WHOLE NUMBER 1475.
FAITH.
.. What shalt ‘thou sing, 0 Soul, gifted with
song, ,
To whom therefore the Pain and Joy belong?
Sit with thine ear to that great world of
sound
That rolls between the silences profound.
Thou hearest Science crying loud and far,
“ I find the deepest pearl ; on fsrthcst star
I lay my certain finger; all is mine;
1 am the True, the Only, the Divine."
Reason, born blind, doth (sitting unaware
Upon the “ mountain’s secret top") declare, ’ ‘
“ That which I'see I know; and that alone;
. There is no hidden sermon in the stone.”
While Faith, deep-eyed as Love, with noise-
less key
Opens the unsuspected heaven to thee.
_ ——Zadel B.,Buddl'1lgton, in Harper’s.
A Strange Adventure.
Orrville was one of those sober little Amer.
ican towns which a certain class of novelists
so delight to select as the scene of their ro-
mances, and which frequently lie asleep for
so long a period of time that 'it is a positive
blessing when something out of the ordinary
course of events happens, to awake them out
of their state of lethargy.
Orrville had been asleep for almost twelve
years, when an event occured which, togeth-
er with the attendant incidents, completely
aroused the whole town.
Orrville was situated on Lake Wanona, one
of the most'chnrming little sheets of water in
our inland States. In a secluded valley, shut
out as it were, from all the rest of the world
by the surrounding hills, with a solitary ma-
jestic mountain keeping silent vigil over the
slumbering scene, lay the beautiful lake, and
on its margin, the miniature town. The spot
was all that a poet might fancy, or a roman-
tic lover sigh for ; and when there was ad-
vertised “A new summer resort, the Orrville
House at Orrville," with every accommoda-
tion, &c., &c., it is not surprising that many
persons, who had been struck by the
surpassing beauty of the place, as they caught
a flying glance of it in the whizzing train,
should respond immediately to the Opportu-
nity, and engage to spend the summer or
autumn months at so charming a resort.
Among the earlier guests at the Orrville
House, were Charles Lacy, a talented young
barrister of limited means, Colonel. H is,
and his niece, Mattie Harris, and a Maigan
Haven, a handsome young merchant of New
York. ‘
Charles Lacy and Mattie Harris had been
playmates in their childhood , but the former
had removed from his native place in his
fifteenth year, and had never met the sweet
heart of his boyish days until time had trans-
formed him into the full statue of a man.
Both were now so completely changed, that
they met at Orrville as entire~ strangers, and
were only recognizable to one another by the
mention of theirnames and places of resi-
dence. The acquaintance, thus renewed,
ripened into ardent love, and Charles Lacy
considered himself the’ luckiest fellow on
earth. ,
“ Did you hear the news, Mattie ?” asked
Lacy, one morning, as his betrothed seated
herself at the breakfast table by his side.
“ No ; what is it '2” '
“ Johnson & 00., bankers in this town,
have been robbed of over one hundred thous-
and dollars 1”
“ You don’t say so l When did it oc-
cur ?" ‘
‘ ‘ Some time during 'the earlier part of the
morning. The thief, whoever he is, made a
pretty fair haul of it—left the firm with a
, very small sum for its own pocketbook.
It wasa private banking house, and involves
many of the leading persons of the town.”
“ And they haven’t secured. the guilty
parties ?”
“ No ; and are not likely to do so, either.
Men who take such goodly sums as this, gen-
erally secure a safe avenue of escape. But I
can tell you ' this,” he added, lowering his
voice, and inclining his. head towards hers;
“suspicion falls on.the Orrville House, but
nd‘one individually, as far as I am aware
of.” ' . .
“ Just then a waiter placed a letter by
his side saying :—“Something for Mr.
Lacy.”
It. read thus :——‘ ‘Come to Dalton at once—
Your presence is needed immediately at Mr.
Greenup’s. Do not delay. A. H.
“ What is this ? Come to Dalton at once i
A. H. Who can that possibly be? But I'll
go. I!
“ I’m called away for a litttle while, Mat-
tie,” said he, in explanation, replacing the
note in the envelope, “but expect me back
soon. I must go forthwith ;” and pressing
her hand, he left the breakfast room, hur-
n‘edly packed a few necessary articles in his
valise, and was at the station just in time to
catch the morning train. ‘
o a an is
It was evening. The calm round moon
smiled upon the placid little lake in 'all her
pensive glory. Nature breathed her soft
musical murmurings, and everything seemed
to whisper “Peace, peace 1" .
But the heart of Mattie Harris knew any-
thing but peace as she left the gay crowd of
thoughtless dancers in the brilliantly-lighted
hotel, for an atmosphere more in harmony
with her saddened spirit.
very heavy to-night. She wandered hisly
down to the water’s edge. A little bo ay
moored there. She seated herself in it,
where she felt she could be undisturbed in
her lonely meditations. Her thoughts soon,
found» utterance :— ‘
“ What a change 1” she murmured—“what
a change from our happy condition of .a week
ago i I can hardly realize it ? A bank robbed
and Charles arrested as the perpetrator of the
robbery and thrown into prison l How
could they ever suspect him ? Yet the cir-
cumstances are very mysterious, and a hasty
investigation points to him. It is evident to
me, though that he only left Orrville tem-
porarily—that he was really called away.-
Strange that he should have destroyed the
letter, and that it turns out that there is no
such person as Greenup in Dalton I It is not
at all strange that he should have become ex-
cited when a couple of men laid their hands
on him as he was getting out of the train,
and told him he was a thief, and was wanted
immediately at Orrville. Who wouldn’t get
excited under such circumstances P What
nonsense they allege ! They say he might
have written tllu note himself, and passed it
through the post. But I know he has not
the least link of connection with the affair ;
and the authorities have no right to commit
, him to prison, when he can obtain hail from
it 0
half a dozen different persons. But the poo. ‘
ple here are so excited that they will listen to
nothing.” A tear trickled down her pale
cheeks. “Pshawl I’ll not be such a baby;
and all will be right yet.”
She sat in the boat until the lights in the
different departments of the hotel gradually
disappeared, and was just about to rise and
return to the house, when a figure, coming
down the path towards her, induced her tore-
tain her seat. The figure proved to be that
of the young merchant, Mn Van Haven,
Mattie had always been attracted by the
handsome face and winning manners of the
gay New Yorker and rather enjoyed his so-
ciety than otherwise.
seated until he took his place by her
side. . _.I
“ Let’s row‘ou't upon the lake,”_ said Van
Haven, without anunnecessary “Good eve-
hing,” as'he raised the oars and pulled gently
from the shore. “It is a very quiet night,
and we shall not be disturbed. Most of the
_ talking about, Mr. Van-Haven?! . ..
Her heart was‘
So she remained -
folks have retired. We must move cauti-
ously.” . ' '
‘ it Why
prised at this remark. . . »_ . _
“ Why? Do you, want to betray your.
self ?" . ' ,5 ‘- ‘ '
“ Betray myself-l
?" questioned Mattie, rather _ sur-
Why, what are you
Just then the moontwhitéh had been shin-
ing on his back, fell full hpOu his face, and
revealing a cohaterlafibd-fivith‘ta an unusual
st ge expression, and to-the greatestouish-
ment of Mattie, the fwt-thfiéher:i’ companion
was asleep 1 Van Haven: had-been known to
walk in his sleep, andgpreforniafugreai many
marvellous feats whilein thatoondition- ; and
Mattie Harris herselfhad'happeil‘edigto meet
him once while enjoying-ta ”Montana
ramble. So she was not ht all frightened by
the circumstances uncommon-she: suddenly
found herself placed, but meow astonish-_
ed ; and, being a young‘lady o’fuangod deal
of mischief, and possessed “of the usual
amount of curiosity, of course she determined
to let her companion continue on his noctur-
nal excursion.
“ What are you talking about ?” repeated
Mattie, her saddened features giving place to
an amused smile.
“ You know well enough what I am talk-
ing about, Jim. We must secure it to night.
It may be found out where we five hidden
it, and that would be the last of us. That
letter was a sharp thing of ours, wasn’t it ?
I tremble lest Lacy may be cleared-though,
then suspicion would seek some other party.
So we’d better find other quarters as soon as
we can possibly do so without causing any
comment upon it; and, of course, we will
not let the money remain where it is now."
At the mention of Lacy’s name, and “mon-
ey," Mattie’s mind, which for the past week
had been invariably eager at the suspicion
thus aroused ; and her frame shook as the
light of a great disclosure suddenly flashed
upon her. She had found one of thdI guilty
parties, concerned in the bank robbery, and
could liberate her lover l _
The discovery was almost too much for
her. A dim mist suffused her. eyes. She
clutched eagerly/the sYde of the- boat. But
she soon recovered the first shock, yet did
not permit herself to speak, she trembled so
violently.
Van Haven continued :— .
“ We must’ leave tombrrow ; don't you
think so ?”
“ Yes,” ventured Mattie. “Now let’s be
quiet, for fear we should be heard."
“All right.”
They moved slowly and noiselessly across
the rippling waters of the lake, until they
reached the opposite shore. ‘ The worlds hung
darkly over the tranquil, depths, and all was
quiet. Van Haven tied the‘boat to a sapling
and stepped ashorc,. followed silently by
Mattie. He led the way to a dense thicket
of underbrush, pausing a moment to assure
himself that they were alone. Having sat-
isfied himself of this point, he took a few
steps forward and cautiously raised a large
stone. Under it lay a casket. He- picked it
up and replaced the stone.
“ I’ll carry it,” said Mattie, with avidious
eagerness, feeling confident that if she once
got possession of the stolen money all would
be well with her. ‘
“ Very we ,” said the somnnmbulist, and
consigned the basket to her keeping. “Now
let us get to the boat again, and we will finish
the arrangement of our plans as we cross
over for Orrville.
Mattie considered it a a matter of- prudence
to agree, and followed her sleeping com-
panion to the lake. ' He took his seat in the
boat and loosened the chain from the sapling,
enjoining his associate to maintain perfect
silence until they should be out on the lake.
He seemed to think that all was well, and
shoved off from the shore. , '
Mattie stoodin the moonlight, and watched
the boat and its solitary oarsman until both
were concealed within the dark shadow of
thegmountain, behind which the moon was
fast hiding herself.
‘f I’m Safe now 1” she said, with a joyful
bound. “ “But what shall I do i’” I’m half a
mile from any house, and have no means of
crossing the lake. There is a road here
somewhere, though, which leads round" to
the town. I’ll walk to the hotel, if it takes
till morning ! There is no time to be
lost.” ' '
So saying, she began her search for the
road, which was soon found ; and after 'four
hours of rapid walking, for which the ex-
citement of the occasion lent the requisite
amount of strength, she reached Orrville.
She lost no time in informing the authori-
ties of the town of her singular adventure,
producing the casket for their examination in
proof ofher statement.
Early in the' morning before most of the
guests had arisen, the Orrville House was
surrounded by half a dozen men, evidently
intent upon the capture of some one within.
Presently Van Haven made his appearance
on the ground-floor verandah, apparently un-‘
conscious that any thing was wrong. The
sight of the police quickly undeceived him ;
it'wasup with him. He was handcuffed at
once, without any ceremonious notification
of the reason why he was thus rudely dealt
with. Mattie came down just then, after - a
short sleep, and was requested to follow,
when the officers started down the street with
their prisoner in custody, attended by a
large crowd of excited spectators, which had
soon congregated. '
A preliminary examination convinced all
parties of the guilt of Van Haven, ' but did
not exonerate Lacy from complicity in "the
afiair. The subsequent investigation, ,how-
ever fastened the guilt upon two parties—-
Van Haven and a James Thompson, an Orr-
ville man, with whom the former had been
on terms of suspicious intimacy.
Of course, all redress was made to Mr.‘
Lacy for the hasty opinions ‘of the people
concerning him, and was accepted by him as
satisfactory. But a more. material expres-
sion of the thanks of the bankers was made,
when Mr. Johnson himself, the senior part.
ner of the firm, rose in the police-court, and
said, “That in consideration of the injustice
done Mr. Lacy in so hastily arresting him,
and in consideration of the surprising good
sense and bravery of Miss Harris in secur-
ing the guilty parties in this robbery, it be-
came his pleasant duty .to present in the
name of the firm, to the former, the . sum of
'ten thousand dollars ; and to the latter the
sum of fifteen thousand, and that he could
accept no refusal.”
‘We need not attempt to describe the ap-
plause and good feeling elicited by these re-
marks—that is left to the imagination of the
reader. ' , '
No clamorous demonstrations of gratitude
were made by either of the recipients of
these princely gifts ; but both expressed
their thanks in a single sentence, and retired
from the court together, amid the uproarious
acclamation of the crowd.
Three weeks afterwards, Orrville was go.
ing Wild 0‘79“ 9- gay wedding, and had actu-
ally awakened out of its long Rip You Win-
kle sleep ; and the happiest couple in the
town were—Charles Lucy and Mattie Hay.
us.
a
It is no more disgraceful to have had a rel-
ative who has been hung than several who
ought to be.
General McClellan has refused a $25,000
offer to o to Brazil. He received it two
years an eight months age, and made up his
mind to decline it last week. This incident
remmds us of a reply made b one of the Gen-
eral’s admirers to a person w 0 had remarked
that “ Little Mac" in his younger days was a
pretty gay fellow. “ Sir,” said his friend,
“ you are mistaken. The General was never
a ‘fast’ man.”
For the Gazette.
Trans-Atlantic Navigation.
. nr A. unisex.
Number 5.
Upon the withdrawal of the steamers of
these two companies, almost all of this large
trade was in the hands’of four lines, the Cu-
nard and Inman,between New York and Liv-
erpool, the North German Lloyd, established
in 1858—its first steamer arriving on this side
July 4th of that year—running between Bre-
men and New York,and the Hamburg-Amer-
of Hamburg and New York? ‘Thére were,
of course, steamers of other lines flitting
across the Atlantic from time to time, and in
1856 the Anchor Line Company commenced
doing business between the ports of Glas-
gow, Scotland, and Montreal and Quebec,
Canada. The Liverpool, Montreal and Que-
bec Company, now known as the Atlas Line,
were also running a fine fleet of steamers be-
tween those ports, but as the greater propor-
tion of the carrying trade naturally flowed to-
ward New York, as a matter of fact it was in
the hands of these four firstornentioned lines.
The civil conflict in this country, although
it drove from the seas the American merchant
steamers, seems not to have had a depressing
effect upon the carrying trade as a whole.
As our iron vessels retired from. the ocean,
their places were supplied by the vessels of
other nations, and so, shortly after the retire-
ment from the trans-Atlantic service of .thc
Vanderbilt and United States hues, the steam-
ers of two new lines made their appearance
in American waters—those of the National
Steamship Company from Liverpool, and the
French Trans-Atlantique Mail Company from
Havre, France. In 1864 the route between
Liverpool and New York, received another
accession, by the arrival during the summer
of that year, of the steamer Manhattan, of
the line now known as the “ Williams 8:.
Guion." The year following, the Messrs.
Henderson Brothers, of Glasgow, Scotland,
the principal owners and managers of the
Anchor Line,transferred three of th ° steam-
ers from the Quebec and Montreal e, and
dispatched them for regular service between
Glasgow and New York, and thus established
what has since grown to be an immense busi.
ness. From a mere half-dozen of vessels in
1865, the company had increased its fleet to
thirty-six handsome, well-built steamers in
1876, nearly half , of them being engaged du-
ring the summer‘ of that year, in trade be-
tween New York and Glasgow.
.~On the 28th day of March, 1871, a steamer
of large proportions and beautifully symmet-
rical shape, was seen gracefully steaming
through the waters of New York Bay. With
one exception she was the largest steamer
afloat. Her‘huge dimensions and splendid
appearance, commanded the admiration of
all who. were the witnesses of her' arrival.
This steamer was the Oceanic, the pioneer
vessel of the White Star Line, the name giv.
en to a new company organized for the pur-
pose of doing business between the ports of
Liverpool and London, England, and New
York. Three months later she was followed
by the Atlantic, and at short intervals there-
after by three other vessels of the line. The
models, workmanship, appointments and ac-
commodations of these vessels Were almost
the very perfection of steamship building.
The speed and regularity of their trips, the
comforts experienced by the passengers, and
the courtesy and attention shown by the cm-
cers, created for them an enthusiasm which
carried them at once to the very front rank of
popularity. Very lunch the same sort
of eclat accompanied the advent of these steam-
ers, which attended the Collins Line at the
commencement of its career, and indeed there
is something about the White Star Line sug-
gestive of the Collins—the name of its steam-
ers, the enthusiasm evoked for, and the pub-
lic confidence bestowed upon the line. The
recklessness displayed in the‘w’reck of the
Atlantic, and the public indignation which
filled the land upon the recital of the ghastly
scenes connected vflth it, stayed for awhile
the current in favor of the company; but it
is. again steadily fiowihg and the vessels of
the line are still adding fresh laurels to their
already large store. .
Not a year hsgipassed since 1871, but has
seen the establishment of one or more addi-
tional lines- of trans-Atlantic steamers. New
York has received as accessions the Eagle
Line, from Hamburg, (since, however, merg-
ed in the Hamburg-American Line,) the State
Line, running to Belfast, Ireland, and Glas-
gow, Scotland, and the Wilson Line, connect.
ing that port with the ports of Hull and
Southampton, England. Steamers also run to
Antwerp and Rotterdam, Holland, Stettin
and the Baltic ports, Cardiff, Wales, and
Bristol, England, while a portion of the‘
steamers of the National Line are engaged in
the London trade, and of the Anchor Line,
in the Mediterranean service, bringing Genoa.
Marseilles, Valentia, Giberaltar and Cadiz,
into communication with New York twice a
month. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Bostonand
New Orleans, have regular communication
with several of the European cities—the for-
mer port maintaining a successful and well ar-
ranged American Line largely owned and
controlled by the Pennsylvania railroad com-_
pany, so that at the opening of the year 1876
there is scarcely a large sea port on the At-
lautic sea-board of the United States, which
is not connected by steam with the ports of
the Old World.
In closing this first chapter on .the history
of trans Atlantic steam navigation, it is only
necessary to say that, while from the first,
the use of steam has been extremely hazard-
ous, it has also proved, to those companies,
such as the Cunard, Inman, Hamburg, An.
chor and American—which have been well
and honestly managed, a well paying and
profitable investment.
‘
Prof. Tyndall’s “Knowledge.”
Dr. J. P. Thompson, at Berlin, like the
theologians at Belfast, takes Prof. Tyndall
“down a peg or two” in the following :
Since Professor Tyndall cries out for
“knowledge,” I beg leave to direct his atten-
tion to some knowable things of which one
marvels to find him so oblivious. In his Bel-
fast address hetells us that “the merchant
has rendered the philosopher‘possible. In
those regions where the commercial aristoc-
racy of ancient Greece mingled with its east-
ern neighbors, the sciences were born."
'Can it be possible that Professor Tyndall
does not know what had been accomplished
. on the Nile, in mathematics, mechanics, as-
tronomy, applied chemistry, ages before
Greece 'was born; and how the Greek phil-
osophers owed their indebtedness to Egypt ?
Again, in the Fortnightly Reruns, Nov.
1875, he speaks of the Mosaic Cosmogony as
finally abandoned. False interpretations of
that Cosmogony, due to ignorance of He-
brew and to the realistic philosopher, have
indeed been abandoned. But can it be pos-
sible Professor Tyndall does not know that
ages before Geology was dreamed of, Angus-
tine, as a Hebrew scholar, had said. “Those
arethe the inefiable days (dies inefabt'lz‘tl'es)
of the infinite J ehovan.” He also terms them
natu‘m, natures ; and natal-w, pauses or de-
lays De GenesiadLiter-am, L. 11., C. 14).
Surely Mr. Tyndall should know things
within the reach of every scholar, and not
trust to the guidance of such an authority
as Professor Draper. In teachi ng others he
should first find out what they already
know; otherwise the originality of his “Fog
Signals” may be disputed.
ican Packet Company, connecting the ports’
every enterprise of crossing the Atlantic by,
'Renliluscenses of A. T.
' Stewart. '
When he attained his majority he began to
speak among his acquaintances of going home
to get his inheritance, about $10,000. There
is a stofy that the Mr. Chambers,from whose
family Chambers street got its name, dissua-
ded him from what had been his intent, to
re-invest the money and live at home on the-
income, and urged him to go into trade.
Young Stewart dissented; he knew nothing,
he said, of trade, and had to take a friend’s
advice on the hats and gloves bought for his
personal use. Mr. Chambers treated the ob-
jection with great impatience. “Put all your
money in insertion and scallop trimmings in
Belfast,” he said, “and bring them out here.
My word for it, you’ll double your money.”
“If I- double my money in any way,’.' re-
sponded the skeptical young bookscholar,
“ I’ll give you my profits.”
He sailed for Ireland-it was a forty days’
passage that trip—and nearly ' starved going
over, he and the only other cabin passenger,
the supply of everything but dry biscuit most
lalnentably giving out. Being in Belfast a
few days after his arrival, he passed a shop
in whose window were displayed laces and
something he inferred to be scalloped trim-
mings, mainly because he knew a “scallop"
when he saw it. 'With Mr. Chambers'urgen-
cy fresh in his mind, he stopped at the shop
and decided to find out what insertion and
scallopedtrimmings in fact were. “.You
keep insertion?“ he asked of the shop-we.
man- She pointed out specimens and be
h a quarter of a yard and paid three
pen e therefor, making a similar bargain
immediately thereafter for a quarter of a
yard of the other unknown thing. Then
he began to apply the theory: of wholesale
and retail, and fotmd it true that if he wanted
a good many yards of these commodities he
could get them much cheaper. “I want a
thousand pounds wort ,” said he, and the
shop-woman sent him with surprise and sud-
den esteem to the manufacturer, Workman.
The purchase was made, though it took al-
most the whole of Stewart’s fortune. which
had someway diminished to little more than
'half his expectations. He brought his goods
over here, and, true to his promise, proposed
to give Chambers all the profits. , Cham-
bers wouldn’t hear“ of it, and so they two
proposed a joint enterprise: This was the
beginning of A. T. Stewart’s life as a mer-
chant. They found a store to let at 283
Broadway, and after deliberating over‘ its
high rental—$375 a year—opened it with the
future millionaire as proprietor and salesman,
and Chambers as his buyer and adviser. The
store was a single room 12 feet front and 30
feet deep, and Stewart at first did all the work
therein. Here he began his remarkable ac-
quaintance with the details of ' the business
and acquired that supreme judgment of goods
which has passed into a popular saying con-
cerning him.
The reports of his life at this early 'day at-
tribute to him besides three marked character-
istics, or possibly they are but two. In the
first place and from the first, the most exact
honesty. The little- Broadway shop became
known in the city as a place where there were
no lies told, and no tricks .of light and shade
were played with the window curtains to help
the sale of damaged goods. If apiece of goods
was not perfect, Mr. Stewart said so; if the
colors were not fast, he explained that at the
outset, having, moreover, perfect pieces and
fast colors at the disposal of his customers
after the explanation. One of his first clerks,
it is said, left his service in disgust because
the young merchant rebuked him for selling
a dress pattern along with two or ‘three glib
lies about its quality. “ You’re bound to fail
on such principles,” remarked this brilliant
gentleman, and disappeared forthwith from
history. Mr. Stewart’s exactness had not this
way of exhibition only, but it pervaded allhis
business habits, and as his business grew larger
and absorbed his whole attention, became the
most marked characteristic of the man. Small
men, physically, are apt to be exact, whether
anybody has explained it or not. In his first
shop and in the immense “dry goods pala.
ces” that succeeded it, he required of his
clerks and salesmen the most scrupulous ex-
actness. Any trifling disarrangemen, amount.
ing to no more than an untidiness, annoyed
and even deeply displeased him. Knowing his
business as he did to the minutest details, he
knew at a glance if everything on the great
floors of his marble and iron stores was as it
should be, and whenever he espied a fault he
made it his personal business to set the fault
right and render his reason on the spot.
With so many men in his employment many
naturally hardly saw him from week to week.
“He never spoke to me but twice," said an ex-
clerk. “ Once I tore a piece of wrapping
paper roughly across, and he came around to
tell me I should have folded it and made even
edges. “People," he said, “didn’t like to
get shiftless-looking bundles. Again,I w'ound
a bundle round with an extra turn of string,
and'before I could cut it he had the bundle
out of my hands and unwound the unneces.
sar'y turn. ‘ Never waste even a piece of
string,’ he said; ‘ waste is always wrong.’ ”
To exactness Mr. Stewart added the keenest
business foresight and a-tact that was forever
manifesting itself in some new direction. He
did a cash busimss, even in these latter days.
He never speculated outside of his business,
nor, strictly speaking, inside of ‘it. To know
what the next popular demand would be—it
could scarcely be less than knowledge, since
there are few of his mistakes recorded-and
to have the supply ready when the want an-
nounced itself, was the workin which he su'r-
passed. He studied politics to understand
the market they'bred, and finance with the
result at least of escaping disaster after disas-
ter, emptying his acres of shelves while yet
there were buyers, accepting the earlier and
lighter loss, if need be, but within the limits
of his business never taken unawares. An
, isolated example of his business tact in little
things may be noticed. Some years ago he
gave special orders to -the clerks, of his up.
town store to treat with particular courtesy
the middle-class and poor women customers
who came in on the Fourth avenue entrances.
His avowed object was to gain the custom
that might otherwise go to the Bowery stores,
and in this he was in a large measure success-
ful. ‘ .
.. Buying always for cash and in large quanti:
ties, he was enabled to gain almost a monop-
oly in certain lines of goods, and often to
control the market in others. He could al-
ways make the best bargains with manufac.
turers at home or abroad, and some of the
leading establishments in Europe were long
accustomed to give him concessions which no
other American house could' obtain. In the
course of time the retail trade of New York
passed up town', and about 1860 Mr. Stewart
began his great store at the corner of Broad-
way and Tenth street. This was occupied
for his retail business in 1862,. but it was not
extended to its present magnificent propor-
tions till some years later. It now fills an
entire block, covering two acres and a quar-
ter, and has two floors below the level of the
street and six above. ‘It is the largest and
most complete structure of the kind in the
world, containing on its various floors every
department of trade pertaining to dry goods,
and employing about 2,000 persons. It is a
massive pile, built of iron and painted white,
and cost upwards of two and three-fourths
millions of dollars. Mr. Stewart continued
to manage the immense business of his two
great stores to the. end of his life, having a
complete knowledge of its working, and ex-
ercising a constant supervision which extend-
ed to every detail. By an admirable system
and untiring activity he was able to direct his
trade with all its ramifications of buying, im-
porting and selling when its volume was not
less than $50,000,000 a year. In has been
his habit for many years to reach ‘ his
retail store at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and
after spending two or three hours there go to
the wholesale establishment down town,
which he seldom left before 5:30. He was
usually driven down by his own coachman
with a fine span of horses and a modest
coupe. While his business has been going
forward on a gigantic scale and his profits ac-
cumulating enormously, Mr. Stewart has di-
rected large investments in real estate, and
had several favorite projects on his hands.
His landed property in New York and vicinity
is rated sebond only to that of the Astor family.
Some years ago he built at the corner of Fifth
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, opposite his
old and comparatively modest residence, a
huge but solid and simple palace of marble.
which cost about $5,000,000. Abeut the
same time he purchased a large tract of land,
some ten thousand acres,“ Hempstead Plains.
on Long Island, on which to build homes for
workingmen. A town has sprung up there
to which he gave the name of Garden City,
but the project had not been fully carried
out when he died. Some years ago he erect-
ed a large iron building 'on Fourth avenue
and Thirty-second strect, ata cost of $1,000,
000, which (was understood to be intended
as a home for working girls, but which has
long stood unoccupied. «9H9 also owned the
Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga, 'and at the
time of his death was engaged in a gigantic
enterprise of establishing. mamlfactories at
Glenhim, near Fishkill, on the Hudson, for
the purpose of producing fabrics which are
'fibw imported. ’With all these various inter-
ests employing his time and attention; Mr.
Stewart found opportunities for indulging.
in" a taste for literature and art. He owned
the finest, collection of modern paintings in
the possession of any individual on this con-
tinent. He bought quite recently the most
important work of Melssonier, “ Napoleon
I, after the battle of Friedland,"'for which
he paid $60,000 in gold, in iParis. The pic-
turc was bought originally by Sir. Richard
Wallace, of London, who had promised Meis-
sonier.200,000 francs for it, but the negotia-
tion fell through, and when the picture » was
finished Mr. Stewart offered him a larger
price and Meissonier sold it to him. ‘Mr. Stew-
art also bought Meissonier’s “ Giving. Aim!"
and “The Dra us,” for which he paid $25,-
000 each. e bought recently Gerome's
“Chariot Race in the Roman Colosflrm,” for
which he paid $80,000, and which he never
saw finished, as it only arrived two or three
days before his death. ' He paid the same price
for. Gerome’s famous painting, “Pollice Ver-
so.” Among the other notable paintings _in
the Stewart collection are: Rosa Bonheuf's
“ Horse Fair,” Auguste Bonlleur’s “ Cattle.”
L. Knaus’ “The Children's Party,” two An-
dreas Achenbachs, Louis Gallsit’s “The Con-
fessional,” three paintings y b’A. Boldi wo
Fortuny’s, including the last and ed
work of the artist, which was bought for $6,
000; a painting by Alfred Stevens, two by C.
Troyons, a painting by Hugue Merle, two by
M. Bougnerreaus, and works by E. Dubufie,
Charles Laudelle, Daubigny, Charles Bang-
neil, E. Lessrel, A. Simonetti, Iminezy Aran-
da, Ziem, Verboeckhoveu, Meyer Von Bre-
men, J. W. Preyer and others. The collec-
tion also includes a number of fine American
paintings, among them E. F. Church's “Ni-
agara Fall,” Huntington’s “Lady Washing-
ton’s Reception Day,” several examples each
of Bierstadt, James and Wm ' ~Hart, Wil-
liam and James H. Beard, and others. Since
his return from Europe, four years ago, he
took great pride in his art collection, declar-
ing it his intention to make it the finest and
costliest in the countfy, which even*now it
unquestionably is. It is contained in the
handsome gallery built ten years ago in the
house at the corner of Fifth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street, where are also Power’.
“ Greek Slave,” Roger’s “Nydia” and other
pieces of sculpture. The entire collection is
estimated to be worth $750,000.
====
Tun Reliable—Commenting on the down-
fall of Pendleton, the Boston Adm-mer
makes these pertinent remarks: '
And in this connection it is pertinent to re-
iterate the injunction that the charcter of all
men who aspire to political honors should be
strictly inquired into. Men who will enrich
themselves by questionable courses in business,
cannotbe depended upon not to advance their
political fortunes by questionable practices.
The corruption recently disclosed in official
circles has caused suspicion of so many public
men, because of the general conviction that
conscience and honor are waived in business
life to an extentnot common in former times.
The tone of public life is only an index of the
general laxity; not that the example of men
in high places does not influence those below
them, for it does; but, on the other hand, the
public sense of right, or indiflerence to it, de-
termines what strictness of responsibility pub-
lic men will be held to. Ina government like
ours there can be no wide difierence between
the average character of officials and of citi-
zens in private station. A community grown
careless of the safeguards of honorable con-
duct in social and business matters will care-
lessly elect to office menwho are weak enough
in the presence of temptation to profit them-
selves. " .
The need of righteousness in politics is not
greater than the need of righteousness in rail-
road management,in administration of banks,
in trade, industries and in domestic econo-
mies. At all events, we cannot expect it in
matters of common concern until we sedulous-
ly cultivate it in matters of individual concern.
The demoralization that all are complaining
of is not confined to one party or one section
of the country. We do not believe it is con-
firmed or organic. It is 4a» distemper, the
causes of which .are not unknown. Dishon-
esty may be eradidated from public affairs as
the small-pox is stamped out in a city. Let
every discovered case be sent to the hrglital,
and every person take care to avoid exposure
to tha‘co‘ntagion. It appears to be expected
that sporadic cases will appear now and then,
but unintelligent people can by courage and
care prevent a malignant epidemic. All
depends upon their disposition. -
m
a
“ De. Resolushuns."
There is an old story that will bear fre-
quent reviewing. In ’onc of the mission
congregations, in Jamaica, a collection was
to be taken for missionary purposes. One
of the bretheren- was appointed to preside,
and resolutions were adopted as follows :
1. Resoloal, That we will all give.
2. Racked, That we will give as the Lord
has prospered m. '
8. Rachael, That we will give cheerfully.
Good rules, that might each be clinched
with a Scripture text. Then the contribu-
tion began, each person, according to custom
walked up to the communion table to deposit
his gift under the eye of the presiding
officer.
One of the most well to-do members hung
back until he was painfully noticeable ; and
when he at last deposited his gift, the broth-
er at the table remarked, “ Dat is ’cordin' to
de fust resolution, but not ’cordin’ to de
second." The member retired angrily to his
seat, taking back his money, but conscience
or pride kept working till he came back and
doubled his contribution with a‘ crabbed,
“Take dat, den." The brother at the table
again spoke, “Dat may be ’cordin’ to de fast
and second resolushuns, but it isn’t. ’cordin'
to the third. The giver, after a little, accep-
ted the rebuke, and came up? a third time
withastill larger gift, and a good-natured-
face. . Then the faithful president expressed
his gratification thus, “Dat’s ’cordin' to all
do resolushuns.”—-(Ihrl'm'4m Giver.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
PIILIIIIED EVE" "ESSAY Illllll.
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ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of the '
Plano-Forte, Organ and Mullen]
compo-nun. '
. Box 879 P. 0.. NORWALK. CONN.
GEO. W. 0:03AM.
Contractor & Builder
Ot_Railronds. Water Works, Sewers, Grading and
Bock .Work of all kinds ; Stone and Brick Ma-
ry. Will furnish men and teams by the day.
ools to let. Office in Hubbell’s Block.
14 Address N orwalk P. 0., “Box 452.”
J. Belden 'Hurlbutt, .
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up slur-,1
I. Gazer-rs: uunmso.
CHARLES W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
soawanx, CONN. .
Ollce cor‘ot Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered.
c. '3. coounon,
DENTIST.
. - Successor to
‘ Dr. Ail: Hill.
WALL STREET. NORWALK,
- Office over
C. J‘. Grumun’l Dry Good- Store.
fl' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. . .
DDNNDDTIDDT Horn,
Corker Main and Wall Sta. NORWALK. 01'.
THE subscriber having taken the above well-
known centrally located Hotel, is prepared to
entertain permanent and transient guests. Good
rooms; table ' reasonable nose. A first-
olass Livery counseled with the otel. Carriages
to all trains. Ever effort made to lease.
SStf D. . MOREIIOUS , Proprietor.
s a w. MITCHELL, '
I
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
B‘cof, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fair livingxprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket. on the ridge. 18
GAGE manna, _
_ A R C H I T E C T .
70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Residence, STAMFORD, CONN.
Special attention paid to country residences. ly2
ununus I. Loouvvoou,
Fashionable Draper and lailor,
- AND
GENT S” FURNISHING EMPORIUAI.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
'uwaun P. warm,
I) R 13' G- G- I B '1' 0
Wall Street, opposite Nor-walk Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, oilct and Medicated_Soaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extracss,_flalr Brushes,Combs,
Sponges. Chamois Skins, Stationery. Ci are, ac”
and is constantly apdmg to. his stock all the new
and popular me lo use of the day.
DRUGS & MEDICINES,
THE undersigned would announce to the citi-
zone in this vicinity, that at hls Drug Store,
COR." OF WASHINGTON .e DEPOT am,
can always be found -
_ PURE DRUGS,
Choice Wines & Liquors,
FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES,
"I" I‘l’lllfl ARTICLES, PAT-1' IEIIIIIES.
Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully compounded
do and night. Can be found nights in same
b lding; entrance on Washington Street.
1y49‘ 8.1'. DECK, South Non-walk.
.TNA INSURANCE Co. ofHAR'l‘l-‘ORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Clpltul and Assets, $5,052,880.19
Insures against loss and dams c by Fire. on terms
adopted to the hazard and cons stout with the laws
of compensation. COWLES A. MERRILL,_
Sole Agentsfor Nor-walk and Vicinity.
oBWALK INSURANCE 00.,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Charter Cnpltnl 0500.000
Paul up Capital - - 100,000
War. 0. SEREET, Pres.,
B. S. BLASCER,‘
At-hllstorein MALLORY'S BLOCK.basconstsu t~
‘ l y on hands general snortmento!
Gnocflnxms,
CBOCKEBI, GLASS, .
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, E10. , ETC
ll~ devotinghls constantpersonalsttentlonto the
buslnosshe hopes to merit publlcpatronage. 9
FRANCIS McKEON, Jr..'
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
at Belden’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly attended
to. 1y19
N orwalk Fish Market.
The subscriber respectfully announces that at
the Old Bridge Fish Market a constant supply of
unusn rlsn, . A
. ovs'rsms. Chums, &c.,
and all varieties of choice
IIII'I’I All VEIE‘I’AIIEI II IIIIII SEAS".
CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD.
H‘Sprlng Chickens Dressed to order.
John A. Honneckor,
B A K E R,
FOOT or 1mm. HILL.
Bread, Rolls. Pies, Cakes, Crullers, to“ baked
flesh every da . Eve thing made out of good
materials.and yearef and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
_ THE lot containing about two acres. adjoining
Four lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cts.; 3 times 81 oo:
12
Gao- R. Cowman, Sec’y. .
REAL ETATE.
0ND.I LARGE FRONT no If in
T0 Rt buildin over No.9Maln St. 0 -'
3t15 GEO. WARD SELLICK.
TOY RENT.
UPPER part of a house on Main Street, South
N orwalk, near Henry. In uire at the Twin
3t'13 M . E. BYXBEE
Enquire o
Houses.
.
Possession 'venlmmcdiate‘
flgoms to la ' Iy'wl'i'i. alkali B. swan.
For Sale or Exchange.
the residedce of the undersigned. on Pros t
Hill. It is one of the most desirable buildin sites
on the.hi_ll,.commandinga fine view of the and.
The sad ls rich, deep and remarkably productive.
It Will be divided into two lots of 96 by 425 feet and
sold separately if desired. R. B. CRAUFURD.
OOMS T0 LET—Four rooms 'in subscriber's
house, Belden Avenue. are offered to Rent.
JOHN ROBERTS.
Ver desirable rooms to rent from April 1, on
Be den Avenue, within three minutes walk
from the Bridge. 1n uire of O. E. WILSON, lu-
suranco Agent, Room Gazette Building. 12
To Let.
. PPEII PART OF HOUSE
, 0- main Street.
with six rooms. five minutes walk from the Brld e.
New'house and location very desirable. A so
barn If wanted. Apply at this Office. 13
Desire. ble Property for sale.
Very desirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wrn Street near West Avenue, for sale. at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
tl‘ll D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
6
or to
To Rent or Lease
ROM April lst, 1876.
The Brick store
now occupied by Geo. H. Bracken. Said store is
55 feet deep. 1 mt door north of Sklddy's Block,
lac-called. Also HOUSE on High street from
April 1st. Inquire of NOAH WOOD,
To Rent.
FROM the 1st of April next, art ofaHouso.
(four rooms) right in- the vi loge. Rent '12
per month. Enquire at this ofilce.
FOR. SALE.
THE subscriber ofi‘ers for sale his
Dwelling House and Let, I
leasantly situated on the lower end of Fair Street
he house is new and well finished; the lot is
f0x305fect. Will be sold low, and a lar 9 part of
the purchase money can remain on ond and
mortgage. - Enquire at the Straw Factory.
ll D.'S. VAIL.
'FOR SALE OR TO RENT. -
T HE House and Mill Prolperty odupied by Eb-
enezer Pattenden in Si ver Mine. EBnBuire of
RAYMOND & PA EE.
New Canaan, Feb. 10th, 1876. - (7)
A ISARGAIN. '
0R SALE-A first-rate bullt House. (on East
Avenue.) containing nine rooms; will be lot
if not sold. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
. Apply to D. H. FITCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th, 1875. {all
or C. N. WOOD, at Provrsion Store, 33 Main St. 11 .
- 1876.
THE 'NDBWALK GAZETTE .
PUBLISHED
EVERY TUESDAY MORNING,
, is furnished to subscribers at
$2.00 per Annum, in advance, free of postage.
One of the oldest and largest newspapers in New
England, and unsurpassed as a local
family journal.
The Gaza'rra is one of the best advertising
mediums in the State.
ATTENTION
HOUSEKEEPERS I
I am altering the Best Base-Burning Stove in the
Mark
‘TDE GDDD sum.”
The Patentee oi this Stove is l). o. Liuleseld,
whose' "Morning Glory” Stoves and Furnaces have
la the prast distanced all competitors. The excel-
enoe o
flhe Good Record
over all others is in the following points:
FIRST—Design and Finish of the Stone.
SECOND—Price.
THIRD—Straight Fire-lief.
EFOURTH- Anti-Clogging Grate with Double
Illumination. '
FIFTH—Reversible Pipe Collar.
SIXTH—Check Draft.
SEVENTH—Reversible and Difun‘ve Flues.
EIGHTH—Neither Gas nor Dust.
FURNACES.
BARSTOW’S
WBDUGHT IRON FURNACE
is a superior one, constvucted on the principle of
the steam boiler; there is no possibility of the es-
cape organ. t taken the premium at the New
Euglau Falr the present season. All in want of
a very superior Furnace have now an opportunity
of supplying themselves. I have also on hand a
large and varied assortment of
. , a
S T 0 V E S ,
oi the Best Quality and plannfacturemt
E. K. Loclcwood’s,
Norwalk, Conn.
.To LET.
THE First or Second Story of a house on Ens
Avenue. Enquire of J. P. HANI ORD. “'48
FOR. SALE.‘
TWO very desirable BulldingLots on West Main
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
000D FARM of about 40 acres of highland,
situated three miles north of New Canaan.
Apply to A. B. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge.
FOR SALE.
A NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,pleas-
antest and most accessible streets in town.
Has eight rooms. with gas in each, and heater ca-
pable of heating the whole house. Large barn
with stabling for several horses. Apple, Pen: and
Cherry Trees, just commeneln to ar fruit. Is
within five minutes’ walk of t 0 Post Office. ac.
Price 87,500. Or will rent it to a good tenant for
9600 per year. Enquire at the office.
BARN T0 RENT.—A new Barn with good Sta-
bhng for several horses, hen: the bridge.
Price 38 per month. Enquire at this Office.
FRANCIS J. Masses.
Draper and Tailor.
A choice selection of new and fashionable goods
constantly on hand
Room No. 1, Gazette Bundling.
L A N G L E Y’ 's
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,-
No. 13 Main 51., Norwalk,
(over G. a S. H. Holmes’ store.)
I. F. Longing would respectfully inform the in-
habitants o orwalk and vicinity that he has on-
larged and remodeled the above Gallery. and is
now prepared to make all kinds of pictures as
as the best, at the lowest prices.‘ Go ylng
and enlargements made from small p ctures. and
colored in nilia Ink, Oil and Water Colors. Views
taken of residences on reasonable terms. Stereo-
scopic Views, Groups and Interiors made. Stereo-
scopic Views of N orwalk at_25 cents each. Please
give me a call. Satisfaction uaranteed.
‘44 I. F. LANG Y, Photographer.
NOTICE.
The Fairieli. Du. Savings lair
WILL COMMENCE BUSINESS 0N
Thursday Dumber Isl, I814,
In the Banking Rooms of the Fair
field 00. National Bank.
II‘I'EIB'I‘ II“ I! AIIOIEI II All. GASES III.
1 SAT! II! EPBIIT.
Business hours t Eom 9, A. It, to ll. M.; and from I
o’ ‘ '- P. M., to 3; and on Saturday evenings
8 o’clock.
from 8 ‘0 Wm. K. JAMES. President.
«38
Just Arrived
IA Full and C-(Iplete Stock of
WALL mm
. ‘ Window Shades,
&c., in all the
LATEST SI YLES,
Fresh and Beautif‘ Call and
Examine.
’ Ml; a J. r.
PROWI’I‘T,
DEALERS us
. HARDWARE,
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS,
Cords, Tagcls, Corllices, &c.
A large stock of
JEWELL’S BELTING
constantly on hand, which we are proposed to lur-
nish at lowest discounts. We invite speclal atten-
tion to this branch of our business. Also ~
lacings Tipped & lace. leather.
GO TO BELDEN’S
and hsee tenow
Hot Closet Range.
run A noon cook srovs
J. SPENCER,
watchmaker
~AND—
JEWELER,
Under Norwalk opera House.
AGENT FOR
HOWARD,
' ELGIN AND.
*WALIHAM
WATCHES.
SPENDEH'S ADJUSTED WATCHES
Are the Best Time-Keepers.
TRY THEM.
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
MU LLINGS & TI LLY,
Successors to S. P. TUTTLE,
MARSHAL STREET, SOUTH NORWALK.
Would respectful] inform the .citizens of No:-
walk and vicinity t at they are prepared to .
Build Carriages and Wagons
0F EVER Y DESCRIPTI 01V.
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in all
branches of the trade.
'Oue SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY. and one
NO TOP BUGGY, for sale. - . 1y:
N orwalk Pork Market
32 Main Street.
Constantly on hand, a full supply of
Pork, Hams, Bacon, Smoked Beef.
FRESH LOINS, SAUSAGES, LEAF LABD. 80..
at the lowest wholesale prices. Dealers will do
well to give us a call. C. N. W D.
Hams Smoked and Sausage Meat Cut for the
public. 6m"
REAL ESTATE
Bought, Sold or E'xchauxod,
Office 4 Gazette Building, 3 B. J. STURGES.
Norwalk, Conn. , Bro er.
NSURANCE.
Capital Represented. 823,000,000.00.
B. J. 'STURGES, Agent.
NOTICE.
HE subscriber havin urchssed the Cool
‘ Yard and business olngdssrs. Tones BDake
will continue it underthe cneral superintend-
ence of ROBERT 1 10 S, and will keep con-
stantly on hand a full supply of the best _
Coal and Wood,
which will be sold as heretofore.
At the Lowest Market Prices for Cash.
JOHN MORTON.
Branch Office at Corner Drug Store of H. M. a
C. 5. PBOWIT’I‘.
Norwalk, Jan. 3lst, 1878.
NOTICE.
LI. ersons applied to by tramps for meals
wil please notlurnish. butdlrect them to the
TRAMP HOUSE, situated at Norwalk. adjoining
the look-up, where they Kill be supplied with hot
food and work. The publ c are cautioned against
believingauy of the stories that the tram 9 may put
forth in regard to their not being proper y fe , u
the authorities having the matter in charge pro-
pose to feed this class of people according to the
exigencles of the case.
JOSEPH P. HANFORD,
CHARLES W. SM 11‘“.
PLATT PRICE.
Nor-walk, J an..14th, 1876.
} Selectmen.
ALL KINDS OF
PRINTING?
LIN—~—
BLACK,
«AN D—
COLORED INKS,
-03..
BRONZES,
On any kind of Stock in general use. at the
Gazette Steam Printing Dfiice,
NORWALK.
G0 T0 BELDBN’S
m. shamanism; gono- (iii:
3....me and w. firm _
Buck, whichistobemngbygfld.“
hundred voiws at deepening armada.
The Centennial, l Meditation or
Columbia-ix
. - I.
From this hundred-terraced flight
Sight more large with nobles light
Ranges down you towering years :
Humbler lmiles andlordlier m
Shine and fall, shine and fall,
While old voices rise and-call
Yonder where the toad-fro
Welter-ing of my Long Ago .
Moves about the mole. base
For below my restingplace.
Mayflower, Mayflower, slowly hitherfiyllg.
Trembling Westward o'er you bolflng sea,
Hearts within Formation:- Mandi ,Ilgllln. 3
Winds without Rut dear in vain replying,
Gray-lipp'd waves about than shouted. «yin;
No I It shall not be I
m. .
Jamestown, out of thee— .
Plymouth. thee—thee. AM!—
Wintercries, Yen-w ' :omy'l
Fever-cries, Faber» : away!
Hunger ales, Yum : um I
Vengeance cries, your rm shall M!
iv.
Then old Shapes andMasksofThlnp.
Framedlikeli'uths' orclothedlikeKinp-o
GhostsOfGoodsonce fleshodsndfdr,
GrownfoulBadsin‘alienair- - ,
War,andhismost noisylords,
‘ Tonguedwithnthemdpoi-oudmw
, Error, Terror, Rage, and Crime,
Allinawindy‘nightomme, '
Criedtomefrolnlsndul'dsea,
Nol'mmmu!
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nukl' , ° .
Huguenotswhispenngv . you in the dark,
Purim mm m in the dark!
Yea, likesnsrrowshottruatohlsnitk.
Durtsthroughtlletynnn, one heart“ Do.
nial. '
Patience and labor and solemn-could
Trial,
' Foiled, still beginning,
Boiled, but not running, .
ToilthroughthestertorousdeathoftloNi‘ht,
Toll, when wild brother-wars new-dark the
Light, - '- '
Toll, and forgive, and kiss o'er, and repligln.
v1. , , . ‘
Now Praiseto God’s «granted grace.
Now Praise to Man's undauntedflce,
Despite thelan despl; title f
I was": 1am: g’nd Ish'allbeia'
- How long, GoodiAngel.’ '0 how long?
Sing mefrom Heaven 8 min'i‘dwnsong!
vn. .
“Longpsthine Artshslllovstruelove,
Lousuthyscmf._ ._ truth M know,
. IpngasthineEaglehmns__ ‘noDove,
' hues-thrhwbth-Mw.
longsstbyGodisGodibove.
Thy ”WKMMW.
Solong, dearLandofsllmylovo.
Thyme shall shine, thy fame dull
slow i"
vm. '
Music. from this hight of time my Word on
fold : .
In thylargesignals all men’s hearts Man's
Hart behold: '.
Mid-heaven unroll thy cords as friendly flop
unfurled, ‘ . _
And wave the world’s best lover’s welctm
to the world.
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or mum in. mos-run.
My child, whosesoulislikesfiame
Within a crystal altar lamp,
Bends o'er an ancient book. its name
Obmured by mildew damp ;
And, tracing down the yellow leaves,
Where quaint and crooked letters land,
Her breath cameo guick, her bosom heaven.
Hard shuts the eager hand.
“ Mamma”—I inset theliftedeyel .
That, softened, shine through gathering
tesn— ' .
“God surely gives them in the skies,
For all those dreadful years.
“Some sweeterthingthanothers have;
Tocomfortaftersomuchpaing. '
But. tellme, could webeasbnve'
- Throughfireandrackandchun‘ ?
“ Illa glad thereare no martyrs now.”
Blithe rings the voice, and positive,
“ Ah, love," my own heart answers low,
“The martyrs ever live.
“A royal line, in silk and lace.
Or robed in serge and hodden-grsy.
With fearless step and steadfast face
They tread tbecommonmy.
“Than dungeon bolt or folding blue
Their cross unseenmayheovier press,
And none suspgct. through smiling days,
Their utmost bitterness." ' ,
“ Some sweet thing purely God must keep
To comfort," said my little one: _ .
“They thankHim now iftenderv sleep
Comes when the day is done.”
God’s angel Sleep, with manlf' old
Soft touches, mootlnn' g brows of care,
Dwells not beyond the gates of 8010.
Because no night is there. '
Thou, 0
Who didst stoop to annotate,
Drinking of the cup we drain,
Trending in our path 6f pain,—
Through the doubt and mystery
Grant to us thy steps to no,
And the grace to draw from thence
Larger hope and confidence.
Show thy vacailt tomb, and let,
As of old, the angels sit.
Whispering, by its opening door,
“Fearnot: hehathgone baforo,.,
' -J. D. was».
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0 Master at Thy feet
I bow, in rapture sweet ;
Before me, as in darkening glass,
Some glorious outlines pill.
Of love, and truth, and balloon and power,
I own them Thine, O Christ, and bless
Thee for this hour.
I have no words to bring
Worthy of Thee, My King,
And yet one anthem in Thy praise
I long, I long to rise;
The heart is full, the eye entranced above,
But words all‘melt away in silent . awe and
love. ‘
Oh, let my whole life be
One anthem unto Theo,
And let the praise of lips and life
Outring all sin and strife.
0 Jesus, Master! be Thy name supreme,
For heaven and earth the one. the grand, “I!
' eternal theme. _ '
‘ —Fran_ds Bailey, Hamel.
—___—-.—___.__—— _ ,
Miss Henrietta Parker, a colored woman,
left $200 to the American-Sunday“
Georgia freedmen’. ’ To the Bible . .
' ‘ _ :"FF ,, , I»
Geo 'an‘ slave, but - - --
andrglhnd a home in Connecticutrvksle M “
saved up her earnings for hopcvolent purpo-
ses. ‘ -
ion to establish 'Suudayzl'choolI’LWQEL—Ti
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most compassionate i .
of New Britain, whodicd afew weeks, ,7, " ,_ ,,' "
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