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"^ggllTANOES ,on*» i'i o lott» *ri|,iion ofe ilnril Ipeby I.'"Xoffico;rtlio*«ROllGIAJOURNAL; I^JSStaNCRA by M \IL.—*• A nootmoMer may liohorofo newspaper, to, , nml frnnk tho letter if wrii* POETICAL. [sltt-tCTED-l 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.