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[FOUND AMONG THE PAPERS on THE LATE
DIEDRICII xivlcununocunul
In the bosom of one of those spacious
coves which indent the eastern shore of
the Hudson, at that broad expansion of
the river denominated by the ancient
Dutch navigators tho Tappaan Zoe, and
where they always trudcaitly shortened
sail and implored the protection of St.
Nicholas when they crossed, tihcrc lies a
small market town or rural port, which
by some is called Greensburg, but which
13 more generally and properly known
by the name of Tarry Town. This name
was given it, we are told, in former
days, by the good housewives of the ad.
jacent country, from the inveterate pro-
pensitv of their husbands to linger about
the village tavern on market; (lays. Do
that as it may, Ido not vouch for the
fact, but merely advert to it for the so kc
of being precise and authentic. Not far
from this village, perhaps about three
miles, there is a little valley, or rather
lap of Jami, among high hills, which is
one of the quietest places in the whole
world. A small brook glides through it,
with just murmur enough to lull one to
repose; and the occasional whistle of a
quail or tapping of a woodpecker is
almost; the only sound that over breaks
in upon the uniform tranquillity.
I recollect that, when u stripling, my
first exploit in squirrel shooting was in a
grove of tall walnut trees that shades
one side of the valley. I had wandered
into it; at noon time when all nature is
)cculiarly quiet, and was startled
W the. roar of my own gun
as it broke the Sabbath stillness
around and was prolonged and reverber-
atod by the angry echoes. If ever I
should wish for a. retreat whither I might
steal from the world and its distractions,
and dream quiet-1y away the remnant of
a troubled life, I know of none more
promising than this little valley.
From the listless repose of the )lace,
and the peculiar character of its inhabit-
ants, who are descendants from the
original Dutch settlers, this so-
qucstcrod glen has long been known
by the name of Sleepy Hollow, and
its rustic lads are called the
Sleepy Hollow boys throughout all the
neighboring country. A drowsy, dreamy
influence seems to hang over the land
and to pervade the very atmosphere.
Some say that the place was bewitchcd
by a high German doctor during the
early days of the settlement; others,
that an old Indian chief, the prophet or
wizard of his tribe, held his powwows
there before the country was discovered
by Master Hendrick Hudson. Certain it
is that the place still continues under the
sway of some Witching power that holds
a spell over the minds of the good people,
causing them to walk in a continual rev-
erie. They are given to all kinds of mar-
velous beliefs; are subject to trances and
visions, and frequently sec strange sights
and hear music and voices in the air.
The whole neighborhood abounds with
local tales, hatmtcd spots and twilight
superstitions; stars shoot; and meteors
glare oftcncr across the valley than in any
other part of the country, and the night'-
marc, with her whole nine fold, seems to
make it: the favorite scene of her go mbols.
The dominant spirit, however, that
haunts this enchanted region and seems
to be commander-in—chief of all the
powers of the air, is the apparition of a.
figure on horseback without a head.
It is said by some to be the ghost of o.
Hessian trooper, whose head had been
carried away by a. cannon ball in some
nameless battle during the revolutionary
war, and who is ever and anon seen by
the -country folk, hurrying along in the
gloom of the night as if on the wings of
the wind. His hatmts are not confined
to the valley, but extend at times to the
adjacent roads, and especially to the vi‘
cinity of a church that is at no great (lis-
tance. Indeed, certain of the most au-
't-hentic historians of those parts, who
have been careful in collecting and col-
lating the floating facts concerning this
spectre, allege that the body of the
trooper, having been buried in the church-
yard, the ghost rides forth to the scene of
battle in nightly (111th as 111'; 1mm. ~—-1
' that the rushing speed with which he
sometimes )asses along the hollow, like
a. midnight last, is owing to his being
belated and in a. hurry to get back to the
churchyard before daybreak.
Such is the general. purport of this le—
gendary superstition, which has fin;-
nished materials for many a wild story
in that region of shadows; and the spectre
is known at all the -coun firesides by
the name of the Headless orseman of
Sleepy Hollow.
It is remarkable that the visionary r_o-
pensity I have mentioned is not ob e‘d'
othe native inhabitants of. the valley
but is unconsciously iinbibed by every
one who resides there for a. time. How-
ever wide awake they may have been be-
fore they entered that sleepy region, they
are sure in a little time to inhale the
Witching influence of the air and begin
to grow imaginative—to dream dreams
and see apparitions.
Imention this eaceful spot with all
possible land, for it is in such little re-
tired Dutch valleys found here and them
embosomcd in the great state of New
York that population, manners and cus-
toms remain fixed, while the great tor-
rent of migration and improvement
which is making such incessant changes
in other parts of this restless country
sweeps by them unobserved. They are
like those little nooks of still water which
border cu 'a-pid stream, where we ma see
the straw and bubble riding quiet y at-
anchor, or slowly revolving in their
mimic harbor, undisturbed by the rush
of the passing current. Though many
years have elapsed since I trod
the drowsy shades of Sleepy Hollow,
yet I uestion whether I should not
still fint the some trees and the some
families vegetating in its sheltered bo-
som.
In this by place, of nature there abode
in a. remote period of American history,
that is to say, somo thirty years since, a.
worthy wight of the name of Ichabod
Crane, who sojourned, or as he ex )ressed
it, “tarricd” m Sleepy Hollow, 01' the
purpose of instructing the children of the
vicinity. He was a native of Connecti-
cut, a state which supplies the Union
with pioneers for the mind as well as for
the forest, and sends forth yearly its
legions of frontier woodman and country
schoolmasters. The cognomen of Crane
was not inapplicable to his erson. He
was tall, but exceedingly , with nar-
row shoulders, long arms and legs, hands
that dangled a mile out of his sleeves,
feet that might have served for shovels,
and his whole frame most loosely hung
together. His head was small, and flat
at top, with huge cars, large green,
glassy eyes and a long snipe nose, so that
it; looked like a weathercock perched.
ppon his spindle neck to tell which way
~uo wind blew. To see him stridin;r along
the profile of a hill on a Windy (lay, with
his clothes bagging and fluttering about
him, one might have mistaken him for
the genius of famine descending upon
the earth, or some scarecrow eloped from
a cornfield.
His school house was a low building 01
one large room, rudely constructed (.1
logs; the windows partly glazed and
)artly patched with leaves of copy books.
ll; was most ingeniously secured at v. -
cant hours by a withc twisted in the
handle of the door, and stakes set against
the window shutters; so that; though a
thief might get in with perfect case, he
would find some embarrassment in get-
ting out—an idea. most probabl bor-
rowed by the architect, Yost Van - outcn,
from the mystery of an eel pot. The
school house stood in a. rather lonely, but
woody hill. with a rook running close
by, and a formidable birch tree growing
at; one end of it. From home the low
murmur of his pupils’ voices, conning
over their lessons, might be heard of a
drowsy summer’s day, like the. hum of a
beehive, interrupted now and then by
the authoritative voice of the master, in
the tone of menace or command, or, per-
advcnturc, by the appalling sound of the
birch a", he urged some tardy loitcrer
along the flowery path of knowledge.
Truth to say, he was a consctcntious man,
that over bore in mind the golden maxun,
“Spare the rod and spoil the child."
Ichabod Crane‘s scholars certainly were
not spoiled.
I would not have it imagined, however,
that lie was one, of those cruel potentutcs
of the school, who joy in the smart of
their subjects; on tho contrarynhc ud-
ministcrcd justice with discrimination
rather than severity; taking the burthcn
off tho backs of the vent, and laying it
on thocc- of the strong. Your mere
puny stripling that winced at the least
flourish of the rod, was passed by With
indulgence; but the claims of justice.
were satisfied by inflicting a double por-
tion on some little, tough, wrong headed,
broad skirted Dutch urchin, who sulkcd
and swelled and grew dogged and sullen
beneath the birch. All this he called
“Jon-"akin d-‘iv by their parentsz” and
pleasant situation, 'ust at the foot of a.
“Doing his duty by theirparents.”
he never inflicted EL chastisement without
following it by the assurance, so consol-
atory to the smarting urchin that “he
would remember it and thank him for it
the longest day he had to live.”
W'hen school hours were over he was
even the companion and playmate of the.
larger boys; and on holiday afternoons
would convoy some of the smaller ones
home, who happened to have pretty sis—
ters or good housewives for mothers,
noted for the comforts of the cupboard.
Indeed, it behoovcd him to keep on good
terms with his pupils. The revenue aris—
ing front his school was small, and
would have been scarcely sufficient to'
furnish him with daily bread, for 113 was
a huge feeder, and though lank, had the
dilating powers of an anaconda; but
to help out his maintenance, lie
was, according to country cus-
tom m those parts, boarded and
lodged at the houses of the farmers,
whose children he instructed. With these
he lived successively, a week at a time,
thus going the rormds of the neighbor-
hood, with all his worldly effects tied up
in a cotton handkerchief.
That all this mioht not be too onerous
on the purses of his rustic patrons, who
are apt to consider the costs of schooling
:1. grievous burden, and schoolmasters as
more drones, he had various ways of
render; it); himself both useful and agree-
able. l-lc assisted the farmers occasion-
ally in the lighter labors of their farms,
hel )ed to make hay, mended the fences,
too ' the horses to water, drove the cows
from pasture and out wood for the with
for fire. He luid aside, too, all the domi-
nant (ligiiil .' and absolute away with
which he lordcd it in his little empire,
the school, and became wonderfully gen-
tle and ingr: Eating. He found favor in
thc eyes; of the mothers' by pqtjing the
children, patticularly the youngest; and
like the l: 1 bold, which whilom co
magnauimoucly the lamb did hold,
he would sit with a. child on one knee,
and rock a cradle with his foot; for whole
hours together.
In addition to his other vocations, he
was the singing master of the neighbor-
hood, und picked up many bright shil-
lings by instructing the young folks in
rsahnody. It was a matter of no little
vanity to him on Sundays, to take his
station in front of the church gallery,
with a band of chosen singers, where, in
his own mind, he completely carried
away the palm from the parson. Cer-
tain it is, llS voice resormdcd 'far above
all the rest of the congregation, and
there are peculiar uavers still to be
heard in that clinic 1, and which may
even be heard half a. mile off, quite to
the OppOsitc side of the mill pond, on a
still Sunday morning, which are said to
be legitimately descended from the nose
of lcliabod Crane. Thus, by divers little
makeshifts, in that ingenious way which
is commonly denominated “by hook and
by crook,” the worthy pedagoguc got on
tolerably enough, and was thought, by all
who understood nothing of the labor of
head work, to have a wonderful easy
life of it.
Thocehoolmaster is generally a man of
some importance in the. female circle of
a rural neighborhood, being considered
a kind of idle gentleman like personage,
of vastly superior taste and accomplish-
ments to the rough country swains, and,
indeed, inferior in learning only to the
Ravel-millenelmtemune ili’fi‘fi‘fifl’ié‘Téfi
table of a farm house, and the addition of
a supcrnumerary dish of cakes or sweet-
meats, or, per-adventure. the parade of a
silver teapot. Our man of letters therefore
was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all
the country damuels. How he would
figure among them in the churchyard
between services on Sundays, gathering
grapes for them from the wild vines that
overrun the surrounding trees; reciting
for their amusement all the epitaphs on
the tombstones, or sauntering with a
whole bevy of them along the banks of
the adjacent mill pond, while the more
bashful country bumpkins hung sheen-
ishly back, envying his superior elegance
and address. - ‘
From his half itinerant life, also, he
was a. kind of traveling gazette, carrying
the whole budget of local gossip from
house to house, so that his appearance
was always greeted with satisfaction. He
was, moreover, esteemed by the women
as a man of great crudition, for he had
read several books quite through, and
was a perfect master of Cotton Mather’s
“History of New England Witchcraft,”
in which, by the way, he most firmly and
potently believed.
He was, in fact, an odd mixture of
small slirewdness and simple credulity.
His appetite for the marvelous
and his powers of digesting it
were equallyr extraordinary, and both
had been increased by his residence in
this spellbound region. No tale was too
gross or monstrous for his capacious
swallow. It was often his delight; after
his school wat dismissed in the affer-
noon, to stretch himself on the rich bed
of clover, bordering the little brook that;
whimpered by his school house, and
there con over old Mother’s direful tales,
until the gathering dusk of evening
made the printed page a mere mist be-
fore his eycs. Then, as he wended his
way, by swamp and stream and awful
woodland, to the farm house where he
happened to be quartered, every sound
of nature, at that Witching hour, flut-
tercd his excited imagination; the moan
of the whip-poor-will5e from the hill side;
the boding cry of the tree toad, that har-
binger of storm; the dreary booting of
the screcch owl; or the sudden rustling
in the thicket: of birds frightened from
their roost. The fire flies, too, which
sparkled most vividly in the darkest
places, now and then startled him, as
one of uncommon brightness would
stream across his nth; and if, by
chance, a. huge bloc head of a. beetle
came winging his blundering flight
against him, the poor varlct was ready
to give up the ghost, with the idea
that ho was struck with a. witch’s
token. Ills only resource on such occa-
sions, either to drown thought or drive
away evil spirits was to sing psalm tunes,
and the good people of Sleepy Hollow, as
they sat by their doors of an evening,
were often filled with awe at hearing his
nasal melody, “in linked sweetness long
drawn out,” floating from the distant
hill or along the dusty road.
Another of his sources of fearful pleas-
ure was, to pass long winter evenings
with the old Dutch wives, as they sat
spinning by the fire, with a row of apples
roasting and sputtering along the heart-in
and listen to their marvelous tales of
ghosts, and goblins, and haunted fields
and haunted brooks, and haunted bridges
and haunted houses, and particularly of
the headless horseman, or galloping Hes-
sian of the Hollow, as they sometimes
called, him. Ho would delight them
equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft,
and of the dircful omens and portentous
sights and sounds in the air, which pro-
vailed in the earlier times of Connecticut:
and would frighten them wofullywith
speculations upon comets and shootmg
stars. and with the alarming fact; that the
world did absolutely turn round, and
that; they were half the time topsy turvy!
But if there was a pleasure in all this,
whilosnugly cuddling in the chimney
corner of a chamber that was all of a
ruddy glow from the crackling wood tire,
and where, of course, no specter dared
to show its face, it was dearly purchased
by the terrors of his subsequent walk
liomowards. What fearful shapes and
shadows bcsct his path, amidst tho_‘dim
and ghastly glare of a. snowy- night!
With what wistful look did he eye every
trembling ray of light streaming across
the waste fields from some distant win-
dow! How often was he appalled by
some shrub covered with snow, which
like a sheeted specter beset his very pat-h!
awe at the sormd of his own steps on the
frosty crust beneath his feet, and dread
be thrown into complete dismay by some
rushing blast, howling amon the trees,
in the idea that it was the go oping Hes-
sian on one of his nightly scourmgsl
All these,- however, were more terrors
. cacao night. pliaatouwfjh.minimalist
How often did he shrink with curdling ‘
to look over his shoulder, lest; he should .
behold some uncouth being trampmg ;
close behind him! And how often was
NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1889.
walk in darkness; and mongn no had
seen many spectcrs in his time, and been
more than once beset by Satan in divers
shapes, in his lonely pcrambulations, vet
daylight put an end to all these evils;
and he would have passed a pleas-
ant life of it, in despite of
the devil and all his works,
if his path had not been crossed by a be-
ing that causes more )erplcxity to mortal
man, than ghosts, go line and the whole
race of witches put together; and that
was—a. woman.
Among the musical disciples who as—
sembled onc evening in each week to re-
ceive his instructions in psalmody was
Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and
only child of a, substantial Dutch farmer.
She was a blooming lass of fresh 18;
plump as a partridge; ripe and melting
and rosy checked as one of her father's
peaches, and universally famed, not
merely for her beauty, but her vast ex-
pectations. She was withal a. little of a
coquctte, as might be perceived even in
her dress, which was a. mixture of
ancient and modern fashions, as most
suited to set 01f hcr charms. She wore
the ornaments of pure yellow gold,
which hcr great great grandmother had
brought over from Saardnm; the tempt-
ing stomacl‘icr of the olden time, and
withal a provokingly short petticoat, to
display the prettiest; foot and ankle in
the country round.
Ichabod Crane had a. soft and foolish
heart toward the sex: and it is not to he
wondered at, that so tempting '1 more-cl
soon fomid favor in his eyes, more espe-
cially after he had visited her in her pater-
nal mansion. Old Baltua Van Tassel
was a perfect picture of a. thriving, con-
tented, liberal heartcd farmer. lie scl-
dom, it is true, sent either his eyes or his
thoughts beyond the boundaries of his
own farm; but within -thcsc, everything
was snug, happy, and well conditioned.
He was satisfied with his wealth, but not
proud of it; and piqued'himself upon the
tearty abundance, rather than the style
in which he lived. His stronghold was
situated on the banks of the Hudson, in
one of those green, sheltered, fertile
nooks in which the Dutch farmers are so
fond of nestlin . A great elm tree spread
its broad branc ies over it, at the foot of
which bubbled up a. spring of the softest
and sweetest water, in a little well,
formed of a barrel, and then stolespark-
ling away through the grass to a neigh-
boring brook, that babblcd along among
alders and dwarf willows. Hard by the
farmhouse was a. vast burn, that might
have served for a church, every window
and crevice of which seemed bursting
forth with the treasures of the farm; the
flail was busily resounding within it
morning to night; swallows and martins
skimmed twittering about the caves, and
* The wliip-poor-wiii is a bird which is only
heard at night. It receives its name from its
notes, which is thought to resemble those words.
rows of pigeons, some with one eye
turned up as if watching the weather,
some with their heads under their wings,
or buried in their bosouis, and others,
swelling, and cooiug and bowing
about: their domes, were enjoyingfiie
sunshine on the roof. Sleek. un-
wieldy porkers were grunting in
the repose and abundance of their
pens, from whence saliied forth, now
and then, troops, of sucking pigs, us if tc
snuff the air. A stately squadron oi
snowy geese were riding in an adjoining
pond, couvoying whole fleets of ducks;
regiments of turkeys were gobbling
through the farm yard and guinea fowls
fretting about it: like ill tempered house-
wives, with their peevish, discontented
cry. Before the barn door struttcd the
gallant cock, that pattern of a husband,
a warrior and a fine gentleman, clapping
his burnished wings and crowing in the
pride and gladncss of his heart—some-
times tearing up the earth with his feet,
and then generously calling his ever
hungry family of wives and children to
enjoy the rich morsel which he had dis-
covered.
The pedagogue’s mouth watered, as he
looked upon this smuptuous promise of
luxurious winter fare. In his devouring
mind’s eye he pictured to himself every
roasting pig running about, with a pud-
ding in its belly and an apple in its mouth;
the pigeons were snugly put; to bed in a
comfortable pie, and tucked in with a
coyerlet of crust; the geese were swim-
mgédmy fil’lll’dii'é‘sl‘likb '1 sfihg 'mdr-
ricd couples, with a. decent competency
of onion sauce. In the porkers he saw
carved out the future sleek side of bacon
and juicy relishing ham; not a turkey,
but he beheld daintily trusscd up, with
its gizzard under its wing, and, perad-
venture, a necklace of savory sausages;
and even bright Chanticleer himself lay
sprawling on his back in a side dish,
with uplifted claws, as if craving that
uarter which his ~chivalrous spirit dlS-
gained to ask while living.
As the euro. tured Ichabod fancied all
this, and as 10' rolled his great green
eyes over the f at meadow lands, the rich
fields of wheat, of rye, of buckwheat
and Indian corn, and the orchards bill‘-
thened with ruddy fruit, which sur-
rounded the warm tenement of Van Tas-
sel, his heart yearned after the damsel
who was to inherit these domains, and
his imagination expanded with the idea,
how they might ~» be readily turned into
cash and the money invested in immense
tracts of wild land and shingle palaces
in the wilderness. Nay, his busy fancy
already realized his hopes, and presented
to him the blooming Katrina, with a
wholefamily of children, mounted on
the top of a wagon loaded with house-
hold trumpery, with pots and kettles
dangling beneath; and he beheld himself
bestn'din'g a pacing mare, with u'. colt at
her heels, setting out for Kentucky, Ten-
11'er the Lord knows where!
\Vhen he entered the house, the con-
quest of his heart was complete. , It was
one of .those spacious farm houses, with
high ridged, but; lowly sloping roofs,
built in the style handed down from the
first Dutch settlers. The low projecting
eaves forming a piazza along the front,
capable of being closed up in bad weather.
Under this were hung flails, harness,
various utensils of husbandry, and nets
for fishing. in the neighboring river.
Benches were built along the sides for
summer use; and a. great spinning wheel
at one end, and a. churn at the other,
showed the various .uses .to which this
important porch might :be devoted.
From this piazza the wonderful Ichabod
entered the hall, which formedithecenter
of the mansion, and the place of usual
residence. Hero rows of resplendent
wter, ranged one. long dresser, dazzled
iis eyes. In one corner stood a. huge bag
of wool, ready to he s un; in another, a
quantity of linsoy wo ey, just from the
loom; ears of Indian corn, and strings of
dried apples and peaches, hung in gay
festoons along the walls, mingled With
the gaud of red peppers; and a. door left
ajar, ave him a. peep into the best; par-
lor, w ere tho claw footed chairs and
dark mahogany tables shone like mir-
rors; andirons, with their accompanying
shovel and tongs, glistened from their
covert of asparagus tops; mock oranges
and conch shells decorated the mantel-
piece; strings of various colored birds’
eggs were suspended above it; a. great
ostrich egg was hung from the center of
the room, and a. corner cupboard, know-
ingiy lcft open, displayed immense
treasures of old silver and well mended
china.
From the moment Ichabod laid his
eyes upon these regions of delight the
peace of his mind was at an end, and his
only study was how to gain the affec-
tions of tho peerless daughter of Van
Tassel]. In this enterprise, however, he
had more real difficulties than generally
fell to the lot of a knight errant of yore,
who seldom had anything but giants, cu~
chanters, fiery dragons and such like
easily conquered adversaries, to contend
with; and had to make his way merely
through gates of iron and brass, and
walls of adamant to the castle keep,
where the lady of his heart was confined;
all of which he achieved as easily as a
man would carve his way to the center
of a Christmas pic, and then the lady
gave him her hand as a matter of course.
Ichabod, on the contrary, had to Win his
way to the heart of a country coquette
beset with a labyrinth of wlmns and co.-
priccs, which were forever present-
ing new difficulties and impediments,
and he had to encounter. a host of
fearful adversaries of real flesh_ and
blood, the numerous rustic admirers,
‘who beset: every ortal to her heart;
kee ingawatchf and angry cyo upon
each) other, but; ready to fly out In the
common cause against any new competi—
tor.
Among these the most formidable was
.a burly, roaring, roystering blade of the
name of Abraham, or, according to the
Dutch abbreviation, Brom Van Brunt,
the hero of the country round, winch
rung with his feats of strength and bar-
dihood. He was broad shouldered and
double jointed, with short curly black
hair, and a. bluff but not unplcztsant
countenance, havin" a. mingle-v. air of
fun and arrogance. cli‘rom his Herculean
frame and great powers of limb, ho had
received tho nic 'uame of Brom Bones,
by which he was universally known. Ho
, Haas, famed for great: knowledge and
skill in iioi'scinuusiiip, noting as dexter-
ous on horseback iisu Tartar. He was;
foremost at all races and cock lights,
and with the ascendancy which bodily
strength always acquires in rustic life,
was the umpire. in all disputes, setting
his hat on one side and giving his deci-
sions with an air and tone that admitted
of no gainsay or appeal. He was always
ready for either a light or a frolic; had
more mischief than ill will in his com-
position; aiid with all his overbcarimr
roughness there wasa strong dash of
waggish good humor at bottom. He had
own stamp, who regarded him as their
model, and at tho head of whom he
scoured tho country. attending cverv
scene of feud or merriment for miles
round. In coll weather ho was dis-
tinguished by a fur cap, surmounted
with a daunting fox’s tail; and when the
folks at a country gathering deserted this
well known crest at a distance, whisk.
ing about among a. squad of hard riders,
they always stood by for a squall. Some-
times his crew would be heard dashing
along past the farm houses at midnight.
with whoop and halloo, like a troop of
Don Cossacks, and the old dames, start-
led out of their sleep, would listen for a
moment till the hurry scurry had clat-
tcrcd by, and then cxclaim: “Ay. there
goes Brom Bones and his gang!” The
neighbors looked upon him with a mix-
ture of awe, admiration and good will;
and when any madcap prank or rustic
brawl occurred in the vicinity, always
shook their heads, and warranted Brom
Bones was at the bottom of it.
This rantipolc hero had for some time
singled out the blooming Katrina for the
object of his uncouth gallantrics,
and though his: amorous toy-
ings were something like the gentle
caresses and endearments of a bear, yet
it was whispered that she did not alto-
gether discourage his hopes. . Certain it.
is, his advances were Signals for rival
candidates to retire, who felt no inclina-
tion to cross a. lion in his amours; inso-
much, that when his horse was seen tied
to Van Tassoi‘s paling, on a. Sunday
night, asure sign that his master was
courting, or, as It is former , “sparking,”
within, all other suitors passed by in
despair, and carried the war into other
quarters.
Such was the formidable rival with
whom Ichabod Crane had to contend,
and considering all things astouter man
than he would have shrunk from the
competition, and a wiser man would
have (lcspaired. He had, however, a
happy mixture of pliability and perse-
verance in his nature; he wasinform
and spirit like a supple jack—yielding,
but tough; though he bent, he never
broke; and though he bowed beneath
the slightest pressure, yet the moment it
was away—jerkl—ho was erect. and car-
ried his head as high as ever.
To have taken the field openly against
his rival would have been madness; for
he was not a man to be thwarted in his
amours any more than that stormy lover
Achilles. Ichabod, therefore, made his
advances in a uict and gently insinuat-
ing manner. ndcr cover of his charac-
ter of singing muster he made frequent
visits at the farm house; not that he had
anything to apprehend from the meddle-
somc interference of parents, which is so
(‘il‘ten a. stumbling block in the path of
lovers. Bait Van Tassel was an easy, in-
(1 iii gent soul; he loved his daughter better
even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable
man and an excellent father, let her have
her way in cverythin . His notable little
wife, too, had enoug 1 to do to attend to
her housekeeping and manage the poul-
try; for, .5 she sagely observed, ducks
and geese are foolish things and must be
looked after, but girls can take care of
themselves. Thus, while the busy dame
bustlcd about; the house or plied her spin-
ning wheel at one end of the piazza, hon-
est Balt would sit: smoking his evening
pipe at the other, watching the achieve-
ments of a little wooden warrior, who,
armed with a sword in each hand, was
valiantly fighting the wind on the pinna-
cle of the barn. In the mean time Ichaa
bod would carry on his suit with the
daughter by the side of the spring under
the great elm or sauntering along in the
twilight, that hour so favorable to the
lover’s eloquence.
I profess not to know how women’s
liavrf-amiys ~13e-éirni5icwrs ULmum‘anu
admiration. Some seem to have but one
vulnerable point, or door of access;
while others have a. thousand avenues,
and may be captured in a thousand dif-
ferent ways. i; is a great triumph of
skill to gain the former, but still a
greater proof of generalship to maintain
ossession of the latter, for a. man must
lint-tie for his fortress at every door and
window. He that wins a thousand com-
mon hearts is therefore entitled to some
renown; but he who keeps undisputed
sway over the heart of a. coquette is in-
deed a hero. Certain it; is, this was not
the case with the redoubtable Brom
Bones; and from the moment Ichabod
Crane made his advances, the interests
of the former evidently declined; his
horse was no longer seen tied at the pal~
ings on Stmday nights, and a_deadly
feud gradually arose between him and
the preceptor’of Sleepy Hollow.
Brom, who had a. degree of rough
chivalry in his nature, would fain have
carried matters to open warfare, and
settled their pretensions to the lady
according to the mode of those
most concise and simple reasoners, the
knights errant of yore—by single com-
bat; but Ichabod wastoo conscious of the
superior might of his adversary to enter
the lists against him; he had overheard
tho boast of Bones that he would “double
the schoolmaster up and put him on a
shelf ;” and he was too wary to give him
an opportunity. There was something
extremely provoking in this obstmately
)acific system; it left Brom no alternative
but to draw upon the funds of rustic wag-
gery in his disposition, and to play off
boorish practical jokes upon his rival.
Ichabod became the object of whimsical
persecution to Bones and his gang of
rough riders. They harried his l'ltllCI'tO
peaceful domains; smoked out his smg—
ing school by stopping up the chimney;
broke into the school house at night, in
spite of his formidable fastenings or
withe and window stakcsélaléd 1turned
ever hing topsy turvy; so in t to poor
schoblnmster began to think all the
witches in the country held their meet-
ings there. But what was still more an-
noying, Brom took all opportumties of
turning him into ridicule in presence of
his mistress, and had a scoundrel dog
whom he taught to whine in the most
ludicrous manner and introduced 9.3.3
rival of Ichabodfs, to instruct her in
psahnody. '
In this way matters went on for some
time, without producing any material
effect on the relative situations of the
contending powers. On a. fine autumnal
afternoon, Ichabod, in penSivo mood, sat
enthroncd on the lofty stool from whence
he usually watched all the concerns of
his little literary realm. In his hand he
swayed a fertile, that scepter of despotic
power; the birch of justice reposed on
three nails, behind the throne, a. constant:
terror to evil doors; while on the desk
before him might be seen sundry contra-
band articles and prohibited weapons,
detected upon the persons of idle tu'chius;
such as half munched apples, popguns,
whirligigs, fly cages, and whole legions
of ram ant little pa er gamecocks. ftp-
parent there had ecu some up Jalhng
act of justice recently inflicted, or lus
scholars were all busily intent upon their
books, or slyly whispering behind them
with one eye kept upon the master; and a
kind of buzzing stilhiess reigned
throughout the school room. It was
suddenly interrupted by the appearance
of a. negro in tow cloth jacket and trous-
ers. a round crown‘cd fragment of a
hat, like the cap of Mercury, and
mounted on the back of a. ragged, wrld,
half broken colt, which he managed
with a. rope by way of halter. He came
cluttering up to the school door With an
invitation to Ichabod to attend :1 met -
making, or “quilting frolic,” to ho bed
that evening at Mynheer Van Tassels;
and having delivered his message \Vltll
that air of importance and effort at fine
language which a negro is apt_to dis-
plav on petty embassies of the kind, he
dashed over the brook, and was seen
scampering away 11 the hollow, full of
the importance and turry of his missmn.
All was now bustle and hubbub 1n the
late quiet school room, The scholars
were hurried through their lessons With-
out stopping at; trifles: those who were
nimble skipped over half With impunity,
and those who were tardy had a. smart
a lication now and then in the rear, to
quicken their speed or help them over a.
tall word. Books were flung aSidc with—
out being put away on the shelves, ink-
stands were overturned, benches thrown
down and the whole school was turned
loose an hour before the the usual time;
bursting forth like a legion ct young
imps, velping and racketmg about .the
' =n-- at “zci‘: sprlv cmuncmation.
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(,llncl’ldtd newt week.
lily’s Cieam Balm gives satisfaction to
«my one using it for catnrrhai troubles.—
G. K. Nelloi‘. Diuggist, Wormster, Mass.
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three or four boon companions of his.
MONEY IN OLD SHOES.
SECOND HAND DEALERS WHO
ABOUND' lN LARGE CITIES.
A Chat with One of the Biggest. Dealers
in the Country —- “more the Supply
Comes From—Trade Only in Men‘s Shoes.
People with Tender Feet.
A sharp looking, well dressed man satin
the Bingham house smoking a cigar and
reading a newspaper.
“That’s the biggest man in his line of busi-
ness in this country,” said the clerk, indicat-
ing the sharp looking man by a rapid motion
of the eye.
“And what is his business?"
“Second hand shoes, and there‘s big money
in it, too, I can tell you." .
On being judiciously approached the sharp
looking mun proved affable and communicate
tive. “I imagine,” said he, “that: few people
have any idea. of the extensive trade that is
annually done in second hand boots and shoes
in this country. I suppose you think, as most
people do, that none but the very poor people
would condescend to wear the left off shoes
of other folks. In all cities and large towns
you may notice shops for the sale of second
hand boots and shoes. At some time or
another, I dare say, you have had a. shabby
looking man call at your house and inquire
if you had any cast of! shoes to sell. If you
have ever given the matter a passing thought,
no doubt the shabby man and the second hand
shoe store are connected in your mind. You
conclude that the itinerant purchaser of cast
033 foot wear sells the result of his day’s
tramp to those who keep the secbnd hand
shoe shops, and that from that source alone
he derives his supply. »
common AND custom ,1. _
“Nothingof the kind, sir—nothing .of the ,
kind. The few ‘peopie'iii my line“ of business
—for, thank goodness, our ti-adeii's not as yet
quite as overcrowded as inasmuch—fur-
nish a vast majority of the second hand shoe
stores with their goods. The headduarters
of my firm is in New York, and as we are
the biggest people in our line, nearly; all the
‘collectors' in that city and for miles around
bring the best of the contents of their daily
‘bags' to us. It’s no use bringing the rub-
bish, as they know we don‘t handle it. We
keep bred ‘exaniiners’—men who know all
about shoes worth knowing—and they earn
every dollar we pay them in examining slices
and boots frdm 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. every day
of the week except Saturday. ’ - ‘ '
“In this way we buy from 1,000 to 2,
pairs 9. day. The best of these, say about,
onahulf, are cleaned, paire(La_ml saints.
stock, classified in qualities and as nearly as
possible in sizes. The‘remainder go into our
repairing department, where they are resoled
and heeled, and subsequently nearly all ex-
ported. We have also collecting agents, not
buyers of private people, but agents who pur-
chase on our account from the 'collectors’
hero in Philadelphia, Boston. Baltimore. Chi-
cago and a. few other cities; I Fi‘éin' 't'héfi
sources we gather about as many asufé'do in
New York. All the country stuff is treated
the same as that which comes to us direct
from the ‘collector.’ '
“Altogether we do a, pretty extensive busi-
ness, sending out daily more Wand shoes
than most of the manufacturers, but then,
you see, there are not n doie‘xijpeoplo incur,
business all told, and slib'e’mhlé’érs, wholoshfe”
and retail, are numbered 'b‘y-the thousand.
We never buy a shoe that has the slightest
cut or crack in the up '5, runs: this timid:
necessitate patching, mfihel‘sort 91" 99071515:
who buy high pricedlsecondihandi'shée's would
not look at: a disfigured pair. Still these have
a marketable value an , the "collector can
give a. quarter for a 'gh‘tiy cracked'f'pair -
and resell to the ‘restorer’ or. dealer in much
worn second hand shoes at a profit, and ‘he
will retail them at a profit of from 75
cents to $1.50 after he has fixed them up.
Of coursethis so'rt-ot‘stufl is only patched
up, it don’t pay for reselling and healing.
We only deal in men’s shoes. There is no
market for second hand women’s foot weariof
good quality. You cannotget the ladies to“
wear left ofl.’ shoes any how. You might as
well ask them to wear secondhand gloves or
discarded ‘bangs. ” ' > ‘
THE TRADE Ly PHILADELPHIA.
In this city the retail trade in second hand
notu‘kcnh‘uc’m :1: , s 0 Guild l;
a few dingy looking shops in the neighbor-
hood of Sixth and Spruce streets and along
South street by those who have no prejudice
against wearing “ dead men’s shoes,” or en-
casing their pedal extremities in the cast-oif
soles and uppers of fashionable folk. In one
of these establishment: on ostensible pur-
chaser was shown second hand shoes of all
styles and sizes, ranging in prices from $1.50
to $3 a. pair. All these goods were evidently
of fine make. The leather was soft and pli-
able, the stitching close and fine, and although
the ‘ ‘ uppers ” had evidently already done good
service, no cracks were observable. But all
the style and finish was confined to the
“ uppers,” for in every instance the shoes had
been resoled and heeled in a rough-und—ready
fashion. Several pairs still bore the names
of well known New York and London mak-
ers, while between the heel and sole of one
shoe the name of “ Helbestern, Paris,” was
still clearly to be made out.
One dealer said that high priced second
hand shoes actually lasted longer than new
ones sold at about the same price. The best
second hand goods, he claimed, were the cast
offs of wealthy people who would not; wear a.
shoe an hour after it had lost its shape, and
consequently the uppers were in many cases
really as good as new.
Another class of people, he said, were regu-
lar customers at his shop, whose feet were so
tender that they could not; wear a new shoe
under any circumstances. Some of these
unfortunate folks would spend an hour at a
time in trying on forty or fifty pairs of shoes,
until at last they found one exactly suited to
the unhappy idiosyncracies of their “poor
feet.” This particular dealer in “discarded
understandings” does not handle any of the
much worn and common lines of second hand
goods. He buys the shoes just as they are
purchased by the wholesale dealer in New
York, and keeps two men constantly em-
ployed in resoling and heeling his purchases
before retailing them to that eccentric por-
tion of the community whose patronage he
enjoys. ——Philadelphia Times.
\Vanted: A National Air.
America is as yet unprovided with a national
air possessing the breadth and dignity worthy
of a great country. There are several tznir s
that by force of association have been adc;i.c.l
in lieu of a. melody worthy of the dignity.
“Hail Columbia” is n. Weak and colorless
production. “The Star Spangled Banner” is
suggestive of a horse parade in a. circus. “My
Maryland" is an old German air of no strik-
ing merit. “My Country ’Tis of Thee" is
adapted to the English national air “God
Save the Queen.” Then we have “Dixie,” an
old negro tune; “John Brown," an old camp
meeting effusion, and the inappropriate
“Yankee Doodle.”
The time has now arrived for some of our
native musicians to devote their best: energies
to the production of an air that shall be
worthy of the occasion and typical of thli
great; nation—Musical Herald.
TATE Serums, Tenn, July 4, 1853.
The Swift ic Co., Atlanta, (33.: .
l'JUriugr the: spring; of 1871, while working
in the fich'. at my home in Morgan county,
(in, i pulled ofi my shoes to give my feet a
rest. Unlominately, l walked mto a clump
of poison oaf-, and in a few days my feet
were in a terrible condition, and I could not
put on a sin-3c because of thc_soreness and
swelling. I was treated as potson oak cases
usually are, and everything washcaledbp.
About the some time the following spring,
I572, my feet became sore again, as at first,
and every succ . rig spring for five years
brought by 7; tm: same condition of the dis-
ease, only each time it became more 1115-
trcssing, because i began to think it was a
lifetime trouble. Finally, I was induced to
try Swift's Specific. I took six. bottles, and
to-day am entirely well. My improvement
was gradual from the first, and no evxdence
of the disease remains. I shall take pleas-
ure in testifying as to its curatiye proper-
ties. It is the greatest blood purifier in ex-
istence. Yours truly, J. L. MORGAN.
The foregoing certificate is taken at
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simplv as a sample. It is a voluntary
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case. Its accuracy and genumeness are
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proprietors of Sulphur Bitters, who gave
him a liberal reward, and also gave him
six bottles of Sulphur Bitters for his
mother, who has been a terrible sutfeier
from rheumatism, and who returned many
blessings after being cured by their list-.—
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Where he. does first-class
= Carriage. Repairing and Painting
m” At Reasonable Prices.
FilliN Tillili
.\ Full Stock of Fiirnitureoi’ all kinds'
POWDER l”BLUEAllielilllllllflflllilis
,DAVID s'row,
Main Street opp. Depot
s_0__UTH NORWALK,CON1V
P. H. DWYER.
The largest Steal of Harness
EVER DISPLAYED Ill TOWN.
All First-(flan, Ilmul Stitched, (ink Tnmtcn
Pennsylvania Leather
THIRD CLASS PRICES.
(‘ull early as “mom! to sell at SMALL Pizoriv,
SEYENT Y—Fl Vlfl
,_ . ,
let Sintleanl Dnnlle Harness.
HARDEHBBOOK "All.
Over llgiitdielifhhiarket, next door to i’. H. Dwy-
, er’s old stand. mt
contrasts Menominee,
()F'KANSA‘S CITY. CAPITAL $é,0()0,000
ligand 7. per cent. iieiieunire Bonds and
“on a e
Loanspt Far and Accrued Interest. ‘ g g
R. B. CRAUFURD, Agent,
Room 2 Masonic Buildir 3
BY TiLLY.
CARRIAGE MAKER,
SOUTH NORWALK, . - CONN
Manufacturer of
'l'illlillY' Carriages, Victories, Buggies, tn.
Gnu Kinds of Repairing.
none sf’A'ritINSON;
Wholesale audlletaii Dealer in
Harness, Blankets,
Trunks, Bugs,
Sole Leather and Shoe Findings, andBoot
“and Shoe Uppcrs.
Corner of mm m.- and Middle Street
Bridgeport, COD". 13-43
F o r S at c .
A ,thgyiggAgmugpumcrk xnmiahu .Inb
_._..._._- _.___....._. . .4 k. _.._4
-
"ll infillllft “l Pin-“l3 Alli}
disease to the Internal Organs. lts pro
eradicates the disc 50 from the system.
Erysipclas, Boils, Solids. Burns, Cuts. B
blaius, Frosted Feet, and all cutaneous (
Sores, Fresh Cuts,
cvciywherc.
Fill"?
THE GREAT svomac
results than any other medicine.
for all Malarious Diseases, Torpi-l Liver,
Dyspepsia,
Neuralgia and Nervous Diseases,
Kidneys, Colds and Fever and Ague.
HOFFAT’S LIFE PILLS are elegant'y
ilczidache and Sick Headache cannot exist limes:
Are not a drink used for intoxication
Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness.
Complaints, etc. Thousands of
just what we h we said or money will b:
will try them once,
PAG
PHOENIX
or sent by mail or Express, prt paid, on receipt 0
85
l'iizscsses many lmpo.
other] l't tied Foods.
BABIES .CHY FOR IT.
”(VAL/03 REL/3” IT.
I
,
Regulates the Stomach and Bowels.
Sold by Druggists. L’ficw 509., 81.00.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., BURLINOTDNJT.
I
Baby Portraits.
A Portfolio of to
free to Mother ot‘aiiy llziby born \vit tin a. you
(live ital) "5 name and n. 'c.
)
Scroliila Sores. Salt Rheum. Sore Breasts r r Nipples, Inflamed Eyes,
PAGE’S CLIMAX SALVE acts like Hi'ifJI‘I on lzorsc flesh in curing
Snake liitcs, liruises, Burns, Saddle and ilariicss Calls,
lmxex‘ three times larger than any other Salve, and sr iii ‘ ‘
it is \vnrrnntt d to cure in every case or money refunded. for Sale by Dru
Es'ablished by one of our most eminent physiciins
profession and (lru'rgists who know their real merit,
Molint's Life Pills are purely vegetable.
and kidneys, purify and regulate the whole system, and
Loss of Appetite, indigestion.
Female obstructions and General weakness, Scurvy,
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Piles of every
who are sick. They correct the se'~retioiis of tit
Nervousne s. Debility, \\'cakiiess, . .
certificates are in possession of the proprietor, giving,
perfect cures elTected by these invaluable medicines and we warrant that they will (l’)
t. Advantages over all
Makes Plump, Laughing, Healthy Babies.
uutifiil baby portraits, printed
on line plate paper by patent photo iroccss, sent
livery Mother wants these pictures; send at once.
Wt S, tutti/tilt)ch & CO., Piops., Burlington, Vt.
pcrtics go to the diseased part, and separate
. . _ . ,— ,
all the poisonous and corrupt humors, through the perspiring vessels to the StlrnflLt‘. and
We warrant it to cure Old Sores, Ulcers.
Swollen Glands,
ruiccs, l-‘istnia, Piles, Corns, Bunions, Chil-
list-rises on man and beast.
Scratches, Manze, ( ‘lzl
Chafes, etc. it is put up in
at the low price “twenty-five cents rcr‘lmx.
ggists and Dealers in medicine
DIE HHS.
H AND LIVER REMEDY.
and recommended by the medical
and are used with more pleasing
They act on the stomach, bowels, liver
are warranted a. certain ciiic
Impurc Blood, Jaundice, Bilious Complaints,
Costivencss, Nervous and Sick Headache,
kiul, Gravel and Diseases of the Bladderand
Sugar Coated and easy to take and are r. perfect 7ft":
dinner Pill, one taken after dinner each (luv \\'i told (llgCSIIOH and cure all disorders of the: Ste 1-.H .i.
l’ilis are used. For costivencss take one Pill at bedtime.
MOFFAT’S PHOENiX BITTERS
. . _ ,
pure medicme and only used by people
a stomach and are a sure cure for
Loss of Appcti e, rental:
, but :1
refunded. It is simply asked that the lilllictcd
their use will convince the most skeptical. _
E'S CLIMAX SALVE. 255-21 “ex. MOFFAT'S LIFE PILLS, 25c. a Box. MOFFAT S
BITTERS, Shoo a Bottle. For Sale by .Uruggists and Dealers in medicn ,v everywhere,
(price.
3‘. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor.
LIBERTY STBEET. NEW YORK.
iris Easy to Dye
‘1’ [T H
Superior
EN
‘- - «Ll!
Strong an,
Faz-S'ii’siirfiiié,
Beauty,
A iii 9
.. .5 I : -
=0 , Simpi toity.
\\'nrmnted to color more goods than any other
dyes ever made, and to give more brilliant: and
durable colors. Ask for the Diamond, and take
no other. 36 colors; :0 cents each.
’ WELLS, RICHARDSON & 00., Bur/ingtan, Vt.
For Gliding or Bronzing Fancy Articles, USE
DIAMOND PAINTS.
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper. Only 10 Cents.
l‘.
llt‘ YOU WANT
A HEATER
THAT WILL -
GET——
Tl liteinee'
IT E. ii. LOCKWOOD 8e eoxs
Heatientliense
N umber 2.
SARSAPARILLA COMPOUND
DOUGH MIXTURE,
Hair Tonic,
~FINE STATIONERY—
in the Latest Fortety Styles.
Easier Cards,
—-AT———_
J. G. GREGORY’S
38 Wall Street.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
airmen Bees.
Office, 10 Washington St.
So. Nonwaw, On, Oct. lst, 1888.
WHOLESALE AND nnrlu. DEALERS IN
Coal. Wood, Brick, Lim‘c, Cement, Plas-
ter, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Fire Mini
tar, Drain Pipe, Fertilizers, Sole
Tile,Blue Stone,Granitc,Hay,
Straw,Grain,Fecd,:FlOIii',
Soap, Oil, Salt, Fish.
Paints, Lea d.
li'iislics,
Colors. Alabas-
tinc,Averill and Rub-
ber Mixed Paints, Stevee
dores and Trucking, con-
tractsmade for Excavating. Paint-
ing, Grading, Flag and Concrete Walks.
()iir goods are bought direct front the
inaiiiifiictiircr and producer; purchased for
cash; freiglitcd in large quantities, under
special contract with the railroads and boats
delivered by our own teams, and we are
thereby enabled to offer great inducements
to large purchasers, while the smaller deal—
er or consumer will find bargains wortliv
his attention. We keep constantly in strck
a great variety of all the goods on the fore
going list, besides many others not enumer-
ated, and will purchase and promptly deliv-
er on application, any article required. If
you contemplate building, painting, putting,r
down walks, laying a drain or sewer, liav~
ing a Well or cistern built, please allow us to
quote prices for work and material. '
Respectfully,
RAYMOND BROTHERS.
SOLDIERS, ATTENTION
M. L. BYINGTON,
Pension Attorney,
241 Eighth Street, N. E..
WASHINGTON. l). (3.,
Located at the National Capital, adjacent to all inc
bxeciitivc Departments, gives me superior
advantage iii the prosecution oi Claims
against iiie L nixed States.
INCREASE YOUR PENSION.
Many pensioners borne on the rolls are entitled
to a much higher rate of pension than they now
receive. in a great majority of cases in which
pension was granted for disease, the pensioner is
en" led to an increase of rate, and in most cases
wticreli was granted for wounds or injuries the
«usabinty increases cacti year. As time passes the
disaepithet.achiasscszesesrfll-i;mwoumre-
duced by examining surgeons. A pensioner is
entztled to increase on a disabiiity not set forth in
his original deciaratioii. ’llie pension laws are
more linera‘. than formerly, and better rating can
he had for many disabilities. 1 make a specmlty
oi .Yrghclt'd and li’jr'vtv-d L'luiiils. and if you Will
present me With a Uriel situeiiieitt of yolir case,
statmg by whom it was presented. i will obtain a
reheardigol‘yourease, and, it” it has merit, will
procure a {Moraine settlement Many claims
stand rejected before the department, when it
only iequires a competent attorney to make them
good eases. Sohliri'a’ N‘Ifli’l'illf/ wit/i ilixubi‘lilies
UUIIII'Ht‘If‘ll in service, 10/") lmtw nut appliedfor (t
pmisimi, slip/ml do so as it is their RIGHT.
SOLDIERS OF THE MEXICAN WAR,
Who were in that service sixty days, [or their
widows ifnot rc-married] are entitled'toéSJiO per
month lroni January 29th, 13:7. [120
For Sale at a Sacrifice.
Will be sold ii‘applicd for soon,
TEN ROOM COTTAGE.
within five minutes walk of the
bridge, 'with never failing well of
excellent water, and a cistern
holding three hundred hogs-
lieads, for laundry purposes
all modern improvements
conveniences, etc. Cost
owner $8,000, and
will be sold for
$5,000 with only
$1,500 down.
to satisfac-
tory party.
111133 Enquireat GAZETTE OFFICE.
TO HORSE OWNERS!
We keep constantly on hand a good assortment of
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
selected with great care in the western markets.
Wehare horses suitable torali purposes and no
one who wants a thoroughly teliahle animal should
purchase before seeing what we have to offer.
We also keep constantly on hand at our Carriage
Repository a complete line of CARRIAGES from
the best makers, which are manufactured for us
to special order; every carriage warranted.
\VAGUNS and CAI-{TS of every description,
liARNESSiiS, ,WllIPS, iiUBES, BLANRE'lS
DANN’S LIVEiiY STABLE,
orncs 48 WALL sn, NORWALK
our. n. a- 3'. i.. u. arrow
35
eeneeie MARKET.
Meat, Fish, Vegetables, 61c.
LOCK WOOD (it ANDREWS.
MAIN STREET.
All kinds ofihe best qualities ol‘ Meats, Fish,
Clams, Vegetables, cte., are kept constantly on
hand. and will he sold by its as low as can be pro-
cured at any market in Norwalk. We intend to
prove to our customers that we deserve their
patronage by fair and generous dealing.
ly-iU LUCK N001) .t' ANDREWS.
auouon LINE
Atlantic Express Service.
LIVERPOOL via. QUEENSTOWN.
Steamship “(‘l'i‘Y (ii? ROME” from New York
\ViillNliSllAY, October 31,
Largest and finest passenger steamer afloat.
i'aoin, 550, $60, and $50 Second-class. $30.
GLASGOW’ SERVICE.
Steamer every Saturday from New York to
GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY.
Cabin Passage to Glasgow, Londonderry or_l.iv
erpool, $45 01‘ $55, Second-class, $30.
Stccrugc, out am or prepaid, either service, 520.
Saloon Excursion Tickets at Reduced ilatcs.
Travelers’Circular Letters of Credit, and Drafts
for any amount issued atlowest current rates,
For Books of 't ours,’l‘ickets or further information
Apply to HENDERSON BROS, New Yorkmr
STILES W, CURTIS.
NORWALL, cons.
Choice
BUILDING ~ LOTS
( ON INSTALLMENT PLAN.)
FOR SALE
611116
On iii/titan Avenue
-—AND—
San Sauce: Plot.
APPLY TO
A. ll. BYINGTON,
GAZETTE OFFICE.
Norwalk Chronicler