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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 is secured hv charter ; and, for continual abuse or misuse, any charier may be repealed.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