Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, November 21, 1871 · page 1

 

WHOLE NUMBER 1246.

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER 21, 1871.

 

 

VOLUME. LIV.-§NUII‘~BER ‘47.

 

 

 

 

 

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'Joilihn‘w. wrnsoN, J. nsLDnN IlURLuU'r-r. .
ALEX. s. GIBSON,“ _

Organist of the First Congregational Church. 1
FROM THE CITY OF NEW TOBK', '
r 'Tea'Cherofthe . :‘
' Plbno-ll'orte, Organ} and Musical Com-

4 H ' siilon. ' .. .
Box 379 P. 0. Norwaik, Conn. , I

'lnNew York, care of‘Wm, A.'Pond &'Co., 806

Broadway; _ ’ 3‘ ‘, \ _
‘ :B. OAKES ”t D., from the Royal
'. Opthaimlc'lnfii'mgltbry, London Physician
and SorgeOn-for the Elye'aud‘ Ear, and Catarrbal
Diseases oi theZLuu‘ s, auces. and Nasal passages,
also Nerv'ousln‘aiad es of all kinds, pa icularly those
stealing Females. All of which he as made his.
special 1st‘udy,‘:‘aud successful ractice more than
thirty .years.: Can, be consu ted (gratis) at his
office, over'the Store of Knapp 8; Dickerman, Wash-

1 in ten“ sa,'South Neiwalk, toms A. 11., to 9 r. n. .
‘ he Dr.willvisit patients during the day, when
.ejulred. ' ‘ ly-ts

, c. :A are” N 1"
Graduate!!! the ‘

Penn. College ofDental- Surgery,-

At the office in the old Fairfield County Bank
Building, Wall Street, - - ~ 25

on. ‘J. G. HARBOUR,
D E N T I 3"]? ,
‘ ‘ " ' NORWALK, CONN.

. Olliee in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, qverJack-
r onBro’s store.

d. Niels“ oxide or Laughing Gas, administered when
as 'e .- . 1 ~

A ,an Damon for plate work—light, durable and
cheap. . ’

WILLIA—DI VINE,
Aicut_and' Solicitor of Patents,
' Mechanical Draughtsman and

. MODEL MAKER,
Winnipauk, Conn. ,
c. s. Lockwoon,

Fashionable. Draper&Tai10r

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mediate! y. -

REAL ESTATE.
' 25 Build-log lots 50x I80.

WEN AWAY to any industrious parties who
' G will within one year erect thereon a dwelling.
Theselots are dry and level and situated nearvtbe
Norwalk Woolen Mills and the Winnipauk Felt
Cloth Manufactory, ad‘ordlng facilities to obtain
work seldom offered. Inqgre at the Lumber Yard of
13 - W. . JAMES' NEPHEWS.

 

 

STORE "'ro LET,
No. 3' causal BLOCK,

(Next door to Henry Glover’s.) I Apply ‘0

WM. l. IAMES' IEPHEWS.

FOR SALE.

HE ert known as the “ NORWALK TOWN
T FAN-II?” coynsisting of 17 acres of,land. one com-.
modious Dwelling House, and two smaller ends—
Barn and otheroutbuildings. . Said farm is admira.
.bly adapted to market gardenin _, being situated
about one mile Rom Norwalk all South Norwalk
centers, the land being nearly all arable and- of 9in
quality. . ~ , 1

' 1 mil soon. be wanted for building
iii-33115:? oirvvyhich it has, real; advantages, being
I Bounded on Oppoiiitelgsegnqbigglglfvt'g'mbscriber
ar on s
For further 1) MARTIN W ,

18!.1'

Agent :5: the raw...-
Norwalk, July 3, 1771. - . inf

FACTORY autumnal tilt
A1 NEW OANAAN, 002m,

AIN BUILDING 90x30 FEET, TEN FEET

hi h,-wel| lighted, and in all respects well
ada te for a manufacturing business. It stands
wit in a stone’s throw of the railroad depot. It has
a ood Engine and Boiler Room, smoke stack, _&c.‘
the above od‘ers a rare opportunity for pr"""-
investment, or for the catch ishmeut of some mallu-
facturlrlg business in a most eligible and desirable

location. . _

Ap ly-personall'yl or by letter to WM. E. RAY-
lilo D. or A. K. OMS ,OCK, New Canaan, or at
the Advocate Office, Stamford, Conn. this

 

 

 

 

 

For Sale or to. Rent.
THE Place lately owned and occupiedb the late
John D. Louusbury, in Wiunlpauk. he plice
consists ofra-isrge-Dwelling House, with modern
improvements, and Five Acres of good Land. Pleas-
antly located on the main street, near Depot, Post
Office and stores. Possession ven immediate! .'
Inquire of MORGAN T. S! TH. or GEORG H.
HANDLE, near the premises. 14

ForSaie Cheap'or to Benn;

A DWELLING HOUSE, only two years old, On
the Ely Neck road, South Norwalk, for sole

h rt re 1:. -
caeap’o o n E. K. Locxwoon.

 

 

OR kiln—The residence of Mrs. Louisa A. Smith

on Union Avenue; 11 large rooms; a pieasantand

convenient place; five minutes’ walk from the cars
and business center; good neighborhood; rent

er ear immediate ossessibn. 1—A l to!-
il y ' p p Pnafikynsmrn.

 

TO BENT. '

THE old and long established Carriage Sho ,
formerly ocbupied by Waterbury A: Duncan, 1 11
rear ofHorse Railway Depot; Possession given im-
Also, Rooms with power to rent. '

A l to
err . . pp y ISAAC CHURCH, JR. .

BUILDINGLOTS FOB‘SALEQ.

HE subscriber offers for sale, on very resenabie

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 em. ac-
cess rom the village, and commands a fine an un-
obstructed view of the town , harbor, Long Island and
Sound. A good avenue, 50 feet wide, has been laid
out in front of the pro erty. Is within five minutes
walk of the Horse Rai road Size of lots to suit pur-,

'chasers ; no fancy prices. 1 For further particulars en-

JESSE DENTON, .
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 easy of access, having an extensive view;
of the village and harbor, prices low and termseasy.

.. Apply to IN GTO

quire of
28

A. H. BY N,
S. E. OLMSTEAD. -
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk, Sept. 21, 1868.

M111 PrOperty ‘
FOR SALE.

THE subscriber od‘ers for sale his Ill . Property sit'
datadiu West NorWalk, about two miles from

 

Festivallilc-Nlo, Sailing-Parties,

820., furnished with

BEE‘B soDA WATER

' AND - .
, SARSI'APAB I LLA ,

in any desired quantity, by ’ '

S. GRUMM AN ,
11nd,,- payinond’s new buii'diug, Main St..

PLUMBING.

Manufacturer, '
Norwaik

. TIN ROOFING. FURNACE WORK. _

GUTTERS AND LEADERS
made and put up.

ROOFS REPAIREDAT SHORT NOTICE.l
Also, IOIIIIO II All on: or rm, Slifil
Illll are sum wins. ,
JAMES M. BOYER,

Basement of Raymond’s New Building, corner of
Main and Hoyt Street. 15 .

CARPENTER AND BUILDER.

HE subscriber would inform the citizens of Nor-
waik that he is prepared to do 1, -

Building, in all of its branches,

act or b ds ’3 work, and solicits a share 01.
mtg-$3133. ' Wil try’fo please. Shoo Center avenue,

gear Main street. S AhiU EL} B. FITCH.

TEAS. corrrrs Allo srlcss.

DUTY REDUCED.‘

 

Further particulars see small bill

At G. lb S. H. HOLMES,
13 and 15 Main Street.

City Intelligence Odiee.
11E bscriber at his Intelligence Office foot of
MIlIIIill, ls plzepared to furnish ’
GOOD SERVANTS, FARM HANDS, LABORERS,
etc., or to find good places for those out of employs

mIlnet'is also agent fer the sale of Real Estate.

' h d for sale or to let.
mm on an.I’OIIN A. HONNECKER, Agent.

HARNESSES FOR sa'LE.
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the

MISS M. M. SMITH,

SINGING taught according to Bassini’smostap-

proved method. Particular attention given to
theDevelopmentand Cultivation of the voice. The
course of instruction will be speciallyadapted to Chair
singing i f desired. Address Box 31 P. 0., South Nor-
walk, or call at the Old Well Hotel. f3

W. H. swoops,
Merchant Tailor

CORNER, WASHINGTON AND MAIN STS., ‘
SOUTH NOBWALK, CONN.,

Scotch Chevoits’, Meltons, Grape and
English Coatings,
MADE UP IN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES.

A good fit warranted and made as the customer may
want it. Cutting done for others to make as hereto

fore. -
Also, 0 LARGE ASSORTMENT or HATS and_CAPS

new and RARE PLANTS.
Baitififll‘allllnlllli, Vfll'llllllfls,

Bedding Out Plants, Shrubs,
Fruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry, Blackberry 6; Strawberry

‘ , Plants, kc. ~
EARLY BOSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,

EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, 85c.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE snaps. no-
QUETS WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES. and oth
er Flora Decorations arranged in the best style ofart
to order. Send for descriptive catalogue.
MALLORY d: DOWNS,
South Norwalk, Ct.

LEWIS 1mm, Dealer,
Timber, Lumber, _ .
' Shingles, Lalo,

Builders? Hardware, so,

 

 

th has now on hand a and assort— . 1
menifii’i‘r’fl‘i'snfsnsfifleggrfl. “11.1,; 1.11... Al uncrml; m RETAIL
‘ ill 8 II ev can _ ,
rflflfi'fi? lfll‘lar‘giohcd at any other‘similar estab- - OFFICES AND YARDS. .
lshm‘ent in the county. New iogvfie orge‘rvs. NLet. Water Street, Norwalifi
“lg-Eff tfsefil 3" once‘ .' ' A ' astf Washington Street. So. Nor-walls.

 

SOMETHING NEW:

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A F] RST CLASS CI'i‘Y

Draper “alluring Establishment

At No 1, Gazelle Blllldlug, (up stairs)
HEsubscriberwould respectfully inform the cit.
izens of Norwalk, that he has made arrange.
ments to open a first-class,Ncw York Cit Establish-
ment, as above where he pledges liinlsel to givelsat-

lsfactiouto all s customers. '

He will give speclai attention toBoys Garments IB
well as those of gentlemen. ‘ Persons bringing their
owncloth can have the same out or made up,in an ax -

at reasonable tires.
mac m“",“°" ‘ FREANCIS J. IfoRRON.

 

JACKSON BROS,

JEWELEE s

KEEP CONSTANTLY 0N HANDA FULL
STOCK 0F

FINE'llolll Alli! SIliER WATCHES

THE SUBSCRIBER HAVING OPENED A

Book and Paper Store,
A'l' sou'rnlvonwa 1.x,

Hereby gives notice that he .is prepared to furnish
WRAPPING PIAPE’R

lain or ’Printed,

PAPER BAGS,
Printed to order,

ALSO, TWINE,

At New York Prices. Call and examine the stock

hai ,, lsewhere. 1 .
before pm F no 8 W. 'l‘. BUCKINGHAM,
28

No. 4 Ely’s Block. South Norwaik,‘ Conn.

DENTISTRY IN SOUTH NOHWMK.’

FOR FOUR DAYS OF EACH WEEK ONLY, Dr.
Kendall will continue the Dental business, as

formerly at his old stand, Sword’s Building. Ofiice

will be c osed Honda 3 and Saturdays,1Dr. Kendall
bell: in Rid efieid. e extract teeth with or with-
outt case 0 LAUGHING GAS. .
Wednesda ' s we devote entirely to extract 11 g Teeth
WITHOUT AIN.
The principal Operator in Coltou’s Dental Asso-
ciation has repeatedly declared that South Norwaik
is the best place within, his knowledge (out of Coop-
er Union) to have teeth extracted.
We particularly invite those who may desire
ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
to examine our manner of work and rices before
procurin them elsewhere. Teeth fille in the most
approve manner. Those partially broken away by
decay restored to their former size and shape.

mass. 11‘. manna», .

Mininery Goods
' 'Aud Sole Agent for

 

IcicherofSingiug and the Piano Forte,

,scggtion, tor, the.

Norwalk, July 3, 13:1.

‘ THE
N OR WALK HOTEL

IS now opened for the reception ofGnests. It has
been repainted, papered, and newly furnished
throughout, and the grounds around the Hotel have
been put in fine Older. Parties wishing to engage
rooms willplease address .11. H. BARTLETT,

tfl'J Nolwaik Holei.Norwalk,Conn.

 

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Men & Boy’s 'Weom
, ALSO,

crmumrrs’ Fonllsmlc cools
, o. 1'. Qprnwetu.
Second Store, ,Uuder= Nor-walk Hall.

WM. S. ,JONES,

Next doorvtq Hotel, West rt Manufacturer and
Dealer in‘every escription of -

HARNESS, SADDLES,
' BLANKETS; WHIPS, ,

~ nonsr HARDWARE
. unusnns, combs, ac.

Trunks, values, die.
Re airing done with especial care and with dis.

atc .
p Harness on handaud made to ‘order,’of. the best
stock and workmanship, . .
Charges reasonable and satisfactory. A fair price
for a fit r article is the prone. '- > _
. Purchasers will find t fortheirinterest to call and.
examine» m'y goods and prices before purchasingf

elsewhere. ‘ , . ‘ . . .
W- BAEKERY.

.0“ II“. Illll. AIAII II III! Hill) I. ‘

THE subscriberwould announce that he has re-.

fitted the oven at the" Old Bakery, foot of Mill
prepared 1' to furnish, in large or

 

Hill, and is new

small quantities. f

BREAD—Wheat, Bye, Graham, are.

CAKE, pl'ain' or'fancyg-klndb. PIES, of everyde-
G vemea trial. " 4 » ,

, e'subscriber der‘ not claim to be the business

successor of SEE. Bunting, has in his employ the

km nrecehtl .em' iced. bin-Bunting» .
wor -e - ’ l ’- {13E A;‘HONNECKEIZI';

 

,roAnr IN

SEMINAR-Y roll illlili liDIES.

HIS‘I'ns it'utionli leas tl situated on Semi-
T any If l‘abo‘ut OilIe mg x'oni'Darien Depot.
Forbeaut 1.o'l’l ' on audit-iris; auld healthful;
- f c mate no. more a e ace can
”e" o 'Idlng is no and bui with‘direct,

found. ,-'1‘he bur
reference to the convenience. nd comfort of upils.
h ceilings.wel venti-

ms areiarge with
The ma ushout. The school
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lated, audnewly furnished.

ear b as the fourth.W . ay in Se tcmber
Ind clogs the third Tue ;in June. '1‘ ere will
be but one vacation of abou Week during the win-
ter holidays. t . . .

For terms, etc., address

.1 . riechpot, Conn. I

EMILY ages, Principal,
31 - -

_ ~. ’.Jou1v.co§j'rnn, .
Enolnun,~ll§hcllllnsr,
. AndGene‘I-al Jobber c— Builder ,

OF LIGHT MACHINES, OF ALL KINDS,

WATER STREET. NORWALR, CONN.
, Steam and Gas Fitting, inptiy executed.

FANCY ogrmING.
L Henchman: naps... has located his
. :Npr‘vnlk once at assessor

Main' Street, where all orderifor Dyeing Ladies’ and
Gents’ Wearing Apparel, WI! receive prompt at-
tentiOn. 'All "coitus used c 1 {yahoo there can he
no delayiin'givin-g'auy sh

‘izor; hue desired. Gen-
tleman’s clothes cleaned an without ripping. .

 
 

 

 

MILK, at‘s Cents. per quart.

ERSONS wishing to engage their milk ofthe
P “AYRESHIRE DAIRY FARM,” can dose by
ieavingtheir orders at'FraukgHead Al Co’s. The
milkwillbe served punctualIy'e’verymoruiug. 4.1 t

 

\

“THANK GOD IT’S BAINING.”

 

BY CLARA TOMLINEON.

 

The following incijent, at the park in the
northern part of Chicago, on the night of the
terrible fire, is related by an eye wiluOSs:
It was towards morning, when, hope ‘had
been dismissed, and despair had entered the
weary hearts of lhe watchers, when a gen-
rtieman felt a raludrop on his hand. He
thought at first it was a tear from his wife,
who was leaning on his arm, her head bow-
ed down, and her soul given to sorrowful
thoughls. But another and another drop
in quick succession, and a palierlng in the
leaves over his head assured him that it
was raining. At the same momenta hun-
dred voices, it seemed, cried out—“Thank
God t't’s Raining !” A pale, careworu lady,
who was trying to sooth the sorrows of a
woman 'who had lost her two children, look-
ed up and said, “No, it’s not rain ; the angels

on our ruined homes.”

Weary and homeless they lay on the plain,

Keeping sad, heavy watch through the dismal night:
Yearning and hoping that God would send rain

To quench thehot tires, to quench the wild light.

A WHO leaned low on her husband's arm 1

He felt what he thought was a tear on his hand. .
But other drops fell, and with joy, not alarm,

He lifted his headéit was rain on the sand

Like one mighty cry the words ran along

From lip unto lip, allover the place,

From one to the other. repeated the throng,

‘Thank God it is ralning.” thank God for His grace.

A pale, ’le one, with‘heart full of love,
Is trying .soqtheone sadder than she‘;
Hethlnks she is telling of a Father above
Whose mercy and pity is deep as a sea.

She hears the glad sound as onward it’s sweeping ',
She speaks soft and low as nearer it comes,

"No, no, it’s not rain-for us angels are weeping,
Theirtears‘ fall down on our lost, ruined homes.”

 

How I Lost my Wife and Baby.

 

-“Crutchlcss & Armless” did a lively busi'
ness as wholesale grocer. I was a clerk in
their store, _ My name is Doray—Timothy
Doray; my wife’s name is Lolly, for short
and my baby—a mighty fine boy, by the

way—is nicknamed “Toddler.“ Misfor-

tunes, which it is not necessary to specify.
have forced me' to work at a salary of sev-
enty-five dollars per month to.support this
family, whom I hold dearer than 'all else
upon the earth. At the time of my loss or
rather in the latter part of April, I, with
other clerks, labored early and late, night
and day, the season of trade being unusually
active, to which we added our preparations
for removing, on the first of May, to. the
new store of the firm. Business kept me
jumping all the lime. ' I. swallowed my
breakfast at a few mouthfuls in order to be
on time at the store. I lived so far aw’ay—
over two miles—that I could not go to din-
ner. 'Oft limes'I went without my supper,
reaching home at eleven o’clock "at night.
Consequently I saw Toddler to speak to
him only on Sundays, and my wife perhaps
an hour or twoa day. No wonder she was
lonesome, and given to imaginings of the
worst kind as to my condition of body,
fancying me dead Or mutilated, the victim
of some dire casuality, whenever I failed to
come home at my usual time. All in all,
it was a dog’s life; but what can a fellow
do when he’s as poor as an ecclesiastical '-
mouse. _ _ .

One night Letty asked abruptly, as I en-

are weeping for us; their fears are falling‘

V shelter,” I said as I closed the door to the

, fusion of my mind incident to business at

V'Ti‘sn’t everybody has such blessings, nor

and a backyard large enough lo hold our
week’s washing on the line; half a mile
walk, with busses,’ cars and none of -lhe
modern improvements.

“Hobson’s choice,. my dear,” was my
comment. -

“The best we can get for our money,I
“think,” she replied.

That settled if. The next day would be
the first of May, according to calendersand
landlords. My wife kindly volunteered to
superlniend the moving, as I should be busy
all day and night at the store transferring
goods. '

“Get the honestest and weakest looking
expressman you can find, and then flee!
To move successfully, my dear, is an act
more difficult than to win a battle.”

“In theory, Tim for you,” said Letty.”

“For you to-morrow,it will be-l'u prac-
lice.” .

A look of grim resolution came over her
face, and I felt that we were already half
moved. I signed the leases and then we
went lulo the different rooms logelher, that
I might say or look good by.

“We have been happy here," whispered
my wife. _

“We shall not leave the dormant echo of
an unkind word”—whicb was the truth.

“I am thankful we have. even this poor

last room visited, never again to be opened
to me.

Ihad gone some distance that evening
when it flashed upon me that in the con-

lbe store and the many houses to rent,
about which we had been ialklng,_tlle loca-
tion of our new home hilLI g passed entirely
from my mind ' .

“Put it down on paper!” ”I said to my
wife after returning, *“1 can’t trust my mem-
ory for a day or two." I put the slip in my
pocket and turned away. -

“ Don’t go, Tim !” spoke Letty, with‘ a
sudden and unusual sadness in her voice.
Her eyes were tearful. “It was a sign of
bad lock to come back again.”

“Psbaw! An old woman’s superstition
1 will see you to morrow, all cozily settled.
There! Good bye! Good bye, Tod 1"

“Good bye, papa i” cried Tod; which cry
I heard until I turned the corner, thanking
God for giving me such a good, patient,
loving wile, and a boy that was as smart
and strong as could be found in the city.

the half of them; more’s the pity for the
gOod of the world.

That was hard work we did lhat night
and day for “Crutch&Armless.,’ Not a
minute’s let up until three o’clock in the
morning, when we had a hot supper and an
hour’s rest. Then at it we went again for
the day. I labored, with my thoughts,
with my wife and her share Of trouble, and

along, and performed my duties as mechan-
icélly as a steam engine. It was a very
long day to me; and not one of the men
was more glad ‘than I, when, early in the
evening, Mr. Clutch came to the office door
and said they thanked us very much for the
way we had worked and what we had clone
and that we might quit until next day. He
guessed matters would run smoothly now.
I was anxious to'see my family and hurried
away. After rapid walking for a couple of
blocks, it suddenly occurred to me that I
was on my way to my old residence, and

‘terious disappearance.

that was! Nearly the whole time was pas-
sed by the window. I couldn’t sleep. If
my eyes closed in drowsiness, I was imme-
diately beset by terrible dreams about my
wife and child. Awake,’ my thoughts were
conjectures and apprehensions about their
safety. I pictured them sick, alone, in a
strange neighborhood, with no one to ap-
peal to for assistance. I imagined robbers
working at the doors, or ruiflans making
night hideous with theirblaspbcmy. No evil
seemed impossible of success against those
defenceless two, now I was away. As I
drowsed now and then, I would be aroused
by what seemed to be the plaintive, be-
seccblng call of my wife as if she were in
the room. An alarm of fire was sounded.
and I pictured to myself the burning of my
house. Such a night I hope I may never
again be forced to endure, so filled was
every minute and hour with the most horri-
ble of fancies.

When the grey light of the morning
spread through the streets and people be-
gun to move about, I loltcred out of that
dismal hotel, and went shivering and weary
into the half-night, half-day, so that I might
walk away from the thoughts that had for-
mented my soul in the darkness. Where
was the hearth stone on which the coals
were red for my coming ? Where Were the
loving wife and child for whom I yearned.
with an affection never before tested? Why
hadn’t they come for me?_ Sometimes I
laughed aloud for my position, which would
be so ludicrous when we were again united.
As the sun rose, so rose my spirits, and I
stepped off briskly, wandering here and
there in regions to me heretoforcfimknown‘.
The panorama of high life and low life at
five o’clock in the morning, is unique, but
unattractive. Finally I settleddown in a
restaurant fOI' my breakfast, and unfolded
my morning paper. There was my adver-
tisement. What an Odd thing it was, to be
sure. How we would laugh over it, some
(lay—perhaps today or lo-morrow—wife
and I.

f‘Ehl what’s this i” I cried out to myself
as my eyes rested upon this paragraph in a
prominent place. ' ‘ '

fissure—Mr. Timothy Doray has been
missmg from his_home since the night of
April 30. No reason is known for his mys-‘
Any information
left at this office as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his afflicted wife.

In all my life I never knew of anything
quite so extraordinary—a husband and wife
lost in a clty,.an‘d each advertising the Olli-
er. I could hear .my heart beat with joy
as I realized lhat, at last, there was a clue
to my home. Not a mouthful of breakfast
had been eaten. I was feasting on the' joy
of my discovery. 1 contemplated for a few
minutes, in an epicureau, way, this dejcune-
of a discovery, then slatted for the ofilcc Cf
that excellent morning paper, that valuable

with wonderings as to how she was gelling journal whose circulation was limited only

by undiscovered and unexplored lauds, etc.,
etc. That editor was an angel, seen through

'my eyes just then, and his assistants, prin—

ters, all of them were cherubs of a mam-
nlolh development. Glory! I’d have wife
and baby within an hour, sure.

I was walking briskly, my eyes fixed on
the pavement, my thoughts hours ahead
anticipating, when suddenly some one
caught my arm roughly, exclaiming, “Here,
you! lan’t you stop? A lady has been
running after you for half a block. You’re
worse than a hOrse car to stop," and then

now New Orleans-wau'l'lkel.

The Hon. Gideon Welles, the late Secre-
tary of the Navy, has published a paper in
the December Galaxy, which creates a'good
deal of havoc among "the historians Of the
late war. The veracity or information of
Greeley, Parlon and Headley are sadly put
to the test by the records which the Secre-
tary brings from his diary and note books.
The common idea has been that Gen. Butler
took New Orleans. Such was the statement
at the lime of the event, and such has been
the story told over and over again. Mr.
Parton gives it credence in his “Butler in
New Orleans.” Mr. Greeley in his “Ameri-
can Conflict" takes it for granted. But Mr.
Welles puts them all in the wrong.‘ This
expedition was planned and carried out en.
llrely by the Navy Department, and under
the supervision of Farragut. The idea was
first talked of in September of the year pro~
ceedlng. December 23d, Farragut received
from the Navy Department his preparatory
orders. Secretary Cameron, 'of‘ the War
Department, knew nothing about it at all.
Secretary Stanton was not informed till
January 28th, by which time the Admiral
had his detailed orders. Butler knew noth-
ing of it at all until the middle of January,
and received no orders until February 23d.
The only part he took in the capture of the
city was to march his 10,000 troops in when
the fleet of Farragut had cleared the way for
him. As for Porter, it seems, he had been
early consulted about the eXpedilion, and
had advised the mortar flotilla to bombard
the river forts, which Farragut was sure he
could pass wilhout bombarding. His plan
was accepted, but that of Farragut was car-
ried out, for, after months of delay and a
bombardment of six days, Farragut passed
the'forts according to his original idea, and
captured them and the city at one master
stroke. When this had been done Porter
meanly attempted to cast blame for delay
upon his commander, Farragut. In his of-
ficial report, dated April 30, 1882, and dis-
courlcously addressed to the Navy Depart-
ment instead of his flag-emcer, Capt. Farra- .
gut, Commander Porter said he had urged

Farragut tomake the attack a week earlier

—a statement which,Mr. Welles implies was
false, and which,-ln a primate leiier,vvrittcn
ten days later, Porter asked to have omitted
in publishing his report. In this way . the
venerable secrelary comes to..lhe rescue of
Farragut’s reputation. Of Butler he speaks
coutemptously as 0 “Lowell politician who

had attained high military rank,” and of his

opinion of Butler’s military skill' all may

judge when he says of him and his troops,

“these undisciplined volunteers under an
untrained commander were better in camp
at the north, and could be better and more
easily and economically supplied than at
Ship Island.” Some very severe reflections
are cast upon the treatment the admiral re-
ceived at the handfiof thegoverument dur-
ing his latter days. “Great changes were
made in the service without his knowledge
and against his judgement. He war Oom-
peiled to receive orders notoriously menst-
ed from one ofinferior rank. Among other
indignities was that of ordering the uni-
form and the flag of admiral which he. had
adopted when the government created and
conferred on him the ofice to be changed,
and substilnllug therefor a different uniform
and another flag, wholly unlike the coat he
wore, and unlike ihefsymbol of raukfihich
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ELBEBTV CURTIS oyr JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or ' _ - "N m e 9' eme 0 a Pcfl‘I’X- h that my Wife had given me a memorandum. rustle of dress and quickly drawn breaths. flag to wave over him. On his special,per-
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Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct

Gents’ human. Clethiii'g' ci‘it Valid made toorder,
at shbrt notice, of the best materials, in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.

Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
5.53"] 1 ' , use, ChlirterPerpetual.‘
capital insane... , $5,052,880 19.
. nsnres against loss and damage by Fire, on terms-
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES, .j
1 Sole Agent for N orWalk and vicinity.

Nor-walk Insurance Company.
'NOBWALK, CONN.

 

Cash Capital, $500,000

Paid ope-mm, $100,000

Wu. C. Smur, President, Gro.‘R. Cownns, Sec’y.
Esau. HrLL, Treasurer ' ‘

Fair-field County Insurance 00.,
SOUTH NORWALK, CT.

CASH~ CAPITAL,. . ... .;.. . . 3200.000
SURPLUS (over) .......... . ............. 30.000

26E. A. WOODWARD. W. S. HANFORD,

President, Secretary.
‘ THE MODEL MARKET. '
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
AVING-beeome proprietor of this old establish-
_ ed and ever popular market, is prepared to fur-
nish Hotels, Saloous, Families, ac.._with Meats of all
kinds, of the best quality,in any desired quantity and
at the lowestniarket prices. The continued patron-

blic solicit d. - ~
"° °' the P“ , - e WILLIAM MITCHELL.

BBICK ! BRICK 2

300 000 ynud and Pale Brick, from85.00
, ,

.to $8.0llaler1thousand, for sale by
. 'HAS. '1‘. LEONARD..
Norwalk, Feb. 27, 1871. 9
NGES.

coon NO. 7 R: on,
Call and see them before buying elsewhere,
16 GEO.

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$12.00
14.00

F. BELDEN.

 

, SOUTHNOBWALK
Planing M11]. 00.

. Builders and others are informed that this Comps
.ly are now prepared to execute in the best man her,
at short notice, all kinds of .

Steam Sawing,
SerOll Sawing,
‘ Planing,
and Turning.
They will also furnish on the most reasonable terms
allkinds of ,. 11‘) ' ' ’ - '

Lumbei‘ 4' and" Timber,

and manufacture to order,

 

. 11 1. 1. hematite--
BALUSTER , NEWELs. etc.,: '4;
for Stairs and Railings, and,
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,White wood
Ase, kept constantly on hand. ‘

Prompt attention given to orders. »Works
Steamboat Landing, SOUTH NORWALK. .

C. F. TOLLES, .
D. RrAUs'i‘IN, , a .R.I.TOLLES,Treasurer.

R. 1.,TOLflus

THEOEST. ROOFING KNOWN. . ;

mun-ms YEAR-$17.83 headlamsssatsdthat
' fi’WAnIIEN’S IMPROVED
Fellime‘m‘ent and Gravel Roofing
is the ‘ be’st" roofing in use. It Wiii'not col rode, wil
not crack: add-willmot leak. All who have given it a
fair trial testify that it has no on ‘erior, and the sub
scribcr‘. refers 10 the hundreds n this County who
have had thisroofing put on. Ordersleft at the oflice
of Meeker Brothers, coal dealers, foot of Mill Hill
will receive promptnttention. '
, RUFUS ADAMS.

ORANGE or" rooms.

The old stand of Waterbury drdluucau has been re-
opened by the subscriber, who will carry on tire

Hurset‘helll & J I!) Blacksmllhno

'1 Having secured the services of the

 

 

Veter‘njl H6116 Shoot, James D. Shea,
lie feels'confldcnt thatlhe'can please his friends and

the habituation.- .

. GIVE ME A TB]AL.~ .
ISAAC CHURCH. JR. '

Camphorlne
The Greatest 'Dis'lEoveryof the Age for
BELIEF '01? PAIN;
For Sale by H. M. &'C‘. S. PROWITT,
Pharmaceutista,

15

 

 

Mriir'nsllar, _ ,
.‘ :' ."At"E.1-K.LOCKWOOD’S.2

near-v’tlle' . ,

-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. AY-
MOND and CHESTER F. TOLLES, South Norwotlgr,
Conn. 6

‘ 1' FOR SALE.

THE well~kuown ,property In the city of South
- Norwaik, now occu ied by James Lucas, and
known as the LUCAS In El, is offered for sale. In
nearness to the depot, and location on Main Street,
makes it one of t e most desirable business places
in this part of the county. It will be sold with or
without the furniture on resonable terms. ,For par-
ticulars enquire of JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate
Agent, or on the premises, of JAMES LUCAS. 36!:

JAMES FINNEY, —

 

 

.neai Estate Agent, Lichen-ed Auction-

eer, Con-table, Collector, are.

GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
, patcrnage heretofore extended hin‘s 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 Buildin , where he-
can hereafter be found, or orders canbe ed. He will
he prompt attention ‘to the buying and selling of
col Estate, renting of places,~ Auctionearin g of real
and personal property, the collection of debts, .00.,
and will make every reasonable exertiou‘te please all
who may favor him with their patronage.

[JAMES MITCHELL,

REAL ESTATE'BBDKER.

AND

 

:. V ' "
[-AUCTIONEER, ,
OFFICE MITCHELL’S BLOCK,

WALL STREET,

. NORWALK, CONN.
.CITY RESIDENCES,
Farms and Country Seats,
Bought, sold, Rentedand Exchanged,
REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,
FURNITURE., ate,
at public and private sale.

AUCTION SALES or house's. LOTs, mans,
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Sales -or Furniture, at Owner’s
, . Residencies. ‘ ' '
23611865 to Rent
. Furnished or Unfurnished.
PLACES FOR SALE VARY[NG IN PRICE,
‘ from 35.000 to 850,000 .
Al orders left at the UNION MARKETIMItchell’s

Block. Nor-walk, Conn. will receivepromnt attention.

JAMES MITCHELL.

 

WATEB- WORKS, NORWALK.

ANY Cement Barrels having been stolen from
the line of trench and factory of the above
works, the subscriber hereby gives notice that any
one found stealing barrels alter this notice wilihe
prosecuted as the raw directs.
. - W. H. DUFFETT, Supt.
Sept. 4, 1871. 3111's

CHARLES r. LEONARD,

DEALER IN
0 o. A L ,
‘ WOOD AND BRICK,
N ’th River Blue Stone,Lime, Cement,
—ALSO—-
-0EMEllf_ PIPE m sswrlls, wrusa cullallrls.

. , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

Water "St, Norwalli, Conn

Tea and Coffee at New York Prices

GENCY FOR THE GREAT UNITED STATES
’IEA COMPANY, at _ -
‘ , Ii. If, it C. S..PROWIT'I"S,
' ‘ Drug Store.

6

 

 

 

Calfit the brick office.

t—ALSO— '

ig’ls lorSmilh’s inferican Organs

To which we would invite the attention of the

 

‘ musical public. > .
EDWARD P. WEED
‘ Draggist‘.‘ ,

Wall Street, opp. Nerwalk Hall
A largeaud wellselected stock 0f

I I

Drugs and Medcctnes.
PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, all
finds. MINERAL WATERS TOILET and
MEDICATED SOAPS. FLAVORING and
HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS, HAIR
BRUSHES, COMBS SPONGES, CHAMOIS
SKINS STATIONEB , CIGARS,&C.,&C.

Is constant yaddingto hip stockail the newand pop-

ular medlcinesof the day. ,- ,

Black Walnut, Ash and White Wood.

FULL LINE of these woods of the best qual-
ity, and seasoned has; instyheen received, and
Will hereafter be kept Inlstock, by '-

LBWIS HUBBBLL, Dealer,

WATER ST., NORWALK. CONN.
33

 

 

.nlvrnsmr rounonl.

THE subscribe having completed their new
Foundry'Wo s on Hoyt street, and titted up
the same in the1best manner, with mostap raved
machinery, are now prepared to execute all or era for

FIIEST‘OASTIIIC and to do IOI WOIII

of every description. Babbitt metal, of every qual-
ity, furnished. Orders solicited. . .

Cash paid for east scrap iron.

A. C. ARNOLD, '
OTTO o. nAusonILDT.
Norwalk, May 8. 1871. - 19

sorrmn not: actual, .
' . At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.’

 

 

‘l’ile Piste to Buy
Bull's INII sous-l

_ _ IsIT ’
O." S. BROWN’S,
No. 39 »Mafm Street. -

 

Tun SUBSCRIBER 1s PREPARED To FURNISH
ALL KINDS OF

BOOTS ANDEé-SHOES'

ortlle hcstmake, .at the lowest living rate-t He
wishes it to be distinctly understoodthat he

WILL NOT BE UNDEBSOLI)!

Call Early, and Secure Great Bargains.
All kind- oteultom work made to order.
REPAIRING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE.

KEIOSEIE Oil, .
, ' At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.

WARDEN’S OFFICE,

Boaouou or Nonwanx. Aug. 22,1871.
$500 RE WARD.
BY VOTE 01" THE, COURT OF BURGESSES,

the above reward will be paid by the Borounh
of Norwalk to the person or persons who ll
make dlscovery and give such information to the
proper author! ties as will oonvlctthe party or par-
ties guilty ofthe crime of wilfully setting iire‘to any
house, barn,sbop, store‘ or warehouse within the
limits of the borough, since no ‘ 1, fan, 'or who
shall be guilty of the crime ofwil lly setting fire to
any such described buildings within the borough
limits from this date till the Oder of the above re-
ward shall be ublicly withdrawn or modified by
said Court of ur eases—said reward to be paid
from the Borough reasury, upon the conviction of
the guiltydpartlea by the Sn or or Court. , The right
is reserv by the Court of urgesses of a portion-
ing the above reward among claimantsitptherc be

more than one. SA
. MUEL LYNE '
Warden of Borough of Norwsaik.

 

 

 

 

MEIIOEI “Innis toss murmur; ->

 

At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.

’WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN

HAY, calm, FEED, FLOUR, &c.-,

ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS

COAL
BY THE TON, CAR LOAD 0R CARGO,
' WOOD, .

ALL KINDS, OUT AND SPLIT To ORDER.
Masons’ Building Materials,

BLUE STONE,
ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS,
» _ . CUT To ORDER,

Agents for the celebrated
Franklin Coal of Lykena Valley.
South Norwalk, Ct.

_..

Foot of Washington at,

NEW DRUG STORE.

THE undersigned would respectfully announceto
the citizens in this vicinity, that he hasjusi
fitted upa New Drug Store,

CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPouSTS.
where will be found ‘

‘ P U R E D R U G S ,
CHOICE WINES and LIQUOBS,
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, ‘

_ PATENT MEDICINES, (EC.

[9‘ Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights, in same building,
entranceon Washington St.

11749 S. F. PECK.South Norwaik, Conn.

 

sorJTH 'NORWALH
Hardware Emporium,
Chichcstcr’s Block,

WASHINGTON STREET,

Just across from the Old Well Hotel;

Having bought, since the decline of gold, a full as-
sortmeut of
HARDWARE, BUILDERS’ AND CARPENTERS’
TOOLS, PAINTS, OILS WINDOW GLASS,
CUTLERY. so. We ofier it to the
"Public at low prices.

- W. C. QUINTARD O; CO.
, wanna maumraup. nuns xNAPP.

NEW COAL YARD.

1). L. MILLARD a 00.

 

Have established a new yard,

Corner Water and Washington Sta,

(between the Bridges,) where in addition to all the
best varieties of

Coal. and. Wood;

. They have on hand
BRICK,
LIME,
CEMENT,
PLASTEB,
HAIR,

BLUE STONE, Sic.

Which they can furnish‘in any desired quanttiy,
At the Lowest Rates. 23

IRON FENCING.

THE subscriber is now prepared to make and furs
nish several styles of .

 

Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing,
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots.
. —Also—
Iron Gates, Doors, Shutters and
Grutings.‘

Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
many other aritcles in the line of - p ,

BLACKSMITH WORK,

Shep in rear of Solmon’s Hot Shop, Union street,
South Norwalk. 1
WM. H. DUNCAN.

 

NEW STORE.
_ n. s. BLASCEB,

OULD inform the ubllc that he has taken a
store‘in Phoenix lock, and willkeep on hand

agenersl assortmentof _
GBOCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN AND

WOODEN WARE, etc.

By devoting his constant personal attention to the
business he hopes to merit public patronage. 47-!

 

381‘]ng écwglelntlgmen gen liei accggnlgdalted
wt oar an o in ycalna e to
g 3’ J. F. PATRICK,p g

Saloon.
oitf Proprietor.

 

LOANS,‘NEGOTIATED,_ _

ForeiglfDrafts and Passage Tickets
Internal Revenuefitlznps and'Leg'al Blanks, ‘

F113, Life and Accidental Insurance.

 

nooTrsl‘ba“ serous

' THE anbscriber would respectfully call th ea tten

tion of the publiototheir
NEW‘S'IOCK 0F GOODS,

consisting of a general assortment of

v—l

Boots,Sh0e silalters,

be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand,
ELY’S BLOCK,
SOUTIYNORWALK, CONN.

' ‘ Allkluds ofGents’ and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, Arc.

made to ordu, in the most workmaulikcmanner,and

atfair prices.

noRsu CARS RUN monr BY THE DOOR.

HII‘M S. 'BROWN.
* r.
WATER: WATER:

WELLS REPAIRED and SUNK, with Patent
Cement Well Pipe, by , .
CHAS. T. LEONARD.

Norwaik, Feb. 27, 1871. 9

1mm, LIFE 171) MARINE
INSURANCE

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, AT

“The, Now!!- Insurance, Agency?

Room No. 7 Gazette Building.

 

Hammer’s ,Champaign Ale. ‘
THE attention of the public is solicited to the supe‘
rior quality of , .
HAMMER’S FRESH BREWED
CHAMPAIGN- ALE.

Ibis Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year,
and its heaping especially ‘ofthat brewed dur-
ing the most excessive hot weather, is guaranteed for
an lengthof time. ,
or sale in Barrels and Half-Barrels at the store
ofthe sunscribere FITCH e RRNOUD,

Main so, Norwalk, Conn.
Agents for the sale of Hammer's Champaign Ale.

34'0"

PURCHASE YOUR HOUSEKEEPING ARTICLES.

 

China, Crockery, Glass, are.
EXAMINE THE BARGAINS FOUND
At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S'

 

Nonwiu. Sept. 11. 1311.

New J erse Midland Railway. Bonds.

PER CEN . GOLD INTEREST payable semi-
aunually, principal payable in gel .
They are considered as safe as Governments. and
yield some 50 get cent, more income.
For sale by . E. Olmslead and William K. Lewis,
Norwalk, or at either of the banks.
S. E. OLMSTEAD. '
37 General Agent for Connecticut.

 

RANGES:
7 men, 910.50; a meal, $13.00;
' A: E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.

 

Cleaning and Renewing of Gas
. Fixtures!

M. CLOVER, at his works in River street is
prepared to Clean, Re-gildond Color Uas F x-
tures, and put them in complete order,.— cod as
new. He a so continues the business of TEAM
AND ,GAS FITTING, in all its branches, and keeps
on hand for sale a large assortment of Gas Fixtures.
Also agent for the celebrated American Submerged
Forecnlmp, the cheapest andbest pump in use, 28

 

raised ten dollars a month from the first of
Mayf’and she drew buck as if to study my
face under the efiectaf this announcement.
Then as my lips were silent, she bugst out
with.

“We’ll slay, of course. We’ll live and
work for him, instead of ourselves and ba—
by.” I

“I can’t get away from the store to hunt

‘ up a. house."

“Leave it to me! I’ll get one nearer the
store, cheaper rent and a newer building.
It can be done. I’ll do it—if you will let
me.”

“ All right. 1 prophesy tears for your
trouble,” in a warning way. ,

“Not more than if we stay. You don’t
realize whpt I have to endure, with no one

’but Toddy to amuse me.”

“Be more social with your neighbors,” I
suggested.

“ My neighbors l” scornfully. That’s
just like a man! Do you know who are
your neighbors ‘l’ 0! course not. A pros-
perous wholesale washerwoman on one side
and a dilapidated old quackhoctor, and his
mummified wife on the other; in front a
parade ground for geese. Visitors none-—
save that lnsurauCe solicitor, who seems to
come only when you canhspen'd an evening
at home, and so spoil my happiness by his
figures. I believe he watches for you. And
his wife—what a dowdy! Dirty ribbons,
and fingers, and nails, and a face painted
so much that it cracks when she laughs. 1 I
shall die if I have to stay.”

" Do as you like, wife; but the time is
short. I wish I could go."

“Hush! not a word. I’ll be glad to do
it, you good old man,” skipping about like
a liltle girl. “ I’ll begin in the morning.”
The next evening I was lucky enough to
reach home by 9 o’clock, and get a hug and
kiss from Teddy, napping in his mother‘s
arms. He had been enjoying life with the
widow Martin’s little girl next door, and so
his dissipation kept him awake longer than
usual.

“I have seen one cottage that I think will
please you,” began my wife. “It’s about a
mile frOm your store, and we have been liv-
ing two miles away, you know ‘1’”

“Horse cars or ’bus to it?" . -
“That’s the‘trouble. There are neither
of these at present. You mustwalkf’
“Can’t do it."

“It will do you good. Walking is a
healthful exercise. Lives of great men all
remind us that they were pedestrians," she
urged. '

“Can’t help it. I’m not a great man.
Besides I’ve corns and ‘ _”
“Cut ’em l” speaking with quick decision
“What are come compared with health and
happiness! Nothing—absolute trifles.”
“And the shade trees and yard and
neighborhood ‘2” were my next interrogato-
ries.

“Shade trees—one currant bush! Yard
large enough for a cord of wood, sawbuck
and a man to saw; and the neighborhOod
is quiet and moral, being near a small cem-
etery. Well! I knew you w‘ouldn’t like
the place. I’ll search again to-morrow.”
“That’s right! Dont despair. Get the
boy a yard that shall be large enough to tan
his hide—by the sun, of course.”

“Timothy! How can you talk so about
our darling! Suppose we should I'ose Tod-
dler.” _

“We’ll not suppose it. Try again Letty!
Perhaps you’ll run into an atom of Eden
that will come within the limits of our spin-
nel'less treasury. We must leave here as'
the Doctor has rented it. So he tOld me
to day. Here’s the morning paper. Let’s
see what places want a tenant !”'

In hdf anhour she had a long list of pla-
ces to see the next day. We must find
something, or. live in the slreel, which
would be unpleasant though chonomica].

I It was all settled, lbe next day. I knew
it by her smiles. A lovely collage situation
so and so, with two large poplars in front

 

 

‘Slck at heart I retraccd my steps and went

Men come here with that news every day.”

were searched, turned inside out; but the
precious bit of paper was not to be found.
It didn’t matter how I lost it, it was gone.
Then I tried my best to recall the location;
but half a dozen numbers and streets came
into my mind all at once. I had no trail
to the home of my wife and child. At6
o’clock at night who could tell me where I
lived. .I was so worn out with work that
this predicament broughtthe learsto my
eyes for a minute. What would Letty
think ofllhls absence? Where, 0 where
was she? When it came into my confused
brain that she had said something about
Stewart avenue—the number I could not
recall—I started on arun for that street,
and reaching it, wandered to and fro, scan-
ning the windows to see her face, the hou-
ses to note if any one of' them answered the
description she had given. Vain labor!

to police headquarters.

“What is wanted ”? said a polite official.
“All odd occurrence—I’ve lost my wife.”
“Yes ? Bless your soul, that’s not odd.

“Do you know the road—the train she
took ‘2” be queried:

“Pshow! I don’t mean that," with an
angry feeling at his stupidity. “My wife
moved on the let, and I have lost the ad-
dress she gave me’. It’s funny, but deuccd-
unpleasant,” 1 added, apologetically, as two
or lhree men began to laugh.

“Well, this is add,” the Official, captain,
agreed; “but'I can’t see how we can help
you.” '
“Nor I, just at present, You can advise
me, perhaps ?” '

“You don’t know the street, you say. Do
you know the expressman ?”

“Never saw or heard of him,” I answer-
ed. .
“Wife got any friends here—brothers
sisters, aunts, uncles, etc ?” '
“No intimate friends or relatives. We’re
comparative strangers in the city.”

“Well, well! I don’t know what to do.
Perhaps we might find out something in the
course of three 01‘ four days.” meditatively
rubbing his chin.

“No sooner ?” in an appealing voice.
“Can’t say. Several thousand families
move on the first of May. Perhaps some
of our men may pick up the family or news
of it; they wouldn’t know about it unless
appealed to.”

“Well! thank you." I said, turning away
in misery of heart.

“By the way,” continued the captain,
following me to the door, “does your wife
read the papers?” -

“Sometimes—not often.”

“Wouldn’t she be likely to buy them un-
der the circumstances ?” ‘

“Perhaps.” '

“Wait a bit.”

He stepped to a desk and wrote for two
or three minutes. “Suppose you put this
in one of the daily papers.

INFORMATION WANTED.—0f the residence
of Mrs. Timothy Doray. Call at once at
the store of Crotch & Armless, 220 Water
street.

“She’d know what was wanted. No-
body else would mind it, you know.”
“Excellent, Thank you again sir. If

anybody comes here for me, you’ll know
where to send them. Good night.”

After going to the office of the principal
daily paper, and losing the excitement of
having something to do to employ my
thoughts, there came upon me, as I walk-
ed the almost silent streets a loneliness
and desolation that was appalling. I was
-inlpclled by these feelings to contemplate
without a shudder the eternal rest to follow
a self imposed death. It was a terrible
frenzy, lasting only afew seconds, but it
enabled me to comprehend how easily men
and women are tortured by cerumslauces
into the insanity that leads to suicide. How-
ever, I shoOk off those feelings and went to

 

the street, by a kiss.

Of course it was my wife. 1

“ What’s the matter ?" she asked again—
“Why haven’t you come home? Where do
you live ? O shame to desert poor Toddler
and me!” laughing hysterically and clutch-
ing my arm firmly. I felt like catching
her up in my arms, so;great was my de-
light, but a due regard for the public re-
slrained that excess of emotion. As it was
[looked at her with my hungry eyes, and
with my heart bumping up into my throat,
and my tongue tangled with confusion of
words I wanted to utter all at once. I pre-
sented a statue of glad surprise motionless
as if in stone.

“Why don‘t you speak. Tim, to your poor
wife ? Tell her what has kept you away so
long! Let us not stand here with people
staring so.” 'i

“I’m . happy now, wife, to begin with.
Put that down as a credit mark—as long as
from here to the North Pole. I didn't go
home because I didn’t know where to go.". '
“Don’t know where to go l” she echoed.
“N o ! I lost the location out of my head,
and your memorandum of it out of my pack--
ct. .~ I have had to wait until you found:
me—as you have, thank you."

“Why didn’t you go to the store ‘P”

“So I didn’t. I forgot it. Why didn’t
you go to the police i”

You see Iam not used too. missing hus—‘
band. 0! I’ve been so miserable and,
Tim, there’s a man beckoning lo,

 

you.
It was Mr. Ar'mless in his carriage. “Seen;
the morning paper, Doray l" he asked as I
came up. ‘
“Yes, sir i This is my wife, Mr. Arm-l
less. We’ve just found each other by acci»
dent.”
“I am very glad to know this, and your-
self, madam,” he said, bowing. I was ..
just on my way to the newspaper office to
give my testimony.” He bowed touching
up his horses, then stopped them.
“By the way, Doray,” he begau'as we
came up, “ take a couple of days’ leave.
You are entitled to it. 11311 be all right at
the store,” and with that he was away
without waiting to hear our thanks.
After that we walked homeward like lov-
ers. The distance seemed very short. I
looked at the streets as we came before our
house, and made a mental calculation.
“Letty, Letty," I cried, in self-reproach,
“this house is only five blocks from our
store.”
“It has been a thousand miles away for
two days," she replied softly. _
I looked into the yard of the mansion.
Bless his dear little heart! there was Tod'

, dler sliding down the cellar door, under the

superintendeuce of a Miss of about six sum-
mers, ‘4

“Hllio, Tod l" I cried.

“O papa !” he yelled, running towards
me.—“I’se glad you come cos mamma won’t
ky any more,” and we all went into the
house and shut up the front door upon the
world.— Chicago Evening Journal.

 

Gall Hamilton is writing a new book, to
be entitled, “Woman’s Worth and Worth-
lessness.” '

An Iowa'toper happened to ignite some
matches as he was awaking from a drunken
sleep, and snufling the air he muttered
something about being in the lower regions,
“Just as I expectednhy hokcy.”

All old lady put on her specs, and taking
up the village newspaper, the first thing
that Caught her eye was the heading of a
political article, which read, 1. Illinois mov-
ing.” “ Bless my soul !" said the old dame,
“ I hope it wOn’t move on my son William‘s
farm on the border of Indiana.”

A man in New Hampshire declined to
subscribe for a country paper because it
helped to build up the place, and the

 

a hotel. What a miserable Unhappy night

wealthier lhetowu was, the‘highcr his taxes
would be.‘ . -

“I forgot it—never entered my head;

his life. But it was with the knowledge
that the flagiwhichZhehadjearned-r-ihe em-
blcm he had chosen-11nd prescn'bed- as the
symbol of highest :uaval,’,rank—was to be
buried with hlmii ENeglect of thefgreat nav-
al chief and of histamll'y marked thezclose.
Expenses of {his (funeral, which» was
uecessarllyipublic, atjPor-tsmouth, where he
died, were ”born by:_his} widow, who has
never been remunerated by the government.
She, who tied with him from her home-and
native state, became with him an exile and
shared his fortune and privaiions in a simple
hired cottage on the Hudson, now liveain a
house purchased with the funds contributed
by a few private citizens of Newf York in
grateful acknowledgement of his heroic and
patriotic services. His widow has. received
no recognition or pension. Most naval
officers sludiously preparedfimd presented
their prize claims, and some have been en-
riched with large amounts of prize money.
Farragut, in his unselfish patriotism, which
called out all his energies land all his time,
was negleclful of self and fortune. us never
received a dollar : of prize money for the
conquest of New, Orleans, (where more ex-
tensive captures were made than, in any
battle of the war.”

 

Mr. .Yung' Wing, a Chinese gentleman.
who was educated in Yale College, has been
engaged to take charge of thirty students
to the United States, and the Chinesegov-
ernment has voted a grant of $1,500,000'lo
meet all expenses for the ensuing ten years.
The number of students will be yearly in-
creased by installments of thirty. I

The local editor of an Indiana-paper in-
troduced a quantity of carbolic acid into
his bedroom to drive away the mosquitoes,
and then—went and slept in the woodshed.
The Connersvllle (1nd.) Times tells'of an
old rail-splitter in that county who' put, a
quleius upon a young man who chuffed him
about his bald head, in these words: “Young
man, when my head gets as soft as-yours‘ 1
can raise hair to sel .” . ~

' Cornwall, Litchfield county, has returned
to the old-fashioned method of iallowiug
each tax-payer the privilege of working 'out
his tax at $1.50 per day. ' '- ~ 9
The Housatouic railroad is prosperiug, an
extra train having been, put on, while new
palace and drawing room cars will' soon he
added to the rolling stock. ' " V
The grape crop of‘the Lake Erie islands
this year is estimated at 10,000 tons, wOrth,

,at the lowest prices, $600,009. The area

cultivated is 5,000 acres. _ _ .‘

A’ good instance of “sharp prachCe” is

thpt of a man in Ohio, who was: sequined

of murder on a plea of insanity.: He had

seemed his lawyers by giving. th-a-m‘ort-

gage on his farm, bdt. nowhe repudiated
‘the mortgage on the ground that he.ivaaiin-‘
sane when he. made it, according to the.
showing of these same lawyers. . . -
_ Saginaw county, Michigan, ratherpfldes-
itself on corpnlent infants. The Insofar-

‘l-ival lu thatline kicks the beam at eighteen

pounds, and when he inquires for the para-

goric during the lonewatches oflhenifg‘h't

fdis‘tmce of ten blocks. . ‘ .4. ',
Meridcn is discussing the useofoil in-
stead of gas in herslreet lamps. . _ ‘

l #1. -: .. «, '

Poor Tweed! He cannot ran-own .‘
Nasl has made the burly‘figure‘ and solo y'. 1
bnmllenance of 11.10.3038 so familiar to the
whole world that there is. displace where be
him hide or pass,zncog'."- Garvey,the‘ prince ‘
,ul' plustercrs, has plaétered:himlself up in
some secret wall... ,Woodward, theg'tlgief
,whom the Democratic .‘onrnalsof; COME"
iicut have dellghicdjo _' OOQl'Elallfljlfo has
'cmnmandcd. the. applause of the list
Senate Of our Slate;,hasmpcbméjnnsij. b e
and intangible—brill T‘vréed’eféafhno‘b luck
ilway Il's' towering 'hflk.‘ ‘ He. must‘ come
down wilbhistwo millionstof 095.1103 go to
jail. Fameis an inconvenien. vi Olin] , for
scoundrels.—Courant. ' ,-

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