is s new lawn game. but only: sli ht acquaintance with it is needed to prove its fusel-
nstion. As a lawn genie it is simi lur. but much so rior to croquet. for many reasons.
You must see this game if you want to keep up wit the times. We have it in all sites
but only one quality-THE BEST. New lines of fine
ilieh Tea Sets,
. 56 pieces, rich decorations, only .375 per set. 8 new styles of IO piece
. ll ‘ 1: Sets '
. D
‘ ‘ Studordshire ware, handSomc decorations and oval basins, .3 Go per Sel-
voice of
ttinge,
to pretty designs, IOC per yard, or .350 per roll of so yards.
cotton warp, vttic yard. Uur
lng Lawn Mower
takes the lead this season. it is the lightest running, quickest culling, donb'o action,
ball bearing machine on the market. iz-inch, $3.00; 14-inch. 0.; so; Winch, $4.00; :8-
in. $4.50. Gasoline stoves refrigerators, baby carriages,crcnm freezers, bamm' cltr, cre-
quet, lawn seats, porch screens, screen doors, water coolers. watering pots, poultry nel-
ting, oil stoves and ovens, garden hose, hose reels and garden tools of every description.
s. New
REATESTBARG
Another in-
l’iue joiniless u l ac and
NORTH MAIN AND ANN
STREETS,
Ioufls Nervous. corrugations
l'Ever Offered
J
Under
a
Full
,1 W In
AIN
Guarantee
and
on
Eloy
. ‘I Terms.
,. .
4 Then there towing; Harness
.Deiiartmeet'
A we we .. fl?’-Q9§3§§e59§9$' B"""°t3 and “IMF"
Repairing
stocked with fresh goods.
where in the state teacher from, and prices right. The place. is
FACTORY AND REFOSITORV.
Franklin and Madison'Sts.
SOUTH NURWALK,’ - - - - 7 ‘ CONNECTICUT.
1 .
For ingrain, "
Tapestry, .
Brussels or
Moquette
...... CARPETS!
Oil Cloths, Linoleums and Mattings, go to
I .A. Dickerman 8: Son,
‘mfylasmngton street. - - . . . South :llorwalk, Connecticut.
a iothlng So Large 0r So Small that Cinnot Be Done llere es Well as Anywhere!
I /
mm...
In I who II on .nro II
billion as the lion:
Tum ore hushsuds whom healthy.
Then-rebut . whom nullity. "‘
lot the reel some husband~ulL he‘s
never yet been turn.
Home for “north of love are noted.
Who are null! so devoted
lame-one end for
And now nndthou ou‘ll and one
Who's o and: m and kind «mo.
fat the tool manila hunhond‘ Oh. La“: never
yet been born.
So the woman who Is rusted
To o nun who to retail
in “pro“! Mr“ should cherish hlm for ever
and o day:
For the reel bonito ore-tun.
I'orlwl. quite. in every featurew '
do he: never been diu‘ovcnul. and he won't
be. on they say.
——"|‘. B. Aldrich in the Forum.
PERsisrrng won.
Arthur Singleton was being refused
the logicol outcome of xii-opening to Mina
a Specialty. Also as fine aliue of Carriages and Wagons as to be found any-;
I ”0h, indeed!"
, “The enterprise is. unique.
l About this
. be restricted to two.
:spieuousenough to exr-ito comment. It
was also apparent that Miss Berkley l
. found the young officer as fascinating on
Elm found her. and it was a mooted ques-
{tion among the speculative whether or
rapid
Berkley after an ocqutdnteuco of barely
thr- wooh. Furthermore. the young
lady. no loss compassionate thuu boun-
tiful. bod deemed it advisable to rug-
“. for his own sake. thut his visits
Md cause. until he could regard her
,1!!me u n fultbful friend who. though
, Ming him highly. did not love him
’ and could never be his wife.
I "In it not better not" she asked. “Af-
ter whet has now passed between us—
‘ if you are no sincere in your profession
, of record for me on I believe you are—
. my opporent luck 0! n reciprocal senti-
.mont. being day by day impressed upon
‘you. must necessarily cause you great
i
M0"
| "And in requesting me to cease my
Ivisits. are you not. Miss Berkley. octo-
nlodbyts four of the consequiuce of
their continuance-40 yourself?"
I "I don't understand you.” said Miss
Berkley, looking at hint quickly. She
new a fair smile playing about the cor-
nornof his mouth. but in her surprise
the failed to notice how grim it was.
I “I moon,"roturnud Singleton. "that
boring formed the resolution not to
lovo me. are you not fearful lost it pro
longed acquaintance should impel you
to accept me as a husband?"
| An expression of blank astonishment
overspreod Miss Bride-ya face; then a
flush of pardonublo indignation muntlo
ed her brow.
"I must confess myself a dull observer
of human nature. ‘Mr. Singleton. for
during the three to ~eltfi I i are known .
you] was not aware that egotiszu you ‘
dominant in yohr character." ’ ‘
l “Why not sly ‘cdzytldeuen'lwllut‘ no ‘
nutter—coll it whptyou will. Your
monitor plttliilyindbmtes. however. that .
you thing the veryidms or my beingl
able to shake your resolution is absurd. 1
lwill prove it is not." 3
"Howi"’nuked Mini Berkley. eurc:u-‘
flcolly. "‘ "‘ - l
l ' “By winning you for my wife‘ugninet l
or will."
my-» .
' I'll con; '
fees," continued the impcrtura. lo Sing-
leton. "Let us mule it more y ). You
like heal one, do yot not? W.ll. l mu
Cpoolully desirous of 'having y'ni select '
\
Iboolminrk for me. Now, I w:.l wager -‘
ubox of bonbous against it b’llfltlllfll’k
that three months from to-duy you will
accept me as n hush-uni «subject, how-
ever, to certain comlltionc." .
“And the conditims. please?" The
mile on Miss Berkley's lips would in all
probability have discouraged any one
also, but Singleton did not seem to mind
it in the least. l
“First, that you continue to receive
me no you have lu‘ely done; secondly,
that at the expiration of the three
months you will give mo an op; 'll’llllllty
to repent my proposal. and that you<
will then give me a definite answer." ’
"Ver ' well: I accept tho wager and
grant t 9 conditions."
“Your hand upon it. Miss Brrkley."
They shook hands; then Singleton
withdrew. . .
" 0 Lidy Plymp’ou gave .
shall in ho or of the home coming of
her son. Captain Grorge, who had furl
several years served Her Majesty in a
military capacity in ludia. Singleton
,besought of Miss Berkley the privilege
of escorting her to the function. and it
iwns accorded him; but when he be- l
nought of her the further privilege of
inscribing his name in her dancing card
in five or six plitc ‘8. his hopes were ‘
dashed by the intimation that he would l
After their first measure they separ-
ated. Miss Berkley was then appropri-
' died by the hero of the evening, Cap-
tain Geo'go Plymptou‘.whoso attentions
to her for the next few hours were con-
not Miss Berkley had ever treated man
so graciously before.
But where was Singleton?
()h. Singleton was dancing with Mrs.
Cobblestone charming widow, young,
handsome. witty and rich. ‘
By and” by Captain George proposed
to Miss Berkley that they should “sit
ou‘t’Vone of the dances. He knew of
such is charming place—s. little alcove
half way upstairs-—wouldn‘t she come?
Woll. .sho was is little fatigued. and
though she would-and did. ‘But they
did not it in that li.tle alcove, for there
they fan (1 Mr. Singleton and Mrs. 001-
chootm'. they all nodded pleasantly“
one anoth and Captain George and
MB Borkl ' “set it out” somewhere
die. In con quenco of this Min Berk-
ley has since dmistontly and emphati-
cally maintain that a bachelor who
dolibentely fli with o widow in the
presence of an 3 mbly of respectable
is o i abomination and
Ihould be ropresn’td.
The morning of September 11 downed
clear and bright. ‘ This was the day on
wflch'loto. 11mm -by Singleton. woe
to preside at the interview which
should determine the future rolotim d
m- . Berkley and he: - 03W
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that whom‘or their lemma-ens they on th
m.
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. It to.
~ 4 Sin holds, shutouts!
ho MM balm bod such and!”
with his gun. Miss Berkley in tho
library, oelrnowlodgsd that never before
had hours seemed so tardy and lo
“promising of better tbiugn. Woe
Singleton coming. or wasn't be? Well.
he know what her answer would be. so
era was really no necessity for his op-
peoring. Still, she believed in um
ndhoring to his word. no nutter what
the consequences. Those Were her ro-
lloetions in the morning. in the after
noon she wondered just how much Sin.
glotou cared for that Celebester woman.
Perhope he was cslling on her then.
. What was there in Mr. Singleton thlb
pleased Mrs. Colehoeter't She wonder-
ed how he Would look and feel after it
was all over. About ii o'clock she be-
son to feel unwell—n sort of nervous ot-
tock, «the thought. That was the reo-
oon she had occasional crying spells.
The persistent-y of these nttuclu made
her irritable. That was the remain eh.
scolded the maid who announced Captain ‘
George Plympton. She was not “at
home" to Captain George to-luy. At
5 o‘clock the maid trembliugly m
nouneod that Mr. Singleton had called. I
Should she tell him that Minn Berkley
woe not at home? No. she should not. ‘
Sofilngleton camoin. and had the bud
form to lay his hat. stick and gloves on i I
the drawing room tuble. |
”Three months ago. after having,
known you only three weeks. I asked.
you to be my wife; you refused me;l
we have now known each other for
noorly four months. and have had ample
timoto consider what We then said. 1
have reflected seriously on what I out
about to soy. and having during tholut
three months learn-d to regard you
more oumestly and devotedly than be i
fare, I will now take tbs liberty of re—
peating my proposal. Will you bemy
wife?" ' .
Miss Berkley rose and with averted
face made her way slowly toward the
window. Singleton rose also. but did
not follow her. Thus for several mo-
ments they stood in silence. Why did
not the lady answer him? Surely the
egotist was at her mercy now. One
little word—tho amplest in the lun~
guage~tvould hum‘ile all his conceit
and satisfy her curiosity. She had but
to speak that word and turn her hand
to see how Arthur Singleton mined
in the presence of defeat. Why did she
not say it?
The little onyx c'oclr on the mantel
ticked joyously—ii it after tick—amtil
sixty were told. Then it started on on.
other sixty.
“You do not answer me." said Sin-
gleton quietly.
Ah, but she did! Autonicnt luterho
had his answer. It canto gantly—it
was scarcely more than a whisper—but
it come. "No."
‘ His face was pale. his ll 5 were com-
pressed. aud there \qu iiu «li'rprcssiénof
ovorwlu‘ltuiug disappointment in his!
eyes. She knew it all, Singleton (“1‘1
vuncod and extoudt .1 his haul. How
it come to {use thst her hand found a‘
place in his she never know. But she
will never forget tint nmile which alto
then saw on singletons lips. It was
not a cheerful one.
"I have lost,"
“Gomlbv.” ,
“Goodby!” exclu'ued Miss Berkley.
softly, in a tone of surprise.
"Yes. goodby." h» returned. “Three.
months ago you sold that is rejected
lover would find it Ciiiicnlt to maintain
the position of a disinterested friend
with respect to the woman he loves. I
did not lwlievc yin thcn. but in the
course of three months a than may
learn many bitter truths. I now admit
that you were right."
Miss Berkley smiled. Singleton
thought it was a smile of triumph, and
released her band.
"Comeaml'scu Ira to-morrow after-
noon." suid Miss Berkley gently. as Sin-
gleton turned away.
"1 st: rt for _Pai.s in the morning,”
replied Singleton a. trifle coldly.
Singleton turned toward the table.
and appropriating his hat. gloves and
walking-stick. started for the door. But
Miss Berkley was at the door. and.
what is more. she had her back against
iii—thus cutting ofi‘ his retreat.
”I'll not let you go until you promise
incull on me to-mon‘ow," pouted the
lady.
"1 has c said that I leave for Paris in
the morning." -
A dark flush mantled Singleton’s
brow. and there Was an ominous gleam
in his eyes.
faltered Singleton.
"I beg of you to let me pass. Miss -
Berkley." he said with frigid politeness.
"Don't be angry with me, Mr. Sin-
gleton." ~
That Singleton was angry it would
have been vain to deny. He felt that,
being beaten. he should at least have
been permitted to depart with the
honors of war. He laid his hand on the
lamb of the door. and a moment- later
felt Miss Berkley's hand fall 1; lolly
upon it. ' _
"You need not send me tin. b0 —
bons, Mr. Singleton." {altered the ady.
in her e; es sought the well-handled but
inscusibie knob. “If you leave me your
address 111— I'll send you the bookmark
by post." she said a little fecbly. Then
withdritwiug her hand from the door
knob she continued: "You may go now
if om w .ut to, Mr. Singleton.”
Ewing thus spoken. Miss Berkley
obandoned her position at the (1 our. and
made her way dejeetcdly toward the
window. Singleton fora few moments
bolted us if he had taken leave of his
senses.
. “Do you mean—' he exclaimed.
"I mean that I haven't anh confi-
deuce in your ability to select bonbons;
still it would have been graceful‘in you
to have let me win them—’—would it
not?" and she turned toward him
saucily.
Singleton. dropping hishnt, stick and
gloves, rushed serous the floor. and
duping the lady in his arms, lie—well,
bakissed her, and she let kilns-Black
and White.
intuition is Han.
Don't put 00‘ your suit buying
much longer: be in ills shim, be up-
to-date, you're going to Iran one. boy
early when you can make your selec-
tion born a new full line.
We have emy new fabric for
I896--noat homespun in ml bmnn
mixtures, dent fancy cauimme,
, Search char/bis m handsome plaids,
cram/aids, choc/rs, mixtures, worsted:
and urges. 38.50. 370. 372. 313.50.
875. 5‘18 and S20--slims, regulars or
sfauls, omy shape man can find a
suit ready-la-puf-on.
lalbilggan Undemear, 29c.
, Underwear that we bong/If in
large quantities, bought it under pn'ca
and we give you file benefifof our pur-
chase. Incl/per lot in Egyptian silly
fibre, 48c.
Negligee Shirls, 48c, 69c, 97c.
Fast black Bicycle Stockings, 25
and 500.
You always have the pull/ego of
exchanging or your money back if you
are not satisfied will) your pure/ruse.
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Open Monday, Hillary and
Saturday Eurhthgs
Bridgeport, Cami. ‘
.4-
Daily Direct Freight Line .'
BETWEEN
V
New York, South Norwalk and
Norwaik.
THE PROPELLERS,
City of Norwalk,Eagle and Vulcan,
Will leave Pier 23, E. R., Beekman street, New York, at
5 p. m. Leave Norwalk, 5 p. to; South Norwalk 6 p. m.
Freig'ht Received from 7 a. m., to 5. p. m. Upon Appli.
cation to agents the City of Norwalk, Eagle and Vulcan
will be sent for special lots of freight anywhere in New
York or its vicinity.
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees
of this boats of theline on account of the owners thereof.
After all said and done, a fine, wellmnda,
‘ stylish, well—fitting pair of slow in its accept-
able P li E S I". N '1‘ nn‘ylihlug you
lean think of. If there is any question no
to where the-very bent of its kind can be pur-
. chased, it's easily answered—at
H.$. BROWN’S
so wasumeroa smart,
(Li
l
lSouth Norwalk,
Conn.
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But if you should want any
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry or
Silverware! '
(1 Jewelry Repaired and Cleaned, call or
send at once to
A. w. AUSTIN,
Opera Houpe Block, . NORWALK,C‘T.
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