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“'31. Bn’DEI‘ SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
FURFIILD (‘OI'XTY BAKE BL'lIDISG. NOB-
llUl ‘5. S163. ASP onxmx'ru. PAINTER
ASD DSOOBATOB,
mun-m- Uun' Hotel. lain street. Scczh Sol-walk.
\2; cairn embed with man and dispatch.
Mouth imam April it 1811 74’3’
M. BECKE'R.
Niki-L AND LAGER BEER SALOON,
. .. . - has.“ bad Wuhiugton streets. South Sor-
vuk, than. 1-?!
E‘ I! 131). II. NASIL
TEACHER OF MCSlL‘.
gnu-bu an mm in Sol—walk sud
'ud \Vcstpurt a usual.
(& .\G E INSLEFA.
.\ llt‘lllTECT.
TIE Iroudm)’, New York.
Residence. Stanford. Ct.
‘;)i“1.‘.l titration paid to country l't’fildi'iLLZ‘cl.
()l .l) \VELL IIOTEIn
MAIN AND \l'AfiHLVGTON éTREE‘l‘S.
\Lll 'i'Ii SUBWALK. CONN
liTMl-Tll
F0013 & (0., Proprietors.
\u - \m-‘lmt Stablv attached. Carriages in at-
‘.tl‘fl"“ :: Ill huuri, which can b: End by Ipplicl<
v w! vl'lrv of the ilotvl l-tf
I’l-IN'NIfi PL.\T’I‘.
Ila-ml llslalc and insurance Agent.
Uppuqtr ins: t ungrcgmiunal Church. booth 5’0qu;
Emma": ””cuz‘h Rood} qut-lry Stwre. Oflicc
h-rurx 9 In! .\. ll. 7 to s p. m. Ell-13w
I. ll()(‘ 13“! lit-l.
.lHil N lll‘Tl'lllNh‘s,
w' ”Ariana." J; Ferric. Riv.- Block Muiu
"* A “-v‘u'll S-Irwalh. Thankful fur the pug pot-
' W. .. .,,.:,,,{ from hifi cuotumt-r- he hopes. by
._- a :"ml ssamrtmcnt of Ur ‘rivs to meet
r \ *lhxl‘ufl'ifl and secure a gum-rm: >h:ir-~ of
ta‘r-mkw in the futurv. Llf
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DUNE AT SHORT SUTH‘E
llfil‘v;
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~ «'3 \X-r’v» ilk. .\'u\'. it, 1870. i-Lf
l‘l‘.\\’ I( -\.
DEALERS L"
Hill li‘lfiilll‘lb‘ PROVISIONS.
I'rvuervefi. Jellies, Canned Fruits. Etc.
I A I I 8 T R E E T ,
SOCTE 3’03qu. cuss.
\V. I‘. T()L LBS.
Dual-av in
m, «.t, Tin Ware, Cooking th‘lL—llr‘.
Ia.” and loan! rumbling Gooda-
ltmxdug. Tin. Copper and New: iron work
l '33
- - "u-rvivfi’ Jobbing of wit kinds promptly
“ ‘ ‘lilN’HTON STRZZT. SOUTH XORVYALK.
l'l D'I'I'IER & S'I‘X'EI‘CS
WAXL‘FACTYRIXH (‘0.
Q promo, 8.. ‘35 Broadway.
«. Jr.» and Factory not and find Streets. and
halt-gun “cunt, Kw Yuck.
‘ ‘= 44‘ ET ’4 \Km, {1’80 ‘. DECORA-
iufix hunks. IAXTSLS. TRIIIINGS.
m )3—
‘i‘tfllfinfix (Tits ‘. 580
21-25, ac. 3c.
1“.
Ill-ly'
LARGEST STOCK!
“KEATEST ASSORTIENT!
LOW PRICES!
IuAAc \v. IVES.
l' )1 B E R .
wan-n STREET. DANB‘L'RY.
I.
JOIN I. SHIT“,
FLORIST,
l' 9T SIM or WI m, SOUTH OF RAIL ROAD.
City of M Hon-ii. Conn.
Plan and "owns at Ill Seasons-
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BR! DGEPQR’I' BOCSE.
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i Price: .
l Tress; J L'. mec. Junior Wu'dcn.
'I‘OLIAI‘lS & (‘()-s '
._ E. 11.517100. beactary Ind W; L
‘ Smith. Captain.
; cvcuing,
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awning. at their 3% Dibble? lock. I
Carpenter-5‘ and
‘ Xurwnlh—Meeton the first and
scum NORWALK 'Posr ornct.
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NORWALK POST OFFICE.
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Dmtnr MAIL Dru—7:35 a. 1.: 5:25 2. 1.
Wm: Ian. (DAILY) Dru—let! A. I.
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CELLS. 0W, P. l.
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ROWAYTON FOOT OFFICE.
Mm: Eksr (‘Lou—qkfl A. I.
I‘m Wm Clan—1:45 A. m; t” r. 1.
Rant: m DUI—7:50 Ll; 8:15 :1.
“‘an m Btu—9:55 A. n.
OLIVER 0001. P. I.
SOFT}! SOBWALK CITY OFFICERS.
(Wt . W. Sm.
Auditor—Warn C. anrrum.
Normal—lam L 3mm.
giro-om B. W, Tsar-Dun: Wucox
Jaded—thafi'l‘. Claw.
Wu
51m Want“ 1'. Cnaw.
any of Patios—hot: S. Put-r.
Coat-dimm—
fim Ward—Rona: Gt-rn, Lemme Dam.
WILLXAX H. Waco; W.
5ch Ward-303ml. TOLL“, Jul: L RICE-
.LRDG. Sum P. Put-x. 32m A Warring.
[Third Ward—Gm: Bxsxmn. Show: W.
slurs. Hum H. hwxu. Jesus 3. Barron).
DENIM! (3! Election—
F'trvt Vim-Homes 3. Norton, Wnuan M.
RAYIOSD. in.
Second il‘ard—C‘utmn F. TOLLLI.
Brxnxt.
Third ”Univ—JAB! C. Cnorl, CHAR!” H.
Wan:
LIST or TEE run-mm; «mm or m runs
or mrsmn.
Ordinamvx—Gcorge “T Smith. Joseph X Ray-
mond. Robert l. Toliul.
.4.‘itmtJ—G€0fge Benedict. Johnl. Bichurdr,
EdWin A. Whitman.
Stun/ta and Simoborcnm Dibble. John L
Richardi, Robert l. Tolles.
Lamp-c and Gag—John L, Richards, Henry W, Le:-
tcr. Joseph R. Raymond.
Saw-renalo-ae h R. Raymond. Edwin A. “’hitran,
Viilliam {1. \Vi cox.
Pumas—Henry H. Ewell. Sumnel F. Peck. Lo-
rcnzo Dibble.
Wicegfiobcrt l. Tollcs. George Benedict, Henry
H Elvvcll.
Public hinting—Henry W Lester, George \l‘.
Smith. Vl'illium H. Wilcox
Public Healm‘srmuel F. Peck. George “C Smith.
Lorenzo Dibble,
Ramirsandfiu “ll—William LL Wilcox. George
Benedict, Henry hum.
SOClETY INDEX.
Smart D.
RELIGIOUS.
, l‘ .‘l I .i \lvct in thcir Hall on “'nll 52., Sur-
‘ “11k. Li B “‘lgblm, Pres.
MASONIC.
001 ll?” Laifp‘. .Vo. KB. I". and A. ,- ”Rt-"nim-
i s'omm' tinn: holdcn on the first and third Tum»
. day ev lug; in each month. at their Hall‘L on lain
: éll'k‘t‘l. South Norvulk. George Knight. W. X.
5! Join“: Lodgv, No. 6.——I.eeu on drill and third
. Thursday owning: in each month. Hall on \l'nll
’ strcct Sarwulk. David M. Pollard. W. X.
ODD FELLOWS.
Our-r Bmflirrs' Lad . .Yo. IDs-Menu every xonday
evening. at their fall. on WI.“ street. Nonxulk.
J. Hill. V. G.: J T.
Prowitt. Secrvtnrv: T. 8. Stout. ’i‘rcnurcr; Char.
, calms-and. pcrunhcnt Secretary.
£1:qu Enmggzwnt of mm, No, 9. I. O.
0 F —.\icets at Fellow”: Ball, on the first Ind
third \Vcdncsda evenings in each month. James
limlgcs, Chief gtrimh; Georg»: 13 Tullcr. High
Alex. S Gibson Scribe: T Pmuitt.
CLUBS.
131d $1211 Club—Corner Xxin Ind Vl'ushington
streets. South Nomik u every day and
. Room ope
evening \h‘undays excepted.) Elbirt A. “oodwud,
President.
.l-‘oru'alk Club—Rooms in Saving! Bank Building.
Somlk. Open every da. nod evening (Sundsys ex»
:2 ted.) Chas. G. Dean. dent.
mu (M.—Rnom in Sew York and New
Haven Ral d Depot. South Nomlk. n cvm
evening {Sunduys excepted.) Chater F. Tol ex‘, Presi-
dent.
Baa“ Bali ("1916, Alert, Jr, South Servant—“fin.
Sellcci President; Geo. K. Bard. Vice Praident;
‘ ‘haricu 1
German Club, "I-‘Mdnn."-!rcts cvt-ry Fridny
in South Norwulk. President. Henry
Vice President. Herman Jon; Socreury.
Paul Ember: Cashier, F. Becker: Musical Director
Geo. Schaub. \
SORWALK MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Meets the first Monday evening of every month to
plan the best means of preserving the health of the
community.
President, in Gregory. M. D. : \‘lcc Proddmt, I.
B. Purdue, X. 1).; Secretary, W. .L WWW. I. D.
Treasurer. Samuel Lyrics.
RRAXCR
.Vaou'ai Social T No. 5.—Xed§ (:1
South Slomlk. Mrs. Dr. Met. W. C. T.
.V’ontal} Lonfgv. I. 0. G. Tu—Ieeb every Wednes—
Sewing It their 1111 gun and. South Nor-
k.
7' Charles Hal id . . T.
m e HOUR)? a \ “mm
Water-‘8? 5%; fi—Xceta 6m: evmhf at
their m on thin meet. South Norwulk. .u
mgtnoud. w. c. r. ,
o undo-rd W, No. 5 q! u
5. 71—3”
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“my evening It their Kai
ctr-vet. Nomlk. C. F. Sdleck. W. P.
(’maard D'rt'iu'm No. 9. S. Q! 72—1945: every
Friday eveui If. thdr Hull, an W111 mt Nor-
walk. Isl If. her, W. P.
&. Xm'l T. A. B. Melt—leer! first lot-day
evening in nth month. Boom- in [M‘s Building,
Wall etrect. over insurance once, NomllL June.
Sherry. Precident. .
BEN’EVOLEN‘I‘ W.
St. Jouph‘: Wt Am.-Xeetc first
Thursday evening of each month. Brunch: Bub
hell‘s Bloch corner Main md -Wall streets. Wm.
Handu President.
TRADE mONS.
' , No. m. of South
third Pridny even-
ings in etch month. at their menu, on In!!!
Xorwulk. Win A. Kellogg. Pruident; E. H. Dibble,
Sucreurv.
\orwulk. .X " theTm of J ' 0‘ I’ll“1
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and October. in etch var. E. D. 00233]. Wt;
Thomas Hadrian. nry.
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The look-of you-I‘m, rather suit: me—
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Butthinlcul‘tinwycrsurvil
Win-automotive.
Andm,tobqin,htbokltchca
Commodgeoua, with plmtyof light,
And It, yetuow,furentcrtainin‘
Suehfdendcu I‘m likctoiuvite?
And mm are you: ra‘lnr st 1‘]: dines?
Bekue, "taint convnymt, ye lee,
To waft, Ind if I bchavu punhhul.
it'sm-orcthanmoughttobc.
And thin in your (mail pod-uturcd?
The ray-on I left my lau place.
The Frcuch nun m Inch I high lady.
I slut u dub-cloth It hu- fncc.
And have yer the lube of objection
'I‘otnlndroppln'inwhin luycbooec?
l‘vegotco-edlvamctcaulua
Tummy-use noon
I Ina-thou nu- wtcd ”My;
IMMflrm'u‘ounow.
"fie-butch“ ‘tk-h
You‘hafie ‘ A "crow.
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i‘duyyalwnkqniwud,
(Shelaotsiikctheklndlccnmnge,
A thin thing wlthout ny bind!)
Butmlnmiflconelfaunkcun‘nm,
lcomesfovthlttimcmdnoliu;
And so, thin, purvidiu‘ ye'd mt me.
Jusht give me yer name and uddrlstl.
————<o*——-
Ben Fibber.
Ben dehcr had finished his bud day‘s Work,
And he nut ut the cottage door;
Hisgood wife Kate not by hi- side.
And the monnght finned on the floor:
The moonlight danced on the cottage floor.
Hcr bum! were u clwud bright
As when he and line, twelve years before.
Talked love in her mellow light.
lieu Fisher had ncvcr a pipe of (213' ,
And never a drum drank be:
But loved at home with his wife to stay
“ban from daily labor free.
A cherub roguc, with a rosy smile,
On his fnthcrly knee found rest.
And merrily chatted they on, the \\ hilt
Kute‘s babe slept on her m".
Ben told how fun! his potatoes grcu .
And the corn in the lower field;
Tint the when! on the hill ma yellun turnud,
And promised a glorious yield,
A glorious yield in the larva-t time:
And his orchard was doing fur,
[Iii sheep and his stock were in their prime.
iii: farm in good repair.
Kate mid her farm looked beautiful;
The {owls and the calves were fut:
The butter Tommy this morn-lug charm-d
Would buy him u Sunday hat;
That Jcnny for pup a shirt bud .31th
”Pm mode, too, “by the rule"—
Tbut Noddy the glrden could nicely spade.
And Annie wu “ the had“ at school.
Ben slowly passed his toll-worn bond
Through his locks of guy and brown;
“1 tell you, Kate, what I think.“ uld he.
“ We‘re the “imiolka in town.“
" i know," sold Sue, “ that we I“ work hard:
Work and health are friends. l've lound;
There‘s Mrs. Bell doc: not work at all.
And she‘s sick the whole ya: round.
They’re worth their thousand; so people any;
i ne‘er law then bppy ycl;
"l‘would not be no that would tube their Wt'ullh,
And live in u can-um. fret.
Hy humble home has I light within
In. Bell's gold could not buy;
six balmy children. 1 merry heart.
And a husband's lovtxiit eye,“
l fancied a tear ms in Bcu‘e bluc ryc~
The moon lhouc out still clmrvr~
i could not tell why the m should cry.
But he drew to Kate yet narcr:
lie leaned his head at her Ihoulder them.
And took her hand in his;
1 guess—though I looked It the moon Just lhcu
He left on he lips I kiss.
L
I!» W 1!"; -
A Pleasant Story.
it was a cottage. Don‘t tell me that I
don't know. Haven‘t I been there to gather
m and fast on strawberries? No! it
wusu‘t a cottage crane—there was nothing
thificd about it. It was purely Amerio
can, and harmonized sweetly with the de-
lightful scenery. No! it hadn't a flat roof,
nor a. porlico; nothing at all of the kind.
But then it bad rose vincs running All over
the windows, and whole colonies of wrens
built their nests and sung beneath its eaves.
To the right was a field of clover, red with
blossoms; on the left was an orchard whence
every wind scattered a snowy shown: of
bloom; in front was a green lawn, shaded
with some massive walnut trees; and to the
rear opened a long grass land through which
the cos-vs walked every morning to their pas-
ture beyond; and. returned by the same way
at night.
I knew well enough to whom this douage
belonged, No it Wasn‘t to a school teacher,
not a preacher, nor an author—n0 such
thing! It was built by the hand of him who
owned it, and lived in it, and I indulwaya
admired its excellent 'tnste in blending the
useful with the beautiful, though I had nev-
ersecn him, my visits having always been
made to his wife, and during his absence. I
hudlurned of him though; hard enough
to make me intensely cut-bus to see him;
for not a female tongue in the neighborhood
approved at his wife’s choice.
“What lithe mus-within?” lucked;
“ is he imml ?”
“ Not that I know of," was the rejoinder;
“but to tell the truth, Doilv,he’s insuflerably
ugly—his face is all scarred and clcqrtrlzed,
Inhould think by fire,and you know it 31-,
'wuys nukes me nervous to look at anything
of behind.” . ,
“Poorman! perhaps he got. burned in
min;
then-m?” lucid. ,_
'Dou'tknow; never bird; munch
, m;wa.M-1! all-6B5"
W
\ ’ m” mull-cv—
um; rang, "mitts-adder menus-amuse:
with a sigh.
Within. The balmy wind nestled in the
We of snowy dmpcry magnum
window, where grout white And red roses
bowed their graceful heads, and the wnrm,
rich sunlight come in, Ind lay in bright but
of radiuuce upon the floor.
Not quite clone either—a cradle Was there;
and it required no conjuring to tell that the
cradle had an inmate, a self—dignified,
thoughtful, imperial-able little baby, whose
quiet Calmuees I could not quite understand.
It was wide awake, and its grout blue eye-
wem amt-lug with infant persistence at comer
thing, I couldn't tell what; the‘u,thoy turned
upon me, and I returned the gaze. But it
made no difference: the baby had not a foul
or evil thought to hide; it was not amnion:
ofteininwordordecd; home thacc-mc‘
no blush to tint «acutely rounded cheek;
nofuilhg to that cum, quiet eye, flmfld u'
alakehsummer,serene as the henvenain
June.
There was a rustic and mum: of muslin,
the souuiotn light oping Waugh-pee.
of a fairy form, and Mrs. Winslow stood be-
fore me. She was not so very beautiful, but
spukl'mg and vincious, with a glow of
health on her cheek and its light in her eye.
The baby had roused up now, to be sure;
no more of its quiet and calmnem, do more
of its thoughtful serenity. Ils little form
fuirlv fluttered with joy; it luugbed,clapping
its dimpled bands.
“ You've come to stay all day with me,
haven't you? and baby had such good com-
pany whilc mumma was gonedeu‘l it? she
said in I light, chirmpy way that set off the
little fellow with renewed delight. Her int
vitation had only seconded my design, so
removing my bonnet and mantilla, while
she sat down on the rocker and took the
baby, we prepared to enjoy the day and
each other's society.
I can‘t tell what we talked about. No; it
wasn’t of balls, nor operas, nor lions, nor
sights. No; the inflnnitics of the clergy-
man were not shown up. No; not a meme]
of private scandal was cut or curved. ‘ But
tlie'limc flew swiftly and pleasantly after
dinner, and when the great round sun was
sinking behind trees that burned and glow-
ed in the rich warm light,st came to where
I was sitting, and without a word laid a pic-
tut-c in my lap It was that of a noble look-
ing man, with most expressive and faultless
featurus.
“ is it your husband 2‘" l askcd.
" My husband a: he was." Sllf! Zill>“'€rl:(l,
“ You have never seen him?"
I replied in the negative.
” it is almost lime for him to be here,"
she continued. “ You will stay with us this
evening.“
1 replid that I should be happy to form his
acquaintance, and again looked at his pur-
tm'n.
“ He doesn‘t look like [but now," sbc auv
swered, wiping away it tear. “ Yet he says,"
and u blush overspreutl her features, “ he
shall ever have cause to bless the fire by
which be lost his good looks, but which won
him win“. he esteemed a thousand times
more valuable."
" “'bat was it?" I asked, with an unac-
countable dullness of apprehension.
She pointed urcbly, and with a sweet mnilc,
q to her wedding ring.
I lighted to bear it."
so-ecbildur feeble wmnfroln.
“ Do tell me tbc story; I should be at de—
Again she smiled, saying:
"I do not know that you will consider it
very intervaling; however, several reasons
conspire to make me wish that you should
know iii], and since you have never heard,
perhaps I may as well tell you."
“ Certainly, certainly."
“ You see, when Mr. “’iuslow first bean
his attentions to me I wasn't. at all planed.
He was handsome, I knew, but I had set my
mind, very foolishly, I suppose, on having a.
rich husband, and one that could keep me
above the necessity of work. So 1 sligbled
and repulsed blm upon all occasions, making
him not merely lndiflcrcnt, but. actually
loathing and scomful. Such treatment, one
might have supposed, would quickly have
obliterated his passion; on the oontmry,bow-
ever, it seemed only to increase it.
“ About this time I formed the acquaint-
ance of a city gentleman, whom rumor re-
ported immensely rich, and whose intense
selfishness was veiled beneath a manner of
the utmést. suavlty. His attentions to me
were marked, and not to be mistaken—and
though be had not spoken of love, be acted
and looked it, and I believed him.
“ At this time I lived with my mother, in
our beautiful cottage at North Bend; the
place was very gay, and social parties large
and frequent; I mingled in them all, and
Barton wns my escort. Sometimes 'I saw
Winslow, but he seldom approached me,
though his degp, sad eyes seemed following
mt". .
It was in October, I think, the atmosphere
dry and cool, with night winds, when, as we
were returning from a party, late at night, I
was surprised and shocked by the uppear-
ance in the chance of a deep, red ligbgtbut
seemed to dial! the sky, and quench the
very stars. A wild and awful proeemiment
of nppmudlln; evil at the same moment
crowed my mind. _
“If that should be our house," I almost
shriekd. '
“Nonsense—it is much further 08‘, ex'
claimed Barton. —
“ But I was not satisfied, and hurried on,
dragging him with me.
“ We came new, nearer. My fears were
niltootme. ' It was faded our handful
home wnppcd in one broad sheet of smoke
manure. And fork-d tongues wcrahp-
pingtbepllhrs,andahootlng fromthcwln-
down, while Input one of unity-imam
Iny Win her night-dress. .
J “With ”Immimfldfluuu
“d"um: bum . «guinea-
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“fiuuwmbfifi:
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flags, scorched bytbe intense heat; on he
wit. It was a moment of intense suspense;
thocrowd swayed and murmumd like a
wildflept wave. He appeared aguin ; I
all)! mother in his arms; [knew that she
win and. There was the crush of the fall-
ingroof, mingled with loud exclamation;
and: great mist swam before my eyes; a.
nofae not unlike that of the'roarlng flames
was in my ears, and I lost the consciousness
of all surrounding objects.
“ I: it neccury to tell who it was that
thus rescued my mother, or what emotions
I experienced upon hearing how deeply I
was indebted to the man I had despbd ? It.
is wry, however, for me to tell you that
thenlnd there lie-forever forsookhisgood
look: which you nan-ire in that portrait.
Them were burned from his body, and
the tech of his neck and face "scarred. and
scorched till the skin seemed of the consist-
ency of leather."
" i there, my dear,” said a manly
-volce 9' the door, “you have told enough ;
let me finish."
I looked up; a man was there, on whose
countenance were deep tracks of the fiery
element,but he didn't look ugly to me at all.
Each scar seemed rather a badge of honor»
and the very soul of truth and uobleuess
beaming radiumly in his eyes. His wife
prorated him, and giving Inc his band, he
said:
“ Ono my dear wife estecms so much can-
not be a stranger to me, and now, since she
has told you part—for I have been a sad
eavmdropper—let me tell you the rest.“
I joyfully assented.
“ Then and there,“ he began, i heard the
flames roaring around me, and I fell its fiery
breath scorching my check, and it seemed
to lap up the very springs of life, but I was
conscious only of a great joy at my bear t,for
the mother of her I prized was in my urms.
I knew when I touched the ground with my
precious charge. I board the acclnmalions
that rent the air, but could only think that I
had made her happy, and in the bliss of that
blessed assurance forgot for the time my
own sufferings, the world and everything.
“I lay ill through several weeks—-lhrougb
days and nights that would have been an-
guish indeed, bad i not known whose care it
was that provided everything essential to my
comfort; had not such a pleasant face bent
over me, such a sweet voice murmured in
my ear, and such a soft hand ministered to
my wants. Never in the proudest days of
my health had I experienced such exquisite
felicity, never in my weakness; now, when
she brought me fruit. and flowers. when she
put her band in mine, and whispercd some-
thing that would have repaid sufferings a
thousand times bittcrer than mine."
“ Ob, William," she cried, blushing to the
roots of her lmir, “ :lun‘l tell how silly and
1 foolish l was.“
“It was neither silliness or folly,’_’ I ex-
claimed, but the reward of great virtue and
heroism. Let him go on. l am deeply in-
tcrested."
“ l have but little more to tell," he resum-
cd, “but when I grew strong and well enough
to walk about, I observed that all the mir-
rum had been removed. Hitherto, in my
deep happiness, I had thought little of the
scars which I should have known would de-
faced my features. This incident reminded
me of it, and excited my curiosity. When I
requested one to be brought, she‘implored
me to desist, and finally burst into tears. I
knew it all now, but thank God it didn‘t
shock me in the least. I took her in my
arms and whispered that since her beautiful
face had become mine, I saw no cause to re-
gret the loss of my old cue, and wouldn't for
the world change back again. You have
seen and loved me now,‘ I said, whereas you
didn‘t before; you know all my disfigure-
mom, and with it your manner has changed
from scorn to kindness, so I have nothing to
moum for.
“Every day of life since has convinced me
more and more that I spoke the truth."
. W.—
A Story of Wom’s Contancy.
Five years ago Ira 1“. Holland 3 young and
energetic man, settled down in the country
of Calhoun, Mich, near the city of Marshall,
and applied himself to farming. Young
Holland was industrious and economical,
and seemed on the fair road to competence,
if not wealth. It. was the habit of Ira to
visit a Mr. Bingley, who resided in the city
of Marshall, find who was one of its wealth-
iest residents, and to deposit with him all
his surplus money. In this manner, after
a couple of years, young Holland had accu-
mulated some .3300, which umount remain-
ed in the bands of Mr. Bingley. During
the visits Holland paid to the house of Mr.
Bingley, he met the daughter of the latter,
a young and very beautiful girl, who was
most favorably impressed with his munl
bearing. Young Holland fell deeply
love with the fair-Alice almost It the tint
meeting. With ovary subsequent meeting?
Ms mlouincreased, andaftor timeomouthb
acquaintance he received membrane from
the miden‘illpc, thnthis pausibn was return-
ed. But his hopes wercdooined to a terri—
ble dhippoaneut The young couple re
turned homohom a delighted rumble one
day. Asthcy entered the Wot Miss
Ringley, they were met by the father, who
was in thigh state of excitement. Ho or
dead young Band from the '
. limpin—
mginusmm mmvotlnouey ten
withhim, nud'ltanly' forbude- further inter
councwlth mutually.
On the following doy‘fiollnnd was arm?»
douche churned Willis, and the
trialdicitcdsuflgclentpmdtoqcmencchim'
It w "m
A Fifth-Story Story.
but he did not at all like being practised up-
on, so when he was put into the fifth story
of his favorite hotel in Boston, he assured
the powers below that he would “pay them
off." “Pay away," said his friend. the clerk,
“but don’t hurt the furniture.“ “011, no,"
said J ones, “It’s innocent furniture—the
most innocent furniture I ever saw. What.-
ever you require of it—it gives way at once!
You never got any one twice into 208.”
“Beg your pardon," said the clerk; "country
people prefer it. You see, they never gctso
fu- from the ground at home; it make them
giddy and they like it; they never-sec the
shipping and the ocean at home, and they
like that.” “Well," growled Jones, “I don’t
appreciate it, and I'll pay you of; but noth-
ing actionable.”
The next day Jones left, but there was a
wicked twinkle in his eye. “ When are you
going to pay us of?”
Jones flourished his receipted bill.
“All right," said the clerk, and the mat-
ter was soon forgotten.
In a few days, when the house was
crowded, a heavy party from the interior
was obliged to mount to 208. He had been
installed but about fifteen minutes when the
electric bell began, and continued, Kr-r-r-rr-
r-r!
“Porter! 208 I"
But there was an instant vacancy of the
servant‘s bench. One ran berc, another
there—for they all dreaded the five pair of
stairs; and it was also afterwards suspected
that Jones had feed them.
The bell continued, without Cessation —
Kr~r-r-r»r-r-r!
Everybody stared, and at last the indig-
nant clerk bounded up stairs. hearing as be
mounted, that fearful Kr-r-r-r-r-r-r! “I‘ll fix
that fellow out, confound him," be mutter-
ed; “what does he mean Arriving at 208,
considerably blown, be rapped savagely at
the door.
“Come in!“ said heavy party.
“What do you do that for?" shouted the
clerk, as soon as he could get his breath.
“Do what?”
“Why keep that ball ringing!"
“I don’t hear no bell."
"W'cll, why did you keep your finger on
that. button ’till I came up?"
“Coz the directions say so," said the guest,
growing very red.
The clerk glanced at the card and read,
“To ring the bell, prws steadily on the but-
ton," and then, instead of “one second,"
some one had neatly printed, “until the
waiter comec"
Oh, that Jones!
Orders.
As there may be a great many of my rcud~
era who have never seen a decoration, or
anybody who ever wore one, I will state, for
their benefit, that a decoration is but a bit of
ribbon, blue, red, yellow, green or variegated
as themsemaybqto which is usuallyat-
mched a star, cross, medal or shield, made
of gold, silver, enamel, or even iron, and
worn on the breast, to the great delectation
of the wearer.
They vary in size and color from a micro-
scopic bit of red ribbon, worn in the button-
bole, as in the lowest grade of the French
Legion of Honor, to a shield the size of a
small dinner-plate, flaming with all the col-
ors of the rainbow, and often arranged in a
way that. would put the rainbow to blush,
as in some of the Spanish and Portugesc
orders.
The “ Altnnnach de Gotha" gives a list of
150 orders, nearly all European, of which
nine are Austrian, ten Spanish, seven Eng-
lish, five Italian, seven Portuguwe, eleven
Pmmian, eight Russian, three Turkish, four
Dutch, two Belgian, one French, two Dau-
ish, and six Swedish, the root, being distribu-
ted among the smaller German and Italian
Rates.
The new world counts only nine, of which
six are Brazilian and three Mexican. These
latter are doomed, it seems, to experience all
the vicissitudes usually attendant on 3 Maxi;
can government, and live and die and grow
up again, perish, are renewed and abolished
in a way that must test the patience of the
staid and punctllious ” Alminuch de Goths.”
The Guadalupe—was founded in 1822 by the
Emperor Iturbide, wus afterward abolished,
then renewed in 1853 by Santa Anna, again
,suppressed in 1855, and again renewed in
1868 by: decree of the imperial government
of lgnximilinn. Poor Maximllhn! He lived
long enough to found two new orders, the
decoration of which did not, however, pre-
vent Mexican bullets finding their way to a.
brave and noble heart.
When it is remembered that all of these
orders average at least five ranks, each rank
demanding s separate decorntion, thus mak-
ing about 700 decorations in all, it willbe
seen that. it would require some yen: of
bud study to masterlhemullao utoknow
them at sight The means of toquiring a,
decoration are vnrious. You distinguish
yourself on the field of battle, or you ave
somebody from drowning, or you make your-
calf renowned in the-world of letters 01' arts,
or you perform your duties as a. fumionuy
.of the government faithfully—or, at lustyou
make somebody We so—or you are a'
good friend of “My who ha decoru-
tions to give, and sometimes being simply
pomemhimicenonghtomeyouone.
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heads who have decorations to give'
for his bill he answers, “ I never mkemo .-.
from royalty; but. in case you wish to flow
rate me, far be it from me to muse, Ameriv
can citizen though I be."
Cynical and scofiing people, who, I regret
to say, abound everywhere, have a great
many malicious and unchuritabie stories to
relate about decorated people, the way in
which they obtain their decontions, tad cs-
peciully about the enormous numbersotneof
them have. A story is told of a famous
Prussian officer or General (Prussia lore
than tny other country rejoices in decorated
people) who has so many that, like the doc-
tor, he cannot find place for them all on his
breast, and so when he goes to an evening
party hrhas his servant bring them in, utter
him on a platter, and follow him around as
he salutes the company, as though, like Dot‘s
baby, they were something in the nature of
refreshments
I remember a. ban mot of Bachefort’s on
this subject during the commune. While the
Versailles troops were pounding away at the
Porte Maillot and thc Arc de Triompbe, and
Dombrowski fighting from street to street,
and from house to house in the village of
Neuilly, the news came that the gendu'me
who had cut down Flourens with a blow of
his sabre had been decorated as amember of
the Legion of Honor. “ What a pity !" ex-
claimed Rocbcfort ; “ the avengers of Flou-
rcns will new never be able to find him."
A few of the orders confer, however, the
highest distinction, as that of St. George of
Russia, Maria Theresa of Austria, the Iron
Cross of Pmssimaud one or two others—dec-
orations of the former especially being only
conferred for real merit, and that of no ordi-
nary kind. '
Some of the orders, as that of the Golden
Fleece, of Spain, and the Order of the Bath,
England, are limited to a certain number of
members, the badge or decoration of each
being returned to the society upon the death
of the wearer, and they pass from hand to
hand and from wearer to weaver, some of
them for centuries. Thus the Boom of
Flanders, brother of the King of Belgium,
has the same collar and bulge of the Golden
Fleece once worn by Columbus, and, in Eng-
land, tlie prment Earl Cowley has the gutter
formerly llf‘ld by Lord Palmerston.
———o.————
Sllck to Your Bush.
31.. Morgan was a rich, and also aguud
man. The people of the town respected him,
sent him to Parliament, and seldom under;
took anything without asking his advice. If
a school house was to built the pint had to
be talked over wilb'bilu. Widow l——Ilk-
ed him what. she should plant in her field:
farmer L—always got his advice in buy-
ing cattle, and Mrs. R—consulted him
about. bringing up her boys
When asked how be was so successfuLXr.
Morgan said, “ I will tell how it won. One
day, when I was a lad, a party of boy: and
girls were going to a distant pasture 00 pick
whortleberricc I wanted to go with then.
but was fearful that my father Would noun
me. When I told him what was going on.
he at once let me go with them. I couldhud~
ly contain myself with joy. and fished into
the kitchen and got a big basket, and find
my mother for a luncheon. I hid the W
on my arm and was just going out of the
gate, when my father called me back. lit
voice:
“ Joseph, what are you gmn' g for, to pick
berries or to play “2"
“To pick berries,” I repllcd.
“ Then. Joseph, I mt to tell you on:
thing. It is this. When you find Ipnlty
good bush, do not leave it to find about
one. The other boys and m will III
about, picking a little here cud there, “-
inga great deal of time,md not getting
many berries. If you do as they do, you will
come home with an -pty basket. If you
want hen-la, stick to your bub.” '
I went. with the party, Ind we laid a apt
tal time. But it was just a my mu mid.
No sooner had one found a good but than
he called all the rest, and'thoy left their m-
etal plums, and ran on" to the new found
more. Not content more than.”
or two in one place, they rumbled over the
whole pusture, got very tired, and ct nth!
had but a very few berries. Hy WI
words kept ringing in my can, aid I M
tomybmh. Whenlhad donewlthml
found another, In?! finished that; flan !
took another. When night cums, I bad 0
large basketful of nice berries, math-Ill
the others put together, 1nd was not half so
tiredasthey were. I want hunch-"y.
But when I entered, I found my fltbu' hi
been takcuill. Helookedat mybukethll
of ripe whortlebernea,‘ ma add:
“ Well done, Joseph. Was it not just all
told you? Always stick to your M' -
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makemy wuyintbeworld u bptIcould.
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