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MATERNAL INGENUITY.
OR, TRYING TO HOOK X BACHELOR.
‘Don’t yon think niv daughter Zephyr
ina a very fine figure,” said Mrs. Long,
the other evening to Mr. Short, as she was
sitting beside him on the sofa, and Zeph
yriita was playing on the harp. Mrs.
Long had several daughters to dispose of,
and Mr. Short was a bachelor well to do
in the world. His temper was a little
crabbed, and his wit a little sarcastic; but
Mrs. Long had daughters to marry, the
eldest of whom, Zephyrina, was none of
the youngest. Her precise age we do not
know, and if we did, it would not be polite
to mention it.
‘Don’t you think my daughter Zephy
ri:>a is a very fine figure?” said Mrs.
Long with a glance of maternal satisfac
tion.
‘Umph!’ muttered Mr. Short, as he
tapped his snuff box for the third time,
‘very much like a figure 5, I think!’
‘A figure s!’ said Mrs. Long, a little
mortified, though she knew the disposi
tion of Mr. Short. ‘A figure 5, do you
you say, Mr. Short? Oh, now you must
be thinking of your interest table. Com
pare my daughter Zephyrina to a figure
5! Fie, fie on you Mr. Short! you’ll nev
er get married as long as you live.’
‘lf I don’t, it will he no fault of vours,
Mrs. Long,” said Mr. Short, as he threw
a long pinch of snuff up his nose.
‘True, true,’ said Mrs. Long, with a
look of great kindness, ‘I take an interest
in the welfare of my neighbors, and like
to see all the single gentlemen provided
f>r. Don’t von think Zephyrina plays
the harp and sings with a great deal of
taste?’
‘I think her execution is uncommon.’
‘I am triad yon approve it, Mr. Short.’
‘I did’nt sav I approved it, Mrs. Long;
I merelv said ‘twas uncommon—very
much like the noise of two cats in a gut
ter.”
‘Ob, you shocking man! Mr. Short—
you’ve no ta-te, no feeling.’
‘But I can hear very sensibly, Mrs.
Long,’ putting his fit gers in hisears.
‘You’ve no music in your soul, as Hand
mill says.’
‘That cursed noise has driven it all
out. ’
‘lndeed. Zephvnna’s voice is not ex
actly in tune to-night; but I think she
plav.s and sings remarkably well, for one
of her age, do’nt you, Mr. Short?’
*Umnh! av—for that matter, she is in
deed rather old to learn.’
‘Old! Mr. Short?’
‘Ay, madam, vnu know they learn
these things much better in their younger
days.’
‘How old do you take my daughter
Zephyrina to be, Mr. Short?’
‘Lord! ma’am, how should I know? I
was’ut at the christening. But she’s no
chicken.’
‘ Is true as I’m alive, Mr. Short, she is
only nine— ’
‘And twenty, Mrs. Long? Well, I’m
not a judge of these matters, but I should
say— ’
‘She looks ten years older than she re
ally is. She has a very womanly look for
one of her age —don’t you think she has
Mr. Short?’
‘Umph! I think she has some resem
blance to a woman.’
‘She tvas as forward at fifteen, though
I say it, as most girls are at twenty-five.’
‘I hate your forward chits.’
‘But you don’t understand me, Mr.
Short; I mean she was as forward in wo
manly accomplishments, and in a wo
manly appearance.’
‘Oh, as to the appearance, I could
swear she had been a woman these dozen
years.’
Dancing was now proposed, and as Mr.
Short protested against shaking the foot,
even though Zcphyriua was ready to be
his partner, Mrs. Long still entertained
him with the accomplishments of her
daughter.
‘Don’t you admire Zephyrina’s danc
ing!’
‘I can’t say that 1 am a judge of those
small matters, Mrs. Long.’
‘You’re too modest, Mr. Short.’
‘lt’s a rare fault, Mrs. Long.’
‘Observe with what grace she moves:
I really think she dances remarkably, for
one of her age, don’t you think so Mr,
Short!
‘Uraph! I think she dances much bet
tartlianan elephant. In tact, the ele
phant is a very clumsy dancer.’
‘Fie, fie on you! Mr. Short, to compare
my daughter Zephyrina to a four legged
beastess.*
‘Why that’s not her fault, you know
ma’am.’
‘Whose fault!’
‘Why, your daughter’s that she tvas’nt
made a beastess too, as you call the ele
phant.’
‘I hope no insinuations, Mr. Short!’
*Oli Lord! no ma’am, I hav’nt an in
sinuating turn.’
‘Don’t you think Zephyrina is just a
bout the right height!’
‘I think she’s rather Long .’
‘D,» you indeed, Mr. Short? I hope
you don’t think it an object i*m.’
‘Objection! Oh by no means—she may
be Long —ay, as long us she pleases—»'»<
no objection.’
‘l’m glad to hear you say so, Mr.Short.
Zephyrina is certainly rather tail of her
age.’
‘I hate a bean pole.’
‘Hot. your mind is wandering from the
point, Mr. Short. If A talk of music, you
talk of cats in the gutter, if I speak of la
dy’s dancing, you talk ofthe movements
of tin elephant; if I speak of a tail young
woman, you immediately fly to a bean
pole.’
‘That is my misfortune, Mrs. Long.’
‘Well, well, every body must have their
little peculiarities. Did I ever show you
my daughter Z' phyrina’s drawings?’
‘Of beer, or cider?’
‘What are you blinking of, Mr. Short?’
. ‘Why, I don’t pretend to know, I’m
sure, ma’am.’
‘I spoke about Xephyrina’s drawing &
you talk about heir or cider. I mean her
draw n sos birds imiflowers, Mr. Short.’
‘Oh—ay—yes —I understand you.’
‘Just step to til’s table, Mr. Short, and
we can examine them to more advantage.
There! what do you think of that, Mr.
Short?
‘That’s a beautiful crow.*
‘A crow! Mr. Short—ha! ha! ha! a
crow! Why, what in the world can you
be thinking of? That’s a robin red
breast.’
‘Well, I date say it is, now you men
tion it, Airs. Long—but I really took it
to be a crow. The truth is, these things
should always have the names written un
derneath.’
‘So I toltl Zephyrina—but la! she said
they’d speak for themselves.’
‘Caw! Caw!—l beg your pardon, ma’-
am, that’s the note of a crow, and now I
recollect you said this was a robin red
breast.”
‘This was one of Zephyrina’s first at
tempts: the next is more perfect. Look
at this, Mr. Short,’ turning over a leaf.
‘What a pretty looking gosling!’
‘Murder! Mr. Short I thought you
was a man of more taste.’
‘I admire a young goose, well stuffed &,
roasted.’
‘But I mean in drawing.’
‘Did you ever see me drawing a cork,
Mrs. Long?’
‘Nonsense! Now you’ve got from beer
and cider to corks. A gosling indeed!
Why, this is a goldfinch, Mr. Short.
I’m very glad you informed me, Mrs.
Long, for really my taste in painted birds
is so small, that I tank that to be a gos
ling. Ah, what’s here? A codfish, as
I’m alive, and a charming one it is.’
‘Oh, Mr. Short, Mr. Short, how can
you be so stupid? That’s a butterfly.’
‘ls that a Imtterflr! Mrs. Long! do you
say, unon your lio.ior, that codfish is a
butterfly.’
‘Fie! fie! Mr. Short; I’ve as good a
mind, as ever I had to eat, not to show
you another living thing. You’ve no taste
in ornithology.—perhaps you’ll like the
flowers better. Is’nt that beautiful? 4
‘Wliat! that cabbage? 1 never could a
bide a cabbage.’
‘Cabbage! Oh shocking! call that rose
a cabbage.’
‘ls that a rosy?’
‘lndeed it is, a damask rose. Look at
this, Mr. Short.’
‘What, that mullen? Well, that is
pretty I must confess—it’s natural as life.’
‘That’s a carnation, Mr. Short.’
‘Oh! a carnation, is it? well, I daresay
you’re right—yes, it must be a carnation,
now I think of it.’
‘Do’nt you think, on the whole, Mr.
Short, tl xt Zephyrina draws surprisingly
for one of her age?’
‘I must confess I never saw the like.’
‘l’m charmed to hear you say so, Mr.
Short—the approbation of a man ol taste
is bight? gratifying.’
‘l’ve very little taste in these things, as
I said before.’
‘Take a piece of this cake, Mr. Short,
and a glass of wine. The cake is of
Zephyrinu’s own making.*
‘lJmph!
‘Light as a cork—don!t you find it so?’
‘Heavy as a grindstone,’ muttered Mr.
Short.—‘Shant be able to sleep a wink
to-night—terrible thing for the dyspepsia.
I’ll take another glass of wine, if you
please, ma’am. Confound the cake!’
‘Zephyrina, dear, 1 wish you’d enter
tain Mr. Short a few moments, while I— ’
‘l’ll take my leave, Mrs. Long. Good
night.’
Mr. Short took his leave, & Mrs. Long 1
declared to her daughter Zephyrina, that
she thought any further attempt to catch
the crabbed old bachelor would be labor
thrown away, and that she should pres
ently bait her hook for some smaller fry.
N. Y. Constellation.
Blankets of excellent quality, of cotton
warp filled with wool, are made at the
cotton factor}' near Pendleton S. C.
*>2j« TO*
THE KENTUCKY CAVERN.
Air. Editor, —The following is a de
scription of a remarkable curiostty situa
ted in the county of Edmonson, Kentuc
ky, which, if you think will be interesting
to your readers you are at liberty to pub
•-sh. It is the cavern known generally as
the “Mammoth Cave.”
In the month of December, 1820,’the
the writer of this sketch, hi company with
another gentleman, being on his way
from Louisville toNashviU, took occasion
to visit this cave. We found it indeed to
be a rare specimen of nature’s work. Its
entrance was a steep declivity of a hill.—
The dimensions of tiie mouth are about
forty feet in h ight by fifty in breadth, tie--
creasing gradually lor the first half mile,
till the cavern is no more than ten foen in
height and us many in breadth ; at which
place a partition lias been erected, with a
door of convenient dimensions, for the
purpose of protecting the lights of visitors,
There is at this place a current of air
passing inwardly lor six months, nd out
wardly for the remainder of the year.—
Sufficiently strong is it, that were it not
for the door that has been made, it would
be impossible to preserve an open ligin.—
It is called the mouth as far us this place,
on account of its being the extent of tho
influence of daylight, which here appears
like a small star. Formerly, when the
cavern was first discovered, this part of
it was nearly filled with earth, which has
been recently inamulactured into salt pe
tre.
Having prepared ourselves with suffi
cient quantity of provisions, oil and can
dles, and taking two persons us guides, we
took our last view of the daylight, and pro
ceeded forward, closing the door behind us.
Immediately wt found ourselves in thick
and almost palpable darkness, the whole
of our four lights spread but a feeble radi
ance about us. Such is the height at this
place, that were hardly able to discover
the top, and to see from one side to the o
ther, was utterly impossible. From this
place extend several caverns, or, as trav
ellers have named them, rooms, in differ
ent directions. This part of the cave is
called the “First Hopper.” The soil at
the bottom ofthe cave is very light and
strongly impregnated with salt. The
sides and top are formed of rock. We
proceeded forward, passing several rooms
on our right, and one on our left, until we
arrived at the second Hopper, u distance
of four miles frotn the mouth. About
—H® *» tne jV tins, was pointed out
to us by our guide, the place where the
celebrated mummy was found, which is
now exhibiting in’the American Museum,
at New York. It was found in u sitting
posture, by the side oi the cavern, envelo
[>ed in a mat, and in a complete state of
preservation.
We next entered the room denominated
the Haunted Chamber. It is nearly two
miles in length, twenty feet in height, and
ten in breadth, extending nearly the whole
length in a right line.
file top is formed of smooth white
stone, soft, and much resembling the
plastering of a room. There is a small
quantity of water, constantly, (although
almost imperceptibly) falling from above,
which in the course al ages, has worn
from the stone at the top, some beautiful
pillars, which extend to the bottom of the
room. They hare the appearance of be
ing the work of art. Ju one of them,
tlvere is formed a complete chair, with
arms, which has received the name of
“Arm Chair.” By the side of this is a
clear pool of water, strongly impregnated
with sulphur. Ihe sides of the room arc
likewise elegantly adorned with a variety
of figures, formed from the stone at the
top, and coming down upon the side of
the cavern,, like icicles in the winter,
from the eaves of buildings—the reflection
of our liglus upon them forming a most
brilliant appearance. At the end of this
room, we deceuded by a kind of natural
staircase, to the depth of near three hun
dred feet, in many places, affording only
room for one person to proceed. Here
we found a beautiful stream of pure water,
winding its way along between the rocks.
1 he situation of this part of the cavern is
rendered really awful, from its being as
sociated with a variety of names that tra
vellers has given if. The potiait of his
Satanic Majesty is painted here upon the
rock, and a large flat stone, resting its cor -
ners upon four others, is called his Di
ning Table. A short distance from this
is a place said to be his Forging Shop.
On the whole, they are admirably calcu
lated to frighten the cowardly. We re
turneu to tlie maiii cavern, and resumed
our course, diming over rocks that had
ev alently fallen from aiiove, and passing
i a number of rooms on our right and left.
With much exertion, we reached the place
denominated the “ltix Corners,” in con
sequence of six rooms (or caverns)
here, taking different directions. Not
having time to examine these, we pro
ceeded forward to the first waterfall, about
two miles father, over a level plain. The
track of persons who might have procee
ded us for ages, were as plainly visible
in the sand us when first made. There
is no air stirring that would move the
slightest feather, or prevent the impression
ot a footstep from remaining for centuries.
| We now directed our course to the
j Chief City, about one inilo further. JL
| large hill situated in the centre of the cave
would have exhibited a most commanding
