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~ ~.n tstitSe w'.o’e iwti »n, IT 11'<»:« wilt, ;f p-aperfy
nll «;ei, *«i » « >*w* ;<• *> • •‘> t «» al! •»!»■» "I
„^c in the ba«ae». as well s $ teat nan >nal benefit
and I would th.vcf.re ntberly recommend to our cit
izens to in the silk, business but not so evteu
sivrlv. at tliepreent high prices ot l.ee*.
lOtb. The ICth qut'lion is answered in the 9th
answer. , ,
11th. I have been in the habit of feeding a few
thousand wmms annually for se>e.al years past of the
two crop species— an.) I believe this hind i- cormnordy
on ferns! liv lls or who have pnif to any extent in the
business. *Of this hind I have reared tine.- Reiterations
ilione wason. bi t as several new varieties hive been
reieutly introduced into this country the relative mer
its of which have mil yi t been eufliticiitlv on*.!. I
cann. t sey with rertaint) which kind is jrefi ral le.
I have thus far endiavoml to answer your queries
to the lest of my know bulge and ex|*eri< nee. If my
un-over, uj-otl some of the subject-;, do not at | ear.- i.lfi
cientlv clear. I will at any time explain them to you
ve-lallv ; for. I do not visit to hec| back trout yourself
or the c. tt nil nity in geweral any knowledge which I
possess upon this important sulject.
Respectfully jours,
JOHN CARTER.
Mr. TaCStiS RiTCHIt.
THE RAIL ROAD—RIGHT OF WAY
In the Court <f Errtrrr, Dec. 1 8~8.
The Louisville. Cineimi. lti an
Charleston R. R. Com; any. j
Ts . I Opinion.
John J. Chappell, J Kiihaidsoit Judge.
'I he t-arue,
vs.
Dr. Rees, and Mrs. Rees. J
This Court lias weighed the argument so well pre
sented on the part of the npcllants; and appreciate its
force.
The practical power confided to the Rail Rond f’otn
p-inv. bv theircha l ter. is uieat: and front its very na
ture. such power might be abused, or poriertcd, and
landholders annoyed, la-cause the mi.to ol this great
commercial way is, from necessity, left us to the un*
clerstanuilig. skill and discretion iifliie company ; and
their authority might lie prartn ally enforced, with tm
little consult*!atiou for individual justice,or human feel
ings.
Rut for any such abuse, of power, the 'aw* supply
ample remedy. An independent jury, is a cf.-rshinng
sight amt su e ref ge in every instance; am! is secured
hv charter ; and, for continual abuse or misuse, any
charier may be repealed.
But when the Legislature have confined express
power, it is not for this Court to anticipate abuses and
oiler to restrain them. When our judii i.d province
might he hereafter required in their supervisnn un i
eoriectinn, ad powers, great ami small, may Ik* made
oppressive. Vet. still, our necessities require them to
exist in some tribunal.
If the Rail Road route had been given for a common
highway, and surveyors named in locate its t.ad through
the entire State, and contractors hired to construct
such road, with the emolument of toll gates, provid'd
sot compensation, theobjcct-on* olfered, would be of
similar character to those nil' red in the argument for
tba present defendants. The.e would be no difference
in principle or degree.
The true and substantial difficulty felt by the* Court,
is in coming to the conclusion, that tin- Rati l.oad is to
he nut on the fnot'tig and character of a highway ; and
erected, not Tor private, hut lor such general purposes,
as to render it an institution for such public purposes.
But, according to the view liken in ti.e < irci.it d>*-
cisioti, li st the application ot the eminent domain of
gove tinieul, is. from it. essent.a! nature, very various,
and t » he ntitde aecoiding to the sir.-ces-ive exi.eneres
olthe Mate, it may iie rationally assumed, that Rail
Roads, although if recent origin, have already la eoiue
of incalculable | t.lilic important e: That tile enlarged
cuds and objects ol this great Rail Road especially. is,
for the transportatmn aid intercourse, comnicrri il .mil
s-oei.il. of several dille-ent States whore interests ore
to l*e ever tegattleil, andtb.e mutual confidence that be
longs to sut h a vvoik so sacredly fulfilled.
This chara; (eristic* is irierom Arable with the proper
cum eption of a mere private way.
Again: Rail Road* have been reoo-jnt/ed as l.iijh
v\?u in othe States ; with whose a-Ij iiie.it *n upon
gn at subjects of'comment*, and re. iprocal advantage,
k bia-ral comity ought to be observed, throindiout the
States ; and tin- saute great objects s i .idity kept in view
by a I, who value Rail Roads, n new moral cement of
the American Union, as well as the us. f l vehicles of
our va t nud increasing internal c'liiiuc cc. and thus
uniting in their natural operation, | ceutuaty piolit,
with moral fitness. and toe potuic esta dislina lit ol so
many indepenuent "tales.
May i.ot hall Roads, then be f.tirlv considered mi
character and objects, (and ours more especially) as
in etnational, ami heiei it*, public highways !
With suelt sentiments, and for such purposes, we are
bound to consider t ic great. ml ot our own tva I Road
system, and to iuquiic under tlieir guidance, whether
the emu.cut do:..urn ol gave.nmeiil ni.iv not iie Cmly
a.>d rational), applied so .Is advancement in the very
way poiutedout by lliepresent • halter ol .lie i.ouis
ville, cinch.natti anil Cu ilest'ii Rail iin.nl t.omp iny .
In such an msuiticc*, we sl-oulu espt'c a ly n quit* tr.ut
the e. a. ter sliai. be eda/iy uti, oils,national, Ist »re we
put it in the power ol any one freeholder to u. test the.
progtess ot so great a work ot usetulm'.-s anil liigh.ott
siileration. It is not enough that Ihehum.in mind may
balanc e on the subject.
15ut takeanot .ei point of view, which I cannot help
thinking of lasting importance. e>u«h a Hail Road .is
our , should l-e held as a highway, on a count of its
great objects, and lor tin same reasons t > lie kept under
public control. Is it not wine to hold such a company
a- the guardians or le sees of r great highway, cndow
ed with a public ran ldse;jrct subject to the control
which tneir purposes ind cate as neecssa y and proper,
lor such an esta! lishni< lit; and which the general right
to use the road absolutely eipiiie?
•Such a road luU-t be ii Id as a part of the putdic do
main. tanned out to individual men fn its practical ad
ministration and order alone, and if placed aloof from
such co troi. it would inevilubly las ome suspected of
partiality, and odious to the (« oplo.
Min e tiie argument la foie t is cou t cur attention 1
lias lieen turned to the case ol Beckman vs. the Maia
toga and Mch- nertady Ida.l t.oad thinij any. It is
found ill rage's Cii. Rep. 3d vol. -15, ai.U it is a Ic.irn
ed decision ofC ancclior Walworth, ut New York.
It will be satisfactory to the parties conciri in in
terc t, to know, tli.it the following ( obits were ably dis
cussed and decided in that i ase ;
1. Acts authorizing Rail lioad Companies to take
private property, to. the purpo es ol the road, upon
(laying a full compensation. a e constitutional, ted. 1
Kail ltoadeare public ini|iroveini nts, and the Lc_i> -.-
turn cm appropriate private projierlv tor such iniprove
menta. or authorize a corporation t.us to ap(>iopriale
it. ttimn fu.l eoiii|s*nsat,.m to tin owner. 3. f e (tub
lie have an interest in the use i,t the K ill Road, and
the company aie liable to resjio.id in damages, and they
refuse to transport an individual, or t.is piope.ty. v itu
out reasonable excuse n|»>n being | aid tl.e jiiopi r rate
of trunspoilati 4. The legislature may te ulatc
the u e ol tile franchise, and It mi the amouiit of tolls;
unless they deprived tbemseivea of that power b. to '
contiact. 5 It belongs to the Jlegislature to th-cnie
W'liPtiier the public benefit* is of sutfieient importance
to juattfv the e ei« ise of tliC emiceni lonia n to such
cases. 6. And the only restriction is. that private
projierlv cannot be takc,i witliout lull competisuttou,
and in the mod. prescribed.
Thus, then the decision of this court concus in eve
ry material respect, with those of tire other American
Judicatures, who have considered toe great modern es
tablishment* of Sail Ron *#, and it may Ire seen, tout
the manner of reasoning in each Court has been drawn
from the same great principles, inlraient in, and conse
crate.! by the Ameii an Constitution.
And thus too. we have increasing evidence of our
smi gsrvjoua principle*, of thru moral influence, an
sure fruits, in the harm lav of opinions, an 1 the conse
quent union it) action. wit ch engender reciprocal re
gard, and :cml so m .eh ti confirm the success of so
man , independent Mat * untied together by suck prin
ciple*.
The appeal is dismissed on all the grounds taken.
J. S RICHARDSON,
We concur,
BEXJ. F. I’FNKIN,
DAVID JOHNSON,
WM. HARPER.
JuiiN B. ONEALL,
A. P. Bl TI.ER.
Rl< HARD HA NTT,
JOS. J. EVANS,
B. J. EARLE.
A true copy ;
A. HF.I BFMONT. CTkof Apl. Ct.
Columbia, S. C\. Dec. ‘-0. ibit?.
F.om the Ba’timore Monument.
OUR FEMALE POUTS. CONCLUDED.
Francis Sargent Osgaml. —Mrs Osgood,
formerly Mi** L. eke, Las only been known
to the public as a writer, bv Iter signa
ture of “Florence.” Tin* beauty ami merit
of Iter poetry, however, fully entitle her to a
place in our \\ reailt. Hit genius, like* the
sweet ‘‘Lily of tin* Valiev,” siiga by Perei
val, lias loiituJ a “(green spot,” in whic'lt to
bloom in the midst of life’s busy throng.—
“The din el the city di-tilt It'd it not,
Fm the spirit that sliml-s the quiet cut,
k\ »lli its wings of love was there ’*
Frances Locke is sister, by the maternal
side, of Anna Marta Wells: site was born
in Boston whore site lias eonstantly resided,
till about a year since when she married
Mr. () sgood,n young arlist of nun It promts- ,
and immediately accompanied bet* husband
to Europe. Ti-ey are now settled in Lon
ton where Mr. fkgond has, we learn, been
very kindly encouraged in portrait painting,
bv many noble and eminent patrons. Mrs.
Osgood lias also found friends, a* one so
amiable and gifted could hardly fail to do,
w ho are fostering her genius with the “warm
breath” ot praise, so very pleasant, when
given by those we honor anti love. Sever
al of her articles have already appeared in
the Ef-ndon periodicals, and she is receiving
that attention front persons of taste and in
fluence, which, we doubt not, will stimulate
her to vigorous application—all tbsit is wan
ting to insure her success and celebrity.
The fir t poems of “Florence” were
printed in the “Juvenile Miscellany,” when
she could not have been more* than sixteen.
I Itese earl' effusions were marked by the
same warmth ol fancy and elegance of ex
pression, which have distinguish,ed all she
has written. Since that period, she has
contributed to several periodicals, chiefly to
tin* American l.adie ’Magazine, from which
tin* specimens now given ace mo.ilv m-l« o
tei 1 . II»*r po< ►*.* have never been coll, ned,
though they would make a volume very
creditable to one of her age. It is. however
better that she should wail till the changes
el hie shall awaken more ot these strong
sympathies of tlte soul, wt.ich vivify and ele
vate lit#* g'-nitis of woman. As yet. she has
never aliened a lolly theme—hut takes
whatever the passing moment suggests; and
generally her heart turns to the dear, cher
ished affections of I unit* and friends. She
i*. moreover, of a cheer'ul tempt* anient and
If-, lore and happiness, an* to hersvnoev
mons terms. Hence the deepest tones of
Iter genius have never yet been sounded ; it
is inly aiftn.l snff.ring , that will teach a
sanguine di-yasition that the re is light in the
darkness of affliction, and inspire the muse
to picture “beauty for ashes,” and describe
(lie “joy of grief," till thesoul feels its own
immmta'ity made surer, calnc, happier,
holier from tin* doubts, tossings, sorrows,
and imperfect ions, of this transitory world.
TANARUS" is high moral strain of poetry s m has as
yet scarcely attempted, because Iter thoughts
have never been tut ned, by herovvn feelings,
to such subjects.
Si,t* writes from her feelings, and her
common mood ol mind is poetical; hence
1 1 ere is a n-iinrahu ss and simple grace in
her metaphors and dn tion which are original
and very pleasing. She composes with
great rapidity, bestowing, apparentlv, no
more effort on a poent, tlran though she were
scribbling prose. This remarkable coni nt and
of language, united, as it is, with clear ideas,
vivid imagination, and an intuitive feeling
ut the harmonies, mark her as one destined,
if her life is prolonged, to occitpv a bright
place in our literature. She is still in the
bloom of vault!', anti lias scarcely begun to
appreciate Iter own powers, or to cultivate
them by careful study and critical revision.
To V YOUNG FRIEND.
I won Id ..... nII tl.ee for tie »... Id,
i by e-.'iy I. v»* v*f ill change;
1 would not *••» ll.y .wet I ip curled
In scorn us wards *<> strange.
I w.-idd not hid ll.t smile* away.
Nor q.itdl that sp.'.ikil"’ blush ;
For liit|t(iv spir.ts lend t e ■ ;.v.
And tin.id thongia* ti.t- flusf.;
A ct, love is h.|t a dangerous guest
F- r iieaits so yong as thine;
U tier, youth s iu.*l.uduw< and jt.y should rest,
Life's *|iii.:g-itme fancier s.iiue.
/. o sorn —<>'.! a.i too soon—would rnme,
I. niter years, the »!*ell. —
Tuuel.ii.g w..h eliaifting hues, the path,
WI.. re one bin »nn-li®!it fell.—
4 hen, svv. etest, leave tt.e *wil er.ng dream,
I ill 1 ime Inis nervetl thy heart
Ta brook t .e fi liil rlt.ud a. and gleatti,
\t i.iclt .oust in Ive have j art
Aid life ha-- Itiatty a blessed hour,
That passion never knows;
Awl yoinli a.n.y gtt.lu-r mai.j a flower,
Bc-ide ih<-blmuijj rote
Turn to thy honks, mv got tie girl !
The, wtM not dm. tl.ii.e eyes;
That tmir will alias rit lily cm I,
That blush as I.tightly rise.—
Turn to thy friends! A *.. ileus fm and,
tin ftieiulalii■ slip may he,
I And hreaihiug fro... a heart as wurtn
' As b*v« cat. offer ih** I .
TII E SOU TII i: R A I‘OS T.
Turn t*> thy home t —Affection wreathe*
Il**r de ires' sari md there:
And more than all a m ti tr b. rathe*
F**r thee —for thee, her prayer!
Ay! life has many a hallowed hour,
That passion never knows;
A-id youth may often fi da ti >wer,
.Mote precious than the Rose.*
Carol ne Gilman. —Mrs. Gilman, whose
maiden name was Howard, was horn it. Bos
ton, anti has proved herself a worthy daugh
ter of the “Literary Emporium.” She is
not however, so much distinguished for her
devotion to the muses, as for her prose wri
tings, and the hearty xeal w i ll which she
has labored to diffuse a literary spirit and
strengthen and beautify tin* moral taste of
the community where she resides.— Mrs.
Gilman is wifi* of th>* Rev. Samuel Gilman,
a clergyman of the Unitarian faith, who has
been for a number of years pastor of a
church at Cli irleston, S. C. There the ur
banity of Ills manners, the kindness of his
he trt, and the truly Christian virtues lie has
exhibited, have gained for him a warm re
gard from Christians of all denominations.
And to sav tb*t Mrs. Gilman lias proved “a
help meet for hint,” is to her the highest
praise we can give, or that slit* would covet.
About three years since, Mrs. Gilman,
who felt the great importance of giving to
the youthful mind a right direction, formed
the plan ol issuing a “Journal for the Young.”
She named it “The Southern Rose-bud,”
and published it semi-monthly. It was so
well received and patronized, that she has
now enlarged its size, and elevated it* char
acter to the standard of a literary and moral
paper,f in vvhicWiersons of ail ages can find
pleasure and pr™t.— In this paper some of
her'test poetry and most of her prose wri
tings have first appear d.—She na* collected
one volume of these “Sketches” alrt* idy,
“ Recollections of a House-keeper,”—a verv
sprightly, amusing, and useful little work—
and sin* has another in preparation—“ The
Southern Matron,” which we feel confident
will also h:* very papular.
The character ot Mis. Gilman’s poetry is
that ot a healthy ini tgimtlion and cheerful
mind ; she sees no “lions in her path,” and
site attempts no picturings of fictitious woes.
Site admires nature, and dt light.* in socie
ty : the dear domestic affections and virtues
are the themes she chooses—these, fit her
ardent feelings, are sufficient inspiration;
and Nature, with all Iter glories and beauties,
is hut the handmaid to deci-nte amt willi
those thoughts and fancies which can be used
to make glad the faces ..f those she loves.—
Like the “.Amaranth,” her hear! seems al
ways in bloom ; and though site did not bring
an early offering to the ten ph* of the muses,
>'T her matured power* of mind and natural
vivacity of temperament, promise her name
a bright and long continued plate among the
living flowers of our Wreath.
THE MOCKING-BIRD IN THE CITV.
Bird ol lie- tsoii’li! is this a ih-eiit* to wnkrti
Thy n itive iioti * in thrilling, gu-hiug time!
T’liy wic'illaml tu-st uflove is a:l f.irs.akni—
Thy matt* alone!
While striiegni-tlirinifs roll l>y, thy soil" in 1.-mliiii
Joy t.> the In* 11 |iyr, s ollii.qrs to the saij;
O’, r my full heart it flows with gentle lilendi. g.
An lla .. frlit.J.
And / vill sit g. tliottgh dear o**es, loved and loving.
Are left alar in my sweet nest of home.
Though from that nest, w-.tli backward yearning
moving.
Onward I roam
And with heart-music shall my fi elite aiding,
.Still swell the note of human joy aloud ;
Nor. with iintiitsti .* *oiil-M'id Heaven ii( raiding.
Sigh 'mid the crowd.
f'liza'ntli /■’. Klht —The literary career
of Mrs. Eliot has been brief, hut thus fur
very successful. It is only about three years
since she became known as a writer, and
already her fame is established as a poeliss
of much promise, and her elegant transla
tions front the Italian and French poets have
proved her an accomplished >t hoiur in those
beautiful languages.
Mrs. Ellet was horn at Soilus, a small
town on the shores of Lake Ontario. Her
father, the late Doctor Lunimis, was a man
of learning and good taste ; lint he lived ala
distance from all learned society—and the
advantages of a common school education
were, in that retired place, very limited.
However, genius does not depend on tin*
schools: Elizabeth was early distinguished
for vivacity of inti Meet and poetical talents;
and then she had the good fortune to attract
the attention and st***ure the affections of a
congenial mind. This was Doctor William
11. Ellet, tlieu Professor of Chenii-try, in
Columbia College, N. Y. lie married her
when she was very young, only about sev
enteen, and under his tuition she immediately
commenced the study of the modern lan
guages. lie was himself a sound scholar,
and possessed in.iclt poetical ta-te; and the
proficiency of Mrs. Ellet not only proves Iter
own superior powers of intellect, but also the
superior talents and learning of Iter tutor , as
weli as lite devotion he must have paid to
her improvement.
In 1833, site began to venture Iter pro
ductions before the public eye, Iter first
poems appearing in the American Ladies’
Magazine. These were very favorably te
vievved, ami she Iras gone increasing Iter
literary acquaintance, till .-be i* e..w a regu
lar contributor to several periodicals. The
articles mi “Italian and French Literature”
and in the “Italian anti French Poets, and
Poetry,” which have, at different times, ap
peared in the “American Qnartt rlvand
in “The Souihern Literary Journal” are
from her pen.
In 1834, appeared It* r translation of
“Eitplieniio ot Messina,” one of the mo't
admired productions ol Silvio P. Ilico. Since
then she has written two original tragedies,
out* of which, (Teresa Contariui) is printed
|in her volume lit Poems, published a few
months since, ai Philadelphia. This tragedy
• Th<* fl >wer of L ive.
I ♦ “ Ttio Southern Rose"
heirs the same impress of pure thoughts,
ex tressed in chaste and lieaiitiful language,
! wlicit marks alt her poetry. There is not
illicit originality of invention displayed in
i hei productions; but her versification is very
correct, and the images and illustration* such
as show a heart-warm love for the charms of
nature, an I a fancy that has revelled in the
beauties of the classic world.
lh*r critical taste is refined by a thorough
acquaintance with the choice writings of die
Italian and French scholars; and she has
lately added tint study of the German lan
guage and literature to her many acquisitions.
Nor are her accomplishments confined to the
merely lite rary ; in nmsic and drawing she
also excel* ; and in the graces that adorn so
ciety, and make the charm of social and
domestic intercourse, she is described as
being eminently gifted. She now resides at
Columbia, S. C.—her husband, Dr. E'let,
being chosen to a Piofessnrship in the Col
lege at that place. Her fervid and active
ntiutl will doubtless find much gratification in
the new and rich scenery of the South—her
genius, like the “orange blossom,” seems to
require a sunny climate, in whit It to expand;
and from one who has so sedtiouslv explored
the beauties ofltalian literature, and at tin*
early age of twentv-tvvo established such a
reputation lor crilical learning and poetical
taste, we expect, for the future, much that
will adorn our literature and elevate our
sex.
WORt.Dt.Y C V RES.
Tiie wave* that on the s|en kliug sand
Tli-ir foaitiieg ure-ts u,.heave.
Lightly receding from the laud.
See.ii not a trace to leave :
Those billow.- io their eeasiess j hy.
Have worn the solid tuck.* away.
The slimmer winds, w hich wandering sigh
Xttild the (treat howei.
So gently, as they murmur by,
>earee lift the drooping flower;
Vet hear. they, in niitnmtial gloom.
Spring’* wither, and bean n s to die tomb.
Tims worldly cares, though lightly borne,
Taeir impress leave le-hii and;
Aral spirits, which tlieir bonds would spurn,
The blighting Hares find;
Till tillered thoughts and m arts grow cold,
'l'lte change of j assing years unliild.
Sarah fosiphn //dt —lt i- no verv easy
matter to introduce one’s own “Sketch,” or
decide on the relative merit ol one's own
performances. That I have written some
tilings not unworthy a place in this collec
tion, l certain y helit ve ; nor could I see
that there would be more presumption in
thus including them among the poem* of mv
sister outiioresses, than in publishing mine ia
<• separate volume. Bu whether to preface
them or not, was the question. I flattered
myself that those who were interested in mv
writings, might regret the omission of auv
notice ol the writ r: to «pt* ik ol mvselt in
the third p rson savored too inncli of affec
tation: s ill t'tere is great discrcion required
•it using the great I.—Filially, I de ided to
confine my remarks chiefly to the influences
winch have made me vvhat 1 am; —is thus,
it appeared to me, history might be ofsmti.-
benefit or consolation to those who are sui
lering sim l.tr sorrows, or strung.in** «itli
similar difficulties ; and such ol mv readers
as are happily exempt front tin se, titav find,
in their “halcyon lot” the reason that their
talents have never been directed to literary
pursuit*. Few females are educa ed lor au
thorship; and as the obstacle* which oppose
the entrance of woman on the fields of iuer
atttre are many and great, it rt quires, usualiv,
a powerful pressure of outward cir< mnsiaii
ces to develope and mature her genius.— It
may be truly said of lit r, that
- hurt!
lit til" il-cp -ib'iira nl'loug milf.*rnig heart*,
Net Hoinlst joy. ’
My family name was Buell, and mv birth
place Newport, now a pretty village nestled
among the “green hills” of Nevv-II nnpshire.
My p; in tits were originally from Say brook,
Uounec ient, whicit tiiey left soon alter the
• lose of the revolutionary war; carrying
with them to the then wilderness of the North,
that I ova* of learning and those strict taT
giotts ohs rvances which distinguished the
inhabitants of the “Charter State.” But
good schools could not at once bt* established
in tin* new settlements; anti I owe my earlv
predilection fur literary pursuits to the leach
ing and example of my mother. She had
enjoyed uncommon advantage of education
lona female of Iter time*—posses-ed a mind
clear as rock-water, and tt most happy talent
of commnnicai ing knowledge. Site had read
many of the old black-letter chronicles and
romances of the days of chivalry ; and innu
merable were the ballad*, songs and stories
with which she amused and instructed her
children—for she always contrived to teach
us some serious truth . which she charmed us
by these legends. We did nut need the
“Infant School” to make us love I anting.
The books to w!iicl l I It id a css were
few, very few, in comparison with those
given to children now-a-days; hut they w re
such its required to be studied, ami Id and
study them. Next to the Bilde and Pilgrim’s
Progress, my earliest reading was, Milton,
Johnson, Pope, Covvper, and a part ol
Sitakspeart—l did not obtain all his works,
till some years after. I lie first regular novi I
I read, was “The Mysteries of Uholplu ,”
when 1 was about seven years of ag . I
nntnc it on account of the influence ii e xer
cised over mv mind. I had r -tnarke , that
of all the books I saw, few were written by
Americans, and none by rrutnen. But here
was a work, the most fascinating I bad ever
read,always* xcepting ‘ Pilgrim’*Progress,”
written by a trrman. How happy it made
nil !—Tin* wish to promote the r< piraiiunof
my own sex and my own country .were among
the earliest mental emotions I can recollect
—and bad I then been told that it would be
mv good fortune to gather even tlii* bumble
Wreath of poetical flowers from the produc
tions of female writers, I should have
thought it the height of falicitv. And bow
often I breathed the aspiration of Burns,
when reading the praises of European au
thors—
“TI» U I, f.»r »»»y <l(’arr<M«titry*rt frtke.
Some lati or litiok mijiit ttl.tkf,
Ul wiitr a mm £ jit t« ah!.**
These feeligs had a salutary inflttnce in
directing my thoughts to a ■.•■ finite object;
—and if, in vvhat l have written, common
sense anti practical nsefolne*s have p.etloui
inated over romance and semimeir, I ant
persuaded that 1 owe this result to my early
mood of mind.
From my brother* l acquired some know
ledge of the Latin language, and of Philos
ophy. In chilhood our studies had b> en
pursued together, and he seemed verv un
willing that 1 should he deprived of all his
collegiate advantages.
I had written some poems, a few of which
wore published, |.r vions to marriage; and
during my huslmnd’s lifetime, he oteasiot.-
ally sent an article of mine to the Journal*,
though my chief aim in literature was to
prepare something tor the amusement of our
own firesidt . Till my I uslmnd’s death
whicit occurred Septi mbor, 1 I ad
never serioit'lv rontt inplati and becoming an
outlioress. I dare not speak ol mv liiislian I
a* I think he deserved ; it would he accoun
ted vanitv or vn a hues*; Imt a few words
respecting oih* whose character so influen
ced mine, will. I trust, be pardoned.
The pious Mrs. Graham, named, a* a
ntong her best earthly blessings, that In r
husband was a man of “si use and sens liili
tv ;” —such a man was David Hale. Os a
calm deliberative, yet lender disposition be
united, with a cool and sound judgment, a
persevering spirit in all bis pursuits, quick
discrimination and refined taste, with that
benevolence which ‘hopcihall things,” ami
is therefore always kind ; his was that con -
liination of intellectual and moral powers,
which make the perfectly balanced mind.—
He was a number of years my senior in a*.e,
lint Car more my superior in knowledge.—
Ills proles ion, the L..w, it* had pursued
with zeal an Ism ees-, but general literature
occupied much of lis leisure, and in the
English classes and language In* was a
thorough scholar.— Under lis ins riii tinn
ami example, my prose style of writing,
which the critics generally allow to be “pure
idinmat c F.ngl.sb,” was formed; I acknowl
edge ilia) my early predilection was for the
putt.pous words and sounding pt rinds of
Johnson ; and I bad greatly admired diesuh
litne flights and glitering fancies of Uou .-
seller Philips, the Irish Orator, tin n in the
meridian ol bis fame but mv husband con
vi ced me, by analyzing It s sentences, that
iltcse war , as lie hal called them, “-übliine
nonsense.” To me, tin* |>* rind ol our union
was one of unbroken happiness; lor 1 do
not tin n k that ill limit, net and make one
Wietched who has mental resource*, a Inti pv
borne, and faith i.t heaven We cummi n ed,
ilium diately alter our marriage, it sy s’t nt ol
study, which vvt* pursued together, welt lew
interruptions, and these tiuavoidalta , during
his life. The hours we a Hotted were
hum eight o’clock ia the evening till ten. —
I t this luiiim -r we studied Erenclt. Botanyy
then almost anew science in the country,
but for w hicit my husband bad an uncommon
itst. : and obtained some know ledge of Min
er tlogy, tSc. . besides pursuing a long and in
structive course of reading.
In all our nt *tital p ir-mis, it seem'd the
aim of Mr. Hileto etiligliteti m* reason,
strengthen my judgment, and give me con
fidence in my own powers of mind, which
in* estimated much higher t hit it 1 did. 1
equalled him in imagination, Imt in no other j
faculty. Yet this approbation which l e be-j
stowed on my talents has bet nos great en
couragement to me in atteu pting the ditiies
which were to be my poitiou. In short,
had we known the future, the course pur
sued cott’d not have been more judicious.—
But suelt result si clued utterly improbable,
for iie enjoyed the must p fleet In* It It, while |
mine was very dolic tie. Still I was to lie j
i flit* survivor—ln-liioil mulili-iilv, ;is with a
I Mrokt—and with him sicined to expire
j every earthly hope. His lutsitiess was large,
j lor the coil tit rv, lint in l ha.l hardly reached
that ttjie when treti of his profession begin to
lav up property, —and he had spared no in
dulgence to his fatniiv. We had lived in
comfort, but 1 was left poor For myself,
the change .aided not one particle or my
grief-—hat for my children 1 was deeply
distressed. I had five, the eldest only seven
years of age: how were those to he sup
ported and educated 1 l cared not that they
should inherit wealth—l never coveted great
riches—but to tie deprived the advantages
of education was to make them “poor in
deed.” At length, a ter revolving the sub
ject deeply in my mind, 1 and termined to ai
teinpt to provide for their education myself,
in some measure as their father would have
•lone. I resolvi dto and. vote my whole ear li
ly care to that one object, ad, relying on
Providence, to go onward, whatever obsta
cles might impede.
The very few employments, in which fe
males can engage with any hope of profit,
and my constitution and pursuits, made lit
erature appear my best resource I prepared
a small volume of l*o.ms, mostly written
before my husband’s decease ; these were
published, by the aid ot the Free M tsotis,
of which order be was a distinguished m tu
ber. Mv ilex' work was “.Northwood,” a
novel in two volumes chiefly descriptive of
New-England character and manners. In
1828 I was invited to come to Boston, and
take charge of “ The American Ladies
M tga/.iite,” there to be es'ahlis! ed, 1 had
many tears ot its success; no publication ol the
kind Imd been long sustained ; hut tie ad
venture premised advantages in educating
my children—and 1 accepted. 1 have con
t titled the perio iica! n iw almost nine years,
w ith what Micros-, tile ptb it - must judge.—
The task has been an arduous one, and hv
its demand fora great variety of iii.elleetual
topics lias prevent* <1 me from attempting any
connected plan ol much in portaiici. IMv
works published since I came to Boston
are “ Sketches of American Char-clers,”
“Flora’s Interpreter,” “Traits of American
L so” and seve al hooks forchddnn, I
have found many kind friends, and, relying
on their suppoit, I have prepared this
work. And ilioujjlt a<y own share in it may
not cltallengeapplatise, yet I trust the critics
will allow that
.. . .
“N* xi la g* nei* is lit" j liner
Oflceling wlu re true ge .cm lies.”
•i nr. i ight of Home.
'fv sou. t'm ii tiie mi dis fiir i
\u«r liyaniutluT) to mam,
And tli *u 11111**1 it"intuit never, when time.
Forget tiie liar lit ■ f fount'.
Though Plenmire may smile with ray a mote h ri'ti
It dazzle* to led astray ;
Like the iiisleoi’k fl islt ’tvvi.l danpen the ni-lit.
When ill it trcaile-l the lonely way.
Bi't til* hearth nflmioe hit S constant fl ure.
And pure a- vr* a' fire ;
1 .vili hurii, *t vi 1 tin* i t ..-aver i!ii* st:n*,
For nature feeds I lit pyre.
The Sen of Ambition is tempi-.t tost
A. and thy impi * may vanish like |i am ;
Rut when -ail* ar** shiver’ll, and rudd r lu~t,
f in. n link to I lie light us home
A id there, like a -tar ilno igb the mid ight cloud
1 hull shall see the beae«m b. i_ht;
For never, lid sflllli ig oil thy »!ir**Ud.
Can he q leoch’.J it* j.oy | -|,t.
The sun . f Fattii!. 'twill gild ||,y l a.iie.
lilt' In* hurt ne'er tee I, its ray *
And Fl* i it's Sunil - t ..it ncii i ne* claim,
An* like beams of a wintry day.
A: and l.ovv cold aml dim those he nits would hr,
tvlmiiul Ides poor wanderer eotne !
Bn' my sou wneii the vvorhl is dark to thee
'l'hcii iiiro to the light •* Imuie.
Anna l‘eyre Dinahs. —Mr . Dinnics hit! -
erto kn w ias a pot'ti r.s under tlii* i.amt* «f
“Aloitta,” was horn in G< orgoiown, S. Car
olina. Her farther, Judge Sl-at klcford, an
eminent lawyer in that slate, removed to
Charleston, when Anna was a child. 8! e
was t.-ere educated at the Female Samiuarv
ol theiMiS* R mis ay’, daughter* of the cel
ebrated Doctor David Ramsay. Miss Shack
leford gave early promise id genius, and ol a
po. tical taleiii, vvtncii she inherited front her
fathei. He was a disiinguisl tds< I olttr, ai.d
Ins nil'll nccii in forming the iiterarv taste of
l.is daughter was very happily and effect
ually t xeried.
Ii Aiay 1830, .Miss Sit tcklefortl inarrit*d
John C. Dititiic's, a gentleman of New-York,
but then settled a: St. Louis, Missouri,
w. ere Mrs. Di .mi s lias ever since resided.
II r published poetry lias chiefly been writ
ti n si ce iter marriage, and br< allies the trr
tl *r, lrusting an.l <levou*d lei'hngof conjugal
love, in a n.aimer which is very flatli rini to
her husband. (It* utiist be w.irthyof estt i-m,
lo engross so deeply tin* imagination and
heart of o e f.iinil nr io domestic life.—The
circumstances attetituiitig tlieir union wi re
rum antic, and it would seem that, in (|,i s
< ase.ti.e rom.tn-e hats proved a hap y ;ealiv.
They became engaged in a literarv corres
pondence, which miuimicd more than font
years. The result was tlieir tntiriage,
though never met tiil out ire h lu.f.ue theii
nuptials, 'i lit* contract was in oh* long he-
I lure-entered iuto solely from tin* svmpailtv
and of min 1 and taste. Thai in tlieir c sti
tint tie of each other they have not been dis*
appointed, we in tv infer f.om the tone of
her son. s lor li tt.e cannot lie domestic con.
fid. nee, suelt as ti t*st* portray, tittles* lath
tire bajipy. We It Vo ventured to give tbs
pleasant picture ot Love and tin* Muse at
home, as a hint to our young men. and mai
dens, that to insure a happy m irriage, high* r
requisites than person ti beauty and hank
stock are necessary.— There m ist he intel
it ctti tl charms and in ar il wealth, to insure
that sentiment w hich will
•‘Live mi through each change, and love t lit * l ist’’
Tiie p-ie'ry of Mrs, Din lies is chiiricterize-J by vlg r
yof though , and delicate tenderness of feeling. T:e e
is something exceedingly fascinating in the display ~f
in ellectual power, when it ,-et ms entirely devoted o
the liappi essot o-hers. I is genius performing tlteof
fire of a guardian angel. There is a lervhlncgs in the
eqpressions ot this p e e«s, which goes to he hear- t
the reader a; once, and ex ults the s rain, no nut ter wh it
the theme may be. Ii :h>- regions of imagination s e
dues no' soar tar ».r often ; the wil i a id mj’s eri '.is re
not In r passion ; but tiie ii >1 fire of poesy hums pit e
and b'-glu in her own hear', an I she cherishes it m i
-and bless her own hearth. Tle ire t is that his
warmed into summer heautv a fr z-n “Chrvsan h. -
mum,” dia “peerless pc u eofa molest wife,”since 1
he cherished and eu-Mttnged ; for tills “ beamy-waking
power” it is which nm-t c»-°e itially ai Is religious truths
to refine a.id purify social and domestic Me.
TIIS WIFE.
“Shefl mg her white ar ns ar ti t I him—Thou art all
That this poor heart can cling to.”
I could have s'emmed tnisfor li ne's tide.
And borne the rich one’s sneer,
Have braved he haugh'v glance of pride,
Nor shed as ngle tear.
I could have smiled on every blow
From L ie’s full quiver thrown,
While I might gaze on thee, and know
I should not l e “alone.”
I could—l ihink I could have brooked.
E'en for a time, that thou
Upon my fading lace had looked
With less of love than now ;
For then I should at least have felt
Tiie sweet hope still nty ow n,
T i win thee back, and, whilst I dwelt,
O i earth, not been “alone "
But thus to see, from day to day.
Thy brightening eye and check,
And watch thy life-sands wasie away,
Unnumbere-', slowly, meek;
To nice' thy smiles of .enderness,
And catch the feeble tone
Os kindness, ever breathed to bless,
And feel. I'll be “.done ;” —
To mark thy s'reng'hcach hour decay.
And yet by hoj es grow stronger,
A , fiih-d with heaven-war! trus - , they say,
“ Earth may not claim thee longer;"
Nay. dearest, 'tis too much.—this heart
Must bread, when 'hou art gone ;
It must not he, w e may not pari ;
I could no' live “alone'”
It RUSS .TAKING AM) lUII.UM'RV.
MRS. HANLEITER Wishes t . inf *rrn the Lelies
ot Macon, and vicinity, hat she has come to tiie
de ennina'i" nos pursuing the dre-s maki.no business,
and slitters hcrscll -Ini',trorua lus experteucc.she will
give eo'i'e satisfictiou t all who may think projier to
engage her serve e«. She will e uteavor to obtain
pnt'rrns of he Intent S/iriug Fmhionn, and l>e better
prepared to suit those Lades who may pa'ronize her.
HCrHir residence is on Tliird-s'reef, in the house
lottnerly occup e ! by Mr B. Trapp.
{LTMrs. SAGE wdlattend tntheMiLMNMv business,
at tl.e same house; and will liUuch and I'rtii Bonne-*
at shor' notice.
Jsuuaxy I'd iSo