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At the Morning Service.
The sermon was long and the preacher was prosy,
The cushion was soft and the corner was cosy;
And musing, I knew
By my side in the pew
Was a dear little face that was tilled and res!-
A stray bit of lace and the curl of‘a feather
Lay close to my check. as I didn’t care whether
.The service was long
0r flirting was wrong
In a lonely back pew as we knelt down together.
In reading the prayers we’d one book between us,
So sweet was her smile that, had nobody seen us,
While bent on our knees.
0, how Cupid did tease—
I had stolen a kiss, the prayer-book to screen us.
In the oriel window the sunlight was gleaming.
[n my drowsy brain I felt love fancies teeming;
Then my heart gave a thump——
But my head got abump
0n the back of the pew—I’d only been dreaming.
-———W.—
The Flower of the Flock.
There are three girls in our family—
Constancc, Juliet and Ismay, and it is I,
Juliet, who am writing this little his~
tory. I think that looks have a great
deal of influence over some people's fate.
If I had been as handsome as my
youngest sister, I should now be Mrs.
Lorraine, instead of a forlorn maiden.
gazing hopelessly toward a forlorn ’
future. But perhaps matters may im-
prove as time goes on ; the wound in my
heart may heal, and my feelings become
blunted. Just now I feel very sore.
Constance is my senior by four years.
She married the year after she came out.
I was fifteen at the time, and Ismay
only twelve. The Lorraines were our
oldest and dearest friends, and Ismay
and I studied witfl the girls under the
some governess at their house. My
father was the squire of the village
where we lived, Mr. Lorraine the rector,
and there were no other famillies of
consequence within five miles.
I think I began to live my life when I
was sixteen. It was October ; Guy
Lorraine had left Rugby and was going
into residence at Cambridge. We young
ones had been spending a month at the
seaside under frauleiu's care, but the
holidays were at an end now, and I felt
somewhat gloomy as I wandered alone
in the rectory garden. To lose Guy and
begin lessons to-morr‘ow! It was too bad.
I was attired in my usual white flan-
nel frock, rather dilapidated—I was
never tidy—and one of Guy’s hats,
which I had taken out of the hall. As I
stood by the dial on the lawn a white
figure lounged in at the gate and made
for me. Of course it was Guy. He was
a wonderful handsome boy, tall, slight
and dark, with clear cut features and an
eagle nose. I am an artistic soul and
love beauty. That evening I was pain-
fully conscious of being a fright, and I
began to straighten my crumpled frock
and push back my towzled wig.
“ Don’t do that, J u,” said Guy. as he
approached. “I like you ever so much
better when you're untidy. "
“ Then you must like me always. ”
“I do six days out of seven. Sun-
day's an exception. "
"And I always look nice on Sunday. "
”Nice 1 You’re a perfect object.
with your head in a tail and your best
frock on. If you only knew what a con-
trast you are to‘Ismuy, you'd leave your
pew and come sit with us."
“Indeed I wouldn't ; I'd choose some
one civil, not you." _
“Ah, you're jealous of Ismuy, and I
wonder ; but I’m not going to talk about
her just now. Do you know I came
home especially to see you ?"
“Iwondered what hadmade you leave
the river so early, but I'm not surprised
to hear that I was the attraction."
"You conceited monkey! I should
enjoy boxing your ears, but I haven't
time. I want to talk seriously.”
I giggled outright, but he pulled my
hand through his arm, and we marched
off in silence. After a moment's pause,
I opened my mouth to speak, but he
broke in suddenly :— »
“J a, you know I'm
marrow."
"Well?"
"Are you sorry ?"
"No, I’m very glad. I hope you'll
come back improved."
“You tiresome creature! why won’t
you be serious ?” and he threw down my
hand.
“I am serious. You're asking me
stupid questions, and I'm answering
them seriously." '
“Oh, Juliet. why won't you under-
' stand? Don't you know Tm sorry to
‘ leave you i"
“ Of course you are."
“ And you must know the reason why.
J 11. I’m fond of you."
" I know that too." _
“You're really past all endurance.
Must I explain everything. just as if
you were a baby? I’m not fond of you
in that way."
“Which way ?"
“You know what I mean perfectly
well. I'm going to marry you."
"I mli'st really tell mother that I’m
provided for; she was very glad when
Connie married in her second season,
but I’ve done a great deal better. Act-
ually, Guy, I'm engaged two years before
I’m out." _
"I’m quite in earnes " he growled,
“but if you’re only going to make fun
of me I’ll go. "
" You are going, that is to say, you’re
going to-morrow, ‘but not just this min-
ute, Guy."
“Oh, Juliet! and do you really love
me 7"
“1 don’tiwant to say yes. and I don't
want to say no. " _
“But you won't marry any other
fellow while I'm away ?” . ‘
"There is no fellow that I know of.
Iwill write and tell ycuif one turns
u .1! ‘
p“And you're the sweeteSt girl in the
worl .", .
"Guy, I'm positively growing vain.
I wish fraulein thought the same."
" Will you ever be in earnest. Juliet?
I know you will never marry me when
you're grown up. You make fun of
everything, and you will turn out a
good-for-ucthing flirt."
"Are you sure you mean what you
say i” I asked hesitatingly.
“Yes," he said simply. and
he was speaking the truth.
“And if you meet prettier and nicer
girls than I am, you won‘t like them
better than me i"
“You are the prettiest and the nicest
girl in theworld."
“I don't want you to say that; I
want you to say you'll never love any
one but me". ‘
“I shall never love any one half so
well."
And so the romance of my life began.
When I was seventeen my father gave
his consent to my engagement with
Guy, and we were to be-married when I
was twenty”
going away to—
I knew
CHAPTER 11.
“How she is growingup!" It was
Guy who spoke, and he was referring
to little Ismay, who was crossing the.
stepping stones to come to us.
I sat on the river bank, and Guy
lonnged at my feet. Something in his
voice made me glance, down at him.
“Shaistltpflowor. of the flock. . Far
prettierthanloonnie.” .
“ Then you don't include yourself in
the beauty ogmpetitiog, Juliet P‘.’
“I never tliohght of comparing my-
self with Connie, and she is nothing to
lsmny. '
“You are the best of the three. Jn."
Ismay came up and seated herself by
Guy. Two more beautiful faces could
dark and classical; hers equally por-
ft-ct, with n. complexion of pcarl's and
roses, with golden hair, and dark gray.
lustrous eyes. -
“I hope I am not do .trop." she said
calmly, seating herself and spreading
out her muslin skirts; " but I thought
.Tn's voice sounded cross, and I am
come to make peace." ’ .
“More likely to create discord,"‘I
said with impatience.
Guy glanced up. and then murmured
something about the golden apple.
“Do you remember Paris and the
apple ?" asked Ismay, looking straight
into his eyes. “If I had been there I
I think it would have been given to me."
I was accustomed to hear such
remarks every day, and only laughed;
but Guy had not seen much of lsnmy
in the last year. and be stored with
astonishment at the audacious beauty.
She returned his gaze for a few seconds.
and then cast down her eyes. That was
only acting. Whatever Ismay was. she
was not shy. Itried to talk to Guy as
I did when we were alone. Then I used
to chatter by the hour together—rigors-
role, he used to cull it—a one-sided conJ
versation on every imaginable topic;
which I knew amused him, although. he
to listen in silence. But I felt a trifle
constrained with that graceful white
figure before my eyes, and when I
glanced at Guy his eyes were on Ismny;
he had apparently forgotten me. I rose
abruptly.
of Guy. -
“Are you tired of the river ?"
“ Yes;" and I turned to go.
“ Arn't you coming. Ismay ?"
“No; and I’m vexed with you for
leaving me. It is nearly a year since
I’ve seen anything of you, and I wanted
to hear all the news—where you've
been. what you've done, and everything. "
“There's really no reason why you
should dog my footsteps," I said mag-
nanimously; “pray tell Ismay every-
thing worth telling. I am going home."
That same evening. after dinner, I,
went and sat alone upon the stone balus-
trade of the tennis lawn. I was alone
for what seemed to me a very long time.
The rosy after glow melted into the
blue-gray sky; the moon launched her
silver boat, and here and there a star
flickered in the heavens. The corn-
crake was busyin the hay fields, and
the scent of the roses and honeysuckle
ill the verandfi stole to me on the. oil.
I think I looked nice that night; not
beautiful—I could never be that—but
as pretty as most girls. I were a white
frock and a pearl necklace. and my fair
hair was twisted into abig heavy loop.
Guy's voice roused me from my rev'ery.
“You resemble Ellen Terry as you sit
there. Look up at me.”
“You have a queer expression in your
eyes to-night, Juliet. What is the
matter ?”
“I don't know. Something is going.
to happen."
“ You seem very queer, too, Guy 7"
“Do you believe in love at first
sight ?"
“Yes, in many cases. Is that what
is making you sigh so? Have you fallen
in love with some one at first sight ?"
"Oh, I don't know—that is to say, I
haven’t. Are you in love, Juliet ?"
“ What a. question i" I exclaimed
indignantly, although I was half laugh-
ing. "If you wish me to asylum in
love with you, I shan't.”
"I wish to heaven you were not!"
he exclaimed vehemently.
The blood rushed into my cheeks. and
I sprang up passionately. Before-I had
.dme to make my escape. Guy-threw
his arms round ,mcisnd kissed my lips
over and, over again. My headmte’d
on his shoulder, and my eyes slowly
filled with tears. No wonder I wept.
thongh I knew not then that that. was
/the last time my love—mine. alas, no
longer—would kiss me.
‘ ‘ Dearest Juliet," he whispered; " for-
give me, my darling! You know I love
you better than any other woman."
“Except one," said a sOft, clear voice
close by.
Guy dropped my hand, and I glanced
round with an uncomfortable sense of
having been discovered in a ridiculous
position. '
It was Ismay. She was lovelier than
ever in the pale moonlight. Her face
was that of an angel. and her white
draperies enveloped her like a mist.
may.
"I didn't mean what I said, Jo, and
I havn't been eavesdropping. I just
countered up and overheard the end of
Guy’s speech, It seemed only natural
to make the remark that I did. ’ It came
in so well. "
Guy said nothing. We three returned
to the house together, Ismay talking to
but he said never a word. That night
a dreadful fear crept into my heart,
and until morning I lay awake staring
hopelessly, blankly, at a terrible phan-
tom which grew clearer and more distinct
every moment; and I had not even
relief in tears.
Thank Heaven. that horrible state of
uncertainty did (not last long. The
agony of the next two days was almost
too much for my endurance; but when
the last crushing blow fell, it was not
so painful as those frightful doubts. It
stunned me, but I knew the worst; there
was nothing. either evil or good, that
could touch my heart after that. Let
me pass over the next forty-eight hours.
I said I was ill, and remained in my
room. I refused to see Ismay; she
evening of the second day I went out.
It was growing dark, and I crouched
down beside the bulustrade in the It-
alian part of the garden, which was laid
out in terraces. Below my balustrade
placed on the bank. I. felt expectant.
I was lying in wait. In my black dress
distinguish me in that shady corner,
and there I_ waited. The night was
very still. That hateful corn crake was
still creaking in the meadows, and I
abhorred the perfume of. roses that
filled the air, for in my mind it raised
up the vision of by-gonc love and happi-
ness. What mockery!
I had not long to wait. I heard
voices in the distance, and then two
forms emerged from the shadow and
came slowly toward the seat below my
eyes. , I feared they might continue
their walk, but no; they stopped, and
Ismay, for it was she and Guy, seated
herself. He glanced round for a
moment. then threw himself at her
feet. -
"You are
may sit beside me if you wish, or per-
haps you think that is your proper
place ?" _
“Yes,"hesaid,‘ “you were made to be
worshipped. ' ~I~had read of-such women,
but never believed in them, and here I
discover one in a little girl I have known
not have been imagined. His. clear. .
rarely spoke. but he was quite conteut_
“ Where is Juliet going ?" asked Ismay
She laughed. gently at my look of dis-~
us both; I replied in an incoherent way, -
made my head ache, I said. On the,
a bank sloped some six feet or more to .
another terrace, and a garden seat was -'
and in the waning light 110 one oculd"
humble," She said; ”you .
all mylifé, than. fiaaimesunwy ‘
ever given a thought. "
“Juliet occupied all your thoughts." '
”Juliet!" he sighed; “yes, and, she
ought to occupy them entirely to the
end of time. There is not another
girl in the world like my old love. and
she is better than you, my goddess. "
“ And yet you love me best ?"
“ Who could blame'me for loving you 2’
I adore you. You are so beautiful and
gracious; you are an angel—a Venus l"
_ “And you are profane. Call me an
angel or Venus separately, not both at
once." '
“But you remind me of both. You
are neither saint nor sinner, but the
most charming combination of bot ."
“ If Juliet was here she would say I
was all sinner."
“Don't talk about Juliet. Let me ‘
think cf you and you only. The rest of
my life must be devoted to her. ”
I heard Ismay's sobs. I could not
see it was so dark, but I knew that he
was kissing her and bidding her fare-
well forever, and each tender epithet cut
my heart like a knife. Slowly and
noiselessly I rose, stole silently along
the terrace to the steps and stoodbeside
them without either being aware of my
presence. V
“ And now good-by forever, dearest,”
said Guy; and he would have risen and
left her, but she clung to him and sobbed
convulsively. " You must think of
Juliet; I am bound to her. ”
‘,' You are not !" Could that be my
voice? “For the last two days I have
suspected this. and this is why I have
been anunseen witness to" this scene. Guy v
you are free. I am thankful to have
found out thejchange in your love before
it was too late. Good-by."
“Juliet, are you angry l"
"No, I am reliev ."
“ Then you never lovedme ?"
“No. I never loved you," I replied
slowly; and as I uttered that lie, I
turned and walked. slowly away, and he
breathed a sigh of relief.
They are married, and they are happy
—at1epst she is, and he can only look
back with amusement to the time when
he preferred me to the flower of the flock
WW—
scam BEAUTIFUL mnns.
As a rule the plumage ,of singing
birds is very plain, brilliuucy of features
being the pcrquisito of the silent of the
bird race. In these songless but beautiful
birds there is quite a large business done
in this country, many of our wealthier
citizens considering their home elegance
as incomplete without an aviary filled
with different kinds of foreign and
domestic birds famous for their beauty.
Among the most popular are the African
finches, of which there are about twenty
‘difi'erent Varieties, which vary in value
according to the brillianoy of their
plumes. Of these the verda, or widow-
bird, whose tail feathers frequently
measure a foot in length, and which on
that account is sometimes misoulled the
bird of Paradise, is a favorite. The
A weaver bird is also in good demand, not
so much on account of its beauty, as be-
cause of its wonderful ingenuity in
utilizing thread material in connection
with the wires of the aviary which it
weaves together. the cloth it manufac-
tures being so dense and firmly inter-
waven that it can only be removed by
cutting it with a sharp instrument.
There are three kinds of weavers, known
as the Napoleon and Bishop, which are
very richly plumed, and the common
weaver, which is a pluiner bird. AmOng
the African finches may be mentioned
the St. Helena. the silver-beak, the
wax-bill, the orange-cheek, the cut-
throat, and others whose name suggest
the peculiarity after which they are
called.
A non. near.
The Madrid correspondent of the London
Standardigives the following account of
the goring of.Frsscuelo, a' noted matador
in the-ibull-ring st Madrid, recently, in
the presence of King Alfonso and an im-
mense assemblage. Frascuelo's injuries
were supposed to be fatal:
“Frascuelo, the bull fighter is one of the ,
youngest men in his profession. Born in
1844, he had displayed from boyhood
great during and uncommon agility in
pursuit of, his dangerous calling. His
fame was great, and the aficionados of
Madrid generally greeted him with a cheer
when he advanced hat in hand to salute
the President of the ring. In the course
‘ of his career Frascuelo had often been in
great danger of his life. Twice seriously
hurt, several times wounded, often
warned against his reckless habits of
courting peril, spurning even in many
cases the rules of his profession, ever apt,
to ravish from his competitors the ap-
plausc of the multitude, every feat of his
was always saluted, not only with ap-
plause, but by showers of cigars, and the ’
most enthusiastic would throw their hats
at his feet.
“A bull had knocked over in succession
two picadors and disposed of their horses,
when a third tumble called for the assist-
ance of the cuadrilla. The hull was a
large and ugly boost, with long sharp
horns, and he was in the habit of return-
ing to good his fallen foes. Seeing him
menace the picador lying helpless under
the horse, Hermosillo, as was his duty,
sprang to the rescue, closely followed by
Frascnclo. . ’ -
“Either would have suiliced to draw off
the incensed animal, made rabid at the
sight of the glaring capes. The two bull-
fighters got too close to one another and
caused in their feint a moment of pause,
which enabled the bull to come. at them
like lightning, with his head . lowered.
Hermosillo managed to escape, but Fras:
cuelo was caught from behind and raised
03' the ground, shaken on thehorn, which
had entered the thigh, and then again
gored. The other hurried up to the rescue
and drew off the ball, which was on 'the
point of again goriug the wounded mah.
The whole scene had lasted but a few
seconds,'anda loud cry of horror burst
from every part of the ring. _
E‘Evcrybody sprang to his feet, from
King Alfonsoin theroysl box to the lowest
rabble downpour the barriers. Shrieks
of anguish burst from the women, while
others covered their faces with their hands
or fans. Men‘of every rank and age could
not refrain from uttering expressions of
dismay and consternation, which were
again renewed when the wretched sufi'erer,
After rising to his feet, staggered a few
steps and fell down pale and covered with
blood, which streamed over his brilliant
costume. '
"The guards and soldiers had much
trouble in keeping the people from rush-
ing into the ring and going from the gal;
leries toward the door atwhich the wound-
ed man had been carried out by the st-
tendants. The confusion lasted some time,
and no cue cared much fer the bull or his
tormentors, who went on relentlessly and
sternly in their brutal struggle. The one
and sole preoccupation of all was Frascuc-
lo, and people awaitcdwith anxiety the
verdict of the doctors. .
“Eye witnesses told me that 'whcu
Frascuelo was laid down in his room,
before he could be removed to his bed
from the litter, his poor wife sprang up
and clasped her arms round the“ wounded
mun, while his poor little children had to-
be taken away.”
MECCA PILGRIMS.
Nosooner are we sighted from the
harbor, of Jeddah than native dhows
come flying out like a regatta, laden to
the guuwales with human freight. Boat
upon boat surround us till we wonder
where all the human cargo is to be
stowed away. It consisted of pilgrims
bound for Mécca, who had arrived from
all quarters of the East. and were now
to be our fellow-voyagers as far as
J eddah. They were mostly poor types
of the genus 7mm, low in physique and
seemingly corresponding in intellect.
It had cost most of them the entire sav-
ings of their lives to accomplish this
journey, coming, as they did, from Sing-
apore, the Malay Peninsula, Ceylon,
India. Southern Arabia, Zanzibar, the
Valley of the Nile, Turkeston, and even
Constantinople itself ; but all were ani-
mated by the same burning fervor,
believing if they once get within the
walls of the sacred city theywere sure of
never-ending bliss hereafter. Each car-
ried one or two brass dishes and a bag
of cereals, along with an offering to
med. Some of the better oil“ had mat-
tresses to squat onala Tara, and for
days they would sit thus, hookah in
space to vary their position, while we
steamed down the Red Sea. Some, who
could.afi'ord the expense of two wives,
guarded them with jealous care, and
seemed quite roused when any of the
gentlemen passengers on the quarter-
deck happened to look down in their
direction. The wives, in some cases
.were sisters, and yet seemed to be on
most amicable terms, while their hus-
bands killed time by rolling up cigar-
ettes for each in turn. Scarcely a square
inch of deck could be seen, so huddled
together were the family groups, and we
got ample opportunity of sketching some
of the extraordinary and incongruous
mixtures of races, features, and expres-
sion that characterized the pilgrims.
Most faithfully did they fast from sun-
rise till sunset, relieving hunger and
monotony only by smoking, sleeping,
and talking. The decline of the sun,
bringing return of animation from their
boat stupor, gave the signal for action,
and soon little charcoal fires glimmered
over the deck, where dalbhat (rice and
lentils) was being cooked with spice and
Oil for their evening meal, or a simpler
rcpast of parched maize or rice was being
pal-falcon of, and again in the early
moruiugthcy had a similar meal.
no—ow— _
For: TELLING noxtsrzs' AGES.
The. full grown horse pessesses twenty-
fmu- back teeth, that is, six in each side
of ouch jaw; dress are called molars or
grinders. He has twelve front teeth.
that is. six in each jaw. Mares have no
tushcs. The foal has either at his birth
or shortly afterward, eight milk teeth,
that is. four in each jaw ; at about twelve
months two more milk teeth come in
each jaw. These remain unchanged till
he is three years Old. The mouth of the
yearling and two-year old cannot be con-
founded. Tho yearling mouth shows
no signs of use, and the corner teeth are
shells only; at two years old these teeth
are strong and well-grown, and the cor-
ner teeth filled up. A little before three
years the two centre teeth of each jaw
fall out and are replaced by permanent
teeth. A little before four the two teeth
on each side of the centre teeth are re-
placed by permanent ones. A little
before five the two remaining teeth are
shed, and in their place come perma-
nent ones. The upper milk teeth usu-
ally fall out first.
Thus the mouth is completed as to its
front teeth; the corner tooth, however,
is but imperfectly developed, being at
present a shell only ; this shell at six
years old has filled up and is a complete
teeth. This is the difference between a
five and a six-year old.. The tushes
appear between three and a half and four
~ years old, and they take nearly two years
to arrive at their full growth. These
teeth, as the horse grows older, get
blunter and shorter, and so to an experi-
enced judge are some indication of age.
Up to six years old the mouth is in a
distinct and periodical state of struc-
tionol change. There is no difficulty in
determining the age up to that date.
After that the age must be judged by
the shape of the mouth and the appear-
ance of the teeth called the mark. At
six years of age the cuts leave two centre
teeth above, at seven the nexttwo above,
at eight the outer or corner teeth above.
At nine the two centre teeth below
lose the cuts, at ten the next two below,
and at eleven the outer or corner teeth
below. After a little practice the close
observer can scarcely make a mistake.
The changes that occur are the some in
all horses, or nearly so.
u I I ‘ . . l .
snnvms or Alusroonaor.
In a great house thirty or forty indoor
servants is a common number, and often
there are as many more in the stables,
and still as many others in the gardens
or the glass, as the conservatories are
called. One nobleman whom I knew
was master of the bounds, and kept
' several horses, and for every two horses
a man. At an entertainment in the
country—a sort of pageant or play—I
heard some one say that one hundred of
and stood behind the guests. The re-
mainder were on duty elsewhere.
Several times, in large establishments,
I asked permission to visit the offices;
and the kitchens and sculleries, the
' larders and laundries, the gun-rooms
and plate rooms and the brushing-rooms,
the housekeeper's room, the pautries,
and the servants’ hall. made a. labyrinth
of labor difi‘lcult to explore.
In making the rounds I was taken to
the nurseries and the schoolrooms, for
tutors and governesses are only a higher
sort of servant in England. They live
and eat apart from the gentry. and often
get less wages than valets and ladies'
maids. I saw, too, the bedrooms where
the maids were making up clothes, all
rising when their mistress entered. I
visited the stables and the carpenters'
brewery—for many of the large pro-
prietors kill their own meat and brew
their own beer. Each servant is allowed
beer money, as well aswages. or also
supplied with so many glasses. or some-
times literally horns, of beer. -
Usually the servants of the aristocracy
are allowed five meals a day. Their
early breakfast is at seven, before the
family has risen; thcrois lunch for them
at eleven, dinner atone o’clock, tea , at
six, and supper at nine. At most of
these meals meats are provided, and at
two or three of them beer is served.
The food is well cooked and savory;
they sit down to soup and pastry. to
fruits and vegetables in their season;
and altogether a table is spread better
than many of what is called the middle
,closs can afi‘ord. Indeed, servants in
England can hardly be said to belong
to the lower class—certainly not the
retainers of the aristocracy. The atten-
dance iu the servants’ hall is excellent.
decorum is maintained, and the more
punctilious perform among themselves
watched from behind the chairs of the"
nobility.
present to their great prophet Moham- ‘
hand, with scarcely a few inches of.
the servants came into the great hall ,
shops. even the hatchery and the.
many of the ceremonies they have.
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M. fioflWAB.
OPTICIAN and OCULIST,
WILL BE AT NORIVALK.
June'21st and 22d, 1886,
At N orwalk 'Hotcl .
Having qualified myself by years of hard study
in the best institutions in Europe, and having had a
practical experience of twenty-five years in thi
country, I am enabled at first sight to adapt lense
most appropriate to restore the vision to its origins
vi or and cure all the various diseases of the eye
I have therefore combined my practice of an
Oculist with that of an Optician, and am now en-
abled to furnished all kinds of lenses and styles of
Spectacles and Eye.Giasses which are made to
order under my own supervision, to suit my cus-
omers’ vislonary ailments.
Consultation Free.
References—Geo. G. Bishop, Charles Olmstead
ex-Deputy Sheriff Charles Adams, Mr. Clarence
Nash with J. F. Bennet. Gen. D. N. Couch, Mrs.
’i‘hc lies in... World.
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Bacon,
AND
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ARE GUARANTEED l;
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IN
THE MARKET.
Our KETTLE LAED is Strictly Pure
and Free from all adulteration. '
Look Carefully for the Brand.
We manufacture all goods bearing our brand at
our packing house, New Haven.
’Suerry & Barnes New Haven, Conn.
I be found on
nus men .m. .. ....
Bowstr- a
N (10 5
00’s
Ad rtislng Bureau pruce
ewspapcr ve
Street),whercadvcr- .
tisingcontractsmay
be msde for it In (I
J. G. Gregory 85 Co.
Drugs, Proprietary Medicines and Ib'ugglsts‘
Sundries they an: propurcnl to receive
Ol'llCI'S for
Silk, Cotton or" Linen
ELASTIC HOSE
For varicose or r-n'argL-ul veins. War-ranted to
fit, and a: reduced rates.
They also desire to state that they have accepl ed
the agency of the New York Val-cine um, and will
keep a Supply of
PURE BOVINE VACCINE VIRUS
Constantly on hand.
They have in stock Electric batteries. Wllk n
will be sold at close ilgures. They carry also a full
assortment of Kcrstcnc Writing Paper Packets.
ll .8. (IRAUFURI),
Insurance, Real Estate and
. Investment Securities,
3| Main Street, Norwalk,
Agent {or II»- I
American Ins. Co., of Newark, N. J.',
Assets ................................ 8 1,721,494
Northern Assurance 00., of London.... 15,227,422
Germaine Fire ins. 00., of New York.. 2,700,000
Mumauk I~‘hc ms. 00., of New York. . .. 39,666
Jersey City, of Jersey. . . . . . 316,863
7 1181‘ Ctlll. Billllll allll Mortgages
Of the Equitable Mortgage C0,, of Kansas, and
6' per ccnl. Bonds
Of the Mlddlcsex Banking 00., of Middletowu
Conn. l’rinci ai 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. 1 ya
l847. l886.
STILL AT THE FRONT
-—-\\'lTil ——
The Largest Assortment :
STO‘VES
RANGES,
HEATERS,
«ii: 0 (Hi If I: i’,
w
GLAEs-u
WOODEN" , A
WILLOW
AGATE R
TIN E
And all kinks of Wares required in a house at
it Prices Liver than Ever!
_.A'p._
N0. 17 Wall Street,
llK LOGKWOOD 85 00.
E. K. Looxwoon. FRANK-I. J owns.
Hatch, his, to .
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER, TIMBER,
Shingles, Lath,
Doors, Sash,
Blinds, .Mortlrl-ingf.
Window Frames,
Piclcets, fir”.
Veneers! Haul Wand Wail.
Harri Wood Ceiling and Flaming.
South Norwallc, Conn.
Geo. S. Gregory.
Livery, Boarding, Sale,
Feed and Exchange
8 t a. b 1 e a .
(In rear of Horse Car Depot),
NORWALK, CONN.
Carriages furnished at all hours.
neutron and gentlemaniy drivers.
Courteon
1!
JOHN H. snrrn,
FLORIST.
EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
Clty of South Norwullr, Comm,
Plants &Flowers at all seasons
Flowers for Funerals furnished audtustcfnlly
arranged to order at short notice.
Desire to state that in miclulon to a full line of '
2 Heavy. Grocery Wagons.
Rfllll ills Tesliinnniai.
.Mr. Gen. 1)’. Hols/Ml:
Dear Sir:
Knowing t/w jm-rrmlu. from
which .l’laisfml’s Cough
.h’emcdy is pm'pm-mt we can
cor/i f1; NHL/- the medicines
.' e I e K‘
0/ which at 7.9 composed are.
of recng'n 77;:ch utility [or
throat and lung troubles,
and that it canto rim: no
opium. or may poisonous or
injurious drug‘s. '
ELERY c. CLARKE, if. 1)., Norwaik.
(l. A. MURRAY, M. D.. “
DEXTER IllTUllCOOK,M. 1).. “
G. ll. MCGONEGAL, M. D., “ '
WM. (3. BURKE, M. 1).. 80. N orwalk.
0. O. BOHANNAN, M. D... “
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If. HUNGERFORD, M. D., Stamford.
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DRUGGIST,
Corner Main and Wall Streets, Hawaii.
62 Washington Street, 8011111 Hawaii.
Seven Years Experience 11 U. S. Patent Office;
Geo. R. Byington,
SOLICITOR 0F
PATENTS.
Fsrumosns Insurance Bundling,
WASHINGTON. D. C.
xlcuslon (tunes before Congress n Specialty
Building lots
F‘OR SALE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES. or 0. E. WILSON,
GO TO
F. J. Curtis it Co’s.
—FOR———
Stoves Cilanges,
I Crockery, China,
AND FINE DECORATED
Tea and Toilet Sets,
TABLE GLASS WARE,
Starling lllll Hung Lilli
OF NEW PATTERNS,
, CUTLERY.
—AND—
HOUSE Fun 3' u CCCDS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
REFRIGERATCRS if all this.
AGENTS FOR THE
MONITOR 01L STOVE.
For tale at Bargains!
1 Canopy Top Buggy.
1 Light Grocery Wagon.
1 Lumber Box Wagon.
1 Light Trotting Wagon.
1 Four Passenger Surrey.
Apply to
W. H. Smith a 00.,
Norwalk, Conn.
flEWARD.—The above reward will be
paid for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the any who Is
false! representin himself -to DR. M.
SCHWAB,theoptlc hand ocnlist. Dr. Schwab
is to be found on y at the Norwalkandflliahackemo
Hotels. fie employs no peddlers to agents. that
$25
‘ petition with the multitude of low test, short
.Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
Abs lutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure
strength and wholesomeness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com-
welght. aiium or phosphate powders.
Rorsr. BAKING Pownnn' uo.,icc Wall St. . N. Y.
w. s. hummus,
FURNISHING UNDERTAKER
OPPOSITE HORSE 1:. R. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
GEO-WARD ENILLECK,
. unnosuenoox’s BLOCK. WALL smear.
FAMILY GROCERIES,
_ J. BELDEN H URLBUTT.
litany all Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN
JAMES '1'. EUBBELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law-
2 Gazette Blinding,
NOR‘WALK, CONN.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of 1st Congregational Church. Waterbury,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 39 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
E. WHITVICRTH,
Successor to B. Conn,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WEEKS’ BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
0f the Latest Styles. constantly on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suitings. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
PENSIONS
—.'AND:+
Gooernment Claims.
My sole business. Thousands have Rights
Neglected. Address, free of charge, or visit,
GEN. W. E. NOBLE,
91 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn
H". H. MEEKER.
54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Piumbers’ and
Steam Fltters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. . lylll
O. E. WILSON,
General Insurance it Real Estate Agent ‘
Money to Loan.
Room No. 3 Gazette Building. Norwulk. Conn.
‘TNA 1NSURANCE Co., of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.04.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire. on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES .b MERRILL,
Sole Agents for N orwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
lSlh SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstandinga dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. No 80qu company insures
for less.
W. C. Smear, Pres. S. E. Onxsrssn. Tress,
GEO. R. Cowms. Secretary.
.A. CfiRD.
Having pnrcmsed the
FURNITURE BUSlh‘ ESE.
Recently carried on by \VILLIAX Locxwooo at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND'
ORNAMENTAL 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 fricn is
and will guarantee satisfaction in
every case.
fiEORGE H. RAYMOND.
PETER. L. GUIG UE,
FLUBIST lillll 8+ YMlll,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NOEWALE, - - CONN.
Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tel Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and allsorts of designsin Flowers arranged
to order. slys
Grading and Re—filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
F. H. PECKWELL,
ARCHITECT
No. 7 WATER STREET,
AGENT F0]:
Gill ert Lock Company.
knobs.
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balustcrs.
' I( U H l‘ NeWels.
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.‘
Also Flat-Moulded Door and Window
Casings furnished at shOrt notice.
emu onsets ro nanometers
H A R N E S 5
To compete with large cancer-5,1 have taken th
agency of one of the oldest and largest estab-
lishments in the state forthe sale of
Esmess.Saddles, Halters, Sur-
cinglss, Collars, 86c.
I shall also Make ~
Fine Harness to Order
as usual, at the old stand,
No. 7 WATER STREET,
where I will keep a regular line or Whips, Sponges
Chamois, Blankets, Robes Feed Bags,
Traveling Bags, . c,
.T. F. Peckwell.
Notice to Builders.
HIST-QUALITY BUILDING STONE for sale
cheap. Apply to
tie JAMES R. SELLECK
P. 0. Box 23. Norwulk.
For Sale.
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE madeby John
Blissett, London. Will be sold cheap for
ash. Enquire at this ohlce.
'Wls'rm sue! m
At Denver, in the winter of 1836.111.
principal theatre was run under the
management of John English, At
that time some 6.000 Union soldiers
were. stationed there. 'I‘hcsoldicrl. took
great interest in the theatre, and were
its principal, or at least its most enthuv'
siastic, patrons. Every night the how. '
was crowded—particularly the galley—
with soldiers. To please the boys-in
blue. Mr. Ilangrish put on the “Siege
of Lucknow." Both men and ofiiocrs
took great interest'in the piece. They
were determined that it should be pro-
duced in fine style. The soldiers made
alot of bombs to be used in the fort
scene, the ofiicers allowed precautions
to be brought to the theatre for use in
the fort and about fifty men, armed.
with muskets, volunteered to act as the
attacking army of, natives. For two‘cr
three days previous to the night when
the piece was to be presented there
were more soldiers at work on the stage
and about the theatre than helpers of
any other kind. They bossed all the
warlike preparations.
The great night came and the soldiers
had the house. Not only were they in
the gallery, but they also filled the
seats and the lower floor. Mrs. Ian-
grish took the port of Jessie Brown.
When the attack was made on- the fort
the firing was terrific. Then 1bombs
begun to fall into the fort. These were
balls of yarn contamin' g gunpowder. In
order to produce a good» effect the reck-
less soldier who made these imitation
bombshells had placed in each nearly
half a pound of powder. They made a
report as loud as the largest China
bombs. The bombs made it mighty
hot for Jessie Brown. In"less than
half a minute her dresswason firein
two or three places and everybody ex-
pected to see her ‘bcota retreat But .
those with her in the fort smothered
her homing dress and she stood her ,
ground.
The supposition was among the people
of the theatre that the cannons were not
loaded. The priming of the pieces was
to befiashed and a. drum was tobe
struck to imitate the report. But some
soldier had slipped into one of the can-
nons a cartridge containing-about twc
pounds of powder. When those in front
had begun to reply. to the fire of the
attacking party this cannon was fired
011' and it blew a hole through the side
of the theatre nearly eight feet square.
This excited the soldiers in front, and
they began firing their revolvers up
into the ceiling, while those below
turned loose into the floor. In a few
seconds the whole place was so full of
smoke that one could hardly breathe or
see. The fights presented the appear-
ance of street lamps seen through a
dense fog. The excuse that the soldiers
afterward gave for riddling the floor
and ceilingwas that all was somuch
like a real battle that they forgot where
they were and so began firing before
they realized what they were about.
That night all “ the boys in blue " fell
that they got the worth of their money.
W.—
mnxmo IN rams
There are over one hundred matri-
monial agencies in Paris alone. The
first establishment of the kind was sci
up shortly after the Revolution of 1793.
Some are public, some are private. The
latter are rather suspicious, and ever-
the publio ones are occasionally caught
making dupes One agent was recently
sentenced to two years' imprisonmen'
for swindling clients. Over forty o!
the keepers of these ofilces are women.
who seem to make good living out of
them. One agency efi‘eotedm matches
during the last eight months. The
customers are enriched cooks, elderly
maids. etc. pensioncd soldiers. fnnc
tionariee who have lost their place:
through the change of government and
desire to be supported, government
employees, and others of the lower
classes. Thercarc no statistics as u
the happiness resulting from these mar-
riages. The Infants Eulelie of Spain
had to go through a most embarrassing
ceremony at her wedding. .- Her parents
consent had to be obtained. which
.necessitated her walkin' g down the
church to where they sat and Barn“ 3
their hands. Don Antonio de Bonrleeu
had to do the some with his parents.
The symbolic gold'with which the groom
endows his bride was represented by
thirteen onzas which have served at all
royal Spanish marriageefor more than
a century. The putting on of the fins
—which. by the way, in Spain adorns
the third finger of the right hand of
both man and wife—did not end the
ceremony. It was followed by the velo-
ciones, or veiling. The godparenfsheld
a. white satin scarf with gold fringes
over the head of the bride and about
the shoulders of the groom. who were,
meanwhile, enlaced with white satin
ribbon, to indicate that they were joined
for life. _,
A NEVADA marows‘nucx; -~
Senator Jones in the San Francisco
Post says: “I've always believed in
Providence since one day. years age.
when I was Sherifi over in Shasta
County. It was a master of a day, and
I was returning on horseka from a
hunt for some sluice robbers. I was
slowly following a faint mountain trail-.-
andthe sun, wasjust bakin' gmc,und
the horse was in a lather.‘ I came
under the shade of a big rock, and
thought it would be pleasant to get ofi‘
and have a smoke, I sat down on a
cool boulder, cut a pipeful from my
plug, filled my ”pipe and felt for a
match. Well, Joe, there wasn't a match
anywhere in my pockets. I searched
and searched, but there was no match.
I tell you. Joe, I felt worse over that
disappointment than I've done since
when the market has gone back on me
and hit me for a hundred thousand at a
clip. But while I sat there on that
boulder wrapped in gloom, what d'ye
suppose my eye suddenly fell on? A
match, by heaven, lying on the trail
not six feet away from me! I used it
—thcugh I was a little afraid to touch
it at first—and had my smoke. So you
needn’t worry about how this political
fight is going to come out. A man for
whom Providence will go to the trouble
of providing a match for a smokcin
the wilds of the Sierra Novadas, where
man's foot scarcely ever treads, isn't
likely to get left when it comes to a
commonplace little thing like being
elected to the United States Senate.
Ever since that time," concluded the
Oomstocker, "I've never refused a
dollar to a parson, and have generally
done my best, in a quiet, unobtrusive
way. to make myself solid with the
people who have the pull on Provi-
deuce.'.’
The bird-wearing fashion had its
origin in Paris. Some seven years ago
there appeared sta ball of the demi-v
monde inthat capital a woman wearing
on her head-dress a dead bird. The
bird had artificial eyes, and. its wings
and tail were spread: out so as to give it
a lifelike appearance. The woman had
“no: thought of “setting a fashion."
She wanted to be talked about. and
.a. .-
gained her point.
Norwalk Chronicler