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/orbid, and charged accordingly.
Mr Any person fa-warding a Tt.v dollar bill, (post
paid,) shall receive four copies, for one year, to be sent
jo differeut persons, as directed.
to* Letters, on business, either to the Publisher or
Editor, must come post paid to insure attention.
HALL,
Mulberry street , Macon , Georgia.
Dr. WILLIAM J. IIOBBY, Jr.
Proprietor of the above establishment,
respectfully inf irmsthe citizens of aeon,
Mry and the public at large, that he ha* on
hand, and will be constantly receiving, a
rtCM general and comp'ete assortment of ani
cle* in the Apothecary business, which he
■can recoin mead as of the best qualitv —and which be
will dispose of on as moderate and accommodating terms
as any other house in the city.
Countiy Merchant*, Physician*, and citizens gener
ally, are invited to call and examine Irr S''«ck, befoje
purchasing elsewhere, which consist* (in parij.ot tho fol
owing articles, to wit :
Drugs, Medicines, 9k e.
Acetate Af -rpliinc, lodine Acetate Acid, Citric Acid,
(Prussic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Ammonia, do. Arnion
Bpta. Antirnoniala Pulv., Vi-ratu.e, Srtychnine, Kma
•tine, Rhubarbine, Crolen Tigulini, Secule Cormitunv'
(Oil Sinapinc, Oil Canthoridine, Hyrolvgneous Acidh
Hvdnotate Potsso, Pepcrine, Oil hiack Pepper, Irisp
Af ws, Vs isk, Chloride Soda, Chloride Lime, Citratad
K ili. Opium Denarcotised, Cyanuret Potassium, com.
•Tonic Extract, Carrageen prepared, comp. Ext Spice
lia, blue Moss, Prccip Extract Bark, Peruvian do.,Cal
!isay i do., Toxa do.. Red do.. Camomile Flowers, Sen
na, Uva Ursi, Hourhound, Sage, Africa Cayenne. Bav
herrv Bark pulver., Blood Root, Colchicum pulv., Gol
,den Seal, Slippery Elm powdered. Quassia, Gentian
powdered, Cort Arant powdered, I*ihelia and Seed,
{iemlock, Skunk Cabbage, Squills, Catnboge, Mezer
lupi. Hops, Alkannet Root, Cort CuscuriUa, Sassafras
jgJed, ladies’ Slipper, Golden Threa ', Saffr n. Cinna-
O hark. pulv Ginger, race Ginger. Curcuma, Af.ts-
Seed, Auniseed, Arrow Root, Amta Fertis, Hoff
pian's Anodyne. Borax, black Lead, Brimstone. blue
St >ne, Juniper berries, Cubehs, Oxtoe Bismuto, Bees
“Wax, Burgundy Pitch. Balsam Copiva, do. Tolu. do.
Peru, blacTt Drop, Ca'"harines, Cobalt, Colocynth,
(Court Plaater, Coculu* Indincus, Coroeive Sublimate,
fresh Castor Qi, d->. Sweet Oil, Charcoal pulv., Corks
Velvet, Calopjel, Antimony, Aloes, Rhetibarb, Jalap,
Digitalis, Go jinn, prepared Chalk, Acitate Lead, do.
(Cuori, do. Zjjic, Arsenate Potasses, Phesphate Soda,
Ether 'tilplitpictiw, do. Nitre, Nitrate Silver, do. Pdas*
it\e. Phosphide Iron, sulphate do., do Potash, do. Soda,
do. idegnpsm, borate Soda, Pho«phorus, manna Flake,
.Qintrndiii Hyde Potassa, Ointment Indyne, do. Vera
;rinei’dd- Itch, Oxyde erc.ury, ext. Jolap, do. Butter
nut, do. Hv.rgevamtis, do. Gentian, do. Belladonn, do.
■Taraxici, ao. Rhubarb. Nuxvomica, (Jo. Rhatania, do.
Cicuta, do. Olycvrrhiza, Gum Arabic.do.Camphor, do.
Soninonv. do. Mvrrh. d> Assaftetida, Guiac, pearl
Bariev. Honey, Otto Roses, Lucifer and other Match
es, Ua?ne«ia calc’d. do. Carb, Isinglass, Quick Silver,
Seiditz Powders', Saratoga do., Soda do., Tamarinds,
Sponge, Wsfers, Sarsaparilla, red Precipitate, white do
black do., Penrlash, Spanish Float Inolgn, Sp’tsTttr
-srnljn,e, Venice and ... salts Tnrt, Salmonia, Glue, Rosin
tijuhe pa,ste. Starch, Ac.
Mr D* Hobby is Agent for the following, among
Other celebrated and useful Medicine*. Innumerable
certificates can be shown ro prove the wonderful and
(Mtoiiiahing cures each separate article has produced :
prandrctlit Pills.
Lift Prtstrvttig Cordial —a certain cure for Diarrhoea,
Ui.seiitarv, and preventive of Indian Cholera.
filth's Indian Vegetable Elixir-A sure and safe cure
r Rheumatism, acute and chronic Gout, and all chro
me pains of bones, joints and muscles, arising from a
tyo free use of mcTeury, or other causes.
Aldridge's Halm of Columbia —This balm seldom
,f»ll s to produce IV'hiskers or Eve-brows in eight weeks,
though there were none oil the face before. It prevents
Baldness- the hair Irotn turning grey—makes it look
bright and glossy, and frees it from scurf.
(jSfityrjiqp’* frcA Ointment.
Dr ff ewe's Rheumatic, Nerve and Pone Linamenl. —lt
gives relief in the swelling of the glands of the throat,
.attdrelieves the numbness am! contractions of the limbs,
aud will take swellings down, and inflammations out
of the flesh, rlieun-atism, bruises and sprains: it gives
immediate relief; it strengthens weak lin bs, and ex
pends the cords when contracted. .A few drops on
sheep’s wool applied to the ear of deaf persons, will, by
cypstant application, cause them to hear in tw o months
Utfle-
Re r. Dr. Darlhomrw's Pink Expectorant .Syrup—An
agreeable cordial, and effective remedy for coughs
iyarsness, colds, nains in the breast, Influenza, hard
f(rc»thine, and difficult expectoration.
D r - Sfrstht's Anti-Conrumptinn Specific Syrup, (ap
proved of by the officers of the A/euicnl Society of the
cUy'aha county of New-York,) for the cure and pre
vention of Uh>V dreadful Internal diseases where the
and cjipist are supposed to be affected.
bx. iSpohn’s Remedy for the Headache —sick or ner
vous'. '
Hay’s fcinament, used with the greatest possible sue
cess (exterhpfiv,) in the following complaints: piies,
dropsy, swcHmgs of he extrcineties, acute and chronic
rlieuntai m. lumbago and sciatic, tender feet, corns,
w hi(e<w;pUt(igs t sore throat hv cancers or ulcers, croup,
whooping lightness of the chest, bruises and
spraitu., acuta-head, scorfula, foul ulcers of the legs or
other fu-'gous sores, fresh wounds chilblains, Ac.
Dr. Wey^pr's Celebrated H arm Tea and Salve. —The
action of the medicine is not only to expel worms, but,
by its Tonic power* to prevent a return of them, bv re-
the weak stale of the digestive organs, on which
heir production mainly depends.
Dr. Kline’s Tooth-ache Drcps —An important chemi
cal discovery, and the only never failing cure for the
toothache ever offered to the public ; also ihe cheapest,
as the contents of one bottle will stop the pain of fifty
teeth, if carefully used. It being a German invention
hr sheen pajrqnized bv the most eminent physicians
Europe.
Dr. land's Vermifuge. —This preparation is confi
dently recommended to the public, as an effectual med
cine for expelling worma from the syatem.
to" Dr. Hobby will continue to receive, and keep on
hand a full and perfect assortment of all articles in his
line of business—and hopes, by unremitting attention
to hiscnstoiiiers, to receive a share ol the public patron
age. He repeats, that those wishing to purchase wc ■ld
dojfeff to call and examine his stock
W Orders respectfully solicited
May 11 29
TO BENT.
M THREE Fire-proof STORES, fronting on 3d
street; Three Fire-proof STORES, fronting
on Cherry-street.
They are large and commodious, and well calculated
• for any kind of business, and will be fined up, as to
.shelving and counters, to suit tenants. Those fronting
.on Third-street (tlirpcly opposite Messrs. Ren A Cot
ton’s, and J Cqwles, Esqr.’s ranges) are now ready for
occupancy, and possession immediately given. Those
on Cherry-street will be readv by the Ist of October
next. Rent will he reasonable, and commence from
,Ist of October. Apply to
DAVID RALSTON.
N.B Several very airy ROOMS on the second floor
Oi the altovc buildings, suitable for Lawyers Offices,
>dl also be rented. D. R.
July 7 37tf
UNITED STATES BANK NOTES. Inige bills
for sale bv J. T. ROWLAND
Also, CHECKS on NEW YORK.
March 16 __ 21tf
Choice Madeira Wine.
KA BOXES White, imported into Savannah in 1831
and 1832, for sale by REA A COTTON
April 20 26
Sweedes Irop.
OQ TONS Iron, assorted, from ]} to 8 inch, for sale
wO hv REA A COTTON.
April 90
BY P. C. PENDLETON.
VOL. IJ :
ROAD,
Macon, March 21, 1839. |
THE following will he the hours for departing and
arriving of the Cars, after the first of April:
Leave Macon 5 A. M., and arrive at Forsyth 6| A. M
“ Forsyth 7J A. M- “ Macon 9J A. M
“ Macon *i PM. “ Forsyth 4f P. M
“ Forsyth 41 P. M. “ Macon <U P. M j
Freight Cars wiH be attached from Forsyth at 7J A.!
M., and from Macon at P. M.
N. EELLS, Agent of Transportation.
March 23 82_
Hat and Shoe
STORE!
11HE subscribers respectfully inform the citixens of
. Macon, and the public generally, that they have
taken the stdr* tjn Miilherry -street, opp isite the /fard- j
ware atore of Mr. E. B. WsErr, and adjoi ung the Wash.
t ngton Hall, and have on hand and are constantly nia-1
king additions to the same from New-York, Philadel
phia, Boston at and Baltimore, an extensive and general
assi rtment of
Hats, Caps, Roots and Shoes,
of the most fashionable style Among which are—
La ies’ French Kid Slippers
“ Morocco do
“ Walirng Shoes
“ Village Tie*
“ Outer and Momcco Boots
“ Prunella Boots, 'hick and thin sole
** Pronel Slips and IV liking Shoes
Miss- s’ Sea! and Goat skin B >ots
“ IFalking Sh oe* and Slips
“ and lad es’ Calf and Seal-skin Boots.
A large assortment of Children’s Shoes of all colors.
Gentlemen’s fine Calf, Kip and IF.uer-proof Boot*,
Youths-’ and children’* calf and kip hoots,
Gentlemen’s fine calf Shoe* and Bootees
Bovs’ fine calf and kip bootees.
Gentlemen's fine Dancing Pumps
“ fine high vamn Bumps,
A general assortment of calf and kip Brogans, ]
A LSO—-
4 esses Gentlemen’s fine Beaver HA TS, latest ) \
New-York style, { J
4 cases Gentlemen’s broad brim Hats
4 do “ black Russia f/ats, broad brim
4 do “ white do do do
3 do Youths’ black Silk do
2 do chtldjetv’s do do
12 do common Fur do white and black
December 1 6tf
6 do Silk, and 6 cases Mole-skin /fats.
Gentlemen’s fine sea Otter CAPS,
“ fine Fur and Nutre do
“ fine Cloth do
Youths’ Fur and Cloth do
Children’s Cloth do
A large assortment of men and boy*' //air seal Caps.!
A • so, a general assortment of fine Silk and Cotton !
U MBII E LLA S,
A large supply ol Shoe Brushes and Blacking.
All of the above articles have been manufactured ex- '
pressly for this market, and will he sold cheap for
cash. Purchasers willfind it to their advantage to give
us a call HEIDT, ALDRICH A CO.
December 8 7
Notice.
THE Co-Partnership hitherto existing between A.D.
A I. F. Brown, is this day dissolved, by mutual
consent. All claims in favor, or against, (lie said firm, :
will he adjusted by A. D- Brown, who will continue ,
the business a* heretofore. A D. BROWN,
I. F. BRCWN.
April 17, 1839. may 11 29b
DISSOLUTION.
THE Co-Partnership existing between the subscri
bers, under the firm of Ward A Williams, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
H. R WARD,
J. WILLIAMS, j
April 1, 1889. may 11 29u
Ocmulgee Bank of the Stnte of Geortria, 1
MACON, 13 th May, 1839. < i
DIVIDEND No 2.
THE Board of Directors have this day deslared a
Dividend of Four per cent, for th* 1a?1 months.
The same will he paid to Stockholders dr their astcgßs,
no and after Tuesday next.
J. A. WHITE, Assistant Cashier, j
nlay 18 30p
Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia.
Savannah, April 8,1839.
INSTALLMENT
TVTOTICE is hereby given that an instalment of Ten
iv Dollars per share on the Stock of this Company
is required to he paid nt the Banking House in this Ci
ty, on or before the 14th day of June next. Stockhol
ders at, and in the neighborhood of Macon, can make
pavment at the branch.
By order of the Board of Director*.
R. R. CUYLER, Casher.
April 20 26c
DOCTOR WOOD
HAVING removed hi* office from Cherry-*treet to
Commerce-Row, over Messts Ren A Cotton’s,
near the Central H ud, respectfully offers his profe*
siona l services to the citizens of Macon, and vicinity.—
Dr. W. ha* letters testimonial from, and is permitted to
refer to Professors Jackson, Warren, Bigelow, Hay
ward, and Ware, of Fhiston, where he practiced nine
years. At night. Dr. W. will be found at his residence
in Cberrv-street.
niav 11 29b
LAW NOTICE.
f|BHE undersigned will hereafter practice Law under
I the firm and style of McDONALD, POWERS
and will regularly attend the Courts
iicrttblore attended by McDonald APo ver* Office
over the Ocmulgce Bank.
c. j McDonald.
a. P. POWERS,
Feh 2 15-ts L. FRANKLIN.
Auction and Commission Business.
114 H E undersigned has commenced a regular busi
■ ness in the above line, and solicits the patronage
of the public. Refer to
Messrs. Rea A Cotton, Macon.
“ Scott A Morrell, New York.
“ Wm. Patterson A Cos., Savannah.
Mr. Charles Hart ridge,
Roller' Collins, Charleston.
Messrs. Farrar A Hayes, “
Mr. G. McLaughlin, Augusta.
A. r. McLaughlin.
N. B- Sales may be expected on WEDNESDAY
in each week, until luriher notice.
Feh 16 17tf
ADMINISTRATRIXES SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Ji.ne next,
before the Court House door, in the City of Ma
con, the undivided half of City Lot No. 7, Square 68,
corner of Walnut and Sprihg s'wet-, containing j acre,
belonging to the estate of Wilßa T. Sage, deceased ;
and sold under an order of the Honorable tlie Inferior
Court of Bibb cotintv', when setting for ordinary pur
poses. Terms on the HaV.
MARY SAGE, Administratrix.
March 30 23n
JUST RECEIVED,
4 LARGE assortment of NEWMAN’S COLORS
. » in Cakes, Pencils, Drawing Paper, Fine Albums,
Porcelain Slates. Visiting Cards, Superior Penknives.
Portfolios, Ac., for sale by C. A. ELLS.
April 6 *4
SB VOTED TO UTSZtATUBB, XWTBXWAX. IBPMTIBWT, AOBIOOXaTOXB,
rOKSXO* Alfß DOBUSTIO WJBWB, AMOSBHBSrr, Me. Me.
Terms : three dollars, in advance —four dollars, after three months.
MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 1,1839.
Ice! lee! ml First Csst!!
THE subscriber, anxious to accommodate the pub
lic with this luxury, is willing to sell the same at
the original cost which he paid on the delivery at Ma
con, and will sell it hereafter at the reduced price of
SIX CENTS per pound, to be delivered at all hours
at the Bar of me Central Hotel.
W ‘ JOHN WILLIAMS.
May 11 29c
to* The Telegraph and Measeng*f wjjl pufciisl} tjlP
above 8 times : each of the MiHedgeville papers are tf
quested to give it two insertions. J. W.
“ICE! ICE!!
•It Six Carts JPtr Pound.
RECEIVED and for sale a large supply of ICE.
which can be had at any time from sun-rise till
nine at night, by applying at' the {tone. A large Re
frigerator will be kept filled in the at. re, and delivered
in any quantities without a momenta detention. "Price
six sent* per pound
HARVEY SHOTWELL, Druggist.
Opposite Central Hotel.
N. B.—When wranted to go in the country, it will be
carefully packed with a material prepared for the pur
pose, that will preserve it from melting entirely.
May 18 30
SODA WATER.
H SHOTWELL has the pleasure of informingthe
. Ladies and Gentlemen, that his Soda Foun’ain
is now up, and that the Sod* Water will be constantly
prepared in 'he moat approved manner, with the Heat
Spring TVnter, and supplied with the most choice ind
healthy Syrups, and constat)) a)tet)ijpnc* from early in
the morning till 10 in the evening.
April 20
PORTRAIT PAINTING.
ri'HE Subscriber having permanently located hxn
" self in this City, solicit* the patronage 'if it* citi
zens. Room (where specimen* mey be seen) over W.
B. Parker’s oj);*.>|im the Central glutei, will be
open to visiters from 10 A. M. to 4 B M.
COMPARET, Artist
Macon, April 20, 1839 2*_
MONTPELIER SPRINGS.
VERY preparation it gning forward to make his
A one of the most desirable and fashionable wear
ing places in Georgia On or before the 10 hos Jane
the nouae will lie ready for the reception of visiters—
The proprietor flatters himself that from long observa
t on in the best eating houaea in the North, to give an
tire satisfaction.
This Medicinal Spring is located 16 miles west of
Macon and 6 miles from the Rail Road to Forsyth, and
is celebrated for ffie /flud'of a great variety of complaints,
which it wod)d be' unnecessary here to eriunjafiig.
The Ba'hs, which in ancient times were so much
admired, are in fine order. Visiters from below and
about Macon, will find it rat* pleesant to go by Rail
Road and Carriage, which will run daily to from
the Spring* T. B. GORMAN.
May 25. 1839 31tf
Snaar, Mo'asses. Coffee, Ac.
1 fifi HHDS. St. Croix and Porto Rico Sugars,
1 ‘ ll£ hhds. Cuba Mohtssy*,
275 had* tlreen Cuba Cttflee,
40,000 Spanish Segars, best quality,
600 boxes Tobacco,
6 boxes Havana Sugar, for sale by
REA A. COTTON.
April 90 26
NEW MEDICINE—WORTHY OF NOTICK
Dr. Phelps’ Uomponnd Tomato Pills— En
tirety Vegetable i
ANEW and invaluable Medicine, for all diseases
arising from impurities of the blood, morbid secre
tions of the (river and Stomach—Also, a Scssrrn-r*
to* CaLoMflTbs a Gwfetf)',? in Fevers, and all Bilious
disease*. They havehde'n abundantly and auccrtsfully
tried, and have received universal approbation for Scro
fula, Dyspepsia, Bilious disease*. Jnundioe, Gravel,
Rheumatism, Colds, Influenza, Catarrh, Nervous dis
eases, Acid Stomachs, Glandular Swellings of all kinds,
Costiveness, Colic, Headache, Ac. Sold by
J H. A W.B. ELLIS, Cotton-Avenue.
NrrrsTnVrJ 2
IIOUSU, SIGNAND ORNAMENTAL
PAINTING. GILDING. Me.
f I’’HR subscriber, grateful for past favors in the above
A line, begs leave most tgsp#cyuliy to his
most sincere thanks to the citizens o( Macon snd Vine
villc, ami theii vicinity, and takes this opportunity io
inform them and the public generality that he ha* os
soc'a’eii with him, in co-partnership, CHARLES L.
SMITH, (late of Wall street. New York, a gentleman,
and second to none in his tine of Fainting in the Uni
ted S'ates.) for the purpose of conducting the Fainting
business in all its various depar'ment*.
THOMAS B. CLARKE,
The business, in future, will he conducted under the
firm and style of CLARKE? A SMITH- No. 1
Mulberrv street, next door but on# below William B.
Parker A Cos., and directly opposite the Central Hotel.
Feb 2 J5 -fy
MISCELLANY."
From the Southern Literary Messenger.
THE POET’S DESTINY.
BY A YOUNG LADY, A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA.
[CONCLUDED.]
CIUPTtB UJ.
That moment's passing blessedness,
Repaired a life of teays;
Aud broke the chain of silent grief,
Which bound her brightest years !
It was morning ill tlie city, and the hum of
human voices flouted in the air. But the
sounds broke gently through the rid. curtains
which adorned a small vet splendidly o’rna
mented boudoir, in one of the -noblest man
siona of tlie capital. Rare paintings and Italian
statues graced the room, and on a low, luxu
riou- couch, rested one, fairer even than the
fain st vision of tlie artist’s dreams.
The mood of tlie lady was an uncommon
one ; for tears were in her eyes, which had
long been strangers to tie Coumess of Lysle!
Oil the tahie beside her lay an open letter, ami
in tier hand slie held a miniature, on whifch
slie gazed with more than admiration. Its
features were those'of a young and handsome
■nail, an<? the original must have been deeply
beloved indeed, when the resemblance Alice
deemed so precious. Again and again slie
pressed tlie effigy to her lips; und then testing
tier liead on her arm, while the long ringlets
swept unheeded over it, she wept wildly and
bitterly. Tlie letter caused her grief; and it
was this:
“I do not upbraid you, Alice; the time is
past when confidence in your tenderness gave
me a right to repronth you for a coldness 1
believed assumed. * 'Your conduct I have long
thought strange, but now I have proved it
heariless. You sa;d yon kived me, and I
trusted in the confession—l view that aUo as
a sheer act of coquetry. That j hsve fait for
yqu something even more than love, it is need,
less to inform you. But your own haughty
indifference has now converted into unaltera.
hie pity, for your weakness and instability, all
tlie devotion 1 once laid so lavishly at your
feet. You have forfeited the respect, without
which love is valueless; and it would be by
pocracy m me to pretend still to worship an
tdcjl, wliQsp divinity I deemed forever lost.
You sre mistaken.s»div mistaken. Lady Alice!
i£ by tlie course you are pursuing, you expect
to retain tlie admiration of honorable men ;
beauty and wealth may command the flattery
of the ciowd, but they a one can never secure
the sincere love of a proud and lofty spirit.
That gift will never he offered on tlie altar of
one who is ag dgstitutp qf regard for the feplings
of others, as she has proved herself I rearherous
to iter own ! If you would win the affections
of a noble heart, you must exercise more of
that consideration and sympathy, which alone
can obtain it. 1 wish you all happiness, Lady
Alice ! though our destinies are severed. If,
in after years, I shall hear ofyou, changed and
chastened, as I trust you may be, I shall still
rejoice in the memory of our early friendship.
Farewell, forever!”
“ He is gfrne !” murmured Alice, wildly ;
“ the only one I ever loved, has 'eft me forever
Wiiat now to me is wealth, it cannot restore
his constancy ? V/hat care I for rank without
his love—and what is beauty to me wlien be
prizes it not T Ail—all, are worthless, and 1
am desolate. The |>aiigs I have inflicted on
ptliers, are visitpd on myself; and the despair
i have lieaped on so rrtany, is now crushing
ineto the dust. M v advantages are as nothing
now; I would give them all, to bring buck the
pure and holy spirit of the lore I have lost.
Oh! he has torn from my heart its last, best
hope, an i blighted the promise once implatcd
there! Fortune, friends and life are dear ;
but tliey are nothing—less than nothing, when
deprived of the only object of a soul.devoted
feeling! Oh! that we could 10-e our being
with our blis9 ! But it may nqt be : the load
of life will still oppress us ; and unless memory
nn.d reason should be lost in insensibility, we
must bear qurifnije with woes unutterable!”
Thus in the agony of a proud heart's first
sorrow, Alice gave way to the wildness of her
grief.
With an inconsistency not unusual in selfish
characters, Alice loved at last with a depth
and intensity of feeling, known, only, perhaps
to a haughty, scornful spirit. But habit with
her had become a second nature, and she
carelessly trifled with the heart slig had non.
Self was still tlije centre of her impulses, and
the love gained by beauty, was lost by vanity.
“ Do you intend culling on the Countess of
Lysle?” asked Ernest, as Walter and himself
were seated in their apartment at the hotel at
London.
w “ i dfc nqi,” answered Walter, sadly. “The
Countess has, doubtless, long since forgnten
that I ever crossed her pathway. Shall you
visit her, Ernest ?’*
“ No,” said Gordon. “It lias been many
months since we met—and | can nqt hope to
1* remembered, when the poet who phaised
her is forgotten.”
Walter did not reply, and his sudden nb
strnctjoo prevented his perceiving tlie scornful
smile on Ernest's lip. Could Alice have read
the hearts of her lovers, slie would indeed
have mourned tlie pride which had produced
bitterness and scorn in the one, aud sorrow
and despair in the other.
Night approached, and Gordon stood with
folded arms, listlessly gazing from the window
on the street below, when q sgryattf suj,ered
and presented a note. It contained these
words written in pencil:
“ 1 have this instant heard that you are in
town and intend leaving to morrow ; will you
quit London without seeing one of your oldest
friend- ?”
No natne was signed, for tlie writer had
trusted to the memory of tlie addressed, and
he knew but too well tlie fair characters of
Alice’s hand.
“ Tiie time is past for a lure like this to
snare me.” muttered Gordon. “ I will not
givp her the triumph slie expects.”
And after a moment's pause, as the softer
feelings of other years caine back to him, he
adder!, “ Perhaps it were wiser that ! should
not look upon that face ngaiu !”
Approaching the table, Ernest wrote a few
words, and enelos ug his card, directed it to
tlie Countess of Lysle ; he then tore her note
into pieces. Walter started in surprise from
his revere, as Ernest raised the window and
scattered the fragments in the air, and then,
with a flushed brow, resumed his idle employ
ment. Had Walter jvhfiwri whose hand traced
that pajier, he would indeed have mnrveflerl'at
his friend. Such a summons would have been
enshrined in the innermost recesses of tlie
'poet's lieart.
It was with recovered calmness, and in a
spirit widely different fiotn the morning’s agi
tation, that Alee approached her mirror, after
having writtcu to Esnest.
“He will surely come,’.’ she; “for 1
am not one to be refused ?”
And a smile of triumph, ns she gazed on
her image, passed over her almost faultless
face. Her *ecent grief had su’ sided, as she
looked with confidence to the renewed adora
tion of her recalled admirer.
Tlie hours passed, and still ho came not ;
and Alice began to fear her invitation had not
been teceivod, when an answer ut length
arrived, * '
j “ ! regret that nn engagement this evening
with my Mr. .Vere, and my early de
parture to-morrow morning, will deprive me
| C. R. hanileter, printer.
of thf honor of waiting upon the Countess of'
Lysl,."
In a paroxysm of wounded pride and dis
appointed vanity, threw thp note from
her exclaiming:
“He has forsaken me also; and has scorn,
ed thp kindness of her who<e slightest courtesy
one® was not unwelcome. Walter, too, is
here again, and has past me by, like ali the
rest— be too has fqrgqtten me! ’
Tso night wm for advanced before Alice
sought repose. Her dreams were strange
and fearful, and the pale, passionate face of the
rejected poet stole upon her slumbers, like a
spirit from the mournful past.
4 4 4 4 4 4
Tlie following day found Ernest and bia
friend again at Walter’s dwelling. Lucy look
ed more wasted than when they parted; a few
days had evid -ntly increased her d'sease—-but
slie was very beautiful, and a smile, long a
stranger, played around her joyous lips.
as ijsugl, ft as alone in hi» apart
ment—and her ipothc", af er cautioning Lucy
not to sit too long at the ofien window, left
the lovers together.
“ Waler will go with us to Italy,” said Er
nest, after arranging many plans for the fu>
tore. “ His health is suffering from tlie life
he leads here—and the holy associations con
nectrd with tlml (and i*f sung Will recall his
early enthusiasm.”
“His anxiety on my account oppresses him,”
said Lucy ; “ but I am fast recovering, and I
am too happy tq think of danger.”
She srolfed as she spoke; but Ernest gazed
upon her, and all other objects were lost in tlie
sacred contemplation. The moonlight shone
jfilM on licr trnn>pirent face, and gave it that
clear, unnatural fairness, which contrasted
strongly with tlie burniiw' circle on her cheeks.
Ernest drew her near*./ to him as if he
would not now, for an instant, be separated
from one who was so soon to be taken from
j him forever. Luc, seemed to divine his mo.
tive, and she continued calmly—
“( have never thought death so terrible—it is
nqt mqjre sq than any other final parting with
thqs/i tytp love. In troth, there was a iiu# when
I looked upon it ns a hope, and pined for it as
a releif—but that was long ago, before you re
turned here, Ernest.”
Ernest fixed his eyes on her in unufernble
fondness, as the secret of her ear)y and unre.
paid love was unconsciously betrayed in the
last sentence—but he did not reply, and Lucy
continued.
“ Ii is a fearful thing to believe, that when
we leave tlie earth, we shall leave also the
memories of those whose love we held so
precious, and that we shnll be forgotten by the
friends we deemed so constant, f had ibtil
thought on eg, and it maoe me very sad ; but
latterly, since I have been with you, it has
entirely passed away. You will remember
me—will you not, Ernest 1”
“Do not speak thus, dearest,” said Gordon ;
“ why talk of death, my beloved, when life
promises so much of happiness ?”
“ Because, at this moment, when lam so
happy, I fancy death is nearer than life!” an.
svvered Lucy, in a low sad toae, that fell like n
prophesy on Ernest’s ear.
“It cannot be!”ex.tinimed Ernest passionate
ly-*-and while he s|ioke, he forgot how utierly
vain were tire hopes he would cherish. “It
cannot be, Lucy ! You are so young, that
the mild air of Italy will yet restore you, and
we will return blest, aud blessing all around
us. We have both known sorrows—but that
hour of ecstacv—the hour of your returning
beaUh—will repay tliem all!”
He paused for an answer—but Lucy was
silent; and jh« hand he pressed was cold and
still.
He passed his arm round her waist, and
her cheek rested on his shoulder.
“Are you cold. Lucy?” he asked. “An.
svyer me, beloved!”
There was no reply—and the form he held
rested more heavily against him. With trem
bling eagerness, he gently raised her on his
arm. Her face was turned towards the moon
light, its slight color had faded, and the featurs
were calm and motionless as jhe'chiselled
statue!
“gpcajk to me, my own Lucy !” he said, as
a frightful thought canie over him. “ Say but
one word to coinlort me !”
Ttiere was no sound ; but an alteration
was visible on her countenance, and tlie lips
slowly parted. I hese indications could not
lie mistaken. With a shudder, Ernest laid the
gentle form on the conch where they had been
sitting aud tlie lover knelt beside the dead!
4 4 4 4 4 4
Months passed, and the name of Ernest
Gordon was heralded in the papers of the day,
as a distingnshed, popular leader in the House
; of Commons.
A melancholy change came over the spirit
M»f lyalter* , r i'he death of his sister, followed
| soon after by that of his motlier, had severed
, the strong ties which bound him to earth, and
ihe shrunk front the observation of man. To
j him the world was a chaos ; and tlie evanescent
allurements of time and sense had lost their
I frail hold upon his affections. He now sedu
| lonely shunned society, and retired to a lonely
iilaxie, wtiere visitors never intruded, and
wliere he lived in the strictest solitude'. Al
though, al times, in his wanderings, he appear
ed among the people of the neighborhood, yet
lie never noticed or accosted any one. The
•lay was systematically spent in r tern devotion
!io his studies; artff when the moon was bright,
i lie sought relaxation iii sweet communion
j with tlie solemn uiglitl’ His singularities hi
’length mads him an'feller t of apprehension
to the simple-minded inhabitants of— ; for
tliey had iieard him rave vv.ldk of ms early
disappointments ; and it was whispered that a
lustre too bright for reason,occasionally lighted
tip his dark spiritual eyes. As Fey nightly
passed his quiet habitation, they would v agitely
hint at torn® mysterious cause for Ids .-ecfcsioq
and pffml in terror to the pale inmp winch shH
its fitful glimmerings from the caserner.!* of
the wrttched solitary!
A year had rolled away, wlien a strart’er
crossed the threshold. It wfa tlj> friend of
his youth, who broke the a ilitude «f hi* horr.tt
From that hour, he was missed from hi* t.e.
customed haunts, and the light of tlie student’*
dwelling was extinguished forever!
A simple marble column, inscribed with t!i«
name of- “ Walter Vere,’ ? punks bis resting
place | and on it is carved a laurel wreath, tne
vain rtward of the high aspiration* of the gifted
yet diteppointed Poet. J. T. L.
From ths Knickerbocker for Mzy.
THE BIRDS CF SPRING.
by szomuY caArtw, cure.
My quiet residence in tl* country, a lord"
from Ihshion, politics, and the money market,
leaves me rather at a loss for important oc< u
pution, and drives me to 'he study of r.qtutc,
amt oilier luw pursuits, Hu ving few ne:gh«rn »,
id*©, in whom ro k«r» a watch, and exercise
my habits of observation, ! am fain to utnuse
my self with prying into the domestic concerns
land peculiarities of the animals around me;
and, during the present season, have derived
' considerable entertainment from certain socia
ble little birds,almost the only visiters we have,
during this early part of the year.
Those who have passed the winter in the
country, are sensible of theddighttul influences
that accompany the curkest indications af
, spring; and of these, none are more delightful
j jlmn the first notes of the birds. There is otto
modest little sad-colored bird, much resembling
a wren, which came ab »ut the house just on
the skirts of winter, when not a blade of grass
was to be seen, and when a few prematurely
warm days had given a fluttering foretaste of
soft weather. He sang early in the dawning,
long before sun-risn, and lati in the evening,
just bpfqie the closing in qf night, his matin
and his vesper hymns. It is true he sung
occasionally throughout thp day ; but at thess
still hours, his song was more igtiiarked. He
■at on a leafless tree, just before the window.
NO. 33.
and warbled forth his notes, free and simple,
but singularly sweet, with something of a plain
tive tone, that heightened their effect.
The first morning that he was heard, was a
joyous one among tlie young folks of tuy
household. The long, death-1 ike sleep of
winter was at nil gnd ; ns in re was once morn
ownkening. they now promised tliem*elvcs the
immediate appearance of buds mid blossoms.
I was reminded of the 'empest-tossed ert w of
Columbus, when, long dubious voyage,
the field Birds came singing round tlie ship,
though still far nt sea, rejoicing them with tiw
belief of the immediate proximity of land. A
sharp return of winter almost silenced my littlo
songster, and dashed the hiliarity of the house*
hold; yet still he ppure I fuith, now and tlien,
a few plaintive note*, between the frosty piping*
of the bre> zc, like gleams of sunshine between
wintry clouds.
i have consulted my book oforrrtbology in
vain, to find out the name of this kiiuHy litt'w
bird, who certainly deserves honor and fa or
far bey ond his modest pretensions. He comes
like the lowly violet. t‘‘C most unpretending,
but weicoinest of flowers, breathing tlie swept
promise Qi’thg early ypir.
Another of our feathered visiters, who fol
low i lose upon the steps of winter, is the Fe
wet or Fe-vvit, or Pucube-bird; for he is called
by each of these names, from n fancied resem
blance to the sound of his motor.ous note.
He is a sociable little being, nnd seeks the
habitation of man. A pair of litem have built
beneath my porch, nnd have reared several
broods there, for two years past, their nest
being never disturlicd. Tliey arrive early ia
the spring, just when the crqcus nnd'jhc snow
drop begin to peep furtli. Their first chirp
spreads gladness through the house. ‘The
Phatbe-birds have come !’ is heard on aii sides;
they are welcomed baejt like members of tlie
family; and speculations are made upon wl ere
they have been, and what countries they have
seen during tlieir long absence. Theirarrival
is the more cheering, as it is pronounced, by
the old weather-wise people cfmp country, the
sure sign that the severe frosts are at an end,
and that the gardcr may resume his labom
with confidence.
About this time, too, arrives
so poetically yet truely described JfMidson.
His appearance gladdens the wtioSßandseape.
Yqu hear his soft'wai ble in every field. He
sociably approaches your habitation, and takes
up his residence in your vicinity. But why
should l attempt to describe him, when I have
Wilson’s own graphic verses, to place him be
fore the render 1
When winter's cold tempests and snows are no more,
’Green medows and brown’furrowed fields reappear
ine,
The fisherman hauling their shad to ihe shore,
And cloud-olenvinvr geet-e to the clouds are a--leering 1
When first the lone butterfly flits on the wing.
When red glows the maples, sofresh and so pleasing,
O then comes the blue-bird, the herald of spring.
And hails with his warbling* the charms ot the season
i The loud-piping frogs make the marshes to ring;
; Then warm glows the-sunsMne;’ah3 warmgfbws th*
weather;
The blue woodland flowers just beginning to spring,
Andspice-vvood and sassafras budding together;
O then to your gerden*, ye housewives, repair,
Your walk* border up, bow and pli.it'at your ier-
Burs;
Tlie blue bird will chant from his box such an ah.
That all your hard toils will seem truly a pleasure!
He fii;g through the orchard, he visits each tree.
The red flowering peach, and tht sp.pk’sswctt bio*-
i *oms; c • "•
I He aiiaps up destroyers, wherevrr tl *y he.
1 And seizes the caitiff* that lurh in their bosom*;
He drags the vile grub from die corn it devours.
The worms from th; w<Sh* whcre-tiiry r ot and wti'orj
His song and his -cr'icts free' l tire cure,
And all that he eaks is, in summer a siltin'r
The ploughman is pleased when he gira-HS ir. hij tra;e.
New searching the furro w*, now mo-nuing to ckcrir
him; • <■
I The gard'ntr dilight: in hie sweat simple sKrnn.
AnJ >tnn« on his rpsdc to earvey ar.4 tn hear him.
; The alow linger;rig «chool-b.»js forgst they'd he ch-*,
1 Wlrtlsgaring m'err, ns i.w vvarlads before them,
| In inaiiile iff aky-hlnc, and !~.-tni *o red,
!' Th*? each little lo.cv r *er*o* to adore him.