'1 .
Etna, of Hartford, Assets Jan. 1st, ’08, 5,052,880
Home of N. 'Y. “ “ “ “ 3,730,981
thuim‘of N. in. H H H H Loam
Home, of N. H., “ “ " “ 1,583,819
Security of N. Y.. H H H H 1,417,017
International, N. Y., H H H H 1,1ss,012
S rlngfield F. M., “ “ “ “ {(81,007
culture a; N. Y. -:.'v. .. “ “ “ “ 734,
North American N?“ ‘-‘ “ “ “ 702.102
Putnam, 1m, ' H H H H 018,198
Lamar, N. 1., H H H H 509,003
Commerce, Albany N. Y., " " H 568,878
Western Buffalo, N. Y., “ " “ 653,257
Merchants 110., .. H H H 413,300
North America, H'd., “ “ “ " 401,274
lorvv , " “ “ “ 476,949
People’s, Worcester, " ' “ “ “ 4 ,
Baltic of N. Y. “ “ “ “’ 279,140
Commonwealth N. Y.,“ “ " “ 280,
Westchester of New Rochelle N. Y., 800,000
\ Peoples of Middletown, Conn., 115,000
Enterprise of Cincinnati, 1,000,000
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WHOLE NUMBER 1157.
WAL
NOBWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAYMARCH 8, 1870. 7
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VOLUME LIII..:NUMBER 10
NQHWALK GAZETTE.
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ALEx. s. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
FROM THE CITY OF'NEW YORK,
Teacher of the
Piano-Forte, Organ and illusion] Cessa-
‘ aitlon.
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
in New York, care Pclonbet, Pelton J: 00., 841
Broadway. . .
.I.‘ HELDEN HUBLBUTT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ’
Boon No.4,, (Up Stairs,) GAZETTE BUILDING-
DB. J. G. HARBOUR,
I)" E N '1' I 8 '.l.‘ ,
'NORWALK, CONN.
Office in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, over J ack-
: enBro’s store.
Nitrous oxide or Lang ing Gas, administered when
desire .
PATENT AGENCY.
WILLIAEI VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
norms. assume,
ly‘l . Winnipauk, Conn.
G. 0. KEELER &_ BROTHER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Fldnr, I-‘ccd, &c.,
Nos. 1!, 14 and 10 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
ELBEBT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis's Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents’ and Youth’s 0km cut and made to order,
at short notice, of the best materials, in the, latest
styles, by‘experlenced workmen. Prices reasonable.
'6. acid. as. nos-muss,
DELI-Ill IN
ouocnuiss,
FIBER,
PROVISIONS, £13., ‘
Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
C. s. Locnwoon, '
Fashionable Draperit Tailor
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.,
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s
I‘ll-st Premium Sewing Machine,
, The best Machine for general work. '
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 10
Insures against loss and dam e by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, an onsistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES,
Sole Agent for quwalk and vicinity.
Norwnlk Insurance Tompnny.
NORWALK, CONN. .
Cash Capital, $500,000
Paid up Capital,~ $100,000
Wu. C;.Ssnntr,iPreaident, Gso. R. Gowns, Sec’y.
'1‘" '» EnamllmnTr-easurer. . ‘
scan-re ovum $25,000,000.
GEO. B. COWLES,
IS AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for thefol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, lnConnecti-
cut, Massachusetts and New York. At 80. Ner-
wlk. application may bemadeto WM. T. CRAW.
Suull Nursall Insurance laurel,
Representing over 025,000,000.
Hartford Fire Inc. 00., .Aseetc 09,026,000 00
North America Ins. 00,, Philadelphia, 3,000,000
GermsnlaFlr-e Ins. 00., New York, 1,000.000
City Fire Ins." Co. Hartford, “ “0,000 00
Mi diesex Mutual Ass’e, Co., H 800,000 00
'Lms‘. INSURANCE.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Assets 820,000,000 on,
ones in Swords’ Building, ISouth Norwalk.
“Darin Automatic Ventilator. .
Ventilate your
Barns, Stables,
R o o t C e 1 la rs,
Houses, Churches
"‘ Factories, School
Houses, Lecture
Rooms, Drying
Houses, Tobacco
. Barns,Gas.Works,
. , ,__ .. - «be.
VcMilatb‘ec'P‘erfcctly and Keep: out the Storm.
Costs but Little to Have the Best.
Send your orders for Norwalk to KNAPP & FITCH.
itg‘narlen and New Canaan to MELVILLE :0
L‘
GHOCEBIES
Cheaper than ever, for Cash.
HI subscriber would inform the nbllc crall
T that he still continues to sell the 13... of Signed:
Provisions, be, atghisoldstan No. a Sklddv’snlock,
as ehca as the cheapest. Hco crs great inducements
to each n are, as he has asiargeansssortmcut of o-
cesiss of 0 best qualifies as can be found at any can
of he county. He would invite the special attention
in all to his stock .of
- ‘- 00 El, TEAS, AND SUGARS
which are of the very best quality and will be sold
chcsp. The public are invited to esllandexamlne and
ndgc for themselves. A. HOREHOUSE.
IF you wanta'good STOVE or a RANGE or any-
thing else in the noussrrnnrnro Lula go to
. . sunrise.
E. G-U'sOWSKI.
ME BCIIAN'T TAILOR,
sun DEALER 1N
READY MADE CLOTHING,
arm on” roasrsrmvo GOODS, '
No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
Constantly on hand a large assort t f Cl th
cameras and Yestings. All orderlsnprl-Iou‘i’ptlyoex:
OB . ' 86
I: CBLaBnA'rnn GAS Bunsen BANG
'1“I ’ fer sale by ononon n. Baha’im.
warranted at
11.an PLATED Goons : hem
S nqn. LCCKWOOD‘S.
000‘ which wee-selected with
nrunsruu IN sour" NORWALK.
FOR FOUR DAYS OF EACH WEEK, ONLY, Dr.
Kendall will continue the Dental business as for-
merly. at his oldstand, Sword’s Building. Office will
be closed Honda is and Saturdays, Dr. endall being
in Ridgefield. e extract tccthwith or without the
use of LAUGHING GA .
Wednesdays we devote entirely to extracting Teeth
WITHOUT PAIN.
The principal Operator in Colton’s Dental Association
has repeatedly declared that South Nor-walk is the best
place within his knowledge, (out of Cooper Union) to
have teeth extracted.
We particulary invite those who may desire
' ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
to examine our manner of work and rices before
procurin them elsewhere. Teeth fllle in the most
approve manner. Those partially broken away by
decay, restored to their former size and shape.
Horse sneezing.
JAMES D. SHEA Back Again.
HE Veteran .Horsc Shocr can be found at the
_ Blacksmith Shop, Scoficld’s'Livcry Stables, rear
of Old Well Hotel, ready and willing to shoe your
horses as of yore. Old friends, and all having Horses
are invited to ve h'm a call.
21 l L. SCOFIELD.
tf45
South Norwalk, Nov. 5, 1809.
THE MODEL MARKET.
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
AVING become proprietor of this old establish-
H ed and ever popular market, is prepared io fur-
nish Hotels, Saloons, Families, doc, with Meats of all
kinds, of the best quality, in any desired quantity and
at the lowest market prices. The continued patron-
blic solicited.
“3e °f the ”-1 WILLIAM MITCHELL.
NORWALK 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 promptness by experienced workmen.
Having added 11 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.
. ISAAC CHURCH, Jr.
Machine Shop just back of the and Horse Railway
Buildings. _ 11
SOMETHING NEW:
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Draper 8. Tuiluriquutallishmuut
At No.1, Gazette Building, (up stairs)
THE subscriberwould respectfully inform the cit-
izens of Norwalk that he has made arrange-
ments to open a first-c use, New York City Establish-
ment, as above where he pledges himself to give sat-
isfaction to all his customers.
He will give special attention to Boys Garments as
well as those of gentlemen. Persons bringing their
own cloth can have the same cut or made up, in an ar-
tistic manner, at reasonable prices.
FRANCIS J. MoKEON.
SOUTH NORWALK
Planing Mill Co.
Builders and others are informed that this Compa-
ny are now prepared to execute in the best manner,
at short notice, all kinds of
Steam Sawing,
Scroll Sawing,
Planing,
and Turning.
They will also furnish on the most reasonable terms
all kinds 0
Lumber and Timber,
. and manufacture to order,
Sash,
B l i I! do,
Doors, Etc.
BALUs's‘Ens, NEWELs. &C.,
_ for Stairs and Railings, and
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,Whlte wood
he, kept constantly on hand.
Prompt attention given to orders. Works near the
Steamboat Landing, SOUTH NORWALK.
C. F. TOLLES,
} R. I. TOLLES, Treasurer.
1
n. R.AUs‘TiN,
R: I. TOLLES
Fruit Trees: Fruit Trees!
AT THE
NEW CANAAN' Norseman. _
' The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of ‘ ~“ . ' ‘ '
Fruit Jr Ornamental Tre’es,Vines,'&0.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence. We
feel confident in saying that we believe that our stock
of APPLE TREESparticularly, to be the Largest and
Best. in thisConntry. Weare also positive that we
can furnish Trees in better quality, better order, and
fol-less money than they can be obtained from distant
Nurseries. ‘
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send the r orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make their own selections.
- STEPHEN HOYT a SONS.
P. S.-—We take pleasure in showln‘gpersons through
our Nurseries, whether desirous o purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Buses, Guruuiuuuu, lurluuur,
Bedding Out Plants, Shrubs,
Fruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry, Blackberry (it Strawberry
. Plants, kc.
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,
EGG,‘_PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, &c.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. B0-
er Floral Decorations arranged in the best style of art
to order. Send for descriptive catalogue.-
SOuth Norwalk, Ct.
. A. JACKSON dc BRO.,
. OULD invite the attention of their oldenstomer
and the public generally to their varied and ex
WATCiiEs; JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, FANCY
Goons, vann PLATED WARE, &C.,
surpamed, ,in .Fairfield County. in unlit or rice.
Constant d'dltion‘e are made of all file latgst sters of
QUETS, WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES, and oth
MALLORY dc DOWNS,
& No. 1 Gazette Building.
tensive stock. of
great. care and is not to .be
A. JACKSON _& BRO,
B "To a anons.
. us a... bore wouldrespectfully call the atten-
tion ,of the pub]! to their
NEW STOCK os‘ GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters,
&C., both for Gentlemen and Ladies’ wear, which will
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand,
ELY’S BLOCK
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
All kinds of Gent. and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, be,
made to order, in the most workmanlike manner, add
at fair prices
HORSE CABS RUN RIGHT. BY THE DOOR.
BROWN as STEVENS.
mm 9. BROWN. HARVEY STIYENI.
Gas .
* AND
Steam. Fitting.
M. CLOVER, at his works on River Street, is
preparedto fill all orders in the above line,
with promptness and at low rates; He invites spec-
ial attention to “The American Submerged Force
Pam ," for which he is Agent. It is double-acting,
non- eezlng, and proves to be the cheapest, most
efilclent, durable and reliable pump in use. 21
Small Safe for sale.
. SMALL SAFE, suitable for the h se, will be
sold very" cheap on ailing npon
NASH & IVES
PORCELAINE DETERRE, is the trade-mark o
the best Table Crockc imported. It is superior
to Stone China, and e as (excepting transparency)
to French China, but cw can tcll the difi'ercncc, a -
thou h the price is about half that of French China.
Sold 1 l. K. LOCKWOOD.
on. .s. BLACKMAN’S
GOLDEN EXTRACT
THE standard remedy for all afi'cctions ofthc Kid-
neys and Urinary organs. Send for a large four
pairs circular containing full information.
UHLE DROS., Druggists, Norwalk, Conn.
6‘ -
'1' I B O S H ,”
02 UNFERMENTED CATAWBA WINE, retain-
ing the true flavor of the Grape. Suitable for
Medicinal or Sacramental purposes. 'For‘ sale b
E. P. WEEVD.
MEDAL RANGE sold by
GEORGE F. BELDEN.
. A
REAL ESTATE.
,, .. AT SOUTH NORWALK, a Store and House
"9 to Rent, on Main Street, near the-depot, Ad-
» dress F. D. PURDY, at his Drug Store, or
JOHN FERRIS, Rowayton. 9tf
O RENTa—The upper part of a house on Main
Street, consistingvsf seven rooms, has water and
THREE Dwelling Houses, several Bulldlng Lots,
two Pianos, and a lot of Household Furniture.
T0 RENT.;Elght or ten first-rule tenements.
Eu hire at the Insurance Ofilce next to the Congre-
gal; onal Church, South Norwalk. am
To Let.
0U SE AND BARN on Main Street, South Nor-
walk, now occupied by W. A. Guyer, Esq. Can
be seen after 1 oblock, p. m. For terms, &c., apply
to C. '1‘. WEEKS, West Avenue, opposite New Stone
Church. 7tf
1t‘7
'I‘d Let.
PART of a House with privilege of Garden
and Barn, within five minutes walk of the
Brid 0; also, one tract, forty acres, of Pas-
ture and. Apply to C. N. CLOCK,
10 Main St., Norwalk.
For Sale, To Let or Lease.
HAT well-known property, “Skiddy’s Block,”on
Main Street, consisting of four nice business
stores, and twelve tenement lloers.
JAMES MITCHELL. Agent.
S. R, P, CAMP, 744 Broadway,‘N. Y. btf
To Rent or Lease.
ROM APRIL 1, 1870. The former residence 'of
. Mrs. Marla Gruman, on Prospect Hill, either
with or without furniture and with Garden and Barn
if desired. Enquire of C. J ; GRUMAN.
EVERAL HOUSES and APARTMENTS to let.
Enquire of S. E. OLMSTEAD.
Nov. 2, 1369. 44
_._. For Sale or to Rent.
VERY desirable place is now ofi'ered for sale or
to rent, known as the David Comstock Farm,
North Norwalk, being elegantly situated and com-
manding a fine view 0 the town. Said farm contains
about 00 acresot first-class land divided into Plow,
Pasture and Wood Land. A ver fine House suitable
for any gentleman’s family, one at Barn, Carriage
pther convenienlch. .1 lllbe rentcri‘oratfieasonalzlme
arms to a sma! am y. Apply at t is co. FOR SALE.
FOR SALE. WELL built fine lookinf House, nicely finished
throughout' rooms al 00d size and conven-
‘ the Episcopal Church in Wilton, on the main road to
.-
For Sale.
DESIRABLE residence together with Furniture
if dcslred.‘ House contains eleven rooms be-
sides basement kitchen store-rooms, «be; also, filled
in with.brick from sin to plate, has nearly all the
modern improvements, gas, heater, range, bath and
water closets, two cisterns and good we I convenient
by; barn room for two horses. carria es, the, A ply
X) DR. MOSMAN, opposite 2d M. . Church, est
venue. -
lent; Furnace and Gas Chande lers, Marble Mantels,
water brought into the kitchen. ls within five min.
utes walk to Post Ofilce and Horse Cars. Lot 75 feet
front by 240 feet deep. Price 88 000. Enquire of
r FRANK B. SMITH.
Rare Chance.
A Very desirable 'place for sale, on Belden’s Hill,
‘Wilton, consisting of 20 acres of Meadow,
Plow and Pasture Land, with a luv 0 and commodi-
ous two story Dwelling House, arn, Shoe, Shop,
Wagon House, and other out-buildings; an excellent
we! of water; also, is on the lace Fruits of all
kinds. Apples, Pears, Peaches, berries, and all
kinds of erries, &C. It has avery fine shade. The
lace is very well adapted for any person wishing to
'cep boarders, as it is a health location and a good
neighborhood. About onem efrom Depot, Store,
Church and School. Price $8 000. Terms easy. For
particulars enquire of THEODORE PRINCE,
dt's on the premises.
‘ OR Sale. at a Bargain, if applied for soon, a
small farm in Bedding. Enquire of the subscri-
ber Thurston Lee, or S. S. Osborn, Redding Ridge,
or ohn H. Lee, near the premises. 8t7‘
Cheap Property For Sale.
A HOUSE and cl ht acres of Land no waste; 40
Apple Trees,,wrt other Fruit, and a good well
of water on the premises. Located about 2% miles
from Norwalk Bridge, ’first house south of Guthrie's
Saw Mill, Silver Mine. Will be’sold at a‘bargal .
Possession given April 1s if refilxred. Enquire o
- - 5 BU E 'Winnirask.
or of JAMES FINNEY, Norwalk Bridge. m
PLACE FOR SALE.
THE subscriber ofi'ers for sale a desirable place
pleasantly located about one-half mile below
Danbury. ,The glvavce consists of one acre of land,
elliu g House in good condition,
There are some fifteen choice
Apple Trees on the premises, and other fruit trees in
roportion. Will e sold low if applied for soon.
or particulars enquire of the subscri .
SHERMAN MOBEHOUSEE":
Wilton, Feb. 10, 1870. .
with a two story
Barn, etc., thereon.
House, Stables and other out-b dings; also, an
abundance of Fruit and Water. Possession given
immediately if desired. For terms and particulars
enquiremf LORENZO HUBBELL, Esq., or JAMES
MITCHELL, Real Estate Broker, Union Market,
Mitchell’s Block, Norwalk, Conn. 8t!
For Sale.
3 NEW house, containing 10 large rooms; water
on both doors; situate on P1 outh Avenue;
12 minutes walk from Bridg; new am on premises.
Will rent it for a year if applied for soon. Terms,
the, apply to Mrs. A. CROSSMON, over E. Black-
man’s store, Wall Street. tf7
For Sale.
THREE very desirable BUILDING LOTSwithin
flvcaninutcs walk of the Bridge, situated on
Plymouth Avenue; also, two good ones at North Nor-
Bridge. House modern built, with furnace and as
Fruit, Location exery way desirable. Price 810,000.
tfi
THREE FIRST-CLASS,
width offront about 100, 100 and'ibfeet, respective-
ly; also a SMALL C
an fronting on Union Park. lgrliiquire of the subscri-
For Sale.
DESIRABLE,BESIDENCE. in Nor-
walk, Conn., within five minutes walk of the
ipes. Ten rooms besides closets, attic and co ar.,
ot160x200 feet. Good garden and abundance of
C. STREET,
Norwalk, Conn.
For Sale
BUILDING LOTS,
Refer to Hon. WM.
OTTAGE, now vacant;
r. AS. P. TURNEY.
Norwalk, J an. 24th, 1870. tfi
walk. For particulars enquire of . R. L. ELLS.
Secure a. Home.
Dwellings and Land for Sale.
SIX or eight Dwellings located in various parts of
the town,which’ are offered for sale at prices rang-
ing from $1,000 to 85,000 each, viz: Five Dwelling
Houses situated opposite Israel Lockwood’s Tan
Works, commencing at house occn ied b Daniel
Quintard, and continuing around to traw sctory,
Apply to LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, or GEORGE
W. RAYMOND, South Norwalk, Conn. tf2_6
For Sale.
NE LOT on Golden Hill next to new house of H.
H. ELWELL, 80 feet front by 217 feet in depth.
FOR SALE.
HE Homestead of Orlando Perr , deceased, con- '
—distance being about ,1; mile from the Bridge;
one mile from the bridge; also, nine acres and one
rood lying on Sprin Bill—distance, about X of a
mile from the Bri ge ; also, three or four acres
of land on East Avenue, near the residence of Hon.
0. S. Ferry. Persons desiring to secure cheap homes
or building lots, are invited to call and gain further
articulars. Apply to EDWIN LOCKWOOD or to
BELLIAM TRUBEE, Agcift, at the Horse Railwgy
0 cc. ' t
Farm For Sale.
.HE subscriber offers for sale his Farm, situated
on Chestnut Hill two miles from Norwalk.
The farm consists of thirty acres of good Meadow,
Wood and Pasture land. There is alarge House
and Burn latelg built. For further particulars en-
quire of JAS. M .
the subscriber on the premises.
LEGRAND COMSTOCK.
FOR SALE. '
EAR NOROTON STATION—A handsome Swiss
unusual size, and in complete order. House just
painted throughout; rounds consist of 17 acres of
good land, partly woo ed; House has a !ar e lawn,
with forest trees; neighborhood free from nu sauces;
distant only five minutes from Station.
healthy and convenient home for either businessman
or farmer. ’ App! to F. W. BALLARD Noroton,
(Darien,) or after larch let, to C. W. BALLARDO; 3:1;
' - in
East 18th Street, N. Y.
House and Lot atVSoutls Nor-walk
FOR SALE.
THE homestead now occupied by George R. Bai-
ley, containing one acre or more of land. beau-
tifully located, having an extensive view of the her-
bor' and village; abundance of water, fruit, &c.; will
be sold at a bar ain if applied for soon. Terms easy.
Enquire of DA ID H. GEDNEY,S. E. OLMSTEAD
or GEORGE O. KEELER.
N orwalk, Jan. 17, 1870.
Also, one other Hons—e and Lot, on Ely NeckRoad,
well located, will be sold at a bargain. New: just
completed.
M111 Property
. FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale his Mill Property sit-
uatedin West N orwalk, about two miles from
Darlen Depot, three miles from South Norwalk, and
two miles from New Canaan, consisting of a manu-
factory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, with about 12
feet head and fall of water, with three acres of land,
now used as 3 Saw Mill but suitable for a manufacto-
ry of an kind. Terms easy and price . a Enquire
of JAM ‘S FINNEY, Real Estate Agen , Norwalk,or
of the subscriber,
West Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1809. ,
pg: A VERY SMALL, VERY NEAT,'AND VERY
E connonions
' . COTTAGE HOUSE,
Situated near the Amphitheater Bridge, is offered
FOR SALE
At a bargain, if applied for immediately. Just the
thing for a small, genteel family. Terms easy. Ap-
ply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 2t5
SPLENDID .
_ Building Sites
For Sale, of one-third acre and upwards near the new
“ RIVERSIDE DEPOT,”
At the east end of Cos-Cob Bridge. The property is
bar, and is only two minutes’ walk from all trains to
New York, EXPRESS INCLUDED. Apply to or
address J. W. ATWATER, Cos-Cob Bridge, Conn.
_ FOR SALE.
A SMALL HOUSE, with 3% or 103,; acres of land,
about one mile from South Norwalk. Also,
three New Houses and Lots chea —-about the same
distance from South Norwalk. A ltlie above on very
easy terms. Also, a large House to rent near Ke ser’s
Island. Inquire at the South Norwalk Real state
Agency of Purdy’s Drug Store. . . CRAW,
tfl7 _ Real Estate Agent.
J. FEnnIs,
Real Estate Agent.
ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwalk and vi-
cinity, from 1-4 to 200 Acres, with buildings
Also, TO LET,
5
thereon, rice from 845010 $100,000.
furnishe and unfurnished houses.
ddrcss J. FERRIS,
at F. B. Pnrdy’s Drug Store, Ely’s Block So. Norwalk_
NOTICE 1
The subscriber having taken out a License for the
Sale, Renting and Exchanging
01"
Real Estate,
Would call the attention of the public to the fact that
he is now ready to transact business of that nature in
all its branches, and will assure prompt attention to
all who may favor him with a call.
gaining information relative to said business are un-
surpassed. Ilc has now for disposal
FARMS, RESIDENCES, die.
Situated in Norwalk. .
And all the adjoining'country. Places for sale varying
from 35,000 to $25,000.
RE SIDENOES
For Summer, furnished or unfurnished
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
a number of
Fine Farms-
Apply to
JAMES MITCHELL.“
o
also, one House, Barn, and from four to five acres of
land near the residence of Stephen Smith, Esq., about ings thereon,
TCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or of
Cottage, nearly new. having seven rooms of
A pleasant
CHAUNCEY STREET.
8‘)“
beautifully situated, has a fine water front on the bar-
His resources of
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lesscculso
sisting of about 28, acres of va nable land, with
a Dwelling House. Barn, and convenient out-build-
all in good repair; a fine Orchard and
Fruit Trees. On said premises is a very valuable
Timber Lot, with 000 water power. Said property is
pleasant! situate , in the town of Boston, with good
roads lea ing to Bridgeport, Westport, and Norwalk.
In the vicinity arc Churches, Cluesical Academy and
good Common Schools. Possession given immedi-
ately. Part of the 1purchase money can remain on
bond and firtgs desired. Further information
may be obtained y a plyin to JAMES MITCHELL,
Norwalk, ELIJAH . DO NS, WestpprE or of the
subscriber. Weston. MATTHEW B L LEY,
ministration with the will annexed.
Real Estate for Sale.
HE land belonging to the estate of George W.
T Raymond, comprising some of the most desira-
ble property in South Norwalk is now offered for sale
at a bargain b the trustee of that estate. Ap ly to
LEWIS F. B ERS, Trustee G 0 W. Y-
MOND and CHESTER s. TOLLBs, South Norwalk,
Conn. ' tf26
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
HE subscriber offers for sale, on very resenable
terms, a number of the choicest, and most desi-
rable Building Lots in the town of Norwalk, situated
on hi h ground, (Prerct Hill), near and of easy ac-
cess from the vill e, and commands a fine andun-
obstructed view of t e town, harbor. Long Island and
Sound. A good avenue, 50 feet wide, has been laid
out in front of the property. Is Within five minutes’
walk of the Horse Rfilmmi, Sfizetgf lots 3) cpl: pur-
chasers: no farm 1' cos. or ur er par on s en-
quire of y p JESSE DENTON,
28 or JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
Farm For sale.
as subscriber offers for sale his Farm, sifited on
Cometock’s Hill, two miles from Norwalk Bridge.
Said Farm contains twenty-three acres of good
meadow, wood and pasture land. There is a new
Dwelling House and Burn on the premises. For fur-
ther articulate linlquirebof Jggnes Mitchell, iI‘lgaIEs-
tatc em; or o t e an scr r on c prem s.
3tf g ’ FRANKLIN COMSTOCK.
HUMES FUR THF MILLION!
One Hundred Building Lots.
HE SUBSCRIBER has for sale One Hundred Build-
in Lots within eight minutes walk of South
Norwal depot, at LOCKWOODVILLE. Parties
wishing to purchase may have a lot with a house built
thereon by paying a smsfil amount in cash, balance on
mortgage, or may purchase a 10!: without anyimprove-
ment, for a small percentage of the purchase money
in cash,balance on mortgage. Price of Lots from One
Hundred to Three Hundred Dollars. I Will be pleased
to show the lots to any person wishing to purchase.
WILLIAM '1‘. CRAW,
Real Estate Agency, over F. B. Purdy's Drug Store.
Norwalk, Aug. 24th, 1868. 35
FOR SALE.
VERY valuable place, situated in the most cen-
tral part ‘oi the Town of Norwalk, about two
minutes walk from the Horse Railway Depot. The
house is large and commodions. The place comprises.
about two acres of land, and is abundantly provided
with trees, shrubbery and out-buildiu s. 'lhls place is
suitable for any gentleman. For in! particulars en-
qu e of JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk, Conn.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE
IN WILTON, CONN.
Known as the BELDEN FARM-
ITUATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depot,
containing about 150 acres of land under good
cultivation, with Dwelling House, out-buildings, etc.,
is offered for sale.
Also, the Stock and Farming Utensils,
Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk.
“BUILDING LOTS.”
HE undersigned offer for Sale some of the most
desirable building sites in the village, lying along
the slope northwest of Union Park, convenient to the
village and easy of access, having an extensive view
of the village and harbor, prices low and terms easy.
Apply to A. H. BYINGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk, Sept. 21, 1868.
Very Valuable Property For Sale
AT FORT POINT.
'AT the terminus of the New Bridge, from South
Norwalk, consisting of about 12 Building Lots,
26x125, with roadway on all sides, unequalled for bus-
iness purposes. No part of this property has been in
the market of late years, although repeatedly urged
to sell, and now only a small portion is ofi'ered. Ap-
ply to 48 JAMES MITCHELL.
NASH Sr. IVES,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 4 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desire-
ble Houses and Farms in and out of town for sale on
accommodating terms. tfs2
Wu. R. Nash. Naruax Ives.
JAMES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
eer, Constable , Collector, dcc.
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patornage heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous public, and solicits a continuance of the same.
He has taken a desk at J. B. -Hurburt’s Law
Office, Room, No. 1, Gazette Buildln , where he
can hereafter be found, or orders can be cit. He will
ive prompt attention to the buying and selling of
col Estate, renting of places, Anctioneering of real
and personal property, the collection 'of debts, the"
and will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.
Valuable Mill Property for Sale
At Kent Station, -Conn.
HE proprietor of KENT MILLS, havin engaged
T in another business,ofi‘ersfor sale the a ove prop-
erty situated on Norwalk River, ten rods from Rail-
road depot. and 8% miles from Norwalk, on main
road to Danbury, consistin of Saw Mill, Upright and
Circular Saws, all in goo order; also, Cider Mill,
nearly new, with three presses, and all necessary ma-
chinery; two large ClderVauits, Vinegar Loft, Vote,
and Casks; one large Barn, besides Stables for six
horses; one splended team of Matched Horses, six
and seven years old; two heavy Wagons; one light
Wagon, and everything complete to carry on a suc-
cessful business; also, adjoining said property, onc
Cotta a House and Barn house containing 8 rooms,
with our acres of choice land. and fruit in abundance;
also, a two-story House with eight rooms, with eight
acres of land. The mill ropcrty and one house will
be sold together, or the w ole exchanged for Norwalk
property. Terms easy. Address
GEORGE H. BRACKEN,
22tf Kent Mills, or South Norwalk.
Sea Moss Far-inc.
Al orders left at the UNION MARKET, Mitchell’s
Block, Norwalk, Conn. will receive prompt attention.
on making Blance Mange, Jellies, Pics, Pud-
dings, food for invalids, the. ,Each package
makes sixteen quarts. Price 25 cents. y
[From the W-l .
THE LOST CHILDREN.
hr nrnnr. “as: '
Come sit at my feet, little children, :- .. ,_.» .,
Come sit in the are light with me,
And listen, a tale I will tell ‘ydbfl ‘
About the wee wanderers three
Who were lost in the darh,.cn~‘ths mountain.
The very first night ofthdzyhlr— «
Come sit by my-fectjsoftly.sgcnt, ,, '1 _.
So a tale sadly true you "5‘,” beer. .
Over yonder, beyond the fair valley,
A mountain runs back widen-d high,
Till the woods on its crest feather upward
. Againstthé brightblhc bigness). ,
Great rocks with the white mosscshoar‘y
Dcdp springs with an' emerald rim—fl : .
Old trees that have fought with the‘teupeep »
Young saplings elastic and trim, '
Are yonder. Just facing-thesnnsct,
Where the forest has Mam away,
Stands a cabinjofflyglplltilozfther, -
Made tightwi’fh a layer, of clay. . .
And this is the picture b'cfo'ro you ,. '
The very first night of the year,
, Three boys with a whoopagdc hallop . ‘ ‘
Set oif._fullof.holidayrchegf. ., -_~ . . - . ~
Their ages, ten; sév'cn,_au;d‘fivc.“ ' * ' ~ g
- While thamothc'r looks out than: like? cabin, .
: Her last on the children 'alive; ‘ 1 f .‘
The night—you remembcri don't you 1
Grew rainy, "and will”. flzblack— '
, That night, in its parllest s “we,-
The mother steed calling them back:
She listened, if answer or token
.' came back to he: mums Dr- faint.
‘But the terrible roar of thotcmpeat
Was louder than 'cr'y .o‘rbo‘flmplaiut.
Strong men trod the mountain till morning,
Wish stsn‘ and the lantern’srcdsparh;
They called, but there echped no.answer,
No cry from the horrible dark; , L
They wrung out their rain-abducn meats.
Then fastened them tightly again,
As they thought of their own little sleepers,
And ploddcd on spite of the rain.
So day after day on the metallic
Went careful-eyed men. - slid wide,
While the mothers ht home. , the valley
Kept little-ones near the bomb-side, . .
Till the new moon had broadened and faded
O’er boulder and licbeuud- tree;
But nevcru trace or remembrance
They found of the poor vcnlshed three,
’Till ahuutcr saw circling beyond him
The crows with their horrible call,
And following, found the poor children,
With the brown forest lcgvcs for spa“.
The strong men who hurried up hither
Dashed tears veiling botfrom their eyes
As they saw in the little lads lying ‘
Brave Anthony’s last sacrifice.
For over their forms near him lying
Were his garments in carefirlncss lain,
While stark in the rock's glodn'iy shadow,
He fought with the cold and the rain!
Oh, brave little knight of the, forest,
1! your life had been threescorc and ten,
' Perchance you would never have bullded
So holv an altar again. ,- -. . .
If at last you had numbered in purple, .
With banners draped over-your head,
They would whispcr no tale like the Jacket
That laid o’er the innocent dead.
And now, little children, my story
Is ended. Alas! it is true.
’Tls the tale of the Wynoekie children
I’ve softly been telling to you.
sublime neatn' or the ‘wnae children.
steph Wyblc is a ‘poor man. He lives
on Wynockie Mountain, on the Wést side of
the Hudson river, about twenty miles from
New York. Joseph lives in a miserable
shanty, h0rdly.deserving the nam ~ of cot-
tage: but though enjoying-small. bare of
this world’s goods, like many another poor
man, he has had a liberal supply of cl‘h'en
in his family. . j
Three 0: these childr ;' .yvpre Anthony,
aged nine years; Wairenfiged "eight ; and
Johnny, aged five. 0n the first day of the"
present year these three children, from
whose young hearts even biting'poverty did
not exclude the glad‘somncss' of childhood,
went forth from their home for a ramble on
the mountain, and in scarch'of nuts: Their
little feet wandered too far, and alter a while
they found thcmsclves where they knew not,
and whither to - go they knew not. The
darkness of night began to spread itself,
likea pull, over them;.and to add to the
unspeakable misery 0f their Situation, a cold,
driving storm of sleet and snow set in. A
woman, passingalong one of the mountain
paths at this time, heard in the distance the
tiny voice of one of them shouting, “ Pa-
pa ?” -“ pa, pa, pa l” but somehow, unac-
countably enough, she went on unheeding
the cry, and, as she testified at the Coroner’s
inquest, simply wondering who had chil-
dren on the mountain !
Hours passed. The children were irre-
trievably lost. The darkness of the night
increased, and became impenetrable, and
the darkness of death new began to enfold
their shivering and benumbed little forms.
The beating heart could no longer send the
blood to thc extremities, which Commenced
i0 freeie. The youngest, J 0hnny—the baby
of the party—must have sobbed most pitc-
ously be. his sufferings. ,
And now we come to the closing scene in
the brief lives of these untutored children—
whosc parents even were unable to read,
and had to sign their afildavits with a
cross—and it was characterized by 'a‘ self~
sacrifice as pure, as noble and as godlike as
history records. ‘
They are all pcrishing with cold. Warmth
is the one thing ncede'd—and that instinct
tells them—to prolong life. And yet, at
this critical moment, when they themselves
feel the icy fingers of death taking hold of
them, simply from the want of sufficient
clothing-what do they do Y The second
boy, Warren, takes ofi‘ his coat, leaving
nothing but his shirt on his own back, and
spreads it over his little brother Johnny, to
try to keep him Warm. And then Anthony,
when he sees Warren perishing, strips off
his coat and puts it under Warren’s head
for his death-pillow ! ‘ ‘
Ah, Astor! with your accumulated mil-
lions; with thc granite hotel asan enduring
monument to your memory; with the
grander monument of the. Astor Library ;
and we trust, with some unpublished acts of
kindness to case your passage through the
camel’s eye. Ah, Ste'wartl.‘with your out-
stretched Hempstéad Plains; your palatial
stores filled with costliest fabrics; your res-
idence of marble and peerless glass. Ah,
Peabody! rich, dead, and buried with a
prince looking on, and the formal Winthrop
to eulogizc you. Ah, three-starred Grant
and Sherman! there has been nothing so
sublime in the life of any of you, asmarked
the death of these poor mountain .boys!
Hallowed for ever be the spot where they
died! the spot where, in the darkness and
dreariness of that awful night, on an unseen
ladder, angels were ascending and descend-
ing between their expiring hearts and-the
Throne on High! And where, over the
loud roar of the storm, there came to their
ears the voice which of old spoke to Peter
on the waters, saying, “ Be not afraid; .it is
1;” and the same voice, saying, “ Suffer lit-
tle children, and forbid, them not, to .come
unto me; for of such is the kingdom of
caven.”—N. Y. Lodger.
.W
—0ranges sell at eighty cents a bushel in
South Carolina. . -
—0 stars are now being exported il‘om
New ork to England byevery steamer. ,
—The number of babies left at the New
York foundling establishment averages
three a night.
, —Onc half of the discharged workmen in
the Charlestown navy yard resumed work
on Tuesday.
The Parepa~Rosa English opera troupe
begins its second season in New York, on
the evening of March 14.
—Meu have put asunder as hi h as three
hundred and thirty married coup es‘ in Phil.
adelphia the past year. ,
E: P. WEED, Dnggist.
. Itell you; I’d rather sce‘you lying down.
To gather uphill-enthafibfiétci‘n; ' " ’
. tho tender grOund‘ of chrysOIIte-green, fast
~pTisOner. .
home—an undefined fear is apt to come he-
HOW A QUAHIEL END-.
BY KATHARINE S. MACQUOID.
PART I.
" And I say it isn’t—”
" Fanny !"—-s_ pause after the word, as if
the speaker tried to’ get rid Of a lump in his
throat, “ you’re playing the fool; you’ve no
more notion how I love you than you have
of the height you’re standing above the sea.
there, washed up, by the tide, than know
of your own will, and be looked at by that
lsth-and-plaster fellow of a, captain.”
And yet, while the fierce words pass the
young fisherman’s lips, he' takes a firm grasp
of his companion’s arm, lest some sudden
movement should draw her nearer the giddy
edge. '
The sun had begun to set when these two,
John Fry and-Fanny Heywood, began to
quarrel, andnow he has just sunk into the
purple bed‘of’clonds, risen. up from the sea
.to receive him’. There has been .a’ scene of
magnificent and fast-changingieolor ; . crim-
son: and purple and gold_‘—_no.w ’.by turns,
now all at once—have heldtheir places _on
fading into gray; though its final hue”~ lin~
gers among the rock-poolhbelowgthe" cliffs,
mingled with rosy gleams thatrefiect them-
selves from scattered clone-lines. The rag-
ged perpendicular clifi' rises some four hun-
dred feet aboyejthe sea, and ' about a third
way down .its atcep‘ side" runs the path or
ledge-on whibh the lovers stand. They care
nothing fer the sunset, nor for the exquisite
scene below them. on the right, the tiny
village nestling in the gorge of high ' hills—
on one side wooded to the base, on the other
a precipice of rock, rich in' brown and pur-
ple shadows—every here and there in its
depths revealing a glimpse of the white,
foaming river, that comes struggling and
tumbling over the huge gray stones to the
sea; while farther still, on the right, stretch-
es a range of lofty clifi’s, the hues of which
mock the power of words to reader, as suc-
cessfully as they elude , the painter’s re-
sources to depict—crimson, purple, violet,
of richest tones, everywhere relieved by
tufts of bright, golden 'blossoms, and the
flesh green of lady-fern," that ffyges the
jagged edges. '
John and Fanny have disputed before this
evening, but only for a few sentences; and
then a kiss from him, or a tear-in her sweet
eyes, has brought the matter to a standstill.
But this quarrel wears a more serious as-
pect. John' looks absolutely threatening.
He is a strong, well-built young fellow, with
a true South-of-Englaud-face—a face that is
saturated with sunshine, that puts one in
mind, all at once, of ripe August cornfields;
and, taken in conjunction with his rich,
curly hair and heard, of October nuts and
squirrels. But the deep black eyes, that.
match so well with this golden brown, have
none of their usual expression; they are
full of angry gleams, and, through his parted
lips you can see his teeth set hard.
Fanny looks up, and meets this stern, com-
pelling glance; meets it, too—as you may
tell by the quiver of her rosy mouth—just
when a loving name or a caress might have
prevailed over the perverse spirit that was
rising.
It is a puzzle that she has been able (liv-
ing so near the sea) to keep her skin so
white and delicate looking. Her hair near-
ly matches her lover’s, but her eyes are not
so deep in color; there is a tinge of true
hazel in here, that shines out with almost a
golden glitter as John takes hold of her
arm. She thinks he means to make her
“ Let me go, will you i I’m not your
wife yet, John; and I don’t know that I
ever will be.”
He draws his hand away.
“ Come—come, Fanny; you’re talking
nonsense now. I was, a minute ago, may-,
be. Why should you and me quarrel about
a thing which can’t happen, if you’ll only
let yourself be guided l”
The girl’s eyes filled with sudden, angry
tears.
“I’m not quarreling; I only say you don’t
put' any trust in me. Why," (she tosses her
head scornfully,) “ even if I choose to go
home by the beach, and Mr. Russell and
Captain Standish are there, and they say a
civil word to me—what am I the worse for
it, I’d like to know ‘2 I suppose you’d like
me to wear a mask next, with just two
holes to see out of. Everything that is
pretty is looked at, you know it is, and why
not girls as well as anything else? I say
again, yours isn’t what I cell having trust
in me—that it isn’t." ' ' ,
The golden light is quenched in the tears,
that fairly run over. Fanny’s eyes now are
almost as dark as her lover’s and tenderness
seems to be swimming in them. If John
could only have held out against them for
two minutes, he'might have made his own
terms with the pretty, wayward, spoiled.
girl; buta sensible lover would be a phe-
nomenon worthy of exhibition, and John
was not a phenomenon.
The next minute he had Fanny in his
arms, straining her to his heart, kissing off
her tears, and calling himself a “ rough jeal-
ous fool,” for having brought them there.
“ No, John—you’re not. a fool; but you
are jealous, you know you are; angifyou
go on like this when we’re married, you’ll
break my heart, John,” comes out of those
pouring, coral lips. '
“ I’ll never be jealous unless you give me
cause, Fanny,” he says, his honest face
growing grave again. “ But, you see, ,men
and women have different natures. You
can fly in a passion and get out of it, all in
no time, and be as sweet and smiling as if
nothing had happened; but that is not the
way'wiih us-anyhow, it’s not with such a
sulky chap as me. Once I’m put up, .I get
out of bounds, and as to seeing you laugh-
ing and talking with that young fool of a
captain—why, if I was to catch you at it, _I
don’t know what I mightu’t be tempted -
to—” ‘ .
“ You’re threatening now, John,” Fanny
pools, and draws herself away a little.
These isan uneasy look on her loqer’s
face. .He loves’ Fanny with tall his heart
and strength. He has known her item the
time they went crab-hunting together among
the rocks, with the rest of the village chil-
dren; and yet, though his heart is so fast
bound to her that he can never tear it away
he has no sure hold of the wilful, bewitching
girl. When he thought of the future—Fan-
nie as his wife and the mistress of his
tween John and his certainty of happiness,
afear Bearskin to that he has felt among
the treacherous quicksands farther east
when he has been seeking anchorage.
He answers, almost: solemnly :-—“Am I
darling ! Then I don’t mean it. I mean
warning, not threatening. You see, I
haven't got so many words to fit my mean-
ings to, as such a clever little less as you,
Fanny ; all I mean is, I want to put it clear
to ‘you that when, you’re, maybe, meaning
no harm, only a. little teasing in play, you’re
playing with feelings a man can’t keep an.
der; it’s as if the devil was let loose in me,
another of set purpose, do you, Fanny, when
they're themselves l” ’ . ‘
Fanny turns white, and retreats still far-
ther frOm the Cliff’siedge; then she gives a
little forced laugh.
“I must say, John, you’ve got strange
notions of pleasant talk; first, you scold
that you want to go back again to the beach '
I know. You don’t think men murder one '
murder. Now I must go home, and if you
can’t trust me to go by the beach, I’ll take
the long way over the cliffs. . Are you satis-
fied now,'sir t” -
Satisfied! John is radiant at such unex-
pected sweet submission, for the road on
ahead over the clifi'sis just two miles round
for Funny, and when they began to quarrel,
she had said nothing should induce hes. to
go Imme. unless she went: by the beach,
his friend are pacing up, and down, in front
of the little bay. “ You little duck l” he
says, and John offers up a good deal of
atonement in word and act, which Fanny
receives with many smiles and blushes, and
at last he lets her go. ,
“ Why not go by the lane i" he asks.
Fanny nods. “ I was just thinking' so,”
she says, and she looks back over her shoul-
der and smiles like an angel, John thinks.
But thc smile fades out ,of her .' face more
quickly‘than the rose-color from those long
ribbon-like cloud-lines; By the time she
reaches the end of the rock-path, her forc-
head-is dinted with a frown. .,
The path ends its shelf-like course along
the cliff, and slopes down to the left in a
steep descent tq the; road leading. to, the
beach; ou‘the sight it mountsassteeply to
the upper part of the village. A. lane, with
high hedges; fringed with;,p1umylfronts: of
lady-fern, and nearer the ground, rarer, more
minute kinds nestle like green tassels in the
chinks of loose-piled masses of stone, hid-
‘dcn by long, satin strips of hart’s tongue.
Fanny stands fl'owning still where the
three ways meet. She is thinking about
John.- _ - ’
“I don’t believe he thinks half enough
about me—he wouldn’t dare he so masterful '
if he did!” And then (for a good intention
repented oflseldom gets a second hearing)
Fanny tells herselfshe is an idiot. “ A nice
slave I shall be when I’m married, if I’m
never to look at any one or speak to any
one but him. What’s the use of good looks,
it they’re all to be hidden out of sight ?” and
she hardens herself in this one idea of her
own beauty and the amount of admiration
due to it.
She stands still, looking wistfully down‘
the steep lane to the beach. A sound of
voices comes up to her, a hearty laugh, and
then some words which bring a flush to her
che'eks—a blush of pleasure; he? lips part,
and her head is thrown back saucily, as two
gentlemen come'in sight, sauntering up the
(path.
“By Jove! this is lucky.”
his mouth, and says, “ Good evening l”
He is a tall, fair youth, with pale hair and
eyes; there is a washed-out look about him.
Mr. Russell has a more manly aspect; he is
short and thick set, something of the bull-
terricr breed. ' ‘
Fanny is in such a flutter oi vanity and
delight that she hardly knows what is. said
to her, or what she answers. She has quite
forgotten her’ intention of going straight
home, and stands, listening and laughing,
while the captain talks. '
PART II.
John stands listening, too—just where
Fanny left him—listening, and yet not hear-
ing the querulous scream of the sea-gulls
at the foot of the cliff, dipping their - black-
tipped wings in the creaming curl of the
waves, and then rising in sudden flight with
fanning outspread feathers, or sinking slow-
ly, as the air resists their pinions. _.
1 But John is not frowning. He smiles at
himself. He_thinka_he,has wronged Fanny
by his half-formed fears. “ Dear little ‘crea-
ture how good and docile she is, after all!
A girl’s worth nothing if she hasn’t a spirit
of her own. Ah! at Bideford there’ll be
none of these fellows coming down to plague
honest men !” '
John Fry camezback yesterday from Bide-
ford; he has an uncle there, a fisherman,
who has offered-him a half-share of his boat
and his business for a very moderate com-
pensation.
“ John! John Fry, Isay! Hello l—whcre
are ye l” 7 - -
A coast guard, in blue flannel and shiny
coat, comes running along the rocky ledge,
as easily as if it were six feet wide.
He stops short when he sees John, sets
his legs -wide apart, and both hands go
down to the bottom of his pockets. ‘
“ Well, Davie i” .
“ Look alive !” says Davie, with a red
faceLand jerking his thumb over his shoul-
der. “ Yer wanted below: the Bideford
boat is off the rocks, and there’s one awant-
ing yo.” .
’ “ Wanting of me ?"
John pulls off his wideawake, doubles it
up, and then flattens it out with his strong
brown band; finally, this proceeding having
failed to solve his perplexity, he moves on
to where Davie’slhumb is pointing. '
“ There’ll be a bit of a gale. to-night be-
fore the boat reaches Minehead," says Davie;
and then he stands still and lights his pipe,
while John Fry hurries down to the beach.
Unless he had scrambled downjhe face of
the crag—a bold feat for even so fearless a
climber—he must follow the path Fanny
has taken, but he is not thinking about Fan-
nie as he hurries along. His uncle at Bide-
ford was an old man; he had already had
one seizure, and this might be another.
John had few friends or relations, but those
he had he loved with the intensity of a deep,
strong nature, and his heart was full of
anxious fear for his uncle ; he had left him
so well and so full of warm sympathy with
his nephew’s happiness.
So that when John, in his headlong race,
comes suddenly upon the group—or rather
the pair, for Mr. Russell has moved off to a
..
discreet distance—the young fisherman is
so bewildered, that for an instant he stands
in silent wonder. - _
For an instant only. It is quite dark in
the narrow lane between those high fem-
crowned hedges. Before one can note the
changes that have come into the two faces
so near to each other—for Captain Stan-
dish’s whisker’s touch Fannie’s check as he
whispers—John’s hand is on the captain’s
shoulder, ’and the Captain stumbles back-
ward into the hedge. .
“.Keep your distance, will you 1’” John
says, fiercely; “ that young woman is not
free to listen to your foolery 1”
He has grasped Fanny’s arm .while he
speaks, and now he hurries her along with
him. back by the way he came.
Vehemcnt action has calmed down the
tempest of his anger. As he strides along,
he is forcing himself to decide whathe shall
say to Fanny.
He has a-dim remembrance of the point
where he left Davie, and he stops short‘ of
that. The light has faded so completely
that he can only ‘ just see Fanny’s face
plainly. . g ‘
She is very white and trembling. She re-
members what John said just now about
murder, and as self is usually paramount in
her thoughts, her terror is that he means to
fling her over on to the sharp-pointed rocks
below—terror so great, so paralyzing, that
she cannot even shriek for help. Even if
she could, her voice would be powerless
against the wailing screaming sea¢gulls, and
the roar of the waves, as the wind lashes
them into foaming heights.
But John has no mind to harm her. Spite
of all, he loves her still; but he has learned
at last to put trust in his own misgivings,
instead of Fanny Heywood. .
“ Fanny,” he says, in a choked voice, " I
brought you here to tell you what must be
meltill I cry, and then you.” about
said between us two."_
where, as John knew, Captain Standish and
Captain Standish. takes his cigar out of .
Clasps her hands over her eyes,
out with terror.
the cry, and his anger'breaks through like
a ground-swell, betokening how deep it lies
hidden away. ‘
“ Be quiet !” he says, savagely, and then
the sharp pain at his heart nerves him, as
pain will nerve to self mastery.
’ “ Fanny, when leaked you it you could
love me well enough to be my wife, I
thought of you as a man thinks of a true
woman. I thought I wasn’t worthy of your
love, even though 'I gave you my heart
and soul in exchange; I gave ’cm you,
Fanny; you have bgen first and foremost
in every thought ‘I’ve had since then. > I‘ni
not making a merit .of’s‘o' doing—l don’t
know as I can take them back. God knows
how I love you still, but I’ll not taken wife
who’s not content with the love I've got ‘to
give her; who’ll not keep herself for me
alone. I’ll not put myself in the danger of
marrying where I can't trust.”
She had kept her eyes: hidden, and he
had not seen the shame and the sorrow that
hadfilled them, but his last words Isthng
her into. sudden fire. '
me, Mr. Fry—least of all, one whom I’ve
has no manners for his betters. Let me go.”
She pushes past him, and at the same mo-
ment Davie lounges up. '
me a help wi’ the life boat.”
had laid on his coat and hurried off into
Davie: there’ll be summat more than
’un afore he’d run a mucker along the cliff-
he has heard.
PART III.
That night no one-but the, children went
to bed in the little fishing village.
At about eight o’clock Davie had spiced
the alarm of a ship off the Hedden’s Mouth,
and the danger was too well known not to
muse a stirring sympathy in all who heard
the tidings. Lieutenant Roberts and his
men had soon put off in the life-boat, and
more than one of the fishing-boats had fol-
lowed; though the sea was now so wild
that some of the older men shook their
heads, and muttered that “ it were a clear
temptin’ of Providence.” Even in the up-
‘per village stray rumors of the excitement
below kept folks waking. ‘
Fanny Heywood lived alone with her fa-
ther.z He had been village schoolmaster,"
but was superannhated now, and almost
childish, his chief ideas being the cor—
rectness and spotless condition of his clo-
thing and the beauty and irresistible charms
of his daughter Fanny. He saw no use
whatever sitting up‘burning candles just be-
cause a ship had been _so stupid as to get on
the rocks and he told his daughter she would
do wisely if she went to bed, too.
Fanny gave him a careltss answer, but
when he had fairly gone up stairs, she
placed herself at the window and looked out
in hope of hearing news from some passer-
The girl’s heart was very heavy tofnighi.
She had not said one word to her father»,
She had joked and laughed, and tried to
bear herself bravely; but the pent-up sor.
row grew in its struggle to find vent—in the
deep stillness it made her heart as heavy as
lead. ' '
The night was very dark. Fanny put her
head out of the lattice as she heard a far-off
sound, and the wind swirling around the
house in a wild gust, blew her hair into her
eyes. The sound came nearer, heavy and
lumbering, not like a. mere footstep.
“ Who’s there ?” she calls as it comes near-
er; there is a strong, sudden horror in her,
though she could not have found a name
for it. ' ' .
“ It’s me—Davie. I be in a barrow from
the rocks down yonder.” '
“ He’s fallen and smashed his ankle,”
said a. deep voice, which Fanny recognizes
as that of the second in command at the
coast guard station ; “ I had to come back,
so I’ve brought him along."
“ Is the ship safe I" says Fanny. ~
“ Well, yes,” (the man speaks sulkily)
“ she cried out afore she was hurt. There’s
one of the boats stove in that came out afler
the life-boat.” ' - ‘
Fanny’s heart gives a sudden bound. “Is
any 'one hurt besides Davie ?" she says, in a
faint, scared voice.
“ Well, yes; and I must go on,miss, now,
I’m come into fetch the doctor out to Joe
Porter and another poor fellow—” .
“. Is John Fry down helping with you ?”
she says. ,
Davie strikes in ; the gasping tone Of Fan-
ny’s words has roused him. ,
“ I’m not easy in my mind,” he says.
“ John Fry left me all-in a hurry to go ofi‘
to the rocks, and there’s no one seen or
heard on him since. John’s not the led to
stan’ by wi’ his hands in his pockets while
‘folk is wanting help.” .
Before his words are spoken Fanny is out
of the cottage door. She can see the two
figures in the vague, indistinct light—alight
that seems fraught in itself with doubt and
fear. With all her haste, that strange me-
chanical quality we call “ habit " makes
Fanny take down a shawl, which hangs in
the passage, and wrap it round her head
and shoulders as she runs into the road.
She puts out her hand till it touches the arm
of the ceast guard.
“ Mr. Evans, tell any one you see to send
help to the foot of the cliffs; and tell Lieu-
tenant Roberts I’m gone there to look for
John Fry.” ' * , .
“Gone alone—God help her :” But as he
speaks there is nothing but the vague, in-
distinct glimmer round ‘Evans and his
charge. Fanny has sped on far out of sight
down the steep, fern-banked lane, lighter
than it had been in the upper village, for
the sea was before her.
She guesses that the fishermen are not
gone to bed, and she knocks loudly at
the first door she comes to. ‘
An old man Opens it, very old and feeble,
with a face honey-comed with wrinkles. He
has‘a lantern in his hand, and he holds it up
to examine his visitor.
“ Let me have it, -Father Pugsley,” says
the girl, taking the lantern with a grasp he
is powerless to resist. “ If there’s a man or
a boy in the house with you, send them af-
ter me to the foot of Ragged Jack.”
The wonderful power of instinct has‘told
her that, if any harm has come to John,
her conduct has caused it. She sees him
hurrying along the cliff-path, when she left
him with those taunting words on her lips.
She knowa every inch of the path, and
John’s loving, protecting care, has taught
her too well its dangers. At the foot of this
massive pile of gray rocks, which the vilis~
The strong awful calm that had come to
John after his first outburst gives way at
He stops and tries to clear his voice, but
remains hoarse in spite Of him. ' Fanny
takes 'a little comfort, and Clocks up, but his
stern set face brings back all her that; She
and cries
l
f so helpless.
gets call “ Ragged Jack,” the path seems to
end suddenly—so abrupt 'is the angle it
makes round the jagged mass. Fanny shnd’
ders when she thinks of the jutting-out
crags below, and how much, care and can-'
tion it would rquire, in the- darkness, to fol-
low the abruptturns of the slipperymneven
path. This is scarcely a thought. She hur-
ries on so fast , that visions of what may
have befallen her lover seem to lure her on
to meet them as they move in bodily shepe
before her. " At another time Fanny would
be frightenedatlhe” lonely. darkness; now
she heeds nothing but. the longing to find
her lover,bcfore any one else can reach him.
She is near the point, when a sudden gust
of wind blows out her light—not for long.
'She has secures 'she carries it, that old Pug-
sley has left matches in the lantern. But
that moment of utter-darkness, all alone on
that giddy height, with the moaning, gulp-
ing sound of the waves below, shakes Fan-
ny‘fi'om head to foot. ,
What if she cannot find him ‘3 What if
he has fallen to the bottom .of the cliff, and
the hungry waves, ebbing back, carried him
along with them forever?
Her fingers grow unnerved and trembling
-shc cannot relight the lantern. Even if
she finds him he cannot be alive. He may
be an “distinguishable mass of broken
bones and wounds—too dreadful to think of. '
Flame at last, and with it the girl’s cour-
“ Nobody asks you to,” (her voice has the age rckindles. She irembles still, but she
taunting ring in it he is least able to bear.) ' draws her shawl more closely round her and
“ I’m not likely to ask hny man to marry goes forward, not so fast, but more steadily.
There is a heart, afler all,'in her \ ain lit-
made a great mistake by over having any- the body—a heart that almost the first time
thing to do with. I always felt I’d thrown in her life is speaking to her more of anoth-
myself away, and now I’m sure of it. I’m erilIan of herself, and the longing to help and
fit for something better than a figheman’g comfort John for his own sake is ovcrmas-
wife, I can tell you—a. rough; brute that tering any 3515511 dread.
She stops and holds the lantern high over
her head. Just before her, black in the dim
light, Ragged Jack stands out as if to stop
“ Did you hear a; signal ?" he says. H I’m her way. A sudden chill at her heart, and
thinking it came from beyond Heddcn’s she lowers the lantern 30 the paih’s edge.
Mouth. Come on and tell the Lieutenant. Fanny 0011” never remember why she did
Why, man, where be ye going, off in the this—it was.a strong, impelling instinct.
dark alone; ’01] help meane; wait and gie 51181001“. and then she shrinks back, sick
and white, against the rockwall beside her.
John only shook off the grasp his friend If John yetiives, he islyins below where
she stands. The path is broken' away, and
the darkness. “ Well, I’m blowedl” says there are Sign? that large pieces 0f rock
have been recently loosened from its edge
common amiss wi’ a steady chap like that and buried down ‘0 the 88!-
‘And as the reality forces itself upon Fans
edge in the dark: And Davie hurries back ny that She DIUSt descend that fearful prec-
to tell the lieutenant of the signal he fancies ipice alone in the darkness. face to face
with the moaning, wailing sea—a moaning
and wailing which echoes heavily and hope-
lessly, every thought of terror—Fanny’s
courage flies in one long, shuddering sigh,
and she sinks on her knees sobbing,
The attitude, or a power beyond her,
brings prayer to her lips: “ 0h,_1ny father!
-—savc him—help me i” The words seem to
nerve—perhaps they remind her she is not
She lies down on her face and
drags herself to the edge. HJChnr -John
Fry 1 John, darling, do you hear me?"
The wind is lulling fast, and her voice
sounds clear through the night air.
No answer comes ; the silence seems
more awful, and the‘ moan of the waves yet
more awfully true in their foreboding.
Desperately slie raises herself and sends
her voice out in one loud piercing cry.
Then she strains her ears to listen.
Far off—seemingly as far as the bay on
the other side of Ragged Jack—an answer
comes, but in a sound of many voices; and
then nearer, abnost close, so it seems by
con‘trast, a feeble whistle.
All her fears are gone; she only chides at
her own delay. She feels her way cautious-
ly, foot by foot down the clifi’, till she finds
at last a standingplace. She knows where
shc'is now; the crag .ju‘ts out here into a
huge jagged'rock, with a bush or two on it,
and then goes clear down to the sea. ’
Again, close beside her, the whistle
sounds louder than before.
She calls but no answer comes; and then
she holdslhe lantern so that its light ' falls
below her.
Close to her—so close that her next down-
ward foolstep would have been set on his
face, John Fry is lying with shut eyes. He
has been caught, seemingly, between the ‘
bushes growing on the edge, for only his
head and chest are visible.
Fanny kneels down; she touches his face
timidly with her hand, and then draws it
back, shuddering.
“ John !—John, tingling!
eyes! ’ Speak to me !”
He lies there as still as the gray rock: al-
most as cold. She forgets the danger of
Open your
falling; she twines her arms around him;
she murmurs to him and presses warm kiss-
es on his cheek.
“ Oh, John, ‘ my. darling! My darling!
Look at me just once; let me hear you say
once you forgive my wickedness."
She might as well cry to the rock itself;
and yet, as she presses her lips on his it
seems he if some warmth lingered in them.
Suddenly she raises her head, and cries
out loudly for help. A strange sound has
reached her.. She listens breathlessly. Yes,
they are coming. Overhead she hears the
sound of vOices, and from the sea the strong,
regular pull of ours.
John Fry was taken home alive, but
there came weeks of anxious watching be-
fore he was able to walk once more beside
Fanny HeywOod, to the scene of his fearful
full—and then he walked with crutches.
Fanny smiles brightly in her lover’s face.
She is trying to cheer the sadness that spite
of. his efforts clouds the strong man’s eyes at
times, for it is very hard for John Fry to re-
alize that he'is a cripple for life; but under
the girl’s smiles is a tender, gpbdued look
new to her face. It maybe that the bitter
tears shehas shed during her long, patient
nursing, have left their trace—:tears, not on-
ly of sorrow for her lover's sufferings, but
of contrition for the part she had acted to-
ward him. ’
“ Fanny 1” (John has stood in silence for
some minutes beside the broken pathway)
“ I don’t think you and I will quarrel again
—will we darling 1”
He looks at her, smiling, with his deep,
loving eyes, and she tries to answer bright-
ly ; but the recollection of that foolish quar-
rel and its ending, masters her, and tears
come instead ‘of words.
“ Bush 1” he whispers softly; “ you’ll
spoil your sweet eyes, my darling; and
they’re my eyes now—at least, they will be
after-Thursday.” ‘ ’
Fanny hides her eyes on his shoulder.
“ Don’t ask me to promise, darling,” she
whispered. “ While you’ve been ‘ill I’ve
learned more about myself than I ever
thought to know. I wonder how you can
find anything to love in a girl who can put
no trust in herself.”
There is no need to tell J ohn’s answer.
——A Hoosier has been winding a clock
daily for twenty years without discovering
that it‘was an eight-day clock.
—One' of the keepers. of Libby prison is
in Washington asking for an “ oflce.” Isn’t
there a vacancy in the “ Old Capitol ‘3”
—John G. Saxcfcll on the icy sidewalk in
Albany, N. Y., Friday evening last, and
broke his left arm. « '
—An old lady, after ' reading an account
of the late earthquake inCalifornia, epitom-
ized her feelings andthe event in one word
thus: “ Shockiug‘l’fl .. . .
—Among the jurors drawn for the March
term of. the Albany coun (W outing)
court,were 11 ladies, some 0 them cm the
wives of the must prominent citizens. The
excitement caused by the proceedingis in-
mm- ‘ ‘ ‘ .‘
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