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The Western Herald. By if. HOLT, Jn & W. E. JONES. VOL. I. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. Terms. —Three dollars per annum, payable within six months after the receipt of the first number, or four dol lars if not paid within the year. Subscribers living out of the state, will be expected in all cases, to pay in advance. No subscription received for less tnanone year, unless the money is paid in advance; and no paper will be dis continued until ail arrearages are paid, except at the op lion of the publisher. Persons requesting a discontinu ance of their Papers, are requested to bear in mind, a set tlement of their accounts. Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rates; when the number of insertions is not specified, they will be continued until ordered out. i All Letters to the Editor or Proprietor, on mat ters connected with the establishment, must be pos r paid in order to secure attention. Notice of the sale of Land and Negroes, by Ad mi listrators, Executors, or Guardians, must be published sixty days previous to the day’ ol sale. The sale of personal Property, in like manner, must be published forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate must be published forty days. Notice that Application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for Leave to sell Land or' Negroes,must be pub lished FOUR MONTHS. ? Notice that Application will be made for Letters or Ad ministration, must be published thirty days and tor Letters of *>i mrssion. ux months. IPDWIB'X* M t WW' * From Percival’s Poem. A TALK. She had been touched with grief, and on her cheek, Sorrow had left its impress in the pale Soft tint, of fading loveliness. She bore Meekly the burden of her woes, an 1 told To none the secret of her heart. It preyed Forever on her lite, and blanched away The roses which had bloomed so wooingly And freshly on her laughing lips. Her smile Grew fainter, and it only spread a line Os a most tender carmine, where the snow Scarce had a stain to m irk it from the pure And perfect whiteness of her cheek and brow— So pure, she seemed a living monument Os Parian marble; and the flaxen curls That waved around her forehead, and the arch Harker and brighter bent above that eye, Which through long lashes spoke in looks of fire* And was the only eloquence she used - These, and at times a gushing to her check, Like the first flush of morning, or the faint Fast-dying purple, when the twilight steals Into the depth of darkness—these were all That told she yet was living, and was not An image of the Graces, or the shade Os a departed maiden, which at night Visits the silent walks she loved, and hangs Over the grave she watered, til! she took Her last repose beside it. She had been The gayest and the loveliest, and had moved Through the light dance, and in the bonding crowd Os young admirers, like an infant queen Proud of her innocent beauty. There was one Who looked, but spake not; and when others took I ler hand to lead her through the merry haP, In steps all grace and harmony, he stole Aside, and wept in anguish. He was made Not for the place of mirth, but for the still And peaceful shade of feeling, and of thoughts, Which have their home in higher souls, and arc Lone, and unfriended and unknown below. His was a social nature; yet not made To blend with crowds, but find in one alone, One fairy minister of soft delights, And pure as they are tender, that deep joy, Which none has over uttered. Long ho sought To win her to those calm retreats, and give To her a spirit kindrod to his own, And lead her to the one and only love, The harmony of thought, and wish, and life, The union of al 1 feelings, whence the deep Exhaustless fountain of t heir blended hearts Flows ever deeper, and has evermore Os music in its flow, and more of light And beauty in its fulness. Thus ho dwelt On her fresh loveliness, until his life Was linked unto her image, and he r form Mingled with every thought and every spot, Where the new spring looked beautiful, was filled With her pervading presence; but he dared Speak only to the mountain-winds her name, And only in a whisper. She had maikodj The silent youth, and with a beauty's eye. 1 *4 Knew well she was beloved, and though her light And bounding spirit still was wild and gay, And sportingin the revel, yet her hours Os solitude were visited by him, Who looked with such deep passion. She too loved. And saw more in his melancholy eye. And in th<- 1 licate form, and the still look, And that high front of intellect, which crowned Features that wore all tenderness and love, Like the fair shrine of poesy, where thoughts Dwelt higlit and ... nn, such as from their seat Os glory visit none, but the great few, _ Whose language is immortal —there she saw V More that had charms to win her, than in all light unmeaning swarm, who fawned, and danced OniPIiTV CSWN n r , GEO WIA, APHIL 4. 1834. And played their tricks in envious rivalry, Happy to draw from her one scornful smile. She loved him witii a true and early love, And with h r tenderness there was a sense Os awe, when on those magic eyes, she gazed, hich seemed to look on spirits, not on men. Still, in her innocent cheerfulness, she sought To lead him from his solitary haunts, And throw bright smiles upon that shaded brow, And light that eye to rapture from its deep And mute abstraction. So she laughed and sun'*, And called him to the dance; but with a gush Os feeling irresistible, he stole Aside and wept. Again he sought her car, And told her his fond tale. First she locked cold, And o’er her forehead curled a playful frown; Then suddenly’, and with a few li"ht words, She scornfully turned from him and enjoyed The moment of her triumph—it was short, For with a firm, fixed look, in which wete seen More thoughts of grief than anger, he drew back, And casting one proud farewell glance, that told 1 here was no after hope, he turned away, And soon was gone, an exile, none know where. He wandered to another land, and found New friends, who sought, to cheer him; but a weight Hung on his heart, and would not bo removed- The feeling of regret and injury, The love that will not perish, and the pride r hat quenches love, but does not make it hate; The fondness that will steal at times, and melt The heart to tears, and then the sudden pang Os long-remembered scorn, which freezes fast The fountain in its flow, and leaves the cold Dim glare of one; w ms" only hope is death. He was in happy regions, and the sky Above him was most beautiful; its blue Was higher and intenser, and it took The spirit on a journey into Heaven, And made it more than mortal: cool, soft gales Stole from a peaceful ocean, whose bright waves ' Rolled gently on to music, and they blew Through woven trellicesof all-sw-oet flowers, And sported round long wreathes of festooned vines, Hung with the gayest blossoms, and o’er beds, That breathed in mellowest airs of balm and myrrh. Music was in those bowers, and Beauty there Crowded in mystic dances, and their nights Were consecrated to the skilful sounds Ot a most witching harmony, to choirs Such as once moved in Athens to the voice Ol F lutes and timbrels. Many an eye was bent Full on the noble stranger, and thev sought To win his smile; but yet he w< uld not smile, For all his better thoughts were far away. And when he looked upon the lovely ones Around him, it recalled with keener sense tier, whom to him was lovelier, whom hc lovcd, But would not in his bitterness forgive. When it was told her that the youth had fled And fl xl in anger, then her look was changed, ’ And never more her steps were in the dance, Nor were the cheerful sounds of her sweet voice Heard in the crowd of revellers. Alone She wept the folly which had thrown away ! The only treasure she had truly loved. And left her in the fairest of her days The very spring-time of her loveliness- Only to think of what had been, an I grieve. FROM THE SENTINEL. Georgia Scenes, Incidents, Characters fi-c. The Creature,'’ as a Wife. My nephew George Baldwin, was but ten years younger than myself. He was the son of a plain, practical, sensible farmer, who, with out the advantages of a liberal education, bad 1 enriched his mind by study and observation ; with a fund of useful knowledge, rarely posses sod by those who move in his sphere of life. • His wife was one of the most lovely of women, j She was pious, but not austere ; cheerful, but ’ not light; generous, but not prodigal; econo [ mical, but not close; hospitable, but not extra vagant. In native powers of mind, she was* every way my brother’s equal—in acquirements she was decidedly his superior: but it was im possible to discover in her conduct, any thing going to shew that she coincided with us in i opinion. To have heard her converse, you would have supposed she did nothing but read— to have looked through the depart ents of her household, you would have supposed she never read; every thing which lay wit.in her little pro -1 vince, bore the impress of her hand, or acknow ledged her supervision. Order, neatness, and cleanliness prevaded every where. All provis ions were given out with her own hands, and she could tell ptecisely the quantity of t ach article that it would require to serve a given number of persons, without stim or wasteful profusion. In the statistics of domestic econo my, she was perfectly versed. She would tell you how many pounds ot cured uacon you might expect from a given weight of fresh pork, how many quaits of cream, a given quantity of milk would yield—ho,v much butter, so much cream —ho a much of each article it would take to serve so many persons, a month or year. 1 Supposing no change in the family, and she would tell you to a day, when the barrel of meal, flour and sugar would be exhausted. Thus was it with every thing belonging to her household. i She reduced to certain knowledge every thing that could be; and she approximated to it as near as possible with those matters which could not be. And yet she scolded less, and whipt less, than any mistress of a family I ever saw. The reason is obvious. Every thing under her v are went on with perfect system. To each servant was allotted his or her respective duties, and to each was assigned the time in which those it co 111 es, t e II era Id of a Gold ell Wor id. duties were to be perfoimed. During this time, she suffered them not to be interrupted, if it was possible to protect them from inter ru ition.— Her children were permitted to give no orders to servants but througn her, until they reached the age at which ;uey were capable ol regula ting their ord rs by h-. r rules, she laid no plans to detect .\r s rvants in theft, but she took great pains to convince them tout they could not pilfer without detection : and this did she, without betraying any suspicion of their integrity. Thus, she would have her biscuits uniformly of a size, and under the form of in structions to her • 00k, she would show her precisely the quantity of flour which it t-ok to make so many biscuit. After all tins, she ex posed them t-» as few t- mptutions aS possible. She never sent them to the larder unattended, if she could avoid it, and nevt r plac-d them under the watch of children, Mie saw that they were well provided with every thing they needed, and she indulged them in recreations when she could. No service was of them on the .Sabbath, further than to spread the table and to attend it—a service w •>< i was lightened as much as possibl , by having the previsions ol that day very simple, and prepared the day before. Such} but half described was the father and raotlior <>f George Baldwin. He was their only son and eldest >la <i but he had two sisters, Mary and Mart a ; me hi st four, and the second six years younger than himself—a son next to George having died in infancy. The two eldest children inherited their narn s from then parents, and all of tiiem grew up worthy of the stock from which the-- sprang. George having completed his education at Princeton, wiiere he was graduated with g.r-’t honor to himself, retm .eu to Georgia and com menced the study of the law» After studying a year, he was admitU J to the bar, just after he had completed his one and twentieth year. I have been told by gentlemen who belong to this profession, that oni ye ar is too short a tune for preparation for the mtricai it s of legal lore ; and it may be so, but 1 never k iew a young man acquit bimself more i red’bly than George did, in his maiden speech. He located himself in the city of , seventy miles from his father’s residence ; and after the lapse ot tiire ears, he count dup eight hundred dollars, as th< net profits of h s last year’s practice. Keasonaby calculating, that his receipts would annually increase for several m ars to come, having no expenses to encounter, except for his board and clothing, (for his farther had fin nisi ed him w ith a com plete library) he now n-'ugbt of taking to him sell'a helpmate. Hitherto he h u leu a very retired, studious life ; but now he b gan to court the society of Ladies. About this tim<., Miss r.velina Can.line Smith returned to the city from Pnilad Iphia, where after an absence of three yeate, she had com pleted her education She was th< only child of a wealthy, unlettered nier hant, who rathei by good Im k than good management, had amas sed a fortune of about fifty thousand dollars.— Mr. Sniilt , was one oi those invn, who con ceived th-it all eart ly ss, and const* quently, all eaihtly bliss, <-<-n < utred in wealth The consequence was inevitable. To the poor, he was haughty, supercilious and arrogant, and not unfrequently, wantonly insolent: to the rich he was frien. ly, kind, or obsiquious, as their purses equalled or overmeasuered ms own. His wife was even below himself in moral sta ture : proud, loquacious; silly. Evelina was endowed by nature with a good mind, and, what her parents esteemed of in; nitelv more value, she was beautiful from her iufacy to the ti ne when I mtrodm co her to the reader; which was just after she had completed her seventeenth year. Evelina’s time, between her sixth and fourteenth year, had been chiefly employed, in learning from <er father and mother what a perfect beauty she was, ami what kimi of gew gaws exhibited her beamy to he greatest ad vantage —how rich she wool- ne; and “what havoc she would make ot oung men’s hearts, by-and-by.” In these instinctive lector s, her parents sometimes found gratuitous help, tr m silly male and female visiters, who, purelj to win tavor from the parents, wi idu expatiat on the perfections of “the luvelt,” “Channing,” “beautiful little creature,’' in her presen-e- The consequence was, that pride and vanitv became tan eaily age, tin lea mg tout.- of :h< child’s character ; and admiration an tiatii rv, the only food which she ould reii-h. He, parents subjected themselves to th* loss o society for three years, whil< she was at sctiool in Philadelphia, from no better motive than to put her upon an equality w ith Mr. B's and ( ’s daughters—or rather to imitate the - xam amphs of Messrs B. & C . merchants of th same city, who were very rich. White she was m Philadelphia, Eveiina was well instructed. She was taught, in what fe male loveliness truly con.-ists—the qualifier which deservedly command the lasting respect | of the wise and good ; and the deportment I w hich ensures to a female, the admiration of all. But Evelina’s mind had received a bias, fr- m which these lessons could not relieve it; and the only effect ot them upon her, was to make her an accomplished hypocrite, with all her i other foibles. She improved hi r instructions, only to the gratification of her ruling passion. In music she made .-ome proficiency, because she saw in it a ready i- can of gaining admira tion. George Baldwin had formed a partial ac quaintance with Mr. Smith before the return o- his daughter; bnt he rather shunned, than courted a clos r intimacy. Smith, however, had entrusted G mge with some professional business, found him trust-worty, and bought he saw in him, a man who, at no very distant day, was to becom< distinguished, for both wealth and talents ; and upon a very short ac quaintance, he took occasion to tell him, “ that whoever married iris daughter, should receive the next day, a check for twenty thousand dol lars,” *• That ’ll do,” continued he, “to start upon, and when I and the old woman drop off, she w ill get thirty more.” This had an effect upon George directly opposite to that which it was d -signed to have. Miss Smith had been at home almost three weeks, and the whole town had sounded the praises of ht i beauty and accomplishments ; but George ha not seen her; though Mr. Smitu had in the mean time given him several m-tes to collect, with each of which, he “wandered how it bappen d that two so much .dike as himself and George, had nevtr been more inti mal' ; and h pe.i h<‘ would come over in a soci a e way and see him often.” About this time, however, George re< eived a special invitation to a large tea party, from Mr and Mrs. Smith, which he could net with propriety reject, and ac< ordingly he went. He was received it the door by Mr. Smith announced upon entering the drawmg room, <>nd conducted through a crowd oi gentlemen to Miss Smith, to whom he was introduced with peculiar emphasis. He made his obedience, and retired ; tor common point'-..ess required him to b stow his attentions upon some ot the many ladies in the room, who wen- n glected by he gentlemen in their rival ship fora smile or word from Miss E. .She was th- admiration of a'.l the gentlemen, and, ith the exception of two or three young ladies, who “ thought her t<» affected,” she was praised by all the ladies. In short, by nearly universal testimony, she was pronounced “ a charming creature.” An hour had elapsed before George found an opportunity of giving her those attentioi s which, as a gu st of the family, courtesy required from him. The opportunity was at length, however, furnished i y Lcrst It. hi <in ling round the room to entertain the company, she reached George, just as the seat next to him had been vacated. I Iris she ccupi-d, aid a < onversation en su d, with - ver wore ot which she gaim d upon his respect an i este- m. instead of finding her that gay, volatile, vain creature-whom h- expect e-j to find in the ri. h and beautuul daught- r oi Mr. and Mrs Smith; he found her a modest, s- nsihic, tn assuming girl, whose views upon dl subjects, conn iued piecisely with his own. “She yielded to the wishes of herpan nts from a sense of duty, in giving an-’ alt ndmg parties; but she alwa s I it th< m, undt r the conviction that he t ine spent atthe-i> was worsi- than was ted. It was really a luxury to her, to retire from the idle chit chat ot them, and to spend a few minutes in conversation with a male or fe male friend, who would consider it no disres pect to tae company, to talk rationally upon i such occasions. And yet, in conducting suci conversations at such tinn s, it wa> so difficult to av-.i i the appearance ot pet untrv, -no to k> - p it from running into somethu g too still oi t--o grave for a social circle, that she really was af raid to court them.” As to books, “she read bui very few • ovels, though her ignorance of them often exposed her to some mortification ; but she felt that her ignorance hi re, was a com pliment to her taste and delicacy, which made amp l ' amends for the mortdi- aliens to which it forced her occasionally to submit. ' ith Han nah Moore, Mrs. ( hapo-e-, B-nu- tt an i-ther writers ot the same class, shi was very familial;” and sm disc..nt m upon the peculiar merits of eacn. “ But, after all, hooks were of small con sequence to a lady, w itnout those dome stir vir tues which enable her to blend superior useful ness with superior a< quirementsjand if learning, or usefulness must be forsaken, it had b< tt- r he ! the first. Os mus; , she was extravagantly fond, an she presumed she ever w< uld be : but, she confessed she hid no taste lor its modern rc finem< nts.” Thus sh. went on with the turns of the con versation, an -is sbe< aug l George’s views. It is true, she would oc casionallv dr--p a remark which di< ! nut harmonize exactly with these dul cet strains ; and in her rambl s over the wo-Id of st line-, she would sometimes s-eni a’ - . , where George thought she oujlit ’ • ea-c been perf- ch at nome ;i- .? round a thousand < ii ntalle ways of accounting for all this ; not -•ue of which led to thf idea that sh< might have learned these diamond sentim- nts vr- le, from the lips of her preceptress. ••> quently they t ame w ith resistless force tipon the < itad< I ot G urge's heart, and in It ss than a half an hour, v nqui-hed it completed, “Trulv,’’thought George, “ she is a charming '•rentu’-t 1 when was so muc h buauty ever blen ■d itn such unassuming manners, and su- it intellectual eiutownments ! How wondettul, that the daughter - I .Mr. and .Mrs. Smith should possess such accor-plishrnents ! How dull— with all her filial afl ction—how dull must be her life under -he parental roof ! Not a com panion, n ta sympathetic feeling there! How sweet it would be to return from the toils of the Courts to a besom friend, so soft, so benevolent, so intc lligent J - ’ Thus ran George’s thoughts, as soon as Miss Smith had left him, to go in quest of n- w con quests: The effects of her sb rt interview w ith him soon became visible to every »ye. His conversation lost its spirit—was interrupted by mcady abstractions, and was sillier than it had ever been, George had a fine person, and for the first time th his lif-q he now set a valueupon it. To exhibit it to the greatest advantage, ho walked the room under various pretences, and when in his promenades he caught the eye nf Miss Smith resting upon him, Tie assumed o more martial or theatric step, vhieh made him look ridiculous at the time, and feel so immedi ately afterwards. In Iris listless journeying?, his attention was arrested by a beautiful paint ing, of a cottage scene, at the foot of which glit tered in golden letters. “By Evelina Caroline Smith, of—-—, Georgia.” This led him to another, and another, from the same pencil. Lpon these he was gazin'* w ith a look and attitude the most complimentary to Miss Evelina that he could possibly assume, while the following remarks were going the rounds. “ Do you notice George Baldwin ?” “Oh yes ! he’s in for it—dead, sir—good-bye to bail-writs and sassipcraris /” “ Oh she’s only put an attachment on him.” “ Really, Miss Smith, it was too bad, to serve George Bahiwin so cruelly Ah, sir. if reports are true, Mr. Baldw in is too fond ot his books to think of any lady; much less of one, so unworthy of his attentions as I am.” Gemge heard this—nestled a little—threw ba< k his shoulders—placed his arms akimbo, and lookeo at the picture with wonderful inde pendance. I hen M ss Evelina was handed to the piano, and to a simple, beautiful air, ahe san<* a well wntt. n song, the burden of which was,°an apo logy for love at first sight. This was wanton ciueftytoan unresisting captive. To do her justice, however, her performance had not been cqalled during the evening. *. The company at length began to retire ; and so long as a nu : her remained sufficient to give him an apology for staying, George delayed his departure. Ihe last group of ] adles a / d tleinen finally rose, and George commanded u fruitless search for bis hat—fruitless, because he looked for it where he knew it was not to bo found ; but a servant was more successful, and brought it to him just as he was giving up the search as hopeless, and commencing a conver sation with Miss Smith, for the night. “ Mhy where dio you find it ?” said George, wit.) eemrng surprise and pleasure at the dis c-ivery. “ Out da, in de entry, sir, whay all degentle man put da hats.” “ Oil, I ought have known that.”— “ Good by., Miss Evelina !” said George, thriving a Bieitmg eloquence intothc first word, ano leaching forth his hand. Good evening, Mr. Baldwin!” returned she. “ I hope you w ill not be quite so great a stranger here as you have been. Pa has often wonder ed that you never visit him.” Here she relin uuisned his hand with a gentle, but sensible prcbsuic, which might mean two or three things. Whatever was its meaning, it ran like nitrous oxi.sc through every fibre of George’s composi tion, and robbed him for a moment of iris last ray of intellect. *• B. lieve me, Miss Smith,” said he, as if he pening a murder case, “believe me— there are fascinations about this hospitable dome in the delicate touches of the pencil wm adorn it, and in the soft breathings of the puti.c. nwaked by tho hand which I have just relmqi i-hed, which will not permit me to delay, as ; i of ore, those visits which professional utitv r- q iires me to make to your kind parent (your ,i ther) a single moment beyond the titce that h • claims to my respects become absolute Goo evening, Miss Smith.” “Di -ver mortal of common sense, talk and act so much like an arrant fool as I have this evening ! ’ Said George, as the veil of night fell upon tl.e visions which had danced before his eyes, tor the four preceding hours. (7b be continued.) From the Alabama Journal. .llrocious .Murder.— On Tuesday evening last, about 7 o'clock, a gentleman by the name of John R. Higgins, was shot in this place. De aie informed thatjic was sebn walking in cm; pany with another individual. A verv "ho 1 time after, the report of a pistol was .icar .nd s 'in* persons, attracted perhaps L v J the noise of th< pist d, approached in that d - rection, and found him in the last agonies er u< ..th. The ball entered his forehead, and pas-ed through the back’part of his head. Vfo have been inTormcd that Air Wiggins was n residi-ut f Bai ’win county, Georgia, and wa.’ a higidy respec’a- le citizt n. Public suspicion scefns to have settled upon an individual who is said to have left this town on that night. Several public spirited citizens of tnis place, participating in the general indig nation, whirl; this .ct has produced throughou’ the whole community, are making every ( xpt iion to apprehend the supposed murderer. Our lab st intelligence is, that’be has taken refuge in asw amp below this. Such vigorous steps h wever, hive been ‘aken,’as*to justify the be lief that he cannot escape. Since writing the above, the indhidual alb;. • ded to above, has been apprehended and bro't buck to this place. His name,we understand, is Glover. As his case will undergo ajudicia investigation, we forbear to make ary farthe* comments. Why is young goat asleep, like a dangerous member of eocicty ? because he is a At'dnappinr’ &<). 50.