WHOLE NUMBER 1353. '
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NOBWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY. DIEQEMBER 9, 1873.
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.VOLUIIE LVI.-- Militants.
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now We Learn.
Great truths are dearly bought. The com-
mon truth, ’
Such as men give and take from day to day,
Comes in the common walk of easy life,
Blown by the careless wind across our way.
Great truths are greatly won, not found by
chance,
Nor waftcd on the breath of summer dream;
But grasped in the great struggle of the soul,
Hard bufi‘eting with adverse wind and stream
But in the day of conflict, fear and grief,
When the strong hand 0! God, put forth in
might,
Ploughs up the subsoil of the stagnant heart,
And brings the imprisoned truth-seed to the
light.
Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hard
hours. '
or weakness, solitude, perchance of pain,
Truth springs like harvest from the well},
ploughed field, _
And the soul feels it has not wept in vain.
Borvan.
(From Tinsley’s Magazine.)
Belling The Cat.
Valentine Hardy, net. twenty-fort r, might
be considered a favorite of fortune; he had a
good appearance; a nice little income paid
him by a grateful nation for six lloul's’ at-
tendance daily in the Wafer department of
Somerset house was supplemented by an al-
‘ most equal amount'from private property,
and he had married the object of his heart’s
adoration, one of the prettiest girls in all
England, to wit. FeliciaOHope; but (that
plaguey conjunction generally steps in as
an alloy)—Imt Felicia’s mother had perma-
nently taken up‘her abode in the neat little
house at Bayswater which Val had, provi-
ded for his living treasure.
Price shaking the ashes from his bricr-root
and refilling:— ,
“It’ll. never do; you’ll find all sorts of lit-
tle things at the present undreamt of crop
up to disturb your happiness. Of course, it
makes a difference the lady being your
wive’s mother, and not your own ; but take
'my advice, and provide for the old lady in
some other way." _
“But she isn’t an old lady; she’s a robust,
active woman, fond of taking a leading
part in all that may be going on, and
thorougly devoted to us both.” .
“That’s where the mischief lies? she’ll
be so anxious for your interests that she
won’t let either of you have a moment’s
peace. However, I don’t want to supply a
wet blanket for any of your plans, which
have doubtless, been well considered; I
have given you my advice; so now suppose
we change the subject."
With that the sage took up the evening
paper, and turned the conversation; but
Val was silent and self-absorbed, and soon
after departed to ,his own lodging, feeling
nol quite so well satisfied with the wisdom
Hope’s domicile as he had been when he set
out.
Later on, however, when he reached the
abode of his betrothed, and was greeted by
his prospective lnother-inslnw's beaming
smile, when he observed the solicitous
care and maternal pride with which she re—
garded Felicia, Valentine Hardy, good fel—
low as he was, had not the heart to com-
municate his fears. Perhaps, - after all,
Price’s opinion was not worth having, a'nd
even were it a fact that young wives were.
in the.conduct of their new households, as a
rule best left to themselves, his Felicia was
difi‘erent‘from‘ the ordinary run of women.
0 sweet glamour of love, that so effectually
hides from us the imperfections of the one
Felicia was the only offspring of her
mother’s union with the late Colonel Hope,
of the Bombay E. 1., and had left India
but a year when mischievious Cupid threw
herin the way of Val Hardy. They met,
they loved; he proposed, and she accepted
him. It was quite a love match; Val’s
income was not sufficient to make it worth
the while for adashing-brunctte to wed him
solely for that ; and on 'the other hand, Mrs.
Hope hall'butjust enough to maintain her
position in the world. ,
Felicia’s mamma was still in what some
persons term the prime of womanhood; she
was not vain enough to .think she could
pass for her daughter’s elder sister, but few
would have taken her to have reached the
age of forty~twor Her husband twenty
two years previo . .ly had fallen in love
with her tender br .vn eyes and rose-tinted
cheeks; even n<>..‘ the eyes had not lost
their old expressi. ; and though the hot
Indian sun had driven away the former
fresh healthy look, leaving in its place a
tint more subdued in tone, Mrs Hope was
still a very attractive woman. Grizzled
colonels and tanned major’s, who knew her
amiabillty, womanly sympathy, and devo-
tion to their deceased comrade, had more
than once hinted that the matrimonial
market was still open to her; and jealousy
and heart-burning reigned in the little set.
tlement of Borriogboolah Gha, up the
country, era the colonel’s widow and her
only. child resolved to return to England;
But Mrs. Hope had smiled sadly and shook
her head; she was deaf to all flattery; the
citadel of her love was impregnable, and
her future was bound up in the happiness
other child. At one time—soon after the
colonel and his wife arrived out, when her
spirits were less buoyant than they. had
been of late years—there was a rumour
that, had her wishes been consulted. she
Would far rather have been the spouse of a
certain civilian in England than have
journeyed to India the bride of Colonel
Hope. This, however, was. only a rumour,
born no one knew where or how; and
when her new acquaintances witnessed her
assiduity to her unsband, and saw the
color returning to her checks, the rumour
died away in the obscurity in which it had
arisen; certainly it had never reached the
ears of Felicia.
The day Val Hardy sought the consent
of Mrs. Hope to the marriage was probably
one of the most miserable the trio had ever
spent. Val (who really was a softhearted
fellow, despite his burly form and thick
moustache), when he witnessed the emotion
of his future mother-in-law, considered him-
self one of the most despicable creatures , in
the world. Mrs. Hope amid her tears told
him of the yearning love with which she
had watched the growth of her offspring
‘fl‘om infancy to‘ childhood,‘and thence to
blushing, blooming womanhood, and how
she had hoped they might have spent
many future days together; at which the
young lover felt his own eye moistening,
and stammered forth the suggestion, that
though Felicia was about to become his
wife, the mother and daughter might still
remain undivided. Mrs. Hope shook her
head; henceforth, she said, Felicia’s first
care must be for her husband, as 'hers had
been twenty-two years before—that for him
she should sacrifice the home and friends of“
her youth, existing, trusting only in his love;
the struggle of separation would be great,
but she must nerve herself as she had done
for former trials, and—and—But here
Mrs. Hope fairly broke down, and could say
no more. ,
Now, under these circumstances, Val’s
sympathetic nature could not do less than
repeat that the desire to separate Felicia
from the tender guardian of her youth was
farthest fromhim ;he trusted—nay, would
take it as a special favor, if Mrs. Hope
would take up her abode with them. He
called upon Felicia to aid him in his plead-
ing. The young people knelt before the
distressed matron, whose face was buried in
the sofa pillows; and the result of this little
episode was, that when Val took his leave
at night, it was a thoroughly understood
thing that Mrs. Hope was to merge her
home into that of her daughter.
Val’s relatives were few, and were scatter-
ed over various parts of the world; so he
confided—for a young lover must disclose
his hopes and fears to some one—many of
the aspirations of his heart to a certain
Herbert Price, who chanced to belong to
the same social club which'Valentin'e in his
early manhood had been induced to join;
Price was many years _his friends senior—
indeed, he was over forty—and though
their occupations were dissimilar, Price
being, a contributor of “leaders” and “re-
views” to a newspaper, and having to work
hard for a limited amount of pay, a certain
sympathy, speedily ripening into friendship,
sprang up between them. The journalist
was abachelor, living in musty chambers
in a street 05‘ the Strand, and Val knew
nothing of his early career, friends, or con-
nections; but whenever the young feuow
was in any strait, he always found Price
cblc’to put him in the right road to extri-
cate himself. Price was not a clever man,
but he had met with many disappointments
and. difficulties on his way through life, and
had thereby gained an experience and
wordly knowledge not to be attained by
those curled darlings whose path through
the world lies smooth and inviting. Her-
bert Price had trodden many rough pebbles
in his time, and had still a recollection 0
their unpleasantness. To him therefore,
onecvening in thesmokin'g room of the
London Wauderers,.Val communicated the
fact that he was about to be married, and
that his betrothed’s mother would take up
her abode with him; to which responded
lh
glhfle Val sudden
h's mother-in-law.‘
being dearest to our heart? So Val Hardy,
despite sundry disagreeable inward prompt-
iugs, remained faithful to the plan he had
himselfproposed, threw up the society of
the' London Wanderers, got married, and,
on the expiry of the honeymoon, brought
Felicia to their new home in Minerva.
Terrace, finding everything prepared for
their reception, and Mrs Hope thoroughly
inStalled.
The position Mrs. Hope had assumed she
firmly maintained. Solely to save the
young people trouble, she had taken upon
herself the entire arrangement of the furni-
ture ; she had been engaged in wordy con-
tests with the landlord relative to sundry
details of whitewashing, paper-hanging and
painting, and, of course had carried her
every point. The servants. were of her
wn engaging; she had decided upon the
utcher, baker and milkman of the neigh-
orhood to be patronized; a gardner had '
been spoken to relative to periodical visits
to the small space of ground in the rear of
the house, and had already planted the
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flowers Mrs. Hope thought most suitable;
in short, all that Felicia and Val had to do
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py and now all-powerfuLmamma. Mrs. 0" 3- certain name rang in his ear, and
Hope kept the keys ; Mrs. Hope ordered
as to return to be welcomed by their hap.
and dispensed everything; in‘point of fact,
The doting young husband had no thought
of anything or anyone but his Felicia, and
did not want to be bothered with house-
hold details, whilst his beautiful spouse re- be had given his word that he would spend
gardcd mamma’s efforts with every token of the evening With him, and 31000111311813. at
thankfulness. But by and by there came a the time BPPOiMCdi they mounted the b0!
change. The fervid sunny days of summer seat of an omnibus, and were soou‘rattliug
yielded to the chills of winter; the opera alone the busy thoroughfares Before the
season was at an end ; there were no pleas- young husband had concluded extolling the
ant walks of an evening in by-paths of
Kensington Gardens; the flower shows Minerva Terrace, and in a few minutes
w
:it by the warm fireside and enjoy the com- little woman who had so completely enslav-
o
Felicia began to realize she was .little more peared, had €0.39 ‘0 the West End, to fulfill
an a visitor in her own pleasant palace, the great feminine duty of “shopping,” and,
1y made the discovery having several calls to make, wos not ex-
pected home until seven o'clock. The
Would not at first acknowledge the mists??? ‘W gnnouncement that Herbert Price had
they had committed;but on one special oc-
casion, after Mrs. Hope had had a particu- 11
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ere over and it was cheerful after tea to
rts at home. At this period was it that
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rly fatiguing day of it, and had scurried
the servants from room to room until symp-
toms ofrebellion became apparrent in the
lower region of the house, Val ventured ‘to
hint to his wife that he thought it would be
all the better if she took a more active part
in the domestic arrangements; at which
Felicia burst into tears, and admitted that
she felt disappointed at not being allowed
herself to hold the reins of government.
What was to be done? Manama was so
kind and considerate in relieving her of
all worry and harass, and then again, mam-
ma managed the servants so well. Both
husband and wife admitted that all Mrs.
Hope’s services were like those performed
by the celebrated Mrs. Gal‘gery, solely out
of “that goodness of her heart ;” still the
state of afi‘airs was not satisfactory. Weeks
passed on, and the situation remained un-
altered. Once, indeed, Val had, at break-
fast-time timidly hinted that he thought its.
shame so much responsibility should be
thrown upon Mrs. Hope ; but she would‘uot
allow him to finish his sentence. A tear
rose to her soft brown eyes, and placing
her hand upon his, she murniered,“No,
dear Valentine, do not thinkI feel ,any
weight of care or responsibility. It was by
your wish I came into this house, and the
thought of living with my child after she
became another’s has made me in'exprcss-
ibly happy. For years past, I looked for-
ward to the day when her hand would be
sought in marriage, and when my eyes
would cease to be gladdened by her pres~
cnce but an occasional and perhaps long
intervals. You, Valentine, dissipated my
fears; she is still my child, and though I
have resigned her to your care, she is no
more a stranger to me than when she rested
upon my bosom. All I do in this house is
a pleasure to me. I feel I am working for
those I love, and I do my utmdst to relieve
them of all vexatious care."
At this, kind hearted Val and his wife
protested that any idea of separation from
their dear mother wasfartherestfrom their
thoughts. Mrs. Hope’s little speech was,
however, not yet at an end; when her chil-
dren would allow, sh. resumed (her voice
somewhat tremulous): "If Ithought either
of you wished me gone, I would not vex
you with my presence an hour longer.
Deny me the privilege of working for you,
and I am miserable; let me go on easing
your cares and I have attained the extent
of my defires. Ah, now, silly ones, tell me
you were only laughingnt your poor old
mother.” ‘
She rose hour the table, and clasping her
arms, gazed wistfully into Valentine’s face.
The young husband felt a guilty flush rise
to his check, but he had not the courage to
tell her the truth. Apparently satisfied the
blooming widow resumed her seat, looking
once more as bright, fresh, and beautiful as
a summer landscape lit by the rays of a
morning Sun-
“She’s a beautiful creature," said Valen-
tine 10 himself, as he'set forth upon his
official duties. “By Jove, if I was not the
husband of the daughter, I’d wed the
mother.”
The same afternoon, by mere accident,
Val met his old acquaintance, Herbert
Price. Since the evening the latter had
given the young lover his memorable advice
of the little, arrangement respecting Mrs. ,.
9.
Mrs. Hope was mistress of all she surveyed. seemed tinged With 1118 most‘oseate hues
Now,‘for a time, this was pleasant enough. 0f promise.
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daughter (now of course, in tears) in her
they had not seen each other. Price was
too much a man of the world to feel any
pique at failing to receive from his club
crony any intimation of the change in his
they were as great chums again as though
they had parted the day before.
“Well, old man,” said Valentine, “It’s all
come about just as you said. The mother's
a good soul, but an awful bore. Won’t let
my wife do a single thing, and treats me as
though 1 were a pet spaniel of a scarce
breed. She’s so .deuced kind and con-
siderate, and of such an amiable disposition,
that you can’t quarrel with her.
“Just the most awkward kind of mother-in-
law to deal with.”
“Exactly. If she was ‘a violent, cant-
ankerous old woman, I might give her a bit
of my mind; whereas now, whenever I at-
tempt to hint that it would be quite as well
If my wife took the management of the
house into her own hands, I feel as though
I were anZaccomplished poisoner, just about
to give my victim the finishing dose.”
“1 see your position,” remarked Price,
“and it reminds me of the‘ old fable of the
mice and the cat."
, “What fable is that f”
"Listen. Once upon a time there was a
colony of mice, whose eager desire it was
tognake a safe raid upon a certain heap of
corn. In the same barn, however, dwelt a
particularly watchful cat, and when sundry
of the rasher mice ventured to disport
themselves upon the coveted grain, fearful
was the havoc made in their ranks. Coun-
cil after council was held, and at length it
was determined that something should be
done in order that token might be given of
the cat’s approach. A brilliant idea then
struck _a spruce young mouseling, and
springing upon his hind legs,_he said,
‘What ifabell were put around the wily
creature’s neck?’ For a brief space the
novelty of the scheme struck the ,council
with admiration. Then rosca grey griz:
zled mouse, practical and experienced from
the end of his whiskers to the tip of his
tail, and gravely said, ‘What my young
friend has suggested is most creditable to
his inventive faculties, but who‘s lapel! the
cat?"
“By Jove, you'veJlit it, old man. Come
down and see our cat—I mean my mother-
in-law—and judge for yourself the extreme
difficulty of my position. Return with me
this evening."
“No, no,” pleadchi-ice; “I’m a bashful
old fellow, and unused to the society of
ladies.”
“I won’t takeadenial, Call for me at
the Wafer Department at a quarter to four.
We will have n 009! chat this evening, and
wind up witha friendly rubber." ' '
Herbert Price hesitated, and was lost.
He liked Valentine Hardy better than any
of his casual acquaintances, and was at
length induced to promise that he would
accompany him to Bayswater. The jour-
nalist shunned and effected to despise fe-
male society; but beneath this somewhat
rough exterior and Madness of speech,
there was a chord which vibrated with
wonderful resonance whenever the sound
awoke sad, painful memories-memories of
ays long departed, when the future had
When Val rushed ofi‘ to resume his duties,
Herbert Price wished in his heart" that he
had not that afternoon met his friend;but
virtues of his wife, they had arrived at
rice was in the presence of that winsome
ed Valentine’s afi‘ections. Mamma, it ap-
hugbandlg' wifmspjaithful friend of her
earty welcome from Felicia‘.“'f‘nrohj,m.a
haired cynic, won by her bright smiles and
life; so when Hardy offered him his hand,
.truth. Mr. Price—Herbert.I merit all your
him deeper and deeper into the slough of
C
lough. Your rival was assiduous in his at-
myself, could boast of a handsome income
ite with my father, and was a constant visi-
tor. Day by day attempts were made on,
all sides to undermine my constancy, for I
loved you, Herbert,-truly, fondly, with all
0
disappointments, my father lay upon a sick
bed dangerously ill, the doctors despairing~
of his recovery. Calling me to his side, he
his last moments but the promise that I
With the sound of her voice Herber
violently. He was at the back of the grotto
rockwork for support. The semi darkness
which prevailed concealed the agitation
occasioned by the accents of her voice,
whose every note had once thrilled his soul,
but which he had never expected to hear
twain. Quickly recovering himself, how-
ever, and bowing stifily, said, “If I mistake
hot, Iknew Mrs. Hope when she bore an-
other name.”
Felciia. “Can it be possible that you knew
Mr. Price before you were married I”
“Mr. Price is not mistaken,” responded
Mrs. Hope, “before I wedded your father we
often met.”
Obeying a sign made him by his guest,
Valentine drew to the side of his wife, and
taking her arm, said, “Perhaps, Felicia, two
such long-parted friends may .have much to
say to each other, and we may be in the
way.” The young man has never yet com-
prehended how, from' the words spoken on
either side, he felt that his inother-in‘law
and Herbert Price desired to be alone. It
was one of those instinctive thoughts that
come but seldom in a lifetime—a thought
upon which we act without further consid-
eration. Felicia fielt no such impulse, but
calmly submitted to the superior will of her
husband, and together they entered the
house. _ ,
For a few moments the elderly pair left
in the garden were silent. Herbert Price
still stood by the entrance of the grotto,
while Mrs. Hope remained a few feet from
him, nervously destroying a half-blossomed
rose she had just gathered.
“I feel,” he said, “that some explanation
should be made of my presence. Having
been acquainted'with Mr. Hardy for some
years, I came by' his invitation to be intro-
ducedIo his wife and home. Believe me,
had I expected to meet in Mrs.‘ Hardy’s
mother the Blanche Tressell I once knew,
no power, no influence in the world would
have persuaded me to be here.” He spoke
thickly, his emotion betraying itself in
every word he uttered, while his. lips trem-
bled as though ague stricken. ,
“I do believe it,.for I know it to be the
scorn and reproach; but were you acquaint-
ed with the eircumstances which led to my ‘
conduct twenty-two years since, you would
look with an extenuating eye upon my
crime, e'en though you might not be able to
forgive me. Shall I proceed?
She involuntarily drew towards him, but
he made no movement, save a slight incli-
nation of his head for her to.continue her
story. '
“Long-before I wedded Colonel Hope, my
father was deeply involved in debt; 'a com-
bination of commercial misfortunes dragged
bankruptcy, and he knew that an accident
might any day lead to a disclosure of the
true state of his affairs. Though not vehe-
mently opposing my betrothal to you, he
took care during your absence in Australia,
whither you had gone on a special mission
connected with the journal @on which you
were engaged, to advocate the claims of
oionel Hope, thenhome from India on fur-
tentions, and if he was much older than
in addition to his pay. Ho became a favor-
the fresh affection of budding womanhood
ne day, worn and harrassed with business
declared that naught could bring peace to
would become Colonel Hope’s bride. Ter-
rified and heart-sick,'I gave my hand to
your rival. Shortly after that my father
died. Thdugh I dared not write to you, I
boned that you would have returned to
Price’s cheek flushed, and his heart beat
and for a few seconds he leaut against the
“Dear me, how strange, mammal” said
The hcv. Henry Ward leccher on the '
Wante- udlurdens of Life.
’ Mr. Beecher’s new lecture is briefly re-
ported by the Trs’bune as follows:—
"Civil society is not a choicebut a necessi-
solitude _ were possible, it would make a
change necessary 'in everything. We sel~
dom consider society as a whole, but think
ofits different interests, religion, manufac-
tures, or commerce. Few understand,
however, how society manage to stagger
on with its immense amount of wastes and
burdens. The first waste is that ofsickuess,
which we have been accustomed to view
from a sympathetic point of view. But it
may be considered in the light of political
economy. It is to the state ' what poor
hoops and poor staves are to the wine-bar
rel. Every case of sickness is a leakage to
the state. It they would only die quickly-
but they will not—:the waste would be less.-
but also that of those who tend or are inca-
pacitated ' through sympathy. Then very
few of the mass of men perform ’ their duty
in society ; this is a waste through weakness.
It tends to transmit morbid traits through
generations. It produces poor work. It is
wasteful of moral quality, for vigor, in re-
gard to men in the mass, is indispensible to
moral excellence. It brings in an inferior
quality which curses our industry. There
are many vices which spring from feeble-
uess. .The time is to come when our dis:
tinctions in regard to, crime will be far
deeper than now. More attention should
be paid to the health ofa State—cleanliness
and ventilation. Society is justly punished
when the rich secure all the benefits of
health, leaving the poor to dwell in squalor.
The next is theowaste of ignorance. Every
babe that isborn is an snimal,-very help-
less and poor and small. To- develops this
to something higher is the work of educa-
tion. The uneducs'ted man lives close to
his birth-spot; he is an animal, but educa-
higher nature. In the mass, not speaking
of man as. a religious being, it is unprofitable
for a State to invest largely in ignorance.
There is no such thing as secular educstion;
you can’t make a godless man where all his
abilities are involvedin his-education. It
will probably be found that the' American
workman is the best of the world, because
his education is more universal. A nation
cannot afford to have a population inert and“
only powerful in the low-er range of their
abilities. ‘ ,
The next waste is that of misdirected
ability. In the lower orders of men the
wantsare few and the abilities are in ac-
cord. But with civilization, the wants be-
come more complex and the abilities more
various. It is curious howmen’s efi‘orts
are directed. Some have them chosen by .
their parents. But there is some'relatiou
between what God gIVes as capital and
time. His pride determines that he shall
go hither and thither, when his friends
would say he should do as his father did
and become a machinist. The consequence
is that society is full of misadjusted talent
to occupation ; it is like putting uightingales
into carriages and hanging up horses in
cages to look at. How many men are
brokers whom events have shownought
not to be there. Many men are engaged in
commerce who never will learn it. Men
who come to New York must' have nerves
of steel, and, I was going to say, a con-
is as necessary in this as anything. How
many men who are overtasked by wrong
choice, speak of. their bad luck and trust to
thus overestimated himself go down a step,
and still another, until he reaches his level.
Thousands of useful men have wasted their
lives because they never [have . reached the
true fountain of theirglsefulness. The next
waste, in which you all will go with his,
is the vice of living, because there is no
man who does not hate that in others.
There can be no cohesion of society with-
Hope’s leavd oi ‘dmmnnths passed ; Colonel
simple grace, soon recovered his self-pos-
session, and ere an hour had passed began
to reflect that after all, perhaps, his experi-
ence of womankind had not been sufilcient
to warrant the outbursts of spleen in which
e had so often indulged respecting the sex.
“Val Hardy, you are a lucky man,” he
said when after tea the two men strolled
into the garden.
Minerva Terrace had been built when land
tBayswater was less valuable than now,
nd the taste of Mrs. Hope,-combined with
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the skillof the gardener, had done much
for the little place at their disposal. A pond
of the capacity of a good-sized washing-tub
had been constructed in the center, and in
it some half-dozen fat, sleepy gold-fish swam,
while at the extreme end was a summer
house ingeniously surrounded by rockery,
over which trained stonecrop, ferns, and
creeping plants. This summer house was,
in the eyes of Felicia and her husband, a
perfect little Paradise ; here on summer af-
ternoons, when Val was in town, the young
wife would stray, her thoughts busy with
her husband,‘while her fingers were em-
ployed in embroidery or some other femi-
nine nicknack. The place was a trifle
damper than such resorts usually are, and
the snails and spiders had taken to it even
before its erection had been completed; but
the romantic young lovers took no heed of
such minute deoagremanta. Spiders are no
new creation; doubtless they swarmed
around J ulict’s balconyfandperhaps there
were myriads near the bank in Portia’s gar-
den at Belmont, where Lorenzo and Jessica
sat by moonlight, and listened to the sweet
ears. When did romance take note of spi-
ders t ’Tis. only with advancing years,
when the golden age'of youth is past, when
the blood creeps sluggishly through the
veins, and the impulses of the heart yield
to the calm judgments of the head, and we
vote damp grottoes and mossy banks the
parents of rheumatic pains, neuralglc tor-
ments, and the other ills to which flesh (and
especially old flesh) is subject.
“Your wife is charming,” continued
Price; “If she inherits her virtues from her
mother, you have nothing to complain of.”
“Well, you’ll soon have an opportunity of
judging for yourself, for if I mistake not,
that is her knock,” replied Valentine, as the
echo of a rat-tat floated through the house
and along the grotto in which the friends
were seated. Tho neighboring church
clocks had long . since chimed seven, and
the period of the year being spring, a mel
low twilight was rapidly enveloping the
earth. Just as Val and his ,fl'iend were about
entering the house, the dining-room window
opened, and the forms of two ladies were
seen descending the verandah steps.
“We may as well remain where we are,”
said Val, pausing, “for see, the ladies are
about to join us."
_ Presently Felicia and her mother ap-
proached, and Val Went through the stereo-
typed form of introducing his companion to
Mrs. Hope {but no sooner did the words
“Mr. Herbert Price’? escape his lips than she
grasped her daughter’s arm, and suddenly
drew back a few paces. ‘
"Momma, dear," cried Felicia, startled by
the sudden movement, “what ails you it"
“Nothing, nothing, my child,” murmured
Mrs. Hope; “a spasm, nothing more. Its
gone now.”
harmonies stealing upon their entranced.
couple of hours afler, be accompanied his
to leave their hiding-place, with the view of
expiring, and he sought the fulfillment of
my promise. A week after our marriage
we embarked for India, whither I remained
until a year after his death. Ihad never
heard of you in the interval, and deeflsd
that like myself you had wedded ano r.
To my husband I was a faithful, true wife;
he knew my love was not his, but he was
satisfied with the respect and consideration
I paid him. For you, Herbert, my love has
never wavered. It has lain dormant in my
breast for years, but with this meeting has
again sprung into life with all the freshness
of youth. ” Tears sprang toher eyes as she
extended her hand to him. “Let me beg,
in conclusion,” she said, “that the fact of
our engagement in years gone by may be
kept from Felicia. I would not wish her to
know the reasons that induced the to wed
her father.”
“You have my promise, Blanche,” ex-
claimed Price, ecstatically grasping her
hand and holding it within his own. “Save
what I am compelled to tell Valentine, no
word of the past shall escape my lips. It
is a secret locked as securely in my bosom
as in yours.”
“And can you forgive me i” .
“On one condition only." He felt her
hand tremble in turn as he drew her nearer
him, but she mgde noattempt to withdraw
it. “Blanche,I have long liv’ed a solitary‘
hopeless life, and my pecuniary resources
have not improved to the extent they should
during the progress of .so many years.
But, were it possible, I would wish to re-
gard the past as a dream from which we
have just awakened.” He paused,but she
knew the words that were upon his lips.
“Blanche,” he murmured, “may I renew the
vows made you in my youth I”
The moon was new high in the heavens
and shed its tranquil-light into the little
garden. The re-united pair had retreated
to the shadow of the grotto, but as Blanche
Hope raised her eyes and looked into his
with all the fond, hopeful trust of former
days, he knew his question was answered
in the affirmative, though no sound broke
the stillness of the night. '
“And you will be my wife, darling it”,
Her voice, subdued to the faintest mur-
mur, but loud enough to" reach his eager
ears, gave orth an acquiescent response,
and clasping her in his arms, he kissed her
forehead.
St
I’ k
G k
“Well,” cried Valentine Hardy, when, a
lend to the omnibus, “who could have
guessed the turn events have taken? From
me Felicia shall never know of your eu-
ogement in early life; but I trust you’ll
goth decide not to live far from us. My
wife and I will miss the mamma aw-
fully.” Then bursting into a hearty roar of
laughter, Val exclaimed, “By Jove, old man,
on so ballad the cat!”
The application of the fable excited the
morriment of both, but omnibuses (very
much like the traditiohary time and tide)
will wait f no man; and so the friends, in
the best 0 umors, were compelled to part.
Somehow or other, Herbert Price’s apart
ment in the dingy street' of! the Strand di
not seem half so dull and cheerless as when
he quitted it, and yet no living soul had en-
tered the room during his absence. The
improved appearance perhaps arose from
the alteration in his spirits. He hustled
about the place humming a merry air, and
then went to bed to dream of the realisation
fortable home, a loving Wife, andJ devoted
friends.
of bright hopes, of wedding bells, a com-
The best of it was that, unlike
out confidence. Lying strikes at that, and
nerves of socAc‘isense which strikes the very
the doubts and disbeliefs or nru‘akeouft all
would flow on, not less noisily, but more
broad and deep and strong. Naturally, the
next waste is dishonesty. I don’t think
anything of the wealth of society is destrdy-
ed by stealing; it is merely another mode of
distribution. But it hurts the peace of
society. Ifthat which has essential value,
the product of skill or industry, is destroy-
ed, that is a loss. But-these commercial
rcvulsions do not'hurt; they are useful in
tanning; what is let! .wlll stay for a great
while. They settlozup things. The com-
the eternal and universal rogue. If this
'vice could be stricken out of existence to-
night, New York would not know’ itself
to-morrow. Cunning, dishonesty, lying,
these are the marks of the underlying
animal.
Dissipationis a waste, as it destroys a
one society causpareleast. The sanguine
genial. brilliant men with [an excess of
brain, are “the ones who should enrich
society; the inventOrs and students—these
are the ones who are destroyed. The
whole industry- is marred by social dissipa-
tion ; it is this unwholesomness which gives
instability among the machinists, or watch-
eats the very soul of confidence out of all
business. No man can say that his dissipa-
tion only concerns himself;’it is the busi-
ness of every political economist to see
that such specks upon society are removed.
The waste of war follows next. Men
have lost more by social, political, and
theological wars than in most other ways.
In this regard men have made but little
progress. The animal love of blood has
never been overcome. Cruelty is at the
root of most of our institutions. War has
put the nations of Europe back a hundred
years. The ripening of useful arts and the
advancement and progress of the fine .arts
will gradually abolish some of these wastes.
The time is coming when We shall have the
help of.women, who will bring that quality
of gentleness and‘heroism and purity which
only comes to man whfli he is united with
woman.
m '
The romancing-lo Ill-lace.
Benson J. Lossing is furnishing a series of
historical sketches to the Poughkeepsic
Eagle, the last one of which is evoted to
bridges and covers some of the most noted
structures ofancient and modern times. Mr.
Lossing concludes, fi'om his careful exami-
nation of the sub set, “that the railway
bridge over the lldson at Poughkeepsie
will be, accordingto the meager accounts
of it already given, the greatest structure of
its kind, in length and general magnificence,
ever erected on the earth; and the time will
not be for distant, after its completion, when
it Will be one of the greatest thoroughfares
in the world.” It is this bridge—ground
is to be broken to-day—which is to open up
vast, avenues of communication to the Con-
necticut Western railroad, whose prosperi-
ty will be forever closely linked with the
:on‘imercial prosperity of the city of Hart-
or .
m
An Irishman was asked if Lola Montez
ever smoked. “Yes, sir, she did,” be ex-
claimed. “And so does every volcano. Per-
haps you’ll show me the lovely crater that
most dreams, this one was fulfilled.
NORWALK GAZETTE .
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But not only is their own labor withdrawn, .
tion, lifts him higher, till he comes to his '
Main Street, wt t be promptly attended to. ‘
Teeth filled and extructe
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW RATES.
a
science of indie rubber, but I think integrity Pm“ "0'34””! 5
man, and often the man it destroys is the .
makers and other higher industries. It .
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LEX. S. GIBSON, .
Organist'of the FlrstCongreglstional church,
non run cm or luv! you. escher of the
Plano-Forte, 0mm um! Musical
Composition.
Box. 319 P. 0. NORWALK, CONN.
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_ NORWALK. CONN.
' Orders left with Sherman Stevens, at the Gus-nu
Orr-rel, or by mail romptl sttemlcd to. Also
A cut for JAI. LEI’FEL'S DOUBLE TURBINE
,ATER WHEEL, the best in use. Power pledged
cquslto any over-shot. 86
EDWARD BANKS,
CIVIL ENGINEERIISUBVEYUR,
Norwalk, Conn.
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in
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c PHYSIC
. . fit (1 ' I re Washln ton St.
what a man can do. The rough, hard- so “mum” Knapp “° ' g '
handed man wants to give 'his sell an easy, 9 “- m- ‘0 9 P-m-
Consultation gratis from
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on b Norwalk, Conn 19."
MANY,
n n N T r s T,
Nouwanx, ‘ Court.
0 posite Connecticut Hotel
I. so
Chas. W.
Ofi‘lee on Main Street,
A
DR. J. G. HARBOUR,
D B N T l S T .
Nonwanx, CONN.
one. In Gazette Building. Room No. 8, over Jack-
on’s Brothers’ store. Nitrous oxide or Laughing
as. administered when desired. A new device for
arable sud cheap.
. R. summon,
O n N T I s T,
craft for 51100353 LEI “19 man Who has Extractingreeth and inserting artificial dentures a
specialty -
OFFICE OVER SWORDS’ CLOTHING
EMPORIUM.
scorn NOR v.4 1.x, CONN.
GAGE INSLEE,
A n c n r T r: c T,
70 BROADWA 7, NEW, YORK.
Residence. Stamford, Ct., -
Special attention paid to country residences 2-1:
‘T'IIJJAII MITCHELL,
UNION blank... -,
- has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, Ind Pork,
st fairliving prices. Union (formerly1 Iglodel) Mar
..
ket, on the Bridge,
NOTICE.
'l'IlEsubscribcrs bavinifomcd s copartuershlp and
taken the “PEOPI. ’S MARKET," in Skiddy's
block, Main st., formerly conducted by J. T. Adams,
are now prepared to serve the ublic with all the
best cuts of meats, of all variet es. The stock will
be bought and butchered expresslyfor the firm, thus
securing fresh meat of the best quality. By faithful
attention to the wants of thetrcustom on they will
munity at large is benefited. All the aim to ccsemlibei-alpstron- 6- xorv
checks, and safes, and locks, and balances, Exfiwgm Agnausewlryfi '
and complications of business are on ac- 4-
count of the tortuous ‘ways of dishonesty
and lying. The whole power of civil jus- Joan ROBERT” \
tree is made expensive by the vigilance of mam m '
Beef, Mutton, Pork c. Hams,
PRESERVES, CANNED FRUITS to"
No. 3 James, Block,
‘I , . warren STREET, NORWALk coats.
CHARLES s. Locxwoon, _
Fashl’onable Draper & Tailor
sun '
GENTS’ FURNISH INC EHPORIUJI,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
B. S. BIAASCER,
At his Store in PHOENIX BLOCK, has constantly
on hand a general assortment of
G- R o 0- n I‘ E S ,
oucoxmnt, amass,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, ETC'., ETC.
B devoting his constant personal attentionto the
bus nesshe hopes to merit public patronage.
TNA INSURANCE 00., 0F HARTFORD,
Incorporated 1619. CharterPerpctual.
Capital and use“, $5,052,S80.l S
Iusurcs s sin osssnd damage by Fire, on terms
adopted to t e hazard, and consistent with the laws
of camp's-tion. COWLES & MERRI L, -
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
.
NORWALX INSURANCE COMPANY
NOB WALK, 00NN.'
CthClpltal - - - - - - -SEO0,000
PMdanaplt-l, - - - - - $100,000
WI 0.81:: President, Glo.R.Co\vr.lis,Sec’y,
nr..'l‘ressurcr.
A FULL LINE OF,
WINTER coups
roa _
Men & Boy’s Wear.
' . ALSO, . '
liElITlEMEII'S FURNISHING 60008
Second Store. Under Norwalk null
IIUVI FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover .s; Son,
Are may to put In your wartims'rnsu or GAS
PIPE, at vcr short notice and It as low a rate as
In one. W OUGIIT & CAST IRON. TIN-LINED.
L AD PIPES, to" of every size and description.
PLUMBING In all In Breaches.
WILLIAM GLOVIR & SON.
don’t smoke."
Q
as livchtrect, Norwslk.
A. H.Brnso'ron, J.B.Enr.s, G. N. ELLS.
00
00
One square one insertion - - - . - - . low rate to a 00 ' '
t'crvvcoth'il-contlnusnce: ------- -58 W11 (1 - g d family. PosseSSlon
On‘esql‘l‘srefilx months.i -------- 17-0 en eslred. Apply at the GAZETTE
Two " ogcyfisr—vv‘thp‘opcr. _- _- - : 2:33 OFFICE.
l‘hrec H u u u (s ..... 3030
gggfitfl'tel‘cqlumngefeys”: _- _- _' : 3 3333 For Sale, To Let, or Exchange.
FullColumnmneyenr, ------- 150-00 OUSEAND LOTon Cam Street. If soldonc-
completed at the time of contract, but are permitted.
REAL ESTATE.
Boots and Shoes.
Desirable Residence
FOR SALE on To BENT.
TH
T0 RENT.
A good, nice place, in the Borough,
pleasantly located on Fair Street, opposite
the head of Main Street, will be rented at a
.
. half left on inert age: i let. artl furnished'
if exchanged for New ork Clt Rgal Eztcte filter:
cues in cash will be paid. The House Is in good
order, has every convenience and suitable for alsrge
family. . Apply to CHAS. G. DEAN, all East 31st
Street. N.
B‘”...
orses nut . l
”per month. Enquirest thisofiic‘c‘. r Re ' cc
TI [EFL—Fine, pleasant rooms, over Klicu «Ii
Emanuel'sstorc, MslnStreet. A ply to
istf HRSJ. .HURRAY.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
RARE CHANCE IS OFFERED TO PUR-
CHASE the residence of the late Alfred Mll-
l'o: linstitutes intfiheqpenteripflihc Borough of Not-
. on e .
nnc mg"... a... .E.so°.‘;"’ safe oi‘ié'fi'i‘i'i'ési’ii'ofn‘,
51279 fectin depth. Apply to either of the Execu-
COP.-
nus. ALFRED rumour onthe remi .
EDWARD unann, South Norwalkp. :3:
FOR SALE.
THE beautiful house and lot recently occupied by
C. E. Doty. on Elmwood Avenue. South Nor-
wslk, commanding a splendid view of thctown Ind
Long Island Sound. The house has twelve rooms.
with gas, furnace and marble msntels. Size of lot
30x21! feet. Strawberries, Grapes, and Pour trees in
bearing. The place is within five linutes’walk of
the New Haven Railroad Depot, and forms a rare
blues to purchase stint-class place low. Posses-
lon given on April Ist. Part of the purchase money
an remain on bond and mortgages. Enquire of
if H. H. ELWELL, or CHA I.
c
s
c
S E. DOTY.
1 South Norwalk, Conn.
Small Place for Sale.
THE HOUSE AND LOT situated Just west of the
Wide River Bridge, on the south side of the
madman] op foslte the residence of J sures Psnton.
sq., is o era for sale. 'The house contains six
come with cellar. to, and is offered at a low price;
los‘rtgc part. Thin: purchasehmonoy can remain on
gage. I s a zoo I: once to secure sho .
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE ""5
Mill Pro ert
FOB sang. y
H! subscriber ofi'crs fonSale his Mill Property
situated in West. Nor-walk. about two miles
B'"n
from Darlen Depot, three miles from South Nor-
wslk, and two miles from New Canaan. consistin
of c msnnfsctory, two stories high, 56x13 feet, with
about IS feet head and fall of water, with three acres
oflsud: now used as I Saw Mill but suitable for a
manufactory of any kind. Terms easy and price low.
E Elegant and Commodious Residence and
Grounds located on West. Av '
known as the Dlmon Homestead—0:2“; {iméii
desirable laces in Norwslk,—ls offered for sale, or
to rent. II the modernim rovement .
given Sept. 1st. For srtichlars appl Eto Possession
38 JAMES IN NEY, Real Estate Agent.
5‘ uershlp and purchased the Boots andShoc
StoreofG.O. Kceler,would must respectfullylnvitc
his oldcustomers, also, our old friends and patrons
andthe publlctn general,to glveur acall and we
willeonvinccthcm that by
Honorable Dealing & Small Profits
which makes quicksnles, that we are bound to give
enTfirEcEIMI‘BuSEdSI’RPm’EWmion. Our motto is
' [5. CE IS BETTE
Tan snowsanLlNo n R THAN
SUIE All) UPPER IEA'I’IIER, IIIUIISS, 1.6.,
Wholesalcand Retail. Particular attention paid to
CUSTOM WORK,
in allus branches, also REPAIRING done with near!-
ness and dispatch. SM IT]! A: HANFOIID.
CHARLES SMITH. Joszr-u P. Hanson».
CARPENTER AN D BUILDER.
THEsuhscl-ibcr wouldinformthe citizens of Nor-
walkthat he is prepared to do
Building, in all of Its branches,
bycontract, oroby day'swork, and solicits ashare oi
patronage. Willtrytoplense. Shop Ccnteravenue,
uearMalnstreet.
9 SAMUEL B..FITCH.
w. c. QUINTARD £00., »
Wholesale and Retail Dealersln
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND
AIRISULTIIRAI IMPLEMENTS.
Loans, xxxoua, NAILS, AND nulblusltfi
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TARLE CUTLER?
of the best kind. Rememberthc place,
No. 3 Opera House Block,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
w. mourn-ran», nun nun
' W. H. SWORDS.
Merchant Tailor
CORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN STS.,
SOUTH NOBWALK, CONN"
Scotch Cheviots, Meltons, Grape and-
English Coatings,
‘MADE UPIN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES.
A LARGE ASSORTMIINT 0F
.Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
Gents’ Kid Gloves,
or all Shades and Colors. of the ROI!
Quality.
IRON FENCING.
HE subscriber is now prepared to make an diur-
nish several styles of ‘
T
Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing.
to enclose churches, dwellings and burial plots.
its ire of JAMES FINNEY Real Estate A
Nogslk, or ofthe subscrlggiu‘mnr STRE gent, t D_A1.o— h
- ET. Ga es
WoItNorwalk,Scpt,25.lm. J‘ ms Iron ’Grzzrli’gss ““ch and
O
JAMES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licenced Auctlon-
' cor, Constable. Collector, Arc.
RATEFULLY returns thanks for the very libcrll
patronage heretofore extended him by a gen'
erons public, and solicits a continuance of the same-
Room No.4. Gazette Building, where he can here-
afterbe found, or orders can be left. He will ve
prompt attention to the buying and selling of .eal
histate,renting of places, Auctioneerlng of real and
personal property, the collection of debts. die" and
willmake eve reasonable exertion to please all
who mayfsvor lm w1ththeirpatronsge. - «
_ FAIRFIEID GUUII'II
Real Estate Agency.
THE undersigned wouldbe pleased to receive or-
ders from those having Dwellings or Farm
Propert to sell or to rent, or those wishing to par.
chase.
dispatch.
IS
Ofilce N5. s, Guide Building.
JAMES MITCHELL,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
- AUcr—I‘oiv'uun,
:NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
Bonght,Sold, Rented'and Exchanged.
3::
eat Estate,8tocks, Furniture, &c
at publicanu pm.-. .
."~- Sales of
He hes-taken a desk It J. B. Hurlburt’s st Ofilcc, South N orwalk .
nsiness attended to with lpromptuess and '
0 SC. ADAMS
Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes,sud
many other aritclesiu thelinc of .
BLACKSMITH WORK,
Shopin rear of Solinon's Hat shopglion street
1
WILH. UNCAN.‘s
c. II. KENDALL, M. U..
D E N 'I' I S '1' .
Ofllce East Side‘Depot Square~Washiugton Street,
South Norwalk, Ct.
Dentistryin all
its branches er-
formedintbe est
manner.
Special atten-
tion ivcn to ex-
, tract ng teeth
without pain by
thcuscofNItrous
Oxide or Len ll~
lug Gas. Hcv ng
used the Gas for
thelast nineyearswith unvaryingsnccess, I am per-
fectly satisfied as to its safety, and know positively.
that I can extract teeth without pain orlnjury ten:
patients. 1 keep good gas constant. on hand, an
use thsmost approved apparatus in administering".
P. S.-‘-Ofilce not open on Mondaysor Saturdays.
- DRUGS ‘AND MEDICINES.
THE undersigned would respetfllly announce to
. the citizens in this vicinity. that at his
Drug Store, .
CQRNER OF WASHINGTON ANDDEPO'I‘ STS.
can always be found
P U R E D R U G S ,
CHOICE WINES and LIQUOBS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, (fro.
I"Physicians’Pr-escrlptionscarefull compoune
ed do and night. Can be found ntg ts,in sam-
ouild ug, entrance on Washington St.
ly49 s. r. PECK, South Norwslk.Coun.
THORBURN’S SEEDS.
Our Annual Descriptive Catalogue of
v E G E T A. B L E
no asses, LOTS, FARMS,
AND PrRsolan PR OPEIMY.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences. '
Houses to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished '
Places for sale varying in price from $5,000
to $50,006,
Allordgrs left atthe Unlon' Market,Mitchell’s
Block.Norwalk,Ct.,willreceive promptattcntlon
JAMES MITCHELL.
Naivall Steam Dyeing 8t Scullili
ESTABLISHMENT.
iIDRESSES AND DRESS GOODS
of every description
CLEANSED OB DYED
in a manner not to be an assed. Particular atten-
tion pa d to the
Cleansing, Pressing tit Repairing of
:GENTS’ GARMENTS, -
by a new and Improved method, in two d I. Cor-
pets. Ru . Piano and Table Covers clenuc ordyed.
KID GL VESCLEANED so as to look almost equal
to new In one day; 20 cents per pair. Call us
samples done at the office, east of Horse way
Depot. Open until 8 o’clock hm
_ . N. FIBRE .
EDWARD Privnnn,
n n U G G I s T ,
Wall Street, opposite Nor-walk Opera House,
A large an d well selected stock 0 f
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines. all kinds, Mineral
Waters. Toilet and Medicated Son s, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts, Hair rushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery Cigars, Sc.
and is constantly adding to his stock a l the new and
popular medicines of the day.
REMOVAL.
E. P. Wecd's Drug Store. where the ladies will find
a lull assortment of E. Buttrlck Si Co's Patterns.
ud Re airing and Jobbing done in'thebestmcnncr,
nd wl the utmost dispatch.
and engaged skillful and experienced workmen,
the subscribers feel confident that theycan satisfy
andsnch others as may be led tocxtendto them
thelrpatronsge.
be found a full assortment of all styles and k nds of
Carri . from a Clarence to a pony Phaeton.
FITOH’S
I v
SOLDIERS ORPHIIIS HUMP
UPEI TU VIIIISIS A‘I’ All IIUIIS II III! DAY
This Gallery cont-Ins msnv ofthe finest Paintings
RS. J. A. JUDD,wllI remove MONDAY
0
0ltl Carriage Shop.
Having arranged to carry on the business, on
all the oldcustomersorthc
Wehave also opened a CARRIAGE REPOSITO‘
Soul Norwalk, Sept. 8th 1813.
ART GALLERY,
in America, and lovers of Art will gretilythclrtsstc
—snd— '
” "re-Mural Seeds,
Flower Seeds,
Hybrld Gladiolus,
au.d other
Spring Bulbs,
. —also—
TREE SEED LIST
will be mailed free to applicants.
J. M. THOIIBURN A:
In JOHN srnnx'r, new YO
Union Marble Works,
NORWALK, CONN. ,
The subscriberhas made arrangements by which he
will hereafter receive '
Scotoh- Granite,
dlrcctfrom Scotland. He is also prepared to furnish
every kind of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE,
GRANITE. DEAD, OR BROWN STONE,
MONUME-NTB,
Slabs, Tablets, Sinks, Ac" as well as Msntlessud
Furniture Slabs in general. at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PR1 CES .
Cemetery l-‘cncln’g, Iron lcllng‘, 80-,
furnished and put. upat shortnottcc and on very
favorable terms.
Representingan establishmenttheoldcstand best
known ofsny in Western Connection t,thesubscrlbcr
feels that its reputation for artistic excellence and
honorsbledcslin is already too wellestcblished to
need commends! on. Address EB. Price, Agent.
MechanicSt.. tuthe rear of the new Bank.Norwalko‘.
o.‘
0.,
D O I I
Machine hitting and Repairing.
The subscriber. having leased the shofisnd tools
of Mr. John Cotter, near the foot of ill Hill,ls
Ml prepared to execute all kinds of Machine
Job Ing, and to repsir‘Machinery. Orders will re-
ceive prompt attention, and be executed in a work-
maullke manner. C. W. BURRITT
The subscriber has located in the BASEMENT OF
WILSON’S BLOCK, (opposite Gazette Building,
where he will carry on the .
Busmess
Gas Fitting and Plumbing
. in allits branches. Being a PRACTICAL WORK-
MAN, and always either personally doing or super-
intendlng his work. he is confident of his ability to
give satisfaction.
By faithful attention to business, REASONABLE
CHARGES, and GOOD WORK he hopes to
share In the public patronage.
17tf C. W. BURRITT.
N orwa lie Fish Market.
HE subscribe bought out the old Bridge
rhavin‘g _
Fish Market, of Ru us Adams, intendskeepinz
constantly on hand all kinds of
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS,CLAMS,&¢.,
and cllvsrletles of choice FRUITS I. V IT IS
in their season. CHARLES W. LOCI9W&O.1§,
H' Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
Norwalk,Aprillzth, 1873.
HARNESS.
P. H. DWYER,
Manufacturer of
'~ SUSTUM MADE HARNESS,
and dealerin
FINE SADDLERY GOODS
of all descriptions, JOBBING promptlyattended
to. Also.
Furnishing Undertaker.
Caskets and Cofil
tern. Also. Gloves.
sud Carriage to order.
Connecticut Hotel.
HARNESSES FOR 5 ALE. r
l: subscriber would respectfully inform us
Tgubllc that he has now on hand a good assort-
ment ofHARNESSES,ma
rlnls,which he will SELL
f be vcr best mate-
deistLO‘bycs thev can
ossibly be furnished at any
ishmcnt In the county. Now
otherslmilur estab-
rdcr . Let
me hsvcthcm stance. AN .
Feb. I .1918
Scarfs, Robes. Flowers, Hearse
Main Street. next door to
for the 0
WM. 3
OCT. 13th, to the rooms a! Wall street over
New Carriages and other Vehicles madcto order,
it
MARSHALL STREET,
Oldest Stand in Norwalk,‘
RUn Chickesters’ corner store. where alwa s can
8. BTUTTLE in SON.
AT muumv, CT, '
and old I worthy'Cllcrlty by visiting the Home.
E, the undersigned, havihgformed a co-psrt-
us of every desired style and pat: .
BABY’S 3m.
Dainty and white is the little spread,
Cool and smoothie ‘the tiny bear
Curtained with nelfingl so airy nu’dllghl »
Not a fly can'hide himself from sight; .
And there the baby shall sleep, sleep; Sleep.
While mother and angels their Wald! shall
keep;—
Mother and angels shall watch together
All through the sultry summer weather.
Fleeciest blankets shall make the spread,
And downiest feathers the little bed
Where baby, our darling, shall sweetly
repose,
Warm to the tips of her cunning wee toes;
When the wintry winds shall blow, blow.
blow,
And all the world be white with snow;
Mother and angels siill watch together
All through the frosty winter weather.
6 Ohn'dl'an 17an
w ‘
nuns.
(In the Colorado Park. 1873.)
BY BRIT HARTE.
Wot’s that you’re readin’ ?-«a novel? A
novel—well, darn my skin I
, You a man grown and bearded and histin‘
such stuff ez that in—
Stufi' about gels and their sweethearts! No
Wonder you're thin oz a knife.
Look at mc—clar tvvo hundred—and never
read one in my life.
That’s my opinion 0’ novels. And cc to
their lyin’ round here,
They belonged to the J edge’s daughter-the
Jedge who came up last year
On account of his lungs and the mountains
and the balsam o’ pine and fir ,
And his daughter—well, she read novels,
and that’s what’s the matter with her
Yet she was sweet on the Jedge, and stuck
by him day and night,
Alone in the cabin up yer—till she grew like
a ghost, all white. ' _ ,
She was only a slip of a thing, ez light and
ez up and away . - _
Ez rifle smoke blown through the wee ds
but she wasn’t my kind—no-way.
m
peakin’ o’ gals, d’yc mind that house es you
rise the hill, ‘
A mile and a half from White’s, and jist
aboveMattlngly's mill ?
You do? Well now thar’c a gall What, you
saw her? 0, come now, that. quit!
he was only bedevilin’ you boys, for to me
she don’t cotton one bit.
S
Now she’s what I call a gal—er. pretty and
plump cz a. quail;
Teeth ez whim ez a hound’s and they'd go
_ through a ten-penny nail;
yes that kin snap like a cap. So she asked
to know “whar’ I was bid.”
She did! 0, it’s just like her sass, for she’s
peart as a Katy did.
But what was I talking of ?-—0 l the Jedge
and his daughter—she read ,
Novels the whole day long, and I reckon
she read them abed, ‘
And sometimes she read them out loud, to
the J edge on the porch where he sat,
And 'twas how “Lord Augustus” said this
and how “Lady Blanche” she said that.
But the sickest of all that I heard, was s
yarn that they read ’b'out a chap,
E
“Leather-stocking” by name, and a hunter
chock hill 0’ the greenest 0’ up:
And they asked me to bear, but I mys, “Miss
Mabel, not any for me;
When I likes I kin sling my own lies, and
thet chap and I shouldn’t agree.
Yet somehow-another she was always say‘in
I brought her to mind
0f folks about whom she had read, or sutlt- .
in’ belike of thet kind,
And thar warn't no end 0’ the names that
she give me thet Summer up here,
‘Robin Hood,’ ‘Leather-stocking,’ ‘Rob Roy,’
0, I tell you, the critter was queer.
And yet et‘ she hadn't been spiled, she wli
harmless enough in her way,
She could jabber in_Frenclr to 'dad,and they
- said that she knew how to play,
And she worked the that shot pouch up that
—which the man doesn’t live e'z can use,
And slippers—you see ’em down yer-cl
would cradle an Injiu’s pappoose.
Yet along 0’ them novels, you see, she won
wastjn’ and mopin’ away
And then she got shy with her tongue, and
at last‘had nothin’ to say ;
And whenever I happened around, her fan _
it was bid by a book,
‘ 5‘, $11-$th she left that. she givo Inc
And this was the way it was.
when I kem up here
To say to ’em all “geod bye,” for Ircckoned
to go for deer a
At “sun up" the day they left. So I shook
’em all round by the hand,
’Cept Mabel, and she' was sick, es'they give
me to understand. '
It Was. night
But jist ez I passed the house next normal"
at dawn, some one,
Like a little waver o’ mist, got up on the hill
with the sun; .
Miss Mabel it was, alone—sail wrapped in II
mantle o’ lace-— -
And she stood there straight in the road
with a touch 0’ the sun in her face.
And she looked me right in the eye—Pa
seen suthin‘ like it before
When I hunted a wounded doc to the '9ng
o’ the Clear Lake shore,
And I had my knee on its neck, and jist was
raisin’ my knife
When it gave me a. look like that, and—wcl
it got off with its life. '
“We are going to—day," she said, “and I
thought I would say good bye
To you in your own house, Luke—these
woods, and the bright blue sky!
You’ve always been kind to us, Luke, and
papa has found you still
As good as the air he breathes, and whole:
some as Laurel Tree Hill. 4'
“And we’ll always think of you Luke,“ the
thing we could not take away:
The balsam that dwells in the woods, the
rainbow that lives in the spray, "
And you’ll sometimes think 'of me, Luke, as
you know you once used to say,
A rifie smoke blown through , the woods, a
moment, but never to stay.
And then we shook hands. She turned, but
a-suddent she tattered and fell,
And I caught her sharp by the waist, and
held her a minit—well,
It was only a minit, you know, that on cold
and e: white she lay
E2 is snow-flake here on my breast,and then
-wcll, she melted away. .
And was gone * * * And thar are her books
but I says not any for me.
Good enough may be for some, but them and
I mightn’t agree. .
They spiled a decent gal ez might have msdo
some chap 9. wife’
And look at me l—clsr two hundred—and
never read one in my life 1
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Tweed “still lives," and is reported
“cheerful." '
Germany is the first foreign nation 10' ac-
cept an invitation to participate in the Con
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia.
The business portion of the village of
Fishkill, N. Y., was destrOye'd by fire, last
week Monday morning. Loss “80.000.
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