' WHOLE NUMBER 1309.
THE Trusses.
‘ dismay ; ‘
Even rich men, brave by nature, taint the air
With sounds of apprehension and despair;
While tens of thousands, thinking on the
afl’ray, _
. Men unto whom sufficient for the day,
And minds not stinted or untilledare given,
Sound, healthy Children of the God of
Heaven,
Are’ cheerful as the rising sun- in May.
What do wegather hence but firmer faith - ’
That every gift of noble origin
Is breathed upon by Hope's perpetual
breath ;
That virtue and the faculties within
Are vital,—-and that riches are akin
To fear, to change, to cowardice, and death!
*
Summer chcllngs.
“You might take a basket of those sum-
mer sweetings down to Widow Small’s,
Bert."
“Yes, mother mine, if you say so.”
“It won’t take you ten minutes.”
“No? Where does she live 2’”
“Follow the orchard wall, and ‘turn down
'Lover’s lane, and it‘s the first cottage on
your left—so the servants tell me; I’ve nev-
er been there .” .
Bert took the basket and followed direc-
tions, and just as he reached the first cot-
tage on the left, the door opened and out
tumbled ten or a dozen children of all. ages.
“Is this the Widow Small’s ?" he asked of
s dimpled young person whO, stood 'just in-
side, watching the children’s gambols:
These times touch monied worldlings with
“I have been reading Madame Sevigne’s
'correspondence," said she, “and it strikes
me that you resemble each other in posses-
~ing the secret of fine letter-writing, when
most people run into twaddle.” -
“I_ don’t know how to bear myself under
such a burden of praise. I feel that it 'is
undeserved." ‘
“In order to convince yOu of its truth,
perhaps I had better allow you to rcperuse
a few specimens that I havefrom . one Mr.
Berthold Greaterex. See! here they are ;”
unlocking a cabinet and showing a goodly
parcel tied with ribbon.
“Did I write all these 1'” said Bert, aghast.
“Let me see them." '
“What are they 2’" asked Caroline, with-
drawing her attention from the styles for an
instant. “0h! love letters !”_ .'
I'Love letters 1” repeated Maria. “I don’t
“Do you call me one i" -
. “Perhaps wehgd better withdraw,“ said
pool-Kate, tossing her headItO conceal her
chagrin. “Come children." .
“Thank you,” Bert answered; “I should
like a few minutes alone with Miss Van
Orme, if you plenary.”
“Oh, you had better go back to Miss Kate
when the door had closed upon them. “It
will be a shame to disappoint Mrs. Aberneth,
and, indeed, I can get on very well without
you, sir.” ,
“But Ican‘t get along without you.”
"‘And yet yott know nothing at all about
me i”
“I am satisfied with" my knowledge. I
know that you are charming and that I love
you.”-
“You love a woman sailing under an alias.
I am neither Mrs. Small nor Miss Van
v
Iknow. Were fliey, Mr. Greatcrex i” aside.
“I don’t remember,” said Bert. “Let me
read them, and I’ll decide."
“I don‘t dare to trust you. People have
a way of burning up their old letters, if they
can lay hands upon them. Now perhaps
I am silly and sentimental, but mine are
worth something to me. By the way, Mr.
Greaterex, did you ever go into court when
there was a breach of promise case on ?
Jerome took us in once, when they were
reading the love letters, and it was so fun-
ny! Everybody. was convulsed. They
were nice letters, too." '
Bert turned a little pale. He vaguely re-
membered that at different periods he had
believed himself seriously smitten with Ma-
ria’s charms, and he had, no doubt, written
Orme!” - -
“I don’tcare a fig who you are. I will
marry you to-morrow', if you consent, under
whatever name you Choose."
“Generosity is catching. I will tell you
my story ”I ’
I will not listen-toil except from the lips
of Mrs. Berthold Grea'terex."
“Please yourself."
“Thank yg'u. Then I will come. for you
to-morrow, and we will be married in
church.” But .when he returned to the-
drawing-room and'told his, story to 'Mrs,
Aberncth she insisted that the wedding.
should take place at her house.”
Everybody was taken aback at Greaterex
when Berthold .wrote that he should bring
in a strain becoming a lover, but how ar- his bride home the following week. “You
“Yes,”said the sweetest voice in the world, dcntly or how explicitly he could not re- may have seen her,” he wrote, “when she
while the two-luminous eyes met his. “Yes,
this is the Widow Small's." '
“My mother, Mrs. Greaterex, sends her
these summer sweetings.” '
“0, thank you! Tell Mrs. Greatcrex that
there is nothing I like so well as summer
sweetings.”
“She sent them with her compliments,”
said Bert, fibbing awkwardly, but feeling
that he owed an apology to this vision of
lovliness for having thought of her as an
old woman in a mob-cap.-
“Your mother is very kind. Won‘t you
come in and see my flowers 9”
“Yes, I will. Are these your children?”
he asked." . .,
» “They are my littlescholars. You must
have mistaken me for the old woman who
lived in the shoe." . ,
“Do you take care of'all these flowers
yourself t" he asked, while she pointed out
h'er favorites. “What a poetical employ-
ment.” .
“Oh,Iit is not poetry, it is poverty that
moves me,"_ she replied. “I make them in-
to boquets to sell. Let me give you one for
your button-hole. ” '
“Thanks;andI will ordcra boquct of
you every day.” .
“Oh, I shall grow as- rich as Crcesus.
You are too generous. One of my little
scholars shall take it to you.” -
' “NO ; if you please, I will come for it my-
self.” -,
“Certainly. It is time for me to ring my
bell now; recess has been over these,flve.
minutes.”
“I suppose that is a hint for me to be gone.
I wish I was a little chap in your primmer
class. Good by; you will see me to-mor-
row."
. “Where have you been, Bert it" said Caro
linc;“the carriage has been waiting this
half hour.
“I carried some apples to n..- Widow
Small’s,” answered the guilty Bert. “Moth-
er sent them. . _
“Oh, didIyou? Has she any children ”
"There were half a dozen or more, play-
ing about' the premises,” answered Bert,
smiling. ‘
"‘Poor folks always have such a lot.
Does she take care of them herself?”
“That seemed to be her occupation "
“It mustbe disagreeable to be old and
poor too; to lose your color, and see your
eyes retreating into your head, your skin
growing yetlow and wrinkled, and your hair
getting gray. Is she an awful Did fright. ’
Bert t”
“Yothad better go and see for yourself,”
laughed her brother. "‘Your'taste is so dif-
ferent from mine. The new panier, for in-
stance, which you wore yesterday and
thought so stylish, is simply hideous to me."
“Oh, no. I hate the neighborhood of
poverty and trouble; squalor gives me a
qualm. No, I. will send her 'sOme of my
old gowns—without panierseif you think
she would like them, but don’t ask me to go
and see. er."
And 'en they drove round and called
on the Upton girls, and Caroline lost sight
of thepoor widow and her large family in
discussing the new polonaise and the latest
styles in chignons. But Bert made amends
for his sist‘cr’s shortcomings. All the time
‘ that he chatted with Maria Upton, holding
her scarlet yarns and saying gallant noth-
ings, he was comparing her with the Widow
Small, and finding flaws in her beauty and
demeanor. Only yesterday he had thought
that Maria Upton was the prettiest girl in
. the whole world, with whom it would not
be difficult to fall madly in love, but just
now she seemed full of afi‘ectation.
“What is on your mind 1’" she asked sud-
denly. “Excuse me, but you don't appear
quite like yourself.” _
“Nor you either,” he might have replied.
“So much the better, perhaps,” he said in-
stead.
“Allow me to judge about that. Come,
what good have you done since yesterday 1’”
, “Gobd ? Oh yes: I carried a‘ basket of
summer sweetings to {he Widow Small.
Isn’t that good 1’” ,
“Sweetings are good. She’s quite an an-
tiquity, this widow, isn’t she 1?”
“Don’t ask me ; a lady’s age. is a. sacred
subject." I
“How considerate! Does she wear a false
front piece and glasses 1’" '
- “Is that an index of age ? I know cheap
of folks whom I never supposed aged who
wear false fronts, if it means that they smile
when they would rather frown, and say ‘I
am glad to see you,’ when they wish you
were in the Red. sea.” . ‘
“How provoking you are. Mr. Greaterexl
But perhaps you will'tcll me if this Widow
Small needs assistance—if she would like
to go into the old ladies’ home which our
society is about to establish?"
“How benevolent-minded you are, Miss
Maria 1” Bert laughed. ‘ “I almost wish
myself an tld lady to be provided for by
your charity ; but I don’t believe that Mrs.
Small would take kindly to it.”
And then 'the talk wandered into-other
channels. Yesterday their flirtation had
been in danger of falling into a morctender
strain; to-day the Widow Small preserved
the equilibrium. But Miss Upton had no
mind to give up ground once gained. She
fancied he wished to withdraw from the
half conclusions of the day before—that he
desired to balance the past account, which
made up a. pretty sum total of sugared
speeches and half-uttered declarations, by
crediting them to friendship. .There was
an air of indifference about him whicn she
greatly mistrusted ; but she would not al-
low him to slip, through her fingers so easi-
ly. Publicity of private affairswas'the
bugbear of the Greaterex soul ; had she not
received enough "fragrant notes and letters
Not
from Bert to answer her purpose?
that she would descend to the vulgar ne
cessily '0,- a breach or promise, but where"
was the harm of making him understand
that he was compromised!
call. He knew that there had been a breach
ence of one of his ancestors; and though
sensibilities, which had
shock.
“Give them to me,” said Bert, reaching
his hand for them.
received such a
equal value? Will you give me that nose-
gay in your button-hole t” ‘
ton.”
you a fresh one."
“Thanks.”
she made a selection, and throwing Mrs.
,book.
some—--” -
The words broke off in her throat.
“The widow Small," said Bert, smiling.
“Come, you are teasing me. You shan’t l
teresting.”
“How ,could they be otherwise wh
are their subject 2"
And then Caroline called to them that
she was going home, and conference ended'
on you
that dreadful hint of his letters being read
in court for the diversion of town folks,
Certain of their contents he might have de
fied them; but he was awage that a young I
lows his enthusiasm to run away
prudence. - - « _
Btit this did not prevent his going daily
to Mrs. Small’s for his boquet, whbb', by
the way, he sometimes carried to Maria Up- 0
with his
so
C
for them, counted the hours till it was time
for him to set forth, prolonged them till the
hostess was faiu to spread her tea-table and
take ambrosia home-made. . Sometimes.
hen the nights were warm, they took tea
n the little arbor, with roses nodding-at
the archway, and honey-suckles climbing 3
....a
t
rhrushes in the hedge, or talking of the dim t
delicious future as if it were some enchant-
ed land toward which they were‘ journeying
together. ,
. One evening, as she bade him good night
on her door-step, he felt her hand tremble l
in his.
ghost among the plum trees?”
“Whose face ?”
shadOw projected from a fancy maybe.”
must not live here alone.”
had vanished like the vision in fairy stories.
ise signify in comparison with loosing his
love ? .Yes those may laugh who win.
Somebody had seen a person answering
to the description of Mrs. Small take the
noon train for New York that day. . Bertq
followed ’without more delay, wasted a
week in hanging about the city before he
betook himself to the house of his‘ friend
Mrs. Aberneth in the suburbs. One after-
noon, as he was turning over some engrav-
ings in the' parlor with Kate Aberneth,
little Charlie burst into the room in tears
sopping out : .
“Miss Van Ormc’s gone and dead herself
—in the school room! Charlie didn't do
it! Charlie only Said, ‘Mr. Greaterex is
courting sister Kate in the parlor,’ Miss
You Orme, and Mary said‘ ‘Hush you silly
boy ;’ and Charlie was mad, and told her ma
said so herself, and threw the. primmer at
Mary; and then Miss Van Orme looked all
white and shut her eyes, and won’t talk;
and Mary said, ‘Now you’ve done it,
Charlie 1’ Did Charlie t’ " ‘
"Oh, you horried boy l’f cried Kate Aber
neth. ‘You are always in mischief. Isup-
pose Miss Van Ormehas fainted. Go and
tell mamtna."
“Who is Miss Van Orme ?” asked Bert.
“Only the nursery governess.‘ We do
have such a bother with them. One has a
temper; another has headaches; and now,
when we supposed we had a jewel, here she
is fainting."
“I think we ought to try and revive her,”
said Bert, taking Charlie’s hand, while Kate
led the way. But when they had reached
the school-room Miss Van Ortne had recov
cred her senses, and wassitting' in an arm
chair, while Mary vigorOUsly fanned her
pallid face.” _
“For incr'cv’s sake, what made you, faint
Miss Orme?” cried Kate. “You almost
threw Charlie into convulsions.”
s
yond Miss Abernetli to Mr, Greatercx, stand-
ing in the doorway, who came forward to
her relief instantly. '
“You must not Stand," he said, leading
her buckto her seat. “I think I have found
a friend ofmine”—tttt'ning to Kate. “Why
did you run away from your friends i" he
questioned rclievcing Mary of the fan.
. “I ran away from my enemies, if you
"Who gave it to you’?" she said abruptly. ed Caroline.
see a single letter, and they are ever so in- sunken eyes ? Is she
“ Carrie?
hanging over his head. Had he been quite f‘rontpiece ?"
r-soprtfi... JUU unruu w entertain mm Wllll
those precious letters of mine?"
on, a sacrifice to'Nemesis; and these daily 11,,
all: at the cottage in LOver’s lane becpme Wild) I teased YOU- But tell 'me about Mrs.
like daily bread to the hungry. He lived Greaterex. I hear it is like a story."
brought it all about.
Miss Van Orme stood up and looked bc-. ‘
was Mrs. Small, and lived inthe cottage in
of promise case away back in the 'chperi- Lover'silane." You remember perhaps, that
I owe my happinessto those precious apples.
the case had not gone against him, yet Caroline will remember the occasion, he
he had never fully recovered the tone of his cause she Miami to pm with some .of her
Wardrobe to .thc'poor widow'.”
“Oh l oh i” cried Caroline, “he has married
the widow Small and all her children"!
How could he? She’s old enough to be his
“Will yougive meanything in return of grandmother. Ohdcarldcarldca-rlIshall
never \vant to see another summer sweeting
. as long as I live. I wish you would ordts
“It is beginning ,0 fade. NO, Miss Up- Spades to cut down the tree, mamma. No
Wonder'an apple brought trouble into the
“come into the garden, and 1 will give world and shut folks out of Paradise! -It
keeps its repptation up finely. To think
thatihe heir ofGreaterex should marry a
He followed her into the garden, where hideous 01d Wid‘ml’,’
Guess her surprise when Berthold opened
Small’s gift aside, put her own in its place. the carriage door, and there descended a lit-
When she had finished, he. picked up the tie person who threw aside her veil and
faded flower and pressed it'into his pocket- disclosed a dazzling skin of rosy and lily
hues, eyes like summer brooks, brown and
.“0h l” said Maria, “:1 souvenier of liquid, hair a ripple of sunbeams—the sem-
blance of an angel in flesh and blood l
“ \Vherth-are—the—tbe—children ?” gasp-
“ch,” laughed Berthold,“and where are
he wrinkles and the. gray hairs and the
an awful old fright,
“Summer sweetings are not so sour, after
all, mamma,” said Caroline later. “I guess
Spades‘may spare the tree. ”
The next week Berthold overtook Maria
So it happened that Bert temporized with Upton in his Walk.
“I saw Mrs. Greaterex in church. said she.
“Did you see an antiquity with a false
“Now don’t be disagreeable; how could
know? By the way, I have some news
man in the first enthrallment of fancy al- 10 tel! yom I am engaged.”
“Allow me to congratulate your lover.
“Your letters? 0h,'l haven’t the ghost
fone left ; I curled my hair on them long\
on _: it was only the empty envelopes with
ml
Yes; perhaps you have heard of the
t!
Prudhomme heiress? I remember when
.the affair was much talked of, and think-
invite her guest to drink from'China and ingit 83d enough. Y0“ 58.6 Pauline “’35
the last of her family—she and a cousin
.who inherited in case of her death. The,
common report was that her-loneliness and
orrowworked upon her mind until she
the lattice, and the migonette.spicing the “V9.5 pronounced insane, and carried 10 an
dewy air; and there the mOon would find asylum; and the cousin, being guardian and
hem listening to the sleepy notes of the next heir, was left in irresponsible. charge of
he fortune, which was very large." ,
"Yes, I know it,” she answere l,' glibly;
‘the Prudhommes lived in great magnifi-
cence while they did live.”
“Well, Mrs. Great‘erex was Pauline Prud-
iomme. It appears that she was no more
crazy than you are;but having refused to
“What is it '2" he asked. “Did you see a marry her cousin, and he fearing that she
might marry elsewhere and will the fortune
“Something startled me. ' I saw—I away frOm him forever, represented her 'as
thought I saw a face among the shrubbery.” .insane, bribed two physicians to serve his
' turn. and dispatched her to the asylum.
“Oh,perhapstas mistaken. It was a One day she madeIhcr escape, and came
here under the name of Mrs. Small, widow
“You are getting nervous little one. You ‘0 SUPP0” herself .bY 1191‘ 0W“. exertions,
thinking that the title of Mrs. would move
And the next eveningwhen Mr. Grea- more protection than that of Miss, and in-
terex loitcred to the cottage, he found she sure respectability. But she was discover-
had followed his advice; the doors of the ed in her SBChlSiOD- 3110 100k flight imme-I
house Were closed, and placards, “To Let,” (“3!ve SheImet the keepers getting 0‘“
were in the windows. The Widow Small of the train in which she took refuge, but
they passed her unsuspecting.
Mr. Berthold Greatcrex was beside himself OIl the DEX! (1215’. and ”18 195‘ you know.
and ready to brave anything in Marin _d0n’t suppose you CV8? heard “f 1110 00115“;
Upton’s power. What did a breach ofprom. but in case you should ever chance to meet
I followed
I
him. his name is Lucien Thornton.”
Lucien‘Thornton l" cried Miss Upton,
turning deadly pale, and supporting herself
on the arm of Mr._Greaterex. “I thank you.
There Can be but one Lucien Thornton.
You have done me a great service, Mr.
Greatcrex, in marrying Miss Prudhomme.
I atn engaged to her wicked cousin, but you
have saved me the ignominy of becoming
his wife. Will yep please call a carriage
and send me home i’"
And it was the summer sweetings that
ancu’s Earl.
One day in the winter of 186—an elegantly
dressed lady walked dbwn the principal
street of St. Petersburg. She was evidently
a stranger and gazed with lively interest
on the stately and vast building's that dis-
tinguished the capital of the north. The
day was excessively cold, though the sun
shone. But the lady being well provided
with furs seemed to pay little attention to
the temperature.
Presently a fut old merchant passed, and
looking attentively at bet-bead said a few
words in Russia. The lady smiled and
bowed, though she evidently did not under-
stand the language. A few steps further
and the same thing happened, the man
being this time a labored She smiled again
and passed on. The next that accosted her
in this fashion was a young and handsome
Bojar, who repeated his phrase when he
saw no other effect than a smile. The lady
seemed not to regard him and so in a
moment. he seich a handful of snow and
holding her head wi b one hand vigorouslv
rubbed her ears with the snow in the other.
A scream and a violent resistance followed,
but he held her tight and rubbed fresh
handfuls of snow on fire little ears. The
lady called for help lnstily, but the crowd
that gathered looked on without interfering.
At Ilast a lieutenant came near, and reelin-
nizrng her explained the matter iii German.
“Madame Lucca,” he said, “your ears
were frcrzmg rapidkv. One does not per—
ceive this onc's St‘l , but others notice the
purple color. This young man told you,
but scei .g‘that you took no notice be ap-
plied lhe usual remedy." . '
. After this the prima donna kept very
quiet until her ears were Safe, and then re.
wardcd their saviour. The same thing hill]
happened years ago to Rachel, tho great
tragedicnue, only iti that case lg was the
nose. '. However, it would have been as bad
for a singer to lose her ears as for an actress
please,”
. her nose.
in the drawing room," said Miss You Orme,
EDITORIAL LETTER.
WASHINGTON, J an.' 26, 1873.
DEAR GAZETTE z-Oakcs, Ames and Credit
Mobilier still continue to absorb all other
topics at the Capital, as they apparently do
throughout the country. As I have . seen
the great railroad manager. day after day,
making answer to the questionings of the
two committees, and explaining the “ways
that were dark” of his torturous stock nego-
tiations among his fellow Congressman-I
could think of nothing so aptly illustrating
him no huge elephant, with quiet disdain,
repelling the bugging of insects about his
ears, by an occasional flap of that broad
organ, without moving other muscles of his
ponderous body. Thus has he seemed to
rutninate in heavy quietnde, till the barking
of his assailants seemed suddenly to have
awakened him to the consciousness that he
was to be made the scape-goat of all this
rumpus, and the target of all the abuse and
censure evoked by this disagreeable expo-
sure. Whereupon, hehas commenced whisk;
ing his trunk, treading about, in the most
merciless manner, upon the reputations of
his associates. The destrucdon that has re-‘
sulted, has been really distressing. One
cannot contemplate the absolute 'and un-
qualified contradiction of statementbctwecn
him8elf and the Vice President, rosinstance.
without a feeling of sadness. The personal
veracity of either of these men, ought to be
beyond the possibility of serious questioning.
But through the wholelist of the inculpated.~
what a sorry mes'Is they have made of it,
with the possible exceptions of Judge Bing-
ham and (ix-Congressman Wilson, of Iowa,-
who frankly ”state, in substance, that they
invested in Credit Mobilier as innocently as
they would have done in a National Bank,
and only regret they could not have pur-
chasedinorc of the stock since it turned out
so profitably, we fear. the people Of the
country will not entirely believe that the
whole truth has been told. The conviction,
it would seem, must inevitably get posses.
sion of the public mind thatsome of our
purest and best men have been guilty of at
least an attempt to quibble and deceive, in
‘a manner coming only technically short of
dnwn‘rig'ht lying. And. herein is the sad-
dest and‘ most lamentable fciture of 'this
whole sad affair. The nation can infinitely
better afford to lose the millions shown to
have either been stolen or lavishly squan-
dered, in the construction of the Pacific
railway, than to gfi'cr this loss of faith. in
her public men. There have been days in
Our history and there are today, in Congress
and throughougthe. nation, we. would fain
believe, many men, 'to whom truth, virtue
and an unsullied reputation are more sacred-
ly cherished than gold and' bonds, and
houses and‘!ands. Shaken though our faith
. in human nature may be, th- re will never-
theless go forth the earnest hope that such
men as Colfax, Wilson, Patterson, Garfield.
Upon whose honor no taint of suspicion ever
before rested, may yet be able to extricate
themselves from what now seems a most
on. net-Work of circumstantial evidence in
favor of the Oakes-Ames' side of ‘the story.
Mr. Poland hopes to close the testimony
before hiscommittee Tuesday. The Wilson
committee has but just got to work,_and
thus far has opened up some curiousphazes
of the inner workings of the great railroad
scheme. Dr. .Whitc and C. S. Bushnell of
New Haven, are to be summoned to testify,
but upon 'what points I am not informed.
It is ascertained that Mr. Cornelius Wendell,
‘ii. government director, exacted and was
paid $25,000 to issue a favorable report.
About halfa million, in one case, was paid eighteen months, applied to the courts for
on a confidential claim, to Mr. Durant and tio
a $50,000 check to Mr. Bushnell and Judge Bigelow, angle was waiting fora rendition
Fttllcrton in another, which President Amcs of the decree when, On the third ofINovem-v
testifieh he did not’ know,and did not care her last, an event of. the most startling
i
applied. It wouiu .-...,,
° Rfiu""“" what use said money was really
timony -beorc the Wilson coni...-....,,. ,1,“
there was a beliefon the part of certain Di-
rectors, .that other Directors of the same drew back.h
Board were guilty of theme“ systematic face, the features ot‘whichhe
gigantic stealing from the Treasury on these
“confidential" pretexts.
There, will be an earnest effort made in
the House, this week, to get through Mr.
Hooper’s bill for an increase of Banking cir-
culation. An equally strenuous effort will
.be made to get a Free Banking act through
the Senate. Both measures have able back-
ers in both Houses. ~
Representatives Kellogg and Hawley will
announce, in the House, the death-of Con-
gressman Strong, of the Hartford district, on
Tuesday.
An effort will be made to~get up the
cotton tax refunding bill in the House, on
Monday. It'seems to be admitted, as alegal
leeted, but the nation had need of the reve-
one, and Uncle Sam is somewhat notedIfor
his aversion to refunding moneys once in his
possession, especially if the amount be con-
siderable, as in this case.
C. N. Case, Esq., of Norwalk, has a claim
of something likea half million of dollars
r cotton destroyed by Sherman’s army,
0
find a claim of about 310,000 fora theft of
goods by Union soldiers, which he hopes to
get considered. . .'
Henry C. Bundle, of Wilton, has a claim
before the Treasury Department fora hOrsc
which he claims was taken from him by the
commander of the 5th Connecticut, when on
retreat from Winchester, during the war.
George H. Bundle, Esq., the postmaster of
Winnipauk, has a claim before the 2d Audi-
tor for divers sums of money due to him‘
and charged against the pay of the 5th Con-
the "paymaster" made his grand rounds.
We had a pleasant visit, last week. from
Senator Berry’s only brother, LeRoy, slid
his bride. A. Giddiiigs, Esq. of' South N or-
walk, is here with us, enjoying a brief respit
from legal labors. The sunny and ever-
sparkling Edward Spicer Cleveland, of
Hartford, is a present addition and ornament
to Washington society.
Very elaborate preparations are being
made for the re-iuauguration of President
Grant, and a gorge of strangers is antici-
pated. _ .
The gaiety of Washington Society is now
at its “apex.” Jenkins & Brown’s young
man "interviews” and reports in our daily
press here with a minutiae of detail,as to outt r
and underwear, and no IWear at it‘ll, to an
extent absolutely nauseating, and disgusting,
and utterly dt'gradlllg to American journal-
ism. But rive la fashion and folly. B.
The Litchficld Sentinel (dem.)_in a specu-
lative article thinks Mr. Barnum will be re-
nominatcd for Congress, though Fairficld
County wants it, and it “would be a just
retribution on our wicked national legisla-
tiCn to send Diamond of Stamford down lb
Washington and let him make speeches
there."
v
A poor seamstress was arrested the other
day in Brooklyn, N. Y., on a charge of steal
ing garments which she had taken home to
sew. Upon her examination, it appeared
that she was employed by a certain Miss
Billsbury of New York city, who paid her
seventeen cents for making four pairs of
pantaloons, fifty cents for making twelve
.\pairs of drawers, and twenty-five cents for
making six shirts. She did not finish the
pantalovns as soon as she- agreed to, and
the gentle Pillsbury refused to payber;
whereupon she pawncd the articles to keep
her ftmily from starving. As she couldIuot
have belonged to the ’Iamniany ring, it is
probable she wont Iojail for three months.
A and case of woman’s inhumanity to wo-
man. ,
.1
Near, from the tes- 0
question, that this tax was wrongfully col- .
necticut boys who Were in hospital when ,
A Strange Story of Abduction.
For the past few weeks the city' of Mar?
scLlles, France, has been intensely excited,
in consequence ofa very' singular affair, the
lieroinc of which is a lady of; American
birth, and excellent connections in this
country. ’
Six years ago, Henry F. Bigclow,a com-
mission merchant of 210 Canal street, New
Orleans,tailed in' that city, in consequefie of
losses sustained during the civil wdr, and
went’ to Marseilles, where he soon succeeded
in obtaining a good position in a prominent
mercantile house. Mr. Bigelow was a
widower, and was accompar'tiedby his only
daughter Bertha, then aboutI18 years old,
and endowed with remarkable personal
charms. Her father moved in the best
society of- his new home, and the beauty
and grace of his daughter were not‘long in
attracting admirers. She treated them po-
litely, but after all, coldly, until one day she
was brought in contact with a .dashing
French sgaman, the first lieutenant on one
Ofethe Marseilles and Oriental steamships.
His namewas Maurice Kervel. He was
little over thirty yearsjold, tall and hand-
some, an excellent conversationalist, and the
very man to win the good graces of'a nusa
‘ceptible young lady. Hehecame very inti-
mate with Miss Beftba Bigelow, and one day
he astonished her father not a little by ask-
ing him for the, hand. of hisicharming
to look with favor upon: the suit of the
enamored sailor, the more so3a‘s his daughter
seemed to reciprocate his all‘eCtion {but a
close inquiry in]? the affairsand character
of Mr. Maurice ervcl convinced Mr. Bige-
low that he'was not a suitable match for his
daughter. He foundIthat Kervel was a man
of extravagant habits and chplcrie temper;
that when under the influence cf liquor" he
Was very quarrelsome, and h‘Iad fought sev-
eral duels ; that he-had run through the for-
tune his parents had left him, and that he
had nothing to depend on: but his very
modest pay. .The result of all this was-(that
he was requested to, discontinue his visits.
Kervel left Mr. Bigelow muttering threats
of revenge. . . ~
Miss Bertha seemed to Care very little ‘
about the breaking ofi‘ of "this flirtation with
her lover,'and in 1868 was married to a
merchant named Jouvinet, a’man of means,
with whom she lived happily for a year.
In June, 1869, her husband. returned one
evening to his delightful country residence,
but to his astonishment, found his wife ab-
sent. He questioned the servants about the
whereabouts of their niistres‘s,.and they said
that they had seen Mme. Jouvinet walking
'n the garden before dusk. Mr. Jouvinet
searched every nook of the garden and the
neighborhood, but not a trace of his beauti-
ful wife was to be found. He sent out mes-
sengers in every direction, but theyIreturned
without bringing any information. ,_Ai'i 'ex- .
amination of the lady’s boudoir furnished
no clue whatever as to where she might'
have gone. . . ' -
The husband pasSed a wretched night,
hoping every moment for his wife’s return ;'.
but morning dawned and she had not yet
come.‘ He then sent for the police, and sev-
eral detectives began to look for the missing
lady. They were unable to find any trace
of her after a protracted and patient search.
Advertisements, offers of large rewards for
nformatiou concerning her, remained with-
i
out result.
abandoned all hopes of seeingher again, and
an impenetrable vail seemed ’to surround
her fate. . J '
J ouvinet, after mourning
for her loss for
an annulla of his marriage with Miss
character occurred. He was seated in his
ounting-room in the Rue Grande, pouring
over his ledger, when the door was sudden-
1y °P°"“- end a vailed lady stepped in. She
9" V3“! ""1 displa ed a bronzed
“Mo-4m;
her arms, exclainiing,“Berthal Bertha l”
It was his long lost wife. . .
The explanation she gave him,while they
sat locked in each other’s arms, about her
sudden and long absence, was so strange
that even the croniquer of the Marseilles.
‘Nou vclisis’ confessed he had rarely met with
anything more romantic in his journalistic '
career. '
Mme. Jouvinel stated that on the ,evening
when she had been parted from her husband
she had gone into the-garden to breathe a
little fresh air. All of a sudden, she lfad
been seized by Several men, who rushed
frOm behind a shrub. In an instant they
had blindfolded and gagged her, and carried
her to a carriage, which. drOvc rapidly off
with her. Then she had become uncon-
scious, and when she awoke again she found
herself in the cabin of a ship which was
rocking in the waves. To her dismay,
Maurice Kervel was the first to enter her
cabin: Retold her coolly that he had long
ago left the’naval service‘of France, and
was, now master of a bark in the Levant
trade. She then implored him to restore her
to liberty, which he refused, informing her
at the same time that she would henceforth
have to live with hi'rruat his‘ villa in the en-
virons of Alexandria; and he threatened to '
kill her in case she attempted toescape.
Her prayers, her tears, her despair, were an-
availing, and trusting totnect by and by
with an opportunity to communicate with
her folks, she followed .Kervel to Alexan-
dria. The house to‘ which he took her
there, Was-situated about threemiles from
the‘city ; it was well furnished, and shewas
Well treated, except she was not allowed to
leave the place. sA very strict surveillance
language she was unable to understand.
She began already to despair, when Kervel
one day told her she must go with him up
the Nile. Two days afterward he brought
her to the country-place of a wealthy Egyp-
tian, Balan Bey, and to her horror she found
that Kervel had ceded her to’him, and that
she was henceforth to be an inmate of an
Oriental harem filled wrth Egyptian and
Abyssinian women, ‘who looked with de-
cided aversion upon the fair new comer.
For four'months she endured all the horrors
of this Ii hen she was one‘day introduced
by Balan ey, to an elderly man, who was
no other than N ubar Pascha, a noted Egyp-
tian fitplomatist, and c0nversant with .the
French language: She confided herself to
him, and he immediately promised to restore
her to her husband. A few days afterward
she was on board the Alexandria steamship
Calathec, bound for Marseilles.
The Marseillcs’ papers, in commenting on'
this extraordinary ca~e, demand that Presi-
dent Thiers should insist upon the extradi-
tion of Kervel on the part Of the Egyptian
authorities. Kervel is said to be quite .
favorite of the Khedive's, and a man Of the
most desperate character.
“C. 0. D." are three letters of such pecu-
liar and peremptOi y significance as to Ilith‘
beCorn familiar to all. who are served by
cxpre s. A new interpretation .of them
comes to us from 9. Cincinnati correspon-
dent, who says: “One of my daughter‘s,
pretty well grown, was the other evening in
a very ingenious manner urging on me that
she ought to have a new cloak, and suggest-
ed that shc could go to Lewis‘s and- have it
sent up, 0. 0. D. Our littléI’Alice, eight
years old, promptly said. -"l‘hom mea :s.,0al2
0n Dad.’ "' It generally does come to‘cbout
than—Harper’s Mayaeim. ’
daughter. Mr. Bigelow was-at first inclined -
Building, Wall Street.
Teeth tilled and extracts ,
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW RATES.
son's Brothers’ store,
G"l, administered when desired. A new device for 't
plate york—light, durable and cheap.
Both the husband.‘ and father 4,
W I LLIAM
was kept Over her by’ the servants,‘who'se ‘
, NOBWALK GAZETTE.
OEFICE m Gazu'r'rE BUILDING.
A. n DYINGTON as 00.,
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Subscription $2.00 per yéar in advance.
. Single copies 5 cents. '
Advcrllm Rates.
Four lines or less I insertion .50 etc; 3 times 91.00
Special Notices 25 per cent. advance on the above.
81'“ Local Notices in Reading Columns, 25 cents
er ne‘. . , . .
p Yearly advertisers restricted to the business con-
templated atthe time of contract, but are permitted
to make, monthly chances of their advertisements.
Onc inch spscc constitutes a square.
Advance payment required for all transientadvér-
«tlscments.
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dest ed to promote private interests, Stupor half
and 25 per full column. All unusual cuts. and dc-
viecs so per cent. extra. -
LEI. .S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregatlonal Church,
non use or" or- usw roux. Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Orson and Musical
. Composition.
Box. 310 P. 0. NORWALK, CONN.
In New York, care of William A. Pond & Co.,. 896,
Broadway. . ' .
LLIAM n. RIDER, 9
Engineer and Surveyor,
nonwnx’, coax.
Orders leftb with SIncrman grew/canal. 'dhef Gum:
0 ion or in! . romp a on c .o.
A".nt ’for JAYS. LEF‘FEL’S IIBLE TURBINE
first: WHEEL, the-best In use. Power pledged
equal to any over-shot. 30
CHARLES r. UHLE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN a; ST’RGEON. _
Orr-tor: ovzs Pnowi-r-r's Dxifo Sroar.
OFFICE nouns :—Momlngs s to 10' o’clock:
Evenings T'to 9 o’clock. ‘ Orders left at H. L. Uhls’a
Drug Store, will receive prompt attention._ 11 tf
OAK ES M. D
R. .
W . PHYSICIAN a: SURGEON,
Ofilce over Alfred Knapp’s store. Washingtpir St..
South Norwalk, Conn. Consultation gratis from
9 a. in. to 9 p. m. Ill-ff
i
C A. MILLBANK,
0
Graduate of the
Penn. College of Dental Surgery,
At the ofilce of the old Fairfield County Burg;
CHAS. W. MANY, .
. D E N T I s T,
' Nonwank, CONN.
once on Main Street, opposite Connecticut. Eggs].
DR. J. G. masons,
I) E N Tl S T .
NORWALK, Conn.
ding, Room No. 5, over Jack-
Ofllcc in Gazette Boil
Nitrous oxide or. Laughing
DR. SCRANTON,
DENTIST,
Extracting teeth and inserting artificial dentures a
specialty
OFFICE IN ELY’S BLOCK.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
I
IAGE INSLEE, .
A n c u r T E c T,
' 746 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Resxdence, Stamford, CL,
Special attention paid to country residences. 2-1y
MITCHELL,
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET,
has always the nest of .
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
well. In the next moment he rushed'into NECE'OH‘flié‘Llllilfifit In“? fif’fmefli’lgio‘le‘) M3"
JOHN ROBERTS,
Dealer In
Beef, Mutton, Porli a; Harris,
PBE'S'ER VES, CANNED FR U I TS, 3: 0.,
No. 3 James’ Block,
’WA’I‘ER srassr, NORWALK COM.
7
CHARLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper a: Tailor .
AND
GENTS" FURNISHING EHPORIUM,
'Maln Street, Norwalk, Conn.
WO', ‘H. SWTORD89 7
Merchant Tailor
CORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN STSu
SOU'I‘HINOBWALK, costs”
Scotch Cheviots, Meltons, Craps and
English Coatings.
,MADE‘UP IN STYLE, AND AT LOW EST PRICES-
A good fit warranted and made as the customer may
want. it. Cutting done for others -to make a: hero-
tofore.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT 0F
Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
ELBEa'r minus. I' I
ncnanNT Tarpon,
Curtis‘s- Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
‘Gents' and You 113’ Clothing cut and made to order
at short notice. of the best materials. in the latest
J SPENCER,
A . .
'wA'pcnrrAKEn,
UNDER NonwAnx orauA‘nonsE;
A well selected stock of
WATCHES,
CLOCKS, .
GOLD JEWELRY,
SPECTACLES,
EYE GLASSES
. alwayson hand. '
REPAIRING FINE WATCHES A. SPECIALTY.
NORWALK INSURANCE COMPANY.
NOR WALK, CONN.
Cash Cnpltal,- - - - - - - $500,000
PcldupCapltat, - ,- . - - £100,000
WI. C, Snare, President, Geo. R. Cownrs, Sec’y,
EDEN. Him. Treasurer. '
NA INSURANCE 00., OF HARTFORD,
'E'r
Incorporated 1810. Charter Perpetual.
Caplltl I‘lld Allan, $5,052,880.19
Insurer a
adopted tot e hazard, and con; stem with the laws
of compensat on. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Not-walk and vicinity.,
gift" at loss and dama're by Fi re, on terms
FEWARD P. WEED,
J
n R U G G I s 'l‘ ,
Wall Street. opposite Noridalk Opera House, .
A large abd well selected stock of ,
DRUGS. AND DIEBICINES.
Pei-Linen, Patent Medicines,.all kinds, Mineral
c
The Second Oldest Paper In the State.
A. H. IBYINGTON, J. B. ELLS, G. N. Ens.
. T A BARGAIN to the highest bidder, a new
One “Inf? 9“ Insertion, : ' I ' ' ‘ ' 'g A French Roof Dwelling. (now nearlycompleted)
Perwcc ' orIcon nalznce, ‘ ~' ' ' '.' 7'00 near the residence of the subscriber,and frontingon
0‘3," squarea xmon With .1 -er '- _' _'_' ' 15°00 Union Park, containln 11 rooms, with closet and
T u 0.?e ’3”. u pup ' . ' ”'00 pantrles adjoining, an connecting with every room
wo u u‘ u u u _' : _ _' _' 30‘0” with one exceptfiin; supplied w th gas in three
Three t C l . c . _ _ .. 60 00 stories and water In two stories. The arran amen!
332%“; er oIIumn, 0.!“ y.,"’ _ I _ _ I 80-00 of thItIaIrgouIish on Isecnnd and thIrd floInrs, a i being
, ' ' . ' prov e wt an rsctcntrance romt e sta rws s
FullColumn. one year, ' ' ' ' ' ' 150'“ and outside entrance; the location being near t e
. along [LIP slopenorthwestof Union Park, convenient. '
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
‘ .‘NOBWALK, CONNECTICUTTCESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1873.
1
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.
A HOMESTEAD of sixty music! good land with
_ agood house and barn, and other buildings
thereon; well stocked with good fruit, good water
and good wood. Situated n West Wilton, about,
one mile from the Georgetown dcpot. Price reason-
able. For furtherlnformatlon an ly to
4tf‘ JONATHA C. ST. JOHN.,
WILL BE SOLD!
village centre, with In broad,shadv green in front.-
the line style and finish . outside and inside, and al
put together in the best manner without. re ard to
time or labor, combine to rendertt destrab c. and
cannot fail to give satisfaction. when completed. to
almost anyone Wanting a permanent and pleasant
home. and especially to faintlies from the city as a
summer residence. A personal inspection is invited.
a.“ , C RLES P. 'I‘URNEY.
Norwalk, Jan. 1873.
TO'LET.
A GOOD GRASS FARM of-160 acres, about 2};
miles northwest ofNorwaIilk, for a term ofycarr.
Also, near the above a Dwelling H use ofslx rooms
with garden. A plyto JAMES G. REED,
‘ - house next rick Congregrattonal Church,
' . . ' , Darien, Conn.
FOB SA LE.
IIE HOMESTEAD AND FARM formerly owped
and occupied by the late Mary Mallory, of
23.“
A FIRST-CLASS
Home Security.
The Dahhury' & Norwallt ll. ll. ta,
FFER forsale, at par and inIterect,theli-7 per
cent. Coupon Bonds, in some of Five Hundred
and One Thousand Dollars each, free from State,
County, Town, City, Boron h, snd‘SchooI Taxes. in-
Itcrest payable on the first ays of a cutlery and July
n eac e ,
Branch Ilosd new building from Bettie! to nwtey.
ville. and a subsequent mortgage on the entire road,
branches, docks. equipments, and real eststebclong-
lug to this Company, and areofl'ered to the public as
a safe sndrcllablc investment. Bonds may be ro-
curcd of EDWIN LOCKWOOD. President, IL-
LIAM C. STREET. and.GEORGE E. MILLER, at
the Savings Bank, in Norwalk. or the subscriber In
Danbnry. ll. WILLIAMS,Treasurcr of the
D. k N. R. R.
Danbury. Dec. 26th , 1811. 52
WANTED. O
A. FEW shares of the Capital Stock of the Fair-
fleld County National Bankand of The N stlon-
al Bank of Norwalk.
GEO. E. MILLER.
_at the Norwalk Savings Society
. MISSES BBOCIKWAY’SI
SELECT sou 00L
"I YOUII LADIES A” KISSES. ‘
Regular English Course, four years. Thorough la-
structlun in
- Music-Languages, Drawing,
and Painting.
AIllmited number of pupils received into the family.
FALL TERM COMMENCES MONDAY . SEPT. 16
For circulars. address MISSES DROCKWAY,
\ Box 443,- Norwalk, Conn.
Wilton, Coma, situated between the de ots ol’
Branchville, and Georgetown, Danbur’y do orwalk
Rail Road, containing Forty Acres, mac orless,
consistinglof Plow, Pasture, Meadow and Wood
Land, wlr suitable buildings fora farm; also, stlne
bARrEN
Watchrlvllege. Possession ven 1st of Aprilnext.
En titre of MRS. GODFRE , on the premise or
of t c subscriber in Danbury. E. A. MALLO Y.
Dsnbury, Jan. Iltb. tits. 2111-2
Farm. for Sal c.
IAflfl of about twenty acres, situated on Wolf-
irt lllll, about two miles from Norwalk Bridge,
i- o cred for sale. There are on the 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, so.
The place is offered at a reasonable price. For fur-
ther articmars. en nire of the subscriber. on the
girgm sec. or of R0 AL ADAMS, at the People’s
arker. Norwalk. (tfl) JAMES E. WIXON.
l'
b
l
’11
Fox-beauty of location and scenery; and healthful-
ness of climate
found. Thebui
SEMINAHY Hill llllllfli MINES.
HISlnstltutlon is pleasantly situated on Semi-
nary Hlll,about one mile from Darien Depot
no more desirable place can be
ldingls new and built with direct
efercnce to the convenience and comfort of pupils.
The rooms are large with high ceilings, well venti-
lated, and newly furnished throughout. The school
year begins the fourth Wednesday in September,
and closes thr third Tuesday in June. There will
s but one vacation ofabont a week during the win.
erholidays.
Forterms, etc., address
_ EMILY A._RICE.Principal,
l3 Darlen Dcnot. Conn.
A FIRM‘FOR sAL_E.
T COMPO, WESTPORT, CONN. The home-
stead of the late Ebenezer Dlsbrow, situated to
Com o,Westport.about one mile from depot. and
cons ting of a good Dwelling House, large Barn,
Carriage House, Corn 'House, and other out-.bnild-
lugs. - together with about. 13 acres of Land,Iwell
stocked with choice Fruit Trees. good well of water
the. Good farm lands adjacent thereto can be ha
lt' de<lred. Apply to M ELANCTHON DISBROW,
Westport, or AMES FIN NEY, Norwalk. .1 tf
FOR SA LE.
ll Subscriber. being about to leave town, offers
I or sale. at a_very low price his lace, pleasantly
located on Filip/street, .ln the Borough of N orqu k.
The house is new, containing eight rooms, with
cellar, attic. pantrlec, tire. There is also a conven-
ient barn 'on the premises. Will also sell part of'
his furniture, comprising parlor and chamber set.
and Cottage Organ. together with one Boise. one
S
h
1
Boots and Slices.
W
E, the undersigned, having formed ace-part-
nership and purchased the Boots and Shoe
tore MG. 0. Kecler, would most respectfully invite
is old customers, also, our old friends and patron:
nd the publictn general, to give nr-scall and‘ws
.k Small Prefitt
at. we are bound to giv:
Our motto I:
willconvlncc them that by
Honorable Deahn
which makes quick sales,
satisfaction and defy competition.
“Tl-IE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
'TctE SLOW SHILLING "
ii
MILE All UPPER LEATHER, IIIDIIIS, 1.6.,
Wholesale and Retail. Particular attention paid to
CU~T(DM WOBK',‘
in allits branches, also REPAIRING done with neat-
SMITII & HANFOBD.
ess and dispatch.
J ossrn P H Aswan.
Cu nus Sin-m.
Cow, thee wagons. the. FR EDERICK BEERS.
8m49'
HOUSE TO RENT.
ILL be rented to a respectable family, a Ineatly
built cottage, with all modernconvenichCs'
aim at the ,
GAZETTE OFFICE.
and a low price. Euq
3m
II— SALE II. To [EL—House on Butlerstreet. Pos-
session immediately. Enquire of
26 BURR MITII.
For Sale or Exchange.
SPLENDID FARM containing Seventy Acres.
A. wit good buildings, fruit and water, situated
three in s aorta of Stamford, on the main road to
Long Ridge. Will be sold pheap, or excitaneed for
any good ropertv. For fttll particulars enquire of
JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent and Auc-
ioneer,fiorwalk, Conn. . 24tf
roa SALE on in mi
AT LVISSTPOBT STATION.
GOOD CONVENIENT HOUSE, with Garden,
Barn and other Carlton-es attached. and a well
of never-falling water, an abundance of good fruit,
Arc. Also. can be had with the same. if desired,
from one to eight acres of land. lswirh‘in three min-
utes walk of the Railroad Depot. an“ situated direct-
! upon Weetport harbor. Uulyasmalt portion of
P.
g’IONFEETICNERY,,
Ice Cream. we.
_ c. H. DOUGLASS
Keeps constantly on hand a large assortmentot
FII'csh Confectionery
of the first quality.
WHOLESALE A31) nE‘TAIL.
Also. Ice Cream made to order at shortnotice
artlessnpplied.
C . ll. DOUGLASS,
MAIN STREET, NIORWALK, CONN
t e purchase money required down: the rest can re-
main on bond or mortgage. For further particulars
enquire of , MARTIN GRACE.
Norwalk, April 29th, 1872. IS»!
, For Sale or to Rent.
THE Place lately owned and occupied bv the .‘ate
John D. Lounsbury, in thnipuuk. The place
consists of a large Dwe'ting House, with modern im-
provcmenrs, and ive Acres ofgood Land. Pleasant-. 2
CARPENTER AND BUILDER;
I BE subscriber wouldinformche citizens ofNoi--
walk that he is prepared to do
Building, in all of its branches.
by contract, or by day’s work. and solicits a share or
patronase. Will try toplease. Shop Center avenue
near Main st-reet. ‘
SAMUEL B. FITCH .
ly located on the main street, near Depot Post Office
and stores. Possession given immediately.
Inquire of MORGAN T. SMII‘LI,or GEORGE II.
RANDLE, near the premises. 1
“BUILDING LOTS.”
HE undersigned offer for Sale some of the most
desirso'e building sites in the village, lying
to the village and easy ofaecess, havin an exteauve
view of the village and harbor; prices ow and terms
easy. Apply to A. H. DYINGTON,
S. E. 0L.“ i'I‘EAD.
. - . E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Nor“ mg. “‘"W. 21. 1865. .
Real Estate For Sale. ~
HE !and belonging to the estate of George W.
Raymond, comprising some oftbe mos- desira-
ble property inISonth Norwalk, ISDOW offered for
sale at a bargain, by the trustee of that estate. Ap-
yliIly to GEORGE W. RAYMOND and CHESTERF.
OLLES. South N orwalk, Conn. tfflti
' ’M111 Property
- FOR SALE.
TH
E subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property
situated in West Norwalk. about two miles
from Daricn Depot, three miles frotn South Nor.
walk, and two miles from New Canaan. consistin
ofa manufactury, two stories high, 80x18 feet, \vit
about IS feet head and fall of water, wirn three acres
ofland; now used as u Saw Mill but sui able for a
mannfactory of an kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JA‘I S FINN EY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwalk, or of the subscriber, ' ' - -
' '-CHAUNCEY STREET. '
West Norwalk, Sept. 25. 1869‘ “39
JAMES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
'eer, Constable, Collector, kc.
GSA l‘EFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patronage heretofore extended him by a gen-
w. o. curs-run,
T
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing:
South Norwalk.
W. C. QUINTARB & (30.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardwaie, Paints, tlils, tilass,
House Furnishing Goods”,
Also all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND ‘
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.‘
' LOCKS, KNOBS. NA I LS, A ND BUILDERS’
HA RD "uni, roast—g
WJ'ABLE CUTLER}
of the best. kind. Remember“... place.
No. 3 Opera House Bloc-kg?
SOUTH wonwannmonn.
BURBKNAPP-
' IRON FENCING.
HE subscriber is now prepared to make and to r»
nish several styles of ‘
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots.
—AIso—-»
Iron Gates, Dongs, Shutter-s and
Gratings. . .
Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
many other aritcles in the line of
BLACKSMIITH WORK,
Shop in rear of Solmon’s Hat Shop
, Union 'streeli .
Wit. H. DUNCAN. '
9
erous public, and solicit: a continuance of the same.
He has taken a desk at. J. B. Hurlbnrt’s Law. Ofilce.
Room No. 4, Gazette BuildingiIWhere he can here-
after bc found or orders can' e left. He will glve
ling of Real
prompt attention to the buying and set
Estate, renting of places, Auctionecrlng or 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.
JAMES MITCHELL, -
REAL ESTATE BRHKER, .
—AND-—
AUCTIONEER,
Office, Mitchell’s Block, Wall Strcot,
NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
Bought, Sold, Rented and Exchanged:
Real Estate,8tocks, Furniture, &c.,’
at: public and private sale. Auction Sales of
HOUSES. LOTS, FARMS,
V
Residences.
Houses to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished:
Places for sale varying in price from 1:15.000
to $50,000. ,
All orders left a: the Union Market, Mitchell’s
Block,Norwalk. 07., will receive prompt‘attentiou.
Iii-HES .HITCHELL.
R ADHERE.
Woters, Toilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring a '1“
Handkerchief . Extracts;' Hair Brushes. Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins. Stationery. Cigars, cc
and to constantly adding to his stock all the now an
”PM medicines of the day.
(i I Call and see them before buying elsewhere.
. 8t! 00
14.00
GEORGE E. BELDEN. '
0“
walk Iron
all In good working order, have been used but a shor
tune.
II. II. ELWELL. at. ofilceot‘ the, Norwalk Lock Co
For Sale at a Bargain.
E 30 inch Tubular Boiler, one 8x16 Engine, 1!
horse- ower, one No. 2 Steam Pump, of Nor-
Vorks manufacture, one Water Heater
or full information call on or address
FOR 5412.13
ANTED to sell Stock or the FAIRFIELT
COUNTY FIRE INSUANCE 00., in lots u
"I". II! IIIIIIEII. II II" IIIIIIIEI'SIIAIES.
W. S. Hartford, rsq" President will furnish it -
formation relative to the value of the above Stock.
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neurone Ass utter rarest.
Apply to T. H. MORISON, Norwalk, Ct.
S. I. SNII'I‘H,
Successor to S. R. Bn‘tih’g a; 00..
I
stautly on hand a choice assortment of
AS taken the store at the enirance‘of the GA
ZE’I‘TE BUILDING, where he will keep our ~
PIES
’ CAKE’ BREAI
IN GREAT VARIETY, '
which he willservc fresh daily. He will also sci-v»
his customers from the wagon. as usual. and wi-
also, maintain hi:l agencies at DEMMON o Nita-
CO MB’S, Main Street, N
VAN'S, South Norwalk.
orwalk,and at. J. SULLJ.
as‘srs'rs AFTER DEIiIC'IIl“
CHICAGO LOSSES.
COWLES & MERRILL.
Agentsst Norwalk, Conn.,. issue Policres for th.
following Insn rancex ompauies:
' . t 3,0“! rtfo . 54 04133780?
ADD PERSONAL PROPERTY. Hilliard, a I “LC! , 1:537,bl9ub
«- n - , PIICEIII “ 1,051.15984
Sales 0‘ ‘ urmturc at Owners People's,oi‘ Middletown,Ct., 245.st 86
2,123,205 as
‘ ‘Ie
Home, of i. w York, 1.545.657 w
thnix, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cori-rineotalof New York, 1.427.49691
International “ 629,476 0t
w estehestermf New Roche'le, N .Y., 3.3.330 82
Springfield of Springfield, Mass, 079.t8t 00
People’s,\ orcester, Mass, .. 600,00000
Franklin, Pblla., Pa.. a,263,9IIS 89
Commeice, Albany. N. Y. 26.1.4400
Narragansett, of Providence,R. 1., 754 94.00
Andes,Cincinuati,0. 1,250,000 00
Home, of Columbus, 0.. 433,447 34
- Alemania,Clevclaod. 0., 295,00000
i r on! and London,andGlobe,sepa-
L ve gate’lire assets. 5.068,!0500
North British and .\lercanttle, do do 2,104,598”.
Queen of lecrpnol& London, do do 1.355.800”
lmperlal.of London, - ~ do d0! 5:318.8tlb 00
Amt other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Con.
nocticnt and New York.
cacao to n. COWLt-zs. HOMER 1133311,;
BARGAINS;
_ IN .—
French Chin
- AT— -
E. K. Lockwoonts.
or: The Bands arc-first mortga eon thc'
If I him but have,
If he be but mine,
Know I nought of sadness,
11058.
If I him but have,
'Willing I depart ;
' , Follow with him honest tiea
Leave them, nothing saying,-
On broad. bright and crowd
straying. . ' '-
If I him but have, '
Glad asleep I sink;
Of his heart the gifthe gave-
Shall to mine he meat and d
Till, with sweet compelling,
All is leavened by its soft indw
1“ him but have,
Mine the world I hail;
Like a cherub, happy, grave,
While the vision thralls me,
Where I have btit him,
Is my fatherland .
Every gift to me doth come
As a heritage in hand;
Brothers long dt plorcd
In his disciples find restored.
THE BOYS.
There comes the boys l O dear
And limbs grow straight and
We’d rather lose the tree’s who
Now hear the tops and marbles
I often find them haunted
I
I
And made to prune
Sets all our cars a humming.
if I could find a good receipt,
I certainly should try it. I
But what to do with thése wild
And all their din and clatter,
ls really quite a grave affair—e
No laughing, trifling malty:
Ati ! could we hear about I as
Will learn to do without us!
Will gravely call us “Mother
From this world to the other
And when night quells the ra
While mending pants and'jac
BY E. NIL! TTIN 0.
Fair, in the homely raimcnt'
Just at the stroke of eight,
Ind says, as-she smoothes the
a‘oIrméro is. the daiatiest fabric
- Ail perfect in shape and hue
That‘ever beneath the fingers
or maiden artist grew. -
Swifily, with fair, neat fingers,
Works Bertha of ready will,
Fashioning.r crown and border,
And joining the whole with
. Of many a fold and seam,
“vwiftly her spirit lapses
Away in a happy dream:
Where, in the far off Springs
l‘hat‘biut of their leafy cqyerin
And distant sky tints too.
That under her fingers flows
“ Would it were mine i” says
As the fairy structure grows.
o wear with a bonnet fashion
'1' t. 'I' I
“But very stylishly made-l '
Ecru ? The hat is imported,
A slightly gathering ‘frovm :
“I’ve had one like it‘ already
“This l’ 'tis the very latest,"
As, with unconscious grace,
‘imidly little Bertha '
Steps forward from her plac
“In rarer product of labor
. Befittirg aIf‘airv qtieeu.
“This l’.’—with a smile comp
. ilu her waiting carriage
The lady sweeps aside.
Stiflcs arising sigh
For a life she can but dream 0
‘-. life she can but dream of,
lot Bertha is liIappyhcarted—
lowly the twilight gatht-tsi '
:‘g’ith innocence :58 till armor
- Homeward she walks alone.
Just a few tear-drop; WEJIIng
-t-I tl‘ i" iii i,‘\v 14:13";
Add tables :cs'. is s-..- .t.
'51: :2t- Via? ing; slag
t
K
me . y that sac“
Theb ken reality. '
roI —-Ha
But never mind, if eyes keep bright,
The floOrs'—O Woe betide them I
And I must watch the banisters,‘
For I know boys who ride'thetn i
And while she threads the runner
I nsrrrsusmnsono.
GEORGE MACDONALD ",Amn’ nouns.
If my heart, hence to the grave,
Nc'cr forgets his love divine—
Fe.-l l‘nought but worship, love and glad;
‘.
Follow with my pilgrim staff—
rt;
ed highways
s
rink ;
ell.ing.I
Holding back the Virgin’s veil;
Earth no more with earthlineas sppals me.
some
E
l the noise,
The whole-house feels the racket ;
Behold the knee of Harry’spants,
And weep o’er Bertie’s jacket !‘
limber ;
to bark
Than find unsound the timber I
roll I
Look well as you descend thcstairs',
3y ghOstly toys that make no noise
Just when that noise is wanted.
The very chairs are tied in pairs;
nd caper;
What swuids are .whimed out of sticks!
What brave hats made 'of paper l
Then dinner-bell peals loud and-well,
To tell the milkman’s coming; ‘-
And then the rush of “steam-car trains”
How oft I say, “What shall I do
To keep these children quiet t"
boys,
"Boys will be boys"—but not for long ;
This thought—him very soon our bOysI
How soon but tall and deep-voiCedineu
,n
l
Or we be Stretching empty hands
tiore gently w; should chide thenoise,
cket,
Stitch in but loving thought sushi-aye?
ket' l-'
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Rosina-EGG 31.133.
Thu peaks of he; low estate,
Stands Bertha upon the threshold‘
tangles
From the'rarest of nut-brown curls,
“Tc-day I sliaIll fashion a bonnet
For the veriest queen of girls i”
That ever in silk was wrought;
And here is the glossicst feather,
That matches just‘to a thought;
And here are the pinkest. rosebu‘ds,
skill ;
A dream of a gnarled old orchard,
Elomt: birds build nests in the branches,
Home robins wnh russet wings-—
Nests full of birds’ own treasures,
That are now green, now blue,
8',
inch hue has the glistening fabric
Bertha,
. lien, with a laugh like music, ’
“I should need silks and pea.
ls
ed
For the veriest queen ofgirls.”
‘ ,
' Blue ‘9" .“So exceedingly common l"
And just the recherche shade."
.‘x shrug of the statei y shoulders,
Since we came baék to town‘.”,
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e. -'
Has high-born maiden seen:
3::rtha a‘chaplet has fashioned
lacent,
And, glowing with happy pride,
tad Bertha, standing reluctant,
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And pleasure that pass her by:
And filled with the brightest things;
N” guilu in llCI‘ bosom springs.
Telling llt‘l’ day's wotk done:
But care comes with, the marrow.
).
tere be
Be: it ct in the'blissful dream-land
Norwalk Chronicler