
wontcd familiarity a‘s well as a kind of en-
treaty in his tone, which must. have b‘en evi-
dent. to Miss Mason as it; was to me. Site
dropped her eyes on instant, then raised them
gravely, as much as to ask: “Do I ever play
for 3/oti,Mr. Clues ‘3" and answered quiet-ly,
“Not. now.”
At ninc o'clock Iwent to the parlor and
met Miss Mason at the door. Jenny, too,
was punctual, and joined us after a few min-
utes. She looked especially pretty in her
dress—very much as a white kitten looks
especially pretty with new ribbons in its cars.
She had a white tarletan, puffed to the waist,
her plump neck and round arms were bare,
and she wore the pink coral necklace and
bracelets her father had recently given her.
Miss Mason was, as usual, in black—a heavy,
lustreless silk which she had brought from
over the water. It was made. with a long
train, and had no trimmings, but it. suited her
tall, elegant ti gure. Presently Jack joined us,
bringing with him two very pretty wreaths of
spirrca which he had been making. He otI’er-
ed one to each of the girls, and asked them to
wear them. Jenny looked to see it" one was
any better or any worse titan the other, and
finding them precisely alike, took her’s rather
indifferently, and went to the glass to put it
on. -
“Garden flowers are ridiculous for a party,
any way," she said, jerking and twisting the
wreath, which ill became her criniped and
ribboned head. “They’d be all shrivcled tip
in an hour 1" and, a little red and a good deal
vexed, she proceeded to disentangle the
wreath, and, throwing it on the floor, she
tried to repair the damage to her head-dress.
Jack’s attentions were quite general dur-
ing the evening. Jenny solaced herself with
the book-store clerk. .
After supper, Miss Mason played. She
had run through some fantasias and a brill-
iantmazourka, and then suddenly her fingers
slid into that; limpid prelude of Doehler’s
“Reverie," and its‘ shrill shiver of despair
went through the crowd. People began to
talk instantly. Most of those around the pi—
a'no moved away. Jack Clues, however,
‘ crossed the room, and stood by her, listen—
ing. “'lien she stopped playing, he said:
“That is l’a'mende honorable for your refusal
to play for me awhile ago.”
“Yes," she answered, simply, “I meant that
for you.”
An exultant look leaped to his eyes; she
was rising from the piano and did not seem
, to see it. She looked superbly, some way, at
that moment: there was the faintest red in
her cheeks, a'glcam in her blue, jewel-like
eyes—a kind of splendor over her whole face.
“ Your garden flowers have not ‘shriveled’
tip," said Jack, soflly, heading toward her,
and securing to yield delightedly to his admi~
ration of her e-avisaant figure and face.
“Have you charmed them 1""
Her whole expression changed ; her cold re-
serve came back at once. There was even a.
chasm.
faint look of fright, as though she had caught
herself back suddenly from the brink of some
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“I had forgotten them," she said, with a
slight shrug.
Jack bowed. A few minutes after I saw
Jenny Brewster on his arm, and Mr. Holt
talking to Miss Mason.
The Summer slipped along monotonously
after Jack‘s departure. Jenny used to hear
from him at intervals. She never showed
me the letters, which I knew was only Iter
artful little way of insinuating that there was
something in them a. third party might not
see. But I didn’t believe it!
Miss Mason was still white, cold as usual.
She, too, received some music and a note
from Jack soon after he left Thorpe. She
never played the music. I do not think she
ever answered the note. She seemed out of
health as the Summer advanced, but she
evaded all explanation on the subject, and
would seem irritated by any reference to her
ill looks. She grew colder and stiller than
ever; her manner became oppressive to me.
I wondered what was weighing on her spir-
its, and annoying suspicions would creep in
concerning her. Meanwhile Mr. Holt con-
tinued his visits quite regularly. I was con-
vinced that Miss Mason was the object of
them; even Jenny, who was usually too
mttch absorbed in herself to be curious about
others, perceived where his attentions were
pointed, and thought “he would be quite a
catch for a. music teacher !" Such thrusts
seemed to do Jenny a world of good. She
'and Miss Mason did not get on any better to-
gether as time advanced; her small peckings
seemed to good Miss Mason now, whereas
formerly she had- been quite indifferent to
them. Two or three times I caught her
looking at. Jenny with a passionate sort of
envy, or hatred, or malice—I could not tell
which, or why she looked so.
Poor Jenny was destined to go through
with quite an ordeal of suffering that Sum-
mer. Site was ailing for two or three weeks,
and finally came down with typhoid fever.
The fever ran high and long, and, of course,
we all took our share in caring for her. Miss
Mason offered several times to sit up with
her at night, but we did not find it necessary
to accept her services for some weeks. I
would have rather not done so at all, she
was so miserable herself; but one night,
- when Jenny was at the worst, she seemed so
anxious to do her part that it was arranged
for her to watch. When bed time came,
however, she was looking so wan and hug-
gard that: I urged her to let me remain in her
place. It struck me that there was some-
thing like a feverish excitement in the way
she insisted upon watching with the sick girl.
I went. to bed with an uneasiness and
weight upon my mind. That I should do so
was natural enough, with such extreme sick-
ness under my roof; but, in addition, I seem-
ed to perceive the shadow of coating fate. It
was a sultry August night; I lay on my bed,
and tossed and turned, and could not rest,
and as I asked myself, over and over, the oc-
casion of my extreme nervousness, my men-
tal reply shaped itself over and again, and
always the same: I distrusted .lli'sa Mason.
I would have given anything not to have
(Lone so;I could assign no sufficient reason
for so doing, but I could not force the fact of
my suspicion from my mind; I distrusted
her; and in a vain effort to quiet my distrust
I fell asleep.
I was awakened by the clock striking
three, and I started up with the conscious-
ness that something was happening." I list-
ened. There was not a sound through the
house. It was I who had receive the doctor’s
directions for the night, and I knew that
Jenny was to have her medicine at that hour.
Could Miss Mason have fallen asleep? I
strained my ears; the door of my room was
open, but I could not hear the faintest stir,
and, with every moment, the impression
with which I awoke gained upon me horribly.
I got up at last, stole across the entry, pushed
the door of Jenny’s room open very softly,
and looked’ in. The night lamp burned rath-
er dimly, but I still saw evcrthing with dis-
tinctncss. Miss Mason was standing by the
bedside- she was in her night-dress; a gay
striped flaw], which she seemed to have had
about her, had fallen to her waist, and trail-
ed along on the floor. Her cold blue eyes
were blazing; there was a small scarlet spot
in each of her wan cheeks. She held a phial,
from which she was dropping a red liquid in-
to a table spoon. and both her hands trem- t
bled. I took all in at a glance, and I felt the
inability to move which is common in night-
mare. But, notwithstanding the. spell, if I
may call it so, which was on me, I took in
all the surroundings of the room. Miss Ma-
son had evidently been writing; her table
stood, covered with papers, not for front the
bed;glanccd mechanically past that. to the
bureau. where I had laid a. letter which had
come for Jenny from Jack that evening.
This letter was gone! At. the. moment I no-
ticed this fact, Miss Mason finished dropping
the liquid ; she set the phial on the stand. and
bent. over Jenny, who was in a heavy stupor,
as if to give her the potion. At. this motion
the blood rushed to my brain. I recalled
that the medicine to be given was in pow-
ders, not liquid; my eyes fastened upon the
phial, which was of a curious shape, with a
glass stopple ; I recognized having seen it on
Miss Mason’s toilet-stand! A stifling, horri-
ble convict-ion came over me. I struggled to
.stir. She had put her arm under Jenny’s
head ivthc' spoon touched her lips.
[To be concluded next week]
A Srouv Fumt Pants—A Paris letter tells
the following story of a Twelfth Night fete,
in that city. A wealthy family in the aristo-
cratic boulevard Malesherbes were arousing
themselves in seeking the king‘s portion, or
the ring in the festive cake, when a lady of
the company says to the hostess :—
“I wish my portion to be given to the poor-
est little boy we can find in the street.”
The servant was dispatched on this freez-
ing night, and not. for from the house he found
a. rugged urchin, trembling witlrcold and hurt-
ger. He brought him up, was ordered into
the saloon where a thousand lights glittercd,
and a sparkling tire gladdencd‘aud surprised
liitn.
The. little fellow drew his portion which
the benevolent lady had promised, and as
luck would have it, the little fellow found the
“ring”—bcans they use in Paris instead—and
of course, he was “king.” They all shouted
out that, being a. king, he must choose a
queen. He was asked so to do, and looking
round the company he chose the very lady
who had proposed to cede her portion of .
cake. He was asked why he chose her. He
said:
“I don't know ! she looks the most like
mother l”-
“Mother! whose mother ‘3"
“My mother! I never knew her. but was
stolen away from her, and here is her por-
trait l"
With , this he drew from out his. ragged
coat a likeness, which proved to be that of
child stolen from her, and now he turns up
a poor little ragged Savoyard, dragging along
a. miserable existence in Paris, while his
mother, by an intuition, perhaps, felt that in
the air near to where she was, was one. so
dear to her.
_._..
—Steam towing is hereafter to be tried up-
on the New York canals. A canal company
has been formed in Syracuse to build a steam
tug. and apply it to a new plan for towinw
on. the Erie. canal. The tug is to tow Cflnffi
boats in trains. It. is claimed that. the new
method will reduce by one—half the cost of
frei htiug and the length of time between
Bu ale and New York.
— The Hartford Water Works, earned
$10,026 above current expenses and interest
last year.
the very lady herself, who, in Italy, had her :
The Josh Billings Papers.
SUM NATRAL HISTfiY.
The alligator is not a. natif of Nu Eng
land; he iz too useless a critter to be born
there.
He belongs down South, and resides in the
same swamp that the copperhead duz.
He lives upon raw pig, and don’t hesitate
to take them whole, if there don'thappen to
be a smaller one handy.
He is also fond of a little negro once in a.
while by way of a fresh bite.
They are amphibious, and several other
kinds of cuss tew plenty in menshun.
What on earth they are good for, i don’t
seem to know, unless it is tew watch for
pigs.
Their hides can be tanned into leather, but
they are as hard to skin az a beach tree iz;
and the leather when tanned iz just about
as limber‘ as a cooking stove. But one pair
ov boots made out of alligator will last a:
long :12 a man’s name duz! the only way in
Wear them out iz tu heave them away.
Alligator meat is not luscious. If you ask
for it at first klass hotels, they alwus tell yu
“that they are just out.” ' It tastes as I
should think the beef uv a mule would, who
had been worked forty years in a brick yard.
and then struck by lightning to get rid uv
hitii.
When the alligator-”s mouth is wide open,
the head iz just about in the centre uv his
body; but they have one virtew Icame very
near forgetting—they make a very still noise,
altho they have more jaw than any other
critter I know uv.
These are some of the heaviest faktsIhave
been able to gather about the alligator.
The alligator seems to be a seckond addi‘
tion ov the krokadilc, made out uv what was
left.
I think a krokadile usually lays eggs when
they not some more krokadiles, but I don't
kuo—but if they do, and I ever find the nest,
and the old fellow aint on'thc nest, I should
not hesitate to hatch out the eggs myself—
with a klitb.
This iz all i know at present about the al-
ligator.
THE um
iz the smallest thing surrounded with feath-
ers except the humtniug bird. _
He iz about the size of a horse chestnut.
He iz of a dark brown color, and bilds his
nest in not holes, out nv little bits of stix.-
He is az gritty as mtid pie, and will fights.
hen turkey.
Rens are little pirates: I have seen then
drive a blue bird out. uv his house, and set
up bizness on his stock of trade.
They lay an egg about the size uv 3 mar-
rowfat p. and batch out at least half a dozen
children at a setting.
A young ren is the fonniest little package
I ever seen done up; they aint much bigger
and look very much like a small sized semi-
colon.
Rens are long lived, but if they should live
tu be as old as Methuselcr, they wouldn’t be
as big as a butternut.
They live on the bugr and worm family, and
spend their winter south.
They are not profitable to eat—I would nz
soon dress the bumble bee, and one real p0
pie would soon use up the whole breed.
' 'rnE (mow.
Next to the monkey, the crow has the most
deviltry to spare. They are. born very wild,
kau be tamed as easy as the goat ken, but a
tame Crow is aktually worse than a sore
thumb.
If there is enny thing about the house that
they kant get into, it iz because the thing aint
big enuf‘. I had rather watch a distrikt skool
than one. tame crow. Crows live on what
they can steal, and they will steal euny thing
that aint tied down.
They are fond uv meat vittles, and are the
first to hold an inquest over a departed horse
ora still sheep. They are a fine bird tew
hunt, but a hard one to kill; they kan see ya
2 miles first, and will smell a gun right thro
the side 0v a mountain.
They are not songstirs, altho they have a.
good voice to cultivate,but what they do sing
they seem to understand 'thoroughly; long
practiss has made them peifekt.
- The crow is a tufl‘ bird,and kan stand the
heat like a blacksmith, and cold like a stun
wall.
They bild their nest among a tree, and lay
twice, and both eggs would batch or“? they
were laid in a snow bank—their aint no such
thing :12 stopping a young crow.
Crows are very lengthy, I beleave they live
always, I never-knit one to die a natural dcth
and don't belea ve they kno how.
They are always thin in flesh, and are like
an old injun rubber shew, poor inside and
out.
They are not c nsidered fine eating, altho i
have read somewhere 0v bild crow, but still
‘ never heard ov the same man hankering for
som bith crow 2 times.
This essa on the crow is coppied from habit
and if it is it'ilC, i aim. to blame for it; natur-
inade the crow, idid n‘t; if i had i would have
made her more honest and not quite so tall.
nexs
leads me to remark, in the fast place, that thus
far they are a suckcess.
‘r They are dome-stick, and occasionally are
it
full.
This is owing to their not being biled often
enutl‘ in their younger daze ; but. the hen aiut
tew blame for this.
Bild hen is universally respected.
Thare is a greatc deal of originality tew in
the hen—exactly how much I kaut tell, his-
torians fight so much about it. Sum say,
Knower had hens with him in the ark, and
So it goes, which and
sum say he didn't.
father.
I kant tell ya which was born fast, the hen
or the egg; sumtimes I think the egg was——
and sumtimes I think I don’t into, and I kant
tell now which is right for the life of me.
Laying eggs is the heu’s best grip.
A hen that kant lay eggs—iz laid out.
_ One egg iz considered a fair day’s work for
a hen. I hav herd of their doing better, but
I don’t want a hen ov mine few do it—it is
apt- tew hurt their constitution and by-laws,
and thus impure their future worth.
The poet sez, butithlly:
“Sumbody has stole. our old blew hen,
I wish they's let her bee,
She used to lay 2 eggs 8 day,
And Sundays she layd 3."
This sounds trew cunti' for poetry, but I will
bet 75 thousand dollars. that it never took
place. _
This bet stands open till the 17th day 0v
next November, at half past: 12 o’clock.
rm: BU)I”BI.R-BRE
I is one. ov haters sekrets.
They probably have a destiny tew fiIl, and
are probably necessary if a fellow only knew
how.
They Iiv apart from the rest. 0v mankind,
l in little circles numbering about. 75 or 80 souls.
I They are born about haying time, and are
2 different from enuy bug i kno 0v; they are
the biggest when they are fast born. They
resemble sum men in this respekt.
Their principal bizziness lz making poor
hon y, but they don’t make enny tew sell.
Boys sumtimes rob them out ov a whole
Summer‘s work; but. there is one thing about
a bumbel that boys alwuz watch dredfal close
that iz their helm.
lhad rather not hav and the bumbcibee
honey there iz between here and-the city 0v
Jerusalem, than to have a bumble bee hit me
with hiz helm when he cums round suddln.
They are different from other war vessels;
the helm alwuz minds thebmnbel bee.
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