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Printing of all kinds, executed at this- Office, with neatness and despatch.
EDWARD WILSON,
DRAPER & TAILOR,
F-TAS taken the Shop No. 144 Bssex street ( Bowker Place) SALEM, where he intends to carry on the Tailoring Business, in all its branches. He hopes hy strict attention to business, to merit a share of pub- lie patronage.
He would respectfully ask those indebted to him in Danvers, to make immediate payment, so that he can meet his just demands.
SALEM, january 1, 1845.
ALFRED A ABBOTT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Ofice, Osborne's Building, Chambers over W. D. Joplin's Shop.
DANVERS, January 11, 1845.
W. D. JOPLIN, AUCTIONEER, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE MONUMEN'T, D'ANVERS.
E. MEACOM
Respectfully informs the inhabitants of Danvers, that he has now on hand, at his Store, (Osborne,s some ineasures to alter your miserable high- building, nearly opposite the Monument,) a good as- way system. Some system can be adopted sortment of BOOT'S and SHOES. All kinds of Boots and Shoes made to order and warranted to fit. that will be satisfactory to all concerned,
the neatest manner. Repairing done at short notice, in and give us better roads, and still make a
constantly for sale. Ladies' Shoes, every style, saving to the town. Danvers, Aug 28
COOPERING ESTABLISHMENT.
T THE Subscriber respectfully inform his friends and the Public generally, that he is now prepared, and will be happy to receive orders for Coopering, which will be executed with despatch, on reasonable terms. CASKS, of all kinds, furnished, cheap.
South Danvers, Nov. 6 S. R. HILL, Washington street.
YAPSULES OF CASTOR OIL. This prepara- tion entirely covers the taste of the Oil-two of the c. psules producing the same effect, as the usual dose of Castor Oil.
Danvers, Dec. 18. For sale at J. SHED'S, Opposite, the Monument.
NEW PERIODICAL DEPOT.
No. 2 ALLEN'S BUILDING, DANVERS. We have for sale, at the office of the Eagle, a choice selection of periodicals, which will be sold as low as they are sold in Boston, or elsewhere.
of a Periodical, can be found ab No. 2 Al- len's Building
All orders for School and other Books, promptly attended to: S. T. DAMON Danvers, Dec. 11th, 1844
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
A TENNEMENT renting at about $50, for a smallt Family. To be taken possession of immediate-
Apply at this Office. Danvers, Feh. 1.
WILLIAM ARCHER, JR., DEALER IN
WATCHES, JEWELRY AND SPECTACLES, No. 222 Essex St. Salem.
Clocks, Watches and Music boxes care- fully repaired and warranted. Salem, Sept. 25, 1844. tf 5
M. E. OSGOOD & Co., DEALERS IN HATS, CAPS, FURS, and UMBRELLAS,
58 WASHINGTON STREET, 58 Three Doors North of State Street, BOSTON. Boston, Sept 11, 1844. 4m3.
FASHIONABLE
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. M. TELYEA,
Would inform the inhabitants of South Danvers and its vicinity, that he has taken a shop on Main streetprin Mr Townsend's Building, where he intends to carry on the TAILORING BUSINESS in all its branches .- Garments cut and made in a manner not to be sor. passed ; and be hopes by strict attention to his buat ness. to be favored' with a share of pubuc patronage, The puphc are invited to call and try his skill in out- ting and making garments of all descriptions, and they may depend on having their work done at the time proinised, and he warrants all garments made by him to fit, or he will either pay them the money for their cloth or exchange it for them. He intends to do his work so that those who have been in the habit of having their work done abroad, may have it done at home. and done all O. K. if 1 Give him a call, and see if he does not do the thing right. N. B. Cutting doue for others to make up, South Danvers, Aug. 28
M SOCKS! SOCKS !! TEN'S AND BOY'S SOCKS for sale hy TH OM AS BANCROFT, Mais St., Danvers.
Nov. 20, 1844. 2w
Winter Arrangement of the DANVERS AND SALEM HOURLY COACHES.
The Danvers and Salem Hourly Coaches will, in connection with the Eastern Rail Road, leave Danvers and Salem at the following hours, viz:
Lenve Danvers at 7.1.4 8 3.4
Leave Salem at 8
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For seats, apply et Me'Intire's Hotel, and :Joseph G. Shed's store ir Danvers, and at the Essex House & Salem Hotel ir Salemi.
Rail Road passengers taken at the depot on the arri. val of the cars from Boston and the East .. I'' Exira Coaches furnished at any hour on reasonable terms. sept 18 tl'4 SYMONDS & TEEL
MUST BE SOLD. THE ENTIRE STOCK OF
146 Essex Street 146. This large and desirable Stock of DRY GOODS MUST BE SOLD BEFORE MARCH 1, 1845, and the present of rare opportunity to obtain of
a Till the same. But above all things, take"
they ever purchased them before.
A large assortment of Silk, Straw & Vel- vet Bonnets, Hosiery, Prints, Patches, Cambrics, Gloves, Suspenders, Mantles of every Color, Cravats & Scarfs.
UP All of the above named articles, and thousands of others that we have not room to specify, will be sold at less than what the same .goods are sold at Auction. JOSEPH A. PAINE.
Salem, Feb. 22.
IGNORANCE .- An honest farmer dying intestate, left two infant sons to the care of his brother, who wished to know if he could act as his , executor: he applied to a man of moderate abilities for information, who advised him to consult a civilion. Hav- ing been brought to the presence of this gentleman, the following conversation took villian?" "Do you mean to insult me.sir .? " "It is for that purpose I came sir; my broth- er died detested; he has left two infidel chil --- dren, and I wish to know if I can be their executioner."
J. A. ROBINSON, DENTIST, No. 49 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM,' Salem, Ang 28 (Opposite City Hall.)
FALL & WINTER FASHIONS, FOR 1844 & 45,
Just received by the subscriber, who is Old now ready to make all kinds of Garments in the Winter style. All Coats are made
by himself.
N. B. Wanted, 3. good, steady girls, to learn the trade. M. TELYEA.
Danvers, Oct. 2. tf 6
NS PAPER.
A WEEKLY PUBLICATION, DEVOTED TO
AGRICULTURE, TEMPERANCE, EQUAL RIGHTS, HUMANITY NEWS OF THE DAY, THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, & THE BESTINTERESTS OF THE MECHANIC.
Edited and Published by SAMUEL T. DAMON, at No. 1, Allen's Building, (third Story,) Danvers, ( South Parish.) At Only $1 00 per Year.
the State affords, have engaged to contribute to its columns.
BOOKS BOUND AND RE-BOUND TO ORDER
fully solicited.
DR J. H. BATCHELDER, DENTIST. No. 3 Allen's Building, ::::: South Danvers.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY, a Boy from the country, from 12 to 15 years of age, in a Store, This is a rare chance, . For particulars, apply at DA- MON'S INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, No. 1 Allen's Building ( 3d story.) Danvers. 31 Nov. 14
TUTHER CHANDLER, General Agent for the sale of Periodicals, Newspapers, &e. Harper's
Pictorial Bilde, Verplanck Shakespeare, Goodey's La- dy's book, Knickerbocker, and Gentlemen's Jiagazine, supplied at the shortest notice.
All Books and Papers will he delivered promptly, and orders for new or old works respectfully solicited. Books hound at the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable terms.
Orders may be left at J. Shen's, opposite the Monu- ment.
11 12 South Danvers, Nov 14
CLAM CHOWDER, on every Wednesday and Sat- urday evening, at . J. SHED'S, Opposite the Danvers, Nov. 6
Monument.
NEW STORE.
The Subscriber would respectfully "inform the citizens of Danvers, and vicinity, that he has opened a BOOT and SHOE STORE, at No. 1, Allen's Building, Main street,
where may he found a good assortment of Ladies', Gentlemen's and Children's Boots and Shoes, which he will sell at the lowest prices. DANIEL MANNING.
MONUMENT DIVISION, No. 5. The regular Meetings of Monument Di- vision, No. 5, will be on Thursday eve- ings, instead of Wednesday evenings .- AT SANGER'S HALL. Members of the Order are respectfully in- vited to attend. JOSEPH D. MORELAND, R. S. Danvers, Oct. 2, 1844.
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
at the lowest price- NEARLY OPPOSITE THE MONUMENT. Thomsonian Medicines- Brandreth's, Indian Veg- etable, Beckwith's. Lee's, Dean's, Parr's, and other Pills- Sherman's. Brown's, and Fale's Worm Lozen- ges, for sale as above. " tf 2 Danvers. Sept 4
S. A. POOLE, CARRIAGE AND HARNESS MANUFACTURER, Has taken the Stand on Main Street, formerly occu: pied by the late. Mr Thomas Robbins, and will give his attention to orders in any branch of his business. TRUNKS, VELISES, &c., furnished as alove. Danvers, October 5. 1844.
A good assortment constantly on hand and for sale
By J. SHED. AGENT
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DANVERS
EAGLE.
Vol. 1.
DANVERS, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1845.
No. 27.
ANNUAL STATEMENT Of the ACCOUNTS of the TOWN of DANVERS,
FOR THE YEAR|1844!
COMMENCING MARCH 1st, 1844, AND ENDING MARCH 1st.
1845.
STATEMENT OF SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNTS. Groceries of all kinds
Salaries of Town Officers.
Clothing and Materials
268 13"
Painters labor 279 25 Nails
12. 80
401 05
Selectmen, J. Silvester, 63 76-W. Merrill, $73. 58-H. Fowler, $60, E. King, $57 75 J. Poor, jr. $78.
Live Stock, etc. Sundries
21 98
and Sills
Stone work 554 50 Iron Work 100 57 655 07
Plaining Boards 72 58 'Chimney Caps 47 51 120.09
Lead Pipe :35 3 Pumps
35 00
70 31
Masons labor 817.07 Tablet
12.75
829 22
Junk, Coal and Teaming 216:57
Tenders 300 98 Teaming 63.99
364 97
Health Committee for 1843. # 18-14.
32 00
Treasurer $50-Overseers of Poor $120.
170 00
$5091 87 Furnishing the h use 1147 18
Levi Preston, jr. for labor and, overseeing the wor
492 00
Collection of Taxes in part.
200 00
Fish Committee.
9 50 Outstanding Bills receivable and pay- able in 1844-Balance against the Town
277 50
ORDINARY EXPENSES OF TOWN. Entertainment of Town officers.
$10 50
Outstanding Bills receivable & paya- ble in 1845-Balance in favor of. Town
67 48
Old building sold 203 00
523 08
Repairing Hay Scales, 74 68.
74.68
Rents paid Village Hall for 1843.
Union Hall 30-Allen's Rooms 30.
60 00
Cash paid into the Treasury 2626 17-3101 15
29 41
Expence of supporting poor in 1844 $1957.04
24 50 Stock on Farm, saine value as last year There has
been paid for the support of insane persons at Worcester 212 39 and Ipswich, the sum of three hundred and sixty seven dol- lars the past year, which will be in a great measure saved 273 17 in future years, as the ton is now provided with a suitable house for their accommodations, and there will be less ex- 99 15 pense for supporting other poor 'persons out of the house 40 17 for the same reason.
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES AND INCOME OF THE TOWN FOR THE YEAR 1844.
Expenses.
Appropriation for Schools 4620 00
Interest on Surplus Revenue 276 60
Town Officers 937 15
Ordinary expenses except for Schools 1020 77
Making, & Repairing Roads & Bridges 1237 61
Expenses for supporting the poor 1957 04
Fire Department 3254 00
Expense of new Alms House
12291 95
Abatement of taxes estimated
403 14
Collection of Taxes 308 54-$26307 10
Income. Viz :-- Taxes assessed in 1844
10495 77
60 00 Engine House No. 7 50 00
384 97
W. Merrill, working Spring street.
Franklin street. 57 :15 Summer street. 85 00
464 32
47 00 Sail Car No. 2
4 87
200 00 Clerk & Stationery
18
50 62 Hook and Ladder, at Tapleyville
21
Working on Cherry Street:
12.00
2
54 25
Repair of Bridge in Grove Street.
64 75
3
75 71
Highway Taxes returned.
33 14
5
87 10
Repairing Andover Turnpike.
.76 75
6
203 72
Expenses on Chesnut Street.
17-20
118 66
Engine House No. 3-
106 70
4
7 90
Repairing Gardner's Bridge.
11 :40
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16 70
6
42 96
elstheir Lists, Snow bills included.
200 15
10 13-1563 37
Resources of Town .
xes due prior to 1844, estimated 300
3254 00 of 1844, balance
300
OVERSEERS OF POOR DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENTS OF BILLS PAID ON ACCOUNT
There has been expended for various supplies to sup-
OF THE NEW ALMS HOUSE, VZ
esport the Poor the last year as follows, viz:
Lumber 2260. 87 Lime,
191 25 2452 19
ELIAS PUTNAM,
Bricks 1575 20 Hair
20 13 1595 33
LEWIS ALLEN,
Auditors
Slate" 535 02 Sand 40 00 575 02
JACOB F. PERRY.
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600 00
Total Balance against the Town
$22,504 16
"For Grain and Bread stuffs. 890 59
Meats and Fish 5228 32
$5558 48.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Bills paid for appropriation, of 1843
$1690 63
19 08
Miscellaneous 132 31
Special Appropriations.
Hose for Engine No. 4 79 35
Expenses of the Town over its income $15811.33
STATEMENT OF THE RESOURCES AND LIA- BILITIES OF THE TOWN.
John Grout, for damages for land. Benj. Goodridg, for damages widening Foster st.
Franklin st.
Giles Estate
25 00 Engine No. 1
50 84
" Fire Department " "
80 00
Interest due on surplus revenue 276 60
School Appropriation for 1844, balance 2472 18
Lumber for Bridges, (on hand. )
145.95
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199 12
Surplus Revenue hired 9220 00
Balance due Warren Bank 9272 61
Due for Watchmen 100 00
Snow bills estimated: 150.00
School Committee 240 00
Due J. Shed estimate
100 00
$23104 16
$1236 61
653 84
Paints and Oil 205 88 Trimings 105 76 311 65'
471 49
Window Caps { 89 97 Windows 209 38 299 34
$333 .00 Medical attendance and Medicine Labour, including Master's Salary Offal for hogy, manure and salt hay Blacksmith's work
54 91.
836 48
School. Committee-M. Black, jr., $46 -- E., Hunt, $45 -- J. M. Austin, $50 for 1842, do. $38 24 for 1843-M. P. Braman, $40 -Otis Mudge, $34-A. Bigelow, $8-T. P. Field, $15-for returning Births, $7 95.
284 19 Assistance rendered to persous out of 206 57 the Alms House.
1033 87
Splitting Stone, Digging, Gravel, Teaming, etc Carpenters labor
1442 34
Constables-J. G. Shed, $23-T. Bowen, $20 25-J. C. Clough, $3 75
47 00
One hundred and seventy dollars of " the above is charged to other towns.
Town Clerk Salary.
75 00 Whole amount of orders drawn in 1844.
5058 19
Rent of Carpenter's shop 15 months 50 00
Sundry small bills 437 78
Estimated cost to finish around the house 200 00
12815 03
Safe and Book cases, $116 80 Ringing Bell, $50
166 80
30 00 Cash paid for salt Marsh
344 98 130 00
Nett cost of the house
$19291 95
NOTE. $1328 88 of the above sum was paid the over- seers of the poor for work done, and boarding the men while employed in building the house?
Damages paid H. Wright, L. Rodgers, and J. B. Kelly.
Guide Posts and Boards, 72 28-Stationery. and Printing, 104.01
Land for, and building Pound, 145-discount on Taxes, 128 17.
Repairing Hearse House, 79 15-J. W. Proc- tor, as Council, 20.
Miscellaneous.
Appropriation for Schools in 1843, paid
" 1844 " in part
Locating, Making and Repairing Highways and Bridges Cisterns and Pumps Exclusive of Highway Tares, which was $1500. Philip Marsh and Eben King, making Clark's *hill road.
2389 89 Average number at the house in 1844, was 55. There 2147 82 has been 6 deaths and one birth.
Credit by lumber sold
178 55 )
Cash on hand 141 :53
Rooms for use of Infantry.
$1357:@6
45 95
Boarding Men
486 50
842 38
Sundry expenses paid by L Preston, jr. 42:08
Outstanding orders drawn by Selectmen and not presented to Treasurer 920 39
Ditto Overseers orders not paid 272 38
Working Buxton's Lane, per order County :Commissioners.
100.00
Extra services of Surveyors of highway, over
98 98
DANVERS EAGLE.
I soar, as on Eagle's wings, To spread the truth abroad!
DANVERS, SATURDAY, MARCH 8.
DANVERS RAIL ROAD.
Great excitement prevails among us, in relation to the conduct of one of the Com- night, should be might, and the word seem mittee for the new Rail Road, who, in the in the last line, should be deem.
eyes of a large portion of the Community, has proved recreant to the cause he was chosen to advocate. Whatever may be his motives for pursuing the course he has pursued of late, we cannot determine One thing we know, and have always en- deavored to enforce upon the mind; and that is, that wealth or popularity should not serve as a covering for any act of in- justice, however small. How often men in
high standing commit faults, and go un- punished, which faults, should they be commited by a common individual would forever sink him in infamy and shame. As to this gentlenan's being guilty, we are not well enough acquainted with the circum- stances to form an opinon; but if the public are in the least suspicious, let a meeting be called by the citizens of Danvers, and in- vestigate the affair, each "bridling his tongue" till the truth shall be plainly dis- covered. "Then, and not till then, prepare the dose.
MOUNTAINS IN THE MOON.It seems by an article in the New York Evangelist that we are likely to know something more about our neighbors in the moon, or at least, " to be able to discover some of their summer residences among their mountain landscapes." This supposition is deduced from a French paper, the Journal des D .- bits, which in calling the attention of the Depaties to the necessity of increasing the funds of the Paris Observatory, thus speaks ofthe improved teloscope power, to which those funds are to be devoted:
" The moon herself, which, astronomi- cally speaking, is quite close to us, (95,000 To which Mr. P. answered, if he were leagues, or thirty times the diameter of called upon to decide in such a case, he the earth,) the moon with her gigantic mountains and her extinguished volcanoes' is the heavenly body with which we are the least acquainted. All that we know of her has been obtained with glasses which mag- nify two hundred times. The new appa-
ratus which is proposed will magnify six ion, from misreprentation either accidental thousand times, so that we shall be able to |or intentional.
perceive the mountains of our satellite as from Geneva we see Mont Blanc."
When they get this mighty engine in op- eration
" May we he there to ser,"
as the poet who wrote the perils of John Gilpin's ride desired, if he should start on another trip. We wonder if it will sur- pass in power the telescope " put up " at they are insulted by its important majesty.
the Cape of Good Hope a few years since, the capabilities of which were so great that a person with one eye could define the col- or of the sand upon the sea shore, tell the length of a man's nose (by the way they carry their heads under their arms and let the nose's ' stick out a feet,') and if the
of a two years old urchin, about fifty feet high in his shoes, elicited from him by re- ceiving two or three gentle raps acrors his posterious by his daddy, in punishment for not washing his face after dropping his head in a mud-puddle.
EP Young men who wish to be prepar- ed for doing business should improve the opportunity of attending the Academy kept by STURTEVANT and WILEY, advertis- ed in another column.
CORRECTION." In the last number of our paper, in a piece of Poetry over the signa- ture of A. E. s. in the tenth line, the word
DANVERS RAIL ROAD.
The arguments for the respondents was commenced by Mr. Loring, on Friday af- ternoon, and will be closed on Monday morning. He contended
Ist. That the grant of the prayer of windows. Treading lightly along, so as this Petition would be inconsistent with that system of public policy which should regulate the establishment of Rail Roads; it being a direct interferance with that bu- siness which naturally belongs to the E. R. Road.
2d. That it is uncalled for by any pub- lic exigency, etc.
8d. That it would be incompatible with the good faith of the State towards the Re- monstrants.
He was careful to touch cautiously on the doctrine of vested rights-choosing to consider the existing roads as the offspring of the State, ond therefore entitle to her parental care and protection. He thought the reasons offered were to be regarded He
FIRES. It seems as though the King of more than the number wh petitioned. destruction had taken up his abode in old fully admitted the right of the citizens of Danvers to have Rail-road accommoda- tion, but thought it would be best afforded by a branch uniting with the E. R. Road at Salem. As to Lynn he thought they were at present fully accommodated. As Salem, and intends to make a permanent residence in her diggins. The citizens within the last few days have been alarmed three or four times by the cries of fire, but owing to the active exertions of the fire- to Saugus he considered the business of men they were extinguished without much damage.
SP Visiting Boston one day this week, we took a peep into the Hat and Cap Store
of M. E. OsGOOD and Co., at No 58 Wash- machinery for ctearing the stream of ice. ington street, where we found an excellent assortment. They have just received the
various patterns for Spring fashions, and offer them as cheap as they can be found in any other part of the city. We trust our Danvers friends will give him a call and "and save a dollar." See advertise- ment in another column.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, March 6th, 1845.
During the examination upon the Peti- tion of the E. R. Road, for leave to con- struct a Branch to Danvers.
The Counsel for the R. R. called on Mr. Proctor, as a witness, to state what had been done by the persons incorporated un-
der the name of the Georgetown and Dan- to which she had been subjected in vers R. R. Company,- which he did. The chairman of the Committee then pro- posed to Mr. P. the following question. "If the obstacles and inconveniences at the Ferry on the E. R. Road were remov- ed; and a Branch R. Road were built from Salem to Danvers, in the manner proposed; would the public convenience require another R. Road to be established between Danvers and Boston?
that accursed house, as she summoned up the gross outrages which had been heaped upou her by her cruel guardian, her blood boiled with indignation, and she resolved to live thus enthralled no longer. Indeed, we cannot wonder that the maiden's indig- nations tended finally to this result. Had she not been goaded beyond endurance,- Only the day before her perfidious relation had insisted upon her washing her own
haps is conducted to the battle field, where, after performing miracles of valour,-after cracking a goodly number of sculls, and letting out many a gallon of the enemies blood, he at last himself is struck down and grievously wounded by the carving iron of an unlucky rascal in the opposite ranks, and left stretched out and stiffened on the ground. Here, the Author' follow- ing the example of the fellow who dealt the knock-down argument, leaves him al- so,-not to recur again to him, it may be, this side of fifty pages. I will give one, and but one more illustration. Perchance it is the Heroine in this case, who, taking a fancy some pleasant moon-light night for a stroll around her father's castle, becomes absorbed in meditation and wanders , away several miles, unaware of the distance she
clothes; had asserted unblushingly, (the wretch, ) that those fair hands, so white, so soft and beautiful, were made to workeavd; and work they should, it their owner tarri- ed within her mansion. And to pile insult nas travelled. Presently she approaches a upon insult, when she requested him to purchase a piano, which was offered for sale in an adjoining town, he flatly refused but offered to buy for her a patent washing- machine instead.
He had also invited her (the reader will hardly believe it,) to learn to milk the cows, and feed the poultry, and other de- grading duties which I will not pollute these pages by mentioning. Can we marvel then that she formed a fearful resolve to flee in the darkness of night from such a pris- on? The terrible strait to which she was reduced, demanded it. That now was the time she meant to execute her enterprize, was apparent from her actions, for hastily gathering her wardrobe to get her in a bun- die, with her library; consisting of -some dozen volumns of Miss Porter's Novels, and throwing her cloak about her, she sat down upon her property and listened ea- gerly. Not a sound broke the silence of night, all was calm and peaceful, save her own distracted heart; at length the kitchen clock struck one, then rising and seizing
dense thicket, and winds along- its side un- observant as before, when all at once she is re-called to this worlds' matters* by hearing a tremendous crashing and tramp- ling amidst the foliage, and out spring a batch of ruffinns , who seize and bear her away (regardless of shrieks and cries, ) to some gloomy cave deep in the wild wood. Does the reader suppose that the Novelist will continue her adventures, describing them, and her liberation immediately? he will be disappointed if he does. Nothing is farther from his purpose: we must look to the second vol. for the result. Now all- this is mere machinery, intended to heigh- ten the interest of the tale, to harrow. the reader's feelings and excite his or her cu- riosity to go ahead, " even unto the end." The writer of the present romance will a- dopt no such vulgar measures-his heart is too tender to leave his fair readers in suspense and cruel uncertainty-therefore he will resume the story just where it left off.
her bundle, she stole softly from the room. We said at the conclusion of Chapter The reader will recollect that Corn-cob three, that a faithless branch snapped, and our Heroine was precipitated into the foul gulf beneath: yes, she just was, and no with a barn and piggery in the rear. Con- down into the dark slough she sunk, like
Jurors for the Town of Danvers. Grand Manor was a long range of buildings, mod-
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