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. f- s;mrs;sss.fj;m, VOlume LXXXVI. NORWALK,~OONN., TUESDAY MAE5, 1886. Numb... 21,1, mmfifmmw
m .8“ She Lost?
— A
What had she lost? this dainty dark-eyed girl '
0n whom the iii-slight fell so lovingly, .~
Kissing each waving ripple and each curl
Of her bowed head. What treasure had she
lost? ‘
A scrap of wedding cake that. duly past
Through the charmed circle of the marriage
fills.
Brings to the dreamer’s longing eyes at last
The face of him, her future lord and king.a
i think if you had asked what faith shc laid
On this same charm, she would have answered.
. u N”.
it is all nonsense." None the less the maid
Seemed very ioathtolose her dreams that night
And there came one to aid her in her quest!
And then. perhaps. because she needed rest,
Just for a space, her head lay on his breast.
Was the search fruitless? No. she must have
found ‘
Something to flush her face with this new joy.
Ah, can this be the happy hunting ground
That gemmed her finger with the ring she
wears?
What useless queries! Only this I know;
When sleep at last had closed her happy eyes.
And led its strange. wlerd pageant to and fro,
She saw his face in dreiunland’s paradise.
W
A Bond with Satan.
Wanna—Byawidow lady, resldln ashort
distance up the Hudson, a young girl 0 refined
and acreeablc manners to act as companion.
'(ll‘erms liberal. Address, box—, for three
eye.
A word—a look even, are sometimes
pregnant with our fate, and serve as
the portals through which we pass
to happiness or misery. It is. not
wonderful, then, that the above adver-
tisement—stumbled on by accident
while going. hopelessly, almost aimless-
ly, through the [morning newspaper's
list of “Wants "—was the turning-point
in the destiny of Marian Fosdick.
On her eighteenth birthday an aunt
who had grudgingly dolod out to her '
her living gave her, by way of a birth-
day gift, a week of grace in whichto
find some means of sustaining herself,
as she was now of age; and on the last
day of the seven she had obtained
nothing more substantial as a result of
her weary pilgrimages than a little
additional knowledge of the unmcrciful
virtue of a suspicious and immaculate
world when dealing with penniless
youth and beauty. .
Marian had nothingto lose; she had .
therefore nothing to fear; and in less
than a .week from the date of the first».
note tremblingly addressed by her to
“Box—," she had patched up her
scanty wardrobe, gone through the
formalities of a dry-eyed, stony parting
with her aunt and was duly installed as
companion of Mrs. Barrett, in a fine.
old country-house not a‘ hundred miles
up the Hudson.
The Barretts were an old family; had
traditions and ancestors (English), and
titled. of course. They had taken root
and ramified over half the Union. and
been careful to iutcrmarry only in
families likewise powerful and possessed
of traditions and ancestors.
They had old servants and an old
house —the latter ,,uti:erly devoid of the
tricksy ornamentation of modern build-
ings, square, solid and comfortable;
built on a gently swelling knoll shaded
by trees a hundred years old, witha
brook in front and ugly, well-construct-
ed, rcd-gabled burns in the rear. Apart
from the loveliness of the surrounding
country, without beauty of any kind,
yet so thoroughly comfortable and well-
to-do. so suggestive of the substantial
good things of this life in its surround-
ingsand out-fiankings "of fields of grain,
a huge, well-kept kitchen-garden and
heavily burdened orchard; with such
good dinners cackliug. scratching,
lowing, winged, feathered, hoofed and
horned about it—above all, in itself so
substantially. squarely and uncom—
promisingly ugly, that it actually
bullied people into styling it one of tho
handsomest places in the country. .
There wcrc':only two of‘ the Barretts
to uphold the-family dignity in this
particular section of the country—Mrs.
Barrett, a fair, gracious woman, look- ..
ing younger than she rcallywas, and
her brother, the owner of the vast
estate. and neither fair nor gracious;
but their simple neighbors spoke of
them with as much reverence as of an
army. and select and fortunate, indeed,_
wnsthe merry-making considered that
was honored with their presence—that
is to say, with Mrs. Barrett's, for her
brother was never seen. except at
chm-char on‘horseback. and was un-
derstood to be eccentric and something
of a misanthropc.
MraBarrett was one of the best of
housekeepers;.hcr household economy
was clockwork; her days were arranged
by system. At precisely such an hour,
Miss Fosdick was summoned to read to
her; at agivcn moment she was dis-
missed. From that time she was free to
sit under the old trees and work, or
dream. or read; to investigate the,
mysteries of barn-yard life, or of bread
and butter making; undisturbed quiet
reigned everywhere. She was treated
with the same solemn respect and ob-
servance as the rest of the family.
There were romantic walks. and no end
of marvelous views; above all, no onc'to
scold. to spy,cut faults, to irritate with
incessant taunts and insinuations.
For the first few weeks Mariauwas
enchanted; then she began to tire; then
she grew weary unto death. She was
only vegetating. instead of living; she
had no endto accomplish—nothingto
pursue; her faculties were stugunting;
the place she had found so delicious
grew terrible; the monotony gelled and
irritated her; she was walled out from
life and its sympathies and her soul
grew clamorous for release.
It was at this time that the existence
of Mr. Barrett first obtruded itself upon
her as a fact to be considered.
Sitting idly under the trees after one
of her afternoon readings she was
startled by his coming suddenly around
the corner of the house. in close confer-
Bedsting as un-
dignified her-first impulse. which-1788
to run. she sat quietly, and for lack of
better occupation began to analyze Mr.
Barrett, whose dark face. when lighted
up by a smile. had, she found to her
surprise. something in it both attractive
and handsome, and so absorbed was she
in the discovery that she did not see
Mr. Barrett coming towards her, and
started violently when he spoke to her.
“You have been here six weeks,” he
said, abruptly. "How do you like the
place 2"
“Not at all; that is," she added, has-
tily. shocked at her own incivility. " the
place is well enough, but it don't suit-
me." 4
, “Oh, it doesn't! May I inquire how
it is sounfortunateas toofi‘cnd I Come.
out with it. You have told me my
‘placc is well enough;' you can't say
anything worse. Is it the house you
object to? Don't you think it a model .
of beauty 7"
“I think it a monument 'of ice "
she returned demurely.
Mr. Barrett caught» the wicked
-. sparkle in her eye and laughed heartily.
“You mean taste lies dead and buried
under it. Good! You aroboth obsti-
' note and malicious. Anyone must be
that who doubts the beauties of any-
thing belongijjgguntoa Barrett. So am.
I. I couldinnfit-properly appreciate
, the beautiésvcfitllirparadise, though a
is myown. There isto mo, astoyou.
ascmethipg hateful in alLthis loveli-
ncs’i; as‘fii'ough the cameraman.
the very air of substantial comfort were
only the mask of some dire secret, that
ought to read yonder walls and lay
them in piles of rubbish above the
Elma-‘1'
He stopped abruptly. ,Histone and
look had been that of eager, almost
fierce inquiry. Involuntarily Marian
shrank away from him; for more than
once the undefined shudowings of some
such secret as he had hinted at had
visited her. and she felt that her face
told him so.
“You have seen—have known it," he
went on. still more eagerly. Then
checking himself again; "but why do
I talk in this mad way to you ? There
is a skeleton, doubtless. in every house.
Let us speak of something more pleas-
ant. Shall we be friends, MissFosdick ?"
“If you like, sir."
“But it's not asIlike. Iam notn.
moral Turk. with your respect and
affection captive in my seraglio, that I
can say to you, likemo, aman harsh,
unprepossessing and eccentric, it is
natural that I should desire your friend-
ship; your pure, candid nature is writ-
ten on your face; whether I should not
prove even repugnant to you is a ques-
tion lying in the debqtable lane of
attractions and affinities."
“Ifmy friendship can be of any value
to you. it is at your service,” returned
Marian, half-puzzled. half-pleased.
He bout a look on her face, that madc
her color rise and her heart beat faster.
“There is a storm coming," he said,
at length. “You had better go up to
the house."
Marian obeyed without a word, for
she fancied that she had been forward
and indiscreet_ and was bitterly con-
demning her own folly.
Mrs. Barrett met her at the door. ,
“ Ah ! Miss Fosdick, you are prudent.
There is a atom at hand. Have you
seen anything of my brother ? I am so
uneasy about him!"
"Ileft him sittingpunder the trees,’
returned Marian, simply. _
A snake-like gleam shot from Mrs.
Barrett's eyes. - '
“Oh! he has been sitting with you!
I .am glad he has been in such good
company." '
Marian went up to her own room,
and sitting down by her window began
to think. not of the secret at which Mr.
Barrett had darkly hinwd. but of him-
self; and whether she had been so very
silly, and what he could have meant by
his sudden and unaccountable offer of
friendship.
Meanwhile the clouds that had
themselves over the entire sky, and her
girlish meditations were suddenly inter-
rupted by a flash and peal of thunder
that made her start to her feet in dismay.
Her door opened suddenly.
“Please. miss. is master here? Mrs.
Barrett is so uneasy about him. "
“Here i" repeated Marian. indig-
nantly, as Ann, a withered. haggish,
' old family servant, came into the room.
“In my room! what do you mean by
such a question?"
“Indeed, and it's‘ a fool's question,"
returned Ann, looking sharply around
her; "but mistress's'so worried about
master that I fancy she's got me
dazed. too. You we, master's always
wild-like when it thunders, and so she
can’t when to have him of! at such
times."
Marian looked. though she did not
speak her curiosity.
“We don't speak of it," continued
Ann, drawing closer and lowering her
voice: "but there was a lady :master
was going to marry, and she was struck
by lightning on what was to have been
crazy, .and it was months : aforc become
to; and even now he's queer andwil'd
like whenever—moron what a flash!” I
must find him somewhere. .for misbess'll
beraving. foo."
' Marion's short-lived pleasure ' was
gone. The friendship that had been
the source of so much anticipated pleaso.
me was merely than the vagaryof a
disordered brain. .
As she went down to supper. she
room; but on opening the door, only
Mrs. Barrett and her brother were
visible—the former as serene, the latter
as imperturbable as over. The meal
passed amidst unusual silence and con-
straint; and once over. Marian was
aboutdo hurry to her room. when she.
was arrested by Mr. Barrett. '
“Miss Fosdick. can I have the pleas-
uro of a moment's conversation with
you in the library!"
“Guy,"said Mrs. Barrett. “warningly,
“remember! I will keep my word. " .
”As you like; I defy you." returned
Mr. Barret, holding open the door for
Marian to pass. .
Hardly knowing what she did, Marian
entered the library, a sombre room. that
she had always avoided entering.
Mr. Barrett followed her.
“Miss Fosdick." be commenced, with
ness has precipitated the avowal; but
had you a little more experience of the
world. you must have seen, almost from
tho first day of your arrival. that I love
you" . '
Marian sank down on a sofa. tremb-
ling and breathless. She was conscious
of a powerful attraction that had always
drawn her toward this man. even in his
sour-est. most taolturn moods; but if ’
that were love, or what was love, she .-
found herself unable to answer.
"You are shocked—alarmed!" he
be? Your heart should tell you as cer-
tainly now as it could a dozen years
hence. Love is not a plant of slow and
tender growth. to be reared with careful
watching and tending; it is the light-
ning that springs from the cloud. and
strikes where least expected. If you
will be my wife, you can,tcll me-so to:
night—better, perhaps. than ayear from
now. "
Marian was silent.
“I do not know." shc~ commenced.
“ I think I—- " ~ “
“That is not enough." be interrupted.
"You must promise—you must swear."
sugli a glance as that with which the
rattlesnake charms his prey., . .
But though greatly irritated. Mariau’s
strong common sense came to her rescue.
“ I will not be mad enough." she said.
decisively, “to peril my whole future
happiness by taking such an oath as
you require of me." 0
Mr. Barrett's eyes flashed fire.
commenced furiously. Then suddenly
changing his tone and throwing him-
self On his knees before her: "Oh.
Marian l" he exclaimed pitcously, “ pity,
pardon me; but my life. my honor, my
very salvation, depend on you. I can-
not—I may not explain two-.ycuywith
safety now—1'" ' ‘ ‘
The door burst open aners. Barret
rushed into the room.
“Stop!" she oxclaimed. “if you are
not already lost, and hear what it is you
depends on year. assent."
“Delia," said Mr. Barrett with the
same menacing gleam in his eyes that
Marian had seen there before.
feeling vaguely annoyed and uneasy, .
gathered in the horizon slowly spread _
her wedding-day. and masteriustwcnt
heard loud and angry voices in the tea .
his usual abruptness. "my sister's rmh- .
went on. eagerly; ‘,‘ but why should you ;
And seizing her hand be bent on her-
“You will not, you—will not!" no.
have to swear, and; why his salvation .
. . yearformnuiaua-__ 3‘.
“ I care not," aim returnéd, doiian tly.
“Your hour is drawing to a close. I
have served you in fear and trembling
through a lifetime; but at last I repent.
You shall not add another lost soul to
your list of victims. Girl, he meant
you for his yearly sacrifice to the master
11c servos—who, for his soul, gives him
wealth, power—” '
The clock begun to strike.
rctt tnrnedlivid.
“Swear l" he exclaimed, seizing Mar-
ion‘s hand again. ,
“Too lute—too Intel"rnng out in a
chorus of mocking voices through the
room. “The time is past; you are
ours. " -
Au awful plea of thunder and a vivid
flash of lightning that revealed Mr.
Barrett's agonizod face and his sister's
smile of triumph emphasized the words, '
and in an instant Marian was awake,
staring around her little room in dismay,
the newspaper still in her tightly
clasped hands. '
It was all a dream and shc had an-
swered the advertisement only in imagi-
nation. ‘
Mr. Bar-'
____.M...__
A GREAT mucn ACTOR.
Lemaitre will always remain a re-
markable figure in the history of the
French drama. He was not, of course,
the product of the romantic movement,
but he was in accord with those'fcelings
, and that condition of the public mind
. which. produced the movement itself.
He was in the acted drama what Eugene
Delacroix was in painting, what Hector
Berlioz was in music, what the leading
writers of the day became under their
great prophet Hugo, a living protest in
favor of the freedom of the intellect.
the rejection ofartificial trammelson
the imagination, the breaking away
from all allegiance except that which .
is owedto 'naturc. Hence he disap-
proved of the traditional instruction
offered at the Theatre Francois—the
artificial elocntion. the studied jestures
—just as much as Gautier and his com-
pcers objected to, mythological allu-
sions, paraphrastic expressions, and the
desire to clothe visible and invisible
things in conventional language. His
great forte was the Aristophunic quality
of commingling large laughter at the
absurdities of life with a deep sense of
its sorrowfulness and poetry. and he
possessed a power the illustrious Greek
did not apparently exercise of touching
without dwelling on those fearful chords
which lie in the character of- our des-
tiny. and whose resonance occasionally
startles us amid the commonplace! tasks
of life. His fine face and supple figure,
and undoubtedly. too, the pantomimic
powers which he had trained in concert
with Gougibus' and others in early life.
greatly aided the gifts of his genius.
And yet it is somewhat sad to look back
at the long lists of his creations. Can it
be honestly said that any of them were
quite worthy of him! For Corneille
and Racine he had no taste, for. Moliere
no opportunity. In youth he appealed
to the Boulevard, and to the Boulevard
he had Etc go; and the Boulevard. in
some measure. required that he should
adapt his powers to its tastes. It may
be urged that he created the role of Buy
Bins. Well. of the splendor of the die-
tion, the poetry, the rhetoric of the
Hugo plays there is, there can be, no
question; of their great dramatic
power in situations, in contracts, in ef-
fects, equally no question. 'But the
time is not calm enough yet to inquire
with profit whether these plays are
founded on a patient study of the
heart, a study producing other results
than the contrivuuce of psycohological
problems; whether, again, the conduct
of the characters is such as human
nature would have led them to display,
or whether theyarc constructed to speak
and. act with considerable reference to
the pointsthereby tobemade.
monnm Jacon. ‘0‘
d
This true story comes from an old sca-
board town in Maine: '
. Jacob _ loved Rachel, but . Rachel
wouldn't have him. Jacob labored on.
pressing his suit at intervals, and after
each rebufl telling her he was bound-to
win her yet, and convince every one she
cared for him as much as he behaved in
his heart she did.
"Very well," cried the indignant
Rachel, with a toss of her head, "‘keep
' right on till you make folks behave that, .
and when you do I’ll marry you i"
Jacob did persevere. but with small
success, and at last began to lose cour-
age. About this time another suitor-of
Rachel's arrived home from sea. bring-
ing with him, among other exotics, a
parrot of gorgeous hue which he pre-
sented to Rachel. who forthwith had the
bird suspended from. the sitting-room
window, whence she looked out after-
noons when her work was done. For a
day or two after his elevation to this
dignity the parrot remained marvelously ,,
' quiet. only casting an eye about serif,
taking in his new situation. On the
third morning, however, no sooner did
the neighbors begin to stir than he
electrified each passer-by with the
announcement: '
“Rachel's gone on Jacob; no chance
for J ohu !"
Of course the more‘ laughter, this
raised the more vociferously.the.bird
proclaimed the news. It spread like
wildfire, and tho parrot’s audience
went into hysterics, but howevermuch
~ this incbmmoded the family it made no .
impressiOn on the parrot, who. although
threatened and beaten and relegated to
darkness. waxed more and more furious
with desire to spread his knowledge. 1
Jacob kept out of the way for a while,
but there wasno lack of couriersrto
bring liiminformation of the other fel-
low’s discomfiturc and the parrot’s
heroic defense of his cause. At last
Rachel's - father appeared. wearing on
his weather-beaten face an odd mixture
of frown and grin.
"Look n-herc," he said, “between
that infernal bird's screechin' an' folks
at cacklin’,that gal’s a'most, out, 0’ her
head. There's nothin’ for you tic-do but
go over there and try to fix up things as
wcll's ye can. I guess most likely she’ll
sec you—I do' no, folks can't always
ten," » . »:-.-..-,4.s
The, upshot was Rachel married
Jacob, who, sticks to it that it was the
penetrative wisdom of his rival's parrot
that did the business, and denies to
this day all knowledge of the way the
parrot came by his speech. .
unnucxx DAYS.
Prospective brides. may be interested
to learn that there are thirty-two days
in the year on which it is unluckly to
marry. according to the authority of a
manuscript dated in the Math cen-
tury. These days are January first, sec-
ond. fourth. fifth. seventh. tenth. fif-
'nth; February sixth. seventh, thir-
August fifteenth, nineteenth; Septem-
fifteenth. sixteenth. sevenmcnth. Con.
‘ sequently January is‘ the worst month
and October the bestmonth in all the
\ “ I.. -. fl...
\
steadily increased. Rachel, meanwhile. ‘
.teenth; March first. sixth, eighth; April».
' sixth, eleventh; May fifth, seventh; June.
’ seventh, fifteenth; July fifth, nineteenth; ,
bersixth, seventh;0ctober sixth;Novem- -
ber fifteenth. sixteenth. and December.
OLD OPERA-BOUFFE FAVORITES.
What has become of the stars of
opera-boufi‘e—Tostee. Desclauzas, Rose
Bell and Irma—who first introduced
the mirtlifnl operation of Offenbach and
Lecdcq to American audiences? Alas
and woe is me! how long ago that all
seems! Yet one hears now and then of
the fate or the future of those syrens
that charmed us in bygone years. Tos-
tee— oor Tostee—L—the men-inst as she
was . c first of the Ofi'enbnchian prime
donne—met. too, with the saddest fate.
Some sixteen years ago she died. liter-
ally died cfo. broken heart, because of
the loss of a daughter, her only child.
She was an artiste of considerable repute
in her own line in Paris before she
visited America, being one of the lead-
ing singers of the Boufi‘es Parisens
under Ofi‘enbach’s own management.
She was the creator of Eurydice in
“Orphec aux Enters."
have never since known so brillianta
Grands Duchesse or so dashing a Belle
Helene. Irma, the beautiful, saucy
Bouictte of the first production of
"Barbe Bleuc'” in America, was one of
the famous Mario sisters. She is now a
haggard, homely, elderly woman.voice,
beauty, witchery all departed. Some-
times she is seen in one of the smallest
of small operatic roles at the- Opera
Comique—a part a little better than
that of a chorus singer—where her
experience of the stage and her musical
knowledge are useful, but the dazzling
Irma of bygone years has departed this
life as utterly as has her quondam com-
rade Tostee, and in a manner scarcely
less mournful. Rose Bell has married
and left the stage. Desclauzes long
ago forsook the boards of the Operetta
theatres for the stage of the legitimate
drama, and is now the most popular
low-comedy actress in Paris—“ a plump
and pleasing person," preserving much
of her past beauty and all of her head-
long gayety and contagious high spirits.
Her last creation, that of the ex-circus-
rider in the comedy of “ La Doctorcsse."
at the Gymnase, won warm commenda-
tion from the critics and frenzied
applause from the public. And Celine
Montaland, the exquisitely beautiful
prima donna of the Grand Opera-House
in New York—87w has gone up even
higher. She has “climbed the golden
stair"—not to the realms above, heaven
be praised i—for we cannot well spare
as yet the witchery of her soft dark
eyes, or the melody of her delightful
voice—but to the heights of the Comedic
Francoise itself. A rather stout, rather
elderly and somewhat bourgeoise dame, it
must be confessed, lacking the high-
bred distinction of Madeline Brohan
and Emilie Broisat, but still a very cap-
tivating representative of the middle-
uged ladies Of high comedy.
“Wo-
STABLE TRADITIONS.
:: The theory, once largely upheld, that
hunters must be secluded from the gaze
of man from noon or 1 2.11. to 4 r. M. is
now almost entirely exploded, the fact
being at last recognized that horses are
extremely sociable animals, and that
the more they see of each other and
people going in and out, in reason, the
better. This rule nevertheless admits
of many exceptions, notably in training
stables, with which, however. we are
not presently concerned. The fallacy
of the bearing-rein traditions has been
so often and so ably exposed that it
needs but passing comment. Nor are
our grooms wholly responsible for its
perpetuity. Many men, and most
women,{seem to think that. in London.
at least, a horse's appearance is im-
proved by huving his head and neck
cruelly braced up to anuunatural angle.
The feeling of the animal on his re-
‘turnto the stable we should imagine
tobe closely akin to that of crook
- shooter after along day's sport among
high trees with a good deal of leaf on.
In contradictinctiou: to ,liearsy, which
' is to a great extent shared equally by
master and man, may be mentioned the
saddle-room dogma that the length of
the rider’s legs varies, and varies un-
equally from day to day. One would
suppose that nothing could be easier
than toslip-the tongue of the buckle
into thewell-marked hole chosen by the
horseman as most suitable tohis par-
ticular seat. To the helper nothing is
more impossible, and, true to tradition,
he tacitly invites his master daily to
ride out of the stable yard with one
knee in his' mouth and the other foot
" nearly on the ground, and to readjust
the leathers as best he can on the back
of a horse which for some perverse
reason invariably “ stands in " with the
servant and resents the process. That
ahorsc always "‘blows hisself out so"
while being saddled we are ready to
believe and to accept as an excuse for
the girths in the first instance not being
drawn within many holes of the pres-
sure necessary to keep the saddle in
place; but what plm save tradition can
be urged for not looking to them again
just before the rider gets up? which,
with an attendant hanging on to an Op-
posite stirrup, he may easily do without
discovering his danger, whereof he only
becomes aware when the saddle turns
round if he loses his balance, or when
having occasion to discount, he finds
himself and his furniture on the ground
together.
BALLOONING.
Explorers of the air and earth are
strangely alike in two respects—indivi-
dually they seldom weary of their self-
imposed struggles. and collectively they
make little progress. A first plunge
into Africa or the Arctic is almost cer-
tainly followed by a return trip, if the
first he survived. Yet a lady's fingeri-
rtipcan cover all the polar circle yet
charted. and Africa is still the unknown
continent. Five hundred ascents are
' credited tOProfessor Wise, and Godard
left the clouds beneath him at least
eight hundred times. Their persever-
ance can hardly be surpassed, and
modern skill and science were exhausted
' in their appliances. Yet they wentlittlc
~ higher or further or longer than did the
bold man who tested Montgolfiefs dis.
covery a century ago. The fascination
of ballooning is akinto that of gam-
bling. There is a glorious uncertainty
whether. the , soronautwill come backqtc'
be feted and quizzed by men of science,
or whether many sorts of'unpleasaut
things will happen to him.
W
AN EASTERN STORY.
An Ehstcrn story saysan Arab and
7’ his horse were both captured by Turks.
[n the night Hastian heard hishorse
neighing outside the tent, and crawled
out to where he stood with fore-feet tied.
Hassanwns bound hand and foot. but
withhis teeth gnawed and pulled the
thong of goat-skin apart, till the horse
was, free. Then. kissing him, he gave
him messages of love, to,wife and chil-
dren. supposing he would find his way
home; But the horscstoopedhhis head,
lifted his wounded master by grasping
the lenthern girdle around his waist.
and carried him many weary miles; over
mountain and plain. till he, reached
Hassan's home, :whcre he. laid him
gently down. The brave horse then
dropped dead from exhaustion.
~-.._.
Our boards-
oiiisummr .
GONQIIERBD!
When the Doctors could. do
no more.
cars. .1. carriers, 32 Hewley sum,
Boston. Kass" writes .—
“One year ago I was apparently so far
gone with Consumption that my life
seemed only a uestion of days rather
than months. With my faith in the ability
of physicians to help me all gone, I tried
almost every known'remedy, with nO
apparent benefit. Finally, as a last re-
sort, I was induced to try DR. R. C.
Frownn‘s Luna Count/in. The very first
dose gave me relief, and with the first
bottle I took a new lease of life, and I can
honestly say today that one spoonful of
this remedy is worth more to the sufferer
from Lung troubles than a gallon of an
other known remedy. A bottle of it s
now one of my choicest possessions, and
at the first sympton of a cough or cold
I fly to it for the relief it never fails to
give.” -5 _' -
DR. FLOWEu’s LUNG COR-
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the most wonderful Lung
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It eradicates the germ
of Consumption as no remedy
has, ever been known to do.
It stands without a. rival for
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma and Consumption.
Price $1.00 per bottle.
A copy of Dr. Flower’s Rules
for the Treatment of Con-
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OPTICIAN and OCULIST,
WILL Bl AT NORWALK.
June 16th and 17th, 1886,
At Norwallc Hotel.
Having qualified myself by years of hard study
in the best institutious'in Europe, and having had a
practical experience of twenty-five years in mi
country, I am enabled at first sight to adapt lense
most appropriate to restore the vision to its origins
vi r and cure all the various diseases of the eye
I ave therefore combined my practice of an
"Oculist with that club 0 tician, and am now en-
abled to furnished all kin offenses and styles of
Spectacles and EyaGlasses which are made to
order under my own supervision, to suit my cus-
omers’ visionary ailments.
Consultation nae.
References—Geo. G. Bishop. Charles Olmstead
ex-Deputy snerur Charles Adams Mr. Clarence
Nash with J. r. Bonnet. Gen..D. iv. Couch, Mrs.
W. K. James. Dr. E. C. Clarke.
FOR SALE. .
a srrmsu
V I C T‘D‘R I A ,
Newly Trimmed and Painted.
A Fine Family Carriage.
Will be sold ata very low price.
HENRY TILLY,
CARRIAGE MAKER.
. scorn Non WALK.
Thellcs i"... World.
Sperry & Barnes’
. .
Hams.
. Shoulders,
Breakfast
Bacon,
AND
Sausage
ARE summits
Tun. BEST
THE MARKET. "
o... nus-mas man is Strictly Pure
and Free from all adultsratlon. »
' Look cot-Jinn: for the 31‘“!-
We manufacture allgoods bearing our brandat
our packlug house, New Haven.
813ml Barnes llewalluen, Conn.
ails PAPER stage;
”fungus-cant"
- per Adv . , s
‘m""°°"...'i‘mmu-r m Will
be ‘ for it in ‘ _ I
sumptiou accompanies each.
and the untold miseries resulting from indiscreticn '
Send 10 cents postage and we Will I
A GIFT mail you free aroyal. valuable sample
I
J. G. Gregory it 00..
Desire tostate that in addition to a full line of
Drugs, Proprietary Medicines and Druggists’
Sundries they are prepared to receive
orders for
Silk. Cotton or Linen
ELASTIC HOSE
For varicose or enlarged veins. Warranted to
fit, and at reduced rates.
They also desire to state that they have accepted
the agency of the New York Vacclne 00., and will
keep a supply of
PURE BOVINE VACCINE VIRUS
Constantly 0|] hand.
They have in stock Electric Batteries, which
will be sold at close Igures. The carryalsoa full
assortment of Keystone Writing aper Packets.
it B. CRAUFURD,
Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Securities.
3! Iain Street. Norwallt.
I Agent for a... I ' ' '
Americanlns. 00., of Newark, N. J
Assets ......................... . ..... ' .'.s muss;
Northern Assurancc 00.. of mutton. . .. lasagna
Germaiua Fire Ins. 00., of New York. . 2,700,000
lontauk Eire ins. 00., of New York. . . . 389,666
Jersey City, of Jersey ................... 316,868
'I 1181' Gilli. BQIIIMIIII HIII‘IEMBS
0f the Equitable Mortgage Cot, of Kansas, and
6 per cent. Bonds
Of the Middlesex Banking 00.. of Mlddletown
Conn. Princi and interest of both guaranteed,
Securities 0 all descriptions bought and sold at
New York Quotations.
A large number of desirable dwellings and farms
for sale. , lyss _'
1847. l886.
STILL AT THE FRONT
—WITH—
The Largest Assortment
___0F_
STOVES,
RANGES,
HEATERS,
. . CROCKER Y,
GLASS W
WOODEN A
WILLOW
AGATE R
TIN E
And allkiuks of Wares required In a house at
It Prices Lower than Ever!
—-—AT——
No. 17“ Wall Street,
B. K LOGKWOIIII 85 00.
E. K. Lockwoon. FRANK I. Jonas.
Hatch, Bailey i100
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER, TIMBER.
Shingles, Lath,
Doors, Sash,
Blinds, Moulding,
Window Frames,
Pockets, J's.
leneered Hard Wood Work.
Hamilton Ceiling and Flaming.
South NOrwalk, Conn.
Geo. S. Gregory.
Livery. Boarding, Sale.
Feed and Exchange
a.
No. 14. naught 81
(In rear of Horse Car Depot), ‘
NORWALK, CONN.
carriages furnished at all hours. Oourteou
uranium and gentlemanly drivers. 1y
sons 11. main,
‘9 F L O R | ST.
EAST SIDE OFMAINSTREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
jolty of South w. Conn.
Plants answered: all seasons
Flowers for Funerals furnished andtsstefcily
mud to 01"!“ 6‘ I'll)“ uotm. '
.Mr. Geo. B. Plaisted .' “
Dear Sir»:
Knowing the formula [mm
which Plaisted’s Cough.
Remedy is prepared we can
certify that the medicines
of which it is composed are
of recognized utility [or
throat and lung“ troubles,
and that it contains no
opium or any poisonous or
injurious drugs.
ELERY C. CLARKE. M. 1)., Norwalk.
0. A. MURRAY, M. D.. “
DEXTER HITCHCOCK. M. D., “
G. If. MCGONEGAL, M. D., “
WM. C. BURKE, M. 1).. So. Norwalk.
0. G. BOIIANNAN, M. 1)., , “
E. S. MINER, M. D., “
c. w. nnunuicr, n. 1).. u
n. nUNcnnrouu, M. 1)., Stamford.
w. s. TODD, M. D , Itldgeileltl.
usuuracrunnn BY
Geo. B. Pleisted,
DRUGGIST,
corner flair and Wall Streets, Hawaii.
62 Washington Street, South Nurwalk.
Building Lots
F‘OR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
II. J. STURGES. or o. E. WILSON.
GAZETTE BUILDING ' 41f
Seven Years Experience 11 U. 8. Patent Office.
Geo. R. Byington,
SOIJOITOR OF
PATENTS.
Firemen-9s Insurance Building,
washing-row. c. c.
xlenslon Cases before Congress u. Spcclnlly
GO TO
—FOR—-
Stores 81 Ranges,
Crockery, China, '
AND FINE DECORATED ‘
Tea and Toilet Sets,
TABLE GLASS WARE,
Stalin and Hanging Luis
OF NEW PATTERNS,
OUTLERY.
HOUSE For. in 800113
01" ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
For $319 at Bargains!
1 Canopy Top Buggy.
1 Light Grocery Wagon.
é Heavy Grocery Wagons.
l Lumber Box "Wagon.
1 Light'Trotting Wagon.
1 Four Bassenger Surrey.
Apply to
N orwalk, Conn.
$2 5 REWAnn.—The above reward willbc
paid for information that' will lead to
the arrest and conviction of tho mnywhc is
fsisc'y’ representin himself to DB I, ~
son sense optic and acullat. Dr. scam
is to be found on y at the Norwalkaudflfabackemo
Real in Termini
F. J. Curtis a 00’s.
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure‘ v'
strength and wholesomeness. More economic .
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be soldin com-
petition wfth' the multitude of low test, short
weight, allnm or phosphate powders.
Borax. BAKING Pownsn 00.,106 Wall St... N. Y.
W. E. QUINT'ABD, '
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
GEO-WARD SELLEO‘,
HIRDENBIIOOK'S BLOCK. WALL STREET,
FAMILY cnocsnies.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
' Organist of the First Congregational Church.
‘ Teacher of
.Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 3 P. 0., NORWALK. CONN.
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
f Attorney and Cunnsellu‘ at'Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK,‘ CONN
. rm. 1'. scream, -’
titans; all Counselor at Law,
2 Gazette Building,
.NORWALK, - CONN.
E. WHITWOBTII,
Successor to B. Conn.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
WEEKS’ BUILDING, WALL STREET.
a sum. nuts or
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
PENSIONS
-——:aun:—
Government Claims.
My sole business. Thousands have Rights
Neglected. Address, free of charge, or visit,
GEN. w. E. NOBLE,
91 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn
77'. H. MEEKER.
54 Main Street,
sou'ru NORWALK. CONN,
5 Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ and
Steam Fitters' Supplies,‘and Gas Fixtures.
xysi
Jobbing promptly attended to.
, O. E. WILSON,
General Insurance it Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
‘ Room No. SGazette Building. Norwalk. Conn. .
EMA INSURANCE c... of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1819. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,273.84.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire. on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES a MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
18th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstandinga dollar of unpaid losses
.or claims for losses. No scum annpanu insures
for less.
W. 0. 8mm, Pres. S. E. Gunman. Trent,
Gen. II. Camus. Secretary.
A. CARD.
. Having pursued» the
FURNITURE BUSINESS,
Recently carried on byIWmman Lockwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
1 am prepared to meet the wants of all ros ttve
purchasers of furniture. both STAIPIJ-l fill
ORNAIBNTAL I have on hand a large
stock which I will sell '
VERY CHEAP FOR CASH.
lshallbepleased to meet at; old or new friends
- and will guarantee satisfactionin ~
every case.
ghosts H. RAYMOND.
PETER nucleon, ‘
FLORIST lilillili YIIIN,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery.
NORWAEE, - - CONN.
DealerinInGreen House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tal Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts ofdeslgnsin Flowers arranged
to order. 41y!
Grading and Re-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
_,F. H. PEC'K WELL,
ARCHITECT,
NO. 7 WATER STREET,
aan'r ‘rcu
Gill ert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
knobs. '
New York Wood Taming Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings. .
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
:‘ “ “ “ Newels.
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
Also FlatMoulded Door and Window
Casmgs furnished at short notice.
restaurants to “mama
E A R N E S S
To compete with large concerns I have
agency of one of the cidest aha lsrgesflgali-h
llshments in the state forthe sale of
. .SsrugssSaddlesfiEalters, Sur-
W.~H. Smith a Go. .
ingles, Co
are, he.
I shall also Make
Fine Harness to Order,
as usual. at the 01d Stand,
h "lg-“7. WATER STREET.
w ere lkee are larllneof age.
, Chamois, lank‘gtls,Ro 1322'.“ '81”
TravclmgBags, c. .
.‘l‘. 15'. Peckwell’.
Notice to Builders.
IRST—QUALITY 'BUILDIN
F “fin“?- Apply $0., WES G STONE for sale
_ r K. SELLECK
P. O. Box 23. NorwaIk.
For Sale.
Anon“ BARRm“ RIFLE made by John
Blisset Inndon. Wm . ,
cash. Euquitie at this omce. be so” cheap for
FURNISHING‘ UND‘EBTIKERT
Residence 143 Main Street; Telephone Connection.
. estimate.
m m ICE-Pm“ '
built by the Empress Anna Ivanovna,
on the Nova, 1739. the simplest means
were used. . First, the purest and not
transparent ice was selected. This was
cut into large blocks, squared with rule
and compass, and carved with all the
regular architectural embelhsh‘ merits.
No cement was used. Each block, when
ready, was raised toits destined place
it was let down upon the block which
was to support it, water was poured
between the two; the upper block was
immediately lowered. and as the water
froze almost instantly. in that intensly
cold climate, the two blocks became
literally one. In fact, the whole build-
ing appeared to be, and really was. a
single mass of ice. The effect it pro-
duced must have been infinitely I”
costly, marblerrrits. transparency and
bluish tint giving it rather the appear-
ance of a precious stone;
In dimensions, the structure was fifty-
six feet long, eighteen feet wide, twenty-
' one feet high, and with walls three feet
in thickness. At each corner of the
- palace wuss. pyramid of the same height
,nsthe roof, of course builtof ice. and
around the whole was a low palisadc of
.the same material. The actual length
.of the front view. including the pyra-
imids, was one hundred and fourteen
gfeet.
' The palace was built in the usual
3 style of Russian architecture. The
5 facade was plain, being merely divided
jinto, compartments by pilastcrs. There
fwas a window in each division, which
Zwas painted in imitation of green mar-
ible. The window-panes were formed
iyof slabs of ice, as transparent and
Esmooth as sheets of plate-glass. At
gnight. when the palace was lighted,
who windows were curtained by canvas
1 screens, on which grotesque figures
were painted. Owing to, the transpar-
,ency of the whole material. the general
fefi'ect of the illumination must havebcen
fine, the whole palace seemingly being
=filled with a delicate pearly light. The
‘central division projected, and appeared
gto boa door. but was. in fact, a large
Ewindow. and was illuminated like the
gathers. Surmountiug the facade of the
building was an ornamental bolustradc,
:nnd at each end of the sloping roof was
in huge chimney. The entrance was at
Etho rear. At each side of the door stood
ice imitations of orange trees. in leaf
éand flower, with ice-birds perched on
23hr.) branches.
W
i STAGE nonnative-nannies.
; During the past fifteen years 105 men
have been engaged in the business of
stage robbing on Wells, Fargo & Co’s
Pacific coast stage lines. That itisa
business pursued with great diligence
fund skill is shown by the “Bobbcrs'
:Itecord." kept by the company for the
use of its own detectives. This word
was recently published by the company,
and makes public many instructive facts
about the business of stagerobbing,
not the least interesting being the fact
that a pardon to a stage robber isto
him what the operation of the bank-
ruptcy law is to n merchant—gives him
an opportunity to renew his callingun-
iiestricted by the law. The extent of
the business will doubtless surprise
many people. It has in the lastfour-
ipen yearscost Wells. Fargotco.
$927,726.55, or an average of 306.226
per year. This assessment on the com-
pany is divided asfollows: The robbers
akecharged with, $415,312.55; rewards
for arrests, etc. 73,451;attorneys, 822,-
$7; expenses incurred in arresting and
convicting robbers. 890.079; guards and
special officers. 3426.517. This makes
the total which the business costs the
cpmpany, but, of course, is very far
from the total amount assessed against
society by the robbers. In thisisnot
included the great amount stolen from
the United States mails in the same
rdbberies. and the still greatcrtotalof
cash and valuables taken from stage-
coach passengers. But taking the sum
the robbers havesecurod from the Wells
Fargo boxes alone. 8415.813. it is seen
that the 105 men who have engaged in
the business have averaged 88.835. or
$660per year each. What the money
and jewelry have netted the road
agents it is of course impossible to
STAGE LIGHTING.
1 Much of the extraordinary change
thpt has taken place within twenty
yesrs isowing to the resources of science
being appliedtothe stage. This isillus-
‘ by the progress madeinlighting.
_ twith the blazeof footlights. the
lights at the sides and at the top, the
performers seem to move almost inn
ring of fire—Fto say nothing of that
globing furnace, the sunlight, which
fiercely illuminates the audience. Nay.
the actress of note must have a special
light of her own. and we see the leading
lady pursued across the stage bythc
dazzling blaze of the limelight. Itis
diatom to conceive the contrast of-all
this in Garrickls day, when thestage
was lit not by footlights, but by four
large chandeliers which hung over the
heads of the players. This was a
ratibnal system, for the faces were shot-
ively lit up. and the scenery left dim
and indistinct. But then these, were
thoi old foolish times when nobody
cared for scenery. but for the play only
and; the actors. Then anystuff would
do for dresses-the coursestwas most
afieetive—for there was but little light
to see the texture. In McCready's
dress for Virginius. now in Mr. Irving's
poem 'on, the armor-was Ofpestcboard,
covered with tinfoil. and the daggcrof
wood. There was a scarf of red serge.
a linen tunic andsandals, etc. The
whole could not have costacouple of
pounds. But a rich dress would have
been wasted. and now the searching
rays would display the} poverty of ma-
terial. Hence the introduction of rich
and costly stufis which makes the
aotress‘bill for dress now as high as
thatcfaladyof fashioninthe season.‘
Hence those superb plushes and velvcts
ofm'any tints, the brocades. the rare
ornaments. In the pantomineswesee
whole bands of young ladies with their
helmets, shields and breastplates, no
longerof pasteboard, butmadcofa
brillian' ' tly polished silvermetal which
reflects the bright rays of the limelight.
This metal is costly enough. and these
suifsof armor costagood deal. Stage
jewelry new isaregular manufacture.
and. though many. actresses wear real
diamOnds, it need not be said. that the
mimic stones are more effective. Sham
furniture looks more like furnitureon
thcstagc thahtho finest 'that'couldbc .
ordered from Maple'a. Itwould take
too long to expound this. but inillustra-
tionit maybe said that at the Theatre
Francois there is a property ,clock'foi- a,
bondoir elegantly painted and made of
pepiermache. andwhichcostifOOoi-ooo
frauca' , .
W.—
W. palsy or. writers' cramp,
which; telegraphists. are also subject to.
and whichhasbeenregardedaswithout
remedy. it is'said can be cured by u
\
Hotels: Be employs no peddlers ro agents. use
system of mag; e and gymnastics.
__ -n. s-
In‘the construction of thisworh,
beautiful than if it had been of the most I
by cranes and pulleys, and just before ,
Norwalk Chronicler