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Volume LXXXV.
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xx THE mnuc‘u'f'.
The iircnpon the hearth is low,
And tllcre ls stillness everywhere ;
Like troubled splrits,herc and there
The firellght shadows fluttering go.
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from the further room
Comes : “ Now I lay me down to sleep."
And, somehow, with that-little prayer
And that sweet treble in my ears,
. ' M y thought goes back to distant voars
And lingers with that dear one there; -
And as I hear the child’s amen,
My mother’s faith comes back to me a
Crouched at her side I seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh, for an hour in that dear place-
Oh, for the peace ill that dear time,
Oh, for a childish trust sublime.
Oil, for a glimpse of mother’s face 1
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
I do not seem to be alone—V
Sweet magic of that treble tonc
And “ N ow I lay me down to sleep I”
W
Fame Versus Love.
"' It cannot be i"
As these words fell from Helen Arm-
strong’s lips she arose from her seat—an
old overturned boat—and moved slowly
toward the water’s edge.
For a moment her companion—a
man of perhaps twenty-fivc—hesitated;
than he joined her, repeating :
“It cannot be, Helen? Surely you
are not in earnest. You love me—have
you not said it ?-— and yet you refuse to
become my wife !”
“Edwin, I——”
“You did not mean it, ” quickly inter-
rupted Edwin Bennett, adding: “Come
darling, why should we not be happy '1’”
and he drew her hand within his arm.
For an instant she let it rest there,
then slowly bllt firmly she loosened his
clasp, as she said :
“ For two years you and I have been
friends. In that time did you ever
know me to change my mind after I had
once decided upon anything i’”
“No, but—” answered her com-
panion quickly, while she, unheeding,
goes on with : .
“You know the one great desire of
nly life is to fame as an artist. Could I
do this as your wife?"
“Why not, Helen? Would I not do
anything in the world to help you ?”
came the proud answer, as Edwin Ben-A
noii. bent his eyes fondly upon the fair
flu-c lu‘shlc him.
“ No, Edwin _: asa wife I could never
hope to attain fame. Marriage brings
to woman so many cares that there is
very little time left over for other work.
I should not make you happy. I should
be constantly longing for my old, free
life.” ' ' ‘
“If that is all I am not afraid to risk
my happiness, Helen,” answered her
low-r, a more hopeful look lighting up
his handsome. face.
” Think how for five years,” con-
linucd Helen, “I have worked with the
mm end ill view. My home, you are
aware, has not been particularly agree-
able. Uncle and aunt are kind in heir
way, and have aways let me have my
will about painling, provided it did not
cost them anything. As for love or
sympathy, you have seen how much
they have yielded ln-e."
“ Seen and felt for you, Helen, God
knows. And now that I will make your
life, if love can do it, one happy dream,
. you will not; and yot you do not deny
your love for me.”
For a second Helen's eyes rested
longingly llpon tho. face of the man who
loved her so (handy : then into their
dusky depths crept an intense, passion-
atc longing. us they swept the horizon
and noted the glorious splendor of the
setting sun, while she exclaimed:
“ Oh, Edwin! If I could only repro-
duce that sunset just as it is. If I only
could ?”
With an impatient sigh he turned
away. '
“Always her art, never mo; perhaps
she is right after all. It would always
stand between us. " ‘
She, not noticing, went on with:
“ If it would only stay long enough
for me to catch those colors, but no, it is
fading now. ”
Turning, Helen found her companion
had left her side, and stood a. few yards
away.
”Edwin," she called.
In an instant ho was beside her, every-
thing forgotten, exccpt that she-was the
woman he loved.
“I wanted to tell you how good Mr.
Hovey is. .It seems he was acquainted
with poor papa years ago, when I was a
baby, and therefore feels quite inter-
ested in me. You have heard how he
praises my work, and last night he
proposed !"
‘ ‘ Proposed l" exclaimed Edwin" Ben-
nctt, hotly. “ Why, you don’t mean to
say the old man actually had the au-
dacity to ask you to marry him?"
“ How ridiculous. How could you
think of such athing '1’” answered Helen,
a. ripple of laughter escaping from be-
’ twccn’hcr pretty teeth asshe continued:
“No; he proposed, if I were willing,
to send me to Italy for’ztwio. years, he.
of course, defraying the greater part of
the expense. He said when I became
famous I could refund him the little
amount if I wished. ‘ Was it not gen-
erous of him? Just think, two years at
work among the old masters. What
could I not do then ? It would be such a,
help to me. One can live very simply
there. My little income would do, with
care, I think.”
“And you would go ?” AS Edwin
Bennett asked this question a look of
pain crossed his face. ‘
“ Why not i" came the reply, as Helen
raised her eyes questioningly to her
companion.
“You say you love me; and yet you
would put the sea between us. Helen,
wait; I will work hard and earn money
enough to take us both abroad. Do you
think I could deny you anything ? You
should point to your heart‘s content,
from the old masters, or anything else,
you pleased. So long as you _ were
happy, I should be. Perhaps I might
turn painter too, some day, with youto
inspire me,” hoadded, smiling slightly. ‘
“ I do not doubt your love for me,
Edwin, but I shall never marry. I in-
tend to devote my life to art. As a wife
it would be impossible for me to do so.
I should be hindered and trammelled in ,
a thousand ways, Believe me, I have
thought very earnestly of all this, and
1—,, . ,.
"Helen, when I came to spend my
vacation here at Little Rock, so as to be
near you, I said- to myself, ‘Now you
can ask the woman you Love to be your
wife, and know that you have a home
to offer hor.’ For your sokeI wishpl,
Were rich; but I am still. young, and
. with the good prospects I have, I do not
see why I shall not be able before. many
years to give my wife all she can wish. "‘
“ It is not that, Edwin. I should not‘
love you one bit more if you were a
millionaire,” interrupted Helen, glanc-
ing rcproachfully at him.
“Helen, my holiday is over to~mora
row. I must have my answer to-nigh ”
The words came somewhat sternly from
between Edwin Bennett’s lips.
Mechanically, withonc end of her
"parasol, Helen Armstrong traced-on the
glittering yellow sands, “Fa 0 versus
Love” Then. as she became aware of
a
ik
. heard that his
what she had‘d—one, she sought'to efilico
them. Too late. Edwin Bennett’s hand
stayed hers, as pointing to the letters
that stood out, he said, hoarscly:
“ Choose i"
For a second she hesitated; then,
slowly, came the answer: '
“I accepted Mr. Hovcy’s offer this
morning. I am to sail in a week."
Spuruing her hand from him, Edwin
Bennett cried out, passionately:
“ God forgive you ! I cannot !” Then,
without another word, he turned and
left her.
A faint cry of “Edwin " escaped her
lips, as her arms were held out implor-
ingly toward him. Then they fell to
her side, and she, too, turned and went
slowly across the sands in the opposite
direction. Ifhe had looked back and
seen those outstretched arms how differ-
ent their life might have been ; but no,
he plodded angrily along the shore,
glancing neither to the right nor the
left. Little by little the waves crept up
and Love was drowned, while Fame
still stood out bold and clear upon the
yellow sands.
t t t" t .
Ten years have come. and gone since
Helen Armstrong and Edwin Bennett
parted on the shore, and during that
time they have never met. Helen had
won that which she had strivcn for.
She had become an artist of rono‘wn.
Even royality had been pleased to com-
pliment her upon her art.
For the last month one of Helen Arm-
strong's paintings had been on exhibi-
tion at the Academy of Design, and
crowds had been drawn thither to see
this last work of the celebrated artist.
The subject was simple, nothing new,
yet visitors returned again and again to
look at it
It was the last day of, its exhibition,
when a lady and gentleman, the gentle-
man leadiug a little gil’l of perhaps three
years by the hand, passed into the room
where the painting hung.
“Oh ! isn’t it too bad there is such a
crowd; I wanted so to see it," exclaimed
the lady; to which the gentleman ro-
plied: . .
“We will look at the other pictures
first and come back again ; perhaps there
will not be such a crowd then.
An hour or so later the lady‘ and
gentleman returned ; thou the room was
almost deserted, except for a few strag-
glers here and there. It was just about
time to close the gallery.
For a few moments they stood in
silence before the painting ; then a little
voice said: '
“Baby want to see too, papa.”
Stooping down the gentleman raised -
the pretty, daintily-dressed child in his
arms. After gravely regarding the
picture for a second, the little one
asked: -
“Iz zay mad papa ?”
“ I am afraid one was pct,” came the
low’uanswer, as Edwin Bennett softly
kissed the fair check of his little girl.
Then his gaze returned to the painting.
A stretch of yellow sands, dotted here
and there by huge boulders and piles of
snowy pebbles, against which the over-
hanging cliffs looked almost black.
Gentle little baby waves rippling in to-
ward the shore, while majestic purple-
hued, silver-edged clouds seemed float-
ing en masse toward the golden crimson-
barrcd sun that flooded the sky and
wafer with its warm light.
In the centre of tho’. picture, where
the beach formed a curve resembling a
horseshoe, was an old boat, turned bot-
tom upward ; some few feet off, the
figure of a young man, apparently walk-
ing lmrridly away. Although the face
was not visible, the gazer felt that the
man suffered ; that the glorious sunset
was this day as naught to him. Perhaps
it’was in the tightly-clasped hand, the
veins of which stood out like great cards
or, maybe, in the man‘s apparent
total disregard of his surroundings.
To the right of the picture was a figure
of a young girl, trailing a. parasol in the
sand, as uhe appeared to move slowly in
the opposite direction from her com-
panion. Only a little bit of a delicately-
shaped ear and a mass of glossy braids
showed from beneath the shade hat, but
one could readily believe that the pretty
girlish figure belonged in an equally
attractive facc.
About half way between them, traced
upon the sands, were the words, “ Fame
versus Levo. ” -
” Is it not lovely, Edwin ?" and Mrs.
Bennett laid her hand upon her.hus-
band’s arm as she added :
“Yet how sad it somehow seems. 'I
can’t help feeling sorry for them. I
wish I could see their faces. I feel as
if I wanted to turn them round. "
Clasping the little hand that rested .
so confidingly upon his arm, Edwin
Bennett inwardly thanked Godvfor the
gift of his fair young wife, as he said:
“Come dear, they are commencing to
close up. Baby's tired, too."
“Ess, mc’s tired. Baby wants to tiss
mamma,” lisped the child, holding out
her tiny arms.
Husband and wife failed to notice a
lady who stood near, gazing at a paint-
ing. As the pretty young mother
stooped down to receive her baby’s .
kisses, which the little one lavished on
cheeks; lips and brow, a deep, yearni
look gathered in the strange lady's eyes
and she turned hastily away.
“ Oh, Edwin !" exclaimed his wife, as
they passed the silent figure in black.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if baby should
grow up tobc a great artist like this
Miss Armstrong ?” '
“ God forbid, ' Annie," came the
earnest reply, followed by “ let her grow
up to be a true, loving woman, that is
allIas ” The lady’s hand tightened
its hold upon the back of'a settee as
the words reached her ears, but she did
not move until they were out of sight.
Then lifting her veil she went and stood
before the painting that had won such
she gazed, and .with the words, “I'll
never look at it again.” she, too, passed
‘out"'of the building, and in her own
handsome carriage was driven home.
‘ Scorn alone in her- dark eyes as they
fell upon the costly works of art scat-
tered in lavish profusion about her
luxuriously furnished apartments.
Hastily throwing aside her wraps, she
crossed over to a. mirror. A very hand-
some face it reflected. Not looking the
thirty years it had known.
' Helen Armstrong—for it was she—had
heard of Edwin Bennett’s marriage;
heard that he had succeeded in business
beyond his most sanguine expectations;
wife was one of the
loveliest and gentlest of women, and
that Edwin Bennett idolized both wife
and child. This day she had Seen them.
Then came the thought that she
might have stood in that wife’s place;
she, too, might have had those baby lips
pressad as lovingly to hers ; but she had
put it from her. She had chosen Fame.
versus Love. , If she could only go back
to that day on the sands, how differently
she would now not. .
, Turning wearily away from the mir-
ror, she exclaimed, bitterly:
“ Too late, Helen Armstrong. As you
have sown, so you must reap. "
A belle differs somewhat from a cow-
boy. The more powder she uses the
less dangerous she grows.
fame. Tears gathered in her eyes as ‘
SERVAN TS IN ENGLAND.
.—
English servants are trained. They
walk one straight path, and to this their
foot become so accustomed that they
get befogged and confused if they step
A cook is a cook, and a housemaid is n
housemaid. A footman is molded by
his duties into a footman. The church
catechism must have the credit or the
discredit for this universal automatic
life. English people are taught by their
national religion "to be content in that
station of life whereuuto they are called."
For throne and nobility, for the fellows
at the head and on top this is a delectp
able social philosophy, but for Hodge
the farm laborer, and for Bridget the
scullery-maid, for the beware of wood
and the drawers of water tho outlook is
less optimistic.
The .work of English servants never
overlaps. It is rigidly defined and
strictly adhered to. It is an annoyance
in an English household that this is
true, for often certain work goes undone
for the reason that there is no one whose
place it is to do it. In Germany, France,
and this country servants will turn their
hands to almost anything, but not so in V
England. It is deemed derogatory to
do another’s work, and one gets accus-
tomed to hour, “It is not my work,"
and the work goes undono. There are
two sides to this. We do not put a
blacksmith to mend Ono's watch, and
perhaps a maid-of-all-work is good at
none. English servants as a rule do
well what they undertake to do.
The relation behveon master and man,
would be to an American—I confess it
always was to mo—irksome. It is an
unnatural and forbidding relation. The.
servants are held at arm’s length, and
their servility is universal. “Sir" and
“mum" are used with every breath,
and the raising of the hand to the head ’
by the man-servant and the half-accom-
plished courtesy of tho maid-servant
are so mechanicalland as if done by
machinery that it is ofi‘cnsivc. It is
very seldom any love is lost between the
family and the servants. In case of a
servant falling ill, he or she is' almost
instantly sent ofi‘ to the hospital, return-
ing to the family only when able to
return to duty. In France or America
the family would feel under a natural
and humane obligation, as well as con-
strained by sympathy and affection, to
care for a servant while sick.
All English servants have some badge
or livery. Female servants wear a little
cap, though it be but a wee bit of mus-
lin and edging, on the top of the head,
and the men servants dress in the regu-
lation livery of their rank in the house
hold. Many have their separate table
fare. which 'is arranged for day by day
or week by week, and is plainer and
coarser than that used by the family.
The servants seldom, and in most fum-
ilie's never, have expensive food, such as
game and dessert.
It is a custom observed in all respects
able families to engage servants by the
year and to require a “character from
their last place. " This is not a written
certificate, as in France or Germany,
and which is a. worthless thing, but the
name of the family last lived with being
given, the person engaging the servant
writes to inquire concerning character
and capabilities. In no matter would a
housewife be more scrupulously con-
scientious than in replymg to an inquiry
of this sort. In discharging a servant a
month’s notice is given, or the wages for
the month is paid. On the other hand,
a servant is required to give a month’s
notice before quitting a family.
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POINTS ABOUT SEALSKINS.
, Fine, close pile and soft, pliable pelts
are the first consideration in choosing a
first ' rate senlskin, and, as\soveral are
required to make a mantle or clock, or
jacket of any considerable size, it is
important that there should be unifor-
mity of quality, hue and lustre. Latterly
the very dark colors have been more
fashionable *; but at the prenent there
appears to be a tendency toward the red
or vandyke brown. Only the best skins
however, will take the rich, dark colors.
Many skins are poor, and the fur is thin
in consequence of the animals having '
been killed in the summer season.
This defect is easily seen by. imitating
the method of the trapper—holding the
skin upside dowu and blowing gently,
in order to see whether the skin is fine
and clo‘seT—a plan which applies to most
other furs beside seal. The prices of
seals this season are likely to vary so
considerably, according to quality, that
quotations alone are of little signifi-
cance. _
The wearing qualities of all furs de-
pends largely upon the care taken of
them, and wearing them a few days in-
warm weather injures them more than a
/ montlls' use in cold weather. If a seal-
skin becomes wot from being caught in
.snow or rain, shake the waterpfi and
wipe with a soft, dry and perfectly clean
cloth the way of the fur,which should
. runupward. Then hang the garment:
up to dry, brush carefully, and no harm
will result. If the fur should met from
neglect when wet, take it to c furrier,
who will probably find no difilcultyln
restoring it toits original beauty and
gloss. '
m
BLACKSNIITIIS’ HARIMER SIGNALS.
When the blacksmith gives the anvil
quick, light blows it is a signal tothe
helper tense the sledge or to strike
quicker. ‘
' The force of. the blows given by the
blacksmith’s hammer indicates the force
of blow it its-required to give the sledge.
The blacksmith’s helper,is supposed
to strike the work in the middle of the
width of the anvil, andwhen this re-
quires to be varied the blacksmith indi-
cates whei'e the sledge blows are to fall
by touching the required spot with his
hand-hummer.- . .
If the sledge is required tohcve a
lateral motion while descending, the
blacksmith indicates the same to the
helper by delivering hand-hammer blows
in which the hand-hummer moves in the
direction required for the" sledge to
move. ,.
If the blacksmith delivers a heavy
blow upon the work and an intermediate
light blow on the anvil it denotes that
heavy Sledge blowa are-required. _
If there are'two or more helpers the
blacksmith strikes a. blow between each,
helper-'3 sledgenhammer blow, the object
being to merely denote where the sledge
blows are to full.
When the blacksmith desires the
sledge blows to cease he lets the hand-
hainmer head fall upon the‘anvil and
continues itc'rebound upon the same
until it ceases.
Thus the movements: of the hand-
and whatser desultory blows to the
common observer constitute the method
of communication between the. black-
smith And his helper.
————Of—‘..—..——
It is an that in no part or the world
as in wan street. ‘ Whiskey is the only,
thing“ in Wall street that isn't watered.
aside to make other paths for their feet. .
hammer constitutes signals to the helper, '
is drinkingcarricd on to such an extent 1
LINCOLN As A ooxvcnnssnmrv.
Mr. Lincoln took his seat in'oongress
on the first Monday in December, 1847.
' ’ ‘ He sat in the old hall of the
house of representatives. and for the
long session was so unfortunate as to
draw one of tho most undesirable seats in
the hull. Ho participated but little in
the active business of the house, and
made the personal acquaintance of but
few members. .110 was attentive and
conscientious in the discharge of his
duties, and followed the course of legis-
lation closely. When he. took his seat
in the house, the campaign of 1848 for
president was just opening.
Iwasagain‘ in Washington part of
, the winter of 1849 (after the election of
General Taylor), and saw much of Mr.
Lincoln. A small number of mutual
friends—including Mr. Lincoln—made
up a party to attend the inauguration
ball together. It was by far the most
brilliant inagurntion ball ever given.
Of course, Mr. Lincoln had never seen
anything of the kind before. One of
the most modest and unpretending
persons present, , he could not have
dreamed that like honors were to come
to him almost within alittlo more than
a decade. He was greatly, interested in
all that was to be seen, and we did not
take our departure until three or four
o'clock in the morning. When we went
to the cloak and hat room, Mr. Lincoln ..
had no trouble in finding his short clock.
which little more than covered his
shoulders, but after a long search was
unable to find his not. After an hour
he gave up all idea of finding it. Taking
his clock on his arm he walked out into
Judiciary square, deliberately adjusting
it on his shoulders, and started ofi' bare
headed for his lodgings. It would be
hard to forget the sight of that tail and
slim man, with his short cloak thrown
,over his shoulders, withdut any but bn,
starting for his long walk home on
Capitol Hill at four o'clock in the morn-
ing. And this incidentvis akin to one
related (to me by the librarian of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Lincoln came to the library one day
for tho purpose of procuring some law .
books which he wanted to taketo his
room for examination. Getting together
all the books he wanted, he placed them
in a pile on the table. Taking a large
banduna handkerchief from his pocket,
be tied them up;and puttinga. stick
which .he had brought with him through
a knot he had made in the handkerchief,
adjusting the package of books to his
stick, ho shouldered it, and marched oil'
from the library to his room. In a few
days he returned the books in the same
way.
COFFLE AND BEER.
.._._
The habit of living in a great measure
out of doors, as exemplified in the
crowds which may be seen at almost
any'hour of the day seated outside the
principal cafes, is one of the features of
Parisian life which an Englishman is
most inclined to envy. No doubt it is
favored in a greater degree by the
warmer and less variable climate of
France, but the experience of the
"fisheries” and “Henltheries” has
- shown that a similar form of enjoyment
is not altogether unattainable even in
our colder English air. It must not be
supposed, by the way, that these same
crowds are all imbibing cofiee. The
consumption of coffee at the cafes is
mostly limited to the half-hour or hour
of digestion following luncheon or din-
ner. For other seasons of the day the
cafes have other attractions of other
kinds, absinthe, bitter, (pronounced
“bittaire,") various liquors, teratcd
waters flavored with fruit essences, and
last, but by no means least in point of
the quantity consumed, beer. Of late
years the French, contrary to their
ancient habit, have become a beer-drink-
ing nation. Every cafe, as a matter of
course, supplies beer, and there are
other houses known as braasefia, literally
“breweries,'”in which beer is the pri-
mary object of supply. The beer at
these last is generally a shade cheaper,-
und frequently a shade“ better, than at
the cafes. In both cases it is a light,
unintoxicating liquor, imported from
Germany and nearly identical, in fact,
with the “ lager beer " which for several
seasons past has been so popular 'in
London. A Frenchman, be it remarked,
never drinks beer at a meal, a light wine
harmonizing better (as any one who tries
the experiment will quickly discover)
with the delicate flavors of French
cookery, but the Briton of simple tastes,
who will insist on bread and cheese or a
snack of cold meat, and a. glass of beer,
by way of luncheon, will find no diffi-
culty, even in Paris, in gratifying his
nolination. '
W
nucnoscorlo DETERMINATION.
The microscopic determination of the
difi'erontqualities of iron and steel is
now regarded as one of the most valu-
able aids in metallurgical industries.
,Thus.‘ the" crystals of iron are double
pyramids, in which the proportion of
the axis to the bases varies with the
quality of the iron; the smallness of the
crystals and the height of. the pyramids
composing each element are in propor-
tion to the quality and density of the
metal, which are soon also in the fine~
ness of the surface. and, as the propor-
tion of the carbon diminishes in the
steel, the pyramids have so much the
less height. In pig iron and the Iowa
qualities of hard steel the crystals
approach more closely the cubic form.
Forged iron has its pyramids flattened
and reduced to superposed parallel
. leaves, whose structure constitutes what
is called the nerve of the steel, and the'
best quality of steel has all ih crystals
disposed in parallel lines, each crys«
tal filling in the interstices between
the angles of those adjoining, these
crystals having their axis in the direm
tion of the percussion they undergo
during the working. Practically, good
steel has the appearance, microscopic-
any. 0! large groups of beautiful
crystals, .
W
GUARDED VIMINS.
_—
The Cuban senorita is rather small,
quite plump,- has raven black hair,
plenty of it, and large black eyes. which
she know; how to use. The schools are
under the control of the BomcnOsth-
olic Church, :the‘ sexes attending dfflerg
ent schools. From the fact that girls
are so strictly separated from the boys
at school and other public places, it
follows that a distrust-of the other sex
' is installed into the youthful mind. No
woman can go on the street alone; she
must have a scrawny female companion
or two or three servants. Even the
lover cannot see his Dulcinee alone.
‘of one or more “nutrient ladies, who
watch every smile and hear every ex_--
prcssion 'of endowment. Qodaslonelly
those love-sick ' creature: steel to a
corner and indulge in}
.monm wife mail augment-as at}
f, twelve years. frequently having qmtca'
largefamlly‘bt‘ twenty. As is‘ndual 1n
' and-makes the ugliest old varies on
the two hemispheres.
He must do his courting in the'pr‘esenoé ,
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Pagsnini, after his eventful career, so
full of triumphs and unparalleled suc-
cesses in certain directions, was a and
victim to melancholy in his later years.
This was induced by ill health, by his
trouble in the law courts, and was not
the unexpected result of such a life, an
of mystery, intrigues and dissipation
Ho had moved_the world with his violin,
. had seen Rossini burst into tears on
just'hearing him; courts had'sbowered
honors upon him, beautiful ladies of
the highest rank had thrown themselves
at his feet. Yet in the last year of his
life ho is said to have smiled but once,
and that at a. musical concert. This
given by Zimmerman in Paris. There
were present Hertz, Chopin, Thulberg,
Frank Liszt, and the Chevalier Antoine
do Kontski. Each in turn played, and
though Paganini wan interested, his
face always wore the same melancholy,
mournful look. Suddenly he asked.
Kontski to play his f‘anse Infernal,"
of which he hadheard. This waltz’is
descriptive of the meeting of the devils
in their great hall, illuminated by fire,
and opens with the blasts of trumpets,
always false. During the council of the
devils, illustrated by music truly infer-
nal, suddenly there iu-hearddhe mast,
angelic of strains, which come from the
innocents, who, in some manner, have
strayed into the halls. For a time the
devils are mute and amazed, and listen
to the heavenly strliins so in contrast
with their own. At last it occurs to
them that the innocents will learn their
secrets and must be driven out. In all
rage and fury they do this, the music
.perfoctly describing their action, the
trumpets again culling false, when sud-
denly the portals are heard to close with
a crash, and there is silence. So graph-
ically does the music describe the terri-
me the false trumpets introduced, that
in the lust frenetic storm 5f strange
harmonies Paganini forgot himself and
smiled. It was the last time, for he
lived less than a year after, and his last
smile, the last ray of sunshine which
mme from within and played over his-
face, was never forgotten, by those
present. . '
———~W"—_.
{roses or run vomit.
_—
If, then, cure is needed to select our
language so as'tc express with accuracy
the thoughts we wish to convey, cer-
tainly an equal care is desirable that
our tones of voice shall signify with
equal accuracy those emotions or dis-
positions which it is desirable to make
manifest. The chief difference between
the savage and the civilized man isin
the power and the habit of self-control.
Some of the emotions'need development,
some restraint; all need training. They
are not all fit for utterance, nor of those
that are is it wise to give unreservedly
to the world. There is no way of re-,
pressing feeling so efi'ectucl as to deny
its expression The very efi‘ort' so to
calm thevtones of our voice as to express
less-anger than one feels will, of itself,
allay the anger and bring about a milder
mood. The bravo struggle to endure
necessary suffering without inflicting
cries and lamenticns upon friends will
enhance and: power or endurance. He
who'res’olutely changes a whining and
fretfultone for a cheerful one will soon
find much less to fret about. So, in
many other instances,» it-is true that
objectionable. feeling will decrease if
men steadily discard the, tones of voice
which convey them. -
Such control, however, does'not on
with expression. Many of the emotions
need not less but more expression to
develop them into fuller existence.
Some people .are afraid of putting too
much emphasis, too much tender-um
too much feeling into their tones of
voice. and assume a careless or cold
manner, an indifi‘erent or unimpressive
tone. to hide what they really feel.
Now, if the emotion itself is a good one
and its influence beneficial, it should be
encouraged by every appropriate means.
The world has need of all the love and
tenderness, all the sympathy and com-
passion, all the cordiality and kindness
that exists. and whatever of these men
feel in their heart should find a ready
outlet in the tones of their voices, as
well as in more substantial ways.
00—0-0
THE RUSSIAN MERCHANT.
. His ostentation is of a peculiar kind.
He may delight in gaudy reception-
rooms, magnificent dinners, fast trottors,
costly furs; or he may display his riches
by princely donations to churches, mon-
asteries, or benevolent institutions; but
in all this he navel- ~ufi'ectu to be other
than he really is. He habitually wears a
costume which designates plainly his
social position, makes no attempt to
adopt fine manners oi- elcgant tastes,
and never seeks to gain admission to
the bent society. Having no desire to
seem what he is not, he has a plain,
unaffected manner, and sometimes a
certain quiet dignity, which contrasts
favorably with the affected manner of,
those nobles of the lower ranks who
make pretensions to being highly edu-
cated, and strive, togadopt the outward
forms of French cglture. At his great
dinners, it is true, the merchant likes to
see as many “generals f’—that is to say,
official personagcs-u possible; but he
never dreams of thereby establishing an
intimacy with these personages, or of
being invited by them in return. It is
perfectly understood- by both parties
that nothing of the kind is meant. The
invitation is given and accepted from
quite, difi‘erent motives. The merchant
than the satisfaction of seeing at his
table men of high ofiloial rank, and feels
thatthe consideration which he enjoys
among people of his own class is thereby
augmented. If he succeeds in obtain-
ing the presence of three generals, he
obtains a victory over it rival who can-
not obtain more then m. The. general,
on his side, gets a first-class dinner. and
acquires in return for the honor he has
conferred, a. certain undefined right to
subscriptions for public objects
or benevolent institutions Of course
this undefined right is commonly noth-
moro than a mere tacit understand-
: but in some cases the subject is
Iexpr'eufymentioned-
m
moms-mu or run rucn.‘
Thegreat ancestor of thepeachwas
purely a tropical plant that could not
endure the least touch of the frost. The
almond, from which. by man aiding
'nAturcth'e pub has been produced.
"issofrsgilethatitosnscncelybemsde
to grow even in the warmest portions of
ofooaxingimd gradual aoolimatixation.
'ltwas transplanted fromthe hot sun!
and mmfields 'ofArabia tothefroet
touchedhighisnds of Panic But in-
stead, bftherlohkernelbeingthetempt-
hsfoodwhioh- thotreo ofi'eredto the
fperen' t almond in Archie. it was the
ml: which man ate in Persia; but not
Ombudsman. indium _,'ble woody rind
..of the almond. but the rich. luscious
S ,
was on the occasion of a grand musicals ‘
his anger of the devils’and so cleverly _
thoUnited'Stateuleb mil-annual.
cfltivitor. “swaths one with the“
An' Enterprising. Republican J ournal,fcspeciclly'idevoted to Local NeWs and Interests. .
NORWALK, ' CON-u, TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 10, 1885.
ZA'LECTURE
ON MAN-
W/mt a piece cf work is man!
lww noble in reason .’ how infinite
infacultea/in form and moving“
lww express and admirable .’* in
[tension [low like a god! tire beauty
of the world .’ flee paragon qf ani-
mals l—SnA—Kssrna'as.
s
- How beautiful are the above
lincs uttered by the world’s great-
estvmind 1 How infinite the scope
of man’s power if his faculties are
well preserved. Nothing, short of
creation, is to him impossible.
Oiir soul is lost in admiration when
we contemplate the possibilities of"
this greatest exhibition of Infinite
Power. Yet what is this “quint-
essence of dust” when blasted by
disease—Lilia noble funCtions per-
verted or destoycd?
As "all men are born free and
aqua ,” as far as moral rights are
concerned, so likewise we hold
they should be born physically, but
as long as children must suffer for
the sins of their parents this can-
not be. That. the human race has
deteriorated physically is a conced—
ed question. To restore it is an
impossibility, as long as people
persist in immorality and indul-
‘gcnces which are in disregardof
nature’s Iowa. The most we can
do then is to ameliorate this con-
dition, and (:1er disease in indi-
viduals.
To this end we offer to the pub-
lic, remedies which have done more
good—accomplished better results
in overthrowing disease than any
others which have been discovered
up to the present time, viz:—
D_R. FLOWER’S LIVER AND
STORIACII SANATIVE, AND
NERVE PILLS.
The former_is an infallible
remedy for all affections of the
an invaluable general tonic. The
latter is a reliable cure for all
nervous diseases I and conditions,
such as Hysteria, Sleeplessness,
Nervous Prosi’ration, Depression,
caused by overwork, etc.
These remedies are extensively
prescribed by physicians, (a recom-
mendation which does not obtain
with any other proprietary article),
drdggists in New England a larger
sale, than any other medicine.
In hundreds of thousands
of bottles sold there has
not been a. single complaint
that they failed to do what
is claimed for them; This
we hold is an unparalelled record of
success, and the strongest proof of
their 'exccllcncc. As positive evi-
dence we have thousands of testi-
monials which we will be pleased
to show, but which space prevents
publishing. The trial of one
bottle will be sufficient to satisfy
you that we make no false claims.
A valuable. pamphlet will be
mailed free upon application. '
FLOWER MEDICINE 00.,
BOSTON, MASS. ,
' SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
The Science of Life. Only $1.
—Bv MML POST-PAID.—
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ExhaustivefiVltality Nervous and PhysicalDe-
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and the untold miseries resulting from indiscretlon
or excesses. A book for every man, you , und-
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for all acute and chronic diseases, each one of
which is invaluable. So found by the Author,
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pages bound in beautiful French Inuslm, embossed
covers, full guilt, guaranteed to be a finer work in
every sense—mechanical, literary and professional
—than any other work sold in this country for
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Illustrative Sam le 6 cents. Send now. Gold
meda1 awarded t e author by the National Medical
Association. to the President of which, the Hon.
P. A. Blssell, and asscclate officers of the Board
the reader is res tfully referred.
The Science 0 Life should be read by the young
for instruction, and by the afflicted for relief. It
will benefit ulL—London Lancet.
Therelsno member of society to whom The
Science of Life would not be useful, whether youth.
paructnt, guardian. instructor or clergymen —Arao-
na
Address the Peabody Medical Institute, or Dr.
W. B. Parker, No. 4 Bulflnch street, Boston Mass.
who may beconsulted on all diseases requiring skill
and experience. Chronic and obstinate diseases
that have bullied the skill of other HE A phy-
cians a specialty. Such treated suc cess
lili'dlthfl‘l fulfill??? ‘l'ylfl‘l‘l‘HYSE LF
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at you in the way of making more money in a few
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Capital not required. on can live at cine gnu
work in spare tune o , oralltlle time. All or both
sexes. of all agesgran ly successful, 50 cents to 35
easily earned every evening. That all who wont
"work may test the business, we make this unparal-
leled offer: To all who are not well satisfied wewili
send 81 to pa; for the trouble of writing us. Ful:
particulars, Irectlons etc, sent free. Immense pg]
absolutely sure for all who start at once. Don’tde-
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lode ct low figures. ‘
Flags, Burgess and Govern, of all kinds.
Camp stoves. Camp Chairs, Sucking Bottom,
Hammocks. all kinds of
19.4va TENTS,
and in fact anything made from canvas when an
intelligent desculpluon is given of what is neeuel.
My beautifully ustrated circular now ready
Send stamp for price list. Alarms
N. Y. City.
S. IIEMMENWAY 60 South
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action flow like an angel .’ in (tyre?
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leer and Stomach, and Is besldes ..
and command at the hands of the .
' O. E. WILSON,
General Insurance it Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
. Room No. sGazette Building, Norwalk, Conn.
ABTNA INSURANCE Cm, of HARTFORD-
Incorporated. 18w. Charter I’cl'petu‘al.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,002,272.04;
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agents for N orwulk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk F Ire Insurance
Has now completed its
18th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstandlng a dollar of unpaid losses
pr clplms for losses. No sound company insures
or 9113.
R Co.
GEO. R. Gowns. Secretary.
A CARI).
Having purchased the
FURNITURE BUSINESS,
Recently carried on by Winnnx lockwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
ORNAIEN'I'AL. I have on ' hand a large
stock which I will sell
VERY CHEAP FOR CASH.
1 shall be pleased to meet all old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfaction in
every case.
figORGE-H. RAYMOND.
r . PETER L. GUIGUE, ’
rum lull lllllll,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwallr Cemetery,
nonwann, - comm.
Dealer in In Green ,House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tal Trees Shmbbery, Vines, Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 41y2
Grading and Re-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
W. H. MEEKER,
'54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers' and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. 1y21
.1.
To Rem.
‘ Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Mam
street, Borough. Apply to
J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer
For Sale.
A Small House with about one acre of ground at
Broad River. Opposite Mrs. James Panton’s. '
Apply to J. B. Ems, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Cottage
With plot of ground at Winnlpailk, ForSale Cheap.
Enquire of J. B. Ems, Furniture Dealer.
A 8m an Farm
For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Homo-
‘stcad at North Norwalk. or old road to Silveerne,
consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
band, will be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit
purchasers. A good chance to secure a home-
stead.
Apply to J. B. El L8. Furniture Dealer.
Building Lots
Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira-
ble and eligible Building Lots near the residence of
Chas. Kellogg, Esq., and Broad River District
School. Enquire of
J. B. Ems, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
House and Lot opposite residence of Charles E.
St. John, Main street, Lot 70 feet front. '
Apply to J. B. Elms, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
.The Homestead of the Subscriber, No. S Camp
street. Good, new House and Burn, 100 feet front
on street. Apply to
B I E II
Successor'to
E. Quintard’s Son.
ar run ow STAND
opposite Horse Railway nepoi,
Parlor Suits,
BUFFALO LOUNGES.
Rll'l‘lll and REED ROCKERS,
Folding Carpet! Rockers.
Walnut Chairs& Rockers.
Upholstered Easy Chairs
Chamber Suits,
CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA-
DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR-
BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES.
-Plush Top Stands.
FOLDING BED,
Wire Beds and Cots.
Hair, Cotton, Wool, Rattan and Excelsior
Matti-asses, Pillows, Bolsters, &c.
Husks, large or small quantity
’Live Geese Feathers.
Call and Examine when in want of
anything in my line.
Joseph B-- ‘Ells,
m presents given away, send us I
- fl 000062}! postage an: by £1333 yapl will
u rec s o s o ergo
value, that whlgldnrt on work that will at once
bring you lnmoney aster than anything ems in
America. All about the $200,000 in presents with
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutel assured. Don't delay. 11.
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Am: men ,needl
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belt for him and
lilhcr
, of price, if your
« hardware dealer
does not keep
them. Goodagents
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_ TWO . DOLLARS .A YEAR;
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Terms for Adyertislng,
. Furnished on application, llbgml. Nlifonn. rum
to long time and large space Adventure.
Transient advs. 1 squarc,4(l inch) 1 time 81.00
. , gunfight, Ingenious, per week“, I 50
Funersl’aud‘ Obituary Noticesfiya'me rates.
Births, Marriages and Deaths, tanned m.
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Y .Rour. BAKING PownnnCo.. 106 Wall st., N.
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cxéxoon
Building Lots
F‘OR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES. or 0. E. WILSON,~
. GAZETTE BUILDING 41.1
Factory to Let.
241Dozen Hut Factory with 25 horse power
boiler, will be let on reasonable terms. Can
be used and is suitable for other purposes.
Apply to or address
JOSEPH SHEPHERD,
Nor-walk, Conn.
For Sale Cheap.
WILL be sold at a Bargain, it applied for soon
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neighborhood and three minutes’ walk of the
Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at
Tnls Omen.
For Sale.
ADOIIBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by .fohn
Bhssctt, London. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Enquire at this oillce.
FOR SALE,
NE two seated square box side bar wagon.
One light lumberbox wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon. ,
One one-horse cart. '
tf4c A. LYON, Knight Street.
w. s. cummun,
FURNISHING UNDERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
GEO. WARD SELLECX,
unncsusnoox’s BLOCK, mu. smear,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
_ Composition,
Lock Box 3 I’. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
Attorney at Counsellor at LaW,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
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THE: Roman GHETTO. ,
The. proposed demolition of the R0-
man ghetto is a matter of great interest
to artists and archwologists. ,- Regarding
it in a practical light, it. iscertainly a
step toward reform, and 'is in entire
accordance with the spirit 'of_freedom
and humanity'that is the ideal .oflpres-
ent Ital}, Historically, the ghetto is a
monument to oppression and race pre-
judice; its narrow and gloomy streets
. . have witnessed excesses of cruelty and
despair. The fresh air and- cleansun-
light are powerless to ‘illumine it or
render it wholesome. It is a part of the
Rome that is passing out of actuality
into history, and the sooner and more
effectually it. is relegated. to its. own
place among pdst things the better for
the Rome of living Romans.
The ghetto itself dates back only three
centuries-to the time when Paul’IV,
in his papal bull in 15.55, designated it
as the obligatory dwelling place for the
Jews. Their» colonization in ’Rome
began with the arrival, of a number of
Jews, who followed Pompey - on his
return fromthczfirst conquest of Jeru.
salem. They settled in Trastvore, nearly
Opposite the ~prcssyt4ghetto, and, as
their number increased, their Settlement
extended into] the Valley of Egeria.
American arches logists need not be
reminded of the excavations made a few
years since in the Jewish cemetery near '
the Appian way.
It is reasonable to hope for treasures
'_ still. richer and of greater significance to
art and history whenever the demolition
'of the ghetto shall take place. The
removal of . the old hmdmarks will
undoubtedly be made with the greatest
care and intelligence, under the direc-
tion of some of the dovoted archuzologists
of the city. Much, indeed, has been
lost and destroyed. Goths, Vandals,
fire and the sword have swept over the
place. The heathcns pill-aged the treas-
ures of Rome, and, later, the Inquisition
robbedthe Jews. Yet it is almost cer-
tain that under the floors, or buried
beneath the thresholds of these miser;
able abodés, given over to decay and
darkness, will be found wealth of money
and jewels, some of them, perhaps,
pledged' to Jewish money-lenders by
Popes and nobleman, whOse names were
upon the books of the Hebrews.
Still deeper in the earth, and still
more removed in time and history, will
be found relics of Imperial Rome, when,
instead of the squallid houses of the
ghetto, arose upon this site the stately -
portioos of Octavia and the theatres of
Balbus and Marcellus. From the his-
toric earth of this site has already
emerged the Venus of Praxiteles. His-
torians assure us that many statues not
less valuable. had their niches in these
Spperb theatres; that marbles chiseled
by the foremost sculptors of the time
are known to have adorned the scenes;
and that in the theatre of Balbus were
no less than seventy-five equestrian
images in bronze, efiigies.of as many
fn'ends of Alexander the Great, and
modeled by his command by the artist
Lysippus. When the work of demoli-
tion shall begin, students of art and
history will be on hand to witness the
excavations. It will be an occasion of
importance, and, perhaps, of excito-
ment; and it is simply impossible to
calculate beforehand what treasures
will be revealed or what new light will
be thrown upon history by the clearing
away of these ancient haunts of terror,
avarice and misery.
Wt—
“rnnnnn KIND or RHEUMATISM.
“Thor very fust night I bed the com-
bined storm-glass and thermometer,”
said old Colonel Getroff Careless, "it
showed clear, calm weather fer ther next
hirenty—four hours, so with perfect confi«
dence in the: blamed thing I went an’
laid down on thei- back gall’ry-an’ went
fer sleep, cause twar too hot indoors.
- Ther peddler tole me that ez long ez ther
barrcomcter showed clear weather I
could go an’ sleep under or sprinklin’
cart for twenty-four hours an’ never even
git my feet wet. -
“I jest did wake up in time ter keep
thet three dollar storm-glass from float-A
ing off. Then Idrug in the cheers from
ofi‘ the gall’ry an’ sot at m’winder an’
lookedat m’wife takin’ther clothes ofi'er
ther line, an’ she had ter paddle roun' in
ther min to do it. I felt sorry to see her
out ther in the wet like er cat with fits, _
but ther hired girl war‘ out at her sister's.
“Nex’ day I tuck that instermentput
in that back yard and patted it tenderly
on ther back with a brick-bat, an’ now
I'm using it fer a stove cover lifter. But
the fustnight’s experience come nigh ter
givin’ me m’death. I had the roomtisum
so bad that —look out, that! look out i”
he yelled as Swipes’ started to sit down
beside him on the hearse tongue.
“Lookout, of yer touch that tongue it’ll
jar my roomtisum, ,an’ I'll jar yer, head.”
Swipes humbly apologized and went
over and sat down on the horse trough.
The colonel looked over at Mowdown
and worked his jaws. Mowdown handed
over the plug of nigger heel and the
colonel out two and a half inches ofi‘ the
end that hadn't been eaten . ofi‘ of, and
proceeded: ‘
“ Talk about roomtisum, uhum, this
dose nigh killed me. M’le‘g wuz so sore
that of I’d be or sleepin’ soun’ an’ you (1
come in au’ tech the): shader of m'leg on .
ther wall, I’d just wake up an’ scream ' ,
right out loud with angwish. One night
my wife came inter m’room, an’ before I
and prevent her she winked at m’leg an'
I came nigh havin’ St. Vitus's dance. ,_
Yes, sir, thet leg war sore. Night before
'los’ Philander Beasley- war in m’parlor
with m'darter, on she showed him m'pic: _
tcr an’ he teched ther leg of it by acci-
dent, cn' it night give me delirium trem-
lin " '
Then an old ex-oircns horse in stall
No. 15 fainted, and the silence that set-f
tled: down on' the little group was so.
thick that .Bob Swipes had 'to cut a
swathe in it with tho-stable squirt to let
an incoming back through.
THE. FLIGHT OF HUMMING-BIRDS. : ‘
The humming-birds are small (the
largest species attaining to’ about the
_ size of a swallow, the smallest not much
larger than a bumble-bee) and of deli-
cate structure. They are famed for
their magnificent plumage, which almost
always displays metallic tints. Their
flight does net resemble that. of any of
our native birds, being maintainedby
rapid'vibrations of the wings, 'which
enable them to‘ remain apparently
motionless in one spOt for a consider‘-
able time. Their passage froml'fplace to
place is effected by a series-'61. rapid
darts, almost too swift fer the eye to
‘ Their flight might, perhaps, be
best compared to that of a moth. VLikc 3,
these insects, the bum. " g-birds hover
for a long time over a flower, sipping
the honey with their long, thin bill, and
in other particularsalso—in color‘und
form, for example—hummingbirds and
moths offer some remarkable parallels:
Representatives of each may be found,
to distinguish between which needs a ‘
close Scrutiny, and which, when on the -
- wing might perplex the best observer.
To all outward appearance the humming-
birds are birds when at rest, insects
when in motion.
Norwalk Chronicler