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.He and She-
nr NORA rannr.
' "I'll be at the window as be E993 133':
As he goes by.— '
He’ll lift his head to look at the sky,
The western sky,
has set for fair,-- .
And suddenly there
Against the sky in the golden eir
He'll see a pair
Of familiar eyes; and I shalt'see
As helooks at me
A sudden smile and a nod, maybe;
All this in three
Or perhaps in four swift moments—then
Ah’then,
In another moment the‘Wo‘rld of men
For him, or, when
The street is turned, a-difierent face
To take my place,
While I. by my window here retrace
Each lineof the face
Which smiled at me, as it passed me by
With a glance of the eye
That swept me in. with thei western sky,
' . The'sunset sky,
Tomorrow I shall befat the window when
He passes again :
He will smile and nod—and then, ah then—-
The, same old storyover again !
~Sunday.21fmnoonfor June.
”
01169011 by an Engine.
A ooNDueron's sronv.
, To see if the sun
/
O
I. wasrldingon a' night-train of the Penn-
sylvsnisCentralfrom New York to Wash-
.ington oils mission as newspaper corres-
pondent. We S had passed BaltimOro, and
--.w'ithin an: hour‘s time wouldzbe at our place
of-destinatlon. The conductor had finished
collecting the fares, and seeing: aivacant seat
by my .sidehad dropped into it as if for a
little rest-at the end of a tiresome day's work.
(He made an entry in his note-book, clmdit, ,
placed it in his -. breast-pocket, buttoned his
coat,‘folded_' his arms,'and then turned to me
witha‘ friendly rernark, as ifnow he felt at
liberty to lay aside all official dignity and be
, sociable. I was glad towhile away the time
u-the train was rushing along in . a darkness
which'concealed all objects of interest with-
out,,and_ so I encouraged the conversation.
“Youmust have met with some ihteresting
. enperiences, and perhaps with some (great
dangers, ' in the course of your life,”said I,
the conductor’s grizzly beard showing that
he might have seen along service.
“Well; perhaps the most exicting, time in -
. ”.mso‘ wa"s the night I Was chased by
an engine—a night which this one reminds
me ,of,?_’_~-;-id he, looking out into the dark-
;ness' ' - ’ , *
. "Chaser! by an engine!" said I getting in-
terested. “How did that happen t”
“Well,” said the conductor, settling down
in the cushion and bracing his knees against
the back of the seat in front, “many years
fie I'Was rubbing the nightcexpress on Long
. rabid from Brooklyn to intention, a dis
- l stillborn ninety iniiles’, =the entirelength of the
road ' The Long Island‘roa’d was then a one-
horse affair, having only a single track, with
switches at the different stations to allow:
trninsto meet and pass. On the evening to
which I now refer I started from Brooklyn
at-ten o’clock With the old Constitution, long
since broken up, but then the crank engine of
{the road, with a baggage-or freight-car and
three passenger-cars. The night was just as
thrk ass pocket, or, if anything, perhaps a
little darker,” he added, an if he had accu-
rately tested the internal obscurity of that
useful portion of the dress.
“It must have been very dark," said .I
“We were the only regular train upon .1118
road-that night, with the exception of the
Greenport express’to Brooklyn, Which was to
start atten o'clock and meet us at Lakeland
Station, in the middle of the island, switchn
tingsofitherefitoallow us to pass. ,
I “Well, we were perhaps six or eight miles
on our way when Istepped out on the back:
platform of, the rear car to see if it was grow-
ing any lighter. We were then going over a
part ofthe road which wasas straight as an
. ‘arrowzfor a distance of four or five miles.
As I was looking back over this stretch I
I law:behind us, at the distance of three miles
cryso, what I knew was the head-light of an
~ engine, as it ' was too bright for anything
Lelse; for of course I did not supposethe
'sOYernment had been putting up any 'light- '
hohseslslong the road.”
“Probably not," said I. ,
' momentum Imus little surprised."_
isid the-conductor, t‘for there wasn’t an extra
train once a week upon that road, and 1'
her that there was none going out frOm
Brooklyn that night, anyhow. I waited fora
few minutes, until I saw that it was really an
engine coming, and, what was more,‘was
gaining rapidly on us, although we Were
7.32m; at our/usual rate of, speed. 5 ~When I“: .
"Wits satisfied of this fact I hurried for-Ward
and said to the engineer, ‘Jake, there is a train ‘
“Jake dropped his oil-can and his lower
jaw atabout the same moment, and looked
3)? see. whether I was crazy or. joking.
“ ‘Well, let the fireman attend to matters
herein-bothering: andjsee; said I. .
' Wehurrled tothe read-and in a moment
.Jakdhawas'wdlhs myself that if there was
.fllyizlokc’infthe matter we were the victims.
of ' ‘ one; and of "rather a serious one too, for-
.the-train-in the rear-had‘gained'on us a full
mils whilefl had been "ferward. . Thor-ed
cinder- were pouring out of the ' smokestack
as if from, .a blast-furnace; the bead-light
threw s. glare along the read, burnishing the
k'onralll to our verywheels. Close'as he.
Was upon us, .thecngineer of the advancing
train induct given the slightest signal to
warn usofhisapproacb, and made no rer. 4
pause to ourrepeate'd whistles of alarm. He
was violatingzallrailroad rules, and- if he had
determined'to secretly run us down he would
_ distinct as he was then doing. Jake at first
seemed to be struck dumb—notso much be-
cause he then thought of danger .. as *at the
cool impudence of the engineer behind. He
looked as if he would, like to throttle him.
His tongue after a while got in working
order. and herbroke out: ‘What does that
crazy. fool mean ?’
“;“,The . engineer must be either crazy or
drudk,‘ said I." ‘If he keeps on in that .way
tell minutes longer, hewill surelvbe into us ;’
and I'signalle'd the fireman to put on, more
stealth ' ‘What business the train has. upon
the road at all to-night is What puzzlesme."
“ ‘ I wonder if itisn’t an engine the old.
man-is sending down to Jamaica'to the shops
for. 'repairi 1”” said _ Jake; ‘I saw the Ben
Franklin standing on 'the side tracki With
steam up just as we started. Fromthe; way
she overhaulscas, there can’t be much of a;
. low. We made short work in pushing batik
toLakeland. We reached the station, and-.-
‘ll‘Sln 31’9an lie"
E “I didllbt know but that Jake might be
right, for I. had seenthe Franklin standing in:
the depot when we left. . That engine was
just as fast as our own, audit it was with-
out' a'tr'al'n attached, as Jake supposed, might
may gain on 'us, .‘as it seemed to be “doing.
'At any rite, we shall see . when we pm
Jamaica Station Whether vuJake’s theory is .‘
L'S'ooriéét,’ I thought and said to him.
.“By this time the fireman. acting as eligi-
neer, had given our engine. all the steam she
would'take', and we were slashingalong at a
lively mail-tell yous: “lithe conductor.
“Theigood'pepplealong‘the road who were
out of their beds must; have thought that a
“standardised?ridinghnoihegitch-_ ac-
cording to tho ' new ,'.style. I was angry
enough to have sent 'a bullet at the crazy en-
gineer following us, and I determined that
my first business the next day should be to
complain to the superintendent of his £091-
hardiness. I thought that possibly, being
for the moment his own master and no lon-
ger under the mmedicte orders of; a conduc-
tor, he was indulging in a kind of i a railroad
spree, expecting to end the race and his day's
work at the same time at Jamaica.
“Well, we tore‘through that sleeping vil-
lage without stopping long for refreshments,
I can assure you, and then Jake and I looked
to see our comical friend in the rear pull up
at the station and take lodgings for the night.
But we were mistaken in our guess. Not a
whistle was given by our pursuer as a signal
that 'he intended to stop ; but, on the contrary,
he was gaining uponrus even when we were
doing our very best. Sometimes a .curve in
the road would shut him amoment frOm our
view, but he would round it in an instant.
and every new turn brought him more closely
upon us. Jamaica had been left far behind,
and wewere out on the wide Hempstead
plain. The old Constitution was on her
muscle. Our train was actually swaying and
rocking with speed like 'a yacht on thewaves-
The telegraph-poles, upon which the light
from our windows would glint in the dense
darkness, were flying behind us at every
> second. The sound of our wheels as they
struck the ends of the rails was a continuous
hum. But, do the best that it might, our
engine with its heavy train was no match for
the light-weighted one. behind. That was
gaining upon us, and was not the eighth of a
mile ofif. The glare from its latern shone
brightly in our-faces; I thought Jake’s face
looked a little pale, and perhaps mine did too-
Now that our pursuer did not halt at Jamaica,
we were entirely off our reckonings, and we
could make no guess as to the cause of our
chase, nor when it would end. The prospect
seemed that we might be driven to the end of
the road, if We were not overtaken and
smashed. before it could be reached.
“ ' That’s the Franklin, sure,’ broke out
Jake once more. ‘N 0 other engine on the
road could Overhaul us as we are going now.-
What can that fool of a Simpson mean-by
driving her at such a rate 1’ He mhstbe
:drunk. If the boss don’t break him tomor-
- row ’ he won’t get his deserts. He willbe
into us in two minutes. _
“ ‘ You are right, Jake,’ said I. ‘Go for-
ward and see if you cannot get up a little
more headway. ' Empty a few of those pe-
troleum-cans on the wood, and pitch it in
and see what can be done.’ ' . _
“While Jake was forward on his errand I
thought over the situation. Here I was with
a hundred (it two passengers under my care,
all ignorant of the danger which I knew they
'were ,in. If we should be overtaken and
crushed in the rear, the 'diaster' would be a
serious one, and would probably cause the
death or injury at: least of some of the pas-
sengers. If we Were not smashed in this
way, there was another. and perhaps a greater
danger before us. The train offlwhich‘I have
spoken, which left Greenport when we left
Brooklyn, was on its way to‘rneet us on the
same track. It should switch 05 at Lake-
- land in the middle of the islthid and allow us‘
to pass anhour after we started, or at eleven
o’clock.~ It_ was novi'half-past‘ ten, and We
Were close to Lakeland already,.and would
pass there long .'-before the arrival of the
Greenporttrain, which . ordinarily got there
first. The result would be, that 'We should
meet that train beyond Lak'elaud without
warning of our approach, and a collision in
front as well as the rear Would be the conse-
quence.
“We reached and flew through the Lake-
land Depot nearly half an hour ahead of
time. Of course the Greenport train was net
there yet, but was coming down the road.
Our speed was now a little ahead of any ever
.beforemade upon the _-Lonn...‘lsland__ F9115-
u'he telegraph-poles fairly danced behind us,
and the bushes on either side of the track
seemed a continuOus wall of-fire as theywere
lightened up by the flame which was pour-
ing out of our smoke-stack. But dangerous
’ asit wasfor'us'to keep on, it was just as
dangerous to slacken speed, and so on we
Went."
The conductor rolled his quid from one
check to the other, raised the windowby his
side and expectorated into the outer darkness,
and became silent for several moments as if-
‘burdened by the recollection of his former-
perils. After waiting a reasonable length of
time for him to resume his story, Isaidv
“When the collision occurred, was it with
the train in front min the rear, or with
both 1’"
“Oh, the collision i” said the conductor.‘
“Well, now you come to the ridiculous part
of the story. The collision did not take place
at all,” he said in an apologetic tone, as if
. there ought to have been a serious accident
afer so much_ preparation. While I was
standing on the platform, thinking whether I
hadhetter-warn the passengers to hold them-:
selves ready for a shock, Jake came from;
forward dragging after him two large petrol-
eum-cans, each of Which would hold a quar-
ter of a'barrel of oil.
“ ‘Now, then,’ said Jake to me, ‘if you
will oil one side of the track, I will try the
ether.'
“I saw at once whathis plan was. We
each brought the mouth of an oil-can as near
to the polished surface of the rail as possible
and commenced-pouring on it the kerosene.
In less than a minute a half mile of the iron
rails on both sides was nicely oiled and as
slippery, as the tongue of a‘Hebrew dealer in
second-hand clothes."
“You have raised my expectations of a
catastrophe so high that you have“ been
‘- obliged to grease-the track so as to let them
down again easily,”‘said I_, for I felt a little‘
nettled at the unexpected turn the story ‘had'
taken, and was inclined to believe that the
conductor was drawing largely upon his im,
agination for the facts.
“Why, don't you know that anengiue can
no more make headway on a greased track.
than a tom-cat can climb a steep roof covered
with ice?" said the conductor, with a pitying
glance at one so profoundly ignorant of- rail-
road matters as myself. “I slapped Jake on
the back, and said, ‘Old fellow, your 'cut'e-
ness has brought us all out of a badscrape.’
“In a-few seconds the lanternof the train
behind us Was getting dimin the distance.
We slackened speed and backed down-to see
‘what the matter was with Si'mpson,’ as Jake
said. There stood the old Ben Franklin
pulling and snorting and pawing like 1a mad
bull, the drivingwheels» buzzing around on;
the greased track like all possessed, but not
gaining an inch. We sanded'the track. and
bore down upon the old'machine. Jake was
the first aboard, spoiling for a good chance
at the engineer, Simpson. Butno sign of an
engineer, fireman or any other living being
was to be found. The engine had only a
tender attached, and although there was still.
,a full head of steam on, the fires wereget’ling
- got fairly upon the switch when the Green-
port train, which we should meet there, came
in, and we were waiting as : if nothing had
happened, and as if we had not been fifteen
miles out on the road to meet it a few min.-
utes before. ' '
“The telegrapheOperator at . Lakeland
handed me a dispatch which read as follows :
“ ‘ To CONDUCTOR C-—,: The Ben
Franklin has broken lose and is coming :up
the'road. Turn switch at Lakeland and run
her off the track. 1
‘ “ ‘_BABT.)N, opt,
“ ‘ BROOKLYN, 10.5 1'. ll.’ ;
“You see, we did not have much time for
turning switches at Ihkeland,” he continued,
“so we did still better.'.and saved the old Ben
- -—which was not respOnSible,‘aftchall-l—from'
a smash-up." ‘
u.
‘ E. P. chrr.
. Nathaniel Bouton, v.1).
Another of the well-known'and widely rci
spected among our Congregational‘rnlnistry
has been taken to his rest, dying at his resi-
dence in the capital of New Hampshire on
Thursdayxlatt. Long pastor of the 'First
Congregational Church in Concord, N. R,
Dr. Bouton has been among the best known
of the clergymen of that State, not merely,
bllt among those who, by varied excellence
of character, attainment and work, have
adorned the pulpits of New England. He
was. a sound and instructive—never an elo-
quent—preachcr, a faithful pastor, at good
citizen, a prudent counselor, a hard student,
and a thoroughly able, well-balanced, and
useful man'. If he at any time lacked in
some directions a little of the courage of his
convictions, he made it up in others, and few
men have gone through with so wide and
public an experience with more credit to
themselves, and with so much usefulness to
others.
In the latter years of his life a taste long
possessed and-cultured Was utilized, in his
position as historian of the State, and it is
something to be grateful for that he was
spared to do so much for New Hampshire,
and for New England, in this regard. With
that simple and unpretending care for accu-
racy in details which distinguished him, he
prepared and left behind him some brief
notes of the main events of his career, which
we take from the Journal, where, we pre-
same it to have beenprinted from his own
MSS. Its perfect naieets adds to its inter-
est. He says: ' - '
Nathaniel Bouton was born at Norwalk,
Conn., June 20, 1799. His father, William
Bouton, was born Jan. 16, 1749 (0. S.) ; his
mother was Sarah Benedict, born June 15,
1752—both of Norwalk, Conn.
In was my father’s wish that I should
study English grammar; but no schoolmas-
ter employed in my native district was able
to teach it. .I was, however, :put to the study
_ 'of'the rules. of grammar in Mn’ifrgly’s abridg-
rnent,’ Which I'thoroughly‘coniinitted and re-
cited. ' When about eleven years of age, I
attended school in a neighboring district,
where the master could parse, and there I
learned to parse'with great- pleasure. As I
studied the grammar, I: found out that'
certain forms of speech common among the
boys were not correct; such as “ we was,”
“ we am ;”- and I venturedi'to say: “ we are, ’
‘ ‘we were,”. etc., when a larger boy exclaimed:
“ 0h, college larnt.", That expression gave
me the first idea I ever had of a college, and
I felt a certain elevation or pride at the idea.
I was fond of my reading, though there were
but few books in my father’s house; but he
took the Republv'oen Farmer, a weekly news—
paper published iu Bridgeport, Conn., by
StilesNichols. It Was distributed by a post-
rider by the-name of Bonnet; and, anxiously
waiting his weekly tour, I used to run out
to watch his coming, and take the paper
from his hand befOre he reached my father’s
house. I read the storiesin it with great de-
light, ‘and when one was pontinued, I could
hardly wait for the nextnu'mb‘er.
In the spring _ of 1813 I saw an advertise.
ment in , the newspaper to this effect :
“ Wanted—At this ofilcc, an apprentice.
Apply to the publishers, Stiles Nichols,
Bridgeport.” Immediately on reading it I
said; “I will be a printer.” I asked my fa-
ther’s consent to go to Bridgeport, and offer
myselfto Mr. Nichols. 'He said I might go.
The'next day or two I rode on horseback fif-
teen miles, and reached Bridgeport about 9
o’clock, forenoon. On applying to Mr. N.,
be looked at me with an expression of doubt,
whetherqI was either old enough or large
enoughfforlwas then a mere 'boy. But I
want—“.11 -u.. “val-lulu! nuts in: 1 was the
m a ‘1 l
first one who applied for a place, he said:
“ You 'may come and try." Greatly pleased
I hastened back, and reached > home at 12
‘o’clock'having rode 30 miles. ' When within
about a mile of home I overtook'agentleman
on horseback jogging along, as I thought,-
at a very slow rate, with saddlebags and
portmanteau. Slackening my horse, I told the
gentleman how ,far I had rode that morning.
He said : “That is safer as I ride in a whole
day. Your horse couldn't stand it to go a
.long journey at such a rate.” Then he said
he was from the State of Maine; had been
on the road two weeks, and was going to
Ohio, expecting to reach therein six weeks
more.
The only reason that .I now recall for be-
ing a printer was, that it would give me a
better opportunity to read and acquire knowl.
edge than any other trade. I was bound by
indentures (in the old form) to serve till'
twenty-one years of age. ‘ In September 1815,
Iiunited with the Congregational church in
Bridgeport, Conn., Rev. Elijah Waterman,
pastor. Desiring to obtain a public endea-
tion for the gaspelministry, with my father’s
conSent,_I purchased, in“ 1816, ' the remaining
time of my apprenticeship for the sum of
$175, of which my father paid $64, and the
balance, $111, was the generous gift of
Christian friends in subscriptions of from
fifty, cents to ten dollars; My first recita-
tions in Latin grammar were with Rev.
William Fisher of Darien, (1), Conn., living
about four miles from my father’s house;
then with Rev. Roswell R. Swan of Norwalk,
Conn. But in the spring of 1817 I was in-
vited to attend an academy in New Canaan,
Conn., Rev. Herman Daggett teacher, where
I received gratuitous instruction, and board
inseveral Christian families. In the fall of
the same year I went, by invitation, to an
academy in Wilton, Conn., taught by Hawley
.Olmstead (2), Esq., where also mytuition
'was free and board ,gratliitous. After two
years’ study, at an average of twelve hours a
day. I entered the Sophomore Class in Yale
College, and graduated in 1821. In October,
' the same year, I entered the Theological
Seminary at Andover, Mass, and graduated
in1824. . '
Was pastor of the, First Congregational
church and Society in Concord, N. H., from
March 28,1 1825,-to March 28, 1867, 42 years;
Breaident of New Hampshire Historical
Society from 1842 to 1844; Corresponding
Secretary of same in 1844; Librarian of same
from 1841 to 1845; Trustee of Dartmouth
College 1840 to 1877 (resigned); and Secre-
tary‘of Board of same from 1845 to 1873
(resigned); corporate member of the A. B.
C. F. M. in 1857; President of the New
Hampshire Missionary Society from 1852 to
1858; Vice-President of American Home
Missionary Society; Director of New Hamp-
shire. Bible -Society; corporate member of
New England; Historical'and Genealogical
.Societyziu 1847; of Maine Historical Society;
of Wisconsin Historical Society; of Pennsyl-
vania Historical Society. '
In' addition to the facts mentioned under
the preceding, for the events and labors of
_ my life I refer to the sermon oaths-40th an.
5311.?er ”of firy..:mihistryii~mllv1955
“Commencing “st‘udiEE solely‘With'a view to
the ministry, without funds, I received en-
couragement and pecuniary aid from the
spontaneous offerings of christian .‘fricnds in'
Norwalk, New Canaan, Wilton and ”Bridge-
"port“ Conn., ' and while in college from the
Connecticut Educational Society, so that all
my expenses were regularly paid, and I may
truly say I never was straitened even for a.
dollar. Anxious to help me forward, my
friends advised me not. to delay my course of
education,“ ,kecp school or for any other‘
service, and my course from the Latin Gram-
mar to ‘EhEF‘IIPiF was eight years; in which
jgtimelnieyerlost a day, uneven an hour, .by
ill health. I preached twenty-three years,
'with the loss of» only one Sabbath; and then
from 1848 to 1867, without failing (except by
in accidental fall;' which disabled me two
Sabbaths) to preach regularly, and without
. losing a single meal.
In Yale College, I was President of the
“Brothers Society" one term, and a member
of the Phi BetalKappa. In Andover Theo-
logical Seminary I Was President of the Por-
ter Rhetorical Society, third division, and de-
livered the valedlctory of my class.
The origin of the American Home Mission-
ary Society is traced to a remark 'made by me
in a stage coach, January 27, 1825. ‘(See
History of Origin of American Home Mis-
sionary Society.) When the vacancy occur-
red in the Presidency of Dartmouth College
by the resignation of Dr. Lord, 1863, I sug-
gested the name and nominated Rev. Asa D.
Smith, D. D. , as his successor, who was
chosen by a unanimous vote of the Trustees.
The don"ze'of the city seal of Concord was
drafted and proposed by me, in 1853. My
History of Concord was written with one
gold pen, in three years—but collecting the
materials was a‘ gradual work of ‘about twenty
"years. My services in the New Hampshire
Historical Society, and as compiler and editor
of the Provincial papers of New Hampshire,
are legitimate but remote results of my ap-
prenticeship in a printing ofiicc.
My uniform health I ascribe to a. naturally
good constitution and to strict habits of tern;
perance,'regular exercise, simple, ordinary
plot, and early hours of rising and retiring.
The funeral of Dr. Bouton was held on
Monday. After prayers at his residence, the I
remains were carried to the North Church;
which was crowded, manydistinguisbed pelt:
‘sons beingfpres'ent. ’The “state and city. gov-I
ernments were represented, the Board of
. Trustees and the Fabulty of Dartmouth Col-
lege, the N. H. Historical Society, the
clergy, and other professions. Prof. Parker,
Rev. E. E. Cummings, D. D., whose ac.
quaintance with'Dr. Bouton extended over
forty-six years, and Rev. E. D. Ayer, his
successor in the pastorate of the 'North
Church, participated in the services. . Prof.
Parker is to deliver a memorial discourse at a
later day.—Uonyregatfmoli‘°t.
Death of William Cullen Bryant.
NEW YORK, J une 12.—William Cullen
Bryant remained in a comatose state last
night, and passed away quietly at 5.35 a. in.
One of his physicians furnishes the following
statement.- A few hours after the accident
when he fell on the day of the unveiling of
the Mazzini statue, two weeks ago, Bryant,
after reaching his own house, became un-
conscious. From this comatose state he
rallied- occasionally, at times reviving suffi-
ciently to engage in slight conversation, al-
though it ,is uncertain how far he was able to
recognize friends. His remarks referred only
to diet and air. Untillast Sunday he was able
to leave his bed and hopes were entertained
that he might recover his physical health.
But on that day paralysis of the right side
intervened and he began to fail. His coma
became more decided. He spoke 'withjdifll-
culty, but gave signs no of recognition or in-
telligence. He grew. weaker and weaker. His
vitality continued to diminish, when without
a struggle .or disturbance - of any sort, sur-
rounded by his family, he died while asleep.
From the outset of'his illness Drs. Gray and
‘_Paync, his physicians, have entertained no
hope of his recovery. Flags are displayed
on the City Hall, Post Office and newspaper
buildings at half-mast in his memory .
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Chinese Education.
The Chinese College at Hartford, Conn.,
is one of the most remarkable educatitmal
or, W"
brain power for all-sections at
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antipodes, and persuaded the most autocratic
statesmen.
the best manner in which to explain the
aims and objecte of the institution. In 1828
there was born near the suburbs of the city
of Macao, in Southern China, a young lad
named Yung Wing. His parents were hum-
ble people, 4 but sufficiently enlightened to
perceive the advantage of having their boy
acquainted with the English language, and .
for this purpose be was sent to the Morrison
School, founded by Robert Morrison, the first
Protestant missionary to China. At the time
of Young Wing’s admission to this" institu-
tion it was located at Macao; but the subse-
quent removal to HongvKong did not sever
his connection with it. The boy’s devotion .
to his studies and rapid advancement soon
began to attract the attention of his teachers,
and in 1847 the Rev. S. B. Brown, who :had‘
for some time been in charge of the school,
invited Yung Wing and two of his fellow--
pupils to accompany him to America. Ar-
rangements were made for their expenses by
a liberal Scotchman resident at Hang-Kong,
and the young men were brought to this
country, and found a home with the relatives-
of the missionary who had first interested
himself in them. ' - ‘
The first memorable event in the life of
Young Wing after his arrival in America
Was his conversion to Christianity; the sec-‘
ond, his admission to the Freshman Class at
Yale College. Here the young Chinaman
stood at a disadvantage, for his preparation
had necessarily been hurried and insufficient,
owing to his desire to lose as little time as
possible in preparing himself for his life-
work. Nevertheless his courage and persev
verance carried him through, and in 1854 he
graduated with considerable honor. It was
at this time that Yung Wing disappointed,
his friends. Naturally it was the-hope of
the godlypeoplc who had interested them-
selves in himthat he would become ‘a minis-
ter of the gospel. This, however, was not
the career that commended itself ,to him.
His desire was to “benefit his country, and
the difficulties with which it seemed to him
necessary to contend, were rooted in the‘
government itself. Thus, while'a Christian:
at heart, and ardently’dcsiring the advance-
ment of the faith dehr. to him, his mission,
according to his own conviction, lay in‘ open-
ing the mind of the Chinese government to
the necessity of a liberal education for its
rulers. ' WarWick decliired'liimself a “maker
of Kings ;” Yang Wing desired to become a
maker of statesmen; In college the heart ,of
the young enthusiast burned to think that
the armies of China; were commanded by
foreign officers, that foreign merchants con-
trolled her commercial interests, and that in
’ -her negotiations with‘other countries she was
represented by foreign diplomatists. How
to alter all this was in college the problem of
Yuug Wing’s waking hours. That it has
been altered, and through his exertions, will
undoubtedly be his satisfactiOn When, at the
close of along and laborious career, he rests
from his work.
Between the month of April, 1855, when
the Chinese graduate of Yale, friendless and
poverty-stricken, “set out to return to the
anti-ye land whose language even he «.. had
almost forgotten,and the time when at last
he had raised himself to a poution where his
arguments were heeded, and his projects
supporwd,,there lies a period of labor, or dis-
couragement, and of suffering, that . true
heroism alone could have overcbme. ‘ Yang
Wing believed in himself and his mission,
else he had net battled so defiantly with-
poverty and neglect, scorning every opening
toward prosperity that did not bring ,wigh it
an opportunity for the furthering of'his'cher-
ished schemes. One position after another
was obtained and relinquished because it did
not lead toward the desired goal. His friends
began to look upon him as a failure. People
to whom he disclosed his projects listened to
him with lndlitél‘ence; the conservatism of
he Chinese’Em'pire set itself up against him,
and even the rays that deigned to interest
themselves in hitii, still seemed to regard him
as a visionary and a‘ dreamer.
Finally, however, after twenty years of
patience and bode; the long-for opportunity
arrived. In J line, .1870, occurred a fearful
massacre at Ti’ent‘sin, where a number of
missionaries were attccked, and murdered by
a native mob. zeroigu interference ensued,
and the Chinese Ogmmissioners found them-
selves in communication With the representa-
tivesof power piecing whom they were at a
disadvantage, owing to their limited knowl-
edge of statcornfh'hndthel laws which gov-
erned the diplomatic relations of governments.
Yung Wing, whdnow occupied a hinh ofii-
cial position, was appealed to, but arrived on
been concluded. QE‘Ie was not too late, how-
ever, to find in, the. three Commissioners
warm advdcates of his heretofore .contemned
plans. Aided by their influence, a memorial
urging the appointmentof a commission to
provide for the, education of young men
abroad for the service-of the ChineSc govern-
ment was prepared... No time was lost in
securing all possible , support, the document
months of. the massacre the imperial govern-
ment Morsed thenew, project, and. appro~
ing it out. Yang ;Wing had received his re;
ward. He was appointed Chief 'Commis-
sioner of the mission, and permitted to choose
the country wherein it, should be located.
Naturally his thanfid. to. New Eng
land and totheysltategweh contained his-
own beloved alum, maten'llhusc We have
now in the pleasant city of Hartfo a'i‘ChlJ.
nese College, thelheadquartcrs of vtr‘nge'dueaa:
tional commission under the charge offwhich
young Chinamen sue: being'pre‘pa'red‘ bye
government ofilcialss'of their country. No
trivial curriculumisthe one through which
they must .pass,-,-.for; the term of their real-2
dence hereis, fiftcsnryears. Only a portion
of the time is spent~attheir own institution,
the design beingito give them that liberal
education which must naturally come from
associations with Americans in 'tlieir'_oWn
colleges and schools:
The buildings of the Chinese College,
although commodious andadmirably adapted
to the uses for which they are designed, are
not in any way remarkable. * It cost about
$55,000. The youlgest pupil is about twelve
years of age; the oldest about twenty-two.
Some of the pupdaliwillt very likely go
through. the classicahand professional course;
others will take the bcientific course—Har-
per’s Weekly. _ {111; .:. :
orturlnre Mltlgiamusters tn vir-
_ g . :~ 819‘“-
,The f‘rude’ militialtnompaniesmccording to ‘
law, met twice :anyear at their respective
head-quarters for an day’s drill- and instruc-
tion. The regiment was assembled once a
year, usually in the nflnthiof Ifig‘at the
county town,-where it was mAndI'h-ed and
instructed ratherafter Dryden’s system than-
either of those prescribed by Congress.
Preparatory and f r threedays immediate-
ly preceding the go ral muster, the officers
of all arms were ’ mbled and drilled to-
enterprises connected with the history of 'gether as alight infantry company, command-
learning. New England has for years enjoy- ed by their field.
ed the reputation of having furnished the en in. Amman“
"I _‘ .ml.x.___.._._!. Adi—54‘
“Sat, arms, , company. tactics,
.gtmenral‘ manoeuvres, and wound up by a
er ceremonious' rehearsal of the part they were
influence should have extended itself to the to play in the grand review next day.
Although this company exhibited the elite
government in the world that hers is the soil of our regimental splendors, glittering with
uP011 Wthh to rear and educate its fill-“1'8 tinsel andlflaunting with feathers,a mere
’ heterogeneous and unsoldierly parade could
The history of the Chinese Educational scarcely be imagined. There were the elect
Mission in America is so interwoven with from the mountains, who sometimes marched
that of its founder,‘that to sketch his life is to the rendezvousbarefoot, carrying their
boots and soldier clothes in abundle—the
ambitious cobblers, tailors, and ploughboys
from cross-road hamlets and remote rural
districts, short, tall, fat, skinny, bow-legged,
sheep-shanked, cock-eyed, hump-shouldered,
and away-backed——equipped by art as eco-
nomically, awkwardly, and variously as they
Were endowed'by nature, uniformed in con-
tempt of all uniformity, armed with old flint-
lock muskets, horsemen’s carbines, long
squirrel rifles, double-‘barrelled shot-guns,
bell-muzzled blunderblisses; with side-arms
of as many different patterns, from the old
dragoon sabre that had belonged to Harry
Lee’s Legion, to the slim basket-hilted rapier
which had probably graced the thigh of some 1
of our French allies in the Revolution. The
officers of the volunteer companies, on the
other hand, were generally selected for their
handsome appearance and martial bearing,
and» shone with a certain elegance of equip;
ment, each in the uniform pertaining to his
company. There was also a sprinkling of ex-
veterans of 1813, recognizable by a certain
martinet precision in their'deportment, and a
shadow~ of ' contempt for their crude com-
rades,~but quick to present any extraneous
comment derogatory to the service. A city
dandy who undertook to ridicule the old;
fashioned way in which some oflicers carried
their swords, was silenced by the snappish
replygt “Young mau,»I’-ve seen the best troops
of Great Britain beaten by men who carried
their swords in that way."
‘ This harlequinade of equipment, costume,
and character was duly paraded twice a 1day,
marched through the streets, and put through
its manoeuvres on the green common adjoin-
ing our village, much to the satisfaction of all
idlers, tavern-keepers, ' an ‘ cake and beer
venders, and somewat, perhaps, to the weari-
ness - of our . Quaker ' element, industrious
mechanics who had apprentices to manage,
and busy housewives-Jule depended on little
negroes for help. Then camc‘the great day
of days, when allivulgsr industry was for
the time .suspended,-and.sll:hope of domestic
disciplinedeferred." .Even: the law. students
were constrained to close; their commentaries
on Blackstone. and nathey .met at the "bar"
would learnedly; observe (between a glass, of
‘whiskey and ”a quid of tobacco), “Inter arma
silent leges." . .
But how we school-boys leaped at the first
tap of the reveille, eager for the realisation of
our golden dreams! How hopefully we
scanned the eastern horizon for assurance of
a clear day! With what miserly delight we
for the occasion, and calculated their equiv-
-alent in cakes. beer, and sticks of taifyt
effigy of "Georglus Rex" on a coin we had
found in a dirt pile, and wondered if we
could pass it. on old Murquhart for a"'gun-
ger t” Then how we, watched the dusty
gathered around the taverns, groceries, and
street cornersl‘ And with what sublime
emotion we mingled with the crowd, saw the
plumed heroes hurrying to and fro, as with
ceaseless rub-a-dubdubbmg, sound of- bugles,
waving of banners, flashing of- swords, with;
“the thunder of captains and the. shouting,”
this incoherent and refractory mob was at
length marshalled into some semblance of a
line of battle! Then the march afield, 'with
its exciting accidents and incidents, several
hours of tactical manmuvres, such as-we
might imagine Sitting Bull and stud. would
execute with a herd of Bufl'aloes. Then the
return of the dusty, thirsty veterans of the
day’s campaign. and the final resolution of
martial organization into a storm of drunken
anarchy and fisticuif fights. For besides the
prescribed militlegly duties, it was well under-
stood that gene muster day, .being reck-
oned among the dies won in civil law, afford-
ed the, people a.convenient opportunity for
settling-all the standing, accounts, jealousies,
rivalries, quarrels. horse trades, and swindles
of the current year, after their own- fashion;
and the solution of these difficulties by
whiskey and 'judicial combat was considered
‘- quite as satis actory as a resort to, lawyers,
and far more economical; For all in all, it
was a day Worthy of six month’s eager antici-
pation and six‘months of “pleasant remem-
brance—Pours Cnarori, in Harper's 11am:-
zi'm for July.
the seene only when the negotiations had .
wasforwardcd .to;Peki_n,{,,and_- within three .
printed the sumggt 31,500,000 to aid in carry; '
thorough courseaofstudy to take. their plabei '-
as wise and intelligent rulers among‘the ~-
OHARLES" w. HANY,
O'filee corner
emancipated school-boys,n_c roes, ragmufilns, ~
counted over our stock of coppers, boarded .
How doubtfully We considered the worn ,
roads as the wild mountaineers came troop- .
ing in to swell the buzzing swarms already
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" “ GAZETTE nurhrrrNo.
EDWARD T. PRITCIIARD,
(Late with A. 0.31mi a 00., New York»
*Failllialle Tailor -& Draper.
Measures-$25 to 335. Business
. 1 Suits $18 to $25.
Corner Wall and tWatcr Sts.. Nor-walk, Conn. 24
u. s. 00MSTO0K, u. u.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Office and Residence,rCor. MAIN STREET and
UNION AVENUE. Office hours “(to 9' a. m., 12
to 1, and 5 to 7. Slate at Glover’s Grocery Store
All orders will be promptly attended. llm20
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' Surgeon. Dentist,
' ' wonwanx, norm.
of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered .
,c'. a. COOLIDGE,
DENTIS '12-.
Successor ' to.
ss- Gus administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain .
DENTISTRY
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Gen-h — No Credit :
All work excutcd in the Best Manner, ntmy office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN. '
T. E. SWIFT, D. D. S.
The Norwalk Fire Insurance 80.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaid losses
or of claims for losses.
I'l Sillllll “MM" IISIIIIES AT WWII INKS.
Wu. C. STREET. Pres., SAM’L LYNEB, Treas,,
‘ GEO. R. CowLEs,Sec’y.
at w.mrcnnm.,
. At theever popular
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beer, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
atfairlivingprices. Union (formerly Modelllf
ar-
kct, on the Bridge. 18
nannies s. nocxwdon,
fashionable Draper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNIS mommy.
' Main Street,Norwalk. Conn.
EDWARD P. WEED,
D R ‘U' G- G- I S '1'
Wall Streetwpposite Norw'allr Opera Home,
Alarge and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Pcrt‘umerlymatent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, oilct and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and HandkerchiefExtracsa, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges,Chamois Skins, Stationery Cigars, kc“
and is constantl adding to his stock all the new
and popular me iclnes ofthe day.
ETN A INSURANCE Co. ofHARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $6,713,893.77
Insuresagainst loss and damage by Firmon terms
adopted to the hazard andconslstcnt With the lawa
of compensation. COWLES & MERRILL,_
_ Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and-Vicinity.
cranes ll. rumour,
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 53 MAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.)
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
mnonw- BIL-008,
hasconstantly on hand. a general assortment o
Groceries, crockery, Glass,
Tin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
Bydevoting his constantpersonal attentionto the
bullies: he hopcsto 111th public patronage
Dr. C. 11. Kendall it Son,
- Drowns-rs.
Arc nowpre ar-
ed to r e c e v 2
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwnlk. The
senior partner
has taken rooms
0 v e r Selleck's
‘ Bookstore Nor-
walk while the
- u n I o r retains
the old onlce, Lander’s Block, , outh Nor-walk.
Teeth extracted wnthont pain. and all dental ope-
rations performed at either office. .
0. ii. KENDALL, M.D..
G. s. KENDALL, D. D. s.
P. S. Dr. C. ILKenilall Will devote Mondays to
Ridgeneid.
J 01m A. H onnecker,
' FOOT 01‘ MIL]. HILL.
Bread, Rolls . Pies, Cakes,0rnilers, the. ,b aked
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materials,and bycaretu landcompetcntworkmcn
Try our Baking.
w. E. column-5n.
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEl‘.’-OT!
'ss-Ordmnttcnded to dayor night. Resident:
Main Street,3 doors from Union Avenue. '
HOW (I'll ll Y'O’III’VM‘TE ll PIPES.
Wm. Glover 83 Soil,
Are ready to putin.yourWA-'1‘ER.STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very shoritI notice and at as low a. rate as
an one. WROUG 1‘ AND CAST IRON, TIN-
Ll ED, LEAD PIPES, sic" of every size and de-
the Borough. Will sell to a. geod tenant for little
gligtfimoncy down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
NORWALK, c‘oN-NECTIélJT,TUESDAY, JUNE 18,. 1878., l ‘
'~ REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
The First Floor of a Dwelling House. with
WV
kitchen, basement, etc'j Apply to
'n. L. nLLs.
' ' For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of the leas-
antcst streets in town, Within five In autos
walk ofthe Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price 86,000. En-
quire at this Office.
wanted.
BREE SMALL FARMS IN THE VICINITY
OF NORWALK.
Three Residences for sale cheap.
For particulars enquire of
J. S. RANDALL. 1'. 0. Box 68,
16 Norwaik, Conn.
For Sale.
A Rare Chance.
A House,.Barn, good .ltflibsitc and lift acres
ofland well proportioned in Meadow, astu re
and Woodland: also;twenty-two acres of wood-
land all situated at the head of the Borough
Reservoir in the town of New Canaan, for sale
atnbnrgain. Inquire of Dimon Finch George-
town, 0t., James Mitchell or J. Beldon llmlhntt,
Norwnlk Ct 25“ _ .
Norvvulk. both day (If J and 1878.
FOR SALE 2
very desirably locdtcd homestead, former-
HE
T ly known attire-McClure place, pleasant]
situated on the corner of Main Street and No
Avenue, is offered for sale. It is near- the busi-
ness center otthe town, and'still somewhat retir-
ed and shaded by grand old eims. It is on high
ground, and 1nd ed nei hborhood. Apply to
ALL N 6.13 2'1‘1'8, Gazette Ufilce.
’ ' To Rent.
, , , ,. .
The second floor: Sfathouse on the 'east‘ side of
West Avcnmnncarthem M. E. Church, to a small
Osman.
1.343115 301: SALE.
Enqmdiias. COMSTOCK'.
New Canaan, Conn. ’
.' To Rent.
HE Jarvis place, 'tlic whole house or,by
apartments, as desired. Afll to '
. Me]. 1% ,M. D. ,
10 J. W
. . i A .
.'.. . ti
To Rent. .
ESIRA-BLE Suites of Rooms for Offices or
Families. Also. the large Brick Buildingon
Water Street, With Engine and Boiler,s‘uitable
for Manufacturing Pu uses. , .
F. ST. J OHN L0 ‘KWOOD, Executgr
6 for Estate of Wm. K. James, deceased.
To Let. _
The Property in the rear of the Fair-'-
field CountyNational Bank,
formerly occupied by Price & Bates, suitable for
manufacturing purposes. Also Barn on'HIgh st.
50tf , _ PRICE
11
T
'Deslidbl’é Property For Sale.-
HE omestead formerly owned and now 0:-
com
quire of, .
Fairfield Co. National Bank. .
.,.
iv 1. Farm for Sale.
A DWELLING HOUSE situated in theBorough
of Norwalk. Wlth or without twenty-eight
acres of land ' said land is suitably divided into
pasture, wood, plow and meadow land. For fur-
ther lnformatlon apply at this Office. or ofthe sub-
scriber. HARVEY FITCH.
Norwalk, January 14th. 1878. ' 8
._- ...- -.----,I.ounlllgtleu nouscs;
ONE 3 Cottage, neatly furnished. with Hot and
Cold Water, Bath, &c. The other richly fur-
nished, will be rented to parties without children
onl . Both centrally located, audwili be rented
to esirable parties at a low rent. Enquire at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale Cheap, -
0r Exchange for other property,
One of the neatest,and cosiest little Cottages in
O
Des1rabe P r op erty for sale.
A Ver ydesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, forsaie cheap.
Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mar-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at' a bar-
gain. Enquire of
E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
S
tfll or to D. W.FITCH, WestAvenue.
For Sale.
- A House and Lot. in a healthylocation on
F FairStreet,nbove Cutharine.fThe House is
‘ ' nearly new,wellbuilt.convenlentlyarrang-
ed, and will make a. comfortable and leusant
home t’ornfamlly of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There is awell ofexcellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
maln on mortgage. A fine chance to secsrea
home. Apply atGAZETTE OFFICE. t
For: SALE.“
'1‘
W0 verydesirabl eBuildingLotson Westhiain
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE .
stores warn SEttEtllt,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street;
' schoice and fine assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour,
Fruit, &c.,
To Which he would invite the attention ofall who
wish to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF. HLIOED. A SPECIALIY.
BESTO/ HAMgLE}g'EHDER WHOLE OR ‘
Drop in and see him at- his new store
To . 9 MAIN STREET.
Carriage Painting!
... . AT - , . , , .
VHENRY' TILLY’S,
Close to Depot, South Norwaik.
‘Call and examinetfiynvkvoirg and facilities for
Sign & Wagon lettering. tilting,
AND '
Glass Signs of every Description.
Carriages Stored and Sold on
‘ Commission.
Furniture -Furmtu're
Parlor, library, Billing and Sitting
Room Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line, of the Latest
Style,Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
N o. 36Main Street, N ORWALK, CONN.
Also,
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Rcsi
dance with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St.
Poalterer’s' Friend !
CHICKENORPOWDER,
Is a certain preventative of ‘
Capes in Chickens and Turkeys,
And is highly recommended by those who have
, used it. For sale by
H. M. a c. s. Paownrr.
For Sale.
A, First Class Meat Market C
And Butcher’s Out—Fit, for Sale.
scriptlon. PLUMBING in all itsbranchss-I
Businessjestablished Ten Years > Apply 30 t
9, 311111
Oil, Months and Arniea. There is no flesh, bone
MSW PROP ‘ ment which, they will not game and
. .. .- a . _. encfit. The WhiteCentaur [.1 on: is
Lee-l Notices iniiteadlng Cninmns, $5.
familyl' unleash water. Apply at the Gamma ‘
- and allows natural sleep. gVei-y efficacious in
_'b John Roberts. For articulars en- '
y CHAS. H. STREET.
entail.
.Liaimuuts. '
More than 1,000,000 bottles of the now celebrat-
ed Centuur Llntments were sold last year.
We assert without fear of contradiction that no
. man, woman or child will say that they did not
perform according to the advertisement. We do
not pretend that the Centaur Ltnl'l'lenlswill
mend a broken leg or perform impossibilities.
but we do say and mean that these iLiniments
wilbcome nearer working miracles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousands of
certificates showing how rhmarkable cares of ob-
stlnate cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia,Sciatica,
Called Breasts,Poisonons Bites,Scalds and Burns
Sweiled Legs and Stin‘ Joints, £50., have been ef-
fected by it. The certificates all read» one way,
and the sale is constantly increasing. We Will
send these certificates gratis. Some of them may
be found around each bottle of Linlment. The
Liuiments are quick, they are reliable, they are
safe and they are cheap Among the ingredients
used are Witch Hazel, Catholic, N apthn, Rock
for the human frame, while the Yelldw lalnl-
ment is adapted to the tough muscles: and fibres
of horses and animals. For 'Stifi Joints. Lame-
ness, Spavin, Ring-bone, Sweeney, Calls, Poll-
evil, etc., the Yellow Centaur Lin‘imsnt'is
worthits weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, teamster and owner of animals. ; A single
bottle has put a disabled horse in the harnessmnd
a few bottles have rendered a uselesd spnvined
horse worth two hundred dollars. There is no
mistake about these Liniments. They are simplr
wayinto the nttermost parts of the earth.- No
family should be without them, They ire handy
as well as certain. ‘
J. B. ROSE til 00., 46 Bar 51-...an Yonx.
l
May be made healthyand strong by the use of
In. 1'1 seller’s senator-la, aperfect substitute
:tor Castor Oil. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedyin use. The
Cnstorta is particularly recommended for
children. It destroys worms, assrmiiatesthefood
Group and for children Teething. For Colds,
Feverishness, Disorders of the B'owels and Stom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It is as
pleasant to take as honey, costs but 35 cents.
and can be had of any druggist. '
This is one of many testimonials :—
"Comswsn. LEBANON Co. Pa. March 17 4
“Dear alrr—i’have used yoiir Ca’sr‘o’ma in'lgy
practice for some time. I take-great pleasure in
recommending it to the profession ass safe. relia-
biica atndl tagr’eelléble medicine. It is t
_a p e 06 z ren w eret are u an taste 1
Castor Oil renders it so difficult to) asinminister, o '
s o
Mothers whotry Cass-om will find’that they;
can sleep nights and that their babies will be
healthy. . J. B. Rosa Jr 00., New York. ' 3ml7
Free Reading Room.
THIS is a. comfortable room fitted up' for the
benefit of the public generally, sltuated on
east side of South sin Street. over Road’s Jew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 po-
slte Railroad Depot, South Norwaik, Ct. t is
open from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m. The room is well
hghted, warm and comfortable. It is supplied
With four dailies, two weeklles, and several
monthly pepers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books. '
COFFEE ROOM.
I“, . . .— —_ awn-urn" was: 1)
serve HOMEMADE articles men
at the following prices :
1 Cup of Cofi'ee,.with crackers,
1 Cup of Tea, With crackers, -
Cocoa, : . - > -
Brown Bread and Bu
Sandwrch. -
Cake,
Doughnnte,
Piece of he,
Crnliers,
Ham, - - -
Pork and Beans, wrth bread
Stewed Oysters,
tioned below.
tter,
. ,
is!
993999909
aha but-ter,
10
15
1878,.-
EVERYTHING
nown T0 HARD PAN.
GRODBRIES,
VEGETABLES,
ruusu FISH,
FRUITS, so.
A11 run
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on‘ hand, freshly re-
plenished every day, with
Ghoicest Fruits, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goods delivered in any part oftown. Leave your
orders freely with '
Demmon & Newcomb,
53 Main Street, Norwalk,
William Hindley,
' ' evenneson TO
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Cutlery,
AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEHTS.
WALL PAPER, wmnow'sr’ranns. PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, sasn, claims a noons.
Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING. PAPER HANGING, «so,
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
Will betound a complete assortment of
FURNITURE, 3.0., ‘
neiudjngevorythingusuallyiound ina first-class
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times . Also,
is largeassortmentot‘
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,-
LOOKING nnassns. are.
Glassl’latesclttoanysize. Repairingdonelnthc
best manner,at short notice. Also. old Hair Mat-
trassesmadeover as good as new.
E. OIIII'I'ABII'S SDI.
E. NELSON,"
Manufacturer of
Burial Sleiillu tLillt Wallis,
BROOK ST., NORWALK, CONN.
a-Brokenfiarriagcs or Wagons neatly and
rmtlyrenalred.
FINE AND COMMON
HARNESS,
And Dealer in
Horse & Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPAIRING.
Thankfnl for the liberal patronage of the past.
the su rlber hopes to merit a continued share of
the bus essfnvors of his‘rrien'ds and the public.
W M. B. S W AN.
Shop in rear of Residence, Main Street, Norwaik
TRY OUR
Orange Flavored Soda Water.
Wonderful, and they arenaturally finding their .
particularly ’ .
VOL. {IRIS-NUMBER 25;
Beacon Rabbit’s Phonograph.
“
Deacon Babbit was progressive and enligl:
4 ened in his way;
He perused the Sam atoning and it.»
- Reviews on rainy days;
Had a cabinet of fossils, and some bir‘.
securely stuffed,
In his wood-house chamber study, WIMP
his pipe was daily puffed.
It would make an old-time farmer st: (-
around as in adresm
To see the Deacon churn and plough, an
out his hay‘by steam;
Pitch his bay and thrash his barley w'. l:
machinery alone,
And call his help to dinner witha pair 1
telephone.
Thus :the Deacon bought each patent t1.
could work or walk or sing.
Till he heard the papers raving of the V("'_"
latest tiling ;
A machine to bottle language, or a song, -
sigh, or laugh;
Then the Deacon he got crazy to posess :l
phonograph.
Why, said he, “Jest think of storin’ up f..i-
ahture generation
A.prayer meetin’ or conference, ’twould in
their sure salvation;
Or goodpld hymns; these modern ones a: u
, , _ jest as lightas chm.
Thul's no use talkin,’ I must have a
phonograph”
l
putt-ll '
And no one knows how much it cost—ll t'
Deacon had his way—
Aad on his study table stood the phonograph
one day. _
The Deacon loaded it with hymnsza
odds and ends, -
Then donned his hat and sought the street '
to call in sundry friends. '
nd pious
. . 'msors mmmw rr. -
Jehonidab; the oldest . son, had [sought hi;
‘ . brother Green,
And they called in. the hiredman to view the
new machine; . . ,
They danced and sungfiaud turned the crank
- with uncouth song. and laugh, ‘
Not knowing of the mystic powers of that
same phonograph. '
They could not tell the '
. on the drum; '
They threatened angrily to kick the thing to
kingdom come,
A“It cannot dig, or plant, or sow, or do a
' single thing.”
Then they had a war dance round the room
. that made the study ring.
purpose of the tinfoil
L m nascON RITUBNETH.
The Deacon found the elder with his his
_ 'work before him spread,
But he made him leave his sermon at the
forty-second head, ~
Andidown' the street, his smoking-cap dis-
portedpin the wind, '
His funny-figured morning gown spread gayly
_ out behind.
Together they sought Deacon Smooth, a man
of solid sense '
Conservative in politics, religion and expense;
Just the ‘oppositeto 'Babbit he stuctho good
old ways,
And he laughed at all invention of these evil
modern days.
But Deacon Babbit walk d t _WfitlL,——
r1“... “.mu—mw—‘eur‘millfi‘gfijon t at
would‘make all skeptics fly ;"
And he told them he had bottled good old
‘.‘ China" and “ Milbank,”
And he guessed they'd stop their laughin'
when they heard him turn the crank.
0n the table in the study all so simple and
serene '
Stood the very . unpretentious. but remarka-
‘ his, machine.
Then the Deacon he explained to them the
diphragm‘and drum;
Gnsped the handle, mying promptly, “ J u‘st
you‘hark to what’s to come."
“I wonder what the derned old dog has been
a-buyin’ now,”
The Deacon dropped the handle, while the
sweat stood on his brow,
“ The thing is out of kilter, but I guess 1’
try agin,"
“ 0, Keiser, don’t you want a dog '1’” and
“’Betsey likes her gin.”
The elder donned his smoking cap and
started for the door,
But Deacon Smooth winked slyly, saying he
would like some more;
(But Babbit gazed on the machine with looks
of dark despair, '
Then said be guessed he’d try again; he
knew his hymns were there.
He grasped the handle .firmly, caring noth-
ing for the noise
Of half a 'dozen dancing: fiends with voices
like his boys; _ ,
, Or shouted songs in melting tones of “ I'm
' your darling Jane,"
And “ Whoop it up, my hearty,
“Farewell to Mary Bliane.”
But Deacon Smooth had stoo'd'all conserve.
tive and grand,
Until thejwar dance came alon
raised his hand,
And smote the phonograph a blow that laid
. it on‘ the floor, .
A mass' of wheels and broken springs, a
thing of life no more.
.Vboys’”
g, and then he
The elder ran down the stairs, hisfingers
, in his ears,
Repeating'Scripturc to himself to qu'ell his
rising fears, .
And saying mildly to himself, “When man
deserts his sphere .
And penetrates to hidden things, he'd bet-
ter stnnd‘in fear. ”
' But Deacon Babbit, good old man, will
raise his head no more,
He sits and- gazes sadly; at the wreck upon
the door,
And tries to understand in vain (without an
explanation)
How some way in the management he lost
the:combinaticn.
The boys at noon, were curious about the
new machine, . ,
But [the Deacon told them to “Shut up"
with such a wrathfui mien
That not a word leaked out about the fatal
' morning's spree, .
And Deacon Smooth, ‘conservative, has scor-
ed avictory, _ 7 ,
—Utwa Jeepltblican.
A Combos Wasn't—A curious affair re-
cently; occurred in Franklin, Mass. At an
evening party a gentleman met a young
widow‘witll whom he became rriuch 'impress- _
ed. A” number of games were played filming
the evening, when ' the lady suggested that
they should play for a wager. The gentle-
~man assented, and after some discus'sion'as to
what the stakes should .be, he said: if My
hand for yours, if I‘win; or at your dispos.
al for any young’lady _ of resp'ectability‘(her
consent being first obtained) if .I lose.” The
assented, and the gatnelLa’SOrt‘of bogatelle—
began. The gentleman‘ had never played it
before, but he was" ' cool 'and. skillful and
so was a" match for his fair opponent.
The lady led at the start,» but at the close
had only_ accredit-$8,. points. tothe gentle-
man's 380. A decompospplaused followed
the announcement ; and the hostess new ad-
vanced, took the feebly r’esisting'Vhand of
the fair widow and ineed'it' inthat of the
Winning gentleman. t is said that the latter
ceremony is to be repeated with more solemn-
nlty some few months hence, due notice of
M. & ll. 8. PROWITT.
which will be published-:W Launch ’
Norwalk Chronicler