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TERMS STRICTLY 1x ADVANCB'
“he fear ..... 82.00l81x nth-“11.11 .00
Single Copies, 5 Cents.
.\‘o curmunlmions accepted mar nine o‘clock A.
1nd no advertisements ll’ttr noon on Wednes-
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”11. square for each subsequent “Lek . . . °_..§J
Tnosqunresoneyenr. .. . 53%
Y’.‘ .rce «mares one year .
3‘ One inch space constitutes n square; but no
advertisements will be counted less thun one square.
Marriage: And Death: inscrtcd gratuitously.
Locul Notices 10 cents per line.
1
gushes: gards.
HORSE SHOEING.
.> “ abscriberla purcd to do hrstclnss HORSE
:m. UX SRO G. and do all kinds of jobbing.
lNTERfERlNG 0F HORSES
-nr ly prevcnted. Qumcrt‘mt‘kfiandwmenflevrd.
v.
TN shop is in the rear of Ely 5 Block. and my be 5
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SOUTH SOBWALK CITY OFFICERS.
lam—Donn“ P. ELY.
Clerk—Bowls meox.
We!!! B. Damn. T3501)! 1:1: \\ nu (LL
Judgk—Wxnnx T. Can?
gamer—X. 8.1331333.
Wm moms:
Swamp—Wm T. CRAI'
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Iona X. Nona-ox. Ens: W. Liam
W—ard Roml.
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Ema—E. E. Evens. F. IPeck F. I]. Nun
Mona—G. W. Smith. R. Raymond, R.I.
Talk-2.
8:191:2de}! I. Tulle.- J L. Richards.
Geo. .\‘trr
Palm—J L Rickard; H H. Elwell.\
Lamps and Gaz—
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Sen-travel. R~ Raymond. Goo. .\‘orvell. X. H. .\or
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Norton
Publu: Hzai’1.~3 F. Peck. Um). W Smith F.1I.
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SOUTH NORWALK POST ‘OFFICE.
8.5:? Clock—8:40 and 9:30 A. I :
3d ”1.5
7:715: l‘ :i
EASTERN MAIL DYE—aka) A. 1.; $30 1n:
“rs-nut! MAIL Di1-9:Mand 9:44 A. 1.; 6:“) 11.31.
lhvnrnv .\fAu. (1052344le. 1 : fidllr x
{hum RY MALL Dr‘s—8:m A. l. ':5 15
JOSEPH S. DLNNI
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NORWALK POST OFFICE.
5:00 and
81.1st EAST Linea—8:!) and 900 A. 1.;
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CHAS. OLXSTEAD l’ .\l
ROWAYTON POST OFFICE.
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MAIL: “11:1" (Suns—7:45 A. x.
EAsrnxs MAIL Dr E < . 50 A. ll
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Lure Vlorrr 211‘. 1/0”: RIM). Norma/1'.
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New York Ex.
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Now Ilaywn Ev
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4:31! " it; : IG “
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5:25 " New Han-'11 “
5:“; ' N 11.: N H “
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h-tu» " Saturdayw . ‘."~‘;' 1 “
6:48 " .\‘o train. ‘-
7113 " Ntw Hmcn "
7:25 ' Saturday a rAc- ‘Atv'! “
7:40 " \0 train. "
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5.33 “ .\o train “
, 8:5 .. No tmi r. '~
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‘ 10.20 “ Saturday only. “
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FOOTE a: (‘0., Proprietors.
at. t'ulu'd ( irria: N m :1: -
.. \f-i“‘.k’
All hours,“ W
of tho Iiotr-I.
2..1f 0521' .-
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lie-211 Estatv and Insurance .\gcnt.
p. w: r; Won 31 gmionnltburt‘15o 1th .\"ony'nlk.
li..“:;1r'r. . .r 11'. '11 I‘ZUOQS Jchl) 5 vn. Ulllt‘“ ‘
111‘. ‘Jtu I2.\.)l. . :uSp In. Ill-7v
(I IK()(‘L“IES.
JOHN HL’TCHINGS
3.: FITTIN‘ Ely' .< Black Main
. \A. 'k. Thankful frr the pa. tpnr-
2d from his customers he hopes, by
nod asmrtmt nt of GM exit-s to nn-et
» .ppru' ration and secure a 'cncruus Share of
-'. i1 tarot-.21» in the future. l—tf
(‘IEOWE (S: SEX'JIUI IK,
(' .1 ll 1' E N
JUBBIXG DONE AT $110111 .\‘oncr—z.
\‘rdvr! wiicimd. Sbo
\‘uutb .\‘anvatk. For.
I“ RANK .4. Tor. 1 .155 &: ('(9...
(11109223138 PROVISIONS
Preserve-s. Jellies. Canned Fruits, I-Itc.
MAIN ST! E ET,
sorrn .vonw .\LK coxx
1m
up;
‘4: mmLLmM
. Dab'r in
<1um,’l“m Ware, Cooking Utemils,
lamp! and l..- Punt-nus can. _
21cm Bani-z. Tn. 00996:!!! Sheetlmvnwnrt-
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.xzcuddzn.
.z: WASHIVGNX gram 80G!!! soRWALx.
PJ'EEIER 32; We
XANUFAC'PUEIKG Co
3, ‘Ircrm to. (25 My
.55 am he had by. npplitf‘a.
TER AND BUILDER.
on Ann :uwt, near Alicia. 2
l-tf ;
Jobbhgd timbre-layup?
HD‘VIN LOCK“ 00D. President.
Danbury. and Norwalk R R.
>l .\lllER ARRA\GE\IE\'T.
(our-INCUG .1th 1.1872.
Daily Trams leave South Norwalk.
.\1 9:1“ .\. .\t.‘ Accommodation Trains for Dnnbury
2:00 P. M. l and way- stations.
9 15 A. H. Exp'n's: n for Bethcl 1nd stations
on Shepang \ ullcy R R
6;“ l’ M. Exprcss Train for Dmbury Bethd
and stations on Shcpang\ nllv -y R. R.
.t E“ .\ M o \ccommodstion Train for Ridgcfuld
v» f.‘ l' .\l 1 and intermediate stations.
1“. :1 .\. .\l. Frcight Train.
JOHN W B ACOV
Snpcrinuwndmt.
New York and New Haven R. R.
@gflfi:
AREA) GEMENT.
1972
; WINTER
limmt‘lming October 7.
Tmius Law Passenger Station at South Norwxlk as
allows :
1 For New York.
. A! :$:l. A. )1 Boston Exprf‘v'.
, III!
. 5:00 a: ; pi 11; at all stations.
“.45 .. .. ..
l 7-45 Loud Express. stopping at Dari-:n and
Stamford.
9.25 “ Hopping at all stations.
112% “ :pn-ss.
1:18 P. M. stopping at all stations.
l 3:22 ‘ Boston recs.
3 3‘5 “ stopping: at all stations.
5 5:41 ‘ Borzoi!
6:17 '~ Flopp no at all stations.
Nciv Yorkon for South Nor-walk.
At AB SzmlEL.)9:m.ll:EA. x.;1tzs<nx..:1sos
£dnmdexfllfiz$ mmaflx.)and
GIL”:
9:10 aunt)!
‘ South Nam-1k for New Haven.
At 353 A. .M. stopping at all anxious.
9:43 “ Boston Express
1:31 P. H. ctoppi «at all station<.
1:56 Bocwnnfigcss
4. ‘3! .. a -
k3~ “ St! 5 at all Stations.
W .. v? n: .. ..
5-455 ”La-‘03 Expn 55.
11le
in fEx.)3:lOlEx.\5:30. trauma 945 (Ex. .)A 111.;
12m1221a1k34235 (EL. )Exfl). 8:!)(EXHP.
ForErule I.
Hansen-11d Hotels.
General Superintendent's once. New Hay en.
Division
street. sud Fourth avenue. New York
JOHN T. MOODY.
L If Div. Swarmtendcnt. »
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LINE.
THE FREIGHT PROPELLERS
Cllylffimalllrl’ 132mg"
Tm Jon}: I... Rim-
LIST 0? m STAKE“. comm 0? TH! DOABD
XI )1. \‘orton.II. \\ Loan .7.
Public Prinr‘ifig—II. W. Lester. G. W. Smith. M. )I ,
rs and Wits—N. J. Craw. R. I. Toilets. ll.
5:3) and
MAIL: WEST most—72m A. 1.; K00 md 7:55? :1.
Train! lea?“ . ew Haven for South Norwalk. at
hunting" of 1at'l'vertizctnent at the Stalin:
'ntendem‘s Otlcc. Twenty-seventh
Sentinel Bus__lne__s_s Directory.
Showiny the busirwu. name and location. of
exam: of the most reliable firms in
South Nor-walk and Vicinity.
Attorneys.
WILLIAM BANDKL sm'rH. Falrficld County Bank
Building~ Nomlk.
Barbers.
Stuns]. PAKLLSKL No. 4 Ely a Block. lulu
street. South Norwnlk
Book and Job Printing.
SOUTH NORWALK PRINTING COMPANY, Ely‘s
Block. Hun street, South Norwulk.
Bulldors.
RAYMOND & SHERWOOD, Foot of Franklin street.
South Norwalk.
CROW'E & SEYBIOL'R. Ann strceL near Main. South
.\‘orwalk.
Boots and Shoes.
5. BROVYN, my: Black. Muiu street. South
Not-walk
P. Bnoxs'ox o co. under Sentinel omcc, Mnln
street. South Norwalk.
0. Hi HARVEY, No. 15 turn street. South Nur-
wa k.
HIRAM
Contactlonory.
C D‘ARTOIS Main street, South Norwalk.
MISSES 1)AstN.Wa.-h1ng’ton mm South Nor
walk.
Carriage Repalrlng.
c. .11. TL‘TTLE. Marshall street. South Norwalk.
Clothlng.
W. H. SWORDS. Corner Washington and Main
.‘Il’w'lr‘. South .\‘orwalk.
Coal and Wood.
' RAY .\IOND IMROTHERS Washington strut .\‘nuth
Nam
MILLA RI) .2. “EBB. Font OI “ ashington x-lrcct
JSouth .\orwalk.
. II'IEIIRIS, foul. of .\Inrshnll eLn‘cl, South bor-
anlk
ROBERT C. RAYMOND. Fivc 3111c River.
Dentlsts.
i T S Sl'R \.\'TU.\'. Ely's Block. Main street. South
Nontrdk
Dressmnklng.
MRS .\ GREHUIIY. Clark's Block, Main :‘chct,
Scull. Nurwnlk.
Drugs.
S. F I‘Et‘li. (‘urm-r of \Vashingtun r-tru-cl and Roll»
rund placc. South Norwalk.
U (‘ Sl‘ll.l.5‘0.\' A: L‘() . “'aéhingmn Arm-l, South
i Nurwalk.
’ Dry Goods.
3 F .k (‘ R. BENNETT. “'ushinztnn «tn-ct. South
Nor-walk.
A. DICKERMAN .k SUN. “‘il‘ihlllglllll rlrt'v'l. South
.\‘orwnlk.
BARNES IIIIUTIIERS. Dibbb 's Block. South )Iur
“fill-t.
Engravers.
Ii. 5F..\IL5. Nu. lh' Iicckmnu slrer't. .\‘ww York
Furniture.
Bl ('KIXHIIAM & CU. Opposite Railroad Dx-put.
Snml: .\<Ir\\2|'l\
Florists.
.\l.,\Ll (Iltl .\ l) l“ .\S. 5uutb of Railroad Ibput
South Nunyalk
JUIIV ll SMlfllll Main struck, 80ml: .\Orwnlk.
Fruits.
JOHN l'. ZELI FF. Main HUT! t. South .\'urwnlk.
JOHN F. SMITH. Railroad lan- 5n|1lh .\‘urwulk.
BELL & RAYMOND. It'lil‘rnld plan.- H‘tmlh Nor
\\ 11'th
Fancy Goods.
II II l‘lll‘l'(‘ll.\ltll. \Vushlngtun strut. South Not-
“.I -.
MRS .\Il'.\5'1\', X...
South .\eranlk
l 151". lllutlt. \lum cllt‘t‘.
Groceries.
\Y \\' ('HVSTUQ'K. I)1bblt'~ lllmlt.
5n 11th .\nrtyalk.
BBL)“ N & \\ ILLHUX Loudtr B Block, “:1. Mutton
Mrrw-t South Nnmnlk
UI'JIIU H W shllTll \ldlll -:r.».»r. 5ollll1 .\‘orwalk.
ALFRED KNAI‘I‘. Wazlunglon urn-1. South Nor-
“all:
F A. THI.I.E5 & ('U . .\I:1|u firm-l. South Nor-balk.
JOIIS Ill'TCIIINL-S. I'll) ‘z- Block. Main 5 111%. South
Nunmlk
T BI‘RR GI‘YER. (‘nrnrr uf Lun- and
.-lr\'\".~. 50ml} .\‘urwalk.
Hats and Caps.
L I‘ F".Ul-)IE I.uudc‘r.— Block \\ ashinL tnn strmt
Mmlh .\n r“: 2‘}
M 21111 slrcct.
Roman
J
Hotels.
OI D \\ F.I..l IIUTEI.(‘<1r1nr hl2ixn 11d “115141112 tun
'rcvli.h’m11h Num 21]}:
Hardware.
W (‘ th'IXTARI) & (‘0 . .\'n 73 ()pcra Ilmnac Block.
South Norwalk.
I.E\YIS IIL'BBEIl .R' (‘0
Norwalk.
,\\'u(hin;;tt\li Sll‘t‘l‘l. Knuth
Iron Fencing.
\\'.\I II Dl'Nl'AN. I'niun sin-ct, South Nnroalk
Insurance and Real Estate.
FAIRFIELD OUI'N'I‘Y FIRE Main street. South
\‘orwnlk.
MELVILLE E. \IEAL) Corner of “zhhlngton and
Mum streets. South Norwulk
W. 1‘. (‘RA\\ It SON EI)‘ s Elm-k South .\‘munlk
DENNIS I’LATT, Main street South Nonvnlk.
Livery Stables.
LORENZO SCUFIELD. Washington Ilrcot. South
Nont‘nlk.
HENRY HOPKINS. Marshall vtrcrt. South .\‘or-
walk.
Lumber.
L. “Ill bill-1L1. & CO. Washtugton strccr, Soul!) Nor-
ulk.
FALRFIELD (‘O‘I'N'l Yk. PL. \NING MILL.Ma1~shall
street. South Norwalk.
501 TI! NOR“ AhK PLANING .\IILL, \\ ntcr rum-t,
South Norw dk
Marble Works.
l’lllt‘E. Mechanic street, Norwalk.
Musical lnctrumonts.
J. M. I‘UTTER. N0. 2! Main ell-wt. Norwalk.
Music Teachers.
.\nss EVA B. SMITH. .\'0. 3 Cbichcstcr‘s Block,
South Norwalk.
. _._
Machine Shop.
DERBYSHIRE & JOHNSON Foot of Water street,
South \0 k.
E. ll.
Mlllinery.
MRS. SCOTTF'Waahl on street South Norwalk
. A. J1 DD. No. 2 Ch chestaer‘a Bloch Washington
J.strcet South borwnlk.
new:~ rs.
SOUTH NORWALK SENTINEL. Ely‘ a Block. Main
street. South Norwulk.
Photographers.
E. T. VVIIITNEY, Gazette Building. Norwulk.
Refreshment Rooms.
S. HURLBU’I‘T'S, Corner-of n and Ann streets.
Ksoggégm Corn 1 Water 11 Waking
er 0 ~ an to.
stree South Rm.
LOUIS Opera Home Block. Ruin street.
(1801“th
x.'rucm.1n Grebe—pot, South Norwalk.
Sewing Indiana.
ALPH'O‘SSO DIBBLB. Five mle River.
Surveyors.
CHARLES E. NICHOLS, Swords”: Building. South
Nbrwnlk.
Schools.
W5 Block own-tuna...
mss HOGAN
street,
Home Luna k.School, corner
mom-2cm
an. ammm. ”1.12%
Maud ‘I'lp Inn. .7
r. 11w 1cm“: «jun. and
ww RLN%W Ito-wan.
c. ”Amgcmmmrmo
. “‘0'”
lly lothor’s Grave.
The trembllng dew—drape full .
Upon the shaded flowerl like aonlsax rcst:
The stars vhlne gloriously, cud all.
Save me. in blast.
Mother. I love thy grave!
The violet, with he blossoms blue and mild.
Waves o‘er thy head—when shall it ware
Above thy child?
‘Tis a bright. bower. yet must.
Ila bright leaves to the wmpeets-bow:
Dear mother, 'lls thine emblcmdasr,
Dust in on thy brow!
And I could love to die,
To leave untasmd life a dark bitter arr-cams.
By lhcc as 'erst In childhood lie.
And sham thy dreams.
And must I linger bcru.
To stain the plume of my smilclcan years.
- And mourn the hopes of childhood dear.
With blttcr tears .9
Ayn. must I linger here.
A lonely branch upon a blasted trcr,
Whose lat frat] lent. untimely scrc,
cht down with [heed
Uft from life‘s withered bower.
In cull communion with the past I turn.
And muse on thee; the only now-1r
In rznctnory‘uI urn.
.\nd when the t-vculng polo
Bows like a monrner on the dlm blur
I slr'ly to hear the I ight winds “nd
ground th1 grme.
“any
When: is thy spirit down!
I gaze show-«thy look is lmagr-d (In re;
I listen, and thy gentle tuuc
Is on the air.
Uh. come while I press
My brow upon thy gravc~m1d in lbusc mlld
And thrilling tones of tendcrm-sr.
Him. bless thy chlld!
A GUI! TREE.
LOVE UP
New South Wales is n colony peculiarly
liable to floods. Its rivers gcncmlly take
their rise in the lofty mountain ranges, and
in the curly part of their course are joined
by numerous tributary streams. “hen the
rainy scnsnn has set in—wbicb generally
cotummccs about the middle of May—the
downpour sumclimc (-unlinucs for six weeks
at n time, and then these rivers overflow
their bunks and flood lhc surrounding coun~
try fur and near. On these occasions bun-
drcds of furmcrs me ruined, thousands of
sheep and mule generally dcslmycd, and
not. unfrcqucntly muny vuluablc lmmnn
livt‘s sacrificed.
I’crlmps lbcdislrtct must liable to dime-
truus floods in the whole colony is thc Hun-
ter. wbcrc cv'vry few years. thousands of
acres are submerged with a suddcnm-m [Inn
is truly appalling. Houses are frcqucnlly
buried to the chimney tops beneath lbc
He laid a long stress on the last word,
replied: .
“And what. may be the extent of your
present wealth, Mr. Martin Y"
The question wnscertainly avery rude
one, but the old gentleman did not. seem to
”sad it as such, for he answered sim-
ply 2 l
“ Well, three months ago Ihad four thou-
sand pounds in the bank of Australasia, but
I took it all out, and expended it in the pur-
chase of additional stock and improvements
on my farm; I dare say I am worth, alto—
gether, twelve thousand pounds, and Ger—
trude will be the sole power» when I die."
“ Then you don't object to me in myself
Mr. Martin, but only because I‘m poor?" I
said bitterly.”
~~" Just so, my boy. I object on' principle;
but to show you that I hear you no personal
animosity, come into the kitchen and we
will honor your list. evening among us by a
glass of my best grog, and some tobacco
such as you have not tastcd'for many a
long day.
“ Stay a moment," I cried. “Were I as
rich as you, Mr. Martin, would you give me
your child 1’"
" Aye, that I would, lad, right. willingly,"
was the reply. ,4
“ And when I am as rich as you, if Ger-
uudc is then single, will you consent to our
marriage ?" I persisted.
" Aye verily, I will on my word of honor.
.\lr. Rush. But you talk of impossibiljties!"
he added: “ where are you going to realize A
sudden fortune ‘3“
All! where was I? My heart sank us I
asked myself the question, and I followed
the old man into the kitchen in almost
heart broken silence. A bright. fire was
burning on the hearth, for grates are still
very rare in Australia—in fact, they would
be ill adapted for the logs of red gum wood
that form the invariable fuel.
Presently glasses nnd pipes were laid on
the table, and did my best to rekindle
hope within my yreast by the aid of H01-
lands and Barrett‘s twist but it was no
good.
011 the olbcr sidc of the fire sat .\Irs. Mar-
tin, :1 comcly dnmc of fifty years, fully as
broad as ho was long, and with a. mind
wholly giycn tn the concern of the dairy,
and the making of orange marmalade. Gor-
lrndc knowing that something was wrong,
but scarcely guessing what, ncsllcd 11p to
my side, :1an to my grcnt joy, Incr father
did not rcbukc lwr.
And thus we sat for 21 long timc, neither,
of 11: <p93king a word, but lislcning to the
rain and bowling wind without and to the
great forest trees as their branches were
.‘lwnyu'd and tossed on the blast. Anon
waters, which rapidly form an inland son of
:11 least a hundrcd miles in lvnglh by an .
new in breadth.
In the ycnr 1866 l \vuMluurLu-n-d ul \Vind
sor, 11 little township about lwcnlyfiw 1
miles distant from Sydncy, YIH‘ metropolis
of the country. and for some months I had
chiefly been engaged in the arduous 21ml by
no means romantic duty of hunting for
illicit stillsmf which it was supposml 111mm 2
were scvcral in the neighborhood.
I certainly did my best to discover their
whereabouts. but. was completely unsuccess-
ful and after traversing the country day
after dny, in (:Vt‘l'y kind of disguise, until
I must have traveled hundreds of miles, I
at. 1118! gave the. matter up as :1 bud job.
If I lmd not {huntl :1 Still. however, I Imd
in the course of my wanderings discovcrcd
what gave me 11 fur grcnlcr dcligbl, for I
most hut-able little girls lhnt nn Austrn inn
or any other sun cvcr lmd' the honor of
shining upon, and, “but. was bcltcr, I had
so gruli: nod myself in l1<1 good graces: as to
\1 1n hcr promise that she Would ncvcr mar-
ry any one but me
Our acquaintancc lmd cmmuenccd in :1
romantic manner enough. I had mcucd
her from a wild cow, who would certainly
have gored her had I not interposed and
shot the brute. She was too frightened to
walk‘ome alone. and so I ucurmpmfied her,
was introduced to her parents as a matter
of oonrsc, and they were profuse in their
thanks, and begged me henceforth to look
upon their house as my home and so forth.
I promptly took them at their word, and
every other 'evening, and sometimes even
oftener my charger would be comfortably
stalled for hours at'a time in Farmer Mar-
tin's’ stable: and, meanwhile, the pretty
Gertrude and thyself would be either wan-
dering by the river’s bank studying poetry
together in the old Summer house. or, as
the cold weather drew on, playing chess in
the snug llttlc back parlor.
These things continued until the miny
season set in. but insteud of being deterred
by the steady down pours, my visits be-
came, if possible, more frequentmnd though
the slushy lowlands, where the waters was
often above my home‘s knee I nightly jog
gcd, like .1 marine ccnmur, to revisit my
iuamonta.
By and by the father’s smplcions were
aroused. Could it be possible a mounted
trooper. wearing English uniform, would
ride nightly tbmugb mud and rain, and
thunder and lightning. and bail and wind,
to drink 1 glans of grog Ind smoke a pipe
with an old man of sixty? Common some
:11st " No," and Invlng n fgir stock of
thatcommodity, 30.1.0 “Farmer Mum.
“ The girl he's utter, and it's time to pot a
stop to this nonsense,” was the conclusion
he arrived at.
And so the very next firming Imde over
Goth-ode and I could finish our tb
gameof chm, lit. Mamnputhhmlz/
(ottoman and aid ha dry,
William» » ‘ ,,
“Ecol Gould! about m yuccfcw-
Wmmmmmm
diam for-Inn mwvflxflufl
W W ,
Imd fallcn across onoof the prettiest 11ml .
('zllllt' :umlhcr sound—:1 loud but yet :1
«rt-thing mur111cr,likc the algbing of :1 sum-
7 mm brcczc amid a cork wood.
l
No one secured lumficc it but me. and I
only did so as Wondering how so gentle a
murmcr could make itsclf audible above
the uproar of UN: wind and tempest. Sud-
denly, hnwcycr. 111ch broke upon our cars
lln.‘ dashing upon uf u galc, and a man's
voice shouting:
" .\lzutur .\Inrtin, if you value your life
luult' sharp! Thu river has ovcrflown its
banks, and the waters are out."
Then we heard the “ splash. splash. splash."
of horses‘ fret, :15 the warning visitor rode
away,
“\Ynu-r out!" impmasiblc mutlcrrd the
Old furmcr. “\Vlry. bless my heart,thc
l'lt't‘l‘ was not on 11 level with the banks by
some inches this morning, and We've had
no rain to speak of since."
“ You don’t know what weather it has
been among the mountains, Mr. Martin,” I
said. “And bark! put your car to the floor,
Heavens! the warning was a timely one.
We have not a moment to lose."
We all bcnt. our heads down and listened
und now we could bear a hollow. gurgling
sound under our feet, and little jets of spray
leaping up from between the crevices of the
flooring
The house, according to the common cus-
tom in the colonies, was built on piles, and
thus the downstairs wins are about four
feet from the ground, between which and
the flooring, an angry waters were now
fretting and fuming, and dashing against
the stout woodwork with momentarily in-
creasing power.
The woman began to cry, the farmer wa§
too stupifled to move.
“ This will never do," I said : “ there is
not a moment to'lme. I can take one of
you offbehind me on my horse, and I know
that Carlo and I will get through. it some-
how. The rest‘had better get up stairs—or,
if possible, on fine root and with the first
peep of dawn I'll send a boat to bring you
off. Now, who am I lo'tnke charge of ‘P"
I was very much afraid he would bid me
take the old lady. but to my great relief
both the parents cried out:
“ Save Gertrude !"
I lost no time in acting. I flew down the
four steps that led to the garden, and wt
the water ubove my Nupoleon boots, mndc
my way to the stable. Kine was the only
steed there—for Australian settlers seldom
stable} their horses-and 11mm. fellow, was
very tuxé‘nru‘ble and frightaned.
Idld not ammo rename him, but led
round to the house docs-inn minute, and
than Gertrude. atm- bidding I weeping
adieu to hér partials, sprung up behind lie,
band away we dashed. '
“was indeed u wild, rant night- the
moon shone mm. but every tribute u:
twohs Ilihtm Why buck, poll
hke clouds, that were tearing with and
velocity domes the sky, and than it was so
ink I could not. see airmen bend before
0
Ithinklkncwwhjw. Mundane.
Qd I don’t know what possessed me, but I '
fax-.11: and nearly wright.
“Hold on, W!” I cued endeavor-
ingto thrawmy right can now hefto
keep her from slipphrg of.
Iwastoolum—m bulb-lien, I hoards
splasblnthe water.u'cry,nnd-tbe dukncas
bid her from myslgbt. .1111 however, as I
was to give wcy to despair, another flluh
revealed her to be sanding amid the flood,
at not a dozen yards d'mtanee.
I spurred toward her. and presently she
was again on Gar-10‘s broad back.
The excitement of this event, and the
turning of my horse round and round, had
made me forget the proper directldh to the
town. so that we now rode' on not knowing
whither we were heading.
Meanwhlln. the flood.” deeper each
moment, and ~imtly I- M that
Carlo was swimming. I had not felt fear
until now; but I must say that, Whichever
way I guided my charger, he could not
touch the ground. I knew that weighted
as he was, he could not keep afloat for long,
and each moment he seemed to sink deeper
and deeper in the water.
At this critical juncture of affairs, the
moon shone out again, and lighted up the
scene as though it had been broad daylight.
Far as the eye could reach. not a speck of
of dry land was visible; but, to my great
joy I perceived, close by, a blue gum tree
whose bougbs wcrc so disposed as to be
easily scaled.
“Do you think we can climb that tree,
Gertrude ?" I asked. “ It is out only chance
of preserving our lives now."
She answered feebly in the affirmative
and with some little difficulty I swam Carlo
along side. Under the tree he regained his
footing, and I was glad of this, as be was
unable to stand steady for my poor little
companion to climb into the branches from
his back.
When she had accomplished this feat,l
took off his bridle. '50 that he should not
catch his feet in it. if he had to swim for his
life, and then Gertrude sud I got some twen-
ly feet higher up in the blue gum, and pans-
ed to rest. Shawls and wraps h long ago
fallen off her and been lost, an w poor
Gertrude was exposed to ull the inclemeucy
of the weather, in a low necked, short
sleeved dross she had wom during the even
tug.
How her pldmp, while and beautifully
moulded arms were scratched by the rough
tree bark in climbing, and as the rain
p811 red down the unprotecting vertical
foliage, the drops glittered on her polished
shoulders, and trickled down her plump,
snowy bosom.
“ \Vhy, Gertrude, you look a veritable
l'ndinc," I said, and, having no cape or
overcoat to protect her. I dotl‘ed my uniform,
and made her put it, on. '
We then sat side by side. and putting my
arm around her neck.l told her all About.
my inlervicw with her father that even-
ing.
“ And did papa say that when you were
as rich as himself he would let mo'mmy
you. Willie ?" she asked.
" Yes, Gertrude, he gave me his word of
honor to that effect,” I responded.
“ Then he won‘t break it,” she replied.
“ Poor papa, this night has made him a beg-
gar. All his money was invested in im-
provements on his land, and in increase of
stock. It is all lost now, so you may claim
me sooner than you thought for, Willie."
This view of the caae had never struck
me before, and I nearly jumped off the
gum-tree in, I fear, a most selfish mmcy of
delight, I was bound to control myself, how-
ever, and exert all my attention in comfort-
ing Gertrude, who, now that the excitement
attending our escape was over, began to en-
tcrlain a thousand fears concerning the
fate of her parents.
At last I succeeded in convincing her that.
it was a. matter of impossibility for the
flood to cover the house before rescue came
in the morning, and, thereupon she became
composed, and her own thoughts reverted
g) our own hope and fears. and amid the
min and how ling wind, and tasllll rapidly
rising waters below, she nestled' In my urns,
and we talked of love until the cold, gray
dawn aroused us from our seventh heaven
of bliss. Well, then, to make a long story
short, after another three hours' percfi we
perceived some boats coming from the di-
rection of Windsor, and by the aid 'of a‘
brilliant scarlet handkerchief that I fonmr
atcly possessed, we signaled them, attracted
their attention, and were in due time taken
on board.
At my instigation, we then rowed to Mr.
Martin’s farm and saved the old man and
his wife from n chimney top whereon they
were both sitting, with their feet held up
out. of the water. We were only just in
time.
Two months later, Gertrude Martin be-
came Mrs. William Rush. The old’unn
stuck to his word, and our position was not
bad after all. for a month previofly lo
ounufiagglmmc into In mnnityot a
hundred Ind fifty pounds per murmur:
the death of A distant relative m Wand.
so that, with my pay of seven-MW
5 day, we were able to begin housekeeping
pretty comfortably.
mm but relfievcd his Imcs and is
now tho owner of a capital turn at Byde,
New South Wm '
suddehly I dish 01"mmng and right .
in from of Cuto’ 3 eye. and with a. snort of ‘
EVENTS OF THE mm 1873.
JANUARY.
1. A quiet, dull day. "
8. Riots in New Orleans. Split in the
Legislature. The speaker, Carter. is removed.
6. Jame! Fisk.‘Jr., shot dead by Edward
S. Stakes, at the Grand Centnl Hotel. New
York.
9. Death of “or 13.2...an Bullock,
U. S A” at Louisville. Ky.
12. Duke of Petal guy dies It Nice.
17. Unveiling of the Franklin stable in
Printing Home Square, New York. by Prof.
S. F. B Horse.
22. Gen. Grant, on the requisition of the
Louisiana State authorities, directs the U.
S. troops to-lnterferc, which seem the vlc—
wry of Warmontbr ision of the Supreme
Court, U. 8. thntall debts conunctedpricr
to the Wt or file lest! larder. lit
must be paid In win if spec'mfibonmmd
In such '
23. Professor Panormo assassinated in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
24. Acqnlml of Mrs. Wharton in Annnp~
olls, Md, charged with murder. Death of
the German poet, Franz Gillparzcr, at Vien-
na. Secretary Boutwell announws the sus-
pension of the Civil Service Reform bill.
25. Gen. Ewell, of the late Confederate
army, dies in Maury Co., Tenn.
26 Murder of Geo. W. Watsw, of Hart-
ford, by Mrs. Fanny Hyde, fin Brooklyn,
New York. _
27. A crazy German tailor, Henry Hepner,
shoots his own son in Grand slre et, N. Y.,
and commits suicide.
29. Passage of the new Congressional Ap-
portionment bill.
FEBRUARY.
. 1. Congress, by a strict party vote, up-
proves of the Syndicate.
2. The French National Assembly rejects,
by a small majority, the proposition to
change its seat from Versailles to Paris.
Death of Duwison, the great German actor.
8. Great excitement in Iondon about the
demands of the United States in the Ab»
bama question. Protest of England against
indirect claims.
6. Gov. Reed, of Florida, impeached.
Opening of the British Parliament. Glad-
stone spunk: ngninfl the dcmnnd of the
I'nitcd Slntcs.
.Dcath of Archbishop Spanlding, of
Baltimore Death of cx- -l’nited Slates Sen-
atm Grimes. of Iowa. Steamer Colorado
wrecked in the Mersy.
8. Earl of Mayo murdered by aceuvict at
Port Blair-:Adamsne Islands The Legisla
lure of Missouri resolves to pay the old
Slate debt in ptper money.
9. Pmsage of Sumner‘s Civil Rights
amendment in the L'. 8. Senate. The amnes-
ty bill rejected.
19. The House of Representatives takes
the duty off from coffins and teas.
22. Worklngmcn’s National anvcntion
at Columbus, Ohio. Judge Davis nominated
for the Presidency. Temperance Nntional
Convention; Judge Black for President.
anncu.
4. Presentation of the Japanese Embmv
at the White House.
6. Defeat of the Mexican insurgents at
chntecas.
7 France pnys the fourth half millard to
Germany.
10. Death of Muzlni, at Pisa.
11. The Erie railroad office in New York
taken possession of by the English stock-
holders, and Gen. Dix elected Presidentof
the company.
12. Election in New Hampshire. Victory
of the Republicans.
14. Death of Police Officer Lambrecbt, of
N. Y., who was murdered by a roman named
Lavery. Declaration of the U. S. Govern-
ment that it must insist upon referring the
indirect claims to the Geneva Arbitration.
Passage, by the French Assembly of a law
suppressing the internationals. o
2%. Burning of the angallcry in Dunc!-
or .
26. Wild speculation in Erie shut-es, which
rise to 68, but reeedc. FArthquukc in Inc
county, Cnliformn' ; 30 people killed.
30. Hurricane in St. Louis. Horace Gree-
ley and other Liberal Republicans all for a
representation at the Cincinnati Convention.
Arm
2. Dehthof Prof. 8.1". B. Morse, inNcw
York.
8. Enrthqufie 11) Antioch.
9. Death of Erastus Corning at Albany,
New York.
10. National Convention of colored men
at; New Orleans. '
12. Burning of the steamer Oceanic“
Cairo; 70 lives lost.
15. The U. 8. Supreme Court. declurea the
interference of the United States W
polyguny in Utah as unconstitutional.
20. An my train attacked by Indiana
neuthe Texas frontier. Destruction“:
large portion of Jeddo by fire.
2!. mswvenson, Cline cud Dalton
murdered by n mob neu- Holden, Io Act-
ive measure adopted in final: W tho
Outfit amt. 2 _
26. Terrible eruption of Vesuv ions.
' 1m.
1. MW Convention of. Oil—
cmnnd. Opening of the StrasburgUnivcnity
3.30130mequ and B Gut: Bro'n
thoUnltad m
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3. Wing of the film! Prison
Convcufionulmdon. ~
5. My! the It mm.
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8. GaulamKtyinNew York from the
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weekdnzlnlys.
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sag-mm of W Ethanol
of the stat-er Diem-ilk,
from New York for Asphalt} 84 imloa.
19. Judge Gee. G. Wu! Nchork.
found'gullty by tho High Court of lumen.
meat, and doomed.
21. Bepnblicun State Cont-vendo- at Utica
New York, Gen. Dix minted.
134. Burning of the“Americn" “Nag“
a 1.
30. Slea‘mcr Melts sunk while a: roam to
Providence; 40 lives lost.
WI.
Dr. _Schoeppe acquitted of the murder
of Thismts mtsm
12. Death of Louis Fcucrbdch, It\
be!!-
14 Close of the Geneva Convention. I'. S
obtain 15% millions of damages.
(1 19. Delft: of Klng Charles XV” of Swe-
en.
3014 First appearance of Luca in New
or .
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Acqumal of Laura. Fair at 81:: Francisco.
OCTOBER.
.Dcath of Prof Lifier, in New York.
Cris: nsis in Wall street.
7.82118 0! tam!) of gold in Will
street, by the Sect-cur; of the Treasury.
and purchase of $5M!!!) of bands Sc-
crct issue of $5,000,(XX3' 1n grembncks.
8. Rpublican victories in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Nebraskn.~
V12; Death of Wm. H. Seward it Auburn,
713. Wreck of the Pacific Dbl! stcamcr
Guatemala on the Mexicm const.
15. Opening of the first railroad In Japan.
21. The epidemic becomes qfidcmic. 505'
pension of rallmnd lnvel. Emma: Wilv
liam, as arbitrator in the San Juan question.
decides in favor of the United Stole:
Burning of steamer Missouri.
Inn: of life.
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5. Presidculiul clebfion. Enema! the
Republican ticket.
6. Death of Gen. Made, It Philadelphia.
9. 10. Large fire in Boston, 730 houses
destroyed. Laotian”.
13. Severe cues In them-en.
£5. Evacunfionof San Juan by MM!-
is
16. Lax-do de chadn elector! Prairie-t of
Mexico.
21. Peocebew Brut Argen-
tine Republic. ‘ eon land ‘h
12. Jay Gould forces Chic-go undNarlh
westemRnilroadsbondsfmmlaloifl.
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