11 VOLUME ,19. POTERY AND MISCELLANY. Irr i iiten fcr ar Obs,+;rrr +Zhe iipirit of Ailclanc.4 nc lAVdti, .. ) , t way! 3c Moiling i hanictasCf de,rtiir Ilee tel no more, with Ittelmiebolpe The 17rightnese. of my Fpirlt's Letter cirri Dior chill the warmer fcelingv ortily Ye heed trot! but within my knyorn throl A dark and ',lrcary train or i% °end thong, Like sable warriors, destroy trig pence Aud tuy tog iinste tl c cavil of lily mind: Tito soul igld of my soul is guile, eh l tlllll fOrlctlt, usurps tliel • And f Low chougetlt ' The pa=t arrears tO I Ike en3s or trihciy. ettil,:ttord's -Tt ere's naueht hut tea n‘ to 14 , rein, art ynntlt, Litt disOrroiteratettl, fear, and The rv.o.ott shuns the w,./king of }our The d ,, eel waste of life, tt i thorn one grei I i$ hen; the pilgrim rruiti may re,,t. In' quail' the o aterr. drawn from plem.ure And to': the future! through ita it.ta dot MI !TWA ‘ors the shadt,w, of that The nattnr,of which Na»ght ) , nter% roes Fate tne,sengert, of dl, %%Ito lee kon a ith , Tlit• haul unto me, an! with tho MCt, , _ Point to the ghoul of Eartlmyt.terious‘% k}". le New York Volu =M, E1E1.74L two minutes too late,7 said I, asids l rossed Park Row, tewardi r. the Astor; to take my Seat in ono of O'Keefe's omnibuses fur Bloomingdale: St. Paul's 'ock S,ointed at-;:k2 tuinutea past. four, and thy next stage would not leave till :23 tiquittes of lice. ilowever, as there itt alwass an omnibus waiting. and 11 , was somewhat tired, I took my placo, %Milking to pass the intervening tune in gam: at the passers -by; tin foot, on wheels, nod in the sari Ile, perhaps, to vary my amusements, ;title werniealf•;:xatnitiathan of the marvellous daubs on canvas', that bedeck . the ex terior of. Barnimi's museutn, looking its if all the animals in the Ark hits' been sitting int their portraits to a ilign,.paititer, who had hung hit pattraes out to dry. • Thera it not a better point in the city to i see thervarious illphases of metropolitan life, than the (m I ;Wits in, and (/'l.e, fv's drivers, as th ey sit their boXes,"e holding at intervals, "Hudson street—ride tiPl" haVe an excellent opporomity toOdaguerreets pc, mentally, human nature, at it eddles, and beds, and Slows onward:J., below them; lu its presume that the) improve the elsarce• It is,eurions to observe, as con sit Ituwatdsnight Id% ()Ow oddly the living tisk that 101 l up Broadway from below the Park, dividt 111,V Ir. On Astor side son ire none hut well dressed men; )oung And old, they .'1 have till appearance of gentlemen of leisure. Their clothes are well Ito duo!, t 4 dr boots bright, their hats zro.o.y, their Jocks perfnmed, and their hands gdoved, and !t(lIalf of them, at lets,t, aro pear paid eldrks,' or fagging hook-keepers who if they had been turned into the groat tknrottglifrate itt their working dress, would have seised the first opportunity to u-teak like 101;11).1 mos into the sole-streets and lyy-wass. (1(1; Ttufidsdrottcks Tpacis trunek, thett is intlersrii'litris Coo Gor Visovi ' •Alst in rho OA , _I. losopity of clothco. Don't th:tdt that 1:tot sneering at tho "rouomO ii Mut," gentionteit; ou the':contraty, rueh dirplay of broadcloth and Me, au ovi- ; lice of th - i't indu.try, subriety, and tiiii ,, enro in bn,i -%; which this !voted I.:1:41 selthati laLlt thiir re . . med. On the Park side, the rede , trians are fower, and look tither seedy or hurried. They evidentlyl do not belong u the labor i ng class, but 'cent to be men ttith whom hiqiness hat!r not prospered, and their gal mews having i‘t the true holiday gloss, they are relut4ant to lounge home on the opposite walk, with the gente l ely-clad many, oho seem, front their careless, time-enookh air, always to have rill rcluined front n party of pleasure. rp Park Row, into Chatham street, lraVel the real la ''47tr.l; the men whose hard hands make the wealth.khat .thers enjoy. They dig the collats, raiii i e the founda ;lons, lay the beams, pile the walls, and cover the roofs; tl'the atuttituditteas edifices of this grenteity. Their la- tip that fashions over; thing that the, world of civil- alien requires. They aro a sober-minded, .industrious, lqrtious class; and poi-siblj that WWI just. now stepping ) !t‘t that huge plank labelled "Tito Freshvteriatt Board 'lr.daeafion,•'—ho with Met satinont suit lof dingy grey, \. tad an; tin pall in his hand, will be -Ma) o'r of the City or \ldyll - Ilan of his Ward to a year or two. .1.11 the tin pails 'm ' , re go up Chatilaln street; for those sensible men their dinners to their places of labor, while oar Cash •:isble friends dyer the way mend all day with an empty.' •nnaeb, or may be take a nibble at a eraidivr. Ask one ethem at two o'elei k if he has dined-L "Dined! uh, I never cline till fire!" he'll answer, as if 'twas t mething creditable to hint. Persons like him don't' t)aiprebend that the wealthy and fashionable who dine Et, do.sq - because a late breakfast leaves tl ern no 0p ,..:t0 for the meal at a reasonable time. If di 7 . woro at , t; , .,.ik from eight in the morning till night, their good 180 would teach them -to cat wilco hungry, fashion or 1 :. + lv.hion. ' Isokli was the sum of my reflections for , the first min ....! after I took Illy seat in the omnibus, alien they were it quipted by the entrance into the vehicle of a charm ,t )oult , girl of nineteon, or thereabouts, whose ap. ' , wane° attracted all my attention, that politenesswonld :DR' Inv to pay to her. Shows followed by a sprightly ..:: front Burgess & Stringer's, who laid the the seat )tide her a packet of books, through the thin paper 'Tiering of which I,could see gleaming the gilded title , il the back—PresCott's "Conquest of 11lexico," and Ilt..tz Nleyer's book, "Mexico n 5 it was and us it is."— , I\ ''lttantiftil girl ..for sho was exceedingly beautiful— P rV.trily placed btu-soil' in the farther collier of the coat r9toto to me, and looked (rein tho windows upon tho s '"inz throng ; but one could 800 that her I thoughts,were I s.oeerail miles away. Probably, fancied 1, as I re =•:.:,Sered the tido of her books, she has a j father, broth ", cr kner, with our army in .Mosico, anti she is think-, . "I lhat perhaps at this moment ho is liiig cold and l 'li on the battlV-fleld; or, who knows n Woman's heart! I'-Illtap, rather, if the absent one be it lover, sho is 3 .trig her bosom with the idea that tho fa c ithless swain hl' 'lost nt this moment, be on his knee l 's before some ..'l.- 1 ,, i-eVed aonorita—some Incsila or lEncarnacian, i 1.4,6 wanton blood courses hot and red beneath her k :to bronn cheek, like the flowing Chef; L ' eneath the ln 'a of Popocatape.ll i 1 --r r i ~ /n u : ti f ttsutltli nt il moment, from seventeen diligent direc ,. , tom as many young stentors, same the cry of , i ,r ero , a the Extra 'Jerald, got the great Wink iti Mexi . sod hretenth one of the noisy young Urchins thrust ?load in at the door with "Have n peper, l sir?" Of ,T,- 4 e I 141701( one_ everybody bought eXiiaa then--an d ,7,'""" deep In the description of the bloody days cif I "'Per, Moline del .lley, and ItlexiCo's capital.— ,i4e patriotic we all felt then! we, who "lived at home 4 t," how proud of our i brarory—ithat exultation in 'l ""es. Every than trod with a flrincr step, and a 'w ofibs pavement caught his eyes at an angle of not =' than,five degrees instead of five And forty. / de" '''''d the news as the Yaltnti do melted butter: sigh ,llteiniii4 at a meal—awl was plunged in a delightful .', hi olcr what we tikd dune ill the glorious tempest i , e . , , . . • . . ~ -. , t . . . . . . i . . ~ .. .. . .E. - It '-'-- ~ . . . ._ , 1 , , . ,•,., , , .. . . . ..i ii / , ... . ~ ~ .t.,...,,r, _ i . , ~.• ...,. 61, . „:„..„.:, ~...,.) ~,‘ .., . ," t ~, .. _....:1„....,, . r....__ ..,.. . 1 .. •.:Ikiiiil , ._ .... . _ .. . i . ._ . . ...,., .. ... . . ~ i... .t .... ...,,: r ~,..,. N IT % d i „ ,:1, . 7.., r I . 11 . d ill ':: k . 7. :: : 1 : 1 ' I I . I' ' " ' , .1.; " 411111 ...• , , :.".•3 : ',, 5 r , 1 1, 11111 =MI Mal to night, ante, to). n i ffil `st o. EMS 4 fount; nicer, of the Halls of the Nlontezumai, whenl was recalled' to earth by the soft voice of my eltniMing atlt:Merl who inquired, with a tnodest blushcir she might be permitted to look one moment at may'paper. 'I hastened with po liteness to present it to her, with the accompaniment of a bow, with whose /heroic grace I tfilttir myself neither Gel'. Scott nor Maj. Bliss need ,haVi:i been ashamed.— The maiden ran her fine eyes over the columns, with an intense interest expressed therein, that soon rendered her for g etful o r the place she occupied, and of my i presence,, and convinced me that my first impressleht ivas true, that seine one for whom she felt a deep r4gatil tenet following The starry standard in its victorious march. I watched her as she read, with perfect impunity and had our dint. bus bad a rainy day's load—nineteen 'inside and twelve pn the roof—it would . hate made no'difference to her, so intently was her attention directed to the page before her. , • Suddenly a moral paleness overspread -her cheek, which was instal* succeeded by a blush of pleasure, as she dropped thopapor on her lap, aptl audiay..exclaitned "Thank God, hot': wounded' at laMl" Them., recalled to herself by the sotindof her voice, she turited towards mrrin a sweet confusimqvhich changed to a mere) lit tle laugh, provoked, .Cittpose, bY_spy ,awkward look of surprise at tite exclatn4ion I had heard.- However she said nothing to explain it—why should she?—but with a "thank you, sir," as musical to a robin's call in the month of May, returned the 'Paper. While I was won i tlerihg what sho could have slant, in stepped third 3passen ger, a stout, short, fat manewithsa bread red face, whence looked out two piggy eyes;. with an expression of vast self-satisfaction. He Kais' well clad add undoubtedly a luau of means. A heavy gold chain traversed his ample waistcoa,t a diamond rkther'smuller than a filbert glitter ed it, his shirt bosom, and on his little finger was a seal ring, with a crest engraved 'thereon—all the American aristocracy wear the like, bearing the cresk of their fain ihes—Brown, of IlroadwaY engraver on stone, is the Garter-king-at-arnes. ..Hey! hey! YOur here!- What for. Betsy?" cried the ION: comer, in a,voice like a raw north-easter, address ing the young girl; and thdt horrid name, Belay, in such a lone, jarred on the/tympan\in of my, ear like the rasp ing of a winch in a SePtcinl;Or evening. Yes, Para, I have been to buy sotne:books," said the daughter—for so it seemed she MS. `..Boolts! more books—its always books! I't inters make *ein don't they!" said ho with u cnrious sneer that I did not comprehend. `•What arc they about!" ho added, taking then, up—"O! Mexico, well coma now, that's not 60 bad. Cl:mg:nest of ,Mexico. Y. It. E. Scott's Con quest of Mexico—didn't know, though. i/wet was the old General's initial,! Well, this is a great comitty, and no mistake—news came only to-day, and here we hoe° a book all about it in two volumes—and nicely printed, too!" The lovely girl tV:IS bhlShillg rosy red at her sire's etror, while I was struggling with laughter, when the old g'eutletnali (tuned to me with— "Civet news to-day, eirl—seen the entry? Licked 'em all hollow! There they was, air, d 'ern:, .)eltind their stun - Walls. at Chapel tooth-pick-, 7 sorno great church steeple, I reckon—and up come onr boys with their tooth-picks—no, ire! their bay'nets,'you know and Scott says to 'em, 'Boys go ill!' and they went, they did, and the city was took! Thein , s the melt for hu.bands, Itot.ey," ho eentioood) torttir4 to Ws daughter, heedless of her painful blushes, "noint of your pi ivateS. I hope you are not a private, sir-1 hate ' 'ono, 1 do! Yes, them's the fellows, but none of your common soldiers, mind. A Major or colonel, anyhow. flet,tiy)- - -soinebody that is something, somebody that peo plc knows and talks abonti' Nobody everitnew me, nor talked attain tue, nobody ever saw my name in the paper and since 1 Meat no son, _my daughter must marry a conspicieu's man, one of the most remarkable, wen in the country; there's enough of 'eta, and it shallhc —1 say it shall!" and Ito frowned on his child as if her depre cating look of shame had been meant as a contradttion. "Yes, shall . : else, what's the use of being the richest man in the—the world..l'd like to knowl would. Moneyls no good, unless you're talked about, and my time's got to comm. There was Gunganti,the great fiddler, you might ha' had hint. He was somebody. he was—name every where, every paper in the coy was full of it, and there warn't a dad wall in town, but what had on'it in letters as long as my leg, 'Gungunti has unit.' Would'ut it a sounded well, though. to read in the papers—the cele brated Cupgantic is about to lead to the oyeineniel alter the daughter of "Father, dear father!"exclaimed the young girl ready to burst in tears at this curious tiardo of vanity- ”Time's up" said a voice outside. The driver lurreh cc! heavily-into -his seat; there was an immense deal o f clambering and scrabling on the loot; three bags of potatoes, two boxes of carpenter's tools, and several tin pads wore hoisted up; four_ puffers threw away their cigars, and entered the stage, and in another minute we were tumbling 'up Broadway at a rate that precluded the possibility of conversation. My friend with the signet ring was necessarily silent, his daughter's face was hiden by her bonnet. and my curiosity some weat excited, as . you may suppose, bY what I had heard, res compelled M remain unsatisfiedfor the present, at least, but 1 deter mined of course, o follow up what I had learn .d, if chance did not save me the' trouble. Why, there aro visible to the eyo of faith, nmovled ends of say, six two volume novels in every load of passengers that sidles up Broadway; catch the clue and wind it carefully, you will be astonished to see west a good sited ball it will make; largo enough for the critics to play with for a month, knocking it about from ono to another. I had ready my sixpence, preparatory to leaving the omnibus at the next corner, and- was about to pull the check strap, when my intention Was anticipated by the fattier of my charmer, who alighted at the'sano time as myself. "So they unknown to me tiro neighbors of mine," said I, as I saw theta enter with a pass-key tho new four story freestone front, in the block next below tny own domicile. ' Strange I had never met them be fore, But, after all, it was not strange, for in thin im mense city wo may sleep for years within three 'feet of I the beautiful Miss This, or the charming, Miss That, (a brick wall between' es,) without knowing their names, or even their features. It was only the other day, that I found out that my next door neighbor, on tho left, was the celebrated philosopher, Dr. Deepen, anther of "a speculative treaties on tho Earth's Axle, and the best method oti greasing the same," which made such noise' in the scientific world some two years ago. I had heard however. before of my fellow passengers—of the father at least. I know he was rich, having made his money in rather a disreputable business, that ho was ignorant ' and brutal, but with soaring qualities; that ho was atm: ions for distinction of some sort in the world, and had made strong endeavors to attain office, but without sue cess. His iguorance.snight have been passed otter, that we know is done every day, but his superciliousness, his laffectation of aristocratic airs. his gold chains. signet ring, and diamond pie, were so many stumbling Watt ! that the General Committee of his partY,conld not get over. I know too, that he had an' betty daughter,':to whom ho had given an excellei!t education. not from ally esteem forlearniug, not that he believed' 'that: - "When land and mency'sgenil and silent. - Ten learning Is most eseellept,`,! but, because lay ;its moans, he meant to proettrit for her it husband who, as he prased it, "was somebody"--a mo tive which at the first blush, seems laudable enough. but URIM Y MORNING, JANUARY 13, 4849. L merely to gratify his own vanity. o bo notorious 'somohow, that tie' !uro from being tlio father of t4O lout whom the world talked.#4 !, from tho President of the Unitrl 'on please, to the great Gungautt cal Highness the'Prinee of Dui av it was necessary for him to be o culled greattics. And it is cu desire is among, mon. Only ti loard a .couple of men talking of ttecess in humbugging the tont: oleo wealth ho had thereby acquif= I o i cessary to one of the simakers to no manner with that wealth tnid he was a truthful man,- could not nele, & .-- t mishit but he could soy. essibly proud iiatisfaction stamped 14 sir, I and Tom Thtunh's moth sane roof, no were indeed. He' arnutit's glory was Henceforth its origin with him 41. 1 lie was so anxious thought to derive plo• wifo of soma - man a, matter what his statio States up or down, as first violinist to D I osheimer. Its connected witlfwh3t I lions how si4g thi week or two tiinco, I 33, , r01iby Diddieum's triunity, and the immt ed. Now it seemed , connect himself so' Barnaby's greatness; claim him as brother , and did, ivith htoxp' on hie foatureP.—“W I or were born under th had hit it—a ray of . floated from his head. oaths passod after ny firsirticet. some two or throe fellow passengers, during which etho young lady, who only blush di tho fattier I had soma convorsa• nued in ouo way or anotheroo thinking how ho should man l y his ing with my interestinl time I oecasioifally m) ed a recognition. Wi tion; always, he cent, show.that lieivas [ ever l beautiful child to som heard at one time tha and had Serious thong with a &wary of a discovered his error. watch the progress of One morning us Nance of this aspirin, and angry tones of hi who was descending ti while stilled sobs cam ,otte who was famous. 'lle had General Taylor was a widower, asp( offering to him his (Laughter., !00l - hundred thousand, when he It was decidedly amusing to his itch for reflected greatness.. as passing at an early hour the roe : wigltt, 1 was startled hy the loud voice, addressed to his tlaught ( er, 0 steps slowly with her head bent, I, beneath her breast.' ' , ou baggage! Go: never let me see the old man," "Thil is what I've Hors for, is It! Goo go, and when , Conte beck, and not till then!" v approach; Ito slatntned the door, stand:ng alone 1:on the side walk, wildertnent of grief, not knowing "Out of my house. I your face again," said spent thousan dsof de you choose to tav and first then soeing and left tho poor girl seeming in a perfect h. which way to turn. I It wits pure pity the respectfully inquiring she started, looked ml mine, as she recogniz her sorrow,. she ;than knew the way &• poorer Hartin the caste to go thither. I offer no, she preferred to w ment. I offered my a fully accepted—it may aro thin and gray—an which very little was s a dilapidated, ditty th she said dwelt a femal whom she wished to furnished poverty attic ShO received her stoic astonishment,: looking, seemed to bo vAtlng w to my fair charge, mut that she would soon b took my leave, well re the slight trouble 1 had as to what had been th guMly monster, her sin latrine to address her, which !did; f I could he of ttlistanco to h r; Lwith tearful even, and etcoin in 1 mo a I gontiitio sympathy with d tsie, and timidly enquired ifl street; moutioning ono, of the In portion of the city, she Wished Pd to procure her 'a carriage, but llc she said, with t!nno otribarals /rvido as a guido, which she grate bowell to mention that my lochs after half an flour's walk, during id by either of us; wo arrived at cc story building, No. 37, where friend, u sister other moth Cr's .oe. 'Wo found her in' a newly .on hack room InViwarcond el*: with a tnixture of plcasuro and dubiously,at me, and whllaj;sha ; oust:Conld possibtfbe, I bowed ered R otnething about Myhopen • reeonciWtl with ,Iter father, and aid by her look of grutittido for taken; but curious quite curious, cram) of the anger of that ,un . afar sire. him. "Where's m}• daughter?" The hext day 1 met said ho abruptly. "With your aunt, air ;" replied 1, in the nom tont. so; elle not eta}• there long.— a penny to Wei herself with; If; Betsey won't stay thero long. “lia! ha! I though Poor old woman, not can't hardly feed hers, have hor back agai. it, though unless she'll her to marry the well the patent clock that w • dlcs the lire, and boils bed; a man, sir, that's 'Fulton or Professor Al sir, Mit vowed she wo Hildreth, sir; nothing "Well, hut ho mayl thews.” I . bugging pardon. Won't have mind. Only think, sir, 1 wanted mown Abiathar Jinks, inventor Of -.lies y ou up in the morning, kin- I ho tea kettlo before you are out or I, a likely to be famous as Robert orse; tint she would'ut hear of it, Id' main - none but Jo. Hildreth;. . • ut Jour printer, air:" o a worthy young um never- I that; who kaomi him? nobody, scar air; she'll ho back and marry "Worthy, sir, what sir, nobody: But no Jinks yet!" "But in the meal "Never mind Hilt! maid. Why they ha'v They fell in love as th retir atone half an I tlurim; a thunder show "Tut: tut:" exclaim( "Never," said he, ni I had some recollect whom, as a boy; I had identity of my Ifildretl the same, he was a tvs, Ililiireth—" etli, sir; shell forget him; she met a dozen times in their I ivea ley call it from having stood to tour under the same buttort-tall fix. I wish the lightning—J !'d I, he'll marry her yet." Id so wo parted. !ion, I thought of ono 11ihired), known, but I wax not sure of the 1 with tho one in question. If thy companion for the heiress, 1 r ed to settle the question I resolv to. 37 D— street, and ascertain herself, if it were so, my Mind out, to assist tho lovers to, thwart s design of thefather. Ono al f the loving rebels be they right o 1 making my call, that the onto other part of the city, none aco of their couro was lost. on which my the ghts had been 11 1 to want its datum cutout, so far some weeks, when fortune, who to seek her favors, kindly stepped oad, which I followed till I saw .oso to permit tho course of true • volunteers were rotulinghome rks of their grateful co ntrymon. ed, and every day the papers was sure; and determit ed to visit once more from tho fair Elizabet quite. made up in any e the selfish and ridicule ways adepts the cause or wrong. But I foun, annt had removed to knew whither, and all The little romance ni l brooding, seemed like!) as I was concerned, for loves to reward those w, in,"and gave me the th how fate sometimes ch. love to run. The war was over, th! again to meek!) the : iha I Many had already cirri were filled with accoan that gallant officer of 80 1 and fellow citizens, ts which they held his for daring. 1, It was at this time th.t I again, ono bright summer Morning. took my seat n a Bloomingdale ,stage fors a 'donistward trip, and it h peened when we arrived at the Paik that I was the oni. passenger left, and as I left tho istagt; 1 sow lying on on of the cushions a small packet, which on opening I fou id to contain a beautiful bMast pin, composedot eine ids so set and arranged as to form a beautiful representati. aof the Mexican Cactus. On the gold back was engr vcd L 11. to E----,and around this in minute letters tit , motto; "Amor vincit 'amnia." I carefully beitowca the gem in my pocket-book, and ad verlised for an owner ; fl a same day. ' The next worming ea suspicions had predic ted, a military gentleman hi an Ware!, uniform (Uttered my office, in which I i roctlietotr recilglisedlrly 14ec tputhattincis, Hildteth. • e quickly, retriambers4 the al., ilerliimin whom la ha. known in hisyouth, trie'with heWity thanks the elegant trinket he hiid feet:, ;t ' yras perry toobs , rvn that ho had lift anoint he. M 11414111 on the battle fi Aildroth was mONWAIID:.ES of the• presentation to this or costly testimonial, by friends vidence or the high esteem in itude, his courage, and deeds of IMI ESEMM -.---....'..... - ---- -_------------ • 1 as proper a - nlasi as any of his i rhea. and looked ths ot. dior that report &tainted him. - - "A present for Miss ---; . suppose," said I as I handed him the jewel. ••Ilow! know you-----" ` 4 l know all." said 1, "the history• of your love. its I)ougs mud ploitsures!" •• " But you don't know how unhappy I am; a whole week. ever since my returtt,l. have tried to ace hor-•-they answer me she is not at home 7 -but I know they only wish. to prevent our meeting; I had promised this as a gift to her expressive tk my love. It was my affection for her, not patriotism. Gothknows, that sent mo to the' land of tho . Cactus. I burned for distinction for borsake. and if ' , have (Lino Dui-thing worth mentioning. if I have overcome difficulties and risen froth a private to my pre sent rank, it was love that conquered all. I think now that even that old curmudgeon, her father. might be. brought to consent, and I have seen needier.", 1 ittfoimod the love-sick disciple of Guttenberg and son of Mars of 011 knew concerning his mistress, bnt while it sornewbot consoled his doubts, my ignorance of her present residence excited his ream; .Elti(l calmed him by offering to put some experienced officer on the search for the young girl and her mint, audAtspatched a note to invite tho presence of ono of our ,police, whose skill in such ;netters I had before tested. "By the bye, Illildretht i " asked I, "is-it not to you that a committee of tho Common Council are to present a sword and epaulettes to-day ati a token of—" "Unworthy met" interrupted the young man modest ly. "Good! the curmudgeon, as yon call him, must be pre sent; it win have an admirable strict in 'softening his opposition to . your happiness--I can almost warrant .1_ consent. Wo must send him en invitation pro forma," and without further ado I proceeded to pen the following billet, a billet doux, no doubt, to him to whom it_wwidi 'rectedr--- "Th&Committee of the Common Council appointed to present tdCaptain John Ilildroth, of Company X. of, the New Yor Volunteers, a testimonial of the high es teem in which is fellow citizens bold his entient cour age and soldierly conduct at the storming of the heights of Cerro Gordo, end the taking of Clutpultepac, km:k i ting the great interest you take in all that relates to the dory of your country, have the honor to invite your preserice, at theinto l resting ceremony. which will take place this day, oldie Governor's Room, in the City Hull. "To, &c., ate," , This was Inking rather a liberty with the gentlemen of tho Committee. but we dispatched it by a surd hand; and the young officer bring obliged to prepare for re the 1 ap proaching hour of-presentation, left ale , pr i ontisin to meet me again, to learn the result of my enquiries. !IC hod boon gone but_a few moments, when 1 In my „ t rn Meeived a note. It was front the lost Elizabeth, and MU to the pitrport that "confident in my kindness font 'the interest I had shown-in her former troubles, she had ventured to trespass again,oli my valuable (ahem) tillts.: Enclosed was an extract froma morning pepor eant in lag a.prosraninao.of,the..poronionioe en oecasiow efitim presentation to Capt. liildreth.of a sword and opauleUes, as an honorable teatituony - of his worth. amld 'valor, :from: Iti . afelliiti . eitteeira.' 'Wentld'l have the klndietw to Inlet! it to the notice of her father, until induce him tit .be Fic sent, I could guess her 'object"--to" be MIT I FP I could; "should anything favorable occur I might athiress hetet No. Alloy; where she would be happy to see m if her father could convey to her through, Met his .', forgive ness." His forgiveness, alas, such is woman- natur e I feared she would not care to redeivo it without his gm sent tied approbation to let her liana follow her heart.; At the hour, appointed, or rather half an hoar after, 1 entered the Governor's Room at the City Ilall!. ,Alder matt PH—I-was in the midst of ono of his improve ments of the text, "a great country this." and , after' the gifts had bean delivered,, and the, gallant t4aptain had made his modest reply, the ceremony wasaver. At that moment I caught the eye of the guest I had invited; ho had witnessed the whole carettumy with op e n Mouthed wonder, but a heart swelling with pride at tits very par• ticular invitation with which the committee had honored him. "I say." cried he, passing over to me. "who'd a thought it of Jo. I couldn't believe my oyes, no sir—l'd no idea 'twas him—thought 'twos I some ono else of -the same name. Ho shall haire her, yes, ho shall?. Why all the papers had him in this morning? as large ruplife; .as long as ho lives that'll be something to talk about. ripple will say, who's that Tilting down Broadway with-you this morning? My son-in-law sir, lost his arm in the great battle of Chapeitootlipick—wholo account of ,tho same in P.R.1 1 E. Scott's Conquest o 1 Mexico. By -the way, my ft mud, introduce me!" "Whyi3 , 6ll know him already!" "No eq., not Captsiu liildteth—aall 'besides he won't speak to the perhaps, We so blasted uppish; all the bet ter for that- though!" I coniplied with tho request of old vanity, and the Captain received him with a smile of bought) condescension, that showed ho knew licow to manage his-would be father-in-law. "She's yciur's, sir, nay time You choose to ray`!" said the latter almost as soon as he had made his bow. "Mine sir, but sho'slost sir, lost by, "your cruelty, sir, exclaimed II ildreth. "Let that pass Captain," exclaimed f in haste; "there's a carriage in waiting behind the Hall; in ten minutes wo can all be in her presence." This news was hailed with plertsurC.; and that afternoon there was a.very hap py company in the little room in—Alley, where' for twii or three months, the proud spirited, but devoted young girl, and her aunt, hod supported• themselves on the bare pittance produced to them by their diligent needles. , The wedding day- was not long deferred, and on that happy occasion' 1 ventured to ask the charming bride the question why did you say "Thank God, ho is wounded ut "Wlky? why that his mime might appear in the pivots °femme, and besides you know it suid wountid—slight iv." "And it ,was slightly." said the Captain feelingly, “compared with the fate of thou Sands of bravo follows, My companions in glory, but the honored in death." The last time I saw the father of this now happy coup le, he was entertaining an omnibus load of passengers. with a succinct history of - the Mexican war, illustrated witlranecdotes of the , deeds of Captain Hildreth, my Bon in-law; and ho seemed perfectlYeatisfied with the =limps of glory that fell to his shade, from i the full hOvreseck of the gallantyolttuteer.—N. V. Spitif of the Times, NOTEMO ctttr. KNowtxuait...—Louis Napoleitit'a aril vakin Franco waa_signalized by what the people sup: posed to he an omen. An imperial eagle alighted tiptin his stionbier the moment be, landed. Unfortunately, for the Totnnn6J of the affair. it was ascertained that ho had trained the eagle whilo in &Wand, feeding it daily with a beef stook which he pia9o on the crown of hilt' bao , A 1 Bust,riCussez.-4,h6,l:nditr*.lqint6/oUtuntionsi 6; story on' prouttuont- DOMOCtat of. (bit city. stitio,,, bn !lsnringlirnylCi-yfort elsated,went,honie: a good deal chop 3 - tar might.die u GCO. Harrison pitd'Ae nitght thereby coups Into the haudo6f , the betuocroto.— 'Die.`,o4 Dov#!" toped tho 'fitatistid. “thinder could •n't kill him." Iti bchalf, &c. • OICS.T•TRIO ONCE. . nu. atm:massy. ...Only this opeet" the wine-eup glowed, All sparkling with Its ruby ray, The: baeehannallan revel flowed; And fully made the madness gay. Then he, linen, so deeply warned, The sway of come ie nee rashly spurned, Ills pronthe