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POETICAL.
M E L O D I A.
BY AMELIA.
1 met one* in mv girlish hours.
A crssturtt soft and warm—
Hercottaffft hon nf l, filled with flowers,
Hung swinging on her arm ;
Her voice was sweet as the voice of love.
And her teeth were pure as pearls,
While her forehond lay like a snow white dove,
In a nest of nut-brown curls ;
She was a thing unknown to fame—
Melodia, washer strange sweet name.
I never aaw an ere so bright
And yet so soft as Iters ;
It sometimes swain in liquid light.
And sometimes swam in tears;
It seemed a beautr set apart
For softness and for sighs;
But oh ( Melodin’s melting heart
Was softer than her eyes;
For they were only formed to spread
The softness from her spirit shed.
I've gated on many a brighter face,
But ne’er on one for years,
Where beautr left so soft a trace,
Aeit had left on hers;
But who can paint the spell that wove
A brightness round the whole;
‘Twould inks an angel from above
To paint the immortal soul—
To trace the light, the inborn grace,
The sparkling o’er the youthful face.
Her bosom was a soft retreat
For love, and love alone,
And yet her heart had never beat
To love’s delicious tone;
It dwell within its circle free
From tender thoughts like these,
Waiting the little deity
As the blossom waits the breeze,
Before it throws its leaves apart,
And trembles like the love-touched heart*
She was acrenture strange as fair,
First mournful and then wild.
Now laughing on the clear bright air
As merrv as a child,
Then melting down as soft as even.
Beneailisome new control;
8he’d throw her hnzel eyes to Heaven,
And sing with all her soul,
In tones as sweet as some young bird's
Warbling her own delightful words.
Melodia! oh, how soft thy darts,
How gentle and how sweet !
Thy song enchained a thousand hearts
And drew them to thy feet:
And as thy bright lips sang they caught
So beautiful u ray.
That, as I gazed, I nlmost thought
The spirit of the lay
Had left while meltiug on the air
Its sweet expression painted there.
Sweat vision ot that starry even !
Thy virgin beautv yet,
Next to iheblessed hope of Heaven,
Is in my spirit eet;
It is a something shrined apart—
A light from memory shed,
To live until this tender heart
On which it lives is dead.
Reminding me of brighter hours,
01 summer eves, and summer flowers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.—THE j
COUNTESS DE LAROLLES.
A STORY OP TOULOUSE. •
Towards the commencement of the present con- •
Itury, the Count Hector de Lnrolies, a Languedo-
I clan gentleman of undent family, returned toTou-.
I louse, from the South of Italy, where he had been ,
I fur some lime resident, and took up his abode at his
|hotel in the Rue St. Marc. The count, who two
kept Rlitro atm Corning this singular and mysterious
disappearance j but than the affair began id be
thought lew of, the countess seemed disheartened
by the fruitlessness of her search, and relaxed ita
activity, Or It ahouid talker be aaid, nothing more
remained to be done. The good people of Tou
louse found something else to talk about, and before
the new year arrived the occurrence teemed en
tirely forgotten.
The month (if February commenced, and with it
-the Carnival, which pasted with its customary gay-
ety and bustle. Towards its close thero were, as
usual, various processions and pageants, and at lust
oame the closing day, the Mardi Gras, upon which
the old mummer Carnival waa to play hia finul gam
bols before yielding up the field to Dame Careme
and her austerities. According to cua’om, the
peregrinations of the judges drew together a mpb
which wa* kept continually on the grin by the far
cical trials that look place in this peripatetic lit de
jut lice, and by the comical verdicts rendered by the
wigged and black-robed judges. Laughter, how.
ever, although said lo fatten, doea not keep off the
snacks of hunger, and towards the close of the af
ternoon, the cur was turned into a court-yard, and
judges, counsellors, and witnesses, repaired to a
neighboring hotel to refresh themselves. Of the
crowd that had been following, one portion diapers
ed through the adjacent streets, and unother linger
ed about in groups, waiting the re-appeurnnee of
the pageant that had afforded them so much amuse
ment.
This re appearance took place much sooner than
was expected. Less than half an hour had elaps.
ed sinco the car had entered the stable-yard, when
the gates were again thrown open, the vehicle
drove out and turned down a neighboring street.
There was a considerable change, however, in the
manner in which it wus occupied. The masked
postillions were upon their horses, but no one ap
peared npon the car itself, which instead of being
occupied by the tribunal, desks, and other appara
tus of a court of jiistice, was now covered over by
an ample green cloth, with the exception of one end,
where a kind of small canvass lent or pavilion
had been erected. The curiosity of the spectators
was strongly stimulated by this unusual change, and
they eagerly followed the vehicle as it proceeded
through the various streets and finally entered the
spacious Kue St. Marc.
Although only in the middle of March, spring
had fully set in at Toulouse ; the trees wertf burst
ing into leaf, and the air was mild and balmy. As
the car passed by, people leaned out of their open
windows and gazed at the hugo machine llmt lum.
bered along and seemed to shake the very ground
under its wheels. On arriving near the middle of
the Rue St. Marc, the postillions pulled up their
horses opposite a house of stately appearance,
along the ample facode of which ran long ranges
of deep balconies, composed of iron work tanci.
fully designed and richly gill, and overshadowed by
festooned awnings of striped linen. The tall win.
dows of tite first Hour were open, andjfrom the op
posite side of the street a glimpse might bo obtain
ed of the interior of a drawing-room, the inmates
of which now approached the balcony, seemingly-
disposed to gratify their curiosity by a view of the
car, at the same lime that, to avoid the gaze of the
throng they kept themselves in some measure con
cealed behind the cosily exotics that partiully filled
the balcody.
A minute or two elapsed without any change
taking place in the appearance of the cur. The
crowd remained in mule expectation. Suddenly,
however, by some invisible hand or machinery, the
green covering was rolled aside, and n sort of a
mimic stage appeared, on which was represented a
river and its bank. The water, skilfully imitated
by painted paper or linen, seemed to flow tranquilly
along, while the bank itself was covered with arti-
fiuinl turf and flowers and backed by a low hedge
of shrubs and brushwood. This hedge, which
was composed of pasteboard, arose suddenly out of
the cart, in the manner that such things are fre
quently managed upon upon a theatre, and at the
same time there appeared a small stone chapel,
containing an image of the Virgin Mary,and sur
mounted by a cross. The effect of the whole re.
presentation was highly natural; and, to judge
from the exclamations audible amongst the sur.
rounding crowd, apparently recalled to their recol
lection some familiarscene. It was in fact a mini
ature but exact copy of a secluded and remarkably
luvely spot on the bank of the Garonne, and at the
distance of a short half-league from Toulouse. This
btrotles.
On Ihe balcony of that mansion * ’ young snd
lovely woman now showed hsrself, ottering those
thrilling and quick-repeated shriek* that, even in
women, are only elicited by the most extreme ego-
ny of body. She was attired In mourning gar
ments, but of the most tasteful and coquettish ma
terials on arrangement of which that description of
apparel will admit, although tier dresa was now dis
ordered by the violence with which she had pushed
through the plants and thrown herself against llm
front of the balcony. Her boautifui feature* were
convulsed and deadly pule, and she clutched tha
railing with botli hands, while she struggled viol
ently to extricate herself from the grasp of a very
handsome man in a rich uniform, who strove Ly
force and entreaty to get her back into Ihe house.
The lady was tin Countess de Larolles, the office*
-was Major Ruoli.
The broken sentences uttered, or rather scream
ed, by tiie countess, who was apparently in a par-
oxysm of insanity, were distinctly audible to the
persons in the street. She accused herself a* the
murderess of her husband, and Ruoli as her ac
complice. The latter at lust succeeded in dragging
her into the ruom, of which ihun the windows were
immediately shut. It was only then tlmt sume of (lie
crowd thought of following the movable theatre up
on which had been enacted the dramu that had been
followed by such an extraordinary scene of real
life. Car and horses were found a short distance
off, standing in u solitary corner behind a fragment
<>l the old city wull; but the car wus empty, and
there was nobody with it. Even the postillions had
disappeared,
That same evening Major Ruoli, and Countess
do Larolles wore urrested by order of the authori
ties, on suspicion of the murder of the Count. The
Countess was in a raging fever, unable to bo mov
ed, and for a long lime her life was in danger ; but
on her recovery, she made a full avowal of tlm
crime to which she had been an accessory. The
truth of her confession, had there been any reason
lo doubt it, was confirmed by the discovery of the
Count’s body, which had floated down into a so lita-
ry nook of ihe river, several hundred yards hi flow
the spot where he had lost his life, and had rein ain
ed concealed amongst rushes and alder trees. His
features were unrecognizable, but his dress ano’ va
rious other particulars were abundant evidence to
prove his identity. His skull was indented by the
blow of Runli’s sabre.
Finally, Ruoli was sent to the gulleys, and the
Countess sentenced lo imprisonment for a ten n of
years. Fever and remorse, however, hadpl&iyed
havoc with her constitution, and she died a few
months afterwards.
Previously to the trial, which excited imme nse
interest at the lime, and of which we are informed
that a curious account is to be found in the French
papers of the year 1802 or 1803, every effort wasi
made, but in vain, to discover the devisers and act
ors of the masquerade which had led to the detec
tion of this crime. It appears that the car had
been left in the stable-yard by the postillions while
they went to dine, and that, when they returned, it
had already disappeared; all that remained of it,
being the chairs, table, and other apparatus of the
judges, which hud been thrown out upon the ground.
An ostler had seen several persons busied about the
car. but, from their being in masquerading attire,
had concluded they were some of the party to
whom it belonged. It was suspected, but could not
bo proved, that this man had been bribed to see as
little as possible. ’
No plausible conjecture could be formed as to
the motives of the person who had become ac
quainted with the curnmission of the murder for
not sooner, a.td in a more direct and open manner,
bringing forward his evidence concerning it. Some
supposed that huving been a hidden eye-witness o(
the deed, lie apprehended being himself liable to
punishment for not having made an effort to pre
vent it; others supposed that he feared Major R u-
oli, who was known lo bo violent and reckless ;
and a third conjecture was, that it was some person
ol indifferent character, who thought his unsup
ported testimony wuttld not And credence wh«tn
brought against people of rank and influence.
Whatever the motives may have been, and s I-
though there were evidently at least five persons
connected with the masquerade, the secret wa s
well kept, and to this duy the affair remains shroud
ed in mystery.
, ft FAITHFUL DOOv t
Some year* since, e family residing in oud of
the Southern Slates possessed a Newfoundland
dog, which conceived a strong friendship for the
little daughter of its owner. This child lie used
escort regularly to school, carrying Iter satchel
hi* mouth, and was generally at the door when
the hourt of her penunce were over, to trot along
by her siife homowuid;
One day, the girl, having strayed away without
the knowledge of her parents, suuntered along to
the water, and was amusing herself by walking up
on the string pieces of a pier. The dog, ns usu
al, was her only attendant, and seemed to watch
Iter pranks with much attention, and considerable
uneasiness. Frequently warned by various per
sons upon the wharf, to keep further from the edge,
she nevertheless, with juvenile waywardness, con.
linued her dangerous pastime,and uoiil finally mis.
sing her footing, she fell into the water. Instant
ly the neighborhood was in an uproar, some ran to
loosen a boat, others flung boards into the stream,
and a sailor present stripped off his jacket and
shoes fora plunge after the little cast away.
But Tuwser fully comprehended the matter at
glance, and before it was fairly known that she
began lo mum—to return, am irtagre to aay. ofen
gate. Reaching at last oorne high ground, f could
see, and see with delight, the Are-of our email eo-
campmciit; and when at last I regained the spot,
it seemed to me a very home that had sprung up
for me in the midst of these solitudes. My Arabs
were busy with their bread ; Mysteri rattling tea
cups; the little kettle, with Iter odd old-maidish
looks, sat humming uway old songs about England,
and two or three yards Irom tbo fire my tent stool
prim snd light, with open portal apu with welcom
ing look, like the "one arm-chair’' of our Lyrist’s
’•sweet Lady Anne.”— Traces of Travel.
wWt
ne wt
was in peril, was by the side of his young mistress,
had seized iter by the floating dress, and was pad
dling baek with his precious burden to the wharf.
TIh generous Jack tar had notv only to leap into a
AMELIA—THE LOUISVILLE POETESS.
Under the head of * Sketches of Literary Char,
acters,’ a writer in the Home Journal and Citizen
Soldier has the following interesting notice of the
gifted Mrs. VVelby; formerly Miss Amelin B. Cop.
puck :
“Upon visiting the studio of Spence, an artist of
celebrity, at Louisville; my attention was directed
to a portrait in the room which lie informed me
was of ‘Amelia,’ the poetess of the Louisville Jour
nal. Having perused her productions with infinite
delight, I became interested in the features of one
whose soul seemed almost to dissolve itself in song,
and i gazed at the counterfeit presentment, with
more than ordinary regard, which was noticed by
my friend, limner, who promised me an introduce
ship’s yawl hard by, and pull both of the dripping tion forthwith. This I at unite embraced, end wus
i , j .1... introduced to her the subsequent day. Shortly nf.
ter our arrival at the residence of this gifted young
lady, she made her appearance in the room, and I
was surprised at her youthful form end features,
presenting one whose years did not exceed sixteen,
and with a corresponding innocent and confiding
address. The first interview was brief, but avail
ing myself of a very kind invitation to call again, l
paid my second visit and had the pleasure of a fete,
a fete with the clturtning youthful poetess! Our
conversation became unreserved, and partook of a
social and friendly character, in tbo course of
which she informed me that the making of poetry
had been an early amusement, but never for an in
stant supposed that her pieces possessed an unusu.
al merit, until Mr. Prentice noticed one of them in
an album, and solicited from her contributions lo
the Journal.
It is truly astonishing in reading her poetry, lo
reflect upon the deep philosophy which pervades
them, and the almost sublime melody of her verses,
for one so young! Inspitation seems to have touch
ed her lips with its hallowed fire—and one might
well imagine,—
years previously hud left France as a widuwer, re- ■ -b— - 7— -—
entered it as the husband of a young and beautiful ‘ P“ r < °' "’ e rlv , e "" j8 h “ l1 °" ce been “/“vour.te of the
■ woman, ihe daughter of a poor but honorable Neop-
Iolitan family. It was probably more her straiten-
led circumstances, and the brilliant position offered !
liter by a union with the count, than any very strong .
lattachment to that nobleman, which had induced
I Donna Olivia to accept the hand of a man whose
|*ge tripled here ; and very shortly after their ar
town’s people, but a fata! and particularly savage
duel, that had been fought there some years pre
viouslv, and in memory of which the cross and
chapei had been placed there, had r.ttached unpleas
ant associations to it, and caused it, since that lime
to be rather avoided than otherwise.
Scarcely had this scene been disclosed, when
rival at Toulouse, it became reported among thefrom the small tent at one end of 1I10 cart, two
more observant and scandal-loving portion of so actors appeared upon it; I hey were both masked,
ciety in which they mixed, that the count hadal-1 and one ol them wore a blue military cloak and cap,
ready begun to taste the bitters of an ill-ussorted • while the other, a woman, was closely muffled in a
union. His wife was affirmed to show him marked dark silk cardinal, which nevertheless allowed the
coldness and repugnance, and there were also some outline of a young and graceful figure to be (Its
malicious persons who did not scruple tosay thalMon 1 litiguishablo. At the elowest possiblo pace they
Isisur de Larolles had cause for jealousy in the at
lleiitior.s paid to the countess by an officer of the
I garrison, who was a frequent visitor at his house.
ITIlf* was a Swiss, from the Italiun canton of Tes-
lino, who had entered the French army at un early
walked along the bank of the simulate J stream, np
pnrentlv in earnest conversation, the female hang
ing familiarly on ihe arm of Iter companion, on
whose face her eyes were riveted. Before they
had proceeded half the length of the truly Thespi
•ge, and was now a major in the service. His re-1 «o stage on which they were exhibiting, they were
ation wa* that of a soldier of fortune, brave ns
Islte 1 , but tolerably unscrupulous ; his person wus
Isirikingly handsome, his age about thirty yeurs.—
IA friend of the count’s with whom Major Ruoli
lwat intimate, had introduced him at the Hotel La-
Irolles, where ho had gradually become a constant
(visitor. For a long i>me his attentions to the coun. |
Iteis, and the evident willingness with which she
(received them, escaped the notice of the unsuspi-1
^clous count, who at last, however, had his attention •
directed to them by some more observant friend.
A violent scene between Monsiour de Lnrolies and ,
■is wife was the consequence, and although the la-1
Sy managed to exculpute herself to a certain extent
followed out of the tent by a third figure, who ap
proached them with stealthy steps. This was a
man whose hair was silvered and form slightly
bowed by age, and on beholding whom a movement
of surprise took place in the crowd, while the name
“Count de Larolles!” pnssod from mouth to mouth.
At the same lime a half-stifled shriek was heard
proceeding front the balcony of the magnificent ho
tel opposite to which the pageant was enacting.
The old man upon the carl nrrived close to the fig
ures of the officer and the lady, without their ob
serving him. Ho seemed lo listen fur a momont;
then fiercely grasped an arm of each. In the
dumb show that ensued, it was evident that a viol
[ ||* result was that orders were given to the domes-1 ent discussiun was going.on between theso three
Pie* not to admit Major Ruoli when he presented
phuitelf at the house. Ruoli called there repeated-
P> buies^according to the itatemeot of the porter
“eon* was eser at homo, lie al last seemed to take
hint as it was meant, and entirely ceased hia
(visits.
This occurred toward* the close of summer.
She'll* month afterwards the Count de Larolles
^oddenly disappeared, and no tidings could be ob-
•ioedof him. Ha had left Ills luxe! at dusk one
fveaing, arid had never returned. The countess
*d gone out to tall upon n friend, and tho Count.
l' ou *!L bad npi, as wqs suraeiimus hia
‘”u, meuiioneiTlo bis valet de cjiumbru .where he
‘ d‘«s lied observed what direction
sj iskaq, f)or had lie been any where seam. In
I aadsaaicit ware alike in vain. Tim count
persons. The old man seemed much agitated, und
was the most violent in his gesticulations. Once
he grasped the officer by the collar, but the Inner
disengaged himself uutl ho then seemed to turn his
anger upon the lady. Then, and us if muved to sud.
den anger by something the old man said, the officer
seized him in hi* turn. There was a struggle, but
the antagonists were too unequally mulched for it
to be a long one, and in n moment the gruy-huired
old man was hurled backwards into the river. The
fictitious waters opened to receive him. Once on
ly he arose, und seemed about lo gain ilia bank, but
the officer advanced closer to the water’s edge, und
as the swimmer approached, drew his sword from
under his clunk and dealt him a heavy blow upon
(lie hand. Xke next in*lau|l U10 old man disap
peared, and the river ijowed on, tranquil as before.
In a Tract recently published by the Maryland
Tract Society, the following passage occurs. .It
contains truth that will be responded lo by every
one :
“One of the grossest neglects of youth, produc
ing incalculable mischief and ruin, is in the improp
er spending of evenings. Darkness was created
for quiet; home is the place of quiet. Darkness
is lemptatiun lo misconduct ; suffering llio young
to be out when the light of the day does not res.
train them toil. We have already an abundant
harvest of this seeding. Riots, limbs, crimes,,
giving fearful forebodiags^arn the result of youlli
becoming fit agents of outrage by running uncar.
ed fur on evenings. What we see in these res
pects is deplorable enough ; but what is this com
pared with what we do not see—multitudes mak
ing themselves noxious in ibis world, und what in
iltut to cuine ?
“l’uicuts should look ut the truth that evening
pleusures and recreations are often dearly purchas
ed ; the price, their own impaired cemfurl.and the
blighted prospects of their offspring. It must be
obvious that in this matter there can bo no prescri
bed rule. There can be nn interdict of all even
ing recreations and employments ; yet here is un
evun >1 only destructive to youth, but planting thorns
in many paths, and covering many lives with des
olation. The reformation demanded must pro
ceed from judgment and conscience, and for this
purpose judgment and conscience must be enlight
ened. Heads of families must learn that the place
on earth best adapted to be a blessing is home ;—
and by example and wholesome restraint they must
teach this truth 10 all under them. Especially
should home during Sabbath hours be consecrated.
Sabbath mornings and evenings are blessed indeed
when they gntlicr the family into tho circle of con
verse and instruction ; and parents and children,
musters and apprentices, and servants, in Ihe pres
ence and by the grace of God who has made thorn
and placed them in their respective stations, raise
themselves 10 the exalted level of the truth that
they are invested with capacity and obligation in
their respective conditions, assigned them by an all-
wise Providence, to help cnclt other onward to hon-
or, glory, and immortality : eternal life. Souls
perish in everlasting death; they perish through
neglect. Who would stand at thejudgment of ine
Great Day under the imputation of that neglect I—
Do you say ‘not I V Then think of these things.”
I late found.
I •MteesneteLiiroHe* wtu apparently in dexueitkf ihe' water,
o.rv.huiksnd.
IJJ* twl anjutciMd Tif Bqcty dirtciieo; the o*ir d
1 »bo*# bouses he might..pateRdy have betaken Ijowevor,
‘■m* »» Utlfleri* shts* tteuteekwi,'- eeSwv’ eafcte j - ■ tlA
*4 •* tee*Mc«Wk ** j»r****** rv *“; <w ^
tete'tFi ;te tetsql ktifkliute d.a*.,
creatures.into it, and deposite them upon the deck
in sufety.
Tuwser, of course, became more than ever a fa-
vorite with the family, and held a very enviable
rank among others of his species; As liis mistress
increased in strength and statue she was never al
lowed 10 forget the debt of gratitude due her canine
companion, ulthough she hud outgrown live necessi
ty of calling on him for farther services, so that he
slept and grew ful upon his laurels, like some old
soldier, whose youthful privations and evidences of
valor huve procured him a pension for tho remain
der of his pilgrimage.
Some five years after this occurrence, the font,
ily bad resolved upon changing their plnce of res-
idence for the city of St. Augustine. The morn-
ing of their departure had arrived ; the schooner
which wus to convey them to their new home was
casting olVfrom the pier, the vory one which had
been the scene nf Towser’s exploit, but he was no
witere to be found. They whistled and called but
no dog appeared ; the captain became restive,
swore he would wait no longer, gave the order, and
the craft swept along the waters with a spanking
breeze, and was soon a quarter of a mile from the
the shore.
The girl and her father was standing at the
•tern of live vessel, looking back upon the city
which they had probably left forever, when sudden
ly Towsur was seen running down lo the edge of
the wharf with something ill his mouth. With n
glass they discovered that it was his master’s pock
et handkerchief, which had been dropped some-
where upon the road down to the vessel, and which
he recollected, with some compunctions of con
science, that he had sent his shaggy servant back to
look after.
The dog looked piteously around upon the by.
slanders, then at the retracting vessel, and leuped
boldly into the water. His master immediately
pointed out tbe noble brute to the captniu, and re.
quested him to throw his vessel into the winduntii
the animal could near them ; ho ulsooftered a large
sum if he would drop his bout and pick hint up,
told him of the manner in which he had preserved
the life of his daughter and agnin offered him the
price of a passage if lie would save lite fuithful
creature. The girl joined Iter entreaties with those
of her father, wept and implored that her early
friend might be rescued ; but tliecaptuiu was a sav
age : lie was deaf to every appeal of humanity—
kept obstinately on his course, and the belter ani
mal of the two followed the vessel,until his strength
exhausted, and his generous heart chilled by des
pair, he sunk among the more merciful billows.
TRAVELLING IN THE ARABIAN DESERT
As long as you arc travelling in the interior of
the desert you have no particular point to make for
as your resting place. The endless sands yield
nothing but small stunted shrubs; even these fail
after the first two or three days, and from that lime
you pass over broad plains, you pass over nearly
reured hills, you pass lit rough valleys that the storm
of the last week has dug, and the hills and the vul-
leys are sand, sand, sand, still snnd, and only sand,
and sand und sandaguin. The earth is so samely
that your eye turns toward heaven ; towards heuv.
en, I mean, in tire sense of sky. You look to the
min, for he is your taskmaster, and hv him you
know the measurcof the work that you have dime,
end ihe measure of the work that remains for you
to do. He comes when you strike your tent in the
early morning, anil then, for the first hour of the
day, as you move forward on your camel, be stands
at your near side and makes you know that tile
whole day’s toil is before you. Then, for n while,
and a long while, you see him no more, for you are
veiled mid shrowded, and date not look upon the
brightness ol his flaming sword. No words arc
spoken, but your Arabs moan, your camels sigh,
your skin glows, your shoulders uche, and for sight
you see the pattern and the web of the silk that
veils your eyes und the glare of the outer light.—
Time labors on ; your skin glows and your shoul
ders ache, your Arabs moan, your camels sigh, and
you seethe same pattern in the silk,and llte same
glare nf light beyond ; but conquering Time mar.
ches on, and by and by the descending sun has
compassed the heaven, and now softly touches your
right arm, and throws your lank shadow over Ihe
sand, right along on the way for Persia ; then
again you look upon his face, for the power is all
veiled in his beauty, and the redness of the flames
has become llte redness of roses; the fairy wavy
cloud that fled in the morning now comes to his
sight once more ; come blushing, yet still comes
on ; comes burning with with blushes, yet
hastons and clings to his side. Then arrives your
time for resting. The world about you is all your
own, and there, whern you will, you pitch your sol
itary tent; there is no living thing to dispute your
choice. When at last the spot had been fixed up-
on and we came to a halt, one of the Arabs would
touch the chest of my camel, and utter a peculiar
gurgling sound. The beast instantly understood
and obeyed the sign, and slowly sunk under me till
she brought her body to a level with the ground ;
then gladly enough I alighted. The rest of the
camels were unloaded and turned loose to browse
upon the shrubs of the desert, where shrubs there
were, or where these failed, la wait for Ihe small
quantity of food which was allowed them out of
our stores. My servants, helped by the Arabs,
busied themselves in pitching tbe lent and kindling
the fire. Whilst this was doing i used to walk
JfL.it* V >-Vet
. «Uimbits or uipMiigi
eltimfiKtha,,'^-
Ipplng tnfj HUJinty
isiawpwi
rte. The refhedy, il it c
The reply she mucle 10 me, upoo eulogizing her
splendid intellectual efforts, told of tho yearnings
of Iter soul after immortality.—‘Willingly,’she re
marked, ‘would 1 he content to die to-morrow, pro.
vided that I should be remembered always.’ The
aspirution was glorious, and a herald of the fame
which awaits hier when the voice of her melody
shall go forth to the world !
I requested lo see one of her MSS., to behold
her writing, and to observe whether she corrected
much during the progress of on article; as it has
been alled^ed that N.P. Willis frequently re.copies
his articles five or six times, to nioddle them per
fectly in his own estimation.
Ki«dly did ‘Amelia’ favor me with one written
at the suggestion of a youthful friend who was in
Ihe Navy, and never were more noble sentiments
dictated, than those addressed to that young offi
cer, who should ever wenrthein next to his heart
as a talisman whenever his country calls him forth
lo the field of honor and glory !
) remarked lo her, in admirntion of the beauti
ful penmanship, that she certainly wrote with no
ordinary degree of elegance, und that it was singu.
lar, us most literary individuals wrote a bad hand.
Everything that 1 do jingles,' she pluyfully replied,
For mj pail,’she continued, ■! write so composi
tors cun read, and hence there tiro but few typo
graphical errors in my articles.”
In reply to the question as to the place nf her
nativity, she informed me that it was the Eastern
shore of Maryland,—within sight and hearing of
the deep blue ocean. In her own sweet language,
For ’(was upon lh* dewy Rod,
Itesid* the moaning m-sr,
l tenrnl nt first to worship God,
And sine *nch strains us tlresr.
keep an eye upon the road, and <
or unevenness the lolling is appr
Ihf reins and enliven the horse, but never
him after the accident. ,
As you would save the wind tad strength of jra^
horse, drive slow up hill; and m you would
his limbs, and your own, drive slowly down itillsa,
Never wash off your horse with sold water ■hen
he is hot, or iet him drink it freely io tbei mu
ll the water is quite warm it will not hurt nun, .
Do not permit the smith, when he tkote Ktf
horse,to cut any portion ofiliesoR part, or *ba«p
called the frog of the foot—this is apt to grttdueUf
draw in tho quarter* of the hoof and cripple jijp
animal—and ia recommended onjy by the unoqfj
appearance il gives to the bottom of the hoof, whii>
is more apt to catch a round tIOM io the cropk ur
the shoe limn otherwise.
Do not feed with grain, especially coat, wh
horse is worm, or very much fhliguad ; if yq
you may founder and ruin him :
If you want your horse to last, and your <
also, drive slow, , .?■,
Do not keep your horse too fat, or too laaa, aa
eil' er disqualify him for hard labor; .
The more kindliest and good temper ia extend
ed to a horse, the better will lie behave in return.
Bud temper end bad habits come generally from
bad usage.—Turf Book.—Farmer’s Monthly Vim
j Hot. ■ '
I The Live Oak Plantation.—Il is nearly twenty
years since the goverment entered on this experf.
mem. The plantation is situated immediately
across the hay from Pensacola, and U about five
miles from the city. The land formerly belonged
to Judge H. M. Brackenbridge, and was purchss-
ed by the government for the purpose lo which K
is now devoted, while Mr. Southard waa Secretary
of the Navy. The policy of the government in
purchasing this tract of land, and in rteerving from
sale all other lands on the margin of the Golf, suit
able for the growth of live oak, reel* upon the fbOt
that this invaluable limber grows in perfection llti
where except in the influence of the tea air. The
residence of the superintendent looks out upon the
sound, and is separated from the Gulf by nothing
but that long range'of sand hills, bnowo by the
name of Santa Rosa Island. Tbe plantation bee
been placed by the navy department under the en*
pervision and control of the comroandor of the na
vy yard near this place. Until lately there hae
been nothing there lo admire, except, perhaps, the
wise policy of the government in attempting
tho experiment of cultivating and protecting
from waste, a species of timber *0 valuable
for naval put poses os the live oak. Now, howev
er, the care with which the undergrowth hat been
kept down among the trees, and ihe taete which it
displayed in relation to the fruit trees about thft
house of the superintendent, make the plantation
almost a fairy scene, combining every where the
useful with the sweet. The •trounde immediately
around lite house are embowered in the shade of
tho orange, the lemon, the fig and other fruit tree*,
and all this is dune at an atinu il expense not equal
to that of a boat’s crew of a ship of war.— Pentm-
tola Gazelle,
says that the Michigan, or Eglantine Rose, sail is
called, may be planted at Ihe side of a dwelling, at
the base of u column, or el tiro fool of a tree.—
^010,8 single root it will spread-out jte branches
Tit* murderer and the lady gazed for an instant pt LiO the length ol twenty eigitl or thirty fact in •«*
" * than' at each oilier* eud then hurried off ease,on. lu fpljage I* beautiful* Itut what readers
.' The pc*iiJlj<{R>thsd their horse^.qptf jtmgfft pleasing, is the numerous cluster* of flew-
WittilMliSsIlWf»e>ffff‘x wbjm.pinV, rsdaodMaqlk wW»h omy ha> fa*
But «»" ¥*“• J>M H 1 vi,h hr-a, .iter ci? ■
A Bkautivdl Rusk.—The Philadelphia Ledger 4way towards the east, confiding In the print of my
rt Wwti’
neurfl*4)l
foot at a guide for my return. Apart from the
cheering voice* of my alteodunts 1 could be’ler
know and feel the loneliness of the desert. The
influence of such soenea, however, wo* sot of »
softening kind, but filled me rather-with u sort of
exultation i« the esif-suffoieney white enable J am
1 > stand thus alone in tiro wadeusaa of Anju athwru
I v«f ffrid% inr brtoMft*' weedsreftn.etel re-
tains tnteemlhy ten tenia that llnhs tenses' hie
fts>9*ni* '•# lirri’ntd; ro tr> isisni writ act at ash
rcrrtCt »
The American Nation.—The following very
flattering notice of tho onward characteristics of
the American people is from the pen of the editor
of the New York "Mirror
“We are a nation of flat chests and round backs,
cramped gait and pale face. Our brains and atom-
uchs aro overworked, and tho other limbs and or
gans are neither trained, nor called upon to contri
bute strength to the system. Tho consequence is,
wo a re inferior to most nations of the world in manly
beauty.
But, nt the same time, we are the most pains
taking and expensive of nations I11 our attention to
the exterior. Broudway is lull of young men wlm
ore half ruined by their extravagance in bruadclutlt.
gloves, and Mttcussar oil—ignorant, every one of
them, that a secret, which they enn have for noth,
ing, would do more for their beuuty than tailors and
buot-mtikors. Not one in fifty has the straight
back and free action of a man used to healthy ex-
ercise—but forty nine out of fifty have coals upon
their crooked backs, and pantaloons over their
cramped legs, which would servo a nobleman in
Europe. Exercise, and a little attention to the
gait and to the action of tho chest und arms, might,
in one month, double the personal attractiveness
of many men, not lo mention Ihe more stimuli of
national pride and healthy posterity.
The Puffing System—A Queer Story.—The
New York Mirror gives tho following illustration
of the puffing system, as practised by some of the
newspapers -.
“It seems that Monsieur Pleyel, Ihe celebrated
manufacturer of pianos al Puris, received a letter
some lime since from a gentleman residing in this
city, stating how delighted he was with the lone and
finish of his instruments, and requesting that one of
the best kind should be shipped for him, and that
on the receipt of it he would pay one half of the
price in cash.|and would be happy, if agreeable to
M. Pleyel, to insert as many puffs in tho newspa
pers of which lie wus the principal editor, as might
be considered a fair set on against the oilier Itall'.—
Asa further inducement,he said his wife was the
first juunitt in New York, and that Iter concerts
would afford excellent opportunities for exhibiting
and puffing the instrument, by placing the maker’s
name conspicuously on the posters snd program
mes, and by noticing it editorially, of course, in the
newspaper. To tilts Moos. Pleyel. f cling flat
tered by the compliment,was ready to consent, and
prepared In eseoole the order, when he was inform
ed of the true character of his ouslomet^by an. agent
of the paper in quoetion, then ia Parie, who inform,
ed bias that the person representing him self a* ita
, aditet bed neve* beeodonnectad with that paper,
Cooking Asparagus.—To be first rate, the
stalks should be grown front four to six inches
from the ground, and fteslt cut. Wash tho stalk*
clean, and cut them in hits about half an inch long.
If the stalks ure of different sizes, cut the large-
ones shorter than the small mes, so aa to give them
an equal chance to boil nml get seasoned. Tito
cook should throw aside the stalk as soon as it be.
gins to cut tough; that is, situ is to use only Ihe
tender part, unless lite asparagus is very scarce,
when site can divide ihe tougher from the tender
portions, and put the tougher to boil about ten min
utes first. Suit the water in proportion to tho (a-
blespnonfiil of suit lo two quarts of water, which
is sufficient to boil one quart of Ihe pieces in. Have
the water boiling when the asparagus ia put in,and.
keep it boiling lust for about half an hour. The.
best way to know when it Is cooked enough, is to
tnko up one 01 two pieces and taste, for it some-,
limes cooks quicker than at others, according as it,
has grown quick or slow. While it is boiling, get
ready,say fora quart nf tho asparagus, two slices
of bread cut half an inch thick from a common,
sized w heat loaf, toasted 0 light brown, and a large
gill of melted butter. When the asparagus it.
done, tnko it up with u skimmer, and lay it on a
colender or seive to drain, dip the slices of bread .
one at a time, first in the hot asparagus liquor, and,
then in tho melted butter. Theu put it iu the mid.
die of the dish that it Is lo be served on. When,,
i this i9 done, pour the asparagus over and around
| tho toast, und strew the rest of the butler as even-.
Iv over it as possible, wlten it is ready for tha labia,.
I If however the rest of the dinner should not bo '
| ready 1 lei the asparagus lie kept hot until il is ; for
: if the cook does not serve Iter asparagus hot, she
I will lose much of her luborand credit.—Mr*. Jf.
; Darling, in the Cultivator.
Agricultural Anecdote.—Furious Cresinus, as
| mentioned bv Plinv ihe Romun historian, was,
originally a slave. Having been made a freeman,
lie purchased a small lot of ground, from which be
obtained through his unwearied industry, much fin
er crops than many of his neighbors, who had <
much larger farms. This excited general envy,
his enemies carried to such a length, *• lo accuse
him of employing magic charm* to render his
grounds fertile and lo impoverish theirs. The
edile caused him 10 bo summoned lo appear tod
answer the charge befere the people of Rome,
Cresinus obeyed the mendsto, orcompenied by hi* .
daughter, a fresh and healthy colored girl, charnas
winch appeared to greater advantage from tbe aim- i
plicity of Iter dress. The accused also brought
with him the tools and implements of his profMvG
tion. Ills mattocks were remarkably heavy | hit
plough was ofan enormous size, and his oattlo war* ;
all sound und fat. “Behold !” said the truly dig- .
nified farmer,“behold my whole magical equipage! .
behold the chnrms which I have recourse to !—
There are others, indeed, which I am nut capable
of producing before you—1 mean the sweat of my f
brow, and the incessant toil both of day and night |" :
This native eloquence decided the matter; It* was
honorably acquitieh by the unanimous voice of a i
numerous ami applauding assembly. hg
Correct Course—We have assumed our new *
duties, with the fixed determination to act with the '
courtesy and firmness which become gentlemen.—
We are for peace and good feeling, towards all— .
but, if forced to retaliate in self defnnqe, we cap
state positively, that nothing shall induce u* to fo,
grade our own ala/idjng or lower the dignity of Ihp
lire**, by npgyy persons I. discussion* in the Aewjft
pnpers. A poiitibsl journal lias higher and nobler
aims, titan the personal bickerings of its couduc
tors. Questions of vital importance to every ctyee
snd to every lutorasl, are constantly springing lip
—which by coons ottk and calm discussions, '
be made to confir* information and benefit upo
community. This is the flft'Btfbd elp
of a fra*, grass—sod, a< fsr as ia bs I
ami waa a mere litararyadveatuitlr.ltld no wtft, tor a Ira* erase—and, a* Taras u
ate was tea setter feWe noeel .cetled -The «te(b * e«r tafrjbf eerfon.'" If i .
^mmhe toes shweteeermf mtstfo.1i WVter
^JMsyeteteahegaty*'*^ Sam
- , r _ 11 7 f.iasaI I Vr* .aa&d rrew s #**»! fee*,** I
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