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NORW-ALK_. CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY. MARCH 3, 1874.
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For the Gazette.
TIGER HUNTER .
A FABIOUS
A REMINISCENCE.
BY PAUL HOFFMAN .
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To sit beside a cosy fire iii a drawing-
room, surrounded by a circle of friends, re-
lating thrilling stories of tiger hunts, and
to be in the jungle, surrounded by anything
but friends, hunting the tiger, are two vast-
ly different things. During my travels,I
have often fallen in with men, who, when
nothing but womens‘ bright eyes are pres-
ent to endanger their peace of mind, were
loud and vociferous in telling of hairbreadth
escapes when they had been doing this, that
and the other thing. They will tell with
the utmost“ sang troid” the most astound-
ing stories, which, in themselves, are‘ so ut.
lerly absurd, that the veriest~ tyro in wood-
craft at once diseovers their impossibility
and truthlcssncss. These men, according
to their own version, are invariably splen~
did riders, excellent swimmers and runners,
and most marvelous shots,—-which last
statement, as far as the“ long bow” is con-
cerned at least, is a perfectly true one.
They perform the most daring feats; they
walk about five times as far as any ordi-
nary man, and as for their horses, Buceph- low him, after extinguishing the light.
alus was a more nothing compared- Wim This was cheerful! Why,if he had done this come over to my place some day, feeling
them, and the journeys they have perform- so often before, as he said he had, and knew quite sure that he would not accept my in- i
“1 are simply marvelous. A1351 forOthem, the tree so .well,did he not let me mount yimfion and not wishing him to do so,
they almost invariably come 10 grief at before him while there “'59 yet light? Bill either. ’However,he faithfully promised to '
some time, and Ultimately EXPOSC them- he said L110 climbing was very easy, and I come but of course never put in an ap.
selves in such a ridiculous maner, that their soon learned that he had spoken the truth, pearance
stories are looked upon as “ stories” forever notches having beén chopped into the tree '
' . with an alre, thus making a sort
after. _ .
head money of $100.
toe. His head was completely enveloped t
attack him in front, an advantage to which
Monsieur C——- modestly ascribed his most y
turned on the shoni tors. The Government. n
fairly doted 0“ the man, and among the thirsty big villains,wc were so anxiously a
white settlers of 5—.- there was not onci waiting for, and I stated my CODViCiiOD 011 vious, internal political struggles had con-
who would not have trembled at the mere that point. But my objection was over- vulsed the country and the ringleaders of
- mention Of his name, so brave was he—.-so, ruled again and he puffed away like a good the revolutionary phrty had been differently
many astounding feats had he aceomplrsh- fellow, sending volumes of smoke into' the dealt with by the Rajah who maintained
ed. In fact, he was the idol of the colony. pure balmy night air. . .
I was introduced to him by a friend 0f mine, would have no worse effect than one, I fol. them had hoen kxised, publicly stabbed
who, like the rest or mankind, had un- lowed his example and tried to keep off with a poisoned dirk, 0,. kris, some exiled
bounded confidence in his daring and ..
' bravery. I must own that I was strongly There was “0i ii- 5901 Oh my face 01' hands classes had received a free amnesty and the
prejudiced against him before I made hrs big enough to he covered by a, cent piece Rajah had taken them back into his good
without a painful itching bite. I was get- g‘
ng tired Of that sort of thing and began ‘0 grand afi'air, to celebrate the event,
thought that his wonderful courage was‘ look uponl the affair asafaree, but refrained
not quite so wonderful as people were in- from expressing my opinion until I should b
clined to think But When I became ac- have Pl'OOf spositive 01' il- He, probably sav,.one who has made the pilorimage to
quainted with him I bag“ to believe that I divining my thoughts, thought it necessary the holy grave of the Prophetaat Mecca.
had done ,hlm an injuSfice' -_I found him to quiet my suSpiciODS aKid irenewed his After all the various ceremonies were over,
amiable, “Blue, and rather 30,113“, Judg- 630115 to make the.pig squeak louder by this old man came to me, congratulating me
ing from ihe fire WhiCh burned “1 1‘19 dark, tugging away most unmercifully, and on having taken service with his prince—
bandsome eye, one might have believed him “piggy” responsive to his wishes, squeaked I '
aquaintance, and simply because I dislike
“demigods” of society, and because Pl 1,
capable of any amount of pluck. The fecl- W
culaled to make one feel kindly towards that ducino
5.
person, and this,together with thatpeouliar rather violent—young Dennis ceased his ..
magnetism which attracts men who are, or music; the noose had slipped.
fancy they are, kindred spirits, drew us to-
gether, and the result was that we offered ze kindness and attacher it i’”
hospitality to each other, a. good old cus-
tom in India.
“ Ah l" he said one day,“ Mon cher Doc-
tor, I will be enchautc to see you at Siran-
gong, when we shall go shoot ze tigar.”
In all things he acted so open-heartedly
ci
and difiidently ‘0 me, acceeding me super- determined to see this thing out without ‘11
ior knowledge in everything relating to giving him an OPPOTlimiiy ‘0 blame me for the human habitations. I gladly assented,
_ sill success, of WhiCll 1 now became fully knowing the neighborhood to be noted (or
help feeling flattered, as he “’35 a man assured. Ihad fastened the rope withase- 3
much older than myself, (at that time a cure :1 clove hitch," and was just about to sence from my Royal Lord and Master, ac-
mere SiriPling in years, though “Oi in 03‘ rcmount, when I heard him shout, “ Ascend acmpanied him to his house, or but rather.
perience.) And tickled vanity ’ above all 5h". Z9 ligarlze tigarl” and simultaneously 1 There I found the secret. There the man
Other feelings, is calculated l0 inspire heard the report of his gun as well as the who had supplied the famous tiger hunter
friendliness. an additional reason why I explosion of the shell bullet within nine or of s... , with 9,11 his tigers at the price of
ten yards of me. but nothing besidesrno :20 each. The old hadji showed me how
So, on the day fixed for the hill-ii. I set jumping or moving in the grass, no fierce h
Olit from Tanjong Putri, my place 0f resi- growl, which would have been sure to fol- his arrangements, although primitive, were
dence,to Sirangong to meet my new friend. low if a tiger had been near. I asked him wondertully efilcient and effective_
what it meant, and in response heard two,
latter place, and by some D90“ Will direc- more shots; he had taken my trusty double— 0
ted to his house. What a funny object barrelled “Purdy” and blazed away pro- the ponderous brutes. He then tieda goal to‘
that “”35: i0 be sure. If. the appearance 0f miscously at some imaginary tiger, yelling a
“16 111311 was striking, the appearance 0f at the same time like one possessed: “As- nio-ht,
hi5 domicile was more 50- Monsieur C“- cendez, ascendez, ze tigarl” My first impulse did. with tigers, they of course found and
had evidently been at sea before 1191001; to was to jump up' the tree, but on second took the goat. He vigiied the spot the'ncxt colony has reason to be thankful for the
tiger hunting. Hi5 cabin W515 as much Of a thought and on account of the total absence morning, and from the tracks which he
f all other sounds, I felt that he was mere- tound, judged the tigfln, age and height, as
' The Milwaukee Democrat states that some
eight months ago Mr. T. B. Mason, of that 3 .
city, ascertained that he had a cancer on danger to get him fronYKensmgton to West-
is face the size ofa pin. It was cut out minster. In a short time, by quiet, firm,
treatment, he became accustomed to meet,
hunting and to woodcraft, that I could not it
should be drawn towards him.
After a sail of twelve hours, I reached the
“ cabin" as ever was found on board ship. 0
His table was moveable, after the fashion 1y trying to frighten me, as well as the well as the direction he had come when ta-
Of cabin tables, and the backs 0‘ the tigers, which possibly might have been at- king the goat.
benches also moved like those one finds on tracted by the piteous squeals of the pig,
board ship. His crockery, a very slender a
supply, was stowed away in lockers resem- I
three cups, or mugs rather, were suspended e
wall;his bed was ahammock, and allo- c
could be. .
he unearthed from a hole under the table,
covered with a piece of plank shaped into
a trap door, his “ hold," as he affectionate-
ly styled it, a bottle of excellent old wine.
We pledged each other’s health, and soon
the last remnants of restraint had vanished.
I was convinced he was a good, honest nearlyjump to vou.”
fellow.. Alas! how soon to be undeceived l
We cooked our frugal fare, and discussed myself up there again for nothing,” I said,
it with enormous appetites. There could “ so here goes for a fire and a snooze till
he no doubt he could shoot something, as
the wild boar’s head on the table testified.
Evening was coming on,and I asked if we
should go out before dark in search of game.
He said, “ Ah ! Monsieur, we shall go out
after dark.”
I wondered at this, but being his guest, I
had to assent of course.‘ The sun was
now about setting and as there is no twilight
in India, darkness setting in as soon as the
fiery orb has sunk below the Western hori-
son, we soon were able to start. I had often
been out in the day time to meet the tiger,
but to hunt up the rcdoubtablo brute at
night was utterly out of the common, and I
longed to see what Monsieur C’s. mode of
proceeding might be. My impatience was
soon to be dispelled, for as soon as it was
fairly dark he took from one of his secret
recesses a lantern, a regular ship‘s lantern, a
“ masthead light," as they are called, lighted
it, and taking his gun, a. heavy “ Jacob’s
shell rifle,” informed me that he was ready.
I was very much astonished to see him, the
experienced hunter, the renowned woods
man, go into the forest with a lantern to find
his way. This was preposterous.ridiculous,
leaving the lantern on the ground. He told
very sure of my fusil."
to you.”
“ No sare,” he said, “ I do it very often, it
is one very good idee. no animal will make
ze attaquc if you have ze lantern."
I told him, that I thought thellantern was
calculated to attract the attention of all
the animals for thousands of yards around,
nnd,whereas it exposed us to being seen,
prevented us from seeing any further than
the limit of the light. In case the light
should be extinguished we should be utterly
blinded by the darkness, all _of 'which he
courteonsly but firmly set aside by saying:
“ I been here very long time, I shoot plenty
tigar, always ze same way, you shall see
bimeby." Under such circumstances I of
course had‘ to submit. We took a young
pig which had been procured, and some
ropes, and started for a long tramp.
After incredible labor, incomprehensible
to th0se who have not forced their way
through an Indian wood themselves, we
reached our destination, a large ballow tree.
This, Mons. C. said, was to be the scene of
our wonderful exploit. He tied the pig to
the tree and fastened a piece of rope to its
tail. He then mounted the tree taking with
him his rifle and the end of the rope, which
was tied to the pig’s caudal appendage, but
me that as soon as I was ready, I might fol-
_ , myself beside him. As soon as we had 5— island, but that they came from the a
He dressed in i116 hi°$i 130011115“ manner. looked to our guns, I was informed that the mainland and reached it by swimming
Although 110° was i119 average tempera- ‘sportwas about to begin,und he lustily pull- across a narrow strait and I conjectured t
ture, he “'33 Clflil in tiger Ski“ from top.to ed at the rope communicating with the pig’s t I ’ ' '
ze muskeet,” but without much success. a
ous carcass down to do it.
“ I will cover you wid ze rifle,” he said,“I
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Well, I descended to rearrange the rope, I)
“ No sare, I save your life, I see him close
“ What the ghost l”
“ No sure, not ze ghost. Ze tigar, he vos
“Well, well, I am not going to cramp
daylight.” _
I soon had collécled sufficient fuel and
started a respectable fire right under the
'endar that he had seen “ze Ltigcr nearly
not feel very well. I then pressed him to
. . ail. As a necessary consequence the young also had noticed that all his skins had
by acap of the same material, arranged in a porker set up a tremendous squeaking,suf. t '
singular manner. It had a cleverly execut- ficient as my neighbor in tiger skin told the, t
ed wax “135k fastened ‘0 “3 baCk, and over to attract all the tigers within a radius often the left shoulder. My attentio'n'had been at E
the front fella piece or tiger skiu.pierced miles. He kept up a lively conversation o '
with holesfor the eyes, but otherwrse com- speaking quite loudly, and without the I had no doubt that the brutes had been
plately covering his face' This was done slightest caution,'aud when I mentioned that killed by (rapshols I prowled about, follow.
Willi 3‘ particular view (as he_ 1001‘ great if the squeaking would be sure to attract ed up all the beaten tracks about Sirangong
Pains to tell everybody) to deceive 1118 tiger, them, the speaking Wbuld be sure to drive but found neither pit no: impgun, I then ‘
who, if possible, will attack his enemy prom them off, he said: “No sare, zey do not became convinced that he got them from s
the rear, and in this case could not fall to care for ze talk." ' the mainland, and, although reluctantly I 9'
An hour elapsed, but no sign of the tiger gave up my search for 9. time,
, , . . . et. The mighty hunter suggested 11 SIDOkP: to chance to aid me in discovering his se-
brllllant success. Ills tunic was embellrsh- ,0 keep off the musquitoes and sand flies, a. cret. Chance always proves a powerful ally 1
“i With claws “ml teeth oPthe same am most reasonable suggestion, for they were and mycase was noiexception to the general
mal, and a tiger’s ‘1 1 was dangling fromns buzzing about us in millions; but of course r '
'kil't- The whole “it was a most Strlkmg whereas‘itgould hardly succeed in keeping currence of the circumstances just related, n
one, one fancied that the head had been off the bloodthirsty little villains, it could a, grand feast was given by the Rajah,undcr 3
0t fail to have that effect on the blood- whom I ’was serving, with the object of h
lent and they will be lost.
Since iWO pipes the upperhand over the rebels.
. ~ _ . _ 1 ith a will, making the jungle around re- service—expresSed a desire to know more of
ing that one has misludged another 15 ca - sound with the sweet harmony it was pro- me, as he had heard his countrymen give
At last—he must have become such surprising accounts of my skill as a
the correctness of my aim when “ Tvmbang
“Ah sarc, ze rope has let go,williy0u be rimau” (tiger-shooting). This is easily'cx-
plained by the fact that; I was the first p
I thought this a rather cool offer, and among them, whollknew :anytbing about
aliked why he WO‘iid hilt ii'iiSi hi5 We: medicine at all, and the simplest cases ap-
As to my shooting, I will let others judge.
Well, the old hadji invited me to comc'to his
nd not wishing to let him have his victory, ably revisit the spot in which they' have
. _ _ _ iOld him *0 lower down my rifle. He did found prey, the night after finding it; curi-
blmg those in the steward’sfiantry ; 1118 so, and I, after reloading it carefully, walk- ous I admit, but a fact nevertheless, and the
. (1 111301“ at a distance 0f say twenty yards hadji being aware of this, took his measures
by iheii‘ lugs from hOOkS driven into the from the tree to see if I could discover any accordingly. Afew yards from the tree to and is now perfecuy cured The process
ause for his singular action. Not that I which he had tied 'the goat, he pl‘ced two '
gether things were 115 ShiPSlmlie a! they expected to find anything, being quite sure guns pointing toward each other, and fasten-
. _ _ that the SliOtS Mil hi3 yells would have ed them to sticks driven into the ground.
This PTeJiIClICCd me more and more in hi“ made any tiger draw Milk {01' a time, ““1953 From the size Oil the i'O‘iilii'iiiiii he hid cular rim of healthy skin next to it were ex-
lfiyortforl W35. and am passionately {011d indeed he was wounded or very hungry, j i
of the sea and everything appertaining to and of that I had proof to the contrary, 0!! ed his guns in ’accordance.
the seaibeihg more than half a sailor my- the one hand, if wounded he would have brute coming from his lar, is more than
“Bif- He bade me “ welcome 10 his cabin" been upon me long before, and on the other 0
right cordially, and after the style 0f “J“Ck’" if very hungry he WW“ have taken the pig side as the previous night, in fact he prefers
one Of the first questions he asked “'35. " Ii before the firing commenced. My search, going on .his old track, on which he has
I would not lake lifieen di'OPS to take the as expected, proved unavailing and I on passed without mishap and safely before.
rough edge Off my teeth.” I assented, and pressed myself to the effect that he must Of course the guns are placed on both sides
have seen a ghost, if indeed he had seen any
thing at all.
of this track, and one, the light one,
vated so as on being'discharged, to strike
ofi‘, snoring like a trooper. He looked too
ridiculous for anything in his tiger-skin suit,
coward that he was,}with his head appar-
ently turned round and his wax-face resting
against the tree, severely damaging the
nasal extremity.
1 shouted. “ Ha! Hulloh! Monsieur, the
tiger, the tiger, take heed, he is coming."
“ Ah 1" he said, alter assuring himself
that that there was no danger, staring at me
with utter consternation; “ Vot fore you
make ze plaisantreie f”
To satisfy myself and him, I examined
the ground for a hundred yards around the
tree and could not find the slightest trace
of Mons. C-—"s imaginary tiger; but to no
avail, he still earnestly protested,and was
ready to swear by all the saints in the cal-
jomps to me i”
We made our ,breakfast off the pig we
‘had brought, and after many regrets at our essary pompous flabbergastings, we started.
yited to The peons went crashing thorough the jun-
bad success, I was respectfully in
orI begged to decline, returning, however.
the compliment, by asking him to accom.
puny me on a day’s Shooting after break-
fast. But Johnny’Crapeau bad no time-—
he had urgent business in S-—-—-, and had
to be there that night. »“ En effect” he did
1'
The question now arose in my mind
0‘ stair where he got his tigers, which be, from time c
I knew a Frenchman‘WhO drew ii g0°d of it. About twenty feet above the ground to time hmuoht to 8-—', and which had
salary “Oi“ the 001011131 Government of I found a rudely constructed platform large been the mcahs of his unbounded popular-
S——-, in India, for being “ tiger hunter," .Of enough to hold us both comfortably. Mons. ity. I made up my mind to ferret it out, if I
the COthY- Once a month, at least, he C.—-, who had already ensconced himself possible.
would bring his iiSCI‘ ‘0 town and get a on it, invited me to join him, and I seated
e
I knew that the tigers did not bread on
hat he must get them fi'om there.
he ball marks in the Same places—one on
he right side of the head and the other in
P
h
ule. Some five or six weeks after'the oc-
general conciliation. Many years me“
O
Some of p
The latter two
nd others imprisoned.
races again. and had arranged the feast, a
o
One of the pardoned exiles was a venera-
le looking old man, a “ hadji," that is to
was the first and only white man in the
Tukan obat,” (medicine man) as well as
eared very little short of miracles 'to them:
H
lace—about two days journey,—where be
ad been living in exile, far away from all s
ood shooting, and after getting leave of ab- 1:
4
e disposed of them, and I must own that
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3»
He selected a damp spot in the jungle, in
rder to make sure of seeing the footprints of
tree on the selected spot and left it over
Now it is a curious fact that-tigers invari-
E'
b
00
udged the height of the animal and adjust-
likely i0 approach “19 “‘09 from ”18 same ty-four hours. On removing it the cancer
will be found burnt into and appear of the
‘hardness of an old shoe sole, and the circu-
1
He then constructs an ingenious contri-
vance to make both guns go of simultane-
ously on the brute’s touching a. cord stretch-
ed across his path, just high enough to
ily creeping toward the tree.
done with a view to make sure not to allow
worse.”
attend another tiger hunt soon, which hon- gle,
boo’s to start a tiger.
and renowned hunter.
raise no valid objections.
preted into signs of uneasiness, and although t
he did his best to keep out of harm’s way, “perils-of the sea.”
Then I the danger,
fiercely.
nee drawn to this circumstance and :1
ac
and trusted leap and he is on the head of the elephant,
w
Shot through the head.
for you make so pluisanteric Y
your colors, or I may be inclined to do it
for you. '
nd like other fallen favorites, he was soon
oblivion.
ch
healed. Subsequently it grew again, and,
while he was at Cincinnati on business, it P355.
attained the size of a hickory nut.
manned there for some time under treatment street; hut with the time at our disposal we
were less successfulin accustoming to three
th a circular piece particular objects of his aversion—a fizzing
at out of the center a little larger than the railway train passing under abridge he had
constantly 'to cross, a line of guardsmen'on
was .
put over the cancer wr
posed. Then a plaster made of chloride of
of course the zinc, blocdroot and wheat flour, was spread '
n a piece of muslin the size of this circular a
pening, and applied to the caneerfor twen- ofi‘ its steam, he stopped and reared round 1
so suddenly that he tore off a hind shoe.
We sent him to an anti-whip-and-spnr horse-
ar rim outside of it will appear white and breaker; and after a fortnight of daily
practice, he met locomotives, drums, fire-
arms, and scarlet banners as calmly as the
oldest trooper in the life-guards.
0
par-boiled, as if scalded by hot‘steam. The
wound is now dressed, and the cancer comes
is elc- out in a hard lump, and the place heals up.
The plaster kill the cancer, so thstit slough:
any object on the track at about the height The]ilggrgd‘ydvfghdizggvgihehygrfizsfilltlgf very fresh he would cur-vet a little, but nev-
of the head, and the other, being pointed ,s London, and has been used by him for six
little lower and about a foot farther back,lc
hit the shoulder.
or eight years, with unfailing success, and
not a case has been known of the reappear-
ance of the cancer when this remedy has —From camu’guaook of the Horse," by ,9,
been applied.
forni tn: slgljec’tz of a Avigoroufi goman pro-
. test nt e rap is. er a u ing to the
touch his breast when slowly "iii stealth- trial to a woman of delicate feeling in being
This is obliged to sleep in the room with twenty or
my friend Frenchy was the leading swell in
the affair; he had the placing of the elca
phauts and of the heaters, in fact the man-
agement of the whole hunt. Through his
instigation I - received no invitation; but
happening to be in S. on the day previous to
the hunt, I mefiColonel N.. commanding
the forces on the island, and on learning I
was not to be of the party, he said: “ Why
of course you must come old fellow, let me
invite you, I will not take any excuses.”
Of course I gladly accepted, and great, I
havc'no doubt, was the consternation of
Mons. 0—, who as usual, was parading
about in his ridiculous clown’s frock, when
he found me to be one of the hunters. “ Ah
Docteur," he said, “enchante to see 'you.
Have you recovered your pear i”
“Oh yes, thanks, it might have been
After a great many flourishes and unnec-
beating the underbrush with their bam-
As a matter of course I had taken a sent
with my friend the Colonel, and I proposed It was answered by a Savannah ». steamer," i
but we- should keep company with ith. the Crescent City. She came} within hail»
Governor, an arrangement which the noble ing distance and at the request of our
layer of innumerable tigers did not seem to Captain, took us in tow for Hampton Roads,
clish very much, but to which he could which we reached about noon on Thursday.
' From thence'threo diminutive tugs toured
At last the signal was given, the hue and us into Norfork.‘ Working day and night
a luck would have it, the animal, a splendid
male Royal Bengal Tiger passed within indications of what the sailors call "diny
wenty yards of his elephant, who, knowing weather.’f The wind was northeast‘tnd,
“Mi thrown uP llis trunk 10 be throughout the following night steadily in-
ready i0 3909i“ him, and “'35 trampoling creased, and on Monday morning it had be-
come a perfect hurricane. We thought
Sir George, ”- SPlendid 5990113911 Of an that we had before seen rough iwcathor on'
nglish gentleman, raised his rifle and fired. the ocean, gspecmly on the Mediterranean.
0 hit. the brute in the rlzllt shoulder, I But nothing hadwc ever seen that would
t which had no other effect than to rouse match this; seas so wild and fronticbestiug
his ire and to turn him upon his assailant. against the steamer with thunder strokes,
Here he came bounding along with light, and breaking over her, as if determined to
pringy, elastic motions, the picture of shiver her ribs of oak; and send her with"
trength Mid beauty, as well 83 0f ferocity all her freightago intoi the grave of deep
waters. ' ' '
nd blood-thirstyness. One tremenduous
who fails to beat him back with his upraised only desperate efforts to hold on, as we
rank. Now Mons. C. fires and his bail pitched and careened, and rocked. Then,
asses through the fleshy part of the brute’s if never before, each passenger said “I
ind leg, but not touching any bone, does would give a thousand turlohgs of? center ,
ot explode. Sir George has grasped his an acre ofbarrcn ground, ling, heath,broom,
pare ride, but already is‘the brute too near fur-e, any thing. "
im to allow him to use it. Another mo-
Already has the brute lifted his
wish you no address me no more. .
All right old fellow, but you had better a
quare away your. yards and haul down been treated as above described fora few
days, stood on the rank facing the arrival
trains and never fiincb‘ed.
Shortly afterwards Mons. C,——resigned strongly stated that whipping, spurring,
is position, and a man of undoubted nerve. forcing the horse to face the object that ex-
and courage W03 BPPOiliiiEd by Sii' George cites terror, or any violence, may do a. great
to fill the place, which the charlatan had d
acated. The hadji and I became fast cavalry officer informs us that in his exper-
friends, and “913941 01' selling his tigers i0 ience he only know one horse. out of hun-
Hons. C.———at $20 apiece he brought them d
to Tanjong lei the capital or illO’Balflli imental sights and sounds. Few persons
“(lei whom 1 was serving “id 30‘ $50- have the time or the patience required for
C.’s star of glory had set, the colony ceased b
oheur ,of his incredible feats of bravery. terrors. It is much better to confide the
task to a man whose business it is, and
buried in the most obscure and intense whose syplem discards the use of whip and
spur. The best herseman may not only be
- - dismounted h a sh in horse wheelin
The country around,swarmlng as 1' on S. Island has decreased considers ly, a y y g 8
since the new hunter was installed, and th e
The death-rate of people killed by ti on
ange.
HOW TO CURE CANCER.
y Dr. Wolcott, and the wound partially
He re-
t'his: -A piece of sticking plaster was
ancer, so that the cancer and a small cir-
m
Tun-Worms on Woman In SLEEPING Cans
thirty men, the writer describes vividly the
incidental annoyances of such a situation.
one of the quickest trips to Savannah on
record. ' ‘
sixp. m., on Wednesday, the screw of the
steamer suddenly stopped; no one at first
Mons 0. had the seat of honor in the thought that anything serious had happen- a
houdah of Sir George's elephant, and up- ed, but we soon learned to ths_contnry.
peared to be very eager but according to my The stem of the main valve hid broken,
idea far too excited for so old a sportsman and we were at the mercy of the winds and .
waves. ‘ . '
igns of eagerness, which I correctly intcr- resumed ourjourhey. "But all this wuionlv
_ manageable, and we were in the greatest
The only means of saving them'is to peril. For years such agale‘had not been
re at them from our elephant, but there is known on the South Atlantic coast. '
the danger of shooting our comrades. his a V
fearfully desperate means, but desperate changed into the northwest and the
ositlons and occasions justify, nay. call for Ocean‘s wrath by degrees abated. Tucs-
desperate means, and to raise the rifle to my day morning found us at Tybce, and at
shoulder, squint through sights and fire is .noon we were at the wharf in Savannah
but the work of a moment, and none too where we stop a few days for rest.
quick.
monstrous paw to strike the fatal blow, al?
ready ‘ his hot fetid breath in their faces
when t e sharp clear ring of my “Purdy” UPON Henna—There is nothing at which
rang out. The aim, an easy, though a fear- horses are more commonly alarmed than
fully risky one, is true, his muscles relax, a camels. The proprietor ofncircus informed ,
quiver runs through his huge body, and me that after being shut up in a stable with-
ith a dull thud he falls to the ground, dead. in sight of camels for a few. days, he found
that all horses, even thorough bred stall~
Ah, SareIshouted, ze tiger, ze tiger, vot ions, paid no more attention too hideous 1
double-humped dromedary than to a horse.
Alook of intense hatred was all the re- Railway trains at first alarm'horses very
spouse I received. Will you come to visit much, not only frOm the strange sight of a
me some day Mons. C.-—I asked, I am big black object rushing along and belching
desirous of introducing you to a famous out white steam, but from thg hideous
tiger killer not “tiger hunter" a certain,
Hadji Mah Salleb. '
sound ; but if a horse .is quietly led and firm-
ly held in a field or road running parallel
Blank'consternation, mingled with 'sup- to a railway lrain, but with his head away
ressed rage and abject fear—he had not from it as it passes him, after a very short
quite recovered yet from the fright he had time he will treat the train, the smoke, the
just experienced—Was all he expressed. steam-whistleand the steam-cloud,with pcr- _
No, merci,he said, then losing all self-pos- feet indifference. A. hansome cab horse,
session he began Iac-r-r-r-r-e-ingand added : that could be with difficulty held by half a
. dozen men the first time he saw and heard
self under the wheels of a butcher’s cart
driven at butcher‘s pace. A fine-tempered,
high couraged hack, when ridden in Lon-
don for the first time, found so many sounds
vans,
On one occasion, canlering up the slope of
tree on which Monsieur C. was perching.
“ Sare, you smoke me, vat you mean, you
will stop my respiration !"
him to spring the trap with his paw, and
when the head and shoulders might not be
in just the position desired. This simple
“ Oh, never mind, old boy, come down
and help me get some more sticks.”
But nothing on earth could have induced
Frenchy to get out of that tree betore day-
light, aud I let him sweat there, being full
sure that there was not a tiger within
miles of us,‘and if there were, the French-
man’s bowls and the fire would keep him
away. After having a good comfortable
smoke, I adjusted the embers after the most
approved woodman’s fashion, laid down,
and was soon in a delicious slumber, undis-
turbed by either tigers or musquitocs.
I was aroused by something pattering on
my face. I star ed up; it was broad day-
light and a flock of paroquets were cracking
ballownuts on the tree, under which I was
lying, and dropping the shells, one of which
had struck my nose. -Mossoo was sitting on
the platform with his legs hanging over the
rim, the rope passed under his arms and
but ingenius mode he had pursued whenever
he had noticed fresh spoors in the neighbor-
hood, or had heard tigers prowl round his
house at night, and invariably his efforts
had been crowned with complete success.
Being an exile, he was not allowed to com-
municate with any of his own people, and
the opportunity to sell them to Mons. C. of-
fcring,he had taken all his tigers across to
Sirangong in a boat, and that valiant gentle‘
man shamefully passed them off as his own
shooting.
Besides his salary he received .100 head
money, and since he only paid the hadji
$20 it was a rather profitable investment.
So much for fame, I thought, my first
impressions were right after all.
A few weeks after my discovery, I had a
famous opportunity to bring the redoubta-
ble killer of royal game to terms. Sir God.
0—, Governor of ‘B-.--, was organizing a
“ She cannot undress in public, of course,
and therefore she has to rid herself of her
outer garments after she has climbed into
her berth and drawn the curtains. 0f the
difficulty of this operation any woman who
has tried it can speak in pathetic terms ; but
it is easy in comparison with the difficulty
of getting into one’s clothes in the morning.
When thetusk, however, has been accom-
plished, the unhappy lady passenger, with
frowzled hair, tumbled clothing, and a face
diversified with coal dust, has to run the
gauntlet of a dozen or two pair of masculine
eyes before she can reach the wash-room at
the end of the car.” But according to this
vivacious lady, the anngance which she
suffers from being compo (1 either to sleep
in her clothes, or else toshed “her boots
and hoop-skirts in the presence of a. car-full
of horrified men,” is not greater than that
which comes from the necessity of comtem-
plating a crowd of “ half-dressed men, who
are engaged, with the charming indifference
of their sex, in putting on boots and collars,
or in watching with anxiety for a glimpse
at some lady similarly occupied,” and she
protests with a vigor born of_righteous ma-
ternal indignation against a system which
forces young girls to become thus “familiar-
V
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sonrnwnnn soon».
On the and of February, 1874, in the
early morning, and with six inches of un-
trodden and spotless snow on the ground,
we bade farewell to home and friends; and
once more turned our faces southward,
where snow storms make no visits, and
where winter-“throws no lcy chains," and
sleighs and skates find no market. In good
time we were on board the Steamship Leo.
which, at 4 p. m., moved from her wharf
foot of Wall street, and pushing her way
through “10 floating ice thatfillcd the bay,
But disappointment awaited us. About.
.. , .
A rocket was sent up, ssignalof distress-
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deal
and
vices” per cent. extra.
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WARNER Jr. FOOTE,‘
'A‘rron'lvnxs Al‘ LAW.
Cor. Main and Wall Streets. Norwalk, Conn.
claims promptly collected. '
he first and the smallest installment of
At one p. m., we were again at sea, with T
For hours there was no sleeping or eating,
Fora time the steamer. was almost un-
Towards evening, on Monday, the wind u
z. B. n. m
Tm: INFLUENCI. or 8mm m Some
Flo! Ill CITY 0!‘ NIW ton.
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Orders left
Main Street,.will be promptly attended to.
Ofilce on Maln Street,
ry ran along theline, a tiger had been start- our damages were repaired by Sabbath LEVI WARNER ‘1 , EDWIN 8' FOO?E'
d, and we closed in to surround him and to morning at a cost of several hundred «101- CALVIN a. CHILD, _ .
bring him to bay. Mons C. showed strep; lars to the owners of the steamer, and we L A W 0 F F I C E S 9
Rooms Nos. 8 and 9, Secly‘s Hall, Main Street
SIAHFORD, CONN.
be low; firm‘of Ferris, Child & Fessenden was
dissolved by mutual consent, March lst,1813: O. G.
Child will continnehis business at the above address.
rant. 8. GIBSON,
Organist of the FirstCongre ational Church,
cachet of the
composition.
Box an r.. .-xonwa1.x, CONN.
In Nchork.care of WillismA. Pond & 00., 896
Broadway.
on. J. G. GREGORY,
Has REMOVED HIS OFFICE
to his
RESIDENCE, MAIN STREET.
. 0-" Hour- 2 and '1 o’clock, p. In.
Slntoal: E. P. Wood’s Drug Store, where calls
may be left. 2m'-5
EDWARD BANKS,
CIVIL turnaround, ‘
‘ Norwalk, Conn.
at the Residence of B. 0. BANKS
43“
R. OAIES. M. 1).,
s ansmuw a: sunanoN,
Ofilce over Alfred Knapp's store. Washington St.,
South Nor-walk, Conn.
Consultation gratis from
m.t09p.m. 19-tt
CHAS. W. MANY,
n E N' 'r I s T,
Nonwam, Coax.
opposite Connecticut Hotel
th filled snd extracts . 30
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW RATES.
1E
G
train at the Great Eastern station, having
at falrllvin prices.
ket, on tbeli
DR. SCRANTON,
DENTIST,
Extristitlngtesth and inserting artificial dentures a
spec s ty -
OFFICE OVER SWORDS‘ CLOTHING
EMPORIUM.
SOUTH NOR WA LK, coax.
GAGE INSLEE,
a n c n r 'r n o T,
7'. BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Residence, Stamford, Ct., .
Special atteption paid to country resldences 2-1 y
EORGE B. MITCHELL,
At thecver popular
UNION MARKET,
has always the best of
Boot, You], Mullen, and Pork,
Union (formerlyModel) Mal
ridge, is
It cannot be too
on] of harm, and cannot do any good. A
CHARLES s. Lecxwoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISH INC EMPORI U1,
Main Street, Nor-walk, Conn.
reds that could not be broken to stand reg-
reaking a colt or a full-aged horse of. his
the
E
round when least expected, but find him-
nd sights alarming that it was a work of
P. H. DWYE R.
Harness Manufacturer,
AND
FURNISHING UN DERTAKER,
in all its branches. Main Street, Norwalk, under
Connecticut Hotel.
nwann r.wxnn,
D B UG G I S ’l‘ ,
Wall Street, opposite Nos-wall: Opera Home,
A large andwellselccted stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters. Toilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts. Hair Brushes, Combs,
Sponges.
and is constantly adding to his stock all the new and
popular medicines of the day. .
Chamois Skins. Stotionery,Cigars, &c.,
and be passed by omnibuses, pleasure
and all the other vehicles of the At
B. is. ntasenn,
his Store in MALLORY’S BLOCK,hu constant-
ly on hand I. general assortment of
GROCERIES,
oncoxnnx, GLASS.
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, ETC.. ETC.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attention to the
businesshe hopes to merit public patronage. 9
he march, and the drum and pipes of Punch.
bridge just as an engine passed blowing
When
Sidney.
Orange Culture In Florida.
As evidence of what has been done in
orange culture in the State, we cite a few
instances. Dummitt’s grove on Indian
river, is perhaps the finest in the State. It
cost its proprietor to take care of it last
year $1,000, and yielded 600,000 oranges,
for which he waspaid 811,000. This grove
has 3,000 trees, which, with proper care,
would average 3,000 oranges each, and
give an annual income of from $50,000 to
$75,000. H. L. Hart’s grove at Palatka,
#
Clpltnl-nd Anon,
adopted to the hazard,
of compensltlon.
Are ready
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
anyone.
LEAD PIPES, &c.,
ALL SIZES AND STYLES.
TNA INSURANCE 00., OF HARTFORD,
Incorporatcd1819. CharterPerpetusl.
$5,052,880.19
usnrcs sgalnstlossand damage by Fire, onterms
and consistent with the laws
COWLES .k MERRI LL,
Sole Agentsfor No‘rwalk and vicinity.
NORWALK INSURANCE COMPANY
NOR WALK, CONN.
Cnohonpual - - - - - - -$500,000
. .rldnCalnl-..._
or attempt to turn around. Previous to the w: c. 3:“ P ’
breaking he would try to run away at the
sight of soldiers in line or on the march.
3100.000
President, GI:o.R. Cowars, Sec’y,
11.1..‘1‘resanrer.
0W FOR YOUR WATER PlPES.
Wm. Glover 86 Son,
toputln your WATER,STEAI orGAS
WROUGBT Jo CAST IRON. TIN-LINED.
of every size and description.
PLUMBING In all no Branches.
WILLIAM CLOVER tit SON,
RiverStrcet. Norwalk.
CEMENT HORSE BLOCKS.
Just as durable and
at less than one-third of the cost of stone
blocks. Manufactured and for sale by
HARLES T. LEONARD a SON,
0
Water Street. Nor-walk.
yields him an income of from $15,000 to
$20,000 per annum. Arthur Ginn’s grove
at Mcllonvillo, of 1,000 trees, pays him from
$12,000 to $15,000 yearly, and . is worth
$100,000. Besides these groves there are a
great number of splendid promise; .but
having been planted of late years, the in-
comes derived from them are as yet of little
moment. Mr.DeBarry,ofNew York, has
a grove near Enterprise, of 2,000 trees. Mr.
Charles S. Brown of New York, has one
opposite Palatka, of 1,200 trees, and Mr.
James Patterson, of Toronto, has a grove
on Banana river of 8,000 trees. .
Nilsson isn't singing now. She is inca-
acitated for labor of an operatic order, and
coking anxiously into the future from. her
'i md I told him that I thought so.
round the tree, to prevent him fi‘omfalling
itigcr hunt on, a large scale, and ofcoursc
ized .Wiih that. unattractive object,a sleepy
and unwashediman." . , , . .
chamber in a Chicago hotel. ~
FITCE’S
SOLDIERS’ ORPHANS’ HOMF
ART GALLERY,
AT BABIEN, CT,
OPEI'I’O VISITORS AT ALL HOURS OF THE OM "
ThlsGallerycontainsmanv ofthe finestPnlntingc
in America, and loverspf Artwi-ll gratifytheirtaste
‘sndsld a worthy Charltyby vlsltl'n heHome.
The Wants of House-Keepers
SUPPLIED,
At E. K. LOCKWOOD'S.
REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Residence
FOR SALE on T0 RENT.
HE Elegant and Commodions Residence and
Grounds located on West. Avenue formerly
known as the Dimon Homestead,—one of the most
desirable places in N orwalk,—-is ofi'ered for sale, or
to rent. Allthe modernimprovements. Possession
given Sept. 1st. For articulars apply to
33 JAMES INNEY, Real Estate Agent.
A
r
TO RE.N T.
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 GAZETTE
Orrlcn.
T0 RENT.
ROM the first of April next, the very desirable
, _ . reordence on North Avenue, with landmi—
Jormn ,and now occupied by Richard P. Hat ,Jr.,
Esq. louse has all the modern improve nts;
hot and cold water, gas furnace, ran 6. &e., com-
plete. Apply to F. ST. JOHN LOCK VOOD. 3tt‘
fl [1’ —The shop' Intel each is" l V Geor e
T Hays, 2d, in Isaacs’ Building. I 13d to I‘Cl‘lgt.
Possessron immediately. Enquir SA HILL.
)
T0 leT' 4‘
F I
THE pleasantly located and ever destmhlg‘resn.
deuce formerly owned by r. B E'Staats,
and now occupied in J pines Cousins, is offered to .
Let, fromthe tlrsto April next. A pl to
tft G. E’- El
>4.
SHOP.
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. tf5
TO LET.
THE LARIE BRICK BUILOIHI
ECENTLY used by Henry Chasmar for the
manufacture ot Doors, Sash, ,Blinds, Sawmg
and Planln . Possession iven immediately. Ap-
ply to JAB ES FINNEY, 1 ea] Estate A cut. or to
‘1 WM. K. AMES.
,
TO LET.
FARM of 160 acres, about two miles north-
west of N orwalk. Also, near the tarm, two
Good places for
A
small Dwellings, with Gardens.
ness and dispatch.
w. C.QUI3~TABD,
BUILDING LOTS
For Sale.
ONE OH WEST MAIN STREET.
Part of a House to Let. Apply to
8 CHARLES E. ST. JOHN. .
FOR SALE OR TO BENT.
NEVF I-IOUSE,well finished; 4 rooms and large
and convenient pantry and two closets, sinks,
&c., on first floor, three rooms and two closets on
second floor; dining room wainscoted with black
walnut and cedar, kitchen wainscotetl with pine;
gas pipes throughout the house; water, )ipes, kc. ;
situated on Fair Street, about half and c from the
Bridge. If not sold before April lst.it will be rented
for 3250. If sold the price will be $3,200; some part
of which can remain on mortgage. Apfily to
7 JAMES . ELLS.
O“
Boots and Shoes.
E,tbeundcrsigned, havingformcd a co-part-
nership and purchased the Roots andShoe
Storeof G. O. Keeler,wonld most respectfullyinvite
his oldcustomers,nlso, our oldt‘ricnds and patrons
andthe pnblicin general,to give us acall and we
wtllconvincethem that by
Honorable Dealing tit. Small Profits
which makes quicksales, that we are bound to give
satisfaction and defy competition.
“THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
THE SLOW SHILLING "
Our motto is
. SOLE All! UPPER LEATHER, FIIIOIICS, OCH
Wholesalcand Retail. Particular attention paid to
CUSTOM W ORK ,
'8 allitsbranches, also REPAIRING done withncat-
SMITH &: HANFORD.
Cunnns SMITH. JOSEPH P. Harmon».
w. C. QUINTARD a; 00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealersi _n
Hardware, Paints, Dils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
’ glso all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEHTS.
LOCKS, KNOBS, NAILS, AND BUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLEIH'
ofthebestkind. Rememberthe place,
No. 3 Opera House Block,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN .
ncxaksarr
raising poultry. Rents low. JAMES GnREED,’
Darren, next house to Congregational Brick
Church. . th‘
T0 LET
FROM 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
Norwalk village, with good and convenient build-
ings. For particulars call on or address E. P.
WEED, Norwalk, or JOSIAH KELLOGG, near
the premises. Also a small House and five acres
of land. . , ‘Jm2 '
House can be rented seperatc if- desrred.
'To RENT.
IIE very desirable house on Beltlen Avenue,
adjoining the residence of A. .11. Bym n,
s containing eleven rooms, suppliedWlth or-
etc.,is offered to rent; from the
Apply to JAMES FINNEFX"?
l
q.
ougll water, gas,
first of April next.
Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE. -
URSUANT to a decree of the Superlor Court,
. the undersigned committee thcrcunto ap-
pornted by said Court offers for sale the home-
t
l.
C. H. KENDALL, M. D"
D E N T I S T ;
Ofiice East, Side DepotSqnare,WashingtonStreet,
South Norwalk, Cf.
Dentistryin all
its branches per-
formed in thcbest
manner.
Special atten-
tion given to ex-
tracting teeth
without pain by
thenseot’Nitrous
Oxide or Laugh-
ing Gas. Havrng
used the Gas for
helast nincyearswith unvaryingsuccess. I am per-
fectly satisfied as to its safety, and know positively
hat I can extract. teeth without pain orlnjury to my
patients. I keep good gas constant.y on hand, and
use themost approved apparatus in administeringit.
P. S.—0fiice not open on Mondaysor Saturdays.
OFFEE AND SPICE MILLS
At E. K. LOCK‘WOOD'S.
stead lately occupied by David Stephenson de-
ceased, situated on West Avenue ln the Borough
of Norwalk. For particulars en uirc of
WM. RA DEL SMITH
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
N Leonard and Water Street, by
CHARLES T. LEONARD.
Nor-walk, February 2d, 1874. tin
FOR SALE .
THE fine residence of the late Elbrido‘e Brown,
on Chapel Street, first house from West: Ave.,
is offered for sale on reasonable terms. House con-
tains fourteen rooms, pleasantly eltuated, conven-
ient to either village, and \vithinonc minute’s
walk of the Horse Railroad. Hot and cold water
and gas throughout; heated by a furnace. Lot
80xtzu feet; good fruit and shade. Terms easy.
Possession first of April, if desired. For further
JAMES MITCHELL.
'1‘
Drug Store, ,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
ed day and night.
nnllding, entrance on Washington St.
I 3'49
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
HE undersigned would respctfnlly announce to
the citizens in this vicinity, that at his
can always be found
PURE DIIUGS,
CHOICE \VINES and LIQUORS
ron MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, (to.
W Physicians’Prescriptions carefully comp oun e
Can be found nights,1n sam-
S. F. PECK, South Norwalk. Conn.
particulars enquire or
“2 4 Real Estate Broker.
T0 EXCHANGE.
GOOD FAR)I,——plenty of choice fruit, new
dwelling house, a. not! burn and carriage
house for New Jersey Mir land Railroad first mort -
age bonds at 5 per cent. above market: rates.
Possession given April first. If exchanged a two
year’s lease would be taken at 8 per cent. Apply
at this office.
FOR SALE.
HOUSE AND LOT, near Cross Street, on. Dan-
bury 8r. Norwalk Railroad, containing 11
rooms; suitable for two families. Wlll be sold rea-
sonable. Now occupied by Thomas Bell. Posses-
sion given April lst. Apply to J AMLS E. LLLS,
or at the Gazette ofiice. _ 52
For Sale, To Let, or Exchange.
COAL HODS, Etc., at:
THORBURN’S SEEDS.
Our Annual Descriptive Catalogue of
V E G E T A B L E
—aud-—-
Agricultural Seeds,
Catalogue of
9
Flower Seeds,
3: Hybrid Gladiolus,
and other
Spring Bulbs,
—also—-
[TREE SEED LIST
will be mailed free to applicants.
J. M. THORBURN Jr. (30.,
15 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK.
E. K. LOCKIVOOD’S.
HOUSE AND LOT on Camp Street. If sold one-
half left on mortgage; if let. partly furnished;
if exchanged for New York City Real Estate, differ-
ence in cash will be paid. The House is in good
order, has every convenience and suitable for a large
family. Apply to CHAS. G. DEAN, 214 East 3131:
Street. N. .
ARN TO RENT.——A new Barn with good Sta-
bling for several horses, near the bridge. Price
$8 per month. Enquire at this Office.
To [Inn—Fine, pleasant i-oems, over Klien d;
Emanuel’sstorc,MainStreet. Apply to '
13“ MRS. J F. MURRAY.
Small Place for Sale.
THE HOUSE AND LOT situated just we“ of the
Wide River Bridge, on the south side of the
road,nearlyopposite the residenceof JamcsI’anton,
Esq., ls ofi‘ered for sale. The house contains six
rooms with cellar, &c., and is ofiered at a low price;
a large partof the purchase money can remain on
mortgage. 'l‘hlsin a good chance to secure a home.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE 8
Mill PI operty
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Property
situated in West. Norwalk. about two miles
from Darlen Depot, three miles fmm South~ Nor-
walk, and two miles from New Canaan, conststlng
of a nlanufactory, two stories high, 36x18 feet, with
about 12 feet head and fall of water, with three acres
mannfactory ofany kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent,
Nor-walk, or ofthe subscriber,
CHAUNCEY STREETI.39
l.
Westhrwalk, Sept.25. 1869.
ofland;now used as aSaw Mill but suitable for a 1
Union JlIm'ble Works,
NORWALK, CONN.
The subscriber has made arrangements by which he
will hereafter receive
Scotch Granite,
directl’rom Scotland. Hels also prepared to furnish
every kind of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE, ‘
GRANITE, DRAB, OR BROWN STONE, .
MONUMENTS,
Slabs, Tablets, Sinks, &c.,-as well as Mantlesand
Furniture Slabs in general, at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
Cemetery Fenclng, Iron Ballng, 8w,
furnished andpnt upat shortnotlce and on very
favorable terms. , .
Representing an cstablishmentthe chic: 1 anti he 51
known ofany in Western Connection t,thc subscriber
feels that its reputation for artistic excellence and
honorable dealing is already too well established 2 -.
need commendation.
Mechanicst., luthc rear of the new Bank. A o . '.;. .
Address E.B. Pl'it'i AW‘Y 1,
The subscriber ha 5 located in the BASEMENT Oi"
WILSOX’S BLOCK, (opposite Gazette Building,
where he will carry on the
Gas Fitting and Plumblng Busrness
in alllts branches. Being a PRACTICAL WORK-
MAN, and always either personally doing or super-
ntehdlng his work, he is confident of his abiliLy to
give satisfaction. _
By faithfulattention to business, REASONABLE
CHARGES, and G001) ‘VORIK he Impes to
share in the public patronage.
17tf C. \V. BURRITT.
FAIRFIE-th comm
Real Estate Agency.
HE undersigned would be pleased to receive or-
ders from those having Dwellings or Form-
Property to sell or to rent, or those wishing to pur-
chase. Busincss attended to with promptucss and
dispatch. C. .11 C. I: . ADAMS,
8 Chloe No. 6, Gazette Building.
a
JAIME-8 MITCHELL,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
—AND-—-
AUCTIONEER,
omce,.illitchell's Block, “(all Street,
NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Perms and
Country Seats
llaughtfioldfientedand Exchanged.’§
ReaIEstate,Stocks,feminism
atpubllcand privhte sale. Auction Sales of
HOUSES, LOTS, FARMS,
A ND PERSONAL PR OPE!” 1'.
Sales of Furniture _at Owners’
Residences.
2.:1 :
Houses to Rent
Furnished sndUnfnrnishcd
Places for sale varying in price from $5,000
{to seduce '
Allorders left attire Union Market,.\litchell’s
Block,Norwalk,Ct.,willreceive promptsttention
JAMES MITCHELL .
.A
N orwalk Fish JIImsket.
THE subscriber havingbonght out the old Bridge
Fish Marl:ct,.of Rufus Adams, lutehdskcepln:
constantly on hand all kinds of
FRESH FIS}I, OYSTERS,CLAIVIS,&C.,
and allvarieties ofchoice FRUITS &, VEGETABLES
in their season. CHARLES W. LOCKWUOD,
W Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
Norwslk,Apri112th, 1873.
CUTLERY at
-,
L. K. LOCKll'OOD'S.
CHAS T. LEONARD & son
DEALER IN
.0 o A. L ,
WOOD AND lBRIGK,
N’thRiverBlueEStone,Lime‘,Cement
ALSO
CEMEHT PIPE EUR SEWERS, WELLS AHO
CHIMHEYS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St..‘Norwalk, Conn
HARNESSES FOR SALE.
TIIE subscriber would respectfully inform the
public that he has now on hand a good assort-
mentot‘klAItNEssES,mndc of theverybcst mate-
rials,whlch he will SELL AS L0“! asthevcan
possiblybe furnished at any othersimllar estab-
lishmentinthecounty. Now for the orders. Let
me havethem stance. WM. ILSWAN.
Foh.1.1973 6
BATH BRICK AND SILVEK W'III’I‘E.
At E. K. LOCKWOUD S.
FARM
——AND—
HORTlEllLTURAL IMPLEHEHTS.
FULL stock of the most approved Farm and
Garden Implements now in store and forsale,
wholesale and retail, at manufacturers’ prices, in-
cluding:
Mowing Machines and Lawn Mowers.
Lawn Mowers, fullsizc, for $12.
Wheel, lawn, steel and hay rakes.
Ploughs-Mead’s,Marsh, Eagle, &c.
Shovels. Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks, and
fines.
HsyCatters—Burdick’s, Whitmore's, and Hide
Rollers.
Hal-rows, Corn Shellérs, Ox Yokes and Bows.
Churns—Blanchard’s, the very best. in nse;also,
smalleriln lementsin great variety.
Phoop ates—Russell's, Coe's, Baagh’s, and
Bridgepm-t. . W. C. STREET.
Norwnlk. April 29th .1513.
From The Chrfsuai Union.
THE PRAYER 0F AGAIII‘.
BY JOHN G. WHIT’IIEB.
On the isle of Pcnikese,
Ringed about by sapphire seas,
Fanncd by breezes salt and cool,
Stood the Master with his school.
Over sails that not in vain .
Wooed the west wind’s steady strain,
Line of coasts that low and far
Stretched its undulating bar,
Wings aslant along the rim
Of the waves they ficoped to skim,
Rock and isle and glistening bay,
Fell the beautiful white clay.
Said the Master to the youth:
“We have come in search of truth.
Trying with uncertain key
Door by door of mystery;
We are reaching, through His laws,
To the garment—hem of Cause,
Him the endless, unbegun,
The Unnamable, the One,
Light of all our light the Source,
Life of life, and Force of force.
As with fingers of thmnd
We are groping here to find
What the hieroglyphics mean
Of the Unseen in the seen,
What the Thoughts which underlies
Nature’s masking and disguise,
What it is that hides beneath
Blight and bloom and birth and death-
By past efforts unavailing,
Doubt and error, loss and failing,
Of our weakness made aware,—
On the threshold of our task,
Let us light and guidance ask,
Let fis pause in silent prayer t"
Then the Master in his place
Bowed his head a little space,
And the leaves by soft airs stirred,
Lapse of wave and cry 0‘ bird
Left the solemn hush unbroken
Of that wordless prayer unspoken,
While its wish, on earth unsaid,
Rose to heaven interpreted, '
As, in life’s best hours, we hear
By the Spirit’s finer ear
His low voice within us, thus
The All-Father heareth us;
And His holy car we pain
With our noisy words and vain
Not for Him our violence
Storming at the gates of sense,‘
His the primal language, His
The eternal silences!
Even the careless heart'was moved,
And the doubting gave assent,
With a gesture reverent,
To the Master well-beloved.
As thin mists are glorified
By the light they cannot hide,
All who gazed upon him saw,
Through its veil of tender awe,
How his face was still uplit
By the old sweet look ofit,
Hopeful, trustful, full ofcheer,
And the love that casts out fear
Who the secret may declare
Of that brief, unuttered prayer!
Did the shade before him come
0f the inevitable doom,
Of the end of earth so near,
And Eternity’s new-year?
In the'lap of sheltering seas
Rests the isle of ,Penikese ;
But the lord of the domain
Comes not to his own again;
Where the eyes that follow fail;
On a vasler sea his sail
Drifts beyond our beck and hail l
Other lips within its bound
Shall the laws of life expound ;
Other eyes from rock and shell
Read the world‘s old riddles well ;
But when breezes'light and bland
Blow from-summer's blossomed land
When the air is glad with wings
And the blithe song-sparrow sings,
Many an eye with his still face
Shall the living ones'displace,
* Many an ear the word shall seek
He alone could filly speak.
And one name forevermore
Shall bealltered o’er and o‘er
By the waves that kiss the shore,
By the eurlew‘s whistle sent
Down the cool, sea-scented air;
In all voices known to her
Nature own her worshipper,
Half in triumph, half lament,
Thither love shall tearful turn,
Friendship pause Uncovered there,
And the wisest reverence learn”
From the Master’s silent prayer.
DON’T BE IN A HURRY to GO;
Come, boys, I have something to tell you;
Come here. I would whisper it low;
You‘re thinking of leaving the homestead;
Don’t be in a hurry to go. ,
The city has mmy attractions,
But think of the vice and sins;
When onus in the vortex of fashion,
How soon the course downward begins!
You talk of the mines of Australia;
They’re wealthy in treasure, no doubt,
But all! there’s gold in the farm, boys,
If only yo‘u’ll shovel it out.
The mercantile life is a hazard,
The goods are first high and then low;
Better risk the old farm awhile longer—
Dou’t be in a hurry to go.
The great busy West has inducements,
And so has the business mart;
And wealth is not made in a day, boys;
Don’t be in a hurry to start.
The banker and broker are wealthy,
And take in their thousands or so;
Ah! think of theipfrauds and deceptionw
Don‘t be in a hurry to go. i
The farm is the safest and surest;
The orchards are loaded to day;
You are free as the air of the mountain,
And monarch of all you survey.
But stay on the farm awhile longer, 1
Though profits come in rather slow;
Remember, you’ve nothing to risk, boys;
Don’t be in a hurry to go.
'l‘nn Goon TIME Comma—No woman
now goes to the wash-tubs, or. a fox hunt;
to pruning grape-vines, gardening, or
vegetable-growing with corsets on. So we
hope the day will come when horrible
head-dresses, dowdy frils and forbelows,
monstrous bonnets and trailing skirts will
disappear, like other vulgar things, from
the promenade, the street, the church, and
such other public places as are manifestly
inappropriate for them. There is a time
and place for everything, and ladies only
need to recognize thisefact in connection
with their costumes to always dress lensi-
bly and healthful. ——L’ochournal.
m
One of the daintiest tidies I have seen in
a long time hung over an easy-chair inMrl.
Lester's parlor. It was a Swiss muslin
with designs in fern leaves upon .it. 'The
Lleaves were placed on‘ the muslin in grace-
ful shapes. and the fabric not so covered
was sprinkled with ink; the leaves were
then removed, and lace sewed around the
edge with bows of ribbons at the corners.
This "phantom tidy,” as it was called,
elicited many exclamations of admiration
for its simple and exquisite beauty—Hart]:
and Home. .
WI— ’
PlImADELDHIA, February 20.-—-The phy-
sicians havr, found that the hearts of the
Siamese Twins approach each other, the
heart:- of one being normally situated in the
left side and that of the other in the right
side. Both hearts were perfect organs as
regards circulation.
What is difference between awfarmer and a
bottle of whiskey? - One husbands the corn
l-the other earns the husband. . "
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