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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 1 -vtsivsqp* * Bufe modi *h*'i ftwsdmofc t.r' er.iguAi J 1 h'r