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THE a as? if©si? 1« publislied in the city of Macon every Saturday Marning, at these dollars i* advance, roc* dollar after three montha—two dollars for six months— and mailed to country aubacribers by the earliest mails enveloped by good strong wrappers, with legible direc doss, to" No subscription received for a less period than six months—and no paper discontinued) uijtil al arrears ape paid. A<h*rfue*ifnPi t>o» exceeding twelve lines will be in serted at ft UQ for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each continuance—larger ones in proportion Persons wishing to advertise by the year must call at the office and make an agreement to that effect, to" Advertis ements not limited when handed in, will bs inserted till /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.