WHOLE NUMBER 1058. ‘
/ ' NORWALK,CONNECTICUT-ETUESDAY, APRIL 21, .1868. -_
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ALEX. S. GIBSON,
(Organist of the First Congregational Church.)
1 I\IEACIIER of the Piano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition, Box 319 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
Circulars containing information as to terms, kc,
may be obtained at Mr. Selleck’s Bookstore.
If!" Orders for tuning left with M r. Gibson will be
executed by a first class N H91 ork tuner. 3m”:
‘0'. RANDEL SMITH,
Attorney at Law,
Lockwood’s Building, Norwalk, Conn.
ISRAEL M. BELLOCIE,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Oilice, No. 4 Gazette Building.
DB. ‘VM. A. LOCKV‘VOOB,
EWORMERLY House Surgeon and House Physician
in Bellevue Hospital, New York City. Cities over
C. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store. Oillce hours from 9
to 10 a. m.. "on: 3 to 4, and from 7 to 8 p. m.
' REFERENCitsi—Df. W. H. Draper, Physician to New
Yuik Ciiy Hespital; Dr. J. W. S. Gonlcy, Prof. Isaac
l-I. Paylor, and Prof. Lewis A. Sayre, Physicians and
Surgeons to Bellevue Hospital, New York City.
Bil}. N. A. NIOSMAN,
lies removed his Office and residence to the house
formerly «coupled by C. J. Grumun. opposite the 2d
11. E. Church. Oilicc hours till 9 a. m., and 1103
o’clock, p. in.
,A slate can he foun
d at H. H. Baker’s store, South
Norwalk. , _ “25
NATHAN S. ROBERTS, M. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office in Dibblc‘s Block, '
41*36] Main Street, South Norwalk, Conn.
Tagged;
ROYAL L. surname, or. 1).,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
llas removed his Office from Swords's Building, to
Dibble’s Block, opposite the Drug Store, South Nor-
walk, Couu. lit
PATENT AGENCY.
WILLIAIVI VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
moms]. MAKER,
Winnipauk, Conn.
I"?
G. O. KEELER is BROTIIER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
Nos. 19. 14 and T6 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
RAFMOB‘ID sic KNAPP,
AGENTS For. KEYSER‘S
Hot. Air Furnaces, Stoves, Flange-s,
&c. No 4 James” Building, Norwalk, Ct
ELBEBT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis‘s Buildinu‘ liaiii' Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Dl‘
Gents‘ and Youth's Clothing cut. and made to order,
at short notice, of the best materials. in the latest
stylee, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
G. 6:. G. M. IIOLMES,
DEALERS is
GROCERIES,
' FLOUR,
PROVISIONS, 859.,
Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Cnpfnl'ind Assets, ' $3,128,820
Innures against loss .md damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of com ensation.
GEORGE R. C WLES,
Sole Agent for ileum“: and vicinity.
Norwalk Insurance Company.
NOBWALK, CONN.
CIIII Capital, $500,000
Dull up Capital. $100,000
WI. C. Snsur, President, G:O.'R. Cowms, Fec‘y.
Enux. HILL, Treasurer.
ASSETS OVER $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COIVLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
- Friday evenin .
“Home Again.”
COAL! COAL: l
COAL!!!
1
AT THE
Steamboat Dock, South N orwalk.
THE subscriber having resumed his old business as
above, is
regared to furnish the public with a
better article 0 0
AL, than has ever before been of-
WOOD OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
13 DAVID R. \VEBB.
C
IIOY’I‘ . fit RAYMOND,
Manufacturers of
Such, Blinds, Doore, Mouldingl,
RACKETS. the. Scroll and Fancy Sawing, Turnp
mg, and Matching; Siding made to order. Win-
dow Frames, Packm Ems, .cc. of every descrl tion
made promptly an warranted to ve satisfacgion.
Please give us a call at the Steam Mil . west of the De-
pot near the Nursery, South Norwalk.
R. N HOYT (sm's) J. R. RAYMOND .
9
chis’ Double Foot-Power Pump
Patented Aug. 001, 1864, Its-issued Jan. lot, 1866.
THE best recommendation for labor-savlu g machines
in this age of inventions is that they prove well.
This machine pumps from 16 to 32 gallons per min-
ute. 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 fia-
vor; and can be repaired at a trifling expense. Sam-
ples of this Pam can be seen at thefollowl 9 places:
South Norwalk inning Mill; near the Hotel in West-
port; at E. Raymond’s place, Cranberry Plain, and at
Cyrus Morgan’s, North Wilton. Manufactured and
sold by Z. M. COMSTOCK,South Norwalk.
‘ All orders promptly attended to when accompanied
3y the depth of the well, measuringfrom the platform
own.
READ THIS! READ THIS! !
IIOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING,
AT SOUTH NORWALK. _
PARTICULAR attention given to Graiulnlg, Blind
Painting and Glazixw; also to Pa er ranging
and Calcelnining, by 3. ll. 3:. A. . KIDNEY.
ITShOp North of new foundry
Montgomery's Coal Yard, foot of
South N orwaik. Conn.
opposite Wm E.
Rich Jewelry
AT
Marshall Street,
1y25
GRUMMAN’S JEWELRY STORE
SOUTH NORWALK.
LARGE assortment of Ladies’ and Gents’ fine
Gold and Silver Watches, Plated and Solid Gold
and Silver Chains. Ladies’ and Gents’ Finger Rings,
Solid Gold Seal Rings, Scl.d Cold and Plated Sleeve
Buttons, studs, Gents Pins, Solid Gold and Plated Sets
Ear-rings and Real Coral Sets, Real Garnet Sets; also
imitation Coral. Jet and Pearl, Jet and Steel, Gold and
Crosses, Armlcts and Necklaces for Children; Silver
and Plated Knives, Forks, Spoons, Nut Picks, Napkin
Ring, Clips, Clocks of all kinds. in fact everythin
.usualiy calledfor in :1 Jewelry Store, all of whicir wilI
be sold at prices to suit the times. All kinds of Watch
and Jewelry Repairing done as usual.
C. M. GRUMMAN.
' BOOTS AND suons.
II_E subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion of the public to their New Stock of Goods,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, &c.,
both for Gentlemen and Ladies’ weer. which willbe
sold very low for Cash, at the old stand, Ely’s Block,
South Norwalk, Conn.
All kinds of Gent. and Ladies, Boots, Shoes, tic.
made to order, in the most workmsnllkc manner, on
,at fair prices . ,
H‘Horse ears run right. by the door.
.BROWN & STEVENS.
llllIAM 5. BROWN. HARVEY 51‘le
"DENTISTRY"
-- South Norwalk. .
Will be continued in all its various branches as last
Year 'by
C. II. KENDALL as A. N. IIAB'I‘,
The principal 0 erator lu Colton's Dental Association
has repeatedly eclnied that South Norwnlk is tilebest
place within his knowledge, (out of Cooper Union) to
have teeth extracted. .
DR. KENDALL, has reduced his price of ‘
ABTIFICI‘AL"'I‘EETH, ,' " ’
so much as to make it to the advantage of all who
want the article, to call 'on him before procuring them
elsewhere. ° '
Oifiee hours at all times from Tuesday morning till
Monday ant no
tnrday will be spent in Rid efield. 7
Juli. ist, 1853. , C. H. KEN$ALL
Look here Horsemen.
Persons wishi ug to try the
.GOODEN UGH HORSE SHOE.
can do It) by calling at the shop of the undersigned,
where they can get them or our own make, justu
good, quick, and as cheap as at any other shop in the
town of N orwalk; and every shoe warranted to give
satisfaction. JOHN MOQUHA .
South Norwalk, April, 1863. ‘ tfiil
NOEWALK MACHINE SHOP.
THE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery in Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is prepared to do all things per-
taining to a general machine shop. All orders for the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with promptn see by experienced workmen.
Having added a Steam Engine (in addition to water
power) to his works, he flutters himself he is well pre-
pared to do all kinds of work at very short notice.
. , 1 AAC CHURCH, Jr.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Office and Horse
Railway Buildings. 11
WATERBUBY. an, DUNCAN,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Degot,
are now prepared to execute in the est
d with the greatest dispatch, everything in
i — __
manner an
the line of
Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming.
(Illepaingig, &c.. done by expericuwd workmen, with
is a c .,
'ood Carriage timber taken in exchange for work.
CARRIAGE MAKING,
Horse Shoclng and Black-mulling.
Lyon, Ahern dc Co.,.
WOULD announce to the public that theyhsve ta-
ken the old stand of Capt. Henry Lamb, Main
Street, where they are prepared to execute in the best
:manner with great dis etch, an hinvln the above line.
Cal-linges ma e to or er. and I oree‘Shoclng, Painting,
Trimming, Repairing. &c., done by experienced work-
men with dispatch. , , 1y4
AUGUSTUS LYON, WM. AHERN, CHAS. FOX.
NOTICE.
THE subscriber havin purchased the CLOTHING
» and GENT’S FURN SHING EMPORIUM, of A.
Kmprel, will continue the Business in all its branches
at the old stand, N o. 3 Main Street, Norwalk. '
The . ublic are respectfully invited to call and exam-
inc the large and varied assortment of
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Home, cf N. Y., Assets Jan. let, ’64, 53.386370
Etna, of Hartford “ “ "’ ' “ {£128,820
Phttnix of N i" “ “ “ “ ‘722 219
Home 3: N. H' " ' .. u N . 5001000
Norwi'ch , “ “ “ “ 390,501
Lamar N. Y. “ “ -“ “ 539.375
N. Am’ericau,’narm “ “ ‘f “ 334,010
City of New llaven, . “ “ " “ 330,419
Merchants, Hartford, “ “ “ “ 321,443
Western Mass, Pitts’d “ “ “ “ 236,424
Ilumdcn. Springfield, “ “ “ “ 200,000
Pea le’s, Worcester. “ “ “ “ 405,593
An other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cuf, Massachusetts and New York. with assets of
313,000,000. At- So. Norwalk. application may be
made to WM. T. CRAW.
GROCERIES
Cheaper than cvcr,for Cash.
[FEE subscriber would inform the public morally,
that. he still continual to sell the best of - i-oceries,
Provisions, &c., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block,
as chea as the cheapest. llcofi‘crs great inducements
to cash uyers, as he has as large an assortment of gro—
ee:ies of the best qualities as czir. be found at any store
in the country. lie wouldinvite the special attention
of all to his stock of '
COFFEES, TEAS, AND SUGARS
which are of the very best quality, and will be sold
cheap. The public are invited to call and examine and
judge for themselves. A. MOREHOUSE.
Carriage Making and Black-mulling. I
suitable both for bus
REAL ESTATE.
For Sale at a Bargain,
IF APPLIED FOR} AT ONCE.
THREE of the most desirable' Buildin
town. near the Union Park. Will be sol cheap for
cash or approved credit. Apply at Gum: Onion [at
FOR SALE.
THE Residence of the late JAMES MOODY HOYT.
situated in the town of Norwalk. Conu,. is now of-
fered for sale. The house is 50 feet square, with Kitch-
en extension, end has all the modern improvements.
gas, hot and coldAwater, furnace, &c.. and is built in
the most elegant and substantial manner. There are
about twenty acres of land, consisting of meadow and
wood leud'with the house. The minds well laid out.
with all the varietiestof shade an fruit trees. Lu
and suitable outbuildings, the. For terms and perm t
to view the properjtfiysglease “1%)” to
J E HO '
SAMUEL N. from} “mm"-
19 South Street. N. Y.
New York, April 8, uses. ' tut"
‘ HOTEL FOR SALE.
HE HALF WAY HOUSE, all furnished and in good
running order situated at tht-ctleld Station CL,
on the Dan ury & Nat-walk Rai road. 'l‘eiimiles in
Norwalk, the same from Danbury and fifty miles from
.New York. Established over 20 years. ‘he property
consists of a Three Story From, store in Basement, 1
Never Failing Spring of Water within 10 feet of the
door. .
P. S.—-If not sold by the isth day of April, it will
be ofi'ered at Public Auction, together with the furni-
ture, Wagons, and a stock of Groceries and Yankee
Notions too numerous to mention. A ply at once to
was s. nuns, Bldgcflel Station, 0:.
_—~ - .. .1... -.-_. _ .3».
To Let or For Sale.
THE well built, and pleasantly located houlo, cor-
ner Spring and Washington Streets, South - Nor-
walk. Possession given immediatel . Enquire on
the premises, orof D. R. AU TIN. 6913
Lots in
CHOICE BUILDING LOTS,
FOR SALE NEAR THE‘ BRIDGE.
ANUMBER of beautifully located Lots, near the
bridge, on Avenue just laid out, commencing on
Main Street, near Capt. Henry Lamb’s, and runnin to
Catharine Street. 8. E. OLMSTEA “.13
March 31st, 1868.
Building Lot for Sale
on mar AVENUE.
AID Lot. is 100 feet front, by 385 deep, with a good
well of water thereon and a Salt meadow in rear.
is - Enquire of A. JACKSON a BRO.
COUNTRY-SEAT at NORWALK',
'TO LET.
TO LET or to lease for I term of years, furullhed or
unfurnished. the flue Country Seat of Geo. Flatt,
Esq., one mile from the depot, at South Norwalk or
Rowayton, 1% miles from Dorian, 7 mild ham Stain-
ford, with 10 or 50 acres 9f land, .
Lawn, Garden, Iii-mt and Shade Tread, mill
good Born Cam-lbw Harm, Gardner's
Change, eon-house and
_ «um Satan Fruits, d'c;
Comprisln everything desirable fora gentleman's res-
idence. - '.l e Carriages. lione- Ind Stock can gowith-
the place if desired. .
Inquire of JOSEPH 00!, near the wemilel of the
owner, 326 Fourth Avenue, or of B. . BENEDICT.
tflo 10 Pine Street, and 596 Sixth Avenue, N. Y.
To Let,
“ Mon mu,” South-Norwalk.
THE full Gothic House and Bll'n, built of Stone,
most ell bly situated 10:! 'th’an one-half a mile
from Depot, e view of Lon Island Sound, and the
Town, occupied for the past our years by Ir. D. H.
Webb; 24 acres of or any garden consisting of Ger-
den, Grove and Grass-inn may be bad. the House
standing in the midst thereof. _ - ,
A plyto D. H. Webb or Takes a Ely. South Nor-
wal or Nathan C. Ely, 9th Street and 8d Av., N. Y.
March lot, 1883. Dt-f ,
.. For Sale,
ON Center Avenue, a l ,neorlynew Dwelling
fonnerly owned by O. H. nediet ; the house and
grounds are in ect order. Price $8,500.
Also a Dwel g Houseon Chapel street now occu-
pied by the subscriber. : Price 80,000.
Enquire of ELBERT RAYMOND
“7- At his Furniture Store, Main St.
Farms for Sale.
I HAVE two good Farms in Dal-ion near the Depot.
One contains 62 acres. good buildings, fine fruit,
good location and smooth ' land. One contains 16
acres of garden with buildings and fruit: also one
near Stamford village of 60 acres of first-rate land.
Also seven tine farms in New Canaan. all within 1};
miles of New Canaan Railroad Depot, containing
from 32 to 120 acres, all first-rate farms and nicely lo-
cated. For particular! in uire of
firm 8. M. LOCK 00D, New Canaan, Ct.
FOR SALE.
FEW desirable Building Lots near, the Norotou
' , t. .with..views oftho wake-whim,
all t n five minutes walk of the De t. Blue 0
lots 50x20!) feet, prices and terms éxcee ingly favor-
able to parties desirous of building within the year.
For particulars enquire on the premises or addresl by
mail,
6:13 Dr. C. W. BALLARD, Darien, Conn.
.West Avenue Building Lots for Sale.
A LAST CHANCE.
W0 LOTS f4x228 opposite the residence of F. D!-
mon, Esq.
Also,»two in the rear of the above, 80x186, fronting
on Elm Street. Terms easy. Apply to
Gin-if C. '1‘. WEEKS.
To Rent.
A FURNISHED HOUSE. containing 10 Rooms:
pies-‘nlltgroullds : very pleasantly situated on
one of the leading streets, near the center oi thevil-
iage. and et sufficiently retired; decidedly one of
the most esirable residences in town. Will be rent-
ed for the summeiz’montlis; possession given imme-
diately “desired. Apply at the Gazette Office, or
by letter to Box 53 Itorwalk Punt Office.
A DOZEN LOTS
Moot ellflbly eltucted on mllelde,
At 8400 each, worth $500, and only 350 down, balance
in $5 or $10 monthly pa’ cuts. Apply to
if I. M. B . LOCK, nzette Building.
NASH a: IVES,
Real Estate "Agents,
No. 1 WATER STREET.
ROPERTY bought, soldrexchnuged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desira~
ble Houses and Farms in and out of him: for “his:
accommodating terms.
Wlf. R. NAsu.
NATHAN Ives.
J. Fannie,
Real Estate Agent.
50 ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwalk and vi-
. clnltv, from 1-4 to 200 Acres, withbuildlng‘u‘
rice from 84.50 to $100,009. Also, T0 LE ,
and unfurnished houses.
Ad ress J. FERRIS
at Tolles d7 Ely's Drug Store. So. Norwnlk-
Notice for surveying to be left at the Gazette Cact-
" NOTICE.
THE subscriber has in his hands, for sale, Stores
and Lots; Dwelllnigs and Lots and vacant Lots,
ness and dwelling purposes.
Also a large number of Buildin Lots, situated within
one-half mile of SouthNoi-wal , cheap, and on- on
terms. One dwelling with two acres of d, an
an other with 1% acres of land, and another with
x an acre; all within ouc~fourth of a mile of the vi!-
lage, for sale cheap.
errons wiabin to purchase or sell are invited to
thereon,
furnishe
c. s. Locnwo'on,
Fashionable Draperfl'l‘ailor
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
,1»
WEST SIDE GROCERY,
at the old stand,
. NO. 3, JAMESS BLOCK, NORWALK, CONN,
West. side of the bridge.
THE Subscriber would invite the attention of the
public to his stock of
Choice Family Groceries,
which he will sell as cheap as th ey can be bought at
any other store in town.
ty, and will be sold in any .
. suit purchasers. Thankful orpastiavors,
[2 Ipcctfully solicit a continuance of the same.
FREDERICK F. FINNEY.
WILLIAM B. SWAN,
Saddler and Hal-nee- Maker,
ADJOIN'NG the Danbury d: Norwalk R. R. Depot
Norwalk, Conn, maps constant! on hand and
will make to order every escription o
Horne-o, Horse Furniture, Tnppfngs,
or Clothing. Also, Saddler’s Hardware and outfits.
Trunks, Vaiises, Carpooling? 6.1:,
All in want of an hing his line, will do well to
ive him a call. Or ore for any kind ofwork prompt-
executed. Repairing done neatly, and cheaply, at
I ort notice. -
Prince’s Metallic Paint.
"arts Iron and 98 parts Cement Lime Stone—the
72 best Paint known for Tim Iron or Wood. For
sale by the sin le lb or in 50 or 100 lb kegs.
IPAYMOND d7 KNAPI’,
No. 4, Water Street, Nonvalk, Ct.
N A. Sword’s Circulating Library. .
T the News Depot, South Norwalk. The spbscri-
ber has mndelai-ge additions to his Circulating Ll-‘
brudysnd invites the patronage of the public; be in-
ton to increase the number of books as fast as the
enterprise will warrant. lie has also constantlv on
hand a $0011 assortment of Stationery,- Books. Papers.
School ooks, Slates, Pencils, Pens, Pocket Books,
the. The patronage of the public is solicited.
" A. SWORDS. South Norwalk.
WOODEN WARE of all kinds, sold at
. E K. LOCKWOOD’S.
ENTLEMEN'S GARMENT-S, Cleaned, Dyed, and
T Pressed, in the best style at the Norwelk Dye
WOI‘II. foot of Mill Kill. R. N PERRY.
I
They are of the best quiili— '
unutity, large or small, to ;
he wouldl e- i
Main Street, Not-walk, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
l . . _
% Singer Manufacturing Co’s
i
First Premium Sewinsillachlne,
The best Machine for general work.
FINE CABBIAGES.
o“ The 1'1:qu Company.”
Of Stamford, offer to the citizens ,of Norwalk and vi-
Chilly, a Very large assortment of FINE CARBIAGES,
ready-made or to order. ’of every desert tidii. of the
best material and as cheafofitflt guy of er establish-
ment. , REED, Agent.
smford, hilly 10m, 1867. 11"”
ROCKERY direct from Europe. Persons dealing
with us will have the advantage of the‘v ew'ltylel,
finest quality of Ware, and at as- low rice another
3W3 are sold at. and. a large stock to ac ect from.
.E. K. LOCKWOOD.
GO0D,,substentlal m;. and fork for .v. day
t use at low prices. F. K. Kwozn.
. modeling and
FRENCH CLOTHS,'CASSIMERES and VESTINGS. call at the South Orwell: Real Estate ‘Agenc over
which he will make up to order at short uoticeaud the Drug Store. WILLIAM '1‘. RAW,
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI. , . ' Real Estate Agent.
1y 10 , N o. 3 Main Street. South Norwalk, Feb. 10, 1868. , 1y. 8m“
. DINING SALOON . nonsns, LOTS AND FARMS
5 ~.. 5 FOR SALE. AND TO RENT.
‘ OME TWENTY FARMS from 16 to 140 acres for
a REFRESH MENTS ; Soodwi'rim to :xfihlnge {gr property if; Noorwelfk. ' $1.:
.i. veoouseaanouownors
2 A1 THE NEWLORK HOUSE? G git ugh-in gnu: Thirteen fnmlagrbfligees’fior “1%
- two rut-c ounce o e ; one a case '
- MEALS AT ALL HOUR§.= let. A number of small tenements for white suit
"— persons of small means—terms liberal. .
i: Oysters In every style. a _ ma 8. T. WOOD.
- . —'- N. B.—Good servants furnished at short notice. '
= , THE BEST OF . a m L
a “111 I. L , . . 0 con to et.
'5' c s “Inc’s, and Ale. 3 Two very desirable Rooms to let, in 1d story of the
W Also, a first-class 3 Gazette Banging. {ign‘GR°%?'OIIw’ rear one
. ' - 15 1- annual. y a 9 Me e ce.
3 Billiard Saloon 9 p' 1’" .
a attached to illegflouse. a non SALE CHEAP,
P - ' ISAAC LEE, . ' NE of the most complete, convenient, and dosin-
‘ 33 my 23 Main sf" Norwalk. 2 his “Homes” in the village. Butthree minutes
walk of the Bridge and Horse Cars. Terms acoom-'
scion given when desired. Apply
to Editors of Izmir. t 4!
BUILDING LOTS,
BUILDING LOTS,
For. Sale Cheap,
And upon the most
ACCOMMODATING mm
as to time of payments. . These lots are located on
log coining,
cation in orwulk. Late for “00,
to 83,000. Apply at Gazette Office.
8500, 3700, 81,000
. If“
NEW GROCERY ‘ STORE.
HE undersi edhavin urchesed the at k a
T of Doty tk gorehouseflgo. 41 Main Streeotfie’ nae;
prepared to sell ’
GROCERIES,
at the lowest market prices. The Willendeavortokeep
constantly on hand a good stoc . and would respect-
fuiliy solicit the patronage of the epic of Norwalk
an vicinity. _ .l). A. NE COMB & BRO.
“PLYMOUTH ROCK” ICE.
SEASON OF 1568.
T lites, Stores. Butchers, and others with pure Ice.
Sold and delivered in quantities to purchasers, either
by the pound, hundred wei ht or too. Orders left at
the Gazette Ofiice will recs ve‘attention. .
R. ELLS & SON.
PASSAGE TO AND FROM
GREAT BRITAIN a IRELAND
' TAPSCOTT BROTHER & 8038.
as South “not, flow Ion-k,
Continue to issue Pun ' Tickets available for
'l‘w i t .. N, RPOO
ugusniii'whfi'. If: Rains, pny‘iibi. on “gonad
or any amount from .ci and upwards.
H. B. GLOVE A en Savings Bank at N
Fail-field Couniylfiomgin. t, "“330
~nnd GRAIN, at
“ Spring Hill,” overlooking the water and surround- .
and are unequalled in: beauty. by any lo- ~
HE Subscribers are now prepared to furnlsli'Fem-'
l-‘rnit Trees! . Fruit Trees 1
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscriber-g: pleasure in menacing. to the
public that their 7 , ,0! i _ -' ' ,
iPrint: dz Omaniental Tregsflmss. do.
unmet, _ Inn- and of; «calls es. We
feel confident ingenyln'g Wanda: '3
of APPLE TREES ly,'sto.be the urgent
Best in. this Century.- sgmalso positive that we
mfurnhh'l‘ieee imbctter ,qnlity, better radar, and
for tea- money than theyceu‘ be obtulnedfrom distant
Nurseries; « . . , .
Those wish to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to lend the orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make theirown selections.
' STEPHEN HOY'I‘ J SONS.
P. S.—-Wc take genome in showin person. through
our Nurseries. w the? desirous o purchuin trees
or non-end would cordially invite nilinteres ed to
visit the Nursery. .
NEW ‘ Goons ':
Just received, a good assortment of
Cashmere: ' and Coatings,
HIGH will be made into garments in the: inlet
, , improvid style manhunt-manner. Also, a large
lot of Paper Collars. ofthc best make; will-.be so d
very chcx per. than can be bought elsewhere in
this vi ty, together with a general assortment of
_ Gent? Emir Goods,
at very low p ces.
Shirts made to order ut'ehort notice.
Particular sttoutién aid ‘ to cuttln garments of
p D I) YTON -
all kinds. . ,
At the old stand, No. 4, Ely’l Block.
SouthNOi-waik, Hatch; 1888. ‘
P. S.——Ageut for Schwartz ' & Clues, Dyelnfi Ile-
tablishmen Bridgeport. , Garments of all ind.
dyed in the t manner at short notice. (13) I). D.
‘REMOVAL.
0n Weanomy;.Aprll-1u, 1808,
c. T. CORNWALL,
ouars‘u- also TAILOR,
ILL remove to the Corner Store, under Norwalk
. Hell. Wall Street. His old friends and custo-
mers are invited to call and examine his new stock of
SPRING GOODS. >
.EDWABD P. WEI-”in,
Drugs!" and Apothecary,
Well Strict, Norwnlk.
o
OULD-respeetfhlly‘infom. the citizens of Non-
= walk and vicinity that he be. removed to
his new store on the “old t" formerly occupied by
him, on tbenorth side of all Street. where, with in-
creased facilities. he bopesto give satisfaction to all
who may with good article-'0
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Patent Medi-
cines, Cigars, &c.,&c. -
Physicians Prescriptions accurately prepared.
é - A. JACKSON a: 13.0.,
No. 1 Gazette Building.
Ogillghinvltmhe “tango: offihlgir old Eli-tome:-
' 0 II c -
. ve . (pf~ genera y of e varle and ex.
WA'l'ciIxs, Jmtnr vamz Wm,-'F_ANCI
Goons, Brunt Pum Wm, &c.,
which was selected with great care endi- notto be
surpassed in Fairfield County. in quality or rice.
Constant additions are made of all the latent lty es of
A. JACKSON a BRO,
nnw nun! mun.
L. wen», ‘
Practical Watchmaker tit Engraver,
mum in American, English and Swiss Watches '
American and French» Clocks, Solid Silver on
Plated Ware, M; next door to main entrance of Ge-
zette' Buildin , Norwalk. Wedding Rings, Gold, Sil-
ver and Hair ewelry made to order.
special attention given to Repairing.
and all work warranted to give satisfaction or no pay
required.
Pianos, Organs, Melodeons
and all other musical instruments 'l‘uncd and BENIN;
e
FLOUR, mun AND GRAIN,
. amwnouluul.
HE subscribers having taken the store in J union's
Building. Water Street. just above the store Wm.
C. Street. are now weaned to furnish FLOUR. FEED
‘ holesale, at the lowest magi-get
[-
pricu; They solicit and will endeavor to merit
1. lb F. SELLICK.
al patronage.
rooms: 3 HOUSE,
sonrfionwam. -
N the Wilson Point Road. kept on the European
plan. Room! letto gentlemen, with or with
out hoard' meals a allhourr- a email be: attache
stocked with the finest or Wines. .Ll ore. and 01
Burton Ale. Mr. and lfrs. Foster w l endeavorto
suppmheir table with all the beltccteblcl in'merket,
inclu 3 Fish and Game in their season.
anus L. W. FOSTER, Proprietor.
nonwanx mun mrmu‘o ’—
AND
SCOUIIING ESTABLISHMENT.
FOOT 0F MILL HILL. '
All Kinds of Securing Ind Bloom
In the best style and at the shortest notice. Ladiu’
Dream Sagan, Capos, Huntley. shalt Ribbons, Vel-
uta, Filthy“, Veda. tie, Cleaned. Dyehl'nnd Pressed.
Particular attention paidto the Gleaming. Dyeing and
Pressinfigf Gentleman’s Garments: the do notre-
quire to ripped; we also Clean or Dye id Glove:
I0 that they ook almost equal to new. We invite
comparison with goods done at any other establish-
men
9 FOR BRIGHTNESS 0F COLOR,
Sqftness qffim‘ah, or with lesaInjul-y to the Fabric.
31" Cell and see samplesj done at the old stand foot
of llill Hill. poles at . Shepherd's, o “the
Post 01110:, and . F. «b C. R. Bennett’s, utb Nor-
welk, R. N. PERRY.
[non assumes.
'l‘hc Norwalk Iron Works, '
RE up; pit-issued to me'lahl short notice 0&0:
"a a navigation. can Pufimp
or films, from four inches diameterzto twenty feet.
, and any width face, at lowest prices. 3m
SAM. PAKULSKI’S
Hair Dressing Saloon, So. Norwalk.
AVING fitted 13ng Saloon in Dibble’e Block, in
H style not exeee by any similar establishment
in the State, the undersigned in p to treat MI
friends to all luxuries in his , line. - e {aides himself
upon the cleanliness and neatness of place. He
has in hil cmplo two well known Artiste from :the
Prescott House arbor Shop, in New York, and will
devote himself assiduously to the comfort and satin-
fectlon 'of his customers. No pains will be cred to
please all who know how to 0030 the com oil: of a
well regulated'saioon, Children’s air Tastefully Cut.
Hair and Whiskers , ed in the belt manner. -
kulski’s Celebrated H R aerator ke ton hand
for solo. SA 'PAKULS . um
communist} New:
A ' FIRST CLASS CITY
Dill-lilll‘lllii Tallinn-Establishment
At No. 1, Gazette'Buildiug,,(up stairs)
. HI“ subscriber who has for the past year or more
‘-beeu'cutter for J. Tmhwould-respectfullv inform
thecitincns of waulk, that ‘he has made mung:
meat-tn open I tint-class, New York 03y Eetablls '-
meat, as abov where he pledges himse to give at-
isfaettoutoell _eiutomgrs._ ~ ‘ . —»
Hc‘wlll z‘lv special'attention to Boys Gel-ment- no
well as those of gentlemen. Persons bringing their
own cloth can have the some cut or made up, in untur-
tietic manner, at reasonable ricel. . .
‘ . ' F ANCIS J. HoKBON.
H009 SKI-RT‘FAC'I'ORY
' ‘ AND» ‘
Fancy Goods Store.
Next to the D. & N. Railroad Depot
anal): READ” READ! ii
Withers Excelsior Shoe Store.
o FOURTH‘AYBNUE, N. Y., 2d Blockax‘bove
. Hori’enrendN.’ H. It, lube ot. Indies,
, "Fell. Children‘s andGenllcmeu's 0013' Ind-
811088.0fall kinds and qualifies. constantly on
hand or made toorder. Prices reasonable. Remem-
ber the number. Families visiting the city must
not fail tocull and examine for themselvesbefore
dichasing’elsewtiere; .Alsoga‘lnrge vflflblymf Rub-
ber Bootsnifd Shoes; for winter weer. Dont forget
the Excelsior Shoe Store.
1y18 . ' JOBNF.W[THERS.
. TEQBOUGHBBED STOCK i
" ‘HE celebrated Consult Will're, boar "SAIL“
'l‘tilpmplendld animal was raised by Mr. Shane:
of Wastcheslcr, Chester County, Pa, and when
eleven months old.touk the first premium at the
Fair held in that County, tire other thoroughbred
boars competing in the cumulus; l have no. hesi-
tation in saying that be is by tar the best stock
neiter of his kind that ever servco in this section
and is equatto the best - anywhere. Fermen- and
others will be wall repaid for the trouble and slight
expense of. bringing sows to him from I considera-
ble distance. as all his pigs exhibit to a greater or
less degreehi's' valuable gecullarities.» small limbs
undbones. short snout. road lonuded farm. and
are specially reins-kahuna easy keepers. Judges
j coon Hilfiger
Good New: for ffip “Indies.
GRAND . MILLINEBY asthma.
Millinery and, someone Store,
Ifltcliell’s B‘uildlngrc'orne'r ”or Will and Water Street,
.Attcn is'cslled, scent? I '
:5?“ station}! ‘
lawman-ma styles ,
supervision-offin‘ _,.,.
New York City, with 8‘ new
we“ , ‘to'
uni if! '9‘ l
call'e‘nd'eee the new styles of Jockey an. ”a Feath-
m aura-panammmmasu
e 9W.
'hii'nsfy‘n . ts » I 7’ ‘_ »'
' FANCY. our goons.
Our Great Fabionnble'Bsziar; is now filled with a
com ietc stockin-erery departments our line. and
tr f: *
0°" * o 'u. Drcs's national; rummag- the
la tNov’elties. . at»;
gasp“. Lem Embroidery mi willie Goods. a rut.
rtment. v
use , s. Hoe ' and Gloves all lines and kinds.
' Comte-ton“ «agei- dug. - 5'
.' cg, in cup
mi: Oils. rempeiymhfiimtfiimh . .
part. a. Undergarments for Ladies. Gents, Ind
Chil re . .
0161.7. Real Berlin, _Worsted.,..slbetland Wool.
Wor grown. Cases of out-own importation.
Our assortment -' I‘ too-largo to'enumerete every arti-
cle in our difi‘erent’departmeuta easywepro‘udlv claim
there is no better assorted Fancy . Good! Store in
the State. . . '
Game One! Come All!
To the New York Ifilllnqry: _ 1Fancy store.‘
Banana '~ poo.
BOOTS, uoorrsguoors.
1 shorts. momentous.- .
are now receiving. a» Gent- .Cnlf .
Bed fair stitched MWuf‘Pmed 113;:
«is
moms cum, mammalian,
. ' of every description and price.
inns AND aoxs W, cm. j_ 3AND curm-
‘- . Thirty weal-m loo-trod. ‘
A180 s full Minnelli 0.! .Bsbbstgoqu, all of the
Ibo e good-"will be shonwitb .~-' > Whole-ii
and'Rt-IIIL' ' ' ' (imam cello. e
“LIVE ANDLET, LIVE. ,. .
Ladies Ind Gents will find all “fit heart can with in
styles of _ , ,-
Bonnet-,1 Cekoifixaflfiyfi'Illlbnll mu,
Id, at" the original stand. )Innhell Street, South
Norwnlk, where you can have your Ilatc
Bleached, Pronouns"! Dyed,
equal to new. ' 2
N. B.--New Hat- furn'i’sbtl top'rd‘cr. »
Morebnllfitrceti'South‘rNorwelk.
.. J. 3. succumb. ' ,
nan: mssnnozn,
ROM Norwelk to New York. Buys and orders
Goods, pa 5 and col‘ecte; ~bills. honey and
small parcels elivored
Charges moderate. Termlenh on delivery. Orders
left at A. Sword‘s News oillcegtlouth Norwalk, or at
the Postzomce, N'orwxlk Bridge. mat
. 50,000 Wilsen’s Strawberry Plants,
' cl per thousbdd, 50 outfitter mistrial.
Also, a number Of Concord origami». For sale,
by F. ll. JENNI , S Hoton Hill,
sml songs
Norwaik, Conn.
nemoyeu.
Mrs. s. n. VANDEDBIL’I‘,
OULD announce to the Lidia pf Norwxlk and
Vicinity that she hufnmoved her MILLI-
nunvmw-il
Street, overWeéd‘o‘ new Drug Store,
where the wlllbe he to meet her former friend-
end atronl. DB
0 b In. Edwin Hoyt
of ew York. Dress Trimmings Inn '
fitted for custo-
mers. ' j Im'ltI
m1 13.11.3131:
must ’0. it n I I] s,
WOULD all the attention a the lidiei ' of Nor-
, wllk and vicinity, to horizon and complete u-
;ur .- -
. eminent of
Spring, and Stunner mlunery Goods,
con-infill 'of’Bonnets.‘ Rotunda-to. Silks, Ribbons,
Flowery ' ’ 7 , ‘ and III the novelties of the season.
Ladle-cell and examine for yourselves, before pur- '
obs-in elsewhere. -
Ap mi, 1868. 1m“
NEW MILLINEBY GOODS
ST received at 1138. I. .J. SLAUSON'S, com-
. {rising _ . Straw Goods to
whic Ihe wouldeall particular attention: silo, French
Flowers, Ribbons, and Straw Trimmings. : Frosted
I, Having had long experience u the If il-
lluery Business, she is confident of her entgblllty
to please all her friends and atrons. W like a
ciality of Straw Hat Bleach g and Pressing, also
yelng; and with our new process of bleaching the
public will do well to have their work done at our ee-
tabllshlnent, as we will guarantee all work done in the
ve best manner. Mrs. 81mm would also announce
to e public that the is propared to furnish Machine
Work, 't‘ucklug, Dress Making, the
lam. SLAUSON.
Norwxlk, April, 1863. . 2m1
MILLINERY. '
A general assortment of
READY MADEBONNE’I‘S. ‘
ROUND HATS, nmaous, LACES, mowers,
4»
n
of the newest styles.
FRAMES MADE TO. ORDER,
A‘l‘
Mn. Aim-own,
lfltf Bennett’s Block, Iain Street.
A NEED SUPPLIED.
D’AB'I'OIB
CELEBRATE]! ICE Cliflli,
Is recommended by eminent physicians for fevers. die-
enceeoflungc. sore throat, to. and is “not. but to
title" by pumps in robust health. > It can be obtained
at all hours of the day and evening it his
m: ennui hm, South Non-walk.
The trade supplied.
C. B. D’ARTOII.
J. 8. COMBY,
WETON. CONN, *.
nun IN'SHIP manure-k III Chi-flint
, Building Tlmbcri‘fiznce Posts. Rails endPlckets.
ninaud‘le lo sfor‘trxncplntil .- :Cber-
, , l i
Allo
cost no quenti from 1 to" limo. , , . re
mpeetf y solicited and promptly attended to. It“
.. _ _ .. . Elli.
‘0.“ Read-- The! H
GEORGE PERRY’S PATENT Feb. 11 ”.13“.—
IMPROYIIENT IN GRAPE COL
l—An
Ibundnnt crop- uni-{gun end no 301' nor Dim.
World not tic-lino pronounce lucr- advance of
any system «Culture numb-p“,
ion and One Dean M
“2‘92.”- ‘1 1m“
Wouldinforfi his mood! that he he opened I new
Luann mormoox,
in Phoenix Block. were he‘ will keep a good supply
of New York i- Beer. of the best quality. cone
stanlly on ma. catchy the glue, gallon or her-
rel. Inna
SILme' ”it a mom ' i ' it ‘
Sewing. Machine 808’:
'8 undo from the punito‘liveOil. Ind is for supe-
rior to can]: yet introduced. Price as Coats.
For sale in Norw slim?
. . . - Weed. ‘
and F. Bleeknla‘n‘! our and Jeweler“ At th
Norwxlk. hymns Antoni-mum J. P; £9.11.
Bennett-Dry m " ‘ In?“
.annucsexna-
JOHN R. WILKINS,
» R3800 and DECORATIVE ARTIST. will If-
tend to all kinds 0 Interior Declintlnu for
hnrches.Dwelllnge. Hols, acuin Oil Distemper
Ind Poplar Macho, in ever ulyle of the Art. Olden
res eclfully solicited. Ad rem- Box 83.Wentpolt,c;,
ferenees furnishudou application. amp
no? If; none- :2
. xvme mum..- - much: Pro-
motor. we muow able to o to the Public,
00R HATS of ood. serviceable unlit
D cheap. 8 '.I.‘K. WCKWOlll-Im
\
of. and all others‘lmcrci-ted in thoroughbred stock. a la! assortment of Hardy, Perpetual. Bamboo 'lfec
are invited to call and examine him at in farm. and WWW nine Itock of Buddhis-
TALCO'I'T’D. was MAN, out mm- ‘mnummgwrmmneiim ,
to ~- Granola-fills. Colin. ,, Madonna. on; annual-genteel: 'or
mun. tibia. mun. decreed cc ‘ Warts. " I" “flaw“
F~ln‘uyqunti .toluitpbmhlllfi‘.'at tiling-t» me am” _. 1090-119!“th
' , lion-Jae. ,, D " 7 . " “ u.” p..." '3,"- ,
”lift“ 'tltuVlOMIwE‘ ""1. "M mm" ' "’3 RA sngng’mc ale! to in. on:
I e , , _
LLkind-uf. f, by? , d I tgoodlobetkloti: 1“ 1‘
o Frat amigo an Dame- Green. oholoo!“hudllowu-,
A. DdgdmdinOInl. 8t _ 110ml. 'mha'm I!” on 'm mung [W t E:
listen cooxmo s'rov bold ' , ,m'wumm ” f" f“: _"_"_ ‘
C . iK. [hm LIED.” ‘3‘“ ,«ms- “I“. m" "v ‘
to airport of the city. .
'—Ecno, To Hell!
MY LAMBS.
i loved them so,
That when the elder Shepherd of. the fold
Cami, covered with the storm. and pale and cold.
And begged for one of my'swoet lambs to hold.
' I bade him go.
‘ He claimed the pet:
A little fondling thing, that to my breast
clung always. either in quiet or unrest.
I thought of all my lambs I loved him beat.
. And yeHnd yet—
I laid him down,
In those white, shrouded arms, with bitter tears;
For some voice told me that in after years,
He shouldknow nought of passion. grief, or fears,
As I had known. '
And yet again .
That elder Shepherd came. my'lleart grew faint:
He claimed another lamb, with udder plaint.
Another i—she who, gentle as a saint, '
Ne’er gave me pain.
Aghut I turned away!
There eat Ibo, lovely u an angel's dream,
Her golden lock: with sunlight all Islam, '
Hoi- holy eyes with heaven in their, bean.
I knelt to pray:
" to it Thy will?
fly Father. my. must this pet lamb be given 7
‘ Oh! Thou but many such dear Lord, in heaven."
And a soft voice laid, “Nobly but thou striveu;
But—peace be still."
. Oh, how I wept.
And cluped her to my bosom. with a wild
And yearning love i—my lamb, my pleasant child!
Her too I gave-the little angel smiled,
And slept.
No teen! no (can I
Will there a day come that I shell not. weep ?
For I bedow my pillow in my sleep.
Yes, yes, thank God! no grief that elime lllll] keep,
No weary years.
Ay, it 1': well!
‘ was my lambs, and with their ecrthlygulde:
There, pleasant-river- wluder they bedde,
0r strike sweet harps upon its silver tide-
Ay, it is well! _
‘ Through the dreary day,
. They often come from glorious light to me.
I cannot feel their touch. their faces see:
Yet m’y'eoul whispers, they do come to me,—
Henven is not far away!
—
'I'he Tlppler and the Echo. ,
crew in FRANK A. HOLDEN, an int. PEN-
xonm’s scuoor. EXHIBITION.
Who curbs his appetite’s a fool.——Ecuo,
Sat/Jod- .
The temperance man don’t reason truly.—
Ecno, You lie!
Who is it dare thus answer met—ECHO,
Sigma!
Dost thou my anger thus defy f—Ecno,
Flo!
I never can give up my glass—E0110,
Alas!
My daily strength and cheer is wine.—
_Ecno, Swine. ,
I’m weak and faint till I this take—E0110,
Intake.
Dost thou condemn then what I do ?—
Ecuo,.I do.
. Does’t injure me to drink so much f—Ecuo
0, much. 0 .
What is it hinders my success ?—-Ecuo,
Emu. ' .
I know it a“ exhaust my, purse—Eerie,
Aye, worse. '
I treat when 'I have drunk my fill—ECHO,
Wife ill !
What, sends my children sad to bed ‘2—
Ecuo, No bread.
Dost thou no prosperous drunkards know?
—Ecno, No!
Is’t film that dulis the sharpest Wit?—ECHO
Is’t rum that brings infirmities i—Ecrio, It
is.
’Twill bring me where ? I know too well.
Would’st have me shun it till I die f—Ecuo,
Aye, try.
And break off every excess f—Ecno, Yea.
Shall I therein find purer pleasure i—Ecno
Yea, sure.
Will abstinence my days prolong f—Ecuo
0, Long. .
Will’t help me reach eternal joys f—Ecno,
All joys.
Then I’m resolved my course to change!
Ecno, 0, cha'nge.
And leave the accursed glass forever ‘2—
Ecno, Former .’
Echo, thou art my friend, farewell l—Ecuo,
Mud, farewell. E. R. P.
Rowayton, 1868.
m
From Chamber’s Journal
DELILAII.
Sir Thomas Winton and I are fellow-direc-
tors ofe Company which will never, I fear,
make the fortune of either ctue : but it pays
its way—five per cent. on capital, the sala-
ries of secretary, clerks, and porter, and the
guinea-fees of the directors, are always punc-
tually forthcoming.- Now, it is a singular
fact, that however well off a man may be, a
guinea always has an attraction for him;
and Sir Thomas Winton, when in town, is
very regular in his attendance at the Board.
The charms of general conversation are
not unknown at those social business gather-
ings, and Sir Thomas andI often discuss our
tbvorite topics. He is a sporting character,
my hobby is the drama. If I open the con-
versation, I politely affect an interest in Der-
by prospects ; mention the Middle Park cal.
of yearlings, or inquire tenderly after the
baronet’s partridges and pheasants. If, on
the other hand, it is Sir Thomas who takes
,the'lecd, he inquires what I think of the last
new French adaptation put on the London
stage. And .0. certain intimacy has sprung
up between us.» .
“Are you anything of a shot, Mr. Chevere 1!”
Sir Thomas asked me one day early in last
July. ' ‘ - , '
“I am verymuch out of practice,”.l rc-
pli‘ed;“but I use to be a fair average per.
former with the gun some years ago. When
anxious.”
“At any rate, you are fond of the sport 1’”
“very.”
“Then‘you must come down to my place,
and try your hand—will you 1”
“You are very kind,,- -
“And if you like a day or two’s hunting for
a change, I will give you a mount."
“Thank you: I shall be most happy.”
“You will not mind coming rather late in
the section. ? We generally have a honseful
of young people in November, and I keep~
some covers unbeaten for the occasion. And
if we have a touch of front, there will be some
)1
I thanked Sir Thomas Winton again, and
thought no more of the matter.
Invitations of that kind are so very rife af-
ter luncheon—sherry being a heart . expand-
in'gfluid—and are so oftenforgotte‘n', that I'
never expected to hear again of this one. I
was quite sill-prised, therefOre, when a kind
lettsr‘ti'om Sir? Thomas came in November,
reminding me of myipromise' tocome and
my with him, and fixing. the day.
So I went to‘Winton, and found that Sir
mint. bad a very good notion of fitting up
a country-house. Every bedroOm had a
dressing-roomnttached with a bath in it, and
hot and cold water laid on;~and, a warm
bath before dinner, after violent exercise, is
one of the greatest luxuries in thesybarlte’s
list. Then thebreakibstxnrmngements were
just .gjfs..tliey,were_, at a hotel;
thcb' income n enough in
the lacesofeouifcfliwhiclliwhh to convey,
nose with which club; angel-pram house-
hold turned. There was no face or bother,
351,3: or‘forced‘hospit'ejllty'; but'ityau'wnnted any-
I get an odd day now, I am apt tobe too ‘
new: sues. eased: “ii room at. snrtwnr
ates classmmbeu-nd étdeml : ; sin-r
large Eugliiibcounu'y-bouses; does not give;
and which 'Wtédih‘the coin and mouth»
thing, you got it at once, without trouble or
delay.
But I am anticipating. I have only just
reached the house at present. Sir Thomas
Winton was a widower, and his present fam-
ily consisted of two daughters, somewhere
between eighteen and thirty, and a son in the
Lancers. now at home on leave. There were
several guests beside myself: Captain Sey-
mour, a b'rother-ofiicer of young Winton’s
with a suspected desire of forming another
fraternal connection with him; “Paddy”
O’Brien of the Foreign Office, a sort_of social
Crichton; and others. Of the fairer visitors,
I need only mention one, Ada Dart, for what
vinaii of sound mind could notice any other
girl when she was in the room 1’ Well, Cap-
tain Seymour could do so; but then he was
infatuated and not of sound mind—suffering
from younger Miss Wiuton on the brain, in
fact. It surprised me very much to see the
beautiful Ada sail into the drawing-room be-
fore dinner on the evening of my arrival. - I
had met her at a dinner-party and three
balls; I' had attended her with grateful hu-
mility throughout the whole of a pickliic, and
her image rose before me rather more often
than I liked. It is very unpleasant to be
haunted by a face; to see it whenever you
smokes quiet solitary pipe; when you lean
back and shut your eyes' in a railway-car-
riage, when you are trying to get to sleep at
night. I really do not know which is worst
—to have a. beautiful woman or a tune run-
ning in your head.
Of course I was not in that absurd state
which the ancients style “enamored,” and
the modern “spoony” ;I am of my age, and
despise romance. The man who loves any
one but himself, or values anything more
than hard cash, is an idiot, and ope that I
am free from such an extreme of weakness.
But to a certain sort of attraction, or fancy,
or admiration, I must plead guilty. Mdrriage
is a state which is considered by many hard
headed practical men to have its advantages,
and it did occur to me that if ever I tested
them, it would be rather pleasant to do so.in
partnership with Ada Dart.
I had no idea that she was acquainted
with the Wintons, and her unexpected pres-
ence looked quite like a fatality. If ever,
when expecting to find yourself in the midst
of strangers, you have discovered a familiar
face amongst them, you may remember what
a pleasant revulsion it caused in your feel-
ings, and how a mere acquaintanceship bore
the look of friendship by the contrast.
“What i” said I, “do you know the Win-
ton’s f” _
“Yes,” she replied, looking rather aston-
ished at my tone: “I have known them since
I was quite. a titty thing; Sarah Winton is
my great ally.” ,
Her reply showed an absurdity and an un-
due assumption of intimacy in my exclama-
tion, which would have been very. numbing
to reflect upon in the presence of most ladies;
but Ads Dart was like-the sun; it was im-
possible to feel cold or numb when she was
shinging on you; and she always shone; 1
do not believe she ever snubbed a poor fel-
low in her life. She would laugh at him, in-
deed, on very slight provocation, but those
whowould have resented ridicule the soon-
est in‘ any one else, were never offended with
Ada; nb one ever frowned at her,«or dislik-
ed her,or scolded her, or failed to pet and
spoil her since she was first placed in the
«cradle, I believe. ‘ " ' ‘ ' ‘
And a ridiculous proverb asserts that beau-
ty isouly skin deep! For she was beautiful;
even other beauties acknowledge that. All
they could do was to compare her with mod-
els of a. totally distinct style, gr to suggest
‘ that certain natural charms might be due to
art. She was plump and white as a baby;
each of her large hazel eyes had a distinct
soul in it; where other mortals possessed
knuckles, she had dimples; her car was a
flower. But I dare not dwell on her charms,
so, pray, try to imagine them. It is an im-
possibility ;but never mind—try.
I could not remain long by her side; the
room was full of strangers, with many of
whom I had now to form acquaintance for
the first time, even the ladies of the house be-
ing unknown to me. I was eventually pair-
oil' with a companion who was much inter-
ested in the Catholic revival, and evidently
thought but little of me after making the un-
fortunate discovery thst I did not know
what colored stole should be worn in ember-
weeks. My dinner was spoiled by a perpet-
ual dread of speaking with levity of , things
she reverence’d; and if I had not at last hap-
pily hit upon the safe course of violently abus-
ing the Low Church party, I believe that I
should have had an indigestion. '
The place that I coveted at the side ofAdn
Dart was filled by Paddy O’Brien, who had
a wonder-nil and enviable power of showing
politeness and apparent attention to the gen-
eral company, while really attaching himself
to one selected individual. I had met O’Brien
at the same parties as Ada, but. had never no-
ticed any particular attentions on his part.
Now, however. he seemed to be establishing
a flirtation in form, which was serious; for a
man may go very far in a. public ball-room
with comparative importunity, but trifling in _
a country-house is a very different matter.
Before the evening was over, I felt certain
that I had no chance of “walking over,, for
the prize, and also that she was Worth win-
ning; for Paddy was not the man to court
undowcred beauty ; indeed, he could not af-
ford so romantic a proceeding.
When the ladies retired, most of the men
repaired to the billiard-room, where cigars
and grog were provided but the majority
were tired, and went to bed early, leaving
O‘Brien and myselfto finish a game.
“Well,” said he,'as soon as we were alone,
“Leuppose you and I have been asked down
here for the same thing." .
“0 yes ; the shooting, you mean,” I replied.
“Shooting! That’s the polite way of pay-
lug us. They wantus to'help them with their
private theatricals.” , . .
“Oh, they are going to get up private the-
atricals, are they Y” '
“To be sure, or you wOuld never have been
asked toWinton Hall, nor I either, faith !" I
got it all out of Miss Dart.”
“ ‘Whowill tell us whntto do about scenery,
dresses, and all the little details i” said Miss
Wintoii, when the farm took the stage-fe-
ver badly last summer. ‘Don’t you know
some one, pupa. ?’ ‘ '
' “ ‘I have it i’ cried Sir Thomas. ‘One 'of
our directors is great on drama ; at least ’
he talks of nothing else, andithough not 3
Solomon, thatsceifi to be his speciality.’
“ ‘But is he presentable 2’ asked J ulia.Win-
ton—Winton’s girl you know. ,
“ ‘0 yes,’ replied Sir Thomas: he has paid
P )l
he has really very fine whiskers
“Shut up, Dram!" said I. “Do not foist
off your own impel-finances upon the inno-
cent. And what were you asked here for i”
“To act, of course. Ifit had not been for
my success in Sir Lucian O‘Trl'ggor at Lady
Sock’s, I might have gone'heng‘beforc ever
I’d have been a guest in this elegant estab-
lishment. Oh, there is no stinking-the truth
with me, my boy; nobody does anything for
nothing in this world."
' There 'was undoubtedlya sedimentof truth
of the bottom of thisgfi'othy cynicism Lof
;0¥Brian’s ; for on. the following day, the sub-
jectot‘ private theetricals was quietly brooch.
'ed in my‘preseucc bytbe mos!- Wiuton':
and those. . of; the moor-it! of Mr sum.
were running .upon nothing chemo" that if
the drama. had not been my particular hob-
by, my sympathetic nature would have been
carried away by the general excitement. ,
My theatrical tastes had never as yet led
up on his‘sbnreemudbc aspirates his hs,and .
and it soon became, evident. instant: hm.
me to take part in any performance, and, in-
deed, of the ladies and men forming the pres-
ent company, Ada Dart and O'Brian were.
the only two who were not about to make
their first appearance upon any stage. Of
course, these experienced members took a
prominent lead, besides being necessarily.
drawn together in a confidential way which
it was very unpleasant for me to witness.
Jealousy and envy so stirred my bile that I
was inclined to regret the good old days of
duelling, when I might have picked a. quar-
rel with my rival, and so had a chance of re-
moving him fi'om my path. But the way in
which the odious Irishman knocked over the
pheasants and rabbits, and a particular snap-
shot, fired from the hip, which was fatal to a
woodcock, forced me to own that there was
a deep truth in the ingenious assertion so
constantly repeated in newspaper articles,
that private combat is a “coivnrdly practice.”
But I had my turn of being placed an rap—
port with the entrancing Ads. The fine old
hall of Winton Park was to be our theater,
and it was my particular province totcke
the best advantage of the many natural facil-
ities of the place; to arrange about the scene-
ry; to find out what were the proper dresses
for the plays we were to perform, etc. ;-and
Ada Dart being the only person whose coun-
sel was of real service in a case of difficulty,
I was perpetually obliged to appeal to her.
Dangerously intoxicating were those confer-
ences, which, I confess, I prolonged needless-
ly; indeed, I used sometimes to get up a vex-
atious Opposition to her wishes, in order to
give our discussion a matrimonial flavor.
Heigh-ho!
The plays selected were “The Belle of Pen-
Nose”; and the distribution of parts was a
work for Job or Solomon, most of the com-
pany at first declaring their utter inability
to take the simplest characters, and coming
round gradually to demanding the principal
roles. At our first general meeting, it really
seemed doubtful whether it would be possi-
ble to cast the mildest and lightest of pieces
in the British repertoire ; but at the end of a
fortnight, if, “Othello" could have been re-
written with three Moore, four Deademmlas,
and two Iagos, our little company “hadstom-
sch for theni all.” When we came to actual
got to be estimated by the others at some-
where about their right value, and we settled
into our places accordingly.
Iwas cast .for Fortesclw, which was too
prominenta part for my taste; for besides
that, on principle, I very much prefer that
other people should amuse me to reversing
that principle, I hated having so much to
learn by heart. ' ‘ ‘
That was another odd efi'ect— we all seem-
ed to have gone back to school. At every
turn in the house or grounds, you would
come upon a young lady or gentleman, with
knitted brows, and eyes fixed on either earth
or sky, muttering. “I say, Chevers, just hear
me my part, like a good fellow," Captain
Seymour would say. Then a young lady
would make a similar request, and put her
hands behind her back» while repeating her
task, from sheer force of association. Two
to one, if, when playing at billiards, the stri-
ker, after using the long rest, said: “J nst give
me my cue, please,” some one exclaimed:-
“Hark, they come!” or, “But more of this
.sson’ii 9t; .‘flfoyfllsnesk further upon. the
matter.” '
In a little time, matters began to run
smoothly, and we had our first rehearsal.
By recalling to mind the different actors I
had seen in my part, and endeavoring to im-
itate them, I succeeded better than I had an-
ticipated, and gained considerable applause.
“But,” said O’Brian, “you must shave, you
know. The idea of Ibrteecue, with those
whiskers is too‘ubsurd.”
Now, my whiskers were black, pendent,
silky, and had cost me an infinity of trouble.
It had taken five years of constant care and
scientific training to bring them to theirpres-
ent state of perfection. Any one without ex-
perience in the matter would hardly credit
the amount of time and labor, not to mention
the mere-money, that I had expended upon
them. -Little soil; brushes, delicate combs, bot-
tles of a peculiar oil, more delicate than is
ever used for the head, and, called “Brillian-
tine,” were apprOpriated to their service.
When I visited my hair cutter, that artist
would deliberate for at least five minutes be-
fore he could come to a definite conclusion
upon the important point whether he should
take the “bends” ofi'. WhenI took my walks
abroad at Scarborough, and the breezes flut—‘
hated the _ over my shoulders, scornful in-
deed was the beauty whose eyes did not light
up with admiration as she passed. Even
envious men were unable ~to withhold their
tribute of praise. “Chevers, my boy,” ob—
served Rivers, who has spent his own fortune
and is looking out for a wife‘s, “my figure is
twenty thousand; but, be god, if I had your
face-hair, I‘d make it forty i" '
You may judge my feelings, then, when it.
was seriously proposed that I should share.
Ircpudiated the notion with a. shuddering
earnestness which seemed to amuse some of
the company, and they, all set to work to ar-
gue me out Of my objection to the sacrifice. _
“They will grow again,” said one Miss
Winton. .
“I am sure Mr. Chevers’s face would look
better without them,” added the other.
“Yes; there is a particularly fine contour,
which is completely hidden at present," said
O’Brien. _
“How do you know that, Paddy?”
“Contour or not,” said I firmly, “if you
cannot put up with a whiskered Fol-lame,
some one else must take the part." And to
that resolution I stuck in spite of flattery,
persuasion, and satire for three days. And
I got it hot, too, at times.
First one and then another ,male visitor
was tried in my part, and found wanting.
0n the fourth morning after breakfast,
Ada Dart expressed a wish to learn how to
pay at billiards. ' O’Brien was not in the
room, until seized the opportunity of otter—
ing my services, which were accepmd. She
had been singularly reticent upon the razor
question, a circumstance which led me to
hope that she would not have seen the sacri-
fice expected from me without a pang; but
now, while I was engaged in the too perilous
occupation of teaching‘her how to make. a
bridge, she-broached the subject. , .
“I am so sorry, Mr. Chevers," said she “that
you cannot take the part of Formula. You
must change with Mr. O’Brian; that is the
only way in which we can manage it, and
even that will spoil the play."
“Is it quite ncccessary that Farm should
be whiskerless f" I asked faintly.
“Why, judge for yourself; how would».
powdered wig look with ——- them .9 The
worst of it is," she added, “that when I un-
dertook the — the part of Maria, it was with
the supposition that you would be the Fortes-
cuo.” '
Those who are unacquaintcd with “The
Belle of Penmnée,” must be told that Abra:-
we is the lover of Maria, and several half-
rompiug, half amorous scenes are enacted
between them: knowing this. if they but?“
heard how Ada hesitated, and seen how she
blushed as she spoke, they would not wond-
er that my breath came short, and a singing
arose in rhyme. My left hand closed upon
the fingers which were forming that bridge;
my. right arm stole round her form; I felt
intoxicated-by the magnetic hole which float-
ted aboutth hair. ' _-
“Take care 1" she said ; “I cannot make my
stroke if you come so close.”
I knew there was sucha thing as throw-
ing away a race by making the running too
early.
zance," followed by the farce of “Eyes and 7
trial, however, the powers of each performer .
“Hit your ow-own‘b-b-b-btfll in the exact
centre, and rather‘high,” .I laminated, “and
you — you would not like O'Bri— that is,
any other fellow to toe-to an tint part, in
fact), ‘ >. - I i .
“I declare Iiwon’t answer you 1” she cried.
“Of course, Iknow you, and never saw most
of the others before, and such things make
all the difference, you know. To be kissed,
even in make-believe, by a men one has seen
for the first time a week before, makes one
feel nervous; but there !” Ecstasy! she
classed O’Brian with the man “she had only
known for a week i" - Then she had not no-
ticed him at all those parties.
And she had noticed and remembered me.
“Oh, that you lmew me still better! on,
that it was not make-believe! Let as re-
hearse our parts.” '
“Where is the use,” shemurmured, “if you
will not make a small sacrifice 1!" And she
looked so deliciously shy and conscious, that
I cried in rapture; uru do it i"
“What! part: with these i” and she laid a
finger more beautiful than Aurora’s on one
of my Whiskers. ' ‘ '
“Yes.” , .
“You must give nie'one as a meme-to. Get
up; th‘ére's some one coming!”
It was Miss Winton and Captain Seymour
who came just in time _to prevents. formal
offer. I went all to my bedroom, locked the
door, opened my dressing-case, took out scis-
sors and razor, and began the dreadful task.
Infatuuted, mad that I was, I inserted the
expanded points of the fatal shears, gave a
convulsive clip, and in halfa minute the care-
flllly tended growth of years fell to the dress-
ing-table. I cannot bean to recall how I
looked at that moment. As quickly as was
possible, I cut oil“ the. companion whisker
and then shaved my cheeks clean.
On my way down-stairs, I met Sir Thomas
who stopped, stared, and asked my name.
He did not recognize me. Young Winton,
who was always late, was breakfasting when
“I entered the morning room. He dropped
a cup of hot codes over his knees, and nearly
choked.
Leaving him in his misery, I- encountered
a young lady visitor, who crammed her
pocket-handkerchief into her mouth, and
fled. '
But it would be tedious to recount the ef-
fect I produced upon each individual mem-
ber of the household. All, even the thithless
Ada, laughed at my appearance, except
O’Brian, who looked upon my transforma-
tion h'om a purely dramatic point of view.
Others were divided as-to whether I most rc-
semblcd a plucked fowl or a recently shom
sheep, but the veritable amateur said : “Sure
he will make an elegant Ibrtcdm,” and
stuck to that view offhe question.
The company soon got used to the alter:-
tion, and the dramatic business now went as
smoothly as a hand pas'sedOver my cheeks.
I had the intoxicating privilege, the tantal-
izing element in which was tempered by hope
ofmaking‘second hand love to Adam daily
rehearsals, till at last the day of positive per-
formance arrived. .
We all knew our parts, but whether we
acted them well or not, it is diflcult to judge;
our audience was bound in common polite.
nose to be pleased, and the flattering applause
' and profuse congratulations we received can-
not be counted for much. At any rate, every
body medicated, and the whole affair
was voted 8 success. '
When a fate which has cost some time,
thought, and labor in the preparation, is over
a heavy Weariness and depression is apt to
weigh upon the principal actors, and this, I
believe, was the case with the majority of the
company assembled at Winton Hall. '
But I felt: nothing of this. What were pri-
vate theatricals or balls, past or future, to
me ? Means to an end, o'ne end—Ada. How
could my mind he cloudy if she smiled upon
'me 2 How feel depressed when such hopes
elevated me ?
0n the morning following the performance
I awoke early with a firm determination to
turn mimic courtship into earnest, and force
a plain yes or no from her that v-y day.
To lie in .bed with such a pickle in the pil-
low was quite imposible, so I got up, dressed
and went for a walk. On passing through
the garden on my way back to breakfast, I
became aware that some one else was also in
high spirits, for a well known voice behind
the shrubbery was singing “The Pigs in the
Morning”; and on turning the corner of a
path which brought me into a little open dell
sacred to. rehododendrones, I came upon
O’Brian, with his hat stuck on the back of
his head, executing a pas aeul ton". vocal ac-
companiment. " '
“All i” he cried on seeing me, “sure you
have caught me making a fool of myself.
But it is a good thing my mother’s only son
has done for me this fine morning. COngrat-
ulate me, my boy."
“Certainly,” said I,'feeling a little sickly,
“What on ‘9” ' ’
“I am going to be married to the prettiest
little angel that ever wore boots and had a
nice little sum all at her own disposition in-
to the bargain. Whoop!” .
It was too true; he had stolen a march
upon me. I left Winton two hours ailer-
wards. , , _ ’
Thank you; yes, my whiskers are grad-
ually recovering, and I expect to be able to
, walk out by daylight in another month or
so. At present, they are in the blocking
brush stage. , ' ,
my nick and his Ripe.
It is said of that good man, Sammy Hick,
the Micklefield blacksmith, that “as he un-
derstobd the words .of the Lord Jesus,it was
quite enough for him to see the path of duty
steadfastly to travel in it.”
An instance of this feature of his charac-
ter was exhibited in his sudden abandonment
of tobacco. One day he gave sixpence to a
pOor widOw. She blessed him, and could
hardly find words enough with which to ex-
press hcr thanks.
He said to himself: “Well, if e Sixpence
makes that poOr creature so happy, oh! how
my sixpences have I spent in filling my
mood: with tobacco l” ,
He made a vow instantly never to let a
pipe enter his lips again. it
Seen afterward he was taken very ill, and
a doctor said to him; “Mr. Hick, you must
resume your pipe.”
“I will not,”‘he replied.
“Then,” said the doctor,-“ify_ou depot, you
will ”rim.” ‘ ' it
“Bless the Lord. then.” said slimy. “1‘
shall go to heaven. I have made a vow to
the Lord that the pipe shall never enter my
mouth again, and it never shall.” Sammy
Hick kept his vow, and lived lobe an old
man!—Rev.1'..E’. lez’aby.
— I m ' a
—.—The destruction pfthe famous dragon
tree of Tenetifl'e—almdet one of the won ers
of «the worlde-during a severe. gale last an-
tumn, is" exciting the laments of botanists
and tree lovers, The circumference of its
trunk was about 78 feet; its height only 75
feet. It has been made memorable by the
account given of it by Baron Hlmboldgwho
estimated its age at about 0:000 years. ,
Tviro wards in the ci of New Haven gave
MnEnglish 2190 maj ty. How will thev
compare in intelligence andmoralily with
the State at large. Thereal. Connecticut
elected Mr. Jewel.»
A correspondent writes to know where
axletrees grow We have seen them groan
under a Wagon.
-—1ff:ishioxrht_id muchinfcomm' oil-with
thwuimunibn tabled recent order of the
Pope would make havoc aim the ~ Outho-
lic milliners and dressmakers, or he jays:
it Women with extravagant hmd dresses
shall in future’notbc'admitted t0' the coin-
munion." T if...‘ :' .
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