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with a sweet smile irradiating those still beautiful
features,- she died. Her lips pressed to my cheek,
1 heard her low breathed farewell. None were
near. I allowed no intrusion on that sacred
scene. My own hands composed those lovely
limbs in death, closed those clear pellucid lids
over the dimmed eye. None saw me. I would
not for the wealth of world’s untold, have allow
ed hands of strangers to have done this for her.
Not a hair was severed from that mass of golden
curls, but I arranged them as she had worn them
in life adown her soft cheek, and now still cold
bosom. What a luxury to my stricken heart yvas
this solitude, so breathless! 1 put on her bridal
dress. I crossed the thin hands reverently on the
breast. Gathering from the window some of her
jessamine and white rose, I laid them in those
fingers. Do 1 linger too long on this scene ?
Alas! who will sympathise in my silent grief*?
From my boyhood, to that dark hour, who had
cared for me, but one , and she was before me
dead !
When all was, but laying her in the coffin, Ij
opened the door and admitted the few who came
out of sympathy. I disdained all sympathy—
they looked on me as mad—perhaps I was. I
never remembered anything more ot these sad
events till I found myself stretched on her new
made grave. In the same spirit, that 1 had arrayed
my wife for her coffin, I resolved to devote myself
to her grave. This was all I could do for her, and
oh! with what care I placed the green sods over
her, carefully plucking every weed. W hen these
took root, 1 planted all the flowers she loved best.
I put no tombstone o’er, lest it bore too heavily on
her breast; and as the world had had no part in
her happiness, I cared not to tell them who slept
beneath. I had it enclosed to prevent intrusion;
and there the wild rose, jessamine, the sweet vio
let, passion flower, and mournful willow bloomed
and mingled their foliage. Here I passed much
of my time. I recalled our conversations, I tried
to think I could hear her speak to me, and wished
to recall what she would have me do. I grew
calm; my soul was penetrated with sadness, but
’twas not the gloomy despair that first overwhelm
ed me. I looked on myself in one sense as hav
ing been highly favored in having tasted even for
a brief interval, such estatic happiness. In His
unscrutable wisdom, God had seen proper to de
prive me of my idol. In despite of His command,
“ Thou shall love the Lord , thy God , with all thy mind,
and with all thy strength .” I had dared to raise up
an idol, to whom 1 paid all my homage, forgetful
that to Him was due only this abject worship. I
was punished. The words of the holy injunction
arose in my mind, as from the lips of Mary—for
it seemed by the medium of this purified spirit, 1
was beginning to know myself—“ Thou shall have
no other Gods hut me .” I knelt and prayed for for
giveness.
Months rolled by—friends sprung up unsought.
They begged me to give over my grief—to arouse
myself to the duties of my profession. I listened,
for 1 thought I should receive some commune from
my spirit-bride. I knew she would speak to me,
and it seemed, in the still watches of the night,
her voice breathed into my heart, “ Go, Aubrey,
deafest—spend not thy youth in unavailing grief
forme. lam happy, so happy, I would not return
to thee , if 1 could .”
This was enough. I believed, and obeyed.—
My dream of Love was ended. I had loved—l
had possessed the object ot that love. This was
happiness enough. 1 had no wish to awaken anew
that dream. My heart was ashes :
“I had banquetted upon beauty once, and now
The ambrosial feast was ended! Let it be
Enough, to say, 4 it was.’ ”
And, now, oh ! thou dear one, farewell, until
in a brighter, purer sphere, we are re-united—for
to this belief I am, and ever will be adherent.
And thou, my early dream, once more return :
From thy o’ershadowing wings ethereal
Shake oderous airs—so may my senses all
Be spell-bound to thy service, beautiful power,
And on the breath of every erring hour
Send me faint tidings of the tilings that were.”
From the Cherokee Advocate.
FATHER MATHEW.
The subjoined letter from this distinguished
temperance advocate, is in reply to an invitation
extended to him by the Georgia State Temper
ance Convention, through their President Hon.
Joseph H. Lumpkin. The friends ot temper
ance and humanity, will greet, with hearty wel
come, this apostle of benevolence —this best friend
of Ireland —this friend of man.
Boston, 25th July, 1549.
My Dear Friend —l am gratified for the kind
sentiments conveyed in your esteemed letter.—
To have the pleasure of enjoying the personal
acquaintance of so zealous and distinguished a
fellow-laborer in the cause of is to
mean additional inducement to visit Georgia;
besides I feel highly complimented by the invita
tion, through you, of my friends —and shall, God
willing, avail myself of the privilege of meeting
them at Augusta, as soon as prior engagements
will permit. At a future period, I hope to be able
to. give timely information of the time that I can
have this gratification.
• Presenting my sincere acknowledgements to
the members of your society, and with respectful
eompliments to your family, I am, in haste, dear
Mr. Lumpkin, yours devotedlv,
. THEOBALD MATTHEW.
Hon. Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Athens, Ga.
SCENE IN A STAGE COACH.
Two young officers of the British army, travel
ling on the Prussian frontier, in a stage coach en
countered an English lady, accompaied by her
two daughters, who was cross and interfering,
and wholly unacquanted with any language but
her mother tongue. One of the officers conceived
the idea of annoying the old lady, and according*
lv determined to pass himself oft to her for a fot
eigner, and to talk to the daughters in French :
“ With his accustomed gallantry* he entered
into conversation with Miss Mary Bull. He saw,
her name on,the fly-leaf of her pocket edition of
Childe Harold ; and, to her astonishment, and af
ter a fair allowance of coquetry on her part, at
length explained to her the mystery. Miss Mary
Bull flirted and laughed more~ than was quite be
coming, which tended to increase Mrs. Bull s tli
humor? Words are scarcely bad enough for for
eigners : she regularly fumed again.
“Pr esently they entered one of the tunnels,
which commence almost immediately on leaving
this station, and come quickly in succession be
tween it and Aix la Chapelle.
“ Cromwell was in one of his old humors, and
full of fun. A thought struck him ; he would pay
off the old lad} for her ill-breeding; and he im
parted his plan to Filagree.
“ Shortly they were whisked into a tunnel and
all was darkness.
“Smack! smack! from Cromwell, and ditto,
ditto, from Muffin, as he faithfully imitated loud
kissing. It was pitch dark, and the old lady was
‘ fit to be tied!’
“ Girls, what are you about?’
“Smack! smack! again.
4 ‘ Charlotte !—Mary !—girls ! ’
“Smack! smack! (a titter from both young
ladies:)
“‘Gentleman !—my daughters !—do you
hear? Sacre!
“ Here that peculiar light which warns the trav
eller by railway that he is just about to emerge
into light, appeared, and all was silence. Flash
ing into light, both young ladies looked as inno
cent as if nothing had happened (and nothing had
happened ;) Filagree looked at his boots, and our
hero scanned mama, as if he had never seen her
until that moment. Ma, herself, looked daggers.
“ Whisk—and into a nother tunnel like a shot.
‘ ‘ Smack !sm ack ! again.
“ ‘Gentlemen I—girlsl—girls !—such conduct !*’ (roars
of laughter from the young ladies. Smack!
smack !
“ ‘ Charlotte !—Mary!’ (renewed laughter) ‘ I’ll
stop the coach ! Guard! —Mary !—Charlotte !
Gentleman! ’
“ Smack ! smack ! smack ! ! !
“The convoi merged into daylight, and was
stopped at the station.” — Life in the Army.
The Baltimore Argus of the 2Sth, says, that
John Price, who is in prison charged with mur
der, is the occupant of a cell adjoining the one
in which Vintner, who was executed last week,
was confined, and that he has heard the groans
of Vintner, and'seen him walking with his chains
on.
The English papers say, that there is a sympa
thy in the atmospherical and meteorological influ
ences on both sides of the Atlantic ; as the epi
demic in New York and London seems to pre
vail in the same ratio, and the progress of the
disease is steady in both places.
Col. Holmes, of the 23d, who died of the chol
era at Montreal, was at the storming of Cuidad
Rodrigo, Siege of Badajos, battles of Neville,
Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Waterloo, the Storming
of Cambray and the capture of Paris. He was
severely wounded in the right hand at Badajos
by a musket ball, and also received a contusion
on the head from a musket ball at Waterloo.
New Orleans bad a population of 102,000 in
1840 ; now she has probably over 150,000. The
exports during the year 1842 amounted to $28,-
404,149, and the imports were $8,033,590. For
the year ending in June, 1848, the exports were
$40,971,301, and the imports $9,290,439.
Lord John Russell, in the House of Common's,
June 20, said there were in England 200,000
proprietors of land, with an average rental of
S9OB a year, and that it was an advantage to
have landed property generally diffused. So
said Judge Kent many years since. On this
ground we urge a Land Limitation Law. In Ire
land there are but 8,000 land owners —and where
on earth is property more insecure.
It is stated that there are in the Ohio conference
alone forty-three German Methodist preachers.
Most of them have some knowledge of English.
Lately they have formed themselves into an asso
ciation for their mutual improvement, and also to
devise measures for preaching the gospel more
extensively and effectually among their brethren
in this country. The number of Germans in the
United States is estimated at about two millions,
and is rapidly increasing.
A Cure for Warts—No ILhnbug. —Dissolve as
much common washing soda as the water will
take up, wash the warts with this for a minute or
two, and let them dry without wiping. This re
peated will gradually destroy the ugliest wart.
Mr. Wakely reports in the London Lancet sev
eral cases, in which deafness was cured by the
use of glycerine.
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1849.
AGENTS.
Mr. J. M. Boardman is our Agent for Macon.
Mr. S. S. Box for Rome.
Mr. Robt. E. Seylk for the State of South Carolina.
James O’Conner, Travelling Agent.
Dr. M. Woodruff, Columbus, Ga.
TO THE PUBLIC.
We offer the following premiums to individuals, clubs, di- 1
visions and lodges, the distribution of which to take place on
the Ist October, and all persons competing will please state
the fact when they send in their list ot subscribers, we make
noexceptions in favor of town or county.
To the individual, club, division or lodge, who returns us the
greatest number of subscribers on or before Ist £>eptembei,
Harper's Pictorial Bible, Turkey, gilt edges, worth &25.
To the second largest list—The American Agricultuist,
from vol 1 to vol *6inclusive, hound in cloth, worth S/.cO.
To the third, Braude’s Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature,
and Art, worth $5,00.
To the fourth, American Farmer’s Encyclopaedia, worth
$3,50.
To the fifth, Downing’s Fruit and Fruit Trees ot America
worth $1,87.
The sixth, American Poulterer*s Companion, worth $1,20.
To the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, Allen’s History
and Description ot Domestic Animals.
Any Postmaster sending us the names of three sub
scribers, and enclosing $5, shall receive a copy of the paper
free for one year.
(JjP* We give the conclusion of an admirable story this
week, entitled “Love’s Young Dream,” from the graceful pen
of a Lady contributor.
(£?=’• Several Pamphlets have been received, which will be
noticed in our next.
JQF* The Tennessee, for New York, left nt 4 o’clock yes
terday with 40 cabin and 5 steerage passengers.
Wo are pleased to learn that Father Matthew will visit
us sometime in the fall or wii ter.
STEAMSHIP TENNESSEE.
The following handsome Card we find in the New \ork
Herald of the sih.
Capt. G. A. Cole, Ship Tennessee.
Dear Sir—We, the undersigned, passengers per Tennessee,
cannot permit this occasion to pass, without tendering you our
thanks for your uniform kindness to us during our late boister
ous passage from Savannah. Allow us also, to bear testimony
to the speed, comfort and safety of your good ship, as well as
to the skill, attention and urbanity of her officers.
Very truly yours,
Hon. S S Prentiss, Mrs Prentiss, Miss Adams, 1) W Conner,
Mrs Conner, W S Guinqett, W J Van Arnaud, R E Coxe,
W A Drake, J Jocrnus, H S Reynolds, U S A, J VV An
drews, Mrs E Libby, New Orleans; J Murray, J Hart, D W
Black, Alabama ; J Foreman, J Dorman, B Sutton, Florida; J
Featherstonhaugh, Baltimore; VV B Hale, Mrs Hale, E Smith,
Mrs Smith, S II Van Ness, Samuel Hoyt, R II Hutchings, B
Cutler, J Foley, J A Stoddard, 11 F Willink, J Myer, J Kyle, J
Donnelly, J Gorrie, Savannah; D S Little, Owen II Morris, P
II Horrabetn, R T Hyde,CParkhurst, Macon; G W Watkins,
D S Chase, Sparta.
New York, August 4, 1849.
ADJOURNED RAIL ROAD MEETING.
According to adjournment, the meeting of the citizens of
Savannah favorable to the construction of a Rail Road from
the Central Road through Burke County to Augusta, re
assembled at the Exchange Long Room 14th August, 1849,
at 12 M. —the Chairman and Secretary of previous meeting
in their places.
Charles F. Mills, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of
Twenty-Five, submitted the following report:
The Committee of Twenty-Five, appointed to canvass the
city and obtain subscribers to the Burke County and Augusta
Rail Road, have performed the duty assigued them, and beg
leave to hand as their Report—
Ten Lists of Subscribers, on which Shares are taken to the
amount of One Hundred and Ten Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars.
This amount would doubtless have been largely increased,
but for the absence from the city at this time of many of our
enterprising, and not a few of our wealthy citizens.
Your Committee would congratulate this meeting on the
flattering success they have met with. Such, in fact, as to
place the completion of the Road at an early day beyond the
reach of contingency. CHAS. F. MILLS,
Savannah , August 14, 1849. . Chairman.
Dr. J. F. Posey offered the following, which was unani
mously adopted:
Resolved, that the report of the Committee of Twenty-
Five be accepted, with the thanks of this meeting, for their
promptness and assiduity.
Mr. Mills also stated that a circular letter had been ad
dressed to a number of the enterprising and wealthy citizens
of Savannah, from many of whom it was believed subscrip
tions would be obtained, thus adding considerably to the list
and amount of subscriptions.
On motion of F. S. Birtow, Esq., it was—
J Resolved, That the list be left with the sub-Cominittees for ;
such further additions ns can be made, and that a copy of the
same be made out and furnished to the Delegation to the Burke
County meeting.
On motion of C. A. L. Lamar, Esq., it was—
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a Committee of Three
to transmit the action of this and the preceding meeting to
the Mayor of Augusta, and the President, of the Georgia Rail
Road Company, and ask their co-operation.
The Chairman appointed the following as the Committee:
William Duncan, John Stoddard, and C. A. L. Lamar.
Octavus Cohen, Esq., offered the following, which was
adopted—
Resolved . That the proceedings of this meeting and the one
of which it is an adjournment, be laid before the Mayor and
Aldermen of Savannah, asking a confirmation by them on be
half of the City of the request and authority for a subscription
to the contemplated work of $200,000.
The list was added to by persons present and others not em
braced in the report, making an aggregate subscription of
$112,600.
There having been no further business before it, the meeting
adjourned.
R. WAYNE, Mayor, Chairman.
Ed wary J. Harden, Secretary.
MARIETTA, August 8, (I guess) ’49,
My Dear Trash,
•
Pshaw ! I beg pardon ! 1 meant “Pur ße *f
—but since Shakspeare makes these terms synonymous
(vide 3d scene 3d act in “Othello,”) its no matter, especially
as I go four-fifths with him, if not the “entire porker,”
call you rash in thus startling a modest man's mental Qen Cs
by presenting to the Public eye, in the columns of yourheb
domidal “ Friend, ” his private epistles, his inner man as un
kempt, unshaven, and unshorn, as the ugly phiz that stared
!me in the face from my mirror whilst making my matutinal
i toilet this morning. To pass on!
The rains have so diluted my ink that I find it impossible to
indite any thing of interest, it will be puzzling to account for
the intermitted deluge, excepting upon the theory that the
elements sympathize with us upon great occasions, and this
must be in honor of Father Matthew’s advent, and to supply
the demand for cold water which liis crusade against Tem.
perance will necessarily occasion.
Y~ou say that stress of business will not admit the hope of a
visit to the up country of Georgia. \ r ou are truly unfor
tunate to.be chained to the bus}- town, instead of enjoying the
j stupendous and varied sceneiy your State presents, as pi c .
turesque uud romantic as the Alps or Europe may afford.--
| Fancy the delight as you climb some towering height, to view
| the surrounding mountains rush up the dizzy air, piercing the
I clouds that wreathe and robe them in playful dalliance whiU
enfolding them in their mantling bosom ; on—on —upwards
and onwards, far ns the eye can stretch itself away, sweep
their billowy outlines, seemingly the petrified waves of some
preadamite ocean, girdling the earth within their adamantine
banners; to watch the fitful changes of sunshine and of
shadow, to note the storm shrouding their vastness with its
mighty curtains, from behind which ever and anon they flash
like some gorgeous vision ; to see the young clouds rising from
j their cradle, and wreathing upward their fantastic undulations,
{seemingly to mock the large bird which sweeps over your
! dazzled eye, and as the \wld breeze- unchartered as your foot,
rushes past, to feel the bosom swell with the honest exultation
that this is the land of Liberty—this the land upon whoso
unpolluted bosom—but hold on ! I didn’t start to write a thesis
but a letter! and I'm getting into heroics.
Among many favorite resorts for the summer, Marietta is
becoming a worthy competitor. Situated upon the State Roil
Rond it is conveniently and cheaply approached, its site is pic
turesque and romantic, and the climate delightful. The ele
vated land it spreads over, we believe, is higher than any
settled point, along the Rail Road causing the air to be purer
and more refreshing than many locations higher up the State.
The town is rapidly increasing, already indeed, capable of
supplying all the ordinary demands; not a few of the folks
from the lower country are making it their summer homes,
whilst some are so delighted with its salubrity and attractions
as to permanently settle within it, or its immediate vicinity.
The want of Hotels of a character suitable for summer visitero
the only drawback to its inducements is in a few days to be duuo
away with, as negociations are in rapid progress by which the
“ Howard House” will be made a tip top affair, and afford
every accommodation that luxury may require.
By’ the way, however, one thing is sorely required here,
which we are surprised is not attended to—a Bank agency
for Savannah —the branch of the State Bank at Augusta has
one here, but Savannah none, so that great inconvenience is
experienced in regard to checks, draughts, and monetary af
fairs with those having business with this latter city ; such an
Agency would put Georgia money, too. more in circulation,
an undue portion now being Charleston.
The Hughes family gave two entertainments last woek;
Mrs. Fletcher and her daughters one, a musical soiree, the
other night. The exquisite command of a voice of superior
sweetness, must make this lady a great favorite with all pos
sessing a true ear for music, had she been a foreigner, or af
fixed some Italian termination to her name, she would be
praised as a star of the first magnitude. Her little girls de
serve great credit for their cultivated voices, whilst their inno
cent sweetness of countenance made them decided favorites,
by request, they will give another concert next week.
1 must not conclude this scrawl without complimenting
y 7 our taste in the very neat and tasteful appearance you kav®
placed upon your paper. The liberality of your premiums will
I fear leave you a looser, but since your circulation is so rapid
ly” increasing, I will hope otherwise. I wonder the paper is
not more known among the Temperance community in this
place where it seems as if every one of respectability’ were
“Sons ;” it is true that there are some few grog shops existing,
but the very” fact of their being obliged by Public Sentiment
to “flagellate his Satanic Majesty around the venerable remows
of an overthrown arborescence,” (“whipping the Devil around
the stump,” is vulgar’ and call them “Confectionnrys”
speaking and significant proof of the morality of Marietta.
o. r. Q
FROM OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. •
Dr. von port, (England,) July 18, 1840 •
Mr. Editor,—l have now been three weeks in this coun
try, and you will doubtless be expecting me to redeem my
promise, and write you. Having now some leisure, I wifi
begin, by giving a little information not generally known, and
which may be so far useful as to prevent others from incurring
the same loss that I experienced, if then any’ of our country
men should think of traveling this way, and should chance t p
have in their Library’ any American editions of English writer*
let me most earnestly advise that they” be left to slum^ :
quietly on their shelves, until their owners return; otherwise j
the danger is great that they’ may be lost entirely, on the pte a ° !
protecting the interests of the English publisher—there beiCr
no international copyright,—the unfortunate owner will
them clutched by the Custom-house officer, and hurried ob !i
that bourne from which no traveler ever returns. Such
my lot, and I regret to say", the fate of some valuable book” *
brought with me to beguile the tedium of the sea voyage-
vain I urged, and as the books showed, that they could notp°-
sibly injure the English publisher as they were intended t° rt
turn with me, just as certainly as my” wearing
Equally vain was it that I offered to pay their full value, h
cessary” as duty, the answer was the same, that un<d el (
and every condition they were strictly prohibited . R IS {
necessary to add that the seizure was civilly performed*
the tnuti, ill fact, seemed to regret its necessity, he bit (,r *