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ALEX. S. GIBSON,
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FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Com-
sltlon.
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
In New York, care Peloubet, Pelton do 00., 841
Broadway.
"FRED. H. NASH,
(Organist Trinity Church, Bridgeport,)
Teacher of Illusio,
In Bridgeport on Tuesdays and Fridays. Norwalk.
on Thursdays. Westport, Mondays and Saturdays.
'J. BELDEN HURLBU'I‘T,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
ROOM No. 4, (Up Stairs,) GAZETTE BUILDING
WILLIAM A. DALTON, .
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
IDIIBLE’S BLOCK, SUUTH NURWALN. CT.
Also, Practicing in New York Courts. 6m:23 8m‘
DR. J. G. B‘snnoun, ,
D E N TI 8 '1' ; '
NORWALK, ,~CONN.':;_
Office in Gazette Building, 12.0.2.»
sonBro’s store. _
Nitrous oxide or Laughing Go’s, adhflnistered: when
desired. . . 1:, ‘
PATENT-“AGENCY
WILLIfi/ yuN ' _
Agent and Solicitor of -~Pntcnts,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
MODEL MAKER,
ly'i Winnipauk, Conn.
C. S. LOCKIVOOD,
Fashionable Draper J; 1%;
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s
First Premium Sewlng Machine,
' The best Machine for general work. i
, ELBER'I‘ CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct
Gents’ and Youth’s Clothing cut and made to order,
at short notice, of the best materials, in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19
lusures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES,
Sole Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk Insurance Company:
NORWALK’ CONN- ry of a kind. Terms easy and price low. Enquire
of J'A S FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or
Cash Capital, $500,000 of the subscriber, q CHAUNCEY STREET.
l'al d up C apltal, $100,000 West Nor-walk, Sept. 25, 1869. 39tf
Wu. C. STREET, President, Geo. R. COWLES, Sec’y.
Ensx. HILL, Treasurer. ‘
ASSETS OVER $25,000,000.
GEO. R. coWLES, _
AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Compa
Etna, of Hartford, Assets Jan. lst, ’68, 5,052,880
Home, of N. Y., “ H “ “ 3,730,931
Phoenix, of N. Y., “ “ “ “ 1,558,567
Home, of N. IL, “. “ “ “ 1,533,219
Security, of N. Y.. “ “ “ “ 1,477,677
International, N. Y., “ “ “ “ 1,128,012
S ringfield I“. & LL, “ “ “ “ 781,067
I‘Lnkers &. N. Y., “ “ “ “ 734,386
North American N. Y. “ “ “ “ 702,162
Putnam, Hd., “ u ‘- H 618,198
Lamar, N. Y., “ “ “ “ 509,963
Commerce, Albany N. Y., " “ ” 568,873
Western Buil'alo, N. Y., “ “ “ 553,257
Merchants 11.1., .. “ “ “ 418,309
North America, H’d., “ “ “ “ 401,274
Norwich, “ “ “ “ , 476,949
People’s. Worcester, “ “ “ “ 400.000
Baltic or N. Y., “ “ “ “ 279,140
Commonwealth N. Y.,“ ‘ “ “ . " 280,000
Westchester of New Rochelle N. Y., 200,000
Peoples of Middletown, Conn., 115,000
Enterprise of Cincinnati, 1,000,000
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and New York. At So. Nor-
walk. application may be made to WM. T. CRAW.
ISOUTH NoRWALK ,
Planing M111 Co.
Builders and others are informed that this Compai
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 of , .
Lumber and Timber,
and manufacture to order,
Bash,
3 I i n d s ,
- Doors , Etc .
BA LUSTERS, NEWELS. &C.,
for Stairs and Railings, and
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,Whlte wood
&c., kept constantly on hand.
Prompt attention given to orders. Works near the
Steamboat Landing, SOUTH NORWALK.
C. F. TOLLES, -
D. R. AUSTIN, R. I. TOLLES, Treasurer.
R. I. TOLLES
J. U. CARIER
NNOUNCES to the ]public that he has fitted u a
A room in FRED. OCKWOOD’S BUILDI G,
Room No. 1, opposite the Horse Car Depot. where'he
lvivill serve his customers as before anything in the
ne of ’ ‘
BOOTS Cb SHOES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Cheap for Cash.
fioTIOE.
N orwwlk" Dye Works.
HE subscriber would Inform the pnbllethat he
will still continue to receive orders for Dyeing all -
kinds of, goods, as heretofore, at his office foot of
Mill Hill. “He has made arrangements to have the
work executed at the noted Staten Island Dye Works,
until he can re-establish his own Works, recently de-
stroyed by fire. A continuance of the public atro-
nsge is solicited. -R. N. PER Y.
Gas
AND
Steam Fitting.
WM. CLOVER, at his works on River Street, is
prepared to fill all orders in the above line,
with promptness and at low rates. He invites spec-
Ial attention .to “The American Submerged Force
Pum ,” for which he is Agent. It is double-acting,
non- reezing, and proves to be the cheapest, most
efllcient, durable and reliable pump in use. 21
WILLIAM B. SWAN
Has Removed
IIIS
Hamill Saddlery Establishment,
to the rear of his house, on Main St., and will soon
be prepared to exhibit afnll stock of Goods in his
line, and to do all kinds of Jobbing. ‘
H b the barrel or load.
F LOU ’ y as s. n. HOLMES.
REAL ESTATE.
To Let. -
THE upper part of a House on Cam Street, (six
of
. . Possession iven hit of ov. Enquire
rooms) J. TURK, finder Connecticut Hotel.
PLEASANT Rogltus‘ Tg Rbigélf.‘ to man
- ree . n u r
and wife, on Camp qA. GORHAM.
Desirable Place for Sale.
HE subscriber ofi‘ers for sale her very desirable
place, situated on Van Zant Avenue, Down
Town, near the new bridge. The place comprises a
Dwelling House, 11 rooms, and a lot 200x70, well
stocked with fruit' water in abundance. Terms easy.
ply to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent,or
A
o the subscriber on the remlses.
38tf p MRS. JOSEPH JONES.
— For Sale.
AT WILTON—Dwelling, Barn and three acres of
Land on Main Street near depot, churches, etc.
AT SOUTH NORWALK—House, Barn and If acre
of Land on the corner of Chestnut and Henry Streets
fronting 150 feet on Chestnut and 75 on Henry Street.
Inquire of THOS. C. POST, on premises, at South
Norwalk, or of W. POST, Gruman Hill, Wilton. 6m29
House for Sale.
Good, convenient Dwelling, situated close in
the village. Apply at this oliice, .
Valuable Property for Sale.
UN ELAN HILL, NURVIALN.
ITUATED near the residences of Messrs. John
H. Knapp and David Low, consisting of two
good Dwelling Houses, two Barns, excellent Garden
and an abundance of Water. Will be sold ln whole,
or in part, to suit purchasers; very_cheap if applied
for soon. Also, one other tract of six acres, elegant-
] situated near the residence of Gen. Taylor, on
lax Hill. Terms easy. For particulars enquire of
JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or on the
premises, of JOHN BUTT. 17tf
FOR SALE.
MRS. TINDALL offers for sale
TWENTY BUILDING LOTS,
most of them on high ground, and beautifully sha-
ded. For terms, &c., app] to JAMES FINNEY.
Norwalk, or of Mrs. Tindal 114 West 38th Street,
New York. Also wood and stone for sale. 3m‘35
CHANCE FOR POOR MEN T0
SECURE A HOME.
I LL ITUA’I'EII 0N RIVERSIDE
Tlgv'tfi‘lsi Iggggligyngvasfull quarter of an acre
each, for so efor $300. 810 to 825 down, and 35 to
$10 per month payments. Apply at GAZETTE Omen.
Farm For Sale.
Tm: subscriber offers for sale his Farm, situated on
Comstock’s Hill, two miles from Norwalk Bridge.
The farm consists of thirty acres of good Meadow,
Wood and Pasture land. There is a large House
and Barn lately built. For further particulars en-
quire of JAS. MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or of
the Subscriber on the premises.
LEGRAND COMSTOCK.
For Sale or to Let.
HAT neat and very commodlons Cottage on
Union Avenue, recently occupied by the subscri-
ber Hot and Cold Water, Gas, Furnace, Baths,
Water Closet, Sac. Will be sold less than its cost, or
rented to a good tenant on reasonable terms.
A. II. BYINGTON.
well located, will be sold at a bargain.
completed.
Norwalk
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-NOBWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18,1870.
For Sade.
THE old Homestead formerly owned by Henry
Fitch, near the residence of .\l r Stephen Raymond
ls offered for sale. The place is healltllnllnlocated on
East Avenue, containiuo about eight acres'good land
with a never failin we I of water, and built In abun-
dance. Will be so (1 at a bargain it applied for soon.
Terms eas . Inquire of DANIEL II'I‘CH, Down
Town, or . W. FITCH, West Avenue corner Lacr-
win Street. 5“
FOR SALE.
‘ . ell-known ro crty ill the city of South
T IIINoivwalk now Cheri) ied. by .James Lucas, and
known as the LUCAS HB‘I‘IE , ls ofiered for sale. Its
nearness to the depot, and ocatlon on Main Street,
makes it one of the most desirable busxness places
in this part of the county. It will be sold With or
without the furniture on rcsonablc terms. For par-
ticulars enquire of JAMES MITCHELL, YReal Estate
Agent, or on the premises, of JAMES LLCAS. 36tf
For Sale. or to Rent.
HE RESIDENCE of the subscriber, situa-
T ted on Camp Street, Norwalk, Conn. House
contains ten rooms besides closets. attlc alld cellar.
Furnace and gas pipes throughout. Lot 120x200ft.
with good garden and abundance ofFrnlt. Loca:
tion every way dicsilrablc. and plafce In good repair
. n ars on one o .
For fartlIfdlgnWNi. C. STREET, or on the premlses.
f4 MRS. A. II. WILCOXSON.
A Rare Chance to Purchase a
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
HE well known“Lounsbury Place,”beautifnlly lo-
cated at Winnipauk, one and one-half miles from
Norwalk Bridoe, is offered for sale. The place com-
prises a fine welling, extensive Barn, Out-houses,
£30., and five acres of cod land; the Danbury .2
Norwalk. Railroad runs irectly past the rear of the
lace, and there are four trains daily to New York.
he place is too well known to require further de-
scription. To be sold with or Without furniture as
maybe desired. Price low; terms easy. Enquire of
JAMES FIN NE , Real Estate Agent, Gazette Bulld-
ing, or JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agcnqtélqt
Union Market.
FOR SALE.
ILD ING LOTS fronting on Union Park ' from
BU81,000 to $1,500 each: location first-class ; ’terms
easy, CHARLES P. TURNEY. * ________
____’________’__.__H
FOR SALE
OR .
T0 EXCHANGE FUR VILLAGE PROPERTY.
GOOD FARM of 25 acres. with anew house and
barn, all in good condition. About 2 1-2 miles
from So. Norwalk depot. Address box 92 South
Norwalk Post-office, or DENNIS PLATT. Agent.-
Travelers’ Ins. Ofiice, next door to the Congrega-
tional Church. 27
II—o—use and Lot at South Norwalk
FOR SALE.
HE homestead now occupied by George R. Bai-
ley, containing one acre or more of land. bean-
tifully located, having an extensrve new of the har-
bor and village; abundance of water, fruit, &c. ; will
be sold at a bargain if aipplied for soon. ’Ierms easy.
Enquire of DA ID
or GEORGE O. KEELER.
H. GEDNEY,S. E. OLMSTEAD
Norwalk, J an. 17, 1870.
Also, one other Hons—Chil—d-Lot, on Ely Neck Road,
New; just
HOMES FOR THE MILLION 3
One Hundred Building Lots.
THE SUBSCRIBER has for sale One Hundred Build-
Lots within eight minutes walk of South
mg depot, at LOCKWOODVILLE. Parties
No. 8, cavalier. ST
For Sale.
HREE very desirable BUILDING LOTS within
five minutes walk of the Bridge, situated on
Plymouth Avenue ; also, two good ones at North Nor-
} walk. For particulars enquire of
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
HE subscriber ofl‘ers for sale, on very resenable
terms, a number of the choicest, and most desi-
rable Building Lots in the town of Norwalk. situated
on high ground, (Prospect Hill), near and of easy ac-
cess from the village, and commands a fine and un-
obstructedview of the 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 Railroad Size of lots to suit pur-
chasers; no fancy prices. For further particulars en-
quire oi’ JESSE DENTON,
28 or JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
“BUILDING LOTS.”
THE undersigned ofi‘er 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 any 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. ,.
For Sale or to Lease.
HE residence of the undersigned, at Five Mile
River Landing, fronting on tide water. Pos
session given at once if desired. The main house
contains a hall and five rooms, besides attic and cel-
lar; the extension, nine rooms besides basement
and cellar.
The lot is 150x175—two wells of good water, gar-
den, fruit, die. Price 85,500—or will lease for3 or
5 years at 8500 per annum.
For Sale—Choice building plots contiguous to
NEIOT on Golden Hill next to new house of H.
H. ELWELL, 80 feet front by 217 feet in depth.
‘Avpply to LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, or GEORGE
. RAYMOND, South Norwalk, Conn. tf26
M111 Property
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale his Mil. Property sit-
uated in West Norwalk, about two miles from
Darien Depot, three miles from South Nor-walk, and
two miles from New Canaan, consisting of a mann-
factory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, with about 12
feet head and fall of water, with three acres of land,‘
now used asa Saw Mill but suitable for a mgnufscto-
Real Estate for Sale.
THE land belonging to the estate of George W.
Raymond, comprising some of the most desira-
ble property in South Norwalk, is now offered for sale
at a bargain by the trustee of that estate. Apply to
LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, GEORGE W. RAY-
E‘IOND and CHESTER F. 'I‘OLLES, South Norwagk,
can. t 26
For Sale or to Rent.
THE Place owned by the subscriber near the San-
gatnck Depot of the N. Y. 8: N. H. R. R. in the
Town of Westport. The place consists of a hand-
some Cottage House, with Barn and other out-build-
ngs; has a line garden with an abundance of good
fruit. If desire , can also be had in connection with
his place, a quantity of farm and pasture land.
Possession given immediately and terms easy.
For further particulars enquire of
MARTIN GRACE.
It15 Norwalk, Conn.
NASH'-& IVES,
Real Estate Agents, _
No. 12 MAIN STREET.
PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desira-
ble Houses and Farms in and out of town for sale on
accommodating terms. tf32
Wm. B. Nssn. NATHAN Ivns.
JAlllES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
- oer, Constable, Collector, ace.
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. 4, Gazette Building, where he
can hereafter be found, or orders can be left. He will
ive prompt attention to the buying and selling of
col Estate, renting of places, Auctioneering of real
and personal property, .the collection of debts, &c.,
and will makeevcry reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with theirpatronagc.
NOTICE !
The snbscriberhqving taken out a License for the
Sale, Renting and Exchangin:r
‘ or
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. His resources of
gaining infomiiltion relative to said business are un-
surpassed. Ile has now for disposal
mains, nusmnucnsnd
Situated In Norwalk.
And all the adjoiningcountry. Places for sale varying
from 85,000 to $25,000.
RE aSIZIIZIZIEIISI'(321533
For Summer, furnished or unfurnished
' FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lessee also
a number of
Fine Farms.
Apply to
_ JAMES MITCHELL.
Al orders left at the UNION MARKET, Mitchell’s
wishing to purchase may have a lot_ with a house built
thereon by paying a small amount In cash, balance on
mortgage, or may purchase a lot without any improve-
ment, for a small percentage of the purchase money
in cush,balance on mortgage. Price of Lots from One
Hundred to Three HundredDollars, I Will be pleased
to show the lots to any person wishing to purchase.
WILLIAM T. CRAW,
Real Estate Agency, over F. B. Purdy’s Drug Store.
Norwalk. Aug. 24th, 1868. 35
For Sale.
NE of the most desirable places on Long Island
0 Sound, situated in the town of Westporl, In
Green’s Farms district, known as the “De Peyster
Place,"containihg ten acres, with a first class coun-
try residence, good barns, carriage houses, ice house,
etc. is offered for sale, together with all the House-
hold Furniture, carriages, horse, cow and poultry.
The place is stocked with a great abundance of all
kinds of fruit, including apples, pears, grapes,
peaches, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cur-
rants, gooseberries, etc. The land is divided into
six acres of meadow, one acre of onions, one acre of
potatoes, two acres ofolawn and homestead. Pos-
session given immediately if desired. Price $15,000.
For further particulars enquire of
JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent and Auc-
tioneer, Norwalk, Conn., or of the proprietor on the
premises. ROBERT G. L. DE I’EYSTER, 22
VALUABLE FARR! FOR SALE
IN WILTON, CONN.
Known as the BELDEN FARM.
o
ITUATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depot,
containlng about 150 acres of land under good
cultivation, with Dwelling House, out-buildings, ete.,
the above, unequaled in location. Apply to Mr. A. is offered for sale.
Dibble or to the subscriber, E. R. PLNNOYER. , Also, the Stock and Farming Utensils, .
BOX 50: Orange: N- J- “9 Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk.
For Sale '—
¢ ' SPLENDID
Building $ites
For Sale, of one-third acre and upwards near the new
“ RIVERSIDE DEPOT,” '
At the east end of Cos-Cob Bridge. The property is
beautifully situated, has a fine water front on the bar-
bor, 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.
A Good and Cheap Farm for Sale.
THE farm of the late Daniel Leavenworth, Esq.,
Pleasantly situated in a good neighborhood in
the Town of Monroe, on the direct road from Bridge-
port to Danbury, and conveniently located to schools.
churches, depot, and market. Said farm contains
148 acres, a good dwelling of eleven rooms, a good
barn, one old cider mill (now used for barn). . The
soil is loam bottom and well watered. There is an
abundance of wood, some of which Is very nice.
There was on the farm last year from 125 to 140 bush-
els apples. Any one wishing a pleasant home and a
good productive farm will do well to look at this
place. Possession given immediately. Price 84,200,
a part of which can remain on bond and mortgage, if
desired. For further particulars enquire of n'l‘ER
B. PARMLEE, Terryville, Conn. 'I‘. K. HUBBELL,
Wilton, Conn. orJAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate
Agent, Norwalk. Conn.
,3; A. JACKSON «3'. 330.,
I'm
m No. 1 Gazette Building.
OULD invite the attention of their old customer
and the public generally to their varied and ex
tensive stock of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, FANCY
Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &c.,
which was selected with great care and is not to be
surpassed in Fairfield County. in quality or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest styles of
goods. A. JACKSON & BRO,
CARRIAGE MAKING,
HE subscribers would inform their friends and the
people in general that they are still to be found
at their new shop on Hoyt Street, where they have
increased facilities for the Manufacture and Repair-
ing of Carriages and Waoons of all descriptions.
Good Carriage Timber taken in exchange for work.
AUGUST S LYON,
1311 W ILLIAM YOULE.
Plumbing and Roofing.
THE subscriber having bought out the stock and
Fixtures of Jarvis II. Knapp is prepared to do
all kinds of
PLUBMING,
TIN ROOFING, FURNACE WORK.
GUTTERS AND LEADERS
made and put up.
ROOFS REPAIREI) AT SHORT NOTICE.
ALSO, JIBRINS IN ALL KINDS IIF TIN, SHEET
IRUN AND COPPER WARE.
JAMES M. BOYER,
Basement of Raymond’s New Building, corner of
Mom and Hoyt Street. 15
Festivals, Pin-Niel, Sailing Parties,
&c., furnished with
BEER,
SODA WATER
AND
SARSAPARILLA,
in any desired quantity, by
S. GRUMMAN, Manufacturer,
under Raymond’s new building, Main St., Norwalk.
N E W STORE
THE subscribers have taken the store in Quintard’s
Block, recently occupied by the Post Office, and
are now prepared to serve the public with a general
assortment of
Choice Groceries,
Flour, Feed, Grain,
llay, Straw, etc,
' ' which they will sell at
YVREOLESALE AND RETAIL
at the lowest market rates. .
Every effort made to please. Patronage solicited.
SELLECK BRO’S.
GEO. WARD SELLECK,
AS REMOVED HIS
Family Grocery
To Prowitt’s New Bulldinw Main Street wh r
. . . . e h
Will be_happy to serve outhhoiee Groceries, Flour?
Provxslons, &c., In large or small quantities. Drop
11] and see us in our new store.
Dissolution: of (Io-Partnership.
O’I‘ICE is hereby given that the firm of S GRUM-
MAN 85 BROTHER, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. The business will be continued at
the old stand by JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Jr. All back
Apconnts can be settled with either member of the
o d.flrln, SYLVESTER GRUMMAN,
6m 16 JEHIEL GRUMMAN.
Block. Norwllk, Conn. will receive prompt attention.
Wilton, Couu., Aprillo. 1870.
,1,
DENTISTRY IN SOUTH NURWMK.
FOR FOUR DAYS OF EACH WEEK, ON LY, Dr-
Kendall will continue the Dental business as for-
merly. at his oldstand. Sword‘s Buildin . Office will
be closed Mondays and Saturdays, Dr. endall being
in Ridgefield. We extract tecthwlth or without the
use of LAUGHING GAS. .
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 particular-y invite those who may desire
ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
to examine our manner of 4 work and rices before
procuringthcm elsewhere. Teeth fillc in the most
approved manner. Those partially broken away by
decay. restored to their former size and shape.
SOMETHING NEW!
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Draper & Tailoring Establishment
At N o. 1, Gazette Building, (up stairs)
11E subscriber would respectfully inform the cit-
izens of Norwalk, that he has made arrange-
ments to open a first-class, New York City Establish-
ment, as above, where he pledges himself to give sat-
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-
' i anner atreasonable prices.
“at c m ’ FRANCIS J. MCKEON.
Fruit Trees: Fruit Trees;-
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit 6; Ornamental Trees,Vines, Ce.
ls unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence. We
feel confident in saying that we belleve that our stock
of APPLE TREES particularly, to be the Largest and
Best. in this Country. We are also positive that we
can furnish Trees in better quality, better order, and
for less money than they can be obtained from distant
Nurseries.
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make their own selections.
STEPHEN HOYT d7 SONS.
P. S.-—We take pleasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries. whether desirous of purchasing trees
or not; and would cordiallyinvitc all interested to
visit the Nursery.
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Buses, Geranium, Vfll‘llflllfli‘,
AND ‘
Bedding Out Pants, Shrubs
Fruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry, Blackberry & Strawberry
Plants, kc. ,
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,
EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, &C.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. B0-
QUETS, WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES, and oth
er Floral Decorations arranged in the best style of art
to order. Send for descriptive catalogue.
MALLORY & DOWNS,
South Norwalk. Ct.
BOOTS 8L SHOES.
THE subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion of the public to their
NEL‘V STOCKI OF 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
SOUTI! NOR‘VALK, CONN.
All kinds of Gent. and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, &c.,
made to order, in the most workmanlike manner, and
at fair prices .
HORSE CARS RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR.
BROWN Se STEVENS.
mRAhl 8. BROWN. HARVEY STEVENS.
Raymond Brothers,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
liar, GRAIN, FEED,
PROVISIONS,
Anthracite and Bituminous
COAL. -
HARD AND SOFT WOOD,
Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster,
’ Blue'Stone. the.
Sole Agent for the sale of
I ‘ g -
Franklin Baal, of lyken 8 Valley.
DEEP RED ASH.
Superior advantages for the sale of COAL by the
CAR LOAD or CARGO. Foot of Washington Street
South N orwalk, Conn. .~ .
C. M. CRUMMAN,
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler,
And Dealer in
AMERICAN, ENGLISH 6t SWISS
WATCHES.
EWELRY of every description, Silver andPlated
Ware, Clocks, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Violins
and Bows, and Strings, and Trimmings, of all kinds,
together with a general assortment of goods in my
line., I am receiving frseh goods from Importers and
Manufacturers every few days, so that urchasers
will have the advantage of all the new sty es as soon
as they are out. Please call and examine my stock
and rices and be convinced.
N. .—-Partiqular attention a usual aid to Re air
ing fine Watches,French Clocks,Jewe ry andjob ing
in my line. C. M. GRUMMAN,
Ely’s Block, opposite Lucas Hotel, So. Norwalk.
GOODKOUGII &. BATES,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in .
Fish, Oysters, Clams,
ESUOLLOPS, LOBSTERS, (cm-red)
FRUITS, PRODUCE, HERMET-
I GALLY SEALED GOODS,
0.4 TS UPS, SA UOES, (fie.
Fanlilies Supplied.
Goods delivered free of charge.
can No. 4 Water St., Norwalk, Conn.
. BOOTS & SHOES.
Reduction in Prices.
FOR THE NEXT
Thirty _Days.
G . 0 . K E E L E R
Ofi'ers his entire stock of Boots and Shoes, for the
next Thirty Days, at reduced prices. to make room
for fresh Spring Goods. Do not fail to call and se-
cure the bargains.
Feb. 1, 1870.
FOR SALE.
Building Sand.
AND
“700 LOADS OF
Fine Building Stone.
Apply to GEO. A. ST. JOHN,
11 EAST AVENUE.
Keeler w Hope,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS,
INTERIOR DECORATORS,
Neal' Post Office, SOUTH NORWALK, CT.
02" Churches.HalIs, Public Buildingsflmd Resi-
dences Frescocd and Decorated in highest style of
theart. ' 14tf
Teas : Teas l I
A Large Invoice of Fresh Teas, ust received,
which for quality and prices, we ef the world.
G. its - H. OLMES.
SLANn‘E-B
’Twas but a breath—
And yet a woman’s fair fame wilted;
And friends once fond grew cold and stilted:
And life was worse than death.
One venomcd word,
That struck its coward poisoned blow
In cruven whispers hushed and low,
And yet the wide world heard.
’Twas but one whispered—onc—
That muttered low, for very shame,
That thing thevslandererdare not name,
And yet Its work was done.
A hint so slight,
And yet so mighty in its power.
A human soul,.in one short hour,
Lies crushed beneath its blight.
”_—
A NEW PIECE. OF MOSAIC POETRY.
I only know she came and went ——Lowell
Like troutlets in a pool; ‘ , _Hood
she was a phantbm of delight, a Wordsworth
And I was like 1' fool; ’ ' —Eastlnau
“One kiss, deal' mind," I said and slghed,-—Coleridge
“Out of those lips unshorn," —Longfellow
She shook her ringletsrouud her head, '-—Stoddard
Andlanghed In merryscorn. ' . _—jTennyson
Ring out, wild hello, to the wild skyl , _Tennyson
Yon hear them,’0h! my heart '2' —Alice Cary
’Tis twelve at night by the castle clock, —Colerldge
Beloved, we mustpart, —Alice Cary
“Come back! come back I” he cried in grief,
. , ‘ : - _ ' —Campbell
“M y eyes are dint with tears— ——Baysrd Taylor
How shall I live t’lfiough all the days, —Mrs. Osgood
All through a hundred years 2" _T. s. Perl-y
’Twas in the primepfusummer time, -Hobd
She blest me wltbgh'er hand : g, —-Iont
We strayed togethg, ,deeply blest, _ rs. Edwards
Into the dreami'n' 'la‘nd. , ‘ ' > ’ ~Cornwsll
The laughing brid ‘ roses blow, 3- 5: -—Patmore
To dress her darkébrown hair; —Bayard Taylor
N o maid with her may compare, —Brailsford
Most beautiful, most rare! , . —Resd
I clasped it on her sweet, cold hand, ' ' —Browning
The precious golden llnk; , —Smlth
I calmed her fears, find she was calm, —Coleridge
“Drink, pretty creature. drink I" —-Wordsworth
And so I won my Genevieve, _Coleridge
Aud walked in Paradise; _Hervey
Ti e fairest thing that ever grew. —Wordsworth
Atween me and the skies. ~Osgo‘od.
Successful tAttainmcnt in Art.
The photogi‘aphic art, like the electric tel-
egraph, has become so common and univer-
sal, that it scarce Challenges a thought. And
yet, when we for a moment contemplate the
contrivances whereby each meming we are
correctly informed ofwhat has transpired
all the day befo§inevery quarter of the
globe, we are fillefli‘fiith wonder and amaze-
ment. The simpls'3 wire that” threads its
strands alongpur highways, becomes some-
thing more than a‘ piece of attenuated iron.
The cable rope which lies _far'down in the
slimy deeps of ocean is a thing of mysteri-
ous life, thrilling each moment with the
burning thoughts of men.
So it is with that latent, mysterious and
shadow-power which places the cCunterpart
of the “human face divine ” upon the plate
and paper. What, {or instance, would have
been the emotionsh‘and impressions of all
who gazed in hurried pleasure, at the array
of photographic pietures arranged and ex-
hibited by WHITNEY &. BECKWITH at our
late Fair, had these been the first and only
ones of the kind? The mind is incapable of
grasping the extent to which wonder, amaze-
ment and enthusiasm would have run. And
yet the mysterious agency which produces
these wonderful and pleasurable results are
just as awe-inspiring when dwelt upon, as
when the invention first startled the world.
These some artists have placed in the show
wind. vs of FRANK MEAD’S Confectionery
Establishment, a lifeésized photograph, col-
ored in oil, of. Governor Jas. E. English.
It is the property of the Slate and was with-
drawn from the gallery of portraits of Con-
necI’ - 3t Governors in the Senate Chamber
at hmtbrd, for exhibition at our Fair.
This picture is a triumph of the photograph-
ic art, and in no other instance has the State
received so perfect and so life-lilac a portrait
for its five hundred dollars. The text is oft-
en repeatcd that a prophet is not without
reputation, save in his own country. This
picture, which has not been enough seen
and the original perhaps not so familiarly
known here as elsewhere, has challenged
the admiration of the best critics in art, and
received the highest encomiums from con-
noisseurs throughout the State. And it is
because of its local origin, as well as for its
rare excellence, that we have designed to
give it this extended notice. Such a picture,
thus taken and finished, would fill the artis-
tic souls of Raphael and Michael Angelo
with the frenzy of delight, could they rise
from their mouldy sepulChres; and it is no
less fitting, that we in our day, should pay
the tribute of our enthusiasm to whatever is
triumphant in art and refining to the tastes
and culture of the heads and heal-ls of our
own generation.
It is in no spirit of flippant pufl‘ery that
we thus refer to the Governor’s portrait.
Nor is this the only one taken by our Nor-
walk artists, equally meritorious. Foryears
the fame of this firm has spread abroad in
the land, and they have had custbmersfrom
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Rochestér‘fiEbston,
New York and other cities, where thhi, pho-
tographic processes are deemed to have at-
tained perfection. So that such pictures as
they produce cannot be charged to accident
or chance. They are the result of long and
pains-taking experience; of a rare and cul-
tivated taste, and untoldnicetics in prepara-
tion and detail. With them, every step from
beginning to end is made an artistic process.
If any one doubts the propriety or correct-
ness of this term, a visit to, and inspection
of, their gallery will undeceive: and the his-
tory and advances made here, are but an ep-
itome of the history of the Photographic
Art in its highest development throughout
the world. The control and management of
the light is artistic; the posture of the sitter
and the arrangement and disposition of the
accessories are artistic; and the manifold
modes of finishing the pictures from the sim-
plest touches of the pencil on the card or
plate, the cabinet or life-sized portrait, the
picture into which are introduced accessc-
ries of home or landscape, or group, in which
a whole family, or company of persons are
thrown—in all these are always portrayed
the true art ideals or the processes of genu-
ine at t. Supplementing all these contrivan-
ces is their sky-light, composed of a dim, but
delicately-shaded blue glass, made expressly
for them, and which is believed by them to
be unequaled by any other in the country.
They have also a north-east exposure to the
sun’s rays, said to be the best light possible
to obtain. His room is so ample that the
sitter, as well as the artist, always has the
choice of a near or remote ‘relation to the
background and the various accessories of
landscapes, mountains, lakes, garden, veran-
dah, furniture, or What not, desirable to fill
out the aesthetic features of the picture. Not
only as regards the sitter and the scenes,
however, is the greatest variety attainable
and the most perfect adaptation of subject
and accessories possible, but the operator
has the most complete-and absolute control
of his light. This is accomplished by va-
rious ingenious arrangements. all of which in
their several parts are under the immediate
control of thc~artist, who can instantaneous-
ly distribute the light so as to flood the en-
tire subjeet and scene, or concentrate it on
foreground, background, or sides, at will, ir-
radiating ail or whatever portion of the pic-
ture he pleases. The glare and dazzle, which
nearly spoils all the lustre in either weak, or
light-blue eyes, and thus effectually spoils
the picture, in most other galleries, is here
effectually subdued. You sit under the col-
ored glass, in a sort of delicious halo of light,
soft, warm, mellow, and genial, as in the
ripe, golden sun of an Indian summer day.
You thus experience the full volume of the
sunlight, without its glaring intensity, and
the open eye, the most important feature of
the human face, receives Without trembling,
that full, clear and perfect transparency and
life-like expression, which constitutes the
difl‘erenee between a failure and perfect suc-
cess in any portrait. These combinations
are all the result of study, taste, care and
ambitious determination to be unexcelled in
his life-work on the part of our artists. These
attainments and accessories are peculiarly
. advantageous and serviceable in taking the
pictures of aged and feeble persons, and
young children and infants. And so skilled,
too, are they, that even in portraiture of the
dead, instead of the aforetime repulsive pic-
tures, these artists furnish such a calm, sweet
and beautiful air of sleep, that death, its coun-
terfeit, never suggests itself. Indeed, we
have seen there, the portraits of infants
“fallen on sleep ” in sweet and innocent ba-
byhood, that suggested only to the natural
eye, actual rewiration, and to the mind’s
eye, such similes of expression, as come of
bright angel visions, filling the , infant soul
with the extatic joys of heaven. And oh,
how immeasurably prized and invaluable
are such pictures .to the bereaved and sorrow-
ing ones of earth. How the mother’s heart
wells up, and warms with deepestrcverence
and affection, even in long after years, at the
sight or mention of such a picture of “dear
dead baby.” She it is that knows and-feels
that“ a thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
Of course there are numberless other up-
pliauees in the labroitory and various de-
partments of the gallery, all essential to these
wonderful results of their skill. Time nor
space will allow us to go further in detail.
We “have done what we could," in lending
all the architectural and building aids to
these deserving artists, and rejoice at both
their fame abroad and their success at home.
They have well deserved it all, and we are'
sure, have done much to cultivate and ele-
vate the tastes of our people, in the nicoties
of art and in aspirations for lives of purer
ideallies and better living. Thus they be-
come the ministers of “good works,”. and
are entitled to a cordial and generous sup-
port. They have, most commendably, as
we think, made an effort to interest our peo-
ple in the better class of chromos, sketches,
and also in landscape and residence photo-
graphy. Samples in any of the oil and chro-
mo departments may always be procured
either from or through them, at first-class
dealers’ prices, while in photographic views
of homesteads and out-door scenery, they
are prepared atoll times to “ copy nature."
But we must needs end our review, and con;
clude by an universal expression of the con?
viction, that neither in Europe or America
can pictures be produced superior to those
daily taken at WIIITNEv di BECKWITII’S
NORWALK PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
m
Wine.
War makes melancholy news for wine.
bibbers. The Rhine country, that is likely
to be overrun by the tread'of hostile armies,
is, as everybody knows, the home of the
choicest vintages. The grapes are even now
almost blushing for the harvest, which oc-
curs in September, but the wine press may
be trodden down, and the delicate clusters
crushed under the heels of infuriated men.
The rocky banks of that lordly river, stud-
ded with romantic old castles, and terraced
to the top with vineyards that at harvest are
joyful with the song of the peasant, are apt
to resound with the reverberations of can-
non, and be blackened with hostile smoke.
How well the inhabitants on those river
banks remember the devastating incursions
of the first Napoleon, and the utter ruin of
the vintage that marked his onward path ;
and now all the peasants that can bear arms
are hurrying toward the towns, to join the
army and protect the vineyards dearer to
them than their fire-sides.
The only outlet for German wines is
through Holland, and French cruisers are
very likely to overhaul vessels from thence
bound for a foreign port. There is of course
very little probabillty that the exportation
of French wines will be seriously interfered
with, unless the wg should be very much
prolonged. But the great drain of peasants
into the army will seriously interfere with
the harvest, if the war lasts so long.
American wine drinkers need not fear,
however, sollong as drugs and coloring mat-
ter hold out we shall have plenty, and with
all the usual warrants as to purity.
The Turn to; Life.
Between the ages of forty and sixty a
man who has properly regulated himself
may be considered as in the prime of life.
His matured strength of constitution renders
him almost impervious to the attacks of dis-
ease, and experience has given soundness to
his judgment. His mind is resolute, firm
and equal; all his functions are in the high-
est order; he assumes the mastery over bus-
iness; builds up a competence on ' the foun-
dation-he has formed in early manhood,
and passes through a period of life attended
by many gratifications. Having gone a year
or two pastsixty, he arrives at a critical pe-
riod in the road of existence; the river of
death fiows before him, and he remains at a
stand-still. But athwart this river is it via-
duct, called “The Turn of Life,” which, if
crossed in safety, leads to the valley of “old
age,” round ’which the river winds, and
then flows beyond without a boat or cause-
way to effect its passage. _ The bridge is,
however, composed of fragile materials,
and it depends upon how it is trodden
whether it bend or break. Gout, appoplexy
and other bad characters are also in the vi-
cinity to waylay the traveler, and thrust
him from the pass; but let him gird 11p his
lolns, and provide himself with a fitting
staff, and he may trudge on in safety with
perfect composure. To quit metaphor, the
“Turn of Life" isa turn either into apro-
longed walk, or into the grave. The , sys-
tem and powers having reached their utmost
expansion, now begin either to close like
flower at sunset, or break down at once.
One injudicious stimulant, a single fatal ex-
citement, may force it beyond its strength;
while a careful supply of props, and the
careful withdrawal of all that tends to force
a plant will sustain it in beauty and in vig-
or until night has entirely set in.—-le Sci-
ence of Life by a Physician.
— r
REVIVALS IN SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.-——A mis-
sionar of the American sunday-school Un-
ion in irginia gives an account of a revival
of religion in connection with a Sunday-
school established by him in a log school-
house last year. Already sixteen have been
hopefully converted, Among them is an
aged man known as an infidel, and engaged
in carrying on an illicit distillery. His chil-
dren were members of the Sunday-school,
and he was persuaded~ to attend religious
meetings in connection with the Sunday-
school. He now rejoices in the pardon of
his sins, together with a son and nephew.
Revivals are in progress in two other neigh-
boring schools.
, The new English law on married women’s
property gives the wife a scperale titleto her
own earnings acquired since the passmg of
the act. She can also insure her own life or
her husband’s for her separate use. Person-
al and freehold property, and husband or
children become paupers, the parish can re-
cover of her. Husbands are not to be liable
for their wives’ debts contracted before mar-
riage; but women having scperale property
can be sued.
.p—o——-——-——-
Some men seem to delight in wanton de-
struction. An exchange says that two men
were lately seen tearing up the street in a
neighboring city, and on the same day
several persons were observed in the very
act'of pulling up the rlver.
A Java grandee is coming to this country,
Tried In the Crucible.
Rain, rain, rain—a hopeless day, with an
easterly wind and a sky of lead. The streets
were dirty and sloppy, and muddy and mis-
'erablc. Women hurried along with drag-
glcd skirts; men plunged through the slip-
pery mud with umbrellas and sulky faces.
A dark, dreary and miserable day ; and all
its gloom was reflected in Miss Evelyn’s
face, as she stood'looking out of her boudoir
window.
She was tall and stately, and beautifully
dressed, too, this Miss Evelyn ; and young—
that is to say twenty-five, so she need hard-
ly have worn that weary, miserable look,
one may think, if the weather was bad. Be-
sides one would have thought it a fine-thing
to be Miss Constance Evelyn, with a fortune
'ofone hundred thousand dollars, and such a
pretty room to nestle in on wet (lays.
Miss Evelyn dropped the Cllltlll‘ls as the
little ormulu cloek struck eleven, and began
walking up and down,up "and down, with
the shadow on her face deepening and dark
ening every moment.
Presently she stopped before a great mir-
ror that reflected her from top to toe, and
gazed long and fixedly at the pale, proud
face, black, glossy hair, and blue eyes that
gazed back.
“Am I handsome?” thought Miss Evelyn,
“or is it only the wretched flattery that is
poured into the ear of every rich woman
that I know? Which docshe think, I,won-
der ?”
Alli That little tell-tale pronoun. The
proudest of these proud women is humble
enough when “he” is in the question.
“And am I growing old?” thought Miss
Evelyn. “I never fancied so until last night.
The idea. of an unmarried woman of five
and twenty presuming to think herself
young! I passed him talking to a young
lady—a gushing girl ‘just out.’ I passed,
but they did not see me. ‘Miss Evelyn hand-
some I’ exclaimed Missy, in answer to some-
thing he had said, ‘ob, yes of course, but
frightfully old, isn’t she? Why, she was
going to be married to Mr. Lawrence ever
so long ago, and was engaged to a cousin
ages before that?’ That was quite enough,
Iwalkcd away, and danced with the first
gentleman who asked me, and comprehend-
ed that my life was gone and I was an old
maid.” -
She began walking up and down again,
her thoughts wandering- gloomily into the
past.
“And what a useless life it has been!
What a deceit society is ! What a shallow,
vapid,_empty mockery! I am a. weariness
to myself, and a useless thing to my fellow-
crcatures. If we are all born with a destiny
to accomplish, and work to do it is time I
found mine out, and begin it. What is an
old maid’s mission anyway? To talk scan-
dal, drink tea, and be snubbed? Come in.”
There had been a-modest rap at the door.
Mary, the housemaid, appeared.
“If. you please, Miss, Mr. Undel'hill is in
the drawing-room.”
Miss Evelyn started.
“Mr. Underhilll Such a morning! Well,
go down, Mary, and tell him I’ll be there in
a moment.”
She shook out her flowing morning robes,
smoothed her glossy braids, and slowly de-
scended. ' Mr. Underhil1,Miss Evelyn's law-
yer, a sober, elderly man, rose up at her en-
trance.
“Good morning, Miss Evelyn. Dreary
day, isn’t it? You didn’t expect a visitor
such weather.”
“Hardly,” Miss Evelyn answered, glans
guidly. “But you are very welcome, Mr.
Underhill.”
“Thank you, Miss Evelyn. I wish I was
the bearer of more welcome news."
For the first time now the young lady no-
ticed the trouble in his face and voice.
“What is it?” she asked quietly, “trouble
for me ‘3”
“Yes, Miss Evelyn.”
“About money matters, of course.”
“Yes."
“You seem rather reluctant to tell it, Mr,
Underhill. I beg you will think better 0f
me. Whatever it is, I shall be glad to hear
it at once.”
“I have cause to hesitate in telling it, dear
young lady, for it is very unpleasant—very,
indeed. You remember the conditions of
your late guardian’s will ‘2” ‘
“Perfectly, Sir.”
“Will you have the goodness to repeat
them to me, Miss Evelyn?”
“Certainly. His wholefortuue—one hund-
red thousand dollars, and this house, as it
stands, beeame mine unconditionally, pro-
vided his-(nephew, supposed to be dead in
California, never reappeared— something
highly improbable—the fortune passed ftom
me to him at once.” .
“Precisely, Miss Evelyn,
bad news begins.”
“You mean to say the nephew is alive, af-
ter all ?" .
“I do.”
She drew a little fluttering breath—turned
a little pale and cold—that was all.
“Is be here, in the city ?”
“I regret, for your sake, to say to is.”
There was a pause. She sat very still—
pule and cold—her hands folded in her lap.
“You have seen him. of course, Mr. Un-
derhill ?” .
,“Yes, Miss Evelyn, Mr. George Theme
clime to my office yesterday, and provedhis
identity beyond the shadow of a doubt. But
he acted very generously—«very nobly, I
must say. I told him the condition of his
uncle’s will, and that I had no doubt you
and there my
-were ready to abide it. His answer was:
‘The young lady shall do as she pleases. If
her conscience and her honor tell her to re-
sign it, of course I take it; if not, let her be
assured I shall never disturb her in its pos-
session.’ I was surprised; very few men in
his position would say as much, I assure
you.” ' ‘
“He was very kinr ,” said Miss Evelyn,
slowly and whiter than marble, “and very
generous. 'l‘ell George Thorne—iell Mr.
Thorne, that my conscience and my honor
command the to resign his fortune without
a moment’s delay. It is his from this hbur.”
“But my dear Miss Evelyn, hear me.
There may be a compromise, a half, a quar-
ter of it retained. It is too much for you to
resign what has been yours for so long, like
this.”
“Not a whit to much. There can be no
compromise; I would not take a dollar of it,
hardly to keep me from starving. It is his,
not mine. Do you think I could accept the
charity of a stranger? You ought to know
me better, Mr. Underhill." '
Mr. Underhill bowed. \He did not under-
stand this sort of thing himself. It was not
in his line. But he did understand the flash-
ing of those blue eyes, the ringing of that
proud voice. He had seen both before, and
knew that the laws of Draco were nothing
to the flat of Miss Evelyn.
“I shall depart 10-day,” said she rising
with a certain queenlincss of bearing that
always overawcs ordinary mortals. “Mr.
Thorne can take possession of his fortune
and house at once. Good morning, Mr. Un-
derhill.” _
_The smile that accompanied the little
white hand was very sweet and gracious,
but the lawyer did not dare to question her.
She was gone a moment after, and was up
in her bondoir once more, looking out at the
slanting rain and gloomy sky, with some-
thing altogether new to think about.
Miss Constance Evelyn disappeared very
suddenly from the brilliant society of which
she had been one of the most brilliant stars.
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whirl of fortune ; and society was on the
qm' rice to catch -a glimpse of Mr. George
Thorne and make a hero of llim ; but Mr.
Thornc fought shy of society and didn’t ex—
hibit himself. They wondered—her deal:
five hundred friends—what had become of
her, poor thing! and went on dressing and
(lining, and party-giving, and presently for-
got tllat she had ever existed.
And all the men who had loved her, or
told her so, which is the same thing—where
were they now? One only, a simple-heart-
ed young millionaire of twenty-one, whom
the world had not yet quite spoiled, and
Who viewed with fear and trembling the
haughty belle, wrote her an offer of his
hand and heart. Young Mr. Millionaire got
an answer by return of post—very civil, but
very cold. Miss Evelyn was much obliged
to hinl, but begged to decline.
MlssEvelyn was residing with a widow
lady somewhere in Edinburg. Miss Evelyn
had advertised for music pupils on such reo-
souable terms that she had got some, and in
a few weeks had her hands lull, and was
kept on her tread-mill from morning until
night. She and that heartless society "with
which she had found so much fault, were
never likely to trouble each other again.
She could have home the falling ofl‘ of “sum-
mer friends” without one pang; but she
could not bear that “he” should be so ut-
terly heartless. It was Mr. Cbillingbam,
who was handsome and an author, and with
whom she had been in love the last six
months, in spite of herself. She had not
wanted to love him—she had fought like a
heroine against it—but, all I who could re-
sist the seductive eloquence of tliose deep,
dark eyes, persuasive sweetness of that car-
nest voicc? He was so different from other
men—so noble, so gifted, so perfect in his
splendid manner—that she could as soon
have stopped the beating of her own heart
as stopped its beating for him. And she had
thought that he had loved her—had he not
given her every reason to think so, except
the three poor words, “I love you i” And
110W, and now.
Miss Evelyn never complained—never
sllirked her duties—fought the battle of life
bravely, and were away to a shadow. No
weather kept her in doors, no cold confined
her to her bed—she went 011 and gave .her
Joan of Are.
' The Tribune publishes the following re-
port of Anna Dickinson’s new lecture, as de-
livered at the New England church, Brook-
lyn, on Wednesday evening last:
“Among the names, said she, which time
shall consign to eternity, there is none that
is more absolutely stamped with letters of
gold than that of Joan of Arc, who ended
strife and won victory for the France that
had brought untold misery upon itself by
illegally excluding a woman from the throne.
Joan was born in Domremy, a little village
of Lorraine, which then, as now, was swept
by contending armies. Her father was a
poor, but independent farmer, whose sheep
she tended. Her mother was a good and
pious woman, who taught Jenny needle-
work. So good a horsewoman was the fu:
ture heroine that she often carried away the
prize at the village tournaments. Friend
and foe testify that she was gentle and be-
nevolent. She would take the bread and
the cup from her own lips to give to a beg-
gar at the door. She was devoted to reli-
gious exercises, and might often be found
prostrate before altars and shrines. Her
pl‘lCSl said she was the only one in the vil-
lage who never missed confession, and the
only one who never had any thing to con-
fess. She was so fond of bells that she gave
the ringer, of her slender store, to prolong
his chimes. While her companions played,
she wandered under the free sky in silent
meditation, and while they laughed she
prayed.
From her father’s house she could set- llle
great forests oftlle Vosges, through which
she doubtless often strayed and gathered in-
spll‘aiion from the solemn undertone of the
trees. Doml'emy stood at the crossing of
two great roads, where troops of travelers
passed, and the tales they told of France
grew sadder and sadder as the years passed
by. - This girl was intensely loyal. Her pat-
riotlsm was part of her religion. See her
little face as she listens to these tales, and
mark the shadow of an awful hope gather-
lng upon it as she hears the proverb that
Since France had been lost through a wo-
wan, it should be restored through a girl of
the marshes of Lorraine. Solitude, and na-
ture, and prayer, and faith fed this hope.
So Jenny’s childhood went on—so France
staggered to its doom. Her love for her
country was a divine passion. She. adored
France as she adored God, and that feelin
beat down all things small and mean an
lessons, and drudged and dl‘udged, week af-
ter week, until the good widow’s heart ach-
“You’re killing yourself, that’s what you
are doing,” she said to her: “ look at your
feet, soaking wet, and you with that cold!
base in her. , In a vision, she tells us, Shilli-
chael appeared and told her God had cho-
sen her to crown the King, Charles VII,
and drive out the armies of the victorious
English. Other visions followed. Either
these were facts or they were the results of
imagination. Whoever admits them asfacts
writes himself down a. devout believer in
whydon’t you lltyoar pupils wait, when
the weather’s not fit for a stray (log to be
out in. You’ll be in your grave in six
months I”
Miss Evelyn laughed—a mirtllless sort of
laugh enough. ‘
“I don’t know that that would be much
modern spiritualism. Admit them to be the
work of imagination, and you make ‘her the
clearest thinker, the bravest soldier, the
wisest statesman, and the ablest general of
her time. I believe they were the reflections
of her own soul.
Jenny had a bad time at home, and an
uncle who loved her, took her to his own
house, and then went as her embassador to
loss to the world, Mrs. Norris. But you re-
ally frct yourself about me for nothing. You
don’t know how strong I am. Nothing
It was a week ai'ier this that, coming to
the house ofone of her wealthiest patrons,
Miss Evelyn found company in the parlor, a
gentleman talking to her pupil. The pupil
was a pretty young lady of eighteen—the
gentleman, Mr. Chillinghanl. It was anoth-
er wet morning and the music teacher’s gar-
ments were dripping.
Really, Miss Evelyn, I
you in this shower," the young lady said,
not over-graciously. “I am engaged this
morning, and don’t think I shall take my
hardly expected
“Pray don’t let me prevent you,” said Mr-
Chillingham. “Miss Evelyn and I are oltyfi
friends, and I am more than happy to meet
He extended his hand, she just touched it.
Her fingers like ice—her hand cold and still
as marble—told no tales.
forgive him his sudden appearance, remem-
bering that Mr. Chillingham remained all
through the lesson, sitting in a distant cor-
ner holding a book, and furtively watching
the music teacher. It might have touched
any heart that cared for her—the haggard
change in the once beautiful face. But the
book made a shield for Chillingham, and be-
sides, there was no one there to see.
After that Miss Evelyn met Mr. Chilling-
ham very often at the house of her pretty
pupil. But the old intimacy was not renew-
ed. Miss Evelyn was like flint—colder, to
She listened, if he
would persist in talking to her, and answer-
ed in monosyllablcs. She declined haught-
ily and peremptorily when he asked per-
mission to see her home; and three days af-
ter wrote a note to the young lady, begging
to be excused from further attendance.
Two days after, coming home late in the
evening, fagged and nearly worn to death
with a hard day’s work, she found a visitor
awaiting her in the parlor. Going in, she
saw to her surprise and anger, Mr. Chilling-
She stood before him, more queenly
than in the days of old, hauglltily question-
ing with fixed b1ue,eye.=.
“Pardon me, Miss Evelyn, for this intru-
sion,” he said, coming forward ;' “but you
shun me so persistently in other places, that
I have been longing to say since I have
found you—that I love you, Constance, that
I want you to be my wife.”
She stood in pale amaze, looking at him.
She had loved him—she did love him dearer
than life. She clasped her hands over her
fluttering heart, not able to speak. '
“You are the noblest and bravest woman
I ever met,” he went on. “ I thought so
long ago, and loved you; but I never knew
it so fully, and never loved you so dearly as
She could almost
since your generous renunciation of fortune.
IfI waited for a time, Constance, it was not
that my love ever faltered, but I wished to
see if you could brave adversity. You have
heroically; and now, loving you, I think,
better than any man ever loved woman, I
ask you, Constance Evelyn, to be my wife."
He held out his arms. With a great sob,
she was caught and held to his true heart,
There was an hour’s delicious quiet in the
widow’s parlor. Then Mr. Chillingham,
holding both her hands, and looking at her
earnestly, said: “But 1 have a revelation
to make, and pardon to crave, my queenly
Constance. I have deceived you I”
“Deceived me I” she cried, turning pale.
“Yes, my dear, and many others. My
name is not Chillingham I”
She sat looking at him—white and turn-
ing cold.
“I am George Cbillingbam Thorne, your
guardiau’s nephew, long since supposed to
be (lead in California, and I am the heartless
scamp who has robbed you of your fortune.”
She gave a little gasping cry. Mr. G. C.
Thorne, laughing in her face, went on. “ I
did it with malice aforethougbt. I wanted
to try you as they try gold ill a crucible.
You have come out a thousand fold bright-
er, and I am rewarded. Can you forgive
me ‘3”,
I suppose she did for she married him
and went back into society more regal and
uplifted than ever. And-as the marriage is
the ultimatum ot womanly hopes and the
acme of early bliss, I presume I may leave
her.
#_
Citizen, who deserves well of his country,
had a large family, to which additions were
eonstanty making. One day one of his little
boys was thus interrogated, “John, how;
many brothers and sister have you got?
“I don’t know.” answered the boy : “I haln’t
been home since morning I”
A Jersey boy killed a rooster in his father’s
corn field the other day, and drums now
that he has settled the long-mooted
happy at last. . a
the Governor to say that his niece was sent
by God to raise the siege of Orleans and
crown the King. Fancy such a message
brought to Lincoln! . The Governor derides
both uncle and niece, but the girl sways
mightily wilhihe people of the village by
her passionate love for France. She has
lovers, too, and finally she tells one of them
her vision, and says: ‘No ower ‘can bring
help to this unhappy ing, but I alone.’
And the young man and an old weather-
bcaten knight clasp hands and vow to bring
her to him. But meanwhile the' King has
heard of her and sends for her to come. She
crosses 104 leagues of hostile territory and
eight bridgeless rivers. and the poor court
makes itself splendid to receive this peasant
girl. After much questioning she is judged
to be sent of God.
The command is given to her, with atten-
dant’ knights, and a‘ sword. and a banner
stamped with the lilies of France. Her ar-
my is 6,000 ruflians. She goes among them
the embodiment of France, and, by her faith
and her genius, makes them crusaders. All
vileness is swept out, and the camp becomes
a holy place. She enters Orleans on a black
charger, and clad in snowy armor, her face
blazing with hope, loyalty and inspiration.
The great men in the town believed in the
woman, as great men always have done.
(Applause) But the little men “thought to
steal the fruits of Jenny’s genius by leading
her soldiers slyl against the enemy. They
fail, and she ral ies the dispirited French
and leads them to victory. The next day is
the festival of the Ascension and Jenny goes
to pray. Again the little generals rush out
and fail, and again Jenny flies to‘ the front
and snatches victory from defeat.
Her plan of campaign was to fight. The
next morning. in defiance of the enerals
and the council she takes the fie d. The
governor will not open the gate, and her
soldiers beat it down. They attack one of
the English towers, and fight in vain from
7 till noon. In desperation Jenny seizes a
ladder and mounts the wall. An arrow
strikes her shoulder, and she falls into the
trench. The woman weeps with pain; but
the heroine tears out the arrow with her
own hand. The troops rest and eat, and
Jenn prays. Then they once more attack
the nglish, who look with terror on this
girl they had thought slain. Thousands
sink in‘death, the bridge between the tow
ers falls into the river, the second tower is
taken, and ever thing falls Within the grasp
of the French. The next day is Sunday, and
Jenny will not fight, but holds that chafing
‘army still while the defeated English steal
away. _
All this has been done in seven days, and
the eighth they rejoice. Then this girl, with
the splendor of genius and the sublimity of
common sense combined, makes Charles
consent to be crowned. To open the way
to Rhcims she captures town after town, de-
feats the Euglish in the open field, and routs
the last remnants of the magnificent force
sent to conquer France. Then the King is
crowned, and that day is the crown of J en-
ny’s life. All that human grandeur has to
spend upon a human being is spent upon
this simple girl at Rlleims. And then, her
work completed, she desired to return home
and tend her sheep once more. The King
and the court overrule her, and she fights
on. But she is incessantly in tears and at
prayer. Envy and hate surround her, and
she foresees her doom. She goes to save
Compiegne, but, in assault, the treacherous
Governor cuts ofl‘her retreat by raising a
drawbridge, and she falls into the power of
her enemies.
The Duke of Burgundy sells her to the
English, and -she is lodged at Rouen. A
whole year has passed since her capture.
Her King, her army, her people have de-
serted her.
even God had turned away his face. She
is alone utterly.
death. She hears the happy Easter bells,
and the people singing in the streets. Her
heart breaks! and then the pinkof chiv-
She must have thought that
Alone has its synonym—
lry. Warwick, will have her life saved, for
the King of England has determined that
she must die abetter death. They place her
on a scaffold and say: ‘Recant, or be burn-
ed.’ She stands firm, but at last she aflixes
her mark to six lines, promises to lether hair
grow and to wear armor no more. Then
they take away her dress and leave her on-
ly armor, and she, with naught else to cover
her innocence, puts it on and death With it.
They instantly place her in a cart and she
rides to the scaffold through bristling lines
of solcliery and yelling mu titudes clamoring
for her life. At the stake are her judges,
her murderers, and they preach a-sernlon
accusing her of every crime. _She 13 Silent
but they speak against her king, and she
cries with deathless loyalty, ‘You accuse the
noblest gentleman in Christendom.’ Then
she lllOIlthS the scaffold. Around her are
the shouting, faithless multitudes. Her last
thought is for France. Then the fagots are
piled—the flames are lighted. ‘Hold before
me the cross,’ _she says to the poor prlest
llC'l' only friend. Nothing is heard but the
crackling flame and broken Whispers of
prayer. At the last- a. nlighty and - triump-
ant voice cries the name of the Master she
serves. The Head drops forward onher
breast. She has fought the good fi ht; she
has finished llcr.collrsc; she has ept the
faith. Even through fierv martyrdom she
has won an immortal crown. For us, let us
keep her ill recollection with that remem-
branee which is more than fame“ (Ap
phrase)"
*Qp—o——
Widows—They are the very mischief.
There‘s nothing like ‘em. If they make up
their minds to marry, it’s done. We knew
one that was terribly afraid of thunder and
lightning, and every time a storm came on
slie would run into Mr. Smith’s house (he
was a widower),and clasp her llttle hands,
and fly round till the man wa’shslf distracted
for fear she would be killedmndtho conse-
quence was, she was Mrs. John Smith before
three thunder-stems rattled over her head.
with his eighty-one children, and wants to
secure board in some quiet family. ..
It was a nine-days’ wonder, this romantic
question “ Who killed cock robin i"
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