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WHOLENUMBEB 1666.
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The Portrait.
A rnnrrr LITTLE ans'i'lo Lovn s'ronr, most
THE FRENCH or nnxnx canerLE.
[From The ParisianJ
Maurice was wandering aimlessly in the
depths of the forest. It had ceased raining.
but the drops of water were still rolling from
leaf to leaf with the light sound of a nearly
exhausted'founlain trickling into its half-fille d.
basin,and in the distance the dark path opens
out into a Wet glade of a deep green of ex-
quisitc softness. The trunks of the trees
were very black, their branches blacker still,
and the massive boughs of the chestnut trees
’ above the young painter’s head seemed like
the high arches of a cathedral at the hour
when all is dark in the church and when the
colored windows cast into the gloom gleams
of light so intense and so mysterious that you
would think them lit up by a fire of live coals
from without. -
Maurice loved this hour at the decline of
day,.whcn after the rain the sunhas not shone
out, and when a gray tint is cast over every.
thing, blending outlines, softening angles and
investing every shape with a smooth and ex
quisite roundness. He walked slowly, dis-
covering every moment in the well-known,
forest some beauty till then unknown, and
was thrilled to the very depths of his being
by that tender admiration for nature which is
one of the characteristics of genius.
Having reached the glade, he looked
around him. The grass was green and bril-
liant; the delicate leaves of the shrubs, shi-
ning beneath the water which had washed
them, formed a fine,lace-like network against
the dark back—ground of the great forest be-
yond. He stopped in order to see better. to
observe better, and to take in better the im-.
pression of the wet forest, more impressive
and more human, so to speak, in its great
shadows than beneath the sunshine in all
the splendor of the day.
The pretty and graceful figure of a young
girl stood out against the foliage of the birch
trees. She advanced with a supple move-
ment, without perceiving Maurice, who, as
immovable as the trunk of a chestnut tree.
was watching her. When two steps from him
the young girl perceived him. She started,
and let fall a few twigs from the fagot of
wood that she was carrying on her head.
“You frightened me,” said she, smiling;
and her large black eyes shone out merrily
beneath the tangle of her blonde hair.
He looked at her without answering. A
complete harmony which no words can ren-
der, reigned between the slender figure, the
laughing face, the lace-like foliage of the
glade and the tints of the landscape. '
“Stand still," said the young man: I am
going to take your portrait."
She wished to push back her’ hair, which
had fallen over her face,but he prevented her
by a gesture.
. “Remain as you are.”
He seated himself on a stone and sketched
rapidly the outline and features of his young
model. She was a peasant, but delicate and
refined as the young girls of the peasantry
often are before their complete and often tar-
dy development. The eyes were already
those of a‘woman, the smile was still that of
a child.
“How old are you i" asked the painter,still
working.
“I shall soon be sixteen.”
“Already! I saw you three years ago a
little bit of a thing."
“I was very little," said she, with a pretty
laugh, and frank and bold as a sparrow, “but
I grew fast,and on St. John’s day I shall have
lovers.” -
“Why on St. John’s day ?” asked the
young man, stopping to look at her.
“Because one must have a lover‘ to dance
with round the bonfire.
So soon i That pure brow, those innocent
eyes, that childish month, all these were to
be profanod by the boorish gallantry of a
rustic! Maurice felt a vague jealousy down
his heart.
“Will you have me for a lover ?" said he,
resuming his work. _
“Oh! you! you are a gentleman, and I, I
am a peasant; good girls do not listen to
gentlemen.”
That is the village code of morals; the
young man answered nothing.
“I cannot see any longer; will you come
back here to-morrow, a little earlier ?"
“For my portrait l’"
“Yes.” '
“I will come back. Good evening, sir.”
She raised her bundle of wood and went
away into the deepening shadows, beneath
the archway of the deep chestnut trees.
Maurice went home aming of the fair
haired child. He had seen her often, and had
always looked at her,but with the eyes of an
artist. Now it seemed to him that he looked
at her with the eyes of ‘a jealous lover. That
night and the next day seemed interminable
to him; and long before the appointed hour
he was in the glade.
He worked alone, and when the young girl
arrived, a little late—already playing the
coquettc—she was quite surprised.
“It is really myself,” said she. “Will you
give it to me ?” ' -
“N o, I will make you a little one for your-
self.”
“And that one, what will you do with it i”
“It will go to Paris, it will be put in a
large frame, it will be hung in a beautiful
gallery, and every one will come and look at
it."
"Ah! yes, I know; in the Exhibition."
“Have you heard of the Exhibition ?”
“There are gentlemen painters here who
work for the Exhibition,as they say, but they
never took my portrait."
Daylight was fading gently; Maurice
found, as on the prececding evening, the ex-
quisite soft tints which had so charmed him,
and his 'work advanced a hundred cubits
toward posterity.
He saw her again several times beneath the
checkered daylight of his improvised studio,
and he took pleasure in making this work his
best one. Already celebrated,he‘ had no need
to make himself a name, and yet he was sure
that this picture would put the seal to his
renown. .
By the time he was quite satisfied with it,
winter had come, and Marion loved his little
model. 'He loved her too much to tell her so,
too much to_ sully this field down of whom
he could not make his wife, but enough to
suffer at the thought of leaving her. She had
none of those qualiities which secure the
happiness of a life; neither depth of feeling
nor the devotion Which causes us to forget
everything; nor the passion which is an ex.
case for everything; she was a pretty field
fiower, a little vain, a little coquettish, with
no great faults nor yet great virtues. 'Mau-
rice knew that she was not for him, and yet
he loved the graceful lines of her figure, as
yet scarcely developed. and which her home-
spun gown chastely' enfolded without dis—
guising. . He loved the deep eyes, the laugh—
ing mouth, the fair hair that was always in
disorder, the little handkerchief tied across
her breast—he loved it all, and it was with
reluctance that he went away. We always
go away with reluctance .thn we have
nothing to hope for on our return. It is so
hard to leave behind a bit of one’s life, of
which nothing is to remain.
He carried away his picture, however, and
it was before it that he passed his happiest
hours that winter, always perfecting a work
which was already perfect. The picture was
admired; the critics, who were unanimous in.
their enthusiasm, declared that such faces
could not exist, excepting in the brain of a
poet or in the imagination of a painter. Mau-
rice listened,smiling, and kept for himself the
secret of the sweet face that had inspired him.
He received brilliant offers for his picture;
never had so high a price been offered for
any of his works; but he refused, and he re-
fused also to allow it to be copied. Since he
was never to possess anything of his model
but her likeness, be intended that that should
be his alone.
Autumn was drawing near when he returned
to the village; twice had the fires of St. John
seen the whirls of the merry dance since he
had painted the portrait,and when he thought
of the young girl, it was with a smile that
was somewhat sad, as he asked himself on
which of the village rustics she had fixed her
choice. '
His first pilgrimage on arriving was to the
forest of chestnut trees; at the fall of day——
night comes quickly at the beginning of 0c
tober—he wandered down the long path; but
it was'no longer dark, it was traversed by an
amber sunbeam, which seemed to have fast—
ened itself on every one of the leaves which
quiyered on the branches or crackled beneath
his feet.
' The odor of the dead leaves brought to him
a whole world of regrets,of remembrances of
bitterness,stirring up within him an unspeak-
able sadness, and a more complete disgust
with everything that he had sought up to that
time. When he had reached the gladc he
sat down on the spot where eighteen months
before he had made the sketch which had
since crowned his renown. The cold stone
Seemed to laugh at him ironically for all that
he had suffered.
A peasant girl—a coquctte! a matter of
great consequence surely! She would have
loved me if I had chosen. Many others have
loved painters, and have followed them to
Paris, and then have disappeared in the scum
of the great city without loading with chains
the one who has initiated them into the mys-
teries of art and of intellectual life.- * *
He is a fool who sacrifices to chimeras the
real goods of this world; the love of a beauti-
ful girl, the glory which talent gives, the
fortune for which success brings.
.While he was thus denyingthe gods of his
youth,- he saw coming toward'himdn‘ the well
known path, the young-girl ’6f'oill‘er days,
who had groWn up,and had become a woman,
in one word. She was not: alone; a rustic
was walking beside her holding her by the
little finger; a fine fellow, forvt'batmattcr,
strong and Well made, and richly dressed for
a peasant. He beat towards her,‘_and from
time to time wiped away with his lips :a tear
from the young girl's cheek. ' '-
On seeing Maurice they stopped, confused
and surprised. ' ,1
“And it was for that," thought he, “that I
respected this flower.” '
And he was thinking with contemptuous
pity of his folly when the young girl address-
ed him: ‘
“They will not let us marry, sir,” said she,
her voice broken by sobs. “I am poor; be
has some property, and his mother will not
have me for a daughter-in-law. She talks of
disinheriting him.” .
' “And you 'two do liot wish him to be
disinherited, do you t" said Maurice ironie
cally.
“Indeed I” answered the lad, "we must:
live." '
“That is only too true! I
children."
They went away, Maurice, left alone,with
his head bowed down on his hands, thought
for a long time.
His idle fancy had flown away—nothing
remained of the slender young girl but a
peasant who was still handsome, but very
near becoming an ordinary matron.
“So it iswith our dreams," said be, rising.
“The only sure thing that we can gather
from them is to do a little good with them."
The same evening he wrote to Paris and a
few days later he presented himself at the
young girl’s house. . .
“I havesold your portrait," he said to her,
in the presence of her astonished mother; “I
‘pity yon. nu
received a large sum for it. It is quite a for-
tune. I have brought it to you in order that
you may marry your lover.”
A new danger from woman suffrage has
arisen. A Boston gentleman has been for
some years in the habit of paying simply a
poll tax. This year_he was somewhat aston-
ished at receiving a tax bill to the amount of
$1.100. Upon visiting the Assessors to now
what it meant, they, to his astonishment,
commenced interrogating him in relation to
the ownership of certain mortgages, stocks,
&c., and, when pushed to the wall, he con-
fessed that they' belonged to him, and that
the tax bill was all right. In reply to his
persistent inquiries as to who had furnished
them with the information, they finally in-
formed him that his wife had been registered
as 'a voter, and when questioned as to her
qualifications, had enumerated the various
taxable properties of her liege lord.
A Bachelor’s Explanation of the
Number of British (Old Maids.
[London Truth, Oct. 30.)
The number of well-educated girls who
cannot find husbands has increased and
ought to be diminished. The only way in
which this can be brought about is to do
away with the absurdity of parents giving
their sons more money than their daughters.
Girls without portions do not find husbands
so readily as girls with portions, and this is
no reflection upon men. A sensible man
may fall in love witha charming young
lady, but before marrying her he asks him—
self whether he can afford it, in precisely
the same way as a person before taking a
cab asks himself whether he has enough
money to pay the fare. If he cannot afford
himself the luxury of marrying his portion-
less love, be, if he be in a connubial mood,
and should he come across a girl with money
who'will have him, marries her. Perhaps,
at first,he regrets his first love. But he soon
settles down to his second love if she be
nice and_pleasant, and these} mambges de
raison, in nine cases out of ten, turn out
well enough. English people.have a mania
to die rich; they never like parting with
their money until the grave separates them
from it. And when they do die, they either
leave almost everything to their eldest son or
leave inore to their sons than to their daugh-
ters. Parents need not strip themselves,like
pelicans, to their skins, in order to give all
that they have to their children, but they
ought while they are alive to do far more for
them than is the habit with us, and ,when
they die they should take very good care to
provrde according to their means for their
daughters. A woman is a far more helpless
being than a man. If the latter be worth
his salt he can without great difficulty con—
vertalittle money into a great deal. But
with a woman this is not the case. Give her
small capital and she has to live on the inter-
est that it_brings in, for she has no means to
augment it. Therefore, if I should have
sons and daughters, I should try to overcome
my natural selfishness and give what I could
to the latter in order to aid them in picking
up good husbands, but in any case I should
leave more to my daughters than to my sons.
One of the main reasons why girls are not so
advantageously treated as boys in wills is
that these documents are generally drawn up
by men. If awoman has money to leave
she seldom heaps it all on one individual or
favors men at the cost of her own sex, but
she fairly apportions her wealth among those
of her relations entitled to it.
Q
The wild stock speculation which attracted
so much attention in America has spread to
London and Paris. In London not only have
all sorts of American .securities advanced
enormously, but the shares of English rail—
road companies have also made a large and
sudden rise. Business is reviving throughout
Europe, and returning prosperity is now the
cry on every side. »
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NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY,DECEMBER 9, 1879.
Mrs. Eatonln Europe.
' Mrs. Eaton always spoke of her life abroad
as being very delightful. With a husband
loving and indulgent, with her children with
her, ill aflluent circumstances, aad a position
of honor, shehad the essential elements of
happiness. At one time during her resi-
deuce in Madrid, during the war in Spain,
their house was fairly besieged. They were
compelled to remain closely indoors, not dar-
ing to open doors or windows for fear of
shots. The United States being neutral in
the matter their house became a refuge for
all parties, and for weeks soldiers of both
sides came to them. Provisions grew very
scarce in the city, the country people not
daring to bring anything in. “We should
have fared badly, but the queen sent in pro—
visions from her own palace,” said Mrs.
Eaton, and she recounts a dinner party
given by the. queen to General Espartcro,
just after he had won a' battle for the
Spanish arms and was in high favor of court.
It was on this occasion that Mrs. Eaton was
first formally received in the palace. A
Spanish court dinner was a lengthy and
laborious ceremony, and Mrs. Eaton, not
feeling very strong at that time was some—
what reluctant to go. “I kept hoping that
my dress would not come from Paris,” she
says, “but it did come, a beautiful pale blue
velvet, and it was made so small that I could
only wear it by the old fashion of fastening
my corset lace to the bed post and walking
away from it." This feat of physical self
torture would be hardly worth recording but
for the fact that later in ?c day, in con—
quence of tight lacing, she ainted away and
had to leave the dinner table. It was an in-
novation. No one else had ever been known
to faint away at a royal dinner party. The
barriers of Spanish etiquette had never been
so far carried away as to allow any one to
tolcave the table before the queer, rose.
“It cannot be done,” said the ladies in
waiting“such a "thing was never heard of.”
“But it must be done,” said . General,
Eaton, “my ;wife is ill and must go home.”
And he himself spoke to the queen, and was
granted permission to retire. So annoyed
was he by the innocent 'cause of this con-
fusion that he took a knife and cut the blue
velvet to pieces and the use to which its
remnants came at last was to be remodeled
intoa May day costume for one of Mrs.
Eaton’s little grandsons. Once again on
that eventful day Spanish court etiquette
was shaken to its foundations and this time
it was General Eaton who achieved that
result. As they were making the grand tour
of the rooms the ermine mantle worn by
the queen slipped from her shoulders and
fell to the floor. There it lay. No one at-
tempted to pick it up. The official whose
special prerogative it was to restore the
fallen mantle to the queen’s shoulders seems
not to have been on deck, and General Eaton
with the ready and sensible politeness of all
American gentleman, replaced it, and re—
ceived a gracious acknowledgement of his
courtesy from the queen. Afterward one
of the ladies of the court told Mrs. Eaton
that such an occurrence had never been known
before. .- °
Diphtheria.
a sIMPLE REMEDY Pnorosnn BY THE RUSSIAN
MINISTER. -
The Russian Minister to the United States,’
M. Shiskin, has written a letter to the Her-
ald, containing a simple remedy for diphthe—
ria, which he says has been found most effi-
cacious in Russia and Germany, where that
fell destroyer of the little ones has been ra—
ging so fiercely. He says: '
Dr. Lctzericb, who made extensive experi—
ments in the application of this remedy, has
used it in twenty—seven cases, eight of which
were of a very serious nature, all of which
had a favorable result, except in one case,
when the child died from a complication of
diseases. For children of one year be pre-
one or two hours, as follows:
Natr. benzoic. pur. 5.0 solv. in aq. distillat
'hq; month. piper. has 40.0 syr. cort. our. 100.
For children from one to threg years old
be prescribed it from seven to eight grammes
for 100 grammes of 'stilled water, with
.same syrup; for children from three to seven
years old he prescribed ten to fifteen gram—
mes, and for grown persons from fifteen to
twenty—five grammes for eacn 100.grammes.
Besides this he uses also with great success
the insufiiation on the diphtherial membrane
through a glass tube in serious cases every
three hours, in light cases three times a day,
of the natr. benzoic pulver. For grown
people he prescribes for. gargling a dilution
of ten grammes of this pulver for 200 gram—
mes of water.
The effect of the remedy is rapid. After
twenty—four or thirty—six hours the feverish
symptoms disappear completely, and the
temperature and pulse become normal. This
remedy was used also with the some success
by Dr. Brakam Braun' and Professor Klebs,
in Prag; Dr. Senator, in Cassel, and several
others in Russia and Germany.
Telephone Talk.
Be very careful what you say to the tele—
phone. A tradesmen, who has a telephone
in his residence and at his store, received a
call at his store recently from an out—of—
town acquaintance. _After the customary
salutations had passed, Our friend, whom we
will desiginate as Mr. 13—, extended his
hand to the visitor, Mr. C——-, a. cordial
invitation to dine, which was accepted:
Stepping to the telephone, he signalled to
his wife at home, to inform her that C—-,
was to dine with them that day and OnC—-’s
remarking that he had never seen the in-
iltrument in use, he remarked, “Just step
here and tell her yourself." He did so and
said in his blandcst tone, “Our friend C-—--,
will dine with us to day.” Judge of his
amazement when promptly there came back
to him over the wire the following cheerful .
response, “Now, Frederick, what do you
want to bring that fool up here for, when
you know I hate the sight of him ?" It is
prhaps needless to add that it suddenly oc-
curred to Mr. 0—, that on account of
another engagement he should be unable to
accept Mr. and Mrs, B——-’s hospitality after
all. “So scrry.”
Troy, N. Y., is also to try steam heating
this winter.
Only a small portion of the state of Texas
is cultivated, the rest being used for grave-
yards. _
One of the fastest American railway trains
is the New York and Saratoga express which
runs 182 miles in 5 hours and 35 minutes in-
cluding stops. ‘ .
Woman has many advantages over man;
one of them is that his will has no operations
till he is dead, whereas hers generally takes
effect in her lifetime.
A copy of Baxter’s “Call on the Uncon<
verted, ’ printed in 1057,_was found in a bale
of rags from London,in one of the Lee, Mass,,
paper mills, the other day.
It seems to have been discovered that Kan-
sas is too cold for negroes. , All that is nec—
essary, then. is to introduce theshotgun pol—
icy, and it will soon be too warm for them—
Derrick.
New experiments recently conducted at
the agricultural department by Professor
Collycr, seem to demonstrate the feasibility
of making it profitable to produce sugar from
cornand sorghum. . .
According to the Washington Star, every
male member of the Saulsbury family—and
there are very many in Delaware—who is
more than twenty-one years of age holds a
public office of some kind.
It was only a few years ago all the demo—
cratic papers in America wailed and howled
and gnashed their teeth because Grant
wouldn’t stay at Washington all. the time.
Now they are wailing and weeping because
they are afraid they can’t keep him away
from there. Some people are dreadfully hard
to please. ~Hawlceye.
scribes the remedy, for internal use every
At the complimentary Breakfast given in
Boston, last Wednesday, to the contributors
of the Atlantic Monthly, by the publishers,
in honor of the 70th biltlldny of Oliver Wen-
dell Holmes, the following pocm was read by
Mr. Holmes :—
Thc Iron Gate,
Where is this patriarch you are kindly greet-
ing ? -
Not unfamiliar to my ear his name,
Nor yet unknown to many a joyous meeting
In days long vanished; Is he still the same?
Or changed by years, forgotten and forget-
ting,
Dull-eared, dimisighted, slow of speech
and thought, .
Still o'er the sad, degenerate present fretting,
Where all goes wrong and nothing as it
ought.
know him,
Shrunk, tottering, bent, of aches and ills
the prey, , '
In sermon, story, fable, picture, poem, ‘
0ft have I met him from my earliestday.
In my old Esop, toiling with his bundle,
His load of sticks, politely asking death,
Who comes when called for, would he lug
or trundle
llis fagot for him? He was scant of breath,
And sad, “Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher,":
Has he not stamped the image on my soul
In that last ”chapter, where the worn out
teacher
Sighs o’er the loosened cord, the broken
bowl. '
Yes, long, indeed, I’ve known him at a dis-
tance, _
And now, my lifted doorlatch shows him
here. .
I take his shrivelled hand without resistance
And find him smiling as his step draws near.
What though of gilded baubles hebereaves us.
Dear to the heart of youth, to manhood’s
prime, _
Think of the calm he brings, the wealth he
leaves us,
The boarded spoils. the legacies of time.
Altars once flaming,still with incense fragrant,
Passion’s uneasy nursings rocked asleep :
Hope’s anchor faster, wrld desire lcss vagrant,
Life's fidw less noisy, but the stream how
deep !
Still as the silver cord gets worn and slender,
Its lightened task—work tugs with lessen-
ing strain,
Hands get more helpful, voices grown more
tender,
Soothe with their softened tones the slum-
berous brain
Youth longs and manhood strives but age
remembers,
Sits by the raked—up ashes cf the past,
Spreads its thin hands above the whitening
embers
That warm its creeping life-blood till the
last.
Dear to the heart its every loving token
That comes unbidden, crc its pulse grows
cold ;
Ere the last lingering tics of life are broken,
Its labors ended and its story told,
Ab! when around us rosy youth rejoices,
For us the sorrow laden breezes sigh
And through the chorus of it; jocund voices,
.Throbs the sharp note of miscry’s hopeless
cry.
As on the gauzy wings of fancy flying,
' From some far orb I track our watery
sphere, . '
Home of the struggling, suffering, doubting,
dying,
The silvcred globule seems a glistening tear.
But nature lends her mirror of illusion,
To win from saddcning scenes our age
dimmed eyes,
And misty day-dreams blend in sweet confu-
sion
The wintry landscape and the summur
skies.
So when the iron portal shuts behind us,
And life forgets us, in its noise and whirl,
Visions that shunned the glaring noon-day
find us,
And glimmering starlight shows the
of. purl.
Igcome not here your morning hour to sudden,
A limping pilgrim leaning on his staff ;
I who have never deemed it sin to gladden
i §This vale of sorrow with a wholesome laugh
gates
If word of mine anothcr’s gloom has bright-
cued,
Through my dumb lips the heaven sent
message came;
If hand of mine another’s task has lightened
It felt the guidance it dares not claim.
But, Oh my gentle sisters! Oh my brothers!
These thickening snowflakes hint of toil’s
release! -
These feebler pulses bid me leave to others
The task once welcome; evening asks for
peace;
Time claims his tribute; silence now is golden;
Let'mc not vex the too long-suffering lyre.
Though to your" love untiring still beholden
The curfew tells me-cover up the fire.
And now with grateful smile and accents
cheerful, .
And warmer heart than look or word can tell
In simplest phrase these traitorous eyes are
tearful,
Thanks, brothers, sisters, children, and
farewell. ’ , -
”
Baron Rothschild’s Maxims.
Attend carefully to, the details of your busi-
ness ,
Be prompt in all things, _ ,
Consider well, then decide positively.
Dare to do right; fear to do wrong.
Endurc trials patiently, -
Fight life's battles bravely, manfully.
Go not in society of vicious.
Hold integrity sacred. .
Injure not another’s reputation or busi—
ness. - .
Join bands only with the virtuous.
Keep your mind from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few acquaintances.
Never try to appear what you are not.
Observe good manners.
Pay your debts promptly. - . ,
Question not the veracity of a friend.
Respect the counsel of your parents.
Sacrifice money rather than principle.
a'I‘ouch not. taste not. handle not intoxica-
ting drinks. ,. .
Use your leisure time for improvement.
Venture not on the threshold of wrong.
Watch carefully over your passions.
. ’Xtend to every one a kindly salutation.
Yield not to discouragements.
Zealously labor for the right.
& success is certain.
A few weeks ago the newspapers told of a
farmer in Illinois who 'had a steam road
wagon of his own, and with it be dragged six
carts of wheat along in a line to town. If he
had kept the wheat till now, he would have
added one—half to what he got for it,but that
is not the fault of the machine, which is a
pronounced success. Now comes the story
of another one. A light buggy, propelled by
highways of West Roxbury and Dorchester,
Mnss.,thc past week, and so far is not known
to have frightened any horses. The machin-
ery is hdiden under the seat and floor of the
buggy, and is above the axles, a canvas cover
hiding what might otherwise be visible be—
tween the wheels.
———-—__-.__—_=
Little three—year- old. looking out _of the
window saw a lady of Indian extraction go
by. "It is a s now,” said his mother.
“Then," said litte threc~ycar-old, after a
pause for reflection, “there must be some
Indian summer around here i’" Whereupon
l he was put to bed—[Buffalo Express.
Old age, the graybcardl Well, indeed. I‘
steam, has been running over the roads and.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
PUBLISHED .EVEIIT TIIESIIAY "Mill“,
The Second Oldest rapes-in the State.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
A. H. BYINGTON & CO.
A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. Ems, G. N.-El.r.s.
Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance.
Single Copies 5 Cents.
Entered at the Post Office at Norwalk, 001m,
as Second-Glass matter.
Advertising Rates:
Four lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cta.; 3 times 8100
One Square, one insertion, ...... 1 00
Per week, for continuance, 50
One inchconstltutcs a square.
Special Notices '25 per cent. advance on
the above. '
Local Notice: in Reading Columns, 25
Cents per line.
Yearly Advertisers restricted to the business
contemplated at the time of contract, but are
permitted to make monthly changes of their
advertisements. ,
Marriages and Deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cents per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent.
cxt‘ra. '
_CEIARLES W. MANY
‘ Surgeon Dentist,
.v ORWALK, CONN.
Office corner of .Main and Wall streets. Nitrous-
02““: Ga sadminis tcrcd
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
O rganist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 P. 0.,INORWALK. CONN.
Hurlhull, Relyea & Seymour,
Attorneys and Circulars at Law,
Boom No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
Enwann P.WEED~
:D 2.11 17 G- G I s '1-
Wall Slreetppposile Norwall: Opera Home.
Aln-rgo and well selected stock of
DRUGS'AND MEDICINES,
Pcrfumery,i’atent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters. 1‘01let and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring
and Hand kcrchie f Extracss ,Hair Brilshcs,Combs ,
Sponges,0hamorsSkins, Stationery, Cigars, &c,,
and is constantly addingto his stock all thenew
andpbpularmcdieines ofthc day.
“aptly/fl
flIWtA’W , .
r ”PAWWI! “all
hi
. I
.0 l
Sold at EDWARD P. WEED’S, Norwalk, and
IIOYT’S PHARMACY, So. Norwalk, Conn. 46
w. s. culurian,
General ,Flll'lllilllllll Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT
[$‘Orilcrsnttended to dayor night . Residonc
MaInStrcct,3 doorst’rom Union Avenue.
The Nurwalk 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. ‘
llt'l Sflilllll EOMPAIY IIISIIIIES AT lIIVlER RAT
Wu. C.STBEET, I’res., S. E. OLMSTEAD, Treas.
GEO. R. Cowmts,Sec’y.
'I‘NA I NSUBANCE Co. “HARTFORD
incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insurcsagainstlossand damage by Fire.on terms
adoptcdto thchazardandconsistent withthelaws
oicompensation. OOWLES do MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or Norwnlk and vicinity
B. S..BLASC'ER,
At his store in
MALLORY’S BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand,a general assortmen lo
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
'Iin and Wooden Ware, Etc.
Bydcvotinghis eonstantpcrsonai attentiontothe
busmess he hopesto merit public patronage
flAflLES S. LOCKWOOD ,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor .
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING EMPORIUM.
Mpinstroctmorwalk. Conn.
NOW FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
—‘ Wm. Glover & Son,
Areready to pntin yourWATEB .STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a rate as
anyone. WROUGIIT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LINED, LEAD PIPES, &c., of every size and de-
scription . PLUMBINGin allitsbranches.
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL s'r.
- . a FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
tics in Scotch. Snitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. (6
WILLIAM B. RIDER, -'
ENGINEER 'AND SURVEYUR.
Personal attention given to all kinds of
II draulic Works Engineer-Inn- Mlll-
W’ijlghtlug, Dock9 Work, 6513. B’Agent
. for all kinds oi‘Machiner-y.
Orderslcft at the GAZETTE Office, or by mail
Will receive prompt attention. 1' 5‘3
advertise theirworth-
less preparations for
,,. the cure of Kidne
Discascsdiopingtose l
I them on its well estab-
, llsho reputation.
. LATE HOME TEST MONT. .
199 \Vestmlnstcr St., Providence, R. 1., Oct.13,’79.
WM. E. CLARKE-{Ivar Nir.‘ I have suffered
vol}l lunch With at Kidneys-and Live,- for yearsfi
In antral-y, 1879, grew worse,blonting feapquY‘
My‘physlclanbnc oi the bestin Provrdenmmisb
ed me to tr lIUNT'S REMEDY. as-saic and reli.
able. as he lad known it tocure iiidnc » DISOflmg
when all other medicines had tailed. fidid‘ so,arm
ill twenty-four hours I passed .i‘our 'or live gal-
lens or water, the bloat was removed and the
great relief made me feel a new man. . are it not
forlIUNT’S REMEDY) would not be alive to-
(lay. E. E. SI-l EPARDSON.
HUN T’s REMEDY is prepared. EXPRESS—
' ' LY for the Diseases
of the Kidneys, Blad-
, ' ,1: .’. .dcr,-Liverand Urina-
.- , .1 r.y Organs, Dropsy.
, . ..._.._._...I_ .. . Gravel. Diabetes.
Brlght’s Disease of
. the Kidneys and In-
; continence and listen
. _ . ‘ non of Urine, and is
, . . , ' ., ‘ g _ ,uscd by the Medical
Faculty. Sondt‘nr pamphlet to WM. E.CLARI{E,
Pnovinnscn, 11.1. Sold by all Druggisls.
_. a week. 812 a day at homecasily made. Cost-
2ly ontllt frcc.Addrcss True&Co.AugnstaMe.
TWO SHOW GASES FOR. SALE.
CHARLES S.‘ PROWITT, Dmgglat.
SMIMII all Meruanlisl .Taus-
Printed. or Plain
By the Dozen or Thousand,“ "Manufacture
Enoch-at the ,
GAZETTE 0FFICE.
Ono Square, Six Months, ...... 7 00
" “ one year—with paper, - - 15 oo
TIYO u H sl ‘1 u _ _ _ 25 00
Three is u u u u _ _ _ 30 00
Quarter ofaColurnn, one time, - . — - 5 00
One quarter column, one year, - - - .. 5o 00
One half column, one tilnc, - ~~ . . - 10 00
One half column, one your, . - - '. - so 00
Full column, ouc timg‘ — 7 ..... 20 00
Full column, one your: 7 __-_ - ' - - -' - 150 00‘ '
' The wonderful suc- .
“ ‘ cessot‘HUNT’S
; REMEDY has in- '
. I duced a, great many to
llIIi'IIIM
FOR
FAli. AND W
Working
.. Dress ..
Boys’ ..
Children’s ..
STOCK OF ' .
VGLOTHIN
IS NOW COMPLETE, AND AT
PRICES ~IEFYII‘IG COMPETITION.
Men’s Business Suits, from $8 to $20.00
Pall 0vcrcuatu
llilllllllllS’
THE
INTER TRADE
V 4 (I
15 6‘
3.50 “
2.00 ‘f
8.00
25.00
12.00
8.00
In Large Variety.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF .
IN TOWN. ‘
l
0ur cENTS? filuuls‘uluc cccus'
' IS MOST COMPLL’I‘E.
HATS, uiis, TRUNKS, AND TRAINING BAGS.
which goes to
THE ASSORTMENT OF
MEN'S- IIIII cuvs' cLuTIIINc
OFFERED BY
OOMSTOCK altos,
Cannot be equalled by any Clothing House ill this vicinity for this reason:
we manufacture not only our own goods, but for a large Wholesale
Trade throughout New England, thereby saving Jobber Profit,
our customers.
The Largest Variety, The Most Elegant.
Patterns, and the Latest Styles,
at the Lowest Prices.
_ BOMSTOEK BROTHERS,
INSURANCE BUILDING, SOUTH NORWALK,
N0. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN.
PURE MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, every morning
AT 6 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMSON BROS. 51tf
c. II. Meiiuau, II. I).
DENTIST,
Norwalk,
Conn.
Office second
door west from
Danbury
Depotz
operations in all
branches as for-
- merly. Painless
extraction of
‘ teeth by old of
LAUGHIN G
GAS a specialty
N. B.—Dr. Kendall spends Mondays in Ridge-
field. 42.
New Firm at the cm Stand
Messrs MULLIN GS BROTHERS
Would r cspectfnllyinform the public, that they
have taxcn th business lately conducted
by MULLINGS &TI LY, and with the old ex-
‘late firm , are prepared to manufacture all kinds of
CARBIA GES & WAGON S
TO ORDER .
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED FOR CASH.
O. A. MULLINGS, J. . . MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
w1,l bet ounoa completes ssortmentol
FURNITURE, &C.,
ncludmgc verythingusuallyiound in a first-class
est bllshmcnt, at Prices to suit the Times . Also,
31 rgeassortmenioi
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
' LOOKING CLASSES, «cc.
Glassl’lutescnttoanysizc. Repairingdoncintlic
best mauncrmt short notice. Also,old lIairMut-
trassesmadcover asgood asnew.
E. OUINTARII'S 80".
6621. week in your own town. Terms and saout
[it frcc.AddrcssII.IIallctt & Co.l’ortland,l\lc.
pericnced Workmen, hitherto employed by the‘
REAL ESTATE.
\AIVW zmnnnn,‘
For Sale.
A SMALL PLACE pleasantly located in the
. Borough. on high ground. The grounds are
liberally supplied wrth Fruit Trees, choice Grapes
(seven varieties), and-other Small Fruits. Large
Garden. Also a large, well arranged Hennery
wrth ample runs for poultry. For furthcr partic-
ulars apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
FOR SALE—The very_dcsirable residence on
Levvls St.,now occupied by ltcv. Mr. Bent-
ley. Apply on the premises, or to J OHN PARET.
874 Broadway, New York. 42
‘0 RENT.—A Born on West Avenue.
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
HE Homestead oi the late Peter McLaughlin,
deceased. It ls very cligiblylocntcd in the
Borough of” Norwalk, is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a large
family or a boarding house; lot 60x2t'01ect, has
Borough Water, Fruit, etc. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, wrthlrl three minutes’ walk of Post Office,
Depot. etc, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
Forfurther particulars enquire of
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE. ,
TWOverydesirablcBuildingLotsoanstMain
Street . Apply at tthAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale.
THE subscriber ofi‘ers for sale his HOUSE and
LOT, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough ofNorwalk. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated,ln a. good neighborhood, only a. short walk
from the busrness part of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearlynew;convcn-
iently arran ed. and it. good condition. For lur-
tllcr portion are apply to the. subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. &. S. H. Holmes, Norwnlk..
3y JOHN W.RENOUD.
DWELLINGS
AND
Building Lots.
EVERAL dwellingswariouspriees in differ-
ent portions of Borough, either to let or for
sale at reasonable )I‘lCOS. Also several places
outside of Boroug 'limits—one in Winnlpnuk.
Also several Building lots in and out of Borough.
til!) Enquire at this Office.
fzp‘
For Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
in Bl ooklyn. E. D., within 5 minutes walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 Box 63, N orwalk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles of center
of Nor-walk. Good situation. good house,
built of best material and by days Work. About
~SO elloicc Apple trees with other fruit, good gar-
den, good well of water. and line shade trees. Just
the place for a man wishing to raise Strawberries,
etc. Price $7,000. Enquire at this Office.
' . W A '1' GI! E S l
A. 0. Benedict It. 00.,
28 BOWERY, NEW YORK.
File-Watches, Diamonds, J ewelII,
; SierlingSilverandPlaieIqure.
' PRICES GREATLY REDUCED.
.Walehes Carefully Repaired by superior
. . ' .5 Workincll.
NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER IIOUSE
Established in 1818.
For Sale.
A llousc and Lot, in a healthylocntiou on
FalrStroet,above Catharine. The lionscis
, nearly now, well built.convellicntlynrrnng-
ed, and will make a comfortable and pleasant
home i'orui‘umlly of average size. Thclot runs
back to the river. There is n. wclloi‘oxccllcnt
water on the place, and Borough waterin the
Street. l’ricc low,nnd partoi the money can re-
mam on mortgngc. A line chance tosccurca.
homo. Apply atGAZETTEOFFICE. ‘ltf
w arm Baths
001a Baths :2
shower Baths ! z i
‘ Every day at
E. APELL’S Model Barber Shop,
Second Door from Post omce.
For Sale.
cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthcplcas-
antcst streets in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost pl ice. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. l’ricc 50:000. En-
quircat this Ollice.
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Vcr ydesirablcplace on East-Avenue.
Also, a few choice BuildillgLotssituntedon
Osborn Avenue. forsulc cheap.
Also,.'tnlcclylc2ated llouseand Lot on Mer-
WIll Street near WestAveuuc, for sale at a bar-
garn. Enquircol
. S. E. OSBORN , EastAvenuo,
still or to D .W.FITCH ,Wcst Avenue.
Allenrahle Homestead for Sale.
THE valuable residence of the subscriber,
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., In the Borough of Norwalk, is offered for
sale”. .Tllc Situation Is pleasant and healthv, coni-
miuldlnglinc views of Long island Sound rind the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Nnrwalk Ilrld re. and the same from South Nor-
wulk depot“ 1 case 54x50; two stories and attic,
lllled in With brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 13, wrth all modern ‘lm Irovcmcuts, bath
room. laundry, stationary tubs, lleebce’s cooking
range,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The ccllnrls dry, having stationary l'urn
acc,yvhlcll heats the whole house. The atticls
spacious, and root tlnncd. Tho houseisin excel--
lent-orilerllelng comfortable for both a summer or
winter resulcncc. Suitable for any gentleman do-
Ing busmcss in New York and returning tilcsnulc
day. Land about three-quarters of an acre. laid
out Ill lawn, fruit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to,.lAMls.S M lTOIlEI.L. lteal Estate Agent, Nor-
walk, or to the subscriber,
. A. S. IIAMERSLEY,
2b“ 255 Fourth Avenue, N. Y;
advance, in addition to a fair profit upon
J
All the Latest Styles in
FALL ANDWINTEB.
MILLINE-RY.
NOW READY AT
M’rs . Wilmot Fawcett’s
2 and 3 James’ Block. Water
Street.
Solicitor of Claims.
GENERAL—.EUSINESS. I
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
L. A. GOBRIGHT,
omce 1,427 F Street Northwest, nonl-
1511:, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Y former connection with Journalism for I
long period, has given me an extensive ac-
quaintance in all the departments or the Govern-
ment and all exce tional facilities. Prompt at-
tention given to at orders requiring personal ser-
v1cc at the National Capitol,\vhich may be for-
warded through the office of the Nonwanx G2].
zn rm.
Important Announcement.
If the experience of the present season has
shown anything, it has conclusively shown
that the Bottom Prices on nearly all kinds of
Building Materials have been reached, and
that the tendency of prices, from this time
forward, will be upward. Especially is this
the-case with all grades of Lumber. From.
the prices of mid— summer, there is already an
advance of at least ten per cent. with every
indication of a much greater one. With an
advance of three to four dollars per thousand
in lake and canal freights, and an unpre-
cedented demand in the West (justified by
the enormous crops) whence our supply comes
it is easy to see the cause and predict the per- I
manenec of the increase in price. For the
past few years it has been my unfortunate
privilege to follow the market dawn! DOWN!
DOWN! but my faith in the increasing dc.
mand and the decreasing supply of good Pine
Lumber in this country, is at length justified
and this advance finds me with the largest
stock of
Pine, Slll‘lltfl &Heu1MiLIIIlMI,
and Shingles, on hand, and in process of ship-
ment, that was ever placed in this market by
any one. ' .
After the continual shrinkage of the past
few years, I feel that I am now entitled to the
present prices. , But believing that quick
sales, even with small profits, is better than
stagnation, I hate concluded toput this Lam‘-
bcr on the Market at the mesent Whoksale
Pn'ws, adding simply the actual expenses of
transacting business. .
This Lumber, purchased in June and July,
comprises nearly two million feet of the best
manufactures of Michigan pine,Northern and
Eastern Spruce, two million Shingles, and
nearly one million Bangor Laths. With '
as a basis I think I may justly claim to be
able to furnish the largest and best assortment
of lumber in this county during the present
Fall and coming Winter, and. with un'equal—
led storage and shipping facilities, am pre-
pared to fill all orders with a guarantee of
satisfaction surpassed by no other dealer. I
keep only C. G. Steams & Co.’s Bangor tim-
ber‘, which is worth more and costs more at
wholesale than the Calais timber. ‘I sell it at
same price. It is clean, bright and free from
grit, not being rafted either here or in Maine.
I sell only Bangor Laths which are worth
more and cost more at wholesale, than any
other kind. I sell them as low as the lowest.
I sell only the best brands of Shingle manu-
factured by the men whose names are stamp
ed upon each bunch, and whose reputation,
with my own, are a sufficient guarantee of
the quality.
I desire aboveall things to furnish a good
article, and endeavor to secure that by per-
sonal examination at the place of manufac-
ture, before purchasing, and. am always ready
to warrant every thing as represented. All
my 1:}, If, and 2 inch lumber, in upper grades
will be surfaced two sides to full thickness,
for which no extra charge is made. I am
now closing out the last invoice of the Oscar
Fenn Parallel Pinned Shingle—and during
the coming season my stock w'ill be of the
following kinds :
S. K. & Co., rived.
John McGraw & 00., sawed,
Foster, Blackman {t 00., sawed,
W. C. Cummings, afivmd,
with Southern Rivod Cedar and California.
Red wood to order.
I also offer at a. very low figure, CLEAR
NORWAY FLOORING, 2;} 3:}; 5g inches
wide, very nice and dry. Also Southern
Pine, Ash, Black Walnut, Cherry, and White
wood, in all sizes and thicknesses. Thank——
ing the public for the very liberal patronage
0f the past, and trusting to merit a continnz
once of the same in. the future, I am
E. J. HILL,
Lumber Merchant,
NOR WALK - CONN.
O
.A good assortment of
Dolls and. Games
' The blessings of earthly orZheavenly love.
AI PBOWITTS DBUU STORE
o
, I ,__._,_..m . .mmsumu-mflsmssssgsn’raises,"
VOL. Lilli-NUMBER 49,
For the Gazette.
A Legend of the Orient.
BY 0. F. MOREHOUBE.
The golden glory of sunset
Yet lingered in the sky,
While, far in the west, bright beams ct.-
leased
The clouds that drifted nigh, .
Changing to crimson and purple light
The dreamy masses of misty white.
In a far off Eastern country,
Near by the murmuring sea,
The light shone down on an ancient towr,
Wondrously fair to see;
Shone on a traveler’s weary face,
As he stood in the quaint old market place.
Where a crowd of village people
Were standing eager by.
Liste‘ning each to the stranger's speech,
The traveling merchant's cry.
“ Come forth good people, attend my call.
And list to the offer I make to all I”
“ I have gold and priceless jewels,
Gems that might ransom a king,
I have power, and wealth, and beauty,
and health,
Fame, pleasure, and everything.
And from my store I will give to each
The blessing his lips shall first beseech.”
The throng grew larger, denser,
And close about him pressed,
While old and young, with clamoring
tongue,
Purchased each heartfs request.
“ Sure he is a god, that can grant," they cried,
“ The blessings that fortune has long denied."
No thoughts of gifts for others,
Each prayed for self alone;
The rich sought health, and the poor
. 'sought wealth,
And the beggar craved a throne.
Power and honor were prized above
' And each received his present,
Through all the crowded ranks;
But his gift obtained, no man remained
To yield the donor thanks.
And the stranger sighed, and mournful said,
“ These know not Love—Self reigns instead.”
But swift a youth approached him,
And sought with earnest plea.
“ Sire, all the rest by thee are blast,
Hast thou no gift for me i"
“And where wert thou?" the old man said,
“ When others gained their gifts and fied."’
“ Sire, I am a poet,and lingered
By the sands old ocean loves,
Where the sunlight fades, and cvcnin g
shades
Come stealing o’er the waves.
While, fair in the east gleams bright a star,
Far out by the dim horizon’s bill.”
“ Thou comest late,” said the stranger,
“But I will grant thy prayer;
Heredake this fiower,it has magic power,
And guard it with tender care.
It was free to all, but no request
Was made for this treasure worth‘all the rest.”
The stranger spoke and vanished,
But the poet clasped the flower;
Its perfume rare filled all the air,
It was Worthy a priceless bower.
And he clasped the blossom to his breast,
Where it yielded joy, and peace and rest.
. And from that hour the poet
Was blessed o'er all mankind;
Riches, and fame, and a glorious name,
In a goodly wreath were twined,
And placed upon his kingly head, .
“ For he rules our hearts l” the people said.
And the blossom never withered,
But gained beauty day'by day,
No faded leaf gave cause for grief
By promise of swift decay.
And the poet knowing its power to bless,
Exclaimed, “ ’Tis the Flower of Happiness I"
But in after years, the sages
0ft told of this strange event,
To persons whose ear, inclined to hear
. 0f gifts that the gods had sent.
How, “A God descended from above,
And gave to a poet the Flower of Love.”
_
The Mountain of‘Lake George.
O .
BY REV. ELDBIDGB MIX.
Whence these mountains,so gray and old ?
Whence the purple, and crimson, and gold,
Woven in garments so gorgeously fair,
With woof of light, and warp of air,
Wrapping them round in king's' array,
Worn on their coronation day l’
Whence these waters which lave their feet,
Kissing them ever, with kisses sweet;
Distilled by the lips of white capped waves,
As they joyonsly sport when the tempest
raves;
Or anon, like a mirror held to the face,
Reflecting their grandeur, their beauty, their
grace.
The mountains, though dumb, give answer
true—
Piercing. still piercing the infinite blue,
Parting the skies, that our eyes may see,
Him who inhabits eternity; '
The God of the universe gave us a birth,
And laid our foundations down deep in the
earth.
Girded with power, forever we stand,
Upheld by His all powerful hand.
Our robes of green with their purple tint,
Flecked with the sunbeam’s golden glint,
Are the fringe of the regal, shining dress,
Of the King in His beauty and loveliness.
On each lofty peak, the sun’s first ray
Kindlcs our altar fire, day by day;
And the wreathing mists that heavenward
rise,
Are the smoke of our morning sacrifice;
While the skies all afiame, at set of sun,
Are our grateful evening orison. '
—Oongregatzbnalist
How Letters are Answered from
the Spirit Land.
an'YonK.—Miss Margaretta Kingsland,
who has devoted much of her life to tile
investigation of spiritualism, presented her
friends at her home lately with some forcible
proofs in support of her belief that most al-
leged spiritualistic manifestations are due to
legerdemain. After giving a brief sketch of
spiritualism Miss Kingsland treated her vis-
itors to 8 scenes after the manner of profes-
sional mediums, in which Were introduced
cabinet manifestations, table rappings, the
receiving of messages from spirits on a slate,
and spiritual vision. Then she explained the
various methods of trickery by which these
effects can be produced, and added that each
trick which she had performed she had learn.
ad from professional mediums. “Many a
time," said Miss Kingsland, “have I seen ll
medium laugh at his duped guests after they
had departed and the seance of the evening
was over.” She told how in conside-mion of
around sum of money she had induced a
prominent medium of this city to show her
how an intelligent reply from the spirit world
could be obtained to a lelter sealed with sea],-
ing wax and addressed to a friend who was‘
(lead. The medium clamped the letter in a
11:.tle vice which was lined with chamois skin,
[Hull upon the edge by means of extremely
fine ivory files, removed the letter, answered
it, replaced it in the envelope, mixed white
mucilagc with the paper filings,.;.'c_arelplly.
brushed the pulp over the open arise, and
then filed it so smooth and even lilit' 11610055 .
could have known that it had been opened.
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A gentleman traveling on a Hudson river
steamer one day at dinner was making away
with a large pudding close by, when he was
told by a servant that it was dessert. “It
matters not to me.” said he; “I would eat it
if it were in a wilderness.”
Norwalk Chronicler