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‘Ni—iOLE NUMBER 1280..
NORWALK, CONNECTICUti‘i'TUESDAY. JULY 16,1872.
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VOLUME Lv.---NUnrnll 29.
NORWALK GAZETTE. '
l‘uo
OrricE‘ IN .GAZET’I‘E BUILDING. '
A. H. DYINGTON ck (70.,
LII. BrINGTON, J. B. ELLs, G. N. Ems
' Subscription.$2.00 per year in advance.
Single copies 5 cents.
‘ Advertising Rates.
Eaur lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cts; 3 times, 3 igg >
Second. Oldest Paper in the State
REAL ESTATE.
TO LET.
W0 neat little Cottage Houses, near the Bridg e
to let, furnished or unfurnished. Eu ulrc at
31.28 GAZETTE 0 FICE.
'nIaa ’ll . ~ lcof
ROOMS To LEI! 8 on lock Bnanl: HILL
on SALE in T0 [EL—House on Butlerstreet. Pos-
session Immediately. Enquire of ,
96 ' BURR SMITH.
gnu sqnn‘re one inisertlon, - , -
ro vec , or cont nuance, .50 F Snl or Excimn 0
Uses dare six months 7.00 or e 5 0 .
u q “ ”one yenr—Withpaper, 15.00 A SPLENDID FARM containing Seventy Acres.
’l‘wo “ d “ If H 25.00 with good buildings, fruit and water, situated
Th,“ u . u .. u u 30,90 three miles north of Stamford, on the main road to
One uarter Column, one year- 50.00 Long Ridge. Will be sold cheap, or exchanged for
One 1.” u u u ' 80.00 any good roperty. For full particulars enquire of
l‘uil 001...“, one ye”, 150,00 JAM s M TCHELL,ReaI Estate Agent and Auc-
tioneer. Norwalk, Conn. .' .24tf -
special Notices 25 per cent advance on the above.
”Local Notices in Reading Columns, 25 cents
per line.
Yearly advertisers restricted to the business con-
templated at the time of coutruct,but are permitted
to make monthly changes of their advertisements.
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Advance payment required for all transient adver-
tisements.
Quarter of a Column, one time, 8 5.00
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All communications insertedas reading matter de-
signed to promote private interests, 815 per half and
:25 per full column. All unusual cuts and devices
is per cent; extra.
ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
FROM THE ill" or NEW YORK.
Teacher of the -
PIAIO'FORIEJIBBAI a. ““310”. IDHPIISITIIII.
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn. I
inhew’ro‘rk; care of William A. Pond a 00., est
Broadway.
JOHN co'r'rnn,
E NE I ll EEK. MAG," IN I 8T,
» And General Jobber: dz Builder
or LIGHT nucnnvns. for ALL KINDS, _
WATER STREET.- NORWALK, CONN-
' I Steam’oud‘GaSFitting promptly executed.
WIflLIADI 1 MITCHELL
. I 1 At the ever popular ,7 ’
UNION MARKET
has always . the best of .
BEEF, VEAL,--MUTTON,& PORK,
at fair living prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket. on the Brldg . 7 ' 18
I mannerisms... Co.’, . '
BEEF, undefifir‘fifilminus,
_ Alain trails, at., -'r
Jo..3.- ‘nsnstnnoorl, '
11 -. WATER'STREE’I'. NQRWALK, CONN.
CHARLES muslin, M.,D.,
.p ill-s I BIA ll? all";ffsuncsoll.~
omceovcr Prowlttfs Drug Storm;
OFFICE HOURS :—}lornings, 8 to 10 o'clock::
Evenings 7 to Qo’clock. Orders left at H. L. Uhle’s= .
_ RANDLE, near the premises.
Drug Store, will receive prompt attention. 4
'C. .l . ’Locnwoon,
Fashionable Draper it Tailor
Il-tf
AND
Gentleman’s Furnishing Emporium, '
Main Street, NOrw‘alk, Conn. '
ELBEBT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis's Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents' and Youths’ Clothing cut and made to order
at short notice, of the best materials, in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable. _
W. n. ones, as. 1).,
ll YSICIAN &~ SURGEON, Odice over Alfred
P Knapp’s store, Washington St., South Norwalk,
onn. Consultation gratis item 9 a. m. to 9 p.m. ”‘19
c. A. MILLBANK,
Graduate of the ‘
Penn. College of Dental Surgery,
At the ofllce of the old Fairlield County Bank
Building, Wall Street. 25
‘, Nor-Walk Insurance Cd‘mpany.
- - NORWALK. CONN.
Cash Capital, .
Paid up Capital, $100,000
Wu. C. Srnaar, President, GPO. R. Cownn's'. Sec’y
‘ EDEN. HILL, Treasurer. ' '
Flairileld County Insurance 00.,
SOUTH NORWALK, CT.
Oran CAPITAL,.....'...........eaoo.OOO
ASSETS, Jam, 1872, ........ .......... 25 .093.
ll. R. TREADWELL. W. S. HANFORD,
26 President, Secretary.
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
' Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
0mm .10. Assets, $5,052,880 19
Insurcs against loss and daina e by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, an consistent with
the larva of comfiensation. .
. GEO GE R. COWLES.
Sole Agent for N orwalk and Aicinity.
on. J. G. BAnnoon,
DEN-T-I-ST, .1
' ' ' NORWALK, CONN.
Office in Gazette Building, "Room No, 8, over Jack-
son Brothers’ store. . _ . ..
, Nitrous oxide or Laughing Gas, administered-when
desired. ,
A New Device for plate work—light, durable and
cheap.
lhls Cut Illustrates the manner‘of Using |'
DB. PIERCB’S ’ "
. “w
Dl‘di.\§\ ‘ ‘ ' . '
This instrument is especially desrgnedJor the per-
fect application of '
; on. sace’s CATARRH nsmsov. J
It is the only form of instrument yet‘ invented
with which fluid medicine can be carried htghfirp
and perfectly applied to all parts of .thc anccted nasal
'lassaee's, and the chambers or cavrties communicat-
nn' tiIerewitb, in which sores and ulcers itequently
cx st and from which the catarrhal discharge gene-
rally, roceeds. The want .of success in treating.
Catarr heretofore has arisen largely from the impos-
sibility Of applying remedies to these cavities and
chambers by a'ny of the ordinary methods. This
Obstacle in the way of effecting cures is entirely
Overcome by the invention of the Douche. In using
this instrument. the Fluid illi‘caaried hzggrggnoelgbé
n snuifln‘ lorciu or;pump_ng eqng r ,
hoostril lug; l‘ull ggntly flowing stream to the h ghest
portion of the-nasal passages, passes into and thor-
Dllghly cleaniSes all the tubes and chambers connected
therewith, and flows out oi the opposite nostril. Its use
is pleasant. an (1 so simple that a child can under-
.stami it. P I1 and‘ explicit directions
accompany each instrument. When used With this
instrument. Dr. Sage‘s Catarrh Remedy cures recent
attacks of “Cold. in the Head 9 bye. few ap-
plications.
Synimoma oi Caturrh. Frequent head-
ache, d scharge falling into throat, sometimes pro-
fuse, watery, thick mucus, purulent, offensive, &c.
In others u dryness, dry, watery, weak ‘or inflamed
cycé. “009111.25 “g 01" obstruction‘bf nasal passages,
nugir : in ears. eal'ness, hawkin and coughing to
clear throat, ulcerations. scabs It
altered, nasal twan". ofiensrve breath, impaired or
total deprivation of . sense or smell and taste, dizzi-
llcss, mental deprcsmqu, loss of up onto. indigestion.
enlarged tonsils, tickling 0011211. 'c. Onlya few of
these symptoms are likely to be present in any case:
at one time.
Dr. Sago’s Catarrlr Bemedyi‘whcn used
with Dr. Pierce’s Nasal Done, e, and. no-
commuted with the , constitutionnl_tr°&unent which
is recommended in the pamphlet that wraps each
om ulcers, voice'
. .bottle of the Remedy, is agperi‘ect specific for this: “
loathsome disease, and the proprietor offers. intend,
21:).th $500,reward fora case he can not cure.
The Remedy is mild and pleasant to use. containing
no stron or caustic drugs 01‘ poisons. The-00m"
.,Remedy a sold at 50 cents, Douche at 00 acute. ”3'.
all Dragging, or either will be molled‘by Plat
pricier 01; receipt 01‘60. cents: - . ' ~ ,
- ’ n: V. PIERCE, M. Du
Sole Pro rietor
BUFF N
0...
RANGES.
. oooo No. 7 ORANGE, - . . , 1
' ' u n u _ _ _ 1‘00.
2%“ Call‘aud see them before buyinghelllewhere.‘
, GEORG l' BELD
$500,000 Office, Room. No.
= i: change ora‘s'00_
Eon SALE, on To LET.
ON West Main Street, a NEW HOUSE, with lot
"by nearly 200 feet; immediate possession:
terms very easy. ' ' » -‘ ‘ ~ ' .20
AT IVESTPORT STA TION.
GOOD CONVENIENT HOUSE, with Garden
Barn, and other Outhouscs attached, and awell
.ofnever-failing water, an abundance of cod fruit,
do. Also, can be had with' the same, f desired,
from one to ei ht acres of land. In within ”three
minutes, walk 0 the Railroad Depot, and situated
directl upon Westport harbor. Only a small por-
.tlou o the purchase money required down; the res
can1>emain on bond or mortgage. For further Ear-
ARTIN GRAC 15“
tlculars enquire of
N orwalk, April 29th, 197'}.
- TO ' RENT. ' ' ,
THE homestead of Mrs. Maria Gruman, on Prose
. pect Bill, partly furnished; or for the summer
months, furnished, my homestead, the most desira-
ble lace in the County with Barn, and Stables,
.Carr age House, and Car on, if desired. .. ».
‘11 - - ' Apply to C; J. GRUMAN.
- FOR SALE. OR TO BENT.
. NEW HOUSE,'well_dnisbed;,a rooms and large
.and convenient pantry and two closets, sinks,
«to, on first floor; three rooms and 'two closets on
‘second floor: jdining'room waiusfcoted with black
walnut and cedar, kitchen wainscotedjwith pine;
gas pipe throughout the house; water pipes, 34L:
situated on Fair Street, about haifa mile-from Bridge;
If not sold before A ril let, it will berented-for 5250.
If sold the price wil be 83,200; some part .of which
can remain on mortgage. Applyto , . . -
10 ~ - ~ . - 0 JAMES E. ELLS. ~
FOr Sale Cheap or‘to‘ Rent:
A. DWELLING Rouse, only two years oid,o'u
. the Ely Neck road, Sonth' Norwalk. for sale
cheap,oi‘ to rent. 7 - . .
l2 . , 44 - E.K.-LOCKWOOD. .
FOR SALE.
N excellent homestead at, a bargain, consisting
of nearly eight acres of choice land, a conven-
and other out-buildings in goodrep r, well supplied
with fruit. watch-dc. These rem see are situated
.about two miles from them d .inarespectable
neighborhood . and healthy 'lo‘ca ity. The present
owner wishing to sell,it will be offered cheap 1 'lap- '
plied for soon. . Part of the purchasemoney can re-
main ‘(if desired,) secured by mortgage for particu-
lars- and permission to see the premises, prly to
JAMESMITCHELL, or ,to C. F. 0830 N,
m . . ' ' East Avenue. ,
For Sale or .to Rent.
THE Place lately owned and occupied by the late
John D. Leunsbnry, in Winnipauk. 'The place
consists of aiarge Dwelling House, with modern
improvements, and Five Acres of good Land. Pleas-
antlyziocated on the main street, near De t, Post
office and stores. Possession ven imme, lately. ,
Inquire of MORGAN in BM TH. or GEORGE E
1' -' *1.
. - “BUILDING 1401's.,"
TB nndersignedofl'erior Salesome Of the most
desirable‘buiiding sites in the village, lying along
the slope northwestof Union Park, convenientto the
village and easy of access, having an extensive view ‘
of theiviilage-and harbor, prices low and terms easy.
~ A. ll. BYINGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
"Apply to
Norwalk Sept. 21, 1868.
M111 Property
. FOR SALE.
THE subscriber Offers for Sale his Mil .Property sit- ,
natedin West Norwalk, about two miles from
Darien Depot, three miles fromSouth Norwalk, and
two miles romNew Canaan, consisting of a manu-
Eactory, two stories high,-86x18 feet, with about 12
' eet head andfall of water, with three acres of land,
now used as a-Sa'w Mill but suitable for a manufacto—‘
ry of any kind, Terms easy and price low. Enquire
of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or
of the subscriber, ~ CHAUNCEY STREET.
West Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1809. ' , _ 39“
general Estate for Sale.
HE land belonging to the estate-of George W:
T Raymond, comprising some of the most desira-
ble propertyln South Norwallr,rlanwpifered forsaie
at a bargain by the trusteeof that estate. ‘ Apily to
EWiS F. BEERS, Trustee, .GEORGE W. - AY-
hIOND and CHESTER Fi'l‘OLLES. South Norwtsgr‘,
C oun. , . .
JAMES FINNEY,
L"
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction
cor, Constable, Collector, kc.
GRATEFULLY__returns thanks for the very liberal
patornage heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous public. and solicits a' continuance of the same.
9 has taken a desk at J. B. Hurburt’s Law
4 Gazette Building, where he
can hereafterbe found, or orders can be left. He will
give prompt attention to the buying and sellingoi
Real Estate, renting of places, Auctioneering of real
and personal property, the collection of debts, &c.,
In
and will make every reasonableexertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.
JAMES MITCHELL,
nil will BROKER
. AUCTVIONEERr
OFFICE lurrcn'E'Lms BLOCK,
WALL STREET, .
NORWALK, CONN.
CanninESrnENCES, -
Farina and Country Seats,
Bought, Sold, Rentedand Exchanged,
REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,
. FURNITURE., due
at public and privatesaie. .
AUCTION SALES OF HOUSES, LOTS, FARMS
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Sales of Furniture, at Owner’s
Residences.
.Eousqs to , Rent
Furnished or Unfurnished. .
PLACES FOR SALE VARYING IN PRICE,
from 35.000 to 850,000 .. .
Block.Norw81k,Conn. will receiveprompt attention.
JAMES MITCHELL.
CHARLES r. LEONARD,
DEALER‘INx}. .i ’-
WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th Riy‘ér Blue StOne,Lime, Cement
' —-ALSO — ' ‘
GEMEI‘I PIPE foil SEWER, WELLS). chill!"
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Water St, Norwallt', Conn,
' .
strengthen and Refresh iYonrsclves.
ARCLAY do Perkin’s London Porter, Gulnness’
Brown Stout Muir’s Scotch Ale, Bass’ English
Belfast Ginger Ale. For
'Ale. Also tr e ceicbruted
-‘ - Ian-P. WEED, Drugglst.
sale by ‘ lotf
[Edam main 0 E GlBlfdiEliEllEliGlifl metals 1 I
EELS??? 01L,
,:;. it) cents per Gallon. - _
_ ,AtE.'Ii-.-LCCKWOOD’S.- ..
Ermine
NOTICE .
NTERESTwill hereafter-“re allowed onalldeposlts
made With the Not-walk Savings Society from the
1st day of each month. rovided the same shall not
exceed One Thousand ollars in amountinthenamc
of an one person In any oneyear. Attention is also
calls to the fact that that we have a few mere Safe-
ty Deposit Boxes for rental in our vault, at a very
smallcost, perannum,to the dcpositor. '
Norwalk. Oct. 1, 1870. 0 E0. E. MILLER.’I‘rtas
. CHEAP ._A line PONY—or WOuld ex-
03 SM. d Milcll cow. Enquire at tht; till
ElEliElfl
B
51313?
a
auras Omen.
lent and substantial Estory Dwelling house, Barn .
Al orderslefi at the UNION MARKET, Mitchell's '
CARPENTER ARI) BUILDER.-
EE subscriber wouldinform the citizens of Nor-
T walk that he is prepared to do‘ . , .
Building, in all of "its branches,
,bycontract, or by day's work, and solicits ashare ot
patronage. Will try topiease. Shop Center avenue,
et. -
Emmi" me SAMUEL B. FITCH.
City Intelligence omce.
BE subscriber, at his Intelligence Ollice, fbot of
Mill Hill. is prepared to furnish ‘
GOOD SERVANTS, FARM HANDS, LA'BORERS,
etc., or to find good places for those out oi" employ-
mfluetia also agent for the sale of Real Estate.
h d for sale or to let. _ .
mum on . anJ’OHN A. HON NECKER, Agent. _
Festivals, Pic-Niel, Parties, to.
Balsam-SOIBXSWX'I’ER ,
. . SIAIIISAPABILLA,
in any desiredguantity.
I am now prepared to till all orders for the following
STANDARD MINERAL WATERS:
SALTS .
, -.SELTZEB,
' CONGRESS.
_ vscnv,
KISSINGEN,
_ CARBONIC ACID WATER.
I can fill all orders for SIPHON, BOTTLES, either
to, 5'5"; 'ii‘iiiilféli‘iikfi‘l‘i’sonwn risk, L 3 "
Under E. Raymond’s New Blocks. GRUMIIAN.‘ -
HARNESSES Font S ALE.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform the
publicdthnt he has now on hand a good assort-
ment ofllARNESSES, made of the ver best mate-
rlals which he will SELL AS [40‘ as thev can
ossibly be furnished at any other similar «stab;-
lshmentin the county. Now for the. orders. Let
me have them at once. W . B. SWAN
Feh..1, 1871.
SOMETHING NEW 2 '
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Blanlrtlailnlilr Establishment
' AtNO l,‘Gazelle linilding,(up stairs) ' f
THEsubscrlb'er would respectfully inform the cit-
izens of Norwalk, that he has madearrange-
ments to open aflrst'ciassmcw York CityEstablish-
ment, as above,where he pledges hinlselfto give eat-
_isfaction to all his customers. ~ -
.He will give special attention to Boys Garments as
Well as those of gen tlemen. Persons bringing their
own cloth can have the same cut or made up, inon a! -
tistle manner, at reasonable pl lccs. ,
. ' ‘ ' ' FRANCIS J. MCKEON.
e
, JACRSON BROS, 1'
KEEP'CONSTANTLY 0N HANDA FULL
STOCK OF
Hutton) no Slum whens
mister, suvrn no mm more
of every description.
Repairing, in its ~ Branches
Dorie in the best mann‘er.
—ALSO—
To which we would invite theattentlon of the
musical public.
NEW STORE.
~ B. S. BLASCER,
WOULDinform the public that he, has taken a
store in thuix Block, and willkeep on hand
ageueral'assort'lnentof ' . ~ ,
GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASS, TIN AND
.WOODEN WARE, etc.
By devoting his constantpersonal attention to the
business he hopesto meritpublic patronage. 47-1
Carriage Making ,
—AND—- ' '
a :E: P .A. :l: n. :l: N G.
THE subscriber is fully prerared, at his establish-
ment, near the FOOT O MILL HILL, to man-
ufacture Carriages to order, and to do all kinds of
REPAIRING in his line The wood-work depart-
ment is under the char e of John S. Lockwood an
ex erlenced and co ab e workman. Painting and
Tr mining executed n the best manner. ,
1y10 . J. G. ROCKWELL.-
J. . .SPENCER, _
WATCHMAKER,‘
UNDER N ORWALK OPERA HOUSE,
A well selected stockof
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
corn JEWELRY, ,_ ;
SPECTAGLES, . :_
. arr GLASSES
alWays on :hand.
BeuailinlillWalelesatpuially.
cannon WARD SELLECK,
._ . Has constantly in stock at his new stand,
No. 9 Main Street.
A choice and due assortment of
Groceries,
1 Provisions,
' Flour,
Fruit, &c.‘,
To which he would invite the attention of all who
wish to plirchasc first-class goods, at
.- ’Re'aasonable Priées.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF RAMS, EITHER WHOLE OR SLICED.
Drop in and see us in our new store,
- No. 9 MAIN STREET.
NEW nooius l l
' NEW FURNITURE!
E. onurrann’s .SoNs,
AVE removed to their new rooms in the Post-of.
lice Building, (entrance one door west of the
old store) where they have avcry large assortment of’
Furniture of every description,
At greatly reduced prices.
UNDERTAKING,
in all its branches.
illii MILL iilLl seam III rut nttol
HE subscriber would announce that he has re-
iitted the oven at the Old Bakery, foot of Mill
Hill, and is now prepared to furnish, in large or
small quantities, .
BREAD—Wheat, Bye, Graham, drc.
CAKE, plain or fancy kinds. PIES, of every de-
scription, &c., the. Give me a trial.
The subscriber does not claim to be the business
mof S. R. Bunting, but has in his employ the
workmen recently employed by Mr. Bunting.
' J OHN A. HONNECKER.
Norwalk,July3,1S71. 27
masonsnnnnnnnfif
5 WELL OURBS dz PUMPS, 3
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
At E. K. LOCKWOOD s.
Walmlmiaialaimn EllEl s ii
mvsnsms rouuoal. '
THE subscribers having completed their new-
Fonndry Works on Hoyt street, and fitted up
the same in the best manner, with nlost approved
machinery, are now prepared to execute allorders for
FINEST “Slides and to do Jon won
ofevery description. Babbitt. metal ofcver unl-
lty, furnished. Orders solicited. ‘ yq
Cash paid forcast scrap iron.
A. c. ARNOLD.
OTTO G. HAUSCEILDT,
Norwalk, May 8. 1871. 1
DAID.-A fewgentlemen can be accommated
E
.9 n
m E
withrlloard and Lodging bycaliin at theB rln ,
lSaloon. . 'J. r. PAgTRIQK.p - g
sstf . Proprietor.
' , fore.
(between theBridges,) where in addition to allthe
best varieties of ,
(1an and. Wood,
BRICK,
ig’tsfor'Smith’simeritan organs _ -
Wrought and Cast Ironf-Pehfciug;
many other aritcles in the line of
BLACKSMITH WORK,
South Norwalk. .
Boo-rs a SHOES
THE subscriber would respectfully callth eatten
_Boots,Slloes,ilaiters,
m., both for Gentlemen and Ladies' wear, which wil
atfs rprlcee.
HIE M O 'V' .A. L- !
WOULD informth‘e public that he, has removed,
posite Gazette Buildln . Wall Street,- where
» prepared to eupplyall ,einands for the .
and will kee
Julleth,1872. , '
4t26 .
MISS M. -M. SMITH,
Teacheroi‘Singing and the Piano Forte
SINGING taught according E0 Basslni’rmostap'
provedmethod. Particular attention given to
theDevelopmcntandCuttivationoi the voice. The
courscof instruction ml: oc speciallyadupted toClIoir
singing“ desired. Address Box 81 P. 0., Sonth or.
walk, or call at the ()ldWeil Hotel. Is
W. H. SWORDS.
Merchant Tailor
'-CORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN ism,
' sou-rs! NORWALK, comm,
Scotch Ghevoits, Meltons, Grape and
English Coatings,
MADE UP IN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES
A good tit warranted and made as the customer may
want it. Cutting done for others to make as hotel
A LAP-GE ASSORTM’ENT 0F
Gents’. Furnishing Goods...
Also, a LARGE ASSORTMENT OI HATS and CAPS
new and Race PLANTS,
Ruin, thillgllii, Intent,- -
. Bedding Out Plants, Shrubs“,-
I-‘ruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry,'Blackberry dt‘Strawberry—
, Plants, kc. . ‘ _ V.
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. “TOMATOE,
EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, etc.
Also'FIIOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. 130-.
QUETS,WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES. and oth
er Floral Decorations arranged in the best style of art
to order. Send for descriptive catalogue. . -
- MALLOBY & DOWNS, , :
South Norwalk. Ct.
MRI. J. A. JUDD, ,
Mininery Goo'da,
And Sole Agent for
BUTTERICK’S PATTERNS;
Also Agent for Singer’s Improved Family Sewing
. Machines.
No. 2, Cthhestor’s .Block,
. Washington Street, South Norwalk. lysln
NEW DRUG STORE.
THE undersigned would respectfully announccto
the citizens in this vicinity, that he hasjusi
titted upa New Drug Store, ,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS‘
where will be found
PURE DRUGS,
. CHOICE WINES and LIQUORS,
FOR 'MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET 7 ARTICLES, ,
PA. TENT MEDICINES, (06.
3" Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights,in samebulldlng,
Saigonceon Washington St.
1
JEWELER s?
s. F. PECK'.South Norwalk. Conn.
NEW COAL YARD.
-_MILLARD Sr. 'WEBB,
Have established a new yard,
Garner Water and Washington Sta,
They have on bond
CEMENT,
PLASTER,
HAIR,
BLUE STONE, ac.
~At the Lowest Rates.
IRON FENCING.
. nlsh several styles of , .- , 2;-
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots.
Gratings. . ~
‘ Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
Shop in rear of Solmon’e Hat Shop, UnlOF‘heet, '
5
WM. H. DUNCAN.
tion ofthe pnblicto their
NEW STOCK OF GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand.
Ell-Y’s. BLOCK, '
SOUTH nonWaLn, CONN. -
Al kinds ofGents' and Ladies' Boots, Shoes, ac.
made to order, in the must workmunllke manner,and
HORSE CARS RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR.
HIBAM 8. BROWN.
.J'. U. CARIER
- to the corner store in Mitchell’s Buildln ,0};-
e s
, FINEST oversold wonx,
aoors, sn ES, surpass, El... w ch he 3'33
offer at reasonable terms.
The Nos-walk Savings Society,
- NORWALK, June 24th, 1872.
NTEREST at the rate of seven (7) . per cent. per
annum, will be credited to depositors July 1st,
1872, and paid to them, or their order, on and after
Per order ,
GEORGE E. MILLER, Tress. .
NOTICE .
‘ ERSONS having business if: connection with the
WATER WORKS,- will call at the office of the
Water Commissioners, on Monday evenings, at 8 p.
m., Savings Bank Building. -
By direction of the
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
meets a want that has long been felt by many paint-
ers as well as consumers, and in oflering it to the
ublic we feel warranted in recommending it for the
ollowlng reasons: It costslese they pure lead. It
Will cover more surface spread easier and look bet-
ter. and while its cost . s one-third less, it will last
one-third longer than the best lead paint and is far
superior to any other slut in use. There is no
trouble or waste in mix ag. One gallon will cover
forty square yards of surface. one coat. It can be ap-
plied equally as well over other point, upon old work
or new. Its durabilit is heartily endorsed by alut-’
ers and consumers. twill neither chalk, crac nor
peel of: has rich and uniform huts, and drys quick
with a beautiful gloss. It works well over brick or
stone, in fact, its adaptability is universal. It is the
result of thirty years’patlent investigation and trinl
by a practical painter, and is guaranteed with a fair
trial to give emigre satisii'acltlon. It is pnt up ready
brush. or an on are euqu re 0 .
I" the p CAPT. M. K. our.
22 ,Norwalk,‘
Tux Collector’s Notice.
OTICE is hereby given to all personallable to pay
N taxes in the town of N orwalk on the Assess-
ment List of 1871, that I will meet them for the pur-
ose of receiving said taxes at the store Of Alphonso
Dibble. South Five Mile River, on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, J uly 10th and 17th, from 2 until 5 o’clock p.
m.: at the store of Hanford do Osborne, Down Town
(East Norwaik), Thursday July 18th. from 2 until 5
o'clock. p, m.: at the post-001cc, Clty'of South Nor:
walk. on Friday, July 19th, from 2 until 5 o'clock, p.
m.: and at the Selectmen’s and Town Clerk’s ofllce,
in Norwalk, on Saturday, July 20th. from 9 o’clock
’ . to 9 . m. -
‘ his, B.—8ue per cent. a month will be added to all
to xes remaining unpaid on and after the let day of
Aunnst, 1872. JOHN F. RAYMOND,
'stsd’ , ' Collector.
Collector’s Notice.
' ersons liable to pay taxes in- New Canaan
ALOJD‘IISL of 1871, are hereby notltied that the tax
has been placed in the bands of the Col’ctor, and is
subject to the following Vote of. the town, passed
June 4th, writ—Voted, That all persons aylng their
taxes to the Collector of the town of ew Canaan
on orbefore the 15th day of July,1872.ehall have (its-
counted from the amount due the town on their taxes,
9 er cont. And all persons paying their taxes as
a oresald on or before the 15th day of All at, will be.
diseounted‘one’ per cent. And after the rat Mondsv
in October all persons will be charged one. er cent.
a month. . . RUSSELL L. HALL. ollegttor“.
New Canaan, June 24th, 1872. ‘
~Hsr
ornate IN Tnnltvwn's'.
When siars pursue their a lcrnn flight, -
Oil. in the middle of thought,
A strain of music visitsm‘e,
Hushed in a moment a very—
Such rich an'd‘rapturou strains as make
The very soul of Isilenceaoho
With longing fer the melody.
Or lovers in the dusk - ‘ ‘\
or summer gardens, sweetias musk,
Pouring the blissful burden out.
The breaking Joy, the dying‘donbt;
0r revelers—till flown with Mlle,
And in a madness lialr dfvidia,
Beating the broken tune about.
Or else the rude and rollldginotcs
That leave some Strolling'Sallox-s’ throats
Hearse with the salt sprays tmav be,
Of many a mlleof rushing in .
Or some high-minded tires? r stays
Late through the solitary f 5,
Not heeds thelistenlug ni‘ ‘Enor me.
’ as be heard,
_ l8 stirred,
0r where or whence these:
Hearing, the ‘slnmberlpf's
All When a swiftly passing
Slat-ties the shadownintq
While once remembrance » Ieniy
Thrills throughthe meltlggeIOdy—
A strain of music in the "pf ‘ '
rs .
Out of the darkness bursts gong. "
Into the darkness lime alofig;
Only a ohord'bf mdmory‘jarn; “
only an old wound burné itssears,
As the wild sweetnessfofzthisinin
Sprite the hearbwlth “sailfish pain,
And vanishes Smell? “rhetoric.- _ '
1—H". Harriet we Spoke, in
zinc [or July.‘_ 7-"
”Kaiser's 1996-.
Mark Minn ‘nu ‘ ‘ ‘
In a recent lecture. o N evade, delivered
in Chicago, Mark Twain. told of" a “horse
trade".that he made» there. ‘Hefi'apent eon-
alder-able lir’ne‘nt‘ Carson city; ' '
Everybody. rode‘hors‘cbaekj tin" that 'town.
I own saw such magnificent- hOrsemanship
as that displayed in Carson? streets every
day, and Idid'envy them, though I was not
much 5 of: a horseman.’ 5Bu't ' I'li'ad" soOn.
learned to tell a horse from a” cc”, and was L
burningwiih' impatiencefo‘iéa‘rh' more. I
was determined to have a hefs‘éandride my{
self, . While ‘ this thougnl?zwns?~mnkiing in
my .mind,’ the: anctlone’er' Tcaine scouring
through- the plaza on i". bladk-jbéastihot was
huniped and—like a drainedafy, and fear-
fully homely. He was g‘fi'n‘gj at‘itwenty,
iweniy-‘tWo-tw'o dollars, foi- I“: horse, saddle
and bridle." 0, . j? ‘ 1" , . '
A man Standing near ln‘égsihom I didn’t
know, but who turned out tp'bethe‘anction:
cér’s brethcr, noticed the wipifufibbk in my.
eye, and observed that thatfigwas' a remarka-
ble horse. to be going at inchiaiprieeJet'.
alone ihe saddle and’bridj‘rti Team I had
half a notion to ’bid. .‘lN‘Qsfi‘flle 'say’s,t“I:
know that horsc. IIkfiowdiim welllr You
are a stranger, I take' it. You might think
he isian American horSe,bu{ he‘is not any:
thing of the kind.- He is a'ifexkan plug—
that’s what he is-'-a genuiuefflexican plug,”
but there Was something elsdsfioiit that man’s .
Way of saying 'it' that maddineide'termiue
that I would own *a genuinejfifefican plug if
it took every. cent I had. : Add field, “Has
be any other advantages ll’ fille‘hobke'd his
finger in the pocket of MST-army Shirt and
led me to one side ‘and uttéi‘ed, “Sb 1' don?t
LIME, say a word. 1" Just their he auctioneer
. came .along. “Tchty4Jhur,'» iWenty-four
dollars for the horse, saddlefu d bridle." I
said, “twenty-seven 1” “So
I took the genuine Mexicali plug, paid for
Which they can furnish in any desired quanttly, him, put him in a, lively Stamp, let him get
93 something to eat and get rested, and then in
the afternoon I brought hlmfodt‘inihe plaza
and some of the citizens held 'll’iiu‘by' the
‘ BE subscriber is now prepared to make and fur- head, and others held $11,130th thdearih
Wail, and 1.got'onel}im..i»3
a
. _ .- . ,ndfisso‘on
s osepeoplc let go'h‘e 'pfit'iifhid'ieét in a-
bunch together, let his back sag down, and
. —Also— then he arched it up suddenly and shot me,
Iron Gates, Doors, Shutters and one hundred and eighty'yards; and I'ca‘me
down again,'siraight down, and lighted in’
the saddle, and went up again. And when
I came down the next time I lit on his neck
and seized him, and slid back into the saddle
and held on. Then he raised himselfstraight
in the air miles hind feet and just slipped
round like a member of Congressiiiid then
he came down and went up the other Way
and just walked around on his hands just 'as‘
a schoolboy would. Then‘ he came down-
on all fours again with the same old process
of shooting me up in the air, and the third
time I went up Ighearda man say : “Oh,
don’t be buck 1" So that was “bucking.” I
was very glad to know it. Not that I was
enjoying it, but then I had been taking a
general sort of interest in it, and had until-
rally desired to know what the name.of it
was. And whilst I was up somebody hit
the horse 8. wheels with a strip, and when.
I got down hgain-the genuine buckcr was
gone.
At this point-of the interesting scene, a
kindhearied siraugercame to the rider, told
him that he had been taken in, explained the
mysterious terms, and gave him the com-
forting information, that anybody in town
could have told him on about the horse if
he hadinquired. ' -_ . '
Elegant Wilden-gs. 7
plied their places. " Even sets of chairs and
sofas, useless Of course, were fashioned of
camelias‘, and‘the floor Was deeply strewn
with choice floral Carpeting. Within .an'
arbor constructed of :orange biOssoms, a
figurein white Velvet gave her-heart,- or: its
counterfeits, to another iigure'in full; dress.
Perhaps the two will find sufficient bliss in
the thought of the splendor of their wedding
in these times who will throw away so much
for an hour’s triumph of there display, will
find their boat a Wreck before life together
BLAKESLEE’S PREPARED'PHNT' is half crossed. There are not enough of
the dear Old-fashioned weddings now-aédays.
in another goneration;become Christian or
infidel? It is estimated that 5,000,000 of '
the children of our country are growing up
Without religious instruction; In no State'
Sunday-school. In meat of the Southern
and Western States a large majority are yet
without Bible teaching. The American S.
S. Union has organized over fifty thousand
Sunday-schools in our country, and gather-
ed in 2,500,000 neglected children. About
150,000 have been converted, and more than
one thousand churches brought into exis-
tence by this Society. It is the only Nation-
al Missionary Society having a special mis-
sion to the neglected youth of our land. _ It
all its Operations.— Um'on Advocate.
A singular’uccident‘resulting in a sudden
death recently occurred’at Fishkill Land-
‘ing, on the Hudson. Alabbrer'yvas assist-
ing in taking a heavy piece of machinery
onboard the steamer Neversink, when the
gang plank broke and the man and ’machin-.
ery were precipitated into' the waler."~In
feet Audit pinne‘dhlm to the bottom of the
river, while the water scarcely covered his
head. Ropes were handed to, him, and
every effort was made to extricate him but
in vain, and he died standing up in fil
sight of his companions. ‘ -
' since the events, Whichl am about to relate,
' heart théWarrh feeling. of. ‘youih and. they
lug," said I, offering it to her.
it is from my brother.
There are elegant weddings iranspiring ‘
every night in‘New York. The other even-V
ing the most brilliant affair 'of the season
was consummated. 'ITgn thousand-dollars
were expended tbr- flowers'alOne. A very
‘ large room in the house was set with a. tank
the size‘of- the apartment, which was filled.
with water to representh lake. Shrhbs and
choice exotics bordered it—lilies floated
upon it, and tiny bOaisfashioned'of flowers
were adrift upOn ibefiide; Every door was '
. removed from the interior of the Moss, and
constantlyon hand all uslltles or garlands of? roses Willi trailing vines-Sup-
to lost them a couple of years. , But people ~
OUR YOUTH non Cameo—Shall Our-land -
are more than one-half of the children in -
. trembled and was speechless in her presence
carefully prescrves‘rtlie Union principles in ‘
the fall the machinery Was over the man’s;
From. the Gazette of January, 18m.
(lie-published by request.)
A E) V E N T U R E 8
OF A
MERCHANTS CLERK.
P 3 E F A 0.3 r ,, ,
It is now more than twenty-five" years
took place. In tho norrutions, I have aimed
chiefly to give facts withOut m'uch regard to
coloring of elegance Of style. In-many in:
stances I'bavo copied almOs-t, literally the
language of ajournal' ihat I kept at the time
and in which I was accdatonled to note
down the various objects that attracted my
attention and my reflections thereupon. §I
have Written these “Adventures” simply for
my own amusement, and for the same-pur-
pose I present ihem to the public. It is Of
little or no importance to me iwhciheriihefy
are well or ill received; they have served i0
'beguilc many hours that but for them would
have been weary ; they have brought batik
to my. recollection old scenes, acquaintances
and friends; theyAhave ; aWakened in my
have. made the 12199.5.wa curt-entrees
fast growing languid and chill, once more
bound buoyantiy along 'my veins. In tlie
pleasant labor.‘ of compiling them, I have.
livcdni‘ylife over again,a life which, with
ble in the moonlight, except Where the black
hollows of the trees or buildings presented
an almost startling contrast and the streets
even at that early hour, were silent and do 4
sertcd. The scene exercised a subduing i‘n-h
UthnsCionSly I
sank into akind .of dreamy reverie, WhOsc
visions were'perhups evcn‘ mere fantastic
flucnce‘ upon my mind.
than those of sleep. IWas at that age when
man lives ailment ' cu'tirely‘in the fauna;
when thepast is speedily forgotten and its
lessons unhee'ded; When the present is a
confinement from which the prisOner‘su-ug.
glee to escape, and the future, the glorious
future, alone,.ls a world of'énjOyment ; full
of surpassing beauty and changeiess melOdy;
where sorrow can never enter; whore hope
becomes expectation, and, expectation reali-
ty. And ‘so I stood there in solitude, and
thought ofpleasani things to come, I Health,
and riches, and reputation, Valldéb'rightc'st
phantom of. them all—love. undying love
were mine, and I was happy in their assured
possession. ' ' ' 2
Those bubbles have long since burst,’and
now, sick in. body, poor in purse, unknovvn
to the World, and with the best afioouons or
my heart blighted, I can see their vanity;
yet I grieve not ihotI cherished such fOOliSh
thoughts; they have enlivened many an
hour that would : otherwise - have been
giOOmy, and I wouldfnot,:if Icould. lose
all its troubles, has yet been a pleasant one,
.gf others. . . . .
' PART I. -' '
m suns‘r LovE.
oaar'r" ‘ an 1. ‘
fe_ct proportion, a complexion , 'of—lf, I may
light glanced “across it and falling in wavy
eyes of that moist, dark azurcso seldom
found. but which, once seen cannevcr be
rich‘ crimson hue and half pouting fullness
anus; a neck of dazzling whiteness, the
imitate, and a bosom Whose wild swell the
restrain. - -
have passed away—.1 have, mingled in the
unsuccessful love, but never, since the
perienced for any of womankind, the pure,
the holy,.tlle all-absorbing devotion that she '
inspired. ' '
ofearth, but more than half of heaven. I
and call that reality my Own. -
Amid my. daily occupations, in business
and in leisure, in the silence of night, in my
waking hours and in my dreams, this hope, i
this expectation haunted me. '
tic, perhaps very foolish ; I may have been
disagreeable truth. ‘
date 'as well as if it were but yesterday,) i
of a Woodbine to the trellis-work which i
I had never seen- her before, bot ] had heard
culty slammered out: . ~
~ “Miss Harding, I presume ?”
‘f that is my name." _
Ellen had nothing artificial about her as I
speedily discovered.
“I have brought you a letter, Miss Hard-
“Thnnk you, sir," said she, taking it. With ,
the Whitest, prettiest little hand in the world;
then, glancing at the superscriptiou, “Oh i
We shall be so glad
to hear from him, for he has been too sick
to Write and must be getting better now.
Indeed, sir, we are very much obliged to
you." - - . '
“If I have afforded Miss Harding a gratifi-
cation," said I awkwardly enough, “the cen-
sciousuess of having so done will he the
highest happiness." ,
“Thank you, again,'for your compliment,
Mr. ,” and the beautiful girl'looked at
me with an arch, inquiring countenance. .
“Dunce i" said I to myself, “I haven’t told
her my name,”~—then aloudé-“my sequoia-1
tanccs addressme as Mr. Lovell, my friends
call me Harry.” . '
' “Indeed, a remarkable coincidence—my
acquaintances addre'ss me too as Miss Hard-
ing, but my friends only call me Ellen."
“ Well,'then, beautiful tEllen—f’
“N 0, air; myfrienda‘ do not call me thus;
it is only flatterers, that is, enemies, who use
such expressions to me." , ‘
“I am certainly no enemy, Ellen, but
though you are truly as beautiful as the
sunlight, I Will call you as ugly as Erebus,
‘if. that 'will ' gain meta' place among your
friends.” - ‘ . . - ‘
~ " Well then, Harry, yOu shall be my
friend," and again she held out that little
hand. -
I' took it, pressed it, and we were so-
quainted.
e
. CHAPTER II.
It was some two weeks after the events
which I have related in the preceding
chapter. I had met Ellen lseveral.timcs
Since our acquaintance had commenced, and
was fast yielding to the 'fascinaiions of her
person and character. The feelings with
Which I' regarded her, now appear strange
to me. An irresistible impulse drew me
towards her, yet I dreaded to meet her. I
The assurance which had supported me
during our first interview had gone, and in.
its place was left an indescribable confusion,
an overpowering iimidity. -
., It Was "evening, and I stood leaning
against an aged elm tree some hundred yards
from her residence. I had already several
times passed and rcpassed her door, but
each time, as ”I rescind to. enter, my heart
lh‘robbcd so violently, and I felt the blood
mounting to my faceso rapidly that I: dared
not-proceed, and I had stripped at the place
where I was standing that I might recover
my ordinal-y calmness. The moon was high
'in the heavens,,thc stars gleamcd faintly
through the pure and radiant atmosphere, a
soft breeze from the south—tho breath of
springewbispered among the half expanded
foliage of the old elm, the pale green tint of
‘and'vmh this I am satisfied without either .
_ askingflth'e ’appiause-orrfeliring theeensurc
ringlets, around her delicately tinted cheeks ;' :1 n
' e. . -
were] a dangel'ously WERE!!!“ appear: she’s pretty thou'ghfhe're goes for a kiss!“
rounded mould of which no sculptor could exclaimed:
It may be thought that Iwas very romau- sea-Side to a couple of—‘? . ;
. She hesitated, put her arm in mine, looked .
so, but it is not my intention to conceal even in my.face, and—I couldn’t stand it—
’even their remembrance.
. T I had remained thgs‘fora longer time ihan
I was more. when a light step tripping
airing the sidéwaikfrom the dil-ec'tiOn' oppo-
site ’10 Ellefi'a’ residence broke my medita-
tions. The aim tr'ce'slood close to the Walk,
overshadowingitand concealing my form,
, . , so ihat the individual approaching, could
She was a beautiful Creature. Just six- not perceive me until almost close by my other;
teen, with a figure already rounded into per— sidd!‘ .As [he “WINS- n-e‘.“ they 36"de
‘ ' ito grow more rapid, and presently I heard
so call it—a roSy.bl0nde; long, soft, silky Other andheavier'stepqasif (1‘ Someone in:
auburn hair with a golden gleam, Where the P
nrsuit ;' suddenly a harsh voice spoke— F
“What the" d—l is the decor being in such
hurry, Miss? You needn’t be oil-aid Of
There was a pause, a. suppressed scream,-
‘fQTliOtieu; a Grecian nose and ;lips:whoSe and the voice 5901“? “again,—- '
“Don’t be alarmed,1 tell you; bye—é!
A voice, musical even in fear and anger,
“Leave me, sir ; I have friends nearer than
plaited folds'of her. high‘dress cOuld Searcely Y 0“ mink"
Heavens and earth ! how-my blood boil-
Such Was Ellen Harding, when one bright 9d ! It was E11011 i has 101195 I cOuld never
spring morning I‘beheid he; for the first mistake. I darted from my concealment
time. Such was she, then, but now—years exclaiming: '
“Thank Godi Ellen, you-have indeed
bus'y scenes of life, have frequented the friends nearer than even you thought," and
'snloons of fashion, and held sweet converse threw 711131881!" With all the force ,of which ‘I
with the young and beautiful; Illave felt W35, capable, “P011 “18 intoxicated Wrelch
soft hands tremble, when I clasped them in that Iliad dared 10511911! her whom I loved.
mine; have heard tones of affection fail better than my QWIJ life. He reeled baclr
gently from lips that I have pressed fondly ward- and hell heavily to the earth. I bent
to my 9W“: and 1 11'"? known .in my Own over him, but he could not rise ; the stupor
heart . the fervOr and the tram“, the 0f drunkenness W85 upon him,
anguish and the madness of successful and him and turned to Ellen. _ '
and 1.1.611
“Harry," said" she, in a voice ~tremuioua
moment When the image of Ellen Harding with emotion and claspingmy band in both
lost its place in my bosom, have I ex- 01' hers, “110W 5118“ I thank you 1’”
“By saying no more about it, Ellen. He
knew not what he did, and was toointoxi—
cated to be dangerous. I was abougcaliing
I was a mere boy when Ifirst met her, on you as I heard you approaching. But
yet alrehdy in the depths of my own heart really. the evening is too glorious to be ice
I had created for myself an ideal being, part within doors ”
“But, Harry, I mean to thank you as much _
lin'd endowed this being with all that is as I please. and so We Will 'take a "walk. as
beautiful in person, all that is endearing in you like the 'open airso well ; and I’m gOr
soul, and all that is noble in intellect, and I ' ing to be Miss Gratitude all the evening. 'I
had dared to hope, nay, almost to expect, am; don’t you oppose me.” '
ihatlmigbt one day-find itswliving reality
“Well, be it so“; but” if you must be Miss
Gratitude, ,1 shall beusomelhing else. Where '
shall we'go f" 3
“To illé shore, to the shore, of course; this
ide is full, the moon is bright, the sky is
clear.’ What place for rambling is like the
6
“Say lovers, Nell, for heaven’s sake,” ;I.
The third of May, 182—, (I remember the 'exclaimed. And, what did she say 2 Ican't
ell. But that evening. there might have‘
Ellen was engaged in fastening the iendrils been seen, slowly walking by the sea shore,
wo persons; one with his arm clasped
formed the sides to the piazza of her father’s about his companion’s waist, her hand rest-
house. Iwas unacquainted with her, indeed ing on his shoulder, and her bright face
often upturned to his as if listening to some:
her name, andI was commissioned to de- strange story of adventure or, perhaps, of
liver a letter to herself“. As-I‘opcned the love. Sometimes they stopped and looked
gate, she turned arOund and looked at me out upon the waves sparkling in the moon-
with those large, blue eyes. I felt myself light. or listened to the continuous moon of
bewildered ; I was confused and with difll- the heaving Waters. And when they parted
‘ ' he clasped her still closer to his bosom, her
head resting a moment on his shoulder,
“Yes, sir," and MW musical that voice, their lips met in one long, fond, first kiss
and they were seen no more.
CHAPTER III. . .
The town of N ,ihe scene of thfe
preceding chapters, is a. noisy little spot in
he south-western part of Connecticut, on
the shore of Long Island Sound. The up-
pearancc of the central portion of the village
is almost grotesque. , A wooden bridge
thrown across a small stream that here dis-
charges itself into an arm of the .sea,‘ forms
the nucleus of business.
was apparently originally intended to ex-
hibit how much ugliness, inconvenience and
danger men would endure rather than make
a small pecuniary sacrifice to rid themselves
'of the nuisance. It is so narrow that there and I was comin’ along back in my boat,
is barely room for vehicles to pass each singin’ away, tide was low, and jist as I got
other upon it, audas it is-so admirably coll— off against the old house, you 'know, I
trived that a person Walking over it cannot thought I Seed somethin' like a man’s arm
see a hundred yards in - any direction, the
unfortunate foot passengers of every descrip- back’ard and for’ard'wilh the current. Lord 1
lion are often placed in» situations of great how skeer’d I was at fast l My teeth fairly
difficulty and even danger. '
my 80 09-“ it. Of heavy “an. and a. side- 'ofbcing afeard, and I rented up to it; it was
work of discolored boards, patched over a' feller’s arm, as sure as thunder! And I
with written and printed placards of every
variety, finish the picture of ihlsmodel ornafl
‘inent of a wealthy New England town. I '
said “finish,” but the pictureis not yet quite
complete. '
This construction
A floor, if I
The poor bridge is so jammed together
and hemmed in, that even it it were sudden-
‘ly gifted with the capacity’of self-locomo-
tion it would be impossible ,for it to move
an inch. One extremity is held in its place
by a grocery store,‘on the right, and‘a grist
mill on the left, part Of the machinery of the
latter being suspended over the beads of thb
‘ travelers beneath ; a dry goods merchant,
an oyster man, and a vendor of ladies‘ shoes
occupy the other extremity. ‘
'l‘his crowding together. of edifices is 00'-
casiOned by a peculiarity in the moral devel-
opment of the inhabitants of N ; each
one preferring the occupancy of his neigh-
bor’s land to that of his‘own, and all com-
bining to, seize upon every-square foot of
ground that may belong to the public. To.
be sure the beauty of the place, and in a
measure, its prosperity, suffer from such
short sighted pennriousncss, and general
convenience and comfort are annihilated.
But A, B, and 0, who are thus robbing the
community and permanently injuring the
town, are good, honest-hearted people; it
would be hard to disturb them, so let them
live in peace after theif own fashion. ‘ '
Oyster shops, groceries, taverns, dry goods
stores, butchers‘ shops, grOggeries, with all
their manifold accompaniments, are huddled ’
together around llllll' old bridge, and a
motley multitude of marketv wagons, 0x
curlsnvheel barrows, mail coaches, carriages,
fish peddlcrs, loafers, ladies, negroes, dogs
and almost every other anipanl, biped and
quadl'uped,al'e crossing and rccrossing ii'
at all hours of the day and half the night.
It is a spectacle unequalled in New England
and is regarded by the good people of
N with proper pride. It is their glory,
the neighboring fields wasdimly discerni-
their boast, their triumph; they love to us-
.it, I can’t l",
.I
beholdsit.
It was midnight. The moon gleamed
that had suddenly risen and spread over
nearly the whole sky. Here and there a
star would become visible fora moment and
then as 'quickly disappear. The breecze had
changed to a low, moaning wind that seem-
ed to presage a coming/storm. .. ,
At this hour twomen werestanding open
them was azahort, broadgshonldered pcrsm,
with a‘profuslo'n of black,‘bushyi hair and
whiskers, a flat nose, largefmoulh Willi
heavy sensual lips, and eyes, whittll, though
inflamed and blood shot, were indicative bf
savage energ . His dress consisted: of an old
hat, the crown of which had been out quite
off near the‘middle, and the upper poi-thin
forced down Over llhe lower, a grey surtont
raggedund patched and buttoned up to‘ his
throat, where it left the ends ofa red satiric
handkerchief, that served' as a. eravu’t, ex:
posed to. view ;_ muddy ,pantoloous thrust
into the tops of a heavy pair of- boots, com-
pleted his equipments: His snamei will
Jenkins. - . .. - 7 - . *
His cOmpanion difl‘cred-irom him but
little in his" multimedia, and his .aiee' wore
the same expression of settled depravity.
,His halo and heard were red; his brows
bushy and almost ,‘conceaiin’g his' deep-set
grey eyes ;'his nose , prominent. and:h_is' lips
thin and skinny, and continually parting. to
display his large yellow teeth and ‘(IISCOIOI-
edgumsn.’ ' " 5 5
“Do you'undcrsland'now-f” said the first
described periona'ge. - V j ' ~' 3
“No, r11 bc d'——d it": do_ i"_ replied die
“thatlitiie slim chap of a clerk knock"
‘you down i You that can strike as hard as
shares can kick ?. Whatwas yell at 1’ How
dldilhnppenr'» v a " " ' 7 f
v‘“Why,'Blll,Ifwas drunk: Ifitell' you. 5I
recollect meeting a , preily" girl, and. being
civil toiher; you know. my civility; the
kitteumcwed and this counts-r jumper was
on me in a second. Iwns too groggy to
stand ,~.Ifcll.and couldn’t get up again. He
looked at me a minute and: clitfon the girl.
_I knew him,.d—:u him i I. siuv him down
by ”the creek ;, doWn beyo'ud'_ Jiikeis'51he’ili
come here after he leaves her andth’ené” ’
“Who. was the girl, Tam l" ‘ j ' s
lieve." - _ _ ,
_ “One of old Harding’s daughters ! What
the devil was in you to be civil to her ?"
_“Half a pint of New England rum." .
‘1 tell you what, Tom, you’ll get yourself
inte some deviliSh scrape about these womeh
next. I don’t seagwiiat the deuce there is in
their} that‘always gets the better Of your
common sens'e'. 'Yon‘rc a smart chap When
you’I'e away tl'om them, but the sight of a
pretty girl makes a fool of you.” ' ’
“Well, I don’t know, Bill, but I can't help
“Was the kit'leu handsome i"
“Handsome i Hark l there’s some one
coming i; It must be him. Here, come here
to the corner of the mill ; whist; down i ’ z
I had left Ellen, and, intoxicated» with hap-
piness, washurryiug to the store of my em-
ploycr, where I passed my nights asyell as
days.~ I observedpor the lowering clouds;
saw nothing, heard nothing; _ I_wha full of
my own blissful thoughts. It was the dream
of fins; love ; the brightest and most glorious,
but at the same time the frailesi, most nn'j-
substantial, must ,deiusive phantom that.
cheats the heart Of man in his pilgrimage
through this troubled world. ' ‘ 5
' Suddenly,” I Wasle across the bridge;
[heard a quick step behind me, a- voice cxi
claimed, “d—n you, take ihat l” I felt a"
heavy-blow, staggered forWard, and the next
instant was Seized 'by' strong arms, lifted up
over the wooden parapet and precipitated
into the dark waters below. ‘ ' ’ 5
CHAPTER IV.
» My first récOlleciion, after my submersion
in the Waters of the creek, is of a sensation
of extreme pain. My chest heaved with
spasmodic. efforts, my limbs shook convul;
sivcly', and it seemed as it my veins Were
filled with currents' of melted lead; When
I enclosed my ey the air appeared full of
flames}; I could » nothixg, and a sound
like the roaring of cataracts rang in my ears.
Suddenly I thought I beheld a black face,
with shining eye-balls, and glistening teeth
bending over me,-and_a voice exclaimed: ;
"He’s comin’ to, Doctor; be is, by then:-
derit’;~ ,. :. 1'
I could now perceive my situation mere
correctly. I was lying on a blanket that
was spread out on the floor before a fire
place, in which a pile of pine wood was
burning with a_ large and brilliant blaze. ,
“Turn him over then on his breast,” said
another voice ;"'be careful new, Jake." l
I felt‘myselt' movedgently, and the Water
gushed freely from my’mouth, occasioning
the most. intense torture. Atlast it ceased ;
I was. comfortable, bat very weirk and lan-
guid. The second voice spoke again:
“There, he’ll do well enough now ; but
you haven’t told me how it happened, Jake,
where did you find him, and how r"
"‘Why,-you see, Doctor, I’d been down to
the Islands one got" belated; nothin' very
oncomfortable though, for the moon was up,
'Slickin' out of the shallow water and movin’
rattled. But then, thinks I, what’s. the use
pulled him into my skid; put for shore;
let), the .boathslickin’ in 1 mod; brought
him in ; skee’d old Dine his 3’0 death; laid
him'dOWn, and run for you. And that ’ere's
the chap; but how he got there, the Lord
on'y knows.“ ' . - ‘ '
.At the conclusion of this narration I open-
ed my eyes to lock of my. preserver. He
was a stout negro, black as jet, with huge
saucer eyes and enormous lips, but with an
indescribably' honest expression 'upon his
mixture of peril-colored garmentslplenti-
fully besprinkled with creek mud. A tall
,mulatio woman, dreSsed in awhile flannel
peilicoat and a green cloth about her
I shoulders, steed near him, and as her bus-
band—for such he Was—finished his story,
she turned her yellow face toward him ex-
claiming:
“Yes, Doctor, Lord o’musuy, how he did
sheer me; ‘Dine‘,’ says he, ‘Dine, here’s a
dead man ; I found 'him in the creek; put a
blanket on the harlh; make up a devil ofa
fire, and 1’“ run for the doctor, for we must
bringthini to life agin, if we can,’ and off he
shot like a streak, leaviu’ me and the dead
man all alone. Hi i wa’nt I skeered
though i” '
I lricd to speak, but could only utter on
unintelligible sound. The Doctor came to
my side. He wusa kindly looking man;
an uncouth furin slightly bent forward, and
carelessly clad; a long face; large, Roman
1,059; deep set eyes; a singularly shaped
head and brow; but over the wholo,ihere
prevailed. on acute, laughter-loving, yet
highly intellectual expression.
"Don’t make any exertion, sir." said he,
“sleep it you can." Tilt-n turning ioli.c
negro, “hero, Jake,” suit] ilf‘, "we’ll put him
to ilt‘d now ; llo- ought lush-op.”
And they bore me carefully to usmul]
room »:l(ljoiuing. I , 'I'iUil to express my
thanks, but Icould not ; sense arid memory
were fast leaving me, and—I fell asleep. ..
tonish, and this astonishes every one who
faintly ihroughillc crevices of the clouds
the bridge in earnest conversation; One bf
“-Onc of Old Harding’s danglllersfl be-
sooty countenance. Hindi-use wits'nn'Odd .
And as islept I dreamodl'waacn m an.
inhabited island. It on. n beautimlspot.
There were tall groves of forest trees, among
whose leafy foliage-birds of various hues
fluttered andfsaugmndbmihwhicb sweet
scented flowers ofo hundred’vifieties open-
Fountains hohb lop? iron: among the
mossy rocks'snd‘ehsngi‘iginio little rivalais,
murmured theirwhy‘lo the sea. Thai-avers
green meadows, on which man , hid never
trod; extending down. almofstfto ' manager's
edge. and. the Pfifibwheach orshi‘nlnilaed
w sparkled With; shell. or crimao‘ ‘ ”and
gold; And ij‘siked song, by medals.
watchingille “curling waists, now Stopping
to galher_’l_ll_e'glls‘tening' shells, now pertain.
to listeniio meetings. of fhé-llil’ds, and slim!
wondering at ine‘sunnge‘. wild boa‘ufy'of’sht
scene. Suddenly I’disCOvel-ed s speck-On
the watershed as I was gazing at it it seem-
ed to approach, and becomes lime boat, in
which aham'anform' waa' visible. ' Nearer
and neuter it cannons its prov touched
lhcsho‘r‘e, and I; recognized its Occupant: IL
was Ellen'fiaijding.‘ ,' “Ellen! Ellen 1" I381-
clniined, springing townie her , inn in; boat
receded from'me.‘ ' Then Spectral formnroso
between‘me and'=her,‘on Whose bronchus
written in fiery char‘acteis, IVOniUr—Piie—
Folly—'Ajmwfion ; and thesis mockediit’llae
with hoarse laughter, and springing lab-1h.
boat they ”wound ,thcil‘ " phantom ms
around- her. The“ fierce Winds arose-stile
birds ceased iheirhrd'sic‘, the fivulels become
roaring, torrents, - the", trees. " crechd 'and.
grbaued, the sea heaved: andlnsned in one,
fury, and, with u shuddering Start, I a'w’Oke.
CHAPTER V.
shining in the sky, end/um waters of the
harbor were gleaming. in the golden light,
when I started limit my perturbed sleep.- I
rose hastily from the' humble couch-upon
which Ihad been laid, and speedily attired
myself—for the careful negroes‘ ’ hadi dried
my clothing by ‘the .fire, and. brought them
to my bedside, dufing'm‘y, slumber. ‘ ' 5
The firs’tobje'ct. that met/my Isigbf, as I
emerged from my chamber; Was the lichen:
countenance of Jake, who exclaimed, some
suwme: ,.' . . ' - ‘- 51-"
' .‘anl l Mr. Lovell"‘—-how be new my
name I cannbt tell—“Yen’s up' "gills,“
straight as a slick." , '1 ' T - . ‘
'.“_Yes, Jake, and I Owe .it all to youth! I
am so; and ,I’m puzzled-tot conirlveany-
thing :like- a recompense for your kind-
hearted and . . Well-timed. assistance, as Well
as for the trouble I’ve, made_ you duringtlia
pastnighi.”~_'. ~ -' »
“If recompense means money or anything
or that, Mr. Lovell, you needn’t mubie
yourself, for I won’t take a cent-#1 won’t by
thunder l‘ Joke‘Heady ain’t the nig'g'er‘rto
see a, man drowning and not pull Ililllllfl,
iflle can, nor to do such]. thing.‘fo:Tpsy
either.” m
' “But, Jake—" ‘.‘ _ ‘ " ‘ *-
“Don’t say another wordth it, Mr.
Lovell,l’ve said it, and I ain’tcslled Ready
for nothing." . ' . ’ ,
Isaw’it was . useless to argue the point:
and consoling myself with therefleciion that
I might-succeed better withhis wife, lacked
him to relate how and. where he found me.
.Hcrepeated the-story that Iliad been! him
tell ,the‘doctor;bu_t would ' give no informs-
lion as to the manner in,which,'o'rby when
Ihadbeeuassuuited. 1".” ,- f . 62::
This was, at ihat ‘time, an impenetrable
mystery to me, for it was not till long after
that I-learned the.-real;sctors in the matter.
I knew not that Igllad an enemy'in: the
town. I had not beenrobbod. The drunken
wretch that had insulted- Ellen never enter-
cd my thoughts, andI was; completely“, I
loss. Still I was. determined to penetrate
the mystery. and .fibinkins; “ashram.-
-ing quiet, chance might, bring. the matter to
light, I enjoined upon Jake: and hiswife to
preserve an‘ entire silence regardingjthend-
venture, and resolved to confine; ,myowu
knowledge of it to myself alone. .- :
With these deteminaiionsi lea the hilt
of the negro, after cordially expressing my
thanks, both to himself and his wife. -, "i
I had not proceeded far on my homeward
route, when I met the physician whohad
attended me the preceding night. ' Looking
at me. with an assumed severity of counts-
nance, he said :j ' ' _~ 3 ‘
“Young man, you donft choose either-a
very proper time or place . to indulge your
bathing propensities, though I don’tiknow
but that you were ,tiredof yourself, and took
what you thought the easiest methodto get
rid of your troubles. The next time you
feel suicidal «come to me. and I’ll give you a
. recipe that will send you to the deviljjrith-
out the least difficulty if?
“Fallow 1 "Doctor," said . I, folloWiug his-
beut, “you mistake, it wasn’t that Iwaa tired
‘of the World, but that the world, or at least
some Orsits denizens, were tired ofthe. I
shouldn‘t jump into vibe; creek at low tide)!
I had any such. inclinations as you imagine.
Indeed I am not, particularly partial to
drowning, and I believe, with you, thatif I
were desirous of death I could not obtain it
more speedilylhaa by putting myself under
the care of some reSpectable physician, like
yourself.” . -- ' - "i . . ~ .
The Doctor laughed»? ; . , , '
“Pretty good i 'Prcity guild! Your so-
quaintaucc will be worth cultivating. But
come; I'll go back with you, and you shall. ,
tell me new it happened." . ‘ . , '
. “very well," said I, as. are walkedilohg
together, “bnt‘ihe fact is, I hardly nontow
it happened myself. I was returningdo my
store, get half across the, bridge, when I "fen
a tremendous rap. over the druid. ‘1qu ,
forty stars, and the next instant was pitched
into the creek. Whodid it,_'_a'nd why it .was
done, 1 cannot-imagine." f 5 ’ ' . ' .
“Have you any fqu‘ai-r'el with any one I”
“No.” ‘ "i‘ .‘ .' ".
“Where bad you been,‘and what doing l"
Alter a moments hesitation,’I replied :
“Walking with the prettiest girl in N—
a" the ermine? ; , . . ..
“That's it. Some infernal woman busi-
ness; I suspected it." ' ' .
“But, Doctor, I hope. there’s no offence in
that.” ‘ ' ,.
“Yes, but there is though; "What business
have you, with that smooth face of yours,
to be walking all the evening with the pret-
ticsl girl in N ? On the whoie, though,
I was wrong. . Yankee beaux don’t knock
lhcir rivals in the head. No'l it Won’t ac-
count for it. Were, you robbed l”
“N o ; it was some personal spite."
“Have you ever inadequarrel with any
one here. I’ve asked the question before,I
believe i‘" ' . .. -
“No ;‘ I knocked a drunken scoundrel
dorm the other evening, Who was insulting
a woman." : . ‘ _ ' ‘
,“Huulph i you seem to be the last of the
Knights—errant)! He continued, after _ a
moments reflection, “there may be some
connection between that drunken scoundrel,
as you Call him,.and yournadventure, but I
cams-11: ‘tht do you- propose doles
about if?" *- " ‘ " " "
should-keep the mailer entirely to, mymlf... ,
Jake and Dinah “W‘ZJ’W‘P'SS‘! agency...
oul see what turns up. .. , : ~
I(‘Righn exactly; keen still,”be- on ~ihe
watch, and it’ll come todlghtyegv ~
‘ “Yes,Iihink'sn.".. 5 ~22, .'
As I spoke. we entered the main-street of
i' , Owinand onf lifeloppositc side'of it I
, - veilJa-moniwithaa Warned bat
and gr¢y10flontfwh0§ "startediaa'he'saw us,
guzud at me A moment with staring eyes
and open ur'ouih,_and,,ih tripling into an
before
faint recollectionbf hove: __, .
but'When nudwhere‘ I . not tell; and
I speedily forgotilhai“ ‘ him at all.
. :- . ‘T I. .. - ~
9.69. ‘_
ed their many spotted petals (Q the air. .
The sun of a bright *fspring- morning Was -
' “Nothing ‘ai'present‘ -; {thought that?! ‘
adjoining oyster-aliop:’5 ,‘giooghi. I had a.
3 him
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