WHOLE NUMBER 1308.
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‘ NOBWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUES'DAY,. JANUARY 289 1873. .-
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VOLUME LVI.§..NUMBEL4.
JET LADY’S CHOICE.
BY NELLIE M. HUTCHINBON.
There be laurels in the garden set,
And glowing roses—Love’s own messen-
- gers— »
And passion-flowers, and dainty miguon-
nettc, '
The shyest darling summer doth call here.
But my lady would have none of these y
She bade me bring her only heart’s-ease.
So in the garden, when the days were bright
With every gracious charm that N aiure
knows, '
I gathered heart’s ease' for my love’s delight,
And in her gentle bosom now it blows.
No other flOWer doth my lady please;
She will have none but little henrt’sease.
' —-Harper’s illegazfne.
THE CALICO DRESS.
BY HANNAH HEATH.
The Fall term at N orland university was
nearing commencement, and the young
ladies were making almost superhuman
efforts in their studies. If only half the dil-
ligence they now displayed had been spent
during the early part of the term it would
have been far better, but “girls will be girls."
Five of them had been active workers all
the time, and these five Were to graduate,
among them a Miss Janie Kent, daughter of
a former teacher in the college. ' Janie had
just .entered school when Professor Kent
died, and as , his salary had only enabled
them to live, she felt compelied to give up a
course of study, and assist her mother in
earning a support ; but good old Professor
Cary, the president of the college, insisted
upon her remaining, offering. to defray her
expenses himself. Her mother joined the
professor in urging J anie to accept this pro-
posal, which shedid at length, resuming her
studies with such energy and carnesmess as
girls of fifteen rarely exhibit.
The three years pf school life had slipped
away, and Janie was at the threshold of a
new life. In a_few days she would receive
her diploma, and soon after that, commence
the duties of assistant to the Lady Principal.
This lady had'beenareal friend to Mrs.
Kent and Janie, often helping them from her
own purse, in the most delicate manner.
Miss Wentworth was a New England
lady, one‘of those sensible, unselfish, good-
natured “old maids" whom, every, one de-
lights to meet. Her life was rich with the
“fruits of the Spirit,” and these, with her
fl‘equentacts of humanity, had a sweeter
meaning to the souls about ‘her, than if she
had given them tracts and talked of the
. world as though she herself were a departed
spirit. Norland, owed its‘ popularity as a
first-class school more to Miss Wentwcrth
than any other member of the Faculty. ' By
degrees, Prof. Cary, who was quite an old
'inan,lett the management of school affairs
almost entirely to"'her, knowing full well
her worth, and the measure of her judg-
ment. ‘ .
Every moment that was not. devoted to
study, the young ladies spent in preparing
dresses for the graduating exercises. Miss
Wentworth had slipped a bill. into Janie’s
hand just before leaving the college one
evening .about a week ,before, commence-
ment. “There 7 are extra expenses just at
this time, my dear, andyougshall pay me
when you teach.“ This was added'to make
Janie feel comertable in'accepting-the favor.
Janie knew the money meant a new dress,
and she was sadly in need of one, her best
being a print, but there was so many things
needed in the honsc,.nnd:nerjjrcntn*ér tanner
so pale and tired-all the time that she deci-
ded to wear her new print. It wasa brave
decision for a young-girl to. make, but she
carried it out, and- g'avc themoney to Mrs.
Kent the night before cOmmencement; she
knew her-mother would. persua'de her to
purchase the dress if she spoke ofit before.
Janie went over to the reception early the
eventful morning, to arrange oakleaf gar-
lands. . ,
. The girls Were talking over a new comer
in tov‘vn—a young physician. Not one Of
them had seen him, but Mattie Rowel’s
mother had met him on the street, and
described him on reaching home, as the
finest looking young man she hadever seen.
“Father says he walks like a king,” said
Anna Darling. " -
Dr. Darling was an established physician finale into my keeping?”
in Norland, was almost princely rich, and
could. afford to criticise a poor'young doctor.
“I’ll tell you girls,” said ‘ Mattie, “if we
can’t get a glimpse of him before, we, will
all have brain fever after commencement,
and employ him for doctor.“ We have
studied like Trojans, and that will be abun-
dant reason for am of sickness. Let’s see
which One of us he will fall in love with.”
The girls laughed, undone of them asked
Janie 'if she would consent to that arrange-
ment. - _
“I shall have too much ,to do to be sick I
th' ,” returned shc.’ , '
“Papa says you are killing yourself study-
ing," said Anna'Darling.‘ ’
All the girls looked anxious, for Janie was
. a favorite. ' T
“,Why, she is pale and poor. Ihaven’t
noticed. it 'before so. much, we have all been
so busy!” . _ .
Good Maggie Law was afraid the conver-
sation might worry Janie ,so she changed it
by saying, “What shall you wear this after-
noon, Janie?" ‘ .
A bright blush burned in either. check,
but she answered that she had not thought
very much about it. ‘
This was the last day of commencement
Rhetorical exercises began at two. in the
afternoon. The hall was thronged with vis-
itors, and among them young. Dr. Thayer.
The‘girls were all tastefully dressed, and
looked like fairies. Poor-Janie, though she
.carried a brave face, she felt a little pain
away down in her heart that she was look-
ing so widely different from all the rest
However, the face was so refined and intel-
ligent and the form so fair that fine clothes
were not needed to make her attractive.
Her dress was a light tan, with small white
figure ‘; she wore a black , siik‘apron, and a
matchless white collar. and ~the girls had
twined a sprig of myrtle it; her brown hair,
but no one even so ‘mhch as thought of Miss
.Kent’s dress-when she read her essay. The
pain under- the tan‘calico decreased 9. good
deal when in addition to the‘ hearty ap-
placse of the audience its wearer received
the first prize. When the diplomas were
bestowed, Janie’s was the only one tied with
a blue ribbon, which was themark of high-
eat scholarship at Norland. . , .
As many predicted, the .next morning
found Janie with a burning ffever. 'Mrs.
Kent sent Alice, fOl‘Dl‘. Darling-but she soon
came, hackwith the intelligence that he Was.
out o'f’to‘wn, tobe gone some time.
“There is another doctor,-niamma ; I saw
him coming home.” . '
“Oh,'yes,, the new doctor; well, dear, run
and bring him “quickly as possible, there
is no other way to do.” '
Allie arrived at Dr. Th
breathless with haste, _ .
“Please come to carbon». right away.”
she gasped,,and the' doctor caught his, case
of medicines and follow'e’d'the child quickly.
Mrs. Kent had always heard. him spoken
of as the young doctor, and -she;_ glanced up
., anxiously andalittle keenly:.whcn be en-
. tel-ed the door, but she found a tall, hand-
. .some,,tntelligent man,v‘vith 'a kindilook of
sympathy to hiseyes, 41!.) (1mg, Kent felt re-
.- ~lieved~at once. . . . . . '
f. - “Your daughter Isverylill, madame; but
ayer’s rcoms almost
I trust that with good care she may recover.
She seems to be very much exhausted,
physically and mentally." ' Then he gave
her directions and left, promising in a few
hours to come again.
For weeks Janie’s life hung on a thread
but the fever had turned now. All of Janic’s
friends had been untiring in their kindness
to her mother, but none more so than Dr.
Thayer. 'By his skill and sympathy and in-
variable fraukness he had won the confi-
dence of Mrs. Kent. ‘ ‘
Darling had arrived, and if she wished, he
would discontinue his visits.
' “Indeed, doctor, do not speak of it. What
should we have done these weeks without
you ‘? May God repay your kindness to me,
for I fear I never can.” '
And the doctor stayed, and though his
practice was steadily increasing, he never
omitted calling at the cottage at least once a
day. He was often annoyed atfiuding some
one in Janie’s room, now that she was grow-
danger yet that talking might not be in-
jurious. Once he found Miss Mason, 9. gay,
young woman, who had brought Janie some
flowers, and stopped ' on purpose to get a
glimpse of the doctor. ‘
“You are not as well to-night, Miss Kent,”
after feeling of her pulse. “Do not, for the
world, exert yourself to talk, nothing is
worse for you.”
His voice was so extremely professional
and grave that Miss Mason took the hint at
once and went away. He looked at Janie
and found her smiling.
“You are laughing atrtbe way I took to
rid you of your visitor, but honestly, are you
not grateful? When yOu are a great deal
better I n ish to talk with you myself, if you
will allow me. There are so few people in
Norland with whom I‘ am acquainted it will
give me great pleasure. if I may sometime
come here when your health is restored.”
Janie promised that «he should, and after
some professional remarks Dr. Thayer went
away. His visits were all very brief.
It was a bright afternoon toward the last
of October, and the invalid was seated alone
in the sitting-room. For a whole'week she
had been able 'to be with her mother and
Alice nearly all the time. During the week
Dr. Thayer had paid frequent visits, which
were half professional, half friendly. He
and Janie had enjoyed long talks as they
promised, and this afternoon he was coming
to read to her.’ Janie was dressed in the
identical tan calico in which the Doctor had
first seen her. When the gate clicked, a
beautiful flush covered her pale face, but
while the Doctor came up the path, she had
time to hide it, so that when he came in her
face was of the same lily whiteness.
“0, Dr. Thayer 1 how kind of you to
bring Kathrina,” said she, spying the title of
his book. “I have wished ,so much to
read it." ’ '
“I am happy indeed to have made a choice
that pleases you. I forgot to ask you yes-
terday what I-. should bring.” Dr. Thayer
was a fine reader, and Janie sank back in
the cushions, listening with perfect delight
to one of the sweetest works of poetry that
ever was written. He read an hour or more
and then laid the book down. " ,
“If you please, Miss Kent,let no talk a
whilefor variety.”
' “Certainly, Mr. Thayer,b'utwill you allow
me to introduce business first i” _ '
“If it is not too complicated,”responded be
laughing, “but please proceed.”
“I only wished to ask you how soon I may
commence machine-JD
“Not this wmter, surely,
great earnestness.
“Ah! but! must! who will take care of
me if I don’t i”
“Let me Janie l"
She had been turning over the leaves of
Kathrina and did not see his face, but it
startled her to hear him speak her name, so
she just glanced at him, andread in the eyes
that were bent on her what made her heart
flutter with a strange, sweet emotion. Then'
the blushes rushed swiftly to her face, and
her hands were imprisoned. '
“I lo‘ved you the first time I saw you ; will
ydn'bc my wife. Janie ? my own darling l”
Mrs. Kent came into the room a few mo-
ments before the doctor went, and placing
his arm around Janie, he said :
“I have saved her life ; will you give
Miss Kent,” with
Mrs. Kent, with a mother’s watchfuluess,
had read the secret which these two had
been hiding from each other all the weeks
that had passed, and, like a true wise mother,
she did not say nay,.but blessed them in a
few choking words and left them plone. .
- Who can fathom a mother’s love and for-
getfulness of herself ? It is more akin to the
love our Father gives us, rebellious, selfish
children as we are, than anything On earth.
The next day the doctor and Janie went
out for aride. As they passed the college
the girls were chatting out under the Old
trees, and, as a matter of course, the pair
were discussed. * .
“To think i” said Mattie Rowe], “that sly
puss went off into a brain fever before we
could turn around, and capture the doctor.
Oh the naughty girl ! We will go over en
mane and give her a lecture.” -
“Dr. Thayer erected a modest imme, right
under the shadow of the college buildings,
and the following May there was a pleasant
little wedding at Mrs. Kent’s. Afew months
before a strange letter came to Janie, con-
taining a check for three hundred dollars,
and these words :
“A gruff old man, whom nobody cares for,
.sends 'this with his compliments to the
young woman who graduated in a calico
dress.” _
About Norland an old bachelor lived
named Robert Hall—more commonly called
“Old Bob Hall.” Janie and her mother were
almost certain the gift was from him, and
marveled greatly, for he was exceedingly
reserved, and people generally thought hint
arvery grasping, pennrious man. He owned
a valet farm, and one of the finest country
seats around, and one who was remembered
by the old inhabitants of Ncrland as a very
refined, intelligent young man. He had been
engaged to a very lovely young lady, was
heir to this great property, and life must
have looked very promising; but the lady
died suddenly, and he was at once a changed
man; painfully reserved with all he met,and
later, overbearing and positively gruff to
every one. As he said in the note, no one
cared for him, but it was because he cared
for no one. . .
The young couple went to their little
home without the customary bridal tour,
but they were none the less nappy. ' They
had persuaded Mrs. Kent to live with them.
“Remember, mother, that you have a son
now,’ the doctor said, drawing himself up
to his full height ; and he was a son indeed,
and, as Allie thought, “the darlingest brother
in the world.”
, His time Was almost all taken up- now
with the practice of his profession ; since
Janie’siilncss be had become exceedingly
popular, insomuch that they gave him no
rest hardly, day or night.
. Janie was one of the best housekeepers,
and just the wife for a doctor. She often
accompanied him on his tour among his
patients, and her presence and womanly
sympathy were often' of far greater worth
than 'all his medicine. This he often told
her, and it always gave a new lustre to 'her
bright eyes. There are‘ scores of women
who think they cannot live without a deal
of petting from their husbands, but. to a. true.
noble woman, a few words of heartfelt praise
Which they know' they have earned, are a
One evening he informed her that Dr..
ing better. She was not so safely out 'Of'
thousand times sweeter than all the pet-
namcs in the world.
One c‘vcniug,‘whcu the doclor was com-
fortably seated with the ladies, a privilege
he rarely enjoyed, a boy came in hurriedly
and said Mr. Hall was ill and wished the
Doctor and his wife to come to him if they
would. _
They soon arrived, and found the poor
old man in that home ofwcullh, in the most
cheerless and uncomfortable apartment that
can be imagined. Mrs. Thayer remained in
the hull till the Doctor should come for
her. It did not take him long to see that his
patient was in the very last stages of con-
sumption.
“How long have you been so ill ?” asked
the Doctor. '
“Only about two weeks. For a year I
have known I would die, and that is what I
wish. Dou’t, for Heaven’s sake, give me
anything-to lengthen my life. I only wished
to have you come and see the old man be'
fore he dies !" This was said so plaintively
that the doctor’s heart was moved. “I did
not want your 6services, sir,” said the sick
man, “though I have heard you are a very
skillful physician.” Then he hesitated a
while. "Your wife could not come. .Oh,_
well i I need not have expected it. God
knows she is the very woman I wished to
have near my death bed.”
“My wife did come, Mr. Hall ; I will call
her if you wish.” '_
Janie was gently startled at the thin face;
his hair, uncombcd, hung over his face giv-
ingita wild, deathly look. But she gave
him her hand and a few kindly words of
greeting.
She had never before seen him, and they
both had lived so many years at N orland.
“I have heard of you and your husband
often, lady, and I knew you would not suffer
me to die in this odious place.”
This appeal was made as achild would
have made, and Jennieand the doctor held
a conference in the hall, and in less than an
hour they had the old man moved into an
airy, cleanly apartment, where both of them
ministered to him until morning; then they
went away, promising to come again.
In less than a week, Robert Hall died.
Janie came'to see him often during that
time. He would raise his eyes eagerly every
time the door opened to see if it were she.
She was a real daughter to him in the little
,space he lived, and he felt it. One day
when the blinds were Open and the 'sun
streamed into .the room, he looked around
at the flowers Janie had arranged and the
delicate dainties she brought to tempt his lip
petite, with a pleased childish look, and then
‘his’eyes wandered to her : “She would have
everything just as you have, it.” Janie
knew he meant the accomplished, beautiful
Miss Leonard, whom he ' was to have
married, and her heart went out with lender
pity to the wasted old man who lay there.
What a lonelyplife it must have been for
him 1 what a sorrowful burden to carry‘ all
alone, thought she, and then to be so 1111
loved. The , tears came to her eyes as she
thought what if it had been her dear doctor,
and herself left alone through a long time.
The old man was watching her. “You
are thinking of her and' me ‘? Pray, Mrs
Thayer, that Imay go where she is; that
is what I have begged every day since I was
taken so sick.”
And Janie did pray fervently that these
two hearts, which had been separated so
long, might be united in the new and better
life. ' ‘
The next morning he died. There was a
were the only honest weepers; they had
been permitted a glimpse of his innerlife,
and the remembcrance was yet fresh in their
hearts. - ‘
In a few days Robert Hall was of the past.
What will become of the great prnnerty'?
was the query now. Lawyer Bites came
down to Dr. Thayer’s at_ the end of the
week with a document in his hand, and a
significant, satisfied look on his facehas
though he were the bearer of gOOd new’fi"
It was good news, but strange and very
hard for them to realize. Mr. Hall had left
a will,.in w’hichhe bequeathed the whole of-
his possessions to “Junie Thayer and her
heirs forever.” People wondered, but great-
ly rejoiced in Janie’s good fortune. It seems
that Mr. Hall had long been a firm friend of
Prof. Kent’s, and that after his death be de-
lermincd: to provide for his family. It Was
his money that paid J anie’s tuition and pro-
VIdcd her with books, instead of Professor
Gary’s. . He had bound the professor to keep
it a secret, and when he heard how sensible
and diligent Janie was, and that she-braved
an audience and graduated in aplaiu calico,
he decided in his own mind that she should
be his heiress. “What I have failed to make
use of in my life she will scatter and do good
with,” thought he. ‘ n. '
A year later, when they were in theirnew
home,- and had remodeled and refurnished
it, the Doctor and Janie planned a Euro-
pean tour ; and like all their pleasures
there were others to share it. Mrs. Kent.
Allie,and Miss \Ventworth were to be of
the party. Dr. and Mrs. Thayer had talked
and dreamed of this long before their fortune
came, and it had been the ardent wish of
Miss Wentworth’s life. “Ab, my dear,” she
said to Janie, “that will just. make me a
finished teacher.” She was entirely devoted
to her calling, and, like every true, earnest
worker, improved every opportunity to the
best advantage, that would make her mOre-
excellent in her profession.
Nearly a half score years have passed ;
a demusc little maiden builds her play-house
under the trees in the beautiful grounds that
Robert Hall owned ; and a sweet-faced,
brown-haired woman watches her from the
porch, at her sewing. ‘A happy, happy.
family are Dr. Thayer, his wife, and their
little daughter, Love. Dear 'Ml's. Kent has
gone to her long home, and Allie, now Mrs. .
Darling, lives in a snug little home near her
sister. A suite of rooms always await Miss
Wentworth in the doctor’s hospitable house;
all the bread that good lady has cast on the
waters has returned fourfold. The fortune
which Robert Hall wisely left the Thayers
never grows less, though the doctor and his
wife scatter it with generous hands. The
calico dress is kept, as Janie says, to remind
her of the blessings it has secured her. Not
all can hope for wealth that dress in calico,
but those who live and dress according to
their means will win, if any—Montrose Re-
publica'n.
The Father’s Face.
At a rehearsal for a Sabbath-school enter-
tainment, some time since, a little five-year
old Bessie was placed upon the platform to
recite a short poem. She commenced very
bravely, but her eyes wandered all around‘
the church, gathering more and ‘more of
disappointment into her face. Soon the
lips began to quiver, and the little ‘form
shock with sobs. Her father stepped from
behind a pillar, from whence he had been
watching her, and, taking her into his
arms, said: “Why, darling, what is the
matter? I thought my little girl knew the
verses so well.” ' .
I “So I do, papa; but I couldn’t see you.
Letme stand-whcreI can look right into
, your face. papa, and I won’t be afraid.”
And is it not so with our heavenly
Father’s children i" We stand too often
where we'cannot look into his face. Dar-
ling sins,.and our pride, like pillars, rise. up ,
betwecnns-and God, and disappointment
and tears are ours, until, casting these be-
hind us, we stand in the light ofthe Father’s
face. . ' KATIE.
Will the GAZETTE oblige many Old-fash-
ioned readers by publishing the subjoined
article from the Congregationalist ?
Jim Bludsc-ism,
BY REV. 0E0 L. WALKER, D. D , NE‘V HAVEN.
Has Jim Bludsc-ism yet found a place in
any of our religious dictionaries? It ought
to do so straightway. As a form of faith
having large acceptance and an apparent
increasing following, a recognized place in
our doctrinal encyclopedias shoul®e given
to it at once.
The essential principle of thc- Bludsolstic
theology seems to be the idea that the pos-
session Of some one moral trait, courage,
magnanimity, patience, generosity, excuses
the absence of almost all others, and even
avails to justify the breach of about every?
commandment in the Decalogue.
The history of the. illustrious man who
gives‘a name to this form of religious be-
lief, (although be was by no means'the au-
thor of the doctrine itself) well sets forth
its main principles. The chaste narrative
which transmits to us all we know of this
eminent religious leader, informs us plainly
that “he want no saint.” He had “one wife
in Natclles and one in the county Of Pike."
“And this was all the religion he had,
To trust his engine well,
Never to be passed on the river,
And to mind the pilot's hell."
But this was quite encugh, it appears, to
inspire confidence in his passengers, and to
give him a clear claim- to Divine favor. As
.to his passengers, ‘
“They all had trust in his cussedness, ,
And knowed he would keep his word.”
As to himself his ghost went up to glory
because in the burning of the Prairie Belle
be fulfilled the oaths he swore,
“To hold her nozzle against the bank
' lel the last soul got ashore."
Narratives of similar, almost equally dis-
tinguished ‘repres‘entativesOf the Bludsois-
tic theology may be found in a great deal
of current, admired literature. The whole
Roaring-camp school in divinity affords
them in profusion. Their saints are pretty
generally of this type. _ ~ I
But Bludso—ism is bxno means confined
to narrative and literature. It is a doctrine
of very wide, pl’acticnl illustration in so-
elety. Indeed, the disposition to put some
single virttt'e, forward as discharging the
whole claim of proral 'Or religious Obliga-
tlon seems to be almost instinctive in hu-‘
man nature. There are thousands of pea.
ple in whose eyes the . reckless profiigacies
and 'kuaveries of the late Prince _of Eric
were more than atoned for by a certain free-
handed generosity which often character-
ized him.- There were real tears of admir~
ation- and regret shed by his cofiin.
How gingerly are the stock transactions
of a noted New York speculator referred
to in certain religious connections in our
country. . True the man has been for years
one of the most notorious “Chevaliers d’iu-
dustrie” of the Wall Street market. Now
up, now down,hestossed the stock-list at‘
his will; and with‘cvcry change of the fic-
titious scale, scores have been ruined. But
has he not .endowed a Theological Semi—
nary, and does it not hear his name?
Some plain people’s moral sense was a
little disturbed a few days ago when tidings
came of the pardoning out,—With half his
sentence unserved,——of one of, the most
flagrant speculators of Government funds.‘
'vg.~e:;'r'M;I-$Tdi,‘tli1?'fiUGlGi"tiifil' June ways.» » But Major Hodge; the (Munich told us, had
been “a good soldier inthe late war,” and
wan’t that more than enough to atone for
the robbery of score of thousands of en-
trusted public funds? 'Who could be so
bard-hearted as to say that a man who had
fought bravely could not justifiably be also
wolwipf? - .
One “70“” be amazed, without some par-
ticular observations on the Manet to see
how great and protracted may be the tra‘rl‘r'
gressions which nevertheless, by their com-
mitters certainly, and sometimes by others
also, are considered wholly offset by some
single virtues.
Go to jails and prisons! Confront the
hardened criminals who look out at you
through the iron bars of public justice!
Accost the drunkard whose passions make
his home a hell on earth! Expostuiate
with the libertine who lives to ruin charac-
ter, and whose breath poisons body and
soul alike! Do you find a ready and rec—
ognizing acknowledgement of guilt? You
.do not find it. It is the rarest thing in the
world to find it. » .
Out of prison-bars you will hear the lan'
guage not of confession but of justification.
Virtues will be claimed to balance all ac-
counts. The man you reprove for intem-
perance will quite rebut your charges by
declaring his liberality, and even the red-
handed robber affirms with an air of injur-
ed innocence tharhe is at leastno hypocrite.
Indeed upon a much higher level than this
the same inclination to put the performance
of, some one meritorious act in the place of
the neglect of others equally obligatory,
may be readily discovered.
Urge upon the prayerless man the duty
of setting up the practices of personal de-
votion. He will acknowledge, very likely,
his neglect of this duty toward God; quite
as likely also will in- his own mind fully off-
set his acknowledgement, by telling you be
is very careful about his duties towards
men. ' ‘ ‘ .,
Nay, even within the proiessed .deciplc-
ship of Christ in His church, this disposi-
tion also abides.‘ Does: it not substitute
zeal. for charity, faith for works, prayer for
benevolence, form for reality? Alas! Jim
Bludso~ism is not a thing very far off from
any of us. It is a tendency. to which we
are -all exposed, a view of religion into
which we are very apt to slide. ’ ~
Now an old-fashioned christian in ac-
counting for this tendency would use a very
old-filshioned phrase. He would say it was
attl-i'butalllc to “deceptivean of sin." He
would say that this inclination of men to
balance actions over against one another.
itself betrays a confusfin of the , moral
sense. . He would say it is itself evidence of
a distorted spiritual vision to suppose there
can be any such ofi'settings of conduct in
the government of God. He would say
that the very idea that faithfulness in one
department of duty cxéuscs unfaitllfulness
in another is a proof already that he who
cherishes it is-bliurled by the power of evil.
And he would find’iu this deceptive na-
ture of transgression its chief danger. The
véry quality about it most to be dreaded
would be this quality of deceit. Its power
to flatter and beguile ;1'ts power to bejuggle
the conscience; its power to delnde men in-
to the hope that onc‘ action can apologize
for another; the possession of one trait make
up for the lack of :lnotherfin this the old-
fashioned christian would find the craft of its
iniquity. And he would think there were
few more dangerous ways to wile men to
to their ruin, than to encourage them with
the idea that there could be any such sys-
tem of offset and compromise under the
righteous administration of God.
a
A constable in Lanesboro, Minn.,lutely‘
managed to catch a slippery character ’by
approaching him in female attire. '
Prudent Californians nowadays get a pre-
liminary certificate of insanity from their
family physician before they kill anybody,
Err-Mayor Hall of New York slipped last
night and broke his ankle" bone. He will
be laid up for a month. '
i.
[been removed, and'the corner stone that was
for the Gazette.
Mitchell’s Observatory,
Ouecf the first things that attract the
curiosity of the traveller, is to visit the great
Mitchell Observatory, founded by him in
1843,.and where John Q. Aims gave his
best great. oration. ’Tis there that he re-
viewed and compared ancient and modern
astronomy. He would' imagine himself
standing along with the Chaldean shepherd
upon the plains of Khiva, and in stillness of
midnight, watch the stars as they swept one
by one silently over the meridian. He saw
the progress and advancement of science in
his age, and what aid such all instrument
Would be to advance and ' encourage the
science. It is here on this very. bill that the
devoutjlitchcll poured forth his lessons 'of
wisdom, and within those very walls that
thousands thronged to behold the infilsible,
brought witlin the reach of vision. ' Would
not have Zeno been enwrapt’with the very
inspiration of God if he’ could have had such
aid in his generation 1’ -Or would Socrates'
have offered up a cock to' the god ulapius
on his dyingbed, ifhe could ave d such
instruments to have aided , im in his re-
searches of the then invisible? Or would
Aristotle have uttered the :language that it
was utter folly to attempt to search into the
“eternal and incorruptiblefinphere,” if he
could be permitted to return and gaze
throughthe space penetrating 'pOwer of the
mOdern instruments of the present age?
What would be ,his feelingnfivhen, for the
first time, he beheld worlds and systems, in
a moment,‘strike upon his vision with all
the glory and magnificencethat the heavens
could warrant? He would" stand.utterly'
bewildered and amazed to behold its gran-
dear, its power, and the workings .of man's
genius triumphing over his own. Would
Plato have, devised his purely mechanical
system, one that was filled with complexity,
that‘cv'en bafilcd the great originator to un-
wind some of its intricate ,Windings, if .he
could have had such instruments to assist
him? Never! ,
The human mind is advancing. It is lift-
ing its soulbeyond the things of earth and
inquiring into the invisible, that which lies
beyond, hidden in the great 'abyss of space.
To ascend to this observhtory, you 'go up
Third street as far as the Reservoir, and then
with a flight of176 steps, you are within 40
rods of the great building. By a circuitOus
winding you a'scend another 100 feet, when
you arrive at the base 'of.the building; .
from this point you behold one of the grand-
est scenes ever witnessed.’ You are now
lifted 400 feet in the air, and, looking far
beneath you, behold the busy'world,‘ like
little children, fiying from street_ to street,
performing their different a'vocations; the
tops of the highest spires are 200 feet be-
neath you, while from this‘heightyou look
vehicles, or to the left, and there behold the
beautiful Ohio, sweeping along in, silent
majesty-while on her bosom float annually
millions of dollars worth .of goods to this
thriving city, and over its clear waters (when
it isn’t muddy) is suspendedOne of the finest
bridges in the \vorld,—a bridge made of
solid iron hanging over the river, dud sup
ported by two immense wires. ' As we
stand upon the bridge and gaze upon its
structure, we but wonder how such" a thing ‘
will write upon it more minutely; but to
return to the hill. .
From this 'éminence the astronomer had
every advantage ; there was nothing to ob-
struct his view of the heavens, and alone
and solitary, in the dead..stillncss of mid-
night, was hc at his task, watching the rev-
olution of the mighty spheres,as they one by
one swepltgselessly by the field of view.
The grca' ’vens to him was but One con-
tinuous p orama,—but one continuous
scene of splendor and magnificence. '
But, alas! the observatory has fallen to
deay. The great dome of the building has
pmV“ Iherein 1843 has been taken down,
Em“ “0W “3 ”Y “acme ofgthc building, but
its treasures, that it conla'lueq a... ,bm
removed to the city. ‘The building and
grounds haveibeen purchased by the Catho-
lics for $30,000.00, who are now rebuilding
it for a convent._ The telescope has been
removed, and nothing now remains _ of
Mitchell’s labor but his works, which will
live so long as the earth continues to roll.
and the sun to know his rising and setting,
N O finer situation can ossibly be found in
any clime, as the hill is 00 feet higher than
the city, and the building was 80 feet higher
still, which gave the most bgauliful view ;
for miles can. be distinctly seen the Ken-
tucky side, as you are lifted much higher
than the hills on the opposite side.
Does it seem that anything could possibly
make so rapid a change in so few years?
Ten years ago and it was one of the watéb
towers that would record the change if any
should take place in the heavens ; now the,
very place that thousands of stars have been
detected and noted down, will now ass
into the hands of a people that shall know
the devout astronomer no more. Alas i for
human greatness, it sinks and withers like
the dew before the rising sun; but amOment.
before it was in its glory, now forgotten for-
ever. Such is fume, and such is His great-
ness. . , ' ’ G. E. C.
CINCINNATI, JAN., 1873. -
— '
From the Sunday School Times.
A Sweet Christmas Letter.
_ BY REV. S. B. S. BISSELL.
The reading .of-this letter has been the_
means of leading several persons, old and
young, to give their hearts to Christ. It '
was written to a missionary oi the Ameri-
can Sunday-SchoolUniondly a_little girl ten
years of age. ,..
DEAR FRmND;—Il seems-as if Jesus were
in this room telling me not to write any-
thing that is not true. I think I am one of
'Jesns’ little lambs. I try todo his will, and
not mine. I love to read the bible. Satan
tempts me often, and someti‘mbs I don’t do
Jesus’ will ; but then I go to n‘room and'
ask him to forgive me. I am trying to teach
my little sister the way to heaven. ‘
I wish you a Merry Christmas! It is a
Merry Christmas to me, for Jesus has given
me show heart for my Christmas present.
I never had such a present before. I think
there is a crown in‘ heaven waiting for me.
I thiu.can say I'havc given my heart to
Jesus. ‘It is all that Ican do. Itbink I
have said the truth, for I have just knelt
down and asked Jesus, and I hear a voice
within me saying yes. _ '
—_—+..poo—————-
A good deal has been said about an Amer-
ican “lady dentist” who is pulling and fill-
ing the teeth of the inhabitants of Berlin.
She has been supposcd the sex’s pioneer in
thisliue of business, but according to The
‘Brt‘tl’ah Journal of Dentistry, there were, as
long ago as 1859, seventeeu.'female pracli-.
tioncrs of dentistry In England and Wales.
It has now been satisfactorily demonstrated
that no branch of human industry is re-
served for and sacred to the horrid men.
*“*——_
Commander Joseph N. Miller is ordered
to the ntht‘tt station, New London, Connec—
ticut. '
“Pearl Weddings” are the proper thing
now after sixty years of married life. They
should be “mother of pearl” then. -
Dr. Johnson used to say that the habit of
looking at the best‘side of things was worth
more than a thousand pounds a year.
Adandy with a Cigar in his mouth cu-
tered a menagerie, when the proprietor
asked him to take the weed .fl'om his mouth,
lest he should learn the other monkeys
:Orrlcn, or by mail 'rom tl
Agent for ‘JAS. LE FEL’
_ , Teeth filled and extraci
down “’9 bmad avenues, “'0de with ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at Low RATES.
DR. J. c. BARBOUR,
son’s Brothers’ store, Nitrous oxide or Laughing
Gee, administered when desired. A new device for
plate work—light, durable and cheap.
DR. SCRANTON,
was ever achieved by man. In my next I Extracting teeth and inserting artificial dentures a
specialty
“IILLIAM MITCHELL,
at fair livin
km. on the
' Scotch Gheviots, Meltons, Grape and
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Box. 379 P. 0. NORWALK, CONN.
" REAL ESTATE.
ed to a res ectable familfv, and at a low price.
or full particn ars enquire o '
8t'2 MRS. A. MUCKRIDGE, lticwin Street.
WILL BE SOLD:
T A BARGAIN, to the highest bidder, a new
French Roof Dwelling. (now near! completed)
near the residence of the subscriber, an fronting on
Union Park, containin 11 rooms, with closet and
pantries adjoinin , an connecting with every room
with one except on; supplied with gas in three
stories and water in two stories. The arran emenr
of the rooms on second and third floors, all being
provided with a direct. entrance from the stairwslys
and outside entrance; the location being near I e
village centre, with a broad, shadvgreen in front'
the line style and finish outside and inside, and at
put togethe the best manner without‘ re ard to
time or lab , combine to reuderit desirab c, and
cannot fail to give satisfaction, when completed, to
almost anyone wanting apcrmanent and pleasant
home, and especially to families item the city as a
summer residence. A personalinspeetion is invited.
2- ‘ CHARLES P. TURNEY.
hcrwalk, Jan. 1873.
TO LET.
A GOOD GRASS FARM of 100 acres, about 2};
miles northwest ofNor'walk, for a term ofyears.
‘Also, near the above a Dwelling House of six rooms
with garden. A ply to JAMES C. REED,
house next rick Congregrationa! Church,
Darien, Conn.
FOR SALE.
.
THE HOMESTEAD AND FARM formerl owned
and occupied by the Insulin Mallory, of
Wilton, Conn., situated between t e de ate at
Branchvllle, and Georgetown, Danbury & orwalk
Rail Road, containin Forty Acres,morc or less.
consisting of Plow, asture, Meadow and World
Land, with suitable buildings fora farm; also, atlnc
Watchrivile e. Possession iven1stoprrilnext.
En sire of RS. GODFRE ,on the premises or
of t. e subscriber in Danbury. E. A. MALLDRY.
In New York, care of William'A. Pond lb 00., 896
Broadway. .
.. LLIAM s. RIDER,-
Enginccr and Surveyor,
NORWALK. CONN.
Orders left with Sherman Stevens, at the Gust-rs
‘ attended to. Also
UBLE TURBINE
WATER WHEEL, the best in use. Power pledged
equal to any over-shot. 36
/
CHARLES P. UHL‘E, M. D.,
ansrcrau a. SURGEON.
‘Orrlcu ovsu PBOWIn’s Dunc STORE.
, OFFICE nouns :—Mornings s to 10’ o’clock:
Evenings 7 to 9 o’clock. , Orders left at u. L. Uhle’s
Duubury, Jan. llth, 1873. 2m-2.
Farm for Sale.
A “I
- ll.
of about twenty acres, situated on Wolf-
lll, about two miles from six Bridge,
lso ered for sale. There are on t premises a
Dwelling House, large Barn and Carriage House.
all in good condition; also, an excellent garden.
with considerable fruit,a good spring of water, the.
The place is ofi'ered at a reasonable price. For fur-
ther particulars. en uire of the subscriber, on the
premises,or of R0 AL ADAMS, at the People’s
Market, Norwnlk. (tfl) JAMES E. WIXON.
A FARM FOR SALE.
AT COMPO, WESTPORT, CONN. The home-
stead of the late Ebenezer Disbrow, situated in
Com o,Westport,about one mile from depot. and
cons sting of a good Dwelling House, large Barn,
Carriage House, Corn House, and other onobnlld-
lugs, together with about 13 acres ovannd,well
stocked with choice Fruit Trees, good well of water
So. _Good farm lands adjacent thereto can be be
if desired. A ply to MELANCTHON DISBROW,
Westport,or AMES FINNEY, Norwall-r. . 1tf
Drug Store, will receive prompt attention. ll'tf
B. OAKES, M. D
W . ravercn'iv a; summon,
Ofiice over Alfred Knapp’s store, Washington St.,
South Norwalk, Conn. Consultation gratis from
9a.m.t09p.m. - .
A. MILLBANK,
0
Graduate of the
Penn. College of Dunn] Surgery,
cuss. W. MANY,
. l) E N T I s T, .
' . NOBWALK, CONN.
Office on Main Street opposite Connecticut Rigel.
e . _
D E N T l S ’l‘ .
NORWALK, CONN.
Office in Gazette Building, Room No. 3, over Jack-
DENTIST,
OFFICE IN ELY’S BLOCK.
1 SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
AGE INSLEE,
A n c n I T E C T,
746 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Residence, Stamford, Ct.,
Special attentiontid to country residences. 2-ly
~ . At the ever popular
UNION MARKET,
has always the nest of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
g3pticcs. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
rldge. 1S
0
JOHN RonEnTs,
Dealer in
Beef, Mutton, fin-k Jr. Hams, I
PRESER VES, CA NNED FRUITS, «L- (1.,
No. 3 James’ Block,
7 WATER STREET, NORWALK CONN.
CHARLES s. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper at Tailor
AND.
GENTS" FURNISHING EMPORIUM,
Mail: Street, Norwalk, Conn.
W. H. SWORDS.
Merchant "Tailor
CORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN.STS.,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.9
, English Coatings,
MADE UPIN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES'
A good-tit warranted and made as the customer may
want it. Cutting done for others to make as here-
toforc.
A LARGE ASSORTMl-JNT or
Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
ELBERT CURTIS,
MERCHANT 'TAILOR,
Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents’ and You.hs’ Clothing cut and made to order
at short notice, of the best materials. in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
J SPENCER,
I
W'ATCHMAKER,
UNDER NORWALK OPERA noose},
A well selected stock of
WATCHES,
CLOCKS, .
GOLD JEWELRY,
SPECTACLES,’
EYE GLASSES
always on hand.
REPAIRING FINE WATCHES A SPECIALTY.
NORWALK INSURANCE COMPANY,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Cash Capital - - - - - - - $500,000
Paidupcapitnl, - - - - ~ $100,000
War. 0. S-runn'r, President, GEO. R. Cownxs, Sec’y,
FIIEN. HILL. Treasurer.
e
TNA INSURANCE 00., OF HARTFORD,
Incorporated 1819. Charter Perpetual. ‘
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
insures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adopted to the hazard, and consistent. with the laws
of compensation. UOWLES £7 M ERRIIL,
Sole Agents for Norwatk and vicinity.
REWARD P. WEED,
n n U G G I s T ,
Wall Street, oppom'ts Norma": Opera House,
A large and well selected stock-of
DRUGS .AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters, Toilet and Medtcated Sea 5, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts,_ Hair rushes, Combs,
Sponges Chamois Skins. Stationery Cigars. (sea
and is co‘nstantly adding to his stock a lthc new an
At the oflice of the old Fairfield County Bank '
.Buildlng, WallStrect. 25
.25
- FOR SALE.
[IE Snbscriber,be‘iug about to leave town, offers
for sale, at avery low price, his place pleasantly
located on Fair street, in the Borough of N orwslk.
The house is new, containing e! ht rooms, with
cellar, attic, pantries, Are. There is also a conven-
ient burn on the premises. Will also.sell part. of
his furniture, comprising parlor and chamber set
and cottage Organ, together with one Horse, one
Cow, thrse wagons. Sc: FREDERICK BEERS.
3m49
HOUSE T0 RENT. °
ILL be rented to a respectable family. a ncatly
built cottage, with all moderncouveniences’
and a low price. Enquire at the ‘
39ft GAZETTE OFFICE.
FIB SALE 0| To LIL—House on Butlerstreet. Pos-
session immediately. Enquire o
DURR sMITII.
For Sale or Exchange.
SPLENDID FARM containing Seventy Acres.
with good buildings, fruit and water, situated
three miles north of Stamford, on the main road to
Long Ridge. Will be sold cheap, or exchanged for
any good ropertv. For full particulars enquire of
JAMES M TCEELL, Real Estate Agent and Anc-
tlcneer, Norwalk, Conn. 24“
FOR SALE-0310 RENT 1
AT \VESTP‘OBT sTATION.
A GOOD CONVENIENT HOUSE, with Garden,
n and other Outhouses attnched. and is Well
of n ,llin'g water, an abundance of good fruit,
doc. “ , can be had with the same, if desired,
from one to eight acres of land. ls within three min-
utes walk ofthe Railroad Depot. and situated direct-
ly upon Westport harbor. Only a small portion at
the purchase money required down: the rest can re-
main on bond or mortgage. For further particulars
en ulre of MARTIN GRACE.
o'rwalk, April 20th, 1872. 1st
For Sale Cheap or to Rent:
DWELLING HOUSE, only two years old, on
the Ely Neck road, South Norwalk, for sale
h . or to rent. .
026” E. K. LOCKWOOI).
1
For Sale or to'Renl.
THE Place lately owned and occupied by the late
John D. Lounsbury, in Winnipauk. The place
consists of a large Dwelling House, with modern im-
rovements, an . ive Acresof good Land. Pleasant.-
y located on the main street, near Depot Post Office
and stores. Possession ven imm‘edlatel .
Inquire of MORGAN . SMITH,or G ORGE H.
RAN DLE, near the premises. 1
“BUILDING LOTS.”
THE undcrfianed offer for Sale some of the most
desiraole {building sites in the village, lying
along the slopenorthwest of Union Park, convenient
to the village and easy of access, having an extensive
view of the village and harbor; prices .low and terms
easy. - Apply to . A. H. BYINGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
. E. K.-LOCKWOOD.
Not-walk, Sept. 21, 1868.
Bail Khstdgn -l‘“r sale.
Raymond, comprisingsomc ofthe most desira-
ble property in South Norwslk, Is now cfl‘ered for
sale at a bargain b the trustee of that estate. Ap-
$15 to GEORGE . RAYMOND and CHESTER F.
LLES, South Norwalk,‘Conn. ’ nus
M111 Property
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property
situated in West Norwalk. about two miles
from Darien Depot, three miles from South Nor-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan. consisting
ofa manufactory two stories high, 56x18 feet, with
about Iii feet head and fall of water, with three acres
ofland; now used asaSaw Mill but suitable for a
manufactory of an kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JAM S FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwslk, or of the subscriber,
CHAUNCEY STREET.
West N orwalk, Sept. ‘25. 1800. “'39
JAMES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
eer, Constable, Collector, are.
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patronage heretofore extended him by a gen:
erous public, and solicits a continuance of the same.
He has taken a desk at. J. B. Hurlburt’s Law Office,
Room N o. 4, Gazette Building, where 'he can here-
after he found, or orders can be left. He Will ive
prompt attention to the buying and selling of .eal
Estate, routing of places, Auctioneering of real and
personal property, the collection of debts, &c., and
will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.
JADIES MITCHELL,
REAL ESTATE BROKER, ,
—AND-—
AUCTIONEER,
omcc, Mitchell’s Block, Wall Street,
NOR WALK, CONN.
.* .
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
Bought, Sold, Rented and Exchanged.
Real Eslale,Stocks, Furniture, 8.0.,
at public and-private gale. Auction Sales of
HOUSES, LOTS, mums,
I AND PERSONAL_PROPERTY.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences.
;
Hausa to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished.
Places for sale varying in price from $5,000
to $50,000.
All orders left at the Union Market, Mitchell’s
Block,Norwalk,p-‘., will receive prompt attention.
JAM ES MITCHELL.
RANGES. .
GOOD NO I. RANGE; .....
u u n _____
Call and see them before buying elsewhere.
bad habits.
I
popular medicines“ the day.
GEORGE 1“. BEN)“-
D fifth-The first floor ofmy house will be rent-
THEland belonging to the estate of Gedrgc-n:--.
A FIRST-CLASS
Home Security.
The [January &,Nolwalk It. ll. 00.,
FFER forsalc, at par and interest,thelr 7 per
cent. Coupon Bonds, in some of Five Hundred
and One Thousand Dollars each, free from State,
County, Town, City, Borough, and School Taxes, in-
rerest payable on the first days of January and July
in eac . year. The ands are first. mortgage on the
Branch Road now building from Bethel to Hawley-
ville, and a subsequent mortgage on the entire read,
ing to this Compdny, and are offered to the public as
D a safe and reliable investment. Bonds may be ro-
cnrerl of EDWIN LOCKWOOD. -President, IL-
LIAM C. STREET. and GEORGE E. MlLLER, at
the Savings Bank, in Norwalk. or the subscriber in
-Danbury. H. WILLIAMS, Treasurer of the
D. & N. R.‘R.
Dunbury, Dec. 26th, 1871. 52
WANTED.
FEW shares of the Capital Stock Of the Fair-
tleld Connt-y National Bankand of The Nation-
al Bank of Norwalk. - .
E0. E. MILLER
G
2’8tf at the Norwalk Savings Society
. mIssEs BBOCKWAY’S
SELECT SCHOOL
fill "till lAIIES AID KISSES.
Regular English Course, four yeprs. Thorough in-
structlonin
Music, Languages, Drawing,
and Painting.
A limited number of pupils received into the family.
FALL TERM COMMENCES MONDAY, SEPT. 16
For circulars, addr’ess MISSES BROCKWAY,
Box 448, Norwalk, Conn.
DAR-(EN
SEMINAHY Hill llllllili 'lllllES.
THISInstitution is pleasantly situated on Semi-
nary Hill, about one mile from Darien Depot.
For beauty of location and scenery, and healthful-
oess of climate, no more desirable place can be
found. The bulldi v is new and built with direct
reference to the con nience and comfort of pupils.
The'rooms are large with high ceilings, well venti-
Iated, and newlyfurnished throughout. The school
year begins the fourth Wednesday in September,
andcloses the third Tuesday in June. There will
be but one vacation Ofabont aweek duringthe win-
terholldays. '
Forterms,etc.,address
13 EMILY A. RICE.Principal,
_ Durien Depot. Conn.
B t d 8h
00 S an oes.
E, the undersigned, having formed a co-part-
nership and purchased the Boot! and Shoe
Store of G. O. Keeler, would most reipectfullyinvite‘
his old customers, also, our old friends and patrons
andthe publiclh general,to give us scall and we
willconvlnce them that by
Honorable Dealing dz Small Profits
which makes quick sales, lha‘t we are bound to give
satisfaction and defy competition. Our motto is
"THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
Tali: SLOW SHILLING "
SOLE All IPPEII 'lEATIIEI, IIIIJIIS, ML,
Wholesale and Retail. Particular attention paid to
C U$T()M W OR B ,
n alllts branches, aleoREPAIRING done with neat-
SMITH & HANFOBI).
Jossrn P HAnrcan.
i
ness and dispatch.
CnAnusSnrm.
tourscr'loussr,
Ice Creamurhc.’
c. H. DQUGLASS
Keeps constantly on hand a large assortmenlot
Fresh- Confectionery -
of the first quality.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Also. Ice Cream made to order atshcrtnotice
Partiessnpplied. ‘
4
0 c. H.DOUGLASS,
MAIN STREET, 'NORWALK, CONN
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
HE subscriber wouldinformthe citizens of Nor-
wgk that he is prepared to do - -
Building, in all of its branches,
by contract, or by day’s work, and solicits a share at
patronage. Will trytoplease. Shop Cerfleravenue, _
near Main street.
SAMUEL B. FITCH.
‘V. C. 'QUINTARD a; 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also'all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
_ AND
AGRICULTURAL murmurs.
LOCKS. KNOBS. NAILS, A ND BUILDERS’
HARDWARE, pocxa'r AND TABLE CUTLERY
I “‘ 'ntomchcsjgsind. Remember the place,
No. 8 ”Diffi"nom3100k,
‘SOUTE NORWALK";co~sx‘.
W. 0. QUINTABD. BUBBKNAPI'.
6
. IR ON ' FENCING.
THE subscriber is now
ntsh several styles of
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing.
to enclose churches, dwellings andbnriaiplots.
prepared to make and f u r-
-Also—
Iron Gates, Doors, Shutters and
Gratings. ’
Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
many other aritclesin the line of
BLACKSM‘ITH WORK,
Shop in rear of Solmcn's Hat Shop
, Union street,
South Norwalk. 1.5
WM. H. DUNCAN.
For Sale at a Bargain.
N E 30 inch Tubular Boiler, one sxta Engine, 1 f.
llorse- ower, one No. 2 Steam Pump, of Nor-
walk Iron crks. manufacture, one Wat er Heater.
all in g od working order, have been used but is “Jon
time. or full information call on or address
H. H. ELWELL, at ofilceof the Norwalk Lock Cc
FOR .SALE
ANTED to sell Stock of the FAIRFIELD
COUNTY FIRE INSUANCE 00., in lots or
FIE". Ill! IIIIDIED. III fl" HUIDREISIIAIES.
W. S. Hanfcrd, qu., President will furnish in-
formation relative to the value of the above Stock.
use Apply to T. H. MOBISON, Norwalk, Ct.
DOMESTIC AND FANCY BAKERY.
. s. 1,. SMITH,
Successor to s. B. Bunting a. 00.,
' AS otaken the store at. the entfince of the GA:
ZET’I‘E BUILDING, where he will keep con-
stantly on hand a choice assortment of
'PIES '
, OAKE’ BREAD ‘
IN GREAT VARIETY,
which he willserve fresh daily. He will also serve
his customers from the wagon. as usnal,and will,
also, maintain his agencies at DEMMON d: N EW-
COMB’S Main Street, Norwalk, and at J. SULLI-
VAN’S, South Norwalk. ,
ASSETS AFTER BEBECTIRG
CHICAGO Lossnssl
counts in MERRILL.
Agentsat Norwalk, 00“., 155112 Policies for the.
following Insurance companies:
Etuamfflartford, Ct., 34,047,37507
iltll'tfol‘d, “ 1,537,519U0
thnix H 1,051.13934
l’eople’s,0f M itldletown,Ct., 243.5“ 35
Home, of New York, 2,723,206 52
Phoenix, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1.545.557 10
Continental of New York, 1,427.49? 21
International . “ 829,410 0(-
Westchestermf New Roche le, N . Y., 453.2a032
Springfield of ipl'iuufield, Mass, 5755.8! 0:)
People’sfiv'mcester, Mass" .. 60o,0tl000
Franklin, Phila., Pa:. - 0,205,918 39
Commerce, Albany. N. Y. 264,424 00
Narragansett, Oi't’rovidcnce,R. 1., 754 947 00
Avldes,Cincinuati,O. 1,250,000 00
Home. of Columbus, 0.. 439,447 34
:lleluuuia, Cleveland. 0., 295,000 00
nd Globe,sepa-
L‘vcr 001 and London. a
p ’ 5.066,1(l5 on
rate lirc assets.
North British and \lereantllc, do do 3,104 59,200
Quecnof LiverptmI&L udnn. do do l3!» senor;
ilrtpcrinl,of London, in ,h, 5.3 3““:5 00
And other Cll'llllilDlCS, Stockand Mutual. iu Con.
ut'cticnl and New York. .
GEORGE R.COWLES. HOMER MERRILL
litanansrss‘
—IN—;
French China
_ AT—
branches, docks. equipments, and real estatebelong- ,
MINE AND Tamra;
‘ Every wedding, says the proverb,
Makes another, soon or late;
Never yet was any marriage
Entered in the book of fate,
But the names were also written . »
Of the patient pair that wait.
Where will be the next oceanic!
For the flowers. the feast, the wine;
Thine, perchance, my dearest lady;
Or—who knOws ?—it may be mine;
What if ’lwerc—forgivc the fancy—
What if ’twere—bolh mine and thine l"
m“ ‘ '
THE TWO surname. I
Er o. w. HOLMES.
Behold the rocky wall '
That down its sloping sides Ifall, _
Pours the swift rain drops blending as they
In rushing river tides. .
‘ ch stream, whose sources run
Turned by a pebble's edge,
Is Athabasca, rolling toward the sun '
Through the cleft mountain-ledge.
The slendei rill had strayed,
But for the slanting stone,
To evening’s ocean, with the tangled braid
Of foam'flecked Oregon.
So from the heights of will
Life’s parting stream descends,
And, as a moment turns its slender rill,
Eachswidening torrent bends,—
, From the same cradle’s side,
From the same nlother’sknee,
One to long darkness and the frozen zone,
One to the peaceful seal
PEBSISTINCE.
Because I begged so hard, ‘
_ She has a} last unbarred
The treasure-’chamher of her fastened heart,
And Love’s feet enter in',
That waited long to win [part ;
Their way, nor would from clos’d door de-
His patient, faithful feet
Find favor with my Sweet.
B'ecause I begged so hard,
' This, then, is my reward-—
Love the wayfarcr becomes Love the guest;
NO more in streets of scorn ’
He turns away forlorn—
His tired feet find rooms of shaded rest,
Where all their dusty heat ' ‘
Is cooi’d by my Sweet.
Because I beg ed so hard,
For once in e’ ill starred
Is swayed by the mild might ofhappy moons.
Only One lightest .touch 1 ‘
Only 1 but, Oh ! how much i
Love wearies out whom well he importunel;
And well he importunes ; '
This mercy of my Sweet.
' Because I'begged so hard,
Years, with sad seasons marred,
Are fightened backward as with sudden suns.
Yea, over life's whole skies
The light of her dc’ar eyes ‘
Travels, like dawn and sunset shed at once.
. Mixed in one-glory, meet
All days, this day, my sweet!
0
Because I begged so hard,
The shadow doth retard
Upon the dial Oue delicious hour;
One hour that is not found
Within the day’s dull round
But aided by great Love‘s exerted power.
Let time move on, its best .
o
Is music now, my Sweet l
Still (1 I beg her hard, V
Fori .r gates still guard,
And as he passed, so Love agai' ould pus
Entering in fear and bong: .
Returning free and crowned.
The going of his feet shall fail, slas l »
. But now their eager beat
Must win its way, my SWeet l
—omha£ Magazine.
no, um: xou, Joan.
CHRISTINA qnononu nossu'rzn.
I never said I loved you, John;
Why will you tease meday by duy,~
And wax a weariness to think upon, ‘
With always “do” and “pray 1”
You know I never loved you. John ;
NO fault of mine madame your toast;
Why will you haunt me with a face so wan '
Asshows an hour-old ghost?
I dare say Meg or Moli would take.
Pity upon you, if you’d ask;
And pray don’t linger for my sake,
Who can’t perform the task.
I have no heart f—perhaps I’ve not; '
But then you’re mud to take ofl'ense
I l‘hat I don’t give yOtl what I have not got; '
Use your own common sense.
Let bvgones be bygones;
Don’t'call me false who owed not to be true,
I rather answer “no” to fifty Johns
Than answer “yes” to you.
Let’s mar our pleas-Int days no more—
Song birds of passage, days of youth,
Catch at today, forget the days before,—
I'll wink at your untrulh.
Let us strike hands as hearty friends-.
No more, no less; and friendship’s good.
Only don’t keep in view ulteriOr eat”,
And points not understood. '
e
In open treaty. Rise above -
Quibbles and shuffling, off and on; [love
Here's friendship for you if you like; but
No, thank you, John. '
O
SUB ROSA ..
BY ROSE TERRY.‘
Who knows the secret of the rose ‘2
Deep in her silent heart it glows :
The sun alone, from upper'air,
Discerns the heavenly mystetjy there.
Is there one human soul that knows
The sacred secrets of the rose 1’
Not be who sad and denoted 'stands,
Afraid to reaclfistrembling hands, '
Afraid to grasp e bliss that lies
Deep in those. golden mysteries,
Lest men or angels shout .in'scorn
The legend of the rose’s thorn.’
Not be who'wastes his listless hours,
Like idle moths, on any flowers :
High on the rose’s front serene
Blazes the crown that marks 'the queen ;
No soul that dares that sign deny
Shall in her fragrant bosom lie.
Not be who knows no moredelight
Than dwells within his fickle sight ;
For blush and bloom may pass away
In compass of a summer’S'day; ‘
But still the rosc's heart is sweet,
Though all its outward glow he fleet.
But be who meets its kegnest thorn
ll irh gracious strength and tender scorn
Who knows the royal heart thutslundl
Waiting the touch “1033111811118;
Who trusts to love’s eternity . .
When love’s .m‘n blossoms fade and die;
Who walls with passion's-patient strength
For possilm’s peace. that comesat lengthy—
lle only conquers, for he knows
The sacred secret of the rose. ,
—Hizrper‘e Headline.
. , ' .
The Guide to Health doubts if there are
twenty really heallhly and strong. wow
E. K. LOC'IIWOOD’S.
in' anystate in the Union.
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