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“warm s an mass Airstream.»
When I am dead and _buried, then
There will be-mourning among men.
I hear one musing’on my dust:
“How hard he fought to win his crust."
'And one, “He was too sensitivl.I
In this cold-wintered world to live.”
Another, weeping, “Ah, how few
So gentle-hearted andso true."
“I met him only once, and yet
I think I never shall forget
The strange sad look in his young eyes.”
One other says, and then with wise
Anfisolem'n-shaking head,—-“No doubt
. The hot heart burnt that frail frame out.”
Good friends, a discount on your grief!
A little present help were worth
More than a sorrow-stricken earth
When I am but a withered leaf. _
An outstretched hand were'better to me
Than your glib graveyard sympathy.
You need not pity and rhyme and paint me,
You need not weep for, and sigh for. and
saint me ' I ‘, I ‘
Atter you’ve starved me—driven me dead.
Say l do'youhear i What I want is breadl
LScrsbners’fOr April.
an onu-suss'n'onnss smut.
WORK VERSUS assures.
av P. mom,
Mr. Whitaker was much troubled. about
Susan- All summer .she had been in a
pale, languid, half-olive condition, with no
strength, no appetite, no interest in any-
. .
thing. . -
Mrs. Whitaker having anever-suflcient-
ly gratifiedpassion for doctorin‘g, had at
first rather enjoyed this opportunity of
trying the virtues of the various roots and
herbs that hung in dry, dusty bundles from
the garret rafters. Susan’s life hbd been
made a burden to her with doses of
thoroughwort, penny-royal, tansy, dande-
lion and burdock. There was always a big.
bowl ofblack, bitter herb-tea standing in
the pantry, which-it was equally an "object
oers. Whitaker's life to induee Susan to
take, and the object of. Susan’s to escape.
_ And still Susan lay around the house in
an exceedingly- limp state reading novels
with a languid interest, studying her symp-
toms in the “Eamily Adviser,” and cutting
out such scraps of poetry fi'om'the news-
papers as dwelt on the ,hollowuess of the
world, unappreciated loveliness, and early "
death. ' j
Ned Whitaker, Susan’s younger brother,
was decidedly skeptical on the subject of
her illness “It’s enough to make any one
sick to do as Sue does,” said he energeti-
cally. “If she’d get up ealier in the norm .
ing and do a,little house-work she'd get
Well twice as quickas she will now, dosing
and cuddling.” ‘ '
“A great deal you know about it,” retort-
ed Susan, with considerable vigor for an
invalid;“I like to hear boys talk. They
know so much in their own estimation.’
“See here, Sue! What if that interesting
young school-master should hear you speak
soto your dear brother! It don’t sound
very angelic.”
She said nothing, only blushed a little,
and assumed that plaintive,-meekly injured .
look, which says plainly, “You’ll 'be sorry
for this when I amigone.” ' . ~
“Fudge, Sue i" said Ned, .qutte. unim-‘i
pressed, “Don’t look so spoony,” and off he
went, whistling and banging the door. ‘
It was a fact lhat there had been 'a good-_
low her’up thoroughly you’ll bring her out
all right. There’s nothin’ like bein’ thor-
ough,” said Aunt Debbie, with the emphatic
air of long experience.
‘ After much further advice, Mrs. Whitaker
set out for home, burning with zeal to “fol-
low up" Susan with Aunt Debbie‘s prescrip-
tion. What the consequence would have
been to poor Susan, cne‘ shudders to think.
Fortunately fate kindly interposed in her
behalf. A ' .
It seemsa clear case of one “born in the -
woods to be scared at an owl," that the old
Whitaker horse should take into his ancient
head to be frightened at a'mowing machine.
But such was actually the fact. As he was
jogging along, head down, apparently lost
in memories of his far-away youth, he came
suddenly upon Deacon Foskett’s rattling,
clattering mowing machine. Up went his
head, one short, one jump sideways, and
awa'y‘he plunged down the hill, twitéhing
the reins from Mrs. Whitaker’s hand by the
suddenness of his unexpected start. A big
rut at the foot of the hill—over goes the
wagon on top of Mrs. Whitaker-Fahd Dea-
con Foskett and his hired man run down
the hill to find Mrs. Whitaker with one leg
broken, a sprained shoulder, and any
amount of bruises and wrenchings.
What was to become of the Whitakers,
now that. the main spoke of the domestic
wheel was useless? They hire a girl, of
cOursc, suggests the intelligent reader. But
hiring a girl in Tully was no such‘ trifling
matter. ' A small factory in the village
absorbed all the American girls of the
vicinity, who, would otherwise have worked .
in families, and theta being no Catholic
church within 10 miles, the Irish girl who
could be induced to live on a farm was a
ram act's, indeed .0
,Mr. Whitaker devoted a Week to driving
over the;hills in different directions in
pursuit ofvarlous myths of possible girls
that vanished into thin'air on closer inspeci
tion. Now Mr. Haskell had heard of a
very nice girl over in Benham, Franklin
Lester’s wive’s sister, who was anxious to
secure a place. By the time Mr. Whitaker
~ had reached Benham the nice girl had
engaged to teach a district school. Arrived
at home he found Mrs. Goodman had sung
to Susan the praise of a certain “widow-
woman” on Stony Hill. Mr. Whitaker tiles.
him to Stony Hill to find the widow gone
to. keep house for her brotbw.
“I declare,"~said Mr. Whitaker to Susan,
IS, he returned, girlless and dispilited, from
his long drive, “I believe if I wanted a wife
I could get six easier than one girl i”
“Don’tiry any more, father,” said Susan.
“We can'get along somehow. Ned, and 'I
can do the work.“
- “That’s so," said Ned. “We’ll make' a
bully~team.”
“Don’t be so low, Ned,” said Susan, who
had undertaken the somewhat discourag-
ing task of“‘elevaling” Ned. Bays resent
“elevating," especially by their own sisters,
and accordingly Ned rather exerted himself-
to be slangy in Susan’s presence.
the bed room where polar Mrs. Whitaker
lay, feverish and helpless upon her restless
couch. ' ,
“You must get a girl,.father,” she remon-
strated. “ san can’t do the work. It
will kill her. She isn’t strong enough, and
besides she don’t know how. Oh dear, if
I could only get up and take hold myself!
'I can’t: be reconciled 5 to lying here when
there’s so much to do i”
looking school-master, the provides-winter,
a school-master who had not loved, but
flirted and “rode away.” 'Perhaps Susan.
having nothing else to do, had pleased her-
self by fancying she was in love with this
.gay deceiver. Agirl must do something. ’
Mrs. Whitaker was one of those indefatiga-
ble, irrepressible Women; s scrupulously
neat and. exact housekeeper, who loved
hard work for its own, sake, and “didn’t
wan’t any one bothering round." '
Once Sue had quite a mania for, cooking,
but Mrs._ Whitaker, after witnessing her
awkwardstruggles with~ the bread dough,
said: , - , *
"Come, let me take it. It’s easier for me
to doit myself than 'to see you. If yo ’1
keep the sitting-room in. order, and take
care of your own room, it’s all I as ”
' And now Mrs. Whitaker. thought Susan
so delicate she relieved her of even these
light duties, and left her with nothing to do
but realize, in her own experience, the truth
of the saying, ‘ ,
“A mill stone and the human heart are ever driven
round.
If they have nothing else to grind, theymust them-
' selves be ground,"—- .
to know all the'weariness of an empty, ,
aimlesg—life. ’ , .
Septembercame, and yet Su'san remained
in a state of discouraging about-theme-
ness.‘ Mrs. Whitaker thought she would
drive over and consult Aunt Debbie Dun-i
bar. V .
Aunt Debbie was a woman of vast_ex-'
perience in sickness. She broughtra large
family of her own successfully through All
the mumps, measles,,and other ills infant
flesh is heir to, and was now experimenting
on a yearly increasing circle of grandchil-
dren, besides acting as 'Iadvisersgeneral for
the whole neighb‘orhood. What Aunt
Debbie-didn’t know about doctoring was
generally considered 'not worth knowing
- at all. " '
As Mrs. Whitaker drove up she descried
AuntDebbie's ample'fo'rm out in the gar-
. den, bending over the sage bed. At the
sound of wheels, she straightened up,
pushed,her sun~bonnet back and peered
sharply through her spectacles to see who
was going by. . ?
“Well,'l never!” she exclaimed, as Mrs.
~ Whitaker drove into .iheiyar‘d. “If it an’t
you,Miss Whitaker! _I was jest thinkin’
about you. Howdmye-doi Seems as i!
I han’t seen you for an age. Cum right
along in, and Kiah'll put yonrhorse' out."
“Thank you, but I'vepnly come for a
call ; I can’t stop long." ,
“Well, how d’ye all dew at home i”
asked Aunt Debbie, after she had ushered
her visitor into the sitting-room, rolled up
one green paper Curtain, and settled down
to her knitting. Aunt Debbie could al-
ways talk easier with her knitting work in
hand, " ‘ '
“Pretty well, thank you, except Susan.
I came over partly to see you about her.
flue don’t seem to get along as I should‘like
to have her," '
“Miss Haskell was tellin' me, last Sunday,
how ailin’ Susan’s ben, this summer. From
what Miss Haskell said I should think she’s
3 good deal as my Melissa was, five years
ago. I'cured Melissa with boneset."
“Susan’s been taking that, more Or
all summer,” ,
“Does she cough any i"
“N0.” . . ‘
“Because if she did, colt-foot tea is a
grand thing. Ain'tshe bilious l"
“I shouldn’t wonder if she was."
less,
“Well, now if she was my girl, I should.
give here good dose 'of ' blue pill to begin
with,and follow it out with a smart course
of castor ile or salts. .I should keep right
on with the boneset three - tim'ei a" day—
'tis very strengthenin’—and I’d have her
take a raw egg in halfa glass of Ciderevery
That’s "one of
the best things I know offer weakly folks.
mornin before‘ breakfast.
Is she narvous about sleepin’?"
“Yes, ‘she is rather." '
{There‘s nothin‘ so good for nervousness
u hop tea. Give her some .lilel‘y night.
a... lastshine before new! to his. did
make her a hop pillow. I guess if you fol.
‘ To soothe his wife, Mr. Whitaker prom-
ised to try once more, and finally one night
drove into the yard in triumph, seated on a
small hair trunk, the owner of the trunk,
tin-actual “girl”. in propria persona, band-
box in hand, sitting instate on the seat be-
hind him. '
, The new girl’s name wits Luna, “pale
Luna,” Ned called her. She was talland
bony, wore her hair cut short in the neck,
and rejoiced in a bass voice that was a
perpetual surprise to the family. Luna
Soon developed ways, that, if not “dar ."
were decidedly uncomfortable. Ned al-
ways declined pie, after he once saw Luna,
as she out each piece, drawing the knife-
blade through her mouth, to “cleanse” it.
No'matter what she had previously been
doing, she stirred Mrs. Whitaker’s beef tea
with her finger without going through the
ceremony of washing her hands, and tasted
it freely with thesame spoon soon ofl'ered
the invalid. She told Susan she "liked‘ to
make bread, it takes the grind ofi‘ your
hands so nice.” Underher administration,-
the appetites of the Whitakers dwindled
alarmingly. Susan who saw the most of
Luna’s cookery, lived entirely on crackers.
When Mrs. Whitaker heard that Luna
prepared the potatoes for dinner in the
wash-hand~basin, and put the best tea knives
soaking in the bottom of the pan‘ Ivhile she
did the other dishes, tea-knives whose
glossy handles were Mrs. Whitaker’s pride,
her indignation k‘new nogbounds.
“I won’t have her in the house another
minute! I can’t sleep till she is out offit!
The ideal My. best tea-knives! I've been
so particular never even to damp' the ban-
dles, and always kept them put away 'in
tissue paper, and now they are ruined;
Do get her out of the house, before she
spoils everything in it, and poisons us all 1”
- Luna went. Susan cleaned up the house,
and prayed, whatever other calamity might
be in store for them, they might at‘least be
spared another girl. Susan was much
better now. Her mother’s illness had
taken her out Of herself, and obliged her tO'
make some exertion. She went into house.
work with a will, equally pleased and sur-
prised to find herself really good for some-
thing. Ned helped her all he could, and
novel-were some of the experiments of
what Ned called the “new girls.” '
One, day, Susan decided to have baked
beans for dinner. She put something like
two quarts boiling. By and by, looking
in the pot, she was dismayed to find it full
of beans to the very brim. She took out
nearly half, but still the beans continued to
swell beyond her wildest. forebodings. Ned
came into dinner to find an immense dish
ofbaked beans crowning the dinner table,
while several pans of the same agreeable
edibles, in various stages of doneuess, were
standing around the kitchen.
"‘Wbe-ewl” exclaimed Ned. “You’re a
‘good provider ’[Sue,but seems to me you
_are rather overdoing this been business.‘ I
feel about beans as the old lady’s hired man
did about liver. He liked it well enopgh
for 50 or 00 days, but didn‘t care about it
,for— a steady diet.” . . ‘
.“Don’t laugh, Ned,” said poor Sue, look-
ing anxious and exhausted. “I’ve had ‘a
really dreadful time with the things. I'
positively believe three beans ’would have
been enough."
Susan usually had very good success
with hervbread. But one day there arose
an unforeseen complication. The sponge
had soured in the night ,
_ "Ned," she said, “did you "evennotice
how much soda mother uses when the
sponge is sour? I’m sure'I'don’t know."
“Nor I. I guess she just stirs it in till it.
tastes all right." .
She put in a large tea-spoonful of soda.
Then she and Ned both tasted and smelt it.
“Taint right yet,” saiwed, with an air
of wisdom and experience. “Dab in some
more."
In wentauother spoonful. Another test-
.ing by the cooks. ~ ,
,4 ,“It tastes smorty,” said Sue “I believe I
shall'put in: another spoonful,”
‘_ ' After {gettln‘ arrow spoonfuls they con.
mummified" . , . ’
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But now afeebie wail was heard from .
The bread came out of the oven a deep
yellow-brown in hue, and exhaling an over..
powering odor of soda. Sue made biscuit
for tea, and the pigs reveled in new made
bread for supper that night. Ned; being
implicated ,sworc solemn secrecy ; and, as be
used afterward triumphantly to observe,
“it didn’t kill the pigs, either.”
But Susan’s experiences were not all-
so disastrous: Mrs. Whitaker was quite
astonished to see how well things went on.
She really began to think Susan was a
“natural cook.” Daughters of such notable
housekeepers as Mrs. Whitaker are apt to
be “natural cooks.” Order and method is
the rule of the house, and they adopt in-
stinctively,“mother’s way" of doing things.
Acertain deitness' and skill is hereditary
with them. Perhaps, if Susan had, as she
sometimes wished in the old dreamy days;
been an “authoress,” her proudest triumphs
would have given her no deeper thrill of
pleasure than when her father said :—
“Susan this is really a capital squash pie.
If your mother don't look out, yo’ll beat her
yet. Just give me another piece."
One day Ned astonished Sue with a bona-
fide compliment.
"You are growing handsome, Sue,” said
he. _ I
Sue thought Ned was making fun of her,
thereby, for time doing him an injustice.
For there is no surer cosmetic and beauti-
fier than house-work, when not carried to
excess. No amount of dumb-bells, flesh-
brushes,“constitutional” walks and drives
gives the energy, the brisk circulation, the
cheerful tone to the body and mind that
comes from the vigorous, varied exercise of
house-work. Sue flew briskly around the
house now,siuging .as she made beds up-
stairs, with the fresh morning air sweeping
breezily through the open windows, now
sweeping the sitting room,‘now kneading
dough, now out in the garden for vegetables,
all this varied work bringing every muscle
into play the more healthily, because not
done deliberately and with “malice afore-
thought.” ,
“How do you feel, to-day, Susan f" queried
Mrs. Whitaker, anxiously.
“I really don’t know, mother,” replied
Susan, laughingly. “I haven’t had time to
thigh." - '
nd so Sue had grown plump and rosy,
had a buoyant step, alight and sparkle in
her eyes, the radiance in looks and spirit
that comes from a sound mind in a sound
body. _ ~
One Monday, Sue was in the clothes-yard,
trying to hang out the clothes. Sue was
short, and the line high up, and the wind
blowing a gale. It certainly was a provok-
ing wind. It blew Sue’s sun-bonnet Off, and
her curly brownhair into all sorts of wild
tangles and tousles, and the table cloth she‘
was trying to hang up kept flopping back all
over her. Sue stood on tiptoe, straining-
her arms up, and struggling in vain with the
refractory table-cloth. , -
“Let me help you, Susan,” said a pleasant
manly voice.
She extricated herself from the mazes of
the table-cloth, to find Charlie Goodman
besrde her. Charlie was working in his
south lot, which joined the Whitakers’ gar-
den, and seeing his neighbor’s distress, had
come to the rescue; like the kind-hearted
fellow he was. ‘ ~-
“Oh, thank you, Charlie,” said Sue, with
perhaps more color in her cheeks than the
wind was solely responsible for, it was so
vexatious to be caught idoking so. And Sue
hastened to roll down her sleeves, and con-
ceal her blushes under her sun—bonnet,
while Charlie hung upihe table cloth, and
let the line down within her reach.
It is as pleasant for-a woman to be helped,
as for a man to help. Sue felt quite a glow
of gratitude to Charlie. '
“How nice it islb‘ Dewar-,1: she said. “I’m
ever so much obliged to you.” ‘ ~
“Not at all. I'm glad to do it. Alitlle
body like you ought always to havea tall
man round somewhere handy, to help her,”
said Charlie, locking not hnadmiringly down
on the flushed face and tangled brown curls
under the sun-bonnet. _ ‘
“Nonsense, Charlie i" laughed Sue slyly
stooping to pick up a clothes-pin.
, Charlie went back to his work, wondering
he had never noticed before what a pretty
girl Sue Whitaker was.
Somehow, Charlie found a great deal to
do in the south lot that fall. Any deficiency
on his part, hitherto, in “noticing” Susan,
was more than atoned for now. . He always
had an eye out on the Whitaker mansion.
The number of errands he discovered that
necessitated his “just running over” there.
was really surprising. Of course, he was
often thirsty, and obliged to step into the
kitchen for a-drink of water.. Then, nothing
could be more natural than that he should
stop and chat a few mihutes with Sue.
Rogers might often have found apicasi .
model for a statuette group illustrative of
New England life, in the Whitaker kitchen,
consisting of Sue, in a big bib-apron,'that
only Served to set off her plump,rounded
form, with: sleeves rolled up,"a pie-plate
gracefully poised on one little hand, with
the other deftly cutting. the edges of the
crust, listening with rosy cheeks:and down-
cast. eyes. to Charlie. who looks manly and
handsome, in spite of his shirt sleeves and
overalls, as he leans, straw hat in hand,
against the pump, and tnlksuwith his lips,
of the weather, perhaps, with his eyes, of far
different topics.
Tbcinterest Charlie took in Mrs. Whita-~
ker's health was truly touching. He called
so often to inquire for her, and listened so
politely to all her symptoms, that Mrs.
Whitaker took a great fancy to him, and
was always telling one what a remarkably
nine yOung man Charlie Goodman was ; on
which occasions Sue generally discovered
she had an errand. to the kitchen, or any-
where out of the room. In short, Charlie
not only loved his neighbor as himself, but
a great deal better. ' .
' As for Sue, the memory of the young
school-master had faded like 'a morning
dream. She came to feel such an interest
in Charlie’s prosperity, that, rather , than
have him waste so much time, she consent-
‘ed, in tbcspring, to move permanently over
totbe Goodman hofise. Site made as brisk
and blooming a matron as ore/often sees,-
aud “they lived happy forever afterwards ;"
-as happy, at all events, as, is possible in a
world which sometimes has sharp trials for
even the most loving and united hearts.
1f any one still asks what cured Susan, I
shall reply by quoting Miss Alcott : “Love
and labor, two beautiful old fashions, that
began long ago, with the first pair in Eden.”
#
AN Ixomm.—A young man went into
the orfice of one of the largest dry-goods
importing houses in New York, and asked
for a situation. He was told to come again.
Going down Broadway that same after-
noon, opposite the Astor House an old apple
woman trying to cross the street was struck
by a stage, knocked down, and her basket
of apples sent scattering in the gutter.
This young man stepped out from the
passing crowd, helped up the old lady, put
her apples into her basket, and went on his
wa , for ettin the incident. . .
'Wben e cal ed, again upon the importers
he wasasked to name his price, which was
accepted immediately. and he went to work.
Nearly a year afterward he was called
aside one day and asked if be remembered
assisting an old apple woman in Broadway
to pick up a basket of apples, and, mncb to
his surprise, he learned why he obtained a
situation when more than one hundred
others were desiring the same place.
Young man, you little know who sees
your acts of kindness. Tbe_eyes of others
see andsdmire what they will not take the
trouble to do themselves. .
l
TERRIBLE - SEIPWBECK.
Another awful ocean horror occurred
near Halifax on the night of March Slst.
The fine steamer Atlantic, of the White Star
Linc, built about two years since, was
wrecked on Marx’s Island, during a heavy
fog, and a large number of her passengers
were lost, the vessel proving a total wreck.
The following is the captain’s statement:
We sailed from Liverpool March 20th.
During the first part of the passage we had
favorable weather and easterly winds. 0n
the 24th, 25th and 26th we experienced
heavy southwest and westerly gales, which
brought the ship down to 118 miles a day.
On the 3lst of Marchthe engineer’s report
showed but about 127 tons of coal on board.
We were then 460 miles east of Sandy
Hook, with wind southwest and high west-
erly swell, and falling barometer, the ship
steaming only eight knots per hour. I con-
sidered the risk too great to rush on, as we
might find ourselves, in the event of a gale,
shut out from any port of supply and so
decided to bear up for Halifax. At 1 p. m.,
Sambro Island was distant 170 miles, the
ship's speed varying from eight to twelve
knots per hour, wind south, with rain,which
veered to westward at 8 p. m., with clear
weather. At midnight Ijudged the ship to
have made 122 miles, which would place
her 48 miles south of Sambro, and I then
left the deck and went into the chart room,
leaving orders about thelookout, and to let
me know if they saw-anything, and call me
at?) a. m., intending then to put the ship's
head to the sOuthwardvand await daylight.
My first intimation of the catastrophe was
the striking of the ship on Marr’s Island,
and remaining there fast. The sea imme-
diately swept. away all the port boats. The
officers went tetheir stations, and commenc-
ed clearing away the weather boats- Rock-
ets were fired by the second oflicer. Before
the boats could be cleared, only ten minutes
having elapsed, the ship keeled heavily to
port, rendering the starboard boats useless
Seeing that no help could be got from the
boats I got the passengers into the , rigging
and outside the rails and encouraged them
to go forward, where the ship was highest
and less exposed to the water. The third
officer, Mr. Brady, and --quartermasters
Owens and Speakman b this time having
established communication with the outlay-
'ing rock, about forty yards distant, by
means of a line, got four other lines to the
rock, along which about two hundred peo-
ple passed. Between the rock and the
shore was a passsage 100 yards wide. A
rope was successfullypassed across this, by
which means about .fifty got to the land,
though many were drowned in the attempt.
At five a. m., the first boat appeared from
the Island,but she was too small to be of
any assistance. Through the exertions of
Mr. Brady, the third officer, the islanders
were aroused, and by 6 a. In. three larger
boats came to our assistance. By their
efforts all that remained on the side of the
ship and on the rock were landed in safety,
and cared for by a poor fisherman named
Clancy, and his daughter. Durin the day
the survivors, to the number of 9, were
drafted ofi‘ to the various houses scattered
about, the resident magistrate, Edmund
Ryau,rendering valuable assistance. The
chiefofilcer havinggot up the mizzen rig-
ging, the sea cut ofl‘ his retreat. He stood
for six hours by a woman who had been
placed in the rigging. The sea was too
high to attempt his rescue at 3p. m. A
clergyman, Rev. Mr. Ancient, succeeded in
citing him a line and getting him otf.
any of the saloon and steerage' passengers
died in the rigging from cold, among the
number being-the purser of the ship. Be-
fore the boats went out I placed two ladies
in the life boat, but finding the boat useless,
carried them to the main rigging, where I
left them, and went aft to encourage others
to go forward on the side of the ship. At
rolled over to leeward, the ship at this time
being on her beam ends. Finding myself
useless there, I went to take the ladies for-
ward, but found them gone, nor didI see
them afterward. Many at this time could
not be stimulated to any effort to save them-
selves, but lay in the rigging and died from
fright and exposure. remained on the
side encouraging. helping and directing
until about seventy-five were landed, when
finding that my hands and and legs were
becoming useless, I left the ship, two other
boats being close to, which embarked the
remainder. 0n reaching shore I dispatched '
Mr. Brady, third officer, off to Halifax across
the country, to telegraph the news of the
disaster and to obtain assistance. , Mr. Mor-
row, the Cunard line agent. promptly re-
sponded, and sent two steamers, with pro-
: 1-3"“
i33’e3‘5‘fii an; hilt-SEES andforvarded to
of the first and fourth ofllceri‘flhb‘ 12.9133: e
cer and four men being left at the Island to
take care-of the dead as they come ashore.
The second officer .was lost, with No. 30 ,
lifeboat. .
A calculation made by Captain Williams
shows that the loss of life, though immense,
is not so large as has been reported. The
Atlantic had on board 33 cabin passengers,
800 steerage passengers, and a crew, oflicers
included, Of143 men; total, 976 souls, leav
ing'the number lost, 546. This may not
be precisely correct, but is nearly so.
now Vessels Founder.
An important fact relative to the leakage
of steamers, and which may serve to ex-
plain the cause why apparently staunch
vessels suddenly collapse and godown, has
been developed by the overhauling of the
steamship Saragossa, plying between Balti-
more and Savannah, which is now on the
ways in the yard of Messrs. Fardy '& Co.,
of Baltimore, for repairs. 'This steamer
was built by the government during the
war, and was considered meme staunch-
est vessels built, great care _
the selection of the best material. At the
close of the warst was sold and refitted
for the merchant service, and during the
last trip it was discovered that she leaked
badly, in consequence of. which it was
found necessary to haul her up on the ways.
A thorough examination was had by boring
into the vessel’s bottom, but her planking
was found to be as sound as when nailed
'on,not aspeck of rotton wood being dis-
covered. This led to the examination of
her caulking, and after protracted testing it
was discovered that between the timbers
under the engines the caulking iron readily
entered in the seams of the planking in
places within the area. ofa 'bclt across her
entire bottom, a distance of about forty
feet. Sections of her planking were cut.
out, whenit was found that she was nearly
cut in halves, with ,several grooves worn
nearly through her three-inch white oak
planking, Caused by cinders or scoria from
her furnaces being permitted to get between
her outsidé planking and inside ceiling or
flooring, through the carelessness of the fire-
men. The friction from these cinders,
through the rolling of the ship-,had actually
worn the bottom until perforated. A cop-
planking to the timbers, but which had
missed the timber and consequently passed
into the open space where the cinders were
discovered, was found to be about half out
aWay from the same cause.
Mr. James H. Reed of this city, now en-
gaged in building lighthouses in the south
this steamer, has brought to Washington a
section of the oak planking thus curiously
worn, with some of the cinders, together
with the copper spike of which mention is
made above, and has deposited the speci-
mens in the Smithsonian Institution.
The matter is worthy the attention of all
persons engaged in maritime pursuits, and
especially important to ship builders and
officers having this description of vessels in
their charge. ’
g
FLORICULTUBE.-—-All lovers of flowers
must remembertbat one blossom allowed
'to mature or “go to seed" injures the plant
'more than a dozen new buds. Cut your
flowers then, all of them, before they begln
them on your tables ; seud boquets to your
favors with those who have. You will
surely find that -tbe more you cut off the
more you will have.
have ceased to bloom should be cut back,
that the strength of the root may go to
forming nevvroots for. the next year. On
bushes not a. seed should be allowed to .ma-
tm.Wm’sfw March.
this time the boilers exploded and the boat ’
to convey the survivors to Halifax, - ,
g used in ‘
per spike, driven in to secure theoutside .
who has been. in the habit of traveling on _
to fade. Adorn your rooms with them ; put
friends who have no flowers; or exchange.
All roSes after they.
anonwaLsr oazu'r'rn. . ,
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ALVIN o. CHILD, ,
Law.osf~s“s'c~stse., _
Rooms Nos. 8 and 9. Seely's Hall, lists Stre t
STAMFORD. CONN.
.,,, “ream sesame-.m-
na consen _ : ,. .
cm :tll chilldbue his businesses the abovssursm.
Lax. s. omson, ' ~ I.
l t fthe FlrstCon egatio at church
nos-'53 II": or raw sou.“ Teacher of the '
Plano-Forte, 0mm and Instant
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' Box. I" P. 0. NORWAL‘K, COIN.
In NewYork, care of William A. Pond 8 00., see
Broadway. ' ‘ -
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l
Engineer and Surveyor,
nonwatx. court. _ ‘
Orders left with Shaman Stevens, at tbs-Gums
O b mall - om tl attended to. Also
Arbb‘lyfo‘I-rJA’S. LEWBL’E bonus TURBINI
ATEB WHEEL, the best in use. Power pledged
equalto any over-shot. .
ISAAC W. IVES.
L U M‘ B E B ,
Danbury. Conn.
manna P. nuns. n. D.,
PHYSICIAN «I: SURGEON.
Osrros'ovss Psowts-r’s Dans Steal.
OFFICE HOURS :—lornin s to 10 o’clock:
Evenings 't to s o'clock. Orders sit at H. L. Ublc’s
Drug Store, will receive prompt attention. 11'tf~
1:. cases is. D., .
, . Partisan-1v .e occasion,
Ofilce over Alfnd Knapp’s store. Washington St..
South Norwalk, Conn. Consultation gratis from
9 a. m. to 9 p.1n. - 4 194!
CHAS. W. MANY,
s) r: N 'r s s 'r,
NonwaLx, - Conn.
Office on Main Street, opposite Connecticut Hotel.
Teeth filled and extracte . '0
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW BATES.
4.“
DR. J. a. cannons,
D E N '1‘ l S T e
Nonwaur, Conn.
Cities in Gazette Building, Room No.l,ovsr Jack-
son’s Brothers’ store, Nitrous oxide or Laughing
G-is, administered when dcelred.~ A new dcvlcefor
plate work—light, durable and cheap.
DR. soaaN'roN, .-
DENTIST,-
Extracrlng teeth ahd inserting artificial dentures a
specialty
OFFICE IN ELY’S BLOCK.‘
1 SOUTH 170371111, CONN.
0. Ana INSLHE,
‘ A n- Uh‘.- ”Aka
'746 BROADWAY, NEW 703K.
Residence, Stamford, ct...
Special attention paid to country residences. I-ly.
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
At the ever popular
UNIO’N MARKET,
has always-the best of'
Beef, Veal, Mutton. and Pork,
at fslrlivlng prices. Union (formerly1 aModal) Mar-
NOTICE.
ket, on the Bridge,
'l'llisnbscribers hsvlnfiformeda coosrtnership and
taken the “PEOPL ’8 MARKE’ ,” In Skiddy’s
block, Main st., formerly conducted by J. T.Adams,
are now prepared toservo the ubllc with all the
best cuts of meats, of all vsrict es.‘ The stock will
be bought and butchered expressly for the firm, thus
securing fresh meat of the best quality. By faithful
attention to the wants of thelrcustomers they will
A
aim to deserve liberal strons
ROYAL Anus. p 3&84: WIXON.
Janna E. ston. lyli
JOHN ROBERTS,
Dealer in
Beef, Mutton, Pork a. Hams,
PRESER YES, 01 KNED FR (TITS, #0.,
Na. 3 Jams-anions,
1 WATER STREET, NORWALK CONN.
HARLES S. LOCKWOOD, .
Fashionable Draper. a: Tailor
‘ AND
onnrs' FURNISH ma EXPORIUH,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
w. H. sWonDs'.
Merchant Tailor
coanR wasnmo'ron AND turn us. ,
sown NonwALx, comm.
Scotch Cheviots, Melton s, Grape and
English Coatings,
MAD E. 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 as here.
tofore. _
A LARGE ASSOBTMINT OP.
Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
J SPENCER,
O
wa'r'CssasaKEn,
UNDER NORWAIJK OPBBA HOUSE,
. A well selected stock of
WATCHES,
CLOCKS, - _
, GOLD JEWELRY,
' srncracnas,
EYE GLASSES
* always an hand. .
REPAIRING FINE WATCHES A SPECIALTY.
a
Nonwanx rssehkncs c'oursxr
NOR WALK, 601an _
Pnld u'
Wu. C.
apltal, - - - o -
in; President, Ono. It. Cowass, Sec’y.
Fuss, Hru,Treasurcr.
rus'msnas‘nc‘s 00.. or man,
lncorporal ed 181). Chartgr Perpetual.
Capitalnnd Assets, - $5.052.000.IO
Insuress' tnstlossandda by l‘lr outer-s
adopted to t e hassrd,and co tent-wt the laws
ofcompensstlon. ' “ COWLISOIIBBILL. *
Sole Agentstor Norwalk sadvthtstn.
/
‘ over seventy acres of good land. well adapted to
. a large part. of the purchase money can remain on
Cash Capital - - - - - - -s5’0o,ooo .,
sroo,ooo ,
REAL ESTATE.
TO RENT.
POSSESSION lMMEDIATELY IF. DESIRED.
The Dwelling of Mrs. M aria Gruman, on Pros-
pect Hill, or, if desired, would rent my homestead
for the season or yea'r. For particulars call on the -
sabscrlber. C. J. GRUMAN.
Darn, Garden, Fruit, ‘70.. on each place. c-t
TO LET.
HI subscriber ofl'ers to let his residence central-
ly located at the corner of Mei-win and Academy
Streets. The house is in good condition, contains
eleven or twelve rooms with furnace water, gas.
etc. Posrcsion given a cut the middle of April.
Appl an the premises, or to JAMES FINNEY,
Real state Agent. Ht! '1‘ G: OSBORNE.
'ro RENT.
_ IRON AI;R1Llst. Housenon Miott ovenue,with
all the m revemen s. nqu reo _
JAILIIS HITCHELL or G. O. KEELEB.
A.so,llouse with small Store.ou New Canaan
asonablc terms. En hire of
"t”d' on n . - q G. 0. Kansas.
. Store and Apartments to Let.
anon STORE ON MAIN ST.. one. of the best
Lilocatlor‘ils ophthlo 1'5"”; some oportmgg‘tliéi;
net borhoo o t e r c an onaor we
at nth Nonnlk. Applgy t’o s. E. OLMSTEAD.
February 28th, 1818. 8
TO LET,
UgNlSHElfi-‘Thse former-Arealdctnce of.Joltn a.
' t t. o
rm "‘1‘“ u m pp’14: WEED.
. TO LET.
. cfl'ered‘for sale.
FOR. SALE.
Vcr desirable Residence within three minutes
wa k of the Bridge, and within one minute of
ihe Horse Cars, is ofl'crcd for sale at. a ver reasona-
ble price. The House is modern and well nllt.con~
talus fourteen rooms. with plenty of closet room.
and a spacious attic, and is supplied with a good
furnace, gas and other conveniences. The grounds
are pleasant and well shaded. For further particu-
lars inquire at the GAZETTE OFFICE. tt-13
FOR SALE. A,BARGAIN.
THE HOUSE AND LOT recently occupied b the
late Jason H. Merrill, containing eight argc
rooms, pleasantly situated on the Aewtown Road,
and In a healthy location; has a good well ofwatcr,
all In good order; withln 10 minntes'walk of the
Bridge, and handy to the churches. Price 84,000.
Possession given immediately. Apply to EDWARD
MERRILL, or S. D. MERRILL, Administrator. 13tf
Wilton Property for lnle at a Bargain.
A Large and convenient House, in goodorder,
very pleasantlv situated on the Norwalk road.
near Kent. depot; arge Burn, Carriage and Ice
Houses, and other out-buildings, with 40 acres of
Land, divided into Wood, Pasture, Meadow and
Flow Land,. is large proportion seeded meadow‘
fruit in abundance; near to churches. schools and
academics. Anyone looking for a genteel country
residence with every convenience.at a moderate
price, will find this the cheapest property now cfl'er-
sd in this vicinity. Terms cas '.. Also. a house op-
posite the Methodist church; elght rooms.
3m'ls _ B. F. BASSETT.
FOR SALE
T GREENS FARMS—The Homestead of lllc
late Samuel Craft, very eliglbl y and pleasantly
located, within three minutes’waik of the Green's
Farms Station of the N. Y., N. H. dt . Railroad,is
It consists of a nod Dwelling
House, with Barn, and other Ont-faildinsr, good
Water, and abundance of Peaches, Pears, Apples.
and other Fruit, together with 25 Acres of fine
Land. For particulars enquire of MOSWELL A.
RAYMOND, or EDMUND B. SMITH, Norvvnlk.
FOR SALE.
an em, LARGE ROOMS now occupied by
In. Vanderbilt as a Mllllnery, over the store
or the subscriber. .
A so.a rtments for onelarge or two small fain-
l P!
ii I t r . A l to
nlfes nthctblrdsoy , up! E. P. WEED.
TO near; .
FROM the .1 st of April next. the Farm-House of
thelste George Lockwood, deceased, rmerly
wedandoccnpled by William St..lobn. tasted
ween Nos-walk and-New Canaan. Enquire of
WILLIAM L. WARING, New Canaan. or E. P.
WEHDJIorwaIk. . ' lou‘ _
TO LET.
13 rooms, at Wiunlpauk, near factories.
from 10 who acres of land, suitable for
gsrdenin or other farming purposes. Also, a
sliding n rear of the ol es School House, on
Chapel Street, suitable fore rpenter shop. stab ling,
Ac. Inquire of JA IBS'MITCHELL. or 9
' TO 'BBNT.
A NICE new house, pleasantly located; from ten
to fifteen minutes’ walk from the Bridge. Pos-
session given April 1st. Rent 8100. A1) y at the
. v GAZETTE UrFAUE-
T convenient for two families, near Dr. Grcaory’s
smn Street. 1 JACOB WE s‘ks.
' FOR SALE OR TO BENT.
- COTTAGE TENEMENT right in the village '
has seven rooms, large garden attached, with a
and well. also cistern of water, variety of fruit. «be.
cc 84,509; rent :25 per month. For further par-
ticularsenqnlre at this ofilce.
FOB sALn. .
HOMBSTEAD ofsixty acres of good land, with
agood house and barn, and other bulldings
_thercon;.wellstocked with good fruit, ood water
and good wood. Situated in West Wt ton. about
one mile tram the Georgetown depot. Price reason-
able. Por furtherint'ormation apply to
st! JONATHAN C. ST. JOHN.
Hun;
as cut as rs stun-Large house. 11 rooms
'. House and Lot for Sale.
LOT ”by 160 feet; large desirable House, con-
taining 10 rooms, and is situated on Sprin
laill, commandln a fine view of Long Island Sean
and vicinity of orwalk village; a cistern and good
well of pure, soft water on the premises, also a fine
assortment of Fruit Trees, Vines, ac. For terms of
sale apply to GEORGE H. BAYMON D,
lot! ’at the store ofL. J. Curtis, 23 Main Street.
Pas-m for Sale.
[fill of about twenty acres, situated on Wolf-
tt. Hill, about two miles from N orwalx Bridge,
0 red for sale. There are on the premises a
Dwelling Housc.tsrgc Barn and Carriage House,
all in good condition; also. an excellent garden,
with considerable frult, a good spring of water, die.
The place is ofl’end at a reasonable price. For fur-
thcrpartlc'umrs.en sire of the subscriber. on the
remlses.or of RO AL ADAMS, at. the People's
arket. Norwalk. (tt‘t) JAMES E. WIXON.
FARM FOR SALE.
HE ver desirable place formerly known as the
_ Dr. 0 stead Farm, located on Bclden's Hill.
partly in Wilton and partly in Norwalk,comprlsii g
stock raising or dairy purposes, with abundance of
fruit of the act kind, to ether with Dwelling, two
Barns. two-story Store- ouse, Carriage House, 55c.
Will be sold cheap. and on easy terms. Apply to
Btf A. 81?. LECK, Executor.
Pot Sale or to Rent.
T E Place lately owned and occupied by the late
~ John D. Lounsbnry, in thulpank. The place
consists ofa la Dwelling House, with modern in.
rovements, an s ive Acres of good Land. Pleasant-
y located‘on the main street, near Depot, Post Chloe
and stores. Possession given immediately.
In nire of MORGAN '1‘. SMITH,or GEORGE II.
BAN meat the premises. . 1
. a ' - .
Tana-rallétlssafwfa'e ,
Wide Bl.r Bridge, on Ibis eISEE‘IIEt of the
road,nesrl opposite theresidenceofJamesPA‘drh'lfi
Hem, is o cred for sale. The house contains six
rooms with cellar, are" and is offered at a low price;
mortgage. This is a and on to secure ahome.
Apply at the GAZET E OFF 3
For Sale or Exchange.
A SPLINDID FARM containing Seventy Acres,
with good buildings, fruit and water, situated
thres’ miles north of Stamford, on the main road to
Long Ridge. Will be sold cheap, or exchanged for
roperty. For full particulars enquire of
any $08“
JAM ll TCHDLL, Real Estate Agent and Auc-
“ . Norwalk, Conn. 24“
“BUILDING LOTS.”
THE undersigned offer for Sale some of the most
desirable bulldlng sites in the village, lying
along the slopenorthwestof Union Park, convenient
to the village and easy of access, having an extensive
view of the village and harbor; prices low and terms
easy. pply to A. H. B INGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD.
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk, Sept. 21, 1868.
M1111 Property
. s-‘on SALE.
THE subscriber odors for Sale his Mill Property
situated in West Norwslk. about two miles
Rom Darlen Depot, three miles from South N'or-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan, consisting
ofamaaufactory, two stories high, 86x1 eat, with
about I feet head and fall of water, with ree acres
ofland; now used as a Saw Mill but suitable for a
’manufitcto‘ryofan kind. Terms easy and price low.
Inquire of JAM FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwslk, or ofthe subscriber,
CHAUNCEY STREET?”
' ' . t
WestNorwalk, Sept. 25. 1859.
saunas maxim,
Boil Estate Agent, Llcensed Auction-
eer, Constable, Collector, are.
BATBFULLY returns thanks for the veryliberal
G'- patronage beretofore extended him by a gen'
srouspublic, and solicits a continuance of the same-
lIo has taken a desk at J. B. Hurlburt’s Law Ofiicc.
Room No.4.Gasette Building where he can here
after he found or orders can be left. He will ive
rompt attentlon to the buyiu and selling of .eal
’ tate,renting of places, Auct oneerino of real and
pcrsonalproperty, the collection of de ts, ac" and
will make eve reasonable exertion to please all
who' may fiver imiwlth their patronage.
Janna ‘MITCHELL,
m1. ESTATE Baum,
“AND—-
AUCTIONEER,
Oflco, Mitchell’s Block, Wall Street,
NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Farms and!
Country Seats
Bought, Sold, Rented and Excha’nged.
'lisal Estate,Stocks, Furniture, 8.6.,
at publicand private sale. Auction Sales of
HOUSES. LOTS. FARMS, '
‘ ' axe PERSONAL mommy.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences.
O
- Houses to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished
Places for sale varying in price from $5,000
to $50,000.
Allordcrs left attire Union Market,llltcbell’s
’Noabllorwslkfln', willrcccive promptattentiou.
satisfaction and defy competition. .
TuES
' NEW SPRING
Millinery Goods.
MRS. GEO. ll. CAMPBELL
Would inform thcladies of Norw-vlk and vicinity
that she has taken the Milllnery and Dressmaking
Rooms in SHERWOOD’S BUILDING, No. 38 Main
Stroct,thre will be found a choice selection of
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS.
at thelowest prices. Also DBBSSMAKINGln
all its branches. A competent dressmakcr wanted
mmediately. . l
IIOME LAWN SCHOOL.
T the old SI‘JOJIN HOMESTEAD,cor. ot'High
and Wall sts., instruction given in all the
ggzncbcs of English education. Music, Languages,
BRA ‘VING F301“. NATURE.
PAINTING and ILLUMINATION taught by an
Artist from the city. Instruction given in this
branch alone if desired.
DAB. [EN
SEMINARY FUR YDUNG llDlES.
HIS Institution is pleasantly situated on Semi-
nary Hill, about one mile from Darlen Depot.
For beauty of location and scenery, and healthful-
nees of climate, no more desirable place can be
found. The buildingis new and built with direct
reference to the convenience and comfort of pupils.
The rooms are large with bi h ceilings, well venti-
lated, and newly furnished t ronghout. , '
Spring Term commence March 24th, 1873
Fall -‘.‘ " .Sept. 30th. 1873
Winter ............... Jan. 5th, 1814
There will be but one vacation at about a week
during the winter holidays. For terms,etc.,ad-
dress EMILY A. RICE,I’riucipal,
13 DnrienDcDot.Conn.
BACK AGAIN!
h u
AT Huntington, Conn. a desirable residence with
Ninety tat?) acres of Land, near Derby and Bir-
mingham: buildings large and first-class; location
high and sightly; fruit abundant; everythingattrsc-
tlvc for summerresidence. Price reasonable.
Stlz Address T. S. BIRDS'EY, Birmingham, Ct.
FOR SALE.
THE beautiful house and lot recently occupied by
C. E. Doty, on Elmwood Avenue, South Nor-
walk, commanding a splendid view of the town and
Long Island Sound. The house has twelve rooms,
with gas,furnace and marble mantels. Size of lot
x217 feet; Strawberries, Grapes, and Pear trees in
aring. The place is within five minutes’walk of
the New Haven Railroad Depot, and forms a rare
chance to purchase atlrst—class place low. Posses-
sion given on April tst. Part of the purchase money
can remain on bond and mort age. Enquire of .
H. H. ELWELL, or CHA LES E. DUTY,
lttf South Norwalk, Conn.
WILL BE sou); .
AT A BARGAIN, to the highest bidder, a new
French Roof Dwelling. (now nearlycompleted)
near the reddence of the subscriber, and fronting on
Union Park, containing 11 rooms, with closet and
pantries adjoining, and connecting-with every room /
with one exception; supplied with gas in three
storles and water in two stories. The arrangement
of the rooms on secondnnd third floors, all being
provided with a direct entrance from the stairways
and outside entrance; the location being near the
village centre, with a broad, shadv green in front;
the fine style and finish outside and inside, and all
put together in the best manner without regard to
time or labor, combine to render to} desirable, and
cannot fail to give satisfaction, whe completed, to
almost anyone wanting a permanent and pleasant
home, and especially to families from the city as a
summerresidence. A personalinspeetlon is invited.
l-tf . CHARLES ‘P. TURNEY. ’
Norwalk, Jan. 1813.
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
NEAT and unusually commodiusCottage, near
the Bridge. Hot and Cold water, Gas, Fur-
nace, w‘ater closer, the. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICL
“’ANTED.
A. new shares. of the Capital Stock of the Fair-
field Connty National Bankand at The Nation-
al Bank of Norwalk. ,
GEO. E. MILLER,
28“ at the Nnrwalk Savings Society
Boots and Shoes.
W E, the undersigned, having formed a co-part-
nership and purchased the Boots and Shoe
Store of G. 0. Kceler, would most respectfully invite
his old customers, also, our old frienns and patrons
andthe publietn general, to give us seal] and we
willcouvince them thdt. by
Honorable Dealing tit small Profits
which makes quick sales, that. we are bound to give
our motto is
"This: NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
w SHILLING "
bill Allll UPPER lEAl'llEil, flitlllllls, AIL,
Wholesale and Retail. Particular attention paid to
C UrsTOM W 01: 1A,
in all its branches, also REPAIRING done with neat-
ness and dispatch. ‘SMITH s: HANFORD.
Cuaanssn‘mru. Jossrn P. Hanroan.
CARPENTER AND-BUILDER.
HE subscriber wouldlnformthe citizens of Nor-
walk that be is prepared to do
Building, in all of its branches,
bycontract, orby day’stvork. and solicits ashare or‘
patronage. Will try toplease. Shop Centeravenne,
near Main street.
SAMUEL B. FITCH.
W. c. QUINTARD Gr 00., '
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass,
“rune-Furnishing Goods,
Also au’kihosee
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND
AIRIGIILTURAI. IMPLEMENTS.
LOCKS, KNOBS, NAILS, AND BUILDERS’
HARD WARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLER Y
of thebest kind. Remember the place,
No. 3 Opes-n House Block,
sourn NORWALK,CONN.
W. 0. QUINTABD, BUBBKNAPI‘
IR ON FENCING.
nHE subscriber is now prepared to make andfur-
nish several styles of
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing,
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots.
—,Also—
Doors, Shutters and
Gratings.
Iron Stairs, andBolts for building pnrposes,and
many other aritcles in the line of
BLACKSMITr’i WORK,
Shopln rear of Solmon’s Hat Shop, Union street
South Nortvalk.
WM. H. DUNCAN.
Iron Gates;
'tlltl Carriage Shop.
New Carriages and other Vehicles made to order,
and Re airing and Jobbing done in the bestmanner,
and wit the utmost dlspatch. .
Having arranged to carry on the business lately
conducted by his brother, on
MARSHALL STREET,
and engaged the skillful and experienced workmen
lately employed by him, the subscriber feels confl-
dent that he can satisfy all the old customers of the
Oldest Stand in Norwalk,
and such others as may be led to extend to him their
patronage. ~
41 C. M. TUTTLE~
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
HE undersigned would respctfnlly announce to
. the citizens in this vicinity, that at his
Drug Store, ,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
can 'always be found
PURE DRfi-Gs,
CIIOICE WINES and LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FAA—’0 Y AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT .leDIOINE’S, dZ-c.
W Physicians'Prcscriptlons carefullyeomponn d-
ed day and night.
onllding, entrance on Washington St.
lyi9 S. F. BECK, South Norwalk. Conn.
NOTICE.
We, the undersigned Dry Goods and Fan;
cy Goods Merchants, and Wholesale and
Retail Boot & Shoe Dealers, doing business
at Nos.‘.35 & 37 Main st., Norwalk, Coma,
do hereby agree to close our store. at 10
o’clock, p. m., Saturday evenings excepted ;
also, that our store shall remain closed Sun-
days, State, and National holidays.
This agreement to remain valid until our
customers shall require a change.
NASH a; sts,
Norwalk, J an. 13th, 1873.
I Car/Mayo -’ Making
-— AND _
THEsubscr-lbcr isfully prepared, at his establish-
ment.~near the FOOT 0F MILL HILL, to man-
ufacture Carriages to order, and to do all kinds of
REPAIRING in hisline The wood-work depart-
ment is under the char e of John S. Lockwood an
ericnced-and capable workman. . Paintingand
ram-e {lawns-a.
Can be found ntghts,iu same '
cure for Selalcia.
REPAIRING.
THEODORE llsnmsos,
m menomm.
NETTIE.
D. Jan. 28th, 1373.
BY w. A. was BRISAY. ‘
As when the night is wild and dark,
‘ And moaning winds sweep o’er the main,
We wake and think of some frail bark;
That ne’er shall reach the land again 9
So when the sad depressing shade '
0f sorrow falls our pathway o’er,
We turn where some dear grave is made, '
And think of one who wakes no mOre. '
But though the bark beneath the wave
Lies in‘the shining coral sands ; -
' And those whom there werenone to save,
Are missing still fromhousehold hands.
And low beneath green mounds we know,’
They sleep whom here-nomorc we see;
Still comost thou, fond life, to show, ‘
0 sweet and tender memory.
That thou will never, never change,
, .Is my sad soul's eternal prayer,
'Till life enjoys its highcrrangc,
Live, wondrousmcmory, everywhere ;
And lead in beauty by my side‘ .
The jewels of my heart’s deep love,
That we may still as one abide,
,- Though I beneath girl they above.
Though I beneath and they above ? I’
What sweet communion here is this
That fondly binds our severcd love -.
As if we were but onein bliss?
{Former}. with George 0. Keeler,) would inform
his frien s and former customers that he has taken
the Store 0! BROWN & KELLOGG. where he will
be pleased to furnish all who may give him their
patronage, with .‘
Boots. Shoes, 850.,
at the Lowest Prices. All maybe assured ofhonest
and straight forward dealingin oll casese.
BOOTS .e SHOES MADE TO ORDER.
MENDING done neatly and short notice.
Norwalk. March 4th, 1878. I
B. S. BLASCEIR,
At his Store in PHfENlX‘ BLOCK, has constantly
on hand a general assortment of
‘G‘ROOERIES,
CRCCKERY, GLASS,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, EH22, ETC.
By devoting his constant personal attention to the
businesshe hopes to meritpnblic patronage. 9
cl HIKENDALII! M. n.” i
D E N '1' I S '1'.-
- South Norwalk, Ct.
Dentistry in all
its branches per-
formed iu thebest
manner.
4 without pain‘ by
thenscofNitrons
Oxide or Laugh -
ing Gas. Having
used the Gas for
thelast nincyearswith nnvaryiug success, I am per.
fcctly satisfied as to its safety, and know positively
that Can extrac teeth without pain urlnjury to my
patients. I keep good gas constant.y on hand, and
use themost approved apparatus in administeringit.
P. S.—0fllce not open on Mondays or Saturdays.
EARLE & SMITH
will offer on let of March a complete line of
Ladies’ Under ,Wear,
consisting of
EMBROIDERED SUITS,
NIGHT DRESSES,
DRESSING SA 0'0 ([155,
SKIRTS, CHEMISE'.
DRAWERS, censors,
BUSTLES, (so, «be.
.__—’_
BLACK SILKS,
BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE SILKS,
BLACK CASHMERES,
BLACK ALPACAS,
BLACK MOHAIRS,
.l-
at low figures at
» EARLE a suture.
STRIPE POPLIN S, at 25 Cents per yard.
FRENCH" POPLINS. SILK AND WOOL STRIPE,
, 60 cen is, worth 91.00, at
Earle c2: Smith’s.
[in and see EARLE & SMITH.
DRY GOODS,
. 187a. _
G. J. GRUMAN
Spring Dry Goods."
3 BLACK DRESS SILKS,
of the Best LYONS MAKE, in allqualitics; the vcr'y
best goods imported, at greatbargains. All kinds of
' Housekeeping linen Bands,
of RICHARDSON d: DARNSLEY’S make, the best
imported. in all qualities and at low prices.
New Goods received every week.
’ C. J. GRUMAN.
SOJIIETHJNG NEW!
A FIRST CLASS CITY
.«D'RAEPER
AND ,
TAILURING ESTABLISHMENT
At NO. l Gazette Building, (up stairs.)
HE subscriber would respectfullinfmm‘ the citi-
zens ofN orwalk, that be has opened a first-class
New York “ Establishment, as above. where he
pledges him, to give satisfaction to all his cnstn-
mere.
He will give special attention to Doys’Gnnments
as well as those of gentlemen. Persons bringing
their own cloth can have the sanio cut. or made up,
in an artistic manner at reasons e pllCE'S.
’ FRANCIS J. 13th EON.
BiSilili’ senses
to rm 9‘5" s?
“’ sis; 33.3%ng ‘33
Is a positive cure for Sciatica. Rheumatism, is: en.
rnlgia, Spinal . emplaint. Contracted Lords, Lame
Back, Sprains, &c. From $3. to o la'rge battles will
cure cases given up by physlczans. the only Cellflln
Large bot:les,$1.50; small bot-
lylZeow
ties 75 ets. Sold by all Draggists.
AL WA YS HAND 17
status SHELF.
NOS KELLOGG and G RGE BEBE-EDEN
E hivetakentheageucyror heabovearticlc. It
is one ofthe best things out, Every-housekeeper
shouldhave one. Can beseen at
BELDEN’S s'l‘mnE s's‘c-ssra‘
RANGES.
'60.?” so 7- Bases" --------
- Call andsea thembeforcbuyingelsewhere.
Ofllce East Side Depot Square. WashingtouStreet, .
G0 AND SEE EARLE ,8: SMITH.
GEORGE E BELDEN.
ex
Trlmmlng executed in the best manner.
111 . . OCKWILL.
SW.
The freshness of the sunny face,
The pressure of the friendly hand.
The tones whichtime can ne’er'e'fi'ace,
:l‘hou bringest from the angel’s land. ‘~
Beloved, thou whdthrough the fire
Hast entered into peaceful rest,
'l‘hou knowest all we most desire
To be with those thine .eyes have blest.
0, ever brightly beam the hour
When from the shadovvs ofthe night,
We pass by His almighty power ' '
To fields of clear celestial light.
And while I still abide witlrearth,
And such chaste love dothcondeséend,
From regions of its pristine birth, .
To come in jOy with mine to blend,
Wra'pt in‘ thine irfiage, here‘ to stay
With me and live o’er all the past,
Our pl=:asurc will be day by day
To love each other to the last.
Yet here we sleep. and wake, and walk,
Though I alone and thou afar, ‘
And words of old familiar talk
Are pleasant os thy footsteps are.
When first I rise and leave my room,
Or seek it wheuI last retire,
In brightest joy or saddest gloom,
Each ever doth ‘of each enquire.‘
And how we do and what we trust,
In plans for sunny days to come,
And ways and means so oft discussed
All linger in the heart's true home,
And-harmless mirth inha‘pp‘y times,
And joyous scenes that long have fled,
Still echo soft as evening chimes,
She isvuot (lead, she is not dead.-
this my sinking, heart doth rise '
Vi lien thou (lost whisper low to me: ‘
“There are no sighs or tearful eyes
Amid the :plendid sights I see.”
So lighter grows each passing care,
And most thyself] love to find
As when we knelt in holy-prayer, ' .'
And all our thoughts to heaven inclined.
I cannot that enjoyment share,
Where thou can’st see me asI am,
The joys no language can compare .
With their real.wOrth-in more than name
I can but see you as of'old, '
Save when in peaceful midnight sleep,
The' gates of glory wide un'fold,
And then dost holy vigil keeps ' v
Thyself, and yet a‘ change so great,
So sweetly calm and saintly pure ;’
The shadow of that best‘estate . o,
For which this worse one we endure. . ,
And i'f I had not known thy woe,
And heard thee say, “is not this hard i”
I should have wondered thus to know
God bold thee in such high regard.
That. which seems but a weight of pain,
Giving this heart so deep unrest,
Hath not its lesson taught in vain,
He ever doeth what is best.
So boiler is my lovein truth,
Since thou hast raised it to thine own,
Whose being crowned with denthless youth
In Paradise is fully known.
I turn unto the pleasant mound,
Where in the whitesl driven show
We saw thee laid beneath the ground;
And though the same and tears will flow~
Yerevan there I rise and smile,
That thOugh my soul is end with case,
Thou hast been near meal] the while,
As if thou'wert not buried there. .
We willnot part, love cannot die, .
Nor aught of faith and hope sublime ; ' . ‘
We will not cloud, e‘en with a sigh,
The brightness of the old sweet time ;
But live as if thou hadst not gone,
And walk together, hand in hand,
Until, when all these years have flown,
We pass into the radiant land.
Baggage Insurance. -
A novel insurance system has been intro-
duced in London. A company with a
capital of £1,000,000 has been formed,
under the name of the Railway Passengers’
Luggage Insurance and Baggage Delivery
Company. . Tickets 01 insurance are grant-
ed for luggage upon the same principle as'
that adopted by “accident .iusurauce’” com.-
panics in this country, and issued at . every
station, irrespective of distance, and . to
cover a specified number of packages, at
'the following rates: Three pence per fifty
pounds sterling in value, not. exceeding six
packages; two pence per thirty ,pounds
sterling invalue', not exceeding four pack-
ages;one penny for ten pounds sterling,
not exceeding two packages. At, the end
of the journeyfif the luggage, .is ‘IIOI forth-
coming, notice is to be sent to the company
at once, and if, at the expiration of a mouth,
the missing package or packages can not
be traced, the amount of the policy, is to be
paid on formal declaration. Annual tickets
at a fixed rate will be issued to commercial ..
travelers. - _ _ .
In A BAD FIX.——The following letter _ was
lately sent to the Cincinnati Chief of
Police: “I am left with five of a. family,
wife (lCutl, and have tried various 'S'cbemes.
Cun’t'you find me a woman or a girl" that
would be a good mother? If she has been
on the wing, a good home might'be a good
thing. Please see to it, and send me One——
a likely girlor woman, lone, cast-off, with;
out friends_one' that wOuld have principle:
If she basdone wrong, ‘I might make her
right. I am in a bad. fix. Send me one.
If you are a father and love your children,
you can appreciate my situation.
Little bvmtTuxel-e is agrowlh 9f public
sentiment. on tho temperance question,‘ and
a. gain in 111,-, my; oftemperance principles.
At a recent mCCllug ofeigbty-four members
:i Bar Assocmtxon Judge
0f the Cincinna . -
Hoacllcy mom-1.} that no llquors be filmlshed
til their meetingS hereafter, "We have ‘00
many wrecks along the coast,” he said,_“t‘or
“5 u. be holding out false lights ofthis kmd.’
The motion wuss—unanimously ado ted.
Next we notice that the Chicago and A ton,
and the’Micbigan Central R. R. Companies
have issued. nfdcrs prohibiting {no sale of
liquors at stations along their lmcs,.and
does any body doubt that they Will see that
the prohibition is enforced too ? So the
good work goes on
Norwalk Chronicler