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Establishment.
and children
as Isshlugtcn Street,
as. STURTEVANT,
For29c
ITE AND COLORED CORSETS!
On Thursday we will put in our East Window the above
attractive bargains. Our special sale of Muslin Underwear
will be continued. Also cut prices on balance of ladies’
’s jackets.
pro «screw on steel, not iron, and strictly first quality goods. are made by the fisherman
sfacturisg Company. We have taken too pieces. ranging in price from sec to 40¢ each
" from our regular stock. and thali gyner them at the astonishing price of
Went consists ofsqosre pans, sauce pans, bread pans, milk pans, pudding pans, wash basins,
soup dishes, pie pistes, soup bowls, chocolate pots, basting spoons, candle sticks, dippers,
‘ g'raters, etc. On Saturday, we will give away with every purchase of ssc or
over a patent basting spoon, FREE. .
3A SPECIAL-How boxes of Fine Linen paper and envelopes, regularly sold for soc; this week 9c
, per box. Open Every evening. Free and prompt delivery.
A {ct Toque's Dyeiugand Cleaning
A. Dickerman 8: Son,
N'. Main and Ann Streets.
South Norwalk. Gt.
Agency for Bazar Glove Fitting
Patterns.
South lorwalk, Connecticut
Physician iochmen
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Kfrsnklln and Iadlson Streets,
Do You Want a New Sleigh?
Or Your Old One Repaired or
Painted ?
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Work Called For and Delivered
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The twilight of a November evening
wssdarkeolng rqsdly into night. A
thin. cold mist was falling. condensing
into large drops on the asked was and
bodies and dripping thence upon the
muddy road. The mare was tired with
a hard day's hunting and pleaded along
with a springin- gait that showed she
was almost “best.” And her rider, as
tired as she. looked anxiously about him
for a place of shelter ere darkness set-
tled completely. The country was new
to him. the run had been a long one,
and he was completely lost. At the
crossroads he drew rein and looked for a
finger post, but found none. so there
was nothing for it but to ride straight
on. 81's steed thought otherwise. She
snorted and reared when he endeavored
to push her forward. Her rider was not
one to be mastered by an animal, and
he gave her the spur.’whcroiu she rc-
spcndsd by a buck jump that nearly
onseatcd him.
"She’s more‘ more than you have!”
said a voice from the hedge.
The rider strained his eyes and could
just make out the formof aruggcd man
sitting on the bank by the roadside. So
dark were his clothes that they scarce
showed at all against the black back-
ground. and bad he not spoken he
would certainly have escaped notice.
"So it is you that the more is fright-
ened at!" said the rider impatiently.
'Oome out of that and tell me the way
to the nearest inn. Hero’s a shilling for
you. "
"She's not frightened at me." said
the man. without stirring. “I’m no beg-
gar. and I want none of your shillings.
Take the road to the left, and you‘ll
come to a house before you have gone
half a mile. the Weir inn. they call it.
If you don't like the entertainment
there, you will have to ride another
night milos. ] think you had better, if
you take my advice." And he gave a
sort of hollow chuckle.
“Why do you think I had better?“
asked the horseman. “And what is the
more afraid of? I never saw her like this
i.bcforc "
"Sbo' s afraid of that," said the man
uthc hedge, pointing toward a spot in
‘- the center of the amends where the
earth had been newly dog.
He rose slowly mil came forward a
little, disclosing himeelf a hunchbuck.
it was too dark to us his face plainly.
“The road to the left." he said again,
with the same hollow chuckle. and then
began to walk briskly in the opposite
l direction.
“Hcrei Hi!” called the rider after
’ him. “What is there there to frighten a
horse?"/
“Bladd,” said avoice already dis-
tan}. ands caokling pool of laughter
prime] back through the darkness.
“A queer country this, ” said the rid-
or, and he turned into the road to the
left.
The mare went like a lamb. once her
head was averted from the ominous
patch of fresh earth. Senna light glim—
‘. mored in the distance, and a uoiseof
falling water could be board.
“There is the Weir inn after all. " said
i the horseman to himself as he rode un-
der the swinging signbonrd. "That lu-
‘ natio told me right so fag. "
It was a long time before his vigorous
“ knooking brought any one to the olosod
door. When at last it opened, letting a
flood of light into the wet darkness, the
; portal framed as in a picture the form
of a beautiful woman. she was clad in
black from head to foot. and a shawl of
’ Spanish lace covered her head and vi-
‘ gncttcd her pale face in its dark folds.
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The Board of Reliei'
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Town of Norwalk.
0n the Assessment List of 1800. will '
mectln the cities of the Selectmen. Mon-
day..lauuary 4th, at? o'clock ‘pr , and
by adjournment. as follows: edncsd
evening, one that fo'clock: Saturday. .
January at oclock. “so “:1:an—
dsy Event ing.Janna 1 ch. ati'o’clock: l
Baturda, Janna hat! o'clock p. m:
a: Even Jng, January 80th. at 7
opioclr 8n unlay..l anus?" 93M.» o'clock}
p...m forhs the earl on an and
all appeals made to them from the plugs
of the Assesson
The Board ofRsllef will meet with the;
Assessors as a Joint Board. Saturday Jan-
nary 10th, atso’clcck m.. for the par.
posecf absting thepo lsofsiekaud indi-
gent persons.
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come a. maxi
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3 She looked out into the road with the
. frightened expression of one who fours
to see something not of this world. The
rider took all his but.
“(Jan I have supper and a bed.” he
, asked. “and a feed for my horse? I have
lost my way out hunting, and we are
both dead heat. I am Captain Preston
, of the Royal artillery.”
“You can have a bed and supper.”
said the woman in a monotonous voice.
3 ”but you must see to your horse your~
self. I am alone in the house."
The captain whistled softly to him-
self snd dismounting led the more to
file hostess stood with a
lantern tollght him as he rubbed the
poor beast dowu and gave her a feed of
corn. Neither the man nor the woman
said a word. Wbcn ho had finished his
work. she glided hack to the house. and
be followed her through a wide hall
where carved oak bunches wcrc ranged
rdtwd a table black with age into a
room in which a tire was burning and
a table Wes spread with cold viands of
various kinds. A large party had evi-
dently made a meal there not long
since. The woman began to clear away
the plates and dishes with great rapid-
ity, and the man watched her with a
keen appreciation of the grace of her
movements. Outside the marof the wa-
ter over the weir sounded like surf on a
rocky shore.
“I am not the first guest yen have
- had today?" hesaid st last interroga-
lively.
"No. you are not," she replied. rats.
lug her eyes for. moment Again he mg
noticed the “haunted" look in her face.
“I suppose your seflsnts will soon be
back?" he asked.
"They will never come back sin."
she said slowly. This time she id not
raise her eyes at all.
“Your supper is ready." the contin-
ued. "Your room opens out of this-u
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galore are you going?" cried the cap
"lilo the dark." should. and the
dots clued behindm
"Thsysasst all be mad lashispart
of the country. ”saidthccaptalniohim
self. “Wall, lens in sgocd inn. with
plenty to eat and drink. and if my host-
eeschoosee to golatctbe dark. asshe
calls it, it is no basins- of mine.
Thom Isboold like when! what she
means by that express. "
The great outer door closed with a
bangasho Mlle; andhe sprangtothe
window just in time to see a slender
figure cross the path of light thrown by
his lamp across the road. ”Into the
dark apparently means out in the rain,"
the captain said.. “Now. what on earth
is she doing. and why am I left alone
in this most uncanny of inns? I will‘
take some supper and a good draft
of beer to strengthen my nerves and
then I will explore the place. I am be-
ginning to think that my friend of the
crossroads was not so mad as be up
peered to be. ”
Supper over, he took a candle and
started on his exploring tour. He found
nothing unusual. The Weir ion was
well furnished and bore signs of a thriv~
iug business. There was nothing ghost-
ly about ib—nothing but its unmount-
ablc emptiness and desertion. Much
perplexed. Captain Preston came back
to his sitting room and put some more
coals on the fire. His riding boots were
drying upon his feet, and the process
was not comfortable.
“I wonder if I could find apair of
slippers!" be soliloquized. “Perhaps
my fair hostess has a husband or a
brother. I appear to be left in charge of
the house, and i may as well make my-
self ut homo. I will have a look into
the cupboards of my bedroom. "
This time his search was rewarded.
Various articles of a man's apparel
were stowed away in an ‘old wardrobe,
and those included a roomy pair of slip-
pers. The captain brought a bottle of
whisky from the bar, set a kettle of wa-
ter on the tire and prepared to make
himself comfortable. Then his eye fell
on the floor to the right.
“I haven't been in there.” he said.
”My hostess warned me significantly
not to enter. That must be Blucbcard’e
chamber. Locked! AM This is promis-
ing. Let me see if I cannot open it." i
The leak was a poor one. and the bolt x
was speedily forced back with the blade ,~
of a poukuife. The captain entered the
room and looked around. It was a bed-
room. furnished with considerable taste l;
in dark oak. A toilet table stood near l
the window, covered with a white dam»
ask cloth trimmed with lace and bear-
iug upon it various little feminine
knickknscks in silver and tortoise shell.
“My lady’s chamber. not Blue.
board‘sl" said the captain. “l havo no
business here. But my lady seems to
have cut her finger. " He moved a stop 1
or two forward. and his eyes traveled
downward from the red stain on the
damask to the floor. He turned a little
pale.
“Finger! Faughl Some one must Q
have cut his throat at least! What a
devilish plnco this ion isl No wonder
she was glad to get into the dark, if 1
this is what is in the light. " .
He heard a footstepin the room with- }
out. and for a moment his heart stood
still. Then, for he was a brave mph, he ,
blew out the candle he curt-fed and ‘
pooped cautiously through the half open
door. He Was greeted by a burst of
laughter. .
“Come on," cried the hunchback.
who sat at the table ravenously devour-
ing the remains of tho sopper.‘ “Come
on and make our punch. The water is
boiling. How do you like the Weir inn?“
“How did you get betel" naked Osp-
tain Preston steruly, advancing into the
room. "I looked the house door."
”Oh, you didl You‘re a careful guard-
ion, but you see I have a pass key. I‘m
the owner. men. The Weir inn is mine
‘from this time forth forevermorc,‘ as
the person says. Come on and have a
drink and don't stand there looking as
if I were the devil. ”
“I am not so sure you are not. " said ,
the captain. coming forward to the to ‘
blc. "What docs all that blood in there
mean." I
The hunchbuck cacklcd with laughter.
”That's where my brother Jaboz cut
his throat. like the fool he was, because
he wasn‘t the only man in the world to
admire his wife's beauty. Thoy sat on
him today-«in the hall there—and they
found it fcio do In. Where your mare
shied they buried him. not six hours
ago. and they any it’s ill standing in u '
dead men’s shoes, as you are doing
now. ” Ho grinned horribly and pointed
to Captain Preston's feet. ‘
Ten minutes later a tired more was .
galloping down the road and wondering .5
at tho unreseonablcucss of man. And .
the swulleu river that roared over the
weir was carrying on its stormy bosom
to the sea a heavier burden than au- '
tamn lesvcamlilsek and White.
catholic Priests and flamingos.
Marriage by the clergy was first pool
tivcly forbidden in the year 107s by 5
Pope Gregory Vii. The controversy. l
however. which had been going on for
centuries on that subject was not alto-
gether settled by Gregory's decree. The
council of Trent. in 1698. was the ccclc-
eiaetioel body which formally prohibited
priests from forming marriage alliances.
That permanently settled the matter. “
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no your o‘clock.
The four o’clock is a symbol of punc-
tuality. The nation was undoubtedly
ted by the remarkable regularity
wt which. during sunny weather. the
flower opens at that hour. In cloudy or 1
rainy weather its time of opening is de- .
layed. but when the sun is shining and
thoplsnt is in a favorable position to
the light the time of opening
will not vary ten minutes.
Want
To
Tell
You
Something.
”In You Ever take notice of the large store and the
I I I I small store and wonder why there was such a
difierchein the two? You know it is not becmse one keeps bet'er
goods than the other, neither does one sell cheaper or is better located
than the other ' What is the reason?
It’s Because They
Advertise l
80 does the man that has the small store, you might say. True, he
may, but he does not get around it in the right way «don' t seem to get
acquainted somehow '
Some newspapers have a circulation of see others have gone. The
man in the big store does not advertise m the paper with the sec circu-
lation, that's sure; the man in the little store does that. The man in
the big store puts his ad in the paper that has 3000 circulation. The
difference in the two stores is easily explained. The paper with the 3000
circulation, or more than as much again as all the other papers com-
bined is the
SOUTH
NORWALK
EVENING
SENTINEL!
This little pointer is worth thinking about.
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ANOTHER POINTER!
We have one of the largest Job Printing plants in the
County and are prepared to print
Books,
Pamphlets.
Posters,
Hand Bills,
Note Heads,
Letter Heads,
Cards,
Woddlng Invitations,
Dancing Orders,
Tickets,
Labole,otc.,
And in [not everything that pertains to printing, we do
at the shortest possible notice, and lair prices.
Nothing so large or so small but can be printed at the
Evening - -
- - Sentinel,
O7 WASHINGTON STREET.
Norwalk Chronicler