WHOLE NUMBER 1361.
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SWEETHEABT‘S » V‘A LENTINE.
BY many a. o. m'ru.
Sweetheart is our baby
Rose-bud, four years old,
Sunny-haired and.dewy-lipped,—
Worth her weight :in:,gold,
Playing in the parlor
On that merryday,
When the birds go mating,
As the wise ones say.
Sweetheart called out gaily,
“Keep ’till, Bess and Nell
Finks I hear ze postman
Yingin' at ze bell.”
Quickly at the summon5,
Gentle Bessie sped,
“Here’s a lot 0’ letters—
Valentines!” cried Fred,
“Two for Sue and Nellie—
Thrce, yes, four for Blair,—
One for—oh! my senses i
Sweetheart,—I declare l"
“Oh yc blessed letter i”
Cried our tiny elf;
“Make it open, Bessie,
Yead it to myself."
From the filmy missive,
Sweethea rt’s valentine,
Slowly, gentle Bessie
Read each written line:
“20 Rose,—my Sweetheart:
There'll be stn‘fe aan the beans,
When you are blown, my pretty Rose. ,
“ Vakntfne. ’
“Oh my soul l" and Sweetheart
Heaved a little sigh.
“Yat is belly splen'id—
Mose it makes me twy.”
“Why, you little Rosy,”
Tender Bess replies,
“Valentines should make you laugh,” ‘
,No one ever cries.”
Ah i" quoth Sweetheart, gravely,
“S’ou’dn’t laugh ’bout mine ;
Tause, you know, me never 'fore
Dot a wallintine.” '
—.St. Nicholas for February.
-—-——.—M—
, For the Gautte.
A llornots’ Nose.
——
BY PAUL HOFFMAN, M. D.
“.Of two evils, choose the least,". says an.
old proverb, which, although perfectly true,
is,I think, a superfluous one. Who, if he
knows of two evils the least, will choose
the other? Who, for example, if he has to
choose between ra-ttrimony (matter-o-mon-
sy) and-old bacf lorship, will choose the ,
worst, whichever hat misy‘be i The difillf
eulty lies in diam 2.:iinnting‘ which ths'lesst _
is, and never wer men more sorely puzzled
to determine on this point, than a little par-
ty, one of whose number I chanced to be.
I was in' Malaysia. I was physician to
the Rajah of Johore, and the only civilized
creature inthe territory. One day,—I he'd?
notjeén a man of the Caucasian race for
mouths,-—great excitement . prevailed in
Yanj'o‘ng Putri, the capital. The batteries
on: the promontory were firing, and'above
the din I could hear the loud report of guns
hes'vierthan the small pieces of ' ordinance
mounted in the batteries. I soon ascertainj
ed that an English man of war was passing.
through the strait, and was saluting theBa-
jah’s flag, which wm flying over his-palace.
Shortly afterwards I heard the cable chain
rattle out of the hawsepipes. and presuming
this to be‘sufllcient evidence that the ship
had come to an anchor, I ordered my boat
to be got ready, and went offto {cast my.“
eyes en faces of my own color. The'nsual
“ piping 'over the aide” was omitt‘edjprob-
ably because the people on board'rdid not
know that I was a white man, but afterad-
dressing the lieutenant in charge of the
deck, in English, and asking for the captain».
I think they were more inclined to consider
me as one of their own race, and treated
me ' accordingly. The captain politely in-
vited me to partake‘ of his hospitality,.an‘d
asked innumerable questionszhow I had
beencast away among thefMalaysi- How
it was ,that I stayed there, and expressed
his wonderment that they did not roast and
oat'mo. I told him my story, and on learn
ing my name,'he said: . 4
“ I know a fellow of your name who
served on the Windward Expedition to the
North pole. My brother was ,secOndlieu-
tenant of the ship, and hasOftenspoken to
me of him, and told me whats queer fish he
was."
‘-' You don’t mean to say that yourname
is Pringle, and that you are Cecil Pringle’s
brother 2" I exclaimed.
“ Andyou don’t mean to say that younrs
that identical rum 'flsh,Cecil'.s 'shipiimtcand..- '
“ W511,.'n'0w, old fellOw, shake hands,
I‘m glad to see you, right glad to see you,
and,-'—Steward, bring us’ some of that old
claret !” '
We sat and talked, raking up old remi-
niscences,.and by the lonely lamp of. mem-
ory,;which flickered upgquite brightly, con-
juredaup thefhappy pictures of home, of
' ' ' ‘ " " i ‘ ing accessions;
a
B‘
a
if
hsarte. . 7. - - -
Itwaslnt w « , egship. ‘In peor.
spirits,}du'll‘ ' I : isms about“
NJ‘kI'SSS‘g this Figuriflml’lfij!’
cheerless, an , H . .
would come in spite ofmy'lefl'or‘tsito shut
them cut. Why'baiiish,'myself consent;
lizntion'l , Why not go :back' to live ,‘With
men-who thought as I thought andfelt as
Ifeltf , . - , ‘ ,
But no, pride, ~false: pride,vperhaps,—
whispered in .my ear,“ carryout what thou
hast. undertaken ; be .firm ; ,donot .fiinchi”
and'with a strong efi‘ort‘I banished him
my $8.1M“. pleasant'memaries of the past,
andjoiicemore the stern realities of‘life
weloEbefore me in all‘thoir uakedinsipidity,
in ilf‘tlleii'fhitter'diss pbintm‘ent.
fawn rose i" ineqn'alled splendor, but
1’ ‘ . ' ' ' _viycd.1‘alonc
9dr.
edit" ’
-:2r
thovli'gilIJOFest to divert my thoughts, if
mute, and to rid myself of the weight
vflsich seemed to oppress my weary heart.
' nil. the desired effect. Re-
walki’h . .
" 23‘ j “d mindfl came heme and
. -.; eruwaiting me. '
rranged that on the next day we
go’up the Sendai river, the banks of
whichl knew to afford excellent sport. So
the next day he and his am lieutenant
came on shore with their rifles, and we
started in a sampan (a flat-bottomed beat)
for a‘ day’s shooting. ,
The tide was well in and still flooding,
and instead of going up the river all the
way, we went into the Mangrove swamp to
make a short cut, which operation saved us
a distance of at least eight; miles. A man-
grove swamp, when the tide is in, is passa-
ble for boats of light draught, but great
caution is necessary not to miscslculate,
since at low water neither a boat nor‘any;
thing else can make the slightest progress.
The roots of the trees which begin to branch
but about five feet above the mud in which
they are embedded, form an impenetrable
network, and prevent any locomotion what'-
quitoes and sand flit-s infest them in millions,
, (and his by no means pleasant to be boxed
up there over night in an open sampan,) they
‘ swarm with aligators, which, when hungry,
are ugly neighbors. Since it is very difll.
cult to'calculatethe tides, which, among the
numerous islands and in the narrow straits,
almost solely depend upon the wind, it is
‘ atoll times-a risky undertaking to venture
'into the swamp,:but as our cindo (boatman)
assured us» that the tide would serve till
and the appearance of matters in general
corroborated his statement, we threw aside
all caution and pushed, boldly forward,
f hoping to 'reach the other bend of the'
Sendai in about-an hour's time.
made us forgetful of everything else. The
mangrove trees,,interwoven by the most
magnificent creepers in all their fantastical
: ‘Ihapes, were just in bloom, and the atmos-'
phere was, perfectly heavy with fragrance.
ed intruders into their realm. The inter.
ufi‘oi‘ded shelter to numberlsss paroquets
proached their perch, took wing and filled
the air with their quaint,. unearthly
screeches. Now and again the gorgeous
“ arra,” or the 'still more magnificent bird of
paradise, winged its majestic flight to some
place of safety, whilst bélOw we saw here
and there an aligator push his monstrous
jaws above water, look at us with his her-
rid green eyes, an‘d disappear below the sur-
face again;
Oh! for words to depict the glories of the
tropics! "
We were in one of nature‘s most hallow-
ed nooks—paradise’s most sequestered spots,
and we gave ourselves up to the exquisite
luxury of drawing in, in deep, deep draughts
the unalloyed pleasure of almost intoxicating
enjoyment.
The incomparably beautiful flow ers of the
fly trap, (dionaca muscicapa) and the differ-
ent species of “ orchis," large. enough in
most, instances. :for: a man's cap, though
without;fragrance,-fascinate the eye; here a
'chamaeleisn, in all its magnificent colOrs,
disports himself on .a twig, rivalling the‘
rid, yet beautiful Cobra di Capella (naja
some branch, eager'to bring adme sweet lit-
itle“, lori” within the charm of its fascinat-
éing glance. I
Butterflies, large andbeautiful, imparting
3the idea of wiii'ged flowers, flirt from blos-’
3withlegionsof‘humming birds, in all their
and’yellow, like ourselves drinking-deep .of
the sweets which bountiful mother Naturej
ofl'ers‘ to all, from king .to pauper, from czar
to serf, from man the highest to the very
lowest animal, to all her children alike, free
and without stint. But the attempt to give
au'idea at all adequateto the inconceivable
beauty of the scene, is to presume upon one’s
power of description, and I feel that the
very highest flight cf,a mortal’s imagina-
tion could not possibly conjure up before
his mind’s eye a picture which in the slight-
est compares with the perfectly bewildering
grandeur of its more than regal msgnfi~
cence.
But to return to the two evils.
, An hour had elapsed,—still no signs of
the river. The sampan man said “banya
lakass,” (very quick)we would reach it, and
asked our assistance in pushing the sampan.
So Pringle and I took two poles and work-
ed with a will, and West, the lieutenant,
took the boot hook, and, striking it into a
root, tree or branch, pulled away right
heartily. We were making excellent
progress, but already was the water notice-
ably shallower, and we {used our best en-
deavors to push along, fearing. we might be .
left high and dry by the receding tide be-
fore we were able to get into the deep wa-
;ter of the Sendai again.
“Oh, look, Doctor! what is that f” I
heard West exclaim, and on turning around
to ascertain the cause, saw him about to
strike the point of his boat hook into a
round, gray paperliko body about the size
of a man’s head, suspended from a twig
overhead.
“ For Heaven’s sake step i” I shouted, but
my warning came too late. He had pierced
the soft wall of thehornets’ nest—for such
it was—and its amiable little denizens came
out in hundreds to resent the injury done
their kingdom, or rather queendom. In
less time than it takes to relate it, they
made the most gallant attack upon us, and
the charge of the Light Brigade at Balac‘
lava can have been but child’s play com'
pared to the resistless gallantry of their as-
sault.
Bending their slender bodies forward un-
til the sting was even with the head, they
charged again and again, each time leaving
a small but fearfully painful wound.
Maddened, almost, by pain, I jumped
overboard into the mud and dipped below
water, leaving nothing but my head above
it, and with my arms violently splashed the
‘water about to keep them oil. But even
this was or little avail; they charged at my
\
, face and neck and [only by putting them
both under water could I escape them.
.IPringle, West and the cindo had followed
.my example, and there we were in the soft
.mud, splutteringand spitting, and evidently
getting the worst of it. . ,
Though we had slain hundreds of our
little antagonists, they seemed to be as
numerous and unabated in their valor as
when they had first attackedlus, and if the
matter had not been so serious, I thinkI
eculd have roared with laughter at the ut-
terly ridiculous figure the other fellows cut,
and which, I have _ no. doubt, Icut myself.
But the worst was yet to come. , “_ Ada aya,
ada aye!” (is aligator) shouted the cindo
and hopped into the sampan, the most ludi-
crous looking being I ever beheld. We im-
mediately followed suit, and there, sure
enough, close alongside of the boat,we saw
the huge jaws of the hideous reptile appear
above water.» West had seized the boat
hook again,and, using it to a better pur-
pose this time, dealt the monster a well-
aimed blow over the snout, which quickly
made him disappear under water again.
About five or six yards astern he came up,
evidently not pleased with his exploit, and
Pringle, who, in spite of the renewed at-
tack of the hornets had snatched up his.
rifle, caught him just in the nick of time
and settled him by putting a ball into his
eye. .He twitched violently with his tail,
lashing in his last agonies the water into a
bubbling,frot_hing mass, and soon turned
belly up. . But _ he was, not the only one of
his tribe. Numerous friends and relations
were within no great distance, and here
came the point. Which of the two evils
Were ‘we to choose?_ To‘ be tortured to
death'by hornets or .to tackle an aligator in
his own element?
I preferred _the.latter, and, seizing the
polewith which. I had been pushing the'
boat, jumped overboard again, driven-half
frantic by the pain inflicted by the Lornets’
stings. Pringle and West did the same, but
the poor cindo had had enough of aligators,
and stayed'in the boat. . How he endured
it, more than half naked as he was, has re:
mained a-riddleito'vme to this dzty. We had
not been long in the mud when I saw an
other aligator close to us. So, thinking dis-
ever; and independent of the fact that mus-'
long after we had reached the river again,
The sublimity of the scene around us:
quumerablc monkeys were performing
their antics and grinniugat us, sho wiug‘
their pearly'wlflte teeth to the unascustom .
lacing canopy of the bright foliage shovel
snd’cockatoos, which, When the sampan ap-‘
‘ fort I made, to rid us of our antagonist, it
' ited sortie.
irainbow in its variety of tints; there a'hor- , , . .
red at each other,we all youned in the most
tripudians) winds its glittering folds around .
;ly, we looked too ludicrous for anything.
.Pringle’s nose was about the size of a small
turnip, and West’s eyes were almost com-
pletely closed, not with mud only, but with
sum it). blossom,from tree to tree, vieing. gthe swelling, caused by the porsonous stings
bespangled glittering armor of green, red Eiaffiigglzfiggged no better. My face, "t
5hearts of the fair,
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY',FEBRUARY 10, 1874..”
creticn to be the better part of valor,and not
unmindful of the old adage, that
“He who fights and runs away
.Will live to tight‘another day,”
we scrambled into the sampan again.
Close on board ofus was another aya, per-
haps a brother of our friend astern; at all
events, judging from the rows of bristling
teeth which he playfully exhibited only
about five feet from us, he was closely re-
lated to the other. I pushed the pole, which
I still had in my hand, down his capacious
throat, and he, feeling, and evidently not
relishing the tickling sensation it must have
caused, brought his pondcruos ‘jaws togeth-
er with a loud report and snapped - the
tough ballow sapling like apipe-stem.
If he ultimately survived, which I beg
to doubt, I am tolerably sure he must
have suffered from dyspepsia for the rest
of his natural evisteucc, a contemplation
which affords me the most, sincere and
heartfelt satisfaction. '
The fertile brain of a “Baron Munchhau-
sen” would have the sapling sprout in the
aligator’s entrails, and in after life have him
carry about with him a fine ballow tree
in the shade of which he might enjoy the
most luxurious “dolcc far niente."
Thus, if any of 'my gentle readers ever
hear of an aligator being'found, which hap-
pens to possess that highly useful, as well
as ornamental appendage, let them bear tes-
timony to my prodigious valor, to my won
dcrfnl dextcrerity. in “grafting. or inocula-
ting,” and make my name to be‘rcmembered
with the great and powerful of this earth.
But though I now can afford to laugh at
the ludicrous pesition in which we were
placed, and at the .weak though effectual ef-
was anything but a laughiiig matter then.
Out of the fryingepan into the fire. Alas,
yes 1 After sustaining another charge of the
hornets, and making another plunge'into
the mud,‘follbwed by anothér scramble into
theboat, caused by the appearance of two
additional pairs of aligator’s jaws, we con-
cluded to remain in the 'sampan, and as we
were now coated by a plastereing of mud,
half an inch thick, and the hornets could
not find any point of assault, they desisted,
and returned to'theilf‘homestead, to repair
the breach made into their wall, to which
they hadso valOrously responded-bye spirs:
'7W-hethhedanger was over and, we look-
buistrous fit of latiglsihél' in spite of the
racking pains we‘ were'enduring. Andrea]-
of the hornets. I had fared'little better, in
’rably to impress the
, ‘st have been an ex-
ceedingly cheerful sight to behold. It felt
'as'large as a good sized prize-pumpkin, but
with what to compare its appearance I am
3utt'erly at a loss to imagine, save perhaps an
animated lump of mud, having the' small- '
pox, scaraltina, measles and itch all at once.
After severe labor, the tide having fallen
considerably and leaving us neither afloat
'nor aground, but stuck in a stoggy, moshy‘
mass, it good deaLresembling soft soap, we
managed to get into the bed of the'river.‘E
again.
The gfiiries of nature did not-seem so
bright. The birds did not sing near so joy-
Ously, and the fragrance was not half so.
sweet as we had found it a few hours previ-
Ously, and in not a very elevated‘frame of
mind, we returned home to rest on our
laurels.
We escaped with a slight inflamatory fe-
ver, but. the cindo had the most severe delir-
ium, and only by dint of very careful watch-
ing and assiduous attention did I succeed‘iu
keeping him from succumbing to the inflam- _
matory. symptoms.
West vowed never to touch another hor-
nets nest, and we all’ I think,.imbibed a
strong antipathy anent those little articles
of ornament.
As for myself, I am ready to make affida-
vit by all that_is near and dear to me that,
rather than choose beeween two such evils
again, I would forever forego all claims to
be a participant in similar affairs. As it is,
I have been chaired more than enough by
Pringle’s brother, my old shipmate, who
heard s'of' the , affair, to serve me for all
tome to come,and Igopeuly disclaim all sym-
pathy, with nornets orhornets nests.
_ The question “What are hornets good for”
has often presented itself to me very forci-
bly within these last 9 or 10 years, but not-
withstanding the exceeding vividness with
which the matter is .eugrafted upon my
mind’s eye, and thegreatlntorest'l have ta‘
ken in unravelling the mystic and perhaps
irreverent enigma,-Ivhaver not arrived at a
satisfactoay [conclusion yet,and am inclined
to think, that it will forever remain unan-
swered.
m
Centennial ottl'so Fla-as Revolutionary
Congress. .
It is expected that a memorial will be
presented to Congress inviting that body to
take some. action towards celebrating the
hundredth anniversary of the meeting of
the first Continental COugress in Carpen-
ters’ Hall, in this city, in 1774. That Con.
gress convened on the 5th day of September,
in thnt year, and_ it is suggested that the
Congress of'1874 should order and partici-
pate in some memorial ceremony in the
venerated hall on the 5th of September of
this year; These centenaries Of Revolu-
tionary events are becéming very interest-
ing. It is only a few weeks since the
Boston people marked the hundredth
anniversary of their memorable “tea party."
The people of ' Lexington and Concord,
Mass, are preparing for the celebration of
the centennialof the memorable conflict
near those places, in 'April, 1775, by suitable
ceremonies on the 17th of that month next
year. At Saratoga, N. Y., in 1877, on the
occasion of the hundredth anniversary of
Burgoyne’s surrender, a noble monument is
to be dedicated. And so the “Centennial"
spirit is moving; and in consonance with
it is the movement of the- patriotic Carpen-
tcrs’ Company of Philadelphia to have im'
pressive memorial ceremonies in their
historic hall on the 5th of September of this
year,just one hundred years from the date
when the first Revolutionary Congress
assembled within its walla—Public Ledger,
Philadelphia.
m
INCIDENT or run Tatum—A party at the
south end “failed” not long ago and sent for
his creditors, who were mostly occupants of
the market, to come up and see him. After
the usual comments and a cursory look over
-‘thc afiiurs,”one of the creditors remarked.
. “ Mr. f—, what do you propose paying ?’1
“ Well," responded the debtor, “I haven’t
thought much about it. What are they
.payiug this year i”
. “Ohl anywhere from fifteen to seventy.
five cents,” was the reply.
“ Well,” said he “I think I can pay fifteen
cents."
“ How do you propose paying it t" was
r the next inquiry.
“ I think the stock will pay it,” replied the
debtor, “but rather than have the afl’air go
through, if there is not enough realized from
the sale of stock I will pay it out of my'own
pocket—Boston Herald. '
*
A little girl in Des Moincs wants to know
why there are no he dolls. ‘Sure enough
why not? ,
Worth, the Purl- Bros-maker.
sailles route, lies the pretty town of Sures-
nes, at the foot of Mont Valerien, and in
front of the Bois be Bouiogne. On the op-
posite side of the'street, near the railway
station, rises from. within a high garden
wall a red brick chateau in the form of the let-
the residence of Worth,thc Napoleon of cos-
tumers. Being in Suresnes one fine Sunday
afternoon with a friend, and having pre-
viously been invited by the proprietor to
visit his chateau, we improved the opportu-
nity by sending in our cards. A tall lackey
holding guard over the garden gate, led us
into a vestibule that was like a. small muse-
um of faience. Everything was faience ex
cept the chairs we sat in and the fountain
that bubbled up in center of the room. We
had barely more than time to cast our eyes
about us, and send them on a promenade
down the opening view before us, exclaim-
it? “What a marvelous place i" when a
as 6nd person appeared, and said he would
conduct us to “Monsieur Vort.” He led us
through a vista of rooms, hardly separated
from each other save by a drapery of cur-
tains—a succession of apartments of a
unique magnificence totally unexpected.
,“Isn’t it Aladdin's palace t” whispered
Dane, while I pinched myself to make sure
I was stillmyself. We had both visited nu-
merous palaces of kings, and of such
princes as eat up the people’s money in Italy,
Austria and Germany, so we were not ver-
dant enough to be dazzled by commonplace
palaces. But for the first time we were
dazed, and while in that stupificd state, in
came “Monsieur Vort” in a flowing gray
robe that fell to his heels, lined with pale
yellow, with a deep vest to match, and nu-
merous other overlapping appliances that
modified and gave elegance to a costume as
unique as it was comfortable.
“So you have really kept your promise
and cOme l" he exclaimed cheerily. “For,
the moment I am verybusy with my work-
men, for you know I only have Sundays to
myself, and if you would like to visit the
'wintcr garden, my son will go with you.
’ “My son," a young man of seventeen
years who had the look of a man of twenty-
two, led us to the foot of the garden, which
was a small journey, through a hedge-rowed
path, bloomed over with morning-glories
Land full-blossomed vines, .into a conservato-
ry ot the rarest, mostcurious and beautiful
exotics, from tiny plants to the tall fern
palms. A grotto fountain in the center,
with its top headed with tropical plants, was
a study fur a gardener. There was air-
plants and water plants, sand plants and
earth plants, orchids, and begonia leaves
huge enough for a parapule, and great vines
stretching across the conservatory. and
sending ;down clumps of thread-like ten.
,drils to take 'root like u banyan tree. Near
ho winter garden were piles of stones—
demolitions from the Palace of the Tuileries,
a jumble of carvings in various degrees of
perfection and ruin, that were to enter into
the construction of an adjoining hot-house.
From the garden we returned to the
chateau, going first to see the stables and
horses. Each horse had before his eyes the
mystic “W” in illumination. He had a mar-
ble basin for his oats and another for his
drink. He was blanketed, and his tail
sheared, and the "neatest stable a horse ever
dreamed of. The brass rings and orniiments
of the ecurie were polished like mirrors.
Two lengths of fresh straw matting over;
lapping each. other kept the straw from ex-
tending beyond its "proper limits. Adjoining
was a hospital for sick horses, in case of any
of those‘ higheblooded sorrels sohuld be so
indiscieet'as to become ill.
4 Then; we visited the dogs, nine of them
large‘iind small, and ugly and less ugly.
Then we went to the palace of the birds.
A\n' immense parrot, vain in his plumage of
green and gold was perched on his throne
in the vestibule. Our' guide assured us that
his majesty the bird, would allow no one else
t'o'touch him, and taking hold of the tips of
the'macaw’s wings, he spread them out like
a pair of fans, to show off the bird’s magnif-
icence of plumage. The bird palace had a
plated wire front, and the walls of the inte-
rior, a sort of ecru-colored stucco-work,
were dotted all over in a haphazard sort'iof
fashion, with bits of mirrors, as if the walls
had been plastered on a large looking glass,
leaving here' and there spots uncovered.
Before three reflectors of vanity, the birds
perch themselves to perk their heads and
sing their operettes. There was an army of
them, lovely songsters from the four corners
of the earth, with many of them to far too
pretty and proud to sing at all‘\ We said
good-bye to the birds, and began a tour of
the chateau by climbing a winding staircase,
built in one of the towers, like all in the
house, and stopping in the dining room to
be refreshed by some cakes and a glass of
wine.
. The kitchen is at the top of the house.
There are no odors from the chef’s king-
dom.. The skies receive all the savory
smellsthat rise them the frying-pan and
the stew-kettle. The food is sent down to
the dining-room in a “lift." .
The dining.room is not large, as if built
for state dinneil. The chairs of carved
wood are upholstered with leather, with
gild ornamentations; wood-Work carved to
match. Every-day table service, Sevres;
for extra occasions, Sevres. If Mr. Charles
Frederick Worth hasa “hobby," it is for
painted porcelain and faience. Iremember
one salon where the walls Were covered
with Sevres porcelain of most exquisite
workmanship, the plates being let into the
walls by concaves made for them, and held
in place by silver buttons.
All the rooms merit a better description
than I can give, for I saw so much that I
freely confess to having things hopelessly
mixed. One salon had a floor in the most
exquisite marquetry imaginable. There was
a Persian mat before a pedestal, on' which
was a bust of Madame Worth. The chairs
were upholstered in damask, with brocaded
flowers in velvet, with the pile half an inch
high. Silkcn window curtains with borders
to match.
The library was finished in dark carved
wood. A bay-window was painted in small
tablets representing the various books of
the Bible.—The view from this window was
something to be‘ remembered. In the dis-
tance was Paris, bounding the plain like the
walls of an amphitheater. The window
curtains in some dark stuff were dordercd
with medallions filled with portraits in
needle work of the historical costumes of
France. There were busts of French wri-
ters; a case of coins; bronzes; mementoes,
one of which was a portrait of Nilsson,
which she had presented to Mr. Worth,
with her grateful thanks for kindness he had
shown her. The door of the library was
convex, the two parts closing like the half
of a-cylinder. To describe this house in de-
tail would take a week, and the carte blanche
liberty of a’dozen Baears. I must conclude
by the mention of a few. salient points. All
the rooms in the chateau are rather low.
The floors are of inlaid woods, or in mosaic.
There are family portraits—one of worm in
the costume of the Shah of Persia, of Mad-
ame Worth in that of some queen, and of
the two sons, when children, in princely
costumes, one of the boys being painted in
a girl's dress. There is a fine bust of N apo-
leon theFirst, and one of Worth the first.
Back of- the latter is his portrait in oil, taken
when he was quite young, ands very hand-
«4...-
Six or eight miles from Paris, on the Ver-_
for L, with a towered and turreted roof. It is.
in imposing shirt front, who seemed to be‘
some p cture it is. There are quaintly and
richly inlaid old cabinets of two hundred
the large mat which covers the centre of the
floor of the'family sitting-room is in squares
of leopard-skin and Axminister. There is a
billiard-room, and as we were there the'day
before Mr. Worth’s bithday, the table had
begun to receive the gifts'for the fete. one
being a rare and curious old set of old fai-
ence. The tidies on thejclisirsstretch sim-
plyjicross the top of the back, and are of
the finest linen, with borde‘rsmix inches
deep in duchesse lace patternsx‘ [The bath-
room contains a bed, set against a mirror
wall, which duplicates the rooin,a marble
bath-tub sunk in the floor, aporcelain stove
and light and heat from agasibnrner, which,
being concealed, gives, a, musical effect.
Madame Worth’s chamber lsia‘n lace over
pale yel10w transparencies, while the cur-
tains to match have small sqtjare crystals
introduced in the fringes, which produce a
charming efi‘ect. Almost in the center of
the house is a greenery, large'enough and
fresh enough in its foliage and falling water
to make one half fancy himself in a forest.
The carriage entrance to the chateau is un—
der animmeuse glass-roofed coirt. Atone
side of the house. and sheltered by'its differ-
ent sides and angles, is a garden, with an
open gallery connecting different portlcoes
roofed with glass in the form of a whale’s
back, the glass shinglesendingiin‘nscallop.
globe of glass. The portico of one'door
has a stained-glass roof, with a fring'eftif' gilt
balls. When "this gardsn’ portico is, illumi-
nated for a soiree, as well’as the hOuse, no
idea can be conceived of its splendor. '
Mr. Worth was himself engaged in di-
recting the work'in a-ne'arly; completed
room that was to be an immense apartment
for camelias. The floor in mosaic was
laid in a series of designs,’ a section of
eyes in mosaic, then of butterflies, then
fishes, due.
umns on two opposite sides we're spotted
.over in regular designs with plates of blue .
and white faience, giving a very curious but
strikingefi‘ect. Vines were to be trained
overhead, so that the illumination should
fall through the foliage. Large portions of
the outside walls of the house are over-
grown with ivy.
The chateau is evidently Mr. Worth’s
pride. During the ‘war it was occupied
successively by the French and German
troops.’l‘hey fenced the grass-plots of the gar-
den with wire,laid down boar fde'al over
the, elegant floors, and after'w [s of being
quartered in the palace, . left it without hav-
ing injured it 9. particle. The ownér had
just reason to be grateful, as he had already
spent ten years’ time on its construction and
embellishment. ' ,
There is probably no other house in this
World or another like unto it. It is original
from beginning to end, and every unolf, and
corner, whether of its architecturerjor'furn
Dishing, bears the unmistakable evidcnbe‘of
having been the result of the owner’s own
design. ‘ . ‘
After we had "done” the chateau we had
tea in the dining-room,with dainty cakes
and wafer slices of buttered bread. The ta-
ble-cloth and napkins came in for their
share of artistic construction. But as I
must stop somewhere, let it be here, and
turn to the man himself. ' '
Mr. Worth is a native of Lincolnshire,
England. His father was a... lawyer. Upon
some of—the—windows of the Suresuss chateau
areengravcd the escutcheon, of the. family,
whichsome of the French facetiously inter-
pret as “nae noblessc pe robe.” From some
family misfortune the children were obliged
to abandon their studies and seek their own
livelihood. At twenty Charles Frederick
came to Paris to learn French and to find
work. He found employment as cutter in
the maison de modes Gagclin, and the lady
whom heat once fell in love with, and soon
after married, was also employed there in
the capacity of demoieelle do mayass'n. It
was in this house, at the time 'of' their. mar-
riage, that they began to work upon their
own account, and-founded the establishment
which has since become world-renowned.
The workshops (steliers) are immense in
size and number. Each one has its special-
ity; one for the corsage, one for jupons,
another for trimming, etc,,_etc,. About ;a
thousand work-people are employed in the
manufacture of robes and costumes, which
are sent to all parts of t_he world. The
models of the new designs are first made in
muslin, to note the effect, and everything
that goes outof the shop is fashioned under
the superintendencevof Mr. Worth himself.
His activity is indefatigable. Often when a
dress is finished which fails to please him,
he has ifiquite taken to'pieces and remade.
'He accepts no order for no sort of a dress-
for less than twenty pounds—which is not
an extravagant price when one considers
that his ateliers are in the most expensive
part of Paris, and that the materials and (1%.
signs he'fnrnishes are first-class and- origi-
nal. Altlmugh Mr. Worth is not a man to
be afraid of if one has a liberal exchequer,
women-say that they often climb the stairs
to his elegant rooms in the Ben deila Paix
with. fearful] y beating hearts, and vacn once
in his presence are actually afraid to say
what they want and how they want it.
That. is what , might in truth be called a
“cringing slave of fashion.” Yet, Mr. Worth
declares. he has any amount of trouble with
women—’—that they want to wear colors that
do not become them, and a supprabundancc
of trimming that is far from .good tos‘te.,
We remarked to him once, “Here you are
arbiter of what women shall wear. Invent
us a Walking costume, pretty and bottoming,
and in which we can walk with as muclé,
ease and as little fatigue as men do in”
theirs.” . ,
“I have,” he exclaimed; “but you won’t
wear it. ‘ I do not see the slightest'objection
to women wearing trowsers with a tunic, as
I have wanted then to., And there is the
Persian costume, which is the perfection of
beauty and grace.” .
In person Mr. Worth is of medium Eng-
lish height, strongly but not stoutly built.
He has black eyes, hair and mustache dark,
and a fully-developed forehead, which a
phrenologist would doubtless say is cram-
med with form, perception, color, taste, in-
vention, etc. He is not a bit “Frenchy,”
He retains much of the bluntness which
characterizes the English, and has “taken
up” very little of the sauvity that character.
izes the French. He is modest and unafi‘ect-
ed in manner, and would pass for an honest
unassuming, common-sense sort of a man
thoroughly conscientious in a profession
Which he has raised to the dignity of a fine
art. _ ' ,
He is not far from forty years of age, and
has the appearance of aman who lives ‘tem-
peratciy and amply. I doubt if he smokes,
even. He rides into Paris every morning on .
about nine o’clock, and often remaining in
the evening until ten. He has two sons, one
nineteen and the other seventeen—both
well-bred and well-educated young fellow s.
The younger has much of his father’s genius
for invention, and may one day be Worth
the second-Harper's Basar. , ,_
a. _ ' é?
Could anythingbe neater.than the old
darkey’s reply to a beautifulyounglady
“Let, misaus," said he, “I’s used to lifting
barrels of sugar."
years ago, leopard-skins in abundance, and
with a glass front, which reflects the heat.
Between each of' these hangs a. pendent
A row of square red brick col-_
horseback, usually reaching his business '
whom he offered to lift Over the gutter, and‘ '
who insisted that she was too heavy?.,
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At the ever popular
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flisubscrlbers having formed a copart’nership and
T taken the “PEOPLE'S MARKET," in Sklddy’s
block, Main st., formerly conducted by J. '1‘. Adams,
are now prepared‘to serve the public with all the
best cuts of meats, of all varieties. The stock will
be bought and butchercdoxpresslyl‘or the firm, thus
securing fresh meat of the best quality. By faithful
attentlgnto thelwantls oftthelrcustomcrs they will
aim to eservsl hers pa ronage.
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CHARLES s. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper a: Tailor
AND
" GENTS’ FURNISIIING EMPORIUM,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
P. H. DWYER.
Harness Manufacturer,
AND
FURNISHIN G UNDERTAKER,
in all its branches. Main Street, Norwalk, under
the Connecticut Hotel.
EDWARD P. WEED,
D B U G G I S T ,
Wall Street, opposite Nartsalk Opera House,
f, -- Alarge andwellselcetedstock of
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W'sters. Toilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts. Hair Brushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery Cigars, ac,
and is constantly adding to hisstock all the new and
popular medicines of the day.
B. s. Bhascnn‘, :
At his Store in PHOENIX BLOCK, has constantly
on hand a general assortment of _
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By devoting his constant personal attention to the
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“ Water Street, Norwalk.
HARLES T.
REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Residence
Foss SALE on T0 RENT.
HE Elegant and Commodious Residence and
Grounds located on West Avenue formerly
known as the Dlmon Homestead—one of the most:
desirable laces in Norwalk,—ls offered for sale, or
to rent. lithe moderulmprovements. Possession
given Sept. 1st. For articulars apply to
33 JAMES INNEY. Real EstateAgent.
TO RENT.
A good, nice place, in the Borough,
pleasantly located on Fair Street, opposite
the head of Main Street, will be rented at a
low rate to a good family. Possession
when desired. Apply at the GAzE'r'i'E
OFFICE.
o [1,—The sho latel occu ied b Geor-
T Hoyt. 2d, in Isagcs’ Budding, is ofi‘ergd to rorfte.
Possession immediately. Enquire of ASA HILL.
TO LET'
THE pleasantly located and eve desirable resi-
dence formerly owned by r. B. E. Stunts,
and now occupied b James Cousins, is ofl‘ercd to
Let, from the first 0 April next. Applfi to
tfl ' G. t... ISHOP.
nonsn T0 RENT:
A Very desirable,housc,£leasantly situated on
Lewis Street near the ‘ongregational Church,
containing fourteen rooms, with modern ‘ prove-
ments, &c. The rent will betaken out in oard of
three adults. and difference aid‘inicash weekly.
fat-5 Inquire of R. L. TILT N, 41 Main Street.
Apartments to Let.
PARTMENTS for two or three families to let in
my Brick Block. Borough Water on first and
second floors. Rooms very desirable, rent moder-
ate. CHARLES T. LEONARD.
Norwalk,-February 2d, 1874. t
~ TO LET.
THE building formerly occupied by the Fairfield
A tioliinty National Bank. Possession can be had
m at.
lAlso the Brick Building recently used by Henry
Chasmar for the manufacture of Doors, Sash,
Blinds, Suwtng and Planing. Possession given im-
mediately. Apply to J AMES FIN NEY, Real Estate
Agent, or 5 WM. K. JAMES.
T0 RENT.
FROM the first of April next, the very desirable
' residence on North Avenue, with land ad-
oinmg. and now occupied by Richard P. Hart, an,
‘sq. Apply to F. ST. J OHN LOCKWOOD. 3tt‘
TO LET.
FARM of 160 acres, about two miles north-
‘ west of Norwalk. 'Als'o, near the farm, two
small Dwellings, with Gardens“ Good places for
raising poultry. Rents low. JAMES G..REED,
Darren, next house to Congregational Brick
Church. . 3tf
To HEN '1'.
ME subscriber ofiers to rent his deeirablcplace
located on West Main St" but a few minutes
walk from the Bridge. The house conta_ins eleven
rooms, and there is a Barn on the premises. Pos-
session glven April‘lst. Enqmre on the remises.
2tt‘ JOHN R OUD.
TO LET
ROM the,lst of April next for one or more
years,: the well-known Lockwood Farm,
which is a good Farm of 160 acres, 2}; miles from
N orwalk Village with good and convenient build-
in . For particulars call on, or address E. P.
wfisD, Norwslk, 01' JOSIAH LOGG, near
the premises. Also a small House and five acres
of land. . . _ 2m2
House can be rented scperate if desired.
T0 RENT.
BUILDING containing"! rooms, close into the
village, suitable for one or two tenants. lan-
quire at this Office,
BUILDING LOTS F0]! SALE.
N Leonard and Water Street, b
CHARLES '
‘. LEONARD. _
N orwalk, February 2d, 1874. . tin
FOR SALE.
THE fine residence of the late Elbridge Brown.
on Chapel Street, first house from West Ave.,
is offered for sale on reasonable terms. House con-
tains fourteen rooms, pleasantly situated, conven~
ient to either village, and withinonc minute’s
walk of the-Horse Railroad. Hot and cold water
and gas throughout; heated by a furnace. Lot
80x2» feet; good fruit and shade. Terms easy.
further
Possession first of..Aprll,‘ if desired. For‘
particulars enquire or JAMES MITCHELL,
. tfl - Real Estate Broker.
To, EXCHANGE.
GOOD FARM,——plenty of choice fruit, new
dwelling house, a. good barn and carriage
house for New Jersey Midland Railroad first mort-
agc bonds at 5 per cent. above market rates.
ossession given April first. If exchanged a two
year’s lease would be taken at 8 per cent. Apply
at this office. .
FOR SALE.
OUSE AND LOT, near Cross Street, 9“. Dan-
bnry 8: Norwalk Rnilroad, containing 11
rooms; suitable for two families. Will be sold rea-
sonable. Now occupied by Thomas Bell. Posses-
sion given April 1st. Apply to J AMES E. ELLS,
or at the Gazette office. 52
For Sale, To Lot, or Exchange.
OUSE AND LOT on Camp Street. If sold one-
half left on mortgage; if let. partly furninhod;
if exchanged for New York City Real Estute, diner-
once in cash will be. paid. The House is in good
order, has every convenience and suitable for a large
family. Ali?” to CHAS. G. DEAN, 214 East 31st
Street, N. .
ARN T0 RENT,——A new Darn with good Sta-
bling for several horses, near the bridge. Price
$8 per month. Enquire at this Ofilce.
II kiln—Fine, pleasant rooms, over Kilen &
T Entanuel'sstore, MninStrcet. Apply to
left MRSM iv. MURRAY.
Small Place for Sale.
H E HOUSE AND LOT situated just west of the
T Wide River Bridge, on the south side of the
road,nearly o p posits the residence ofJames Panton,
Esq, is offered. for sale. The house contains six
rooms with cellar, clam, and is offered at a low price;
a large part of the purchase money can remain on
mortgage. This is a good chance to secure a home.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE s
M111 Property
FOR SALE.
HE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property
T situated in West Norwalk, about two miles
from Dar-ten Depot, three miles from Sontthr-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan, consisting
of u manufaetory, two stories high, 86x13 feet, with
about 12 feet head and fall of water, with'three acres
of land; now used as 3 Saw Mill but suitable for a
manufactoryofunykind. Termsessyandpricelow.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
- '. fthe subscriber,
No“ “L m ° CHAUNCEY sranar
WoatNorwalk, Sept.25.1869, 11:39
‘ FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Real Estate Agency.
THE undersigned would be pleased to reccive or-
. ders from those having Dwellings or Farm
Property to sell or to rent, or those wishing to pur-
. B slness attended '0 with promptncss and
chm u 0'. no. r. ADAMS.
l tch. _
t1‘81“)a Office No. 6, Gazette Building.
JANIES MITCHELL,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
—AND—-
AUCTIONEER,
omcc,n1itcheiva Block, Wan sneer,
NORWALK, CONN.
'4
City Residences, Farms and
Country Seats
Bought,Sold,Reutedand Exchangedfi
Real Estate,Stoeks, Furniture, to
atpublicand private sale. Auction Sales of
HOUSES, LOTS, imitate, ”9,.
AND PERSONAL PROPERl l'.
Sales of Furniture at Owners’
Residences.
Eduses to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished
Placcsfor sale varying in price from $5,000
to $50,000
Allordcrs loft atthe Union Market,llitchell’s
Bloch,Norwa1k,Ct..,willreceive promptattcntion
JAMES mrcnnnn.
”Union Jllm'ble W'm’lcs,
VOLUME Lilli-Litmus}:
Boots and ShOes.
E,the undersigned, havingformed a co-part-
uership and purchased the Boots and Shoe
Storcof G. O. chlcr,wonld most rcspectfullyinvite
his oldcustomers,also, our old friends and patrons
andthe publicin general,to give us acall andwc
willconvincethem thatby ‘
Honorable Dealing 6; Small Profits
whichmakes quicksales, that we are bound to give
satisfaction and defy competition. Our motto is
“THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
THE SLOWSH] [.LING "
801! All! UPPER LEATHER, FINDINGS, ML,
Wholésalc. and Retail. Particular attention paid to
CUSTODI' W ORK,
in allits branches, alsoREPAIRING done with neat-
ness and dispatch. SMI TH dc HANFOBD.
CnannnsSuirn. Josarn P. HANFOBD.
vv. 0. Qmiv'lrann as (30.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
Also all kinds of
LIechanics’ Tools,
AND
ARIGIILTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
LOCKS, KNOBS, NAILS, A ND BUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY
of the best kind. Remember the place,
No. 3 Opera House Block,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
w,o.ouiNraaD, 'nuaaxrurr
’ c. "a KENDALL! Ml D"
D E N T I E: T ,
Ofllcc EastSide" DcpotSquare, WashingtonStreet,
South Norwalk, Ct.
Dentistry in all
its branchesper-
formedinthebest
manner.
. Special atten-
tion given to ex-
~ tractlng t e eth
. without pain by
‘ the use ot'Nitrous
Oxide or Laugh-
ing Gas. llavrng
. - used the Gas for
thelast nincyearswith unvarylngsuccess, I am per-
fectly satisfied as to its safety, and know positively
that I can extract teeth without pain orinjnry to my
patients. I keep good gas constant.y on hand, and
use themost approved apparatus in administeringit.
P. S.-—Ofilce not open on Mondays or Saturdays.
OFFEE AND SPICE MILLS
At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
THE undersigned would respctfully announce to
the citizens in this vicinity, that at his
Drug Store,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
can always be found
P U R E D R U G S ,
CIIOICE ‘VINES and LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY ‘AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PA TENT MEDICINES, (1’36.
9' Physiclaus’Prescriptions carefully comp oun e
ed day and night. Can be found nights, in sam-
oulldlng, entrance on Washington St.
use 8. F. PECK, South Norwalk. Conn.
THORBURN ’S SEEDS.
Our Annual Descriptive Catalogue of
V E G E T A B L E
-—and- '
Age'eculturwl Seeds,
, Catalogue of .
Flower Seeds,
Hybrid Gladiolus,
' and other
Spring Bulbs.
—also—
.TBEE SEED LIST
will be mailed free to applicants.
J. M. Tnonnnmv a. 00., _
15 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. . ‘
COAL HODS,
Etc., at
E. K. LOCKWOOD‘S.
NORWALK, CONN.
The subscriberhas made arrangements
will hereafter receive
Scotch Granite.
directtrom Scotland. lIeis also prepared to furnish
every kind of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE,
GRANITE, DEAD, OR BROWN STONE,
MONUMENTS,
Slabs, Tablets, Sinks, &c., as well as Mantlesand
‘ Furniture Slabs in general, at tho
L0 WEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
Cemetery Fencing, Iron Ruling, Sec,
furnished and put npat shortnotlce and on very
favorable terms.
- Representing an cstabllshmentthc oldestand best
known ofauyin Western Connecticut,thesubscriber
feels that its reputation for artistic excellence and
honorabledealing is already too well established to
need commendation. Address E. B. Price, Agent.
MechanicSt.. tntherearof the new Bank,Norwaik;
by which he
The subscriocr has located in the BASEMENT 0F
WILSON’S BLOCK, (opposite Gazette Building,
where he will rtarry on the ~
I I l I
Gas Fitting and Plumbing Bhsmess
in allits branches. Being a PRACTICAL WORK-
MAN, and always cither personally doing or super-
intending his work, he is confident of his ability to
give satisfaction. .
By faithful attention to business, REASONABLE
CHARGES, and GOOD “’03 he hopes to
share in the public patronage.
17tf C. \‘V. BURRIT'I‘.-
N O/rwalk Fish Jilarket.
HE subscribcrhavingbonght out the old Bridge
. Fish Market, of Rufus Adams, intends keeping
constantly on hand all kinds of .
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS,C LAMS,&c.,
and allvarietics or choice saline a. “census
in theirscasou. CHARLES W. LOUKWUOD,
3’" Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
1
Norwalk, April 12th , 1873.
CUTLERY at
E . K. LOCKW’OOD’S.
CHAS T. LEONARD & SON
DEALER IN
c O A. L. ,
woos AND iBRIOK,
N’th River Blue Stone,Lime, Clement
ALSO
BEMEII i’lPE FER SEWEBS, WELLS AND
emissrvs, ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St._ Norwalk, Conn
. HARNESSBS FOR SALE.
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the
public that he has now on hand a good assort-
mentofHARNESSES,made of the very best mate-
rials,whlch he will SELL AS 1.0“! as they can
possiblybe furnished at any othersimilar estab-
lishmentintheconnty. Now for‘the orders. Let
inch 'vethcm atonce. WM. B.SWAN.
Fe . 1 .1973 6
BATH BRICK AND SILVER \VHITE.
At E. K. LOCJHVOOD’S.
FARM
-—AND-—-
HORTICULTURM. IMPLEMENTS.
A FULL stock of the most approved Farm rind
Garden Implements now in store and fox-sale,
wholesale and retail, at mar .1l‘a'cinrcrs’ prices, in-
cludln , ‘
Mowfing Machines and Lawn Mowers. '
Lawn Mowers, full size, for 5‘12.
Wheel, lawn, steel and hay rakes.
Ploughs—Mead’s, Marsh, Eagle, die.
Shovels. Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks, and
use.
HsyCuttcrs—Burdick’s, Whitmore’s, and Bide
Rollers.
Barrows, Corn Shellers, 0x Yokes and Bows.
Churns—Blanchard’s,thc very best in usc;alsc,
smaller implementsin great variety.
Phosphates—Russell’s, Coc’s, Bassh’s, and
Bridgeport. W. C. STREET.
Norwalk, April‘itlth,1573.
EB acpHrMNEY 25 etc.
LAMP BUIKN . _
A!) L. K. LUCIiWOUll‘S.
TO - achinésts .’
Babbitt: Ric-Dual.
A large quantity of old Type for sale at this
Office.
SBlDlEfiS’ Dii-PHAHS" tifliiii'
ann.car.nnnv,
, .a'a‘ panama, on,
serum muons AT All areas as THE can
ThisGallery contains manv ofthc finest Paintings
in America, and lovers of Art willgratll‘ythcirtaste
undaid a worthy Charity by visiting the Home.
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Fourteenth. of Februtsr‘y; U
BY MARY E, DODGE. .
Wan, windu'acked month, of all the months
mo‘st bare . .
Of outward beauty or inward grace,
Reserved of ancient custon to efl‘ace
In sacrificial offering, whate’err- ,
Of taint fell to the gladsomer seasons! share
Still, one glad day, your cold gray armszem-
brace, . A. .45.;
That serves to set a dimple in your face,
Andby its fairness make the rest more fair
The happy day when birds begin to woo ,
And win fond mates to bless the tiny nest-,—
Already modeled in the‘tinier breasta _
The happylday on which, sweet 'hfilll. for
you - ‘ . - , -
A rosier tint o’er-spreads this breast Of thing,
Telling its message through Saint Vulgnfine!
' ' Hearth and Ham; ,
—A.-'—v.r-
The Democratic Convention.
The Democratic State‘Convcntion .was
held in New Haven, on Tuesday last. . Th".
convention was simply a mass meeting,
every 5 person pressing—appointed mafia
delegate or none-being allowed to .partioi.
pate and vote, as the report of the’ com-
mittee on credentials Waspurposelychoked
. ofi‘ aha withheld till an business had; been
completed. ,This action was to prevents
squabble between the New Haven factions.
David Clark, liberal,’o’f'Hartford,’was eieéf-i
ed chairman. Thomas Sanford, Bedding,
was elected one of thc Vice Presidents.
D. Smith Sholes, of Ridgefield, was7one of
the Secretaries. Jas. H..Olm§tea'd, Stam-
fid, represented this District on the come
mittee on Resolutions. The irrepressible
Tom Waller moved the ' nomination of the
old ticket by acclamation, which Was-done.
The ticket is as follows: i ' > '
For Governor—Charles
Noj‘w Iiaven. . . , .
or ieutenantGovernor—Geor eG. Sil
of Hartford. . . .g . 1’.
For Secretarv ofStatereMai-‘vin H. Sanger,
R. Ingersoll, of
of Canterbury.
For Treasurer—William E.
New Canaan. ,
For Comptroller—Alfred .B Goodrich, of
Vernon. , . . ’ ' '
Gov. Ingersoll appeared and returned
thanks, etc. . ‘
The following platform was reported and
declared adopted 5-— l
' PLATFOBMA
This convention does hereby declare: and
make known the following to baits princi- ‘
pics of action,and to the support of them
it 1nv1tes the hearty co-operation of all hon-
est men: " ' '
.Fs'lrel, We declare our unfaltcring devo-‘
tion to the constitution of the United States,"
and to the union of the states thereby estabé .
lished, and we affirm that the people of the ,
soveral states have the sole, and exclusive
right .of governing themselves as free,
sovereign and independent states, subject~
only to the limitations contained in the;
constitmion, and that all powers n'ottherein
expressly granted to the national ,gOvern-"
mcnt are reserved to the states respectivelyf
Second, We'aifirm that the greatest den-J
ger With which we are now threatened, is.
the corruption and extravagance whichg
exist in high official places; and we do ‘d'e-
clasc, as the cardinal principle of our more»
political action, that retrenchment, economy:
and reform are imperatively demanded in»
all the governments of the people, federal,
as well as state and municipal; and _we'
here proclaim ourselves the uncompromis-"
ing foes of all salary-grabbers, ring politi-
clans and land monopolists, whoever they ..
may be, and wherever they may be found, .
whether they are in office or out, and we“
appeal to honest men everywhere,- without-
regard to past political 'afi‘iliati'ons, to join
us lll brandinga’s they,deserve-thesc cor-:
rupt leechespn the - body; politic, and in as-'
sisting us to purge.ofiicialatationsof their ‘
unwholesome and banetulprqsence. . » rain;
. 17.5w, The pijesent federafaaininismucmt-r
by__its utter inability .to_:,comprehend.th’e‘, ~
dignity or responsibilities of the duties with .
which it is charged; .byvits, devotion 'to
personal and partisan interests ; by itsweak
and incompetent management .of the: m... ;
tional finances; by its. unwarrantediint'err .
ference with- the local self-grivcrnmeut.0£ '.‘~
the people; by its support of the corrupt:
governmentswhich it has imposed i by; its».
power, upon several of thestates. of-lh'e}.
Union; and by its complicity ;with corrupt}
practiccsand scandals in various quarters; .
by its appointment of notoriously incOm‘a .-
pctent men to high oflicial positions, has '
Raymond, of
.,4
justly brought upon itself the condemns-f ‘
tion of the Americanpcople. , H : :...
. Fourth, The procuring of money from say.
notoriously corrupt ’ring of Washington...
politicians, for. use in this ‘state in cunts-.0. '
ing our elections,.is somarkcd an evidence 5
ot‘political corruption that it deserves:.thes.
severest rebuke; and we call upon the peas .-
ple of Connecticut, in the, earning electiony.
. to enter such a protest against so gross an ‘_
abuse of official trust as will secure punishs .
ment for the present andnfi‘ord inadequate...
protection for thc‘future.-; . f _ '_,' ; ;- ‘.;.'1
Fifth We recognize in. the present string:
gcncy of the money (market,- the. panic...
which led thereto, the general prostration...
oi‘_business, and the consequent sufferingofif
the working classes, thchdirect fruits. OLIDQLX
policy which, while it pretendsvtos advanced
the interests 0“ the country, i8,.:in.reality;. ‘
plunging us into national and individuale
bankruptcy and ruin ; and as an offset to. .-
this policy we demand, and we call upon
the people to inargurate a speedy return to
specie payments, as called for alike-b ' the“ '
highest considerations of commerciai'max ,
rality and honest and economicnl govern-,5
merit. , . .
Sznth, While, we are in fa‘vorof ‘all just"
and e’mal taxation necessary to sustain Our”
government and our public institutions, we « -‘
..re opposed to all unjust and unequal aye-A
te is ot‘taxation which tend to, favor one "
class at the expense of other-classes of the"
people. - . v
Seventh, The public domain of theUnited; ..
States is the property of the people, and. as -
such should be preserved for the. people,',,',
and we condemn the policy 'of wholesale“
grants to speculative corporations, forum"?
benefit ,of the few to the exclusion of the. x.
many. . . _ .. -.,:..
Eighth. We are opposed to all monopo- ,1
lies which operate for the especial benefit 3
of privileged persons or classes, and to grill "
combinations or corporations made to ‘ef-Z'l
feet purposes hostile to the best intercetsof,
the people. . .. .:
Ninth, Thatwc recognize the grievances .—
of which the industrial classes complain”,
And we favor a governmental policy that“
shall impose such restraints and prohibi-- .
tions upon grasping corporations and Slack A;
gamblers as will pi-even; those-financial
fluctuations which ever have" resulted‘ in‘"a"
debased currency, official defalcations, ring: -
robberies. bankrupt employers and starving; -
workingmen and women. . , _ ,
Tenth, That we are in favor of such” ,,
action by the legislature or our state as will
bring the question of calling "a; conSti’tu-ff
'tional convention directly ; before the '4
sovereign people of this state for their;.
adoption or rejection, as they shall deem
best. . . . ' .. ,
Eleventh, We-point with pride to the man~ .
nor in which the affairs of this state ’ha‘vc’“
been administered during the past year, to-- 3
the watchful economy withwhic‘h all de'e' ..
partinents ofthe state government have been , '
conducted, to‘ the: dignity and ‘iinpurtinlity
with which the eXecutivc duties have been
performed~and we pledge ourselves to‘ use
our most earnest efforts to secure there-clec-L -
.ion ofthc men who have so worthily and ;
capably discharged the _ important trusts
confided to them. . - 1 " ‘
In accordance with thervieWS. of Tanner,
of Stonington, and Olmstead,of Stamford, .
the following resolution was afterward
adoptedr , ' _ , A
Resolvedu’l‘hat all'peoplc struggling for,
freedom from tyranny and despotism‘ have
our most hearty sympathy, and that we are
in favor oi‘thc general government extend-
ing to them all support which can be given
without violating the laws of thejnations'
and the principles of our republican gov”- "
eminent; ; : ' » ‘ ‘ --
.n
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_ a‘good‘sstory that Rev. Dr. Adams 9
ic1l5....(5171llillishlf. L§~A,,lutly parishioner once...)
renijarl'f a_t_.his sermons 'wére’ir-
little foolon 1*. 1 g. .. " Z, . _.;.
“Don’t yon-thin "so, Dr; Adams}! said-h:
she, “just'ailittlef’r' _, . , , _ . .
“Ah, goodsistcr," said he,.“I am? afraid;
you don’t like ‘thcnsinccrc-m‘ilk 'of' the .
word”. , j, f r , ‘ .. .
“‘Yes,I do," said she; “but you know the
fashion nowadays is condensed milk.”
Norwalk Chronicler