WHOLE NUMBER 1725;
"He Knoweth the Way That I
Take.”
I know not—the way is so misty—
The joys or the griefs it shall bring, _
What clouds are o’erhanging the future,
What flowers by the roadside shall spring ;
But there’s One who will journey beside me,
Nor in weal nor in woe will forsake;
And this-is my solace and comfort——
“He knoweth the way that I take.”
I stand where the cross roads are meeting,
And know not the right from the wrong;
NO beckoning finger directs .me,
No welcome comes to me in song;
But my guide will soon give me a token
By wilderness, mountain or lake :
Whatever the rkness about me
“He knowcth the way that I take.”
And I know that the way leadeth homeward
To the land of the pure and the blest,
To the country of ever fair summer,
To the city of peace and ‘of rest;
And there shall be healing for sickness,
And fountains life's fever to slakc;
What matters beside I go heavenward, a
“He knoweth the way that I take.”
-Lo'ndon Christian World.
' From the New York Tint“
Through Slavery to Fame.
TH] LIFE AND ADVENTURES DR FREDERICK
DOUGLASS—THE TRIALS OF A SLAVE AND
TRIUMPHS OF A FREE MAN. ’
1v.
Shot to Death.
The despairing cries of women.and men who
were being brutally beaten, and the plaintive
songs of those who were forced to appear
merry, even though they were sad, were not
the only terrible sounds which in those days
saluted the ears of young Douglass. It was
also his to hear the last death cry of a man
of big own color, shot down in cold blood
by one of his master's overseers. The in—
cidents of the tragedy well illustrate the
habits of the time. Upon the old plantation
of Douglas’s master was a young black man
known as Bill Denvy. He was a powerful
young fellow and-a hard worker, but withal
a man of a quick temper and fiery spirit.
In some way he offended his overseer,
who attempted to whip him. Three or four
cuts from the rawhide sank deep into the
slave’s flesh, and then with strength of mad-
ness, he broke from the keeper, dashed into
an adjaceht creek, and there, standing up to
his neck in the water, defied the overseer,
and refused to come upon the shore.
“Come out of there, Bill Denvy, or I’ll
shoot you” cried the infuriated overseer.
“I’m not coming out to be whipped,” res—
olutely responded the slave.
“Come out or I swear I’ll shoot you.”
“I won’t,” was the response.
“I will give you three calls; it you don’t
come on the last you are a dead man. Will
you come out i”
“No; I won’t be whipped.”
“Will you come out ?”
“No; I won‘t be whipped.”
“Will you come out? for the third time,”
cried the overseer, and for the third time the
black man replied:
“No ; I won’t be whipped.”
They were the last words he ever spoke
on earth. Deliberately the overseer raised
his gun and took deadly aim, there was a
flash and a report, and black Bill Denvy, who
had dared to defy the authority of his master,
was sent to a better world.
Was this crime punished ? some innocent
reader unacquainted with the slave system
may ask. No, it was not. The occurrence
created some little oommotidn, in the neigh-
borhood, but, it being everywhere conceded
that defiant slaves must be got rid of in
some way, Col. Lloyd, the owner of the
plantation, and the only man who could
bring the culpit to justice, dismissed him
with a reprimand, which was doubtless called
forth more fromranger at the loss of a valua-
ble piece of property than horror at the com-
mission of a terrible crime.
Though witnessing many acts of cruelty,
and crime almost 55 coldeblooded as that
related, young Douglass during his early
boyhood could not complain of any personal
cruelty prac‘u‘sed upon himself. His main
trouble was from hhnger and cold. though,
as he says himself, he suffered less from
hunger than from the elements. In strong
and epigrammatic language he says upon this
subject: "In hottest Summer and coldest
Winter I was kept almost in a state of nudity
—no shoes. no' stockings, no jacket, no
trousers, nothing but coarse sack-cloth or
‘low linen’ made into ,a sort of shirt reach-
ing down to my knees. lThis Iwore night and
day, changing it only once a week. , In the
Winter time I could, during the day, protect
myself by keeping on the sunny side of the
house, and in bad. weather‘ in the corner of
the:kitchen chimney, The great difficulty
was to keep warm during the night. I had
no bed. ' The pigs in the pen had leaves, the
horses in the stable had straw, but the child—
ren had no beds ; ‘they lodged anywhere. I
slept generally in the little closet, without.
even a blanket to cover me. In very cold
weather 'I sometimes got down the bag in
which corn-meal was usually' carried to the
mill and crawled into that, sleeping there
with my head in and my feet out. I was
partly protected, though not comfortable.
My feet were at times so cracked with the
frost that a good sized knife blade might be
laid in the gushes.”
v
A Happy Change.
Housed, fed and clothed as described, sur-
rounded by such terrible scenes as those
related, the boy passed what he now beiivers
to have been about abree years, and then,
when, according to his best recollection, he
was about 10 years old, a happy charge oc-
curred in his situation. By the orders of his
master he was sent to Baltimore to live with
a relative of his owner’s family. His new
master, and particularly his mistress, proved
at first to be very kind and warm-hearted
people. They owned no slaves of their own
and had not been under the degrading in.
fluence which seemed almost to belong to
such proprietorship. The lady of the house
was a religious woman in more sense than
that of’church—going, and under her cargbthe
boy of quick intelligence and really remark—
able natural ability rapidlv gained much
useful information, and quickly developed
,msny qualities which, under other cucum-
stauces, would doubtless have lain dormant.
It was in this new home that Frederick
Douglass learned to read, so laying the
foundation for that better education in the
years afterward made him a marked man,not
only among his Own people, but among all
the citizens of this country. He first acquir-
ed a desire to learn to read by hearing his
mistress reading the Bible. . One day,
knowing nothing of the fact that he was
making what was then regarded in the slave
States as an unlawful request, he went to
the lady and said to her frankly, “Please,
Missy, will you teach me to 'read 1’” To
which simple and pathetic appeal the kind
woman at once gave an afiirmatlve response.
By her aid and by diligent study he soon
made himself master of the alphabet, and
shortly was able to spell words of three or
four letters. The lady of the house was so .
proud of her pupil that one evening :she
informed her husband of the lessons she was
giving him, and exulting exclaimed:
“He is getting on so rapidly that I soon
expect to have him reading the Bible.” .
“What 1” cried her husband almost ill
consternation, “you are teaching that nigger
to read 1’”
“Yes,” she said. amazed at his tone, as I
tell you, and he is getting along nicely.”
“He must get along no further," was the
peremptory response of the master {of the
house, and then he continued by explaining
to his wife that it- was not only unsafe and
impolite to teach slaves to read, but that it
was actually unlawful to do-so. In conclu—
sion, he said, and his works sank deep into
the heart of the little black boy, who‘ heard
them : ‘
“If you give a nigger an inch he will take
an ell. ‘Learning would spoil the best one
of them‘ in the world. If you were to teach
that boy how to read the Bible, there would
be no keeping him ; such knowledge could
do him only harm—at any rate, could only
make him‘ discontented and unhappy~ Be—
sides, if you teach him to read he would soon
after want to writc,and when he had acquired
that accomplishment the next thing he would
do would be to' run away.”
Obedient to the wish of her husband,
.mistress after this lecture not only refused
to assist him in learning to read, .but threw
every obstacle in the way of his acquiring
such knowledge unaided. But all her of-
forts were without avail.~ The boy had
learned the alphabet—he had received the
inch and soon‘dcmonstratcd that be intended
to take the oil. He was determined at all
hazards to learn to read. By some means
he secured a Webster’s spellingbook, and
with this constantly by him, whenever he
was sent into the street upon an errand, he,
by the help of a number of white boys with
whom he had struck up an acquaintance,con-
tinued his spelling lessons. So little by little,
he learned to read. ‘
/,'—&
. Loafing undeijfiiculty.
Having gained this knowledge, his next
desire was to learn to write. He did so by
a most ingenious process. Near his master’s
house there was a ship-yard, to which he was
allowed to go during his hours of leisure,
and in which he observed the.carpenters, af-
ter cutting and getting a plank or piece of
timber ready for use, write on it the initials
of the name of that part of the ship for which
it was destined. For instance, when a plank
was ready for the starboard how it was
marked “S. B,” and so on for the different
parts of the vessel. The boy quickly saw
for what purpose these letters were intended
and learned t'o make them. Then he con-
cluded that if he could make the four or
five letters which he had seen emyloyed by
the carpenters behould make all those in the
alphabet. Again,.he had recourse to his
playmates for asistance, and with fences,
pavements and chips forhis copy-books, and
chalk for his pen and ink, he learned the
rudiments of writing. Subsequently he
adopted numerous expedients for improving
his hand. Among‘others, he~copied all the
italics in his Webster spelling-book, and
finding a stray copy-book belonging to the
son of the mistress he.retraced the letters
written by the white boy, and then in the
space between the lines improved upon them
So he became an accomplished penman.
Learning rapidly, picking’up all sortsof odd
information, and reading every stray scrap
of printed paper which Came into his pos—
session, Fred Douglass remained in Balti-
more until his sixteenth year. Then, sud-
denly, because of the death of his owner, he
was sent to St. Michael’s, a small village on
the Eastern Shore, Maryland. His new
master,a relative of his former owner, info
whose possession he came by inheritance,
professed to be an exceedingly pious man;
was indeed, continually prating of religion,
and engaged in what be delighted to call
“bringing souls to Jesus.” Despite all his
religion, however, and his desire to saw:
souls, he was, as Mr. Douglass remembers
him, one of the meanest, cruelest, and most
pusillanimons of men. For instance, shortly
after the boy arrived at St. Michael’s he
formed the acquaintance of a young white
man named Wilson, who was indeed a
Christian in the very best sense of the term.
This young man asked the slave boy if he
would assist him in establishing a Sabbath-
school at the house of a free negro who lived
in the neighborhood. The idea was at once
eagerly seized upon by Douglass, and,
relying upon the well-known and widely
proclaimed religious connections of his mas—
ter for protection, he at :once consented to
the plan proposed by Wilson. Together they
soon mustered up a few spellingabooks, and‘
anumber of Testaments and hymn-books,
and with these and some 20colored scholars
commenced their school. The first Sabbath
spent in teaching the children was a de-
lightful one to the slave boy. He felt, per—
haps for the-first time in his life, that he had
emission in the world. He saw that he
could be useful to his fellow—beings, and he
was more happy than he could express; but
his happiness was not to continue. During
the week which followed the first meeting
of the school it became noised all over the
neighborhood that Wilson and the young
negro, Douglass, were teaching slave child-
ren how to read! .At this outrage upon the
rights of the slave masters, the wildestin-
dignation was expressed, and 'as the event
proved even the pious master of Douglass
was loud in his declaration against what E
regarded as a‘violation of the sacred rig s
of the chattel owner. But no word of this
indignation reached the young teachers, and
on the second Sabbath' their 'little school
came together as before. Hardly had it
assembled, however, and even while Doug.-
1ass and his companions were teaching their
little pupils the story of the sufferings of the
Son of God, when a mob, headed by
Douglas’s master and two other deacons‘of
the church, rushed in, armed with sticks and
other missels, and drove both teachers and
pupils out into the road.-. So the colored
Sabbath school was broken up, and more
than ever young Douglass was made to feel
the bitterness of the life of a slave. From
this time on the discontent with his lot
which he had previously experienced con—
tinued to increase rapidly. He became mo-
rose, silent and sullen, and, as his master
declared, rebellious and unmanageable. There
may have been some cause for these com.
plaints against him, At all events, his
master determined that he would bear with
him no longer, and announced that he had
made up his mind to send him out to be
“broken.”
(To be continued.)
A gentleman was going'home at a late hour
recently when he was suddenly confronted
by a footpad, who, with pistol pointed at his
head, demanded his money. The gentleman
aSsured the feilow that he had no money—
that he had “been to a fair.” Before he
could say more the rascal dropped his pistol,
put it in his pocket, and presently took out
his wallet, and crdshing something into the
citizen’s hand, said,-in a grief brokey accents
as he turned on his heel, “Been to a fair!
Poor fellow! take that—I wish it were
more.” He was soon lost in the night.
Upon approaching a street lamp the gentle-
man found that the miscreant had given him
a $10 bill. Verily, one touch of nature makes
the world kin.
.._..._._..__——
A brilliant correspondent of the Putnam
(Conn) Patriot, who evidently cares little
for agricultural matters, suggests the follow-
ing themes-for discussion by the Farmers’
club of I’omfret: “Why do not cows sit
down to rest the same as dogs? Why does a
dog turn round a few times before he lies
down? Why does a cow 'get up_ from the
ground hind end first, and a horse fore end
first? Why does a squirrel come down a
tree head first, and a cat tail first? Why
does a mule kick with his hind foot, and a
sheep with its fore foot.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881.]
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F as chum.
English Porcelain.
The following interesting description of
one of England’s largest crockery manufac
tories, is from the ever-ready pen of Hon.
John Farrell, recently promoted from U. S.
Consul at Gloucester, England, to Bristol.
Having had the favor of a special invita-
tion from Mr. Edward Phillips, present
principal fioprietor of the Derby Crown
Porcelain 00., at Derby. England, I have the
pleasure of waiting upon you with a bird’s
eye sketch of the same, without any attempt
at description as an expert, simply inditing
the impressions of a commercial traveler.
Ceramics have always been rightly divided
into two classes—pottery and porcelain. The
term porcelain, or as it is often called,
china, should include those articles produced
by an artificial mixture of certain mineral
elements kn‘ownby their Chinese names of
kaolin and petumte—or theirEnglish ones of
china, clay and feldspar. They both result
from the natural disintegration of granite;
and while the former is infusible under the
greatest heat the latter is not, but unites in a
state of fusion with the china clay, making
a paste which ,is translucent, hard, capable
of bearing extremes of heat and cold, and
which breaks with a smooth, Vitreous frac-
ture—in which points it differs from pottery.
The derivation of the word porcelain is said
to be from the Portuguese porcelana, a little
pig, and is explained by the fact that these
pioneers of Eastern trade used ’as a currency
in their traffic little eowrie shells, or porcela:
no, so'called from their shape resembling a
pig. When they brought ' home the first
specimens of real porcelain from China, the
novel commodity required a name, its shell-
1ike appearance at once suggested the title,
and as porcelain or China it has ever since
been known. Specimens of Chinese porce—
lain found-their way to England as early as
1506, when a present of some china bowls
was made to Sir Thomas Trencbard, then
high sheriff of London, by Philip of Austria,
when his Majesty visited Weymouth, being
driven there by stress of weather during his
voyage from the Low Countries; and among
the New Year’s gifts to Queen Elizabeth,
158-78, was a “porringer of white porselyn,
and a cup of green porselyn,” presented by
Lord Burleigh. 0 , '
Pere d’Entrecolles, the superior general of
the French Jesuites in China, who establish—
ed a mission in most of the provinces of the
Celestial Empire, writing in 1717, mentions
the number of furnaces in a single province
having increased from 300 to 3,000; and the
same writer, who appears to have been most
anxious to impart to his countrymen the secret
of porcelain manufacture, having learnt from
his Chinese converts many particulars, sent
home a list of specific instructions, accom-
panied by specimens. to Father Orry, at'
Paris, in 1712, and the information thus ac-
quired by the French, laid the foundation
for'the famous manufactory at Sevres. Ven-
ice also claims to , have been the first to
manufacture this species of were in Europe,
but there is no record of any successful pro-
duction until later. The first true hard por-
celain was made in Saxony in the year 1709,
and under the keen persdnal interest of
Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of
Poland, this manufactory in a few years he-
came famous for its beautiful productions.
The introduction of porcelain manufacture
into England appears to have been brought
about by its commercial relations with the
Dutch. Porcelain appears to have been made
at Lowestoft in 1756, and there for the first
time was introduced the Cornwall clay now
so famous and so much used.
The Derby factory was established in 1756,
the firm , consisting of Wm. Duesberry, the
celebrated enameler, and Andrew Planche,
the equally historic and famous china maker.
The latter brought the secret from Saxony.
Under this regime was produced flower
vases, rabbits, buck on pedestal, etc., all of
which are now much sought for by the col-
lectors of bric—a—brac.
The paste of Derby porcelain is always
peculiarly fine,,white and soft, and many of
their old landscape and flower pieces are ad-
mirably painted. Most of the'm are the
production of William Billingsley, pupil of.
the famous Zachariah Bowman, the best
landscape and flower artist England ever
produced. The beautiful biScuit, too, of
Derby, is worthy of note; and some of the
admirably modeled figures are yetin exist-
ence, rivaling, in manyrinstances, the biscuit
of Sevres. This factory went through vari-
ous vicissitudes ;' and in 1877 sold the right
to use the crown as a mark to the previous-
named Mr. Phillips, who formed thepresent
corporation. Mr. Phillips is a religious de-.
votee of this art trade, and has given his
whole life to its development and progress.
He was, from his earliest business career,
until his move to Derby, the active, cultured
businesss manager of the historic Royal
Worcester Porcelain Factory, at Worcester.
The present Derby CrownPorcelain Com—
pany’s works covers ten acres in the very
heart of Derby, and under its present regime
is supplied with all the new , machinery,
grinding mills and appliances known to the
trade, and is regarded by experts as the most
complete factory in Englapd. Their piinci-
pal productions consist of the celebrated
Crown Derby, gold, deep red and blue; but
now it is adding thereto transparent ivory,
which rivals in its imitation the wonderful
carvings of the Indies, also vases, card
plates, and,poetical fancy designs, in all ex—
pressions and requirements. The temporary
few hours' sojourn in the Oriental exposi—
tion:rooms of this creative temple of art,
ravishes the very senses into a spiritualized
existence. p .
In the art department of this corporation
are representatives from the Paris, Vienna
and Berlin schools,'_ and the diploma scholars
of the Kensington schools and of. the subor-
dinate institutions, now established in all the
leading towns of England. At Derby is a
school of art, public library, etc., costing
-£100,000 sterling, the gift of Bass, of bitter
beer fame. I saw working in the art de-
partment of this establishment a youth of
some twelve summers, painting: softly and
beautifully the “birds of the air and the
flowers-of the field” to an almost living per-
fection. In the same room is to be found a
Saxon nobleman—one of the unprovided
pilgrims of the royal family; to use a sport-
ing phrase, he works and makes his creations
in a “go as you please” style, working only
when the creative spirit takes possession of
his better nature - but when it does the life:
like portraits o‘nimal life that he produces
competes with the conceptions of Landseer;
vases, etc., this corporation has an unlimited
order from Tiffany, New York, Caldwell &
Bailey, of Philadelphia.and Briggs &. French,
of . Boston ; each city has its own conception
of high art, and when a piece is;fully finish:
ed the experts of the establishment are able
at once to locate its future home. Breakfast
and dinner sets .1... one of its specialties, and
the old, deep red, royal purple, and brilliant
gold of the lastlcenturygholds yet its sway
in the general taste; but this is varied for the
American markets. The prices are fabu-
lously low for the high art and cultivated
taste displayed in their productions.
I had the pleasure of inspecting several
special orders for some of the leading weal-
thy families of the North, South, East and
West, all in good taste, and exquisitely fur-
nished with monogram crest, etc. There
was but one exception; some Western doc-
tor, with more-money than culture, had blaé
zoned forth in golden letters, “Made express-
and for this high art production in plates,‘
ly by the Derby Crown Porcelain Company,
for Dr. —— of ——, State —'—,” and for
this offense of a fellow citizen I begged
pardon and forgiveness from the manufactu-
rer for this violation of the laws of good
taste by this erratic Western son of [Escula-
pins. The present prevailing taste of this
art production is conventional—gold and
silver foliage with birds, flowers, etc., copied
from nature, also rich Persian decorations in
varied colors upon gold backgrounds. There
is a large demandfor plain china for the use
of amateur painters, which is the fashionable
employment of the higher classes ; but rare-
ly, if ever, do'thcy compare with the cultur-
ed productions of the factory.
In technical education the whole country
is alive with ambition for its development;
and “ne‘ver too old to learn” is the counter—
sign of the day on this side of the Atlantic.
The educated manufacturing tastes of Min—
ton, Copeland, Wedgwood, &c'., and the
genius of Flaxman, have left its impress
upon the nation, never to be cifaced. The
patronage thus bestowed by the refined and
wealthy of the States ought not to be caviled
at; indeed, on the contrary, it should be
encouraged. ' . .
In the low price glass trade Pittsburg is
ahead. Much of it is sold at London, Liver-
pool, Manchester, and to the Colonies as
native production, and in the lower grade of
crockery, the Stafiordshire manufacturer is
beginning to recognize the progress and
power of competition from Trenton, Ohio,
850. But all this pleasant rivalry of trade
and manufactures is a benefit to the body
politic of both countries, for. thus will the
people be developed into the higher state of
aesthetic existence.
- "A thing of beauty is a joy forever l”
J onu FARRELL. .
m
Long Island Sound.
THE ANCIENT RECORDS REFERRING TO THE
FIRST DISCOVERY OF THIS BODY OF WATEI’.‘
Historianshave told us that Capt. Dimar
was the first Englishman who sailed through
Long Island Sound, and that his passage wag
made in the early part of the year 1619, but
from an ancient map now on file in the royal
archives at the Hague, Holland, the Dutch
must have formed acquaintance with Long
Island Sound previous to I611. Prefacing
the “History of New Netherlands, or New
York Under the Dutch,” is a map of. the New
Netherlands, and it gives a very correct idea
of the Connecticut and Long Island coasts.
New Haven harbor is also defined, and East
and West Rocks are located,which' are called
the “Red Mounts.” Descriptive of the map
it is said that “the original carte figurative,
of which the map is an accurate fac-simile,
was found on the 26th of June, 1841, in the
Loket Kas of the States General in the royal
archives at the Hague. It was annexed to
the memorial presented to the States'General
on the 18th of August, 1616, by the directors
of New. Netherlands, praying for a special
Octray, according to the Placaat of 27th of
March, 1614, as is referred to in the memo-
rial as showing the extent of the discoveries
made by Schipper Cornelius Hendricksen of
Municheudam, in a small yacht of eight lasts
(16 tons) burthen, named the 'Ohrust’ (The
Restless), which the memorialists had caused
to be built in New Netherlands.”
On the map the Connecticut and Housn
tonic rivers are located,and the Norwalk and
other islands in the Sound. The history tells
us relative to the first passage through the
Sound by the Dutch (8. number of years after
the brave Hudson had discovered the rive
bearing his name) that in 1614 an expedition
was fitted out from Amsterdam. under the
command of Adrian Block and Hendrick
Corstiaensen of Amsterdam, on an exploring
expedition to the mouth of the great river of
the Manhattans. The work says: “In the
meantime the ordinance of the 27th of March
excited considerable animation and activity
among adventurers. A number of merchants
belonging to Amsterdam and Horn fitted out
and despatched four ships, viz., the Little
Fox, the Nightengale, the Tiger and the For-
tune, the two last under the command of
Adrian Block and Hendrick Corstiaensen of
Amsterdam. A fifth vessel also called the
the Fortune belonged to Horn, and was com-
manded by Capt. Cornelius'Jacobsen May.
These well known navigators proceeded on
the exploring expedition ‘to the mouth of
the great river of the Mauhattans.’ Soon
after arrival Block’s ship was burned. He at
once set to work and constrifited a yacht, 38
feet keel and 11; feet beam, and called her
the “Restless." _ ‘
This was the first specimen of European
architecture seen in our waters. Block ex—
plored the .east coast of llIanhattan Island,‘
sailed up East River,gave Hell Gate its name
(Hellegat), after a branch of the river
Scheldt, in Flanders. He called Long Island
Mettoack, or Sewan-hackey (land of shells).
The Housatonic river he called the “River of
the Red Mountains,” which no doubt took
its name from East and West Rocks, as they
appear from a vessel in the middle of Long
Island Sound to be in vicinity of the mouth
of the Housatonic river. He then sailed
eastward and ascended a stream which he
named the Fresh Watér—nowthe Connecti-
cut river. He then passed out of the Sound
eastward, and mentions islands at the east
end of the Sound, since called Fisher. and
Plum Islands, and sights the islands since
called Martha’s Vineyard,sights Narragansett
Bay which he called Bay of Nassau, and in
his course discovers Block Island, which
bears his names. He then examined the
southern shores of Long Island, and fol—-
lowed the continent down to the Delaware
river, where we leave 'him. This is proba—
bly the first definition of the Long Island and
the Connecticut coasts in a map. Long Island,
Block named Nuhican.
To many, the following in relation to
Captain Ditmar, before mentioned, will be
of interest, it being from a very ancient
volume. “Captain Ditmar,sailed in a pin—
nsee, May.26,1619, from Mamoack, with
five or six seamen and two Frenchumn, for
Virginia. Mamoack was a point on the
southern part of Cape Cod. Hewas taken
prisoner by the Indians just before-starting,
but got clear and sailed for‘Virginia. He
steered along the coast between Long Island.
a. the mainland, being the first who passed
through, and finds it to be an island fifty
leagues in length, before accounted part of
the main. Thence sailed along the coast,
arrived at Cape Charles September 7th, and
the next day at the mouth of the James
river.” ~
I" A lady recently visited a clairvoyant in
order to hear something about her husband’s.
life. The clairvoyant said: “You must
bring me some of your husband’s hair before
I can go into the land of dreams.” “But,”
said the lady, “my husband is bald-headed.”
“Still,” said the clairvoyant, “you may pull a
little more from the sides.” . ,
My” '
Tobacco was evidently planted in theearth
to make an effective sheep wash, to kill in—
sects that infest the woolly flocks: But man
applies it to noble purpose; it 18 good to
promote blear ey polecat breath, in per—
sonal odor of de . ts, and it is a, most ad-
mirable exterminator of good manners.—
Resoue, San Francisco, Cal.
A lady wants to know why the railroad
companies do not provide special cars for
tobacco chewers as well as for smokers.
Bless your innocent heart! Tobacco chewers
are not so- particular as that. An ordinary
passenger car is good enough for them—Bos-
ton Transcript.
The oldest postmaster in the country‘is
John Brown, of Brownsville, Washington
County, Maryland. ‘ He is ninety years _old,
and was appointed in 1830 by President
JackBOn.
NORWALK GAZETTE,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUEnAY "CRIME,
~—
The soc-mud Oldest Paper in shessnte.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE B UILDING.
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Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance.
Single Copies 5 Cents.
Entered at the Post Oflloe at Norwalk,
007m,
as Second-Class matter. . ' .
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Special Notices ~25 per cent. advance on
the above. _ ‘
Local Notices 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 gratuitouslyfl
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cents pg- line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent.
extra. ~ '
L. .N. PHINNEY, M. o- _-
Residence and Office, No. 7 Mott. Avenue.
Oflicc Ho -6 to 9 a.m., 12 1:03 and 7 to 8 .m.
Stages at I. A. Meeker at Co’s, Norwslk, and till-
sou sand Plaisted’s Drug Stores, So. Norwalk.
CI—IARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK, CONN.
once corner of Mninand Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gasadministered
ALEX, s . GIBSON,
' Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of '
Plano-Forte, Organ, and Musical
Composition.
Lock Box 39 I’. 0., NORWALK,~CONN.
_ Hurlbutt a Relyea,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Room No.4, [up stair-,l
GAZETTE BUILDING.
MELVILLE E. MEAD,
Commissioner for Connecticut in NJI.
Real Estate and Insurance Ullce,
21 Park Row, opposite Post Office, N. Y.
Also at Darren. Ct.
w. s. QUINTARD,
General Finishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R- R-DEPO!!!
lfrOrder-sattended to dayor night . Residenc
Main Street .3 doors from Union Avenue .
The Nougali Firs lntsllr‘ance 00.,
18th Succzlsgf'ulugusidgss Year,
And has not outstanding a. Dollar ogunpaidlosses
or of claims for losses. .
ll" Slllllll GOMPAIY lllSllllES A'I’ 10W!!! RAT
WM. C.STREET, Pres" S. E. Ours-man, Treas.
GEO. R. COWLE5,Sec’y.
'E’I‘N A [ NSURANCE Co. ofHARTFORD
[ incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insurcsagainstlossand damagcby Fire,onterms
adoptedto thehazardandconsistentwith thelaws
otcompensation . COWLES d7 MERRILL ._
Sole Agentsf or Norwnll: and vicinity
uAnLEs s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Draper and Teller
AND
GENTS ’ F URNISHIN G EMPORIUM .
Main Street_,Norwallr, Conn.
REMOVAL!
B. S. BLAS'CER.
Has removed to Lockwood’sBuilding, Wall Street .
oot of Main, which has been refitted and turn--
isbed with a choice stock 01‘
Groceries, Crockery, Glass, &o.,
He gives his personal attention to his business
and invites public patronage.
BERNARD COHN.
MERCHANT ’ TAILOR,
WEEK’S sb‘rnnma, want. 81‘.
A FULL LINE or ,
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles,constan_tly on hand. Novel-
ties iu Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. 4
People’s Market,
No. 19 MAIN STREET,
THE very best of BEEF, delivered dailyto
our customers. Also, in their season, Veal.
kamb, Mutton, Pork, &c., at the lowest
arket Rates. V egctables and Fruits a lull,
fresh and varied supply daily received. Market
wagon sent about town every morning.
JAMES ywrxsom
A FRUIT REMEDY AND SURE
Cure for couerPA'rIou,
. BILIOUSNESS,
AND LIVER TROUBLES.
. The medication is ENTIRELY VEGETABLE and
mm.
REAL . Pleasanttothetaste,certninin their
action WITHOUT GRIPING. They take the place
ofthe nauseating doses, given for the above complaints.
They are the best aperlent for" dhlldren so well as
adults. Alldruggistsscllthem. Prico5003ntsperjar.
. JAMES L. rmms.
[llaml lliade Harness,-
QUJNTARD’S BLOCK. ' 26
A ’l‘ .
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will belounda. completes ssortmcn lol
‘ FURNITURE , &C.,
ncludinge verythingusuallyl cum! in a ilrst-clasl
establishment, at Priccsto suitthe Tunes . Also,
a1 argon. ssortmen loll -
UHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
nooxmu GLASSES, arc.
Glassl’latesc ut toanysize . Ecpairlngdonci nthe
best manner,at short notice . Also.old Hair-Mat-
trasse smadcover asgood asn cw .l
_ E.0|llNTAlill’880ll. _
nxesnsron LIVERY.
THE Subscriber having greatly added to hi
accommodations by the purchase of the large
brick Stable, rcarpt theAdams Honse,and added
verylargely to his already fine stock of Horses.
has also entirelyxefurnished and newly e nipped
his full stock of Coaches. Carriages, arness.
&c., and 15 now prepared to furnish the very best
Livery turn-outs in the county in either single or
double teams, Weddings, Balls, Partys, Fune-
rals, &c.,furmshed with the best of Coaches with
careful drivers, at the lowest prices in town.
Single teams by the day or hour. The veteran,
Cy. Scofield can be found at the late Gregory
sable rear otAdam-s House. Public patronage
Ssolicitcd. . E. DANN. Proprietor.
Norwalk .Mayil 13,3061 .
6 1
J. M. POTTER,
DEALER IN
Cabinet Organs, Vim
lists, Banjos, Etfes,
Drums (fa Sheet
Music.
Pianos and Organs to Rent.
PIANOS,ORGANS AND MELODEONS TUN—
ED AND REI’AIRED. '
I Instruments sold on monthly lustalemcnts.
Old Instruments taken in Exchange
for Nesv.
REMOVED To
QUINTARD’s BLCCK. oppo-
site Horse Railway Depot."
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE LADIES of NORWALK.
The undersigned has opened a
Retail Department
in the 7
Factory on Hoyt St., near Main,
Where LADIES?. ,MISSES’ and CH1].-
DREN’S SHOES” of our own make,
can bcpbtained at a slight advance from whole-
sale prices. .
Measures taken and Shoes made} s
order.
T.‘ cousms.-_¢
J. G. GRE dour & co.
:DRUGGISII-s,
Slicess0rs to EDWARD P. WEED.
No. 38 Wall Street, Norwalk, 01.,
, .
or thclpnblic to their complete
stock‘ol: ’
invite the attention
Pure Medicines and Drugs,
0
o and n. fullzline of
TOILET a FANCY ARTICLES,
Also dealers in
Pure Wines and Liquors for
Medicinal Purposes.
Careful attention, paid to the dispensing of
physicians’ prescriptions. 28
F. A. G UNTHER,
FURRIER,
’67 Washington St., So. Norwalka
URS CLEANED AND REPAIRED,Relincd,
Bcdycd and Altered into the latest styles.
0. ll. Kendall, 111.71).
DENTIST,
Nor-walk,
Conn.
Ofiice second
door west from
Danbury R. R.
Depot. Dental
operations in all
branches as for-
i-’r nicrly. Painless
. extraction of
teeth by aid of
LAUGHING
GAS aspecialty
_. r...
Climrfl -
N. B.—Dr.i{eudall spend! Mondays in Ridge-
field. - ' 42
DENTIST.
FRANK T. HYATT would respectfully
call the attention of the public to the fact
that he is now prepared to execute all orders ap-
pertaining to dentistry, having had 13 years prac-
tical experience with the late Dr. Frank Brady
is a. guarantee that none but the best 01‘ work and
perfect satisfaction will be given. Call and see
him at his residence adjoining the Methodist Par-
sonage. 27H
For Sale. ,
THE Good Will.Fixturcs and Tools. as well as
a small stock 01 Stoves and Tin Ware, .S:c.,
the remains of the business formerly carried on
by William St. John, at New Canaan, Ct. All
will be sold on very reasonable and accommoda-
ting terms. Small capital only needed. To a good
mechanic. sober apd industrious man, this is be—
lieved to other unusual opportunities fora steady
and prosperous business. Ill health was the only
reason why the owner gave it up. For further
particulars enquire or address the undersigned at
New Canaan, Conn. S. Y. ST. JOHN.
New Canaan, May 20, 1880. 21tf
Peter. L; Guigue,
—FLORIST,—
UNION AVENUE, 'Non'ru or Nonwxrx
CEMETERY,
uDEALER IN—
Hot House & Green House Plants.
Cut FIOWers,
Bquuets,Baskets,WreathaGrosses
And all (filler designs in flowers. 'All orders left
at H. S. Betts’ Corner Drug Store Wlll be prompt-
ly attentcd to . 311150
Readman Bros,
lHlTlliill’Hlii lil'lS'l‘S
Gazette Building, Norwalk.
Late of 13 Main Street.
. THE MODEL
Hair Dressing& Bath Rooms,
Wall Street, Up Stairs.
Cleanliness. Comfort, Artistic Workmirnship and
Gentlemanly Attendance are leading features of
this establishment.
E. APELL, Proprietor?
T0 LOAN on RealEstateSccurityC
money En hire of 0. E. WILSON, No. (3
Gazette Building, orwalk, Ct. an
A. C. BENEDICT & 00.,
JEWELERS,
N0. 28 Bowery, New York,
Invite an inspection of their large and carefully
selected stock 01
GOLD a SILVER warenss,
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY AN D SILV‘ERWARE.
The quality of every article is guarantor d
ices extremely low,and marked in plain figures
Particular attention paid to repairing Watches
Only careful and thorough workmen employed.
' This house has no connection with any other
bearing the name of BEN EDICT.
ESTA BLISHED l 81 S .
6m3
u BLEAILIIESS IS IEX'I’ T0 EBDilhESSm:
o._ A. FRAN‘KE’S
Sharing and Hair Uniting Salon!
. FOR A
Pleasant Shave,
' Artistic Hair Cut, or
Thorough Shampoo"
CALL AT
Mr. Franke’s. Hair Guttipg Saloon,
No. l GAZETTE BUILDING.
B'Partlcularattention given toLadiesandChild-
rea’s Hair Cutting and Shampooningffiu‘
AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.
Hot and ColdWater Baths
A FULL LIN E'OF
Shipping Tags,‘_
Merchandise .Tags,
. E’Slmnl .-
DEAD taunt FASTENERS
IN LARGE 0R SMALL QUANTITIES, AT
l Gazette omce.
_.:..,,,‘.3.,.,,.,7. 7,», — .—,- w w, war an n :...—.:.
. u
REAL F—SjTfiE
For Sale or to Rent.
A Hense‘ on Fair. Street.
Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
Farm for Sale. fl
HIE subscriber oli‘ers his Farm lor sa . siluu-
ted in tho Town 01 Grccnlield,in unratogn
Co.,iu the State 01 New York,nine mlicslrom
Surutoga Springs. It is pleasantly Situated or.
a. rise or ground. 95 acres of lllllll, which is favor
~ably divided into pasture, plow. meadow and
wood land. with a large house; the size of the
burn 30 by 40, wagon house and stubling, hay lolt
over the same, 25 by 43, and grainery 16 by is.
Will be sold cheap ; part or the purchase money
can l'Clllillll‘ on mortgage if desired, or wine};—
change for Village property. For further particu-
lars inquire of SILAS 1’. TUTTLE,
Norwalk,Conn.
For Sale.
ONE two-story dwelling house with outbuild-
ings, about three roods 01' land. well cover-
ed with fruit and shade trees.situated on :Bell’s
Island, so called, formerly the property of Frun-'
els R. Stevens, now the estate of the late Ellen
F. Stevens, deceased. The said property must be
sold. Ararc chance for oystermin. Hundreds
of acres 01‘ oyestcr plantations near by the said
premises. Part of the purcha‘e money can re-
maiu on mortgage, 11' desired. For particulars
inquire of SILAS P. TUTTLE, ‘
t1 Administrator.
Farm for Sale.
. FARM of seventy acres.wcl preserved and
in a good state _of cultivation, stunted at
Jerusalem, so called, In thetown 01' Hcmpsteud,
Long Island, N. Y. Said farm now belongs to cs-‘
tatc of Cities Seymour. late of Norwalk, Conn..
deceased. For further particularsinquire of ED-
WARD SEYMOUR. or SILAS I'. zUTTLE,Ad-
ministrator of said estate. Part of the purchase
money can remuiuon bond and mortgage it de-
sired. SlLAS P. TUTTLE,
tf Administrator.
For Sale or to Rent.
HE well known property of \VILLIAM C.
STREET, situated on High Street, in the itor-
ough'ol‘Norwalk, containing one acre 01’ ground
fronting on lilgh and Main Streets, with commo-
dious Dwelling House, with all the modern im-
provements, large Barn and outbuildings, and
one-half pf small house on Main Street. is or lur-
ther particulars enquire ot'BURR SMITH, Agent.
Norwalk, Oct. 11th, 1880. lltl'
Desirable House to Let.
UITABLE foronc or two lamilies; roomsvcry
. nice and convenient, with Borough water in-
srde and a never inning well of excellent soft wa-
ter outside; good cellar, nice grounds, pleasantly
situated grounds in a good neighborhood. Con-
crete and flagging walk to Church. Schools and
Post Olliee. lteut reasonable and immediate pos-
session giveu of W. R. NASH, 193 Main St.
Norwalk, June 28, lsso. ‘ 26
FOR. SALE. ' fl
SEVERAL very desirable Building Sites for
Business purposes, situated on Water Street.
Enquire ol'll‘. W. MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent
REAP RENT—A house near-Broad River
Bridge. Will be rented at a low price.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE .
r 0 RENT.—A Barn on West Avenue.
ply at the GAZETTE Ounce.
For Sale.
fa’”
I
HE Homestead of the late Peter McLaughlin, _
- deceased. It is very eligibly located in the
Borough 01‘ N orwalk, is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for a. large
lamily or a. boarding house; lot 60x200 feet, has
Borough Water, Fruit, ltc. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, within three minutes’ walk of PostOllice,
Depot. the, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
Forfurthcr particulars enquire of
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate-Agent.
' FOR. SALE.
TWOverydesirablcBuildingLotsonWesthfain
Street . Apply at tthAZETTE OFFICE .
DWELLING-593
AND
Building Lots.
SEVERAL dwellings,variousprices in diller-
ent portions .bl‘Borough, either to let or for
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outsrde of Borough limits—one in Wmnrpauk.
Also several Buildinglotsin and out of Borough.
till) Enquire at this Ollice.
' For Sale. or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk or vicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., within 5miuutes walk of
4 ferries. Good location. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 Box 63. Norwalls.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles oicenter
ol‘Norwulk. Good situation. good house,
built 01‘ best material and by days work. About
so choice Apple trees with other fruit, good gur-
den, good well 01‘ water, and line shade trees. Just
' the place for a man wishing toruise Strawberries,
cte. Price $57,000. Enquire at this Ofllce.
ForSale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one oftlicpieae-
. untcst streets in town, within live minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches. will be sold at
costprice. A pertion ol the-purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. Price $7.000. En-
quircat this Oliice.
Desirable Property—for sale.
Ver ydesirablcplacc on EastAvenue.
A. Also, a few chorcc BuildingLotssituatedon
Osborn Av‘cnue,l‘orsa1e cheap.
Also,a nicelyloeated House and Lot on llIer-
win Street near West‘Avenuc, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquircof
S, E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
tin or to D .W.FITCH,WestAvenue.
. a . ,
lilasuahle Holliesleall for Sale.
[Ellis valuable residence .of the subscriber,
pleasantlylocatcd on high ground on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwalk, is offered for
sale. The situation is pleasant and healthy, Com-
manding line views of Long Island Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Bridge, and the sumo from South Nor;-
walk depot. House 51x50; two stories and attic,
filled in with brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all modern improvements, bath
room, laundry,statiouary tubs,Beobce’s cooking
runge,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellaris dry, having stationary furn-
ace, which heats the whole house. The utticis
spacious," and rool‘tiuned. 'The house is in excel-
lent order bcingcomfortableforboth a sunmier or.
winter residence. Snitablel‘or any gentleman do-
ing business in New York and returning thesame
~day. Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
outin lawn,l’ruit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, RealEstatcAgcnt,Nor—
walk. or to the subscriber,
A. S. HAMERSLEY,
Zdtl 255 Fourth Avenue, N.Y;
For Sale.
,. . AHouscandLot,inshealthylocationon
aFairStreetmbove Catharine . The Houseis
1.... nearlynew,\vellbuilt.convenjentlyarrang-
‘cd. and will make a comfortable and lcasanl
home forai‘muily of average size. The otruns
back to the river. There is a. wellol‘oxcellcnt
c
f water on the place, and Borough waterin the
Street. Pricelow,and partolthc moneycan re‘
mum on mortgage. A line chance to secure
home. Apply utGAZETTEOFFICE. t
' GEO. (WARD SELLECK
Has in his New Store,
Bardenbrook’s New Block, “'nll St.,
A complete assortment of the best-class of
GBOCERiES, PRUVlSIflilS, FRUITS,
etc., for family use, at Popular Prices. liis stock
is at all times fresh and good, and .will stand com-
parison with those ol’auy Grocer in town. Call in
and leave your orders. , , 28M
Stuarts
. ,. . ,....mx,.,,..~~v‘~wv
Dr. FITOH’S
Famly lllli Day School
For Boys.
E Fall Term will commence Septem-
ber 6th. 1880. Tupils received atauy
age over six. Young Ladies uroalso admitted to
the Day Dcpartrrrc'nt.both in the I’rimaryaud Ad-
vanced COursc. Sessrons arranged to accommo-
date pupils wishing to commute on the cars.
Penmanship and Bookkeeping, a. specialty,
taught by teachers 01 large experience. Evening
Classes will be formed if desired. Young Ladies
and Gentlemen littcd 101- College. '
Reference: any loruierpatron. Call or send! or
circular. Applications may be made to
DR. J. C. FITCH, Principal,
3m30 .
Norwalkflonn.
N ORWA LK LATIN SCHOOL.
Beldon Ave, near West Ave.
ALEXANDER. JOHNSTON, A, BL, Principal. -
MISS It. M. NOR'l‘iIIIOP, LOUIS J.SEYMOUR‘,
Assistants.
Homestead.at 8:30 A. M., and 1:30 I’. M. It will
prepare boys for College,.Scicntific School. or Busi-
ness. Terms 840 per year; Latin, Greck,Gernmn and
Higher Mathematics, $7.50 each, extra.
The Girls’ Department meets in the rooms lately
occupied by Miss Carter, at 8:45 A. M. Terms 340
without extras. . A limited number of girls may
board with the Principal. Special terms will be made
for young children, either as day pupils or as board-
crs.
Both Departments are underthe Principal‘sperson-
' al instruction.
First Quarter 0 ens September 0th, 1880. -
References am further information will be found
in circulars, for which address the l’rincrpal.
N otlce.
IGII'I‘ SOIL removed and Cass-pools cleaned
romptl and reasonably by WILLIAM H.
DAV S and VILLIAM II. VAN WAGENEB.
Addie“ Box 800’ NOWNR. 1’s 0.
>,.'...'-.x.... ._....~—-q.m~u"~ --—'~ ~4 '
The Boys’ Department meets in the Beldeu
aStori -35 Doses
35 cents. A Mothers’
remedy for sleepless and irritable
Children. The Recipe of Old Dr;
Pitcher, Free from Morphine, and
not Narcotic. Formula published
with each bottle. For Flatulency,
assimilating the food, Sour Stomach,
Feverishncss, Worms, and Disor-
dered Bowels, Castoria. has the larg-
est sale of any article dispensed by
Druggists.
ASH-TONIC
A Perfected Purifier of the System.
Toxrc.—“[qcreasing the strength, obrz‘ating ”it;
appetiz- of dobzhly, and restoring health y functions.”
-— as’rnn.
For Indigestion, and Dyspepsia, .
the many forms of Liver Coiii- ’
. plaint, Impurc and Impoverished '
Blood, and Functional Derange—
ments attendant upon Debility, an
for Building up the weak, Adh-
Tonic is doubtless the most prompt
and certain remedy yet ‘devised. In
1-2 lb. bottles, 75 cents; Six bottles,
$4. Accredited Physicians and
Clergymen, who may desire to test
the Tonic, will be supplied with not
exceeding six bottles, at one-half
the retail price, money to accom—
pany the order. Sold by Druggists,
and by D. B. Dewe & Co. 6 De
St., N. Y. Y ’4 y
.m...
The most Powerful, .
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. It. -
soothes Pain, it alleys inflammation,
it heals Wounds, and it cures ‘
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatica, Lumbago, Scolds,
Burns, Stifi‘ Joints, Cuts, Swell-
mgs, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Galls, and
Lameuess from any cause Suf-
f erers from ' -
PAIN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, Eruptions, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu-
r'algia, Palsy or dislocated limbs;
and owners of horses, planters, me-
chanics, merchants and professional.
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments, Oils, Extracts and Embrace.-
tions have failed. '
,_ '.,._>__,~,_.._, .~ .. . -.
< ~L“ - L—ni‘m‘f's f ..‘ 7‘"
NEW JIIARKET !>
,No. 6 Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
THE BEST or
Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork,
HANS, POULTRY, &e., always on hanr‘. at very
lowest market prices. GAME of all kinds in its
season. Try me; I will try to suit.
6m45 W. F. LOCKWOOD, late with Adams Bros
MRS. J. 'P. CROSSMAN’S,
29 Main Street.
FASHIDE‘ABLE DRESSMIKING
HANKING the Ladies of Norwalk for their
past patronage I now take pleasure to say
that I have enlarged my business and am ready
for my Fal trade. All orders will receive prompt
attention. 1 have also opened Pattern Rooms,
and have on hand
ThetalesiSlylssniParisPailems
and in connection with my former business I
teach Dressmaking by one or the latest improve—
ments ol'thc age, the Improved Square. Call and
see it before learning any other. I have secured
a. first-class Cloak Maker and Will pay particular
attention to the Cloak Department.
Fall and Winter Styles now Ready.
AT MISS E. NE l‘TERFlEl-va.29 Main
Street, over Scoiicirl d7 Hoyt’s Dry Goods
Store. Hats in all the Fashionable Shapes. in
Felts, Beavers. and Yclvcts. Satins, Silks,
Plushes, Breeaded Satins. Ribbons. Feathers and
Birds. FeltHats Dyed and Dressed in the Latest
‘ Styles, All orders promptly attended to' at short
notice.
Norwalk. Oct. 18th,.1880.
PURE. MILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
, your door, every morning
CENTS PER QUART,
By RBDISON BROS. 51tf
WANTED !
4FIRST class Dwelling Houses for good reliable
tenants, in the Borough.
Also a customer for a first-class farm of one
hundred (100) acres ofland, with the buildings all
new.
Also. a customer for two Stores and Dwellings.
one in New York State for $4,500
And one in Connecticut! for $3,500. and all in
good condition.
Also, a. good two-seated light sprin g wagon for
a new milk Alderney Cow. Full particulars of
BENJ. J. STURGES.
No. 4 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn.
liaily Messenger.
W. B. Newcom‘b
WOULD announce that making daily trips to
New York, he 15 prepared to act as Messen-
ger to trans: ct any errands or business in the city,
and to purchase and bringup small articles for
those who may wish. Careful personal attention
given to all orders. Orders can lie-left at store of
J. LESTER GREGORY. 53 sin St., Nor-walk.
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BEAU.
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(Dedicated to the Modern. “Heroic"
school of
Writers.) '
HON. . PONDEBOUS I‘OLYLOQITENT, LOQUIm
That reminds me, dear sir, of a little occur-
rence which happened '
When I was a lad.
Ah, let me replenish your glass, sir. And if
you’ll permit me, _
I shall be vory glad
To recount it to you, for I venture to flatter
myself that
If. is other. than bad.
You obsol'vc,¢1t the side of the table there.
that majestic old dorky?
Well, that, sir, is Beau,
The hero who made himself famOus upon
that occasion,
A long time ago,
’ Way back in Virginia—Jet's see, if my mem-
ory serves me,
In the year t\vc:.y-fo’.
’Twas in Albemarle County, Virginia, my
father resided
_ Till the day that he died,
Well off in fine horses, and niggers, and art-
blc acres, ' ‘
_ And family pride ;
Thomas J efferscn’s friend ; as a horseman, s
swordsman, a Christian,
Was be known for and wide.
This digression pray pardon.
that he raised us together—
Old Been there and me.
Though Beau was a nigger. and I was the,
son of his owner,
Nor a tittle‘ cared we;
We were simply two boys—we were friends
-—wc were constant companions,
In work or on spree.
Twas‘ there
Well, a cousin of mine, James Tottett, from
Washington city,
Came over one year
To pay me a visit—a priggish young blus-
blood and curlish, '
With an arrogant sneer
For our “primitive” customs, and boasting
his wondrous achievements
In tobacco and beer.
From the first Beau conceived a dislike to
James, “the town-tackey,”
_ Which he sought not not to hide;
While James was accustomed to make him
the butt of his banter, ‘
And frequently tried
To goad him by taunts to a quarrel, to which
the young darky ‘ '
Very seldom replied.
One Sabbath we went, with a lot of the
neighboring youngsters— '
Inclusive of Bonn .
And of J ames—to the river near by, our ul.
timatc purpose ‘
A-swimming to go.
Walking thither Jame’ddiculed Beau more
severely than usual
(If he could have done so.)
3
Now Beau was a wondrous musician on whis-
tles and fiddles,
«Which he made with his knife,
And the Christmas preceding my father had
brought him from Richmond
Avmal'vcllous fife,
To perform upon which, to his friends and
his own dclcctation,
Was the’giride of his life.
And upon this occasion his fife, from his
pocket projecting,
In view of us all,
Was snatched at by James. Then they
c‘inchcd. In the tussle ensuing
Beau was'rather too small;
James gave him a drubbing, and then put
the fife in his pocket,
Thus concluding the brawl.
‘
We continued our journey until we arrived
at the river, , i
. Our prime destination ;
Our ablutions performed, our habilimentfl
donned, ’twas suggested
That, for more recreation,
We proceed up the stream to the “Door of
the Devil," which motion
Received approbation.
This Door of the Devil.was then a notorioul
feature
. In the river hard by,
Where the- water dashed swirling beneath
the deep bank excavated, .
With a sough and a sigh;
And never again had aught swallowed down
by its current .
* Been perceived by man’s eye.
Arrived, we were gazing with wonder down
at the white waters, _
And with some superstition,
When, attempting to cast an unwieldy pro-
jectile into them, '
James lost his position—
Falling ln—in 3. tries sucked from sight—
while we stood stark as statues, ‘ "
In our helpless condition.
Great God! Not an atom'Qhope! Yet
some one cried “Murder t”
In response to which call
Game 8. number of parties—among them
who Bean and my father
(Beau after the brawl .
Having snlked in the rear)—and despair and
a sickening horror -
Filled the faces of all.
No hope; for the Door of the Devil never
yields up its victims,
And none is 'so rash
As to forfeit his life in a futile endeavor to
rescue
Nor— Hold l—iike a flash,
A figure darts through .us—leaps over the
bank—in an instant '
Disappears with 9. splash.
It was Beau! There’s a breeze of amurmur,
and then a dead silence.
He can ne’ersre appear :
This we know, even though he is one of the
finest of divers
To be found far or near.
Thub we wait a full minute—another-twa
heads above water !
And from us a hoarse cheer.
There’s a fear-fill suspense—a grand struggle
—und Beau, with his burden, -
At last is ashore;
And the men rear him. dripping and bleeding,
aloft on their shoulders,
With a thunderous roar.
And my father for once profane, as he swears,
“By Jehovah,
He is FREE, cvcrmore!
When J tlmCS had recovered, he walked up to
Bcau,_aml be thanked him,
Ami assured him James Tottett
War: his friend from t mi forth, and he offer-
cd his haur‘, but Beau sc‘orncd 1',
Add multlred, “Dod rot it!
Do you think it war YOU I war after 1‘” (h’l
hand on his pocket)-— 7
“‘Twar myjigf‘e, and I got it 1"
T. H. RonsnrsoN.
EDr'roxs DRAIV’EHI l Iful'pcrx Magazine for
F. Amory. -
'm
The room was poorly lighted,
Hc cor.1iu’t see, he said,
And when he tried to kiss‘thalfimouth,
He almost lost his head,
Because ’tu'as open wide,’ you see~
Her lips were rosy rad—-
But when he went to kiss that mouth
l His head fell in,.«instead. —D§rrick.
Norwalk Chronicler