WHOLE NUMBER 131
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”NQRWALK,CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 11.- 18'i3'.
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VOLUME LVI.«-NUM-BEB 6.
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“I AM A WOMAN.”
BY B. W. GILBER.
I am a woman—therefore I may not
Call to him, cry to him,
Fly to him,
Pray him delay not!
And when he comes to. me, I -must sit
quiet
Still as a stone is,
Harder and colder.
If my heart riot-
Crush and defy it 1
Should I grow Mder—
Say one dear thing to him,
Cling to him—
\Vhat to alone is
Enough for my siuning!
This were the cost to me,
This were my winning-—
That he were lost to me!
Not as a lover at last if he part from me,
Tearing my heart from me—
Hurt beyond cure-—
Calm and demure:
Then my behavior;
Showing no sign to him
By look of mine to him,
What he has been to me.
Pity inc—lean to me—
Christ—O my Savior! Sol-{Intel’s
. TWENTY-FOUR norms.
A STRANGE STORY.
PART I.
It was a bright, clear morning. The sun
sparkled on a thousand emerald buds. and
the morning breeze waited in a strong scent
of violets. As I stood on the doorstep of
my own home in Devonshirc,I looked on
as fair 9. scene of flowers and sunshine as
ever was given in these British isles to Valg,
entiue’s Day. Such brilliant blossoms—
wind-flowers, hepaticas and crocusses—blue,
purple. white and cloth of gold. It was a
thoroughly spring-like morning, and as I
stood loitering on the step, a youth of fifteen
bounded through the hall, seized me by the
arm, and cried, “I ought to be your Valen-
' fine, but I can’t. A man may not marry
his grandmother, nor his maiden aunt ! 0,
dear me, what a pity 1 But never mind,
Grace; come along; we will go forth for
adventures, and you shall meet your Valen
fine. if such a being exists.” I told Master
Bertrand that he was a saucy school-boy,
but I started with him on a walk to the
lodge, nevertheless.
And now I must explain a little.
I was at Combo Minor, which had been
' my home from my birth. My father had
died seven years before last Valentine’s
Day, and left my mother, with a daughter
by her first husband just ten years myrscnior,
and myself. Seven years ago from lastVal-
entine’s Day I was sixteen years of age, and
Julia Moore, my step-sister, was- six-and:
twenty. But my father had a son by an
earlier marriage, and when this son came to
take possession of Combe Minor, he came as
a widower, bringing Bertrand, Oliver, and
Jack with him. A year after our father’s
death my half-brother married J ulia Moore;
and a year before the day when I stood, as
I have said, on the doorstep of Combe Minor,
my mother had married her third husband,
Sir Godfrey Selby, and they were keeping
St. Valentine’s Day in Northnmberland,
amid wind and snow. No wonder that, on
every account, I prefer-red the soft Devon-
shire air and the sweet flowers of our stfhny
home. So I was twenty-three, and Ber-
trand was fifteen, and'not my Valentine, be-
cause he was‘my nephew ; and so we start—
ed on our early walk. There was a wind-
ing drive by the edge of the wood, where
rock cropped out, and holly glittered. and
the willow had begun to show golden buds.
This drive led by the moss well, and the old
quarry, so picturesquely planted with larch,
to the north lodge; and Berty and I trod
the way gayly, our steps making crisp echo-
ing sounds in the clear, frosty air, and the
birds singing in the sun that set all Nature
sparkling. -
_ The old fancy, that the first man we met
was to be my Valentine for the ensuing year,
mddc fun for Bertie, who, being a very
merry-hearted, and also a very clever boy,
kept me laughing, in spite of the mock in-
dignation with which I had to meet some of
his most daring imaginations.
“You’ll never be married this year. 0h,
Gracey ! ‘Nobody coming to marry me,
nobody coming to woo !’—Eh l who’s that i”
We “had just caught .sight of the lodge,
and we saw a stranger standing, as if irres-
olute. The stranger then knocked at the
lodge door, and walked in.
“Now, fair play, dear, good,unfottunate
Aunt Gracey. It won’t do unless he comes
out, and walks on, and meets us honestly.
' The first you meet, not see. You are out of
luck—you are- no 1"
And here the stranger reappeared, and
walked towards us quite as unwaveringly,
and with as much intention as could be ex-
pected of any Valentine under any circum-
stances throughout the whole “ West
Countrie.”
“All right l” said Bertie, in a low voice ;
“don’t flinch. Bear up bravely, Gracey.
I’ll stand by you. It will be all over in a
moment. Look him in the face, that you
may know him again.”
I could have beaten the boy for the
drollery he threw into his small imperti--
hence, for I could not keep my‘ face grave,
and the stranger was a fine, tall, handsome-
looking man, walking straight in the middle
of the road, and inspecting us with very
' evident attention.
“Hold your tongue, Bertie i”
“Don’t be agitated—keep your self-posses-
sion. Trust in me—guide, philosopher,
friend !”
Here we were brought to a stand sudden-
ly, by the stranger stopping close before us,
and saying, “Bertrand Lawrence! I know
your name. I asked at the lodge.” Then
' he took off his hat to me.
My Valentine looked five-and-thirty years
of age, with a face a good deal bronzed, and
very dark hair. He had a moustache, but
no whiskers nor heard; he was what any.
body might call handsome, and he had an
indescribable look of power about him. I
' don’t mean bodily strength, though he had
that too. But he had a certain sweetness of
expression on'his somewhat massive face, as
if he was gentle with the gentleness of one
who could play with life because he had
tamed it into submission to him. All this
struck me as he lifted his hat, and said :
“Miss Lawrence." . Then he wenton,speak-
ing to Bertie. _
“Is your father at home ? I am called
Deverel—James Deverel. Do you know my
name ‘2” .
“Major Deverel is expected on a visit to
my father next week."
“Yes, I wrote and said I would come. .I
was then engaged this week to the Robert.
sons, near Torquay. But they telegraphed
to me at Lord Marston’s to say they had
illness in the house, and had been put in
quarantine—couldn’t have me. So I came
here straight. It will be an early ‘morning
call? if you can’t take me in. Ihavc left my
luggage at the station.” '
By this time Major Deverel was walking
with us towards the house.
He soon said, "Do you always walk as
early as this, Miss Lawrence i'”
I could not help stammering; but Bertie
spoke honestly :
“It’s the best joke in the world. We made
an engagement last night to walk out
together to-day early. Valentine’s Day,
you know. The first man Aunt Grace met,
was to be her Valentine. We west-country
people believe all kinds ol‘superstitions, and
that is one. We promised to tell the truth
to Oliver and Jack, which was but fair. as
we had refused their company. Now we
shall carry you back as proof positive; the
Valentine not only seen, but captured and
brought home. You are Grace’s Valentine,
Major Deverel; and I hope you will do your
year’s service properly."
Major Deverel stood still.
Bertie, and he looked at me.
“I had never thought of it !" he said.
“Valentine’s Day! 'Wcll, so it is i Valen-
tine’s Day—never thought of it once, even."
His manner was very strange. I saw that
it was provocative of Bertie’s mirth, so I be
gan to talk toMajor Deverel of Devonshire
customs, and the odd fancies that we kept
in remembrance in our old-fashioned place.
Major Deverel got as good a welcome as
any man could have desired. He and my
brother had been at school together. My
brother had gone to Cambridge, then to the
bar, and had been going the Western Cir-
cuit when his friend, Frank Deverel, had
been through hard fighting in India. They
had seen each other but seldom, but had
corresponded without intermission; and
now it was pleasant to see my brother of
forty years of age, and his friend, a few
years younger, standing with grasped hands,
looking in each other’s faces recalling old
members, both very happy in the old friend-
ship so faithfully cherished, a‘nd so. sudden-
ly gratified by this pleasant appearance on
Valentine’s Day.
_ We had breakfast; and after breakfast I
heard Major Deverel say how strangely fast
nly-brother had seemed to run through life
—only forty, and twice married ; with three
boys, and an eldest son shooting up into
manhood. “Why, my life," he said, “has
got‘tobegin—my home life,I mean '; at least,
Ihope so. After all, the great struggle of
youth carried into battle-fields full of dunger,
fuller of thought, and a responsibility that
shuts self out of one’s mind, is not the life
that a man .looks forward to. The patri-
archial vine-and-flg free life advances upon
one in a sort of vision, and claims one’s
sympathy. Yes," he added, thoughtfully,
“and comes in some of men’s best moments,
I think. ” I felt quite’touched. I confessed
that my Valentine entertained some most
admirable sentiments. “But I should not
have liked to begin so early, though,” he
said, with an honesty of tone and manner.
He looked at
, that made me hate, him. In fact, before
luncheon. time, Major Deverel had. greatly
puzzled me, and I had said to myself,“There
is something odd about him." He kept on
betraying the d'rollest sort of interest in this
Valentine‘s Day, and once, in the most on-
accountable manner, wondered What would
happen before the end of it.
“Nothing more extraordinary than an as.-
scmblage of friends in the évening,” said
Julia, with her pretty, quiet, captivating
smile. I was pleased to see that Major Dev-
erel admired her.
“Oh i” he exclaimed, “a party of friends ;
would you tell me all about them 9"
And then he sat down by Julia’s work-
table, and cut open the leaves of a book in
a peculiarly careful and knowing way,
which made me, one more, entertain a good
opinion .of my Valentine. He heard about
Lawsons and Robertses, Colvills, Drakes,
and Markingtons; and. asked questions as
to sex, age, family, fortune—once more he
more he wondered ,out loudfhat it should
be Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day l
Never thought of it i” and, when he . ended
by saying, with every mark of astonishment
——“And eighteen hundred and sixty-six, too,”
I really. thought him crazy. '
Before dinner Ihad been both charmed
and bewildered by our new guest several
times. I liked, I disliked, Iwondered ; but,
with all, I think I admired.
When we had assembled for dinner in our
smart clothes,I thought Major Deverel the
finest-looking man I had ever seen—my
Valentine was a. man-~ to be proud of. We
ladies left the dinner-table early, for we hafl
some little'arrangements to make for the e
tertainment of the guests who were expected
in ,the evening. We had not been many
minutes out of the dining-room when the
three boys rushed out, and joined us in the
morning-room where our friends were to
have tea on their arrival.
“0, Grace, he is, the best fellow going.
He will do anything—everything—we will
have charades- l" -
“Did Major Deverel propose charades 1’”
I asked.
“0, no ; you can’t get him to propose any-
thing. ‘I go with the stream on Valeltine’s
Day; " he said.
Our boys were very fond of acting, and,
with very little help from others,,they and I
had got up several successml charades that
winter. They were all impromptu charac-
ters. We fixel on our word andhow ,fhe‘
syllables should be expressed, and then left
1gill the acting and the dialogue to the inspi-
ration of the moment. Lknew the boys
wished for charades, and of course I knew
they would have all their wishes as far as
possible fulfilled. They had been brought
up on the very (not over) indulgent princif
ple, and were not the least spoilt by it. So
charades we were to have, and Major Dev-
erel was to act with us.
“Had he ever acted ?” “Hundreds of
times, no doubt.” “Had he ever acted sm-
prompm charades f” “Nobody. knows. But.
no matter. He agrees to everything—says
he would not advise, nor contradict, nor
suggest, nor refuse, nor doubt, nor run away
-—can you want more than that ? Don’t be
afraid, Gracey. Let us fix on a Word.” '
But I was afraid. Our friends were at-
riving; a dozen people were in the drawing:
room already. I had no. idea of making an"
exhibition ofmyself with my Valentine,w_ho
had several times treated this Valentine‘s
Day as being a serious epoch in his life, and
as something 3) be endured with vague won-
deriugs, and an odd anxiety which he tried
to hide with gay words ; but which was
something quite real, and, as it seemed to
me, very plain to see, and altogether impos-
sible to account for.
More carriages, more bell-ringing, more
greetings, more tea ! My battle with Bertie
was lost. I was defeated. We were to
have charades ; and the first word to, be
acted was to be Fearful, out of compliment
to me. “You are in that unreasonablestate
of agitation, that you will scarcely need to
act anything, Gracey." I could only sit and
smile ; I was beaten, and, very amiable
antler my misfortune.
Now, the room in which we acted was a.
long drawing-room. Standing'at the top of
this room, if you lookeddown its length of
over thirty-three feet, you saw two doors ;
one was at the end of the room on the right
hand and led into a library, the other at the
side, as far down as could be. and led into
the hall. Our only preparation for our
favorite pastime was to bring into the room
two large screens. They were so placed as
to divide off the end of the room which was
< to be our stage, and to hide the two 30011!
by which we came on and went off. The
middle space between the screens was
marked off by a row of wax lights on the
floor, and afence made by long, low, wire
guards, which had been contrived for the
purpose. The Only peculiarity of this draw-
ing-room arose from the fact of its having
been made by throwing two rooms together,
by which means there were two fire-places.
One was at the end opposite our stage, the
other in the center of the left-hand side, and
who met him, and flour whose am bag?
I:
opposite the windows. .They hadg'gratu
and chimney-pieces exactly alike, and: each
had a looking-glass which reachednp to the
cornice or the room. _ The glass, over the?
side chimney-piece could be seen perfectly
by the actors, and when at the further end
of the stage our “situatiOns” were. reflected
in it. . . .
Before the ; charade began, I spoke to
Major Deverel; “The syllablefcar is to be
a scene with banditti, you know ;.you are
to be jusrentcring the stage from the library.
I, and my friends and our maid are to come
on thestage in a state of terror, the bandltti
having robbed us, and turned us out of our
carriage. ' .I rush up to you to save us—and ,
you,"—hc .was listening with the drollest
half-smile on his attentive face. I know I,
looked alarmed fortho success of any act-
ing that he might be concerned in, and he
read my thoughts exactly.
“Don’t be frightened before the time,” he
said. f‘I won’t arrange anything. What-
ever .yOu may do,'I shall do exactly as I
ought to: do. . I mean, is .I should do' if so
placed in real life. Now gee—Bertie is
making signs for you." 4
What outrageous, silly commence! And
yet .he spoke so pleasantly that I could not .
scold. V' ’ '
Bertie was in full power ; a blazing inter:
est in the work to be begun instnntlv glowed,
in his hondsome face, and in said,“0, Major,
have yoh pistols? Ah,,y.ou have changed
your coat.” I then saw that he had a cloak
on. and-pistols strapped round him. “Your
father dressed me,” he said. “I have net
done anything myself. I I go‘with the stream
this Valentine’s Day, and make the .bcst-‘of
the place on which the streammay land nie;
that is an'l‘anl volatile. do? ; .
I can nly add to this record. of our con-
versatlon, that I‘ was more puzzled than
ever by Major .Dcverel's words and manner,
and found myself on the stage informing my
audience, by means of a talk with my
friends, that we had left our traveling car-
riage for the luxury of an afternoon walk
while proceeding towards Naples on an.
October doy. _ - . .
Ofl'we went,_and outcome the banditti ,by
.thelibrary door behind us. . Their evil in?~
fenfions, were announced in the. same
fashionLand they pas‘sed_bif,'as we had. I
The stage ‘was > then" occupied by Major
Deverel, supposed to he on a walking expo:
dition. From the cries of alarm-4the clash
of weapons—we women rushed back to line
stage. The“ maid on her knees in a p'ar'oxysm
of flight, the friend, {hinting onlthé top of
‘tbomaid, and I rushing upto Major Dev-
erel,'crying,“save us!” _ . . . . ..
Then in a moment a grand tableau was
formed. I found myself within the Major's
strong left arm; and I confessI struggled,
for I had not intended myrnsh legend in
such harborage. But I was a mere feather
compared to his strength. .With a power
which I don’t forget he drew me ulcer to.
him, and held me caged within the bend of
his iron arm. 'I-glauced up to his face.
Whataface it,was'! His right_,arm_'was
stretched out, and the pistol .in hishand
cowed the chiefof the banditti, Master Ber-
tie, who looked mesmeriibd under [the
earnest, glowing face, and »steady,il,'i.llmph-_
ant eye. No one ever saw a more, real
thing than Major Deverel’s- attitude under
pression ; the curtain dropped amidstim:
.mense applause, aud'l'was released with a
quiet smile. He putdlis pistol intohls belt,
and said, as if to himself, “The queérest
wasgrowiugunuccountabiy’oedymamwaning in the..world...1’m.gladiit’s.over,~'
though i” .
“What is queer, and what is over i" hold,
—we were rearranging ourselves in the
library now. He answered,“By-and-by—
by-and~by."
The word ‘tful "—wus ggled by a, busy
postman delivering valentines [oi-mafia
they filled pockets, baskets, brown paper
parcels. It was made a very merry scene
by the boys and all the young friends, who
made the gathering crowd till theatage was _
full, and the curtain-dropped again.
The whole Word was amounting ofthe
banditti danger to auervouslady. eXcellent-
ly acted by Mary Drake, who really worked
herself up to a very fear-fill state' while I
told the story as well as well as her nerves
allowed, and the perpetual interruptions,
caused by the remedies she so constantly
called for, permitted.
There were two more" charades, but the
Major’s acting—the force, the interest, the
expression he had put inl0bis park—formed
the topic of the night. , Everybody, had “felt
it so i" That was the general, experience;
if found expression iii-many woids, and the
Major’s praises reached him, of course. All
the answer he made was, “I never acted in
my life—never took part in any charades
before.” ' .
. PART II. ..
When all our-friends hadgone,a_nd we
room, my brother told Major Deverel again ‘
that‘he 'had. never seen such acting as in
that first charade, adding, “I am very glad
we had you to doit." ,
“So am I,” was the briefanswer. “But to
me it was not acting. For one moment, I
saw, reflected in the great glass over your
side fireplace, the whole scene. It was in
every particular the counterpart of some-
thing I had seen before. Idare say I looked
in earnest. I never felt more . solemnly
stirred. I never wanted all the courage 1
could command more than at that moment,
when you all clapped and praised us. When
the curtain dropped, by Jove ! how glad I
was l” . .
“Well,'now I am sure he 0': mad,“ was my
whisper, as Irefreshed my‘self 'with a glass
of wine offered gallantly by Bertie; but
Julia seemed to think difl'erently.
“How- strange l” she exclaimed. “May
we not know all about if f Won’t _ you tell
us ? You have no idea how. real that mo-
ment seemed. Do fell ns—tell us now."
“’It‘ you please," Major Deverel said. So
we satldown, and ho began.
“It is a very strange story, and I am not
going to try to account for it. I shall leave
you to dot-hat if you choose to try. I shall
tell facts in few words—so here I begin:
Some years ago I was at Constantinople.
I was with a party of mantle, and others
joined us. We were all ‘on leave’ of one
sort or other, and ready to enjoy ourselves ;
and we all messed together ata French
tavern in the suburb called Peru, where we
lived and enjoyed ourselves greatly. We
ware a party, of nine, as nearly as I can
recollect ; English .Frenoh,lrish and Scotch ;
I was the only Englishman, I know.
One day, I remarked that a very. intelli-
gent Scotchman was silent, and apparently
distressed, at our dinner; and afterwards, I
was told by a French friend of his, with
whom I was walking on the height that
overlooks the. magnificent harbor, and the
Golden Horn, that the Scotchman had done
a foolish thing,-_—perhaps worse, a wrong
thing, explained 'the Frenchman—he had
been, in a-spirit of fun, to ask'about his fu-
ture ofa Turk who practised necromancy,
and he come away sad, silent- andpuzzled.
It "was said that this sorcerer...“ he, was one,
could show, in a sort of vision, any moment
of your future life that you liked to ask for.
But if you fixed on a moment in the future
beyond the term .of your life, you beheld
only a hideous blank—I say hideobs, be-
cause the blank had an effect of ‘ the most
desolating description on all who beheld it.
There was only darkness and nothingness.
The end of the room seemed to be gone,and
all thinfisbgone with it; and some strong
men 110. can field to have thintc‘dw
’ it was Valentine's Day.”
were alo e stand‘n about in the su er- : .
n " _1 g ' pp 'honr. Iwas stationed at Quebec. .We had
. I h .
this revelation of utter loss had been made
felled by our Scotch fliend. He had asked
to see what that moment would be on that
,day two years, and had. been answered by
the awful darkness I have mentioned. After
a. day or two: I determined to go to this aor-
cerer myself. I told my French friend, who
tried, but in vain, to dissuade me. I would
not listen. He refused _to go with me, so I
took an Irishman, a, general favorite, with
me. He was called O’Neil._ I don'tknow
why I went. I think I felt it would do Pat-
‘terson, the Scotchman, good, if a few'ot us
were in a similar predicament with himself.
I know ,I had no belief. whatever in these,
prophetic visions being true“ O‘Neil and I
paid our visit to thefWise Man’ on Valen-
tine’s Dily. It was at night—or rather in,
the evening—in fact just before nine o'clock.-
No difficulty of any. kind was made. Iput
down gold—halts sovereign, for Iwas going~
to. do it as cheaply as Icould. He said,
'Double that; you will require more than
bue vision.’ I said shortly that I only ,
wanted one ; and that O‘Neil would be with
me. He told me to take .back the gold, for
to have O‘Neil with me was impossible.‘ I
acreed than on 'b: was". and we went.
up stairs. . The man lived in. such, I, home
as the more opulent Turks inhabiteb‘uilt
round a cam; where a fountain played"?!
lazily. I immemher that the "drip? ‘of the;
wafer seemed tondd to..the. strange, silence
in thim man's dwelling, rather than to dis-5
telling of the unnatural quiet, as the ticking
of 0. clock tells ofthesilentpassogeof time. ,
We went'fhron'gh Ithc court together, up. a?
great marble stair-ease, and through a pas-
sage where the walls were painted, and in-
laid in places with ivory,jasper, and mother-
‘o'-pearl. in 'the' moat tastelessglg'norant way.
We got at- last info a great room. like a
gallery, perfectly dark except for a circlo"of
small lainpilhnt burnt about f‘w‘o'feet :fl'om‘
thafloor in the center'of the ramp, on nearly
fu‘I could guess. In a moment I got accus-
touted to therdim light, and then I saw that
_'the ‘Wise Man’ was standing: at the very ‘
farthest end, and holding out his arm to me.
He had before told me only to speak when
he ,sp,' ' " to: me.- 'Presently he said, ‘Ask
for th meat ‘you wish" to see.’ . I laid“
"This time next year.’ ‘I felt thereon: grow
warmer. I perceived, a highly fragrant
scent as of-somc sweet wood burning ; ”their
the end of the room grew brighter, some-
thingasyoumay pee at sunrise, though the
light was less glowing, and then, by degrees
like a thing‘being revealed out of the wavy
light and,_the receding darkness, I saw n_dis-_'~
tinct scene—n scene which, but forito per-
fe‘ct stillness. no one :could have distinguish:
ed from real life. There were two men; on
the ground; one was ,dead—I had never
'seen him then—the other was myself, ap-
parently . dying. An Indian was on his
knees trying to staunch the blood that
flowed from a wound which I could not see. '
I looked at it steadily. Itook in every par-
ticular—more people appeared in hazy out:
lines, and ahorse—then , the minute was
over, and the whole was gone." Thelman
was at my side before I knew that he had
left the place where I had last seen him, and
bespoke : ‘ .
“ ‘You wish for another f" I said,‘I don’t
know—wait! ‘Don’t speak till you are
spoken to. I will ask you again soon.’
“In this silent ihterval I wondered with
myself what it was wisest to do. The ques-
tion, ‘Did I die ?"--or ‘Shall I die 1” I sup-
pose I ought to say—was so strong within
me that I felt it would be best, at all tisks,‘
to answer'it. If the next sight gave me the
dismal blank, I should know what I feared
—if not, I should fear no more. It was best
to know. So, when I was asked, “Will you
see more i” _I said, ‘Yes.’ ‘What' moment
'E‘MJP.._,The voice came again from
thefarthest cOYnTh"- ° ‘Thistimeflve
Years} AnditcameMxxx
“What came 1” asked my brother. '
“Why, this night—the moment when I
held. her within my left arm,,and pointed
my pistol at Bertie.”
“Did you see Bertie t”
' “I saw only myself, and a woman,jus‘t as
she was. I knew the cloak when you put it
on me As I covered the lad with the pill-
tol, I caught the flash of the lock in the look-.
ing glass, and one glance gave me .the scene
complete, myself with my pistol pointed,
and your sister in my arms. When I had
seen this scene, too, fhde away, the sorcerer
said, ‘You will see .another 1”. But I an-
swered, ‘No. I shall carve out my life for
myself in spite of you,’ and‘l came away."
“And is this night the very night—the
fifth anniversary ‘2” -
“Yes,'if is. I never thought of .it till I
metyou 10-day in the drive, and Bertie said
ax
.“Aud' what of the first scene—did the
come to pass i" asked J ulia. :
“YeaThat. very day year, at the same
been out on ‘a hunting excursion with ’ some
kiendly Indians. A hostile tribe knew of
us, andsome of themuon, horsebackcame
upon .us. .One man wask-illed, andthe flow
of blood from withdrawing, an arrow with
which I had been; wounded made me so
faint that, till an Indian staunched .it'by
making a tourniquet with a; handkerchief, I
could not be moved. You will not wonder
now at my having betrayed my' interest in
all that fo-day might bring to me, and in
my saying I would do nothing—that I would
go with, the stream. Ireally do believe that,
in unbelieving nations, some_sort of ‘black
art’ is practised, still.” _ ,
' Here this strange story ended, and we
went to bed, and some of us dreamt of it.
The next morning, which wasas bright
as the preceding one,I‘met Major Deverel
in the ball. It was my office to make break-
fast. He stood by me. The clock struck
nine. ' _ _
“About this hour yesterday I met you in
the drive. It struck nine 'when I was
making inquiries at thelodge.” .
There was something odd in his manner,
I thought.
"My sister and brother are late this morn-
ing," I said. _ , '
“Tired withmy long story i” he said.
“Not very long, but very strange.”
“Let's make it as long as we. can," he
said—"till death us do part i" and his
pleasant, promising eyes were upon me.
“0, Major Deverelfit is only twenty-four
lwun ! ‘A soldier’s wooing—' ”
“I should like nothing so much in the
world l’_‘_ said a voice—not mine. My
brother had come in, and hearing _ the last
wards, had answered them. ..
And certainly, before twelve o’clock, I
had said a sort of “Yes,” but balanced by
as many “ifs" as 1 craflily thought would
serve to make if “N 0” whenever I pleased.
And now, as I think of it, I remember that
my husband did not pay as much attention
to those “ifs," as Iintended. He afterwards
even denied, that hehad heard them atoll.
0-.
Additional revelations of the robberies
perpetrated by Tweed ,& 00., have come, in
light, showing that the frauds upon the city
amount $820,000,000. The new evidence
will go before .thegrand jury during the
present term,'and will be made the basis
for other, and it is to be hoped more suc-
cessful indictments. Scores of bills for fur-
niture supplied by Ingersoll to, private
dwellings, and to'Garvey for decorating the
rural retreatsof Tammany magnates at
Greenwich,all paid by the city, have been
found, and persons not nlready exposed
are in involved. .
to them; Such arevela‘tion had been suf-- 5
far!) if. ' Every drop was heard so perfectly. .
Senator Yerkeyvas
BDI’I‘DBIAL LETTER.
_ WASGINGTON, Feb. 2,1873.
It isalittle 'disc‘ ' raglan to writer and
reader that. “ch e Sam’s Mail’f should
makeniy contributions to the Guam as
stale, when published, as if sent to the
Pacific coast. 0W0: have, however, the tea-
timOny of no less tan—authoritythan Mr.
Cresswell,that.thc only diaerganizing etc;
ment in our postal system is the ‘Franking
Privilege. This is now repealed, and ‘here-’
after may we not hope that a little more
care may be given- fo the triusmission and
delivery of'our-letters' through the mails,
when the burdens 01 “Pub, Docs” andfree
correspondence are at an "end. In , the
destruction of that nationalljystem. W have
the satisfaction thatwe, have'contrlhuted:
our cable. in rendering ,it. .oilious.:.;.Itwill
prove an immense relief common, in"
plying mu tom “of humanities by all,
sorts ofconalitucnts,.about all sorts of. un-
importhnt matters, and chiefly because if
epistles. But there will be little or no '
saving to the Treasury, unless the repeal re-
sults in a c’nfflng‘ofl ofa'vofl'nmonnt of un-’
important public. printing-now? indulged in,
It is pleasant. no doubt; for Masseuse“?
“Presldént’smeméand whimsimnrins
docutfiaaliii’fhhl't‘iat. ‘1 be“! lie-first:
alivecompulsonzfozthezmondy ititakéngoni
the tax payers to'poyf-thé’ciljot’?of printing.‘
There-are workroom-us q‘ight'to publish,
vbccauwiflhcrwi‘se: they, never. could be
printed. 'But a hullfiiillionfu'year‘ can be
with man publications without detri-
mentlo any. interestrlthe notion ought to‘ .
conserve. _ ,. , _ __ _. - _ :
. At ,laatiwo horseman; eclipsing, the
Cnedit Milli-list? “I The ~fluid-lit118131;“? filth?!
for rte-election has, for ?the"liaf3finyhours,
been the allabsorbtng topic." Even the ele-
phant the House drew,"i_n_,o_ver ,thfree hun-
I(the contnmacidus ' lobby?!"
about all of the half million '(iven'him by
the U. P. R. R. Co. to secure fhvorable legisi
lation,) is lost sight of‘iufhls new and in; :
rounding Kansas , discloshrc3_'_';j9pinion “is 1
about equally. divided, strategist. condi-
tion of things “Toppings practicum
iris claimed that the @911:ch of; State
v
. chm; '..'~'eb.ispirac'y
originated andpuidflfor jbygfichatorPome.
Toy’s enemies. V-Thit: thoSl‘inatonwastoo
old a “possum” to be caught with tiny such.
bait, even had he beendispo’scd étolcontinne
the purely commercial mode ofsé'cnrlng the.
choice of'a magnifies) longgiitgvogue in,
Kansas. Othérn‘clhim that this is 'f'fthe way
it has always been done,” and it was the
mostnatural thing in‘the worldthatthe.
Senator should'have thus Ellen betrayed. .
The Occurrence ‘ has filledith'e _-hearts of
mahy here, with .the deepest’:regref,where
the Senator-and his noble. wifc have "many
atrnest friends. . '. _. .
' Surely have wofallen upon evil times,
and the saddest of all‘is'thatjhe public con-
fidence and faith in public min is so fatally
undermined. . ‘ i '
The continued developments as to the
squandering of the-Union Pacific Railway’s
funds, are really startling, There seems,
from the testimony, to have henna general F
grabbing and stealing of funds-from-the
treasury, amounting to millions. _Ex-Cou-
gressman Alley does not hositgte to oven-as »
his belief, that the enormous amounts pre-_
tended tohave been used in the interests of
the road by Dr. Durant, Bushnell and
others, never got out of the pockets'of these
men,‘ while Dr. Durant and "McComb
started this whole row upon the suspicion
entertained by them, that Oakes Amos and
Alley were stealing more than theirlproper
- , share of. the company’s funds. Horace F.
Clark, W" rwent president of the road,
threw the House .comuo... A,“ convulsive
laughter by his reply~ to'Yhe’ qfiestioii‘conn—
dentially ased him, “what he really ~fhought
had become of these millions 1".he said,
quickly and with emphasis, “090161;, 0W
dollar ofit,’by fin: hands. No dollar ever
reached Congress. The that parties who
got it out of the company kept it, mry dollar
of it ; they always do."- President Clarke
seemed to speak withthe confidence 'of one
having bad experience in such matters.
Mr. Bushnell, of New Haven, who has
been summoned to appear before the Wilson
Committee, returns that. ho is~ sick and un-
able to attend. Dr. White,of Fair Haven,
tax-Government Inspector, is'in New Orleans
and unable to get here. “Joe". Stewart is in
thecrypt, under the dome, where be pro-
poses to remain, andbe fed, at Congression-
a1. expense, till the 4th of March, when he
will probably go scot free. _: ' '
Gov. Buckingham made an earnest speech
against. the Australian Subsrdy Bill, on
Thursday. He admitted himself as com-
mitted to the principle of thus fostering
American~ ship building and commerce, but
Was sure it would be wiser to establish a‘
line from New York rather than2 from San
Francineo. 1 ,
Senator Ferry made a neat and efl'ective
three minutes’. speech in behalf of Our half
paid" Senate Engineers, which . resulted. in
seeming an 1119538.!905 their pay 10.0150 per
month, and which',ofcourse, was very grate-
fully recognized by there skilledeInployees-
Gen. 'Bawl‘ey spoke eloquently, but in-
efi'ectually, against the proposition} to re:
placo'mpou' the . rolls. lite pensioners oii‘the
war. of .1812,th resided within, the, rebel
states, and ,thus worestricken from the list.
_ Connecticut has‘heeu mammoth,»
Tom Thumb,Mdeppom-MW'W hold-
ing their levees -here,'to the delight of the
children, and yesterday, with Commodore
out: and 1m” Lavinia Warren. paid} their
respects 10.0“: Grail? Homelmfided.
of -N0rwalk,,reachcd here last evening. Mr.
Bennett, of Georgetovvn, and wife, with Miss
Jones, daughter of Charles Jones, Esq, of
New York, formerly of Wilfon,wore :last
week guests at Willard‘ . _ _
Carter, of Waterbury, and Mowrey, of
Norwich, are still here. - _
E. 5. Cleveland, the ever brilliant and
jocnlar, still delights and adorns Washing-
sumptuous “hospitalltieo” heretofore dis-
pensed with a lavish hand at Willard’s.
Anthony Comatock was here yesterday,
in the interest of a bill he hopes to have
passed. preventing the transmission of vile
literature through the mails. -
Congressmen Barnumand Kellogg left for
Connecticut last evening, and will return
the first of the week. B.
Japan.
In a letter from Yokohama, dated Decem-
ber 4, Hon. Charles E. DeLbng writes that
notwithstanding all the newspaper reports
to the contrary, the affairs of the Japanese
Government are being so managed that
“reform is still the 'watchword, and the
effort." He continues: “The railroad, be:
tween here and Yeddo is finished, and pay-
ing extravagantly. The American assist-
ants in the custom-house here have caused
the receipts to double this year over any of
the preceding ones. The crops of tea, silk,
rice, &c., are better than any ever knowu
before. The telegraph line, just finished,
fails .to meet the demands made upon it.
All is quiet, internally and externally.”
:“undcr'the canopy"—a
m‘osquifo.’ '
'r . .x
The fibril 3th
that they, will be savedghc necessity of re- the
costs' the writersjnolthing‘ to send such-
stituent lemma-gs ofv.on‘,cosf,an occa- ‘
sional Agriculturil Mortgfin‘ copyofifhe .
tracks! end "of. Senator .PodeN‘ i“,v'!,_ltmss' 10' '
dred pounds B'Oirdnpéifi 9t Flwfilévafl .
. , ' 119. would .
“perish" rather than teltthalthe himself kept
'5GHAS. W.
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ton society, and revives the memory of .
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‘_ OFFICE IN ELY’S BLOCK.
1 ' SOUTH NOR'ALK, CONN.
GAon'msLsE,
A n C}! I T E C T,
746 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Residence, Stamford, Cl...
Special attention paid to country rclldencer. 2-1y
‘N? ILLIAM MITCHELL,
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET,
has always the best of
Beef, Yul, Mutton, and 'Pork,
m, rlivlnfi prices. Union (formerly1 gods” Mar-
JOENDOEERTS, '
Dealer in
Beef, Mutton, Pork dynamo,
PRESERVES, CANNED FRUITS, co.,
0 No. 3 June-9 Block,
7 WATER STREET, NORWALK CONN.
CHARLES S. LOCKWOOD.
Fashionable Draper a Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EHPORIIIH,
Main Street, Norwalk, Can.
I W. H. swears.
Merchant Tailor
'connmz WASHINGTON AND MAIN srs.,
sou-nu uonwanx, comm,
Scotch Cheviots, Meltons, Grape and
. English Coatings,
1mm: urm arm, AND AT Lowasr raters-
A good fit warranted nndmadc as the customer may
want it. Cutting done forcthers to make as here-
'toforc. . v - .. .
A LARGE ASSORTMENT 0E :
’ Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
LBEBT CURTIS,
‘HEBCIIANT TAILon,
Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents' and Youmo' Clothing cut and made to order
at short notice, of the best-materials. in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prim reasonable.
J SPENCER.
WATcnlnannn,
mm; nonwnnz OW nouns;
A well selected stock of
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
GOLD JEWELRY,
SPECTACLES,
‘ EYEGLASSES
. always on hand. .
REPAIRING FINE WATCHES ASPECIALTY.
NORWALK INSURANCE COMPANY.
NORWALK, 002m.
out-n Onplul - - - -‘- - -osoo,ooo
Paid upcnpltnl. - - - - - 0100,000
Wu. C. STREET, President, Gno.R.Cow1.ns, Sec' ,
Inns. Hm. Treasurer. -
TNA INSURANCE co., 0F HARTFORD,
- Incorporated 1819. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Acute, $6,053,8 80.19
Insure- ognlnst loss and dam by Fire, on terms
adopted to the haul-d, and con stout with the laws
OWLES a HER ILL
of compensation. .
Sole Agents for Nor-walk and vicinity.
EEWARD P. WEED,
n n U G G I s T ,
Wall Street, opposite Norwalb Opera House,
.1 . A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
aPerfnmer , Patent: Medicines. all kinds, Minor-ll
Handkerchief-Emma. 11a" rashes, Coin
' "Chamois Skins. Station Cigars Ac.
333$ch loading to hhotocles'nyll the ne'w and
popular at ‘ _ on of then”, _
O
‘ mmmerresi ence. A personnlilhspeetionisinvlted.
. Also, near the above a Dwellin
. stocked with choice Fruit Trees; ood well of
' TH:
Waters, oilotnnd Medicated!“ s, Flavoring cg:
REAL ESTATE.
Fania l-‘Oll sans.
CONTAINING 70 Acres; good Buildings. plenty
of Fruit and Water. One mile from the town
of New Canaan, adjoiningthe homestead of William
L. Waring, Esq, Canoe Bill. For particulars en-
quire on the premises.
MAURICE K'. DEWDNEY
Single copies 5'cents. New Canaan, Feb. 8d, 1873. Airs.
Advortlnlng Bacon. ‘
Four: llnesor lensilglégfrtion 50 etc; 3 times 81.33 FDR SALE,
on - . . . . - n .
ggfflffikfgfmfium: ....... .50 HOMESTEAD ofnlxty acres of good land with
01ies'qunre,sixmonths.' ‘- - - ----- ”7.00 agootl house and barn, and other bulldlngo
“ " one year—with paper, . . - . 15.00 thereon; well stocked with ood fruit, and water
Two or u u u u . - . . . 35,00 and good wood. Situated 11 West Wi ton. about
“(can u]. u u. u . . . - . 33:: :Eleemllfiotfim l.3110 (ileprgeth‘wn dopht.t Pricereason-
eCoumn one ear -- --- 0. . u ernorma onap yo
332:!" r .u ' u y“ 1.. - - - - 30.00 4t! , JONATHA c. sr. JOHN.
{'"filt'".i~°'.t’°"' .' tannins?“ 1
a o eel erccn .a .
Pf-cfliocnlNotleeglnnendingColnmnl,2560 tn WILL BE SOLD!
,orllne. T A BARGAIN, to the highest bidder, a new
A French Roof Dwelling. (now near! completed)
near the residence of the subscriber, an fronting on
Union Park, contalnln 11 rooms, with closet and
pautries adioininw, an connoctln with every room
with one except on; supplied w th gas in three
stories and water in two stories. he nrran ement
,of the rooms on second and thir floors, a being
provided with n nlroct entrance from the claims I
and outside entrance; the location being near t e
village centre, with a broad, shadv green in front-
the a style and finish» outside and inside, and all
put 1 gethar tn the best manner without reward to,
time or labor, combine to render t deslrsbIe, and
cannotvfnil to give satisfaction, w 11 completed. to
almost anyone wanting apermanent and pleasant
home, and as ccinlly to families from the city as a
S P. TU RNEY
Norwalk, Jan. 1878;
TO LET.
GOOD GRASS FARM of 100 acres, about 2};
miles northwest of Norwalk, for altcrm ofyears.
ouse ofnlx rooms
JA ES G. REED,
onaernrch,
Dorian, Conn.
with garden. A
ply to
house next 5
rick Congregratl
FOR sALIi.
THE HOMESTEAD AND FARINormerl owned
- and occupied by the late Mary Ma lory, of
Wilton, Conn., situated between the do or: of
Bronchvllle, and Georgetown, Dnnbury & orwalk
Rail Rond,containln Forty Aeree,morc or less.
consistinglof Plow, nature, Meadow and Wood
Land, wit suitable buildings fora farm; also, nfinc
WuterPrivllc Possession venutoprrilnext.
.En nire of S. GODFRE ,on the Eemlses or
oft esubscriberin Danhury. E. A. ALLOE .
-', Danbnry, Jan. 11th. 1873. 2m-S
Form for Sale.
”I of about twenty acres, situated on Wolf-
tt am, about two miles from Norwalk Bridge,
I
no cred for sale. There are on the premises a
Dwelling House.largc Barn and Carriage House,
all in good condition; also. an excellent garden,
with considerable fruit, a good spring of water, the.»
The place is ofl’cred at a reasonable price. 'For fur-
ther particmnrs. on nine of the subscriber. on the
Homilies, or of RO AL ADAMS, at. the People’s
arket. Norwnlk. (1.11) JAIES E. WIXON. _
A FAB! FOR SALE.
AT COMPO.‘ TPOR , CONN. The home-
stead of the late Eben r Disbrow, situated in
Com o,West‘port,nbont one mile from depot. and
cons sting o a good Dwelling Honsednrge Barn,
Carriage House, Corn House,nnd otherout-bnild-
lugs, together with about '13'acres ‘of Llama?“
w r
Arc. Good farmlands adjacent: ereto can bound
if desired. A ply to MELANCTBON DISBEOW,
Westport, or AMESFINNEY,Norwaln. ltf
FOR SALE.
|| Subscriber. being about to leave town, offers
a; sale, at nvery low price his Mace- tenantly
located on Fair street, in the Borough o orwalk.
The house is new, containing eight rooms, with
cellar, attic, pantries, There is also a conven-
ient born on the premises.~ thlnlso sell part of
his furniture, comprising parlor and chamber set.
and Cottage 0rgan,togethor with one Boise. one
Cow, three wagons. die. FREDERICK BEERS.
3m 9' o
HOUSE T0 ,RENT.
ILL be rented to a respectable family. a neatly
- ' built cottage, with all modernconvenicnces,
1’
fl , I sire at the '
autumn cc “‘l ahznr'rs orator.
II SALE II 1’. [EL—House on Butlerptreet. Pos-
session immedintely. Enquire o “
20 . BUBB 3mm.
For Sale or Exchange.
SPLENDID EABM containing Soventy Acres.
with good building‘s; fruit. and wate‘r,‘ situated
three miles north of Stamford, on the main road to
Long Ridge. Will be sold cheap, or exchanged for
any ood propertv. Forifnll particulars enquire of
JAM s M TCKELL, Real Estate .Agent and Auc-
tioneer. Norwalk, Conn. 24:!
FOR SALE (Ill 10 REIT
AT WESTPO-DT_§,TAT‘ION.
A GOOD CONVENIENTHOUSE-withflarden
Barn and other-Outhouse attached. and a well
of never-falling water, an abundance of good fruit, .
. Also. can be had with the some, if desired,
from one to eight acres of land. In within three min-
utes walk ofthe Railroad Depot. and situated "direct-
ly upon Westport harbor. Only a small portion. of
the purchase money required down: the rest can re-
main on bond or mortgage. For fnr%er particulars
AB N GRACEé“
en ulre of , . M
' Norwalk, April 29th, 1871!.
For Sale or to Rent.
E Place latcly'owned 'nnd occupied b the late
ohn D. Lona-bury, tn Winnipauk. e place
consists of: large Dwelling House. with modern lm-
roveme'nts. and n ive Acres of good Land. Pleasant-
: loca on the main street, near Depot, Post OMce
and s . Possession lvcn immediate .
Inquire of MORGAN . SMITH,or G RGE H.
RANDLE, nought: premises._ - 1
. stratum _ 1,019.,”
HE under-oi ed offer for Sale some of the most
' desirable nlldiag sites in the village, lying
along the slopenorthwcstof Union Park, convenient
to the village and easy of access, havin an extensive
view ofthe villa and harbor; prices ow and some
easy. pply to A. H. B INGTON,
S. E. OL STEAD.
E. K. L0 KWOOD.
Norwalk, Sept. 21, 1868. .
BcaI'Estato For Sale.
TEE land belonging to the estate‘ cf George W.
_ Raymond, com rising some of the most. desira-
ble property in Son in Norwalk, 1.! now offered for
sale at n-hargaln b the trustee of that estate.
515 to GEORGE . RAYMOND and CHESTE
LLES. South Nor-walk, Conn. ‘
’lell ,Propertfi
. Eon SALE... .
THE subscriber ofl'ers for Sale his Mill Property
situated in,Wcst Norwnlk. about. two miles
from Darien Depot, three miles from South Nor-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan, consisting
of n mannfactory, two stories high, 80x18 feet, wit
about 19 feet. head and fall of water, with three acres
'ofland: now used as slaw Mill but suitable for a
manufactory ofan kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JAM FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, .
Norwnlk, or of the subscriber,
cusurtbmr srnuar.
West Norwalk, Sept. 25. 1869. 1139
JAMES FINNBY,
Ben] Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
eer, Con-table, Collector, Arc.
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
. patron heretofore extended him by a gen-
erous pub]! . d solicits a continuance of the name.
He has taken I desk at J. B. Enrlburt’s Law Ofilce,
Room No. 4. Gazette Building where he can here-
afterbefound or orders can be left. He will ve
prompt attention to the buylnv and selling of ca]
Estate, renting of places, Annti’oueerlngbof' r a! and
personal property, the collection of do to, c., and
will make eve reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor in: with their patronage.
.JAnns nxTonEnn,
. REAL ‘ ESTATE BROKER,
—AND—
AUCTIONEER,
once, Mitchell’s Block, Wall Street,
NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
‘ Bought,.Sold, Rented and Exchanger].
Heal Estate,Slocks, Furniture, 8.0.,
at public and private sale. Auction Sales of
Hausa-s, LOTS, FARMS,
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences.
Houses 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, Co, will receive prompt “WNW-'-
'1 lull. MICHEL]. o
iii: . ‘
use
A FIRST-CLASS
Home Security.
The llanhuly & llolwalk ll. ll. 00.,
'FFER forsale, at par and inter‘est,their 7 [Hal
cent. Coupon Bonds, ln'snms of Five Hundred
and One Thousand Dollars each, free from State,
County, Towu,-Clty, Boronah, and School Taxes, in-
terest payable on theflrst an of January and July
in one ear. The Bonds are first mortgage on the
Branch oad now butldin from Bethe] to flawles-
vllle, and a subsequent m gage on the entire road,
branches, docks. equipments, and real estatebclong-
log to this Corn any, nndnre offered to the public as
a safe and roll: to investment. Bonds may be ro-
cnred of EDWIN LOCKWOOD. President, II.-
LIAM C. STREET. and GEORGE E. MILLER, at
the Savings Bank, in Norwalk, or the subscriber in
Donbury- H. WILLIAMS, Treasurer of thr
D. &N. R. R.
Danbnry, Dec. 26th, 1871. 5 2
WANTED. .
A FEW shares of the Capital Stock of the Fair-
field County National Bank and of The Nation-
al Bank of Norwalk. .
GEO. E. MILLER,
2811 at the Norwatk Savings Society
DARIEN
SEMINABY FOR YOUNG .UlDlES.
THIS Institution ls pleasantly situated on Semi-
nary Hill,about one mile from Darien Depot
For beauty oflocation and scenery and-healthful-
sess of c imate, no more desirable place can be
found. The building is new and built with direct
reference to the convenience and comfort of upils.
The room: arelarge with high cellings,wel venti-
lated and newlyfurnlshed throughout. The school
veer begins the fourth Wednesday in September,
and closes the third Tuesday in June. There will
be but one vacation ofabont a week duringthewin-
' terhoildays.
For terms,etc., address
1 EMILY A. RICE,Prlncipnl,
3
Boots and; Shoes.
WE, the undersigned, having formed a co-part-
nerohip and purchased the Boots and Shoe
Store of G. 0. Keeler, would most respectfullyinvite
his old customers, also, our old friends and patrons
and the pnbllcrn general.to give u! acall and we
willconvincethem that by
Honorable Dealing1 6: Small Profits
t at. we are bound to give
{hie}! mhkes thic‘l‘: stains, i i
I IS act on an e y compot t on. Our motto is
"THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
THE SLOW SHILLING "
801! All If!!! lEATllil, fllllllt, 1.0..
Wholesale and Retail. Particular attention paid to
_' CUSTOM WORK,
in all its branches, also REPAIRING done with neat-
ness and dlspatch. SMITH' & HANFOBD.
CansxoSnu'n. John: P. Huron».
tourscrlonsnr
Ice Organ, (Inc.
C. H. DOUGLASS
Keeps constantly on hand a large assortmentof
Fresh Confectionery
ofthe first quality.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. .
Also. Ice Cream made to order at shortnotice
Partieslupplied.
C. II. DOUGLASS,
MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
HE subscriber wouldlnform the citizens of Nor-
walk that heis prepared to do 0
Building, in all of its branches,
by contract, or by duy’swork, and solicits a share of
pot. ,. Will trytoplease. Shop Centeravenne,
near Main street.
it SAMUEL B. FITCH.
w. C.-QUINTARD a; co.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardware, Paints, oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds of '
. Mechanics? Tools,
AND , .
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
LOCKS, KNOBS. NAILS, A ND BUILDERS’
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLER]?
- of the best kind. Remember the place,
No. 8 Opera House Block,
SOUTH NOBWALK, CONN.
W. 0. QUDTAED. ' BUBB INAPP-
IRON FENCING.
11E subscriber is now prepared to make» and f n r-
nish several styles of
T
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing,
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots. '
’ —Also— i
Doors, Shutter-s and
Gratings.
Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
many other articles in the line of
Iron Gates,
Shopin rear of Selma“; Hot Shop, Union street,
South Nor-walk. 15
‘ WMJI. DUNCAN.
For Sale at a Bargain.
borse- ower, one No. 2 Steam Pump, of Nor-
walk Iron orks manufacture, one Water Heater,
all in good working order, have been used but n short
time. For full information call on or address
H. H. ELWELL, at. oillceof .4! Norwalk Lock Co
FOR SALE
ANTED to sell Stock of the FAIRFIELD
COUNTY FIRE INSUANCE 00., in lots of
FIE". 0|! IIIIIIEI. OI FIVE llllllll SIIAIES.
W. S. Hanford, qu., President will furnish in-
formatlon relative to the value of the abbve Stock.
Arse Apply to T. 11. MORISON, Nor-walk, Ct.
DOMESTIC AND FANCY BAKERY.
- S . 1 . S M I T H ,
Successor to s. R. Bunting at 00.,
As taken the store at the entrance of the GA-
ZETTE BUILDING, where he will keep con-
stantly on hand a choice assortment of - .
PIES
’ OAKE’ BREAD
m cREA'r vanlevv,
vvhich ho willserve fresh daily. He will also serve.
his customers from the wagon. as usnnl,and will,
also, maintain his agencies at DEMM ON A; NEW-
COMB'S. Main Street, Norwalk,nnd at J. SULLI-
' VAN ’8, South Norwalk.
ASSETS AFTER neuucuno
CHICAGO LOSSES.
' CIDW’LES db MERRILL,
Agentsat Norwalk, Conn., issue Policies for the
follo ing Insurance Companies:
Etnnpffiart ord,Ct., 84.947378”
Hartford, ' 1,537,519 00
thnlx ‘ ‘ 1,081,180 80
Pe0ple’s,of Middletown ,Ct. , 248,874 as
Home, of New York, _, 2,723,206 52-
Phtnnix, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1,545,557 10
Continental of New York, 1,427,496 21
International ‘ ‘ 829,476 00
Westchester,of Now Rochelle,N .Y., 453,930 32
Springfield of Springfield,‘htass, 579,780
People’sflllorcester, Mass., 600,000 00
Franklin, Plinth, Pa.. 3,268,918 39
Commerce, Albany. N. Y. 264,424 00
Narragansett, of Providence,R. I., 754 047 00
Andes, Cincinnati, 0. , 1,250,000 00
Home, of Columbus 0.. 435.447 34
Alemanla, Cleveland. 0.. _ 295,000 00
Liverpool, and London, andGlobe,sepa-
rate flre assets, , 5.066,105 00
North British and Mercantile, do do 2,104,59800
Queen of Liverpool a; London, do do 1.355.860 00
imperial. of London, .10 do 5.313,665 00
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Con-
necticut and New York.
GEORGE R. COWLES. HOMER MERRILL
BARGAINS
—IN—
on China
Fran
- ' —-'AT—'-
n. n. Lofinwooms
RANGES.
GOOD N0 7. RANGE. - - ,- . -
u u u . _____
Call and see thembcforc buying elsewhere.
GEORGE F. BELDEN.
AII’ED_—A good, large an d‘sonnd WORK HORS E
not. over S or 9 years old, one that cm 1’70““ .-‘
wgnted in exchange for good cows. Enqu”. at "m
o co.
313300115, 25 ate-‘-
n n. I. MS‘WOW:
BLACKSMITH WORK, _
NE 30 inch Tubular Boiler, one 8x16 Engine, 15 '
~TBIIS'I'.
That eminent Biblical scholar, the late
He'nry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, will be
remembered for his critical edition of the
Greek New Testament, and other notable
works. But neverdid his genius p80 1'10“”
lines than those on “Trust," which soon
found their realization in his lamented-
death :—- ‘ _ '
I know not if or dark or bright ,
Shall be my lot;
If that wherein my hopes delight
Be best or not.v
It may be mine to drag for years
Toil’s heavy chain;
0r day and night my meat he tears
On bed of pain.
Dear faces may surround my'hearth
With smiles and glee;
Or I may dwell alone, and mirth .
'Be strange to me.
My bark is wafted from the strand
By breath Divine,
And on the helm there rests a hand
Other than mine. I
One who has known in stoma to sail
I have on board;
Above the raging of the gale
I have my Lord.
He'holds me when the billows smite;
I shall not fall.
If shfirp, ’tis short; if long, 'tis light;
He tempers all.
Safe to the land! safe to the land !
Theend is this; 1
And then with Him go hand in hand
Far into bliss. '
THE SUD! E38398 000 on.
To live, and not to die !.
_ Only to wait and wait:
To watch the passing of other feet
Within the heavenly gate.
To see the kindling light '
On many a long-loved face,
As one after one the Master calls
Up to the higher place.
To feel the loosened clasp;
To catch the parting smile—
To hear the whisper from dying lips,
"only a little while i” '
Only—and yet we weep,
God hides them from our love,
It sometimes seems too hard to rejoice
That they are there—above.
To live, and not to die,
To suffer, not to reign, ,.
Out in the dreary dark wdh the night
*To wrestle hard with pain.
They with the crown of peace
Fair on each calmed brow,
We with the sharpness of thorn and cross
To fight on still below.
Silence: oh restless heart,
In quietness be strong!
Well knoweth the Lord who watcheth the
The pain of "sufl'ering long.” ‘
He knoweth—yet His love
Is stronger than thy tears; _
Shall He let thee miss thy "full reward,”
For all .thy coward fears i ‘
Many a boat would sail
Into the shining west: -
the haven where she would be"—
The land of quiet rest. . .
But o’er the darkening sea,
Through mist, and cold, and fear,
Comefh sweet 0. Voice that biddeth peace:
“Patience—lb y Lord is here.”
—-Hetty Bowman in Evening Hours.
Into
“non motions-rs.” , ‘
A pansy on his breast she laid,
Splendid and dark with Tyrian dyes;
“Take it; ’lis like your tender eyes,
Deep as the midnight heaven," she said.
The rich rose mantling in her cheek,
Before him like the dawn she stood,
Panning upon life’s height, subdued,
Yet, triumphing, both proud and mack.
And white aswinter. stars intense
With steadfast fire his brilliant face
Bent toward her with an eager grace.
Pale with {rapture half suspense. .
“You give me then a thought, 0 sweet!"
He cried, and kissed the purple flower,
And bowed by‘lpve’s resistless power
Trembling he sank before her feet. -
She crowned his beautiful bowed head
With one caress of her white hand;
“Rise up, my flower of all the land,
For all my thoughts are yours,” she said. ’
- - —Sonh1m"0 Iayau'nc.
UNENDING.
- I see that all these things come to an end,
The things we glory in, the things we fear;
Annibihfion’s shadow still doth lend ,
Its gloom to every pleasant thing and dear.
Each heavy burden under which. we bend
W ill some day from our weary shoulders f
- - mo've;. ’ -
‘bnc thing alone there is which hath no
end— . ‘
There is no end to Love.
There is an end to kisses and to sighs,
There is an end to laughter and to tears;
An end to fair things that delight our eyes, '
An end to pleasant sounds that charm our
ears; .
An end to enmify’s foul libelling,
And to the gracious praise of tender friend;
There is an end‘ to all but one sweetthing—
To Love there is no end. ,
The warrior carved an empire with his
sword,
The empire now is but like him—n name;
That statesman spoke, and- by a burning
word ' ‘
Kindled a nation’s heart into a flame;
N ow nought is left but ashes, and we bring
Our homage to new men, to them we bend; ‘
There is an end to all but one sweet-thing—
To Love there is no end. '
All beauty fades away, or else, alas!
Men’s eyes grow dim, and they no beauty
see; ’ .
’l‘he glorious shows of Nature pass and pass,
Quickly they come. as ,quickly’do they flee;
And he who hears the voice of welcoming ,
Hears next the slow, sad farewell of his
friend; , .
There is an end to all but one sweet thing—
To Love there is no end.
And for ourselves—our father, where is he 2
Gone, and a memory alone remains;
There is no refuge on a mother‘s knee
‘For us, grown old'and sad with cares and
pains; _ ' '
Brothel-less, sisterless, our way we wend
To Death’s dark house from which we shall
not rove; , _
And so we cease: yet one thing 1'3“! no
end—
Therc is no e
nd to Love. ' 5
All The Year Round. .
fire—g _
An Indiana woman threw a barging-dam
stairs and broke his neck under the unprw
sion that it was her husband.
The original “Texas Ranger,” Major 0.
F. Hays, exists in California on the miners
able pittance of $200,000 a year. 11'
A horticultural gentleman gives as is
reason for painting his sleigh'l’edy “that I"
always liked scarlet runners. -
- Why does a-rctircd confectioner resemble
a faithlesslover? Because he leaves his
l Sweet’art to the care of another. -~ _
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