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The sale of I‘ersoual property must be adver
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STATE CONVENTION.
VN ACT to provide for the call of a Conven
tion to reduce the number of the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia, and for the
other purposes therein named.
!<*»c. 1- lie ii Liut~t:d by the S' note and House
of Represen t tli. es of l,he Sir • if Georgia in Gen
eral A-yiemhty met, audit .*.* he hy enacted by the
authority of the same. That the first •lotulay in
April, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, be, and
the same is hereby desig«.*-*ed a\ I ret apart as
the day on which the citizens of Georgia, quali
fie.l to vote for members of the Legislature, shall,
at the severed places i hjxcrib. i by law for holding
such elections, vaie tor ii ! "g ites to represent
them in Uunventiou, i:i nu-nber equal to their
representation in both branches of the Gener-d
Assembly. according to the j.ast census; such
election to he conducted, managed and ceitilied
under the same laws as are of three in n spen t to
elections of members . f rhe General Assembly.
See. J. And be il farther enacted. That it shall
b- the duty of such managers to transmit to his
(•.•.•■cilciuv the Cover :.v. \%. : alt i>l sai l elec
tions under lh« laws -v of three conducting,
rn;rt:igio'> ami certifying • •••rion**. of men.hers of
t ie Gen-rsl As embly, aforesaid, within ten
days after such ••!’* -tioi, . wlc-ieunou it is made
th* ,!uty of h s Excel!-.. the Governor, to issue
his i J reclamation discharging the result of sucli
election, byuotilyii . the • ■ tvitluals severally
elect. 1 to represent the good people of 'Georgia
m t 'oc.vonti 'O, as camenip'nt ! tr.c art.
Sec. 3. Iml t it >'■■■■ ter tn u-k •, That ever;.
cit!js»>i of Un'-ted .States shall be eli-.ilde. to a
•■■eat in s ‘id •''(invention, who has attained the age
e.i" !w.- , v live years, and been an inhabitant of this
veers inim. ! '.*’ * tv*. bug the day
i . < lection, and who shall h .v» res; led one year
i : (!••* countv fnr which !• : :!i * ; t 'd.
S—:. 4. iil be it. further eo. ted. That each
re- >,b r :-.>tnr!sa ! as • «•!<* 'led, shall, previous
’ rjn ’vc cw m e.i’.-l Ci' .veution, tak-j the
>• , . ; uhermi ;:u sinn, v;.-,: “1 do solemnly
' 1 •■)),*!:t' opt to add or to take from
•- ( ' .!•’ .. .or attempt to change or alter
. ii,.-. ■ :>• o, clause, or article of the Con
■ ■ , coos lire State of Georgia, other titan those
i- ii;' ,c’.H'csentation in tho Genera! As
, .in'- and that I have been a citizen of
it t ir t ,o ' cst three years, so help m«* God.’"
i.iv p-rson elected to a scat in said Conven
tion. who shall refuse to take oath aforesaid, shall
no !>e it lowed to f:«!;e his seat hi said Convention.
•Sc, 5, And be it further enacted , That the
members of said Convention shall assemble on
ibe fust .Monday in May, after their election, at
Milledgcville, in the Representative Chamber of
the State House, for the purpose ot entering
noon and consutnating the great objects ol their
convention, to wit: a reduction aud equalization
of the General Assembly; shall have power to
prescribe their own rules and limns ot business ;
nd to determine on the qualifications of their
ow n members ; elect necessary officers, and make
a!! orders which they may deem conclusive to the
furtherance of the object for which such Conven
tion shall assemble.
Sec. H. And be it further enact 1, That it hall
be the dntv of his Excellency the Governor, to
give publicity to the alterations and amendments
made in the Constitution in reference to the re-
U .'dn'i of the number of m muliers composing
l;o (} a >• 1 V c'inbly; and the first Monday in
Octiioer 1 rxt, after the raising of said Convention,
lie shall fix on for the ratification, by the people,
of such amendments, alterations, or new articles,
•as they ui iv make for thcobjei ts of reduction and
equalization of the General Assembly only, and ii
ratified by a majority of' the voters who, vote on
the question of “Ratification” or “No Ratifica
tion,” then and in that event, the alterations so
by them made and ratified, shall be binding cn
the people of this State,and not otherwise.
Sec. 7. And bed further enaeled , That it shall
boa fundamental article in the formation or a
rnomlments of the Convention, that each County
of tlir* State now organized or laid out, or which
may hereafter be created by law, shall be entitled
to at least one Representative in tlie
live branch of the General Ass mbly. The Sen
ate shall be composed of forty-six members only,
Iron fort” Senatorial Districts, composed of two
contiguous Counties: and in the event of the
creation of any new comity, it shall be added to
same contiguous Senatorial District: an., tfiat
tho sni i Convention shall*not disturb the bederal
basis, in apportioning the representation in the
General Assembly of tlie State of Georgia.
■■ ■■ ||s|| BB gj BOt W
Sec. 8. And he ii further enacte.!. That so soon
as tiiis Act shall have passed, his Excellency the
Governor be, aiul lie is hereby required to cause
it to be published iu the gazettes of this State,
once a week until the day fixed op by this act for
the election of Delegates to said Convention; as
well as the number to which each County shall be
entitled iu said (. ‘i.iivauiioii, according to the ap
portiounieiit oi :iu uibcis oi tlit? General Assem
bly, to be nr.uje under Hie late Census, takeu aud
returned during :lie present year.
See. 9. And. be it further enacted. That the
Delegates to said Convention be paid at ami after
tiie same rates tiiat the members ot the General
Assembly now receive ; aud that his Excellency
the Governor be requested to draw his warrant on
the Treasurer lor the same, out of any money not
otherwise appropriated ; and all laws and parts of
laws militating against this act, be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES DOUG 11ERT Y,
President of the Senate.
Assented to 2fith December, 1838.
GEORGE 11. GILMER, Governor.
TABLE.
Showing the Representation af the several Counties
<>J the State by the late Act of Apportionment.
Appling, 1 Laurens, 2
Baxer, J Lee, 1
Baldwin, 2 Liberty, 2
Bibb, 3 Lincoln, 2
BuJiocfa, 1 Lowndes, 2
Butts, 2 Lumpkin, 2
Burke, 3 Macon, 2
Bryan, 1 Madison, 2
Campbell,. 2 Marion, 2
Carroll, 2 Mclntosh, 2
Cobb, 2 Meriwether, 2
Cass, 2 Monroe, 4
Columbia, 3 Montgomery, 1
Crawford, 2 Murray, 2
Coweta, 3 Morgan, 3
Chatham, 4 Muscogee, 4
Clark. 3 Newton, 3
Cherokee, 2 Oglethorpe, 3
Camden, 2 Paulding, 1
Dade, 1 Pike, 3
Decatur, 2 Pulaski, 2
DeKalb, 3 Putnam, 3
Dooly, 2 Rabun, 1
1. r!y. 2 Randolph, 2
Eifuigfiaui, 1 Richmond, 3
Elbert, 3 Scriven, 2
Emmanuel, 1 Stewart, 3
layette, 2 Sumter, 2
Floyd, 2 Talbot, 3
Forsyth, 2 Taliaferro, 2
Franklin, 3 Tattnall, 1
Gilmer, 1 Telfair, 1
Glynn, 1 Thomas, 2
Greene, 3 Troup, 4
Gwinnett, 3 Twiggs, 2
Habersham, 3 Union, 1
Hancock, 3 Upson, 3
Heard, 2 Waltou, 3
Henry, 3 Walker, 2
Houston, 3 Ware, 1
Hall, 3 Washington, 3
Harris, 3 Wayne, 1
Irwin, 1 Wilkinson, 2
Jones, 3 Wilkes, 3
Jasper, 3 Warren, 8
Jefferson, 2
Jackson, !i Total, 206
FLO] I ENCE AC A '>EJUY :
HP H L exercises of the Male Department o! the
8- F'ore- »;• Academy, will commence on Mon
day next, 7>h Hist, under tin e ipenntemferice of
Mr. Gkosoe J. McCleskey, who,comes well
reeo met. f ed da an instructor u. youth. Ihe
followin'; wili be tho rates os' tuition, por quarter:
Orthography, Reading and Penmanship, >4 00
do do do with Arithmetic, 5 00
English Grammar and Geography, 6 00
Higher English Branches, 8 00
Languages. 10 00
The Fern ile Department will commence on the
same day, under the direction of Miss Marga
ret Harvey, and the Department of Music un
der the charge of Miss Wright. Os Miss Har
vey's qualifications the Trustees deem it unneces
saty to speak, as *hey are too well known to re
quTe any recommendation from them. Miss
Wright b' ing-i with her the best evidences of her
capability to discharge her duties with the ut
most satisfaction, and the Trustees do not hesitate
to recommend her to the patronage of th • public.
The terms of tuition, will be the same as state
above, and for
Drawing and Painting, 12 00
Music alone, 16 00
do wit . other branches, 20 00
Needlework an extra charge of 3 00
Board can be had, for males and females, in the
most respectable houses, at reasonable prices.
Jan. 5 33 BY THE TRUSTEES.
LAW NOTICE.
ffVIK undersigned have associated themselves
S in the PRACTICE OF LAW. under the
firm of Bule & Mitchell, and will attend
promptly to all business entrusted to their care in
the Courts of the following counties, viz.
Stewart, Sumter.
Muscogee, Lee, and
Randolph, Barbour, Ala.
J. L. Bum. may be found at his office in Flor
ence. and J. M. Mitchell, at his office in Lump
kin, Stewart co. Gn.
JESSE L. PULI.
JAMES M. MITCHELL
Feb 1. 47 St
J. *. 35.
attorney at law,
STARKSVILLE. LEE COUiJTY, GEORGIA.
WILL attend the Courts of the GHAi l A
HOOCH EE CIRCUIT
Nov. 25 35 ly
FLORENCE, GA. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1839.
A BILL OF CHARGES,
A CfßELDtnby the Physicians of the town of
-4V Florence:
To vis?: . i town, in the day, SI HO
~ do do at night, 2 GO
~ geiting out of bM at night, 2 00
~ visit out of the corporation, under
one mile, 2 00
~ mileage, per day, good weather, 75
~ and.» do rainy weather, 1 00
„ do per night, good weather, 100
~ do do rainy do 200
Special attendance, per hour, 2 to 5 00
Consultation, 10 00
Natural Labor, 5 00
Difficult Labor, 30 00
Instrumental Labor, 50 00
Delivering Placenta, from 1© to 20 00
Embryotomy, 100 00
Examination per Vaginam, 5 00
Treatment of Gonorrhoea, from 10 to 20 00
do Svnbilus, 20 to 59 00
Extracting tooth, 1 00
Venesection, 1 00
Arteriotomy, 2to 500
Cupping, Ito 200
Introducing Catheter, 5 00
Extracting Polypus, 10 to 25 00
Operation per hare-lip, 10 to 20 00
Trephining, 50 to 100 00
Aneurism, 51 to 100 00
Tapping, 20 00
Operation per Cataract, 30 to JOO 00
Attendance and Vaccination, each, 5 00
Lancing child's gums, 1 00
Opening Abcesses, 2to 500
Advice by letter, 5 00
Attendance on contageous diseases, double,
Amputating Thigh, 50 00
do Leg, 30 to 50 00
do Fingers, 5 to 15 00
do Toes, sto 15 00
do Ann, 30 to 60 00
do Fore Ann, SO to 50 00
Operation per Lithotomy, 100 to 150 00
Replacing fractured thigh, 25 to 50 00
do do leg, 15 *0 25 00
do Arm and Forearm, 10 to 15 00
Simple dose of Medicine, 25
Compound dose do. 50
Pills pe doz. from 50 to 2 00
Simple powders per doz. 1 00
(Compound do do. • 2 00
Crossing River, 1 00
Prescription in all cases, 1 00
Tinctures per oz. simple, 25
do do compound, 50
Introducing Pessary, sto 10 00
Taking up Arteries, sto 10 00
Dressing wounds, 1 to 10 00
Excission of Mamma, 50 to 100 00
Excission of Tumours, 10 to 40 00
We, the undersigned, bind ourselves to abide
by the above bill.
Z. C. WILLIAMS.
T. IIAKTRIDGE.
Feb. 50 46 6t R. W. WILLIAMS.
ALABAMA LANDS
FOR SALE.
JVT HALF 9 14 30
J.N . S. half 4 14 30
N. half 8 14 30
N. half 7 14 30
S. half 7 14 30
S. half « 14 30
S. half 1-1 14 29
S. half 20 18 28
S. half 34 19 28
N. half 36 19 29
S. half 36 19 29
W. half 29 16 26
N. half 6 16 30
K. half 21 22 26
K. half 22 13 28
N. half 33 20 26
S. half 32 18 28
W. half 26 15 24
S. half 09 16 25
E. half 2 18 25
Any of the above Lands will be sold on terms
to suit purchasers, bv application to John D. Pitts,
Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the subscriber, at Ma
con. J. COWLES.
J uly 26 18
f'attfioi! to JfSerchants .
A GENTLEMAN by the name of ALLEN
-UIl CARLISLE, came to my store on the 12th
inst. informed me that he was living in the set
tlement with a gentleman by (lie name ol Joel
Horn. Being acquainted with Mr- Horn, I relied
on his word, and while conversing with him, he
offered me a five dollar bill on the Commercial
13anh of Florida, which I refused. He stated
that Mrs. Horn had sent it by him to pawn for
some change that she needed until her husband
returned from Maeon. As 1 took him to be a
gentleman, he offered to make a bill, which I con
sented to, and traded to tlie amount of $3
cents. Jn a few minutes, I found out that he was
a Loafer, strolling through the country, and pur
sued him, but never overtook the villain. The
said Carlisle, as well as I can learn from Mr. Horn,
came from Crawford county, Georgia. In a row
wit:i a gentleman there, he bit hit ear off, and was
running away. IwillpayTEN DOLLARS for
his delivery in Sumter comity, Ga. or FIVE for
information so that 1 can get him. The said Car
lisle is common stature, dark complexion, 25 or
30 years of age, riding a bright sorrel gilding,
bi ick ti; ped hat, dark over coat, nothing more
sariicular recollected.
JAMES EVANS.
Friendship, Sumter co. Ga. Feb. 6. 3t 45
GOO D MERCHANTABLE
COW HIDES,
wanted by H- W. WOODWARD.
Feb. 26, 1539 43 3*
From the Southern Post.
Fact, sse! Fiction,
OR THE C»qi. r'TT S TATE.
“There is a eup of bliss ;
It mantles bright, and sends its foam aloft
And calls for flowers to twine its sparkling brim ,
The young, gay, beauteous, happy uanee
around,
Nor ken the shapes that ’neath its surface
swim.”
About the commencement of the present cen
tury, there emigrated from the highlands of
Scotland, a family much respected for the
correctness of their deportment. They were
•t humble circumstances, and frugal and indus
trious, and readily made additions lo their eatare,
as a newly settled country was a profitable loca
tion for a mechanic, the vocation ol ti.e gentle
man. The metropolis of this state was the spot
upon which they planted their destiny. And in
a few years, they found themselves the parents of
two children, George and Elizabeth, ihe tide
of their prosperity bail been taken at the Hood,
and was rapidly wafting them io loiiuue, whilst
their children, the objects ot their deepest regard,
had attained that age, when some atieuiiou should
be bestowed upon their education. Annuli,
they could not receive the same facilities, in the
western world, that Bcohand afiorded, yet they
resolved to give them me hist advantages the
United States possessed, 'i lien sou, a promi
sing boy, sickened and tried, which let' an only
child, their darling Elizabeth, ihe old n an,
in the mean time, posse; sing tlie ordinary attri
butes of Scotchmen,delighted iu mirth, festivity,
and extravagance, be became intoxicated by pros
per:?”, and seemed lo squ..iiGer bis estate, moit
rapidly than he had amassed it. it was believed
and hoped that the loss ol fits son would artesl
his prodigality, and influence him to return to
habits' of sobriety, economy and usefulness.—
Bur the eflects were evanescent, and his case il
lustrates the fact, tiiat the means that contribute
to our unnatural and excessive enjoyment, oiten
work out our own destruction, the grave was
the goal at which fie speed, ly at rived, aud ins
widow and daughter, were the only relics ot tiie
family; they stood alone upon American soil,
without tlie first tie oi consanguinity to endear
them to their homes. Ihe husband and lather
slept iu the land ot freedom, and, annust the
gloom attendant on their forlorn condition, the
only sympathy they could claim, was that which
the merited respect of their acquaintances en
titled them to.
Though once affluent, the old man left a bare
competence, and, inured to labor from her iulan
cy, the old lady resolved, t obtain a support by
her industry, that her little income might be ap
propriated to the education ol Elizabeth, wnose
rapid progress gave encouragement to persevere.
A few veais soon elapsed, and site beheld her
daughter, at the age ol seventeen, highly a. c jiii
plished, fur her age, and eligible, to mane her
dt but upon the carpet, which she Uid under the
most propitious circumstances. Iu point ol in
tellect, she was the idol of the town, all admired
and praised her, whilst she made every exertion
to prove worthy of the high consideration ol her
acquaintances, by prudence aud untiring applica
tion to light and lashiouable, literature. Ji inigut
be proper, for tire gratification of the reader, and
come friends, who might recognize a lew traces
of one whom riiey highly esteemed, nay loved,
to attempt a brief description of the personage,
who, at this era of life, occupied so enviable sta
tion; she was of a delicate frame, of medium
height; her features were remarkable, not en
tirely symmetrical, yet giving an expression pe
culiarly interesting. Her mouth denoted cheer
fulness, with an amiable disposition, anil tier fore
head would have been a least lor an enthusiastic
phrenologist. Her eyes were small, though deep
blue; her skin of hectic transparency, and her
Aburn hair was so tastefully adjusted, that it aug
mented the beauty ol them all. r lliis is a faint
outline of the person of her who once moved
and had her being. But to return to her endow
ments—she was perfect in some of the fashion
able aceompliments, deficient m none. In pain
ting, had she cultivateu her taste, Snliy’s reputa
tion would have been, at least, equalled. Her
sketches wcie admirable, and many ol her origi
nal designs were of the best and most poetic char
acte*. tShe was fluent, perspicuous, and edifying
in conversation, and though not ostentatious ot
the extent of her research, w hen elicited, she ex
hibited much more than coulu have been expec
ted of her years. Her modesty, discretion, cap
tivating and dignified manners, acquired for her
the attachment of the highest circles in society,
and her unquestionable talents secured her their
most profound admiration, feuch qualities were
entirely magnetic, they brought to Iter the more
choice compainions, and, in a short time, she re
ceived moie’attention than any lady of the place.*
This justly constituted her belie.
About this time, as might have been antiepated,
she w.tS addressed by a young gentleman of fine
person, moderate fortune, and of excellent prom
ise, who, at that time, was engaged in the study
of medicine. Her friends flattered her suitor,
and being a lady of discernment, she acquiesced in
their favorable reports. A mutual, unalloyed at
tachment ensued, and they solemnly entered into
a matrimonial engagement; tlie condition was
that, so soon as “he completed his Studies,” they
were to consuroate their intentions. Ihe young
gentleman, having bestowed the most cordial at
tentions upon her fora few months, took an afiec
riouate leave of his bethrothed, with the expec
tation of returning in four or five mouths, with an
agreement, that during his absence, they were to
cherish their afifeettous, and keep up a correspon
dence. Soon after his departure, the legislature
convened, and, with it the ga ty. ir t dhgence and
the splendor of the country iu profusion. The
reputation that she now enjoyed, al ost without
a rival, readil extend*J her icqu.Vm ai < •*. *
ereht weeks her huad was as often sdkited io
01. I.—No. A5.
matrimony, by gentlemen of high character,
wealth and taieut. 1 his awakened her ambition,
and, from this moment, she began to play with
hearts, as children do with ioys N The heart of
woman is not shielded against ambition, and when
it becomes stimulated by it, it is ;;s towering aud
insatiable as in the otiier sex. in ail countries
where the reins oi government occasionally fail
into the hands of females, we discover demon
strations of the truth. r i olive in an atmosphere
of smiles, filled with fervent eulogies, and il
lumined by the brilliant sources Horn which they
occasionally emanate, must be a staiiou whose
eminence flatters t he v anity, at least, of the young.
This was the lot of L z.ibeth, uutii vanity, per
haps persuaded her powei was omnipotent over
tlie heart of >er lover.
She desecrated the engagement she had made
wiili the yoqng doctor, by entering into similiar
one.-, with a number of the many, whose smiles,
promises and protestations of deepest and purest
affection ministered to her pride and self impor
tance. She often tested lier power, by beholding
with how weak an assurance she could enchain
the admiration of her suitors, and to what extent
her dissimulation could tax their credulity. She
deci,rated her countenance with smiles inimita
bly captivating, uttered words, to convey a mean
ing not applicable to her, though they were the
ordinary symbols of affection. Thus inebriated
anu deluded, her enchanted lover never discover
ed her perfidy, until she startled “him by the aw
ful disclosure,’’ that, from.some cause unneces
sary to be made known, she could not marry him.
This decision was not always final; she would,
if possible, decoy him again to bew lder him in
a second labyrinth of difficulties. So soon as hia
wounded heart arid mortified pride had found a
palliation for its injuries, and had realized its lor
tncrbliss, repulse was again liis portion. Thus she
conn: itted, without a consciousness of the atroci
ty hi worst of crimes, tnd rejoiced at her unre
vealed power. She believed herself destined for
someone, whose circumstances ia life, or daz
zling genius, would shed without an uncertainty,
a Lighter halo around her, than any one ol those
who had supplicated l.cr hand. She wrote to
the young physician, tiiat llieir engagement was
premature, and demanded a dissolution of it.
With pride of character, he readily assen
ted. and, in a short time, he returned, under tho
most propitious circumstances. Hts return to
his rcl itive.i and friends was soon communicated
to her, and an apolopy, on tlie non-committal or
der, remarkable for its elegance ol composition,
and ingenuity of argument, and anonymous, was
received thiough the post office.
The doctor readily ri cognised the superior
hand-writing, she having transcribed his “thesis,
that is now in the archives of tlie Medics Col
lege of the state of South Carolina, wmcii is o(-
teu pointed io by the “faculty” for the nt a i ness ot
its execution. She desired an interview, and ob
taine I it. Full atonement was made, aud, iu a
s! ort lime, they were reinstated in their afiec
i;o; s, to be bound iu the chams ol matrimony in
a I”w weeks. A short time prior to the specified
tune, tor the celebration of their nuptials, she
became apathetic, and desired a postponement,
, r adjournment “sine die.” The doctor, perceiv
ing so that she was inclined tosport with his fee
lings, acceeded to the proposition, she believing
ihat her charms would allure him to are-engage
ment. Thus she would render her hand and
heart accessible to others, whilst the doctor could
vibrate between hope and despair. But the Ru
bicon was past, and, as he retired, he uttered the
following words: *1 have set my life upon the
cast, and 1 w ill stand the hazard ol the die. ■
The heart of the disciple of /Esculupius was ill
a: ease, ye he feigned indifference and cheerlul
ness. His affections for her were becoming ex
tinct. whilst the treacherous fair one seemed
plunged in melancholy. Finally, some of her
friends proffered to attempt a reconciliation —
They did so, but the doctor was iriedorable.—-
Too magnanimous to explore “the affair” to the
gossip of the town, the victor assumed tlie posi
tion, in the eyes of the community of the vau
qui-hed.
Much time had net elapsed, before a coach
and four was seen to drive to one of the most
fashionable hotels in the town, now city, which
disgorged a fop, attired ia all the caprices ol fash
ion, a stick in hand, aud a pair of gold spectacles
over his eyes. If his creditors had been satisfied
these latter articles would have formed a shedule
of his estate. lie was of splendid person, and
of pleasing manners, end hy profession, or nom
inally. a lawyer, and from his costly equipage, it
was inferred that he was a gentleman ot “good
moral character,” which, being interpreted, sig
nifies a man of fortune. Ile was attracted thither
by the reputed talents aud beauty of wy “hero
ine." He obtained an introduction to tbolanuljr#
and made favorable impressions upon them, . al
though the stain of blood had crimsowed h»s es
cutcheon. He was cheerful and agreeable m
company, but, when alone, his feelings are bettew
described' in Eugene Aram’s dream, by Tnom«s
Hood, than I am able to do it.
“They told liow murderers walk'd th* ear»b
Beneath the curse of Cam
With crimson clouds before tfieir eyes
And (lames about their brain;
For blood has left upon their sottU
its everlasting stain!
“And well,” quoth lie, “I know for truth
Their pangs must be extreme —
Wo, wo, unutterable wo—
Who spill life’s sacred stream!
For why ? Metliought, last night, I wreoght
A murder in a dream !
Ilis head was like an ardent coal,
J-lis heart as solid ice;
Ilis wretched, wretched soul, he knew,
Was at the devil’s price ; .
A dozen rimes he gleaned; the dead
Had never groaned but tw ice
Wonderful to be told, “he wooed and he won