v.10... NUMBER 1675.
The Saddcst Things.
The saddest thing to see or hear,
To wake a sigh or draw a tear,
Is an evil look on a fair child’s face;
A young man running a sinful race;
An old man bent ’neath a load of crimes;
A maid forgetting to blush betimes;
A sinner wearing a saintly dress;
A mother robbed of her tenderness;
A miscr making a god of his gold;
A lad that has strayed from the human fold;
Two hearts estranged that have beat as one;
Twolve wasted hours when the day is done;
A homestead ruined by sad neglect ;
A parent treated with disrespect ;
A faithful wife with a cruel mate;
A poor man driven from his brother’s gate;
A sweet dove caught in a. cunning trap ;
A Sampson shorn in Dclilah's lap ;
A living drone in a busy hive ;
A half-starved nag on a daily drive;
A mortal going the downward road ;
A man blasphcming his Maker, God,
All these, and many more we see,
Are the saddest sights in earth’s history.
—M7's. M. A. Kidder.
The Frigate and Privateer.
The little open cabin skylight of the good
armed schooner Mary Anne, was darkened
by the weather-beaten face—as brown—as
brown as brown paint—and the shock of
fiery red hair—with whiskers to match—of
our worthy captain, Macleod in name, and
related to the chief of that ilk. He had been
to sea in every sort of craft, and in every
part of the world; and, as you may think,
the old Islesman was as stout and thorough a
sailor as ever faced wind and weather, and
cannon and musket shot too.
There were three of us. Mr. Dargle, a
great planter in Demerara and Berbice, who
had nine hundred slaves, of whom he used to
say that he had never flogged but three, and
never sold but one—at his own desire. He
was a mild, quiet man,and every house in
the coast colonies was delighted when his
kettarin appeared, with his high—stepping
bay. The second man of the party was Mr.
Mosca, Mr. Dargle’s agent, who, as his father
was a Cuban Spaniard, and his mother a
French quadroon, was rather of a peppery
disposition, which required all the mild per-
suasiveness of Mr. Dargle to keep down.
However, he was, to my knowledge, a most
energetic and excellent agent ; and as he and
his employer were generally seen together,’
they generally went by the name of “brandy
and water." As for myself, I was a poor
subaltern in a West Indian Regiment, going
home invalided, after a tight brush with
Yellow Jack. And now you know the com—
pany which Captain Macleod addressed.
“What are you drinking, boys 1‘” he said.
“llfaderia sangaree, Captain Macleod,” said
Mr. Dargle, at the same time knocking a
white worm with a black head out of a bis—
cuit.
“Well, I've just been taking a meridian—
you needn’t suigger, Mr. Mosca”—and the
skipper produced a huge old fashioned quad-
rant; “1 think that if the wind blows as it’S
doing now, to-morrow night I’ll show you the
Lizard lights."
There was a simultaneous cluttering of
glasses on the table.
“And without as much as seeing the shad-
ow of one of them damned privatecrs—to say
nothing of these"-——expletive again—“French
frigates. Curse them and their dandy hoist
in the nape of their topsails.” ‘
“Well, then, captain, I suppose we have
made the run,” says Mosca.
“Why, don’t who’op till ye’re out o’ the
wood,” rejoined our skipper.
“There’s often a swarm of these craft as
quick as flying fish and as thick as sharks
lurking about the chops of the channel—the
infernal villains—to pick up all they can get.
However—Samba, a couple of bottles of that
champagne I got from the governor.”
“Sail ho !” echoed through our canvas,and
the brown face disappeared as if by magic,
and there was a moment’s trampling of feet.
All the watch below were tumbling up, as
they call it; and as you may think, we
tumbled up too, .
“Where away?” said the skipper, address-
ing the top—gallant—mast cross trees.
“Broad on the lee-beam,” was the answer,
“standing on the same way with us.”
“Glad she‘s to lec’ard, at all events” said
the captain.
“She’s going through the water very fast.
sir,” said the first mate, touching his straw
hat.
“What do you make her out, Mr. Mat—
thews ?”
“Why, sir, she’s a smallish vessel to carry
three square-rigged masts.”
Captain Macleod looked grave, and, with-
out a word, took his old pet telescope from g
the brackets, and leisurely mounted the fore-
rigging. . It must have required long practice
to use a glass from a yard which was continu-
ally on the swing, and that sometimes twelve
or fifteen feet at a lurch. However,_the cap-
tain took a long survey, and then descending,
went below, and returned on deck with an
old account-book,with letters down the edges
of the leaves, which were closely scribbled
over, and an immense lot of loose memoran-
dums, written on all sorts of scraps of paper,
backs of letters and torn bills of lading, and
turned up B. After a scrutiny, during which
we all stood anxiously around him, waiting
'for the old hard—asweathcr’s opinions, he
brought his clenched fist down upon the
book and-exclaimed—
“By heaven’s its her, and no other”; and
he read—
“The Jean Bart, of Dieppe. consort to the
Belle Poule, was a barque-built sharp for
the slave trade—altered to frigate rig for
privatecring. Low in the water and very
fast, particularly on a wind—lofty rig—high
in the topsails—always strongly manned and
heavily armed—mizzenmast rakes well aft.”
“She’s rising us fast,” sung the lookout
aloft.
“Pack on—pack, on every stitch she can
carry. Look alive, Mr. Matthewsl Be smart,
Mr. Jenkins! We‘ve got an ugly customer
hanging to us; if we can, we must show him
a clean pair of heels! Get the fore royal on
the ship, set the *‘ main topsail stunsail, rig
out the flying jibboom, and set the sail, drop
the fore course, and get up the broadest
headed gaff topsoil; we’ll drive the ship un-
der rather than be taken.” '
No sooner said than done, and the Mary
Anne was under a press of canvass, her upper
masts bending, and the weather—stays like
fiddle strings,the lec‘scupper holes buzzing in
the foaming water, and the schooner making
gallant way.
For more than an hour there was silence in
the ship. Captain Macleod and Mr. Matthews
stood on each side of the wheel, keeping the
craft, which was really behaving very well,
as near the wind as was consistent with
absence of the slightest shiver in the wind—
ward tack of the fore-top-sail. During this
pause we had time to consider our situation.
Of all the privatecrs sent out by France, La
Belle Poule,ultimately captured by the Black
J oke,and the Jean Bart,were the most famed
for their successes, and the most notorious
for plundering to the skin their unfortunate
prisoners.
However, there was one comfort, I had
nothing to lose but a few dollars—colonial
currency, my uniform, and some light West
India clothing; anda thgught struck me to
put on the uniform, as I had heard that even
French privatecrs respected the red coat of.
an English officer. Putting the idea into
practice, to the great astonishment of all on
board,I appeared on deck in the full uniform
Of a lieutenant of her majesly’s 2d West
India regiment. ‘
Looking round I saw that the privateer
was rapidly overhauling us, and that the cap-
tain was preparing for action. He had eight
thumping carronades on board, and a long
eighteen on a swivel fixed in the heel of the
bowsprit, and which was the apple of the
skipper’s eye.
The crew—thirty stout fellows—for the
Mary Anne was double manned—stripped to
the waist and barefooted, were getting out
the guns on the starboard side; the larboard
carronades were obliged to be made fast to
ringbolts to prevent their diving overboard,
while the starboard or windward carronadcs
had their noses cooked up to the zenith.
Two men at every gun were equipped with
big ship pistols and cutlasse‘s, while boarding
tomahawks .d pikes were placed handy.
Long Tom had a special crew, and every gun
was loaded with a double charge of grape.
“For," says the skipper, “I stand no non—
sense ; the French like long shots, but I like
muzzle to muzzle. That‘s my way !"
The privateer was now within about five
miles to leeward. She was certainly a beau-
tiful craft; long, low and sneaking, with the
characteristic hoist in her topsail, and the
masts, particularly the mizzen, raking tre—
mendously. She carried only topsail and
top—gallant sails, mizzen sail and forestaysail,
as if in scorn of our pack'ed canvas; and
rose and fell on the long sea with a grace
which was all her own. Our poor Mary
Anne, good ship in her way she was, half
buried herself every time she plunged at a
curling swell. The J can Bart also held a
closer wind; and it was evident there was
nothing for it but the old formula of com-
mand:——“Now, men, you see the enemy; lay
your guns anti point them well. Fire fast
and fire true, and hurrah for Old England l”
Meantime my fellow passengers were in
the cabin busily engaged in writing. Mr.
Dar-gle’s face was very pale. Mosca’s black
eyes glittered, and he was so nervous that he
could hardly hold the pen- He was armed
to the teeth, and evidently determined, as he
had often said, not to be taken alive. I was
beginning to contrast my position, with only
a driblet of half-pay to depend upon, with
Mr. Dargle’s, the. rich proprietor of half a
dozen plantations, the husband of a fond,
beautiful wife, and the father of a family of
sprightly little Creoles. I was watching his
face, as from time to time a spasm—like
quiver went across it, and his hand stole to
his eyes, when the faintly—heard boom of a
heavy gun came up from the privateer; and
at the same moment our mast-head look-out
sang sharp and quick—“A sail to windward.”
“What like?” shouted the skipper. “She
looks like a big frigate,” was the reply.
“She’s got stunsails- on both sides, and she‘s
coming down before the wind like a race
horse.” '
Again the captain’s telescope was in requi-
sition,and every eye was directed to the wind-
ward ship,the topsails of which could be seen
from the deck, when she rose upon a sea.
Presently the old skipper shouted—“She is a
frigate! and if I know anything of a frigate,
she’s one of the right sort. I know it by her
topsails—and in less than half an hour, my
boys, you‘ll see St.George’s ensign.”
And the old fellow rattled down the
shrouds with singular velocity.
“Have up the two bottles of champagne,”
he shouted, “and, steward,serve all the crew
round with a double stiff ration of grog.”
But the first mate did not seem so confi—
dent. He also had narrowly examined the
coming ship so far as it could yet be seen,and
was likewise an old and experienced seamen.
He shook his head. “There’s a lot of French
frigatcs—woundy like English ones,” he said,
“and some of them, as Iheard tell, have top-
sails cut English fashion, to cheat the mer-
chant ships.” .
“I don’t know, captain, but I think it
would be most prudent not to take sail off the
schooner.” ‘
For Mathews had seen the skippcr’s fingers
fidgeting with the maintop-gallant sail hal—
yards. ,
“Well, Mathews,” he said, “we‘ll com——
promise. We’ll make short boards instead
of long.”
“We’ll lose ground by that, Captain Mac—
leod."
“Well, but so will the Johnny Crapaud.
Every time we tack, he’ll tack, and I don’t
want to get out of the way of my friend to
windward." . ‘
So presently up went the head of the Mary
Anne into the wind, and round she came on
the other tack very cleverly.
“Never missed stays when she had a
mouthful of wind,” said the captain, approv-
ingly. But the “Mounseers,” as Mr. Mathews
called them, were every bit as quick as we,
and the lively little frigate swung round as
if she had been stuck on a pivot.
“She made a deadly forge ahead then,”
said the desponding mate; and the captain,
as if influenced by his subordinate’s evident
opinions, went again into the rigging, and
after a good, long look at the fast-approach—
ship, the hull of which was now visible, he
shouted: “Mr. Mathews, I’ll put my head
into a bucket of tar and eat it, if that's not
an English frigate; and before ten minutes
you’ll know it yourself, when'you see the
ensign at the peak, and the jack at the fore-
top.” , - ’
As the captain seemed so perfectly confi—
dent, the champagne corks popped, and the
men had their turn and water, which they in-
finitely preferred to wine, or,indeed,to spirits
of any description, but all kept their eyes a1—
ternately on the frigate, now fast nearing us:
and rolling majestically before the following
seas.
"Look at her teeth-—look at her teet ,”
shouted the captain in ecstacy, as the frigate
gave a slight yaw on a cross sea—“a forty—
four at the least. Thirty-twos and eighteens
at the very least.”
Meantime the Frenchman showed no change
’of tactics, unless it was a tendency to go off
down to the leeward,her movements betoken-
ing suspicion of the big fellow coming down
before the wind, with a magnificent wreath
of foam decking her ample bows.
At length she was within a mile, when she
made a sudden sweep,and then rushed round
with her broadside to us—bscking her main—
topsail—letting go her stunsails—firing a gun
——and hoisted her colors—French!
“New, then,captain,” said Mathews, “now
then, what do you say now 1’”
Before he could answer, the privateer also
fired a gun, and also hoisted the tricolor.
The captain had a moment’s time to take
counsel with himself; and then he gave a
most unexpected jump on the deck, flung up
his straw but, which blew into the sea, and
exclaimed : “It’s a dodge—a dodge—he wants
to bring the privateer closer, so that he’ll be
surer of her.”
Mathews shook his head.
At this moment the frigate fired another
gun.
“No ball,” said Mathews, looking rather
disappointed than otherwise.
Then an officer appeared on the chains in
French uniform.
“Do you see that ?” said Mathews, all but
triumphantly.
'l‘ne officer hailed, and the words came dis-
tinctly on our ears. They were English.
“Do you hear that, Mr. Mathews?” rc—
torted the captain.
“Schooner, ahoy 1 Back your fore-topsoil,
and lay to under our ice.” The operation
was performed, and the ofiicer hailed again-
“What schooner is that P” .
“The Mary Anne, of Bristol,” thundered
the captain, after waiting for the first call:
The lieutenant bowed and rejoined—
“This is Her Britannic Majesty’s Frigate
She is too fast for us in a chase; but we are
going to try to trick her to—day. Haul down
your colors.”
It Was done, and the ensign fluttered from
the peak to the deck. At the same moment,
the two quarter and the stern boat of the
water, and their crews, came shinning, hand
under hand, down the tackles, a cataract of
blue jackets. .
The frigate again hailed, “Our men will
board you as if you were our prize, and cap-
tain —” _ -
“Maclcod !" roared the skipper.
“Maclcod,” resumed the lieutenant, “will
be good enough to send on board a portion
of his crew;” and then, as if be anticipated
an objection, raising his voice, he shouted,
“there will be no pressing work, upon my
honor. We only want to cheat our friends
down yonder the better, by pretending to
take on board prisoners. Our men will stay
aboard until your own come back. It is all
right, Captain Macleod, is it not P”
“Aye, aye, sir!" responded the skipper,
quite reassured; “which of my lads will vol-
unteer ?”
“Me and me, and me and are l” burst from
a score of voices. And the next moment the
three cutters dashed their boat hooks simul—
taneously into our lee side, that next to the
Frenchman, while the lieutenant and a
midshipman in each, followed by the crew,
only leaving a boat keeper, scrambled upon
our decks. .
The second lieutenant bowed politely to the
master and the passengers, and looked
around at our warlike preparations.
“You were going to fight our friend down
there? I hope we can save you the trouble;
but meantime—” Jameson, his coxswain,
came up with a French ensign—“for once,
captain, the Mary Anne must carry the tri-
color.”
' “No objection, no objection,” stammcred
the skipper,although he clearly didn’t like it,
Up, however, went the token of conquest,
the English ensign beneath it, and our vol—
unteers, carrying empty bags and hammock—
1ess hammock-cloths, so as still further to
deceive the little Frenchman, went over the
side, the half of the boats‘ crews remaining
on board with their third lieutenant anda
couple of midshipmeu. ‘ _
Again the boats, with the apparent prison-
ers, pulled around the sehooner’s stem, and
stern, .giving the privateer a full view of
them. The trick took perfectly. The Jean
Bart filled her main topsoil and came up,mak-
ing small tacks until we could see the swarm-
ing crews on deck. The interest 'of the
scene was now growing intense. We could
see a stealthy movement in the frigate’s sails,
and as the privateer made the last tack which
would have carried her clear of the schooner’s
bowsprit, the maintopsail of the frigate was
suddenly filled, her top—gallant sails sheeted
home, and she started like a greyhound,
gathering way astonishingly quick, while,
amid the hanging of her bow-Chasers full at
the Jean Bart, the French flag passed the
English on the halyards, one descending, the
other ascending, and, in a moment more, the
frigate’s bowsprit was entangled in the pri-
vateer’s mizzen rigging, and the crash of
meeting ships was heard amid the rattle of
the Hero’s musketry. The breeze was fresh
enough to blow away the smoke; and the
instant that the ships touched, with a cheer
which only excited Englishmen can give,
with rattling pistols and flashing cutlasses. a
swarm of boarders poured likcacataract over
the frigate’s bows, and dowu from her how-
sprlt right upon the. Frenchmen’s heads, the
marines following as fast as they might, and
forming as they managed to scramble on the
decks. But there was no need. Taken ut-
terly by surprise, the men not at quarters,
the guns untackled, the small arms below in
the racks, and attacked by a force at least
double their number, the French did no dis—
credit to their manhood,though they followed
the sentiment of sauce gui pact, and disap-
peared “like rats,” said Captain Macleod,
down into the interior of their vessel. Afew
alone kept their ground, headed bytheir offi-
cers, but a moment sufficed, as the ring of
marines closed around them, to make them
throw down the cutlesses which they had
snatched up, and make a sulky surrender.
and then the tricolor came down,and present-
ly went up “at the stern,” said Captain lilac-
leod, “the St.George and St. Andrew’s on-
sign.” The operation, however, remidding
him of the tricolor at the truck of his own
ship, he speedily had it down; and the na—
tional symbol, hoisted again, was received
with a universal burst of acclamation.
There remains but little more for me to say,
only that there was another exchange of pris
oncrs made—a true one this time; and a
more desperate lot of desperadoes, I give you
my honor, I never saw. They seemed to
be rufiians of all nations on board; but, of
course, the French predominated. Now I
hope you don’t think that what I say is the
effect of prejudice. I give you my word of
honor that I speak the exact fact! but you
must remember fit they were—not men-of-
war’s~men—nor yet honest merchant saildrs
—but privateersmen,who are the drags of the
seaports from which they come ; and are very
little better, if at all, than pirates. I know
that the strict rule is, when it can be done,
to give a privateer the stem; but bad as they
are, I think that’s too bloodthirsty a thing
for Englishmen to do, even if the p’rivateers-
man were as wicked as the devil himself Well
we got our men on board, with the captain
of the frigate’s thanks and compliments, and
three dozen of claret; and the frigate men of
course returned to their own berths in their
own boats. ,
“Gentlemen and men,” said Captain Mac-
lend. “we’ll give the Hero and her prize a
parting salute. We’re clear of the ships, so
the shot of the guns won’t do any harm to
anybody but the fishes 1”
And accordingly the light carron‘ades were
very cleverly fired, one alternately from each
side, while Long Tom‘ gave a finishing bang.
“And now,” said Captain Maeleod, gentle-
men, dinner."
The following day we saw the frigate with
her prize standing the same course as our-
selves, and the following night we saw the
Lizard Lights, when we were drinking the
Hero’s c1aret.—Brentano’s Monthly.
The oyster bill introduced in the House by
Mr. Rowan of Norwalk, provides that it shall
not be lawful to use a boat propelled by
steam in dredging for oysters, clams or other
shellfish in the waters along the coast of
this State, northerly or northwesterly of a
line commencingt a a buoy known as Strlit-
ford Point buoy, running then westerly in a
straight line to Penfleld light .house, thence
in a straight line westerly to the Caukeen
land, thence in a straight line west to the
southwest point of Smith’s Island, thence
west to Long Neck point, thence west to
Cow Bay, three fourths of a'milc south to
Shippan Point, thence west to Greenwich
Point, thence to the southermore point of
Captain’s Island, the line to be continued
west until it touches the. State boundary line
—this is not to prevent owners or lessees of
grounds from using steam on their own pri-
vate grounds. Punishment for violation of
the law is a fine not to exceed $7 and cost s
01‘ thirty days imprisonment. Subsequent
conviction to result in a fine not less than $25
nor more than $50, and imprisonment not to
exceed ninety days, or both.
- Fresh. (anxious about his rank) to Profes—
sor of Mathematics—“ What will be my rank
for the term ?” Professor—“That is not easily
determined; it is less than any assignable
quantity.”—Bowdoin Orient.
Hero. The ship down there is the Jean Bart.
frigate dropped like feathers into the surging '
buoys, one mile southeast from Caukeen Is- -
. you.
Long Pastorates in Connecticut.
A REMARKABLE LIST OF VETERAN CLERGYMEN.
William H. Pot-
From a a or readb Hon.
E p p y Historical
ter of Groton before the Backus
Society of Boston]
First we have a group of six pastors with
pastorates of twenty years each, viz. :
Nathan Burton of Bidgeway,
1821 to 1841
from
Thos. P. Field, D. D., New Lon-
don, from 1856 to 1876
Frederick Gridley,of East Lyme,1836 to 1856
Chas. S. Sherman, Naugatuck 1849 to 1869
Edward Strong, D. D., College -
Street, New Haven, 1842 to 1862
Reuben Torrey, Eastford, 1820 to 1840
Next we have a group of fivepastors who
were twenty-one years over the same church,
viz. : _
Wm T. ,Eustis of the church of
the Redeemer, New Haven, 1848 to 1869
James A. Smith, Glastonbury,
First, .
Aaron Snow, Buckingham, _
Francis Williams,Cbaplin, 1858 Extapt
Ezra D. Kinney, Darien, 1838 to 1809
Then we have three of twenty—two years,
VIZ. : .
Andrew Dunning, Thompson. 1850 to 1872
Theophilus Smith. New Canaan,1831 to 1853
Chas. Thompson, Salem, 1833 to 1850
Seven of twenty-three years, viz. :
Zalmon B. Burr, Weston, 1850 to 1873
Edwin Hall, D. D., Norwalk,
First, 1832 to 1855
Nathaniel Hewitt, D. D.,Bridgc-
port, Second, 1830 to 1853
Orlo D. Hine, Lebanon, 1856 Extent
Myron N. Morris',VVest Hartford1852 to '1875
Robert P. Stanton, Grecnville, 1856 to 1879
Bennett Tyler, D. D., of Ch. of
Theo. Institute, 1835 to 1858
Four of twenty-four years, viz. :
Austin Isham Roxbury, 1839 to 1863
Nathaniel Miner, Willington, 1833 to 1857
David L. Parmlee,Morris, 1841 to 1865
James L. Willard, Westville, 1855 Extent
Three of twenty-five years, viz. :
John Avery, Exeter' 1848 to 1873
Geo. J. Harrison, Milton, 1854 Extant
Caleb J. Tenny, D. D. , Wethers—
field 1816 to 1841
Three of twenty-six years, viz. :
Horace Bushnell, D. D. ,Hartford -
'Park, 1833 to 1859
Daniel Hunt, Pomfret 1835 to 1861
Thos. Punderson, Huntington. 1818 to 1844
One of twenty—seven years, viz. :
George J. Tillotson, Brooklyn, 1831 to 1858
Four of twenty-eight, viz,:
Martin Dudley, Easton. 1851 to 1879
S. W. S. Dntton, D. D., North
church, N cw Haven, 1838 to 1866
Samuel Spring, D. D.,East Hart-
ford, . 1833 to 1861
Stephen W. Stebbins,W. Haven1815 to 1843
Five of twenty—nine years, viz. :
Samuel R. Andrews, Woodbury,1817 to 1856
1837 to 1858
1841 to 1862
Fred. D. Avery, Columbia, 1850 Extant
Chauncey Booth, of Coventry,
First, . 1815 to 1844
Enoch F. Burr, D. D., Lyme,
First, 1850 Extant
Alvan Bond, D. D., Norwich,
Second, 1835 to 1864
Three of thirty years, viz. :
Stephen Dodd, East Haven, 1817 to 1847
Daniel W. Havens, East Haven, 1847 to 1877
Roswell Whitmore, Danielson—
ville, 1813 to 1843
Three of thirty-one years, viz. :
James Burt, Canton, 1826 to 1857
Charles Nichols, Gilead, 1825 to 1856
Sam. N. Shepard, Madison, 1825 to 1856
One of thirty-three years, viz. :
Elisha L. Cleveland, D. D,, New '
Haven, Third, 1833 to 1866
Two of thirty—four years, viz. :
David S. Brainard, Old Lyme, 1841 to 1875
Francis L. Robbins, of Enfield, -
First, . 1816 to 1850
Two of thirty—five years, viz. :
Eleazer T. Fitch, D. D., Yale
College church, 1817 to 1852
Elisha C. Jones, Southington, 1837 to 1872
Two of thirty-six years, viz. :
mees Beach, Winsted,Ffrst-, 1806 to 1842
Aaron Dutton, Guilford,First, 1806fto 1842
One of thirty—seven years, viz. :
Samuel I. Curtis, Union, 1842 Extant
Two of thirty-eight years, viz. :
John R. Crane, D. D., Middle
town, First, 1818 to 1856
Abram Marsh, Tolland, 1831 to 1869
One of thirty—nine years, viz. :
Aaron Hovey, Centerbrook, 1804 to 1843
One of forty years, viz. :
Isaac Parsons,East Hadam,First 1816 to 1856
Two forty one years, viz. :
Austin Putnam, Whitneyville, 1838 Extant
Adam Reid, D. D., Salisbury, 1837 to 1878
Three of forty—two years, viz. :
Joseph Eldridge, D. D., Norfolk,1832 to 1874
Edwin R. Gilbert, Wallingford, 1832 to 1874
Fred. Marsh, Winchester, 1809 to 1851
. Three of forty—three years, viz. :
Hiram P. Arms,Norwich Town, 1836 Extant
Aaron Atwood,Mansficld Center 1819 to 1862
Royal Robbins, Kensington 1816 to 1859
One of forty—eight years, viz.: .
Geo. A. Calhoun,D. D.,Coventry1810 to 1867
One of forty-nine years, viz. :'
Harvey Talcott,’;Portland, First 1816 to 1865
One of fifty years, viz. : '
Shubael Bartlett, East Windsor,
First, 1804 to 1854
One of fifty—one years. viz. :
Levi Nelson, Lisbon, 1804 to 1855
One of fifty-two years, viz.: ,
Allen McLean, Simsbury, 1809 to 1861
Four of fifty-three years, viz. :
Daniel Dow,‘Jr., Thompson, 1796 to 1849
Borzaleel Pinneo, Milford,First 1796 to 1849
Daniel Smith, Stamford, First, 1793 to 1846
Timothy Tuttle, Ledyard, 1811 to 1864
Three of fifty—four years, viz. :
Leonard Bacon, D. . D.,' New
Haven,First
Timothy P. Gillett, Bradford,
Abel nIcEwin, D. D., New Lon;
don, First
One of fifty-six years, viz. :
Joab Brace, D. D., Newington, 1805 to 1861
One of fifty-seven years, viz.: ‘
Calvin Chopin, D. D., Rocky
Hill,
One of fifty-nine years, viz.:
Motley Ecleston, Sherman,
One sixty years, viz. :
Noah Porter, D. D., Farmington,1806 to 1866
One of seventy years, viz. :
Samuel Nott, D. D., Franklin, 1782 to 1852
Here is a list jof eiffhty-five pastors whose
average pastorate are more than thirty-three
years.
How Carlyle Met His Match.
“A grim, wrinkled, strong gloomy face,"
Dis that of Carlyle as seen by a. correspondent
of the Chronicle, of San Francisco, who pro—
ceeds to describe the Chelsea sagc’s dislike
for America and Americans, and the criti-
cisms to which he treats those who call
upon him. On one occasion a Californian,
being received with the habitual denuncia-
tion of the great republic, endured it calmly
to the end, and then observed: “Go ahead
Mr. Carlyle; I like to hear you abuse the
United States, for it seems to do you good
and it doesn’t do us a bit a harm. You‘ve
had a good deal to say of wind bags. I
confess that we’re pretty windy on the
other side, but we can’t come up to-you over
licrc.' Now, you impress me as the biggest
wind bag—you say you like candor—Iihave
ever seen. If we should take tlc wind out
of your. fifty odd volumes, what would be
left of them? They were all wind, and you
know it. I don't blame you for writing
them, however. You’ve made your wind
pay, and if you had any common sense, and
were fifty years younger, you’de make, if
you’d come and live with us, a pretty good
American. You’ve expressed your view of
my country, and I’ve expressed my view of
I suppose We’re about even. DoI
owcyou anything, Mr. Carlyle? If I do, I’ll
pay you.” The author is reported to have
1825 Extent
1802 to 1856.
1806 to 1860
1794 to 1851
1797 to 1856 ,
have said afterward that the Californian was
the least uninteresting American he had ever
seen. ' .
“1 amino. great scrape,” as
nutmeg
said to the grater. ‘
smiled grimly by the way of response, and to '
, The Humble Peanut. . I
now DARKEY omn’s wrru EYES as snares as
Tim nawx’s no rim OULLING. '
An interesting item recently went the
rounds of the papers givigg a statement of
the enormous trade in pea ate—those cheap
little things so toothsome to, the grounding.
A great many people in the north fancy that
peanuts grow on vines and that they are all
alike—although theycannot understand why
it is that street vendors can sell what they
consider the same article for less money than
they can be bought for in stares. Peanuts
do not grow on vines,but like the Irishman’s
vineyard, the fruit is under the ground.
They are not all alike, and the nuts that are
peddlcd around variety shows and third—
class theatres at a low price, are notvthe
proper article to be ground to powder by the
ivories of the truly good. The peanut sec—
tion of Virginia, where the best and most
delicious nuts are raised, is comprised in the
following counties: Southampton, 'Surry,
Prince George, Nanscmond. Sussex and Isle
of Wight, with the crop extending of late
years along the historic peninsular. The
farmers of Princess Anne :and Net-folk
counties are at present 'paying particular‘
attention to that crop, while over the border
in North Carolina, the county ‘of Currituck,
celebrated for its canvas-back ducks, wild
geese, snipe and swans, with/its‘fishing, is
also celebrated for its peanuts. But
Nanscmond and Isle of Wight counties, in
old Virginia, bear off the palm for raising
the finest peanuts in the Union, their flav—
ors, size and quality being far superior to all'l
others.
The crop year begins about October -1,Vand-
ends in the following September. It is esti—
mated by competent judges that the crop of
last year reached 900,000 bushels, of which
amount Norfolk handled 600,000 bushels.
The price averaged 331 per bushel, which
makes a big item ,for such {an insignificant
thing as a peanut. The State of Virginia
alone will raise over 1,000,000 bushels this
year, and Currituck, N' C., will send her
usual quota, thus filling up the storehouses
and factories of this city to utmost capaci—
ty. It is stated on good authority that
one acre of ground will yield from sixty
to one hundred bushels of peanuts, which
pays the farmer as much,if not more than he
can realize from any other crop.
Walking around this. city a few days ago,
your correspondent by accident entered a‘
large peanut factory on Water street,and saw'
so many nuts in bags and out of bags that the
idea suggested itself at once that some Con—
necticut “Yank” had invented a wooden pea-
nut. The morlzts opmrndi by which the nuts
are separated, cleaned and classed, is some
what as follows: The third story of the
peanuts in bags ; and there the continual roar
of the machinery is deafening. Each ma-
chine has a duty to perform. First, there is
a large'cylinder in which all the nuts are
placed, in order that the dust and dirt may
be shaken off ofthem. They pass from this
cylinder into the brushes, 'where every nut
receives fifteen feet of a brushing before it
becomes free. ' Then they pass through 8
sluieeway to the flecrbelow, where they
are dropped on 'an endless belt, about two
and a lialf feet in width, and passing along
at the rate of four. miles an hour. On each
side of the belt stand eight colored girls,
and as the nuts fall from the sluice on to the
belt the girls, with a quick motion of the
hand, pick out all the poor'looking nuts, and
by the time the belt reaches the end two-
thirds of the nuts are picked off, allowing
only the finest‘to pass the crucibles. Those
that do pass drop through another sluice
and empty into bags on the floor below.
When the bag is fillled it is taken away by
hand, sewed up and branded as “cocks,”
with a figure of a rooster prominent on its
sices. The peas caught up by the girls are
thrown to one side, placed in bags and car-
ried into another room, where they are
again picked over ' the best singled
out, bagged and branded as “ships.”
These are as fine a nut as the first for eating
but in shape and color do not compare with
the “cocks.” Having gone over them twice,
we now come to a third grade, which are
called and branded as “eagles.” These are
picked out of the-cullings of the “cooks” and
“ships,” but now and then you will find a
respectable looking nut among them; though
the eyes of the colored damscls are as keen as
a hawk, and a bad nut is rarely allowed to
pass their hands. The cullings that are left
from the “eagles” are bagged, sent through
the elevator to the top story, but what little
meat is in them is shaken out by a patent
shellcr, which is not only novel, but as ’per—
feet a piece of machinery as was ever in—
vented. The nuts being shelled by this new
process, the meat drops in bags below, free
from dust or dirt of any kind, and are then
shipped in two hundred pound sacks to the
North, where they are bought up by
the confectioners for the purpose of mak—
ing tally or peanut candy. It may be here
stated that a peculiar kind of oil is extracted
from the meat of the nut,and in thisspecialty
alarge trade is done among the wholesale
druggists. There is nothing wasted,for even
the shells are made useful. They are packed
in sacks and sold to stable-keepers for horse—
bedding, and a very healthy‘bed they make.
A day’s work is about three thousand bush-
els,which includes the labor of cleaning,pick-
ing and packing'for shipment. For all this
it can be readily seen~ why the priCes of pea—
nuts vary so much, and why it is that. the
huekster going round with his wagon can sell
cheaper than stores; for he sells the “eagles”
while; the shopkeeper sell those of a higher
grade.
W'liat a. Child’s Kiss Could 'Do.
In prison'at New Bedford, Mass. there'
now is a man who is called Jim, and who is
a prisoner on a life sentence. Up to last
spring he was regarded as a desperate,
dangerous man, ready for a rebellion at any
hour. He planned a general outbreak, but
was “given away” by one of the conspira-
tors. He plotted a general mutiny or re-
bellion, and was again betrayed. . c then
kept his own counsel, and while never rc-
fusing to obey orders, be obeyed like a man
who only needed backing to make him refuse
to. One day in J unc a partyof strangers
came to the institution. One was an old
gentleman, the other ladies, and two of the
ladies had small children. The guide took
one of the children on his arm, and the other
walked'until the party began climbing the
mairs. 'Jim was working near by, sulky
and morose as ever, when the guide said to
him : '
“Jim, won’t you help this little girl up the
stairs ?”
The convict lfizsitated, a scowl on his face,
and the little girl held her arms out to him
and said : .
“If you will, I guess I’ll kiss you."
His scowl vanished in an instant, and he
lifted the child up as tenderly as a father.
Half way up the stairs she kissed him. At
the head of the stairs she said:
“Now you've got to kiss me, too,”
. He blushed like a woman, looked into her
innocent face and then kissed her check, and
before he reached the foot ofthe stairs again
the man had tears in his eyes. Ever since
that day he has been a changed man, and no
one in‘ the place gives less trouble. May be
in his far-away Western home he has a little
Katie-of his own. No one knows,for he never
reveals his inner life; but the change so
quickly wrought by a child proves that he
has a {heart and gives hope that he may for-
[ sake his evil ways.
building contains thousands of bushels of -
I NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1880.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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PHYSICIAN a session,
Ofllco over lat National Bank, Soul
_ Non-walk.
OFFICE HOURS :-8 to 9 a. m,' l to 2 . . :30
to 7:30p.m. ’ p m ' o
Slate at Prowitt’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and
Stillson’s Drug Store, 80. Norwfillk.
3m51
Calls forwarded by telephone.
ELLERY C. CLARKE, M. D.,
PHYSIGIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, Isaacs’ Block, Wall street, over
Stanley’s News Office.
Hours 8 to 10 a. m.,‘.’. to 3 and 7 t08p.m. Slates
at Prowitt’s Drug Store,Norwalk,and Stllson’s
Drug Store, South Norwalk. 3m2p
Dr. Wm. J. Wakeman.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Late resident Physician and Surgeon of Connec-
“eSiffl‘éfimii ””3”" 1 db 1:
< :— ooms ormer occu ic .
Hill, Dentist. y p y r A“
Osman Honky—7}; to 9x a. m.,1 to 3 p. m., 6
to 8 p. m. .
CHARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
N ORWALK, CONN.
Office corner of Main and Wall streets. Nitrous-
Oxtde Gasadministered
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
flano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
’ Harman, Rslyea & feymour,
Attorneys at Counsellors at Law,
Room No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
NORWALK & vBRIDGEPORT
Messenger and Package Express.
The undersigned, running a wagon to Bridge-
portevery Monday and Friday, propose to take
messages and small packages for a. reasonable
compensation, to be left or called for anywhere
between Nor-walk and Bridgeport, or in the city
of Bridgeport, Wagon leaves Market, 55 Main
street, at 6 o‘clock a. m.. returning in the after--
noon. _ Orders left there at any than will receive
attention. Ofllce in Bridgeport at Charles E.
Shelton’s, corner of Main street and Fairfleld
Avenue. FOLWELL 5: MUNGER.
Norwalk, Nov. 10, 1379.
All the Latest Styles in
FALLAND WINTER
MILLI N EBY
NOW READY AT
Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett’s
2 and 3 James’ Block, Water
Street.
w. 12. columns,
General Fanning Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. ILDEPOT
.f'Order-sattended to dnyor night . Residenc
Main Street ,3 doors from Union Avenue.
The flora/alt Fire Insurance 60.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaidlosses
or of claims for losses.
Ill SHUIID lifli‘dPAlll IISU is Al' 10W!!! RAT
Wu. U.STBEET, Pres., S. . Omu s-rnan, Treas.
GEO. R. Cownnsfiee’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co.ofHABTFORD
[neorporated1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
lnsuresagainstlossand damagehy Fire,on terms'
adoptedto thehazardandeonsistentwiththelaws
otcompensation . COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsf or Norwalk and vicinity
B. S. BLASCER,
At his store in
MALLOBY’S BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand, a general assortmen to
Groceries;l Crockery, Glass,
Ill: and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devotinghis constantpersonal attentionto the
business he hopesto merit publioputronage
animus s. nocnwoon,
Fashionable llraper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNiSHINo summon.
MalnStreet ,Norwalk, Conn.
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT 'TAIIDR,
wnnlkgs BUILDING, WALL ST.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 46
86a week ing-our own town. Terms and bout
lit free.Ad ressIIJlallett&Co.Portlam ,Mc.
AT
Qaintard’s Furniture Rooms
wul betounna completeassonmontoi
‘EURNITURE, &O.,
. nclud'rngevcrythingusuallyfound in a first-class
establishment, at Prices to snitthe Times . Also,
glargeassortmcn to If,
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES. kc-
GlassPlatcsonttoanysize. Bepalringdoneinthe
trassesmadeover asgood asnew.
E. SUIHTIIRD’S SUN.
- \ $12a Week. 812 a do at homoeasily made. Cost-
ly outfit free.A dress True&00.AugustaMc
b.7917 mauner,at short notice . Also,old HairMat-_
. All the Latest Styles in
FALL AND umrts.
MILLIN E RY.
NOW READY AT
I
Mrs. Wilmot Fawcett’s”
2 and 3 J ames’ Block, Water
Street.
PURE MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Nor-walk, at
your door, every morning
AT 6 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMSON BROS. 51tf
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EAL ESTATE.
MN
0
M
FOR SALE.—Thrcc Building Lots on the
St. John Farm, at a bargain, For partic-
ulars call on or address. BENJ. J. STURGES,
Real Estate Broker, No. 4 Gazette Budding, Nor-
walk, Conn. 4“
on SA LIL—A Gristmill, Saw Miliand Cider
Mill, will be sold on reasonable terms. For
particulars address W. 8. WA LKEE, Weston, Ct.
or F. W. MITCHELL, Real Estate Broker Nor-
walk.IConn.~- - . 3tp5
O 'RENT.—From April .1, a desirable house
on Main Street, contamin ten roomsnvrtb
barn and anion. Apply at Q NTARD’S FUR-
NITURE OOMS. 5tf‘
——Sevcral good Tenements and
To Rent- Houses. and good Store on Alain
Street. - ' S. E. OLMSTEA D.
To Let.
A largehousc containing 10 rooms with Bor-
ough and Well Water; suitable for one or
two families. Enquire of
JACOB WEEKS,
Cor. Main Street and Union Ave.
on SALE OR fiiEN'i‘.—llouse on East
Avenue. CHAS. S. PROWITT.
Gill. Kendall, ill. I).
, ‘ DENTIET,’
' , Norwalk, Conn.
Office second
1.7.5,, door west from
Depot. Dents
operatic“ in. all '
branches as for,-
rneriy. Painless
'extrae tion of,
teeth by and of
I. AUGHIN G
GAS a. specialty
N. ni—nr. K
field.
THE
llnrvall Iron Walls
CO’S SHOPS are running every day (except Sun-
days) all day long and are prepared to execute
any kind of
MACHINERY WORK
that may be offered.
; STEAM ENGINES IND PUMPS
' kept in stock.
Caitlin of all Killfli l0 Ul‘Ifll‘.
_Manufacturers troubled with the present scar-
clt of water can buy or hire pumps on reason-
ab e terms.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE LADIES 0f NORWALK.
The undersigned has opened a .
Regan Départment
in the
Factory on Hoyt 817., near Main,
Where LADIES’. MISSES’ and CH1].-
DBEN’S SHOES, or our own make,
can bepbtarned at a slight advance from whole-
sale prices.
Measures taken and Shoes made to
* order.
T. cousins.
J. M. POTTER,
DEALER DI
Cabinet Org us, Vio-
lins, Banjos, Fifes,
Drums & Sheet
Music. '
Pianos and Organs to Rent.
PIANOS,ORGANS AND MELODEONS TUN—
‘ ED AND REPAIRED.
Instruments sold on monthly Instalements.
Old Instruments taken In Exchange
for New.
Wall Street, Norw alk onn.
Sollcitor of Claims.
GENERALTEUSINESS.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
L. A. GOBRIGHT,
Ofllee 1,427 F Street Northwest, near
15th. WASHINGTON, D. C.
“Y former connection with Journalism for a.
I long period, has given me an extensive ac-
quaintance in all the departments of the Govern-
ment and all cxce tional facilities. ' Prompt at-
tention given to of orders requiring personal ser-
vice at-tnc National Capitol,which may be for-
warded through the office of the Nortwanx Ga-
zEl‘TE. 41
now roarauawarsnmss.
Wm. Glover & Son,
ArercadytopntinyourWATEB.STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a. rate as
anyone. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LINED,LEAD PIPES,&c.,of every slzeandde-
cription. PLUMBINGin allitsbranches.
ULHILIIESS IS IEX'I’ TU BUDLIUESSm
G. A. FRANKE’S
Sharing and Hair (lilting Saloon!
son A
Plea-ant Shove,
Artistic Hah- Cnt, or
Thorough Shampoo!
cam. in
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
NO. 1 GAZETTE BUILDING;
fi'Particularattention given to Ladies andChild-
roa’s Hair Cutting and Shampooningffi
AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
Hot and ColdWater Baths
New Firm at the 01d Stand
Messrs MULLINGS Bn'o'umns
Would respectfullyinform the public, that they.
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLlNGS k, 'l‘lLLY, and with the old ex-
perit need Workman, hitherto emploved by the
late firm,are prepared to manufacture allkinds of
‘CARRIAGES & WAGONS
TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.
MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED FOR CASE.
0. A. MULLINGS, J. S. MULLINGS
South Norwnlk, April 15,1878.
Warm Baths
Cold. Baths! !
Shower Baths! l:
Every day at
E. APELL’S Model Barber Shop,
Second Door from Porn Ofllce.
PENSIONS.
Pensions and Bounties got for
all Soldiers of my own and other
Regiments, &c.
W3 Ho NOBLE,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
M one TO LOAN on RealEstalcSccui-ity.
y Enquire of o. E. Wilson, No.6
Gazette Building, N orwalk, Ct. 3211‘
Black Enameled Carl Buarl,
Carmine and Blue'fol Fancy-dork
Danbury R. RI ,,
To Rent.
THREE ROOMS near center of village. _
Apply at this 00100.
For Sale.
THE desirable property owned by'the subscri-
ber on corner of Wall and River Streets,
consisting of one-half of the three story wooden
building and the two story brick extension. Wlll
be sold as a whole .or separately, as desired, or
the corner store wrll be rented at a reasonable
price. For further information apply to
O. E. ESKELSON, on the premises.
Norwalk, Nov. 24th, 1879. ‘ 2 3tp-17
001118 To BENTJ’or a small family in
center of the Village. Apply at GAZETTE
OFFICE. ' 46
Farm for Sale.
HE subscriber offers for salehis Farm, situated
in the Town of Greenfield, in Saratoga Co.,
New York State, ten miles from the town of Sara-
toga, pleasantly situated on a rise of ground, 95
acres of land,wrfh one Dwelling House, two lar 0
Burns, Grainery and other out buildings, wxll e
sold cheap. Half the purchase money can remain
lagc property. For further particulars inquire of
3mm SILAS .l’. TUTTLE, Nor-walk, Conn
Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for sale the well known
farm belonging to the estate of Sylvanus See-
ly, deceased. Said farm is situated in the town of
New Canaan, on the main road leading from New
Canaan to Stamford, within fifteen minutes walk
to the village . churches, schools and railroad
depot. There is about 56 acres of land, one large
convenient Dwelling House, with Barns, Grains:-
ms and other out-buildings, Half the purchase
money can remain on bond and mortgage, if de—
sired. For further particulars inquire of
3m49 SILAS P. TUTTLE, Norwalk, Conn.
OR SALE—The verydesirable residence on
.Lewrs St.,now occupied by Rev. Mr. Bent-
ley. Ap ly on the premises,or to J OHN PARET.
374 Broa way, New York. 42
0‘ BENT.-—A Barn on West, Avenue.
ply at the Gaznr'rr. ornrcn.
For Sale.
HE Homestead of the late Peter McLaughlin,
deceased. It is “very eligibly located in the
Borough of Norwalk, is two stories and basement.
contarqs 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a. large
family or a boarding house; lot 60x200 feet, has
Borough Water, Fruit, 55c. Situated on Franklin
Avenue,wrtnm three minutes’walk of Post Office,
Depot. &c, Wlll be sold on accommodating terms.
For further articular-s en aim of
24 J A ES MITCHE L, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
TWO verydesirabl eBuildin gLotsonWestMain
Street . Apply at theGAZETTE OFFICE .
For Sale. '
HE subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
LOT, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough of Norwalk. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated,m a good neighborhood, only a short walk
from the business part _of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly new;conven-
iently arran ed, and in good condition. For fur-
ther particu ars apply to the subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. St S. H. Holmes, N orwalk.-
3y JOHN W . RENOUD.
DWELLING-8
AND
Building Lots.
SEVERAL dwellingsnarious prices in differ-
ent portions of Borough. either to lot or for
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outside of Borough limits—one in Winnipank.
Also several Buildin lots in and out of Borough.
till) ‘ nqmrc at this Office.
Ap-
12
For Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
in Bi ooklyn, E. D., Within 5minutcs walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 Box 63, Nor-walk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to l3 acres within 1}»; miles of center
of Norwalk. . Good situation. good house,
built of best material and by days work. About
80 choice Ap le trees With other fruit, good ar-
den, ood we 10f water. and fine shade trees. net
the p ace for a man Wishing to raise Strawberries,
'etc. Price 87,000. Enquire at this Office.
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one ofthepleas-
. antcst streets in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. l’riee $6.000. En-
quire at this Oflicc.
O ,
Desrrable Property for sale.-
A. Ver ydesirable place on EastAvenue.
Also, a few chorcc BuildingLotssituated on
Osborn Avenue,forsale cheap.
Also,anioelylocated House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enqurreol
“11 S, E. OSBORN . EastAvenue,
or to D.W.FITCH.WestAvenne.
A Desirable Homestead lo 8 I
I’ a 0.
THE valuable residence _of the subscriber.
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwal , is offered for
sale. The situation isplcasant and healthy, com~
'manding_fine vrews of ong Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Nor-walk Brid e, and the same from South Nor-
walk dcpot._ ouse 54x50; two stories_ and attic,
filled in With brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all. modern 1m rovements, bath
room, laundry,statronary tubs, eebec’s cooking
range,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. .The cellar-rs dry, having stationary furn-
ace.which heats the whole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
lent order being comfortablefor both a summer or
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
ing busrness in New York and returning thesame
day. Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
out in la\vn,frurt trees, and garden spot. - A ply
to JAMES MITCHELL, ltealEstate Agent.
walk, or to the subscriber. _
A. s. HAMERSLEY,
26“ 255 Fourth Avenue, N. I
For Sale.-
fl" A House and Lot, in a healthylocation on
3- FairStreet,abovc Catharine. The Heusers
nearly new, wellbuilt,convenientlyarrang-
ed. and will make a comfortable and leasant
home forafamrly of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There is a wellof‘excelient
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low,and part of the money can re-
mam on mortgage. A fine chan’ce tosecul‘ea
home. Apply atGAZETTEOFFICE. 3“
11—”.-.
Hanna when Hones aniline.
VERY ONE knows that the non.P.T.Bar-
- d t1lelnn, has agents out all over the world to
flu c
Best of everything regardleséof cost
It is not my disposition to boast of my work. for
talk is cheap. \villonly say that l have done
work for Mr. Barnum for over eight years and 11
I was a fraud or a about I think he would have
found it out in that time. The following speaks
for itself. and is only one out of hundreds I can
produce. ARIES L. FEBRIS.
Quintard’s Building, Norwalk, Conn.
01'-
WALDMERE, Bnmanl’on'r, CONN.,DOG. 13.1877. -
Mr. James L. Ferris has made several sets of
harness for me which gave me great sagfil‘action.
He is a capital harness maker doing hinlmsincss
upon honor. 1‘. T. BARNUM .
GEO. WARD SELLECK
Has in his New Store,
Hardenbrook’s New Block, Wall St.,
A complete assortment of the best class of
GRBBERIES, PRBVISIflNS, FiiiillS,
&c., for family use. at Popular Prices. llis stock
is at all times fresh and good, and will stand com—
parison with those of'any Grocer in town. Call in
and leave your orders. , ssu
$60 Prize Grape,
“MOORE’S EARLY.”
NEW Seedling Strawberries and small Fruits.
Also NE‘V CROSS-DRIED ASPAI‘AGUS.
which promises to be a great improvement. Send
for Circular to
JOHN B. MOORE, Concord, Mass.
Please state in whatpapcr you saw this. 40
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VOL, LXIII.--NUM:BER 6.
‘ BOURBON, BALLADS‘J :
THE PIRATES OF PBNOBSCOT; 03, m SLAVES
OF DUTY. .
A Dirge, 81mg by Governor. a Garcebn, Lam—
um and Smith, while they sat on afcnce and.
talked about reconcenz'ng the Confmz'om'w
Wham.
.[This verse was sung as rapidly as possible]
Three jolly bubcaneers are we, and we would
neither cover nor
Conceal the circumstance that we pretended
to be Governor;
The life of Maine in wintertime is merry as
the loggin’ is,
Where Upper Kennebec comes down to ~
where the Androscoggin is,
Where sportsmen fish along the Molechunk—
amunk and Chesuncook, -
And joke and talk of politics, and maybe
catch a mess an’ cook. .
The other party had the votes, but we had
the audacity,
And so we studied up the State—~its caving—
in capacity,
And its resources—vegetable, ' animal and
mineral——
A—a—ummmm—oh, yes 1
Until one day we ran against a haughty Ma-
jor—General !
[This verse was sung still more rapidly.)
We thought we ought to draw the sword and
: set up our authority,
For we received the ballots of a very large
. minority; ~
Our partisans were under arms—at Wallagos-
aquegamook,
At Pataguangomis, Squaw Lake, Piscataqnis
and Peggamook ; '
The sailors: too, were all with us at Medy—-
bcmps and Pemmaquid—
I'd sometimes handed them cigars, and; often
given them a quid;
Gosh! the Skowhegan fusileers and Cani—
tunk artillery
Were ready to seize Blaine and Male and put
them in a pillory.
The Allegash militia were resolved to have a
funeral—
A—a—ummmm—oh, yes!
Till suddenly we ran against an‘angry Major-
General
[Qulcker yet—andante mar xenon]
Jewhittiker! 0, what a chance the insurrec-
tion did afford
The Greenbackers of Schoodic and the Dem-
ocrats of Biddeford!
The Capital was filled with folks and many
, without any/bunk, '
And :still they came from. 'Macknaquack,
Sabasticook and Kennebunk;
From Lake Moostocomaguntic, Chattaquan
and Phssadumkeag, '
Wiscesset and Sagnndahock, as far as Mat-
tawamkeag,
They hadn’t had an office since before the
days of Hannibal,
And so their appetite was like the frenzy of
a cannibal; ' ,
The starving hosts were bound to have a
legislative dinner, all, '
A—a—ummmm—oh. yes!
Till—presto l—they were captured bya stub-
born Major— Gineral !
[No stopping to take breath—presttuimo acceler-
fa-ndo dalflneJ
_And now we climb from off the fence, and
sadly go and rusticate,
Convinced that we have bitten off much-
more than we can mastic-ate.
0, where is warlike Sawyer,and the Seal that
has “Dirigo” on?
The sanguinary Bradbury, Gould, Talbot,
White—but why go on ?
Not one of all our soldiers either sensible or
plucky is ;
Our cave is much more Mammoth than the
cavern in Kentucky is.
.Although brevttcd “Governors" we—Lam-
son, Smith and Garcelon—
Would like to emigrate to Spain, or Trinidad
.0! far Ceylon,
Where we could study vegetable, animal or
mineral— .
A—a—ummmm—oh, yes!
And never, never meet again a haughty Maj-
orwGineral!
MEDIORIES OF T0171 DIOORE.‘
(From Oliver Wendell Holmcs’s Commemorative
Poem.)
Enchanter of Erin,wnosc magic has bound us
Thy wand for one moment we fondly would
claim,
Entranced while it summons the phantoms
around hs, -
That blush into life at the sound of thy
name.
Tne tell~tales of memory wake from their
slumbers—
I hear the old song with its tender refrain—
What passion lies hid in those honey voiced
numbers! ‘
What perfume of youth in each exquisite
strain! '
The home of my childhood comes back as a
vision—
Harkl hark! A soft chord fromits song
haunted room—
’I‘is a morning'of May, when the air is Ely~
siau— -
The syringe in bud and thelilac in bloom-,-
We are clustered around the “Clementi”
piano—
There were six of us then—there are two
of us now— '
She is singing-the girl with the silver so—
pranc—
How “The Lord of the Valley” was false
to his vow—
“Let Erin remember" the echoes are calling—
Through “The Vale of Avoca" the waters
are rolled—
“Thc Exile” laments while the night—dews
are falling——
“The Morning of, Life” dawns again as of
old.
But ah! those warm love songs of fresh
adolescence 1
Around us such ruptures celestial they fling
Tbs-t it seemed as if Paradise breathed its
quintessence.
Through the seraph-tonedflips of the maid-
en that sung! '
Long hushed are the chords that my boyhood
' enchanted
As when the smooth wave by the angel
. was stirred, 7
Yet still with their music is memory haunted
And oft in my dreams are the melodies
heard. '
I feel like the priest to his altar returning—
The crowd that was kneeling no longer is
there, .
The flame has died down, but the brands are
still burning
And sandal and cinnamon sw ceten the air.
ww—
Scwing machines are great institutions,-
th without liberal and judicious advertis-
in; they would have been comparatively un-
known to thc public. whereas by that agency
one of them can now be found in nearly
every household in the 'land. On this point-
the Wheeler do Wilson Company say:
“Twenty-five yours experience has clearly
demonstrated lhe superior adv..utnges anti
economy of newspaper advertising overall
other mediums offered for that purpose."
*.
0 would that I could call Ermine,
Although she is a saucy Minx ;
Fur get-her? No—such girls divine
In life-s dull chain are golden Lynx;
I Otter tell ‘ber all my love,
And seal that love as young Fox do.
She’s purer than the saints above,
And playful as the Squirrel, too.
—-Syracuse Standard.
Norwalk Chronicler