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February 21 13tf
O. B. LOOMIS, Portrait Painter,
ESPF.CTFULLY invites the people of Macon,
and its vicinity, to call at his room, over Messrs.
Pea & Cotton’s, Commerce-Row, and examine his
specimens and judge of their merit for themselves.—
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February 21
ics HOUSE.
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JAMES LEWIS,
j March 17 __ _ _ . 21
DJSSOIiT TION.
PJpIIFJ firm heretofore existing between Wackon &.
i .51 Vauhhan is this day dissolved, by mutual consent,
j All debt* t! Irm ■■ paid to Ge< rge P. Wag l
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March U 20:f
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i EOP.GF P. WAGNON will continue the Dr. -
--; '5 Goons and Gnocrtiv business, at the stand f< r
: merly occupied by Wagaon & Vaughan, and solicits
; ho+>itroi)a_e heretofore extended to them.
| Mn''.hid 20T
DIKf-OLI’TIOIV.
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J 5. PiilisenS rs, under the firm of Dickinson &. Ware
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TIMOTHY DICKINSON
E. AUGUSTUS WAKF.
February 3. I'
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March 10 20u
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ever has them will please hand the-fi to me without
farther delav. CALEB MALDEN, Jr.
March 24 .
NOTICE.
STOLEN from the subscriber's camp, five miles from |
1 A this place, at John Da lev’?, about the first of beb- j
raary last, a very fine small RIFLE, double triggers, 1
flint lock, and draw loops with silver tips ; the stock a j
little shivered near the lock ; she run about 114 halls to |
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subscriber,livingfin the fifteenth, formerly Houston now
Macon county. JOHN AIKINte.
March 21 '
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January 27 lit! J. COWLES.
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2%. deceased, are requested to make immediate pay
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March 10 20tf Administrator.
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CAPITAL ON'M MILLION DOLLARS ALL PAID IN.
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December 9 ,i;li '
i PTHHE subscriber is now prepared to execute all kinds
jj. of House, Si*ni and Ornamental Painting,
1 at his Shop, Mulberry-street, opposite the Post-Office,
: and one door below the Central Rail-Road Bank
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February 19 10
Orris’ Tooth Wash.
SUPERIOR article for the Tt effi and Gums
The concurrent testimony of the most eminent
■ dentists and members of the medical faculty, are united
!in favor of this article. For sale bv
J. IT. <s* IF. S. ELLIS, Agents,
March 10 20 Cotton-Avenue.
For Sale.
w ayroOD lots of Oak and Hickory Land, a few miles
! V f from Macon.
A’so a FARM of one hundred acres in a good con
dition, for planting, three and a half miles from town
'Dec. 2. 6 Apply to JAS. A. NISBET.
__ F . i.FWIS,
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT TAILOR,
ON eOTTON-AVENUE,
i a UTIIirRE gentlemen can be accommodated with
Vv subs made to order, on the shortest notice, and
of the best material of English and French Goods—and
I~f tife most recent style. Also, a fine assortment of the
i bc«t Re vuv-Made Clothing of every description, com
' nlo n in biS business. Citizens arid transient persons,
by giving him a call, will find a choice selection of Fan
! cy Artki.es. #
Also, UNIFORMS made to order in the best and la
test style, and good materials.
Good workmen are employed, end all orders will bo
strictly and punctually attended to.
Wanted. —Two Journeymen Tailors, to whom lib
eral wages and steady employ will be given.
December 9 ?
i TTIOTASH, just received and for sale by
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March 10 30
MACON, (G.v) SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, IB3S.
:
POET R Y .
From the Madisonian.
THE CAPITOL, BY MOONLIGHT.
Open the window—let us cast our eyesk
A moment o’er the sleeping city, whilst
The moon is shining in the dark hhie sky;
How still this mid-night hour, and fit
For contemplation! EV ii the dewy leaves
That deck the lofty poplars, may not move !
The mists arc resting on the distant stream,
And on Potomac’s plains.
Look now upon the Capitol—’tis like
The Palace mention’d oft in Fairy tale,
Where beings light as air, and far more lovely
Than e’er the Houries were, do glide along,
To swee’est music in the graceful dance !
Look on the swelling dome, and say, hast thou
E’er seen, in ail thy wandhings, more of beauty?
Behold the lofty pillars which sustain
'Pile roof, projecting far—and gaze around
Upon the gardens with their gravel pa'hs,
Their fountains, a ncjriheir arbours—cool retreats
From summer’s sultry days.
How beautiful the Capitol, when seen
At t.lid-night’s silent hour, and by the light
Os y*»nder silv’ry orb, and ail the train
Os stars that feebly glimmer round her path !
FERC.NIA.
MEMORY.
BY LORD NORTHAMPTON.
Oh Memory, thou ever rentiers Power,
Recalling all that's vanished from our sight, -
Thy pencil clipp’d now in the rainbow’s light,
Nowin the gloomy tints of midnight’s hour,
Prom youth’s gay garden, manhood’s blighted bower,
Culling thy varied chaplet, dark and bright—
The rose, the rue, the baleful aconite :
Alternating the cypress and the flower!
Casting with lightning-speed thy wizard glance
Through the long retrospect of bv-gone years,
Whence, at thine hest, in dim array advance,
Shadows of idle hopes and idle fears :
Half cheerful is thy saddest countenance,
Thy sweetest smile, alas! is moist with tears!
ORIGINAL MISCELLANY. I
For the Southern Post. j
Recollections of a Medical Student.
NO. IV.
THE DOOMED.
I have often been induced to think from my
ktt!e knowledge of human nature, that some
‘beings were peculiarly unfortunate in their dis
position and manner from the happy turn they
possessed to make every body who knew them |
love them. Perhaps, in some cases .this will
not hold good, but in the majority I think it !
will : and as a reason for this belief I might j
adduce, what would by some be termed equal- i
ly a hypothesis, that those very persons who ;
happen to be thus generally admired, are apt
in most cases, too apt, to be general admirers.
And surely one who is placed in such a situa
tion as this, though frequently made happy, is
never priviledged to enjoy that exquisite feel
ing, that perfect quintessence of the divine pas
sion, which others of a different constitution
are permitted to feel. It will not require a
man of deep understanding to scan the intent
of tills litile exordium, so uncerimoniously in
troduced to the reader. It was merely to ex
press in few words the liniments of a character
which is to be interwoven in the lamentable
history of one whose talents I have admired,
whose person I have loved, and whose memo
ry I venerate.
Fortunately for me, though young and sus
ceptable, I had raised my standard of female
excellence, and female perfection so high, that
but few whom l had ever met, though making
a good impression at first, could keep alive the
infant passidn long enough for its maturity.—
Love is a singular notion, governed by distinct
and contrary laws in almost every breast. —
And though at the time when this narrative
must commence, I had never felt it in my
breast, my subsequent experience with it will
warrant mein a little philosophising upon that
olde.-t and newest of all human pas?-ions.
I was in my twentieth year, and had com- j
[ menced the study of medicine. Though by no I
means a courtier, 1 had in common with other |
1 youths of my age, figured a little at the court i
of Cupid, and like the new fledged butter-fly
j was ready to comrnehee’my flight from flow-
I erto flower, and extract sweetness front tltCm
all. Being possessed of a considerable knack
at rhyming many of my friends favored me
with their Albums, in which to inscribe such
little freaks of my fancy as a memento of one
wha was soon to leave them for the purpose of
pursuing his studies at a distance. Among
these, was one from a neighboring town, in
which was a beautiful piece of original'poetry,
IPSSSTJrjJSU
written in an elegant hand, and signed with
these initial letters, R. E. S-. I was
much pleased with t :e production, and having
learned the name of the author, determined if
ever 1 visited her place of residence to seek an
acquaintance. This opportunity was soon af
forded me by a cull of business, Which made it
necessary lor mb to spend a few weeks in that
place. It was some days, however, after my
arrival, before I had the pleasure of seeing her,
notwithstanding I heard her spoken of by al
most every one as the most inimitable piece of
Nature’s workmanship that was ever moulded
into the form of woman ; as yet, by me, she
remained unbckeld, though almost loved un
known.
One morning, on calling at the post-office
for letters, 1 found one and rected to my address,
in a strange hand, with the specious title of
“ Doctor” affixed to it. What was niv aston
ishment on opening and perusing it to find a
beautiful piece of poetry addressed to me, un
der the title of “ Matilda.” A thousand anx
ious and contrary thoughts rent my bosom al
most in a moment of time. I wish I could re
memberjthe verses for the benefit of the reader,
but having subsequently destroyed them while
in a fit of melancholy, all have escaped me but
the following :
“ I acc the tall trees, where
They bend to meet the coming storm ;
For in their waving beauty then
They imitate thy graceful form.
I hear thee in the passing breeze,
And in the song of forest birds ;
And nature’s richest melodies
Have learned the music of thy words.
* * * * * +
But though such semblance of love,
The sweetness of thy words may give ;
They can no more, than only prove
The joys that in thy presence live.
MATILDA.”
Tills was enough to startle my already ex
cited brain into of something which very
much simulated frenzy. ‘‘ Surely,” thought
I, “ this can be no other than the very one tor
whose acquaintance I have been so anxiously
pining. Yes, it is from R , herself.” —
And tn despite of all the numberless circum
stances which might have proven it to be any
one else, this one, so gratifying in its nature,
was cherished by me to the exclusion of all
others. What made it more probable, how
ever, was tiie earnest protestation of several of
my friends to whom 1 had the vanity to show
it, that it was the very same hand-write. A
mong them, Colonel L , who had alrea
dy been rejected by her, went so far as to
guard me against, what he termed, a deep-laid
scheme with the intention lo engage my allec
tions, and trifle with my feelings; “ Well,”
thought I, “ there may be some truth in this,
and whatever may be her encouragements to
me, lam resolved to be inexorable. I will not
love her.” Yet,, despite of this resolution, 1
felt anxious to become acquainted with one
who seemed to be admired by all, and had
evinced such an admiration for my poetry at
least, as to induce her to inscribe to me the
beautiful little sonnet above.
Among others of my acquaintance who
knew her well, was an intimate friend of mine,
J. C . Having made me a confident
of his own love and engagement, I of course
could entrust to him my secret, which agitated
my own bosom. We had visited many young
ladies together, and I had often heard him
speak of It , but the Fates seemed re
solved to prolong the time of our meeting, from
which I hoped to experience so much happi
ness. On the very morning of the reception
of my letter from “ Matilda,” I met him and
communicated to him the interesting fact ; al
so telling him the person upon whom suspi
cion had rested. “ R ,” said he, 44 is
one of my most particular friends. I could
not suspect her of so imprudent an act, unless
it was committed under the strongest impulse
of a passion she could not conquer. She has
doubtlessly heard of you and read some of
your effusions, perhaps has seen you. Being
a poetess herself, and an admirer of poetry, she
may have seen no impropriety in addressing
such a piece to a young gentleman of a simi
lar mind. Still she is the most prudent girl
of her age I ever saw. Yet the circumstan
ces are against her. It certainly resembles her
autograph, and no one else about this place
could compose such poetry. This evening,”
continued he, “ there will be something like a
private party at the house of a friend of mine,
and as she will be there I shall take pleasure
in in introducing you.”
The remainder of that auspicious day, as
the reader may well imagine, was long and
tedious to me ; more especially as it was one
of those rainy and bleak v days which are so
peculiar to a Southern December. I knew
there was no probability of a cessation of the
weather, and I greatly feared that the party
could not be assembled on account of the un
likeliness of the evening. But at the appoin
ted hour I was ready, having spent more time
at the toilette than usual—feeling a considercu
b’e anxiety to pass off for a fine looking fel
low. As 1 entered C ’s room, full of
mud and dirt which 1 had gathered as I stum
bled along through the dusk of the evening over
ti e worst streets it; the world, I found he had
just completed his dress, and was in a fine hu
mour fdr the adventure. Accordingly wc set
off together and soon arrived at the place
where 1 expected to meet with an object cir
cumstances wriuld force me to love. When
we entered the room, we found it contained
some half dozen ladies, and not quite so many
gentlemen ; our arrival, however, made up the
deficiency in number. Being already acquain
ted with several of the young ladies, R -
was singled out from the rest by my friend,
and a particular introduction passed between
us. lam sure I blushed, for I felt confused,
and my very voice trembled as I uttered the
common parlance which passes at an intro
duction : or.c thing, however, 1 noticed very
particularly, the mantling of cheeks and coy
ness of manner which happened with the oth
er party. 1 thought Iter beautiful, perhaps the'
most beautiful figure, if not too delicate, I had
ever gazed upon ; her countenance, after the
scene of blushing was over, settled down into
an interesting paleness something akin to me
lancholy ; her lips were symmetrically form
ed, and if ever any deserved the appellation of
“ pouting lips of cherry hue,” methought hcr’s
did And then there was playing around them,
almost without a local habitation, that expres
sive indescribable curl of beauty, which all lov
ers imagine they behold exhibited in the fea
tures of their fair ones. Her eves were light
blue, deeply expressive, and looked as though
they Were made to melt with love and tender
ness ; besides, they possessed that peculiar
tearful-brightness so inimitable in some, which
no painter lias ever been able to throw’ upon
paper; her eye-lashes and eye-brows, as well
as her hair, were light auburn,
Down a neck of alnbastral‘white,
Or twined around that lofty forehead, like
Some beauteous vine, in lovely wreathlets formed
Hanging about the noble pillared arch.”
By this time, I am inclined to think, the rea
der is ready to pronounce me deeply in love
with the fair object of whom I have just given
such a flattering description. But stop, gen
tle reader! do not condemn me until you have
completed the story. Notwithstanding she
was truly all of loveliness, and I might say in
the feeling language of poesy and love,
41 .She was all my fancy painted her,”
yet I could not, I dared not love her ; and
that for several excellent reasons. In the first
place, 1 knew that she had*been courted by
several young gentlemen of the highest stand
ing, who were every way worthy of her hand,
all of whom she had rejected, and even r.ow
she was loved and undergoing the process of
being wooed by some half dozen of the most
accomplished, and the wealthiest gentlemen the
country afforded. Besides all this, I had it
from the mouths of individuals she was said to
have rejected, that she had flirted with them :
all of these things were evidently against me,
and l saw plainly that 1 could not love her, even
though she gave me every encouragement and
seemed to love rue. I then placed a faithful
sentinel at the citidcl of my affections to guard
them well in the hour of danger, and resolved
to treat with the lovely beauty on terms of
amity and friendship alone.
After my eyes had ceased to gaze upon her,
and 1 had partly recovered from the first par
oxysm of admiration, I looked around me and
saw the whole company were engaged in close
conversation except myself and my amiable
little friend, Miss 'l’ . Colonel W
had taken possession of R before I en
tered the room, and of course enjoyed the pri
or right; They occupied a stand near the
centre table. Miss Sand Mr. P
were tele a tde to all intents and purposes, and
I doubt not it was the very happy evening up
on which their mutual hearts melted into one
common mould, and she acknowledged she
loved him. Gen. W equally smitten
with Miss M was closely engaged with
her at the piano, and my friend C with
his loved, Ins betrothed, was sitting on one side
the fire-place communicating his precious ideas
with pencil and paper, who returned ansfver
with the smiles and blushes of approbation'
M iss T and myself soon settled down in
to an uninteresting conversation, being seated
Opposite the last mentioned couple. She was
trucly a pleasing' and intelligent girl, but I could
see in the flashes of thought and expression
which looked out from the eyes of the lovely
R , a something far mOre pleasing and in:
teresting to me, than was possessed by any
other member of the company. Though F
was debarred the priviege of conversing with
her, I endeavored to communicate as much as
I could by mv looks, and she seeming to take
the hint, very soon made it convenient to ad:
' dress something to me which mtde it necessa;
NO. 21.