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WHOLE NUMBER 1513.
Front the Hartford Com-ant.
HANNAH.
BY F. A. II.
CHAPTE I. ‘
“Do you want to hire a girl, ma’am !”
“Land sakes! why don’t you scare a body
half to death, and done with it 1‘”
Nick laughed, as well he might, for the
idea was simply ridiculous that his mother,
stout, healthy, bustling body that she was,
should be so nearly frightened out of exist-
ence by the low, tremulbus voice of the
shrinking girl who asked the question.
But Mrs. Glover was in a sad fluster that
morning. Everything to he done, she said,
and only one pair of hands to do it. Dishes
to wash, milk to skim, butter to work, baking
to do, and the whole house to put in prime
order before 4 o’clock, when her usual sum-
mer boarders Were expected, and Mirandy
down with one o’ herpoor spells right in the
midst of it all. '
“I’m sorry I frightened you ma’am, I didn’t
mean to,” said the girl timidly, dropping her
eyes and coloring as Nick continued to laugh.
“but Mrs. Downing thought you might want
a girl.”
“Much Mrs. Downing knows about it,” re-
plied the woman tartly, making more vigor-
ous plunges at her butter than ever, “but who
are you? where do you come from? and what
can you do ‘2”
“My name is Hannah Talbot,” replied the
girl, “I have lived on Long Mountain, and I
can—7’
“Long Mountain? sakes alive!” interrupt-
ed Mrs. Glover, moving along so as to put the
extra distance of a ' foot between them.
“Long Mountain! Land, no! I don’t want
no Long Mountain trash in my house”
“But ma’am, won’t you please— i”
“No I won’t please, so shut right up and
go along, I don’t want you, and there’s the
end of it. Come, I can’t stand here talking,”
and Mrs. Glover turned to the door with a
gesture which could not be misunderstood.
“I declare, mother, that’s a leetle too had,”
said Nick, as the girl turned away. “Why
don’t you jest try her? You’re drove with
work, you know, and she. might save you a
heap 0’ Steps.” .
“But she’s fro'm'the mountain, Nick. If
you want to run the risk of being murdered
in your bed, why, I don’t that's all, and I
shouldn’ feel safe a minute with one 0‘ them
mountain folks in the house. I tell you they
. are a had set, Nick Glover.” ‘ ’
“Shaw, mother. I’ll 'resk that little gal;
she don’t look like a bad ’un, and maybe she’s
never had no chance, mother, you might jest
give her a chance.”
Mrs. Glover’s bark was a great deal worse
than her bite, as Nick very well knew, and
he knew also. that there was a great large
heart under that rough exterior which was a
great deal fuller of kindness and tender sym—
gpathy than most hearts, if you could once get
at it, and Nick knew the way to it better
than any one else. '
“Them great eyes 0’ hern looked so sorry
like,” continued the boy, “just as like as not
she hain’t got no mother or nobody to be
good to her.”
“Sakes alive, Nick Glover, 'you are enough
to drive a body distracted,” said his mother,
with ill-feigned displeasure. “If you want
me to take that girl, go and call her back,and
I’ll try her, though ten chances to one she’ll
be more bother than help.” ~
Nick seized his crutches, and ofi before
his mother had time to retract; and the girl
had not proceeded fai' when she was hailed
by the lame b'oy, “Say Harmer!” he called,
“Come back here; won’t you, Mother’ll try
you, I guess.” .
The girl turned, and waited Nick’s ap-
proach, as if not fairly understanding him‘
and the boy saw that her eyes were red with
crying.” “Mother thinks she’ll try you,” re-
peated the boy, breathless from his unusual
haste, “she has a heap to do, mother has,and
it makes her kind 0’ rough sometimes, but if
you’ll step around lively, and do the best you
can, she’ll be a good friend to you, you bet.”
The girl turned silently, and not so eager-
ly as Nick expected, and the two retraced
their steps. “Back, again, are you P” said
Mrs. Glover, as she punched the fire, while
her face looked the color of a full-blown
peony. '
“The boy said you wished me to come,”
replied the girl, with something of dignity in
her tone.
“I said you might,” returned Mrs. Glover,
not wishing to appear too anxious, “that is if
you can do anything. How old are you, and
what can you do ?” '
“Fourteen,” replied the girl, “but I’m very
strong,” she quickly added, as if fearing she
might be considered too young, “and I’ll try
to do whatever you wish me to, if you will
he so kind as to show me how.”
“Humph! so I’ve got to learn you every-
thing, have I ?” said Mrs. Glover, ungra-
ciously. “What wages do you expect for
such valuable services?"
“Only what I am worth,” was the reply,
“and you shall be the judge of that.”
“Well, there’s plenty to do here, and no
mistake," said Mrs. Glover. “But I can‘t
waste time a talking, so if you are going to
stay, just take right hold and wash up that
sink full of dishes, and see that you don’t
smash more’n half of ’em.”
Hannah removed her sun-bonnet and hung
it on the first nail that met her eye.
“Herc, don’t hang your bonnet on the
broom nail, whatever you do,” said Mrs. Glo-
ver, sharply. Take that hammer and drive
a nail right behind the door, and then be sure
to remember what it is for."
Hannah obeyed, then turning to tlm sink,
rolle up her sleeves and commenced her task.
Nick had contrived to station himself near by
with the ostensible purpose of whittling over
the wood box, but in reality so as to be on
hand to give the girl any information about
her work that she might require, and keep
her from annoying his mother with questions.
Hannah was quick to see and appreciate his
motives, and, guided by his unspoken direc-
tions, succeeded in accomplishing her task
without a single mishap, much to the gratifi-
cation of her mistress,who, however, deigned
not one word of commendation.
“Now, spring to and sweep up the kitch-
en,” she said, taking the last loaf of bread
from the even, “while I go up stairs and see
if Mirandy wants anything.”
“Who is Mirandy ?” asked Hannah, as
Mrs. Glover closed the door behind her..
“WhY: don't you know Mirandy Glover?”
said Nick, in a surprised tone. “Why, she’s
.my sister. She‘s poorly to-day; ha’n’t got
much constitootion, any way, mother says,
and ha’n’t calculated for hard work; reckon
she’ll be glad you’re come.”
Before the day came to an end Hannah be-
came convinced that Mrs. Glover had but
spoken the truth when she said there was
plenty to do there. No sooner was one task
accomplished than another was set, and the
accompanying injunction to” “spring. to,” or
“not to let the grass grow under her feet,”
was not particularly soothing to the excited
nerves of the girl, who was never more'tired
in her life.
Four o’clock approached,and Mrs. Glover’s
agitation increased. The whole house was
in spotless order, and the two large parlors
were especially Such a miracle of splendor to
Hannah’s inexperienced eye that she wonder.
ed if there could be anybody in this world
fine enough to sit in ahem. Still the girl felt
a nameless wa‘nt of something in the grand
rooms, and an almost irresistible longing
seized her to move the chairs, arranged in
such military precision, a little further from
the wall, and-make chaos of the beautifully
“fixed” center-table.
Mrs. Glover had arrayed her portly formin
a large figured muslin robe, while her head
was resplendent in a brand new head dress—
the stiff ribbons and lace of which bristled
arid stuck in every direction, magnifying its
proportions quite alarmingly.
Nick, too, had invested himself in his Snu-
day coat of blue cloth, plentifully adorned
with gilt buttons, which only showed his
quaint little crippled figure to better advan-
tage, causing Hannah to look upon him wifl
pitiful tenderness, for his kind and generous
treatment of her all through the day had
quite won her thankful regard.
- “Come, now, lIanner,” said Mrs. Glover,
“if you ha’n’t got nothing better to do, you
might bunch up a few 0" them roses in the
front yard, and put ’em in a glass 0’ water
and set ’em on the center table, for Miss
Rathbonc is ’mazin fond of flowers. Come
now, step lively l”
There was little danger that Hannah would
lag when sent on such an errand. Flowers
were to her the most beautiful things in life,
and in her wild moutain home she had treas-
ured a few stunted plants, and loved them as
a miser loves his gold. Hcr one rose bush
was her idol, and here roses grewin the wild
est'profusion, and she had only to put out her
hand and pluck them.
. No wonder Miss Rathbonc exclaimed as
she bent over the bouquet an hour later,
“what lovely flowers! and how prettily ar.
ranged !” for never were flowers plucked
with more loying hands, or arranged with
more tender care and scarcely with more ar-
tistic taste.
“There they come, mother!” said Nick,
and as Mrs. Glover hustled away to attend to
the new comers,he beckoned Hannah out into
the shrubbery where they could watch them
unobserved. “That tall lady,” said Nick, “is
Miss Ra‘thbone, and she’s as handsome as a
picture, and has dreadful grand ways. Mi-
randy says she’s stuck up,and may he she is,
but I love to look at her somehow, when she
don’t see me, she makes a body think of a
queen. And that gentleman is her " then
Mr. Rathhone; and that pale little g1 with
a crutch that he is lifting so carefully out of
the carrirge, is Miss Emily Fanning, their
niece, she has a hip disease, and its mostly
on her account that they come here 0’ sum-
mers, cause they think the spring water is
good for her. And that lady with the lone
black veil on is Mrs. Mallory. She’s Miss
Rathbone’s sister, but she don’t look like her.
Her face is as sweet as an angel’s, but dread-
ful sad always. She's had a heap o’ trouble
one time and another, mother says. Her
husband and little boy were drowned right
before her face and eyes, and all the little
girl she ever had was taken from hcr'in some
dreadful way or other.”
“Oh!” said Hannah, with a face full of
sympathy, “how sorry I am for her, but do
you like the gentleman, Nick? is he pleasant
and kind i” '
“Oh, he’s sort 6’ crazy, I guess,” replied
the boy, “for he wanders about the woods
and fields and most always carries a little
hammer with him, and chips off little pieces
of rock and brings ’cm home. You oughter
see his room sometimes. He keeps the aw-
fulest sight 0’ rubbish in it you ever saw.
But he’s real good for all that; he brought
me these crutches last summer. They’re pa—
tent ones he says. and I tell you they’re a
heap easier to walk with then my old ’uns,
you couldn’t fall down with ’em to save your
life, and then he’s brought me quite a num-
ber of nice books—”
“Books!” exclaimed-Hannah, eagerly. “0
Nick, can you read books ?”
“Read books 1’” repeated Nick, in astonish-
ment at the question. “Of course I can read
I books, can’t you ?”
“Oh, Nick, if ”I only could,” replied the
girl sadly. “I would give anything to know
how to read.”
“You shall learn, Hannah, I’ll teach you,"
replied the boy, “and to write, too, for the.
matter.”
Hannah had not time to express hcr grati
tude, for a sudden and loud call from Mrs
Glover cut short the conference, and she has-
tenecd to the house to do the bidding of her
mistress.
CHAPTER II.
Days and weeks passed, and Hannah gr/en
in decided favor with Mrs. Glover, who ex-
pressed her approbation, however, in m.
other way than putting other and new duties
on her young :sholders, until the weight of
labor and care became almost too great to be
borne. Still Hannah worked patiently, and
almost happily, with a feeling of indtgiend-
ence and self-respect, which was as new as
it was pleasant. For was she not earning
her own livelihood and at the same timt
learning to “read hoons” like other people
for Nick was true to his promise and though
the moments for study were few and the boy
a very inferior instructor, her improvement
was astonishingly rapid. Hannah had om
serious drawback to her comfort, in Mrs
Glover’s daughter Miranda, a vain, selfisl.
girl, whose peevish, complaining ways wen
by her mother attributed to ill health, while
in fact, she was more mentally morbid than
anything else. Her chief occupation was
novel-readlng; and she seemed to live in a
world of her own imagining, peopled witl.
all sorts of magnificent beings of ' whom Slit
was the heroine, and when compelled to de-
scend from some of her lofty flights, and
take upon herself duties which would natur
ally fall upon Miranda Glover, it did nou
seem to agree with her and was apt to bring
on one of her “poor spells.” ~ '
While Hannah’s presence was a relief to
her in the way of work, it was a trial in
many other ways, for she was not slow to
discover that the mountain girl’s beauty was
of a much higher order than her own ; 8110
her brother has decided preference for Han
nah to say nothing of her mother’s evident
approval of her, filled her with jealously and
hatred, which resulted in constant efforts to
make the girl uncomfortable and unhappy.
Her determination to keep Hannah in the
back-ground out of the sight of her mother’s
boarders for a time seemed successful, and it
is easy to imagine her furious indignation
when she heard Mrs. Mallory say to her
mother one morning at breakfast—“What a
pretty little maid you have, Mrs. Glover. l
hayc often watched her from my window
when she has been at work or flitting about
among the flowers in the yard, and I must
_ say her face has quite impressed me.”
“She has a remarkable intelligent face” ad-
‘ded Mr. liatlibonc, who was given to brief
remarks. “And I find'it is she who furn-
ishes us with such charming boquets” said
Miss Rathbone looking straight at Miranda
who colored visibly, “Yes, Hannah’s a good
girl,” replied Mrs. Glover, “She comes from
a bad lot, that’s all I have agin her.”
“Indeed,” said Mr. Rathbone inquiringly,
“Yes, she came to me right straight from
Long Mountain, and when I think on’t I do
wonder at myself for takin’ her, for of all
the places for old tramps and horse-thieves
that’s the worst. I don’t sposc I should a
hired her if it had not been for Nick: ‘ He
seemed to kind ’0 fancy the girl from the first
and I took her to please him, and I declare
for’t if he don’t think there is just nobody
like Hannah, and if you’ll believe it he’s a
teachin’ of her to read,” and Mrs. Glover
shook her sides with laughter. “Good for
Nick,” said Mr. Rathbone, “I don’t think
you ought to allow it,” put in Miranda,
“It’llmakc her forward, see if it don’t, she’s
.pert enough now.” .
“Well,” began ‘Mrs. Glover by way of ex-
cuse. ‘You seek Nick ain’t like other boys,
and don’t have none to many pleasures, and
when I see how he took to Hannah,I couldn’t
for the life ’0 me say anything agin it, she
don’t hurt him none that’s certain” for he’s
chirkcd up wonderfully since she’s been
here.”
From that day forward there was a change
in Hannah’s life’ Not that her duties were
any less arduous, but there was a pleasantcr
variety to them. Almost every day she was
called on to do something for either one or
the other of the beautiful ladies, or required
to render some trifling service to little Emily
whose lameness caused her to be regarded
by Hannah with the tendercst compassion.
Of course all this only. tended to increase
Miranda’s jealousy and dislike, which but
for Nick’s interference might have resulted
in disaffection with Mrs. Glover, for the
treacherous scheming girl never lost an op-
portunity to speak ill of‘ Hannah, hoping
thereby to effect her discharge. ‘
One Sunday Mrs. Mallory was detained
from church with the headache, and had
asked that Hannah might be allowed to at-
tend her.
“Now, Hannah,” said she, so soon as they
were alone, and the girl was engaged in
gently bathing her throbbing temples. “I
want you to tell me _of your friends and your
former life. Do not hesitate, for 1 have a
plan for helping you, and it is necessary first
that I know all about you.” There was real-
ly not much to tell. The girl’s life had been
a quiet,_uueventful one. .Her sole guardian
and protector, and indeed the' only person
among her relatives for whom she seemed to
feel any regard,was Granny whose daughter,
long since dead, was her mother. Her uncles,
John and Andrew, she represented as rough,
bad men, for whom she felt nothing but fear
and intense dislike, which latter feeling
seemed to be fully reciprocated on the part
of John, who often called her a beggar brat,
and had made repeated efforts to have her
sent out to earn her own salt,as he expressed
it. Andrew who was younger and unmar-
ried, had seemed to look upon her more fav-
orably, and had of late deigned to treat her
with decided friendliness, and coarse famil-‘
arity, which was far more disagreeable to her
than her uncle John‘s unkindness.
Finally a severe quarrel took place be-
tween the mother and her sons, which Han-
nah strongly suspected might be on her ac-
count, which suspicion was confirmed the
next day, when Granny put a small bundle
in her hands,_ containing as she said every-
thing belonging to her, and with tears in her
old eyes, told'lier the time had come when
they must part, “Go, child” she said, her
voice broken with emotion, “go away frbm
here, and try to find a place for yourself
among decent folks, where you can learn to
be henest and respectable,I’ve done my best
by you Hannah,but the time has come when I
can nei'ther' support you or shield you from
harm. Don't come back here, child unless I
send for you. You’ve no need to worry
about me,” as Hannah" attempted a rcmon—
strance the boys will take care of me when
you are gone,and my poor life is almost done,
almfilt done, Hannah, child. Go now, and
may the good Lord take care of you, and
forgive us all.” ‘
’ Thus she parted with her only friend, and
though she had obeyed her command to the
letter, and had never seen her since—as much
from deference to Mrs. Grovcr’s wishes as
anythingLshehad sent a large part of her
hard earned wages, in the shape of articles
necessary for Granny’s comfort and sup-
port. .
“Hannah,” said Mrs. Mallory “how should
you like to go away with me and learn to be
a great deal more respectable than 'your
Granny would have thought possible? How
should you like to go to school and receive a
thorough education so as to be fitted for any
station in life ?”
“011, Mrs. Mallory,” gasped the startled
girl with aface pale with emotion, “surely
you are not in earnest, no one would do that
for me.” And why not for you dear child ?"
«aid the kind lady, smoothing the beautiful
.irown head which had bdwed to hide the
thickly falling tears. “I have watched you
very closely, Hannah, when you did not
{now it ; andI feel that you are capable of
asking a grand w man, and a good, and‘
true one ; and Ha ah, I’m a very lonely
woman, God has seen fit to take my husband
ind children from me,and there is no one left
.0 love me very dearly. Now, dear child,
.von’t you come into these empty arms ; and
love me as your own mother. and be to me
is my own. ” “Oh, Mrs. Mallory l” and the
girl fell upon her knees beside the low couch,
and seizing the lady’s hand covered it with
‘apturous kisses. “Oh, Mrs. Mallory, I do
.ove you better than the world, may I love
you ? Oh, may I?”
Great was the astonishment of Mrs. Glov-
er and her children when Hannah’s prospects
)ecame known, but the good woman with
genuine heartiness shook her by The hand,
ind expressed her congratulations though she
idded “I never shall fill your place in my
{itchcn Hannah, never !”
Pbor Nick had to swallow a great many
.imes before he could find a voice, and then.
.vith great tears in his honest gray eyes, .id
“1 pouldn’t give you up to none 'else Han-
Jab.” 'But Miranda ground her teeth in silent
rage. . .
A new girl had taken Hannah’s place in
he kitchen, and Mrs.' Glover was again in a
luster. Again there was something to do,
ind nobody—of any account—but herself to
10 it. Two seamstresses in the house at
work on Hannah’s new clothes and so much
mining and going as to drive one almost dis-
racted, and Miranda down with another of
her poor spells right in the midst of it all.
“Sakes alive ! was there ever another such a
irove woman.”
“Now Hannah dear, we‘ll try on these
lresses” said Mrs. Mallory, as the seamstress
came into the room,with at least three unfin-
ished ones on her arm. “Here let me help
you ;” and as Hannah. unfastened her dress
firs. Mallory attempted to assist in its re-
moval; but no sooner was one beautifully
formed arm bared to her view, than she ut-
tered a shriek of surprise. “Merciful heavens
child ! what is that on your arm '1’” Hannah
colored with embafiassment, and covered the
spot with her hand, “It was always there
ma’am.”
The mark which had so-excitcd Mrs. Mal-
lory was certainly singular enough in appear-
ance to attract attention; being a dark, hairy
spot, about the shape, color and size of a
small mouse;
Miss Rathbonc, at the sound of her sister’s
voice came hastily into the room, and at
sight of the pale, frightened faces of Hannah
and the seamstress and the fixed, wild stare
of her sister, as she sank upon the sofa,
powerless to speak, exclaiming, “What’s the
matter ? speak Gertrude Mallory! speak !”
“That mark, Augusta” she gasped. “Un-
cover- your arm—child. Oh, Augusta, see
there I” .
Miss Ratlibone seized the girl’s- arm, look-
ed intensely at the spot, then long and earn-
estly at the girl’s face, “Hannah Talbot, who
are you ?” she exclaimed, “that your arm
should bear the same, strange mar .” “The
same, the very same,” said she' again closely
examining the girl’s arm. “Gertrude, upon
my soul, I believe this is your little Jessie.”
At sound of that name Hannah started,and
her countenance visibly changed, “Jessie,
Jessie,” she repeated,putting her hand to her
forehead as if to help her memory. “It
seems as if I was called Jessie once."
“Come here my child,” said Mrs. Mallory
feebly, “for whether. Jessie or Hannah, you
are my. child,” and as the girl knelt by her
side she pushed back the heavy brown hair
and looked earnestly into her face. “My
heart tefis me that you are indeed my long
lost darling,” said she folding the girl in her
arms. “Can it be that God in his mercy has
restored to me my little Jessie. Call Horace,
Augusta,” and a moment later Mr. Rathbonc
entered the apartment. _
“I think we have all been very blind,”
said he after a long searching gaze, beneath
which Hannah’s eyes had fallen. “This girl
is Jessie Mallory as sure as tha world, and
we have been as blind as moles not to have
seen it before. I’ll order the carriage at once
and we’ll have the truth out of the old wo-
man ere the sun sets. .
Granny was only too glad to he instrumen-
tal in proving the identity of her adopted
child. Hannah had been brought to her she
averred, when about three years old, by her
daughter, who claimed the child as her own,
and whom, by the old woman’s description,
Mrs. Mallory recognized as a dishonest ser-
vant girl, whom she had formerly dismissed
from her employ, but whom she had never
thought of in connection with the abduction
of her child.
The old woman confessed to having felt
some doubt in reference to the story, but had
no means of finding out the truth until after
her daughter’s death, when certain facts
came to her knowledge, which proved that
the child never belonged to her. Still its
parentage remained a mystery. “But I kept
her," continued the old woman, and did the
best I could with her, which was little
efiugh ; but if I do say it, ma’am” turning
to Mrs. Mallory, “there aint a better girl
livingthan Hannah Talbot, and she is as pure
in heart to-day as when she was a baby in
your arms.”
The agony was over. Hannah Talbot was
cast aside with the patched and faded gar-
ments‘ she had worn ; and Jessie ‘ Mallory,
clad in robes better befitting her altered cir-
cumstances and more in harmony with her
beautiful face and figure, shone the one
bright star in the home of luxury to which
she had been transplanted, and there we are
content to leave her; the constant pride of
both uncle and aunt ; the loving companion
of little suffering Emily, and the idol of her
mother’s heart.
Granny, whose kind and .faithful care of
the lost child could not be forgotten or
overlooked; was abundantly provided for,
so that her last days were indeed
her best. And Nick, whose afiection
for Hannah had increased to reverence for
Jessie, was placed by Mr. Rathbone at an
institution where he could receive both physi
cal and mental training, and is in a fair
way to overcome much of his bodily infirmi-
ty and became a good and useful man.
Mirandy still reads novels and has poor
spells—pad Mrs. Glover, whose pride in her
son Nick is equaled by nothing save the grat
itude which she feels for her benefactors, can
never weary of telling of his part in the res-
toration of Jessie Malléry to her friends.
Apples for the 'Million—pr to
Keep, Cook and Eat.
nr on. E. wane vavxsTsn,’ LYONS. WAYNE
conxrr, N. Y.
[Read before. the Farmers Club of the
American Institute, on Tuesday the 2nd inst.
ED. GAZETTE.
The thousands who are besieging the doors
of the Commissioners of Charities today in
this great city, and who clamor daily at the
offices of our benevolent institutions for food
or labor, should lead us to inquire “Is it nec-
essary in a land where food is so easily‘raised
as in the United States ?” In almost all
regions North of Mason and Dixonfs line, and
in some regions South of it, the apple seems
entirely at home anu produces a vast amount,
per acre of food, for man or beast. We are
accustomed to divide our articles of diet into
classes—necessity and luxury. Unfortunate-
ly apples have been classed as a luxury, and
when railroad managers are asked to trails-
port apples at the same rates as potatoes,
they meet you with the reply, “Apples area
luxury, and must pay a higher tariff,” Ap-
ples will in time be transferred to their prop-
er position in the lists of life supporting ma-
terial. They contain about the same amount
Of nutrition as parsnips, carrots and beets ac-
cording to the chemical analysis, but I am of
the opinion that practically they afford more
nutrition than is expressed by their chemical
equivalents. The late Professer Maples,said
that he found in practice that one bushel of
carrots and one bushel of oats fed in combin-
nation, were fully equal to two bushels of
cats. It is thought that the juices of apples,
carrots, &c., assist the stomach to digest
more perfectly and hence are of more value
as food than the analyses would indicate. I
have been feeding since September lst, two
bushels of apples per day, divided among six
horses, and find the horses in good working
condition, healthy, and never “off their feet”
as the farriers term it, and this “experiment"
if you term it one, has been repeated each
year for the last ten years. The apples al-
ways being fed in combination with other
food. ' '
wnux TO EAT APPLES.
Apples in the raw state are usual] atcn
bettveen meals, just when one feels ikc it,
especially if he has one to eat. This is not in
accordance with the laws of digestion, from
two to six hours are required to digest the
various articles of food, and if the apples are
' eaten between the breakfast and dinner,neith-
or one will digest or afford the proper nutri-
tion to the system. By all means let the
fruit form'a part of the usual meal. When
apples are cooked they are without doubt
still more valuable as an article’ of diet, and
may form an important part of each meal. A
well baked sweet apple is a luxury, and‘a
Spitzenburgh,or a Tompkins 00. King cored,
sugared and baked is luxurious; any apple of
fair quality cooked in this manner is very
wholesome, toothsome, and easily digested.
I have on another occasion described this
method of cooking to the club, and have so
often received repeated assurances from those
present at that time, how much they valued
and used it, that I take the liberty of repeat-
ing it that others may be enabled to cook a
tart apple pie in the easiest and best possible
manner. Take a sound apple and wipe it
dry, and with a pair of scissors, cut off the
stem so that the apple will rest firmly on its
base, then with the tin corer, commence at
the blossom end, and rem0ve the entire core,
being careful not cut through the apple ; fill
the hole with sugar (granulated is the best)
and place it in a pan with a little water and
bake. _
Four or five minutes time only will be re-
quired to fill a large baking dish with apples,
as you do not have to pore them, and the tin
corers, can be had at any good hardware
store at acost of '7 to 15 cents each. Try
this method once, and I think you will never
abandon it. A desert made by slicing apples
‘fine and mixing with bread crumbs and su-
gar, and baked, which is then “frosted” with
grape or currant jelly is quite a favorite in
our family. There are a thousand receipts
for cooking apples which I need not repeat,
anti to show you that the world moves, only
last week I read on the “bill of fare,” at a
Broadway Hotel, “ Salt-pork and apples
fried.”
THE season or arenas
Each variety of apples has a time when it.
is fully mature, and that is thC'best possible
moment to eat it from the hand or to cook it.
At this point the apple is' high flavored and
has a beautiful aroma. To 'use such apples
as the Spy or the Spitzenburg in the Autumn
when you should use the Fall Orange, Fall
Pippin, or the King, is the height of folly.
There are many who are fully acquainted
with these “times and seasons” but more
who are not, andI have often seen people
eat apples in the Autumn, which were de-
signed to be eaten in May.
L
rnasn APPLES rm: nmma man.
There has not been an hour in the last ten
years that I have not had fresh apples in the
house, and now have apples of 1875 and 1876
standing side by side in the cellar a nd have
on a former occasion exhibited her the fruits
of two different years at the same time, and
these apples are so kept without ice, but in
a manner within the reach of almost every
family. Let the apples he picked on a dry
'day, and carefully placed in bias in a cool
out house, where they will in two or three
weeks have cojnpleted the sWeating process,
Then they are carefully assorted and the
first quality placed in barrels, headed up, and
placed in a cool Shaded position to remain
there until the weather is so cold that there
is danger of freezing, when the barrels are
removed to a cool cellar, where a temperature
of from 34° to 40 ° should be maintained.
In this, manner apples will keep soundly
until the season of ripening arrives, . when
they should be consumed. The King, the
Hubbardson, the Baldwin, the Greening, the
Spy, the Spitzcnburgh, the Swar, the New-
ton Pippin, the Roxbury Russett, and the
English Russett will ripen nearly in the or-
der indicated by their position in the list,and
willthen exhibit their best qualities and
aroma, and the last mentioned will keep the
entire Summer if desired. _ It is our custom
to cease the use of apples; when the small
fruits arrive in their. season, keeping up a
daily supply of fresh and luscious fruit for
each and every meal the entire year.
It is said by some that the preservation of
fruit by the Alden, the William, the Allen
and others drying processes makes it unnec
essary to keep our fruits. To this I reply ;
the dried apples prepared by these. processes
are very fine anda very long stride in advance
of the old methods ; but when I can get a
luscious, well ripened King, Hubbardsons
Spy, or Newtown pippin, I must confess I
do not banker after dried apples.
Those residing in houses warmed by a
furnace and in the basement can have their
apples packed in half barrels which can easily
be carried to some cool room in the loft.
where the desired temperature of about 40 °
can be obtained, , . .
It is the custom of some, to winter their
apples upon shelves erected in the cellar. I
admit that they will keep well in this man-
ner, but when you enter the cellar you can
smell the aroma of the apples, which is con-
stantly passing off, and the apple instead of
being crisp and juicy, are wilted, vapid and
almost tasteless unless indeed there are stored
in the same ccllara goodly supply of cab.
bagesand onions, when they will taste, and
the flavor will be high of cabbage and onions
mixed. , ' ,
The annual yield of apples is now. very
large, the county in which I live (Wayne)
produced half a millibn barrels the present-
season, (some of which the good people of
’ Scotlandarc now eating) and all we need is
uniformly cheap transportation, reasonable
charges fer storage and selling, and we can
place very cheap and. palatable food before
the million.
,. OUR LEGISLATORS.
With its issue of Wednesday, the Hartford
Post publishes a supplement, containing
sketches of Staff Officers and every member
of the Legislature, from which we copy the
following :—
summons.
District No. 10.—The Hon. WILLIAM DA-
mns BISHOP of Bridgeport, was born in
Bloomfield, N. J., and is fort -nine years of
are. He was graduated at ale College, in
1849, and subsequently was called to the bar
and practiced for some years. He has served
in both " houses of the ’legls lature, having
been a Senator in 1866, and chairman of the
Committee on Banks, and. in the House, in
1871, acting as House Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Fisheries. He was a member of
Congress from the fourth district in 1858—’59
and subsequently Commissioner of Patents.
His father was extensively known as a build-
er and manager of railroads, and the large
interest he held in the Naugatuck road led to
the appointment of the Hon. W. D. Bishop
to the presidency of that road. The excep-
ti ”1y energy and ski?! displayed by him in
th .. nag‘ement of that road led to his be-
ing' called to the presidency of the New York
and New Haven road, on the death of the
tion consolidation was effected with the New
Haven, Hartford and Springfield road and
Mr. Bishop has since been at the head of the
consolidated company which has become one
of the most prOSperous in the country. He
was elected by the Democrats, receiving 5,-
071 votes to 4,195 for O. B. Jennings, Re-
publican.
District No. 12.-—-Thc Hon. OLIVER Hovr,
of Stamford, was born in that town and is
fifty-three years of age. He was given a
common school education, and while yet a
young man went to New York, and has been
for many years engaged in the hide and
leather business, in which he has been very
successful. He was cnoscn a Presidential
Elector in 1872, and cast his vote for Gener-
al Grant. He is a director .in the National
Park Bank of New York, also in the Home
Fire Insurance Company and the Phoenix In-
surance Company of New York. He has
served two terms'in the General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a
Republican, and was chosen by 3,819 votes,
to 3,713 for George H. Hoyt, democrat.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Greenwich—1. Consumes MEAD served
in the House in the years 1873 and 1874,
holding a position on the Committee on Cities
and Boroughs. He has been active in the
local affairs of his town, where he has held
the offices of assessor, school visitor, and has
also served on the board of relief. He was
born at Greenwich, June 20, 1829, and re-
ceived a good common school and academic
education. His business is farming. Mr.
Mead is a Democrat in politics
2. Jomv Gonrnnsn REYNOLDS is a native
of Greenwich, and was born March 25th,
1821. He received an academic education,
and has devoted his time principally to agri-
culture. He is town treasurer and regis.
trar, and has held most of the other town of-
fices. This is his fifth term in the House, be
having re resented Greenwich. in 1863, 1864,
1874 and 875. He votes with the Democrats.
Stamford—1. EDWARD GAY is a native of
Stamford, where he was born June 3, 1826.
Previous to'1855 for sixteen years a partial
loss of sight prevented his engaging in busi-
ness or study, and has been.obliged to shun
office, and was elected to his present posi-
iion under protest. He has been three times
a member of the House, 1871-2-3, serving re-
spectively on the Committees on Roads and
Bridges, Sale of Lands and New Town and
Probate Districts. He has has also served as
selectman, town treasurer, borough treasurer
for nineteen years, and warden two years
For over twenty years he has been superin-
tendent of the Stamford Gas Light company,
and for ten or fifteen years treasurer of the
company and one of the directors. He is al-
so a director of the First National bank 0f
Stamford. Mr. Gay is a Republican.
2. WILLIAM R. Loonwoon, the second
member from Stamerd: is a farmer upon
scientific principles. He is a native of Stam-
ford and forty-five years of age. He had ex-
cellent opportunities for acquiring an educa-
tion, which he improved to the fullest ex-
tent. He has been for several years the select-
man of Stamford, but has not heretofore been
elected to the General Assembly. He is a
democrat of enlarged and liberal views.
Westport.—Ar.niinr RanA is the son of
the Rev. Dr.‘ Relyea of Green Farms, West-
port. He was born at Fall River, Mass,
September 6th, 1853,and is one of the young-
est members of the House. He received an
academic education, and early begun the
study of law in the office of Treat &. Bullock
of Bridgeport. He afterwards entered the of-
fice of H. T. Blake, Clerk of the Supreme
Court of Fairfield county, where he remain-
ed until admitted to the bar. He is now of
the law firm of Hurlbutt 8.7 Relyea of Nor-
walk. He has held e office of justice of
the peace, and has en a member of the
board of education, and has also been dele-
gated by his party to state and county elec-
tions. He was elected by the Democrats,
runni end of his ticket by a large num-
ber of ‘s.
Weston—Mun Pansy, an old though yet
a new member, is a native of Somers, West—
chester county,_New York, and isnow fifty-
eight years of age. He was educated in the
common schools, and in early life remOved to
Weston, .where he has since resided. He,
too, is a farmer. The democratic side of the
‘House will cnfold Mr. Fury.
late President Scranton. Under his direc— '
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Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
' H. H. BARBOUR,
COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Room No. 3, Bank Building, 5
NORIVALK, CONN.
EYE AND EAR—W. R. CAKES,
M. D. Occulist and Anrist, has his Office
Cor. Wall and Water Streets, where he
may he found every day except Sunday
from 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 650. m., for free con-
sultation. Besides the eye an ear, the doctor
treatssuccessfnlly all scrolulons and catharrhal
diseases of the lungs, wmdpipe and throat, some
of which are often predisposing causes of blind-
ness and deafness. Call and see the statistics of
cases. testimonials. Em, at the office as above.
Charges for scientific examination and treatment
alwa 3 moderate. No charge for. c‘nsultation.
Call or a. circular. ' 46
c HARLES W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK. CONN.
Ofllce corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered.
0. B. GOOLIDGE,
DENTIST.
Successor to
. Dr. Asa. Hill,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,
Office over ,
C. 'J. Grumun’s Dry Goods Store.
3’ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
DENTISTR Y
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Ca-h - No . Credit 3
All work executed in the Best Manner, at my office
OVER SELLECK’S BOOK STORE.
34 T. E. SWIFT, D. D. S.
The Medicine that Cures
.13..
V'EGETINE!
Taking into consxdcration the character of its
vouchers. the history of its cures and me immense
increasing demand, VEGETINE may be fairly en-
titled the ieading medicine of“ the age. .
For—Scroi‘ula in the blood, VEGETlNE is on info!-
lible remedy, and no person need stiffer from tu-
mors, ulcers, and all diseases arising from impure
blood, if VEGETINE is used according to directions.
There is not a case of Serol‘ula in existence that
VEGETINE will not care. provided, however. the
vital functions bayc not lost their power «of action,
all that may be said to the contrary notwrthstand-
in .
Onosrixn is pleasant to the taste, mild in its
influence. and absolute in its action on disease, as
the following unqestiouable evidence wrll show.
PAID NEARLY
$400.00”
JANuanr 2, 1875.
H. R. STEVENS, Esq.:
Dear Sir—When about six months old I was vac-
cinated. The parties who were vaccinated from
the same virus died from the humor. The humor
spread over me to such an extent thatI was rolled
in bran to prevent inc from scratchin my person.
The disease finally settled in my.hca . I remained
in this condition about twenty years, troubled all
the time with sores breaking In my head and dis-
charging corruption l'rom my car. At this time a
small kernel appeared on my neck, craduallym-
creasing in size until a tumor formed of such im-
meusc size I could see it by turning my eyes down
ward. All this time I was taking various remedies
for my blood without any substantial benefit.
£hen went to a prominent physician in Boston,
, duriu his treatment of six months, lanced
the tumor eight times, which cost me nearly 6400.
This left me with a rough,aggravated sorenvrthout
at all diminishing the size of the tumor, and In a
swkly,tbcble_condition. I consulted another phy-
sician .in Natick, who, afterconsidcrable time, suc-
ceeded in healing the sore without reducing the
size. At this oint I commenced to use VEGE-
TINE, through t e earnest persuasron of a friend.
After I had taken this medicine about one week
I experienced wonderful sensations“ My whole
body seemed to be nndcrgom a radical change,
until the tumor broke and ischargcd frightful
quantities. From this time it decreased in size
until the bunch disappeared. but my neck still
bears the ugly scars of the sore and lance. I am
.now healthy and strong and able to work every
da .
[will also mention thatI have been an acute
sufferer from inflammatory rhcumutism ever since
I can remember, until commencing the use of Vito-
ETINE, when almost immediately all rheumatic
pains ceased. This statement I_volnnteer for the
purpose of‘beneilting other sufibring huniaiiity,and
you will confer a favor by giving it as much pub-
licity as thought (proper. Very gratefully,
. E. SAVELS, Ashland, Mass.
What is Vegetiiic?
It is a compoun extracted from barks, roots and
herbs. Itisnatu remedy. Itispcri'ectlyharm-
less from any bad fi'ect upon the system. _ It is
nourishing and strengthening. It acts directly
upon the blood. It quiets the nervous system._ It
gives you a good, sweet sleep at night. It is a‘
great panacea for our aged fathers and mothers,
or it gives them strength,quiets their nerves, and
gives them nature’s sweet sleep—as has been
roved by many an aged person. It is the great
lood Purifier. It is a soothing rcmedyf‘or our
children. It has relieved and. cured thousands.
It is pleasant to take; cvory childlikcs it. It re-
lieves and cures all disease arisingi'rom im are
blood. Try the VEGETINE._ Give it a trio for
your complaints; then you Will say to 'ouririend,
neighbor and acquaintance, “Try it, t has cured
me.”
Report of a. Practical Chemist
and Apothecary.
_, - Bos‘rox, J an. 1,1874.
Dear Sin—This is to certify that l have sold at
retail 154% dozen (1852 bottles) of your Veonrinn
since April 12,1879, and can truly say that it has
given the best satisfaction of any remedy for thel
complaints for which it is recommended that I
ever sold. Scarcely a «lay passes without some (it
my customers testifying to its merits on themselves
or their friends. I am perfectly cognizant of sev-
eral cases of“ e‘cof'ulous Tumors being cured by
VEGETlNE alone in this vicinity.
Very respectfully yours.
IAI‘GI [.M AN, 468 Broadway.
To II. It. Srvnxs. Esq.
Vegetiiic is sold by all Druggists.
Notice.
ALL persons are forbid setting fire to the leaves
and grass on the Amphitheatre, underpenulty
of‘ the law.
00K, JOB AND .
CARD WORK,
oiavcry Description; at the
- gain. Enqiurcof‘
lpPald up Capital -
REAL ESTATE.“
V\J\rvvaVWVW\N\N\r\I\/\r\m
To Rent.
THE place formerly occupied by the subscriber,
near the hen of‘ Main Street, is offered to rent
rom the lst of ctobcr next, at a very low rent.
It. L. ELLS.
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Verydesirablc place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also, a nicely located [louse-and Lot on M er-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
8, E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
To Rent.
ART of a House, (three rooms) right in the vi]
. lage. Rent 812 per month. Possession given
immediately. Enquire at this ofilcc.
tfll
a hanoam.
on SALE—A first-rate built IIousc,(on East
Avenue,) containing nine rooms; will be lot
if none”. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
Apply to D. 11. FITCH.
Norwnlk, Nov. 27th, 1875. 48
FOR SALE.
W0 very desirable BuildingLotson WestMain
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE.
t1
FOR SALE.
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- ,
cable of heating the whole house. Large barn
with stabling for several horses. Apple, Pear and
)herry Trees, just commencing to our fruit. Is
.vithin five minutes’walk of the Post Office, due.
Price 57,500. Or will rent it to a good tenantfor
5600 peryear. Enquire at this office .
ARN T0 RENT—A new Barn with good Sta-
bling for several 1 rscs, near the bridge.
Price 33 per month. En re at this Office.
EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D.,
(Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women.
Cor. MAIN ot- MARSHALL STREETS.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Office Hours unti19 a. m., and from 3 p. m. At-
tention to all classes of diseases incident to a gen-
eral practice of medicine and surgery. Fam-
ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies.
References by permission :—S.Lilenthal, M. 1).. .
Prof.of Theoryand Practice,N. Y.cit ; Clemencr
Lozier, M. D. Dean of College, N. . : Alfred K
Hills. M. D. ,Prof‘. Materia Medica. 3mm"-
HAKLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
GENTS FURNISHING magnolia
Main Street, Nor-walk, Conn.
MELVILLE E‘. MEAD, ,
AGENT FOR .
REAL ESTATE.
‘FIIIE IIIIII llFE INSURANCE,
Ocean Steamer Tickets & Drafts,
South Norwalk, Conn.
S & W. MITCHELL,
I
At the ever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the Bridge. 1:
uuuuuuuiuuu HOTEL,
Corner Main and Wall Sts., NORWALK, CT.
THE subscriber having taken the above well-
known centrally located Hotel, is prepared tr
entertain permanent and transient guests. Goon
rooms; good table ; reasonable prices. A first
class Livery conneetcdwith the Hotel. Carriage-
to all trains. Every effort made to please.
3 D. B. MOREIIOUSE,Proprietor.
EDWARD P. WEED,
D R U G- G- I S '1'
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of ‘
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds Minera
Waters, Toilet-and Medicatcdfioapm Flavoring
and Hunt‘kc ief Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges, Ch ous Skips, Stationery, Ci are, the...
and is constantl _ adding to his stock a! the new
and popular mc icincs of the day.
a. s. museum,
At h lsStorei n MALLORY’S BLOCE,haseonstant
ly on hands. general assortmento f‘
GROOERIES
C ROCKERY, GLASS,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, 1310., ETC
-iy devotinghisconstani pcrsonalattcntiontotht
businesshehopcs tomeritpnb.icpatronage.
FRANCIS McKEON, Jr.,
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BEAN CHBS
’ Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slatt
at Beldcn’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly attenldtig
y .
I531
Edward Banks,
civil Engineer &Bnmugh Surveyor
Office Main 812., near Center Ave.,
Norwalk, Conn.
Particular attention paid to the mapping and
measurement of farms.und to the divusron of es-
tates. Also to drainage and sewerage matters.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
John A. Honneclcer,
B A-K E R,
FOOT 0P IIIIL’L HILL.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullcrs, &c., baked
fresh every day. Everything made out of good
materials, and bycarcf‘ul and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
NORWA LK INSURANCE 00.,
NOR lVALIf, CONN.
$500,000
- 1 00,000
GEO R. Cowr.Es,Sec’y.
Chatter Capital
WM. 0. Sumner, Pres.,
ETNA INSURANCE Co. ofHARTI-‘ORD.
Incorporated 1312. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
lnsurcs against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adopted to the hazard andconsistent with the lam
of compens. ion. COWLES & MERRILLL
Sole Agents for Norwalk and Vicinity.
AT
Qaiatard’s Furniture Rooms
will be found a complete assortment of
FURNITURE, &G.,
includingcvcrythingnsuallyfound in a first-class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortment of
essence, PICTURE FRAMES,
" LOOKING GLASSES, &c.
Glass Plates out to any size. Repairingdonc in the
best-manner, at short notice. Also, old flair Mut-
trasses made over as good as new.i
E.0lllNTARD’s sou. _
WM. LOCKWOOD,
(Successor to CEO. II. RAYMOND 56 00..)
Furniture Dealer,
No. 36 Main Street, Norwalk.
UNDERTAKING.
At or store will be found a large assortment of
allkin s of
00FFINS, GASKETS,
and everything necessary for the intermpntof the
dead. Residence at W. ll. SWAN’S, Main St. 5!
NOTICE.
ALL persons are hereby forbid trespassing up-
on the land of the subscribers for the pur—
pose of hunting and shooting quail and other
game. under penalty of the law.
John R. Comstock, William D. Gregory,
James S. Davenport, William Sturges,
J. E. Turner, John R. Sturges,
John Jones, Ebenezer G. Betta,
Abijah M. Jones, William '1'. J ellifi,
Joseph 0. Dikeman, George B. Wcscott,
J. M. lIiiincs. Philip Lynch.
Wilton, October 20th, 1876. Emt
RANGES.
GOOD NO 7 RANGE, - - - - - 812.60
it u u _ _ _ _ _ 14-0
in I! elsewhere.
GE F. BELOEN,
FOR A GOOD PARLOB STOVE
Call and see them before bu
~ . GEO
xorLadics and Gentlemen.
Are you gating to Paint?
SE .
- AVERILL’S
CHEMICAL PAINT!
THE sesr IN THE MARKET.
. It is more beautiful, more durable, lowerin price.
is all ready for‘ use, does not wash by rain. best
wood nrcservcr, is water and fire proof, and is the
best forgeneral uses, either for wood. iron or
brick buildings. Many of the finest residences in
town are painted With
AVBRILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of l, 2 or 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels
All orders promptly filled and any information
given by app ying to
D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for Norwalk
Office at Store of RAYMOND Bno’s, foot of
Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK.
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
MULLINGS &T.ILLY,
Successors to S. 1'. TUTTLE,
MARSIIAL STREET, SOUTH NORWALK
I
Would respectfully inform the citizens of N or-
walk and Vicinity that they are prepared to
Build Carriages and Wagons
OF E YER Y DESC’RII’TI 01V.
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in Ill
branches of the trade. ’ 1
One snoovn—nnxn noonawax and ohe
so TOP BUGGY, for sale. ’ * l'y2’
REAL ESTATE
Bought, Sold or Exchanged,
Office 4 Gazette Building, 13. J. STURGES,
N orwalk. Conn. - Broker.
NSURANCE.
capital Represented. $23.000,000.00.
B. J. STURGES, Agent.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No; 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St,
Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do ‘
PLUMBING,
In all-its branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Roofing, Tm and Sheet Iron Work and Job-
nnng. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1876.
CHAS r. LEONARD ajsoa
DEALER IN
C O .A.
WOOD AND BRICK,
ll’th River Blue gtggiefime, Cement
_ Oil!" PIPE FOI “Wills, WELLS All
GIIIMIEVS, .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St, Norwak, (‘onn'
' C. II. DOUGLASS, .
Manufacturing Confectioner,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of
Pure Confectionery,
Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at
“’lmlesalc and Retail.
Also a superior article of
IC '4‘ CREAM
_LJ ,
iODA WATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
:EERulrawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
: ins.
Fruits, Nuts. fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No. 21 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran
O. H. DOUGLASS,Proprietor.
GEORGE WARD SELLECK ,
Easconstantly in stockat hisnew stand ,
No. 9.Ma.1n Street.
Achoice and fineassortmenlof
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour,
Fruit, &o.,
l‘o which he wouldinvitcthcattentiono fa who
wishtor.nrchasefirst-classgoods.at
Redsonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF,SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF HAMS, EITHER WHOLE 0R SLICED .
Dropin and see usin our newstore.
\To. 9 MAIN STREET.
Stalford & Stoddard’s
CHEAP CASH STORE, .
Successors to HARVEY FITCH,)
\‘o. 51 mam STREET, wonwsmu.
Having purchased the
GROCERY BUSINESS
recently conducted by Mr. Fitch. we are prepared
to accommodate all, and will make every efi'ort to
please our customers. We
Cash, and are enabled to
SELL AT LOW FIGURES.
All kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in ex-
chétngc for goods. Call and see us and leave your
or ers.
STALFOBD & sronnian.
TO THE PUBLIC!
I am receiving
GROCERIES
in variety suitable for the wants of this market.
which 1 am selling at fair prices. Buyersat
Wholesale or llctail will receive prompt attention
and orders will be filled witlias little delay as
ossiblc. One year ago to-rlay I commenced this
nsiness anew, and I am truly thankful for the
patronage I have received, and hope to month
continuance of the same.
purchase our Goods for
FL 0 HQ
CORN, 0A TS,
FE ’D .e BEAN,
By Car Loads, Direct from the Mills,
I am_ receiving nice .
Dairies of gutter
For Family l'sc.‘ .
Also. a full supply of' Vermont and Maine .
EARLY ROSE POTATOES.
A Full Line of
UauueuGenus,Vuuutallusttluuiis.
All the above Goods I will sell at
Lowest Market Prices,
FOB. CASH.
VOL. LXNUMBEB2
Let Us Not Read It.
or a. coma, n. n. '
Seamless and fair ! .
Let us not rend Thy perfect garment, Lord!
But ever keep it whole throughout,
Maintaining in Thy church a blest accord.
Let all beonc!
One church, one faith, one love,.one hope,
one joy,
One Bridegroom, and one holy Bride——
This unity divine let none destroy.
Ouc temple vast !
Bulldcd of living stones by Thine own hand,
One household and one brotherhood,
Knit all together by love’s perfect hand.
Let truth prevail !
Truth ever true, not shifting with the wind,
Walk we in light, as sons of noon ;
The shadows that divide us left behind.
Let love prevail !
Love, the most excellent of gifts divine ;
The love that seeketh not her own,
Long~suficring love, all-patient, Lord, like
Thine !
Let love prevail !- ' ’
The love that cuvies not, that thinks no ill,
That failethnot‘, but ever lives,
All things believing, hoping, bearing still.
. So-be it, Lord! .
Even here on earth, where all things broken
lie, ~ '
So shall it be in love’s own pay,
In love’s own kingdom everlastingly.
The New Year’s Baby.
“Tha’rt welcome, little bonnie bird,
But shouldn’t ha’ come just when thn’ did :
Teimes are bad.” [Old English Ballad.)
Hoot! ye little rascal ! ye come it on me this
WBY.
Crowd in yerself amongst us, this 'blusterin’
winter’s day,
Knowin’ that we‘ already have three of ye,
an’ seven, '
An’ tryin’ to make yerself out a New-year’s
present 0’ heaven ?
Ten of ye have we now, sir, for this world to
, abuse ; . -
An' Bobbie he have no waistcoat, an’ Nellie
she have no shoes, 0 _
An’ Sammie he have no shirt, sir (I tell it to
his shame),
An’ the one that was just before ye we ain’t
had time to name!
An’ all 0’ the banks be smashin’, an’ on us
poor folk fall ;
An’ boss he whittles the wages when work’s
to be had at all;
An’ Tom he have cut‘his foot ofl',‘an’ lies ins
' 'woful plight, «
An’ all of us wonders at mornin’ as what we
shall eat at night ;
An’ but for your father an’ Sanday efindin’
somewhat to do, ‘
An’ but for the preacher s woman, who often
helps us through,
An’ but for yo . poor, dear mother a-doin’
twice her art,
Yc’ll ’a’seen us all in heaven afore ye was
ready to start!
An’ now ye have come, ye rascal ! so healthy
an’ fat an’ sound,
A weigliin’, I’ll wager a dollar, the full of a
dozen pound!
With yer mother’s eyes a-fisshin, yer father’s
flesh an’ build, ,
' An’ 9. good big month an’ stomach all ready
to be filled !
No, no ! don’t cry, my baby ; hush up, my
pretty one ! .
Don't get my chaff in yer eye, boy—I only
was just in fun.
Ye’ll like us when ye know us, although we’re
cur’us folks ;
But we don’t get much victual, an’ .half our
livin’ is jokes!
Why, boy, did ye take me in earnest ? come,
sit upon my knee ;
I’ll tell ye a secret, youngsfer—I’ll. name ye
“after me.
Ye shall have yer brothers an’ sisters with rye
‘ to play. _
An’ ye shall have yer carriage, an’ ride out
every day! '
Wily, boy, do you think yc’ll suffer? I’m
gettin’ a trifle old, '
But it’ll be many years yet before I loose my
. hold ;
An’ if I should fall on the 'road, boy, still
them’s yer brothers there,
An’ not arogue of ’em ever would see ye
harmed a hair! I
Say ! when ye come from heaven, my little
namesake dear,
Did ye see, ’mongst the little girl! there, a
face like this one here? '
That was yer little sister—she died a year
ago, '
An’ all of us cried like babies when they laid
her under the snow ! "
Hang it I if all the rich men I ever see or
knew
Came here with their traps, boy, an’ offered
’cm for you, . '
I’ll show them the door, sir, so quick they’t
think it odd, -
Before I’d sell to another my New-year’s gift
from God I
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The Old Friends .
_Where are they scattered now,
The old, old friends ?
Onc made her dwelling where the maples
glow, .
And mighty streams through solemn forests ‘
flow, -
But never, from the pine-crowned land of
show, - ‘
A message sends. O '
Home meet me oft amid
Life’s common ways ;
And then, perchance,a word'or smile declares
That warm hearts throb beneath their load of
cares; or
For loves grows on, like wheat among the
tares, ‘1‘
Till harvest days.
“But some are fall’n asleep ;” *
The words are sweet !
Oh, friends at rest beneath the blessed sod,
My feet still tread the weary road ye trod-
Ere yet your loving souls went back to God 3
When shall we meet ?
Oh, thou divinest Friend,
When shall it he . . : . '-
That I may know them in their garments
white ? _ .
And see them with a new and clearer sight, _
M inc old familiar friendswlnadc fair and
bright, _ ' -
Like unto Thee ! ~ . .
Sunday Magazine. Sam Docnsxv...
*1 Corinthians or. c. '
Cairn-ax Stun—Boil a nice fowluwhen '
cold exit off all the meataiitlchop it, but not
very small ; chop a large, bunch of celery
and mix with the chicken.” \Boil four: ‘oggs'.
hard, maSh and mix with sweet oil, peppery
salt, mustard, and a gill of vinegar. Beat
this mixture thoroughly, and just before
dinner pour over the chicken. If done be-
fore, it makes it tough. .. .
”
Walt Whitman does not believe in crema.
tion. lie said the other day that “it makes
a fellow tremble to think of the iron-hearted
progress of ‘the age.’ When the life has gone
out of the body I rather respect the old shll,
for all it has been as well as for all it ooh
contained.”
Gazette Job Printlnz Office.
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Geo. . O. Keeler.
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