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March 31 53
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April 7 2-1 p
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March 24 22u
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December 9 6m7
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February 10 Ms
For Sale.
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Mercantile, Professional and Visiting Cards,
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Apr 1 7 2(n
DANCING SCHOOL.
RN. MOUNT respectfully announces to the La
• dies iw4 Gentlemen of Macon, and its vicinity,
•hat ho will open a Dancing School on Tuesday, the
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February 34 lS*f
O. B. LOOMIS, Portrait Painter,
RESPECTFULLY invites the peiip'e of Macon,
and its vicinity, to call at his room, over Messrs.
Rea Sc Cotton's, Commerce-Row, and examine his
specimens and judge of their merit for themselves.—
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February 24 17tf
POETRY.
From 'he Louisville Journal.
TIIE CAPTIVE SAILOR BOY.
The light of many stars
Quivers in tremulous softness on -the air,
' And the nigh -breeze is singing, here and there,
Yet from my ptisan-bars
A narrow strip of light is ail I see—
Oh !• that some kindly hand would set me free !
The bright new moon is hung
Up ’mid die softness of the fleecy clouds ;
And the far ocean ’nea'h its foamy shrouds
Thrills like a harp fresh strung,
And tire wild sea birds on quick pinions flee—
On ! for one glance upon the deep blue sea !
Why should the young and brave
Be fetter’d thus upon the fresh green earth ?
Give me one hour lieside my motlter’s hear tin,
And then for ocean’s wave—
Free as the laughing billows I would toss—
Oil! for the swift wing of the albatross!
When slumber waives her wand
Over my brow, I wander in my dreams
Close by the ripples of our soft blue streams
Far i:i my native land,
And lovely visions o'er my eye-lids p'nv—
Ob ! that I could but dream my life aw-y !
I see my mother then*
A pleasant sm.le sleeps on iier fea'ures fair,
And the le w cadence of her whispered pray er
Seals on my ear again.
As when I knelt beside her blessed knee—
Mother, sweet mother, dost thou pray for me ?
Upon the summer rose
•Nature’s faint pencellings are sofi'ly seen.
Laid on with cunning hand, and bright and green
Wlierc file wood-branches close
The honeysuckle wrea hes our cottage caves—
Alas! I may not si. beneath its leaves !
Before I sought the sea
I used to wander with my sister sweet,
MACON, (Ga„) SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1838.
And many a winding path our little feet
Made round the old oak tree.
Where ia the sunshine we were wont to play—
And they are there —but I am far away !
Oh!) I only ride
Upon the ocean where the wild winds meet,
And where the sea-shell singeth passing sweet
Under the trembling tide,
The demon of the storms I would not fear—
But oh! lam a fettered captive licrtj 1
Oh! could I see my home
If but to aiss my sister's cheek once more,
And hear thee, mother, bless me o’er and o’er,
For then not e’eigmy doom
Could dim thy truant’s laughter-loving ev e
Alas! without thy blessing I must die!
Die in this dreary cell
With no fond ear to catch my parting breath,
Ia bondage I must wrestle here with death,
Without one sweet farewell
From lips that oft have smiled on me in joy—
Alas ! sweet mother, for ihy captive boy !
AMELIA.
ORIGINAL MISCELLANY.
For the Southern Post.
Recollections of a Medical Student*
NO. IV.
THE DOOMED.
[continued.]
Tits next gtoming was cloudy and gloomy
as ever, 1 was up and oil betimes to Dr. Fh>.
otlice, wi:c e I expected to meet witii my friend
T. C , for 1 lelt for ail t..e world, like
I could no exist Without some oi.e to commu
nicate witii, in relation to the adventures of the
past evening. C was not, up as J
nng.it nave expected, so l contented myself as
well as I could, ti ough impat cut enough, with
reading some of t e dry and insipid wo. ks.
wn ch co :st.tute ame l.cal library. But,l must
confess, that tire knowledge I derived from
suen a perusal, was too tiding and unimport
ant to leave, added much to my already scan
tv stock. For w tile my eyes were intently
fixed upon the book, my feelings and thoughts
were far away, basking in the light of happiei
days, or skimming the air of a more fanciful
and less exu lite world. I was thinking of my
expected visit to R , and debating iurny
mind, whether it would be beyond all etiquette
lor me to call in the morning or not. I ha*
just made up my mind to go as tue well known
voice of my fiend fell upon my ear, and I
heard him bustling in at the front door.
‘* He g o Doc, good morning,” said he
‘ what in the nation brings you ln'ie so
early f**
“ Early !” said I, “ what do you call early ?
It is now twenty-five minutes past nine by my
time. Ith nk you must have overslept your
self. Here l have been waiting this hour for
you, to talk about Miss
“Hi, ha, ha, that’s just what I expected.
Upon my word. Doctor, you are most ogic
giously smitten.”
“So you think, but want do can I do than
go to see her, when she asked me so c-mphati
j c.ii’y to call o'i her to-dav.”
‘* O i, of course,” said C *. you must
visit !.cr: I really think your chance is good.
I saw how playful site seemed when you were
year her, and how uneasy she was in vour
absence. Resides she t.links you handsome
and intelligei t.”
“\V tat!” exclaimed I, “when did she tel!
you t o TANARUS”
“ W.iy, ass walked home with her yester
day evening.”
• “To! c’e .tol: this looks a goo 1 deal like
something I have heard out ser.ously
C , do you not taink s'.e is co juettish.”
“ .Not ul tdi so, she is too pure for that. 1
am Willing to admit that s:>c is fond ol admi
ration, but if tins must lie purchased at the
[trice of the happiness of others, she would he
the last to seek for such a costly admiration.”
•• Well, I tun glad to hear you say so, for
foe respect, I may say esteem, I have for the
girl. As to loving her. that is out of the ques
tioi. I have almo t sworn not to do it.”
‘ Mind you,” said C “she is a very
witc'>. 11l venture you’ll come hack from
your first visit, head and cars, and all over in
lo.e with her.”
“ If I do then you may he assured that I
am too susceptive ever to ove long and deep
ly. Rut what do you t link of mv going this
morning. Is it etiquette or not ?”
“ H i, ha, ha, do you suppo eyou would find
her out of bed at this early hour?’
“Ah, as to that 4 can’t say, but I have a
strong notion of trying the experiment.”
My friend at first tried to laugh me out of it,
and then to reason on it mo e seriously, when
he saw I was bent on going, intimating that it
might ruin me forever in her .estimation, &c.
But I was alwavs a determined fellow in any
proect to which I had set my head. And
besides, as I told C , a girl of Miss
iR. i intelligence, would be above think*
ing the less of a gentleman, who was above
adhering in every minutia to the sickly eti
quette of high life. This was a knock down
argument with C so- he gave up the
point hut detained me so/ng- minutes longer
with a rehearscl of his own engagement to
Miss A. E ; the exchange- of rings.
soft words, and sundry other little things,
which had passed between them the night be
fore.
Jr was about half af*er ten when I knocked
at the door of Mrs. G —, which, t had
found by the direction of my friend. An ear
ly hour truly, even for a man of my nerves.
A servant girl soo.i appeared, and I sent up
my aatr.s. Without,.having waited ibr the
least show of ceremony, that most disgusting
of all the polite arts as evinced among friends,
I distinctly heard the soft tread of R
passing in haste over the parlor door, who
immediately met me at its entrance, and with
a confiding bewitching smile, and a look of
perfect innocence, offered me her lily white
hand, which I pressed with fondness in my
own. After the common process of compli
ments was over, which were of the warmest
kind on both sides, we seated ourselves by the
hearth while a servant kindled a blazing fire,
which added much to the cheerfulness of the
scene.
“ ! think Miss R said I, “my üb
rjipt and untimely visit tills morning, demands
an apology from me.”
“ I didn’t know how you can eatl
abrupt,” said slie, “ and J am sure it could not
have been in a luckier time, for it is at an
.our when so few are accustomed to visit, we
can have our own fun here all alone.”
“ Precisely so :_I am thankful to you for
thinking so soon of the very motive that
prompted me to visit you at this hour. Too’
t was against etiquette, 1 knew you had too
much good sense to think the- less of me for
;t.”
“ I hope 1 have,” said she. “ But haw were
you pleased with die party last evening.”
“ Very much indeed,” said I, “ I shall mark
l* down as quite an era in the history of my
life.”
■.. Why r
“ Because I formed an acquaintance with
one w iotn my fancy tells me will be one of
ny warmest friends. You need not look so
enquiringly, I mean yoursoll ofcourse.”
“ Pshaw ! How can you flatter so?”
“Bless me, I was only flattering myself[
with fonder hopes than may ever be realized
perhaps.”
“ Nut if those hopes, Dr. are based
upon tiie friendship you may expect to receive
-it my hands. 1 shall always be proud of your
esteem, and assure you, that I shall ever be
one of your warmest friends,”
“How happy I am,” returned I, “in hear
ing such a declaration from o::e w .o, though
anew uc juaintance, f have already learned to
| esteem. But, Miss R . I have quit* a
[ literary phenomenon to show you, which,
j though its author is perfectly incognito, de
i serves great commendation on account of its
: bounty. ’
“Really you .Surprise me,” said R ,
with a kind of boarding school hicup, the first
time 1 had known her guilty of it. I also
1 uie.e i she blushed a little, and seemed some
w.iat purtyrbed. “ f should like very much to
jCC it.” continued she.
“ Well, here it is,” said I, handing h.er the
letter .which was signed Matilda. £he looked
at the address for some time, while I scrupu
lously examined every feature of her counte
nance, which certainly evinced some rapid
alterations in colour at least.
“ Avery pretty hand,” said she. “ but I
should think it somewhat dissembled. Do
you know who wrote it ?”
“Seriously I do not; but open and read it.
Perhaps you may there judge better of the
autograph. 1 should like very much to find
out the author.”
Site immediately opened the letter, and
scanned it very intently for some time. At
length she said —
“ I dout think you ought to show it to any
one.”
“ Why ?” said f.
“O i it might throw suspicion on tlie char
acter of some innocent person. Tnough j
do not see a great deal of crime about it.”
“Nori. Tae individual must have intend
ed it for a compliment, as site had never seen
me. and simply read some of my pieces. You
notice here it is addressed to tire signature un
der which f have written.”
“Yes; but do you think these verses origi
nal V*
“Oil certainly. For, though very pretty, I
notice in scverdl places they betray a want of
deep reflection, which poets who have written
under the poisoned tongue of criticism have
learned to avoid. Have you ever seen then)
before”
** Yes,” saiiPshct, ?.erv sign ficantly. “I
them in my possession.”
“ Ah, then they are a mere selection.?’
“ No: Ido not mean that. Though I
have them, I have never seen them in print.”
“ Dear, bless me; I should like much to see
your copy of them. Will you gratify me 7”
“ Not now,” she I might not b®.
ab’e to find them. But do not show them to
any one else, will you ?”
“Ifyou wish, Miss R- - I willjassuredly
keep them, ‘sacredly rivetted in my Own breast.
Though really I am very anxious to find out
the authorship.”
“ That yon may learn /it a more proper
time. For the present you mibt guess wly>
wrote it.”
“ Well,. I suppose I must’ be satisfied with
guessing. But really I must use every effort
to find out the fair one, that I may bestow up*
o.i her the name her talent and merit deserves.”
T.ius passed away the first morning of my
acquaintance with —Though, as
the reader may easily imagine, there were
many little interesting incidents, which occur
ed that hjvft not beeu, introduced, nor
not be iti the course of tins narration. Among
other things, she conferred uponjne the signal
honor of dedicating her new album, which I did
in a style far exceeding myself. The musea
were peculiarly favorable to me on that even*
ing after returning home. Every nerve waa
strained), every energy called into active play,
to make ns creditable a production as possible.
More csjieciully as 1 had to compete with ono
of our most literary men, who hud dedicated
her former album. I thought it a long time
before I should scel’R * again, and enjoy
the sweets of her society, though when I left
he:*, sue bade mo call at 2 o’clock the next day,
which I, of course, promised to do. My friend
C , to whom I communicated the outlines
of wy visit, thought very favorably of tho
w .o'e uffiir, bqt, at the same time, remarked
to me emphatically, that I could not be too
watchful in relation to my feelings, lest I should
become tyo much attached to her, for he had
many reasons to believe that she was already
engaged.”
“ Engaged !” said I, “ to whom 7”
“ Why to S. C■■ a young gentleman
who is now absent attending medical lectures.
His own friends, at least, affirm that after his
graduation next spring, they are to be mar
ried.”
I doubt not but my friend discovered some
thing like chagrin and disappointment on my
countenance, though it was but momentary.
I thanked him vgry kindly for the information,
and at t ic same time, assured him that I should
not suffer my affect ons to be fixed upon ono
w ,o was not capable of reciprocating them.
T.iougii I roast confess, tluit after this intelli
gence, 1 did not feel altogether as much inter
ested in R ,us I had previously been. ’Tis
iru*;, I loved her like a sister, and in my poetic
fancy, would have went to “the furtherest
verge of the grave earth,” to hare done her
x favor, but the magic wand of enchantment
which heretofore hung so bewitchingly around
.her, was broken, and all its charms had fled.
To wile away the lonely hours, I called
upon MssM. *S , af.er ten ; a young lady
to whom I had been but recently introduced.
5 ie sung well, and played admirably on the
piano, and entertained me charmingly for
some tfoxe. It was the fi st evening I had
aver heard tlie “ Mellow Horn,” and owing,
1 suppose, to the pecul ur circumstances by
which I was surrounded that time, made such
a iastiiig impression upon nxy mind, l have
.ever listened to it since, but what it lias har
owed up in the halls of my memory, all of
those regretful associations which are so inti
mately connected with the thread-word of this
narration. In conversing with Miss S ,
in relation to R , she confirmed the fact
of her engagement, and left me no roomio
doubt of its being true. I almost resolved not
o call upon her again, but then my better
judgment told me that common politeness and
courtesy —every thing, demanded it at my
hands.
At the appointed hour tiie next afternoon,
I found myself almost unconsciously knock
ing at the door of Mrs. G ; and R
ran and met me, as cordially as she had pre
viously done. Our acquaintance, though yet
but limited, having matured somewhat, by the
intimacies of our last meeting, rendered tho
present visit more agreeable than ever. For,
having studied each others characters,' and
scrutenized each others motives, we had both
found, in some degree at least, what was most
calculated to please. Accordingly every effort
was used to affect that .purpose, and the time
passed off* very agreeably. I fancied on this
occasion, however, that R seemed some*
wh it melancholy. When I accused her of
being under tlie dominion of those little purple
imps, that rule the air, she confessed that, a
circumstance had happened to her that morn
jog, in a public assembly, which had mortified
NO. 25.