, 1879-03-28
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nthcr New E.nnlsml c,tlcs. mn! Of the anxiety
felt l,v loynl t,rpp1r IA 10 thr future.
"1!npn'ly.' i,r said, '''tr !nya.lcrs were van-
qnfthu! BY AMerean rlt'rk, anl the psa>pern!l.
;,ns :, wh,! ' !, ;vowr, i"r .~lc !" 'he wake VI
liz spukn Ut hts fatllrs us being slG slEst maj,
III W.ltun to hntth n fHlr.wl,rtlrtl wngH,l. Up
to ittA' time vehicles bI mars than two wheels
lia.t i.oyer t,ec,, heard oi. Though hut II rude
nill unsiEltly lunberhoy. u excited t!s cus!os-
1tS ~ we'll as ciIry pf wcl.tnsn Ecuptc il!erc.
nl'nut, who. whr1l tliry wiA!,r! ~ jn,Tncy long
:l'sta!,:es, Invariably lwrrowcd 4. FROM SIAM
rnr!l Mr. Aturgrs went to f3rthEcrHrt, COM,
- tllt. :. Yrlluw MILL run Ly ti.iuwaler, in
East bfidGcpott. Retiring frnli that place he
lotl1d his Way to hts prrscnt abodc after an act
ivc bilsnrts |'Ie Of .elxty-eght ycare. Good
carc nnl l'':'' *ft'co Ind pr0tractcd Ills years
W!'cn tllirsl.'l!el US IL lie Indulgence In slim.
n1nn,b h1n1 the filthy wettf " hu said, ~ never
c!ewetl, smake!E, or .lseu tobaeco in any forni-
no! Hye' sanli-tn my lttc,. and rs Tor whisky
mint. AZ grow otdcr the need Of su,nothtag
stranger tla,l tea or eotTcu 1nakcs itself appar.
cnt. but | haso tndulgct1 n,yself nil tlroilrl,
wlth nnthln. stronger aaan cider"
:, MT steis viii ti sfs, Ann starRes born
church, Which has been superscled by tic pres.
rnt elegant one, In Any 17S5, anil s, therefore,
ncar!y ea yenrs q agc. She comes frorn stock
also ,iotc1 for longeyty, her father, 1crshon,
motl,er to 50 years. She IL ucttcs preserved
physically than l.cr hisba,ul, u,ul her tlctnugy
of events Is morc ,!cusc. Her narrative Ut Incl.
dents III her OWL life, particularly Of what Imp
psncd wf!!ls sils y, w. a .nomhgr Of tte Church
nyo, WIS interesting as showing thu ,larked eo1l-
trust between the style Ut preaching mud RlnE-
tnE tl'en at.l now. Then tho luke OF burning
br1lnstonc was loudly proclaimed from tl,s put-
fHs1 ft4tA
Now, the tra,lauressor is lcl ~ hope tor tender
treatment IN Il place whose title is, to say the
lrust, mildly questionable. Then tho bass vio1
un.! lutte were tho onIy instruments by wtosu
MD worsl,lpcr's songs Of pralse wers Walt
orgnn, shc had heard, sayeu ,llc dcvout seeker
for salvation almost nh trouble while III tic
sanctuary. Mrs. Sturgca remembered her
motl1er o tsl,"g ten s,M H1oat v,t ,@s sr2nos ~, 1t
Cross Highway near Wcstport, after tic battle
between tho british forccs nnd so-callcd
"rebels " In Iii, nnd she took OCCASION to re-
echo tile sentiments uf her husband In tllo same
triumph over their cnenlcs tllcn, atld whcl, had
bcen rercated tn two or thrcc wars sinee, With
The Incidents Of which sho seemed familiar,
wotlld ngain ts'ake them conQlerors.
Mr. and Mrs; sturgss rgs. we're n,arricd IN the
son, . Congregational minister, Of North Fair.
field {sn.e divided into tl,u towns Of Enston md
Westoa), and llavo lived toyelssr nearly scvct'
ty-Avo years. lassiug tbs ''sIlrer" a,ltl the
'sgol1enn periods Of their nnrricd t!fo without
q celebration they acctn to have been bidlng te
time Tor tho gra,lt1est contamination In thu,
counubtal journcy,-,a 'dla1nond wedsltng,''
wisu Providence wills It otherwise. The aged
couple, the friends md reIEhbors hope to sec
tile wonderful anniversary, md are alreaay
tak!ng steps looking to It's proper coluac1nura.
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