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FRED. II. NASII.
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TEACHER 0F XCSIC.
“trad. to pupils on Phaeton: In Kuwait and
and Wefip n as
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£01311! xoawnx. COIN.
FOOT! & (0.. Proprietors.
\n wall-mt Stable attached in at-
‘rndamr at all hours. which can behad ynpplica-
“an at nflrv of the "owl. Li!
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Eli tl‘alfi, MUN AYD ORNAMENTAL
PAINTER AND DECORATOK
.. ,,,.,._. Lara-C ll-m-l, Main urea-t. South Nat-walk.
\ . ,m—n planted with mtness and dispatch.
‘Mu‘u Van-ails. .\'0v ‘7. 1310. I-tf
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tutl'ENTER AND BUILDER.
innatxn min: at 53031 sorta.
amt-y- mhrued shop on Ann street. near Kain.
~Girl) Small New, 1.. I870.
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how! on all Deposits made in this
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Tmrurer.
l I! 3"1' IIIR()TIII§RS.
f‘! _ ‘urs. nun-t n. and \Vholesd: Dale-rs in
u \‘STERS.
in. an»: and mt reliable Oyster establish.
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a \l WHY AND RESTAURANT FOR
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Dem W South Nurwalk. Conn.
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Guy-nan: m. tTanal Church. South Norwalj
Entrsarr ll Road‘s Jewelry Starr. Office
n~ an. h In I! A . 7 to 1| p In, with:
M. IlliLI KEI‘.
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curt “an: Ind “’a-bzu‘tun streets, mm For-
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pm: s t of Gamma to meet
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SUtTH NORWALK. CONN.
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wanna-s, No. 635 Broadway.
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SOUTH SORWALK CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-om P. hr.
(fiat-Wm T. Ewan:
Tm—Jam A. Bani-a.
m . Strut.
Auditor—Wanna C, Qcmm.
Jami—JAB! L m
' I. loci-ca. Tnzanon Wumx
Judw-W‘xugu ’1'. Claw.
Coroner—Joan I. B.
Attorney—WW.
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3 nun: H, Wumx. line-'31 W. LL-rnx
5am Ward—Runna- I. TOLLIJ, Jons L. Rica-
utns. damn 1’.
Third Ward—Gloss: lezmrr. Gnome: W
51111. Bmv B. Enwm. Joann R Rsvxoxn.
Inqxrtm (3! Election—-
First Hard—Mounts If. Nam-ox, WILLIA! M
Rune-5n. '21).
Second Ward—Cassatt F. Tours.
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_leird Ward- Jana C Cnown, (‘sumzs H. l
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LIST OF TEL STAKDISB rennin-rt“ 0' 1'“ BOARD :
or corsctunx. r
Ordinances—George W. Smith. Joseph R. Ray- _
mnnd. Robert I. Tolles.
Ammwnlr-Georgs Benedict, John L Richards, I,
Edwin A, Whitman. l
Street; and sham—menu) Dibble. John L. ‘
Richards, Robert I. Tullel ,
Lamps and Gas-John L, Richards. Henry W. Lez‘ ,
ter. Joseph R Raymond .'
‘ Sewers—J«weph R. Raymond Edwin A. “hint ‘tD.
William E. Wilcox. ‘
Fianna—Henry I1, Elwull. Samuel F Peck. Lo
rcnzo Dibble,
Mia—Robert I. Taller. Gcorge Bcnedict. Henry
B. Elite“.
vall't‘ Printing—Henry \"
Smith. \Villiam U, \Vilcnx
Public IlrallhAS-fimuci l" Peck, (:eorgeW Smith,
Lorenzo Dibble .
Ii’rptzin and 5!: rpi’iz‘s—v“‘illi:1m H. \Vilcox. chrgc .
Benedict. llvnry Y L. stci.
Srzruaa‘ D.
Im-tcr, Gevrgc \V. :
SOCIETY lNDEX.
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RELIGIOI’S. 3
A AMt‘ct in their Hill (m “'nll SL, NU!" I
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walk. II. B Wigham. Pres.
Masoxtu.
0111 Well Lodge. No, ICE. F. and A ..'. ~R
communications holden on the first and third ea-
day evenings in each month. at their Hall, on Main
street, South Norwalk. George Knight. W. M.
St. Jolm‘: Lodge, .‘\'0. 6.~!ccts on first and third
Thursdav cvcnings in each month. Ball on “'ail '
street Kai-walk David M. Pollard. W. at. ,
ODD FELLOWS. 5
Our Bmtlzrrs‘ Led , No. Iii—Meets every Monday l
evening, at their Iall. on Wall street. Norwalk.
George L. Taller. N. 6.: James Hodges. V. G. ; '1‘.
J. Prowlrt. Secretary: 1'. S. Stout, Truman-ct; Char.
Olmstrad. mat Semtan'.
’ Mm of mutants. No, 9. I. 0.
0. F_——Ieen at Fellow‘s Hall, on the first and
third Wednesday evenings in each monrh. Harmon
B. Boom Chi Patriurch: June! Budget High
Priest; Geo. L. Tuner. Senior Warden; k. G. Bun
tun, >mbc: J. I. Prowitt, Treasurer; Moses II,
Glover. Junior Warden
ular
('Lt'BS.
Old “111 Club—Corner Kiln and “'aahington
strcrts, South Norwalk. Rooms upon every dny and
evening (Sundays excepted.) Elbirt A. Woodward,
PD"! idrnf.
3'0ka (‘htbx—Rooms in Savings Bank Building.
Nurwalk, Open every day and evening (Sundays ex-
ce ted.) Chas. G. Dam. ident.
my Club—Rooms in Sew York and New
Haven Rai road Depot. South horwalk. 0 1: et-
etching (Sundays cxccptcd.) Chester F. 'I‘ol mi, Pres:-
dent.
Base Ball (Yul). Ala-f. Jr. South Norwalk.—\Vm.
St'lleck. President; Goo. H. Blunt \‘icc l’rr-r—idcnf:
E. Ii. Norton. Secretary and "l‘rcasuz-cr; Charla: E.
Smith. Captain.
607mm Club. “Frolic-inn
evening, in South Norwalk.
—Mm-ts cvcry Friday
President. I". Becker;
l Vice President. II. Strauss: Mutant-y, W. 3mm
lrnan; Cashier. II. Stadlcr; Musical Director Gm.
; Schanb. ,
SORWALK MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Meets second Monday evening in each month.
Preaident, John Hill. 3!. 1).: Vice President. Ira
Gregory. M. D. : Secretary. W. A. Lockwood, M. D. ;
Treasurvr, M. B. Pardec. M. D.
TEMPERAXCE
Naomi Sada] TM 14!. X0, 5.—Meeia evcry Friday
cvenino. at their Ila in Dibble‘s Block. Main rum-t.
South .‘orwalk. Mrs. Dr. Purdue, . C. ‘I‘.
chalk Lodgd. I. O. G. T.-—Meets every Wedm
day evening at their Hall. Main street. South Nor-
“1i?“ flCéhm-kséhllock, 21% T. kl
em a war an we, “5pm- my
Water." Nb. 6.—Meets every figesday cwnino at
their Hall. on Main street. South Norwal‘s. .R.
Raymond. W. C. T.
Standard Did-don. 3'0. 3 Sqf T_v—Mv<‘ls every
Tuesday evening at their Hall, Bank Building, Wall
1 street. Sol-walk. c. F. Selleck. w. P.
5 (WM Dtdsion N0. 2. S. 0‘ T,—Mscls evocry
l Friday evenings at their Hall. on Wall street, Nor-
' walk. E. H. rker. W. P.
i 3:. Xary': T. .4. B. Soa'cfy.-Moeis first Monday
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evening in each month. Rooms in Isaacs‘s Buildin .
Wall streeL over insurance 081cc, Norwslk. James
Sherry, President.
, BENRVOLEN’I‘ SOCIETY.
St. Joseph': W ‘ ‘ .-—-Ieetn first
Thursdav evening of each month. Rooms in Hub—
bell‘s Binck. corner Main and Wall SU’K‘PL‘. Wm.
? Hands. President.
' TRADE ONIONS.
Carpr'nfers' and Joinerx‘ l'nion. .\'0. so, of South .
Summit—Meet on the first and third Friday even-
ings in each month. at their room on lain street.
1 Sorwslk. W'm. A. Kellogg, President; E. II. Dibble.
' Secretary.
5 Ha! Finisherx‘ Local Trade
Alto-rm lion. of South
Somlk—Meets on the Ist of January, April, July ;
Prcsident: 3
= ”I an d Secre‘ m. 1.
1w"; Rotting, Tin. Copper and Sheet Iron work ; 0 ’ lad en‘ .
4:;be of nil kinds promptly '
i and October. in act: year. 3. D. Cornell.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Home? Hook and Laddtr C'0_. .Yu, I. Nurwalk—
Keats second Thursday in each month. E. S. WU.
Co, No. Smut—Hats first
Plant:
Wednesday in each month. 0. F. Marvin. Foreman.
BELL a. RAYMOND,
Wholesale and Beau Dealers
-3:—
Oysters, Clams, Fish and Lobsters,
Oysters by the Barrel and Gallon.
Fruit and‘Yegetables in their Season.
WEST OF THE XEW YORK AX!) m navnx
RAILROAD DEPOT.
South Nos-walk. Conn.
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SOUTH NORlVALK, CON N., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1871.
nannwann.
The best assortment in town of
GENERAL HARDWARE.
MECHANICS TOOLS.
Of the best quality.
Paints. Oils and Window Glass,
. lattice and Dead Locks, Pmelain, Plated and
liners! m s In assortment of Table and
Pocket (hula-y, of the t quality, cheap for cash.
W. C. QUIET” & (30.,
Corner Main and Washington streets,
SOUTH NOBWALK. CONN.
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South NorwallL Not. 7?, 18m.
Are You Insured?
CASH CAPITAL. $200,000.
All paid in and securely invested
Sl'RPLl‘S, JULY 1,
- 332316.40.
F.-\IRFIELD COUNTY
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
#OF-
South Norsvalk.
DII§ECTOIRS .-
, “'ILLIAM M. T\\‘EED. New York.
; ELBIRT A. \VOODVVARD. South Sony-slit
' JAHES H. LVGERSOLL. of Ingcmoll, “'8th & (‘o ,
Ncw York.
‘ 011)an P. ELY. President First Nutionnl Rank,
bomb Nurwalk,
I LORLV INGERSULL South Noni-Mk.
, T. ll. MORISOS. Morison. Son i! Hutchinson. Nor
wall»;
. CHARLES G. DEAN, Norwalk
FRED, \V. BRI‘UUERHOF, Duricn.
JOHN P. BEA‘I'PY. John P. Bunny S Bru.—., Nor-
‘ walk.
HENRY R. TREAD“'ELL “'cstpon.
CHESTER F. TOLLES, South Norwnlk.
.Il'LIl‘S A. (ANDRE. Stamford
PETER I. (‘l'XXINGfL—L‘I. South Norualk.
HEN RY R. FITCH. South Norwalk.
. TALMADGE BAKER, South Norwalk.
ELBIRT A. “'OODVVARD. Preside-m.
nnxm‘ R. TREADWELI. Vice Pmsidc-DL
1 “'l'NI-‘IELD S. llANFORD, Secretary.
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Catnphoriue.
ONE. OF THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES OF THE
AGE FOR THE RELIEF OF PAIN.
Particularly adapted to
Rheumatism, Sprains, Stiff Joints,
Glandular Swellings, &c.
031." TH'ENTY—FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE.
i‘ur 53in? by all Iltugg‘lbta.
llUYT d: BLANCIIARD, Proprietors.
#125 GREEN“'ICI1 STREET, NEIV YORK.
(‘all for it at
a . r . P E c. K ‘ s ,
DRI‘GGIST.
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“TH. swoans,
south Norwalk, (:0...
MerchantTaiIor,
COR. “’ASHIVHTON AND MAIN STS.
SOL'TH NURW’ALK, CONN.
Scotch Chevoits, Meltons, Crepe
and English Coatings,
MADE L‘i’ IN STYLE. AND AT LOW
EST PRICES.
A good fit \utmntud and made )8: lbs customer
may want it. Cutting done for others to make as
Alan. : large mortmem of
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NEWHAVEN TRUST 00., if
Organized under Charter of the Logis-
lature, Session hf 1871.
CAPITAL 3 1 00,000
Banking House, 67 Church St.,
NEW HAVEN. CONN.
Wells Southworth, Pres.
Alex. leAIIster, See’y.
18 NOW READY for the transactions! a General
Banking humus. conducted on surnames
usNamudB-nhandmbin a M168
BANK. TRUST COXPANY. and G RAL 380K-
ERAGE its of any amount received ptyable
oadenaad thlnterest. Ontnt town mum
beforwudedlbtynnxpress. Bank Draft, or Postal Hon-
Ce cues
Ft
eyOrder. of depodt issued In-
me. aye-Ail: in MM . Special van-
0 run. om. canton.
imators. Tristan of Estates. Guardians of Infants.
Sod ea. Divisions. Assn»
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,; nocturnal.
compensation.
BY ELIZA I. TUB-K83.
Immtaprosperonsman;
The ships 1 send to m
Ate apt to meet some strange defeat.
Ere they come back to ma.
And her eyes are dulled with care;
And the castle that servu our prime
Isspoormlrtothoseintheslr
We bum in our conning time.
This morning, waking slow
To a sense of the coining day.
Of the We too am. and the might have been
Iy coward heart give way.
ly ham appalled fink down;
But rose again with a leap
At our delight when at dead of night
Our babe laughed out in his slot-p
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lenory Pictures.
' Dark hickory bough- qulut blur. perfect sea;
Sharp-shunt: Ir-trees crowning sombre rocks;
Th: admce of wind murmurs fresh and fme:
The merry sun:lght on brown, girlish locks:
The sounding of two tender voices low.-
And all so long ago!
A buildingof sweet cuties in the air.
Frail as thedlm. calm cloud o‘er dismal. ecu;
Delicious idleness; carelessness of care;
Fragments of song; nnutterahlc ease;
Life's music all at soft planlssitno,-—
And Ill so long ago i
A purple whorl of sunset in the west,
A great gold star through a wide Oriel coca.
Two lilicd bands upon a placid breast;
A mute, pale f cc innflhhly some;
A nionmcr kneeling in impassioned woe,»
And all no long ago!
Ncws to Tell.
Neighbor. lend me your arm. for I am not well.
This wunnd. you see, is scarcely a fortnight old.
All for a sorry message I had to tell,
I‘ve traveled many a mile in wet and cold,
A win. Gambling [newest of 1349.
Spindle was a new arrival. The camp,
with {luminary propriety, had dubbed him
thus Wins: he was so slim. 0n the same
pri , his awkwardness soon gave him
not ; u Nor this only; like One-eyed
Tom, kindle had made one of the happiest
-, "eday. Young, passionate. elated
‘ '~ -ree with the splendor of hispros-
pectin; Lisa no surprise that he should court
‘ .. ’ of the pale-faced gamblers, who
if aristocrats of the camp. It was
fr-v that they should discover his
_ and determine to “salt." him.
. o, no; Spindle did not. play; only
to watch the game; it was tiresome,
.
came
sitting; he in the tent alone. “Try it;
donblé own stake on ‘tbree,’ triple it on
s ‘fuflf, . said a pleasant-faced fellow, who
was raking in a hundred slugs or more.
Spin ; as inclined to listen. “Tell you
what ," said the gambler, continuing,
“ go mainly“ for half an hour, nnduee how
you Want." Spindle didso. ll: “it! end
of the hour he had won a “stake“ of sev-
eral thousand dollars. , Spindle was fascinat-
ed. “1 will double this tomorrow night,"
said be, mentally, as be left the gambler‘s
tent. He doubled it. “ This must be tripled,"
said Spindle, as he sought the tent again;
two nights after it was ttipled. “ Spindle
menus to break or be broken," said the by-
standers, one night, about a week after the
first venture. “ Luck at the dust he is het-
ting," He is, indeed. betting heavily. The
rattlesnake has charmed him. Betafter bet,
till the winnings of the week have left. him;
bet after bet, till its earning are also gone—
lill the lust "slug" is up, and be has buts sin-
gle ' sight‘ for it. \Voe to him. for he wins.
You is the old gray chateau above the trees.
llc bade mc IPi‘k it. my comrade brave and guy.
Stately fum~t Lind river nu brown and broad.
IL;- «honed Im- the sci-n6 as he a dying lit y
I have been there, and, neighbor. I am not well,
I hun- his sword and sumt" of his curling hair.
Knocked at Ill. gate and said I had new; to tell,
Hutch-d in chamber and saw his mother there.
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' prcc‘iutiun of bar minister's earnest and for-
Tall and straight, with the snows of agr- on her head,
Bra! 0 and stem n» s soldier's mother might be.
Deep in hot eyes a living look of the dead.
She LIT-JOIle lu-r stall" and silt-nil) gazed at m:-
Ithoughi I'd bet tc-r be dead than mt‘t‘l her «‘3 2‘.
She guessed it all, I'd m-\ or a word to trll.
Taking the sword in her arms BlK‘ heaved a sigh.
t‘lnsping: the curl in hv-r hnnd sht- subbr . and full
I ralaml her up. she sat in it mainly chair,
“or face likv death. but not a tear in her rye;
We heard a sit-p. and a trndt-r voice on the stair. ,
Murmuriug soft to an infant‘- caning cry. l
My Indy she sat erect. and sterner :rcw. i
Finger on month. she muilomd me nut in stay.
A girl came in, the win- of the dead. I knew.
She held his babe, and, neighbor, I lied away
I trivd to run. but I heard the widow'» cry.
Neighbor, I have been hurt, and lam not w: 11;
I pray to God that nvver until I die
May 1 again have such sorry now» to till
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Bubbles-
A dclicate le‘tft‘l to be forwarded by mail
——A yuung lmly wrapped up in herself.
Why is a baby Culling its first ” int'isnl‘n"
likc a lt‘aApol 7’ Because it's a [cu-thing.
The sting of a bee carries conviction with
it. It makes a man u bec-lcaver at once.
it is very ka'll tn hI}',“TIlkl‘ things as
they rmnc," but suppose llicy don't come.
If yuu court a young woman and you im-
\vnu and £110 is won, you will built be unr.
Why is :I c trpentt-r's wife an unhuppy w”.
man? liccausr' llf‘r husband is always a—j:m"-
in‘ur.
An Evansville, Ind, school-boy defined a
lady to be “ u growml-up girl, who doesn‘t
cuss nor swear, ‘
Mummics du not look its thnugh they were
in a hurry, yet it ir crrmin that at first they
must lliu'l’ born lll‘l'\§l'(l for Iimr.
Two in in brothers are will to lw sl- uiucli
nlikv than they frequently borrow money
from curb min-r without knowing it.
A fund mother advised her daughter in
oil hcr lmir, and fainted away when that
candid damsel replied, “ Oh, no; if spoils
the gt-mlcmcn's Waistcoats Y"
A Colored preacher in discaursing lo his
people on the efficacy of enruut prayer dc-
livcrcd himself in this manner: “ I tell you
bredrcn, ‘tis prayer \vat gibs dc dcbil dc lock.
jaw f"
An English woman sought to show her up-
ciblc action, by renmrking, “ He knocks
around pretty tidy in the pulpit for an nld
gentleman."
A California photographer agreed to fur- i
nisb a half-length picture of a countryman l
at half price, \Vben be delivered a view of l
the Billet from the waist down. rusticus be-
came profane.
A conceited ynung pnrson once said : “This
morning I preached to a congregation of
asses ‘.“ “ I thought of that.“ rcturtcd a
young lady, “ when you called them your lic-
loved brethren !"
A gentleman was introduced to n young
lady recently, and addressed her as follows:
“ \Vliere do you live when you are at home 9"
to which she promptly replied, “ \\ lien I am
st home I live there." ’
An Irishman. speaking of his children,
said; " They are all well but the one born
in this country. I must take him to the
Green Isle, for I believe he is languishing for
his native air that he never smelt at all.“
Dennis asked Paddy to come and have
some dinner with him of beef and potatoes.
“ That I will," said Paddy, “and its rather
odd that it should be exactly the same din-
nerI bad at home for myself, barring the
beef." ,
“ What are you about, my dear?" laid a
grandmother to a little boy, who was idling
about the room and casting funive glance.
at a gentleman who was paying a visit. “I
lln trying. grandma, to steal papa's but out
of the room without letting the gum
see it, for papa wants him to thinklw’sou "
A negro woman was relating her experi-
wee to a gaping congregation of color, and
among other things she said she had Men in
haven. Oneofthe lsdigs inked 533‘“
terdidyonseeany'bhm ’ 'lnhssvénf' “0h,
gitontl You s‘p‘use lgoin dc mam when
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The tide is floating again, and Spindle is ev-
en. “ Safe, safe." lie remarks, belting a bun-
dred “ slugs“ as a “ blind" on the strength
of his confidence, One by one the cards go
round to the players. Spindle does not look
:it his, but gathers them under his hand on
the table.
“ I see your blind and go you a hundred
better." It was “ E:igl(‘-IIOSL‘" who spoke—
" Eagle-nose, the lucky." Spindle looks at
his Cards He has a first class hand—four
queens and a king; four aces only will beat
him. Eagle-nose can have but three of those
for he saw one on the bottom of the pack as
the gambler laid the cardson the table; and
the gambler meant that he should see it. “I
see your bet and raise you a hundred het-
replicd Spindle. Bugle-nose is uncer—
He looks wistfully at the gold, fur-
livt-ly at his antagonist, and very careful at
the mtrds in his hand. ” lie waits, he weak-
lrr."
= ens,“ said Spindle In himself. “ I thought be
I was blumng."
Spindle did not see the smile
on the face of the bystanders at the back of
llH‘ gambler, or he would think difl'erently.
Rising from the rnugl. stmil on which he sits,
Eagle-nose steps back in the tent and opens
a strong wooden chest. Two bags of dust
are taken {rum it. and the gambler staggers
under the heavy load, as he brings it toward
llit‘ table. Spindle sees a $10,000 on each of
the-m. “ Bet you them 'cre things," says
Eaglr-uose as he lays the two bags with the
other gold. It is now Spindlc‘s turn-to hesi-
tnte. Can it be that he has the other fBCE?
No, he will not think it; but what shall, he
do? He has not money enough on hand to
“ cull" him. He dues not wish to do this; it
is cowardly. “ Ha I" says Spindle, "l have
it now ! I will bet my clsim and the few
thousand: I have left against his pile, if if
only be. large enough." This in himself.
Then to Eagle-nose, " What's your pile 2"
“ There are five more bags in the cheat," said
the gambler, quietly; “ whst do you do f"
“ Bet my claim aminst your pile," said Spin-
dle, intensely excited. The bet was taken.
Spindle threw his cards upon the table with
a half-paralyzed motion, and a face whiter
than the tent above him—four queens and a
king. EJL’lC-IIOSC filed his off, one. by one-—
three aces, a king and an ace. Not a word
was spukcn bv either. Spindle could not
have spnkeu, and Eagle-nose had no reason
for so doing. A few moments afterward the
ruined miner staggered to tho door of the
tent. passed out into the moonlight, and the
game gnca on as ever.
Half an hour later, Spindle sat in his tent
alone. Before hint was thr'picture of afair,
sweet face, that had won his love but a few
years back. Nobodyaees him weep while
he watches the play of the light in its elo-
quent eyes. You could step in, and step
heavily, too, without startling him. He is
lost in rcpmachful thought, leading down to
despair. All that be bad hnped to do has
l vanished. Last. nlgnt rich in gold; to-night
bankrupt. \Vhy should be live 2 He can
bear the roar of the Yubs as it tumbles over
the cliff only a. mile above him. He steps
out into the open air; the cataract glimmer:
in the distance, and the sound of its waters
fascinate him. Nobody willmiss him ; why
should he hesitate? He moves toward it
with eager bounds and determined purpose.
Up the rocky hill—up, up, up, till he stands
on the edge of the precipice, far above the
fall. He looks at the while tents in the dis-
tance ; hate is blszoned on every one of them.
He looks at the white spray. far, far belo .v
him; ahundred phantoms mu him to
come to them. A pause, for an instant only;
a whispemd something—was it a prayer?
A. quick, terrible leap—then the same soft
moonlight as before on the flower-clad bills
around, on the white tents of the sleeping
camp, and on the whiter face of the cata-
ract. «Overland Monthly. .
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Pu 3:. Fame at m GULF or Canon-
Nu.—Pearl fishing is still carried on in the
gulf with varying success. I was informed
by a German merchant of this place, who is
engaged. in purchasing the pearls for the
European market, that the value of the yield
for theyesr 1868 amounted to “0,000. To
procure the oyster the primitive mode of
diving, by the Hexic‘tm Indiana, is still used.
Donbtless a greater success would attend the
use of the diving 012W”: apparatus,
either of whichth media deeper wa.
tsr thsueouldhsreached .byrthe ordinary
memodot diving. The shell which pro-
duces tin rich purple dyingihat wuso
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cape "f Gan-testis j ‘ {Him ~ "
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which Bfiw
,forcoloriugtbeit‘iahl’i'cl. Mama clinging ;
A strange People.
Among tho almost innate-ibis hilk that
skirt southern Hindoostand there dwells
the Toda- (a Tamil wore for herdsman), a
race once numerous, but now consisting of
lea than six hundred souls. They are the
relic of some ancient nation long line.
stranded in India (perhaps descendants of
the Scythian. who invaded the East centu-
ries ago, compelled for preservation to resort
to the fastenesses of the mountains), whose
appearance, language and customs sepsrau
them utterly from Hindool and MW. e-
dsna. Lords of the soil, receiving from the
English government an annual tributa, un-
connected with othcr hill tribes, dwelling
in peculiar habitation. speaking a mixed
language, their traditions faint, their reli-
gion unique, their occupation wholly pas.
torial, inaccessible to all Christian missions.
adverse to war, and understanding and ac-
cepting the fact of constant decrem of pop-
ulation, they present a problem to the eth-
nolog‘m which it is difllcult to solve. In
appearsnce the Toda is the very Opposite to
the Hindoo. He is tall, athletic, of a light
bronze complexion, with large dark eyes
and features of a Roman cast The hair,
whether of men or woman, is never cut.
Clothing of both sexes is the same, cousin.
in; of a single cotton robe. Their demeanor
in in striking contrast to other natives of
India: devoid of cringing, rarely timid, and
to Europeans slmout llwsys- confident and
sclf-possrsscd.
The race is brave, but unwarlike ; the best
guides after game, but the worst protectors
in danger. Like the North American In-
dian, the Tod: is capable of bearing great.
fatigue, or long abstinence from food, and
of tracking w'ld animals with unerringin-
stinct. The woman are large and coarse,
with no pretention to good looks. In a
climate unusually humid, with no artificial
covering upon their head, their hair attains
luxuriauce most extraordinary. They have
few children. The race ls steadily decrear
ing. Their villages—munds—consist of a
few scattered huts of an oval shape, situated
in some secluded spot in the woods or fan.
messes of the mountnins. As their whole
cm ploymcnt consists in caring for their
herds of buffalo, it is around these munds
that their pastures and pens, their diaries
and cheese vats, assortment: of stock and
selections of breed, rearing of calm and
fattening beevea fur slaughter, are to be
found. The buffalo is the sole possession of
the Toda. Ilc cultivates no land engagcs in
no merchandise, cam for no commerce.
His subsistancc is from the milk and meat
from the bufialo alone. In care of them he
spends his simple life, migrating from one
pasture to another ls necessity requires,
shunning all approach to the abode. of other
men, and asserting among the ~hills his ex-
clusive righi to the soil
#74», A‘—
A .‘IAGNANUIOUB BLACKBlm.—A one-
armed horseman recently traveling through
Misouri, stopped at a blacksmitb's shop to
have his horse shod. The smith noticed the
empty sleeve, and asked him if he Imthis
arm in the war. He replied with tab.
that he did, and even more, going onto rc-
Inte how he left home to enlist in the South-
an army, and at the close of the war, in go-
ing back, he found that his wife, who
thought him dead had moved away, and be
bad since been unable to obtain a trace of
her. ” What is your name?" asked the
blacksmith. When the answer was “J. M.
Waldrupe," he suddenly released the hoof
over which be had been bending, and.
without looking at the ex-aoldier, uiod:
“ Follow me into the house," and hurriedly
led the way. Rault, the discovery of Mrs
Waldrup with three new children by her
side. She had suppOsed Waldrup dead,and
had accordingly been married to the black-
smith. Tbé two men wisely come to the
conclusion to let the lady choose between
them. and she elects in favor of Waldrup.
Then she says she cannot do without the
children, and the blacksmith says, after a
most painful pause. “ You shall take them,
my dear." ‘ ‘ When the steamboat St. Luke"
says the Cincinnati Enquinrjn I much touch-
ing paragraph. “ stopped at the landing some
liuursl'tter,” Waldrup went on boardwith
his still weeping and thicklyyalled wife.
and the blacksmith followed with the chil-
dren. The boat's bell rang for the starting,
and the dread separation was at band. The
crew, the passengers. the captaino-all
who witnessed Ill—were meted to‘ team by
the touching scene. With great drops roll-
ing down his tawny cheek, anaemia: kissed
the children one after another, andin acbok-
ing voice bade the mother an eternal good
bye. The two men gazed wistfully at. each
other’s faces, shook hands long and earnest-
ly, and then the blacksmith, by a strong
efiort of his iron will, released the hand of
Waldrup, and walked quietly to the shot-s.
He never turned his face sgsin toward the
boat, which soon missed out of light around
a merciful bend in the river, but strode on.
with head bent (Iowa, to thc home whither
the voice of his wife and children should
welcome him no more.
aw
Mn. had taken into his service, for
general utility, s poor lad, for whose spiritv
ual welfare he was, of course, bound to look
out. Desiring one morning to put into prac~
tice hisbenevolent intention, he called the
boy to his study,‘aad with a visage of tha
gravest son said :—
" Sam. do you know you are a sinner f"
“ Yes," fultcriugly replied Sam.
“ Do you know what will bewme of you
if you do not repent?"
Receiving no coherent Ifilly, he launched
into repentance and reds-ption, encouraged
by the «idem lupin-don made by‘hh wads,
and feeling no small mpnnctlos the while
gun’sopromiflg. At last sue-mane
wandering‘loakrouacdv s sudden suspicion;
to verify ’whleh unimpaired: '
‘Sam, what is»; mt"
Imagine mutual-hymn rmefiubjoet
of ,
that Mind-01m; neglected a “sunset at 1
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WHOLE NO. 57.
(he. the St. Pall MJ
The Pioneer of October 34. 1”,”
a brief history of a mhumdcnv
tun, drawn from the life of s pro—bu!
merchant and trader in the fit Ruth“
Many of our preant readers will m
the factsstswdat the timbut laud-H.
refresh their memories, and also to saith
the thousands of new readers of the M
to undulatspd and appucisto tho m
facts we moss to lay before than. as.-
nected with this strange and romantic lb
tory, we will lu'iefly mm tho nah
features of the skid: refund”:
Some sen-am yuan an; annex tbs
prominent merchants of Rio m Brazil.
was a young mainfwho had an"!
a considerable fortune in trade in MM!-
ing city of South America. His butan-
qulred him to make frequentvisits nth-r
tivo emmtry, England. During a! of _
filli- hI not abs-maul anti-II fl}, It“
forlorn condition no less than law may
chmof mind and pemn'capdnld lb
bachelor heart. They woven-"loll ad.-
hsppy couple returned to Rio Janeiro, when
they passed several years of maniad life.
Two children were born, to than,“ k d1
South Amelia it would hive bull in“! to
find a more loving couple. The EM
continued to prosper in business, and and:
occasional viaits to his mother country, leav-
ing his family at Rio Janeiro. It was short-
ly after his return from one of these visits
that he heard, for the first time, whispers
sgsinst the fair fame of the wife he almost
idolized. Rumors that she had been untrue
to him reached his ear; His suspicions
were aroused, and, being naturally of a jeal-
ous disposition he was driven to mad-u.
He accused his wife of being untrue to her
marriage vows, and she, being equslly ll
proud as himself. indignantly denied the
charge, and challengod him to produce {ht
proof. A coolness sprang up between them,
which, in the course of time. became unsup-
portable to both and a separation w. agreed
upon. They were divorced according to
the laws of Brazil, the husband settling upon
her a handsome annuity. which was to con-
tinue during her life, or until she married
again, when it. should cease she retaining the
custody of the children.
The husband closed up his business at Rio
J aneiro and became a wanderer on the earth.
He visited various portions of South Ameri-
ca, and, coming narlh, finally fell in with a
party of Red River tradvrs, whom he met in
St. Paul, and accompanied them to Fort
Garry, where he again entered into trade.
It was while doing business there he became
acquainted with many of our leading mer-
chants, with whom he hsd dealings for sev-
enl years. To none of them, however, did
he ever disclose the sorrow which had dark-
ened his life. He visited SL Paula: long in-
tervals, but invariably refused to mingle in
any of the social pleasures of the city. He
was singularly quiet in If; manners and con-
vomtion,sndmorethan oneofourfitf’sul
merchants made the remark that it actions -
and Manama“ he wasa"ataa
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mom. I”, Nady mastheprime
of life. and possessing more than the unit
nary amount of beauty, arrived in this city
mpsnied by two children. It wuwhllc
the lady “swiping in St Put! that we
learned the above particulars. Titania-yo!
(for aha was the dimrwd wife alluded to)
hand, while an educated gentleman, was
childrea in indigent circumstances. Lend-
most peanut-samba scarcely knew whnt to
do.
Janeiro, when her» first M w well,
known, that. he had settled down at. Fort,
Garry. in British Amen'cs. Convinced of
his unalmble love for her, and man;
how groundless were the suspicion whhb
haduuaedtheir upanfimahew
at his 106 and implore him to tskc MM
to his bosom. With this dentin-don is
menoed her long journey from Brazil hilt-
mted, in October. 1w,“ after rating;
few days pursued, . bet-Jam «MW
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learn.
Over two years have passed away, audit.
circumstances had been entirely forgotten,
and would probably have never W
ed but for the fact tbs! a few, days no then
arrived in this city by the ink! tron Ber-
msn.a gentleman and My with tweet!-
dren who engaged roommate-Cowhi-
ing hotels. Thegen’tleman lad smd
called,toallofwhomhestatcdthath~-
pany with his wife‘and chndm ”wan
hiswsy toznglmdtoutthdownapulhh
patrimonial $142,3ch more town“.
He wasno longer the gloomy, man
which his St, Paul acquaintance. m.
ed in former years. His WI.
wnathedinsmllesand his mind“
action gave evidence thst m w.
well with languid that he "watts-
concettfed with’hfalot.
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cltythe gendeman‘andhil wife «Ind at
this ones and inquiredfor a copy atth
herife after-sputum from her W '
she briefly told. She had man-ied sgah,aad '
the annultyhad caused. Ber second bus- ‘
poor, and his death, which went-red a yet :
after their marriage, left her and the two ‘ '
Shshad heard throughothersinmov
maeek him out, and with backache-fail ’
d'nposedofwlnt little sh Ind.“w.-_
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