WEEKLY - NORWALK - GAZETJI‘E.
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. ’* NATURE-33 CHORUS.
« Put yo' ear against do bosom - - ~. .. ..
Dat‘s a. haeabln’ all uronn‘,
,_ 0h dc beatin’, beatin‘ beatin‘
0b do music in as groua’.
Shet yo’ eyes na‘ hol‘ yo‘ breafiin‘ ;
Lay yo’ heart on nature‘s hres‘-—. i=-
Den yo’ kep yo‘ soul a prayin‘— 1.
Nature’ll toll yo’ all do res‘.
' Heah de rustle. rustle. rustle
on de leabes up in de trees;
‘ All dar pickaninny fingers
Beatin‘ time to ebery breeze.
Yo‘ carn heah dem whisperin' whisperln
Sot' refrains da. fiutterin‘ sing,
Lnllabys to baby birdies
Sieepin' ’neath dar mammy‘s wing.
Den dar‘s music in de flowers——
An' the perfume‘ dat‘s a song.
When de fairies shake dem blossoms-—
Little balls (in. goes ding don g.
Den de wabes upon de beaches,
. fleahde tinkle ob dar feet.
> On de shinin’ sho’ a-dancin‘
To a tune dat’s awful sweet.
. Heal: de cows low cross de medzers.
Heah do little sheep go "bah."
Hean de “cheep, cheep” ob de chickens
An’ do “Cluck, oluck" ob dnr ma.
In de mo'nin' when de sunrise
Play on all dese organ -keys - -
Dar‘am music dat de spirits
Listen to upon dar knees.
I When do storm win‘s join de choruo— ~
Dah he strike de heaby bars.
Hush; an‘ yo’ carn heah dem, chillun,
Ehco way up 'mong de stars.
Dah—ol’ ocean do some singin‘
Heah him rhythmic billow shocks
Roarin‘ out he mighty anthems
Ober all de soun'in’ rocks.
In de twilight when do silence ‘-_,. ..
Gits all tangled wif de moon,
Den yo‘ heah de sweetes' hymnin’—
Lak a prayer set to er a tune;
Den yo’ heart it goes ter singin’ »’
Wif de singin 'arth an' sky. 1
An’ yo’ feel yo' soul a clingin' '
To dat booiui melody.
When yo’ see a glory fiashin‘.
"l‘is God‘s baton lightnin' shod. .
When yo' heah de thunder crashin’. '* . ,
’Tis do bass notes ob dat God.
Eberythin‘—de worl's above us .
Sing eternal as da' roll,
From de ieastest to de greatest.
halleiujshs ob de soul.
What yo' say? “De storm ain’t music.
Nor do roar ob ocean’s wabes;
Nor de deaf groan. nor do thunder,
Nor do sighin' ober grabes ?"
Go way! We ain‘t got no discards.
N eeder heah nor up above——
Fo‘ the Nissan keys creation
Wif he tunin’ fork ob lobe.
C. G. Beede. in Inter 00 can.
LIVE'FISH AS A TABLE DELICACY.
It is Sliced Up and Down the Sides and
Vinegar Poured in Its Eyes.
The Chinese have a dis-h which sim.
ply described, is no more or less than
raw, live fish. Usually it appears t:
be some species resembling the salmon
trout, but on occasions it appears sim-
ilar to the rock fish. If the Chinesn
chefs are to be believed, these fish are
brought alive from China in tubs, aad
this statement is in a measure corrob.
orated by the statement of local fish
men, who say the fish are unlike any-
thing found in this country.
It is only the favored few of flu
white patrons of a California restau-
rant that have had the opportunity ta
sample this new dainty. Others tha:
have asked to have it served have been
received with that blank expression
used by the wily Mongolians _t_o cop
GOOD,
Allegretto tranquillo.
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fuse the white barbarians. But tho
favored ones that have tasted it say it
is good, even delicious. ,
It requires at least a day's notice tc
obtain the new dainty, for not even
the regular Chinese patrons can get i1
off-hand. Then when the dish is read)
to be served the patron is notified to
present himself at the restaurant.
As a preliminary, the guest or
guests sit' down to preliminary dinnex
of' the usual bird’s-nest-soup order.
Then, when this is cleared away, thc
servants bring in, with much ceremony
a tub of clear salt water. In this thl
{MI is swimming about, alive and live
y.
Having presented the tub before thl
guests, the chief attendant, with a dexv.
terous hand, grasps the fish by the gill!
and lifts it from the water. Laying it
upon a. long teakwood board, he take:
from another servant a thin, curved
steel knife, sharp pointed and as shar]
as a razor. Turning the fish so thai
. the back of the head lies between 1:11!
thumb and forefinger of his left hand
he inserts a knife with a quick upward
movement under the dorsal fin.
Instantly the fish ceases its strug-
gles, and with another deft stroke thi
knife is run along its back, layinl
bare the spine and the ends of the ribs
Turning the fish, first upon one sidc
and then upon the other, the heath
man makes incision-s from the gills
clear back to the tail. This done, hc
bends the head and tail together arm
with a barbed skewer fastens them to
gether. At this point another servanl
hands the carver a vial of strong Chin-
ese vinegar.
Decanting the fluid so that a. singlc
dmp hangs from the lip of he vial
he taps it gently so that the single dron
falls into the eye of the fish.
A single mighty convulsion im—In;
diately seizes it. With one writhing
shudder, it turns over on its back, thc
flesh falling on one side and the entirl ‘
skeleton of the fish on the other. Then .
the head servant claps his hands, thl
servants remove the bones and viscera. .
and with a few more quick movements
of the knife the fish is sliced into con-
venient portions.
After the quivering flesh has been
placed upon plates, the servants pour
a. thick brown sauce upon it, and, still
quivering, the fish is passed to ths
guests.
Those that have tasted it say that .
the brown sauce thorough-1y disguises
the fishy taste and at the same time re
moves the repugnance that one might
feel at eating raw fish. Some of the
more ardent admirersof the Chinese
cuisine say they can readiiy under-
stand why the Chinese hold the dish
in such reverence, but others less en-
thusiastic say they can see nothing bet-
ter in it than underdone cod or ball
broiled mackerel.
The way of life is narrow, but well
paved.
Musical News Co., N. Y., 1807.
Dainty Foulard Waist.
Very few waists now made have the
material reaching the neck; the bodices
are invariably cut more or less -low
and worn with a. yoke or guipure of
different material. Some are cut open
down the front, showing a strip like
the fitting at the neck. Foulards have
appeared again'this spring and prom-
ise to be more in vogue than ever.
These summer silks show more figures
than any other design. _,__ ____ _
An effective blouse bodice of foulard
combine the dainty shades of violet
and green. This waist is worn over a
guimpe of white mousselaine, this
filmy material also trimming the
sleeves and bodice. Straps of green
ribbon come over the shoulders and the
ceinture is of green velvet.
Teapot Coley.
A very useful and necessary article
is the teapot cosy. A pretty pattern
measures 9 inches across the top, 14
inches across the lower part, and 9%
inches deep. A foundation of fine mus-
lin is cut one inch larger than this
each way. The two pieces are first cov-
ered with maize silk, then a strip of
golden brown velvet is placed in the
centre, pufl‘ings of maize Indian silk
are arranged each side, and two shap-
ed strips of guipure are placed over
the joinings of velvet and silk. The
two sides are laid face to face, and are
sewn together and turned inside out.
The cosy is next lined with a well
wadded lining of maize silk, which
should be made a trifle smaller than
the cosy, so that it fits inside: the lip-
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l ing should be joined to the top and
ends of cosy by, a few stitches, and
is slip-stitched to the lower part. The
edge is finished with silk and tinsel
cord arranged in loops at the corners,
and two bows of golden—brown ribbon
velvet.
White Vegetable Soup.
Ingredients—One carrot, one leek,
two onions, one turnip, a bunch of
herbs, a blade of mace, one ounce and
a. half of dripping, two ounces of flour,
a. small lump of white sugar, one pint
of skim milk, one pint and a half of
warm water. ‘
Method—Prepare the vegetables and
cut them into nicely-shaped pieces;
melt the dripping in a. saucepan, put
in the vegetables, pepper, salt and su-
gar, put on the lid and let them cook
gently for ten minutes without brown-
ing. Add the water, herbs and mace,
and let all simmer gently until tender,
from twenty to thirty minutes accord-
ing to the age and size of the pieces
of vegetables. Mix the flour smoothly
with a little cold milk and stir into
the soup when boiling: take out the
herbs and mace and add the rest of
Golf Stockings.
The invalid who wishes to use her
little strength in some simple employ-
ment can take advantage of the golf
craze, if she be able to knit, and make
for her golfing friends the knitted
scarves which are now so 90111113?-
These are woven to show the Scotch
plaids on a dark blue, red, or green
ground. They are one and a-half yards
10118. and are about half a yard wide.
0n the links, men and women both,
but women especially, are wearing
such scarves knotted round the waist,
or across the breast, like a plaid. In
that position it is meant as an orna-
ment, while by merely shifting it in
the position of a kerchief or mufller, it
becomes on cold days on the links a
comfort and protection.
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Sully Lunn.
Sally Lunn is as well known as
Mother Goose, but perhaps few know
that she was a pastry cook famous for
her teacakes and flourishes in Bath,
England, about 1776. Her fame did not
die with her.
“Charlotte" is a corruption of the
old English word “charlyt,” meaning a
custard, so that a charlotte russe is
simply a Russian custard.
“Macaroni" means "the blessed
dead," and derived its name from the
custom of serving it at funeral feasts.
New Cloth Gowns.
Among new cloth gowns being made
up by the tailors are those in gray-
green or Roman-blue shades, with a
close braidwork over the front of the
skirt made to simulate an overskirt.
The open jacket is likewise densely
braided, and, as a rule, there is an
odd vest beneath, either in pale blue,
cherry red, or violet—this of silk laid
in tucks and fastened down the front
with Jewelled studs.
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AMERICA’S FLORENCE NIGHTINGA -‘T:
. Clara Barton and Her- “'orhl- Wide “rurll
for Christ and Hmmwhy.
Miss Clara. Barton was born in Ox-
ford, Mas-sachuset‘ts. 1838. She amend-
ed the public schools of her native
town and supplemented her educator
by a course of study at Clinton, N. Y
A serious affection of the throat com-
pelled to regign the position of prin-
cipal of 'the first public school of Bar-
denstown, N. J., and she accepted the
offer; of a. clerkship in the Patent Cf-
fice, at Washington, D. C.
At the outbreak of the war, in 183],
a. number of wounded soldiers from
her native town arrived in \Vashing-
ton, and Miss Barton asked permission
to go to the hospital and nurse them.
So competent did she prove, that the
surgeons begged that she would re-
main permanently. She consented, re-
signing her position in the Patent Of-
fice. When the great battles began to
be fought, and the need on the field
became peremptory, she hired vehl-
else and went to the scenes of action.
Culpepper Court House being her first
destination. She was at Cedar Moun‘
MISS CLARA BARTON.
tain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fal-
mouth, and at the siege of Charles-
town, superintending her band of
trained nurses, and rendering personal
services whenever possible. W'hcn the
war was ended, thoroughly exhaust-ed
by her continuous labor and expos-
rres, she went to Europe to recuperate.
While there the Franco-Prussian war
broke out, and she promptly offered
her service. At Metz and Paris, and
many other scenes of conflict, she min-
istered to and comforted the wounded
and dying. Her services were ack-
nowledged by the Emperor of Germany
by a. presentation of the Order of the
Iron Cross. From a. number of other
distinguished pamsonages she received
tangible proofs of gratitude and es-
teem. As President of the Red Cross.
founded in 1864, Miss Barton rendered
efficient services to the sufferers of the
Ohio and Johnstown floods, the Mich-
.igan fires, the Charleston earthquake,
and other national calamities. Dur—
Iing the famine in Russia, the Red
2m pom marc-
Cross sent relief to the suffering peas-
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ants. ~~ .
Miss BarGon was (the idol of the sol-
diers of the War of the Rebellion. and
wherever she goes she wins thegralti-
tude and love' of thousandsf She was
in Havana. at the time of the “Marine"
disaster, and, with her staff or work-
ers, was promptly at the bedside of our
wounded sailors, who were :.»rescued
from 'th-elexplo'ded and sinking, war-
ship.
L‘va'es ANi) PREACHER.
Judge Christian Got His Clients Out of
Jail and Later Married Them.
Judge Hiram Christian is the old orig-
'nal lawyer of McDowell, W. Va. He has
practiced law so long in that county
that the "memory of man runneth not
to the contrary.” The Judge, however,
combines with his law practice a. gen-
era‘. utility. He preaches occasionally;
pulls a tooth with as much dexterity
as the latest graduates of the dental
schools, and in the old days was known
as a. man who would fight at the drop
of a hat. He is above all an all round
good fellow. A few days ago the Judge
was called upon to take a case which
seemed surrounded by more than ordi-
nary difficulties. p
Lucien Gabriel, an Italian, and Liz-
zie Smith, an English girl, both from
Algoma, had fallen in love with each
other, and their love led them beyond
the bounds of good citizenship, or,
~ather, further than is allowed in good
society. They were arrested and both
were languishing in the county jail
with cruel bars separating them from
:omplete happiness.
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After remaining in Jail for ten days'
they sent for Judge Christian. The
case was an easy one for the Judge.
He had them released from jail tem-
porarily and took them before Judge
Chambers of the Criminal Court to try
and effect a permanent release. While
Iudge Chambers was inquiring into the
details of the case, with the culprits
sitting in his office, Judge Christian
then and there produced a marriage
license, and temporarily dropping his
role as attorney, so to speak, took on
the role of a minister of the Gospel,
and proceeded to make the troubled
twain a happy one.
After the ceremony and the congrat-
ulations the minister was a lawyer
again, and he produced a bond for the
)ffenders, duly signed and sealed, with
his own wife as surety. / Judge Cham—
bers relented, receipted the bond, and
Lucien Gabriel and his bride went out
‘nto freedom and bliss.
That Accounts for It.
Dixon—I understand that Mrs.
Hasher, the boarding house keeper,
who died last week, left a fortune of
over $50,000.
Hixon—Is it possible? Why, I had
no idea there was so much money in
keeping boarders. '
Dixon—There isn’t, ass rule, but,
you see. she owned s. large prune or.
chard in California—Chicago News.
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