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Miscellaneous * facts. r.T-r.i the Salat hi el. THE FALL OF JERUSALEM. The fail of our illustrious and unhappy city was supernatural. Tl'.e destruction oi the con quered was against the first piinciples of Ro man poliev; and, to the last hour of our national existence, Hume held out offers ol peace, and i imenteJ our frantic determination to bo undone, •llut the decree was gone forth from a mightier throne. During the latter days ot the siege, a hostility to which that of man was as a grain ol’ sand to the tempest that drives it on, overpower ed our strength and senses. Fearful shapes and voices in the air; visions starting us from our short and troubled sleep; lunacy in its most hideous forms, sudden death in the midst of vig or, the fury of the elements let loose upon our Unsheltered h ads, we had every terror and evil that ould beset human nature, but pestilence, the most probable of all in a city crowded with famidling, the diseased, and wounded, and the deo Hut though the streets were covered wi*.i the unburied; though every wall and trench was teoiin ig though six hundred thousand corpses lay hung over the rampait, and nuked to tit suu—i> •stilenee came n >t; tor if it had com , the netny would have been scared away. It the “abomination of desolation,” the Pagan standard was fixed, where it was to remain un til tile plough passed over Jerusalem. On this night, this fatal night, no man laid, his \cnd upon nis pillow. Heaven and earth were i i:i conflict. Meteors burned above us ; la ground shook under our feet; the volcano blaz- i ed; th .> wind burst forth in irresistable whirl winds, tar into the desert. We heard the bellow ing of the distant Mediteranean, as if its w aters were swelled bv anew deluge. Ihe lakes and rivers roared and inundated the land. Ihe fie ry s word shot out tenfold fire. Showers of blood foil, rhunder pea'.jd from every quarter of the ; heavens. Lightning, in immense sheets, of an intensity and duration that turned the darkness into more than day, withering eye and soul, re turned from the zenith to the ground, and mark ed its track by forests in flame, and the shatter ed summits of the hills. Defence was unthought of, for the mo'tal one ill v had passed from the mind. Our hearts quaked for fear, but it was to see the powers of heaven shaken. All cast away the shield and spear, and crouched before the descending judgement. We were concience smitten. Our erics of remorse, anguish and horror, were heard through the uproar of the storm. We howled to the caverns to hiJo us; we plunged into the sepulchres to escape the wrath that consumed the living. We could have buried ourselves un der t iiountams. I knew the cause, the unspeakable cause, and knew the last hour of crime was at hanii. A few fugitives, astonished to see one man among them not sunk into the lowest feeble ness of fear, came around me, and besought me to lead them to some place of safety, it such were now to be found on earth. 1 told them openlv that they were to die, and counselled them to die in the hallowed ground of the tern- pie.—They followed, and I led them through the streets eneu bered with every shape of hu man suffering', to the foot of mount Moriah. But ueyond that we found advance impossible. P.les of cloud, whose darkness was palpable, even ir, the midnight in which we stood, cover ed the holy hi!!.” Impatient, and not to be daunted at any thing that man could overcome, I cheered mv disheartened band, and attempted j to lead the’ way up the ascent. But I had | scarcely entered the cloud when I was swept downward by a gust that tore the rocks in a flinty shower around me. “Now came the most and last wonarubS sight, that marked the “f rejected Isreal.” While I lay helpless, I heard the Whirlwind roar through the cloudy hill, and the vapors be- , gan to revolve. A pale light, like that of the rising moon, quivered on the edges; and the clouds rose rapidly, shaping themselves into the forms of battlements and towers. The sound of voices was heard within, low and distant, yet strangely sweet, Still the lustre brightened, and the airy building rose, tower on tower and bat tlement on battlement. In awe that held us j mut s we knelt and gazed, upon this more thru mortal i.ehitecture, that continued ri sing and spreading with serener light, still sofl and silvery, yet to which the broadest moon beam was dim. At last it stood forth to earth and heaven, the collossal image of the first tem ple of the building raised by the wisest men, and consecrated by the. visible glory. All Je- ’ rusalem, saw the image, and the shout that in 1 the midst of their despair ascended from its thousands, told hat proud remembrances were ‘ there. But a hvmn was heard that might have ! hushed the world beside. Never fell on my ear, “never on the human sense, a sound so’ ma jestic, yet so subduing; so full of melancho ly, yet of grandeur and command. The vast por:.i! opened, and irornit marched a host, sie as man have never seen before, such as man shall never see but 0n,.0 again—the guardian angels of the city of David! They came forth glorious, but woe in all their stops; the stars upon their helmets dim; their robes stained; tows flowing down their celestial beauty. “Let us go hence,” was their song of sorrow. “Let us go hence;” was answered hy echoes from tlio mountains. “Let us go hence,” swelled upon tlio night to the lhrthest limits of the land. —Ttie procession lingered long upon the sum mit of tho hill. The thunder pealed, and they rose at the command, diffusing ray3 of iigi* a:ver the expanse of heaven. Their-chorus vvn iiearj, still magnificent and melancholly, when their, splendor was diminished to tho brightness of a star. The thunder roared again; the clou <ly temple was scattered on the wind, and dark ness, 1 io oico of the grave, settled upon Jeru salem! Some months ago, on • o< tho partners of an old anJ long since dissolved firm, recollect!-, that among the property of the company then was an e>ta!e at tile South which had been ‘a ken, rather than nothing, for a bad debt; and it I Lay somc.vhvic in one of the regions lately be■! come so famous for gold. The musty deed was looked tip; and the land examined when sure enough a mine was discovered upon it, ot surpassing richness. As the best means ot bringing property into market, a charter was obtained for a Company, and the estate p it in at the round sum of five hundred thousand dollars, divided into five thousand shares ot one hun dred dollars each. Lest half a million should prove to be an inadequate guess, the stock was chiefly distributed among family friends. W ell, the work was commenced, and one stamping machine was found to produce fifteen hundred dollars per lav, with an expenditure o three hu idre \ l iving a nett profit of twelve hundr and dollars a ,iav. V-startling beginning! 12 hun dred dollars a day is $370,000 a year, calcula tin'six Jays to the week, which by the way is the inode of calculating which produces most gold from all mines. Then it is only necessa i v to increase the number of stamping machines in order to double, treble or quadruple the pro duct. Four stamping machines operating at a clear profit of twelve hundred dollars, is five thousand dollars a day, more or less. We state round numbers, for i few thousands any way are of no consequence in su h a concern. 1* iy ■ thousand dollars a dav, is i million and a halt a year. We stop here. Otiiors can calculate the effect of a still greater number of machines, and go <>n till numbers fail. Suffice it to say, the shares arc e irt at at five hundred dollars each. —JV*. ¥. Journal oj Com. ! Poping Me Question. — 1 “Oh beautiful, oh! more than beautiful! for thou to me art like a ! dream unbroken,” exclaimed the young leader of Israel, “let me, let me breathe my adoration. I offer the not “tnpire; I offer thee not wealth: SI offer thee not all the boundless gratification of | magnificent fancy—.hese may be thine, but a'i these thou hast proved —but if the passional af fections of a spirit, which ne’er has vie! ed to the power of woman, or the might of man—if the deep devotion of the soul ot Alroy be deemed an offering meet for the shrine of thv surpass ing loveliness, I worship thee, Schirene, I wor ship thee, I worship thee! “Since I first gazed upon thee, sitiee thy beau ty first rose upon my piesence like a star, bright with my destiny, in the still sanctuary of my se cret love, thy idol has ever rested. Then, then, I was a thing whose very touch thy creed might count a contumely. I have avenged the insults of long centuries in the best blood of Asia ; I have returned, in glory and in pride, to claim my ancient sceptre; but sweeter far than ven geance, sweeter far than the quick gathering of my sacred tribes, the rush of triumph and the blaze of empire; is this brief moment of adoring love, wherein I pour the passion of my life.” [ Wondrous Tale of llroy. “■■rpelual Youth. —l saw lately, in a newspa p r, the death of “Miss Ebzabeth B .” The history of this singular individual was so extraordinary, that I cannot forbear communica tingsuchportionsof ittothe ladies ,f my acquain tauce, as come within my recollection. It has the advantage of being authentic, if not interes ting—for tho facts which I shall relate are no toriously true. If you have ever stopped at the little old ante-revolutionary city oi’ A ,on your pil grimage to Mount Vernon, perhaps I can recall her to your recollection, bv her . mall, light, perp, n icualar form, her tasteful, dress, her girl-like trip, her laughing bin * eye, golden rin glets, smooth, delicately tinted cheek, coral lips, j pearly teeth,lounded neck,-mall handsome feet, slim waist, beautiful bust, graceful motion, j perfect mouth, and—in short, 1 have no lou ~ | you fell in love with her. I think I saw you i one day. standing upon Newton’s -t, •*, it,. ’ ■“ r- „ ~*'e„t and heard von snv she wa shops, on King-0.. more like a real sylph, than any unng vou na ever seen. Well, sir, isl had told you that this littie fairy was seventy five years old, you would not have believed but that I was joking: but mv- rtheless, I should have spoken nothing but the naked truth. Long before the revolutionary war ob, she must have been older, for at that time I she was the belle of IV illiamsburg, the toast of | Norfolk, and the barbacue of all ‘hat part of Virginia. Colonel H. whom Mrs. H. allows fto be sixty-live years old, told me that win n a boy, his uncle, old William 11. nf King and Queen, wa.-; near getting into, a duel on her ac count, with Major S. who died some years ago, of old age. in fact there is no telling how old she was ; her origin is not recorded. Lik • that ol the pyramids, it rests solely upon tradition. My good sir, she must have been more than seventy five when you fell in love wiih her. At the time of tho capture of Cornwallis, she was in love with a young midshipman of the British navy, by the name of Gimbold, who made a narrow escape by jumping into James’ river. After this, --he remained single, in spite of various offers iron several generations of •men, down to the present time. Many are the hearts and souls, which, f 1 fc■ liujii Hahn s, have become roast meat for her sake. But th, ita del of her affections remained firm. In vain was the raw recruit and tho old veteran brought against it; the wall was closed up with the “ English aead.” Her heart was in the bottom of Junes’ River, with Thomas Gimbold. But the most melancholy part es her death is, that the mystery of perpetual rejuvenescence has died with her. Ihe whole case clearly proves, that a woman can keep a secret; and it estab lishes beyond a doubt that she can make scien tifi’ discoveries. Nay, more, it proves that a woman eun act upon principle, for had she dis closed her secret of eternal youth, the world would have been turned upside down. In the hi-tory of a woman, an epoch, dreadful to ima gine, would have arisen. We should not, thence forth, have been able to distinguish our grand - mothers, whom wo may not marry. We should have fallen in love with our great-aunts. The oid ladies having more art than the young, would have a decided advantage over them. A queen °f May. might have had her great great grand mothers, for maids of honour. We should ha had no respect for the aged. A bachelor, w. had no particular fancy for octogenarians, would j have been obliged to pray the gods for help to i enable him to distinguish them, nnd strength to | resist their charms. M hen lie thought himself the happv bridegroom ot blooming nineteen, he would suddenly have found himself the unfortu nate stepfather of five successive generations. But I will not dwell on the picture. It is suffi- ; cient, that Miss Betsy had the skill to discover, j the constancy to preserve so dangerous a secret; and she had ’ her reward. She flourished iu eternal youth. But like all great public bene factors, her motives and character wore misun derstood, her memory was bitterly execrated by i the old maids, of the Old Dominion. Even 1 when alive she did not escape persecution. . I have when a boy, seen very respectabl ladies of mv aunt dbagail’s acquaintance, work them-, selves up into a perfect agony in sp aking ot her. “She paints,” said Miss Coldcream; “she nowders,” observed Miss Starch ; “she has a false face,” exclaimed Miss Looking-glass, | “she sleeps in kid gloves,” shouted Miss Whale! >ono; “she blankets htrself,” shrieked Miss Magnesia; “but her lips,” said Miss Ver million ; “and her neck, said Miss Powderpufl. Here Mis- Whalebone fell .nto hysterics, and Miss Coldcream . gan o foam at the mouth; Miss Starch tainted. At length Miss Looking glass, aft i a little reflection, spoke up; “I’m de termined,” said she “to find out il'key-holes will serve my purpose ; she shall come to my house and take the blue room, and keep it a fortnight; and then, said she, while a buz of applause went round the room, “then we shall be mistresses ol the gieatest invention female ingenuity ever discovered. Then shall the whole army of bachelors yield, and the glorious company of unmarried nieu be subdued. Then shall our sex be respected, admired, adored:” Her en thusiasm was contagious. Mi ; s Starch forgot her dignitv, and clapped her hands. Miss \ cr tillion absolutely coloured ; Miss Powderpufl, for the first time in her life showed her teeth, and Miss Whalebone, to my astonishment, ca pered about the room like a frolicsome child.— But the secret was never discovered. Miss B. always dressed one undressed within the bed curtains. At last, the opinion was advanced by Dr. Brown, that she changed her skin every spring, and that further enquiry was useless.— Many thought this a ruse ot the doctor’s to keep his profosssional faith inviolate. But as he happens to be still alive, I will say n • more up on that subject. ‘He knows all about it!’ said Miss Looking glass, ‘the vile wretch attended her through her last sickness. But he is an old Bachelor, what can you expect of him?’ Alas, poor Miss Betsy ! she fought long and manfully against hue, but the old tyrant has conquered her at last. Peace be to her shades! i If ever I go back to Virginia, I shall surely make ! a visit to the spot to see what the stone cutter has put upon her tomb stone.— W est. Monthly Mag. THE CARNIVAL IN PERU. FROM TEMPF’s TRAVELS IN PERU. Dead asleep—Comical merriment —Costune of the Cholas. Feb 2S.—Had a stranger tor the first time entered potusi about noon on this day, ho might have imagined that he have arrived in an unin habited city. All doors and windows were clo sed; business of every kind was at a stand, and even the market-places were deserted and with out any supply of provisions; not a living soul was to be seen in the streets; the wary condor, which usually shuns the abode of man, soared over the town as in surprise at the dessolation; a deathlike silence prevailed, as though the in habitants were slreti hed in their tonilisifo or stretched in their beds, dead asleep! ;* Y esterday being shrove Tuesday, the erf&re day and night were spent in one eontinued round of mirth and fest vity peculiar to these people, who, at all times, prefer their numerous ” to their few days of work; but, on this hoitU"*.,- ~ , ■'■* of the concerns of this festival, a.. ou “‘“ , ‘-•mrlon <, lirr the world or the next, ar* ,l tol v a ““- * n purpose of devoting them wholly aim ‘“l’ f y | the enjoyment of the last day of the carnival. , Grandfathers and grandmothers, with one foot in the grave, withdraw it on this occasion’ for the last feeble hope in the dancing ring of younger generations. All seem inspired with j the innocent folly of the first ehildhood and the t whole population, male and female, become blended as in one family paity of joy and jubi lee. Being one of them, I should feel forever ashamed had I declined performing my pail; I therefore dealt and root ived, with inconsiderate prodigality, show -rs of flower, powdered starch, and bonbons; Ip< ted the ladies and vas pel ted by them with dozens of egg shells, tilled with perfumed waters, which are sometimes poured, even to drenching, upon some favorite victim, and a well directed shot in the face with one of those egg shells is not at all times agree able; but, as all sufler alike, no one can feel an grv at a fellow sufferer’s joke “Nor jest mean insult where ni< n sympathise.” Such was the scene yesterday, and such ex haustion occasioned by dancing, racing, singing screaming, and unbounded indulgence in drink of all sorts for twenty-four successive heursthat this day one-halt the inhabitants kept their beds from inebiiety, and the other half from exces sive taligue; that it is to say, some were as in toxicated with joy as others were with drink ing. I owards evening, animation being restored, all again rose, and, according to ancient cus fong -dressed and adorned themselves in all the riches and finery they either posessed or bor rowed, or could in any way obtain: then pro ceeded in promenade to a short distance from the town, under the great mountain, there, in one grand ter iulia to sit and converse, or, for those who had strength left, to dance till sun set. Ibis assemblage is for the purpose of “bu rying the festivities of the carnival for at the close of the evening, guitars; fiddles, and pipes lire bound round with black crape or ribbons, and, with these emblems of mourning, buried in the eai th, their uses being supposed to have ceased with the termination of the carnival. | The scene was as curious as it was brilliant; ! the quantity of diamonds, pearl and gold and 1 silver ornaments that was displayed, accordin'’ ‘ to the circumstances of the wearers, was im mense. Some of the carings are so ponderous, as to require I wind the lop of the head o. a gold chain, the ends of which are attached to the ear rings, to relieve the ears from the weight. The Cholas in particular, pride themselves in the exhibition of their jewelry this evening; their ’ dress, too, is more conspicuous than that ol 1 others; a full-plaited petticoat, containing from 12 to 14 yards of rich velvet or satin, trimmed with ribbons of the most r audy colors, and sometimes with festoons of artificial flowers. A scarf is thrown over the shoulders, but not so as to hide the shining raven tresses that hang in plaits down the back; tan the head they some times wear a narrow brimmed black hat: similar to those of the Welsh women. The whole produces a very striking effect on a fine hand some figure, which, at the age ot twenty they generally exhibit. Although the days of the carnival were spent tumultuous glee and much drunkenness pie vafied among all the lower orders, quarrels were few, and in the densest crowd, picking pockets were never known or heard of. “ Pel, Fat ish a man to and >?”—A very simple | question, and a very natural one for a man in a dilemma to ask vat ish a man to do? Every man is liable to get into difficulties, fiom which he may see no possible way to extricate him self—in that case, vat ish a man to do? If a man is attacked by superior force, and there’s no retreat, vat ish a man to do?—lf a man be comes harrassed in h s financial concerns, and his resurces are exhausted, vat ish a man to do? It a man is sober, and industiious, and honest, and frugal, and willing to labor, and a prejudice is raised against him, whereby h - is prevented from earning subsistance, vat ish a man to do? A young man becoming of age, without friends, 1 vvithont property and without a knowledge ot any useful employment is thrown upon the world to get a living—under such circumstan ces vat ish a man to do? It a man is persuaded to embark in any hazardous enterprizc, with the promise of support, anti is deserted at the criti cal moment, vat ish a man to do! ll a man is at the mercy of others, and they have no niotcy on him, vat ish a man to doi—lf a bachelor tries his prettiest to get a wife, and the deal, sweet creatures will not smile upon him, vat ish a man to do? li he gets a wife, and is bles sed with a house full of dear little innocents, and they cry of hunger and we have not th means to appease their wants, vat ish a man to do? A man may be placed in a thousan othei critical situations, which may lead him to Jxx claim “Vei, vat ish a man to do!”— People's Press. THE WESTERN HERALD AURARIV, GEORGIA, Jf LY 10,1833. ,V'e are author,/. m 1 to anounce t'l 1 .lame of .uaj JOEL CRA FOR O, Oi Hancock county, for Governor at the ensuing Election. —: • The proceedings of the 4th of July at Lumpkin Court House unavoidably left out last week. We understand that manyothertoasts wore drank on tile occasion, though w§ have not been furnished with them for publication. Lot No. 1052, in the 12th District, Ist Section, was sold by the drawer a f w days since for §30,000, to Maj. ’oseley of Greene county. The purchaser was in pos session at the time of the sale, where he had been npper ating very successfully for a few w eeks, under a lease. A bcautitul specimen was found at the Allatoona Mines county, tenor twelve days since; a rock which * ~ . .i 1 -'■nude; with particles of gold so I weigbeu fwenty-ciglu j.. > V erof | richly interspersed through n, a£ toeommand an | one hundred dollars, from a gentleman present at tin timeof its discovery; which offer, was refused by the fin- I dor, who being like a great many others, in debt, soon had 1 it taken from his possession by a Constable, who hr Id an execution against him, and tin same is now advertised to be sold at. onstable’s sale, and will go to the payment of the finders debts, provided the owner of the land on whjcb it was found, does not interpose a claim. IT IS “ PRINCIPLES t E C.l : FOR, AND NOT MEN”—BUT THEPEOPLE HAVE CHOICE. To the Voters of Georgia. —ln your hands are placed the principles of that g v rument. which once brought ~ IU less pledge from you, fs ih.is than that of their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honors, ‘ lodges which were re deemed -,n their part, amidst he roa.-f musketry, and the ratling of poinards, that some imes caused the timid to shrink from the cause of freedom, and espouse the slavish anti servile chains of bondage, from which you have been extricated by Ihevxllitnt, the hrrae,and the more undaunted in the cause ofliberly. The blessings of which, have bet n by hereditary succession, transmitted to your cure and protection. But unfortunately for vou, unfortunately for your posterity, and unfortunately for this count, y,rnen are about to occupy- a more exalted station in your esti mation, than those principles, though be they never so costly. • It is true tliat during the last few years struggle for power in Georgia, that the system of electioneering, tar nished as it has been, with ccnrassing, bribery, intrigue | and corruption, was well calculated to dupe the ignorant,and mislead the unsuspecting, and cause them to slumber tor a time in heedless carelessness, every way content with the success of their favorite man for office, without the slight est enquiry into his principles, 01 ‘he total abandonment of them on his part, at will or pleasure, whenever he might find it essential to make a sudden tact, to prolong his po pularity before you. Yes, this has been your unfortu nate situation; this has been the way that you have abas, ed your talent, which it would have been better for you to have buried, than to exhibit, as you will soon have to do upon the ruins,o[ liberty in its present tottering,dejaced,ai\i} almost demedished condition. You have suffered your selves to be led by those who were nnwqrthy to lead you, you have been led hood-winked by them, over tho brightest pages ot American history, to the precipice from which your fathers rescued your liberty-, amidst the ihreatg ; Kingly tyrants, and the fear of total extermination from lilt: arm of Brittons power; with all her aids, “ neither fa nor feeble” you have suffered your reserved lights so abu*. ed by being overpowered in Congrees already, that un. constitutional laws are to be heaped upon you, and io ot for any sort of resistcnce on your part, you consider fr CB . son, because these same leaders tell you so. Vou have elected men to high offices, who have changed so often that their principles are not known to their most inlirnaie friends, and you have elected one of this sort too, over t man, merely because he was honest in avowing his senti. rnents upon a principle, which all must readily acknow. ledge, would have been more advantageous to the |>eople of Georgia, than the chance mode in the distribution of her Gold Mines among her citizens, by which, but very few individuals have been benefited, and the State in i| s sovereign capacity, greatly diminished in its resource! and the government thereby, much weakened; for money will be power; whether in the hands of individuals or in the archieves of the government. But this question auH many others of like importance, is now disposed of, and in order to atone for past evils, it is necessary that yon Should watch well for the future, and endeavour to think some for yourselves, unless you can get men to think f you at a more moderate price, than that of bartering away thi dearest principles of the country, in order to promole the interest of a few of these designing, changing, intreguiir time serving, seij upplaudirg, politicians of the day, who are daily calling on you to support such, and such men amon them, and tcllin g you that this was done to suit “jar people” ,i.l tilt anotVrl man must bo elected before the “poor people” can get tbolr rights, and the-word-, people” has been found by them to have such an all sarins in flu- nee in the hour of struggle for office, that they now have the hardvhooJ, to attempt to cram any tiring donn you, no matter how ncssius or how corrupt so that it can be aided a little with the helping cry of the “poor people” These same o(pce hunters, these same changing, in. trigueing, self-applauding, bartering, timeserving polil.. cians are now endeavoring to fasten down upon you Ike spurious offspring of the late Georgia Convention. and tell you that this, even this was done for the benefit of the “poor people,” and that you must re-elect the present in. cumin nt for Governor too; and why, because he is a fi iend to the “poor people,” he gives them land ffcc,— But nough of this sort of meandering in filth to trace the corrupt motives of men, who would thus wantonly, anil wilfully, abuse tire influence they may have among the poor hut honest, and unsuspecting part of the communitv, and thus gull them, into the support of men for office who , have no- principles themselves, or who for want e.f Him ness, can turn a political somerset, in the entire abandon ment of them, with as much dexterity as ever the champ. onweathcr-cock.Gov. Lumdkin, himself did, or would have turned one,whenever la found it necessary, in ordtr ■ etain the confidence of those same “ poor people.” (To be Continued.) —: 223K1 ■ — FCP. THE WESTERN HERALD. Mr. Editor, — The lollowing letter was re ceived a few days since, from an esteemed friend. If you ll ink it w orthy of notice, give it a place in your paper and oblige A SUBSCRIBER. My Dfak Having a leisure moment, permit me to entertain you, with a song history of a short Ball. I am, s you know, passionately fond of mint ling, and visiting places of resort and amuse ment. And being weary of life, rendered doub ly so (to one of my disposition) by the vain cir cle where fashion i.as established a kind of for mal refinement; and where many particular lilies of etiquette have to be observed, in order to ob tain a place among the beau monde. And hearing of a little tillage in the west, which af forded all the gratifications calculated to amuse one of my turn of mind ; I instantly tesohed to pay it a visit. And according!} 1 set to work, and soon had every thing necessary for a jour ney, put in ample order. And on a beautiful morning in June, with high spirits, I sat out for the village. Time seemed to roll off with un usual swiftness, and long ere the third days sun had sunk beneath the western horizon, tr,y panting steed, brought me in view of the‘prom ised land.’ Here nature seemed to be spread out in wonderous grandure and sublimity.— “Mountains on mountains heaped Olympus high,” whose lofty tops, ser med to pierce the sky. But I stopped not here, to contemplate (lie mighty works of Nature. But on I hurried, with quickened step.- and hopes elated, and soon i en t ere (| f**e town. Here and there were to be seen soul? pfthc specimens, Mcon tributed so much to the fame oi the village. Passing along main street, my attention was at tracted bv a considerable crowd of people as sembled about the door of a newly hmsuca building’, l hurried on to a JNren>,ancl was me at the door by quite a genteel,smn!”s j e acC lord, and w as show n into a neatly finisher, rooni- After a short time spent in the adjustment of 1 "} dross, and receipt; ‘™ e refreshment, I tori; up my cane and walked in the direT-tien - - | 1 0 on my way 1 met a tan, raw ovuvv, lanthorn-jawcd young man, of whom I inquired the object and infection of the assemblage. “CV sni 1 he, “we boys ere gwine for to have a dnsi ntball thar,to night; went you come Mister.” i answered nothing would give me jpore plea* sure. Who are the managers of the Ball? “Me and that ar feller thar,” pointing to a plump faced, rosy cheeked, little man, who had just joined us. “What are your terms gentlemen?” 1 next enquired. Sixty two and a half cents for a man, and sixty two ar.d a half cents for his paruner,” both responded in the same breath. I paid the amount without farther ceremony. Here I cut my intended evenings ramble short, and wheeled about and set off’ for my lodgings, with a view of rigging myself out, in my best for the ball room. On my way, I heard someone ask, what gals were to be at the “•f'ri'Wck.” A large man seven feet high, whose brawny shoul ders would measure four feet, and who seemed to be rather of the giant race, bawled out in a thun dering voice,-“my darters and old Tommy Gos sip’s galls, and all the galls all round about lieer, and you know there’s no few of um, and then not quit.” “Good!” I unconsciously exclaimed in an audible voice. But on I hastened, with a nimble step to my room. A few minutes spent in tho adjustment of my.cravat and other habili ments of dress, and back I hastened with th* agility of a mountain deer, “ fpr the feast 01 pleasure and the flow of soul.” 1 was met at the door by ray new acquaintance, by whom f was ushered into the ball room. The house was already tilled with a set of as jovial lads as evpi