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POETICAL.
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A poetical Essay to Mias Katharine Jay.
An S A now I mean to writa
•J U Hwent K T J,
TUe girl without =,
The belle of U T K.
I 1 der tf U got tho l
l wrote 2 T B <:
I Mailed iu the R K K A,
And tout by LN Moore.
Mv M T bond will aenree contain
l calm IDA bright.
But A T miles from U I muni
this chance 2 write.
And 1st should NENVU,
I) E Z, mind it not;
Should it E friendship show, B true,
They idiouid not be forgot.
But friends end foes alike D IC,
As U may plainly 0
Iu every funeral R* A
Or uucle’s LEG.
From virtue never 1) V 8 ;
Her influence B 9
Alike induces IQ dcrneaSy
Or 40 tude divine.
And ifU cannotcut a —
Or cause an I
I hope UMI put a •
21 !
R U for annexation 2
My cousin ?—heart and HjP
He offers in n U,
A $2 of land.
He says he loves U2X8,
U’re virtuous and Y’a,
InXLNCUXL
All others inlua l’s.
This S A until U I C
I pray U 2 X Q’a ;
And do not burn in F E G
My young and wayward muae.
Now fare U well,dearK T J,
I trust that U R true—
When this U C then U can aay
An S A I O U. J- a
On a Dandy,
A dandy is a chap that would
Be a young lady it he could ;
But as he can't, does all be can
To show the world he's not a man.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE INDIA NTIl AIL.
'The Indians huve attacked Mr. Stewart’s house,
relit, and carried his family into cuplivity !’
re the first words of a breathless, woodman, um
■ rushed into the block house ol a village in Wes.
iNew York, during one of the early border
•Up, up—a dozen men should have been on
■ Ireil two hours ago.’
I HSod help us !’ said one of the group, a bold
kfurester, and with a face whiter than ashes,
a lie leaned against the wall gasping for breath,
livery eye wu» turned ori him with sympathy, for
i aud Mr. Stewart’s only daughter, a lovely
|prl of seventeen, were to bo married in a few
in,
The bereaved father was universslly respected,
pevees man of grant benevolence of heart, and
florae property, and resided on a mill seat he
a»edabout two miles from the villuge. Hisfnm-
1;consisted of his eldest daughter aud three cltil-
He had been from home, so the runner
l when bis house was allucked, nor hud the
psighbors any intimation of the catastropho until
s lignt of the burning tenements awakened (he
“epicions ol the settler, who was a mile nearer tho
linage than Mr; Stewart, and who proceeded to-
ardethe flames, found the houso and mills in ruins
i recognized the feel of a female and children
‘the trail of the Indians. He hurried instantly
|ilh* fort, R,.d is the individual who now stood
athlemly while narrating the events which we
«a fewor words huve detailed.
[The alarm spread through the village as a fire
neede in a swamp after a drought; and before
‘•peuker had finished his story the littl# block.
°aw waa filled with auger und sympathizing
*•». Several of the inhabitants bad brought
wir rifles, and others now hurried home to arm
kratelvei, Tho young men of the settlement
'thered lo a man, around Henry Leper, the be-
“thed husband of Mary Stewart, and though few
or| i» were apokon, the earnest grasp of tho hand,
“f the accompanying looks, assured him that his
'""j* Ml keenly for him, and were ready lo fol-
* him to the world’s end. The party was about
’'I forth when n man was seen hurriedly run
“Sup iho road from the direction of the desolate
ii Mr. Stewart!’ said one of the oldest of the
, ™P' ‘stand back and tel him come in.’
the mon turned right and left from the door
'yiiiii immediately the father entered, the neigh,
‘"bowed rospecifully to him us he pussed. lie
JjMf returned their salutation, but advancing di-
'? 10 his inlendud son-in-law, they mutually fell
"•Mbother’s arms. The spectators not wislt-
1 to intrude on the privacy of their grief turned
' ttW “y w ' 1 '' ' n *'' nct ' ve delicacy which is
, he found more often than among those
^"hirers ; but they heard sobs and they linew
the heart of the usually collected Mr. Stewart
“'he fearfully agitated.
y "holds,’ said be ot length—‘this is kind,
'"“"know my loss, and are ready lo inarch with
■ Uod blcKsyou !’ lie could say no more for
**• choked with emotion.
°"y buck, father, 1 said young Leper, uaiug for
, . Hme a name which in that momoiil of de-
^ carried sweet comfort lo the pa rent’s hen rl
Munoi be„ r l ( Je fmjg Ueg Ba well ns me—death
,j P l,, enl< us from bringing back ♦lury !’
k "° m •*—1 know it, n.y son—but cannot stay
,.j 11# •'••peuse. No, I will go with you, I huve
^yhe strength of n dozen men !’
,lil J’ltor* who were there, nodded assent, and
"8farther was ssid.bdt immediately the patty
V »ne impulse set forth.
r * **• no difficulty in finding the trail of tin
speed incredible lo those unused lo forest life, and
the result of long and severe discipline. But ra
pid ns their nnirch wus, hour ufier hour elapsed
without any signs of suvuges, though evidence tliul
they pasted iho routo awhile before was couiinual-
ly met. The sun rose high above tile licnvons Un-
til lie stood nlmvo llie true tops, wlien ho began
slowly to decline, and at length hit slant beams
cuuld scarcely penetrate ilm forest; yel there was
no nppcnriince of the Indians, nml iho hearts of
llio pursuers began to despond. Already the opin
ion wus growing genutal that a further advance
was useless, fertile boundaries of llie settler’s dis
Iricl Imd long been passed ; they wore in tho very
heart of the savage’s country ; and by this time
the Indians hud probubly reached their villuge.
Yel when the older men would venture to suggest
a return, looked at the fattier or llie intended son.
iu law, young Leper, they could not titter tho word
that would carry despair to two almost breaking
hearts, und so the inarch was continued. But
night drew on, and one of ilm elders spoke :
‘There seoms to he no hope,’ lie said, slopping
and rusting his rifle on Iho ground, ‘und we ure fur
from our families. What would become of llie
village if allucked iu our absence ?’
Tliis was a question that went lo every heart,
nml by one consent tho party slopped and many,
especially of the older ones, look a step or two in.
voluntarily homewards. Thu father and young
Leper looked ut each oilier in mute despair.
‘You uro right, Jenkins,’said tho young man at
length. ‘It is selfish iu us lo lead you so far from
home on’—and here for un instant he choked—‘on
perhaps a fruitless errand. Go hack! we thank
you for having come so far. But us forme, my
way lies ahead, even if U leads me into tho very
hourlofsn Indian village.’
‘And 1 will follow you !’ ‘And 1 !’ exclaimed a
dozen voices ; for during, in moments like these,
carries tho duy against cooler counsels, and llie
young, to a man, sprang lo Leper’s side.
Liven llie old men were ufleeted by tlte contagion.
T'nuy were lorn by conflicting emotions, now think-
ingof their wives and their little ones behind, und
now reminded of the suffering captives before.
They still fluctuated, when one of tho young men
exclaimed in a low voice,
‘See ! there they are !’ and ns he spoke he point
ed ion thin column of light ascending in the twi
light above llie tree tops, from the bottom of the
vullcy lying immediately behind them.
‘On then, on !’ said Jenkins,’ now the first to
move ahead ; ‘but silently, for the slightest noise
\\ill ruin our hopes.’
Oh how the futher’s heart thrilled at these words!
The evident belief of his neighbors in the useless-
ness of further pursuit, had wrung his Ituurt, and
with Leper he had resolved to go unaided, though
meantime he watched with iutunse anxiety the
proceedings of llie counsels, for he knew that two
men, or even a dozen, would probably be insuffi
cient lo rescue llie captive. But wlien his eyes
caught tho distant light, hope rushed over heart.
Willi the next minute he was furemost in tho line
of pursuers, apparently llie coolest and most cau
tious of all.
With ft noiseless tread iho borderers proceeded
until ihey were within u few yards of the encamp*
ed Indians, of whom they began to catch sight
through the uveuue of the trees, as the fire flash
ed up, wlien a fresh brand was thrown upon it.
Stealthily creeping forward a few paces further,
they discovered the captive girl with her two little
brothers and three sisters, bound a short distance
from the group ; and at the sight fear ol thu fath
er lest some of the little ones, unnble to keep up
in the hnsiy flight, hud been tomuhawked, gave
way lo a thrill of indispensable joy. He and Jen
kins were now by common consent looked on us
llie leaders of the party. He paused lo count the
group.
•Twenty five in all,’ lie said, in a low whisper;
‘ we can takeofTa third at least with one fire, and
then rush upon them,’ and he looked lo Jenkins,
who nodded approvingly.
In hurried whispering tho plan of attack was re
gulated, each having an indian ussigned to a rifle.
During this brief puuse every heart trembled leust
the accidental crackling of a twig or a tone spoken
unadvisedly ubove u whisper should attract the at
tention of the savages. Suddenly, before nil was
arranged, one of them sprung to his feet, and look
ed suspiciously in the direction of our little party.
At llie same instant unuthcr sprung towurds the
prisoners, and with eyes fixed on the thicket where
the pursuers lay, held his tomahawk above the
siurtled girl, as if lo strike the instunt any demon,
slrution of hostility should appear.
The children spiung to their sister’s side with
stifled cries. The moment was critical; if the
proximilo of tiie pursuers was suspected, their dis
covery would be the result. To wait until each
man bad bis victim ussigned him might prove ruin
ous ; lu fire prematurely might be equally so. But
Leper forgot every consideration in the peril of
Mary, and almost at the instant when the occur
rences we have related were taking place, took aim
at llie savage standing over his betrothed, and
fired. The Indian fell dead.
Immediately a yell ran through llie forest—the
savages leuped to their arms, a few dashed into the
thicket, others rushed on the prisoners, the most
sagacious retreating behind trees. But on lliut
whoop a dozen rifles rang on the air. and half n
score of the assailed fell to the earth, while the bor
derers, breaking from tire thicket with uplifted lorn-
uhuwks* came lo the rescue. A wild hand-to
hand conflict ensued, in which nothing could be
seen except tire figures of the combatants, rolling
together among leuves ; nothing heard but tho an
gry shouts, and the groans of the wounded and dy.
ing. In a few minutes the borderers were victori-
ous.
Leper had been the first to enter tho field. The
instaut he fired, flinging down his rifle, he leaped
from his hiding place and rushed to Mary’s side,
thinking only of her safety.
It was well he was prompt. Two stalwart sav.
nges dashed at her with swinging tomahawks, but
the knife of Leper found the heart of one, and llie
oilier fell stunned by a blow from the butt end of
his fulher’s rifle, who followed his intended son in
law a step or two behind. A second’s delay would
have been too late.
Fortunately none of the assailants were killed,
though several wore seriously wounded. The sud
denness of llio attack may account for tho compar
ative immunity which they enjoyed.
How shall we describe the grntitudo and joy
with which the father kissed his rescued children !
I low shall we tell llie ropturo with whicli Leper
clusped hisafliunced bride tu bis bosom ! We feel
our iucupucity to the task, and drop a veil over
emotions too bolv for exposure. Bui many a stout
borderer wept at the sight.
Am Eloquent Sketch—Milton.
BY T. B. MACAuLEY.
Milton tvni, like Dante, a statesman and a lover;
nml, like Dante, he had been uufor’unnte in ambi
tion nod in love. Me Imd survived his health and
his sialit, thu comforts of his home, mid the pros-
pei iiv of hi* party. Of the great men, by whom he
hud been distinguished at his entrance iulo life,
some had carried into foreign climates their un*
conquerable hatred of oppression ; some wore pin
ing in dungeons, and some hud poured forth their
blood on scaffolds. Tlint hateful proscription,
facetiously termed the Act of Indemnity and Obliv
ion, Imd sot a murk on thu poor, blind, duserted poet,
and held him up liy name to the hatred of a profli
gate court aud nn inconstant people! Venal and
licentious scribblers, with just sufficient talent lo
clotlio the thoughts of a punder iu the style of a bell
man, were now llie favorite writers of the sover
eign and the public. It was a loathsome herd—
which could be compared to nothing so filly us to
the rubble of Comus, grotesque monsters, halfbcs-
Hal, half human,dropping with wine, bloated with
gluttony, and reeling in obscune dances.—Amidst
tlieso his muse wus placed, like the chaste lady uf
the masque, lofty, spotless, uud serene—lo he
clmfted at mid pointed ut, and grinned at. by the
whole rahlilu of saivrs and goblins, lfeverdes-
pondoncy und nspurily could be excused in any
man, it might have been excused in Milton. Bui
tile strength of his mind overcame every calamity.
Neither blindness nor gout, nor uge, nor penury,
nor domestic afflictions, nor political disuppuiul.
meins, abuse, nor proscription, nor neglect, had
power to disturb his sedate and majesty patience,
ilis spirits do not seem lo have been high, but they
were singularly equable. His temper was serious,
perhaps stern ; but it was a temper which no suf
ferings could render sullen or fretful 1 Such us
it wus, when, on the eve of greut events, he return
ed from his travels, in the prime of health uud
manly beauty, loaded with inerary distinctions, and
glowing with patriotic hopei, such it continued lo
be wlien, after having experienced every calamity
which is incident lo our nature, old, poor, sightless,
and disgraced, he rotired to his hovel to die !
Henco it was llmt, though ho wrote tiie Paradise
Lost at a time uf life, wlien images of beauty and
und tenderness uro in general beginning to fude,
even from those minds in which lin y huve not been
cfluced by anxiety aud disappointment, lie adorned
il with all that is most lovely and delightful in the
physical and in the moral world* Neither Theo
critus nor Ariosto had a finer or a more healthful
sense of the pleasantness of external objects, or
loved better to luxuriate amidst sunbeams and flow.
[raoM THE MAINE AROOS.]
’I HE FIUEND3UIP OF THE WORLD.
‘Ob cniisin, I am so happy. Here is a letter
from lliat darling gal, Sarah Moreland, and site i«
coining next week lo muke US a good long visit ;
and you will see hor, and love her loo; so gentle,
so refined, in short so perfect a lady. Oh, lam
glad you decided to spend another fortnight wilii
Thus suid Julia Ingalls, a pretty girl of 20
yeursof age, ns hull' breuthless she came dancing
into tho chamber uf her cousin Amelia Wes
ton.
Amelia looked up from the book she was read,
iug ; ‘Surah Moruland did you say ; perhaps 1 shall
love her ; but I want to give you a brief history of
the early life of two girls of my acquaintance, and
then we will converse further of your very lady
like friend.
‘In llio town where my happy childhood was
pussed, lived iwu girls of nearly the snine age, who
were on terms of thu closest intimacy. The fa-
ila-r of one w as a mechanic, that oi tho other a
clergyman. They attended the same school, stu
died the same lessons, occupied the same scat; when
the study hours were over limy joined in the same
plays with others of their sclioolmules, or more
Ireqiienliy suuuluied hand in Hunt! through the
green fields, imd woodlands, culling wild flowers,
or plucking berries, aud devising a thousand little
schemes of luippiness for the future ; u future lliut
wus all hope and sunshine lo their young hcurls.
It seemed impossible for one to be buppy. unles.
in llio company of the other. At nightfall they
returned to their respective homes, but the morning
scuool Imur found them together, happy in each
olncr. In short, they were us insuperable as cir
cumstances would permit. Sarah and Amelia were
llteir names. Their progress iu their studies were
nearly equal, nml perhaps it would have been diffi.
cult lo decide which was the better scholar, for if.
cither found a difficulty in her lessons, she was sure
to uvail herself of llie other’s knowledge. Yet it
were i.o difficult la-k, for even u casual observer
to delineate the distinctive feuiurcsui each other’s
character. Sarah was overbearing, Imugluy to
those whom she did not love, und proud in tiie high
est degree. Yet there wnsu gentleness in her He.
purlment towards her frientis that seemed to link
her Imurt with yours, and insensibly draw out your
affection for her. Amelia perhups had as much
pride us Surah, but it was of a different nature.—
She was complacent lo ull.—Her Imait uus open lo
every kindly feeling, und every act of attention
that came from any one, however humble they
might be, wus gralefull accepted, and received its
reward. But she was extremely seiisi:ivo. nod u
slight or a sneer from any one penetrated her in.
ers, the songs of nightingales, tlte juice ol summer must soul, and lived there consuming iis very fi
fruits, and the coolness of shady fountains. His
conception of love unites all llie voluptuousness of
the Oriental liurein, and all the pure and quiet nf.
feclinn of an English fire-side. His poetry re-
minds us of tiie miracles of Alpine scenery.—
Nooks and dells, beautiful as fairy.land, are em
bosomed in its most rugged aud giganlic eleva
tions. The roses and myrtles bloom unclnllod on
the verge of the avalanche.
Traces, indeed, of the peculiar character of Mil.
ton nmy be found in all his works ; but it is most
strongly displayed in his sonnets. Those remnrk-
ublo poems have been undervalued by critics, who
have not understood their nature. They have no
epigrammatic point. There is none of the ingen
uity of Fiiicaji io the thought, none of the hard and
brilliant enamel of Tetrarch in the style. They i
are simple hut mujeslic records of the feelings of j
live poet ; as little tricks out for the public eye as j
his diary would have been, A victory, an unex. j
peeled attack the city, a inomenjary fit of depres- J
sion or exudation, a jest thrown out ogainst one uf I
his books, a dream, which for a short time restor- |
ed to him that beautiful fuce over which the grave
hadclo-eJ forever, led him to musings which, with,
out effort, shaped themselves into verse.—Tho un.
ity of sentiment und severity of stylo which char
acterize these little pieces, remind us of the Greek
audiology ; or pcrhnps, suit more of the collects of
the English litugy ; iho noble poem on the massa
cres of Piedmont is strictly a collect in verse.
The sonnets are more or less striking, according
as the occasions which gave birth to them aro
more or less interesting. But they are, almost
without exception, dignified by u sobriety and good,
ness of inind lo which we know not where .to look
for a parallel. It would, indeed, be scarcely safe
to draw any decided inferences, as to the character
of a writer, from pussnges directly egotistical.—
But (lie qualities which we have ascribed to Milton,
though, perpups, most strongly marked in those
parts of his works which tread of his personal feel-
ing*, are distinguishable in every page, and im.
part to all his writings, prnsa and poetry, English,
Latin, and Italian, a strong family likeness.
Thz Clergyman amd SxEmo.—‘If we are to
live after death, why don’t we have some certain
knowledge of it 1’ iaid a skeptic lo a clergyman.
•Why did’nt you Itavo some knowledge of this
world before you came into it?’ wee the cmtulic
"T'y-
aluug which tiie pursuer* advanced with | yourp*'«<* !’
I am e broken man.’ aaid a poet, one day. ‘So
1 should think,’waa the answer, ‘fori have wen
Tailohs.—Nouh’s Messenger has the following
witty remark respecting (his very useful class of
men. There are those who out* more to tailors,
for llteir "standing in society” than they do to fheir
own good sense or intelligence. It is a true re
mark , in many instances, that the “tailor makes the
man.” Tailors are’alwuys at work, we believe.
There is who perforins his quota of usefulness iu
llie same building in which wu menially agitate.—
Al daylight,dark, midnight, there he sits making
coats,"that must be done, os Mr. Smith is going
out of town,” und manufacturing unmentionables
lliut have "got to go too funeral in the afternoon.”
\ tailor, cross-legged, is a simple of activo pa
tience. In his craft there is a moral. His thread
cautions him of his thread of life, which may be
cut short at a moment’s warning; his goose ad-
monishes him that anything silly is useful in some
way.
He ought to be witty. He bastes, though he is
no cook. He has twisted, and he ought to know
that there are many turnings to gel through life as
stitches to put the (wist through the edges of a but
ton holo. He should lie certnin that any man can
lie cut out of a girl’s afluclions ; that sending a man
into jits is not criminal or wicked ; that the best jig
ure mortal creatures enn sport is that which makes
u great display after the almighty $. He fibs, be-
cause stuffing is a part of his trade. Though no
gardnor he cultivates cabbage. Like our editors,
he loves his scissors, and he could not perform his
business without them. He suits all people at
times. When in a hurry, he frequently goes at the
rato of "many knots an hour,” and is, therefore,
somewhat like a mariner. Though not immodest
or suffering from hoarseness,how often does lie hemi
How charming, philosophical and pleasant, then,
must he tho avocation of the luilor J He is deci-
kletlly a kind member of the press. Wo love the
profession.
Is a woman's heart larger than a man’s ? Jonas
being in company a few evenings since where was
exhibited a card on which was nicely drawn two
hearts, united by a dart from Cupid's bow, and one
heart being much larger than the other.. The
question arose. ‘Is s male’s or a female’s heart
the largest ?’ It was decided on ‘Bible authority,’
that the female heart must be the largest—inas
much as it is declared that out of Um fullness of the
heart the mouth spealtelh, and it I* a aettled fact
that out of the femnle’e mouth came forth words
feeler and ofteoer than from tiie mala.
bres. Whenever she formed an attachment it wa
permanent. The object of her love might have
many luults ; yel she wus neither blind to them nor
did slio love tho less io consequence ; hut she
spread her mantle of charily wido over then', and
endeavored in her own simple w ay to correct them
or make them less glaring to the unhallowed eye uf
the world. Bui if slio met will) scorn or unkind-
ness from her friends, she drew buck her lavished
love into tho recesses of Iter own bean, and sor
rowed iu bitterness of spiiit Tor the contempt she
had unjustly met. But I wiil go oil with their his
tory, and you may draw your own inferences of
their respective trails of character.
Tho girls were about 12 years of age, wlien Sa
rah’s I'ulher, w ho wus the clergyman, was culled lu
a villuge some twenty miles distant, ns pastor ol u
church tliero. It wus a snd parting to Ameliu.—
tiurali was her dearest friend and she felt severely
grieved ut the thought ol losing her. Wluit shall
1 do V said she to Sarah the morning of their de
parture, her eyes suffused with tears. *1 shall be
so lonely. On, I shall miss you so.’ ‘Dear Ame
lia,’ said Sarah, and she parted the flowing tresses
of auhoru from Iter friend’s forehead, aud imprint
ed there a tender kiss. "Dout feel so. It is only
u little way, uud I will cornu and ace you, and you
shall come und stay with me a good while. Oil,
they say il is a heuutiful place, a greut deal prettier
than it is Imre, and we will he so happy. Now
dontcry.’ The girls were interrupted by tlie eu
trance of Scrub's mother, w ho told her that the car
riages were in waiting, und she must linsten.—
Once more kissing Amelia uud bidding her unaflec
donate good-bye, she joined llie fuinily und la a few
moments more was with them on their way to their
new homo
Amelia looked soriotvfuliy after them, till a turn
in the road hid them from her view ; then bent her
steps homeward and indulged iu pleasing remem-
bruuees of hor friend, aud delightful anticipations
of tho future,
j On arriving ut her new home Sarah found every
| tiling much more pleasant than even iter activo im-
I agination had depicted. The Ituuse wus more
' cious, aud far more beautiful than the one they hud
left. A large garden udjoined it, iu which a beau
tilul arbour wus constructed, over which the wood,
vine crept gracefully, und the elements clustered its
white corymbs, and the honey.suckle sunt forth its
soft fragrance. Around were arranged with the
most refined taste, beautiful flowering shrubs, and
beds nf luxurious plants, white ala little distance
two lurge willows, beneath whoso wide-spreadiug
branches were placed rustic seats, formed a beauti
ful shade. There were a variety of fruit trues
whose branches seemed bending beneath the weight
of llteir ripening produce. ‘How beautiful, bow
cliurming, suid Sarah, us with her sisters she stroll.
ed through the gulden and adjoining grounds.—
•Oh, I wish Ameliu could sen- She ivouid never
be contented ugaiu in her home. But I will tell Iter
all abuut it in my letter.”
After Surah Imd seen all the beauties uf the
place, and had attended meeting on the Sabbath,
and seen ull the finery uf their village, which did
indeed surpass all th it she hud ever seen before,
she wroto lo Amelia, and gave a 'glowing descrip
tion of their benulilul home, and the pretty things
site found, and the pretty folks and fine dresses she
suw. Site added, ‘oh dear, Amelin, I wish you
could live here. If you could come and see once
you would never want to go back lo tlmt dull old
place, where you cun seo nothing but (he farmers
with their dirty JYocks and coats, and (lie women
with their checkered gowns at the loom and spin
ning wheel. Oh, there are a great many fine Ut
dies and gentlemen here, and gay burses and pret
ty carriages.
Aineliu was very Imppy to receive a letter from
Surah, but she thought she did not express quite so
much affection for her new home und llie gay
tilings there. But she loved Iter nevertheless, and
rejoiced in her happiness us a true friend.
The first year of Snrali’s residence i i her new
home, the friends exchanged letters frequently.—
They formed many plans for visiting each other,
but every plan seemed frustrated. By degrees
Sarah’s letters became less frequent, till at lust she
censed U) write. Yet Amelia, iu her strong conli
dance und hope, attributed the reason lo her nu
merous engagements, rather Ilian any indifference
on the part of her friends towards her.
About the time the aspect of things in Amelia’s
family began lo assume a darker change- Her f».
ther had for many years accustomed himrnlf lo
temperate drinking, lo vain had Itif, exaellanl
tender father. But he, strong iu his own strength,
had laughed at her fears, believieg that he could at
any time hold unbounded control over his appetite;
ana ha, like loo many others, who trust in their own
strength, tell. Long bofore he was aware of it,
his glass of strong drink was requisite in the mor-
ning to quell the agitation of his nerves, and givo
him vigor to assume his accustomed labors, and
when lie awoke bo awoke to tho startling fact, be
was powerless to suutclt himself from the destruc
tion that awaited him. The toars and pleadings
of his ouco happy wife, the wants of his young
children, all failed tu stop his downward course ;
uud on he went till his business was prostrated, his
home stripped of comforts, his wife broken heurted,
his children rugged, and himself penniless. The
older children earned their support by llteir humble
toil; while the wile managed lo keep her little
ones from being sent to toil fur those who cared not
so much for the servant as for llio service rendered
by them. She retained Amelia with her because
she wus an important nid to her, and moreover del
icate in constitution.
Two years uf hor time passed in assisting her
mother, and attending the district schuol. About
this time a friend of Surah’s became a resident nf
that neighborhood, whom site will) others of llie
family, visited. Amelin heard of their arrival and
fell oveijoyed for she thought it was the sumo Sa
rah that hud loved her, when she uns her school,
male, and would love her still, despite of her al.
lered circumstances, it wus announced that she
would be at tlte school house to meet her old friends;
the scliolurs and Amelia waited with breuthless im
patience until she suw her coming. She approach
ed and eagerlv extended her hand to give her u
cordial greeting ; hut Iter offered hand was spurned
aud a coltl how wnstlia formal recognition site re
ceived. The color mounted lo Amelia’s cheeks,
and tho tear filled her eye, but she turned with on
air of scorn from thu Imughty girl who was once
her friend, nor deigned even a further wurd or
glance. Yet when shn sought her home and told
her mother how changed was Sarah, the tears flow,
ed like ruin over her young cheeks, and her stifled
subs precluded the nllerunce of word*.—Poor girl;
that was not the first nor last mark of contempt,
till" thy altered fortune brought thee.—That wus
not thu first time that thy sorrowing bosom had
vented its griels lo thy mother’s over kindly, at
tentive ear, nor yel the last time when tlmt fond
mother had calmed the swelling ungusli of thy soul
and luuglii thee to iouk heavenward fur true friend
ship and love !
Amelia wus seventeen years of age, when nn in-
tirnate friend to her mother wished to receive hor
into her family, not really ns a domestic, but as a
friend und companion of hor children. To tills her
mother readily assented, knowing the superior ad
vantages Iter daughter would tliero enjoy. It was
in fuel u fine change for Amelia. The family in
which she was situated felt for Iter all that her (it-
uatioti demanded, nml treated her with the utmost
kindness. They ullowed her to pass a great por-
tint) of Iter time in reading the uspful books with
which their library was stored, and took particular
pains lo cultivate her mind, which they fancied to
be more than ordinary. The heart of Amelia
grew lighter. She fell tlmt life Imd its joys and
slio asked—‘why may they not ho mine?’ Her
purpose wus taken. She re-olved to so educate
herself that she might become a teacher of some
popular boarding-school, for slio thought this Iter
illy way to gain tlmt respect which she had deem
ed necessury to her happiness. She made known
her wishes to her friends, and though they reluc
tantly parted with her they sent her forthwith many
a blessing, and her purse to defray Iter expenses
for one year.
Al the institution where she was placed, she min
gled with young ladies of wealthy fntnilics ; nnd
ladies loo, many of them, uf noble leafing and truo
refinement. But here, us clnnce would huve it,
she was thrown into llio sumo classes with her ear
ly friend Surah. They were not now those intimate
friends they were in llteir childhood, fur Imd Surah
wished it Amolia could never have loved Iter again;
but she manifested, however, no wish to resume the
acquaintance uf youth.
It nitty be well here tn give a description of the
two girls. The few past years Imd affected great
er changes in the personal uppearunco of Surah,
than Amelia. Sarah was small in stature, of a
delicate complexion, with rosy tinted checks, nnd
a pretty blue eye. Amelia was of a tall command
ing figure, complexion brunuetle, eyes largo and
dark, und bright tresses of auburn. N»r was llteir
minds and persons more dissitnilur tlmn llteir man.
tiers. Surah was courteous towards some, Imngh-
to others. She manifested a groat share of re
serve towards most of her classmates and seemed
to pride herself in an aristocracy of feeling, and an
affectation of manners. Amelia was reserved,
but hor reserve arose from a feeling of desponden
cy tlmt would creep over Iter at the want of inter-
estmustof them manifested for her. But she was
gentle and unaffected, and careful not lo inflict pain
on another by un impolite wurd or ’ — . .
learned in the school of adversity
'play, of society, amt of wiaklig •
dotted upon Mi5
*d Id
A mm from Rmi Uf*.
■ W« beard of « eaat
days tfneh, wkfch the din
position oo tho port of dw
real stole of his ftnmfcM
half.” The perties hod boea married
years. The Au*
eating—the orntmetti of a'gay
world. Her haebond i
time of her anarriage, believed
generally regarded ae rich. He purcheeedt fla#
house, furnished il in fplendid style, and atatted fbr.
ward in a dashing manner. Hi*wife dr#a*ed, not
only wiihulegance, hot in the most expansive t
She wus ambitious to move imho beet rireise, i
believing llmt her hnsbendtfotdd afford I
at the rate of several thousand dollars h;
Shortly after they were m iriled the hasten
with several serious lessee; bat they weM In Iho
wuyof business, end although they alarmed Mot
for the moment, they produced no serious eflhei hp*
on his mind. He was naturally ebeerfol aod't ~
guine, and lie could net master courage
even lt> inform-hie wife of his pecuniary dl
His view was that she could not mend the matter^** '
that it was a pity to annoy and disturb her by fbd ‘
disclosure, and that in the end, he would recover.
But his affairs continued to grow worse; and see- '
ing this hu often delerminea in Me thoughtful mo.
moots, to tell the whole story to hi* wife, and tint*
to induce her to ba more economical as well ae
to mako less display in the eye of the world.
But he still lacked the nerve. His wife bed form
ed many new associates in the fashionable circles,
was regurded ns quite a leader in the gay sphere in
which sho moved, was everywhere admired, and
her mistuhen husband could not or would not
wound Iter pride and pain her heart, by diecloaing
(he condition of his falling fortunes. The worse
his affairs grew, tho more studied were hi* efforts
to conceal them at home. With this object, ho
resorted to many new expedients to obtain funds,
borrowed money at high rules of interest, disposed
of his goods and tiie property at a sacrifice, and fi
nally found himself in the hands of the Sheriff.
The Llow then fell upon hia young wife, with fear
ful effect. She Imd never imagined such a result.
True, nt times, whet, she felt that ahe was rather
extravagant,she had ventured to apologise to her
husband, und to ask, rather indirectly man other
wise, us lu tiie condition of his business. But tho
subject was u painful one lo him, and be avoided it
witli a singular delusion. He had married her as
u rich man ; lie hud commenced life in liberal
style ; lie Imd in a measure induced his wife to be*
oume gay und extravagant; and thua he persisted
in the weakness of deceiving her, and concealing
his gradually depreciating fortunes, until too late.
Then she wnsati agony and-remorse. The true
woman, and her fidelity in his hours of gloom,
were exhibited in all their beauty and truth. She
reproached him, it is true, fbr Ills concealment;
but did so in any but an unkind spirit. She bad
been misled ; the gaieties of the world had tempt*
d her on, and thus, while mingliug in the fashions
and frivulties of life, site had overlooked the real
tale of Iter husband’s flounces, and disregarded a
thousand indications of change, which now flash,
ed upon her wilii vivid truth and warning. The
young merchant, in telling the story of hi* severs,
cs to a friend, admitted hia fully, confessed the
madness that induced himto conceal the real elate
of his fortunes, but acquitted hi»wifo of alt een.
sure, at the some time remarking that she had, in
llteir adversity, exhibited qualities which had en.
deored him to her far more than those which ahe
uud displayed in the gay, dashing and extravagant
porlionjol her life. “The lesson," he added, "has
been u bitter one, in a monentary point of view, but
t has had its uses. It has taught me to appreciate
the true enjoyment of domoitic life, the blessings
of the in-door world, and to contrast them favora
bly 1 , even iu changed circumstances, with the giddy
trifling aud the wild excitement of the merely fash-
iouuble, empty and cold.”
Are there no casus of concealment, such as we
have described, among our readers ? Is it not too
frequently (lie way of the world, to assume a con*
ditioii of prosperity that docs not exist, or at least
to hold from those who should know them, truth* of
importance lo llie well-being of the parties con
cerned ? Is there not a stubborn pride in ourna.
ture, which would rather suffer than confess T Are
there not hundreds ol' couples in this community,
who are comparatively strangers in thought? Are
there not many husbands who are pursuing tha
same course that we kave described, abort, and
who, while they deplore and regret lit* extrava
gance and expensive mode of living pursued by
tlieir wives, permit those wives to remain in ignor-
nnee as to their income, resources, expenditures
nnd prospects? Be assured, gentle reader, that
frankness and confidence are essential to the mar-
ried life, and tltut those who oommence llie wedded
condition by a system of concealment, will sooner
or later repeut, and with- the utmost bitterness th*
fully of suchacourae-
The following statement whieh we tako from the
Kennebec Journal, is romantic enough, il muet be
admitted, as is, for ought we know, true ; though
there is a mistake in the name of the young her*,
itie's husband.—General Herrera we presume is
( meant. Wo are not very certain, judging from aq
ter by un impolite word or deed. Sho had I average of the forlunesof Mexican Chief Magi*,
in the school of advursiiy» how tho heart Mrates, that the factory girlh&fl mAd6 A wrydcfirA*
wife urged him to abandon the habit entirely, ere
bad loat a kind husband, and her children a
she
shrinks nt uiikiudness, ami she wished not to in
flict on ollters wliut Imd been bitterness to Iter.—
Bill such wus her nature tiiut though none might
find fault with her, or treat her with coldness she
wus not content, she could not feel happy lo be
slighted, or to be looked upon its one not quite good
enough to join in (lie company of the selected ones
Consequently she was unhappy, for there is always
a class ut hoarding schools as well us in ull other
places, - ho puy greater deference lo the external
appearances than to the mind, aud Amelia in con
sequence of her depciidtiut situation was obliged to
make Iter toilet with the most rigid economy. But
the neglect she received iu consequence of this
was trifling compared to tho oulrugunus insults
which her former friend. Sarah, heaped upon her.
She was continually ulludiug in tlte presence uf
Amelia to countrified habits of dress and manners,
to intemperance, to tlte disposition of the poor Hud
low bred, as she called liutm, lo equal themselves
with their superiors, nnd as her remarks were ul-
ways accompanied with u malicious leer towards
Amelia, every one understood the allusion.
‘ How exceedingly cruel; interrupted Juliu.—
‘Oh’ if Sarah Morolnnd Imd been present, the
naughty Miss would have boon silenced ;* -But tell
me cousin wluit wus Iter other namo, that 1 limy
shun her if by chance 1 ever full in her way ?'—
‘Oh,’ replied Amelia, sho would never treat you so,
unless indeed your father should fuil, of which
there is little probability.' ' Bui tell me th'iugli,’
said Julia,‘and 1 will outer Iter name in niy black
book, among tho things to be forever avoided.'
‘Sarah Moreland,’ suid Amelia gravely.
‘Not my friend ?' suid Julia eagerly. ‘And wlw
wus Amelia pray ?’
Your own cousin Amelia Weston !’
'Cun it be possible V void Julia. ‘Then I can
never again love Surah Moreland.’
'Ah do dot say so,' returned Amelia, ‘Suruh
Moreland is the same interesting girl now tliul she
ever ha* bpeti. LJ^ve told you these circunistau
ce* not to injure yOtr friend, but lo ptove tu you
that it is necessary for me to coutreot my visit,
that we may all be Uuppinr, for I wish not lo well
until Sarah Muyeland’s arrival. But my most
important reason fur lulling you the so facts, is to
convince you that you cannot form a correct eaii
mat* of a person’s character, until you hevo seen
ble mutch.
Miss Irene Nichols, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel
Nichols, of Monmouth, Kennebqc county, while at
work in a factory in Dorchester. Mass, some four
years since, was offered very liberal wages to go to
Mexico, and engage in a factory which waa jttst
established there. She, with eight others, accept
ed the offor. While there, she became acquainted
with Heriarn, the present revolting and sueceasful
general, with whom she contracted marriage. She
made a visit lo her friends in Maine last summer,
dm ing whicli she received frequent letter* I roan
Herruru. She left here in July or'August last, for
Mexico, via New York, where she obtained a U.
ccoae, and was united in marriage lo Gen. Herrera,
by Ilia representative, the General not being able to
leave Mexico—a step rendered necesaary, ae the
parties were both Protestants, and could not be
married iu Mexico, a Catholic country. Herrere
is now President uf Mexico, having hia haad-quar-
ters at the national palace in the city, and the Ken.
nebec ‘Factory Girl* now revets in the halls of tho
Montezumas. General Herrera ia of a German
extraction, and we are given tu understand ie an ar
dent admirer of the institutions of this country, sod
would nut be opposed to the union of Mexico with
the United States. A society,exclusive iu ill ram-
ificutions, already exist* in Mexico, with a View to
the accomplishment of such a project.”
Honking Razors.—-We notice that soap and
water has been highly reoommended (in place of
I oil) lo he used upon hones in selling razors and oth
er steel instruments. It is tome years back that
I the trials ol it were first made in England, hot from
tho certificates given of ila superior cleanlines* and
efficiency, il would seem desirable tlmt il abould be
generally adopted.
There is in the potaeesion of a Dutch family ia
I Albany, n parrot known to be 83 year* old. Th*
bird is now blind, but yel it can walk to any pail of
I the liouae without difficulty, and recognises the dif
ferent members of the family by their foot*tap*.
It whistle* tunea witb great exacts***, and ia qmt*
I fond of sacred music.
Absence.—An old maid intending lo run dams
| a hill, begeu lo run down a neighbor’s character,
1 Very common.